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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
GOV. ADAMS PROGRESS.
In Settlement of the Leadville Strike
is Slow.

Leadville. Col, Jan. 19-As a result
of Governor Adams visit to Leadville
the miners union submitted PROPOSE
ton to the mine owners for the settle
ment of the strike. The proposition
was rejected and a counter offer sub
mitted.
Both propositions treated almost
wholly of wages, differing only in rates.
The miners asked for the recognition
of organized labor and the mine own
ers, in their proposal, said they were
not opposed to law abiding organized
labor.
The proposition of the managers was
refused by the representatives of the
miners and they then Withdrew all Of
fers and left the governor. After fur
Their conference with the managers the
governor sent for President Boyce and
E. V. Debs and for two hours the ex-
ecutive committee of the managers and
the governor discussed the situation
with them, this being the first time
since the governors arrival that rep
resentatives of the opposing organiza-
lions have been brought together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
TOM RICHARDSON, BooM1sr.

1t is the fad in Texas towns to en-
ploy Some go-ahead man to boom" the
town. Tom Richardson, who built the
big black pasteboard cotton steamer at
the fair grounds in Topeka for the Fail
Festival, has now been engaged by
the Houston board of trade to travel
about and work up advertising for that
thriving Texas city. For two years
Richardson has been in the employ of
the Galveston board of trade for sim
liar purposes and he has done much for
that city. His face is familiar to To-
peka business men among whom he has
circulated frequently and he is well
known over the state. He was re-
sponsible for most of the deep water
conventions, and a more energetic man
is seldom found-in Texas at least. To-
peka has never employed an advance
agent, or drummer as it were, to work
up her advantages, but with brighten
ing times, it might be well to consider
something of the kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
NEWT URY AND HIS PLAN.

I. Newton Ury's scheme to reduce
the number of counties in western
Kansas has faults. In fact, Mr. Ury's
first idea as reported seemed fair to
obliterate that smiling area OF fat cat
tie and windmills; but in a modified
form his proposition is a good one. The
number of western Kansas counties is
too large. 1t must be admitted that
the prairie dogs inside the corporate
limits of some of those beautiful little
pink and green squares ION the map
outnumber the actual inhabitants 100
to 1. It would be a saving to the peo-
pie who reside in that section to have
fewer county officers to support and
fewer county governments to pay for.
Garden City, for instance, would make
an excellent county seat for three or
four of the adjacent counties, likewise
Dodge City and a number of the west
ern and northwestern towns. Newton
Ury's plan in a greatly modified form
ought to be put in practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
ST. JOE SAFEGUARDS SOLD.
Swift & Co. the Packers, are the Pur-
chasers.

St Joseph Mo-, Jan. ia deal of great
Importance to st. Joseph and the west has
been consummated whereby Swift & Co,
of Chicago purchased the ST. Joseph stock
yards with the adjacent townsite of St
George. the buildings and the entire title
of the st. Joseph stock yards company to
the property here.
The purchase price is not made known
but it is said to be $500. 900.
Swift & Co. will take immediate pos
session and will put a force of 100 men at
work at once putting the yards in TT
condition for active operations They win
erect a mammoth packing plant here and
will make St. Joseph their active point
for all operations on the Missouri river.
The contract was signed in Chicago yes
terday afternoon by the Swffts and Pres
ident John Donovan, Jr., of the stock
yards company
The street car company will at once eX-
tend its line to the stock yards 1t is also
learned last night that Browning. King
&. Co. of Chicago. will locate their wes-
tern clothing distributing house in St. JOS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
1T ooMErH our OF ASIA.

As the first current of human life on
the globe flowed from central Asia, so
death in its most hideous forms seems
to come up out of that vast sunburnt
region.
The bubonic plague which has repos-
cd dormant in the mud of East Asian
rivers for centuries has suddenly been
reVivified and is Staying it's thousands
in India with an arm that seems to have
lost none of it's maIefic vigor. From Asia
come all the diseases that human flesh
is heir to. From Asia came the small
pox;; Asia is cholera's home; from time
to time it makes a desolating tour of the
world but in Asia it reposes under it's
own vine and fig tree. 1t was from
northern Asia that the grippe stealthily
crept out upon the world a few years
ago, now from southern Asia comes
this old buboes disease, so old that it
is looked on as new by the western ma
tions.
First to give birth to human life. Asia
is last to feel the regenerat ting cleansing
power of civilized human activity. She
still remains the home of nearly all de-
structive agencies.
Man is little valued in Asia-there is
so many of him. million of EIindoos
perish from the face of the earth in that
land. and no one gives the event a sec
ond thought. There are 200. 0OO 600 more
brown men in India just like the mil
lion gone and life is cheap. Asiatics die
easily. They are SO accustomed to
plaques and famines. that they never
set their hearts" very strongly on liv-
ing. They have accepted literally the
spirit of the saying Man is of few
days" and the first swing of the grim
reapers scythe cuts them down like
grass. They yield up life quickly like
sheep with murrain.
Western peoples fight against the ad-
vance of disease; eastern peoples all of
whom are followers of fatalistic relig-
ions. accept it as they accept their ST
moons and their earthquakes-from the
heand of God
The governments of every European
nation are taking action to prevent the
appearance of the bubonic plague on
this side of the Suez canal It is report
ed that one or two cases have reached
Marseilles. Medical science has been
successful in rolling back the tide of
Asian disease many times, and it may
be successful in restraining this form of
it, If one tenth of the money that is
spent in European governments on
keeping up useless ornaments for the
purpose OF killing people. We're expend-
ed in repelling disease all the plaques of
the world could be stamped out. Even
| if the armies Of Germany, France, Rus
| STA, and other powers were stretched as
a gigantic quarantine Gordon along the
| eastern confines of Europe more good
would be done to the human race than
! is now done by maintaining them in ex-
pensive idleness in barracks or camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
BRYAN LECTURE VENTURE
The Nebraska Man Gives His Own
Views Regarding Tt.

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 19.-The following
letter, in which Mr.. Bryan replies to
those who criticised his recent venture
into the lecture field, is published with
Mr.. Bryan's consent:
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 9, 1s97.-AIr. Hugh
Middleton: Dear Sir-I read a few days
ago an article which my old friend. Tom
Cobb, wrote in my Defense and today l
have seen your reply to some hostile cri-
ticism. Great occasions do not come ev-
cry day and they cannot be manufactured
A speech should be judged by the circum-
stances which surround it and by the pur-
pose for which it is made. My Atlanta
lecture, if delivered before the Chicago
but no more so, in my Judgment, than
my convention speech would have been
Atlanta audience. At ' Chicago INV nv o c,ts
iect was to answer the arguments which
form and to impress upon the delegates
the righteousness of our cause. At At
lanta desired to put as clearly and pre-
cisely as possible a few suggestions in re-
gard to the government, its uses and
The political friendships, which I have
formed have. as a rule been with those
VINO agree with me in purpose, rather
than with those who praise the manner
of my speeches l may be at fault in
but each one has his ideals The high
est compliments paid to me. according to
paid by those who have become convinced
by my argument, or who have been en-
abled to secure a new argument of their
own If my visit to Atlanta resulted in
making those present realize the duties or
citizenship and awakened in them Keen
er interest in the affairs of government.
my lecture was a success: it would have
been failure, no matter how much APP
plause l might have won. had I failed TO
impress them with the great Importance
of the ideas which / discussed. l do not
know how much lecturing l shall do. anc
l am quite Indifferent as to my relative
position among those who speak from the
platform, but hope that no friend win
be worried about any criticisms which
may be laid against me. l expect to stand
or fall in public estimation according to
my ideas. not according to nv oratory.
very truly yours, W. ]. BRYAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
COLD AND HUNGRY.
A Destitute Woman Arrested for
Stealing Coal From a Car.

Philadelphia. Jan. ia poorly-clad wo-
man, pinched from hun ger. sat in the priS-
oner'S dock at the Central Police court
yesterday afternoon. The charge against
her was stealing coal. Special officer Mil
Ter, of the Seventh district. testified that
he arrested the woman as she was taking
the coal from a car at Thirty-ffth and
Reed streets.
Magistrate Jermon asked her what she
had to say. Il had nothing to eat. said
the unfortunate nor had / any fire.
was nearly starved and nearly frozen. I
tried to ind coal on the railroad tracks
but there was none. and then 1 took the
coal from the car.
The magistrate was deeply touched by
the woman's story, and said he would
make the bail as light as possible. She
was held for court in $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Several Populists at the state house.
in the legislature and out of it, regard
it as a mans first duty to look after
his family" If there are many more
appointments of nephews, wives, cous-
ms, etc, to the clerkships there is go
ing to be a good sized row. There are
Populists that do not hesitate to risk
the defeat of their party in order to get
a $50 clerkship Into the family" 1t
may be a good thing for Governor
Leedy to make a special utterance on
this Si1biect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
LOOK OUT FOR THE PLAGUE
Extra Precautions Will be Taken to
Prevent It's Coming to This
Country.

Washington. Jan. 19-An epidemic of
the bubonic plague in Bombay has i'm
PEELED the authorities of the marine hos
pital service to take steps to secure the
utmost possible vigilance by the Off
GERS of the United States to prevent its
introduction into this country
Today Surgeon General Wyman of
the marine hospital bureau, after con-
sultation with Secretary Carlisle, is
ued a circular calling the attention of
United States consular officers, masters
and owners of vessels, collectors of
customs, national, state and local quar-
antine officers and others of the United
States to prevent the disease coming
here. No great apprehension is felt,
however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The Topeka Journals opposition to
]. r. Burton will probably beat him in
the Republican caucus. 1t would be
strange if a Republican caucus would
go contrary to the wishes of the To-
peka Journal-Emporia Republican.
The State Journal mirrors the opinion
of the people instead of selfishly trying
to force people to accept opinions they
don't believe in, which is the reason
why Burton will probably be beaten in
the caucus. Even if Burton were i'm
maculate. it would be foolish for po>
ltical party to commit itself to one
candidate and thus arouse the enmity
and opposition of all the others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
BRYAN GOES TO TEXAS.
He Speaks at Jackson, Tenn, From
the Depot Platform.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 19.-Wm. J.
Bryan, enroute to Texas on a lecturing
tour, spoke in Jackson, Tenn, yester-
day afternoon. A large crowd greeted
him at the depot and he spoke from the
depot platform.
He said there We're more silver advo-
Gates now than the day before the cleo
ton, and that as yet the Republican
party had failed to show the open mills
any more than the open mints.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The Atchison Globe says: "a very
amusing thing comes out of the
Seeley affair in New York A man
named Seeley gave a dinner and hired
a lot of variety performers to entertain
his guests. The variety performers
were women, who stripped off their
clothes. The matter is now in the
courts, and it develops that one of the
guests was H. R. Harper of the pub
fishing firm. Harper Bros. stand at the
head of the Truly Good; they refused
to support James G. Blaine for presi-
dent, because of his corruption"
they publish Sunday school paper for
children, and are very anxious for 9TH
er people to behave themselves. Yet
here is a member of the firm watching
naked women dance and listening to
their obscene toasts and jokes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The new STATE JOURNAL home is
one of the neatest and most unique
buildings in the state model
newspaper structure. Its fast web
press and its Iinotypes are ON the
the ground floor, behind plate glass,
affording a never ceasing attraction
to the passerby on the sidewalk.
The public can see and time the
printed papers and know that over
ten thousand are issued daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
NOT FOR FELLOWS.
Charlie Holiday Thinks Topeka
Should Get in Line With the State.

To the Editor of The State Journal:
Topeka Jan. ID understand that some
body is circulating a report the streets
that 1 am for Charley Fellows for mayor
at the coming spring election This is
not true. I have not even thought of the
spring election-and am opposed to Mr.
Fellows and all other republicans-except
silver republicans. The time has come
the state. CHAS. K. HOLIDAY. Jr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

It is said an earnest Kansas woman
had written to Gov. Leedy asking him
to recommend the passage of a law
prohibiting the manufacture, sale and
use of corsets. on the ground that they
are doing more harm to the human
race than cigarettes. When the gov
errors message reached 10000 words,
however. he had to stop somewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

There are no secrets about
the STATE JOURNALS
circulation A detailed
statement, signed and
sworn to, is issued annu-
ally, showing the circu-
Iation for each day i'm
the year. The statement
is sent to directories and
furnished advertisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The American Newspaper Directory
each year gives the TOPEKA DAILY
STATE JOURNAL guaranteed cir
cuIation. The directory for 1896
guarantees that the circulation
was larger than that of any other
Topeka daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

It was not in Kansas, but in Provi-
dence, r. l., where four former hus-
bands of the bride acted as ushers at
her fifth wedding. There seems to have
been general desire to pass the lady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Now Building - double front. three
floors, prominent corner = erected
for the exclusive use of the pubIlca-
ton and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper-noj job office
or side Issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Debs is in Colorado and Mrs. Lease
is in New York, but the whereabouts of
Helen Cougar and Coxey are unknown.
It is too bad to keep the public looking
fearsomely over its shoulder all the
time The missing ones should be To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
Catholic Church is Warned.

London, Jan. 19-The Pail Mall Ga
zette this afternoon, in a leading arti-
Gle, warns the Roman Catholic church
in Canada that unless it abandons its
arrogant assumption of governmental
powers and clerical interference in pol
tics it will endanger its existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The STATE JOURNAL has forty
three regular route carriers in To-
pelka and suburbs. These carriers
alone are paid over $Io,o 900 a year
for circulating the papeE in this
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Schools to teach English are to be es-
tabished in China. After awhile a Chi
nese loveletter won't be as big as a bed
Guilt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

A man in Winona hid $4,000 in his
cellar and went away on a short visit,
and when he returned found the money
gone 1t was in just about as safe
place, however. as if it had been in
Chicago bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The Princess Chimay's husband can
not read. He will be denied the pleas
ure of perusing his wife's muititudinous
and voluminous contributions to the
press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Kansas can stand the braying of the
editorial donkeys on the New YOrl
press while all her corn cribs are burst
ing with old corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
Missouri cities viii be Lexowed.

Jefferson, City, MOI 19--The Mis-
souri, legislature today appointed a
committee of seven to investigate St.
Louis and Kansas City police affairs
Four of the members of the committee
are Democrats, two Republicans and
one a fusionist There is no st. Louis
or Kansas City man on the committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

There is poetry in everything excerr
some of the poetry handed in to the
Journal for publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Boston bushes at the marble statue
of Bacchante while New York contem-
plates Little Egypt with erotic curl
oSity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Poverty used to be considered a good
thing to chasten men; but opinion on
this subject has entirely changed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
HOW WE GREW.

I'm 1855 the circulation was. 800
January /, 1891, were printed S,125
Daily average for year 1884,. 1880
Daily average for year Iso7. :. s ,Ose
Daily average for year 1898. -, Gals
Daily average for year 1904. S,AlS
Daily average for year 1905. 9,217
Daily average Ist mons. 90. NO. 625
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

A weed in the garden can be easily
DESTROYED when it first starts. Consump-
ton can be nipped in the bud by One
Minute Cough Cure. C. w. Stansheld,
632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

a church revival has just failed al
Abilene. Can this be due to J. r. Bur
toms influence?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

While on the subject of Egypt, what
has Ed Little to offer about Little
Egypt?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The dispatches say the report that
Queen Victoria would abdicate soon is a
mistake. Victoria holds onto her job like
Democratic postmaster does to his
Hutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Mr.. Coxey is organizing another
army" He ought to give that grass
in the capitol square chance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

This Kansas weather is terrible O.
the advertisements about sunny Texa
and southern California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
Colorado Legislature Favors Cuba.

Denver. Jan. 19.-The house has adopted
a resolution which had already been pas
sed by the senate. requesting the Colora-
do representatives in congress to vote for
either the Chandler the Mills resolu-
ton for the recognition of the independ-
ence of the republic of Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

A good many self made men haven't
paid enough attention to the details of
their work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

An Ohio boy touched off several kegs of
blasting powder to rid his home of rats.
They're gone. The coroner's jury couldn' I
even find the house.-Atchison Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Mae isn't in it, girl has been found
who writes her name "Pseusanne" (Su-
SAM.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Kansas turns up her nose at ''benight-
ed" Georgia and yet that state has an
antitrust law that has driven every trust
from the state.-El Dorado Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The amateur correspondent who wrote
to the editor saying. i suppose you want
me to leave one side of the sheet blank"
was surprised when he was answered,
both sides. ".-HutchinSon News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

I'm the fifteen months last past
these are some of the results that
have been reached:
Made a showing sworn detailed
statement-o circulation exceeding
that of any other Topeka daily:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Constipation in its worst forms, dys-
pepsia, sick headache, billiousness and
arrangement of the liver are readily
cured by DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
These little pills never grippe Small
pill. safe pill, best pill G. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
~EXD RAYS

A great many good cabinets have been
fixed up for President Mckinley. It's q
pity that he does not have to select three
or four.-Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19
GLOBE SIGHTS.

(F'rom the Atchison Globe.1
When good man dies the man who
takes his place has a mighty hard time of
H.
treat her cool unless they kiss her every
time they meet.
The people who have inventive genius
should try to invent a sugar bowl so
small that housekeepers can keep it filed.
An Atchison woman who married
baker is avenging her sex by complain
ing that his pies are not as good as her
mother made
No husband can fool his wife as a boy
can fool his mother.
There isn't anything in life as sad
the pathos eloeutionists throw into their
efforts.
Two Atehison men il, are becoming min very
schaum pipe to talk about.
An Atchison Christian Scientist has had
a violent headache for three days.
When it comes to remembering things
he is trying to forget, every mans mem
DRY is phenomenal
Young girls talk of feeling of unrest.
but only working people who are afraid
of losing their jobs, know what it means
A man who recently married one of the
best cooks in Atchison has taken his
bride to a boarding house. Men have
queer idea of showing appreciation of
the good things strewn in their path.
The people waste a great deal of money
time and effort in cultivating a voice for
singing. a talent for painting, or a gift of
elocution, but no time at all to cultivat-
ing that which is most needed every day
of life: a spirit of contentment. Guilt
vate contentment more, and accomplish
rank contentment as the leading of all
accomplishments, and cultivate that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

The people who have inventive genius
should try to invent a sugar bowl so
small that housekeepers can keep it filled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

Four Linotype machines installed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-19

An Atchison woman who married
baker. is aVenging her by complain
ing that his pies are not good as her
mother made.