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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
MARY is EXCITED
Raising "Less Corn" In New
York City.
'sOverthrOW the Government
fit Refuses to Grant
THAT MEN ARE EQUAL
Shouts Mary Lease to an En-
thusiastic Assemblage.
The Kansas Stormy Petrol In
Her Element.

New York. Oct 16.-"Open the win
dOws, cried Mrs. Mary Lease-and they
could hear her a block away
Mrs. Lease was addressing an audi
ence that filed every nook and Granny
of Majestic hall, last night. Even the
stage was crowded The chairman,
George Black, of the Sixteen to One
club, under whose auspices the meeting
was held, and the star orator were con-
fined to q few feet in the immediate
front of the platform
All men are created eQual-With
equal rights to life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness''-A1rs Leases voice
was like an fnsistent cannonade IF
the government fails TO grant that
right it is the duty of the people to
overthrow the government!'
THAT is right" shouted enthusiasts
from different parts of the hall
Overthrow the corrupt party that
stands between you and liberty and
bury it so deep that even the Angel Ca
brieI cannot resurrect it," She was
pacing up and down the short stretch
of platform as she hurled her argument
at the audience
IF you permit the gold party to tri-
umph, you might as well burn the con
stitution, burn the Bible, burn the Dec
laration Of Independence
TT is not a question of whether the
monOpolists viii go. 1t is question of
how they will go. If otherwise than
peaceably, that anarchist. Mr.. Lauter-
bach, viii have something to answer
for. He has ranged himself side by
side with the prince of anarchists-Her
Most. Indeed, 1 make apology to Herr
Most for classing him with Mr.. Lau-
terbach."
When Mrs. Lease ran over the de-
mOnetization Of paper, good enough
for old soldiers, but not good enough
igor the b0ndholders," she was gather
ing rage as she went, but, when she
reached the decentralization of silver her
head was thrown back like a war horse
shifting the battle At the name of
John Sherman her arms We're saving
the air in a frenzy.
He will go down to history blacker
than Benedict Arnold and Judas IS
CARROT"
Mrs. Lease made an enormous effect
upon her hearers when she compared
the rough handed, great hearted sons
of toll, the brain and Drawn of the
land" with "the soft-handed, silk-hat-
ted money grubbers. Wv herever /
speak and she was almost jocular-
the Hannacratic party are badly
frightened. They are demoralized. They
tell us and this is part of the game
that unless Mckinley is elected the
mills won't go on. If they depend ON
the gold standard, on England and
Germany, then in Gods name let the
mills shut down! We are great enough
to have a coinage Of our own.
Rally your strength on the silver
question Hurry There is no time to
waste. Forget political differences and
restore the dollar of your fathers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
New York ssWOrld'' Reluctantly
Comedies the State
By a Majority Of About 15,-
600.
MR.. CREELMAN WRITES
That Although Gold Standard
Democrats Are Working
They Can Scarcely Overcome
Free Silver Fusion.

New York. Oct. 16.-Creelman. the no
ted correspondent sends the following
special to The World from Richmond,
Va
Virginia viii give her u electoral
votes. TO Bryan by majority Of 1900
or 5000.
Bryan win win here. but at what cost
to the Democratic party. Tt is true
ttiat General d. Field. the POpullst can
didate for vice president for whom Mr.
Bryan voted against Adlai p. Steven
son four years ago, is now stumping
the state for his former supporter. and
that about II 900 Populists ululate and
cry hosannahs at the feet of the young
Nebraska leader. but on the other
hand nearly 90 .O00 Democrats, led by
best and most substantial and responsl-
BILE men of the party-declare that Bry
an is q POpullst a repudiat0r and
fanatic, whose election would dIshonor
the Democratic organization and bring
ruin upon the nation.
Standing I'm the capital of the old
south and looking back on the states I
have already visited, can see the
same plain signs. here as there that in
the battle of ideas and principles POpu-
Ism has relaxed the Democratic con-
science and overcome the Democratic
lit is strange To find P0pulsm gain
ing ground among the Democrats of
Virginia This state gave birth to the
founder of the Democratic party, an in
diVIdualist and champion of the COM
peutive principle in all things Here
was born the great chief Justice of the
supreme court. John Marshall.
Virginia is streWn with the wrecks
Of burst b0Oms, and that has had
much to do with the strength of the
free silver movement. Six years ago the
1rinIng fever spread and cities were
planned in waste places. After three
years of madness there was a collapse
and thousands Of men found themselves
in debt
The courts of Virginia are filled with
ltleatlans growing cut OF this folly.
ne temptat tion to support free silver
starting new boom was very strong
Go to the scenes of these dead enter
prises and you win md centres Of free
silver agitation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16

Gov. Richards Answers Libel OF g
New York Paper.


Helena, Mont. Oct. 16.-Speaking of
an article in a New York paper attack
ing the financial integrity Of Montana,
Governor Richards in an interview.
says: THE statement that Montana
does not honor her outstanding obn-
cations. is false and malicious. The
warrant issued to Lauritzen & Co. for
$500 was drawn against the state capt.
tai fund. and so states upon Its face.
"The fund is created from the sale
and the leasing of 150 600 acres Of land
granted to the state by the federal gov
ernment for the purpose of erecting
buildings The warrants issued against
this fund are largely in the nature of
bonds drawing pr cent interest ana
redeemable as money accumulates in
the fund. They are issued with that
understanding and show upon their
faces that they are not payable out OF
the general fund of the state. Because
the state refuses to pay out of the gen
eral fund. a warrant drawn on a spe-
cidc fund.- the assaults on the credit
and good name of the state of Mon
tana and attempts to make political
capital by assuming that it is a dis
honest and poverty stricken silver state
are outrageous. If the warrant in ques-
ton had been against the general fund,
it would have been promptly cashed
Tt win be paid out of the state capital
buildings fund precisely upon the
terms upon which it was issued, name
ly: from the moneys that accumulate
therein from the sale and leasing Of
state lands referred to.
Mr.. Lauritzen knows the condition
under which this fund is created and
the terms upon which warrants against
it are issued If he has misled his
bankers it affords no excuse to any one
to libel the great commonwealth Of
Montana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
BUTLER IS SATISFIED.
Says Indiana is Safe for Bryan and
Ohio is Doubtful

Washington Oct. Ex-senator Rutler.
chairman of the Populist national com
mittee. returned from Chicago this
morning. He expressed himself as sat
isfed with the result of the meeting of
the PopuIst executive committee and
also with the general outlook -There
are only four states. ? said he sin which
fusion has not been ARA ranged-Ga9rgfa
Florida. North Carolina and Tennes-
see
An adjustment VIII be reached in
Florida and Tennessee without doubt
So far as Georgia is concerned. the
state viii go either for Bryan and Wat
son or Bryan and SeWau An adjust
ment in North Carolina is difficult. be-
cause the DemocTa is rejected several
very fair propositions which were made.
Regarding the middle western states.
Ohio can be classed as doubtful. Indi-
ana. with fusion arranged. is safe for
Bryan, and Illinois. Michigan. Mime
sofa and Iowa are in the balance
regard it as safe to assume that the
chances are even in those states. that
is. that two of the four viii go for
Bryan and silver
Kentucky lis safe. West Virginia
and Maryland are doubtful with the
chances, 7 think, strongly i'm favor of
Bryan in the former. In Maryland the
result viii depend upon the Republican
farmers If there is enough dissaffec-
tion among them to offset the gold
detection in Baltimore. Bryan VIII
carry the state. For the population.
there is a greater gold Democratic de-
fection in Baltimore I think than ia
any city west of New York "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
RIGHTMIRE TALKS.
Forty Republicans, One Dem mocrat and
One Populist Hear Him at Cot
tonWOod Falls.

COTTONWOOD FaIIs, Oct. I6-W y.
Righam1Te made what he called an old
fashioned Populist speech at this place
Wednesday night
The Republicans assisted him in ad-
vertising the meeting and preparing
the room where 1t was held. His audi
ence consisted of 40 of the most pronl-
nent Republicans of Cottonwood Falls,
one Democrat and one Populist
The speech was made up of personal
attacks on all the candidates of the
Peoples Party and was enthusiastical-
ly applauded.
ulist in the county. J. W. DoOlittle of
Chase county, presidential elector on
the middle Of the road ticket, doesn't
exist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
WHY THE DIFFERENCE?
Republicans Say Leedy as Senator
Collected Almost Double Mileage


It is charged by the Republicans to-
day that J. W. Leedy, Populist candi-
date for governor, as senator from
Coffey county, collected mileage
amounting to s53.70, for going to and
from his home in Leroy to the legisla-
ture at the rate of Is cents per mile
for 858 miles, whereas the distance by
the usual route both ways is only 1856
miles, which, at Is cents a mile, would
entitIe Mr.. Leedy to only S29. 40 instead
of s53. TO-
T. c. Ballinger. the member of the
house at the same session, 1885, who
lives at Burlington. ten miles from Le-
roy, collected for his mileage, accord
ing to the voucher on file, to and from
the legislature, $279O, for total dis
tance Travelled of 1876 miles.
The distance from Leroy to Topeka
by the usual route is figured as fol-
lows: Leroy to Emporia SO miles: En-
pOria to Topeka 81 miles; total 50
miles: both ways 1855 miles.
The following IS the voucher on file
in the auditors office on which Senator
Leedy drew his mileage;
Secretary's No. 22.-The state of
Kansas to J. w Leedy. DR., 1895. mem
Der of senate, for 358 miles travel in
going to and returning from the Iegfs-
lature. 1895 at Is cents per mile $53. 10.
for ten days service at $500 per day,
from January to January Is, $50. 90;
postage $1,000: total S93. 20.
The State of Kansas Shawnee Coun-
ty, SIS; 1 do sOlemnly swear that the
above bill is just, correct and remains
due and unpaid; that the amount claim
ed therein is actually due according to
law.
J. w LEEDY
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 18th day of January. A. D, 1892
W. w. COOK.
Assistant Auditor of State
Correct: W. J.. BROWN
Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
HIS WIFE WAS AWAY.
And Mr Stewart Entertained His
Gentlemen Friends and Fellow
Workers

W. H. Stewart is a valued employe Of
Crosby Bros. store His wife is out Of
town and last night he celebrated the
event with a gentlemen's party at his
home. The Invitations read as follows:
"Yo ou are cordially invited to attend
union Of the silver stays, gold bugs,
popocrars. prOhibs, resubs. etc, at No.
634 Harrison street Thursday evening.
october TO- Trouble begins at to $50
clock. Please come loaded for bear
wv TT. STEW ART.''
Only employees of the same firm We're
invited. and there We're 81 of them pres
ent The house was beautifully decor
ated with corn cObs. cold slaw and ex-
celsior and the following beautiful
notices carefully worked in spinach
adorned the rooms in prominent places
"AN hat is Home Without a MOther-in-
Law2' Music by the Hat Band. Card
rQom-Sl0o Limit Hurrah for
O'Erien." Free Lunch-5 Cent Linn
it'll" Wine Room-Beware Of the Dog"
"Hurrah for Mex" "AII Gents viii
Sing a Song, Tell a story Make
speech or Danch Jig" Those present
We're.
Pegues, r. L. Nesbaum, Chas. Klein
haus, Bernie Crosby. Erl Williams
VIM. COnnOrs, Ben Blythe, Viii Ly-
man. B. FL Younger, j. Az Fuller, Joe
Deacon, Fred McGiffn, Lu Ramsber-
ger Geo Plat, Otto Langhauke. Geo.
Kelly John Anderson, Joe Myers, Jas
o Hara, John Buchanan Sam F1eish-
man, j. T. Nicholas. Frank DuiO. Hen
ry HelWig. Jack and Ned Mercer Ed
Sheard. Geo Anderson. J. w. Page. c.
]. Mileham, Nelson Akers, c. Knowles,
and Bob Rix. the porter
A splendid lunch Of the regulation
sort was spread and a trio of cOlOred
boys sang, danced and played during
the evening
Mrs. Stewart is expected home as
This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
TRACY is DISSATISFIED.
Wants to Fight Young Corbett AGAIN
at Frisco.

San francisco oct. 16.-Tom Tracv
being dissatisfied with the result of his
recent meeting with George Green
t4oung CorbetD, before the Occidental
cluo' has challenged the latter to f-ht
MIN again at l44 pounds before the club
oIl eflng the biggest purse, and offers
his favor.
Green heard of the challenge last
night and spoke as follows concerning
lt- am In a bit of a quandary lust
now, as I had cableerara from -
don a day or two ago, telling me that
an important letter is on the way.
con know what kind Of an offer IT
contains. but if it is not something en-
1Iacy the first chance. He is a manly
fellow and a willing fighter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
WE MAY GET REED.
The Famous Yankee May Make a
Speech Here

Chairman c. E. Gault of the Repub-
lican county central committee has
started a movement to have Thomas B.
Reed stop in Topeka a few hours on
his way either to or from Wichita,
where he is billed to speak October "a
Mr. Gault has not been able to ascer-
tain for certain whether Speaker Reed
viii really come west. but if he does he
viii leave nothing undone to secure the
gentleman from Maine for a speech in
Topeka. So far as Mr.. Gault knows,
there is no one of national reputation
billed to speak in Topeka before cleo
tion and if he can secure the services
of Mr.. Reed he figures that the largest
crowd of the campaign viii be in To
pel1a.
The railroads may run excursion
trains to Topeka, as they did for Nc
Kinlev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
THE REGISTRATION.
It Reaches 7,75o-should be Pushed
Up to Highest Notch

The registration has reached Z. 7.750 and
the voters are still coming in slow
~ This is only $50 less than the high
est point reached two years ago. There
is every indication that at least 900
more will be registered ia the week
more that the books will be open. There
are probably almost 10. 600 voters in the
city if every one is registered.
No one should neglect to register.
This is the year When a question Of su-
preme Importance is to be settled, and
every man who has the right of fran
chise should vote The time to regis
ter is at hand Go to the Office now,
and do not wait until tomorrow After
next Friday you may regret your de-
lay, but it will then be too late.
REGISTER.
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WON,T YIsIT WATSON.
The Populist Committee Gives Up It's
Intended Trip.

Chicago, Oct l6.-The projected trip
Of the committee appointed BY the Pop
ulist executive committee to cain on NIr
Watson has been abandoned Sanat-r
Butler left for Washington last nfebf
Committeeman Reed of Georgia and
George T. Washburn, chairman of rhe
western branch of the committee who
were 10 accompany Senator Butler to
Georgia are still in town and say thar
no formal call will be made on MT
Watson.
"A telegram was received from the
Ropulfst vice presidential candidate
but both gentlemen emphatfcaIy deny
that its contents were in favor OF the
abandonment of the trip. What the
contents of the telegram were causing
speculation, as it was understood last
night that the committee intended to
start unless word was received from
z4r- watson to the contrary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
MARRIED A EUDORA GIRL.
A New York SWindler Stopped in
Kansas to Marry, Now Arrested

Los Angeles. Cal, Oct 16.-George n
Quinn, for whom the police of New
York have been searching for the past
six weeks, has been arrested at Lake
View. Riverside county, where he was
living on a ranch.
Quinn was collector for J. B. Hall. a
New York decorator, and is charged
with raising a. check from SAL to S741
He decamped with the wife Of H w.
Gamble of Brooklyn and while en- route
to California stopped off at Eudora,
Kan, where he married a young w0-
man who was said to be very wealthy.
He deserted her in a few days and
when arrested at Lake View was liv-
ing with the Gamble woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
ANNUAL 'POssUM HUNT.
The Possum Hunting Association to
Repeat It's Festivities Tonight

The second annual hunt of the Mile
ham-Arnold 'Possum Hunting associa-
uon occurs tonight in the timber along
Soldier creek. fifteen miles northwest of
Topeka
Judge Hazen. Lee Jones and Dr.
Miner have been admitted to the asso-
citation and will be formally initiated
tonight The party viii sleep in the
woods and reakfast on baked 'possum.
4hose who form the party this year
are a. j. Arnold. John BIileham. Jas
per Earnest, Dan Wyatt. Tony Brown.
Sudse T. = Hazen- Lee Jones and DR..
Miner. The party viii raf7lr,, tor,,~,--
row In the Prairie Pullman which has
been cLarLerad Tor The .ceas-o-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
Stolen by young BLACKS.

Two colored boys who say they came
to this city from Salina have been ar
rested by the police department and
charged with having stolen a suit Of
clothes from the back yard of Mrs.
Vim. Etter, corner of Morse and Van
Buren streets The suit belonged to
Mrs Etter's brother, c. z. Chapman.
and had been hung out on a clothes
line to air The boy who is charged
with the theft is Sam Sport, and his
age is IA years AS accOmplice, VIII
Drake is held at the city Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
REEDS VOICE GONE.
The Speaker Can't Talk Above {
Whisper-Dates CanoeIIed-

Fort Wayne. Ind, Oct 16.-speaker
Thomas B. Reed of Maine. who spoke
here last night, is confined to his hotel
in this city with sickness and was un-
able to resume his speaking tour this
morning. His voice has given out and
he is unable to speak above a whisper
His engagements at Cambridge City
have been cancelled. He leaves for
Chicago at 4 .. m. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16

Mrs F. NJ Bidweu came down from
Holton yesterday to do some shopping
and just after she started up Kansas
avenue from the Rock Island depot
she discovered that her pocket book
was missing 1t contained two IS bills
and S3.75 in silver. Mrs Bidweu can
not tell whether she dropped the pock>
ct book or whether It was picked from
her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
PADEREWSKI CRAZY.
A Report Current That the Pianist
Has Gone Insane.

New York. Oct. ia rumor current
in musical circles says that Paderew-
ski, the pianist. has gone insane. The
origin Of the report is a mystery. Pad
erewsh's friends here deny the story
but no denial or confirmation could be
secured from Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16

Little Falls. N. Y, Oct 16.-Freeman
Ives Co., produce dealers have assign
ed Liabilities and assets and the
cause of the failure are as yet unknown.
The firm was rated from $50, 900 to
$500 OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
WENT TO SEE WATSON.
Kansas Farmers Had Not Heard that
Ee Couldn't Come

Fort Scott, kan. Oct 16.-The fact
that Vice Presidential Candidate Wat
sons Kansas dates had been Cancelled
was not received in the country and in
the towns alon the Kansas, Nebraska
e. Dakota road. and today at nearly
every town on that railroad large
crowds assembled from the surround
ing country to see him. Some farmers
drove twenty miles to be present and
the crowds were all greatly disappoint-
ed at the nominees failure to appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
Arrived on CITY ofTopeka.

Victoria, B. G., Oct. 16.-Among the
passengers by the city of Topeka ar
irving from the north last night. were
Captain Coles and crew Of the little
S1-ton sealer, San Jose. While home
ward bound with $40 skins. on Septem-
Der p, she was caught in a fierce gale
and became a total wreck. The sea-
sons catch was saved with difficulty
and no lives were lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
Run on Willimantic Bank.

Willimantic, Conn, Oct 16.-Owing to
tute during which $50 600 has been
withdrawn, the directors of the bank
today issued a statement in which they
announced their intention of taking ad-
vantage of the four months notice law.
The cause OF the run IS not vet known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
KOLB rs EXPELLED.
Alabama Populists Remove Him
From State Committee.

Blrningham, Ala. Oct. is e-T7I,s D.,
ulist state central committee vesterr5a,-
passed resolutions expcIing Kolb fba
former Populist candidate for COVER
nor
The resolution called upon the com
mittee to remove Kolb and RAYMOND
saving that they were unworthy of con
ddence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16

Requested to Expel a Correspondence
Rio de Janeiro. Oct. 16.-The chamber
of deputies has requested the presi-
cent to expel the London Times cores
pondent from Brazil on account Of a dis
patch saying a panic prevailed in Bra
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Earthquake Shock in italy.

Nice. Oct. 16.-An earthquake shock
ing
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-27

The East side officials who have
the bridge work in hand on the
College Hill creek road, are beng
talked about. We learn they tore,
or caused to be torn up the decking
on this bridge some ten days ago
and left it with the nails up and
nothing but footmen can cross and
many of them snag their shoes at
night. Vehicles and horsemen are
compelled to go around by the coal
schultz crossing If this latter
crossing is to be made the regular
one, we say to the officials to put
a foot bridge where now torn up; re-
move the debris and put up signs
at the proper place telling of the
discontinuance of the road. While
speaking of this road we would ask,
what has become of that beautiful
tunnel the Iron Mountain was or
dered to build within ninety days?
Has it caved in or is in statu quo,