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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
TO DODGE THE POLICE.
Ohio Democrats Will Meet Out
In the Country.

Dayton, o., Aug. 23.-The preliminary
meeting of the Democratic state con-
vention was held here today. The con-
test for control of the state central
committee has become personal and in
tensely bitter so far as the two leaders
of the factions Joseph H. Bowling and
Allen o. Myers and their friends are
concerned. 1t is well known that
Bowling represents congressman
SOrg who is candidate for governor.
The friends of ex-senator Brice are
working with Bowling for control of the
organization while the friends of John
r. Mclean, Horace Chapman and
others are on the other side. Neither
side cares who gets the nominations or
anything else except the members of
the state central committee. Up to
the time of the district meetings today
both factions claimed confidently ma
jOrity of the twenty-one congressional
districts. 1t is doubtful if the true
standing of the delegates can be de-
termined until the report on credentials
is made.
Special efforts are being made to or
ganize the committee on credentials for
unseating purposes. At the conferences
today there were harsh and hard words
and both sides charge their opponents
with designs for physical force and in
timidatiOn in the convention hall tOmOr-
row. The convention will be held at
summer resort outside of the city limits
where the police have no jurisdiction.
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SAMPSON IS WARY.
Will Take No Chance of Having the
New York Blown Up.

Washington. Aug. .23.-Admiral Sampson
and Maio General Butler. two of the
members of the Cuban military commits
sion. held an extended conference today
with Assistant Secretary of State Moore
General Wade. the other member of the
commission has not yet arrived. The
purpose of the conference was to talk
over the general features of the forth
coming work of the commission. The
final Instructions will be. completed in
about two days and will be given to the
commissioners in strict confidence for their
personal guidance.
The Cuban commission will sail on the
5th Of September; according to present
Simpsons flagship, if she can be made
ready in time. General Butler will be
accompanied by two aides, and it is prob
able that General Wade. chairman of the
commission. will have three.
Admiral Sampson says that the mines
will be removed from Havana harbor be-
fore the commission enters. It is not
known whether the United States will in
sist also that Moro castle be put under its
control, but at all events the New York
will not be subjected to any disaster sim
liar to that of the Maine
Admiral Sampson Will probably leave
Washington today. after another confer
ence with the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
TRIALS TOO GREAT.
A Topekan Who Went to the Klon-
dixie Returns on Clutches.

Carl Kiene reached Topeka today
broken in health after a trip to Alaska.
He left Seattle in June for the Yukon
country on the steamer Del Norte. A
short distance out he was taken with
the measles and when he had partially
recovered was seized with fever and in
fiammatOry rheumatism. At st.
Michael, which is at the mouth of the
Yukon, he was transferred to the NoyO
and started back for Seattle. He was
barely able to reach home by the aid
of crutches and is at the National
1.-The Alaska gold country is the big
gest fake that ever was heard off, said
he today. THE Seattle people have
profted by it and that is about all The
authorities no longer allow people to
go up the river from St. Michael unless
they have a very large supply of pro-
visions4 The stories of suffering I
heard on the steamship and at St.
Michael were enough to make anyone
home sick. The country around Daw-
son City for rs miles is staked out and
there are only SO paying claims in the
territory. There are now $4,000 people
in Dawson City and many of them have
not a cent of money left. The people
on our boat said that men stood on the
landing with tears in their eyes when
the boat left. They had no money to
pay their passage and the transpOrta-
ton companies will do nothing for them.
I have seen all of Alaska that care to
see. There is not enough gold in that
territory to tempt me to go back
1.-The passage on the boat was a very
long one and in my weakened condition
was almost terrible. I never want to
see more than enough water in which
TO take a bath again. I have had
going to Alaska had better stay where
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
IS WAR VESSELS.
Bids for Their Construction Opened
Today.

Washington. Aug. 23.-The navy de-
partment opened bids a noon today for
16 torpedo boat destrOyers and twelve
torpedo boats to cost in the aggregate
not to exceed SIG, 900 900, as provided in
the last naval appropriation act. These
% destrOyers and torpedo boats con-
stitute the largest single addition ever
made to the navy. The destrOyers are
to be completed within Is months and
the torpedo boats within II months.
According to the requirements of the
department the destroyers are to have
a guaranteed speed of % knots. and the
torpedo boats 26 knots. The destroyers
are to be about 400 tons, and are to
cost not more than 1926, 900 each, while
the torpedo boats are to be about $50
tons and to cost not more than $4,000
each.
These destroyers will be the first YES
sells of that type added to our navy,
except those improvised from yachts
during the recent war emergency. They
are to have twin screws, vertical en-
gines and a bunker capacity for carry
ing at least 100 tons of coal, affording
some protection to engines and boilers.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Probate, Judge Dolman today mar
ried l. E. Owen, aged 43 years, and
Lucy T. Hull aged 80 years, both of
Wabaunsee county.
''BiH Mckinley is dead. The heat
was too much for him and on Saturday
his life went out. "Rill'' was the large
white bulldog owned and admired by
Arthur Massey, the blacksmith. The
animal would have oeen four years old
tomorrow. 1t has been in many con-
quests, usually coming out victorious.
When young, "BiI'' tackled another
bulldog which broke his tail. The bones
set at an angle, and since then "Bill'
has had a very crooked, short tail The
dog was thoroughbred English bulldog
stock.
The preliminary hearing Of E. Y.
Adams, the carpenter, on the charge of
assault with intent to kill. was called
today before Justice Guy, but a post
pOnement was taken. Adams is the
man who last week went to n. B. Camp
BELLS office, and under cover of re-
volver compelled the latter to sign a
release to a mortgage. The insanity
plea is now made. and a complaint will
be filed in the probate court by his
folks. Adams is a man of 40 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23

Co., 112 East Fifth St, Topeka, Kan.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 1900: Kan
sas City, $500: Omaha, 5000.
F~~-~s City, 1000, steady; Omaha, $500.
- nwestern receipts: This year Mime
apols 283 cars, Duluth 291 cars. total 574
cars; last year, Minneapolis 209 cars Du-
luth % cars. total 234 cars;
Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower, corn sd
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat 9sd
Forecast: For Kansas city and vicinity.
probably local shower tonight Wednes-
showers. For Kansas, thunder storms to-
night, Wedne sday partly cloudy and much
Kansas city receipts Wheat. 221 cars.
last year 30S cars: corn SO cars. last year
q cars; oats cars. last year IS cars.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat 259 cars,
grade car; corn $50 cars. grade $50 cars;
oats 556 cars, grade A cars;
New York: The stock market is behav-
ing very well and the commission brokers'
are rushed almost to the point of physical
exhaustion. Yesterdays market showed
the persistence with which it was bought
a each recession in the leading stocks
The orders came largely from commission
sources and the market went UP so read
lily they were executed to suggest that
there was an unusual scarcity of stocks
in the market pressing for sale. Among
some of the loan brokers yesterday there
time offerings were increased with the
slight advance in rates, and as a rule
old figures. The street did not get a bit
frlgh tened by predictions of higher rate.
pendence between the money market and
the exchange market and that as soon
as money goes UP in any important degree
which il will be ROSS be TO import gold to
supply all the local m ney d=iclenc-es- me
granger stoc Is orened W more Than any
others. but they held their rise better
Chicago: Estimated receipts, for toner
row: Wheat $50 cars. corn, 4J0 cars; oats,
290 cars, hogs, 5000 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
For Last Week Issued by Director
Jennings Today.

The climate and crop service bulletin
for the week ending August %, which
was issued today by Section Director
Jennings, of the United States weather
bureau, gives as general conditions:
A hot week, the temperature aVerag
ing about five degrees above the nor
NAL. A few light showers in the south
ern counties west of the Arkansas river,
with better showers scattered through
the northern counties, west of Wash
ingtOn county; better rains fell in the
eastern division and the eastern counties
of the middle division, with heavy rains
in the central counties of the eastern
division and in Cherokee, Crawford and
Labette counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
In the counties south of the Kaw corn
is generally in a very good condition
and has been greatly benefited by the
conditions of the week in all counties;
corn cutting has begun in Coffey. Wood
son, Greenwood, Chautauqua and Mont
gOmery.
Damp weather has interfered with
threshing and haying in several coun-
ties.
Pastures are in fine condition. Grapes
much better in the western counties
than eastern.
Peaches ripening in Coffey are wormy.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Local showers have helped corn in
many counties but in the central and
northern it has dried considerably and
is being cut.
Much blowing for wheat has been
done threshfng. haying and blowing
continue and are well advanced, though
in several counties the ground has be-
come too dry to pillow.
Hot winds damaged some corn in the
northern counties on the 18th and goth.
WESTERN DIVISION.
A dry hot week with some local show
ers in the northern and northeast coUn-
ties.
Early corn is made but it needs rain
to let it fill we'll; late corn is in bad
condition.
In many counties the range is good
yet, in some it has died up; in Trego
some dangerous prairie fires have oc-
Cured
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Merritt Has Enough.
LANDLORDS ALL OUT.
Populist Campaign Literature in Full
Circulation and More Coming.

Chairman Taylor Riddle of the Populist
state central committee is rapidly acquir-
ing ideas Of how political campaigns are
conducted, but as he sat in his headquar-
ters at the Chesterfield hotel today there
was troubled look on his face. Someone
had started a story to the effect tina [
Governor Leedy had compelled him to
suppress the POpulist campaign hand
book because there was not enough about
Governor Leedy in the publicatiO
Look here" said Riddle. Here are
some of these books that have been sup
pressed. Take them along. We have a
few left We intend to give these away
until the first edition of 10000 is exhausted
and then we will publish a new edition of
10000. The last edition will have a few
things in it that we were not able to get
in the first edition. There will be chap
ter on the scrip and screen cases and
there will also be a chapter giving the
biographies of the Republican candidates.
don know how soon the edition will be
out, but it will come all right
Governor Leedy has not said anything
to me about the handbook. I have not
spoken to him for three weeks
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CAPT. CLARK Is BETTER.
Will Soon Go Home on Six Months
Furlough.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Aug. 23.-Cap-
tain Lloyd Clark, keeper of the United
States lighthouse supply station at St.
Joseph, has received a telegram from
his brother, Captain Clark, of the bat
tleship Oregon, now at Montauk Point
L. l., in which he stated that he was
convalescent and that his physical con-
dition had been much improved by the
few days rest he has had since leaving
his ship. Captain Clark says the quar-
antine will be raised today and that he
viii then proceed to Brooklyn naval
hospital, where he will pass medical
examination.
In view of the fact that he will prob
ably be detained several days at the
Brooklyn hospital, Captain Clark has
asked his family to proceed to New
York and meet him there After a
possible short stop at Washington the
party will then come direct to st.
Joseph, where the captain will spend
several days visiting his brother and
other relatives and friends
Lloyd Clark does not regard his
brothers condition as serious and
thinks that by the time his six months
furlough has expired he will have re-
gained his usual state of health.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago, Aug. %.

chicago, Aug. d
WHEAT-There were good many fac
tors today which favored the long side of
the wheat market at the start. Liverpool
cables were hardly as weak as expected.
coming only I'D lower, which did not fully
Receipts here We're 259 cars, of which only
one car graded contract The northwest
fore. But it was soon discovered that
the markets up north were standing the
pressure OF the big receipts rather better
than Chicago was and the speculative
sentiment here turned bulIish 1t was re-
ported to be still showery in Minnesota
and the Dakotas. and that raised the pre-
sumption that the big receipts from that
for some days at least Under those cir
cumstances shorts. seemed gradually to
reach the conclusion that it was good
business policy to cover and secure pro-
its, and there was also some demand for
rally began and was kept up until Deem
Der SoS to call price, where some selling
developeed against privileges. and prices
changed at 63c; sold at 627sd63c, rose to
Der began unchanged to 1sc higher at 616s
QAc, declined to 6115G &c, ffrmed up to
621sc then reacted to 62c.
CORN-Dispatches throughout the corn
region claiming that the crop had been
wilted in some places by the extreme heat
held that commodity steady. Gables were
also surprisingly strong. september start
cd 1sqEea soy Up at at 29A0Mc, sold up to Doc.
OATS-Ru1ed active and higher on good
tbuyiRg of e the May future by elevator in
19sac, advanced to 1870, then reacted to
Provisions prices for hogs.
together with good cash demand. devel-
oped firm tone in, provisions: Septem-
higher at $56216a5.05 and held steady at
BARLEY-No. 2 September. 45c.
Sptember.. S757e? October. Sic.
., II MOTHY-August, $3.50; September,
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FESTIVAL SUBSCRIBERS.
$4,000
Discovered BY a Woman.

Another great discovery has been made
and that, too. by a lady in this country
Disease fastened its clutches upon her
and for seven years she withstood its Sc
verest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent
For three months she coughed incessant-
", and could not sleep. She finally dis
covered a way to recovery, by purchasing
OF us bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, and was so much
relieved on taking first dose that she slept
al night; and with two bottles, has been
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs I.u-
Their Lutz." Thus write W. c. Hamnick
free at swift & HoiIday's drug sli O Store
Regular size SOC and 81 Every bottle
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a Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E
Hart of GrotOn. S. D.: Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs:
cough set in and finally terminated in
consumption. Four doctors gave me up
saying I could live but a short time
gave myself up to my Savior, determined
If / could not stay with my friends on
earth,I would meet my absent ones above.
Ny husband was advised to get DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial. took
in all eight bottles 1t has cured me, and
thank God 1 am saved and now a we'll
and healthy woman" Trial bottles free
at Swift & Holidays drug store. Reg
ular size SOC and 81. Guaranteed or price
refunded.
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GULLIES IN THE STREETS.
IL Inches of Water Fall in Eight
Hours in Michigan.

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. ga special to
the Journal from Iron Mountain, Mich,
says:
This section was visited by a most ter
rifle and destructive rain storm last night.
me storm continued for eight hours
Huge gul1eS were washed in the hiIlSideS
and Easements in nearly. all the Steven
son avenue business blocks were flooded.
running many thousands of dollars worth
of goods.
Many WaShOuts are reported on the Chi
cagO & Northwestern railroad system
Two men are reported killed by lightning
on the Quinnezec road, though the report
Is not verified. over u inches of rain
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ABANDONS ALL HOPE.
Thomas H Lynch Cannot Prove It'll,
to q Fortune

Wichita, Aug. 23.-Thomas H. Lynch,
of this city, has returned from Dublin,
Ireland, after a fruitless attempt to
prove his right to the ownership of Bal
Dublin. It is valued at 800 600 or more.
Lynch is the rightful heir to the estate,
as acknowledged by the bar of Dublin,
but flaw in a marriage certificate
barred him from getting it. His suit
attracted universal attention in Ire
land because of the value of the es-
tate. He has spent thousands of dol
lars in his efforts and has made two
trips to Ireland He will now give up
the attempt. He has lived in Wichita
30 wears.
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ohicago Livegtock 1arket.

Chicago. Aug. %.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today, 14,0g9;
LETT over from yesterday. 3, 239. Choice
grades strong. others weak Light, So. co d
q mixed, $4,000: heavy, S355l54 rough,
$3.50 s. 10
CATTLE-Receipts, 1850. Market steady.
Beeves, 1920 $50; cows and heifers. s20
T. 70: Texas steers. 3.25d4 80: westerns. 50. 20
Q4I5: stockers and feeders, $3.40lI4.65.
SHEEF-Receipts, % 900. Steady. Ma
lambs. SO. 75d6. 80.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts Is, 739; shipments, 8 527
CATTLE-Receipts, 2, ss7; shipments, o.
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The Twentieth Kansas Regi-
ment With Other Troops
Now at San Francisco Ordered
to Hawaii.
WITH SUBSISTENCE
Sufficient to Last Them a Peri
cd of Four Months.
Will Sail Saturday and May
Yet Go to Manila.

San Francisco, Aug. ga telegram
has been received from the war depart
ment ordering all the troops of General
Merritt's department remaining here to
be sent to Honolulu with at least four
months subsistence and medical stores
and to be held there until further or
ders.
The transports Australia and City of
Sydney will begin coaling today. They
will probably sail for Honolulu on next
Saturday with the Scandal, conveying
the troops which may later on be sent
to Manila. It is understood that the
Eighth California will be one of the last
regiments to go. The Sixth California
and the First Washington are not in
cluded in the Philippine forces and
therefore have no chance of going away.
The same is true of the Fourth Cali
fornia heavy battery.
Merritt Has Enough.
Chicago, Aug. ga special to the
General Merritt has sent word to the
war department that he needed no
more troops. This statement was in
response to an inquiry from the White
House. The president and his war man
ayers are much pleased with the gener-
ais dispatch. They accept it as an
assurance that the American command
er has the F'iIippinOs under control
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Kansas City Produee 1Garket.

Kansas City, Aug. o.
G63c; No. 2, 601a@63c; No. 3, 571566O1ac;
No. red, Csc; No. 8, 6Od64c; No. 2 spring,
GOOGLE; No. 8, $4,000.
CORN-Lower. rather dull. No. 2 mix
ed, 2Sc; No. white, 271kd2S1ac; No g, 27Q
6ATs-Lower. No. 2 white. o2sc.
RYE-Lower. No. 2, 415643c.
HAY-Generally steady. Choice timothy,
S6.5067: choice prairie $3.50.
BUTTER-Steady. Separator, 153aQ17e;
dairy. 15c.
EGGS-Firm. Fresh. 111kc.
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-FOUR ARE CHOSEN.
Members of Peace Commission
Will Soon Be Announced.

Washington, Aug. est is under
stood that the president will be ready to
announce the personnel of the peace
commission before the close of the pres
ent week and possibly within a day or
two. The members definitely decided
upon are believed to be Secretary Day
Senator Davis of Minnesota, Senator
Frye of Maine and probably Justice
White of the United States supreme
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JOHN SAWYER ROBBED.
Colored Mans Home Raided fol
Clothing and Other Articles.

The house of John Sawyer, colored,
a block east of the BedweH asylum,
was robbed last evening about o'clock
of clothing, a revolver and a guitar.
and other small articles.
Mr.. Stalker, a white man, furnished
the officers a description of the thief
who was a cOlored man, and was seen
coming out of the house by Mr.. Stalker.
The Sawyer family was away from
home, Mrs. Sawyer being down town
to see her two brothers off to New York
with the troops.
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Our baby has been continually trou-
bled with collie and cholera infamtum
since his birth, and all that we could do
for him did not seem to give more than
temporary relief, until we tried Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Since giving that remedy he
has not been troubled. We want to
give you this testimonial as an evidence
Of our gratitude, not that you need it to
advertise your meritorious Temedy.-G.
NJ Law, Keokuk, Iowa. For sale by
all druggists,
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New York Money Market.

New York, Aug. Q.
MONEY-Money on call, nominally 1l5
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 31sQ4
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81. SIS
az for demand and 4.S31Sd9s for sixty
4.861% commercial bills. $4S21Rd4 SO.
VER-Silver certificates, 10 600 ounces
at 591ac; bar silver, 6012c; Mexican dollars,
461bc.
BONDS-Government bonds firm. United
As. lily; coupon, 11115: seconds. 81; IS, reg
istered, liz; coupon, 112; Pacific IS of 49,
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M'LEAN DENIES IT.
Says He is Not to Succeed AIger in
the Cabinet.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The statement
first published in the Cincinnati Times
Star that John r. Mclean would not
interest himself in the Ohio Democrat
&c convention because he was to sue
coed Secretary Alger in NcKinley's
cabinet, was an error, as the following
from Bar Harbor will show:
please deny in most positive terms
the statement of the Times Star.
-. r. Mclean"
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Forest G. Kitch, aged Is years, died
last evening at his home, 713 Lane
street The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at the resi-
dence.
The funeral of Oliver G. Tayman
took place yesterday afternoon. He
died of cancer of the liver. He was
member of the hardware firm of Tay-
man-Oberley Co.
The funeral Of James Godfrey was
held this afternoon.
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FOR CENTRAL AMERICA.
VIII Curry Leaves to Make His Home
in the Tropics.

". E. Curry left Topeka today for Mir
amar, Costa Rica, where he will become
business manager for the Thayer Mining
and Milling company, in which F. 0. Pom
enOe has large interests. Mr.. Curry left
Topeka for good He says that he has no
intention of returning soon. He is pIen-
TRULY supplied with clothing and has
taken enough modern shoes to last him
several years.
c. L. Holman accompanied Mr.. Curry.
but he will be gone only about six weeks
on a vacation.