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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
$50 TONS OF COINS.
Big Importations of Minor Money
From Bombay. India

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 1.-Two hun
dred and fifty tons of copper coins have
been unloaded here from a ship which
made trip to Bombay, India, to
purchase them for manufacturing pur-
poses in this country, as they were
cheaper than the native copper.
In all 1899 bags of coins were bought.
They were struck off about fifty years
ago. The New Haven Brass company.
which imported them, does not even know
the name of the coin and it can not be
deciphered here.
Officials of the brass company say that
the market price of these coins was about
two-thirds of that of American copper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21

with her machinery humping and the
flames Ieaping from her stacks.
The crowd waited to cheer the flying
Natchez when she passed, hanging in the
wake of her feeter sister, but making as
st. Louis turned out en- masse to receive
the victorious Lee. which reached that
ers' craft.
The time made has never been equaled.
steamboating on the Father of Waters.
Both Captain Cannon and Captain
cal steamboat captains, and anecdotes of
them are often told on decks and in cabins
nowadays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
To Start For Manila.

Fort Thomas, Ky, Aug. 21-Orders
have been received here by the Thirty
first U. S. infantry to be in readiness
to move at a moments notice. The
regiment expects to start by rail for
San Francisco before the end of this
week All troops We're withdrawn from
the rife range today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
Experiments with Wheat

Newton, Kan, Aug. 21-A representa-
tive of the department of vegetable
physiology and pathology, United
States department of agriculture, has
requested the lease of ten acres near
to experiment with 300 varieties of
wheat this winter. He spent several
months in Russia last year. gathering
the varieties with which he will expert
ment here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
JOE WATERS ADVICE.
It Was Not Appreciated by a Merry
go-round Owner.

Captain J. G. Waters was at Over
brook to make a pseech at a picnic
a few days ago and for some reason the
big steam merry gO-rOund attracted
his attention. 1t was probably because
there was no other means of enter
tainment. The Topeka orator stood
watching the oscillation of the wooden
ponies and listening to the unearthly
music of the hand organ, apparently
bewildered. Then he approached the
owner.
It's no use, my friend, you might as
well give it up" said he. You can't
make it in a thousand years"
Make what" said the man with i'm
patience.
why, make those horses catch that
organ. They can never do it in the
world"
"Oh, pshaw," said the man, as he
turned away in disgust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
REEDS RESIGNATION
Will Be Sent to the Governor of
Maine This Week

New York, Aug. 21.-A special to the
World from Portland, Maine says:
Amos Allen, Speaker Thomas B.
Reeds private secretary, said today
that Mr.. Reeds resignation would be
sent to the governor of Maine this
week to take effect September 4.
The special election to elect a success
scr to Mr.. Reed in this district will be
held about the middle of October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
Chase County Fusionists.

Cottonwood Falls, Aug. 21.-The Demo-
Gratis and Populists held their convention
here Saturday and nominated the follow
ing fusion ticket: Treasurer. w. L.
Wood; county clerk, w. A Waddell; sher-
iff, S.W. Beach; register of deeds. Jas.
DWelle; surveyor. John Frew; coroner,
DR.. J. Johnson commissioner First Dis
trict, Geo. Houser; Second district, Geo.
Fisher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
Weather Indications

Chicago, Aug. 21-For Kansas: Cen
orally fair tonight and Tuesday warmer
in northwest portion tonight; southerly
winds.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
OLD TIMERS AT 1T.

The regular Wednesday night meet
ing OF the Pioneers OF the Pacific, was
given over to social relaxations last
night. Ladies' and gentlemen in equal
numbers We'd with each other at pro-
gressive games. The prizes were won
by the Messrs. Cosler and were handed
to them with graceful admonitions after
the refreshments were served.
The occasion was . very delightful
one and was the first given since the
organization of the new order in this
city.
The fraternity has voted to so devote
its alternate meetings and as the order
received both men and women to MEM
bership, and meets every week, it can
not fail to become pertinent social
factor in the community.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
BUSINESS LOCALS.

J,O. Glassford sells window awnings.
Good COW for sale. Enquire Of or ad-
dress G.. h. Blain.
ovsralls and jumpers 121i cents each
at ths Excelsior Steam Laundry.
Anything in the line of supplies for
sports, may be secured at Bsdwsll's.
Fer Rsnt-Turnishsd house for sum
nsr season to desirable tenant. P. O.
Bsx 674. tt
We have the nicest and prettiest
things In slassvsre-sell them cheap at
the Bargain House.
"1hsrs are as good nsh in the sea as
have ever been caught" and Bedwsll
sells fishing tackle.
Just received, beautiful line Of pictures,
&c. Call and see them. Our prices will
surprise you. The Bargain House.
Ten Acres OF land miles below town
for sale. Good soil, with water, $3.50.
Will trade for good team. wagon and
ksrnsss. Everything clear. Address
g. n. Blsin.
Why should you be without pictures
In the homo whom 20 little money will
buy them at Andsrson's Bargain House
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
RAISED AS A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND
GO INTO REGULAR SESSION.

The board OF county commissioners
closed their duties as board of equali-
zation last evening and today are in ses-
sion hearing cases that grew out Of their
deliberations as board Of equalization,
when they will adjourn to meet August
7th.
Owing to the damaged condition Of
the county bridge at DeBeque resulting
from the high water a resolution was
submitted and unanimously adopted
creating a committee Of competant
mechanics who with the county survey
or shall make thorough and impartial
examination and report the finding and
il the persons constructing tho same are
at fault suit shall be brought for dam
ages.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
1. A. ". E.cur.,on to Boston,

l., A. W. Excursion to Boston,
The Nickel Plate road will sell excur-
sion tickets from Chicago to Boston and
return for trains OF August 11th and 18th
at rate OF $1,000 for the round-trip.
Tickets will be valid returning for ar
rival at initial starting point not later
than August 8lst, by depositing same
with Agent Fitohburg r. r., In Boston,
Sleeping ear accommodations should be
secured carly. Address General Agent
Ill Adams st., Chicago. 25
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
SOLDIER BOYS.
ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE PHILIP
PINES STOP AT GRAND JUNCTION.

About twenty members of the 14th,
18th, 18th and 25th Regulars who we're
discharged from service in the Philip
pines for disability passed through the
city today enroute for the east.
They are all of the opinion that the
war with the Philippines has but fairly
begun and that tho prolongation is
whollo due to the incompeteucy OF Gen
eral Otis. There are four insurgents in
arms to everyone of our soldiers and
four ready to take the gun Of every in
surgent killed.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
JEFFRIES. SHARKEY .

Youngstown-The champion James
Jeffries said today that his fight with
Sharkey was uncertain ss he did not
know when he would return from Eur
ope. Regarding Peter Jackson's def,
he said he did not believe jackson want
cd TO fight any more than Kid Mccoy
did, but he would give him the chance.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
Got your punctur.s n.ed at asadys.

Get YOUR puncturss h1ed at Gsadys.
The conductors will insure you a good
Sunday.
Pearson the tailor has received the
latest in fall styles. 5t
Bedwell sells them and you use them.
Whati Base ball supplies.
A few summer patterns will be sacri-
feed by Pearson the tailor. Ut
Wanted-A girl for general house
work. Apply at this office.
For Sale Cheap-0ood horse, harness
and buggy. Apply at Free Corral. tt
For Household furniture. Eng.
of e. Haxtun, North terrace on Rood
and 9th. 1855
For Rent-Large, cool and quiet fur
nished room, Mrs. E. English, White
street between 4th and 9th. 1w
E. P. Newman is at the Grand.
Pianos 1886 to $3.50 Easy payments,
low interest. Tuning $3.50.
Wanted-Second hand goods at the
Bargain House. We pay the highest
price for sssond hand goods.
Wanted-Girl for general house work,
small family. 800. 20 per month.
j. NJ. Sampliner.
The conductors excursion to Mucka-
wanago, should be liberally patronized
for full particulars see the committee.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27

Only One Week
More and our great Midsummer
Clearing Sale will be over. 1t is
YOUR LAST CHANCE
To secure pair Of fine summer
shoes At tabout one half their value.
We must sell every pair In our
stock this week. Don't miss this
chance.
THE BOSTON SHOE STORE.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27

We Don't Care
What the size Of your foot IL, be
1t extremely small or rather large.
We have shoes TO at all. Our styles
will At your eye and our prices
will at your purse.
THE BOSTON SHOE STORE.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
A SNAP.

have a number of window awnings
which l will close out at a bargain.
j. @. Giassford.
1892
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-27
For Rent.

Suite of rooms in Colorado State Bank
building resently occupied by DR..
Barnes, July III tt
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
gan senatorship in the bush. Pingree's S
thoughts must be interesting just now.
st Louis Republic.
PRESS COMMENTS.

President Mckinley may need
most of those army commissions to Sc
cure harmony in Ohio this fall.-Chica-
go Record Qnd.).
''Alger, Alger, four years more of
AIger" ought to prove an inspiring
slogan for the Mckinley second-term
campaign.-Albany Argus.
Mark Hanna says: "There is not
a man in the United States to-day out
of work who wants to work" The man
who makes a statement like that is
either a fool or liar, and no one has
ever accused Mark of being a fool
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
"A person by the name of Hobart
-Garret A. Hobart-is announced to
make a speech at Princeton, N. j. We
seem to recall this man Hobart, but
can't exactly place him. Wasn't he at
one time National league umpire, or
is he the man who fought Dooney Har
ris for the lightweight belt in 1857?-
Chicago Chronicle.
In the opinion of the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle, 1.-The demo-
CTdIS Ol Tie COulltly IlO InOIc Op-
posed to the really obnoxious phases of
what are enormously called trusts than
republicans are" VIII the next repub-
lican platform contain plank denoun-
cling the really obnoxious phases Of
what are enormously called trusts ?"-
Albany Argus.
DR. McQueston, late of Gen. Otis
Of honi1o
that the western volunteers are tine
finest soldiers in the world" but they
all want to return home" And the rea.
son he gives is this: THE men enlisted
to fight for their country, and they are
not the kind of men who want to stay
and fight an insurrection for money OF
the fun of fighting." Nobody knows
better than the volunteers that they are
not fighting for their country or TO
liberate an oppressed people, but are
engaged in conflict to correct Mr.. Nc
Kinley's colossal blunder.-N. y. World.
1t would indeed be a graceful act,
and one, no doubt, which would arouse
great enthusiasm among our martial
spirited people, if Alger and Hanna
would come among us and inspire the
adherents of the waning cause of i'm
perialism with some of the enthusiasm
which has been so sorely tried by DIS
couraging news from the seat of war in
the Philippines. Next to the president
himself there is no man in the country
who can be regarded as in as high de-
gree the incarnation of imperialist pa
triotism as Senator Hanna And, next
to these two great statesmen and PM
lanthropists, none of our public men
has been more nearly allied with the
great policy of expansion than Gfn.
Alger.-St. Paul Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
WOMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Their Redeeming Feature Is Their
Sense of Absolute Personal
Cleanliness and Neatness.

The aristocratic Philippine matron
and her daughters indulge in no greater
bodily exercise, if they can help it, than
that required for driving or shopping.
But the peasant woman shares her hus-
bands work, whatever it may be, labor
ing at the plow behind an ungainly car
abao (water-buffalo) in the paddy-feld,
or helping to pole huge lorcha, or CO.
coanut raft, up or down the river, be-
sides attending to her domestic cares.
And | take pleasure in saying that,
whatever its proprietor's rank or sta
ton, the native Philippine nipa hut is
invariably a marvel of neatness and
cleanliness as to it's interior; far su
perior in this respect to the average
Spanish dwelling house, be it that of
merchants clerk or that of the govern
or general So far as the latter are con-
cerned, a decent servant girl, such as
are employed in America and England,
would not be content to remain in one
two days.
Hundreds of girls are employed in the
great cigar factories; and others in the
converts labor to weave the far-famed
pima lace of the Philippines, several at
a time souatting on the floor around a
single frame and manipulating with
deft fingers the infnitesimally delicate
fibers. Sometimes they work for
months to complete single mantilla
or handkerchief. These native women
are rarely employed by the European
residents as domestic servants, except
in the capacity of lady's maid or chill
dren's nurse, and even these positions
are often occupied by boys. They are
very unreliable, and the utter absence
of the sense of gratitude, so character
istic of the entire Philippine race, rem
ders it an almost hopeless and very eX-
asperating task to attempt to train
them as servants. Their only redeem
ing feature is their sense of absolute
personal cleanliness, but in spite of this
many European women prefer to go to
the expense and trouble of importing a
Chinese anna from Hong Kong or Can
ton, rather than to intrust her children
to the care of native girl; although
when in her own capacity as a mother
the Filipino, so far as observation goes
leaves nothing to be desired.-Charles
Bryant Howard, in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.
As 1t Exists In the State of Ohio
Among the Bosses at the
Present Time.

The Chicago Times-Herald, the lead
ing administration organ in the mid
die west, has been keeping up rum
ming fire of attack upon republican
Senator Foraker, of Ohio. Some quo
tations from the Times-Herald upon
this subject, the Argus has repub-
lished.
Senator Foraker has replied to GER
tain of the attacks as follows:
MY attention has just been called to
the editorial in the Times Herald of last
Sunday, entitled: Now, Retire Foraker
This article is made up of charges and
insinuations that are but a tissue of false
hoods from beginning to end, without any
basis of excuse whatever, and you knew
that they were such when you published
them. 1 respectfully ask that you print
this as publicly you did the editorial to
which it has reference
The Chicago Times-Herald prints the
above, and comments upon it as fol-
lows:
Among the charges and insinuatlons
Senator Foraker characterizes as a It's
sue of falsehoods from beginning to end
was the statement of his connection
with the ballot box forgeries This mat
ter received official investigation in
Washington in January, 1890. 1t was
proved that this same Senator Foraker,
then governor of Ohio, entered into a
conspiracy with one Richard G. Wood.
of the Hall & Wood Ballot Box Co. for the
purpose of attaching the names of GER
tain prominent Ohoans, including Gov.
Campbell, Ben Butterworth, William Nc
Kinley and others, to a contract which was
to be used bluff against Campbell and
also to discredit the others
"Forakers plot miscarried, because
the forged signatures were accepted as
genuine and the truth had to come out
to save it's author from more desperate
consequences.
Before being dismissed from the stand
Wood said Gov. Foraker doesn't dare
ask me any questions 1 have not told half
what l know yet. l am holding back my
best points for cross-examinaton, and he
knows it,.
''If there is a single prominent man in
Ohio who does not cherish a painful
memory of faith betrayed and friend
ship abused by Joseph B. Foraker from
John Sherman down to Mayor McKisson,
the Times-Herald would like to print his
name in capitals"
Concurrently with the above contri-
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
THE SHERMAN LAW.
RemOnetize Silver About Ten
Years Ago.

On the 4th of March, 1889, the ad.
ministration of President Harrison be.
gan. All over the country there was
very general complaint of dull times,
and, except in the extreme east,
strong demand for silver legislation.
When the Fifty-frst congress assem-
bled on the first Monday in December,
1889, there is no doubt that a clear ma
jority of both houses were in favor of
free coinage. But the administration,
Speaker Reed and a majority of the
republicans in both houses were OPP
posed to such a measure. The senate
promptly passed a free coinage bills
and sent it to the house. But the ad-
ministration had its pet scheme known
as the "Windom bill.'' The anti-silver
republicans, being in control of the
house, blocked silver legislation until
sufficient pressure had been brought
to bear upon the less determined sill
yer men in the republican party to in
duce them to accept the Window bill
as substitute for free coinage. That
measure passed the house by about 30
ma lority, the pronounced free coinage
men voting against it. The bill pro-
vided for the purchase of four and one
half million ounces of silver bullion
each month, to be paid for in treasury
notes created for the purpose. These
notes were to be legal tender except
where otherwise stipulated in the con-
tract, and were made redeemable in
gold, at the option of the government,
in silver dollars, or in silver bullion,
at the option of the holder of the notes.
Before passing, it had, however, been
amended so as to admit of free coinage
when the bullion was at par-that is,
worth 1.20 per ounce. The Importance
of this amendment was overlooked by
many people at the time. The senate
refused to concur, and the matter went
to conference committee. There the
four and one-half million dollars was
stricken out and the same number of
ounces" substituted; the provision for
free coinage when parity was reached
was also dropped, and the notes were
made redeemable simply in "coin"-
which, of course, means either gold
or silver. In the latter form the bill
passed both houses and became law.
1t received the name of 1.-The Sherman
law" from the circumstance that Sem
ator Sherman was a prominent men,
Der of the conference committee. II
the free coinage clause had been re-
tanned and the law had been fairly eX-
ecuted, it is not unreasonable to be-
lieve that it might have settled the
silver question. Under its operation,
as it was, silver rose to 81 20 per ounce.
With free coinage in prospect, the own
ers of the bullion would naturally have
held it back hoping thereby to raise
the market price to $1.20, when free
coinage would have taken effect, and
in all probability held it at that point.
But the gold men opposed it for the
same reason. Processing desire to
raise silver to parity with gold, they
were afraid of having the market
"bulled." And yet almost every mar
ket quotation of anything in Wall
street is the result of the manipulations
of the ''bulls" and the bears
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
alliance between after all can't
the
And the blowal killed father"

buttons to republican harmony in
Ohio, are published interviews with
Mark Hanna, attacking republican
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, and interviews
with Jones, attacking Hanna.
Says Hanna of Jones: "He is simply
a crank" "a disappointed candidate
for governors" "the real workingmen
are not with him." she is backed by
the riff-raff and the idle fellows you
meet in every city-the liquor dealers
and buns were for him."
Saws Jones of Hanna: He is an in
tolerant tyrant and insufferable boss;
Ibis reference to me and my ambition
respecting the governorship and my
connection with the labor convention
in Columbus is tissue of lies, which |
charitably charge to his leading char
acteristic, his colossal ignorance. If
we have reached a period of the history
of the great state of Ohio when a boss
like this can subvert the will of the
Deople. as he did at the Columbus con-
vention, then indeed may the people
despair, for their cause is desperate"
Republican harmony in Ohio, which
lately was able to sit up, take nourish-
ment and recognize folks, has evident
ly had a relapse, and the worst is to be
feared. Argus.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10
UNDERMINING Japan.
Conditions There Tally with Those
of All other Gold Standard
Countries.

The undermining of Japan, which
has been progressing so rapidly during
the last few years, closely resembles the
Rothschildizing the rest of the world
has been undergoing, and is undoubted-
ly the same thing under another name.
Percy Alden, in the Outlook thus de-
scribes the Japan of to-day, as he
sees it, in contrast with the Japan of
former times, as he saw it:
"a very undesirable change has come
over the life of the working people. The
factory chimney, ominous harbinger of
the industrial revolution, rises gaunt
and bare from the hideous brick build
ing which seems to be the necessary ac-
compartment of wealth-production on
large scale. The worst evils of the
factory system are creeping in every
where, the rush for wealth is taking
possession of the people; the limited
liability company is already in the
field; fortunes are being made by few,
but pauperism is on the increase. A
native writer says: Land is being rap
idly changed from the ownership of
small properties to the hands of richer
men, The number of those who pos
sess the franchise, paying Is yen in
taxes, have gone up "A per cent, but the
cost of living has increased GA per cent.
Under the heavy strain of these great
changes the temper of the people is
gradually deteriorating. Courtesy and
gentle manners are yielding to hard
and stereotyped western ways, intense
competition is developing selfishness
and cruelty"
Does not this dark description fit
every other country under the gold
standard, trust and monopoly system
of the Rothschild dispensation; the
producers and consumers of the land
are bled at both ends by the syndicates
and the gold trust. With the increase
OF production the producer of food,
clothing and shelter is forced to pay
tribute TO the monopolist, and there is
an accompanying increase in the num-
Der "f hungry, ragged and homeless
men. Such were unknown in Japan
until recently and in the United States
OF a generation ago. When we have
Shaken loose the grasp of usurious
greed upon our political institutions in
creased production will mean more
| &c od things for the masses, instead of
famine for the multitudes and luxury
tor the few alone.-Illinois State Reg
| ister