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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-29
ALBAUGH'S CONDITION.
He and W. F. sapp Engage In a
Game of "BluH.D

Morton Albaugh has offered to accept
W. F. Sapp's financial challenge but
has added some amendments which will
probably prohibit the placing OF the
cash. Sapp's proposition follows:
Assuming that the poll printed has
your Endorsement and that you are in
good faith, I am authorized to offer to
wager with you s1.050 against an equal
sum, viz: $40 on each county where the
poll shows a Mckinley majority, the re-
suit will show the same to be less than
therein stated; and in each county where
that poll shows a Bryan majority the
result viii show the same to be greater
than therein stated; the understanding
that this wager goes on each county
separately, the wager, however, to in
clude all counties, and further that this
wager be accepted by Monday. October
%. WILLIAM F. SAPP."
Mr.. Albaugh's message Of acceptance
follows:
William F. Sapp, care Democratic head
quarters, Kansas City, Kan.
Your telegram of the 26th just re-
ceiVed by me. I accept your offer reIa-
tive to the poll of the various counties
of Kansas, with the proviso that as
part of said wager I place 81 $50 that
Mckinley Will carry Kansas and you
place $1.o50 that he will not. In view
of J. Mack Loves authorized statement
that the Democratic poll shows that the
fusiOnists will carry Kansas from 5000
TO 900 and my understanding that said
should commend itself to your judg-
ment. MORTON ALBAUCH.'
Chairman Republican State Central
Committee"
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cations of citizenship invite pulpit re-
Election. These councils will be en-
powered to expend about $4,000, 600 an
nually in an area Of 125 square miles,
with a population of over 5000 000 while
the London county council dispoSes OF
$50, 900 900. They viii be something more
than submunicipal agencies and centers,
although Lord Rosebery's "federalized
London seems a rhetorical expression,
and the tendencies of decentralization
are more potent than the forces of CEN
tralization. AS the lists of candidates
are made up mainly of former vestry-
men, it seems probable that the business
of lighting, paving and cleaning the
streets will be conducted by the same
men on these lines, and that there Will
be no radical changes in the system OF
local government.
In consequence Of the adoption of the
new municipal mechanism one thing IS
already noticeable tendency to drag
national politics into local contests Ihe
conservatives have dropped the name or
moderates, and are striving to carry DOR
ough election on party lines
W. NJ. Thompson, editor OF "ReynOid >
Newspaper and a man of considerable
ability as an organizer. has launched
new party. known as the National De-
satisfied radicals and Workingmen- It's
principles considered primarily are auto
matte registration, with three months
Qualification. manhood suffrage. with a
single vote: abolition of the house of
lords, and the cost of elections at the eX-
pense of the state. The trades unions and
labor party are represented in the new
organization, and a small group OF raQl-
calls formerly in parliament. is taking an
active interest in the movement, but the
Socialist agitatOrS are not yet prominent
mocracy will open new lines of cleavage
with the Liberal party.
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THANKSGIVING.
President Mckinley Issues His
Annual Proclamation.

Washington, Oct 29.-The state de-
partment today issued the following:
By the President of the United States
OF America.
A PROCLAMATION.
It has pleased Almighty God to bring
our nation in safety and honor through
another war. The works of religion and
charity have everywhere been manifest
Our country, through all it's extent, has
been blessed with abundant harvests.
Labor and the great industries of the
people have prospered beyond all prece-
dent. Our commerce has spread over
the world. Our power and influence IN
the cause of freedom and enlightenment
have extended over distant seas and
lands The lives of our official repre-
sentatives and many of our people in
China have been marvelOuSly preserved
We have been generally exempt from
pestilence and other great ealamitieS,
and even the tragic visitation when
overwhelmed the city of Galveston made
evident the sentiments of sympathy and
Christian charity by virtue of which we
are one united people.
president of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday, the 18TH
ali the people of the United states, at
home or abroad, as a day OF than lg.,-
ing and praise to Him who holds the
nations in the hollow of His hand. l rec
ommend that they gather in their several
places of worship and deVOutly give MN
thanks for the prosperity wherewith He
has endowed US, for seed-time and har-
vest for the va1or, devotion and humanity
of our armies and navies. and for all his
benefits to US as individuals and as a
nation; and that they humbly pray for
the continuance of His divine favor, for
concord and amity with other nations,
and for righteousness and peace in all our
ways.
In witness whereof. / have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to be affixed. Done at the city
of Washington this twenty-ninth of Oeto-
Der, in the year of our Lord, one thous-
and nine hundred and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hun
bred and twenty-hfth-
By the president:
VIM MKINLEY.
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MR.. sTEBB1Ns SPEAKS.
Addresses an Audience at Bryan and
Breidenthal Club.


The Bryan fires which were advertised
to burn every ten feet along Kansas az
enue from Fourth to Sixth avenue, were
rather weak and were confined to one
block.
Instead of the many fires a few little
cans Of chemicals used to produce the
red fire in tableaux work weer set off
by men on either side of the street IN
front of the entrance to the Bryan and
Breidenthal club rooms
First the man of the east side OF the
street would light a can of the powder,
1t would spit and gputter for few sec
onds, casting rosy glow over the street
and burn out. Presently another light
would appear on the other side OF the
street. Then a few moments later one
little farther up. Then another little
farther up street and a few moments la.-
ter another on the opposite side of ehe
street
This routine was gone through with
several times when it was announced
that L. A. StebbinS would make an adj
dress at the club rooms
A large audience turned out to hear
him, the hall being nearly filled. Otis
Allen was chosen temporary chairman
Of the meeting. Mr.. Stebbins was then
introduced and said:
Friends a great national contest like
the one now in progress brings to life
many extraordinary incidents. Striking
among these are the astounding state
mentS of Mark Hanna that there are no
trusts. No doubt you are all wondering
what he meant by such a falsehood-
Now have had a tip and I am going to
give you the benefit of it. Mark Hanna
never makes a statement but that he
has a purpose in it. He has been a sue
cessful man in his business career and
later during his political career and now
he is trying to rob Baron Munchausen of
the title of being the most noted liar in
the world.
Il will not discuss the trusts but will
talk about liberty; liberty for the indi-
v1dual and liberty for the nation. Since
American was discovered in 1892 there
have always been struggles of nationsf for
liberty. During this time there is one
page of history blacker and more repul-
sive than all the rest. It tells of the
dealings of Spain with her colonies. Her
possessions have gradually dWindIed
down until now the latter part of the
nineteenth century only two of her pos
sessions remain with her.
After telling the history of the loss of
SPANS possessions he passed on to the
Philippine island affair. He showed how
useless and unwiSe a proceeding it would
be for the United States to attempt to
add the Philippines to our territory
He read extracts from government re-
ports showing that the climate was not
such that Americans could spend many
years in the islands. He also showed
that the natives should not be deprived
of their liberty and that the question of
expansion in this line was not wise.
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design for the protection and extension
of our influence in our far distant pos
sessions, it is necessary to have abso-
lutely sure communication between our
fleets and our seat of government The
former Of these objects can only be at
tanned by the construction of a national
inter oceanic canal, and the latter by a
national Pacific cable
Lieut.. Hood calls attention to the fact
that surety and secrecy can only be at
tanned by a cable owned. controlled and
worked by the government itself, by its
own agents.
Admiral Cervera's book" he says,
shows how utterly impossible 1T is in
time of war to preserve secrecy with
private cables. In spite of all the efforts
of this government to isolate Cuba and
suppress all dispatches regarding the
movements Of our ships, we are aston
ished to find how infinitely Gen Blanco
and Admiral Ceryera was informed of
the movements of our ships and squad
rons, even on our own coasts
From a military point of view the
question of the nationality of the opera
tors is most important No foreigner or
alien of any description should be allow
ed to have any connection with the line
in any capacity whatever. Its direction
and operation should be American, pure
and simple, or betrayal Of trust viii
surely follow.
"One other great military advantage
of q national over a private cable is the
possession by the government of proper
~ equipped and manned cable ships. In
the conflicts of the future the cable and
cable ship are destined to play a part
hardly secondary to that Of the army
and navy 1t may be taken as an axiom
IN future wars between nations with
outlying possessions that a cable war
will go on side by side with the military
operations, and that nation which has
failed to provide itself with cables and
cable laying and cutting appliances will
10 1UOrSfa7
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ARMOURS SWINDLED.
Game Called "Skinning" Played at
the Stockyards.


The Armour Packing company has
been made the victim of as smooth a
piece of cattle swindIing as was ever
uEearthed in Kansas City Private De-
tective McMahan has been working on
the case for some time. and the grand
jury has considered it. Three men are
involved-T. A. McClelland, a cattle
man; A. NJ. Winslow, a speculator, and
It. A. McMurray, a yardman. It is
claimed that one Indictment has been
returned. McClelland claimed last night
that he had never heard of any indict-
ment and declared positively that he had
not been arrested. There is no record of
any arrest at the county Jail.
Mr.. AIcClelland declined to discuss the
case further than to make a sweeping
denial of the charges against him.
The game played is called SHINING"
It was worked this way: In a pen would
be placed a bunch of, say sixteen, fine
cattle. In another pen near them would
be bunch of, say twenty, medium cat
tie, and in another, say ten, poor ones
Armour's head buyer would come down
the alley and would look over the good
cattle, the kind he buys, and take them,
say at $40. Along would come the sec
ond buyer, who takes medium grades,
and he would buy the middle bunch,
say at S2.45. Then the man who buys
Gamers would take the poor stock,
say at $110.
After the buyers were gone, the men
would take say four or five of the me-
dunn cattle and drive them in with the
fine ones, after having taken as many
fine ones out and put them in another
pen. A few of the Gamers would be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-29
Railroads Want More Money For
Grain Out of Buffalo.

New York, Oct. 29-Members of the
Produce Exchange Grain Trade are
much disturbed by the announcement
that the railroad grain pool between
Buffalo and this city had decided to adj
vance the rate one cent per bushel, there
by increasing the rate of wheat to a
four cent per bushel basis during No
vember, and that furthermore the roads
in the pool would absolutely refuse to
contract to transport any additional
grain during the rest of October.
The announcement was made by
Frank HarriOtt, who has sole charge of
the management of this pool, which has
been entered into by the New York Cen
trail and West Shore, Erie, Lehigh, and
the Lackawanna- There is considerable
feeling in the grain trade over this ac-
ton Of the roads, the complaint being
that a heavy increase has been made
without previous notice, and the New
York railroads thus discriminate ar
bitrarily against this port in favor of all
rival ports Reports are current in the
trade that as direct result of this ac-
ton, large quantities Of grain have al
ready been diverted to Philadelphia and
Boston, which the New York firms en-
deavored to ship via this port, but which
the railroads in the pool refused to make
a rate on.
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court. He cleared that up in year. Few
er of his cases have been reversed than
from any other district in the state.
Under such circumstances Judge Hazen
has a claim on every Republican
Lets look at the other man. MI
Nichols. It was claimed that there was
irregularities in the primaries OF the
First and Second ward. At the primary
S36 votes cast First ward and for the
coming election 1S4S voters have reg
istered from that ward. In the Second
ward ], O70 votes at the primary and 1913
have registered Where is Charley
Spencer? I voted for him. He is sup
porting the entire ticket. Some say Mr..
Nichols viii be controlled by the wrong
element. Will he? Do you know that?
I would not desert my party for a man
who boosted at the Populist convention
that Shawnee county will go for a Pop
ulist Judge and county attorney"
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MUST HAVE CABLE.
If We Wish to Take Our Place in the
Struggle of Races

New York. Oct. ga special to the
Herald from Washington says:
An earnest plea for government
gable across the Pacific ocean is made by
Lieut.. John Hood, of the navy, who
which definitely established a satisfac-
tory route, in an article published in
the current number Of the Proceedings
OF the Naval Institute.
If We wish to secure ourselves against
all eventualitieS, and be fully equipped
struggle OF races that the inevitable
laws of evolution force US to enter. let
U.s." says Lieut. Hood, mot only fortify
our ports. build fleets and equip armies.
but let US by all means prepare the
way TO render these fleets and armies
9ulness, by supplying them with the safe,
sure and prompt information SO neces-
6a-ry to any successful undertaking. The
only way to attain this end with GER
tairl6y and success is for the government
to lay and operate its own cables, and
to construct, equip and man its own
eableships. and the beginning of this
great work can not be made too soon." "
Lieut. Hood takes a very pessimfstic
view of the chances of cable legislation
For q time, he says. il seemed prob
able that action would be taken. but now
it may be safely said all cable legislation
is dead for the present, and is more
than likely to remain dead for a long
time to come while the merry fight goes
on between the opposing ideas Of govern
ment and private ownership.
For sure defense" continues the lieu
our island possessions, it is absolutely
necessary for the American fleet to have
perfect freedom of movement to all
parts Of our coasts To carry out any
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CITIZENS SUNDAY.
A New Institution Established by
London Preachers.


New York. Oct. ga dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Citizen Sunday is a new institution
which was established yesterday by the
concurrent action of hundreds of preach
ers in the metropolis. The obligations
of true citizenship were enforced from
the pulpits both by the established
church and the nonconformist bodies.
The return of the London volunteers
after an arduouS campaign was a safe
and obvious topic, and the borough coun-
ellis election next Thursday suggested
colorless hoTnilieS upon the duty of
taking hearty interest in local govern
ment and choosing without prejudice the
best man. The pulpit admonition was
not out of place under the second head.
for municipal elections have never been
taken seriously in London, where bum
bledon' and "vestrydom have always
excited a fine irony and cynical amuse-
ment.
Now that the vestries are regrouped
and transformed into twenty eight bor-
ough councils, with mayors, the obli-
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MUST SHOOT TO Kill.
Navy Department to Make Better
Marksmen of The Men.

MarkSmen OF the Men,
New York Oct. 29.-Important action
for the Improvement Of gunnery practice
has been taken by the navy department.
upon the recommendation Rear Admiral
Crowninshield. chief Of the bureau OF
navigation, says a Herald special from
Washington. The department has issued
a general order extending the course in
gunnery instruction to each squadron of
the navy.
The new order establishes an "inspec-
tor Of target practice, who should be
present at the fighting efficiency Of prac-
tice, provided and submit a prehensive
report thereon. 1t also Constitutes a
board of officers to be known as the
board of gunnery instructors, who will
select, subject to the approval of the
commanding officers members OF gun
crews to take gunnery instructions
courses.
Preliminary instruction will be giveni
then final practice with small arms.
Then sub-calibre practice will be held,
and then the preliminary target prac-
tice. From the men making the best rec
ords at all the target practice, ships gun
pointers will be selected, and those hav-
ing the highest percentage will be de-
tailed at the earliest opportunity for the
advanced course, provided for on board
a gunnery training ship.
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clerks. one Of these stories concerns the
German Savings bank
1t was reported last night that i've ut
the clerks Of that institution have been
discharged because detectives discovered
that they were associates OF gamblers.
Three Of them are said to have an inter-
est in a. bookmalSing firm that does busi-
ness at the local tracks.
The story recites that the detectives
were placed on trail on all OF the clerks
in the bank and that the fve I'm question
were the only ones about whom anything
suspicious could be learned 1t was not
said that the clerks had stolen anything.
nor that they contemplated any wrong
doing, but the information IS 20 the ef-
feet that the officers Of the bank deemed
it best to get rid Of them
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MUST RECKON WITH Q. S.
If Germany Establishes Coaling Sta
ton in Venezuela

New York. Oct. 29.-Any attempt on
the part of Germany TO establish a coal
ing station in territory of Venezuela Will
be opposed by the United States. says
a Washington special to the Herald.
Such action would be in violation Of the
principles of the Monroe doctrine
a cable dispatch from Port Au Spain
has been received conveying a rumor
that the Venezuelan government is con-
Sidering the advisability of leasing to
Germany a port on the Island of Mar
garita and it has attracted much atten-
ton.
Germany is anxious to acquire sites
for cOaling stations in the Western
Hempishere- 1t has been frequently re-
ported that she was endeavoring to
establish a cOaling station on the Bra
lillian coast, but no negotiations have
been entered into.
Naval officers say that Germany could
have only one object in establishing a
naval station in the Western Hernis-
phere-to prepare for hostilities against
the United States
The United States is the only power
whose competition the Berlin govern
ment fears. When this government
would not permit the acquisition of the
Danish West Indies by any European
state, reports were circulated that Ger
many was endeavoring to esta blish a
coaling station at St. Chatharina. Brazil
These reports were not confirmed
Mr.. PulidO the Venezuelan charge
d'afaireS, says that he had heard moth
ing confirmatory of the reports that his
government is considering the advisable
ity of leasing to Germany a port in the
Island of Margarita for use as a coaling
station.
German claims on Venezuela arise
from the construction of the Trandes-
Andean railroad from Caracas to Va
1encia-
Because of these Germany last year
had a sharp correspondence with Vene-
Euela and notice was given that the
claims must be paid by January l. 1899.
AIargartta. island would be valuable
to Germany as a coaling station because
of its strategic point in the Caribbean.
1T Is near the mouth of the Orinoco river
and could be used effectively in opera
tons centering about a Nicaraguan or
8. Panama canal The island has several
deep harbOrs that are strongly fortified
and easily held.
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DRUMMERs SEE M'KINLEY.
Informal Reception Given to CONNER
cial Travellers at Canton.

Canton, O., Oct. 29--President McKin-
ley attended church Sunday morning.
Later the president and Mrs. Mckinley
and Captain and Mrs. McWilliams went
to the country home eff Mrs Marie S.
Saxton, for lunch Mrs. Saxton is an
aunt of the ladies'
A few social callers were received dur
ing the day and evening, including an
impromptu delegation of commercial
travellers. who called to shake hands
with the president They were received
in the reception room and a few pleas
ant words exchang ed. Eleven different
states were represented in the party,
from New England to the Pacific.
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MAX MULLER ls DEAD.
Famous German Scholar Passes Away
After Short Illness.

London. Oct. 29-The Hon. Frederick
Max Muller. corpus professor of com
parative philology at Oxford university
is dead
He died yesterday at 1926 D. m. His
disease was an affection of the liver.
Until ten days ago he was able to con-
tinue writing his autobiography, dictat-
ing to his SON He was perfectly con-
sciOus until Sunday morning
Frequently during his illness dispatch
es of inquiry were received from En-
peror William.
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moved I'D the line into the medium
pen, and other poor stock be put in with
the Gamers, to even up. Perhaps q
couple more mediums would be put in
the fine pen, to make the weight about
the same These cattle would be sent
then to the packers, and the next day,
perhaps, the same ones that had been
bought the day before and had been cut
out by the swindlers would be resoid
with others to the same company.
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BAD ASSOCIATIONS.
Bank Clerks Who Mingled With
Gamblers Are DISCHARGED.

New York. Oct. 29.-Since the announce
ment of the embezzlement of Note Teller
Alvord, of the First National bank, there
have been many stories OF new and rigid
espionage at banking houses over their
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Washington. Oct 2s.-The state de-
partment today issued the following:
By the President of the United States
of America
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RAISE THERATE.

JOHN HAY, Secretary =! 70 Of s state ate