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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

Handsome bric-a- brac, jardineires,
French china, sterling silver novelties,
fine pictures in oval, round and square
frames. See us before you purchase.
c. ID. Lusby & CO., SO West Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

officer Clark arrested John Burton,
coiored. Wednesday afternoon upon I;
charge of disorderly conduct. in beat
ing his Wife. Burton was taken before
Mayor Pierce and fined So and costs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

and Battenberg center pieces in large
variety. Hoyt's Department Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

The music department of the Wo-
mems Club will meet Friday afternoon
at 2:S0 at the home of the chairman,
Mrs. c. H. schoff, No. 400 East State
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

Miss Agnes l. McKinnon, Of Cedar
Rapids, arrived in the city Wednesday
evening and Will take charge of her of
fetal duties as court reporter. Court
Reporter Smith VIII return to Cedar
Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

Miss Mertie HalDert arrived nome
Wednesday evening from very pleas
ant two weeks visit in Mt. Vernon and
Manchester. after attending the recent
Epworth League convention at Cedar
Rapids. Miss Halbert was the guest of
her cousins. Misses Allie Barstow and
Helen Reed. at Mt Vernon, and at
Manchester visited Miss Gertrude
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

We use the Mitchell system in cut
lting. which is the one adopted by all
1.-The largest and best tailoring estab-
llishments in the country. We have 9
lfuli line of fine all-wool suitings TO se-
lleet from, and our prices are reasona-
Bile style and fit we guarantee. Bren-
! neck, over IA East Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

Mr. j. B. Seessengutt of Peoria, gen
eral agent of the Central passenger de-
partment at Peoria. was in the city on
business this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

1t was twenty-five years ago last
Sunday that Mr.. A. f. Wilbur and Miss
Harriet Densel We're married and
Wednesday evening the ladies of the
Unity Club surprised Mrs. Wilbur in
honor of that occasion. In the after
noon Mrs. Wilbur was taken out driv-
ing and when she returned she found
the table spread for twenty people and
in the center, bright with it's waxen
tapers, was handsome silver candel-
abrum, the anniversary gift of the
guests The supper which the ladies
brought was an elaborate one and after
it was partaken of an enjoyable even
ing was spent.
Mrs. c. P. Rogers, of Iowa City. ar
rived in the city Wednesday evening
and will remain until Saturday
as the guest of Mrs. I. j.
Fletcher, coming to attend the
social function of Spinning Wheel
tChapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution this afternoon.
Mrs. Rogers is member of the chapter
and an honorary member of me Tween
tieth Century Club. Mrs. w. S Roby,
| of Grinnell a member of the chapter,
arrived this morning to be present at
the meetings, and will be the guest OF
will entertain her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Hamilton, of Ames, and the latter's
mother, Mrs. Bigalow, both Of whom
are members Of the Spinning Wheel
] Chapter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

For sale, round oak stove, suitable
for heating large store room. Inquire
of Farrand & Clifford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

The Burlington Hawkeye contains
the following item from Montezuma
Bert Boydston leaves
on Friday for Manila, going by way of
New York. Mr.. Boydston has had three
years service in the regular army and
will receive an appointment before en-
barking for the Philippines. He is a
sturdy, energetic young man and will
do honorable service for his country"
Mr. Boydston was a former Marshall
town boy, enlisting first as a regular
army recruit in the cavalry service
from this city. He is the eldest son Of
Editor Lon II. Boydston, of the Monte
zuma Democrat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

This is fortunate weather for the coal
dealer, as we'll as the consumer, as even
now no surplus of coal can be obtained.
But we can furnish you with nice dry
wood that Just fits the weather. Greg
orY- Brown Coal Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
First Steamer From Dawson
Reaches White Horse.
Made the Trip Up the Stream
in Nine Days.
RIVER FULL OF SCOWS
All Loaded and Bound For the
KlOndike.
Enormous Clean Up at the
Mines Predicted.

Port Townsend, Wash, June 15--The
Upper Yukon river is now open for
navigation and the steamer Flora, which
left Dawson May %, arrived at White
Horse June 3. One of her passengers,
VIM. P. Allen of Seattle, who arrived
on steamer Alki reports the Yukon
river open for navigation at Dawson on
May II, nine days later than last year
The trip was made without difficulty
until Lake Marsh was reached, where
the ice had to be cut in order to get
through. He reports AZ loaded scows
at Tagish. Between Tagish and Ben
nett fifty more scows were passed, all
loaded and bound for Dawson.
Since the big fire Dawson has been
the scene of business activity; saw mills
have been running day and night but
have been unable to supply the demand
for lumber. Every man who can drive
a nail has secured employment.
The season was somewhat backward
this year and as a result the clean up
did not commence until a short time be-
fore Allen started out. He says what
little was known of the results OF the
clean up was most satisfactory and
claim owners were jubilant. Many pre-
dict that the output of gold this year
will far exceed the expectations of the
most Sanguine.
Allen says the reported exodus from
Dawson for Cape Nome is mythical, as
the strike at that place had not reached
Dawson when he left.
The latest news from Atlin brought
on the Alki states that the open mining
season has again been postponed from
June Is to July 1. Gold Commissioner
Graham gives as a reason for causing
this delay that large number of claims
are in dispute and that he will not un-
dertake the settlement of the question
of the titles until the arrival of the
minister of mines or his representative
who will hear the cases and pass on
them. The delay in settlement causes
a stagnatiOn of business as many of the
best claims are tied up. Those who have
been working claims are reticent about
giving out the result of their work, but
it is known that some of the claims are
turning out fairly we'll.
A considerable quantity of wreckage
was found west of Sitka near Cape
Edgeconb on June 8, by a Russian
hunter. The wreckage consisted of por-
tions of pilot house, wheel steps and a
large amount of polished oak timber
having the appearance of being the in
side finishing of some vessels cabin. A
party has left Sitka to bring in the
wreckage and ascertain if possible the
name of the vessel. The wreckage had
not been long in the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15

Senator CockrelTs. Ten children were
born to them, but four died. The eldest
is Miss Fannie. who was educated at the
Sacred Heart convent Washington; Theo-
dore, a graduate of the Christian Broth
ers' college, St. Louis; George Vest, Ew-
ing. John and Virginia.
The Bland home is a short drive from
Lebanon. 1t is a two story red brick
house with a farm of $50 acres around it.
The farm is in a good state of cultiva-
ton and has fine apple orchard; yet
Mr. Bland used to say that he was ready
ments; he was not a success as a farmer
he would say. because of his many years
in Washington as a congressman. Not
withStanding his long service i'll congress.
Mr.. Bland was poor man, his salary of
$1,000 year going to pay the living eX-
penses of his large family. He was never
content in Washington without his family
and the cost of transportation alone being
considerable of an item, it being a matter
of common remark that almost without
precedent in the life of public a man
that he absolutely refused to use railroad
source.
AS a citizen Mr.. Bland was held IN the
highest esteem and respect by everyone
in Lebanon. Even his political opponents
greatly admired him for his true honesty
and sincerity in public and private life.
streets is called Bland avenue" after
her distinguished townsman. He sub
scribed literally to all public enterprises
and took keen interest in the town s
welfare His living was always plain but
bounteous and he believed in patronizing
journS in Washington the family wardrobe
was made complete in Lebanon and the
sewing all done under Mrs. BlandS super
vision with the aid of seaInstress.
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and for the first time the public was
informed of his critical condition.
From time to time since the patient
showed signs of improvement, but the
physicians in charge would offer very
little hope to his family and friends. He
continued to lose his vigor and grow
weaker. On Sunday and Monday he
presented an improved condition and
his family took new hope and late
Monday afternoon there were many ex-
pressions that Bland was getting bet
ter About 10 o'clock Tuesday night,
however, he fell asleep and continued
in that condition until death relieved
him today.
The funeral will take place at Leba-
non at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Bland'S remains will be placed in
the opera house tomorrow and will lie
in state for "a hours. The funeral will
be conducted by the Masonic order and
all the ministers of Lebanon will be
present to assist.
Private Secretary Bell has notified
the clerk of the house of MIR. Bland's
death, requesting him to appoint com
rnittee of members to attend the fu-
neral. Prominent friends of Mr. Bland
throughout the country have been noti-
fed of the funeral arrangements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
OUR OKLAHOMA COUSINS.
What They Are Doing In Wheat and
Corn

c. A Johnson of Newkirk. Oklahoma,
has sent small sheaves of wheat to sew
eral Topeka people One has been re-
ceived by Secretary Coburn and another
by c. r. Hudson, assistant general
freight agent of the Santa Fe. The
wheat is of fine straw and quality. Mr..
johnson writes:
This wheat was grown on the farm
of j. H. Walton, which is an upland
farm, and there are more than 100 acres
of wheat like this bunch on this one
farm.
Many of US feel that we are second
cousins to Kansas, as that has been
our home for years, and we wish the
people of Topeka to see what is grow
ing in this country, which was opened
for settlement and has been IN cultiva-
tion for five years. We believe we
have a right to claim that Oklahoma is
the garden spot of the United States,
and that Kay county is the best county
in Oklahoma.
MANY fields of corn in our county
are higher than a mans head. And
there never was a finer prospect for
corn than now. 1t has been very wet
in this locality-in fact, too wet for
farmers to properly cultivate the
ground. But it has cleared off and for
three or four days we have had dr.
weather, and farmers are now cutting
their early wheat. We have fields that
will yield % to 40 bushels to the acre"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
LEEDYS FIND.
Ex-Governor Strikes a Big Body
of Ore In His Leased Mine.

Galena, June 15.-Ex-Governor Leedy
and Ex-Governor Renfrow of Oklahoma
made a strike with a drill yesterday
that promises them a fortune. The
find has created great excitement in
the vicinity of Carl Junction. The lease
is on the farm of William Lochrie. At
a depth of 246 feet a mineral was struck
that greatly resembles gold, so pro-
nounced by those at all familiar with
such ore. But this cannot be determ-
ined until it has been aSsayed.
At a depth of 200 feet they struck a
good body of jack, which continued for
a depth of 80 feet. At a little greater
depth was struck the ore that is now
puzzling the oldest settler. Some have
faith that the find is gold: others are
inclined to believe that it is copper.
Specimens have been sent to State
Geologist John A. Gallagher at Jeffer-
son City to be assayed. Mr.. Gallagher
will clear up the mystery and determ-
inc whether Leedy & Scott are gold
miners or copper miners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
Thos NJ. James Claims He Did Not
Intend to Kill Mr.. Hayes.

In the trial of Thomas NJ. James for
shooting w. H. Hayes, in district court
today, Mr.. James took the stand in his
own defense. He was the first witness
introduced on his side of the case, and
he was kept on the stand all the morn
ing and his cross examination by COun-
ty Attorney Jetmore is being continued
this afternoon.
In telling his version of the shooting
of Mr.. Hayes, he said that he saw Mr.
Hayes bringing some posts and a.
hatchet to the disputed boundary on
the morning of the shooting, and he
thought Mr.. Hayes intended to build
a fence along the line where he con-
tended the boundary ought to be. 1t
was to frighten Mr.. Hayes from dig
ging any post-hoies that he got his
gun. Mr.. James denied that he in
tended to kill Mr.. Hayes, and intimated
that the gun went off accidentally. The
drift of his testimony was that he con-
sidered Mr.. Hayes q trespasser and as
such tried to keep him off the disputed
territory.
The trial may not be concluded till
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
CANNED FRUIT TRUST.
Will Advance Prices About So Per
Cent.

San Francisco, Gala, June ia COM
bination of fruit Gamers has just been
completed in this city and all the neces-
sary papers, carrying options on about
two-thirds of the canneries of the state
have been signed.
1t is reported that the organizers will
centralize the product; that is they will
close up about half of the cannerieS I'M
der their control. 1t is asserted that
the trust contemplates an advance in
prices of approximately 55 per cent.
The combine controls twenty-six fruit
canneries, or an annual output esti-
mated at 81, $40 900 cans.
There are at least half a dozen large
canneries which have not been taken
into the combine and these control an
output of 1880, 900 cases per year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
TURN ON THE LIGHT.
Kansas Editors Demand Investiga-
tion of Asylum Doodle Charges

E. w. Foch in the Marion Record
has the following concerning the Par
sons asylum:
'The location of the new asylum at
Parsons, nearly the jumping off place.
was, to put it mildly, an unfortunate
act, but it is about what we expected
when we first analyzed the joint COM
nittee. Penitentiary, boys reform
school. deaf and dumb asylum, blind
asylum, soldiers orphans home, state
university, state capital, National Sol
diers' home, two insane asylums-now
the third-in short, nearly everything
in the eastern fourth. we might more
accurately say the eastern fifth, of the
state. Nine-tenths of all the state ap-
propriations dumped every year into
this neck O. woods. And all the re-
mainder of the state depOsiting it's eggs
in this little nest. Had all the inStitu-
tiOns been grouped at Topeka, in the
first place, it would not have been bad
but if a policy of distribution was to be
adopted it should not be violated in
this manner. We know nothing about
the charges of Doodle in connection with
this unfortunate decision, but we say,
turn on the lightv'
The Salina Republican says:
"All will unite with the editor of the
EmpOria Gazette in demanding of Gov
ernor Stanley that the location of the
asylum matter be thoroughly examined
and sifted. There must be no shirlxing
of the responsibility on the part of the
governor, and probably there will be
nOne.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
DAY AND NIGHT.
The Topeka aWoolen Mill Overwhelmed
With Orders.

The Topeka wooden mill, which was
established in this city less than two
years ago, has built UP a wonderful
business. The concern now employs
113 people and for the last six weeks
has been running day and night to fill
it's orders. The firm employs six trav-
cling men. A large part of the in
creased business is from old customers
who are doubling orders given formerly
as an experiment.
Mr.. ]. T. McAfee, the superintendent,
said to a State Journal reporter that he
is now paying out about $400 per week
for labor; that he had already purchas-
ed this season $4,000 pounds of wool,
and by the middle of July he expects
the purchases to aggregate a half mill
lion pounds. The mills have Just Sc
cured contract from the state for 400
pairs of blankets and 2,1OO yards of cas-
simere. The ''Sunfiower'' brand of cas-
simere made by this mill is one of its
popular lines of goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15

the little, low frame building on Jeffer-
son avenue, now used as a tinshop-. A
this little office afterwards became a part
of the furniture in his library at his farm
them and clinging to them rather than to
modern ones. He at once ranked among
and soon had a large and lucrative prac-
tice. He continued actively in his pro-
1872. He took his seat, in 1873 in the
Eorty-third congress, ana served IN the
FortyyseVenth, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth
Fiftieth. Fffty-first, Fifty-second, Fifty
third, and was elected to the the Fifty;fiifth h
2, sos votes, as against 1874 votes for T.
Mr. Bland became best known in politics
because of his long and earnest advocacy
OF the free coinage OF 81 sdIVer. f HIS MS aGknoWI-
of silver Dick He became in 1875
mining, and introduced the well known
BLAND BILL which provided that the sec
retary OF the treasury, sh9uId purchase
amount of 100000 a month in silver dol
lars of 4121a grains each, and that these
succeeding congress he fought faithfully
and persstently for the white metal. 1t
rnemorab bic silver commission was ap-
pointed and made the exhaustive report
the the national archives Mr. Bland was be ti-
fore the Chicago convention as a candi-
date and received the support of the Mis-
souri, delegation.
Mr. Bland was married the first year
that he was elected to congress. He met
while she was student dent, at at Caledonia.
They were married at the home of Miss
MitchelIs uncle. Judge John L. Thomas,
afterwards attorney at the postoffice de-
partment in Washington. The congress-
man took his wife to Washington and
there was spent the honeymoon. They af-
the capital on Fifteenth Street in a plain
-iolr IGf fy0I1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
ANGLO-SAXON REVIEW.
Lady Randolph ChurchilPs New Mag.
azine About to Appear.

London, June 15.-The principal lit
erary feature of the first number of
Lady Randolph ChurchilPS new maga-
zine, the Anglo-Saxon Review, to be
issued within the next ten days, will be
a paper by Mr. Whitelaw Reid, editor
of the New York Tribune, discussing
the advances in international law and
the changes in national policy resulting
from the treaty of Paris, 1899, which he
helped to negotiate.
The most important point in Mr.
Reid'S paper is that the $20, 0,000, 900 paid
to Spain upon the ceSSion of the Philip
pines to the United States was not in
the remotest degree intended as COM
penSating for the islands, which were
taken, the writer asserts, because the
Americans had a right to them as in
the money paid was solely in recogni-
ton of the principle that debts attach
ing to territory and incurred for its
benefit should be transferred with its
sovereignty.
Mr.. Reid contends that, while the
Americans were much reprOached be-
cause they were unjustly accused of ig-
noring this principle in Cuba where it
is not applicable, they have not receiv-
ed any credit abroad for recognizing it
in the Philippines, where there was at
least a proba ability of it seeming to ap-
ply. He also argues, that while the
Monroe doctrine stands unshal1en, what
has been unsettled by the war with
Spain and the treaty of Paris is the
old time American idea as to the sphere
of national activities and the power
under the United States constitution
for their existence.
The magazine will have an exquisite
James l binding and offers 250 pages of
letter press. The illustrated feature will
include seven Photographic portraits
Sir Robert Peel, Georgina, the Duchess
of DevonShire, Queen Victoria, Wash
ingtOn, the Countess of Pembroke, Anne
of Austria, and Lady Montague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
CURTIS CONFIDENT.
Topeka Congressman Not Afraid of
Boss Leland.

Charlie Curtis in a speech last night
referred to the statements made con-
cerning the First district campaign by
Cyrus Leland, published in the Journal
last night. by saying:
THAT interview does not worry me
in the least. The great mogul of the
state shows his weakness in bringing
out so many candidates but he may
bring out as many as he pleases. Other
counties will stand so firmly with
Shawnee that 1 have no fear of the re-
suit
This declaration of his confidence of
securing a denomination enthused the
crowd of listeners and Mr.. Curtis was
vigorously applauded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
MRS. HANBACK, NAMED.
Widow of Popular Kansan to Have
Charge of Girls Industrial School

Mrs. Lewis Hanback,, matron of the
Topeka asylum, has been elected by the
state board of charities to the position
of superintendent of the girls Industrial
school at BelOit.
Mrs. Hanback, is to take charge of the
institution August 1, at which time the
term of Mrs. Phoebe Baer expires Mrs.
Baer was elected by the POpulist board
which preceded the present board.
Mrs. Hanback, is the widow of the
late Lewis Hanback,. Very soon after
the present administration was installed
Mrs. Hanback, was given the position
of matron at the Topeka insane asylum.
Her promotion comes in the nature of a
reward for meritoriOus services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
ARBIT RATION.
Secretary johnson VIII Help
Adjust Miners Troubles.

Lee Johnson. secretary Of the State
Society of Labor. left today for Pitts
burg, where he goes to act as an ar
bitrator between the mine owners and
the miners who are now on a strike.
The position which Mr.. Johnson occu-
pies under the new law creating his de-
partment under a new name assigns
him such work as this although this is
the first time he has ever been called
upon to assist in settling a strike.
There will be a conference of the
miners this afternoon or tonight to dis
cuss the new schedule, wages and the
working hours. 1t is believed that this
conference may put an end to the
strike. but the men are disposed to
insist upon their demands, which they
claim are by no means unreasonable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-15
BLAND is DEAD.
Silver Champion Passes Away
After a Long Illness.
Death Came at an Early Hour
This Morning.
AFTER A DEEP SLEEP
Lasting SO Hours From Which
He Did Not Awake.
Sketch of His Life and
Character.
AFTER A DEEP SLEEE

Lebanon. Mo-. June 15.-R. P. Bland
died at 4:30 this morning after a sleep
of 30 hours.
Mr.. Bland returned home when con-
gress adjourned in March and soon suf-
fered a relapse from an attack of Ia
grippe. For more than two months he
has been confined to his home and his
health has gradually declined. He
thought he would not survive the at
tack from the first and showed mis-
thorough knowledge of his condition. On
the third of this month Mr.. Bland sud
denly grew worse and his sons, who
were in school, were summoned home