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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

In connection with the warm es-
pousaI Of bimetallism by w. P ST.
John of New York city, who recently
resigned the presidency of the Mercan-
tile National bank, because Of his be-
lief in silver as a redemption money, it
is interesting to note that Mr.. st. John,
originally opposed to the remonetiza-
ton of silver, changed his views
through the influence of the late Sen
ator P. B. Plumb of Kansas. It ap-
pears that Mr.. St John had made a
statement rejecting on silver, where
upon Senator Plumb wrote an open let
ter in reply. This letter brought out
a personal correspondence between the
two. The result was st. John told Sen
ator Plumb he was convinced that sill
yer should be restored to an equality
with gold Senator Plumb afterwards
introduced a measure in congress look
ing to the restoration of silver and
called the act the st John bill" after
the president of the New York bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
NO PRINTERS NEEDED.
A Wonderful Invention That Puts the
Editor Next the Linotype.

ST. Louis, July 2O-Joseph Joachim
Reifgraber of 111S North Thirteenth
street, has, invented and patented an
apparatus that threatens to revolution
ize the newspape world.
If all that the inventor claims for
his machine is realized, it will be pos
sible for a newspaper correspondent 10
sit at his desk in St Louis and write
an article on an instrument fashioned
like a typewriter and that article by
an electrical device will be produced
simultaneously in as many newspaper
offices as are connected with the trans
hitting wire. But this is not all The
message is received at the other end
in such form as TO admit of its being
attached to another instrument, and by
an automatic process have itself set up
on a linotype without the Intervention
of linotype operator.
The inventor calls his system ''eIec-
trio typography and claims that uri-
der its operation an editor or reporter
in writing an article may not only set
it up in type for his own paper, but
may, automatically, write it and set it
up in type at fifty or a hundred places
simultaneously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
OF COURSE IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Divorces in Kansas Not Nullifed by
the Fort Scott Decision.

B. F. Milton of Dodge City, who Sc
cured the decision which is said to in
validate many Kansas divorces, has
written a letter to a Topeka friend Civ
ing his idea of the scope of the decision.
He says:
Frederic R Coudert of New York
city. who is quoted in the press dis
patches, seems to be in error as to the
nature and scope of the decision, and
is therefore mistaken as to it's conse-
quences.
Mrs. Shepherd sued upon the statu-
tory divorce grounds for alimOny. Hav-
ing proved her case by testimony other
testifying was made on the ground
that the act of 1871 permitting such
testimony was unconstitutional The
trial court sustained the objection and
the court of appeals sustained the trial
court.
ITO my mind it is perfectly clear that
not one Of the DEGREES of divorce rem
dered since 1871 in Kansas is necessar-
lily affected by this decision, for the
reason that the presumptiOns in favor
of the validity of judgments include
always the presumption that the court 5
decision is based upon competent evil
dence- This presumption will last in
every one of these divorce cases until
overturned in a direct attack upon the
dence than that Of a party to the mar
rage contract was introduced. In fact,
so great is the force of this presump-
ton that I doubt if it is overcome in
any case.
Il feel confident therefore, that there
will be no disturbance of the existing
marital relations of parties who have
property interests involved in such ac-
lions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
PETER Az ST. LOUIS.
Won't Discuss Nominees but Wants a
Union Against Gold Forces.

St. Louis July Ex-senator PETER ar
rived in the city Saturday from his
home at Topeka. Kan He is accom-
panied by his son e. NJ. PETER and
after registering at the Lindell went at
once to the dining room. After his
repast he made his way to the corridor
Of the hotel and was soon surrounded
by admirers.
Among the first persons he met were
delegates from far-off California. The
Senator possesses a characteristic in
common with Bryan, the Democratic
nominee for president, and that is in al
ways having story at his tongues end
to ut, be the circumstances what they
may. As soon as the Californians were
introduced Senator PETER grew renin-
iscent and said: That's a great cOun-
try out there. My first visit was made
in 1885, when the state was yet young
When I left it and started eastward I
had just 81 in my pocket, but am forced
to admit that I carried away $4,000
worth of experience. 1t was in 1898
that again made my way to the coast,
in company with my wife, and the Won
derfuI changes that had been wrought
made it hard to realize that it was the
same country had seen nearly half
century before"
When asked for his views as to who
the nominee of the convention would be
he replied: THAT is something I will
not discuss. I do not wish to put for
ward my personal wives and will not
do so. All interviews along that line
have been manufactured out of whole
cloth, as I have uniformly refused to
be quoted in the natter
rs there anything you will say in re-
Iation to the situatiOn?"
My mind is made up" said the SEN
ator. that our first duty is to maintain
and perpetuate our party organization.
After we are sure of that we will be
able to take up the matters that will
logically follow"
When asked if this could not be con-
strued as meaning opposition to any
fusion with the Democrats, Senator
PETER said: No. I want a union of
all against the gold forces, and I want
all to combine in the end on one candi-
date, so that we may gain a substantial
victory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
A POLITICAL MULE.
Senator Jones So Characterizes a Sec
ond Democratic Ticket.

Washington, July Ex-senator Jones
of Arkansas, chairman of the national
Democratic committee, left Saturday
for home. Senator Jones said he had
not as yet appointed the executive COM
mittee, and could not say whether he
would have the list ready on his re-
turn from Arkansas. Speaking of the
prospects of the gold Democrats nomi-
mating a ticket, Senator Jones said:
THE movement. if it finally takes
shape, will amount to nothing. 1t will
be fOredOOmed to failure. Ma man of
real consequence or ability would &C
cept such a nomination, and nobody
else could hope to give the movement
any standing. Such a nominee would
be a political mule-Without pride of
ancestry or hope of posterity. No; we
are not concerned about that. Our
ticket and our flag are up, and we ex-
pect them to receive the support of
every man who is opposed to fixing the
single gold standard as a permanency
on this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
ATLANTIS BOOM.
Several New Buildings of Many sto-
ries Going Up.

Several New Buildings Of Many Sto-
ries Going Up.
Atlanta, July 2o.-AtIanta is having
a building boom, three new sky scra-
pers now being in course of erection.
Plans for the new Venable building
in which will be located the council
chamber and all of the offices of the
city hall have been completed by Arch
itect G. L Norman, and work is ex-
pected to commence on the structure
In few days.
The building will be one of the hand
soonest in the city. The outside walls
are entirely of granite and the inner
structure is a steel frame of the most
approved pattern. The building will
cost $500, 600. 1t will be ten stories high,
exclusive of the easements, which are
two in number.
On the same block is being erected
the AusteH building, another ten-story
structure for business Offices which
will be a beautiful ornament to Attain
ia.
The Mutual Life building, which is to
go up at the junction of Peachtree and
Broad streets on the triangle, is being
delayed because the board of aldermen
have not as yet given their consent to
its erection. The building proposed is
an arcade structure which extends over
the sidewalk just as the great Madison
Square Garden does in New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
KANSAS CITY's GROWTH.
Directory Satisfies Show Increase of
Nearly 10000 People.

Kansas City. July 20-The city di-
rectory for 1886. which will come from
the publishers this week, contains So =
7S5 names of individuals. By the usual
rule of multiplying this number by two
and one-half the total population of the
city is 1856 962. According to the fig
ures of 1895. similarly appropriated,
the gain in the city's population is
found to be 9, $50 in one year.
Those are not the only interesting
figures which add to the proof that
Kansas City is forging ahead at a rapid
pace. The bank elearings of the year,
as compiled in the directory, amount to
525 million dollars. Over 5 million head
of live stock were handled at the stock
yards. The total value of packing
house products for the year was rs
million dollars, being Z million dollars
in excess of last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

Jetmore Republican: At this time we
have a few Cleveland Republicans who
are becoming alarmed at the strength
of the silver Republicans in this county
and are beginning to admit that we
are right, but they say this is not the
time to agitate the silver question. We
say that we are not responsible for the
mistake of the St. Louis financial plank
and if it would not hold water. why did
YOU force it on the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
POISONED WITH IVY.
Three Hundred Victims in the Camp
Lincoln Hospital

Springfield, Ill, July 2O-There was
an unexpected development today from
the march and bivouac of the Seventh
and Second regiments on Monday night
the hospitals of the two regiments were
crowded with men who We're suffering
with Inflammation from poison ivy.
Some of the men were severely burned
ing them.
When they reached camp on Monday
mOrnig they pulled the ivy from trees
and fence stakes and in some cases
used it for a bed. There were over 300
cases of the poisoning, fully three
fouFths of the men who came in con-
tact with the vine being afflicted more
or less seriously. It is expected a large
number of the First Regiment and
Ninth Battalion VIII be similarly pofs-
oned before theY can be warmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

The exchange of money and the ex-
change of commodities are so closely
interviewer that it seems that if there
shoId be an international agreement en-
a money standard there should also be
one on a tariff schedule. If not, why
not? If the United States can establish
a tariff schedule without the advice or
consent of other nations, why cannot
it also establish monetary standard
without such advice or consent?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
Donne1ly Has a Bee in His Bonnet.

St Paul, July 20.-Ignatius DonneIly
is an avowed candidate for president
on the Populist ticket and is backed
by DR. A A Ames of Minneapolis, who
is to fight Bryan in the Minnesota del
e-ation for Donnelly, while the latter
is to use his influence to see the former
made the nominee for governor by the
state convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

In this campaign Of education few
seem inclined to go to the gold bug
school. The masses are for silver and
they know they are right. Those Of
them who do not yet know why they
are right are busy finding out. When
the gold advocate honestly sets about
discovering why he is right he becomes
q free silver man in a very short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
Fifty Girls See MCKINLEY.

Canton, o., July 20.-The latest nov
elites in Mckinley callers are groups of
fifty little girls, dressed in white, Civ
ing the Chautauqua salute with hand
kerchiefs, from the top of a big wagon
filed with hay, followed by company
of boys, who give a mouth-organ sere-
nades
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
St John for Permanent Chairman.

st. Louis, July 2O.-The silver party
national committee will name Francis
Newlands OF Nevada, the only repre-
sentative of the silver party ever elect
ed to congress, as temporary chairman,
and William p. St. John of New York
for permanent chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

A subscriber writes to the State Jour
nal asking what reason the advocates
of the gold standard assign for the de-
nnenetization of silver in 1873. AS no
one connected with this paper knows of
any reason for that action. perhaps
some gold bug viii give him the de-
sired information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
400 CARS BURN.
Chicago Car Barns Burn Involving a
Loss of Thousands.

Chicago, July 20.-The Cottage Grove
avenue car barns of the Chicago City
Railway company were destroyed by
fire Saturday night. The front wall of
the building fell into the street, wreck
ing an engine and injuring Fireman
Michael Sullivan.
Involved in the loss were $50 winter
cars fifty summer cars and much ma
teriaI and the total loss is estimated
between $3.50, 600 and $500 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
To St Paul and Minneapolis Via"Bur-
Iington Route.n

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 Blufs).
Night train has handsome sleepers to
Omaha Council Bluffs and Sioux City
and parIor cars Sioux City north.
Consult ticket agent
l. w WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent
St. Louis. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

Some Populists seem to think that
because things appear to be coming
their way they can elect anybody they
choose to nominate. hence they are
talking Of Lewelling. They should not
goad the people too far.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

We are told that the German-Ameri-
cans are for the gold standard. What
of it? The American Americans are
not and the quicker that people from
Europe drop this German-American
and Irish-American business and be-
come just Americans the better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
GOULDS TO GO NORTH.
George Gould Will Visit Greenland to
Make Explorations.

New York, July 2O.-George Gould.
Mrs. Gould and a party of friends will
leave soon on the yacht Atalanta for
a tour nOrthWard.
The women are to return from Hall
fax by rail, but Gould will go to Green
land to explore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

''Popocrats' is what the Chicago
Herald calls the people who
were in control of the recent national
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
Free Silver Conven ton,

Tickets sold to St. Louis for this
meeting July 10. 20 and 81, one fare
CsS. SOD for the round trip. Go via the
Santa Fe route the home road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

cling should have an Office of some
kind this year?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

Mark Twain and Barney Barnato Sail
Cape Town, South Africa, July 90
Mark Twain and Barney Barnato have
sailed for Europe. A literary club pre-
scented an album to Twain before he
LETT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

Isn't it about time for somebody to
make another move in the direction of
hindering the erection Of the new
bridee2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

Totals. .2S2, 1856 2s4. 500 go. a75
Sunday; no issue
The total number of copies printed in
the six months named above, 1867. SO.
divided by, 156, the number of issues.
shows the average to be 1O.625. This is
q correct report of the issues of the
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL
for the six months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20

So far Mr.. Bryan doesn't seem to
have made the same speech twice.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
PUT FISH IN HIS MILK.
Cruel Treatment of Honest paddy"
o'Hars by Two City Jokers.

Paddy" O'Hara, butcher and milk
man of La Conner, with his fountains
of mirth and beaming face, is in the
city again taking in the sights, says
the Seattle Times. paddy" is char
ucter, an original fellow, and is known
10 everyone in Skagit county, also to
most all of the old-timers OF Seattle.
lie likes TO tell stories, but here is one
that another fellow told on him:
The duties of millsmnn in La Conner
are in n large measure regarded as
those of public servant, and if the
milkman is ever suspected of watering
Ills milk public scandal is the result
O'Hara was continually annoyed by
, )ne OF his customers in their banter
ilg way accusing him of selling wa
tered milk. One of them declared he
would prove the milk was watered, and
q wager was quickly closed with two OF
the most noted "joshers" in the COM
i.unity.
The next morning Paddy" was more
c7reful than ever, and gave his custom
crs almost pure cream. His content
was short-liyed, however, for in the
'''"NN'' " MS p'9" 'huJ SuStohiSi' 40
= poured out the rich fluid, what
honld glide out of the can into the
measure but three small Puget sound
f'lv' rside salmon. O'IInra was greatly
excited and his customer equally
Gl"rmed. He declared loud and long
th-5 he had been ''jobbed," and, to sub
stantiate the assertion, he even said
that il he did water his milk little he
was not guilty of putting in the fish, as
that would only too plainly display
criminal carelpssnces
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
PARROT WAS GOOD COMPANY.
fIe Wa. Recommended to Lonesome
Married Woman.

lilo Wa Recommended to "A Lonesome
Married Woman.
"Nes'm," said the dealer in captive
birds and animals, ''you want a parrot
fer company? l have the bird here,
the very bird. You are married, are you
rot?"
Lis fair customer bowed, says the
Chicago Tribune.
and your husband is away?
Thought so. And you want the parrot
20 keep you from feeling lonesome ?
Yes? This is the very bird"
rs it fluent tallxer?" asked the
prospective purchaser.
The dealer heSitGted.
well. no'm," he said. at last. "You
wouldn't hardly call him a fluent tallxer;
no, not that But for what YOU want,
he's the best / have
What can the bird say?"
That's what makes him the right
one, nam. He amt got but one re-
mark, 70 tell the truth; but he's been
brought up for just what you want.
Every morning he makes u sound like
bureau drawer opening. and says,
cross-like.
Where the deuce have you hidden
my clean collars this time?'"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20

Difficulty which has arisen be-
tween japanese clerk OF w. H.
Remington, one II. G. Kumamoto
and japanese track laborers, hay
ing been passed the Justice II. M,
Thatcher brought to the district
court, This trial was comparative
J ly luxurious one, that to occupy
three days OF court for calling
fourth Japs prosecuting witness
one after another until at last, de-
pend upon twelve jurymen. Main
evidence for which eleven jurymen
agreed to the conviction, were that
the eleven hundred dollars out
side of the whole expenses of the
last murderers case which tried in
Boise city handed to defendant
is still unknown whether it has
transported to Japan or remain in
his pocket and that N. Ota, Japs
interpreter, one defendant pro-
tector, sworn that he received six
hundred dollars from defendent as
the fee Of his Interpretation of two
days trial in the court and, that
two or three of defendant protector
presented before the court the note
books having no date in it, in each
others hand look very much like
new made ones, after they have
been arrested, and that the defend
ant had discharged the track labor
ers by fraudulently using the name
of w. II. Remington with out his
agreement and that the defendant
and M. Ota in conspiracy pursuad-
ed and held up one of the plain
tiffs in Pocatello having compelled
him to make written statement that
he had authorized Kumamoto to
take off the money from his cheek
who wrote, at the same time that
he was compelled to write to de-
PENDANT to the court and this writ
ten statement is M. Ota's hand |
These hateful Japs are
still out of penetentiary under the
bond of two thousand dollars until
the opening Of the court of next
term. Shouting which came from
one of the audience which attracted
attention through the tranquility
Of the court was as follows: 81 wish
| were Japs interpreter to make six
hundred dollars in two days chat
,erings. ad1t
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
Make Nuisanoes of rhemseives.

There are some persons who are
never satisfied unless making y noise.
For them The bicycle is too silent a
stecd. and they have been endeavoring
10 find some method OF matchmaking
while riding. The latest fer the noise
loving rider is the big gong attached 10
the rear wheel, which elangs like a
street ear gong and makes timid per-
sons fear that they are about TO be run
down by trolley ear. This is only one
form of nuisance. The other ~ rub
Der band attachment 20 the frame of
the wheel. Tho rubber bands are used
for the rcason that when the wind is
blowing and the rider is pedaling in
it's direction the bands set up hum
ming sound that is really hideous. Sew
eral runaways have been caused by the
euzzirg of the rubber.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20

The origin OF Billiards is obscure, but
fhe bcsD authorities on the subject de-
clare that the game was brought from
the east by the Crusaders. 1t was GER
family played by the early knightss
Tenplar and the knights OF Malta, and
"a medieval times was exceedingly
POPULAR among the monks in the
nonasterics Of France and Italy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
HOMESTEAD.

Land Office at HALEY. Idaho.
October %, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice oil
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before A. $. Senter, Clerk
of the District Court at Shoshone. Idaho
on Nov. Is, 1896, viz: Joseph A. lvie II
no. $40 for the S L 4 E 4, Sec, IL,
h y NE a N e d S E 4, Sec II, I
S r Is +.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land, viz:
A. n. Conklin, A. H. Weatherby,
Edward Crist, Charles S. Thompson, all
of Hagerman, Idaho.
W. II. fRoDHEAD, Reeist>r.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
DESERT LAND,-FINAL PROOF.
NORGE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
HALEY. Idaho, Nov. l6, 1886.

TalItY, IuanO, NOV. 10, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Christian
II. Rasmussen of Hagerman Idaho. has
filed notice of intention to make final
proof on his desert-land claim No SIG,
for the N w Ia, S w IA, sec y, TIP Z, )
10 Il, before A. S. Senter, Clerk of the
district court, at Shoshone Ida, Mon
day, the 2Sth day of December 1896.
He names as witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of
said land: Samuel L. Gridley, John
Curran, c. +. Gridley, Herman Hansen
all OF IIagerman, Idaho.
W. II. Brodhead, Register
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20


Tell the people Of your big
crops; Of the millions of acres
of land in this county, upon
which three crops of hay can
be cut each year; Of your
peaches. plums, pears, apples,
grapes, melons, sweet potatoes,
corn, oats, wheat and the many
other products of