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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19

weighted down today with a load of
responsibility. But it is also gratifying G
emergency. The Fall Festival is an
assured success and upon the Commit
tee rests the responsibility for the
management of the mammoth enter
ta1nment-a responsibility which should
be shared by every citizen of Topeka.
Treasurer D. J. GreenwaId was busy
today when a reporter called upon him
He had just paid a big bill for the ex-
penses incurred by the big dragon, and
the man who has furnished the wood
was there with his bill and went away
happy.
The bill for hay was before him and
half dozen people with wants to be
supplied were at his elbow One man
wanted the treasurer to make a tour of
the fair grounds to see that the fences
were IN good condition; another asked
that the plumber who is to make the
water connections be notified to COM
mence work. Treasurer Greenwald has
been in a similar position before and
he disposed Of everybody and all the
business without becoming rUff1ed.
In the council chamber another busy
man is to be found. He is CITY Clerk
McFadden who is in charge of the ''Bu-
reau of Public Comfort" He is busy
compiling a long list which comprises
the places where board and rooms will
be furnished. The name and street
number and price is given in each in
stance. He has just been notified that
a man Will put up q. big tent at Sixth
anu quincy streets Wnere ZOU people
viii find lodging and 300 people will be
given meals at a Is cent rate.
I have now about 200 places on my
list" said Mr.. McFadden, but more
are needed. I'VE cannot make provis-
ions for too many"
Rushing around on Kansas avenue,
Maj T J. Anderson, Mayor c. A. Eel
lows, I. +. DOran and A K Rodgers
scarcely had time to recognize their
friends. Each had some business con
nected with the Festival and Reunion
to perform. Major Anderson and Nav
or Fellows were looking after two car
loads of tents and baggage that had
Just arrived from St. Louis on the Mis-
souri, Pacific. They are the property of
Uncle Sam who graciousIy recognized
the needs of Topeka and gave them to
the Committee of Fifteen for a week
They are making arrangements to put
up the tents and the work will be com
menced next Monday bright and early.
The other men had just closed a deal
for the Douthitt tract where the United
States regulars will camp. They will
bring their own equipment and will
require very little attention from the
Committee, but the members want to
be sure they will have at least a place
to lay their heads when they come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19
SAFE BLOWERS ABOUT.
But They Were Unsuccessful in Get
ting Anything Valuable.

An attempt was made last night to
break open the safe in the office of the
Standard Oil company, but the parties
were probably green at the business,
for they were far from getting near
enough to the inside, although they
crippled the combination lock enough
to make it impossible to open it.
A pane of glass was broken and at
least two men entered. On the door of
the safe near the combination lock knob
was a small notice which said that
nothing but records were kept in the
safe and also gave the combination.
The police department was notified
and made an investigation.
At the Capital Iron works burglars
entered last night and going to the safe
which had been left unlocked, pried
open a small money drawer and Sc
cured some stamps. No money was in
the safe,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19
BIG FROST COMING.
It Will Sweep as Low as Oklahoma
by Sunday Night.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The weather
bureau has furnished the following
bulletin to the press:
A decided fall of 20 to % degrees in
the past a hours has given the lowest
temperature ever reported in this
decade in the upper Mississippi valley
and at Duluth, at this season. A tenn
perature of % degrees is reported at
Bismarck and of "a degrees at Huron.
Killing frosts were reported this morn
ing at Miles City, MoOrehead, Huron
and Valentine, and heavy frosts at
North Platte and Duluth, with light
frosts at st. Paul and Des Moines. It
is probable that on Sunday morning
this cool wave will give killing frOsts
and as low if not lower temperatures
than ever before noted in Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma
Indian Territory, although the present
temperature is quite high.
Monday morning severe killing frosts
will probably be experienced in west
New York west Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky, ,Arkansas and
northern Texas, and frosts in Tennes-
see and the northern portions of Mis-
SiSSippi and Louisiana
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FIFTH DIVISION.
FORMATION OF PARADE

Police and fire department will form
on Quincy street, north of Sixth Right
resting on Sixth.
MarshaIls Military band governor
and council, mayor and council and
speakers will form on Sixth avenue.
Left resting on Quincy.
First division will form on Quincy,
south of Sixth Right resting on Sixth
street.
Second division will form on Quincy
street. Right resting on Seventh
Third division will form on Quincy
street. Right resting on Eighth
Fourth division will form on Quincy
street. Right resting on Ninth.
Fifth division will form on Quincy.
south of Tenth street. Right resting
on Tenth street.
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FAIR FLoRA's BARGE.
The Framework of Tt Is Already Com
pleted and Painting Begun.

The Framework of It Is Already Com
pleted and Painting Begun.
Work on the queens barge of the
floral parade is progressing rapidly
The framework is all done and the
painting is now being done.
The framework was built by A B.
Garman, the stage manager and car
penter at the Grand Opera House, and
the painting and decorative part of the
work is being done by George Dudley,
who is doing his very best on it.
The float will be of white and gold
with a throne at the rear upon which
beneath a canopy
The float is to be largely done in
papier mache and will look as if it were
the most elaborate carved work.
There will be nothing cheap about
it," says Frank Lewis, who is chair
man of the Topeka club committee that
has it in charge, "and it will be the
handsOmest thing in the parade"
Flowers and draperies will be pIenti-
full in it. It will be entirely completed
by next Thursday.
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LINE OF MARCH.

on Tenth street west to kansas ave.
nue., north on Kansas avenue to Eighth
street, west on Eighth to jackson south
on Jackson to Tenth street. west on
Tenth to Harrison, north on Harrison
to Third street, east on Third street to
Kansas avenue, south on Kansas ave
nue. to Tenth street and Camp Nelson
A. Miles.
Aides, blue sashes.
Commanders of divisions, white sash
es
The following resolutions have been
passed by the Committee of Fifteen
and Trades Assembly:
Whereas. The Labor Day celebration
was postponed from September z until
September 2S, and
Whereas, The day was not observed
as legal holiday, be it therefore
Resolved, That the business houses are
hereby requested to close their respec-
tive places Of business on that day.
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CAN'T GET TOGETHER.
The " Allied Silver Forces" Unable to
Agree on Division of Offices.

There are three county conventions
Populist Democratic and silver Repub-
Iicans. They are trying to patch up a
fusion on a county ticket but so far
there is little indication that they viii
succeed.
The point upon which the committees
hung are the candidates for represen-
tative in the three districts.
D. c. Ti1otsOn called the silver Re
publicans together in the headquarters
rooms at 2:30 and was named for chair
man. T. NJ. Hanley called theDemo-
Gratis together at the same hour
The two conventions appointed con-
ference committees to make a further
attempt to agree upon a fusion and re-
port this afternoon.
The Populist convention elected w
c. Webb chairman and followed the
example of the other conventions in
reference to a conference committee.
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CITIES GETTING TOGETHER.
Leavenworth Not Yet Participating
in The Era of Good Feeling.

We regret to notice a. disposition ex-
isting between Topeka and Leaven-
worth that might be termed icy. 1t
seems that Leavenworth claims that
Topeka promised free transportation
for the old soldiers to the fall reun-
ion, and Topeka replies that she didn't,
and also adds in her freezingest tone,
I'VE are not under obligations to Leav-
enwOrth.' This is unfortunate. One
Of the things we anticipated enjoying
most at the fall reunion was to see To-
peka and Leavenworth sitting with their
arms around each others necks. By
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19
MIR. HOBART HURT.
He was Struck by the Globe of De-
cending Arc Lamp.

Paterson, N J., Sept 19.-Vice presi-
Dental candidate, Garret A. Hobart,
was slightly injured yesterday while
crossing Market street on his way from
his office to the Erie railroad station.
An employe of the Electric Light COM
pany had lowered a large arc light to
renew the carbon. AS the globe was
being lowered Mr.. Hobart stepped into
the street and the globe struck him on
the head, smashing his derby hat and
leaving a red mark across his forehead.
Without waiting for explanations or
apologies, the candidate hurried in the
direction of the station. He was not
badly hurt.
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OFFICE BOYS IN IT.
Santa Fe Offices Going to Do Some
thing Extraordinarz.


The employees of the Santa Fe gen
eral offices in this city will probably
contribute something more than their
presence to the Festivities of KarnivaI
night Fall Festival week. There is a
movement now on foot to prepare an
elaborate float for the Karnival
Knights parade on Friday night of
that week.
The plan is to ask for voluntary con-
tributions from the employees Of the Of
fees who are at all interested in the
"doings" of that night, and that means
the entire office force with but few ex-
ceptions. At least S1oO can easily be
raised in this manner, and this amount
will be sufficient to build a very hand
some float. If a float is built, the San
ia Fe men propose to make it finer
than any other shown in the parade,
and if $1O0 is not enough, more will be
raised.
Floats will add materially to the sue
cess of the parade, and the Santa Fe
office boys should go ahead and prepare
one.
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GEN ALGER'S PARTY.
It Starts Out to Talk for Mckinley to
Old Soldiers.

Chicago, Sept. 19.--The General Al
ger party made up of Generals Alger,
SickIes, SigeI, AIulholland and Corporal
Tanner, who are to make a tour Of a
number of the western state for the
purpose Of addressing old soldiers in
the interest of Mai. Mckinley, viii
leave Chicago Tuesday morning, the
22d, and stop at Kenosha, Racine and
Milwaukee; the 23rd they will visit
Madison and La Crosse; the Path West
Superior and Duluth; the 25th St. Paul
and Minneapolis; the 26th Fargo, Will
mar, Sioux Falls and Sioux City; the
2Sth Dubuque and Des Moipes, and the
29th Council Bluffs.
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DYCHE HEARD FROM.
He was Near Some Big Horn Sheep
and Couldn't Leave

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 19.-Prof- I. L.
Dyche, from whom no word has been
received since July II, was heard from
today in a letter dated Knik River,
CooIt's Inlet. Alaska, August 1. Dyche
said he was in an Indian camp within
20 miles Of some big horn white sheep,
of which he wanted some specimens
as there are none in any museum In
the world.
The explorer did not say anything
about coming home, but said he ex-
pected to be out of that country before
q letter from home could reach him.
whether or not he is still in search Of
a new route to the north pole is still
a myetSry.
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VAN HORN TO BOLT.
The Kansas City Congressman Will
Declare for Bryan and SewaIl.

Lhe hanSaS City OOngTessnldu " III
Declare for Bryan and SewaIl.
Kansas City. Mo, Sept. 19.-It is
stated that Congressman R. T. Van
Horn is at work upon a statement of
his position on the financial issue, in
which he virtually repudiates the st.
Louis platform and declares in favor of
Bryan and SewalI. The statement is
awaited with intense interest by Re
publicans. It is said that Col Van
Horn and a number of other pioneer
Republicans will formally withdraw
from the party. Whether Col. Van
Horn will run independently for con-
gress has not been decided. 1t is pos
sible that the statement may take the
form of a lecture delivered some night
next week at the Democratic wigwam.
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ONE ARCH, ANYWAY.

It VIII be Placed at the CORNER OF
Ninth Street.
On account of the danger of a cross
current, the City Railway company will
not consent to have wires hung be
tween the iron poles on Kansas avenue
and Tenth street as was intended in the
decoration of the streets.
The money which would have been
used in this way will now be used in
building a beautiful arch of evergreen
and asparagus fern across the avenue
at Ninth street.
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Cooler With Frost Predicted.

The temperature fell as low as A
above zero last night and continued to
hover there until morning. Since z
o'clock this morning the mercury has
been gradually moving upwards, and
at 2 o'clock this afternoon it registered
So degrees Last nights weather was
but touch of what is expected to-
night. Cooler weather is predicted
with frost tomorrow.
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S. G. GARRARD,
Recorder.

ABB Kansas avenue is a very busy
place, where all the ladies go and in
spect the beautiful hats. The place
is known as the Golden Rod. They
have quite display of lovely cloaks for
ladies and as well for children. For
cheapness the place can't be surpassed.
They intend in a few days to furnish
free coffee. Everybody will be there.
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the-way, Atchison will bring a lot Of old
soldiers to the Corn Carnival, on a
special train, and free Of expense to the
veterans.-Atchison Globe.
If Leavenworth would undertake to
treat Topeka as fairly about her Fall
Festival as Atchison does, several hun
dred Topeka people might go over to
the Leavenworth Apple Carnival.
Leavenworth is slow in learning that
the more friendly the cities of Kansas
are, the more they can mutually help
each other.
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GIRLS COSTUMES GET HERE.
Uniforms for the Girls Brigade Have
Arrived-More Girls Wanted.

The Girls brigade practiced at Rep
resentative hall this afternoon The
uniforms were received today
Captain StOver, the drill master of the
brigade, is desirOus of obtaining at least
one more company, to be composed
wholly of high school girls. It is ear
nestly hoped that the high school girls
will make an earnest effort to make
this brigade a success. A Reunion and
Festival doesn't come every day, and
when another does come these girls will
likely not be schoolgirls. The brigade
will practice again Monday afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock, in Representative hall.
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TROOP OF THE YELLOW JACKS.
Forty Young Men Wanted For a
Special Purpose Carnival Night.
Topeka, Kan, Sept.

Topeka, Kan, sept. II, 1856.
Dear Sir; Please state for US that
Mr.. E. r. Hayes is organizing a club
of about so to 40 members, to appear in
the carnival parade, called the yellow
Jacks. All young men that would join
us please call at 3O4 Kansas avenue.
Expenses for suit, etc, will amount to
about so cents. Special meeting will
be held on Wednesday evening. Yours
truly, E. r. HAYES, Secretary.
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FIoral Queen's Assistantg.

Miss Tella NJ. Knox, who was chosen
Floral Queen by popular vote last week,
has selected as her attendants Miss
Bessie Moss and Miss Vennie Felt. The
little girls who will also ride in the
Floral Queens float will be selected by
the Committee of Five.
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ONLY 16 FEET.
Bear in Mind Floats Can be No High
er Than That.

Parties contemplating placing floats
in any of the parades of Festival week
will please notice that superintendent
Paten of the Rapid Transit company
has notified Captain c. H. Titus, chair
man of the committee on amusements
and display, that the trolley wires will
not allow the passage of any perma-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-19

Andy Hartwick, an expressman who
resides at 21S Chandler street, was
seriously injured about 2 O'Clock this
morning by falling from the top to the
bottom of a flight of stairs on lower
Kansas avenue. His right hip was
fractured by the fall.
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COMING IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
Is LORNA on Carnival Night, the Fair
est Form Fer Looked Unon.

est Form Fer Looked Upon.
If you don't think VIII Haskell is
tckIed' today you ought to hear him
talk.
Say, wasn't that a great meeting?"
he said today. well. 1 should say so.
That's the kind of a thing I like to see.
When people act that way it's some
pleasure to work with them. I never
saw anything like it.
OF course, L was satisfied long ago
that the young men and the rest of
Topeka would do the right thing. but I
was hardly prepared for that enthusias-
tie crowd we had last night. And did
you see the kind of people? You
couldn't get any better if you scraped
the banks and churches, and yOll
couldn't get any jOllier if you scraped
the schools.
''Win we have a time Carnival night? q?
Well, doesn't it look like it? But we
want this one thing particularly under
stood; We don't want people to get a
a wrong iGea of it. Nothing must he
done that is rOWdyish or vulgar The
people in this parade and Carnival nj gnC
demonstration are all ladies and gen
tlemen, and aside from having the very
best hilarious time possible, decorum
must be observed.
I'VE don't want any rOwdyisfn. That's
not funny nor respectable.
"Otherwise than that, the old town
will be turned loose.
Floats? To be sure and they will
be the funniest imagina bic. The high
school boys will have one, the Wash
burn boys will have one, the Bachelors
club will have one and there are at
least a dozen now in sight, but we
want more. Nothing will be allowed
in this feature of Friday evening that
isn't funny.
LORNA? Well. now, that's where
you get me. All know is that she
will be here. I am her special agent
and advance courier and am here to
announce her. She is running her own
affairs and hasn't told me just what
she intends to do here this year.
I haven't even been permitted to see
her, and I'm not even permitted to talk
with her except when she wants to
give me pointers about what she wants
done for her reception.
How does she do it2 Oh, she says
things in my ear most any place, when
I'm walking along the street or read
ing or working or anywhere.
Now last night just after I had
gone to sleep, she woke me up to say
these two lines:
s. 'Whnxm6k eOlpnf mkajz krd,
Ktrg wye pmthndrg qImtzdrd-'
(Which translated means:
1.-THE Topeka boys are all all right,
And I'll be with them Carnival night.
''I asked her how she liked the meet
ing but she was gone.
"Oh. she'll be here in a blaze of glory,
but nobody will know anything definite
about it till she comes
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J. NJ. Knight, the well known under
taker, has secured the contract for
burying the county poor. The cornpe-
tition was sharp, but Mr.. Knights bid
was the lowest.
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ONLY ONE TELEPHONE co.

The Harrison telephane plant was
sold by the sheriff this afternoon to
the Missouri & Kansas Telephone com
pany, its rival.
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BOURKE COCHRAN HERE.

Eugene Hagan Thinks He May Get
the Famous New York Orator.
Chairman Eugene Hagan of the gold
Democrats said this morning that al
though he had not yet opened head
quarters he had taken steps to secure
some speakers for this state from
abroad.
He said: ''I have applied for Bourke
Cochran and I think that I can say
that if Secretary Carlisle takes the
stump at all during the campaign, I
will be able to get him to come out
here and make one speech in Topeka "
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THE FIRST Days PROCESSION.
Line of March and Order of Parade
for Labor Day Completed.

AOI AdOOI LAY Oulp46GSu
J. G. SamueIson who is looking after
the Labor Day end of the week has
just secured a complete schedule of the
line of march He says he has assur-
ances that the day will be the biggest
one of the kind ever seen in Topeka.
Following is the line of march and
the arrangement of the parade:
Platoon of Police.
City Fire Department
A 7. & S. F. r. r. Fire Department.
Marshal of the Day.
w. A. Snyder. Marshal; A NJ. Baird,
H. NJ. Steele.
MarshalI's Military Band.
Governor and Executive Council in
Carriages.
Mayor and City Council in Carriages.
Speakers in Carriages.
FIRST DIVISION
G. Max CIaudy, Commander.
The Topeka Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, Float.
Topeka Typographical Union No. 121
and Float
Pressmen.
Book Binders.
CigarmaI1ers No. SO.
Tailors No. 12O.
BARRIERS.
CurfeW Float.
GormIy's Band.
SECOND DIVISION.
A T. & S. Fe Shop.
BOilermakers.
BOilermakers Helpers.
MachiniStS.
Machinists Apprentices.
Blacksmiths.
Blacksmith Helpers.
Carpenters.
Painters
UphOlsterers.
Bridgemen.
THIRD DIVISION.
Imperial Drum Corps.
A. T. & S. Fe Shop.
Carmen.
Water Service.
Brass Workers.
Timers
Lumber Men.
Scrapping Men.
Locomotive Engineers.
Locomotive Firemen.
Railroad Trainmen.
Railroad Conductors.
Railroad SWitchmen.
Railroad Trackmen.
FOURTH DIVISION
S. B. Madden, Commander.
JacksOn's Military Band.
Topeka Turn Verein.
Carpenters No. 15S with Float.
Painters and Decorators No. Sc.
Statesmen and Clerks.
Stone Cutters.
Plumbers.
Coal Miners.
Wolff Packing Co.
FIFTH DIVISION
Reform School Band.
City Employees.
FIGURING Mills.
News Carriers
Merchants Floats
All persons having vehicles are here
by invited to have them in the parade
and in the division where the owners
are placed.
The parade will move promptly at 10
O'Clock a m
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on, WHAT a RUSH OF WORK
Committee of Fifteen Already Head
Over Ears Into It.

There is not a single member Of the
Committee Of Fifteen who is not
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nent feature of their floats that will be
over sixteen feet in height.
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Attention Upchurch Lodge No. pa,
A o. U. W.

All brothers are requested to meet at
our hall Sunday at 10 a m. to attend
the funeral of the wife of Brother
Chase
Residence 210 Harrison street.
H. L. STURDEVANT,
NJ. W. Protein
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DROP ALL ELSE.
The Whole City Must Go to
Work Monday
Preparing For the Festival and
Reunion.
Ten Thousand Men and Women
Willing and Ready
TOHELP IN THE LABOR
Of Decorating Streets, Build
ing Arches and Other Tasks.
Let the Committee of Fifteen
Call Mass Meetings
For Volunteers to Help In the
Work
IF 1T is NECESSARY.
Bring the Old Soldiers Over
From LeaVenWOrth.
Topeka Is Going to Spend $685.
900 to Entertain Kansas.
We've Got the Men, Energy and
the Cash.
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IF 1T is NECESSARY,
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For Volunteers to Help In the
Work