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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
TELLER IS FOR GEORGE.
Says He Would Like to See Him
Elected Mayor of New York.

Pottsville, Pa, Oct. PA letter bear
ing on political conditions generally,
from Senator Henry NJ. Teller of Colo
radO. has been received by William
Wilhelm, representative of the Repub-
lican silver party in this country.
Among other things he says: Z have
never said I thought there was little
hope for bimetallism. That is one of
the many falsehOOds of the papers. [
have said there was no hope for it un-
der the Mckinley administration. I
am confident that nothing will be done
for the plain people. I do not hope for
Georges election, although It would
please me greatly if he could be elect
ed mayor of Greater New York
1.-The Democratic party is committed
to silver and will continue on that line
and the gold Democrats will go to the
Republican party and under the infu-
grade and debase the palRy to such an
extent as to mae all old liberty loving
Republicans leave it. 1 expect to see
the Republican party in the hands of
the gold Republicans and gold Demo-
Gratis and under the domination and
control Of the worst element ever in
American politics.
I do not care what your Pennsylva-
MIA platform says about the per capita
circulation. Gov. Hastings and all the
Republican leaders of your state under
stand that that platform was made to
get into Office on, and expect to see
the influence of your state given and
your senators and mem bers of congress
brought to bear on congress to retire
the greenbacks and treasury notes and
let the banks and bankers of the cOun-
try issue whatever paper money they
think the country ro~ds. and that issue
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
STILL IT FALLS.
Snow Coming Down in Vast
Drifts in Kansas.
Most Remarkable Storm Ever
Seen in October.
Cuts Twelve Feet Deep Are
Filled With Snow.
DENVER is BURIED.
Snow Did Not Cease Falling
Until this Morning.
Many Trains Unable to Leave
the City.
GrOcers Unable to DeliverGoOds
on Account of Drifts.
Cuts Twelve Feet Deep Are
Filled With Snow.
DENVER is BURIED.
Snow Did Not Cease Falling
Until this Morning.
Many Trains Unable to Leave
the City.
Grocers Unable to DeliverGoOds
on Account of Drifts.

Denver. Oct. 27.-The blizzard which
began Monday night has abated.
Not only did the storm cause univer-
sal discomfort, but it inflicted heavy
pecuniary loss as well. In the one
item of broken telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires and poles the dam
age foots up to $4,000.
To this must be added the heavy ex-
penses entailed upon the street rail-
ways in attempts to keep their lines
open and the loss to merchants in the
way of business. Many a family dined
on tea and crackers or went to bed last
night without any dinner at all. Gro
cerymen could not deliver goods.
The streets, piled high with snow,
present a curious spectacle this morn
ing. There is hardly a street in the
city over which there is not at some
point tangle of fallen telephone and
electric light wires. On all sides, bro
ken poles hang in mid-air or peer from
big snow drifts. It is estimated that
throughout the state not less than 5000
miles of wire are strewn on the ground.
Manager E. B. Field of the Colorado
Telephone company, said: Outside of
the business district, where our wires
have been placed under ground. our
system in Denver has been practically
annihilated''
The City Gable Car company man
aged to keep its cars moving through
out the storm, but the Tramway lines
We're brought to a complete standstill.
The Gulf was the only road that sue
ceeded in getting q train over the di
vide to Colorado Springs and Pueblo
yesterday and its officers are proud of
the achievement Trains from the
south are coming in today twelve to
fifteen hours late. The Denver and Rio
Grande succeeded in opening it's main
line last night. Shortly after mid
night a rotary plOw pushed by six en-
gines found its way into the Denver
yards. It was followed by six passen-
ger trains. which should have arrived
in Denver at different hours during the
day yesterday, beginning with o'clock
The mountain roads escaped the full
fury of the storm and trains on them
ran nearly on time.
The Burlington and other eastern
roads were kept open by means of snow
plows and trains were sent out today
as usual.
Kansas City, Mo- Oct 27-The west
ern blizzard took in Sherman and
Ihomas counties, Kansas, on the Colo
TadO state line. West bound trains on
the Rock Island, leaving GoOdland got
through several hours late Snow
plows from both ends of the western
division are at wark clearing cuts
which are reported with from four to
twelve feet of snow
At another point in the western half
OF the state, cold rains fell, and TODAY
the thermometer is dropping with in
dicatiOns of snow.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
BRYAN IN OHIO.
Being Rushed Over the State in
the Smaller Towns.

Toledo. o., Oct. 27.-William J. Bryan
came Unto Ohio to give finishing touch
to the campaign for the Democratic
ticket. He opened at Montpelier, from
which place he was rushed to Defiance
where he held a meeting this after
noon. He had good crowds. He in
tends speaking at Paulding and Van
Vert this evening. These towns were
recently visited by Senator Hanna and
Mr.. Bryans trip is intended to offset
it's effect among the farmers of north
western Ohio.
A peculiar feature of Mr.. Bryan's
tour is the fact, that it has been kept
as secret as possible by the Democrat
ic leaders. The silver leader will not
speak at any of the larger cities.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
HENRY GEORGE HELPERS.
James A. Hearne of'sShore Acres" ."and
Hamlin Garland on the Stump

aamlin Garland on the Stump
Chicago, Oct pa New York spec
ial to the Tribune says:
This is the last week of a sizzling hot
campaign. The Republicans will wind
up Saturday night The Democrats
before election, and so will the Low peo-
pie.
Next Sunday night at Carnegie hall
Henry George and some of his chosen
followers will expOund their pet theory
of single tax. Henry George is going to
talk, and so will James A. Hearne, the
star performer in "Shore Acres" and
Garland, the author.
The George people are pursuing a
very funny campaign They do not show
up much on Broadway, but they get
over on the east and west sides in the
gas house and longshoremen districts
and raise the roof every night They
have about seven trucks and they put
three or four speakers on each truck
The vehicles are wheeled around from
corner to corner and the orators cut in
to their hearts content. The speeches
are very much of the same old variety
one used to hear on the lake front some
years ago when Tommy Morgan and
his friends were flourishing around
Chicago. It is all single tax and some
of the principles of the Populistic plat
form. The talk of the orators would re-
call Jerry Simpson and those two spec
linens of the one star state, Cyclone
Davis and Stump" Ashby.
Mrs. Lease of Kansas has not been
permitted to shout yet She is at pres
ent engaged in writing pieces for the
daily press. The George people say they
are going to win sure. The Low mug
wumps declare they can't lose. Tam
many says Van Wyck is sure to come
first and in a walk. Senator P1att says
openly Gen. Tracy will certainly be
Al0Pfad
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
HARRISON PRAISES TRACY
But Expresses No Opinion as to the
Result of the Election.

Indianapolis. Oct. 27.-General Har-
rison and family have arrived from
New Yopk. In an interview with the
News relative to the campaign in New
York, the ex-president said that he
knew nothing about the prospects of
the campaign with so many parties in
the field.
He said: ANY information I obtain
ed came chiefly from the New York pa
pers from day to day. The Republt-
cans whom I met seemed to feel that
they were going to win. They appear
ed to be sincere in that belief.
Gen. Tracy was my secretary and
he is a warm personal friend. He is a
man of unusual ability and am great
ly Interested in him. He made a good
secretary; he is a man of integrity of
character and of independence. 1 felt
a little resentful when I heard some
talk of Gen. Tracy being somebody's
tool. That is an impOssibility. He is
capable in the highest degree of admin
istering the Office of mayor if he is
chosen and has a high sense of public
duty
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
DESERTED LOWS CAUSE.
Twelve District Captains Return to
Tammany's Service-

New York. Oct 27-Twelve election
sembIy district today sent in their re-
signations to Chairman Reynolds of
the Citizens Union committee They
all went over to Tammany bag and
baggage. They had deserted Tam
many when Low came into sight. Now
that the campaign is nearly over, they
have returned to their first love, and
the Low boom has disappeared from
the political atmosphere of the Fif-
teenth district. The Citizens Union
leaders were much distressed over the
matter, but put on a good face, and
stated that the "deserters never were
sincere Low men anyway" The desert
ers assign as a reason that the Low
sentiment had vanished in their neigh
bOrhoOd and the fight was so hopeless
that it was ridiculous.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
SNOW IN KANSAS.
Falling in the Higher Attitudes of
Western Counties


Western Counties
The first snow of the season in Kan
sas fell last night along the line of the
Rock Island railway from the Colorado
line as far east as GoOdland The fall
amounted to about two inches. Today
It is showing along the Rock Island
line between Meade and Liberal in the
southwestern part OF the state.
Ihe snow storm in Colorado has com
pietely tied up traffic on the Rock Is
land and Union Pacific lines but on the
Santa F'e trains are running through to
colorado today-Last night a Union Pa
enc train was wrecked at Watkins,
Col, as a result of the storm. and on
the main line of the Rock Island east of
colorado springs an engine and snow
plow were derailed this morning. These
Two accidents have temporarily sus-
pended traffic on the Colorado lines of
the two roads. The Rock Island through
train which left Kansas City Yesterday
morning is stalled at GOOdIa0d and the
through train from Denver has not vet
Deen able to leave that city
me snow and high wind DELAYED all
WeStpound Santa F'e trains yesterday.
ana through eastbOund Santa Fe trains
are late today. The heaviest fall of
snow on the Santa Fe line is between
LaJunta and Denver
At the telegraph offices IF +ba cso,+o
Fe and Rock Island roads soaI-i,1-
rain is reported to be falling todaT
over the eastern and central portions Of
the state In the western mart of +1,e
state the rain has generally turned to
sIeet, and along the Rock Island line If
is sleeJing as far east as PhiIlipsbIre-
Rain has been falling over the state
generally since early last evening. and
In some portions the fall has been
heavy.
dispatch from Garden City. Kan.
three counties removed from the Color
ado state line, says snow began falling
Ihere last night and is still coming
down. The snow had been preceded bI5
q COLO and hard rain, the mercury fall
ing 81 degrees. Several thousand cat
tie IN Finney and adjoining counties
will suffer from the sudden chanee s17d
cattle men are making a general round
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
SAILORS DESERT.
United States Tars Leaving the
Baltimore in Numbers.

San Francisco. Oct. 27.-Since the
cruiser Baltimore has been anchored in
the stream preparatory to going to Hon
olulu, her commander has reported to
the police almost daily the desertion of
three or four of the crew. Already 20
have succeeded in escaping and unless
Il stricter watch is kept it is believed
that another draft of men will have to
be sent here from the east to fiji her
complement Last night seven men
succeeded in getting ashore by swim
ming and in small boats.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
Frank Ansel N OF john AnssL

The insane man named Ansel who was
captured by Sergeant owen Monday night
near Tenth and Madison streets was
taken to Bedweu's asylum yesterday aft
ernoon- His name is Frank Ansel
Through an error in putting his name on
the police docket, and upon the insane
mans own word, his name appeared in
last evenings paper as John Ansel Mr.
John z. AnseI is a brother of the de-
mented man and is a real estate agent
of the firm of J. E. Ansel &. Co. of 1O6
East Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
SAVED "A SCHOONER'S CREW
The Cunarder Catalonia Rescues 21
Persons From a Sinking Vessel

Queenstown, Oct. 27-The Cunard
line steamer Catalonia, Captain Steph-
ems, from Boston October 16, for Liv-
erpooI. via this port, arrived here to-
day, after having been delayed by the
heavy weather which has prevailed re-
Gently in the Atlantic.
During gale on Wednesday last,
October 20, in latitude 41.6 north and
longitude 5O.05 west, the Catalonia
sighted the French fishing schooner
Vague of St. MalO, dismasted, sinking
and signalling for assistance.
Captain Stephens took off the crew of
the Vague. numbering 21 men and boys.
He reports that the schooner could not
have hOated more than a few hours
longer and that her boats would have
soon been swamped if the fishermen
had succeeded in launching tgea-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
NEWS OF ANDREE
Is Said to Have Been Received
From a ShipWrecked
Crew.

Christitnia, Oct. 27.-Advices which
have just reached here from Spitzen-
bergen, the group of islands in the
Arctic ocean, situated midway between
Greenland and Nova Scotia, say that
the crew of a wrecked ship has reached
that part of the world and that a rumor
prevails that they have brought news
of Prof. Andree, the Swedish explorer
who left Danish island in a balloon July
II in an attempt to cross the pole.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
TO SEE sun HIDE.
An Expedition Will Start to India
This Week From San Francisco.

Oakland, Cal, Oct 27.-An expedition
to view and photograph the eclipse of
the sun in India on January p next
will leave on Saturday for Hong Kong
on the stamer Belgic. 1t will be head
ed by Prof. Charles Burckhalter of the
ChabOt observatory of this city. Prof.
own which he expects to give the best
results ever obtained in photographing
the eclipsed sun. Mr.. Burckhalter took
it to Japan with him, but the fact that
there was a heavy storm on the day of
the eclipse there prevented it's being
tested ....-..t.-.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
PREACHER WRECKS A BANK
There was but 60 Cents Left in the
Vaults

Kansas City. No, Oct. ga special
to the Star from Pawnee, o. T, says:
Rev. c. L. Berry, formerly a Presbyter-
ian preacher well known in Missouri
and Kansas, has been convicted of
wrecking the Farmers and Merchants
bank of this place.
Berry was cashier and president of
the bank when it failed eight months
ago. Pawnee citizens and the Usage
nation lost between $40, 900 and $50, 900
the institution having but 60 cents on
hand when it failed Sentence has been
deferred
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
YELLOW JACK.
Nine Deaths From the Disease at
MazatIan in One Week.

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 27.-Dr, Mckay,
quarantine officer here, has received
word that nine deaths from yellow fe-
yer occurred at MazatIan from Septem-
ber 26 to October 2.
He will quarantine the Mexican
steamer Albion, due here November 4,
from MazatIan, until she has a clean
bill of health. The American consul at
Mazatlan declares that the officials are
attempting to disguise the real state of
affairs. The Mexican government has
ordered a strict quarantine of the port.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
GUITEAU IL is ARRESTED.
He viii bs Tried for the Purpose o
Determining His Sanity

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Edward F, Scholder
OF Otter Greek, Ia, who yesterday
threatened to emulate the example Of
Charles Guiteau and assassinate the
president if the executive refused to
secure for him certain rights which he
claims have been wrongfully taken
from him, was arrested today and viii
be examined as to his sanity. SchOlder
claims that he was swindled out of
large tract of land in eastern Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
MANSFIELD LOSES
In His Suit Against L. NJ. Crawford
at st joe

st. Joseph. No, Oct. 27.-The cele-
brated case of Richard Mansfield, the
actor, against f S. Brigham, manager
of the Crawford theater of St Joseph.
was ended today by the jury returning
a verdict of 81 in favor of The defend
ant. Mansfield sued for $500 balance
claiming to be due on his guarantee of
81 500. Brigham's defense was that
Mansf1eld's company was not up to the
standard, and the verdict was in favor
of this contention.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
DTrg. Marv E. Lakin Appointed

Probate Judge DoIman has appointed
Mrs Mary f. Lal1in administrators OF
the estate of her late husband, d. l.
I,alzin. Mr. Iakin left no will and his
heirs as named in the statement filed in
the office of the probate court are Burr
R. Lakin, Mary n. Lakin, David L. La
kin, Samuel w. LalSin and Alice La
kin The value of the estate accord
ing to the statement of Mrs. Lalkin is
$40, 900, and consists of bonds, stocks,
mortgages and real estate.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27

will then be determined by the inter
est of the banks and bankers and not
the interest of commerce or the people.
The fight for silver is still on and
viii be until we get a righteous none
tary system, and we never will have
that until we get open mints for gold
and silver at rate to be established
BY law
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
Spreading Social Democraov.

Lynn. Mass, Oct. 27.-Eugene V. Debs
spoke here last night on Social Democ-
racy and afterward organized a branch
of his association, with a membership of
seventy.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
Football Killed Him.

New York, Oct 27-Andrew Hasche.
10 years old, of this city, died in the
hospital at Astoria, L. L, today, from
injuries received in a game of foot ball
played at Casino beach on Sunday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27

Good results invariably follow the
use of Ayers Pills
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
BRYAN1'S EXFEDITION.
The Scientist Writes of His Journey to
Mount st. Elias.

The Scientist Urttrs of His Journey to
Mount st. Elias.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. G6-Professor
w. L. Bryant who, with a party of five,
attempte to scale Mount St. Elias in
competition with Prince Luigi, has writ
ten from Yakutat Bay as follows:
ION June 30 at Samovel Hills, one OF
our party fell i'll and Mr.. Latham, an
officer of the United States army, was
obliged to stay with him. With misgiv-
ings as to our ability to succeed with a
reduced force we started on July 10, with
Entriken, Mccarthy and Weisedoppe, the
three remaining members, to ascend
Agassine G acier. whose northeastern trb-
utary, Newton Glacier. formed the final
stage of advance toward the base of ST.
Elias, permitting an approach from the
northeast, The side selected 10 attack the
mountain. 1t was July 16 before we
camped at the mouth of Newton Glacier,
ten miles from the ridge leading 10 the
final slope of the Malectic pyramid TO ST.
Elias, towering above 10 vertical heg MT
of more than three miles. Here the alb
sence of the supporting party was keenly
felt. Mccarthy, who reached height of
13 600 feet with Professor Russell in 1891,
estimeted that twelve days would be re-
quired to advance the outfit to the base
of The mountain. Subsequently we ex-
plored par: of Chalk Hills. visited the
so.rcs of the Tindail Glacier, examined
the sou hwest slope of Mount ST. Elias
and made such botar ical and entomologi-
cal collections as were possible. Return
ing we crossed Malaspira Glacier in five
and one half days. We arrived at va
kutat August II
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
DIR. Ross CHAIR AT STANFORD.
Dr.. Warner Makes an Explanation
and President Jordan Smiles
IcOuiescence.

PALO ALTO, CAL, Aug. 26.-Dr. Ross
is away on vacation and will not return
till Saturday, so that it is impossible 10
get his side OF the free silver discuslon
now going on. Professor Powers is also
away and no doubt each will be not a
little surprised when he learns OF the
notoriety into which the economics de-
partment has so suddenly sprung. This
department has graduated some of STAN
ford's brightest young men and is always
crowded with students.
DR.. Warner, head of the department OF
economic science, when shown the artl-
Gle concerning DR.. Ross published in an
evening paper, spoke as follows:
The whole matter probably arose from
the university register or catalogue. In
the edition for the current year instead of
DR.. Ross name being put down as a pro-
fessor of economics and the theory of
finance he was put in as professor of soci-
ology. This was done while l was in Col
orado, and supposed then it was sim pl be-
cause DR.. Ross wished to specialiZ in So
GEOLOGY instead OF economics. | have not
seen him since returning so that l cam
not tell whether or not this opinion is cor
rect. The register shows that he is still
down for courses in economics, although
most of the work in sociology and nom-
les will be given by Professor Powers"
When told of 4 message that had been
received from Chicago paper asking
whether or not it was true that DR.. Ross
had been 'degraded' because of his free
silver utterances President Jordan only
smiled and said that although he did not
agree with DR.. Ross in his currency ideas
he did not consider that the cham pion of
free silver had been degraded unless the
doctrine itself lad done it. The Eastern
dispatch, he said, had evidently been
caused by the return OF DR.. Warner, who
is at the head of the department OF eco
nomics. During his absence DR.. Ross has
been in charge of some OF his work. I'm
der the present arrangement DR.. Warner
has what is known as the ''appiications OF
economics" DR.. Ross social science" and
Professor Powers "pure economics"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Weyler Will Not Indorse the
Sentence Reported by
the Press.
STEPS TAKEN IN THE GIRLS
BEHALF.
If the American Public Would Go
:: Slower There Would Be More
Mercy In Cuba.

HAVANA, CURA Aug. 26.-The Worlds
correspondent directed the attention OF
General Lee to-day TO the efforts beng
made in the United States 10 secure the
release of Evangelina Cossio V Cisneros, q
Cuban girl now held in Casa de Recogidas
q prison for women. The American Con-
sui General said:
The whole matter has been much mag
nifed and exaggerated and made to as
sumo a sensational aspect before the
American public that it was not entitled
to. l am right in saying that when the
case reaches the captaiu-general for final
action he will not indorse such q sentence
as is reported in the public press. There
has been q great deal of premature abuse
of the Spanish Government in the case of
this girl, which may not be Of much
benefit to her when final action is taken
in the case.
Il remember calling the attention of
the acting captain-general to the con-
dition OF the building she was confined N
when first brought here, because l visited
some American women there, and the
general very promptly sent two of the
staff officers to make an inspection, Upon
their report Immediate steps were taken
10 construct additional rooms and quar-
ters in which this girl and other prisoners
OF the better class would be separated
from the lower and viler criminals.
I'VE should recollect that in a civil war
passions are excited and many horrible
things done which could not be justified
in time Of peace. For instance in our
civil war woman was hanged on a charge
OF conspiracy, charge similar in some
respects to that against Evangeline Cos
i, sjo. l think if the American public would
20 slower and not get prematureIy or un-
duly excited. the action of the authorities
here would incline much more to the
merciful side of such questions.
Il do not think any intention has ever
existed to Danish this girl, and so far no
sentence whatever has been i'm posed upon
her by any court"