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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15
TOPEKA MEN EMPLOYED.
Thirty of Them Working on the As
phaIt Pavement Repairs.

The report that the Barber Asphalt
company was importing men from
Omaha to work on the Topeka pave
ments has created something of stir
among EabOTing men in Topeka
Men have stood around on the street
corners and talked about 1t. Others
have said mean things about the com
pany. Councilman Skinner heard the
report and he began Gliding the old
councilmen who had allowed the con
tract to be made without providing that
only Topeka men should be employed
on the work.
THAT should have been attended to, "
said ME- Skinner. I hear that even
the water boy is imported We have
hundreds of men out of employment
here in Topeka and it is surely not nee
essafy to bring men in from other
towns"
A Topeka man who was employed at the
plant when work was first commenced
was talking on the streets last evening.
They have been taking on men from
Omaha" said he, and when I reported
for work the other day 1 was told to
report to the street gang. did 50 and
found that I was not wanted That is
the way the work is being done and
Topeka lahOTers are not being treated
fairly
A Topeka contractor complained to
journal reporter that an Arkansas con-
tractor had put his teams to work for
the Barber company on the streets.
Councilman Skinner started on a tour
Of inquiry last evening. He inquired of
Superintendent Buckley who has charge
of the street force whether the report
that Omaha men were being employed
On the street is true?
TT may be that some out Of town
men have been employed said Super
Observation-Disclosures. When see man
standing by the side of the street and
employ him have not asked where he
came from. We have tried to employ
Topeka men. 1t is true that there are
i've men here from Omaha but they are
the experts who do the levelling and
joining. So far as I know. that is all
the men we have on the job who live
outside of the city with one exception
and that is the boy who gTeases the
roller and who was with US for a long
time at Omaha.
THE water boy is from Topeka and
there has been no disposition on our
part to do anything but what is right
by Topeka people,
According to Mr.. Buckley there are at
least 80 Topeka men now employed in
making the repairs on asphalt pave
WaeutS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15

avenue, which are as low as IA feet In
some places, it was found necessary to
reduce the height.
You can say that the Topeka clubs
Flora float Will be the handsomest thing
that has ever been down Kansas ave-
nue." said Frank Lewis yesterday. The
queen will be dressed like Flora" ex-
cept that the costume will be less dec
ollete than the original
The City railway could add material
" to the appearance of Kansas avenue
during Festival week by placing red.
white and blue incandescent lights on
their iron poles. One light could be
placed on the top of the pole, and one
at each end of the cross piece.
new kind of disturbance of tbs
peace has been sprung in Topeka. A
man telephoned to another and swore
over the wire. 1t happened that the
man at the other end was an officer.
and the profanity disturbed his peace.
The man was arrested.
N. z. Bartholomew has offered the
use of his Omaha display at the FAN
FESTIVAL show of the State Horticul-
turaI society for $50 but it has been re-
FUSED President Wellhouse of the So
clety says the display is coming on an
right 1t will be in the state house.
Dr. Henry o. Smith. the horse doc
tor, and his insane wife, whom the no
ice department shipped to Lawrence
are wearing out their welcome there.
Emporia authorities sent them to To-
peka. The Lawrence police saw tbov
Will send back the couple to Topeka
Ihe man is blind and an inebriate.
The mechanical appliances of the in
ternaI mechanism of the wondrous and
astounding Dragon of the Apes
which will make it's first APP
pearance to the public during
+ all FESTIVAL week, are now be-
shops.
While officers zeIIer and McElrov
were searching a house for Mccoy the
colored tough who did the sbootine on
Monroe street Sunday night. thew
thought they had him in the cellar. All
precautions were taken to prevent his
escape and Zeller got his gun ready. and
went braVely in. The only thing he
found there was a pig.
A big Republican meeting is to be
held in the Second ward Wednesday
evening and every Mckinley club in
the city will be there. It will be held
in the grove just east of the Sixth street
Viaduct if the weather is good enough
If not it will be held in the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers hall.
In reading accounts of political meet
ings in the country towns always di-
vide the number present as given in the
report by two; political crowds are in
variably over-estimated If it is 900
in the report, figure it out as 1000; if
5000 it was really 1000. A crowd Of
5000 people is enormous and is seldom
seen in Kansas, outside Of Topeka.
Wichita or Leavenworth.
The wiId-eyed story that the present
issue of 81 bills is at a premium be-
cause of their being called in on ac-
count of the mfsspelling of a word is
denied by J. Fred Grant of the Decker
man detective agency who is in the city
today. The word was misspelled but
the bills have not been called in It is
a scheme pushed by SPECTATORS, he
says.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15
DIDN'T ASK FOR GOLD.
Bidders on Battle Ships Think Legal
Money Is Good Enough.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Bfds for build
ing three great battleships of about II, =
900. tons each were opened at the navy
department yesterday in the presence
of Acting Secretary McAdoo and a
number of representatives of ship
builders works of the country. The
terms offered were reasonable and I'M
der them the ships can be constructed
and fitted with their armOr at total
cost within the limit of the amount
authorized to be expended for this pur-
pose by congress.
There We're five bids, and contrary to
the speculation that had been INDUCED
in no attempt was made in any case to
bind the government to pay for the
ships in gold or its equivalent. The
bids were as follows Newport News
Ship Building and Dry Dock company
of Virginia, one ship for 81, 595 900; John
H. Dialogue & Son of Camden, N. J.,
one ship for 1861, 900; Bath Iron Works
OF Maine, one ship, $3.50, 600; William
Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia, one ship
for 81, sos, 900 and two for 81, $50, 900 each;
Union Iron Works of San Francisco,
one ship, 81, 674, $50
Thus the three lowest bidders are in
order, the Newport News company,
Cramp & Sons and the Union Iron
Works (the latter company being al
lowed a margin of per cent above the
lowest eastern bid to offset the differ
ence in prices between the Atlantic &
Pacific coasts.) The department under
an act of congress must award the con-
tracts for building these ships by Oc-
,tober next, and the vessels them
selves must be completed within three
years thereafter. The limit of cost
fixed for each ship was SO, $50, 600, in
Guiding the hull armOr. It is estimated
government for less than million dol
lars
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Nels Newton is there with Gypsie B
J. H. Wilcox took Mcdonald McGregor
and lack Randall took Reckless, while
Ed Shocks took three running horses.
The Santa Fe ball game to have been
played at Athletic park tomorrow after
noon for the benefit of the Fall Festi-
val fund, has been postponed one week
on account of the death of r. B. Gem
nell.
A gold man and a silver man were
arguing the money question in a very
loud voice today when a copper" came
along and settled the question by max
ing both the others get off the side
walk.
Detective ZeIler has commissions
from the United States marshal, Sher-
iff Kepley and Justice Furry. Detect
i've Deputy Marshal Deputy Sheriff
Constable Richard Won zeller if you
please.
Jacob Smith, who is now considered
one of the best fixed men in town,
once tried hard to be a timer. He
made a great number of cups and pans
it is said, but none of them ever held
water.
When the city prison was fumigated
some days ago all the cockroaches
keeIed over on their backs and looked
dead. 1t was only a bluff, however,
for they were all alive again the next
morning.
All ex-Vermont soldiers and citizens
will have a reunion of their own at the
court house during the Fall Festival
ana Reunion some afternoon. Henry
Laptad is pushing it and A. w. Dana
will speak.
The Trades Assembly has been in
formed that Judge Henry Q. Caldwell
of Little Rock will not be able to ad-
dress the laboring men on the first day
of the Fall Festival. His place has not
been filed.
A Topeka woman whose son was sub
poenaed in a district court case last
winter still appears at the clerks Of
fee every day to ask when her son will
be needed. The case was disposed of
months ago.
The physicians in this city are receiv-
ing, as an advertising gift from a large
medicinal establishment, stone blotters.
The stone is of a peculiar substance
and blots ink better than the common
bIotting pad
The majority of the vacant rooms on
Kansas avenue between Fifth and
Ninth streets have already been rented
by parties wishing convenient places
from Which to view the paFaoeS OF al
Festival week.
Mrs. Virginia Stewart, who was late
" released from the asylum after a
short stay there, has gone to California
for her health. She talked for time
of suing the state for $4,000 for false
imprisonment.
A Topeka man had occasion to hit
another man Sunday and hit him in the
mouth. One of his fingers afterward
panied him a good deal and today a
physician took from it a piece of the
other mans tooth.
The announcement that certain To-
peka Populists will not accept certain
political jobs in case of Bryan's and
Leedy's election on account of fusion
is looked on to say the least, with a
great deal of suspicion.
Some one put a couple Of rifle cart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15

ridges on the electric railway track
near the Rock Island depot Sunday
night, and when a Gordon street car
passed over it the force of the explosion
derailed the truck of the car.
Goldbug Pease and Mike DeLeay had
a little argument on the streets and
neither was satisfied. We'll, I'm no
Irishman," said Pease. mo, and if I
had known that you were here I would
never have come over,'' said DeLeay
DR.. s. B. Anderson, late pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Topeka.
preached last Sunday in VIM. J. Bry-
ans church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and
next Sunday will preach in ex-Presi-
dent Harrison's church in Indianapo-
lis.
Tuesdays and Fridays are visiting
days at almost every institution in To-
peka, the Santa Fe hospital included.
People who are coming toTOpeka should
make a point if they want to see the
sights to be here one of those two
days.
Gayden, colored, who was mixed up
in the shooting scrape at the old shot
tower Sunday night was bound over to
the state. Hanks, another one of the
men, was arrested but nothing could be
proven against him and he was dis
missed.
Justice of the Peace Guy bound over
to the district court in the sum of $500,
Columbus Goosey, who was enough of
one to burglarize George AlIendorf's
fruit store and get caught at it. He
is in Jail.
Atchison feels very bad because she
failed to get Lii Hung Chang for a Corn
Carnival attraction. If Atchison will
agree to furnish the necessary yellow
can have Topeka's Hib Case for that
one day.
A wagon containing a mattress was
wrecked on West Seventh street yes
terday afternoon. The mattress was
thrown out as was also the man who
was driving, but the mattress hit the
ground first and the lucky Individual
lit upon it.
There is talk about the gold standard
making things cheaper to the salarfed
man, but every salaried man knows
that he pays the tailor $35 to $3S for an
ordinary business suit now as he did
ten years ago; perhaps the tailors have
a combine
A Topeka man suggests that wheat
be sown in the state house square. and
in this way the ground kept green dur
ing the winter. This would give the
square very pretty appearance, and
the wheat would aid in the cultivation
of the soil.
Ed Little is telling the ''AIoses" story
on Mckinley that Harry Stafford told
on Lewelling two years ago. Stafford
stole it from James A. Troutnan and
Troutman stole it from a travelling
man. Nobody knows where the trav-
cling man stole it.
A large number of Topeka people are
talking of going over to Leavenworth
for her Apple Carnival which has been
set for October 18th. Leavenworth
should be nice now and send a large
delegation to TOpeka's Festival and
Reunion.
The Floral queens float VIII be only
u feet in height. It was at first. decid-
ed to build the float several feet higher
but on account Of the wires on Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Rains We're General Last Week Save
in Southwest Kansas.

The weekly weather and crop report
issued by Weather Observer Jennings
today says:
The average daily temperature for the
past week was very nearly normal, be-
ing slightly above in the southern coun-
ties and slightly below in the northern
counties. The Sth and 9Th were the
warmest days, when the daily mean
temperature was considerably above
normal
Good rains were general throughout
the state except in the southwestern
portion, west of Kingman and Harper
and south of Thomas, and in the ex-
IRENE southeastern portion, with quite
heavy rains extending from the narth-
ern part of Dickinson northeastward
through DOniphan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15
COOPERS HOLD OUT.
Strikers at St Joseph Remain Firm
a Barrel Famine Threatened.

st. Joseph, Mo, Sept. 1.-THE strik-
ing cOopers in this city remain firm and
not man has returned to work. The
proprietOrs have offered to compromise
their wages the same as received by
coopers in other cities. None of the
shops is open, and a barrel famine is
threatened This, at the height of the
apple season, is a very serious affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15

Theories of cure may be discussed at
length by physicians, but the sufferers
want quick relief; and One Minute
Cough Cure will give it to them. Al safe
cure for children. 1t is the only harm
less remedy that produces Immediate
results" For sale by G. w. Stansdeld
$50 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15
OFFICE MORE THAN CHURCH
J. J. Stewart of Ft. Sect Resigns
From Church to Hold Office.

Fort Scott, kan, Sept. 15.-J. J. Stew
art, president of the board of police
commissioners of this city, who recent
" sent his resignation to Governor
Morrill,, has asked that his name be
stricken from the roll of the First
Methodist church of which he was a
trustee. and announces that he will
withdraw his resignation as a police
commissioner, the latter at the request
of the governor. The church has called
upon Stewart to enforce the prOhibitOry
law and his action is taken, as he says,
to relieve the church of embarrassment.
If you have ever seen a little child
in the agony of summer complaint you
can realize the danger of the trouble
and appreciate the value of instantan-
eOus relief always: afforded by De
Wits Collie and Cholera Cure For
dysentery and diarrhoea it is reliable
remedy We could not afford to rec
ommend this as a cure unless it were a
cure. For sale by G. ". Stansfeld, 632
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-15

Ten thousand balls Knitting Silk,
all cOIOrs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
A pleasant Event.

Yesterday Mrs J. II White, form
erly OF Polk county, but who is Low
making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. w. q. kantner, at 46o
Liberty street, had the pleasure OF
meeting all of her grandchildren,
numbering fourteen, and ranging In
age from eight years to twenty-one.
At the noon hour an elegant dinner
was served, after which the young
folks repaired to the Cronse AIT Gal
lery and had picture taken Of the
group. The hospitality of Mrs. White
was highly appreciated by the young
folks. The grandchildren present
were: Rodney White of Ellensburg,
Washingto, Henry and Homer White
and Misses Gussie and Myrtle White,
children of NJ. +. White Of Polk
county; Ellis Purvine, son of DIR. Pur-
vine of this city; Miss EUlena White,
Clifford w. Kantner, Misses Blanche
aud La Verne Kantner, Willie and
Penrhyn Kantner, all of Salem; Miss
MIlle and Master Seth White, of
Crowley, Polk county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
otis a Daisy,


was the exclamation of every
Salemite yesterday upon noticing the
new car that has been turned out of
the car-barn of the Salem CONSOLE
dated Street Railway company, 1t is
simply one of the "bob-tails," which
were first used by the company, re-
modelled and equipped with all
modern Improvements. New trucks
have taken the place of the old while
vestibules have been constructed on
either end Of the platform in which
the moterman will be protected from
disagreeable weather. The car is ele-
gantly furnished within and is pro-
vided with patent electric head
light. In the construction of the
car, attention was equally divided be-
tween beauty and durability. An
other car is being remodeled, and may
possibly be completed before fair time
when all the cars of the company will
be called into requisition to accomo-
date the crowds. The new car is
painted dark red, with gilt trimmings
and is ''palace on wheels"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
Never Reached Cuba.

J. f. Hogg, Of Caleb, Grant county,
arrived In Prineville last Thursday,
in quest of two lads, one his son and
the other youth named West, aged
13 and II, respectively, says the Prime
vile Review. They left'home last
Wednesday evening, taking 800 from
Hogg. also two horses, and started out
to join the Cubans. Mr.. Hogg was
on their trail in short time and sue
ceeded in capturing the young insur-
gents in Prineville last Thursday
evening. They had the horses and
$S5 in their possession. Paterfamllias
returned home with the whole outfit,
and will, no doubt, place the youthful
insurgents under Spanish discipline.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
PERSONAL

Mrs. P. A. Kirk is visiting in
Albany.
Mrs. N. j. Lottrltz was in Portland
Monday.
Judge r. p. Boise went to Portland
this morning.
Secretary of State Kincaid has
returned from Eugene, where he
spent Sunday.
f. NJ. Croisan returned home Mon
day afternoon.
Rev. p. G. Hetzler went to Portland
this afternoon.
Thos. Kay came down from Waterloo
this afternoon.
G. d. Young is quite i'll at his home
in South Salem.
Landlord p. NJ. Abbey, Of Newport,
was in town today.
w. r. Bilyeu came down from Al
bany this morning.
Miss Jennie Booth returned Mon
uay from JEFFERSON.
ii. j. Ottenheimer was a Gervais
visitor this afternoon.
Mrs. @. L. Wolverton returned this
afternoon from Albany.
j. Caulfield has returned from a
stay at the Soldiers Home.
Ira Erb was business visitor to
Oregon City this morning.
Leon G., Holland was passenger to
Portland Monday afternoon.
Miss Mae Boise and Miss Breyman
have returned from Newport.
G. w. Hubbard, the hop buyer went
to Woodburn yesterday afternoon.
j. II. Johnson returned this morn
ing from short visit in Portland.
Hon. b. Il. Alley, of the Baker city
Republican, was in the city today.
Rev. j. $. White was Portland
visitor today, going via Salem local.
John G. Wright has received the
first shipments Of Butteville grapes.
Fred Nackerman and Fred Meeker
visited in Aurora Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Mel Hamilton returned last
evening from brief visit in Portland,
Rev. j. p. Farmer went to Portland
Monday afternoon for visit of few
days.
Walter Denton, the wheelman,
went to Portland this morning on
business.
Clerk Lydell Baker, railroad com
missionre, returned this morning to
Portland.
VIM. Sullivan returned to Mills
City this morning after short visit
with Salem friends.
Attorney Webster Holmes went to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
Police Court.

Three "knIghts of the Sc ooner''
were arraigned before Recorder Fdes
this morning, charged with drunken
ess. Their names are Holloway, Will
son and Baker, one of whOme is a
"cullud gemman." Each was senten-
ced to five days in the city Jail. They
were made quite useful this morning
in thoroughly renovating the council
chamber.
r. w. Wade, the young farmer, who
was arrested Saturday charged with
indecent exposure in a public place,
was given trial before Recorder
Edes this morning, Acting District
Attorney j. II. McNary appearing for
the state. The evidence as produced
in the testimony was not sufficient to
warrent his being bound ever tC the
grand jury and as a result he was dis
charged. Recorder Edes gave the ac-
cused man some fatherly advice how
ever before releasing him.
Last evening Chief Dilley and Off
Ger Hutton interfered quite mater
tally in the progress of faro game
over the Western Saloon. when the
managers were arrested and escorted
to the jail. Geo. MarQuam, the man
ager, waved examination and was
bound over in the sum of $50 Ed
Yourman, case-keeper, went to Jail to
awaite an examination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
Take the Family

please papa" says Pet, "take me
to the opera house Friday night, to
see the fairy play" and little Tot and
Dot, and Tom and Bob, join in a
pleading chorus of "please papa" So
turn out "pater-familias," and give
the children treat, take the whole
family. You will be pleased. Even
we grown-up folks enjoy now and
then glimpse of fairy land, that
mythical region we once believed in
as a beautiful reality. Let us all go
to see the Triumph Of Love" and re-
new the sweet illusions of childhood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29

MORE New WIRE.-A force of men
under Supt. Lee Magrew and Line
man Jas. Lambirth, were today en-
gagged in hanging new trolley wire
for the Chemeketa street line of the
Salem Consolidated Street Railway
Co., between Gray Bros. corner and
Ch emeketa street on Liberty street.
A more durable wire is being substi-
tuted for the old, which will obviare
the many frequent repairs along this
portion OF the line caused by the
Ealing breaking"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-29
THE MARKETS.
SILVER.

SILVER.
New York, Sept. 29.-Silver, 65%c; leac
2 50.
CHICAGO, Sept 2S Hogs Light So .ooa
1885, heavy S2,6o @3 IS.
Caule-Beeves s5,2o(@s 90; cows arc
heifers sI25(@3.75.
Sheep-Good steady.
Chicago. Sept 2o.-Wheat, cash OK
PORTLAND MARKET.
PROVISION.
Portland, Sept. 20 Wheat valley, sSN
Walla Walla, 561.
Flour--Portland, ATS; Benton county
2.75; graham, $50; suPer6ne. s2.I5 per Dbl
Oats-White, 3o(@32c; grey, 29C@3I rolled
in bags, s4.25@5.25, barrels, 4.so@7 oCi
cases, 3.75.'
Hay. Good, Io(0Io.So per ton.
Wool. Valley, S(@9c; Eastern Oregon
'@zii Niii.,na. RAN s., .o,,, .o..,o,,. e., 70
Poultry Chickens, mixed ,$2(@3 90; broil-
ers, sI.2s@2.2s; ducks, $2a3; geese, $500;
turkeys, live, 10.
Hides. green, salted 200 lbs SC; under
90 lbs 4(941lc; sheep pelts, Io(@7oc.
Hops-Contracts for new crops are being
made at 6a6%c.
Butter. Oregon fancy creamery, 3sG945:
fancy dairy, 25@3s; fair to good, 2o(022X;
Cheese Oregon full cream,
Eggs. Oregon, I2X(9I4c per doz.
Beef. Topsteers, 2.25@2.4o per III; fam
to good steers. 21a@2 $50; cows, I24@21Se
dressed beef, 3H(@41sc.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.
San Francisco. Sept. 2o.- Wheat, IoeH
Wool. Oregons choice. Iot@IIc; inferior 5
@7c, valley, 899c.
Hops-Quotable at 2@4c for old.
Potatoes-2S(@3oc per sack.
Oats-Milling, 87Z(9o2%.
SALEM MARKET.
Wheat. .49c per ou., market firm.
Oats. .23925c.
Hay. .Baled, cheat, 7.oo@7.as;, timothy,
$50.
Flour. In wholesale --lots, $50; retail,
800; bran, bulk II.5o(@I2.5 so; sacked. I2.oo;
shorts, I2.5o9I3.5o; chop feed, Ir.oo@
I2.oo.
Poultry. Hens SC; Spring chickens, SC ID.
Veal--Dressed, 81.
Hogs. Dressed, 21S(@3H.
Live Cattle. .IA92.
Sheep. Live, Las.
Wool. Best, I2%c.
Hops. Best, 495e.
Eggs. Cash. I5c.
Butter. Best dairy, I21sc; fancy creamery
2oc.
Cheese .I2Xc.
Farm Smoked Meats .. Bacon. 61sc; hams
9c; shoulders, sc.
Potatoes. doc Der bu