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The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK

sas?
If. people would not flock to murder
trials?
If people would always say only what
they mean?
If Topeka would support a creditable
baseball team?
=. If policemen would consider it wrong to
lie to the public?
If men would refuse to bet on the
slightest provOcation?
If the college graduate could realize on
what he thinks of himself?
If lawyers would never sell their con-
sciences with their services?
If men would refuse to wear neckties
which resemble bed quilts?
If a baseball umpire decided things to
the satisfaction of everybody?
If someone would discover when betting
on races is a crime in Kansas?
If woman would be discovered who
did not relish personal praise?
If man who wears a high collar would
admit that he is uncomfortable?
If the ordinary mortal knew what doc
tors mean by a successful surgical oper-
alton?
If young. students would not think an
learned?
If a person would know that it is silly
to see a personal slight in every turn Of
the head?
baseball player to perform as well as a
professional?
If bride would understand that people
no longer take an interest in her after the
honeymoon?
If the modern girl would realize that a
knowledge of cooking acquired now may
save some man from the horrors of dys-
pepSia?
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
TOPEKA LEADS.
Much Larger Increase in Population
Than Any Kansas City Reported

Returns received by the state board
of agriculture from "a counties, taken
from assessors figures, show that
March 1, this year, there was 2,120,646
bushels more wheat in farmers hands
than one year before, or 125 per cent,
while of corn there was a falling off of
over 10000, 900 bushels, or almost 81 per
cent.
The increase in value of animals
slaughtered was nearly per cent. n
crease in value of poultry and eggs
sold 4 1-3 per cent; of milk sold, other
than for butter and cheese, 13 per cent,
and of garden products sold, "a per
cent
A slight increase is shown for but
ter, and of cheese a considerable de-
crease.
Increase in the population of various
larger towns is given as follows: En-
pire City, 905; Galena, 437; Weir City,.
46S; COncordia, $50; Ellsworth, 354; An
thony, 220: Harper, III; Kingman, 307;
Leavenworth, 236; Chanute, AS; Phil
hpsburg, 175; Topeka, 2,714; yelling
ton, 522; Caldwell, 262; Wilson, PIP.
Hiawatha shows a decrease of 118;
Horton, 204; Howard, "a; Newton, II,
and Sabetha, 20.
EOrtYSiX towns with a population of
1000 or more show a total increase Of
10. 103, and six a total decrease of 521.
In the number of dogs, Sumner coun-
ty shows the handsome increase of 612,
followed next by Shawnee, which has
gained 548, and Linn, 339. Crawford
county has suffered a loss of 404 Ellis,
131; Rocks, 95, and II other counties a
less number in each. The net increase
in the counties heard from amounts to
2,677, or 3 per cent.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
DR.. GILL IN A RAGE.
Secretary of Board of Health
ImprisOns His StenOgrapher.

DR.. H. z. Gill, secretary of the state
board Of health, is in a range since the
members of the board ousted him and
elected Dr.. w. B. Swan to take the Of
flee July 1.
DR.. Gill locked his stenographer in
the office today and in closing the doors
upon her said:
Don't you dare to touch that door
to open it. Stay here until L come
back"
The doctor then tsalked out of the Of
flee in a high dudgeon and left the
young woman, Miss Ina Colburn, trem-
bling with fear.
side door is fastened by a safety
lock- The other door with a key. The
safety lock is the only appliance upon
the side door and Miss Colburn could
have gotten out through that door but
she was TOO badly frightened to move
The doctor stalked out of the Of
She sat trembling and crying in a
chair until the irate doctor returned
some time later. This incident occurr-
ed early this forenoon.
When the ex-Secretary returned to
the office he demanded the keys in the
possession of the Stenographer. She
demurred and said:
IF 1 give up my keys I can not get
in the office when I come to work"
Tell me- yelled the doctor, whether
or not you will give me the keys. Say
yes or no." he shouted, quivering with
rage.
Miss Colburn handed him her keys.
He then exclaimed:
You come to the office at $50 in the
morning and at 1:30 after dinner. If
I'm not here wait around in the hall un-
til L come. When 1 want you to go in
I will open the door,
Doctor Gill is incensed at the members
of the board and to this is attributed
his display of wrath against the young
woman.
Asked if he had locked the young
woman in the office Doctor Gill said:
4 haven't time to tell the details of
this affair.""
WAS she locked in the office by you?''
"I decline to answer the question" re-
piled the doctor.
Was there any reasonwhy she should
be locked imp
''NOne that know Of said Gill.
Has she neglected her work?''
She has been an efficient and faith
full stenographer,'' said the doctor.
why was she locked up?'
4 haven't time to tell the Details"
was the reply.
The doctor denies that he locked the
matter by saying that the side door spring
lock could have been opened, and said:
she gould have walked out there any
Did you not tell her not to touch the
spring lock under any circumstances?
asked the reporter.
Yes. did" said the doctor. But she
could have gone. out if she had wanted
to- he said meekly.
1t is generally known around the state
house that the secretary of the board has
ographer. He attempted to prevent her
reelection to the position at the meeting
OF the board last night He was asked
for reasons why he opposed her re-elec-
ton. He could give none except: Il dom [
want her" Since the doctor is to go out
July the board did not heed his wishes.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
UNLOCKED FOR IssuE

The indianapolis News is deeply
stirred over the presidents recent civil
service order and the organization of
the National League of Republican
Workers at Washington has proved an
additional aggravatiOn. In considera-
ton of the two events the News is
prompted to extend a mild sort of
warning to the administration as fol-
lows:
There has been much speculation as
to what the issues in the coming cam
paign would be. OF course the war and
the conduct of the war and the foreign
AFFAIRS of the country will constitute an
administration issue, and for its de-
IenSe a strong appeal will be made Sill
yer VIII be more or less prominent, ac-
cording as the Democrats are wise or
1oollsh But no one has thought that
the question of civil service reform
would enter the campaign. Now. how
ever, II this new organization at Wash
lnStOn amounts to anything, we NAV
have here In the last months before the
campaign begins an issue sprung that
VIII not down and that may make trou-
Die for more than at present are con-
cerned- 1t is natural. of course fol-
lowing the presidents backward step"
that such an organization should arise
When there is the slightest encourage-
ment to this kind of people they come
TO the front with great noise and much
posltlNeneSs of assertion. They need
but the slightest encouragement or in
deed. no encOurag agement. The ONLY xav
10 deal with them is with a club. so to
say The only kind of argument they
understand as to be knocked out We
commend to the president, the admin
1StratiOn and the friends of the admin
istration. the organization of this Ma
tIonal League of Republican Workers.
ana TO the Republican politicians next
year as 10 whether they want to have
the civil service question come to the
front as national issue" If they do.
they can have it And they can be as
eured that there are civil service re-
formers sufficient in many states to
cast a vote that will make a difference
between victory and defeat
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
KANSAS NEWS.
Another Case Where the
Trusts Hurt Kansas.
GrOceryman Now Complains of
Their Work.
VAIL FROM GOODLAND
Is Driving Travelling Men From
the Road.
Business Houses to Unite In a
Department Store.

Goodland, June 15.-Mr. H. H. eAuer,
a well known groceryman of this city,
discourses on Republicanism as eXem-
plified and illustrated by trusts. Mr..
Auer is a veteran Republican, and
few months ago thought trusts were a
pretty good thing
Says Mr.. Auer:
Take the Horseshoe tobacco for in
stance. Prior to the formation of the
$12,000,000 trust now controlling this to-
bacco travelling statesmen offered the
article, in $100 orders or over, for 20
cents per pound, with 10 per cent off on
account of the order and per cent Off
for cash, total discount of II per cent
Now the trust sells Horseshoe at As
cents per pound with no discount of
any kind whatever.
Take again the Let's, Spencer Gro
cery company of st. Joseph, Mo-, sell
ers for trust California fruits. This
company makes the buyer sign the fol-
lowing contract, said contract accom-
panying the order:
% First-It is agreed that all goods
sold shall be shipped as soon as ready.
q" Second-It is further agreed that
the prices named are guaranteed by
Let's, Spencer Grocery company until
the date of shipment against decline in
their prices, or on goods Of equal quail
ty sold by others, option being given
Let's, Spencer Grocery company in
writing to meet such prices, or cancel
and allow orders to be placed else
where
THE first of these conditions means
that the buyers goods can be shipped
solely at the sellers inclination, discre-
ton or convenience, and the buyer be
still compelled to receive and pay for
them.
THE second condition practically re-
strains or enjoins the buyer from can
ceiling his order for any cause what
ever Indeed, the first condition, in its
wording 1t is agreed that all goods
shall be shipped as soon as ready is a
virtual embargo on all order cancella-
ton.
with the rapid growth of the trusts
it will only be a short time before the
travelling salesman will be as extinct
as the buffalo, and" ref1ectively con-
tinued Mr.. Auer, Il would not be sur
prised to see Goodland's entire CONNER
cial strength of 80 or 40 business houses
usurped by one immense department
StOre.n
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
NEGROES CAME NOT.
But Striking Pittsburg Miners Were
Prepared to Make Trouble.

Pittsburg, June 15.-Excitement was
caused among the striking union miners
al Yale today by rumors of the coming
of a train load of negroes, said to have
been hired in the south to operate the
mines Before daylight j crowd of
probably thousand union miners as
sembled at Yale. The patrolled the
Missouri Pacific tracks for two miles
on either side of the mines and stopped
several trains, which were searched for
the expected negroes. The reported
coming of the negroes caused the min
ers to quit the Frontenac, Pittsburg
and Midway mines today. These mines
had been operated regularly since the
beginning of the strike.
No negroes have appeared, however
and there has been no disturbance.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
AT A BIG MEETING.
Frank Holiday Represented the Drug
gists of the United States.

F. E. Holiday returned today from
New York. He had been delegated to
represent the National Retail Druggists
association at the meeting of the Pro-
prietary Association of America which
held a several days session at the new
Netherlands hotel. Mr.. Holiday was
we'll entertained in New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Atlantic City and else
where and made several speeches at the
social and business gatherings.
The association is composed of the
proprietors of the great patent medi-
cines of the United States. Mr.. HOllf-
days mission was to induce the manu-
facturers to sell only to recognized job
bers and to cut off, if possible, sales to
''cut rate druggists Mr.. Holiday ex-
presses himself as well pleased with re-
suits.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
ANOTHER ROUTE.
Soldier Township Will Have
Mail Delivery-Changes.

The statement made by Special Agent
Hathaway that he would not establish
a free delivery route in Tecumseh town.
ship until the people decided on what
they wanted, woke them up, and We'd
nesday afternoon four men canvassed
the township to ascertain the wishes Of
these whom the route is designed to
accommodate. AS a result the route
will be radically changed from what it
has been mapped out Out of 14S heads
of families to whom the matter was
presented, all but four asked that the
route be started from Tecumseh, and
only two objected to the route. A pc
titiOn setting out the wishes of these
143 has been presented to Mr.. Hath
away, and he will recommend the route
as they wish it, to be started on July 1.
The route will go 21a miles east from
Tecumseh, south a half mile, east a
half mile, south a half east half,
south five miles, west two, north one,
east one, north one to Watson postof-
flee, west 212, north one, east ~, north
one, west three, north two, east two
to Tecumseh, with a total length of &c
miles.
This will practically do away with
the Watson postoffice but will be
good thing for the Tecumseh office.
Mr. Hathaway has also decided on
route for Soldier township, and will
recommend that it also be started on
July L He will make no change in it.
1t is TO start from station A, an NOrtn
Topeka, but no deliveries will be made
until a half mile north of Soldier creek
is reached on the Kansas avenue road.
From there it will go north three miles,
east one, north two, west one, north
one, east one, north 215, west liz, south
three, west one, south two, east u,
south two, east one, south two, then in
to station A.
This route will pass through the edge
of Rochester and will serve about Is
houses there. There are 40 houses on
the route. 1t will come in past ShOrey
but no deliveries will be made in that
neighborhood except to people living
Immediately on the route.
Mr.. Hathaway will send in the platS
of these routes Immediately and will
recommend that both of them be start
ed on July 1. He expects to return to
Topeka later to examine the Mission
township route.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15

pany means that many men will be
thrown out of employment. 1t has
been the general belief all along among
the people of Argentine that the only
local effect of the Colorado strike would
be to increase work in Argentine. 1t
was believed that the ores from Colo
rado would be shipped in immense
quantities to Argentine and that the
low tide of operations there since the
trust was formed would be materially
changed. Mr.. Myer maintains that,
inasmuch as the Argentine plant is
valuable to the trust principally as a re-
fnery, and that ina smuch as the shut
ting down in Colorado would greatly
lessen the amount of refining to be
done, a logical result would be a shut
down at Argentine.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15

convinced the people that two-thirds of
them had kidney disease.
Every honest man admits that he is
nearly as tickle as a woman
If the cook is skiilful. the gravy is in
as great demand as the spring chicken.
The men are looking for something as
ment, but which will not show through.
There is nothing that makes woman
borrows of her, but who never invites her
to her party.
It is one sign of prosperity when a man man
time he always found something he could
trade for it.
The majority, of women on the. streets
these days are looking, for something that hat
two weddings next week.
tice makes perfect: an Atchison man is
having as much trouble with his fourth
An Atchison woman will give a party
shortly for the sole purpose of having an
excuse for asking for the return of her
rowed them.
We hope that when we die some kind
friend Will head off tine officiating clergy
man when he approaches the family to
was he converted?'
hem glris IN TO an ai9 t6a+
she is to marry a king As time pro-
crosses the girls mother confesses that
the young man is a prince. 1t leaks out
later that he works on a salary, and has
to work Saturday nights, and later, just
before the wedding. no one is surprised
at learning that he is a clerk and gives
dancing lessons the side to make "a
living.
The first distressingly hot night of the
pie last night. There was tossing and
a
awoke this morning as tired as when they
first went to bed. A hot bath at night;
and an avoidance of a heavy supper and
iced drinks. will help one to sleep. (Note.
This good advice is given by one who
eats too much at night, drinks too much
ice water, and never sleeps well in sum
mer)
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
Chief Devery Didn't Know Admis-
sion Was Charged at Coney Island.

New York June 15.-Chief of Police Dew
cry was catechised today before the Mazet
committee as to what he knew about box
New York. Devery said he attended
number of the performances, but had seen
he said that money was charged for ad-
mission to the Jeffries-F -FitZsimmons exhi-
bition: he did not see any money pass for
tickets of admission. (Under the Horton
law boxing exhibitions may be given only
before club members. the contestants be-
ing also members. and no fee may be
charged)
Marquis of Queensbury and London prize
ring rules. He would interfere in fight
under the London prize ring rules. He had
wanted to prevent the Jeffries- -Fitzsimc N :
the people who took the opposite view.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
CLoUDBURsT Ar MOLINE.
Causes Elk Rivers to Wash Out Hun
dreds of Acres of Harvested Wheat

Independence, June ia heavy rain
fell here yesterday afternon and reports
state that it was general all over
southern Kansas. There was a water
spout at Moline, twenty-five miles west
of here, and six inches of water fell in
two hours. At Humboldt, north of here,
heavy rain and hail fell The Elk
higher than at any time since the flood,
fourteen years ago. Hundreds of acres
of wheat that has just been cut has
been washed away.
A great deal of the wheat that isn't
cut has fallen on account of the rain.
This rain will prevent the farmers from
getting in their fields for at least a
week, and by that time the wheat will
be dead ripe and not much of it can be
saved. This rain has caused the wheat
crop in this section to be almost a total
failure and what there is will be of
very poor quality. The wheat crop will
not possibly make more than one-third
the average crOD.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
FAMOUS CHERRY TREE DEAD.
Under It's Shading Branches First
PopuIist Ticket Was Chosen.

[From the Medicine Lodge Cresset.1
The little blow which came up from
the west Sunday, blew down the old
cherry tree on the corner of Main street
and Kansas avenue. 1t has been a
land mark for nearly 20 years. and
under it's shade more politics and horse
trades have been talked than any other
spot in Kansas. 1t was under it's
spreading branches, while the hot winds
were curling the hair of the natives
outside it's cooling shade, that two or
three leading spirits decided that the
farmers alliance must go into politics,
and here it was that Harry Lands fix
ed up the first ticket ever nominated
by that party.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
PARSONS ACTIVE.

E. D. Stevens, representing the Par
sons Commercial club, came to Topeka
today and filed with Governor Stanley
the deeds to the property purchased by
the committee as location for the new
asylum. The papers were referred to
the state board of charities.
The board is holding a session today
to discuss the matter, but it is not
proba BILE that anything will be done un-
til the controversy is settled.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
WIND TROUSERS FOR WOMEN.
Short Grass Editor Pleads For a
Stormy Weather Garment

Henry Black, an editor in Syracuse,
western Kansas, has started a move
ment for a special stormy weather
skirt for women to wear during the
season when the wind blows at a We
locity of 40 miles an hour across the
prairies.
In his paper, the Journal, Editor
Black appeals to the women to turn
from fashion and custom and wear dur
ing the windy weather divided skirts, or
better still. the trousers of their broth
ers or husbands. He says ten women
of Syracuse have agreed to inaugurate
this new western Kansas reform.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
COLORADO SHELTER STRIKE.
May Close the Works at Argentine
Saws President a. R MYer.

Argentine, June 15.-With the closing
of the trust snelters of Colorado, the
Consolidated Kansas City Smelling and
Refining company may suspend busi-
ness at the big plant in Argentine.
A. r. Myer, president of the company
which is controlled by the trust, in an
interview last night said:
Reports seem to indicate that the
strike in Colorado is nearing a serious
crisis, and if the smelters there have to
be closed we will, of course, follow
suit
The closing of the Consolidated Kan
sas City Smelling and Refining COM
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Hope is a dream man has when he is
awake
Fools begin a lot of things that wise
men finish.
The beauty of tattooed picture is only
skin deep.
Always expect less of people than you
expect them to give you.
Every time a battle is fought another
scrap of history is made
The world doesn't spend much time in
watching mans good acts
Any dealer in firearms will furnish you
an empty gun free of charge.
If a man is a good listener a woman
votes him pleasing conversationalist-
The man who has no little vices may
make up for it by having one big one
When a man loses a 500 gold piece it
isn't case of out of sight, out of mind"
It's better to love the person you can't
marry than to marry the person you can't
love.
All men are more or less prejudiced-not
because they want to be, but because they
can't help it.
Butter is prime when it is fresh: but
mans youthful freshness disappears when
he reaches his prime.
they think they know they wouldn't have
such good opinions of themselves.
A revolver that will shoot three miles
now see the advisabiIity Of sending his
cOntri buttons by mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15

ever, 1 learned, and 1 think from Mr.;
Burns himself-that in fact Mr.. Hurd
was the author of the memorial. 1t As
certainly a very strong and clear pre-
sentation of the railroad view of the
case and l have no inclination to rob
Mr. Hurd of the credit for writing it.
1t is true that 1 have not approved
Mr. Hurd's political methods, but
have always regarded hlm as very
able LAWYER. and l think so still, and
would not under any circumstances do
him an intentional injustice; so there
is no joke in the case.
Yours very truly,
JOHN MARTIN.
Tnnela I11ne Is. 1899.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
Thought Burns Wrote It.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
In reference to an article in Wednes-
DAYS State Journal about the memorial
signed by Mr.. Strong, protesting against
certain proposed railroad legislation in
1879, 1 did not suppose Mr. Strong
wrote the memorial, but when it was
first published I did suppose it was
written by Hon. Ross Burns, who was
then the general attorney of the Santa
Fe company. Upon investigation, how
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
MORE KANSAS SOLDIERS.
Recruiting officers Get a Good List
at Independence.

Independence, June 15.-Lieutenant
Haines of the Fifth cavalry, accompa-
MED by Sergeant Walter P. Bletz and
DR.. f. w. Slusher, opened recruiting
office here Wednesday morning. Last
night when the office closed SO had ap-
piled to be enlisted, and of these 80 had
passed the rigid physical examination
One of the recruits was Daniel McTag-
CART son of the late Senator McTag-
CART and a brother of First Lieutenant
William McTaggart of company G.
Twentieth Kansas. who was recently
killed near Manila
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
He VOTED FOR JACKSON.
Veteran Abilene Democrat Passes
Away at 81 Years.

Abilene, June 15.-Zorah Densmore,
who was born in Ontario county, New
York, June %, 1912, died at the home
of his grandson, c. M Harger, in this
city, at o'clock Wednesday morning,
of paralysis. He came to Abilene from
Michigan, where he was a pioneer, in
1888. He was a staunch Democrat, cast
ing his first vote for Jackson for presi-
dent Until his last illness he had new
er been under a. doctors care but once
in his 81 years of life
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-15
Endorse Horse Show.

Ex-Mayor Fellows introduced a res
olution at the meeting of the CONNER
ciaI club indOrsing the race meet and
horse show next week, and recommend
ing that the business houses close on
Thursday afternoon in order to make
the meet a success. President Brig
ham was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee of three to aid in carrying out
the PURPOSES of the resolution.