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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
LABOR DAY MADE GRANDER.
The Celebration of Monday of Festival
Week Finer Than Ever.

Topeka's citizens and Topeka's visitors
who Witnessed the magnificent labor dis
play which opened the Fau Festival in
this city last fall Will applaud the action
of the Committee of Fifteen in again
dedicating the first day of Topeka'S Fall
Festival 10 labor At the meeting of the
committee last night it was so decided.
and the contract for furnishing the Off
ci3l programmes of the week We're award
ed to the Topeka Trades assembly.
The Topeka la Dor organization were as
OF last fail as the thousands who witness
ed it, and were anxious that they be
given the first day of the Fall Festival
this year on which to make even bigger
and better and grander display. H P.
Miller. secretary of the Topeka Trades
assembly, requested this much at the
hands of the committee on the part of all
labor Organizat tiOns last night, and as
soon as his communication was read it
be set aside as Labor day. and the labor
organiza tions given all the encourage
we would like to have the committee
take as early action as possible on this
matter wrote MIR. Miller in his cOmmu-
nication to Secretary DOran, 'as the or
ganiZatiOns of this city want to have as
nucn tAhe Is PosSiDlG III, III ~ ~Wnlcn 70 al al
range a big display The committee did
take early action on the matter, and the
organizations will now have the entire
time up 60 september = TO prepare a Mt
ting display with which to open TOpeka's
second big week of entertainment
It is understood that every labor organ
ization in this city will prepare one
more floats for the Labor day parade, and
in addition to these hoatS the santa te
shOpmen will make a mechanical display
even finer than the one made last fall.
Those who saw the Santa Fe shop dis
play last fall will have some idea of what
TO expect.
Efforts should be made at once by the
Topeka Trades and Labor assembly in
cooperation with the state labor COM
missioner. to make their celebration a
state affairs. None of the other cities in
the state celebrate Labor day, and every
effort should be made to secure delega-
tions from other cities with floats. All
the railroad men from Newton, Arkansas
City. Dodge City. Horton, Chanute and
other railroad division points should be
invited to come and bring some float ap-
propri:.te to their calling. These can be
made as ornate as their projectors de-
sire. No doubt the railroads would make
merely nominal excursion rates for their
employees. What's the matter with hav-
ing 10000 railroad men here from all over
Kansas on Labor day-and all the rest of
the week?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Young Men Debate on Money.

club will discuss the silver question
with Washburn college debaters. The
Washburn men issued the challenge
and the Silver club accepted it last
night and arrangements will soon be
made for the meeting. The club last
night discussed the question: ''Resolv
ed That the Republican party is more
to blame for false promises during the
campaign than for the evil effects of
the gold standard" The affirmative
claimed that the present condition is
due to false promises by which votes
were secured. The negative held that
whatever ills there are are due to the
gold standard and that the Republican
party is to blame for contraction of
the r11rrPrcN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

Chief of Police Henry NJ. Steele yes
terday went to Argentine to identity
the body of a man found in the river
there who was supposed to be Otto
ArtOn. Some of the clothing which
was on the body answered the descrip-
ton of that stolen from here. Chief
& verdict of murder There was q hole
in the side of the skull which looked
as if it had been made by a stone pick
Blood had settled under the ear, too,
which showed that he was dead before
he was thrown into the water. I found
that the body answered the description
exactly. There was one eye closed
and the left hand was crippled. The
body had been badly cut by driftwood-
I think the man was undoubtedly muir
dar-ad .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
MUCH BEsOUGHT MAN.
He Had q Brown Suit and Red Neck
tie On.

Young men wearing brown suits and
red neckties kept out of sight in the
Santa Fe offices yesterday. Two girls
who were more noisy than attractive
and more vulgar than polite went
through the halls talking at the top of
their voices. gigSling, ard screaming
like a pair of Mexicaps. If a man made
his appearance in the hall they would
rush at him like Indians and scream:
Where is there a man a t work wear
ing a brown suit and q red necktie. He
is Our'n and we must find him.
The two individuals We're sent to var
ious parts of the building by the jokers
who occasionally appeared. However,
being unable to discover the young
man whom they were seeking the girls
stationed themselves at the front en-
trance to watch the employees leave the
building at noon It is sa that thev
did not see all OF the young men as
some went out a. the side entrance in
the basement,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
BOATS ARE STOPPED.
Water so High at st. Louis Boats Can
not Pass Under the Eads Bridge.

st. Louis, April 3O.-The river con-
tinues to rise and at noon the stage
was 30.2 feet. One half foot more of a
rise will cause the water to flow over
the tops of the Ievee, which is not a
levee in the usual acceptance of that
term, but the rising river bank covers
the Wabash tracks and causes the
seepage to rise nearly to the first floors
of buildings on the water front.
Navigation under the EadS bridge is
extremely dangerous and the river is
so high that a number of boats cannot
pass beneath the structure. At the
present stage the highest point of the
central span is but SO feet above the
water. Floating logs and other debris
also make navigation dangerous and
difficult
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
RECORD IS BROKEN.
Water at Natchez is 1 Ia Feet High
er Than Ever Known Before.

Natchez, Miss, April &c The river
has risen another half foot and now
above the highest record Of any pre-
Vious year. No new breaks have been
reported. The Tensas river is rising
half an inch an hour, and within SO
hours will begin to ':pread over many
miles of productive plantations between
Vidalia and Sicily Island. The care of
the flood sufferers. which has been look
ed after by the local authorities will be
turned ever to the United States.
The number of persons in camp to be
provided for has declined, on account
all the males having accepted employ
ment on the leveees until only women
and children are & ft
st. Louis, Apr,l 30 The Mississippi
here has arisen more than a foot in "a
hours, and is ticking off TIE marks on
the river gauge in a way that threatens
to send he water over the danger point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Driving Fast on the Bridge.

Bridge PatrOlman Whitaker is no re-
spector of persons. If he sees a police
mans son violating the laws he will ar
rest him just as quickly as others. Yes
terday r. SommerS, who is the son of
PatrOlman Frank Sommers, drove his
hack upon the bridge with the horses on
a trot. Whitaker warned him that he
was exceeding the limit of speed but
SOmmers is said to have kept right on
The result of the difficulty was that the
lad was arrested and taken to the police
station where the charge of fast driving
was put against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

Los Angeles, Cal, where she went for
the special purpose of viewing the
Fiesta of that city with a view of gath
ering ideas for the flower parade in To-
peka, and the work of arranging that
feature of the Festival week will be
taken up almost Immediately. Before
Mrs. Sutton left for Los Angeles she
suggested that a big ball similar to the
charity ball of last winter be given
during the month of May as a. closing
function of the society season, and the
proceeds turned over to the flower pa
rade fund.
If the weather permits this sugges-
ton will probably be carried out. and
the ladies in charge of this feature will
then be enabled to commence prepara-
tiOnS at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Pardons, Pardons. Pardons

An effort will be made to have viii
Link, the colored boy who was sent to
Jones in 1895, pardoned. Petitions are
being circulated among business men
who knew the boy in this city, and
these will be presented in due tine to
Governor Leedy. 1t is claimed that
the murder was committed in self de-
fense- Jones and Link had a quarrel
in Tennesseetown, and Link sta bbed
Jones with a knife. The evidence at the
time did not indicate these facts but
the pardon board knows a great deal
more than all the courts ever created.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
MINISTER TO GREECE
DR.. Isaac 8. Hopkins of Atlanta, is
Slated for the Place.

washington, April 30.-A very strong
intimation is given at the White House
today that Rev. Dr. Isaac S. Hopkins
of Atlanta, Ga, has been selected as
minister to Greece and that his nomi-
nation will probably go to the senate
next week. The Rev. DR.. Hopkins was
an earnest applicant for the position
and has the vigorous support of Colonel
A. E. Buck, the Georgia Republican
leader who was recently appointed
minister to Japan.
DR. Hopkins recently resigned the
pastorate of the First Methodist church
at Atlanta. He was a. Democrat until
last autumn, when he Joined the Re
publican party. He was a persistent
and energetic Mckinley advocate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
STEAM LAUNCH ON KAW.
John Richmond Will Run One for
PICNIC Parties.

n Topeka man has hit on a scheme
to contribute to the pleasure Of the
society people of this city during the
summer months, and incidentally bene-
fit himself in a financial way. He pro-
poses to buy a steam launch, large
enough to accommodate a party of II
or Is, and run evening excursions up
and down the Kansas river.
The man who proposes to bring the
launch to Topeka is John Richmond.
the well known stock farmer of this
city He has practically picked out
a launch that is now in Kansas City,
and if he concludes to purchase it viii
fit it up in handsome shape. He VIII
probably bring the launch here in the
course of a couple of weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
5000 knights of Pythias.

At the meeting of the committee last
night Mayor Fellows said that there
was considerable talk among the
Knights of Pythias concerning a state
encampment of that order in this cityh
during Festival week. If such an ar
rangement was carried out it would
bring several thousand Knights to this
city, and the Committee of Fifteen
would undoubtedly make an appropr1-
alton for prizes in competitive drills. 1t
would be a good feature OF the week,
and if possible such a state encamp-
ment should be secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Omaha Commissioners

Denver Col, April 3O.-A special to
the News from Santa Fe, N. M, says;
Acting Governor Miller today appoint
ed commissioners to the Transmissis-
sippi exposition at Omaha, as follows:
J. W. Walker, Albuquerque: J. T. Nc
Ilaughlin San Pedro; Felix Martinez,
Las Vegas; E. O. Faulkner, Eddy
John Morrow, Ration; Sol Luna, Los
Iunas; Gus MulhOlIand, Gallup. Ex-
Governor L. B. Prince is vice president
for this territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Promotion for Mr. Danuth.

Rev. Warren Keifer Damuth, who
has been assistant to Dean BOdley in
Grace cathedral for several months
past. will be advanced to the priest
hood on next Sunday at the morning
service. Mr.. Damuth is "A popular
Young man who has made many friends
in Topeka He was graduated from
CARLYLE university, Pennsylvania and
also from the Episcopalian Theological
college in New York city. Being a.
close student and a man of talent, his
promotion is especially gratifying to
his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
ONLY NINETEEN CENTS
Found in Baxter Springs Bank But
Col Warner Won't be Prosecuted

State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai has been notified that Col. Alex
ander Warner of Baxter Springs will
not be prosecuted under the charge of
having misapprOpriated funds of a bank
in which he was the principal stock
holder and owner The bank failed
some months ago and the bank examin-
ers found only 19 cents in cash in the
vaults.
Mr.. Warner was arrested under the
above charges but the information
comes to Topeka that the case against
him will be dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Topeka's
Second Annual Fall Festival
and
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion,
Topeka, Sept. 27 to Oct. 8.
This heading was suggested by Major

This heading was suggested by Major
Anderson at the meeting last night and
adopted. The chairman of the COM
mfttee on printing was also instructed
to ask for estimates from the different
printing concerns for getting out the
necessary advertising paper. 1t was
further decided to request the business
men of this city to advertise the Fall
Festival this year, as last year, by hav
ing official cuts printed on their paper
and envelopes. The contract for print
ing these cuts will be awarded to some
printing concern. and the business men
will then be solicited by the concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Washburn Prize Debate.

YIN the annual prize debate Of the
YVashburn College Literary society held
last evening at Washburn chapel, F. P.
Sample won. The question for debate
was: Resolved, That the United States
senators should be elected by direct
vote of the people; For the affirmative
F. M Leach and c. p. Crawford spoke;
for the negative J. F. Cell and f. P. Sam
pie. The audience gave it to Mr. Sample
by consent. There We're some musical
mum bers of merit. Miss Mabel Martin
played a piano solo. and there were vocal
solos by Miss Kathryn Arnold and Ed
vrE.rd n. Strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
A Quail on Kansas Avenue.

AS c. P. Homrighouse was walking
up Kansas avenue late yesterday he
saw quail trotting leisurely up the
street He stepped in front of the bird
and it sat down and waited until Mr.
Homrighouse had picked it up. It is
supposed that the bird flew into the
city and struck a telephone wire. daz-
ing it. A half hour after it was cap
tured it died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Campaien for Congress

J. w Moore of Marion has already
commenced his campaign for congress
in the Fourth district. He has CON
sented' to deliver the memorial day ad-
dress at Cottonwood Fails. Mr.. Moore
is a brother-in-law of Jim Simpson and
wants the nomination for congress ia
that district If defeated there it is said
Mr. Moore will ask Tor the nomination
for lieutenant governor at the Republi-t
can state convention. It is also saia
that Cy Leland has agreed TO TINS ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
NO HOPE FOR DUNLOP.
President Mckinley Has Decided Not
to Interfere

Washington, April 30.-The preside 1t
has decided not to interfere in the case
of Joseph r. Dunlop, proprietor of the
Chicago Dispatch who was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment for sending
obscene matter through the mails.
A strong effort was made to secure
his pardon on the ground that his life
would be placed in jeopardy by his i'm
that Dunlop must serve out his term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
THE GREAT MAY BALL
For the Purpose of Raising Money
for the Floral Fund

There is not the least doubt in the
world that the flower parade of To-
peka's Fall Festival this year will be
the finest display of the kind ever made
IN the west Topeka ladies who will
participate are already making flowers
with which to decorate their carriages
and fully twice the number of ladies
who took part in the parade last year
will take part this year. Mrs. G s
Sutton will arrive in a few days from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
d Angell's succeasor

Ann Arbor.. April 3O-The regents
have rendered Harry L. Hutchins. dean
of the law department, the presidency
of the Michigan university during the
period of DR.. Angell's absence as min
lister to Turkey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

New York.ApriI 3O.-Edwin F Thorne,
the actor, is dying. He is at St. Vim
cents hospital, a victim of Brights dis
ease, complicated with stomach trou-
bles. The disease has progressed so
far that the patient labors for each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
Rindine Twine From DTarsh G.

Oshkosh. Wis, April 30.-In thirty
days Oshkosh will have in operation
the first grass twine factory in the
world. It will employ 300 hands and
will make binding twine from marsh
grass, something never attempted be-
fore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
ADVERTISING MATTER.
Let Every Person Who Writes Let
ter Use Fall Festival Stationery.

The hangers. posters, cards, envel-
opes and paper used by the Committee
of Fifteen in advertising the Fall Fes-
tival this year will bear the following:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
100000
Is the Number of Visitors To
peka Expects
To Attend the Fall Festival Of
1897.
is HARD WORK AHEAD
To Get the Crowd This Year
There Must Be
Some Grand OvershadOWing
Special Feature,
And Oceans of Effective Adyer-
tising.
ORDINARY FEATURES
Will Not Be Considered by the
Committee of Fifteen.
A Series of Living Pictures
With 1000 Participants

A Series of Living Pictures
With 1000 Participants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

Will Not Be Considered by the
Committee of Fifteen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08
"CONCORDE.
students.

The infexible stubbornness, with
which our esteemed contemporaries
insist on misunderstanding or mis-
representing us, reminds us of an
anecdote connected with a riot in
London, many years ago. During
the celebration Of the Duke of
Wellington's birthday, the French
Minister, in honor Of the occasion,
lighted up his residence at night,
and placed the words 'sConcorde'
in large Illuminated letters over
the gate. A crowd of people stop
ped to look at it. Suddenly an
ignorant man in the crowd, read
ing it, pronounced it as if it were
spelled Conquered" and shouted
out, q f says we're conquered!
The mob took it up. "We're con-
auered are we? cave a brick at
hit" A gentleman standing near
said to an angry laborer, with a
cobble stone in his hand, Con
corde, my friend, means good
will" ''Blowed if we be conquer
ed by French monkeys" and the
cobble stone went over the wall.
The gate was broken down, the
windows were smashed, and the
crowd finally dispersed by the
police and the guards. Whenever
flight Of contemporary" grass
pellets flies in through the editor
ial window, we say, "Ah! more Of
that Concorde business!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08

ernor. He lacked the elements,
which make man popular, and
at the same time never had those
which commanded the highest re-
spect. And, he never worked for
nothing" He believed in compen-
sation and got it. His law partner,
Rich, was one of the executors of
the celebrated 'Fayerweather WILL"
in which the old leather merchant
left millions to the colleges, and,
in order to prevent miscarriage of
his plans, left much of the money
to his executors absolutely, with
secret instructions as to its DISPOSE
ton. The Courts broke this ar
rangement up, as the Law is a sus-
piclous creature, and has no great
confidence in the honesty of men,
who get money absolutely by will,
with secret promise to do good
with it, after the maker of the will
is dead. They generally begin to
do good to themselves first, and
then extend their charities. Gov.
Woodford will do nothing rash
in his capacity as Minister to Spain.
The President may have selected
him for the post, because of his
very cold nature, and freedom
from sudden inspirations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08
MINISTER WOODFORD.

Gov. Stewart L. Woodford, the
Minister of the United States at
the Spanish Court, has practised
law in New York City since 1853.
He has no superior as a rhetorical
speaker. He is not convincing.
He makes little impression on
juries. He is cold, and his eye is
not sympathetic. He studies his
political speeches with great care.
His voice is we'll modulated and he
uses it with great effect. No poll
teal orator in the State of New
York, during the last thirty years,
with the exception of Mr.. Depew,
has been in more demand by the
Republican committees. But there
never was humor, or real pathos in
his words, and the political leaders
generally got the impression that
he was speaking a piece They
never gave him any official com
pensation, beyond that of the
empty office of Lieutenant Gov
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08

pie to notice the proceedings of
this important Congress is only
piece of evidence, showing
the enormous extent, and varied
interest of the American people.
1t is almost impossible for one sec
ton to take any interest in the per
sonal affairs of the other, and this
relation will express itself in poll
tics sooner or later, though with
out danger, it is hoped, to political
unity, in spite of the fears of the
students.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08
and Examine

When customer learns that the
dealer is anxious to give value for val
ue, and that his interests are at all
times considered in purchasing an art
icle, he has thought wisely; and why
not go one step farther and allow your
dealer to advise you as to quality and
choice? BY doing so with us, your
confidence will not be betrayed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-08
Our Stock

Standard goods in any line always
command good price. Dupont s
Brushes are Standard, and in price are
as low as many goods much inferior
in quality.
In quality and cheapness, we have no
hesitancy in saying that our goods will
suit you.