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news. and he waived Ger mOnY, and
GALE d on S cretary Olney at his resi-
denCe yesterday to express IN advance
of Instructions the regret of his govern
ment over the occurrence. These IN
d'CatiOns Of a desire Of the Spanish
Government to make every amend fer
the insult TO the Consulate we're care
fully considered by the President and
Secretary Otney at their conference
this morning They we're convinced
that no aff~Ont had been given for
which the government was Responsible,
and IL Il understood that Secretary
OlUey has enJ q dispatch, TO Minister
Tsy Tor inSTructIng hIH1 to make known
TO the Soaml~h auth1riJies the apore-
Citation Uf this government OF their
pTvmpt GislVOwat OF the luGGIt.
Tine incident Is bolipV8o | Il official
circles 30 be practically ended with
Spalu's reputation Of any TeapOns1blj
ICY Tor n attack Of the NIB ard ter
desire 10 ID al that is possI"le t. mako
amends satisfactory TO the luI od
States.
4 CONTINGFN CY.
There "a a contingency, h~0gevar,
that the Administration fear4 may IN
Jtrtere with the SPEEDY termination Of
the atf4!r 80 a graGfy Ing manner, II
that ~ the growth Of an IuIenge feeling
IN Congress over what may nH con
@arUeu lDfD an insult IT, Il Ualted
S5AttS the view o. t48 admj19!r@-
y Is hat the assault wR3 committed
bY = crowd q ire pOnslhie PERSONS,
ard theG ne prompt explanation or tie
Spanish MsuI8tor for Foreign Atf4r7,
ana rh0 evident denir0 Of his govern
m"nT 10 show a spirit OF trieGdlinesS t.
this country, III pTOmIac TO make rep
arA6iOn should O3 EcneD5ad in good
fa}th by the UniJC6 States l. Is feared.
10 ever, ~ some OF those eli nails
who take TINS view, that our already
strained relations with Spain over the
CUBAN resolutions may De puJ tt q
further tension Oy Chr discus Ion OF the
affair IN Congress This, it Ia th0ught,
may h&stCn action on the Cuban r3sO
lutI0ns Ey the House, and result in
their adoption II such form that the
President Will be obliged to com nit the
executive branch Of the government to
{, ma q finite policy with regard to
Cuban beliIgeTenCy, IS the President
and Secretary Olucy are eEdeavOrlng
at the present time to formulate some
pl rs with reference 10 the United
states and Cuba they may be consider
ably embarrassed If matters take the
turn InGICated-
b You'd the Information in the dis
parcn quoted nothing can be learned at
the SCaJe Department concerning the
present critical aspect Of affairs. 1t Is
not unlikely, hO~ever, thar the facts
may be lad before Congress through
the medium Of q message from the
P~lesiGeut.
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SOME EXCELLaNT LITERATURE
RALEIGH, ". c., Nov. /. 1895.

RALEIGH, ". c., Nov. 1, 1895.
DEAR BRETHREN 1 have on band sew
eral hundred copies OF the addresses Of
Bros. Marion Butler and Cyrus Thomp-
son delivered before the State Alliance
at Greensboro, in 1913, bound together
IL pamphlet form, which I viii SEND
postpaid ~ 10 cents per dozen copies,
or 50 cents per hundred. Also quite a
number Of copies Of the Hand book
History OF National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union, ct 5 cents per
copy, postpaid. Also State Alliance
proceedings for 1898 and 1894. al 2
cents per copy, 20 cents per dozen.
These prices are simply to pay cost OF
mailing. The addresses of Bros. But
ter and Thomson ara splendid ALI
ance literature and should be distrib.
uted among the people. Order atonc3
if you want any Of these books.
Fraternelly,
W. s. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. Q. F. 3. 4,
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~Sec'y-Treas. n. @. F. 8. 4

Reed is lying awake at night con-
irving plans to secure the RepUblica-
ton nomination for President. No man
in the north ca t corner of the country
will ever be elected President by this
generation Midland, Md, journal
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THE PASS.

Tuha0S RECOGNIZED as BellpeTentS--I he
L.. Vore 262 f,r. ~ so.i1st-Naw
p.a,s .nd T.,L
Saus.S $50
wa
Last WEEK we lhl"IiIieu ~ readers
that the = > N0L'IN n"u p"SSe" REQ
luSIona ne !"o Ouoah 'hSur
gents a. lhwIul oSiiIS''FhCs Oh les'
Monde y the n use 'oEh 10 Cne iu""IeT'
and. after 80 "h''''"S 'g"-'9' 'i1ut
req III JHe = -h"ie re- i"'iLi" C"ty -
voted hgaliSt l. re hvpuiGI7 ali
voted for the passage OF me resolution
The news %"S received IA SPAN me
same day ana many OF Tue people be-
came very indignant Aho Flotou7. Eney
even went 50 Ter - 20 ak ABOUT war
with }He Onlj"d States. threw sl0ne7a1
the nuUN.uS occupied UY tne , Con
sui-'' At I~Tc5io"If. aud group Am"ri-
can II 80 me spanish . fVeTRntRC
promptly 7V"pp'n re Ii'ioEs an" &o
polaE Il o. the O3u states. Ire
a'su,I'N a. 9ph'" g'ihS 70 war WIN
Jne Chi'eu a''s '-'E De ~"HpFSctA1VH
Wheh We i""S AT 'lN Results IN NGo@
Inc up tui~" NoVefA5neiit has oI,A e'i
gagei Ia ~ log ID "itP t'' "'A17
Tor n-i'FlF = Ne-f' @it my are L'o
nearer "'lppTu 100" |,'Au wen ~,
HT@" Ht'''G Gu t'''' Ns''"l N''o''L .
"hl9 ~ IL ~ ','''f ~ ; . -
say h''.''.S 81 '31 cain :" '"o
Eht1oG o'A''7
Ill NEWS IN SPAIN.
NT,DqlD March l-D:-phtcfCS from
R~t-r,I,,lt -ly Thar an AT eek mas been
makep2ln the J.ur-tS -atss Consulate
IN that cIsv. nOG%I.nzt rtdIIg ~ f4ct
that the bulldIug e guarded Dur
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SPANS ACTION.

WASHINGTON, March After . long
conference with Pre-iten5 CieVetano
this murning, Sc rotary Oney COVE
ou5 for publication tie folio wing cahi4
gram from Mr. Taylor, Unitod S.aic2
Minister IS Madrid, under the lat Of
March Is:
.'The Munster Of State has just called
to express deep regret that D mob hae
insut1ed Barc6IDua Consulate, break
ing windows, and offered complete
~re0arat,on. He informed me that the
ovo nment on It's own motion, has
taken every precaution to guard the
legation and my residence. L have
asked no protection"
Prior to The receipt OF the dispatch
messages reporting an on n
Barcelona Consulate had been received
from both Minister Taylor and Herbert
Bowen, Consul at Barcelona.
Senior Depuy De Lote, the Spanish
Minister, also was informed OF u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-31
CARLISLE ON SILVER.
Under Free Coinage the Government
Wouldn't Be Obliged to Main
tain Parity.

Little Rock, Ark, July 31.-A state
ment was widely published by the
press a. few days ago that President G.
L. Greene, of the Connecticut Life In
s1lrance company of Hartford had is
sued a. circular letter to persons noti-
fying them that in the event of the
government adopting the free coinage
of silver the company would be com
PEELED to pay all claims in deprecated
silver COIN
Mr.. F. w. Alsop of this city sent a
clipping of the statement to Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle, with re-
quest for an expression on the subject
He received a reply from Mr.. Carlisle
which in part is as follows:
In case free coinage of silver should
be established in this country, pre-
sumo insurance companies and all oth-
err institutions would continue to make
their payment by silver and drafts on
banks as heretofore; but in my opinion
the whole volume of our currency
would sink at once to the silver basis
and these checks and drafts would be
paid in silver dollars or their equiva-
lent in gold, or its equivalent as is now
the case.
I presume no one suppOses for mo-
ment that it would be the duty of the
government to attempt to keep the
standard silver dollar coined for pri-
vate individuals and corporations equa-
in value to a gold dollar; or in Othe'
words that it would be the duty of the
government to attempt under any sys-
fem of free. coinage to maintain the
Daritv of the two metals. The dollars
would be coined on private account and
delivered to private individuals and
corporations as their own property,
the government having no interest in
them and being therefore under no OBJ
legation to sustain them by guarantee
ing their value.
Under our existing system all silver
dollars are coined on account of the
government and are issued by the gov
eminent in payment of its expenditures
and obligations, and it would be an act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-31
UNBUTTON THEIR COATS
Don't Make a Policeman's Lot a
Hades on Earth.
The Rule Requiring Them to
Keep Their Coats ButtOned
Ought to Be Abrogated, or Else They
Ought to Be Provided With
Thin Summer Uniforms.

To make a police patrOlman walk on
his beat these hot days with his coat
tightly buttoned up seems cruel To
let him walk along with his coat gap
ing open looks undignified. What are
the rules in the case? 1t seems that
there is no explicit rule which applies
directly to this except the one which
orders that all patrolmen shall main
tain neat appearance while on duty.
The uniforms of the city policemen
are of heavy cIoth,a and the coat is made
to be buttoned up close to the neck. 1t
does not set we'll when unbuttoned.
Owing to the weight of the cloth none
of the policemen wear vests during the
hot weather.
President A K. Rodgers, of the board
of police commissioners, in speaking of
a rule to this effect said to a State
Journal reporter: Il wouldn't draw
the line too close. In other words
wouldn't see it. Anything that hurts
them physically, you know, shouldn't
be noticed
AS Sergeant Frank Ellison sat at the
police station with the perSpiratiOn
running off of him, he answered the
reporters question emphatically. He
was in his shirt sleeves and he looked
decidedly hot.
IF you saw a patrolman on his beat
with his coat unbuttOned would you
speak to him about it?' asked the re-
porter.
NO, sir, I wouldn't. It would be an
outrage, land the portly sergeant wiped
his brow with his handkerchief.
Chief John Gardiner thinks it wouldn't
be very bad if a patrOlman shouldn't
button his coat. Chief Gardeners ad-
herence to discipline is admirable, but
in this hot country some allowance
should be made. L don't know of any
written rule for the patrolmen keeping
their coats buttOned, but it has been
the custom. know that there is a rule
that they shall keep themselves look
ing neat, and probably that covers this
point
The patroImen themselves fairly
SWelter in their heavy coats buttOned
on them. Those on the beats on Kan
sas avenue during the day, watch the
east side of the street very closely in
the morning and the west side in the
afternoon.
Sometimes when it rains, it is said
that those who have been on the force
the longest and know a thing or two
viii stand in a stairway and let their
helmets get wet so that it will appear
that they have been patrolling their
beats in spite of the rain.
But President A. K. Rodgers says
that he thinks the present police force
is a pretty good one.
1t is good one. But that is just the
more reason why the men should not
be nltreated. If this were Brazil or
South Africa no one would think of
forcing the policemen to dress up in
such a manner as to positively injure
their health While Kansas is not
tropical country, it is away south"
Only $50 miles from here they raise
cotton. Policemen should be dressed
to suit our climate. If lighter uniforms
can not be provided, the Journal moves
that the poor fellows be allowed to IN
button their coats.
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THOMAS E. WATSON -
MIN SAUNDERS IN DRAMA.
A Theatrical Scene When She Meets
John Constantine.


Yesterday was an uneasy day for the
! abitants of Smoky Row, for nearly
every coiored inhabitant who possessed
police reputation was taken to the
police station, there to be showed to
John Constantine, the Armenian min
lister who was robbed Wednesday night
in Smoky Row.
No less than 20 of the colored people
whom the police knew well were taken
in charge. Mr., Constantine sat in the
police court room, and the coIored men
and women We're taken in one at a time
to be shown him. Min Saunders, who
is tall and angular, was taken before
him. When she entered the room Mr..
Constantine arose quickly and stared
at her closely.
She stood and glared at the Armen-
ian.
Presently the latter slapped his hands
together and said: Yes, you one, you
one"
Min Saunders laughed heartily at the
man and told the chief that he had
better lock her up if he thought she
had robbed the Armenian preacher.
You Christian" asked Mr.. Constan-
tine of the notorious cOIOred woman.
you believe in GOd?"
What's that your business, man?''
said Min. THAT amt what I'm here
for
Mr. Constantine turned his eyes up
ward and raising his arms aIoft called
on the Almighty to witness that she
was the woman who had assisted in
rObbing him of the gold he had collect
ed for the suffering Armenians.
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KILLED WIFE AND BABIES.
A Texas Man Murders His Family and
Throws Them IN a Cistern.

Austin, Tex, July 31.-The wife and
two children, aged 4 and 2 years, of w.
E. Burt were found dead this morning
in a cistern on the premises occupied
by the Burt family up to Saturday
last. Burt is a brother of Roscoe and
Silas Burt, prominent shoe dealers.
Early last week Burt told his broth
ers he was going to Dallas to live. Sat
urday he sold his household goods and
on the same night called on his broth
ers to inform them that he would leave
on the midnight train and that he had
left his wife and children with his
mother who lives in a different part of
the city. Tuesday it was discovered
that his wife and children were not
there and yesterday the matter was put
into the hands of a detective, who
searched the premises recently occu-
pied by the family
He found nothing, but the mother of
Mrs. Burt insisted that another search
be made and this morning her daugh-
ter's body, with those of the two chill
dren, were found as stated. The heads
had been crushed and after death they
were thrown into the cistern. The body
of Mrs. Burt was carefully wrapped in
a blanket which was tied with a rope
coiled around her body from the neck
to the ankles.
The governor this afternoon offered
a reward of $500 for his arrest His
brothers have also offered g. reward of
500.
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STICKS TO HIS WHEEL.
Hoke Smith Likes His Cycle Better
Than Politics.

Washington, July 31.-Secretary ofthe
Interior HOke Smith still refuses to say
whether he intends to resign from the
cabinet or to remain a member of it
while carrying on a free silver cam
paign in Georgia.
Mr. Smith has determined upon one
thing, however, and that is he will
learn to ride a bicycle as gracefully as
he does his famous horse 'Possum Fat"
regardless Of whether Mckinley or
Bryan shall be elected president
Inc thermometer registers 50 de-
grees In the shade in Washington these
days, but Mr.. Smith is still at it lust
as he has been for the past two weeks
AS he entered a. corner drug store last
evening to get a glass of soda water he
was a sight to behold.
His ESQ pounds of youthful avoirdupois
paroolIed by the heat and exertiOn, was
clad in loose fitting, brown golf breech-
eS, a thick red sweater, as red indeed
as the secretary's face after his long
struggle, a loose fitting tow coat and a
gray golf cap.
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STILL ANOTHER IDEA.
Feast of Lanterns for the Children on
Tuesday Night, Septembe %.

Tuesday Night, Septem Der %.
To Editor Topeka State Journal.
While others are making many sug-
gestions about the Fall Festival, I wish
to offer one.
Hundreds of Topeka children of late
years have been making peculiar
lanterns with transparent figures of
birds, beasts, butterflies and other OBJ
jectS upon them.
These they carry about in the even
ing and many of them are very pretty
Some times on a summer evening one
can see as many as 20 children together
carrying these lanterns.
The thought has occurred to me why
not organize this amusement among
the children for one night of the festi-
val, say Tuesday, which is at present
untaken, and let 1000 or 5000 children
of the public schools parade on TOpe-
ka avenue or Harrison street-One of
the darker streets, with their lanterns?
These lanterns could be interspersed
with Japanese lanterns in order to
heighten the effect. The lanterns should
be carried on poles four feet long in or
der to be properly displayed. A prize
of SO might be offered for the most
gorgeous lantern.
The parade should be restricted to
children under Is years of age.
If the teachers Of the different
schools take up the matter, it could be
carried through with little trouble and
would make one of the most taking
features of the festival. s. T.
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REVENGE ON CARNEGIE.
An Ex-Homesteader Wants Rifles
Used If Occasion Requires.

HaverhiIl. Mass, July 31-John Nc
Luckie, ex-burgess of Homestead, Pa,
spoke before the Central Labor union
here last night.
His purpose was to agitate the bring
ing of an indictment against the Car
negie company for furnishing the Uni
ted States government with defective
armor plates for war ships. He was
bitter in his utterances
He said that he was not doing his
work for the love of the country, but
for revenge, and added:
In 1892 the men at Homestead had
800 winchester rifles, now they have B.
500, and they are ready to use them if
occasion requires. -
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KATE FIELDS REMAINS.
No Disposition of Them Has Yet Been
Made-She Died in Debt.

Honolulu, July 23.-Per steamer Mon
oval to San Francisco, July 31-No
final disposition of the remains of Miss
Kate Field has been made. A Miss Lii
liam Whiting of New York has sent a
written request that the casket be for
warded for interment at Mt. Auburn,
beside Miss Fields mother. Miss Whit
ing states that George Riddell, the elo-
cutionist, is Miss Fields surviving rel
alive.
In her dying moments Miss Field re-
queSted that letters announcing her
decease, be sent to various friends in
the United States.
No responses to these letters have
been received. Miss Field left no es-
tate in Honolulu; in fact she died in
debt. It is said she left some personal
effects in Washington, D. c.
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TELLER AT BOULDER.
Gae Does Not Think Watson Will
Withdraw.

/ Boulder. Colo, July 31.-Senator
E9Henry M. Teller of Denver was in the
: city yesterday on business connected
with his farming interests east of
'tswn-
When asked if he thought Watson
would withdraw from the ticket he said
he did not think he would but that
this would not affect the result He
believed Bryan and Sewan would be
elected without a doubt, and that some
sort Of g. compromise would be effected
with the Populists by which the Popu-
list votes would be cast for Bryan and
SeWa1l
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SCORES FRUSTRATED.
The Intense Heat Causes Many Peo-
pie to Suecumb.

Cincinnati, o., July 31.-Twenty-nine
prOStratiOnS were reported yesterday,
five of them being fatal. This makes So
prOstratiOns in three days, eight being
fatal
Work in the streets had to be sus-
pended yesterday. Many horses are
dropping in the streets Letter car
riers who have five and six daily trips
are let off for the present with four
and five trips respectively
St. Louis, July 31.-At least so vic
tins of the sweltering heat were treat
ed at the city dispensary and various
hospitals throughout the city yester-
day. Five of these victims have died
The total number of prostrations so far
reported is 20.
Indianapolis. July 31-The intense
heat yesterday resulted in two deaths
from prOstratiOn.
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Emancipation Celebration, Alma, Au-
gust I.

The celebration of Emancipation day
this year by the colOred people Of To-
peka and vicinity will be held in the
CITY park. Alma. There will be lots Of
fun, including base ball game, Topeka
VS. Alma; horse races, foot races. sack
races, street parade and good speaking,
etc. Dancing will commence at 5
o'clock D. m Music by Topeka String
band. The Manhattan cOlored cornet
band will also furnish music during the
day Train viii leave Santa Fe depot
8 a. m Everybody should go. Tickets
81, children 90 cents, to be had Of D. +.
Mallory.
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a Look Through South Missouri for
Four Cents.

The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem.
phfs Railroad Co. has just issued a
magnificent book of sixty or more
photo engraved views of varied scene
II in south Missouri. From these
vfews an accurate knowledge can be
eraI topography of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tention Of hOme-seekerS and investors
the country over. The title of the
book is Snap Shots in South Mis-
souri," It will be mailed free upon re-
ceipt of postage, four cents. Address,
}. E LOCKWOOD.
Kansas CITY No
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FL PasO, Tex, July 31.-About a. hun
dred head of horses and the parapher-
MALTA of a large grading outfit were
started across the river from this city
by the Sierra Madre Construction com
pany yesterday to be given work on the
Rio Grande, Sierra Nadre and Pacific
railroad to run from Juarez, Mex, to
Mazatlan, on the Pacific, via COrralitas
and Guerrero.
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One Fare for the Round Trip to Abt-
Iene Aug. Sd, 4th and 5th. and to To-
peka, Aug. 9Th, 10th and 18th. via the
Union Pacific from points in Kansas.
For full information call on OF adj
dress F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent.
Union Pacific System, SIS Kansas ave-
nue., Topeka, Kansas.
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killed By the Chutes.

Knoxville, Tenn, July 31.-A terrible
fatality occurred at Lake Ottozee, a
summer resort five miles from this city
yesterday afternoon. A Sunday school
picnic was in progress and the recently
erected 'chutes" were doing good bust
ness As one of the boats came down
the chute, having aboard 13 small chill
dren, row boat crossed it's path as it
struck the water and four occupants of
the row boat were killed or injured.
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DR.. A. P. Sawyer: have used one
box of your Pastilles, and they have
helped me more than anything else
that I ever used, and I have tried al
most everything. Mary johnson, Bush
nell. III. Frank Sim. Pharmacist, 6O7
Kansas avenue.
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aaRaRe HeRoRe aeaoRs aoHanC

of bad faith. therefore to permit them
to depreciate.
Very truly
j. G. CARLISLE"
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GOLD DEMOCRATS MEET.
Kansas City Gold Men Hold a Meeting
and DenOunce the Chicago
Convention.

Kansas City, July 31.-A big meeting
of gold Democrats under the auspices
OF the national Democratic club. was
held last night at the Coates house.
EX-Chief Justice Black presided over
700 Democrats who were in attendance.
The meeting adopted a. declaration of
principles repudiating the Chicago plat
form and characterizing it as "a men
ace to good government, an assault up-
on the honor and credit of the nation.
and injurious to the welfare of the
people"
The meeting also adopted a resolution
demanding the calling of another ma
uOnal convention to adopt a Demo-
cratic platform and nominate Demo-
cratic candidates for president and
vice president
Appleton, M1nn.-Dr. A P. SAWYER:
Dear Sir-I have used your Family
Cure and can safely say I have never
used anything better for kidney trou-
BILE Mrs. J. H. Craig Frank Sim,
Pharmacist, 607 Kansas avenue.
The King of Pills, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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DR.. A. P. Sawyer: think your med
1cine one of the grandest discoveries
that was ever made for women We
can never thank you enough Re
EpectfuIly, Ida c. Bradshaw, Fairfield.
Ill Frank Sim. Pharmacist. 6O7 KAN
sas ave.
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We can launder ladies' shfrtwsfs4s n
suit the most critical customer. PEER
less Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West
Eighth.