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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
TEXAS DEMOCRATS.
Platform Favors Prohibition of Free
Passes.

Waco, Tex, Aug. 10.-The Democratic
state convention Immediately after con-
venlng today took up the amendment
or the free pass plank in the platform
which was introduced by Ex-Governor
dogg last night and adopted.
A motion was made and carried to
reconsider the vote and a roll call vote
ordered.
The amendment passed the second
time by a good majority and although
OF only local interest, it teneded to allay
the feeling of the Hogg men, who were
turned down by the rebuke of the ex-
governor last night. Governor Hogg
apoloSized for his harsh language to
the conV ention.
The platform adopted favors the Sc
lection of United States senators by
direct vote of the people; favors the
construction and maintenance OF the
Nicaragua canal by the United states
government; endorses the present state
ndministrat ton; favors the law prohib-
iting double headers on railroads; ia
VOrS passing a law prohibiting the is
suance of free passes; recommends the
establishment of state industrial
schools for girls; favorS a law creating
Il state board of arbitration to settle
difficulties between corporations and
employees, and recommends the enact
ment of a liberal libel law.
The platform also endorses the state
administration for the issuance OF
charter to the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany. This is an acknowledged victory
for Congressman Bailey and his fol-
lowing.
Zest was added to the proceedings
last night when Ex-Governor Hogg
arose to address the convention on an
amendment which he wished embodied
in the platform. Several of the delegates
attempted to howl him down, and for
more than half an hour he could not
proceed with his remarks. The ex-gov-
ernor was perceptibly angry at this
treatment, and became personal in his
remarks. He said that the men who
were trying to howl him down were
too cowardly to be brave" and assur-
ed the delegates that he would remain
upon the platform until he could be
hna rd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
FILES ARTICLES.
st. Louis Street Car Mems Company
Organized For Business.

st. Louis, Aug. 10.-Articles of incor-
poration were filed in the recorders Of
flee this afternoon by the Labor Union
Street Railway company. Its capital
stock is placed at $4,000, and its officers
are named as follows:
President, Thomas B. Edwards; vice
president, Simeon o. Collins; secretary,
William D. Benson; treasurer, John A
Roof.
Messrs- Edward, Benson and Collins
constitute the committee recently ap-
pointed by the local street railway
union to organize a corporation to enter
the street railway business in this city.
This committee has engaged James
Craig as its attorney and adviser. Mr..
Craig comes from ST. Joseph, Mo. He
was at one time president of the Union
Railway company of that city, and has
organized a number of Missouri corpor-
atoms.
Mr.. Craig says there will not be the
slightest difficulty in building the road
if a franchise can be secured. But
while Mr.. Craig declares that all the
necessary money is already pledged to
the enterprise, he will not tell by whom.
He says that the company was organ
lied with a. capital stock of So 900 just
as a starter" and that it will likely
be increased to a larger figure in the
near future. A mass meeting of the
local union labor organizations will be
held Saturday night at which the new
street railway project will be formally
launched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
DEWEY CALLS 1T WAR.
The Admiral's Views on the
Chinese Situation.

New York, Aug. 1O-A special to the
Brooklyn Eagle from Washington says:
Admiral Dewey said today: Il regard
the news from the Philippines as par
ticularly encouraging. Aguinaldo's lieu
tenants are Surrendering one after an
other. Whatever show of resistance to
our authority there is at the present time
in the Philippines will be kept up until
after our election in November
4 regard the situation in China as ex-
ceedingly grave. The difficulties that our
soldiers will have to contend against are
many and various. The conditions that
exist there are very much the same as
those in the Philippine islands,"
When asked whether in his opinion
there was really a condition of war now
existing between this country and China,
he said:
the killing our people and our soldiers
are fighting hard for their lives.
THE navy can be of little service in
this Chinese difficulty Our warships can.
however. keep things quiet at Hong Kong
and Shanghai Our naval commanders
can do just I did at Manila, when
Aguinaldo said he was going to take the
would not find one brick upon another,
and that 1 would rae the city to the
done if he had persisted in his purpose
The warships of the allies ought to be
able to keep things straight in those cities
within the reach of their guns the
coast
DEWEY DENIES IT.
Washington, Aug. 1O-Admiral Dewey
said today speaking OF a published story
of an interview with him in relation to
Philippine and Chinese affairs:
My. attention has been drawn to the
article as published. 1 made use of no
words saying or intimating that what
ever show of resistance to our authority
there is at the present time in the Phil
ippines will be kept up until after our
election in November. The insurrection
is kept alive by the leaders, who hold
out to the soldiers the hope of Bryan's
election Neither did I say or intimate
that in my opinion a state of war exists
between this country and China. These
statements attributed to me are $3.50
lutely Incorrect
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POPULAR AT HOME.
Thomas Gresham Will Run Ahead of
His Ticket in Chase.

Cottonwood Falls. Aug. 1O.-The polit
ical barometer of Chase county in the
heart of the Cottonwood valley is
'.high'' now and despite the torrid dog
days politics is being discussed just as
much and as earnestly as if it was
October, on the eve of the national
election. This state of affairs has been
brought about by the recent nOmina-
ton of Thomas H. Grisham of Cotton
wood Falls for congress by the fusion
forces of the Fourth district. Mr.. Girls
ham, or Tom as he is Familiarity call
ed is well thought of by his neighbors
and citizens generally, irrespective of
politics. and will probably run many
votes ahead of Bryan or Breidenthal.
There are several causes for this.
First local pride will be a factor. This
means several Republican votes Again
in the recent contest among the Repub-
licans of the senatorial district COM
posed of Chase. Morris and Marion
counties. John McCallum. ex-sheriff of
Chase county, was a senatorial candi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
POSTOFFICE TO BE AFLOAT.
TFrom the washington Start

IF'rom the Washington Start
An order to establish a floating post
office in China has been given by Mr..
Beavers, acting first assistant pOStmaS-
ter general, for the accommodation of
American soldiers and legation people.
1t will be substation of the San Fran
cisco postoffice, and it's base of opera
lions will be at Nagasaki, Japan, where
nearly all the transports will touch
Each important division of the Ameri-
can troops will have floating postOffice
and mail will be delivered to the SOL
diers almost on the battlefields.
Granville Hunt, financial clerk in the
Washington city postoffice, has been de-
tailed to go to China to open up the
postal supply service He will accom-
pany H NJ. Robinson of Atlanta, chief
of the railway mail service at that
point, who will have charge of the new
postal service for our soldiers in China
The postmaster general desires that an
expert on organization and supply of
postoffices be sent to China, the others
detailed being more familiar with trans
portation matters. Mr.. Hunt was sent
to Havana to assist in organizing the
postal service in Cuba soon after the
United States took charge of the island,
and later opened the postoffice at Ponce,
Porto Rico. Mr.. Hunt will take with
him about SO 900 worth of stamps, etc,
for the use of the soldiers. They will
leave about the 10th inst. for San Fran
cisco. All the soldiers will be given the
benefit of domestic postal rates while
they are in China
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. Aug. 1O.-CATTLE -Reeeipts,
lower. Good to prime steers. 100000:
poor to medium. s4.75@5.S5: stockers and
ers, 81. SOGf4. 50; Gamers, 81 25a2. 70; bulls,
s2.6Oa4.4O; calves. s5.OOd6sO; Texas fed
steers, S4.3Od5. 20: Texas grass steers, S. 40
G4.3O: Texas bulls, $2.50d3.35.
HOGS-Receipts today, "a 900: tomorrow,
Is 900; left over, 1888; to 1Oc lower. Top,
$40; mixed and butchers, So. 1906 40; good
to choice heavy, $5.O5Q5.3715; rough heavy,
$4.s5@5.00; light, $51Gq5.4O; bulk of sales,
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; slow: lambs
strong Good to choice wethers, s4.25Q
AGO; fair to choice mixed, SO. 75G4. Is; west
ern sheep. 81. 25G4. so; Texas sheep, So. 100
40. native lambs, s4.25Q5.65; western
lambs, "a. 1905 so.
Official yesterday:
.Receipts-Cattie, 1o.5e7; hogs. 26,54s;
sheep, IL, 202
sheep. 12O2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
KATE CLAXTON'S HUSBAND.
Will Seek g. Divorce in Order to Marry
Mrs Leslie Carter

New York, Aug. 1O.-Charles Steven
son, the actor, due to arrive on an ocean
liner from Liverpool today, comes on a
mission which has set the Rialto awhirl
with gossip.
Stevenson, it is said. is coming to this
country to ask his wife, Kate Claxton,
to consent to divorce so that he may
marry Mrs. Leslie Carter, for whom he
has been leading man for two seasons
This was revealed, it is said, by Miss
oCne, sister of Kate Claxton Stevenson.
who states that her sister received a
letter from Stevenson a fortnight ago
containing the request. According to
the story, Stevenson in the letter stated
that he had found his affinity in the
sunset-hued interpreter of Zaza and it
would be useless for him to conceal that
fact. AS politely as possible he pointed
out that for some time the marital rela-
lions between them had been purely
technical, that it was nothing more
than a legal tie and irkSome to both. He
wound up by requesting her to begin
proceedings.
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OFF FOR CHINA.
HONG KONG IS oBDURATE.
Merchants Refuse to Stop Selling
Arms to Chinese.

New York, Aug. 1O.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from London
says:
All efforts on the part of British and
foreign governments to stop the supply
of war material to the Chinese are deS-
tined to prove of no avail as long as the
chamber of commerce and legislative
council of Hong Kong maintain their
selfish resistance to the execution of the
restrictive measures decreed by the
powers prohibiting the export of war
ma terial to China
An immense trade is done at Hong
Kong in the sale of arms and ammun1-
ton to both the Chinese and to the
Filipino insurgents. Indeed, the latter
as we'll as the Chinese draw all their
supplies of Hong Kong Were the mer-
chants are determined to resist any in
reference with their business.
Hong Kong has no custom house and
has therefore no means of checking the
imports or exports if the shippers do not
choose to make a purely voluntary
declaration at the harbor office.
The chamber of commerce and the
legislative council of Hong Kong are
resolved to fight the government tooth
and nail in the matter. declaring that
it will constitute a blow at the tradi-
tional freedom of the port of Hong
Kong and have engaged Queens Coun-
se1lor Francis, the chief of the colonial
bar, to champion their views in the mat
ter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
Market Goss1n.

Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower; corn, I'M
changed from yesterdays close.
Northwest receipts last year: Duluth,
26 cars; Minneapolis, SO cars.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, 1900, steady;
cattle, 1000.
Kansas City receipts: Hogs, 10000,
lower; cattle, 5000
Omaha receipts: Hogs, 5000. lower; cat
tie. 4.500.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 1913 cars;
last year, 1S9 cars Corn. % cars; last
year, 80 cars. Oats, % cars; last year, 4
cars.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 2Ss cars; corn.
1872 cars; oats 237 cars.
Estimated hogs at Chicago tomorrow,
$1,000
Chicago: The government report today
on wheat will be based condition of
acreage under cultivation August l.
This then eliminates the acreage plowed
up or abandoned prior to that date.
Total clearances: Wheat and flour, 529,-
900 bu. corn 5000 bu-; oats, i. 900 bu.
Chicago estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat. 270 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, 40
cars; hogs. 5000 head
Chicago: 1t is said the government re-
port will show two million acres aband-
oned in northwest Report looked to in
dictate yield of 400 to 500 million bushels.
New York: Puts on September wheat.
good tomorrow, S014c; calls, S1Hc. Puts on
September corn, 441ac; calls. $3.50.
Chicago: Puts on September wheat,
75Ac; calls, TIC. Puts on September
corn, 3ss4c; calls. 4014c.
Topeka got Is cars of wheat today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
Grain Letter.

WHEAT-This has been an exceedingly
dull day in the wheat pit, hardly enough
trading to make a. market. Traders are
pretty we'll evened up and are waiting for
the government report, due this afternoon
at o'clock. Gables were discouraging to
better prices, closing with loss of half
a penny for the day. Northwest receipts
were larger than year ago, and Kansas
City came up smiling again with almost
500 cars. Clearances fair, over half a mil
lion bushels wheat and flour, as wheat,
reported from the four ports. Accept
ances liberal, exporters taking about a
million bushels at the seaboard. The gov
eminent report is expected to be a rather
bullish document on spring wheat.
CORN-Corn advanced again today on
account of hot, dry weather all over the
corn belt and no indications of rain any
where. Receipts were. light. but clear
ances were small Cash situation is
strong and it seems that we should see
oATSEOats were quiet but firm, and
were up fraction in sympathy with corn.
PROVISIONS-% ices at the yards were
steady at Chicago and slightly lower at
Kansas City and Omaha Chicago got
5000 head less than expected September
pork opened off nearly 10c a barrel. but
recovered most of it and closed PIC a
barrel lower than yesterday Business is
very dull. Cheap money and liberal trad
ing again would advance prices all round
J. c. GOINGS
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date with strong chances of success
But on the night before t-le conven-
ton two federal Office-hOlderS from To-
peka and friends of Congressman Mil
Ter suddenly appeared in Strong City
and declared that the nomination of
John McCallum was prejudicial to the
interests of Miller. They declared that
MorehOuse of Council Grove, must have
the place to preserve harmony in the
Republican ranks in Morris county, the
home of Miller.
McCallum's chances were of the best
but the words of the federal office-hold-
ers were supreme and the Chase coun-
ty man went down to defeat
Now McCallums friends declare they
will even up matters by voting for
Grisham.
Another feature and perhaps the most
potent one is that GriSham stands by
his friends and like Adlai Stevenson is
political axe wielder of the first
water.
When Ex-Governor Leedy appointed
Grisham one of the board of directors
the Cottonwood Falls man Immediately
began working for places for his Chase
county constituency He secured three
positions for young ladies in the home
as school teachers at good salaries.
Several deserving veterans who had
long desired to find shelter under the
wings of Uncle Sam were admitted
through GriSham'S untiring efforts, and
a local firm of clothiers at Cottonwood
AFalls secured the contract to furnish
the veterans clothing. All these things
please the Chase county people and
they think Tom might do much for
them in congress, and so without re-
gard to party they will unite to give
him a good majority in his home
county.
W. H. Holsinger. postmaster at Cot
tonwOOd Falls, is second to none in
political shrewdness in the county. He
said the other day that he saw no con-
ditions that should give Grisham more
than a regular party vote. But he
smiled when he said so. AS a Repub-
hcan postmaster Nj. Holsinger is loyal
to his party chiefs. but he knows the
situation is different from what he pre-
tends to think.
Grisham himself thinks his majority
will be about 450 in the county.
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SEA HORSES IN A JAR.
Captive Creature Gives Birth to Its
Young During the Night.

Atlantic City, N J., Aug. 10.-An in
teresting scientific event occurred here
last night in a small aquarium on one Of
the exhibition piers. A fine specimen of
the sea horse was captured in the pound
net and put in a jar. During last night
the creature gave birth to over LOCO
baby sea horses. The sea horse brings
forth its young alive, like few other ma
rine creatures. The young sea horses are
perfect in shape and lively, but very
tiny. They are being tenderly cared for
and it is said that several scientists are
on their way here to view what is claim
ed to DE an event hitherto unknown in
deep-sea researches.
Today visitors and guests from the no.
tells and cottages visited the pier in such
numbers to view the baby sea horses
that extra policemen had to be present
to keep the crowd in line.
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FULL COMMITTEE
Of the POpulist Party Called To-
gether to Fill Vacancy.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-The executive COM
mittee of the POpuliSt party To-Day De
cided to call a meeting OF the national
committee Of that party to be heid IN
this city on August 27. At that meeting
the question of filling the vacancy ON the
presidential ticket occaSiOned by Mr..
Towne's declination of the nomination
for the vice presidency will be disposed
Of The claim was made by some of the
members that this action could be taken
by the executive committee, but re1er-
ence to the minutes of the proceedings OF
the PopuliSt convention showed that the
power to fill vacancies is vested only in
the full national committee. Eight out
of ten of the members of the executive
committee were present. Senator Butler
chairman of the committee, was one of
the absentees. He made no explanation
of his failure to attend and the other
members are at loss to account for it.
The committee issued the following
address:
Chicago, Aug. 10. 1900
To the Members of the Peoples Party.
Greeting :-The executive committee OIL
the Peoples party takes this method of
expressing to you its qualification on ac-
count of the absolute harmony which ex
lists between the allied parties There is
no discOrd anywhere On the contrary,
a cOmmendable spirit of rivalry exists
between the Democrats, POpulistS and
Silver Republicans, as to who shall make
the best record in support of our unri-
vailed leader, William J. Bryan.
We have not felt authorized to fill the
vacancy on our ticket occasioned by the
declination of Charles A. Towne, and
have called the national committee to
meet in this city August 81, 1900.
We trust there may be a full attend
ance of the committee. Meanwhile, rest
assured that no diScord will grow out
of the vice presidential situation.
J. H. EDMISTON,
Chairman.
J. A. EDGERTON,
Secretary.
Members of the committee stated that
Mr.. Stevenson will be endorsed by the
full committee when it meets. 1t was
decided during the meeting that branch
national headquarters be established in
Chicago. the main national headquarters
to remain in, Lincoln. Committeeman Eu-
gene Smith of Chicago will be in charge
here
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kets- AS a matter of fact the three fac
tors are more or less interdependent.
They are not absolute in influence, taken
separately for there might be a change
for the better in the Chinese outlook and
change for the worse in the outlook of
the American presidential campaign, and
vice versa There would be a conflict of
mn a1 snouI9 me outlooR, n Ihe lar
excite solicitude- There might also be an
improvement in domestic politics and a
abroad. These important elements of un-
certainty furnish a ready explanation Of
the indispOsition of capital to buy any
thing except giltedge securities.
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TURTLES ARE LONG LIVED.

[F'rom the New York Tribunel
The great age to which the turtle may
attain has recently led to considerable
discussion in the Indiana counties lying
along the Ohio river, and the interest
has been heightened and the longevity
of the turtle confirmed by a find which
has just been reported from the neigh
borhood of Vevay, Switzerland county. ].
D. F'rOman and E. E. KelSo, both men
of veracity, were walking along the
river one evening and found a turtle
which carried on the back the inscrip-
ton, &c. E. S. Lamb, 1866" They threw
the wanderer into the river and began
an investigation, with the result that
they learned the initials stood for G. E.
Smith, who remembered cutting the let
terS on the animal when he was quite a
young man. A few days later some
mowers on the Dugdale farm, near
Vevay, found the same turtle, it having
wandered inland distance of nearly
ten miles.
Another story which comes from the
same region contains a suggestion of a
romance. A turtle was captured by
Miss Mary Conn and had on it's shell
armor the letters and figures, I'M. A B.,
1860" Miss Conn reported the find to
her father, George w. Conn of Charles
town, and he recalled the circumstances
under which the terrapin was marked
more than forty years ago. He said that
he and Mary A. Dryer were walking
along the river bank one night in 1860.
He had just proposed to her and had
been accepted, when he eSpied the tur
tie in the sand. Picking it up, he cut
Miss Buyers initials and the date upon
it's back and turned it loose. Mr.. Conn
and Miss Dryer were married, their
daughter, grown to Womanhood, found
the turtle. The turtle was found within
three miles of the spot where it was
picked up forty years before, but that
is the only time that it is known to
have been seen. Mr. Conn made an
effort to keep the wanderer, but it made
it's escape from the pen which he con-
structed, and it is again carrying the
romance I'D and down the Ohio.