The sun., 1900-03-19
REV. SHELDONS WEEK OVER
The Last Issue of His Paper
Was Devoid Of All Inter-
esting News.
NO SUNDAY WORK DONE
Latest Edition Get Ont Altogether
ON Saturday and the Stockholders
Arc QuarreIing over the
Proposed Continuance
of the Venture.
NO SUNDAY WORK DONE

Topeka, March 1S.-The Rev C. NJ
Sheldon has retired as editor of The
Christian Daily Capital. His East or
Sunday edition was sent to press at 5
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and dated on
Saturday evening, March ~. There is
not line of local, state or teIegraphic
news i nthe paper. Mr.. Sheldonrs fare
well expresses the hope that the desecra-
ton of Sunday by the publication of
newspapers will soon cease. The usual
advertisements appear. There is not a
| line in the paper except selections from
| the Bible or discussions of Bible ques-
| tions.
When Mr.. Sheldon had finished the
| weeks work, he gave directions that all
work OF printing or mailing the paper
should cease at midnight and be finished
| on Monday.
| A big row is brewing aniong the stock
| holders of the paper because of the Shei-
don edition. Some of the stockholders
want The Capital continued permanent
" as Christian daily. Other stockhoM-
ers oppose the idea and insist that the
paper shall resume its former methods.
Several conferences between the direct
ors were held. but no agreement was
reached. Each conference Increased the
bitter feeling. Both sides are standing
firm. and several damage and injunction
suits are threatened. Indications are that
litigation will cnsuc.
How Trouble Started.
The trouhlc was brought about by n
O. popenoe, president OF the company
! and majority stocliholler, who announced
that Tho Capital company had decided Il
adopt AIr. Sheldon's methods and con
:, tinuc The Capital rs permanent Chris
tian daily newspaper. He said that til,
: Stockholders considered Mr.. Shcldan''
! experiment Il success and believing tht
:, : time ripe for a religious daily had dccid
s ed to adopt his idea. 1t seems that Mr.
Popenoe did not consult all the stock
holders, neither did he mention the mat
ter TO General J. X. Hudson, editor il
q chief Of The Capital; Harold T. Chase
~ associate editor, or Dell keiscr. busines
's manager, who are also heavy stockhold
" crs.
q 1t is these mon who arc creating tn
is trouble. All three threaten to bring sui
J. if the Christian daily idea is pressed.
q Mr.. Chase. associate editor and stocl
holder. stands with General Hudson an
Mr., Kciser. He declares he will resig
n before he will become permanently ass
,s ciatcd with religious newspaper In th
N event Oh HllSHllDn HF VIII JDlH Wiz
~ eral Hudson and Mr.. K,:..sr iii the pr,
Is ceedings, which VIII be in the nature {
s an injunction. They. will ask for al
he ne policy would jeaT5 Tiize the paper an
n impair the vHl9t, Of their stock In til,
We event Mr.. Popenoe says he will make Al
swer that The Capital has been a losir
venture under the management Of the.
IT, men and that on the other hand or
be weeks experiment with Tho Capital AZ
Ia Christian daily newspaper proved sue
al a brilliant financial success that it is NJ
be unreasonable to assume it would be su
ay cessful as a permanent thing. II wou
appear that Mr.. Keiscr, Mr. Chase m
General Hudson are powcrlcss. NJ
40 Popenoe not only controls majority
% the stock of the Topeka Capital comp
~, ny, hut all Of the other directors ali
Z stockholders favor his proposition.