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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
FLOODS IN FRANCE.
Heavy Floods Cause the River Rhone
to Overflow.

Paris. Oct. 31.-Heavy storms and
floods have occurred in South France
The River Rhone has risen to such an
extent that it has overlooked its banks
in several places.
Rogamaure, Becuafre and Walabregue
have been inundated and the ancient
ampitheater and Casino have been
flooded. The inhabitants of Nalabregue
are living for the time being in the up
per stories of their houses.
Great anxiety is felt concerning the
condition Of affairs at Avingnon, the
lower portions Of which have been
flooded The valleys of the Zanone and
the Ardeche have been Inundated by
the tOrrentiaI rain The upper districts
of Cevennes have suffered great dam
age al part of Auxerreb has been mum
dated and food has to be taken to the
inhabitants from outside districts in
boats.
Numerous smaller towns in southern
France report more or less extensive
foods and loss of property.
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PRosPERIrY DEsIRED.

If only one or the other of the great
parties contesting for supremacy in the
present campaign could give some
guaranty for the prosperity which is to
follow the election Of its candidate
there would be little doubt of the re-
suit Prosperity is what the people
want and it is what they would vote
for if they could be certain how to do
it. They have been the victims of ante
election promises before. and it seems
that their decision in most cases viii
be based on their own judgment and
understanding of the questions at issue
The desire for a return of good times,
a self-sustaining treasury. an honest
and equitable settlement of all obliga-
tious public and private. an honest,
sound and stable currency and the
maintenance OF public order are all
strong IN both parties. 1t is only a
question Of method
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
LLOYD
FIGHTING COAL TRUSTS.
Packing Houses in Western Cities to
Combine for Protection.

Omaha, Oct. 31.-The trans-AIissOuri
Cooperative company, name given
the price of all grades of soft coal 60
cents per ton. The company has gain
ed control of all the chief mines in To-
wa, Missouri Kansas and Indian Ter
ritory, and it is expected it will cover
South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and
Illinois. unless it sustains a back set
not now probable.
BY the advance in the price the local
packing houses will have to pay some
thing like $1,000 a year in excess of the
old price The advance will cost Oma-
ha $500 900 a year, and of course Will
reach to every city in the states named
one Of the packing houses here has not
bought a pound of coal of the trust
since Oct. l. when the new rate sched-
ule went into effect, and the statement
is made that all the packing houses in
this city and at Sioux City, St Louis
and other points viii combine in an at
tack upon the trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
NOT SURE OF M'KINLEY.
London Editor Gables His Paper on
the Political Situation.

san Francisco, oct 31-AIr. Thomas
Lloyd. editor of the London Statist,
Who has Travelled across the country,
stopping at numerous places, has sent
the following cablegram to his paper
in London to appear today.
Il Travelled from Chicago to St Paul
and over the Northern Pacific to Port
land Ore Thence into California TO san
Francisco Chicago was outwardly BUSY
and Prosperous but really depressed
The stock exchange was closed, the
banks being unwilling to loan tac-
tories were closed; there were number
Of unemplOyed and street beggars were
numerous All were anxious for the
future. St Paul was also depressed,
but has more hope from the rise IN
wheat The northwest is suffering
even San Francisco. Party lines are
everywhere Oblterated- 1t IS q uSht
of the masses against the classes
There is a bitter feeling in the west
against the syndicates trusts and com
binatiOns. not SO much against the
east New York and Chicago hope
Mckinley viii carry several western
states San Francisco and Portland
disbeieve this. Mckinley is unp0pu-
lar in the west Sound money and
Hanna are disMked by the working
men.
..The opinion here is that the election
win be very close. People are hope
full but not confident that Mckinley
viii win The best judges fear a con-
tinuance Of the uneasiness- i find no
dislike toward England Personally, 1
am most kindly received. The cool
headed say they never saw such excite
ment since the war. The assumed con-
hdence of the politicians is part of the
game. Bryan exercises q magnetic in
huence over his hearers. He is fanatic,
but honest Distr5 ssed borrowers dis
like the lenders and the labOrers wish
to restrict federal interference with
state disturbances.
T n
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CARELEssNEss
often Causes No End Of Suffering.

Often Causes No End of Suffering.
Probably half the people who see
this article suffer from Piles. 1t is one
of the comnonest diseases and one Of
the most obstinate. People have it for
years and just because it is not i'm
mediately fatal they neglect it. Care
lessness causes no end of suffering
Carelessnes about so simple a thing as
piles has often caused death. Hemor-
rhages occur from no apparent cause
and loss of blood causes death Hem
orrhages occur during surgical treat
ment, often causing death
Piles are simple in the beginning and
easily cured They can be cured even
in the worst stages. quickly. surely and
completely. There is only one remedy
that will do it-Pyramid Pile Cure
1t auays the Inflammation Immediate
", heals the irritated surface and with
continued treatment reduces the swell
ing and puts the membranes into good.
sound, healthy condition. The cure is
thorough and permanent. Druggists
sell the Pyramid Pile Cure at 50 cents.
Send for Free book on cause and cure
of Piles by addressing Pyramid Co.
Albion, Mich
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Major McKinley's Advice to His
SchOOlbOy Visitors.
Keep Your Heart Pure and
You're All Right.
DEPEW ALSO SPEAKS.
He Makes an Address to the
College Boys.
Students From FOrty-five Col
leges We're at Canton.

Canton, O.. Oct. 31.-The demonstra-
lions have been continued in Canton all
week with great effect. Chauncey NJ
Depew today added enthusiastic com
ment on the marvellous scenes enacted
here when he said that as lengthy and
descriptive as the newspaper reports
had been, he had had no appreciation OF
the wonderful OvatiOns through which
Maj. Mckinley was passing and no con
ceptiOn of the magnitude of the work
he has been doing.
No more novel or prettier feature
has been presented in this campaign
of notable features than the one which
greeted Mai Mckinley when he re-
turned from the depot where he had ae-
cOmpanied Chauncey NJ. DepeW- Most
conspicuous in the thrOng Of people
that crowded the yards and streets ana
his home were thousands of public and
parOchial school boys of Canton waving
American flags and shouting for Nc
Kinley. Back of them and all around
them We're the school girls of Canton
and still further on in the rear were the
fond parents of these children, men and
women of Canton, in countless num-
bers.
The affair was arranged by the school
boys themselves. When they decided
respects it was early concluded to carry
out the plans pursued by other people
and this was accomplished most sue
cessfully.
Maj Mckinley was visabIy affected
by the demonstration of his old neigh
bors and the children, and it was with
much feeling that he delivered an ad-
dress in response to the greetings This
was the fitting demonstration with
which college day ended.
The demonstration of the students,
according to Mr.. Henning. one of the
men in charge, was participated in by
representatives of As Institutions of
learning. They hurrahed and yelled
and made the town resound. Besides a
response they enjoyed a talk from
Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Maj. Mckinley in his address to the
school boys, said;
Here is a spectacle of 5000 or 4 900
boys and girls with all the possibilities
which our American boys enjoy, with
their hopes. wishes and aspirations to
become good and useful citizens of this
glorious country. The best advice can
give to a boy is the homely advice that
he shall be a good boy Be good boy
at home; q good boy in the school; a
good boy on the streets; a good boy ev-
erywhere. If you viii follow that ad-
vice there is little in this world that you
for it is the proud boast of our country
that the poor boy as well as the more
fortunate boy, has the same chance in
the race of life
Don't let the fact that you are poor,
embarrass you at all; just have pure
hearts, keep yourselves clean and then
a bright future is before you, and I
trust and believe that you will realize
ton of your bOyhOOd- What You want
to do is to seek to do some useful thing
better than somebody else, and there
will always be a demand for you
Remember that the best thing in
this world to have is a good name, and
that good character viii count more
and last longer than anything else you
can have"
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Of two or three minutes which put stop
to the speech The notices and banners
scufie ensued over their possession
These gradually went down with the e2l-
the flag which there was apparently no
effort to displace. 1t was asserted that IN
the general scufle there was some re
SORT 70 physical violence pql II vas -, IN IN
possible from the train to observe al the
details of the encounter me ActNlh5ey
procession gradually withdrew and order
was very soon restored
Mr. Bryan addressed himself briefly to
the situation before hlln lie salo III
part.
Il am glad to have our opponents here
because 1t is our opponents that we de-
sire to reach rather than those who are
already right There is one banner winch
ought to be carried this year IN Ate3lHli-
can parades that I have never found
there. 1t is a banner which sets 1orth
the idea contained in the Republican plat
form the money question. It ought TO
read: We are American citizens but We
think the American people are NOT pls
There is another banner that might ap-
propriately be Republican and it is; We
think our government is safer in the
hands of foreign creditors than II IS IN
the hands Of the American people
There is another banner that might pc
carried and it would read. z NAT synul-
Gates are safer custOdians of the hber-
ties of the people than the people them
selves and another that might be carried
and that is: That the gold standard ae-
Vocate IS like cheerful glEef VINO Is
willing to give all he earns that the rich
may be richer and the poor poorer
Ills question: tdLOA JG oSLAAg.t D5 ~
posing parades. 1t is not marching upon
the streets which determines the financial
policy of this government. 1t is your
votes on election day. when you go to the
booth conscious of the responsibilities of
American citizenship
At Fond Du Lac. the yellow badges
were prominent.
There were large crowds at WATERFOWL,
Jefferson and Fort Atkinson, but the ma
jority a each of those places were appar-
emily in sympathy with the free silver
doctrine. Evansville was the last stop
before Madison was reached
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&c NEaRo SOCIALISTS.
Chauncey Depew Congratulates Col
ored Delegates on the Fact

Canton, o., Oct. 31.-A party of near
" 100 cOlOred men wearing silk hats
and bright badges and carrying the
banner of the original Mckinley club,
organized in 1888. came in from Cleve-
land yesterday afternoon. They were
introduced by J. r. Benson. After ad-
dressing them briefly, Maj. Mckinley
introduced Chauncey NJ. DepeW. who
addressed the visitors as we'll az a very
large crowd of Cantonians attracted to
the Mckinley residence by the distin-
guished visitor. Mr.. DepeW said.
Fellow Citizens;-I came here to pay
my respects to Gov. Mckinley and not
to make a speech. My speech making
does not begin in Ohio until tomorrow
daughter and applause) I feel that
ought not to make any speeches in Ohio
anyway, and the reason is that I want
to have the state of New York give a
larger majority in proportion to its pop
uIation than any state in the Union.
"a voice: You can't beat Ohio follow
ed by tremendous laughter and contin-
ued cheering) And if by any chance
my coming here should lead to Ohio
beating us.I don't know whether I could
live again in New York or not. daughter
and applause) Anyway I can move to
Ohio CRenewed laughter and cheering.)
1T affords me very much pleasure on
arriving here a t this spot which will be
one Of the historic places of the country
for all the future of our history great
cheering) to find the first delegation of
Davies Lumber Co. sells coal 100
Kan. ave. Phone 800. Prompt delivery.
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MORE BLOODTHIRST.
Those New Workers Never Get Over
Talking of Blood

New York, Oct. 3O.-The Journal pub
fishes the following;
In an interview with Police Commits
sioner Theodore Roosevelt, that gentle
man is credited with using the follow
ing language in speaking of the free sill
yer movement and the silver leaders:
II am a student OF American life and
know widely the American people.
speak with the greatest soberness when
say that I really believe the sentiment
now ANNA ting a large proportion of
our people can only be suppressed as
the Commune in Paris was suppressed,
by taking ten or a dozen of their lead
ers out standing ten or a dozen of
them against wall, ana shooting them
deadi I believe it will come to that.
These leaders are plotting a social rev
olutiOn and the subversiOn of the
American republic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
CAME NEAR BEING a RIOT.
Mckinley Procession Marches Into
One of Bryan's Meetings.

O1lG o. 3 ~ 6GIlL2
Madison. Wis. Oct. s1.-4Ir Bryan's
Bay, Depere, kaukauna, Appleton, Nee
nah and Menasha. Oshkosh Fond du Lac,
Chester Juneau, Watertown. Jefferson.
Atkinson, GAINESVILLE Evansville and Mad
ison.
None of them was of more than thirty
minutes except the addresses which We're
made at night at Madison.
All except the Madison speech were
made from the rear platform of his spe-
cial car. This arrang cement proved gf inn
mense benefit to Mr.. Bryan physically.
his way back and forth through immense
crowds of people, eager to press close to
him and also in saving time. From al
most the beginning OF the Gay S tour, the
train ran ahead Of time. bringing Mr.
Bryan into Madison in time to begin
his speech in advance of the hour sche-
duled for his appearance
There was no semblance of disturbance
at any place until GAINESVILLE was reach
ed. There it was apparent from the dis
play of yellow badges in many places that
pathy with them. still there was respect
ful attention on the part OF those who
wore the cOlors of the opposition.
Madison Wis Oct 31.=The dav was
without special incident until GAINESVILLE
was reached. where there was disturb
auce which at one time looked as il it
might become serious. This point was
reached bout dusk and there had con-
grcgated about the station large assem-
bly, of people There was an almost COM
plete absence OF gold badges
He had scarcely began spea king. how
ever, when q procession crossed the rail-
road track in the rear of the audience. It
composed of a uniformed Mckinley club
carrying banners. notices and pictures or
the Republican candidates and a large
American flag Immediately after cross
ing the track they turned abruptly into
the crowd as liz intending to come direct
1 to the platform There was disturbance
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SANTA FE ROUTE.

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PALMER To
BLAME.
Said That He Provoked Insults
In Missouri.
He Called a Bryan Man GA Sap
Headed Fool"
CALLS ANOTHER FOOL.
Said All Bryan Men Had to Go
Labeled.
CALLS ANOTHER FOOL
AT Fayette a Man Punched at
Buckner With a Pole.

Kansas City. Oct 31-A dispatch
from Paris, Mo. says that the Times
(Dem) of that place publishes today
a statement that General Palmer was
responsible for and provoked the riot
Gus demonstration at Bonneville yester-
day.
When he came out upon the platform
OF the car. the dispatch says, he saw
man carrying a Bryan banner and
made the remark.
Il am glad to meet you all with a few
exceptions.
L see a sap-head fool over there
with a Bryan banner. Why don't he
come closer. 50 that we can see who he
is. I notice that all who say they are
for Bryan have to be labeled so that
they viii not forget whom they are for. -
Some one shouted, "Hurrah for the
Mckinley aid society"
I'm glad some fool has said that"
retOrted General Palmer, who endeav-
ored to continue his speech, but the
crowd surgfng around the car had by
this time become SO uprOariOus that the
speaker was obliged to wait a long time
before he could proceed, and though he
spoke only q Few words afterward. his
speech could he heard by only a. few Of
the assembled crowd
Boonville, Mo, Oct S1-At Fayette,
Generals Palmer and BucRner received
even worse treatment than at Paris,
and for q time violence was threatened
the candidates
mob which seemed bent on causing trou-
BILE from the moment the train stopped
No sooner had the generals emerged
upon the car platform than Bryan
banner with "Fayette Democratic
club" was thrust into General Palmer s
face.
A man tried to punch General Buck
ner with a flag pole and Williams
seized it and the crowd rushed upon
him and began beating him The riot
ers then tried to get at the generals
and strike them with their banners.
Scores of men fought bitterly around
the car. Women were pushed and
knocked down and many blows were
exchanged.
An old farmer climbed onto the rear
of the car and shouted. you are car
rying Missouri for Mckinley" He was
pulled down by the crowd. After five
minutes fighting and footing Of horns
the train pulled out. without the cam
didates even attempting to make a
speech Most Of the rioters were
young men and belonged To the so-
! called Fayette Democratic club. They
wore high white hats with Bryan s
name on them and white badges Most
of them seemed to belong to the we'll
tO-do element Mrs. Palmer and Mrs
Buckner. who are accompanying the
candidates, were witnesses of the
scenes of disorder.
Aboard the train the party showed
the utmost surprise at the treatment
accorded. Said General Buckner. '+All
through Iowa we were treated with
great courtesy I did not believe we
would be shown such disrespect in
Missouri The Central college boys
ran after the train as it pulled out of
Fayette and with loud cries begged the
generals to believe that had they known
of the plan they would have stopped it
with the aid Of the good citizens and
the old soldiers.
! party was greeted by respectful crowds
and the remainder of the trip to Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
THE SANTA FEES GOOD SHOWING

1t will be a source of qualification to
the people of Kansas to learn that the
Santa Fe road is on its feet again. that
at the end Of the first six months of
the current year the new mana cement
is abble to show a good balance on the
right side of the ledger.
Kansas people are proud OF the Santa
re and are always pleased by its sue
cess. They feel a sort Of proprietor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
USED 500 SPEAKERS.
The Republican Bureau Has Engaged
That Many in the Campaign.

Chicago, Oct. 30-Wm. J. Hahn at Re-
publican national headquarters said to-
day. THE speakers bureau commenced
to assign speakers the 10Th of July. Every
state in the western division has been
thoroughly covered. Over 500 speakers
have been engaged by this bureau and in
my opinion the number that We have as
signed was not more than 20 per cent OF
paign-
Some of the speakers have Travelled
more than 10.0 00 miles In some of the
states more than 5000 speeches have been
made in a single day in this campaign OF
education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31

The furry in the money market on
Thursday during which call loans went
up to 100 per cent in New York, is be
ing attributed to a fear of a free silver
victory. The money changers. it is
clear. have not read Mark Hanna's bull
letins or they do not put implicit faith
in them. The circumstance affords
another example of the bad effects OF
a Tack of confidence" of which the
people have heard so much this year.
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This year will be remembered as the
one in which the national administra-
ton sustained the most overwhelming
defeat Of any administration in the his
tory of the country. The administra-
tion ticket is not likely to carry a state
in the Union. The old Democratic
party has not been killed; it has just
run out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
WHAT JONES DID So.
That Mckinley Had to Garry Illinois
and Bryan Didn't

Washington, oct. Ex-senator Faux
ner. the chairman of the Democratic
CONGRESSIONAL committee, in reply to
request. gave out the following:
Chicago, Oct. 30.-Charles J. Faux
ner, Washington:-AIy statement to the
London Chronicle correspondent was
that Mckinley could not win without
Illinois; that illinois was not at All es-
sential to Bryan's success; that 7 had
no doubt of Bryan's election without re-
gard to Illinois The Republicans must
be driven to desperate straits when they
publish falsehoods charging Teller as
conceding Illinois to Mckinley and
such stories as the one of which you
advise me.
- X. JONES'
"Chairnan'
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General Charles III. Grosvenor who
earned an enviable reputation as a po-
Iitical foreeaster during the campaign
preliminary TO the St Louis conven-
ton, does not seem inclined to take
any chances on losing it by making
figures on the result Of the election. He
has evidently retired on his well earned
laurels. The country would like to
hear from General GrosNanor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31

Atlanta Ca. Oct 3O.-A special to the
Journal from Fernandina, Fla. says
Captain Lomm of the hlibuster
Dauntless. now lying under the guns Of
revenue cutter. Window, Captain Hand
says he is going to Jacksonville tOrnor-
row. Hand says he viii sink the tug if
she moves and Lomm says: "AIl right
get ready your small boats to pick up nv
men for 1 shall certainly make the at
tempt"
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Secretary Edgerton of the PopuIist
committee speaks of ten and fifteen dol
lars being paid for votes. VIII Mr.. Ed
gerton guarantee that the success of
free silver viii make better prices for
voters along with other staple comno-
ditfes2
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olga Nethersole Buys Brian Boru.'

New York. Oct 31.-Olga Nethersole
has purchased the English rights to
Brian Boru.' the new comic opera now
playing at the Broadway theater. 1t
is not Miss Nethersole's intention to ap-
pear in the cast She has gone into
the matter purely as a speculation
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One Time Widow of J. z. Emmett,
Dead

Denver. Oct. 30.-The district court to-
day granted divorce to Mrs Eleanor
Mix from Charles Mix. OF Albany. n. Y,
on the ground of desertiou and non-sup-
port The woman was the widow of J. X.
Emmett the famous actor, when she met
and married Nix in 1894