The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-29
MINISTER'S rs. SHELDON
KANSAS CITY CLERGY FLOUT THE,
CAPITAL.
Author of I'm His Steps" Brings mot
Peace, But a Sword" Into the Topeka
Capitals Sanctum.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 49,
Clergymen here are disappointed in the
first issue of DR.. Sheldon's paper. Tie
general opinion seems to be that it is
fat and embarrassing. The Rev.
stephen A. Northrop, pastor of the
First Baptist church, said
Most decidedly in it's first issue the
Capital is not newspaper. The plac-
ing of a prayer at the top of the first
column of the first page is out Of taste.
1t seems a travesty on prayer. What
Would Jesus Dor and If Christ Came
TO Chicago and books of that sort have
done much to bring the ha1lowed name
of our Savior into public contempt.
1 am much disappointed in this first
issue. May a kind Providence deliver
us from another"
The Rev H. d. Jenkins, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, was
pleased that the paper excluded OBJ
jectionable advertisements, but thought
the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon ought to have let
himself out a little in the matter Of
news.
The Rev Father Patrick William J.
Dalton of the Church of the Enuncia-
ton, characterized the Sheldon edition
as vulgarly sensational.
Evangelist Thomas j. Dixon thinks
that after three months preparation
DR.. Sheldon has issued a paper that is
not superior to the average county
seat weekly.
TOPEKA (Kas.), March 17.-"Sheldon
week. came to an end today and a hot
fight is on between the stockholders of
the Topeka Daily Capital. In this fight
Mr. Sheldon, who concluded his labors
today, sinks out of sight.
The trouble began last night with the
announcement of F. o. PopenOe, the
principal stockholder, that the paper
would continue to be printed along the
lines laid down by Mr.. Sheldon, with
son, the veteran editor, known here as
Fighting Joe" Hudson, heard of the
scheme he uttered loud protest.
Under no circumstances" he said,
will 1 edit anything else than a secular
Republican newspaper. The PROPOSE
ton to transform the Capital into a
religious daily is more than absurd, it
is suicidal. Although Mr.. Popenoe is
the majority stakeholder of the paper,
he is exercising an authority far be-
| yond that with which he is vested
1T is astonishing to me that Mr..
PopenOe should decide to take such a
radical step without even consulting
me, the editor, or Dell Keller, the presi-
| dent and business manager. We are
both opposed to the religious daily and
will have nothing to do with one"
| Hudson says his contract gives him
the right to dictate the policy of the
paper. Keller is also greatly incensed
over what he terms the high-handed
| proceeding of Popenoe, and this morn
ing said he would carry the matter into
the courts If necessary. Popenoe takes
the fight coolly, resting secure in his
possession of 81 of the 100 shares OF
stock. He says the differences of the
stockholders are only temporary.
There is just a suspicion that the f1ghi
is also for advertising purposes, and II
the idea of converting the paper into G
permanent religious daily had been de-
cided on in advance the whole scheme
could not have been more deliberately
| planned or carried out.
In place of the Sunday edition of tht
| Capitol, Mr.. Sheldon got out on eight
page paper at 5 o'clock this afternoon
This ended Mr.. Sheldon's experiment
He declined to make a statement re-
garding the probable result, except u
say:
ST will let it go to the world to d.
what it will, without any words from
me-" He stated, however. that in hi
lectures this summer in England anC
the United States. he would give hi
experiences in getting out the edition.