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SATURDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 16, 1900.
SATURDAY EVENING.
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BRYAN GROOMING.!
The Nebraska Man Getting In
Condition
For the Campaign of 1900 Socn
to Begin.
HIS LATEST PICTURES.
"Will Not Attend the Kansas City
Convention
Until After the Nomination;
Then by Special Train.
"W. D. Oldham, of Kearney. Neb., dep
uty attorn-y g-neral of Nebraska, will
I Uce VVii?ram J. Hryan in. nominatlDn
t,,r the presidency at the Democra:ie
national convention at Kansas Ci.y.
This is known to he Mr. Lryan's per
sonal wish, says the St. Louis Post-Dis-latch
corr-iMjndent. for it is taken :'or
granted that 'no power can keep his
name froifi Coming before the. conven
tion. Mr. Bryan is preparing with great ile-libt-.-ation
t-r the campaign, which will
cj-n warmly immediately after the con
vention, r or several we-ks he has D'
n
.listing quietly at his Lincoln country
liacs. He was in Omaha to
jreet the
TV. J. BRYAN.
(From His Latest Photograph.)
2e!eirates of the Sioux Falls convention
en the occasion of the Peter Cooper club
lanuuet. hut with that exception he has
i -t.n very qui-t since his rwurn . fii:m
the Pacific ciaft tour. 1
Immediately after the convention Mr.
Ilryan will go to Texas after Mrs. Kryan
an ! will then besjin his campaign.
The plan of campaign will be outlined
at Kansas City. Mr. Bryan will not a:-t-nd
the convention, but after his nomi
nation the understanding is that he will
Immediately leave Lincoln on a special
train an! that the convention will take
an adjournment until he can arrive.
Then he will deliver his speech of a-
eptani e. and later will be in consulta
tion with the leaders of fusion forces
from ali parts of the country.
William J. Hi van was never In better
condition, physically, to undertake th-j
hardships of a rational campaign. His
latest photographs, taken May 'A. indi
cate clearly his excellent health. Tiie
lin-s of his face are very different, how
ever, from what they were four years
ago whsn the Chicago convention
named him as presidential candidate.
Mr. Bryan has agJ perceptibly. The
almost boyish expression has given vsty
to that of a man of 50. the pleasant
twinkle of the eye and the expression
of the month, so marked during his ear
ly political strueelts still survive.
The tinge of Bryan's flesh is the best
mark of health he possesses. His com
plexion is ruddy and his step springy.
A friend of Mr. Bryan, who visited
him at his home the other day, remark
ed :
"I have known Bryan for ten vears.
I have been with him in several of his
tours and s-en him regularly eveiv
week. or since his remarkable political
cr-er was inaururated, and I can as
sort that he is in better condition. ph's
'c ally, today than I have ever known
him. His voice has a ring to it that
!s surprising. H observed to me the
other day that he believed he could
make two speeches a day from now un
til the Hose of the national campairn
rnd not impair hi? faculties a particle.
In fact. Bryan intends to make a cam
paig this fall that will require even
greater physical exertion than all pro
"W. D. OLDHAM: OF NEBRASKA.
Who Will Nominate Bryan,
vious lampaigns combined. W hile he
has r.ot yet " arranged any details, he
has fcaid to me that he wouid visit, in
P-r-ion every state in the union during
the campaign and spak in every iaru
city in the country. This will require
Wonderful physical qualities, but I be
lieve Bryan e-iual to the test. I sa w
hin in his buth the other day, and he
reminded me of pictures of Koman
gladiators. His complexion is a deli
cate tir.t, ar.d his splendid physioje
glows like that of a 16-year-old in the
best of condition.
"Bryan appreciates, probably more
than his advisors, the magnitude of the
aoproaehirg campaign. He understands
Just w hat w id lr expected of him. ' I
understand Mr. Bryan will not devote
much time to his home state this year.
In pite oi the extraordinary efforts the
Republican leads propose to make to
carry the nate. Bryan does not tnink
it necessary to the success cf the fusion
forces that he deliver a single speech
ia Nebraska. He expects to see the f cJI
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fusion ticket, legislature and two sen
ators, come to his party without a
struggle.
"It can be safely asserted that if Mr.
Brvan is not elected he will not ac
cept one of the vacancies in the sen
atorship from Nebraska, though he
could have one without the asking. In
such a. contingency as that he will re
main on his Nebraska farm, practice
law and devote his energies to the serv
ice of his party when called upon."
Few Nebraska fusionists believe that
Bryan can be defeated this fail. His
Nebraska supporters are becoming en
thusiastic over the situation. Three
things they do not care much about:
(1) Whether or not Judge Towne will
be indorsed by the Kansas City con
vention; (2) nether or not a separate
vice presidential candidate shall be
nominated by the Democrats; (o)
Whether or not Wr. Bryan shall run
under the same conditions which pre
vailed four years ago with two vice
presidential candidates following his
lead. His advisors in Nebraska do not
appear to think that these side lights
are going to figure very materially one
way or the other in the contest. In a
general way they say it would be bet
ter if Judge Tow ne can be indorsed, or
if he is not indorsed, that he should
resign, and some strong man from the
east placed on the ticket as Bryan's
running mate, but, generally speaking,
the fusion leaders in Nebraska even
Senator Allen assert with great posi
tiveness that these things can not con
tribute to Bryan's defeat.
in Nebraska there is a very friendly
feeling for Judge Towne. The Minne
sota congressman has campaigned in
this state and through the adjacent
states, and has left many warm friends.
A majority of' the Nebraska delegates
favored Towne's nomination before the
action cf the Sioux Falls convention
was announced. Since then they havs J
been conservative and are not inclined
to say or do anything that will hamper
the general course of the convention.
The consensus of the ODinion among
j Nebraska fusion leaders is that an
I eastern man would very much
j strengthen the ticket for the fall cam
paign. There does not seem to be any
very united definite idea as to just
who this ought to be. Through the
west Admiral Schley has a considera
ble following. If Admiral Dewey has
any foliowing, however, for second
place through the west it has not been
manifested. Daniels of West Virginia
will receive some votes from the Ne
braska delegation, and the talk of hon
oring Pattisun cf 1 ennsyivania, in spite
of his oppositio.i to free silver, receives
seme encouragement even from the
Nebra. ka delegates. Pattison received
some votes from the Nebraska delega
tion in lsatJ for second place.
There is a general conviction
through Nebraska that the Chicago
phui'orm will be indorsed in its en
tirety, but the anti-imperial plank in
the platform, to be framed at Kansas
City, will be the feature of that instru
ment. Mr. llryan makes no secret of
his desires In this direction.
As to the prospects of securing the
resignation of Judge Towne. in the
event he is not indorsed by the Kansas
City convention, it may be safely as
serted that this matter has ali been ar
ranged. Mr. Bryan has not uttered a
word on this subject since the nomina
tion was made, as far as is known in
the state, yet Thomas Pattison of Col
orado was in Lincoln recently to con
for with Mr. Bryan on the subject.
Pattison was a delegate to the Sioux
Falls convention, ar.d. though opposing
the selection of a vice presidential can
didate, was in the confidence of the
Towne forces. Mr. Pattison has since
stated that Judge Towne will make
any sacrifice he -considers necessary for
the good of the whole fusion forces.
If piresent plans materialize Nebraska
will overrun Kansas City July 4. At
a moderate estimate there will be 30.M0
Nebraskans present during the session
cf the rational Democratic convention.
It will be largely a personal compli
persona! friends In the ranks of the
Republican party will help swell the
crowd from this state on that occa
sion. Already eighteen special trains, from
different sections of the state have been
contracted for by various marching
clubs and enthusiastic Bryan support-
In addition to the 10. 000 members of
th? Fusion marching club, which pro
poses to go uniformed in white stove
pipe hats, linen dusters and cornstalk
canes. thre will be an enormous at
tendance from Nebraska.
The fusion forces of Nebraska have
contracted for three special trains of
ten coaches each. Lincoln, has arranged
for the same number. Norfolk. Fre
mont, Hastings. Beatrice. Nebraska
City. Falls City. Ashland. McCook and
many other towns have contracted tor
from one to two trains of ten coaches
each.
Many of these trains will be com
posed of sleepers, and the Pullman com
pany has made a uniform rate of '!'
per day for the use of these cars while
they stand on the sidetrack in Kansas
City, as sleeping quarters. Thus much
congestion among the hotels of Kan
sas City will be avoided.
The Nebraska delegates and th.Mr
alternates will leave Omaha in a spe
cial train the evening of July 1. They
will arrive in Kansas City early on
the morning of July 2 and take pos
session of the Coates house and take
part la the preliminary arrangements.
RATES REASONABLE.
Chairman Jones Approves of Kansas
City Hotel Prices.
Kansas City, June 16. After a confer
ence with the leading hotel men and with
the general committees of Kansas City,
Chairman Jones, of the national Demo
cratic committee, handed the Associated
Press the following signed statement:
"The three or four leading hotels have
already contracted practicalty for their
full capacity. On account cf the increas
ed expense in preparing for tile; conven
tion, the managers of these larger hotels
f-lt themselves compelled to require con
tract for a minimum time of four days,
tiie time to besrln at the option of the
d delation making the contract, but they
uid not increase their regular rates.
"In the other hotels, nearly forty in
number, and the eight or ten thousand
outride rooms listed by the local commit
tee oa public comfort, accommodations
can be had "at reasonable rates, and pay
ment is only required for the "length of
time the rooms are occupied.
"The local committee on public com
fort has so systematized its work that
it appears to me -that it is possible tor
any man to be taken care of better and
at mere reasonable rates than has been
the i.ase at any former convention.
"The general work of the bureau of in
formation and committee on public com
fort is in charge of A. D. L. Hamilton.
New York Life building. Kansas City.
My., who will give all information de
sired, reserve rooms and make contracts
for all persons wishing to attend the con
vention. Comfortable rooms may be 'se
cured by correspondence wdth him.
Branch headquarters of this bureau will
be estiblishe-d at ail railroad stations in
The city, and members of the committee
on public comfort, wearing badges, will
meet ail incoming trains and will aNo
be stationed at all hotels to assist visit
or in securing just the kind of quarters
desired. JAMES K. JONES."
And gave our Reasons for doing so.
The sale has been going on for half of the month now and our sales have been
j something enormous. People have bought furniture during the past 15 days at less
& prices than any previous time in the history of our business.
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And your opportunity to buy furniture and carpets at
month only will be gone. We say in all earnestness
to come in and look around and ask prices, even
buying. It will convince you that we advertise facts
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TOPEKA SOCIETY.
Reception at Home of 3Irs. Geo.
W. Reed.
Rooms "Were in Yellow and
White Effect.
MERE 3IAXY GUESTS.
About 3C0 Ladies Called During
the Afternoon.
Items of Social and Personal
Nature.
A very pleasant affair was the recep
tion given Friday afternoon by Mrs.
George W. Reed. Miss Grace Reed, Mrs.
George W. Reed. jr.. and Mrs, Will T.
Reed, at the Reed residence at 1035
Harrison street. The decorations
through the rooms were simple, con
sisting of daisies and other cut flowers.
but the greatest efforts were expended
in the dining room, which was charm
ing in yellow- and white, supplemented
with green.
Extending around the table and from
the corners to the chandelier were fes
toons of asparagus, with clusters of
tir.V incandescent lights tw inkling
amoung the green at the corners and
on the chandelier. A high glass vase
of daisies and white roses was in the
cf r.ter of the polished table on a pretty
mirror tray under v"nicn was a Batten
burg centerpiece. Bows of yellow rib
bons were at the corners of the table.
Daisies and asparagus banked the
mantle and sideboard.
On the sonth porch which opens from
the back parlor a mandolin club played
during the afternoon. Around the porch
was a screen of asparagus and holly
hocks. In the bow- window of the library
punch was served by the following lit
tle girls in pretty summer frtcks: Phil
Reed. May Reed, Hattie Eagle and
Hazel Howe.
' The hostesses were assisted In enter
taining by Mrs. A. H. Vance. Mrs. Ira
Howe. Mrs. H. C. Root, Mrs. James
Belcher. Mrs. Jane R. Dennis. Mrs J.
D. McFarland, Mrs. W. F. Parker. Miss
Horton. Miss Rosamond Horton, Miss
Myrtle Jetmore, Miss Dee Redden, Miss
Lida Rergen, Miss Pearl McFarland.
Miss Lillian McFarland. Miss Ham
ilton and Miss Estelle Hamilton. The
assisting ladies all wore pretty light
dresses.
Mrs. Reed wore a costume of white
silk with garniture of lace. Mrs.
George W. Reed, jr., a dainty white
mull. Mrs. Will Reed, pink and white
organd;-. and Mis3 Rieed white silk
trimmed with lace.
About three hundred guests called
during the afternoon.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Engraved cards and wedding invita
tions. Adams Eros., 711 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. W. W. Stilson left today for her
home in Los Angeles after an extended
visit with Topeka friends.
; Mrs. W. H. Johnston will return Tues
We announced that during the month of June we would inaugurate
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day from Hutchinson where she has
"been spending 'the past month.
Miss Augusta Flintom. who has been
the guest of Mrs. Charles Barnes for a
few days, returned to her home in Law
rence today.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Parker of Pueblo
will arrive Monday for a few days' visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis.
Miss Winifred Lee of Colfax, 111., i3
in the city visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. E.
Pitts.
Mrs. B. T. Lewis has returned from a
week's visit in Missouri, and is the
guest of Mrs. W. A. Morton.
Mrs. W. W. Manspeaker will leave
next week for Mount Clemons. Mich.,
where she w ill spend several months for
the benefit of her health.
Mrs. Will Lyman, of Kansas City,
formerly of Topeka. is visiting her
mother. Mrs. O. M. Marklev.
Miss Virginia Shippey came up from '
Kansas City today and is the guest of
Miss Emily Hagar.
Miss Jean Frost will leave Tuesday
for Oklahoma City where she will visit
Miss Eleanor Work for a few days.
Miss Nellie Baker has returned from
a short visit with relatives in Kansas
City.
Mrs. W. H. Cheatham returned to her
home in Hutchinson today after a two
weeks' visit with relatives and friends
in Topeka,
Mrs. C. C. Baker will leave Monday
for a week's trip to Chicago.
Mr. Ned Wilder of New York will ar
rive Tuesday to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Wilder.
Miss Florence Beverly of Manhattan
and Mr. Charles Smith will be married
Tuesday, June 19. at the home of the
bride's parents in Manhattan. They
will make their home in Lyndon. Kan.
Mr. Smith is a former Topeka man and
Miss Beverly spent the winter here as
bookkeeper for the Kellam Book and
Stationery company.
Miss Berenice Fuller and Miss Nellie
Baker will go to Newton Monday for a
week's visit with friends.
E. J. Prescott and son will leave
Monday for Colorado to spend the sum
mer. Frank Ti?henor of Chicago w ill arrive
the first of the week to visit friends.
Continued on Page Five.
AMERICAN PAINTERS
Lead All Nations Except France in
Medals Awarded.
Paris, June 16. American painters
have received more awards in gold
medals at the Paris exposition of 1900
than competitors of any other nation,
save France, receiving seven against
four obtained at the exposition of 1SS9.
At that time ail those who received gold
medals lived in Paris. This year five
of the paintings are the work of artists
living in the United States. The re
cipients are Messrs. Alexander. Paris:
E. A. Abfaey. London; Winslow Pomer,
Abbott Thayer, George Deforest Brush.
William Chase and Cecilia Beaux,
United States.
THEY WANT HEARST.
Ohio Delegates Favor New York Ed
itor For Vice President.
Cincinnati, O., June 16. Henry Keller,
one of the delegates -from Cincinnati to
the Kansas City convention, stated to
day that most of the Ohio delegation
favored W. R. Hearst of New York
for vice president.
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NEW 3USICAL STAR.
Cottonwood Falls Young Lady Who
Astonished Missourians.
A new star has risen in the musical
firmament of Kansas. This is Miss
Estella. Conaway, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. C. L. Conaway, of Cottonwood
Falls.
A thousand dollar piano is one of the
testimonials taht speaks volumes for
Miss Conaway's musical ability. This
reposes in the pleasant home of the
Conaways consigned by the faculty of
the Liberty. Missouri. Ladies' college,
as a prize for the winner of the musical
contest given at the close of the gradu
ating exercises in early June, where
the young lady had been a pupil.
There were ten contestants. The
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roung ladies did not Known in what
order they were to play until just be
fore the contest when they drew for
places. Miss Conaway secured No. 1,
and was consequently the first per
former. Her selection was Chooin'3
impromptu, Op. 66.
Those who witnessed the contest de
clare Miss Conaway excelled in smooth,
artistic touch and grace. The rendition
of the selection was of a high order,
and the judges, three competent mu
sicians of Kansas City, were unanimous
in awarding her the first prize.
Miss Conaway is a young lady yet
under 20, who will be further heard
from in musical circles.
WED BURGLAR IN PUBLIC.
Woman to Marry When Lover Is Re
leased From JaiL
Bowling Green, O., June 16. If there
is not a slip between cup and lip there
will be a wedding celebrated here next
Sunday which will be attended by un
usual circumstances. The prospective
groom is Harry Harris, w ho was lodged
in jail several days ago for burglary
and the bride-tobe is Miss Florence
Robinson, of Lima.
Sheriff Kingsbury will be master of
ceremonies and C. R. Nearing will per
form the marriage ceremony on the
court house lawn. The affair has been
given considerable publicity and a
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large crowd of curiou3 spectators will
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The day after Harris was lodged In
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