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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-10
BRYAN AT LITTLE ROCK.
Greeted With Enthusiasm at theCapi-
tai of Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, March 1O-WilIiam J.
Bryan arrived in Little Rock yesterday
from Memphis and was escorted from the
station to the Gleason House by a COM
mittee. What was intended to be an in
formal reception proved to be an ovation,
the parlors of the hotel being crowded for
two hours by the friends and admirers of
the distinguished Nebraskan. After re-
ception in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives the committee escorted Mr.
Bryan to the platform in front of the
state house, built especially for the &C.
casion. Every seat and all the standing
room had been taken, and it was difficult
for Governor Jones and Mr.. Bryan to
reach the rostrum. Governor Jones intro
duced the speaker to the assembled multi
tude, and a shout of welcome shook the
dome of the old state house. Fully 10 600
people crowded into the state house in
closure
Mr.. Bryan spoke for an hour and twenty
minutes.
At the close of his address he descended
the steps of the rostrum and thousands
passed by, shaking his hand. The ladies'
most of whom had not had the privilege
of meeting him before, were anxious to
grasp him by the hand. and for almost an
hour he stood with uncovered head, shak-
ing hands with those who passed in line.
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friends the early part of the week and
returned to Topeka.
1T appears that she had instructed
her parents to meet her at the depot
with an express wagon or some good
conveyance to convey large dressed
turkey which would arrive with her.
Her kind parents, thinking that a
good opportunity to serve a state din
but to their sad disappointment, Miss
Ethelyn arrived without the bird. hav-
ing overlooked rechecking it at Kansas
City. But what is most agitating the
parents now is whom the joke is on:
The invited guests. themselves, or the
turkey.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
The Mulxane Extension to Make
a New Move.
May Take Up Its Line of Track
East of Coats
THEN RUN TO PRATT
To Connect With the Wichita &
Western for the South.
Santa Fe Officials Reach the
Pacific Coast.

Pratt, March 1O-A local paper, the
Union, printed today, says:
1T is rumored that a new move is on
the boards in railroad circles in this
part of the state.
THE Mulvane extension is arranging
to take up it's track east of Coats and
then build from Coats to this place and
connect with the Wichita & Western
road. This, it is claimed would give a
direct line for stockmen to the great
grazing fields south. A movement of
this kind would be of great benefit to
some of the people, but it would at
the same time not be acceptable to
others. 1t would leave Paxon and Cove
townships without a railroad, and pos
sib1y leave Elm in the same condition"
The report was given by a gentle
man who has just returned from To-
peka-
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THEYTOOK HIS ELEPHANTS
And DR.. Cheek Wants Siam to Pay
for Them.

for Them.
Times from Singapore says the United
States government has agreed to sub
NIT to arbitration it's claim against
Siam arising from the assault made
December last by Siamese soldiers at
Bangkok upon the United States vice
consul, Mr.. Edward D. Ke1lett. 1t is
understood by the Times correspondent
that the United States government will
submit also to arbitration the old claim
known as the "cheek claim" with res
pect to which unsatisfactory negotia-
lions have been for a long time in pro-
greSS between United States Minister
arrett and the SiameSe government
The Cheek claim grows out of a con-
tract made several years ago between
the Siamese government and DR.. Cheek,
an American known as the Teak King
according to which he was to take out
teak logs from the interior of the coun-
try for a term of years with his own
elephants and to share the profits of the
venture with the Siamese authorities.
DR.. Cheek advanced the government
5000, 0O0 for the concession. In conSe-
Quence of the severe drouth which pre-
vailed for two years after the contract
was signed, he was unable to take out
the logs. The Siamese government
charged him with delinquency and vio-
lation of contract, seized his elephants,
confiscated his logs and without proper
legal proceeding forced him into bank
ruptcy. DR.. Cheeks appeals to the
King of Siam for redress was ineffec-
tual and ultimately he appealed to the
United States government There is
the Cheek claim and the attack upon
Mr. Kellet
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RIPLEY AT Los ANGELES.
Santa Fe President and Party Reach
the West Coast.

Los Angeles. March 1O.-A special
train has arrived over the Santa Fe
containing the following officials of
that road: President, Ripley; his as
sistant, c. NJ. Higginson; James Dun.
chief engineer; ]. B. Purden, assistat
engineer; W. G. Nevin, general agent;
w F. Smith, secretary; John Player,
Superintendent of machinery; John A.
Mccall. president of the New York Life
Insurance company, who is one of the
directors; Edward N. Gibbs, ]. Parker
Whitney, directors; C. w. Smith, re-
ceiver of the Atlantic & Pacific rail
way; A. G. Wells, general superintend-
ent; w H Smith, purchasing agent.
They are on a tour of the entire sys-
tenn and will pay special attention to
the Atlantic & Pacific in Southern Cal
ifornia- with the idea of meeting any
movement of the Southern Pacific to
extend its lines.
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MUST TOE THE MARK.
Mckinley Lays Down the Law to
Place Seekers.

Washington, D. c., March 1O-With-
out laying down any general principles
upon questions of patronage, the presi-
dent is giving the office seekers to I'M
derstand just what they must do He
is also impreSsing upon the senators
and representatives a sense of their re-
Sponsibility. Today one of the White
House callers was a well known writer
whose acquaintance with the president
is of some years standing This man
said to Mr.. Mckinley:
4 have not brought any papers, for
you know me as well as anybody. Still,
If it is necessary, 1 will get some let
ters''
Il would do so if I was in your place."
replied the president; get letters from
the representatives and senators of
your state"
Il doubt if I can get the senators,
but 1 can get the representatives" the
applicant explained.
You'd better get the senators if you
can" said Mr.. Mckinley, and then he
turned to another visitor.
a certain senator called at the White
House and showed list of candidates
from his state for consulships. There
We're between forty and fifty names on
the list.
You don't want me to appoint all of
these. do you?'' asked the president.
well, I don't know" replied the SEN
ator. They are all good men. I'd like
to have you appoint as many you
can"
How many places in the consular
service do you think your state is enti-
tied to?' the president asked.
Il should think we ought to pull out
five or six good ones" the senator said.
We'll" continued Mckinley, sup
pose you take these papers away with
you, and after consulting with your
delegation pick out five or six of the
best men and all join in recommending
them. There is plenty of time
1T would be very difficult to make Sc
n 10 Tor 1-plI1 nfaT f1xr
Not so difficult for you as for me-"
argued the president. You know the
men and I don't"
Il mean explained the senator, that
it would be embarrassing for me to in
dictate a preference in many cases.
You want me to assume that en-
barrassment then-which will not do"
said the president, with some empha-
sis Il am willing to share the respon-
sibility, but cannot make any appoint
ments from your state unless you Sc
lect the men. You must get together,
too. 1 do not propose to settle any
controversies
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F. G. Logan's private grain letter. fur
nished 10 Goodwin & Chamberlin. broker:
in grain, provisions and stocks. Topeka:
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BRIGHT coLoRED COMMUNITY.
Settlement Near Atchison Thrivinr
and Intelligent.

Atchison. March 1O.-Probably the
most industrious. the most intelligent
and the most prosperous community of
colored people in Kansas is that of
Walnut township in Atchison county.
Here it is clearly demonstrated that
the colored people by being energetic
economical and straightforward, can
thrive as well as the white people This
hourishing little neighborhood is com
prlsed of about 20 or 80 families. Most
or these people own and cultivate good
mite farms and generally get along
Wei. Joe Johnson owns an annie orr
Ghard of about 500 trees and Charles
Ingram mas fine young orchard com
ING on: ingram owns one of the best
nttle fruit farms in this section and
markets hundreds of dollars worth of
1rult during season. ]. H. Johnson
owns a good sized farm and raises con-
9sIderab bic wheat and other grain. Mrs.
11arTlson brown raises lots of fruit and
poultry There are three churches in
this neighborhood. all of which We're
bulIt by eolOred people. One of them
has a beIfray and on still dav the
bell can be heard several miles.
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Stocks contract at st. Louis only 24e--
600 bushels and primary receipts $780,
600, shipments 1000. The four ports
cleared only 10000 bu. wheat and flour.
There was fair milling enquiry and
sales 125, goo, but news from the south
west was an improved condition in the
fields and was accompanied by selling
orders, which depressed the market as
speculative demand was light and our
Liverpool cable lower, while the Turk
ish-Greek battles are all So far in the
newspa pers.
CORN AND OATS-Notwithstan ding
light estimates Of car lots tomorrow OF
the former. market is easy under ear
ly fair selling, there being considerable
sympathy with other demands The
demand for cash is fair and prices sub
ject to little change.
PROVISIONS-The estimate on hogs
again underrun by the actual receipts,
but there was liberal selling of what
was supposed to be a long line Of ribs.
and with light demand and depressed
prices. The cash trade was only fair
and estimates on hogs for tomorrow 25,-
900 head. Considering the light run of
hogs, the market does not act strong
and may, we think recede from present
prices, but would buy on breaks
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KANSAS NEWS.
The Ottawa Chautauqua AS
sembly's Programme
Is Being Rushed to Completion
Partial Plan
OF THE JUNE CAMP
To Erect a WOman's Building
and Dining Hall.
Thomas Dixon, Bishop Fowler
OF THE JUNE CAMP
Thomas Dixon, Bishop Fowler
and Other Notables Secured.

Ottawa, March 10.-The board of di-
rectors of the Chautauqua Assembly
held a very important meeting last
evening and took definite action on a
number of matters relative to the June
assembly.
II was decided to erect building to
be known as the WOman's building ana
to be decorated to them at the opening
of the assembly. 1t will be octangular
in construction, highly artistic in style,
with a seating capacity of about 6OO
It was also decided to enlarge the
capacity of the large dining room so
per cent as the present room is not suf-
ficierf
A partial programme of the noted
speakers and attractions of the coming
assembly was decided upon. Among
the noted speakers already secured are
the following: Thomas Dixon OF the
Academy of Music, New York, one of
the most noted pulpit orators of the
present age, will deliver two lectures
and a sermon Bishop Fowler of Buff
falo. New York, two lectures and ser
mon Frank Bristol of Chicago, two
lectures; Prof. Richards of Chicago, the
noted scientist, two scientific lectures;
j. NJ. Arthur, grand commander of the
Railway Federatio of the United
States will deliver a lecture; DR.. Hurl-
bert, who is now in Europe, will give
an Illustrated lecture on his recent
travels Don S. Colt of Pittsburg, Pa,
and George w. Balm of Kentucky, Will
occupy the platform on Temperance
Day; Booker T. Washington, the most
noted colored orator of today, said to
be superior to Fred Douglass in ora
tory will deliver two lectures; DR.. Nc
Clintock and DR.. Graham Taylor, who
did such great work at the assembly
last year, will each deliver lectures
daily throughout the entire session.
The normal is in charge Of DR.. Hurl-
but.
Young peoples department, Mrs. Rox-
ana Beecher Preusner.
Woman's department, Mrs. Noble
Prentis.
Temperance department, Mrs. Ella
w. Brown of Holton, state president.
c. L. S. c. department, Mrs. L. B.
Kellogg of Emporia.
Ministers and church work, DR.. Ora
ham Taylor.
Literary department, Prof. McClin-
took.
Y. w. c. A, Miss Laura Radford.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Items Intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing Co.
SS5 Kansas avenue, before 10 o'clock in the
morning
A. c. Wallace went to Silver Lake to-
day.
J. Kline of King City, Mo, is visiting
in town.
Mrs Charlie Kistler is sick at her
home on Monroe street.
Geo. Rorabaugh has returned from a
trip to Horton and st. Joseph
Miss Lulu Fauble of Kansas City is
visiting relatives on this side
Have you tried the new Bakery?
Neale & Co. s19 North Kansas avenue
Mr.. Bryant and family are moving
from 11S West Gordon street to the
country.
Neb, is the guest of North side friends
and relatives.
Bread! Good Bread! Three 1-pound
Loaves 10c. Neale & Co., SIS North
Kansas avenue.
Everything new and up-to-date at
the New Bakery. Nea1e & Co., SIS North
Kansas avenue
Dan Ruggles. one of the oldest trav-
cling men in Kansas, came in from Chi
cago last evening
Rev. T. E Chandler has returned
from Manhattan where he has been at
tending conference
Mrs Henry Sherburn accompanied
her mother as far as Kansas City to-
day on her way to her home in New
Windsor, Ill
poria, where he expects to move in the
near future and engage in the dry
goods business.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O with Mrs. S. J. Wood
man, 422 Park street.
A nut social was given last evening
by the ladies OF the Congregational
church at the home of their pastor, Rev.
J. z. McClain, SIS Jackson street.
A number of ladies interested in the
suffrage question met yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. ]. Kane.
The meeting was addressed by Albert
Griffin. Mrs. Lucia o. Case, City Clerk
McFa dden and the Rev. Miss Brand, a
Universalist minister, who wishes to
be chaplain of the reform school.
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Logan's Grain Letter.

F. C. Logan's private grain letter. fur
nished TO Goodwin & Chamberlin. brokers
in grain, provisions and stocks. Topeka:
Chicago. I'LL, March 10.
WHEAT-Bra dstreet's report delay
layed yesterday only gave the Ameri-
can stocks, which decreased 1,205, 900
bushels. Nothing new was said regard
ing government estimate of reserves
which will be issued this afternoon. For
past seven years the average has been
126 millions and the IS million-esti
mated yesterday as probable will look
small by comparison. There is a tradi-
ton. however, that market always
breaks on government reports so that
higher figures may cause. bear selling.
Col. Rogers of Minneapolis Market
Record, evidently does not consider his
compilation of50 millions of wheat yet
TO come forward in northwest bearish,
as he says from total of II millions,
Minneapolis and Duluth mills before
August, will grind 80 millions, country
mills ten millions, and without any pro-
vision for export or other demands.
leaves 81 millions. Flour sales did not
largely materialize, two mills selling
ten million barrels yesterday. New
York is reporting some 20 loads for
April shipment and sales of 100000 No.
northern held at Erie to interior mills
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N. z. Stock Letter.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks
Topeka, Kan:
New York. March 10.
Bache's Letter: St. Paul earnings rath-
er poor, decreased s66, o93 for first week in
March. London. 1890 consols for money
Ill 1916. Americans up 70 to a This does
not look Warlil1e but the neWSpa perS seem
to indicate that situation is serious Con-
soils are best indicators. Two good re-
ports from Washington, one that ar5ttra-
ton treaty will pass and the second that
Senator Teller says SilveriteS will not CD-
pose tariff bill and that same ought 70
pass by June l. Sugar duty said 10 be is
on raw and IL to those countries which
give reciprocal advantages, this would
give increase in revenue OF ABOUT . mil
lion. This is important as regards all
properties. In bulliSh times this would
have a marked effect. St. Paul directors
will declare 2 per cent dividend tomorrow
and around 1871 this stock is a purchase
There is a feeling that both Reading and
Southwestern preferred will have d rally
of l to 2 per cent. All newspapers attach
considerable Importance to the fact that
]. p. Morgan will assume control or Ie-
high Valley. 1t is claimed bull interests
in Jersey Central will rally this stock
Manipulation may put it back to So or 81.
but the fact is not to be overlooked that
the earnings of Jersey do not depend so
much upon its sales of anthracite as upon
its passenger business 1t Is claimed the
old contracts that has lasted for years
between Western Union and Union Pa
cific. is to be abrOgated. This will open
nearly 1000 miles of telegraph to Other
companies. While Sugar may receed to
us or 1141S it will scarcely be policy to sell
it short to any extent until its extra dlVl-
dend, and per cent quarterly dividend
which will be declared today The war
news is conflicting but the denials of any
organized attempt on the part of the pow
ers to enforce previous order to Greece
to evacuate Crete should put wheat OF a
OF
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ENGINEER BURNS ESCAPE.
Drive Wheel Flies OFF But the Moving
Engine Holds the Track.

Atchison, March 1O.-Engineer Pat
rick Burns, who pulls the Missouri Pa
cific passenger train into AtchisOn from
the north at 4:30 in the morning, had
an awful narrow escape not long since.
The accident happened to train No.
6 near Wyoming. Neb. Both of the
driving pins broke off, the axle broke
and the right forward drive wheel was
hurled to one side of the track while
the train was running at a good rate
of speed. Strange to say, the engine
did not leave the track, and no further
damage was done. This is a rare oc-
currence and the kind of an accident
that astonishes railroad men.
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TELESCOPED A DEPOT.
An Engine Runs Into the Railway
Telegraph Office.

to the Times from Wickliffe says: At
II O'Clock this morning the ST. Louis
express on the Illinois Central, north
bound, collided with a freight train at
East Cairo, KY.
Fireman Walter Rogers of the ex-
press sustained fatal injuries, both legs
being crushed off. The mail car and
engine of the express train were de-
molished The engine left the track
and ran into the depot, the telegraph
operator, Goodwin Boaz, having a mar
row escape from death.
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PURITAN ASKS FOR HELP.
Her Engine is Disabled and She Must
be lowed In.

Washington, March 10.-The following
telegram was received at the navy de-
partment at 1 p. m. from captain of the
Puritan via Norfolk and dated Hatteras
Cove: The Puritan's engines disabled.
One may run short time. Must have a
convoy ready to tow. We wea thered the
gale admirably. Have wired commander
in-chief."
Though nothing further is known at the
navy department the officers take this to
indicate that the Puritan is safely an
chored in I1atteraS Cove.
Captain Sands of the Columbia. has
been ordered to Cape Hatteras. He wires
that he will start not later than p. m
and should make the run in about ten
hours
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A. &P. CHIEF SURGEON.
Two Albuquerque Physicians are Aft
ar the Position.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, March 1O.-The
question here is who will be the chief
surgeon of the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
way. now that DR.. ]. P. Raster will be
come the chief surgeon for the Santa Fe
railway proper There are half dozen
applicants in the field, and the race has
narrowed down between Dr. G. 5: Easter
day and DR.. J. H Wroth. The latter ply
stefan is now local surgeon for the Santa
FNe road on the Rio Grande division.
DR.. yesterday is enc of the Oldest and
most prominent surgeons and physicians
in the city.
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Servia Prepares

Belgrade. March 10.-The entire army
reserve and both classes of the militia
have been called out in detachments.
The reason given is that they are to
undergo a weeks manOuvers in March
and April
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SHOT AT sEDGWIcK.
Rival Hotel Keepers Quarrel Over a
Customer

Newton. March 10-Amos Frazier a no.
tel proprietor q Sedgwick, quarreled with
J. r Dickerson, rival, yesterday, and
shot him twice, one ball passing within
two inches of the heart. Dickerson cam
not recover. Frazier was arrested immed-
lately The shooting was the result of the
fierce rivalry for a long time, and was
caused by DickerSon securing a customer
from Frazier. The latter had lived at
Sedgwick for seven years and Dickerson
year A force of deputy sheriffs was
placed on guard over Frazier to prevent
violence.
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American Greeks Leave Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. March 10-A party of
Greeks numbering at least so left Pitts
burg for Greece. Nine of the party left
for New York tonight and the balance
are expected to leave tomorrow
They will board a steamer which has
been placed at their disposal by the
Greek consul in New York.
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THREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Mitchell County Claims to Lead the
State in This RESPECT

Cawker City. March 10.-Probablv no
other equity in Kansas can boast of
three public libraries, except Mitchell
me Cewker City Library associa ton
owns its own building and grounds. is
Out OF debt and has library of 1 700
t9Iunes; the others are at Glen Elder.
where they have library of 400 vol
umes. and at Beloit which has a lihra-
ry of about 200 books.
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ROCK ISLAND CHANGES.
Goodland Hopes to Become a Passen-
ger Division.

Goodland, March 1O.-It is stated that
it is the intention of the Rock Island 10
cut out Phillipsburg and Fairbruy as
division stations. According to this
plan Goodland would become passen-
ger division as we'll as freight. Belle
Vile would be the next division east
and Council Bluffs the next.
This plan has been adopted in Illinois,
and while there -is2 no authoritative
grounds upon which to base the rumor
of like action here, there is strong be-
lief that it will be done.
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have SO students from abroad, outside
the district who pay tuition fees. 1t
is claimed that there is no other city
school in the state in a town no larger
than Augusta where there are so many.
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THREE BARRELS OF HONEY.
Bees Make a Hive Under the Floor of
an Atchison House.

Atchison March 1O.-A few weeks ago
Ransom Wells moved into the Luther
Dickerson homestead, north of town. Mr..
Dickerson having moved to Atchison. He
noticed lot of bees going into the house,
through a hole in the brick, and investiga-
ton revealed that the space between two
of the joists on the second floor was filled
with honey.
He took up the floor today, and removed
three barrels of honey.