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Verona Lake, near Mont Claire. y. ]. Peter
Sinuerud ana Norris Wood divided the
ho9ors, the former winning the haIf-mIlr
Nud ten.mile contests The Canadians Got
three thirds. but only one second and thai
was In the half.mie event
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san Francisco, February lin the seventh
round Of what was 10 have he.n -
iouua encounter last night between Geerep
%Aasdner on Lowell, Mass, ana Jaek Rom ~
SAitsso' me latter was awarded decIsion
on the claim OF foul. pe''sion
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Another Cold Wave.

Washington, February observer Gal
weston Cold wave; temperature win fan
70 minimum Of about twenty degrees by
Sunday afternoon. Hsnry.
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WEATHER IMPORTATION,


Washington February L.. Eastern Texas
Fair aud MUCH COLDER SUNDAY,
with a cold wave
Monday fair and cold; fresh Winds on
the cohst
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TIE AMERICANS WON.

The Canadian skaters Failed to Capture
an Event
New York, February l.-Amerieans scored
heavily over the Canadians today In the
hnsis OF the championship skating races be
tween Canada and the unIted States Al
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hos afflicted with Chronic Diseases instances have sa
treatment OF one kind another off and and because they ~
H toward fA
become incnrab wh
hh examination made
on your and tmuAs
treatment that viii
enjoyed andm bgna
am DONG hs Tor others every day. and he
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4. Itaimont, 226s, is now % years old. bur
- n.lS aha hearty He served tWsntv
10 mares lass season, seventeen Il wbich srs
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How / CURE.

attribute napproached largely me IA
years devoted and
owicdge and
thoroughly andp
which often
slcSI uQt treat each
reputation ful6iment OF deal
whose professional be ed'|
the leading banks and acenc
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HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A Bill Passed Affecting Sale Of Certain
Things in New Hebrdes.
Washington, February 1.-The house,
after the transaction Of some minor busl.
ness. which included the passage OF the
senate bin to prohibit the sale Of firearms.
opium aud intoxicating liquors IN the New
HebItdcE, devoted the day to the euloxies
on the life snd public services OF the late
Representative Brosslus Of Pennsylvania,
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The Stimulus
of Pure Stood

That is what Is required by even
organ Of the body, for the proper per.
Torrance Of its functions.
It prevents biliousness, dyspepsia.
constipation, kidney complaint. rheu.
matism. cataHh, nervousness. weak
ness faintness, pimples. blotches. snc
all cutaneous eruptlons.
II pertects all the vital processes.
". p. Keeton. Woodstock. Ala, took Hoods
gars&psrilla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired for
SONS time Before be mad Gnished the nrst
bottls Of this medicine ho felt better and
when be had taken the second was like
another man free from that tired feeling
and able TO do his work.
Hoods SaTsaRaFiEEa
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute. bu
SGT Hoods today.
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WHAT / CURE.

am an able physician competent 10 treat any form OF
my eaTfsr however my attention was directed the lar
$50 70 Whgh men are subject and realizing the broad field
eases covered decided to specially OF their teatme
vast amount OF study and research which has been rewarded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
DEAL IS CLOSED.
Sale of Big Consolidated, of
Cleveland, Is Concluded.

Cleveland, O., Feb 21.-The bankers
committee of the Everett-Moore syndi-
cate today issued the following official
statement concerning the sale of the Big
Consolidated Street railway system of
this city:
THE deal for the Everett Moore hold
ings of stock in the Cleveland Electric
Railway company has been practically
closed. A syndicate headed by Horace
E. Andrews has contracted for the en-
tire holdings of stock of the Everett
Moore syndicate in the company. The
price at which the stock will be sold is
$50 per share. The Elkins- -Widener-Do-
ian syndicate which was negotiating
for the property failed to make a propo-
sition satisfactory to the committee
Mr.. Andrews who was formerly presi-
dent of the Big Consolidated" has al
ready a holding of stock in the com
pany estimated at 20 per cent of the
whole. In order to secure full control
it is said he must purchase about $4,000
shares more at a cost of nearly $4, 600, 600
Mr.. Andrews and his assistants also are
large holders of the stock of the CleVe-
land City Railway company, known 10
caIly as the Little Consolidated of which
Senator Hanna is president 1t is un-
derstood to be the purpose of those in
tereSted in the two companies to effect
a consolidation If this was effected it
would put every street car line in the
city under the control of one company.
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TALK OF NEW TICKET.
RumOrs That Dissatisfied Re-
publicans Will Name One.

There is some talk of an Independent
ticket at the fall election to oppose some
of the Republican nominees who do not
suit a certain wing of the party
Rumof has it that Frank M. Stahl
would be the candidate on the independ-
ent ticket against A. T. Lucas for sher-
iff and that Frank Lindsay would be the
candidate against Galen Nichols for
county attorney. The friends of both
Stahl and Lindsay says emphatically
that neither of the two would allow
their names on an independent ticket
and that they have announced positive
ly that they will not be candidates. The
same rumor has it that Furman Baker
would be the nominee for county clerk.
He is Democrat.
There seems to be little crystallized
sentiment behind the independent tick
ct movement and those who will talk
say that nothing will be done about it
until the county primaries and city cleo
tion are out of the way, then there may
be some effort to put an independent
ticket in the field.
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ICE GORGES.
They Are Creating Considerable
Alarm at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Feb. 21.-Anxiety was in
creased today along the Monongahela
and Allegheny rivers, where great ice
gorges have formed by the continued
rain and the prospects of warmer
weather. The situation was disquieting
and river men of years experience say
that with the present weather condi-
tions lasting, the ice is due to move by
Sunday.
In the meantime owners of imperilled
property along the rivers and the Off
cials of the river coal combine are pre-
pairing to move their effects SO as to be
clear of the impending danger. The
great gorge on the Allegheny river
which extends seventy miles up the
river and varies in thickness from five
and day by the river men and early
warnings are to be sent out when it
begins to move. 1t is still hoped that
the rain will cease and that the tnaw
will be a slow one, SO that the ice may
melt and move out slowly.
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MISSOURI SENDS GREETING.
Begs Kansas to Keep Up the Party
Organization.

Immediately after the convention was
called to order after dinner the follow
ing telegram was read:
''St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 21.
chairman Populi9t Convention Assem-
bly,, Topeka, Kan:
1.-The allied party of Missouri in ses-
sion send you as reformers our heart
lest greetings and hope you will act as
we are acting independent of both old
political parties, and send an able and
representative delegation to the allied
party national convention in Louisville
Missouri is in a political revolution. The
necessity for an independent national
party is imperative. AS brethren in a
common cause we urge you to make no
compromise with the enemy.
FRANK E. RICHEY,
state Chairman 'Midroaders.'
u. H. COOK, of Fusionists.
"DR. JOS. f. CHAMBERS,
'Of Public Ownership
'"The trouble with Missouri" COM
mented Webb McNall, lis that its po-
litical revolutions are between cleo
tionS.'
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of Bryan is making a gallant fight to
save the nation from corporations and
trust and other forms of aggression
upon the right of the people"
McNALL IN THE CONFERENCE.
Webb McNall holds down "a seat in
the conference with proxy from Jim
Morphy, although McNall is the head of
the Free Silver party. IF the Populist
party wants to disband D. o. McCray
and l will extend them an invitation to
come into the Free Silver party We
think that would be better than to go
into the Democratic party, because we
are not as old as the Democrats, and
so have not as bad a record
HARRINGTON'S MISFIT SPEECH.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization illustrates the
temper of a Populist gathering. When
the committee reported in favor of
Grant Harrington for permanent chair
but the anti-fusionists, realizing that
the committees had all been appointed
and that the permanent chairman would
have little power, consented to the
recommendation.
Mr.. Harrington had prepared a speech
to deliver when he was elected tenn
porary chairman in case the conference
should be dominated by the fusion ele
ment. The turn taken by the proceed.
ings was unexpected The speech was
misfit. 1t was a fusion speech, while
the temper of the conference was anti
fusion. The "antis'' took it quietly,
however, and Joined with the fusionists
in cheering Harrington's exeoriation of
Senator Burton and his laudation of
Senator Harris.
MIR. HARRIS EXPLAINS.
While waiting for the report of the
committee resolutions, Edwin Tay
lor suggested that Senator Harris be
asked to tell why the Populist senators
in congress went into ~the Democratic
caucus.
when we six Populist senators in the
F'ifty-seventh congress came together
xn~n 10 iG for. md haf
we took any action we put the question
before the Democratic caucus. We
asked them if we could go into the
Democratic caucus and still retain all
our rights as Populists, and it was only
after we were assured that we could
that went into their caucus"
Senator Harris said the Democrats
Joined with the Populists in the Popu
list ideas of income tax. government
ownership of the isthmian canal, Pacific
cable and other matters. He also said
there is no danger of the Democratic
party being disorganized by such men
as Cleveland and Hill.
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leading issues of reform to be taken up
one al a time in the order of necessity
and paramount Importance.
THE evils of government do not come
all at once, nor can they be removed all
at once. The cords of oppression can
be loosened only one at time
when Dewey made his attack on the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay, he con-
centrated his guns upon the flag ship.
and thus sunk and destroyed one at a
time the entire fleet of the enemy, win
ming as it were the most signal naval
victory that the world has ever known.
THE Populist party stands as the
only national sponsor for. economic
equality, economic Justice, progress and
industrial reform. We can force the ac-
ceptance of these principles of reform
if the party will maintain intact it's
organization. and fight to secure the
balance of power between the two old
parties When you are ready you may
open fire. The money question is not
settled; it is the murdered Banquo that
will push the unjust from the stools of
power
/. Your chairman felt that he had
something to say, and wanted to say it
now. And in the last words of the
brave Laurence, Don't give up the
ship"
After Mr. Allen closed there was a
short wrangle over the appointment of
committees. but it was finally decided
that committees on resolutions. rules,
permanent organization and credentials
should be appointed, two delegates from
each congressional district and two at
large. A recess was taken to allow each
district to select its members of the var
ious committees.
After the report of the selections made
by the various delegations the confer
ence adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
HARRINGTON is ELECTED.
At the afternoon session Grant Har-
rington was elected chairman, in ac-
cordance with the report of the COM
mittee on organiza ton.
"a f,I- he
chair:
1T has been heralded far and wide
by the Republican press that the pur-
pose of this conference is to buck and
gag the Peoples party and turn it
over bound hand and foot. to the DEM
ocracy. and some good POpulists have
taken alarm at the impending danger
Converts are not made that way. This
conference is not the end of all things.
We are here simply to take counsel
with esch other. There will be a Peo-
Pies party state convention in Kansas
l4is year Those of you who want to
nominate a Populist ticket will be given
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" one-half of those of Austria are own
ed by the government. In Italy nearly
all the railways are owned by the gov
ernment In Australasia nearly all the
railways are owned by the government
of the various colonies And in India
nearly all the railways are owned by
the Indian government
The passenger rate on the govern
ment roads of Russia is less than one
cent per mile. 1t is five hundred miles
from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and
the fare is only $3.50 second class; it
would be considered first class in this
country.
I'm all the great cities of Europe pub
lie market places are fitted up and
maintained at the public expense;where
animals of every description and food
ter are bought and sold free from the
charge of rent. tolls or taxes, to the
vendors of these products.
After the great London fire of 1866
all the market places of London had
been rebuilt, and in order to defray this
expense a small toll or charge was
levied upon the vendors of food COM
modities and for this offenSe against
the public it was held by the court of
kings bench in a quo warranto pro-
ceedings that London had forfeited it's
charter.
1.-The producers of live stock in the
states tributary to the markets of Kan
sas City, pay in commissions three mil
lion dollars annually, and one million
dollars stock yard charges, and are
swindled out of one million dollars more
by combination of buyers, and in the
manipulation of markets. If the state
of Kansas ow%ed the Kansas City stock
yards the transfers OF live stock would
be made by state agents at the cost of
service and the stock yard charges
would be reduced to one-sixth the pres
ent cost. This vast saving of expenses
of about five million dollars annually
in the marketing of live stock would be
divided between producer and consumer.
1t would cheaper the cost of cut meats
on one hand, while it would improve
the price of live stock on the other.
This system would do more, it would
steady the market, and uniform prices
would be maintained to the great bene-
fit of both producer and consumer.
Money, land and government owner
ship of public utilities are the three
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HARRIS Is THE CENTER.
Notwithstanding Opposition to His
Plans He Is the Popular Figure.

There is little talk about possible can
didates among the delegates. The fu-
sion element had expected to push Sen
ator Harris as a candidate for governor.
but the senator stays by the declara-
tion he made some time ago that he
will not accept the gubernatoria1 noni-
nation.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
majority seem to be opposed to Sen
ator Harris in his fusion ideas. it is
easy to see that he is the central figure
of the conference He is always sur
rounded by a crowd of delegates.
The Wyandotte county delegation is
booming in a quiet way Mayor Grad
dock, of Kansas City. kas., for gov
ernor. Craddock is Democrat.
The anti-fusionists are also pushing
W. j. Babb, of Wichita, for the same
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Then Chairman Ridgley took up valu
able time in making a speech, in which
he attacked the anti-fusion election
law. In five minutes one of the dele
gates on the front row was asleep
Ridgley explained how difficult it is to
vote ballot without making a mis-
take. and said that he lost his own vote
in the last township election in his
county through writing a road over
seer's name in the wrong place.
A row was precipitated as soon as
Rldgley got through, and a test of
strength between the fusion and anti
fusion forces. Edwin Taylor of Wyan-
dotte county. nominated Grant Harring-
ton of Brown county, for temporary
chairman Harrington was the candi-
date of the fusion element. w. ]. Babb
nominated Walter n. Allen of jefferson
county. as the candidate of the anti
fusion forces
Mr.. Allen was elected. the vote stand
ing-Allen 213. Harrington 106
p. +. Yearout of Emporia and John E.
Wagner of Leavenworth were nomi-
mated for temporary secretary. Yearout
won by vote of 1856 to so. and Wagner
was made assistant secretary
When Walter n. Allen took the chair
he also had to make a speech. He said:
CHAIRMAN ALIENS SPEECH
No one now can doubt the spirit of
this conference. That we will resolve to
maintain the integrity of the Peoples
party organization and the integrity
of its principles. is already assured. But
in this action our wooing Democratic
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an opportunity to do so. AS member
of your state central committee, /
speak by the book when / tell you that
that committee intends at the proper
time to call state nominating conven-
tion- 1t would be unfaithful to its trust
did it fail to do SO. A state central
committee is charged with the care of
the party machinery between conven-
tions, and it is not for the committee
to say that no more tickets shall be
nominated. That is the province of the
regularly elected delegates to a state
convention. Let us then at the very
outset of these deliberations put away
the idea that an effort is being made
to steal away the organization from
those who want a Peoples party ticket
in the field in the coming state cam
paign.'
In closing Mr.. Harrington said:
THE Peoples party has had its day
Populistic principles however, must
and will prevail in this nation and if
the Democratic party abandons its van
tage ground, a new organization will
spring up to take it's place, but it will
not come from the prairieS of Kansas.
Its genesis will be found not on the
farms but in the townships It's rallying
cry will be public ownership of TALL
monopolies and it's strength will be
found in the cities But until that time
comes, let us join hands with the or
ganization which under the leadership
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
LIST is GROWING.
Large and Increasing Number of Over
due Vessels.

San Francisco, Feb. 21.-The list of
overdue vessels posted at the Merch-
ants Exchange is steadily growing.
The Red Rock, S5 days out from Frazer
river for London with salmon, is quoted
at 15 per cent. reinsurance. The Brit
ish ship Cape Rock is out, 35 days from
Port Angeles for Portland, and stands
at Is per cent, and the Earl Cadogan,
81 days out between the same ports, is
at the same figure. The French bark
Les Adelphes 129 days from NADIA
gascar for Portland is at 20 per cent.
and the French Ernest Legoure, 105
days out from Hobart, Tasmania, for
Portland. The sane figure obtains on
the French bark Olivier De Clisson, 165
days out from Cayenne for this port,
and there is a rate of 10 per cent. quoted
on the Yosemite, IS days out from Ia
coma for Callao.
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LIST OF COMMITTEES.
Selections Were Made by Congress
sional Districts.

The following were the committees
selected by congressional districts:
RESOLUTIONS.
First districts. H Allen, Shawnee;
John w. Breidenthal, Shawnee.
Second district P. Hindman,
Olathe; p. P. Elder. Franklin
Third district-M. A. Householder,
Cherokee; J. d. Botkin, Cowley.
Fourth district. r. Wright, Lyon;
Taylor Riddle, Marion.
Fifth district-Andrew Shearer, Mar
shall; c. B. Hoffman, Dickinson
Sixth district-W. D. Street, Decatur;
c. H. Moody, Jewell
Seventh district-W. J. Babb. Sedg-
wick; Wan. Stryker, Sumner
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GAINES AND MRS. DIGGs CLASH
He Didn't Want Her as Chairman of
Delegation.

Mrs. Diggs and H. N. Gaines had an
other round in the organization of the
Shawnee county delegation. Gaines
nominated Judge Allen as chairman of
the Shawnee county delegation Mrs
Diggs protested that she was chairman
as the first delegate elected. Judge
Allen settled the matter by nominating
w E Bush who was elected.
In the vote on chairman of the con-
ference Shawnee county voted ten dele
gates for Allen, or anti-fusion. and one
for Harrington. or fusion. The one vote
was that of Mrs. Diggs.
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STILL IN STORM PERIOD.
@Cider" Smith Says We Are Not Yet
Out of Woods.

Cider Smith said this morning: 1--WE
are still in the storm period predicted
for the 18th to Goth and will be for a
number of days with gradual inclina-
tion towards fair weather.
The government forecast sent out this
morning was: Fair tonight and Satur-
day. Warmer southeast portion tonight
The minimum temperature this morning
was II. The wind has been south blow
ing miles an hour. The hourly temper
atures recorded by the government
b,1ro &C
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friends need not feel discouraged. For
If they are willing to be fair, reasonable
and just, a coalition can be formed
against the common enemy that will ad-
vance the cause of the Peoples party
and stimulate the progress of the Dem
ocratic party.
With us names are nothing. prin-
ciples are everything. We belong to a
class of producers, and consumers, that
seek not the spoils of Office, but reform
in government. Our principles are
economic, not sentimental nor partisan
We are at war against bank monop-
oily, land and railroad monopoly ele-
vator and stock yard monopoly. Banks
of issue should be abolished. and the
government functions to issue money
resumed. Land holding should be linn
tied by law and our railroads. grain
elevators and stock yards ought to be
owned and operated by the government
at the cost of service
Government ownership of railroads
is the settled policy in nearly all the
countries of Europe.
About nine-tenths Of the railroads
OF Germany are owned by the govern
ment; about two-thirds of those of Rus
sia are owned by the government; near
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POpulist Factions Meet to De-
eide Supremacy.
Anti-FusiOn People Win Pre-
.liminary Skirmish.
w. N. ALLEN is ELECTED
Chosen For Temporary Chair
man by Overwhelming Vote.
His Opponent Grant Harrington
Wins Second Bout.
HARRIS ISTHROWN OUT
Gauoknr, ID DaF,cad :, DIaaa ON RQC-
HARRIS is Thrown OUT
Senator Refused a Place OH Res
OIutiOns Committee.
Senator Harris Asked to Ex-
plain Some Things.

It was ten minutes after 10 o'clock
when the Populist conference to de-
eide the future of the Peoples party in
Kansas was called to order by Chair
man Z. r. Ridgley.
There was no invocation of any kind
but Secretary John Curran was imme-
diately started on the reading of the
official call for the conference and the
address issued by the state committee.
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LONG WILL co.
Has Intended For Months to
Quit Cabinet.
President Knows About 1t But
No Time Fixed.

Washington, Feb. 21-After the cab
met meeting today Secretary Long
stated that the report that he intended
leaving the cabinet was quite true. He
said he had fixed upon no specific date
for his leaving and he had not yet for
mally sent his resignation to the presi-
dent and might not do so for some time.
The president, however, was fully aware
of his purpose which was formed many
months ago