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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
1t was Very s.Upsettin.p

A party Of tourists were out riding in
Kansas one afternoon, when they came to
an old house in the dooryard of which
were some peach trees loaded with mag
ni1cent yellow peaches.
''Let's see if we can't buy some,' said
one of the party, and he agreed to go to the
door and ask for basket of the peaches
A wiry, active little woman came to the
door.
''Howdy doP'' she said cheerily eliot
an dusty, amt it? We need rain terribly.
'Scuse the looks O. my house. We're all in
a clutter here now. don't keep my housa
in such a mess as this all the time, 1 kin
tell We, but the fact is we're all upset to-
day. To come right out and tell the honest
truth, my ole man went an committed
suicide right after breakfast, an it's kind
o. upset things gen rally an put us all
about. Ye know that a reg'lar death in
the family is awfully upsettin, an when it
comes to suicide it's a. good deal more so.
81 never was quite So upset. If he'd
only be consid rate enough to choose some
other day but Monday, when I have got
both bakin an washin on haEdI Some
peaches? Oh, help yourselves to all you
want. I'd go out an pick 'em foY you if
he hadn't cut up this hangin himself caper.
It's tBrrible upsettin all round New
York Sunday World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


The Republican fambeau club will
drill tonight
The Y. NJ c. A. bowling alleys are
kept busy now.
The county school book question will
be settled tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Repp, Vinewood,
are the parents of a. son.
Politicians who can sing are now in
demand for ward glee clubs.
Kansas state university at Lawrence
opens one week from today.
The state bankers association meets
IN Topeka during Fall Festival week.
Last night was the warmest night
since the arrival of the temperate
SPELL
Topeka is showing evidence of pros
perity. A great deal of public work is
being done.
GOrmly's band closed its concert sea-
son last night As usual there was a
large crowd.
The Fifth ward Bryan free silver club
win hold a business meeting at Lulls
hall tonight.
Mrs. George Bailey is dangerously i'll
with typhoid fever at her home on
Jackson street
Mrs. Louis Dutscher is seriously sick
with stomach trouble at her home, 318
Madison street.
Patrolmah Fowkes will continue to
take care of Smoky Row at night dur
ing the month of September.
H R. Hilton has gone to Omaha,
where he reads a paper at the state
fair institute on Irrigation"
Mrs. VIM Davidson who is sick at
colorado Springs with typhoid fever, is
reported to be rapidly improving.
DR.. Kirkpatrick, secretary of the
state board of health, will go to Colora-
do this week for a two weeks rest.
Weather Observer Jennings has the
distinction of having the most Egypt
ian like signature of any man in
town.
Frank Sheldon, rate clerk in the San
ia F'e passenger department, will at
tend a dental college in Kansas City
this fall.
We are utterly opposed to Erl Hicks
the weather prophet. He has predicted
q drilling rain for the first three days
OF our Fail Festival.
state house grounds are almost COM
pleted and viii be thrown open to the
public in a few days.
United States Commissioner John
Mneham has discharged Fred Miller, a
tramp, who was arrested at Lawrence
for passing counterfeit money.
The improvements at Christ hospital
viii be begun in a few days A wing so
x60 feet will be built on the east side
of the hospital and at right angles with
it.
Capt j. B. Johnston has reported to
the police department that a pocket
book is missing from his residence on
West Sixth street. He suspects rob
berry.
People along Kansas avenue are
preparing to rent windows from which
to see the Fall Festival parades; SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
BOUGHT BATLEY'S BEACH.
Viewpoints Swell Bathing Place Now
Owned by Millionaires,

Newport, Sept. 2.-De Blois & Ed
ridge have sold for Vim. I. Bailey and
Thos. A. Lawton, representing the es-
tate of Alfred Smith. the property
known as BaiIey's beach at the end of
Bellevue avenue with the mound lot
in the rear of the beach fronting an
ocean, Coggesha1 and Bellevue avenues
to a syndicate composed of summer
residents.
it is probable that this already beauti-
full site will be 50 improved as to
make it second to no bathing place in
America. The step is presumably ia
ken to prevent the electric cars run
ming to BaiIey's beach where society
batbnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
COLORADO M'KINLEY CLUB.
Colorado Springs Has an organiza-
ton with 800 Members.

Colorado Springs, Sept. 2.-The Nc
Kinley and Hobart club held a meeting
in the court house last night.
A fair audience had gathered and a
number of out of town speakers ad-
dressed the meeting. Mr.. Southworth
of Illinois said that his state would
cast its vote for Mckinley. Mr. J. 3.
Bray of Missouri thought that his state
would be in the Republican column
and stated that he had been told at his
home that no man would dare speak
for Mckinley in Colorado, but he found
quite the reverse to be the case.
Mr. Kerr and Mr.. 3. Heron of this
city also made short addresses. The
club now has membership of zoo or
800. while the Bryan club has a mem
bership of over 500.
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VOTE OF NEW YORK.
New York Herald's Estimation on
Three Eastern States.

New York, Sept. 2.-As an introduce
ton to q. five column resume of the po-
litical situation in certain districts of
New York, New Jersey and Connecti-
cut, the Herald says this morning:
I'm order to ascertain from the people
themselves the present drift of political
sentiment in New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, the Herald has made
a careful poll of the voters in distinc-
tive representative election districts in
those states.
1.-The New York districts chosen for
the test include representative urban,
suburban and farming communities.
The responses received adequately rep
resent all shades of opinion.
while the returns indicate that a
small percentage of Republicans will
vote for Bryan, they also show that
any such detection will be more than
dOubly compensated by Democratic
votes for Mckinley. They prove beyond
a doubt that the sentiment which is al
legged to exist among the workingmen
and farmers has no existence in fact.
The logic of the returns indicates that
there has been a falling off of IL per
cent in the Democratic strength in
New York state as a result of the agi-
tatiOn for free silver, of 81 per cent in
New Jersey and of IS per cent in Con-
necticut.
Reduced to figures this indicates
that Mckinley will carry all three
states in November by overwhelming
majOrities. In New York state he will
defeat Bryan by from 100000 to 100000
plurality, in New Jersey by $4,000 and
in Connecticut by 90, 900. It means that
New York city will give Mckinley 49,
600 plurality and Kings county as
00O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02

per window is not considered exhorbi-
tant
p boy tramp from Covert, Kan.
named Sutton, fell in a yard on Kansas
avenue yesterday from exhaustion. He
was taken to the county hospital at the
poor farm.
S. NJ Gardenhire, who now lives in
New York, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in Topeka. He says New York
will go for Mckinley by at least 100000
majority
Mrs. Jennie Lane. whom Police Mat
ron Thorpe brought to the police sta
ton yesterday, has malarial fever. 1t
was at first thought that she had diph-
liberia. She was taken to the county
hospital at the county poor farm.
W. E. Harris, the Oklahoma somnam-
bulist who walked out of a moving
freight car Monday morning, is still at
the police station. He is suffering
from the severe shaking up which he
received when he fell through the
Rock Island bridge.
The following Washburn college stu
dents have been out at the Pacific coast
this summer working for the Buffalo
View company: Messrs. Magaw, AK
tell, Shellabarger, Martin, KelIam,
Dreaming, BrOckett, Rodgers, Mercer,
Dague and LOVewen.
Miss Laura. Crane, in whose house
the two men were robbed by Mary Wal
lace, Sunday evening, says that she was
entirely innocent of the knowledge of
who the people were, and that the rob
bling was done in her parlOr while she
was in another part of the house. The
two men were railroad men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
HOW 1T WOULD WORK.
Free Coinage in the q. s. Would Hurt
Mexico.

Denver, Sept. 2.-David Block, one
of the largest diamond dealers in the
City of Mexico, is in the city on his
way east to purchase a stock of goods.
Il expect to realize 20 per cent on my
investment this year" said he. I'VE
are getting an unusual number of
Americans in Mexico, who come to in
vest their capital Americans are go
ing into business in Mexico because
there is no field here where they can
invest their money. Our money is
cheap, but I do not think it a bad thing
after all. A passage of a free coinage
law by the United States would hurt
Mexico, for we would not get your cap
ital there that we are getting now. The
increase of money in circulation here
would give your capitalists more op-
portunity to invest in home enter
prises. One benefit Mexico would de-
rive through an American free coinage
law is that we would have our silver
minted into United States dollars and
get face value for them by purchasing
your cOIlOditieS''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
Changes in Station Agents.

The following changes in Santa Fe
station agencies have been made:
D. G. Mathers, formerly agent at
Millsdale, Ill, has been appointed agent
at Verona, Ill, vice S. F. Timmons. Mr..
Timmons takes the agency at Willow
Springs, Ill, vice L. K. Ruble.
agent at Iamv- N. M. vice MAY Dan
nebaum.
A. B. Harding has resumed his duties
as agent at Burden, Kan, vice J. H.
Dyer, acting agent.
J. w. Butts has been appointed agent
at Ingalls,, Kan, vice J. H. Mccoy.
S. S. Conner has resumed his duties as
agent at Sawyer, Kan, vice c. P. CO.
mer.
G. P. Chalk, formerly agent at Isabel.
Kan, has been appointed agent at RO-
chester, Kan, vice Matte B. Devices.
J. c. O'Connor, formerly agent at
Mutt, N. M, has been appointed agent
at Thatcher, Col, vice w. N. Town
send.
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SHOPS AND RoUNDHoUsE.
Personals and Items Among the EN-
ployes of the Mechanical De
partment.

parGmenG~
Fireman G. J. Devlin has returned
to work after an absence of two weeks
on account of sickness.
Engineer Byron Client and Mrs.
Client have returned from a two
weeks visit with relatives in Ne
braska.
Division superintendent c. T. Nc
CIelIan is making a personal inspection
of all bridges on the eastern division
and branch lines.
Engineer Charles Fuller has been as
thirty days while one of the regular
engines is in the shops for repairs.
Engineers Pete Anderson andCharles
Jones, and F'iremen Robert Cliff, Rob-
ert Watson and Clay Stowan have re-
turned from the Chicago division
where they were assigned for temper
airy service.
Eight-wheeI engine 451, in charge of
Engineer Farley Beeler, has been
placed in freight service out of this
city in place of Brooks engine IT'S
which was transferred to Arkansas
City.
J. F. Deems, master mechanic of the
general shops of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad at Ottumwa, Ia,
and E. Jones, master mechanic of the
company shops at CrestOn, Ia, visited
the Santa Fe shops in this city yester-
day for the purpose of inspecting the
compressed air equipment. A number
of the appliances used at the shops in
this city will probably be introduced
in the c., B. & Q. shops.
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
Santa Fe to Lease Out Its Kan
sas Coal Properties.
Getting Out of the Business as
Much as Possible
Fuel Department May be Centered t
Chicago-other Railroad News.

ARRANGEMENTS are now on foot for
the lease of all Kansas coal mines
owned by the Santa Fe company to a
large Kansas City fuel company. The
company recently leased the Colorado
mines to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, and if satisfactory terms can
be made the transfer of the Kansas
mines will take place before the heavy
fall coal trade commences. If this
lease is perfected the Santa Fe will
then control only the coal mines in
New Mexico, which are in such a shape
that it would be impossible to lease
them. c. J. Devlin, manager of the
coal properties of the Santa Fe, owns
known as the Santa Fe mines in Hi
nois.
The lease of the Colorado and Kansas
coal mines, which form large per cent
of the collateral properties of the San
ia F'e, will cause a reduction in the
auditors office in this city, as about
one-fOurth of the clerical force in that
transfer of the general books to Chi
cagO will also reduce the force several
men, and it is rumOred that the remain
ing work of the Office may be trans
ferred to Chicago and the office in this
city entirely abolished. This would be
possible if a, small portion Of the &C
counting work which deals directly
with some of the other general de-
partments in this city could be merged
into one of the other accounting Of
fees.
The transfer of the coal mines is but
of little benefit to the company in an
economic way. What is hoped to be
of the commercial interests of the COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
LOSES HER CONTRACT.
Mrs. Mary Pickren's Job of Removing
Garbage Terminated.

Denver, Sept. Every much against
their will, but forced to do so because
of sanitary conditions, the mayor and
the health commissioner revoked the
contract of Mrs. Pickrell, the garbage
contractor, yesterday, and for a time at
least the city will attend to the work.
Six months ago the new woman idea
gained some points from Mrs. Pickrell,
who undertook to remove the garbage
of the city at a price about one-half
what the men had been in the habit of
charging. The moment she undertook
the work she had half a dozen fights
on hand, and whether she was a sue
cess as a garbage gatherer or otherwise
she will go down to history as a great
fighter. She had the political combine
at the city hall and three-fourths of
the hog raisers and more than one-half
the restaurant and hotel proprietors of
the city against her at one time-a
combination that no ordinary man
could have encountered, but from
which she partially recovered on ac-
count of her fighting propensities.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Frank Hamilton, of the general pas
senger department of the Santa Fe, is
spending his summer vacation in Lo-
gansport, Ind.
Miss Kate Whitson, of the car
service department of the San
ia Fe, will leave this week on
a two weeks vacation to be spent in
Denver and Ell Paso, Tex.
Harry Grow and Evan Davis, of the
general passenger department of the
Santa Fe, will attend the meeting Of
the National Eisteddfod societyfn Den
yer, Colo.
General superintendent HUI. Nudge
of the Santa Fem company with Mrs.
Nudge and family, returned last night
after an absence of two weeks spent in
the Michigan summer resorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
THE DOG THAT REMAINED.

The dog that0Asne TO our house was q sad and
mournfdf Kind.
He sat down by the kitchen door and waited
there and whinsd
And, hearing him. the girl went cut and
threatened him with coal,
And he withdrew himself from view in silent,
gloomy dole.
He was homely looking cur. patched in with
white and black.
He waited tall the girl was gone and then came
So cherries was the vagrant beast, SO void of
grace or charms,
That myself expelled him then with sound
of fierce alarms.
That homeless. spotted. trampish dog was
most persistent. He
fingered outside the yard until the gate click
ed after me,
And then-my wife's authority-when I ran
for the train
He came again and was rebuked by. her in bit.
ter strain.
But, 10, as down the yard he moved at mourn
full, sinking pace,
Around the fold of mammals dress there peer
ed a baby face,
And then my boy declared himself with noisy,
joyful whoop,
ga doggie sum to play wifi me- and scamper-
ed down the stoop.
Now listen-this is passing strange: That even
ing at the gate
A dog all patched with white and black met
with bark elate,
And, guarded by the merry girl, my boy ap-
preached in glee,
And from the porch his mother smiled most
shamelessly at me.
The probate court is mighty in its mandates
and DEGREES,
But there are legal processes that double dis
count these.
And when a baby indicates purpose and in
tent
In which adoption figures there is room for ne
dissent.
Chicago RECORD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
A TRAIN LOAD OF ASPHALT
Coming From New York to Repair
the Pavem ents.

The repairs on the asphalt pavement
will not commence in earnest this week
One surface heater and a small force
of men were put to work Monday, but
the work being done practically
amounts to nothing. They are work
ing over the pavements which require
little repairing.
The reason for the delay Is that the
asphalt is not here. 1t will take a
train load to complete the work and it
must come from New York. It has
been ordered shipped and is expected
the last of this week
The 'FesidUm,' which is the oil used
in mixing the material, is obtained in
Indiana and the bill for it has been
received. The material will be re-
ceived some time this week.
The engine and boiler with which the
old plant at the foot of Harrison street
is to be equipped will arrive today and
be put in place at once. The old plant
has been partially dismantled and it is
being reftted and made ready for use.
There are six heaters in the plant that
were used when the pavement was put
down, and these will be utilized. The
asphalt must be heated and mixed be-
fore it can be used on the pavement,
and that is what will be done at the
plant.
Where the pavement is in a fair con-
dition surface heaters will be used
There will be five of hese heaters at
work and wherever there is a depres-
sion in the pavement a heater will be
put on and the surface restored to its
original condition.
The company has promised that the
work should be completed within four
weeks, and to do so a large force of
men will be employed. 1t is the de-
sire of the city council to see the re-
pairs completed before the Fall F'esti-
val and everything possible will be
done secure that result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
STING OF A CENTIPEDE.
Sam Lewis Escapes Cuban Bullets to
Meet a Greater Danger.

Meet q Greater Dan ger.
st. Louis, Sept. 2.-Sam Lewis, who,
several months ago went from the Tex
as coast to join the Cuban revolution
lists, and who tired of ambush warfare,
and escaped in a sailboat, brought
with him a deadlier foe than he had en-
countered in Weyler's bullets.
1t was a centipede which was con-
cealed in his clothing that he hurriedIy
packed in a small valise. He came
from New Orleans to st. Louis and has
been here about a week, stopping in a.
cheap lodging house at Second and
Elm streets.
Several nights ago in changing his
clothing, he put on a sailor shirt, ia
ken from his valise,, and went to bed.
The next morning his lower lip was sore
and swollen, and he was badly scared
when he saw the many legged, poison
Gus spider on the bed.
After MASKING the life out of the CEN
tipede he went to q drug store and had
a lotion rubbed on the swelling lip, but
it failed to counteract the venom that
had been injected into it while he was
sleeping He soon became too sick to
leave his bed and the swelling in his
face continued until the lodging house
proprietor concluded that if something
were not done pretty soon Lewis
would die.
Monday an ambulance took him to
the city dispensary where DR.. Thomp-
son treated the poisoned face. 1t IS
swollen out of all proportions, the skin
is of a greenish color and the left eye
entirely closed.
and a large quantity of gangrenous
pus came from the incision.
Lewis lips are so swollen and sore
that he can scarcely talk. His tongue
numbness that makes it difficult for
him to articulate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
TO HELP SILVER.
Denver Citizens Will Do Missionary
Work in Their Old Homes.

Denver, Sept. "A meeting of form
er residents of Illinois was held at the
Charles building last night to help the
cause of bimetallism in that state. 1t
is now conceded that the best way Of
reaching the voters direct is by the es-
tablishment of such clubs, as the mem
bers know where the most good can be
accomplished in the distribution of sill
yer literature.
Richard Wolfe was chosen president,
]. H. Lewis, treasurer, and J. L. Dun
lap, secretary Tt was decided to name
the new organization the Illinois Bime-
taIlic Club of Colorado.
Similar organizations of PennsyI-
vania, New York and Missouri citizens
have been formed, all with large Or
ganiZatiOnS
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Dorothy's Anxious Inquiry.

Dorothy has baby brother who has re-
Gently been i'll with the coming through OF
his first teeth. think he has the baldest
head ever saw on an infant. 1t has caused
Dorothy great anxiety. She stood at the
mothers knee one day gently pattang the
little head
''Be careful, Dorothy, y said the mother
"You know poor little brother is sick. He
is cutting his teeth. -
Dorothy patted the bald head redectiveIy
Mamma, she said, sis it going to
mako him sick when he cuts his hairR''-
Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
An Alleged Error in the First Line of
McKinIey's Letter.

Anderson, Ind, Sept I'm bank
here today a heated discussion arose,
and finally John W. Pence, a banker
and ex-school teacher, wagered that
there was a grammatical error in the
first line ofNcKinley's letter Of accept
ance, where he says: 'Inpursuance to the
promises made to your committee, &,
it is alleged that the third word, ''to. f"
should have been of" and that die
tionaries indicate as much.
Thus the punsters hold that McKin-
ley made a mistake in the first line of
his letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
8 OUT OF 10

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GATHERING DATA.
A Pittsburg Newspaper Man Getting
Political Information in the West

Henry Hall. the Washington cores
pendent of the Pittsburg Times has
been in town for several days inter-
viewing prominent party men for spe-
cial articles for his paper on the polit-
zeal situation in Kansas.
Mr.. Hall has just been in Nebraska
and in summing up the situation there
for his paper said that Bryan was los
ing strength there because of the per
sOnal feeling against him among many
Democrats
The Pittsburg Times is Chris Magee's
paper and led the fight for Mckinley in
Pennsylvania before the convention.
A sketch of Mckinley written by Mr..
Hall was so we'll liked by the McKin-
ley boomers that it was the principal
one used by them in the campaign for
the nomination.
Mr.. Hall left today for a trip through
the state. taking in Salina, Hutchinson,
Wichita and some intermediate points.
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Similar Impulses.

Miss Romanec-Did you hear about that
English nobleMan who, wanting to know
the true character of an American heiress,
changed identity with his valet?
Miss Comeon-No How did it work?
Miss Romance-All right. The heiress
had felt the same way and changed places
with her maid.-New York Sunday World