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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRN'AIi, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1900.
CHARLES ADAMS &, CO.
(THE WOMAN'S STORE.)
Tomorrow wo open an entire new lot of Neckwear.
Prominent among them is the Latest Fashion Fad
The AutoMobile Ties.
AUTO-no BILE SILK TIES.
Colors, Pink, White, Blk'., Lt. QRn
Blue, Yellow, Lavender, spc. uvw
Same as above only Hem- C
siiched all around, each duw
All White Auto-Mobile Ties,
made of fine White Lawn
Hemstiched and edged with f C
Valliencennes Lace, each.... 42
Auto-Mobilo Ties, made of
China Silk with tassled ends
and turnover points edged
with French Lace. Colors,
nO
Lavender, White, Black, each auw
PREPARING FOR INVENTORY.
August 1st we invoice. From now until then we will have Special Lots
We want to close out. Tomorrow we offer the following
"Wasiaisla Suede Gloves
Colors Gray, Mode, and White, nC -the
$1 quality, pair for lUw
Parasols
All our Parasols are reduced as fol
lows :
1.93 and $2.50 Parasols for . - -S1.50
83.50 and $4.00 Parasols for ... 2. 50
5.00 Parasols 3.75
Children's 25c Parasols 19o
"Belts
An assorted lot of 59c, 75c, A Q
SSc and $1.25 Belts for 40w
A SALE OF
rW0 SPECIAL VALTTESI'
Also Plain Crash, Braid Trimmed 89c, $1.00,
Crash, Braid Trimmed 89c, fl.OO,
Plain Crash, with Knee Flounce $2.00, $2.50,
Denim Skirts, with Knee Flounce $1.25, f 1.50,
New Denim Skirts, with Strapped Seams and Flare
ANew uae oi wmte uuck ana .Pique Skirts
98c, $L98, $3.50, $4.50, $4.75, $5.00, $5.75
CHARLES ADAMS &. CO.
(THE WOMAN'S STORE.)
SILVER REPUBLICANS
Formulate Their Principles in a
Lengthy Platform.
Kansas City, July 6. The platform of
the Silver Republican national convention
Xollows:
We, the Silver Republican party. In na
tional convention assembled, declare these
as our principles and invite the co-opera-Jion
of all who agrea therewith:
We recognize that the principles set
forth in the Declaration of American In
dependence are fundamental and ever
lastingly true in their application to gov
ernments among- men. We believe the
patriotic words of Washington's farewell
address to be the words of soberness and
wisdom, inspired by the spirit of right and
truth.
We treasure the words of Jefferson as
priceless gems of American statesman
ship. We hold in sacred remembrance the
broad philanthropy and patriotism of
Lincoln, who was the great interpreter
of American history and great apostle of
human rights and of industrial freedom,
and we declare, as was declared by the
convention that nominated the great
emancipator, that maintenance of the
principles promulgated in the Declaration
of Independence and embodied In federal
constitution "that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
creator with certain unalterable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; that to secure these
Tights governments are instituted among
men deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed," is essential to
the preservation of our republican In
Btitutions. We declare our adherence to the prin
ciple of bimetallism as the right basis of
a. monetary system under our national
constitution. A principle that found place
repeatedly in Republican platforms,
from the demonetization of stiver in 1873
to the St. Louis Republican convention of
1S98.
Since that convention a Republican
congress and a Republican president, at
the dictation of the trusts and money
power, has passed and approved a cur
rency bill, which in itself is a repudiation
of the doctrine of bimetallism advocated
therefore by every president and every
great leader of his party.
This currency law destroys" the full
money power of the silver dollar, provides
for the payment of all government obli
gations and the redemption of all forms
of paper money in gold alone retires the
time-honored and patriotic greenbacks,
constituting one-sixth of the money in
circulation and surrenders to banking cor
porations a. sovereign function of issuing
all paper money, thus enabling these cor
porations to control prices of labor and
property by increasing or diminishing the
volume of money in circulation thus giv
ing the banks power to create panics and
Jjring disaster upon business enterprises:
The provisions of this currency law
making the bonded debt of the republic
payable in gold alone changes the con
tract between the government and the
tond holders to the adopting of the lat
ter and is direct cpposition to the declara
tion of the Matthews resolution passed
by congress in 1S7S. for whicn resolution
Ithe present Republican president, then a
member of congress, voted, as did also all
Jeading Republicans, both in the house
U-nd in the senate.
We declare it to be our 'intention to
Sender our efforts to the repeal of this
currency law, which not only repudiates
the ancient and time-honored principles
of the American people, but is violative
f the principles of the constitution itself
and we shall not cease our efforts until
there has been established in its place a
monetary system based upon the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold into
money at the present legal ratio of 16 to
1 by the independent action of the United
ftates. under which system all paper
money shall be issued by the government
end all sucn money coined or issued shall
be a. full legal tender in payment of all
debts, public and private, without excep
Ition. We are In favor of a graduated tax
tapon incomes and if necessary to accomp
lish this we favor an amendment to the
constitution.
We believe that United States senators
fought to be elected by a direct vote of
the people and we favor such an amend
ment of the constitution and such legisla
tion as may be necessary to that end.
We favor the maintenance and exten
Bion wherever practicable of the merit
eystem in the public service, appointment
to be made according to fitness, competi
tively ascertained and public servants to
be retained In office so long as shall be
compatible with, the efficiency of the ser
vice. Combinations, trusts and monopolies
contrived and arranged for the purpose
of controlling the prices and quantities
of article supplied to the people are un
just, unlawful and oppressive. Not only
do these unlawful conspiracies fix the
prices of commodities in many cases, but
they Invade every branch of the state
and national government with their pol
luting influence and control the actions of
the employes and dependents in private
life until their influence actually imperils
safety and liberty of the citizens. We
declare against them. We demand the
most stringent laws for their destruction
md the most severe punishment of their I
jpromatfir g.nA malnTainer.a. and jtbe. euen-
AUTO-MOBILE SILK TIES.
The same style as the 98c Silk
'lie only made or nne w nrce
Lawn, Embroidery and VaL
Lace trimmed, each
Auto-Mobile Ties made of
China Silk, with white embdi
25c
polka dot, tas3eled ends, all QQs
the popular shades,very swell
Auto-Mobile Ties made of
White Lawn, val. lace ends,
each
White Lawn I mpeiial s
(made same as silk imperials)
turnover points of lace and
insertion ends trimmed
with fine Swiss insertion a
late novelty
50c
I with fine Swiss insertion a flQs-k
late novelty OUw
Washable Belts with detach- AC.
able buckles, each uJb
SHIST "WAISTS.
One lot of 50c Colored Shirt
Waists for, each
39c
On' our front Bargain Counter we
will show a lot of $1.50 White Shirt
Waists at the bargain price of
each ,
98c
Misses' "Little Princess" Shirt Waists
ages 10, 12, 14 years in qQ
White or printed effects, each 0 IC
Marked down from $1.
SKIRTS.
med"
,. 60o
. 98c
$1.89
$1.89
2.75
$1.75
$1.75
getic enforcement of such laws by the
courts.
We believe the Monroe doctrine to be
sound in principle and a. wise national pol
icy and we demand a firm adherence
thereto. We condemn acts inconsistent
with it and that tend to make us parties
to the interests and to involve us. in the
controversies of European nations; and
the recognition of pending treaty of the
right of England to be considered in the
construction of an inter-oceanlc canal.
We declare that such canal, when con
structed, ought to be controlled by the
United States, in the interest of American
nations.
We favor the speedy construction of the
Xicaraguan canal, to be built and owned
and defended by the government of the
United States.
We observe with anxiety and regard
with disapproval the increasing ownership
of American lands by aliens, and their
growing control over our internal trans
portation, natural resources and public
utilities. We demand legislation to pro
tect our public domain, our natural re
sources, our franchises and our internal
commerce and to keep them free and
maintain their independence of all foreign
monopolies, institutions and influences,
and we declare our opposition to the
leasing of public lands to the United
States, whereby corporations and syndi
cates will be able to secure control there
of and thus monopolize. the public domain,
the heritage of the people.
We are in favor of principles of direct
legislation.
In view of the great sacrifices made and
patriotic services rendered, we are In
favor of liberal pensions to deserving
soldiers, their widows, orphans, and other
dependants. We believe that enlistment
and service should be accepted as conclu
sive proof that the soldier was free fiun
disease and disability at the time of his
enlistment. We condemn the present ad
ministration of the pension laws.
We tender to the patriotic people of the
South African republics our sympathy and
express our admiration for them in their
heroic attempts to preserve their politi
cal freedom and maintain their national
independence. We declare that the 'de
struction of these republics and the sub
jugation of their people to be a crime
against civilization. We believe this sym
pathy should have been voiced by the
American congress as was done in the
case of the French, the Greeks, the Hun
garians, the Polanders, the Armenians,
and the Cubans and as the traditions of
this country wduld have dictated. We
declare the Porto Rico tariff law to be not
only a serious but a dangerous departure
from the principles of our form of govern
ment. We believe in a republican form of
government and are opposed to mon
archy, and to the whole theory of imper
ialistic control. We believe in self-government
a government by consent of the
governed and are unalterably opposed to
a government based upon force. It is
clear and certain that the inhabitants of
the Philippine archipelago can not be
made citizens of the United States with
out endangering our civilization. We are,
therefore, in favor of applying to the
Philippine archipelago the principles we
are solemnly and publicly pledged to ob
serve in the case of Cuba.
There being no longer any necessity for
collecting war taxes, we demand the re
peal of the war taxes levied to x:arry on
the war with Spain.
We favor the immediate admission Into
the union of states the territories of Ari
zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
We demand that our nation's promises
to Cuba shall be fulfilled In every partic
ular. We believe the national government
should lend every air. encouragement and
assistance toward the reclamation of the
arid lands of the United States and to
that end we are in favor of a comprehen
sive survey thereof and an Immediate as
certainment of the water supply avail
able for such reclamation, and we believe
it to be the duty of the general govern
ment to provide for the construction of
storage reservoirs and irrigation works
so that the water supply of the arid reg
ion may be utilized to the greatest pos
sible extent in the interests of the people,
while preserving all rights of the state.
Transportation is a public necessity and
the means and methods of it are matters
of public concern. Railway companies
exercise a power over Industries, business
and commerce which they ought not to
do and should be made to serve the public
interests without making unreasonable
charges or unjust discrimination. We ob
serve with satisfaction the growing sen
timent among the people in favor of the
public ownership and operation of public
utilities.
Peace is the virtue of' civilization and
war is its crime. War is only justified
when the oppressors of humanity will
heed no other appeal, and when the ene
mies of liberty will respond to no other
demand. However, high and pure may
be the purposes of an appeal to arms in
the beginning, war becomes immoral when
continued for the purpose of subjugation,
or for national aggrandizement.
We are in favor of expanding our com
merce in the interests of American labor
and for the benefit of all our people, by
every honest and peaceful means. Our
creed and our history justifies the nations
of the earttfi In expecting that wherever
the American flag is unfurled, human
labor and political liberty will be found.
We protest against the adoption of anv
policy that will change in the thought of
the world the meaning of our flag.
We are opposed to the importation of
Asiatic laDorers in competition witn
American labor and a more rigid enforce
ment of the laws relatinar thereto.
The Silver Republican party of the
United States, in the forecroinK principles,
seeks to perpetuate the spirit and to ad
here to the teachings of Abraham Linc
oln.
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
(Continued from First Page.)
somewhere In the state, and was ad
mitted to the convention as a "press"
man by William J. Stone s influence.
"Made the best speech heard here,"
said his companion.
"That's Missouri style," said the first
patriot.
"Is Davis a Missouri product?" meek
ly inquired H. N. Gaines, editor of thej
oauiio. union.
"Born and raised here," was the sym
pathetic reply.
"Where did his. brains come from?"
said Gaines.
"Mizzoori, of course." roared the
champion, attracting the attention of
tnose near.
"If you know anything1 about Davis
you know," said Gaines, rising from his
seat, "that Davis was educated at our
university. Missouri may have given
him birth, but that wasn't much. Kan
sas gave him his brains."
men the Kansas crowd yelled so
much that the Mlssourians vacated their
seats which were promptly occupied by
two Kansas men who had been stand
lng.
THE FLAG STUCK.
Oldham's Speech a Disappointment
Short Talks Approved.
Special to the State Journal.!
Kansas City, July 6. The manage
ment of the Democratic convention
slipped a cog in the machinery which
was put up to drop from the rafters a
huge flag at the moment Bryan's name
was mentioned at the close of the momi
nating speech.
When "Pitchfork" Tillman read that
part of the national platform which de
clares that imperialism is the para
mount issue in this campaign, the
crowd, which had been waiting In more
or less disorder for the Important mo
ment of the nomination, could no longer
be restrained. The enthusiasm was
manifested by presiding officers, dele
gates and spectators. Every person in
the convention hall stood up and
cheered.
On the upper gallery boundaries and
on the supporting trusses men had been
standing for hours holding bundles of
twentyrflve flags. At this moment they
dropped the bundles. The excited crowd
seized and tore them open. In less than
five minutes these "free" flags, which.
by the way, with the ice water, were
the only things which were not bringing
famine prices in the town, were waving
in the hall. The great mass of 20,008
people waving flags made the conven
tion hall a sea of colors. The band
struck up "My Country, 'Tis of Thee,"
the assembled thousand joining. Never
before has the great and bounding west
heard such a volume of music. The
crowd outside took it up. The multi
tude in and out of the convention hall
fairly yelled the words and the effect
was wonderful. Following this the
usual march around the hall by the
delegates carrying the state standards
gave way to a demonstration at the
platform.
One of the ropes holding the flag re
fused to slip, and the center was not
released. After considerable delay the
full dimensions of the monster flag were
released and completely screened from
the delegates the presiding officer.
The officers were finally unveiled by
the returning of the flag to its place
in the iron rafters, where it remained
until the nomination was completed by
the roll call of states and the announce
ment of the result.
Delegate Oldham of Nebraska nomi
nated Bryan. He worked very hard do
ing it. His voice approached a squeak
when he attempted to make it reach the
people sitting over fifty feet from the
speaker. The speech was not calculated
to arouse enthusiasm apparently.
It was not what was expected. The
chairman and officers near, him talked
during Oldham's speech. The news
paper men and delegates talked, too;
the audience, the guests of the conven
tion, as they were called, paid not the
slightest attention to Oldham until he
closed and named Bryan. Then pande
monium again broke loose and con
tinued for thirty-one minutes, accord
ing to Rock Island time, furnished by
Conductor Holden, who runs a Rock
Island passenger train out of Topeka.
He was off for a trip to see the Demo
crats. The day preceding he had charge
of the Roosevelt special through Kan
sas. The men who seconded the .nomina
tion of Bryan had hard trials. The con
vention was eager to vote and demands
for the roll call were frequent and per
sistent. The speakers could do nothing
but recite their pieces while the crowd
chafed.
Apropos of this topic, here's an inci
dent which illustrates the tendency of
the American people towards less ma
chinery in such proceedings. Men of
prominence were called upon for
speeches during the morning session
Thursday.
Edwards of Maryland told the crowd
he had finished. As he was preparing
to take a fresh start some one yelled:
"Sit down," but Edwards rambled on
and spoiled an otherwise good impres
sion. Then came the boy governor of Ken
tucky. He approached the ordeal mod
estly, but firmly. He made, a few
opening remarks, did not apologize for
failing to prepare a speech. The gov
ernor talked not more than two min
utes, then in a burst of eloquence said:
"The Democrats of Kentucky, this
year, hope to wipe from the fair name
of our state the awful disgrace which,
has recently befallen us."
Mr. Beckham made a true Kentucky
bow, then stepped back, bowed again,
and turned away plump into the arms
of a dozen men who were there to grasp
his hands.
But to the point of this story. In the
afternoon session Edwards of California
had a long speech which he was labor
ing with.
"Beckham's the only man'3 got any
sense; he made a short speech," bel
lowed a man in the iron work of the
roof.
Everybody heard this, and the thun
derous applause to which the Califor
nian bowed and delayed his speech was
for the man in the gallery, who touched
the hearts of his countrymen with, an
outburst against long speeches.
GALLANT EANSANS.
Two of Them Protect a
Pretty
Woman Prom Crush.
Special to the State Journal.
Kansas City. July 6. The Thursday
afternoon session of the national con
vention was a nerve-destroyer. The be
lief that Bryan would be nominated
caused a multitude to start for the
convention hall soon after the noon ad
journment. Long before the doors were
opened the streets leading to the hall
were blockaded. People paid no atten
tion -to the line of policemen who at
tempted to keep the street clear. W.' D.
Henderson of Topeka was jammed,
along with the Journal correspondent,
against a telegraph pole. With Ben
Schnierle and two or three other Kan
sans the two men who were about to
be arrested by an officious policeman,
started to regain their places in the
line. A little woman was caught and
commenced screaming as the crowd
closed In and pushed her off the walk.
Henderson and the Journal reporter
took the young woman she was pretty,
and lived in Kansas City, remarkable
though it may be on their shoulders
and carried her out of the crush. She
was half fainting In the direction of
Henderson when the other members of
the party escaped.
REACHED NO CONCLUSIOIT.
Fusion Committee Conference on Sec
ond Place Candidate Again
Adjourns.
Kansas City, July 6. The conference
between the three parties on vice presi
dent this morning reached no conclusion
and adjourned until 8 o'clock tonight.
A request will be made in the conven
tion to have the Populists and Silver
Republicans-heard in the convention to
present their claims.
MRS. LEASE HEARD.
Writes a Letter to Kansas
About Breidenthal.
City
Special to the State Journal.!
Kansas City, July 6. Mrs. Mary E.
Lease is fighting John Breidenthal, be
cause he declined to permit her to be
the whole thing in the campaign of 1S94.
A letter signed by Mrs. Lease under
date of July 4 Is being circulated among
the Kansans. Of Kansas affairs this
letter says:
"The Topolobampo schemer who holds
office under a Republican administra
tion, is here ostensibly in the interests
of Bryan, though he sent his trained
cat (G. C. Clemens) to Indianapolis to
manipulate the socialist votes of Kan
sas in the interests of the Republicans.
Poor old Peter Cooper." Of the ex
presidential candidate of the Populists
Mrs. Lease says:
"James B. Weaver, tired of the World,
the world tired of him, is here to lift
up his cracked and aged voice for the
men and the party, that during" his
presidential tour of the country in 1892,
bespattered him with stale eggs and
over-ripe cabbage, when he attempted
to speak, till he was compelled to take
refuge in a northern state."
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
What Kansans Bid and Heard at
Kansas City.
Special to the State Journal.!
Kansas City, July 6. The Kansas peo
ple who held tickets to the convention,
got in their deadly work yesterday. By
going in and out of the hall by various
doors, they were able to secure the admis
sion of two or three people, and this sys
tem seemed to be general, because the
banner crowd of the session passed into
the convention hall yesterday afternoon.
One, by going in one door and out an
other, located 23 Kansas people In the
convention hall Thursday.
THE CALDWELL CAR.
Kansas City, July 6. The citizens of
Caldwell, Kan., attended the convention
in the same style that Tammany came,
in special cars. Caldwell is represented
by a crowd of enthusiasts who chartered
a sleeping car, which was brought to
Kansas City and set' out in the yards.
The Kansans, when they did any sleep
ing, went to this car, the meals being
procured up town. The Caldwell crowd
had opposition in a crowd from Welling
ton. Twenty from Wellington captured
the house of an ex-Wellington man, for
the week, paying all expenses, furnishing
servants to do the work, giving the lady
of the house a vacation for the week,
the members of the party taking turns
in escorting her to the convention. Ed.
Hackney is the great sachem of thi3
camp.
RTAN STILL AFTER GOVERNORSHIP.
Kansas City, July- 6. W. H. Ryan, of
Pittsburg, one of the Kansans seeing
the convention, is doing some work among
the delegates in the interests of his cam
paign for governor. Mr. Ryan said to a
Journal correspondent:
"I said before entering the race, I had
the best wishes of John W. Breidenthal,
ex-Governor Leedy- and ex-Governor
Lewelling ,and many other prominent
men among the fusion forces. While Re
publican papers have taken me out of the
race many times. I am still a candidate.
This removal from the list was without
any authority from me.
"As I have received much encourage
ment of late from the laboring people of
the state, I purpose to have the Fort
Scott convention pass upon this question.
The voice of the people is the voice of
God: when the people speak at the Fort
Scott convention I will abide by their
judgment.
GROWN GRAY IN A WEEK.
Kansas City. Mo., July 6. Major A. P.
Shreve, of Topeka, has grown gray this
week in Kansas City. He has had general
charge of the decorated Kansas headquar
ters. He has been on duty night and
day and has been so busy that he had not
time to eat.
The crowds have worn the major out;
he has had little to eat and is going home
as soon as possible to get some sleep and
some of the good things to eat which To
peka has on hand.
SANG "MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME."
Kansas City, July 6. Governor Beck
ham, of Kentucky, was one of the not
ables who addressed the convention yes
terday, during the wait for the platform
committee's report. When Beckham fin
ished, the delegates in the arena sang
"Mv Old Kentucky Home Far Away."
This melody was caught up by the
crowd and the familiar song swelled out
in an inspiring chorus. This was one
of the touching incidents of the conven
tion. SULZER'S CAMPAIGN.
TTaTisas CMtv. .Tnlv 6. If Mr. Sulzer. Of
New York, fails to secure the nomination
for vice president, the result of his cam
paign will be, or should be, an example
to those who may come after him.
Hotel lobbies, telephone poies, sireei
cars, and all other avauaDie places are
plastered with huge engravings of the
"Baron." His attitude in this picture is
tnilv alarmine. He has assumed a herce
expression, intended probably for impres-
siveness. His nair Is panea arounu ma
forehead, like garnishings on a salad
plate. The true effect of this picture la
ridiculous. Then Mr. Sulzer has
a way of shaking hands and exclaiming:
This wearied manv of the delegates and
Sulzer soon became very unpopular.
THE TEXAS LONG HORNS.
K-ancaa CMtv .Tulv fi The Texas delega-
tnnr-Vied off the enthusiasm of the
convention yesterday by entering the hall
with a set or ponsnea norns, ireiu ms"
upon a long pole. From the horns was
a small cardboard hanger, inscribed:
"Texas, 200,000 .Democratic.
A Kansas St. Peter.
Special to the State Journal.!
Kansas City, July 6. Two men with
fooH iiirte-ment nassed on the pre33
tickets at "entrance 3" convention hall.
but the high mogul of the Duncn oi
ticket takers was J. B. Beal of Gove
county who had control of the last
kopje on the way to the press gallery.
He had trouble but once.
A crowd of Indiana Democrats were
giving Beal a strong talk about "getting
in for a second," through the press gate.
Real turned them down, but did it cour
teously. One of the enthusiasts vaulted
over the fence. But by the time tne
Hoosier landed, Beal had him. Beal
is a short grass cattle man. It was but
the work of a moment for him to cause
the fence to be retaken, but not so
gracefully as at first.
"Bully for Beal," said four Kansans
who were passed through the same gate
on' one State Journal ticket.
"By George, sir," sputtered Beal, "I
can't do much for Indiana."
butcheredTooo.
(Continued from First Page,
missionaries are still at Pekin. The
final part of the message is Important
in that it shows that all the mission-
FREEZE OUT
Yes we are overstocked"
All woolen lightweight and
goes at your prices Come early
Boys' Wash Suits,
25c
1,0(J0 Child's and
Boys' Wash Suits to
select from
Prices 35c, 50c,
75c to $1.50
Pants 15c, 25c,
30c and 50c.
If
25 Per Cent Discount
on all other
Boys' and Children's Clothing.
Boy's Striped
Jersey Sweaters,
45
aries, some 60 in number, in the Shang
Tung district are safe.
"PREPARE FOR THE WORST."
London, July 6. In response to inquir
ies cabled to Shanghai in regard to the
situation at Pekin the following cable
gram has been received from an auth
oritative quarter:
"Shanghai, Thursday, July 5 Prepare
to hear the worst."
The danger of a" general revolt in
China becomes more and more patent
and Europe is being confronted with a
rapidly increasing fear, not merely that
the international column will be forced
from Tien Tsin, but that the interna
tional troops at the colonies and treaty
ports will stand in grave danger of ex
pulsion. In view of the fact that the
previous assurances of the viceroys
have proved untrustworthy, their prom
ises of protection for the whites are
hardly convincing.
In the meanwhile the hitherto uncon
querable jealousies of the European
powers stays the hands of Japan though
it is hoped an understanding will sooa
be reached. The foreign office here has
received official dispatches from Tokio
today, and the Associated Press under
stands that the Japanese government
informed the foreign officers that, in ad
dition to the forces already landed in
China, Japan has 20,000 troops mobilized
and ready for action at a moment's no
tice when she receives the mandate of
the powers. Great Britain is now await
ing answers from the chancellories to
its proposals.
The British cabinet had a loner mppt-
ing this morning, under the presidency
of Lord Salisbury, and fully considered
lilt? l.TlNfS,
SITUATION- AT TIN" TSIN.
Chinese Are Killing, Burning and
Looting on Every Hand.
(Copyright, 1900, by Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, June 29, via Che Foo, July
1, and Shanghai, July 5. Those best in
formed in Tien Tsin consider the po
sition of the foreigners in Pekin as al
most hopeless. It is hopeless to attempt
to force the way with the force avail
able. Commanders are willing to re
sort to desperate means, but to attempt
a forced march from Tien Tsin with the
forces at hand means certain destruc
tion to the artny besides slaughter of
tne civilians left at Tien .Tsin. Enough
soldiers are necessary to defeat the Chi
nese army, maintain communication
with the base of supplies and guard the
hospitals en route.
The water supply is an important
problem in a country furnishing none
except river wells which are being
poisoned. The Chinese are committing
terrible atrocities upon the wounded.
They are mutilating all the dead which
fall into their hands. General Tung
Fuh Slang with 10,000 of the best dis
ciplined troops in the Chinese army,
Mahomedans, is marching from the
southwest towards Pekin. The army
thereabouts numbers 50,000. The em
press fled to her summer palace. The
Mahomedan boxers are fighting In He
kin. Ten regiments of General Nieh's
command north of Tien Tsin are re
ported to have deserted and gone to pil
lage in the country. Residents declare
that the Chinese commune was inaugu
rated by peaceable Chinese who have
been the greatest sufferers from the
foreign soldiers, who are burning the
outskirts of Tien Tsin to deprive the
enemy of shelter. The boxers are de
stroying outlying villages for loot.
The smoke of a hundred fires can be
seen in every direction.
Tien Tsin was not bombarded today
for the first time in a fortnight. Fam
ilies are returning to their homes with
in the concessions. Women and chil
dren will be sent to Taku as soon as
the travel is safe. No unfriendly Chi
namen are visible in the streets. A few
of the richest with their families are
huddled in the outhouses for protec
tion, badly frightened. Others con
cealed in various houses shoot at the
Europeans on the street. The Chinese
dead about Tien Tsin number thou
sands. Most of those who have been
killed lie unburied in the fields. The
river to Taku is full of floating bodies
and many have been washed up by the
tide. Dogs are feeding on these bodies
along the banks. The small American
contingents everywhere distinguished
itself. Captain McCalla and Major
Waller are popular at Tien Tsin. Their
men are placed in the lead of every
movement. By common consent the
British are close beside them. The for
eigners in Tien Tsin declare, however,
that they owe their livs to the Russians
without whom the other small detach
ments must have been overwhelmed on
that darkest Wednesday when the Chi
nese were pressing on every side and
the bravest men were abandoning hope.
The Russian commander, Colonel Wo
zqek. arranged the main body with the
civilians to make a sortie In the direc
tion of Taku. He left 400 Russians to
defend the city and engaged the at
tention of the Chinese, the intention be
ing for them to ultimately sacrifice
themselves. The arrival of the Ameri
cans saved the day. Their arrival
proved a complete surprise.
Among the evidences of Immense Chi
nese military preparation for one may
be mentioned that arsenals and stores
hitherto unknown have been discovered
with ten million dollars' worth of arms
and ajnmunition of the most modem
type. These arms and ammunition have
been destroyed in three arsenals outside
of Tien Tsin, Several thousand troops
under General Nieh are holding the na
tive city five miles north of Tien Tsin.
It is rumored that 40,000 Chinese will at- 1
r witn AkwwwH
PRICES ON SUMMER CLOTHING.
and" we will freeze out all competitors on prices of Summer Clothing;
Boys' and" Children's Wash Suits included in this sale everything;
tomorrow and see for yourself.
MEN'S SUITS.
So many have been suited and
pleased out ' of that big lot of
odds and ends in Men's Suits
they are every one worth dou
ble the money See them at
$4.50
Tomorrow all $10.00 and $12.00
Men's Suits, except black and
blue
$7.50
Tomorrow all $15 and $18
Suits, except black and blue
S12.00 .
Tomorrow all $20 and $25
Suits, except black and blue
$16.00
Men's Bleached Men's Seriven's Men's Summer Men's Black Boys' Summer
Drill Drawers, Elastic Seam Suspenders, Alpaca Coats, Coats and Vests,
25o Drawers 60: 12 S1.00 25
Men's Blue
Serge Coats
and Vests
fast color. . .
r
tack the place at noon today. The
troops under arms failed to materialize.
Admiral Seymour was wounded slight
ly recently by a spent ball, which
struck him in the shoulder while in the
house with Commander McCalla and
Commander Taussig. I
The hero of Tien Tsin is James Watts,
a young Englishman, perhaps the best
rider in China, who with three Cos
sacks ran the gauntlet to Taku with a
message for reinforcements, charging
through villages under fire repeatedly.
Several foreign commanders have rec
ommended that the quartette be deco
rated. TEDDY SWEEPS ALONG.
Gov.RooseveltReaclies Cleveland
and Calls on Hauna.
Chicago, July 6. Quietly and unos
tentatiously Gov. Theodore Roosevelt
of New York last night alighted from
a Burlington train, having completed
the first stage of his journey home from
the Rough Riders' reunion In the far
southwest. Only a small crowd was at
the station to greet the governor as the
train came in. Governor Roosevelt
went at once to the Chicago Athletic
club, where he rested until 9 o'clock,
when he boarded the Lake Shore train
en route to Cleveland.
The governor made many speeches
through the day and always to enthu
siasUc audiences. The run was from
Quincy on the banks of the Mississippi
to Chicago, through the fertile corn
belt of Illinois. Speeches, some long,
some short, were delivered at Quincy,
Camp Point, Augusta, Plymouth, Ma
comb, Bushnell, Avon, Abbington,
Galesburg, Galva, Kewanee, Princeton,
Mendota and Aurora. Toward the lat
ter end of the trip the governor's voice
failed him, and the stops after that
were less frequent. At three points the
train sped through at lightning speed,
regardless of the presence of crowds
and brass bands prepared for a dem
onstration. The people at these places
had to be satisfied with a bow and a
wave of the governor's hand as the spe
cial swept past them.
Some of Colonel Roosevelt's speeches
had reference to the question of poli
tics, but in general they were of a pa
triotic character, serving as an after
math of independence day. Apparently
the most endearing term which his ad
mirers can apply to the governor 13
"Teddy."' "Hurrah for Teddy," and
"McKinley and Teddy" has been the
prevailing sentiment of the crowds all
along the line.
HE SEES HANNA.
Cleveland, O., July 6. Governor
Roosevelt arrived here early today via
the Lake Shore road from the west.
He was met at the station by Elmer
Dover, Senator Hanna's private secre
tary. The governor entered a carriage
and was driven directly to the Hanna
residence,- where he spent the morning
in conference with the national chair
man. This afternoon Governor Roose
velt and Senator Hanna will go to
Canton to visit the president.
JACK MERRIFIELD MOTES.
He Becomes Travelling Auditor of
Southern California.
Mr. J. R. Merrlfield has been named
as traveling auditor of the Southern
California railway, and left today for
Los Angeles, to enter -on his new duties.
His headquarters will be In that city.
and he will travel over all the lines of
the Southern California road.
"Jack" Merrlfield is well known in To
peka. For years he was employed in
the office of the auditor of disburse
ments in this city, andwhen he left here
two years ago it was to take a better
position in the office of General Auditor
Whitehead in Chicago. His appoint
ment as traveling auditor is a decided
promotion.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicaaro Livestock Market.
Chicago. Julv S. CATTLE Receipts.
2.0U0; steers steady: butcher stock steady:
native steers, S4.wXa5.10; stockers ana
feeders. $2.604.85; cows and heifers. $2.90
5.00; bulls, $2.504.50: calves. $4.5CK?6.50;
Texas fed steers, $4.40(g5.25; Texas grass
ers, $3.65ff4.25.
HOGS Receipts today. 10.500. Five to
TV cents higher. Top, $5.45; bulk of sales.
jo.ao'o-j.JZ1.
SHEEP Receipts, S.000: sheep slow.
Lambs active, stronger. Good to choice
wethers, $4.15'?i4.85: fair to choice mixed.
$5.10i4.25; western sheep, $4.004.50: Texas
sheep. $3.60rga.7&; native lamps, $4.7586.75;
western lambs, $5.4CKg6.25.
Kansas City LivestockMarket.
Kansas City, Mo., July 6. CATTLE
Receipts. 2.500. Market steady to strong.
Native steers, $3.75'g5.60: Texas steers, $2.75
fi5.30: Texas cows, $2.60fi3.05; native cows
and heifers. $2.10ii5.00: stockers and feed
ers. $3.504.60; bulls, $3.254.00.
HUlib receipts, s.uou: market strong
to 10 cents hlerher. closlne weak. Buik
of sales, $5.25&5.324; heavy, $5.255.37;
packers, $5.221.'66.3214: mixed, $5.165.30;
l'ght, $5.0&ji5.25; yorkers, $5.205.26; pigs,
4.65ft5.m4.
SHEEP Receipts. 2,000; market steady;
lambs, J3.00ti5.90; muttons, I3.00& 5X0.
Topeka Markets Today..
Topeka, July 6.
CATTLE,
COWS $2.50g3.50.
DRY LOT STEERS $4.00-4.50.
DRY LOT HEIFERS J3.00&3.7&
SHIRTS.
The largest and strongest array
Shirts in the city.
Men's Negligee Shirts JSC
Men's Airy Breezy HQ it
Bhirts 40C
Men's Madras (.'loth E fl
blurts 3UG
Men's Floe Madras 7 C n
Shirts I DC
Lion brand celebrated Shirts,
the beit shirts made, prices
75 o to$2.50
Boys' Shirts in every
style and kind.
Boys' Night Shirts.
Tull Una Boys' Sight Shirts
ages 4 to 16 years g Q q
HOG&
LIGHT J4-75S4.D0.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY t4.SOQ5.00.
tSRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT 6Sfec
NO. 2 CORN 35c
NO. 2 OATS 22c
HAT $5.00.
PRODUCTS
EGGS 9 cents.
CHICKENS 6SH cent
BUTTER 13c
Topeka Side Market
Topeka, July 9.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED 6c
NO. 1 TALLOW 3Hc
GREEN SALT HALF CURED 640.
Market Gossip.
Omaha: Hogs, 7,500: cattle, S.500.
Duluth receipts: Wheat, 27 cars today.
Heavy rains all over northwest last
night.
Chicago: Wheat, 159 cars; corn, 324 cars;
oats. Si) cars.
Liverpool: Wheat, 'id lower; com, d
lower.
London:' Wheat; d ldweft
Argentine shipments: Wheat, 1,864,000;
corn, 1.JGO.U00 bushels.
Northwest receipts of wheat last year:
Duluth, lt4 cars: Minneapolis. 2t0 cars.
Closing Liverpool cable: Wheat 51V&d
lower: corn, 'd lower than yesterday.
Northwest receipts of wheat for today:
Minneatlopis, 75 cars; Duluth, 27 cars.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 104 cars,
last year 20ti; corn, 18 cars, last year 8;
oats, none; last year none.
Privileges good tomorrow: Puts. Sep
tember wheat, 79c. Calls, September
wheat, S2c. Puts, September corn, 43ftc
Calls, September corn, 44c
Grain Letter.
WHEAT Liverpool cables came only d
lower this morning and our markets
should have opened up, but did not re
spond. There seemed to be a world of
long wheat for sale and the market gave
way rapidly under these sales. Closing
Liverpool cables came about Id lower for
the day, causing a second quick break,
but Just as it commenced to look as if
the bottom would drop out, - the market
turned up and closed at a good advance
for the forenoon break. There has been
too much company on the short side and
everybody that traded yesterday and to
day sold wheat and soon as tired longs
had been shaken out there was no pres
sure on the market and when a reaction
started the crowd of shorts run to cover,
forcing the market up rapidly. The clos
ing was strong, but it looks like shorts
are pretty well covered and if such is the
case we will in all probability get a fur
ther decline.
CORN Corn was strong. There was a
flood of crop damage news from Kansas
and Nebraska, some of them from good
Seople and telling of sensational damage.
:eceipts are running light and ca.h mar
kets are showing considerable strength.
Dry hot weather for the next ten days
will start fireworks in the corn pit, as
everybody has a little short corn.
OATS Oats advanced in sympathy with
corn.
PROVISIONS There were only 10.000
hogs at the yards and the market 5c high
er, but the futures did not respond, Sep
tember pork selling off 20c a barrel. Pack
ers were best buyers on the break.
J. C. GOINGS.
Range of Prices.
Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan., receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, July 6.
Article.
WHEAT-
July ...
Aug. ...
Sept ...
CORN
July ...
Aug. ...
Sept ...
OATS
July ...
Open High Low Close Yes.
7S 7ST4 77 7R-4 7S-4
79'?- 80y4 7Vi 79-4-80 794s
80V4- 81- 79 SOTS . (WVi
423i- 43- 42 43U- 42
3V- 44'4 4:! 44-Vi 4,4
43- 44 43- 44H
234
. 23
23-j
12 '97
766
24 23
24 23
24
23
24
12 60
12 77
6 77
6 90
23
23
12 72
12 90
P2
6 85
Aug. ...
Sept ...
POKK
July ...
Sept ...
LA HD
July ...
Sept ...
RIBS
July ...
Sept ...
WHEAT
July ...
Sept ...
CORN
13 00 12 77
7"02-05 s'80
7 02 7 05
7 15 7 15 7 02 7 02-05 7 07-1J
KANSAS CITY:
69 70 69
71-tt 71 70
70
71
July .
Sept .
40
42
. 41
42
41
Ranges of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan., receiver and shipper of grain.
New York, July 8.
of
, ..ran ii . . .J i
Op'njHlgh Lowl'd'se Yes.
I 1
1174 118 115 116 H7
9 KJO Wi S 9N
S77S ifZ! 9 1 91
33 34 32 32 33
56 57 5" f1 5ti
34 34 33 38 34
125 12-; 124 124:125
106 107 105 106 18
111 112 111 111 112
25 25- 25 25 t 25
71 72 71 71 71
87 89 87 8X 87
80 80 80 80 80
52 53 60 51 52
72 73 72 72 72
61 51 60 60 50
I S3 83 83 83 83
129 129 128 121 128;
32 32 31 31 32
i 58 59 58 5 58
! 26 26 25 23 2
61 61 5:' 697 1 !
I 74 75 73 74 74
69 69 68 6 Gi
70 70 70 70 70
61 61 5 60! 61
i 74 74 7174 717si 74;
Stocks.
Sugar
People's Gas ..
Am. Tobacco ..
A. S. & W
B. R. T
Federal Steel ..
C. Ii. & Q
C. ,R. I. &. P...
C, M. & St. P..
Atchison com..
Atchison pfd ..
Manhattan
Western Union
Mo. Pacific
U. Pac pfd ..
XT. Pac. com ..
Atchison adj ..
N. Y. Central..
So. Pac. pfd ..
C. C. C
C. & O
Reading pfd ..
B. & O
T. C. & I
N. Pac. pfd ..
N. Pac. com ..
L. & N.