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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-04
Majority of Hawafians Desire
to Become a Part of. the
United States.
General Belief There That the
Question Should Be Set
tied at Once.
Ex-Secretary Foster, Just Re-
turned, Discusses the
Situation.

washington, Dec. 1.-Mr. John W.
Foster, former secretary of state, has
returned to Washington from six
weeks visit to Hawaii, whittier he
went US the representative of the Pa.
cific Gable company. In speaking OF
his visit Mr.. Foster said:
1.-The condition of business in Hawaii
is flourishing. The islands are prosper.
Gus and their future is bright. The
Pacific Mail has recently doubled its
service, sending steamer twice
month instead of once as formerly, and
new line is soon expected to be estab.
lished by the Japanese, which will
touch at the islands OH the way to San
Francisco. The people Of Hawaii wish
to be
Annexed to the United States.
The present government has the ap-
prevail of majority Of the native
Hawaiians and there is no likelihood
that there ever will be a restoration Of
the monarchy. The English and Ger
man element, however, are opposed to
annexation to the United States; be-
cause they believe it will interfere with
Sheir contract labor and SO affect their
interests commercially.
1.-The present government in its ad-
ministration is giving satisfaction.
Yet this government is only temporary
and the people want to be annexed to
the United States. The members of
the government are pledged to it and
Al, %
expresses this expectation. So it is the
general belief that tho matter should be
decided at All early date if possible"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-04
Richard Rowe Found Guilty.

MoNTEzUMA, Ia, Dec. 1.-RicEard
Rowe, who was extradited from Mex
leo, charged with completely in looting
the Powesheik treasury in 1895, was
found guilty in the district court.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-04
Railroad Superintendent Suicides.

WASHINGTON, Dec l.-Robert E.
Marshall, "a years old, superintendent
of the Altoona division of the Pennsyl-
vania railway, shot himself at his BROTH
er's house in Washington. Mr.. Marshall
was one of the most valued young men
in the Pennsylvania service. For some
time he suffered from acute nervous
troubles, resulting from overwork. His
wife died about a year ago, and this
doubtless contributed to the condition
which brought about his end.
An Old Man Sentenced.
OcoNTo, Wis, Dec. 1.-Samue'
Dodge, convicted of criminal assault on
a Young girl, was sentenced to IL years
in prison. He wept like child when
senteuce was passed. He is 20 years
old.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-04
CITY Of Kalamazoo Burned.

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Dec. 1.-The
steamer City Of Kalamazoo, owned by
the H. w. Williams Transfer company.
took fire at 80 a. m. and is almost a
total loss. Robert Van Ostrander of
this place and Joseph Land Of Covert,
who were on the boat, were overcome
by smoke and burned to death. Three
other men escaped without their cloth
ing. The origin of the fire is unknown.
There was a good insurance on the
boat.
Bryan Gets a California Elector.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. i.-Final re-
turns from Santa Clara county, com.
pleting the state returns, show that
Martin, Bryan elector, has defeated
Flint, Mckinley elector, by 429 votes
This gives Mckinley eight electors
from California and Bryan one.
Chaplain and Daughter Perished.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ia dispatch
received at the war department says
that the residence of Chaplain M. C.
Blaine at Fort Ringgold, Tex. was
burned and both Blaine and his
daughter were burned to death. Mrs.
Blaine escaped uninjured. The chap
lain went upstairs to save his daughter
and was overcome in the flames before
he could make his way out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
COME INTO 5 MILLIONS.
Finding of an Old Deed Makes a BaIti-
more Family Rich.

New York, July 25.-The widow and
children of W. H Newburger who was
a wholesale butter dealer in Baltimore
and who died in 1888, have it is alleged
come into possession of mining proper
ty near GunnisOn, Col, worth $500. 600
A few weeks ago one of the children,
in rumaging through an old trunk
which was supposed to contain worth
less trash, is said to have found deed
to w. r. New burger from w. P. Rose
of GunnisOn county, Col, for IS lots in
the Petersburg Spring Greek mining
district
Investigation is said to have develop
ed that on the land is one of the best
gold mines in the GunnisOn district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
NIcKERsoN NOTES.
Personals and Items Among the EN-
pIoyes of the Santa Fe.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Angus Shields is a new employe in
the capacity of machinist at this point.
Foreman J. E. GaVitt at Newton has
gone to Denver on a visit of two weeks
in the hope of benefiting his health.
Operator o. K FOrgy and wife have
gone to New Waverly, Ind, to visit
with friends and relatives.
Brakeman John Ferguson had two
fingres of the left hand mashed while
making a coupling at St. John on the
22nd instant.
Orders have been received to increase
the working hours of car repairers TO
nine hours per day until the present
Engineer James Farley of EmpOria
has returned from visit with relatives
in Vermont. He attended the national
b of L. z. convention at Ottawa, Can
ada, during his absence.
Mrs. S. p. Grimes and son, wife and
son of Fireman S. p. Grimes, left
Thursday evening for a visit with
friends at Canon City, Col
Engineer Amos Mckanna has taken
leave of absence and, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, has gone to
Denver and other Colorado points to
visit friends.
Harry NJ. Markley. for a number of
years clerk in the Office of the foreman
at Dodge City, has left the service of
the company. His place has been
filled by Mr.. Frank A. HObble
Engineer Peter TeIen, running be-
tween Nickerson and JetmOre, has
taken leave of absence for thirty days,
and accompanied by his family, will
leave the first of the week for a visit
at Denver and other Colorado points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
THAT PANICKY FEELING
Has Been AlIayed by the Action of
the New York Banks.

New York, July Bradstreets re
view of the New York stock market
says the action of the New York bank
ers in agreeing to replenish the di-
minishing treasury reserve by surren-
deT1ng part of their own gold holdings
in exchange for legal tenders, follows
up by the actual deposit of SIS, 600. 900
of such gold, has checked the growth
of panicky feeling in the securi-
ty market.
This has. to a very large extent
checked the tendency to hoard gold
that was apparent in many directions
Equally important was the step taken
to secure concerted action by foreign
gold exports. The developments are
tiOns still crumbling and liquidation
and bear selling in full progress. Lon
don was indeed a. very heavy buyer at
the severe decline early in the week
though the action seemed to have no
effect as far as encouraging outside in
terest and participation is concerned.
In fact the market, but for the pres
ence of a few bargain hunters" and
purchasers of cash, was almost bare
on demand and the operators on the
short side of the account made no re-
Sistance in their efforts to hammer
down prices. The bond market has
suffered in sympathy with the stock
list and dealers report that municipal
bonds are virtually unsaleable, cor
poratiOns and individual capitalists be-
Friday the market was more reaction
airy in tone and prices suffered under
the absence of short covering and Lon
don purchasing
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Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun
derman. of DimOndale, Mich, we are
Dermftted to make this extract; I
have no hesitation in recommending
Or Kings New Discovery. as the re-
suits were almost marvellous in the case
of nv wife. While I was pastor of the
BAPTIST church at Rives 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; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at j. K. Jones Drug Store,
Fifth and Kansas Ave. Regular size
sec and 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED.
Gotham's Free Labor Bureau Has 700
Applications.

New York, July 25.-Seven hundred
applicants for work were registered
yesterday, the first day of the citys
free labor bureau, which began bust
ness at 9 a. m, at No. 331 East Four
teenth street.
The free labor bureau was authorized
by the last legislature as an expert
ment, and will be continued at least
one year, in connection with the bureau
of labor statistics, of which John Z.
McDOnOugh is commissioner.
The new Office will be open form a.
m. to p. m. daily, except Saturday,
when it will close at noon.
superintendent John J. BeaIin and
his three associates were kept busy
yesterday, but everything worked
smoothly. There were ten women ap-
plicantS, and they took up more time
than three times that number of men.
The women, not content with answer
ing the tabulated questions, insisted
upon dilating upon their misfOrtunes,
which the clerks had to reply to in
some way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
BAD STATEOF AFFAIRS.
Legacy Left by the Western Farm
Mortgage Trust Company.

IF the Western Farm Mortgage COM
pany of Lawrence were doing business
now it would have to have a surplus
as large as the government gold re-
serve to pay off it's guaranteed loans.
For several years suits have been
filed against the defunct company in
the federal court with astonishing reg
ularfty. In IOaning money the com
pauy had guaranteed the payment Of
the loans and the people who furnished
the money now want the guarantee
made good and hope to hold the indi-
viduals under the double liability law.
One of the largest of these suits has
Just been filed in the federal court. 1t
is brought in the name of the Ameri-
can Freehold Land Mortgage company
of London and the amount claimed is
$50, 73S. 90. These cases which have ac
cumulated may be heard at the next
session of the United States circuit
court next fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
SUNDAYAT THE CHURCHES.

North Topeka Baptist church, corner
Laurent and Harrison streets, Rev. w.
B. Hutchinson, pastor Services at II
a. a. m; and p. m. Morning subject,
Gods Monogram; evening subject,
The Search for the Highest Good
There will be preaching at the Dun
kard church, Oakland, Sunday morning
at IL o'clock and at o'clock in the
evening by Elder ]. NJ. Mohler.
Rev. c. B. Munford, from the Meth
odist church of St. Joseph, No, will
preach at the Friends church, between
Fifth and Sixth streets on Topeka ave
nue., at IL a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 210
West Sixth street. Services at IL a m
Subject, Gods Promise to Establish
David's Throne
SeabroOk Congregational church.
Services at II a. m. conducted by Rev.
J. Z. McCIain of the North COngrega-
tional church. Evening service at 8
o'clock
Sunnyside Congregational Sunday
school has been changed from p. m.
to IL a. m. and preaching service from
4 p. m. to 8. Rev. J. E kirkpatrick.
The First Society of Spir1tua11StS will
hold a conference and test meeting at
2:30 p. m. next Sabbath in Lincoln Post
hall.
Reformed Presbyterian church. near
corner Tenth and Clay streets, DR.. H.
P. McClurkin, pastor. Preaching to-
morrow at IL a. m. and p. m.
Preaching at the G. M. E. church,
corner Fourteenth and Van Buren,
streets, by the pastor, J. M. Brown,
at II a.. m. Evening subject, Brother
" Kindness
Second United Presbyterian church,
corner Huntoon and Polk streets. Reg
ular services at II a. m. and p. m.
Preaching in the morning by Rev.
James G. Hunt. Subject pilates
Question: In the evening by Rev. J.
T. NcKitrick; subject, THE Report of
Caleb and joshua
There will be regular services to-
morrow in the Wesleyan Methodist
church, corner Third and Jefferson
streets.
First African Baptist church, First
street, Rev.G- D. Olden, stor.Preach-
ing II a. m. and p. m; morning sub
ject, THE Concentration of Our Spir-
itual Forces the Power of Success
The regular meeting of the Holiness
Association will be held tomorrow at
3 p. m. in the Wesleyan Methodist
church, corner Third and Jefferson
streets. There will be election of Off
GERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
A PREHISTORIC CITY.
Boston Archeologist's Discovery in
Mexico.

Jiminez, Mex, July 25-J. r. Kelley
a. Boston archae oIogist, who has been
exploring a wild region of the Sierra
Nadre mountains west of here during
the past two months, has arrived here,
and claims to have discovered a pre-
historic city, which, he states, must
have had a population at one time of
200, 900. This ancient city is situated in
a narrow valley between two high
ranges of mountains. Nearly all of the
buildings are of hewn stone, and are in
a state of almost perfect preservation.
The houses contain ornaments and uten>
sis of peculiar design.
Mr.. Kelley brought back a large col
lection of the ornaments, which he will
send to the Smithsonian institute, at
Washington. Mr.. Kelley will leave to-
day for Boston, and will return in a
few weeks with a party of archaeolog-
lists, fully equipped to continue the ex-
plOrations of the city and surrounding
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
MECHANICAL AND OPERATING
Notes and Personals Among the En-.
ployes of the Engine and Train
SerVice-

Engineer William Holloway, running
on the NJ. A & B. branch, is laying off
on account Of sickness.
Switchman George Bigham of the
Santa Fe has taken leave of absence
and in company with Mrs. Bigham will
visit relatives at Kent, Kan.
John B. Price, foreman of the ma
chine shop at the Santa F'e shops in
this city, is receiving a visit from his
father-in-law, who resides at Usage
City.
William 8. Lawless. foreman of the
water service department of the Santa
Fe, has taken leave of absence and is
visiting at Colorado Springs and other
points in Colorado.
movement of corn into Kansas City,
three regular train crews running on
the main line have been sent to En-
pOria for temporary service over the
cutoff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
TONNAGE EATING.
J. w. Robbins Making a Tour Over
the Lines.

Some time ago J. W. Robbins of the
general superintendent office of the
Santa Fe, started on a tour over the
lines of the Santa Fe system for the
purpose of establishing tonnage rating
for all engines. The eastern division
was one of the first portions of the sys-
tenn to be gone over. and from informa-
ton compiled the following rating has
been established.
West of Topeka to Emporia the
rating for ten-vheel engines will be 625
tons of heavy loads, $50 tons of light
and heavy loads mixed. and 40 tons of
light loads. East of Topeka to Kan
sas City the rating viii be ], 200 tons of
heavy loads 900 tons of light and heavy
mixed and 900 tons of light loads. In
all instances the train is not to consist
of more than 40 cars unless 50 ordered.
The rating for eight wheel engines
will be % per cent less than the rating
for ten-WheeIers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
WOODEN WALKS GOING.
Only Twenty Miles of the Ancient
Kind Are Left

When the sidewalk contractor has put
down the last brick walk this year there
will be but 20 miles of wooden side
walks left in Topeka out of a total OF
over 100 miles.
The last list of condemned walks has
Just been made, and when Contractor
Swanson has the first walks condemned
out of the way he will begin on the new
aist. I'm the last condemnation there
are about five miles of walks which,
added to the original list maze early
IN the spring makes the total amount
Of new walks to be built this year over
20 miles.
The new walks condemned are in all
parts of the CITY and include those that
were overlooked when the inspector
made his rounds in the winter In
speotoE TVithers says that there is little
objection from people whose walks nave
been condemned They realize that II
the old board walks remain they will
be compelled to pay out money for re-
pairs
Two years more will probably clean
out the last remnants of the board
walks and Topeka will have the best
sidewalks of any city in the United
States. There will then be nothing
but stone, cement or brick walks in the
with the disappearance of the board
walks viii come the reduction of the
expense of keeping the walks in repair.
Two men and team are employed to
look after the repairs, but the brick
walks will require but little attention
and that expense, which amounts to
about $500 per annum, will be avoided.
Councilman Skinner was at the bottom
of a movement to reduce the sidewalk
repair expense, but he has not brought
the matter up in the council He thinks
that with the amount of board walks
greatly reduced the money expended
for repairs should be prOporionately
less
A new departure this year was in
doing all the work in the summer. The
contH-a CtOr has been busy putting down
new walks since last spring and he will
not be done before December l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
AMONG RAILROAD MEN,.
A. C. FOy Who Was Shot By a
Tramp
Receivers and Comes to Topeka
For Full Pay.
Items of Interest About Kansas Rail
road Matters and
Miscellaneous

A c. Foy, the Santa Fe freight con-
ductor who was shot in the head by
colOred tramp while ejecting him from
the train at Eldorado, Kan, June II,
was in Topeka yesterday afternoon for
the purpose Of making a settlement
with the company. In consideration
of the fact that he was injured while
performing his duty, the claim depart
ment allowed him full time for the six
weeks during which he was out of
service.
It was at first thought that Conductor
FOy's injuries would prove fatal The
bullet lodged in the muscles above his
right temple and is still there, the
physicians considering its extraction
dangerous. It now gives him no pain
or annoyance. Conductor FOy resides
in Arkansas City.
The negro who is supposed to have
done the shooting has been captured at
Manhattan and will probably be taken
to Arkansas City for Identification.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed when the languid, ex-
er is torpid and sluggish and the need
of a tonic and Alternative is felt. A
prompt use Of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more
surely in counteracting and freeing the
system from the malarial poison. Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizzi-
ness yield to Electric Bitters. SOC and
81 per bottle at ]. K. Jones Drug Store
Fifth and Kansas Ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
SEES IT AS HE WANTS TO.
An Englishman Says the Cause of
Gold is Gaining.

London July 25.-Lord Farrar form
erly secretary of the board of trade, has
an article in the Chronicle on the cur
rency question in the United States in
which he says he thinks on the whole
the outlook is good for the gold stand
ard. Recent events, he says have proved
that the ratio is the real essence of the
question.
"A proposal for an honest ratio, says
Lord Farrar, of 80 to 1 would receive
no support. The cause of the gold
standards become the cause of common
honesty. It is the merit of the present
struggle in the United States that it
has brought better truth to the front -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
THINK THEY'RE PATRIOTS.
The Eastern Bankers Praise Them
selves for TUNING Over Gold.

Philadelphia, July 25.-At a special
meeting of the clearing house associa-
ton of the banks of Philadelphia, held
yesterday, the following. resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this association here
by cordially approves the patriotic and
intelligent movement to replenish the
gold reserve of the United States in
the present emergency, by the deposit
of gold coin in the treasury by national
banks and others in exchange for legal
tender notes, thereby sustaining the
credit of the government and sound
currency, and it urges its members to
make such deposits to the extent of
their ability. Tenders We're immediate
Iy made by the banks and trust COM
panies represented at the meeting to
the amount of 81 SOC, 900, and as a num-
Der of banks were not represented, the
amount will no doubt be largely in
creased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
DUN,S REVIEW.
Extreme Depression in Business the
Past Week.

New York, July 25.-R. @. Dun & Co. s
weekly review OF trade says:
The week past has been one of ex-
IRENE depression in stock and specula-
tive markets, owing to the heavy outgo
of gold and the fail of the treasury re-
serve below the minimum. The Popu-
list and silver conventions caused some
apprehension and large Withdrawals of
gold for boarding were rather feared
than seen. Then came a sharp recov-
cry with the union of banks to turn 500
100000 of gold into the treasury and of
international bankers to control foreign
liquidation. The old reserve has been
quietly lifted above the 100 million
mark and political events have helped
to clear away approximations. Business
of all kinds has been considerably af-
fected by the monetary conditions and
is slower to improve.
The produce markets have been ser
iously depressed, lard marking lowest
quotations on record; corn falling to 81
cents; wheat to 81 cents. and cotton to
7-12 cents. There has been a slight re-
cOYery in corn, a sixteenth in cotton
and a. cent in wheat, but the main cause
of low prices seems mainly prospective
large crops with heavy stocks on hand.
Old corn is coming forward about
double the rate a year ago and so far
another big yield is indicated.
been 1925, 257 bushels in three weeks,
as against 4, 4O9. 449 last year when the
coming crop, if official reports are to be
credited, was larger than it is now.
Nothing appears of encOura cement in
the industries and there has been con-
siderable further decline in the working
force.
The general decentralization is partly
due to growing belief that the large
combinations which still hold up prices,
can not hold them long. Nearly all
wire and wire rod mills are closed,
sales of nails are small; bar iron at
IL ms. being largely superseded by
steel and LOS open hearth billets are
offered below Bessemer; the demand
for rails is very light and the great
structural works at Homestead go on
half time. Minor metals are also
weaker.
Textile Industries are rapidly reduc-
ing working forces as the prospect for
future demand does not grow clearer
and while prices are nominally IN
changed, because there is little chance
of business at present. The state of
wooden manufacture appears in sales of
wool at the chief markets for the week,
the smallest ever known, only 1870, $50
pounds, of which $40, $50 were domestic,
against 10, 3O1, $50 last year, of which g.,
231, $50 were domestic. Prices do not
nOminally change but are shaded to
make sales and western markets are
weakening some, though still higher
than the eastern. Leather is inactive
and hides at Chicago average 3 per
cent lower for the week.
Failures for the week have been PSI
in the United States against 202 last
year and % in Canada against p last
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
Nothing Left Out.

The new $40 train through to New
York daily over the Grand Trunk rail-
way system and Lehigh Valley r. r.
is a most complete and magnificent
equipment. The train is vestibuled
throughout, heated with steam and
lighted with gas. It is equal to any
train leaving Chicago, and for accom-
modations in the way of Pullman Sleep
ers, Dining Car and other conveniences
and luxuries, is the best and cheapest
route to the east. L. R. Morrow, City
Ticket agent, lob Clark street, Chicago,
I'll