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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
MONEY STANDARDS

The State Journal is asked the fol-
lowing question:
What is the money standard Of
Spain. Egypt and Turkey? Some gold
standard men are claiming that these
countries are backward and stationary
because they have the silver standard.
Is this true?''
1t is not true. Neither of the coun-
tries named has the silver standard.
Spain has the bimetallic standard-sil-
yer and gold at the ratio of 1919 to
and yet has a circulation in gold of
S2.2s per capita, showing that silver has
not driven the gold all out Of the coun-
try.
Egypt has the single gold standard
and q per capita silver circulation of
$3.50, showing that gold has not driven
the silver out of the country. Turkey
has the bimetal1ic standard at 155s to 1
and a. per capita circulation OF 1927
gold and 1882 silver, neither metal
showing any signs Of driving the other
out of the country. Something, how
ever, has welI-nigh driven out both,
but it is not silver monometallism, be-
cause she hasn't it.
Portugal is gold standard country
with a per capita circulation of $L45
gold and S4.86 silver. 1t was the first
country in the world to adopt the gold
standard after England. This occur
red in 1853. Her national debt has in
creased 100 per cent since that date.
Average wages paid artizans II cents
a day. Portuguese gold bonds are worth
26Z per cent of their face in the Lon
don market, while Mexican silver bonds
are quoted at 945k. Norway, Sweden
and Denmark are ell gold standard
countries and neither is especially
noted for its prosperity OF the remun-
erative employment of its people.
Mexico and japan coin silver at a ratio
above Is to l; all other countries are
below that ratio. The assertion of gold
standard advocates that Mexican silver
would come to the United States mints
for coinage in case the minis are open
ed to silver is probably correct, owing
to our lower ratio. The proposition
that the silver of any other country
would come here for coinage is absurd
because it is worth more at home than
it would be here. Japan might be an
exception if it had any surplus silver
and was not SO far away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Street Decorating Again.

The matter of street decorating re-
CURED again last night at the meeting
Of the Committee of Fifteen.
Mr. Greenwald-Some OF the ladies of
the flower committee called on me this
week and said it is not clear to their
committee Just what decorating this
committee expects of them and asked
If the Committee of Fifteen itself ex-
pected to do any decorating
Major Anderson-I move that the
Committee of Fifteen do no decorating
at all on Kansas avenue but leave It
all to the ladies to do as they see fit
with what assistance we can give them
Can't. Titus-All the ladies don't call
on Mr.. Greenwald Some OF them called
on me with the same question and I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
UNITED STATES TENTS.
Four Hundred of Them Asked for, the
City to Put All Tents Up.

The matter of tents for Camp Miles
has been agitating the Committee OF
Fifteen and last night Major Anderson
made an additional report on the sub
ject-
AT my request he said, Congress
man Charles Curtis has telegraphed the
secretary of war asking the use Of 400
tents from the national arsenal at Rock
Island, Ill The committee will put
up a bond for their safe return and OF
course pay all transportation.
The answer has not yet been received.
but will undoubtedly be IN the affirna-
tive, since it is a custom.
The matter of putting up the several
hundred tents at the camp was also
discussed and Mayor Fellows reported
that he had the permission of the city
council to use some of the city's street
and sanitary forces TO do that sort of
work at the fair grounds and, and also
to see that the streets and alleys are
thoroughly cleaned before the Reunion.
In addition to the rest of this" said
Mr.. Fellows, I'VE have secured fifty
barrels and will have barrels of ice
water at convenient places on the fair
grounds and on the streets during the
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

held at DR.. Guibor's Office yesterday
afternoon. DR. Guibor and Frank
Lewis were the Topeka clubs commit
tee to meet them
The details of Flora's float were
talked over and it was decided to begin
work Immediately Workmen are now
being engaged.
1t developed during the meeting that
the sum the Topeka club gave the young
women for their particular float is $3.50
This is cash, and as the committee
already had SIS, and a good deal OF
work will be donated and special prices
will be secured on the rest and the ma
teria1, they Will be able to present a
float representing S400 with which to
form a nucleus for the flower parade.
The committee will select the young
lady who is to take the part OF the
floral queen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
A l.Fanilv Horsev Band

A very funny letter was read to the
Committee of Fifteen last night from
a man in Missouri who has what he
calls a Family Band His entire fam
lily, even the baby, plays in it The man
himself can play two nutes at one
time and his 1l-year-old son can play
a cornet with one hand and beat a
drum with the other. In addition. to
all this the gentlemn has horse that
can beat a drum and march II some
hodv will hold the drum or tie 1t to the
back of a wagon Lew Hanback,, the
letter said, had heard the band but
had never seen the horse which was a
POSITIVELY first appearance in Topeka
if the band is engaged
The communication was referred TO
Mr. Marshall who also has something
Of q hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
LABOR Day SPORTS.
Programme for Them Arranged and
Reported Last Night

At meeting Of the trades assembly
committee on sports last evening the
sporting programme for Monday OF
the Fail Festival. which is Labor day,
was outlined. It was presented by w.
H. Culp, as chairman, to the Commit
tee of Fifteen last night. The report
was as follows:
Running high jump; hop. step and
jump; pole vaulting, raising of So
pound dumb bell, tug of war, ten men
on a side; sack race. baseball, running
race, free for all; bicycle race, free for
all, two miles, bicycle race, for boys
under IS. half mile, bicycle exhibition
for ladies, free for all; trotting race,
best two in three, mile heats. free for
all: running race, half mile dash, free
for all; wrestling. best two in three,
two points down, free for all; sparring,
free for all, four rounds.
All entries for the bicycle races, Ia
dies bicycle exhibition, boys bicycle
race, trotting and running races, free
for all wrestling and sparring matches,
must be sent in not later than Septem-
Der IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
TO SUE THE GAR.
Meyer Goldman United States Citi-
zen. Enters Queer Suit.

New York. Sept. e.-Neyer Goldman,
a citizen Of the United States, born in
Cincinnati in 1899, has taken steps TO
bring suit against the car and the
Russian government for S100 900 dam
ages.
He charges false imprisonment and
cOnfscation Of property. He was ar
rested on the charge of smuggling and
without being given an opportunity TO
speak he was pronounced guilty. He
was stripped or money, jewelry and all
he possessed and given twenty-four
hours to leave the country, the alterna-
tive being a long term in prison. Gold
man charges that the Russian police
offered to free him if he would pay
them money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
CAMP MILES ASSIGNMENTS.
Visiting Soldiers viii Apply to Ad-
jutant J. z. Niles for Quarters.

On motion of Major Anderson last
night it was agreed to refer all matters
pertaining to camp equipment and
camp work at Camp Miles TO Adjutant
J. 7. Niles who will have entire charge
of the camp during Reunion week.
THE camp has been divided into sew
en- divisions" said Major Anderson;
''one for each congressional district, and
Mr.. Niles knows now about how he will
assign the camp. The regulars will have
to have high ground for their camping
place and will use the southwest cor
ner of the Douthitt tract which has
been kindly donated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
A sPLENDID SIGHT.
Hamilton Hall Will BE Worth Jour
ney to See on Friday.

1t is requested and expected that all
of the ladies of the Fall Festival flower
committee win be at Hamilton hall
promptly Friday morning prepared to
spend all the day, or as much of it as
they can in preparing It with beautiful
designs in flowers and greenery for the
big ball in the evening that is to be a
benefit for the Fail Festival flower pa
rade.
Already a large number Of tickets
have been sold. enough to insure a
splendid party. They are on sale at all
the leading drug stores, at Eagle &
Curry's, Charles Eagles and by the
ladies and their friends at $50. The
hall will be beautiful and the floor su-
perb. There will be dressing rooms
and refreshment places, and the music
shalTs and Gorn1y's, and two orches-
tras. Matson,s and the Alhambra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
FAIR GROUNDS RACES.
Admission Only IS Cents for the Bene-
lit Of the Floral Parade.

1t is undoubted that the attendance
at the race benefit meeting for theladies
Of the Fail Festival flower parade at
the fair grounds Friday afternoon will
be large. There will be just as much
interest in them as If there were large
purses up for the winners. All the To-
pel1a favorites will be there and there
will be six events.
The date would have been made for
Saturday, but the horsement have their
horses entered at the Ho1ton races,
which makes il necessary for them to
leave town OF Saturday. Notwith-
stading this fact the indicatiO are
that the races Will be well patronized.
The admission will be 25 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Rnz Coal Now.

We are making for delivery THIS
MONTH ONLY very low prices on all
grades of coal. We have in stock
Pennsylvania Anthracite
Los CerriIlos Anthracite.
Arkansas Ouita Anthracite
Canon City
Frontenac and Weir City
Usage City Shaft.
Usage County Shaft.
From this list can be selected coal TO
please all as it includes the best grades
in this market, prices considered. Call
at our office and arrange for your coal.
Now is the time to do it.
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL co.
634 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Carnival Committee Meeting.

The young men of the Carnival Com
rnittee are requested not to forget the
meeting of the committee at Noble &
Merriarn's office Thursday evening to
arrange for the big meeting of enthusi-
asm at Hamilton hall soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
: Eight Boy Pages Proposed.

Captain Phillips at the meeting OF the
Committee of Fifteen last night moved
that eight boys in uniform be employed
to assist the public comfort committee
in seeing that visitors TO the city get
safely to the quarters assigned them
The headquarters will be in some store
room down town.
The proposition was. neither adopted
nor rejected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Abilene Firemen and Band.

Chief Wilmarth has received a letter
from G. H. Patterson, county treasurer
at Abilene, saying that the Abilene fire
department will not only be at Topeka
with 25 uniformed drilled men for the
firemens' tournament but Will also
bring a band of 80 pieces.
This makes 81 fire companies that
viii enter the tournament.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
No Chariot Races.

At the Committee of Fifteen meeting
last night the proposition of Butler of
Kansas City to give exhibitions of
chariot racing, hurdle racing, etc, at
the fair grounds during the reunion
was declined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
To St Paul and MINI 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
hos handsome observation vestibuled
sIeeDers- free chair cars, and dining
cars Cnorth of Council Bluns1. Night
train has handsome sleepeFs to Omaha
Council Bluffs and Sioux City and par
Ior cars Sioux City north
Consult Ticket Agent.
L. w. WAKELEY.
Gen. Pass Agent.
st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
General Floral Conmittee.

A full attendance at the Fail Festival
general committee of the flower parade
is asked at the court house Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock. Important bust
ness is to be discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-For Kansas:
Showers this afternoon; showers and
cooler tonight; clearing and cooler
Thursday, south. shifting to northwest
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Members Of the financial committee
of the Bryan-Leedy flambeau club are
hereby notified to report at headquar-
tiers Peoples Party state central COM
mittee at O'Clock sharp this evening.
BY order of
J. E. ANDERSON,
President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
sDeoial Excursions from Atchison.

This is the way they are coming from
all over the state: The Atchison Globe
says: ''An the G. A. r. and W. +. c.
societies in the city are 10 join in a big
special excursion Of their own to To-
peka during the Fail Festival and Re
union"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Very low rates win be made by the
Missouri Kansas & Texas railway for
excursions of August 4th and 18Th.
September 1st, 18th and 18th, to the
south, for homeseekers and harvesters.
For particulars apply TO the nearest To-
ca agent, OF address:
G. A. MAC MUTT.
104A Union Ave
Kansas City Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

The Lehigh valley is q wonder spot
in Americas scenery. The little towns
far down in the valley look like the dots
on a map, as you whirl along in the pa
latial vestfbuled train Of the Grand
Trunk railway system and 1ehigh Val
lev railroad. This superb train leaves
AT $40 D. m. daily from Dearborn sta
ton, Chicago; reaches New York next
evening Steam heat, gashght, Pull
man buffet sIeepeTs and Dining car
Ticket Office at lob Clark street, Chi
cago; L. R. Morrow, City Ticket Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

told them that I would arrange it SO
that our committee on display could
meet with them at their meeting Thurs
day afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
T. ". Harrison Gives S25.

At the meeting of the Committee OF
Fifteen a letter of encouragement from
7. W. Harrison containing $25 was
greeted with applause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Members Of Capital lodge No. 3. A o.
wv. are requested to assemble at their
hall. AS Kansas avenue, at o'clock,
Thursday afternoon, to attend the fun
eral Of c. P. Barnett. All sister lodges
are requested to attend. By order OF
Master Workman James S. Kesson.
Earnest Miller, recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
CIRCULATION STATEMENT
First Six Months of Year 1896.

. - -@o4soSo 20. so %, 375
Sunday; no issue.
me total number Of copies printed in
the six months named above ! 90 go "a
divided by 156. the number Of tss,1..,
shows the average to be 10, 625. This ia
q correct report of the issues Of +bs
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOLTRNAT
Cor the six months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Try US on collars. We can make them
look Hike new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
AZ and ia ". stb ct. Phone $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

We do mending ana sew on buttons
| free ofcharge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Broken edge collars made smooth By
Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
THE FLORAL FLOATS.
Topeka Clubs Cash Donation of $3.50
Now Being Used.

A brief but busy meeting Of the young
ladies' Floral Committee OF Five was
Evening journal., 1896-11-13
JusTIFIED BY ms ENEMTEs

Never before in the political history
Of this country has there been Just such
a political situation as that which ex-
listed when the recent presidential cleo
tion took place. Many Democrats were
dissatisfied with President Cleveland's
administration, particularly those who
favored free silver and Populistic
ideas. Among the latter Governor Alt
geld, of Illinois, could never forgive
him for interfering with the Chicago
riots and restoring peace at the point
OF the bayonet in the hands Of Federal
troops.
When the Chicago Democratic con-
vention was held, it was apparent that
those who disagreed with the president
had an overwhelming majority-in fact
the free silver men of the South and
the West had packed the convention
with the help of the Populists, and to
the influence of this element in that
convention, more than TO any other
cause, may be laid the sweeping defeat
Of the party at the polls. If the free
silver Democrats had gone into the
campaign on the currency issue alone
it is reasonable to suppose they might
have succeeded, but when they allowed
Altgeld, of Illinois, to introduce resolu-
tions censuring the president and the
Supreme Court for doing their duty at
Chicago, every advantage was lost and
the party was doomed to defeat
Neither this country nor the Demo-
cratic party is in favor of Populistic
ideas. They do not want to revolution
ize the government, andthe step toward
aIlss sliy introduced hy zhaat@eld, and ac-
Evening journal., 1896-11-13
ENGLISH AND ooLLEGEsTUDENTs


ENGLISH AND COLLEGESTUDFNTS
The Harvard Board ofOverseers have.
for number of years, been endeavor-
ing to devise some plan for raising the
standard Of requirements in English
for matriculates at the college. 1t will
be recalled that these guardians of that
venerable seat of learning created a
sensation-a very decided sensation
not long ago by printing the examina-
ton papers handed in by applicants for
admission. OF course. the names were
not given, but the board resolved to
print such papers in future with the
name of the school at which each of
the candidates received his training.
This threat stirred up a great com
motion for the masters and other Off
cials Of some highly popular training
schools knew that they could not afford
such an advertisement. even though it
did not cost them a cent.
Last week the overseers announced
to all concerned that the day OF toler-
ance Of bad training in English had
passed. It is, therefore, to be expected
that an unusual number OF applicants
will be turned down at the next annual
examination, and that there will be n
80 w - aAAbbln Ai4dl nave nttu
accustomed to send up boys for ma
circulation who were unable to write
good English. And when the turning
down begins, will other great institu-
tions of learning open their doors in
generous hospitality to the rejected ?
That Is an interesting question. Could
any university or college of high
standing OF high aims afford to make
itself an asylum for such refugees
How long could any such institution
command the respect OF the judicious
friends of education if it maintained
low standard as to English. no mat
ter how high its standards might be in
other respects?
We think this decision by the Har-
ward board is an eminently proper
movement, and we believe that, instead
OF Offering a welcome to young men
rejected at Cambridge for ignorance of
English, the other leading institutions
viii raise their own standards. No
young man is fitted for entrance upon
a college course until he can read and
write English grammatically He need
not be a model in style, but he ought
to be able to do much better than the
average product of schools that profess
to tit students for college The Hart
ford Courant heartily endorses the
Harvard decision. and recommends
Yale to follow the example thus set.-
Washington Post.
Evening journal., 1896-11-13
MACKEY-BILEs.

ELKTON, Nd, Nov. 13.-At Willow
Grove, the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Ross Biles, at noon yesterday, Miss
Margaret M Biles was married to Har-
yey II. MacKey, sheriff of Cecil county
The wedding was largely attended, in
yited guests being present from Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, Will
mington, Chester and Elkton The
ceremony was performed in the parlor,
which was tastefully decorated with
chrysanthemums and other flowers.
Rev. Harry Ewing a relative of the
groom and pastor of the Tome Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Port Deposit,
officiated. The bride was handsomely
attired in a gown Of white brocade taf-
feta, trimmed with chiffon, and carried
white chrysanthemums. She was at
tended by her sister, Miss Katherine
Biles, and Miss Lizzie Reynolds, who
wore gowns of white organdie. The
groom was attended by his brother,
Clinton MacKey, and Leon Blundin, Of
Philadelphia. Misses Leona Phillips.
Helen and Blanche Biles and Miss Kirk
were ribbon girls. Charles r. Biles and
Everett Greves, Of Philadelphia, were
ushers. The wedding march was played
by Miss Adelaide Taylor, of ElktOn
After the ceremony a reception was
held until O'Clock, when Mr. and Mrs
MacKey left over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for a trip South.
Among those present from Elkton
were: Senator Charles c.. Crothers, DR..
Frank H. MacKey, @. J. White, Manley
Drennen, John M. Tucker William S.
Evans, DR.. John II. lamar James f.
Evans, j. w. Lewis, w. G. Feehly, John
Hasson Terrill, Clinton MacNey, Mr.
and Mrs Edward Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Vinsinger, Misses Adelaide Tay-
lor, Emma B. Hughes, Bertha White
and Mary Il. Taylor
Evening journal., 1896-11-13
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

People like occasionally to be told
that they look sick enough to be in
bed. It makes them feel heroic be-
cause they stayed up.-Atchison Globe.
Uncle Sam has his chin whiskers
and the wind blows through them, but
you viii make the mistake of your life
II you pick him up for a populist-
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Matabeles might as well give in
at once. England will never be salts
ned until she gives them a sound
thrashing, and acquires some more
of their territory. It is only question
of time.-Florida Times-Union.
Kaiser Williams insistence that the
custom of dueling shall be maintained
In Germany is probably due to some
extent to the consciousness that he
will never have to fight one.-Frisco
Call
It is not true that the proposed troll
ley line from New York to Philadel-
phia is going to depend for motive
power upon Jersey lightning. g.-Somer-
Vile Journal.