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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-04
SNAP sHOTs AZ HOME NEWS


The fruit canning season is in full
blast.
Many bicycles are being sold at auc-
tion now.
There is an Emancipation day cele-
bration at Auburn today.
Capt H. NJ. Phillips is to be marshal
Of the Republican rally Wednesday,
Luther H. Vollmar, the forger, says
that today is his eighteenth birthday
The school board celebrated last night
at their regular meeting, with lemon
ade.
This is q season of the year for a
drouth. Weather Observer Jennings
says so.
The condition of ex-Councilman Full
ton, who was injured in a runaway, is
still serious.
In July there were seven cloudy days,
twelve clear days, and twelve part
cloudy days.
c. F. spencer's bond as temporary
receiver in the Hamilton case
was put at $4,000.
The travelling men of Topeka will
have a float in the Fall Festival parade
and you may bet it will be hummer
R. c. Osborn, a son of ex-Secretary
of State Osborn, has been admitted to
the Shawnee county bar.
The committee of five have adopted
badge of white and yellow ribbon with
a small figure in metal.
Farmers say that crops are suffering
by the heat, and without an early rain
will be considerably damaged
The State Temperance union has Of
fered prizes for the child who collects
the largest amount for the union.
Os Perkins, a fireman at the North
Topeka fire station, has lost his bay
horse and buggy. He offers SIS reward
for it.
Yesterday was scrubbing day at the
city Jail. The hose was turned into
all parts Of the building on the first
floor.
A neighborhood quarrel which got
into the police court attracted about
thirty women and children yesterday
afternoon.
Judge Hazen has set aside the judg-
ment of the Merchants National bank
against Quinton & Quinton and granted
a new trial.
President Ed H. Madison of the Re
publican State league says he is
swamped with work and requests to
organize clubs.
DR.. s G. Stewart has returned from
Russell where there have been ten
deaths from diphtheria- The town has
been Quarantined.
The local Poultry club will have a
big poultry show in Topeka during the
Fall Festival. A meeting Is to be held
this evening to see about it.
Mrs. Alkaline Taft has been granted a
new trial in the case in which A. A
Lawrence held judgment against her
for $4,000 on prOmissory note.
Harry Gunther, of the auditor of dis
bursement's Office of the Santa F'e. was
overcome by the heat yesterday after
noon and compelled to give up work.
Stephen A Patterson of Wanamaker.
kan, and Miss Iva J. Birtsline of Vim
ing Kan, were married at Wanamaker
sunday evening by Rev. A. AIcRoberts.
The coroner's jury in the case of
t1irschel MCGEE, who was killed yester-
aay by falling of the Rock Island
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STATE POLITICAL NEWS
Organization of Bryan and Me-
Kinley Clubs.
Holding of County Conventions,
Nominations, Etc.
Items and Notes About Political Mat
ters Throughout the State.

Smith Center, Aug. 4-The big rati-
fication meeting here Saturday night is
still the topic of conversation in Smith
county.
Early in the forenoon people from all
over the county had begun to pour into
town, and at noon more than a thous-
and people, made up of Republicans,
PopuIists, Democrats and Prohibition
lists had arrived TO hear speech by
Ed G. Little
At 2:30 in the afternoon the people
took up the line of march headed by the
Smith Center cornet band, to where a
stand and seats had been prearranged
for an open air meeting. The meeting
was called to order by J. w. Arnis, and
Mr. Little not having arrived at this
time, Webb McNall of Gaylord was in
trOduced and spoke Tor over an nOur.
It was his first speech in the campaign
and against gold monOmetallism.
1t was q very telling speech and was
listened to with marked attention.
There was frequent applause and cries
of Good, good" and You are right,
Webb"
Mr. McNall was followed by D. NJ.
Relihan, a silver Republican of this
place and others in bright speeches I'M
til Mr.. Little arrived.
Mr.. Little began speaking at o'clock
and held the audience SpellbOund for an
hour and half He spoke mainly
upon the money question. The prac-
teal knowledge which he gained while
abroad of the monetary systems of Eu-
ropean anu oriental countries gives him
an advantage over most speakers in
this campaign. He made a great speech
for bimetallism-fOr the free coinage of
gold and silver as standard money In
closing he extolIed the character, patri-
otto purposes, genius and ability of the
presidential nominee, William J. Bryan
At the close of his speech he was &C
corded an ovation seldom witnessed
Scores of men, young and old. gathered
about him to greet him and shake hands
with him.
There was a Republican county con-
vention here at the same time, and
General J. c. Caldwell of Topeka came
on invitation and made an address be-
fore the convention.
General Caldwell, who IS a learned
gentleman and a forcib1e speaker, made
a very ingenious argument. He slid
around the money issue with a good
deal of agility-just what the single
gold standard Republicans wanted.
This convention elected a Morrill, del
egation to the state convention. After
the business of the convention was over
several delegates strayed over to the
silver meeting and listened to the
speeches, and it is known that three
delegates, at least. went home deter
mined to support Bryan and free silver
candidates.
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AT LONGS HOME.
Fourteen Republicans Join a Silver
Bryan Club.

Medicine Lodge, Aug. 4.-The Bryan
Silver league of Barber county organ
lied on Saturday evening with an en-
rollment of 40 members, and elected
the, following officers:
I w. Stout, president; Edward You
man, vice president; Fred r. Ellis Sec
rotary.
DR.. Stout has been prominent Dem
ocrat for years and supported over
myer for governor two years ago, but
now comes out for Bryan, free silver
and fusion of all silver forces
Mr.. Youman, or Uncle Ed as he is
familiary known, IS the pioneer 1ner-
chant of Medicine Lodge and a lifelong
Republican.
fourteen who supported Harrison in
1899 on the Minneapolis platform, but
who now refuse to accept the st. Louis
plank on the financial question. and all
this despite the fact that this is the
home OF Chester L Long
jerry Simpson made the address of
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Us egRzIzEsED Z u qElgll8E8alEz8lED 2 IS
bridge. resumed verdiet Of accidental

bridge, returned a verdict of accidental
death.
Mrs. L. o. Case says she thinks that
Mrs. Riordan will brace up now and
leave liquor alone. She stopped drink
ing for a year after she was given the
gold cure.
There is to be a meeting to organize
Republican club tonight in the grove
on East sixth street. The speakers will
be James Morgan and Councilman
Frank Stevens.
The Sunday school of the First Con-
gregationa1 church will picnic at Gar
field park tomorrow afternoon. A troll
tey ride viii be given in connection
with the picnic.
Charley Adams, press agent Of the
Committee of Fifteen, has sent out a
lot more reading notices to the 500 KAN
sas weeklies. All the editors should
have free passes to everything and a
wreath of roses to wear. T
Judge Hazen has decided to have the
grave robbing cases tried in Jackson
and Wabaunsee counties. That means
that the newspapers must go to the
trouble and expense of sending report
ers there.
While riding a tandem bicycle last
night, Al Beronius and Ralph AIRED
struck a rock at the corner of Thir-
teenth and Polk streets and upset.
Neither OF the riders was hurt, but the
wheel was badly wrecked.
Jim Wicke, one of the very best stem
Ographers in the west, says he couldn't
give money to the Fail Festival but
that he viii write 500 individual letters
of invitation to prominent Kansans as
suggested by the Journal There now,
Major Anderson, is a chance to dictate
just what you want.
Mrs. Myrtle Miller, a pretty little
child wife, has sued her boy husband
William, for divorce. Neither appears
to be over 10. She charges him with
being generally tough and generally
worthless. They have been married
about year.
The morning sheet has another case
OF fits over the Evening Journal -
There was once a man who boosted
that the Gar of Russia kicked him
Any trivial notice of the morning
paper in the Journal sets its brain
to osciIlating violently for a week.
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THEIR FIRST COLLISION.
Engines to be Used for Exhibition
Wreck Have q Clear Record.

Engines to be Used for Exhibition
Wreck Have Clear Record.
New York, Aug. 4-Facts in the his
tory of each of the two thirty-five-ton
locomotives to be used in the railroad
wreck exhibition at Brighton Beach on
August 8 have been compiled. The
work shows the number of miles each
engine has run during it's life in ser
vice, together with other interesting
information, and these facts are to be
embodied in a neat souvenir. 1t will be
given away at the exhibition.
It is strange that neither of the loco
motives, both of which are still in ser
vice and will be until the day of the
collision, has ever been in a coll
Hsion or serious accident of any
kind. Work is now going on upon the
track to be used, which will be newly
ballasted and put in good order.
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MITCHELL IS DIVIDED.
Delegates to Republican State Con
vention Not Solid for Morrill,

Beloit. Aug. 4-The Republicans of
Mitchell county elected delegates to
the state convention as follows:
0. p. TanQuary, J. W. Shanks, a.
Manifold, A. G. Mead, I. B. Shuts, T.
J. Porter, L. s. Tucker and T. H. Pace.
The resolutions indorse the st. Louis
platform and the state administration.
A lively tilt was engaged in by sew
eral of the delegates over the resolu-
ton to bind the delegates, it being
worded, requesting the delegates" in
stead of 'instructing the delegates"
The word instruct was voted down
by a big majority and the word re
quest" was adopted.
The motion to insert the word I'm
struct" for request" was made by one
of Governor MorriIPs appOintees. It
is said the delegation is divided.
The delegates to the appellate con-
vention, central division, northern de-
partment. to be held at Junction City,
August IS, are: George Bergen, DR..
s. w. Kincaid, P. c. Chubbic and DR..
o. Houts.
Delegates to the senatorial conven-
ton Thirty-third district. to be held
in Beloft, August 20, are: II. W. Mitch
ell, Ben Butler, H. z. Squires. G. W.
Kelley, Ed BROMLEY, w. 0. Ray, E.
Dial and J. K. Thompson.
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SMELLING NOMINATED LONG.
But When Chester I. Made Gold
Speech He Turned to Bryan.

Harper, Aug. Am enthusiasticBrya
ratification meeting was held at this
place Sunday evening. Bonflres, fire.
works and anviIs We're a part of the
order of the evening. Speeches were
made by George W. Finch, George r.
Smelling. Andy Titus, Mayor J. D.
Brown of Anthony and A. S. Beeler.
Finch, Smelling and Brown have all
been leading Republican workers of
this county and southern Kansas.
George r. Smelling is the man who
nominted Chester I. Long for congress
at the Wichita convention this sum
mer Smelling has always been a free
silver Republican. but has never left
the party. Long spoke at Anthony last
Saturday afternoon, August l. and took
his stand for the gold standard, and
against the platform of the Seventh
congressional district. Mr.. Smelling lis
tened to his speech, told some friends
he was done, took a carriage for I3ar-
per and took an active interest and
part in the Bryan ratification meeting.
A Bryan Silver club was started af-
ter the meeting and over 200 signed the
roll. Republicans, Democrats and Pop
ulistS re among the members.
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PAwNEE DEMOS WILLING.
VIII Give the Populists the Larger
Share of County Ticket.

Larned, Aug. 4.-The Democratic
county convention, held in this city Sat
urday, elected the following delegates:
To the state convention: s. T. Garth
and r. r. Smith. To the congressional
convention: H. H. Reed and Daniel
McInteer Bert w. Reed was nominated
for clerk of the district court and
George w. Finney for county attorney.
They left the balance of the ticket
blank, as it is the intention to make an
effort to have the Populist convention,
which meets on the 18th, indorse the
Democratic nominees and fill out the
ticket.
Prominent local Populists are bitterly
opposed to fusion and it is now by no
means certain that they will take any
notice of the Democratic nominat tons
whatever. In case they ignore the
Democrats it is said the Democrats will
nominate a full county ticket.
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CONSULTATION FREE.
C. H. MORRISON,
SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN,
5O5 Kansas Ave-. Topeka, Kan.
INGALLS, ON BRYAN.
Says the Nebraskan Has a Great op-
portunity at New York.


Kansas City, Aug. 4-Ex- Senator
John J. Ingalls, was at the union depot
last night on his way to Lyons, Kan.
where he is billed to speak today. The
senator looked warm and weary as he
sat over in a corner in the waiting
room. He was minus his usual ag-
gressive red tie, and wore a handker-
chief around his neck, fastened with q
pale blue stick pin. instead OF collar.
1T is to hot to be interviewed" he
said, when approached by a reporter.
Il don't want to talk
Two or three subjects were preached
but only chilly replies were brought
forth, until Bourke Cockran's return
to New York and his statement to DEM
ocrats was mentioned. Then the Sem
ator frightened up.
THE lines in New York are being
DRAWN he said. Things are in some
what confused condition there, as they
are elsewhere just now, but the hosts
are lining up everywhere. Tomorrow
I'll make the first speech I've made
since the st. Louis convention.
when Bryan goes to New York and
is formally notified of his nomination,
then Wen see things hurn-then the
battle will be in array. What an OPP
portunity that man has thereI If he
did at Chicago, he will be UNNECESSARILY
stronger even than he is today. He
had the opportunity of a lifetime at
Chicago. The convention was at a
feversheat; the people were on the Qui
vive; they wanted something they knew
not what. and no one had satisfied
them. Senator Daniel made a SPLEEN
did scholarly speech, but it wasn't what
they wanted; Senator HIPS speech was
a mastery one, but 1t didn't catch on
Mr.. Bryan did-he knew what they
wanted and he gave 1T to them and he
captured the convention.
1T may not have been extempOralie-
ous-I don not believe it was. This Off
hand speaking is all nonsense, anyhow.
But 1t was a great speech and it won
him the nomination.
Mr.. Bryan has the second oppor-
tunity of his lifetime coming in New
York. If he rises to the occasion
and those who know him believe he win
there is no telling what it may come
to, or what it won't do for him. True,
he won't have the same audience, but
If he can rouse them to the proper
pitch of enthusiasm he will win them
sure.
but I'm not going to discuss poll
tics, as I said. It's too hot. Besides
you are on the other side. Good-by.'
And John J. Ingalls, FASTENED to catch
his train.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Mr.. Nash of Shorey is quite i'll.
A. B. Schenck is clerking for J. l.
Collisi.
Miss L. Hoffman went to Silver Lake
yesterday.
Mrs. ]. E. Dolman and children left
Sunday for Manitou-
Miss Lille Smith of the New Era is
taking her vacation.
w. NJ. Pollom is building a large
house north of town.
Born, Sunday. to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Parmeter, ten pound boy.
Mrs. Moses left yesterday for an ex-
tended trip through Colorado.
Mr.. Charles Mckee has removed from
SOB Harrison street to Shorey.
w. c. Sly left today for Abilene to
attend the POpu1ist convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred lies and daughter
Nellie left for Colorado Saturday.
Joe PoIlom and wife left yesterday
for Terre Haute, Ind, for a visit.
Miss Minnie Nyhart is spending her
vacation with her parents at WamegO.
Maj. r. w. Jenkins and r. w. Blair
have gone to Grand Lake, Col, to fish.
Mrs. Volney Kistler and children and
Mrs. VIII Lacey left yesterday for Col
orado.
Prof Mcmahon of Minneapolis, Kan,
is visiting J. A. Davis, corner Quincy
and Kious.
C. NJ N. Parker and family of 1913
Kansas avenue leave today for New
ton to reside.
Miss Maggie Darster has returned
from Clyde, where she has been spend
ing her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Currett, 1921 Kan
sas avenue, are the parents of a daugh-
ter, born Sunday.
Several North side bicyc1ists went to
Pauline Sunday morning, returning in
time for breakfast.
Miss Jessie Campbell, Ills Monroe
street, leaves today for Chicago, where
she will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Danvers and
children are visiting Mrs. Danvers'
father, Mr.. Cyrus Kistler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell returned yes
terday from Lyndon, where they have
been visiting Mrs. CrOmwelPs brother.
The residents on Gordon street, be-
tween Jackson and Van Buren,, have
arranged for the sprinkIing of that
street twice a day.
Mrs. Cyrus Kistler and mother, Mrs.
BrewingtOn, returned yesterday from
st. Marys, where they have been visit
ing for the last week.
Mrs. L. A. Ryder and son Charles
have returned from Atchispn. where
they have been visiting Mrs. Ryder
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott.
Mrs. S. F. Frazier celebrated her six
tieth birthday anniversary Friday. In
the evening her children came in and
surprised n6E Win BOOQ supper.
The Menoken, reform school, West
Indianola and Soldier creek base ball
clubs will play at Meno1en next Satur-
day. Game begins at o'clock.
Lodge No. 43, Rathbone Sisters, en-
tertained the degree team of lodge No.
last evening. A very enjoyable time
was had about so people being present
Memorial services for Miss Belle Ben
nett, who is supposed to have been lost
in the Castle Drummond wreck, were
held Sunday evening at the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church.
John Cromwell attended the Chill
dren's day exercises at Bethel church
last Sunday. He says they had an ex-
cellent programme which was we'll rem
| dered, the entire exercises being far
above the average.
Mrs o. F. Whitney and daughter
Sadie have returned from Lawrence ac-
companied by Mrs. Charles Sternberg
All news items for the State Journal
should be left with the KimbaIl Print
ing company, SS5 Kansas avenue.
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WILSON KEITH VS.. LAR1mER.
Free Silver Republicans Propose
Bringing Him Out.

Bringing Him Out.
Something is going to happen in the
Thirty-seventh representative district
but the plan Of the affair is being kept
a strict secret.
1t all comes about from the fact that
H. G. Larimer, the Republican nominee
for the legislature. is a pronounced gold
advocate. There is a strong silver sen
tinent both in the Fifth ward and in
the country comprising the district and
the people will make an effort to send
a representative to the legislature who
will not vote for a gold adherent for
United States senator.
The plan is for the silver Republicans
to select some one of their number.
After he has been nominated by the sill
yer Republicans the POpulists and DEM
ocrats will indorse him, and it is fig
ured that with a union of the forces
and the issue made direct on the silver
question the gold standard candidate
will be defeated.
The man who has been selected by the
silver Republicans is Wilson Keith of
the Fifth ward.
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FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN
Passengers on Trains Through the
Section Faint From Smoke.

damage is being done by forest fires
in this vicinity. Last evening Gladis.
a station eight miles from here on the
South Shore road, was wiped out and
its residents had to fee for their lives.
Brimley was also threatened with de-
struction and may have been wiped out
by this time. Scores of farmers have
lost their homes and farmers have
barely escaped with their lives
The regular South Shore passenger
train out was compelled to return oyv-
ing to the intense heat and smoke
Several of the passengers tainted be-
fore the train got out of the fire belt
No rain has fallen for weeks, and ev-
erything on the ground is dry as tin
der
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FIREWORKS AND ANv1Ls.
Sterling Silver Forces Celebrate With
Speeches and Powder.

Sterling, Aug. "A Bryan club has
been organized here and starts with a
large membership. This is the out
growth of the silver rally Saturday
night.
The meeting was attended by a large
crowd and the merits of free coinage
were presented by J. H. Smith, presi-
dent of the First National bank and a
Republican, and Sam Jones of Lyons,
a PopuIist.
Bonfres were kept burning during
the evening, anvils were fired and the
meeting closed with a display of fire
works
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Old Soldiers Join a Bryan Club.

Raymond, Aug 4.-RaymOnd has a
Bryan club with 80 members. The pres
never voted anything but the Republi-
can ticket. There are about fifteen
former Republicans in the club who
have left their party because of it's dec
diarS
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Their First skv scraner.

Indianapolis. Aug. "A permit for
the first ''sl1y-scraper" to be erected in
this city was issued today in the name
of Henry Ives Cobb of Chicago. It will
be twelve stories in height and the es-
timated cost is $780, 600. It will stand
on Washington street in the business
heart of the city.
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W.. n. CARPENTER QUITS.
Chairman of Second District Republi-
can Congressional Convention for
Bryan.

Louisburg, Aug. 4.-The allied silver
forces held a monster Bryan ratifca-
ton here last night.
r. H. Cadwallader was chairman. W.
H Carpenter who was chairman of
the Second district congressional con-
vention, made a strong talk. The main
speech was by P. w. GOebel, cashier of
the Bank of LOuisburg.
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Pawnee Rook Brvan Cluh.

Pawnee Rock, Aug. "A Bryan club
has been organized at Pawnee Rock
with a membership of 20. It is com
posed of Democrats and Populists, with
a sprinkling OF Republicans who ara in
favor of the free coinage of silver.
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BETS ON CHANGE.
Few Silver Men There With Odds on
Mckinley.

New York, Aug. At was reported
on the stock exchange yesterday that
H. c. We'll had offered $4,000 at 1 to 275
on Bryan. and that four exchange men
had raised s12,50O between them to
cover it. AS Mr.. Well denied the report.
saying it was a lie made out of whole
cloth, the bet probably was not made,
but a broker assured a reporter that he
had seen the money placed. Mr.. We'll
admitted that he had placed bets of
S100 and $500 at the odds given.
Comparatively little betting on the
national election is being done on the
stock exchange yet. Some Mckinley
money has been offered at 21k to 1, but
as there are only four lone silver men
in the board, it has found no takers.
This is according to the statement Of an
active broker.
The Holton Republican Flambeau
club have awarded their order for caps
-. - %, -
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the evening, answering the views of
Mr.. Long, who, on Friday evening,
addressed the Mckinley club OF this
publicly announced his position on the
money question, advocating the gold
standard
Mr. Longs audience was small as
compared to that which greeted .'Jer-
ry'' on Saturday evening.
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Peabody Mckinley Club.

Peabody, Aug. IA Mckinley club
hs been organized here with 2S0 mem
bers and the following officers:
Charles Irwin, president; Mart Daw-
son, vice president; w z. Brewer, Sec
rotary; D. F. Rhodes, assistant secre-
tary; T. c. Thoburn, treasurer.
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Sterling Republicans Active.

Sterling, Aug. "A Mckinley club
has been organized here with $50 mem
bers with W. c. McVay president and
George A. Morris, secretary.