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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
MRS. LEASE HEARD.
Writes a Letter to Kansas City
About Breidenthal.
Especial to the State Journal

Especial to the State JOurnal.1
Kansas City, July 6.-Mrs. Mary E.
Lease is fighting John Breidenthal, be-
cause he declined to permit her to be
the whole thing in the campaign of 1894.
A letter signed by Mrs. Lease under
date of July is being circulated among
the Kansans. OF Kansas affairs this
letter says:
THE Topolobampo schemer who holds
office under a Republican admfnistra-
ton, is here Ostensibly in the interests
of Bryan, though he sent his trained
cat &C. G. Clemens) to Indianapolis to
manipulate the socialist votes of Kan
sas in the interests of the Republicans
Poor old Peter Cooper" OF the ex-
presidential candidate of the Populists
Mrs. Lease says:
James B. Weaver, tired of the world,
the world tired of him, is here to lift
up his cracked and aged voice for the
men and the party, that during his
presidential tour of the country in 1892
despatched him with stale eggs and
over-ripe cabbage, when he attempted
to speak, till he was compelled to take
refuge in g, northern state"
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aries. some 50 in number. in the shang
I
.tPREPARE FOR THE WORST"

PREPARE FOR THE WORST"
London, July en- response to inqutr-
les cabled to Shanghai in regard to the
situation at Pekin the following cable
gram has been received from an auth
oritative quarter:
Shanghai, Thursday, July 5-Prepare
to hear the worst
The danger Of a general revolt in
China becomes more and more patent
and Europe is being confronted with a
rapidly increasing fear, not merely that
the international column will be forced
from Tien Tsin, but that the interna-
tional troops at the colonies and treaty
ports will stand in grave danger of ex-
pulsion. In view of the fact that the
previous assurances of the viceroys
have proved untrustworthy, their prom
ises of protection for the whites are
hardly convincing.
In the meanwhile the hitherto uncon-
Querable jealousieS of the European
powers stays the hands of Japan though
it is hoped an understanding will sooa
be reached. The foreign office here has
received official dispatches from Toxic
today, and the Associated Press under
stands that the Japanese government
informed the foreign officers that, in ad-
dition to the forces already landed in
China, Japan has 10000 troops modified
and ready for action at a moments no
tice when she receives the mandate of
the powers. Great Britain is now await
ing answers from the chancellories to
its proposals.
The British cabinet had a long meet
ing this morning, under the presidency
of Lord Salisbury, and fully considered
the crisis.
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A Kansas ST. Peter.

Especial to the State JournaL1
Kansas City, July 1.-TWO men with
good judgment passed on the press
but the high mogul of the bunch OF
ticket takers was ]. B. Beal of Cove
county who had control of the last
kopje on the way to the press gallery
He had trouble but once.
A crowd of Indiana Democrats were
giving Beal a strong talk about getting
in for a second" through the press gate
Beal turned them down, but did it cour-
teously One of the enthusiasts vaulted
over the fence. But by the time the
Hoosier landed, Beal had him Beal
is a short grass cattle man. 1t WIS but
the work of a moment for him to cause
the fence to be retaken, but not so
gracefully as at first
Bully for Beal." said four Kansans
who were passed through the same gate
ON one State Journal ticket.
by George SIR sputtered Bea1, ST
can't do much for Indiana"
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WHEAT-Liverpool cables came only I'd
lower this morning and our markets
should have opened up, but did not re-
spond. There seemed to be a world OF
long wheat for sale and the market gave
way rapidly under these sales. Closing
Liverpool cables came about Id lower for
the day, causing a second quick break
but just it commenced to look as il
the bottom would drop out, the market
turned up and closed at a good advance
for the forenoon break. There has been
too much company on the short side and
everybody that traded yesterday and to-
day sold wheat and soon as tired longs
had been shaken out there was no pres
sure the market and when a reaction
started the crowd of shorts run to cover,
ing was strong, but it looks like shorts
are pretty well covered and If such is the
case will in all probability get a fur
Their decline.
CORN-Corn was strong. There was a
flood of crop damage news from Kansas
and Nebraska, some of them from good
people and telling of sensational damage.
Receipts are running light and cash mar
kets are showing considerable strength.
Dry hot weather for the next ten days
will start fireworks in the corn pit,
everybody has little short corn.
OATS-Oats advanced in sympathy with
corn.
PROFESSIONALISM were only 10000
hogs at the yards and the market sc high
er, but the futures did not respond, Sep
TENDER pork selling off zoe a barrel. Pack
ers were best buyers on the break.
]. G. GOINGS.
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BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
(continued from F,irst PACE


somewhere In the state and was ad-
mitted to the convention as a press
man by William ]. Stones influence.
Made the best speech heard here"
said his companion.
That's Missouri STYLE" said the first
patriot.
rs Davis a Missouri product?' meek
ly inquired H. N. Gaines, editor of the
Salina Union.
Born and raised here" was the sym
pathetic reply.
Where did his brains come from?"
said Gaines.
''NIizzoori. of course" roared the
champion, attracting the attention of
those near.
IF you know anything about Davis
you know said Gaines, rising from his
seat, that Davis was educated at our
university. Missouri may have given
him birth, but that wasn't much. kan
SaS gave him his brains"
Then the Kansas crowd yelled so
much that the Missourians vacated their
seats which were promptly occupied by
two Kansas men who had been stand
ing.
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tack the place at noon today. The
troops under arms failed to materialize.
Admiral Seymour was wounded slight
ly recently by a spent ball, which
struck him in the shoulder while in the
house with Commander McCalla and
Commander Taussig.
The hero of Tien Tsin is James Watts
a young Englishman, perhaps the best
rider in China, who with three Cos
sacks ran the gauntlet to Taku with a
message for achievements, charging
through villages under fire repeatedly
Several foreign commanders have rec
commended that the quartette be deco
rated.
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Market GossIn

Omaha: Hogs, $500; cattle, $500.
Duluth receipts: Wheat, q cars today.
Heavy rains all over northwest last
night
Chicago: Wheat, 15s cars; corn, s24 cars;
oats, SO cars.
Liverpool: Wheat, I'D lower; corn, 5sd
lower.
London: Wheat. 5sd lower.
Argentine shipments: Wheat, 1854, 900;
corn, 1160, 900 bushels.
Northwest receipts of wheat last year:
Duluth, 164 cars: Minneapolis. 260 cars.
Closing Liverpool cable: Wheat 20I11sd
lower; corn, sd lower than yesterday.
Northwest receipts of wheat for today:
MinneadopiS, rs cars; Duluth, 81 cars.
Kansas city receipts: Wheat I04 cars,
last year 206: corn, Is cars, last year s;
oats, none; last year none.
Privileges good tomorrow: Puts, Sep
TENDER wheat, 1850. Calls, September
wheat, $3.50. Puts. September corn, $3.50
Calls, September corn, 445sc.
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JACK MERRIFIELD MOVES.
He Becomes Travelling Auditor of
Southern California.

Mr.. ]. r. Merrihe1d has been named
California railway. and left today for
Los Angeles, to enter on his new duties.
His headquarters will be in that city,
and he will travel over all the lines of
the Southern California road.
Jack Merrifield is we'll known in To-
peka. For years he was employed in
the office of the auditor of disburse-
ments in this city, and when he left here
two years ago it was to take a better
position in the office of General Auditor
Whitehead in Chicago. His appoint
ment as travelling auditor is a decided
rrOrO0fi0u
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GALLANT KANsANs.
Two of Them Protect a Pretty
Woman From Crush.
Especial to the State JournaI.l

ISpCCIdI 10 lIIe oIdlt J OuI LeI-I
Kansas City July 6.-The Thursday
afternoon session of the national con-
vention was a nerve destroyer. The be-
lief that Bryan would be nominated
caused a multitude to start for the
convention hall soon after the noon adj
journment. Long before the doors were
opened the streets leading to the hall
were blockaded. People paid no atten-
ton to the line of policemen who at
tempted to keep the street clear. w. d.
along with the Journal correspondent,
against a telegraph pole. With Ben
Schnierle and two or three other Kan
sans the two men who We're about to
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be arrested by an ofi1clous policeman,
started to regain their places in the
line. A little woman was caught and
commenced screaming as the crowd
closed in and pushed her off the walk.
Henderson and the Journal reporter
took the young woman-she was pretty,
and lived in Kansas City, remarka Bile
though it may be-on their shoulders
and carried her out of the crush. She
was half fainting in the direction of
Henderson when the other members of
the party escaped.
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We are opposed to the importation of
Asiatic laborers in competition with
American labor and a more rigid enforce
ment of the laws relating thereto.
The Silver Republican party of the
United States, in the foregoing principles,
seeks to perpetuate the spirit and to ad-
here to the teachings of Abraham Line
DIN.
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HOGS

LIGHT-$4 7504.90.
MEDIUM AND HEAvY-s4S 0Q5. 90.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 wHEAT-6S1kc.
NO. 2 CORN-35c.
NO. 2 OATS-22c.
HAY-$5.00.
PRODUCE.
EGGs9 cents.
CHICKENS--6965k cents.
BUTTER-13c.
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REACHED NO CONCLUSION.
Fusion Committee Conference on Sec
ond Place Candidate Again
Adjourns.

Kansas City, July 6.-The conference
dent this morning reached no conclusion
and adjourned until o'clock tonight.
A request will be made in the conven-
ton to have the PopulistS and Silver
Republicans heard in the convention to
present their claims.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, July 6.-CATTLlReceip
1000; steers steady: butcher stock steady:
native steers, $4.60d510; stockers and
@5.00; bulls $2.5094. so; calves. $4-50d6-50;
Texas fed steers, 81. 40Q525; Texas grass
ers, 50. 6564 25.
HOGS-Receipts today. 10,5O0. Five to
" cents higher. Top, $5.45; bulk of sales,
SHEEPEReceipts 1900; sheep slow.
Lambs active. stronger. Good to choice
wethers, s4.15Q4S5; fair to choice mixed
SO. 10Gi4 Is; western sheep, $4.00d4. so; Texas
sheep. $3.60d3.75; native lambs, $4.75Q6. rs;
western lambs, IS. 4OQ6.25.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, July 6.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
lions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-6Zc.
NO. 1 TALLOW-315c.
GREEN-SALT HALF CURED-6Hc.
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BUTCHERED 5000.

Continued from First Page)
missionaries are still at Pekin- The
final part of the message is important
in that it shows that all the mission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
Range of Prices.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
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Kansas City LivestockMarket.

Kansas City, Mo, July 6.-CATTLE-
Receipts. 25eo. Market steady to strong
$3.50; Texas cows, 81. 60dS.o5; native cows
and heifers. 81 1045.0o: stockers and feed
ers, 50. 5014 60; bulls, SO. 25Q4.0O
HOGSAReceipts, 5000; market strong
to 10 cents higher. closing weak. Bulk
of sales, So. 25l5321a; heavy, 5.25G5. 3715;
packers, s.. 221zQ5.3215; mixed, IS. 15d5. go /;
light, S5.05Q5.25; workers, $5.2065.25; pigs,
S4.65d5. 1712.
SHEEPGReceipts, 1000; market steady;
lambs, s.. 00q59o; muttons, s.. 00a5oJ.
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Topeka Markets Today

Topeka, July 6.
CATTLE.
COwS-$2. 50Gs.5
DRY LOT STEERS-$4.006450.
DRY LOT .00Q3.75
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Ties is-or are. But promise you that
the next time / have an interesting case
on hand shall write and give you full
particulars, and I am sure that together
we shall be invincible. =
But one trouble leaves merely to give
place to another in this life Jennie
was disturbed to notice that Mr.. Hard
wick was becoming more and more con-
fidential with her. He sat down by her
desk whenever there was a reasonable
excuse for doing SO. and he consulted
her on matters important and on mat
ters trivial. An advance of salary came
to her, and she knew it was through
his influence with the board Of direct
ors. Although Mr.. Hardwick was sharp
and decisive in business matters, he
proved an awkward man where his
affections were concerned, and he often
came and sat by the girls desk, evil
IDENTIFY wishing to say something and
yet quite as evidently having nothing
to say, and thus the situation became
embarrassing Jennie was a practical
girl and had no desire to complicate the
situation by allowing her employer to
fall in love with her, yet it was impos-
sible to go to him and ask that his at
tentions might be limited strictly to
business basis. The crisis, however,
was brought on by Mr.. Hardwick HIM
self. One day when they were alone
together he said abruptly:
s'That romance in high life which
you were investigating with Mr.. Cad
bury Taylor did not come to anything?"
mo, Mr.. Hardwick. y
.sThen don't you think we might en-
act romance in high life in this very
room2 It is high enough from the street
to entitle it to be called aromance in
high life /" And the editor grinned un-
easily, like an unready man who hopes
to relieve dilemma by poor joke.
Jennie. however, did not laugh and
did not look up at him, but continued
to scribble shorthand notes on the paper
before her
'sAh. Mr.. Hardwick r. she said, with
a sigh. 81 see you have discovered my
secret, although I hoped to conceal it
even from your alert eyes. / am. in
deed. in the situation of Ralph Rack
straw in 'Pinafore' 81 love, and love,
alas, above my station and now that
you know lalf you may as well know
all. It arose out Of that unfortunate
ball given by the Duchess Of Chisel-
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nance in high life In this verg roon?"
hurst, which will haunt me all the rest
Of my life, / fear, said Jennie. still
without looking up.
Mr.. Hardwick smothered an ejacu-
lation and was glad that the girls eyes
were not upon him. There was pause
Of few moments duration between
them. He took the path that was left
open to him. fondly flattering himself
that while he had stumbled inadver-
tently upon her romance he had kept
his own secret SAFE
ell have no right to intrude on
your condolences, Miss Baxter, - he said
finally with an effort, s'and / hope you
will excuse me for--for''-
"Oh. have been sure for some days
that You knew itl' interrupted the girl,
looking up, but not at him. 'tI have
been neglecting my work. fear, and so
You were quite right in speaking.
''No; your work is all right. 1t wasn't
that exactly-but never mind. Wewon't
speak of this any more. for ! SCI. it en-
harrasses You. =
''Thank you. Mr. Hardwick, said
Jennie. again bending her eyes ON the
desk before her
The man saw the color come and go
in her cheeks and thought he had never
beheld any one SO enhancing He rose
quickly without making further at
tempt at explanation and left the room.
One or two teardrops stained the paper
on which the girl was scribbling. She
didn't like giving pain to any one. but
could not hold herself to blame for
what had happened She made up her
mind to leave The Daily Bugle and seek
employment elsewhere; but next day
Mr.. Hardwick showed no trace of dis
appointment and spoke to her with that
curt imperiousness which had hereto
fore been his custom.
"Miss Baxter. he said, 'have you
been reading the newspapers with any
degree Of attention lately r.
"Yes, Mr.. Hardwick
''Have You been watching the drift
of foreign politicsG''
ssDo you refer to that speech by the
prime minister of Austria a week or
two agof''
''Yes; that is what have in my
mind. As you know. then, it amounted
almost to declaration of war against
ngland-almost, but not quite. 1t
was case of saying too much or of not
saying enough. However. it was not
followed up. and the premier has been
as dumb as craven image ever since.
| England has many enemies in different
parts of the world. but must confess
that this speech by the Austrian premier
came as surprise. There must have
been something hidden which is not
/ visible from the outside. The premier
is too astute man not to know exactly
what his words meant, and he was un-
der no delusion as to how England
I would take them. 1t is case, then, Of
when / was SO quickly done for
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To her pitytfg listener she told her story.
sion and her lover had lost his life.
Neither the soldiers relatives nor his
betrothed was allowed to see him after
the disaster. He had been buried Sc
cretly, and it appeared to be the inten-
tion of the authorities to avoid all pub
licity. The relatives and the betrothed
of the dead soldier had been warned to
keep silence and seek no further in
formation. 1t was not till several days
after her lovers death that Gretlich.
anxious because he did not keep his ap-
pointment with her and not hearing
from him, fearing that he was ILL., be-
gan to make inquiries. Then she re-
ceived together the information and the
caution.
In the presence of death all CONSIDERS
are futile, and Jennie realized this as
she endeavored as well as she could to
comfort the girl. Her heart was SO
much enlisted in this that perhaps her
intellect was the less active, but here
she stood on the very threshold of the
secret she had come to Vienna to dis
cover and yet had not the slightest sus-
picion that the girls tragedy and her
own mission were interviewer. Jennie
had wondered at the stupidity of Cad
bury Taylor, who failed to see what
seemed so plainly before him, yet here
was Jennie herself come 1000 miles,
more or less to obtain certain informa-
tion. and here a sobbing girl was mar
rating the very item of news that she
had come SO far to learn, all of which
would seem to show that none of us are
so bright and clever as we imagine our
selves to be.
In the afternoon the princess entered
Jennie's sitting room carrying in her
hand bunch of letters.
"Therei" she cried. "While you have
been resting have been working, and
we are not going to allow any time to
be lost. have written with my own
hand invitations to about two dozen
people to cur tea on Thursday, among
others the wife of the premier, Countess
Stron. expect you to devote yourself
to that lady and tell me the result Of
the conversation after it is over. Have
you been talking consolation to Gret-
lich2 | came up here half an hour ago.
and it seemed to me / heard the sound
of crying in this room"
"Oh. yesr' said Jennie. 'She has
been telling me all her trouble. 1t seems
che had lover in the army. and he has
been killed in some accident in the
treasury"
"What kind of an accident f''
"Gretlich said there was an explo-
sion there y
"Dear mel hadn't heard of it. 1t
is curious thing that one must come
from London to tell us our own news
An explosion in the treasury, and SO
serious that soldier was killed That
arouses my curiosity. so shall just sit
down and write another invitation to
the wife of the master of the treasury.
81 wish you would, because ! should
like to know something further about
this myself. Gretlich seems to have had
but scant information regarding the
occurrence. and would like to know
Continued on last page.
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why They Were There.

Il am here, gentlemen explained
tAe pickpocket to his fellow-prisoners,
sas result of moment of abstrac-
tion.''
"And t. said the incendiary, "be~
cause of an unfortunate habit of mak-
ing light of things
'And l." chimed the forger, ION ac-
count of simple desire to make Q
name for myself
"And l." added the burglar,
Through nothing but taking advan-
tage of an opening which offered in
large mercantile establishment in
town. n."-Tit-Bits.
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Thoroughly Feminine.

She (angrily)-A woman doesn't
know the value of an oath, eh? Graz
cious! Do you mean to say woman's
word isn't as good as mans?
He-It may be better from moral
point of view, but it isn't as satisfy
ing. Any man as angry as you are
now would choose stronger word
than ''gracious!"- Press.
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Tailor-We came, baron, to ask you
to pay your bill. We cannot wait
any longer because we have not been
able to pay our own bills for cloth
for three months.
Baron-Well, declare-you fellows
incur debts and then you come to
|me for money to pay them. What inn.
Welt.
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she Was an Immune.

81 should think your mother would
punish you for that" said the neigh
boris little girl to the one who had
disobeyed.
"She can't" was the confident re-.
ply. 1--WE been sick and I'm not we'll
enough to be spanked yet, and she
can't keep me in the house because
the doctor says 1 must have fresh
air and exercise. Oh, I'm having q
bully time."- Chicago Post.
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Hard work.

''Oh, we had the loveliest arrange
ment at our church society last weekI
Every woman contributed to the mis-
sionary cause five dollars, which she
earned herself by hard work."
How did you get yours p"
"From my husband"
81 shouldn't call that earning IL
yourself by hard work.
''You don't know my husband. -.
Baptist Commonwealth.
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Lucky.

Young Burglar-These spoons amt
silver. They are the cheapest kind o.
imitation.
Old Burglar-That's lucky.
'Iucky?"
"Yes. Take 'em along"
"What for?"
'The lady of the house will be afraid
to set the detectives arter us, lest
they should find them spoons an de-
scribe 'em in TIL papers. IN. X.
World,
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"You say you're a self-made mani
To my certain knowledge you never
would have amounted to hill of beans
If il hadn't been for your wife"
"I'd like to know. you insulting
jackanapes. if man and his wife
aren't one!"-Chicago Tribune.