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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
KANSAS NEWS
An Editorial Causes Trouble
For George w. Martin.
Discusses Labor Day In a
Breezy Manner.
Anglers THE UNIONS.
Denounces the Celebration In
a Vigorous Way.
Gov. Stanley Asked to Remove
Him From a Committee.

Kansas City, Kan, Sept. A-The Ga
zette. a paper which has been combating
union labor for several years, printed an
editorial on Friday which raised storm
of resentment among the labor organiza-
tons of both Kansas Citys. Geo. W.
Martin, editor of the Gazette, is president
of the Kansas Editorial association, and
is supposed to have written the article.
He was recently chosen as one of the
Kansas men to go to San Francisco to
welcome the Twentieth Kansas. Governor
Stanley viii be asked to revoke the ap-
pointment.
The editorial said:
OF all the dema gogical fakes ever i'm
posed upon this country Labor day is the
most senselesS and useless. 1t is a loss of
time for which there is no compensation;
an inducement to spend in ribbons, brass
for more if spent on the family. Not
single lesson of industry, good citizenship
bag, the blatherskite and the dyna inter
use the day solely to harangue a 4 inst
those who have something and who are
doing something. The real, genuine La
Dor day, the Sabbath, is spent in rushing
around from park to park, in picnicking
and excursions, in guzzling beer. and the
labor statesmen uses the Sabbath gener-
ally to conspire against his employer.
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of
any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger, that is within
thy gates; for in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth, the sea and all that IN
them is, and rested the seventh day.
Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath
day and hallowed it This is the only
Labor day worth snap of the finger. and
as 1t IS being slowly destroyed 1t IS nom
sense for man to substitute one given to
tory. Tired nature will some day force
people back to the Labor day established
by God Almighty, for it is known of all
men that everything animate must rest
one day in seven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
ARTIFICIAL SILVER MINE.
IFrom the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.1

[From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
craft
In one corner of the melting room at
the New Orleans mint is a large iron
tank in which the newly cast silver
bars are dropped, Kissing, to cool off.
At the end of a hard days work the
surface of the water shows a faint
rainbow hued scum, like the metallic
luster of stagnant pools, seen near a
dyehouse. It comes in part from the
microscopic flakes of silver that have
scaled off in the cooling. The water,
when changed runs down pipe that
terminates in the bottom of a cistern,
which contains a layer of mud a couple
of feet deep. AS the water seeps up
and through, the mud acts as a filter
and catches the particles of precious
metal, so in time it becomes an artifi-
cial silver mine. Once every quarter
the stuff is ScoOped out and passed
through a reduction process. The re-
suit is a silver brick, worth maybe $50.
When it comes to money making,
Uncle Sam can beat the world for stin-
gineSS. The artificial silver mine in
the yard of the old mint premises is
only one of his numerous schemes for
checking waste. When the casters
raise their glowing ladies' from the
melting pot a shower of sparks fly from
the molten surface. They are mostly
incandescent particles of carbon, but
among them are point of silver almost
gaseous. Some fall among the ashes
and clinkers beneath the furnaces, and
when the nre boxes are raked out at
night the contents are scrupulously
preserved. Down below, in the base
ment, is a great revolving crusher that
grindS the debris into fine powder, and
when enough accumulates, it is sold by
sample to a northern smelter and treat
ed like ordinary ore. Nor is this all
Every evening the floor of the melting
room is swept far more carefully than
ever a lady's parlor, and the sweepings
are preserved along with the ashes
Once in three months or so the SCOT is
scraped out of all the fues and CHM
neys, and finds it's way to the same
receptacle. From the ashes, clinkers,
sweepings and SCOT of the New Orleans
mint Uncle Sam derives a larger income
than the average bank president. The
crucibles used in melting are wheeled
down to the basement, crushed, and
share the fate of the clinkers. The
pores of their earthen sides are full of
virgin silver, and the gritty brown
powder into which they are ground
yields an average of 5000 ton. A worn
out crucible is really worth more than
a new one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

A woman's idea of society is to talk
and act before people who aren't her
own family like she thought the world
was nothing but a nice dish of straw
berries and cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
MRS. SAM JACK REFUSES.
Will Not Obey Her Dead Husbands
Request to Marry His Brother.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The strange clause in
amusement promoter. wherein he made
the request that his widow marry his
cause Of much speculation among the the
generally since Mr.. Jack died. All doubt
as to the state of mind of Mrs. Jack on
this proposition is set at rest by the state
ment made by her. The widow of the late
theater owner is perhaps better known to
the public under her stage name of Emma
will never marry James Jack. notwith-
standing the last request OF her husband.
The will of the late Mr.. Jack made a
division of the property between the wild
and the brother, and made the request
that Mrs. Jack and his brother marry.
Since that time. several stories have been
sent from the east that James 9. Jack
was married, having been welded to
No denial or affirmation of this statement
has ever come from James Jack and Mrs.
Sam Jack says she has no knowledge as
Il can not say what Mr. James Jacks
Jack, but I know what mine are, and
they are such that I could never become
his wife The last time saw James Jack
was about two months ago That was be-
fore the newspaper stories of his mar
riage. I did not know at that time that
he was married. He never mentioned 1t
to me and of course he could not have
mentioned it to nv husband or that
clause about our marriage would not nave
That there is really little belief that
MIS- jack VIII every marry her brother
viii make Chicago her home When Sam
Jack secured a New York theater. some
thing like a year ago, he moved to that
city. The property there is closed now,
and Mrs. Jack will devote her attention
to the Chicago house. She has bought a
house on Warren avenue and will soon
make it her home.
One of the interesting facts in connec-
ton with Mrs. Jack is that in few years
she has passed from chorus girl to the
proprietor of a theater. She was engaged
by Sam Jack to fill chorus and small
parts, and her cleverness attracted the
manager. 1t was not long until she be-
became death
found herself the owner and active mana
ger of a theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
ZOE MRs. MKINLEY.
Atchison Woman Will Send Her
Handsome Corn Shuck Bonnet.

LFrom the Atchison Champion.1
Mrs. H. J. Cusack will send
to Mrs. William Mckinley this
year an evening bonnet that
will be the envy of the Washing
ton ladies and will be greatly appreci-
ated by the first lady in the land. It is
a tocque of cream colored straw braid
ed as perfectly as a real French crea-
ton. It is faced with delicate pink
and is trimmed with the daintiest pink
and cream roses and buds. The ties
are of cream color, fastened with a bow
that the entire bonnet is of corn husks
worked up in such an artistic fashion
the work is really wonderful. Yester-
day afternoon Mrs. Cusack taught fif-
teen people the art of making corn
husk flowers. Six of them were chill
dren from z to 10 years of age and they
proved to be very apt scholars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

secution of the war in the Philippines.
Congressman Long addressed the con-
Vention.
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Lawrence, Sept 4-The Republicans
of Douglas county met in convention
and nominated the following ticket:
Sheriff, z. E. Myers; treasurer, John
w Games; county clerk, George A
Flory; register of deeds. George F.Sox-
man; surveyor. Lloyd Duffee; coroner,
DR.. H A. Oatman; commissioner, H.
B. Asher. The platform indorses the
administration of Governor Stanley,
asks for the denomination of President
Mckinley, denounces trusts and de-
mands the suppression of the "Klon-
dixie Congressman J. D. BoWersock
presided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
The Burlington Route a Good Rail-
road.

East-bound from the Missouri River
to ST. Louis, Chicago, it runs the finest
trains, wide-vestibul Rintsch lighted
throughout, with the Burlington's cele-
brated free chair cars, dining cars,
Pullman sleepers.
North-bound: two daily trains, per-
fectIy 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
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.
]. c. BRAMHALL
T. p. A, 1913 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
L. W. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
St. Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
st. Joseph, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
MISSION CENTER ROUTE.
Tt Will Be Opened Tomorrow, With
W. R. Comstock Carrier.

A Washington dispatch states that
the rural delivery route from station
B. out through Mission township, will
be started tomorrow William r. Com
stock has been appointed carrier, with
William NJ. Jack as his substitute.
The area covered by the route is IS
square miles. the distance traversed
27-3 miles, and the population served,
1900.
The telegram further states that the
establishment of this service will result
in the discontinuance of the post offices
at Seabrook, Wanamaker, Quinton
HEIGHTS and Whitfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
GEORGES BIRTHDAY.
Manhattan Single Tax Club, of New
York, Celebrated It Yesterday.

New York, Sept. 4-The Goth anniver-
sary Of the birth of Henry George was
Central palace under the auspices of the
Manhattan Single Tax club. About 1000
persons were present, including represen-
tatives of a number of labor organfza-
agement were received and read from the
single takers of Buffalo. who, it was an
nOunced. were holding a similar annfver-
sary meeting; from William Lloyd Gar
rison of Boston; the single takers Of San
Francisco, and Edward McHugh, repre-
senting the Liverpool single tiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
CoFFINs SCARED HIM.
Tramp Called at an Undertaker's, But
Made a Brief Stop.

Atchison, Sept A tramp mistook
Jake Harouff's undertaking parlors for
a boarding house one night last week
and asked Mrs. Harouff about securing
lodging there. When told that it was
an undertaking adjustment he
didn't seem to understand, whereupon
Mrs. Harouff said: Why, this a place
where - sell collins" He looked
scared ana said: mo, sirl None of
them fer me; you can keep yer truck, -
and walked hurriedly away, as if fear
ing that he might be called on to occu-
py one. He was doubtless looking for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
MATTHEwsoN NOT GUILTY.
Parsons Man Exonerated From the
Perjury Charge by the Court

Fort Scott, Sept. Am order made
in the federal court here by Judge
Hook exonerates Angel NatthewsOn Of
Parsons on the charge of perjury made
by Referee Cory in the matter Of Mr..
Matthewson's application for a bank
rupt's discharge.
The federal court reverses Mr.. Cory's
findings and grants a discharge. Mr..
Cory charged that in turning in his
property, Mr.. MattheWSOn withheld
about $4,000 of his possessions. which
should be subject to the payment of his
100000 of liabilities, and that he swore
falsely in regard to his property. The
court finds that he did not swear false
~ and that he did not withhold any
property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary.

independence. Sept. 4.-Rev. J. A.
Smith, pastor of the Christian church
of Neodesha, and wife celebrated their
urday night at their beautiful home in
Neodesha. About twenty five people
went up from here to attend the af-
fair and there was a total attendance
of over 500. Rev. Smith was formerly
pastor of the Christian church in this
city and also published the Daily Call
here about q year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
QUEEN vIoroRIA's BONNET
Corn Husk Affair From Atchison of q
Violet Hue.

Atchison, Sept. 4.-On Queen Vic
toria's bonnet, which will be sent to her
quite soon, there will be ties knit out
of corn husks, that have been cut into
very fine strips, and soaked in water
to make them pliable. They are then
knit on large knitting needles. The ties
will be short and fastened with a tiny
bunch of violets at one side.
The bonnet is in the different shades
of violet, and would not seem to be
different from other dress" bonnets
at a millinery opening, only by very
close inspection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
NEWToE,s QUEEN.
Miss Minnie Bender viii Preside Over
the Street. Carnival

Newton, Sept. 4-The voting contest
to select a queen for the Newton street
fair, October 2, 8, 4, 5. 6. and Z, ended
at 1000 o'clock Saturday night after a
somewhat spirited contest It was
found that Miss Minnie Bender had re-
ceived the most votes and she will,
therefore, act as queen of the fair. Miss
Bender is the daughter of one of the
Santa FEES Oldest conductors, J. H. Ben
der. She is a beautiful young lady and
thoroughly capable of filing the posi-
ton to which she has been chosen, in
the most satisfactory manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Omaha Bee: The railroads are con-
sidering the plan Of blacklisting fake
advertising schemes of all kinds and to
conflue their advertising patronage in
the future to legitimate mediums. This
example ought to be followed by ad-
vertisers in all lines of trade. As long
as railroads, merchants and business
men generally submit 70 being imposed
upon without protest the advertising
fakir viii continue to operate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
New County High School

Independence. Sept Montgomery
county's new high school, provided for
formally opened saturday AFTERNOON.
This building cost over $50, 1000, and is
the finest school building in the state,
equipped with all modern conveniences.
The fall term opens today with between
200 and 300 scholars. Six instructors
are emp1oYed in this high school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Somebody has started an agitation
and a Kansas man is accused Of it
for the establishment of another United
States capital some where in the west.
1t is proposed that congress shall meet
in the two capitals alternately. States
which have had a plurality of capitals
have given UP all but one and it is
difficult to see why the nation should
wish to make the experiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Judge Johnaon Wins

contest Judge Charles F. Johnson car
ried the primaries by an overwhelm-
ing majority. He won his home pre-
cinct, Oskaloosa, by 80 majority over
Gnluly, and has carried every township
heard from but Delaware, McCammon's
home, where there was no contest. All
returns are in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Miss lTarshland ELECTED.

Emporia, Sept. 4-The state normal
board of regents has offered the chair
of elocution to Miss Cora Marshland.
The appointment is conditional upon
the resignation of Miss Sue Haglin who
now holds the position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Dead With Lockiaw.

Olathe, Sept. flames Lawrence,
one of the most highly esteemed citi-
zens of this county, living three miles
west of this city, died of lockjaw Sun
day afternoon, from an injury to his
foot, received about ten days ago. The
injury was caused by a rock falling on
his foot and was thought to be of no
cnnSanIIPnca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison GIobe.1
There are more kinds of foolishness
among women than among men.


among women than among men,
An Atchison man whose wife owns a
COW, is referred to in the new city d.
rectory as a ''stockman."
Look at a child. and its mother will
Immediately take out her handkerchief,
and go to polishing its face
What has become of the old fash
Toned woman who had a tidy pinned
on every chair in the house?
Wed hate to be a town COW, owned
by q woman ambitious TO make money,
and be abused night and morning for
not giving more milk.
Falls City is a good town An Atch-
isOn girl went there visiting, lately,
with SO cents in her pocket, and. after
remaining six weeks, came back with
80 cents.
There Is a great deal of talk about
the time when the women will propose.
What do they call that which preludes
the announcement Of an engagement
nOW2
When the daughter OF rich man
makes a salad, with two servants to
prepare the ingredients and to wash up
afterward, she gets credit for doing all
the housekeeping.
An Atchison bride. who recently went
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

James B. Macl1ie and his company in
the farce comedy Grimes Cellar Door
form the attraction at the era wford thea
ter today. A matinee performance is being
given this afternoon, and the performance
much success as a fun maker, and his
company is said to include several clever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Killed at Sterling.
Saturday

Sterling, Sept. 4.-Late Saturday
evening a broomcorn hand in attempt
ing to steal a ride on a passing train.
was run over and instantly killed. No
other name than Frank is known
He was from louisiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Abilene to Have Gas.

Abilene, Sept. A proposition to
put a gas plant in the city has been
submitted by James L. Buford, of
Kansas City, who asks a franchise. He
proposes to furnish dollar gas for heat
ing and lighting purposes, and to have
it in operation in six months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

to housekeeping, found that she had to
begin work with six cut glass cream
pitchers, and only one frying pan She
had five fancy salad dishes, and no
meat platter. There were seventeen
embroidered doilies in the house, and
onlv two dish cloths. Still. if her
friends were called upon, they would
have all claimed that they had the
best of sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
CofevvilIe Band onita.

of this city has disbanded. This band
was at one time one of the best bands
of the state. and it is lack of enterprise
on the part of the citizens of Coney-
vile that allows it to fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
Pawnee's Big Crop.

Larned, Sept. 4-The corn crop in
Pawnee county this year is estimated to
be close to 500, 900 bushels. This is an
increase of % per cent over the crop of
1898. The crop is now out of danger
The forage crop in this section is SO per
cent greater than last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Whenever a new prize fighter ap-
pears on the stage the suspicion is
aroused that he is preparing to go into
the saloon business or into the the
atricaI business. The former If he is
whipped. the latter if he knocks out
his nnnnnant-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Campaign orators who desire little
practice before next years hot work
can probably secure a short engage
ment at fair wages in Ohio. There is
plenty of money on both sides and no
hesitancy in spending it is looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Those European nations that con-
template the recognition of Aguinaldo 5
government would better set about it
before it gets into q condition which
viii be recognized as unacceptable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

the police station, as Mrs Harouff says
it is no uncommon thing for tramps to
make that mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Conservative observers of the trend
of politics seem to think that the out
come of the campaign in Ohio depends
largely upon the attitude which Sen
ator Foraker will assume in relation to
the candidates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Col. Bryan's suggestion of applying
g. license system to the trusts is not
likely to be favorably received by the
prohibitionists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

If France were America, NJ. Labor
would pass from Rennes Immediately
to the lecture platform But then if
France were America there would be
no Dreyfus case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Our jockeys can win the races on the
English turf, we can sell bridges to
English railroads in Africa, we can
marry our rich girls to English titles,
but we can't release Mrs. Maybrick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Eastern papers refer to John r. Nc
Lean as having received the nOmina-
ton for governor of Ohio. AS mat
ter of fact he didn't receive it; he just
4ooIr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

When this country gets to squeezing
the water out Of the trusts Noah's hoot
must take a back seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

The Washington Post heads an edi-
torial article wheeler in the Saddle"
How is this? Are there no trees in the
Philippines2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

Mr.. Jiminez seems to encounter con-
siderable difficulty in connection with
his efforts to form a junction with the
presidency of San Domingo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04

When the Dreyfus case ends New
York probably will resume the trial OF
Roland B. AEolineux.