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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-25
THEY CAME NOT.
Burton Conference Is Suddenly
Called OF.
The Common People Heard OF
the Plans.
1T WOULD NEVER DO.
None but the Elect We're to Be
Present.
Accordingly There Was Moth
ing Left but to Stop 1t.
Senator Burton Now Supposed
to Be in Texas.
1T WOULD NEVER DO.

The politicians conference booked
for Topeka late this afternoon, with
Senator J. Ralph Burton as the chief
conferer. has fallen through. Senator
Burton is now supposed to be in Texas
and National Committeeman Dave
Mulvane left last night to join him.
The conference was arranged for,
and was to be private, but the fact
leaked out and was given so much pub
hcity that the leaders decided that the
rabble would be on hand and so they
departed for other locations. Sure
enough the unlimited have appeared.
and the politicians who make up that
list are now bowling because every in
dication is that there win be no con-
ference before Saturday. Some Of
them are determined to stay around
until the last of the week and be on
hand If any little affair is pulled Off
So far the list of those who have
dropped into town is as follows:
Judge J. c. Rostlethwaite. of Jewell
county.
Charles Briggs. of Usage.
Robert Heizer, of Usage.
Dave Hanna, of Graham.
Representative W. d. short Of Cloud
Representative Percy Willits, Of
Wilson.
Representative Charles Luling. or
Representative G. F. johnson. of
Representative James Lawrence. OF
Sumner
County Attorney J. NJ. Ready. OF
Sumner.
J. B Case, of Abilene
w w. Smith, Marshal county, pri-
vate secretary to Senator Burton.
Those who were expected to be at the
conference were as follows NJ A.
Low. State Treasurer Frank Grimes,
p. T. Foley OF Parsons, l.. s. Crum, j.
NJ. Simpson of Mcpherson, A. w.
Smith of Marysville. and Congressman
w. A. Reeder Of the Sixth congress
sional district.
Private Secretary Smith as much as
admitted late Wednesday afternoon
that a conference had been planned by
stating that no SLATE" was to be ar
ranged for by the conferers and that
only some small matters would be dis
cussed.
Ready and Lawrence were rather per
turbed when they found Burton would
not be here. I'VE don't like it" said
Ready. 1T is mighty hard to get hold
of Burton the way he lodges around.
and when he is announced to be In To-
peka to meet those who want to see
him, and we come up here hoping to
talk with him, we are certainly disap-
pointed not to find him here. We would
like to find out something about the
5udgeship in our part of the country
If we can't see him we may be able
when he wants to be reelected TO
work for some one we viii be able to
talk to after he is elected"
Representative Lawrence would like
to be judge of the Nineteenth judicial
district, and wishes to see how the fell
lows stand on the question Burton's
failure to be here for the conference
will not smooth matters over for him
among those who are clamoring to see
him His first lieutenant. Frank
Grimes. is expected back from ohio
late this afternoon, and he win prob
ably try to pour oil on the troubled
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ONE CHANCE IN "a.
Expected Homestead Registra-
tiOn Will Reach $4,000.

FL Reno. Ok, July 25-This is the last
day but one on which persons may
register here and at LaWton for a
chance in the drawing for the 1900
claims in the Kiowa-Comanche reser-
walton. The drawing win begin on
Monday next. The registration has ex-
ceeded every estimate. For the 13 days
of fling ended yesterday the names of
las. .925 applicants had been received, or
a daily average of II, 5S2. Today and
tomorrow, it is expected all figures will
he exceeded, and the grand total
registration at the close tomorrow ev-
ening will reach 175,0o0 or over. This
will give each applicant a chance of
one in about IA of winning a. home
stead. Today there are fully $4,000 peo-
pie in FL Reno. and incoming trains are
hourly adding to the number. Hundreds
Of people slept out doors last night, on
lawns or on the open prairie, unable to
secure better accommodations There
is plenty of water and food to be had
and no serious hardships are being en-
dured, Notwithstanding the heat for
days has kept the thermometer above
100 degrees AS the registration in El
Reno increases. that at Lawton. which
is % miles inland. decreases.
MANNER OF LAND SALES.
Kansas City, Mo. July 25.-A special
to the Star from El Reno says.
Commissioner Richards today receiv-
ed his instructions from the general
land Office directing the manner in
which he shall conduct the sale of lots
in the town sites of Lawton. Anadarko
and Hobart, beginning August 6 and
continuing not later than August 81.
unless otherwise ordered specifically by
the secretary of the interior. The in
structions are the same as have been
printed in the newspapers. The busi-
ness lots will be sold first. The pay
ments must be cash in hand. If any
person. declared to be the highest bid
der for any lots fails forthwith to make
payment for the same according to his
bid the lot will then be sold as if it had
not been previously offered and the
person SO failing to make good his bid
will not be permitted to bid any furth-
er at such sale
Commissioner Richards will appoint
a commissioner Of sales for each town
site. He said today that probably no
appointments would be made until ear
ly in August Today's crowd was a
disappointment The number Of early
arrivals was far below predictions
SMALL REGISTRATION AT FORT
SILL.
Kansas City, Mo, July 25.-A special
to the star from Fort Sill says. There
was a large drop in the registration
here this morning. Less than 500 peo-
pie had gathered when the doors were
opened, and BY 8 O'Clock the clerks
were at leisure. The force here will go
to FL Reno Friday night to assist IN
getting ready for the big lottery July
2sth-
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fee which is a convenient and commo-
dious place"
.swilI the sessions Of the court be
open?'
'sUnquestionably." was the emphatic
reply I propose to make that fact
very plain It viii be a great mistake
to make a secret court. The country
has the right to know all that trans
pires in the way Of testimony offered.
Personally, I should be very glad to
have a court composed of a large num-
Der of officers but the naval regulations
restrict me to the selection of there
This list of witnesses will be necessar-
lily quite lengthy and it will take some
little time to assemble the officers i
do not believe that the session Of the
court viii be prolonged because, after
ALL a great deal of the talk over the
Santiago campaign is like the geniis
vapor, which can be condensed IN
small bottle
Will Admiral schley be allowed to
name witnesses? ~
Admiral Schley,'' was the reply, will
be AFFORDED every opportunity for the
appearance of all The witnesses he may
desire. He is also entitled. under the
naval regula tions. to be represented by
COUNSEL
While Secretary Long was not asked
asked to form and submit an opinion
upon the facts disclosed by the inves-
ugatiOn, it is considered quite probable
that this course viii be pursued Unless
the order convening the court expressly
requires this opinion to be expressed
its report must be confined to stating
the facts found.
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TRADE is FREE.
Our "Plain Duty" to Porto
Rico Is Discharged.
President Mckinley Issues His
Proclamation.
LAW is FULFILLED.
Provisions of the Foraker Act
Complied With.
Civil Government of the Island
Is Recognized.

Washington, July 25.-The president
issued his proclamation establishing
free trade between Porto Rico and the
United States, and declaring the or
ganization of a civil government for
the islands. The proclamation is purely
formal. and only in the body of the
resolutions adopted by the Porto Rican
legislature heretofore pubIished) does
it appear that the island is set free
commercially today in cOmmeno-
ration of the anniversary of the plant
ing Of the American flag on the ISL
and. The proclamation is headed:
Cessation of tariff-Porto Rico"
It recites the act of April Il, 1900
otherwise known as the Foraker acD,
provided that whenever the Porto
Rican legisla ture has enacted and put
into operation a system of local taxa
ton to meet the needs of the govern
ment and by resolution so notified the
president, the latter shall issue a
proclamation and all duties on goods
passing between the United States and
Porto Rico shall cease AS the leglsla,-
ture has CON piled with that require
ment of the act m terms set out IN
the resolutions which are quoted in fuu
in the body of the proclamation, that
document says:
president of the United States, in pur-
suanee of the provisions of the law
above quoted and upon the foregoing
due notification. do hereby issue this,
my proclamation, and do declare and
make known that a civil government
for Porto Rico has been organized IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
said act of congress.
And I do further declare and make
known that TIE legislative assembly OF
Porto Rico has enacted and put into
operation a system of local taxation to
meet the necessities Of the government
of Porto Rico.
IN witness whereof have here unto
set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this 25th day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred ana
one. and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-sixth.
.sWILLIAM MCKINLEY.
DAVID J. HILL. Acting Secretary Of
State.
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WHAT WILL CITY DOq
Gas Bills at Old Rate to Be Pre-.
sented.

The city of Topeka pays on an average
Of SIS a month to the Excelsior Coke and
Gas company. At the end of this month
two bills, aggregating about that sum-
will be presented to the committee on
claims and accounts to be o. KID. and or
dered paid According to the statements
made by the officers of the gas company
these bills will be drawn at the old rate.
The dollar gas ordinance will be ignored
The question is; What viii the city dor
VIII it pay the bills2
Mayor. Hughes has advised the people
of the city not to pay bills drawn under
the old rate. and is likely to take the
same position in regard to bills presented
to the city
City Attorney Spencer says that he 1laA
not thoroughly Investigated the validity
of the gas rate ordinance and can not tel
what the city will do about the bills
which the gas company viii submit
The following are the amounts Of the
bills of the gas company which have been
paid since the first of the present ear.
For the fire department: January, S20.0s,
February. $1273. March Sc 9S, May. $13.37:
June S6.33, July, $10.62. Police department.
January, S15es February. $2-10; March,
S1.05; April S190: May. $2.25; July. $2.10.
The only places in town where the city
uses gas are at the outlying fire stations
and at the police headquarters.
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NEW steel COMPANY.
One Chartered at Pittsburg With So,
100000 Capital

Pittsburg. Pa. July 25.-The Pitts
burg Wire and Steel company a new
concern. will make application to Gov
ernor william A Stone on August II
for a eharater of Incorporation
The proposed corporation is to have
a capital stock of $4,000. 000 and will,
it is said. erect one of the largest and
most con plete plants in the world on
the line of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
railroad. a few miles south of the
city. @The fncorporators are A Demp
ster. Thomas Walker, Lieut. Thomas
W. Fitch, John w Garland and Rob
ert Garland, all experienced in the steel
business Mr.. Fitch, who is to be su-
perintendent OF the new works, said
We are not going into this thing
with the purpose of challenging the
combine It is simply that we realize
the wire industry furnishes a field
which we can enter and make money"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-25
COULDN'T GET ICE.
Trust Grows Insolent to winslow g.
Raney's Customers.

W. Lyle Dickey entertained a large
proportion of the population of the
west side of town this morning, trying
to explain to them why the ice trust
has driven Winslow & Raney out of the
ice business
Winslow & Raney had a large trade
in the west part of the city. When the
company quit, the people who had been
taking ice from that firm were left
fsin the soup" and very hot soup at
that They had no ice.
Attempts were made to buy ice from
the ice trust wagons, and the ice trust
refused to sell. The only way many Of
the people succeeded in getting any ice
was to go to the office of W. Lyle
Dickey and go down on their knees be-
fore that potentate. They were then
allowed to buy small piece Of ice
and take it home with them.
Scores of west siders were obliged
to go to Dickey's Office and beg for ice.
The office was crowded most of the
morning.
Among others who went was George
Frost, a clerk for the KimbaIl Piano
company
..Mr. Diekey." he said, the people out
in the west part of town are feeling
considerably incensed at your ice trust
People are not going to stand such
treatment much longer
what are they fncensed at, I'd like
to know2" groWIed the ice king. ssThey
didn't take ice Of the Peoples Ice COM
pany, did they2 The people out there
have been taking ice of one of our com
petftors You have been fighting US
by helping our competitors. We are
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IOWA SOAKED.
Remainder of the DrOuth Dis
trlct Still Without Relief.

Chicago, July 25.-The Tribune gath
cred direct reports at 2 o'clock this
morning from telegraph operators at
central points in Iowa, Nebraska and
Nissouri-the drOuth-stricken states
regarding the weather conditions at
that hour and the prospects for the i'm
mediate future. The results are as fol-
lows:
Cedar Rapids-Heavy rain since LIS
a. M; prospect for continuing is good
night.
m
GiIman-Downpour since midnight
rshalltown-Pouring.
Dubuque-Lfght showers at 1880 am;
now threatening.
Iowa City-Raining since midnight.
Atlantic-No rain, but prospects are
favorable for rain soon.
Mason City-No rain yet; lightning
and cloudy in southwest. No rain re-
ported within hundred miles east or
west.
Omaha-Cheyenne county and vicin-
ity was visited by a heavy rain last
night two inches falling at Sidney.
The fall is believed to extend through
western Nebraska.
North -Platte-Nery light rain both
east and west of here.
Schuy1er-No rain.
Broken Bow-No rain and not much
prospect.
HEAVY RAIN IN MINNESOTA.
St Paul, Mimi, July 25---A heavy
and general rain throughout this Sec
tion early this morning has greatly
relieved the heated spell
MISSOURI.
Jefferson City. Kansas City, ,Centralia,
DeSoto reported no rain and no pros
poets for any. Mober1y reported light
local showers through central portion
of state.
COOLER AT ST. LOUIS
st. Louis. Mo, July 25.-Cooler winds
that prevailed last night and this morn
ing have reduced the temperature. At
z a. m. the government registered 80,
six degrees lower than at the same
time yesterday and at 10 a. m. the rec
ord was 80. or below yesterday.
RAIN IN OHIO
Chillicothe, O., July 25--A heavy
rainstorm occurred here this morning.
Several buildings were damaged by the
lightning
MODERATING IN LOUISVILLE
Louisville. KY, July 25.-At II q. m
the official temperature was SO degrees
with indications that it would not ex-
ceed 100 during the day
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CONCERNING BENHAM.
Incidents in the Naval History of the
Admiral

A E K Benham was born in New
York, 1892 Appointed from New York,
November a. 1S47; attached to sloop
Plymouth. East India squadron, 1913;
brig Dolphin, East India squadron,
1S49-50; sloop Plymouth, 1851; steam
frigate Saranac; Home squadron, 1851
2; naval academy 1853. Promoted to
passed nidshipman, June 10, 1853; s1oop
st. Marys Pacific squadron, 1887.
Commissioned as lieutenant September
Is. 1855: coast survey. 1878; steamer
Westernports Brazil squadron. and
Crusader, Home squadron, 1901;
steamer Bienville, South Atlantic
blockading squadron, 1912; Battle
Of Port Royal 1861; steam
ship Sacramento, 1853. Commissioned
as lieutenant commander, July 16, 1862;
commanding steam gunboat ''Penob-
SCOT Western Gulf B1ockading Squad
ron, 1885; temporary duty, navy yard,
New York, 1866; steamer "Susquehan-
na," special service, 1867; commissioned
as commander June 9, 1867; navy yard,
New York, 1853; light house inspector.
1901; commanding "Canonicus," Gron-
clad, North Atlantic station, 1872;
commanding ''Saugus,' (iron-clad),
North Atlantic station, 1923; light
house inspector, 1919 Commissioned as
captain, March II, 1875; commanding Rich
mond Asiatic station. 1S7S-S1 navy yard
Portsmouth, n. H.. 1881; lighthouse in
SpectOr, 1856. d NOTED to commodore
October. 1885; president of board. League
Island. 1SS9-90: promoted to rear admiral
February, 1880
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KELLY IN TOPEKA.
Was a Bad Man Confined on
Violent Ward.
Discharged as Cured in June
1898, Says Mr.. Biddle.

Michael Kelly, the Leavenworth muir
derer, was confined in the state insane
asylum at Topeka on the ward where
the most violent and dangerous pat
tents are kept
Several years ago he was sent to his
home in Leavenworth to make a trial
visit for the purpose Of seeing if he
could be cared for at home. During his
visit in Leavenworth he was closely
watched. He was there but a short
time and made so many threats to
murder people that he was quickly re-
turned to the asylum. While he was at
the asylum it was necessary for him to
be closely watched as he always had
murder in his heart He threatened
when he was at the asylum that if he
ever left there he would murder the
people in Leavenworth who testified
against him when he was tried for in
sanity. He was discharged from the
Topeka. asylum as cured in 1898.
Michael Ring, who is an ex-Topeka
policeman, had charge of the ward up
on which Kelly was kept and says he
was continually making threats and
was considered dangerous.
Superintendent Biddle of the asylum
furnished the following information
nal:
Kelly came to the asylum on April
S, 1886, and on October 4. 1896, he went
home on a visit. On November 20, 1896,
he was returned to the asylum. On
August "a. 1897. his mother took him
home and on June %, 1898, he was dis
charged from the asylum as cured"
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not to blame because the fellow who
has been supplying you has dunked
out Don't blame us because you didn't t
take ice from the Peoples Ice COM
s'Wen.' said Mr.. Frost, swinslow &
Raney can't supply their customers
and make any profit out of it. can they.
since you have raised the price to IS
I don't know what they can do
stormed the ice trust. I don't know
whether they can make any profit at
that rate; I know couldn't"
Another West side man who was
obliged to humble himself before Dick
ey's throne was Frank ]. Thomas, as
sistant bookkeeper for the Kansas Mu-
tual Life Insurance company.
Mr.. Thomas wife is sick, and 1t was
an absolute necessity that she should
have ice. But no ice was delivered So
Mr.. Thomas came down town, intend
ing to buy some ice from a wagon and
Hebb. the official bill collector for the
ice trust.
when are we people out in the west
part of town going to get some ice2',
asked Mr.. Thomas OF the ice trust
Cant say" replied Hebb.
1--WE need some very badly at our
house." said Thomas.
''Well, there's a wagon down street
there; why don't you go and get
swin they sell it to me?" asked
Thomas.
can buy a pound from that wagon"
After trying several places to get
ice Mr. Thomas was obliged to go
down to Dickey's Office at the river,
and supplicate till he was allowed to
take away a 50-pound chunk with him.
after paying for the same in cash.
A woman who lives on West Eighth
avenue arranged yesterday to have the
Peoples Ice company send her ice this
morning. She had been taking ice
from Winslow & Raney.
She saw the Peoples Ice wagon go
past her house, and went out and hail
ed it, The driver said he had no orders
to leave her any ice. He said it would
be necessary for her to buy coupon
book
IAN right said the woman, It am
willing to do that Have you got one?"
NO. said the driver, you will have
to go to the company's office to get
that
but must have some ice this morn
ing" said the woman. Cant you let
me have so pounds?"
''I can If you viii pay for it." was the
reply.
woman.
Then another man who was helping
on the wagon spoke up.
I'VE can't sell this woman any ice"
he said. I'VE haven't got enough"
Cant you let me have five pounds ?"
asked the woman.
We'll, we might let you have five
pounds. but not any more"
The woman went to get some money
to pay for the five pounds, and when
she came back. the wagon had gone.
She got no ice.
Dozens of such cases were reported
today, and the people in the west part
of town are all receiving a, practical
demonstration of the results Of the sim
full practice of buying ice from any
company except the ice trust. The
trust is furnishing them for daring to
.satronize a ..rivaI'' concern.
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REAR ADMIRAL KIM MBERLY.
Some Dates, Engagements and sta
tions in His Naval Career

tlons II his Naval Career
Lewis A. Kimberly was born in New
York. He was appointed from Illinois
December 8, 1916; sloop Jamestown
coast Of Africa, 1S47-50; frigate Rari-
tan, Pacific squadron, 1882. Promot-
ed to passed nidshipnan, June g. 1852.
sloop Dale, coast of Africa, 1926
Promoted to master, 1885. Commits
stoned as lieutenant, September Is
1850; receiving ship Boston, 1857; s1oop
Germantown, East India squadron
1S5S-60; frigate Potomac, store ship.
western gulf blOckading squadron,
1S61-62. Commissioned as lieutenant
commander July 16. 1862; steam sIoop
Hartford, flagship Farragut's squad
ron, 1S62-64; engagement and passage
OF Port Hudson batteries; enga cement
with batteries at Grand Gulf and War
rington, Mississippi river; battle Of
Mobile bay; steam frigate Colorado,
flagship European. squadron, 1S65-66
Commissioned as commander July %,
1866; commanding receiving ship New
York. 1S67-70; commanding Benfcia
Second rate). Asiatic station. 1S7O-72.
commanding CanOnicus (irOnclad1
North Atlantic station, 1873. Commits
stoned as captain, October 3, 1874; COM
manding Monongahela (second rate),
south Atlantic station, 1S74-76; com
manding Omaha, flagship south Pacific
station, 1877-7S; navy yard, New York,
1SS0-S3: member of examining an re-
firing board, 12S4-85- Promoted to com
modore. Noven Der q. 1884; commando
ant navy yard, Boston, 1856. Pro
NOTED to rear admiral July 26, 1887; I;
commanding Pacific station 1S87-89.
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HEAT CAUSES SUICIDE.
AtchisOn Man Kills Himself at
Savannah, Mo.

Kansas City. Mo. July ga special
to the Star from Savannah. Mo, says
While under temporary mental aber-
ration. caused by the intense heat
Arthur B. Bryant, son of DIT. IL
Bryant, one Of the oldest medical prac-
titioners in northern Missouri, shot and
killed himself in the woodshed at his
fathers house in this city at o'clock
this morning He lived at Atchison,
Kas. but came here yesterday to re-
cuperate from the hot weather.
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Sen of Admiral Collins Falls 900
Feet and Is Killed.

Chicago. July 25--John r.. Collins said
to be a son of Admiral Collins. plunged
IA stories to his death in the Masonic
temple here today. He was caught be-
tween the elevator and the shaft and
fell 200 feet to the basement. He was
50 years old. He leaves a wife and
child and two brothers in California.
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STRIFE AT WINFIELD.
Liquor and Temperance Eie-
ments Clash in Assault.

Kansas City. July ga special 70 the
Star from Winfield, kan, says; since
the Joint smashing last winter and the
election OF the prohibition ticket at the
city election last spring there has been
constant strife between the two elements
which at times threatens TO assume seii-
Gus proportions.
As a result OF recent prosecutions Dltt
Attorney Johnson was assaulted ~ niS e1-
f7re and an attempt made 10 burn nlH
barn Mr.. Johnson says that thre4+e ~
his life have been received from Eve
sources