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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
Great Floods Destroy $50 Lives
in Europe.
In Silesia Town Halls and Big
Buildings Swept Away.
GREAT BRIDGES GONE.
In the Crimea $50 People Are
Drowned.
The Property Losses Will Reach
Many Millions.

London, July 31-A special dispatch
from st. Petersburg says that the No
VoSu estimates that at least $50 persons
perished in the floods at Kertch in the
Crimea.
Kertch is a fortified town on a tongue
of land forming peninsula of the same
name, noted for its volcanoes, on the
Strait of Yenika1e, connecting the sea
of Azof with the Black sea. Its site is
that of ancient Panticapaeum, the resi-
dence and burial place of the celebrated
Mithridates.
The modern town is of very recent
origin In 1927 it was declared free
port. The government has esta ablished
navy yard there.
Berlin, July 31.-The devastation caus-
ed by the floods in Silesia is widespread.
Nothing like it has occurred in that dis
trict for a century. The less already
reaches many millions of marks. 1t is
estimated that 100 persons have perish
ed by drowning in Si1esia and Bohemia.
AT Loebtan, a town hall recently built
and two other large structures have col
lapSed. The rivers are still rising AT
Isohl the people are leaving their houses
and it is feared that the great Elizabeth
bridge will be swept away. A large
bridge a Lauff has been torn down by
the floods.
The emperor, who displays the great
est interest in the situation, is being
kept closely advised from all parts of
the devastated district.
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KLONDIKE ONLY STARTER
General Dufield Says the Whole
Country is Rich in Gold.

Washington, July 31.-Nothing can be
done more than already has been done
towards marking the boundary line be-
tween Alaska and the British possess
sions along the 141St meridian until the
senate passes upon the boundary treaty
now before it. There is however no
doubt of the location of the line along
this meriden and most people in the To-
cality know where it is. The demarka-
Duffield, in charge of the coast and
geodetic survey on behalf of the United
States. Gen. Dufheld~ has spent con-
sid -rable time in Alaska. He expresses
the opinion that a railroad easily can
be constructed from Taku Inlet to the
Klondike gold fields and believes the
enterprise well worth undertaking
The go1d,'' said Gen. Duffield, in dis
cuSsing the question, "haS been ground
out of the quartz by the pressure of the
glaciers which lie and move along the
courses of the streams, exerting a tre-
mendous pressure. This force is pres
Alaska, than elsewhere and 1 believe
that as a consequence more placer gold
will be found in that region than in any
other part of the world
Gen. Duff1eld thinks the gold hunters
on the American side have made the
mist ka of prospecting the large streams
instead of the small ones. When gold
is precipitated,' he said, sit sinks 1t
does not float far down stream. 1t is
therefore to be looked for along the
small creeks and about the headwaters
of the large tributaries of the Yukon.
There is" he added, mo reason why as
rich finds may not be made on the
American side of the line as in the
K lOQQike diStrictl.''
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MINERS ARE INDIGNANT.
Objects to the British System of Col
iecting Taxes.

Seattle, Wash, July 31.-Prospective
gold seekers in the north are aroused
over the action of the Canadian gov
ernment in collecting duty at Victoria.
or Dyea on every miners outfit. from
the United States.
A mass meeting has been called by
the merchants and outfitters in this city
to outline plans for retaliatory action.
The idea is that this action of the Vic
toria collector is not taken in the inter-
ests of collecting revenue, but to try to
compel parties to buy their outfits in
Victoria. The secretary of the treasury
will be memoraIized and requested to
withdraw his order making Dyea a SUBJ
port of entry.
1t was so designated, it was claimed
for the purpose of permitting British
steamers to land freight and passengers
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
LYONS, KAN, MAN INSANE.
Captain Brysban Acts Queerly in New
York and is Taken to a Hospital.

New York, July 31.-An elderly man
believed from papers found on him to
by Captain John H. Brysban of Lyons,
Kansas, entered the office of Hayes &
Mackay, on Broadway, yesterday. He
left his grip sack on the floor and sat
down on a chair. He remained there
all day and refused to answer any
questions. Finally the police removed
him to the hospital. where the physici-
ans said he was suffering from melap
cholia. On a card found among the
patients effects was printed John H.
Brysban, Midland Rock Salt & Mineral
company, Lyon, Kansas-Capt. Brys-
ban, manager of construction opera
tiOns and properties
At the Astor House it was said that
a Captain Brysban had stopped there
up to three months ago and that he
seemed then to be all right He was
beliVed to have friends in Brooklyn.
The hospital authorities have been un-
able to get anything out of the sphynx-
like Datient
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RAILROAD INSURANCE.
Increased Rates Cause a New Com
pany to be Formed at Newton

issued to the Railway Employees Acct
dent association of Newton. The Off
GERS are: r. S. Mears, president, D. G.
Conway vice president: GIN. N. Parke,
secretary; P. NJ. HoisingtOn, treas
urer; S. r. Peters, attorney; George B.
Dugan, superintendent of agencies.
Only employees of railroads. express
and telegraph companies may be policy
holHe The affairs are run on the mu-
tual plan, and differ from other associa-
tions in that the surplus at the end of
the year is to be pro rated and returned
to policy holders in cash or applied on
future insurance. The rates for rail-
road mems accident insurance have ta-
ken a great rise since November, and
this was the main reason for the organ
ization of this association. Employees
not only get low rates, but also the re-
turn of the surplus premiums.
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EXTERMINATION.
Two Negro s Hung in Alabama With
an Outlook for Nine More.

Montgomery, Ala, July 31.-After two
days of investigation of the killing of
P. H. Patterson, who was shot in front
of the altar in a negro Baptist church
in this place on Wednesday, the coro-
ners jury returned a verdict of death
by the hands of George w. H. Richard,
and that Rev. A. V. Stokes, Rev w.
P. Brown, VIM. Bracey, Mace E. Cole
man and Calvin Micon are accomp1ices
The grand jury has returned an in
dictment against the same parties on
the same charges.
A special to the Advertiser from Sell
ma, Ala, says:
Pig Penwell, ,colored. was hanged there
today. He admitted his guilt and while
on the scaffold prayed for the Lord to
send two angels to escort him to glory.
John Johnson, colored, was hanged at
Livingstone today for the murder of
Archie Clarke, white man. He made
full confession, saying he had been
hired to kill Clarke.
The trial of Lewis Thompson at De-
catur ended today. He was charged with
criminal asSau ult upon little white girl,
while a negro woman held the child.
He was found guilty as cT- -rged and
the penalty was fixed at dea tn. AnOth-
er negro man and the woman who held
the child are yet to be tried and the re-
suit will probably be the same.
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NOT MUCH IN 1T.
Breidenthal Says Simpson Can't be
Beaten-Leedy Not Interested.

Speaking of the fight being wa ged by
w. L. Brown of Kingman against Jer-
ry Simpson for congress, Chairman Brei-
denthal said this afternoon:
so far as 1 have been advised, Mr.
Brown is not making much progress.
The people of the Seventh district seem
to be for jerry Simpson, and until they
change their minds he Will not be called
upon to step down and out. Mr.. Brown
could not secure the cooperation of the
people of the district in an effort to
overthrow Mr.. Simpson simply because
he wants the place himself or desires to
put some one else in the place. For that
reason L do not believe the contest will
assume any startling proportions.
Mr.. Brown wants to be congressman
himself. If he cannot secure the place
he wants Brown of Pratt to have it.
Fairchild of Kingman is against the
whole crowd because he wants the place
for himself. That is the secret of Mr..
Browns still hunt for Mr.. Simpsons
scalp.
Gov. Leedy speaks as if he knew moth
ing about the subject. He simply says:
Il have heard something about it, but
so far as the report that 1 am connected
with the fight is concerned, it is a mis-
"a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
Pianos and Prosperity.

In conversation this morning with a
Journal representative e! Mr. T. P.
on my fifth year in Topeka
as manager for the Kimball Piano
Co., and each succeeding year has
shown an increased business over the
former one.
when I came to Topeka for the Kim
ball Co. l did not have even an office.
1t was a door to door canvass with me.
The goods / sold were delivered direct
from the depot. 1 hadn't been here a
year before L found that on account of
the large increase I could not do buSi-
ness that way much longer, and must
have a store room to display my goods.
l therefore rented half of the room at
704 Kansas avenue. That was only
few years ago.
Two years since I secured and fitted
up the incest and largest piano ware
room in the state of Kansas and am
now at that location, $50 Kansas ave-
nue.. There are at present fifteen men
employed by our Topeka house. If
there's a piano to be sold any place in
the state, it's our intention to have one
Of these men there to explain the good
qualities of the kimball. 1t is my can
did opinion that within another year
our present location will be too small
and that we will have to add additional
space.
Il go east next week to the factory
to make a personal selection of pianos
and organs for the autumn business,
and expect to ship in more goods this
fall than ever before.
Il anticipate an enormous business
and am going to- prepare to take care
of it. People have been crying hard
times, but the books of the company
will show Kansas to be one of the lead
ing musical states in the Union. The
sale of musical instruments is on the
increase every year. Pianos and Or
gans are like almost everything on the
market. There is constantly some new
Improvement being added. That's why
II am a c n FOo L ho IN
L intend that we shall be right up to
date and that our patrons shall have
the best. You notice we had a sale on
all of our second hand organs and
pianos last week. Well, that was to
make room for the increase in the ship
ments we expect to receive within the
next thrifty days
Mr.. Gully says the remarkable sue
cess of his business is due to the ex-
cellence ard superiority of the Kimball
instruments. They sell themselves.
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SHOT INTO APICNIC.
An Engineer Charges on a Sunday
School With Fearful Effect

Perry, Ok, July 31.-Ben Vaughan, a
young engineer of Perry, was arrested
by Lawyer S. H. Harris and put in Jail
last evening for shooting a half dozen
people at a Sunday school picnic near
Perry.
Four or five hundred Sunday school
children were on the picnic grounds
when Vaughan came up, f1ourishing two
heavy pistols and a huge knife. He
shot several times. One shot took eff
feet in the leg of j. D. Smith, an old
soldier, who was conducting the chill
dren's picnic. Twenty shots were fired
and several little children were wound
ed, but not fatally. One little boy was
shot off his bicycle, and a freight train
man was also shot. A negro driver and
Ray Pressler. who were in a hack with
Vaughan, were arrested. The people
here are indignant and there is talk of
1ynching Vaughan. Mr.Smith, the man
shot, is so years old.
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CUBANS WERE CLOSE.
Spanish Acknowledge That They
Were Within Five Miles of Havana

Havana, July 31.-The officials here
deny the report that an attack was
made upon the outposts of Havana on
Wednesday night and declare that
there is no panic or unusual excitement
in the city.
They admit, however, that under
cover of darkness on Wednesday night
a band of insurgents attacked the out
skirts of the town of Mariana, about
miles from Havana but declare that the
attacking force did not use either rapid
firing guns or dynamite.
The garrison according to the official
report of the engagement made sue
cessful defense compelling the inSur-
gents to retire with a loss of one killed.
The Spanish losses were one volunteer
and one resident of the neigborhood
killed and one captain and private
wounded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
in the state.

This is conclusive, and is
based on signed detailed
circulation statements fur
nished by the leading daily
papers of Kansas.
The Directory containing
these figures will be issued
September 1, 1897.
No amount of buster as
to the amount of postage
paid can set aside such a
statement as that made by
the American Newspaper
Directory. On a great part
of it's edition THE STATE
JOURNAL pays nopostage,
as the delivery is by carrier
or by express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
3S3 GOLD HUNTERS
Leave Portland on the George W.
IElder-Thousands See Them Start

Portland, Ore, July 31-The Oregon
Railway and Navigation company's
steamer, George w. Elder, sailed for
Dyea, Alaska, at IL o'clock last night
with 1888 passengers, nearly all of whom
are bound for the KlOndike. She carried
1900 tons of freight, her full capacity.
13O horses and burros and 75 dogs. All
day long hundreds of people cOngregat-
ed in the vicinity of AinSwOrth dock.
where the Elder was moored, and at Z
O'Clock it was estimated that 10000 peo-
pie were on the river bank or on the
bridges to bid godspeed to the gold
hunters
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MAJ. HUDSON'S PURCHASE.
Buys the Lew Best Mansion on Ty-
Ter Street

Major J. K. Hudson has purchased
the Lew Best homestead at the corner
of Ninth and Tyler streets. He will
move into the home on October 1, when
Mrs. Best and daughter will move to
Chicago. Mrs. Hudson is now in Colo
rado and she will not return until fall
AS soon as she comes back the family
will go to housekeeping in their new
home.
The Best home is one of the hand
soonest in the city. 1t is built of pressed
brick and the rooms are finished in the
best possible style The house was
built by D. J. Chase at cost of $780,
900. It is not known what Major Hud-
son paid for the place, but the price is
supposed to be in the neighborhood Of
$4,000.
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gentlemen
M'KINLEY ON THE TARIFF.
The President Thinks That Eventu-
ally it Will Raise More Reve-
nue. Than the Wilson Bill.

New York, July 31.-A dispatch to The
World from Plattsburgh. N V. SAYS
President Mckinley refused to be inter-
viewed by the newspaper correspondents.
but TO one of the hotel guests. who has
known him for a long time and who at
tempted to secure an expression from him
as to the effect of the tariff law and the
condition of business, he said:
1t is too early to determine the effect
of the tariff law but it will eventually
raise more revenue than the law in force
up TO last week. AS to the condition of
business, I believe it will improve"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
HALLS HAVOC.
One Million Acres of Crops Destroyed.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 31.-A de-
structive hail storm passed near here
last night The storm started three
miles west of Dell Rapids and went in
southwesterly direction, destroying
everything in it's path around Garrett
son. One branch of the storm passed
over Shermantown and Luverne, Mimi
Here it went in two paths, one north
and the other south, across Rock and
Mobiles counties. 1t is estimated that
fully one million acres of crops were
destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31

THE STATE JOURNAL.

for years has been one of
these papers.
From the records COM
piled for the first 6 months
ending July 31st, 1897, the
editor of the American
Newspaper Directory fur
nishes the following state
ment to ''PR1NTER's INK" " for
July %, 1897:
"The Topeka, Kansas,
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PORTUGAL KICKING.
The People are Tired of Their Gov
ernment, Too

Madrid, July 31.-The Portuguese Jour
nal Seculo says that owing to the dis
turbed condition of Lisbon and Oporto
the troops stationed there have been con-
fined to their barracks. Reinforcements
are arriving and the streets are pa
trolled by troops.
Many arrests have been made and the
customs authorities have seized guam
titY of ammunition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
HAVING FUN WITH SEWALL
London News Ridicules His Palmyra
Island Protest.

London, July 31.-The Daily News
publishes a special article on Palmyra
island in which it says that the pro-
test of Mr.. Harold NJ. fSewau, minister
to Hawaii, against th8 reported annex
alton of the islands, must be regarded
as a ridiculous jest.
Palmyra the News says. 'is 50 diff
ficu1t of access that it is worthless even
a possible cable station. The folks
who urged Minister Sewau to protest
must be now laughing in their sleeves a t
the ridiculous fuss of the American jim
goes
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Paw no to See Faura

Paris, July 31-M. Faure's villa at Havre
is situated in a hollow and is overlooked
by the boulevard Maritime. A number of
telescopes have been erected in the
boulevard. and large crowds are paying
half a franc apiece to see the president
walking in his garden or seated in his
chair on the lawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
May Have Qut t the Ship

Port Townsend. Wash, July 31.-In view
of the fact that the steamer Alki from
Ala aska is past due. some credence is be-
ing placed in the statement of one of the
steamers crew while the ship here
on the way north, thirteen days ago At
that time one of the crew remarked that
it had been arranged by the entire crew
to desert the AIki at Dyea and strike
across the summit for the Yukon valley
and the Klondike
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London L.onizes a Negro Poet.

London. July 31.-PauI Dunbar, the
negro poet, who owes to w. d. HoweLs
his introduction to the public, is being
lionized in London in most f1attering
fashion. The color line is not drawn in
English society and the colored versifi-
er being the latest literary novelty is
much sought for at receptions, garden
parties adm similar gatherings.
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CHILDREN WANTED.
Mrs. Sutton Desires to Meet as Many
rs Possible Monday Next

The children of Topeka are requested
to meet Mrs. c. S. Sutton at the Floral
Committee rooms, 625 Kansas avenue
Monday morning at o'clock. Mrs. SUIT
ton has a special message which she will
communicate to the children on their ar
rival there.
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Joints Pulled,

Last night the police pulled three
charge of maintaining a nuisance.
Their names were john Crow. VIM.
Clark and Sam Campbell On the po-
lice docket the charge was placed
as committing a nuisance by selling
Intoxicating liquors.
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FRED GRANTS SUCCESSOR.
Mayor Strong Appoints Col Smith of
the 69th to the Place.

New York, July 31.-Mayor Strong has
announced the appointment of Col. Geo.
Moore Smith of the 69th regiment to
succeed Col F. d Grant as police COM
missioner
The new commissioner will be sworn
in on Monday
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Natives are Defeated as Usual

Lisbon, July 31-An official dispatch
from Lorenzo, Marqueze, saws the gov
ernment troops have defeated the re-
bellious natives in an important en-
ga cement in Gazaland. The natives lost
300.
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DR. D. L. sullivan of St Louis, the
wonderful healer and lecturer who drew
such crowds some months ago, will -op
at Topeka, Monday on his way to Colo
RADIO. He will lecture Monday at D.
m. ard 8 p m. at the Kaczynskf bu Id
Ing Fourth and Jackson. All welcome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31

The finance committee saw one man
who has a confectionery store who re-
fused to give anything. There is a
large ice cream parlor in connection
with the place, which is near the trans
fer station-one of the best locations in
Topeka. The establishment cannot
fail to do a big business during Festi-
val week
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The Santa Fe Route is selling excur-
sion tickets to Nashville, Tenn, and
return. account the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31
w. N. SCHLEGEL DEAD.
Had Been Suffering From Bright's
Disease for Two Years.

w. NJ. Schlege1, aged 5S years. died
this morning at 9:15 of Bright's disease,
after an illness of about two years. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at 5 o'clock from the family resi-
dence, 406 Van Buren street. Mr.. Schle-
gel was we'll known in the city, having
kept a meat market at the corner of
Sixth and Jackson streets for almost
eight years. He was also prominent in
German circles. Mr.. Schlegel was mar
ried twice and a wife and six children
survive him.
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Albert Holt, the IS months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Holt, died yes
terday of cholera infantum. The fun
eral took place this morning at 10
O'Clock from the residence, one-half
mile east of Hoyt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31

George Goodbar, colored, died yester-
day afternon from drinking a quantity
of ice water after being overheated
The funeral will take place today at 4
o'clock from his late residence, 400
Chandler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-31

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs NJ
B. Burget died this morning and wa.
buried this afternoon.
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MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Owner of an Ice Cream Parlor Refuses
to Give a Cent

The following subscriptions have been
added to the festival fund:
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|N|FOpeka
HI DAILY
III State
|NJOurnal

The American Newspaper
Directory is to newspaper
Calculations what Dun and
Bradstreet'S are to mercan-
tile ratings. 1t is the recog-
nized authority among adver-
tisers.
This work is now in the
twenty ninth year of its
publication.
For years it has guaran-
teed with standing offer of
$4,000 for proof that its
statements of certain news
paper calculations were not
correct.