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Conference. r. Ridgley of Craw-
ford, L. P. King of Cowley.
FOURTH DISTRICT
Resolutlons-Taylo ylor Riddle of Marion,
Isaiah Jones of Usage.
Credentials-F'rank Bolton of Morris,
H. .. Haven of Greenwood
Permanent organiza tion-C. c. Mills
of Woodson, J. B. Lawrence of Butler.
Rules and order Of business-W. F.
Challis of Pottawatomie, W. Pringle of
Wabaunsee.
Conference Thomas Grisham of
Chase, ?. F YearOut Of Lyon.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Resolutions-W. D. Vincent of Clay,
J. R. johnson of Ottawa
Rules and order of business-J. NJ.
Williams of Cloud. Mike FREY of Gea1y.
Permanent organizaton-H. NJ. Spauld-
ing of Cloud, William Ramsey of Dick
inson.
Credentials-E. Mcdonald of Riley, J.
D. Whelan of Geary.
Conference-T L. Bond of Saline, G.
". Hanna of Clay
SIXTH DISTRICT
Resolutions. c. Ruppenthal of Rus
sell. John r. Connolly of Thomas.
Rules and order of business-C ".
Ross of Jewell, w. c. Cochran of Nit
chell
Credentials. A Wright of Smith, Z.
NJ. Coldren Of Decatur.
Permanent Organiza tion-John Molli-
son of Smith, W. c. Olson of Trego.
Conference. J. Close of Ellis, W.
3. Helm OF Ellsworth.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Resolutions-R. A. Sankey of Sedg-
wick, Dr. G. Bohrer of Rice.
Rules and order of business-TheodOre
Osweiler of Sedgwick, H. D. Hackney
Credentials-s. B. Gebhart of Pratt.
Charles Hooper Of Rice.
Permanent organization-J. E An
drews Of Rush, ". L Brown of Pratt.
Conference-A. c. Dyer of Edwards,
s A Miller of SedsWick
Just as the convention was ready to
adjourn at noon. c. 3. Hoffman sprung
a resolution the result of which shows
the strength of the opposing forces in
the convention today. large number
of delegates had already left the hall,
but it is likely that the ratio of the
whole convention would be about the
same.
A motion to adjourn had already been
made, but Mr.. Hoffman got it withheld
until he read his resolution 1t was as
follows:
Resolved That it is the sense of this
convention that the method of co-opera-
ton with the Democratic party be de-
termined prior to the meeting of the
conference committee
No speeches were made, but Judge
Babb, of Wichita. explained to a State
Journal reporter that it was SIM ply to
put into practice the principle of the
initiative and referendum and allow the
entire convention to vote on the basis
on which fusion should be effected. The
idea was to present the different plans
to the convention and allow the con-
vention to vote on each and decide upon
which it wanted. This is practically
what the Democrats did at Wichita
The resolution never came to a vote,
however. for the motion to adjourn was
insisted upon Immediately after it was
presented. The vote on adjournment
was SO close that Senator Harris called
for rising vote. The result was III
for adjournment until o'clock and 1872
against it.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the afternoon session Of the
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older heads into the teaching force. Mr..
Gleed made de-, some remark IN sympathy
II agree with you," said Mr.. Bonebrake,
who happens to be a banker. For in
stance, If we want a lawyer we want old
Ones"
He looked at Mr.. Glsed, who happens to
be a lawyer. There was a silence for q
moment Mr.. Gleed was in deep thought.
The members of the board were listening
for the broadside. sYet I have known
young bankers to discount old ones" re-
piled Mr.. Gleed-
The board then proceeded to transact
business and abandon repartee for a while.
Rev E. e. Mallory was unanimously elect
ed president Of the board and ]. W: Gleed
was elected vice president. Joseph Stewart
was reelected clerk. The new members
DR.. J. F. Buck from the First ward; Fred
Keith succeeded g. II. Matthews from the
Fifth ward and e. e. Roudebush succeed
ed ]. w. Daley from the Sixth ward.
The board decided on the school levy for
the coming year of IS mills. The levy for
the general fund will be, u mills, for the
building fund 8 mills and the interest and
sinking fund 1 mill. The levy last year
was 1879 mills as the interest and sinking
fund had been reduced a half mill since
1900 and will now be put back at the for
mef levy of / mill.
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HANNA'S AMBITION.
He Says 1t Has Been to Merit
the Respect of Labor.

Cleveland, Aug. 5.-Tha employees of
the Cleveland City Railway company, of
which Senator M. A. Hanna is presi-
dent, met in downtown hall last night
and gave to Senator Hanna a valuable
cane. In acknowledging the gift Sena-
tor Hanna expressed his sincere thanks
to his employees for their gift and Incl
dentally spoke upon the relations that
he hopes soon to see existing between
capital and labor. In part, he said:
Il cannot adequately express my feel
ings on this occasion. 1t has been the
one ambition of my life to merit the
respect. If not the affection, of the men
in my employ. I have been with labor
ing men all my life and have been their
employer for many years, and this night
means something to me, for it brings
with it the satisfaction of knowing that
so large a number of men in my employ
have been satisfied with my career as
an employer.
"Yeur chairman has referred to the
civic federation. l say to you that were
1T not for my official position and my
duties as a public servant I would de-
vote more of my time to the policies on
which that organization is found
Concerning the anthracite strike SEN
ator Hanna said: when the great an
thracfte strike was threatening our fed
GRAFTON worked hard for weeks to avert
it, to bring men and employers together,
but failed. After it was ON we worked
hard to settle it, but failed. However,
in that matter it is my personal salts
faction to know that the statement that
l made at the time that he men would
not go back on their word has been kept
and that a sympathetic strike has been
averted. I told the federation that there
would be no sympathetic strike among
the bituminous miners.
Il believe in manhood. Labor organ
izations are not things which can be
sued for breach of contract. They have
no corporate existence. But would
rather have the promise of Iaboring
man. backed only by his sense of honor
and his manhood. than any agreement
which might be enforced by law. Man
hood and integrity are the same, wheth-
er they belong to a miner, street rail-
way man or a boss. For myself I have
no higher ambition than to work for the
purpose of bringing capital and labor
nearer together and to live out my life
in Cleveland, where I have lived for So
years"
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spirit moved them, and this morning
about O'Clock. after they had absorbed
enough of the spirit" they started a
rough house Messrs. Henderson and
Wilcox, officers OF the law, as 1t is writ
ten in Topeka. called at the Waters
residence in time to corral the family
and put out blaze started by them
while playing ping pong with the parlor
lamp. They had been absorbing booze
in large quantities, and it was evident
that the booze would not mix properly
with the Waters. SO that the officers
found 1t necessary. to gather the pair,
and escort them to the keep. This
morning when the court kindly fined
them only $25 per, Mrs. Waters shed Bit
ter tears. and refused to be comforted
by the courts kindly assurance that it
was nothing serious.
The United Order of Imported Pot
CANCERS were scheduled to spend the
balmy summer eve in picnicking on
the green sward in the city park, but
some cruel, heartless coppers surround
ed the bunch, confiscated the refresh
ments, and instead of the joyous time
scheduled, they are all doing time OF
a different variety. Messrs. Tom Smiley,
G. Washington White. Jas Ryan, Jno.
Ryan, Jno, King and Julius Herne, all
members of the Worknit Travelingmen's
union, met during the day and organized
the social order aforementioned. They
secured two cases Of brew that made
some eastern village famous, together
with certain cabbages and potatoes.
Then they repaired to the bank of the
treacherous Kaw, which was perfectly
harmless as far as they were concern
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STEAMER LINES COMBINE.
Morgan and Cromwell Interests Have
Been United,

New York, Aug.5.-In connection with
the Southern Pacific railroads new ar
rangement for the handling OF it's ocean
freight between this and southern ports
the Journal OF Commerce says it learns
from an official source that the Morgan
and Cromwell lines have been combin-
ed; in other words, the vessels and pro-
perty of the Cromwell service have been
purchased by and turned over to the
Southern Pacific company. The terms
of the transfer are not yet available.
however. It is also learned that the
agencies of the Cromwell line In Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore will be
abolished as was the local agency. and
what were formerly two separate SER
vices will be operated as one, except
that they will of course, ply between
different points; that is. one from New
York to Galveston direct for freight
only and the other from New York to
New Orleans, carrying both freight and
passengers The management will be
centralized and unified.
The Cromwell Line is an old service.
In 1853 the company operated q service
to Portland. Me-, Halifax, n. s.. and St.
Johns. Ten years later the New Or
leans service was inaugurated. It is
not yet known whether the Cromwell
corporation will be continued or not.
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CAREER rs CHECKED.
A Swindler Falls Down on His First
Attempt.

San Francisco. Aug. 5.-"Lieutenant''
Edgar N. Coffey of New York has been ar
rested in Oakland, charged with passing
a bogus check on Mrs. Barbara, q land
lady Of the Galindo hotel His arrival Mt
the hotel few days ago was preceded by
a letter from Portland, Ore, purporting
to be signed by George w. McIver, captain
Of the Seventh infantry, U, s. A, stating
that coffey was a second lieutenant of
that company who had been sent south on
official business. requesting that his name
and rank be kept secret and asking the
hotel people to cash a check for $50, which
had been given him. The letter was writ
ten on official paper and the lieutenant
brought with him many apparently gem
uine credentials The check was cashed
by Mrs. Barbara, whose suspicious were
aroused, however, when q second check
was presented by Coffey. An Investigation
was made and his arrest followed.
Among his effects were found q great
number of army OFFICIAL enyel opes. large
quantities OF army stationery. many army
transportation blanks, a number OF blank
checks and a large army revolver. At first
he strongly protested his innocence. but
finally admitted that he was not what he
claimed to be. but asserted that this was
his first Offense against the law. He Is
q man Of fine appearance and good ad-
dress.
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NEW COMMITTEES.
Mayor Parker Gives Out a Revised
List of Appointments.

Mayor Parker last night announced the
new list of council committees. The COM
mittees have been considerably changed
owing to the resignation from the council
Of W. S. CLANCY and the appointment of
his successor, Frank Blanch. The princi-
pal change is the appointment of George
Neil as chairman of the ways and means
committee. The revised list of committees
is follows:
Ways and Means-Geo Neil. chairman;
j. w. Blossom, Joseph Griley, S. A.
Swendson. Samuel T. Howe. Frank
Blanch.
Claims and Aceounts-W. s. Bergund-
thai, chairman; Joseph Griley. Frank
Blanch.
Licenses. A. swendson, chairman; J..
W. Blossom, s. T. Howe.
Public Buildings-Frank Blanch, chair
man: s. A Swendson, w. F. Weber.
Bergundthal, Frank Blanch.
man; George Neil, E. B. Snyder
Streets and Walks-W. F. Weber, chair
man; E. B. Snyder, w. s. Bergundthal,
H. s. Nichols, G.. V, Wolf, Geo. w. Itch
Police Department-Ioseph Griley. chair
man; W. f. Weber, J. w. Blossom
Waterworks--H. S. Nichols, chairman;
W. s. Rergundthal, Samuel T. Howe.
Gas and Electric Lights-E. B. Snyder,
chairman; w. F. Weber, George Neil.
Health and Sanitation-George w. Itch
ner, chairman; II. 8. Nichols. Joseph Girl
ley.
Sewers-G. ". Wolf chairman: e. B.
Snyder, George w. Tichner.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

u.eaye items for this column with Kim.
bail Printing Co.. sla North Kansas Avail
Mr.. and Mrs. J; 2. McAfee spent Sum
Mrs. Harry Nichols who has been
quite i'll is greatly improved.
Mr.. Chris Bader, Of Kansas City, was
the guest Sunday Of Topeka friendA
Miss Myrtle Seymour left today for
two weeks trip to New York and the
sea coast.
Mrs. F. E. Ringer left today for Dem
yer. where she win visit her niecs, Mrs..
John Bradley.
Miss Leah Shirley has returned to her
home in Granville after a short visit
to relatives here.
Mrs. H. D. Jett of Kansas City. Mrs.
E. w. Jett of Perry and Mrs. F. A. Jett
of Granville were North side visitors
yesterday.
There will be business meeting of
the Epworth League of the Kansas
Avenue M, E church this evening at
the church.
upon Sunday at Christ hospital tor ap-
pendicitis, is improving and is consfd-
cred out OF danger.
p 3. KimbaH who was in Fort Madison,
Iowa, with Santa Fe surveying COM
pany has been transferred to J. ~.
Meade's office at Topeka.
Mrs. A II. McBrier of Middieport.
Ohio, will arrive Wednesday noon to
visit her brother, J. M. Haynes and fam
lily, of oil Harrison street.
Mrs. A. v. Mutt, OF Oklahoma City,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
F. A. Jett, OF Grantville. since April.
has returned to her home.
Miss Pearl Cooper OF Wheaton is here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs C.
NJ. Cooper, at their home north OF town.
She will remain about three weeks.
Miss Eunice Cotton, who has been
Mrs Frank McGrath, OF 112s jackson
street, left for her home in Beloit today.
I. S. Dolman is in Colorado Springs
making arrangements to take his fam
lily there, where they will make an ex-
tended stay II the climate II beneficial
Mr. Clarence Matthews has returned
from Texas. where he has been with a
Rock Island surveying CON pRny. Mr..
Matthews injured his foot. and is home
to rest
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Pearson and Miss
have returned from Herington. where
they accompanied the remains Of Miss
Daisy Pearson.
Miss Sarah Eggieston. who visited
Mrs. Kate F. King at her North side
home year ago, died recently at Los
Angeles Sanitarium. Her remains were
taken to Upper Sandusky. OHIO, Tor In
terment
Rev. w. B. Feese. U. B. minister at
Meriden. was the guest last night xoi
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Steele, of 1905
Jackson street. Rev. Feese left today
for Brown county, where he VIII assist
with some meetings.
James McAfee entertained few 81
his friends last evening at his home.
1908 Quincy street. His guests were
JAG Campbell. Harold Forbes. Grove
Dolman, Edwin James, Bob Thomas
John Morthland and Gaiiard Miller
Mrs. Walter Durham arrived yesier-
day from Fort Scott and was the gu est
| until today of her uncle and aunt, Ar.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Shellabarger. She lett
| this morning for Horton where she will
| spend the day visiting her father. From
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1T WAS A FAILURE.



New York, Aug. Colonial Secretary
chamberlain'e admissions on Friday are
regarded by the Radical press, says q
Tribune dispatch from London az proof
from his point Of view that the colonial
conference has been a failure Mr..
Chamberlain's objects In converting it.
they say, were better adjustments of
imperial defense and imperial trade. He
hoped and expected to lay the founda-
tfons for q customs union. and to OBJ
tain the consent of the pFemiers to
scheme under which the greater colon
les would make specific contributions
to the cost of defending the empire The
premisrs will have nothing to do with a
customs union. since 1t would mean =
loss of revenue which the states they
represent could III afford. They will
have nothing to do with any contribu-
ton to military necessities which are
fixed or compulsory; They argue that
er, land troops in Canada or send q
hostile feet into Canadian waters, it
would be faced by an American veto.
The one power that could invade Can
ada is the United States. against whom
England. the dispatch adds, would be
poWerless.
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ed, as they had no intentions of bathing.
When the patrol wagon arrived about
shutdown the entire bunch was hilar-
iously full. and one member of the clan
was preparing to treat the assembly
to a rare hobo stew containing cabhaGes,
potatoes, onions and other ingredients.
their dreams only. The rude policemen
grabbed the entire works, beer and all.
The cabbages and potatoes are still on
exhibition at the keep. but the beer
the empty bottles! o. irony of fate! To
think that these knights of the Rail.
road Truck should be languishing on the
steingarten, with one day on and four
to play.
Contrary to all expectations. Chas.
Lawson, the iointist who was charged
with resisting an officer and carrying
from the police court last evening.
Lawson's trial had been postponed be-
cause his face, which had been treated.
or mistreated, by little Officer Barrett,
permit Mr.. Lawson to attend the court
at an earlier date. After hearing the
evidence the court decided that the
charge of resisting an officer was moth
ing more than personal fight between
the officer and Lawson, and that the
big jointist had been sufficiently pun
ished. Mr.. Urmy seemed aggrieved be-
cause Lawson was discharged on the
cute on the other charges. This leaves
a slim opening for Lawson to prosecute
Barrett on the charge of assault and
it is the opinion of the entire force that
the court made a mistake.
Among the cases which will not be
prosecuted in police court is a strenuous
set-to between Fox and Devro, two
local colored musicians, who are wont
to plunk the banjo on the thoroughfares
and subsequently pass the Panama 1t
with bad brew last Saturday eve. and
afterward passed his lid, taking up GER
tain and sundry coins. His partner
Mr. Devro. called for a fair and i'm
tom, but Mr. Fox was filled with an
idea that he was too foxy for anything
like that. He could not even see his
partner as they passed by. As gentle
landed on Mr.. Fox with the rim of his
banjo, making Herewith an embrasure
in Mr. Fox's pelt Mr.. Fox suddenly
came to, shook hands with his confed-
man, and that he had done the proper
thing under the circumstances. It is
stated that he also made haste to divide
the collection.
Arthur Sparks, the young Kansas City
man who was brought back by Deputy
Sheriff Stewart yesterday, charged with
the larceny of 1,0a6 cigars from T. M.
James, ir., of North Topeka, is the son
of former Kansas City detective A
Kansas City paper says OF the young
man:
THE clerk in the cigar store reported
to his employer that the cigars had been
taken from him by force, but Sparks
says he and his companion won them
playing slot machine. Anyone who
knows young Sparks can readily credit
his story. 1t is currently believed here
that the slot machine that he cannot
beat has not yet been invented. So
large and constant were his winnings
when the gambling slot machines were
ia vogue that it is said he was finally
barred from playing them
Young Sparks would never reveal the
secret of his success In hypnotizing an
unresponsive piece OF machinery SO that
it give up to him the coin accumulated
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MAY BE FROM BALDWIN.
William Ziegler Receives an Unsigned
telegram.

New York, Aug. 6.-Winiam Ziesler,
who is interested. in. the Baldwin iegler
expedition, says he has received an I'M
signed cablegram from Trousoe. Norway,
reading:
Cheer up. Awaiting Ffithjof. Beware
of canards Fearless"
although there is no signature to the
dispatch" MI Ziegler said, lit is unques-
tionably sent by Baldwin. The Frithjof re-
ferred to il the steamship / sent out with
the America as a sort of censort OF trans
port to accompany the America, the yes
sci Baldwin was on. As for the mysterious
deaths on boerd the America have not
yet received one word"
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but his ability in that direction cannot
be Questioned"
from James, it will be one on the estab-
lishment- Under any circumstances the
boy in charge Of the store acted fool
ishly in allowing Sparks to play q doll
lar on the side. Owners of the penny
machines say they cannot even afford
to allow q side bet OF q dime ON the
Whirl, az the machines are SO made that
they Day only a small margin to the
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Killed by Chicken Thieves.

Lexington, Mo-. Aug. b.-Geo. W. john
son. aged 81. one of the wealthiest men
in this county. was shot and killed early
this morning by chicken thieves whom he
surprised in his hen house. Four suspects
are under arrest. There is much ex-
citement and If the murder can be fast
ened upon any one of the quartstte q
lynching may result.
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Biggest Ever Undertaken.

New York, Aug. 5.-Work will begin
today on the foundation at the New
York navy-yard on which the new 49,
600 ton battleship Cincinnati will be con-
structed. Three thousand spiies are to be
driven into the ground set apart for the
building site, in order to make a sure
foundation for the ways The construc-
ton of this ship will be the biggest work
ever undertaken at the New York yard.
The only battleship built there previous
ly was the Inflated Maine.
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Railroad Valuations Raised.

Indianapolis, Aug. 5.-The state board
of tax commissioners, after listening to
the representatives of corporations for ten
days has increased by S9.179,O54 the valua-
tionsHupon which steam and electric rail-
roads. telephones, telegraph. express,
pipeline and transportation companies
must pay taxes. The assessments of the
Monon railroad was increased 500 a.
mile Of main track. The Lake Erie and
Western was increased $1,000 a mile OF
main track.
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The most scientific fotd product of
the century, containing all the food
elements of wheat with the added bene-
4lt OF the best maxi. It is not toasted
bread granules. but the entire wheat
thoroughly cleansed and eteasned over
two hours, matted and rolled, foru1ing
the Takes. then baked in an oven until
crisp Declared to be the greatest
health food Of the age. and one that
newer distresses when ofhers do. Dys-
peptics and peoGle of weak DIGESTION
lind Malta Vita just the food 70 give
them q pleasant. enjoyable msal Ask
grocer for package
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Boy Cured of Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach. I
phine, but the child kept getting worse.
] then gave him half teaspoonful Of
chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy, and in half an hour he was
sleeping and soon recovered.-F. l. VII
kins, Shell Lake, Wis Mr.. Wilkins IS
bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co.
For sail by all druggists.
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here she win go to her home in Chi

there she will go to her home in Chi
caHo.
An inquest was held this morning in
the undertaking rooms of Shellaharger
& Son over the remains of young Level.
the colored boy who was drowned yes
verdict reached was that he came to his
death by accidental drowning. The fun
eral will be held tomorrow afternoon al
two O'Clock from the b street church.
As W. H. Moody was excayating un-
der his building at S26 Kansas avenue
preparatory to cementing the cellar he
found buried jug of whisky which
was all that was left of one of the orig
inal package houses which were 20 num-
erous a number of years ago. A tag
showing that the whisky had been
buried for about fourteen years was
found attached to the jug.