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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02

until July IS, when We went to Japan
where stayed for two months. Boxers
began by destroying a railroad. They
then tried to capture Tsin Tsin."
How large an army have the box
ers % was asked.
1T is no army. 1t is an immense
band Of men. These boxers have the
idea that bullets win not penetrate them
and they evidently think that they
have to be shown In one of the battles
they marched up to the trenches of our
men when their comrades on all sides
were falling by the dozens.
The boxers are q big secret society
and were under an imperial ban until
recently.
Il have no doubt that the boxers had
the consent of the government in this
war and that the government was Simp-
ly using them as a screen to throw all
blame off OF the Chinese throne.
THE Chinese do not want any for
eigners in the country and this upris-
ing is no doubt caused from the desire
on the part Of these old Chinese to lock
the open door and lock it tight. met
Minister Conger in Canton about a year
ago. He had a conference with the mis-
sionaries as regards to the country.
My impression of him is that he has
considerable executive ability, is of IN
doubted courage and firmness, and that
while he may have been somewhat slow
in grasDing the situation when the
trouble began, that he undoubtedly act
ed with all the vigOr possible when con-
WINGED Of its dangerous character I
am not certain that lasting peace can be
secured until the Chinese reactionary
party has been punished. think there
will be very little missionary work done
until peace is secured and when peace
is once secured llok for the work to
go on with more zeal than ever before"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02

The complete census returns OF popu-
lation. recently made public. show that
Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota are
the only states touching the great lakes
which have made a percentage of gain
greater than p per cent, the national
ratio, Indiana, Ohio. Michigan and Penn
Nylvania falling below that rate of in
crease. OF the southern states Alabama.
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi.
and Texas rise to or above that ratio.
Florida with thirty-fiv and Texas with
thirty-seven per cent, while Arkansas,
Kentucky. Missouri. North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee fall be
hind it. The New England states are
not all slow of increase, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island being
above normal, Massachusetts with q
Per cent gain Maine. New Hampshire
and Vermont, however, show but 5.
and per cent advance, respectively. OF
the Atlantic coast middle states Della
ware. Virginia andAfaryland fall far below
the average rate, New Jersey and West
Virginia rise above the line, while New
York barely shows q per cent gain over
1890 idaho with 90 per cent, Montana
with 81, North Dakota with rs, Wash
ington with 4s and Wyoming with SO
maintain the western reputation for
rapid growth. California. Colorado. Or
egon and Utah passing well above the II
Per cent line, but less sensationa1ly.
Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas and Ne
brasxa are the middle states showing
slow growth. with gain Of is, II, 3 and
per cent respectively. Nevada is the
only state showing a loss. The territor-
aes outstrip all competitors, Oklahoma
particularly, with 4 gain Of nearly $50
per cent in the ten years.
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TO Repe1 the Tramp or Rather
Reform Him.
TOO GREAT NUISANCE.
Association Undertakes a Work
Of Charity.
Oh urch and Lodges Unite to
Remedy Evil.

Wichita, Nov. 2.-John a. Goodwine,
commissioner Of the poor, has called q
meeting of those interested in charitable
work of Sedgwick county, to be held at
the Episcopal church, Topeka avenue and
Third street, tomorrow afternoon.
Delegates from the various churches.
appointed by the ministerial association
Sunday, also delegates from the lodges,
will meet Mr.. Coodwine. They intend TO
devise plans to care for the poor at less
expense, also to educate the people as 10
the manner in which tramps should be
treated. The Cooperative association, as
it will be called, will have these OBJECTS
To make a careful statistical study of
the condition Of the charitable and cOrrec-
tional institutions Of the state OF Kansas
To study the most liapf0Vte3Q lneihoss
of the mana cement Of charitable ana cor
regional institutions
To organize all the workers ia charita bic
and correctional affairs in the state into
a cooperative body.
To give proper support and help to the
officers of such institutions by study, edu-
cation suggestion, favorable legislation
and general information to the people
To encourage scientific research regard
ing the treatment OF crime, insanity, cpl
lepsy. incOrrigibility, etc, and the man.
agement of the institutions treating these
rs assist all prisoners and inmates at
the several charitable and correetI9ni}9 81
institutions TO work OF reform Whl3e
within these institutions, and especially
to assist them towards work and an IN
dependent life after leaving them.
To advance and encourage proper leg1s-
latfon for the support and management
of said institutions.
TO ascertain the number and condition
of detectives. dependents and delinquents
not in institutions and take measures Tor
their proper care.
10 endeavor to remove all influences Of
partisan politics from the management Of
state charitable affairs.
To take practical measures for the pre-
vention Of crime, pauperism and degener-
alton.
Commissioner Goodwine says that Sedg-
wick county has to spend a lot of money
tramps. He wants to avoid this expense.
The tramps have marked Wichita as
easy. and they flock here in winter by the
dozens.
Commissioner Goodwine is confident of
tStI salid = ~ ~ i.l+
tramp invasion
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TALKED OF CHINA.
Rev. A. I Robb, Returned Mission
airy, Says He VIII Go Back.

Rev. A. I. Robb. a returned mission
airy from China, spoke at the prayer
meeting services of the First Presbyter-
ian church last evening. Mr.. Robb, who
was located at TAX Hing. China, a city
about 200 miles from the coast, has late
" returned from the recent scene Of
conflict and is now visiting relatives in
this city Mr.. Robb in speaking of his
experience, said:
1.-THE experience that we have had this
summer is that of old China backed by
Prince T4an and empress dewager and
Of new China that of the native Chris
tians with the foreign missionaries and
the people who are in favor Of progress
and better things The trouble began TO
attract attention last year. The first to
bring to notice was OF the murder Of a
missionary by name of Brooks, about
January t. From then on it has grad
ual1y spread. We were warned to leave
our city the last OF June. / went from
the city to Hong Kong and stayed there
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Fnsionists 81 pittsbure.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 2.-The last big
Democratic rally of the campaign was
held here last night with most gratifying
results. The fusion forces of this city
and nearby mining towns were out in
great numbers. The Girard and Pitts
burg F'1ambeau clubs and two bands of
music led big parade up and down
Broadway, while a brilliant display of
fireworks was kept up along the route.
Colonel E. c. Little spoke to a large
audience in a large tent on East Fourth
street while overflow meetings We're held
at Jenness hall and a platform north of
the Hotel Stilwell E. c. Greece of De-
troit, Mich, and c. E. Thompson made
speeches at all these places. Much en-
thusiasm was shown and the speakers
were roundly appiauded. Colonel Little
spoke upon the Philippines and applied
the principles Of the constitution with
reference to their permanent occupation
by the United States against the consent
Of the inhabitants, showing conclusive
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Estates Go to Kansas.

Independence, Nov. 2.-The estate of
two citizens of Montgomery county are
Kansas. They are those Of Robert Eick-
enbottom and Alexander Campbell, who
died without heirs In accordance with
the laws Of Kansas the administrators
of these estates have endeayored for the
past three years to locate the heirs but
have failed and have just reported ac-
cordingly to the probate court here
These are the first instances of estates
reverting back to the state that have
occurred in Kansas for the past twenty
years and that they should both happen
in Montgomery county and at the same
time is the more remarka BILE. Fickenbot-
tom was a colored man and left only a
few hundred dollars, while Campbell left
more of an estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02

cratic party is the party e Jefferson,
ana the Republican organization that
of Lincoln Seward and Chase.
The voter should understand that the
Republican and the Democratic bosses
entertain a wholesome dread of the in
fieiah Of today is pretty well assured
that he can not fool all the people all
the time.
Let every man who believes that the
platform OF a political organization is
wrong have the manhood to oppose that
platform at the polls. Loyalty to party
too often means loyalty to unpatriotic
self-seekers. The country is in need OF
thousands Of such men as e. G. Bene-
dict, men who dare stand up and boldly
declare that they viii support only that
party which they consider to be in the
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INDEPENDENT VOTING.

AF'rom the Albany Press KnfrIkerhorJxey7
Every man has a perfect right to
stand by his opinions Even the citizen
who conscientious1y supports a cause
which does not meet general approval
IS deserving of consideration Parties
like men. are not infallible; and a great
political organization which carries
with it a majority Of voters often up
holds issues which are decidedly ques-
4ionable.
There Is no doubt that large number
Of men are at last convinced that calm
reasoning. good intentions and a desire
for pure government should not be
thrown to the winds on account Of the
oft-repeated assertions Of interested
politicians, that vote withheld from
one OF the dominating parties is a vote
thrown away. Right is right, and the
voter who has the manliness to oppose
what ne feels assured is reprehenEfble
VIII some day learn that his protest
and that Of other Independent men,
caused the onend1ng parties to either
reform or go out of business.
II the working men who blfndly fol-
low party would use good Judgment in
voting. they would soon be surprised a
the change which their opposition would
bring about. Today. q great many r1e~-
sons are as unconscious Of their future
welfare as sheep which are about to be
Slaughtered. There are many well mean
ing persons who are deceived by the
term Loyalty to party They have
an idea on account OF their fathers
having voted either the Republican or
do likewise. They are convinced that
their fathers would not support a no
1itical organization IL IT'S principles were
Hot Just right To thems the Demo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02
ENTHUSIASTIC CONVERTS.
There Are Thousands of Them Who Be-
Iieve as This Woman Does.

Mrs. Ira Knowlton of Butte Montana,
is most enthusiastic convert to the viz
tues of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a
cure for obstinate stomach trouble. She
says: Il had poor digestion nearly all
my life. 1t now seems to me that for
years / never knew what it was to be
hungry to have a good natural appetite.
I was troubled with gas in stomach
causing pressure on the heart with pal
pitation and short breath. Nearly every
thing ate soured on my stomach, some
times I had cramps in the stomach
which almost resembled spasms.
Doctors told me / had catarrh or the
stomach, but their medicines would not
reach it and / would still be a sufferer
had I not in sheer desperation decided
to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
[ knew they were an advertised rem
edy and I didn't believe anything read
about them as / had no confidence IN
advertised remedies, but my sister liv
ing in Pittsburg wrote me last spring
telling me how Stuart's Tablets had
cured her and her little daughters OF IN
digestion and loss OF nesh and appetite
and | hesitated no longer.
I bought a fifty cent box at my drug
store and took two of the large tablets
after each meal and found them delight
full to take being as pleasant to the taste
as caramel candy. Whenever during the
day or night | felt any pain or uneasi-
ness in the stomach or about the heart
I took one of the small tablets and in
three weeks it seemed to me as If I had
never known what stomach trouble was.
keep Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in
the house and every member Of our
family uses them occasionally after a
hearty meal or when any of US have
pain or ache in the digestive organs
Mr. e. Fl. Davis of Hampton, Va,
says: Il doctored FIVE years for dys-
pepsia, but in two months I got more
benefit from Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
than in five years of the doctors treat
naent."
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest as well as the simplest and most
convenient remedy for any form of in
digestion, catarrh of stomach, bilious
ness sour stomach, bloating after meals,
sympathetic heart trouble.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is not a
cheap cathartic but an active digestive
remedy containing the pepsin and
diastase which every weak stomach
lacks and they cure stomach troubles
because they digest the food eaten and
give the weak, abused over-worked
stomach a chance to rest and recu-
perate.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold in
every drug store in the United States,
Canada and Great Britain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02
THREE YOUNG CLASSMATES
Royal Arch Degree Given Beloit Men
bv Masons.

Be1oit, Nov. Am event of unusual
Masonic interest was the comforting of
the Royal Arch degrees to Maurice w.
Bartleson, Iudolph F. Gable and Ralph
d. Cotton, Beloit young men who have
grown to manhood in this city and are
respected by everybody.
The most excellent grand high priest
Masons of Kansas, Joseph w. Smith, of
Minneapolis, was present and conferred
the degrees.
These young men are Beloit high
school graduates from the same class,
and taking the Royal Arch degrees in
the same team is an incident never be-
fore occurring in Beloit, and it is be-
leVed also in the state.
A general invitation was sent to all
adjoining chapters, and several Masons
We're present from out of Beloit. An
elegant banquet was served.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

EF'ron the Chicago News.l
The man who pays we'll fares the best.
Breath is the most useful thing in the
long run.
Many mans originality is due to a
defective memory.
One way to make apple trees bare is
to pick the leaves off.
The man who wants to make his viii
can always find a way
A tailor is justified in giving his GUS
toners fits occasionally.
Girls, there are no microbes in the
kisses Of a cigarette fend, but
When men abuse you suspect yourself;
when they praise you suspect them.
Doctors are supposed to be healthy
because they never take their own med
icine.
It is an easy matter to distinguish
friends from relatives at weddings and
funerals.
A word to the wise may be sufficient.
but he IS sometimes wiser who doesn't
speak it.
The hospital is a good place for a
homeless man to be i'll, but he would
doubtless rather be well out Of it.
An Ohio genius has invented an auto
matte fishing-rod scale for weighing the
big fish that get away. 1t ought to
make things much easier for the record
ing angel.
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READ AND ALLEN.
The Story Teller and Governors secre-
tslry at Lawrence

Lawrence, Nov. 2-Opie Read and
Henry T. Allen addressed an immense
crowd at the opera house last night The
speaking began at o'clock but the
house was filled before that time DR.
M. Summerfield introduced Mr.. Read
who said that he came, not as a cam
paigner, but to appeal to the common
sense Of a. sensible people. His speech
abounded in funny stories about back
woods characters and was amusing and
interesting as well as Instructive. His
stories were told to stimulate some point
and the audience was laughing most of
the time.
Mr.. Read said he expected the time to
come when men would be ashamed to
own that their grandfathers opposed ex-
pansion.
Mr.. Allen followed Mr. Reads short
speech with a talk The K. u. Glee club
sang several selections.
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oUAKER REFLECrroNs.
TF'rorn the Philadelphia Record
Never look a gift gun in the mouth.

TF'rom the Philadelphia Record
Never look gift gun in the mouth.
Some men are born great, and others
become ingrates.
The chronic invalid, if the truth were
known, is often a chronic Ioafer
When a woman is known as a great
talker'' you seldom remember anything
she says.
What are your views on the money
question % asked the politician. Never
heard of it." replied the poet, sadly.
The Manayunk Philosopher rises to
remark that the man who Is satisfied to
take things as they come never gets
very much.
Blobbs-''What a red nose Guzzie1s
has" Elobbs-"Yes; that seems to be
the only place in which he bushes for
his sins
What has become or the old-fash-
Toned man who used to insist upon dis
eussing the campaign issues with total
strangers?
Tommv-'Pop. what was the straw
that broke the cameps back? 20 Tommy .
Pop-"The kind they put in boarding
house mattresses my SON"
Auggins-''W What a liar Longbow is
Buggins- Well, / should say so. He
had tooth pulled out and actually told
me he didn't mind It a Bit
What I say goes" remarked the
unconscious hnmorist, as he sent a. tele-
gram to his wife announcing that he
would not be home to dinner.
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an inestifnable boon to the farmers. The
gas company takes a lease on the far
fuel IN place of paving him a cash roy
atty. OF course, it viii pay cash for the
leases If desired, but most of the far
mers want gas, and in the event that
gas is discovered on the land the far
mer receives a royalty in addition to the
gas. By this means the territory on all
sides Of this place has been blocked up
and furnishes an inexhaustible field
from which the company can draw its
supply Of gas. In many towns in the
gas belt the surrounding land has been
gobbIed up by other. companies, but the
Independence company has been fore
sighted enough to protect itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-02
STANLEY AND MERRIAM.
Governor Has q Good Crowd to Hear
Him at Thayer.

Thayer, kan, Nov. 2.-Governor Stan
ley and Judge J. d. McBrian spoke here
was held in a large double store room
that was unfinished, making it impossi-
BILE for the governor to make an extend
ed speech. His voice is getting clear
again. but an exposed speaking place
is very trying on It, Judge McBrian is
one OF the best speakers in the cam
paign. In the evening the Galesburg
band headed q torch light procession.
AnviIs, fire crackers and a gun club fur
nished noise enough @to start an cpl
defnic of nervous prostration. A glee club
of twenty-five voices added to the enter
paign songs.
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Pensions for KansanE.

Washington, Nov. pensions have
been granted as follows:
Adelbert Bunker, Beloit Sc.
Restoration and increase-Willian De-
VOLTA, dead, Saint Marys, IS.
Increase-oMrte Kearse, Niles, $40;
James L Daugherty, Emporia, $40;
Daniel Hartley, Kansas City, IS; Henry
Fl Warner, National Military Home,
I4eavenworth, S14; Edward Caughey,
Peabody, S.; Richard P Watkins. Ma
tional Military Home, L3eavenworth, $40;
Amos F. Reynolds. Kiowa, $14; Oscar
Barnes, Kansas City, IS.
Original widows, etc.-Special. account
October 16, Julia A. Holland, Langdon,
So
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CHECK FoRGRR ABROAD.
Works salina and Abilene Business
Men For Cash.

Abilene. Nov. "A case Of forgery
turned up at the Salina National bank
when two checks for SO apiece were
turned over for collection. The checks
were presented by A. Z. IIinixle and John
Findley. who had cashed them for a
stranger who came to their place of bust
ness and purchased goods. The notes
were similar in every particular, made
payable to one J. NJ. Marshall and signed
C. a. Benton. They were properly en-
dorsed on the back by the supposed J.
NJ Marshall. They We're Immediately
turned down when presented for collec-
ton as Benton was unknown at the
bank and never had an account. He
worked two Abilene business men for $40
each before going to Salina.
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FREE GAS FoR FARMERS.
Independence Company Pipes Tt to
Them In Exchange For Leases.

Independence, Nov. 2-This winter
there viii be between 400 and 500 far
mers of Montgomery county using
natural gas from the Indenendence
wells for heating and lighting their
homes. The Independence Gas company
is laying more than forty miles of pipe
into the country this fall. There was
about that much already laid SO that
the company now has about eighty miles
OF pipe running out of town in all dtrec-
lions for eight or ten miles.
This plan of piping the surrounding
country is original with the Tndepen-
dence Gas company and is done in or
der to hold leases It has also proven
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Mr.. Robb expects 70 return to China
as soon as the way is opened Tor the
missionaries to return.
Mr.. Robb thinks that Russia. Germany
and France evidently want to get a big
share Of China and then close the door
to the world. He Is Of the opinion that
the United States Japan and England
want the open door, and carry on q
cOnmerce with other nations.
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Sir Thomas Upton is reported to have
made only a paItry sS50.ooO on his pork
corner, when he could have made a. mil
lion. He win find that his kindly con-
sideration is thrown away on the bears.
If they ever get a chance at him. How
ever, $3500O0 should be enough to pay
the expenses of the next yacht race
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Fonntains Cor Wichita.

Wichita, Nov. 2-Three water fountains,
to be placed on the streets of the city,
rived here yesterday and are at the
freight depot ready to be unpacked- These
fountains are to be placed in position
within the next few weeks. Two of them
are for horses and the third is drinking
fountain for persons who may be on the
streets.
The idea. Of having the fountains in this
city originated with Mrs. I. S. Garter,
and the fact that they are here is through
her efforts.
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THIS DREAM GAME TRUE.
How Wife of Wichita JaiIer Pre-
vented Jail Delivery.

wichita, Kas, Nov 2.-Nfrs. c. w.
Simmons. wife of the jailer OF sedgwiclz
county, was warned in a dream last
night than an attempt would be made
by the jail prisoners to force the grating
of that bastiIe and escape. She awak-
enad her husband and insisted that he
should go and ascertain if all was we'll
with their charges.
Simmons investigated and found
Charles Mccoy, alias Ross, under SEN
tenee for horse stealing. busily engaged
in saving the iron bars between himself
and liberty Nine other prisoners were
with him and a wholesale delivery was
contemplated. The alarm was sounded
and the prisoners We're oyerpowered.
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Reno County Fruit Growers to Begin
Work.

Hutchinson. Nov. 1.-The Reno County
horticultural society, an organization
which proved of much value to the fruit
growers of this county last year. has been
revived and will begin its monthly meet
ings again in about two weeks. A meet
ing of the executive committee has been
held and a programme for the first meet
ing has been arranged.
The first meeting for this season will
be held at Twenty-one hall in this city
on November IA. The meetings were not
discontinued through lack of interest, but
because the organization thought it adj
visable to postpone them until after the
busy season.