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To Colorado, Montana, Black Hills,
Puget Sound & Pacific Coast
Via ssRurlington Route"

Take the shortest line with best
through train service from Missouri
River Cities to the far West Daily
arrives Billings, Mont, 1850 miles dis
tant, $40 next afternoon; free Reclin-
ing Chair Car from Kansas City to
Billings; Sleeper Lincoln, Neb.. to Bill
ings, Connects with Northern Pacific
Trans-COntinental train to Montana
and Puget Sound; time from ten to
twenty-five hours shorter than any
other line from Kansas City.
SIeepers and Chair Cars Kansas City
to Denver. Rio Grande scenic line be-
yond for Colorado, Utah and Califor-
MIA
Ask Agent for tickets over the estab-
Hshed lines of the BURLINGTON
ROUTE.
L. w. WAKELEY,
Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis. Mo.
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Appleton, AIinn.-Dr. A P. SAWYER:
Dear SRI have used your Family
Cure and can safely say I have never
used anything better for kidney trou-
Bile Mrs J. H. Craig. Frank Sim,
Pharmacist, COZ Kansas avenue.
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GrOcers handle Bremner's Biscuit
Specialties are Bremner's Saline Sara
tOga Flakes, Bremner's Vanilla High
Teas, Bremner's Delicious Butter Wa
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DR.. A. p. Sawyer: I think your med
feline one of the grandest discoveries
that was ever made for women. We
specially. Ida c. Bradshaw, Fairfield,
III. Frank Sim, Pharmacist, 607 Kan
Ras ave.
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Free silver Convention

At St Louis, July I'D, the Santa Fe
Roulette home road-wiu sell tickets
July 10, 20 and q, at one fare ($9.5O) for
round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

At st. Louis, July I'D the Santa Fe
Route-the home road-will sell tickets
July 10, 20 and q, at one fare (s9.50) for
round trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

Dr.. A. p. Sawyer: 1 have used one
box of your Family Cure for a severe
pain in my side, and was cured from
all pain Mrs. Mary Jane Marshall,
Galesburg, III. Frank Sim, Pharna-
cist, 607 Kansas avenue
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&c siIver Convention

Roulette home rOad-Wiu sell tickets
July 10, 20 and p. at one fare $3.50 for
round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

We can Iaunder ladies' shirt waists to
suit the most critical customer. Peer
less Steam Laundry. Phone 1872.
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Try US on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
112 and ia w. sth st. Phone 232.
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Electric fan motors at A Lees. $50
Kansas avenue
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We aim to please our trade. Peerlesa
Steam Laundry. ~ and ia w. sth ct
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To Chicago, st. Louis and the East
Via"BurIington Route

The travelling public is sure to find
the best fasts Vestibuled trains from the
Missouri river to the east via the Bur
ingtOn Route" Elaborate cOmpart-
ment sleepers, (sane rate as standard
sleepers) free chair cars of luxurious
pattern to St. Louis; standard sleepers,
free chair cars and dining cars to Chi
cagO.
Ask ticket agent for tickets via Yes
tibuled Eli to Chicago, and via the Yes
tibuled Limited to- st. Louis.
L. WV A KELLEY,
General Pa 4enger Agent.
St Louis, Mo
Try Heinz's ice cream for parties and
festivals. Both phones 397.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

Leave orders for ice cream at Heinz's
MIX depot, 212 East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

Ladies' shirt waists Iaundered SO that
the colors viii not fade by Peerless
Steam Laundry 112 and ia w. sth.
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We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13

Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Free silver Convention

General Passenger Agent,
St Louis. Mo.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
PORTER FOR SECOND PLACE.
reported Result OF an Interrie.r Bet.reen
the General aud Hahn

Reported Result of an Interrie,r Bet,ceeu
the General aud Hahn
NEW YORK, n. Y, May 2l.-The ar
rival in this city last night of William NJ
Hahn, the Ohio member of the Republican
National Committee, occasioned much
speculation among the Republican man
ayers at the Fifth-avenue Hotel as to the
object of his visit. Mr.. Hahn would give
no information, but an incident that &C.
Cured at the hotel this morning satisfied
the politicians that he had come here to
have consultation about the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination.
General Horace Porter had an hours
conference with Mr.. Hahn this morning,
after which the latter started for Canton,
Ohio. Neither General Porter nor the
Ohio committeeman would say anything
about their conference, but the crowd OF
politicians in the State headquarters were
sure that Mr.. Hahn had made the final
arrangement with General Porter to take
second place on the National ticket.
The Plat men asserted after Mr.. Hahn's
departure that the Mckinley managers
plan included the nomination of General
Porter as Vice-President and the appoint
ment of Warner Miller as Secretary of the
Treasury in the event OF McKinley's elec-
ton,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
DISC UsT OF EDMUNDs.
Objrcts to Delegates Being Bound to 70
for Mckinley.

Objrcts to Delegates Being Bound to Vote
for Mckinley.
BOSTON, Mass, May 21.-A special in
to-night's Transcript from ST. Adams,
VT, says in part:
Senator EdmUnds has written q letter to
at least one of the delegates chosen to
represent Vermont at the National Con-
ventIon in which he virtually expresses
disgust at the action of the Green Noun
tain voters in taking stand which makes
it practically imperative that their dele.
gates vote for Mckinley at ST. Louis. The
missive was written about a week ago to
Colonel Edward o. Smith of St. Adams.
president of the Central Vermont Rail.
road, and one OF the delegates-at-large.
Speaking about the possibility that the
Vermont delegates may not at St. Louis
all carry out the expressed wish of the
State Convention, Colonel Smith SAID, in
his opinion the delegates would be obliged
to vote for Mckinley as a matter OF honor
without regard to personal preference.
Colonel Smith expressed the belief that
Mckinley would be nominated on the first
ballot at st. Louis, but said ne thought
McKinley's boom would be so big that it
might at last break on account OF its own
weight. In that case the Vermont voters
would probably go TO the man who devel-
oped the most strength.
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was built by President Pretoria, whence

was built by President Pretoria, whence
it derived its name.
THE prison is about 100 feet square,
surrounded by high stone wall loopholed
all around on the four sides and hanked
on the front or entrance side by two towers,
which defend the gate with its foss and
porrcullis. which is lowered by a chain
worked on the inside. The accommoda-
lions for prisoners, black and white, are the
earthen floor and blankets which prisoners
are allowed to supply themselves with.
1.-THE food allowed each prisoner is a
pound of cornmeal porridge and half
pint of sour milk every morning at Z
O'Clock; at 10 A. N. a half-pound of rye
bread. washed down by a plentiful supply
of brackish water Dinner, or as the Eng
lish call it, tifin, is served at noon, and
the bill OF fare comprises: Boiled beef OF
work oxen, or rather, oxen which couldn't
work any more, half a pound of potatoes
or black rye bread, cup Of black coffee
and water. At o'clock comes supper,
which consists of corn-meal porridge. soup
of vegetables and bread broken up il it.
At night ground serves for a bed, the
clothes and boots for pillows, with an &C.
compartment of heas. mosquitoes and
other vermin. For music 10 lull them TO
sleep they may have the snoring of a
dozen or more Kaftirs, some groaning
from scars on their lacerated backs, in
ficted as punishment for having trans
crossed the Roman Dutch law of master
and servant. For ventilation there are
three small windows cut lengthway about
three feet by twelve inches at the top of
the wall near The roof. There are odors
and smells in abundance.
This is the prospect before the convicted
mem oers of the reform committee of Jo-
hannesburg, and fifteen years of il, too.
They will never survive il. Hammond
and the other Americans have my SYM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
CROPS AND CATTLE DEAD
Three Different Cyclone Clouds
Pass Over Portions of
Kansas.
Many Buildings Are Twisted to Pieces
and Scattered Over the
Prairies.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 21.-Specials
from various points in Kansas bring details
of disasters BY cy clones last night.
At Arkansas, Kans., settlers living in
the strip five or six miles southeast OF this
city to-day report that three different
cyclone clouds swept their section Of the
country. No lives were reported lost, but
much damage has been done to fences and
crops and on the Drury cattle ranch
twenty head of cattle were killed.
At Emporia, Kan, about 8 O'Clock last
night a funnel-shaped cloud was noticed
south of the city. This morning it is
learned that twister passed from south
west to northeast about five miles south of
here and near the town of Olpe, passing
directly over the ranch of Hughes Bros.
tearing portion of their dwelI:ng-hous
to pieces and throwing it across the Santa
Fe tracks. The barns, corn cribs and out.
houses were all blown away. William
Hughes was caught in the wreck of the
barn and it is supposed that he is fatally
injured.
At Burlington. Kan, a cyclone passed
one mile west of the city yesterday even
ing tearing down a building on the farm of
". H. Clark
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
Democrats Particularly Anxious
as to Their Action at
Chicago.
REPUBLICANS ALSO EXERCISED
In Indiana Managers Are Fearful OF
the White Metal Being Made
an Issue.

CHICAGO, Ill, May "A special
from Indianapolis, Ind. says: The Re-
publican managers are greatly exercised
over the prospect OF free silver being made
the issue in this State, although Chair.
man Gowdy denies that the free-silver
Republicans will vote the Democratic
ticket.
He said in an interview yesterday that
while there are many free-silver Republi-
cans they are all for protective tariff
There are nearly 10000 Populists in the
State, and the Republican managers have
igdred out that if rs per cent of these Join
the Democrats on free-silver latform it
will make q close call for the Repub-
Leans.
1t was decided by representatives of the
gold wing OF the Democratic party yester-
day that it is their duty to make a fight
against the adoption of free-siIver plat
form. There will be a gold conference
held here early next week, when plans
will be laid. Ii will be suggested that ex-
Congressman W. D. Bynum be gold can
didate for Congress. He will make a
strong fight, and they claim he has good
prospect of winning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
FJsALIA,s ENrERPRIsE.
Incorporation of the Mount Whitney Il
ephone and Pofrcr Co,nnnnu

Incorporation of the Mount Hhitney Tel
ephone and Potcer Company
VISALIA, CAL, May 21.-Articles of in
corporation of the Mount Whitney TeIe-
phone and Power Company have been fled
with the County Clerk. The 200 shares of
capital stock at $40 share have all been
taken by popular subscription. The di
rectors of the new company are as follows:
W. E. Sprott of Porterville, president; J.
Sub johnson of Visalia, vice-president; H
F. Brey of Porteryille, secretary; =. NJ.
Lumley OF Porterville. treasurer; ]. NJ.
Gilstrap of Dunt, James Bursel of Globe
and Charles Rankin of Lindsay.
One hundred and twenty-five miles will
be built, connecting all the principal towns
sou theast of Visalia. Enough poles have
been ordered to set the line from Spring
vile to Porterville and men will be put to
work in few days digging the holes. II
is expected that the line will be in work
ing order between Springville and Exeter
by the 4th OF July. The company are also
contemplating putting in local system
OF phones in Porterville.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

the Japanese Emperor to educate hi. off,
GERS of the army at ST. Cyr, the first mill
officers III America.
The japanese cadets" SAYS Captain
Sampson, ARE unusually bright, excelling
in ordnance and mathematics. They are
very gentlemanIy and acquire knowledge
very rapidly. When you remember that
within year of their arrival they have
acquired our language sufficiently to be
able 10 understand technical works writ
ten in IL and can recite from these works
II Will be readily perceived that they must
be of no ordinary CO pacity"
AT the Secretary's office it was stated
that while the formal request for these
gentlemen's admission had not been re-
ceiyed, the department has had an intima-
ton OF its coming from our Minister, and
II will De readily granted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
GENERAL sNER,s Views.
Soys the Steer Men Mdu Control tn.
Chicago Convention.

Soys the Steer Men May Control the
Chicago Convention.
CHICAGO, Ill, May 21-General A.
]. Warner, the free silver leader, spent to-
day in this city, on his way home to Mari
eta, Ohio, from Toledo. Regarding the
monetary and political situation he said:
There has been rapid growth in silver
sentiment throughout the country lately.
1t has specially manifested itself in the
primary election for delegates TO the Chi
cago convention of the Democratic party
1t is significant that there is enthusiasm
among the silver Republicans over the
election of silver delegates to the Demo-
cratic convention. At least two third of
the Democratic delegates from Ohio will
be in favor of free silver, and 1t looks now
as if the silver men would control the Ma
tional Convention. The Bimetallic Union
believes in anything to win and is in favor
of having only one silver ticket in the
Presidential election"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
RISE OF THE MISSOURI
Serious Floods Are Threatened
in the Vicinity of st.
Louis.
Northern Minnesota Is Also Under
Water and Prairies Are Turned
Into Lakes.

ST. LOUIS, NO., May 21-The rain
which has fallen almost steadily through
out Missouri since last Sunday con tinues,
and great anxiety is felt for the safety of
the people living along the bottom lands
of the Missouri. Gasconde and Usage
rivers. In the Western and southern por-
tons of the State highway bridges have
been washed away by dozens Nearly
every stream is flowing over it's banks and
the rain is still falling. The situation is
growing alarming. The danger line here
is expected to be reached tomorrow night
If it continues at this late for few days
more the big food of 1898 will be outdone
A climax was reached in the local storm
at O'Clock tonight. The clouds that had
dropped occasional showers all day CEN
tered over the city and deIuge of rain
and hail fell. The hailstones were un-
usually large and considerable damage re-
suited. The river continues to rise rap
idly. At o'clock the water touched the
30-foot mark and was advancing The
Government Weather Service sent out
warnings to property-owners along the
river front and tonight hundreds of men
are at work removing lumber and other
endangered merchandise to places of
safety. Every vessel in the harbor has
steam up. 1t now seems assured that the
disastrous floods of former years Will be
rivalled.
CROOKSTON, MINI, May 21.-North-
ern Minnesota is under water. There has
been nothing like it for many years. The
prairie has become lake and farms have
been transformed into archipelagoes. The
situation is truly discouraging for the
large agricultural interests in the upper
Red River Valley, both in Minnesota and
in North Dakota. One can start from
Warren. Mimi, in boat and row TO Hal
lock, forty miles north, and not be obliged
to portage the boat to exceed three miles
for that distance.
When it is remembered: that this coun-
try is usually dry prairie. too dry at times
for the best crop results, it is possible 10
catch glimpse of the condition in that
section at this time. The crop outlook is
exceedingly unpromising in the northern
COMMITTEES
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
BLAND ON the sITU1TJoy.
Says That Free Coinage IL the Only
Sdlrdtion for the Country

cdtrutton Tor TIE Country.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 21-Ex-Congress-
man Richard P. Bland, Missouri's candi-
date for the nomination of President of
the United States at the hands of the
Democratic party, arrived IN ST. Louis last
night. He spoke confidently OF the po-
litical outlook as regards free coinage
1.-The people, he said, "are tired of
bonds, and free coinage offers them the
only Legitimate relief. The administration
policy means more bonds; the Republican
party return TO power means more taxa
ton. 1t must be either bonds or taxation,
and the people are taxed almost to death
already. For this reason the free coinage
OF silver, which is the only safeguard
against the continuance of hard times. is
being demanded more and more every day.
am satisfied that two-thirds of the people
of this country want free coinage.
II notice" he continued, There is seri-
Gus trouble in the Republican ranks.
McKinley's managers are just fiAding out
that despite all their efforts to keep it
down, the money question is the one
absorbing question of the day. They have
endeavored to force the tariff to the front,
but the public Will not have it. Now an
- IdASSQ lOT al expression as
to gold or silver from Mckinley. Coming as
this does at the last moment, on the eve of
the convention, this is very interesting to
US Democrats, but to the Republicans it
is serious situation.
eff the gold standard be adopted as
part of the st. Louis platform by the Re-
publican party, you will see big revolt
among the Republicans, even OF this
State. There are indications of this al
ready.
"His adherence to gold proved fatal TO
the aspirations of Speaker Reed of Maine
He knew in the last Congress that while
he might keep in touch with New York
and the East by voting for gold bonds he
would forfeit all his chances in the West.
Had Reed been Western man and in line
with the West on the financial question
his great ability would have made him the
Presidential nominee. As it is, his anti
silver views have made his selection out of
the ques ton, and he has lost much of his
real influence"
AS regards his own Presidential can
didacy, Mr.. Bland modestly declined to
speak.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
JAPANEsE SAVAI STUDENTS.
Eight Young Nobiemen to BE Sent l.
AnnHnoIiS.

annapolis.
NEW YORK, \. Y, Nav PA Herald
special from Washington says: An at
tache of the American legation at Toxic
writes that the Japanese Minister of
Marine by the command of the Emperor
will soon formally prefer a request for the
admission OF eight young noblemen to the
United States Naval Academy. Among
the proposed students will be son of
Field Marshal General Count Yamagata,
commanding the imperial army of Japan !:
a son of Vice-Admiral Ito, who was gradu-
ated in the class of 1872 at the United
States Naval Academy, and a nephew of
the Emperor.
Eleven japanese officers have been grad
uated at Annapolis. Vice Admiral Ito who
distinguished himself at Yalu last Sep
TENDER, and Rear-Admiral Matshusbima
head of the Imperial Naval Ordnance De-
partment, and one of the best mathema-
ticians that Annapolis ever turned out.
were so graduated.
All of them hold high positions at home
and are among the most accomplished OF
'he Mikado's officers. 1t is the policy of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
SHIP ON FIRE.
The Horsd Puts into Southport, NJ C., Afei
q Thrilling ExpeHence-Th
Master Lost.

WILMINGTON, y. c., May 21.-The
British ship Horsa, with cargo of pine
apples and bananas, from Jamaica May
Ii, bound TO New York, arrived to-day at
Southport in distress, having been on fire.
1t is completely Quilted from stem to amid
ships.
Captain Mcintosh, who brought the YES
sci into Southport, reports that OH the 18th
inst. Captain Cook, the master, was missed
between 8 and 4 o'clock in the morning
and il is supposed he fell overheard.
Captain Mcintosh. who was first mate,
says the Horsa left Port Morant, Jamaica,
on the 18th inst. with 8 full cargo and
crew OF twenty men. AZ s P. N. on the
18th cry OF fire was raised.
All hands we're mustered and went TO
work 10 extinguish the flames, but after
an hour and a half's work the heat was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

pathy, but the Englishmen, who never
show mercy to any political prisoners, de-
serve all they get. They will have time
now to think of the poor devils of Irish
men who were for more than twenty years
lingering in Millbank. Some one ought to
be good enough TO send them for reading
matter John Mitchers Jail Journal or
Michael Davitt's Notes on Millbank."
Mr.. Harrington resided on the Transvaal
for several years, being artist and inter
prefer for mining company in the Ley
denburg district, and is familiar with the
country and the people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
COAST LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR.
Lieutendnt- Com na ndcr Merrill Succeeds
Commander Fdrenholt.

SEATTLE, WASH, May 21-Lieuten-
ant Commander Merrill, U. S. N, arrived
in Seattle from Washington, D. c., this
evening, with orders to take charge as in
spector of the Thirteenth Lighthouse dis
trict, comprising the coasts of Washing
ton, Oregon and Alaska. He succeeds
Commander Farenholt, U. s. N. who has
for four years presided over the district.
Farenholt has been assigned to the COM
mand of one of the Governments big bat
self know. 1t will probably be a warship
in the Atlantic squadron. Lieutenant
Merrill, who was until recently executive
officer of the Baltimore of the Asiatic
squadron, will be taken over the district
and given instructions as to his duties bv
Commander Farenholt in the lighthouse
tender Colum bine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
PLANS OF THE SILVER WING.
Second State Contention to Be Held bg
South Dakota Democrats

SOuiH DnEOtd democrats.
ABERDEEN, S. OAK, May 21.-The con-
ference of the silver Democrats in the
small hours of the morning was not to
select contesting delegation, but to dis
cuss methods and plans for another State
gathering of the free-silver wing of the
Democracy, for the purpose of electipg a
delegation to Chicago. Colonel Lynch de-
clared in favor of this plan, and il is known
others viewed it as he did. The silver
Democrats had two-thirds of the delegates
present at the convention. but the fact
that the entire Black Hills was practically
In control of three gold men loaded down
with proxies, and that the convention per-
mitted them TO vote, put the silver forces
in minority. Had the silverites bolted
on the admission of these proxies, they say
they could have broken up the convention
and made strong case. The convention
attracted widespread interest.