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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-28
ALreELD PRoDs HARRISON.
Interviews Himself on the New York
Situation

Chicago. Oct. 28.-Ex- Governor John
P. AItgeId has given out the following
interview with himself:
O-Governor, what have you to say
a bout the report that Mr. Harrison s
eroinr to New York will split the De
mOcracy2
At is too absurd to be discussed.
The Democratic party stands as a sol
III phaIanx and is not affected by any
mans going or coming. Besides, if you
will glance back a little, you will notice
that the fitting about of a few pOliti-
clans has yet never changed either the
seasons or the geography of a country.
Q.-Have you been urged to go to
New York?
A-Yes, repeatedly, but am not go
Q-what do you think of Harrison's
gOing2
40, chat is his own affair The
Democracy of the nation never has
been benefited by Tammany Hall, and
has nothing on earth to hope from it
now. for it stands simply for spoils
On the other hand, the people who are
Gratis, and performed heroic service in
the last campaign, and they stand on
the Democratic platform in the pres
ent campaign, while Tammany does
not. Mr.. George and his friends were
especially active for the national tick
ct. In Chicago Mr.. George has al
most as large a following in proportion
to population as he has in New York
and his followers, as a rule, are not
only intelligent but very aggressive
Last spring they united with the active
silver people and made the nomination
of Mr. Harrison for mayor of Chicago
a possibility. Had it not been for the
active silver people his nomination
would not even have been considered
and if he now wishes to slap the peo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-28

other instances it is reasonable to in
fer said Judge Thayer, that in time
the company would have added this to
the capitalization by issuing stock for
that amount.
Judge Thayer said that if the rates
made by the legislature of Kansas had
been in operation last year the net
earnings of the company would have
been S298 600 instead of $3.50. 600. Again
he took the figures of the special mas
ter and held that the net income would
be 40 per cent on the capitalization.
In speaking of the reduction of 80 per
cent in the stock yards rates made by
the legislature Judge Thayer said ::
'sConceding that the legislature is radi-
cal in it's nature, still l do not feel like
holding that the rates are conflsca-
tory" He said that considerable Iati-
tude must be given legislatures because
the judiciary has no power to fix a
schedule of rates and that it is only
when the acts of the legislate are ex-
trene and especially unjust to corpora
tiOns that the courts should interfere.
In concluding his opinion Judg
Thayer said that the case would un-
doubtedly be appealed to the United
States supreme court and besides the
regular appeal bond he would require
the Stock Yards company to give a
bond for 5000 0OO upon the condition that
if the decisions already made are sus-
tanned blythe supreme court the money
viii be refunded to shippers the differ
ence between the rate fixed by the leg
islature and the rates made Aby the
Stock Yards company for the time be-
tween now and when the decision is
handed down by the supreme court.
This will allow the stockyards com
pany to go on and charge their regular
rates to shippers, but if the case goes
against them in the supreme court they
will have to pay back part of the mon
ey.
Judge Horton gave notice of appeal
as soon as the reading was finished.
Judge Martin said that an effort would
be made to have the case advanced at
once and he had no doubt that the su-
preme court would consent to hear it
soon.
Judge Foster was naturally very
much elated over the turn things have
taken. After the reading he was con-
graduated by many of his friends. He
said that Judge Thayer had gone even
farther than he had but he was salts
fed that he had been sustained in eve
~ impOrtant point.
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BLACK FOR ANDREE.
IF it Was His Balloon That Was
Seen Prospects Are Gloomy.

Christiana, Oct. 2S.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from the island of Vardoe
in the Arctic ocean off Finmark which
with VardOehuus, is the most northern
port in Europe say the public there is
fully convinced of the truth of the re-
port that a whaling ship sighted Prof.
Andree'S balloon flying on September
% near Prince Charles prOmOntOry,
Spitzbergen. The news has caused con-
siderable depression among the friends
of Prof. Andree.
BrakmO, the Arctic explorer proposed
to sail for Prince Charles prOmOntOry
in order to investigate the truth of the
story told by the crew of the whaler.
Captain Sverdrup of Dr. FrijOf Nan
sens exploring ship Fran does not be-
neve the report of the sighting of An
dree's balloon floating near Prince
Charles prOmontOry is correct
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FINE COUNTRY SEAT.
F. o. POpenOe Purchases Major
HudsOn's Home in High
land Park.

F.O. Popenoe has purchased the coun-
try home of Major J. K. Hudson in
Highland park and will soon begin the
work of tearing down the house which
is now there and replacing it with one
of the most modern and complete resi-
dences in Shawnee county.
W. Q. Popenoe of Berrytown, father
of f. o. POpenoe, has purchased the
Dell Keizer property which adjoins that
of Major Hudson and will occupy it at
an early date.
The work on the new residence will be
commenced soon, although the esti-
mates and preliminary arrangements
have not all been completed The new
residence will cost a large sum of mon
ey.
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Chicago
N-JNION BAND ALONG.
Word has been received from Chi
cagO that organized labor IN that city
was unanimously opposed to Carter
Tammany against Henry George. One
of the labor leaders of Chicago has
written to the George headquarters,
saving: The Cook County Democracy
has again incurred the wrath of organ
lied labor in general by employing
non union band to furnish music on It's
tour to New York. The same band has
been employed several times during the
last year, and the Chicago Federation
of Labor placed a perpetual boycott on
it Executive officers of the American
Federation of Labor and the American
Federation of Musicians have taken up
the fight and written formal protests to
the Central Labor union of New York
city and when the Cook county De-
mocracy arrives there with the non
union band at it's head the union mu-
sicians in New York will refuse to take
part in the celebration.
- The Tammany leaders must be era
w said James J. DAILY of the Tilelay-
eTs' union Not satisfied with insult
ing US by nominating Francis NJ. Scott
for a Justice of the supreme court in
spite of the protests of organized labor,
Mayor Harrison and a non-union band
of musicians to WhoOp up matters Tor
their candidates.
The World also has a big cartoon,
Father Knickerbocker looking at the
Chicago club through a huge magnify
ing glass. The ChicagOanS are depict
ed as wearing hayseed clothes and their
trousers are tucked in their boots, sit
ting with their feet on restaurant ta-
bIes eating with their knives. The
figure of Mayor Harrison carries a car
net bag labeled, Garter Harrison:
What don't know about Greater New
York MayOralty election The car
toon is marked, Chicago to Teach Us
Morals and Manners Underneath it
appears, Garter Harrison with three
carloads of toughs and a non union
band comes from Chicago to tell New
Workers how to vote and behave"
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TWO STILL ALARMS.
Piles of Cedar Blocks on Fire spd
Rlazs in a Bas emenE

This morning at o'clock large pile
of cedar blocks which had been taken
out of the pavement between the street
car tracks and laid at Sixth and Lin
coin streets, was discovered to be on
fire A still alarm was sent to No. 4
fire station. When the f1remen arrived
the blocks were burning at a lively
rate. They were extinguished, and in
vestigation showed that the lantern
which had been placed on the pile of ce-
dar blocks by the Topeka railway
trackmen as a danger signal had
either tipped over or exploded and the
blocks were set on fire. The coal oil.
together with the tar in which the
blocks were originally Immersed, made
good fuel for the fire
This morning at o'clock still
alarm was received at fire departm ent
headquarters. In the coal hole under
the sidewalk in front of l. S. VOL
verton's drug store hot ashes which had
been thrown in had ignited a pile of
rubbish. Chemical company No. 2
extinguished the blaze with but small
damage.
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MOTHER BICKERDYKE.
Greetings of the Army of the Tennes.
see Sent to Her

Milwaukee. Oct. 2S.-The following
vice presidents of the Army of the Ten
nessee We're today elected: Col. Bell,
Ohio; Major Warner. Kansas City; Col.
B. 7. Wright, Illinois; Capt.John Crane,
New York; Gen. L. Hubbard, Minneso-
ia; Gen. G. H. Frederick, Nebraska;
Capt. o. G. Lademan, Wisconsin; An
drew A. Blair. Pennsylvania; Major
Charles Christensen, California; Col. J.
w. McMurray, Florida; Lieutenant ].
r. Dunlap, Indiana and Captain NJ. Z.
Highly, Iowa.
General Dodge expressed thanks by
saying:
Comrades. I thank you for this hon
or and will endeavor to execute my du-
ties to the best of my ability
Tribute was rendered to Mother Bick-
erdyke, as the head nurse of the army
of the Tennessee is termed by Captain
Madgeburg.
A detailed account of the manner in
which her eightieth birthday was cele-
brated at Bunker Hill, Kansas, on July
19 last, was read and by an unanimous
vote of the society the secretary was
ordered to wire the greetings of the So
ciety to her
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Is Reported to Have Been Fired
by a SquaW.
SEVEN REDS KILLED.
Game Warden Tried to Arrest
Forty Indians
With Only Twelve Men at His
Command.
1t is Feared That Many Settlers
Will Lose Their Lives.

Meeker, Col, Oct. 25, via Rifle, Coils
Oct. 2S.-Boyd Vaughn arrived today
from Snake river with a dispatch for
the governor and the following letter to
Game Warden Lytle:
Boyd Vaughn's Ranch, oct. "a, 1897
James Lytle, Game Warden, Coll
Today with a party of L men, tried
to Arrest a camp of Ute Indians. We
used all patience and they fired upon
Us, and then we had to fight. Several
Indians were killed and wounded.
I have sent riders to warn settlers
in Lily park and elsewhere. The set
tiers are gathering at Vaughn's ranch
and are very much alarmed, and think
you should turn out with what men
you can to try and arrest the Utes.
I believe that there were about so
Utes in this camp, but late information
shows at least 100 men, and some say
200. have seen about 40, but they
were at many places and may reta1atea
but if those Indians wish to, the set
tiers are entirely at their mercy. So
you and the sheriff of Rio BlancO cOun-
ty had better do what you can to pro-
tect the settlers. Yours respectfully,
Wv. r. WILCOX
Mr. Vaughn reports seven Utes kill
ed. The first shot was fired by an OIL
squaw. The bucks then began firing
and the wardens returned the fire. kill
ing and wOunding quite a number.
Warden Lytle is in Coyote Basin and
Warden Mclean and Sheriff Wilber
near Rangley, where they went to ar
rest ViOlatOrs of the game laws.
One of the soldiers at Fort. Duchesne
who was in Meeker a week ago, report
ed that 367 passes had been issued to
Indians to come into Colorado to hunt.
One of the wardens reported about 100
Utes on Yellow creek in Rio BlancO
county last week.
Much feeling is shown against War
den Wilcox here for his indiscretion in
attempting to arrest a camp of 40 IN
dians as it is almost certain to result
in the killing of settlers in the western
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GEORGE NAMES AMOUNTS
Which He Says Croker Has Obtained
Illegally

New York, Oct. 2S.-Henry George is
supplying the greater part of the gin
GER that is being consumed in the mu-
nicipaI campaign. His allegations
touching the integrity of the recOgniz-
ed chiefs of both the leading parties are
exciting wide interest, though they are
met by those most directly concerned
with a showing of Indifference. The
most specific of Mr.. Georges allega-
tions are that Roger A. Pryor paid
Richard Croker $3.50 for the judgeship
he now holds; that S22, 900 was paid for
seat upon the bench for Judge Ingra-
ham, and other judicial offices were
made the object of barter by the So
scaIled political bosses. Judge Pryor
has made categorical denial that he
paid or caused to be paid any sum for
the nomination, and like denial has
been made by others of the judges in
volved.
If George is doing a great deal of
talking, so are Tracy and Low, though
the latter are less sensational and per
SOnal in their utteranceS. The only eX-
ceptiOn to the rule of VOlubility among
the mayoralty candidates is Van Wyck
whose star speech delivered last night
before the Independence Hall DemOcra-
cy was limited to 30 words of common
place acknowledgement of hearty greet
ing.
In the event of the defeat of Seth
Low it will not be possible in the light
of the statement given out by the Cit
liens Union treasurer, J. Kennedy Tod,
to allege that the failure of the non
partisan movement was the result of
inadequate financial support. Mr.. Tod
says the union has been supplied with
funds beyond it's actual needs and ru-
NOR has it that the total Of cOntribu-
tions to the cause is about 81 900, 900.
Tammany's supreme effort in the
way of mass meetings will be made to-
night. 1t viii bring out both home and
imported speakers, among the latter
being J. B. Eustis of Louisiana, former
ly United States senator and later Uni
ted States ambassador to France, and
Garter Harrison, the young mayor of
Chicago. The latter, who comes with
a band of $50 members of the Cook
County Democratic Marching club is
the object of great interest, though he
is only scheduled to talk for half an
hour, while Mr.. Eustis will probably
talk twice as long.
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A PICTURE OF BRYAN
Hangs Over the Speakers Chair at
Tammany Meeting.

New York Oct 2S.-A large mass
meeting under the auspices of the Pro-
gressive Democratic league of the
workingInen of New York, representing
the Democratic campaign clubs, silver
league and Bryan and SewaH clubs, was
held last night in Cooper Union. Over
the speakers chair was hung picture
of W. J. Bryan, above which in large
characters was the inscription: '-Our
Champion 1900. and under meath it sew
eral lines from the famous Grown of
ThOrns' speech.
The speakers were continually inter
rupted with cheers for George and ques-
tions about Croker. Congressman
Amos J. Cummings, the principal speak
er, received an ovation. He said in
part:
The only kickers 1 have seen in this
campaign are the-t traitors to the Demo-
a friend of organized labor, is untrue
am true Jeffersonian Tammany hall
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HE SEARCHES FOR WORK.
Familiar Sketch Taken From Police
Court Scenes


John Saukel, 18 years of age, was ar
rested Tuesday night by the police on
the charge of vagrancy. This morn
ing in police court he was arraigned be-
fore Police Judge AtchisOn. He was
a young man of medium size, brown
eyes, even features, and his hair needed
the friendly service of a barber. AS he
walked into police court he shook his
head to push back the long hair from in
front of his eyes, as football players
clear their vision after a scrimmage.
His clothes were shabby and he was
not the most prepOssessing individual
to be imagined. He was asked if he
was guilty of the charge.
mo sir I am not Vagrant," said he
Where are you frOm?''
Il live in South Chicago"
Where were you gOing?"
II was trying to get work"
''Why did you stop in Topeka ?"
Because I thought 1 could get work
here"
What if you hadn't got work?"
Il should have gone on to the next
town and tried there. I haven't com
mitted any crime, and paid for every
thing I got"
Il am not going to fine anybody just
because he is out of money and is try
ing to get work" said Judge Atchison
'NOw you try to get work, and if you
don't succeed go somewhere else, You
will be discharged
Thank you sir" replied the young
man as he picked up his old hat and
walked out of the court room. SaukeI
says he is a POlander.
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TROOPS UNDER WAY.
Hundreds of Indians are of Their
Reservations

Washington, Oct. 28.-Adjutant Gem
eraI Breck has received the following
report from General Otis, commanding
the department of Colorado as to the
Indian troubles there:
Denver, Col, Oct. 28.-Adjutant Gem
era1: Duchesne telegram of last night
says so UncOmpahgres, 125 Uintahs and
White Mountain Indians are absent
from reservation on hunting expedition.
No information at agency regarding re-
ported engagement with Colorado off,
cials. Wright's troop left this morning
for scene of reported difficulty and Lo-
gan cavalry squadron is ready and VIII
proceed to Duchesne if necessary. Re-
liable information should be received
today The heavy snow storm which
has prevailed throughout this section
of the country makes teIegraphic COM
munication and railroad travel diff
cult. The Price and Duchesne wagon
road is well nigh impracticable for in~
fantry. (Signed)
OTIS, Brig. Gen.
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GOOD WORD FOR PULLMAN.
In Behalf of the Portsrs He Permit
ted to Fleece the Public.

Kankakee, Ill, Oct. 2s.-"George NJ.
Pullman is the greatest friend the col
ored men have ever had except Abraham
Lincoln. We owe him a debt of graft
tude-" Henry Foust, secretary of the
Kankakee COIored Literary society, spoke
the above words in an address delivered
last night.
Mr. Pullman, he went on to say. had
furnished employment to thousands of
negroes on his rolling palaces. He had
the courage to make no distinction as to
the color of passengers on the Pullman
cars, so that they were clean and re-
spectacle.
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pie who made his nomination a possi-
bility, why, that is his own affair.
Q.-Why should he take such a step?
A.-Wen, you have noticed that he has
given nearly all of the important posi-
tions to gold men. Then, several weeks
ago. Henry Watterson, who is a gold
Democrat, and has nothing to give,
published an article in his paper nomi-
mating Mr.. Harrison for President, and
while it was a blank cartridge. the shot
seemed to have gone home. Since that
Mr.. Harrison has been told by some of
New York he could capture the dele
cation from that state. So, with several
horns and a big drum, he is going down
riously enough, the majority of the men
who are going with him are gold men,
who either fought our ticket openly last
fall or gave it a lukewarm support.
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HERO OF THE HOUR.
Wellman Says George Has Soun ded
the Keynote of the Campaign.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Walter WelIman
telegraphs the Times-Herald as fol-
lows: Henry George is rapidly making
himself the hero of the Greater New
York municipal struggle. He now has
Tammany on the run, and if he can
keep up his pace a few days longer the
tiger will be overthrown and Seth Low
viii carry the city.
The sensation of the day is the popu-
lar acclaim which greets Henry George
wherever he goes. 1t does not matter
whether it is among the laboring class
es or down in the city among the bank
erS, brokers and business men. Every
where his stirring appeals to the people
to down the bosses and especially to
crush Croker are met with enthusiastic
responses.
Yesterday, for instance, Mr.. George
invaded the business section of Liberty
street for noon meeting. His audi
ence was of the silk hat variety. Henry
George repeated his now famous threat
to send Richard Croker to Sing Sing if
he is elected mayor and it can be estab-
HShed that Croker came by his money
dishonesty. The bankers and brokers
and their employees cheered Mr.. George
to the echo. They converted his car
riage ride from the hall into a great
ovation up the street.
Most of those people will vote for
Low, and few of them for George. But
they honor George for the courage with
which he has come to the front to pill
lOry Croker and Platt in plain, blunt
English.
In truth, Henry George has contrib
uted to the campaign the keynote, so
far as the expression of the stump and
the shibbOleths which lives in mems
minds are concerned. The situation
demanded just such brutal courage,
just such fierce frankness.
All the town was thinking: Where
did this man Croker get his money
the money with which he goes to Eng
land and lives a sporting life, the
money with which he now comes back
here and seeks to make himself dicta-
tor of Greater New York;" But it re-
mained for Henry George to put the
thought into words, to place behind it
threat of prosecution, to drive it
homel He has driven it home and he
has now had the good sense and the
justice to couple Platt with Croker in
this denunciatiOn of public dishonesty.
Mr.. George has had the courage to
say that Mr.. Platt should be inVesti-
gated, too, and if he has wrung money
from corporations unlawfuIy through
the process of political blackmaiI he
too, should be brought to justice
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Football Tomorrow.

The foot ball game to be played to-
morrow afternoon at 3:30 at Athletic park
promises to be an interesting event. The
Beta team has been trained by the reg
ular K. L. coach and uses these tactics
altogether. Two of the K L. first team
and some of the second team are among
the Beta Theta Pi players. One or two
former K. U. men and as many Wash
burn players are on the Topeka team
which is being trained by Coldren, the
Washburn coach. Quite number of
Lawrence people will be here with the
Beta team.
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A Kansas Bank Closed

Bank Examiner NJ. A. Waterman late
yesterday afternoon closed the state
bank of Walnut, Crawford county, of
which John NJ. Cough is president and
principal OWner.The bank has on hand
about $4,000 in cash The liabilities
amount to about SIG, 900. Asked today
for a statement of resources and IabiI-
tiles Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
stated that it is impossible at this time
to make such a statement, owing to the
condition of the banks affairs. Mr..
Cough is the father of Mrs. Phil p.
Campbell of Pittsburg.
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THE MONEY IS HERE.
London Will Furnish but a Small
Amount of the U. P. Purchase
F11nd

London, Oct 28.-The Times in its fin
ancial article this morning says: I'VE
understand the British capitalists
promised only a million pounds toward
the purchase of the Union Pacific road,
the other nine millions being found in
the United States. However. half OF
that million has since been taken over
by the American capitalists, so that
only half a million viii leave London,
while the United States government is
not expected to disturb New York by
blocking up a hole with ten millions
sterling, but will leave it within the
banks on deposit"
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WOLF IN THE STREET.
Remarkable Happening in Main
Residence Part of Little
Rock Today.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 28.-A wolf was
killed on one of the principal residence
streets of Little Rock today just as it
was about to attack a party of child
rem playing on Arch street. The ami
NAL, embOldened by hunger, had come
out of the swamps south of the city.
A negro named Tom Johnson saw the
animal about to attack the children and
securing a gun quickly killed it.
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SHERIFF INDICTED.
Sheriff Martin Who Ordered
Deputies at Lattimer to Fire.

Wlkesbarre. Pa, Oct. 2S.-The grand
jury today returned a true bill against
Sheriff Martin and his deputies for the
Lattimer shooting. The true bill in
cluded 10 for murder Thirty-six true
bills were found in the same way for
felonious wOunding against the same
defendants. The likelihood is that
Sheriff Martin and his deputies will
elect to be tried together.