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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16
BELIEVE IN COOPERATION.
Dickinson County Men Want Com
munistic FIGURING Mill

Abilene, Kas., July 16-Circulars
have been scattered over the county
advocating a cooperative union for
the purpose of advancing the interests
of the farmers. 1t is signed by six
we'll known men of the county. includ-
ing two or three Populist leaders.
The object of the association is to
erect a cooperative Touring mill mid
way between Enterprise and Detroit.
the chief mover being J. H. Johnk, of
Enterprise. a practical miller. He is a
strong believer in the principle of Co
operation, and it is proposed to erect
and equip the mill purely on this ba-
sis. The farmers are expected to take
stock, because they will thus be bene-
fitted. and there are several business
men of Enterprise who are encOurag-
ing it. The company plans to put up a
200 barrel mill if enough stock is sub
scribed, and to divide the profits
among the farmers who market wheat
there The projectors are confident of
success, though they lack considerable
subscriptions to carry out the plan
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Sumner County's Increase.

Wellington, July 16-The county
clerk has completed his abstract of the
assessment rolls of the county and is
now sending the valuations to the diff
ferent school district officers. The to-
tai assessed value of the taxation prop
erty in the county for the year is Sc
541, ZIP. Last year the amount was So
400 O61, The total railroad assessment
this year is s., 290, $40. for '97 81. 413, 40.
The telephone company this year pays
on $4,000; last year on 81, obs. The per-
sonaI property is assessed at 1885,, 9S5,
last year at S625, 1855. Grain in the
county is assessed at $439, III; musical
instruments at $39, POS; watches at $14,-
AL
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CASHIER ABscoNDs.
r. L. Hanscome of Kingman, Disap-
pears on Bicycle.

Kingman, July 16.-Great surprise
has been created in this city by the Of
fcia1s of the First National bank giving
out the information that R. L. Hans
come, who has been employed as book
keeper and teller of that institution for
the past seven or eight years, is a de-
faulter and has absconded. The amount
of the shortage is not known at this
time, as the officials have not had time
to make a complete examination of the
books, but it is believed to be between
five and ten thousand dollars.
HanscOme's wife has turned over to
the bank a large amount of her own
and her husbands property, and it is
not probable the bank will lose much
from the defalcatiOn.
Efforts are being made to locate
Hanscome. As soon as he learned that
the bank officials had discovered a dis
crepancy in the accounts he mounted
his wheel and left the city. He has
specialized in grain considerably the
past few years and it is presumed that
that is what has become of the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

inches long over the right eye, making
a severe cut. He was struck several
times with slug. They then threw
MIN on the ground and tying him pro-
ceeded to rifle his pockets
Mr. Stanton says they went so, far as
to take off his clothes and even his
shoes looking for money. Over his
pants he wore a pair of carpenters
oYerhauls and in the rule pocket he had
placed $40. They kept his best clothes.
MI stanton says they got about $40
which he had earned in the west He
had no hope of recovering his money and
left on the 11:25 train for Kansas City,
after having the wounds dressed by
doctor. Humboldt park is near the de-
pot on the railroad and is a resort for
tramps. Nobody dares go through it at
night.
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LANTERN WILL NOT GO OUT.
j. A Wayland of Girard, Will Proba.
bly, Take Charge.

Fort Scott. July 16.-J A WayIand,
editor of the Appeal to Reason, the
national socialist paper, published at
Glrard, and who is reputed to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 in government
bonds, is negotiating for the purchase
of the Fort Scott Lantern, a weekly in
dependent paper published in this city,
with view to making it a state socialist
paper. The Lantern was founded as
Populist paper by Assistant Bank Ex-
aminer NJ. A. Waterman, and was until
recently one of the strongest Populist
papers of the state. When George w.
Martin, the present owner, purchased
it few months ago he made it indie
pendent
Mr.. Wayland is not in sympathy with
the movement recently made by the
socialists in nominating a state ticket,
and it is understood that he will not
support it, His Appeal to Reason is a
unique publication. He will not take
an advertisement nor win he send the
paper to anyone who does not pay in
advance. He has a circulation of more
than $4,000 per week, and each quarter
he publishes a statement of the re-
ceipts and expenses of the concern, to
show that he is running it for the good
Of the cause and not for the profits. His
big circulation neceSSitateS a Webb
perfecting press and the most complete
printing outfit in any small town in the
country.
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OLD sTAMPs WON'T DO.
Atehison Man Digs UP Relics of Late
War Revenues.

Atchison, July 16.-Dr. w. l. Challiss
walked into the Exchange National
bank with several dollars worth of IN
cancelled internal revenue stamps, is
sued by the government during the
civil war. and wanted to exchange them
for revenue stamps of the present is
sue.
The bank refused to exchange them,
as the period for the redemption of the
old stamps. has passed. The stamps
are probably worth more, however, to
collectors, as collections of internal
revenue stamps are now being made.
c. w. Ferguson has an internal reve-
me stamp of the present issue, of the
denomination of Is of a cent. He has
several stamps the face value of which
is a. fraction of a cent.
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HOW IT HAPPENED.
German Explanation of the Fall of
Santiago.

London, July 16.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times says:
1.-The Irene incident is hardly COM
rnented upon here; but the fact that no
official denial is forthcoming is worthy
of note. The North German Gazette
declared that so far as it knew, no
confirmation of the incident has been
received in official circles. The Nation
al Gazette dismisses it as a rumor in
tended to create bad feeling between
Germany and the United States"
The VOssische Zeitung recognizes the
Importance of the fall Of Santiago, but
emphasizes the fact that Cuba is in no
way lost to Spain, as Santiago is OF
mo strategetic Importance now that
Admiral Cervera's squadron is des-
troyed.''
The military expert of the North Ger
man Gazette's staff suggests that 1t
was only the Spanish knowledge OF the
immense superiority of the American
artillery which led to Santiago's capit-
u1ation-
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PUNISHED IMPUDENT TRAMP.
Insulted Woman But He Won't Do
It Again.

Pittsburg, July 16-At Midland, the
new smelling town in the western part
of this county, a tramp came along the
other day and asked a woman for some
thing to eat. She told him she had
nothing, when he called her a liar and
abused her with vile words. He left
the place at once, but had not got far
out of town before he was Overtaken
by a committee of citizens and brought
back. He was taken before the wo-
man, who identified him, and then he
was compelled to go down on his knees
before her and apologize.
The next proceeding was to procure
a large empty beer key. The tramp
was laid carefully upon it with his
stomach conforming nicely to the shape
of the key, and in that position he was
held while a certain portion of his anat-
omy made a good target for barrel
slaves. Then he was released and told
to go. He promised to mark that town
off his route.
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says that 80 per cent of the worlds
fighting has been done on farinaceous
food Compare the Tipperary peasant
OF the potato and buttermilk days with
the modern gentleman who gOrges him
self with murdered COW. The Upper
ary man never read bloody-minded
novels or cheered patriotic music hall
tableaux, but he fought recklessly.'
General Rail-, one of the best known
citizens of Athens, has committed sui
more remarkable in that the general
ciety, and even as a dancer. 1t was his
daily habit to take a ride on horseback
and a few days ago on returning from
this exercise he sent his servants on err
rands and then shot himself, leaving a
paper on which he had written that he
was tired of life!
Admiral Camara, who, in pursuance
of orders from Madrid, has been anus
ing himself and the rest of the world
by chasing up and down the Suez ca
nal in his warships, is English on his
mothers side, for his father, who was
q marine captain, married q Miss Liver
more, in Liverpool. He like Admiral
Cervera, graduated from the naval
academy at San Fernando, which he
leaving 1S5O. He saw service in the
Morocco expedition and did not gain his
captaincy until 1871. In private life
Admiral Camara is somewhat of
moody recluse. He is an ardent mon
archist and was one of those who adj
vocated the giving of the crown of
Spain to Alfonso XII.
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SIX HUNDRED NEW REToRTs
lola SmeIter Will Furnish Work to
SO New Men.

lola, July ga force of men and
teams went to work Wednesday at the
w. & J. Lanyon smelter to excavate
for a new block of 600 retorts. The
masonry is being built at the same
time and in three months or at most,
four fifty more men will go to work
at the plant.
The W. & J. Lanyon smelter is the
second one which located in lola, and
it's growth and prosperity is a matter
of congratulation to every citizen of
the town. 1t is located on the Santa
F'e railway just north of the city and
is connected by a long switch with the
Missouri Pacific road. The works have
been in operation only about one year
and the present increase in the capacity
of their plant and the increase by one
half of their present pay roll, is an evil
dence of prosperity which needs no en-
dorsement to be accepted.
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HALLECK IS READY.
Kirby Bank at Abilene Will Go to
Receiver at Once.

Abilene, July 16.-Receiver P. H. Hal
leck has prepared his 500, 900 bond and
takes charge of the Thomas Kirby bank
as soon as the bank commissioner turns
over the property to him. He will have
T. E. Dewey for attorney and A. w
Livingston, formerly cashier of the
bank, as chief clerk.
Mr. Breidenthal has filed an estimate
of the value of the assets, making it
1924 074, with liabilities $3.50 sos. He
says that in his opinion the bank can
not pay in full. The cause of the fail
IRE, he says, is largely due to the large
interest paid on time deposits, over
100000 having been paid thus in the
past II years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

spending a week with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Spencer. left on
their wheels for Chicago. They will go
via Springfield, Ill, where they Will
make a short stop to visit friends.
The distance by wagon road according
to their cyclometers, which were reg
istered on their way here, is 626 miles
and they expect to make the trip in
six days. The Messrs. Spencer are
experienced bicycle riders and the trip
here and return on wheels, a distance
of .252 miles, is only one of the many
trips they will make during the sum-
mer. Last year they Travelled on wheels
over the entire northwest.
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NO GAMBLING THERE.
Morris County Reunion Will Be Held
August 1926.

Council Grove, July 16.-The execu-
tive committee of the Morris County
Reunion association met at G. A. r.
hall. In accordance with the desire of
the members and the request of the
fair association it was voted to hold
the reunion on August "A, IS and 20.
The chair was empowered to appoint
the usual committees.
It was voted to exclude all gambling
devices from the ground, also merry
gO-rOunds and other amusements eX-
cept the usual program. The Relief
Corps, S. of V. and all other members
will be asked to participate and assist
in the reunion and to meet and CO.
operate in all the details of the work.
E. L. Shaffer was requested to act as
assistant secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

The assistant secretary of the treas
ury says that no firm or corporation
will receive a share of the bonds of the
war issue, individual subscriptions
having exhausted the whole supply.
Not all will be taken in sums of $500 or
less, but no individual allotment will
exceed $4,000. This insures a wide dis
tribution Of the bonds, and if the corpo-
ratiOns secure them it will be from the
original holders and at a premium,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16
WEDDING DAY BUT NO BRIDE.
Larned Girl Declined to Be a Bride at
the Last Moment.

Larned, July 16.-The Rev. John UNI
berger, a young Baptist minister, and
Miss Minnie Britt, an estimable young
lady of this city, were to have been mar
ried yesterday afternoon, but at the
very last hour, when the young man
made his appearance at the home of
his intended bride, the lady concluded
she had been mistaken in her regard
for the young minister and refused to
marry him.
The Rev. Mr.. Umberger was greatly
grieved at this unexpected termination
of the affair and left on the Santa Fe
for the east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16
HARVEST HOWE PICNIC.
Lincoln Center Will Entertain Thurs
day, August 4.

Lincoln, July 16.-There will be a big
harvest home picnic in Rees' grove one
half mile south of Lincoln Center,
Thursday, August 4, at which time
there will be platform dancing and
many other forms of amusement. There
will be a big picnic dinner and gen
eraI good time. Everybody is invited
to come with a basket full of goodies
and take part in the gay and festive
proceedings.
Eminent speakers will be present to
expOstulate on the ever glorious state
of Kansas and the management of the
affair gives promise of a profitable and
pleasant days outing. Lincoln county,
as we'll as Saline, has cause for rejOic-
ing and picnicking as her crops are bOun-
tifUl and her people prosperous and
hannV-
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country.

In declining to reappoint Doctor Har-
per on the Chicago school board and in
securing the election of DR.. E Benja-
min Andrews to the superintendency of
the Chicago public schools, Mayor Har-
rison added a barbed wire to his poIit-
zeal enclosure. Clearly the Chicago
mayor is not one of those who believe
that the silver issue is dead.
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A GRAVE CHARGE.
Parsons Girl Arrested for Misuse of
the Mails.

Fort Scott, Kas., July 16.-Nfss LIZ
zie Fisher, a rather stylish appearing
young woman, was brought here from
Parsons by a deputy United States
marshal charged with having deposit ed
an indecent letter in the mail at Par
sons.
She was put under bond by United
States Commissioner Mosher and fur
nished the bond She is alleged to
have mailed the letter to one James
Warner, a Parsons young man of her
acquaintance. She denied having writ
ten or mailed the letter and will stand
trial.
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MA ME A MASCOT.
New eMargaret A" Zinc Mine at Ga
lena a Wonder.

Galena, July 16-The Margaret A.
run on zinc ore on the Raines Bros
lease in Cooper Hollow, and have al
ready been offered s29 per ton for their
output this week, but refused and are
holding for an advance.
The company has just started their
drift and will not make over three to
five tons of ore, but the stuff is opening
up better as they go out from the shaft
and the Margaret A. will undoubtedly
be heard from in no uncertain tone in
the near future.
The company is composed Of E. J.
Murdoch, Chas. and Geo. Rains, and
the mine is named for Mr.. Murdocl's
wife, in whose honor the famous Mag
gle Murphy, southwest of town, was
named. The name is evidently proving
a great mascot.
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KILLEp Az 81. LOUIS.
chetopa Man Gets Fatally Stabbed in
a Fight.

Chetopa, July 16.-Dfcl1, son of Rob
ert Orm, Of Chetopa, ives fatally stab
bed at St. Louis the Fourth He was
% years old. He ana F'red Loass.
tr,lckster. had been away celebrating
and on returning sc Ioas' home found
that several peoi6A we're shooting clay
uigeOus on the sEeTliSeS.
Tbev told tFFs to leave and in the
f,.s5se that E stnr-sd Loas was stabbed
~, death ana = ~ was so badly stabbed
that he died Tuesday night. Orrn leaves
a father and mother and four sisters to
mourn his untimely death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Fe route. Miss Florence AIaIlonee, who
drove the Terry route for so long GER
tainly set good example for Mr.. Dill
lon. Week in and week out, through all
sorts of weather she never missed a
trip, and was always on time. Mr.. Dill
Ion now has consolidated Terry with
Knauston.- and recently made the entire
m. He carries Old Glory on the front
Of his wagon and takes great pride
therein.
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CLIFFORD CHANGES HANDS.
salina People Will Manage seneca's
Leading Hotel

salina, July 16.-Mrs. N. K. Miller
and Miss Cora Miller go to Seneca to
take charge of the GllIord house-oIe
of the most profitable hotel properties
in Kansas 1t is a three story, hand
some brick structure.
Miss Miller resigns her position as
travelling agent for Crane q Co. Book
biDderv ToDeka- 1.-THE ladies are pack
ing up for the purpose of the removal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

War has broken out among the
weather forecasters. Elias B. Dunn,
who recently resigned from the govern
ment weather service owing to a disa-
greement with his superior officer has
been engaged by New York paper to
furnish forecasts for it's columns ex-
cIusively. 1t is clear from this that
stormy weather is in store for the
oo41T1tYsxr
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COMEDIES CUBA.
Spanish War Minister Expects tc
Lose It.

Madrid. July 1s.-The minister for war
said today;
costs, in order to be near Cuba, of which
the Americans will despOil US in time,
and in order to more easily communicate
with the South American republics, which
daily display the greatest enthusiasm for
Spain.
LAS to the Philippine islands, 1t is GER
tain we will retain them, even though the
Americans succeed in occupying Manila,
of which place their occupation will be
most brief. An official dispatch announces
that the rebel chiefs and the Americans
Will not always agree, which is to SPANS
advantage.
THE government has formed a scheme
which will not only assure Spain the pos
session of the Philippine islands, but which
will re-establish tranquility"
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old Soldier Cuts his Throat.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 16.-William
Gill, a veteran member of company B,
of the Soldiers home, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat. He tried to
hang himself but failed. During the
war Gill served in company I, Thir-
teenth Iowa volunteers. He has been
an inmate of the government insane
asylum at Washington, but was dis
missed as cured.
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JUDGE HEAD IN CHARGE
Salina Baseball Association Aban-
doned-Team Will Continue.

salina, July 16.-There is no more
base ball association in Salina- Judge
Head now has full control of the team.
The members of the association did not
have tT7a. necessary amount of time to
spend in that capacity so they trans
ferred the whole business to Mr. Head
who will continue the team the rest OF
the season.
financially and are well satisfied with
the work done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Railroad construction is going on at a
good rate Notwithstanding the alleged
hard times. During the first six
months of 1898, 1,1S1 miles were added
to the total mileage as against 622 in
the first half Of 1897. This is the larg-
est since 1898, when 1.O14 miles were
CONSTRUCTED in the same period.
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ASSAULTED AND RoBB ED.
Stranger Badly Beaten in One of En-
poria's parks.

Emporia, July &c. z. Stanton,
claiming to come from Peoria, Ill, says
he arrived from the western harvest
fields. He started up town and while
crossing through Humboldt park was
set on by a gang of five men supposed
to be tramps. They first struck him
with an iron, cutting a large cash two
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1a Year Old Horse Thief.

wellington July 16.-City Marshal
Rowan of Caldwell came up last night,
having in charge George Miller, son of
Ed Miller, street commissioner of the
city of Caldwell, who was arrested at
that place yesterday on the charge of
horse stealing. The Miller boy is only
IL wears of age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

The German admiral at Manila
should not run any bluff on Admiral
Dewey with the expectation that it viii
not be called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Should Senator Kenney, of Delaware.
now on trial at Wilmington, charged
with bank wrecking, be convicted by
the jury, there will be two Senators in
stead of one to be elected by the new
Delaware legislature
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Honors for Wounded Heroes.

Le4venworth, July 16.-The officers
from Fort LeavenWorth who were
wounded in the attack on Santiago, it
is said, will arrive here Sunday at IL 20
o'clock over the Burlington and it is
proposed to give them a big demonstra-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

The gradual fusion of the Democrats
and Populists into one party which is
going on is again evidenced by the fact
that the Illinois Democratic convention
declared for the initiative and refer
endurn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Senator Kenney, of Delaware. is hav-
ing hard luck. He was no sooner &C
quilted of stealing a seat in the senate
than some one accused him of stealing
money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

The peace rumors from Spain are not
extent with the prosecution Of the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

The Monroe doctrine seems about to
give place to the Mckinley doctrine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Every time the Omaha exposition be
gins to attract attention something
happens like the taking of Santiago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16

Neither the war nor the weather is
sufficient to prevent a quarrel among
the Omaha newspapers.
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Woman Mail Carrier Quits.

Great Bend, July 16.-J. A. Dillon has
succeeded to the Terry Knauston mail
route and Archie Lewis to the Santa
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Shafter is another of those heroes
who part their hair in the middle.