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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
MIR. OTIS EXPLAINS.
Corrects Some Wrong Impressions
Which Have Gone Out Re
trorcipu 6fic Uiauys
garding His Views.

=
Ex-Congressman Otis claims that he
has been misquoted in relation to the
Colorado colony and the Debs movement,
and sets himself right in a cOmmunica-
ton to The Journal as follows:
MY experience in Colorado has in no
wise shaken my faith in colonization or
cooperative industry of every kind. 1t
simply has made me extremely cautious
concerning methods and membership.
Under right conditions even poorly or
ganized institution the Colorado
Cooperative company could be made a
success. The c. c. Co. was formed in 1894
in Denver by some Colorado parties and
not by DR.. McLallin, Mrs. Diggs, myself
or any other Kansan. 1t is purely joint
stock company and not in true sense a
cooperative colony. 1t has in it's charter
and fundamental laws, some very good
features and some very poor ones. Its
success or its failure will have very little
bearing upon the great cooperative move
ment now inaugurated under the head of
1.-The Social Democracy of America"
81 have the utmost faith, that, if right
ly managed, The Social Democracy of
America can be made a grand success,
marking important epoch in the labor
movement of the world. Its principles are
those that many of us have been advo>
eating for years. 1t is simply a more
duStrial forces OF our country.
Its success means employment to the
unemployed, and freedom to the wage
slave. A more beneficient organization
can scarcely be conceived of by the
brain of man. L am anxious that Mr..
Debs or any other officer make no mis-
take in sending out pioneer workers with
out sufficient support behind them And
this is especially important if the first 10
Il ~ afr-xr
1t would give me great pleasure if our
own state of Kansas could be made the
pioneer stamping ground for this far
reaching and important labor movement
the most important yet attempted in the
annals of history. 1t is now more than
forty years since many of us came to
Kansas and contributed our mite toward
making it free state; as yet we have not
fully succeeded. 1t is true we have sue
| ceeded in taking the black laborer from
off the auction block a chattel to be
sold to the highest bidder, but in no true
sense has the question of setting human
labor free, been settled. Now comes the
herald of a new economy. 1 say the hour
| has struck when, not only the chattei
| slave, but the wage-slave, shall be free.
Is there any difference in principle
whether a man or woman is sold to the
! highest bidder at the market price for a
| day-a month"; year or a Ire time! Inc
| difference is in length of bondage not in
principle The Social Democracy of
| American, says, away with the competi-
| tive system of industry; inaugurate the
cooperative system as speedily as posi-
| ble.'' "Give every one an opportunity to
| earn a living ''All for each and each
| for ALL Reward all useful labor alike
| and make the service certificate the me-
| dunn of exchange. Away with interest
| rents, profits and taxation Danish pow
| erty and minimize crime. In short at an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
JERRY AND THE TRUST.
Representative Simpson Presents q
Resolution to Investigate the
Sugar Trust

Washington, July 15.-Representative
Simpson of Kansas has introduced in
the house a resolution directing the
speaker to appoint a committee of five
to investigate the sugar trust.
The. resolution is preceded by two
whereases, the first of which declares
that it is currently asserted" that the
American Sugar Refining company has
in violation of it's law created "a gil
gantic monopoly" and the second that
said corporation by the use of watered
stock, by unfair competition and by il
legal combina ton has crushed out legit-
innate competition to an extent which
gives it the power to depress the price
of the raw material and to advance the
price of the manufactured article, at
will, thus throttling the cane and beet
agriculturiStS with one hand, and
grasping the purses of the consumers
with the other
The committee authorized by the res
Olution is empowered to send for per-
sons and papers and to Investigate the
methods of the company; its effect upon
agriculture and commerce 'aS well as
the enhanced cost of one of the neces-
saries of life, and the committee is di-
rected to report their findings, and if
the facts warrant it, proceedings to be
instituted by the attorney general by
quo warrantO to annul the corporate eX-
iStence of the trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
MRS. BESANT'S EFFORTS.
Chicago Theosophical Society Mem
bership Doubled During Her
Lectures

Chicago, July 15.-Mrs. Annie Besant,
who has been in the city two weeks in
the interests of the Philosophical society,
left yesterday for Streator and Gales
burg, where she will lecture She will re-
main in America until September travel
ing through Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana,
New York and New England, thus COM
pleting a lecture tour which has en-
braced every section of the United States.
Mrs. Besant continued her lectures and
her private conferences in this city I'M
til the very end of her stay, and as a re-
suit of her work the membership has
been doubled. A reception will be held
at the rooms of the society in the Athen-
aeum building tomorrow evening for the
new members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
GREAT CAVERN FOUND.
Discovered by Some Prospectors on
Cow Mountain, East of Grip
pie Creek

Cripple Creek, Col, July 15.-Photo-
grapher Yelton today returned from a trip
to Cow mountain, about six miles east OF
this city, where he has been to obtain
views of a most remarkable cavern dis
covered by sinking a prospect shaft.
The cave was discovered by parties who
were doing their assessment work
group of claims on Cow mountain. A
man was picking in the bottom of a 10
foot hole when he suddenly stuck the
point of his pick through the rock into
apparently unlimited space. He cautious
ly investigated and gradually opened up a
pit that led to the other world, to all APP
pearances. Rocks dropped into the hole,
however, struck bottom in about two
seconds or less, showing that the cave
was not deep at that point. The men got
rope and fastening it securely above des-
cended to explore the cavern, which prov
ed to be veritable storehouse of ice.
Stalagmites and salactites of pure ice
stood like cypress trees from the floor and
hung like a ghostly fringe from the cell
ing. Exploration was not carried very
far, as a yawning abyss was encountered
at the distance of about so feet from the
entrance.
Chunks of ice thrown down this abyss
could be heard rafting the sides, but
never sound of the bottom being touch
ed. Photographs were taken by flash
light, and the pictures reveal the ice in
crystal condition forming most fanciful
figures. An effort will be made to open
the cave to a more thorough exploration.
The chamber where these pictures were
taken is IS feet high and about Is feet
wide. Beyond this the cave widens and
the interior seems abyssmal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Chamber among the canons of the Rocky
mountains and not raise his voice in joy
full acclaim is likely to fall over preci-
pice. He is too sleepy.
Roughing it in the mountains is a good
thing, but not too much roughing it.
Those who are not used to sleeping under
a pine tree in a rainstorm are not apt to
grow rugged by the practice. They are
apt to get mountain fever. 1t doesn't
pay to wade barefoot in a mountain
stream because it looks clear and spark
ling. 1t comes out of a snow drift up
among the clouds and even Father
Kneipp did not go so far as to recon-
mend ice water wading.
A trip to the lakes involves less action
than a mountain trip. Boat-riding and
fishing are amusements that cause hardly
more excitement than they cause perspir-
alton. 1t is a chance for dreaming and it
gives an opportunity for conversation.
You can get fully as sunburnt as on land
without so much exertion. If you take a
long steamer ride on the great lakes you
will likely get acquainted with a lot of
nice people and two or three whom you
wish were on another part of the deck.
A considerable part of steamboat riding
consists in going to meals, smoking and
reading something that you are not much
interested in. Steamship excursionists
should always go in parties, otherwise
you are likely to get pretty lonesome.
If it didn't cost so much to ''resort" all
of us would do more ''resorting." On the
principle that large quantities of any
thing; matches. soap, canned tomatoes or
people can be handled more cheaply than
small ones the summer resort business
ought to be placed in the hands of syn
dicates who could figure out reason
able per day. schedule. Most people
when they start out for a summer pleas
ure trip find that it costs them about $40
day, when their purse would respond
more readily to about IS or S.. Excur-
sions are planned all over Europe, for
both summer and winter, to the Mediter-
ranean through the Suez canal, to the
West Indies, around the world; why
doesn't some enterprising person, or rail-
road initiate the Raymond and Whit
comb California winter excursion idea
and plan summer trips to Manitou, yell
lowstone Park, Niagara Falls, White
mountains, Lake Minnetonka, or any
place which tourists are in the habit of
visiting. The great success of the c. E.
excursions are due almost entirely to the
outing feature, and to the fact that
considering the distance Travelled and the
entertainment provided. the expense is
light. Are the railroad companies so dim
| sighted that this object lesson in summer
| excnrsioning will not soak in on them?
| Why confine all this business to the
| Christian Endeavorers? Why not pro-
vide regular itineraries for the summer
| months for excursions of one or two or
| three weeks, haul millions of excursion
| lists and take their money. The people in
general would be delighted with the idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
tiers. This medicine does not stimulate
and contains no whisky nor other in
toxicant, but acts as tonic or alter
alive 1t acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and giving
tone to the organs, thereby aiding ma
ture in the performance of the func-
appetizer and aids digestion. Old peo-
pie find it just exactly what they need
Price so cents and 81 per bottle at J.
K. Jones' drug store, Fifth street and
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
The Rock Island Route

Has through sleeping and chair cars
ON both day and night trains to Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver; leave Topeka
1:20 z. M, arriving at Colorado Springs
7:35 next morning; leaving Topeka at
10:40 p. m, arriving at Colorado Springs
3:4O d m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
A Genuine Harvegt Excursion

On July 20, 1897, the Santa Fe Route
will run cheap excursions to principal
points in Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Texas.
Ticket rate, one fare plus 81 for round
trip. Liberal limits and Stopover priVi-
leges. This excursion will enable you
to take midsummer outing and see the
rich rewards for we'll directed toll.
For free literature descriptive of land
in the great southwest, address w. c.
Garvey, agent, A. T. Is. F. Ry., To-
peka, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
BOYS Knee Pant Suits,
Ages 6 to Id Years.

Good strong serxiceable wearing
Suit in Dark Grey Cassimers,
stout and put up for hard service,
New Model Clearing Sale Price, 81 Is
Black and Blue Cheviot Suits-dou-
BILE breasted styles - splendid
WearerS.
New Models Clearing Sale Price, 81. SO
Fine All Wool Cashmere Suits in
new plaids and check-fne lin
ings-elegantly made.
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $1.98
Fine All Wool Scotch Tweeds in
new plaids-fancy mixtures, neat
hobby effects.
New Models Clearing Sale Price, 81 As
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
1t heals everytl

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases.
cuts, burns, bruises. letter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by it
quickly and permanently. G. ". STAINS
field. 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Don't nauSeate your stomach with
teas and bitter herbs, but re1ulate your
liver and sick headache by Using those
famous little pills known as De Wits
Little Early RiSerS. G. w. StanSheld,
632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
sorts. The passenger agents long TO
that good time coming.

Summer vacations are an excellent ton
ic They ought never to be taken to the
cities, by city people. Get away from as
phalt streets and trolley cars, and odor
of the pavement. 1t isn't natural for men
to be cooped up in rooms and offices and
bad-smelling thoroughfares.
We have habituated ourselves to it and
live, but we have 300 diseases. Go out
doors, and go away from the outdoors
that you see every day. The mind of
every man and woman needs change of
scene. More than ever does it need a
change when it has been occupied with
problems of business management, with
the worries and fretS that beset every
worker in this busy world. If there were
more vacations the insane asylunls would
not have to be enlarged. The loafer is
generally despised but he never has nerv-
prostration and his money doesn't
support the sanitariums. A little of the
loafer's disease is medicine for the man
who works. So take at least two weeks
or a month every summer and go away
from home. Don't make any plans; that's
just the trouble with you; every day it
has been the making of plans that has
tired you out. Drop out of the workaday
world for period and pretend you have
no further interest in business. When
you get to your vacation place, don't do
anything except what you feel like doing.
Get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, if
you want to, not until 10, you please.
There ought to be only one rigid rule and
that is that you keep out of the house.
Don't permit the folks at home to COM
municate with you on business unless it
is so urgent that they have to use the
telegraph. Make believe that you are in
Mars and the circuit is broken.
There are two parts to an outing that
are as enjoyable as the outing itself. One
is the time when you are looking forward
to it and the other is when you are look
ing backward after it is over. The pleas
ures of anticipation are the most I'M
married, because they depend entirely on
the imagination. Building of air castles
is a delightful occupation. One is never
hindered by hard, unbending facts. There
are never any hard beds and rancid but
ter in the outing you are going to take
in your imagination. Nor are there dis
agreeable people on the cars who soak
their false teeth in the drinking glass.
You forget momentarily the choking smell
of the Pullman and the thousand miles of
monotonous cornf1elds that you must ira
verse to get to your outing place. In
your imagination you dwell, only the
agreeable features of your trip and they
even up pretty well with the disagreeable
ones.
Don't go to the mountains without
climbing one on foot. Not the highest
one; if you undertake Pixies Peak you
are likely never to climb another. And
mountain climbing is an amusement that
ought to be kept up. People who live in
prairie countries can never bring on any
exhilaration like getting to a high point
on mountain side and ''hollering down.
Climbing encourages shouting and
shouting is good for the lungs. A noun
tain climbing party makes the rocks ring.
It is part of the fun. The man who can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Beggs' Diarrhea Balsam, is a purely
We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

The magic healer OF all Coughs, Colds
and Consumption is Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Large assortment of Sterling Silver
Belts at your own price at 532 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

mems All WOOL Suits in Getaways
sizes "a and 80 only, worth from
$3.50 to SLIGO,
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $4.95
A big line of new Plaids and Mix
lures in strictly all wool goods
fully tailored, all this season
goods, elegantly made
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $625
Finest All Wool Cashmere and
Scotch Tweed Suits in Plaids,
Checks and Fancy Mixtures, eve
ry suit worth $12.O0-
New Models Clearing Sale Price So 95
Mems All Wool 20 o. Black Clay
Worsted Suits in Round and
Square Cut Sacks-Fine Italian
lined-Satin faced-Elegant filters,
New Models Clearing Sale Price, 81 50
A big line of Black unfinished Wor-
steds in strictly all wool goods
finely tailored-splendid filters
every suit worth a $1,000 bill
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $7.95
A big line of Mems Laundred
White Shirts-All sizes, IA to H.. so
A nice line of White Bodied Shirts.
fancy fronts, good filters and well
A line of Percale Shirts, Collars and
Cuffs detached-$1.00 values
Clearance Sale Price, so
! Mems Heavy Working Socks-the
New Models Clearance Sale Price, .O5
Mems Black Socks-fast coIor-1Oc
value
New Models Clearance Sale Price, .O5
Mems Straw Hats INSTRUMENTATION. 10
Mems s1.0O and $3.50 White Vests. so
Mems $500 White Vests. rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
Boys Long Pant Suits,

Ages II to 10 Years.
Strong serviceable Suit in Dark
Grey or Blue Cheviot, well put
together.
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $275
A few odds and ends in Full suits,
one or two of kind, to clear out
at
New Models Clearing Sale Price, 1895
Best All Wool Suit, broken sizes
in Round Cut Sacks, Square Cut
and Double Breasted, easily
worth $500
New Models Clearing Sale Price, $4.95
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Broken edge collars made smooth By
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

81 4O-Topeka to St Louis-$7.4o.
Tickets sold July Is to q, inclusive;
July %, &c, 80; August 2, 6, and Is,
via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

vegetable compound, and cures where
all others fail. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

Ladies' Shirt Waists, with white
detachable collars and cuffs,
worth $500, for each. 81 %
Ladies' Shirt Waists, sold for $1.75,
$1.5 and $1.25, closing for. 81. 90
All other Shirt Waists at proportion
ate reductions.
Palm Fans, each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lie
Folding japanese Fans, each...... 1c
Folding and Telescope Pocket Fans,
each 1Oc
Kid Hair Curriers', dozen. ..........- Sc
Side Combs, pair NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &c
Best grade Twin Dress Stays, doz SC
Velveteen Binding, black and all
colorS, yard SH2c
Baby Ribbon, all colors, yard. 1c
Ladies' Ribbed Vests, each ...,.... 4c
Child's Lace Caps, each............ Toe
Pearl Link Cuff Buttons, pair. SC
Ladies' SOC Shirt Waist Sets, set. 19c
Silk Embroidery Floss, all colors,
dozen sc
Crochet Cotton, plain and varie-
gated colors, ball .......-.......- 4c
Corset Clasps, black, white and
drab, pair sc
Corticelli Flo and Embroidery
Silk, skeinS for. 1Oc
"Coloir De Rose" Toilet Soap,
cakes in box, per box. ..........n sc
Williams Shaving Soap, cake. SC
Pure GIycerine Soap, cake. ........ SC
Woodbury's Facial Soap, cake. .... zoe
"a page Tablets, each .............. 1c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by Geo. W. Stansfeld. 622 Kansas
Ave, and Sim Drug Co, 607 Kansas
Ave, druggists, Topeka, Kan.
The caucus for electing delegates to
the Democratic county convention for
the Second precinct Fourth ward will
be held at city prison Thursday even
ing, July Is, at o'clock.
G. MAX CLAUDY,
Committeeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15

This prospect ought to fill the heart of
the railroad passenger and ticket agent
with delight. Long has he been signing
for fresh worlds to conquer and an I'M
ending series of Christian Endeavor ex-
cursions. Under such condition of af-
fairs, outlined, he will have them.
Closing his eyes, long lines of Pullman
coaches with two people in every berth
may pass in review before him There
they go-the sleeping cars, Asphyxia, In
somnia, Snoro, Sleepless, II Suffocato, we
know them all, piled full of people 'hav-
ing fun on their way to the summer re-
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early date as possible usher in the Co
operative Commonwealth. This is what
1 understand the Debs movement, and
1 favor it,
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One Lot
Red and White and Blue and
White Fringed Towels, each.... 4c
One Lot
Soiled Towels, all linen, some firing
ed, some plain and some hem
stitched, each Observation-Disclosures. &c
75c Quality White Bedsreads,
each .--..-.-..-..-..... 4Sc
Best quality Table OilcIofh, yard, lac
Best quality Feather Ticking, A.
c. A. brand, yard 121zc
Fine Zephyr Ginghams, 121Sc quail
ity, yard Observation-Disclosures. SIC
All wool French ChaIlies, 80 in.
wide, fast colors, yard -......... 1Sc
Best quality Sc in. wide Sea Island
Percale, in light and dark effects,
yard ..1212c
4Oc quality all wool White Flannel,
yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25c
Standard Light Prints, yard ....a sac
One Lot
Lace Curtains, White or Ecru, so
in. wide and 31a yards long, well
worth $3.50. closing for, pair. 81 .25
One Lot
Embroidered Buggy Robes, worth
from soc to 75c, closing at, each 39c
Travellers line of Ladies' Fine EN-
bro1dered Swiss handkerchief,
worth from 15c to 35c, closing for,
each ---.-..-.---.- .....-...-.... 1Oc
Children's Handkerchief, each... 1c
Childs plain and fancy Parasols,
each LAG
Ladies' Pain. fast black Umbre1-
las, each 45c
Pain. fast black Umbrellas, assort-
ed handles, each INSTRUMENTATION. soc
Ladies' 22-in. fancy Paraso1s, each 4sc
Ladies' 22-in. Parasols in Dresden
and Foulard Silks, ivory tips, par
agon frames, sold for $3.50, clos
ing for, each ........-........... csc
Ladies' Corset Waists in black and
drab, all sizes, worth soc, for
Sacn ............'' Az
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500 Will Buy
48c Will Buy

A Child's Tan Goat Strap Slipper,
turned sole, solid leather, well worth
75c. Something, neat, cool and cheap
for the little ones to play in, or is neat
enough for dress.
A Child's Tan Goat Oxford, opera toe,
solid leather, worth Toe. All sizes.
Misses Toxic or Bedroom Slippers,
assorted colors. Just the thing to slip
on when the feet are tired and worn
out. You know they always sell at
$1OO. Secure a pair before they are all
grabbed up.