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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
TOPEKA SOCIETY.
Topeka Club Women to Go to
Ottawa.
Mrs. A. I'll. Thompson to Discuss
WOmen's Clubs.
INTERESTING PAPERS.
WOman's Council to Be an In
teresting Feature.
Items of Social and Personal
Nature.

The Woman's Council has become one
of the most interesting features of the
Ottawa Assembly, not to club women
alone, but to all women. The assembly
convenes Monday, July 9, and lasts for
two weeks. the Woman's Council occu-
plying apart of nearly every day.
Mrs. A H. Thompson president of the
City Federation starts the ball rolling
Wednesday with a payer on THE Civic
Movement in WomenS Clubs" a sub
ject in which she is greatly interested,
and one in which she hopes the Topeka
clubs will engage actively in the fall
Thursday is Club Woman'S day, and the
session promises to be an interesting
one with papers and discussions.
On Friday Mrs Ida NJ. Ferris ofOsage
County Federations.' Mrs Ferris is
the organizer of a federation in her
county. and in fact the only known
county federation in existence. On Sat
urday THE Training of Children in
Civic Duties" will be discussed by Mrs.
l. B. kellogg of Emporia.
"A New Field Discovered" is the
subject of a paper which will be read
Monday by Mrs. Charlotte F. Wilder of
Manhattan. Mrs. Wilder is well known
in literary circles and her paper is look
ed forward to with interest.
Tuesday, the 17th will be D. A r.
Day, and Mrs. NJ NJ. Miller of Topeka
will treat the subject, Our Flag" and
short sketches of the "Pawnee Repub-
lie" Wednesday, Mrs L. 0. Middleton
of Kansas City will discuss the sub
ject, school Savings Banks" Thurs
day Mrs. c. c. Goddard of Leavenworth
is to read a paper On The Responsible
ity of Primary Day Schools, and How
to Teach Little Children" The last
session of the Woman's Council will be
held Friday when Mrs. Laura M. Johns
reads her paper on ''Portia,'' which was
so much enjoyed at the meeting of the
State Woman's Press association in the
spring.
The delegation from Topeka to the
Assembly promises to be large; many
go for the entire time while others go
for a few days or even less. Mrs
Thompson will probably be accompanied
Wednesday by Mrs. Willis Norton, Mrs.
]. K Hudson, Mrs. A. Hammatt and
Mrs. Willis, and doubtless many others.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
1T SUITS BRYAN.
Nomination of Stevenson Has the
Coloners Approval

Lincoln, Neb., July 7.-Mr. Bryan re-
iterated today that he was unable as
yet to outline his programme for the
coming campaign. He did not know
committee would be held in regard to
the matter. There was more real in
terest locally in the outcome of the
struggle for second place on the ticket
than in Mr.. Bryan's nominat ton.
When the bulletin came announcing the
selection of Adlai E. Stevenson, Mr..
Bryan expressed his pleasure and soon
after dictated the following:
Mr.. Stevenson is an excellent man
for the place. He supported the ticket
in 1895 and can defend the platform of
1900 Towne would have strengthened
the ticket in the states where there is
fusion between the Democrats, PoDu-
lists and Silver Republicans but the
support given Mr. Stevenson shows
the convention that Mr. Stevenson is a
more available man. The choice has
fallen upon one who is in every respect
worthy of the position"
Mr.. Bryan then sent the following
telegram:
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.-To Hon. Adlai
E. Stevenson, Bloomington. ILL.,: Accept
congratulations upon your nomination.
1t was a deserved recognition of party
service w. J. BRYAN.
All yesterday kilograms of congratu-
lation poured in on the presidential
candidate. Among Mr.. Bryan's callers
were H. 3. Pout and j. S. Smith of
New Jersey. who came in from Kan
sas City. They told Mr.. Bryan that
they were hopeful of carrying that
state for him and they believed New
York without doubt would go Demo-
cratic.
Mr. Bryan has received the follow
ing telegram:
AIinnetonka Beach, Mimi, July g.
Accept my congratulations upon your
unanimous nomination.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
Mr. RrVan said he expected a mum Der
of visitors. some prominent in the
councils of the Democratic party, be-
ginning today and continuing next
week. He would not specify who they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
LETTERS LONG JOURNEY.
They Follow Charles Ramsey Around
the World.

Charles B. Ramsey, son of Chief Ram
sey, has received a package of nine let
ters which have followed him around
the world.
Ramsey was with A company. Twen-
tieth Kansas, and left the regiment at
the close of the war to make trip
around the world. He returned by way
of New York. The letters We're mailed
in Topeka by his parents and brother
at different times between June 10 and
August IA, 1899, Yesterday Ramsey
spent an hour reading the letters. The
envelopes were covered with forward
ing addresses and postage due stamps.
The envelopes were forwarded from
San Francisco to Manila, from there to
Naples, from there to New York, and
although rather old as to news they
finally reached Topeka, lacking a year
from the day the first one was mailed
in Topeka The envelopes bore from
four to dozen Dostmarks and the
postmarks of Topeka. San Francisco,
Preside, Manila, Naples and New York
were plainly printed.
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craftsmanship. There is really no more
reason for electing an orator to the Of
flee than for electing a fiddler. Both
talents rouse the emotions. Bryan is a
voice.
When the master mechanic shall
rive and straighten out the kinks in the
great machine of production and distri-
button he may be-probably will be-a
prosaic, bald-headed old man, whose
mind has been trained in the shops, fac
tories, counting houses and offices of the
world This man will take a legislative
jack-Screw and work an important mir
gone-the true master mechanic-men
will smile at the remembrance of the
passing day when an earnest, honest,
gallant, loquacious young man charmed
them with the melody of his hypnotic
voice.
And yet in every cause there must be
voice crying in the wilderness.
VIM ALLEN WHITE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
GRADE new PARK.
ssCentral'' Will Be Improved by
Park Commissioners.
Shrubs Will Be Planted in the
Fall.
ENLARGE GAGE PARK.
Commissioner Downs FaVOrs
Lease of so Acres.
Includes a Grove and Place For
a Lake.

Central park, which was accepted by
the council last Monday night, VIII be
graded and this fall shrubs will be
planted. The park commission has no
shrubs at present and is unable to pro
cure them, but they expect to have
all they need in time for fall planting.
They have investigated concerning
many of the beautiful shrubs used in
the eastern parks and find they will do
well here, so they have decided to put
them out in many of the parks.
The small circular parks in PotW1n
which have been slightly enlarged have
been sowed in bluegrass, excepting the
one on Greenwood Some OF the trees
in this park have been injured by the
grading which has been done on the
street, and the commission is now con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of removing
the trees this fall and planting shrubs
in their stead 1t would be little short
of an outrage to destroy the beautuful
elm trees in any of these parks. The.
people should not. eountenance such
vandalism.
Mr.. Downs of the commission is
anxious to secure the tract of land lying
west of Gage park which contains a
pretty grove of trees. The tract con-
tains about 80 acres and if it could
he leased from the Gage estate for a
term of years would make a splendid
addition to the park and would allow
improvements that the commission is
contemplating In the tract is a low
piece of land about ten times the size
of the little lake in Gage park This
with a little work could be made into
a lake the water being furnished by
two springs just as the little lake is
supplied. The lake. in Gage park could
then be used as a swimming pool,
row of bath houses being constructed
on the west side Petitions have fire.
quertly been presented asking that
swimmers be allowed the use of the
lake, and if Mr.. Downs plan is sue
cessful their petitions can be granted.
There would also be splendid drive
in the grove of catalpa trees which is
in the tract, and circular drive could
be made leading from the north gate
east to the prospective lake. turning to
the south, then west and back by the
small lake to the north gate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
q. s. A DOUGHNUT.
Eugene z. Ware Says Kansas Was
the Hole From 1890 to 1899.

Eugene F. Ware said to a State Jour
nal reporter in discussing the criticisms
of his pamphlet Hello Kansas:
You cannot rely on what people say
nor depend on the usual Off-hand statiS-
ties. To illuStrate-Mr-Pat COney broke
into the newspaper to criticise my
pamphlet. Not desiring to be accurate
or look up the facts he manufactured
his statistics so as to enable him to
write . pert letter. He said Topeka in
1880 only had 10000 population Topeka
in 1880 (outside of the towns and addi-
lions that have since been added) had
49, He came within 81 per cent of
the actual facts. 1t is this manufactur-
ed statistic business that puzzles people.
Wen, in getting at the facts I was sur
prised and wrote the pamphlet.
For instance, who would have SUD-
posed that while Kansas was stationary
from 1890 to 1899 the United States had
increased in population more than ten
states like Kansas Ten nice states like
Kansas added to the United States and
we didn't get a man.-not single man
not even hoy-not even a colored boy
no sir,-we even lost 1000 population.
Now, all these people went some
where. The United States during this
time resembled a doughnut.-a hole was
IN the center of it. The hole was Kan
sas- Manufactured statistics of the Co
ney variety have kept the people from
getting onto the situation. All that is
necessary to do is to lie 81 per cent
worth
IN the next ten years ten more states
bigger in population are to be added to
the United States. Are we going to re-
main stationary? If so, my friend Joe
Waters VIII want to go to Connecticut
Kansas is a splendid state and ought TO
have two and One-half million people
and why she don't get them should be
with US a matter OF. serious considera-
ton. We ought to look into the thing
There is some reason for it, NV theory
is that the Pops shouted calamity to get
In on and when they got in they tried to
make the real article.
1T don't do to say that we have mon
ey in the bank and that our mort ga ges
are paid off. If this is so. and we are in
such a happy and halcyon condition
why don't people move in. They have
every inducement and every invitation.
l think it is on account of our laws 1
think that the complete rout of the Pop
party and the repeal of some of our IN
usual and unwise statutes would put us
back in good standing
DO you think the Republicans will
fail this election in Kansas
hope not. 1 can tell better when
Carnegie's money gets poured into the
state 1 think we ought to win
thought so at the last two presidential
elections Kansas has not carried a
presidential election in II years We
ought to win If we cannot win this
time would not blame any Republican
6og moving out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
CORN IN DEMAND.
Tt Has Finally Crept Into Favor and
May Supplant Other Grain.

New York, July 7.-R. G. Dun & Co. S
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Failures in the first half of 1900 were
1882, with liabilities of 500, SIC. 1874. There
were thirty failures of banks, and
financial corporations for $25, 1922, S62,
leaving 5,332 commercial failures with
liabilities of $74,747, 457
Had 1T been predicted that the vast
iron industry would be thrown from I'M
precedented activity into great depres-
sions with many works closed and prices
reduced fully a quarter, with failures
amounting to $4,000, it would have
been thought impossible Yet the six
failures in that department for the last
quarter were in all for $2S, 935, though
BesSemer pig has fallen from $25 to $1S
and plates from 81 to 1.5c and the aver
age for iron and steel products has de-
clined just % per cent since January
ed before things are adjusted for an
other active season and efforts to ar
range wages are progressing.
The Fall river committee has decided
to close their cotton mills for a time,
and some of the largest wooden works
have been closed or much reduced in
force. A large share of the boot and
shoe force is inactive, and no change
in prices has resulted since those of
some weeks ago, which according to
laters accounts, were made by fewer of
the manufacturers than was at the time
believed.
ly prevailing feeling that the sufficiency
of the next yield can not be determined
so early as this. There is more cotton
than the world will want, in all proba-
bility, if the crop natures fairly, and
the shrinkage of demand for goods here
and abroad helps. especially the uncer-
tainty as to Chinese demand.
The crop year for grain is over, and
the outward movement of wheat has
not been stopped, although somewhat
diminished by the advance in prices.
While exact figures for the year will
not be known for some days to come,
they differ very little from 400, 00O. 900
bushels of wheat and corn together,
which was almost exactly the quantity
exported last year while in 1893 it was
Slightly larger. 1t is now asked by the
most conservative whether Indian corn
has not at last crept into such favor In
place of other grain that a larger guam
tity OF 1t will be required hereafter,
lessening the strain in this country
when wheat is in short supply, and
without curtailing the supply to the
worlds needs or the sum due to this
country on balances. A single moder-
ately short wheat crop might change all
calculations in this respect for the fu-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
A MAUMAN'S AGI
Chicago Man Tries to Drown
His Wife and Child.
Fought OFF a Crowd Who At
tempted a Rescue.
INSANE FROM HEAT.
He Was Going to Throw Both
in the Lake.
George Smith Suddenly Taken
ILL While Visiting.
INSANE FROM HEAT.

Chicago, July 7.-Driven insane by
the heat, George Smith. a carriage
painter, tried to throw his wife and child
into the lake from the Twenty seventh
street pier. Help reached them before
Smith could carry out his plan, and he
was finally overpowered by a crowd of
citizens
The maniac had to be beaten into in
sensibility before he could be managed
He was locked up at the Cottage Grove
avenue police station.
Before Smith was forced to let go his
hold on the woman and child he fought
fercely and for half an hour kept
crowd at bay. He hurled rocks at the
people who were trying to prevent him
from committing murder, and raved
like maniac when he was finally over
powered
Smith is employed by Studebaker
Bros. and lives on Thirty-first street,
rear Wallace.
Yesterday he took his wife and step
daughter, Edith. a girl II years old, to
visit friend who lives at South Park
avenue and TWenty-rinth street AT
ter arriving at the friends home Smith
complained of feeling i'll, and said that
the heat had given him a headache He
took a few drinks of beer.
At o'clock Smith said he felt better
and asked his wife if she was ready to
start for home Mrs Smith did not
IlOIlCe IHaL n6I nuSDduQ WAS dClAlS
queerly when they started, and she
readily agreed when he proposed that
they walk out on the Twenty seventh
street pier, where they could enjoy the
lake breeZeS.
A number of people We're sitting on
the pier, which extends 200 feet into the
water when Smith and his wife came
along, and they noticed that Smith was
staggering as he walked. Otto King,
of POS Twenty-eighth street and John
Howard of 253 Wabash avenue took
particular notice of Smith, and they fol-
lowed the trio toward the end of the
pier. While they were standing
some distance away they saw Smith
suddenly catch his wife around the
neck and begin dragging her toward the
end of the pier. With his left arm he
had hold of his daughter. Mrs. Smith
realized her husbands Intentions and
screamed and struggled. With all her
might she tried to break her husbands
hold, but Smith, who is a powerful man.
shook her as easily a s he would a child,
and continued to force her slowly
toward the water.
King and Howard ran to the end of
the pier shouting for the mailman to
release the woman. Smith turned at
ing that they intended to interfere.
stopped long enough to pick up several
rocks which he found beneath the
piling. and with these in his hands he
turned and faced the rescuers
BY this time a crowd of 100 people
had collected, and there were excited
cries of Shoot him." Don't let him
drown them"
Smith threw the rocks wildly, and
when he turned to pick up more King
leaped forward and with a short club
knocked him SenSeleSs
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gust 10. Account international copven-
ton Baptist Young Peoples Union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07

Value OF animals fattened and Slaugh-
tered last year S721, S65 90.
Number of pounds Of cheese made 24o, ~
Value of milk sold, other than that to
creameries and cheese factories. $47,1
WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SIDE.
State capitol. WaShburn college.
State insane asylum. Bethany college,
State reform school Business colleges.
Shawnee county court house. valued at
100000. 90.
Kansas avenue Melan-concrete bridge (the
longest in the world)
Auditorium and city hall (seating capac-
ity 4,050)
Appropriations by the state for public in
situations, $61S, 10000.
Appropriations by the United States for
addition to the government building,
$S5 10000.
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NO STATE ENCAMPMENT.
National Guard Has No Money, and
i Cannot Hold One

AS usual the Kansas National Guard
will not have state encampment this
fall for the reason that the military
department of the state government has
no money to use for that purpose.
The officers school has been held each
year and will be held in August this
year at Lawrence Heretofore the school
has been held at either FIT. Riley or FIT.
Leavenworth but this year the army
officers are too busy to give any time
to the militia and the school will be held
under the supervision of Col Wilder S.
Metcalf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
To Recover Lots.

F. NJ. Drake and Sarah E Drake
against Anna NJ. Swan. E. Swan ct al.
to recover lots 514 and SIG West street.
" hich theE claim they sold to the
Swans for $3.50. and as they did not re-
ceive the money they wish to obtain
possession of the property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-07
$4,000

Cincinnati and Return via the Santa
Fe.
Tickets on sale July 10, IL and J2
Good leaving Cincinnati as late as Au-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
CHINA

rhe Presbyterians will send nineteen
more missionaries to China.
Admiral Seymour's column was re-
lieyed. not having reached Pekin.
The massacre Of native Christians IN
the inland districts is confirmed.
Russia is said to be scheming TO take
nossession Of Picking independently.
The American losses at lien-Isih
we're three killed and two wounded.
Russia is said TO be making ex-
,ensive preparations to mobilize troops.
Italy will send 1000 troops and al
me powers are increasing their forces
Captiyes of Seymours say that the
ministers at the capital have been
killed.
Japan appropriated 5000OOOO yen to
mobolize 10000 troops, and chartered
IS transports.
Four American marines have been
killed and seven wounded IN lighting
near Tientsin, China.
officials at Washington doubt III
Hung Chang's assurance that the
Pekin ministers are safe.
The rumors of the taking OF Trent
sin, China, by the allied forces nave
been officially confirmed.
Canton province is uneasy. It's ac-
ton depends upon LII Hung Chang
whose attitude is in doubt.
An American army OF $500 men ana
a feet Of more than a dozen lighting
ships viii soon be in China
The foreign missions were burned at
rien- Tsin and Wei-Hen, 100 persons
being killed at the former place
Gen. Adna K. Chaffee has been APP
pointed by the president commander
in-chief OF American forces in China.
The United States has declined re-
quest from China for a cessation In the
operations Of its troops in Chinese
territory.
The commander OF the British bat
ue-ship Barneur was killed in the at
tack on Tientsin. ihe foreign casu-
alties were 800.
As il is not admitted that a state OF
war exists in China, the soldiers sent
there will suffer a decrease Of ~ per
cent. in the pay they received in the
Philippines.
Minister Wa reports that the foreign
diplomats left Pekin with an escort
Upon the manner Of their departure
may depend peace or war between the
Ifptted States and China.
Admiral Seymour with members oil
the foreign legations and refugees from
Peking. was surrounded by Boxers and
Chinese troops ten miles from Iient-
sin but gets out with terrible loss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
spANIsH-AMERICAN ISLANDS,

Cuban teachers have started from
Havana for the summer school IN Bos-
ton.
Gen. Macarthur has asked for a
modification OF the Filipino proposals
for peace.
Troops have been sent from Samar to
reinforce the garrison in the island OF
Lyle Philippine group,
Admiral Watson on his way from
the Philippines on the cruiser Balti-
more, has reached the Suez.
Gen. Fltzhugh Lee has refused to
leave his post in Cuba on account OF
yellow fever although he has permitted
HE stan TO leave.
W Bourke Cochran in a speech TO
law students said The courts would
soon decide what is 10 be the outcome
of the war with Spain,
Gen. Macarthur has informed Fill
piuos who are negotiating for peace
that they can not have trial by jury or
,h, right 20 hear arms
cuban and Spanish electrical work
,rs n Havana have struck because
they are not paid the same wages as
given Americans for similar work,
Postmaster General Smith removed
Roshhana director Of posts tu Cuba,
who aHs been suspended for some time,
and appointed Inspector Fosnes IN his
place
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
PALACE OF ELECTRICITY.

Behind the great grotto at the Paris
exposition towers the gigantic moss
Of the Palais de lElectricite. It's de-
signer has conceived a fairy-like con-
struction of the most surprising or
iginalty as new and modern as the
element for which it stands. It's
principal feature is a perforated crest
running the entire length of the build
ing. This crest so deliberately de-
tailed that in the daylight it cuts
against the sky like lacework OF
metal and glass. and at night is re-
splendent with all the effects of count
less iridescent electric lights. Its apex
is surmounted by group representing
dragon and relieved against the
splendor of huge sun. To give an
idea of the height of this building, 1t
may be said that the feet of the
statue stand on about the same level
as the top of the towers of Notre
Dame.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
BLACK AND GREEN.

An American writer tells a good
story OF his college days 1t relates TO
a negro gardener, a jolly fellow, with
whom the boys used to have consider
able sport Sometimes he would floor
them with his repartee.
One day in spring Sambo nad been
burning the college green In order TO
get rid of the old withered grass. A
freshman came along. and, thinking to
have some fun. shouted:
Say. there. Sambo. you ought not to
burn that stuff.
Why" inquired Sambo.
Because, replied the freshman.
'it'll make that grass as black as you
are
Well massa, retorted Sambo
"dats all right Yes dats all right
Never YOU fear. dat ere grass II come
up and be as green as you are'"--Lon-
don Answer.