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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
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STATE JOURNAL is cred

STATE JOURNAL is cred
tied with the largest cir
cuIatiOn accorded to any
daily paper in Topeka, or
in Shawnee County, or in
the First Congressional
District. 1t has the Iarg-
est circulation of any daily
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The American Newspaper
Directory is to newspaper
Calculations what Dun and
Brads treet's are to mercan-
tile ratings. 1t is the recOg-
nized authority among adver-
tisers.
This work Is now In the
twenty ninth year of fts
publication.
For years 1t has guaran-
teed with a standing offer OF
$4,000 for proof that its
statements of certain news
paper eircuiations were not
correct.
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CT oOO GIVEN AWAY to persons
% oON0C making the greatest humber
of words out of the phrase Patent At
torney Wedderburn.' For particulars
write the National Recorder, Washing
ton, d. c., for sample copy containing
same.
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CYCLES
TIN SHOPS.

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JEWELLERS


TAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and OPP
- tlcian. Complete stock of watches. dia-
monds silverWare, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
JUMPING ON LELAND.
Not Single Republican Paper
in Kansas Outside Topeka
Stands By the BOss-NOW the
Lawrence Journal
Forsakes Him Either He Is Doomed
or the Anti Republican crowd
Will Garry the State.

The Lawrence Journal has now Joined
the revolt among Republicans against the
further domination of political action in
Kansas by Cyrus Leland and his satel-
Htes. Already the .Atchison Champion,
Emporia Republican, Wichita Eagle,
Leavenworth Times, Salina Journal, Abb
lene Chronicle and a hundred influential
weeklies have expressed their disapproval
of Cyrus and his methods. The Law
renee Journal of last evening says:
1.-THE bosses and the want-to-be bosses
of Kansas Republican politics have been
at Topeka for a day or two, both sides
putting up jobs to down the others, and
each hating the others so that they even
refuse to speak as they pass by. Crimi-
nations and determinations are the order,
and each set of bosses is willing to turn
the state over to the Populists rather
than allow the other side to manipulate
affairs. It is claimed that both have
their men named already for various
offices next year, and that both will work
from now until convention day to get
their 'felIers'' endorsed by the Republic
cans. 1t is probable that this charge is
partially if not wholly true. 1t is we'll
known that the bosses have already Sc
lected several candidates, and that every
power will be exerted in an effort to Sc
cure the nomination of those men. OF
course this kind of work is not in the in
terests of the Republican party nor of
the state. 1t is simply and solely in the
interest of the fixers and the men to be
nominated. Is it not about time for the
Republican party to assert itself? Is it
not time to turn down the bosses and
fixers of whatever class or clique? If we
allow them to dictate may God help the
Republican party of Kansas"
And to think that President Mckinley
should look to a man of such calibre
Cy Leland for all his advice and counsel
about Kansas when there are a thousand
brainy Republicans of high standing, of
influence and of character who are ig-
nored.
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REV. c. o. BROWN AGAIN.
He Says He is Not to be Tried but the
Conference is on Trial.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-The Rev. c. O.
Brown said today, referring to the San
Francisco dispatch that he had rejected
the offer of Bay conferences: Il have
asked Bay conference to join me in
calling council, to try Bay conference
on this question: Was Bay conference
justified in suspending Rev. G. O. Brown
without a trial, and after the finding
of a council which declared the charg 5
against his moral character not sus-
tained?' Bay conference committee. in
stead of meeting my proposition fairly,
has trified with it and sought to evade
it by changing the issue, which it as
the prosecution had a right to formu-
late. and seeks to eSca pc the Odium of
its conduct by representing that am
to be tried again. Every such repre-
sentation is falsehood. have not re-
fused to meet Bay conference on the
issue 1 proposed. 1t refused to meet
me, and 1 therefore renewed my prOpo-
sition for a mutual council to try Bay
conference -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
BENNINGTON WRITES
A Letter to J. Mack Love on Political
Matters.

The following letter appears in the
Arkansas City Traveller:
To J. Mack Love, Chairman of the Dem
cratic State Committee:
Dear Sir and Brother: The interest
that have always taken in the welfare
of the old Democratic party prompts
me now to write to you.
/ notice without pain of any kind the
bold front of your "ultimatum'' and
demand for places as the price of fu-
sion" and hope you will kindly permit
me to give you few Klondike nuggets
of advice, that you may more easily
surmOunt your difficulties.
As you are well aware, in working
the fusion racket, you have at least
two classes of Populists to work with,
viz: the bosses and the rank and file.
In the early days of Populisn it took
into fusion with either of the twins of
iniquity-Democratic and Republican
party. Now it doesn't take anything
but a bold front.
box suffer of the south or a Tamnnany
ring boodler of the east as it was to be
a Republican. It isn't that way now.
But they are all loyal Just the same,
their party and its principles (Watson),
and this aracteristic is so strongly
entrenched that you will experience no
difficulty whatever in getting Demo-
Gratis into the places now occupied by
Prof. Stryker, Justice Allen or any
other place you may take a liking to.
All you nave 10 90 is TO put on a
bold front and state that it is necessary
to down the common enemy and
save the country" and these patriotic
gentlemen will rush, without murmur,
to throw their offices, their titles and
their salaries upon the altar.
1 anticipate, however, that your
greatest difficulty will be with the less
patriotic, notwithstanding class. The
more intelligent and devoted among
them won't like it, but you can coax
some of them in line with a promise;
others by showing that half loaf of
bread is better than no bread at ALL
But the fellows you cannot pacify in
this way are kickers, and the way to
fix them is to get lot of TRUSTEES like
Spy Simpson of Medicine Lodge to ac-
cuse them of selling out to Mark Han
ma, and what few you cannot control in
this way you will just have to let go to
the devil.
AS a matter of course, there will be
few fellows like Clemens and Sister
Annie Diggs, whom you can't absolute
~ control even in that way, but they
are all harmless and chuck full of the
very best of discretion. They will
kick. They will protest. They will
admonish and do lots of other foolish
things, but all you will have to do is to
put on bold front, attend to your
business, pass them by unnoticed and
when you get by turn to them with a
smile-they will follow-world without
end. w. H. BENNINGTON
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LANDIN VIRGINIA.
Bought by a New York Syndicate,
Which Will Build a Railroad.

Washington, Sept. 2-One of the
largest transactions of years in West
Virginia land has just been completed
by the sale of the greater part of what
is known as the Cheat river wilderness
to a New York syndicate, of which
Cornelius Vanderbilt, DR.. J. Seward
Webb and Fl. Mckay Twombly are the
principals.
This syndicate has purchased from
John T. McGraw, member of the Dem
ocratic national committee from West
Virginia, a tract of about 300, 900 acres
for $4,000 Mr.. McGraw retains a frac
tional interest. The tract is about so
miles long and averages 10 miles in
width. 1t lies along the middle of the
eastern border of the state. 1t includes
all the territory about the headwaters
of Cheat river and between the forks
of the Greenbrier, and is immensely
rich in timber, coal, marble and iron.
The timber offers the most tempting
field for enterprise. White pine, spruce
and poplar, as well as hard woods, are
found in magnificent forests.
The syndicate has also acquired con-
troll of the Leather Trust railroad and
will build an extension of about 10
miles from Harton, the present ter
minal, down through the valley between
the Greenbrier and the Allegheny
mountains to the forks of the Green
brier river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
FIVE THOUSAND BASE BALLS.
The National League Clubs Leather
Spheres will Cost $4,000 for
This Season.

New York, Sept. 2.-"Up to date the
major league teams have used 4,oo0
balls for the season, dating from April
%. the opening day of the championship
season, says Mick Young. 4 have
been looking over my stock OF balls IN
store at my home at Mount Pleasant
and decided that I had enough pans III
stock to last the remainder of the sea-
son. If I am right in my guess the II
teams in the big league Will use ABOUT
$3.50 balls this season, which makes an
average of 4S0 per club.
st have noticed that since the pres
ent pitching distance became rule
more balls have been used than under
the old rule, and should infer that the
five foot impost put on the pltcher HVe
years ago has doomed the trade for balls
Under the new pitching distance more
foul balls are stalled and that's what
accounts for the increase IN the nunper
of balls that have been USED since tne
existing rule went into effect. That,
at least, is my explanation OF the IN
crease in the stock of balls required py
the u teams in the major league unoer
the rule that sets the pltcher pdck AHe
feet.
'Of course. 1 can't account for the
increase of foul flies that are sent over
the stand, and that result IN losing
balls, but the fact remains tnaI i. ntoat
balls are used under the new rule that
gives the pitcher a five foot setback.
Perhaps the batsmen hit at the pail TOO
soon or too late to connect Tor a saIe
hit and their efforts to make sa1ety
results in a foul fly
when a club is in need of stock
of balls, the manager or owner wires
me- Every ball is weighed before ship
ment to the club t1ach cup stahos t ne
manager or owner, and this season the
league will have paid out ABOUT $o'Ooo
for the sphere of hOrSehide, or an aV-
erage of $500 per club, which is quite an
item of expenditure for this necessary
tool of the trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
POLICE COURT CRITICISM.
Judge Atchison on David Overmyer's
Caustic Comment

Police Judge w. E. Atchison says
that he heartily agrees with David
Overmyer in the latter'S criticism of
the police court in general, which was as
follows: 1.-The existence of such a tribu-
nal as the police court in most of our
cities is a burning disgrace to the state
and a reproach to the age.
These SO-called courts are, in most
cases, mere agencies of the municipal
ity, expected, and indeed required, to
proceed, without regard to law, pre-
cedent or justice, and to pillage and
friendless, the vicious, the outcast and
forsaken for the purpose of raising rev.
enue
"They should be wiped off the face of
the earth as with a bosom of destruc-
ton, and their jurisdiction transferred
to the justices of the peace of the cities
with full right of trial by jury in all
cases.
mo such thing as Stating charges
should be tolerated-no man should be
put upon trial until some one Will take
the responsibility of charging him upon
oath with some definite offense."
Judge Atchison said today:''I think Mr..
Overmyer's criticism is just right. I
think that everyone should have the
right of trial by jury. have done the
best 1 could while in the Office. Mr..
Overmyer told me that if he were police
judge he would require complaint
signed and sworn to by someone for
every offense, no matter if it be only a
drunk. OF course that would double the
work. I think my course has been
practically along the lines of his opin-
ions. 1 was surprised to hear of G. c.
Clemens jumping onto me about letting
tramps go. Clemens was my friend and
worked for my appointment. 1 am 60
ing to see him when he returns and
find out what he meant by his state
ment. When a regular tramp came be-
fore me and promised to get out of
town 1 have let him go. That has been
I iT1Ir iS nn frY7Ixy
thing to do. If this were not done our
jail would be full in ten days"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
r. R. COMMISSIONERS SLOW
Were Not Quick Enough for Yates
Center People

J. H. Richards of Fort Scott. attorney
for the Missouri Pacific, by his action
an compromising a rate controversy at
Yates Center, has put the state board
of railroad commissioners in very pc
culiar position.
The commissioners recently received
a complaint from citizens of WoodsOn
county alleging discrimination by the
Missouri Pacific on coal rates between
Englevale and Yates Center. The COM
pany offered to compromise at so cents,
the old rate being 81 This the citizens
refused to accept, but demanded so
cents. The commissioners went to
Yates Center and took the evidence of
shippers. A decision ordering the rate
to be placed at IS cents was written
and signed by Commissioners Lewelling
and Campbell upon their return to To-
peka. The document was not made
public because Mr.. billiard was not in
the city to sign it as chairman of the
board. In the mea ntime Mr. R chardS
effected a compromise with the shippers
at so cents, which was accepted and
agreed to by all parties at interest be-
fore the commissioners promulgated
their decision.
The result is that they do not know
what to do with the decision. which is
now officially signed up but has not
been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
IOWA MINERS OUT.
Those in the Des Moines District
Strike for Dollar.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 2.-The threat
ened strike of the coal miners has cul-
minated and all miners except about
200 employed in Christy. Flint Valley
and DeS Moines mining company's
mines, went out, following the lead of
the Carbonate miners several days ago.
1t was decided by meeting to stand by
the demand for 81 a ton.
A conference committee was appoint
ed to- confer with the operators. About
500 men are out The operators issued
a statement a few days ago refusing to
grant the price asked by the miners
and it is reasonably certain they will
not give in. The present price is 75 and
so cents, and the operators may grant
80, with possibility of going to go cents.
The Des Moines district is known
among the miners as Polk county, but
the strike may affect the official Des
Moines district taking in Adair Boone,
Dallas, Green, Guthrie, Marion, Polk,
Storey and Webster counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
BIBLE FOR THE MiKADO.
Specially Prepared Copy to Be Pre-
sented to Japanese Ruler.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE American BIZ
BILE society announces that large folio
Bible in the English language has been
specially prepared as a gift to the en-
peror of Japan and sent to Yokohama.
1t will be formally presented at the
first fitting opportunity after the en-
peror's return to Toxic in the autumn.
The gift will be made in the name of
the American Bible society, the British
and Foreign Bible society and the Ma
tional Bible society of Scotland, which
are jointly concerned in the publication
and distribution of the Japanese scrip
lures.
The two agents, Rev. Henry LOOMS
and George Braithwaite of Yokohama,
are to make all the necessary arrange
ments, including the preparation of a
suitable letter to accompany the book.
The preparation of this volume was
suggested by the favorable reception
which the dowager empress of China
gave in 1894. when a beautiful Chinese
new testament was given to her in the
name of 10000 Protestant Christian wo-
men of China
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
FAvORS POSTAL BANKS.
Farmers Congress Endorses Postal
Savings Bank System.

St Paul, Sept AT the afternoon
session of the Farmers National Con-
gresS yesterday several papers were
read. Among the number We're Farm
ing From Business Standpoint" by
James J. Hill, president of the Grea
Northern railroad, ST. Paul; National
and State Taxation" by u G. Spalding.
New York; Necessity eff Protection
From Food Adulteration,' Mrs. Emma
SickleS, Chicago, and 1.-The Benefits of
the Agricultural Press to the Farmers, -
by T. w. Orr of Pittsburg- Henry Wal
lace, editor of the Iowa Farmer, added
a few remarks supplemental to the lat
ter paper.
By an overwhelming vote the decision
to meet next year at Fort Worth, Tex,
was reconsidered and it is expected that
Omaha will be chosen.
The committee on resolutions made a
partial report faVoring among other
things the establishment of postal saw
ings banks, national appropriation to
aid in DISCRIMINATING gypsy moths, a
further extension of the homestead law,
extension of free mail delivery in coun-
try districts,a law to prevent food adul-
teration, teaching of elementary princi-
pies of agriculture in the public schools,
elections of United States senators by
vote of the people, restriction of unde-
sirable imnligrat ton, the immediate con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal, the
Improvement of the Mississippi river
and reclamation of bottom lands by the
national government.
A committee of three was appointed
to confer with the Joint Traffic asso-
citation managers relative to rates and
transportation of fruits and vegetables,
the committee to report at the next an
nual meeting.
The evening session was brief. Pa
pers read were: 1.-The Government Seed
Shop" by J. e. ~Northrup, Minneapolis,
and Beet Sugar in the United States, -
by A. S. Goettz, New Mexico. The lat
ter was read by the secretary, owing to
the absence of the author.
The convention then adjourned and
spent the remainder of the evening as
the guests of the Commercial club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
AFTER NEW YORK POLICE.
Captain O'Brien, Head of the Detec.
tive Bureau, Back to Precinct Duty.

New York, Sept. 2.-Police Captain
O'Brien, whom the reform police adj
ministration, with Theodore Roosevelt
at its head, chose to take command of
the detective bureau after compelling
Chief Byrnes to retire from the force,
was sent back to precinct duty today
by Commissioners Moss, Andrews and
Smith, who are now running the de-
partment. He has been assigned to
take command of the Leonard street
station.
Sergeant George w. NcCIuskey, who
was put in charge of the detective bu-
reau when Inspector Mclaughlin retir-
ed because of the Lexow exposures, and
was reduced to the ranks and sent to
do patrol duty up in Goatville by Cap
tain O'Brien when he took command
of the bureau, has been brought back
to take O'Brien's place.
The rumor that Captain Chapman is
to be removed from the Tenderloin
command is stilI> current. The COM
missioners are displeased with him for
conducting his business in such a way
as to gain general public censure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
NO CONVERTS YET.
Topeka Seems Not an Extr EN- ely
Promising Field for Norm onism.

Topeka Seems Not an Extremely
Promising Field for Mormo nism.
NJ. o. Miner and A. c. Daley, two
Mormon missionaries, have been hold
ing meetings each night at the corner
of Sixth and Kansas avenue. Mr.. Dali
ley said:
I'VE are sent out by the church to
convert the people and to build new
churches. Our field of labor is for the
present in Topeka. For two years past
we have been working in Texas and
made many converts. The Mormon
church has 1000 missionaries scattered
all over the world. Polygamy is a
thing of the past. No woman can be
baptized without the consent of her
parents. The law of the land is against
polygamy and so is the law OF the
church. We are sent out without pay
and look to each day to bring forth our
food and lodging. We hope to establish
a church in Topeka, but we have been
here only two months and cannot ex-
pect to get our church started here in
so short a time. All converts are bap-
tized by immersion in a running stream
AS yet none have been baptized in
Topeka, but our hopes for the future
are very promising"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
"CROP MONEY"GOING SOUTH
Fully 100000 Shipped From New
York the Past Fortnight.

New York, Sept. "A canvass of the
leading banks in this city shows that
large sums of money are now being
shipped south daily to help move the
crops.
One of the most prominent financial
institutions here has sent about 100000
since the middle of last week, and Or
ders are still coming in.
The sub-treaSury at this city has not
had so many currency orders as usual
but this is aseribed to the 1ateness of
the crops in the southwest. Altogether
it is estimated that fully S5.O00OOO of
crop money" has been shipped from
this city the last fortnight. The south
ern credits are in better shape just now
than they have been in several years
and the general outlook in that section
and the southwest, as viewed from here,
is enuallY bright
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02

W. NJ. Repine, editor Tisl1ilwa, Ill.
"Chief," says: I'VE won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Elk
perimented with many others, but new
er got the true remedy until we used
remedy can take its place in our home
as in it we have a certain and sure cure
for Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
etc" 1t is idle to experiment with 9TH
er remedies, even if they are urged on
you as just as good as DR.. Kings New
Discovery. They are not as good, be-
cause this remedy has a record of cures
and besides is guaranteed. 1t never
fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at ].
K. Jones' drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-02
MRS. PALMER'S BALL.
Rivaled in Grand eur Any Function
Given at Newport

Newport, r. l., Sept. 2.-The arrange
ments for the bal poudre given at Mrs.
Potter Palmer's summer residence,
Arleigh, held Tuesday night, surpassed
in grandeur any social function given
this summer.
For three days carpenters, electric
ians and decorators were busy at the
place night and day, and the electrical
effect was grand.
The women We're requested to wear
their hair powdered. Several of the
women sent to New York for the cos
tunes they wore at the Bradley Martin
ball last winter.
The dancing was in a marquee tent
erected on the outside of the house and
music was furnished by two orches-
traS.
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FRIEND OF ATTY. BOYLE.
Assistant Attorney General of Colo
RADIO Finds an Old Schoolmate.
The Denver News saws:

The Denver News says:
Calvin E. Reed, assistant to Attorney
General b. NJ. Carr, has recently dis
covered an old schoolmate in the person
of Attorney General l.. G. Boyle OF
Kansas. Boyle recently came promi-
nentIy before the public when as a
state official he refused to recognize an
injunction of the United States court
allowing a certain insurance company
to operate within the state.
A superb likeness of Boyle was print
ed in the News at the time and in this
Reed recognized the features of his
former schoolmate. He cut out the
picture and sent it to Boyle with an
appropriate letter. A letter was yester-
day received from Mr.. Boyle acknowl-
edging that he was the man and say
ing that he would be pleased to renew
the acquaintance when he comes TO
Denver in few weeks.