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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-02
BROUGHT HIS OWN FOOD.
A Traveller Creates CONSERVATION in
the Auditorium Hotel Buffet.

CHICAGO. Nov. "A stranger walked
into the buffet of the Auditorium An
a handbag. The bag bore the name of
F. S Nave, and the attire of the owner
suggested a spiritual calling rather
than cares of business.
The space before the bar was filed
with patrons Every table in the room
save one, was occupied Above the va
cant place hung the masterpiece of ia
panese art, THE Merry Buddhist" rep
resenting two lads of the orient reading
from Joe Miller's joke book, but the
owner did not seem to care.
AS the owner of the bag seated him
self at the vacant table depOsiting his
burden next to the salt and celery a
walters FASTENED to take his order.
The guest waved the valet aside, and
beckoned him again.
Bring me a glass of water" he de-
handed
.'Aponiyadi or East Baden?" queried
the waiter
Lake Michigan" replied the travel
er. as he opened his bag and began re-
moving articles from its interior.
The guests order was never filed,
for the waiter stopped in astOnishment
while en- route to the hydrant, other nc
tel attaches and buffet parties sharing
his WOnderment First the traveller
drew forth a package in brown paper.
1t contained fried chicken, and by the
time the stranger was ready for bust
ness, bread, pickles, cheese and chilli
sauce We're added to the viands fit for
stranger ate them all wiping his hands
on the brown paper and drinking the
water out of the celery glass by way of
dessert.
Leaving his bag in the check room.
the stranger said he would call for it
in the evening. but the buffet manager
has filed a bartenders' lien on the prop
erty.
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100000 no BET ON BRYAN.
Millionaire stratton's Money Has Not
Been Covered Yet.

New York. Nov at was expected
that the biggest bet of the campaign
would have been arranged Saturday,
but there was a hitch, which has car
ried the conclusion over until today.
When word was received from Colo
RADIO Springs that w. s. StrattOn, owner
of the Independence mine at Cripple
Creek, had offered to bet 500, 600 against
$500, 600 on the general result. it was
thought at Republican national head
quarters that there might be found a
chance to place some of the Mckinley
money that had been Vainly seeking in
vestment N. B. Scott, national com
mitteeman of West Virginia knows Mr.
Stratton. and when he saw the Colorado
Springs dispatch he stated that it was
authentic and that Mr.. StrattOn would
surely put up the money.
Mr. Scott placed himself in cOmmuni-
cation with Mr.. StrattOn. The latter
telegraphed that he had deposited his
money in the First National bank of
Colorado Springs, and proposed that
the $500 600 raised in New York be
placed in the Chemical National bank
Mr. Scott turned the dispatch over to
Colonel Swords. and the latter at once
set about completing arrangements for
the bet 1t was found impossible to
get the entire amount together, as the
banks all closed at Il o clock
There is a western man fun Of en-
thusiasm at the Gilsey house He is
w. H Downing of LOvelOcks. New He
Will bet his farm. worth $500, against
81, 500 on Bryan's election.
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Mrs. Lease Makes a Political
Talk In New York.
Resents the Epithet of Anarch-
lists Used By Some.
NOT THE ANARCHISTS.
Real Anarchists Are "Bond
Holding Blood Suckers.
She T.fkens Mr.. Mckinley to
POntIus PLATE.

New York Nov Fully 1000 Demo-
Gratis crowded into the Murray Hail Ly-
ceum Saturday night and cheered when
Mrs. Lease denounced the platform and
principles of the Mckinley party Mrs
Lease was the attraction of the evening
though several other speakers had been
provided by the Young Democracy club
under whose auspices the meeting was
held
Mrs Lease said. 'sThey denounce US
as agitators. They call US anarchists
and say we desire to destroy the coun-
try. Peace has its patriotism as well as
war. Agitation is an essential part OF
the government under which we live
1t was the power Of agitation that made
Faneuil Hall the cradle Of liberty It is
the men who call US anarchists that are
the real regulators of the nation s
credit. This political agitation is not
pleasant to those political thieves and
pira ties. They are the most dangerous
anarchists who invaded the halls of
congress in washington and bought
votes in the interest of the bOndhOlders
We have been denounced as repudiat-
ors. The paper money that was good
enough for the soldiers in the war is
not good enough for the bondholding
class now
In every crisis in history a man has
arisen who has led the people from the
depths in which they We're In our pres
ent crisis we have nominated William
win show the bondholding, blood suck
please, though we may not be free to
march as we please. We will elect
Bryan and forever defeat that Pontius
PLATE McKiQleV-''
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and felt the breath of it in my face. 1t
was solid for free silver
Then Mr. Bryan was swept away in
the midst of troops of rough horsemen,
the great multitude running after his
carriage and pleading for a sight of his
face He went back to the hotel and
sat for awhile with his wife, among the
roses and chrysanthemums and trailing
vines and respondent banners, silver
horse shoes and glittering gewgaws, car
ried there by the friends of free silver.
After dinner he got in his carriage
again and dashed about to six immense
meetings Of WOrkingmen in various
parts of the city. Wherever he went
he found the neighborhoOd chOked by
the crowds. 1t was almost midnight
before he got to bed.
Tomorrow he viii make a tour of the
country near Chicago and return in
time TO make ten speeches. Late at
night he will take a train and so to
Wisconsin. then to Iowa for a struggle
there.
Mrs. Bryan says that no matter
what the result of the election may be.
he viii need a whole weeks sleep before
he touches work again.
AME7S CREEI IMAM.
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JEALOUS OF AN ACTRESS.
Mrs. ThurIow Weed Barnes Seeks a
Divorce From Her Wealthy
Husband.

New York. Nov 2-Thurlow Weed
Barnes, a man of large wealth, a well
known Republican politician and the
husband Of the daughter of the late
millionaire John A. Morris has been
made a defendant in a suit for divorce.
Mrs. Barnes has not lived with Mr..
Barnes for more than two years, and
just now she is occupying a handsome
chateau in the suburbs of Paris. After
the marriage nine years ago, at which
time the father Of Miss Morris present
ed her with a check for $500 600, the cou-
pie were devoted and apparently happy
The felicity, it appeared. reigned for
five or six years; then there were DIFF
ferences and parting RumOr has it
that Mrs. Barnes objected to her hus-
bands friendship for Virginia Harmed,
the actress
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BISMARCK NOT SCARED.
He is Not Afraid of Being Prosecuted
for Revealing Secrets

Berlin Nov 2.-Prince Bismarck ap-
Darently is not inundated by the threats
10 prosecute him Tor his organ, the Ham
burger Nachrichten. has replied to the
Of Tuesday last which intimated that me
fate which overlook Count Won ArnlIn
might await those who disclosed secrets
of state
The hamburger Nachrichten says; The
NEGOTIATIONS of those days tOI BlsIlatch 8
tenure of Office were no strict state sec
rets, but belonged to history mere is no
necessity for secrecy so far as Germany
and the dreibund is concerned. as tne
treaty was made solely in compliance
nothing to be ashamed or On the con-
trary all peace loving Germans nave just
satisfaction. 1t is totally untrue that the
treaty implied dislOyalty TO Ine uIetDullu-
The letter even allowed Austria to De
neutral in the event OF French attacI1
on Germany or an unpfoNoheo 1slllis-i'
attack Russia
THE whole dreibund could incorporate
in it if Russia was willing and concluQe
the same without abandoning its nam
purpose This would tranquilize all the
friends of peace and if there is any lncl-
nation upon the part of Russia, 1t would
be expedient to renew the Russo-Gernan
treaty
The Hamburger Nacrlchten theh taxes
the Reichs Anzeiger to task LOT sayl1s or
its announcement of the existence OF tAe
RusSO-Czerman treaty that ii viii ueltHeE
correct what is false, or supply What IS
INCOMPLETE saying. Ine STA te1ltii T.
made is not false. as declared 10y tIe
Reichs Anzeiger and the latter can only
supplement what it declares to be neon
plete by publishing the whole treaty l. n
der these circumSt anceS the ttaLuDu t37r
Nacrichten considers itself entitled to de-
by the press law of the Reichs Anzelger
assertion.
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toral majority Tt viii be at least 1000 600.
which is about the size Of the Ropulisr
vote The arrangements are perfected
and the lining up OF voters. both Ropu-
list and Democratic. are far beyond our
expectations, due to the intense interest
OF the people i'm the fight more than to df-
plomaey of committees who, however, did
all they could
THE result now achieved is wonderful
In view OF the difficulties confronting US
our party came Ia the west from the
ps-lly' e Slls so--li' IN ne
Democratic party and to some extent the
old party prejudices still exist. To line
UP this vote sClidly for a candidate was
extremely difficult and, though the Demo-
many states local managers unarprecia-
tive Of conditions added to the difficulty
and two vice presidential candidates
caused great embarrassment and the
campaign would have been sinplified If
SeWaH had seen his way clear to with
draw. but failing in this we had to or
ganize Joint electoral tickets all around.
The party as well as Watson was dlsap-
pointed in not having one ticket but it
would be SANDER to him to say he would
consequently keep Bryan from getting
91 ne "a ~
The free silver Republican vote that
Will go to Bryan viii be much larger than
Mckinleys gold standard Democratic
vote. The 2. 600 900 Populist votes viii be
practically solid for Bryan. There is
much larger percentage of the labor vote.
both organized ard unOrganiZed, for Bry-
an than has ever been cast for Demo-
cratic candidate and the Peoples Party
publican and labor vote absent, could
elect Bryan Chicago is doubtful. but he
viii get 10000 majority in the country dis
trlctS 10 overcome that Bryan does not
have to get Illinois and he could lose all
of the middle western states except In
diana or Michigan or Minnesota (Which
are certain) and be elected The Repub-
licans VIII come nearer to getting Wyom-
ing than any state west OF Iowa
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BRYAN INSURANCE.
English Lloyds Win Guarantee the
Loss English Merchants viii Meet.


New York, Nov. 2-Dr. and Mrs Cyr-
US Edison were among the passengers
on the steamer Campania, which arriv-
ed here Saturday from Liverpool.
Though it was reported that the doctor
went abroad for the purpose of treat
ing q German prince afflicted with
serious malady, the doctor says his
chief purpose was to benefit his own
health The political situation here, he
said, is discussed and watched with
more than ordinary interest in Eng
land.
"a curious thing there. by the way,
saM he, lis the fact that LlOyd's insur-
ance companies of England are now
largely interested in the coming cleo
ton. Most of the large business con
Germs are hoping for McKinley's cleo
ton. but they know that Bryan has a
chance of getting in. Should this hap
pen, they say his election to them will
mean great business depression. The
LlOyd's companies in view of this are
Offering to insure business firms
against loss in the event of his success
Figuring on the basis of a so per cent
depression should Mr.. Bryan win. a
firm doing a yearly business of 500, 600.
stands to lose $4,000. By paying a
premium of nine per cent to the com
pany they can insure against this con
jecturaI loss. If Mckinley wins, the
firms. of course get nothing and lose
the nine per cent premium.
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LOIE FULLER's VICTORY.
The Dancer Won IN an Argument
With Chaunoey Depew.

New York, Nov. 2.-The Wagner Palace
Car company put into effect Saturday q
ces rom travellers It also gave Chaun-
cey n DepeW, the budding PeekSk1u
theater man, who is also a railway presi-
uenls the opportunity TO do FAVOR 70 one
OF the leading lights of his new profes-
This rule particularly forbids passen-
ger taking into a sleeping car anything
PROVIDES tnat no passenger shall carry any
more baggage than viii go under a berth
without sticking out into the aisle when
1t is made up at night
Statesmen came to the station bound for
Cleveland, Chicago and other pOints in
the west lhey carried their usual amount
of baggage, and when they were told Of
the new rule they checked the larger part
Of what they usually carry, swearing till
the air was blue
Then came Loie Fuller, the dancer. ac-
companied by one of her relatives and a
maid. The maids cloak bulged suspic-
iously, and it looked as if the dog under
it were larger than LOie's skye. Dogs
have been forbidden property in sleeping
cars from time immemorial, but the maid
was pretty, and porters are susceptible.
and-welI. I.oie was willing to take her
chances on the dog, anyhow. But besides
The valises which were carried bv the
party, the maid had a large box which
contained articles which We're dear to
Loie's heart, and which she wanted to use
during her journey I'm sorry, mad
ame' said the sleeping car conductor.
politely, but that box cannot be allowed
why not?' exclaimed Loie. Il always
take that with me need it on my jour
LOie pleaded, but the conductor was
firm and refused TO permit the new rule
to be broken. Then LOie had an idea
She rushed across to the office of the
New York Central railroad and mounted
the stairs at jump Depew was in She
told the president of the road her tale.
She explained to him how necessary the
box was to her comfort. She may have
told him what it contained. He would
not answer that question.
Mr. DepeW thumped the desk with his
fingers while the tale was being told He
thought of his opera house in PeekslSill,
and his ambition in a dramatic way He
thought of his duty as a railroad COM
pany, and the fact that the New York
Central had adopted a somewhat similar
rule, which had never been enforced.
came to his mind. LAS a member of my
own profession, appeal to-" began the
dancer
That settled it. Mr.. Depew CALAMITY es-
corted Miss Fuller downstairs where he
held a short conference with the officers
of the Wagner company, and, as result,
Miss Fuller departed in the Wagner car
with her box on one of the seats, and the
bulge in the maid S cloak was still visible.
LOie waved adieu to the railroad presi-
dent, and said the Peekskin opera house
was the best place out of New York to
dance IN.
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K. c. SILVER PARADE.
1t was Enthusiastic With About 1O,-
600 People in Line.

Kansas City. Nov. 2-The free silver
parade Saturday night was an affair
of magnitude and the most enthusiastic
political parade Kansas City has seen
in years.
Ii was a good natured. jolly crowd.
and as orderly as it could well be and
BE- as demonstrative and noisy as it
was.
to Kansas Citv were filled with DeonIe
headed toward the city. There came
from Clay county SEQ at the least cal
culation, and some of the Clay county
Many rode white horses and in the pa
rade the riders Of white horses formed
an independent division. The entire pa
rade numbered about 10000.
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RUSSELL SAGE'S FLAG.
New York People Divided in Opinion
Regarding the Cause.

New York Nov. Russell Sage strung
his flag in the breeze across Broadway
Saturday. The ropes to which his flag
was attached run from his office window
to a tree in front of Trinity church the
use of which the Trinity people kindly
donated. And the fiag-well. it had seen
better days. 1t was old, time-worn and
dirty.
People on the street have been wonder
ing ever since the flag was unfurled
whether Mr.. Sage ran it out to show his
enthusiasm for Mckinley or whether it
was in celebration of the fact that money
reached 100 per cent on call loans TODAY.
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SWALLOWS A BRYAN FLAG.
A Goat in the Central Park Zoo De-
yours a Political Banner.

New York. Nov. 2.-Kuz. one of the
big goats of the Central park zoo. dab
bled in politics Saturday and swallowed
political flag. The keepers at first
feared he would die. as he is not Har-
lem goat. and has never been trained to
diet of bill posters and old clothes 1t
was found that flag had borne the pic
ture Of candidate Bryan. "A small boy
walked past the goat inclDsure in the
afternoon. carrying the Bryan flag
Some impulse made him put it through
the bars and kuz made a jump for it,
He swallowed il inch by inch, while the
boy looked on. a spellbound spectator
Stars, stripes, picture and all disap-
peared. and then the boy, wailing, re-
ported his loss. There was excitement
and hurried consultations. but the goat
looked 50 crestfallen and penitent that
it was decided he could safely be let
alone
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Interstate Commerce Commission

Washington. Nov 2-The interstate
commerce commission is preparing pc
mandamus to compel the filing of an
nual reports for the year ended June
80 1896 by all railroads now in default.
These reports are required to be fled
not later than September 10 Of each
year. Most of the leading roads Of
the country have complied with the
law, but the compiling of statistics re-
Quired by law is seriously interfered
with by the delinquency and delays of
those carriers who fail to observe the
law nronptIv
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PEPPER AND BRICKS.
Armed Men Terrorize Residents of
Fashionable Chicago Boulevard.

with rifles, clubs, canes and carrying
cobble stones, bricks and bags contain
ing pepper and lamp black. terrorized
residents and pedestrians Of aristocrat-
ic Ashland boulevard from Adams to
Congress streets Saturday night.
After throwing pepper and lamp
black into the faces of half a dozen pc
destrians, and brea king hundreds of
dollars worth of window glass. the
gang of disturbers wound up in the
Eighteenth ward, where there were
three riots before midnight
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M'KTNLEY'S CABINET.
Shelby IA. CuIlom is Said to be Slated
for a Place.

Springfield. Ill. Nov 2.-According to
a near relative of Shelby NJ. CulIOm. the
senator has been slated by Mark Hanna
for a position i'm the cabinet of William
Mckinley should the latter be fortunate
enough TO be elected.
This, it is said. is in return for his
action in Withdrawing from the presi-
Dental race before the Republican ma
tional convention at St. Louis.
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FALLS $50 FEET, YET LIVES
One Leg Broken, Three Ribs Fractur-
ed and Other Injuries May
Prove Fatal

New York, Nov 2.-Charles A Heag-
eny of Boundbrook. n. J., fell from the
rear of a Lehigh Valley passenger train
as it was passing over Green's bridge,
in New Jersey. and dropped to the tow
path of the canal below, a distance Of
$50 feet He is still alive in St Luke
hospital. South Bethlehem One leg
was broken, three ribs were fractured.
one eye was out and Heageny received
internal injuries which may prove
IA
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Rockefeller Now in Control

Wilmington. Del, Nov 2.-The Ad-
dicks people in the Bay State Gas com
pany have all resigned and the Stand
efener, VIM Moore and H. II. Rogers
will control the future policy of the
company.
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FL Dorado Football Team Dates.

FL Dorado, Nov 2-The FL Dorado
football team has receiver challenges
from Hutchinson. Arkansas City, Eu-
reka and Peabody. They viii accept
the challenges Of ALL and viii proba bly,
play Hutchinson on Thanksgiving day
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SANTA FE ROUTE.

The Home Road Ouers Superior Ad-
vantages to All Those Wishing
to Travel
Five trains east daily.
Five trains west daily
Elegant equipment,
Magnificent track,
Superior eating stations.
First class dining cars,
The fastest time,
Union depot connections,
Through car service east,
Through car service west,
Free reclining chair cars,
The newest and finest sleepers.
The most improved tourist sleeping
cars run on any railroad.
For tickets, sleeping car space and
all Information see Cromwell & Jefers.
in postofice room in North Topeka.
telephone 364 or at depot. foot OF Fifth
street, telephone 6S2-
W. c. CARNEY, Agent.
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&1OO ReWard.

To the Voters of the State of Kansas,
The undersigned representatives OF
the Democratic, Peoples and Free Sill
yer Republican parties of Kansas. here
BY offer and agree to pay reward of
500 for evidence that will convict any
person or persons, WhomsoeVer, Of any
violation of the election laws OF this
state.
The attention of the public isespeeial-
~ challenged to the attempt Of desper-
ate and disreputable political mercea-
aries to intimidate voters; to brlbe
voters and buy votes; to repeat by Vot-
ing in more than one precinct, or %
vote more than once under dlmefenl
names to use Illegal ballots; 70 ofiIe
Judges. 10 tanper with ballot boxes;
to misread ballots. and to falsify re-
turns.
earnest and vigi9ant attention. ana IN
rose If 477a discovery Of any violation
of the law.-to bring to the undersigned
suHfcf9nt evidence for the conVlctEon
of guilty parties, and receiN lin eaen
case the amount above specified
This offer viii stand good until No
vember II. 1897
j. MACK LOVE,
Chairman Democratic Committee
JOHN w. BREIDENTHAL,
Chairman Peoples Party Committee
r. W TURNER.
National Committeeman
New York. Oct 3l-Olga Nethersole
has purchased the English rights to
Brian Boru,' the new comic opera now
playing at the Broadway theater 1t
is not Miss Nethersole's intention to ap-
near in the cast She has gone into
the matter purely as a speculation
1t is said that the gold standard men
object to even cloud with silver In
ing. but they all eat ftSilver Lear cat
sup. Sold by the leading grocers-
TRY .silver Leaf" Tomato Catsup.
The finest addition to soups and oys-
tiers. Pure Catsup is antiseptic- Insist
on having the brand. Sold by all gro
GERS
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BUTLER SAYS IT'S CERTAIN.
Re Declares That Bryan VIII Get
259 Votes

Washington. Nov. 2-ssThe election Of
Bryan is an absolute certainty said
Chairman Butler of the national Populist
committee in reviewing the campaign
bryan now has absolutely certain 25S
electoral votes and his popular majority
VIII be larger IN proportion than the cleo
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Berlin. Nov 2-Emperor William and
Herr Cassel the poet, are collaborating
a drama, dealing with the early Ger
man empire and the work is said to en-
gross much OF the emperor's attention
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Try US on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry
l12 and IL W. sth St Phone 232.
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Davies Lumber CO. sells coal. 100
kan ave. Phone $50. Prompt delivery.
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PRE-ELECTION sYMPATHY


hink howcu tup he vvllf fee after election
sympathy
Kinle lie wilt take isl de 50 % you
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1t is said that the gold standard men
object to even q cloud with a silver lin
ing but they all eat "Silver Leaf cat
sup. Sold by the leading grocers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-02

Try "Silver Leaf Tomato Catsup-
The finest addition to soups and oys-
ters Pure Catsup is antiseptic- Insist
on having the brand. Sold by all gro