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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
A CALDRON IN ASIA.
fFrom the Chicago Record.1


In one respect Great Britain has Tea-
son to be thankful to the boxers. The
destruction of large portions of the Man
churian railway and the general preOc-
cupation of Russia. with affairs in North
ern Asia delayed SlavOnic diplomacy for
a. time from pursuing it's offensive policy
on the Afghan frontier. When the bulk
of England'S troops were locked up in
South Africa and Russia had nothing to
divert it's attention, some very dangerous
movements were made in the direction
of Herat. The danger passed for the
moment when the boxers gave the cars
legions other work to do. Now it is re-
ported once more that military activity
is visible in Afghanistan, and that Cos
sack regiments in Turkestan are moving
toward the boundary. The Russians are
much nearer the gates of Herat than
they We're when Charles Marvin made
his famous appeal to the British people,
and Gen. Kouropatkin, the war minister
of a peace emperor, proudly claims to
be the inheritor of the ambitions of
Skobeleff, Sobo1eff and kaufman.
But the great danger which threatens
India is not alone an overt act of hos
tility on the part of Russia, but the out
break of internal strife in Afghanistan.
The politics of the kingdom is at present
king who is probably the most absolute
despot on earth His military power is
much moderated. Writers generally
treat the Central Asian question as If
only Russia and Britain were the pro-
tagonistS, but, as a matter of fact, Alb
dur Rahman's standing army numbers
so 900 men. on the most conservative es-
innate and unlimited numbers of wild
tribesmen would eagerly flock to his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
FROM END TO END
Senator Hanna Win Canvass
State of South Dakota.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Chairman Hanna Of
the Republican national committee
started on his tour of the northwest to-
day. He was accompanied by Senator
Frye of Maine, Mr.. Dol1iver of Iowa, q
brother to Senator Dolliver, and others
The party will travel on a special train
and make the first important stop at
Waukesha, Wis, about o'clock this at
ternoon.
From Waukesba the party will move
on to Madison for night meeting. In
stead of remaining there until tomorrow
morning the special train will proceed to
Saltwater, MINI, where Senator Hanna
and Senator Frye will begin the second
day of their tour. The itinerary includes
four or five stops in Minnesota
More time and attention will be given
to South Dakota than any other state in
the list to be visited. Senator Hanna
could not say at present the number Of
places at which he would be expected to
make a talk in South Dakota, but he
thought it would be practically that
commonwealth from one end to the
other. His principal meetings, however,
will be at Sioux Falls and Pierre.
Except Omaha, he could not say where
the Nebraska committee would send him
in Mr.. Bryan's state. The start in South
Dakota will be made at WatertOWn
Tuesday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
Financiering the Oriental Rail-
way In Kansas.
Wichita and Sedgwick County
Asked to Vote Bonds.
ORIENT PLANS EXPAND
Would Rival Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific
Through the st. Paul Linking
Chicago and Pacific Coast.

Representatives of the Kansas City
Mexico & Orient railroad, who have
charge of securing bonds in Kansas and
right OF way in Oklahoma, have begun
their work Billy Edwards and John
Eaton, Of Kansas City, acting in that
capacity appeared before the commits
sioners Of Sedgwick county at Wichita
today, asking $4,000 bonds for the
Oriental railway. AS proposed by them
the Wichita corporation is to give $4,000
and the county OF Sedgwick $50, 900.
It is now said that the Orient road,
when completed, will connect at Kansas
City with a Chicago line and the St
Paul is mentioned. The same financial
interests back OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St Paul are understood to be actively
interested in Mr.. A. z. StflwelIs big
scheme, which means through connec-
tons ultimately, and transcontinental
service between Chicago and the Mexi-
between the St Paul and Orient roads
would establish a transcontinental route
rivaling those of the northern lines and
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific in
the south
An important meeting of the directors
OF the Guardian Trust company, which
IS hnanciering the Orient railway, viii
be held in Kansas City on October "a
Questions pertaining to the new road
will be discussed and matters of i'm
portance passed upon. Mr.. StilWelI win
already made on the Orient line Such
q report Will state that dirt is flying
along the route in Kansas. Oklahoma
Indian Territory and Texas, and the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
KILLED WITH A BRICK
Neighbors Engage In a Deadly En-
counter In z. O.

Kansas City, Oct. 15.-Yesterday Jas.
Lyons, a saloonkeeper at the corner OF
Twelfth and Genesee streets, quarreled
with neighbor and fellow tenant, Chas.
Candy, and killed him with a brick.
They lived together in the separate parts
of double building at that place. Lyons
claims his action was in self-defense.
A fire occurred in the Candy house
hold yesterday morning and they were
preparing to move out of the building
to live with friends until their home was
again habitable. Someone told Lyons
that Candy was about to carry away
two cheap pine doors, which were fix
lures Of the place. Lyons went in to see
about this and the two quarreled about
Candy was a carpenter. With him at
the time of the tragedy were his wife
and George Dwitt and John WEIGH.
Lyons came around from his side of the
house and knocked. The door was open
co and he entered He began to remOn-
strate about the two doors and the other
arose, and then, it is said, Candy pulled
pocketknife- Lyons Tetreated and dared
nm to go outside and repeat his words
Inc door was slammed shut with Lyons
on the outside and a moment later
candy followed him out. There was a
wagon In the yard and Lyons says that
ne retreated behind this, and, seeing
knife in the others hand, tried to make
his escape Lyons states that Candy
headed him off and struck at him with
the knife. In the meantime Lyons had
picked up small piece of a brick and
as he was struck at he struck back with
the brick in his hand. The blow fell
upon Gandy's left temple and he fell to
the ground in an unconscious state, from
which he did not recover. He lived only
a short time
When Lyons learned that Candy was
dead he gave himself up to Captain
F'lahive at No. 2 station. He was then
taken to the central police station and
locked up
While in his cell Lyons said he had
acted only in self defense. He came at
me with a knife he said. and was
compelled to defend myself. I had no
thought of killing him.
Mrs Candy and the two visitors tell
a different story. They say that Lyons
was the aggressor all through the diff
Guilty and that his attack was without
proYocation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

standard in any warfare. All these
troops are armed with excellent modern
rifles and first class small arms. and
ammunition factories are in working order
at Kabu1. The character of the country
is perfectly adapted to the warfare OF
daring, hardy guerrillas, while it would
break the heart of European troops
The Russians know all this, and are un-
likely to advance upon India during his
life, unless they succeed in winning Abb
dur Rahman as an ally, which at times
has seemed possible.
The danger will come with his death.
That danger is the nightmare Of Indian
administrators It is a wonder the
Amer has lived so long, and it is known
that he may die at any moment. Three
years ago his English physician. DR.. j.
A. Gray, said in London that his mai
esty's health had been in a most critical
state for years. and that he was a
doomed man, kept alive by his indom-
table will more than anything else.
When he dies the caldron Of Central
Asian politics is likely to boil over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
CURES BLOOD AND SKIN TROUBLES.
Trial Treatment Free.

S. c. Harris, 627 Hancock street, To-
peka, Kan, is a daily reader of the
State Journal, and like a good many
other people, he has suffered from i'm
pure blood for some time, and when he
was quite young he had a bad case of
scrofula, which has caused him a good
deal of trouble all through his life. One
day while reading the State journal he
ran across the advertisement of Botanic
Blood Balm, which claimed to heal all
evidence of impure blood. So he pur-
chased two or three bottles from the
nearest druggist. and the effect of the
medicine is described by himself, as fol-
lows:
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b did
me a great deal of good for what I took
it for. My blood was in a bad shape,
as I was broken out with hives and
blisters all over my body. After using
two bottles of Blood Balm my blood
was made pure and rich, and all the
blisters, eruptions and hives disap-
peared and all the sores healed; also
my serofula was cured, and I have not
been troubled since I took Blood Balm.
I always recommend B. B. B. to other
people who are suffering in any way
from impure blood or skin diseases
yours truly. s. c. HARRIS"
B. b B. heals all Blood and Skin Trou-
bles, ulcers, old sores, scrofula, eczema,
pimpIes cancer, boils, aches and pains
=. B. b makes blood pure and rich and
stops aches and pains Try it. Druggists
81 Trial treatment and medical ad-
vice free by writing Blood Balm Co.,
1877 Mitchell St, Atlanta, Ga. Call on
Swift & Holiday or Rowley g. Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
M,KINLEY,s POTATO CROP

rFrom the Manchester Union.l
Through the gossipy newspaper cor
respondents and otherwise, we have had
considerable about the operations upon
Candidate Bryan's farm at Lincoln. The
impression gained was that the favorite
crop of the f1ebra slan was oats; either
that or else the stories being circulated
at about the time the harvesting of oats
was due, made it necessary for vivid ef-
feet that particular stress be laid upon
that product. OF course it was uncer-
tain just what effect these stories OF
Bryan as a farmer might have upon
the campaign, and so it is not surPris-
ing that as a counter, we are now re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

called with stories Of Candidate McECin-
ley's operations as a farmer. IL was ia
the potato harvesting season. that Be
seemed desirable to start the bucolic
boom for the presidents reelection. and
so potatoes form the object OF the Can
ton stories, a contest Of cereals against
tubers On the presidents Canton farm.
the digging of 300 bushels Of potatoes
has just been completed. and the presl-
Dental candidate is immensely pleased.
It is surmised that his absence from
Washington at the time when the trou-
bic in China, in which we were involved.
was most perplexing, was due 10 his
anxiety that this crop or potatoes bc
properly harvested and his earnestness
to take part in the work himself But
the job is now completed, the crop mar
keted, and the president will return 20
the White House at once, relieved of
great anxiety. The crop was a fine one.
A potato buyer was so impressed with
their excellence that he secured the lot
large as it was. through an oror OF
cents a bushel above the market price
But he was not reckless: the following
day, he in turn, was offered an advance
of cents bushel over what he paid,
but at last accounts he had decided to
put the entire purchase upon the mar
Set as seed potatoes"
From what Information we have. 10
would appear that the candidates are
about equally entitled to the support OF
their fellow-farmers. If the test Is con-
fined to pure sympathy FOR a fellow-la-
borer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
OIL BURNERS ON SANTA FE.
Building Tanks Here For California
Lines Transformed Locomotives.

The use of fuel oil by the Atchison, To-
peixa and Santa Fe on the Southern Cali
fornla line has given such continuously
satisfactory results that all locomotives
on the San Francisco & San Joaquin Val
ley railway are being converted into oil
burners. Needles are also being changed
to oil burners, and at the conclusion of
the year 1900, coal will not be used as a
fuel for locomotives upon any Of the
Santa f'e lines in California
The Santa Fe has acquired oil lands
near Fullerton, where it has several wells
in successful operation and has built a
spur 4-24 miles in length to reach the oil
fields, which also produce a considerable
tonnage of oil shipped from other wells.
other oil fields have been developed in the
vicinity of Bakersfield and Fresno.
Several large reservoirs to hold fuel oil
are being built at the shops here for
these engines The tanks fit in the coal
space of an ordinary tender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

public of Mexico, and that several miles
of steel are already down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

Account, National Convention Of the
Christian Church. Tickets on sale Oct.
9Th. 18th, 18th, and 18th. Final limit
Oct. 20th-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

Kansas City and Return $2e7, via
Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
LOCOMOTIVE LUBR1CAr1oN.
Advance In Oil and Heavy Traffic
Shows Effect on Santa Fa.

Statistics on the cost of Iubricating
engines per thousand miles run on the
Santa F'e show some very Interesting fig
ures- Computations made since June,
1895, show the average monthly cost to
have been $13O.S in 1926, $1122 in 1896,
1921 in 1897, s127.3 in 1898, S1491 in 1899,
and up to September in 1900 S166.7.
The figures for the first eight months
of the year have been January, $150.5;
February, S157-3; March, $162.1; April,
S168.1; May, $1663; June, $1655; July,
S1772 August, $1S45
In May, 1897, the cost of fabrication
was cheapest, being S1O5.9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

Everybody reads the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15
ROCK ISLAND ENGINES.
Cost and Design of the Twenty New
Locomotives Soon to Be Bought.

The new engines to be ordered by the
Rock Island road within a few days
will cost about 1926, 900 and will weigh
175,000 pounds each. The driving wheels
of the freight locomotives will be sixty
four inches in diameter, and those of
a half inches in diameter. They will
have twenty-inch cylinders. The tenders
viii have a. capacity of $500 gallons of
water and ten tons of coal. The last of
the previous order for twenty-five en-
gines will be received in a few days. This
additional order for twenty will make a
total of fOrty-two bought by this COM
pany within less than a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-15

A genuine Vici Kid
Boot, leather inner and
outer sole - leather
counters II all sizes -
medium widths - also
Kang. Calf.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Teddy Roosevelt is now making
his debut in Colorado as a presi>
dental candidate. 1t seems to us
that Roosevelt for a man who
claims to be of the west western is
singularly unobServant. He makes
a great effort to attract people be-
Cause he was a rough rider and
wears slouch hat. There are
hundreds of rough riders and
thousands who wear slouch hats in
the state of Colorado. You must
show us something more cogent
before the citizens of the Colum,
bine state will vote for you, Teddy.
Aspen Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Great trouble has arisen over the
insurance Of life and property in
Galveston. The records and proofs
OF insurance have been destroyed
and the ordinary methods of proof
are not obtainable. Bodies have
been burned without having been
identified. How can the relatives
who are left prove their deathp
1t is proposed to submit all claims
to arbitration. This is not always
satisfactory, but sometimes it is
preferable and is always cheaper
than the regular process of litiga-
ton Aspen Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Every one who flops should go
to notary and get his flop stamp
ed with an official seal, so that there
will be less confusion in the COM
mittee on credentials when the An
cient Order of Floppers holds its
annual reunions.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27
WATCH THE POST.

Democratic papers throughout the state should know at
the Denver Post under the guse OF being
organ has been attempting stab the democratic ticket the
back.
The Post has a willy plan to deceive the democratic
voters by pretending support the Bryan electors but working
with all the election OF Wocott supporters IN
Arapahoe county and throughout the state
Yesterday Sentinel hnted the possibility OF the Post
having Wolco bar but sincerely believes
that and proposes the democrats OF
county the Post friend OF silver and Is out
favorable Wocott for the es
and the the other democratic in the state IN
the contest oet>
ter able will they e Offset the work OF the Post
very easy for the rural of the state to
nuiy any work that the Post hopes do for Wolco All
do make clear statement of conditions and then
whatever may thereafter will have little weight The
of the issue received in this city today
that paper received fifteen thousand dollars tor
support the Wocott combine The News does not state
which paper received that but it is reasonable to
suppose the free bootng methods which have been nau
gurated by the Post that that Harry Iammen or
Fred Bonh have had such that to charge them with
having received that of not stretching the inns
agnato beyond what might be expected that they would do
very weak and lame set by the Post why
support ticket. 1t claims to be ndePend>
ye doing all in its to return Wolcott to the SEN
ate thing which every Colorado man. had any regard
for the silver question in the past hopes will not be Pos-
sible If other walk of life had acted as Wocott
has his capacity representative of this state in the national
would be vfed and excoaed such that life would
be a burden With Wolcott however it is different He has
patronage dsrbute the representative of the ad
Colorado and will tawn him for what they
possibly receive where they consulted their
and analysed the man, he
could have for the position he
now his and repeated declarations for silver.
hopes that its democratic will
take up question Post and enghten through the
columns the papers the position the Post and
its work will have little though itself in
against the ticket.
We believed in voting for yellow dog simply
We have regard for decent
thataV a bond vice
always the privilege of supporting good to
party they but do not believe there
can any valid advanced why the and Of
the democratic faith shall support the state ticket because
;s eood one They should it because powerful
ct ao- has dislike personal ticket There
is not man on ticket who worthy of support and
shall give it our support from until election for
victory defeat.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

The lone highwayman does not
believe that the trusts are getting
all the money in the country. If
they think they are he would Just
like to have them ride on some
western train.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

No doubt the people of Mans.
field, Ohio, are unable to sleep
nights because of the way the
Chinese are treating the American
missionaries.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Agulnaldo shou. A'o" '''"'
will not influence Amer. All 'o
diers. If he would offer them posts
offices or jobs in his city hall the
temptation might be stronger.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

While the state militia is on the
ground it might also make the coal
operators live up to the law in re-
gard to semi>monthly payments
and company stores.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

What an interesting joint debate
Senator Stewart could hold with
himself if his flops were just little
closer together.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

AS the prune crop is the largest
in the history of California, there
may be some irony in Ham Lewis
position when he freely comedies
that state to Mckinley.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

BARRIERS say that more men have
started winter whiskers than ever
before. Is that a straw indicating
success for Bryan2
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Presindetial Electors
Chas. ]. Hughes. Jr., (democrat).
Arapahoe.
j. Fl. Robeson, (democraD
Clear Creek.
T. M. Patterson, (populist)
Arapahoe.
b. H. Eaton, (silver republican,
Weld.
Justice of Supreme Court
Robert w. Steele, (silver republican,
Arapahoe.
Governor
James B. Orman, (democrat)
Pueblo.
Lieutenant Governor
David C. Coates, (populist)
Pueblo.
Secretary of State
David A. Mills, (populist)
Arapahoe.
Treasurer
j. N. Chipley, (silver republican,
Pueblo.
Auditor
Charles Crouter, (democrat) Weld
Attorney General
y. ". Iost, tpopuiisbl Nieoi SiSoA'
Supt. of Public Instruction
Helen l.. G.cnfell, (silver rep.) Gilpin.
Regents of State University
Frank Kendrick, (populist) Lake.
w. II. Bryant, (democrat) Arapahoe.
Congressman Second District
John G. Bell, (populist) Montrose.
District Judge Seventh District
T,astrict Attorney Seventh District
Representative
County Commissioner
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

DR.. Leyds has not been heard
from lately, but no doubt he thinks
the prospects for Boer success were
never brighter
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Roosevelt is still in the territory
where he is obliged to keep his
sentiments in regard to free silver
locked in his saddlebags.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27
Pure Drugs!

Is one Of our specialties. We aim to
keep as pure, high grade tobaccoe and
cigars as the dfugs which we employ in
compounding at our prescription coun-
ter. We have the best cigar case in the
state. Our stock is always kept in the
best condition. The cigars are never
too dry nor yet wet or mouldy. but just
in perfect condition.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

Senator Stewart now holds near>
ly as low an opinion of Bryan as
he did of Mckinley four years ago
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27
County Commissioner

Mr.. Hanna would like to know
whether Croker is in earnest or
only bluffing.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27

1t must not be understood that
the new hotel trust will extend
credit to persons without baggage.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27
For President
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
Good enough in 1896.
Better in 1900.
For Vice-President-
ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
A good democrat in 1896.
A better democrat in 1900.
OUR PLATFORM.

For Republic and not an Empire.
For the Money OF the Constitution.
For the People against the Trusts.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-27
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WESTMINSTER MD, SATURDAY, APRIL IA, 1900
9netrp
THE BAD BOY.

From the Washington STAR
His hair is red and tangled, and he has turned-up
nose;
His voice is loud and srdent and it never gets re-
pose;
His face is full of freckies and his ears are shaped
like fins,
And large front tooth is missing, you'll notice
when he grns.
He is like a comic picture from his toes up to his
head
But his mother calls him darling" when she tueks
him into bed.
1t is he who marks the carpet with the print of
muddy boots;
And rejoiees in door bell that is pulled ont by the
roots,
Who whistles on his fingers till he almost splits
your ear,
And shocks the various callers with the slang he
chanced TO hear.
He fills the house with turnult and the neighbor-
hood with dread
But his mother calls him darling when she tucks
him into bed.