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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
GETTING HERE.
Candidates For the Republican
State Convention
Next Tuesday, Are Gathering
in the City.
ALL BE HERE SUNDAY.
The Last Lot of Counties Hold
Conventions Today.
Other Political News-The
Breidenthal Fight.

The preliminary skirnish of the
candidates before the Republican state
convention is about to begin. Some Of
the candidates are already here and
the rest will follow today or tomorrow,
headquarters will be opened and the
fight will be in full operation by Mon
day morning.
Thomas NJ. Potter is at the Copeland,
where he has opened headquarters at
parlor "C' and his friends and leaders
are beginning to come in on every
train. Mr.. Potter is not talking, but
while he says nothing, he seems to be
satisfied with the prospect.
At Treutman headquarters they are
just as confident of success as they
have been all along, and say that they
have no doubt as to the result of the
convention.
The Morrill, men are also smiling, and
in effect say that so far as the nomt-
nation of governor is concerned it is
all over but the cheering. Secretary
Bristow has said for more than week
that the governor has more than
now, and this morning he made the
prediction that the governor would
have a surplus on the first ballot of
something like 200 votes.
The last lot of counties to elect dele
gates to the state convention hold their
conventions today. They are Clark,
Crawford, Decatur, Edwards, Ford,
Pratt, Republic, Saline and Summer.
The usual claims and estimates are
made concerning these counties by the
candidates. In fact, the public general
ly will be glad to know that some ones
claims will be proven correct and the
matter dropped in a very short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
THE FIGHT ON BREIDENTHAL.
1t is to be Renewed in Topeka But
Popu1ists Sick of It

The meeting to be held next Tues
day for the purpose of eIecting a chair
man promises to be one of the most
important and interesting sessions of
the Populist central committee. The
Lewelling-C -Costigan faction yesterday,
on their way home from the cOnven-
ton, were loud in their claims that
they had succeeded in downing Breid-
enthal in the convention and said that
they would come to Topeka next week
and down him at the meeting of the
committee. If they make their claim
good and come here and renew the
fight that they made in the conven-
ton, everything now points to the con-
clusion that they will be defeated.
The candidates and ten or twelve of
the committee are in favor of Offering
the Craftsmanship to BreidenthaI with
out any solicitation on his part. Breid-
enthal has all along taken no action
in the matter and has not solicited the
support of any of the committeeman.
He was disgusted at the fight made on
him in the convention and has refused
to say anything about the affair since
it occurred. One of his friends said
that he would not be surprised if
Breidenthal would refuse to have any
thing more to do with the chairman
ship and would ask the committee to
name some one else. The friend said:
John has let this outfit that have
been against him go on talking and
maligning him, and has not said a word
in reply, but has gone along and fought
for the success of the party, and am
afraid that he has reached that place
where he is tired and sick of the whole
business and that he will not take the
Craftsmanship if it is offered to him.
Mr.. Breidenthal would say nothing
regarding the subject this morning.
The Lewelling-C -COstigan men so far
have not proposed the name of any one
to succeed BreidenthaI and their talk
would seem to indicate that they will
be perfectly satisfied if they can either
down Breidenthal or kick up such a
muss that he will be so disgusted that
he will refuse to serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
UNIONS ACT.
Trades Unions Take Note OF
the Examinations"
CrOOkedness at the State House
and Adopt Resolutions.
THE STONE CUTTERS
Meet and Pass Their Opinion
on the ssDeaI."
Carpenters and Others Will
Take Action.

The labor organizations of Topeka
have taken up the elimination" squab-
BILE which resulted in the state execu-
tive council turning down the lowest
bidder and giving the work to 1.-The IA
vorites," Fellows & Vansant, this week
and the Stone Cutters union has pass
ed the following resolutions:
Whereas, The present week, ,saaid Gov.
E. N. Morrill,, W. G. Edwards, secretary
of state, and +. B. Dawes, attorney
general, in violation of both law and
equity, refused to let a contract for
work on the state house to the lowest
bidder, who was and is the friend of
organized labor, and let the same to
Fellows & Vansant, who are not, and
Whereas, Gov. E. N. Morrill, has al
ways posed as the friend of labor and
to show that love, among his first Off
cial acts recommended the abOlishment
of the board of public works, the only
board required by law to contain expert
tradeSmen; and,
Whereas, Said Gov E. N Morrill, at
his earliest opportunity recommended
the establishment of sundry new courts
thereby creating places for about 13
lawyers; be it therefore
Resolved, That we, the Stone Cut
ters' union, hereby condemn said Gov.
E. N. Morrill,, w. c. Edwards and r. B.
Dawes for their unfriendliness to labor
and disregard for law, and call upon
all labor organizations in the state to
join with US in the campaign to rid the
state of these unworthy servants.
S. Q. HARRIS,
President
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JAMES GORDON GONE.
Perhaps it Got Too Hot to Work and
He Walked Away.

James Gordon, a Santa Fe shopman,
has mysteriously disappeared and moth
ing is known of his whereabou 1t
is feared that some accident has befal-
len him.
Gordon was a stranger in this city
and entered the Santa Fe shops last
Monday morning as a helper He
worked Monday and a part of Tues
day up to about o'clock. At that
time he complained of feeling faint on
account of the intense heat, and went
out into the shop yard to rest. That
was the last seen of him. It was at
first thought that he was i'll at his
boarding house. but inquiry at that
place two days later developed the fact
that he had not been there since Tues
day noon.
Yesterday the vaults and sewers at
the shops were searched. but no trace
of the missing emplOye was found. 1t
is thought that he might have walked
to the river bank to rest. and on ac-
count of his Frustrated condition fallen
in. He is a man about 80 years of
age.
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THE CORONER'S VERDICT.
Blame for tne Atlantic City Horror
Rests Mostly on Engineer Farr.

Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. S.-The cor
oner's jury inves stigating the wrecking
of the excursion train near here on July
80, in which many lives were lost, re-
turned three verdicts last night. The
first is signed by all the jurors and for
mally declares that the persons were
killed in the collision. The second is
signed by three members. It holds that
Edward Farr, of the express train, who
was killed, failed to have his engine
under proper control on approaching
the crossing; that TOwerman George F.
Hauser, in giving the excursion train
the right of way over a. fast express
used bad judgment and that Engineer
John C. Tteiber, of the excursion train
erred, in not exercising greater care in
crossing ahead of the fast express
The third is signed by the other three
jurors and finds that the collision was
caused by the failure of Engineer Ed
ward Farr to have his train under
proper control on approaching the sig
nal and crossing under the rules.
1t also finds that TOwerman George
F. EIauser may have used poor judg-
rnent. Hauser, not being held crlmi-
naIIy responsible viii be discharged by
the coroner.
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THE TELLER SHOT HIM.
A Robber Who Tried to Hold Up a
Bank is Wounded.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. S.-An inef-
fectual attempt was made yesterday by
Walter L. Chamberlain to hold up the
paying teller of the Southern Savingv
and Trust bank to secure IS, 0O0 Cham
berlain entered the bank shortly after
noon and asked to see A. +. Perry,
cashier. The cashier was out and
Chamberlain waited for him. The pay
ing teller, Archie Hubbard, was sus-
picious Of the stranger and making an
excuse went to the teller's apartments
and secured a revolver.
The stranger later walked up to Hub
bard and threw a note on his desk de-
manding of Cashier Perry $5,000 Hub
bard told the man he had no money.
A struggle then enSued between the
two during which Hubbard discharged
his revolver, the. ball going into Cham
berlain's abdomen and coming out
through the hip. Chamberlain is evil
IDENTIFY deranged from financial embar-
rassment. At one time he resided at
Louisville.
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laid TO REST.
Burial of Ex-GOv. George 7.
Anthony.
Wrapped In the American Flag
In His Coffin.
HIS REMAINS VIEWED
By Hundreds-State Offices All
Closed.
Funeral From Representative
Hall This Afternoon.

The funeral of Ex-Governor George
T. Anthony took place this afternoon at
o'clock from the state house and the
remains were placed in a vault in the
Topeka cemetery until a permanent
burial place can be decided on.
The body was taken from Palmer's
undertaking rooms at 10 o'clock this
morning and placed in state in Repre-
sentat tive hall.
The black caslIet stood before the
speakers desk, which was draped with
the American flag spread its full length
as back ground. Wrapped about the
body in the coffin was another Ameri-
can flag that was draped from the left
shoulder to the right side.
But three floral pieces were dis
played.
At the head of the casl1et was the Of
fering of the executive council of the
state, bank of roses with a big letter
IA in the middle.
On the casl1et lay the emblem of the
Loyal Legion done in flowers and with
the Legion's initials.
DR.. and Mrs. S. E. Sheldon sent a
sheaf OF wheat intertwined with roses.
Beneath the glass Of the coffin, sur
rounded by tuberoses, the features of
the dead man looked placid. A large
humber of friends called during the
forenoon and looked into the casket.
Down stairs in the offices quiet pre-
vailed. The doors were closed and on
the door of the Office of Governor An
thony's department. the superinten-
dency Of insurance, there was a bow Of
Grape.
The service of the Loyal Legion at
the Hall of Representatives was sim
pie. A prayer by Rev. DR.. T. S. Nc
Cabe Suf1ced.
A long line of the friends of the de-
ceased, including the state officers, fol-
lowed the body to the cemetery and
there the service of the C. A. r. was
read.
While lying in state the body was
guarded by uniformed veterans with
guns: ]. E. Stewart and ]. S. Weir Of
Lincoln post, G. r. Lugton and r. NJ.
Williams of Blue post and G. North OF
F't. Pillow post
The pallbearers were made w of
members of the G. A. r. and OF ths 10y
al Legion. J. P. Harris. J. N. Harri-
son, J. Y. Niles, w c. Whitney, Major
Anderson, VIM. Henderson, w. W.
Webb, James Martin of Fort Scott,
Senator w. A. Morgan of Cottonwood
Falls and A 3. Voolverton. S. D.
Topping of Ottawa was also present.
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Ii WON'T STAY LONG.
His Visit in the United States Will
be a Hurried One.

London, Aug. s.-The plans for Ii
Hung Chang's visit to the United
States have been greatly curtailed. He
will hurry home in haste and it is hint
ed that this is due to intrigues against
him in China. He will arrive in New
York August 21, Friday, and will hold
his first reception on Saturday, the
following day. On Sunday, August %,
he will take an early train for PhiIa-
delphfa, where he will lunch and re-
main for a few hours.
During the afternoon he will proceed
to Washington, where he will remain
a week. He will then go direct to
Vancouver B. c., where he will en-
bark for China He much regrets that
he cannot stop at Chicago. In Wash
fngton he hopes to see all the secre-
taries after his audience with Presi-
dent Cleveland, when he will present
his credentials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
HOT WINDS.
They Prevailed to a Damaging Ex-
tent in Kansas Yesterday.


Yesterdays hot wind did serious dam
age to corn all over Kansas. It is i'm
possible to tell how much the late crop
was injured, but in some localities it
will be very serious. Even in Shawnee
county where we have had almost con-
tinuous good rains, many fields were
fired and will be good for little else
than fodder. The shipment of old corn
from the state has suddenly ceased as
there now seems a prospect of a rapid
rise.
Wichita, Aug. S.-The appearance of
hot winds all over southwestern Kan
sas today has dampened the hopes of
the farmers for a tremendous crop of
corn. Yesterdays winds were very Sc
we're on late corn, and as there is some
likelihood of their continuance, the
prospects for good late corn are dis
couraging. The heat was intense, the
mercury was standing in the shade at
Ill at one time.
Emporia, Aug. 8.-A fierce hot wind
was blowing here yesterday. Much
late corn is ruined. Stock water is
scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
GAYLORD MAN MISSING.
Last Seen at CedarviIle Going To-
wards the River.

CedarviIle, Aug. Sired Pemelton
of Gaylord has nysteriously disappear
ed from his home, and the last seen of
him he was going toward the solomon
river dam at this place.
He had driven a livery team from
Gaylord to Kirwin with a travelling
man and returned as far as this place,
put out his team and returned to the
hotel where he stayed all night. He
ate his breakfast and started for the
river on foot, making some inquiries
about the mill and dam.
This was the last seen of him and
fears are entertained that he jumped
into the river and drowned.
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OVERCOME BY HEAT.
A Topeka Nan Stricken in Kansas
City.

Kansas City, Aug. sc. L. RENDER
dine, a young man from Topeka, was
prOstrated by heat while passing in
front of The Star Office at 1:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
He fell upon the sidewalk and was
soon taken to police headquarters in
the ambulance and treated by the po-
lice surgeons. He quickly recovered
consciousness and was declared out of
danger. The young man belongs to a
well known and highly respected To-
peka family.
Mr.. Kenderdine is a telegraph opera
tor and the son of H. NJ Kenderdine
of Topeka, who was until recently en-
ployed in the office of the state board
of agriculture. The family came from
Keokuk Ia and is well known. H NJ
KeRderdine is prominent in Masonic
and G. A. r. circles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
FREE SILVER AT TECUMSEH
Fourteen Republicans Organize Club
at Tecumseh Last Night.

At the meeting of the free silver
forces in Tecumseh last night II well
known Republicans signed the roll of
membership and Oscar Norris q weH
known local Republican presided at the
meeting.
publican club is to be completed next
Tuesday evening and on Friday even
ing of next week a Bryan club is to be
formed.
The following silver Republicans from
Topeka attended the meeting: w. r.
Hazen. J. H. Stevens, J. Van Buskirk,
0. Ireland and c. E. Purviance. The
principal address was made by Mr.
Hazen, and he was followed by J. H.
Stevens.
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I. STARUM,
SnnnaHnr.rr

Other unions in the city will take the
matter up There is great indignation
among the union working men who are
interested in seeing public officials do
their duty.
The Republican Silver league has al
so taken UP the matter. and the exec
utive committee passed the following
resolutions:
y hereas. At the letting of the con-
tract for the completion of a part of
the state house this week, Mr.. E. E. a
Clark of this city, an G eX-uuIOn soldier
a good workman and Z reliable man
was the lowest responsible bidder, and
Whereas, The executive council re-
fused to let the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder and did let said con-
tract to Fellows & Vansant, who were
not the lowest bidders; therefore be it
Resolved, That we hereby condemn
said executive council in disregarding
the law of the land, both in refusing to
let said contract to the lowest bidder
and in discriminating against a union
soldier. Other things being equal, We
believe that the union soldier should
not merely be given the preference but
should be given the work.
D. Q. TILLOTSON,
Chairman.
G. E. PURVIANCE,
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REPUBLICAN LEADS THEN.
County superintendent of Ford Presi-
dent of the Bryan Club.

Dodge City, Aug. S.-A Free Silver
club was organized here yesterday.
County Superintendent E. D. Webb
elected to the Office on a Republican
ticket, was made chairman and I. z.
Kirkpatrick, secretary
B. F. Milton, just returned from
Abilene, addressed the meeting
Returns of petitions circulated
throughout the county for free silver
signatures foot up 173 names. Not
many of them, however, were Repub-
ncans.
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GOLD AND SILVER FIESTA.
LeonardvilIe Corn Carnival Takes a
Political Tinge.

Leonardville, Kan, Aug. S.-The corn
carnival association have decided to
hold two days festival in Jas. Ander-
sons grove north of town on September
3 and 4.
The first day of the celebration viii
be designated as Silver Dav. The prin-
cfpal feature is to be silver orations.
and that the official color be white, TO
be symbohzed by decorations OF white
corn.
The second day shall be designated
as Gold Day, and the principal feature
of said day is to be gold OratiOns, and
official color to be yellow, to be SYM
bolized by decorations of yellow corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
CUBAN WARMAY CEASE
It is Said Weyler Has Opened Nego-
tiations With the Insurgents.

New York, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Herald from Key West, Fla, says: It
is openly declared here that Captain
General Weyler has reached an under
standing with the chief insurgent
leaders and that negotiations will be be-
gun with a view to the cessation of hos
tilities in Cuba upon terms satisfactory
to all concerned. It is also stated here
that the captain-general and his dep
uty commanders have held a conference
in relation to this important movement.
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Low Excursion Rates to the East Via
Burlington Route"
HALF RATES.


N. E A meeting Buffalo, N. 2,
July 7th to 11th-
Christian Endeavor meeting. Wash
ington, July 9TH to 18th.
Baptist Young Peoples Union Of
America, Milwaukee, July 18th to 18th.
National Republican league Milwau-
kee, Aug. 25th to 27th-
Democratic convention Chicago, Ju-
Iy 7th.
ASK ticket agent for tickets via Yes
tibuled s'TClii' to Chicago, and via YES
tibuIed Limited to St Louis.
Both trains supplied with the most
modern equipment.
L. w WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
St. Louis NO.
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FEARFUL HEAT AT CHICAGO
People Frustrated and Horses Drop
on Almost Every Corner.

Chicago, Aug. 8.-This was the hot
test morning Chicago has experienced
for years At the registration taken
at the weather bureau was SO degrees,
or but degrees less than the maxi
mum temperature of Wednesday, when
the heat record for the year 1896 was
smashed to flinders.
Up to noon but one death had been
reported 1t was that of Michael
Glenn, a laborer. No less than a score
of horses succumbed to the heat and
at nearly every street corner PROSTATE
bodies of horses overcome could be
seen 1t is said that the health depart
ment report states that deaths from
heat today will break the record for
the year.
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ENGAGED TO MISS SEWALL.
A Brooklyn Ian Engaged to Arthur
Sewall's Niece, Commits Suicide.

New York, Aug. S.-Franklin Seaman
the youngest son of Samuel H. Sea-
man. a wealthy retired merchant, shot
himself at his home in Brooklyn last
night.
He used an explosive bullet which
blew off the top of his head His broth
er claims it Waas accidental. but the
police believe differently. Tt is said he
was engaged to marry Miss SeWalI of
didate for vice president. No cause is
known for the alleged suicide.
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INDORSES M'KINLEY.
Congressman Doolittle of " Washington
is an International Bimetallist.

Tacoma, Wn, Aug. S.-Congressmar
Doolittle (Rep.) of this city whose
speeches in favor of bimeta1lism and
work in the interest of the Nicaragua
canal in congress have brought him
some fame, has made public a state
ment of his political views. He in
dorseS Mckinley in strong terms and
points out that the Republican platform
is the olily one that can bring about the
adoption of bimetallism by information
al agreement.
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Rob Prof Wbittemore.

Prof. L. D. Whittemore of 1915 Col
lege avenue reported to the police this
morning that $40 saddle had beer
stolen from his stable last night. He
thinks it was the work of tramps. There
are over fifty tramps camped north
west of the city along the Rock Island
tracks
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THROWN OUT OF WORK.
Six Thousand or More Persons Made
Idle oy 1iIIs Closing.

Manchester N. H, Aug 8-The an
nouncement has been made that the
Stark corporation would close its mills
from August Is until September 7.This
will throw ], $50 persons out Of employ
ment.
The Amoskeag mills will close to-
night for an indefinite period. This
corporation ordinarily employs 5000
but has been running with about two
thirds its complement of late
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MRS. THOMAS VERY SICK.
Taken Seriously Ill With Mountain
Fever at Las Vegas.

Mrs. Jonathan Thomas is seriously
i'll with mountain fever in Las Vegas,
New Mexico. Mrs. Thomas went to
Las Vegas about two months ago to
visit her son, Charles, who is there for
his health, and intended to return to
Topeka next week. A few days ago
she was taken i'll, and has grown rap
idly worse. Mountain fever is similar
to typhoid fever.
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Patr.ck DoIan snocun1bs TO Heat.

Kansas City, Aug. 8.-Patrick Do1an,
an old man, until six weeks ago stable
boss at the water works barn at Sec
ond and Main streets, was found un-
conscious about o'clock yesterday in
vacant lot in the rear of his home at
Z19 Main street. He was removed to
the central police station, where he died
within ten minutes 1t is supposed
that he died from general debility and
from the effects of a heat stroke of
several days ago.
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A shopmen's Club.

There will be a meeting tonight of all
Santa Fe shOpmen who are in favor of
organizing a railroad Mckinley club at
the Republican headquarters rooms at
521 Kansas avenue. James Gibbons of
the paint department and Hugh McGiV-
ern of the bOilermakng department
have the meeting in charge.
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seabrook silver 1reetine.

Rev. H N Pond and J. W. Skepper of
Topeka will speak at Seabrook school
house Tuesday, August II, 1880 D. m.
There are many free silver supporters
at Seabrook and a large meeting win
be present
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Todau,s Blaze.

A fire alarm from box 80 at 1926 this
morning called the fire department. to
The rear of l. L. Kiene's residence at
i256 Van Buren street A pile of rub
Dish in the ALLEY was on fire and the
neighbors thought the barn was on fire.
No damage was done.
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Great Suffering at St. Louis.

St. Louis, Aug. st 2 p m. yester-
day the 100 mark was reached by the
government Thermometer in the signal
service office. This again breaks the
record. There was great suffering,
those employed in factories The pros
trations in the city numbered about
6ffv