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TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAI THUKSDAT EVENING AUGUST 23, 1900.
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BRYANHEARS.
IContinued from the First Page.
era states, particularly the New Eng
land group, is invincible, so their atten
tion Is turned to the west and south.
Air. Bryan's own state is the subject
of vigorous onslaughts from the Repub
lican national committee and the can
didate and his friends are sparing no
efforts to cause the neighbors, Kansas
and Nebraska, to stand by the western
candidate and, as they did four years
ago, return a majority for the principle
of anti-imperialism and kindred sub
Mr. Bryan made four speeches In Ne
braska yesterday. He made three in
Kansas today; spending three minutes
on the rear platform of the Santa Fe
train at Meriden. Tonight the third
effort will be at Manhattan.
The speeches which are made at these
notifications are anticipated as cam
paign thunder. But, when the Populist
and Democratic and Republican nom
inees do not take anything for granted
and wait until this ceremony has taken
place the non-partisan smiles.
President McKinley professed abso
lute ignorance of the action- of the con
vention at Philadelphia until the notifi
cation committee and its attendant fol
lowers tramped the grass out of his
front yard delivering the message from
the national convention. Mr. Roosevelt
maintained the same attitude. Yet, Mc
Kinley had telegraph wires in his house
giving every movement of the conven
tion which nominated him, while Roose
velt was a member of the convention
which stampeded to him, despite per
sonal protest
Mr. Bryan at Lincoln had telegraphic
communication with the convention at
ioux Falls and he knew as soon a3
the' world knew that the Populists had
eelected him for their standard bearer.
However, he like McKinley and Roose
velt, declined to discuss the platforms
of the conventions which honored them
until the formality of a notification had
been completed.
Mr. Bryan had close connection, by
wire, with the Kansas City convention,
and he knew, the instant the work was
over, that he had been chosen as the
representative of that party in the race
for national honors. Yet, he refused
to make speeches until notified officially
of the action of that convention.
Mr. Bryan has been discussing the
platform and mission of the Democracy
and has apparently not been embar
rassed by being compelled to overlook
the convention at Sioux Falls. However,
after today, he has liberty to refer to
the Sioux Falls convention and leaving
Topeka he can begin the campaign for
all of the parties which have honored
him.
It is particularly appropriate that
Kansas should have the honor of Bryan's
notification, because Kansas more than
any other one state was responsible for
the action of the Sioux Falls convention
in favor of Bryan.
Kansas ha i S4 delegates; Texas had
114, but the Texas forces were divided
bo the Kansans, v. ho worked in harmony
exercised the most potent influence at
Sioux Falls.
Texas might have hd the notification
were the state not so surely over
whelmingly Democratic, but taking the
notification to Texas to make votes
would be like carrying coals to Newcas
tle, so Kansas, the most important state,
from a political standpoint in the Popu
list national convention, has the honor
of crowning the presidential nominee
with the laurels brought from South
Dakota,
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Kansans Who Were Honored for
Notification Say.
The reception committee, representing
the state of Kansas today, selected by
the Populists, TOtmocrats and Silver
Republicans follows'
Charles Allison, Chanute; Henry Al
len, Paola; C. H. Angevlne, Clyde; J. I.
Brelesford, Kinsley; Henry Bruce,
Howard; J. F. Brown, Delphos; H. N.
Boyd, Republic; W. L. Brown, King
man; Henry Bonifield, Pittsburg; Geo.
Black. Olathe; O. P. Benson, Topeka;
John Boyer, Burr Ook; L. C. Breeden,
Great Bend; J. B. Brown, Norton ville;
A. N. Butts, Adrian; J. M. Bennington,
skaloosa; E. C. nennett, Garden City;
Oscar Bischoff, Topeka; Joseph Bishop,
Kinsley; E. Beard, Wichita; E. B.
Buck, Winfield; Thomas Bowling, Kan
sas City; August P.ondt, Salina; J. R.
Beal, Grainfield; Gilbert Bitler, Eureka;
George Campbell, Oswego; John Con
nelly, Fulda; P. M. Crook, Smith Cen
ter; George Culver, Concordia; F. J.
Close, Hays City; M. C. Comwell, Well
ington; C. C. Craig, Winfield; J. S.
Caldwell, Lawrence; John Cizrk, Ells
worth; J. W. Catadel, Stockton; C. F.
Clyde, Stafford; A. P. Cochran, Atchi
son; Colon Campbell, Lyons; J. M.
Cappenger, Greenburg; Chas. Christy,
Jetmore; C. W. Carson, Ashland; Dr.
J. H. Cushenberry, Girard; A. W. Dcn
tiison. El Dorado; F. L. Drinkwater,
Cottonwood Falls; P. H. Dolan, Salina;
A. C. Dyer, Kinsley; Carl W. Dehn,
Topeka; W. H. Daniels, Kansas City;
B. N. Drilling, Victoria; N. E. Davis,
Porterville; A. J. Eastman, Burlington;
Thomas Eagan, St. Francis; J. B. Er
win. Harper; C. E. Foote, Topeka; B. A.
Freeman, Belvit; A. J. Foster, Garden
er; A, F. Frasier, Girard; C. P. Fogle
strom. Junction Cnty; Col. T. J. Fitch,
Wichita; O. P. Fuller, Winfield; J. B.
French, Halstead; F. W. Frazius, To
peka; W. H. Farrell, Goodland; Albert
Griffin, Topeka; B. F. Gondy, Chetopa;
John B. Griever, Tonganoxie; A. L.
Glazier, Newton: Josiah Gorsuch, Shar
on Sprinsrs; S. P. Gebhart, Pratt; F. D.
Gill. Topeka; L. H. -Gest, Valley Falls;
J. H. Gilmore, Kansas City, Kan.; E.
L. Garten, Cimaron; George Hodges,
Olathe; Ed T. Hackeny, Wellington; I.
S. Hallam, Abilene; T. M. Hanley, To
peka; W. J. Kurd, Holton; W. B.
Helm, Ellsworth; P. C. Helder, Man
hattan; O. C. Hooker, Crisfield; E. P.
Hodgin, Crisfield; Jeff Hudson, Fre
tionia; A. R. Ice, Simmons; S. B. Isen
hart, Topeka; R. H. Irons, Galva; C. C.
Jones, Marion; Lee Jones, Topeka; G.
V. Jones. Hill City; F. C. Johnson,
Minneapolis; J. M. Judd, Lincoln; W.
I. Kuhn, Holton: J. V. Killian, Emi
nence; J. M. Fitzpatrick, Dodge City;
J. W. King, Fellsburg; Thomas Cain,
Burlingame; P. Klemp, Topeka; Otto
Kerline, Topeika; F. F. Lamb, "Parsons;
Col. E. C. Little, Abilene: Wm. Law
eon, Wakeeney; J. W. Leedy, Law
rence; John J. Lambert, Lincoln; Sol
Long, Grenola; F. W. Lasoneur, How
ard; W. H. Lawlen, Emporia: Alfred
Lehnhor, Emporia; James Logan, Lin
coin; Hubert" Lardiner, Ft. Scott; R, M.
Lawrence. Garden City.
W. H. Morris. Pittsburg: L. A. McCol
lum, Santa Fe: J. J. McElroy, Kansas
Citv: F. McCarthy, Wichita: John Mc
Ma'hon, Ellfa: A. Monroe. Whiting; J. F.
Maskey, Oswego: W. P. Mossison, Ster
ling: J. A. M-anley, Mound City: D. H.
Morgan, Topeka: Hon. John Martin. To
peka: T. W. Moseley. St. John: W. K.
Moore. Richfield: John Menslnger, Syra
cuse: E. Mueller, Topeka; Lawson Mann,
Troy: J. H. Moreland. Eskridge: G. M.
Munger, Eureka: Henderson Martin. Ma
rlon: S. F. Neely. Leavenworth: E. G.
Netleton, Hutchinson: V. A. Osburn, El
Dorado: Peter Oleson, Topeka: T. T.
Perry. Girard; F. H. Pettingill, Lin wood;
F. H. Pearl. Hiawatha: W. R. Priest,
Concordia; W. T. Pettillion. Dodge City;
Geo. Pitts, Wellington; C. H. Page. Ober
lln: L. Boring. Topeka: J. A. Rosen. To
peka: J. B. Rea, Mankato; J. A. Reed.
Kingman: L. M. Rich. Cold water; A. B.
Reeves. Dodge City; G. W. Rengle. Le
Roy; Jos. E. Riggs. Lawrence: Judge T.
J. Ryan, Clay Center; C. M. Ross, Burr
Oak; B. J. Roy, Osborne: J. C. Ruppen
thal. Russell; Taylor Riddle, Marlon; W.
Ji. tssui. iiraxUtuu; Timothy Sexton, Au
gusta: J. C. Simmons, Wellsvllle; S. B.
Shields, Wichita: D. B. Stuttsman.
Meade; B. J. Sheridan, Paola: Robt.
Smith, Meridan; P. F. Smith. Parsons;
Chas. Schaefer, Sedgwick: Will E. Stokes,
Great Bend; Chas. L. Simmons, Strong
City: C. M. Sawyer. Norton: W. D. Street.
Oberlin: Andrew Shearer, Frankfort; Dr.
N. M. Smith, Washington; L. J. Sprengle,
Washington: William Stryker, Welling
ton; A. C. Shinn, Ottawa: Wm. Schoon
over, Garnett; Robt. H. Semple. Ottawa;
W. H. Sears, Lawrence; Edwin Tavlor,
Edwardsville: J. M. Tadlock, PhilHpsburg;
Mayo Thomas, Independence; Fred Terry,
Leavenworth: R. W. Turner, Mankato:-H.
N. Tully, Arkansas City; N. E. Thompson,
Manhattan; W. D. Vincent, Clay Center;
W. H. Voth, Pittsburg; P. F. Vessels,
Liberal: T. J. Widby, Pittsburg; N. W.
Wells, Paola; Joseph G. Waters, Topeka;
Arthur Watts, Topeka: J. D. Whaien,
Junction Citv: Matt Waters, Scammon;
E. L. Watei-berry. Emporia; Dr. E.- V.
Wharton, Yates Center: W. H. Walters,
Eureka; C. J. White, Atchison: Dr. J. G.
Wilson, Attica: Fred Wolfe. Blue Mound;
W. B. Washington. Leoti; Ben A. Wood,
Syracuse: H. W. Young. Independence;
John Yonkers, North Topeka: C. J. Jones,
Topeka: C. A. Milton, Dodge City; M.
Todd. Seneca: Phil Goodman, Chase; F.
L. Drinkwater, Chase.
THE JOURNEY DOWN.
Mr. Bryan Makes Speeches at Various
Nebraska Points.
Falla City, Neb., Aug. 23. Yesterday
was a busy day for Mr. Bryan. He
may be said to have begun the day be
fore the previous one closed, for it was
after 1 o'clock in the morning when he
reached Auburn, his first stopping place
after leaving Lincoln. Getting a few
hours' sleep there he was prepared to
commence the day early. He began his
speech at Auburn shortly after 8
o'clock. There he madean hour's ad
dress, and after being driven rapidly to
the depot he was compelled to wait
fifty minutes for a delayed train to take
him to Tecumseh, the next stopping
place. At Tecumseh, he spoke compara
tively briefly and after taking a hasty
dinner started upon a twenty-two mile
drive across country to Pawnee. This
drive was made by "means of three re
lays in two hours" time, and It was ap
parently a pleasant diversion for Mr.
Bryan.
At Pawnee, as at Auburn and Tecum
seh, there was a good attendance, as
there was also at the night meeting
held at this point. The day meetings
were all held in the groves of the court
houses of the counties. Rain was
threatening in the morning, but the day
had not progressed far when the cloud3
lifted somewhat, making the weather
quite favorable for outdoor gatherings.
The meetings were all held in the
First congressional district, Mr.
Bryan's old district, and he was ac
companied throughout the trip by Mr.
Berge, the Democratic candidate for
congress. At each place Mr. Bryan
made an apepal in Mr. Berge's behalf.
The trip from Pawnee to Falls City was
made in a freight caboose behind a. spe
cial engine.
At the Tecumseh meeting the most
interesting incident was a colloquy be
tween Mr. Bryan and a gentleman in
the audience, evidently a Republican,
who took the privilege of propounding
several questions to the speaker. Some
of the questions indicated unmistak
ably that the qestioner was out of tem
per, but Mr. Bryan responded to all of
them quickly and with good nature.
This gentleman interrupted Mr. Bryan
toward the close of his speech by sug
gesting that the Filipions were on a par
with our Indians. To this Mr. Bryan
responded:
"Now, as I understand you, you think
we were right in taking the property
of the Indians?"
'No, sir."
"Then do you tlftnk it right to take
the property of the Filipinos?"
"No, sir," responded the man in the
audience, "and nobody is going to. How
does the treatment of the Filipinos dif
fer from the treatment of jail birds in
this country? Do you believe in, pun
ishing the jail birds?"-
Mr. Bryan: "Your face is the face
of an intelligent man, and you cannot
fail to see the difference between put
ting men into the penitentiary for the
commission of a crime, and going over
to the Philippines and taking charge of
the government of Filipinos?"
"When I see a man like you," was
the response of the interlocutor, "who
favored the peace treaty, I think that
man ought to have some consistency
about him."
"I am much obliged for you mention
ing that," replied Mr. Bryan, "for I
should not feel like bringing it to your
attention unless called upon to do so.
I urged the ratification of the treaty
and also urged the passage of a resolu
tion promising independence to the peo
ple of the Philippines and if your Re
publican administration had passed the
resolution there would not have been
one drop of blood shed in the Philip
pines." "Oh, that is your opinion."
"That is not only my opinion, but if
you will stop to think about it and give
the public the honest result of your
thoughts, it will be your opinion that if
we had made the same promise of inde
pendence to the Filipinos that we did to
the Cubans, we would have had no con
flict there. Had we treated Cuba as we
did the Philiplnnes there would be war
in Cuba today, and had we treated the
Filipinos as we did the Cubans there
would be no war in the Philippines to
day." The questioner made an Indistinct
reference to Mr. Bryan's capacity for
the presidency and asked Mr. Bryan if
he believed the Filipinos were capable
of self government
To this Mr. Bryan replied:
"Admiral Dewey stated in a message
to the secretary of the navy that the
Filipino and the natural right of the
government than the Cubans, and that
he based his judgment on a study of
both races. Whether you believe as I
do or not, you are not able to draw the
line between the natural right of the
Filipino an dthe natural right of the
Cuban whom you and your party said
ought to be free. If it is true of the
Cubans, It is true of the Filipinos, and
I want to make it so."
At Pawnee Mr. Bryan spoke upon all
the questions at issue, paying some
what more attention than usual to the
financial and trust questions.
He urged that if annexation In the
tropics was to be undertaken for trade
purposes only, there was sure to be dis
appointment. Tropical countries did not
supply a great deal in the way of com
merce. Great Britain's trade with the
United States was, for instance, far
greater per capita than, her trade with
India, and yet Great Britain did not
own the United States not quite.
He did not agree with those who con
sidered it a "religious" duty to hold on
to the Philippines. As a matter of fact
the majority of the Filipinos were al
ready Christians. It was further true
that the Christians there were antagon
istic to American domination, while the
Mohammedans and Sulus were friendly.
This, he thought, was due to the pay
ment of a monthly stipend, of $250 to the
sultan, contrary to the views of all
Americans.
He enlarged upon the idea advanced
at Wahoo that it was not profitable to
kill the Filipinos.
. "It would be a very easy thing to
keep the Philippine islands," he said,
"but if you keep the islands you have
got to keep the people. If you kill the
people you destroy the main argument
for going over there. You cannot trade
with people after they are dead, so if
you killed them all, you would be com
pelled to come home. A dead man does
not need much. When you kill a man
all he needs Is a shroud and a coffin,
and then he is done for."
Mr. Bryan also tiinted-at what he
considered another objection to acquir
ing outside territory, addressing him
self to Republicans and saying:
"Under your own administration men
whom your own president selected have
been guilty of embezzlement of the
fund,s of the Cubans, and if that oc
curs right here under the shadow of
our own country, what would be the
peculations and embezzlements if we
sent men to rule over seven millions of
Filipions? Even now you will find they
are organizing development companies
in the United States for the Philippines,
and that those development companies
are relying on American officials over
there to help them get franchises. You
will find people standing ready to gob
ble up the franchises in the islands, and
don't you- know what a time we have
had in this country with- those men
who are getting the franchises. Illinois
is quite a good state; it is regarded as
one of the great states of the union, and
yet in Illinois they get through the
legislature a bill which gave the street
car lines of Chicago a chance to mon
opolize the streets of Chicago for fifty
years. That law was so bad that pub
lic sentiment was aroused and they re
pealed that law by the next sitting of
the legislature. If that happens in the
state of Illinois, what will happen in
the Philippines, thousands of miles
away?"
Mr. Bryan had the largest audience of
the day at the evening meeting at Falls
City. It was not only a very large but
very enthusiastic crowd, and it listened
eagerly to and applauded vociferously the
speech, which was of more than an hour's
duration. Mr. Bryan was received at the
railroad station by a large number of peo
ple, and as he was driven to his stopping
place he was greeted by throngs which
lined the street. Many of the houses were
decorated with the national colors and
with Bryan lithographs.
The speech was general in its purport.
He spoke of the importance of securing a
Democratic congress, saying that if elect
ed he wanted the opportunity not only
to fill the office, but also to sign bills
that would remedy the evils of which
the Democrats complain. He paid hia
respects to Senator Hanna as follows:
"This morning's paper states Mr. Hanna
yesterday went down into New Jersey, the
home of the trusts, to make a speech. Did
he tell those Republicans there that the
Republican ticket was going to win. and
not to worry? Oh, no. He said to them:
"You want to watch out. . Don't be over
confident: we have got a great fight on
hand. We have got to fight hard.' and
then I can imagine I can see him put
his hand behind him and say: 'Come
down.' Isn't that a good place for a
man to go to scare the corporations into
contributions? Is it possible that a Re
publican farmer can be deceived as to the
attitude of the Republican party on the
trust question?"
Mr. Bryan also asserted that there Is
a general decrease in the output of the
industrial products this year as compared
with last year, and he quoted the reports
of the commercial agencies in support of
this proposition. On imperialism he said:
"I don't want . our drum beat heard
around the world, but I do want the light
of American liberty to encircle the entire
globe."
Mr. Bryan left at 2:30 this morning for
Topeka.
SILVERITES SARCASTIC.
"Will Label Stationery "With McKin
ley's Silver Views.
The Kansas Silver Republican state
committee held a meeting today and
elected the following officers for the
campaign:
Chairman Webb McNall.
Secretary D. O. McCray, Topeka.
Treasurer T. M. James, Topeka.
The committee will maintain head
quarters in connection with the Popu
list state committee headquarters.
The committee decided to have the ut
terances of McKinley as a congressman,
printed on the letter heads and envel
opes for use in the campaign. The lang
uage follows:
"I am for the largest use of silver in
the currency of the country. I would
not disturb or dishonor it: I would give
it equal credit and honor with gold. I
would make no distinction. I would
utilize both metals as money and dis
credit neither. I want the double stand
ard." This from a speech in the lower house
of congress June 24, 1890, reported in Vol.
21, page 6447, congressional record.
NOTABLES ARRIVE IN TOPEKA.
Weaver and Field, Survivors of 1892,
Attend the Ceremonies.
Gen. J. B. Weaver of Iowa and J. G.
Field of Virginia, the Populist nominees
for president and vice president In 1892,
were among the first to arrive in Topeka
for the Bryan notification meeting.
Mr. Weaver said to a State Journal re
porter today: "Kansas will do her
whole duty by the candidate whom we
notify here today. The state will join
its friends In Iowa, Nebraska and the
other states of the west in making Mr.
Bryan president."
Mr. Field, who is making his first trip
to the state, said: "This is a magnificent
country. I am happy to be here, not
alone because I beljeve we t are taking
the preliminary steps in a' new political
era, but because I am glad to see the
wonderful country which has been so
long in the foremost rank of the states
leading the movement for reform in our
methods of government. We need a re
public in sense as well as well as name
and our candidate for president promises
us what we demand and the principles
upon which he is making the campaign
promise the people of the United States
the destruction of the imperialistic ten
dencies." EDMISTON SENDS REGRETS.
Chairman Marion Butler Also Stays
Away From Topeka.
Vice Chairman Edmiston of the Popu
list national committee was selected to
preside over the Bryan ceremonies today
but he sent a telegram, at the last mo
ment saying he could not be present
The arrangement to have Edmiston
preside was made after Chairman Mar
ion Butler of the national committee sta
ted that he could not be present.
Now that the heads of the national
committee are not present the state com
mittee was awry this morning on the se
lection of a chairman, although it is pro
bable that Gen. J. B. Weaver will have
that honor.
PRIZE FIGHT BULLETINS
The Fitzsimmons-Sharkey prize fight
will be bulletined by rounds by the State
Journal tomorrow night The fight is
scheduled to take place at Coney Island
in New York city, and will bo called
about 8:30 or 9 o'clock Topeka time. A
description of the fight will be flashed
directly from the ring side into the State
Journal office by the Associated Press and
will be read to the listeners In front of
the State Journal office without Oelay.
SPECIAL SEHVICE
Via Santa Fe to Chicago for G.
A. R.
Encampment. -
Special sleepers standard and tourist
and free chair cars for accommoda
tion of members G. A. R. and their
frienda will leave Topeka via Santa Fe
on special train Sunday, August 2& T.
L. King, Agent, Topeka.
BLOOD THIRST.
(Continued from First Page.)
ing is still running high ana a leader
would probably cause further repreda
tiona There are now 625 troops here.
This is believed to be enough to quell
any further trouble that may arise.
Threats are being made on every hand
against the police. Early this morning
Mayor Young issued a proclamation de
claring that the city was in a state of
insurrection. He commanded the closing
of every saloon. The firing of Columbia
hall, and the city building was accomp
lished by a ruse. Part of the mob ad
vanced on the officers who were penned
up in the building while another detail
went behind the building and under Col
umbia hall, a pile of paper was ignited
and in a moment the building waa in
flames.
Meanwhile the mob had secured dyna
mite. This was placed under the front
of the city building and exploded. The
second charge blew in the entire front
and set fire to the structure. The mob
shouted wildly as the building was de
stroyed. The fire department was called
to save the building, but when the fire
men arrived they were ordered to not
turn on the hose. "Billy" Roepke, a fire
man who turned a hose on the city
building was shot through the neck.
Three other firemen were injured.
While the city - hall was burning the
mob broke into the patrol station
nearby, took out the automobile patrol
wagon and ran it up and down the street
amid wild yells of approval. A man
brandishing a big knife acted as motor
man. During the excitement early in,
the evening a colored man was chased
from a street car. Some one started a
story that it was Peck.
During the riot colored people stayed
at home.
No attention is paid to colored people
however, on the streets today. No at
tempt was made to interfere with the
militia on their arrival here. Akron will
undoubtedly be under military control
until tomorrow at least Mayor Young
told Col. Potter at noon that he wanted
the troops to remain over night, possibly
longer. Albert Greenlesse, who was ap
pointed acting chief of police has de
clined to serve and John Durkin has
been appointed in his place. Durkin is
the oldest man on the force. Nothing
has yet been heard from Chief Harrison.
Coroner Leberman viewed the body of
young Glen Wade today and will proba
bly postpone his inquest until later.
SHARPRGHTING
In Progress Between the Boers
and the British.
London, Aug. 23. Lord Roberts reports
to the war office under date of Pretoria,
August 22, as follows:
"Buller's division marched to Van
Wycksvli, IS miles south of Belfast yes
terday. His casualties were 20.
"Paget reports from Hammans Kraal
that Baden-Powell engaged Grobler's rear
guard all day yesterday. Grobler was
driven back east of Pinar's river. Baden
Powell occupied the railway station of
that name. During the fight Baden
Powell's advance and that of the enemy
galloped into each other, the Rhodesians
losing Colonel Spreckly and four men
killed and seven wounded. Many of the
Boers were killed or wounded. They were
at Cyferkul this morning. Plummer and
Hickman were closely pursuing them;
"It seems certain that Dewet, finding
it hopeless to make his way eastward has
crossed the Maeraliesberg, with a few
wounded, with the intention of returning
to the Orange River colony. He is in a
verv different condition from that when
he left Bethlehem, with six or eight guns
and 2,000 men. His guns have mostly
been buried and his personal following
can not be more than 300.
"It is stated that Steyn, with a small
bodyguard, has crossed Pinar's river- on
his way to join Kruger at Machadodorp.
"The Boers yesterday blew up a por
tion of the railway station at Koetzes
drift, five miles north of New Castle, and
damaged the rails at a point 30 miles south
of New Castle."
Nancy Letter Returns.
New York, Aug. 23. Miss Nancy Leiter.
youngest daughter of Levi Z. Leiter, of
Chicago, arrived from Europe on the
steamer Majestic. Miss Leiter has been
spending several months with her sister.
Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy of In
dia. Big Tax Redemption.
A Mr. Freeman, representing A. C.
Doris and A. H. Pierce, of Massachusetts,
paid $1,100 into the county treasury yes
terday to redeem a lot and a half on
Tenth avenue between Kansas avenue and
Jackson streets. Ho sold the property for
11,500.
Heir to $30,000,000.
Chicago, Aug. 23. A special to the
Times-Herald from Asheville, N. C, says
a girl baby has been born to Mrs. George
Vanderbllt, in Biltmore house. Mr. Van
derbilt announces that her name will be
Cornelia Stuyvesant. The little stranger
is heir to a fortune of t30.000.000.
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condition upon which the United States
would take up overtures for a truce. Be
yond this important correspondence the
early part of the day tirought few de
velopments in the Chinese situation.
The American reply having been given
there was no pressing need of cabinet
conferences. The Chinese legation was
without additional advises. The Ameri
can reply was sent forward last night. It
seems to be accepted as bringing all ne
gotiations to a halt for the present and
it is difficult to foresee what the next
move will be.
The reply is considered a remarkable
document because of its extreme brevity
and the number of vital points it con
tains. While a casual reading of the
document would convey the idea that
it was a simple rejection of China's pro
position yet an analysis discloses that it
is full of important propositions which
will be the guiding principles of this
government for the present time. Chi
na's declaration that the sole purpose
of the international expedition was the
rescue of the ministers from Pekin is
met by the statement that this rescue
has been accomplished only by force of
arms, unaided by the Chinese govern
ment. It next makes plain that the Uni
ted States is ready to welcome any ov
ertures for a truce. In this connection
the first official statement is made of
the readiness of the United States to
"invite the other powers" to Join in ne
gotiations. As a means of judging when
the time for negotiations will arrive the
American note states that it will be
when security is established in Pekin
and the Chinese government shows first
its ability, and second its willingness to
make on its part "an effective" suspen
sion of hostilities, both at Pekin and
throughout China.
Minister Conger's dispatch shows there
was no representative of the Chinese
governement, so there is at present no
"ability" on the part of the government
to act in a binding manner.
The reply also makes clear that the
United States i3 not confining its at
tention to Pekin, but that the suspen
sion of hostilities "elsewhere in China"
is a condition precedent to negotiations.
The further use of the term "authori
tative and responsible" government of
China also has a definite meaning in
connection with the present chaotic
condition of affairs. Finally the reply
states that when all of these various
conditions open the way to negotiation
then this government wil lbe prepared
to negotiate "to attain the ends de
clared" in the circular to the powers on
July 3. In short all purposes of future
negotiations are referred back to this,
circular when the president laid down
specific intentions of the United States
and also expressed a policy of "pre
serving the territorial and administra
tive entirety of China," seeking a solu
tion which would "preserve a Chinese
territorial and administrative entirety.
There is no doubt that the feeling of
the United States government ia much
stronger than expected in the reply.
This was couched in diplomatic lan
guage, but officials of the government
in a position to know the attitude of
this country state that it ia a great as
sumption on the part of Earl Li to inti
mate that the conditions imposed by
this government have been fulfilled.
WThlle it is the intention of this govern
ment to stand faithfully by the note of
July 3, the chaotic condition reported
by Minister Conger, the flight of the
Chinese government, the apparent in
ability or lack of desire on the part of
such government as exists in China to
co-operate with the United States and
witti the allied forces either to pre
serve or protect the foreigners compli
cates the situation and makes a firm
position by the United States necessary.
Under these conditions the troops of
the United States together with such
erinforcements as seem desirable, will
remain in China. There are several
conditions which must be complied with
and after careful consideration it has
been determined that the United States
would be in no condition to enforce de
mands which it must make if it should
withdraw from Chinese territory. It is
known that indemnity will be demand
ed and the punishment of those re
sponsible for the outrages against the
government of the United States as
represented in Minister Conger, and for
the killing of American citizens and the
destruction of their property. It is
said that this indemnity must be ex
acted and the punishment of the guilty
parties insisted upon as a warning to
all governments and to all peoples that
the life and property of American citi
zens everywhere shall be repected and
protected. More than this, until there
is a responsible government in China,
which can protect the lives and prop
erty of such citizf.-ns of the United
States who are still there this govern
ment does not feel that it can with
draw its protection. In fact it is said
by competent authority that the cap
ture of Pekin by the allied army has
not changed conditions to any great ex
tent in dealing with the Chinese nor can
there be any material change until the
government of China asserts itself
against the lawless element which has
caused all the trouble.
IN FEAR OF SALT SMUGGLERS.
London, Aug. 23. A news agency dis
patch from Shanghai dated Wednesday.
August 22, says a consular report re
ceived from Soo Chow says the gover
nor fears the city will be attacked by a
force of salt smugglers.
A SPIULED TRIBUTE.
From the Denver Times.
I heard a good story the other day, am
maybe you have heard it. too; but, any
way, it is worthy of repetition:
"Dan Grogan was a prosperous contrac
tor, and he had four boys, great, big,
strappin' fellys, wid hands on 'em like
canvas hams, an' wan day whin Dan doid
these same boccos had a floral pilly made
fer 'im wid 'Papa' in purphel immartels
ophon et. Fhwat do yees tink av thim,
'Papa,' and thim wid hans es big as hams?
"Well, they tuck Dan, pace to his soul,
out ta the cimetsaf , -CTid phwin they got
'im thav're the pallbearers all walked
along and dhropped a clod av dirt upon
'im, and thay're whoit gloves as well, and
then the undhertaker kim along wid the
pilly. He bumped up against Mick Mc
Carthy and knocked off the first P on
'Papa,' and et left only 'A. P. A.'. Thin
they tellyphoned f her the caraner."
A PECULIAR GIRL.
fFrom the Chicago Times-Herald.
"That Miss Brandish is one of the most
peculiar girls I ever saw. She and I met
in Florida last winter, and we've been
very good friends ever since until a cou
ple of weeks ago. Now she barely speaks
to me. I can't account for it. We were
talking one evening about clever women.
We both agreed that talented women are
seldom beautiful."
"You probably made some break that
she didn't like."
"No, I was careful about that, and she
showed no sign of this unaccountable
coldness until I asked her whether. If she
could have her choice, she would prefer
to be talented or beautiful. She never
answered the question, and has been dif
ferent toward me ever since. Most pecul
iar girl I ever saw."
It Was Time He Learned It.
From the Chicago Record.
T waited three solid hours for that palm
reader to get around to me."
"Well?"
"He told me I didn't get on in life be
cause of my tendency to fool away time."
Half the ills that man is heir to come
from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bitters
strengthens and tones the stomach;
makes indigestion Impossible.
STILL AFTER PECK.
Mob Forming in Akron to Fol
low Him to Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 23. Intelligence
was received here this afternoon by the
police authorities that a mob of 300 men
had left Akron for Cleveland, bent on
wreaking vengeance on the head of Peck
for the outrage of Wednesday.
The telephone message containing the
infromation was sent to the police auth
orities by the son of Chief of Police Har
rison, of Akron. Subsequently Sheriff
MeCannell and his chief deputy made an
inquiry by telephone of Akron to con
firm to the report. The sheriff stated
that in case a mob appeared he would
call upon the city to detail a detachment
of police to guard the county jail. The
excitement at the county jail was in
tense at the time the intelligence regard
ing the mob was received. Peck, the col
ored man charged with the crime begged
the jail officials to obtain an immediate
hearing and remove him from the city to
Columbus. He trembled with fear as he
made the request. He said a life sen
tence was preferable to a trial in Akron
and wanted to throw himself on the mer
cy of the court.
Akron, Aug. 23. The Standard Hard
ware company is short about 90 shotguns
and rifles, 30 revolvers, 20 razors and
nearly 100 knives of all kinds stolen from
its store by the mob last night. About
1.000 loaded shotgun cratridges and 20.
000 rounds rifle and revolver ammunition
were also taken. Two pairs of hand
cuffs and two of "nippers" are missing.
Only two shotguns have been recovered.
Two sticks of dynamite were also found
in Robeinson's sewer pipe yard. About, 40
rioters broke into the Standard com
pany's store about 11 o'clock today,
smashing a big plate glass window. La
ter fully 600 returned to the store for
more weapons. Policemen and employes
were held at bay across the street while
the store was looted. Although crowds
throng the streets near the wrecked
court house all is quiet this afternoon.
HE OBSERVED THE ORDER.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"Look here, what are you doing
there?"
The man who had asked the question
seemed excited, but the man to whom
it was addressed was not disturbed in
the least. He was dumping a load of
dirt in a vacant lot. This was perfectly
apparent to the questioner, too. So
that the question was clearly unneces
sary as a means of obtaining informa
tion. This idea must have impressed
itself upon the man at work, for he
went on with his task. The other man
became more excxited at this nonatten
tion and asked the question again in a
louder tone than before. Then the
workman replied:
"I am unloading some dirt, sir."
"But don't you see that sign?" de
manded the angry man, pointing to a
notice on a post not ten feet away.
"Yes, sir."
"What does it say?"
"It says, 'Place no dirt here by order of
John Smith,' " read the man.
"Well, sir," the angry man went on, "I
am John Smith, the owner of that lot.
"Glad to know you, sir."
"None of your impudence, sir, or I will
have you arrested. Now I wish to know
why you dump dirt on my lot when there
is a notice distinctly forbidding it."
"I beg your pardon. Mr. Smith, but that
notice does not forbid me from dumping
dirt there."
"It doesn't, eh? What does it say, then?
I'd like to know, sir."
"Well, Mr. Smith, "I've read it to you
once, but I will read it again If you wish.
It says, 'Place no dirt here by order of
John Smith,' and I have placed none there
by order of John Smith. I work for a
man named Robinson."
At this the man mounted his cart and
drove away, leaving Mr. Smith very
thoughtful.
The next day the sign was properly
punctuated.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Aug. 23. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Friday;
southerly winds.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago, Aug. 23. WHEAT Wheat
started dull today. September opened a
shade higher at 73c to 74c, Liverpool
being 94d higher and harvesting opera
tions in the northwest suffering delay
from continued heavy rains. In the face
of this news outsiders were sellers. This
discouraged local traders who, following
the opening betook themselves to the sell
ing side and September dropped to 73'&Ic
where the market steadied. Trade was
very light. Local receipts were 325 cars,
15 of contract grade, while Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 377 cars against 242
last week and 281 a year ago.
September later eased to 731-4c. but un
der pressure of a renewed export demand
rallied actively to 74c and closed strong,
Sc higher at 74(&Hc New York re
ported 40 loads taken for export and cash
sales here were put at 155,0oO bu. Offer
ings were scarce.
CORN Trade in corn early was very
small. September opened a shade higher
at 39c to c, but sold oft to 39Hc on
the continuance of rains in the west and
in sympathy with the wheat easiness. Re
ceipts were 148 cars.
The close was easy, o lower at
39 ',4 c.
OATS Oats were dull and featureless
there being no trade of eonsquence during
the first part of the session. September
opened unchanged at 21c and sold to
21c. Receipts were 251 cars.
PROVISIONS The provisions market
was inactive but steady. There was a
fair cash demand. The whole list opened
2M;C lower September pork at $10.87,
September lard at $6.67 and September
ribs at $6.97 and each recovered the
initial loss.
FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.40; S. W.. $1 39.
August, $1.40; September, $1.37; October,
$1.333i.
RYE August, 50c; September, 50c;
October, 51e.
BARLEY Cash. 37'S49c.
TIMOTHY September and October,
$4-02.
Chicaao Livestock Market.
Chicago, Aug. 23. CATTLE Receipts.
9.690. Including 2.500 westerns and 50 Tex
ans. Choice steers steady, others slow.
Westerns and Texans steady; butcher
stock weak. Good to prime steers, $5 4016
6.00; poor to medium, $4.605.30; stockcrs
and feeders, $3.25a4.75: cows. $2.65'&4.25;
heifers, $3.0CkS4.90; canners, $2.0of2.60; bulls.
$2.5ofti4.4(: calves, $4.50'ji 6.bu; Texas lea
steers, $4.15&5.00: Texas grass steers, $3,153
4.00: Texas bulls, $2.25iJi3.25.
HOGS Receipts todav, 22.000: tomorrow.
19.000; left over, 6,419. Light steady, others
weak to shade lower. Top. $5.57: mixed
and butchers', $5.005.47: good to choice
heavy, $5.055.37: rough heavy, J4.9-ifrf5.0O;
light, $5.J5"U5.57: bulk of sales. $5,154(6.35.
SHEEP Receipts, 15,000; market about
steadv. Good to choice wethers. S3.65-fM.00:
fair to choice mixed, $3.35(U3.60; western
sheep, $3.3063.75: Texas sheep, $2.5riCt3.50;
native lambs, $4.15i"a5.25; western Iambi,
$4.75-&6.25. .
Official yesterday: Recelpts Cattle, 26,
090: hogs. 24.553: sheep. 20,419. Shipments
Cattle, 4,936; hogs, 4,421; sheep, 6,329.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Aug. 23. CATTLE
Receipts, 12.000. Best natives, steady;
other cattle, weak to 10c lower. Native
steers, $4.005.55: Texas steers, $2.85a5.15:
Texas cows. $2.25(&3.3o; native cows and
heifers, $1.75S5.15: stockers and feeders,
$3.00414.60: bulls, $2.50x4.00. Calves, receipts
600. market steady; sales, $3.0015.25.'
HOGS Receipts, 8.000; lights steady,
others weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales,
$512S5.20: heavy, $4.956.17; packers,
$5.12a5.27: mixed. $4.95fi5.15: light.
$4.265.30; yorkers, $5.25&5.30; pigs, $4.S5ti
5.15.
SHEEP Receipts, 3,000; market steady.
Lambs,' $3.5Cf&5.2o; muttons, S3.00&4.00.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 23. WHEAT
September, 64c: December. 674c. Cash:
No. 2 hard, 64i65e; No. . S2Ci64c; No. Z
red. 69ti70c: No. 3, 6Sifi8c
CORN September. 34V4'c: December,
32c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 36c; No. 2
white, 37c: No. 3, 36c.
OATS No. 2 white, 24c.
RYE No. 2, 45c.
HAY Choice timothy, $9.25; - choice
prairie. $6.0050.50.
BUTTER Creamery, l&81Sc; . dairy,
fancy, 16c.
EGGS 12 c ...
' Topeka Markets Today.
Topeka, Aug. 23.
CATTLE,
COWS $3. 007i3.15.
HEIFERS S3.00-S3.25.
HOGS.
LIGHT $4.7095.00.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4.7035.00.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT 60-j 61c.
NO. 2 MIXED CORN 33c
NO. 2 WHITE CORN 35c "
NO. 2 OATS 22c
HAY $5.00fu5.50.
PRODUCE.
EGGS 9 cents.
CHICKENS 66 cents.
BUTTER 13 cents. . .
Topeka Bide Market.
Topeka, Aug. 23.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CL'REr-6C. '
NO. 1 TALLOW 3c.
GREEN SALT HALF CURED 6e.
New York Money Market.
New York, Aug. 23. MONEY Money on
call nominally at l i'?i per cent.; prime
mercantile paper, 4'-5 per cent.; sterling
exchange firm, with actual business In
bankers' bills at $4.87fa:!i for demand and
at $4.84Vi'u for 60 days; posted rates,
$4.85 and $4.88u4.89; commercial bills,
$4.83tr4.S4.
SILVER Silver certificates, 61W62c;
bar silver, 61c; Mexican dollars, 4sr"sc.
BONDS Government bonds steady; re
funding 2s. when issued, registered, 104;
coupon, 104; 2s, registered, ; 3s, reg
istered, 109; coupon, 1(79: new 4s, registered,
113; coupon, 113; old 4s, registered, 115;
coupon, 115; 6s, registered, 112; coupon,
112. ,
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Butter Market
New York, Aug. 23. BUTTER Firm:
current packed factory. 14jl6c
Sugar Market.
New York, Aug. 23. SUGAR Raw,
steady: fair refining. 4c.
COFFEE Quiet; No. 7 Rio, 8C
Cotton Market.
Galveston, Tex., Aug. 23. COTTON
Firm, 9c.
New York, Aug. 23. COTTON Spot
closed quiet, c decline. Middling up
lands. 9c; middling gulf, 10 a. Sales,
1.159 bales.
New York Uptown Gossip.
New .York, Aug. 23. It is generally
agreed in Wall street that the present
practical Is likely to continue for soma
time. The market has been so indifferent
the last month to events of high import
ance in both the political and financial
world that no one can Imagine at the
moment what Is likely to arouse interest.
The railroad bond market fails to show
that activity and improvement which has
usually considered to be a necessary pre
curser of animation and advance in the
stock market. The dealings at the stock
exchange have fallen to extremely low
figures, but there is some business done
over the counter, and much more Im
portant than the actual commission house
business done in stocks. There is always
some surplus capital seeking Investment
in railroad mortgages, but nevertheless
the demand on this account Is remarkably
small. It may be questioned whether
more than a few commission houses are
now earning their daily expenses. The
market is in the hands of a dozen or so,
and the execution of any legitimate busi
ness either for sales or purchases has be
come extremely difficult.
Market Gossio.
Liverpool: Wheat d higher; corn, Hd
lower.
Omaha receipts: Hogs, 12,000, Be lower;
cattle, 6,000; sheep, 5.000.
Chicago: Estimated cars for tomorrow
Wheat, 222; corn, 60; oats, 282; hogs, 16.000
head.
New York: Puts, September wheat,'
78c; calls, 80c.
Chicago: Puts, September wheat.TSSi'??
9ic; calis, 75c. Puts, October corn, 373
c; calls, 3SS39c
Range of Prices.
Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka.
Kansas, receiver and shipper of grain.
New"york.
Article Open High Low Close Yes.
WHEAT
Sept ... 78 79- 78 79H 7S .
Dec. ... 80- 81 80 81 80
CORN
Sept ... 44 44H 43 44 M
Dec ... 40 40 40 40 40
CHICAGO.
Open High Low
Article
WHEAT-
Sept ...
Oct. ...
CORN
' Sept ...
Oct. ...
OATS
Sept ...
Oct. ...
PORK
Sept ...
Oct. ...
LARD
Sept ...
Oct. ...
RIBS
Sept ..,
Close Yes.
73- 74
74- 75
39- 39
38- 38
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10 87
10 95
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75- 74
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6 72
7 02
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KANSAS CITY.
Article Open High Low Close Yes,
WHEAT
Sept ... 63 64 63 61 63
Dec. ... 66 67 66 67 66
CORN
Sept ... 35 35 3i 35 35
Dec. ...32 32 32 32 32
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, Aug. 23.
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Telephone 273.
J. C. GOINGS,
Commission Merchant,
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Receiver and Shipper of Grain.
lis East Fifth Strest.
Leased private market and gossip wire
to Chicago. Always In the market for
cash grain. Consignments of graiu aud
correspondence solicited,