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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
JOHN BOYER SELLS.
Tim Burk Says He Has Been
"COnciliated," and KIOndike
Can Be Suppressed.
Leavenworth. sept. IS. see

To the Editor of the State Journal:
My friend, John Boyer Jr., silent
partner in one of the best business
places in KIondike has sold out and
left. He had ability and means to put
up a strong fight, but now that he is
conciliated, the rest can be easily sup
pressed. I am back at the old stand
and ready to do my part. This fool
KIondike matter has injured the city
and good name of the county. Cover
nor Rowland of the Soldiers Home OIL
cialIy reported to Governor Stanley
that this gang of outlaws, freebOOters
or land pirates had already murdered
fifty and bodily injured from assault
three hundred and fifty Governor
Stanley means all right, but he is too
slow and talks too much.
All this harp that Leavenworth don't
want KIOndike wiped out is mOonshine.
We don't want anything else. This city
derives most of it's revenue directly or
indirectly from the liquor traffic and
we are entitled to protection from these
interlopers. If an old vet starts to the
city to patrOniZe a respectable business
place these poachers pounce on him,
fill him up with their stump juice. ROB
him and send for the ambulance and
he goes back to the Home more dead
than alive. In Leavenworth the city
looks carefully after their welfare.
At a meeting of the liquor league the
legitimate dealers unanimously agreed
to stand by the governor in the immed-
late destruction of the klOndiSe, and 1t
will insure his denomination and cleo
ton LeavenWorth county is the sec
ond in the state in political influence
and patronage and the Republican con-
vention last fall resolved. first, for the
permanent adjustment of the metro
politan police commission, and second,
we demanded the resubmission of the
prOhibitOry amendment These resOlu-
tions, published throughout the state,
did more to inspire confidence in and
elect Stanley than anything else
The sheriff is now willing to do his
duty, but the Delaware township Off
cials are kicking like government
mules They have had a snap loafng
in Klondike and dividing it's filthy
Iucre. But Delaware township is not
the whole show in this county.
Sheriff Everhardy Said mo man
dare say that am coward and have
not backbone enough to close the Klon-
dixie joints if ordered to do SO. 1 have
not had a letter from Governor Stanley
or any one else upon the subject, and no
state official has talked TO me about it.
If they want them closed why don
they say so"
Prof. Kirkpatrick of that harmless
State Temperance union was here not
long since and the preachers and good
church people gave him the cold shoul-
der He made nice little speech and
we felt sorry for him. We could have
drummed him up a better audience in
any joint in the city and some of our
boys need some caution about going
TOO fast TIM RTTRK
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
NEWTON INTERESTED.
Harvey County Takes Up Semi
Centennial Idea.

J. B. Fugate. editor of the Newton
Journal comes to the front now with the
claim that he was the first man to think
of celebrating the semi-centennial of Kan
sas with some sort of "doin's." He says
he thought of it several months ago, and
it is his idea to have the exposition held
at Newton
Mr.. Fugate may have thought of the
plan as he claims, but if he did he had no
business keeping good thing like that
to himself He ought to have suggested
would then have TeeeiHed credit tor The
idea. But instead of that he said nothing
about it, and the Topeka man Immediate
ly set the project on foot.
Mr. Fugate'S idea is that the show ought
to be held in 1903 instead of 1904 He SAYS
the Louisiana exposition Will then be run
ming and he thinks that eastern people
who come to St. Louis would come on to
Kansas That is where he is mistaken. 1t
exPositions that after they have been
sight seeing for a certain length of time,
they get tired of it, and want to go home.
Then Kansas doesn't want to run any
second-class show. She proposes to get
up the most unique exposition of the age,
and she does not want to play second fid-
saS gets up the kind of exposition she
is capable Of the people of the United
thing to do is to serve notice to the world
that Kansas has pre-empted 1904 for. an
Mr. Fugate thinks that by holding the
exposition in 1903 the state would be cele-
brating the adoption of its first constitu-
ton, but that would not be a seni-cen-
tennial celebration of the real Kansas.
The real Kansas began in 1854 when the
state was organized as a territory. and
that is the event that should be celebrat-
ed.
Mr.. Fugate's nomination of Newton as
the place for holding the exposition
shows loyalty to his home town, but the
great trouble with the nomination is that
Newton could not care for one-twentieth
of the crowd. Wichita has now taken the
matter up and has filed upon Newton's
claim. Its argument is that people ought
to be compelled to go as far into the
state as possible.
It is a good thing that the different cit
les of the state are becoming interested
in the matter and are agitating it, and
Topeka is glad to. see that this is being
done. But this is no time to quarrel
about the place where the exposition shall
be held The first thing is for the state
to get together and decide that it wants
to hold the celebration, and after that is
done the legislature can decide where the
exposition shall be held.
In the meantime the state should agi-
tate it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
GOLF is THE RACE
Topeka People Are Enthusiastic
Over the Game.
Links on Keith Tract a Busy
Place.
HOW 1T is PLAYED
The Game as It Appears to a
Novice.
Many Society Women Partici-
pate In the Sport.
1T is PLAYEI

"Hoot, mon, hoot,'' the game of golf
has struck Topeka with full force. The
cookie burr and rag weed patches on
the Keith tract are already hiding sew
eral white golf balls. The game has
Travelled from the sand dunes of Scot
land to the prairies of Kansas.
Like the epidemic of tennis that
swept over the country a few years
ago the game of golf has attracted the
society folk. Several there are who en-
joy the game and play it because they
are interested and there are many more
who play because it is quite the proper
thing just now" So far no experts have
been brought out.
The school boys of the west part of
town have taken a, wonderful interest
in the game. Not as players but as
caddies. The caddie is the same to
golf as q pig tail' is to baseball He
carries the clubs and chases the balls.
When a player with a bundle of golf
sticks under his arm steps off the car
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

the ball is touched or not and the game
is to endeavor to drive the ball from
the tee to the hole with the least num-
Der of strokes possible. Two or three
good strokes viii carry the ball from
the first tee to the first putting green.
Then the ''putter'' is necessary for the
short, accurate strokes required in
driving the ball into the hole. The hole
is four inches in diameter.
After the first hole is made the ball is
taken out and again placed on a tee in
side the second teeing ground and with
the driver the player drives off for the
second hole the same as before. The
second hole is just inside the timber
line on the edge of the hill at the north
end of the green and too long a drive
may send the ball rolling down to the
ravine at the bottom of the hill.
From the third tee to the third hole
is a straight away slightly down hill
To reach the fourth teeing ground the
player crosses a ravine.
To reach the teeing ground he carries
the ball across the ravine and drives off
from the fourth tee for the fourth hole
In this play ne has to cross the ravine.
If he makes good long drive and lands
the ball on the other side of the ravine
the playing is no more difficult than on
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
BIG CARPENTER STRIKE.
Ten Thousand Go Out In New York
on Saturday.

New York, Sept. 1s.-As the result of
receiving no satisfaction from contrac-
tors and builders in this city, through a
circular sent them by the joint carpen-
ters' organizations demanding wages of
81 per day and a Saturday half holiday.
10000 carpenters laid down their tools
Saturday and quit work
A meeting was held and addresses
concerning the strikers position were
made and letter was read from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. congratulatfne
the men on the stand they had taken
and offering them the assistance of his
organization if necessary. Letters were
read from number of contractors and
builders, acceding to the demands of
the striking carpenters. One of these
was from the firm which was erecting
the Dewey arch. The carpenters threat
ened to send a petition to the mayor
Offering to erect the arch without cost
to the city if the contracting firm did
not agree to the carpenters terms.
Committees were appointed to wait
upon the contractors not heard from
and get their decisions. It is believed
by the leaders that all the men will be
back to work on Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
PENN yam BANK CLOSES.
Liabilities Are Estimated at About
$4,000.

Rochester. n. Y, Sept. 1s-The First
National bank of Penn Yam was not
opened for business this morning but
instead this notice was posted in a front
window: Bank closed, pending the ar
rival of an examiner"
The bank was heavily involved in the
Potter Kinner-K Kendall failure of sew
eral years ago and the more recent fail
ures of Russell & Birkett and Russell
& Son. The capital stock of the bank
on December l, 1898, according to the
quarterly statement, were S241, ,845.03.
According the the quarterly state
ment the deposits on June 80, 1899, were
$201, ,3O6 so. 1t is said the liabilities will
not exceed $50, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

at the Potwin station he is besieged
by a crowd of boys all clanoring TO
be his caddie. He selects one and the
caddie takes his clubs, remarks that
the wind is dead in the north and trots
off for the first tee
The caddie carries the players coat
and makes himself generally useful
There is one imprinted rule and that
is if a player breaks his caddie's leg or
otherwise Injuries him he must pay his
From the first tee to the first hole is
$50 yards. The caddie runs ahead. The
player places the ball on little cone
about half an inch high ready to start
off. The caddie cries fore" to warn
those in front that the ball may spin
through the air at a 40-knOt gait and
that if it does they had better look out.
The player addresses" his ball and
looks toward the hole which is marked
by red and white tin flags He raises
his driver for a long swing and gives
the ball a powerful ''SWipe." If it is
a good stroke and strikes the ball
squarely, the ball will sail through the
air a distance of perhaps $50 yards
Then the caddie has to keep his eye on
the place where it struck the ground
and he Chases after it.
The player follows after at walk
and comments upon his shot. The cad
die finds the ball, looks at it critically
and shouts back that it lies bad and
during the rest of the journey to the
ball the player is supposed to say bad
things about his luck in driving into
bad place
When he reaches the ball the caddie
has the lofter ready for him and starts
out ahead with the warning cry of
fore" Perhaps the player brings the
ball out of the rut with the first stroke.
Perhaps he swings and strikes the
ground. Each stroke counts whether
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

mon cattle can not be fattened at present
prices. Corn IS to 20 cents.
Saline-Stockers are high, but if prices
are maintained it viii pay to fatten. Cat
tie one-third more; hogs so per cent less
Corn 19 cents.
Sedgwick-Small increase in cattle; hogs
about Is per cent less. Corn Is to 10 cents
All say that prices of lean stuff are not
unreaSonably high.
. hawnee-Stockers too high Cattle %
per cent less and hogs about the same as
last year. Corn Is to Is cents.
Sumner-All say cattle and hogs are too
high. Corn II to q cents. Cattle less by
per cent; hogs 20 less
WabaunSee-One reports cattle and hogs
too high for profitable feeding Corn IS to
20 cents. Cattle Il per cent less; hogs 5
Notwithstanding 70 per cent more;
hogs Is less It viii pay to fatten if pres
tinued- Corn II to 20 cents.
Wflson-F,air profit in fattening. Both
II to 20 cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
TRAGEDY AT DYEA.
Reported by Those on Board the
Alpha, Just Down.

Vancouver. c. b, Sept. 1S.-The
steamer Alpha has arrived here with
about 200 passengers, many of whom
steamer Sybal on which was 1000
pounds of gold. Among the passengers
were 90 members of the Yukon police,
who were landed at Vancouver News
was brought by the Alpha of a tragedy
at Dyea. James Carroll shot Charles
Ekmann with fatal results on Septem-
Der u. John Nei1 and two others ar
rived at Skaguay with the body of Elk
mann just prior to the sailing of the
Alpha. The unfortunate man was alive
when they left Dyea, but died soon af-
ter leaving
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
FUSION CONDITIONS.
Democrats Will Demand Places on
State Ticket

J.. Mack Love, chairman OF the state
Democratic central committee come to
Topeka today to attend the meeting Of
the committee appointed by Governor
Stanley to arrange a reception for the
Twentieth Kansas. Mr.. Love is a mem
Der of the committed Asked today If
there would be fusion in Kansas next
year. Mr.. Love said:
yes. But the terms will be different
from those of '96 when the Democrats
were given the electoral ticket and the
Pops the state ticket. That was a case
where the Democrats got worked, for
Bryan was the Pop nominee and had
would have voted for him just the same
a case where the Pops got everything
situation confronts US this time. Bryan
will be the Pop nominee. Then why
should the Democrats figure on giving
the Pops the state ticket for the cleo
toral ticket. The Democrats will ask
for an equal division of the electoral
ticket and the state ticket We viii
concede the governor to the POPS be-
cause we have no one in our party who
wants that place. You know the Dem
ocrats are ambitious in Kansas and
none of the leaders wants to kill him
self off by serving a term as governor.
However, we have several men who
would like to be attorney general, sta te
auditor, secretary of state and Judge
of the court of visitation and we viii
land some of them. too. Fusion next
year will be effected on the lines I have
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Endured Deaths Agonies.

Only a roaring fire enabled J. NJ Gar
rettson of San Antonio, Tex. to lie down
when attacked by Asthma. from which
he suffered for years. He writes his mis-
cry was often so great that it seemed he
endured the agonies of death; but DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
wholly cured him. This marvellous rnedi-
cine is the only known cure for Asthma
as wen as Consumption. Coughs and Colds
and all Throat, Chest and Lung troubles
Price SOC and S1-0O. Guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at Waggonep's drug store, 73l
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
TO LEAVE FRANCE.
Madame Dreyfus Arranging to Live
In England.

London, Sept. 1S-It is reported that
8Iaitre LabOri and Madame Dreyfus
visited FOlkestone, five miles from
Dover, Saturday, and engaged apart
ments where Madame Dreyfus and her
children will dwell in the event OF her
husbands pardon.
NJ. LabOri is reported to have been
much affected by the kindly expressions
towards himself and Nine. Dreyfus
while at FOIkestOne
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
EDITORS Awful PLIGHT.

f NJ. Higgins, Editor Seneca Qlls.,)
News, was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until he
tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in
the world. He writes, two boxes wholly
cured him. Infallible for Piles. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25c. Waggoner'S drug
store, 731 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
WANTED.

Sealed bids will be received at the
headquarters of the Kansas State G.
A. r. reunion office Estate house) until
the 18th of September, 1899, at 8 o'clock
p. m, for 20 tons of clean dry. bright
wheat straw and So cords of dry, hard
wood, delivered at the fair grounds.
The right to reject any or all bids re-
served by the committee
MAJOR A. p. SHREVE. Secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
BY NOYEMBER l.
All Troops Intended For Otis VIII Be
Gona

New York, Sept 1S.-A Herald spe-
Eial from Washington says:
Arrangements have been made by the
war department for the departure for
Manila by November 1, of all the troops
intended for General Otis. This means
that Secretary Roots statement that
Revery mothers son # the reinforce
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Held For Horse Stealing.

James Smith and James E. Johnson
were bound over in the city court this
morning on S400 bond to stand trial in
the district court for grand larceny
These are the two men who stole
team of horses and a wagon and were
caught by Sheriff Cook.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
ments will eat his Christmas dinner in
Manila" will prove correct.
BACK FROM CUBA.
Portions Of Eighth and First Infantry
Return.

New York, Sept. 1S.-The United
States transport Buford, arrived here
today from Cienfuegos and Havana
with sos soldiers on board.
The troops are one battalion of 262
men of the Eighth infantry who are
going to Fort Smelling and one battal-
ion of 200 men of the First infantry
who are going to Fort LeavenwOrth.
The other passengers are 81 discharged
soldiers, AZ discharged quartermasters'
employees, % convalescent soldiers, II
furlOughed men and 10 indigent men
returning home.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Homeseekers' Excursion Via Santa Fe.

On September 19. the Santa Fe route
viii sell tickets to points in Arkansas,
Arizona, Indian Territory Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas at
rate of one fare plus two dollars for
the round trip. See nearest Santa Fe
agent for narticularS
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Eur Thieves Arrested.

ST. Louis, Sept 18.-A telegram to the
Post-Dispatch from Joplin, Mo, says:
Two crooks who refuse to give their
names are under arrest there for rob
bing the store of E. Shukerts, at Omaha.
some months ago of several thousand
dollars worth of fine furs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Fifteen Per Cent Discount

cent discount on all gold and silver
bracelets. See display in window
G. H. MORRISON,
Jeweler and Optician,
sos Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to.
BurdOck Blood Bitters cures. At any
drug store
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

L s. WoOlverton, Prescription drug
gist now at 704 Kan Ave. opposite old
place.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
For Sale.

Fair ground reunion privileges. For
prices and terms call at G. A r head.
quarters. A. P. SHREVE, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

Impossible to foresee an accident NOT
impossible to be prepared for it. Dr.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. Monarch over
pain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

L. S. Woolverton. Prescription drug
gist now at 7O4 Kan. Ave. opposite old
place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-01
4 MAYOR DISQUALIFIED.

The hearing yesterday at Louisa, Va,
OF the case of r. L. G. Barrett, charged
with shooting, on Saturday, J. G. May,
brought out the fact that the mayor Of
that togn was disqualified from hold
ing Office, and it may possibly turn out
that other officials, both city and coun-
ty, are disqualified FROM the same causs.
Mr.. Barrett's counsel raised the ques.
ton that Mayor Bibb had not properly
taken the two oaths of Office required.
The mayor had taken the general
cath of Office prescribed by law, and
had also taken the anti.dueling oath
required by the Stale constitution, but
had not subscribed to the latter before
an officer. The counsel for the defense
insisted that both of these oaths were
essential to make any of his official acts
valid.
The mayor decided that the Supreme
Court decisions rendered his Office va
cant and he declined to sit in the case.
Then Commonwealth Attorney Gordon
got magistrate to sit and the argument
was made before this officer that the
magistrate who had issued the warrant,
like Mayor Bib, had failed to properly
take the anti dueling oath. The mag
istrate decided to go on with The t.:al,
bot Mr.. Barrett's counsel fled excep-
tioua.
Mayor Bibb was In Richmond yester
day consulting with Attorney General
Montague. The latter pointed out &C.
cieions in which several cases similar to
that which has just come TO light in
Louisa have been decided by the Court
of Appeals. 1t may transpire that there
are other city, town and county Off
Gals In Virginia who have failed to
properly have administered to them
the anti-dueling law osth. This is
constitutional requirement, and vas
Greeted about twelve or fourteen years
ago. In it the official swears that he
has not during the preceding year
fought duel or been g second in such
q contest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-01
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE l, 1899

No ONE doubts that General Wash
iugtou, when he wrote his farewell adj
dress, was actuated by the most disin'
terested and unselfsh motives and by a
sincere desire to promote the welfare
of the people of his country. In that
address he said, hope for morality with
out religion has 8 slight foundation.
He meant, of course, the Christian re-
ligion. That religion is founded upon
the Bible. But the spectacle is now
presented of bishop of the Episcopal
Church approving and endorsing
preachers who avail themselves of their
clerical positions to proclaim that the
Bible is d collection of myths. With
faith in the Bible gone, how can the
Christian religion stand T? and with no
religion, what foundation has morality
No wonder Bishop Whittle takes q
respondent view of the condition OF
his church in his diocese, nor is 1t
strange that comparatively few men
now 90 to any church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-01
EAuOrIER NOTES.

Mr. ". D. Cassell, son OF 7. M. Cas-
sell, died at Cslverton on Tuesday
morning, Of heart trouble, aged 81
years.
Beside the telegraph Office at Catletts
we will soon have telephone, to run
past Calyerton, Catletts, Nokesville and
will soon run through to Alexandria.
Memorial day will be Saturday next
Gen. Hunton will speak informally tc
the people assembled and the usual ex
ercises incident to placing flowers or
the graves will follow.
1t is reported at Catletts that MRS
Alex. Hefin living near Weaversville
attempted suicide, Sunday. She went
out under the preteDce of taking q walk
and, at the top of a cliff, caught her lit
tie son in her arms and fell down the
clif fully 80 feet into the water below
She was subsequently rescued. The ex'
tent of her injuries are not yet escer'
tanned. She is a middle age lady WITH
g young baby [Warrenton Virginian.