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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

er in the Office of Mr. Jetmore. He was
mopping his brow and vafnly endeav-
oring to keep cool with the aid of a palm
leaf fan.
7 am going back to Washington"
said he, TO take up the work on the
commission. We are working hard on
the report and will have it ready to
submit next fall. I have just heard
that the British supplement to the blue
book has been submitted to parliament.
I suppose it viii be waiting in Wash
ington when get back. understand
that this will complete the evidence to
be submitted by the British govern
ment- We received the last of the
Venezuelan papers sometime ago. The
original blue book submitted by the
British government was a large book
of about 400 pages and the supplement
is in addition to that and probably con
tains a large amount of matter.
I'VE have experts searching the ar
chives of the old world for any infor-
nation that will throw light on the
controversy. Frederick R. Courdert
has just sailed for Rome where he will
make investigation there into reports
made by missionaries which have never
been printed. The same thing was done
in Holland and we hope by that means
to clear UP the matter.
Whatever action we take will not be
final. It will be in the form of rec
Ommendation and neither government
will be bound by our report.
I suppose the commission had at
least ], 900 applications for positions We
have employed very few and those that
have been employed have been to do
some special line of work and Is will
probably include all the men we have
employed for any purpose"
Judge Brewer did not care to talk
politics. He said when he went to Den
yer he was surrounded by free silver
advocates but he managed to get away
alive He said that the sentiment in
Colorado appears to be all one way u
had some amusement in Denver by
asking the people how large they
thought McKinley's majority would
be-" said the judge and he smiled at
the thought of the levity of his ques-
tion.
Then he tilted back in his chair and
said in reply to a question: I suppose
I am what is called a sound money
man. I am in favor of a solid and sta
bic currency with every dollar equal in
value
Then you think the present financial
policy is satisfactory?
i have not studied the question to
any extent 1t is out of my line and 1
do not care to discuss it,
I heard very little about the curren-
cy question in the east.Bu when 1 got
out west it was evident to me that a
great deal of interest is being taken in
the question I heard people talking
on the trains and they talked about
nothing else
Judge Brewer did not care to discuss
pohtlcs. He said that it was out of his
me and he refused to say anything
ABOUT the action of the Chicago con-
Vsntlon. He was anxious to hear all
%oOut the situation in Kansas and said
4t 9Upposeo @-lLo,o kansas would not be in
tne mckinley column this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
WHY JUMBO DOESN'T ROLL
Some Sort of Disagreement With
the Contractor at the State House.

Owing to some misunderstanding be-
tween the contractor and the engineer
who is running the ''Jumb Roller on
the state house walks over the amount
of time necessary to furnish the engine
with coal and water the roller did not
roll yesterday afternoon It may be a
strike, a change of working forces or
only a, temporary lockout.
About two weeks ago an old man
who came from up about Russell cOun-
ty came up to the state house and ap-
piled to Judge Atherton for work The
man needed the work, that was appaF-
ent Mr.. AthertOn told him to go out
and see the contractor who was putting
down the drives and to tell him that
he (Atherton) would like to have the
man given work. The man went but
the contractor said he had no work for
him. When Mr.. Atherton heard of it
he sent word to the contractor that un-
less the man was put to work that the
men at work would likely have to stop.
This brought the contractor to time.
The old man got a job. He proved to
be the best man at work and they have
to watch him on hot days to keep him
from killing himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
WORK ON THE DRAGON.
Two Topeka Artists at Work on It
To be Hundreds of Feet Long.

The active work on the Fall Festival
dragon will begin on Saturday.
Captain Titus, of the committee on
amusements and displays that was Civ
en- power 10 act in the matter, has
formally closed the arrangements and
the work will progress under direction
of Prof. WorralI, who has been en-
ployed for the purpose.
He viii have entire charge of the
dragon Don Quixote Sancho Panza-
Dulcinea feature of the big Illuminated
night procession on Thursday night of
the Festival week.
The plans are rapidly being COM
pleted for the dragon and the rest of
it, and the first work will be on the
dragon. It is to be made in 20 sections
of 16 feet each and operated by man
power Horse power was discarded as
dangerous to the effect.
In addition to Prof. Worrall an in
genius carpenter has been engaged to
superintend the building.
1t is probable that one of the big
buildings at the fair grounds will be
used in the final putting together of the
dragon and a watchman viii be en-
ployed to take care of it nights to see
that it does no damage to the people
who live in that locality
The painting Will be done by Profs
WOrrau and Stone and viii take the
larger part of the time. It is believed
the dragon can be built within three or
four weeks and the other things can
go on While the paint is being put on
and drying.
The dragon will be a very frey one
indeed, and viii likely cost the com
mittee nearly $1,000.
The Don Quixote and dragon retinue
with the several bands, the secret So
cieties, and myriad of business mems
floats will make gorgeous spectacle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
MAY BE A BETTER MAN.
Made to Let James
Smith Out of Jail.

James Smith has been released from
the county Jail by the county commits
sioners. Smith is the man who went
home intoxicated one night some
months ago in Highland Park and tried
to discipline his wife by dragging her
down stairs and around the house,
Judge Furry gave him 300 days and
$40 costs. He had 217 days to serve but
he asked to be released to support his
family and as his wife wanted him and
the Wolff Packing company agreed to
hire him and pay $40 month of his
salary into the county till the bill was
settled he was allowed to go.
James Wilson who was in for lar
ceny and recently lost an eye in a fight
with another prisoner, presented the
county physicians statement that he
was unable to work but was not re-
leased.
The regular weekly prayer of Ben
Jordan, jointist, was again refused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
TOM REED SPEAKS.
Talks at Alfred, Ne, on the Issues of
the Campaign.

Alfred. Me, July 29.-Thos. B. Reed
addressed a, large gathering here today
on political issues. Mr.. Reed said;
If I were going to give good advice
to the people of the whole United
States I should take this time to do it.
Just now there is great deal of froth
and foam in the air. and some time is
really needful to disclose clearly to
every eye how much of it is the result
of the temporary breeze which stills at
nightfall and how little is of that heavy
ground swell which shows that great
elementary forces are at work How
ever, suddenly all this rush and stir
has set itself into action.
Two months ago no man of any
standing would have risked his repu-
tation as a prophet by limiting the
slightest doubt of Republican success.
Four years of actual trial of the opposi-
ton under guidance of it's best and
twice trusted leader, has left no shadow
of question as to public duty.
Two months have slipped away
hardly time to ripen strawberry much
less a system of finance and there are
those who tell US that all things have
changed; that these very men who
had burst the cerements of the grave
and transfgured by some new arrange
ments of crowns of thOrns and
crosses of gold, were to lead US to a
new happiness and even repair all the
damage they themselves had wrought.
Now this may be so, but to me it
does not seem probable. Human ex-
perience in every walk of life teaches
us that those who have blundered Will
blunder again and that the wisest
course is not to employ a ship captain
who has not yet emerged from his last
shipwreck, but the safe sailor who
has never lost a ship, a passenger
or a letter, but who has sailed safe
through every sea. He may have lost
masts and sailed and even been rud-
derless for hours, but if he has every
time come safe to shore better have
him than all the landsmen who are for
ever shouting what they can do and
never dare TO tell of what they have
done.
Boosters are worth nothing. Deeds
are facts and are forever and ever.
Talk dies on the empty air. Better a
pound of performance than a shipload
of language"
Mr.. Reed continued his speech with
an argument against the free coinage
of silver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
DARING BOATMEN SAFE.
Those Crossing Atlantic in an 18-Foot
Boat are All Right.

Philadelphia, July 29.-The two dar-
ing navigators who left New York June
in a sail boat but IS feet long to
cross the Atlantic are all right. They
We're sighted on July 10 in latitude sos
longitude 3155 by the American liner
Indiana, and asked to be reported.
They appeared to be in the best of spir-
its and required no assistance whatev-
er from the Indiana, although provis-
ions and water were offered them.
Capt. Thompson said the position in
which he passed them was about S44
miles from Fastnet. They expected to
reach a channel port some time early
in August should the weather remain
favorable. They had 60 days provis-
ions when leaving New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Washburn college to Margaret L
Netswanger for $3.50, lots SO and 80 in
addition 3 to College Hill
Mary W. and John w Hardt to
Hanna Gayheart for 81. 200, lots to 35
inclusive on Central avenue, and lots
1 to sc inclusive, on jackson street all
in Hardts addition
Hannah Gayhart to Mary w. Hardt
for $500, lot 321 on Sixth avenue east
in Parkdale.
The Union Five Cents Savings bank
of Rochester, N. H, to D. r. Moore for
S1,100, lots 301, 303 and sos on Morris
avenue in Dr.. Martins additinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
Postmaster General Wilson Issues an
Order to Postal Clerks.

Washington, July 29.-Postmaster-
General Wilson has issued an order to
all railway mail clerks directing them
not to take an active interest in the
political campaign such as would be
involved in their attending political
conventions as delegates, making po-
itical speeches. or assisting in the
management of political campaigns
The postmaster generals circular ex-
pressly states that he does not desire
matters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Fusion of Electors Made Possible.

Indianapolis. July 29.-BefOre the
ventiOn, at an early hour this morning
a resolution was passed empowering
committee consisting of a member
from each district to act in the matter
of presidential electors, each district
delegation to select its own representa-
+iI-aG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
VIII the Feud Die Out.

The Sheldon-Chase feud ought to die
out now, for Justice Furry has taken
a hand in it and fined I. E. Wilson,
Sprague Chase's hired man S5 and costs
for the disturbance that occurred south
east of the city in which Mrs. Sheldon
and her two sons had trouble with VIII
son in the public road. The Sheldon
boys had Wilson arrested for disturb
ance of the peace, and the latter was
found guilty as charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
WALL STREET GETS 1T.
A Wall Street Mortgage Firm Fore
closes on Mrs. L eases Property.

closes on Mrs Leases Property.
New York, July 29.-The Times says:
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, the woman
Populist leader of Kansas, has just had
some personal experience with western
mortgages and Wall street.
1t was learned yesterday from RO-
land r. COnklin that she had borrowed
money some time ago. from the Jarvis
COnkHn Mortgage Trust company of
No. 81 Wall street. To secure the debt
she gave a mortgage on her property
in Wichita, Kan.
This was during the period of her
maddest career in politics, when her
law practice and other business was
lost sight of for the ephemeral allure
ments of POpuIistic theories
In the meanwhile the time for paying
the mortgage was approaching The
company, when its loan fell due, tried
to collect the anount.It could get moth
ing, and a short time ago forecIosed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Nebraska Silver Man for Congress.

Norfolk. Neb, July 29.-The free sill
yer conference of the third cOngression-
al district met here today Every
county in the district being represent
ed Ex-Justice Samuel Maxwell was
selected on the third ballot as the
choice of the conference. Three com
mittees of three each were appointed
to notify the Democratic. POpulist and
Prohibition conventions of the action OF
the cnnf nferarca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
PORTIS STRUCK.
Heavy Storm Strikes Kansas Town
Doing Great Damage.

Atchison, July 29.-The town of Por-
tbs, Kan, 200 miles west of this city,
was visited by a heavy storm at 8
o'clock last night. Every building in
the town was more or less damaged.
No one was killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Rock Island Fast Freight Derailed.

Lincoln Neb., July 29.-ROck Island
fast freight train No. 81 was deralled
near MartelI q small station Il miles
west of here at 1:30 this morning Five
cars of merchandise and the caboose
were overturned, but no one was IN
1ured. The cause of the derailment wa
a washout Traffic was delayed up 10
II O'Clock this morning, when the track
rras cleared and raDaired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
To St Paul and Minneapolis Via@Bur-
lington Route.O

Two splendid through trains each
day from Missouri river points to the
north via the old established Bur
ling Route and Sioux City line. Day
train has handsome observation vesti-
buled sleepers, free chair cars and
dining cars (north of Council Bluns).
Night train has handsome sleepers to
Omaha. Council Bluffs and Sioux City,
and parlor cars Sioux City north.
Consult ticket agent.
L. W. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
St Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
American Jockey sugpended.

London, July 29.-Reiff, Duke and
Wishards' American jockey was to-
day suspended for a fortnight by the
GoOdwood stewards upon the complaint
of Capt Greed owner of Kilcock, who
claimed that Reiff, while riding Ram
apo yesterday in the race for the Stew
ards cup. interferred or bored Kill
cock to the extent of causing the lat
ter's jockey to pull up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
BOOM FOR MORTON.
One is Being Started for Him for Gold
Standard Democratic Candidate.

Nebraska City, ,Neb., July 29.-J. Ster-
ling Morton has been petitioned by
large number of Nebraska Democrats
to deliver a lecture on finance before
he leaves the state. He has not yet in
dicated a disposition to comply. 1t IS
hinted that this is merely a part of the
plan by which the Morton boom for
president on the ticket of the gold
standard wing of the Democratic party
will he started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Hamm VS.. Hamm.

Jennie Hamm has begun proceedings
in the district court asking for divorce
from her husband, Frank C. Hamms
alimony and restoration to her maiden
name Jennie Coleman. She was mar
ried to him here five years ago and
they have had no children. She says
he cursed her, beat her and accused
her of very aggravated flirting with
other men all of which is untrue. Inc
parties are white
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Minneapolis Here Tomorrow.

Tomorrow Pitcher Switzer viii twirI
the ball for Topeka in the opening OF
the league games with Minneapolis this
week. Hall will catch The game wiz
be called at AIS in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
SEQUEL Of a nfillinerv F.ailure.

The last of the Bernheimer & Levi
millinery failure of 1895 was in court
TODAY and Judge Hazen has ordered
dividend of ) per cent to the creditors
The failure involved $4,000 and Fred
Freeman, who was assignee, had IN MS
like SO 300
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Seal Catch is 25.524 sL;~s

1rSI',Wa r4SCSWa Ont, July 29-CO11ec+or
OF ne report of the seasons operation
ese vvstas ulan sealing fleet in Japan
SI1L1s shlns to each of the 2S scboone-s o34 80
N'.'t4 ~orh, making total of is O04 skins rjae
a 'toI tofaf TL e fhe sz American craft makes up
Sne catch is slightly better than y ilel+ Iss+
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Russian Loan Covered IS Times.

Paris, July 29.-The Russian loan of
5000 100000 issued by the RothschiIds,
has been covered % times over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

The Journal would publish from day
to day the list of votes cast for the
leading candidates. The race should be
open to all contestants and would
bring out a lively and interesting con-
fest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

Dr. A. P. Sawyer: I have used one
box of your PastiIles, and they have
helped me more than anything else
that I ever used, and I have tried al
most everything. Mary Johnson, Bush
nell, Ill Frank Sim. Pharmacist, 607
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
Colored MCKINLEY Club.

The First ward coIored Mckinley club
will meet tonight at $50 at William
Quarles' grocery store, 513 West B
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

At its meeting Monday night the
Topeka BARRIERS union elected VIM. r.
Walker its president to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal from the city
OF Geo Blacknan, who was elected a
few weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
VIII Usher's Brother killed.

VIM Usher of the Hall Lithographing
company received a telegram today an
nOuncing that his brother, Robert. had
been killed in St. Louis. No partfcu-
lars were given. The family lives at
313 East Tenth street. Mr.. Usher left
this afternoon for St. Louis
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-15

sums, as small as twenty dollars, so
that any body who had that amount
and wanted to save it, could buy a bond
without any rigmaroll or trouble. If
this policy was pursued it would not
be many years before the whole of the
seventeen hundred million dollars now
in the Savings banks would be held
and guaranteed by the government:
and no better security exists in the
world, for the whole of the property
and of the people of the
United States and pledged for their
payment.
While we have said this much about
the bond matter we simply add that it
is to be hoped that the time is not far
distant when this great government of
ours will be able to conduct it's own
business and pay its current expenses
without borrowing any money Or is
suing any bonds at all. There is no
difficulty in indicating a policy which
would produce this result, for we have
had the experience and know just
what that policy is.
Until the Democratic party inaugu-
rated it's great tariff reform" am
paign there were no money troubles in
the country, business was good, prices
were reasonably high, labor was we'll
Maid. there were few idle men. MANN
featuring in all it's branches was remu-
%nerative and the people were prosper
Gus, but these wise and patriotic gen.
tlemen came along and began to tinker
with the tariff: there must be a reform
somewhere and they thought it was in
the direction of cutting down the rev-
enues of the country SO that it had not
money enough to meet it's current ex-
penses. They wrangled over it for a
while and finally got the reform and
here we are. the treasury short of mon
ey. the government running behind
every day: manufacturing depressed,
transportation dead, commercial bust
ness dull, wages low, products of the
land unstable and no money in circu-
lation.
1t may be a good thing to have ''tar-
if REFORM we are of the opinion that
these fellows don't know how to run
the business of the country and should
step down and out.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-15
THE FLAG OF TRUCE.

We give space this week to a letter
from our Sheridan correspondent,
in which he states that he has had his
last say in the unpleasant controversy
which has been raging between him,
several anonymous writer's, and the ed
tier of the Monitor. We are glad this
is his last as the controversy has wax
ed painfully personal, and we are pleas
ed to know that the end is in sight.
We confess hat we do not wholly APP
prove of ONE Of the scathing insinua-
tons of Il correspondent, but he has
been most severely arraigned, and
forced to extremes by his adversaries.
The time has arrived for a cessation
of hostilities. No good can come from
the continuance of this controversy.
W. are tired of it, the people are
tired of it, and we think the par
Elephants are getting weary-if they
are not they out to be. We therefore
offer to act as mediator, to assist, tigu-
ratively speaking, in dragging the bel
%ligerents from each others throats,
before there is any blOod-letting. We
offer the flag of truce IN the hope that
the white winged dove of peace may
soon hover above the field OF carnage.
before the supply of mud on the banks
of the Ruby and jefferson is entirely
exhausted.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-15

Jacob Ham VS. Lucy Hahn, divorce, de-
murrer to answer and crOssbill.
western Iron Works We w. g. Blinn ct al
on demurrer.
Noah Armstrong ct al vs George G.. Earle
ct vi. foreclosure OF mortgage.
Geo. F. Young vs. H. L. Frank ct al. ad.
verse claim and quieting title.
Thomas Waldo Story vs. Ruby Gold Mn
ing and Milling Company foreclosure OF
mortgage.
Frank j. Emerson vs. Eagle Hill Place r
Mining Company, foreclosure OF lien.
s. E. Laruble vs. John DOnegan, promls-
sorry note.
s. R. Butord ct al vs. Jno. M. Conway,
debt,
William A. Waller vs. Chas. j. Pruett, ct
al breach OF contract.
Andrew Ziegler vs. j. I. Haines.
Henry Elbng vs. Alex Scott ct al tore
closure OF mort gage.
Caroline Mckay VS. N. p. Christensen ct
al, foreclosure of mortgage.
Henry Filing vs. A. D. Mckltrick, tore
closure OF mortgage.
Henry Filing vs. S. C. McKitrick, lore
closure OF mortgage.
Henry Filing vs. A. j.. Mccormick, ct al,
foreclosure OF mortgage.
Adeline l.. Laurin. special administrators
OF estate OF John b. Laurin, deceased, VS.
H. Marshall, foreclosure OF chattel mortg-
age.
Fernando Z. Rice vs. Joseph Evans, ap-
peal from justice court.