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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
esPOOR LO'' HOLDS HIS OWN.
(From the Mashington starN

- N-AO " S-74AA44 . LII A0NeSA-(
1.-THE Indian is by no means an extinct
portion of civilization" explained an In
dian bureau official. ''as the coming cen
suS will very clearly demonstrate. In
deed, instead of running out the last ten
years will show that he has got almost
as good a hold on life as the most favor
ed of our people The Indian of late
years has been generally engaged in mind
ing his own business. He is not much
improved morally from what he was, but
he has not fallen behind to any noticea-
bic extent.
Those who regard the Indian as a scat
tered race, existing in small camps in
the far west, will be considerably inform
ed when l tell them that there is today
a record of 100000 Indians in the western
states. There are many kinds there. The
Choctaws number $4,000 the Creeks even
more, the Seminoles about 800, Cherokees
about 10000, Chickasaws about $780, There
are over 10, 600 Indians in the Six Nations
of New York state alone. The Indian is
still in it, and will be in it for many
years yet and I would not be surprised if
the coming census will show that there
are over SOC. 900 of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
PUT TO DEATH.
Two Condemned Criminals EX-
ecuted at Sing Sing
By Means of Electricity Early
This Morning.
CURRENT 1900 VOLTS.
Did Its Work In About a Min
ute In Each Case
Both Men Had Been Convicted of
Murder.

New York, July 31.-Louis Pullerson
and Michael Mcdonald were put to
death by electricity in Sing Sing prison
today. Pullerson who was a colOred
man was taken to the electric chair at
s:21 and a current 1.72O volts strong.
was turned on at 1922. After So seconds
he was declared to be dead by the at
tending physicians.
Mcdonald was put to death at S:42
current of LILO volts being turned on at
that time and it continued for So sec
onds.
Louis Pullerson, a negro porter %
years old on March IL, 1898, killed his
common law wife, Kate Smith, a white
woman, in their apartments in New
York by strangulatiOn. After repeated
" warning her against receiving the
attentions of other men he saw her
with a white man and accused her OF
intimacy with him. After the murder
Pullerson told the janitOr of the build
ing that he had killed her. He said that
as the woman had been untrue ne
thought he had a perfect right to kill
her. Instead Of giving up he fed but
was found by the police on the follow
ing day He was indicted on March
%, convicted on June 27, 1898, and SEN
fenced to be electrocuted on August Is,
1895 Stays were secured from the
courts which delayed the execution OF
the man for nearly a year.
Michael Mcdonald, a beer carrier, EN-
ployed in the Eastman company
slaughter house in New York, on May
IA, 1898, shot and killed Stephen Titus,
the head timekeeper at Eastman's. Nc
Donald after spending his salary IN
drink had returned to the slaughter
house and demanded several dollars
which he claimed were due him for
over time. Titus told him to have the
sub timekeeper O. K. his bill. McDOn-
AIDS demands that the money be paid
at once being refused, he fired five shots
at Titus Mcdonald ran away, but
was caught before he could leave the
building Titus died the same day.
Mcdonald was indicted May 90 1898,
and convicted July l, 1898. He was
sentenced to be electrocuted on August
%, 1898, but numerous stays were Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
BOYCOTT is STRONG.
Extends to all Patrons Of the
Big Consolidated Cars.

Cleveland. July 31.-Beyond an out
break in the Polish settlement which
was promptly suppressed by the mill
tia, the night passed without much seri-
Gus trouble.
Many street cars were stoned in the
suburbs. but so far as learned no one
was injured. A mob which formed on
Fleet street in the south end of the city
was dispersed by the militia with fixed
bayonets and a number of the ringlead-
ers arrested. Several Cleveland mill
tary companies will probably be reliev-
ed from duty today by Adjutant Cen
era1 Axline. The troops which have
been brought here from other cities will
be retained until all danger of rioting is
past and then Withdrawn gradually
The boycott movement has reached a
point where it is almost impossible for
anyone who rides on the Big ConsOh-
dated cars to purchase the necessaries
of life. This is especially true in the
outlying districts of the city.
DO you ride on the Big Consolidated
cars?'' is the almost general question
put to a would be purchaser by the
merchants. If the answer is in the af-
firmative the customer is politely in
formed that he cannot be served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

were in good spirits. Having shaken
hands with one or two friends. acct
dentaIly met on the platform, he enter
ed the carriage, sitting against the door
with his back toward the engine. Mrs.
Kipling occupying the opposite corner.
ThereupOn the chubby boy squeezed
himself between his father and the win
dow while the pretty girl performed the
same operation on her mothers side. In
a minute or two the gentleman aban-
dOned the place to his son and retreated
to the further corner of the cOmpart-
ment. either because he did not like
being trampled on by the youngster or
because he shrank from the glances
which a few people cast at him. As the
train moved away it was seen that he
was reading one of the penny weekIies,
and with much apparent satisfaction
was smoking a. long briar pipe.
In spite of Mr.. Kipling's robust ap
pearance, he is going to Nottingham for
rest, part of which he may find in cy
cling and fishing, paStimeS which he
prefers to all others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
kIPLING'S JOURNEY HOME.
IFrom the London News.I

IRON the LONDON news
Mr.. Kipllng's stay in London was
brief. He was in a. hurry to reach Rat
tingdean. the pretty village on the cliffs
where he has made his home, and TWEEN
ty-four hours after his arrival here he
was again on the wing. So success
fully had he concealed the time of his
departure from the ubiquitous reporter
that the crowd at Victoria Station was
unaware of the coming of the disting-
uiShed man, and consequently was no
larger than usual. A white label on a
carriage next to the Pullman cars an
nounced that it was reserved for 'Rud-
yard Kipling, Esq The few people who
read it looked into the compartment and
then round the platform, but seeing no
sign of the great man, they went to their
own Seats for only passengers were al
lowed on the platform, and the Kiplings
took care not to come too soon.
Presently two nurses in charge of a
pretty little green-jacketed girl and a
chubby, sturdy, red-clothed boy, about
two years old, were shown into the COM
partment by a porter, who buttressed
them with three or four handbags and
q bundle of ShaWlS. In the boy one at
once recognized a little Rudyard. The
girls delicate features and bright dark
eyes reminded one of her mother A
few minutes later medium sized.
strongly built gentleman, in a black
bowler hat and dark suit, partly cOVeed
by a short dust coat came sauntering
along the platform. 1t was inpOSsi BILE
to mistake the heavy eyebrows and
mustache, the full, clean-ShaVen chin
and the square forehead and the spec
tacles- They belonged to Mr.. Kipling.
he was in placid conversation with the
station superintendent, his wife walking
a little in advance. Judging solely by
appearance he is in better health than
before he went to America, and decided
~ better than his wife who, in the last
few months has had a, larger share of
grief, anxiety and trouble even than he.
But no doubt the voyage across the At
lantic and the mans determination to
stay on deck when women think it pru-
dent to go below, have added to the
bronze on his cheek.
It was pleasant to see that the couple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
The Pilgrimage of Cryptic Masons to
Colorado Via Santa Fe Route

In August will afford an excellent op-
portunity for every one who has not
yet taken his vacation, or who may de-
sire another outing, to do so at min
inum expense. The Santa Fe will sell
tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and return for $500 on August
5, and z. Tickets will be limited to
August 81. The Santa Fe will run
special train of Pullmans, which will
leave Kansas City at HOO a. m.,August
6. Side-trips to points of interest have
been arranged, and favorable rates will
be made those who take this train. T.
L. King, agent, Topeka, will be glad to
furnish copy of itinerary, sell tickets,
reserve berths, and supply desired in
formation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
STORIES OF LINCOLN.


(FrOm the Chicago Record.)
nounces new a story of President Lin
coin, but in a letter written in 1853 by the
late Justice Cartier of the supreme court
anecdote which have never seen
called upon Mr.. Lincoln with a party of
politicians to secure the appointment OF a
gentleman who was opposed by the SEN
sltOr from his state. Mr.. Lincoln suggest
ed that they ought to get the senator on
local complications, such thing was i'm
ing was Impossible IN polltlcs, that ne pc
cuGarities of the senator referred to were
Wei known, and that by tne use OF a
brought around To clinch his argument
distinguished lawyer OF tennessee;
Guar1es, he said, was trying a case, and
after producing his evidence rested where
upon the defence produced a witness who
sWore Quarles completely out of court,
After the trial one of his friends came to
him and said:
on your side2''
Z didn't know anything about him. re
Il might have told yer about him." said
the friend, for he would have swar for
side That's his business. Judge, that
aeller takes in SWARM fer a Twin -
Here is another story of President Lin
coin, and it also comes from the late Judge
Cartier, who was a. member of congress
~ Mr. TfncoIT's most Intimate friends It
philadelphia, who did not have a hair on
his head, but took great interest in pub
lie AFFAIRS and was constantly calling at
the White House in behalf of somebody
or other who happened to be in trouble,
and took up a great deal of Mr.. I4incoln's
time. The president treated him with
great courtesy, although his patience was
frequently tried. One day when the phi
1anthropist was particularly verbose and
persistent and refused to depart, although
he knew that important delegations We're
waiting, Mr.. Lincoln suddenly rose, walk
ed over to wardrobe in the corner of the
cabinet chamber and took a bottle from
a shelf, Handing it to his visitor he re-
marked:
Did you ever use this stuff on your
head?"
No, sir; I never did"
Well remarked MI Lincoln. ct ad
wise you to try it. and if at first you don
succeed. Keep 1t up Ihey say its a 5000
bottle with you and come back in six
months and tell me how it works"
The astOnished philanthrOpist covered
his polished pate with his brOad-brimmed
hat and left the room, while Judge Cart
ter, coming in with the next delegation,
found the president over in the corner,
doubled up with laughter at the success
of his strategy, and before he could pro-
coed to business the story had to be told.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
POPULIST POLITICS.
Republican Quarrel In First District
Makes Adversaries Active.

While the Republicans are getting
deeper and deeper into the congressiOn-
al muddle in the First district the Pop
ulists are quietly figuring that there is
a possibility of the row assuming such
proportions as to greatly lessen the
chances of Republican success In that
event they figure that the Populist con-
gressional nomination in the First dis
trict might not be an empty honor after
all
The latest political gossip is that w.
H. Thompson, who is at present clerk of
the eastern division of the court of ap-
peals, northern department, will be a
candidate for the POpulist nomination.
Mr.. Thompson resided in Seneca prior
to removing to Topeka.
J. M. Senter, who was secretary Of the
railroad commissioners up to the time
that board went out of business, may
also be a. candidate. Mr.. Senter was
urged to become a candidate two years
ago, but refused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
NO 10 O'CLOCK LUNCH
A Food That Sustains the Body
After Common Food Is
Exhausted.

With many people there comes a feel
ing of faintness and need for food be-
fore the noon hour is reached. This is
generally because of the use of white
bread and other non-nourishing articles
Of food for breakfast. 1t is a cause
of comment among those who use the
concentrated food, Grape Nuts, that no
feeling of hunger is felt until the noon
hour The facts show forth that the
food is sustaining and nouriShes and
feeds the body hours after the power OF
ordinary food is exhausted.
A few days trial of Grape-nuts tells
the tale.
Found at grOcers, and made by the
Postum Co., at Battle Creek, Mich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
a Santa Fe Extenaion.

South McAlester, I. T., July BIB.
w Herman returned from Okmulgee
today and reports that the Santa Fe
graders are at work Is miles north Of
Okmulgee- This is a branch of the
Santa Fe running from Caney, Kan,
to benson, via. the South McA1ester coal
fields. The railway is endeavOring to
have trains running into Okmulgee by
the middle OF October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Cryptic Masons at Pilxes Peak.

On the occasion of the above meeting,
August 18th to 12th the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad will make a rate of one
fare for the round trip from Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo to all
points in Colorado andto Salt Lake City
This will be an excellent opportunity
for an outing in the Rockies. For par
ticulars, call on agent or write s. K
Hooper, G. P. & T. A, Denver, Col
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
HOBART EXPECTED.
Vice-President Will Join Mr.. McKin-
ley in Few Days.

Pittsburgh, N. Y, July 31-The pres
ident took his customary morning walk
today in company with DR.. Rixey. Mrs.
Mckinley continues to improve and her
condition this morning, DR.. Rixey said
was very satisfactory.
Vice President Hobart is expected to
arrive in a few days. All the officers of
the Twenty sixth volunteer regiment
will call upon the president in a body
on Wednesday, August 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Special Train to Fort Scott August 1st
Via Missouri PACIFIC.

Account log rolling of Woodmen of
the World at Fort Scott. special train
will be run from Topeka, leaving a.
m, returning leave Fort Scott II p. m.
Rate for round trip from Topeka
Tevis, Richland, $500; Overlook,
Muhegan, Lomax, s175; Quenemo.
81 IS; Rosemont, Waverly, $3.50; Amiot
Harris, Glenloch $L25; Garnett, s1.00;
Bush City, Trilby, Blue Mound. 75c !;
Mapleton, Devon, SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
DEATH EVERY HOUR.
From Bubonic Plague at Poonah In
India.

Bombay. July 31.-At Poonah capital
Of the district of that name in this
presidency. there have been SO cases of
plague and Sc deaths from that disease
in 50 hours. At the cantonment, in the
city, 81 cases of the plague and PSI
deaths have been reported. Several
fresh cases have occurred among the
Europeans. The meteorological cOndi-
lions indicate the close of the monsoon
and the prospects are OminOus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Gold on the Alki.

Seattle, Wn., July 31.-Gold of the
placer and Of the quartz kind came
from Alaska and the British Yukon on
the steamer Alld which has arrived
here to the amount of about $500, 600.
Probably one-third of the amount is
Treadwell product.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Denver, Colorado Springs an Pueblo

$500 for the round trip via the Great
Rock Island Route. Tickets on sale
Aug So and Z, good returning up to
and including Aug. 31st; leave Topeka
$40 .. m, arriving Colorado Springs
10:40 a. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

All kinds of Roofing, Slate, Pitch ana
Gravel Tile and Pure Asphalt roofs put
On at short notice. We repair old Tin
Roofs with an asphalt coating and
warrant same for five years. Esti-
mates given on application. Topeka
Roofing Co, Ill West Sixth street, To-
peka Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
What It Costs to Run New York.

New York, July 31.-It will cost $685.
$40 0S2 to run the government of
Greater New York for the forthcoming
fiscal year, according to the report of
the finance committee. This includes
a deficiency found Of S7,175, $50 IS. The
amount to be raised by general taxa
ton is So, sos 751.O5. 1t cost ST, All, 0S4.77
to run the city last year.
Special train to Fit. Scott Aug. 1st via
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

Men are not half as black as they're
painted"
No; and women amt half as blonde
as they're bleached, either."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

Little Susie Freckles-I made ugly
faces at your fine stuck-up sister the
other day, but guess she did not see
Little Bobby-Oh, yes, she did, but
she thought they were naturaL-Tit-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

Heinz's Ice Cream made from pure
cream. Phone 397.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Save Your Neck

And wear collars that have no rough
edges We Go them American Steam
Laundry, Tel. BAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
Roofing.

We mend anu sew on buttons free.
American Steam Laundry. Tele. 24l
The Winslow mail., 1899-12-14
The Currency Question.


rency alters the price of every ounce
and yard of merchandise and every foot
of land. Whom can we trust with this
despotism? At present the banks and
the money kings wield this power. They
own the yardstick, and can make 1t
longer or shorter, as they please. Ihey
own every pound weight, and can make
it heavier or lighter, as they choose
This explains the riddle, SO mysterious
to the common people, that those who
trade in money always grow rich, even
while those who trade in other things
go into bankruptcy"
The third objection to national banks
of issue is, that the moment the ma
tional bank is permitted to issue money
that moment it becomes, for pecuniary
reasons, the enemy of any government
paper.
The banks are now urging that the
issue of paper money is function OF
the banks, and that the government
ought to go out of the banking business.
Our answer is, that the issue of money
is function of government, and that
the banks ought to go out of the gov
erning business. The government can
not afford to build up a strong finan-
cial interest hostile to the exercise, by
the government, of the right to issue
and control both the metallic and pa
per money of the nation.
The Winslow mail., 1899-12-14
[NIDQN9 (QpDfIlIIQp lDQ tpgpltQ 1pfW

ruin Gus competition and enabled them
to pay right royal wages to the men
employed and at the same time sell tin
plate cheaper than it was before the
passage of the Mckinley tariff. Ad-
hitting that the company had closed
some mills, they said it had opened
more than it had closed. They declared
that, while it had reduced the number
employed in office work, making sales,
etc., it had not reduced the number OF
men employed in making tin plate. II
was giving work to as many persons as
ever and paying some of them as much
as $40 day, which was vastly more
than workers in the same line could
earn in Wales. In fine, the combine waa
doing no end of good and was entitled
to gratitude from its employees and the
general public.
But what is this we hear from Pitts
burgh? A dispatch from that center Of
protected trust industries states that
no less than 106 mills in the SO plants
controlled by the combine (Which is not
trust, Mr.. Hanna would have Us un-
derstand) are shut down.
According to the Pittsburgh dispatch
this means a loss of labor of nearly
$371 900 a month. "Over 1900 men are
idle in the rolling mill department alone
and thousands more in other depart
ments."
The managers of the combine seem to
have made haste to shut down mills
and throw thousands of men cut OF
work as soon as possible after telling
the industrial commission what great
things they had done for labor and ior
consumers of tin plate. Like other
beneficiaries of protection, they mani
fest interest in labor chiefly when they
are anxious to retain old tariff favorz
or secure new ones Chicago Chron"
ioIn
The Winslow mail., 1899-12-14

air. The loud but uncertain tones
came from the railroad track. Going to
the fence, she peered over, and in the
half-light saw man walking the ties,
his step reeling and slow. 10 recog-
nized hired man from the Taylor
place, whom she had often seen the
worse for liquor.
Still singing, he came nearer. Then
he tried to walk the rails, chuckling
foolishly as he balanced himself for a
second, then fell, full length across the
track, and lay quite still. 10, who had
bent low cautiously, hoping he would
pass without seeing her, rose now, with
a quick cry of alarm. Climbing to the
topmost rail she watched him intent
ly, while he made no sign, but lay like
a log. Without hesitation, she ran to
him. Just then she heard a distant
rumble and the shrek of whistle.
The train! With desperate strength
she shook the PROSTATE figure. Get
up! the train is coming! Oh, get up!
Quick!" But there was no movement
in response. "Wake up, for heavens
sake Then down upon her knees,
with all her strength, she tried to drag
the limp, unconscious man from the
ties. She raised his head and her hand
was wet. The horrible dampness sick
ened her; the croak of the frogs in the
meadow near was maddening; the
sound of the train grew more distinct,
and still the heavy, clumsy body lay
where it had fallen, now half upright
in her arms. She rose, staggering un-
der the burden, tripped over the ties,
and stumbled over the steep bank.
Down they sank into mass of wild
clover bloom that enveloped them in its
cloying fragrance.
A frightful shrek and glare, a deaf
ening rumble just over her head, then
all was silence. She was alone, with
the night and the stars; alone in worse
The Winslow mail., 1899-12-14
Raines Law of 1Gs7.

The following order was issued by
the mayors court "of ye city of Al
bany" in October, 1857, and is interest
ing as a sample of the early efforts te
control the liquor traffic:
Whereas, Ye selling of drink at un,
reasonable hours at night is founde in
convenient, especially at this juncture
of time, We court doe therefore hereby
strictly charge and command yet none
OF We inhabitants of this city or county
thereof doe presume to sell any strong
drink, beer, syder, or other liquor to
any person whatever after ye Taptoc
(taps) upon ye penalty of forefiting We
somme of tenn shiliings every person
Vt shall be found drinkeing in ye house,
and if any citizen or inhabitant of this
city doe presume to suffer people to
drinke in their houses any drinke
fetched from ye tavern or other places,
We master of Vt house shall pay for every
person Vt shall so admit to drinke in
his house after VI Taptoo aforesaid, ye
somme of six shillings courant money
of this province. Albany Argus.