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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-04

excited humanity The slowly persist
ent progress Of the meat wagons acted
as a goad to the temper of the crowd.
Patrol wagons were kept busy rushing
to the various lock-ups with prisoners;
anbulances hurried to the nearest hos
pitals where heads could be sewed up,
but this did not lessen the resistance
of the strikers or their sympathizers.
The sight Of new arrests and of newly
cracked skulls only whetted their appe-
tites. They took the presence of the
caravan "a. difficult thing to move under
any circumstances through down town
districts), as a challenge.
An incident of the nights was the
smashing of an automobile in which
were seated Chas. Gates and COM
panion. The machine was caught in
one of the blOckades and smashed to
splinters. Another machine, in which
were two women, was caught in a SIM
liar predicament. The occupants were
SO frightened by the riot about them
that they were at the point Of faintIng
when policemen rescued them
While passing under the elevated rail
road loop the caravan was endangered by
trolley wires which had been cut from
their fastenings and hung down to the
pavement No one was hurt, however, from
this cause
Business on State street was in a state
Of barricade several hours. Pickets for
the strikers persuaded sympathetic drivers
to drive into the thoroughfare in order
20 cneck the advance OF the meat wagons
At Madison and State streets the VOlley
OF eggs, Dr1ckS. etc became so thick and
the streets 50 congested that the police
We're forced to charge upon the crowd.
Sympathizers in wagon loads tried to drive
into the SQUADS OF ponce ana many peo-
pie were slightly injured in the fracas.
One old man had his arm broken by the
blow from a POl1cemanS 5 club Women and
children We're panicstricken and fed cry
ing into the side streets At Randolph
and Clark streets the mob which was pre-
ceding and following the meat caravan be-
came riotous again. From a coal wagon
and from standing produce wagons the
xrd sci mr. Tal he
drivers of the packing house wagons. Here
the police charged the crowd again and
again driving them from the streets and
dOOrWays into side streets.
On Fifth avenue. near Madison, three
wagons attempted to blockade the streets
again. One teamster drew a revolver and
threatened to shoot anyone who touched
his horses. The police pulled his team
aside, however, but the driver was not ar
rested.
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DEMAND FOR TWINE.
Kansas Prison Unable to Sup
ply the Farmers.

Leavenworth, June Warden Jeweft
of the Kansas prison says he is selling
binding twine as fast as he can haul it
cut Much Of it is being sold to in
dividuals or to Alliance societies where
number Of farmers club together
said MI. Jewett yesterday.
The bulk of the twine is going to
eastern and southern Kansas. The har-
vest is nearly all down there. We won't
have enough twine to supply the states
demand" "
The 1000 apple trees and 1000 peach
trees recently set out by Warden Jewett
are growing nicely. The warden ex-
poets to get several thousand bushels Of
potatoes from 55 acres which were
planted and promise to give a splendid
yield
Forty acres of willows near the river
have been cleared out and a piece of the
finest corn in Kansas is growing there.
1t promises to yield 100 bushels to the
acre. The wonder is this piece of land
was allowed to lie in idleness until War
den Jewett's time. 1t has been there all
the time.
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TIED Up.
Nearly Every Street Car Line
in Rhode Island at StandstilI.

New York. June 4-Every street car line
in Rhode Island, barring those IN New
port, in Woonsocket and a few indepen-
dent lines, were tied up at midnight, says
a Providence special to the Herald.
This was the result of a decision reached
by division No. 200 of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees
at a special meeting
ten hour bill for street railway en-
ployes was unanimously adopted by the
general assembly last fall It was to go
into effect last Sunday. On Saturday the
[ nited Traction company posted notices to
the effect that the ten hour act was un-
constitutional and that it was the inten-
tiOn to test it in the supreme court
Division No. 200 yesterday sent an ultl-
which was about 10 be controlled by
Philadelphia syndicate The demand in
cluded a specific observance of the ten
hour law, that all employees who receive
more than S2-25 a day shall continue to
have the same wages for ten hours work;
that all others SHAH be Iaid PC cents an
hour for ten consecutive hours the first
year and 221s cents an hour thereafter
that all employees other than gripmen, mo-
tOrmen and conductors, whether in the
car houses. repair shops or power houses
shall be employed not exceeding nine hours
day and have the same pay given them
and that all work more than ten hours
shall be at the rate Of 3 cents an hour.
If these concessions were not agreed to
it was declared the entire system of the
United Traction company would be tied
up beginning at midnight
The company refused to grant these de-
rnandS.
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COLE NOMINATED.
Dark Horse Captures Fusion
Nomination in Sixth District.
Wins in Joint Caucus on the
Seventh Ballot.
TURNER LED AT FIRST.
Two Thirds Rule Only Prevented
His Nomination.
Winner is Democrat From
Phillipsburg.
TURNER LED AT FIRST.

Beloit. Kan. June 4.-Chesteen NJ
Cole. Of Phillipsburg, was last evening
nominated for congressman from the
Sixth district by joint caucus of the
Populist and Democratic congressional
conventions He is q Democrat Seven
ballots We're necessary FOR a choice
which required a tw0-third's majority.
The caucus was so much Of joint
affair that it even had two chairmen
and two secretaries. one from each
party.
1t was late in the afternoon before the
tWo conventions got down to business
an the Populist convention, after the
preliminaries had been dispensed with
the temporary organization made unan-
imous, and the resolutions read f. j.
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PLACING THE CREDIT.
Those Responsible For End of Boer
War

New York June 4-One of the ecclesias-
tical garments which the king will wear
when annointed and crowned is embroid-
cred with palms, says a London dispatch
to the Tribune. The symbolism will not
be Inappropriate, now that peace is made
in South Africa
Foreign journals already describe it as
the kings peace" While he has aided in
bringing it about, it is doubtful if he has
been unduly influenced by the approach
of the coronation
Lord Rosebery's oyerzealous admirers
giSe credit to him for facilitating Mr. Kuy-
per's intervention, which proved to be the
point Of departure from the policy of guer-
lila warfare
Lord Kitchener and Lord Miner and
Joseph Chamberlain are the real authors
Of peace and have done their work with
hexibnity and astuteness- They have
made military convention for the sur
render OF Beers still in the field and they
have also dealt with the responsible agents
Of two republican governments and have
arranged a compact which binds the Brit
lsh government to carry out liberal and
just policy to the vanquished-
The pro-Boers have little to say against
Mr- Chamberlain's peace There is a con-
tinued chorus of CONGRATULATIONS from the
ministerial journals. with a general dispo-
sition both in and out of parliament to
dismiss the BOer war WeariSome sub
ject which is at last played out.
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MERGER PLAN RATIFIED.
Two Manufacturing Steel Companies
Unite.

New York. June Stockholders of
both the Railway Steel Spring company
and the Steel Tired Wheel company at
a joint meeting have ratified the merger
plan without opposition. The action Of
the stockholders carried with it an in
crease in the capital of the Railway 3
Steel Spring company from 100000 GOO to
$27. .000. 900, the additional capital stock
being divided into 35. 600 shares of pre-
ferred- stock and 35. 900 shares of common
stock With this additional S7,o00,o00 all
of the assets Of the Steel Tired Wheel
company viii be taken over through the
acquisition of its entire outstanding
capital stock.
James G. Beach was elected treasurer
of the merged companies It was de-
cided to make the board of directors
IS in number instead of II, and the fol-
lowing We're elected directors. William
H. SiIverthorn. James c. Beach, J. W.
Fuller, c. W. Barnum, Charles Miller.
G. H. Halcomb retired as director
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delegate said it had no candidate. but
John Conway created a diversion by
Morton county seems to be divided.
We are going to spring a surprise. We
are going to present bigger and broad
er man than Bob Turner of Jewell
county. Gan anti-Turner delegate
cheered at this point) We are going to
present the name OF r. W. Turner Of
the Sixth district. Bob Turner is too
big q man to belong just to Jewell
county He just about fits into con-
gress, and that's where we are in favor
Of sending him. !"
Osborne county nominated C. H.
Nicholas, Populist, Phillips presented the
name of C. M. Cole, Democrat, and
Smith named r. ". Allen, also a Demo-
crat-
Then the voting commenced. The
Populist and Democratic delegations
We're each announced separately. When
Jewell county was reached the chair
man of the POpulist delegation an
nOunced Is votes for Turner. Two
members Of the delegation challenged
the vote and demanded a roll call. The
chairman of the delegation announced
that the Jewell county convention had
instructed for Turner, but two dele
gates refused to abide by the instruc-
tions. One Of the insurgent delegates
said only IS out of % townships were
represented and he had warned the
county convention he would not vote for
vote was revised, and then stood Is for
Turner and for John D Ray, a POpu-
list who had not been nominated
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Turner, 6912; Cole, 521a; Abel 26; Mich
olas p; Allen, 19; McClurkin, z; Ray, 2.
On the second ballot Abel threw his
strength to Turner and the result stood:
Turner. 81; Cole. 49; Nicholas, 35; Ray.
6; McClurkin, 8; Allen, 4. Aliens Pop
ulist vote in Smith county went to
Nicholas
The third ballot stood. Turner. 9s:
Cole. 49; Nicholas, 81; Ray, z; McClur-
kin, &
On the fourth ballot Nicholas vote
went to Cole and it resulted: Turner,
80: Cole, "a; MeCIurkin. g. Nicholas, i;
Ray. /.
Then Turner's forces began to break
and on the fifth ballot Ellis county went
to Cole. The vote stood: Cole, 1Oi /;
Turner, SO.
on the sixth ballot Cole went to 1Ge
and Turner dropped to IS and on the
seventh ballot Cole got 1876 and Turner.
Sc, giving him the nomination. Jewell
county delegate moved to make It unan-
imous.
The last vote in detail was as follows:
7T74rrp4. cola
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PACKERS ENJOINED.
Forbidden to Violate New York
Anti Trust Law.

Albany. N Y. June 4-Suprene Court
Justice Chester today granted an in
junction restraining certain beef pack
ing companies of the west from carry
ing on business in this state in viola
tiOn of the provisions Of the Donneliy
antitrust law. The order was served
upon the representatives Of the con-
Germs in this city and Troy today and
will be served on others throughout the
state as quickly as they can be reached.
1t was obtained upon the affidavit OF
Z. w Morris, a former manager oe
Swift & Co.
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YOUTH AND OLD AGE.
Millionaire of Seventy Weds a
Girl of Seventeen.

Nevada, Mo, June 4-Benjamin
Franklin Birch Of Tifin, a 7O-year-old
millionaire, and one of the wealthiest
residents of southwest Missouri. was
married to Miss Emma Jennings at
o'clock this morning by the Rev. Mr..
Shirley The bride is only II years old.
Miss Jennings has lived here for
about two years. She formerly lived in
Philadelphia. Her father, John J. Jen-
nings. IS employed in the city.
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TOM JOHNSON'S PLANS.
VIII Go Campaigning This Fall
in Ohio With a Circus Tent.

Cleveland, June 4-Tn the Ohio cam
paign this fall, Mayor Tom L. johnson
will begin his preparations for the
guberna torial fight IN 1903 and the pres
idency in 1904. Those who are close to
the mayor say that he has no hope of
Democratic victory in the state this year
but that it is his intention to make
tour of Ohio and advertise himself thor
Oughly- 1t is reported in Democratic
circles that the mayor is planning to
go through the state on a special train,
carrying his circus tent with him and
conducting a campaign similar to those
in Cleveland during the last few years.
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FUNSTON SPEAKER.
Will Attend Next Meeting of
Kansas Day Club.

General Frederick Funston, in conf
mand of the Department of Colorado
has accepted the invitation of William
Allen White, president of the Kansas
Day club to deliver the address at the
next meeting January %, 1903
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hour basis of labor, being $3.50, SOB. The
yard agreed to complete the repairs in
130 days The lowest bid, so far as fig
ures are concerned. was that of the
United Engineering Work, 1888 600,
which, however, demanded fifty more
days time. The bids will be sent to
Washington for approval or rejection.
There were five bidders in all
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70 Renair the Grant.

San Francisco, June fit will re-
qufre over $4,000 to fully repair the
transport Grant, now lying in this har-
Dor. Bids for doing the work have been
opened. that of the Mare Island navy
yard which agreed to the proposed g.
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ther Indications.

Weather Indications.
fehieago. June Forecast for kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day, with possibly showers; variable
winds.
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lcontinued On sixth Page.5
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
Notice Of Special Election.

The Citizens of the City of Langdon,
County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, who are qualified voters therein,
are hereby notified that a special cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday, the 9th
day of January, 1908, between the hours
of o'clock a. NJ, and o'clock p. M, in
the several wards OF the city at the
places fixed therein for the holding Of
elections, for the purpose Of authorizing
and directing the purchase by the City
Council Of said City Of Langdon Of the
Electric Light Plant known as the
"Paul Gardiner Electric Light Plant" in
use in said city, and in correction with
the said purchase authorizing the said
City Council to issue warrants in pay
ment of the purchase price thereof, to be
hereafter fixed by the Board Arbitra-
ton as provided in Section Ii, of Ordin-
ance % of the Revised Ordinances of said
city.
The form of Ballot to be used in said
election shall be:
"For purchase of the Paul Gardiner
Electric Light Plant
Against purchase of the Paul Gardiner
Electric Light Plant
Dated Langdon, N. D., Dec. 8th, 1902.
o. E. THOMPSON, F. W. MCLEAN.
City Auditor. Mayor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of your paper it there is any per
son who has used Green's August Flower
for the cure of Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
and Liver Troubles that has not been
cured and we also mean their results,
such as sour stomach, fermentation of
food, habltual costiyeness, nervous dys-
pepsia, headaches, Respondent feelings.
sleeplessness- in fact, any trouble con
nected with the stomach or liver? This
medicine has been sold for many years in
all civilized countries, and we wish to
correspond with you and send you one
of our books free of cost. If you never
tried August Flower, try Is cent bottle
first. We have never known Of its fail
ing. II so, something moro serious is
the matter with you. Tho 25 cent size
has just been introduced this year. Re
gular size Is cents. Donovan 4 Co.,
Lsngdsn, N. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25

II Is impossible longer to blink our
eyes to the fact that the scarcity of hard
coal throughout the Northwest, as in
other places, is very great. There is also
scarcity of soft coal, but this would
not seem to be so acutely threatening.
Doubtless the Northwest is in better
shape as respects general supply; at least
we have right to judge so if we believe
the stories coming from the Twin Cities,
Chicago and New York. 1t is question
of degree, however, only and the railroad,
must awaken to the fact that if they do
not provide relief, if possible, they will
be blamed most bitterly. 1t is the duty
of the railways to suffer some diminu
ton of revenue in times of stress if they
can relieve the mass of those upon
whom they are dependent for their
revenues. Bitter as is the lesson it may
be profitable to the end that. hereafter,
operators who give reason for strikes, or
without good reasons, will find them
selves subjected to battery OF adverse
public sentiment that would put cor
poration or union alike into state of
afrightsdpsss.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
Legislative Proceedings.

The coming session of the legislature
promises to be an exceedingly interesting
one and beyond the election of United
States senator the voters will desire to
keep posted regarding all proposed laws
or changes in present laws and how the
members stand On all questions. The
Daily Tribune, Of Bismarck, will have
special reporters in each house and in
the lobby and readers of that paper will
get all the news. The paper will be sent
from now until the end of the session
for sl-costs no more to begin now than
later on. Send orders to the Tribune,
Bismarck, N. d. or to the publisher of
the Courier Democrat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
PUNISH THE BIG ONES.

The following from The Commorter
will bear reproduction:
"a deputy United States marshal for
North Dakota has been sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary on the charge
of collecting mileage from the federal
government when in fact he rode on a
pass. 1t is strange that the govern
ment's representatives must 60 all the
way to North Dakota in search of an
object lesson, selecting, also. a subordin-
ate officer for the sacrifice. 1t is gene
rally believed that there are many Off
GERS in the federal service who charge
the government with mileage while on
joying the privilege of free rides; 1t
might be we'll for an investigation along
this line: and if this inquiry resulted in
the punishment of influential wrong
doors it would have a far better effect
on the service generally than the con.
viction of an obscure deputy
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
Ignite COAL COMBINE.

The complete development of North
Dakota's coal fields is promised by the
Dakota Fuel Company, recently organic
ed under the laws of New Jersey and
capitalized ats5,OOOOOO. A combination
of all the coal interests in North Dakota
is planned, and when all the plants are
running properly the company figures on
daily production of $4,000 tons of lig-
mite. The first company to enter the
combination was the Kenmare Dry Coal
company, with mines at Kenmare. I'm
provements to the amount of 100000
have been made, including coal bunkers
with an immense capacity, 100 houses
for miners, and the latest improved min
ing machinery. The new company is
said to have made arrangements with
nearly all the coal companies in the state
to take the coal properties and give the
owners stock in the new company in re-
turn. The members of the new corpora
ton have unlimited capital to back up
the enterprise. Among those interested
are Hartman Of the New York Central,
Curtis of the National Paper company,
and many other noted fnanciers. Cur
tbs is likely to be at the head of the new
concern. For some time the men inter
ested in the company had noted min
ing expert named Law investigating the
coal deposits of North Dakota, and from
his report they were sufficiently encou-
ragged to go ahead and organize the com
pany. Over $4,000 was spent in
thoroughly investigating the coal fields.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25

AFTER the first of January it is pro-
posed by the postal authorities to add a
money order service to the rural delivery
The extension to rural carriers of the
power to receive and register letters,
the post Office officials state, has proven
very acceptable public benefit. Rural
free delivery has grown with rapid
strides since congress made this branch
of the service has both improved condi-
tions in the localities where practiced
and increased the postal receipts. No
deficiency, it is stated, will ever be
created by this service. 1t remains
with congress to say whether the estab-
lishment of routes already laid out
shall be fastened and additional routes
investigated andiinstalled To do this
will require liberal appropriations which
it seems are warranted by the results
already shown.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
AnyurAsr GENERAL MILLER of North

ADvUTANT GENERAL MILLER of North
Dakota's state militia has received a
telegram from Washington announcing
the fact that the Dick bill for organizing
the state guard as reserve for the re-
gular service and equipping the militia
with modern guns, ETC., has been favor
ably reported in the senate and will un-
doubleday pass that body and become
law. This is the bill framed last sum
MGR by tbs adjutant generals of the
country in cooperation with the sscrs-
tary Of war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25

The movement in certain portions of
the state in favor of repeating the ex
listing law on our statutes demanding the
use OF Ignite coal in our state institu-
lions should favorably impress itself on
our law makers at Bismarck this winter.
The way in which the privilege given
them by this law is being abused by the
lately formed Ignite coal combine rem
ders mandatory that something in this
line be done.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

The special city election called for
Tuesday, January 9th, is less than two
weeks distant At that time the people
of Langdon will be called upon to say
by their votes whether they favor the
purchase by the city of the electric light
plant owned by Mr.. Gardner. There are
many of our citizens who are out spoken
in their advocacy of the question, but on
the other hand there are more of the
voters of the city who shows little if any
inclination to manifest interest in the
matter one way or the other. The
growth of the city since the electric
light plant was installed some years ago
has shown that its purchase by the city
at this time would be accompanied with
every prospect of there being fine an
nual profit for the city on the invest
ment. For over year past the plant
has been operated at an excess Of it's
present capacity and large number
more lights wsuld have been in use by
our property holders had it been pos
sible for Mr.. Gardner's company to fur
nish the power for them. OF course be-
fore the plant could be operated by the
city, or anyone else with any degree Of
satisfaction, the same must needs under
go an extensive line Of changes in order
to add to its light carrying capacity.
This fact needs to be taken into con-
sideration in the question of making the
purchase. 1t is we'll for the taxpayer in
considering the question of the purchase
to also take into consideration that by
the requirement of this property the city
will be able to enhance the value of it's
fire protection service and will also have
the opportunity to operate and main
tain an adequate waterworks service in
CONJUNCTION with the same. The question
with many is in what way shall we be
able to handle the financial end of it?