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TsH Greensboro, Ky, Iaqut,er Mr. ". 0 Adams, publisherl has donned handsome new dress.
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OUR CLUBBING RATES.
I.e,.aing Newspapers tt Reduce Prices
 Weekly Graphic,

The Siee-a-weeG GRApmc has made arrangements with the leading newspapers of the country whereby Itcan secure them for it's subscribers at greatly reduced prices The list appears helow, the price named bc- ing for the twiee-a-Week GRAPHIC and the newspaper mentioned both for one Xear.
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PINE BLUFF. ARK. SEP 2s ls97
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
The Department of State Has
Decided on a Course
To Be Pursued Regarding the
Nicaragua Canal.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Is the Main Feature Agreed Up
ON Up to the Present.
Matter Will Be Placed BefO ore
Congress in December.

Washington, Aug 4.-No matter what
the attitude of the greater Republic OF
Central America may be, it is the in
tention of the administration to rec
ommend governmental control of the
Nicaragua canal when congress assem-
lbeS next December.
This was made plain at a conference
at the state department participated in
by Secretaries Adee and Crimler, Sena-
tor Morgan, former Senator Warner
Miller and Mr.. Merry, the recently ap-
pointed minister to Nicaragua, Saliva
dor and Costa Rica, regarding the COM
plications which have grown out of the
refusal of the governments of Nicar-
auga and Salvador to receive Mr.. Mer-
ry.
1t has been practically decided that
Mr.. Merry shall go to Costa Rica and
that the headquarters of the legation
shall be transferred to that country
from Nicaragua. No steps will be ia
ken to make this transfer, however, un-
til the governments of Nicaragua and
Salvador have again been heard from.
The administration believes there is
no necessity of entering even into new
convention with Nicaragua with a view
to securing authority for the conStruc-
tiOn of the waterway. The programme
will be based upon the provisions of the
convention now in force as well as the
concession which was granted to an
American company by the Nicaraguan
government for the construction of the
canal. This concession will not expire
for three years.
Acting in accordance with instruc-
tiOns given by the state department.
Minister Baker is watching every move
of the opponents of the canal in Mic
aragua and making reports thereon to
the state department, so that in case of
necessity prompt action may be taken
by the authorities.
The Walker commission which has
been holding meetings at the state de-
partment will make a preliminary re-
port to congress at the beginning of the
session setting forth it's estimate. Should
this report show that the cost would
not be greater than $40, 900, 900 the pres
ident will probably have something to
say in his first annual message in re-
gard to the adviSability of the passage
of a bill by congress guaranteeing the
construction of the canal under gov
ernmental control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
TESLA'S LATEST.
His Device for Telegrap hing All Over
the World Without Wires
is Completed.

New York, Aug. 4.-Nicola Tesla an
nounced today the completion of his
latest discovery-the simultaneous
transmission of messages by means of
the earth's electrical currents to as
many scattered points on the surface
of the globe as may be desired. This
he regards as by far his greatest
achievement.
To a few intimates he gave a thrill
ing demonstration of the operation of
his device for arresting and subjecting
to control, under natural laws, the cleo
trical substances in and about the
earth. His latest invention, device or
discovery is to produce disturbance of
the electricity of the earth which can
be felt and noted simultaneously at all
parts of the globe.
Il am producing said he in the
course of his remarks, IAN electrical
disturbance of intense magnitude which
is continuing throughout the entire
earth In other words, I am producing
a disturbance of the earth's charge of
electricity, which can be felt to the ut
termost parts of the EARTH
And the result will be?''
THAT is almost incomprehensible
This electrical disturbance by means of
certain simple instruments can be felt
and appreciated at any point of the
globe. In this way message can be
sent the entire earth around, and be ta-
ken up at any part of the earth without
the aid or intervention of wires in any
waV at all''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
BRYAN CATCHING TROUT
His Son Was Chased BY a Bear
i'm Yellowstone Park.

Grand Canon Hotel, Yellowstone Ma
tionaI Park, Wyo. Aug. 5.-W. J. Bryan
and his party spent most of the entire
day yesterday fishing in the Yellow
stone lake, Yellowstone river and Trout
creek. They left the hotel alone about
9 o'clock and were driven to a good
fishing place some two miles from the
hotel on the shores of the lake, where
boats were in waiting for them. They
fiShed along the shore for several hours
and then camped for luncheon near the
outlet of the lake.
Mr. Bryan caught over so fine trout
and each one of the party caught more
than they could possibly eat. After
luncheon the ride to the Grand canon
was continued, Mr.. Bryan stopping
every few miles to fish, reaching the
Canon hotel at $50. How long he will
remain here he is not quite certain
Hot Springs and back to- the fountain
having changed his mind about going
out of the park via Cinnibar, Mont
After leaving the Fountain he will take
the Beaver canon road to the residence
of Attorney Truesdale of Chicago, who
has a country lodge in the mountains
on the road leading to BlackfoOt, Idaho.
He says he expects to spend a week
there, and will then go to Anaconda,
Mont, from where he will start for his
tour of the state.
While out in the woods yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Bryan's son William was
chased by a bear. The boy was riding
a horse and suddenly came upon a
large black bear with two cubs. which
ran grunting away. While they did
this the mother bear turned on the
horse and ran him some distance, with
Willie plotting him through the trees.
Neither was hurt, but both were badly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
BUT WILL HE DOIT?
France Expects the President Will
Grant Her 20 Per Cent Tariff
Reduction.

Paris, Aug 4-The Gaulois today
publishes an interview with the minis
ter of commerce, NJ. Boucher, in which
he is quoted as declaring thatit should
not for a moment doubt that President
Mckinley will spontaneously grant to
France 20 per cent tariff reduction as
permitted by the Dingley BILL NJ
Boucher is reported to have added: "It
is of course only on this condition that
France will continue to grant the Unit
ed States the customs concessions ar
ranged as q quid pro quo for the eco
nomic advantages which have now dis
appeared. In asking for this reduc-
tiOn France will cite the favorS ac-
corded to imports from the United
States and the liberal legislation en-
abling American insurance companies
to operate in France in competition
with the home companies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
MOURNERS IN Al PANIC.
a Drove of Cattle Demoralizes a Flu
neral Procession.

Cincinnati Aug. Awhile the funeral
procession which was taking the remains
of John Mulvihill to the grave was pass
ing Sycamore and Church streets, a drove
of steers passed. Several animals got
into a fierce fight and ran into the car
riages. One carriage contained Police-
man John Connor and ex-Alderman Rich
ard Ennis. Both were thrown to the
street and severely injured.
The cattle lunged at one another and
then crashed against the carriage in
which the MulvihilI family was seated,
breaking the carriage door. The members
of the family jumped from the carriage
and ran into a house. Men pounded the
brutes on the head with clubs and stones
but were unable to separate them. They
ran against the hearSe and almost upset
it. All the mournerS and people on the
street were panic stricken and several OF
them had narrow escapes from being
trampled to death. A large number of
men made a rush on the animals, which
were finally driven away. The mourners
re-entered their carriages and the pro-
cession was resumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
A. L. SNYDER DEAD.
A Form erly Well Known Business
Man Dies in the Insane ASYLUM.

A. L. Snyder, aged 40 years, died early
this morning at the insane asylum. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the residence of
John B. Mccoy, 1017 Kansas avenue. Mr..
Snyder was well known in the city, hav-
ing been one of the leading plumbers
here for many years. At one time he was
quite wealthy, being worth nearly $50, 900,
but he lost all his money and property.
About six years ago he had some trouble
with the Plumbers union.
He did plumbing below the union price
and for this forfeited his membership in
the union. For four years he fought the
Plumbers union and spent all his money
for this cause. He even borrowed money
of his friends. Two years ago he found
himself a poor man, and his mind was
beginning to give way because of his wor-
ry over his business troubles He grew
worse and was sent to the asylum Feb
ruary IS of this year. He was at one
time a member of Capital lodge No. 3,
A. o. U. W., but withdrew from member
ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
UNIVERSITY OF CHINA.
It is Proposed to Establish a Great
School at Shanghai.

San Francisco, Aug 4-Dr John
Freyer, professor of Oriental languages
and literature of the state university,
has arrived from China, where he has
been in consultation with high govern
ment officials about the founding of a
great university al Shanghai for the
education of Chinese in western art,
sciences and literature. DR.. Freyer de-
clined an offer to become president of
the institution, but consented to assist
the project.
The esta ab1ishment of this institution
is one of the ambitious ideas of the
progressive party in China. 1t is in
where the favored youth of the empire
may go to gain knowledge of the occi-
dental civilization. There is now at
Tien Tsin an academic institution, but
it is planned to have that at Shanghai
of a much higher standard
AS the nucleus of the Shanghai uni
versity, a normal training school is now
in operation, with thirty pupils who are
preparing to become instructors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
LET US RETURN THANKS.
City Taxes Have Been Reduced So on
the Thousand by the Council

Topeka people will pay 81 cents less
on every $100 of property valuation than
they did last year. The person who
pays taxes ON 81, 900 will pay $21O less
than last year.
This reduction is due entirely to the
city council The city tax was re-
duced nearly 8 mills, the school tax was
allowed to remain the same as last year
and the county tax was raised 1 mill.
The levy made by the county COM
missioners is the same as last year with
one exception. The levy for A. T. &
s. T. bonds was raised from Is mills to
2.5. That was done because the bonds
will fall due in 1900 and the county
commissioners want the sinking fund
to be large enough to pay them in full
No more county bonds will be funded.
While the city tax will be reduced 21
cents per hundred the taxes in the
country will be Is cents per $1OO more
on acsount of the additional levy for
Santa Fe bonds.
The total tax levy as completed now
stands as follows:
City tax, 19 mills
City school tax, 10 mills.
State taxes, 81 mills.
County taxes, % mills.
Total, 41.9 mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
COLOR LINE.
One Of the Biggest Mills in the
South
Closes Because Whites Will Not
Work With Negroes.
A VEXING PROBLEM
To Southern Manufacturers
Coming to a Crisis.
Strike Started by White WOm-
en- Employees.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 4.-Two hundred
women and girls employed at the Full
ton bag and cotton mills in this city
struck this morning because of the en-
ployment of negro help by the manage
ment. The operatives learned yester-
day that 25 cOlored women were to be
put to work in the folding department
today The white females employed
iH the mills gathered about the main
entrance this morning and awaited the
arrival of the president, Mr.. Jacob Ell
sas. The newly employed negro wo-
men were already there. When Mr..
Elsas came the white women wanted
to know whether it was true that he
proposed to put negroes to work with
them. He said he did, and the white
women refused to go to work.
At noon the 400 men in the mills
walked out in obedience to the orders
of the Textile Workers union and in
sympathy with the striking female Op-
eratives. This forced the closing down
of the factory. Strikers gathered in
angry groups about the mills and for
time it looked as though there would
be a riot.
The Fulton Bag and Cotton company
is one of the largest concerns of the
kind in the south. About 500 men, wO-
men and children are affected by the
strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
A BIG COMPANY FORMED
For Mining and Trading in the North
west, Capital $5,OOO,OOO.

New York, Aug. 4-The Northwest
Mining and Trading company has been
organized here with an authorized cap
ital of $4,000 600 for the purpose of ex-
ploring the gold fields of Alaska and
the northwest territory and the devel-
opment and operation of such valua BILE
discoveries as may be made, and also
TO establish trading posts at the var
1ous mining camps and a regular line
of transportation between the United
States and such camps.
Among those who are interested in
the enterprise are ex-GOv. James E
Campbell of Ohio; John V. Lewis who
organized the American Cotton Oil
company; Henry Clark johnson of Da-
Vies, Stone & Auerbach, and J.W. Chip
man of the Toledo. St Louis &, Kansas
City railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
IN LAPLAND GARB.
Cottonwood Falls Buys Capt Coney's
Outfit for a Klondike Trip.

J. E. Sanders, assistant cashier in the
First National bank of Cottonwood
Falls left Topeka last night with a
complete Lapland outfit which he will
use in making the trip to the Klondike
gold fields. Mr.. Sanders purchased the
outfit of Capt. p. H. Coney. 1t consists
of two coats with hoods made of rein
deer fur, one robe and leggings, two
skins to be used for beds or to go in the
bottom of sledges. a pair of snow shoes
and pair of Lapland shoes.
Mr.. Sanders took the outfit with him
to Cottonwood Falls and he will com
plete his camping outfit at that place
and leave Kansas in about four weeks.
The furS are in excellent condition and
Sanders, will cross the Chilkoot pass a
verita eiLaplander.
Capt COney says he has another or
der from a man in a central Kansas
town but the deal has not been closed
and he refuses to give his name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
ATCHIs0N HOLDS THE KEY
In the Congressional Fight, Accord,
ing to the Globes View.

The Atchison Globe intimates that
Atchison county Republicans will settle
up some old scores in the coming con-
gressional campaign and thus sizes up
the situation in the First district
LAS the Republican campaign in the
First district draws near, it becomes
more evident that Atchison county holds
the key to the situation, and that the bat
tie ground will be right here. AS Atchi-
son county has several old scores to set
tie, the situation will probably be well
coined. 1t is conceded that the Republic
can nomination for congress in the First
district means election. The Populists
realized this when they dumped Shawnee
county into an already hopelessly Repub-
lican district.
1.-The candidates for the nomination next
fall are Congressman Case Broderick,
Congressman Charles Curtis, and W. ].
Bailey of Nemaha county. Republicans
sum up the situation as follows: Bailey,
who is backed by Leland, will have Ne
maha and Doniphan counties. Broderick
and Bailey will divide Brown county. and
Broderick and Curtis, jefferson county.
Leavenworth county, being the home of
Senator Baker, will be neutral, and con-
ceding that Curtis and Broderick will
have their home counties, the balance of
power will be in Atchison county.
1.-The question now is, what will Atchi
son county do? 1t has been friendly to
Broderick, but Jackson county led the
fight against Judge David Martins nomi-
nation for chief justice of the supreme
court. Atchison did than any
other county towards securing the nomi-
nation of Abfjah Wells of Seneca, for
judge of the appellate court, yet Nemaha
county also opposed Judge Martin. Cur
tbs seems to realize that Atchison is out
in the cold, and is already extending cour-
tesies to probable congressional dele
gates, in the way of maps. etc. On the
other hand, Congressman Broderick is
fielding his position with an occasional
postofftce, but as there are two or three
candidates for each place, there must be
disappointments, and consequent opposi-
ton to Broderick. An early congressional
convention is looked for"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
PAINTED WALLS RED.
Advertisers for Rival Miner al Springs
Clash at Mount Clemens.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Aug. 4-During
last night several men with white suits
armed with pots of red paint and brushes.
painted over a wall which had been COW
cred with signs advertising the virtues
of mineral springs in Indiana, which are
rivals of the Mount Clemens springs
This morning, nothing was there but an
expanse of red.
The agent of a Chicago advertising
firm has leased several dead walls in this
city for purposes of advertising the In
diana springs. This aroused fierce oppo-
sition from the public and officers of the
bath city. Once a fence was erected to
hide the rival signs; another time the
sheriff stopped the advertising men from
painting a wall. The foreign advertisers
will continue the fight and they threaten
injunction proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
Not Enough Politics in the
Texas Election
To Cause Many Citizens to Come
to the Polls.
IRRIGATION is LOST
Judging by the Returns So Far
Received.
Arid Districts Were Almost
Solid Against 1t.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 4.-Texas voted
yesterday on three proposed amend
ments to the constitution. One, known
as the irrigation amendment, is for the
purpose of allowing certain sections of
western Texas to be divided into irri-
cation districts and to issue bonds for
the purpose of securing the necessary
improvements. The second, known
the railroad amendment, is to permit
counties that now have no railroads to
issue bonds for the purpose of securing
transportation lines to build into such
counties. The third, known as the
school amendment, is for the purpose
OF validating county bonds now held by
the school fund, and which are illegal
because the county commissioners who
issued them did not provide for a tax
for their payment The election, as far
as Galveston was concerned, was
farce. Not 10 per cent of the normal
vote was polled, although a vigorous
effort was made in behalf of the irri-
cation amendment. The vote of this
cry Cthree eo boxes missing) was for irri-
cation, 513, against SS; for railroad
ponds, 492, against 145; for validating
bonds in school fund, 456 against 1S4
The comparatively large vote against
the school fund amendment is explain
ed by the fact that it is generally con-
sidered that the effort to validate these
bonds for the state alone is dishonest,
the bonds of the same issue held by
private parties being allowed to remain
invalid
Fort Worth, Tex, Aug 4-The vote
called out by the election on certain
constitutional amendments yesterday
was, even in the cities, probably less
than one-third.
The chief interest centered in the
amendment to permit the voters of GER
tain counties to sanction irrigation
plants and bond their lands therefor
Returns received here from Wichita,
Clay, Wise, Bowie, Brown, Erath, Will
barger, Hardeman and other Panhandle
counties and including part of Tarrant
county CIT. WOrth's vote is not yet
completely give the surprising informa-
ton that nearly all of these counties
except sTarrant and Wichita voted
against the amendment. A few returns
from eastern and southeastern Texas
indicate a good vote for, and if this
amendment carried, it will be by the
benefited by irrigation. Very strong
The proposed amendment to permit
certain western counties to vote coun-
ty railroad subsidy bonds met with
much more opposition, and is probably
lost if the returns received here are
indicative of the state, the vote for this
amendment being from 25 to 33 per
cent less than for the irrigation amend
ment.
The amendment to validate certain
county improvement bonds which
have been bought for the permanent
school fund investment excited less OPP
position and will probably carry. The
majority for irrigation in Fort Worth
is 446.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
WILL NOT OPPOSE BRADY.
Dan Stuart Will Have His Carnival
Next Spring.

New York, Aug. 4-Dan Stuart de-
MES that there is the slightest proba-
bility of his running a fighting carnival
in Nevada this fall in opposition to
Brady.
The cold settles down too early to
make it possible to pull off fights there
after the 1st of October. My hope is
to arrange for a three days carnival at
Carson City or Reno some time next
spring.
My plan is to match Fitzsimmons
and Corbett again: Then I would like
10 arrange a match between Maher and
Goddard, and for the last day Mccoy
and Creedon would be given an op-
portunity to show what kind of stuff
they have in them"
Stuart said he would not offer even
$15 for the Maher-S Sharkey fight for he
did not believe it would be a good
drawing card.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
ROAD TOGRAND CANON
Branch Will Leave the Santa Fe at
Flagstaff or Williams.

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 4--Plans have
been perfected for a railroad to the
Grand canon of the Colorado and con-
struction is to begin soon from point
on the Santa Fe, Pacific at Flagstaff,
or Williams.
A tenth of the capital stock of $1,OO0,-
900 is already in hand and the bonds of
the proposed road are being placed in
the east The enterprise is said to be
backed by Lombard, GoOde & Co., of
Chicago.
The new line will be known as the
Santa Fe & Grand Canon railroad and
will be Y miles in length and will tap
the canon at the head of Bright Angel
trail At that point it is proposed to
erect a large tourist hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-04
"TEMPEST'' REHEARSALS.
Miss Georgia Brown Begins Training
Participants in Amazon Dance

The arrangement of the spectacular
production of Shakespeares Tempest
is now well under way under the direc-
ton of Miss Georgia Brown. Rehearsals
of the children who will participate in the
production are being held every day al
the Grand Opera House, and as soon as
the entire cast of principals is selected
several hours each evening will be de-
voted to the work.
At $50 each morning Miss Brown meets
the children who will participate in the
Amazon dance. and rehearses for an
hour. At $50 all of the children who
will take part in the production assemble
at the opera house and practice songs
and choruses. After this practice a COM
pany of larger girls go through re-
hearsaI of the Dance of the Demons"
The entire afternoon after o'clock
Miss Brown devotes to the Dance of the
Seasons This will be one of the pref
tiest features of the production.