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The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
OUTRAGE ON KANSAS.
Beauty of State Asylum Grounds
Being Ruthlessly Destroyed.

Since the present administration has
been in charge of the state insane asy-
lum west of this city, trees, shrubs and
towering plants, representing hun
dreds of dollars and years of labor. have
been ruthlessly trimmed to the extent
of unsightliness on all sides Of the asy-
lum buildings. The work has been car
ried on to such an extent that the
beauty of the grounds has been perma-
nently spoiled
The reason advanced by the asylum
authorities for this manner Of desecra-
tion of the asylum grounds is r1dieu-
lous They say that with the trees and
shrubs shorn of their beauty it is possi-
BILE to see patients when they attempt
to escape.
In giving this reason the authorities
probably fail to realize that they are
publishing their own incompetency.
With competent officers and employees
the opportunities for escape would be
rare. The reason is so wholly T1dicu-
lous as to be Iaughable.
The fact however, that the grounds
Of the institution have been disgraceful-
ly damaged is not a laughing matter.
For many years every effort was made
to beautify the asylum property, and
the efforts made proved successful.
Trees and shrubbery were planted
a bout the various buildings, ana aIter
considera BILE expenditure and constant
labor the appearance Of the grounds
was changed from barrenness to beau
ty.
While none of the trees or shrubs
were molested during the last Populist
administration, the desecration OF the
grounds really commenced several
years ago. In the nicely kept lawns 10
the south of the buildings the Populist
officers saw an excellent pasture, and
without hesitation turned the hero OF
asylum COWS on them to feed. In
short time the work of years had been
undone and the lawns transformed into
a common COW pasture.
Solicitation for the comfort of the
asylum COWS at the expense of the
beauty of the asylum grounds is the
worst that may be laid at the door OF
the Populist administration. But the
work of injury, which was then started,
has been bravely carried out by the
present officers.
If the board of charities is not ener-
eetic enough to look into this matter,
the executive council should take some
action that would effectually shut off
further inquiry to the Topeka asylum
grounds.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
TENNIS PLAYERS.
Their State Tournament Opens
on Thursday.
Topeka Now Holds All the
Championships.
CONTEST FOR HONORS.
Strong Players From Over Kan
sas Entered
n
FOR HONORS.
Battles Promise to Be Hard
Fought and Interesting.

The preliminary rounds in the third
annual state tennis tournament will
begin at o'clock sharp Thursday
morning on the courts at Tenth ave-
nue. and Fillmore street, the finest and
best kept court in the state.
The Topeka players have a pardon
able pride in their association which
has the largest membership in the state
and each Individual is interested in see
ing that the visitors who come for the
state tournament shall be pleasantly
entertained and also furnished with in
terest and ginger while on the courts.
The headquarters for the visitors will
be at the National hotel where tonight
at 8 o'clock drawings for the prelim-
inaries will be held. Tonight the play
ers ascertain whom they will meet to-
morrow in the contests.
The preliminaries in singles will be-
gin in the morning at o'clock The
preliminaries in doubles will begin at
9 o'clock Friday morning. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday there will be con-
tinuous playing on the courts from 8
a. m. until darkness makes it impOssi-
BILE to play longer The afternoon
games viii begin at p. m.
Topeka talent viii be the subject OF
the onslaughts from the visitors. The
state championship in singles is now
held by Frank Sheldon who is in excel
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

lent form now and prepared to defend
the title which he earned in some nOta-
BILE battles on the same courts last year.
Mr. Shelden's friends believe he is able
to meet the visitors as successfully as
last year. However, there is some new
talent coming to town from which sur
prises may develop.
H. S. Lawrence and George E. Stolzer
now hold the championship for the
state in doubles and they have been do
ing some fast work this season. They
won from a large list of strong players
last season and are waiting for the
drawings, being ready to begin opera
tions on defenses.
The players who have entered and
will arrive in town today are as fol
lows:
Carroll and Griggs. Lawrence.
Frank and Fred Eberhardt, SaHna-
Vernon and Dwelle, Emporia-
Taylor Bros. Lyons.
Davis and Gibson, Kansas City, Kan.
J. NJ. Price and George Sharrard,
Atchison.
D. l. and W. w. Guthrie, jr., Atchi-
son
H. E. Gabriel, Corners, Kan.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
GOLD FROM ALASKA.
Dawson Steamer Brings Down $780,
900 of the Yellow Metal

Victoria. B. c.. Aug. 9.-The steamer
Alpan has returned from Alaska with
135 passengers and about $500, 900 in
gold. Most of the passengers were
from Dawson.
An important piece of news brought
by the travellers is that Colonel Steele
Of the mounted police distinctly denies
the report that miners will not be al
lowed to work on Sundays.
Hans Helgessen, NJ. D., who has re-
turned from the Atlin district, says it
is turning out phenOmenally well. There
Is a steady stream of gold dust into the
banks there and as a. result of Com
missioner Graham's first five days col
lection, royalty revealed 100 ounces of
gold, with some of the principal mine
owners to hear from. Judge Irving as
suTed him all the disputes were prac-
tically settled.
A party of three Frenchmen has
taken out a slab Is inches by 10 inches
of native copper of an extensive ledge
at the south extremity of Atlin lake.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

what was characterized as''Van Wyck's
increasing strength" Col. J. A. Willis
of Mississippi, who Joined the informal
conference on the piazza, was most
emphatic in his statement that Van
Wyck was gaining strength from day
to day in the south He added that the
silver issue was not as popular as 1t
once was in the southern states.
Ex-senator NJ. c. Butler of South
Carolina, who recently came out against
Bryan and former Ambassador J. B.
Eustis of Louisiana, are expected here
next Monday, when they will assist
Judge Joseph J. Willett of Alabama,
who is to arrive on that date, to form
ally launch the Van Wyck boom for the
presidency. The southern Democrats
now in Saratoga are intensely in earn
est about the Van Wyck boom. They
make no concealment of their bitter op-
position to BRYAN.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

The local teams follow:
Stoker and Lawrence.
F. =. Sheldon and L. Q. Bronson.
Webb Wilder and Harry Noble.
Ed Mcbride and VIII Eberle.
Adrian Sherman and Mr.. Blank
Walter Noble and Charles Barnes.
This list of players will first compete
in singles and then the teams will enter
the playing for championship in dou-
bles.
The officers of the state association
are as follows:
President-L. c. Bronson, Topeka.
Vice president-Rob Taylor, Lyons.
Secretary treasurer. B. Scott, En-
poria.
The tournament is in charge of H. S.
Lawrence, George StOker and Ed. Nc
Bride Mr.. Stoker is manager of the
courts.
A beautiful sterling silver cup, do
mated by o. NJ. white, of Emporia,
valued at $50, is offered for the cham
piOnship in singles. This cup must be
won three times. not necessarily in
successive years, before becoming the
property of any contestant.
A first prize of a Cyclone camera,
Book and Stationery company, of To-
peka, is offered to the winner Of the
tournament in singles.
The second prize is a Slocum racket
cork handle, valued at $3.50, donated
by the Moore Book and Stationery COM
pany, of Topeka, for the runner-up in
singles.
Two handsome solid gold medals.
valued at S25 each, are offered for the
championship in doubles.
Two silk umbrellas, one donated by
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
THEY FIGHT BRYAN.
The Van Wyok Boomers Display An
tagonism Towards the Nebraakan.

New York Aug. 9.-Wflliam F. Har-
rity, formerly chairman Of the Demo-
cratic national committee; ex-senator
German of Maryland. and Col. l. Vic
tor Baughman of Baltimore were at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last night They all
declined to discuss the political situa-
ton. It was said they were busy pre-
pairing a boom for Ex-Governor Patti
son of Pennsylvania for the presiden-
tla1 nomination next year, but there
was no verifieat ton Of the runor
A special to the Tribune from Sara
toga says:
Mayor Van Wyck of New York city,
Joined his brother at the Grand Union
hotel where the Van Wyck boomers
keep politics on tap almost every hour
IN the day. The ex-justice and the
southern Democratic contingent form
ed a large and nOticea bic phaIanx on
the spacious piazza The general con-
versation drifted in the direction Of
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
A DEMOCRATIC ROW
Precipitated In the Chicago Platform
Faction of New York

Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. "a meeting of
the Chicago platform Democrats of
New York state was called to order
here at IL 80 a. m. today, with fifty del
egates in attendance. A fight was pre-
cipitated on the floor. The antitrust
and anti-imperialism factions were on
one side and the ultra free silver fac
ton on the other.
Samuel Oden of Auburn and Austin
Wheeler of Geneva led the fight for
the antitrust people. Thomas w.
Cantwell of Albany and Jay w. Forest
of Niagara Falls led the silver side
The substance of the resolutions in
troduced by Mr.. Odell declares that op-
position to trusts and imperialism
should be the paramount issue in the
campaign of 1900 The election of Unit
ed States senators by direct vote Of
the people is also advocated.
Send US your grocery order. Best
goods, lowest prices. Whittelsey Mer.
Co Csrocers-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
The Burlington Route Good Rail-
road.

East-bound from the Missouri River
to St. Louis, Chicago, it runs the finest
trains, wide-vestibuled, Pintsch lighted
throughout with the Burlington's cele-
brated free chair cars, dining cars
Pullman sleepers.
North-bound: two daily trains, per-
fectly equipped, to Omaha, Sioux city,
St. Paul.
Northwest: from fifty to five hundred
miles saved from the Missouri River to
the Northwest by the great time saver
the Billings Route.
West: from the Missouri River to
Colorado and beyond, two great trains
daily.
1900 miles Of standard railroad. The
pioneer in courteous treatment Of
travellers.
The main Travelled road-every ticket
agent has tickets reading over the
Great Burlington Route.
J. c. BRAMHALL
T. P. A, S23 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
l. W. WAKELEX,
General Passenger Agent,
St. Louis. Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager
St Joseph, Mo.
4 pound package best CeyIon Tea
15c. Whittelsey Mer. Co, Grocers.
I can furnish missing volumes Of Bea-
con Lights. J. STOTLER.
Postal cards and stamps for sale at
the Bennett Bookstore, 730 Kan Ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

thus thrust upon him declined to make
any exchanges and so notified the
treasury officials, fearing it is assumed.
that his supply of certificates would
however, wired Mr.. Jordan to make the
exchange whenever required and in any
amount and if his stock of certificates
should run short he would be supplied
printing.
The requests for exchange in Balti-
more 1T is said, were not heavy nor was
it in Washington where the total
amount of certificates asked for was
considerably less than S1O0, 900. Reports
from other sub-treasury cities have not
vet been received
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
JOHN BOYER ANXIOUS.
KIOndike Saloon Keeper Invites
Gov. Stanley to a Reception.

K1ondize, Near Soldiers Home, Kan,
Aus. 9. 1899.
To the Editor Of the State Journal, To-
peka, kan:
I notice in the Journal of late date
Eugene Stanley has issued a procla-
nation offering a sum Of money for the
conviction of a Klondiker
Nothing has been done thus far and
as it is about time to divy up with the
sheriff and township brethren am get
ting & little anxious.
If we are going to the pen we want
70 save TINS money and give recep-
tion to our friends and wind up our
KlOndike career by singing, I'VE will
all drink stone blind when Stanley
comes marching on Klondike." How
from Wichita conclude to parole US we
may put out a reward for the convic-
tton Of his friends who are in the same
business in LeavenwOrth.
There is one thing we and the COVER
nor agree on and that's the gold stan
dard. As the old vets will soon be paid
of and mostly in the yellow metal why
should we not be loyal to the money
that makes the mare go?
As we don't take a dare should Klon-
dixie close there win be several from
Ieavenworth accompany US to the pen
and as there will be several DIV i0fnr
keepers in the profession would sug-
gest that the governor put his wife on
the pay rolls and let her inspect the
quarters that the new arrivals will oc-
Cupy.
In conclusion, would say as business
is little dull just now could the COVER
nor make US a visit in the near future?
We will arrange for a grand reception
nave several of the old boys from the
home present; plenty of cold beer on
tap and, If there is any thing he wants
that he don't see let him call for it.
klondike will run as long as Leaven-
worth IS wide open if that takes until
every old vet is planted
Yours to the big buffer who never
takes a dare JOHN BOYER, JR
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
BEVERIDGE IN SIGHT.
Indiana Senator Lands at Victoria,
But Refuses to Talk.

Chicago, Aug "a special to the
Tribune from Victoria, B. c., says:
Senator Beveridge of Indiana return
ed on the Empress of China today from
Manila, which point he left on July 10
accompanied by Mrs. BeVeridge and
two leading residents of the Philippine
colony of Americans, DR.. J. DOnelan
and r. D. Wood, each Of whom has
made Manila his home for more than a
quarter of a century.
You may say" Senator Beveridge
replied to a question, that [ absolute
ly decline to express my opinion at the
present time as to General Otis, the fu-
ture of the Philippines or anything
else.''
Donelan and Wood also refused to be
interviewed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
A MOTHERS MISTAKE.
Dropped Carbolic Acid into Sons Eye
and Destroyed the Sight.

Edward Ice, a young man p years Of
age, came to Topeka today to have one
of his eyes treated. He lives in Downs,
Kan, and two days ago his mother
dropped carbolic acid into his eye in
mistake for medicine. The sight Of the
eye was instantly destroyed, and the
young mans mother is now almost
frantic over her careless action.
The medicine was prescribed by a
physician of Downs for some slight
trouble of the eye. The bottle con-
tanning it was placed next to a bottle
of carbolic acid and his mother used
the acid instead of the medicine. An
attempt will be made to save the eye
from removal, although the eyeball has
been eaten into by the solution.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
NO QUARANTINE
Health Officers Take No Precau-
tions With Reported Small
pOx Cases.

Still no effort has been made by the
authorities to quarantine the supposed
smallpox cases in the vicinity of
Rochester.
County Physician Ellinger said he had
not been to see the sick people and had
made no provision for quarantine The
cases have not been reported to him
and he said that unless he was called
there he did not intend to go. a man
by the name of c. Long, who had the
disease, has been on the streets several
times. His face is still broken out,
and, to all appearances, like small
pOx.
Something should certainly be done
to prevent the spreading of the disease,
whether it be smallpox or chicken pox.
The cases are not quarantiBed- If the
county physician cannot look after
these cases the state board of health
can be called upon to look after them.
The question naturally suggests itself,
What is a county physician for, any
way?
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
Doubles.

Burg E. Zeis, Of Topeka, and the other
by The Palace Clothing Co., of Topeka,
valued at IS each, are offered as second
prizes in doubles.
A first prize, consisting of one sweat
er, donated by The Clements Co., of To-
peka, valued at So, is offered to the
winner of consolation singles.
A second prize, consisting of one pair
of tennis shoes, valued at 81, donated
by The Continental Shoe and Clothing
Co., is offered to the player making the
best score against the winner of the
consultations.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
COLORED CAMP MEETING.
It Will Be Held During State g. A. r
Reunion.

The committee in charge of the col
ored emancipation celebration and
camp meeting in connection with the
@. A. r. reunion in this city is now
actively at work. The committee is
composed of Albert Coffman, who was
an orderly on the staff of Major Doster
of the Twenty second Kansas regiment ;
Eddie Miller of Lawrence, f. M. Ad-
ans, Elder Sidney and D. ID. Hope.
Several hundred colored people are ex-
pected to take part in the celebration.
A feature of the camp meeting will
be a big barbecue to which the veterans
in attendance at the reunion will be in
Yited
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
National Encampment, G. A. r. {
Philadelphia.

Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Missouri veterans
Has three daily trains leaving St.
Louis $40 a. m. sos p m. 2:35 a. m.
running through Cincinnati. Cumber-
Iaho, Martlnsburg. Harper's Ferry
Washington and Baltimore The COM
Iortable route, the picturesque route,
the historic route.
Rate, one cent per mile. PASSENGERS
ing a slightly higher rate
ror al information and G. A. r. edf-
non BOOK of the Royal Blue address
G. B. WARFEI
Assistant c. p.
St Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
BLACKS IN THE SOUTH.

(FrOm the Birmingham Age-Herald.)
A considerable number of districts OF
the south contain black population eX-
ceeding 60 per cent of the entire popula-
ton. These districts are found from
Richmond to Raleigh and in two-thirds OF
South Carolina and in a wide belt extend
ing from Augusta, Ga, sOuthWeSteriy to
the Alabama line and across Alabama In
a belt that includes TuSkegees MontgOIn-
cry, Selma and DemopOhs and along bOtn
banks of the Mississippi river from the
delta to Memphis and in the Shreyesport
section of Louisiana and in the Houston
neighbOrhOOd in Texas. In about one
ton of negro population is below II per
cent.
In the districts most densely populated
by negroes there are twenty-five OF more
heavily peop1ed with negroes are found in
South CarOlina and along the lower Mis-
These facts are brought out in the
plates that accompany DR.. Curry.s report
upon the Slater fund. He discusses At
considerable length the congestion that
exists in the districts mentioned. Fie does
not consider either the diffusion theory or
the deportation theory practicable There
is need for other plans, he goes on to
say. This unsettled question, ne adds,
acquiring more seriousness and danger
with each years delay, wider and deeper
than any new or minor event or incident.
demands the cooperation OF churcaesr
statesmen and people, for it WILL when
rightly met and settled. increase the re-
wards of labor teach the nOblest lessons
of humanity, relieve race from the
SCOuFge of centuries and our government
and Christianity from the reprOach of not
having met with fOrtitude and wisdom the
most Important and urgent matter within
our purview as citizens and patriots"
17a,,o~1 c-,,es~ t,l7rad Ifvbf TE-eiphf
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
NEW YORK WANTED THEM.
Large Demand For Secretary Cages
New Gold Certificates.

Washington, Aug. 9.-As was expect
ed by the officials the demand Monday
in New York for gold certificates in ex-
change for gold coin under Secretary
Cages order of last Saturday was very
heavy. Twenty or more banks were
early represented at the United States
sub-treasury with requests for the ex-
change in large amounts and Assistant
Treasurer Jordan, foreseeing his inabil-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
CHARLES STANLEY HURT.
Hand Crushed While Handling Rail-
road Iron.

Charles Stanley, an employe of the
Union Pacific, had his right hand bad
ly crushed while unloading rails at Me-
nozen Tuesday afternoon. The hand
was caught under a. falling rail, and
two Of the fingers nearly severed.
Stanley lives in North Topeka, and
his injuries were dressed here.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
HUMOR GERMS
ARE EXPELLED BY
CufiCuYa ReSOlVenf
Greatest Of Blood Purifiers and
Humor Cures.

That Is to say, it purifes the blood and circu-
lating fluids Of HUBoR GERMS, and thus removes
the cause, while warm baths with CBTICURA
Soar, and gentle anointings with CUrIouRA (oint-
ment), greatest Of emolient skin cures, cleanse
the skin and scalp of crusts and scales, allay
itching, burning, and Inflammation, and soothe
and heal. Thus are speedily, permanently, and
economically cured the most torturing, disfgUr-
ing, and humilating humors Of the skin, scalp
and blood, with loss of hair, when the best phy-
sicians and all other remedies fail.
Sold throughout che Wosia, Pree. CgIlcURS REsoL-
VENr and Sls CeTEusA (nint1asnf). fuIlcEEk
Soar. POr1EE Dave GEs 81 GoRF-, sole Fropas
Boston, - lAoW - Ezxpei aunor Gsrlass" 4res-
EaRE G4FERRRH9sana RaHine Hair Prevented ~
EH96 tAUMlUhQ GEZtGUR4- BeAEs
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

Fresh roasted Santos Coffee, 121kC
pound. Whittelsey Mer. Co., End anc
Madison
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

If your eyes pain you. consult Chas.
Bennett, optician, $50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09

Fancy Sugar Cured light weight
Breakfast Bacon by strip or half strip.
10c pound. Whittelsey Mer. Co., Gro
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
Aztec
Calendar

Send 25 cents to 7. L. King.
agent a. 7. & S. F. R'y. To-
peka, Kas.. for copy Of Aztec
Calendar, July to December.
Contains six separate repro
ductions in color (sxlI inch
esq OF Burbank's Pueblo In
dian portralts-the seasons
art sensation. Also en-
sraved cover representing
ancient Aztec calendar stone.
A handsome and unique SOU
venir; edition limited order
early
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

RSince the election of Mckinley pro-
duction has increased at such a rate
that the per capita consumption in
1899 will probably be more than
double that of zhe distasrous years
under Cleveland. We can only main
tain this rate of consumption by keep.
ing our mills employed and that can
only be done by preventing the en-
croachments of foreigners who are
constantly trying to break into and
break down our market. If we dis
pence with Protection we simply in
vite Germany and countries where capi
tai has been effectively organized to
the wall. No sane people will take
such risk. If the trusts become
oppressive the American people will
take them in hand and regulate them
but they will not commit the blunder
of destroying the manufacturing in
dustries of the country in a senseless
effort to avert an evil which may be
remedied by a resort to sensible
methods.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

The city of Manchester, Eng
land, is considering the employ
ment of door-post alarms, by
which every house in the city will
have electric connection with the
nearest fre-station, and, in case
OF fire, the occupants can turn in
the alarm by merely running to
the front door. If this is good
thing in Manchester, why should
it not be adopted in American
cities? The heavy fre-loss in this
country this year should inspire
something more effective than talk.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Sunday afternoon Ere started in
the field Of August Klessig, Bigelow
township, from an old straw pile that
had been burning few days.
The FIRE in the old stack had near
~ died out but the exceedingly
heavy wind famed II into . fame.
The fire ran across Mr.. Klsssigs farm
burning several ricks Of hay, prob
ably amounting to about forty ton
and a corn field. II also burned q
hay press belonging to Geo. Congdon
and came vsry nesr the house of j. T.
Graves BY the aid Of q large force
of men the fire was put out.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-20

Minnesota sportsmen, alleged to
be from Luverne, have grossly vi
olated South Dakota game laws.
They are said to have taken at one
time q whole wagon load which
numbered $50 birds. The birds
were smuggled across the line in
the night and sold on the market,
and now the Dakota authorities
have their eyes on them and will
make q lesson Of them if sufficient
evidence is accumulated.