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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
Remarkable Plan of A. Whit
man, Poet and Evangelist.
To FO1m a State of OctOrOOns
and QuadrOOns.
HE EXPECTS 10000
To Join Him and Go to Central
America.
Other Kansas News of Gen eral
Interest.

LAWRENCE, Jan. 12-Rev. A. Whit
man. the colored evangelist and poet has
a most remarkable idea which he pro-
poses to put in practice. He intends to
form a colony of quadroons and octoroons
of the United States and settle in one of
the Central American republics. He
said it has been his dream for years to
create a nation. He has studied long
and hard on this subject and has con-
suited both white men and men
of his own race. When speaking
of his own race, he does not
refer to the blacks, as they
are three degrees lower than his own
race, he says. The members of his race
hold no utilization with the kinky race
any more than they do with the whites,
as they claim they are superior to both.
As soon as they are 10000 strong, they
are ready to act. They have appointed
committees to secure individual conces-
sions of land. They will not go as an
armed invasion, but will wait till the
country is stirred up with a revolution,
as this will give them an opportunity to
exercise their power.
Having ascertained which side has
the most reasonable prospects of sue
cess, they will apply for permission to
raise several regiments of their own.
to help the prevailing side. After the
revolution 10 over they Will only demand
the principal Offices, such as the secretary
of state and secretary of war.
By extending their business relations
and possibly by intermarrying with the
better classes of the country, they would
soon be in shape to control the national
election and the entire government would
be in the hands of the new race. He
says he has 5000 men who will join him;
1000 of these are white men who claim
they have drop or so of negro blood in
their veins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
Secret Meeting of the Old
Lewelling Crowd
Held at Kansas City to Form
Plan of Union
WITHTHE DEMOCRATS
Populist Fixers Promise to Sup
port Resubmission
If an Alliance With Democracy
Can Be Made.

The old Lewelling crowd is making an
effort to rally. A conference was held
in Kansas City Saturday.
A week ago the Kansas City end of
''the crowd" Authorizations to prominent
Populists who icould be trusted" The in
vitations announced that "a conference"
was to be held in Kansas City Saturday.
It was to be in the Telephone bull ding
at the corner of Seventh and Wyan-
dotte streets, where it happens
that Elk Superintendent Snider
has his office. The exact purpose of the
conferences was not disclosed, even to
the invited guests, bat the guessers knew
at once its purpose. 1t was expected
that twenty five or thirty of the Populist
leaders would respond to the invitation;
but there was disappointment in store
for 1.-THE crowd" There were less than
dozen there.
To those who came the purpose of the
meeting was outlined. It was to devise
some plan to put the old crowd back in
power. to make Lewelling governor and
to get back the Offices.
Chairman Breidenthal of the Populist
state central committee was not invited
Judge George w. Clark of the court of
appeals received an invitation, but did
not attend EVeni LICK chase stald at
home.
Ex- Governor Lewelling was not pres
emf, bnt ex Chief Of Police Rufus Cone of
Wichita was there to represent him.
Whatever Cone said was "LewelIing
talking" Cone was the Populist mana
ger and wire puller in Sedgwick county
when Leweiling was first nominated and
it was he that had more to do with bring
ing out the stalwart commission man
than anyone else and he has always since
been dwellings closest friend and ad-
wiser.
Col. Fred J. Close of Topeka was also
there. He too, is a staunch friend of
Lewelling and wants to see him made
governor. c. A. Taylor of Pratt county
was present He was assistant superin-
tendeRt of insurance under Snider Ex-
Chief of Police Quarrels of Kansas City.
Kansas, was there and j. W. Morphv.
ous of the editors Of the Advocate and
who was employed in the office of Sec
rotary of State Osborn, was given seat
In the conference. OF course ex. Auditor
Prather was present. y
There was not an individual present
who was not in favor of the nomination
of LeWelling for governor, and thew ex.
pressed themselves as willing to make
any reasonable concessions to the Demo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13

There IS no woman upon the Ameri-
can platform today who is more popular
than Mabel Jenness Venter, who is to APP
pear in Library hall Saturday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. She has travelled this
country over many times, lecturing in
every state in the union with two excep-
tions, and has made several trips to
Europe, where she is almost as popular.
Her lecture, "The Social Graces, or The
Vulgarisms We See in Society,"" is one of
tbs best of her list her coming is ar
ranged for by the Topeka ScnooI of
Physical Culture and a number of the
society ladies who are much interested in
the work of Mrs. Venter is doing. Tick
cts on sale at kellam's and at Hobart's
drug store.
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Gratis if they would agree to fuse on the
head of the ticket
A fact not generally known is. that al
most three weeks ago meeting of Dem
ocrats, under the leadership of Tully
Scott of Oberlin, was held in Kansa
City. At that meeting it was decided to
make some reasonable terms to the Pop
ulists looking to fusion on the state
and congressional tickets next fall
The older Democrats who have been
opposed to fusion were not invited. United
States District Attorney Perry, Eugene
Hagan, David OYermyer aud other anti
fusion Democrats were not appraised of
the meeting, nor did they know that it
took place. One of the terms made by
the Democrats at that meeting was that
the Populists must nominate ex-Gover-
nor Click. Some satisfactory agreement
on the rest of the ticket was to be made,
but Click must be nominated.
This was the thing that the conference
of Saturday had to consider, but the
proposition was not quite the thing for
Thorn. They too were willing to make
concessions but they must be given the
head of the ticket and that head must be
Ex-Governor Lewelling. They reasoned
that the Democrats might be given two
or even three of the other offices, if
necessary, but the governor must go to
the Populists.
M OAllAldbuLl " ZIG WAS
form ulated and that ultimatum ia til at
Governor Lewelling must represent the
Populists on the ticket 1t also says
that the Populists are ready to come out
in favor of straight resubmi5sion as
concession to the Democrats. If the Pop
ulist cabal can have its way the next
Populist- Democratic platform will con-
tain plank in favor of the repeal of the
prohibitorv law.
This, then will be the basis upon
which the Democrats and the Populists
will attempt to fuse. If the Democrats
refuse to accept Lewelling then some
arrangement may be made for the
nomination of Click as the fusion candi-
date for governor
There is one thing almost certain, and
that is that there will be fusion in Kan
sas this year, for the PopuIists fully
realize that they have little hope of win
ming without uniting with the Democrats
and the Democrats realize that their only
hope of securing a part of the spoils 10
by helping out the Populists.
An effort is being made to keep all
this from the anti fusion wing of the
Democratic party and the meeting in
Kansas City Saturday was conducted
with the utmost secrecy. Those who came
avoided the hotels and Rufus Cone was
the only one Of the crowd who stopped at
one of the well knowniGhotels. The rest
visited here and there and kept out of
the way of the newspaper men. They
successfully eluded the Kansas City re-
porters, but STATE JOURNAL represen-
tative was on the ground and he saw the
crowd enter the building. They came
one at time SO as not TO attract atten-
ton and the room was locked after they
entered.
Not word was whispered on the out
side and even the names of those present
were not divulged. An inquiry invariably
brought the answer: "Why no, there is
no conference and nothing is being
done"
The couferees returned to their homes
to await tha reply of the Dem
Ocrats
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OHIO WINS THE STATE SHOOT.
Aus. Piety Does Good Work With the
Texas Team at San Antonio.

Aus. Piety Does Good Work With tho
Texas Team at San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 13.-Ohio
won the state shoot Saturday, breaking
1S5 out of possible 200. Texas, which
had two teams entered, came in third
with one of them, There was some re-
marka ble shooting done during the day.
Connor. of Tennessee, broke 11S out of
12O, making the remarkable average of
80 3 per cent; Sergeant, of the Missouri
team, broke fifty straight during the
team shoot, and Young, of Ohio, got
forty nine. The score of the state shoot
was as follows:
Interstate team match, fifty birds per
man, $40 entrance per team, 500 ad-
ded:
Ohio-Young, 40; Redwing, At; Heikes
As; Latham, A. Total las.
Illinois-Marshall, 4s; Pfeifer, 4s;
New York-Fulford, 48; Bartlett. A;
Damon "A; Burkhardt, Al. Total III.
Texas (No. Nv. Miller, As; Piety,
Al; Criber, AZ; Fritz Miller, 80, Total
176
-. T9ss; N0sMse5ay Z, AZ IoI n19sy
New Jersey-Van Dyke, Al; Keller,
40; E. D. Miller, AZ: Money, AZ. Total
40
Missouri-Thurman "a; Isle. SO; Ell
lott, AZ; Sergeant, so. Total 165.
lighthouse, A; Thielman,
AZ; Pom Jay, 40; Geneva. 80. Total, 1854.
The winners in the other events with
perfect scores were:
Event 1-Dickey, Parmalee, Sergeant
and Marshall.
Event 2-Heikes, Parmalee, Latham,
Young. Common, aud Adams.
Event 3-Heikes, Elliott, w. Miller,
Conner. Trimble, Gilbert, Powers, and
Marshall
Event 4-Budd, W. Miller, Young and
Marshall
Event 5-Budd, Redwing. Conner,
and Fulford.
Event 6-Connor and Wheeler.
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OHIO,s NEW GOyERNOR.
The Inaugural Ceremonies of Gov. Bush
nell Today-McKin1ey'sS Speech.

The Inaugural Ceremonies of Gov. Bush
nell Today-McKinley'sS Speech.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan 13-The lnaugu-
ration ceremonies inducing Asa s. Bush i
nell into the Office of governor began at
II a. M, when Governor Mckinley and
staff and joint legislative and citizens
committee met him at the CrittendeR ho-
tel and escorted by troop A of Cleveland,
the Champion City guards and Four
teenth Regiment o. N. G., proceeded to
the state house where Governor McKin-
ley, addressed the multitude in the ro-
tunda.
The attendance is very large and the
city extensively decorated.
Gov. Mckinley said to the people in
presenting Gov. Bushnell: SIT is a tri-
butte to our institutions and an assurance
of strength and permanence that those
who stood opposed to each other at the
last election now. cheerfully acquiescing
in the popular will, have gathered here
to participate in the inauguration of Gov
ernor Bushnell and to wish him god
speed and the realization of useful, hor-
orable and distinguished administra-
ton.
mo governor but one ever came to
the Office with a larger plurality and but
one with larger popular vote than he.
81 congratulate him that he enjoys
this confidence and am sure the people
will follow him with their blessings and
prayers.
"My last official act is done, when /
present to you Governor Bushnell in be-
half of the people and by their command,
your commission as governor"
Governor Bushnell made a lengthy
speech
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FITz THE WINNER.
A Majority of the Sports Favor
the Australian.
Peter Maher Has Been Over
rated They Say.
~
PILOT MEDIUM DEAD.
The Celebrated Sire of Trotters
and PAGERS is No More.
Walter Clark Refused $4,000
for Him-Other News.
PILOT MEDIUM DEAD

There is very little doubt as to the re-
suit of the Maher- Fitzsimmons fight in
the minds of prominent ring followers
More than majority give Fitzsimmons
the preference and predict an easy vic
tory for him. Concerning the statement
that Maher had Fitz groggy the last slime
they met, the sports admit it, but say that
it was chance blow. There is no ques-
ton that Maher hits a sledge- hammer
blow, but Fitz will never give him an OPP
portunity to reach him. Maher- is too
slow for the Australian, and Fitz ought
to win inside of fifteen rounds.
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IMPORTANT SALES.
The Riverside Stock Farm DlspOsss OF
Some Promising Youngsters.

The Riverside Stock Farm DIep0sss of
Some Promising Youngsters.
o. P. Updegraff, Riverside stock farm,
has sold 10 John French, North Topeka,
the yearling FLY Belle Woodford, by
Senator Updegraff. dam by Woodford,
son of Woodford Mambrino. Also to
Frank Oldham, Wamego, Kan, the
handsome Neanling colt by Senator Up
degraff. dam Maggie Updegraff. by
Magic; second dam, Actress, by Alta !;
third dam, by Nam brine Chief II; also a
yearling FLY by Honor 1894, dam by Ju-
liano. son of Walingham. He has also
shipped to Judge J. c. Strand of Guth-
RE, Ok, weanling and yearling by
Honor out of a mare by Aimont Pilot
MIR. UpGegraff is also preparing a car
market
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bles came easier aAd told of very
small business. Brosseau hammered
the market all day and as there was a
quieter feeling in the political situation
across the Atlantic the crowd was not
disposed to buy literally and
1.-THE market was narrow and virtually
without support
Corn and Oats were weaker, partly in
sympathy with weakness in wheat and
partly on heavy estimates for corn to-
morrow. Oats dull and quiet.
Provisions opened lower on heavy hog
receipts and continued realizing by
longs who are selling out with the ex-
pectation of buying again lower.
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1t has just come to light that after the
recent League meeting in New York,
Robinson of Cleveland, John T. Brush
of Cincinnati, and Mr.. Stevens of Chi
cago, tried to buy a controlling interest
in the New York club They approached
W. B. Wheeler, who was formerly inter-
ested with Edw B. Talcott in the club.
The western magnates were under the
impression that Freedman did not own
all The stock and tried to get Mr.. Wheel
er to secure the majority of the shares
for them. He positively refused to do
SO and then the negotiations were
droup0d
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A FEARFUL DEATH.

Young Oren Wyatt is Thrown From His
Pony On n Wire Fence.
SCoTT CITY, Jan. A3. = While young
Mr.. Wyatt was driving a herd of cattle
to this city for one of his neigh bors,
Tuesday NOR ming, the horse he was ri
ding suddenly became vicious and quite
unmRnageable, ran into barb wirefence.
which entangled the horse and man and
throwing them both violently to the
ground with the horse on the body of
Mr.. Wyatt When picked up he was
found to be unconscious and from
however seemed to linger, until about
o'clock yesterday afternoon when no
was pronounced dead.
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KINGMAN. Jan. 15.-There is some ex-
element in and about Kingmau this
week over the prevailing maJady from
which so many have recently died in the
northeast part of the county. Yesterday
Health Officer Laning quarautined the
home of Mac Evans, where there is a
case that Drs. Light and Buck pro-
nounced scarlet fever. Whatever the
disease is it is frightfully fatal. 1t is
claimed that there have been between
twenty and thirty deaths in Galesburg
township
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KANSAS CITY, Jan. 13-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500; shipments, 200. Market
weak: 1Oc lower. Texas steers $2.65
G3.6O; Texas cows $2.1O@27O; beef
steers $300@430; native cows $1.500
$40; stockers and feeders, $275@$3.75;
bulls $20O@35O.
Hoes-Receipts, 6,1OO; shipments, 400.
Lights steady, others sc lower. Bulk
of sales $3.50@3.55; heavies S. 45@
8. 80; packers $350@3.60; mixed
$3.4503 5715; lights So 4O@355; york
ers $34503.55; pigs, So 35@345.
SHEEP Receipts 1000; shipments,
none. Market steady. Lambs $500
ASS; muttons, $250@375.
Representative sales-Texas steers Al
head, averaging 1,14O pounds. SO go: Tex
as COWS. % head, 976 pounds. $375; beef
steers, 81 head, 1910 pounds, 81 80; ma
tive COWS, % head. 996 pounds, So 40;
stockers and feeders 10 head, 1925
pounds. 1918; bulls, head, 1857
pounds. $500.
WHEAT-Steady but slow. No. 2 hard
5S@5S15c; No. 2 red, nominally soc; No
spring 81; No. spring 54@5515;
rejected. normally 43@50c.
CoRN-Lower; No. 2 mixed 2216:
No. 2 white 2215.
OATs-Prices unchanged; No. 2 mixed
1874 @17c; No. white, 177s @19c.
RYE-Duil; No. 2, Sic.
HAY-Weak; timothy, $1000@12.50,
prairie, $6O0@1O0.
BUTTER-Steady; creamery, 181l@21c;
dairy. 1914.
Eaes-Receipts heavy; Fresh loo
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is SURELY A HERO.

A Man Has His Leg Amputated Three
Times Yet Remains Cheerful.
ELLSWORTH, Jan. 13.-Dr. Hissem, as
sisted by Drs. O'Donnell and Cook. am
putated Archie Lincoln's right leg about
five inches above the ankle. Arch had
both feet frozen about 9 years ago rem
dering amputation necessary, then a
second operation was performed at a
New York hospital, but the leg would
not heal properly and it became neces-
sary to perform still another operation.
The patient rallied splendid and is doing
nicely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON
Has Purchased n Cottage Fit for 81
Honeymoon SQjOurn.

ROME, n. Y. Jan. 13.-Ex- President
Harrison, who spent a portion of last
summer at Dodd's Camp, First lake, Full
ton Chain, was SO well pleased with the
north woods that he has bought of Dr.
Seward Webb about twenty-five acres of
land at the point where First and Second
lakes join, and will build handsome
cottage there, which he expects to have
ready for occupation next summer His
purchase is on the south side of the lake,
about three and half miles from Old
Forge,
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A Depot Agent and Two Passengers Hold
Up.

FORT SCOTT, Jan. 13-Just before the
arrival of the o'clock St Louis train on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road Sat
urday two masked men entered the depot
from opposite doors and held up the
agent, G. S. Knox, and two young men,
Carl Fortune of Olathe, Kan, and ]. F.
Kinney of darwoOd, No, who were wait
ing for the train.
One man accosted the agent in his of
fee and the other the two men in the
waiting room. They were conducted to
the ticket Office, and there compelled to
stand with their hands up and their faces
against the wall, while their pockets and
the company's money drawer were rob-
bed. From the drawer the robbers &C.
cured $34, and from the three men only
few dollars. The agent was relieved
of pistol and his watch and chain.
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ROB THE BALDWIN BANK.
Robbers Open the Safe :and Take All
1t Contains.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. 13.-The bank
at Baldwin, Ibis county, sixteen miles
Saturday night. After robbing the
bank the burglars stole a team of
horses aud drove north from the
town. The team was found about four
miles south of Lawrence, where it had
evidently been turned loose by
the robbers The fact that the bank
had been robbed was not known till af-
ter 1t was discovered that the team had
been stolen. The amount taken from
the bank has not been made public.
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associate Press to
the State Journal.

Furnished by the Associate Press to
the State Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Wheat today open
ed easy and a shade lower at 5S-A@3s:
Cables were slightly lower; Northwest
receipts large and foreign political af-
fairs were quieter. The small increase
in Northwest stocks had a strengthen
ing tendency and the market became
steady at 591S@5s. with small trading.
Corn opened slightly lower with wheat.
May being quoted at 2816@3s and going
to 2915. The market became steady at
that figure.
Oats were very quiet May opened
fractionally lower at 1905 and re-
manned stationary at 1917.
Provisions were easy on large hog re-
ceipts and lower on live stock prices.
Pork was quoted from $96 to $9.70.
Lard. SIS. 6716 and ribs $4771l.
CArrLE-OficiaI receipts vest erday,
1872; shipments 1902.
SHEEP-R Receipts 5,476. shipments,
SAG
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
$4,000 head
Hogs = Receipts, $4,000; Official re-
ceipts yesterday, 81 688; shipments,
4,OO3; left over, 1000. Market rather
slow at Saturdays decline; light, $500
@3SJ; mixed $355@360; hsavy $3.50
@38J; rough $3.50@3.55.
Cattle-Receipts 25,U0O. Market weak
and 10c@20c lower; beeves, $3.20@$4 80;
COWS aud heifers. $1.70@$390; Texas
steers. $2.S0@$4.15; stockers and feed
ers, 81 $50 $50.
sheep Receipts $4,000. Market
steady.
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QUENEMo, Jan. 1.-THE Buxton cob
pipe factory is. clearing up their work
preparatory TO moving to Ottawa. Two
of the turner's, Jesse Cloud and Albert
Adds, have made arrangements and
rented the same building that they occu-
pied for the past year and will immedi-
ately start a new plant. Most of the old
hands viii stay and they expect within a
few week to be running at least fifteen
d lands.
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A TRUE MISSION SPIRIT.

a Manhattan Lady Sends Aid to the Sou
dan Country.
MANHATTAN, Jan 13.-Mrs. T. B. Miller
has shipped to the Soudan mission,
South Africa. three boxes of fruit and
one of grape juices.
A recent letter from Makomp station
says four new American missionaries
have Joined their band and two more ar e
on the way
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IMPROVE THE PARK.
A tchisOn's Street Railway Makes a Pro-
gressiVe Move.

gressive Move.
ATCHIsoN, Jan. 13.-The street rail-
way company has decided to improve the
city park. The proposed lake will be
one of the principal features, and it will
finally cover half a dozen acres. The
work of cutting out the superhuous trees
is big job but it is believed that the job
will be completed in two months. About
a dozen men will 0e kept at work in the
park until spring, at least.
The trees are so dense that the SUM-
light can hardly penetrate them during
the summer. The result is that no grass
can grow near them, and this is one OBJ
lection to allowing the trees to remain.
Next spring the leaves will be scraped
off the ground, and blue grass seed sown
all over the park. The street car line
will only have TO be extended about six
blocks to reach the park. The park will
be supplied with water, aud many other
improvements will be made.
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RrookHiIIe win Build.

SALINA, Jan. 13.-The Odd Fellows
lodge of BrookvilIe have completed ar
rangements for the erection of large
stone building with a hall above. The
proposed building will be 30x70, two
stories high, and will be substantially
built of brick or stone, The cost will
probably be not less than $4,000.
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BLISS IN THE BARRACKS.
Kansas SalvatIOnfsts Unite their Fate b
VIII Continue Saving Souls

Aansas saIvatIOnfsts Unite their Fate but
VIII Continue Saving Souls
KAsAs CITY, Jan. 13.-There will be
q double halIelujah wedding this even
ing at o'clock. A nuptial parade from
Walnut street to the Academy of Music
will be headed by the two brides and
two bridegrooms and will precede the
ceremony at the Academy.
The contracting parties are Ensign
Lewis Williams, of Kansas City. and
Captain Clara Womeldorf, of Hutchin-
son, Kansas, and Captain John Buckland,
of Emporia, and Captain Matte Watson.
of Chicago.