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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-17

From the State Journals Special Correspor

From the State Journals Special Corresponds mt
WASHINGTON, March H. Senator
Baker has given notice in the senate that
when the postottice appropriation bill
comes up in the senate he will propose
an amendment inserting the appropri-
alton for the fast mail from kansas City
to Newton. There is no likelihood of its
being inserted because Chairman Loud
of the house committee who will be one
of the conferees when the bill goes to
conference, is opposed to the item.
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FIRST BOAT BLOWUP
In tho History of the River Congo Kills
Two American Missionaries.

In tho History of the River Congo Kills
Two American Missionaries.
LONDON, March I7.-Among the per-
sons killed by the explosion of gun
powder which shattered the steamer
Matadi on the Congo river. were Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley S. Harvey, both of
Boston, Mass. They were members of
the Advent Christian church and mis-
sionaries of the American Advent So
ciety on their way back to the e nited
States in search of rest.
In. all twenty-five of the steamers
crew, the first class passengers men
toned, and sixteen native laborers were
killed. Sixteen of the crew escaped
without serious injury and the mails and
specie on board we're saved. The officers
of the steamer escaped The victims of
the accident were asleep at the time of
the disaster.
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SMALLPOX CASE.
The Suit for Damages Against tie City
still Alive.

Still Alive.
OTTAWA, March 1.-THE damage suit
I in the Maddox smallpox pest house case
has drifted through several terms of
court, and is still alive for hearing at
the coming term.
Arlander Maddox. who owned the old
house used by the city for pest house,
and which was burned dewn, brought
suit for damages and tres pass. which has
finally taken the form of two actions.
One is to recover the alleged value of the
house, $500, against the city, claimed to
be responsible for the acts of mob. and
the other is for $50, for trespass, against
ndividuals-co-jointly H. D. Crane, DR..
IVAN Schoiack, p Kaiser, Geo. T. Brown
aud J. G. Maudliu
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THE FIsr1C CARNIVAL.
Hamilton Hall the Scene of n Lively Tour
ney Last Night.

The programme of the fistic carnival
at Hamilton hall last evening was we'll
arranged one and with an efficient
master of ceremonies would have
been the best sporting tourney of the
winter.
Charles Hollcraft assumed that respon-
sible position last evening and made an
utter failure The referee is not called
u pom to hamper the contestants by how
ering over them like hen with her
chicks, neither is he expected to "guy"
with the audience or carry big revolver
that kept dropping out upon the stage
Dick Cooley, in this position was man
of few words but he had the respect of
the audience and kept things moving"
Another lame feature was the mat. 1t
persisted in 'gaping open" and getting
the boxers tangled up with each other.
But these were the disagreeable parts,
the programme itself was entertaining
and Watts and Klingman are to be con-
graduated in doing well.
Finney and Hall were evenly matched
in the first contest for points, four round
boxing.
Finney had a shade the best of the
first, Hall the second, with third and
fourth even. Finney was the quicker of
the two with Hall rather more scien-
tiic.
The contest that gave "the boys" the
most satisfaction was a three round bout
between Harper of Lawrence and Austin
of Topeka. Harper wobbled around
like a lame duck, undou btedly the most
awkward gangling boxer ever seen on
the stage while the crowd howIed with
laughter.
He woke up after the first round how
ever, and proceeded to knock Austin all
over the mat. Austin was very game
however, and stood punishment splen-
didly.
Two juniors, Styles and Hughes,
wrestled for three points down. Hughes
was short and heavy, Styles long and
nervy.
hughes won the first fall in two min
utes, ten seconds of gritty, nsEvy wrest-
ling on the part of both. Styles won the
second in three minutes, thirty seconds.
After repeated efforts for third fall the
referee declared the contest a draw.
Both the little fellows displayed consid-
cradle science, Hughes especially get
ting away from perilous positions.
The most scientific go was between
Fiederliug, champion middle weight of
lively rounds were boxed with some
heavy infghting in the last. While
Fiederling had a trif1e the best of the
bout, Bennett made many friends by
his clever work and game conduct.
Professor Brown did some artistic
buck dancing AFTER the streeCs OF CAIRO"
style which demanded a recall and
Harper gave the "bully" jig.
Frank Tucker and Hun Younkman did
the most lively mixing of the evening in
a three round contest. Tucker surprised
every one by the clever work he put up
Hun was kept busy all the time and fire.
quently clinched to avoid punishment
Both men were very earnest when the
last call for time came.
Jack Larney Qcelander) and ex- Police
man Capron took long round, "cstch- as
catch can" Both men did excellent
work. Icelauder proved a shade the
stronger, Capron more gamey and
quicker.
The fall was finally given Capron al
though many of those present disagreed
with the decision.
The Estrella Mandolin club furnished
the music,
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Furnished by the AssOci ated Press to
SO. the State Journal.

CHICAGO, March 17-Initial prices for
wheat today were 1s@Mc higher than
last nights close, May opening at 623s.
This was due to the official worlds ship
ment report and the early cables, which
were firm, though unchanged. There
was a lot of long wheat dumped on the
market at the advance and March
dropped to 81. but waiting orders alb
sorbed the offerings and the market re-
covered to 621z, with the feeling rather
nervous.
Corn opened weak and a shade easier
on the heavy local receipts, dap opening
at 1890 and declined to 1890, but re-
covered again to 291Sc, with wheat and
strong cables.
Oats were quiet and easy. May opened
unchanged at 201s @20Mc
Provisions showed some improvement
at the opening at the better tone of the
live stock market.
May pork opened 219c higher at
$97715 and eased off to 1915.
May lard quoted unchanged at $5.4217.
May ribs 215c higher at $525, decllu-
ing to So. 221s.
Receipts. 10000; official re-
ceipts yestday 38.171; official ship
ments yesterday 1861 left over 1000.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow $4,000.
Market &c higher Light $3.95@415;
mixed $3.90@4 10; heavy $3.8504. 10;
rough $S.SoGg0.S0.
CATTLE - Receipts $500. Market
steady. Beeves $s.5o@4.7o; cows and
heifers $L60@3. 10; Texas steers
So. 9O@4OO; stockers and feeders $2.75
Q3.75.
SHEEP - Receipts $4,000 Market
steady.
Official receipts cattle yesterday 49,
603; official shipments yesterday 4,509.
Official receipts sheep yesterday 49,
Kansas C1sy saarksts
KANSAS CITY, March 17.-CATTLE-
Receipts 5000; shipments 1900.
Market slow; weak. Texas steers $500
@3.65; Texas COWS $2.25@2 60; beef
steers $340@425; native COWS $500
03.3O; stockers and feeders, $2.70@
So 80; bulls $2-70@3.00.
Representative sales-Texas steers 50
head, averaging 1892 pounds. $3.50: Tex
as COWS, IL head. 937 pounds, 81. 80; beef
steers, 81 head. 1,640 pounds, $4,25; ma
tive COWS, % head, 1870 pounds, 80 80;
stockers and feeders 26 head, $50
pounds, $3.50; bulls 4 head, 1,439
Market strong and sc higher. Bulk
OF sales $3S0@3 So; heavies $S45@
3.S5; packers So. 75@3.80; mixed So
$3.50; lights $a7O@3.8O; yorkers 1915
$3.50; pigs $359@3.s5.
SHEEP = Receipts 1000; shipments.
none Market strong. Lambs $4,000
4. 40; muttons 1925 $3.50.
WHEAr-Nominally steady. No
hard. minally 81; No. 3 45@4719; No.
red nominalIy 72@73; No. 2 spring
6115; No. 3 uominally 45@52.
CoRN-Steady No mixed 22E;
No. white 2314 bid
OATS Firm; but not much inquiry,
No. mixed. nominally, 1619@1T; No
white 10000.
HAT-Very 6rm. Timothy sa5o@
ii 50; prairie $5.50@G50
BUTTER - Firm. Creamery 17919c;
dairy 13@14c.
Eaas-Strong; SC.
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FOR DECORATION DAY.

Col. Ed. Madison WIN Deliver the Ora
[f=fa tioH at Florence.
FLORENCE, March 10. Col. Ed. h
Madison, the young Republican who
placed Mike SUIT on in nomination for
delegate to St. Louis, at Wichita, will
deliver the Grafton at Dodge City on
Decoration day. Mr.. Madison is con-
sidered one of the rising orators of Kan
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800 DELEGATES PRESENT.
DiolkinsOn County sunday School AssScia.
tf0n In April

DioAInHoA Oounty sunday School Associa-
ti0n In April.
ABILENE, March 1.-THE twelfth an
nual meeting of the County Sunday
School association will be held insthis
city on Friday and Saturday. April II
and IS, at the Lutheran church. It is
expected that from 200 to, 800 delegates
will be here from various parts Of the
county.
Among those expected from distance
are Rev. j. S. Ford of White City, How.
ard Rash of Salina, president of the
State Sunday School association, and E.
0. Taylor, A. NJ, of Chicago, who will
lecture each evening.
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HELPs TIE POOR FARM.

A Satisfactory Disposal of Abilsns's
Cracked Rock.
ABILENE, March II. The county COM
missioners, in establishing rock pile on
which prisoners work out fines, solved a
much vexed problem.
fresh lot of rock has been hauled
and that already broken is being hauled
to the poor farm, where it is being used
in concreting the cellars, making walks,
drives, etc
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THE HALsrEAD CREAMERY.
Now Receiving $4,000 Pounds of Milk
Per Day

HALsTEAD, March 16-The Halsiead
station of the Hesston Creamery COM
pany is now receiving 5000 pounds of
milk per day The two separators are
kept actively at work and with the in
creased business which is sure to come
with the summer months, increased IA
ciiities will have to be added. This
company has twenty-five stations and the
one at Halstead receives more milk by
1900 pounds than any of them.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Relatives of Rodm~n Accused of Being
His Slayer.
ANTHONY March 17.-Wm. Mattox
ehd Charles Clark have been arrested,
charged with the murder of Charles Rod
man on the night of Feb. 10.
The arrested men were neighbors of
tA0 murdered man, Aattox being his
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WILL SEAT 1000.
AbIIe1S's Convention Hall VIII Accu
date All POpulists.

date All POpulists.
ABILENE. March 16.-The executive
committee for the coming Populist state
convention have arranged their conven-
ton hall. The building, which is 5Ox150
feet has $500 square feet of floor
space, and will seat about 1000 people
after stage room is reserved.
1t was at first intended to seat it with
chairs, but it is now proposed to arrange
comfortable benches instead.
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They Will Invade Hutchinson
With a WhOOp.
,The Advance Guard of Hotel
Lobby Politicians
ARE ALREADY THERE.
There Are Ninety-TwO Dele
gates to Select.
Hutchinson Prepared to Roy
ally Entertain Them.

HUTCHINSON, March 7.-Hutchinson
is prepared to welcome the 900 visitors
that will be here tomorrow.
The vanguard of the Populist conven-
ton is in the city now in the person of
some of the leading politicians.
The convention proper will be held at
the auditorium, and its sessions will be
interesting and we'll worth the time of
all who can do so to attend
Old Glory will wave from every flag
staff, and the business houses, offices and
dwellings will be decorated with the
stars and stripes TO wave a welcome to
the guests.
Hutchinson is fast becoming known as
the convention city of Kansas and her
reputation is somewhat at stake in the
manner in which this first state conven-
tion is entertained.
There is no fear but that the landlords
~ the city will make ample preparation
i9r the accom- mediation of those who
come, and the business men and citizens
generally should see TO it that every eff
fort be put forth to give them a good
impression of the best city in Kansas.
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Only chromatic harp in existence used
by Madame La Roche at Amphion club
concert Thursday evening.
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Closing ON Popular Stocks.

Closing on Popular Stocks.
The closing today was as follows:
Sugar. 11714: Gas. 6614; Tobacco. s21k;
Leather, 81; Rock Island. 713s; c.,
B. s. @. 771s; St. p, 775s; Mo. P, 231S;
W. T., 6511; U. P, IL; Atchison, 157s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-17

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112
and ia w. Sth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-17

"Wreck of the Hesperus," solos and
chorus, Amphion club, Thursday evening,
First Nj Z. church
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Don't invite disappointment By expert
menting. Depend upon One Minute
Cough Cure and you have immediate re-
lief 1t cures Group. The only harmless
remedy that produces Immediate results.
G. ". Stans6eld. 632 Kansas ave.
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Po&PoUs OLD BLUE,
AO In for Reed for President. but of Course
He Doesn't Mean 1t.

IA in for Reed for President. but of Course
He Doesn't Mean 1t.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March H. Congress
man Blue says he is still true to his first
presidential love, Thomas Bracket Reed.
There was a story that policy had got
the better part of Col. Blues LOYALTY, and
that since hearing from Kansas the "rep-
resentative of the whole state'' was try
ing to veer around with the wind; that
since the committee had been appoint
ed and he had been rewarded for being
in favor of Reed for president, he was
now trying to get seat next the
driver on the Kansas Mckinley band
wagon.
The story started with a newspaper
correspondent whom Congressman Gros-
venor of Ohio told that Mr.. Blue was
for Mckinley, that Blue had told him 80.
The correspondent thought this little
odd since Mira Blue had told him only a
few days before that he was for Reed.
Yet he couldn't doubt MIR. Grosvenor's
word, when he said Blue had told him
personally that he was for Mckinley.
The JOURNAL correspondent asked Mr..
Blue If it was true that he had abandon
ed Reed for Mckinley. The ere presen-
tative of the whole state of Kansas" was
marching grandly about the floor of the
-
ling way with his hands in his pockets
when addressed. Of course he couldn't
stop the parade, which is the great
featnre of Mr.. Blues colossal and un-
rivaled show, but he deigned to allow to
issue with naughty mien the following
words:
II don't know where any such thing
originated. There is no authority for
sucn a statement. I have been for Reed
all the time"
And with stately tread the parade pass
ed on.
In spite of the denial, the query arises
to a speculative mind, ID the large con-
gresham trying to do the daring bare
back act of riding two horses at the same
time?
Is he trying to use his Reed choice for
favors in the house and at the same time
quietly solidify himself with the McKin-
ley people through MIR. Grosvenor, a
manager of the Mckinley boom? Or
does ne think that the Mckinley senti-
ment in Kansas is a good thing to snug
gle up to?
These are simply queries arising out
of the mist of the two conflicting stories.
NO CROWDS OF OLD SOLDIERS
At the Pension Agencies Aftor this New
Payment Plan Becomes a Law.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March II. = Personal
payment of pensions at the pension
agencies of the United States is likely to
be wholly abolished after this congress.
a bill having this effect has passed the
house and has been favorabIy reported
in the senate. Therefore after this bill
passes there will be no crowds of veter-
h..
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

EOR SALE-Rambler Bicycle, "a pattern.
II Address E. S., journal.
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Give us trial-Peerless Steam Laun-
dry.
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Tickets for Amphion club concert, 80
cents, Kellam's and Roehr's.
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A8eMOlL
W. s. Buck left for St Louis last
evening to attend the coming bench
show. He took with him four Great
Dane dogs which he will enter for rib
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TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.

II you want ALL the news subscribe
for the JOURNAL
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Everybody takes the JOURNAL
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TOPEKA DOGS ENTERED.

Bucks Great Danes Taken to the st.
Louis Bench Show.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
THE HILL 5 NOT THE rlINTS.

Now, what we want to do is to get
back our prosperity. Whatever will
do that is what all of us ought to be in
favor of. A number OF reasons are
offered for this congested condition of
business; and number of prescrip-
tiOns are offered for it's cure. The
most prominent one is that we will all
be made prosperous and happy IL we
only open up our mints to the coinage
of all the silver In the world. Can any
workingman or employe of the Santa
Fe syrtem tell me how the free coin.
age of the silver Of the world will
benefit him? viii it increase your
traffic or transportation viii it in
crease consumers In the east, or the
products of the farms in the west?
Will it increase the demand for a sim
gle days labor anywhere? Will it in.
crease the wages Of any wOrkingman
to have this government declare that
the pieces of silver that you can buy
anywhere in the world for So cents
shall be coined as dollars by the gov
ernnent without expense, and we fool
ourselves by calling them dollars :?
Will that help anybody Will that
help any American interest anywhere?
All it will do will be to increase the
production of silver of the world, and
with the increased production of silver
will come its certain depreciation, and
with the depreciation of silver would
come the still further depreciation of
the silver coins of the United States.
Surely no man wants that. 1t is not
the minis we want to start, it is the
great industrial enterprises Of the
United States that must start. You
are prosperous when every factory in
the country is busy and every working
employed, making products in the east
that are shipped to the west and
growing products in the west that are
shipped to the east. And what we
want, is first, a market for the pro-
ducts of the great west, so that you
can haul those products from the west
to the eastern shore and not have
products sent them from the other
side of the Atlantic.
You want as interested railroad men
but you do not want cheap dollar
any how? This is not cheap country,
and, as my friend says this is not
cheap crowd. A crowd that will
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
MCKINLEY TO KANSANS,

So, all the years of my public life /
have been advocating an industrial
policy that will protect the American
producer against cheaper products of
other countries, and other lands. l
have always advocated a policy that
protected and defended the American
workshop against the products of the
foreigner or the stranger, who comes
from another land and owes 10 al
legiance to the flag OF our country and
contributes nota dollar in taxation to
support this great government of ours.
There is no place like home; and the
United States is our home, and it is a
blessed home, the best beneath the sun;
it is our business to make our home an
ideal one, and for third of u century
the United States was al ideal home
for all our people, engaged in every oc-
cupation. We abandoned that splen-
did policy three years and half ago
and when we did it we abandoned our
prosperity and good times. What we
want to dc today is to get them back
again. How can we get them back?
You can get them back by steadily set
ting your faces against the doctrine of
repudiating the public or private debts
of the country and against debase-
ment of currency, and by voting for
the restoration of policy that will
not only protect every American eiti-
zen and investment, but will put
enough money into the public treasury
every twenty-four hours to pay every
debt of the government of the United
States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29

journey more than Thousand miles
giving up more than twenty four
hours OF time to make the "Trip, is a
crowd that Is interested In the future
prosperity OF our common country
which we all love so well. Every body
that has hundred dollars is boarding
1t today for he don't know what the
future Is going to bring. You feel
III regard to your savings, so the men
with the thousands and millions Of dol,
lars under their control are unwilling
to part with that money so long as
there is u great party In this country
threatening to repudiatr not only
debts public but debts private, and, as
l have said before, money does not
make business, business makes money.
Money does not bring work; work
brings money.-McKinley to the Santa
Fe railroad men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29

with the price Of every bushe OF
wheat and sack of flour in the country
and the value of every mans wages
Since 1879 tie government of the
United States has stood between the
people and such speculations. 1t has
stood guard over the dollar In which
our business is transacted and kept il
at level value with the money of in.
ternational commerce.
So offensive was this speculation in
gold, aud so costly to the country, that
, congress felt that something should be
done to stop it. And so on June H.,
1864, an act was passed to stop it. 1t
prohibited sales Of gold unless the per.
son selling it had it in his actual pos
session and delivered it to the buyer
the same day. 1t provided also that
no purchases or sales Of gold coin or
bullion or OF foreign exchange should
be made except ut the ordinary place
OF business Of the seller or purchaser.
The object Of this was to shut up the
gold room. Violation of the law was
punishable by fine or imprisonment,
or both, the smallest fine being $1,000.
The abolition Of the gold room was
expected to stop the ADVANCE OF gold
as compared to greenbacks. Three
days after the law was passed Mr..
Chase wrote to Horace Greeley: "The
price Of gold must and shall come
down, or I'll quit and let someone else
try"
On the dry the law was passed gold
was quoted ut 1893. The next day 1t
was 20S, the next 23O, and at the end of
the month 25o. On July congress re.
pealed the law without debate. Spec.
ulation in gold was never stopped un.
til the government on January !, 1879,
undertook the task of keeping our
money interchangeable with 1t. That
put the gold gamblers ont of business.
They could not buck against the re.
sources of the United States. They
hO'Oi OiiCu, "htii 'ut WIS
crippled by failing revenues, and by II
senate which played into the gamblers
hands by tying the hands Of the govern.
ment. With not enough money COM
ing in to pay even running expenses,
with the senate and II great political
party proclaiming that the government
shall no longer stand guard over the
money which circulates among the
people, the gOvernm ent has been almost
helpless, and the whole world, at home
and abroad has become fearful, not
that the United States cOuld not main.
tain its money or n level with gold,
but that it would decide to not do so
The moment such decision comes,
the gold room will he re established.
and the prices Of all property and the
value Of all wages in the United States
will again be under the play Of its
gamblers. .......