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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18

the meantime Taylor Riddle was hurrying
up the Democrats. At this juIn5,cture Cl !97
the Democrats got there. And you say
now that you didn't hear any one calling
Democrats got there. Poor deaf mutei
Then the Democrats swarmed in and the
convention two hours and refuse a divis-
ion of the house before the DemocraTs
you . mot see? Clemens didn't hear but
he could see clearly You could neither
would be were it not for the fact that the
rights of the people were then and there
being bartered for a mess OF pottage.
contest among the delegates accredited
regularly in that convention. fusion was
conferences COMMITTEES. No other delegates
were ever seated in that convention and
resolution was carried after the Demo-
Gratis had come over in droves. Every re-
porter around the reporters table in that
convention knows that there were at least
200 more votes cast than there had ever
been delegates in that convention, and 50
reported
Jewell county had no delegates at the
April convention, and elected none az
oerat down ai there who used to masquerade
in this county as a Populist, came to To-
THY sat Pea IN the
vention and cast ten votes for the Dem
manner with basso voice to call your at
tention to these fragrant usurpations, but
you had nothing. but deaf ear for our
thunderings in this regard.
Your proposition for each of us to put
up s25 in Judge Geiger's hands or in the
hands of some suitable person before
whom evidence might be adduced in this
matter, and the winner to take the pot,
is in keeping with the coarse and crooked
work incidentally referred to above. To
pursue such course at this time would
probably serve to create a little smoke
behind which meanwhile, the sable gem
tlernan in the woodpile might hide his
ugly form, and to detract the attention Of
the rank and file from the real situation.
Such methods will hoodwink no one 1t
will settle nothing. It would simply ne
would never vouchsafe nor maintain
principle. 1 shall not indulge in any
such scheme: nor will be a party to any
act which might soil the judicial ermine
of Judge Geiger by asking him to become
a stake holder.
THAT Democrats came into and voted
in large numbers in our convention was
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MIR. wRIGHrs LAST SAY.
Replies to Major Harvey's Letter on
the Populist Convention.

Colonel Joseph A. Wright of Smith
Center has written a reply to Major
Harvey's recent letter concerning the
late Populist state convention, and he
sends the State Journal a copy. He
refuses Major Harvey'S proposition to
submit the points in controversy to
some third party, but he goes after
Major Harvey rough-shod, intimating
that Harvey was partial to fusion be-
cause he had been nominated by the
Democrats for congress in the First
district. Colonel Wrights letter fol-
lows:
Smith Center. Kan, Aug. Is, 1904.
"Mr. A NJ. Harvey, Topeka, Kan.
MY dear sir:-I am in receipt of
your reply of 18th instant, a publica-
ton of which appeared in the Topeka
State Journal and am not little sur
prised that you take exceptions to the
to your late adjourned Democratic
convention. 1 am not DESTROYS of en-
gaSing in any prolonged controversy
over this matter, but I cannot allow
these statements in your reply to go
entirely unnoticed.
You may remember, Mr.. Harvey
that /, in company with your state
committeeman, made a trip to Topeka
on the evening of January 14th this
year to attend a meeting of our state
central committee. 1t was important
to me to know at that time how the
state officers of our state committee felt
about fusion. You may remember
that you made a twenty minute talk
for an early convention, based on the
theory that any further connection
with the Democratic party was not
among the probabilities in the future.
Curran and Babb made a talk along
the same line Against you was Tay-
Tor Riddle who was then a Democrat
working for the Democrats. You won
your point and an early convention
was the result In one month YOU
were running for congress among the
Democrats over in the First district
and talking for fusion.
DO you think the people can not read
between the linesi Then came the April
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Lowering of Prices Indicated by State
of Iron Trade.

New York. Aug demonstrating the
fact that the "gentlemans agreement
in the steel trust has long possessed a
shadowy value. says the Iron Age, the
effect upon sentiment of the recent oc-
currences has been rather surprising.
Certain demands have been made upon
the Republic company, in connection
with the conversion contract and have
been fatty refused and there the mat
ter rests.
So far as the great mass of the ton
mage of finished steel is concerned the
situation is not at all changed whether
billetS are selling at $23 or at $19. The
great companies which make finished
pits going back to the ore are not af-
fected at all The large consumers OF
steel either have their conversion con-
tracts, or their sliding scale contracts
based on pig iron, which has declined
from natural causes. Under these Slid
ing scale contracts they have been get
ting their steel at close to $40 for some
time past. 1t is only a limited number
of small outside FORCES and rolling
mills who have been held under the
agreement, and with a wide-bpen mar
ket for steel they will simply be placed
in a somewhat better position to fight
for a modest share in the finished lines.
In a market like the present this may
have some influence.
The real danger lies in the gathering
signs of a diSintegration among the
more serious pools in the finished trade.
Foremost among these are the Beam
structural pool has invited a large in
dependent company to enter, and this
invitation has been declined on the
ground that the pool agreement were
not being kept.
1t seems probable that the position
of the markets in this branch will be
thoroughly tested by the results of the
bids on the large amount of work for
the South Side Elevated company, of
Chicago, which will probably be known
this week The outlook for the main
tenance of prices on structural mater
ials is not regarded particularly
promising. There is growing uneasiness,
too, in the plate pool.
Reports are current that the steel
rail makers will probably take up the
matter of 1905 prices early during Sep
TENDER. In the meantime the selling
prices of light rails are showing a fur
Their decline, and what little business is
doing is being fought for until at times
as low as $3.50 and SO at the mill
is being accepted.
The southern labor situation is ex-
pected to come to a head at an early
date. There may become trouble, but it
is believed that it will not be long be-
fore the district is again producing at
a normal rate. In the meantime the
northern furnaces are taking the great
err part of what business is coming up
on the basis of $11.50 for No. 2 foundry
at furnace
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TO HARLEM IN is MINUTES.
Long Looked For Trip Has Been
Accomplished.

New York, Aug. 1S.-For the pur-
pose of establishing a test, power has
been turned on in the rapid transit
subway and electric trains sent over
the line from downtown stations to
Harlem. The long predicted trip
from the city hall to Harlem in Is
minutes was accomplished. Most of
the trains crept slowly past the sta
lions but were speeded beyond 116th
street.
The climax of the test was made
by picked crew with four cars run at
high speed over the entire route.
Some of the turns were made at a
dizzy gait, precautions having been
taken to have the track clear for the
great effort of the night The expert
ment was a complete success, and
Harlem was reached we'll within the
time allowance of Is minutes. To
those on the train the stations ap-
peared and melted away as in a pic
ture. So quietly did the cars move
at highest speed that only the watch
men heard their passage.
The greatest secrecy was main
tanned by the officials of the road.
Men at the stations were instructed
to allow no one without a special per-
nit to get below the level of the
street. One of the objects of the ex-
pertinent was to familiarize the men
at the controllers with the twists and
turns of the road. There are many
signals to learn, and the motormen
were confronted with problems con-
ceived by the superintendent to fool
them and teach them to avoid COLI
SiOnS.
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move to adjourn to meet with the, Dem
OcratS August 3. So sure were the an
Infusion element that the Wall street end
of the Democratic party would win at
journment without then putting out a
state ticket. with the understanding.
delegate Who talked squarely upon the sup
ject that, if Bryan, in his contest, was
sion would then be at an end. In fact to
make sure of it a resolution to that effect
was passed by the April APR convention td
over no self-respecting Populist with any
common honesty of purpose could believe
that the April convention leaders would
again betray us; and that, too, in the
face of a resolution passed by con-
NOV NOW, o when ~ did you get so sensitive
about the question of integrity ana the
me that if you had the integrity of most
politicians you would not claim TO pc a
Popuist after joining and MIXING VIII sna
I'VE confess that by the time we reach
ed the convention of August 3, your two
political somersaults had so shaken our
confidence that we might have overdrawn
How many times do you expect to dou-
bic on your party in six months and still
hold the respect and confidence of the
party?
You held over as chairman when. as
a matter of political integrity, you
of trying to ride two horses at the same
time going in opposite directions was too
apparent. The Integrity of our party!
To which party do you refer? Bah!
THE ants by districts organized that
convention and by strict vote on the
question selected a conference committee
opposed to going on the ballot under the
four hours conference with the Demo-
Gratis reported that they were unable to
agree any plan of fusion Their re-
Charged. Here is where your fine italian
hand got in its work You were defeated
ployed. Fred Close and Taylor Riddle
were hurrying to and fro to the Demo-
body got the floor for half an hours
speech in support of a motion to recon-
sider A motion to lay on the table was
lost you said by viva yoce vote. This
was the crucial test and you knew it. No
man could tell anything about that vote
A half dozen tried to get division Of the
house. But you were deaf to it all. In
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Determination not to
carry over one single ham
mock has created new
prices. These prices are
much lower than ordinary
they mean much larger saw
ings.
Canvas Weave Hammocks-Full
size beds, extra heavy valance;
d @aFafq pr Rct'e is ss:ss; re. S1.4O
Extra Fine Hammocks - With
swinging pillow; close canvas weave
material; very brilliant colors; full T.
inch valance. The marked price is
$500; we have reduced CT 7E
them to close out, each. - Is u
Hammocks that were priced $1.25
will be sold, each 75c.
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too evident for serious controversy, and
that the convention was dominated and
run by Democratic influences was also
too evident for any clubbing.
.'It was a bold attempt to deliver the
Peoples Party, body and soul, into the
Democratic party now controlled by C1eve-
land, Belmont, Hill, ct al, and the trusts
and corporations of the country. The
people will not stand for it And the lit
tie coterie of peanut politicians like jim. Jim
YOU have Joined. will look like 80 cents
when the people get through with them in
the coming election. No, thank you; we
question of political integrity with any
man who at this stage of the game still
claims to be a Democrat and a Populist
at one and the same time. Very respect
fully, j. A WRIGHT,
Member Peoples PARTY national COM
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Paper Napkins

A fine assortment of Den
nison's Japanese paper nap
kins will be sold here tomor-
row at cut prices. These are
the napkins you see at pic
MICS, luncheons, soda foun-
tains, etc. This is a splendid
chance to get a supply
cheap.
Fine Decorated Napkins, fast COL
ors, &c per 100.
Plain white crepe, regular 19c nap
kins, tomorrow lie per 100.
Fancy plain and colored crepe nap
kins, sold by the Model at csc; our
price for this sale tomorrow, 15c per
100.
Some exquisite napkins in dainty
colors, Powered and tinsel trimmed, in
DOYLE patterns; best quality of crepe
paper; regularly sold at soc, DE-
tomorrow. per 100. .0OC
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oring matter. No award will be
made on cheese in the manufacture of
which any additional matter except
milk from cows, rennet or rennetine,
salt, and coloring matter was used,
or on anything else than full cream
cheese
No awards will be made on butter
or cheese scoring less than IS points
Awards will be made by a single
judge, with the following scale of
points: Butter-Flavor AS, grain 80,
color Is, sailing 10; total. 100
ture 20, color 10, sailing 10; total, 100.
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Cuspidors-First quality sells at
25c; special for this sale 15c.
ChambersENo. 2 size; first quail
ity sold at soc regularly; these will
be sold tomorrow at, each 25c.
Water PftcherS-Special lot of
blue enameled ware, with white
lining, 1 gallon size; first quality
sold at CSC regularly; these 'ssec-
onds" will be priced in this sale
at csc.
Tea KettleS-No. size; you
never bought them in first quality
for less than 85c; these seconds
will go tomorrow at 45c.
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Dishpans=1O quart size; first
quality is regularly CSC; these sec
onds'' will be priced tomorrow at
Coffee Pots-1 II quart size; first
quality sec; these will be priced to-
morrow at. each Tic.
Covered Buckets quart size;
first quality would sell at 35c; we
will sell these seconds tomorrow
at, each 15c.
Dinner BucketS-Round style;
first quality would sell for Csc; to
be priced here tomorrow, each 33c.
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A Matrimonial library.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-A library of LOO
volumes on Matrimonial Institutions
has been donated to the University of
Chicago Professor George Elliott
Howard, lecturer of the university and
formerly professor of history at the
Leland Stanford, Jr. university, is the
donor. This library is said to be the
largest in the world on the subjects of
marriage. divorce and the family.
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Wash BasinS-Medium size; first
quality sells at Csc; we will sell
these seconds tomorrow at, each
12c-
Covered Buckets quart size;
first quality regularly sold at zoe;
these will be priced tomorrow at
12c.
Chamber Pails-10 quart size;
first quality is always priced at S5c;
these seconds" tomorrow 45c.
Rice Cookers quart inner pot;
the first quality always been sold
for csc; we will sell these sec
onds" tomorrow at, each doc.
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Hosiery and
Knit Underwear

Closing out prices on these
staple goods. We don't
want them, you do. Just a
few prices to show you the
exceptional values:
Fancy Lace IisIe Striped Hose
Regularly 49c. now S9c-
49c Monarch Hose-High colors.
regular made; tomorrow, pair Csc.
Hose-One lot dropstitch hose; all
colors; regularly Csc, now 15c.
Misses Dropstitch Hose-In black
only; 15c kind for, pair 1Oc.
Knit Union Suits-Regular Csc val
ues; trimmed with lace; go very spe-
cial tomorrow at, suit 19c.
Genuine Derby vests-Lace trim
med; 15c values, tomorrow two for
Csc.
Cllildren's Vests-Tape neck and
armholes; different sizes; regular 10c
vests for 4c.
ChiIdren's Union Suits-SleeveIess
Csc regular price, tomorrow extra spe-
cial at 19c-
Women's Nursing Vests-Fine vests.
regularly sold for Csc, tomorrow 19c.
Women's American silk Vests
White and colors; 39c values. for to-
morrow csc.
Women's Vests-35c was the reg
ular price, for tomorrow 23c.
Use White Jersey Vests for tomor-
row, each 15c.
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CHANGING MARKETS.
Pacific Coast Wheat Is Now Moving
Eastward.

Portland. Ore, Aug. 1S.-The Oregon
ian today says:
The extraordinary advances in the
speculative grain markets yesterday
have given a new aspect to the wheat
situation in the northwest. The mar
ket here. instead of being on an ex-
port basis is practically on the Chicago
bases. The price offered for wheat for
shipment east precludes any possibility
of buying on European account. OF
the 1000. 900 bushels of wheat that nave
changed hands since the season open
ed, it is estimated that from 400, 900 to
500. 600 bushels are for the east.
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Water PaiIs-1o quart size; 39c
is the regular price for first quail
ity ones; these seconds tomor-
row, each CSC.
Buckets+With balls; first quail
ity sells for SOC; we will sell these
seconds" tomorrow each 19c-
Dippers-1 quart size; regular
19c; these seconds will be sold
tomorrow each 12c-
Milk PANS quart size; first
quality sells at Csc regularly; we
will sell them here tomorrow at,
each 1Sc.
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To the Worlds Fair via the Missouri
pacific

IL you do not live on the line of the
Missouri Pacific, ask for your ticket
vic that line from Kansas City. There
are seven daily trains between Kansas
City and St Louis. making connection
with all trains on all lines running
into Kansas City. Any ticket agent
will sell you ticket at the reduced
rate reading over the Missouri Pacific
from Kansas City
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started as a Canal Boatman.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Edward Lucken-
bach, probably the largest Individual
tugboat and barge owner on the Allan
tic coast, is dead at his home in
Brooklyn. He was so years old and be-
gan life as a canal boatman. Tugs of
the line he founded are largely engaged
in towing coal barges between Newport
News and Boston and New York
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Berlin Sauce PANS quart size:
first quality sells at soc regularly;
these seconds will be priced to-
morrow at, each 33c.
Berlin Sauce Pans-12 quart size;
first quality sold at 65c; these
Seconds" for tomorrow 44c.
Sauce Pans-With lid, quart
size; Csc is the price for first quail
ity; these seconds" tomorrow each
15c.
Dish Pans-21 quart size; 75c
is the regular price for the first
quality ones; to be sold here to-
morrow, each 45c.
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WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Feir Route-'sFollow the
Flag"

Only tine to Worlds fair main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
CITY. Shortest line. Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash.
L. S. MCCLELLAN,
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
II. c. SHIELDS,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
Kansas City. Mo-
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The Values in This Graniteware Sale Are
Just as Good as We Say.


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20 Years on One Farm.

Ann Arbor. Mich, Aug. alderman
H. Hicks, well known farmer. is
dead at his home three miles from this
city. aged 81. He mad lived on the
same farm for 70 years.
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sz.6O ST. Louis and Return

Via Rock Island system. Tickets OF
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays during
August and September.
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EmbrOideries
and LaceS

Never was such quality of
lace and embroidery sold so
cheap in this store = at
prices everyone can appre-
ciate.
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WOmen's Shirt
Waist Suits

waist suits. We want to get
rid of every one. Abso-
lutely up-to-date styles and
made of the best materials.
The cotton wolfe suits are excep-
tionally good values; they come in
dark blue. light blue, cream ground
faxed with blue. and plain blacks
morrow. suit -......... NZ.0S
White Swiss Shirt Waist Snit-Black
and blue dot; handsomely trimmed
with lace and insertion and baby rib
bon. You can buy these suits here
for what it would cost to have them
made-$2.98. Suits which have sold
as high as $500 and $500, but we
don't want them left over; On no
take your choice at, suit. .NE.S0
White India Linon Shirt Waist
Suits-Elaborately trimmed with
p t%Hks t ana insertion. Our S2.89
Bingham Shirt Waist Suits-Take
your choice for just half the former
price. Tomorrow, $1.S9. Neat, stylish,
pleated and piped.
Fancy White Waists Must go.
GU can Duy LneSe me Wn1te Waists
for less than half the regular price.
Worth $1.75; tomorrow, Ct IN
White Waists-Made with five rows
swiss embroidery and tucks down the
front; yoke effect, with tiny q 4 nE
tucks; tomorrow, each -. y 1.GO
Cool Lawn Wrappers-About a
dozen left; made with ruff1es over
shoulders edged with braid, wide
founce at bottom; sizes from en-
80 to A: selling now at, each. ID *
Dark PercaIe Wrappers-In two
aSSortmentS. a mr.
Prices CSC and@.......... 10
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Ice Cream
FreeZerS Reduced

Just a few 3-quart Peerless freezers.
We want to close them out quick.
They're well made, easy running,
quick freezing. They're marked to
sell at $2.25; we have taken soc off
the price for tomorrow, Ct re-
each ..-............. 40
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Drug Bargains

Each day we will make
special prices on standard
drugs. These prices will be
lower than the same drugs
can be bought elsewhere.
Peruna. regular 800 bottles will
be Csc.
swamp-Root. regular $1.oo bottles
will be 69c.
Piso's Consumption Cure. regular
Csc bottle for TIC.
DR.. Green's Nervura, regularly $1.00,
will be priced 75c.
Williams Pink Pills. soc box 3Sc.
20 Mule Team Borax-A household
necessity. Softens water, makes the
bath a delight. Regular price of this
borax is zoe; we are selling it now at
1Sc per pound package and giving
free with each package a handsome
poster picture, full 14x19 inches,
suitable for framing.
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SIPS Wathena and Return,

Sunday, August 81, account Chautau-
qua, via Rock Island System.
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sf.25 Wathena and Return

Sunday. August p. account Chautau-
qua, via Rock Island System.
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Machine Torchon Lace-Yard 4c.
This lace and insertion ranges from
1 to 4 inches in width, and is a reg
ular &c quality-alwayS sold H.
for that; our price. .&C
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Our regular 15c and zoe embroid-
cries and insertions will go at yard
10c. Beautiful patterns; splendid but
tonhole edge-swiss and cambria;
come in to 6 inch widths. Some of
them are very open patterns; others
are close, small and fine; all good
make and durable, at IN
yard VO
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Embroideries for trimming fine pet
ticoats; widths from 4 to s and 10
inches; sold as high as SOC H.
yard; tomorrow at, yard. %
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Regular 10c embroideries and in
sertions go tomorrow at yard sc. This
Swiss embroidery and insertion is a
splendid quality for trimming; comes
in widths from 1 to inches; e.