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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Sioux Fails. S. D.. November i.-South
Dakota is claimed by both SIDES with
equal confidence. Populst Chairman Es-
tabrook, Demo rat.c State Chairman Bow
Ter ana Chairman L. q Cherry for the
free SILVER clement, all Of this city. unite
in ella ming the State for Bryan by from
Go)O to 500. Cherry claims he has TWO
polls Of SILVER republicans, the last show
ing $500 Bryan votes sure. Estabrook says
he has two complete polls to base has es-
tlma.c s on. but no poll as to the lcgis-
iaiure lie expects to carry the legislature
IN all hut SIX counties Bowler ella ans his
poll on the Democratic v9tes shows less
than per cent for Mckinley. Nalionll
Committeeman Kntridge says Mckinney
will carry the Statc by 5000 to lg091. lie
says it Is dead certainty. lie say the
VIII have not less than nine
IN the legislature.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02

ccudincss and possibly showers In north
ern portion by Monday; cooler in northern
portion south winds
Arkansas. Tennessee and Kentucky
followed by increasing cloudiness aud pos
sible showers in the northern portion by
Monday night cooler In northern portion:
south winda, becoming northery.
Kansas and Colorado--Partly cloudy pos
sibly occasional showers. cooler, north
west winds.
Nebraska Occasional showers; cooler;
north winds.
North and South Dabo;a--Cloudy occa-
hionAi light rains or snow; north winds.
Montnna-Fair; north winds
Mississippi aud Louisiana Fair; south
winds.
Georgia Fair, except occasional showers
near the coast in the morning.; variable
winds. becoming south.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02
ro ro1soN rnE wATER suFPLY.

London. November IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Constantinople says; 1t
is rumorod that Armcnans have deeloeu 10
poison the water supply and the au'hori-
ties are taking rigid PRECAUTIONS P@nicS
are OF daily occurrence. .,.o
The masses regard the increase "a pi'o0
Tho Interest strife exists among the
ministers at Yildiz Kiosk. There are rn-
mors of the arrests of ministers and ON
Gig Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02

jackson. Miss, November 1.-The cam
paign ~ Mississippi may be sad to have
closed several days ago The only interest
was oyer congressional contests There
Is no oiIesl !on that eVcry democratic coa-
greasuian viii be elected. IN Is conceded
by all parties. In Two districts tne popu-
far vols. The democratic eiectOfH VIII
be elected by . majority ranging from 30
t01 10 i0.eI ana prouap'y murr. The popu-
There is no fusion Of any KIND IN Mls5s-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02

Cincinnati Novemher l-Senitof Black
burn said ton ght: MY estimate, which
/ consider conservative, gives keniuoy
to Bryan by 3)o0. ! would not comNo-
mise on 1900, am assured that Louis
VILE VIII give Bryan a good majority,
1he renubllca7s claim that 4 strict hy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02

Corpus Christi, Texas, November This
section OF country was visited by The hcay-
lest rain that has fallen here in years this
morning, Tho heavens opened up and the
water fell in torrents for over two hours.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-02

ing n m n to lat h sens in viii he RI Us zee yN rh
o @ hh
h ma re a
receives
If AXE h rm sin por as W m t a h p
k w O a o
gu icnv sing y
work. " % Re n II
pillars now de-
More than ina y so b o d r u lie r
har or Al m M mp ia y
br W ready o
nsB tina hc M thu vii t b n CONN the II ~
trwokn order tosnplu good y sum W re PEG resp
n,ana 1.-THE increasing E viii wi come d o ms h
whih h vnr ui r % than ca u n w h d he
andud m he mp l II
til ,nru ~ &c lS ia prices r4 g t II
uutu means SCATTERING o the smI y y on t IA h period d
sand wuG Ind a he times were % t @ IA the s never a b n
hod mm p a h
wagsIu r pen OF a
une hat Nbd l q lar n a
wfu yo~ % y
nnina 1.-THE ugs iEm the g ar RI F SCI n mas 10 spend a
he % % o Sc t
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against 10000 that Mckinley is not the
next president.
Detectives sent Ia Harris county by the
republican State committee.
Republican bosses giving up the fight
for koarhy and VIII concentrate their
strength in clocting congressman.
LOCAL.
TIC annual King shoot by the Schuetzen-
yerein at Merkel's grove.
Rev G. G. Rankin delivers another ser
mon TO tie laboring people,
Marriage Of Or. Levi lIeldngsfelder and
Mrs, Fannie Cohen.
Meeting Of Dick Bowling camp.
I'ruett memorial seryices at ,he Firth
Ward Baptist church.
Organizing the Crftcnton choir.
Death OF an old colofed man,
Ten loaded ears Of the international
and Great Northern destroyed by Arc
a statement regarding The care OF the
ass's,ant postmaster at Columbia.
THE WEATHER.
Washington, November Eastern Tex
as-Fair in southern portion: increasing
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TODAY'S FEATURES,

POLITICAL.
Senator blackburn says Bryan Will get
Kentucky by 10000 and that Breckenridge
wsll be hcaten for congress.
Mckinley received a Sunday delegation
from Detroit.
chicago Armerllans adopted Mckinley
resolutions.
Bryan spent Sunday IN Lincoln. He is
conndont Of success on Tuesday.
Hanna takes a flyer N government
bonds.
Bryan urges all members Of silver clubs
20 give the entire day to the polls on
Tuesday.
FOREIGN.
The Bank of England has raised the
discount rate in ant o.pstion Of an out
flow OF gold 10 Russia and Australia.
Floods do great damage to property in
France.
spain VIII borrow $1,000 GO for naval
work.
Several persons drowned by sicllian
floods.
Manchester reports good Oriental ana
moor South American trade.
Consul General FNzhugh Lee sails from
Havana for New York.
ri. Rev. Meuden Creighton appointed
blsiiop OF london.
Antonio Aiaoco making no effort to cross
Weylers lrochat
STATE.
J /. Leak slueged and robbed by high
waymsn near Klleen.
Chairman Blake issues another Circular
urging Texas democrats to be active and
alert.
Clark. yetter e. Davis OF LsGranse wire
New Orleans they viii put up 100000
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900 and upward. They VIII not carry 1t
by more than 300 at their best
How, do You figure your Ia ble?" was
asked him.
MY table Is not by count.cs, but by
prec. nets, and 1 give settle gOJ majority
Tor congress over Breckurhge. The re-
pnhlcaus claim both bourbon and Frank
I'm counties. hut each WITH give Settle n
good majority. The Tenth district Will
give Bryan and Fitzpatrick 1900 and the
Eleventh Will give Bryan and Thomas 1000
as conservative estimate. Berry viii be
elected to congress IN the Sixth ana that
distr Ct VIII give Bryan 400 II a jorily Th,
contest In the Eighth is close, but John
Thompson VIII he elected to congress and
bryan VIII get Il nice, neat majority"
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RIG COTTON FIRE.

bombay. November "A large cotton
warehouse has been burned here ana S''o'V
bales Of cotton We're DESTROYED
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St. Albans. vi, November 1-Gyery-
thing points 70 democratic victory in
Vermont. The democrats neglected al
efforts to increase their normal vote in
The state George r. chlis; National
,niitV ~ as 90 COLO at ~, = brigham Of
ihe democratic STATE committee del mes
10 talk He aid. Ia reply TO a guest on.
though / am willing TO toll YOU what !
wish"
IDAHO.
Boise, Idaho. November 1.-The peoples
party, bc.ng fusion az the
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THB QUBST'ION,

rs 1T TRUE THAT As SOON As WE
GET FREE SILVER THE ruRcHA@:,G
POWER or THE wnRHlNGMANs
WAGES WILL DECREASED"
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TIE WEATHER .

Washington, November Eastern Tex
as-Fair IN southern portion; increasing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
The New Hospital May Be Opened
May Is,
Although 1t is Yet to Be Fur
nished.
General Railroad News of Kansas and
Miscellaneous Personal Items
About Employees and Officials.

The final inspection of the new Santa
Fe hospital in this city has been made
by the board of trustees of the hOspi-
tai association, consisting OF General
Manager j. 7. Frey, Superintendent of
Machinery John Player. Conductor r.
r. Ives and Engineer William Hamil-
ton, and now stands practically com
pleted. Some minor interior work is still
necessary, however and it was not
deemed advisable for the board to for
mally accept the building until this work
had been completed. which viii be with
in few days. The chairman of the
board viii then, ON report of the arch
tect-accept the hospital and turn it over
to the association without further IN
spection
The erection of the hospital building
was commenced in the summer of 1899.
and when the remaining $1,000 has been
and when the remaining $1,000 has
been paid tothe various contra ctOrs, viii
have cost the sum of 100000. 1t is
conceded to be one Of the finest rail
road hospitals ever erected in the Uni
ted States, and monument to the
perfect hospital system first inaugu-
rated by the Santa Fe company in
April, 1854
me tund out of which the hospital
was built was largely accommodations
of the early days of the hospital as
ISOLATION, when the expenses of its
operation We're practically nothing
ON April H. 1899. the AIcniSOn railway
Employees association was Incorporated
and the first step taken i'm the direction
OF the present hospital system. Three
years later the association was enlarg-
ed to take in the employees of all leased
and operated lines OF the Santa F'e. and
was then named the Santa F'e Rail
way Employees assOciatiOn.1n the spring
of 1891. as the association had grown
to such magnitude. it was thought adj
visable to establish separate associa-
tiona for the leased and operated lines
thereby separating them from the San
ia Fe system. The separation was ac-
cOrdingly made, and on May 80, 1891
the present system was Incorporated
under the name of the AtchisOn To
peka & Santa Fe Hospital association.
a separation Of the accumuIat ted
funds was also made at the same time.
and it was then found that the portion
belonging to the Santa Fe system
proper was sufficient to build the pres
ent hospital building in this city.
The work of fitting the hospital VIII
( be taken in charge by Chief Surgeon
( HOgebo0m, as this has been authorized
/ by the board of trustees. Only Dor
/ first. the furnishings being increased
from time to time as may be demand
ed. A list of the necessary furniture
4 and fixtures has been compiled By DR..
/ j. r. Fay, superintendent Of hospitals,
1 and the purchases win be made as
1 quickly as possible. Tt is now thought
/ that the hospital viii be furnished and
/ ready for opening by May Is.
1t is probable that shortly before the
! formal opening of the hospital q re
ception viii be rendered the citizens OF
! the city by the board of trustees and
| the building thrown open for the in
! spectiOn of the public.
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1 uesaay, Nay o. IL VIII rec ul1e Lote
three votes 70 nominate ana lhe hish-
esl nanper any canalcale can muster
~ 1lle present tllle n pul twenty
II i-sA1 1i-5 uis .oA L7oPi9 van lsl -s
y nave Dll4y 7ucAaH come lnto l-le
CON eii1loH' "Heh lAe llsll Mou-a Pc
squafeiy between tnese Two W llh the
situation mus the uns1oh people pc
lleNea victory was assured Tor the Al
len county man Now however that
the Buehan people are liaoie TO be LETT
our N me colo the fooa1lll5y IS mat
ullstgh VIII receive put ilttie mores sup
poIl 1Hah ne can no" get logethei
nus II f. lnal lne contest Is between
love ana ElaIIis WIN tie pfopat ~
p announcer cahuluate N Two coming ln
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ELD0N LOWE FAv0RITE.
Bosses of the Party Have De
cided on Him
AS the Proper Nan for Congress
man From the Second.
The People Of the Second District VIII
Please Accept Him and Not Grum-
bic, as They Are Of Very Small
Consequence, anyway.

Everything in Republican politics in
Kansas this year is to be settled by the
bosses. it appears.
The bosses have taken a hand in the
fight now going on for the Republican
congressional nomination down in the
Second district
When Cy Leland and Lit Crum came
% town the other day upon their mis-
sion they talked over the situation and
agreed to take part in the contest.
The man they favor is Eldon Lowe.
of Bourbon county. the present treas
urer OF that county. Lit Crum has al
ways been friendly toward the Bour-
bon county man and is now.
In talking over the situation in the
Second district. a third district man,
who is connected with the state admin
istration and who has been closely iden-
titled with the old Perkins Third dis
trict crowd Of which Crum is a leader,
said:
When it was determined that there
was to be a fight for this nomination
the bosses. as they are called. began to
look over the field with a view toward
taking a part in the fight Funston
would not do; it would be absurd to
think of him Harris has never done
anything particularly to entitle him to
the nomination. Buchan is out Of the
question. DIR. Metcalf stood no show
at all and So it was agreed that Lowe
should be the man to whom their sup
port should go
This is the way the leaders argued
and that is why I believe that Eldon
Lowe viii prove the winner-because
the leaders-the makers of candidates.
are for him.
There are nine counties in the Second
alstrict-Wy andotte, Johnson. Miami.
Linn, Bourbon. Allen, Anderson, Frank
lin and Douglas
AS lt stands now the Wyandotte dele
cation will probably be divided and it
it doubtful if Buchan can get in the
convention with his county at his back.
Buchan has Douglas. with eleven votes.
Johnson, Miami and Allen coun-
tles are instructed for ex-Congress-
man H. H. Funston with a total vote
Tor MIN OF twenty delegates.
Harris has Linn and Franklin. and
his total number OF votes from these
counties is sixteen
Lowe has his own county. Bourbon
with ten delegates. while the sole ~
naming county Anderson. has not vat
held its primaries but VIII proba Div III
dorse the candidacy of State Senator
Metca1 Of that county. Anderson has
seven votes.
me convention viii have a total mum
per OF eighty-five delegates in the con-
Nention which meets at Lawrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
COBB UNSEATED.
Extensive Frauds Shown to Have
Been Committed in the "Black
Ba7t0

Washington, April 22.-The house un-
seated James IT. Cobb (Dem) repre-
senting the Fifth Alabama district and
voted 12l-45 to seat Albert T. Goodwin
(Pop) but the point Of no quorum be-
ing made. the house adjourned with the
final vote still pending.
Five Republicans voted with theDem-
Ocrats to recOmmit the case with instruc
lions to the committee to permit the
cOntestantee to offer testimony in re-
buttaL Mr.. Cobb had sos majority on
jOrlty found extensive frauds in the
three black counties of the district
which reduced Mr. Cobb's vote and gave
the contestant 2.360 majority. The
minority claimed that no opportunity
was given to submit evidence in rebuff
tai and that fraud was presumed. not
proved. Mr.. Cobb has been a member
Of the 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd con-
crosses. He was unseated by the 5lst
Mr.. ROyse rep Ind who opened
the debate said the white counties in
the district gave A1r- Goodwin ma
jOrity of 3 ,612, while the black counties
returned majOrities so large for Mr.
Cobb as to overcome the majority for
Mr. Goodwin in the white counties. The
testimony he said, showed extensive
frauds in the black counties which war
ranted a reduction of Mr.. CObbs vote
by 2866, thus giving the contestant p
$50 plurality.
At %. m Mr.. Daniels demanded the
previous question which was ordered.
The vote was first taken on the minOri-
ty resolution declaring N. Cobb, the
sitting member. entitled to his seat
The resolution was defeated on q rising
vote 4I-1O9. Mr.. DinsmOre (Dem. Ark }
then moved to re-cOmmit the case with
Instructions to the election committee
to allow the contestee to submit evil
dence in rebutta1. The motion to re-
commit was lost 60-120.
The majority resolutions were then
divided The first declaring Mr.. Cobb
not entitled to the seat was adopted
viva voce but the quorum failed 121-
As on the resolution declaring Mr. Good
win entitled to the seat and al 8: so o. m.
the house adjourned.
Bremner's Saratoga Flakes-Light.
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REEDER's POLITICAL WISHES.
Would Like to GO to St. Louis as a
DELEGATE.

James H. Reedcr Of Hays city was
in the city last evening. Jim Reeder
as he is Familiarity known, is one of the
leading Sixth district politicians and
for a while was counted as a congress
ional possibility but finally withdrew in
favor of Judge Ellis.
Reeder is a candidate though He
wants to go the St. Louis Republican
convention and the convention which
VIII nominate q Republican candidate
for congressman in the Sixth district
May u VIII probably send him as one
Of the district delegates
Jim Reeder represented Ellis county
IN the legislature in 1891 and later on
was appointed clerk of the court of
Spanish claims, which position he still
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
THE WOVEN BEATEN.
The General Conference Of the NE.
Church Against Them.

Cleveland. April 22.-From informa-
ton received here it is believed the gen
eral conference Of the NJ. d. church viii
vote against the admission of the wo-
men delegates.
The church law requires a three
fourths vote to change the constitu-
tion. A few days ago the women We're
within 49 votes of victory. Three con
ferences were then to be heard from.
Two Of them. east Maine and North
Dakota have since voted and the wo-
men lack 741a votes of the required
number Tt is not believed that the
Troy conference which is still to de-
eide win give the required number and
it is thought the women are beaten.
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PADEREWSKI GENEROUS.
Gives $4,000 for Prizes to Best
American Composers.

New York. April 22-PaderewsBi. the
pianist. has placed in the hands of
William SteinWay and DR. William Ma
son of this city. and Col H. r. Higgin-
son of Boston, as trustees. $40 900 for the
purpose of establishing the following
triennial prizes for composers of Amer
lean birth-
First-F'ive hundred dollars for the
best orchestral work in symphonic
form.
Second-Three hundred dollars for the
best composition for solo instrument
with orchestra
Third-Two hundred dollars for the
best chamber music work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
BANK NOT HELD.
Bank Of Wellington Not Liable For
Cost of Harper Waterworks.

David Overmyer, as referee in the
Harper Waterworks case. has held
that the First National bank of Well
ingtOn is not liable for the cost of the
waterworSs plant CS25, O00) to the Shek-
81, Harrison q Howard Iron company
OF st. Louis
G, W. Fiji contracted for the work
and plant. and referred the iron com
pany to Cashier Miller Of the bank.
who said the money would be paid But
it wasn't and the company sued the
ar Cvermyer holds that Hill and Mil
Ter we're partners and the iron company
knew IT, and did not sufficiently pro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
WILL NOT BUILD.
Potwin People Decide That Their
School House is Big Enough

A special meeting of the voters of
the Potwin school district held at the
school house yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. decided not to enlarge the
school building at present.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the matter reported that it would
cost 81, 500 to complete the building by
the addition of four rooms The vote
stood IL for and I against. There We're
q voters present
The question of renting more room
was discussed briefly and the matter
laid over till the annual meeting in
July.
1T was the recommendation of the
meeting that the board pay the tuition
of PotWin pupils who attend the Tope-
ka high school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22

Nenominee, Mich, April 22.-The
Nenominee and Fence rivers are 0ut Of
their banks. One hundred men are
guarding log boOms at various points
on the rivers The back water in this
city has driven sewage into the city
water mains and fifty cases Of typhoid
fever have resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
COUSIN OF GROVER.
Miss Josie Cleveland of Chicago is
Married.

Milwaukee, April 22.-Miss Josie M.
Cleveland Of Chicago. a cousin Of Pres
ident Cleveland, and Robert C. Bat
tisby, a merchant tailor OF Minneapolis
were married here yesterday
Miss Cleveland, accompanied by her
mother. arrived here and met Mr.. Pat
tisby by appointment The couple left
for Minneapolis after the ceremony.
Bremner's Butter Wafers-The ideal
wafer for late lunches
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Salvation Army OBJECTIONS.

St Louis. April 22.-Commissioner
Eva Booth of the Salvation Army has
arrived from Chicago. About sixty Of
dcers of the Midland division Of the
Army were at union station and gave
the commissioner a hearty welcome
She stated that out of 1000 offcers in
the United States but 35 had left the
ranks of the salvation Arrnv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
MORE OFFICES TO GO.
Vice President Paul Morton Saws
More Ticket Offices Must Go.

Paul Morton, third vice president. and
w. B. Bidden. general traffic manager
Of the Santa F'e passed through Topeka
yesterday afternoon in a special car
attached to Santa Fe train No. 6. on
their way east from an inspection tour
over the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
road.
Mr.. Morton stated that the closure of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22
Firgt Woman - il CoIorado.

Denver. April 22.-Judge Johnson has
accepted Madame NJ. A. Warren as a
juror in the district court. She is the
first woman to serve as a juror in Colo
RADIO. The other district court judges
hold that women are Ineligible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22

Neeigee Shirts. latest patterns. soc, csc
and soc
Underwear. splendid values, 25cs $50
and soc
Black or Tan Socks for log
Tile Monarch. by far the best 25c sock on
the market, pair for 300.
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EngIigh After American stoo1-s

London, April 22.-The financial arti-
Gle in the Times this morning notes the
Increasing disposition of the public to
buy American railroad bonds.
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Republican Flambeau Club

Business of Importance tonight. If
you don't want to be dropped from the
rolls, come out By order of the club.
O. X. SWAYZE, Sec.
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Bremner's High Teas. vanilla or as
sorted. A dainty for Afternoons or
desert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22

Ouita, the little magnet, DR.. Cams
Co., tonight, Quincy street. Free show.
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DRY GOODS

We are in a position to buy and we nave
BOUGHT Ihe firm we bought from Vas not
hard pushed. it was q I've. e-aWaSe
business concern and when We offered
them a lump price for their entire output Of
All Wool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-22

Bremner's Saratoga Flakes-Light
crisp, delicious and wholesome.