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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
MIR. MULVANE TALKED.
Made a Few Remarks About Kansas
Before American Bankers Asso-
citation.

St. Louis. Sept. 23.-President Pullen
was prompt in calling the second day s
session of the American Bankers asso-
citation convention to order today, but
only half the delegates were in their
seats when ArchbisOp J. J. Kain made
the opening prayer. They began drop
ping in after 1880 o'clock and an hour
before noon the parquet was well filed.
The first order of business was the
call of roll of states for reports on the
condition of the banking business in
various localities.
Joab Mulvane of Topeka, Kan, John
H. feathers of Louisville, Ky, A. c.
Anderson of St. Paul, r. w. Millsops of
Jackson, Miss, DR.. w. S. Woods of
Kansas City, Messrs. Yates of Lincoln
Neb., Burridge of Boston and Schierer
of Detroit, and a number of others made
short talks for rirrespe ctive states, in
the course of which they almost invar-
iably put in a word for the gold stand
ard.
Bradford Rhodes of Mamaronick, N
Y, wound up his talk by declaring that
the Empire state would roll up big
majority against free silver at the com
ing election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
GENERALS TOURING.
The Party Preaching Gold Standard
to Soldiers is at Madison, Wis.


Madison, Wis, Sept. 23.-The coterie
of soldier missionaries who are making
a tour of Wisconsin this week in the
interest of the gold standard, Generals
Sickles, Sigel, Howard, Governor Alger
and Corporal Tanner, arrived at Madi-
son this morning and addressed an au-
dience of 1900 at the university armory
building at 1890. Upon arrival at a.
m, they were given an informal recep-
ton by Governor Upham at the execu-
tive chamber and so great was the
crush that all did not have opportun-
ity to shake hands with them before
the hour for speaking arrived.
At 10 o'clock a, procession was formed
for a march to the armory a mile away,
and notwithstanding the early hour,
the parade was a mile in length. The
speakers rode in carriages, accompan-
led by Governor Upham and members
of the reception committee and escort
ed by 200 soldier veterans, marching on
foot, followed by the Gold Standard
Money club of the Fuller & johnson
and Gisholt manufacturing plants,
ward clubs and delegations from the
surrounding country.
As the parade approached the armory
q, salute of thrice guns was fired. Sen
atOr Villas presided at the meeting and
in opening made a brief but stirring
speech. This afternoon the party left
for a tour through the north and west,
speaking at La Crosse this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
ALL SETTLED.
COrbett and Sharkey to Have a
Ten Round Go
Before the National Club Of
Frisco on Thanksgiving
FOR A $4,000 PURSE.
A. M. Lawrence Of the Exam
liner, Stakeholder.
Other Sporting News of a Gen.
eral Nature.

San Francisco, Sept. 28-There has
been contest between the National
and Eureka Athletic clubs of this city
as to which shall handle the Corbett-
Sharkey fight. The pugilists signed for
a fight to a finish, but Monday the
Eureka club obtained from the board
of supervisors a permit for a ten
round contest between Sharkey and
Corbett on Thanksgiving eve.
The Eureka club offered $4,000 for
the purse. The National club had sup
posed its previously made an offer of
$4,000 had been accepted by the prin-
cipaIs.a
Yesterday the National club received
a telegram from Corbett stating that if
the National club would deposit $4,000
for a ten round contest with A. NJ
Lawrence as purse holder, he would
start at once for this city and would
make no terms with any other club.
The National club replied at once
that the $4,000 would be deposited with
Mr.. Lawrence who is news editor of the
Examiner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
THE GEM OF THE FESTIVAL
The Floral Queens Barge a Most
Beautiful Creation.

The floral Queen'S chariot OF the FlOr--
al parade in which Miss Knox and her
assistants will ride is nearing compile
ton and is a thing of beauty. Nothing
finer was ever seen in the Yelled
PrOphetsAat St. Louis.
This is the float the Topeka club IS
spending something like $3.50 on.
George B. Dudley is the artist in the
case.
On the day of the Floral parade Miss
Knox and her attendants will ride upon
the back of an immense gold and white
swan, &c feet long, ten feet wide and 16
feet high.
The sides of the swan will glisten
with white and gold effects under tin
sci, gold leaf, metallic" and mica
will give an effect Of iridescent gold
and flashing feathers.
Arising from the back a golden lily
will form the throne of the queen and
in it she will sind dressed in white
silk beneath a canopy from which will
arise immense white and gold plumes.
The wheels of the truck on which will
set the float will be hid from view.
The float will be drawn by six white
horses gaily caparisoned in gold and
flowers On the float the swan will be
driven with reins of roses and flowers.
It was originally intended to light the
float with colored electric lights for the
Thursday night parade but it was found
that this cost would be in the hundreds
of dollars and it was given up.
The float will go in the night parade
but without the electric lights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
Want Them to Live Up to the
Commissioners Rate.
BEING $3.50 PER TON,
Order a Car of Coal From Pitts
burg, Kansas.
viii Tender Rate and Replevin
If Not Accepted.

Salina, Sept 23--Monday evening the
council of this city passed a. resolution
which comes in direct contact with the
railroads and means a fight between
the city and the roads on the freight
rate
The resolution is:
Be it resolved by the mayor and
councilmen of the city of Salina, Kan
sas. that the city clerk of said city is
hereby directed to buy a car load OF
coal at Pittsburg, Kansas, free on
board the cars at that place, and have
the same shipped to Salina, Kansas,
and upon arrival of the said car of
coal at the city of Salina, Kansas. he
IS further directed to tender to the rail-
road company over which said coal
comes to said city the freight therefor
at the rate Of $3.50 per ton, and in case
the said railroad company shall refuse
to deliver said coal to said clerk, the
city attorney is hereby directed to in
stitute replevin proceedings in the
name Of and on behalf of this city for
the possession of said coal.
Mr. Miller explained that the board
OF railroad commissioners in 1894 had
ordered that the coal rate from Leaven-
worth, FrOntenac, Pittsburg and some
other Kansas points be put down to
$3.50 per ton. Notwithstanding this
order however, the railroad companies
have continued to charge 81 per ton.
No private individual has felt like IN
dertaking the task of compelling the
railroads to put the $3.50 rate into eff
1ect, so coal has continued to be SO
cents per ton higher than it would
otherwise have been.
Councilman Crawford objected to the
city going into the coal business ana
getting into further litigation. The
resolution passed, however, and the
city will buy the car load of coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
HILL DIDN'T SAY 1T.
That He Would Rather See Democ-
racy in H Than Support Chi
cago Platform.

New York, Sept. 23.-There is differ
ence of opinion among members of the
state Democratic committee as to the
significance of the resolution adopted
at last nights meeting, creating a
committee of five to visit Mr. Thatcher,
the nominee for governor. Norton
Chase, Mr.. TEACHERS friend and SpOn-
sOr said: 1T is not a pumping COM
mittee in any sense of the word.''
State Committeeman Smith, of Buff
falo, who voted on the resolution, said:
1T was clearly the intent of the res
olUtion and it was so stated, that the
committee go to Albany and get a
clearer statement of Mr.. Thacher'S at
titude towards the Chicago platform. -
Chairman DanfOrth said that it was
not true, as stated in local paper that
Mr.. Hill had said that he would rather
see the Democratic party in HI than
on the Chicago platform and Mr.. Hill
cOrrObOrated the denial
Senator David B. Hill said to an As
ISOLATED Press reporter today:
THE final outcome of the meeting of
the state committee last night was a.
victory for those who are anxious to
preserve our state organization, no
matter what the divisions may be upon
national issues. 1t was victory for
those who do not believe that a man is
not a good party man unless he swaI-
lows everything, or cannot stand upon
a platform unless he believes in every
statement in it unqualifedly. The stO-
rieS this morning to the effect that the
resolution finally adopted was for the
purpose of sending a, committee to see
Mr.. Thacher as to his views, is I'M
qualifed1y false.
Now" said Senator Hill, 1.-The reso-
luton adopted means just what it
says and it took the place of all the
other resolutions. Under it the COM
mittee has no power to project its views
at Mr.. Thatcher, but merely to announce
to him his nomination. He will do the
talking and Senator Hill smiled a
satisfied smile.
The clerk and secretary of the COM
mittee later verified the text of the res
olution as given by Senator Hill. There
were only two votes against it and one
Senator Grady not voting.
While the indications are that Sena-
tor Hill has thus far controlled the ac-
ton of the state committee, it is pos
sible that there may be trouble at the
meeting next Monday unless by that
time Mr. Thatcher shall have made his
position clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
EXPECTS 700 WHEELMEN
To Be in Line for the Fall Festival
Parade.

Chief Marshal Doncyson OF the bicy-
Gle parade says that he expects over
700 Wheelmen in line on Tuesday night
of next week. Prepare lions are being
made for the furnishing of lanterns for
that evening. The parade will form on
Tenth street between Quincy and Kan
sas avenue, and will start promptly at
O'Clock.
The line of march will be north on
Kansas avenue to Crane street and
countermarch to Ninth street, thence
west throug the state house grounds
and so down to Camp Miles, where the
bicyclists will take part in the camp
fire there.
The crowd will be required to leave a
wide space on Kansas avenue so that
the bicyclists can do some fancy turns
in each block. There will be six floats
in the parade, says Marshal DoncysOn.
The marshals of the parade will meet
at the T. A. A. rooms on Saturday night
at 8 o'clock to receive instructions from
the chief marshal.
Every bicyclist who enters the parade
Tuesday night viii be expected to carry
at least one fancy lantern on his wheel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
WHEAT SHOOTS UP.
The Price Goes Up 2 1-2 Cents Caus-
ing Considerable Excitement.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Today's wheat
market was the scene of more excite
ment than has been witnessed for
some time and at the close an ad-
vance of about 215 cents in the price of
December was chronicled. The same
market for a week past the strength
of foreign markets, particularly at
Liverpool and Berlin were again in ev-
idence today, the latter market ad-
vancing an equivalent of about 21a
cents.
This strength was entirely unex-
pected. Many of the big traders had
put out long lines yet in confident ex-
pectation of a reaction and this
strength was a particularly disagree
able surprise to them. The market was
firm from the start and the efforts to
cover eliminated in a scramble which
sent prices soaring. Heavy realizing
was also INDUCED in and the aggregate
business of the day was extremely
heavy. December closed at practical
~ the high point of the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
Two Salina Men Invent an Important
Phone System.

Salina, Sept. ga secret automatic
telephone exchange is something that
mas long been wanted in the telephone
business, but has never been success
IuIly operated as yet. There are several
automatic systems. but none of them
secret, and most of them are too COM
pneated to be successful.
w a Stillwen got hold of an idea
some time ago, and in connection with
alex Barneck, has been working on q
system They have made four instrr-
ments, quite simple in construction. and
yesterday tested them. The instru-
ments worked perfectly, entirely shut
ing out all phones except the one the
operator wished to converse with. IT
VIII entirely do away with the "HeI1o''
part OF the business. there being. in
stead Of a central office, simply a cen
Lral storage room for the Instruments
one Tor each phone. By the side of
each phone is an indicator or wheel
win the numbers of the exchange
around the edge, and all the customer
mas 10 do is to turn up the number he
wants, and turn the crank
II VIII be known as the StiIIweIl e
Barneck secret automatic system a1d
MT St1IIweH has left for Washington
TO secure his patent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
no ACCOMPANY BRYAN.
Other Speakers Will Assist Him
While in West Virginia.

Washington, Sept 23.-The Democrat
ic leaders here have arranged for a trio
of well known campaign speakers to
assist Mr.. Bryan on his stumping tour
through West Virginia. They will in
clude Representative Benton McE1illin
of Tennessee, jeff Chandler of Califor-
MIA and Stilson Hutchins of New
Hampshire. All of these speakers will
not be present at the same time at each
place, where the candidate speaks. but
they will be shifted about so that one
or more will precede, or follow him as
the case may be.
Thus while Mr.. Bryan is at one place
another speaker will be ahead of him
at the next point on his itinerary and
will open the meeting an hour or more
before Mr.. Bryan arrives. The speak
er that follows Mr.. Bryan at a meeting
will after he is through, take the next
train for the second point ahead on the
route and be prepared to begin the
speech making preparatory to the can
didates coming. The managers believe
by this means that with these speakers
greater enthusiasm will be aroused and
good results obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
SANTA FE NINE CLEVER.
Won From the Glass Arms Easily
Good Crowd Present.

The great baseball between the South
Paws and the Glass Arms is over. The
victory of the former is an overwheIm-
ing one and only shows the strength of
the great Santa Fe railroad.
The South Paws were captained by
w. B. Jansen, and the Glass Arms by
Frank Wear. 1t was a battle between
a great corporation and aggregat ton of
business men, and as is usually the
case the corporation won. It don't pay
to fool with railroad men, for they are
terrocs.
After the big parade at o'clock in
which all the players marched in their
uniforms, the game was begun.
Society was in the grand stand en-
masse. The Fall Festival fund will be
helped considerably.
Umpire Foulks stood his ground
bravely and never hinched when all
the players gathered angrily about him
for his final decision. MI Foul6s is
brave man. Police Commissioner A. K.
Rodgers, Chief Gardiner, Sergeant FL
nsOn and Patrol Driver Bundy lent dig
nifty to the occasion.
On account of the change of positions
which the players made all through the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
ON M,KINLEY,S LAWN.
Ladies Mckinley Club With White
Tam o'Shanters and Gold Bands,
Calls.

Canton, O., Sept 23.-The first of the
trains bringing a delegation from
Wood county to call on Major McKfn-
ley reached the Valley depot at l:45.
1t brought the Ladies' Mckinley club
of Bowling Green, the members wear
bands; the Mckinley first voters of
Bowling Green in full uniforms of
white; the Bowling Green Mckinley
and Hobart club with old gold hats,
two bands and a number of morgan
lied citizens
A second train followed an hour later
and a special train of Il coaches from
Muncie, Ind, followed it. There will
be two demonstrations on the McKin-
ley lawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
BRIDGE MOVES OCTOBER 4.
It's Removal Postponed Until After
the Festival

The bridge will not be moved till after
Festival week. The contractors have
relented and formal consent was given
today that the bridge should stand I'M
til October 4.
At the meeting of the Committee of
Fifteen today a committee composed of
Mayor Fellows, S. B. Bradford and c.
H. Titus was appointed to see the at
tOrney for the contractors and present
a petition from the committee that the
bridge should be allowed to remain
on its present foundation until after the
Festival and Reunion.
H. G. Larimer, the attorney, informed
the members of the committee that the
contractors would do as requested by
the Committee of Fifteen and allow the
bridge to stand on its present founda-
ton until October 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
GALE IN LONDON.
Trees IN London Park Blown Down
and Other Damage Done.

London, Sept. ga terrific gale has
swept over this city and the coasts of
the United Kingdom. The storm broke
last evening and lasted all night long
playing havoc with the trees in the
London parks and causing a great
amount of damage along the coast and
fishing craft. The loss of life, however,
is reported to be slight.
The Red Star line steamship Rhyn-
land, Captain BeynOn, from Philadel-
phia on September Il, for Liverpool.
arrived at Queenstown this morning
and reported having passed through
the full force of the gale yesterday
Heavy seas swept over her and flooded
her deck house and state rooms The
mail boat running between Calais and
Dover was badly damaged by the
storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
NORTH TOPEKA.

All news items for the State Journal
should be left at the kiEIbau Printing
Co. S35 Kansas avenue
Prof FIofer of Manhattan was in
town today.
J. J. CoIister of Kansas City was in
town yesterday
See z. P Ewart for coal. 1912 North
Kansas avenue.
The Lowell quartette will meet this
evening with J. W. Smith.
Aaron Harold of Manhattan was in
town on business yesterday.
Delbert AIetzger, editor of the 1Ierf-
den Tribune, was in town yesterday.
Miss Daisy Whitney of Leavenworth
is the guest of Mrs. CaprOn of Jackson
street
Soldier township is grading the coun-
ty roads between here and Calhoun
Bluffs.
with maIarial fever, is now suffering
with neuralgia.
Miss Kittie Dolman has returned from
Lafayette, Ind, where she has been for
the past month.
RehearsaIs are being held for con-
cert which viii be given at Asbury
church the last of next week.
Arran gements are being made to hold
a free silver meeting at the KaW Val
ley school house Friday night.
Rev. J. Z. McClain and Deacon 3.
Mellinger have gone to St Marys to at
tend the Ministers association.
Collins were married last evening at
the brides home on Central avenue
There will be a free silver meeting at
Silver Lake tomorrow evening Speak
ing by W. T. Pence and J. S. Morse
Mrs Norcross of Manhattan is visit
ing her daughters, Mrs S. A Hayes
and Mrs. DR.. Ward of the south side
All the rooms at the Union Pacific
hotel have been engaged for next week
and cots are to be placed in the halls.
One North side woman has made
over !, 900 morning-glories with which
to decorate her husbands business
house next week.
Mr.. G. Fogg of Wamego, brOther-in-
law to Mrs. Frank Bowen, is on the
North side looking around. Mr.. FOgg
thinks somewhat of locating here
Miss Fannie Smith and Mr.. Gnlett Of
Argentine were married yesterday
afternoon by Rev. ". 3. Hutchinson
Mr. and Mrs Gillett left Immediately
for. Argentine, where they viii reside
DR.. Joe Dolman and bride have ar
rived in North Topeka from Lafayette.
Ind, and are visiting Mr.. and Mrs s.
Dolman on Quincy street. Dr. Dolman
expects TO locate on the other side and
practice medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
WARRANTS FOR MINERS.
Members of the Union at LeadvilIe
Have Been Arrested.

Leadville. Col, Sept 28.-Warrants
have been issued for 25 members of the
Miners union, including the president,
vice president, secretary and the exec
utive committee Three of the men
have been landed in jail. They are E.
J. Dewar, secretary of the Miners un-
ion, Eugene Cannon, member of the
executive committee and Conner Rich
ards, a member of the union, who does
not hold any official position
The authorities refuse to say on just
what grounds the warrants are sworn
out, but say that the action is taken
partly on information and partly on
suspicion. The prisoners are kent
closely under guard and the sheriff will
not allow them to be interviewed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
FoRrx-s1x ARC LIGHTS.
So Far Subscribed for and More
Should be be Taken.

0AOu4Q DC DS 4akSh
The number of special lights to be
used for the Fall Festival street illu-
limitations has now reached 46 These
are all outside arc lights and Al of them
are for Kansas avenue alone.
They were subscribed for by the busi-
ness men and the wires are now being
put up. The lamps will be up by Sat
urday night, probably.
They are divided as follows:
One on each side of Kansas avenue
at Fourth street; ten on the west side
of Kansas avenue between Fifth and
Sixth streets and two on the east side;
four on the west side between Sixth and
Seventh streets and one on the east
side; between Seventh and Eighth, six
on the west side of the avenue and four
on the east side; one on the west side
between Eighth and Ninth and five on
the east side.
The five others are on East Sixth and
East Fifth streets.
Besides these the Edison company has
so regular arc lights in that district and
the Brush company 80 This will give
a total of $50 arc lamps on Kansas
avenue in a distance of five or six
blocks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
WARMER WEATHER
Is Likely Within the Next Twenty
four Hours.

The weathr will probably be warmer
tomorrow and continue so for several
days. At least, warmer weather is
predicted by the weather bureau, and
Mr.. Jennings says there is a low
straying around in the northwest which
is apt to investigate the political situa-
ton in Kansas before it disappears in
the clouds. Showers are also predicted
for Kansas tonight and tomorrow. but
Mr.. Jennings is of the opinion that this
portion of the state will be skipped in
the distribution of moisture
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Their
monneter registered II degrees. Early
this morning the temperature dropped
to As degrees.
Throughout the state the weather is
reported fair and cool this afternoon
The temperature ranges from 62 to a..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
COULDN'T STAND WORRY.
Wealthiest Man in Guthrie Takes His
Own Life.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 23.-John Daniels,
the wealthiest man in Guthrie, com
mitted suicide last evening by shooting
himself through the heart in the pres
ence of his wife. He is supposed to
have lost his reason through worry
over the serious illness of mem bers of
his family. Mrs Daniels has been sick
all summer and two weeks ago their
only son was stricken with typhoid fe-
yer, thus causing Mr.. Daniels fncreas-
ed anxiety. Last night both the moth
er and son were in a critical condition
as a result of the tragedy. The family
came here from Lincoln, Neb.s four
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
X. C. BREWERS INDICTED.
They are Charged With Fostering a
Trust Contrary to Law.

Kansas City. Sept. 23.-Eight repre-
sentatives of local and foreign brewers
comprising the brewers combine, were
today held to the grand jury charged
with violation of the Interstate com
merce and conspiracy laws in fostering
a trust
The companies so held are the Val
Blatz, w J. Lemp, Schlitz, Green Tree,
Ferd Helm and Dick Bros. Represent
atives OF the Pabst, Rochester and
Muehlbach breweries were discharged.
The combine has been under investiga-
ton for the past week by United States
Commissioner John Parry