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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-08
FRESH GOSSIP FROM LONDON
What the DonizenS of the British
Metropolis Are Saying.
to marry me

The Disasters Which Have Over
taken the Italian Army in Abyss
sinia and the Riots at Home Re-
sulting Therefrom, Are the Chief
Topics for Discussion-The Social
Season Will be Prolonged Until
After the Marriage Of Princess
Maude and Prince Charles-Gos-
sip of the Stage.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-08
SPECIAL.

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heavy Carpets quality
Fancy Floor Coverings in great variety.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

dressed replied: Bangs indeed That's
what you get for wearing bangs. Bangs
ere out of date long ago
And 50 the conversation varied
Weather and WEAKNESS, politics and
picnics, love and labor, railrOading and
religion, trades and taxes and hun
dreds of other topics We're discussed by
the assemblage. People laughed, whis-
tied, cheered the band, yaWned, and
those who had remained up all night TO
be sure and catch the train fell asleep.
And outside the rain continued to pour
down in sheets.
No accidents occurred and there was
no excitement of any kind Inc near
est thing to an excitement was the
catching in the act of small and
hungry boy stealing provisions from a
bundle of lunch baskets
About $50 the band rendered their
final selection and quit. BY 6 o'clock
the rain had abated to a cOnsidera bic
extent, and an exodus from the park
to the hotels and trains commenced.
By 730 the trains were filled, and at s
o'clock they pulled out of Ottawa on
the return trip. Many of the party
were wet; all of them weary
Saturdays excursion was the first
one given by the employees of the mid
die division since 1892. One was plan
ned in 1894 but fell through on account
of the A. r. L. strike. Had it not
been for the weather, 1t would have
been one of the largest picnics given
by railroad employees in Kansas As it
was 1000 people attended, and of that
number probably not 100 were outsid-
ers.
The arrangement of the excursion
was in charge of Harry c. Herby, of
the master mechanics office at Nick
erson, and J. E. Gavitt, general fore
man at Newton. Mr.. Herby did the
heavy work, and deserves a great deal
of credit for his efforts in making the
excursion a success as far as it lay in
his power.
F. F. Underwood, general foreman,
Emporia, J. Knickerbocker, general
foreman, Strong City, and H. Higgins,
general foreman, Florence, accOmpa-
MED the excursion party from their re-
spective points. Newton, NickersOn
and Emporia were represented by the
following road men: Newton: Engi-
neerS B. E. Dick and William Dix,
Firemen o. W. Halsey, James Chal-
FAINT, S. P. Bourne, Yardnaster Rich
ard Peters. NickersOn: Brakemen W.
H. Bonner, c. NJ. Thomas and Charles
A1illspaugh. EmpOria: Conductors F.
@. Hannum and Ed Dowd, Engineer
Brant, Firemen I. S. Tolbert and c. c.
Hayman.
The employees of the middle division
should not feel discouraged on account
of the wet termination of their 1896
picnic. 1t is said that Irl r. Hicks
predicted the rain which fell Saturday.
If so it might be wise to consult Mr..
Hicks next year, and decide upon a
Saturday which he prophesies will be
fair They are able to gather together
one of the largest excursion parties in
the state, and as a. class have all the
requirements to make an outing enjoy
able. If placed in charge of the same
are capable of handling such an affair,
there is no reason why the 1897 excur-
sion of the middle division should not
be a complete success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
NEWS FRonE HoRToN.
Items ofInterest and PersonalsAmong
the Employees of the Rock Island.

Brakeman Frank C. Ross left Tues
day for Trenton, Mo, where he will
visit friends for a few days.
Fireman T. H. Browns, who has been
away on leave of absence for the past
month, returned Wednesday from Chi
cagO. He takes his old post on engine
$40.
Mrs. w. o. NGichaels and sister, Miss
Ethel Michaels. returned Wednesday
from a two months visit with relatives
in Iowa
Miss Lou Price, clerk in the superin-
tendent's office, spent Tuesday in
Kansas City.
Freight Conductors George P. Pugh
and D E Randall are at present on
the sick list
Train Dispatcher J. s. Jones left
Thursday on his annual vacation which
he will spend in Des MOines, Ia, and
Mrs. A. E. Hodgdon returned Friday
from Chicago where she ha bseen Wis
iting with relatives the past two weeks.
W. M. Hobbs, Jr., returned from Chi
cago Thursday, where he has been Wis
iting his cousin, Hugh r. Swift, the
past month. Mr.. Swift accompanied
him to Horton and will remain sew
Mr.. Frank r. BayIes and wife of
Dodge City spent a few days in Hor-
ton this week. Mr.. Bayles was for a
number of years conductor on the Wa
bash railroad. but recently in the en-
plOye of the Santa Fe railway.
Engine ST. has been put in shops for
general repairs.
Mr.. c. F. Durfee of Kansas City has
assumed the management of the Grand
hotel, beginning July 18th. Mr.. Duna-
BILE, former proprietor, and family, have
returned to their former home in Clay
Center.
The Ladies' Parlor NTinstrels,'' given
under the management of the Horton
Mandolin and Guitar club Thursday
night at the opera house, was very
enjoyable entertainment and very we'll
attended. The club was assisted by
Prof. Beal and wife of St Joe, who are
their instructors. The entertainment
was under the direct supervision of
Prof. Walter Ellis and wife, who de-
serve great credit for the manner in
which it was rendered.
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MCPHERSON NOTES .
Personals and Items Among the En-
ployes of the Santa Fe at That
Point

Engineer VIM. Pells. running on the
Hutchinson branch, accompanied by his
family, left Wednesday for a visit of
two months at Denver and other Colo
RADIO points.
Fireman John K. Ramsey has return
ed from visit of a month with friends
and relatives at Atchison and Topeka.
Engineer W. z. Moody of Emporia
has returned from Ration, where he has
been assisting during the stock rush.
Brooks engines 765, 767. 76S, 40. 773
and IA have been transferred to the
middle division from Ration, and will
be assigned to chain gang service out
of Emporia.
Machinist Arthur z. Lewis has re-
signed his position at this point.
Alex YOakum, engineer running be-
tween Nickerson and Jetmore, is lay
ing off on account of sickness and will
leave Monday for Colorado for the ben
eft of his health.
Albert Fife has returned from a visit
of a month with friends in Alb1quer-
que.
Peter Schwamborn, engine Waterman
at Ellinwood, has resumed work after
laying off for two months on account
of an injured hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
TELLER'S PROPHECY.
It Is That the Populists Will Support
Bryan.

New York, July 2O.-The Brooklyn
Eagle has interviewed Senator Teller
through a special correspondent at
Denver on the probable action of the
PopuIist convention at St. Louis. The
senator declares for Bryan in unequiv
ocal terms.
My friends and myself he said,
will bend every energy from now on
to bring about his Endorsement at St
Louis Of course, there is going to be
some opposition. Senator Marion But
Ter of North Carolina is leading the OPP
position I believe he is making a mis-
take. I think he and his friends will re-
alize this before the convention, and
am willing to make this prophecy;
Either the POpulists will indOrSe Bry-
an or they will fail to make a nOmina-
ton. There is no reason why they
should not indorse him, for the finan-
cial plank adopted by the Chicago con-
ventiOn is all the POpulists can ask
for, and the other planks of the plat
form are certainly more than they had
any reason to expect from a Democrat
ic convention"
1T has been said,'' suggested the re-
porter, that Senator Dubois and other
of your friends have expressed them
selves as of the opinion that it would
be fnjudiciOus to stake everything for
silver on Bryan's election on the
cause Of silver would receive a final
knockout blow
Senator Teller did not cOncede that
Bryan might be defeated.
I do not believe he said, that Mr..
Dubois thinks this way. In fact I am
sure that he does not. AS for myself,
take just the opposite view. If Bryan
should be defeated, the fight will be
continued just the same. The single
sold standard cannot be continued
much longer. The contest will be con
tinued until we win
Senator Teller did not feel particu-
larly enthusiastic over the growth of
the free silver sentiment in New York
state. He said that he had received
letters from a great many friends in
New York saying that there was a
growing feeling there in favor of sill
yer.
But" he added, sententiously, ''the
gold power is all powerful in New
York
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NOT A GROW IN CAMP"
Mr.. Terrell a Free Silver Delegate
Writes the State Journal

To the Editor Topeka Journal:
The Wichita Eagle of the 18th con-
tains an interview from Joseph H. Nc
Knight
Mr.. Mcknight was a delegate from
Wichita; was a delegate, and if there
was a row in camp" it certainly orig
mated on the outside, for a more har-
monious convention never was held in
Topeka There was not a dissenting
vote against the Endorsement of Bry-
an, and I further believe that SO per
cent of the delegates who supported
the resolution, voted in support of
their principles and were not actuated
by any personal motives whatever
Mr.. Mcknight should realize that
there is an existing difference between
the Republican party and the free sill
yer Republicans.
If there were no difference the con-
vention was called without a purpose,
and any person who would go into a
silver convention for the purpose OF
making a vigorous fight for Republi-
can principles certainly would find him
self in the minority; no, the silver par
ty is growing stronger every day and
victory will crown our efforts in No
vember. ALEX TERRELL.
Attica, Kan, July 20.
In the interview referred to Mr.
Mcknight sums up his mission in com
ing to Topeka in the following para
graphs:
My principal object in going to To-
peka was to get the delegation in
structed for Bryan and platform
adopted on which a silver Republican
could stand, and one that would be
perfectly satisfactory to the Republi-
cans of the state who felt as / did up
on the issues present at this time.
wanted nothing done that would in any
way embarraSS any true silver Repub-
hcan from returning to the Republi-
can fold whenever the party leaders
ceased to wander after strange gods
or adopt the golden cross as the en-
blem of the party of Lincoln, Grant.
Garfield, Blaine, and which at the
present time is only Republican in
name and not in principle. When four
years from this time the grand old
Republican party declares for the free
coinage of silver at 16 to l. the money
of the constitution, I want to see all
the silver Republicans return to that
party and see its principles carried out.
views, but strongly believe in the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and
cannot bury my convictions on this
question. I think the resolution that
introduced honestly expresses the SEN
timentS of the silver Republicans of
Kansas. I wanted to emphasize the
idea that the silver Republicans only
join with the Democrats and POpuliStS
on the silver question. My mission was
to see that the convention declared for
W. J. Bryan; that the silver forces
would be united and not divided. and
that silver Republicans would not lose
their individuality and express to true
Republicans everywhere that they
would gladly hail the day when the
party they love listened more to the
voice of the people than its leaders did
to the voice of the campaign fund con-
tributors bankers of Wall street,"
The headline "A Row in Camp it
appears, is misleading.
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STREETS LIKE RIVERS.
The Lake at Troost Park, Kansas City
Bursts Out Doing Much Damage.

Kansas City. July pa flood un-
paralleled in Kansas City for it's sud
denness and volume of water poured
down the ravines on either side of Vine
street late Saturday afternoon, inunda-
ting houses, tearing away street en-
bankments, demOiishing sidewalks and
terrifying women and children, who
We're surrounded in their homes by the
roaring waters.
The fire department was called upon
for aid, and fremen swan and strug-
gled in the river to rescue those who
were calling for help.
The lake at TrOost park, swelled by
the food burst from its confines and
went rushing down the ravine, spread
ing into broad, turbulent lakes where
the land was level, and changing again
into furious mountain torrents where
the channel was narrow and deep. Bar
rels, boxes, and boards from sidewalks
and fences covered the bosom of the
flood, which sWelled to a much wider
eXpanse when it Joined the water that
came from the Vine street sewer.
In many places it flowed in the win
dOws and doors of houses, creating a
panic and causing families to sudden
ly vacate. No one was drowned as far
as can be learned but vast damage was
done.
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BRYAN CLUBS IN NEW YORK
Russian American Democratic Union
With $4,000 Will Support Bryan.

Washington, July 2O-Democratic
headquarters here are in active opera
tiOn,Lawrence Gardiner being in charge
as secretary of the congressional cam
paign committee and also of the Ma
tional Association of Democratic clubs.
He said today that from this time on
push the club work.
I am receiving a great many COM
municatiOns from New York city" said
he today, containing applications for
enrolment of Democratic clubs in the
national organization. I got a letter
this morning from the Russian Ameri-
can Democratic union of New York,
with a membership 1000, stating they
fully indOrse the regular Democratic
ticket and platform and asking a place
among the Democratic clubs. In to-
days mail I have also received a num-
Der of applications from smaller bodies
for enrolment. The Bryan Free Sill
yer league of New York starts with a
membership of 100"
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COLORED WOMEN MEET.
a Convention With the Purpose of
Elevating the Race Gathers at
WASHINGTON

Washington, July 20.-Another con-
vention OF cOIOred women. whose aims
are the elevation OF their race in this
city today. This body is the national
confederation of cOlored women and it's
meetings are held at the Nineteenth
Street Baptist church.
1t is said by tho officers that this
body is larger and more practical in
its aims than the r$$ional league of
cOlOred women which net here last
week, by being nearer to the masses
of the people, and carrying on work
among that class which needs it most.
Mrs. Booker Washington, wife of
President Washington of Tuscogee, Al
ALBANIA, is president of the confedera.-
ton She says the convention was call
ed at this time chiefly to meet the Of
ficers and members of the national
league which was in session last week
and to endeavor to effect a union of the
two organizations.
This latter effort Mrs. Washington
fully endorses. The convention was
opened with devotional exercises short
" after o'clock. The address of vel
come was delivered by Rev. Walter H.
Brooks of Virginia
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SPOTTER EVIDENCE.
What Judge Hazen Really Decided in
the Case.

Judge Hazen denies that the recent
decision of Judge Carver of the court
of appeals reverses his own decision in
the matter of spOtter evidence.
Judge HaZen's instruction was given
a year or more ago in the Dumas Ii
quor case and he said:
1t is claimed on behalf of defendant
that the prosecuting witness in this
case is what is known as a spOtter, that
is, a person who, under employment, is
engaged in the business of inducing
others to violate the law for the pur-
pose of prosecuting such persons for
of the law which he has induced. I in
strUct you that where q witness shows
by his testimony that he is employed
and engaged in the business of induc-
ing others to violate the law, for the
purpose of prosecuting such persons,
that the testimony of such witness
should be received and considered by
the jury with care for the purpose Of
determining whether such witness is
testifying truthfully to such transac-
ton or not; and especially would this
be true where it appears from the test
imOny in the case that any deception
was practiced for the purpose of in
ducing the person charged to violate
the law
Judge GarVer's ruling was in a Brown
county case in which he the judge had
been asked to make an instruction
sweeping all spotter evidence out of
judge would not do it. Judge Carver
held that it was no error to refuse such
instruction as spotter evidence could
only be considered with suspicion when
the SpOtter had induced the prisoner to
commit the crime by deception.
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JUDGE BRODERICK HAPPY.
Thinks Kansas Will Go Republican by
Something Less Than $4,000.

Leavenworth. July 2O.-Congressman
Case Broderick of HOIton came to
LeavenwOrth Saturday evening and
was a guest at the Hotel Imperial
In a short interview Judge Rroderick
predicted the election of Mckinley. He
did not care to discuss state politics.
but felt sure Kansas would go RepUbli-
can by something less than so, 600 ma
jority. Asked about the silver senti-
ment, he said for a few days after the
St. Louis convention he was afraid of it
in this state, but now he believes the
Republicans who were opposed to the
gold plank are coming back into the
fold.
At this juncture Thomas P. Fen1on
entered the hotel lobby and cordially
greeted Congressman BrOderick, at the
same time complimenting him on mis-
healthful appearance.
congressman, and have not taken a
dose of medicine of any kind for more
than q year past"
That's all right" replied Mr. Fenlon,
but you might as well get ready now
for a good big dose this fall, for it's
coming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
LEWELLING INSULTED.
Chairman Taubeneck Said to Have
Slammed the Door in His Face.

Chairman Taubeneck Said to Have
Slammed the Door in His Face.
st. Louis, July 2O.-Gossip in the cor
ridors of. the Lindell was to the effect
that Governor LewelIing of Kansas,
had been given the "cOld shoulder" by
Chairman Taubeneck of the national
committee, during the afternoon. Some
Of the delegates even went so far as
to say that the governor had been open
1y insulted by Taubeneck, and that the
latter slammed the door in dwellings
face when he learned who proposed
calling on him. Whatever feeling does
exist is result of the governors cham
piOning the cause of Bryan.
Tie two men were close friends up
to quite recently. The story was to the
effect that Fred L. Bailey and Governor
Lewelling called at Mr.. Taubeneck's
room, and the unpleasant door-slam-
ming scene occurred without the ex-
change of any words. It is said that
the gOveFpor would have felt less hurt
had Mr.. Taubeneck greeted him, shook
hands, and then said he was too busy
TO talk at the time. Governor Level
ling, when approached, refused to either
confirm or deny it, and simply added,
TT is a matter which I do not care to
discuss" Fred Bailey, when seen, said:
''Well, I called on Mr.. Taubeneck with
the governor, and do not think he was
treated with the courtesy he should
have been. Further than that I have
nothing at all to say"
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CAN ONLY BE ONE RESULT.
Charles Foster Predicts Utter De-
struction of the Democratic Party.

Canton. O., July 2o.-CharIes Foster
secretary of the treasury under Har-
rison, came here from Cleveland, where
he saw Marc Hanna. He called on Nc
Kinley and had a long conference. AS
to the purpose of his visit, Mr.. Foster
said:
Just put it down that I came to con-
suit with Governor Mckinley about the
campaign and the issue. Mare Hanna
sees it, Mckinley sees it, and every
body sees it. The currency question is
the only question the people want to
hear about, and it's all nonsense to
think of anything else. Mare Hanna
told me very plainly that the campaign
would be made on the money question.
Chicago will be the fighting point.
I suppose that Hanna will set up shop
in New York; in fact, I know he will.
but the doubtful states are west and
Chicago is the place to work from.
There can only be one result of the
contest, the utter destruction of the
thing that calls itself the Democratic
party. Why, if I thought my country
men were such -- fools as to vote
for the platform Bryan stands on I'd
move out of it,
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LOCKED UP IN ROOMS.
New Workers are Reading that Awful
Document, the Chicago Platform.

New York, July 2O.-The Morning
Journal say editorially: when the
godIy Mr.. Wanamaker excluded 1.-THE
Kreutzer Sonata" from the mails he
instiIled an irresistible desire to read
the book into the minds of multitudes
of people who would never have
thought of such an amusement if it
had not been represented as so delight
fully shocking. The rampant McKin-
ley organs are performing a similar
service for the Democratic platform.
Party platforms, as a rule, are not par
ticularly enticing reading, but the lur-
id attractions of the one adopted at
Chicago have been described in such
blOOd-curdling terms as to give it all
the fascination of a. romance of piracy
When the honest citizen timidly Sc
cures a copy of this awful manifesto of
revolution and anarchy and locking
himself up in his room, prepares to
feast on horrors, what will he find?
"On the whole. the only really revo-
lutiOnary thing the anxious citizen can
detect about the Chicago platform is it's
closing protest against the third term
principle. There may be good legal
ground for the opinion that Mr. Cleve-
land has acquired a preScriptiVe claim
TO keep the presidency as long as he
wants it, and in that case of course the
Chicago declaration is an unwarranted
assault on vested rights. Unless we can
find anarchy there we shall have to
give up the search. for the platform
contains no hint OF it anywhere else -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
A Look Through South Missouri for
Four Cents

The Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem.
phis Railroad Co. has Just issued a
magnificent book of sixty or more
photo engraved views of varied scene
ry in south Missouri. From these
views an accurate knowledge can b,
obtained as to the productions and gem
eraI topography Of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tention of home-seekers and investors
the country over. The title of the
book is Snap Shots in South Mis-
souri," 1t will be mailed free upon re-
ceipt of postage, four cents. Address,
}. z. LOCKWOOD.
Kansas CITY. Mo
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Fruit Prospects Good in the East.

Washington. July 2O-The general
condition of fruit throughout the coun-
try is announced in the agricultural de-
partment report just published. APP
pies declined in condition from II to
646 during June. Prospects for excel
lent crops still continue in New Eng
land, New York. Pennsylvania, Mfchi-
gan and Iowa Conditions are also very
fair in Nebraska and several of the
mountain states In other parts of the
country the condition of the crop is far
below the average
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
HILL WON'T BOLT.
It Is Said Neither He Nor Senator
Murphy viii Withdraw.

Normandie- by-the-Sea, N. J., July 20
Senator Hill will not bolt the Demo-
cratic ticket, nor will Senator Murphy.
1t may be that neither of them will
declare their intentions previous to the
state convention, but they feel sure that
a majority of the convention will be for
supporting the ticket
1t can also be safely said that Secre-
tary Lamont will abide by the decision
of the convention.