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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-07
CAN LOOK AT THE BOOKS.
Mr.. Hanna Says Anybody Can See
What Money is Paid For.

Philadelphia Aug. Mare Hanna
came to this city yesterday afternoon
and had an important conference with
a number of leading business and pro-
fessiOnal men of both parties
At the Pennsylvania railroad station
he was met by Provost G G. Harrison
of the University of PennsylVania;
John Wanamal1er, Thomas Dolan, Frank
Thompson, vice president of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and several others.
The party were driven to the StratfOrd
hotel where the committees represent
ing the business mems campaign com
mittee and the Union League campaign
committee, conferred with Mr.. Hanna
for an hour and q half The represent
tatives of the former organization We're
the most numerous and prominent in
the conference which was private one
of the gentlemen present said the OBJ
ject of the conference was TO obtain
Mr. Hanna's assistance in the extern
sion of the scope of the routine busl-
ness mems organization in other cities
1t is the desire of the organization. he
said, to cooperate with the nauonaA
Republican committee in the collection
of campaign funds and all other cam
paign work.
At the conclusion of the conference
Mr. Hanna expressed his entire approx
al of the movement and his intention
to join earnestly in the work.
Besides those mentioned there We're
Elacl1enburg, John H. Converse. How
ard D. b. French, Mayor Charles II.
Warwick, TheO Justice ex-Mayor Ed
win S. Stuart, Charles Emory. Smith,
Senator William J. Sewall. Thomas
Mexican and q number of others In
Guiding William NJ Singerly, Thomas
F. SinnOtt, and Frank Thompson here
tofore leading Democrats. Mr.. Thomp-
son who is first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company made
the first public announcement this aft
ernoon of his intention to vote for Nc
Kinley. It is said that his interest in
the campaign is so great that he haG
abandoned his customary summer va
cation which this year was to have in-
cluded a six weeks trip in the far west,
and will remain at home and work for
the success of the Republican ticket.
During the general discussion Of the
fnancies of the campaign, Mr.. Hams
said: Every campaign contributor,
without a single exception, will have
access to the books OF the national com
mittee and know how every dollar Is
expended"
Mr.. Hanna says the question Of Mr.
Mckinley taking an active part in the
campaign has not yet been discussed
! His belief is that Mr.. Mckinley viii
pursue his present course. He VIII not
Mr.. Hanna says, go on the stumr
against Ny. Bryan
Mr.. Hanna left today for Cleveland.
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CONTINUED from First Page.1

1dential electors suggested by the dele
gates to the Democratic state conven-
tion-tOwit: Morris Cliggitt, Pitts
burg, Kan; Albert Perry, Troy. Kan:
George T. Pitts, Wellington. Kan: Sid
ney Hayden, Holton, kan: J. G. Cos
horn, lola, Kan; w. H. Linton, Cher
ryvale, Kan; Earle NJ. Blacksheare,
Elmdale, Kan; Charles A. Hitler, Sa-
lima, Kan; James R. Logan, Lincoln,
Kan; H. J. Roetzel, Ellinwood, Kan
to be nominated by both the Populist
and Democratic state convention now
in session as the presidential electors
to be voted for by the respective par
ties at the coming general election and
each of said conventions to adopt after
the nomination of the said electors the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the candidates this
day nominated for electors of presi-
dent and vice president are hereby in
structed that in case of their election
they shall cast ten electoral votes of
. the state of Kansas for William J Bry-
an of Nebraska for president of the
United States. In case it shall be
found that, aside from the votes of
Kansas, Arthur Sewan has secured
more of the electoral votes of the other
states of the Union than Thomas E.
Watson at the presidential election of
1896, then in such case said electors
shall cast the ten electoral votes of the
state of Kansas for said Arthur Sewall
for vice president of the United States
but in case it shall be found that
Thomas E. Watson has secured more
of said electoral votes, aside from the
electoral votes of Kansas. than said
Arthur Sewall, then in such case said
electors shall cast the electoral votes Of
the state of Kansas for said Thomas E.
Watson for vice president of the Uni
ted States.
The members Of the committee pledge
their personal efforts with the Demo-
cratic state congressional and other
committees towards a union of Demo-
cratic and Populist voters wherever
practicable, in support of the same con-
gressional, legislative and county can
didates at the coming general election
and recommend similar action by you
and the POpulist committees.
Dated at Abilene, Kan, this 5th day
of August, A. D., 1896.
J. G. JOHNSON.
JOHN H. ATWOOD,
JOHN MARTIN,
W. P. DILLARD,
w S GLASS
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LARNED's WELCOME.
Preparing to Meet Her Political Visi-
tors August 8.

Larned, Aug. 7-Extensive prepara-
tons are being made for the entertain
ment of the delegates to the Democrat
ic and POpulist congressional cOnven-
lions which meet in this city Saturday.
Bands and glee clubs have been en-
gagged and many other attractions will
ne offered for the entertainment of the
delegates and visitors.
G. Polk Cline will make the address
Of welcome to the Democrats and Rev.
S. H. Givler will welcome the Populists
in behalf of the city
The city will be extensively decor
ated with flags and bunting and it is
expected at least 700 strangers from all
over the Seventh district will be here.
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FORM OF APPLICATION.
Formula Used by the Arkansas City
BimetalIic Union.

Arkansas City, Aug. IA silver club
of 300, including many of the best bust
ness men, has been organized and held
its second meeting last night. the fol-
lowing application for membership is
being largely signed:
4 hereby make application for mem
bership in the Arkansas City Bimetallic
union, and if found worthy subscribe
to the following and agree to be gov
erned by the constitution of the nation
al organization and bylaws of this
union. I believe that the free coinage
or to 1873, at the ratio of Is to 1. is es-
sentia1 to the permanent prosperity of
the American people, and I hereby
pledge myself to use my most earnest
efforts for the immediate restoration of
silver to its place as money of the Uni
ted States without regard to the policy
of any other nation
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SUICIDE OF A DRUMMER.
E. A Campbell Dies at Kansas City
Leaving a Touching Letter.

Kansas City, Aug. 7-Despondency.
brought TO the mind of a. E. Campbell
by dissipation on his part and the sick
ness of his child and financial troubles
caused him to take his life yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock in room at the
Wisconsin club, Seventh and Grand
avenue, by shooting himself in the head
and inficting a number of cuts with a
knife either one of which would have
been sufficient to cause death.
Campbell Travelled for the firm of
Krohn, Feiss & Co., East Sixth street,
Cincinnati, O., a wholesale cigar firm,
and his wife and baby reside at Spring
field, Mo. Two weeks ago he arrived in
this city from Omaha.
Two notes were found, both written
in q cramped hand and dated on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week. The
one written Tuesday reads as follows:
ITO my friends who have been kind
and loyal to me, I will say that I can
not bear the burden any longer. 1
am failure ARGYLE
The one written Wednesday is in a
different strain. It reads:
Kansas City, Aug. 5.-ShOuld I die
under the effect of the nerve tonic I
have taken, do not send my body to my
loved ones, but to some medical college,
for the benefit of science. Don't put
my frame in the pOtters' field, but pre-
serve it; there is a great study in my
makeup. Make up for my poor wife
as large a, purse as you can. Send it
to her, doctor. She is a poor, lOng-suf-
fering. broken hearted creature, pa
tient, contemplating child of misfor-
tune. She is the best woman on earth
and needs some money which I cannot
earn and save on account of my nerV-
Gus disposition and dissipation"
This letter bore his signature in full
and was written in small letters across
the back of the envelope.
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SECRET POOL REVEALED
Western Railroads Have Been Break
ing the Law Right Along.

Chicago, Aug. THE Inter Ocean
says:
Through the refusal of the Chicago
Great Western road to turn over $50. 900
in cash to even up its percentage. the
existence of a money poOoI among the
roads west of Chicago has been discov-
cred The facts in the case leaked out
last night after the adjournment of the
Interstate commerce commission hear
ing. General Freight Agent Stoher of
the Chicago Great Western was the last
witness before the commission yester-
day afternoon. Stoher was the first
railroad officer ever to acknowledge to
the commission the giving of a cut
rate
He said on June Is he authorized a
rate of one cent per 100 pounds below
tariff on a shipment of thirty carloads
of export grain from Kansas City to
Liverpool, England. After the adjourn
ment it was discovered that the present
attempts of competitors of this road to
prove its officers guilty of rate cutting
was on account of the refusal of this
line to turn over 800, 600 which it was
ahead in the money pool now in exist
ence among the roads of the Western
Freight association. The pool has been
in secret operation for nearly one year
and the great Westerns lack of conf
deucy in it's stability caused it to re-
fuse to even up its balances.
The western roads have all along pro-
feSsed Innocence of maintaining any
sort of an arrangement for the division
of traffic or money. If the commission
sees fit it can now prove the existence
of the pool beyond a shadow of doubt.
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Low Excursion Rates to the East vi
burlington Route"

N. E A meeting. Buffalo. ". r
July 7th to 18th.
Christian EndeavOr meeting, Wash
fngton, July 9TH to 18th
BAPTIST Young Peoples Union o
America, Milwaukee, July 10th to 18th
National Republican league. MilWau
kee, Aug 25th to 9th.
Democratic convention. Chicago, Ju
Ask ticket agent for tickets via YES
tibuled "Elf'' to Chicago. and via Yes
tfbuled Limited to St. Louis.
Both trains supplied with the mos
modern equipment.
L. w WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent.
St Louis No.
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REACHES THE MAXIMUM.
Mercury Reaches 1O3 Above, the
Highest of the Season.

The highest temperature so far this
season in this city was reached this
afternoon. At ? o'clock the thermome-
ter registered 1O3 degrees above on the
street level. This is two degrees high
er than any day this summer at the
same hour. Owing to a variable wind
ranging in speed from six to Is miles
an hour, the heat is not extremely OPP
pressive. The wind is from the south.
but is not exactly of the scorching
kind.
According to the prediction sent out
by the weather bureau tomorrow will
be fair. Mr.. Jennings says that he can
give no hope of immediate rain.
The Kansas weather is hot today in
all portions of the state. Variable
southerly winds are blowing, and the
temperature ranges from IS to 104.
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EXPLOSION AT SWIFT'S.
It Kills One Man and Injuries Seven
others-Property Loss 100000

Others-PropertyL Loss 100000
Kansas City. Aug. 7-One was killed
outright, two were perhaps fatally in
jured and five others sustained more or
less serious injuries in a fire which
started at Swift's packing plant at
midnight last night and burned till late
this morning. The property loss is
nearly 500, 1000.
Dead
JOSEPH HOBLOWITz, night watch
man, suffocated, or burned to death.
Body still in the ruins.
Injured
Harvey Bidleman, hoseman, fell
from the third story to the ground; will
probably die.
Stephen Reynolds. face and hands
terribly burned; may die
Harry Greasy, Waterman, overcome
by smoke and scOrched.
A D. Forsinger, head wtchman, cut
and hand burned.
A. T. Barclay, Waterman. badly burn
ed by explosion.
John Joss, badly burned and hurt by
explosion.
Joseph Dwyer, fireman, leg badly
wrenched.
The fire started in the meat house
apparently from spontaneous combus-
ton and the watchmen tried to put it
out without calling the fire department.
While thus engaged a terrific explO
sion occurred throwing the men in all
directions. HOblowitz was buried I'M
der a mass of meat and either suffo-
Gated or burned to death. His body
has not been recovered. The other
men sustained injuries but We're nearer
the exit and managed to crawl to the
open air. The explosion was caused
by the meats and lard becoming over
heated. The fire was confined to the
meat house. The loss on the building
amounts to $4,000; that on meat about
SD 600
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WIS a FREDONIA Gil.
Mertie Gillette With J. B. Tucker
When He Committed Suicide.

When He Committed Suicide.
Kansas City. Aug. flames b
Tucker, q stockman and Spectator, whr,
had made his headquarters in KansaA
City for the past ten years and whose
family had been here for that period
until two weeks ago, committed suicide
at the Linden hotel in st. Louis We'd
nesday afternoon by cutting his throat
with a pocketknife.
A woman, who had been living with
Tucker at the hotel and who was sup
posed by the hotel people to be his vie,
upon finding Tucker dead became fran
tic and tragically disappeared. The
real Mrs. Tucker is visiting in Nash
vile, Tenn.
A special from St Louis today says
that the woman who was with Tucker
was undoubtedly Mertie Gillette, whose
father lives at Fredonia, Kan. She has
not been found. She lived in Kansas
City much of the time for the past two
years.
Myrtle or Mertie Gillette, who was
with Tucker at the time of his suicide
is of a good family. From the evidence
gained in St. Louis it is apparent that
the intimacy between herself and
Tucker has been of some years stand
ing. The genuine Mrs. Tucker rarely
or never accompanied him when he was
away from home, and his stay during
the last year or two with his family has
been limited to only few days at
time.
The woman, who was known as Mrs.
Tucker, is described as about q or rs
years old, a handsome dresser, appar-
emily cultivated and refined and vita
the bearing Of a lady whose sife had
been in the higher walks. She was q
musician and sang well. At both the
Planters and the Lindeu hotel she re-
NAMED to some degree in SeclusiOn, and
received few if any visitors The real
Mrs. Tucker was woman OF middle
age.
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REPUBLICANS WANT PEACE
An Attempt Made to Unite Texas Lily
Whites and Black and Tans.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 7-Overtures have
been made to reunite the Lily Whites
and Black and Tan Republicans in
Texas after six years enlargement.
The Lily Whites executive committee
met here and it was thought a deal
would be contaminated, but it was left
in statu quo by Chairman AIcGregOr,
who is in a measure opposed to the re-
uniting act on any proposition made.
The action of the st. Louis convention
in failing to recognize the Lily White
delegation was roundly scored. Three
factions of Texas Republicans will
probably unite on an electoral ticket
for Mckinley.
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Mertie at Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. IA young woman
giving her name as Myrtle Gillette OF
Fredonia, Kan, entered the central pO-
lice station here today and said she was
stopping at the Lindeu hotel last We'd
nesday when J. 3. Tucker cut his
throat and that she had been living
with Tucker as his wife Prior TO liv-
ing with Tucker she had stopped at zoos
Olive street, St. Louis. She is hyster-
ical now, but the police hope eventually
to get q coherent story from her.
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FOR BURTON AND MORRILL,
Cloud County Republicans Hold Their
Convention

Concordia, Aug. THE Republicans
of Cloud county held their convention
mere yesterday and nominated A /.
WilmOtt, county attorney; Joe Sex
smith, clerk of court; Mrs. Buerly. su-
perintendent of public Instructions: E.
RushtOn, probate judge; and DR.. t E
Rains representative
The following delegates We're elected
TO the state convention
Z. NJ. Troupe. I. 3. Dawes. NJ Hare.
a StoctOn, A Christensen. Dr. Laugh
lin, ]. NJ. Jackson, G. w. Rieby. ]. 3
Marshal and T. Wagner.
The delegates are for the renomina-
ton of Morrill,
The representative is stDDosed RI he
Tor J. r. Burton for senator.
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STICKS TO SILVER.
President of the Manhattan Bryan
Club Deserts Mckinley.

Manhattan, Aug. 7.-CharIes Mcclure
recently editor of a Republican news
paper at Peabody, was elected presi-
dent of the W. J. Bryan club here last
night.
The Bryan club now has $50 members
enrolled. The banks here have taken
a hand in the fight and it is said refuse
to loan a man money unless he is a
sound money man.
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Souvenir Programme.

For the Fail Festival to be a work Of
art. Will contain engravings of all
the historical buildings of Topeka. and
Shawnee county, programme of the
weeks festivities and engravings oi
all the floats. Those not called upor
wishing advertising space. call at To
peka Printing CO.. 112 E. Seventh. Cen
tracts must all be in by August Is.
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George Firestone, aged A. five feet
nine inches in height, weighing about
40 pounds, escaped from the insane
asylum grounds Sunday evening. He
has dark blue eyes, brown hair, dark
rnoustache, dark complexion with spots
about side of face and forehead. Had
on dark gray trousers and vest, dark
shirt, soft light colored hat and slip
pers. Anyone having knowledge of
him will please communicate to D. B.
Eastman. superintendent.
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A MICHIGAN BANK CLOSES.
It Was Caused by the Constant With
drawaI of Deposits

Lansing, Mich, Aug. THE Ingham
County Savings bank did not open its
doors for business this morning.
The assets of the bank are S285. 900,
mostly in notes and mortgages, and
the deposits are S144 900.
Cashier May stated that he had not
the slightest doubt of the ability of
the bank to pay its depOsitors in full.
The closing of the institution was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the directors
last night and was caused by the con-
tinued withdrawal of deposits and in
ability to make ouick collections.
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close Game at Independence.

independence, Aug. DARBY pitched
a fine game for Independence, allowing
CoffeyvilIe only five hits. Meredith for
Coffeyville was touched up for 13 hits
including four two baggers. and gave
eight bases on balls. Score by innings:
Independence ..... q 0 0 0-9
Cofeyville $50. 80 0 0 0 O6 O-6
Batteries-Independ Darby and
c. Jones. Coffeyville: Meredith and
Powers
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Prof.. Winchell Found.

Kansas City, No, Aug. PROF. C.
w Wincheu, q teacher of Greek in
Park college, who disappeared several
weeks ago, has been found. Chief Irwin
received a telegram from the chief of
police of Cincinnati, O., that Prof. Win
chen was in a hospital in that city suf-
fering from stomach trouble. He did
not notify his family of his sickness
because he did not wish to alarm them.
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Gear SoId to CIeveIand-

Fort Worth, Aug. Gear, the Kan
sas university pitcher who has been
pitching good ball for the Fort Worth
team in the Texas league, this year, has
been sold to the Cleveland Spiders.
Gear will receive $3.50 a month for his
work the balance of the season.
The management of the Fort Worth
team received 81, 900 for Pitchers Gear
and McAIlister. Bevis, the Winfield
boy, who has been playing with the
Kansas City Blues, has been signed by
Fort Worth
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Atchison, Aug. IA new baseball
club has been organized in Atchison-
The manager has employed Shoumier,
Colby, and BrOderick of Kansas City.
Close of Troy, Beauchamp of Topeka,
O'Brien and Tracy of st. Joseph, and
several of the disbanded Hiawatha club
will probably be engaged also.
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One Fare.

One Fare for the Round Trip to Abb
lene, Aug. Sd, 4th and 5th, and to To-
pelza. Aug 9Th, 10th and 11th via the
Union Pacific from points in Kansas.
For full information call on or ad-
dress F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent,
ME Tnneka. Kansas.
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CUT PRICES "TAN Shoes" FURMAN'S.

two hours and crops of all kinds will
be greatly benefited.
About six miles northwest of Garden
City hail, accompanied by a small
twisteI, did a great deal of damage to
growing crops and blew down some
small buildings and wind mills.
The Journal is greatly appreciated in
this community and has a larger list
Of subscribers than any other daily.
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prowned N a wei at Negg -.

Wichita, Aug. miss Lou Jacobs @
this city fell into well at Ness Cit
yesterday and was drowned. She wal
prominent in society. The accident oc
CURED at a picnic given in her homo
by Mrs. Hunt.
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YOUNG BRYAN CLUB.
salina Young Men Organize With 100
Members.

Salina, Aug. IA young mems Bry-
an free silver club was organized here
last night with signed membership
of over 100
Leo. Rising was chosen president and
Percy Gray secretary. The meeting
was addressed by T. L. Bond and J. O.
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BOSTON /: WASHINGTON 0.

Boston, Aug THE Boston and
Washington teams played one of the
closest games of the season. 1t was
after two men were out in the ninth
that Bergen's single brought Duffy in
from second, with the only run scored
in the game Score:
r. H. e.
Boston ....O 0 0 o IL /
washington 20 0 0 90 l
Battertes-Boston: Nichols and Ber-
gen Washington: NcJames and Nc
CURE.
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Congressman McDearmond Renamed

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. Dispatche.
received last night from the countie:
of the Ninth congressional district in.
dictate that Congressman J. c. McDear
mond has been renominated for con
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missouri Democratic Ticket.

Jefferson City, No, Aug THE state
ticket as completed by the Missouri Dem
ocrats is as follows: Governor. Lon V.
Stevens; lieutenant governor, A. H.
BoIte; secretary of state, A. A. Leseur;
auditor James NJ. Seibert; treasurer.
Frank Pitts; attorney general, Judge
Grow; supreme court judge, Theodore
Brace; railroad and warehouse com
missioner, Timothy Jones.
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WESTERN LEAeuE

R. H E.
Indianapolis, 21OO-11 IA 3
cd Rapids Il 1 1 2 2 O-1O II 4
-Mahaffy, Damon and Wood;
Nation, Walters and Hodge.
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Chanute wins From Parsons.

Chanute. Aug. THE game with
Parsons was called at the end of the
sixth inning on account of injuries re
ceived by Parsons men. Score:
Chanute ........ ..........O 2 1-1S
Batteries-Chanute Adams and
Pranter. Parsons: Dolan and Hughes.
Umpire. Justice.
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If you wish to get a sample of the
prettiest free silver badge ever made,
beautiful durable, symbolic, "16 to L.
send 20 cents in stamps to Eagle Badge
Co., WiIHmantic. Conn Agents want
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Samuel w. shel1abareer Dead.

Washington, Aug. SAMUEL w. Shell
labarger, one of the most prominent
meubers of the bar in this city, died
at g o'clock last night