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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
NOW THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The 18th General Assembly Begins
Tomorrow at Saratoga.

New York. May 20--The 18th assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian church of the
United States of America is to begin
its sessions at Saratoga at IL o'clock
tomorrow. The retiring moderator. the
Rev Russell Booth, d. D. of New
York viii preach the opening sermon.
The scheduled business of the assem-
bly, is the consideration and furtherance
of the benevolent and missionary work
of the denomination.
Interspersed among the regular order
is the consideration OF incidental mat
ters which have great interest to many
who are outside as well as inside of the
church Prominent among those this
year is q. report to be submitted by
committee of IL. DR.. David r. Breed of
Pittsburg, chairman, to which was COM
mitted the consideration of The Whole
Subject of Young Peoples Societies and
Their Relation to the Church"
An attempt has been made to agitate
for the restoration of Prof Henry Pre-
served Smith, d. D.. formerly of Lane
Theological seminary. who was sus-
pended from the ministry two years ago
on account Of heretcal teachings. 1t is
reported that the conservatives have
threatened to complete the process in
his case by the deposition unless a
stop is put to this movement, and it is
said that Prof. Smith would prefer such
action rather than remain longer under
suspension.
Another burning question has regard
to the answer of the New York Presby-
terry to the action Of the last assembly
enjOining it from receiving under its
care with a Wow to Hcensure the stu
dents from Union seminary. The Pres
bytery adopted resolution drawn by
DIR. John Hall declaring that the prev
ious practice of the Presbytery had
been to receive all applicants who could
answer the req uirementS laid down in
the constitution of the church annOunc-
ing its determination to proceed in fu-
ture according to the same plan
f7faF no "a IVA M
with interest is the dealing with rela-
tions Of the assembly to theological
seminaries.
Last year a lawyer addressed the as
sembly on the subject Of Union semina-
~. and said that when it terminated
its relations with the assembly it stole
its endOWmentS away from the Presby-
terian church. He was Instrumental in
having adopted the following resolu-
tion and was promptly placed on the
committee having the matter in charge.
Resolved, That the committee of con
ference with the theological Senfnarfes
be requested to inquire into and report
to the next general assembly as to the
rights of the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America in their prop
seminary of the city of New York. and
to recommend what measures should be
taken to enforce said rights"
NJ any other matters of interest viii
fully occupy the ten or twelve DAYS of
the assem- bly, S sessions. though in the
absence of such cases as those of Drs
Briggs and Smith. the body ought to be
able to adjourn even before the usual
time, noon of the second Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
ToDAY,s PARApE.
A Forecaste of 1t, as It Takes Place
Late in the Afternoon

At O'Clock there was a brigade
meeting at Hamilton hall and at 80
Gala division No and other divis-
ions left Hamilton hall and headed by
Narshau's band marched over To
North Topeka and escorted Amlty
lodge to the headquarters of the grand
lodge at Sixth and Quincy streets
where the reception is forming.
The parade viii form on Quincy
street facing south. j. G. Wood is mar
shall of the parade and his aides are
Amos Goodman j. W F. Hughes and
j. NJ Hill. They VIII lead the process
sion and VIII be Immediately followed
by Marshalfs full military band.
Immediately behind the band VIII pc
the Uniform Rank with its officers on
horseback.
Each division viii consist of from is
to 20 men and the division Will be di-
vided up into four regiments They
viii appear in numerical order.
The following divisions of the Uni
form Rank have reported and viii take
part ia the parade. There viii be at
least GOO members of the Uniform Rank
in the parade
Topeka, Holton, Paola, Kansas City,
Oskaloosa. Emporia. Leavenworth. Gil
rard. Harper. Chanute. Wichita. New
ton. Salina, Lyons, Chetopas Arkansas
City
Following the Uniform Rank viii be
the grand lodge with 600 members and
it's officers or horseback.
About 200 Of the RathbOne Sisters
viii probably appear in carriages and
Iuey VIII De lOllOWeu Dy Lile SupOIul-
nate lodges of Topeka and surround
ing towns.
Topeka viii have at least 500 men in
the parade.
A special train came in today from
Kansas City and brought $50 Knights.
A train from Leavenworth brought
100. and EmpOria viii probably have a
delegation of $50, most of which came
in today.
Altogether there viii be over 2. 600 un-
formed members of the order in the
parade
The procession will proceed south on
Quincy street to Tenth street. west on
Tenth street to the west side of kan
sas avenue and thence north to Sec
ond street where it viii counter march
and proceed south on the east side of
Kansas avenue to Ninth street where
it viii leave Kansas avenue and so
across to Quincy and back to the head
quarters on Sixth street
1hey are prizes of money for the
largest representations in the parade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
INDIANA AFIRE.
The Great Battleship Has a Narrow
Escape from Destruction.

New york May 20-''Fire in the bun
l1ers. sir was the startling word pass
ed to the chief engineer of the big bat
tleship Indiana. which lay in the coal
dock at the Brooklyn navy yard coal
ing up ready to take her place with the
feet off Tompkinsville-
The fire was in B57 forward amidship
bunker on the starboard side Right
next to it was the magazine for the
eight inch guns stored with powder
enough to blow the great ship out of the
water and wreck half the navy yard be
sides. The crew was called to fire quar-
ters. the few visitors aboard hustled
ashore and warned to give the ship a
wide berth and the jack tars got to
work upon the fire
A bunker full of soft coal had caught
fire by spontaneous OmbustiOn- The
magazine grew hot While the men work
ed and the walls nearest to the fire
plainly showed the effects of the heat
Happily the ammunition was removed
before the danger point was really
reached, but the incident caused no
little excitement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
RATHBOME SISTERS.



The grand lodge meeting of the Rath-
bone Sisters has been most pleasant
one and closed this afternoon.
Nearly 200 have been in attendance
though only so of them were delegates
to the grand lodge
They We're entertained at the hall at
Sixth and Quincy streets last night by
an exempliflcation of the work by To-
peka lodge No. 2 and Amity lodge No
As of the RathbOne Sisters
Sixteen Sisters took part in the ex-
emplifcation and nine officers They
we're under the command of Mrs. Ida
Wehe and the exemplhcation was very
pretty and highly praised by the visi-
tors.
The following We're the officers of the
grand lodge present.
Dr. Harriet COmstoCk of Hutchin-
son. grand chief; Mrs. Mamie HOlcraft,
of Topeka grand senior; Mrs. Kizzie
Jones of Buffalo. grand junior Mrs
Belle Bartlett of Yates Center, grand
manager, Mrs. Ala Hill of Garnett,
grand mistress of records and cores
pondence, Mrs. Carrie Roberts of Par
sons, grand mistress of finance. Miss
Rose Wiley of Beloit, grand protector;
Mrs. Clara Nichols Of Colby, grand
guard; Mrs Lennie Pollock of Kansas
City. past grand chief Mrs J. 3. s.
FConffrrra.F M, ess-47, r,-1o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
GOLD MAN PRESIDES.
As Temporary Chairman ofIowa Dem
Ocratic Convention.

Dubuque, May 20.-The Democratic
state convention met at IL o'clock
c. S. RancA. chairman of the state
committee, raped for order and prayer
was offered by Rev. w. ID. Benton.
After prayer Chairman Ranck an
nOunced the state committees choice
Of temporary officers The first was
S. S Wright of Cedar county as tenn
pOrary chairman. This was received
with a silence that, notwithstanding the
agreement made last night f0reboded
trouble, but when Mr. Wright was for
mally presented the hearty welcome
given him by the convention set at rest
all anticipation of an open protest from
the silver men.
Mr. Wright's speech was frequently
interrupted with applause, and when
he mentioned the name of General
Weaver the silver mems enthusiasm
found vent in cheers, and his declara-
tion that silver should be considered as
money at proportionate value with gold
called out prolonged cheers from the
gold standard people, while the silver
men remained silent except in a mild
protest from one or two delegates to
which no attention was paid
The speaker followed this line and
created immense enthusiasm among
the anti-silver delegates. Boies. name
brought the convention to its feet and
the cheers continued fully five min
utes- Intimation of Boies' alleged in
consistency was Interrupted by cries Of
''Boies. Boies and cheers from the
gold men, Cleveland's name also was
enthusiastically received
At the conclusion of Mr. Wright's
speech the roll of districts was called
for names of committees. After the
naming of the committees the conven-
ton adjourned until p m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
UNION DEPOT ROBBERS.
A Quartette of Crooks Subject Passen-
gers to the RUSH Act.


Kansas City, May 2O.-Robberies- have
been frequent at the Union depot of
late.
Yesterday there was at work a skill
ful and daring quartette of crooks who
operated on the depot platform for an
hour, secured over $500 in cash, more
than S10O worth of railroad tickets and
a $50 diamond, and then made good
their escape
Chas. Schwenske of Eagle Grove. Ia,
arrived in Kansas City yesterday morn
ing. en- route to West Plains, Mo. He
had SIS and a railroad ticket when ne
boarded q Memphis train at 1870. AS
he entered the train four men emerged
and jOstled against him A few minutes
later when he went to look for his pock-
etboOk. which contained his money and
transportation, he found it had been
stolen.
A passenger on the Missouri Pacific
train that went east about o'clock was
relieved of a diamond worth $50. He left
his name and a description of the stone
with the officers and went out on the
train. His name could not be secured
last evening. although one of the Off
GERS admitted the facts.
Sred BicS lives at Seward, Neb., and
had been on a visit with friends in Kan
sas, where he attended a Grand Army
gathering. He reached the city from the
west on an early train and was intend
ing to go home over the Burlington rail-
road. Shortly after the train backed in
to the depot four men went to it and en-
tered Each was supplied with Bur
HngtOn mileage book. Two of them went
in the front car and two in the second
coach They had been there but few
minutes when Bick also went on board
AS he stepped on the platform and start
ed into the coach, the four men also
stepped out onto the platform and
passed him. They left the car and aft
er he recovered from the surprise of
being squeezed in the hurry of the men
to get out he found that his watch was
hanging out of his pocket and that his
pocketboOk had been lifted from his in
side vest pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
AUBURNDALE'S CHOICE.
Republicans Meet and Endorse Can
didates.

At a meeting held in Trueblood's gro
cery store at Auburndale last evening
the following names We're endorsed to
be voted for at the election in Potwin
next Saturday:
County attorney, D. G. Tinotson; dis
trict judge, Z. T. Hazen; state senator,
w. E. Sterne; representative, A E.
Jones; appellate judge, ]. G. Slonecker;
central committeeman, A Z. Prescott
and George Tincher.
The administration was endorsed.
J. L. Campbell was chairman of the
meeting and NJ. NJ. Blinn secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
Balm MUST STAND TRIAL.

A motion was argued this afternoon
before Judge Foster to ouash the in
dictment against T. H Balm for using
the mails to defraud.
Judge Foster Overruled the motion
and said that while the Coupon Invest
ment company, of which Mr. Balm was
a member, may have defrauded no one
still fraud might have been practfced
under their method of doing business
and he said that is q question for a Jury
to decide and he accordingly overruIed
the motion.
Mr. Balm will consequently. have to
stand trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
MISSOTRI GUN SHOOT.
Cracks from SIX States and Two Ter
ritoriaa Comnatine.

Kansas City, May 20--Many outside
shots expected had not arrived for the
first days shoot of the nineteenth an
nual tournament of the Missouri State
Fish and Game Protective association
and local marksmen did the principal
work of the day. Rain interefered with
the sport to a considerable extent The
Interstate championship live bird shoot
is the most important event on today's
programme The cracks from six states
and two territories participated in il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
o. M. B. WILL TAKE HAND
In the Election of County Attorney in
This County.

The Mystic Brotherhood in Topeka
has ben revived and VIII attempt to
take a hand in local politics. The or
ganization it not at all formidable. 1t
is said that at the meeting last night
there We're but thirty members present,
and this almost includes the entire list
of active members
The question the organization is
now trying to decide is whom to sup
port for county attorney and a meeting
is to be held tonight for that purpose.
There will be only two candidates con
sidered for 8fr. Tillotson is making an
open fight on the Joints" and does not
I'll the requirements Of the Organiza-
ton The order viii accordingly de-
eide between AIcCabe and Jetmore.
We aim to please our trade Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and IL ". sth St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
AGAINST THE COUNTY.

Judge Hazen today decided for the
plaintiff ia the case of the Shawnee
Building AZ Loan association against the
county treasurer. f. NI- Stahl County
Attorney Stafford interposed a dernur-
rer to the petition of the plaintiff, elect
ed to stand upon it, and Judge Hazen
0Verruled it,
The case VIII go to the supreme court
as q test case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20

Wichita, kan. Nay 2O.-Reports from
the town of Rock, in Cowley county.
where five houses were demolished by
a cyclone late yesterday, are to the ef-
feet that no one was killed and it is
believed that nobody was seriously in
jured. Nothing further has been re-
cefved from the town except the state
ment that there were no fatalities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20

Albany. ~ ". May 20.-Ex-Senator
Thomas Platt, State Senator Joseph
MulIin. Speaker Hamilton Fish and
James M. O'Grady Of Rochester arrived
here today for a conference with Gov
ernor Morton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
Democrats Pushing Bishop

The friends of S. D. Bishop, Demo
cratic congressional candidate ln tne
Second district, have called a mass
meeting for tonight at Lawrence.
E9ieboD is the young Lawrence lawyer
who has been mentioned Of late as 6
fusion candidate against Jack Harris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
STRIKERS WIN.
Armour's Kansas City Plant Concede
Most of Workmen's Demands.

Kansas City, May 2O.-The striking
hremen of the Armour packing plant,
VINO went out Nay6 for increased wages
and fewer hours, compromised their diff
ferences today. lifted the boycott
against the cOmpany's meats and viii
return to work tomorrow morning.
The thousand or more employees in
different departments of the plant, who
We're laid off because of lack of work,
viii all be reinstated.
The hremen gain an increase OF IA
cents an hour for eight hours, which is
practically all they demanded. j. =.
Fitzgerald, secretary of the industrial
council has accordingly issued the fol-
lowing:
Kansas City, May 20, 1896
To Organized Labor Everywhere.
The boycott placed upon the product
of the Armour Packing company has
been declared off. existing difficulties
having been amicably adjusted.
The strikers committee have issued
the following, which has been agreed to
by the strikers.
Be it resolved that this committee
Of Is, representing the different unions
Interested in the difficulty now exist
ing at the Armour Packing house. hav-
ing been assured by Mr.. K. B. Armour
that the f1remen would lose nothing If
they would return to work and would
never have cause to regret their action.
we therefore recommend to the firemen
that they return to work q t 20 cents per
and the granting Of eight hours a day
with direct understanding that every
man who went out on the strike May g.
that all members, or other unions who
have since been discharged, be also re
lnStated without prejudice. 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
K. P. FACTS.
History of the Noble Order
From Way Back,
Ancient History MOdernized to
Suit the Times.
DAMON AND PKTHIAS,
And Their TrOublOus Times IN
Police Court.
What the Knights Are Doing
In Town Today.
DAMON AND PYTHIAS,

Before we proceed to a description Of
the stirring event in Topeka this week
the meeting of the Grand Lodge
T5nfahts of Pvthias it is just as well to
know a little history of Ryrhlan ms
tory so the ancient history reporter OF
the state Journal has looked IT up
This is how it happened
good many Topeka people appear
to be ignorant of the facts ana inns
explanation is appended for the peile-
fit of those who have asked each other
several times lately and viii ask each
other several times again where the
knights of Pythias originated
a great many misleading stories nave
been told about the origin OF the
knights of Pythias i'm the past Tor pO-
Htical reasons probably, and il gives
the State Journal great pleasure TO De
able to set the people right
This account cannot be claSsed as pro
fame or ancient history
But 1T is the true story on now l1
happened as told to a Journal reporter
this morning by an eye witness who
was there.
great many years ago in Syracuse.
(TeW York or Sicily, whichever You
please before the A. P. "A. became a
national factor and David OVernyer
became q prohibitf0nist.' two gentle
men lived together in a fiat
one was Mr. Damon and the other
was Mr. Pythias-
Mrs. Damon played an organ and Mrs.
Pythias played a jewsharp but MI
Damon ana MT. Pythias We're great
friends just the same
The world doesn't know such friend
ship now.
Mr. Damon and aTr Pxfhia.s beIoorad
20 4f,. e,e-,l, b--sg=7,-- ,,-s -l.,b s,7.i-
ed each others cigars. listened TO each
5 -+Ill.5 anu M .- .. ~ sei-1 ~
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,7anoa ~ 4 s-,rar-ls +51-e fr.ia-,lis17f,9 mar
77as maven sil,la reaT s,lr1e7s.7 a759 eaI
dom s-rrr,,7 ssad evoan+ q election fines
r77,rf-7s- tt7l5 ee7-17- 7---s 9T- 175-,--,,
,,,ovad to KaIsas md Mr. Pvtbi5s sti5i9is
~ whom ba had lr,,ro,,-as s10 ~ ~
maid fbe next r,a7t7a,- folIo-,-al7 hin,
Mn EV-+ri.e, frfa7,-7s1,f7, for M No
mon was notable.
But This fsn't the story
Eventually AIr. Damon learned to
ride a hfcvcla
This interfered to a certain extent
with Mr. ovfhfa=, raarraee I'll Mr. no
mon So Nrr Damon loaned Mir Pvt5f9s
as ''7 'i'1' i'7 ii'i= III isliii - iiD7
1Tr Fv+1,fas mover. 1as7--7e7 +o r57s tho
7=l--. ne - - - r - I7 ~
he out he resumed his affectfon for Mr.
Damon right where he left off
rrl7fs frfar7sl,fr ~ 7rr p,-+1,5a.s, eo7-
Mn Damon beat ANYTHING You ever ss ~
Put one dav Mr.. Damon aDnaared on
4bs s+raa+ r. f4lrl pirV-r1s r'-e4,7r,,s II
-'t q s.l-i l.. 90 w a. - 49, =. -z1
+s-f--. e, l,,r,l+5, tl a., ~ ~
eollllii5 ION I-ll5 isllls lue Ilss - lile
- -9ssle . i-s1I LOT sle uLl3s7 % as
he was 5iesirous 81 andfne but bad new
er been able to ind
He was taken before the police court
and sentenced to read Irilby "a times in
81 GAYS
-5-7 ..l.s-7 r+4t55 -
1i5iL IN 49, -s -1iSA -e8--S e
davs Immediately went to the station.
Mr. Damon was on the 18th chapter
seventh time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20

We aim to please our trade. Peerless
Steam Laundry 112 and 114 ". sth st,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-05-06
Confederate Veterans.

Charleston, April 25.-The bust
ness session Of the annual meeting
of the South Carolina division OF the
United Confederate Veterans, in ses-
sion here reelected Gen: G. 1.
Walker commander of the division
and Colonels Asbury Coward and L.
G. McKissick were chosen COM
manders of the First and Second
regiments, respectively. The roll
call showed 61 camps represen'e !!
with total of nearly 400 delegates
present. A resolution was adopted
looking toward the establishment of
a soldiers home for South Carolina
Veterans somewhere in the State.
Greenville was selected as the place
in which to hold the next annual
meeting. At the night rally Of the
Veterans stirring addresses were
made by General Clement Evans Of
Georgia, Colonel R. C. Wood of Lou
i lana and other distinguished gentle
men.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-05-06

A Gold Bug Fanatic Hunting for
Cheap Notoriety.
Columbia State.
The following paper, looking 10 the
holding of an anti free silver con-
vention in this State to elect contest
ing delegates to the national Demo.
cratic convention. was handed to the
representatives Of the press in Co.
lumbia Thursday:
1T is manifest that majority of
the business men of the State are
opposed to free silver, and that if
there is free silver plank in the
Democratic platform the Republican
party must win.
"By prompt action on the part of
the business men of the State we
may avoid the catastrophe.
"Lat convention of self appointed
Jefferson Democrats meet in Colum-
bia at p o'clock m, May 13. Let 10
men come from Charleston, five or
more each from Columbia, Spartan
burg and Greenville, and two or more
from every town and village .ir the
State.
s'L4et this convention, represent
ing themselves to be true Demo-
Gratis, pass the following platform or
some paper embodying the idea:
eve are a convention of citizens of
South Carolina, propbesying to rer-
resent the majority of true Demo
Gratis in the State, declare that we
are in favor OF sound money and a
tariff sufficient to meet the expenses
of the government.
That we heartily endorse the pol
icy of cur noble President Cleveland
in maintaining our present. gold stand
ard and in preserving the credit of
the nation.
That we are unalterably opposed
to coming silver at 16 to l.
LET the convention thus ap-
pointed elect delegates to represent
the true Democracy Of South Caro-
lima. Let these delegates go to
Chicago and claim their seats on the
ground that the Tillman delegates
are not Democrats, inasmuch as they
are advocates of cheap and therefore
dishonest money.
IF the delegation thus appointed
by our business men succeeds in
in gaining their seats, the national
convention may, and probably will,
have majority Of votes for sound
money, and the truculent Benjamin
will receive a stab under the fifth rib,
and the weight of his mailed hand
being removed, the deluded satellites
will flop over to true Democracy, and
South Carolina be redeemed from
Egyptian darkness.
"F. W. McMAsTER
"April 80, 1896"