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The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
~D1RT DEFIES THE KING" THEN
SAPOL 10
IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF
FITZ AND THE BEAR PART.
The Famous Pugilist Gives His Fight
ing Bruin AWAY.

New York, July 26.-Bob FitZsimmo ons
and his bear have parted company, and
Yarrum is the happiest, although some
what injured, canine in several states
Bob loved Bruin. Bruin chewed the purp,
and a general family row ensued. 1t all
came about in a very few minutes, but a
reconcilia ton is impossible.
Give him away shoot the brute y
was the champions command to his man
of all work. He can't fight Yarrum and
stay here There had been lively meet
ing between the two beasts, and the
the bear landed at Rye the dog has looked
upon him as an intruder and seemed to
be waiting for a dark night and a fair
chance These two conditions did not
arise. Yarrum jumped his rival for the
affections of the lanky Australian, and
blood hair and yelps came so thick and
fast that the neighbors thought that
everything with breath in it around the
Fitzsimmons mansion had come together.
For few minutes the fight was a beauty
but soon bruin showed the best staying
qualities and a little more ability to
chew Then Fitz and his satellites appeared
on the scene with pitchforks, fence rails
and a few other harmless instruments and
the pugnacious brutes were parted, much
to Yarrum's delight and the bears dis
gust 1t is thought the former will re-
cover,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
SMALL CURRENCY DEMAND.
Business Activity Necessitates the
Printing of $1O4, 4,OOO,OOO

Washington, DC, July 26.-The treas
ury department anticipates in view of
abundant and foreign demand an un-
usually large and early call for small
bills.
The demand by the retail merchants
and others for these bills is at present
very great. Assistant Secretary Van
derlip has authorized the director of
the bureau of engraving and printing
to print and deliver to the office of the
secretary of the treasury notes and sill
yer certificates to the amount of $1O4,-
O0O, 900.
This supply will be mostly of the
smaller OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES twos, fives
and tens-and they will be sufficient for
the needs of the treasury for a period of
about three months, covering the US
ual large demand for small bills to be
used in the movement of crops.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
SHIPS IN GREAT DEMAND.
Not Enough Vessels to Garry Export
Grain and Cotton.

Philadelphia, July 26.-The demand
for vessels in all lines of foreign and
cOastwise trade continues, and rates are
advancing because of a scarcity of
tonnage.
Railroads are said to be blocked with
coal for coast ports and vessels arriving
with cargoes are being discharged on
their arrival quicker than ever before.
Steamers for grain continue in good de-
mand for July, August and Septem-
ber loading.
For August loading the British steam
ship BOyne was Saturday chartered to
load 11,000 quarters of grain at this
port at IS Cd per quarter, to Cork for
orders, and the Matthew Bedington
was engaged at IS 71zd per quarter for
September-Octoberl loading.
The British steamship Imperial Prince
(now in porD was also chartered to load
for Cork for orders at 3s Sd.
There is also a demand for vessels to
load cotton at southern ports for Liv-
erpool, Havre and Bremen. Train loads
of wheat and corn are being hurried
from the west to Phila delphia, Balti-
more and Newport News to make way
for the new crop, part of which is be-
ing forwarded for shipment on foreign
account.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
HIGH-PRICED FUNERAL.
Exorbitant Bill::of Congressman Cooks
Undertaken Held Up.

Washington, July 26-Congressman
Odell of New York, chairman of the COM
mittee on accounts of the house, has re-
fused to allow the accounts of the under
taker who had charge of the funeral of
the late Congressman Cook of Illinois.
The undertaken has submitted bill for
81, $50 Mr.. Odell claims that this is ex-
horbitant and he has thus far refused to
allow the bill Mr.. Odell claims that
many of the items of the bill are out of
proportion to the value of the services
rendered. He particularly objects to the
charge of $50 for embalming the remains,
which he declares is three times as much
as undertakers usually ask in New York
state The charge of $3.50 for the casket
and cases is another which he thinks al
together too great Then. too, the funeral
director asks $45 for the three days he was
engaged in travelling between here and
Chicago. which Mr.. Odell says is more
than his own salary as congressman for
the same time, and he does not believe
that the services of an undertaken are
more valuable than those of a representa-
tive.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
READY FOR SEA.
Ships at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hurriedly Repaired

New York, July 26-Orders have been re-
ceived at the Brooklyn navy yard to have
all the vessels that are undergoing repair
there ready for sea duty by the end of
the week. The vessels are to join the
ships of the North Atlantic squadron and
the work of making the necessary repairs
to them is being hurried.
The only ship now at the navy yard that
will not join the squadron is the Indiana.
She is in bad condition and the hull below
the water line is very foul. There is no
dry dock a present available in which to
put the vessel for the needed repairs. 1t
is said the British government will be
asked to allow the navy department the
use of the dock at Halifax, as IL is the
only one in which the Indiana can be
floated. This will be the first time the
government has been compelled to ask a
foreign government for the use of dry
dock in which to place one of its ships
for repairs.
The new dock which was damaged some
time ago and which is now undergoing re-
pairs, will not be ready for use for about
six months
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP 4
SUCCESS.
CFrom Municipal Affairs.)

Gas plants are operated by 168 cities
of England and Scotland, including al
most every city of consequence, except
London; by SO cities of Germany, in
lin, Hamburg and Dresden; by Brus-
sells, by Amsterdam, by many cities in
the British colonies, and by 12 Ameri-
can cities, including Wheeling, Louis
vile, Richmond and Philadelphia. Elec-
trio lighting plants are opera ted by over
200 American municipalities, including
Dunkirk, in this state, and Jacksonville,
Springfield, Little Rock, Topeka and
Bay City; by some in the Australian
colonies, and by 13 German cities, in
cluding Hamburg and Dresden. Street
railroads are owned and operated by 80
cities of England and Scotland, by
some cities in Germany, Switzerland,
Holland and of the Australian colonies,
by Toronto, and in measure by New
Orleans.
To put the matter into condensed
form, municipal ownership of one or
more of these street franchises prevails
in over 100 cities. and is authorized by
tries.
Time was when private ownership of
all street franchises was the rule. Now
the chiefest cities of the world are for
saking it. Progress in the art of muni-
cipal affairs is all in the direction of
municipal ownership.
Municipal ownership is, therefore, no
new or over radical thing. 1t is neither
socialistic, communists, nor populiStic.
1t is feasible and practical BILE. 1t must
be at least reasonably successful, and
it cannot be attended with any greater
sal municipal ownership of docks, fer
ries bridges, markets and the water
supply So much the experience of
these other cities indicates to us.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
ANNIE DIGGS FORECAST FOR
1900,
From the Kansas city Times.)


Here is the political horoscope for 1900:
President, William ]. Bryan; vice presi-
dent, Charles A. Towne; platform, free
coinage of silver; government sole issuer
of money; direct legislation.
Whether We like it or not, free silver
imperiously insists upon being the text of
political discourse. Silver is in everybody's
mouth and out of everybody's pocket. Sill
yer doesn't seem to worry nor be ashamed
of itself because it isn't broad enough
to be a national ISSUE The silver tide
just rises-all flow and no ebb.
This is how it is now out among the
people, and this is how it will continue
unless some great event shall whirl
things into space and change the map of
the nationwide knows?
am not at all disturbed by the present
tumble of parties. or the jangle of fac
tions. The war of words must go on, and
this that clique will decIaim that real
reform can not come except via their
cherished programme. Sincere devotion
will heroicaIly strive to get the whole
gamut of national needs into party plat
form, and will labor to wake the mighty
chorus from Atlanta to the sea. And
none of such devotion, and none of such
effort will be lost Sometime all that is
essentially good will get itself into hu-
let the education go on. All things in
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
B1RTHP1AcE OF AN AcroR.
From the Boston Heraldl

In little side street that ends
abruptly at the foot of the bluff that
OverlookS the town of Brunswick, Mo,
stands a modest-looking old fashioned
frame house 1t has the narrow caves
and the low upper story that distin-
guiSh the style of architecture that pre-
vailed in Missouri before the war. Old
residents point it out to strangers as
the house in which Sol Smith Russell
was born, says the Chicago Chronicle.
On account of this close association
with the earlier days of the distinguish
ed actor, this plain-faced old STORY and
a half house" is the most famous of the
landmarks of the quaint, old fashioned
town. Oddly enough, the house in
which the gentle character artist was
born does not mark the spot of ground
which was his natal place. No house
does, for that matter, as the lazy, al
luvium laden waters of the Grand river
drowses over the place where this and
many another building stood as a part
of Brunswick when it was famous for
the amount of tobacco and the number
of "niggers'' sold there every year.
The town was originally built on the
left bank of the Mississippi river, and
among the first residences of the town
was the Russell homestead, so local
tradition runs. There were no railroads
then, but packet boats made regular
calls. Then the river became restless
and rolled over against the town and
tore away it's foundations.
Nearly all of the buildings were saw
ed from the capricious flood by the en-
ergetic efforts of the house mover.
Among the structures rescued was the
Russell home. Along with the rest of
the town it was moved back to the foot
of the bluff. When the town had got
ten itself cuddled up in a safe place the
river turned to- the right and flowed
over into Saline county leaving Bruns-
wick five miles inland. A few years
later, however, the Grand river crept
into the old bed of the Missouri, and it
has been doing there ever since, eX-
cepting when the rains came in the
springtime to wake its current.
1t is not related in Brunswick that
Sol Smith Russell ever exhibited his art
there since he became famous, or that
he has in late years revisited his ances-
traI home. A heavy footed man who
is hostler in a livery stable lives in
the house now.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
NATIONAL BREwERs'TRUsT
To Control Beer as Absolutely as the
Standard Trust Does Oil.

Philadelphia, July 26.-Negotations are
going on all over the United States look
ing to the formation of national brew
ers' trust that shall control the output of
lager beer as absolutely as the Standard
Oil company now regulates the market
for petroleum. The movement has its in
ception in this city and has reached. a
point where the ultimate success of the
plan seems beyond question.
A charter was granted in Harrisburg re-
Gently to the Pennsylvania Brewing COM
pany, and prior to that one was taken out
in the name of the Consumers Brewing
company. Under the latter charter the
amalgamation of the smaller brewers in
this city already has been affected. leav-
ing the control of the Philadelphia trace
in the hands of one or two big concerns
The Pennsylvania Brewing company be-
gan its operations in the western end Of
the state, and already it is said, the own
ers of the eleven concerns in Pittsburg
have consented to join the combination.
Experts are at work appraising the var
ious plants. 1t is understood that the in
dividual brewers who go into the Penn
sylvania company receive the appraised
value of their property in stock of the
new company.
Agents are at work among the old
breweries in the Keystone state and it is
bSI1SNcu lIldl OeLOT6 IOuS the eIluSyI-
vania Brewing company will include every
brew house outside of Philadelphia. Then
the big breweries of this city will be
asked to amalgamate.
While the projectors of the combination
have been at work at home, they have al
so been carrying on their missionary work
throughout the country. The Anheuser-
Busch company in st. Louis, the PabSt in
Milwaukee and the big Rochester On. W
brewers have been sounded regarding the
expressed their Willingness to go into
national trust Movements to consolidate
the smaller breweries in other states al
ready have been started.
"a national brewers trust will be one
of the things of the very near future
said one of the men interested in the or
ganization. ''It will be a body with prac-
tically unlimited capital and capable of
yielding profits to investors that cannot
be equaled by another commercial enter
prise.
Carried as it is today, with fierce
competition among the various concerns,
the brewing of lager beer is one of the
best paying businesses in the world. The
advantage of such an organization as the
one proposed can readily be seen. Many
high-salaried officials will be done away
with, agents commissions can be cut
down and savings effected all along the
line
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
"RUNAWAY CORNERS"
A Part of the City That is Becoming
Noted for Accidents.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Vanderpoo1 were
hurt in a runaway Saturday evening at
Sixth and Lincoln streets. Neither was
dangerously injured.
The runaway occurred one block from
where there have been two fatal run
aways within a month. The horse took
fright at the lightning. Mrs. Wander
pool was driving and before she could
check the animal the buggy struck the
curb at the corner of the street throw
ing the occupants to the pavement. The
top of the buggy was pulled off and the
horse ran down Lincoln street and ran
into a post at Fifth and was stopped.
Mr. and Mrs. VanderpOol were both Sc
-verely bruised and were taken to the
home of DIR. Wehe. Later in the even
ing they were taken home.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
RIDGLEY'S TAX BILL.
The Kansas Congressman Introduces
Graduated Tax Bill.

Washington,D. G. July 26.-Congress-
man R1dgley, the Populist from Pitts
Durg, kan-, mas introduced novel bill.
The title of the bill is as follows:
For raising additional revenue; for
re-establishing, in the distribution of
the burdens and benefits of government
among the people, a condition of equity
in its complex relations to the citizens
and their property; for creating a fund
for the payment of pensions, and for
setting our army of idle laborers at
work on extensive personal improve
ments; for removing the strongest in
centiVe to crime among the poor and
vice among the rich; for protecting
Americans from the undue influx of
alien competition, and for other pur-
poses"
The bill provides for a graduated tax
upon the property and estates of all
property owners. On estates under ST.
900, 900 there is to be levied l per cent
tax; on estates over 81, 600, 900, a per
cent tax; on estates which exceed g.
100000, but do not exceed $5,000,000,
3 per cent tax; on all estates over $5,-
100000 and under O,000, 900, a tax of 8
per cent, and on all estates over $10,
100000 an IS per cent tax
The proceeds of this tax in the states
are to be expended for the following
purposes:
1. For pensions and paying the SOL
dierS of the war of the rebellion the
difference between the coin value of
the money they were paid in and gold,
with interest at per cent from Janu-
ary l, 1866, compounded semi-annually.
2 For building, enlarging or repair
ing canals, for improving navigable
streams and extending the mileage of
naViSable waters; for improving coun-
try roads and establishing a system of
first class highways; for building stor-
age reservoirs along or at the heads of
streams for the purpose of decreasing
floods and increasing the dry weather
float of the streams, and for establish
ing and maintaining forest parks in
the vicinity of or adjoining the reser-
Voirs.
3. For organizing, equipping and
maintaining a national guard.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26

After four months of weary waiting on
the part of the people; after four months
of contention between conflicting inter-
ests a tariff bill has been passed and IS
now a law.
No party and no congress have ever yet
framed a tariff measure that was pleasing
to all of the people. Perhaps none
ever will. Were it otherwise there would
not be so frequent changes. The new tar
in law seems destined to be no exception
to the rule.
Singularly enough many of those who
were 1oudest in their advocacy of the
election of President Mckinley and a con-
gress in harmony with his views are
already the most violent in their denun-
citation of the measure which has just be-
come law as a natural outcome of the
result of last years election. Notable
among these are the New York World
and Governor Pingree of Michigan.
[ Notwithstanding President Mckinley s
welI-known views on the tariff and the
fact that the ST. Louis platform absolved
the party from adherence to any specific
schedules, both The World and Pingree
supported the Mckinley policy during the
campaign and are among the first to criti-
else the natural results of their own
course.
Whatever may be said of the president
and his party they cannot be accused OF
Inconsistency on the tariff. All through
the campaign Major Mckinley advocated
the theory that revival of business and
a return of prosperity could only be
brought about by a revision of the tariff
that would start the idle factories.
As each successive tariff bill comes up
for discussion the words of General Han
cock thrust themselves more forcibly on
public attention. His remark that the
tariff was local question was received
with something akin to ridicule at the
time but the debate just closed has proven
that he was not a wrong. A duty of =
a thousand was strongly urged by con-
gressmen and senators from the lumber
regions and was as strenuously opposed by
the members from the prairie states.
Even our own Senator Baker voted to re-
duce it to 81.
Southern Democrats, as might have
reasonably been expected, opposed a tariff
on wool, but with strange inconsistency
urged a duty raw cotton. Even that
staunch opponent of protection, Senator
White of California, advocated duty on
various fruits which are produced in his
state. He voted against the bill on its
final passage, but would he have done so
if his vote had been needed on the other
side?
The effect of the new tariff is matter
yet to be determined. The friends of the
measure will be quick to point to the re-
vival of business which has already set in,
as the legitimate outcome of congression-
al action. On the other hand its oppon-
ents will maintain that returning prosper.
ity has been brought about by good crops
here, poor crops abroad and a natural re-
action from long period of dullness.
1t is to be hoped that the new tariff will
bring the revenue the government sadly
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
NO MONEY SAVING WOOD.
Maine Mills to Close Because Lumber
Is Cheap and Logs Are Dear.

Bangor, Me, July 26.-On account of
the low price of lumber and the high
price of logs, the manufacturers on the
Penobscot river find that they are un-
able to saw at profit. Two mills have
been shut down this week on that ac-
count, while others are likely to fol-
low.
Random spruce is selling in New
York at $11.50 to $12 so for narrow, $14 so
to $3.50 for wide, and the logs from
which this lumber is sawed are held at
SO to $12. so thousand. A cargo of lum-
Der, sold in New York at $14.50 thou
sand, nets the manufacturer but $11. so.
1t is not thought that the tariff will
have any effect on the market this year
as stocks on hand are very heavy and
will need some time to work off. It is
noted as a significant fact that under
the Wilson tariff, this year, foreign
shipments of lumber have been the
largest for over 10 years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
JAPAN'S NAVY GROWS.
She Makes a Big Order for Battle
ships in England.

London, July ga movement of for
eign policy which ought to interest
Americans keenly is Japan's increase of
her naval resources. Her government
is ordering the construction in English
ship yards of battleships, cruisers and
torpedo craft, and is greatly increasing
the efficiency of her navy.
Japan is acting for all the world as if
she wanted to go to war with some big
nation and was preparing for it on a
large scale. Every ship ordered is of
the latest and most improved design,
high speed being an Indispensable re-
Quisite.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
LOST MINE DISCOVERED.
Former Mexican Governor Ends a 20
Years Search.

Hermosillo, Mex, July 26.-Jose Mar
ia Villagrana, ex-governor of Lower
California, has discovered rich gold
mine near Ell Tajo, that territory, which
was worked a century ago by the mis-
sion fathers.
Ex-Gov. Villagrana was captured by
a revolutionary party in Lower Califor-
MIA 20 years ago, and he learned the
story of the lost mine from one Of his
captors.
He has been searching for the mine
ever since, and at last has been success
ful.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
Sumner County high School.

Wellington, July 26.-The commits
sioners of Sumner county have effected
the esta ablishment of a county high
school in this city by accepting a lease
of certain buildings for the use of
the school, made by the Wellington
board of education, in accordance with
a recent special act of the legislature.
A board of high school trustees has al
ready been appointed, and they will at
once begin the work of organizing the
new school, preparatory to it's opening
in September.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
Cheap Rates East.

The Union Pacific will sell tickets to
Chicago for $105O and to st. Louis for
81. 40 July 18th to 21st inclusive; also on
July 23d, 26th and 30th. August I'd, 9Th,
9th and 18th Proportionately cheap
rates to all eastern points. For further
informat ton call on F. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent, 525 Kansas avenue, or J.
C. Fulton Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry

Is your child puny, peeked and peev-
ish? Does it fret and cry without
seeming cause? Does it have cOnvul-
sions? If so, is has worms, and Whites
Cream VerTnifuge will safely expel them
and restore its health. 25c. Geo. w
StansfeId, 632 Kan. Ave, and Miller'S
Pharmacy, Cor. 9Th and Topeka Ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of G. c. c.. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
Arizona COLD Quart Claims Sold.

Prescott, Ariz., July 26.-The most i'm
portant mining deal of the past week in
this vicinity was the transfer of four
valuable gold quartz claims in Peoples
Valley from Messrs. Sinclair and Wal
10th to DR.. Underwood of San Francis
CO. The purchase price was $50, 900. The
mines are located about 30 miles from
the city but are accessible by good wag-
on roads, with easy grades. Considera-
Bile development work has been done on
the properties, which are among the
most promising in this section.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
i COULD NOT EAT

The Affliction Which BefeII Fort
Scott Lady.
FORT SCOTT, KAN.-"I have taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia and
to purify my blood, with excellent results.
1 was SO that I could not eat anything
without distress, but since taking a few
bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla my food
does not distress me, and have felt better
in every way. believe it to be the best
of blood medicines and gladly recommend
it to others.'' EVA CRAIG