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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
TOPEKA STREET CORNERS
The Rostrum for Two Single Tax Adj
VOcateS.

J. r. Herman and Robert NJ. Mobius,
the single tax advocates, are holding a
meeting each evening at Sixth and Kan
sas avenue in the interest of that princi-
pie. The crowd which attends the meet
ings manifests much interest AMI the two
men are greatly encouraged.
The speakers are circulating a petition
which is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned, favor the adop-
ton of scientific and just system of
taxation-one which provides tax that
can not be shifted, which will stay where
it is put and will take for the use of the
community values the community creates
and leave to every individual the full en-
joyment of all his labor produces.
I'VE will endeavor by making land val
ues the sole basis of public revenue:
1. To place at the service of labor and
capital, on terms within the reach of all,
the immense quantities of unused agri-
cultural, mineral, coal, oil, timber, su-
burban and city land, now held idle by
spectators and monopolists;
2. To make all natural monopolies
(water, gas, electric light supply, railroad
and telegraph franchises), the common
property of all;
8. To repeal and discontinue all special
privilege legislation, including the issu-
anCe of Understanding bonds by public,
and of Iegal-tender money by private cor
porations.
by thus exempting personal property
and improvements from taxation and in
creasing the tax on land values, progress
sively from year to year, the selling price
of land will gradually fall, the demand
for labor increase, and wages rise to the
full earnings of labor: thus establishing
condition in which laborers will find little
difficulty in securing their own tools and
machinery of production.
with special privileges abolished, land
monopoly and landlordism destroyed, and
labor receiving it's full reward, capital
will anxiously seek labor for employment,
competition will naturally develop into
friendly and brotherly cooperation, and
many reforms now impossible will easily
and speedily follow
The following persons have signed the
agreement to vote and work for the ''en-
actment of such measures as will result
in the attainment of these aims and OBJ
jects:
H. c. Hall, T. J. Davis, Kansas City;
T. Voytelk, w. T. Luce, B. A. Matheny,C.
f. Schumacher F. ]. Fleming, L. Collins,
c. Rittenhouse, P. c. Cooney, A. E. Thor
son, NJ. Treahawney, w. S. Manner, A.
B. Smith, ]. R. Anterior and P. N.
Hoard, all of Topeka.
The meetings will be continued during
the hot weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
THE PLUMBERS SUIT.
Progress of the Case Against so Call
ed Trusts.

The officers of the Master Plumbers as
ISOLATION will probably be arrested under
the Farrelly antitrust law as soon as
County Attorney Jetmore returns from
his eastern trip.
The firm of Leahy & Durkin, which
commenced a civil damage suit against
the organization short time ago is be-
hind the movement to have the officers
of the association prosecuted. Several
consulta tons were held with County At
torney Jetmore before he left but he said
he was not perfectly clear on some law
points and he asked for time to invesri-
gate. He promised to report soon as
he returns.
Meanwhile Leahy & Durkin have be-
come impatient They called upon Attor-
ney General Boyle today and requested
him to bring the suit. The law places a
penalty upon the officers who refuse to
bring a suit under its provisions and AIR.
Boyle is busy looking up the law.
The firm is evidently on the warpath and
the result is watched with interest by
plumbers everywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
BANNER KANSAS COUNTY.
100000 Bushels of Corn in Cloud
and Will Market 100000
Worth of Crops

Concordia, July 30.-The recent heavy
rains insures an immense crop of corn
for Cloud county. Most of the corn is
we'll advanced
Cloud county has 10000 acres of
growing corn which will average at
least 40 bushels per acre or $500 900
bushels. To this may be added 2. 900 900
bush-ls now in cribs, making a total of
$500, 600 bushels
We also raised %, 654 acres of wheat
which is yielding over 25 bushels per
acre, or 900 bushels; 35 900 bushels
are yet in bins from the so crop, Civ
ing total of $4,000 bushels of salea-
bic wheat.
To this may be added 25, 783 acres of
oats at 80 bushel per acre, or 10000
bushels.
This county also has 3,400 acres of
millet, 1000 acres of alfalfa, 783 acres of
potatoes, abundant hay, vegetation and
fruits of all kinds.
Viewed from a financial standpoint
the Cloud county farmers will market
over $3,000,000 worth of produce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
M'NALL FINDS OTHERS.
More Insurance Companies Doing II
legal Business are Unearthed.

D. o. McCray today filed with Webb
McNan his report covering an inVesti-
cation of insurance methods in Kansas
City, Kan. and the operation of I'M
licensed and unauthorized companies,
which, having headquarters in Kansas
City, Mo, descend upon Kansas bust
ness much to the discontinue of agents
representing companies authorized to
write insurance and paying for such
authority the regularly established fees
of the state insurance department.
In insurance business these illegal
agencies are known as dummies" The
Kansas City, Mo. agents solicit the
business in Kansas and have their rep
resentative, or the dummy write the
policy, which Mr.. McCray discovered
is then sent to the offices of the COM
bine in Kansas City, Mo, and passed
panies," says Mr.. McCray's report,
have organized a combine which is
very strict in it's rules, a violation of
which is followed by swift punish
ment."
The report shows that the companies
secure some well known insurance law
yer 10 act as judge, and if violations of
the rules are charged against any mem
and proceeds to administer justice to
the violatOrs. 81 was told" says Mr..
McCray, that a man who enjoys the
honor of being an eX-nayOr of Kansas
City, Mo, is one of the judges for the
combine. I was told also that the ros-
ter of the Missouri legislature will show
the names on two representa- from
Kansas City Mo, who are members of
this combine and who assist in main
tanning this Illegal combination against
Kansas"
Mr.. McCray estimates that one-third
of the insurance placed on Kansas prop
erty is handled by companies not auth
orized to do business in Kansas. Three
fOurthS of this amount, he believes. is
placed by Kansas City, Mo, compa MES
They ply the illegal trade with unusual
success in Olathe, Paola, Ottawa Law
renee and Kansas City, Kan. He names
Jenkins and Parsons. Miss NJ. c. Sam
mis- and Miss Ivy G. Todd of Kansas
City, Kan, as persons aiding in the
maintenance of these so-caIled dunn
my agencies.
The report says: ct have evidence
that over so companies are doing bust
ness in the state without any authori-
ty whatever. Among them are the fol-
lowing: Scottish-Union, Detroit Fire
and Marine, Rhode Island Underwrit-
ers, Svea of Sweden, Mercantile Fire
and Marine, and American of New
York
These companies seem to be the most
dilfgent in Kansas City, Kan, although
the only license they hold is to do bust
ness in Missouri
Yet, Mr. McCray says, these compa-
MES make special drive on Kansas
City, Kan, insurance.
Mr.. McNan announces that he propos-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
HER SON IN PRISON.
Kansas City Woman Discovers Long
Lost Child in the Peniten-
tiarY at Lansing.

Leavenworth, July 3O-An aged,
widowed mother found her long lost son
at Lansing yesterday under circum-
stances which made the meeting one of
the most pathetic ever witnessed.
In 1894 John Norman was convicted at
Enid, o. T., of grand larceny, and SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Oklahoma has no territorial penal in
the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing. He
was set TO work in the mines, but it
developed some time ago that he was
suffering from an incura bic chronic dis
ease and could not long survive. This
fact was brought to the attention of the
governor of Oklahoma, who recently
granted the prisoner a pardon on the
ground of his illness.
Upon being notified that the pardon
had been granted Warden Lands be-
gan to make inquiry regarding the man
and MS affairs and found that he was
without money or friends and had no
place to go. The governor of Okla
hOma, having granted a pardon, did not
care to interest himself further in the
case. The man was sick and penni-
less and the warden decided to keep
him in the hospital temporarily at least.
Meantime sympathetic effort was be-
ing made to locate the mans relatives.
He himself had absolutely no knowl-
edge of their whereabouts, having left
home when a small boy, his parents at
that time living in an eastern state.
The warden caused notices of the I'M
fortunate prisoners case to be inserted
in the newspapers and also brought the
telegraph and mail into requsition.
Finally Mrs. Norman, the pardoned
convict's mother was located in Kansas
City, where she is living. Her husband
died some years ago leaving a valuable
estate at WeStphalia, Kan. Mrs. Nor
man arrived at Lansing yesterday and
in the penitentiary hospital met her
hayward son, now a hopeless invalid
for the first time since he grew to man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
DORIAN WAS GENEROUS.
Some of the Politicians Who Borrow
ed From the S adgwick County
Treasurer

Wichita. July 30.-The extent of the
shortage of the late John A Doran, a
fcrn1er treasurer of Sedgwick county is
still unknown, as H. E. Patterson, the
expert accountant who is in charge of
the large clerical force that is making
an examination of the books has made
no statement yet.
Some interesting facts which tend to
compromise number of prominent
republican politicians have been
brought to light by the report of the
committee appointed to appraise the
Dorian property. The report only deals
with persons who gave their promis-
sorry notes for sums borrowed but If is
the general belief that Doran also loan
ed large amounts of money to persons
from whom he did not take even re-
ceipts.
Notes signed by the following Repub-
Hcan politicians are among those held
by the estate: E. E. Fitzpatrick. ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MERRY'S CANAL VIEWS.
Seem to be the Ground of Objection
to Him in Ger trail America

Washington, July 3O.-The state de-
partment officials are very reticent up
ON the subject of the objection which
has been lodged against the reception
of Captain W. L. Merry of San Fran
cisco as United States minister to- Mica
ragua, Costa R;ca and Salvador, to sue
coed Louis Baker. The matter is now
engaging the attention of the officials
and it is said that within a few days
such representations will be made upon
our part to the countries concerned as
may induce them to abandon their OBJ
jections as not well founded.
1t is possible that the objection to the
selection of Captain Merry is not SO
much on account of the manner in
which he has been credited to the three
countries of Central America, instead
of the greater Republic of Central
America, as because of his pronounced
views on the Nicaraguan canal Cap
tain Merry was pushed by the Cali
fornia delegation for the position, be-
cause he was an enthusiastic supporter
of the canal project and because of his
wide knowledge of the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
SALE OF COLORADO MIDLAND.
Newly Organized Company Will Buy
in the Road.

Denver, July 30.-The sale of the Col
orado Midland railroad and all proper
ty appertaining thereto is advertised to
occur at Colorado City, September 8, at
II o'clock, noon according to the decree
of the United States court, directing
Receiver Ristine to sell the assets of
the company. Bids will only be accept
ed from parties who have deposit
ted at least $4,000 with the receiver of
the road. Special Master William M.
Mcclure will conduct the sale.
This sale will end the receivership of
the road. The recently organized COM
pany will buy the road, and its affairs
will thereafter be conducted as they
were previous to the appointment of
receiver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MRS. SUTTON ACCEPTS.
The Thousands of Visitors to the Fes-
tival Won't be Disappointed.

The Committee of Fifteen today Off
cially informed Mrs. c. S. Sutton of the
action of the Secret Committee of Five
in refusing to accept further declination
on her part to act as Festival Queen,
and rather than cut out the feature of
queen and court from the week of fes-
tivities Mrs. Sutton has decided to ac-
cept the place.
This arrangement does not accord
with my wishes at ALL said Mrs. SUIT
ton today.
Il realize that the position is one of
great honor, but from the fact that L
suggested the feature and because of
my present connection with the Floral
portion of the Festival I felt that some
other Topeka lady should have been
chosen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MISS ALLLN's LOVE.
After Smith Testified Against Her
the Infatuation Fled.

her sister, Nettie Allen, and S. S. Kirk
patrick arrived in the city from Chand-
Ter, 0. T, yesterday. They were on their
way home at FredOnia.
Miss Allen has recovered from her
infatuaJio for Smith. Her eyes were
opened to his true character. She be-
the stand and attempted to testify
against her. She refused to believe
that he would be a witness against her
but when she saw him take the wit
ness stand she came to the wise con-
clusion that he was not worth loving
and then and there buried her first love
affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FUNSTON A GOLD SEEKER.
The Young Kansas Cuban Major Said
to be Bound for Alaska

who left here a short time ago and is
now on the staff of the San Francisco
Call, claims to have interviewed Fred
Funston, the Kansas boy, who had
been major in the Cuban army for
the last year, but who is said to have
passed through San Francisco on his
way to the Alaskan gold fields.
1t was not known that Funston had
left Cuba but Thrasher claims to have
seen him and to have been told that
Funston's idea was to get to Alaska be-
fore the rush, thinking with his knowl-
edge of the country, obtained from two
years work there for the government
collecting specimens of the flora, that
he could find more accessible gold fields
than those reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
ArcH1soN MEN IN ALASKA.
Paid $4,000 For Claim and Sell Tt
For $500.

Atchison, July 30.-AI Harrison of
Atchison, who is in Alaska, is doing
well. His companion, Thomas B. Rau,
writes to his parents in ST. Joseph from
Dawson that their prospects are very
encouraging. The two men had a one
fourth interest in a claim. They paid
81, 500 for it and sold it the next day for
$500. They then bought two more
claims for Sc, 000 He says that he and
ter to the arctic circle. He regards
Klondike as the greatest place on earth
for a single man, but thinks it is no
place for a woman. The pay of la
boring man is from $40 to SIS a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
BEACON SUED FOR LIBEL
Ex-Clerk of Sedgwick County Wants
$4,000 for Alleged Damages.

Wichita, July 3O.-S. N. Bridgman.
ex-clerk of the Sedgwick county dis
trict court, brought suit against the
libel.
The action grows out of a statement
published by the Beacon connecting
Bridgman with a shortage in the ac-
DOran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
New Kansas Postmasters.

Washington, July 30.-TheSe fourth
class postoffice appointments were
made today for Kansas: At Cadmus,
Linn county, Louis Love; at Highland,
Doniphan county, Norman Case, vice
z. Gilmore, removed; at Morrill,, Brown
county w. Hammond, vice ]. Warner,
removed at Murdoch, Butler county,
w Barnett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Delegates N AIMED.

Governor Leedy today selected the
following list of delegates to the Farm
ers National Congress, to be held at
st. Paul, Mimi, August 81 to- September
6: Governor George W. Click, Atch-
ison; Colonel n. b. Brown, Concordia:
Thomas Potter, Peabody; David Bal
lard, Billiards. Falls; George NJ. Mum
ger, Eureka; Frederick Wellhouse,
Leavenworth; John L. Humphrey,
Mound Valley; A. T.. Brown, Fredonia;
3. F. Campbell, St. Francis; J. H.
White. Pratt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

Hutchinson, July 3O.-Joseph Centers,
a prominent grain buyer of Turon,
Reno county, was bound over to- the
inal assault upon his 11-year-old niece,
Jessie McOsker. He gave a bond of
81 900. NJ. r. Sunbury and Will Asher
were arrested here last evening on the
charge of assaulting Bessie Blades, a
16-year-old girl of Plevna. There is
considerable excitement and threaten
ing talk here over these acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FOR HUTCRINsoN's JUBILEE.
Profs. Root and Spencer Selected fol
the Annual Contest in Kansas

Hutchinson, July 30.-Prof Frederick
Root of Chicago has been selected ad-
Indicator of vocal music for the must
cal jubilee to be given in this city next
May. The contests in instrumental
music will be under the charge of Prof.
Allen Spencer, also of Chicago.
The music for the vocal and instru-
mental contests has already been pick
ed out by Profs. Root and Spencer, and
has been accepted by the executive
committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
GOV. LEEDY APPOINTS.
Names Senator Jumper on the State
Board of Charities.

Governor Leedy today announced the
appointment of Senator H G. Jumper
of Usage county to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of George a.
Clark, the Republican member of the
state board of charities. The five MEM
bers of the board are Populists, as fol-
lows:
Chairman, w. L. Brown, Kingman.
Secretary, S. c. Wheeler, Concordia.
Treasurer, P. H. Dolan, Salina.
Frank NJ. Shane of Jefferson county.
Senator H. c.. Jumper of Melvern.
Mr. Jumper will take his place on
the board at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Heat was Uncomfortable.

A number of men employed in all de-
partments of the Santa Fe shops were
compelled to give up work yesterday on
account of the intense heat. But one
prostration occurred, that of Charles
Dodge, a helper in the blacksmith de-
partment, but the others who went to
their homes escaped sunstroke only by
giving up their work In the black
smith department yesterday afternoon
the temperature at one time reached
height of ITO degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
HER HUSBAND MISSING.
Junction City Woman Worried Over
the Disappearance of Her Spouse.

Salina, July 30.-Mrs. M. F. Baum of
Junction City was here today looking
for her missing husband. Baum runs
a Shetland pony farm near Ellsworth,
and his wife says he was in Salina last
week while on his way to Kansas City
with a shipment of ponies.
She has not heard from him since,
and is greatly worried over his mys-
FERROUS disappearance. No one here
appears to know anything concerning
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
j. ]. Frey in Denver

Denver, July 3O.-J. ]. Frey, general
manager of the Santa Fe system, came
to town yesterday and put in his time
consulting with the officials of local
lines. He visited Receiver Trumbull of
the Gulf in the morning and Receiver
Ristine of the Midland and President
.Tefferv of the Rio Grande
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Talk Calderhead for Governor.

Leavenworth, July 30.-Ex- Congress-
man Calderhead from the Fifth district
has a boom here for governor. Re
publicans who stand close to Senator
Baker and are thought to be talking
by the card, say very pleasant things
of him for the nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Committee Pro Tenn,

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment re
lieves the intense itching. 1t soothes, it
heals, it cures chronic cases when sur
geons fail. II is a scientific certainty.
It's sales increase through its cures, IL
is no experiment Every bottle guar
anteed. Soc Tubes, 75c. Geo. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kan. Ave-, and Miller's Phar-
macy Cor. 9Th and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
John Griffin of GAINESVILLE. O.. sa,

John Griffin of GAINESVILLE, O., says:
Il never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony until a box of
piles" For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts and bruises, sprains, eczema and
all skin troubles, DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is unequalled. G. w. Stansfield,
632 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FIRST MAN FROM KANSAS.
Ralph Winslow of Fort Scott, Leads
the Crowd to Alaska.

Kansas City. July 30.-There has
been, SO far, but one ticket sold al the
Union depot station to a party who il
is believed will actually undertake the
trip to Klondike.
A young man giving his name as
Ralph A. Winslow and his address as
Fort Scott, Kan. bought a second class
ticket for San Francisco last evening
He said that he had made up his mind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Triee to Helm Lobdell.

Newton, July 3O.-Chas. E. Lobdell of
Lane county passed through here yes
terday on his way to Kansas City, Kan,
where he intends to revive the Kansas
City Tribune. He says that he will
make it the hottest Republican paper
in the state He has Fred Trigg of the
Garnett Eagle associated with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
CHILDREN WANTED.
Mrs. Sutton Desires to Meet as Many
as Possible Monday Next

The children of Topeka are requested
to meet Mrs. c. S. Sutton at the Floral
Committee rooms, 625 Kansas avenue,
Monday morning at o'clock. Mrs. SUIT
ton has a special message which she will
communicate to the children on their ar
rival there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

to cast his fortune with the gold hunt
ers and had spent some time in making
arrangements for the trip. He came
to Kansas City to buy the most of his
supplies and carried with him two large
trunks filled with heavy clothing. A
party of friends accompanied him from
Fort Scott and babe him goodbye as
the Santa E'e train started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Todav's Ere.

A fire alarm by telephone this morn
ing called the fire department log East
Fourth street in the Marmont building
occupied by Jennie Cline, ct at. a
A gasoline stove in the basement blaz-
ed up suddenly. The fire was out by
damage was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
THE THROES
a Revolution is Feared-Governor of
Oporto Dismissed.

Madrid, July 30.-A dispatch from Lis
bon says the situation at Oporto is
alarming. Ministers fear an attempt at
revolution. The governor of the town
has been dismissed and replaced by
Mugus de Castillo an Italian officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

There is a call of the Peoples Par
tv for the purpose of electing a central
Committeeman OF the First Precinct,
First Ward, held at 914 North Kansas
avenue, Saturday eve. July 3lst, 1897,
from 7 o'clock until o'clock. All Pop
ulists will endeavor to be present.
T. COLLINS,
Committee Pro Tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

LONGFORD-Josep Sutton, a well
to do farmer, while driving in a cart
was run away with and fatally injured
dying in a few hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Grasshoppers Leave Rawlins Co.

Atwood, July 30.-For several days
past, for some unknown reason, the
grasshoppers have been leaving this
county in vast swarns going southeast.
They have done much damage here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker will assist the digestion, causing
new and rich blood TO flow through your
veins, making life a pleasure instead of
a drudge. At druggists.