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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
in CHASE COUNTY
Gov. Leedy Speaks at Strong
City and Elmdale.
The Local Political Situation Is
Somewhat Mixed.
AN ODD FUSION MADE
State Ticket 1t is Believed Not
Affected.
Good Audiences Hear the Gov
ernOr's Speeches.

Strong City, Oct. Ex-Governor Leedy
arrived here at 1 o'clock Thursday
morning and was taken to the residence
of T. H. Grisham, at Cottonwood FAILS
where he was entertained. The COVER
nor slept late yesterday morning after
his night ride from Salina. During tile
morning many friends called to shake
hands and chat a little while with the
governor. One of the callers was f. Z.
Cochran, who is one of the leadlng Re7
publicans in Chase county
Just after dinner several school emil
dren called to see the governor: They
were introduced to him and ne gave
them a few words of advice. He SAID:
Boys I want to tell you something.
You stick to your school work Wheh
you get a little older you may get a no.
ton that you want to stop schooI -,l ano
get out and make some money. Don I
do it, Go to school as long as you can
for you will find that your schooling VIII
stand you in good stead all your life and
help you to make more money atter
while. I wish I had gone to school lon
ger than did. I didn't go as long as
I could and now wish had gone lon~
ger"
The governor was taken around on
the streets and introduced and SHOOK
hands with some of the business men:
When he was introduced to Boone"
Harris Mr.. Grisham said; Governor,
this is Mr.. Harris, a hardware merch-
ant"
"And a Pop" said Mr.. Harris.
Governor said Harris, some time
ago I vowed I would not vote for you
again this fall, on account of your treat
ment of our militia boys. They felt bad
about the way you did them up. But
now I guess you did right and think
the most of the boys feel all right"
The governor was then taken over to
Strong City and went to EImdale, six
miles away, where he spoke in the af-
ternoon.
He returned to Strong City in the
evening and was taken to the residence
of Lester Cochran for supper.
In the evening he spoke in the opera
house. After speaking he left at 3:45
o'clock for Wichita
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TO FIGHT GOODYEAR.
A New Rubber Company Formed
With Millions of Capital

New York, Oct. 28.-A dispatch from
Waterbury, Conn, says: George. A.
Lewis of Naugatuck, president of the
Goodyear Rubber company, has ten
dered his resignation. This is the con-
summation of the biggest deal in the
history of the rubber business in this
country. Levi T. Warner general super
intendent of the company, has also re-
signed, and he takes with him his
brother, Abner, who was the shipping
agent for the. company, and John d
ROdenbach, who was general manager.
The avOwed intention of all concerned
in this deal is to organize an opposition
to the U. S. Rubber company, and with
the millions of money behind the Lewis
family and the WhittemOres, the war
will be an interesting contest.
1t has been suspected the Naugatuck
Rubber ma agnates for a long time have
been quietly backing the late Joseph
Rannigan, of Providence, in his fight.
1t is now thoroughly understood why
J. G. Whittemore sold out his stock in
the Goodyear and other companies. The
move of his son is also understood, the
buying of the immense plant of the
Tingue Woolen & Plush company at
Beacon Falls which has lain idle for
several years. 1t is understood that
John D. Rodenbach will he the secre-
tary and president of the new company.
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ROOSEVELT'S RIDE
Over the State Creates Great Enthu-
siasm Along the Route.

Syracuse, N. Y, Oct 28.-CoL Roose-
welt and his party left Rochester yes
terday morning and made the first stop
OF the day at Canandaigua, where about
$500 persons had gathered. As the train
pulled in the fire bells rang and the
children from schools were dismissed so
that they could see the candidate. Can
non were fired and a brass band played.
The candidate spoke from a platform
erected near the track.
The reception at Auburn was equal
to those at Buffalo and at Rochester.
Business was almost generally suspend
ed and the streets were thronged with
people. Special trains had come in from
Ithaca, Union Springs, Cayuga, Aurora
and Moravia.
Col. Roosevelt and DR.. Depew spoke
at every meeting. The party stopped
for two hours in Auburn, all the time
being occupied by speech making.
Syracuse wed with Rochester and
Buffalo last night in its reception of
Col. Roosevelt
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GETS THERE IN TIME.
NIr. Stanley Delayed in His Arrival
at Pratt

Pratt, Kan, oct. 2S.-Mr. Long ad-
dressed rink full of people here We'd
nesday afternoon. He was in good
form and his address was puntuated
with frequent applause and loud cheer
ing.
Mr.. Stanley's arrival was delayed by
a train which failed to reach Pratt, IN
til two and one-half hours after the
scheduled time. At Arlington Mr.. Stan
ley waited and worried. He became
very nervous, and was not quieted by
the 40 mile ride in a caboose which
careened like a canoe as the freight
train thundered over the uneven track.
It was 9 o'clock when he opened the
meeting at Pratt. The old rink, a mon
ument to the early and 1ivelier days in
Pratt, now used as an opera house and
public hall, was crowded.
The speaker said: You and I. my
fellow citizens believe in patriotism and
good government. but we voted against
both in Washington. We voted against
it because our representative there
sent to represent you and me. did it for
as. Now, where viii the Seventh district
stand this fall. With Mckinley or with
his critics"
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COMING DOWN STRETCH.
Peace Negotiations are Expected to
Be Concluded Shortly.

. Washington, Oct 28-The president
was enabled to lay before the cabinet
today very encouraging reports from
Paris regarding the progress of the
peace negotiations. The administration
now fully believes that the negotiations
will be concluded much sooner than
was expected from the outlook a few
days ago. The recent action of the
United States government in intimating
that the negotiations were proceeding
much too slowly has had it's effect upon
the Spanish commissioners and they are
not likely to debate remaining PROPOSE
tions to the length they did the settle
ment Of the Cuban debt.
The United States has not assumed,
nor guaranteed the sO-called municipal
debt of Cuba, or Cuban municipalities
but it is expected that such debts viii
be paid by the municipalities incurring
them, for by no reasoning could they
be charged upon Spain Our govern
ment, it is said, in official circles would
look upon any attempt at evading the
payments of such debts as reputation
and dishonest and whatever govern
ment is established in Cuba will be ex-
pected to see that these obligations are
carried out in good faith. Moreover,
some of the bonds of Cuban municipal
ties are held by citizens of the United
States. and the United States might in
sist that the investments of her citizens
in such securities are made good. The
state department has no information as
to these municipal liabilities.
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SOCIALISM.
Gov. Tanner of Illinois Throws
Himself Into the Arms
Of the SOcialistic Propaganda
Without Reserve
Out AltgeId's Altgeld in His
Latest Idea.
To STOP RLOODSHED
70 STOP BLOODSHED
Which Seems Eternal Under
Private Management.
Gov. Tanner Wants the State
to Manage Coal Mines.

st. Louis, Mo, Oct 2S-Governor
John R. Tanner entertains some ideas
which embraced in his next biennial
message will add unusual zest to the
coming session of the Illinois legislature
He will urge legislation preventing
the building Of stockades around coal
mines He thinks the legislature should
make laws, stringent in their nature,
on the question of the importation of
LABOR from states outside of Illinois.
Inere is no doubt of his intentions in
these respects. He will make a fight
for these bills and they will undoubtedly
be combatted by the mine owners and
other parties in interest.
But Governor Tanner has another
proposition in his mind, one of more
vital Importance and far reaching in it's
effects He holds, in brief, that coal
IS one OF the necessities of life. He
maintains that its production ought to
a certain extent be controlled by Iegis-
latlVe enactment. He thinks that coal
mining corporations are quasi-public in
their character, and therefore subject
to legislative control. He believes too
that the operation of the law can be
made to affect individuals or firms en-
gagged in the business of mining coal.
1t will be remembered that Illinois
mas on its statute books legislative
enactments on the coal mining question
providing for the inspection by the
state of coal mining properties, no mat
NCA NICIALG1 ln6y are operated DY cor
pOrations or individuals. Governor Tan
ner takes this as a precedent, and be
ieVeS that the law should go farther
He remembers the old time days in
Illinois when the law said what amount
of toll should be taken from a grist of
grain when it was put through a mill.
The Tanner idea is to fix the min
imum price of the wages of coal miners,
to be established by a board of commits
sioners to be either elected or appointed
for that purpose. He believes, also, that
this board, which should be composed
of three or five men, should make a
careful investigation into the conditions
of every mining property in Illinois, no
matter of what size. The examinat ton
should take into consideration also the
depth of the mine, the vein, and the
physical conditions of the property 1t
should also include the proximity of the
mine to market and the charges of
transportation for the output Then
the commission should be empowered
to say that the owner of any given mine
should pay a minimum wage of SO much
per bushel or ton, as the case may be,
to the miner who digs the coal.
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IS fighting both Leedy and Jerry Simp-
son. Mr.. Brown was here yesterday at
Chester Longs meeting, for short
time, and he and some Of his intimate
friends, are said to have made up their
minds to 'rebuke'' the present admin
istration at the polls.
Some of the Republicans are inclined
to criticise Mr.. Long for his postofhce
appointment here, but the men who nave
been most pronounced in their opposi-
ton to him, called Wednesday and per
sOnany assured him of their intention
to support him on election day. Then
too, a POpulist, and a prominent busl-
ness man here, told Mr.. Long he would
vote for both him and Stanley, and
assured the Republican candidate that
several men whom he well knew, would
this year vote to keep Mr.. Simpson at
home on account of his ''war record" in
Obstructing appropriations for the navy,
especially the battleship Brooklyn,
(which. as Mr.. Stanley says, "captur-
ed the flower of the Spanish navy.
Jerry Simpson once said that battle
ship was no good because it could not
plow corn" and this greets him at ev-
cry turn. In school houses, halls, opera
houses, in tents and out of doors, every
where, the Republican speakers pound
away on this subject, and are inJur1ng
Mr.. Simpsons cause materially.
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A PROCLAMATION
Issued by the President Nam
ing Thanksgiving Day.

Washington, Oct. 28.-The president
after the cabinet meeting today issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
ED STATES-A PROCLAMATION.
The approaching November brings to
mind the customs of our ancestors. hal
lowed by time and rooted in our most sl
mighty God for all the blessings he has
vouchsafed to US during the past year.
Few years FIN IN our history have 60 oeP9d bdgd
been blessed by abundant harvests, our
trade and commerce have been wonder
improved and strengthened, all sections of
our common country have been brought
together and knitted into closer bonds OF
national purpose and unity.
The skies have been for a time darl1en-
ed by the cloud of war, but as we were
compelled to take up the sword in the
cause of humanity, we are permitted to
rejoice that the conflict has been Of brief
dura ton and the losses we have had
mourn, though grfevous and important,
have been so few, considering the great
results accomplished, as to inspire rs with
gratitude and praise to the Lord of Hosts.
We may laud and magnify his holy name
that the cessation of hostlitieS came so
sorrows and disasters that attend pro-
tracted war.
I DO, therefore, invite all my fellow citi-
ZenS, those at home as well as those VINO
may be at or sOjOurning in foreign
lands. to set apart and observe Thurs
day, the oath day of November. a day
of national Thanksgiving, to come together
in their several places of worship for
service of praise and thanks to Almighty
God, for ali the blessings of the year. for
the mildness of the seasons and the fruit
fulneSs of the soil. for the continued pros
perity of the people, for the devotion and
valor of our countrymen, for the glory of
our victory and the hope of a righteous
peace. and to pray that the, divine guid-
safety and honor may be graciously con-
tinued in the years to come.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
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WINNIE DAVIS WILL.
All of Her Possessions are Left to
Her Mother.

New Orleans, Oct. .28.-The will of Miss
Winnie Davis has been filed in the civil
district court. The document is in hol-
ographic form and very brief. It reads
as follows:
''I, Varina Anne Davis, being of sound
mind on this, the 18th day of February,
1898, and about to sail for Egypt, write
this, my last will and testament. give
and bequeath to my beloved mother,
Varina Howell Jefferson Davis, every
thing I have, both real and personal
property, and any returns that may
come from my literary work, stocks,
bonds or monies Of which I die pos
sessed. I beg her to give a remem-
brance out of my jewelry to my dear
cousin, Anna Smith, and TO my dear
old nurse, Mary Ahearn. My dear moth
er is to judge what she would like to
give to my dear sister, Margaret Hayes
and her children, to remember me by.
I know she will know what wish done
I sign this in the Gerard hotel, 125 West
Forty-fourth street, New York, N. Y,
February II, 1898.
'fVARINA ANNE DAVIS
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PRATT COUNTY MIXED, TOO.
OBJECTIONS and Old Grudges in Both
the Parties.

Pratt, Kan, oct. 2S.-PoIiticaIly.P Pratt
county is more hopelessly mixed than
any other county in the state. Popu-
lists. Democrats and Republicans are
tangled up in a cOnglOmerate mass. from
which the Republicans hope to emerge
victorious, and the local situation as
told to your correspondent does seem
TO substantiate this view. The entan-
clement is also detrimental to Mr. Simp-
son, although in this county Mr.. Long
finds greater opposition to his own can
d1dacy than exists in any other part of
the district. These conditions are local.
The Republicans have the coroner and
register of deeds, the remaining Offices
being filled by Populists
Pratt county is the home of w F
Brown, the champion of the maximum
freight rate bill which the Populist leg
8slature did not pass. Here there is a
strong sentiment against Governor
Ieedy's veto of the railroad law, and
this is famed by Brown of Pratt who
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MORE SHIPS FOR DEWEY.
The Helena to Go Through the suez
Canal

New York. Oct. 2s.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says;
Two more men-of-war will probably fol-
low the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo 10 the
Asiatic squadron. Orders have already
been given to the gunboat Helena to pre-
pare for her long trip through the Suez
canal to the far east, and as soon as she
is ready she will start.
Rear Admiral Dewey has impressed upon
the department the necessity Of having
among the Philippine islands. The York
town, it is understood, will be placed in
commission on the Pacific coast and VIII
start for Manila.
In addition to these gunboats 1t will be
necessary for the department, within the
next few months, to send auxiliary
cruiser carrying another draft of men to
take the places of those on the Asi3tic
station whose terms of enlistment have
expired
It is stated at the navy yard that the
cruiser Brooklyn win sail for Manila by
way of the Suez canal on Monday OrTues-
day with recruits, ammunition and sup
plies for Admiral Dewey's fleet. On her
way she will coal at Colombo, Ceylon.
Work on the cruiser Chicago is ad-
vancing rapidly, and it is believed that
she will be ready next week to go into
commission.
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Terrible Experience of the German
Ship Osorno.

New York, Oct. 2s.-The large German
ship Osorno arrived today from Bordeaux,
after a terrible experience at sea. On Sep
tember 19, in latitude 41.27, longitude 45.5
the ship encountered hurricane from the
south-southWest. The vessel was light
and the small amount of ballast shifted
when the OsOrno was struck by an unusu-
ally violent sQuall. The crew cleared
away the top hamper. The storm laste1
"A hours, and when the wind went down
the crew was obliged to stow the ballast.
snoring it up as they carried 1t over. After
eleven days their efforts were rewarded
and the ship righted. During the storm
Fred Falkland a seaman, was lost over
board The ships carpenter was knock
ed down and badly injured.
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LOST ON THE LAKE.
The L. r. DOty Sinks With Her
Entire Crew.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The loss of the
steamer L. r. Doty, with her entire
crew during the gale of Tuesday is now
conceded. Wreckage brought here has
been fully identified by Capt. Ellison of
the steamer George Williams, which be-
longs to the same line, as having come
from the DOty.
The Olive jeanette, which the Doty
had in tow was towed into Chicago to-
day. Her crew confirmed the loss of
the steamer.
The fate of the Doty was learned by
the tug Prodigy, which was sent out by
the Independent Tug line to search for
the Doty and the schooner Olive jean
cite, which the steamer had in tow
When about 25 miles off Kenosha the
Prodigy came on a large amount of
wreckage consisting of pieces of deck
a pole mast painted brown, cabin doors
stanchions from the after part of the
steamer, and much lighter wood work
A piece of the steering pole which pro-
jects from the bow was also brought
in.
The Doty left South Chicago Monday
afternoon with a cargo of corn for Mid
land. Her consort, the schooner Olive
Jeanette was sighted in the lake off
Crosse Point but the steamer has not
been heard from since the gale broke
A description of the wreckage was
telegraphed to Cleveland and an owner
in the Doty said it corresponded with
the HOty.
Cleveland, Oct. 28-The steamer L. r.
Doty, which it is believed was lost dur
ing the recent great storm on Lake
Michigan, was owned by the Cuyahoga
Transit company of this city. She car
ried a crew of 16 men. A telegram was
received at the office of the company
here today from its Chicago representa-
tive stating that there was strong indi-
cations that the DOty had been lost
with all hands. Following is a list of
members of the steamers crew:
Christopher Smith, captain.
Henry Sharp, first mate
w. J. HOSSie, second mate.
Thomas Abernathie, engineer.
c. W. Odette, second engineer.
George Wadkin, oiler.
L. Goss, steward.
w. J. Scott, cook.
Charles BOrnie, Watchman.
Peter C. Peterson, wheelman.
Albert Nelson, assistant wheelman.
Joseph F'itzsimmons, fireman.
J. Howe, deck hand.
+. ParmNth, deck hand.
Q. Curtis, deck hand
VIM. Ebert, deck hand.
Pat Ryan. deck hand
The above was the list of men on the
boat on October 8, when they were last
changes have been made since that
time
The steward lived at Bay City, Mich,
and the first mate at Detroit. 1t is not
known where the other men lived The
Doty was a wooden steamer and was
built at West Bay City, Mich, in 1898.
Her capacity was ], 700 net tons. She
was 291 feet long and Il feet beam. Her
insurance valuation was S190.000.
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INDICTED.
Mrs. COrdelia BOtkin Can No
Longer Escape
Answering in Court to the
Charge of Murder.
| TRUE BILL FOUND
By the Grand Jury at San
Francisco
And Her Trial Will Take Place
in That City.

San Francisco, Oct. 28.-The Chronicle
says: Mrs. Cordelia Botkin must stand
trial here in the superior court on the
charge of the murder of Mrs John p
Dunning of Dover, Del. The grand jury
after prolonged session has voted to
indict her. At o'clock today the in
dictment will be presented to Judge
Belcher.
The evidence collected here and in
Delaware was presented to the grand
jury and action was hastened at the re-
quest of Detective McVey, who said
that he was anxious to return home.
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MRS. eRIsHAMs WIT.
Why She Didn't Kiss the Babies in
Her Campaign.

Strong City, KAN Oct. 28-Mrs. T.
H Grisham is candidate for county
superintendent, she is almost sure to be
elected. Two years ago she defeated
one of the most popular Republicans in
the county. When asked how she cam
paigned she said: I am not making
any canvass at all. Two years ago I
went out and asked people to vote for
me was elected and I am now so
busy attending to the work of the office
that I have not time to get out and
campaign
did you kiss all the babies like the
men are said to do when you made
your canvass?'
mo, I did not. I didn't kiss any of
them. I saw a lot I wanted to and 1
made a note of them and last year
when I was going around and could not
be accused of any sinister motives 1
kissed then.''
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STANLEY AT HUTCHINSON.
The Auditorium Filled With People
to Hear Him Speak.

Hutchinson, Oct. 2S.-Last June the
Republicans of Kansas nominated w
f Stanley for governor, in the quickest
time on record at the auditorium in this
city Last night Mr. Stanley returned
and made his campaign speech from the
platform upon which he made a speech
accepting the honor of the convention.
Mr.. Stanley, with his wife, occupied the
rooms at the hotel in which he shook
hands and made plans with delegates
to the convention. The auditorium was
crowded. Reno county gave the Repub-
licans 320 majority two years ago, and
the local managers express confidence in
their ability to show large gains in IA
vor OF the Republicans this fall.
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NEARLY ALL DIE.
Insane Hospital at Havana Disgrace
fully Mismanaged.

Havana, Oct 28.-The Masooram, an
asylum for the insane which is a muni-
cipal hospital, appears to have been dis
gracefully managed. The records of
the last Is months show that there were
632 deaths there, out of 700 inmates.
On Saturday next a meeting of the di-
rectOrS, presided over by the civil gov
ernor, will be held for the purpose of
investigating the condition of the insti-
tuition and to make new appointments
and improvements.
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WHAT mNA1L Is DOING.
Mr.. Stanley Says His Republican Pre-
decessor Did as Well or Better.

Hutchinson, Oct. 28.-Last night in
Kansas Mr. Stanley stated that Webb
McNan is not doing anything new in
the insurance department He said:
Mr.. McNan says he is enforcing the
statutes and driving out insurance COM
panies which do not observe the law.
This is what his Republican predeces-
sOrs have been doing for twenty-five
years. George T. Anthony did it but he
had too high a conception of official du-
ty to laud it from the housetOps to make
political capital for his party. McNalI
is enforcing Republican laws, and is en-
titled to no particular credit. That's
what the people have a right to expect
from every ofhcial-a discharge of his
duty. Mr.. McNan makes strong claims
concerning the financial operations of
the department. The first year of Nc
Nails administration compared with
that of Mr.. Anthony shows the follow
inp COLLECTIONS.