davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-07-12
I'II F.gI

HOY MANY sunt. torture day afet day, making life
burden anu toboing .~NistcnCs Il all pleasure, owing
ot,e secret siiieiing nom Files. Yet relief IL ready
,o,he hind q almost any ore vino will use SyttemaIE.
eany the remedy that -. p'-grsrenly cured ,hou.
lands. SIMMONS LIyry REGuLIfoR Is no Jt,,,ie,
violent purge. bu, a gen;ic ass SAINT to nature.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-07-12
FUE.E.Y

Ihr'Te.i. ruIcVi
sLl Est family AieIi.
dine IA the wUrldi
Ar rFPFcTuAL SPECIFIC
fJr al diseases ii the
Liver, Stomach
and SpiSer.
Regulate he ii,.r
and itcycbt IEIIS
ssu ltvEG, Ma: ant.
ct's FrvpEg. ~ W.T.
toHrLAiSI,. RtSIiR .
sEs'. JAUnOIrE 'a.u
NAUSEA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
Grand Master Sovereign Tells
Why He Favored Silver
And Why He Asked LabOrers
to Support It
WAS THEIR CONTEST
1t Was a Fight Between the
LabOrer and Dollars.
Says Bryan Will Yet Trample
PlutOcrats.

Rochester. N. Y. Nov. 17.-At the
afternoon session of the Knights of La
Dor, after contest between Boston, Bal
timore, Butte, Mont, Montreal. Little
Rock. San Francisco. Chattanooga and
Louisville. the latter city was chosen on
the fourth ballot by a narrow margin,
as the place of holding the next general
assembly. The general assembly voted
that all the members of the Knights of
Labor, who are also members of the
Mutual Protective Musical union, must
leave that order before January 1. 1887
under penalty of expulsion, and all local
assemblies are ordered to hire only
Knights of Labor musicians
Last evening well attended meeting
was held in the assembly room. General
Master Workman Sovereign spoke for
over an hour, his subject by request be-
ing Why I Asked the LabOrers to Sup
port Free Coinage of Silver at the Ratio
of 16 to L.
Mr.. Sovereign said the late campaign
was a contest between the productive and
speculative classes of the country. or be-
tween the laborer and the dollars, and
that the dollars won. Mr. Sovereign
paid his respects to President-elect Nc
Kinley. Mark Hanna and Wall street.
and, Speaking of William J. Bryan he
characterized him that matchless
champion of the great country who would
yet put his foot on the neck of the plus
tocratic classes, unless he changes his
character
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
PINGREE on TRUSTS.
The Michigan Governor-EIect Speaks
Of Mckinley and Trusts.

Detroit. Nov. 17.-Governor-elect Pin
gree of Michigan, who has just returned
from a visit to Major Mckinley, when
asked what he would do about trusts
if he were president Of the United
States, said:
II would obey all the laws and expect
every one elso to do so. If there were
no laws on the statute books to prevent
that style Of doing business, would
call special sessions of congress until /
Secured the enactment Of some"
Having thus lacOnicalIy expressed
himself, Governor elect Pingree refused
to say more on the matter of trusts.
II believe William Mckinley will make
a good president said he He struck
me as being a man of the people and
for the people. think he realizes what
the people want and will try to give it
to them.
You do not believe. then, that he
viii be controlled by trusts and com
binations2''
No" abruptly replied Mr. Pingree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
FLOW OF HOT WATER.
Successful Result of Behring'S in the
Butte, Montana, District.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 17.-Jack Thornton
has made the biggest strike of the year
in the Butte district at ThOrnton's
Springs a few miles west of the city,
and his friends about town have been
wishing him all kinds Of good luck in
his venture At a depth of 143 feet he
encountered flow of water hot
enough to scald the bristles off hog,
and strongly impregnated with mineral
substances.
Early last June Mr. Thornton con-
ceived the idea that by boring in the
earth a distance OF say 1000 feet a suf-
ffcient supply of hot water might be
obtained to eSta blish a natatOrium and
pleasure resort similar to the Broad
water near Helena He secured big
derrick, such as is used in the oil wells
of Pennsylvania, and began a search for
the hot pots in natures stOrehOuse.
Yesterday the drill reached a depth Of
lab feet and up through the hollow tube
came a rumbling, gurgling sound II
was water, and hot water at that. It
dubbed UP with the force of a NINA
ture geyser and trickled down the sides
of the huge derrick with a merry
sound. 1t delighted the workmen, as
well as the originator of the scheme.
for it was ocular proof that down below
was a body of warm water which could
be converted to the uses of man. 1t was
only 81 degrees Fahrenheit, a nice tenn
perature for bathing purposes, but not
sufficient for heating purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
BIG GOVT LAUNDRY BILL.
Towels of the Marine Department
Costing $40 Per Hundred.

Washington, Nov. LIT was discov-
cred today that the government is pay
ing 10 cents each for having the towels
Of the marine corps washed. The price
usually paid for this work is 81 a hun
dred- The discovery resulted in the
Immediate dismissal by Secretary Her
bert of Henry J. Wylie. chief clerk Of
the quarterHaster's department of the
marine corps.
Mr. Wylie denies any participation
in the laundry transaction except in
an entirely innocent way. and says he
has no knowledge of the alleged col
fusion on the part OF the laundry con-
tractors The laundry contract Of
the marine corps amounts to several
thousand dollars annually. When the
contract for the present year was
awarded there was only one bidder
and the outrageous price of SO a hun
dred for towels was accepted by the
quartermaster's department.
Dexter & Co. of New York have
heretofore held the contract for this
work at 81 a hundred This firm failed
to bid this year. but the firm which
did secure the contract sublet it to
Dexter & Co. at 81 a hundred and re
tanned the remaining So paid by the
government as a handsome profit on
the transaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
TO WORK ON FOR SILVER.
Permanent Headquarters to Be Main
tanned in Washington.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Secretary r. z.
Difenderfer said yesterday: THE Ma
tional Silver party viii maintain perma-
nent headquarters at Washington and
branch at Chicago All of the 5000 silver
clubs belonging TO the party are request
ed to maintain their organization The
Silver party accomplished great work
with the Republicans and it will be the
party in 1900. It's platform is simple
the single money plank-and it will more
readily unite all the friends of bimetal-
lism than any other party. During the
campaign of 1896 we sent out 10000 zoe
pieces OF literature and organized 5000
clubs. Our future work will consist in
organizing clubs and educating the peo-
pie"
What. in your judgment viii be the
policy of the silver representa- tives in the
present and subsequent congresses re-
garding tariff legislatiOn2
Il unable to say how Individual
members viii stand upon that question,
but from interviews I have had and COM
munications received. am inclined to
think they may favor non-interference
with any tariff measure that may be pro-
posed by the Republicans and gold Dem>
ocrats- I think the trend of sentiment
is to place responsibility where il prop
erly belongs We. as silver advocates,
know in advance that tariff without
marked change in our currency legisla-
ton will not furnish relief to our indus
tries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
DESERVING FIFTH AVENUE
New York Swell Society Seeking Less
Noisy Quarters

New York, Nov. flowing to the dis
rupted condition of the roadway and
houses in Fifth avenue since the laying
of water mains began. it has been sug-
gested that the resulting confusion and
discomfort have driven off the avenue
many of the families distinguished in
society, and that this obstruction Of
New York IS most fashiona BILE thorough
fare caused the closing of many a town
house for the usually gay winter sea
son.
This. however is NOT the primary rea-
son. for not more than so families are
affected, by the upheaval. Among the
most pressing forces OF change in the
avenue is the constant encrOachment of
trade Families with riches and posi-
ton dislike the proximity Of business
houses, and since such establishments
find it profitable to start in the most
desirable part Of the city it seems de-
sirable also for residents to leave the
district A plot of land occupied by a
house that is in keeping with the
neighbOrhoOd is valued at $4,000 Few
families can afford to put that amount
Of money into a home lot, and the ave-
nue. ceases to be available for home
purposes Fifth avenue is no longer
what it used to be because of the in
creased value of land.
The season is ripe for business ven
lures and for this reason the old Vic
tOria and Brunswick remain unOccu-
pied House owners. of course, prefer
to rent their property for business at
So, 600 or $4,000 than for private use at a
rental Of s., 600, while Tor their own use
they prefer the modern dwellings up
town in the side streets
Houses in Fifth avenue never have
been desirable as homes because of the
noise and because of the lack Of venti-
lation and light In spite of the firmly
rooted idea that Fifth avenue is one of
the grandest streets in the world it is
estimated that less than 300 families
live in it from Fifty-ninth street to
Washington square. The tendency of
a steady uptown movement has been
observed from the BOWery to the park.
There never has been a great jump, be-
cause change of residence for nine or
ten blocks would mean new assOcia-
tions as to church and friends.
Large hotels, apartment houses and
business Of various kinds have hOWev-
err forced themselves almost as Tar as
it is possible and at Fiftieth street
trade must stop The cathedral Van
derbilt estate and the orphan asylum
viii effectuaily retard its progress, while
just above is the Metropolitan club and
the splendid houses. OF Governor Nor
new row. which have been recently
built upon land which viii never, in all
prOba bility, fall to trade.
The social center thus is placed in
the upper part Of the city. although
Murray Hill viii retain much of It's
former glory. From Fiftieth street to
Nineteenth street are boundaries which
shall be for fashionable folk 1t is
bounded on the north by Harlem. on
the east by Fourth avenue tunnel and
west by the park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
MR.. sEWALL GOES SOUTH
Makes Prophecies Before Going e.
Rest IN Florida

New York, Nov 17-Arthur SewaII
of Maine is tired. He said so YESTERDAY
at the Holland House, where he Is
spending a few days.
T am going to Florida he said. "far
a months rest. I have g little private
business to attend to here, and shall 81
south as soon as I can arrange maj
ters.''
This private business" is suppos
to be the organization of the Consol
dated Lake and Canal company, IN
which Mr.. SeWall. the Cramps and OF
er millionaires are interested The
purpose is to form a corporation which
will handle western freight by wat p
in competition with the great tru1f
line railroads.
Mr.. SewaI said that the general Pre- B.
perity which was quick to come aft
election was only temporary. He ~
leved that it was all due to the al
vance in the price of wheat, and ths+t
AdcKinley's election. and the victory ri
sound money and protection had moth
ing to do with it.
ssThe mills and factories are startins
up. of course he said Their ownera
know that with the increased price,
which the farmers are receiving far
more manufactured goods will pc
bought The increase in the price OF
wheat was based on only one thing
the fact that there was poor wheat
crop in other parts of the world 1t is
the old question of supply and demand
Whenever the farmers prosper, all 9TH
is what we have been declaring all
along"
DO you think the Mckinley admins
tration will be a successful one?" was
asked.
I do not believe we can have per
manent prosperity upon the gold
standard, said he. within two years
everything win settle back into the
duuness of the last six months, and the
American people will be clamoring for
a change. L vii admit that is the only
hope for free silver. Should such con-
ditions as have described, come true,
the coinage Of silver at 16 to 1 will
sweep this country in 1900 and the next
president will not be a gold standard
man"
Mr.. Sewall was asked for an honest
expression of opinion concerning the
campaign just closed.
considering that the pulpit, the
press, the bench, the banking power
the corporations and trusts were all
against US" he said, II think the pop
ular votes which the silver candidate re-
ceived was most remarkable The agi-
tation will be kept up until the day Of
triumph comes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
FRAUDS IN THE FRISCO.
a Bondholder Wants the Foreclosure
Sale Set Aside.

St. Louis. Nov 17-Dwight Braman of
Boston, Mass. a bOndhOlder of the St.
Louis & San Francisco road. has filed an
equity Dill IN the United States circuit
court praying for the setting aside of
fraud
Mr.. Braman sues on behalf Of himself
as a bondholder
Not only was business diverted to the
Atchison and debts put on the Frisco.
DuLr Adr BraInau declares q nctlti0us in
debtedness of the Frisco TO the Atchison
was created. This indebtedness amount
ed TO s.. 26S 059-
In the meantime. the plaintiff declared.
the credit of the Atchison was falling
and the company was known to its Of
ncers. and to the officers of the Frisco,
70 De lnsolvent long before the receiver
ship proceedings We're instituted.
In order to conceal their niSmana ge-
ment Of the Frisco and to further IN
crease their hold on that property, the
officers Of the Atchison, it is alleged.
devised scheme TO get hold of the
stocks Of that company. They succeed
ed by giving holders OF preferred stock
consolidated bonds by way of exchange.
He also prays the court to call on the
defendants to make an accounting of
their stewardship of the property
In support of this prayer. Mr.. Braman
recites the history of the Frisco in con-
nection with the Atchison- He says that
n order 10 induce United states Judge
Henry Caldwell to sign the decree of fore
closure OF the Frisco, which he did last
april. the defendants namely. the re-
ceivers, the Mercantile Trust company
and the members OF the reorganization
committee cOnspired to make false rep
resentations and reports to Judge Cald-
we'll.
John T. Woodruff. assistant attorney
or the Frisco. while declining to go into
q detailed statement, said The suit
VIII not surprise any railroad man. 1t
arises from an old contention over the
sale OF the St. Louis, Salem e Little
Rock road and has been dragging along
Tor years It has been thoroughly gone
over before this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
HUGE ELEVATOR TRUST.
Grain Handling in New York Harbor
Under One Control

New York, Nov. 17.-Thomas A McIn-
tyre, president of the Brooklyn Wharf
and Warehouse company, has received a
ten days option controlling interest
Of the stock of the International Ele-
waiting company, which practically con-
trols the floating elevators of New York
harbor.
The International Elevating company
has a capital Of 81 200, 900 and was organ
lied under the laws of New Jersey. It's
president is Edward G. Burgess and Mr.
Mcintyre is one of the directors. The
company controls nineteen elevators with
an Individual capacity of from 1000 to
10000 bushels per hour or total capacity
of l13 600 bushels per hour. The charges
fixed By the floating elevators is IT'S cents
per bushel This charge includes y cent
per bushel for transportation of ele-
vator'' The law fixes the charge for
transferring grain at n cent per bushel.
and this charge for transportation OF
change to enable the floating elevators
to charge a higher rate than fixed by
law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
FAIR WILL CASE ENDED.
Mrs. Nettie Craven Withdraws the
socalIed Pencil viii

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE contest
over the wills of the late James G.
Fair has ended by the withdrawal OF
the SO called pencil will which had
been offered for probate. Dr. Mare
I.evingston named as executor under
the pencil viii, in Withdrawing the doc
ument, stated that his reason for his
action was that the position of Mrs.
Nettie Craven might be strengthened.
Mrs. Craven had Joined with Loving
stOn in submitting the pencil viii, but
she claims to be the contract widow Of
the late Senator Fair and claims that
Fair gave her deeds to two pieces of
city property valued at 81 500. 900.
1t was feared that if the pencil will
should be declared a. forgery. a similar
fate might follow for the alleged mar
riage contract and deeds to Mrs era
fOrgeries All the Fair children who
at first supported the pencil will, now
declare it is a forgery also They join
ed i'm a petition for the prObatlng OF the
trust will dated three days earlier than
the pencil Will. The trust viii was ad-
mitted to probate yesterday and it is
believed the litigation which bid fair
to be interminable is now practically
ended. The trust feature of the pro
bated viii was declared illegal so far
as the real estate involved is con-
cerned. A similar decision regarding
the personal property Of the estate is
now anticipated.
The trust will. with the trustee pro
visions eliminated. would be erninently
satisfactory to the children of James
Fair The unexpected action in with
drawing the pencil Will caused great
surprise in legal circles, although 1t is
rumored that the retreat of Livingston
and Mrs. Craven was the result of a
compromise among all the parties in
tereSted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
ACTORS ARE UNDIGNIFIED.
Sol Smith Russell DischargesMackay
and Tyler.

Cincinnati. Nov. 1.-Two rather import
ant changes Will be made in Sol Smith
Russen's company. Charles Mackay and
Edward D. Tyler, who play the parts OF
Savage and Reynolds in "A Bachelor 8
Romance" are reported to have dis
ported themselves in an undignitied man
ner in st. Louis and to have received the
customary weeks notice
Z aTr Russell admitted this to a CORES
pondent:
i don't want to stir the matter up
again. said the comedian These gem
tlemen We're dfsorderly and Mr.. Berger
sors. He engaged George Allison and Adj
olson Pitt. a son Of a Mrs Addison Pitt,
in my company"
Josephine May Thompson viii succeed
Nita Allen in Sol Smith Russells com
DanV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17

From a letter written BY Rev. J. Gun
derman. of Dimondale, Mich. we are
permitted to make this extract. L
have no hesitation in recommending
DR. Kings New Discovery, as the re-
suits were almost marvellous in the case
Of my wife While L was pastor of the
Baptist church at Rsves Junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible par
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as If she could not survive them. A
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery. il was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at j. X Jones Drug Store.
Fifth and Kansas Ave. Regular size
soc and 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
3 MILLIONS UNEMPLOYED.
Census Shows That Many Out of
Work During the Census Year.

Work During the Census ear.
Washington. Nov. 17-CarroI d
Wright, commissioner of labor IN
charge of the Eleventh district has
transmitted a special report. Tt shows
for the first time in census work the
number of colOred persons engaged in
each occupation separate and distinct
from the native and foreign white ele-
ments of the populations and hitherto
uncOmpiled figures. The most interest
ing feature of the reports relates to the
question Of the unemployed Similar
data relative to the unemployed were
collected at the census of 1890 but were
not compiled 50 this is the first time in
the federal census that infOrma ton of
this kind has been presented in cOnnec-
ton with the statistics of occupations
derived from answers on the population
schedule.
These figures simply show the aggre-
gate number of persons unemployed for
different lengths Of time and to q very
cOnsiderabl extent, probably, at differ
ent times during the census year.
They do not show the net period aft
er making allowances or the time when
not engaged in their personal or usual
occupation, during which their services
may have been utilized at some other
kind of work The census enumeratOrs
were fully instructed but the returns
We're not complete enough to warrant
compilation.
There were p. 7s5. SOL persons ten years
Of age and over engaged in gainful Oc
equations in 1890 Of whom is, 821 $50 were
3013.117 males and 51O.613. females, or
a total OF 1923, 73O persons were unem-
ployed at their principal occupations
during some part Of the census year
ending May 81, 1890
OF the whole number of persons 50
employed. ISIS sos were unemployed
from one to three months, ], 34S 31S from
four to six months and .447 from to
y months. This is equivalent, approx
mately to 1,139 672 persons unemployed
at their principal occupations for the
entire - months and this number would
represent sol per cent Of the total num-
Der engaged in gainful occupations in
1890.
Divided as to sex, the approximate
number of males unemployed at their
principal occupation for the entire cen
sus year was 900 representing SIC
per cent of the whole number Of males
at work. while the approximate num-
Der of females unemployed at their oc-
equations during the same period was
167 .562, representing 4.28 per cent of the
whole number Of females at work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
WANTED TO BREAK LEGS.
Young Doctor Anxious to Show His
Skill Lands in Bellevue.

New York. Nov. Twin you
please let me break your leg2" inquired
a well dressed young man of the door
keeper at Bellvue hospital gate yes
terday Il am a doctor and can fix it
all right again"
The doorkeeper declined to be made
a subject The young man went inside
and asked several other persons whom
he met if he might break their arms or
legs Just to show how soon he could
repair the damage
He said he was DR.. Andrew z. G.
Thoen of 1855 East Twenty second
street, and he was locked up in the al
coholic ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
AMERICANS MISTREATED.
Spanish Soldiers Abuse Mem bsrs of a
Shipwrecked Crew.

New York. Nov. 17.-Captain Nelson and
twelve of a crew of shipwrecked Brit
ish vessel arrived here today on the Yu-
catan from Havana The shipWrecked
people landed on the coast of Cuba about
twenty miles west of Havana and fell
into the hands of Spanish troops, who
treated them harshly The first detach-
ment of troops into whose hands they
fell took them to sugar plantation.
where they We're treated kindly, but We're
suspected Of being American hlibuster-
ers.
Captain Nelson said that they then fell
in with another detachment, who took
them to Martial, where they were ques-
ton as to whether they were English or
American.
American" promptly replied the cap
tain.
mo American said a big Spaniard.
striking him over the neck and head
with a loaded cane and stunning him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
CLOSE VOTE in MINNESOTA
Fusionists Demand a Recount on the
Governor.

Minneapolis. Nov. lit is announced
today that the friends of John Lind,
fusion candidate for governor. will de-
mand a recount. Coughs majority
is now about 1000.
The basis of the demand is alleged
frauds in the northwestern part of the
state, and the fact that a large number
of ballots were enormously marked for
both the Bryan and Palmer electors.
and were thrown Out.When they should
have ben counted as to the rest of the
ticket These ballots, I'D is said. We're
almost. If not entirely all. for Lind.
In this (Hennepin) county alone some
SOC of these ballots We're discarded
The Democratic state committee is
Investigating the matter.