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RICH COMBINE.
Carnegie and Rockefeller Unite in the
Production and transportation
of Ore.

Cleveland o. Dee I1-Rockefeller
and Carnegie. it is stated on reliable
authority. have entered into a deal for
ore carrying rhat VIII be far-reaching
IN its effects. As a result OF this the
Bessamer Steamship company.of whieh
John Rockefeller is at the head. has
closed a contract with F VT. Wheeler
s. Co. Of Bay City for a large steel
steamer to come out at the opening Of
navigation next spring. This boat VIII
give 4Ir. Rockefeller eighteen vessels
nine steamers and nine barges. four
teen Of which are OF the largest class
ana four viii carry about 5000 tons
each Carnegie IS the largest con
surnar of ore in the country. and the
Two viii be found working into each
others hands.
The Bessemer. or the Rockefeller
boats that viii be In commission next
season VIII be able 10 carry 1900 Gee
tons of ore from the upper lake ports
TO the receiving ports on Lake Erie
That Is considerably more than the
output Of the Rockefeller mines. and
is Is suspected he is not going ahead
turning out boats without first secur-
ing work for them He is in bad shape
for dock capacity Carnegie has 40
for thousands of tons DC ore and factl-
iries FOR the rapid handling Of car lots
at several Of the Lake Erie ports. al1
he IS interested in railroads to carry
the ore from the receiving ports to his
furnaces at Pittsburg-
From the time the ore leaves the
mines until IL reaches the furnaces il
w7l he handed nrlv by Rockefeller and
Carnegie.
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MISS KING8IANs PAPER.


Miss Lucy kIngman's paper was on
the subject Good Times for Every
body" She safd-
AS Bulwer says IA man gets on by
the spring I'M his mechanism and should
always keep it wound up
1T is not money alone that gives con-
tentment. but q living. longing interest
in the s0-caIled common things around
US.
To this society would especially
commend the much neglected study OF
botany ANY enc with a good micro
scope and some knowledge of botany
need never lack for entertainment
There is chance. too, along this
line 10 serve ones country
who VIII produce a grape better
suited to our climate than the Concord .
WI no is I'd insure against pear blight
We have not yet learned the secret of
raising late pct5to=s superior TO those
IF Colorado and Michigan, ana il is
surely Wlr1ln CUR reach
Why don't everyone plant half q
dozen ounce trees that has land To
plant them 0n3 They sell bw the
pound and are always scarce
III fear many of us have OUR eyes set
too high If We cannot raise wheat and
eoru- and hay and cattle and buy and
sen land at fabulous prices we just
Won't play The man who lives over q
sold mine and hasn't wit enough TO dis
cover it, is no better of than q tramp
Real wealth IS the power TO make
everything contribute 10 our comfort
The investigator naad not sIEh for
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SAVING THE BASS.
The Canal VIII be sained and the
Game Fish Put in the River

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE anglers
who whip the waters on the Potomac
in search Of that greatest of game
nshes. the small-mOuthed black bass.
ard who have for several years past
regarded with alarm the steadily di-
nlIuishiug supply Of their favOriUe fish.
VIII md the coming winter a most
propIrious one in its bearing upon their
future enjoyment Of this sport In
river proper viii be largely increased
1y the transfer to the waters Of the
Potomac pt all the bass that are now in
the Chesape and Ohio canal. and.
in the second. the West Virginia lagis-
lature- upon its reasseTub bling. VIII pass
the ulll already passed by the legisla-
lures of Maryland and Virginia. max
Ing IL Illegal TO catch bass during the
spawning season IN the spring or to
catch them at any other time other
than with the hook and line
As all experienced anglers know, the
canal is FUN 1T bass lit is fed from
the Potomac and when the water is
lAt in the bass come in with il. and re-
the water is Withdrawn in winter
Heretofore the fish thus left in the
mud and pools that remain after the
water is taken out Of the canal have
either been sluOthered in the slime or
frozen when cold weather came This
wear. as soon as the water is drawn of
which viii be- about December 20, all
the pools VIII he seined the small
mouth and large-mouth bass they con-
tain transferred To the river. and the
carp. of which thousands viii undouot-
adlv be caught VIII be killed. as the
carp is the most destructive enemy the
bass - r-1f1rr
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d - Il the -. ii paeembr.

tn close Of the meeting. in Decembr,
1898
There were no contests except on sec
retary- There We're four candidates for
that Office. but W. H Barnes was al
most unanimously elected He has been
acting secretary under Mr.. Taylor for
the past Two years
The officers elected Were-
President Fred YVeIIhouse. second
term vice president J. W Robinson of
Ell Dorado, second term, secretary. w
a. Barnes of Topeka treasurer. Frank
E1olsI1ger of Rosedale- fifth term
Trustees from each Of the congress-
ional districts are First f. j. H0l-
man OF LeavenwOrth. Second B. F.
Smith Of Lawrence; Third. T. s Slower
OF Larned- Fourth. Geo. n Munger Of
Eureka Fifth. VIM Cutter of Junction
city sixth, Martin AIohler of Osborne;
seventh. O. w DALEY of Wellington
The meeting closes with this even
ms SESSION.
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CANAL WORK AT PANAMA.
Manager Jones of the Isthmus Rail
road Reports PROGRESS

Alameda Cal Dec. 11-R T. Jones
of Railroad avenue returned last even
ing from Panama. Central America,
where ne has been in charge of some
work on the great canal now in course
of construction by the Panama rail-
road
The work upon the Panama canal is
progressing slowly" said Mr. Jones to-
DAY 1T employs about 1000 men.
with a pay roll OF SO. COO Pau-Amer1-
can silver. monthly Great gangs Of
men are at work at Empire dock. La
Poca and Culebra cut The latter is
an excavation of 13.900, 900 cubic meters
in 4 mountain 1t is 742 feet deep and
500 feet wide at the top"
M Jones left here april IS and sailed
from Panama October - He VIII re-
turn in April next 10 put UP a tele-
graph system for the Guatemala Cen
traI railway. which IS owned by ex-
President Barrios-
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LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

After an absence of two years. Rhea
returned to Topeka this morning and
VIII present at the Grand Opera House
this evening the historical drama Nell
CfsS5n1ae- Eihea plays the title role
The attraction at the Grand tomor-
row evening VIII be Louis James in
SpaTtacus. the Gladiator. a histor-
lcal Roman tragedy from the pen OF
DE- Bird AEr. James was for some
time the leading support OF Booth and
Barrett and IS 4 traSadian o. the old
school In the afternoon he VIII pre-
sent comedy from the French e1ti-
tied MY Lord and Some Ladies"
Robert E. Graham VIII be at the
Grand Monday evening in a new play
called An American GIL" Ii is a
comedy drama Graham has had some
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Watches clocks. rings, jewelrv. BIZ
bIas. albums, rugs. curtains. dishes.
toilet sets. lamps. carpets. glassware
and fancy china cups. salad dishes.
celery dishes. fruit dishes, cracker jars.
fancy china tea sets. rose bowls. vases
a1d everything sold on easy payments
At the very lowest prices possible. Don
forget the place
E W HUGHES.
lot East Fifth street. opposite p. Q.
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success in farce comedy lines and was
the man who brought out Laughing
Gas, by the same author; also. after
the Ban" At one time Gra ham was
thu leading comedian with The Lit
tie Tycoon" He sings
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iii fares the land to Fastening ills
prey
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay

But let me not be understood I am
not denying that on the whole it has
been beneficial to mankind What I
affirm respecting the corporation IS
that il is resistless. and that iL Will
overwhelm the farm as it mas over
whelmad the shop
FL protest against the conception of
property rights which makes no dis
tiucti0n between land, as property and
land as a basis upon which rests the
welfare and even the perpetuity Of hui
man kind
1T is purely because as I regard it.
the well being of society itself IS there
by threatened that / stand firmly
against any permits being given to
monsters To enter the domain of horti-
culture and against any corporation
being allowed to hold any til1aga land
in idlaness or TO operate in its own per-
son or vicariously the smallest spot of
soil for the purpose of agricultural or
horticultural production
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INDIVIDUALS PASS
While Corporations Grad ually
Invade Orchardist's Field.
Senator Edwin Taylor on the
ssMOnster Of Horticulture"
Papers Read Before the State Hort
cultural Society Election Of
Officers


7-- s.---.. - -.-, 800 q p
rs ---
the in7e1ins OF 1he state u LOT nc q u " a
society last evening
Something more than $50 persons, Ia
dies and gentlemen. were present Be-
ss7e +r-s s.-,.s<.r, sz +t,a-a -,-es r,,.zfo f.v-
II. .----
IT m
ne paper tAAt attracted tlle most a--
tention was that Of Edwin Taylor OF
EdyrardsviUe Wvandorre county. He
y ~ t- - ~ -..s-.- ~
--S coming -7S-sls luEe- MS selJ7-- I
was me Monster II horticulture ana
he said.
..7rha monster in horticulture is the
CORPORATE monster and the Question
which desire us have answered is
whether the corporate monster should
be allowed I'll commerce vim irdf7-id7I.ais
ii horttcuitilrs.I 1r5duction-
"a CORPORATION is an association of
persons ralzir1s- 47r,rr7 -farrls-lf7s certain
legal conditions in such wise that out
OF the associarion i formed an entity. 4
t.re.a t1lra a.rlslrf from and outside. of the
persons so combining such a creature
has the faculty. OF Char0n for Guiding
mortal saza and prahansion The in
substantial fabric IF 4 dream IL not
more ir-arsvfhfa- rhA ~lfffs IL Tlrv-a~ 4 ~
ner more f1rn7idahla. ma demon 81
F-rar, I-er s+fr,-a -4-as ~0+ 81 -or,9r5araIv- =
work Of conf 17rirsr AZ Is rba e-asf zion
known in law Is an artificial -srs5rl.
the LEGAL monster is SET ND and ser 20
ing without a particle of matter being
upon the work table The mere fat Of
the state starts into being an agency
invisi BILE well nigh Irresistible outdo-
ing Ariel in agile service which has
girdAd the earth within Puck-s fantas-
tic limit. as bearer of burdens send
fny Cafban to the rear
-At first rh047g57 hers arraars IN he
an execution 10 ~. great Iszz- IF manure
which forbi1s I5Fa Tgfrt7-71r s7l-araf7e.77 +
life out closer aer41sfrrance shows mai
the arreradarr Iifa is r7a zoz-srssis-7
vitality Of the srata itself Ths fue-en-
ions fiction thar = c0rn0raefor is f7T4r a
r7arsar7 haz zfraf4 e-r r. j e--1F ~,arrsr-
"a r,Izs-.-r-- +5s+ 7.-5if r7+ ~ e7---9elI
when tNa +~r7rn f.as fif-a~ar7 tl7rasla-h
rbar +ha a~4f6cia7 rarso- r. Az r5ars9r
81 An br7r ria force and mower IF SOW
ernr7eur r77s.=t,rl4a-s ding in citizens at
tire
Human, -,a7~e-z ara mortal while cor
80 $50 49, - - -.-s-1- 5-.,,
1t,s-- -,---- - 49, 49,
hsys NJ, -or.7s hsss 57assa5 ir,+- ~ a.7see
T7-hav- Il i-lliarr7gis7r aIfl-a0f +fa r7or+or
and ma rriasr -77ha human hain- must
surrender nra-+F,fr7 0= his 4-risra74ra ro
the pillow ana one-afnhth to the table
while the drain on his resources for
food shaf4a- and ~sfr7a-- q re4fH sav-
l7a--e-s III s1,71i+7- r., -l------57=. F744r +IA
$3.50 -7--, --ei-l.,- ses-e --r,-- Stems --7
- ,---7 -,--.--,557 S-55- ~ llIr1755-s- - -
r5r ~ -,5r(rr77sr7- f-a-f77e- h. r--Ir5l5-s =
.--r. -s-. ID . -t.r-s .+-
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liz L-'7-V u y : 7 --E---@-
The election OF officers OF the Kansas
State Horticultural society took place
al tine meeting Of yesterday aftern0on-
The oncsrs then electsd VIII serve until
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11

Neglect of the hair often destroys ITS
vitality and natural hue and causes #
60 fan out Before IT is too late aru1v-
5sAA8 Hair Remover a sure remedy.
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United Presbyterian art reception
and bazaar three evenings and two att
ernoons. beginning Thursday. Dee. TO- at
10 west SKI
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For Railroad Tickets
To all points east or west-for sleeping
car reservati0ns-f0r Information as Is
routes and rates. apply to
F. A. LEWIS
City Ticket Ascent
Union Pacific System.
5z5 Kansas Ave
Topeka. Kansas
or to J. c. FULTON
Depot Agent
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for scrofuia- that dreaded faint ia the
human system
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

For'he second time within n year w.
q. Ju'iun'S poultry establishment at
Clinton, No. haS closed its doors.
II is said that Colorado Republicans
have no intention of boiling the Re-
publican nominees or platform at st.
Louis.
Ninth Texas District Populists have
nominated Judge q. W. Glasscock for
Congress against Colonel Joseph d..
Sayer5,
The Oklahoma bar is fighting
against the confirmation OF ex.Con.
gresham Tarsncy as an Associate
Justice of the Territory.
The 4.year-old adopted daughter
Of John Tavenor, living near Plot
Grove, Mo, was kicked in the head
by a mule and her skull crushed.
Representative Morse OF Massactu.
sets reported favorably from the
House committee on public buildings
and grounds a bill TO prohibit the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors in the
capitol.
A convict who escaped from the
Missouri state penitentiary at ,Jeffer-
son City was rundown by bloodhounds
which sheriff 3, IL. Some and Chief OF
Police Henderson hoe just brought
from Arkansas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
Oklahoma Grand Army Officers.

HENNEssEY, Okla, May 10 At the
sixth annual encamprnent of the ter.
ritorial q. A. X. ut Enid, the follow.
ing officers were elected for the ensu.
ing year: W.. II. Cater Of Ncsbitt.
department commander; 1T. Shockey
OF Perry, senior vice commander; $.
D. galloway of Augusta, junior vice
commanders; DIR. j. l.. Northrup OF
Dover, medical director; X. II. Stokes.
berry of Cleveland, chaplain; council
of administration, |. l.. Alderman OF
Oklahoma City, Joseph Mooney OF
Guthrie, +. C.. Ashton of Shawnee, q.
w. Fletcher of Dover, j. =. Vanguard
of Homestead: delegates To the ma
tional encampmcnt, the Rev. Joseph
lngraham of kingfshcr, T.. L. Bunch
Of FL Reno and W. II. Baker Of Cross.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
VOTING FOR NEW BISHOPS
rho Methodist, Conference Takes Two i.ai-
lots and Abruptly Adjourns.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May Ii. Interest
in the Methodist Episcopal conference
to-day vas conferred in the election OF
bishops and Central armory was
crowded with spectators. Bishop Fitz-
gerald presided.
Promptly ut 0 O'Clock DR.. Swindcil
arose and moved that the order OF the
day, the election Of bishops-be taken
up. Bishop foss offered u ~fcrvcnt
prayer for divine guidance and free
dom from any unworthy motive.
Then the floor was cleared of all ex.
cept delegates. A laugh was created
by Bishop Fitzgerald's reply to a re.
quest that the initials of all candidates
be given: ~ will do so IL the time be
extended" Fifteen tellcrs were APP
pointed to collect the ballots.
While the various ballots were being
counted a resolution by DIR. Alderman
against any delegate leaving before
the end of the conference was tabled
amid applause, and some other gem
eral work was attended to.
The first ballot resulted in no choice.
There were fifty candidates. The
leaders were: j. w. Il. Bowen, col.
orcH, lf'i I. 4. McJabe, al; Earl
C%ranston, rs; j. W.. Hamilton, lO1;
DIR; buckley, -. A second ballot was
ordered.
Votes were received by others as
follows: II. b. Nicely, ~; {. W. Smith,
~; j. X. Day, 30; ). +. Upcram, -; j..
ID. Hartzell, -; j. +. Goucher, 81; j..
NJ. Buckley, -; W. A. Spencer, 81: f..
l.. Magler, 25; J. =. Berry, a.; w. n.
Brodbcck, Il. H. Reed and Il. j. Little,
IL each; II. A. Goblin. 10; W.. II. Kelly,
.; II. IL. Moore, Emery Miller, A. j.
Anderson and j. w. Basnford, : each:
w. II. Leonard, 8: A. NJ. Bristol, =; c.
IL. Payne, NJ. B. Mason and A. J. Pal
mer, > each; Il. l. Cooke, ii. G. Jack.
son and Merritt l%lurlburt. = each; j.
NJ. King, h. A. Merchant, l.. i. King,
ID. w. {. Huntington, H. H. North, ".
A. Quayle, John Mitchell, Robert
Forbes, i. +. Jewctt, Robert Bentley,
ID i. Pierce and j. b. Gray, / each.
On the second ballot DIR. Bowen was
early seen to be in the lead, but the
council adjourned while the count was
still in progress.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
GEN. WEYLER is FRIENDLY
Has No Prejudice Against American Citi.
zrns ms Suc,-But Hates IIIibustcrs.

Has No Prejudice Against American Citi.
zens ms such-But Hates Tlibustcrs.
HAVANA, May iG-The Marquis do
Palmero, secretary general of the gov.
eminent of the island, has given out
this statement: Captain General
Wcyler has no prejudice whatever
against American citizens as such, and
If 1t were not absolutely necessary to
put a stop to- flibustering expeditions,
he would take real pleasure in pardon.
ing the condemned prisoners from the
Competitor, foreigners as well as
Spaniards, but as il is necessary 90
make ar example of them, he must
perform his duty"
Captain General Wcylcr, in extend.
ing his proclamation of amnesty, says:
IL am determined to show as much
generosity toward those rebels who
repent and surrcn Ter their arms and
res their allegiance to the gov
eminent as ! have already displayed
energy and iirmncss in dealing with
those who have persisted in ~disloyalty
TO the crown"
The Havana press rc.echocs the
cablcd opinions OF Madrid journals,
urging the spanish government to
%abrogatc the existing treaty and
protocol with the United States and
La Correspondcncia Militairc, in a
leading article, urges an immediate
declaration of war by Spain against
the United States. The writer pro.
fcsses to believe that when the first
cannon should be fired the Southern
States would again Withdraw and
preserve neutrality, and Mexico would
invade the country to recover It's lost
territory in the West, and thus insure
the quick ACKNOWLEDGMENT and lasting
humiliation of the great republic.
The large number of dcscrtions
from the Spanish ranks is alarming
the authorities. The entire garrison
in Gibanicu has been relieved by or.
der OF the governor, who discovered a
conspiracy to go ovcr to the rebels in
body. The captain and ~licutenants
were arrested while the corporal and
IA private were publicly shot two days
ago. A sergeant belonging to the
same company had previously deserted
10 the rebels The principal cause OF
discomfort among the Spanish troops
is Ill treatment and lack of pay.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
ONLY ONE WAS HANGED.
Ono Chicago Murderer Respited by tho
Governor, Another by "A Judge.

CHICAGO, May 10. Alfred c. Fields,
n negro convicted of the brutal muir
der of Mrs. Randolph, wife OF n Pull
man car porter, February 90, and Jos.
eph Windrath, II German, convicted of
the murder of Carey H. Birch. money
receiver Of the Chicago street Railway
Company. in robbing the station,
were to have been hanged together
this morning, but Windrath displayed
such signs of insanity that at the last
moment Judge Baker granted a stay
for three weeks. Originally three
men were to have been hanged. but
Governor Altgcld granted Il respite
yesterday To Me Marzdcn. Fields,
the only man hanged, slept soundly
last night. while Windrath cried hys.
tcricallv for an hour and ravcd all
morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
David Overmyer I.ea.en.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 1.-THE Demo
Gratis of Shawnee county held prima'
ries last night for the election Of del.
egates to the State convention, which
will send delegates to the National
convention. The issue was David
Overmyer's candidacy for delegate az.
large to the National convention. and
the indications are that the county
has gone against him although IL will
not be definitely settled until there
can be II show OF hands in the county
convention,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
APPROPRIATIONS RAISED.
The senate Bciievcs strongly In Tortifca.
tions Changes the House Biil.

The senate believes strongly In Iortifca'
tions Changes the House Biii.
WAsmSGToy, May la.-Thc House
Notifications bill appropriated about
sll 200, 900 for coast defcnses, about
half in cash and half in contracts.
The most important item in the House
bill was the section providing for en-
gineer work on the gun and mortar
batteries, appropriating ST., sSj, 900 in
cash and authorized contracts to the
extent of 81. 80. 900. This work, EN-.
bracing the emplaccments for the
great seacoast guns and mortars, is
far behind the manufacture of guns
The Senate subcommittee, which
has been considering the bill for q
week has decided to give Secretary
anon every assistance to- put the
fortitcations in good order at once
without waiting for the formalities Of
contracts. 1t therefore recommends
the appropriation OF n lump sum of
$1,000, 900 for the engineering work,
allowing the secretary of war to ex-
pend 1T as rapidly as possible. This
Will be the first large appropriation
Tor coast defenses since the wa and
Is alone more than twice as much as
the entire fertilization bill for any
previous year, including guns, EN-.
placements and carriages.
The SENATE committee has doubled
the appropriation for sites for fortiti-
cations, also raising the figures from
$3.50, O0G to 500, 900. The Senate amend
inents do not increase materially the
total carried by the bill, but they have
made sweeping changes in the direc.
ton of making money available ut
once, and in round numbers there
will he placed at the disposal of the
Secretary of War $40, 900, O0) for coast
dcfenses, which may be expended as
rapidly Us he may see fit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
A ClOulbn rst at Cnrtnhre.

CARTHAGE, Mo May lS.-Last night
over four inches of rain fell in less
than three hours, The Frisco track,
two miles west OF town, was washed
out, and at 3 O'Clock this morning the
engine and tender OF an east bound
freight dropped twenty feet into the
water. Engineer Joe Mcdonald
jumped and saved himself, but was
sca!ded severely. Fireman Charles
Russell was pinioncd by his right leg
under the tender and lay in this POI
sition six hours before he could be
released. 1t is not believed that
either man is fatally hurt. The cleo
trio track to Carterville and Webb City
is washcl away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-22
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

kid" Mccoy, charged with assault
for breaking Jim Days Jaw in a prize
fight, was released.
Senator Murphy is said to have
joined hands with Tammany hall to
fight Senator Hill of New York.
The remains Of John A. Cockerill
will arrive at New York Saturday.
lnterment will be in st. Louis.
Western Republican Senators ara
showing n disinclination To push an
adjournment Of Congress, as their
Eastern colleagues desire.