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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16
THE UNION S. s. PICNIC.
It Win be Held at the Fair Grounds
bv the North Side schools.

There viii be a union picnic tomor-
row of all the Sunday schools Of North
Topeka.
The Methodists wiz have about $50
children, the Presbyterlans POO. the
Christians $50. the CongregationaHsts go.
and the Episcopalians 90.
After meeting at their respective
churches. these little folks win conera-
gate at the corner of Gordon street and
Kansas avenue, at O'Clock. where
eight electric cars win be awaiting
their arrival to take them to Oakland
before unloading them at the fair
grounds. where the picnic is to- be
held The cars are to be handsomely
decorated. and the pretty feature OF
the occasion is that an the little ones
are entitled to q free car ride.
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Seem to Be UnwarrantabI
High, Considering
The Tenor of Dispatches From
st. Louis.
GOLD MEN ARE SCARED
He Says Although There Is No
Indications OftIt.
Talks With a Correspondent of
the s'JOurnal."

From Our Special Correspondent
St. Louis, June 16--Esx-CO ngressman
w. J. Bryan of Nebraska, one of the
most earnest silver advocates in the
United States, who is here 10 send re-
ports of the convention to his paper,
the World Herald Of Omaha and Incl
dentany watch the workings of Re
publican politics, gave the following
statement to the Journal correspond
ent.
"The Republican party is scared.
Men who have been raving for a gold
standard for months are now afraid to
mention gold in the platform One Of
the most prominent western delegates
said today that owing to an unreason-
able prejudice against gold they would
probably avoid that word in the plat
fOrmfOrm, but the platform would be
so written as to mean gold. 1t is re-
ported that the Massachusetts deIega-
ton has decided to insist upon a clear
and emphatic declaration upon the sub
ject, and they threaten, if defeated in
the committee, to carry the fight into
the convention. 1t is to be hoped that
the delegates who believe in running
our financial system on the European
plan as some one has expressed it, viii
have the courage of their convictions
But their courage seems to be OOzlng
out The chances for the restorat ton
of free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth are going brighter
every day. w J. BRYAN
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NO TROUBLE WITH NEGROES.
They We're All Apparently Easily
Brought Over to the Gold Side.

st. Louis. June 16.-The campaign for
a gold platform which the Massachu-
setts men have systematically waged
for "a hours under the leadership Of
Senator Lodge was pursued even on the
convention. Lodge and his aides, Muir
ray, Crane and Curtis, Guild, all be
took themselves among the doubtful
delegates and poured arguments and
persuasion into their ears.
They have a detailed list Of every
doubtful man whose conversion may
be possible and they are training all
their guns on those wavering people.
They have a tower of strength among
the colored delegates in DR.. Courtney,
the young Negro Harvard graduate
from Boston To him has been dele
gated the duty of whipping into line
the uncertain Negroes and he is doing
his work while the convention is form
ing
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED AIDS
Assist the Sergeant-at-Arns to Seat
the spectators properly.

st. Louis, June 16.-Sergeant- alarms
Byrnes was by long odds the busiest
man about the convention hail during
the early hours and UP to the time of
the meeting of the convention. He had
1900 aides, including doOrkeepers, but
instead of their being of great assistance
at this stage, many of them appeared
to be much in the way and to depend
upon their chief to not only look after
their wants but to answer all questions
from the delegates, alternates, news
paper men and general public There
We're many little delays as to tickets
and those assigned to the states when
cOtestfng parties had been given equal
rights by the national committee
Byrnes disposed of all these matters
promptly and there was comparatively
little friction.
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PoPULTsr pTssENsToIT.
A Fight Being Made on senatorsmith
in Smith County.

A Fight Being Made on SenatOrSmith
in Smith County.
Lebanon. June 16.-Populist politics in
the Forueth senatorial district isnt SO
smooth as it might be since the con-
gressiOnal convention at Colby
The district comprises Smith, Philips
and Norton counties. Since the defeat
of DR. J. 3. Dykes for the nomination,
through the jealousy of State Senator
George =. Smith of Smith county, ~ 10
refused as q delegate. with one or Two
others ON the same delegation. to unite
on Smith county candidate except it
be himself, there are mutterings of
wide discomfort.
The treachery of this man Smith and
two others Of the delegation at the
Colby convention is likely to take
Smith county from the banner county
in the PopuIist column and place it in
the Republican ranks.
The POpulists of the east side of
Smith county are not entirely satisfied
of the purity of Senator Smiths mo-
tives and the way they roast him at
every turn leads one to guess that his
pathway to a denomination is not by
amy means a bed of roses.
When Populsts are willing to take
cognizance Of the corruption of their
own leaders, and refer to their state
senator as "COttOnseed Oil" Smith, it
is an Indication that their eyes are be
ing opened
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THE POLICE CLAY DOWN. .
Sheriff Kepley Has Taken Up the
Matter Of Clearing Out the Joints.

EAer III Aepley has 42ken Up the
Matter Of Clearing Out the Joints
The sheriff and county attorney,
prohting by the inactivity of the police
department, have opened a war on the
jointists.
Sheriff Kepley says that he intends
to keep up the crusade until every Ii
quor seller in the city is driven out OF
business.
Five jointists have been arrested in
the past two or three days and a war
rant has been issued for another who
viii probably be arrested today.
The police have been busy collecting
evidence for some time and they were
ready, so far as the evidence goes, to
arrest several Of the most notorious
jOintists. Chief Of Police Gardiner had
been working hard and the commits
sioners knew what was being planned.
But before the time for the wholesale
raid arrived something happened and
the police department forgot that any
evidence had been collected. No one
was arrested and so far as is known
now it is not the intention to make any
arrests. Tt is generally understood.
that the commissioners received notice
to desist from some one in authority
and that that person is none other than
Governor Morrill, himself
Sheriff Kepley was not in the same
position as the police however, and
he took up the case where the police
dropped it. Tom and Dee Wilkerson
We're first arrested. Then Charles Jock
heck and Chris Schmidt were taken to
the county Jail Last evening H. c.
Oglesby. whose place was just below
the Shawnee mills, was added to the
colony.
Tom Wilkerson was released on bond
signed by L. Blackman- JOczheck and
Schmidt were also released on bond.
oil a re- i'm
jail. All except the WilkersOns are
charged with maintaining o nuisance.
The officers say that where a place is
run as a club it is less difficult to Sc
cure a conviction under the nuisance
clause of the law than as illegal sellers
OF liquor because it is not necessary
to prove how the liquor is disposed of.
There is also another advantage. and
that is the penalty for maintaining
nuisance may be simply a fine, while in
the other case it must be coupled with
Jail sentence.
The O. NJ. =. is cutting a big figure in
the liquor selling business in Topeka.
Nearly every jointist who is in business
now claims to be simply maintaining
quarters Of the subordinate lodge of
The principal lodge in the city holds
its meetings in the fourth story of the
Crawford Opera House and the sheriff
saws he made a thOroueh search of the
place, but failed to find any LIQUOR
The place has been operated as a club
room for several months
Sheriff Kepley met President A. K
Rodgers of. the police board on the
street and stopped him.
Il have started in to clean out these
joints said he, and I would like to
have the help of your department.
President Rodgers hesitated a mo-
ment and then said:
eco to see Chief Gardiner and see
what he can do for YOU. We want to do
all we can in that direction"
However. all efforts of the sheriff to
secure help from the police department
have been met with failure. and what
has been done has been without their
cooperation.
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formally opened the meeting. There
was a large exhibition Of horticultural
products. notably raspberries. The
discussions were general, on berries,
apples, rains, blights, etc.
The meeting was addressed by j. W.
Robinson of FL Dorado. vice president
of the state society, followed by Secre-
tary Barnes with Progress of the
State Society"
on Friday the horticulturalists met
in the City park with well filled bask-
cts.
After dinner Charles J. Scott adj
dressed the meeting. Mr. Treadway
gave an address on Horticulture for
Farmers" which was expressive and
true. j. w Robinson finished at this
meeting and also addressed il on h0r-
ticultural subjects.
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MONEY FOR THE FESTIVAL.
Have Begun and the Cash
is Rolling In.

Secretary Doran of the committee OF
fifteen started out today to make COLI
lection of the Reunion and Festival
subscriptions
He found the subscribers ready 90
pay and in very short time had $500
He viii continue the work OF collecting
until the 81 600 already subscribed is iu
the hands of the committee.
Nothing is being done to secure more
subscriptions but it VIII not be long
until the work must be pushed ana rla
whole town must be Thoroughly cane
vassed. The committee has found that
it viii cost much more than the origi-
nal S6,0 600 to carry out the plans already
adopted and il VIII require work to set
the money Many people who are ready
to subscribe nave not been seen be-
cause the committee Of finance has not
been able TO get around.
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ed to order at Haine's hall. Judge Hi
ram Stevens was made chairman and
@. IT. Dysart secretary.
Although the call provided for the
selection of delegates to attend the
congressional convention. to be held at
Ottawa Tuesday. no delegates were Sc
lected- The silverites viii, for the pres
ent at least. take no hand in the con
gressiOnal fight
Nineteen delegates were selected to
attend the silver convention at Topeka
July 16
The state convention July is viii Sc
lect delegates to the silver convention
which viii be held at st. Louis July p.
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KANsANs WILL MEET DAILY.
A Collection Was Taken Up This
HTornine and S12O Realized.

From Our Special Correspondent.
St Louis, June 16.-The delegation
has decided to hold a meeting before
each session of the convention for the
purpose of discussion and argument
upon the lines Of action.
A short meeting was held this morn
ing and Frank Vincent was made a
member of the committee to notify
vice president committees to take
charge of arrangements for headquar-
tiers, and details of that sort We're ap-
pointed. A collection was taken to de-
fray expenses Of the headquarters and
about $3.50 was raised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16

Thomas planning mill, telephone
4221s, for screen doors and windows;
every Kind woodwork.
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Will STAND By TELLER.
The Californians Decide to Follow
Him Everywhere Except Out Of
the Hall

ST. Louis. June 16.-The California
delegation met in their rooms today
prior to proceeding to the convention
and on motion of Congressman johnson
decided by a rising and unanimous vote
to stand out for free and unlimited
coinage of silver TO the last and to
follow Teller in all things on the I'm
ancial question. stopping short only Of
walking out Of the convention hail
after the conventions action on the
platform.
Johnson also was instructed to go be
fore the committee on resolutions and
make an argument for free silver He
will support the free siverites in
speech on the floor of the convention
if given an opportunity.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming viii pre-
sent a resolution for the coinage Of
American silver.
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Kansas city Livestock Market.

:.
CATTLE-Receipts 800: shipments
100. Market strong, Sc higher Texas
steers S215032O, Texas cows $1,000
$50; beef steers s3.O004O0; native cows
$500 g. so; stockers and feeders $500
3.65; bulls s1S062.75
Receipts 1900. shipments 200.
Market strong. Sc higher and active
Bulk of sales So. 000310; heavies S2-75m
3.05i packers s29503-15s mixed $3.50
Sic; lights S3.1Om3-15s yorkers S3.10fD
3.175z; pigs 49, 000315.
SHEEP Receipts 1900, shipments H.
500. Market strong Lambs s3.2505.25s
muttons S2.O00450.
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WILL REMAIN FAIR.
A Continuation of Fair Weather is
Predicted.

The circus weather order Of Weather
Observer Jennings was evidently large
enough to last over several days At
o'clock this afternoon the thermOm-
eter registered 81 degrees. one degree
higher than yesterday. The day is
close. with but little wind
According to the weather bureau the
condition of the weather viii be prac-
tically the same tomorrow Generally
fair weather tonight and tomorrow is
the prediction sent out
Throughout the state today the
weather is reported generally clear and
warm. The temperature ranges from
rs to a. The only rain reported in
the state fell at Englewood. on the
Augusta branch of the Santa Fe
In Colorado and New Mexico the
weather is reported clear and pleasant
and in Texas clear and warm.
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KEPT OFF THE RESERVATION.
Senator Baker Declines to Do the
Sells Circus q Favor.

Leavenworth. June 16.-An agent Of
the Forepaugh- Sells circus came to
Leavenworth and found the tract Of
ground on South Fourth street too
small for the circus tents. The tract
comprises ten acres and the show re
quires fourteen acres.
Last year on the presentation of a
petition By the Hackdrivers associa-
ton and real estate men the secretary
of war notified Col Hawkins to allow
mo more circuses on the reservation.
United States Senator Baker has been
urged to have this order revoked by
telegraphing the secretary of war or
giving consent to Col Hawkins He de-
clined to do either
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THEY SCENT DEFEAT.
w sterners Plead in Vain to Have
Gold Left Out.

St. Louis, June 16-The Republican
leaders of Ohio. Indiana. Michigan,
Kansas and Nebraska are placed in a
pitiable plight. They say gold would
be their ruin Congressman DOlliver of
Iowa called upon Senator Lodge and
asked the Massachusetts man if it was
his desire that a silver crank should
succeed him (Dolliver) in congress.
Lodge. of course, said no; and Dolliver
stated that the insertion of gold in
the platform would do it.
Rosewater's voice is for gold Bur
ton and other chiefs of Kansas, said
the word gold" would turn their state
over to a combination of Democracy
and POpuHsm, and that it would be
impossible to secure an electoral vote
Tor Mckinley west OF the Mississippi if
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Body of Eugene Cummings Found

Lawrence, June ia telephone mes
sage was received at police headquar-
ters from Pomeroy, stating that the
dead body Of a boy had been found in
the river at that place, supposed to be
the body of Eugene Cummings, who
was drowned in the South Leavenworth
culvert by water from the cloudburst
of the Sunday previous. AS the body
was found in Wyandotte county the
LeavenWOrth coroner had no jurisdic-
ton The father of the drowned boy
went to Pomeroy and identified the
body by the clothing.
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BAKER SAVED FROM PRISON
The Supreme Court Steps in Just in
Time.

The case of the state against J. H
Baker of Jewell county has reached the
supreme court. Baker some time ago
secured of H. H Huntsinger 80 cases
of eggs. valued at $3.50, and Hunt
singer claims he did it by fraud.
Baker was convicted of a felony in
the Jewell county district court and
sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary The supreme court has
granted a stay of proceedings until it
can investigate it,
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Police Justice-You were brought here
last night, sir, in a condition of maudliD
intoxication. What have you to say?
Rounder-You see, your honor, 1 went
out with the boys and opened a few bot
ties, and then before knew it-oh, we'll
your honor you know how it is yourself
New Y ork Press.
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FIRST CASE OF THE KIND.
Cashier Bontz Arrested for Violating
the Banking Law.

The arrest at Hutchinson of A. NJ
Bontz for violation Of the state bank
ing law, has been announced
"This is the first arrest of it's kind Z"
said Commissioner Breidenthal. 'sBontz
was cashier Of the bank at Sylvia and
discovered that he had made q false
statement of the condition of the bank
to this office. met the county attorney
at Hutchinson one night last week and
gave him the information.
THE arrest is made under section Is
which provides for a maximum punish
ment of one year in the county Jail or
a fine of 81 GOO, or both
There have been cases in which we
discovered the issue Of false state
ments before but we never found
them until after the failure of the
bank
II shall look to this matter closely
hereafter. and whenever such condi-
lions are found VIII file information
with the county attorney"
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Kansas - 20 Debts.

The state treasurer will this week
send to New York city Sale 600 in pay
rnent of part of the state bonds due
there on July 1st of $50, coo and inter
est The original issue Of these state
bonds was $4,000. Enough of this with
interest is held by the state school
fund commissioners to aggregate S32,-
600 and that viii also be paid by the
state treasurer at The same time.
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S. G. Elliott Found to be Insane.

Independence June 16-S G. Elliott
a prominent lawyer OF this city, has
been declared insane ia the probate
court and taken to the insane asy-
lum at OsaWatOmie. MIR. Elliott grew
UP in this city and has lived here the
greater part of his life He was well
known in political circles he being a
prominent Republican and having held
the office OF county attorney here for
two terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16
EXISTING GOLD STANDARD
Win be Endorsed in Plain Terms in
the Platform.

St Louis. June 16-Mr. Plat, Senator
Lodge and Governor Foraker held a
hurried but earnest consultation in the
main aisle Of the convention hall. just
off the end of the Massachusetts seats
before the convention was called to or
der The financial platform was the
subject of their talk. There is still
some little difference of opinion as to
the minor details of the pharseology Of
the plank, but the gentlemen engaged
in the conference today deny that there
is any serious difference, or any differ
ence at all that cannot be recOnciled
with ease They assert that on the one
essential fact of the endorsement of
the existing gold standard" in words
there is no difference of opinion what
ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16
A BEECHER IN TROUBLE.
Henry Barton, Son Of Henry War d
CHARGED With ForgerY.

New York. June 16.-Henry Barton
Beecher, son of Henry Ward Beecher.
was placed on trial for forgery on an
Indictment found a year ago.
1t is charged that he forged the ap-
plication Of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad for indemnity insur-
ance. and collected large commissions
thereon
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FREE - coNvENrIoN.
over 500 Voters of Jewell County At
tend a White Metal Meeting.

Nankato. June ia large and very
enthusiastic non-partisan. free silver
convention was held here and address
ed by Hon Albert Griffin.
Delegates. mostly Republicans led by
Dr A. -. Peters. were elected to attend
the state convention at Topeka. Voters
of all parties Were in attendance and
pledged themselves To vote for free
silver and to make that the dominant
issue in the coming campaign regard
less of party ties.
They demand that all masks must
come or that issues be clearly defined
and assert that no straddling or sub
terfuge viii deceive them and pledge
a majority of four hundred for free sill
yer platforms and candidates in this
county.
very busy and behind with their work
on account Of wet weather there We're
nearly i've hundred voters in attend
ance-
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OLD SOLDIERS REUNION.
Phillips County Dates Set for septem-
Der 1913.

Logan. June 16.-The dates for the
old soldiers reunion of Phillips county
have been fixed for September 16, II,
is and 19, to be held in Logan.
1T viii be the biggest reunion ever
held in the north Solomon valley. In
connection with the reunion the Mod
ern WOOdmen camps of this section Of
Kansas viii be invited here on those
dates and hold a picnic and reunion.
Ample tents have been engaged, and
all the speakers in the state viii be in
Vited.
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FAVOR W. A HARRIS.
POpulists of Douglas County Want
Him for Governor.

Lawrence June 16-The Populists
met i'm state convention here and elect
ed delegates to the state. cOngression-
al and, senatorial and appellate court
conventions.
Col W. a. Harris. fin a speech, an
nounced himself a candidate for the
Populist gubernatorial nomination, and
this delegation to the state convention
was elected in his interest. The con
gressiOnaI delegation is favora bic to
sam Bishop. the Democratic candidate
from this county
The appellate court delegates are for
Judge Clark Sam Bishop has advices
from an parts of the district which in
dictate his nomination at Ottawa by
the Democrats next week. He has a
good show Of being indorsed by the
POpulsts.
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Sugar Men Want Their Bounty.

The Parkinson Sugar company Of
Fort Scott has made application to the
state through Secretary COburn Of the
board of agriculture for its bounty for
the year Just passed. The company
shows that it has manufactured from
native cane 1888 packages of sugar ag-
gregating 6.583 pounds The sugar
bounty is q Of a cent per pound, and
the COMPANY asks for S35O.37A.