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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-10
CHANGE ITS CONTRACT.
Webb McNan Gives Orders to the
Union Casualty Co. of S t. Louis.


Insurance Commissioner Webb Nc
Nall is after the Union Casualty COM
pany of St. Louis. He demands that
the company make a, change in its con-
tract. The clause complained of is the
one which refers to employers securing
insurance for their employees and pro-
videS that the company can not settle
any claim except with the consent of
the employer.
Mr.. McNalI says in his letter to the
president of the company:
L must say that this is a heartless
contract. To illustrate, a man is run
ming factory or mill of any kind; he
has more or less employees working I'M
der him, and, as between the employer
and his men, he retains so cents per
week from their weekly allowance in
order to pay for accident insurance. He
then makes a contract with the Union
Casualty and Surety company direct;
some of the employees are injured. They
can not sue your company direct ana
the employer has no authority, under
your contract, to settle with the men
injured unless he has the written con-
sent of your company; your company
fails and refuses to give this consent,
and reserves the right to employ attor-
neys to defeat him upon any suit that
may be brought against him by his
crippled employees. AS legal PROPOSE
ton the crippled emplOye can not re-
cover from the employer unless he can
show there is gross carelessness upon
the part of the employer, and the en-
plOyer can recover against you, in law,
by showing that his employees were &C
cidentaIly injured-a different rule to
govern the defenses in two separate
suits brought. You take it upon your
self in your contracts to say that the
employer shall not settle without your
consent. You reserve the right to de-
fend, and my experience is that the con-
sent of the company is never obtained,
except in isolated cases, and the COM
pany usually furnishes the attorneys
to try to defeat the party who is suing
the employer, without any reference to
the nature of the disability. This is a
heartless, as well as an unCOnScionable
contract and your company will not be
allowed to write insurance of this KIND
in this state, unless this obnoxious
clause is stricken from your contracts.
1T seems to me as matter OF fair
ness and equity if an individual work
ing for an employer SustalnS the loss
of two hands, the employer ought to
have the right to pay him without get
ting your consent in writing, and 1t
seems to me further that you have no
legal or Illegal right to defeat the en-
ployer after you have compelled MIN
to place himself in the position Of It'll
eating the matter, and make 1t a con-
dition precedent in order for him to OBJ
tain any money out of the company. A
case of this kind has recently been be-
fore this department. =,
1.-THE rule I have laid down above VIII
not only apply to your company but to
all other companies doing the same k1nd
of business in this state.
WEBB McNALL, superintendent
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ALL GO TO MANILA.
Every Soldier at San Francisco
Will Be Sent.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The war de-
partment has received a dispatch from
San Francisco saying that 1000 troops
sailed today for Manila There are
about 5000 more soldiers now at San
Francisco who will be sent to Manila
as soon as transports can be obtained.
Secretary Alger cabIed General Mer-
rift today asking when the transports
now returning from the Philippines to
San Francisco would arrive. He has
had an offer of two ships for trans
ports, but the price he deems excessive
and believes the transports now on their
return to this country will reach San
Francisco in time to take the remaining
soldiers to Manila.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicag go, Aug. 10.

CnlcdSO, aug H.
WHEAT-A sharp rally today at Liver
pool, due to continued bad weather in
France and the United Kingdom, gave
however, was light, as traders showed
disposition to wait for the government
crop report, which is due this afternoon
Owing to the poor demand and some heavy
selling in anticipation of heavy arrivals,
the early advance was all lost. Another
factor that gave the bears increased en-
fragment was the excellent weather
throughout the country where spring
wheat is being harvested. Receipts here
were 112 cars Minneapolis and Duluth
received 50 car loads, against 231 cars last
year. September opened 12Q5sc higher al
667Ad67c, declined to 661a05sc, rose to $3.50.
then off to 663sc. December began I'M
changed at Sc up to 657sQ12c and sold off
to 642zc.
CORN-Light receipts and feeling that
the government crop report would be bull
ish held corn steady. September opened
1sQAc better at 331z@12c and sold at 333sc.
started &c up at 21c, declined to 207sc,
then up again to PIC.
PROVISIONS-Some buying by packers
and a good cash demand strengthened
provisions. September pork started 712c
higher at S89215 and weakened to $4,000
S.921a. September lard began PIC higher
at $5.25 and sold up to $5.27la. September
ribs opened 212c better at $500 and rose to
s.. 221b
BARLEY-Cash, No. g. 31G43c.
RYE-August, Acc; September, A1z912c;
FLAX-September 88c; October, S8c;
TfMoTHY-August, $3.50; September,
s.. 421h: October 81 40.
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MEIKLEJOHN DECLINES.
Rafuses to Enter the Race for Gov
ernor of Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 1O.-Aspirants
before the state convention for places
on the Republican state ticket did not
waste much time in sleep last night,
but the continued canVaSSlng apparent
ly failed to materially change the sit
uatiOn. Today a telegram from As
sistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
positively fOrbidding the use of his
name for the governOrship left the field
to Judges Hayward and Baker, with
the first named far in the lead. The
state central committee met and agreed
to present W. c. Conklin Of Blair for
temporary chairman.
When the delegates assembled, Con-
gresham Mercer of the state central
committee, raped for order and called
for the singing of America" Mr..
Mercer made a felicitOus address and
introduced Chairman Conklin who
spoke briefly Following the appoint
ment Of committees, United States Sen
ator John NJ. Thurston was made per-
manent chairman of the convention by
unanimous vote. Senator ThurstOn's
appearance was the signal for applause
which became tumultuOus as he re-
ferred to the war and the administra-
ton of President Mckinley. Nomina-
lions for governor brought out the
names of Judge NJ. L. Hayward of OtOe
county, and Judge B. S. Baker of Doug
lass. Judge Hayward was nominated
in the first formal ballot and a recess
was taken.
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WADE'S MEN GROWL.
Greatly Disappointed at Not Being
Sent to Porto Rico.

Chickamauga Park, Tenn. Aug. 10
The disappointment among the seven
regiments here which were to have
gone with General Wade to Porto Rico
is keen and the complaints are numer-
Gus. Many of the officers and men have
abandoned all hopes of seeing active
service and the air of expectancy which
has prevailed in all the camps at the
park is now missing. Notwithstanding
vice, work is going on as usual in all
regiments. The men are worked as hard
and the training is as thorough as it
was at first and everything is conduct
ed as though the men were to go into
vigorous warfare in the near future.
Practice marches will probably be be-
gun next week. The men will be march
ed out by brigades, each brigade re-
naming out several weeks. These
beneficial as well as a great diversion
to the men.
The paymasters are prosecuting their
work vigorously today. On account Of
the general review only a few regiments
could be paid yesterday and lost time
is being made up today.
Brigadier General Mckee is still in
charge of the second division, First
army corps. He is the senior brigade
commander in that division, but it is
said that a brigadier general will be
transferred from another division to
take command of this organization.
There are several brigadier generals at
the camp who Outrank General Mckee.
General Breckenridge has appointed
as a commission to report on the gen
eral health of Camp Thomas, Generals
Sanger, Roe and Mattox and Captain
Peabody, of the Eighth Massachusetts.
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Tours in the Rocky Mountains.

The Scenic Line of the World the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. offers
to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts. and to the
ns-continental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains
all through tickets available via either
The direct line to Cripple Creek. the
greatest gold camp on earth. DoubIe
daily train service with through Pull
Denver and San Francisco. The best
line to Utah, Idaho, Montana. oregon
and Washington via the Ogden Gate
way Write S. K. Hooper, G. P &
T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets.
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SHE HAD KIDNEY COMPLAINT
Her Father Died With It-Here
is the Cure She Took.

Mrs. Eliza woodruff, lady living at
1920 Jackson St, this city says;
have never been obliged to use much OF
any medicine, or employ physician
until about a year and a half ago Whe IN
+he small of my back over the kidneys.
shortly thereafter other Cc SYMPTOMS tn19 2a de
veloped which the doctor toId me was
the effect of kidney disease. l was
treated by the doctor and took kidney
cures without getting any relief In
fact the treatment seemed to aggra-
vate rather than allay the trouble
Some time ago I procured a box OF your our
Morrow's Kid-neOids at the store OF the
swift & Holiday Drug Co. took them
according to directions receiving relief relief
in two days. I kept taking them rlght
that I am perfectly cured, all traces Of
the old disease are gone My father
died of kidney disease and feel rea-
sonably assured had he known OF them
in his day. he too would you'd have a. ,,i been
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
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LIT THE GASOLINE.
Lizzie Ridley Uses a Quart to Light
a Fire and is Horribly Burned.

Lizzie Ridley, a colored girl Is years
old who resides with her parents on
Oak street east of the Santa F'e shops,
attempted to light a fire in the kitchen
stove this morning with a quart of gas
OIine and a match.
Her attempt was a success, but with
terrible consequences. The flesh of her
face and her arms as far as the elbows
was horribly burned by the explosion
of the gasoline.
She poured the quart of gasoline over
some kindling and applied the lighted
match The gasoline exploded instant
Iy, and flames shot up into the girls
face and envelOped her arms, igniting
her clothing She ran screaming through
the door and into the yard.
Other members of the household had
the presence of mind to throw a cover
ing about the girl and put out the
flames, in this way probably saving her
life. BY this time, however, the flames
had literally cooked the flesh of her
arms.
Her face was badly burned by the
flash following the explosion, and it is
feared, as her eyes were badly scorch-
ed, that her eyesight is destroyed.
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HIGH GRADE TENNIS.
Such are the Games of the State
Tournament Now Going On.

Tournament Now Going On.
The annual state tournament Of the
Kansas Lawn Tennis association for
the championship in singles and doubles
opened this morning on the courts OF
The Topeka Tennis club at Tenth and
Fillmore streets. There was large
crowd of ladies and gentlemen present
to see the playing. The results of the
preliminaries follow:
Wilder of Topeka defeated X. Iaylof
of Lyons, Ga, Ga.
Ed Carroll of Lawrence defeated d
c. Mohler of Topeka, 81, 81.
J. H. Noble of Topeka defeated Ed
Mcbride of Topeka, 81, 81.
o. v. Vernon of Emporia defeated Mr.
BlackwiIder of Chicago, SO, 81.
S. w Griggs of Lawrence defeateo Il
S. Lawrence of Topeka, "a, Ga.
j. B. Scott of EmpOria defeated IL L.
Dwelle of Emporia, 81, "a
L. c. Bronson of Topeka defeateo r.
T, Eberhardt of Salina, 40, 1910, Ga
One contest in the second round was
rlaved this morning in which r T.
Sheldon of Topeka defeated d. Z. Mac
Vicar, 81, GA. .z
The feature of the mornings play lns
was the contest between l. z; Bronsoh
and F l. Eberhardt, in which twenty
two games were necessary to decide one
set. - No.,
A meeting of the Kansas Lawn Ten
mic association will be held this evening
at $50 O'Clock. at H. , Lawrence ,
studio at Tenth and Topeka avenue
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CHANGE R. 1. TRAINS.
New Time Card Goes Into Effect That
Will Affect Three Trains.

"A new time card will go into effect on
the Rock Island next Sunday. 1t will
affect the time of arrival and departure
of three trains of this city.
After that date the Colorado "fyer"
will leave Kansas City at $50 p. m, in
stead of 7:10 p. m, and arrive in this
city at $50 p. m. instead of $50 p. m.
In order to make connections with
the flyer the train from St. Joseph
viii arrive in Topeka at 1925 p. m. in
stead of 8:45 p. m.
Train No. l. which now leaves this
city at 1:O5 p. m. will after next Sun
day leave here at 1 p. m.
According to the agreement entered
into by the western roads some time in
order to settle the fast train question,
the Rocky Mountain limited, running
between Chicago and Denver via
Omaha will be discontinued the day the
new card goes into effect.
Because of the fact. that many people
want to leave Kansas points for Omaha
on Saturday afternoon, the local trains
between BellevilIe and Omaha, which
are now discontinued on Sunday, will
be run daily This arrangement will
give Kansas people a chance to reach
Omaha early Sunday morning, leaving
there in the evening if they desire.
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Pardoned TODAY.

VIM Hunter, a boy who was sent to
the penitentiary for burglarizing a store
in Olathe three and a half years ago,
was pardOned today by GOvernOrLee
he was sentenced for seven years and
was 16 years old. The two men who
helped Hunter and who received similar
sentences were pardoned by Governor
Morrill, Hunter says in his letter that
MS parents do not know where he is
and that they have not heard from him
for six years
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STRUCK A LANDSLIDE.
A Passenger Train Rolls go Feet
Down an Embankment.

Middlesboro, KY, Aug. 1o-While a
northbound train was coming from
Norton, Va, it struck a landslide near
Pennington Gap and three coaches at
tached rolled down an embankment 80
feet. About 20 passengers were aboard
all of whom were more or less injured.
superintendent J. w. LOgsdOn, of Cum
berland Valley division of the Louisville
&, Nashville roalroad, had a rib broken
and was otherwise badly bruised.
Charles P. Perrin, manager of the
Watts Steel and Iron syndicate, was
badly bruised about the head and w
W. Tinsley of Knox county and little
son were considerably bruised. Mr.
Tinsley's wounds may prove fatal. Sew
eraI women We're also hurt.
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SKAGUAY IN FLAMES
When the FaralIOn Left There
Coming South.

Vancouver, B. G., Aug. 10.-The steamer
FaraIlon has arrived here from Skaguay,
Alaska, with So passengers from Dawson
and a large amount of gold dust and
drafts, estimated all the way from $780, 900
to 81, 100000.
Captain Roberts estimate was S2,250, 600.
A. Parker of St. Paul says the years
output at Dawson will be SlO,OOO,OO0 from
the latest figures.
The purser says that when he left Skag-
uay the town was in flames and that the
fire was fast approaching the dynamite
stores, with no prospect of checking it.
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A Narrow Escana.

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, determin ed
If I could not stay with my friends on
earth would meet my absent ones above.
MY husband advised to get Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds. I gave 1t trial took
in all eight bottles. 1t has cured me, and
thank God I am saved and now a well
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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AGED III YEARS.
Funeral of New York's Oldest Inhab-
liant.

ithaca, N. Y, Aug. 1O.-Mrs. Margaret
Fanon, said to be III years old, was
yesterday buried at Kings Ferry, Cay
uga county. She is survived by nine
children, eighteen grandchildren and a
large number of great grandchildren.
est son rs years of age.
Careful inquiry into the records of
Iusmuth parish, Kings county, Ireland,
of her sons fought in the civil war, one
in the union and the other in the con-
federate army. There was large
gathering of her descendants at ner fu-
neral.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Aug. 10.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today, p 900;
Lights. S. 55d3, 80; mixed, s3.60@3.95; heavy,
$3.55u3.911a: rough. S3.55GI365.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900 Good cattle
strong, others weak Beeves, $4.1505. so;
COWS and heifers, $2.200455: Texas steers,
So. 200430; westerns, $360Q460; stockers
and feeders, IS. 2004 70.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900. Market firm
for sheep; lambs weak to 1Oc lower. Ma
tives, .$3Q4-75; westerns. $3.75q4.40; lambs,
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, L, $50: shipments. 4. 3T6
1854.
SHEEP-Receipts. L. 1896: shipments, e5s
row. 20 900.
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SPAIN BACKS DOWN.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
ming Of the work of the peace commits
sion
As far as can be gathered, our govern
ment is not particularly concerned at
the insistance of the Spanish govern
ment upon the reference of the peace
agreement in its present stage of the
cortes. Our government in dealing with
another recognizes only the executive
branch and holds that wholly RESPONSE
BILE for all of its acts or promises and
it is probable that our government
would not concern itself as to what fur
Their internal steps would be necessary
to satisfy the sticklers for constitution
al observances in Spain.
Immediate and Unconditional.
Washington, Aug 1O.-The plainest
evidence that peace has not yet come
is the admission, practically Official
through executive channels that nego-
tiations are still in progress, added to
the fact that the utmost secrecy was
imposed by the president. That these
negotiations will not continue long IS
practically settled and an early and
satisfactory termination of hosttities
is looked for. Members of the cabinet
believe that by Friday morning at the
latest and probably before then, the
definite peace outcome will be assured
beyond all doubt.
At the White House it was under
stood that Ambassador Cambon was to
transmit to Spain today cablegram
stating that a complete and immediate
accepting of the terms imposed, with
out reservation, would be essential to
effecting peace under the present terms
offered by the United States. In this
connection it has developed just before
the Spanish answer was delivered late
yesterday President Mckinley an
nounced that an extra session of the
senate will be held doubtless in No
Vember.
With the peace situation at a stage
where a. complete agreement is regard
ed as likely at any moment, discussion
has again started as to the convoking
of an extra session of congress, but
President Mckinley within the past "a
hours has said positively that he has
no intention of calling the house to-
gether though of course the senate
will meet in extra session to ratify the
treaty of peace, unless unforeseen and
most improbable delays should occur.
The president added, that preliminary
would take so much time that the SEN
ate would not have to meet until some
time in November.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Aug. TO-
WHEAT--No. l hard, 6s@i0c! No 2, 81
dlOe; No 3, 64G67c: No red, 73c; No; 3,
660fO12c; No. 2 spring, 64d65c; No. 3, $40
cORN-a-LLower. No. 2 mixed, 8Oa81c; No.
white, 31Q3115c: No. 3, Doc.
oOATs-Active, steady. No. 2 white. "A
Q261zc.
RYE-Higher. No. q soc.
1AY-Active. Choice timothy, $7gI7-25;
No. / S565.25.
BUTTER-steady. Separator. 1e1kQ1sc;
EGGs-F1rn. Fresh. Toe.
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New York Money Market.

INV
MONEY-Money on call nOminaly 1MD
~ per cent: prime mercantile paper, $40
AZ per cent; sterling exchange barely
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at $4.85Ad1a for demand and $483$4gD
"a for sixty days; posted rates, $4.S4le "a
AS and $4.S6d4S612; commercial bills,
81. 1914.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 5S1ad591ac;
bar silver. 591sc; Mexican dollars. 1870.
BONDS-GoVernmen bonds strong. New
Is. registered, 1273z; coupon, 127s4; As, Ill.,;
liz: common. IL: PACIFIC IS of ,99. l02lh.
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CENT AMILERATE
Is Proposed for the Toll Lines in
Iowa

Des NIoines, Iowa, Aug. 1O.-One cent
a mile will probably be rate determined
upon for toll line service by a meeting
of mutual companies which is being
held in Des Moines this afternoon. The
agreement will also provide for a min
imum rate of 20 cents within a county.
Tolls heretofore have been on the ba,-
sis of a minimum of 20 cents with 10
cents added for each county passed
through The mileage basis is thought
to be the most feasible plan of adjust
ing and equa1izing tolls. The leading
mutual companies are represented.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham Commlssi
Co. 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan

Furnished by the Wlckham OoInILlIssIOu
Co. 1l2 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan
Liverpool: Wheat 11ad higher, corn sd
higher.
sas City. Y, 600; Omaha. $500.
Receipts Of cattle: Chicago, 14,O00; Kan
sas City, 5000: Omaha, 200.
Chicago receipts of grain today: Wheat,
Up cars: corn. 304 cars; oats, 207 cars
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapolis 81 cars, Duluth car, total IS cars:
last year, Minneapolis SO cars, Duluth 135
cars. total 231 cars.
Kansas City: Receipts of wheat, 191
cars; last year, 1I3 cars.
ity, fair tonight and Thursday. slightly
cooler tonight. For Kansas, fair tonight
and Thursday.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row. Wheat, 135 cars: corn, 465 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, 28.OO0 head.
New York: Sales to noon, 217,S75 share
of stock
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Bncklen,s ArnicasaIve.

The best saIve IN the world for cuts
bruises. sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores letter chapped hands, chilbiains,
corns and all. skin eruptions, and positive
II cures piles. or pay required. It is
Guaranteed to give perfect satisfac ton or
money refunded Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Swift & Holiday.
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Indianapolis and Return $16o5 Via
Santa Fe Route.

Knights Of Pythias encampment Aug
ust 22-29 and August 3O-September 10,
1898. Round trip tickets on sale Aug
ust 10, 20 and d, limited September 10,
1898. For further information apply to
ticket agents at depot. Phone $50; or
North Topeka phone 1854
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One More Nice Day.

Weather Observer Jennings promises
fair weather for tonight and Thursday
with but little change in the tempera-
ture. Today a good breeze is blowing
from the north At noon the tempera-
ture was 81 degrees, at 1 o'clock IS de-
grees, and at 2 o'clock SO degrees.