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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
DEFENDS ALGER.
Elkins Says There Will Be Reaction
In His Favor.

Washington, July Ex-senator Elkins Of
West Virginia, who was secretary of war
under the Harrison administration, is in
Washington Discussing Secretary Al
gers retirement from the cabinet he said.
Secretary AIger was secretary of war
during the conduct of the most successful
war in the history of the United States.
1t achieved the greatest results IN the.
shortest possible time. Its quick and vic
tOrious conclusion, while he was at the
head of his department, is a fact that
stands out most prominently and cannot
be disputed OF course there were mis-
takes. There are always mistakes; but
in this particular war the mistakes were
infiinitesimal compared with the great re-
suits accomplished.
Secretary Alger'' continued the sena-
tor, has been compelled to endure ser
les of Indeserved, not TO say brutal.
saults. He did not deserve the harsh
things said of him, but he bore them
brayely, standing manfully under the
abuse which might otherwise have been
thrown at the president. Time will vim
dictate him. There viii be a reaction in
his favor.
- say these things all the more readily
bees I { Secretary Alger and I have not
been IN the same way of thinking in our
party 1 am no apolOgist for him. I DO
not want to be drawn into any contro-
yersy, but hope [ may never hesitate to
do justice to any man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26

The New Bedford Standard has Wis
ions of the disappearance of the wooden
car from the railroads of the country
as is shown by the following from its
editorial columns;
The substitution of pressed steel for
wood in the construction of freight cars,
which is now going on on large scale,
will result in a much greater freight
carrying capacity with diminished
weight, and at a cost but little over that
of the wooden car. The steel cars will
be much stronger than the wooden ones,
and it is probable that all the through
lines. and those carrying heavy freight,
such as coal and iron, will in a few
years be equipped with steel cars, while
the wooden ones Will be relegated to the
smaller roads ana used till they are
worn out. Perhaps in fifty years there
viii not be a wooden freight car in the
country. Besides the economy result
ing from the use Of the steel cars there
will be the additional advantage that
their use viii tend to diminish the ter
rible destruction of our forests, which
the demand for timber and lumber for
their construction now calls for. The
use of the new material will prove dis
astrOuS to the builders of wooden cars
as is usually the case when new inven-
tons are adopted, but there will doubt
less be as many wOrkmen employed as
now, although upon steel instead of
wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26

CoIored Man Says That BE Was a
Dalton Captive Four Years.

Wichita. July 26.-Harry Stokes, a
negro apparently about 20 years old,
who was arrested here yesterday for
disturbing the peace, claimed to an
officer today to have been in captivity
by the Daltons for four years.
He says he held the gangs horses near
the old Coffeyville creamery when they
robbed the bank there some years ago
He says he carried provisions to the
other members Of the gang in a cave
near where Kingfisher is now, after Bill
Dalton was shot. He has a big scar on
the calf of his leg where he says Bill
Dalton shot him to make him dance in
camp one night. Stokes says the gang
had three caves in Oklahoma and one
on the Red river in Texas where they
hid. He says he was subjected to all
kinds Of brutal treatment and tried for
years to get away, but was too closely
watched by some member of the gang
He was not allowed to talk to any one
under penalty of being shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
The Ottawa Chautauqua Has
Large Attendance.
Temperance Day Draws the
Banner Crowd.
ON PATRIOTIC DAY
J. r. Burton, Senator Harris
and j. A. TrOutman
Will Orate-Trustees and Of
fleers Elected.

Ottawa, July 26.-The largest crowd
of the season was on the grounds for
Temperance day. State Organizer
George r. Kirkpatrick and Albert +.
Hyde of Chattanooga, both delivered
temperance lectures at 2 p. m, and
John d. Wolley, the famous temper
ance lecturer had an audience Of 5000
people at night His subject was
Christian Citizenship
The stockholders held a meeting and
elected as the board Of trustees whose
terms will expire in 1902, the following:
Dr. d. c. Miner, of Chicago; o. G.
Markham, of Baldwin; F. Q. Hetrick'
w. T. Pickerell, H. B. Topping, II. =.
Smith and s. F. Beeler, of Ottawa.
After this meeting the directors met
and elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, Dr. Stephen A Northrop, Kansas
City, Mo: vice president. the Rev H
w Chaffee, of Fredonis. Kan; treas
urer, H. F. Ellis, Ottawa; secretary
John T. Clark, of Ottawa
The time of the next assembly Will
probably be set about ten days earlier
Friday is Patriotic day and it is eX-
pected that it will be the largest day Of
the season.
J. r. Burton, James A. Troutman
and Senator w. A. Harris. are the ora
tors of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
ARMY WORM APPEARS
Destroying Grass, Late Corn and Cane
Around Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, July 26.-Not since the
vegetation in this country was de-
stroyed by the army worm, thirty-nlne
years ago, has that worm appeared IN
this vicinity in such alarming numbers
as it has in the past few days. Fields
of late corn, sorghum cane and grass
have been stripped by the worms, when
seem to have dropped down from the
sky. Some farmers report them to be
several inches deep in their fields. For
tunately, the small grains are all har-
vested and most of the corn is too far
advanced to suit their taste. They
can only injure meadows and cane fod-
der fields.
At the Osbun farm, just northeast OF
town, they started in on a field OF
young cane which was sown for FODDER
and only the stalks remain. They are
said to have been several inches deep
in this field. On the farm of Mr.. Full
ton, a few miles northwest, they have
also appeared.
This destructive worm Is over an
inch long. and resembles a caterpillar
except that he is not covered with hair
or wool His color is green Where he
comes from nobody knows. Millions OF
them suddenly appear in a field and
eat it to the ground, except the stalks
There is nothing to indicate from which
direction he came. In the Osbun field
they began on the north end land
Travelled south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
soURCE o. PRosPERrrY.

In this country prosperity follows crop
conditions, observes the Brooklyn Eagle
more closely than any other single fac
tor, nor that a year of big crops is al
ways a prosperous year. but as a rule
good crops and a good export move
ment go hand in hand with good times
In proof of this that paper presents
some instructive facts. It points out
that the boom years of the early '9Os
were years of great crops. In 1891 the
production Of wheat and corn was very
large and the value Of the total exports
Of these cereals amounted to $126, OOO. OOO
the average price of wheat having been
1925 per bushel and corn 55.1 The
panic OF 1898 and the succeeding two
years. was not caused by crop failures
the crops being good, but as other coun-
tries also had good crops our exports
fell off. There was a slight recovery in
the export OF cereals in 1896, though it
was far below the movement of 1892
and there was a still further increase
IN 1897, with a considerable advance in
the price of wheat It was in this year
that the business revival began In 1898
wheat production was still greater and
the average price was greatly enhanced
4 shortage in other wheat countries
brought a large export demand and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
JAYHAWKER JoTa

Salina is to have a 'dddlers' contest
in connection with its street fair.
Army worms are making trouble for
the farmers down in NeOshO county.
Caney has voted $40, 600 bonds to hunt
for gas. Southern Kansas will soon be
honey cOmbed with gas wells.
A curiosity in central Kansas is a
threshing machine drawn by horses.
They are nearly always drawn by their
own engines
get connections with Bob Ingerson in
one of her seances and find out what
his opinion is about it now.
The Wichita Beacon blames Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal for the fact
that not a single state bank in Kansas
has failed during the past year.
A thirty foot vein Of salt has been
discovered at Marquette. in Mcpherson
than five per cent of impurities.
The Lawrence Journal is knocking on
the war in the Philippines. IF it isn't
wound up by the first of the year" it
says, the Republican party will be-
lola has reached the prize fight stage.
A fight was planned a few days ago
between local talent and KID WEIGH
the gentleman prize fighter but when
the time came the gentleman" failed to
appear.
Harvey county man has an apple
tree which always yields a big crop. He
oAACtS ~ AEGO MS farm ana all MS STOCK
to anyone who will give him so cents for
each apple on the tree. and the farm is
worth more than $4,000, too
Down at CoffeyvilIe the marshal and
his assistants have been ordered to visit
every place suspected OF being a Joint
six times a day-twice in the forenoon
twice in the afternoon, and twice in the
evening In some towns no order could
please the police force more than that.
Thus far 81 heirs have been found for
the estate of Nathaniel Head an old
farmer who died recently near Salfna.
He was a bachelor and left no will
When his property was all collected il
was found that it amounted to SCI. 600
1t is said that in the days of his youth
Mr.. Head was a sutton of Lucy b
Hayes, but that Mrs. Hayes refused
him for the future president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
CENSUS BUREAU PLACES.
Kansas and Missouri Republicans
Will Have a Feast of Positions.

Washington, July 25.-Census Director
Merriam is busy arranging for the dis
tribution of 5000 places in the census
bureau. That many clerks are to be
appointed from the different states and
sent to the bureau here to begin the
work of the twelfth census. AS the
appointments are to be made in the i'm
mediate future and the lucky applicants
placed upon the government payroll,
the scramble among politicians is ter
rife. Missouri will get hfty-five of these
places. All are to be given to the Re
publicans. No Democrats are wanted.
The state of Kansas will receive fifty
or more Of these places paying from
$75 per month to $125 per month.
The official explanation of the fact
that Kansas will get as many clerks in
the census bureau as Missouri is ex-
planned on the ground that there are
more Republicans to the square mile
in Kansas than Missouri and more Re
publicans are sent to congress.
Minnesota will get II clerks; Illinois,
$50; Nebraska, 60; Missouri, So; Kansas,
so or go; Indiana, IS and Ohio 300.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
FIGHT AT EmPoR1A.
Oolored Cake Walk Broken Up by
Pistol Practice.

Emporia, July ga shooting scrape
occurred here last night between two
ex-members of Company D, Twenty
third Kansas, at a cake walk or fes-
tival given by the colOred people at the
cOlOred Masonic hall.
The entertainment was over and the
people were leaving the hall when a
dispute occurred between Till Finch
DIETER known as Till Tucker) and an
other boy named Marion Pierce. Finch
picked up a chair and threw it atPierce.
but missed him and struck a girl named
Stella Cross. Thereupon Pierce drew
a revolver and shot Finch, the ball TAX
ing effect just above the stomach, pass
ing through the intestines, striking a
rib which it broke. and lodged just in
side the skin. Dr. BOylan performed an
operation at noon today, but thinks
Finch can not recover. Pierce got
away, and so far the officers have been
unable to locate him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
PoINTED PARAaRAPHa.

From the Chicago News.l
The crying infant is IOveliest IN re-
pose.
a successful nurse IS an up-tO-date
sOOthesayer-
The sandbagger is always striking
strangers for money.
If silence is golden they ought to
have a mint in St. Louis.
The suit a tailor makes a man seldom
lasts as long as his suit against him
Any girl who refuses a sparkling dia-
mOnd engagement ring must be stone
blind.
The '"insiders" in the stock market
are the lambs after the bears" take
them in.
There is hope for any young man who
is willing to unlearn what he thinks
he knows
The truths we least desire to hear are
those which 1t would be to our advan-
tage to know.
Probably nothing grows so monoton-
Gus as having a collector come around
with the same old bill every month.
A lady complains that too much is
said about a woman's tongue. We
don't see how it can be helped when it
is in every Woman's mouth.
When you hear one man speak Of an
other as being "a good man." you can't
always tell whether the one spoken Of
is a minister or a pugiISt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
SEEMS ONE SIDED.
United States Seems to- Have the Ad-
vantage In Treaty With France.


New York, July 26.-Edmund Bruw-
aert, French consul at New York, says
of the new reciprocity treaty between
France and the United States:
I regard it as an excellent thing for
the United States. America was the
only country which did not have the
benefit of our minimum tariff. AS the
manufacturers abroad are satisfied with
a profit of per cent, the difference be-
tween the maximum and minimum rates
was sufficient to keep the United States
out OF the French market.
Frances annual importation of man
u1actured articles is about $3.50, 0O0, 900
ana the United States will get good
snare OF this. America undersells Eng
land in cotton goods in China and there
is no reason why it can not do the same
in France. 1t win be the same with 9TH
er articles
England, Belgium Germany and
Austria now supply France with her
imported manufactured articles. The
leading imports are raw cotton, wheat,
TOBACCO, mineral oil, copper and lead.
America sends agricultural implements,
sewing machines, electrical appliances
and pumps.
There are G42 articles on the dutiable
uSt OF the French tariff and the treaty
gives the United States the minimum
rate on all except twelve. Germany,
England and the other countries which
have treaties with France do not enjoy
the minimum rate on these twelve eX-
ceptiOnS which are chiefly agricultural
products. The average difference be-
tween the French maximum and mini
mum rate is 80 per cent, so that i'm
ports from this country will pay one
third less duty when the treaty goes
into effect
There are 463 dutiable items in the
tariff law of the United States and in
return for her concessions, France will
obtain lower rate on less than 100 of
them, the average reduction being only
10 per cent. While this seems one sided
it is not so much so as it appears, be-
cause American goods have been sent
into France as English goods under the
minimum tariff
Il do not think the treaty can go into
effect before next February. It must be
ratified both here and in France and
signed by President Loubet and Presi-
dent Mckinley. Then copies of the
treaty must be exchanged. France has
given all she can give, because with her,
$1,000. 900, 900 of national debt, she can
not reduce her tariff any further. We
did not get what we asked by any
means but we obtained all the United
States was willing to give. We realized
that the treaty must be such that con-
gress would approve it and France de-
ferred to President McKinley's wishes
on that account Secrecy is maintained
in regard to the class of goods upon
which the American tariff will be lower
ed. This was done in order to avoid the
opposition of interests which might OBJ
ject to foreign competition in the home
market. The details will not prOba bly,
be made known before congress meets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
WISHING WELLS.


q rom me LOndOn WaILI
In Scotland old customs die hard. espe-
cially in the Highlands. as was evidenced
the first Sunday in May. when the time
hOnOred practice of paying a visit to the
wells, the waters of which are known
for their healing virtues, was observed by
hundreds of persons. Young and old
journeyed from Inverness during the day
to St. Mary's well. which is situated near
the blasted CullOden heath, and after
drinking the water a coin was dropped
into the Wen. This act is supposed to be
an earnest of good health and success
during the year
The practice Of visiting wishing wells
has descended from father to son. and de-
spite the fact that many ministers point
out that it is not conducive to keeping
the Sabbath holy and is only fit for SUI
perstitious barbarians. still the numbers
who go to the we'll never diminish. Not
only was the practice observed in parts OF
Inverness-shire, but in Ross-shire also
numbers of people visited the famous
healing well of Crafgie Howe. deposited
their coins and returned apparently salts
fed that trouble and sickness had effect
uaIly been guarded against in the COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
MAJOR ANDERSON LAME.
Still Suffers From Injury Received at
Beatrice.

Major Anderson is fearful lest he will
be laid up for repairs on account of the
foot which he injured a Beatrice on
the day that the Modocs went up there
to sing at the Beatrice Chatauqua as
sembly. Although that was nearly
month ago the injury is making him so
much trouble that he thinks the foot
will have to be placed in a, plaster cast
and he will have to keep quiet until it
gets well.
In stepping upon a car platform at
Beatrice Major Andersonfs foot slipped
in such a way as to throw his weight
suddenly on the ball of the foot. 1t
seems to have wrench the ligaments
OF the instep in some way. The injury
is not painful to the touch, but it has
swollen and interferes greatly with the
majors walking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
GLOBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
When a man wants to lie now. he
says an old bug he has caught, is a
kissing bug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
CATTLE WOULD DIE
If Taken to Cuba, Because They Are
Not Acclimatsd.

Havana, July 26.-Senor Esca1ante,
who claims to be a practical farmer,
has written to the Diaro de Lamarina,
taking the ground that the scheme for
importing so, 600 American cattle to
Cuba is impracticable, on account of
the difficulty of acclimatizing the ami
mails. He asserts that 40 per cent would
die.
port cattle from other sources than the
United States. After the war of 1853
the Spanish government authorized the
importation Of cattle from other places
than the United States and those
brought here at that time were found
to acclimatize better than American
cattle. Brigadier General Carpenter.
military commander of the district for
Puerto Principe, left Neuvitas yester-
day on the steamer OIinda for New
York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
MAJ. FARNSWORTH DEAD
One Of TOpeka's Old Citizens
Passes Away This Afternoon.

Major H. W. Farnsworth died at 1875
this afternoon at his home at 203 To-
peka avenue. He has been sick three
weeks and for several days it was
known he could not recover.
Major Farnsworth was 80 years old
and was one of the pioneers in Topeka.
He has been clerk of the city board Of
education for 20 years and has been
recorder of his Masonic lodge for %
years. His wife died several years ago
and the family consists of married men
and women as follows: W. S. Farms
worth of the City of Mexico; James Of
Ogden; Colt L. of Chicago; Fred of To-
peka; Addie Willetts of California; Mrs.
Minnie Aiken of Omaha, and Mrs. Kate
Aiken of Topeka
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26
CONVENTIONS NOT WANTED
Chicago Managers Hope Political
Parties Will Meet Elsewhere.

Chicago, July 26.-Chicago politicians
of both parties predict that the Demo-
cratic and Republican national conVea-
lions will not come to this city. The
local managers are perfectly willing
that Kansas City, Milwaukee, Buffalo,
Indianapolis or Denver shall capture
the conventions, for, at the risk of be-
ing accused Of inhOspitality, they say
they hope the delegates who make up
the tickets in 1900 will fight shy of Chi
cagO. There is too much work connect
ed with the preparation for such big
gathering and its entertainment, to say
nothing of the worry of supplying con-
stituents with convention tickets.
If the national committees force the
conventions on Chicago, the party lead
ers here will prove hospitalble hosts, but
it is not considered likely the commit
teemen will favor going where they are
not welcomed in advance. They have
become accustomed to having cities bid
for the honor of entertaining the con-
ventions, and the general opinion is. if
Chicago does not put in a bid. other
cities will be selected National Com
mitteeman Jameson is in favor Of
holding the Republican convention at
Denver.
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TRANSVAAL CLAIM.
American Citizen Files a Claim at
Washington For 100000.

Washington, July 26.-Today r. E
Brown, an American citizen, filed
claim with the state department for
$2,OO0,000 against the Transvaal govern
r1ent.
Brown was engaged in mining in the
TransvaaL and the title to his claim
being questioned it was thrown into the
courts. He says the chief justice was
favorable to his case, and for this rea-
son President Kruger removed the JUS
tice. Brown claims he has not been
able to secure justice through the
African republic, and that the only way
to secure redress is through the Amer
lean government. The state department
will investigate this claim
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FOR BURNING A CHURCH
A Texas Negro Undergoes the Custo-
mary Penalty.

Houston, Tex, July 26.-Some two weeks
ago a negro was lynched in Grimes coun-
ty. Last night church at FuQua Prairie
was burned by an incendiary. Suspicion
fell on John and Randall Hamilton, ne
groes. The latter was first found, and
with a rope around his neck he confessed
that John burned the church. John was
found at home and his answer to de-
mand for surrender was a vOlley of buck
shot, Van Weight being, fatally wounded
and Tuck Moody slightly injured. The
negro escaped, badly wounded, burt was
recaptured and at once strung up No
further trouble is expected. Revenge for
a former lynching, it is thought, was the
motive of the incendiaries.
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NEGROES CONVENE.
Indiana State Meeting of Prominent
Colored Men at Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind, July Pa state
convention of colored people met this
morning in this city, and will be in ses-
sion two or three days 1t is in answer
to a call signed by forty-six prominent
colored men, and the topics set forth
for discussion are various phases of the
race problem in the south, together
with a, discussion of the political status
of the negro in the north. There are
about 100 present from various parts
of the state.
This afternoon the body organized by
electing Rev. w H Anderson. of
Evansville, chairman; Gurley Brewer
secretary, and George Stewart, assist
ant secretary. Addresses were deliver
ed on the necessity of improving the
moral condition of the negro, and meth
DDS of reducing prejudice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-26

At every picnic there As some talk
because some parties brought only
enough for one, and ate enough for six.
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Nov Rridge Id pesoto.

ers Speer and Dow of Johnson county
were in the city to take final action in
the matter of the construction of a
wagon bridge across the KaW river at
De Soto, and for which a contract has
been let to the Missouri Valley Bridge
and Iron company Of Leavenworth. The
structure is to cost S14 900 and Leaven-
worth county and Sherman township
contribute $1,000 each Of that amount