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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

under a concession granted by the Chi
nese government to Calvin Brice, Hugh
J. Grant, Thurlow Weed Barnes and
others, and this line, like all others for
which concessions have been granted,
was after a term of years to become the
property of the Chinese government. 1t
was expected that this American line
running from Hong Kong and Canton
northward to HanlCow and connecting
at that point with the Belgian line
which would extend to Pelzin, would
form an extraordinary important artery
Of internal commerce from China's most
important southern city, Canton, and it's
most important central city, Hankow,
and thence to it's capital at the north,
Pelxin, from which point it would con-
meet with the Russian railway system
which enters China in Manchuria at the
extreme north.
Numerous other railways have been
surveyed and some Of them were under
construction. The German government
has been encouraging. the construction
of railways in the province of Shantung
in which its port Of Kiao-Chau is loca-
ted, while concessions to British compa-
MES authorize the construction of lines
along large share Of the eastern coast
and extending up the valley Of the
West river to the borders of Burmah
where 1t was expected they would final
ly connect with the railway system Of
India
The railways projected in China and
for which concessions had been granted
contemplated a length of more than g.
600 miles and it was confidently expect
ed that their construction would bring
the trans-Siberian system of Asiatic
Russia into touch with the Indian
system of British India, which in turn
would finally connect with the railway
systems of southern Europe and thus
give to the world an nter-continental
belt line stretching northwardly from
northern Europe through Russia and
Siberia, thence southwardly through
China, thence westwardly again through
Burmah, India, Persia and Turkey in
Europe to a connection with the rail-
way systems of southern Europe
What the effect Of the hostilities in
China with reference to works of this
character will be. cannot now be fore
told. Russia controls long stretch of
territory along her north, and England
the territory of British India and Bur
NAH at the southwest. Railway lines
existing or projected extend from the
territory of both of those countries into
the very heart of China and intermin-
gled with, and an important link among
these is the great American enterprise
already alluded to, upon which a com
pany had, according to the statements
of accepted authorities in railway mat
ters, arranged for the expenditure OF
$20,O00,000 Of American funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
SHANGHAI IS SAFE.
It Is Believed That War Will Not
Affect It.

New York, June 25.-Richard c.
Morse, general secretary of the interna-
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian association has received
a cablegram from Robert E. Lewis, rep
resentative of the committee stationed
at Shanghai. dated June %, which
reads:
War is not likely to affect Shanghai
Lyon on way to Japan Broczman on
way to Shanghai"
There are four other representatives
of the committee stationed in China
They are Willard D. Lyon, at Pel1in;
r. Galley, Tien Tsin; F. S. Brockman,
Marking, and Walter J. Southam, Hong
Kong
Mr.. Galley is a native of Fawn Grove
and he was center rush of the Prince
tor football team in 1897. All of the
five. except Mr.. Southam, are Ameri-
cans and all but him are married. Mr.
Lyons home is at Wooster, o. Mr.
BToekman's home is at Atlanta Mr.
Lewis comes from the university of
Vermont. his home being at Berk
shire VT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
ARE DISSATISFIED.
Republicans
Think the Platform Lame
and FIabbid.

Chicago. June 25.-A special dispatch
to the Times Herald from Washing
ton says: There is a good deal of dis
satisfaction here with the Republican
national platform. It is criticised as
lame, flabbid, awkward, lacking the true
ring. Members of the administration
are disappointed because their plans
concerning the platform went wrong.
After the important planks had been
fully discussed by a number of senators
they were turned over to Postmaster
General Smith, and by him put into
good, sterling English. Then they were
approved by President Mckinley and
sent over to Philadelphia
Senator Fairbanks was chosen for chair
man of the committee because he had
been one of the senators consulted in the
preparation of the various planks, and it
was supposed he would be able to secure
adoption of the draft which the presi-
dent had adopted or something closely
approximating it. Now it appears that
Senator Fairbanks was not able to con-
troll things. and it is said Senator Hanna
was so busy with the vice presidency that
he forgot all about the committee on reso-
lutionS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
THE TROUBLE I'm CHINA.

Telegraphs and railways appear to be
among the causes of the anti-foreign
riots now in progress in China. The de-
ve.opment of this feature of modern en-
terprise in China is described in con-
siderable detail in recent publication
of the treasury bureau Of statistics, en-
titled Commercial China in 1899" 1t
shows that the telegraph system of
China included in 1899 about 1900 miles
of line in operation and that the rail-
road system included $50 miles of road
in active operation and over 5000 miles
projected. The telegraph system con-
nected all of the capitals of the provip-
ces with the national capital, Pekin, and
in turn connected with the Russian
trans Siberian telegraph line and the
ocean cables; but it appears from the
recent reports that those lines have in
many cases been destroyed by the anti
! foreign mobs and armies.
The railways thus far constructed be-
long to the Chinese government and
were constructed under its control and
direction and at it's expense. They con-
meet Pekin, the capital, with Tien Tsin
which lies at the head of the Gulf Of
Pechili and is the seaport Of Pekin, while
other lines run nOrthwardly from Tien
Isin to Shanha1kWan and still others
extend southwardly from Pekin as far
as Pao Ting, the capital of the Province
of Chill in which Pekin is located. From
that point southwark a railway was be-
ing constructed in 1899 by Belgian capt.
tai, though it was suspected that Rus
sian influence and perhaps Russian cap
ttal, was associated in this work This
line was expected to extend to Iankow,
which may be described as the Chicago
of China, being it's best and largest and
most prosperous inland commercial city.
located 500 miles up the Yangtse- Kiang
from Shanghai. which lies at the mouth
OF that river. Hankow is a city of near
" 100000 inhabitants and it was ex-
pected that the Belgian line would con-
meet PelSin, which lies we'll at the north.
with Hankow located near the center.
and that an American line would extend
still further south from Hanlzow to
Canton and Hong Kong.
The American line was surveyed by a
corps Of engineers under Mr.. W. B.
Parsons Of New York in 1898 and 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
A SCRAMBLE FOR MONEY.
Mississippi River Commission Hears
Claimants.


New York, June 25.-The Mississippi
river commission met today in this city
to give hearing to the various repre-
sentatives of the levee districts claim
ing apportionments of the 81, 500, 600 ap-
prOpriated for the Improvement Of the
Mississippi river. General George Gil
lespie presided. There were present
of the commission Colonel Amos Stick
ney, Major H l. Handbury. Major z.
VI. Herrod, Judge r. L. TAYLOR Mr.
Marindin and Secretary Captain Ma
son NJ. Patrick. Among those who
addressed the commission setting forth
the claims of districts wee:
st. Francis district Of Arkansas
John B. Driver, president of the dis
tIfct: H. ". Parr. and Rufus Will
liams.
St Francis district of Missouri-Con-
gresham N. D. Vandiyer and Engineer
F. H. Wright.
Helena and Cotton Belt DISTRICT.
H. T. BearTn. Greenfield Quarles, Lee
Pendergrass, Major c. H Purvis.
Yazoo and Mississippi Delta district
j. w Cutrer, president; Major J. T.
Gabney, chief engineer.
Lower White river district-Captain
Patrick Henry, president.
Capt. Henry claimed 4 per cent of the
entire appropriation saying that the
taxes and assessments raised by the dis
trict were totally Inadequate to keen the
levees up to the standard required by
the commission.
ed by J. NJ. Jayne. president, Walter
Sells and c. H. West
Louisiana state board of engineersEH.
B. Richardson.
Tenas basin-John P. Parker
La F'oucher basin-John Marks, Paul
BerthillOt and ]. D. Willis.
Ponchartrain-Hunte c. Lee
Red Fork levee district, Arkansas-K.
J. Tindall
Desha district of Arkansas-Capt ].
p Whitehill and Robert Smith
Chicot district of Arkansas. B. Vincent
There also appeared Congressman Rams
dell of the Louisiana district who asked
a large apportionment for the entire
state of louisiana NJ. c. Mcclellan ap-
peared from the same district, and urged
the same thing.
A committee appeared from the city Of
Memphis composed Of D. P. Hadden ex-
mayor Judge J. T.. Latham and Judge
Skene. They asked for further Improve
ments of the harbor of Memphis
Another committee from Memphis
pleaded for the Wolf river district. It
was headed by ]. G. Henning.
At o'clock the commission took re-
cess
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

a knife when he was tackled by the griz
ely. Did he live to tell the story?" Ma
tive (disgustedly)-"T pears ter be
the only thing he did live fur, doggone
it,
It's hard for the man who discovers
triDlets at home to believe his census.
Papa is beginning to ask if your
intentions are serious" she naively re-
marked. Him. spoke up the sutton.
He surely can't think I'm taking
chances of being kicked out twice a
week just for joke, can hep
ION my right said the man with
the story, lay a giddy precipice, where
the mountain looked down" "A
mountain look?" gently interrupted the
word splitter, with the air of having
propounded poser. Yes" unblushing-
~ retorted the man with the story;
didn't you ever see a mountain peak?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
ANTI IMPERIALISTS MEET
To Decide on a Course of Action in
the Campaign.

New York. June 25.--Anti-imperialis
country met today to determine what ac-
ton the followers of this line of national
policy will take in the present campaign.
Among those present were Carl Schurz,
Ex-Governor Boutwell,, Winslow Warner,
G. Bradford. E s. Winslow, Samuel D.
Bowles. E. H. Crosby, Charles Goldman.
Horace Whitelee. w. Ordway. J. Pauld-
ing, William Bolts, Henry Bubb. j. B.
Henderson of Missouri, U. NJ Rouse of
Arkansas, J. L. Blair of st. Paul, and
others.
The conference was called by the Anti
Imperialist league for the purpose of con-
ferring with the anti-imperialiSts outside
the league. The discussion. which, be-
gan early in the afternoon, hinged on the
probable plank in the platform of the
Democratic party at Kansas City in re-
lation to anti-imperialism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

Some idea of the way in which the
nomination Of Roosevelt is regarded in
New York may be gathered from the
following from the Utica Press:
The Rochester Herald DemocraD
says Every person who desires a
change of administration at Albany
ought to rejoice that the Vaccinations
Of Senator Plat have been crowned
with success" Very we'll put. The
Herald speaks not only for its party
but for the Republican machine leaders,
and Corporations which do not like the
tax measures the governor has pro-
noted The success of Senator Plat in
his efforts to get Roosevelt out of state
politics rouses in Republicans and In
dependents an indignation that Will
very likely turn the state government
over to the Democracy, especially If
Mr. Coler is it's candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
WHEELER TAKES COMMAND
Relieves Gen. Wade in the Depart
ment of the Lakes.

Chicago, June 25.-Brigadier General
Joseph Wheeler assumed command of
the Department of the Lakes today, re-
lieving General James F. Wade, who
will return to his former post at St.
Paul. to direct the affairs of the de-
partment of the Dakotas. General
Wheeler expects to remain in Chicago
till September Is, his Gath birthday, when
he will reach the age limit and retire
from active service There were no
ceremonies attendant on the transfer
of the department to General Wheeler.
General ]. F. Wheaton, commissary
general of the army, inspected the COM
missary department at this point today
and left for Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

[From the Chicago News1
The crack of a whip is a narrow aper-
ture.
Speak but little and let that little be
the truth.
Dogs are not dentists, but they some
times insert teeth.
A domestic broil is not a very salts
factory thing for dinner.
Quick may be pronounced quicker by
adding two letters to it.
The prettiest bathing suits are always
found above the sea level.
Many a train of thought should par
ticipate in a head-end collision.
AS a rule patients do more for doctors
than doctors do for patients.
If you don't like book you can shut
it UP. Women do not resemble books.
An architect says the largest room in
the world is the room for Improvement.
The Japanese as a people have a
heathenish way of minding their own
business.
The silver lining of some mines, like
that of the clouds, is beyond the reach
of men.
The individual WHO walks fastest
when going to dinner usually walks
slowest when going back to work
Babies taken and finished in ten min
utes, reads the advertisement of an en-
terprising St. Louis photographer Pref
ty rough on the babies, though.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

An Atchison man is a crank on pull
verified sugar; he just naturally hates
the sight of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
CHINA PROTESTS.
Asks That Landing of Troops
in Her Territory Stop.

Washington, June 25.-The Chinese
minister has asked an armistice in the
sending of American troops to China.
based on the assurances of Chinese vice
roys that they can maintain order.
President Mckinley, while acknowledg-
ing his qualification at his assurance
has made it known to the Chinese min
lister that the United States can not re-
lax its efforts to get troops to points
where its officials are considered in
danger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
memphis Route Fast Train.

The Southeastern Limited leaving
Kansas City daily at $3.50 p. m. en-
ables passengers to reach Memphis at
8 a. m, Birmingham 4:30 p. m, Chat
tanooga S:45 p. m, Atlanta 1875 p. m,
New Orleans 7:35 p. m. next day, Jack
sonville, Fla. $3.50 second morning
Corresponding time to all points in the
southeast. Entire train, with reclining
chair car and palace buffet sleeping
car runs through to Birmingham, stop
ping only at important local stations,
as Olathe, Paola, Pleasanton, Fort
Scott, Lamar Springfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Extra session in Kentnokv.

Frankfort, KY. June 25.-Democratic
leaders announced today that the Demo
cratic convention at Lexington, July 19,
is certain to pass a. resolution asking
Governor Beckha1n to call an extra ses-
sion of the legislature to modify the
GoebeI election law it may be in OPP
Grafton in amended form at the NoVem-
her election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Tourist Rates to Colorado and Utah.

Tickets will be sold from points of
Missouri Pacific to Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, Colo, and Salt
Lake and Ogden, Utah. June 1st to Sep
TENDER 18th, at greatly reduced rates.
See nearest ticket agent or write
H. c. TOWNSEND, @. P. & T. A.
St. Louis, Mo.
f. E NIPPS, Agent,
Topeka. Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.
LFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Life is what your kin make it.


If man is willing to work, idle peo-
pie say he is a crank.
An Atchison man is a crank on pul-
verified sugar; he just naturally hates
the sight of it.
When a boy finds out what the rules
are, he begins at once to devise means
for breaking them.
The latest serio-comic song is enti-
tied: It's terrible to pull out hair,
and find it's gray"
A big city has advantages. but
poor people can't take advantage of
them. And most people are poor.
Some girls at thirty know nothing of
life except what they learned at school
from the notices on the copy books.
An Atehison man admitted today that
he was in love with nine different girls.
Later, he thought of two more.
If a man is sensible enough to refuse
to take sides in a dispute. he is too
sensible to make a satisfactory friend.
Nearly every woman believes that her
husband makes a great deal of money,
and loses it playing poker with wick
ed men.
When a woman hears that two people
have quarreled, after being in love, she
says: Maybe they just thought they
were in love"
The most terrible thing in the world
is the manner in which two people hate
each other, after they have been in love
and cuarreled. And how much they
know about each other is discredit-
able!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

The millions of dollars which will
come into Kansas this year in return
for her big wheat crop, in the language
of the sporting fraternity will be mostly
velvet" Ten years ago the people of
Kansas were head and ears in debt. As
a result of a series of good crops this
Indebtedness has been nearly all paid
or The money that comes to Kansas
now stays here instead Of going to east
ern money lenders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
ROOSEVELT WILL WAIT.
Refuses to Discuss Campaign Plans
Until Notified.

New York June 25.-vice Chairman
Payne reached the Roosevelt residence
at noon and the conference began late
this afternoon. Governor Roosevelt an
nounced that he had made up his mind
not to publicly discuss any plans for
the campaign until after July L, when
he is to be formally notified of his nom
nation for vice president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Tarvin Comes Down a Peg.

Covington, KY. June 25.-It was an
nounced today that Judge James P. Tar
vim, president of the Ohio Valley Bimetal-
lie league, would be a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination before the Ken
lucky convention at Lexington. Judge
TarYin has been candidate for
the vice presidential nomination with
Bryan, but his name will now be present.
ed at Lexington instead of Kansas City.
Judge Tarvin was the follow ownsman
of William Goebel, and presented the
name of the latter at the Il uisville con-
Nentinn q wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Union Men Confer With Employers.

Detroit, June ga committee of
twenty six members of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin workers met representatives of the
Republic Iron and Steel company at the
Griswold house this afternoon and be-
gan a conference on the difference in
the various points of new wage scale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Congressman Gamble Seriously III.

YanktOn, s. D., June 25.-COngress-
man Gamble has been i'll ever since his
return after the close of congress, and
yesterday his condition took a. turn for
the worse. The attending physician
says he. is suffering from brain fever,
and Sioux City physicians have been
sent for to consult. This afternoon he
is SLIGHTLY better, but still very low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Receiver Asked For.

Marion, O., June 25.-Cullom c.
Chapman, of New York, today filed an
application for a receiver for the Ma
inability to acquire funds to make ex-
tensions necessary to hold the franchise
is urged as grounds for receivership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and
Return $1,000 via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale June q, July Z, 3, 3,
10 Is and Aug. 49, Stopovers allowed
between Pueblo and Denver enabling
one to stop at Colorado Springs Final
limit of ticket October 31st See T. L.
King. agent for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

handmade harness.s1O K. av.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
No word From Danger Zone.

New York, June 25.-Francis S. Bell
of the Christian and Missionary alliance
said today that they had received no
word from their missionaries in the
danger zone. They have sixteen per-
sons there, besides thirty in a Swedish
mission under their direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

Montgomery Advertiser: We have a
little problem in arithmetic: If Sehley,
who was in the fight off Santiago, gets
81. 0OO and Sampson, who was fifteen
miles off. gets $1,000, how much should
an officer get who was fifty miles away?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Work Is Resi1nad

Rockford, Ill, June 25.-Work was
resumed today at the local plant of the
glucose sugar refining company after
several weeks idleness. Two hundred
and fifty men are affected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

A recent issue of a Pittsburg, Pa,
paper records the arraignment in police
court of five women in one day charged
with being drunk. Pittsburg is good
field for missionary work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

In condemning the past acts of the
Democrats the Republican platform
failed to mention the destruction of fish
and ducks by Grover Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

If the enthusiasm displayed over Gov.
Taylor of Kentucky at Philadelphia had
taken a vice presidential turn there is
no knowing what might have happened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

Dennis Perkins & Co, of 125 South
street was announced on the Cotton Ex-
change soon after noon today. The
failure is a small one and had little
effect on the market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

Hanna was too powerful for Platt and
Quay in 1886 but they got even with
him this year Quay was able to wipe
out two old scores at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and
Return $1,000 via Santa Fe

Tickets on sale June p, July Z, 8, 9,
10. IS and Aug. Is. Stopovers allowed
between Pueblo and Denver enabling
one to stop at Colorado Springs. Final
limit Of ticket October 31st. See 7. L.
King, agent. for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

It is unfortunate for Roosevelt that
his nomination had to be tinged with
the revenge Of the New York and Penn
svlVania. bosses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

The Democratic vice presidential nom
nation is still at large seeking whom
1t may devour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

London, June 25.-The. Khedive of Egypt,
who arrived at Port Victoria, near Sher-
ness from Flushing, June p, suffering
from diphtheria, is now convalescent. He
will come to London Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25
CASE DISMISSED
In Which Conspiracy Was Charged
Against Ice Trust Officials.

New York June 25.-The grand jury
handed in a report to Judge Mcmahon. Of
general sessions, this afternoon in which
they dismissed the cases of conspiracy
against the officers of the American Ice
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

Senator Hanna seems to have been
unaware that the Quay senatorial busi-
ness was loaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-25

1t now looks as though the next SEN
ate might contain both Clark and Ad-
dicks. Even Quay is not impossible.