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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
ARIZONA'S PLANT.
Her Delegate Indignant That She is to b
Kept Out of tho Union.

Kept Out of tho Union.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Nathan o.
Murphy, territorial delegate from
Arizona, is at the ROLAND house. M
Murphy has been governor of
Arizona, and is just at present
engaged in an aggressive fight to secure
the admission of that territory as state
into the union. He said: THE people of
Arizona are unit for self-g government,
and as their representative, am doing all
in my power to secure for them, their con-
stitutionaI rights in This respect. Six
position TO admitting Arizona.
1t was generally conceded that the re-
naming territories should be admitted
and that the responsibility. expenses
and trouble of their government
transferred to their own peo-
pie. But lately considerable
irrigation has developed on account of
the monetary dispute, and motives un-
American, sectional and selfish, have
caused several hasty, and, l think, i'll
advised representatives to announce
their opposition to the admittance
Of any more western states whose sena-
tors we think would disagree with the
east on the money question.
"The merits involved are tenn
porarily oDscured on this ac-
count have, however, too
much confidence in the ultimate JUS
tice and love of fair play of the Ameri-
Can people to think tn hat.<an entirely ex-
traneous issue will be allowed to prevent
justice being done TO loyal and patri-
otic SUBJ division of this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
The Business Men of Oklahoma
City
On Their Way to st. Louis Will
Stop in Topeka.
REACH HTHEGLADHAND
Topeka Gives No Commercial
Delegation the Marble Heart.
She Has Walked Up and Wants
to Do Business.

J. P. Davis, S. S. OFT,
Warren NJ. Crosby, Charles S. Elliott,
F. o. Popenoe, Thomas Page,
w. II. Davis, Samuel T. Howe,
Robert Pierce.
These are the men who will guide the
destiny of the Topeka Commercial club,
They have been selected as directors
by the committee appointed for that
purpose, and they will be reported
to the meeting of the club next Tuesday
evening. There is no doubt that the club
will approve the selections made by the
committee and the gentlemen will be
regularly elected.
All of the gentlemen with a single eX-
ception have signitied their willingness
to serve and he is considering the matter
and the committee thinks there ID little
doubt that the board will stand as it has
been made up.
The government of the club is vested
in the board of directors and the commit
tee made AN effort to, far as possible,
have the different lines of business re-
presented in the board.
The board will meet soon after the
next meeting of the club and agree upon
the officers. Then the question of per-
manent quarters will be considered.
That business men living outside of
Topeka consider a commercial club
necessity is evident from letter written
to Z. S. Downjng. local representative of
r G. Dun 81 Co., by Thomas James,
manager of the company. MIR. James
said of the project:
AIN regard to the Topeka Commercial
club, think by all means yen should
not only join it hut. take very active
part in its organization. think that this
is one of the best movements your town
has ever made and would like to have
you closely identified with it."
Mr.. Downing has also received the
following statement about the Kansas
City Commercial club from the secretary,
E. III. Clendening.
ave are distinctly a business organiza-
tion, having for our sole purpose the
welfare of this city We do not allow
the subject of politics and religi ion to be
discussed in our meetings and we do
not endorse any private schemes.
The only sociability in which we
ever indulge is when we have visiting
delegation of business men here
either In convention or from some neigh
boring city, and then we have what we
call an informal reception this merely
consists of = general meeting Of our
mem bers with the visitors at which time
we have addresses upon subjects which
will interes: all parties, after which we
frequently have punch, lemonade and
cigars. We find this is pleasant means
of becoming better acquainted with our
neighbor and it is the only soeiability
we enjoy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
AN ICY LECTURE.
Prof. Dyche Told Of GreenIand's Icy
Mountains at Hamilton Hall.

Prof. Dyche Told of GreenIand's Icy
Mountains at Hamilton Hall.
Prof. Dyche gave perhaps $50 illus
trated views of north and south Green
land and Melville bay, in conjunction
with his lecture at Hamilton hall last
evening.
He explained the habits of the Esqui-
maux as he saw them during his long,
dreary stay in Melville bay, where he
learned to like them.
"The natives of north Greenland are
perfectly healthy and absolutely do not
know what disease is" said the lecturer.
"Our American people should emu
late the natives around Melville. They
are peaceful. and live together perfectly
contented. 1 never heard one swear
while l was among them.
II may start for the pole this sum-
mer, but hardly expect to at present.
81 expect to take along enough pro-
visions to last five years"
With his long hair, commanding pres
ence. and choice language the speaker
produces a pleasing effect.
While Prof. Dyche was no nearer the
pole" on his last excursion than North
Greenland, yet he feels positive of being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
TROUTMAN WON'T RUN.

He is Not Candidate. for Lieutenant
Governor.
Mr.. James A. Troutman will not be
candidate for re-election to the office of
lieutenant governor which he now holds.
Mr.. Troutman said today that he made
up his mind last summer not to be a
candidate for lieutenant governor again
and further than that he will make no
explains alton for his reasons for declining
a denomination.
His friends insist that he makes this
announcement to open the way for his
candidacy for governor, to succeed Gov
ernor Morrill,,
This announcement will no doubt
bring candidates into the field for lieu
tenant governor.
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COMING IN A SPECIAL CAR.
OklahOm Commercial Club Coming to
TopskA Monday.

Oklah Oma's Commercial Club Coming to
Topeka Monday.
The Commercial club of Oklahoma
City, Ok, will arrive in Topeka MONDAY
afternoon at 4:30 in special chair car
attached to Santa Fe train No. 6. They
will remain in Topeka until Tuesday
morning when they will leave for Kan
sas City, and from there to St Louis
The club is an association formed for
the purp pose of advancing the best inter
ests of their city. and their present ex-
cursion is the result of project to estab-
lish trade relations between Oklahoma
CITY and the east. The club is to be en-
tertained by the commercial clubs of
Kansas City and ST. Louis, and If the ar
rapgements now thought of are perfect
ed. this plan will also be carried out in
Topeka.
thursday letter was received by the
Topeka Commercial club from Mr.. Z. g.
Jones advising them that the party of
business men of Oklahoma City would
be in this city Monday night The let
ter was discussed at the meeting Thurs
day night, and the committee OF organi-
zation was selected to make ar
rangements for their entertainment.
This committee is composed of T. o.
popenoe, S. S. OFT, c. s. Elliott, Warren
N. Crosby and ]. 2. Davis. but up to this
afternoon nothing had been done in the
way of arrangements. This afternoon
meeting was called by f. o. Popenoe,
and all details of the manner in which
they are to be entertained are TO be ar
ranged.
The members of the committee
believe that there is an oppor-
tunity of establishing trade in sew
eral branches between Topeka and
Oklahoma City, and that business men
of this city should demonstrate that they
were alive to this opportunity. Al
though the projectors of the different
milling concerns, WHICH is by far our
largest manufacturing industry, stale
that it is impossible to ship their produces
to Oklahoma from the fact that they
have both the grain aud mills in that sec
ton of the country, there are seVeral
other branches of trade in this city which
have no such difficulty to labor under,
| aud the business men of Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
FIRE AT A CHURCH FAIR
Causes n Panic Opera House and
Other Buildings Burn.

DUBIOUS, Ia. Jan. 25.-During the
progress of a Roman Catholic fair in the
opera house atFarley, village of 1000 in
habitants twenty-three miles west of this
place last night, fire broke out and Gre
ated panic among the people. In an
instant the crowd became a struggling
mob anxious to reach the open air in
safety. Women and children tainted
and many were tranpled upon and re-
ceived severe bruises.
Across the street from the opera house
was located the new Loomis hotel.
There was a scare among the guests and
a scram bic to get out of harms way. The
people from the hotel aud opera house
filed the street.
The opera house block was entirely
destroyed with the Loomis hotel aud two
banks, two small stores, and two resi-
dences. The loss will aggregate $4,000
only partly insured. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
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and animated nature, and she wants to
see the Populists flock by themselves.
She will be in Washington until March
when she will go to the colony in Mont
rose county, Colorado, of which she was
the originator She is ardent in praise
of the scheme aud says it is hourishing
without the possibility of decadence. The
colony is even better situated, Mrs. Diggs
thinks, than the place she had picked
out in Virginia, "where every prospect
pleases and even man isn't vile" as che
described it. HI. F. NJ.
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DIXEY AT ATCHISON.
While ssSI PIunkarel'' plays at tn
Capital City of Kansas.

WnAAe 'SA Plum TX arsa' Plays at the
Capital City of Kansas.
Henry E. Dixey will appear
at the Atchison theater tomor.
row friday evening in THE Lot.
terry of Love" Dixey is one OF
lson and Lincoln are the only western
towns that win see him on this tour
Atchison Globe.
While Atchison and surrounding towns
are getting such attractions as Dixey, To-
peka is being insultsd with such disorder
~ combinations as the Carrie Russell
20. and by such worn out back num-
bers as Isl Plunkard" which will appear
tonight. This season MIR. Crawford be-
gan the year by fOisting on an intelli-
gent respectable, theaser loving people
series of the worst entertainments
ever booked for this town. An outraged
pu0lic refused to patronize sthem and
nnally IN an endeavor TO ''get even" Mr.
Crawford cancelled almost ali If tbo
bookings for the latter part of Decenb bor
and most OF January and for nearly
three weeks In the midst of the theatri.
cal season the principal and it mipht he
said only theater In a city of 81. 900 Deo-
pie has been continuously dark.
One meritorious performance has bean
given at the house this winter. and that
was "Ckarley's Aunt" The bouse was
packed and the audience was hiohIv
pleased. Topeka people will aIwavs
patronize an entertainment they know to
De good, but they will no longer take MIR,
Crawford's word for 1t.
Genuine Lehigh Pennsylvania can be
gotten by placing orders with
IHE So UTHwEsTERN FUEL Co,
634 Kansas Avenue
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TO MEET IN MARCH.

Democratic Central Committee of
Kansas to Name Date Of Convention.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. = Chairman
Richardson said today he had authorized
Secretary Peppsrell 70 cali the Demo
cratic committee at Topeka the first
week in March TO fix the time of the
convention to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention.
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BAKER Is HOPEFUL.
Congressman From the Sixth Distri
ImpIies There VIII Be Eusion.

COngressman From the Sixth Districs
Implies There VIII BE Fusion.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25--Re presen nta-
tive Baker of the Sixth Kansas district,
is on two pension committees, pensions
and invalid pensions, and says the work
keeps him SO busy he hasn't even time to
think of politics. lie found tims today
however to say that the word he had
from Kansas was full of hope for the
Populists. "fhe word 1 get" said he,
sis all to the effect that we are going to
beat the Republicans, and there is no
reason to be discouraged"
You dOu't mean the Populists will
win without fusion?'
"Weu of course the Democrats hold
the balance of power, but from what
hear there is every reason to believe that
the Populists will be stronger than the
Republicans"
Mr. Baker didn't say whether he
thought there would be fusion. but an
analysis of his statements would indicate
that if the PoDulists are going to defeat
the Republicans there must be a combi-
nation or three straight tickets.
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SENATOR BAKER SPEAKS
In Favor of the Free Coinage of American
Silver.


silver.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Late yesterday
afternoon Senator Baker of Kansas took
the floor, spoke on the amendment linn
iting the coinage of silver TO the Ameri-
can product. He said:
81 am firm believer in what under
stand to be bimetalIism. Legislation
should be along the lines of equality
and parity between the two metals, at
ratio of rs TO l.
"If silver has ever been stricken down
by an act of legislation it was by the act
of 1878. The truth is that we did not
really begin to coin silver into money to
any considerable extent until after the
passage of the so-called demonetization
act of 1873.
"a majority of the people demand two
things First, the enactment of tariff
law, not quite so prohibitive in some
respects as the Mckinley bill and not
quite so luxuriant as its free list.
''Second, the coinage OF American sill
yer at the ratio of Is to l.
"The people believe that with a proper
tariff law, the balance of trade will be
speedily restored aud foreign gold will
flow into the treasury; that with the
coinage of American silver the money
of the country will not be so easily cor
nered, and panic5 and lockouts will not
SO frequently occur.
81 do not believe that the issue of all
issues at this time is the money question,
l fully realize that the question is at the
front, not however, because or its merits
only, but rather because of the hard
times, caused largely, if not wholly, by
bad legislation; and because of its indus
triOus and persistent cultivation by am
bilious mep, and by the discarded and
dissatisfied politicians of the old parties.
"Mr President, am ready and willing
at any time to vote for the free coinage
of silver produced in the United States
only, not because the money question is
the paramount issue of the hour, but
rather because l believe that we are
shortly to have more favorable laws gov
erning our important industries, when
prosperity will return.
"And then good, only good in my judg
ment, can come by an increase in our re-
demptien or primary money. l am also
ready and willing to vote for bill pro-
viding for the coinage of our silver at
the rate of 16 to l, as an object lesson.
Ii the law proves beneficial, we will re-
tain it; if injurious repeal it.
"Mr. President, the people, as demon
strated by the elections of 1898, 1894 and
1895, have determined as speedily as
possible to place the entire control of
this great government in the hands of
the Republican party.
at is ready and willing to accept that
great trust soon to be devolved. 1t will
meet every question and decide it prop
erly. 1t will be equal to every emerg-
ency. 1t will settle questions OF tariff
and finance unaided and alone.
at will establish and maintain the
equality and parity between gold and
silver, at ratio of 16 to 1 to the entire
satisfaction of people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
OKLAHOMA VISITORS.

$50 pm.-The committee appointed to
entertain the Oklahoma visitors decided
that as the time to prepare for
entertaining them was so short, they
would invite the visitors to attend
business meeting Monday night; further
hctinn may ha taken Monday.
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weekly BANK statement.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve. increase $5,332, ,950; loans, de-
crease $6.U9S, 800; specie, increase $2,-
400; legal tenders, increase So. 49,
800; de posits, decrease So 663, 900; circula-
tien. decrease $112,90O. The banks now
hold $37, ,678, 500 in excess of the require
ments of the 25 Der cent rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
LORD LEIGHTON DEAD.

Presid ent of tIie Royal Academy Dies of
Heart Disease.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Lord Leighton. bet
ter known as Sir Frederick Leighton,
president of the royal academy, is dead
Lord Leighton suffered from chill
this morning and this was followed by a
serious affection of the heart His con-
dition soon became critical and during
the afternoon he sank rapidly and then
came the end. He was 90 years of age.
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2Th til
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OUTBREAK OF PULLED OFF
The Dallas History Be Repeated Ad
NanssaIn, Evidently.

FORT WORTH. Jan. 25.-It is stated on
good authority here that the Maher-
Fitzsimm1us fight instead of being pull
ed eff in Jusrez, Mexico, on the 18th
of February, will take place on this
side of the Rio GraRde at point three
miles from Ell Paso just over the New
Mexico line. which can only be reached
by the Southern Pacific trains from Ell
Paso
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
Five EHowartl Rohbers.

Captain John Gardiner returned last
evening with the two men from Wichita
who are accused of being parties to the
robbery OF the Howard store on January
7th. They gave their names as F. Smith
and Harry johnson. There are now five
men here charged with the burglary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
ITALIANS CLEANED OUT.

AoyssInIans Too MHch for Them But They
Arc Permitted to Depart
ROME, Jan. 25.-News was received
here today that the Italian forces which
havo been beseiged at Makalle, Abvs-
slnia, for some time past. had evacu-
ated that place with the honors of
war The news was hailed with great
mauifestAtions of relief and ioy through
uut Italy 1t is believed that this will
Lead to peace betweea Italy and Abys-
stnIa-
SnbacrIbs for the Dai1v sr.rr ro,-..-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

able to reach the goal this trip. He will
take nine scientific men with him.
Hamilton hall was crowded with the
best people of Topeka and they gave the
lecturer respectful attention and frequent
APPLAUSE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
GRAND JURY INDUCEMENTS

Ben Jordan, colored, and John Bious,
whito. were arrested this afternoon
On indictments by the grand jury
charging them with selling liquor Two
Indictments have been returned against
one other man for the same offense, but
he has not vet been arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

Genuine Lehigh Pennsylvania can be
gotten by placing orders with
1HE SO UTHwEsTERN FUEL Co,
634 Kansas Avenue
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[Continued on Fifth Page. ]
New-York tribune., 1896-05-30

feet long was torn from the ground posts ana cas
ried some d.stanc. and smashed into pieces
I'VE started south. both OF Ms by this time rat'f
Frightened and as looked up Lnfell-aw ]
witnessed something which impressed me- more tnn
anything else during the evening. A huge tree IN
been uprooted and was coming up Lindesl-aye Hs
tremendous rate. II was lying horzontaDy ana sn
coming toward me rs foliage IN front ana the foo1
dragging on the ground The tree ws keepIrs IN
the centre o, the road NICELY as IL sere oehs
pushed BY human power. and was foio~ea IN w
rde--if you would call ride-by boxes ana 'f.e'
and articles OF every description You may "
sure that We FASTENED as fast as possible for I'm
livery barn again and as We reached !, We 'ouha
dozen men trying to close the sliding doors "nT'
opened into the first floor. The wind was conia
In AT a furious rate but they allowed US 70 drve
The stable is the largest place OF the kind in tn
country as you may imagine when you know ths
upward OF 100 horses are kept on the third noe
Ny son and | had scarcely got inside the oar
when there was a tremendous crash and the r's
fell in Very fortunately the brick walls fea
instead Of out. and rested the roof somewhere
tha, It did not crash all the way through the o0s
ing II pinned the horses. however which were
the third floor
outside. the scene by this time was alrnor D
thing. Boxes. trees roofs and everything ss
imaginable appeared 10 b. flying about al w
mendous rate The big telegraph po.es we're snapv'
Ike 50 many pieces Of slender gass. and the ae'
trtcity running through the wires was Taole s"'.
everywhere I saw an immense tree picked up ~
thrown on the top OF a house. which !; cfushe' =
The screams OF women. the neishing OF the n0's'
who were caught on the foor above. ard tne a''''s
of the electricity furnished sounds wheh "e's !. .
,ccompaniment for the terribly grand scene .N.'
was taking place outside. The darkne" na' "
this time almost settled over the CITY sn' o"'
added 20 the terror OF the situation
81 shou.l think that this scene lasted fn ps''As'
,ven,v minutes and then FASTENED 70 70, hV.s. r.
Nv residence Is built Of sixteen-incn onsA
IN, my wife and daughters told me NAV e.,
like a leaf during the worst part OF 'he sv
hs,ches on my lawn were found '" ...'
,ro,, my home. and several OF my nes"01 -.
,,e,r ch,mnsvs blown through me 'O"'s
homes a.. Clark ave-
.rhs view from Twenty-hrst-st' anu %.
=. n. tooLed down over the scene OF lrsi des,,uc
ferday morning. vas one OF sinos ssb 20 the sosis
ton. As far as the eye ouIS be seen toppled ors,
H. cbiidren's toys trees upro9.e1i shells Tss
magnificent buildings crusn.o cruil,,,r was almost ~
hepupnraam, no in whole area for tNsnss Wlts
snnare witch vas not seriously 10 ne buili.n,
the exception OF broken ,rr N,,r The worst dsmss.
escaped almost W shor,-sve where every .so ~
was completely wrecked "a ~ a. you would ,ss'
steel pillar was twisted and other evidences =
wire a.ou"u nv no less remarkaoIe WI We sss,,cs
seen almost everywhere. me ,sss W. noNsr-hous ..
dd not suffer IN me lrse probably the ts.,;
the lnion .rv.'r sa r,,d in the world. was e0"V""'
wrecked.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
TELEGRAPH LINES REPAIRED.

BOTH THE BIG COMPANIES REPORT THEIR LINES
To ST. LOUIS ~ GOOD WORKING ORDER
The Importance that the bicycle may assume In
telegrapAlc service is subject which occupied the
attention OF Vice President Bradley OF the Postal
Telegraph Company. when Information came TO
him from 81. Louis that the chief difficulty there
jist now in the operations Of the company Is the
lack OF facilities 10 transport messengers The
strcetcars not running" h. said yesterday
The storm ntcrfered with transportation and
there Is trouble In the delivery OF telegrams The
ncl for bicycles there Is apparent. and understand
that some OF the messengers have already been
equipped with wheels. The Postal wires I'm the
storm district now all right and working In
perfec; order. We were not much affected by the
tornado. only slight damage being done to a few
strands. which have now all been repaired"
Mr. Griffith. wire chief OF the Western Union lines
reported yesterday that perfec; communication with
81. Louis established The work OF the 800 line
men resulted In the quick repair or wires which
broken. These men were engaged on the short
possible notice and TO the spot from all
parts OF the Southwest and from Chicago. Cincin-
natl and Memphis. The company is not stopping 10
rebuild the lines but is making use OF cables 1t
expected that by ast night one-half OF the
damage would be repaired.