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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
TODAY'S NOMINATIONS.
W. n. Nelson Gets the Postof1ce at
Smith Center

Washington, April 2O.-The president
today sent to the senate a long list of
nominations. among which We're sew
eral of Importance:
State-John A. Merritt of New York
third postmaster general.
InteriOr-JameS L. Davenport of New
Hampshire, first deputy commissioner
of pensions; Leverett NJ. Kelley of Illi-
nOis, second deputy commissioner of
pensions.
Treasury-John P. Jackson. collector
of customs for the district of San Fran
cisco, Cal; VIM. YOungblOOd of Ala
bama, auditor for the interior depart
ment.
VIM. A.Jones of Wisconsin to be COM
missioner of Indian affairs; Charles B.
Tim berlake receiver of public moneys
at Sterling, Colo; Simon S. Matthews
register of the land office at Jackson,
Miss.
Justice-N1iIton c. Phillips. attorney
of the United States for the eastern dis
Navy-Past Assistant Engineer
Theodore F. Burgdorf to be chief engi-
neer.
Postmasters-New York-Cornelius
Van Cott at New York City.
COlorado-Wm. r. Lindsay, Gillett;
Andrew R. Kennedy, Cripple Greek.
Ilinois-Walter w. Lindley, Urbana-
Iowa-E. E. Secor, Buffalo Center.
Kansas-Wm. H. Nelson, Smith Cen
Missouri-wn. c. Shannon, Marsh
field; VIM. H. Flanders. Paris.
Northumberland H. Foster, Boulder.
Nebraska-Cyrus E. Hunter, Wake
field.
Arrny-Lieut Col Henry c. Cook,
Fourth infantry, to be colonel; Major
Augustus H. Bainbridge, Tenth infan-
try, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain r.
I. Eskridge, Twenty-third infantry, to
be major.
First ieutenants to be captains-AC C.
Duckat TWenty-fOurth infantry; S.
O'Connor, Twenty-third infantry.
Second lieutenants to be first lieuten-
ants-H. G. Lyon, Seventeenth infan-
try; Geo. D. Moore, Eighteenth infan-
try.
Sergeant to be second Heutenant-I.
L. Reeves, Fourth infantry
Corporal to be second lieutenant-Ed-
ward S. Walton, Fifteenth infantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
JAILOR WOUNDED.
Wyandotte Criminals, Make an
Effort to Escape.

Kansas City, April 2O-Burglar Frank
Corners and Highwayman Ben Johnson
desperate criminals, seriously and per-
haps fatally wounded Jailer Charles
Kansas City, Kansas, this morning in
attempting an escape.
Both men were armed with revolvers
Fay managed to fling his keys through
prisoners could secure them and other
officials came to the jailers rescue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Ellsworth Prisoners Escape.

Ellsworth, April 2O.-Isham Douglas
and Charles Brody. arrested for burg
larry, broke Jail here yesterday by saw
ing through the bars and made their
escape. 1t is now thought that there
were more of the gang, and that they
were assisted to escape by their con-
federates. A reward of $50 is offered
for their recapture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Advertisement is Not a Oontract.

The jury in the district court this morn
ing returned a verdict for the defendants
in the case of r. F. Seymour against
Armstrong & KasSebaum, produce zner-
chants, and thereby decided that the pro
visions of an advertisement can not be
held the same as the provisions Of = con-
tract. Seymour is North Topeka poul-
try and egg buyer and some months ago
he noticed an advertisement from ARM
strong &, Ka.ssebaum in the Merchants
Journal Offering 101s cents a dozen Tor
eggs He had a consignment of $50 cases
of eggs and he telephOned the firm that
he would send the. eggs to the store 7o1{ az
cents Nv that time. however, the mar
ket had fallen, and the firm refused TO
take the eggs at that price
Seymour brought suit to compel Arm
strong & Kassebaum to carry out the
provisions of their advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
EMBEZZLED S27, 700.
Ex-Cashier of the K. C. F. S. & n. is
Indicted by the Grand Jury.

Kansas City, April 2O-J. H. AIdrich,
ex-cashier and paymaster of the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis rail
road and it's branches was today in
dicted by the grand jury on the charge
of embezzlement. Aldrich was arrested
over a week ago, admitted that he had
used $27, 900 of the company's money
entrusted to him and was released on
heavy bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
TEXAS GREEKS LEAVE.
A Number of King Georges Subjects
Depart for the War.

St. Louis, April 2O.-Specials say that
the first body of Greeks 10 depart from
fight for King George, left Texas last
night They are headed by Alexander
Stavrianos, who started from Dallas
for the east by the Iron Mountain route
to St. Louis, thence to Chicago and
New York
At Marshall. Tex, number of
Greeks from Houston and Galveston
joined the Stavrianos party and others
Will be picked up at Little Rock, Ark.
At New York they sail on the first
steamer that can be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
oar1oed of Catt1e KilIed

wichita, April 2O.-On the Santa Fe.
near Orlando, o. T., last evning, a
heavily loaded stock car that had just
been loaded at that station started
down grade and. gaining momentum as
it flew, crashed into the eastbound
freight and piled dead cattle all over
the engine. Every animal in the car
was instantly killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Robbers Blow Open a Safe.

Wichita, April 2O.-About l o'clock a
gang of robbers entered the store OF
Volney Stiles at Benton, Butler county
and blew the heavy steel safe into frag-
ments Only about $25 was secured but
the store is almost totally destroyed.
The force of the explosion smashed the
show cases and windows and damaged
the entire stock of goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

7 came home from the trip to Port Ar
thur and talked to you newspaper men
about it. No action has been taken.''
Governor, viii you give the investigat-
ing committee more money to continue
well they have not asked me for any
money
''Win you give it to them if they do?"
81 know of no reason why 1 would re-
fuse to do So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
UPDEGRAFT'S NEW JOB.
The Topeka Horseman Will Have
Charge of a Colorado Springs Park.

Colorado Springs, April 2O-Oliver P.
Updegraff, a well-known turf man of
Topeka. Kansas. has arrived in the city
and will take charge of Roswell Park
for the coming season.
Some good races are promised for the
coming summer, and $500 viii be put
UP for purses. Twenty eight head OF
horses are already here, among which
are several with fast records. One Of
the features of the summers racing viii
be the running races, two of which viii
occur eYery afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
BATTLE NEAR REvENA.
Turks Attack in Great Force, but
Greeks Resist StubbornIy

Athens. April 2O.-Fighting between
the Greeks and Turks has resumed this
morning at Revena- not far from Tyr
navo, northwest of Larissa. A big bat
tie is in progress The Turks are at
tacking in still greater force than yes
terday, but the Greeks are making
stubborn resistance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
KING eEoReE MOVES.
Leaves Athens for the Frontier-Con-
stantine in Command.

Rome, April ZO-According to a dis
patch to the NIessagero from Athens
dated today the forces of the Greek and
Turks in the fighting which has taken
place in the Milouni pass total up 90 600
men. The dispatch adds that the
Crown Prince Constantine assumes su-
preme command of the Greek forces
also announced that King George Of
Greece leaves Athens for the frontier
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
one Hundred Ohicago Greeks Leave.

Chicago. ApriI 20-One hundred
Greeks viii leave Chicago tomorrow for
New York and will sail Saturday for
their native land to fight the Turk. At
a meeting last night al the Greek
church these 100 men signed the roll of
volunteers. Others will leave before the
end of the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

taken by the Turkish troops at the
point of the bayOnet after q long and
desperate hand to hand fight.
The Turks have now bivoucaked in
position eminently faVora ble for an ad-
vance on Larissa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
CHANGE OF FIRM.
Goodwin & Chamberlain Sell to W. F.
Federman.

The Topeka Grain and Stock Ex-
change at 526 Kansas avenue has
changed hands. Goodman K Chamber
lain have sold to w. F. Federman who
was formerly in the same business here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Boston.-Philadelp s: Boston 5.
St. Joe.-St. Joe, 8; Kansas City, 2.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
BLOODSHED IS FEARED.
Strikers May Tackle Mines
Near Canonsburg, Pa.
MOST ALL THE MINERS WORKING.
They Have Refused to Go out So Far.
Armed Deputies on Guard-strikers on
Their First visit Threatened Violence
Should They Have to Return.

CANoNsBURG, July 21.-Boone mine
of the Canonsburg Coal company and
the mine of Cook q Son az McGovern
are running without experiencing any
trouble At the mine of Cook a. Son
about six miners refused to go to work.
They were given their tools and paid
off. Six of the strikers from Miller
Run were employed to take their places.
Cook & Son have no connection with
or do not run company store, as the
strikers reported.
The Enterprise mine has been closed.
The men refused to work because they
were told that Cooks men had joined
the strikers. The Enterprise mine will
resume as the men have learned of
their mistake. The visit of the strikers
had no effect whatever on the miners
here, rs they claim they were fooled
last year and VIII not come out again.
It is rumored that the strikers are
gathering together again to come over
to the mines today. There are 800 or
COO ready to move and others from
Toms Run are going to JON them.
Bloodshed may result, as armed depu.
ties are on guard.
When the strikers visited the mines
the other day they threatened violence
ON their return.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
DEBS' LIFE THREATENED

He Is Told He Must Not Visit Kanawha
but VIII Go, Neveri iheless-The Agita
tion Throughout West virginia Ap
pears to BE Failure.
WHEELING, July Exchanges thai
have an important bearing upon the
coal strike situation in West Virgins
comes slowly. The state taken as 8
whole is against the strike for financial
reasons, and all who have struck have
been brought out under the pressure OF
the organizers and agitators from else.
where
Generally they have been shamed
into striking and their minds change
when the agitators move on to other
sections In the Fairmont region, Debs
admits that he is sorelv discouraged, 7G
of the Monongah men brought out
having returned to work. The FAIR
mont managers declare that if the
Watson men, about 1000 in number,
can be kept at work the other mines
will be working tomorrow as usual.
Debs spoke at Rivesville to the Wat.
son men, but he was not so successful
as at Fairmont and no union was
organized Today he will speak at
Worthington and Minersville to more
of the Watson men. 1t is predicted
that he will have no better success.
The WatSons and their men are on
excellent terms and neither side mas
any grievance. They lead the region
in production and profits and have the
miners tied up in agreeable contracts to
purchase cheap homes and to furnish
necessaries in sickness and death. The
miners have cause to like and respect
the WatSons and will probably stick to
them. Rev. John Chenoweth, who
breaches to the Watson miners, says he
never saw employers and men on bet.
ter terms.
! 1t transpires that Debs has been
shadowed by two Pinkerton men and
that he has been threatened with death
If he goes to Kanawha. He will 90.
however, tomorrow. A gang of i5C
Italians are to arrive at Falrmont to.
day. They were to have worked on a
new railroad, but will try mining. In
the Kanawha valley there is n6 mate.
rial change. The success of the organ.
izers at one point being offset by re.
sumptions at others.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
AGITATORS ABUSED.
Driven Away From PooabOntas, w. Va,
Sovereign Silenced.

CoLUMBUs, July 2l. - Organizer!
Green and Wallace have notified head
quarters that they were compelled t
leave Pocahontas, Va, at the point o.
shotguns. They did not offer resist
ance, They, however, remained in the
neighborhood with the intention oi
doing missionary work among the
miners.
One thousand workers in the Simons
mine have gone out, said Secretary
Pearce.
j. r. Sovereign, president of the
knights of Labor, has arrived from Po.
cahontas, Va, where he spoke 10 min.
utes to miners when the mayor, by
proclamation, stopped "all public meet
ings or asseinblages of more than three
persons in any public place within the
corporate limits" alleging that such
meetings were inimical to the public
peace. President Ratchford copied the
proclamation for future use.
Mr. Sovereign reported to President
Ratchford that 100 business men of
Pocahontas apologized to him for the
net of the mayor and that Colonel J. s.
Browning of the Browning company,
coming away on the train with Mr..
Sovereign, also apologized to him for
the act Of the mayor. MIR. Sovereign
is going to Fort Wayne, from whence
in couple OF days he will return to
the Virginias.
BLUEFIELD, w. Va, July 21.-The
mayor refused to allow Grand Master
Workman Sovereign to speak Mt Poca-
hontas. W. J. Friedman, an agitator,
was seriously injured by being struck
by stone, and four others, agitators,
were forced to fee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
SENATE HAS THE BILL.
Tariff Measure Reported to
That Body at Noon.
PASSED HOUSE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Vote Stood 1856 to 11S-sugar Schedule
the Main Poiut of Assault by the DEM
ocrats-Bailey and McMinen Crossed
Swords-Analysis of the Vote.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The confer
ence report on the tariff bill wa'
adopted by the house shortly after mid
night by q vote of 1856 to 1lS, and al
noon today the report went to the sen
ate for action there. This eclipses al
previous records. The result was ac
comphshed after 12 hours of continu
Gus debate. But two speeches were
made by the Republicans, one by Chair
man Dingley in opening the debate and
one by Mr.. Payne of New York in clos.
ing it. The Democrats were thus forced
TO put forth speaker after speaker, but
their bombardment of the Republican
position was unanswered.
In all ten Democratic and one POpu.
list speeches were made. Messrs.
Wheeler CAla), Swanson (vaJ, Ball
CTex.), Lanhan (Tex.). Kelly IN. D.,
Fleming (Ga.), Handy (DelD, Nc.
Dowell (Ohio) Berry CKy.), Bailey
TEX. and McMillin Tenn being the
speakers.
The sugar schedule was the main
point of assault, but the most interest.
ing feature of the debate occurred
when Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. McNlillin,
the two rival Democratic leaders,
crossed swords on the question or ortho.
doxy of the free raw material doctrine,
the former opposing and the latter
championing it.
The galleries were crowded up to the
time the vote was taken, many distin.
guished people being present. Among
them were a number Of senators, sew
eral members of the cabinet and few
members of the diplomatic corps Every
Republican in the house who was pres
ent voted for the report. The Demo.
Gratis, with five exceptions, voted
against the report. The exceptions
were Slayden of Texas, Broussard of
Louisiana, Meyer of Louisiana, Davey
of Louisiana, Kleberg of Texas.
The Populists and Silverites did not
vote solidly. Mr.. Shatfroth of Color.
ado and Newlands Of Nevada, Silver.
ties, abstained from voting. Mr.. Hart
man, Silverite, Montana, did not vote
The Populists who voted against the
report were as follows:
Baker, Barlow, Botkin. Fowler, Jett,
Lewis, Marshall, Martin, Peters, Simp.
son. Strowd and Vincent Four did
not vote, Howard, Kelly, Stark and
Southerland. The other Populists were
absent.
An analysis of the vote shows that
$50 Republicans and Democrats voted
for the report and l06 Democrats and
~ Populists against it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
W. & |. E. MINES SILL IpLs.
Herrick's whistle Blew but Not = Man
Returned to Work.

Herrick's whistle Blew but Not y Man
Returned to Work.
WHEELING, July 2O.-The attempt to
resume at Dillon No. 2 mine, at Dillon.
vale, up the river on ehe Wheeling and
Lake Erie road, resulted in failure.
The mine whistle blew at the usual
hour, but not miner responded. Some
of the Dillonvale men, who are not
members of the union, would like to
work, but they fear the foreigners and
Long Run men, who have threatened
dire vengeance on any who desert while
the strike is being waRed. 1t now re.
mains to be seen whether Superintend.
ent Roby will carry out his threat of
bringing in outside miners.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
such policy would precipitate trouble
at Dillonvale. The miners in Eastern
Ohio have watched car after car OF
West Virginia coal pass through to the
north and west on the three coal.carry.
ing roads centering at Wheeling with.
out giving a sign of their displeasure,
but the miners union officials say they
cannot hold the men back in the event
of outside men coming in and the
wholesale eviCtions from company
houses that would follow At any rat e,
the DillOnvale mines cannot be started
for several days, even if the manage.
ment does bring in outside miners. Two
outsiders were sent away from Dillon.
vale, being badly scared.
Near Dillonvale spikes driven into
frogs were discovered on Wheeling and
Lake Erie tracks. There is no clue to
the perpetrators Of the outrage. Hap.
PLY the discovery was made before
trains had reached the spot. This is
the first occurrence of the kind in
Eastern Ohio since the strike began and
is disavowed by the miners.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
JOINED THE GREAT STRIKE.

Miners Near Wheeling Persuaded to
Throw Down Their Tools.
WHEELING, July 2l.-The 100 miners
employed in the works of the Glendale
Coal company, eight miles below
Wheeling, have struck. A few days
ago the 6O-cent rate was conceded to
the men with the understanding that
they would not strike.
Since then, however, the officials of
the Panhandle district union have been
at work among them. The efforts of
the miners win now be turned toward
getting the Moundsville mines stopped,
also the two or three still at work i'll
other parts of the Panhandle district
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22

ATLANTA, July 2O.-The largest water.
melon grown in the south this season
has been shipped from here for Wash.
ington, where it will arrive tomorrow
and be presented to President McKin.
ley at the White House. The melon
was grown in Georgia, weighs y
pounds, and took the prize of So
offered by w. N. Mitchell, southern
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, III a contest participated in by the
planters of all the melon growing
states.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
RsNo FAILED 70 GET COAL.
Central Pennsylvania Operators Sendin
Their Product East.

ALTOONA, Pa, July 2O.-While the
coal strike is in progress in the west
the coal mines in Blair and adjoining
counties are enjoying a season of pros.
perity. The greatest trouble is the Sc.
curing of cars for shipment, the Penn.
sylvania Railroad being unable to keep
up with the demand. a representative
OF w. p. Rend of Chicago has been
trying to get coal to fill Rend's orders.
The Altoona operators would not
quote him price, having all they can
do to fill their own orders III the east
Mr.. Rend's agent said he had been un.
able to get a single car Of coal between
here and Pittsburg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
VIII Entertain the President.

ST. ALBANs, VT, July 21.-Ver
monters will make the most of Presi
dent McKinley's visit to the shores o
Lake Champlain next month. Not only
has he been invited to attend tht
annual encampment Of the Vernon
national guard, but there is a possibil
ity that he may also be pres ent at th'
annual meeting and banquet of tho
Vermont Fish and Game League.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
Injnnot ION Ag gainst strikers.

ALTOONA, Pa, July 2l.-The Mitch.
oil Coal and Coke company got an in.
junction from Judge Bell at Ebens-
burg, restraining striking miners from
interfering with the miners or prop.
erty OF the company at Gallitzin or
any Of its employees. The company
will seek to recover from the county
pm account of the expense incurred in
defending its mines from the strikers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
Baptist Day at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, July 21.-On Baptist day
at the exposition, among the visitor
were 1900 delegates from the nationa
convention of the Baptist Young Peo
ple's union at Chattanooga. Preslden
Thomas and Rev. j. o. Bust of Nash
vile delivered addresses of welcome
and President Chapman and stev. NJ
Williams of New York responded.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
DON CARLOS MAY ARISE.
Has Stores and Arms and spain's Peace
Is Threatened.

LONDON, July 2l,--A special dispatch
from Madrid referring to the revival OF
Carlism says:
Large quantities of supplies are
stored on the French border and large
consignments of arms have been or.
dered in Germany and in Belgium.
While nobody thinks that the Carlists
will openly rebel in this circumstances
of popular discomfort over the misman
agement of Cuba and the subserviency
of the government to the United States
spreads and develops riots, as it is quite
likely to do, then Don Carlos may try
his luck again."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
WORKING FOR UNIFORMITY.
Arbitrator Bishop In Cleveland Securing
Signatures.

CLEVELAND, July 21.-James Bishop
member of the state board Of arbitra
tion, is in the city. He is endeavorini
TO secure general adoption of Dear
mit's true uniformity policy and il
meeting with success.
He says that a great deal OF tn,
trouble between miners and OPERATOR
originates from the lack of uniformity
among the operators, and that as sooI
as an agreement is reached among then
the question OF wages win largely b.
ssfflad.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
Shipments of Gold Expected.

New YORK, July 21.--It is more than
likely there will be shipment of gold,
the first in almost month, before the
end of this week. The exchange mar.
ket has been strong all week and two
of the leading gold shipping houses are
expected to engage gold at the sub.
treasury, or in bars at the assay office
in n dau m. tyuO
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
U. s. MARshALs NOT NEEDED.
The W., l.. E. . p. coal Company CLOSED
Mines In Eastern Ohio.

Mines I'm Eastern Ohio.
WHEELING, July 2l--The Wheeling,
Lake Erie and Pittsburs Coal company
has closed up the entries of the mines
ut Dillonvale and Long Run. This is
in pursuance of the threat of Superin.
tendent Roby, in the event the men did
not resume.
The Dillonvale and Long Run miners
neld massmeeting at Long Run and
completed the organization of their
union by electing officers. They say
they will not return to work until their
demands are conceded. Now that the
mines have been closed, it is said that
the United States deputy marshals, who
have been at Dillonvale for the past ten
days, will be sent away, probably today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
Both Made Fast Time.

DETROIT. July 2O.-In the pace against
time at Crosse Pointe track John r.
Gentry made the mile in 2:O4L@ and
Robert j. in 2:05%. Gentry holds the
worlds record at 2:O0D.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-22
NEW YORK, July 2l.

WHEAT-Spot market stronger,
CORN-Spot market steady but quiet; No.
2, 3l3Ec elevator, 3.3sc afoat.
OATS-Spot market easier No. 2, &c.
CATTLE-Europea cables quote American
steers at 0GlOC per pound dressed weight
refrigerator beef 7Q716c per pound