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The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
C. e. CONVENTION ENDS.
This is the Last Day of the Meeting
at San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 12.-With the
meetings today in the Mechanics Pa
vilion the most successful Christian En-
deavor convention ever held will be
brought to close Besides the early
morning prayer meetings, the Christian
Endeavor missionary force spoke at the
morning service at the Mechanics pa
Yilion and the evangelistic force was at
Woodward'S pavilion. In the after
noon the Junior Endeavorers will rally
at the Mechanics pavilion and a prac-
t1ca1 school of Christian Endeavor
methods will be held at Woodward S.
At both paVil1ons special conservation
exercises will mark the close of all
proceedings.
On Tuesday the visiting delegates, or
a great majority of them will attend
a public reception to which they have
been specially invited by a committee
representing the citizens of Oakland. 1t
is expected that at least 10000 will cross
the bay and enjoy the hospitality of
the Oaklanders.
With the end of the convention the
thousands of visitors, delegates and
portunity and the cheap rates to
visit the many places of interest
throughout the state. Arrangements
have been made for excursions to Mon
terey, Mount Hamilton, Yosemite, Santa
Clara mountains, Stanford university
and other interesting places, even TAX
ing in the southern country as part of
their journey.
The rush for tickets for these side
trips" was so great this morning that
the clerks could not keep the crowd
moving as rapidly as it gathered. At
a. m. the sale of excursion tickets
began and from that hour until noon
there was not minutes rest for the
ticket sellers. For the next three days
the Yosemite route will have all the
stages can carry, and during the last
few days eXcurSioniStS were going to
the valley in parties of one hundred,
made up by the railroad company.
While the number of persons seek
ing admission at the big pavilions this
morning was not quite great as on
previous occasions, still there were
packed houses and the enthusiasm was
great as at any time since the be-
ginning of the convention. In fact it
seemed as if everyone present desired
to express his or her satisfaction with
the way the greatest convention of En-
deaYorers ever held has been conduct
ed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
BRITAIN'S WANAMAKER.
Owns Sixty Stores and Paid for the
Jubilee DinDer for the Poor.

New York. July 12.-The Journal and
Advertiser says:
Thomas J. Upton, owner of so grocery
stores in London, England, is in the
city. In an interview he said: "I am
interested in the news of the coal
strike. Such a strike amounts to a ma
tiona1 calamity and it is a fine thing to
try to settle it by arbitration. The
government uoght to be willing to do
anything rather than have such a dis
aster come to pass.
Il never yet had a strike and I have
ten thousand people in my employ. I
get in touch with the workers. 1t does
not seem such a long while ago that
was a worker myself behind the coun-
ter in Glasgow. I do all can to make
it worth while for the men to devote
themselves to my interests, no matter
what position they are in"
Speaking of trusts, he said:
whenever they try to stop me from
trading in any article, I turn round
and I'd manufacture it myself"
Thomas j. Upton was very modest
about the achievements by which he
has attracted public attention in Eng
land, although his face was Illuminated
when he described how 10000 outcast
poor were dined in one day out of the
fund collected by the Princess of Wales
the fund that would have been un-
worthy of mention without the great
grocer's contribution of one-eighth of a
million dollars.
II wanted to see the poor people en-
JOY themselves he said, "and 1 was
IlOl dIIlOll1OuS lOf the mat
ter. In fact, I took every precaution to
keep my name out of the papers, but
some clerk in the Mayors bank, where
he desposited the check, told the Sc
cret.''
When the anonymous gift was first
announced, William Waldorf Astor was
credited with being the donor Mr.
Upton related that on the afternoon of
the publication of the news he was
driving past Piccadilly circus and
caught sight of the bill board of an
evening paper, heralding that the iden-
tity of the great philanthropist had
been discovered
Ardent loyalist as he is, MI Upton
has sombre tale to tell of the stagna-
ton produced in the trade of London
by the jubilee festivities
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
ON TO WEST VIRGINIA.
That is to be the Strikers Battle
ground This Week.

Pittsburg July 12-On to West Vir-
ginia will be the cry this week by all
the labor leaders interested in the coal
miners strike. During the week the
cleverest organizers, labor orators and
exhOrters will be at work in the West
Virginia diggings, spreading the doc
trine of the strike. Vice President Car
ney of the AmalgaTated association
and Rev. Winston Green who were ap-
league last night left for West Virginia
this morning and six others whose
names have not yet been announced
will follow tonight or Tuesday.
Pittsburg's quota of organizers will
be Joined in West Virginia tomorrow
or the next day by those from other
parts of the United States. There will
be enough of them to thoroughly cover
the entire coal regions of the state.
When they have finished their work they
will come to Pennsylvania and the
Georges creek district of Maryland.
They will work among the miners of
the New York and Cleveland gas coal
company and the Westmoreland and
Clearffeld regions, if the strike is not
settled before that time.
Whatever success they may have in
the West Virginia, Maryland, Clearfield
and Westmoreland fields, the officials of
the United Mine workers according to
present indications, will have hard
work in persuading the employees
in the New York and Cleveland Gas
coal company'S mines to strike. The Of
ficials are handicapped by the courts
injunction restraining them from going
on the companys property. But this
difficulty is overShadowed by the
apathy Of the miners themselves A
visit to the mines developed the preva-
lence of a willingness to strike provided
the Mine workers union guarantees
them their wages for the time they are
out.
The feeling among the miners is ex-
planned by the failure to hold the much
advertised meeting at the Beulah
church yesterday afternoon. At the
Plum Greek, Sandy Creek and Turtle
Creek pits none of the miners knew of
the proposed meeting
The Clearfeld bituminous coal dis
trict and what is known as the noun
tam coal field along the line of the
pennsylvania railroad between Johns
town and Altoona began receiving or
ders today from the dealers of the
Pittsburg district. The action of the
nUited Mine workers officials in decid-
ing to make West Virginia the battle
ground of the strike, has caused alarm
among the local shippers. CONSEQUENT
1y they will place emergency orders al
good round figures with the operators
in the Clearfeld and mountain regions
in case the striking miners are success
ful in effecting a total suspension of
coal production in West Virginia and
the Georges creek district of MARYLAND.
The latter has one of the heaviest out
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE
West Virginia Governor Calls for 500
Extra Stands of Arms.

Wheeling. w. Va, July ia great
change has come over the miners of this
state and the operators do not disguise
their intention to do their best TO keep
the organizers from doing effective
work. Meetings were held at Thacker
Elkhorn and Bluefeld last evening but
no definite action was taken though
sympathy for the strike was expressed.
Governor Atkinson and Adjutant
General Appleton are preparing for
trouble. Within the week 500 stands of
arms have been secured from the gov
ernment for the militia, with half a
million rounds of ammunition, including
gatling cartridges. The militia will be
used as soon as there is any reason for
it All commanders have been COM
municated with and ordered to be ready.
1t is announced that the Cleveland
Lorain & Wheeling railroad today be-
gan hauling West Virginia coal, but
there has been no trouble so far as the
strike leaders are trying to keep the
men from creating disturbances.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
JEFF DAVIS PORTRAIT
Adorns the Wall of the War Office by
Secretary Alger's Order

Washington, D. c., July 12.-The por-
trait of Jefferson Davis now looks down
from the wall of the large office room
in which Secretary Alger receives his
visitors. It has been brought from an
obscure place, busted and cleaned, and
is given it's place with the sixty other
distinguished men who have filled the
office of secretary of war.
The appearance of the portrait of the
president of the Confederacy on the
wall Is the result of an order given by
General Alger. Until recently the only
portraits displayed in the Office were
those of secretaries who have served
since the war period. General AIger
made some inquiries about the portraits
of secretaries preceding the war, and
found them strung along a wall in a
dark corridor. He directed that the
whole lot be cleaned, that of Jefferson
Davis included, and be hung in his
corridor. The portraits are in oil and
of nearly uniform size. The date on
the frame of Jefferson Davis portrait
shows that he entered the cabinet of
President Pierce March z, 1853.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
SUNK IN SIGHT OF SHORE.
A Small Vessel Goes Down in a
Storm With All on Board.

New York, July pa special to the
Herald from Long Beach, L. l., says:
A single-masted s1oop-rigged craft on
which it is supposed there were several
persons, was caught in a terrific storm
off the coast and went down. Before
the disaster. the craft had been rocking
wildly in the storm, its sails torn away
and about the last the witnesses on
shore saw was a signal of distress wav-
ing from the boat. There is little doubt
that all on board perished.
A three -masted full-rigged fishing
smack whose captain discovered the
peril of the occupants of the sloop, put
out to the rescue near Jones' beach.
For more than an hour the fishing
smack made a p1ucky effort to get to
the smaller craft, but the heavy sea
made it's efforts unavailing. When the
sloop was last seen she was about
miles from the Rockaway shore and
half way between Long Beach and
Sandy Hook. The fishing smack gave
up the chase finally, having been un-
able to get within a mile of the sloop.
The smack headed toward Norton's
landing.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
WANT LEWELLING'S PLACE
Aspirants for the Ex-Governor's Seat
in the Senate Numerous.

Wichita July 12.-No less than nine
candidates have SHE'D into the contest
and are making an active canvass for
the nomination to succeed Ex-Governor
Lewelling as state senator. Attorney
J. P. Campbell and H. D. Webster are
the factional candidates. County Com
missioner Wilson has been suggested as
a compromise, but was named too early
to effect the purpose.
At a secret conference held here Sat
urday ]. c. Gilmore, banker and
stockman of Mount Hope, received the
votes of thirteen Populist central COM
mitteemen out of vote of twenty-one,
as the county'S choice for the nomina-
ton. Gilmore has presided over sew
eral county conventions and is a bril-
liant talker and a man of more than
ordinary executive ability.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
COULDN'T TRUST THE LORD
Congregation in a Church Scared Out
of Their Wits by Lightning.

New York, July PA large congre-
cation in the Methodist church at Ell
mer, N. J., was panic-stricken by a
terrific thunderstorm which passed
over the village. Bishops McCabe and
Foss, who were conducting the serv-
ices, averted the danger of a stam-
pede from the building by starting a
hymn. The church was crowded to the
doors when the storm struck it. Light
ming flashed continuously. a tree in
the parsonage yard was struck, and a
big dog owned by the pastor, Rev. AL
fred Wages, was stunned. This Incl
dent, which was witnessed through the
windows, by many of the people in the
church, was responsible for the fears
of the congregation. The GOODNESS of
the bishops was all that averted dan
gerous rush for the doors.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
JAPAN WANTS A QUARREL.
She Refuses to Arbitrate the Hawaii
an Question.

New York, July IA dispatch to The
Herald from Washington says:
Hawaii has offered to refer to arbitra-
ton the immigration question pending be-
tween herself and Japan, but the Toxic
government has so far ignored the propo-
sition. Telegraphic information to this
effect has been received at the state de-
partment and it is therefore possible to
deny the report published that Japan had
agreed to arbitrate the vexed question
she is discussing with the Hawaiian gov
ernment.
The proposition was made in the reply
sent by Hawaii and Minister of Foreign
Affairs Cooper to Japanese Minister
Shumumura's last note, ,reitera ting the de-
mand of his government that Hawaii
recognize the principle of monetary liza
bility a result of her action in exclud-
ing Japanese immigrants. The Hawaiian
authorities do not expect that Japan
would accept arbitration. In fact before
Minister Shimumura began his CORES
pondence with Mr.. Cooper in regard to
the matter, he declared that his govern
ment would never consent to arbitration.
At that time neither he nor his govern
ment had any idea that the strong arm of
the United States was soon to be thrown
around Hawaii and it was because of this
ignorance, the state officials state, that
Japan assumed such a commanding tone
in her negotiation with the little repub-
lie.
1t is said that Mr.. Shimumura, in his
last correspondence with the Hawaiian
government, demands further explana
tions with regard to certain details con-
nected with the, immigration controversy.
in which he holds that the Hawaiian au-
thorities have committed an official Of
fense against his government. The min
lister refuses to admit the principle of
monetary liability and insists that the
Japanese government does not want to
get at the real merits of the controversy;
otherwise it would acquiesce in the propo-
sition to refer the matter to arbitration.
In view of Mr.. Cooper's reiterated re-
fusal to comply with Japan's demand, a
great deal of interest is being taken in
diplomatic and state department circles
as to the next move the government will
make 1t is the general impression now
that the matter will be laid before the
state department and a strong demand
made that this government see that Ja-
pans rights in the matter are allowed.
1t is the general expectation in admin
istration circles that whether the senate
ratifies the pending annexation treaty or
fails to take action during the present
session, this government will have to set
tie the immigration question with Japan.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
THE EVERY SUNDAY FIGHT
Is This the Way We Want to 'cRaise
City RsvenueP"

Last night about o'clock another
fight occurred in front of the Crawford
Opera House building in which several
well known young men took part. A
clothing store clerk Quarreled with a
crowd of young men who are often seen
in the vicinity of the building and a
fierce fight ensued
The clothing store clerk landed on
tall young man who is well known for
being reckless, but whose name is not
given on account of the respectability
of his family. His lip was badly
bruised and he declared that a tooth
had been knocked out His friends
then attacked the clothing store clerk,
but the latter was too much for them.
About midnight the clerk complained
to the police that the gang was still
after him, and two of the crowd were
arrested charged with disturbance of
the peace.
Ali. including the clothing clerk. had
been drinking in the so-called o. M. B.
joint in the opera house building early
in the evening. This is not the first
brawl which has taken place in this
vicinity recently. Today each one of
the parties has his own story to tell
of the affair with which "he did not
have anything to do
The Journal is getting pretty tired
of eternally protecting the family repu
tatiOns of a lot of Scapegraces of re-
spectacle families who are from time
to time getting drunk and making dis
orderly scenes on the streets. 1t has
got to be almost a regular daily, night
ly and Sunday scandal.
The joints and their SympathiZerS are
perpetually bowling and whining that
they are necessary to the Fall Festival.
They will have to stop starting all
these fights or they won't find a friend
in town, not even among the anti-pro-
hibition element. Fights are just what
and later on, murders. Anybody with
a grain of sense knows it. What is the
use in pretending that joints and sa-
looms are an advantage? We all know
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
TO MAKE ROOM MORGAN
President Wilbur of the Lehigh Val
ley Must Co

Philadelphia, July 1.-THE regular
monthly meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Lehigh Valley railroad COM
pany will be held in this city tomorrow.
The meeting is creating more than the
usual interest because of the rumored
resignation of President Wilbur.
1t is said that Mr. Wilbur'S reSigna-
ton is in compliance with the under
standing of the Morgan syndicate at
the time the company was financially
assisted by that firm of bankers a few
months ago. 1t is also expected that
several members of the present board
of directors will retire, to make room
for representatives of the Drexel- Nor
gan interests.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
TACOMA MUST FOOT 1T.
Bursting of a Big Fly Wheel Stops
the Street Cars.

Tacoma, Wash, July 12.-By reason
of the breaking of the connecting rod
attached to the governor, the 4O-ton
hy-wheel of pair of Corliss compound
engines of the Tacoma Railway COM
pany went to pieces, completely wreck
ing the plant and building, causing
damage to the extent of $40, 900.
The wreck means the total discon-
tinuance of all Tacoma's street car
traffic for several days, perhaps weeks,
except on the Park and Edison lines
The power furnished by the plant to
the city for lighting purposes will be
discontinued temporarily.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12

puts of any coal region in the United
States and supplieu4 the eastern mar
kets with the bulk of their coal during
the strike of 1884
The small coke operators of the Con-
nellsville region who own Independent
plants will, it is said, shut down the
majority of their ovens today and be-
gin to load the raw coal for shipment.
At the present price of bituminous coal
state than could be made by manufac-
turing it into coke With bituminouS
coal advancing and not much of the
product on hand, there promises to be
exciting times in the coal market today
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
ESEBLUR'S ESCAPE
He and Miss Claggett of Washington
Thrown From a Carriage.

New York, July pa dispatch to the
Herald from Bridgeport, Conn, says:
In a runaway accident on Fairfield
avenue, Saturday evening, Count De
Seblur, a member of the French lega-
ton. and Miss Elita Claggett, daughter
of Mrs J. w. CIaggett of Washington,
D. c., who is a widow of a naval Of
ficer, were thrown violently to the
ground. Miss Claggett was rendered
Unconscious, but the count escaped
without a scratch. Miss Claggett re-
covered later and was removed to her
home. She is still suffering from the
shock
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
MINISTER LOTHROP DEAD.
George Lothrop, One Time Minister
to Russia, Succumbs to Heat.

Detroit, July 12.-George Lothrop, ex-
minister to Russia, died at L o'clock
this morning at the Lothrop residence,
Fort street west. He was stricken with
heat prostration a week ago and had
been in a comatose condition most or
the time since.
Mr.. Lothrop died peacefully, sur
rounded by the members of his fam
lily, Captain Henry B. and Cyrus p
Lothrop, and his daughter, Mrs. VIM
Prall, wife of Rev. DR.. Prall of this
city His eldest daughter, Baroness
Heune. is in st. Petersburg.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
A Genuine Harvest Excursion

On July 20, 1897, the Santa Fe Route
will run cheap excursions to principal
points in Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Texas.
Ticket rate, one fare plus 81 for round
trip. Liberal limits and StopoVer privi-
leges. This excursion will enable you
to take midsummer outing and see the
rich rewards for well directed toll.
For free literature descriptive of land
in the great southwest, address w. c.
Garvey, agent, A T. &S. F. Ry., To-
peka, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
M'KINLEY'S PICTURE.
It is Being Prepared for Use on Flu
ture Issues of q. S. Notes

Washington, D. c., July 12-C1aude
NJ. Johnson, superintendent of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, is en-
gagged in making a steel engraving of
President Mckinley and was at the
White House this morning. This en-
craving is similar to the small card
size now seen in the collection of pres
idents in the upper hallway of the
white house. The design will be used
later on some of the new notes to be
issued by the government.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
COAL SHIPMENTS STOPPED.
Not a Pound of Coal Entered Cleve
land Yesterday.

Cleveland, July 12.-The local coal
operators took a more hopeful view of
the strike situation this morning. Dan
Hanna manager of NJ. A. Hanna & Co,
said that as long as the West Virginia
coal was mined there could be no par
ticular stTingency as there is sufficient
coal out of the earth already to last un-
til winter.
Small dealers. however, are squirming
over their inability to get coal for re-
tail orders from the big dealers. The
big dealers will not part with their sup
ply. Not a pound of coal entered the
city Yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
CROCKER'S FAST RUN.
He Beats the Willard Special Train
From Ogden to San Fran cisco

San Francisco, July 12.-In flying
trip from Ogden to the bedside of his
stricken brother at San Mateo, w. H
Crocker beat the record established
some years ago by the famous Willard
special train.
The distance from Ogden to this city
is S33 miles. Mr.. Crocker covered it in
% hours and % minutes. His time from
Sacramento to this city was also re-
markable being one hour and SO min
utes the distance Sc miles
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
WILD MAN OF BORNEO.
With go Followers He Loots a Town
Kills Corporal.

Lauan, Island of Labun, Northwest
Coast of Borneo. July 12.-Maballoy,
the rebel leader, with 60 followers, at
tackled and burned the government sta
ton at Gaya at daybreak yesterday. He
looted the town, sacked the treasury of
about $4,000, imprisoned the officers in
charge and others, and killed a corporal
of police. The British resident consul
here has gone to Gaya with a large
body of DYakS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
Eight Cars of Coal Spilled.

New Straitsville, O., July 12.-Eight
cars of coal standing ON the siding at
mine No. were let loose by unknown
persons and ran half mile down grade
through a switch making a complete
wreck. The Columbus & Hooking Val
ley Iron & Coal company have offered
5000 reward for the arrest of the
guilty parties.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
KID BALDWIN DEAD.
He was at One Time Catcher for the
Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Cincinnati, July 12.-Word has just
been received from Longview insane
asylum of the death at that institution
of Kid Baldwin, the once famous catch
er of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. He
has a wife in Quincy, ILL.,, who recently
applied for divorce. About three weeks
ago he was sent from the hospital here
to the asylum.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
HOT UP NORTH.
In idaho it was 1O7 in the Shade on
Sunday.

Boise, Idaho. July 12.-Sunday was
the warmest day ever experienced here
with two exceptions in 1879. The max
inum was 1O7 degrees.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
Death of Colonel Frazer.

Memphis, Tenn, July 12.-Colonel c.
w Frazer, father of Virginia Frazer
Boyle, the poetess is dead. Colonel
Frazer was a member of the Fifth Con-
federate regiment and was one of the
leading lawyers of Memphis.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
Century Old Church Burma

New York, July 1.-THE First Meth
E dist church of New Rochelle was de-
stroyed by fire last night. 1t was more
than one hundred years old and the old
est church in Westchester county
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
Cincinnati Feels Relief

Cincinnati, July 1.-THE temperature
dropped here from so at o'clock last
night to 40 a midnight. 1t was not
above IS at any time yesterday.