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The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

Mahara's colored minstre1s viii be in
Topeka for the first time at the Craw-
ford theater next Monday night. Unlike
the majority of similar organizations,
this one is not composed entirely of
men, but numbers in its membership
twelve ladies who appear together in
the first part As a special feature
number of trained dogs and ponies are
carried, and take part in the perform
ance. The prices are so, So and % cents.
People who saw Ben Hendricks in
lyon Yonson'' last season will probably
take advantage of the opportunity of
seeing him in his new piece, "A Yenu-s
inc Yentleman,' at the Crawford thea
ter next Wednesday night. The new
play is announced as giving the clever
dialect comedian better possibilities
than his former success. The prices
will be 75. so, 35 and 25 cents, and the
sale OF seats viii omen Monday.
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A MOTOR TRUST.
W. G. Whitney, Senator Elkins and
Joseph Letter Back of It.

New York, Aug. 25.-The American
Automobile company has been organ
lied in this city to control the manu-
facture and operation of all the auto
mobiles and motors in which kerosene
or gasoline is used, not only in this
country, but in France, Germany and
other countries in continental Europe
The new corporation is to be financed
by the colonial Trust company. Back
of the combination are said to be Viii
liam Q. Whitney, 2. A. B. Widener and
Thomas Bolan of Philadelphia; United
States Senator S. B. EIl1ins of West
Virginia; Joseph Letter of Chicago, and
others.
The scheme was engineered by ex-
Mayor Frank A MCGOWAN of Trenton,
n. J., who has been elected chairman
Of the executive committee.
The new combination takes in the
automobile company of America, the
Winton Motor Carriage company the
National Motor Carriage company and
the Manhattan Motor Carriage COM
pany. Between them these concerns
control 60 foreign and domestic patents
for the use of gasoline. kerosene and all
oils applied to automobiles and motors.
The new company is to be capitalized
at SO 000, 900 of which 81, SOC, 600 win be
in preferred stock.
The assets. exclusive of the patents
and the good viii exceed 81 600, 600 and
of this there is 1915, 600 cash in the
treasury. After complying with the
terms of the options there will remain
in the treasury after selling the pre-
ferred stock 81 1,375,000 in cash and ST.
100000 in common stock. The net earn
ing capacity of the new mbination is
estimated at 81, 10000 a year.
It was stated last night that there
were strong probabilities that the
Charles J. Canda of Caret, N. J.. the
Haynes Apperson company of Kol1o-
mo, Ind, and the Pope Manufacturing
company of Hartford, Conn, will also
go into the trust.
The promoters of the new company
claim that the average electric motor
weighs three tons OF this there are
3 600 pounds of plates in the motor cap
able of carrying the vehicle IS or 80
miles If it is desired to travel a fur
ther distance without recharging an
additional l. 000pounds of plates are nee
essary for every extra 20 miles. The
gasoline or kerosene motors it is claim
ed, can be recharged at any country
store while an electric vehicle can only
be recharged in places where there are
electrical plants. It is also asserted
that a six, eight or twelve horse power
motor supplied by kerosene or gaso-
line weighs not to exceed 1,040 pounds,
allowing so pounds for fuel
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INCREASED PROSPERITY.
In This Country Predicted by the
London Statist.

London. Aug. 25.-The Statist tomor-
row under the caption: American
prosperity will say:
There Will be very large exports of
wheat to meet the demands of western
Europe American farmers are dis
posing of their crops rapidly and at
tolerably good prices; they will be able
to PURCHASE from the east and Europe
as fully as they have been doing this
year. The United States has made
great progress of late years in manu-
featuring and trading but it is still an
essentially agricultural country and its
prosperity depends mainly on the har
vests Therefore fair wheat and good
harvests of other products mean the
continuance of the well being of the
farmers who are the backbone and life
blood of the country"
The Stats then adds: Under the cir
cumstances it is reasonably certain
that railroad traffic returns and foreign
orders for locomotives, steel, etc, viii
continue to increase
The tenor of the article prophecies
an increase of the present prosperity OF
the United States.
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RICHARDS CONTROVERSY.
Appraisers Report on the Loss of His
Property.

It seems probable that the contrO-
yersy between Colonel J. H. Richards
and the insurance companies in which
he was carrying insurance on his house,
viii get into the courts again. This is
the controversy that Judge Hazen en-
Joined Superintendent of Insurance
Church from joining in to assist Rich
ards to collect his claim.
One of the contentious of the insur-
ance companies was that the claim
should be submitted to arbitra tors or
carried into the courts. Colonel Rich
ards did not wish to do this, but wish
ed to compel payment under the valued
policy law. After the injunction was
granted by Judge Hazen. however. the
matter was submitted to appraisers,
and they have just made their report,
awarding Colonel Richards SS.197 35.
$4,000.
The award is more than the insurance
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OPPOSE THE WAR.
Universal Peace Union Wants the
President TO Stop the Struggle.

Mystic, Conn, Aug. 25.-At today's
session of the Universal Peace Union
and the Connecticut Peace Union the
chief business was the discussion and
adoption of a resolution providing that
delegates be appointed to wait upon
President Mckinley to call to his at
tention the ease with which an end
might be put to the present war in the
Philippines and to lay before him facts
and plans that the union trusts will be
instrumental in bringing the war to a
close.
bringing the war to a close
Albert H. Love, president of the
union Rev. Benjamin TruebIood, Mrs
Anna Sterling. Bolton Hall and S. s
COhn were chosen members of the dele
cation 1t was voted to hold a meet
ing of the union at Washington in De-
cember next for the purpose of hear
ing the report of the delegation and
transa citing such other business as may
arise.
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MANY FROM TOPEKA.
Tom King Says That Large Number
Of Veterans Will Go to Phil
adelphia.

Mr. T L. King, city passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, says that an unusually
pairing to attend the national G. A r.
encanpment in Philadelphia. The San
ia Fe has the official train from Kan
sas and Oklahoma. and for this reason,
Mr. King has necessarily been devot-
ing much of his time lately to G. A. R.
business.
The official train viii leave Topeka
at o. m. on September 2. 1t will run
and over the Pennsylvania lines to
Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
LELAND PLAN
L. Being Tried In South Dakota With
Notifications.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-A special to the
Times Herald from Yankton, S. D.,
says: More than ninety members of
the legislature have responded to the
GaZette's inquiry if they would meet
in special session for actual expenses
to appropriate funds to bring home the
soldiers. All but i've answered in the
affirmative and forty are yet to be
heard from. The committee having in
charge the raising of money visited
Governor Lee at WermilliOn and laid
the matter before him. He is in favor
of raising money by popular subscrip-
tiOn, but did not refuse to call a spe-
cial session, promising to give a final
answer Saturday morning.
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Erie Earnings Increaae.

New York, Aug. 25.-The annual re-
port of the board of directors of the
Erie railway, which was issued today
shows:
Gross earnings, $33, ,752, ,7O3: increase,
S11. SAB.
Net earnings, $S,S72. .777; increase,
$279. .955.
Net earnings of Erie Coal company,
$29S, ,479; increase, SIS, ,694
Income from other sources, $25s. .os7;
increase, $55. .514
Total income, $9,14O, ,353; increase,
$424. .163; surplus, S653, 79S; increase,
SI91 SS1
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
GRAND OPERA AT TX. C.
The Famous Grau Company to Be at
Convention Hall In October.

Kansas City, Aug. 25.-Kansas City is to
have three performances of Italian opera
by Maurice Grau's Metropolitan Grand
Opera company of New York at COnven-
tfon ha1 on October 30 and 81 Calve, Sem
orich. De DusSan, the De ReSZke broth
ers, Salignac, Plancon, Dippel, Campan-
ari and others whose names are known
the world around will be in the casts.
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Session of Fire Chiefs Closes.

Syracuse, N. Y, Aug 25.-The con-
vention of the International Associa-
ton of American Fire Chiefs which has
been in progress here since Tuesday,
will probably adjourn today after elect
ing John P. QuigIey, chief of the SYRIA
cuse department, president. At the af-
ternoon session of Thursday, a resolu-
ton was adopted providing that hence
forth the president of the organization
shall be elected by ballot, a two-thirds
majority ruling.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
TONS OF POWDER
Explode, Blowing Two Mill Inmates
Into Fragments

Pottsville, Pa. Aug 25.-The dry
house of Sam Debbles' powder mill near
ShepptOwn, this county, was completely
wrecked by an explosion today and
William T. Betzenberger, of Walnut
port, one of the proprietors, and Harry
Jones, a powder maker, were literally
blown to atoms. There were several
other buildings were badly injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY.

companies We're willing to pay, as they
claimed they could duplicate the prop
erty for much less, and it is possible
that they may compel Colonel Richards
to sue them.
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An Eastern Trip in the Fall

1t may be made at low fare by pur-
chasing G. A. r. nation encampment
excursion tickets to Philadelphia from
St Louis via a-PennsyIvania
short lines. They will be sold Septem-
Der 1st, I'd, Sd and 4th. For particulars,
address ]. M. Chesbrough, A. c. p.
agent, St. Louis, Mo.
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LEGAL

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First Published in the Topeka Stata
Journal. August 9th, 1891
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First Published in the Topeka State
Journal August %. 1882
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Topeka Kan, Aug. %. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the Regis
fration books VIII be at Trueblood's $ store,
AlIb1lrndaIe on Tuesday and Wednesday, +,
August 29th and 30th, from a. m, until
The voters of Potwin should register
ESeal L. T. YCUNT
Commissioner Of Elections
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
BUCHAN'S NEW POST.
Late Captain of Co. B, goth Kansas,
Assigned to Duty at Fort
TeaVen worth

Fred E. Buehan late captain of com
pany B, Twentieth Kansas volunteers,
who was recently appointed second lieu
tenant in the regular army, has been as
signed 70 duty in Troop K. Sixth cavalry,
now stationed at Fort 1-eavenvvorth. The
notice of his assignment is expected to
arrive in q day two and Lieutenant
Bnchan win leave at once for the post.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25

Ga ST ~ EEA.
Bears the q The Kind You Have Always BOugfi
ais1s'''' q &|Azzsz$S
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Mayors Office.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 9Th, 1899

Topeka, kan, Aug. 9Th, 1899.
I, c. J. Drew, mayor of the city of To-
peka, do hereby proclaim, give notice and
make known that special city lection
viii be held in the city of Topeka on
Saturday, September 9Th, 1899. for the pur-
pose of submitting to the legal voters oc
sition:
Shall the mayor and council OF the
city of Topeka borrow $500 and issue
the bonds of the city of Topeka for said
amount for the purpose of erecting city
hall, which bonds shall mature in twenty
years from the date Of the issuance OF the
same and bear interest at rate of not
to exceed four per cent per anuHu. pay
able semi-annuaIly." AS provided for Ia
the following ordinance, to-Wit;
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MISCELLANE EoUs.

MLolELlIAN EO Q ,.
FTREt FIRE-Will never start from a
lamp fitted with a safety lamp burner;
extinguisheS flame automatically when
lamp is upset; positively can not explode;
particulars free; sample 50 cents; postage
paid: special price to agents; agents
wanted c. B. Q. Co, Decatur. III.
HACKS 25c to or from the depets: any
part of the city. Coupe for family and
party use. Do your calling and shopping
IN our coupe: will make you special rates.
Call Topeka Hack barn for these prices.
626 Quincy street Tel 10.
CASH for acceptable IDEAS State IL pat
ented- The Patent Record. Baltimore. Nd
R-I-F-A-N-S. 10 for ; cents. a druggists
They Danish pain and prolong life one
gives relief. No mater what's the mat
ter one VIII do you good.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
Books In Potwin.

IFrirst Published in the Topeka Stat
Joul-nal AUGUST q, 1S99.l
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FREsco WORK.

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W. W. GILLESPIE, Freseo Painter. De-
signs and estimates furnished On all
classes of work. TIA West Fifteenth, To-
peka. Kan. Refers to his work In State
Journal building.
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The election hereby called. shall be con-
Quoted under the general election laws OF
the state. The polls shah be opened at
8 O'Clock a. m. and shall not be closed
until o'clock p. m. and shall be held at
the places and conducted by the officers
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25

First Precfnct-Polling place, s02 North
Kansas avenue. Judges L. Beverly, +.
S. Stevens, H. c. Bowen. Clerks-Fred
Marks, 6. c. StOker.
Second Precinct-Polling place, sos y.
Van Buren, street. Judges-Geo- Alien j.
P Berry, J. T. Mclaughlin. Clerks. J.
Durkin H H. Lucas.
Third Precinct-Poling place, 1900 North
Topeka avenue. Judges-M. l. Kelley, r.
@ Wallace 3. F. Billings. Clerks T. D.
Nash, NJ. W. OvertOn-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. 2a5s.

AN ORDINANCE, authorizing the mayor
Of the city Of Topeka. to call a special
city election for the purpose Of submit
ting TO the voters Of said city = prOpe-
sitton to borrow money and issue bonds
for the purpose of erecting a city hail
Be it ordained by the mayor and council
men of the city of Topeka;
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25

MLAOdLN = SHOEe
MADE IN Established 1873.
Machines of all kinds at the Capital
Iron Works, East 7th st. and Santa Fe
tracks. Large foundry. Improved ma
chinerY. Moderate prices: Estimates
cheerfuIIy given. H. K. Brooks and G. w.
Brooks, proprietOrs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-25

Office of Comnissioner of Elections,
Topeka, Kan. Aug 8, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby. given that the regts-
tl-aA ion books viii close for the Special
CITY Election on Wednesday, August 30th.
at 3 O'Clock p. m, and viii remain closed
until after said Special City Election to
be held on September 9Th, 1889.
rSesl 7 L. T. YOUNT,
Commissioner of Elections.
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room brick house. large hall. cellar,
good well and barn, lots. $500; $500 cash,
balance easy time.
A room house, IL lots, shed. barn.
good well, $500: easy payments
4 6-roo1n house, cellar. Wen and lots.
$500; easy payments.
A room house and 2 room cottage, eel
lar, well, CiStern, large barn and lots
near Santa Fe shops-A bargain.
See us quick for these and other good
bargains.
PAYNE & THOMPSON.
627 Kansas Avenue.
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SECOND WARD.

First Preeinct-Polling place, 81 Mon
roe street Judges-H W Parker, Jas.
! Dwyer. Ed Hawes. Clerks-W- l. Colt
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Voting Machines.

In Buffalo, Tuesday, for the first
time ballots were done away with and a
voting machine was used The press
dispatches report that the machine fully
met expectations That is to say, it re-
duced the number of voting precincts;
it did away with the expense of print
ing ballots; it was operated easily and
perfectly; the count of the votes was
automatic; the election officers had
nothing to do when the polls closed
but TO unlock the machine and to set
down the totals. Within forty-tive
minutes last night, after the polls closed,
the result of the vote for the head of
the ticket was known. Every precinct,
even the most remote, had reported to
headquarters, and the tabulatiOn and
addition had been made. AT Ithaca,
which is small city, and where proba-
bly, unusual efforts at celebrity were
made, the result of the city vote was
known seven minutes after the polls
closed. Similar results were accom-
plished in many other cities in New
York, where voting machines were
used
Contrast all this with our recent eX
perience in this city. Had We used vot-
ing machines throughout the city Oct.
10th, we should have known the result
of the vote for mayor by o'clock. The
election officers would have been home
for dinner at the regular hour, instead
of spending half or two-thirds of the
night in the weary work of counting
the ballots. There would have been no
rejected ballots, whether on good or
doubtful grounds; no possible chance
for corruption or abuse of discretion in
the CONT. Moreover, the thousands OF
citizens intensely interested in the re-
suit would have been spared hours of
anxious waiting. Besides all this, the
expense of the election in printing bills
and in the pay of election officers would
have been less by hundreds, or thousands
of dollars.
Every new test of the voting machine
speaks goldenly for its manifold sd-
vantages We have seen no we'll
grounded criticism of its use. In
honesty, economy, accuracy, ease of
operation and the promptitude witt
which results are known, machine yOt-
ing has the advantage over the present
method of voting. There can be little
doubt that it is the coming universal
method. Indiana, and especially In
dianapolis, ought not to lag behind in
adopting it.-Indianapolis News.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Decisions of the Court.

During the May term of court case
was tried here under a change of venue
from Starke county. 1t was brought
by d Mr.. Cannon against Mr.. Castle
man for fees which the former claimed
ought to be aid him by the latter for
the sale of some property. The sale
was made by the owner, while the land
was still in the hands of the real estate
dealer for sale. 1t was decided here In
favor of the agent, but was appealed to
the supreme court. Word has lately
been received that the higher court up
holds the verdict of the lower.
The defendant in the case of Philip
Heyde vs. Mary Kenly was granted a
continuance Monday by Judge Cspron
and the costs of the case during this
term adjudged against her.
Tuesday afternoon Morris w. Fish.
burn was granted divorce from Lottie
May Fishburn and given custody OF
their child. The costs were charged to
the plaintiff.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
CHICAGO FRUIT MEN HIT HARD.

Apples Bought at So per Barrel Now
Selling at 35 Cents.
Benton Harbor News: Last summer
the apple buyers of Chicago went crazy
over buying up from the trees 10 the
orchards the apple crop of Michigan
and every other state. They are now
engaged In figuring up how much they
will lose out of the speculation. The
growers, who were kicking themselves
for selling out too cbeaply, may well re-
joice over the sales they made.
The buyers might have made con-
siderable sum out of the speculation
but for the warm weather that was ex-
perienced this fall and which injured
tue quality of the fruit before it could
be rushed into cold storage One of the
Benton HarbOr fruit men was in Chica-
60 yesterday and he brings back word
that he saw apples sell on South Water
street for 30 cents a barrel when the
same apples cost the commiss ion men
So per barrel. The warm weather has
taken all the value out of the apples.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
HonOrs for Generals.

A number of women of Chicago
propose to present Gems. Joseph Wheel
er and Fitzhugh Lee each with sword
costing $1,000, and they will also petit
ticn congress to make the two renowned
southern fighters msjor-genersls of the
regular army, as a recompense for their
services during the Spanish war. The
movement is to be national one, engi-
neered and conducted entirely bs
women. The project was first conceived
by Miss Annie Marie DE Beck, a dsugh-
ter of Col. w. l.. De Beck, who distin-
guished himself in the battle of Gettys-
burg.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Young Lady Missing.

Ethel Wells left her fathers home IN
Benton township, Berrien county, Mich,
on the night of Oct %, 1899. When
Ethel left home she wore a round red
felt hat, with block band about one
half inch wide, red ribbon on her neck,
black Henrietta cloth waist, close
sleeves to the elbow, four plants down
the front of waist, brown skirt. Wore
no wrap. She is 16 years old, good set
of tet tn, five feet four or five inches
tall, fair complexion, cheerful disposi-
ton. Her parents are seeking informs-
ton of her, and small reward will be
paid. Notify Sheriff Marshall.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Brightside Notes.

The formal opening of "Carrie Nc
Gill HaIl' will take place on Tuesday
evening, Nov. Ia. The exercises will
begin with musical and calisthenic
program in which thirty-five of the
children will take part This will be
followed by short address by Mrs.
McGill, of Chicago, for whom the an
mex is named, and brief talks by prom
inent citizens.
Mayor Jones will preside at the meet
ing which will be held in the dining
room OF the new building. Those hsv-
ing private conveysnces are requested
to drive to the southeast entrance of
the "Hsll" where an attendant will be
found ready to take charge of all teams.
Remember the date, Tuesday, Nov
ID, at p. IN. Everybody is cordially
invited and arrangements will doubt
less be made for hacks to and from the
institution at reduced rates.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
Pennsylvania Road UnIucky.

The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne Il Chi
cago railway is sure to have a wreck on
critical dates, it seems. A short time
ego, many of our citizens, as well as the
people Of Warsaw and those CT other
towns along the line, had planned to go
to Chicago on toe day of the laying of
the pOstOfiice corner stone. A wreck
delayed all the trains until 4 O'Clock in
the afternoon, and the result was that
many were obliged to give up their con
templated visit to the city on that
eventful day. Wednesday this road
had q similar experience-s wreck al
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
PRAISE FOR HON. B. +. SBIVELY.

His Speech at Hawesville, KY, Creates
Nominates Him for Vice e-President.
The Hancock Clarion of Hawesville,
KY, under date of November 4, thus
speaks of the address delivered there
by Hon. Benjamin F. Shively, in his
participation in the Kentucky cam
paign
That was magnificent audience that
greeted Hon. Ben. F. Shively, the South
Bend, Ind, orator at the court house
Wednesday. But not more magnificent
was the audience than tue speech, for
its like was never heard here before.
MIR. Shively, who stayed in congress
as long as he would, plunged into polit-
icsl economy and soon showed an easy
command of language, as well as
deep study of the questions of govern
ment. His whole speech abounded in
evidences of careful and devoted study
to the great political questions.
ITO pdlb Vi uio opCCCu uCNOtCu W
trusts and combinations of capital was
the plainest and simplest elucidation
ever heard here before, and that alone
branded him as logicisn.
The part, however, that caught his
author was his superb presentation
against Imperialism. He said according
TO republican advices Aguinaldo was a
very bad man. in which light he didn't
see how be could ever make a good
American citizen. He elOQuently but
pstriotlcally deplored the proposed in
crease of the standing army.
The crowd that heard Shively-or
wanted to hear him-was much the
largest of the year.
Without his knowledge or the aid or
consent of any other nation on earth
we nominate Hon. Ben F. Shively, of
Indiana, for vice president on the Bryan
ticket.