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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
FIRE CHIEF PUMMELLED.
Mistook W. U Lineman for Brother
Chief With Disastrous Results.

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 19-The great
er part of the third day of the annual
convention of the International Associa-
ton of Fire Chiefs was given over to
recreation. Early in the day there were
tests of the various appliances for fight
ing fires.
The local committee of arrangements
greatly deplore accident to Assistant
Chief Cummings of Atlanta, Ga, who
was assaulted and badly cut by VIM.
Barrett, a Western Union Hneman last
evening. Cummings mistook Barrett for
a brother chief and slapped him on the
shoulder. Barrett resented the fami1-
iarity and pummelled the fire fighter. He
was arrested and in the police court this
morning was held for trial tomorrow on
a charge of assault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
BOTTOM OF SILVER.
Gov. Grant Thinks it Cannot Go Be.
low SO Cents.

Denver, Aug. BIN a letter for the
public, ex-Gov. ]. B. Grant of the Omaha
Grant smelter, says regarding the con-
tinued fall in the price of silver.
I'm my opinion the world can produce
not to exceed 150, 900, 900 ounces per annum
at so cents per ounce. The annual alb
sorption is greater than $50 100000 ounces,
so that so cents should be a bedrock
price.
I'm the immediate future it may go be-
low so cents, because smelters and oth-
are Offering to sell millions of ounces
a the best prices to be obtained, 30, 80
view of getting rid of present stocks with
little loss possible. put so cents
bedrock, because / believe that the
world will continue to absorb increas-
ing amount of silver from year to year
and do not believe that it is possible to
maintain the present output at 80 cents.
1.-The Ontario and Daily mines of Utah
produced last year LOO, 600 ounces of sill
yer and made a profit of $22O, coo, with sill
yer at 81 cents. fall of II cents an
ounce means a loss of $3.50. 600. as
compared with last years operations.
The Broken Hill mine of Australia pro-
duced last year $500, coo ounces of silver
and made a profit of 81, 800 900. With sill
yer at so cents, they would have made
only 100000 The ore in this mine is
gradually getting lower in grade and so
cents for silver will close it up
could mention other mines, but it is not
necessary to do So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
TO TALK FOR SILVER ONLY.
Chairman Towne Denies That He
Will Stump Ohio in McLean's
Intarast.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 19.-In an inter-
view last night Chairman Charles A.
Towne of the Silver Republican party.
denied the reports sent out from Ohio
that he would stump the state in behalf
of John R. Mclean for United States sem
ator. Mr.. Towne states emphatically that
he will not speak in favor of Mclean or
any other candidate for that position He
gave out a signed statement which reads
as follows:
press dispatches from Omaha say
that I will stump the state in the interest
of Mclean. shall make speeches in the
Ohio campaign in behalf of the cause of
bimetallism and of the Democratic state
and legislative tickets, all of which stand
for the cause of bimetallism- There is
no advantage in naming now a silver cam
didate for the United States senate. 1t
will be done by the silver forces in the
legislature.
(Signed. CHARLES A. TOWNE."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
ARKANSAS CITY MEETING.
Railroad Men Hold a Mass Meeting
to Boom Silver Jubilee.

The Santa Fe employees held a mass
meeting at Nash & IShmaePS bicycle
emporium in conformity with the ad-
vice of superintendent Dolan.
Agent D. J. Sweeney called the meet
ing to order and said that the object
was to perfect arrangements for suit
able display at the Fall Festival at To-
peka on Santa Fe day.
The meeting then proceeded to elect
permanent officers of the organization
which resulted as follows: President,
]. d. Sweeney; vice president, George
secretary, G. B. HetheringtOn; treas
urer, G. T. Neubert.
A committee of five, consisting of the
following gentleman, was elected to
serve on the finance committee: Harry
James, J. c. Shaffer, John Rain, Fred
Frey, ]. w. Reed.
A committee of nine on general ar
rangements was appointed as follows:
w. d. Carey, c. H. Fem, ]. G. Miner
T. E. Griffin, NJ. J. Drury, E. H Ad-
dington, w. E. Thomas, J. A. Black
burn, VIM. Bogardus.
The secretary was requested to cor
respond with the employees on the Pan
handle, Florence and Newton branches
and invite their cooperation. The Sec
sent Officers-elect and the committee
men of their appointment.
Books were then opened for SubScrip-
lions TO the Fall Festival fund and sill
Yer wheels and IS bills were in full evil
dence.
The composition of the several COM
mitteeS is an evidence that the southern
intendent Dolan, take a back seat for
none of them in the magnificence of its
floats and other displays at Topeka on
Santa Fe day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
ALL MEN WHO FOUGHT
On the Union Side in the Great
Rebellion,
Regardless of Any Organiza-
ti0n, Are Invited
To the Topeka Soldiers Reunion-G.
A. r. Is Not to Be Recognized
as Such-Festival News.

The Grand Army will not be. official
" recognized as a factor in the Tope-
ka reunion.
a resolution introduced at the meet
ing of the Committee of Twenty eight
last night providing that the comman-
der-in-chief of the G. A. r. and ms
staff be invited as G. A. r. men, was
voted down almost unanimously me
Committee will adhere to the rule that
no man is to be invited as member
of the G. A. R. The only consideration
TO be given is that he is a soldier:
When the resolution was introduced,
]. ]. Miller was the first to attack 1t.
He said:
I'VE started out to make this an old
soldiers reunion pure and simple. II
we were to invite the commander OF
the G. A. r. as a g. A. r. man, We
would be violating our promises to the
old soldiers who are not members of
the G. A r. If we do this LeaVen-
worth will charge US with an attempt
to steal their reunion, and L am OPP
posed to the resolution"
J. Y. Niles-I understand that the
city will invite the commandments
of the G. A. r. if we do not 1t IS a
mere matter of form to show our good
faith.
Mr.. Miller-The Committee of Fifteen
has no right to invite G. A. r. men as
such. They will be violating their faith
if they do.
M. F. McKirahan-We gave it out to
Leavenworth that this would not be
G. A. r. reunion, and it would subject
us to criticism if we invited anyone as
a G.. A. r. man. If anyone is invited,
let it be as an old soldier.
Adjutant General Allen-There was
an agreement with LeavenwOrth that
we would not make this a G. A. r.
reunion, and I do not believe it would
be fair to them to take this action now.
Mr. NileS-Wi1 you invite the de-
partment commander of the G. A. r.?
Adjutant General Allen-Not as
G.. A. r. man, but as an old soldier.
The resolution was then voted down.
w. w. DennisOn read a letter from
the invitation to come to Topeka and
address one of the camp fires. He is
one of the best known soldier orators
of the west and has held the position
of chief of the G. A. R.
Nothing has yet been heard from
George R. Peck, who was also invited
to be present and make an address.
Chairman Moore of the Committee
said he had received a letter from a
friend in PottawatOmie county, inform
ing him that there will be at least 500
people from that county present.
A. Wardall said that he had been
travelling through the state and that
within 100 or $50 miles of Topeka it
seemed that nearly everyone is coming
to the Fall Festival
j. ]. Miller said that the old soldiers
tents will be located on the high
and that the militia will be on the east
side.
Adjutant General Allen said that
the grounds will be staked out today
W. 9. Crawford was elected a mem
Der of the Committee in place of Dr.
Burkett
Eugene L. Smith was elected assist
ant secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
MISS MABELLE CRAWFORD.
Former Topeka Girl in Summer Opera
at Lake Minnetonka

The Chicago Times-Herald of Monday
contains a large picture of Miss Mabel
Crawford, the former contralto of the
First Congrega church here. The
Herald says:
Miss Mabelle Crawford, a young Chi
cago singer, is making a distinct
cess in the summer opera season of the
Sherwood Concert company, now playing
an engagement at the Hotel ST. Louis
theater, Lake Minnetonka, MINI. A neat
little auditorium has been fitted up on
the lake shore just in front of the hotel,
and the concert company has here pre-
scented selections from many operas with
great success. Miss Crawford has ap>
peared in parts of Martha and Faust"
and has won much encouragement from
the rather critical audiences that have
been recruited from the fashionable re-
sorters at Lake Minnetonka. Miss Craw-
ford has a fine contralto voice, and is
marked favorite. The Sherwood Concert
company have engagements during the
season at various Chautauquas and sum-
mer resorts in the northwest. Its MEM
bership is largely made up of Chicago
church choir singers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
HELPING THE FESTIVAL.
w. w. Gavitt Medical Co. Will Dis
tribute 100000 Circulars Boom
ing the Show.

Few are doing more towards the sue
cess of the FAN Festival than w. w.
Gavitt's Medical company, of this city.
They have gotten out a circular, at
tractiVely printed on both sides, giving
the principal events of the week as far
as adopted by the committee and eX-
tending an invitation to all to come to
Topeka for a solid week of enjoyment
1t mentions principal points of interest
in Topeka, and boomS the town and the
Festival in every line.
The company has donated 100000 of
these circulars and will send them out
to its numerous agents in all parts of
the United States at it's own expense.
OF course letters accompany each lot
distributed through the mails and ex-
press offices. and force of six stem
ographers has been put on this partic-
ular work.
Mr.. w. w. Gavftt said: There will
be many who read this circular who
cannot come, as we send them to all
parts of the Union, but our thousand
agents in Kansas and sister states will
help us to advertise the Festival among
people who will come Those far away
Will get an idea as to Topeka's resour-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
TEN YEARS SICK.
Victim of Nervous Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution.

Onalaska, Wis.-For ten years have
been the suffering victim of nervous
prostration and nervous dyspepsia.
cannot begin to tell you or remember
the remedies 1 have taken or the pre-
scriptionS l have tried. Take what L
would, I grew worse instead of better,
and was Wen nigh discouraged. Then
came the grateful change. One month
ago-on the advice of my brother, who
sent me boxI commenced taking
DR.. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets.
have taken one box and gained five
pounds, but that is nothing compared to
the physical relief L have experienced.
I am better and happier than I have
been for five years. If I could make
the recommendation stronger, I would
gladly do so.
MRS. LULU GLEASON,
DR.. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets
are vegetable and harmless. Their
strength and vigor giving qualities are
wonderful Fifty cents and 81 at
druggists or mailed direct. Eureka
Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
KARN1vAL KNIGHTS MEET.
Business of Importance Transacted
and Many New Members Admitted.

A large attendance of KarnivaI
Knights at the Elks lodge room last
evening made the regular meeting of
the general committee an enthusiastic
one. President Chas. K Holiday was
IN the chair and things went through
in their usual speedy way. The Kar-
n1val Knights oTganizat ton has the
young blood of the city in it and that
which is undertaken will be pushed
through to successful elimination.
There are no mOssbackS in this organ
ization. They are all workers, and this
years carnival will surprise every
body.
AT the meeting last night the ques-
ton of a Karniva1 Knights masquer-
ade ball was discussed at length. Mr..
w. F. Roehr had been appointed as a
committee to confer with the manage
ment of the Festival ball to be given
Thursday evening of Festival week to
see if the masquerade ball could not
be given without conflicting. The COM
mittee reported that in its judgment
the masquerade ball, conducted strict
~ as such, would not conflict with the
floral ball.
President Chas. K Holiday will ap-
point a committee of eleven to manage
the undertaking, and it is probable that
he will act as chairman. The ball will
be pushed to success, and it will not in
the least conflict with the grand floral
ball to be given Thursday evening"
The price of admission to the ball
will be 81 unless the figure is changed
Admission will be given by invitation.
sary expenses of the Karnival Knights
will be met.
The membership of the Karnival
Knights general committee is being en-
larged and in few days the 400 mark
will be reached. Next Wednesday
evening the Karnival Knights meet
again, at which time a large attend
ance is expected.
Paul Torrington has gotten up de-
sign for the back of envelopes which
will advertise the carnival. Around
picture of LORNA and enclosed by q
circle is the following wording: 'Kar-
nival Knights, October 1. A Hot Time"
This has been made into a rubber
stamp and Mr.. c. H. Trap has agreed
to furnish these rubber stamps at re-
markedly low rate to all KarnivaI
Knights. In sending away letters the
stamp will be pressed against the I'M
der side of the envelope and the carni-
val will get the benefit of the advertise
ment.
At the Hamilton hall meeting it is
probable that Will Haskell will be pres
ent and it is probable that he will out
line his plans for booming the Carnival.
The various committees of the Karni-
val Knights are now at work and at
next Wednesdays meeting business of
Importance will come I'D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
ILLUMINATE THE WINDOWS.
Let the Upper Stories of Kansas Ave
nue. Buildings be Lit With
Candles.

Last years Fall Festival possessed
defect that was universally criticised
and which in the light of experience
can be remedied this time if prepara-
tions to that end are made now while
there is time, and that is the illumina-
ton of Kansas avenue.
If every merchant. off1ceholder or ten
ant on Kansas avenue will see that
every window in their control is lighted
with electricity, gas, lamp or even can
delight the effect will be surprise.
A street where every window is light
ed with candles placed in frames back
of the Sashes is perhaps no curiosity to
many of our citizens from the east and
the general result is very handsome.
This is particularly the case for up-
stairs windows.
Let us begin now to arrange; the
cost is trifiing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
Has the gallant colonel lost all his public

Has the gallant colonel lost all his public
spirit?
The Grocers' and Butchers parade will
form at o'clock and move promptly at
10 o'clock The change in time is made
to accommodate the women folks" who
can't get down town earlier to see the
procession.
For prizes offered by Judge Foster to
members of the Beacon Hill Band of
Mercy for the best essay on kindness to
animals, Roy Slayton, aged Is years, was
given first, and Minnie Pears, aged 8
years, second.
Miss Maud Chesney, daughter of Justice
Chesney, has written a two-step which
will be dedicated to the Santa Fe ami
versary celebration and entitled the "A,
T. & s. F. Silver Two-step." 1t will be
published some time before the Festival
The Rock Island depot at Topeka is to
be covered with paper flowers at the Fall
Festival. 1t would be very unique
decoration if Major Tom Anderson had
the flowers made out of that petition of
his for the pension agency, with its 10000
sigma Globe.
Cheek was the piece with which the
Paiges entertained their third good audi
ence this week at the Crawford Opera
House last night Tonight the farce COM
edy prince of Liars" will be presented.
The specialties introduced at each per-
Torrance are entertaining.
There were all kinds of kicks coming
among the employees of the Santa Fe
general offices yesterday. Part of the
machinery of the elevators broke and the
plant was shut down all day. The size of
the kicks varied according to the flights
of stairs it was necessary to climb.
Mr.. w. K. Bradford came near a SER
horse was hitched to a light phaeton and
while Mr.. Bradford was conversing with
friend the horse jumped, throwing Mr..
Bradford to the pavement. He struck on
his back but was not seriously injured.
The executive committee of the Chris
tian Citizens league will hold a meet
ing Immediately after S. S. Nicholsin's
lecture at the First Presbyterian church
Monday evening to elect officers for the
league Sunday evening Mr.. Nicholson
lectures at the First Presbyterian church,
both lectures being free.
VIII T. Reed, who will manage the
Kansas university foot ball team this fall,
has left for Pittsburg, Kan, to make ar
rangements for the season. He will take
post graduate work at the university
during his management of the team. One
interstate league game will be played in
Lawrence. 1t will be with Iowa univer-
sity.
Charles Crew yesterday fell on the
corner of Sixth and Golden streets in q
fit. knights ambulance was called and
DR.. Wallace summoned. The sick man
had four commissions and was then re-
moved to the Salvation Army hospital.
He is in a serious condition but DR.. Wal
lace thinks the chances for his recovery
good.
Henry Sheafory who is Familiarity known
as Hank Sheafor, was arrested last
night by the police charged with mains
tanning a nuisance by selling liquor. Be-
ing unable to put up bond he was locked
in Jail He is said to have kept place
on lower Kansas avenue. This is not the
first time he has been arrested for selling
liquor. He is an old offender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
NOW FOB THE CURRENCY.
John v. Farwell, Jr., Pleads for Re.
formed Monetary system,

Chicago, Aug. 19.-The executive COM
mittee of the National Association of
Merchants and Travellers has adopted, as
the currency platform of the association
the paper read before it by John V. Far
well, Jr. The paper, which is entitled
1.-The ACCESSIBILITY of a Currency Com
mission reviews the present financial
condition, and declares that the currency
problem is the only vital question stand
ing a menace between this country and
permanent prosperity. In his paper Mr..
Farwen says:
There is a general business revival
after the recent depression, and there is
every prospect for a continued increase
of trade
as follows:
1.-The start has come from two funda-
mental sources, the factory and the
farm, one caused by the passage of the
tariff bill, and the other by the peculiar
situation of large crop here and in
creased demand, both at home and
abroad"
Mr. Farwell then charged the currency
system with being one of the principal
causes of the last panic. He said:
THE government is in the banking
business on one side only, with demand
liabilities and no correspondingly large
quick assets. If the expenses exceed the
revenues, the gold reserve decreases, and
when it reaches the danger point the only
resource is to float bonds. When a firm
is doing business on unsafe methods you
mistrust it, no matter how successful it
may be in time of prosperity. Holders of
millions of foreign capital, although they
have faith in our resources, naturally
distrust our currency system. 1t failed to
stand the test and that test brought out
the weakest spot. That weakness, all
students Of the question now agree, was
the demand notes. The question must be
met and settled before we can have per-
manent prosperity.
Il think, however, we can modify
present system by ENGRAVING on it some
of the features of the Canadian system,
which would be harmonious, such as con-
solidation of some of our present banks
and the establishment of small branches
under proper conditions; a gradual re-
demption of the greenbacks or govern
ment demanded notes and the substitu-
ton of an elastic bank currency, based
partly on United States bonds and partly
on the assets of the banks as first lien,
and all redeemabIe at the banks on de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
THREW HIM THE LAKE.
Young Negro is Lost" Near Ricoes
Bluff, Fla

Alphabetical, Fla, Aug. ia negro
boy, aged about 10, was discovered in the
room of Mamie Stone. the 17-year-old
daughter of R. o. Stone, at Ricoes Bluff.
Saturday night. The girls screams
brought in her brother and father. The
negro attempted to jump from the win
dow, but a shotgun stopped him. He was
placed on the front porch, and tied to
a post for safe-keeping till morning
Meanwhile the story had leaked out, and
about midnight party of eighteen armed
men rode up, and, despite the remon-
STRANGE of old man Stone, took the negro
off. He was tied to horse, after being
severely handled, and the mob then rode
off, warning the Stones not to follow
them. VIII Stone the younger boy, took
after them, and followed them for two
miles.
They stopped at the shore of Maid lake
and united the negro. One of the party
then produced some pillow chains and rope,
and the negro was securely bound. He
began shouting and screaming for help,
and the leader of the party knocked him
three of the men picked him up and,
taking him to the bluff, threw him over
into the water underneath. The boy
states that the Negroes appeals were ter
rible to hear. The men paid no attention
to him, but calmly disposed of him, and
then rode off After they had gone the
lad crept up to the bluff, but could not
see any trace of the negro. There isno
trace OF who the men are and for fear of
their warnings the Stones have little to
say about it except that the negro was
lost" This is the fifth man to get
Cost in two years in this section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
MCPHERSON coUNTY's IDEA.
The County of Mcpherson to Have a
Float in the Paradas

Mcpherson, Aug. 19.-The Daily Re-
publican publishes the following call:
Old settlers, soldiers and Commercial
club have taken the matter of an ex-
hibit in hand, and in furtherance of
this object, solicit the very best pro-
ducts of the county to be used in get
ting this display properly made up for
use in Topeka above named day. Our
committee deem it advisable to make
this display in the form of a float to be
exhibited in the carnival parade. We
want in order to make this display
creditable to our county, everything
raised in it at its best, in order that it
may reflect to our credit, both at home
and abroad. Making and arranging of
this float is in the hands of competent
parties who will spare no pains or cost
in arranging this exhibit and the only
lack now is the material. If every per-
son who reads this will consult his wife.
talk the matter up with their children
and then bring in to the Smalley Seed
company store, before September II,
such products as they have, we will
hold the place that we now occupy
second to none in the state
w. KNAUS,
Chairman Commercial Cluh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
cH1LDRENs LANTERN PARADE
Something That No Other City Has
Ever Thought OF.

A peculiar fad has grown up among
the children in Topeka and one that
shows indications of becoming perma-
nent, and that is the custom of car
rying curious colored lanterns at
night. Some of these lanterns are
works of art and contain figures of
birds, beasts and butterflies worked
out in brilliant cOlors. This fanciful
amusement of the children could be
worked up into a gorgeous feature of
the night parade of Wednesday of Fall
Festival week, if some one would take
the pains to do it. The lanterns of the
children borne on poles eight or ten
feet long would make a sight practi-
-calIy unequaled in any city in the
world and certainly a novelty.
lanterns, and doubtless there would be
many that would be of vast size and
curious construction, SO built that coll