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The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-09-17
FREDERICKSBURG

FREDERICKSBURG
. AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL 10, 1897.
LEAVE ByRD-srREET STATION
800 A. NJ, Sunday only for Washington and
Allen, Ashland boswell, kuther
Glen Penola Milford, Guinea, Fred
... ericksburg, Brooke, and Whitewater
An Daily, except sunday for Washing
80 ton and points North. Stops at
...,....@ Elba. Ashland, Taylorsville, Dos
-. we'll, Ruther Glen, Penola, Milford
WoodSlane Guinea, Summit. Fred
ericksburg, Brooke, and Widewa-
ter Pullman car
,o.no NJ Daily. except Sunday. for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba Gl n Allen, Ashland, DosW ell,
Milford Fredericksburg, Brooke,
and Whitewater. Parlor.car Also
connects with Congressional Lin
tied at Washington.
7.15 r. NJ. Daily, for Washington and points
North. Stops at Eba, Ashland,
boswell, Milford Fredericksburg
Brooke and Whitewater, and Other
stations sundays. Sleeper Rich
mond to New York.
ARRIVE BYRD-S IREET STATION.
s.4oA NJ. Dalv Stops at Whitewater, Brooke
Ashland and ltlba, aud other sta
tions sundays. Sleep.r, New York
to Richmond
n45 =. NJ, Daily except sunday. Stops al
Whitewater, Rrooke Fredericksburg
Summit. Guinea, Woodslane, Nil
ford, Peno1a Ruther Glen, boswell
Tayorsve, Ashland, Glen Allen
and Elba. Parlor-car from Wash
ington
7.1op NJ naily tops only at Fredericks
burg Boswell and Ashland. Pull
man cars New Yor& am
Washington.
soG y NJ paily stops at Whitewater Brook
Frederic >sburg, summit, Guinea
Woodslane Milford. Penola, Ruth
er Glen Doswtll. Ashland, Glen Al
len and Elba. Sleeping-car
EpEDERJckSBIfRG ACCOMMODATIONS.
tpaily except Sunday1
500 y NJ Leaves Byrd Street station.
$40 A NJ Arrives Byrd-Street station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday)
6;42 A. NJ. Leaves Elba
6:2OsP. NJ Leavee Iflba
$40 \ NJ Arrives Elba.
:, 600 p. NJ. Arrives slba.
r. r. H. MYERS President.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-09-17

Il everyone used
the improved Wells
bach Light, there
would be much less
work for the ocullst.
See about it to-day.
JOHN Bowers, AGENT
No. =. GOTER NOR ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
TAMA JIM SEES THE WAVE.
Secretary Wilson Says Hard Times
Will Come No More to the West.

Chicago. Sept. flames Wilson, Sec
rotary of agriculture, has returned from
a trip through the western states where
he has been investigating conditions re-
garding irrigation and other matters
which will tend to widen the scope OF
agricultural industry.
Mr.. Wilson has been investigating
the systems of irrigation in western
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
part of Idaho, Montana and North Da-
kota, and the result of his observations
will be fraught with interest to western
agriculturists. He has gone into the
question of the condition of the range
horse. He hopes to make the animal
capable of competing with the horses
Of Europe.
Mr.. Wilson is enthusiastic concerning
the agricultural future of the west and
is confident that hard times have pass
ed for the farmers west of the Missis-
sippi
During his months tour through the
western states he made personal inves-
tigation of the conditions existing
among the farmers.
He found that the latter had felt
the wave of prosperity and that they
We're buying new machinery, making
nunberless Improvements and are able
to pay off their mortgages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
BURNS FROM A LANTERN.
Little Girl's Clothing Set on Fire by
Burning Lantern.


The first serious accident resulting from
the prevailing lantern craze occurred last
evening when Nina, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robinson of 1915 West
Sixth stree7 was dangerously burned. Her
dress caught from the lantern she was
carrying.
Nina W as playing with several children
when the accident occurred. The candle
in the lantern fell down ignitins the sides
of the box from which the dress of the
child was ignited. She ran toward her
home and every step the flames burned
with increased force. Her brother
screamed and Mr.. Robinson out.
When he saw his little daughter wrapped
in flames he said his first thought was
that some one had poured coal OIL over
her so 1ierce1y was the fire burning.
Mr. Robinson ran to the child, who by
this time had almost reached the house
and rolling her on the ground and rub
bling the burning cloth between his hands
succeeded in putting out the fire.
The little girl was terribly burned. A
portion of the skin on her arms came off.
There are also bad burns on the stomach
and legs. The upper portion of her body
was protected by a heavy child's vest and
she was not badly burned above the waist
except on the arms, which were bare.
will recover She is not suffering greatly
today but it will be a long time before
she is again able to carry a lantern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
DON'T WANT SINGLE TAX.
Single Tax Meetings are Failure in
Topeka.

The single tax meeting, scheduled to
/ be held at Trades Assembly hall last
night, came off as advertised, but To-
peka is yet without an economic club
| for the discussion of all economic ques-
lions in general and the single tax
question in particular.
The purpose of the meeting was to
form such a club, but after talking for
two hours, Mr.. Robert N. Mobius, the
lecturer sent to this city by the nation
al single tax association, found that
there was but two men in his audience
who were in favor of such a club, and
that one of the two was nonresident
of Topeka.
The meeting started with an attend
ance of 25 men and one woman, but
when Mr.. Mobius turned out the cleo
trio lights, but ten men and one wo-
man preceded him to the door. Al
! though his entire audience preceded
him, Mr. Mobius was not alone in leav-
ing the hall. A decidedly disconsolate
look accompanied him.
Mr.. c. J. Evans, the Topeka attor-
ney, was the only standby of the sin
gle tax representative in the audience.
Mr.. Evans is a believer in the single
tax theory, and when Mr.. Mobius ask
ed for opinions as to the adViSability of
| forming an economic club in Topeka,
he came to the latter's rescue after a
painful pause of several minutes, and
said:
Il am in favor of forming an econom-
ic club and like the idea very much,
because in such club everybody has
the privilege of airing his views. There
are always objections to political clubs
for the reason that the politicians who
engineer the thing for selfisll notices
always predominant There l. not that
firm search for the truth in a political
club as there would be in economic
club"
Encourag ed by what Mr.. Evans said
Mr.. Mobius then urged other men in
the audience to express their opinions.
but silence alone resulted He talked
single tax for awhile, and again asked
for expressions of opinions about form
ing an economic club, but with the
same result. Two or three of the men
present took the opportunity of TAX
ing issue with him on some OF his
statements and starting a political dis
scussion, but none seemed to care about
the idea of forming q single tax club
Only one man besides NJ. Evans said
that he would like to see SUCH a club
started, and the next moment he eX-
planned that he was a resident of Kan
sas City and was simply visiting in To-
peka.
Although there was not the slightest
attempt at enthusiasm, Mr. Mobius'
meeting was not a quiet one. On the
floor above and in the room adjoining
dances were in progress, and every
once in a while the screech of a violin
or a stentorian right and left''-"swing
your partner" would mix up with an
explanation of the benefit to humanity
to be derived by the inauguration of a
single tax system.
Mr.. Mobius says that he is not dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
j., M. MUNGER FOR KANSAS.
lie is Chosen Vice President of the
Farmers Congress.

st. Paul, Sept. lat the afternoon ses-
sion of the farmers congress Senior
Romero, Mexican minister to the United
States, spoke briefly. expressing the be-
lief that miners in Mexico could do bet
ter as farmers, and he thought Aneri-
can farmers would do well to turn their
attention that way
The election of officers followed.
Ex-Gov. W. B. Hoard of Wisconsin, was
chosen president by vote of f76 10 90
for b. F. Clayton, the present incumbent
and S51a for Secretary Stahl John M.
Stahl was reelected secretary and n. G.
Spalding of New York was made treasur-
er by reclamation.
The following state vice presidents were
chosen: Alabama, George r. Motz; in
diana, E. Furness Illinois, d. c. Wagner;
Maryland, John Moore; Iowa, a. V Stout;
Kansas, j. NJ. Munger; Kentucky, E. T.
Whitstone; Louisiana, John Dymond;
Maine, w. H. Moody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
EXPLOSION AT EMPoRIA
Political in it's Nature-Emporia "k
publican" Loudly Kicking

The Emporia Republican has become
suddenly explosive. Ii is to be feared
that it will become a Pop paper out
and out. 1t says:
The law of this state which provides
that. everything being equal, the old
soldier shall have the preference in Of
fetal position, was ignored by Apple
jack Cy when he and Senator Baker
trampled under their feet the petition
of 10000 old soldiers for Anderson and
gobbled up the pension agency. Law
custom, precedent, justice nor the
golden rule has any weight with them.
They are as mean and selfish, as mar
row and bigoted, as the man who pray
ed to the Lord to shower blessings on
me and my wife, my son John and his
wife, us four and no more. In the next
political roundup the Republicans of
the state will demand that the hogs be
driven into the sea"
In another editorial Editor ESkridge
says:
mittee should be very careful this fail
not to invite Senator Baker to come
here to make a speech. His speech here
during the presidential campaign, as
the judges a a defamation contest
would say, was poor in thought, poor in
composition. poor in delivery and out
rageous in it's vindfctive ness, especially
ened the old soldiers that if they didn't
vote as he wished them to vote he
would favor a measure reducing their
pensions. American manhood revolts
at such threats. We understand that
in Greenwood county Baker was still
speeches contributed. as largely as any
thing else, to defeat the Republican
tickets, especially the Republican can
didate for state senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
KANSAS NEWS.
Louis NJ. Erb Short 81, 200 in
His Accounts.
The LeavenWOrth Electric Man.
ager Disappears.
OWES MANY BIG BILLS.
Led a Dizzy Life During His
Wife's Absence.
EmpOria to Try City Ownership
of Light Plant.
OWES MANY BIG BILLS.

Leavenworth. Sept. Louis NJ Erb,
local manager of the Leavenworth Fec
trio railway lire is absent and check
ing up of his accounts shows a shortage
OF $1,000.
Newman Erb, brother of Louis NJ.
Erb. and general manager of the COM
pany, and several other officials are ex-
pected tomorrow, and it is possible that
the ex-local manager will accompany
them.
Mrs. Erb has been away, and during
her absence Erb has led life that did
not comport with his salary. The day
of his resignation, in reply to a question
as to his future plans, he said: L shall
remain in Leayenworth for while, un-
til after the carnival at least, and prob
ably until the first of November, when
l will go into the same business again,
as have two offers now under consid-
Grafton
1t leaked out today that Erb had left
unsettled accounts amounting to several
hundred dol1ars,a department dry goods
store furniture esta blishment and a
hotel being on the list of creditors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
GEN. j. J.McooK WRITES.
Compelled to Decline the Invitation
to Attend the Santa Fe Jubilee.

General John J. McCook of New York
who for two years was receiver of the
Santa Fee railway, has written the fol-
lowing letter to Secretary w. J. Healy
of the Santa Fe executive committee in
reply to an invitation to be present at
the Santa Fe celebration in this city on
September 20:
II have just received the attractive
invitation of the executive committee
of the Atchison employees inviting me to
be present at Topeka on Santa Fee day,
September %, 1897. Although 1 no
longer have official relation to the sys-
in anything that affects the company
or the men in it's service. 1t is a matter
of great personal satisfaction to me to
feel that during the period when this
property was in my hands as areceiver,
on no occasion did anything like a seri-
Gus controversy arise between the re-
ceiverS and their managers and the en-
ployes of any part of the system.
MY interest in the Santa Fe the
men who operate and the country it
serves is unfailing. 1 rejoice to hear
of the splendid crops now assured to
the entire central west, and of the
promise of increased business and pros
perity in all directions.
TT would be real pleasure could I
be at Topeka on Santa Fe day, but that
gagenents elsewhere, which cannot
be ignored or postponed.
with hearty regards to the members
of your association, and with best
wishes for the success of the twenty
fifth anniversary meeting, am, faith
fully yours,
JOHN J. McCOOK"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
lola MAN DISAPPEARS.
a Young Farmer With a Small Sum
of Money Missing.

lola, Sept. lon last Wednesday
George w. Ford, a young farmer who
lived on the west line of Alien county,
left home for lola, where he was going
to pay off a note held by one of the
banks of that city against him. He
visited an uncle in lola Thursday. which
was the last seen of him. At
about o'clock on that day he left his
uncle, saying that he had some bust
ness to attend to. He did not return,
however, that night for supper, and on
the following morning his relatives be-
came alarmed at his absence and nOti-
fed the officers. thorough search for
him was made, but no trace of him has
been found.
His wife and three children are left
almost destitute and are being cared for
by the neighbors. The missing man is
p years old, about feet inches high,
sandy mustache, blue eyes. light hair,
black hat, wore denim coat. brown
pants and tan shoes when last seen.
He had his left hand tied up on ac
count of a carbuncle, and had $35 or
$40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
OUT GOES HARRITY.
Pennsylvania Democrats ResolveHim
Off the National Committee
for Disloyalty.

Reading Pa, Sept 1.-The Democrat
ic state convention met in this city yes
terday and nominated Walter E. Ritter
pof Lycoming county, for auditor-general
and NJ E. Brown of Blairsville, for
state treasurer The matter of the Sc
lection of candidates was entirely over
| Swallowed by the fight to force the re-
tirement of Mr.. Harrity from the ma
t1onal committee. The opponents Of
Mr.. Harrity succeeded in pushing
through by a vote of 290 to 134, reso-
luton endorsing Mr.. James Guffy for
tend that the sta tie convention has no
power to declare his seat in the nation
al committee vacant and he will not
surrender without fight.
The morni g session of the conv5 ntion
ended with a disgraceful row during
which some delegates who did not like
the way things were going climbed upon
the stage and exchanged blows.
When the convention reassem bled at
1926 O'Clock, the force of policemen in
the hall had been reinforced and there
vent repetition of the disgracefuI
scene that brought the morning session
to a close.
Chairman Ermentrout announced
that the offending secretary ]. T.
Murphy of Philadelphia, would be ex-
Guided from the stage.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation reported the name of R. p r.
chairman and recommended the con-
tinuat ton of the other temporary Off
GERS with the exception that S. W. Sui
lick of Northampton replace John T.
Murphy as one of the secretaries.
Mr.. Irwin then addressed the conven-
ton briefly. After discussing state is
sues, he turned to the late presidential
campaign and to the fight made by the
Democratic host under 1.-The magnificent
leadership of William J. Bryan" He
declared that the party stood ready to-
day to continue that battle on the same
platform and under the same leader
ship, and that in 1900 they would carry
people the gold and silver of the consti-
tuition, overthrow the money power and
the organized trusts, and enthrOne the
people in governmental affairs
At the conclusion of Mr.. TWINS adj
dress, James Kerr of Clearfield, chair
man of the resolutions committee read
the platform adopted by the committee
The money plank is as follows.
I'VE, the Democrats of Pennsylvania,
in convention assembled, heartily reaf-
firm and Teiterate the principles of the
Democratic party expressed in the plat
form adopted by the national conVen-
tion at Chicago in 1896 and approved by
$500, 900 free and Independent voters.
We are firmly and unalterably opposed
to the single gold standard which has
been the direct cause of the financial
distress that has followed upon our
people since its adoption and we are in
favor of a complete and immediate re-
turn to our original specie basis, as it
existed prior to the demonstration act
of 1873.
eve congratulate William J. Bryan,
the glorious champion of a righteous
cause for his mastery leadership in
support of these principles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
ESKRIDGE KICKING.
Veteran Republican Editor of
EmpOria DenOunces Re-
publican Leaders.

Emporia, Sept. There is consider
able talk here about the peculiar posi-
ton lately taken by Editor C. V. Esk-
ridge of the Emporia Republican, on
the Republican party. Last evening
paper contained the following editorial
paragraphs:
IS Hanna is coming to Kansas and
very naturally. from congeniality and
taste, will be the guest of applejack cy.
OH what a pair"
.'Hon. w. A. Harris, although only
six months in the United States senate,
is already regarded as the leading sem
ator from this state. In point of abil-
ity there is no comparison between him
and Baker. Harris was elected for his
fitness for the position; Baker was an
accident, sprung up on a dicker. Every
Republican in the state should hang his
head in shame when he thinks of it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
THE PROCONIA UNDATA.
Is the Name of the Swarming Green
Bug Around the Electric Lights.

Do you know what the little green
bug switch has been swarming around
the electric lamps the past week? You
have seen him, perhaps. You have
started somewhere on car in the
evening and when going under a street
lamp you have shuddered and struck
frantically at the back Of your neck
and wondered where all the bugs came
from.
The bug which has caused this trout
BILE and has appeared in such immense
numbers is dignified with the name of
''Proconia Undata." He is a little pest
with a light green body, good active
wings and all kinds of legs which tickle
people when he lights on them. The
''Proconia Undata'' does not like to
walk on cloth. Bare skin is his speciality.
1t is softer. That's why he Immediately
craWlS on peoples neckS.
The common name for this most dis
agreeable bug is =tree hopper He is
about half an inch long and he hops
about in a jerky way, often walking
sideways just like a skittish young
horse. Topeka has been invaded by
millions of these tree hoppers during
the past few days. The brighter the
light the more he is attracted. The
tree hopper is said to be a sure precur-
sor of rain and is always more numer-
Gus in threatening weather. The Ar
kansas goose breaStbone, the barometer
or the pet corn or bunion are said to be
far excelled in reliability by the Pro
coma Cndata."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
FORCED TO TAKE CHARGE.
w. C. Chaffee's Stock Taken in Charge
bv the Mortgages.

The clothing and furnishing stock of
w. c.. Chaffee was today taken in
charge by w. H. Baker, the mortgage,
who is Mr. Chaffee's father-in-law.
Mr.. Chaffee's failure is due TO arather
complicated financial arrangement. His
liabilities amount to $11.500, $4,000 of
which are held by Browning, King &
Co. of ST. Louis. A few days ago the
firm asked for security for this amount
from Mr.. Chaffee, and rather than have
his stock publicly mortgaged he ar
ranged with his father-in-law to deed
him a farm of 200 acres near Auburn
and then gave a mortgage for $4,000
on the farm and his honest cad on Tay-
lor street In turn his father-in-law
took a mortgage for $1,000 on the stock
and Mrs. Chaffee, who owns a half in
terest in the homestead, a mortgage of
$1,000.
The arrangement was that neither of
the mortgages should be recorded, but
for some reason or other Browning,
King & Co. went back on this arrange
ment and this week filed the mortgage
of the farm and homestead As soon
as the record became known, the other
firms of whom Mr.. Chaffee was q cred
itor became uneasy and demanded the
payment of their respective accounts.
Mr. Chaffee himself was in Chicago at
the time. and fearing that some loss
might result, Mr.. Baker took charge of
the stock as the mortgagee.
Mr.. Chaffee returned this afternoon
from Chicago, and after seeing his
father-in-law decided to continue the
Kansas avenue. Mr.. Baker will re-
tain charge of the stock, but Mr.. Chat
fee will manage the business.
The mortgage of $4,000 is for so days
with extension after that time of IS
months, and Mr.. Chaffee believes that
the amount can be paid off before the
extension expires. The mortgage on
the stock is for a period of seven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
ONLY TEN DAYS
Given to Ben Jordan, the Incorrigible
Jointist.

Ben Jordan, the North Topeka joint
list, was today convicted in police court
of maintaining a gambling house in
North Topeka at his home and was fin
ed $50 and sentenced to ten days in Jail
by Police Judge Atchison. This is the
elimination of Chief Steele's fight on
the bold violator of law. Within a short
time Ben Jordan has twice pleaded
guilty to selling liquor and since that
he has been arrested twice and convict
ed of maintaining a drinking club nuis-
ance and has been fined 500 and so days
in Jail. In both cases he took an ap-
peal to the district court. In the case
today he gave notice of an appeal. This
will make three police court cases
which will be tried in the district court
in which the colored jointist will figure
prominently.