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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-26

Chang." said the telegraph editor this
morning; What great head it would
make: Another Ii Nailed. d"
DR.. H. B. Hogeboom of Fort Afadi-
son, Ia, has taken a position temper
arily in the Santa F7e dispensary in this
city.
A lady brought little pet dog to the
police station yesterday and asked that
it be killed as she could not be both
cred with it. NJ. E. Low made away
with it.
The remains of George T. Garfield,
one of the men killed under a Rock Is
land car last week, were taken to Beu-
lah. Ill, yesterday. by his uncle, o. r.
jenkins.
George Nichols, a coIored boy, has
been arrested for burglary by the po-
lice. He is supposed to have robbed
the meat market of John Boyer at
Third and Jefferson streets.
Crowds of silver men congregated on
the street yesterday and made fun OF
the gold Democrats as they came by.
Here comes another the crowd would
yell, fhurrah for Bryan and there
would be laughter. The gold men took
it good naturally.
Joseph Boyer of 215 North Klein
street reported to the police last night
that a couple of colored men attempted
TO steal some peaches from a tree in
his yard, and that when he started to
drive them away one of the men shot
at him three times with revolver.
Three society young women drove
over to the band concert Sunday before
they discovered that there was no
money in the crowd and nobody in
sight to borrow of. So they explained
the situation to the ticket seller and
asked for credit. He gave them passes.
The Topeka F'1ambeau club has been
presented with a handsome campaign
flag by. Edwin Scott of New York. It
will be hung across Kansas avenue in
front of the Flambeau club rooms to-
day. The political meeting which was
to have been held at Benefits flats
tonight has been declared off and a big
meeting will be held at the FIam beau
club rooms instead.
A motorman ran his car off the end
of the Eighth street line. What did
you do that for?'' demanded the sup
erintendent- I was obeying orders
said the man; there was a lady watt
ing for the car block further on and
1 was getting as close to her as I
could" He got a three days lay Off,
one for the accident and the other two
for trying to disturb the dignity of the
superintendent
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CUBANS BURN A MILFION.
That Much Property in Coffee snd
Cocoa Plantations DESTROYED.

Havana, Aug. 26.-It is reported here
that the insurgents recently burned
over thirty coffee and cocoa planta-
tions in the province of Santiago de
Cuba. Among the larger plantations
burned were the splendid estates of
Aurora, SempaHa and Dolorita. 1t is
estimated that more than one million
worth Of property was destroyed
These estates were owned by French
citizens, who We're not sympathizers
with the insurgents, but who have re-
NAMED neutral from the commence
ment of the troubles in Cuba
At a meeting of the board of trade
tonight it was deliberately announced
that the decree prohibiting the plant
ing. cultivating and harvesting of the
sugar and coffee crops would be strict
" enforced. Some of the merchants
were evidently disconnected but the
majority of those in attendance who
are apparently loyal to Spain, approve
the measure. The newspapers of Ha-
vana make no comment upon Captain
General Weyler's recent order con-
corning sugar and coffee plantations.
The recent report circulated to the
effect that the Havana university would
be closed and the building used as a
military hospital is pronounced un-
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CHANGES IN AGENCIES.
New Men and Transfers Along the
Santa Fe Lines.


The following changes in Santa Fe
agencies have been made effective yes
terday:
F. J. BeuIer has resumed his duties
as agent at Burns, Kan, vice E. K.
Jones, acting agent.
d. d. Galley has resumed his duties
as agent at Britton. o. T., vice H. E.
Galley, acting agent.
d. CoughIn has resumed his duties
as agent at Springer, N NJ, vice G. A.
McQuade, acting agent.
c. H. Buckley has been appointed
agent at Seward, o. T., vice A C.
Davis.
G. G. Mocher has been appointed
agent at Sibley, Mo, vice E D Crit
fifth.
J. o. Mcdonald has been appointed
agent at Morton, Ill, vice August AIier.
A. J. Carkin has been appointed agent
at Guthrie, o. T, vice L r. Delaney.
C. z. Clapper has been appointed
acting agent at Los Lunas, N. NJ, vice
G. W. Wheeler.
]. H. Dyer has been appointed acting
agent at Burden. Kan, vice A. B.
Harding.
J. NJ. Ward has been appointed act
ing agent at Floyd, Mo, vice J. H.
Ford.
Walter BidweI has been appointed
acting agent at LOvewen, Kan, vice
Z. NJ. Shomber.
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A MAZE OF TICKETS.
The Socialist Labor Party May
Enter Kansas.
w. HI. Bennington Receives 1
Letter From Henry Kuhn.
he Advises the Formation of Such a
Party in Kansas and Ticket
This Win Make a Large
Variety of Tickets.

When the gold standard Democrats
have disposed OF the question of sep
arate state ticket the question Of how
many tickets there viii be in the Held
this fall win stin be unsettled.
There is now q movement on foot TO
organize the Socialist Labor party
in Kansas. It has not yet been de-
cided whether there will be a state
convention or not; that is a matter
for future consideration but W. h
Bennington and other prominent work
ers forthe initiative and referendum are
busy planning a campaign in Kansas
for the Socialist Labor party.
Mr.. Bennington wrote TO Henry Kuhn
of New York a short time ago with ref
erence to the movement in Kansas.
Mr. Kuhn is the national secretary of
the Socialist Labor party and he has
written to Mr.. Bennington advising a
formation Of the party in Kansas
Mr. Kuhn says: If you desire to
do something in Kansas, I would ad-
wise you TO do it on straight. un-
compromising Socialist Labor party
lines. Should it be possible to get
enough men together and nominate an
electoral ticket so as to enable the
socialists Of Kansas to vote for the
nominees of the Socialist Labor party
and all that implies. 1 would advise
YOU TO so right ahead and whatever
We can do from this end of the line
win be done. So far we have no organ
izations in Kansas, due to the fact
that it is largely an agricultural state,
and our strength is principally in the
industrial manufacturing districts.
All who ally themselves with the
Socialist Labor party should bear in
mind that in doing SO they cut loose
al a. HnT n
composition of our party, the charac-
ter Of our movement, its aims and pur-
poses in fact its whole makeup, are
such that all fusion, all dickering and
all compromise is out of the question.
Our purpose is nothing short of
welding the working class of America
into a class conscious revolutionary
army that viii eventually and at the
ballot box overthrow the capitalist
system. 1t stands to reason that with
such an aim the methods of the pea
nut politicians are out of place"
1t is not unlikely that Mr. Benning~
ton will take up the matter and push
the organization of this party in kan
sas. He has been refused a seat in
the Populisu conventions and has al
ways fought fusion so he is casting
about for some place to light.
The ticket to be voted this fall, if
new parties continue to spring up Will
be a verita bic blanket.
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QUIET AT ZANZIBAR.
Opposing Forces Well Armed and
Awaiting Orders.

Zanzibar Aug. 26.-The night passed
quietly. Said Khalid is still in possess
sion of the palace square, the guns of
which are trained on the British war
ships, Philomel, Brush and Sparrow
which have landed sailors to protect
the British consulate, where all the la
dies are lodged.
The war ships are moored opposite
the palace square and their command
ers are awaiting orders from the Brit
ish government. As already cabled
Khalid took possession of the palace
Immediately after the announc cement
of the death of Sultan Hamid Din
Twain Bin Said. and proclaimed. him
self sultan.
He has barricaded himself in the pal
ace with 700 armed Askaris following
the example of his father, who took the
same steps but was OVerawed by
British force, which established the
late sultan instead.
The British first class cruiser St
George, y guns, flagship of the Cape of
Good Hope and west coast of Africa
station, with Rear Admiral Harry w
Rawson on board, has arrived here and
landed $50 additional men to protect
property and maintain order.
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VICTORIA ABUSED.
An Irish Paper Says She Would Bet
ter Have Died Long Ago.

Dublin, Aug. 26.-The Kilkenny Jour
nal. commenting on the release of John
DAILY, the Irish political prisoner from
Portland prison, says: the red In
dams torture of captives is humane
when compared with the torture in
ficted upon Daily in England.
Continuing, the periodical mention
ed, refers to the allusion in the queens
speech to the outrages in Armenia and
adds: THE queen can find nearer
home more vent for her hypocritical
tears than among the Kurds" and
asks: where's the queens clemency.
DAILY was released a few months be-
fore death would have released him.
and three others have been driven mad
by torture in penal servitude, compar-
ed with which Siberian exile is draw
ing room imprisonment
This is the way Victoria wishes to
signalize her record reign. She would
not have been a loss to the victims of
her brutal rule, in Ireland, if she had
gone years ago. At the present mo-
ment she knows that she is standing
in the way of those who wish to see
her in her royal sepulchre, and she has
neither the grace to abdicate nor the
humanity to open her prisons to Irish
men until they precede her on the
voyage from which none return"
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ANNUAL SHIP REPORT.
Total Cost of the Service Shows an In
crease Over Last Year.

Washington. Aug. 26.-The annual
reports of United States shipping COM
missioners for the year ended June 30,
1885, show total shipments and dis
charges of seamen for American sea-
going vessels to have been 129. 4s5 COM
pared with 11s493 for the previous
year.
New York's shipments and discharges
We're 454. 429 for 1896 compared with .16. :
OBJ for 1895, this increase being chiefly
attributable to the operations of the
American Line Transatlantic Mail
steamers.
San Francisco has increased from 20. :
s7s for 1895 TO 25.S6S for 1896, attributa-
bic mainly to the greater extent 10
which Pacific coasting increases are paid
off by the shipping commissioner.
The total cost of the service has been
S63,700 compared with SCI, 500 for the
previous year and the balance com
puted on the old basis of fees is s22. 900
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SHOPS AND RoUNDHoUsE.
Personals and Items Among the EN-
ployes of the Mechanical De-
nartrnent

NJ A B. engine No. 1 has been placed
in the shops for general repairs
Engineer William Holloway has re-
turned to work after a months absence
on account of illness.
Baldwin engine sos has been turned
out of the shops after a general over
hauling.
Engineers Irving WelIman and John
Kelly have been assigned to engines
100 and Sc respectively.
Engineer Thomas Porter has been as
signed the Usage City uenemo run
formerly in charge of the late Engi-
neer Charles Leaf Engineer Porter
relieves Engineer Scahill, who was in
charge temporarily.
Fireman Charles Berry of this city
has been assigned the Southern Kansas
passenger run between Kansas City
and Chanutes taking the place Of Fire
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SCRAMBLE FOR TRAVEL.
The Western Roads Fall Out
Over g. A. r. Business.
Many Roads Are Carrying Big
G. A. r. Men Free.
There is Also Considerable Trouble
Regarding Drover's Tickets Other
Items of Interest to Railroad
Men.

The western roads are falling out
over the Grand Army business to St
Paul 1t was expected that the rate
of 1 cent per mile which was made for
the encampment was sufficiently low
to prevent any rate cutting, but the
people who had that opinion are being
badly fooled. There is not much cut
ting of the rate proper, but many of
the roads are carrying department COM
manders and their stats for nothing
and issuing free transportation in 9TH
er cases. The business has turned out
much smaller than was expected and
there is a lively fight for the lions
share of it.
The roads are having much trouble
because of a large number of drovers
tickets, which have found their way
into the hands of the brokers and which
are demoralizing rates. The evil has
grown so great that the chairman Of
the Western Passenger association has
been authorized to make a thorough
test of the market and buy up all the
drOVer tickets he can find. He will
turn these tickets over to the roads in
the next general meeting and the
freight departments of the different
roads whose tickets are found on the
market will be invited to redeem them
with the penalty for violation of the
association agreement attached.
The decentralization in freight rates
in the west is growing worse. The
Southwestern Traffic association has
authorized a low rate on cattle from
Texas points to Kansas City. St. Louis
and Chicago. The authority for this
rate is granted because of the suuab-
BILE some time ago of the roads running
through the Indian territory over the
cattle traffic. The Missouri Pacific has
reduced the export rate on grain from
the Missouri river and points beyond
St Louis by cents, and further re-
a AF~.v7e Loo for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-26
Silver REPUBLICANs.
Many Of Them Join Bryan Club Al
Wichita

Wichita, Aug. 2e.-The Fourth ward
Bryan silver club organized last even
ing with 120 voters.
r. NJ Piatt called the meeting to or
der DR.. Jordan was elected temporary
chairman, and L. S. Butterfeld tenn
porary secretary. This organization
was, on motion, made permanent and
Newt. Garst was elected treasurer. Nine
vice presidents, three from each pre-
cfnct, We're elected as follows:
ubIicans-Colonel ". Weitzel, J.
s. Mcknight. ]. Oviatt; Democrats, o.
Mulvey, J. NJ. Ross, p. J. Nichols; Pop
ulists, Rufe Cone, W. f. Green, J. C.
Reeder.
Charles Hatton told how he had been
working for silver for years and how
confident he was the people would be
given it through the Republican party.
He said last year when he was Re-
publican candidate for judge he was in
every meeting and at all of them had
been demands for free silver literature
and he supposed those same Republic
cans were asking for it yet.
DR.. BIichner was the next speaker.
He said he was raised a Republican
and used to pity his Democratic grand
father as he had been taught that a
Democrat could not inherit the king
dom Of heaven. He said he was going
to take the chances now and vote for
BRYAN,
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SILVER TO ORGANIZE.
Ratio of representation Accorded the
Clubs for the Chicago Meeting.


Washington, Aug 26-From the
headquarters of the national silver
party there has been issued by Geo.
P. Keeney. president of the associa-
ton of national silver clubs an address
calling upon the people to organize
silver clubs.
The address says it is desired to or
game these clubs in every school dis
trict in America. Under this organi-
zation," the address continues, '-Vot-
ers are only asked to step aside from
party allegiance until the money ques-
ton is settled. After that they can re-
adjust their political relations as they
see fit They are not asked to sacri-
flee their convictions upon other po-
litical questions. but simply to lay them
aside until after this supreme question
is settled"
1t is announced that at the meeting
at Chicago, September %, each organi-
cation partisan silver club. bime-
tal1ic club, bimetallic league club. Bry-
an and Sewan silver club. patriots OF
America and all other silver clubs Will
be entitled to representation as fol-
lows:
Three delegates at large for each
club of twenty or more and one addi-
tional delegate for every fifty mem
bers.
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CHANUTE ITEMS.
Personals and Notes Among the EN-
ployes of the Santa Fe.

Personals and Notes Among the EN-
ployes of the Santa Fe.
From Our Special Correspondent.
Car Foreman Calderwood and family
will visit week with friends at OF
tawa.
Car Inspector ]. c. Long has re-
turned from Girard. where he has been
for week with his brother.
Fireman William T. Williams and
VIM. II. Anderson have returned to
Chanute and will report for work. They
have been laying off for the past six
months.
Mrs. G. H. Wilson has gone to Kan
sas City to visit with friends for two
weeks.
Engineer Mat Heller has returned
from a trip through Texas.
dachinist A. w. Fox went to Girard
Sunday to work on the switch engine
at that point.
Engineer D. S. Fivecoats is off for
several days, his engine being in the
shops for repairs.
VIM A. Yelton has returned from IN
dependence, where he has been for the
past week watching the engines on
trains POI and 202.
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

This is the season for the Golden
Rod.
David Overmyer is contemplating
writing book.
Councilman Warner is exceedingly
fond of fishing.
The Sixth street financial school is
taking a. vacation.
Matt Campbell will speak tonight be-
fore the Rochester Republican club.
Major and Mrs. T. J. Anderson are
the parents of ten pound daughter
The Central Bryan club is to be or
gained tomorrow night at Hamilton
hall.
Mrs. Thorpe. by the aid of donations,
has relieved 81 cases of restitution this
week.
Mrs. Nichols. mother of Schuyler
Nichols, is convalescing from a severe
illness.
w. r. Hazen will speak at the Fifth
Ward Free Silver club next Friday
evening.
-Four different bankers furnish the
police matron with bread for the poor
every week.
Joe Waters can draw larger crowd
at a political club meeting than any
man in town.
James H. Guy has been invited to
address a Mckinley club in Jefferson
county tonight.
The walks on the state house grounds
greatly improve the appearance of that
part of the city.
The Ralston Health club of Topeka
will hold a picnic at Garfield park
Tuesday, September 1.
There is a case of diphtheria in the
city. It is in the family of Frank Wal
lace at 1911 Kansas avenue.
Some needed repairs to the Wash
burn college trolley car track are be-
ing made on College avenue.
The weather made another great bluff
last evening with cloud and thunder
effects and then didn't do a thing.
Iron posts have been put in the north
entrance to the state house grounds
to prevent the passage of vehicles
Rev. E. s. Farrand of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church is spending
a two weeks vacation in Kingston, Mo.
A large force of men is at work on
the Painted Dragon of the Ages
which is to be used at the FAN Festi-
val.
Loman, who catches for the Atchi-
son base ball team. is probably the
most active man in his position in the
state.
Police Matron Thorpe has great need
OF ClOlulnS LOI boys from IL 10 IA years
of age. who desire to get ready for
school.
Three special policemen will be on
duty at the L. A. W. bicycle races Sat
urday afternoon at the state fair
grounds.
Gormly's band concert quit last night
before 8 O'Clock. Was it the threaten
ing appearance of the weather, or the
curfew?
A party of five Topeka people spent
two days fishing at Newman, Kan.
this week and returned with one soli-
tary fish.
The East Hin Republican club was
organized last night with a membership
of twenty-five. L. A. Bailey is the
president.
Some of the day policemen were on
dutS last evening to see that the gold
Democrats behaved themselves. They
seemed to do SO.
II wish they would cruelty Ii Hung
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Wee ZEE HoNEsT DoLLARsp
a Louisburg Veteran Makes an Ex-
planation.

Louisburg, Aug 26-The I.ouisb,,re.
Hryan Silver club met in Reeds ona,, q
mouse rlSge a Monday evening. Cy H. Aikens
made few remarks, in the eo,11s, = - :
winch he asked if the dollars paid ne
soldiers during the war were bonast
aoIiafS- That he had always considt
ered them so. He would not like +o-a,,
that the government paid him IN - S 9f1y
honest dollars, or that Abraham Lin
coin signed a bill to pay him in ais
The club then proceeded IN orr,,,4-
~ electing the following Officers
-5l LSsloeIlt, r w Goebel; vice presi-
Gent James T. Lee treasurer. James
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Swedish League Meeting.

Oliets. Aug. 26.-The Swedish Luther
league of the Clay Center district has
closed it's annual meeting here. The
attendance was very large. Sunday
two monster meetings were held in Pc
terson grove. Five bands were pres
ent in the morning, taking part with
many choruses and the large cOngre-
cation in divine worship. The sermon
was preached by DR. Sarusson of
Lindsborg. In the afternoon the crowd
present was estimated at 1900. Six
bands took part.
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Alma, Aug. 26.-The Republicans of
Alma township organized a Mckinley
and Hobart club last evening by elect
ing George G. Cornell, president; G.
Moore. vice president; G. NJ. Rose, jr.,
secretary; O. w. Little. assistant sec
rotary; J. r. Henderson, treasurer.
The membership of the club is 107.
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CHAMPION SILVER CLUB.
Arkansas City Added 50 Names Mon
day Night-Now Has 617 Mem
bers.

Arkansas City. Aug. 26.-The Silver
club held their regular meeting Mon
day night adding IS new names, maxi
ing a total Of GIT.
Chas. L. Brown, president, who re-
ceived the nomination for representa-
tive resigned his position and DR. A
J. Chapel was appointed to fill the va
Cancy. The executive committee was
instructed to secure a larger room as
present quarters are too small.
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Candidates Avoid spread Eagleisnn.' -

London, Aug. 26.-The Globe refer
ring to the political campaign in the
United States, expresses the opinion
that the avoidance of ''sprea- eagleism''
by Major Mckinley and Mr.. W. J.
Bryan may be accepted as a sign that
the MOnroeism advocated by Messrs.
Cleveland and Olney no longer dazzles
American minds.
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Armenian Composition Too Much.

Glasgow, Aug. ga meeting of the
Scotch oil companies has been called
for today in order to consider the fact
that American oils are selling in Scot
land at below the Scotch agreement
prices. Some of the companies insist
that the competition must be met i'm
mediately by a reduction of prices OF
else they will quit the association
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Russell Republicans Nominate.

Russell. Aug. 26.-Russen Republic
cans have nominated the following
county ticket: J. G. Vogelgesang for
representative; E. Nichols, for clerk of
the district court; A. E. Sweet, probate
judge; G. w Holland. county attorney;
z. o. Humes, county superintendent,
G. A. Haise. county commissioner First
district
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Fifth District Democrats to Endorse
Vincent.

Abilene, Aug. 26.-The Fifth district
Democratic congressional committee
met here yesterday and issued a call
for the convention to be held at Con-
cordia, September %. Members of the
committee favor an endorsement of
the Populist nominee and it Will likely
be done
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FUSION IN MARSHALL.
Democrats and Populists Unite on
Common Ticket

MarysvilIe, Aug. 26-Fusion has been
erected in this county The Demo-
Gratis and Populists held their conven-
tlons mere yesterday and nominated
the following ticket:
w ". Redmond for county attorney:
Charles Goelitzer for representative
senator. 6. $. Emmert: county SUPER
1ntendsnt r. r. Evans; probate judge.
Ered J; Bertiss; clerk of the court, ].
r MeMahan; commissioner, Charles