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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
MICHIGAN PHENOMENON.
McKinley's and Hobart's Portrait
Photographed by Lightning.

IOnia. Mich, Aug. IA mysterious
vagary of last nights tornado and cleo
trical storm is reported from Stoughton
near this city. A large barn had been
recently erected by Abner Millikan, fac
ing the main street, and he, DelAg an
ardent Republican, decorated the new
ly painted sides with the large litho-
graph portrait of Mckinley and Ho-
bart, THE Workingman's Friends!"
During the progress of the storm
lightning played about the building re-
peatedly, and during the second storm
which came at 100 a. m, a binding
flash of lightning was seen to envelop
the building in a sheet of flame. Milh-
kan and his hired man fastened to the
building, expecting to find it af1re in a
dozen places, but to their astonishment
the bolt appeared to have done no
harm When daylight came, it was
seen that the Autographs had been torn
bodily from the barn, and in their place
was a perfect reproduction of the por-
traits to the smallest detail, photo
graphed on the newly painted sides of
the building. This phenomenon has
been seen by dozens of persons during
the day.
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WISCONSIN FOR MAC.
G. w. Mott Feels Sure That the State
viii Go Republican.

Washington, Aug. 14-"Governor Nc
Kinley need have no fear of losing
Wisconsin this fall said c. w Mott
a prominent railroad man OF MilWau-
kee who is in Washington for q day or
two.
There never was much free silver
sentiment in the state, and the nomina-
ton of Bryan has not strengthened the
cause. The conservative and substan-
tial Germans, who constitute large
voting element, take no stock in fiat
money heresies. They regard John
Sherman as the highest authority on
finance, and a few speeches from the
Ohio senator will cure any kind of mon
etary craze that might happen to get
a limited foothold.
'"Ex- Senator SpooneF's influence with
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BANDITS ROB A BANK.
Rush Into an Idaho Bank and Garry
OF $4,000.

Denver, Colo, Aug. IA special to
the Republican from Pocatello, Idaho,
says:
Word was received here this evening
from Montpelier, Idaho, that about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon three
masked men rode into town on horse
back, stopping in front of the Bank of
Montpelier. They dismOunted and
compelled six men, who were standing
in front of the bank, to go inside. Two
of the desperadOes then covered the
men with revolvers while the third
went behind the counter and emptied
all the cash in sight into three sacks.
The robbers then mounted Horses ana
rode out of town.
Sheriff Davis organized a posse Of
80 men who are in pursuit Of the rob-
bers 80 minutes behind. 1t is thought
they are heading for JacksOn's Hole,
and if they reach that place their cap
ture will be uncertain, as the hole is
known to be filled with a gang Of des-
peradoes and renegades who will re
sist their capture. The bank officials
refuse to disclose the amount secured,
but it is said to be fully $4,000.
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POTATOES GOING UP.
Rise of 10 Cents a Bushel in Four
Days Reported at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Aug. 14.-In four days
potatoes have advanced in price from
1-3 cents to rs cents a bushel. Prices
are firm at the latter figures and the
indications are that values will in
crease from now on. Last Monday
three bushels could be had on the city
market for the price of one bushel this
morning.
The advance was a surprise to con-
sumers, but a welcome one to produc-
ers. There are two causes for the rap
id advance, one being the drouth in
the south. which has almost complete
" destroyed potato crop, and the other
the appearance of dry rot in the patch
es of Missouri.
From all over the south, especially
Texas, the demand for northern and
southwestern potatoes is growing. and
this morning one shipper forwarded Ga
cars into Texas and will follow this
up in a few days with 25 cars more
Other shippers are preparing to make
equally large shipments and have men
out through the state buying whole
crops in the fields
Growers are looking for a steady ad-
vance and are figuring on 10 to Is
cent rise in a few days. There were
but few potatoes on the market this
morning. and where a few days ago
farmers were begging people to buy at
3 1-S cents a bushel, they were stiff in
their demands for 20 cents, and did
not seem to care whether they sold at
that or not.
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SIX DEATHS IN THE STORM
Loss of Life at Pittsburg Not as Bad
as First Reported

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 14-Yesterday's
storm, one of the heaviest and most
persistent dOwnpours of rain that has
been seen here for years, resulted in
the loss of six lives, instead of a large
number as first reported.
The dead are:
Mrs. Susan Aud, widow. aged "A
Mrs. Ellen POppleton, widow, aged
70.
Mrs. Florence RObalson, her daugh-
ter, aged a.
Martin Cochran, infant.
O'Neil Schafer, 10 years.
Unknown man.
Up to noon "a inches of rain had fall
en-, IA having been precipitated during
the first hour.
Dehaven, a. small oil town on the
Pittsburg and Western railway, about
ten miles from here, had to bear the
brunt of the storms fury and it was
there that most of the lives We're lost.
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mark: 1.-THE gold standard men breathe
freely
The St. James Gazette, referring to
the income tax feature of the speech;
IF Mr.. Bryan collides with the SUI
citizens than he will by fiscal economic
excuses
The morning newspapers editOrially
do not refer to Mr.. Bryan's speech The
financial article in the Times, however
says: Opinions differ as TO whether
Mr.. Bryan has improved his chances of
election by putting his socialistic views
in the background, but the reports of
the speech and of the character of the
meeting so far received are not precise
enough to enable observers at a dis
lance to adopt decided views"
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free water, if possible, which I think
viii be in August or in the commence
nent of September.
'DeLong wrote in his log that while
the expedition drifted in the ice north
of Bennett Island, they saw a dark
water sky It is a sky which showed
the reflection of water all around. It
must consequently be possible to cover
considerable distance in that direction
before we get fastened in the ice and
drift with the current which Will pro-
badly bring US out in the sea between
Greenland and Spitzbergen. We will
then have come down as far as the
eighth latitude and if it be summer we
will have a chance to get the ship loose
and get home. If, however, the ship
should have sunk before the time men
toned the expedition viii no be lost as
we would put up tents and get out
SledgeS as / have done before. The
Jeanette expedition had sufficient pro-
visions and had they remained on the
ice the expedition would have had a
different result.
How long do I think the expedition
viii last? Well I should say the expe-
dition could safely reach the Green
land sea in about two years which will
hours The Jeanette drifted the last
day she was afloat much more. If we
take provisions for five years should
think we viii be safe.
DO 1 think it too cold to remain at
the north pole during the winter? No
/ do not. I don't think there is any in
tenser cold there than in the northern
part of Siberia or the northern part of
Greenland. The pole is probably COW
cred by a sea from which there is less
cold than from the fat land of north
ern Asia. The regions around the pole
have probably comparatively mild win
tiers and cold summers"
The dimensions of the Fran were.
length 125 feet, beam Sc feet; depth
from keel to deck II feet With her
cargo there was about 500 tons Of dead
a
entirely of oak and in the strongest
manner possible At the points expos
ed to pressure from the ice, her sides
were from 80 to 80 inches thick and her
huh was covered on the side with ice
sheathing composed of a thick layer of
green heart. a. hard American wood
which has an oily surface.
There have been a number of attempts
to reach the north pole. The attempt
now in progress by the Jackson Farms
worth expedition whose ship the Wind
:waFd has brought DR.. Nansen back to
Norway commenced in JUlY. 1889. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
WHY BRYAN READ 1T.
He Wished to Escape the Errors In
cident to Extempore Speaking.

New York, Aug. 14.-Wm. J. Bryan
explained to a representative of the
Associated Press today his reasons for
reading his speech in reply to the noti-
f1catiOn- He said:
Knowing that it would be printed in
full I thought it more important that
it should reach in correct form the mil
lions who read it than delivery should
please the few thousands who were
present 1t is always unfortunate
when a speaker is compelled to read
a political speech, but in this instance
/ thought it best not to risk the errors
which will creep into the report of an
extemporaneous speech
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
To Colorado, Montana, Hot Springs,
Puget Sound and Pacific Coast
Viz HurIiocyfoy PO11fe

Take the shortest and most desirable
line to the far west; complete trains
from the Missouri River. Daily train
leaves Kansas City at 10:40 a. m, ar
rives Billings, Montana, 1850 miles dis
tant, 6:45 next evening; free chair cars
Kansas City to Billings; sleepers Kan
sas City to Lincoln; through sleepers
Lincoln to Billings. Connects with fast
train beyond to Montana and Puget
Sound. Ten TO twenty-five hours short
er than other lines from Kansas City.
Through sleepers and chair cars Mis-
souri, River to Denver; Rio Grande
scenic line beyond for Colorado, Utah
and California.
Ask Agent for tickets over the estab-
lished through lines of the Burlington
Route L. w. WAKELEY,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
St. Louis Mo.
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HARRISON TO STUMP.
He viii be at the Disposal of the Re
publican Committee.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 14.-General
Benjamin Harrison will be at the dis
posaI of the Republican state commit
tee during this campaign, and the lat
ter will. attend to arranging his dates
for speeches.
Practically so much information is
conveyed in a letter written by the
general to his old friend, Daniel Rams
dell. Mr.. Ramsdell said yesterday that
the general had written him that his
understanding was that the commit
tee would want his services about the
beginning of September, but RamsdeIl
formed that Mr. Harrison would be
wanted during the latter part Of this
month.
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Russell Harrison Now a Father.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug IA son
was born yesterday to Russell b. Har-
rison and wife, and has been named
William Henry Harrison, for his great
great-grandfather. The child is the
ineaf descendant of a signer of the
Declaration of independence, of a gov
ernor of Virginia, of two presidents of
the United States, and on the maternal
side. OF a United States senator. Mrs.
Russell Harrison being a daughter of
ex-senator Saunders of Nebraska
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Ca1l for Democratic Convention.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug 1.-THE ex-
ecutive committee of the National Dem
ocratic party has sent out to every
member Of the national committee the
off7ciaI call for the convention. Each
member of the committee was also in
structed by telegraph to wire the exec
rtive committee the names of the dele
gates as soon as they are chosen COM
I19ittee expects to have delegates Sc
iected by August 29. It is expected to
invite Bourke Cochran of New York
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as we'll as the other ladies of the party
to visit Mrs. Mckinley, who was seated
within the house.
Maj. Mckinley addressed also a re-
union of the Third Ohio Independent
battery yesterday afternoon. Captain
W. S. Williams is president of the re-
union ORGANIZATIONS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
Wyoming Demoerats Reieot Fnsior.

Rock Springs, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state convention met here yes
terday afternoon The platform was
adopted and indorses the Chicago plat
form, and especially the financial
plank Ex-GOv. Osborne was nominal
ed unanimously for congress. c. H
Burritt of Buffalo was named for su-
preme judge. Presidetial electors were
chosen. A proposition of fusion from
the POpulists was rejected.
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Wyoming Republicans straddle.

Cheyenne, WyO., Aug. 1.-THE state
Republican convention met here yes
terday. The platform indorses .protec-
ton, reciprocity, Mckinley and Ho-
bart, and the state Administered ton. The
financial plank reads as follows: We
favor the free coinage of gold and sill
Yer into standard money as expressed
in our former platforms under such
legislation as will insure that our mon
ey shall remain on an equality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
SIR JOHN MILLAIS DEAD.
The Noted British Artist Passes
Peacefully Away.

London, Aug. 14.-Sir John AIiIIais is
dead. His end was painless. The
Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Duke and Duchess of York
have telegraphed their condolences and
many messages have been received
from Europe and America.
All the morning papers have editor
ials pointing out the incalculable loss to
British art and the difficulty which the
royal academy will find in selecting a
worthy successor
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the German voters is also very power
full His appearance before a Wiscon-
sin audience means that whatever views
he advocates will be accepted. With
such champions to talk for sound mon
ey there isn't the slightest doubt about
Wisconsin. There isn't a particle of
doubt either that Mr.. SpoOner will be
chosen to succeed Mr.. Villas in the
United States senate on the expiration
of the latter,s term in March. 1897,
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Windward took the expedition to Franz
Josefiand where depths were establish
ward. The Windward returned and was
on her second trip to bring back the
expedition when the news had been
flashed from Norway that she was re-
turning to VardOe with DR.. NanSen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
rriah Land Bill Adopted.

London, Aug. 1.-THE house of lords
has adopted the Irish land bill as it
came back from the house of commons
with only one division which was on
the amendment relating to town parks
upon which the government tried a
majority Of six
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14
CONTENTS ON BRYAN.
English Newspapers Give Their Views
of His Speech.

London. Aug. 14-The evening news
papers yesterday reproduced cOpious ex-
tracts from Mr.. Bryan's speech at Mad
ison Square Garden. The Pail Mall
Gazette has a column leading editorial
on the subject headed The Bubble
Bursts ITSELF and saying: His man
ayers have discovered that it is unsafe
to estimate him at more than so cents
on the dollar" concluding with the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-14

not yet completed his committee list
fully In the meantime the matter Of
selecting a national headquarters re-
mains unsettled. But 1t is conceded
that Washington stands the best
chance of obtaining it.
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Large JeweIry Dealer Assigns.

New York, Aug. IA. Gashrfeldt
dealer in jewelry Of this city and Sar-
atoga Springs, has assigned with pref
erences. He is reported to have car
ried a stock valued at $500, 0oO
DR.. A. p. Sawyer: / have used one
box of your Family Cure for a severe
pain in my side, and was cured from
all pain. Mrs. Mary Jane Marshall
Galesburg, Ill. Frank Sim. Pharma-
cist. 607 Kansas avenue
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To St Paul and Minneapolis Via
Burlington Route.

Two splendid through trains each day
from Missouri River points to the north
via the old established Burlington
Route and Sioux City line. Day train
has handsome observation vestibuled
sleepers, free chair cars, and dining
cars (nOrth of Council Bluffs. Night
train has handsome sIeepers to Omaha,
Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and par
lor cars Sioux City north.
Consult Ticket Agent.
L. w. WAkELEY,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
st. Louis, Mo.
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Bottled Up!

Whether in the form of pill powder
blood diseases is always the same
mercury or potash. These drugs bottle
up the poison and dry it up in the
system, but they also dry up the marrow
in the bones at the same time.
The supp1euess and elasticity Of the
joints give way to stiffness, the rack
ing pains of rheumatism The form
gradually bends, the bones ache, while
decrepitude and helplessness prema-
ture1y take possession of the body, and
it is but a short step to a pair OF
clutches. Then comes falling OF
the hair and decay of the bones,-a con
dition truly horrible.
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kPoTASHg
MERCURY

table, and OuethOusand dollars reward is
offered for proof to the contrary Ii
never fails to cure Contagious Blood
Poison, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism
Cancer, or any other disease of the
blood. If you have a blood disease.
take remedy which will not injure you.
Beware of mercury; don't do violence
to your system. Don't get bottled up /
Our BIO 5 sent free to any address,
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca.
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Contagious Blood
Poison-the curse
of mankind-is the
most horrible of all
diseases, and has al
avs baBed the
doctors. Their pot
a S h a nd mercury
bottle up the poison,
but it always breaks
forth again attack
ing some delicate
organ, frequently
the mouth and
throat, filing them
with eating sores.
5. s., is the only
known cure for this
disease It is guar
anteed purely Vege-
Smyrna times., 1896-02-05
A MAN, A BAG, A SCARE.

Shortly after midnight, recently,
Policeman Walsh, of the West Thir-
tieth street station, saw a middle-aged,
shabbily dressed man trudging up
Madison avenue with a heavy dress
suit case. The mans actions to the
mind of the policeman were suspicious
and he stopped him.
"What have you in that bag?" asked
Walsh.
'Dot," said the man, who was under
the influence of liquor, "is my pizness
don't it? Vot for you want to know?
Vot right haf you got ter know, any
way? It is an outrache to shtop man
ven he was mindin' his own pizness.
"Unless you tell me what you have
there and where you are going with it
shall have to take you around to the
station house."
'tDOt's all right. Dake me to ter
station; vot care, huh?"
At the station house Captain Pickett
was behind the desk with Sergeant
Shire. When Walsh brought in the
prisoner he stated to the Captain the
facts of the case.
81 want to know vot right dey got to
rest, " inquired the prisoner. 'I vas
valkin' along all right, chOost py mine
selluf, und dis feller COON along und
arrest me. Vat for. Dots vat 1 like
to know"
"Well, " said Captain Pickett, ''you
would not tell him what you had in
that bag"
'Sairtainly not. It's my pag. Vat
pizness is it of his? 1 Will tell NIGHT,
because it amt nobody's business vot
l got in der pag. Eff you want to see
vat is in ter pag, open him."
By this time Captain Pickett, the
sergeant and half a dozen reporters
were clustered around the bag. Just
as the Captain was about to open it he
turned to the prisoner and asked,
"What is your business?" The
prisoner looked at the crowd and then
at the bag; then he said with chuckle
81 am an ennerkist." "
The bag was left alone in the middle
of the floor and Captain Pickett re-
sumed his place behind the desk. He
did not sit as high in his chair as usual
either. Sergeant Shire had business
IN another room. The reporters sud
denly remembered assignments which
took them elsewhere.
The prisoner seemed stunned by the
sudden change in the state of affairs.
''Vy don't you open de pag, huh?' he
asked; ''yOu want to know vat is in it
already?"
Nobody seemed very anxious to
know what was in the bag. Finally
Walsh stopped and opened it. The
bag contained some cobbler's tools,
few pieces of leather and pair of lasts.
"All right, laughed Captain Pick
EFT, with some relief. 81 guess you
had better go home"
YAH" said the prisoner; "dot vas
we're vas going all de time
Smyrna times., 1896-02-05
County and State Items

Many wells in Milford have gone
dry.
The Delaware State College for col
ored students has fifty-two students.
Dover people are circulating petitions
to Congress asking that st. Jones
river be improved.
The ladies' of Dover will give an
elaborate leap year ball at the Hotel
Richardson Tuesday evening, Feb. II.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club offers
a reward of $25 for the arrest and con.
viction of persons stealing wheels from
its members.
George W. Bennum, of Georgetown,
has invented a method of fastening
bicycle tires to the rim without cement
or "clincher" He proposes to have
his invention patented.
Thomas, the 13-year- old son of 1. K.
Gooden, of Willow Grove, died OF
diphtheria last week. There have been
four cases of diphtheria in that vicinity
lately and two deaths therefrom have
occurred.
Rev. p. H. Rawlins, of Harrington,
has been compelled to take a rest on
account of threatened illness.
Walter Reed, aged 20 years, about
Dover, has been an incessant smoker
of cigarettes for some time. Suddenly
he became unable to speak above a
whisper, and has now lost his voice
entirely. The physician attributes it
to cigarette smoking.
Judge Wales, in the United States
Circuit Court at Wilmington, issued a
decree commanding the Dover Ice
Company to pay the York Manufactur-
ing Company mortgage indebtedness
of $6,75O within two weeks or in de-
fault the mortgaged property will be
sold.
Says an exchange: About ninety
nine out of one hundred men who
urge paper to expose this or that
wrong on the part of public officers or
citizens are just courageous enough in
the presence of the accused to condemn
the paper for doing what it did.
John F. Dean, Of near Harrington
Is sorely afflicted man indeed. His
wife and six children are all down with
diphtheria and every one Of them are
said to be extremely i'll. The disease
was taken from the family of John
Ennis, who lost three children out of
five afflicted and the Ennis children got
the disease direct from Milton
Two deaths from diphtheria have oc-
CURED at Camden, during the past
week. Six cases have been reported
in that section.
The House committee ON foreign
affairs had lively discussion Thurs
day and the subject was "Ambas-
sador Bayard. " The Republicans want
to censure Mr.. Bayard openly by name
while the Democrats want to condemn
the course Of Ambassadors in making
political speeches. Mr.. McCreary had
been to see the President and main-
tanned that it was the President and
not the House Of Representatives to
say whether Ambassador Bayard should
be ee1sured. One would imagine that
tbs United States had no rights.
4 Henry L. Phillips, Of Seaford huu-
dred has resigned his position as cleo
ton inspector in that hundred He
Smyrna times., 1896-02-05
The Smoking Nuisance.

We congratulate Speaker Reed on
his determination to break up the prac-
tlce of the members smoking in the
House of Representatives. The filling
OF the chamber with fumes and stale
ordors of tobacco is not conducive to
personal dignity or prOpriety. The
smoking habit is offensive in the ex-
treme and really it seems that gentle
men will join the Speaker in getting
rid OF it in our legislative hall. We
trust the Speaker will persist in the en-
forcement of the rule, and we shall
therefore soon see whether Doors in
manners or gentlemen constitute the
great majority of our Representatives.