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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25

The young man had seen the giddy
young couple enter the ice cream pariors
and soon followed. He took his seat, with
his back toward the young folks, and tap
ped the bell for the waiter When the wait
er responded, he made motions with his
hands and uttered cultural sounds which
the waiter judged meant an order for ice
cream.
"Isn't it a shame he's deaf and dumb, -
remarked the young woman 80 hand
some too.
"Oh, don't mind him, - answered the
swain with some feeling. Il can't bear to
have you notice any orc else. Dear, love
you, oh, so much. I never can tell you
how much do love you. ia go through
fire and water, I'd die for you, Id''=
'Waiter!' yelled the deaf ara dumb
man, bring me in another saucer of ics
cream. -
"OhP' came a frightened little scream
from behind the deaf and dumb man s
back. Elm barrassmcnt was 50 thick it
could be cut but the lover and loved
CROPPED their way hastily through it ard
disappeared down the street. Louisville
Courier Journal
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Gold Bonds Only Can Be Sold.

Holden Mo, July 25-A Snort time
since the town voted a bonded indebt-
edness of $1,000 to establish a system
of electric lights. The papers were
made out, and, as the town was abso-
Iutely free from debt and its business
men for the most part wealthy, it was
thought that they would soon have
good light plant, but all efforts to float
the bonds failed. The brokers abso-
lutely refused to float them unless made
payable in gold. A public meeting was
held to discuss the matter, and after
consulting legal authorities the city de-
cided to wait until after the presiden-
tiaI election before placing their bonds
on the market.
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The Montana Copper King Com
bines With Haggins.
Greatest String of Racers Ever
Gotten Together
ON AMERICAN TURF.
Winnings of the Great Tam
many Made COlOrs Famous.
Descendants of Salvador and
Midlothian Prominent.

San Francisco, July 25.-James B.
Higgins cOlOrs will not be seen on the
turf next season; neither will he race
horses under his own name. He has
combined his racing interests with those
of Marcus Daily. the copper king of
Montana.
The stable will be raced in Marcus
Days name, will be managed by him,
and the jockeys will wear his copper
colors, made very familiar to the sight
of eastern race goers by the winnings
of the great Tammany and other thor
Oughbreds.
The racing stable that the Montana
copper king is getting together for the
coming season will be the greatest that
has ever appeared on the American
turf, not only in numbers, but in quail
ity. This great stable to race in Marcus
Days cOlors will have at it's disposal
the get of the wOrld-famed Salvador,
Midlothian the sire of Sir Walter, St
Andrew, Calvados, Fitzjames, Sir Mod
red, Mailman and other noted stations
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BIG FLOOD THREATENED.
The Whole Ohio Valley Will Expe-
rience High Waters.

Pittsburg, July 25.-The greatest of
all floods in the MOnongahela valley
which is sweeping down that stream
will cause the rivers here to reach
stage of % feet this evening, which will
be sufficient water to flood the lower
district of both cities. The general con-
ditiOns throughout the MonOngahela
valley is critical.
ed and a foot more of water at the pres
warehouses along its banks at that
water reaching the second stories of
many of the houses. This last rise was
caused by cloud bursts and heavy rains
at the head of the Monongahela. In
many places they were the heaviest
known in twenty-five years. The
amount of damage will probably reach
81, 600, 900. The guage at the Smirch-
field bridge at II o'clock showed 2O5O
feet and rising at the rate OF inches an
hour. The danger line in this city is
p feet.
At p. m. the water has commenced
to creep in many cellars in the dis
tricts about the point.
Cincinnati, July 25.-Reports from
Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio show all
tributaries to the Ohio river overflow
ing their banks. The damage to rail
road and other property is general and
very great The danger of a continu-
Gus rise of the Ohio is believed today
to be passed.
The floods along the tributaries are
reported to have reached their height
and the weather is clearing.
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MORE RAIN PREDICTED.
Local Rains for Tonight and Tomor-
row Are Promised.

According to the predictions sent out
today by the weather bureau, the ex-
listing cloudiness this afternoon will be
productive of something more in the
shape of rainfall than the noon sprink-
lie. Local rains are predicted tonight
and tomorrow with warmer weather
tonight
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the ther-
mOmeter registered 70 degrees with a
light variable wind blowing. From u
o'clock last night up to o'clock this
morning the temperature remained at
so degrees above
Throughout the state this afternoon
the weather is reported generally part
cloudy, the temperature ranging from
IA to 81.
In Colorado the weather is reported
cloudy with rain, as it also is in New
Mexico. In Texas the weather is clear
and warm.
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STORAGE PLANT, CREAMERY
An Important Enterprise for Kinslev.

Kinsley. July Arrangements are
being made for the establishment of a
churning plant in connection with the
Kinsley separator The work of erect
ing this creamery viii begin in Octo-
Der. and the firm proposes as soon as
practicable to establish a series of
separator stations in this section of the
country.
One will be in operation at Garfield
within a month, and one at Belpre and
another at Macksville will be built dur
ing the coming fall Eight or ten of
these separatOrs viii be in operation
hereabouts before next summer and
all of them will ship their cream to
the churning station at this point.
In addition to the creamery project
Parker & Updegraf propose at an ear
ly day in the near future to erect a cold
storage ware house and if found prac-
ticable an ice plant in Kinsley.
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sCYTHE IN A TREE.
Hung There Thirteen Years Ago, Now
Firmly Embedded.

Lincoln, July 25.-One of the histori-
cal "reminiscences of Lincoln county can
be seen on the farm of Elom Culver
about two miles north of this place.
Thirteen years ago this last spring
Lyman WetmOre died at his home on
this farm. The last days work that he
did was with a scythe, mawing down
the weeds around the house.
He was taken sick while in the per
Torrance of this work, and, hanging
his scythe on the limb of a small cot
tonwood tree about two or three inches
in circumference, he returned to the
house. went to bed and died several
weeks later.
In all these years the scythe has not
been disturbed, except by the growth
of the tree, the blade extending clear
through the body. which is now pro-
baby 20 inches in diameter, and so
firmly imbedded in the trunk that it
cannot be pulled out by hand.
The handle is well preserved, except
that it has been partially Strengthened
out from the pressure of the growth of
the tree. 1t is a great curiosity.
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LET THEM HAVE TT ALL.
Senator Martin in Favor of Giving
Populists Everything in Kansas.

Senator NJ art1n IN EaVOr OF living
Populists Everything in Kansas
Senator John Martin said today to
a Journal reporter in regard to the
action of the St. Louis convention:
I was inclined, when I first heard of
it, to think that they had made a mis-
take But I now think it will turn out
all right. It is better that they should
nominate a ticket that will receive the
united support of their party than for
them to endorse Bryan and Sewan and
then have split in their party I have
said all along that I did not want them
with a spirit of unanimity. They will
simply come to some sort of an agree
ment on the way the electoral vote will
be cast
When asked whether he thought it
would affect the union of the silver
on which a union would be made, SEN
atOr Martin continued:
4 don't think it will prevent a union
It may change the basis some, but
for my part am willing in view of the
way the Kansas delegation has acted
entire state ticket. AS I said before it
would be a good move politically if they
would put a Democrat on for chief JUS
tice and a silver Republican on for at
tOrney general. 1 think that our party
generally in this state will be willing
for the Populists to go ahead. The
Kansas Populists have acted CALAMITY
at St Louis and have done all they
could for Bryan and SewalI: and I
think that the only difference that the
action of the convention will make will
be that it will be necessary to make an
electoral votes when the electors are
elected -
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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS
RATIFICATION DAY.
Democrats Celebrate the Nomination
of Bryan Today and Tonight.

Dem ocrats Celebrate the Nomination
of Bryan Today and Tonight.
This is Democratic ratification day in
Topeka and the first meeting is being
held at the City park this afternoon.
Rankin Mason and David Overmyer
are scheduled to do the talking this aft
ernoon.
In the evening the Democratic Flam-
beau club will turn out and march to
Hamilton hall headed by Gormley's
band. There ex-United States Senator
John Martin and David Overmyer will
discuss Democracy. Joe Waters is also
on the bills as one of the speakers at
the evening meeting.
There are many Populists in the city
who expected to participate in the meet
ings but the action of the st. Louis
convention has dampened their enthus-
iasm and unless a new turn is taken
the meetings will be almost exclusively
Democratic.
1t was the original intention of the
local managers to secure we'll known
speakers from a distance but the pro-
longed session of the St Louis conven-
ton also frustrated these plans.
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MIGHT DEFEAT M'KINLEY.
Marc Hanna Said to Oppose Gold
Democrat Nomination

New York, July 25.-''A third ticket
would defeat Mckinley
This is the prediction made today, it
is said, by Mark Hanna in kilograms
sent at his direction to the editors of
the Republican dailies in the east, and
coming from such a source, it has nat
urally created a sensation.
Hanna has written no messages over
learned. but to the numerous cores
pondents of Republican newspapers
gathered at Cleveland, Mr.. Hanna said
that the third ticket movement, unless
checked, would be disastrous to Nc
Kinley and protection. He charged
the correspondents to communicate
this to their chiefs at once and urge a
policy of Cancellation.
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Presentation of Portrait.

The State Historical society has been
presented with a life size portrait Of
William Tanner, the organizer and
president of the first society in Kansas
The portrait is the work of Miss Flora
FRANKIE of LeavenwOrth, his grand
daughter. The presentation occurred at
the residence of Judge WeIhouse in
this city last evening the presentation
address being made by Mrs. J. G. Wood,
a cousin of Mr. Tanner. Judge Well
house, on the part of the State Horti-
cultural society, made a short speech
of acceptance.
Addresses were also made by Gov
ernor Morrill, and F. G. Adams
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VANDERBILT BETTER.
He is Slowly Gaining in Strength
DepeW Calls.

New York July 25.-Cornelius Van
derbiIt sr, is slowly recovering, accord
ing to reports made by his physicians
Drs. McLane and Draper visited Mr..
Vanderbilt last night and both said
the patient was gaining strength and
vigOr.
As soon as he arrived in the city,
Chauncey NJ. Depew called on Mr.. Van
derbilt. After leaving the house Dr.
Depew said: Mr.. Vanderbilt looks
much better than 1 expected. I heard
alarming reports in Europe and they
gave me considerable uneasiness. He
is now, however, out of all danger, and
all he needs is rest. 1 think, however.
it would be wise for him to give up
hard work for several months. Then
he will be all right
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HAS THREE NAMES.
Now it is the Observation-Disclosures
lean League That's Organized.

The German Russian American
League of Topeka has Incorporated
The object of the organization is so
cial intercourse. To educate its mem
bers and develop a desire for general
knowledge and furnish financial relief
to it's members and their heirs"
The Peoples Light, Heat and Power
company of Salina has filed a charter
with the secretary of state. The object
lis to furnish light and heat to the citi-
zens of Salina by means of gas and
electricity. The directors for the first
year are F. T. Harvey and David Ben
jamin of Kansas City and w. B. Nick
els, William Tracy and William c.
Hook of Leavenworth, Kan. The cap
ital stock is $4,000
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COUNTY AUDITORS REPORT
Interesting Figures Pertaining to
Shawnee County Expenses.


Shawnee County Expenses.
The annual report of w. E. Pagan,
the county auditor. to the county com
missioners. was filed this morning.
Notwithstanding that it was necessa-
~ to assess real estate this year over
and above the work done last year.
the total cost in the city was SS46 less.
There was also a saving in the town
ships.
The cost of criminal cases in the jus
tice courts was 50, % less than last
year for which Mr.. Pagan compliments
the county attorney and his assistant
The cost of the water supply for the
various buildings has greatly increased
being $Sl2-52 as against 1894 % last
year The increase is mostly at the
Jail
The jail is being Kept cleaner than
it used to be.
The total cost of running the county
for the year was $118.11214 This does
not include $55,476-43 paid on the new
court house.
The new court house furniture cost
81 5000 1t cost ST., 34S 80 to run the
district court It cost So 351- 70 to take
care of the court house. The elections
cost S1.254.06. The salaries of the coun-
~ officers amounted TO S14915.O2. The
Jail cost the county SS,210.S0.
Some of the other items taken from
the long list are as follows:
Assessments, S4,55S. so; asylum for
poor, SO, 945.1S: bridges. So. OO4 90. burial
of old soldiers. s.. 298. 70; fair grounds
$:52-9o; dueI, $3.50 43; fugitives from jus
tice, S1,031-7S; grand jury. 81 6O8.O7; in
digent poor, "a; inquests, 11O2-
20; insane poor, S6947.55; Justice
courts, s5.191.85; printing, 81
cry and supplies, S2,987.40; light. 81
O58.65; roads, 1854 so; stOn quarry.
S26l31; surveyors fees, 1886. 30: special
taxes, S57S.78: teachers examiners, $50;
home appropriation, $500: treasury ex-
aminers, so; sanitation, $3.50.
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Emancipation Celebration, Alma, Au-
gust l.

The celebration of Emancipation day
this year by the colored people of
Topeka and vicinity will be held in
City park. Alma There will be lots of
fun, Including base ball game, Topeka
VS.. Alma; horse races, foot races. sack
races, street parade and good speaking,
etc Dancing will commence at ,
O'Clock p. m. Music by Topeka String
band. The Manhattan colored cornet
band will also furnish music during the
day. Train WI leave Santa F'e depot
s a m. Everybody should go Tickets
81, children so cents, to be had Of D. F.
Mallory.
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BUTLER's sUMMER RESORT.
Large Crowd of Newton People
Camped at Potwin Springs.

Ell Dorado. July Pa large crowd of
Newton people are camped on Diamond
creek near the famous mineral springs
These springs have a great reputation
among the people of Newton, and
large number of her citizens come down
every year for their summer vacation
instead of going to Colorado Springs
and other summer resorts
The ingredients of this water are
numerous and give it many medicinal
properties Among them are iron, sui
phUr, copper and magnesium. They
are the only springs of the kind in the
state and are not exceIled even by the
famous Gueda springs.
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Emancipation Celebration, Alma, Au-
gust l.

The celebration of Emancipation day
this year by the colOred people Of To-
peka and vicinity will be held in the
city park Alma There will be lots Of
fun, including base ball game. Topeka
VS.. Alma; horse races, foot races, sack
races, street parade and good speaking,
etc. Dancing will commence at 5
o'clock o. m. Music by Topeka String
band. The Manhattan colOred cOrnet
band will also furnish music during the
day Train will leave Santa F'e depot
a m. Everybody should go Tickets
81. children so cents, to be had of D. F.
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Emancipation Celebration, Alma, Au-
gust 1.

The celebration of Emancipation day
this year by the colored people Of
Topeka and vicinity will be held in
City park, Alma There viii be lots Of
fun, Including base ball game, Topeka
VS.. Alma; horse races foot races, sack
races, street parade and good speaking,
etc. Dancing will commence at b
O'Clock D. m. Music by Topeka String
band The Manhattan cOlOred cornet
band will also furnish music during the
day Train will leave Santa. F'e depot
a. m. Everybody should go Tickets
81 children SO cents, to be had of D. r.
Mallory.
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Severe Electric Storm at Lakin.

Lakin. Kan, July 25-An electric
storm of unusual severity visited this
place yesterday, followed by a heavy
rain. Lightning struck the Presby-
terrain church, damaging the building to
the extent of $50. East of Lakin about
three miles a small farm house was
partly demolished, but the inmates were
uninjured Two horses and one COW
were killed in an open field near town.
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Emancipation Celebration, Alma, Au-
gust l.

The celebration of Emancipation day
this year by the colored people of
Topeka and vicinity will be held in
City park, Alma. There will be lots of
fun, including base ball game, Topeka
VS.. Alma; horse races, foot races, sack
races, street parade and good speaking,
etc. Dancing Will commence g. 5
o'clock p. m Music by Topeka String
band. The Manhattan cOlored cornet
band VIII also furnish music during the
day. Train will leave Santa F'e depot
8 a. m. Everybody should go. Tickets
81, children 80 cents, to be had of D. F.
Mallory
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Trades and Labor omcers.

Topeka Trades and Labor Assembly
elected the following officers at the
meeting last night: President, W. H.
Trump; vice president, E. D. Wilcox;
secretary, ]. G. Samuelson; treasurer,
w. H. Earnest; ergeant-at-arms, Sam
P. Nygrew; trustees, George Pulley, H.
L. Brown, A. NJ H. Claudy; entertain
ment committee. H. L. Brown, J. c..
Samuelson. S. B. Weaver, George Pull
ley, J, P. Neiber, E. D. Wilcox, c. n.
Baldwin.
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WARNED OF FLOODS.
Weather Bureau Issues a Bulletin
Telling of Probable Floods.

Washington. July 25.-The weather
bureau has issued the following special
bulletin:
Heavy rains have fallen in western
Pennsylvania and Virginia and the
rivers have been rising rapidly, and
especially MOnOgahela- Conditions in
dictate q sudden flood at PittsbUrg, the
river probably going considerably above
the danger line tonight
The weather bureau has issued warn
ings to river interests in the neighbor-
hood of Pittsburg.
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Died From a Gunshot Wound.

Paola, July 25.-Yesterday Frank
Easterly, who lived eight miles south
west of Paola, died from the effects of
a wound received by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun loaded with buck
shot EasterIy was drawing the gun
from a wagon. muzzle toward him,
when the hammer was caught The
charge struck him in the left side.
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HEADQUARTERS ar ABILENE
State Sunday School Association to
Locate There.

Abilene, July 25.-J. H. Engle, for
merly a teacher and a newspaper man
of this county, but now a student at
Lawrence, has accepted the position of
secretary of the State Sunday School
association and will have headquart
in this city, commencing October ,.
This is the position that Rev. J. A
Bright filed for year and is a prOrni-
nent place in the church work of the
state. Mr.. Engle win fill it accept
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Baby Rested Better Than Ever.

Eureka. kan. Sept. "a, '95.-Hand
Medicine Co: DIR. Hands Collie Cure
gave my baby great relief. She is nine
months old and rested better last night
than she ever has. I can testify to its
virtues with a good conscience. Mrs. J.
Perry. ~ Mothers, ask some mother who
has used this remedy about it. Dr.
Hands remedies for children never dis
appoint. Sold by all druggists for 25
aanTs horfTa
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AHORROR AYERTED.
The Steamship Lucania Narrowly
Avoids a Collision in the Fog.

New York. July 25.3The Cunarder
Lucania, westward bound to this port
and a French line steamship. going
east, came perilously near smashing
into sach other while going their re
spective ways through a thick fog
which blanketed the sea to the east
ri off the banks on last Tuesday
night.
could not be made out but the LA1-
cania's officers thought her to be the
Touraine. That vessel sailed from this
port last Saturday bound for Havre.
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FILIBUSTERS KILLED.
Twelve Who Reached Cuba Fall INTO
Spaniards Hands.

Key West. Fla, July 25.-Twelve of
the filibusters recently landed in Cuba
by the steamer Three Friends, have
been killed by the Spaniards, according
to letters received here.
Gabriel Offial and Louis Payroll of
Key West, John Floyd of Columbus.
Ca: and Pearce Atkinson, who is re-
lated to a Jacksonville family, were
among those killed. The other mem
bers of the expedition eluded the Span
iards, and after great suffering, reach
ed an insurgent camp.
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TO VISIT M'KINLEY.
Four Hundred Window Glass " ork
ers Make the Pilgrimage.

Pittsburg, July 25.-Four hundred
delegates to the window glass work
ers' convention in this city which adj
journed yesterday, left here this morn
ing at 8 a. m. for Canton, o.. to meet
Major VIM. Mckinley. Their special
train was gaily decorated and they ali
wore Mckinley and Hobart badges.
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New Curfew Ordinance Obeyed.

Fort Scott. July 25.-Promptly at 9
o'clock last night the fire bell rang the
hour which meant to all boys and girls
under 16 years of age that they had
better go home as the curfew ordinance
was in effect. Several youngsters We're
seen hurrying for home when the bell
commenced ringing, and in three min
utes not a child could be seen on the
Streets
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WaekIu Rank Statement.

New York. July 25.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve, decrease 1928, 437; loans, de-
crease IS, 3O1, 900; specie, decrease $6-102,-
COO: legal tenders, decrease 1929, 600; de-
posits. decrease $12, 632. 900; circulation,
increase ST.. 300. The banks now hold
SIS. 499. $50 in excess of the requirements
of the % per cent rule.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE 9: sT. LOTTTs a

BALIIMUFE 3. ST LOUIS o.
St. Louis, July 25.-Thirteen innings
were played by the Baltimores, the
score being Is to in favor of the visit
Ors. The home team delayed the game
in the last INNING because of dark
ness and the umpire gave it to Balti-
more to 0. The visitors batted hard,
knocking DOnahUe all over the field,
but their fielding was faulty Attend
ance 500. Score:
R H E.
St Louis 2OO1OO1OO3 O1*-S u
Baltimore 1 O21OOOOO3 5-13 q 6
Batteries-St. Louis, Donohue and
Mcfarland; Baltimore, Hoffer and
Clark