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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
NEAT GOES HIGHER
Notwithstanding All Denials by the
Packers.

New York, Aug. ia recent report
from Kansas City announced that the
packers of that place had advanced
their price of dressed beef one cent a
pound and that of bacon one and half
cents per pound to their customers, and
that the dealers threatened to make
plans to butcher their own meats in
future. This rise is attributed 10 a
new attempt at forming beef trust.
A reporter for the New York Times
who visited the local representatives of
the big western packing houses got no
confirmation Of the report. The actual
fact is that a higher price for beef is
being obtained than a year ago, and
this seems to be due to the scarcity of
cattle. The fact that the prominent
packing houses are all represented in
the Manhattan market as competitors
does not indicate a meat trust.
At the offices of the Armour Canning
company no news of the rumored deal
had been heard. 1t was learned, how
lily rising for the last two or three
months. During that time beef hams
(cut round from the steer and smoked
and cured) have risen from SIS to $40 a
barrel to a maximum price of $27. This
was attributed entirely to a shortage in
supply and no sudden forcing up of
prices had been noticed.
The acting manager of Nelson Morris
& Co. declared: Il can say positively
that there is no combination among
western packers, nor has there been
any very recent advance in the price of
meats. These rise and fall by market
fluctuations, as do all other commodi-
ties That is all there is in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
NOT STERNE
Who is at the Bottom of the
Efforts
To Get u. s. Marshal Neely
Out of Office
so THINKS MIR. NEELY.
Terms of Deputies All Expire
With the Marshal's.
DIR. Nicely Receives Word From
Attorney General McKenna.

United States Marshal Nicely has re-
turned from Leavenworth- While he
expects to serve out his term as United
States marshal he does not hold out
any hope that any of the deputies will
be retained longer than until his term
expires. Marshal Nicely says that
Senator Baker informed him that Sena-
tor Sterne understood perfectly that he
was to be allowed to serve out his term
and he was named with that under
standing.
Il don't believe" said Marshal Nee
ly, that Mr.. Sterne has had anything
to do with this effort to have me GUST
ed. In fact 1 have every reason to
think otherwise. All this talk has come
from the outside and there has never
been the least danger of any charges
being fled
Marshal Neely says that the decis-
ions of United States courts in the east
to the effect that deputies are under
the civil service rules will avail Moth
ing. Il received a letter some time
ago." said he, from Attorney General
McKenna wro informed me that the
comptroller of the treasury has decided
that the terms of deputies expire with
the term of the marshal and that in or
appointed. That means that the mar
shal will select his own deputies
United States Marshal Neely has
three field deputies and an office depu-
ty besides a. stenographer who draws
pay as a deputy marshal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
BRYAN TO VISIT MEXICO.
Will Try to Show That Mexicans are
More Prosperous Than Americans.

At the headquarters of the allied
silver forces o. Kansas a request has
just been received from w J. Bryan
for copies of all the documents and sta
tiStica1 tables relating to the silver
question in Mexico, and also text
books giving the necessary instructions
for acquiring knowledge of the Span
ish language.
Mr.. Bryan expects to visit the re-
public of Mexico in October and is pre-
pairing an address on the money ques-
ton, which he hopes to be able to de-
liver in the Spanish language.
He is making a special study of the
financial conditions of the two coin
tries, and will endeavor to show that
the MexicanS are more prosperous un-
der the operation of free silver than the
people of the United States are with
the gold standard. He says the facts
regarding Mexico were not properly
presented in the last campaign. The
special information he seeks is con-
cerning the number of Americans who
have established themselves in NJ exico
within the past two years. the amount
of American capital seeking invest
nent and the general extension of
trade there as the result of what he
styles a wise financial policy.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug 1.-Congress-
man Osborne has been invited to ac-
company w. ]. Bryan this fall on a
trip through Mexico to study the in
dustrial conditions of that country and
to look into the silver question as re-
lated to monetary affairs in the Uni
ted States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
WEYLER ROUTED.
A Decisive Battle Takes Place
at MatanZas.

New York, Aug. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says:
Official information has reached Ha-
vana of decisive battle between loyal
troops and insurgent forces in Matan-
zas.
e According to this information the
Spanish troops were routed after a
hard battle with heavy losses. This
news caused a sensation in Havana as
it is generally known that Captain
General Weyler is now in Matanzas,
and there is a belief that the Spanish
troops directly under him are those
which suffered defeat at the hands of
the rebels.
The Spanish loss in troops and Off
GERS was probably greater than in any
recent battle The Spanish troops were
compelled to give way before the reb-
els, leaving many dead on the field.
Excitement was added to by a later
report that Gen Wey1er had ordered
the Marquis de Ahumada, the acting
governor general, to send as large a
force of troops as could be spared to the
vicinity of Guines, near the border of
Havana and Matanzas province. Ad-
ditional artillery was shipped last
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
CRISIS IN MEXICO.
Gold Goes to Premium of 1873
Much Apprehension Felt.

City of Mexico, Aug. 1.-THE gold
premium reached 128 today, and many
believe it will go higher before the re-
action begins. Rumors that the gov
ernment is about to take measures to
put the country on gold basis are con-
tradicted.
Among importers there is apprehen-
sion, but it is generally agreed that if
dollars fall to 40 cents, and could be
kept there for ten years, the country
would speedily adjust itself to this con-
dition of affairs.
The stocks of foreign goods are not
heavy and will have to be slowly and
cautiously replenished. All orders are
reduced to a minimum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
ANDREE'S BALLOON
Believed to Have Been Seen in
a State of Collapse.

London, Aug. 11.-According to a dis
patch to the Daily Mail from Copenha-
gen, Captain Montezen of the bark Ansa-
gar, bound from Dublin to Onaga, at the
mouth of the Onaga river on the White
sea, reports that on July 49, when about
two days said east of North Cape, the
northernmost point of Europe, then being
in Arctic waters, he saw collapsed bal
loon which he. believed to be Herr An
dree's.
The balloon was black and he passed
within 100 yards of it.
The place where the balloon was seen
was two days journey to the eastward of
North Cape.
Captain Mortenzen adds that for some
time before the balloon was sighted the
wind had been blowing strong from the
north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
HENRY GEORGE w1THIr.
Movement to Perpetuate the
Chicago Platform.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE faction of
the Democratic Parry under the
leadership of Henry w. NcDcnaid and
known as the Loyal Democratic league
will hold meeting on Thursday at
Syracuse, N. Y, for the purpose of per-
fecting a city and state Organization.
At a meeting in tllis city on July last
the Loyal Democratic league was or
ganized for the purpose of insisting on
the perpetuation of the Chicago plat
form principles in national campaigns.
IT was also decided to organize clubs
of different natiorlalities and by max
ing popular the league hoped to be-
come a power in Democratic politics.
1t is for that purpose that Henry
George of this city and Edward NJ.
Grout of Brooklyn became identified
with the movement.
Now Mcdonald and other leaders are
desirous of making the Chicago plat
form an issue in the state campaign
and compelling the regular state Demo-
cratic committee to nominate a Bryan
Democrat as a candidate for the court
of appeals judgeShip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
HOEDOWN IN A BARN.
Negroes With Banjo and Whisky
Make Too Much Noise.

Last night people living in the vicin-
ity of Curtis and Jackson streets, North
Topeka, were kept awake until nearly
O'Clock by a colored dance which was
participated in by disreputable colored
people of the city.
The dance was held in a barn which
is owned by DR.. L. H. Mum, who isn't
aware what use his property is being
put to-.
After dark about 80 negroes went to
the place supplied with musicians and
liquor. This combination made q most
uproarious time. Sergeant Owen and
Officer Haisch went to the dance about
1 o'clock and watched it for some time
before entering the barn. Most of the
men and women were intoxicated.
The women danced to the music of
guitar and banjo, the clapping of hands
and the stamping of feet, raising their
skirts above their knees, while others
applauded.
The merriment came to a sudden ter
mination when the police entered The
dancers scattered and North Topeka
was unusually quiet during the re-
mainder of the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
SHE WON'T TAKEIT.
Mrs. Lease Says She Hasn't Time to
be Festival Queen.

New York, Aug. 11.-Mrs. Mary E.
Lease of Kansas has announced her in
tention of spending the rest of the
summer lecturing to Jersey farmers.
Il like the Atlantic coast cities in
summer" she says, land the Jersey
farmers are so enthusiastic-people af-
ter my own heart
She intends to speak mostly in the
open air. Her 10 year old son, Charles.
will accompany her and act as busi-
ness agent for the trip.
Mrs. Lease says she will not accept
the invitation of the Topeka citizens to
be Queen of the Fall Festival and
wear $40 900 jeweled crown.
Il have no leisure for such things -
she says. 1.-The cause of reform takes all
my time''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
DEATH OF MRS. GUNTHER.
She Passed Away at Her Home on
| Western Avenue This Morning.

Mrs. Gunther, wife of Capt. S. Gun
ther, died early this morning at her
home, 1921 Western avenue. The time
of holding the funeral will be Friday
forenoon at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Gunther was 81 years old and
was born and reared in Germany, near
Cologne. In 1860 she came to this
country with other members of her
family and settled in Texas. In 1861 she
was married to Mr. Christian Franzden
who, though a citizen, was killed for
his union leanings during the war of
the rebellion.
She was married to Capt. Gunther,
then of the 4th United States cavalry,
in 1868. They came to Topeka in 1879.
Capt. Gunther, her husband, Mr.. Eu-
gene Franzden, her son, of San Diego,
Cal; Miss Katherine Gunther, and Miss
Agnes Gunther, survive her and were
with her during her last illness. Her
two sisters, Mrs. Anna Martin and Mrs.
C. w. Todd, are expected to arrive
from Mason, Tex, in time for the fu-
neral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
To Topeka With Some Very
Important Facts.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Under metropolitan System
Costs Enormous Sum
Of $4,000, AS Much As Terre
Haute, Indiana,
With Nearly Twice the POpuIa-
tiOn and Fewer Policemen.

John Harmon of Leavenworth, presi-
dent of the civic federation in that city,
is in Topeka getting statistics prepara-
tory to the beginning of the fight
which the taxpayers and members of
the federation have decided to make
against the administration in an effort
to compel the governor to enforce the
prohibitory law or abolish the police
commissioners in Leavenworth.
Since the appointment of the police
commissioners in Leavenworth there
has been a constant disagreement be-
tween the commissioners and the city
council The commissioners claim that
the money which they collect from
jointists and saloon keepers as monthly
fines, has no place in the city treasury
and should be handled and expended
solely by the commissioners. To this
position the councilmen take vigorous
exceptions but the disagreement has
never been settled.
The complications which have arisen
have led to an open declaration of war
against the commissioners and the
members of the federation and taXpay-
erS' league have taken it up in earnest.
The principal objection which has
been made against the administration
of the commissioners is that the COM
miSSiOnerS have been unuSally and un-
necessarily extravagant. For example
Terre Haute, Indiana, has a population
of 30,217, and 80 policemen. The police
department costs Terre Haute $50, 900
per year. Leavenworth has $4,000 peo-
pie, So policemen and expends $50, 1858
per year. The taxpayers claim that
judicious management on the part of
the police commissioners in the ex-
penditure of the moneys which are col
lected each month, would cut down the
taxes in that city very materially. In
stead of a decrease however, taxes are
increasing and the people have grown
tired of this condition and have de-
termined to open a fight.
The committee on municipal affairs in
the federation, of which Mr. Harmon is
president has secured statistics show
ing the comparative annual cost of
maintaining the police departments in
a number of cities of the first-class in
the United States, which are as fol-
lows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
They Meet in State Convention at
Roanoke Today

Roanoke, Va, Aug 1.-THE Demo-
crat& state convention was called to
ordeFat noon today. The duty of call
ing to order devolved upon General
George J. Hundley as chairman. J.
Taylor Ellison is candidate for gov
ernor. Nearly all of the 1,52S mem
bers of the body were present. The
platform will hardly be submitted to-
day.
It's declaration on free silver and
other Chicago planks will be unequivo-
cal. A most determined fight will take
place over the proposition to adopt a
plan for nominating United States SEN
atorS by primary.
Developments indicate that the most
conspicuous party leaders in the state
will antagonize it, The best informed
leaders predict the defeat of the pri-
mary idea The convention hall was
packed with delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
EXPELLED FROM FRANCE.
The Government is Driving Out All
tha Anarchists.

Paris, Aug. ia warrant has been is
sued for the expulsion from France of
Tarrida Marmol, the Spanish anarchist,
who, within the course of a speech which
he made on Sunday last at a special per-
formance given at the theater De La Re
publique for the benefit of the Spanish
refugees in Paris, urged that Senior Ca
novas del Castillo, the Spanish premier,
should be assasSinated.
Marmol, who was formerly a prisoner
in the fortress of Mont Juich at BARGE
Iona, is believed to have started for Eng
land yesterday. The French authorities
have resolved to expel a number of other
anarchists from France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
u. S. OFFICER WHO WILL STAY
q. s. Attorneys Clerk Will Also Get
Raise of Salary.

There is at least one man whose po-
sition is dependent upon the newly ap-
pointed United States officers who will
not lose his position. That man is H
B. Tracy who is the clerk to United
States District Attorney Perry.
Mr.. Tracy has not only had assuran-
ces from Mr.. Lambert that he will re-
tain his position but he has been as
sured that an effort will be made to Sc
cure a raise of his salary. While Mr.
Tracy's name appears on the pay rolls
as clerk to the United States district
attorney he is really stenographer and
clerk He has been paid but $720 "a
year but is enabled to make much more
through miscellaneous court work An
effort will be made to have the salary
raised to $1,000 a year. Mr.. Tracy's DO
sition is not under the civil service
rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
POLICE!
Delegates to the Ohio Populist
State Convention
Turn the Meeting Into a
DOnnybrook Fair.
COPPERS ARE CALLED.
COPPERS ARE CALLED
Middle Of the Readers Get Cen
troll of the Body
And Are Accused of Trying to
Help Mark Hanna.

Columbus, O.. Aug. 1.-THE Populist
state convention opened today with Mr..
Witt of Cleveland. demanding more
than five minutes in which to speak
upon charges to the effect that certain
middle of the road delegates were there
in the interest of Senator Hanna to
keep the convention from endorsing the
state Democratic ticket. The chair re-
fused Mr.. Witt more time. Delegates
told him to sit down and finally Martin
Krumm of Columbus. undertook to put
him down; Mr.. Witt resisted Mr..
Krumm
George Riddle of Columbus seized the
chair. Delegates took the chair from
Riddle, and pandemonium reigned. Mr..
E. M. Kerr and Mr.. Krumm cIinched
and were fighting when Policeman Dan
McManamy separated, them. Chairs
were broken in the fight. When quiet
was partly restored Mr.. Witt still de-
manded more time. Further trouble
being apparent McManamy telephoned
police headquarters and squad of po-
lice reported to preserve order. All of
the anti-fusion delegates were seated
and a straight Populist ticket will be
named.
The anti-fusion delegates to the Pop
uIist state convention sprang a great
political coup yesterday. All the ar
rangements for the convention had been
cipally of fusionists and were calcula-
ted to further the fusion plan. When the
antf-fusionists discovered that they
had a majority of delegates on the
ground, they prepared to strike while
the iron was hot. The district meetings
were to have been held in the afternoon
and the convention today, but this ar
rangement was ignored and the dele
gates were hastily convened in the aud
itorium at O'Clock. A temporary or
ganization was formed with John Seitz
of Tiffin, as chairman and A. S. Light
walter of New Philadelphia, as Secre-
tary. Mr.. Seitz is one of the leaders of
the anti-fusion faction and he defined
his position in a brief speech upon ac-
cepting the craftsmanship recess was
then taken and the district meetings
were held in the auditorium, the COM
mittees being reported when the con-
vention reassembled. Adjournment was
then taken until a. m. today.
When the committee on permanent
organization met, it was decided to
make the temporary organization per-
manent. Hugh Cavanaugh the fusion
ist candidate for chairman was defeat
ed by vote of 19 to 2. The committee
on credentials seated all the anti-fusion
delegates where there were contests
Last night the fuSioniStS arranged a
meeting to be addressed by ex-Con-
greSSman Towne, of Minnesota and to
offset this the anti-fusionists arranged
a rival meeting which was addressed
by w. S. Morgan of Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
SILVER DROPS AGAIN
And Europe Takes it in Ever Increas-
ing Quantities.

New York, Aug. 11.-Si1ver bullion
continued on it's downward career yes
terday and made a new low mark The
London price for bars dropped to 255k
pence per ounce, and in this city the
commercial quotations fell off to 553s a
551sc. Mexican dollars shared in the
depression, having sold down to 43c
The Mercantile Safe Deposit company
holds 351. 073 ounces of silver bullion
against which 351 certificates are out
standing.
The ST. Louis. sailing for Europe to-
day, will Jake 6S1, 900 ounces of silver,
shipped by the following houses: Full
Ter & Co., 250,000 ounces; ]. & w. Selig-
man & Co, 250,000 ounces; Handy &
Harmon, $4,000 ounces and Lewisohn
Bros, 81, 900 ounces.
Gable advices from London said:
''There was no actual arrangement for
gold shipments to the United States,
but inquiries in that direction were
made
Gojyro Nagaski, special agent for the
Yokohama Specie bank in this city sa id
in connection with the recent fall of
silver: Had Japan remained a silver
country there would have been every
chance of her incurring loss in trading
with gold countries on account of the
fluctuations of exchange, and as Japan
forges to the front, the necessity for
greater facilities for monetary transfer
is felt. Heretofore the exchange, both
in China and Japan, followed the rise
and fall of sugar, while now, with the
great fall in the price of silver, China
shows a great falling off in exchange
while Japan remains the Same.''
What effect will the drop in silver
have on the arbitrary value of 32 TO 1
already fixed by the japanese govern
ment?"
"A loss is Immediately seen, for at
the ratio of 80 to L, the value of silver
is 291s pence sterling. Silver is now
quoted at 25% pence. which brings sill
yer to the ratio of 36.6 10 1, and shows
a loss of over 10 per cent already to the
government, but with the amount of
silver and notes in ciTculat ton a 10 per
cent loss would hardly serve to embar-
rass a country with national currency
revenue of 100, 0,000, 900 yen, even if it
should all come at once, which it un-
doubtedly cannot
'.tNhe loss, too, looks greater than it
would actually prove to be, for this
reason. The new coinage will be adopt
ed, and as they have stopped issuing
silver yen, on being redeemed they can
be reissued as subsidiary coins care be-
ing taken to issue only enough to salts
fy the requirements of circulation
Their silver yen now being 80 per cent
pure, will serve as a bullion for the re-
issuing of new coin, and the govern
ment has taken a long step in the right
direction by making the gold and silver
coins reIa lively of the same value ac-
complishing it by reducing the size of
the gold yen one-half."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
ALDERMAN JAILED.
Ninety Days is the Sentence of the
Court for Refusing to teTelI.'

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Alderman William
Mangler was sentenced today by Judge
Dunno to pay a fine of $1,000 and serve
80 days in the county Jail for contempt
of court.
Alderman Mang1er a few weeks ago
publicly stated that he had been ap-
preached by prominent business man
with an offer of 81, 900 to vote for the
General Electric street railway fran
chise ordinance. On being summoned
by the grand jury to testify to the
name of the alleged business man, Al
derTnan Mangler refused, claiming that
in telling his story he would incrimin-
ate himself This led to the contempt
proceedings. The court sustained a
motion of Mangler's attorneys for an
appeal and ruled that the alderman
could meanwhile be released on bond.
Bail was at once furnished in the sum
of $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-11
$4,000 TO BE SPENT.
Orders Issued by Judge Walter n.
SanbOrn.

Judge Walter H. Sanborn of the Uni
ted States circuit court has made sew
eral orders with reference to the Union
Pacific railroad. The orders have been
filed in the clerks office in Topeka.
The first order calls for the expendi-
ture of about $4,000 in repairing the
lines of the Western Union Telegraph
company The amounts are to be dis
tributed as follows:
Cheyenne division ......... $1O, ,5O6 90
Between Armstrong and Wa
IheSO ~. = -'''' %4d,OoU U-o2
Eastern division ............... 6,354.27
The orders provide that the Western
Union company shall reimburse the
company for the improvements and re-
pairs made. The repairs will consist in
putting up new wires, many of the old
ones being badly worn. Poles will also
be replaced where they are needed.
The second order is the preliminary
step to giving the Postal Telegraph
company the right to make connections
with the telegraph lines along the I'm
ion Pacific.
No final order was made concerning
the Postal company but Judge San
born's order is that any one who has
objections to the Postal company hav-
ing the right to use the lines shall ap-
pear and show why it should not be
done.