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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
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
trans continental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains
all through tickets availab via either
The direct line to Cripple Creek, the
greatest gold camp on earth. Double
daily train service with through Pull
man sleepers and tourists cars between
Denver and San Francisco. The best
line to Utah, Idaho, Montana, oregon
and Washington via the ogden Gate
way" Write S. x Hooper. G. p &
T. A. Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
INDIAN CENSUS.
The Last to Be Taken Before the Al
lotment of Lands

st. Louis, Mo, Aug. "A special to
the Post-Dispatch from Ardmore, I. T,
says:
The Dawes commission arrived today
and began taking a census of the In
dams. This is the last roll of the In
dams preparatory to an allotment of
their lands.
The Cherokee council convenes at
Tahlequah, I T., today to act on the
Curtis bill. It is likely that the Indians
will pass a bill allOtting the land in
severalty such as Chief Mayes favors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
AGE CANNOT HALT HIM.
Veteran of Three Wars Walking From
Marinette to Cincinnati.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. flames A.
Rape of Marinette, veteran of the
Mexican, Seminole and civil wars, who
is making the journey on foot from
Marinette to Cincinnati, to attend the
national Grand Army encampment,
passed through the city today. He left
Marinette Tuesday morning and has
been travelling at the rate of % miles
a day. He need make only IA miles
day to complete the trip in time.
He complained of being tired, but is
confident he viii succeed. He will be
So years old in October and once walked
from Bunalo to Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Larned Girl Badly Burned.

Larned, Kan, Aug. 2.-The residence
occupied by Ira Monger, the keystone
miller, was burned early this morning
and Mr.. MOnger's daughter Jessie had
a narrow escape from death. The fire
originated from a gasoline stove which
had been leaking gas during the night
and which, when the young lady struck
a match to light the fire, ignited and
filed the room with flames, which
quickly spread through the entire build
ing Miss Monger escaped from the
house, but was badly burned about the
face and head, hands and arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Santa Fe Depot at salina Entered and
Robbed.

salina, Aug. 2.-Last night between
the hours of 11:3O and 1890 o'clock
burglars entered the Santa Fe depot
an the north part of the city and blew
omen the iron safe. They secured about
500 in money and a gold watch belong
ing to T. r. Mckee, the operator. The
exact amount of money that was in the
safe is not known, as the books nave
not yet been checked up.
The burglars entered by prying open
the north door of the depot and it is
supposed used nftro-glycerine in blow
ing open the safe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Hiawatha DeadIock Broken.

Hiawatha, Aug. Wv. I. Stuart Of
Troy was nominated by the Republi-
cans for judge of the Twenty second
noon. This was the third time the con-
vention assembled, and the ballot nom
mating Stuart was in number 3,S01- Cy
Leland was a delegate to the conVen-
ton and is said to have engineered the
nomination of Stuart, although he
promised his support to Buckles of
Brown county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Prof. RothwelI RESIGNS.

Liberty, Mo, Aug. 2.-PrOf Y. P.
Rothwen. who has had charge of the de-
partment of physical culture in the
William Jewell college for five years
today rendered his resignation to the
board of trustees and it was accepted.
Prof. RothwelI will leave shortly for
Columbia, Mo, having been recently
appointed professor of physical culture
and director of the gymnasium Of the
state university of Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Earl of Mansfield Dead.

London, Aug. 2-William David Muir
ray, fourth earl of Mansfield, is dead.
He was born in 1906, has been a lord of
the treasury and a lord high commits
sioner of the church of Scotland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
$1,000 in JeweIrv Stolen.

Newton, Kan, Aug. "A grip be
longing to J. B. Patterson, representing
the Niagara Ring company of Chicago.
was stolen this morning from the table
of the Clark hotel of this city. The grip
contained rings which presented 81, O00
and were $50 in number. Patterson had
placed the grip on the table and gone
away. When he returned it was gone.
The most diligent search has failed to
reveal its Wherea bouts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
California Raisin Pool

Fresno Cal, Aug. 2-President Kear-
ney of the California Raisin Growers as
ISOLATION announces the plan to pool the
raisin products in this state. He stated
that 50 per cent of the crop in Fresno. Tu-
lare and Kings counties has been signed
and that over 50 per cent of Kern county
has been thrown into the pool. Agents
are now at work in southern and northern
California and with the contracts they
secure the association will control 80 per
cent of the output
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
June 1st to October. 31st the Grand

June LIST to October 31st the Grand
est Exposition
Except Worlds Fair) ever planned in
the United States. Located within
cheap and quick access OF the entire
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at
your own doors. Through tickets be-
yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced
excursion rates to Omaha Take the
Burlington Route the old and firmly es-
tablished line to and through Omaha in
any direction.
L. W. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager.
ST. Louis. Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Bucklen's ArnicasaIve.

The best saIve in the world for cuts
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapDed hands, chilblains
ly cures piles. or no pay required 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price . cents per box
For sale by Swift & Holiday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Summer Tourist Tickets

to Colorado and return for s24OO, on
sale daily TO September Is. by Santa
Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
THE ROCK ISLAND FLYER

Is the Best Train for Kansas City.
Leaves Topeka 7:3O, arrive at Kansas
City 9:15 a m, returning, leaves Kan
sas City 1910 arriving at Topeka $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02

We viii do your laundry work on
short order withOutout extra charge.
Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02

c. B. Lyon, D. D. s.. 511 Kan. Ave
Modern dental work; reasonable prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
Omaha Exnosition

Fast train leaving Topeka 4:55 a. m.
via Santa Fe Route. arrives in Omaha
at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02

Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip
ped with electric fans.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
legislature

Legislature
County attorney CLARK ticket .... lVo
County clerk (Clark ticket) ........ lOs
Sheriff (Clark ticket &C.. .......... loo
Precinct No. s is he one where.
as the count was progressing. masked
men killed John DAILY. Campbell n
the other democratic candidates car
ried his precinct Is to l., and, as
usual. Campbell polled the full DEM
ocratic strength. The other sides rec
ord is:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
WITH MINE FIRES BUTTE
NEVER WAS HTsUM THIS

topmost round. There he died, after
climbing more than a quarter of a
mile, within a few feet of sunlight and
pure air.
saved by an Air Pipe.
IL was impossible to descend into the
mine and after II became evident that
all who We're alive had escaped, the
shafts were sealed. Five days later
the fire was out and the mine was
searched for corpses. There were 80
of them. ranging in age from drill boys
OF 15 to graybeards of GO.
The Tamarack mine has had several
bad fires costing q number of lives. One
of the most sensational cases was in
February. 1896. when four miners were
imprisoned in No. 3 shaft. at a depth of
nearly 1000 feet. The shaft was not
sealed. but being vertical was deluged
with water and the flames put out in
two days. Two miners were found dead,
suffocated in a drift. W others were
alive. having tapped the air pipe which
supplied air TO the power drills. The
pure air, squirting from an inch pipe
under a pressure OF 20 pounds. fought
back the foul gases and smoke. but one
Of the miners died a week later Of pneu-
monia. caused by the inhalation OF the
intensely cold compressed air. The
other. who was his son. stood the or
deal safely md Is still employed in the
iil Nhtif TIE itdhN WI ait FitN'ttt
of mind stood him in such good stead.
A fire in the Central mine. Keweenaw
county. one year ago. narrowly missed
causing the loss of several lives. John
Stanton. president OF the Central com
pany. who Is also president of the At
lantic. was underground when the fire
broke out. with a friend. William A.
Paine OF Boston. IL was MIR. Paine's
first trip underground. and despite
President S~tanton's assurances of per-
feet safety. Paine proposed a Joking
w that Stanton insure his life. This was
done. largely in n spirit OF banter, Paine
paying 81 for an insurance Of $40. 600 for
the trip. The Stanton estate had n very
narrow call for the amount of the in
surance.
At n recent fire I'm the Tamarack a
miner saved his life by jumping into n
shaft $500 feet In depth and catching
the wire cable carrying the cage. He
slid down the cable 100 feet. landing on
top OF the cage. and saved his life at
the expense Of a pair Of badly blistered
hands. burned from the friction OF the
cable. III. G.. :.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

corner OF the Butte hotel writing room
and listened TO the reading. IT wasn't
saying anything about the police"
meekiy remarked the critic OF the Butte
telephone service.
mo. you were not rejoined the man
wro looks so much like George IRWIN. but
from what part Of the conversation I hap
pened to catch you were drawing conclu-
sions. not exactly odious TO Butte. but
not complimentary. Now. LET us rave that
Daily Mail and IN read some more to
these gentlemen. to prove. as I said. that
London isn't the only central on the sys-
tenn" and. taking a hand at the reading.
the man whose resemblance TO Butte's
postmaster became more and more appar-
emit. continued the Daily Mails article in
subsequent paragraphs. which say:
What applies TO the police in regard to
the telephone service applies with equal
force to the Metropolitan fire brigade.
True. the telephone Is found 20 he I'm all
the fire stations. but. according to the as
sertion OF this telephone c~ompany's official.
every call To a fire sent over the telephone
has. under the existing arrangements. to
go first to headquarters. and then to be
re-transmitted TO the station In the partic-
ular district In which the fire has broken
out.
There must be n certain amount of de-
lay under such circumstances which
cost. For instance. say n fire broke out
in the neighborhood of Fleet street. The
alarm Is given on the telephone. The line
Is cleared at once. but the call has first to
20 to the Holborn exchange. then to what
we call the Hop exchange. and from
thence to headquarters. Then the mes
| sage to the nearest fire station has to
come back via the Hop exchange; and so
IL is with other cases when the fire is
some distance away.
what was suggested 10 the fire bril-
gade committee was that each OF the
principal fire stations should be so con-
| nected that the one nearest the fire would
first receive the alarm. Then there could
be no delay whatever. But at the time the
plan was not adopted-the cost. about
clo a year for each station. being the fac
tor that stood in the way"
After the reading of this extract from
the London Daily Mail. the conversation.
somehow. Jagged. All hat was needed to
complete the incident was a telephone
| call for the Butte fire department, but,
truth to tell. that wasn't rung in. and the
group OF London newspaper readers. when
| last seen, was moving. as the London
boosters guests. toward the hotel eleva-
| tor and into the room which you have to
| cross. and where some people linger. on
| the way from the writing room to the
, hotel cafes side entrance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
CLARK MAN AGAINST IT
Those Who Supported the Butte Mongrel
Ticket at the Recent Election Voted
Against Campbell and Pemberton Right
to the Finish.

The official count in Silver Bow coun-
ty has advanced far enough to pro-
duce the proofs, by precincts, that IT
the recent election Campbell had TO
rely entirely on the support Of the
regular democrats. Campbell received
hardly a vote from the supporters Of
the Clark ticket, and IL Is also true
that the Clark faction. almost to a
man. voted for Brantly.
Apply the returns SO as to make a
showing that will be fair and that will
amount to a demonstration. Take, for
instance. those from precincts n to
nine. inclusive, and compare the COM
bined Marshall-C Campbell vote with the
average vote for the combined Clark
Mantle legislative ticket, and with the
Clark candidates for county attorney.
county clerk and sheriff. Precinct No.
l is a CLARK precinct" II was car
ried for the Clark ticket. 1t is a pre-
cinct where. If anywhere. the Clark
forces would have been able to 40
missionary work for Campbell. The
returns show:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
BEAT LONDON OUT
Il Wasn't Much, But It All Went to Prove That Eleva-
ton Isn't the Only Thing That the Metropolis of the
Rocky Mountain Region Has to Drag About.

wasn't another manifestation OF prov
idence. IL was at least a remarkably pat
coincidence. As the closing words of
the London-liker were uttered. In
walked a t~ime-honored Butte patriot.
in appearance very much after the
order OF Postmaster Irwin. as to con-
tour and height and style of hat.
"oh. I don't know about that" chin
ed in this newcomer. II don't know so
very much about that London. my
boy, isn't the only metropolis on the
greensward." and as the words were
uttered. the speaker cached toward his
pocket. but IL wasn't his hip pocket he
was after. These words were spoken.
not ~defantly, but with all the confi
dence Of a man who was loaded for the
occasion. and the man who reminds
you of Postmaster Irwin. as luck would
have II, drew from his coat sid pocket
a copy of the London Daily Mail for
Wednesday. Nov 2.
That edition OF the Daily Mail hap
pened to include in its editorial col
umns an interesting talk about POST
ou1Ct fNtu IdDt III IptluOu. lhf fsutt'
man flashed this newspaper IN the din
ner-party mining expert. not. however.
to call his attention to the red-tape talk
about the other-side postal service. but
to ask him to read aloud an item on the
third page of the Daily Mail. which
started of with these words:
The city police have absolutely no
connection with the telephone at all:
and for police purposes the metropoli-
tan force is. practically in the same
condition. The numerous police sta
tions in the city and throughout the
metropolitan area are without the tele-
phone. The company has don its best
to induce the authorities to have the
service. but for reasons best known to
themselves the said authorities have
declined to utilize the privilege. Con-
sequently. IL is impossible TO ring up
Old Jewry. and to telephone To Scot
land-yard woul simply mean being put
on to the surveyors department. and
not the CID"
Half a dozen men gathered in the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Storming away at a great rate. be-
cause he had to come all h way from
1Seaderville. early this afternoon. in
order to orange the little matter OF a
dinner at the Butte cafe. for a couple
OF friends who are Butte visitors. a
gentleman well known in western as
well as IN london mining circles. UNI
dertook to give Butte the worst of IL
because of Its alleged lack of modern
municipal facilities"
But" sale a loyal Butte man. III
you read the newspapers you ought to
know tina the local telephone service
came into collision with an act Of
providence. only a couple OF days ago..
and, Just naturally. the telephone ser
vice got the worst OF It,"
Hang the act of providence" irrev-
erently exclaimed the man temporarily
from MeaderviIle who. by the a likes
pretty well to talk about how they do
taings in London Exploration company
circles and who can tell you the Lon
don-club alk about English-capital in
vestments. all the way from Cripple
Creek to Dawson-'hang the act OF
providence. j say. It's bad enough TO
pay Butte prices for lunches n din
ners. You just ought to see the diff
ference in the service and the spread
IN London, for h same money. as
compared with Butte-let alone having
to ride two miles on a street car TO
give your order. I did read the news
papers and I saw the account about
the injury to the telephone service. and.
according TO the newspapers. IL wasn't
an act OF providence. either. In n
other city they'd lay repaired the
damage in eight hours. You have
been days about 1t. It's wonderful how
you Butte folks. who pay top prices
for everything. will let yourselves be
trined with. You are way behind on
telephone service. anyhow"
II what followed the closing sentences
in this conversation-which vas loud
enough for several bystanders to hear
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
sHaewo MAS. HeNoRicKs.
The Vice Presidents widow Needs No
Male Business Adviscr.

~
For a great portion of his married
life the late Nice-President Thomas A.
Hendricks was so immersed I'm politics
and Internationally the former. that
he business interests of the whole
family were left largely in the hands
OF his devoted and energetic wife. Their
only child died I'm the early years OF
their married life. and Mrs. Hendricks
sought forgetfulness OF bereavement I'm
looking after the accumulation OF a
fortune. The result is that she is gem
orally acknowledged TO he the best
business woman in Indiana" She made
shrewd investments and she also gave
hr husband valuable advice in his po-
litical affairs. Since his death. in 1855.
Mrs. Hendricks has kept up her inter-
est I'm money-getting and her invest
ments have brought her handsome re-
turns. She lives in the Did Hendricks
mansion, opposite the state house. n
from her window she can lcok apo
the big bronze statute OF her distin-
guished husband. which stands in the
capitol grounds. She does not consider
~ a faithful representation OF the dead
vice president. and Il haunts her day
by day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
A sure Sign of Group.

H~oarseness in a child that Is subject
TO Group is a sure Indication of the APP
proach Of the disease. II Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse. or even after the
croupy cough has appeared, it will pre-
VEN the attack. Many mothers who
have croupy children always keep this
remedy at han and find that IL saves
them. much trouble n worry. II can
always be depended on and is pleasant
to take. For sale by druggists>
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Precinct No. 3 was almost a stand
of. Here Campbell ran exactly with
the rest of the democrats. The o
ing for the combine is:
PRECINCT TX.
Marshall and Hogan .... .......... 2O1
Legislature
Clark go. 80. .... .......... lNo
Mantle 80. .... 49,. .......... l-Io.
County attorney (Clark ticket .... ls6
County clerk CLARK ticket ........ lt5
She,ie fCIarls ticket) ....... 1873
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

The vote for Campbell is 5.sSs; IL you
strike the average for the other seven
candidates named you will find their
average vote to have been 5.sss.
on the other hand the entire Clark
strength went TO Brartly. in spite of
the loud but dishonest professions OF
the Miner of interest in behalfo of Penn
bertOn. The proofs OF this present
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

So it runs right through the Official
count of the precincts. Particular pre-
cincts where the Clark strength was
most felt might be be cited as w
a more distinct Clark movemeL-
against Campbell and Pemberton. but
his a taken the first
nine precincts. just as they run.
The shows that all the
support Compbell received he got from
those who voted the democratic ticket.
Directly after election the Standard
printed the returns. They are not the
official count. but their total is very
close indeed to what. as the progress
of the count shows. the final result
will be. on the original figures. in Silver
Bow county Campbell received 5,sSS
votes. Put his figures in column with
those showing the vote cast for. say.
the first four democratic candidates on
the legislative ticket and with the DEM
ocratic candidates for state senator.
for sheriff. for county attorney. for
county clerk-that list is representative
OF the entire ticket. You get the fol-
lowing:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

themselves in every new return from
those who are making the official
count. For instance, aside from the
ten precinct returns just summed up.
take those that were printed yesterday
morning, under the final official count.
In precinct No Is, Brantly's vote was
121. For the Clark legislative ticket
the count is:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

And so TO the end of the chapter,
Pemberton ran ahead of his ticket. If
you care to go into II you will find this
gain measured accurately by the
votes he received from ~populists ana
silver republicans. several prominent
ones of whom. as every Butte man re-
members, were out earnestly for Pens
berton.
Do you ask how about the silver-re-
publican portion in the Marshall-Ho-
gar returns? The average vote for
member of the legislature on the Man.
tie ticket was s12. There are As pre-
cincts in Silver Bow county. Thus the
Mantle. or silver-republican, vote was
an average of a little less than is to a
precinct. Up to the hour of this writ
ing the official count has reported IL
precincts. In these IA the total vote
for Marshall and Hogan. combined. is
1914, allow the silver-republican an av-
erage of is votes in each of these IA pre-
cincts-you have 22i silver-republican
votes. Deduct these PA votes from
! the Marshall-Hogan total for these IL
precincts-you have 1880 votes, these be-
ing the Clark share In the Marshail-Ho-
gan vote for the II precincts. In these
same precincts the Brantly vote is ISL!
only 10 votes difference In a poll of
nearly 1900. The Clark vote was there
fore and most emphatically a one-cross
ticket. 1t gave all its strength to
Brantly and all its strength to Mar
shall. What Campbell got was exclus-
lively the straight democratic vote.
What Pemberton got was the straight
democratic ticket plus an average OF
just about ls silver-republican votes in
each precinct.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

In precinct No. , the democratic
ticket had a comfortable majority. In
this precinct Campbell "A precisely
with the democratic candidates for
the legislature. In the precinct, as in
No. ? the Clark workers let Camp
bell get a little the worst Of 1t. The
showing is: