davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The representative., 1899-08-03
READ!!!
READl
READ!l

READl READl! READl!!
Bond Bond and industrial Slavery By zas =
Money isad By Norton e'y 10
Government Cover % ownership Of Railroads By H. l. Loucks
Story Of the Buttons By Prot chitenden IS
Peril Of the RepuDc Rep bic By Clark Irwin 10
se;enti6e Money By James Taylor Rogers 10
Breakers Ahead By Edward Irving 10
Rsshss Riu History By
Condition q the American Farmer The By H. F. 10
btsr; Rssrfnds% fss;.ne Pnpf Rx By sdJso 5ddy 10
Imperialism Rise and Progress By E v Emery
American Peoples Money By Ignau Donney
Brice Financial Catechism By Brice
Bondhode By S King ........,..... rs
oon eoo financial Se ssh6o 'saa'qi By Snf{ Harvey
eea Fsss By I sh" 6y e9 fdu Irving
The tn; Gignte Conspiracy By J. W. scf'ckers Is
An Indiana Man. By Leroy Armstrong rs
Little n1 tiass Sstesnan Man, BY h Armstrong g ag,
One Way Cooperative Commonwealth By W. H. Mueller
The r. Railroad D Question By Isffabee 80
Railways Of Europe and America By Mrs Marion Todd...
AZ. Tale Of TyoNsons %,5 ms, J By H Ii Harysy T ,;; 2;
Ms'sS SaS s' Hrs Wfo We p3sgs as 'f$y By WHEY S murray
Veal! Wealth Against cSmmonweslh ON, By H D Lloyd 70
The Bankers Dream. By Thomas H. Proctor
The People vs. The Gold Bugs By Hon A. D Warner z
Address Representative 632 Boston Block Minneapolis Mimi
CLUB OFFER.
sknow valu Of papers n
The educational the
largely the widest distribution leading reform the
Money brass bands torehgh and free railroad
excursions bring temporary gains .. a.
Money for reform into the homes .he
does reform work that is permanent.
We address, addresses, desired,
Representative, either of the named
the cash price opposite the Of each.
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY Milton Park ............
TIE MISSOURI WoRLD paul J. Dixo) 1o5
WESTERN WORLD (Abe Stenberger)
THE PEOPLES MESSENGER Frank BukD ............ lis
REPUBLIC (Jo A. Parker). LOS
THE REFERENDUM N H. Motsinge
ANOTHER OFFER.
We will send The Representative and The American Wharon Bar
the following named the
atedoppose the of each respectively owit
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY Milton Park ...........sc
THE BUTLER FREE PRESS (W Atkeson) ...........
THE WESTERN WORLD (Abe Stenberge)
THE PEOPLES MESSENGER Crank Bukt) 2s:
THE FREE REPUBLIC Co. A. Parke I85
THE REFERENDUM on H MongeD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The representative., 1899-08-03

Minneapolis, Sept. /, 1897.
See ad. in another column.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
1T WAS A NEW HORSE.
Kansas City Poolroom Owners Did
Not Know Jake Stern.

Kansas City, March 6.-Poolrooms are
usually gold mines for their proprietors,
but not always. Once in a great while,
a very great while, the players get a
turn and make the poolroom men ex-
ceedingly wary.
Saturday was one of those rare days.
Both the local establishments lost in
the thousands. 1t was all due to a. new
horse at New Orleans. Jake Stern was
the name. He was entered for the Sec
ond race. He had been out but
once before and the gamblers had no
idea what was in him. And somehow
or other few players did. An able
bodied tip got around and, stranger
than fiction, 1t proved all right. 1t re-
turned a profit like faro bank.
Both the local gambling establish
ments-Carey's in Kansas City, Kan,
and Argo & Huffman's in Rosedale-
laid long odds against the horse. Not
so very long at Carey's, for Carey is
thrifty by nature. The odds were to
1 against Jake Stern at the track. Carey
sliced them, according to his system, to
to l. 1t saved him a Jackpot of money.
At Argos place in RosedaIe, on the
other hand, the track odds were
whooped to 10 to 1.
Early in the day two strangers from
Chicago turned up at Carey's place.
They We're apparently under the inf1u-
ence of the juice that cheers and inc
briates-and they wanted to bet. So
carelessly, too, on f'any old horse" but
it was soon noticed that amy old horse
meant Jake Stern, and Carey straight
way grew leary and marked down the
odds.
over at Argos there was a similar
comedy play. Only Argo couldn't be
bluffed. He kept his odds stiffiy at 10
to 1, and the strangers took him up to
the tune Of $3.50. Argo was making 4 to
1 offers against the horse getting a
place-that is, running either first or
secondhand to 1 against him showing
that is, getting in first, second or
third. The strangers played the bets
down the line.
It was only a four-and-a-h half furlong
race. 1t was over before it was we'll
started. And Jake Stern won handily in
:5712; very fair travelling.
The Chicago strangers cleared up
something more than $4,000 at Argos.
about 1000 at Carey's, and quickly left
for home.
Maj. Timmons of the stock yards also
hit Carey for about 81 900. And so did a
number of other lucky ones for smaller
sums. 1t was an awful day from the
pOolroom point of view.
And Kansas City's poo1rooms did not
suffer alone Reports from other cities
show that there were far heavier bumps
in many places. There seems to have
been a regular conspiracy, a. put-up job,
to do the gamblers. And they were
neatly done.
The horse Jake Stern was evidently
known by a few to be a rare good one.
And they kept the fact quiet and by
means of agents in the different cities
and judicious betting they made kill
ing
1t was a bonanza for the men on the
inside. But as was said at the outset,
such snaps only turn up about once or
twice in a memory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
HIT BY A BURGLAR.
Miss Rae Chesney Knocked Down and
$50 in Bills Stolen.

A burglar at the home of Judge A. F.
Chesney, 1921 Kansas avenue last Fri
day night knocked Miss Rae Chesney
unconscious with a piece of broom
stick and escaped with $50 in bills by
jumping out of the second story win
dow of the house. So far, the police
have no clue to the burglars identity.
Two boys who have been living in that
vicinity and who left town that night,
Paul Shirk and A. E. Bigley, were ar
rested at Emporia and brought back
to this city suspects. No evidence
could be found against them, and the
charge Of burglary was dismissed.
The burglary was committed about s
o'clock. At that time Miss Rae Ches-
ney left the other members of the fam
lily in the parlor and went upstairs to
retire. AS she stepped into her room
and lit a match she was struck on the
back of the head and fell unconscious to
the floor. The noise attracted the at
tention of the other members of the
family, and when they reached the
room she was still unconscious and the
open window told how her assailant had
made his escape. A pocketbook contain
ing $50 in bills, belonging to Mrs. Maud
Caps, the married daughter, had been
emptied. Miss CheSney's watch and
other articles Of jewelry were found
tied in red handkerchief on the floor
the burglar having dropped them.
Miss CheSney was not seriously in
| jured by the blow and recovered con-
seriousness in a few minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
DIEDRlCHS GOES.
German Admiral Let Out by
the Emperor For His
Actions at Manila.

Berlin, March "a high official of the
German navy department has informed
the correspondent of the Associated
Press here that the appointment of
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of
Emperor William, to the command of
the East Asiatic squadron had been
considered for months past and was
finally decided on as being the most
available, the emperor desiring to show
the American people that he is thor
oughly friendly to them, knowing that
Prince Henry is popular in the United
States.
When the official referred to was ask
ed whether the appointment was equiv
alent to the disgrace of Admiral Won
Diedrichs, he said:
mot exactly. If Admiral Won Died
richs had shown more tact last summer
before Manila, it would undeniably have
been productive of good results all
around. Our government unfortunately
currences before Manila, none of which
were really important; but they showed
grave want of tact upon Admiral Won
Diedrichs' part. The main trouble was
that Admiral Won DiedrichS was in
sufficiently informed regarding interna-
tional naval usages in such delicate
situation. Consequently he continued
naval movements, drill and searchIight
practice as if elsewhere than in a block
AIDED port, thus arousing distrust upon
the part of the Americans -
The above is important, as being the
first German official admission that
there had been trouble between the
Germans and Americans in Manila bay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
YON YONSON IN TOWN.
Sherman Rowles Appears as the Eng
lish Tourist

Gus Heege's Swedish dialect creation,
lyon Yonson,'' with Mr.. Ben Hendricks
In the title role. was given two perform
ances at the Crawford theater Saturday.
Mr.. Hendricks has. of course, the oppor-
turutes of the play, and he makes the
most of them He looks the Swede and
acts the Swede the small character bits
he throws into the part from time to time
giving 1T a true Scandinavian coloring.
His dialect Is for the most part excellent.
and only when he is made to don a dress
suit IN the last act is the realism of the
characterization injured. This however,
is necessary to a live happy ever after
ward ending.
The company supporting Mr.. Hendricks
includes Sherman RowleS, formerly of To-
poke, in the part of English tourist.
MI RoWleS part isn't a very large one,
but he works it out faithfully, and while
he hasn't mastered the English dialect as
wei as Mr.. Hendricks has the Swedish.
Tor one reason because he hasn't had the
practice, his frequent don't We knows
are reasonably satisfactory. Mr.. Rowies
has also a part in the Lumbermen's Quar-
tette. comedy four that entertains the
audience in the second act. Another for
ner Topekan, o. M. Scott. is also mem
Der of the quartette.
Annie Mack Burlein is responsible for
a clever Irish character, Miss Jennie Morris
shows a strong voice in her speciality with
Willie Grow in Hoyt's "A Trip to Chi
natown, proves that she can still look
attractive in male attire. Other members
OF the company show only commonplace
ability
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
WILL JUNKETING.
Miles Court of Inquiry Adjourns the
Hearing at Washington.

Washington, March 6.-The war de-
partment court of inquiry held a very
brief session today, the last before their
start for the west, where they will in
spect the packing plants of Chicago,
Omaha and Kansas City. There was
but one witness examined, Lieut.. Fred
erick l.. Munson, Ninth infantry. He
said that during his services in Cuba
up to the surrender of Santiago his COM
mand had as a meat component of the
ration, bacon and canned roast beef In
the proportion of about ten days of the
former to fifteen days of the latter.
Until the surrender he received no
complaints of the canned roast beef but
after the surrender his commissary
sergeant reported to him that something
was making the men very sick. They
did not know what it was, but thought
it was something they had eaten. At
ter eliminating every other factor that
they could think of they concluded it
must be the canned roast beef. He or
dered the cooks to try fixing up the
meat In stews with hard tack and toma-
toes, but it seemed to make no differ
ence. The men continued sick. TIL men
then discontinued the use of the beef.
On the voyage home they still had
canned roast beef but the men did not
eat it. He tried to turn it into the COM
miSSary at MOntauk, but the commits
sary would not receive it.
did you make any report on this ?"
asked Col. Davis.
mo, SIR
Ibid it not occur to you that it was
your OuIy TO your command, TO report
this state of things?' continued Col.
Davis rather severely.
CAS- it appears to me now" said the
witness very frankly, sit may have been
negligent, but at the time the complaint
was so general and there being abso-
luteIy no chance of lettering the situa-
ton, did not make any formal report
on it,
OF the refrigerator beef, witness said
the principal objection to it was that
it spoiled before the men received it.
He was obliged to condemn his whole
consignment of refrigerator beef three
times.
The health of the men remained good
till about two weeks before leaving
when the command broke down all in a
bunch. His command was the head
quarters provost guard, made up of old
and picked men. They were not the
sort to complain of anything till they
had reached the very limit of endur-
ance. Their sickness was almost en-
tirely bowel and stomach trouble.
This wound up the taking of testi-
mony in Washington and the court ad-
journed to meet in Chicago on Thurs
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
couldn't HELP 1T"
Gilbert Tells Why He Murdered
His Wife and Children.

Kansas City, March e.-A special to the
Star from Emporia, Kan, says:
John Gilbert, in his cell in the county
Jail today, confessed to brutally murder
ing his wife and four small children near
Enterprise, Kan, on last Tuesday. Gill
bert, for whom a reward had been offered,
was arrested here yesterday. He feigned
not to know of the crime and today at
pressed by Sheriff O'Connor, Gilbert con-
fessed the crime, going into details.
Gilbert said he was badly in debt and
had been trying to leave Enterprise for a
long time. He could not take his family,
he said, and offered his wife divorce.
'She kept nagging me about the chill
dren," said Gilbert, land throwing them
up to me- l told my wife if she would
give me ten dollars Id leave and never
bother her any more. During the night
l got up and went out into the yard Com
ing back 1 picked up the hammer and hit
the baby in the head. My wife out
into the road and was going over to the
neighbors. 1 ran after and caught her.
She said she'd come back if I'd behave,
and I thought I would then. But when
we got in, why, the baby. was thrashing
about on the bed and when I it I
could not hold myself, but hit my wife on
the head and pounded her until she
couldn't move, and then took the chill
dren.'
When asked why he did it, Gilbert said
Il don't know; it seemed just like 1
couldn't help it :, after seeing the baby
there on the bed -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
Powder Magazine Near Toulon,
France, EXpIodes
Killing Every Soldier ON Duty
i'm the Building.
CORPSES TAKEN OUT
Number Forty, and Injured
Estimated at 100.
Country Swept Bare For Two
Miles Around.

Toulon, March 6-The naval powder
magazine of La Goubran, between La
Seyne and Toulon, in the department
of Var, southern France, exploded at
2:30 o'clock this morning. All of the
soldiers on duty at the magazine were
killed, and a number of the inhabitants
of the surrounding district, the build
ings in which were RACED, also fell vic
Tins.
Forty corpses have already been re-
covered.
Fifty thousand kilogrammes, 10000
pounds, of black powder exploded. 1t
looks as though volcanic eruption had
occurred the country being swept al
most bare within a radius of two miles.
houses destroyed, trees overturned and
distorted, fields devastated and covered
with stones and impalpable black dust.
Some of the stones are enormous. One
weighing fifty kilogrammes fell in the
suburb of Pone de Las. Signs of the
explosion are evident in all the suburbs
of TouIon and in the city itself. Even
at St. Jean de Var, five miles distant,
windows were shattered and doors bat
tered in.
Later reports show that of the seven
sentries -four were killed outright and
the other severely injured, the corporal
being literally scalped, the scalp over
hanging his face like a veil
A large number of soldiers are now
employed in clearing away the debris,
but the work is very difficult.
1t is impossible to ascertain accurate
ly the number killed, but it is believed
that no fewer than 100 were injured.
Although it was a clear night, the
explosion was so terrific as to produce
a slight rainfall.
Fortunately the neighboring maya
zines escaped. 1t is believed that the
explosion originated in chemical de-
composition in smokeless powder. There
is no suggestion of foul play.
Today the whole city is in mourning,
flags are at half mast, the theaters are
draped and casinos closed.
Both the government and municipal
authorities are forwarding relief funds
M Lockroy, minister of marine, has
teIegraphed 10000 francs toward the
maintenance of the families of the vic
Tins, and a public subscription has
been opened here.
CORPSES NUMBER so.
Toulon, March 6.-About so corpses
have now been recovered from the scene
of the explosion of the powder maya
zine yesterday morning between La
Seine and TOulOn. The remains of sew
eraI other victims are still buried in the
debris.
A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.
London, March "a special dispatch
from Paris says it is rumored that one
of the soldiers who persisted in the eX-
p1oSion of the powder magazine yester-
day morning near Toulon, had for a
long time past been the victim of sys-
tematic persecution upon the part of a
corporation and he vowed to be aveng
pected of having blown up the maya
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

WHEAT-Large Worlds shipments last
week, the big increase on passage and the
liberal receipts in the northwest today
started wheat weak. May opened 14c lower
al 72asc, touched 72A-ssc, then rose labof1-
ously to 723sQ12c on scattered covering.
The decided bearishness of the news; how
ever, and the seemingly unfavorable sit
uation from a bull standpoint led to a
good deal of liquidation and the price OF
May wheat was easily forced down to
re. Worlds shipments during the week
amounted to 9,715000 bushels, 100000 BUSH
els more than the actual requirements of
the importing countries. The sta tement
of wheat on passage shows an INCREASE
for the week of 4, S04, 600 bushels. North
western receipts were large, Minneapolis
cars last year Chicago got 10s cars, of
which % graded contract.
CORN-Lower cables and the decline in
wheat weakened corn. Commission houses
were moderate sellers early, but the Of
ferings were easily absorbed and slight
reaction set in. Receipts were light. 4S5
cars. May opened 18c down at 36isqAc,
declined to 36c, then firmed up to 3614c.
OATS-A good cash demand and light
offerings helped oats. Receipts, 2S9 cars
MAY ruled unchanged at 277s12sc.
PROVISIONS-ProviSio were heavy,
with very little doing. Traders sold on
account of the weakness of the grain
markets May pork opened Z12c up at
So So and declined to 50 25G9.2712. May
lard began shade up at $5.3712 and sold
to S.. 2215 as. s.. May ribs started a shade
higher at SAITH and weakened to $4723zQ
BARLEY-cash. 42Q51c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
STATE TAX LEVY
Raised Nearly a Mill Above What
1t Was Two Years Ago.

The tax levy to raise funds to run the
state during the coming year will be 5
mills on the dollar on a valuation of
1925, 000,0 900. For the past two years it
has been 80 mills, on a valuation,
now estimated at the same amount.
The house ways and means committee
placed the levy at mills-a half mill to
pay the Quantre1l raid claims. The SEN
ate claimed the half mill would raise
too much for the Quantren raid claims
and they put the two levies into one, so
general revenue and be available for
any purpose.
Mr.. Dawes objected to making an ap-
preparation on the levy plan, but it was
too late in the session to make any
change. and the levy was allowed to go
through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
wAsTEBAsKET RESOLUTIONS.
introduced Into the House to Taunt
the Majority.

The house continued to "loaf'' for
while this afternoon, while waiting for
the ways and means committee to re-
port During this time several irrele-
want resolutions were introduced,
among which was the following by Mr..
Fairchild:
Resolved, That three hours be set
aside for the majority to explain their
many and different positions upon the
prohibitory law
Mr.. Fogle moved as an amendment
that the time be made three weeks.
Mr.. Fogle also introduced the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The pages of this house
have shown themselves to be the legis-
1ative superiors of the house of repre-
sentatives, therefore, be it
Resolved, That all legislative duties
from now henceforth and forever shall
devolve upon the pages of this house,
and that the members retire to their
respective homes or some other place
where they will be safe from the VEN
geance of an irate constituency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-06
Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Chest and
Sides, and Other Symptoms of
Weak Lungs Mark the Be.
ginning of Consumption.
HOW TO STOP THE WASTE.
New Scientific System of Treatment
That Stops Waste. and How to Get
Free Course of 1t.

A well body builds up again all the
tissue that daily work wears of.
A sick body can't do it.
" hen YOU wear and do not renew, you
get thin.
Continuous thin-getting is called
wasting away.
That is the old-fashioned term for
When a great scientist announced, a
few years ago. through the columns of
the medical press, the fact that he had
discovered and perfected a treatment
that would cure consumption, there
were many scoffers, many doubterS.
Today they are silent
Why?
Because DR.. s1ocum has made good
his word, and has proven indisputably
that his treatment is the only certain,
scientific and permanent cure for this
dreaded ScOurge.
Thousands of sufferers from weak
lungs, painful cough, asthma, stitches
in chest, side and back, loss of appetite,
fever, headache loss of flesh and
strength. have been freed from their
letters by means of the doctors far
sighted and broad-minded offer to send
free to any sick person a complete
course of his remarkable treatment.
consisting of four preparations special
~ adapted to their case.
Proofs like this can not lie.
Doubters stand convicted.
Sick people render thanks.
We can not say too much in favor of
this remarkable discovery which, start
ing from the discoveries of Drs. Slocum,
Virchew and other great Investigators,
goes beyond their discoveries in prac-
teal results and actually performs a
cure where they merely indicated the
cause and effect.
Brought thus into the forefront of
the ranks of famous scientists, DR.. Slo-
GUMS name is honored by all who ap-
preciate what he has done for human
ity.
He has saved thousands from an
early death-saved them when hope was
gone. and their friends considered them
already lost.
No need for you to spend great deal
of money to find out If this treatment
will benefit you.
BY writing to the Slocum Labora-
tories you can obtain a complete free
course of it and free advice suited to
your particular case.
No conditions whatever are attached
to this standing offer of DR.. Slocums
All that you have to do is to send your
name and address to DR.. T. A. Slocum,
9S Pine street, New York, with a de-
scrtption of your case, when the free
course of treatment. advice, and
treatise on consumption will be sent you
by return in plain wrapper
We can not too strongly urge our
readers to take advantage of this offer,
Immediately upon perceiving the least
sign of lung weakness, loss of flesh or
any other symptoms of wasting or con-
sumption.
1t will certainly save them, as it has
saved others.
When writing, please mention the To-
peka Journal.