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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

In answer to some who have
asked us why the TEXARKANIAN
has not gotten up voting contest
we will say we are opposed to all
such things for the reason that it
causes many to uselessly waste
money, as we look at the matter.
During our seven years experience
in journalism in this city, we might
have gotten up number of such
contests to our financial advan.
tage, but have abstained from it,
for the reason given above.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

The Saint Louis Stock company
band Travelled over the street car
line today in an open car and dis
pensed some of their best music.
We noticed in the band couple
Of handsome ladies and sweet
girl, the latter beat the big bass
drum, The show opens here
tonight
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

You Know that tired feeling is
exceedingly disagreeable, What is
far better, you may know, by fair
trial, that Hoods Sarsaparilla en-
treIy cures It.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick
headache, biliousness, Indigestion
Price % cents. Z
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

"What's in a ram e2' The word
"0itters" does not always indicate
something harsh and disagreeable.
Prlckly Ash Bltters is proof Of this.
1t cleanses, strengthens and regu
lates the system thoroughly yet 1t
is so pleasant the most delicate
stomach will not object to it. Sold
by all druggists. 5 10
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

Gentlemen SILVER mounted sus
penders, at F. r Schuster's. 1914
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-05-15

To the Public--I am now running
the Owen & Kelley new dairy, and
can furnish best Of cream and
sweet milk. AZ my old reasonable
prices. Give me your orders.
5S T. Il, TAYLOR.
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KANSAS NEWS.
The City of COffeyTille Has
Knockers at Work.
People Voted Bonds For an
Electric Light Plant
IN THE SUM OF $4,000.
Now Taxpayers Secure an In
junction In Court.
Claim Election Was Illegal =
Work Had Begun.

independence. July s1.-Judge Fer
rell OF the probate court of this city,
rendered his decision Saturday grant
ing an injunction against the city of
Coffeyville from doing any further
work on the electric light plant of that
city.
About a year ago a special election
was held in Coffeyville to vote bonds
to the amount Of $4,000 to build an
electric light plant, which was carried
by a large majority in favor Of the
bonds. Last week a number Of the
heaviest taxpayers OF Coffeyville, who
are opposed to the putting in Of the
plant, brought suit against the city
council of CoffeyvilIe, claiming that
the election was illegal. Coffeyville al
ready has outstanding bonds amount
ing to over 100000 and the tax payers
were opposed to putting the city any
further in debt. Work had already
been commenced but will be stopped at
once. The injunction holds until the
November term of the district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
JAYHAWKER JoTs

Clay Center is putting on airs, and
playing them, also, with an $500 gram
aphone.
The Jewell Republican succeeds in get
ing column ads" from a merry-go-
round. This is extraordinary.
A Scandal man wants a preacher ar
rested for disturbing the peace His
grievance is that the minister breaches
so loud as to disturb his rest during the
sermon.
E. B. Burnett has leased the Solomon
Sentinel, until recently published by
Miss Anna Carlson, to Z. G. Hopkins.
Miss Carlson has purchased an interest
in the Scandal Journal.
The Solomon Sentinel ridicuIes the
idea that tall stalks of corn count for
anything, and it trOts out a compare
lively short stalk with eight good ears
on it. Can anyone beat that?
wv. K. Loufbourrow, Fighting Ed
itOr,' is the way the man who runs the
Atwood Patriot designates himself at
the top of his editorial page. LOuf-
bourrOw was chaplain of the senate in
the legislature of 1897.
A jOintist who started in business
at Narl1a, in Republic county, recently,
was warned that his presence was not
wanted in the town. He refused to take
the hint, and a number Of citizens visit
ed his eSta b1Shment just after he had
imported a fresh supply of goods and
demolished both kegs and bottles. No
more joints will be started at Narlka
very soon.
Kansas will soon be trotting away up
front in the automobile class. An At
wood man proposes to harness one of
these machines and put 1t to practical
use away out on the prairies of west
ern Kansas. He is forming a COM
pany which will run an automobile
from Trenton, Neb-, to Colby, Kan, by
way of Atwood. He has been getting
prices on the machines and finds that
he can get one large enough to carry
six passengers and haul a trailer be-
hind for baggage and United States
mail, for 1900. The distance from
Trenton to Colby is 65 miles, and he
says his automobile can make the trip
in half a day, at an expense of only half
cent a mile for fuel. He already has
much of the necessary cash for the en-
teprise subscribed by the business men
of Atwood. The prairie roads of west
ern Kansas, where mud rarely inter
feres with travel. furnish splendid OPP
portunities for testing the automobile
for practical work, and if the Atwood
mans experiment proves a success, au-
mobile lines may be expected ali over
the state in the near future. The motors
can be made specially useful in the wes-
ern half of the state, where all lines of
railroad run east and west and where
the only method of travel north and
south is by vehicle.
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SHE WANTS $4,000.
Independence Woman Resents Al
legged sIanderous Charges of
q Politician.

Independence, July 31-A damage
suit entitled Celia Evans VS.. Levi Sur
Der, was commenced in the district
court here late Saturday. Celia Evans
asks So, 600 damages for the injuring Of
her reputation, resulting from SANDER
Gus remarks made by Levi Surber at
the Republican county convention held
here last week.
The father-in-law of the plaintiff,
George H. Evans, was a candidate for
county commissioner at the convention,
but was defeated, N. F. Veeder receiv-
ing the nomination. Levi Surber, the
defendant, has been working for Wee
der. The plaintiff charges Surber with
declaring openly at three different
times that G. H. Evans was guilty Of
adultery with his daughter-in-law, the
plaintiff, and that he should not be
nominated for the office of county com
missioner. The first count charges the
defendant of using such language to J..
w. Huston and others near the post
office. The second count is for using
similar language to D. H Richcreek at
Brinkmah's store, and the third is for
using such language to D. H. CrOne and
others at Brinkman's store. For each
of the three counts the plaintiff asks
So, 600 damag es-
All of the parties concerned In the
case live in West Cherry and the people
in that neighborhood are considerably
excited over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Elemuel Sheldon and wife to Joseph
Hastings, $50. lot 465 Tyler street, LET
f1er's addition.
Vincent c. Kaczynski and wife to 10
seph c. Hastings, $50. lots 467 and 469
Tyler street, LETTERS addition
John G. Marshall and wife to Fred
Larson, $3.50, lot ia Taylor street.
William c. Stuart and wife to Andrew
NJ Cook and WIFE lots $50 and 1872 Pop
lar street. J. W. Morris addition.
George D. Patton and wife to NJ.
AdiII Davies, 50. 500, lots 500 and 81
Monroe street and lots 1876 and 1913 and
IS and 81 Paramore street, Paramore's
second addition.
c. H Maggie and wife to Hattie
O'Brian, 81, 800 lots in wentworth Place
subdivision, Oakland.
Ambrose L. Rice to Edwin Scott, $24,
lots $40 and 522 Kansas avenue. Ritchie' s
addition.
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HIS NARROW " ESCAPE.
How Probate Judge Dolman Missed
Being Hurt.

Probate Judge Dolman is back at his
desk in the court house once more after
a months vacation in Colorado, and is
now ready to proceed with the business
of furnishing material for the divorce
court.
Judge Dolman visited Cripple Creek,
among other points, and returned to
Colorado Springs by stage over the
mountain. He Is now cOngratulating
himself that he did not put off his re-
turn one day later. The day that he
came over on the stage there were 10
passengers, a. number of whom were on
top. The driver made Judge Dolman
and two others get inside coming along
one precipice in order that the stage
might not be top-heavy. The following
day this precaution was not taken, and
as the stage came along the same pre-
cipice it struck a stone in such a way
as to turn it over on to the wheel
horses. All six of the horses Whirled
and went over the precipice, 300 feet
below, while the stage hung just on the
edge. Several persons were injured in
the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
QUEEN OBJECTS TO STAMPS
Wllhelmina Thinks Her Picture Does
Not Do Her Justice

Antwerp. July 31-Queen Wilhelmina,
who not long ago objected to the por-
trait of herself appearing on the post
age stamps of the kingdom because the
hair only fell to her neck, has now re-
quested the withdrawal of the present
coinage, on which her ef7gy is that of a
child, and the substitution of her pres
ent likeness. For this change she says
she chooses the epoch of the peace con-
ference as the most appropriate.
Accordingly the well known Dutch
artist, Pander, has been commissioned
production. 1t is recalled in this con-
nection that when her majesty preferr-
ed the similar request relative to the
postage stamps of the kingdom the
thrifty bureau of engraving simply
heightened the hair on the old steel
plate, so that the present stamp plainly
shows the point where the second crop
Of hair grew on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
IN BATHING SUITS.
Fort Scott Men Compelled to Drive
Home-Joke of Some Girls.

Fort Scott July 31.-As the result of
a practical joke played by well known
young society women of this city, Tom
Montgomery and Joe Nutz, young men
prominent in social circles, We're yes
terday compelled to drive from Maple
ton to this city, a distance of 80 miles,
clad only in their bathing suits.
For the last two weeks a large party
of young people from this city have
been camping on the Usage river near
Mapleton. Messrs. Nutz and Mont
gomery are practical jokers and en-
joyed many laughs at the expense of
the young women Of the party The
girls were bound to get revenge and
watched their chance
Just as day was breaking yesterday
the two young men decided to take a
farewell dip in the river Attfred only
in bathing suits, they entered the water
forgetful Of the young women who were
at camp. The girls, however, were not
asleep AS soon as the boys were in
the water they stealthily crept to the
river bank and secured the clothes. from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
MR.. MULvANE TELLS.
Gives More History of His Relations
With I. NJ. Crawford.

Gives More History of His Relations
With L. NJ. Crawford.
The contest between the Central Ma
tionaI bank and the Bank of Topeka
over the Crawford Opera House in the
Crawford bankruptcy case is not yet
closed. When the bankruptcy court
ment in Referee SlOnecker's office Satur-
day afternoon, John R. Mulvane, who
had been requested to furnish certain
information regarding the indebtedness
of Mr.. Crawford to himself and the
Bank of Topeka at various times dur
ing the past eight years, stated that he
had not had sufficient time to gather all
of the data asked for
In response to questions by J. w.
Gleed, Mr.. Mulvane gave a list of the
liens he had purchased on the st. Jo-
seph house, which aggregated upwards
of S25, 00G the principal items being a
trust deed of $4,000 and a tax title
which cost about $4,000
Have you those liens now?" asked
Mr.. Gleed.
t have contracted to sell the trust
deed and will deliver it in a few days.
answered Mr.. Mulvane.
Written contract, or verbal?"
Verbal"
with whom is this contract made? 90
ID. w. Mulvane, my nephew"
Whom does he represent in the
transaction
THE Amusement Syndicate com
pany."
Are you interested in that company,
Mr.. Mulvane?"
yes, I own most of the stock"
who owns the rest?"
"Mr. Gault owns some. and D. w
MulVane, Reuben Knowles and Fred
Freeman own the balance
How much stock does Mr.. Freeman
own?"
Two thousand one hundred dollars -
How much does Mr.. Gault own?"
1.-TWO thousand one hundred dollars
Did they pay you for this stock, or
did you give it to them?''
Mr.. Mnlvane was inclined to avoid
this question, and as it had nothing to
do with the bankruptcy case, Referee
SIonecker ruled further examination
along that line out of order.
How much did that $4,000 trust deed
cost you?' asked Mr.. Gleed.
"A little more than $1,000, I think, -
said Mr.. MulVane.
Mr.. Mulvane asked for further time to
get the remainder of the data asked for
by Mr.. Gleed with reference to the in
debtedness Of Mr.. Crawford, and also
with regard to his purchase of the bill
boards in Topeka, Wichita, Leaven-
worth and st. Joseph from Mr.. Craw-
ford. The hearing adjourned till Thurs
day afternoon.
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EXPECT A CLASH SOON.
Imported Negro Miners In the Coal
District Making Trouble.

GaIena, July 31.-The strike in the
coal district is assuming a very threat
ening aspect, the strikers are getting
more incensed eVey day at the coal
companies importing negro labor, and
the coal companies are frmer in their
determination to work their mines
one company has over 300 negroes in
one stoclxade at Scammon. About 20
negroes went from Galena to the coal
district. Negroes are picked up all over
Kansas and Missouri for coal mining.
The strikers will not allow a negro
outside the stockade and the negroes
are getting very hard to control. A
race war as well as one for Individual
rights is hourly expected to break out
any place in the coal district. Sheriff
Sparks has been called once to sup
press miners and strikers at Scam
mon, also when a coal company would
not bring out of it's works one of the
negro disturbers, he took six-shooter
and went down the mine and brought
him up.
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Prairie AutomobiIe Zinc.

Oberlin, July as. T Lloyd, a
40 miles west of here, is organizing a
company to operate an automobile
stage line from Trenton, Neb., to Colby,
Kan, a distance of IS miles. Stock has
already been subscribed Tha country
is level and the roads good. If this line
is a success it is proposed to put in
others.
The organizers say that the motor
will be able to make the trip from
Trenton to Colby and return in a day a
total distance of 100 miles, and that the
cost of running it will be about one-haIf
cent mile. The first cost of the motor
with gasoline power will be about l.
300.
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GREATEST IN HISTORY.
Weather Observer Jennings Expects
Much of Kansas Corn Crop.

Sundays rain amounted to 81 hun
dfedths and Mondays rain to nine hun
dredths inches, making a total of 40
hundredths inches.
1.-The ground was in condition to
make a little rain show" said Observer
Jennings THE same condition prevails
all over the state. The last three days
have been good for the corn. Friday
and Saturday the rains were well dis
tributed over the state. The corn crop
is immense. Early planted corn is past
the roasting ear stage and the next
planted in the roasting ear stage. The
late planted is growing nicely. With no
more rain or working the early planted
corn will make an average crop. The
rest needs rain. Two weeks more of
this kind of weather and Kansas will
have the greatest corn crop in the his
tory of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31

The president Of San Domingo who
was assassinated last week was serv-
ing his fourth term in the presidency,
having been first chosen to that office
In 1856. The Dominican republic occu-
pies the larger part of the eastern end
of the island of Hayti; it has a popula-
ton of about 425,OO0; was organized in
1874. and its constitution was readOpted
in 1865 when the Spanish left the ISL
and. It's government is complicated;
besides the president and vice president,
the presidents cabinet, and legislative
body of twenty-five members, each pro-
vince and district, parish and town has
its distinctive officers. Having a Repub-
ican form of government already in
operation It could fall into place as a
state of the American union much more
readily perhaps than could Cuba or
Porto Rico
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Omitting all questions Of policy, there
will never be any peaceful or stable
government in the West Indies until the
inhabitants become citizens of the
United States. A revolt by few thous-
and people against a power sustained
by millions of patriots would appear so
discouraging at the outset that it would
scarcely be attempted When the ISL
ands become parts Of the Great Repub-
lie revolutions and assassinations will
cease. They are a part of the white
mans burden and must be shOuldered
some time whether we wish it or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
BOLT OF LIGHTNING.
Strikes R. C. Richards of Strong City
Killing Him Instantly.

Laguna, N NJ, July SIR. c. Rich
ards, an operator and Iineman for the
Postal Telegraph company at Gallup,
was killed by lightning Saturday at
McCarthy's station, about Is miles east
of this place He was perched on a
pole testing a wire and talking to the
wire chief at Albuquerque when he was
struck, the shock knocking him off the
pole and killing him instantly His pa
rents reside in Strong City, Kan. The
bolt was a. heavy one and was felt the
entire length of the wires from Albu-
QuerQue to Los Angeles.
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Its Fame Spreads.

The fame of the Topeka Commercial
club is extending throughout the length
of the United States. One of the book
let's issued by the club fell into the
hands of c. Chichester, of Oakland, Cal,
recently, and he has written a letter to
F. O. Popenoe, of Topeka, in which he
says that he is interested in the club
and he asks for a copy of the bylaws
of the organization and such other in
formation as may enable the business
men of Oakland to form club similar
to the one which Topeka has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
A. w. DANA'S SERVANT.
She Helped Herself to the Jewslry
About the House.

A w Dana, who lives at 1118 Topeka
avenue, has been missing jewelry and
SiIVerWare from his house for some
time. Saturday he swore out a search
warrant in the city court and Constable
Stonestreet searched the home of
Blanch Bryant, at 526 North Buchan-
nan street, a colored girl who Is en-
pIoyed as a domestic by Mrs. Dana.
The officers found a diamond fraterni-
ty pin, a bracelet, breastpin, silver
fork, three silver spoons, a pickle fork,
a plate, a dress and several other
things. Mr.. Dana refused to prosecute
the girl,
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Clay County Republicans.

Clay Center July 31.-The Republi-
cans met here in convention today for
the purpose of selecting candidates for
county offices and also to name dele
gates to the TWenty-first judicial dis
trict convention, which assemblies at
Manhattan July 81. The convention
heartily Endorsed H. w. Stackpole for
judge. Following are the successful
candidates for county Offices: J. G.
Mayos, treasurer; Jno Merten, county
clerk; Wesley Ericsson, register of deeds;
U. E. Need, sheriff; Ira Duran, coroner;
T. L. Williamson, county surveyor.
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Peneiona For Kanaana.

Washington, July Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-OIiver Slagle, National Mil
itary home, Leavenworth, So; David
Patton, Kansas City, IS.
Additional-Elisha T. Denny, Yates
Center, 81 to $12; John Cook, Scranton,
81 to $12.
Increase-JOhn Magley, Kansas City,
Sc to $12; John Schairer, National Mil
itary home, Leavenworth, Sc to So.
Original widows, etc.-JuIia A. Brase.
-Pleasanton, So; Nancy G.. McMinimy,
Frankfort, IS.
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OPEN SEPTEMBER 1.
Proprietors of New Clothing Store
Will Go East Soon.

J. w. Robinson and ]. c. Marshall
will leave in a few days for Chicago
and New York, where they will make
the purchases for their new clothing
store, which is to be located at 703 Kan
sas avenue in the room now occupied by
the L. s. Woolverton drug store. Mr..
Robinson said today that everything
will be bought for spot cash, so that
they will thereby get the benefit Of the
best market price. The new store will
be open PROMPTLY on September l.
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Three Desperadoes Caught.

Oswego, July 31-Three more desper-
ADDE'S were brought to Oswego Satur-
the remainder of the gang that killed
officer Vanhorn, in Parsons Thursday
night. One of those brought is the cell
ebrated Dynamite Joe" who blew up
the jail at Fort Scott some time ago.
This makes six of the gang, and it is
SUPPOSED that the worst are captured.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bolt

Independence, July 31-The Populists,
Democrats and silver Republicans of
Montgomery county nominated fusion
ticket as follows: Sheriff, S. B. Squires;
clerk, D. 8. James; treasurer, E. B.
Skinner; register of deeds, p. S. Brunk;
surveyor, J. N. Sanderford; coroner, t.
S. Young; trustees county high school.
VIM. Dunkin and L. w. Brown, and
commissioner, First district, NJ. L. Col
lum. The middle of the road PopuIists
bolted and left the convention.
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EMANCIPATION DAY.
Colored Churches Have United In
CeIebration.9

The following coIored churches have
united to celebrate Emancipation day
at theCity park Tuesday; First Cumber-
land Presbyterian of North Topeka;
Mark, A NJ. e church; Mt. Olive A. NJ.
E. church; Asbury A NJ. E. church;
Second Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
Addresses Will be delivered by j. H.
Guy, Paul Jones and Rev. B. F. Foster,
Reading of the Emancipation by Ma
thanial Sawyer.
Master of ceremonies, G. w. Smith.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

'Our- doctor keeps a medical battery in
his office"
ours don't need one"
How does he manage when his pa
tents need a Shock2''
Hands in his bill. Chicago News.
What becomes of the sea serpent in
winter timer" asked the amateur scien-
fist
Il don't know" answered the skep-
tic. but 1 should think as good plan
as any would be for the landlord to get
a hose reel and keep him in dry cell
Iar.''-Washington Star.
There are some things" said the
lofty minded man, which money can
not buy
That's right" answered Mr.. Meek
ton. You ought to have seen me husI-
ling around trying to get a dozen eggs
during the blizzard ashington Star.
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SAMPSON FILES SUIT
For Prize Money For Sinking Ger
vera's Fleet.

William II. Sampson today filed in the
supreme court of the district of Column
bia suit in his own behalf and also
in behalf of the officers and enlisted
men of the ships of the North Atlantic
station who took part in the naval en-
gagement off Santiago and the subse-
quent captures for prize money. The
suit is similar to that recently entered
by Admiral Dewey in the same court.
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THINK THEY HAVE GOLD.
Journal Correspondent Writes of a
Supposed Find in Marion.

Harrington, July 31-ConsiderabIe ex-
citement prevails over the northwest
ern part of Marion county over the dis
covery Of what is thought to be gold
bearing ore in paying quantities, in the
hills five miles north of Durham. Ore
said to assay SIG in gold and 81 in sill
yer has been found and considerable
excitement exists.
Durham is a small station on the
southwestern division of the Rock Is
land.