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The representative., 1899-12-07

There is more money
raising wheat at the present
time than you can dig out
of the ground in Alaska.
The Great Northern Rail
way has 100000 acres of
tine choicest wheat lands in
the United States. These
lands are situated in the
Red River Valley of Min.
nesota, in Wilkins, Clay,
Norman, Polk, Marshall
and Kittson counties; they
will average about $1,000
per acre in price. For
maps and terms address
Land Commissioner, Great
Northern Railway, St.
Paul, Mimi, or the Land
Agents named below;
George Purvis,
CrookSton, MINI,
G. n. Carey,
Breckenridge, MINI.
o. 4. Robertson,
Campbell, Mimi.
G. J. Wright,
Fergus Falls. Minn.
The representative., 1899-12-07
The Freight Train of Life.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Men are like train of cars
That rumble on the track
With many curves and many jars,
And many drawing back.
Some are the engines that must pull
Upon the heavy grade,
And some are empty, some are full,
Each for its uses made.
Some seem to slide along the way,
With never squeak or jolt.
And some go creaking as il they
Were sore in every bolt
And some are billed to go through straight,
And one is here and there
To be left on some switch and wait
In gloomy days or fair.
Men are as cars that rumble past
Each has it's place and use;
The engine at the head, and last
The pitiful caboose.
IS. E. Kiscr.
The representative., 1899-12-07

Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bill
iousr ess and costipation. All druggists.
The representative., 1899-12-07
GOLD THE STANDARD.
SILVER REGARDED AS OUT.

DEC. THE REICHSTAG DISCUSSES THE
GERMAN GOVERNMENTS CURRENCY.
The representative., 1899-12-07

DR.. Seidt Said He Thought International
Monetary Convention Anticipated by An
other Member Impossible of Ratification,
With Absolutely No Prospect of Restor-
alton of Silver Standard
The representative., 1899-12-07

winter there were young men in the audi
ence that had been through 1t.
my experiences in ChicG4o,' he said.
leads me TO- speak of the benents OF organ
ization and GENERALIZATION. both to capital
lists ahd W0rkmen. To both 'elaoees l.een.
traiization is an essential and one might
Just as well try to stop the rising sun as to
stay the progress Of centraiization in this
direction. During the recGAt trust confer
ance In Chicago was much Impressed with
the conservative attitude IL the women to-
ward The probable result of;the' eonferences
They were more hopeful for the best and
trusted that much good might come out
Of it,
TO rise and better his condition continuous
ly. Mr.. Wycko6 said:
IN 4 large industrial concern IN Chica ;,
go, In which was employed for q time, ev-
cry man In authority from the superfntend-
ent down, had begun At the bottom OF the
ladder as l had. and the bosses were con-
stantiy on the lookout for men Of skill and
ability among their employees. BY indus
try and ffugality 1t IL onty question nof'
time when the labortng man will rise to
the top" ''~
Mr.. Wyckoff spoke OF the saloon as a
FACTOR In the life Of the worker. He said
tnat workinsmen drink for the sake of So
ciability. but that the saloon as 1t is now
conducted, Is an evil in that it creates
tnlrss instead OF assauging it, He pro-
1essed himself in favor of the mUnicipAI gov
eminent Of barrooms, and stringent laws
regulating the quality of the intoxicating
drinks Sold. His experience showed him
tnat the only way saloon men can pay
their legitimate expenses is ITO harmfully
adulterate the liquor they sell.
He advocated the country as the place j
to live. In. his travels he had to refuse
hundreds of jobs in farming communities at
good wages, and in pleasant healthy sur
round1ngs. But he found that it is hard to
get laboring men out of the cities and also
tnat the arguments they put up against
country life are plausible II not entirely
in accordance with the facts.
"A thing that deeply struck me-" said
Mr.. Wyckon, In conclusion was the atti-
tude of workingmen toward religion. 1 /
nave attended many Of thsn anarchist and
socialist meetings in Chicago and was much
impressed by the range Of khoMltdge dis
played by many of these men. They would
sneer at preachers, but Jesus Christ was |
their idol. The preachers they called par |
asites OF society: they would receive the 7
name or the Savior with veneratien,, be- i
cause they regarded him as the ideal Of the |
solidarity OF the hliman rate and the broth l.
We have in this country two nations
in one-a nation of workers below, and
a nation OF capitalists above: What is
needed Is that they should tinteEmlx. and
understand each other. This
will be safer and better for both classes.
Hence the example of Mr.. Wyckoff is
one that should be followed. II. d.
The representative., 1899-12-07

The fools are pushing one another
into the abyss. Id.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
ROBBERY THE SAME
Says L. Nj. lockwood, Whether
Done by Dick Turpin or
Rockefeller.

Washington, June 1.-THE Industrial
commission today heard a statement
from L. NJ. Redwood, an oil producer
of zelienople, Pa, in opposition to the
Standard Oil trust. Mr.. Lockwood de-
clared that this company had driven
the independent refineries into bank
ruptcy and servitude and he denounced
the course pursued in severe terms. He
held the railroads especially RESPONSE
BILE for this condition of affairs. Going
back to 1872, he referred at length to a
contract made by the trunk lines Of
Pennsylvania with the South Improve
ment company. Under this contract, he
said, the freight rates on Oil were dou-
bled and half the amount collected was
paid back as rebate-not only this, but
the contract company received a like
rebate of the shipments of all other
companies. This contract he declared
had been secretly continued by the rail-
roads with the Standard Oil company.
He quoted A. ]. CaSsatt, the new pres
ident of the Pennsylvania railway as
testifying before the interstate COM
merce commission to the effect that
while the open rate to the public was
$3.50 per barrel, the rate to the Stand
ard company was so cents. Further in
vestigation said Mr.. Lockwood, had
DEVELOPED the fact that the railway
companies actually received only 35
cents. This condition of affairs had re-
suited for a time, according to the wit
ness, in giving the Standard company,
a profit of 400 per cent while the indie
rapidly into bankruptcy Mr.. Lockwood
was free in the use of epithets charac-
terizing both the old company and rail-
road officials as highwaymen and brig
ands.
IF you have got to be robbed, The ex-
claimed, sit does not matter much
whether you are held up by Dick Tur
pin with a pistol or by John Rockefel-
Ter, with a railroad; it is robbery all
the same
He said that men who had carefully
analysed the testimony taken before
the Hepburn committee estimated that
in 1856 months time the five trunks lines
of Pennsylvania had paid the Standard
company $11 000, 900 in rebates. The rail-
ways companies. had, he said, COM
sion's order to stop their discrimina
ton in favor of the Standard company,
resorting to the system of false billing:
Speaking of the remedy for the eVlI
Mr. Lockwood said it was in public
ownership of the railroads and not to
be found in cOurtS-the courts were TOO
slow and expensive.
THE railroads and the oil company
can razoo a man up and down in the
courts for ten years." he said, until
he is ruined, and then go on with their
work leaving their victim stranded"
AS a reward, the combines elevate
litically Thus it was that the thought
of the common people was gradually
becoming fixed to the effect that the
great railway combines were gradually
packing the supreme courts with men
in sympathy with their monopol1stc
tendencies and who would do their bid
ding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
GRACEFULLY STEPS DOWN
Warden Lands Will Turn Keys Over
Promptly on JULY 1st

Governor Stanley today received the
resignation of Harry Lands as warden
of the state penitentiary effective July
1.
The document was delivered to the
governor by w. T. Upton, clerk at the
penitentiary. The governor immedi-
ate1y wrote to Mr.. Lands accepting his
resignation.
Mr.. Lands letter is short and to the
point, as follows:
4 hereby tender you my resignation
to take effect July 1, 1899, as demanded
by YOU
The governor claims that he made no
demand upon Mr.. Lands for his resig-
nation. Some months ago Mr.. Lands
agreed to resign July 1 with the I'M
derstanding that there would be no
investigation started against him in
the meantime.
A few days ago the governor told Mr..
Lands, that as the fiscal year is draw
ing to a close it might be a good idea
to send in the resignation so the mat
ter could be gotten out of the way and
Mr. TomlinsOn could prepare to take
charge. The governor says no demand
other than this was made on Mr.. Lands
and that the suggestion made to the
warden was but along the line of the
agreement which the two men made.
In view of the circumstances it is the
opinion of the administration that the
words las demanded by youth the let
ter are unfair to the governor. The
friends of Mr. Lands say Stanley did
insist upon the resignation an in
vestigation. So there are the two sides
of the story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
sPIRITUALIsTs GROW.
Mary z. Lease to Be 8 Great Attrac-
ton at Their Camp Meetings

Chesterfield, Ind, June IA list OF
spiritualists state and district summer
camp meetings for the north central
states has just been completed. The
camp season opens this month and con-
tinues through September. There will
be fifty-six state and district meetings
this year and of that number twenty
one are in the north central states. I'M
mediately after the close of the state
camps the last week in September will
occur the national meeting, which con-
Yenes in Chicago October 9. Both state
and national meetings this year Will
be of exceptional interest, because the
long fight on the question of declaring
creed has reached a crisis and VIII
have to be disposed of.
The three great meetings this year,
as in the past, will be the Indiana camp,
announced above, the Lilly Dale camp
(New York state) and the Inset Bay
camp 6Massachustts state). At only
these camps will Mrs. Mary E. Lease,
the latest convert, appear. Mrs. Lease
will make her debut as a spiritualist
lecturer at the Indiana camp and will
go from there to Lilly Dale and then to
Inset, closing at the national meeting
in Chicago.
Kansas meetings-First state, at
Delphos: Opens Aug. IL, closes Aug. %;
speakers, w. c. Hodge and others.
Forest Park: Opens June 81, closes
July 3; speakers, w. c. Hodge, Mrs.
Lull and others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
DEAD NUMBER 1875.
Summary of the Storms Work at New
Richmond.

New Richmond, Wis, June Ito
day, five days after the New Richmond
tornado, it is possible to give a sum-
mary of the death and destruction with
fair accurateness. The official list of
known dead contains 102 names. Five
unidentified bodies have been buried,
besides some parts of bodies. A con-
sentative estimate of the bodies in the
ruins of people not reported missing
would be fifteen. This brings the loss
of life to about 125.
The best estimate on the loss of
property in the city of New Richmond
compiled from a list of individual prop
erty owners who lost everything
reaches a total of $3.50 900. To this may
be added about $500, 900 for household
goods and other property destroyed in
this immediate vicinity not included in
the buildings totally demolished.
The relief fund is growing rapidly,
having reached $35, 900 today
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REV. MIR. JAMES ROMANCE.
Brief History of the Man Who Will
Give the Sa1ina University
100000.

Salina, June 17.-At the meeting of the
trustees of the Kansas Wesleyan uni
versity the name of the man who has
rendered the sum of $10O, 900 to the
Kansas Wesleyan university was made
public. His name is Rev. T. H. James,
a minister belonging to the Northwest
Kansas NJ. E. conference and stationed
a the town of Oakley.
Mr.. James is an Englishman by birth.
When a boy he ran away to sea. In
the course of time he struck New York,
became converted at the Seaman's
Bethel, educated himself and finally
entered the ministry. He has lived in
Kansas several years. When young
James ran away he was cut off from
the inheritance of his grandfather, a
very wealthy man. But by the laws of
primogeniture he has come into his
own, and has been notified by the Eng
lish courts that in the year 1900 he will
fall into his portion of the estate, which
is divided between himself and others.
The personal estate goes to others. while
he becomes possessed of the real estate
mostly in Liverpool-and of a value
of about one million dollars.
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Market Gossip.

Merchant, 112 East Fifth St, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
graded 10; corn $40, graded ia; oats 216,
graded 10.
Holland, Mich, reports damaging frost
Thursday night.
in south Russia. Worlds shipments, g.
100000 Australian shipments, 400. 900
The general weather is good for today
sippi valley. It is perfect for farm work
and for harvesting of winter wheat.
New York: Gold shipments today, ST.
250, 900.
higher. corn sd higher.
Bradstreet's: Exports of wheat and
ouf this week 7s9 ~ G,z corn $685. 5 81 81
Year ago. wheat, 1896, no; corn, 4.106, los.
Receipts: Kansas City, hogs 5000, cattle
200: Omaha, hogs 1000, cattle 300.
New York G, Earnings ST. $40 J PoSaul, second
London, 1890 p. m: Consols money 10S12
declined 1-16; account 10S5s, declined 1-16.
Receipts-carlots: Minneapolis 364, Du-
luth 233; last year, Minneapolis 6S, Duluth
New York, Flower & Co. are buying
st Louis a4 close; I,,, Wh aeac July I9sc
Minneapolis close: Wheat, July, 7412@
5sc; Sept, 741449sc.
Duluth close: Wheat, July. 771kc; Sept.
New York close: Wheat, July, ssHc:
Sept, S3lsc; Dee, s4s4c. Corn, July, 4Oszc
Sept, 4015c
Total clearances of wheat and flour, 225,-
600; corn, 1879, 900.
Puts September wheat 7s1sc, calls s01s0
&c; puts September corn 35c, calls 25AQ
asc; curb July wheat 7T1ac.
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STREETS PILED HIGH.
Cleveland Car Company Forced
to Beat a Retreat.

Cleveland, O., June 17.-When cars
began running today over the lines
opened by the street railway company
since the strike began, the tracks in
every direction were found piled high
with obstacles of all kinds. These were
removed with some difficulty and cars
continued running on all lines, but one
without serious interruption. A few
stones were thrown at points on all
lines, and on Perkins avenue two cars
were stopped by a crowd which was
easily dispersed.
On the South side, however, there
was rioting. At IL o'clock two cars at
Clark and Jennings avenues found the
switches broken. These were repaired
in the midst of a bowling mob and the
cars rushed on to Clark avenue and
Pearl street. AS they arrived, a bug1er
in the crowd gave warning, and the
crowds cOngregated in vast numbers.
Four thousand people were soon on the
scene. Wagons, trucks and other con-
VeyanceS were purposely driven across
the tracks and the blockade was COM
pleted.
The police then charged the mob with
a vengeance. The crowd was especial
ly disorderly. The usual volleys of
missiles were hurled and the windows
of the cars shattered. AS the mob was
beaten back at one point, it advanced
at another.
During the battle Edward Miller was
struck over the head by an officer and
very badly injured
The cars were taken back to the
city.
Half dozen people were injured in
the Clark avenue riot. Edward Miller
DR.. George and Conrad Mcintyre were
seriously hurt. An unknown baby in
its carriage was hit by stone and
terribly hurt. The police fairly out
matched, gave up the battle and went
back to town.
There were enormous mobs on the
South side all day and at times very
demonstrative. For a short time a set
tlement of the strike seemed at hand,
but complications arose which again
increased the gulf between the men and
the company.
A conference had been arranged for
10 o'clock but the company officials at
the last moment refused to meet the
strikers committee composed in part of
general officers of the union. The COM
pany would meet union officials only as
individuals, they would have no deal
ings with the union. The strikers now
charge the company with bad faith
and have declared all negotiations off.
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T0DAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, June IT.
WHEAT1whssat was strong around the
07sc, compared with yesterdays final price
Of 7asac. Bids of 7Sa*c were made imme,
for advance at Liverpool was the feature,
that market closing about a4d higher, en-
tireIy ignoring the sharp decline here yes
terday 1t was taken Indication
that the English traders were finally re-
spending to their Russian news. The
prices prevailing at Liverpool are now 10
cents over Chicago, compared with cents
premium month ago. The usual commits
prices slowly declined. Domestic news
was nearly all of bearish character and
started realizing, which became moder-
Weather in the wheat country was report
ed ideal. Northwest receipts were liberal.
against 6SS last week and SO a year ago.
Chicago receipts were 113 cars. 10 of con-
tract grade. Worlds shipments were put
tina and India were offering wheat Eber-
ally at prices lower than America. Sep
TENDER slowly declined to 1S14c, reacted to
7S1ac declined again to 7S14c and advanced
CoRN-Corn was slow, the market being
prices were higher with wheat, but the
break in that market was followed by
The weather sad was as aee and q
~ higher. September opened 1sMAc high
er at 35GMc. declined to S4A@Ic and re-
OGTS-oats were decidedly dull, but
steady. The frmness Of wheatwas a fac
opened a shade higher at 217sG22c and held
PfRoSVViIsIoNs-P Provisions were duh and
sn9 'e deciine 90 to september lard &c
lower lower at at $50 81 ptemOer ribs shade
BARLEY1Cash 3744oc.
F FfMofa9S s7s 'g sSs5: : Sept s2s7z;
Oct, $2-5712.
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BIGGER THAN ALGER.
Pennsylvania Judge Shuts Out an
Army Canteen.

Harrisburg, June 17-Judge Simon
ton today in the county court decided
that an army canteen for the sale of
liquor to soldiers cannot be carried on
without a regular license from the
courts This decision was made in the
case of two men who were arrested on
complaint of the anti-saloon league of
the state for maintaining canteen at
Camp Meade. Counsel for the defend
ants argued that they were acting I'M
der instructions of the commandant of
the camp who was acting under auth
ority of military law. Judge Simonton
said that he did not recognize such a
law when in conflict with the law of the
state; that the United States had no
authority to issue a license to sell liquor
in the states. He directed the jury to
find a verdict of guilty and then sus-
pended sentence.
At the same time he notified all con-
cerned that if there were any more
violations of the law he would sentence
them all. The commandant of the camp
promised that the canteen would be
suppressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
TRAIN kUBDEKS CAUGHT
Three Men Who Held Up a P. 6 G.
Train Are Taken.

Kansas City, Mo-, June ia Star
special from Mena, Ark, says:
The three train robbers who held up
the Pittsburg & Gulf passenger train
Friday morning have been captured at
Cameron, I. T., after a running fight.
A number of shots were exchanged be-
tween the robbers and posse, but no
one was injured. The men gave their
names as Burns, Peters and Tate, and
have been working in the coal mines in
that vicinity.
The capture was made by Inspector
Hank, of the postoffice department, and
Charles Copeland, chief of the secret
service department of the Gulf road.
Burns, the leader of the gang, is an ex-
railway engineer and this accounts for
the familiarity with which he handled
the engine.
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Kansas City livestock Market.

KANSAS CITY, June II.
CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market I'M
changed from yesterday. Native steers
heavy, $4.9O@5.25; medium, $45005 10;
light, $4.2O@4.95; Texas steers, $315@
4.S0; Texas cows, $303.S5; native cows
and heifers, 81. 30@3. 80; stockers and feed
ers, So. 1885, 20; bulls, $1,000
HOGS = Receipts, 5000 J.. Market
steady. Bulk of sales, $3.70@3.75; heavy,
$3.7O@3.80; packers, IS. 55@3.75; mixed
$3.6214@3.75; light, $3.6O@3. 7214; workers,
$3-70@3- 7214; pigs, $360@365.
SHEEP-Receipts, 500. Market firm
Lambs, 81. 25@5.75; clipped muttons, s4@
5; stockers and feeders, $2.70Q3.S0; culIs,
SI75Q3.2O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
WAR "KLONDIKE."
State Is Preparing to Suppress the
Infamous Place.

Attorney General GODDARD, while in
Leavenworth, made a personal investi-
cation of the ''KIondike" district, which
is the scene of so much crime and has
been responsible for the death of many
old soldier inmates of the National Mil
itary home.
Recently the governor of the home
made a complaint to the governor, re-
Questing official action to drive the no.
torious resorts out of business. The
governor promised to take the matter
up, and the inspection made by Mr..
GODDARD is presumed to be for the pur-
pose of opening up a, legal warfare
against the criminals and criminal re-
sorts which constitute the ''Klondike.' -
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New York Money Market.

New York, June II.
MONEY-Money on call steady at 20
21a per cent; last loan, 21a per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 3@3A per cent;
sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.87A .S8
for demand and 81. 85az @4.86 for so days;
posted rates, $4.S61a@4.S7 and $3.50; COM
mercial bills, $4.S5@4 851a.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 6012 @62c;
bar silver, 603sc; Mexican dollars, 4S1zc.
BONDS-State bonds inactive, rail-
road bonds easier, government bonds
steady. Is, registered, 1001a; IS, regis
tered, 100; coupon, 100; new As, regis
tered, 11234; coupon, 1874 SIS, registered,
112A; coupon, 112A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
BODY OF CHILD FOUND.
Discovered by Sanitary officer In Out
House.

Sanitary officer Richard Patterson
found the decomposed body of a white
child in the vault of his place at 1925
West street, this morning.
Chief Ramsey, Sergeant Donovan and
Coroner WeSterfield made an inveStiga-
ton this morning. The coroner said the
child could have been but few days
old and had been exposed so long that
a post mortem could not be held.
Mr.. Patterson has only recently NOV
ed into the house. 1t was occupied be-
fore by an employee at the state house.
Special sale Monday of gasoline
stoves. CLANCY & Morton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
A. O. U. w. OFFICERS.
Supreme Lodge of the Order Com
pIetes Its Election.

indianapolis, June 1.-THE supreme
lodge of Ancient Order of United Work
men today elected the following Off
GERS: Master workman, John G. Bick-
ford, Manchester, N. H; foreman, w.
A. Walker, Milwaukee, Wis; overseer,
A. Q. Harwick, New York; recorder. M.
W. Sackett, Meadville, Pa: receiver.
John J. Aker, Albany, N. Y; guide,
Alex Pratt, Winnipeg: Waterman, A. B.
Jones, Wilmington, Del; medical ex-
aminer, DIR. D. H. Shields, Hannibal,
Mo-; trustees, w. D. Hare, Hillsboro,
Ore; A. c. Bishop, Salt Lake, Utah,
and Thomas Liggett, Montreal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-17
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Opens in London, and Will Last q
Week

London, June 19.-The Automobile
club show was opened by Prince and
Princess Edward of SAKE Weimar at
Richmond this afternoon. The process
sion of motor cars including pleasure,
business and traffic vehicles went from
White Hall to Richmond.
CURED.
The show lasts a week. In order to
popularize motors, visitors to the show
were taken about the neighborhood in
motors and a motor car service of four
trips daily has been organized between
Trafalgar SQUARE and Richmond.