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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
ALL FOR BRYAN.
Silver Republican Committee Favors
His Nomination.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-In addition to
those already here, DR.. Lawrence of
Kansas, DR. Frank F. Beck of Okla
hOma; Chairman E. S COrsair of the
Minneapolis state Silver Republican
committee, Senator Transom of Ne
braska; Senator Henry Teller Of Colo
RADIO; and r. w. Turner, and Major C.
w. Watkins, chairmen of the state
committees of Kansas and Michigan
We're present when the meeting of the
national Silver Republican committee
was called to order this afternoon
Though no official statement was
made by Chairman TOwne, the senti-
ment of the members of the committee
apparently favored holding the ma
tiOnal convention of 1900 simultaneously
with the Democratic national cOnven-
ton and the endorsement by the Sill
Yer Republicans of the nominees Of
that convention providing that the sill
Yer plank of the convention of 1896 is
adopted.
Senator Henry NJ Teller said he be-
ieved the national Silver Republican
committee would take this action. He
favored the endorsement of the Chi
cagO platform. but said sentiment as
regards this was not unanimous some
of the members being opposed to one or
two of the plankS. VIM J. Bryan was
generally favored.
Some of the members of the COM
mittee expressed themselves as opposed
to the government by injunction and
income tax planks of the Democratic
platform. 1t is probable that at the
close of the meeting Chairman ToWne
will issue an official statement IN re-
gard to the action taken and defining
the policy of the party for the coming
campaign.
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READ TO CABINET.
President Mckinley Submits
His Message to His Advisers.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The cabinet meet
ing today was devoted almost exclusively
to the consideration of the presidents
message. A large portion of the message
was read by the president after which the
members entered into a long discussion
of the policies and recommendations it
contained. 1t met with general approval
and after the meeting had adjourned, sew
eral of the members expressed the opinion
that it an unusually strong and able
document.
The protests which the. cable reports
from Cuba say some of the CubanS are
making against the reported establish
incidentally brought to the attention of
the cabinet by Secretary Root None of
these protests, however. has been Offic-
tally received here. Secretary Root said
in answer to a question on this subject
there was no immediate intention of es-
tablishing civil government in Cuba
This, however, must only be taken to
mean that no decision has yet been reach
ed concerning the appointment of a civil
governor which has been under consid-
Grafton for same time. But it can be
stated upon high authority that the al
legged Concentrations now going on in Gu
be against the establishment of civil
government may result in allowing the
present military government to continue
longer than it otherwise would
The administration does not seek to
force upon the CubanS a civil government
that would be offensive to the majority of
the inhabitants of the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
coal COMPANY RULE.
President Mitchell Says 1t Dominates
Kansas Courts.

Indianapolis, Nov. 2S-President Nit
chen of the United Mine Workers of
America, today received the following
telegram from Fort Scott, kan;
Reese got three months, 500 fine.
Hog pen for Jail"
The telegram referred to John r
Reese, member of the executive com
Inittee, who was cited to appear in the
L. S. district court for contempt Pres
ident Mitchell says he passed over 1or-
hidden ground occupied by the South-
western Coal & Improvement company;
A restraining order had been issued
against Reese but President M1tcheL
says that Reese had not been served
with papers in the case. President Nit
chell said:
I have wired for further particulars
in the case. We intend to take the case
TO the president of the United states
If there is any chance Reese has been
married but a year or so, IS young
man and the sentence is an outrage He
had done nothing. 1t is persecution on
the part of the coal company which
seems to dominate the Kansas courts,
both local and federal. This is the first
case wherein a sentence has been i'm
posed on any of our men this year ana
we are naturally wrought up at the IN
Justice done Reese Our order Will pay
the fine. We viii appeal the case II
there is any chance The hog pen in
the telegram refers to a filthy jan
where Reese viii be placed to serve out
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
PANCAKE QUARREL.
Two Companies Fussing About Name
of "Flour"

Ranged along the railing in front OF
Judge Hazen's bench in the district
court today are a lot of paSteboard
packages of different cOIors. They are
ious brands. They look as though some
one was opening an amateur grocery
store in the district court.
The packages form Exhibit A, 'EX-
hibit B." and so on in the damage and
injunction suit which has been brought
by the Topeka Milling company against
the RalstOn Yeast company, in which
the plaintiff claims that the defendant
is infringing on its copyright OF the
word 'RalstOn" as used on packages OF
pancake flour.
The entire forenoon was taken up
case. First, J. G. Slonecker, attorney
for the plaintiff, read a bunch OF athda-
Wits made by various parties, stating
that they had purchased packages OF
Eagle pancake -four, which is manufac-
tured by the RalstOn Yeast company,
and that the grOcerymen had repre-
scented that it was the same as the
RalstOn flour. These affidavits came
not only from Topeka, but from towns
in various parts of Kansas and other
states. W. +. Schoch and A. w Dana,
attorneys for the RalstOn Yeast COM
pany, then presented a. bunch Of cOun-
ter afffdavits, signed by the grocery
men themselves, in which they claim
ed that they had never sold Eagle flour
for Ralston.
The packages of flour included not
only the brands under dispute, but a
show the general custom in putting up
packages of pancake flour.
The hearing today is on the applica-
ton for a temporary injunction to keep
the -Ralston Yeast company from con-
tinuing the use of the word "RalstOn'
q a = has hoe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
GIRLS ON A STRIKE.
Three Hundred Walk Out of a Kansas
City Factory.

Kansas City, Nov 28-The 300 girls
employed in the Swofford Bros overall
factory struck yesterday when their
previously made demand of a raise for
4712 to "a cents per dozen was refused.
They proceeded in a body to labor
headquarters, where they remained al
most all day, while their leaders con-
ferred with J. j. SWOffOrd in the hope
of a compromise. After talking with
the leaders of the strikers, Mr. SwOffOrd
offered to raise his scale to 80 cents
dozen, but the committee was author
lied to accept 81 cents only, so the con-
ference resulted in nothing so far as
settlement was concerned.
Mr.. SWOffOrd said yesterday: 1--WE
formerly paid 60 cents for making over
ais, but these We're of a much different
kind from those we are now making
and far easier to make. Our COM
petitOrs are paying Az cents for max
ing exactly the same kind of a gar
ment, and when the committee called
upon me this morning L offered to raise
the price to so cents, or 212 cents more
than other factories are paying for the
same thing. We are compelled to sell
our goods in the market with other fac
tories, and in offering 21a cents more
than they are paying, took off cOnsid-
cradle of our profit. I had hoped that
the girls would meet US half way, but
they did not do So I never have asked
the girls whether they belonged to a
union or not, and so far as we are con-
cerned we employ all alike. I hope the
girls Will come back to work, as many
of them have been with US for years.
The strike could not have come on at a
more convenient time for US, as we are
about to move into our new building,
and it will be some time before we can
install our machinery and get ready to
continue manufac curing. We bear no
malice towards our former employees.
and when we get ready to hire girls for
our new factory we shall give prefer
ence to those who are now on a strike"
The girls claim they cannot average
more than 81 per week and can make
this only by persistent labor.
The contention of the girls is that the
lessening of the work is not equivalent
to the lessening of the price. They as
Sert that while under the new system
of cheaper garments there is less work
to do, it is not equivalent to cents
They assert they still would have much
more to do on each garment than do the
employees of other companies.
The girls also claim that the ma
chimes they work with will not do the
work as rapidly as do the machines
that other companies have. They say
their machines make, say, ten stitches
to the inch, while other machines
make only eight.
The girls have but little money now.
Some have not enough to pay their
board and lodging for more than a
week or so. A score of them said yes
terday: Z would just as soon starve
when not working as starve when
working hard" One of the strikers is a
gray haired woman, who helps support
a family. Il earned SIPS last week, -
e1,a
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MOURNFUL THANKSGIVING
Extreme Destitution in Family Near
Garfield Park.

Thanksgiving offers no happiness to a
suffering family living in a little CABIN
near Soldier creek on the road near Gar
field park
The spectacle of the body of a dead
mother being hauled to town to the un-
dertaker's place of business in r1ckety
wagon is one not often presented to the
people of Kansas, but that is Just what
occurred in the family mentioned
A man and his wife and his mother,
also four children, have been struggling
with the problems of an existence in that
cabin hut, and have Jared badly
enough when good health prevailed His
children are threatened with starvation
and his wife seems to be taking the fever
which carried off the mother of the un-
fortunate man. While sick and being con-
sumed by fever the man saw his mother
die in another part of the room in which
he was lying. Then he saw strangers
come into his household, take the dead
body, place it in a rough wagon and haul
it to an undertaken.
The discovery of the condition of this
family was accidental. A woman from
the country who brings butter to Topeka
passing the house, heard the means of
the suffering and bereaved family She
stopped and went into the house finding
the aged mother dead. The remains were
brought to Topeka by the woman who
sells butter.
The stranger to the family told some
of her patrons of the pitiable condition
of the family and she hauled back in the
same wagon provisions and a sufficient
supply of the necessities of life to tide
the family over few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
DEWEY CALLED IN
To Advise Secretary Long About a
Philippine Naval Station.

Washington Nov. 2S.-Admiral Dewey
called at the navy department in re-
Spouse to a request from Secretary Long
to discuss the question of establishing
naval station at Cavite or other point
near Manila. Such a stations is now in
operation at Cavite, but it is foreseen that
requirements of the navy may be much
greater than those which are temporarily
attended to at Cav1re. The admiral
brought with him portions of his report
to be Incorporated in the full report of
the Philippine commission. This discusses
the establishment Of a permanent naval
station in the Philippines and regards
Subig bay, about sixty miles from Manila
preferable to Cavite, as this is a fine
harbOr of a capable depth of water and
has many natural advantages for making
this a strong naval establishment.
While Admiral DeWey'S view will doubt
less prevail when a permanent station is
established, this will be for congress to
deal with and the present purpose is to
utilize the Cavite station for the current
needs for the warships. Rear Admiral
ellis has been mentioned as cOmmandant
of the Cavite station He was at the de-
partment today and conferred with Secre-
tary Long on the subject. but the impress
sion prevails that one OF the younger Of
ficerS will be chosen.
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CONCEDED TO NEW YORK.
She Can Name the Candidate For
Vice President.

New York, Nov. 2S.-United States
Senator Addison G. Foster of Wash
ingtOn, said last night that in his opin-
ion the Republican national convention
next year would accord the vice presi-
Dental nomination to the choice of
New York state. I don't think there
is doubt of it." he added. Governor
Roosevelt would be very acceptable"
But it is understood here that the
governor would not accept" it was
suggested
We'll how about Secretary Elihu
ROOt?" asked the senator. He is am
bilious and while Mr.. Mckinley would
probably want to retain him in his
present position. Mr.. Root might prefer
the other place. Anyway, a. New York
man will probably be named.
AS to our colonial possessions" the
senator continued, L believe in retain
ing them. The war in the Philippines
is practically ended. In a few days we
shall learn of the capture of Aguinaldo
or of his arrival at Hong Kong. The
Democrats then will have to withdraw
the sO-called Imperialism issue. But it
makes little difference whether they do
or not. I don't think many people SER
iOusly doubt the election of the Repub-
Hcan presidential ticket next year."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
STOLE LEAD PIPE.
Two Boys Charged With Stripping
House of Plumbing.

The lead pipe and brass thieves are
again pillaging houses and dollars
worth of damage for a few cents profit
The police have in custody Thomas
and Fred Cooper, aged Is and 10,
charged with breaking into the vacant
house at the corner of Tenth avenue
and Lane street. Monday afternoon four
boys We're seen around the house and
a woman in the neighborhOOd, who
thought their actions suspicious, went
over to investigate and scared them
lead pipe had been torn from its place
and piled up ready to carry away. The
brass parts of all the locks had been
taken In making their escape the
plunderers left behind the lead, but the
plumbing is ruined. The house is own
ed by w r. HaZen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
DOUBLE DIVORCE.
Mrs. Murray Not Satisfied With One
Her Husband Secured.

Mrs. Anna B. Murray has filed a. suit
in the district court asking for a di-
vOrce from John P. Murray, but in her
petition she says that the defendant al
ready has a divorce from her.
Mrs. Murray claims that he husband
procured his divorce through fraud. She
says they We're married in Osborne
county in 1882, and that they have one
child, boy now IL years old who lives
with his mother. Mrs. Murray then
says that she went almost blind in 1891,
and that her husband left her in that
condition without money among
strangers, and totally deserted her in
1892.
In June. 1898, Mrs. Murray says her
husband applied for a divorce from
her in the Osborne county district
court, making affidavit that she lived
in WestpOrt No, the last time he heard
of her, and that she was a nOn-resi-
dent of Kansas. She says she knew
nothing about the suit and as there
was no defense the divorce was granted
by default Last February she learned
of the divorce, and has since discovered
how it was obtained She has not been
out OF Kansas in seven years. Her
present suit asks that the other di-
vOrce he set aside, that a decree be
given her, together with such alimony
as the court sees fit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28

Chicago. Nov. 2S.-CATTLE-Receipt
5000. Generally steady. Butchers stock
strong; Gamers 10 cents higher and ac-
tive. Beeves 81 25lJ7. 90; cows So. O0D4. 70 ;
heifers 50 .50d5. 00; Gamers s1-75ll3- 00;
suockers and feeders, So 00d4. rs; Texas
grass steers 50 .2304.0G; Texas fed beeves
81. 25d5. 25; westerns 81. 00d4.75.
HOGS-Receipts today 1900: tomorrow
35 900; left over f. 456. Common heavy hogs
weak; shade lower; other grades steady.
Mixed and butchers 50. 75Gi3 -s71a; good to
choice heavy So SOFAS So; rough heavy 50 So
G3.75; light 50 -25Q3 IS; bulk of sales So rs
as
lambs 10 cents higher. Native wethers
50. S0d4-50, western Wethers So .90d4 .25:
SIS.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
CATTLE receipts 9S17; shipments 2,643.
HOGS receipts 3S095; shipments 2.744.
SHEEP receipts 10, SCI; shipments 42S.
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SATURDAY NIGHT LECTURE
Club Secures Services of Colonel
Richard j. Hinton.

The Saturday Night club has compile
ted the arrangements to have Col. Rich.
ard J. Hinton lecture under the aus
pices of the club some time in January.
Col Hinton, who now lives in Brook
lyn, n. Y, was closely Identified with
the early days in Kansas and took part
in the free state struggles with Jim
Lane, Charles Robinson, Richard Realf,
John Brown and others. In January he
will be here to lecture at the meeting
of the State Historical society on THE
Naturalization of Freedom and the
Place of Kansas in American History"
While here he will lecture under the
auspices of the Saturday Night club on
Richard Realf'' or "The Heroes of
Harper's Ferry" Admittance to the
lecture will be by invitation. Colonel
Hinton is the author of several books
relating to the early days in Kansas.
Among them Poems by Richard Realf'
being a carefully edited collection of
the poems of the earliest Kansas poet
and a history of his life which reads
like a novel John Brown and His
Men" is perhaps the most concise his
tory of the hero of Osawatonlie that
has ever been published. Col. Hinton
was a fellow worker and cOntempor-
airy Of both these men.
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CONTEST COMMENCED.
Fuss Over stumbaugh Estate Opened
in Probate Court

The probating of the Will of Mrs
Stumbaugh is being resisted in probate
court by the attorneys for George
Stumbaugh. husband of the deceased
The point in dispute is whether or not
the document filed in the court some
time ago. dated just after Mrs. Stun
baugh's removal from her husband 5
home. is or is not her Will It is claim
ed that the witnesses to the will did not
sign it in Mrs. StumbauSh's presence
Arguments Will be made in the case
this afternoon
The document does not become the
legal viii of Mrs. Stumbaugh until It
has been prObated. If it is not prObated
il is not legal will After it is pro-
bated if the dissatisfied parties wish to
contest it. proceedings are brought in
the district court. and not in the pro-
bate court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
FINNEY COUNTY SHERIFF.
E. s. Weeks Appointed in Place of
A R JessuD

Governor Stanley has appointed E. s.
Weeks sheriff of Finney county to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of A. R. Jessup, who has been filling an
uneXpired term by appointment
Jessup has been elected sheriff of the
county, but he wants to have a chance
to run for a second term two years
from now. The state law prohibits a
sheriff holding the office for more than
two terms cOnsecutively. Hence, Jes-
sup resigns and takes the office again
in January, and at the same time eff
fects a compliance with the law which
will not stand in his way when he
seeks a reelection
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BRINGS HIN TO TOPEKA.
Striking Miner Reese to Serve His
Contempt Sentence in Shawnee
County Jail

Fort Scott. Kan. Nov. 2S--In order
to make his term of imprisonment more
eral court today changed the three
months contempt sentence passed upon
John P. Reese. member of the national
executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, last night by or
dering him confined in the Shawnee
county jail at Topeka, instead of in the
Federal prison here.
This will make it possible for Reese
to have a corridor to himself, which
would not have been possible at the
federal prison here.
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Estimated hogs at Chicago tomorrow
35 600.
Minneapolis cars 346 last year $40.
Wheat 10. last year 102. corn, p, last
year 10; oats 8, last year s.
Liverpool close: Wheat Il to I'D up
Liverpool close: Corn sd lower for the
day.
London: Wheat cargoes quiet. options
I'd lower.
Paris: Wheat and flour unchanged.
Chicago: Hogs $4,000, opened cents
lower; cattle $500, steady. Kansas City.
hogs. 1900; cattle, 5000; Omaha, hogs
Chicago cars: Wheat IS. graded "a; corn
366, graded 50; oats 1853; graded 80
London: Market show firm tone at . to
slightly frmer on war Intelligence Paris
shows feature of interest.
Liverpool: Opening cable: Wheat sd
lower; corn sd lower.
Privileges good next week: Puts May
wheat SIC; calls 1234c- Puts, May cor9 %;
calls 33Ac.
Privileges good this week: Puts May
wheat 6914c; calls 71Ac. Puts May corn
32A c; calls 33c.
Minneapolis close: Wheat December 62Jz
Q62ssc; May 6634 q667sc- an
bid: May 6S5sc.
Primary receipts of wheat / lis, 0O0 last
year 1922, 900; shipments $50 coo, last year
10000. Corn receipts 53l, 900, last year
AS, 900; shipments 455, 900. last year 1211 600
Estimated cars at Chicago Wheat 5os
corn 215; oats 100; hogs $4,000 head
Chicago: There will be no session of this
board on Thursday. November Both
Total clearances wheat and flour 625, 600;
corn 1148,000
corn. increase 704. 600; oats, decrease g. 600
Wheat increased 3,S0S, 900 last year Brad
streets.
corn for export and rumors of more do
ing.
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Joseph,s TIPS. .

Turnished by J. c. Golngs, COMMISSION
Merchant, 112 East 9th ST. Topeka. kan-s
receiver and shipper Of grain
New York, Nov. 2S.-Foreign houses
have scattered buying orders. The market
will be fitful and feVerish but buying Of
steel issues and kindred properties is Of
gilt edged description. There is sub
stantial short interest in st. Paul Man
haitian and Sugar. We are very bullish
on Vanderbilt's and advise purchase Of
New York Central. After New York Cen
trail we believe Burlington offers the big
gest opportunities. 1t need only be said
that the stock paid Z per cent this year
and will do as well in the twelve months
to come and probably in 1901 the share
holders viii receive even more Union
Pacific preferred is another good security
to get long Of 1t is being well bought
and the interests that have taken hold Of
it say that it will sell at 80 or better.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH
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Nov York pGonev Earkes.

New York, Nov. 28.-MONEY on call
steady at per cent Prime mercantile
paper 51ad6 per cent. Sterling exchange
steady. with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 S6Q4- S612 for demand and S4-Sll0
ASIA for sixty days. Posted rates $3.50
4.S21R and 4-SI. Commercial bills 81 so
SlLN ER-Silver certificates $50 1855 c.
Bar silver 5S1sc Mexican dollars 4T4c.
BONDS-GOvernme bonds strong, Is,
registered 1O2: IS, registered 1872; coupon
1852; new As, registered 1921, coupon l321a
old Is, registered 1875, coupon 1875; IS,
registered HIS; coupon HIS.
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!. Lipton's Contribution.

London, Nov. 28-Sir Thomas Upton
in view of the fact that his steam yacht
Erin can not be utilized by
the government as hospital
ship, has sent 10000 pounds to
the Princess of Wales. to be used at her
discretion for the benefit of the soldiers
and the sailors. The executive commit
tee of the American ladies' hospital
ship fund has received an anonymous
gift of $4,000 from the United States
together with a promise of as much
moro if it should be needed.
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Topeka Markets Toaav.

CATTLE.
STEERS-$3. 501A. co.
HEIFERS-S3. 00d3 10.
HOGS
HEAVY AND MEDIUMS. 4063 So
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-611zQ62 cents.
NO. 2 CORN-241Sc.
NO. 2 OATS-24c.
HAYS. 5000. 90.
PRODUCE.
EGGS-15c
CHICKENS SOFAS. 90.
BUTTERzCOuntry lie
Elgin, III, Nov. 2S--Creamery butter,
261a cents.