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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.
viii Be at Least go In the
Floral Parade.
Horses and Habits Trimmed
With Flowers.
Other News About the Fall Festival
and It's Features.

Miss Emma Banks, who has charge
of the equestrian committee, whose
business it is to secure pledges from all
who will decorate and ride with the
Equestrian club in the flower parade
of the Fail Festival, vii be able to re-
port at the general floral committee
meeting this evening that she will have
a club of at least go ready. Already
over 40 have promised and a great
many more are considered available
who have not yet been seen regard
ing it.
The horses will be uniform in color
so far as possible and the gentlemen
and ladies will ride in pairs. The horses
will be gaily caparisOned with flowers
and roses and the ladies will wear
white duck riding habits trimmed with
white silk. They will wear large hats
with large plumes of flowers in them.
The gentlemen will wear top boots,
white duck trousers. black coats turned
back, with satin facing and three-cor-
nered hats with plumes in them.
The list so far consists of Messrs G.
G. Burton, J. w. F. Hughes, J. w. Bell,
Frank Wear, Harry Howard, Charles
Rassie Bennett, D. F. Jetmore, Prof.
W. H. WATSON, J. w BrattOn; Mes
danes G. G. Burton, J. W. F. Hughes,
Z. Shelton, Frank Wear, Misses Ram
sey, Belle Walsh, Anna. Banks, Emma
Banks, King, Lucia Wyatt, Gertrude
Wyatt, Jennie Frost, Agnes Walsh,
Ella Hayes, Dora Stafford, Linn Wyatt,
Lukens and Mr.. and Mrs John Kill
worth of Lawrence
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PREPARING FOR VOTING.
Another Voting Contest for Two of
the Floral Characters.

A part of Mrs. w. H. Wilson's COM
mittee on the Topeka and Kansas
feature Of the floral parade met at the
court house yesterday and held a long
discussion of the plans.
If carried out as now planned, and it
probably will be, this feature will be
one of the prettiest of the week and will
be comparatively inexpensive.
Those who were present at the meet
ing yesterday were Mrs. Raub, Mrs.
Miliken, Mrs. Hanley and Mrs. AL
drich.
The plan is that there shall be two
characters; two ladies, one to represent
Kansas and be dressed in royal purple
and the other Topeka, dressed in white.
Topeka rides within a wall of flowers,
purple flowers, and sits upon a throne,
a canopy of snOwbalIs over her, of
which an immense SunflOWer will be the
center A beautiful gate of white
flowers will be open to Kansas, who
carries with her as a wand a sunf1Ower
stalk with a sunflOwer on it. She is
entering the walls at Topeka's well
come.
An effort will be made further than
this to have the state officers on horse
back form the guard on each side of
the float.
The float will be an immense affair
and handsomely decorated with flow
ers.
The ladies to represent Topeka and
Kansas will be selected by voting, as
was proposed in ''FIora's'' case, and the
polls were opened this morning at 10
o'clock at WaggOner's drug store, near
Eighth street.
Mrs Joab Mulvane, Mrs. NJ. w. Van
Valkenburg and Mrs. d. A. Robbins
have charge of the voting.
Three young ladies have consented to
have their names used in the contest
for Topeka They are Miss Eff1e
Neil Miss Rose Davis and Miss Agnes
Walsh.
Mrs A J. Hungate and Mrs. William
Whitmer have consented to the use of
their names in contest for the kan
sas'' queen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
Ii TO BE WITH GROVER.
He Will Meet President Cleveland in
New York and Remain There.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2O.-Presi-
dent Cleveland has officially indicated
that Ii Hung Chang will be the guest
of the nation during his forthcoming
visit to this country. and General Rug
gles stationed at Governors Island, has
been designated to take charge of the
details of the reception.
The Chinese minister returned from
New York yesterday after seeing Cen
eral Ruggles and ex-Secretary John
Foster The Chinese legation, recogniz-
ing that Ii is a guest, are loath to make
any suggestions as to his reception,
preferring to leave all details with the
Americans. AS a result there is some
doubt whether the Chinese ambassador
will visit Washington at all. The pro-
posed visit of Earl Lii to Boston has been
abandoned also, the present plan being
to extend his stay in New York because
of the presidents presence there and to
shorten it elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20

Sick people grow tired of taking med
3cines which barely keep them alive they
want something to put them on their feet
well and strong aud hearty they want to
get the upper hand over grim Death and
choke all the scare " out of him
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By this deep and searching revitalizing
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
SILVER FOR GOLD BONDS.
American Syndicate offers $15O,OoO,-
600 Silver for $1OO,OOO,OOO Ar
genuine Gold Bonds.

Washington, Aug. 2O-Reports have
reached here from Buenos Ayres to the
effect that an American syndicate has
offered the Argentine republic $3.50, OOO,-
900 in silver in exchange for 500, 900, 900
in bonds payable in gold at 4 per cent
interest, with Il per cent added as a
sinking fund. The offer of the Ameri-
cans is said to be a part of a general
plan by which Argentine is seeking to
go from a paper to a specie basis.
The plan contemplates that each new
silver dollar shall take up two of the
cheaper dollars. It is said that the
market value of Argentine per cent
bonds is such that the transaction
would prove a profitable one for the
Americans. while its incidental effect
would be to dispose of a considerable
supply of the surplus silver of the
United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
FOUND A HUGE CAVE.
Largest Cavern in the World Thought
to Have Been Found in Missouri.

Mansfield, Mo, Aug 2O.-There has
been great excitement here over the
reported discovery of gold and the find
ing simultaneously of the largest cave
in the world near the new town of Hud-
son.
For two or three years the earth has
been sinking in these parts to such an
extent as to cause uneasiness among
the population. Lately there has been
non.
Upon investigation an opening to
what is said to be the largest cave in
the world was found. Cavern after
cavern lined with pure onyx and ira
versed by Subterranean streams have
been explored without finding the end.
Portions of stalactiteS in one of the
caNerns We're found to contain gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
UNDER THE PAVEMENT.
Much of the Business of Gotham is
Undern cath the Sidewalks.

New York, Aug. 2O.-Public attention
has been called to underground Goth
am by the recent action Of the authori-
ties in raising the price per square foot
for sidewalk vaults from IS cents to 81.
In view of the enormous advance in
the value of real estate, it was consid-
cred just that an advance should be
made. AS a general rule, people form
the opinion that coal bins are laid out
under the flagstones. In the uptown
or residence portion of the city this is
largely true. Downtown the sidewalk
vaults serve for all kinds of purposes.
Basement stores, cafes, barber shops,
bootblacking establishments, engine
and boiler rooms, all find room beneath
the sidewalks of New York. There
are cases where a building is of such
small dimensions that it's usefulness for
business purposes is decidedly limited;
but by occupying all the available I'M
derground sidewalk room it was MADE
to increase as a rent producer neat1y
so per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
SANDERS GARLAND
DEPARTMENT FOR SILVER.
The Treasury Printing Department
Solid for Bryan.

Washington, Aug. 20.-One depart
ment of the government service, at
least. is unit in it's support of the
Democratic ticket. This is the printing
bureau of the treasury department, of
which J. D. KehOe of Kentucky, a
Democratic politician, is chief A can
vass of the bureau which was made
showed that the entire force of rs men
will cast their votes for Bryan and
Sewau. These off1cehOlders are all
voters, and Is of them are men who
have heretofore supported Republican
candidates. Mr.. Kehoe said. to the cor
respondent:
Il consider Bryan's election as as
sured. can speak for the Kentucky
Democracy The Bluegrass state will
go Democratic by 10000 majority. In
one county in the state, Johnson cOun-
ty, 100 Republicans have signed a
statement pledging themselves to vote
the Democratic ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
MINISTER'S ODD REQUEST.
A Jersey Pastor Wants Pay for La
boring Overtime.

New York, Aug. 2O.-The Rev. Mont
gomery Hunt Throop of St. Matthews
P. E. church, Jersey City, has begun an
action in the supreme court of New Jer-
sey against his vestrymen for $500 due
on his salary. This surprised the YES
trymen, but when they read a bill of
claims against the diocese for 100000
for overtime during the rectOrship of
three years they were dunn bounded
The bill of claims was submitted by
The rector TO the diocesan committee.
Bishop Starkey and the vestrymen have
seen it. Vestryman CrOceran says a.
bill for overwOrk by a minister is I'M
precedented and not at all likely to be
allowed It is said Mr.. ThroOp con-
templates a suit against the diocese,
and consequently against the bishop,
for pay for the Overwork claimed, if the
bill is not allowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
MIR. LOWS PURCHASE.
He Bought IA Square Miles in the
Adirondacks.

New York, Aug. ia. A. Low, the
millionaire of this city, has just com
pleted the purchase of 10000 acres of
land in the Adirondacks, for which it is
said that he paid $4,000
DR.. Webb, vice president of the Cen
trail road, has an elegant chateau and
several thousand acres situated in the
heart of the Adirondacks, and the Van
derbilt interest is largely interested in
the same chain of mountains. 1t is
understood that the Webb, Vanderbilt
and Low tracts are the most extensive
in the AdirOndackS Mr.. Lows pur-
chase embraces IA square miles OF ter
ritOry, and he is now laying a part of
the property out for a camp, where, it
is said, he will spend his summers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
GARLAND FOR M'KINLEY.
Senator's Son Leaves the Democratic
Party.

Little Rock, Aug. 2O.-Sanders Gar
land, son of ex-United States Attorney
General A H. Garland, of this city, has
written the following letter to Powell
Clayton from Baltimore:
To-day in an interview Bourke Cock
ran spoke as follows in New York city;
In the present contest for the existence
of civilization no man can remain neu-
trail. Whoever does not support the
forces of order aids the forces of dis
order. If can do anything to thwart
a movement, the success of which 1
would regard as an irreparable cala1n-
ity, not only to this country, but to civ
iHzed society everywhere, / shall GER
tainly do it.. These lines contain the
exact sentiments which influence me in
the coming issue, and hence it is my
desire to belong to that body of men
which is striving to uphold so infallible
a theory to the good of all true Amer
lean citizens. HencefOrth am decid-
ed to be an enrolled member under the
Republican banner.
A RJT0TTT2C IA ND
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
COCHRAN MAY BEAT OMAHA
He Has Been Invited to Make a
Speech at That Place.

Omaha Aug. 2O.-Bourke Cochran,
the Democratic champion of the gold
standard, will speak in Omaha, unless
something intervenes to prevent the
completion of arrangements which are
already under way. Mr.. Cochran has
signified his desire to speak in Nebras-
lka. A formal invitation is on the way
to him from J. MahOney as president
of the Nebraska Democratic Gold
Standard league and leaves the time
for the address dependent entirely upon
Mr.. COckran's convenience.
The local Democrats who have taken
uDon themselves to arrange for this
meeting have no doubts that Mr.. Cock
ran will be able to name a suitable day
and are waiting only for that infOrma-
ton to finish other details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
FOUNTAIN OF FIRE.
Burning Oil Wells Light Up the
Country for Miles Around.

SistersvilIe. w. Va, Aug. 2O-At the
Ogdin oil field, near here, was witnessed
last night one of the most brilliant
spectacIes ever seen in this country. The
famous Newbanks oil well, which is
also a strong producer of gas, took fire.
burning the derrick and several thOus-
and barrels of oil.
When the pressure reducer at the
mouth of the well burned off the gas
broke the spOuting oil into spray,
throwing it into the air more than 100
feet The flame was in the shape of
huge torch the spraying oil forming
into glistening, fiery drops in the air
and dropping in a dazzling shower,
while the smoke, densely black, lifted
away above the mountain. The hills
for miles around were covered last
night by sightseers, who came from all
over this region.
The loss to the owners is enormous,
as the well was doing 200 barrels a day.
There is no way to put out the fire, as
the gas and oil pressure are constant
and the heat of the flames terrific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN
To Finish Up the Programme of the
Week.

The Committee of Fifteen will hold
its weekly meeting tonight and will fin
ish once for all the programme of F'es-
tivaI week The finishing up of the
programme for Friday by the reunion
committee of the G. A. r. last Satur-
day leaves the way clear for the COM
mittee to finish its work
The bids for furnishing Is tons of hay
and SO cords of wood for use at Camp
Miles will be opened.
The report of the display committee
on the dragon and other parade fea-
lures will be made tonight as usual and
it will be able to show that two sec
lions of the dragon are done and that
work is well along on the third and
that it will be practically out of the
way soon after September 1.
The badge and button business will
probably be settled tonight. It has been
bobbing up for several months.
A good many of the minor details of
the parades will also be discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
LIKE PAUL BOURGET.
Col Richard Il. Savage Sues to Re
cover $4,000 From Publisher
NeeIev

New York Aug. 2O.-Frank Tenny-
son Nicely the publisher, on an order
signed by Justice Silver, was examined
before trial in an action brought against
him by Colonel Richard N. Savage, the
author, to recover $12,0 royalties al
legged to be due on several novels by
Colonel Savage and published by Nicely.
The case is said to be the first in this
country where an examination of a
publisher and his books has been asked
for by an author and, it is said, recalls
the case of Paul Bourget, in the French
courts, in which the author also sued
his publisher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
THE BoYs, BIG NIGRE.
DR.. Hamilton Offers His Hall Free
for Formation of Carnival Krewe."

Following up the suggestion for the
carnival in the Journal of Tuesday
evening, DR.. Hamilton, who is always
ready to do the right thing when the
right thing is needed, has offered his
hall for the proposed meeting of the
young men.
This is in line with the suggestion of
Charley Adams, who wisely thinks it
would be a good idea, since the young
ladies are doing so much for the Fall
Festival, that the young men of the
city might take hold of Carnival night
and make it a bowling feature.
Now that a hall has been offered, Mr.
Adams should lose no time in calling
the young men of the city together and
unfolding the plan to them Every
young man in the city and some of the
older ones will undoubtedly fall right
in with the idea and it should be pushed
right along. The young men are just
the ones to make it go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
ENOUGH FOR THURSTON.
Denial Satisfies Him and He
So States IN q Card.

Chicago. Aug. Ex-senator John NJ.
Thurston of Nebraska last night hand
ed to the Associated Press the follow
ing card over his signature:
To the Public: on July II the Chi
cago Chronicle charged W. J. Bryan
with being a saIaried, paid employee of
the silver bonanza. On July 81 at Mad
ison, Wis, I read the editorial of the
Chronicle and insisted that Mr.. Bryan
owed it as a duty to the American peo-
pie to answer the charge.
His explicit denial appears in the
press this morning. 1 stated in Ne
braska that his denial would be ac-
cepted by me- and that I would so no
tify the country which I take this i'm
mediate and public manner of doing.
JOHN NJ. THURSTON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
A esFinancialu Picnic.

The people of Auburn have arranged
for a big financial picnic to be held
on September 10 at that place, when
the silver question is to be discussed in
all its phases. The Republican county
central committee has been requested to
supply two speakers vino will uphold
the gold standard, and the free silver
advocates have selected D. Q. TillotsOn
and John Madden. The debate will be
confined to the financial question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
GOLD COMING TO U. s.
Treasury is Informed That Six Mil
lions Will be Imported.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Acting Secre-
tary Curtis has received a telegram
from the assistant treasurer at New
York stating that arrangement had
been made there to import six millions
in gold coin from Europe. While for
eign exchange is slightly above the i'm
porting point, it is said that should it
decline the next few days as rapidly as
from Europe would yield a good profit.
The officials hope the tide has turned
and from now on the surplus will be
increa sed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
Family DYING of Chambers.

st. Louis, Aug. 2O-One member of
the family of George Blaze, a market
gardener living on the outskirts of the
city, has died of CHAMBERS, his wife is
dying and child, a boy aged 2 years,
is beginning to show symptoms of, the
dreadful disease. The disease was
transmitted to the Blaze family from a
horse used in marketing garden pro-
0I1ca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
OVER $4,000 FLOW Frs
Have Been Made by the Flower Work
ers for the Festival

The regular weekly meeting of the
ladies of the floral committee is in ses-
sion this afternoon at the court house
All day yesterday was devoted to the
bringing in and sorting, boxing and Ia
belling the flowers made. There are
dozens of large boxes of them and it
was found that nearly $1,000 flowers of
different kinds have already been re-
ceived.
This, the ladies say, is not one-sixth
of the flowers that are out; yesterday
was a dismal day anyhow and at least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20

The best salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
ChiIblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay. required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price Is cents per box. For sale by J.
K. Jones, Fifth and Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
Benefit at Garfield Park.

F1ora's Committee of Five is prepar-
ing for a good attendance at its Mar
shalTs band benefit concert at Garfield
park tomorrow evening. Mr. Marshall
allows them all of the proceeds OF the
tickets they sell away from the park
Tickets are on sale at Batman &
CIark's, George Stansfeld's and w H.
WILSON'S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
MURDER FOR MERCY.
A Clergyman Raises a Fine Point il
Humanitarian Ethics.

San Francisco. Aug. 2O.-A popular
discussion has been started in this city
by sermon preached by Dr. Wendte,
one of the leading pastors Of Oakland.
Wendte speaking of incurably III or
mortally wounded, said:
why seek, as now. to prolong their
agonies? why exhaust resources Of
medical science to keep them in mis-
cry? Would it not be more a Christian
act to put them gently out of pain?
God speed the day when men shall rid
themselves of theological and personal
Dreiudfces and act as justice dictates
and mercy requires"
The minister cited many cases where
men injured in disasters or wounded in
battle pleaded in vain to have comrades
end their sufferings. His sermon
brought forth a, flood of protests, the
burden of the majority being, Thou
shalt not KILL
The whole system is drained and un-
dermlned by indolent ulcers and open
sores. De Wits Witch Hazel Satve
speedily heals them 1t is the best pile
cure known G. W. Stansfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
Price of Whisky Goes Down.

Cincinnati, Aug. 60 whisky war is
en- between the trust and outside
houses. w. w. Johnson & Co. cut the
price yesterday from $1.22 to $119. Mr..
johnson claims that the ST. price of
the American Spirits Manufacturing
company, the trusts successor, which
has been quoted on change, is a ficti-
tious one and that sales have been
made for the last six weeks at S1.20.
The cut was met by the quotations on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20

over 1OO, 900 flowers have been made and
the makers are growing in prohciecy
right along.
The question of the living flag picture
will also be discussed and the commit
tee will report 1t is believed that
nearly all of the 200 girls needed of ages
from to IA have been secured and the
drill will begin shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
J. c. FULTON,
Depot Agent

If you have ever seen little child in
the agony of summer complaint, you
can realize the danger of the trouble
and appreciate the value of instanta-
neous relief afforded by De Wits Collie
& Cholera Cure. For dysentery and di-
arrhoea il is a reliable remedy. We
could not afford to recommend this as
cure unless it were a cure. G. w. STAINS
field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-20
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
ind the true remedy in Electric Bit
ters This medicine does not stimulate
and contains no whisky nor other in
toxicant. but acts as a tonic or alter
alive It acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and giving
tone to the organs, thereby aiding ma
ture in the performance Of the func-
fjons Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old peo-
pie find it just exactly what they need.
Price so cents and 81 per bottle at J.
K. Jones' drug store, Fifth street and
Kansas avenue