The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 5, 1903

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ff J M 1 fiii!rSr Mr I LARGEST DAILY 10 PAGES IN KANSAS. S LARQEST DAILY 10 PAGES 0W$ i IN KANSAS. LAST- EDITION. WEDNESDAY EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 5, 1903. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. vr J OVER SM00,000. Sharp Bryan, New York Stock Brokers, Make Assignment. Firm Had Mercantile Hating of 8200,000 to 300,000. CAUSED BY SHRINKAGE Talue of Assets Dependent Vpon Future Market. IT III Pay Out If There Be No Further Decline. Hulbiitt, Hatch Co. Also Drop Out of Race. New York, Aug. 5. The suspension of th firm of Sharp Bryan was an nounced on the stoc k exchange today. 'Charles S. Bryan, of the suspended firm, was elected a member of the royernlng committee of the exchange at thlast election. t The firm was organized July 2. 1901. ttfe individual members being W. W. Fharp and Charles S. Bryanjrboth board Members. The office of the firm is at 23 froad street and they were known as peolallsts in Virginia-Carolina Chemi cal, United States Realty and Construc tion and .Southern railway. The firm hi a mercantile agency rating of from 'jiPO.000 to $::oo,000. G. H. Sullivan, of the law ffrm of Sul livan Cromwell was made assignee of th suspended firm. It was announced tha the assignee would make a state ment as soon as it could be prepared. Mr. Cromweil, counsel for the assig- nee of Sharp Bryan, made the follow ing statement: "The firm made the general assign ment for the purpose of insuring equal ity among its creditors without prefer ence. The cause is directly attributable to the sudden and extreme shrinkage in the market vaJue of the securities of the firm. The liabilities, mostly se cured, are about $5,000,000. The value of assets comprising almost exclusively stock exchange securities to the amount of several million dollars is dependent on market conditions. Most of the cred itors recognizing that present conditions re short lived are very fairly and wise ly withholding their securities from sale." An unofficial statement was made to the effect that the firm had no open contracts in the market and that at to day's prices there was still a fair mar Kin on their loans. It watt announced that If prices did not decline further "the firm would be able to liquidate its 'assets on a satisfactory basis. Sharp Bryan were prominent In op erations on the curb. They were spe cialists in American Bridge, Northern Securities and Seaboard shares. The firm offered large blocks of Seaboard shares for sale on the curb yesterday. The greater part of Sharp Bryan's obligations on the exchange were liqui dated yesterday and several banks and the trust companies threw out their loans. In fact the greater part of yes terday's liquidation on the exchange was for Sharp Bryan's account. HURLBUTT. HATCH CO. GO UNDER. New York. Aug. 5. Hurlbutt. Hatch Co., members of the stock exchange, have failed. The firm of Hurlbutt. Hatch Co. was composed of John H. Hurlbutt, K. 6. Hatch, a board member, and J. F. Smith. The co-partnership was formed September 12, 1899. MR. SCHELL NAMED. Will Have Charge of Kansas Horticultural Exhibit.. W. F. Schell. of Wichita, will have charge of the Kansas horticultural ex hibit at the St. Louis exposition. This Is the Job over which there has been a little friction between W. H. Barnes, secretary of the state horticultural so ciety, and some of the members of the Kansas Worlds fair commission. Sec retary Barnes did not want Schell to have the place. He claimed that Schell was not a member of the state horticul tural society and he wanted a member of the society to superintend the exhib lt. "Mr. Barnes appeared before the com mission the latter part of June," said Senator Morrow, a member of the com mission, today, "and told us he was not a candidate for the appointment as he would not have time to attend to it, but he said he would like to have a member of the horticultural society ap pointed. Schell was endorsed by a great many prominent horticulturists, he proved that he was a member of the so ciety, and so we complied with Mr. Lames' request by appointing him." Mr. Schell appeared beTore the com mission Inst night and presented papers to show that he was one of the foundi-rs of the horticultural society, nnd also jncsented a receipt showing that he had paid his dues for this year. It is possible that H. H. Kerns, of J'.onr.er Springs, may be given charge of the agricultural display. Mr. Kerns lias had considerable experience in thi3 line and the comro'sMon wired him last i.ieM to come to Topeka and talk the matter over. T'.e commission is holding a consultat1'"-. with him this afternoon. The agricultural exhibit will of course Vl.e the most important made by the state, and it will therefore receive careful consideration. The commission Is considering at this meeting the deco ratiuns for the agricultural exhibit. Kansas will have a space 91 feet long in a prominent place in the agricultural building. C. H. Kassebaum, of Atchi pon, has prepared a plan for a pavilion, to be made largely of Kansas grains, and the commission is rather favorable to it. One of the chief features will be a globe showing the western hemis phere prominently, with a cornucopia situated where Kansas would be on the map. from which a mechanical device will pour a continual stream of wheat over the rest of the world. Lowering Bicycle Records. Fait Lake. Utah. Aug. 5. At the salt palace bicycle track last night the Red nian brothers of this city clipped six necoods off the world's record in the five mile amateur race, covering the dis tance in 9:54. PROMISE COOLER WEATHER Today Hai, However, Been Uncom fortably Hot. The government forecast for Kansas sent out by the weather bureau today is "Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Cooler Thursday and In north and west portion tonight." Today's corn and wheat region bul letin says: "Clear weather prevails over Kansas and western Missouri this morning. There was a slight though general rise in the maximum tempera ture yesterday, with the minimum sta tionary this morning, except in the western portion of this state, where it has fallen. No rainfall reported this morning." The maximum and minimum temper atures reported from over Kansas for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock were as follows: Baker, 00, 70; Concordia, 90, 72; Bodge City. 9S, 70: Dresden, 98, 60; Fort Scott, 94, 68; Hays, 94, 68; Macksvllle, 94, 68; McPtierson, 94, 70; Manhattan, 94, 74; Osage Citv, 90, 70; Sedan, 94, 70; To rek. 90, Vi; Toronto, 92, 68; Wichita, 92, 74. The wind at noon was southwest. blowing eight miles an hour. The hour ly temperatures recorded today by the government thermometer were as fol lows: 7 o'clock 74 I 11 o'clock S7 8 o'clock 78 12 o'clock 90 9 o'clock SI 1 o'clock 92 10 o'clock S4 2 o'clock 94 Wind, 8 miles, south. TRY TO FIX IT UP. Gas Franchise Question Is Near- ing a Head. A strong effort is being made to iron out the natural gas franchise question today. The Rohrer faction is circulat ing a sort of a petition, and is trying to get a compact among the members ot the council to support the franchise of that company, and not the other fran chise proposed by the Continental com pany. Several of the councilmen nave already been Interviewed, and at the next council meeting, the Rohrer com pany will try to go in with seven pledged votes. The Rohrer company asserts that it will not take a franchise if a franchise is also granted to the Continental crowd. They say that the Continental people have already cost them dearly, by bidding down the price of gas from 60 cents and 45 cents, the price fixed in the Rohrer franchise, to 45 and M) cents. On the other hand the Continental company claims tnat ail it asKs is a franchise, and it does not care whether similar franchise is granted to any one else or not. It is willing to put up its $1,000 to carry out its contract, and seems to feel connaent tnat it win ds able to get. its plant into operation quicker than the Rohrer company can. A Topeka councilman said today; "I don't like the way things went at the council meeting Monday night, and I shall try to line up in the future in such a way that Topeka will get a fran chise of some sort. I' would not object to- granting both companies a. franchise. Put -in a provision that to accept the franchise $1,000 must be deposited, and I venture to say that this would make one of the two concerns take to the woods. "I understand that a certain Topeka newspaper is interested in the outcome of the contest because one of the own ers of the paper owns or expects to own some stock in one of the com panies. I don't know that this is true. but if so it sheds considerable Illum ination on the attitude which that pa per has assumed." HELD UP THE MAIL. Fraud Order Enforced Against a Townsite Company. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 5. Postmas ter Harris today held up the mail of the Monarch Investment company, an Ok lahoma townsite company, on a fraud order issued by the postmaster general upon the ground that it was doing a lottery business. The company sold $90,000 worth of lots at Apalachia, Okla., and disposed of them at a drawing held July 22 and had advertised another drawing of lots in Warwick, Okla., for August 19. There was no fraud but the government objects to the lottery fea ture.. The company today applied to Judge Phillips of the United States district court here for a temporary injunction against Postmaster Harris to keep him from withholding its mail, but the court refused to ht.ir argument on the peti tion before October. ALL DANGER PAST. Rock Island Trainmen Said to Have Secured Their Demands. Chicago, A us. 5. Officials of the Chi cago, Rock Island Pacific railro.td and representatives of the grievance commit tees of the trainmen and conductors i were in conference today and as a re- suit all danger ot :c strike is d?clared i by the union leaders to be past. !t was j declared that an ar-reeinent had prao tically been re cched by which ali griev ances of the men would be settled. STORM BOUND. A Severe Northeaster Kages at Sagamore Hill. Oyster Bay. N. Y., Aug. 5. President Roosevelt Wi.s storm bound at Siga- more Hill today. A severe northeaster has been r iging since last eveni ig. The Rev. Dr. Reginald John Campbell of London. England, was one of the callers on the president today. Drowned While Bathing. Sabetha. Kan.. Aug. 5. C. H. Van Buron was drowned on the farm of T. J. Pace, two miles north of Sabetha, last night at 9 o'clock. He leaves a wife and two children. He was a member of the A. F. and A. M. Notice to the Public. Beginning with Thursday. August 6. 190:1. the cars on the Lowman Hill line and the West Eighth street line of the Topeka Railway company will leave the terminus at the bridge and at the end of the lines five minutes eariier than has been done heretofore. THE TOPEKA RAILWAY CO. HUNG TJU WIRE. Lynchers Hold Rope Until Vic tim Strangles to Death. William Hamilton Fays a -Terrible Penalty for Crime. CONFESSED HIS GUILT. Assaulted and Then Murdered a Little Girl. Waylaid Her While She Was Going to Sunday School. Asotin. Wash., Aug. 5. Despite the efforts of the little victim's father, Sheriff Richards of Asotin county, who had sworn in 25 deputies to guard the man, William Hamilton, a well to do farmer, the self-confessed murderer of little Mabel Richards, was forcibly taken from the Asotin county jail shortly after midnight and lynched by a mob of more than 1,000 men which had been congregating all day from all parts of Asotin county. About 12:15 o'clock a band of masked men, their faces concealed with handkerchiefs, marched up to the jail. The officers and guards were swept aside, the keys were taken from the jailor, the jail yard was entered and an entrance was ef fected into the jail proper. When the cell containing the guilty man was reached no key could be found to fit it. It was necessary to saw and hack at the bars until the door could be opened. What transpired during, the operation or what Hamilton said, probably will not be known unless one of the lynchers makes public the details, but Hamilton after about 15 minutes' delay was dragged out of the cell and down into the yard. Meanwhile another company of mask ed men ha.d marched up the street and taken a position opposite the jail. They kept back the crowd which had filled the streets all night waiting for the lynching for the entire population of the town had turned out and their num bers had been swelled by people from the surrounding country. Soon there came a procession from the jail yard. On either side of the doomed man was a masked man clutching the murderer 6 arm and hauling him around, tsesioe him another masked man pressed close ly, with his hand over the murderer s mouth to prevent a possiDie ouicry. Other members of the jail storming mob came behind. As the sinister group came forward the masked men who had been guarding the entrance to the jail form ed a linked chain about captive and captors and in this manner they pro ceeded keeping the crowd at a respect ful distance. Evidently they had their prolamine all mapped out. When the lynchers with Hamilton reached First and Fillmore streets they halted under a guy wire which crosses the street and connects electric light poles. Here one of the leaders asked Hamilton If he wanted to confess. He did so. He spoke in a low tone, not being heard more than ten feet away. Finally he asked that his jewelry, some trifling trinkets he had in his possession and his watch, be given to his father and mother and it waa nmirisnl that this would be done. Thors was another short wait. The manner of Hamilton's death was under discussion. Some of the mob thought hanging too good for him and wanted r.rtni-e him hut the original program nrevailed and it was decided to hang unmo one nroduoed a black mask like that used in a legal hanging and it m.t over the head of Hamilton. It roaVhorl down to his shoulders. The roDe was then produced, placed about his neck and thrown over the guy wire being long enough to reach withir ..i riictancp of the lvnchers. II was seized by many men, the body was lifted off the ground and suspended at a height of about four feet. The doomed man began to gasp for breath and his efforts were plainly discernible a dis tance of two blocks. After Hamilton s body had been held by the lynchers for a time long enough to make certain that he was dead the rope was tied to the telegraph pole and tr.e Doay leu sus pended. A. The crowds when they were satisfied that the man had breathed his last quietly melted away and sought their beds and the streets were soon de- The child was waylaid by Hamilton while en route to sunaay gcnuui. THEY FIND PEARLS. Gang of Fishers Have Luck in Neosho at Iola. Iola, Kan.. Aug. 5. The Register says: For a month or more there has been a camp of fishermen on the bank of the Neosho river close to the end of the street car line. The men work busily fishing and digging about the river, but few people know wnat tney are icon, doing. They are pearl hunters and are finding a good many of the valuable jewels. It has been known for some time that ,k fr.ch wnter ovsters or mussels fre quently contained pearls and there has been much talk of fisheries along the Kansas streams. These men camped at the river know where to look for the mussels and large heaps of shells near their camp show that they have fonnd an abundance of mussels. Some of the shells are as large as one's hand. It is said that the men have made several valuable finds and the length of their stay here indicates that they have been encouraged. The Register is told that they have found pearls to an aggregate value of over $500. Four Negroes Arrested, New York, Aug. 5. Following the dis covery in the Harlem river of the nude body of an unidentified white man, with a cut in the forehead, four negroes have been arrested on suspicion of murder. One of the prisoners has told the police that he met the white man in a Har lem saloon, that the three others came in and saw the man show a roll of bills and that one of the crowd bought a flask of liquor into which he poured a quantity of snuff. He left the party and later says he met one of them car rying in his arms the white -man's clothes".

Temperatures of Large Cities. Chicago, Aug. 5. 7 a. m. tempera tures: New York, 62; Boston. 58; Phil adelphia, 66; Washington, 72; Chicago, 70; Minneapolis, 64; Cincinnati, 70; St Louis. 78. ALLEN SAT UPON. Wanted Pay for Didn't Do. Work He Auditor Wells Therefore Holds Lp His Voucher. BAILEY DISAPPROVES. System of Price Raid Commis sioner Isn't Satisfactory. Asks Him to Come In and Talk It Over. It is reported around the state house today that Senator James M. Allen, Price raid scrip commissioner, is to be in his office tomorrow, and there is great excitement over the announcment. Senator Allen has not been inside the state house, it is asserted, for a month. There is a big bunch of official mail awaiting his consideration in the gover nor's office and he is almost a stranger to the people around the state house. Hence, the excitement over the an nouncement that he will be here tomor row. The announcement is made in a letter received at the governor's office from Senator Allen today. He says that he has been sick and has been busy mov ing and hence has been unable to come to Topeka. Senator Allen has become a Missouri business man, having opened a law office in company with R. T. Her rick, late of Topeka, in Kansas City, Mo. State Auditor Wells today declined to issue a warrant to pay Senator Allen for his work as Price raid scrip com missioner during the past month. Audi tor Wells intimated that he didn't think any such work had been done. The technical ground on which the warrant was held up was that the voucher was not approved by the governor, as pro vided by the statute creating the scrip commissioner. The voucher came in by mail, and Auditor Wells took it over to Governor Bailey tor his approval. The governor refused to approve it today but asked Auditor Wells to send it back to Senator Allen and let him bring it in for approval. Whether this means that the governor may withhold his approval is not known. Tt is known that Governor Bailey is dis satisfied with the way Senator Allen has been doing the work of the scrip commis sioner or rather, the way he hasn't been doing it. It is told that he -wrote a sharp letter to Allen recently, which is respon sible for Allen s explanation ot why ne nas not been here. 'I don't want to be narrow or close anout this business." said Auditor Wells today, "but it looked to me like a travesty upon tustire to make the state nay for the work which has not been done. I do not insist upon Allen's staying here all the time, but when he isn t nere it seeins cu me mat he should have a clerk or somebody keep his office open to receive mail and attend tn business." It now seems to be up to Gov. Bailey tn whether Allen will be naid for his work during July as scrip commissioner. It is quite likely that the governor wishes Sen ator Alien co come in tiiivi t.-.jv m, f proval of the voucher so as to have hport.tii-hrflrt tHlk With him. Senator Allen will doubtless attend to th wfirk of his office in the future, as Gov. Bailey has it in his power to bring him to time. In the statute providing for the office of scrip commissioner there is a little clause which reads that such com missioner shall hold his office until the first day of September, "subject to removal at any time at the pleasure of the gov error." BRYAN ATJJRBANA. Assists Tom Johnson in Pushing His Boom for President. Urbana, O., Aug. 5. Colonel William J. Bryan was the attraction here to day at the Chautauqua assembly. The Democratic convention of Cham paign county to nominate a ticket and to select delegates to the Democratic state convention two weeks hence was also held today and Bryan's presence was made the occasion for a conference of leaders. It had been announced as the occasion for making the Johnson programme for the state convention but the invitations of the committee were not limited to any faction. Among those accepting Invitations were Mayor Johnson of Cleveland. John L. Zimmer man of Springfield and former Con gressman Lentz of Columbus. While the visitors addressed the con vention the principal work was done in private conferences. Johnson is recognized as a candidate for the next Democratic nomination for president and all the movements for the governor ship or for the senatorship this year are considered preliminary to the national contest next year. It is said that former Congressman Lentz will present Johnson's name to the convention for governor ana ii Johnson is nominated that Lentz will be endorsed for senator. THEY GET BAIL. DuBenberry Highway Bobbery Case May Become Famous. The two little Dusenberries who were arrested on the charge of highway rob bery, were admitted to bond this morn ing of $100 each. Mr Dusenberry says he has investiga ted the case of the Weir boy who claims that the children robbed him of 25 cents, with the following result: He finds that the youth did have such an amount of money in his possession, which his moth er had riven him to purchase groceries; that he snent ten cents thereof for can dy at the store where the groceries c-hoiiiH tavp been purchased, and the re mainder for lemonade at a stand kept by some bovs in that vicinity. Dusenberry says he will not stand for a compromise now. and that he intends to make things, sultry for the family which charged his sons with highway robbery. One Burned to Death. New York, August 3. In the fire at Ronkonkoma, Long Island, which has destroyed the dwelling occupied by Commander D..C. Stuart of the navy, his wife and two children, one of the servants was burned to death. Another, although seriously burned, leaped from a second story wdndow. Commander and Mrs. Stuart, with their children, whose rooms were on the first floor, es caped unhurt. WONT BEG ARRIED The New Pope Refuses to Enter the Sedia Gestatoria. v UeSay8HeWill Never Occupy It Voluntarily. IS AX EARLY RISER. Third and Last Obedience Is Consummated. Makes a Few Confirmations and Appointments. Rome, Aug. 5. Pope Pius rose at 5:30 this morning, saying he did not wish to change his habits. He slept last night in the apartment occupied by Cardinal Oreglia during the interregnum, which is situated on the first floor o the Vatican. No decision has yet been taken con cerning the pontiff's ultimate quarters, but it is already said that he desires them to be modest. At 7:15 the pose said mass, assisted only by Mgr. Bressan, his conclavist. He afterward took breakfast, which consisted of only coffee, milk and a roll. Then as he stood against the window from which he caught a glimpse of the gardens of the Vatican, the pontiff ex claimed: "My first pleasure when I can spare a moment will be to explore the gar dens which now confine my little world. Heigh ho! how shall I get on without my long country tramps? How I shall miss them and my sea." Pope Pius wished to see personally most of the innumerable telegrams of congratulation received, giving instruc tions for the answers to those for which he cared most, and looking at the cop ies, changing here and there a word. Then he prepared for this morning's state reception of the cardinals in the Sistine chapel, which during the night had been cleared of its temporary fur niture used for the balloting, and was assuming its normal aspect. The third and last obedience of the sacred college was consummated this morning with the same ceremonial as before, in the Sistine chapel, the pope being in his full pontifical robes and palpably restored in mind and nerves by a night's rest. The cardinals filed before him and kissed his hand and foot, all smiling and apparently in a perfectly contented fiame of mind. They themselves in turn received a hearty embrace from Pius. The music j was directed by Abbe Perosi, who was the pontiff's prbtege, all present re marking how the Sistine choir had im proved its method since being under the abbe's care. Every available corner of the small chapel was filled this morning and those present seemed to forget Pius in their pleasure in the magnificent harmony of voices of the choir and the feast of color as they rested their eyes on the picture before them. The cere mony ended about noon. Both going to and coming from the Sistine chapel, when he passed through the Raphael loggia and the Ducal hall the pope refused to be carried in the sedia gestatoria.which, however, follow ed him. After taking a few steps he turned to Mgr. Bisleti, and said: "I shall never voluntarily get into that box." A te deum was sung this morning in the Sistine chapel in honor of the elec tion of the new pope. All the cardinals were present except Herrero, who is sUll ill in his cell, although somewhat better than yesterday. This morning the pope confirmed in their posts as secret chamberlains, Mgrs. Zeichy, Zapinelli, Misciatelli and Sanz de Sampere, and confirmed the Marquis of Zerlupi as master of tne horse, and Mgr. Silli as dean of tne grooms. He appointed Mgr. Oalli, sec retary of Latin letters, to replace Mgr. Tarozzi, who is ill and also Mgr. Zardla, as secretary for briefs to the princes, to renlac.e Mgr. Volpini, who recently died. The new pope nas connrmea taruinai Oreglia as camerlingo. Cardinal Agli ardi will probably be secretary of state. The pope, yielding to the pressure exercised by the foreign cardinals, who are anxious to return to their respective countries as soon as possible, has de cided that his coronation shall take place next Sunday. RECEIVES DON CARLOS' DAUGH TER. Rome. Aug. 5. Pope Pius today re ceived Prince Massino, the head of the papal section of the Roman aristoc racy, who was accompanied by his daughter-in-law. Princess Beatrice, the daughter of Don Carlos. The pontiff seemed specially glad to see her, say ing: "We are from the same town. Your father is my friend, and I have not for gotten his amiability in coming to see me off at the station when I left for the conclave, little imagining that I should never see my beloved canals again." WrAS OFTEN "BROKE." Rome, Aug. 6. A few anecdotes show what manner of man Pius X is. His position as patriarch of Venice brought him from $2,000 to $2,400 a year, which did not go far. when he had paid the bills for all of his numerous charities. So when he was called suddenly to leave Venice, he often found himself without money. Once, when he had come to Rome he was without a cent and did not know- where to turn. He was nnauy oongea to borrow $400 from a bank and was in a perfect fever until the debt was paid He bs a nephew, John Baptist Satto who, notwithstanding the rela tionship, is onlv the arch priest of the small village of Pessagno, the birthplace of Canova. When in the nast peonle used to ask Cardinal Sarto what he would do if made pone, referring to his modesty and affability, he replied: "I shall have white robes instead or red- that will be the only change. I shah remain the same Sarto as ever." ye seems to have been sincere in thinking that he would not be made pope. Mgr. Stratimirovich. the Vene tian prelate, ficcomnanied him to Rome and un to the -"oor of the conclave, and in taking leave as usual he hoped that Cardinal Sarto would be made aone. His eminence replied, laughing: "No! No fear for me. Tell me the number of your telephone and I will let you know who receives that honoi." In all of the excitement of his first triumph he kept his word and went to the telephone personally and called up the number, only to find that Mgr. Stratimirovich already knew the result of the balloting and was on his way to the Vatican. Pius likes not only to walk, but to climb. A few days before he left Vn ice for Rome, he ascended Mt. tirappa, 5,500 feet high. But his greatest enjoy ment is music. He is a great admirer of Lorenz Perosi, the eminent director of the pontifical choir, who was for merly maestro at St. Mark's, Venice. Perosi is chiefly indebted to him for his musical career. MUCCIOLI ASKS A FAVOR. Rome, Aug. 5. Count Muccioll, of the noble guard, who was attached to the pontiff during the conclave and who has an American wife availing himself of the privilege to ask the new pope a fa vor, has implored Plus X to reinstate his comrade of the noble guard. Count Pletro Marchi, who not long ago was suspended for having given an after noon tea inside the Vatican to several ladies of the quirinal society, including Mrs. Myer, the wife of the Americau ambassador. DISAPPOINTED AT RAMPOLLA'S DEFEAT. St. Petersburg, Aug. 6. Although dis appointed at Cardinal Rampolla's de feat the newspapers accept Sarto's elec tion with good grace. They regard it as a compromise between the followers of Cardinals Serafino Vanneutllli and Ram polla. and therefore deny that the Ger man element has won a victory. The new pontiff is regarded here as the pos sessor of statesmanlike, practical and administrative qualities and one who will pursue a cautious political policy and as most likely to effect changes in the religious field of the church rather than in its political sphere. 700 DROWNED. Two Thousand Families Left Homeless by Flood. Berlin, Aug. 5. A dispatch received here says 700 persons were drowned in the disastrous floods which occurred at Che Foo, China, July ?7. The bridges within the city and many houses with their occupants were swept away in the torrent. Two thousand of the inhabit ants are left without means of subsist ence. IOALL IS WAVERING. Believed He Is Abont to Return to Republican Fold. If the presidential race narrows down to a choice between Hill or Gorman or some similar Democrat, and Theodore Roosevelt, Webb McNall, who is half of the Silver Republicanfarty of Kansas and who has stood high in Populist circles since 1S95, will support Roosevelt. In an interview in Kansas City last night Mr. McNall is quoted as saying: I never have been anything but a Re publican and Silver Republican. Kansas, of course, will give a big Republican ma jority next year, and I suppose Roosevelt will be elected. I will support him myself in preference to anyone like Hill, and Gor man Is the same as Hill." This eounds a great deal as though the Smith county statesman Is getting ready to follow Oomer Davles back Into the Re publican party. And this statement sets forth the sentiments of a large number of Populists who have a secret admiration for Roosevelt, but who will not stand an eastern Democrat. "There is one thing which amuses me a good deal." continued Mr. McNall, "and that is the present talk on currency re form, in which the Wall street bankttrs are demanding what they call asset cur rency. It Is nothing more or les than the same scheme demanded by the Farmers' Alliance when that great reform organi zation was first perfected, when they de manded that the government should build what they called subtreasuries in which the farmers could store their wheat and draw 80 per cent of its market value. The farmers were laugneu at a goon aeai ior their visionary scheme of securing money from the government, but this scheme of the Wall street bankers to secure asset currency is the old Farmers' Alliance plan done over bv the bankers. "And by the way, I used to know the man who has become chief apostle of this asset currency scheme. His name is Charles N. Fowler and he is now known as an ex-member of congress from New Jersey. He has been Industriously conduct ing the bureau of Information to educate the country up to the new idea. But this man Fowler used to be a Kansas man and lived up at Beloit, in my part of the state. Back in the 'SOs he became imbued with the idea that the road to wealth was in the creamery business, and he became a member of the firm of Fowler Co. They had creameries In five or six different towns, including Beloit. and the result of the venture was a failure. The firm busted up owing the farmers a hit of money, and Mr. Fowler moved to New York, and then drifted over into New Jersey. He was elected to congress for a term or two, and has since become an expert in the matter of finance, and conducts the literary bu reau for the Wall street bankers who want a-et currencv. But those cream bills are still due the "farmers of Mitchell county, Kan." PROMISES AID. President Roosevelt Writes a Letter to Chairman KiesoL Ogden, Utah, Aug. 5. The eleventh national irrigation congress, which meets in this city September 15, prom ises to be the most Important and in teresting irrigation convention ever held in America. President Rooseveltr- has written a 1 letter to Chairman Kiesel of the executive committee, promising oMhTp niri and sunDort and stating that he will be represented by a member of his cabinet. The agricultural department at Washington is taking an especial inter est in the cominer convention, and Sec retary Wilson states that he will make it a point to have as many scientists of that department attend as can De cou venientlv snaked. Numerous valuable prizes are to be offered for exhibits of fruits and cereals grown under, irrigation, sen ator W. A. Clark cabled from Europe offering a $500 cup for the best exhibit of green fruits, and Col. Fred abst, of Milwaukee, telegraphs that he will offer a cup of the same value for the best barley exhibit. STATE OFFICERS CALLED. Testify Before Grand Jury Regarding Legislative Boodling. Jefferson City, Mo.. Aug. 5. Governor Dockery, Secretary of State Cook, Treasurer Williams and Auditor Allen, who comprise the executive department of the state were today summoned be fore the Cole county grand jury that is investigating charges of legislative boodling. All the officials acknowledged service and proceeded together to the court house, In the company of the at torney general. The governor was the first to enter the jury room. He remained about five minutes and was followed by Cook, Williams and Allen, who remained only a short while. EACH ONE $300. What Pawnee County Wheat Crop Would I)o. If Proceeds Were Divided Every One Would Have Money. YIELD IS VERY LARGE. Judge Lobdell Says $3 Land Produces 25 to 30 Bushels. Passing of the Buffalo Grass Kegion. "There are thousands of acres of three dollar land in Lane and Ness counties that are turning out twenty five bushels of sixty pound wheat." This is the statement made today by Judge Charles Lobdell of Larned, whose judicial district takes in Pawnee, Rush, Ness, Lane, Scott, Wichita and Greeley counties. Judge Lobdell formerly lived at Dighton in Lane county and knows all that country like a book. "A great deal of the wheat out in that country is running from 25 bushels to the acre up to 80 or better, and nearly all of It will do better than 20 bushels. In Pawnee county the wheat will give $.100 per capita to every man, woman and child in the county. In the big crop of two years ago the per capita from the wheat crop in Pawnee county was $180. This crop this year is the greatest thing that ever happened to that coun try out there." "Is there really any good wheat land to be had out there for three dollars an acre?" Judge Lobdell was asked. "Oh, yes, thousands of acres of It," he replied. "In some localities I expect good wheat land can be bought for less than that. A great deal of good land out there has not yet been broken up, and it Is fine land out there, too. Around Ransome in Ness county is as fine a country as you ever saw. There Is a territory about ten miles in diameter around Ransome that is as level as can be. You can see all over It and there is just wheat in every direction." "Don't you think this big crop will tempt the farmers out there to rush into wheat raising and put out a tre mendous acreage the coming fall?" "No, I hardly think so," said Judge Lobdell. "There is a leniDerate dispo sition among the farmers in regard to wheat raising. I imagine the acreage will be about the same as this year. The farmers out there are getting in terested in the dairy business. They are splitting up their big herds of cat tle and are beginning to milk their cows. They are buying these hand separators, and find they can make a good deal of money out of their cows. "If a man would farm out there and make his living and a little more out of a bunch of cowa in the dairy business, and then get a good wheat crop about one year in three, which he ought to do on an average, he could not help getting rich. "Then the country is getting better right along as the buffalo grat-s is turned under. I don't think our rain fall is increasing so much as we are changing the quality of the atmos phere. When the country was all cov ered with that yellow buffalo grass the air was as dry as could be. and no matter how much moisture we had the winds would dry the ground right out. Now the farmers are getting the buf falo grass turned under, and they are getting out little orchards and groves of trees, and it is really making a dif ference in the dryness of the atmos phere. The air won't dry the ground out as It did a few years ago. "The farmers are already selling their wheat -out in the wheat country. Mr. Chapman, the Great Bend banker, told me his bank took in its first wheat de posit a week ago Saturday. It was a check for $1,400." ALDEN REUNION. Descendents of John and Priscilla Meet at Suxbury. Plymouth, Mass., Aug 5. Between 700 and 800 decendants of the Pilgrim John Alden immortalized by Longfellow have gathered in Duxbury at the second an nual reunion of the Alden family. Representatives were present from ev ery town in the old colony, every New England state. New York. New Jersey, Maryland, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, and California. The exercises were held at the Alden homestead, built In the seventeenth century by Jonathan.grand son of the famous John and his equally famous wife, Priscilla. 1,400 Pennies in Her Pocket. New York, Aug. 5. A woman giving the name of Applestin, upon being brought before a police magistrate here charged with vagrancy as a profession al beggar, was found to have bank de posits of $1,675 in currency. The latter did not include 1,400 pennies found in her pockets, which weighed, all told, 15 pounds. It took the court attaches half an hour to count the money. She was handed over to a charity organization. Strike for Lower Wages. New York, Aug. 5. Union men re cently employed by a firm of machinists in Jersey City have struck practically for a reduction from $3.75 to $3.00 for a day's work. The men were brought from other points and paid more than the union scale but the proprietors as sert they demand recognition of the union, regardless of the consequent re duction of wages. Girl Commits Suicide. New York, Aug. 5. Mabel Main, 2 years old, student at a training school for nurses here, has committed suicide because of the alleged objection of her parents to a contemplated appearance on the stage. She Is said to have been the daughter of a banker in Falmouth, Jamaica, and showed considerable dra matic talent Rural Carriers to Meet. Fredonia, Kan., Aug. 6. H. M. Gordon, chairman of the committee on state organ ization, has issued a call for a meeting of the rural free delivery carriers of Kanses at F.mnorla September 9 to perfect a stats organization. Mr. Gordon urges that each county having five or more carriers shall form a county organization by electing a president, a secretary, a treasurer and a delegate to the state convention. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 5. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs day: cooler Thursday and in north and west portions tonight: var labia winds.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1903. KANSASNEVS. Aged Leavenworth Woman Files Sensational Suit. Declares That Her Son Has De frauded Her. CLAIMED IIEIt INSANE. He Got a Deed from Her for Her Real Estate. Suit Is Brought in Johnson County Court. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 5. In a suit Cor the annullment of a will, instituted In the district court at Olathe, Johnson county, Kan., Mrs. Clara Parquette, a resident of th!3 city, as plaintiff, makes many startling and sensational charges gainst her son, F. A. Strasser, now liv liifc In Chilllcothe, Johnson county. In her petition, filed through her at torney, Benjamin F. Endres, Mrs. Par quette claims that prior to February 25, 1802, she was the owner of considerable real estate in Johnson county, but on the 25th day of February she alleges that her son, F. A. Strasser. by misrep resentations and fraud gained from her what purports to be a warranty deed to her holdings in real estate. Now she, through Attorney Endres, prays for an annullment and setting aside of that deed. The petition reads: And now comes the said plaintiff, Clara I'arquette, and complains of the sald defendant, F. A. Strasser, and for her course of action against rum al leges: That on and prior to the 25th day of February A. D., 1902, the said plaintiff, Clara I'arquette, was the owner In fee pimple of the real estate situated, lying end being In the county of Johnson In the state of Kansas. And said plaintiff alleges that on said 25th day of February A. D., 1001. the ald defendant. F. A. Strasser, by iraud, misrepresentation, undue influ ence, coercion and deceit, obtained from paid plaintiff what purports to be a warranty deed to this land. The said plaintiff alleges that at and jifore the time of the execution of said pretended deed she was well advanced In years, being about M years of age; that at said lime she was in failing health of body and mind and was just recovering from an attack of paralysis and was in such a feeble and weak state of mind as to be uttt-rly incapable of transacting business and that said pre tended deed was obtained, as aforesaid, v-lthout any consideration being paid thereof and without the consent of said plaintiff. That on account of the weak and feeble condition of said plaintiff, she ex pressed a desire to go to Leavenworth, Kan., and make her home with said Isabella C. Endres. her daughter, where she would receive proper care and attention, but the said defendant. F. A. titrasser, upon learning this fact, abso lutely refused to permit said plaintiff to do as she desired and informed her that ehe could, not go to live with her daugh ter, said Isabella C F.ndres,- until she executed the pretended deed herein above referred to; that by reason of the. threat of said F. A. Strasser to de tain her as aforesaid, and believing that he would carry his threat into execution, the said plaintiff was coerced into mak ing said pretended deed against her wish and will as aforesaid. Said plaintiff further alleges that a hort time before the execution of said pretended deed, and during the time she was suffering from sickness and while ehe was still in a weak and feeble con dition, both of body and mind, the said defendant, F. A. Strasser, persistency nagged at, persuaded and unduly influ enced said plaintiff, his mother, into ex ecuting said pretended deed. And the plaintiff further alleges for the purpose of obtaining a deed to the real estate hereinbefore described, the aid defendant. F. A. Strasser, induced her to believe that she was crazy and Incapable of managing her affairs, and that under the laws of Kansas, it would Ve necessary for her to execute a deed to him, in order that a guardian or ad ministrator might be appointed to look after her; all of which statements, ex cept the statement that "'she was in capable of managing her own affairs," Bald F. A. Strasser well knew were un true, wrong and deceitful, and were only made by him for the purpose of ob taining said pretended deed in order to Swindle his mother out of her holdings. Election of K. N. G. Officers. Newton, Kas.; Aug. 5. A meeting of the officers of the Second regiment, K. N. O., was held here Tuesday, fifty offi crs, including Generals J.W. F. Hughes and S. H. Kelsey, of Topeka, being present. P. M. Holsington, of Newton, was re-elected colonel; K. A. Campbell, cf Hutchinson, lieutenant colonel, and William D. ltowan, of Garden City, senior major. These officers will serve for four years. The visiting officers were entertained at dinner by the New Con Commercial club. Smaller Postoffice Receipts. Falina. Kas., Aug. 5. The postal re ceipts at the Salina postoffice for the month of July took a tumble of over J400 from those of July a year ago. The figure for the month Just closed was J. 429, and for July, 1902, was ,.S38, a difference of $409 in favor of last year. 'The number of registered pieces for the rast month was 184, against 167 for July, 1902, a gain of 17 pieces for the month Just closed. Cousins Arrested for Marrying. Atchison, Kas., Aug. 5. James H. Pickerel and his wife were arrested on a charge of violating the Kansaa lave which prohibits first cousins from marrying. They were married in Atch ison. July 27. The charge is made by Henry J. Griffith, the divorced husband of Mrs. Pickerel. Mr. and Mrs. Pick erel are now In the count .iail. A Jimpsoa Weed Killed Him. Galena, Kas.. Aug. 5. Tommy Mof fett, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moffett, living at 1001 Belleview avenue, died last evenlnz from eating Jlmpson weed seeds. He and some other children were playing in the yard, when he culled off a pod from a weed, eating the contents. He. Died of Hydrophobia. Coffeyvllle. Kas., Aug. 5. Frank Kin naman, a 16-year-old boy, died here Tuesday of hydrophobia, the result of a dog bite received two months ago. The bite was a mere scratch beneath his right eye. At the time of the accident the dog was not thought to be mad. Glass Plant at Coffeyville. Coffeyvllle, Kas., Aug. 5. Another Blass plant has been secured for CofTey ville. Word has been received from Cicero, Ind., that the Cicero Glass com pany, of that place, had accepted cot- ieyvfflo'a proposition to locate a factory LIFE SAVED BY SYVAMP-ROOT The Wonderful Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy. SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY MAIL Swamp-Root, discovered by the emi nent kidney and bladder specialist, promptly cures kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles. Some of the early symptoms of weak kidneys are pain or dull ache in the back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, nervousness, catarrh of the bladder, gravel or calculi, bloating, sallow com plexion, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, suppression of urine, or compelled to pass water ofien day and night The mild and extraordinary effect of the world famous kidney remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything, but if you have kidney, liver, bladder or uric acid trouble you will find it just the remedy you need. Sold by druggists in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and a pamphlet that tells all about it. In cluding many of the thousands of let ters received from sufferers cured, both sent free by mail. Write Dr. Kilmer Co.. Ringhamton, N. Y., and please be sure to mention that you read this gen erous offer in the Topeka Dally State Journal. Don't make a mistake, but re member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Koot. and the address, Blnghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. here and would move Immediately. The company is capitalized at $50,000 and employs 1j0 men. The Droduct of the concern is table glassware and all kinds of glass novelties. A site already has been purchased. This will make T-ve glass plants in Coffeyvllle. Rivers Still Rising. AT JUNCTION CITY. The Smoky Hill river is up about eight feet heve. and in still rising. The high water is doing much damage in cutting through the new channel east of town again. Last night several acres of a ccrn field caved into the river at that place. AT SALINA. The Smoky river has risen a footsince Monday night and continues to rise. The water in th-.- creeks is about normal. AT ABILENE. Western Kansas waters are sending the Smoky Hill up two inches an hour, the rise being twelve feet since Satur day. It is yet nine feet below last May's Hood mark. Boy Fell Under tha Train. Olathe. Aug. 5. Frank Yokum, 14 years old. was killed by a peculiar acci dent. The boy was sitting on a bag gage truck on the platform at the depot in Lenexa, this county, at 9 o'clock in the evening, watching a freight train Phss, when the air suction of tne passing train Ftarted the truck, which was only four feet from the edge of the platform, and before the boy could escape the truck ran off the platform onto the tracks and the train passed over the boy. He was the son of E. D. Yokum, manager of the stock farm of ex-Wna-tor L. W. Breyfogle. Ottawa Reunion Called Off. Ottawa, Aug. 5. The Park Veterans' Reunion association, an organization in cluding the counties of the Second con gressional district, announced that its annual reunion, fixed for September 1 to 4. had been called off and that the event will be merged with the state re union at Lawrence September 6 to 20. The change is made to avoid a conflict, as many of the old soldiers in the For est park district will want to attend the state reunion and will be unable to at tend both. The Forest Park association had engaged its speakers and had made many of its preliminary arrangements. Salina Churches Unite. Salina, Kan., Aug. 5. The first union of Congregational and United Brethren churches since the subject was first brought up before the general assembly, two years ago, has just been perfected here, and the two local congregations will be united under the name of the Congregational and United Brethren church. The matter of bringing about a general organization of thetwocnurcnes will be taken up this fall. Rev. Ira Holbrook. of Independence, Kan., has been decided on as the pastor of the new church. Tillman to Bow Kansas Wheat. Abilene, Kas., Aug. 5. Senator Till man has ordered some Russian wheat sent from here to his home in South Carolina for planting this fall. He was much interested in the reports of the importation of seed wheat by the Kan sas farmers and millers a year ago, and aid that the need of new seed is as manifest in the south as here. He wllj sow part of a field on his farm as an experiment. Closing Hutchinson Saloons. Hutchinson, Kas., Aug. 5. J. U. Brown, county attorney, issued eleven warrants and they were served by Sheriff Hopper and eleven deputies on eleven saloons at the same time Tues day. Fourteen men were arrested and held on bond. Much liquor was cap. tured and stored in the county jail. Two saloons and the wholesale houses were not raided, but have since closed and are shipping their goods out of town. Plan a Coursing Meet. Abilene, Kas., Aug. 5. The coursing association is planning for a fall meet here in September. It has leased tne driving park grounds and will inclose the running ground inside the track. STATE WOULDN'T PAY IT. Assistant Auditor Nation Scales Sown Campbell's Bill. The state auditor's department seems determined to get into trouble with the members of the various state boards. The latest to run up against the de partment is M. C. Campbell, chairman of the state live stock sanitary com miscion. Mr. Campbell's voucher for per diem and expenses for the month of July wa $150.50. Assistant Auditor Nation, in the absence of Auditor Wells, followed the custom of his chief and scanned each bill closely. The hotel bills paid were all attached to the voucher, and on one of them there was a charge of 0 cents for cigars, and there was also a charge of $4.a0 for one and one-half days hotel bill, when right preceding it was the same item for $3. Mr. Nation scaled down the $4.50 item to $3 and cut out the cigar bill entirely. Mr. Campbell did not like the reduc tion, especially on the hotel bill, but it wan all that Nation would allow. "I think the cigar items were simply a mistake on Mr. Campbell's part," snid Mr. Nation when asked about it. "They were simply on his hotel bill and he put the total on his voucher with out noticing the items. We wouldn't think of allowing an item of that kind, and I think three dollars a day for a hotel bill is a little steep for the state to pay." SPORTiNGNEWS. What It Costs to Race for the America's Cup. Sir Thomas Lipton Says He Will Pay $600,000. HIGH DAILY EXPENSES There Is a Crew of Fifty-fire on the Reliance. Arranging for the Contest Means Big Outlay. New York, Aug. 5. Inquiries are fre quently made as to the cost of the races for the America's cup. It is figured that it will cost Sir Thomas Lipton $600,(500 for this year's try at the cup. and that the American defenders will have to spend nearly $600,000 to foil the gallant Irishman. The statement was made by Sir Thomas four years ago that the mere cost of the Shamrock I was between $400,000 and $500,000, while the expense of bringing the vessel across the ocean and that of her officers and crew was extra. He expended a sum approaching $500,000 four years ago for his challenging yacht, and the money Ml f. ,y. !v I l Sycamore. lipton. Watson. Sir Thomas Lipton is confident that Designer Watson has reached the limit of his genius in turning out a cup challenger, and frankly confesses that he knows of no better designer than the tall Englishman. spent on the present trip must be far in excess of the figures named. With the amount that it costs the de fending side, however, the interest is more widespread. By the time the yachts are called to sail the first race for the cup the Reliance, selected to de fend it, will have cost one way and another $435,000 or more. In addition to this sum there must be considered the placing in commission of the Con-' stitution. Her running expenses reach ed from $65,000 to $70,000, while the Co lumbia has cost J. Pierpont Morgan $45,000 or possibly $55,000. The building and rigging of the Reliance cost a for tune. The Reliance has possibly 100 different sails, and $15,000 or so will represent the cost of a suit. In this par ticular the Constitution and the Colum bia have not been so expensive. With a crew of about fifty-five on the Reliance and a crew on the tender Sun beam there are many men to be looked after daily. The yacht's sailors are paid $35 a month or more, and there is a scale of prize money arranged by Mr. Iselin so liberal that a Reliance man, if he is saving, will end the season with a tidy amount to his credit. The $450,- 000 or more that the Reliance will cost must not be included in any way with the New YorkY'acht club's expenditures in arranging for the races. The nine men who own the defender will bear the burden of that vessel's expenses, but the syndicate does not meet the person al bills of Mr. Iselin, the managing owner. Corbett's Big Talk. San Francisco, Aug. 5. James J. Cor bett is so confident that he will win his forthcoming battle with Jeffries that he will back himself to the extent of $10,000, he says. "It would please me better to be call ed the champion again than anything else," said Corbett. "I will be called champion, too, on the night of the 14th." Corbett will quit all work three days before the encounter with Jeffries and will rest up thoroughly before entering the ring. He declares that when he shakes hands with Jeffries preparatory to the fight, he will be in as perfect condition as ever a man has been in the history of the fistic world. "I will have the punch to put out even such a giant as Jeffries and I will have the speed to land it home." boasted Jim, after a few rounds of fast boxing with Kenny. '"More than this, I will have the physique to stand 'a lot of pounding from the champion if neces sary, and be able to come back as strong as ever." Corbett is now through with his heavy work. From now until the day of the battle he will indulge in light exercise so as to bring his speed up to the top notch. He is now up to 186H pounds, the highest weight he will reach. "I guess that Is my limit, saia cor bett. "From now on I will 'dry out." The chances are that I will not step into the ring at over 1S4 jiounds. JetTrles. 1 hear, will weigh at least 230, but his size does not scare me, as I believe the bigger he is the slower he will be." Jeffries is working hard with his trainers at Harbin Springs and is re ported to be In the best of condition. Recruits for Cincinnati. Cincinnati, O.. Aug. 5. While there Is no official warrant for putting red tags on either Miller Hueulns or Frank Kellum. it would occasion no surprise If that pair of American association people joined Kel's Surprise Party for their autumn stouts. The little St. Paul lnfielder who sidestepped all offers last fall and spring is said to be in a more receptive mood just now. Borne able experts say Huggins is the best youngster playing second to day. Frank Kellum Is the premier south paw of the Indianapolis staff of twirlers. W. H. Watkins ran down from Hoosier tiom, and, with his wife, saw the Reds beaten from a box In the Palace of the Fans. Before the game he had a talk with President Garry Herrmann. Perhaps they talked about the weather. The Red chief said the Hoosier had just dropped in to spend an oil dav, and the Indianapolitan remarked that he had just run over to see a bail game. English Champion Coming. New York, Aug. 5. Miss Rhona Adair, the holder of the English golf championship for women, is to visit this country in September. Miss Adair, whose title is that of champion of the ladies' golf union of Great Britain, will be the guest of Miss Frances C. Gris com, who was the holder of the wo man's championship of this country in 1900. Miss Adair will witness this year's contest for the title on the links of the Chicago golf club at Wheaton, 111., dur ing the week of September 23. Later Miss Adair will play a number of matches throughout the country and will probably be Miss Griscom's part ner in the foursome tournament on the links of the Baltusrol golf club in October. Racing at Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 5. Bondage, backed from 3 to 1 to 3 to 2, won the mile and a eighth handicap at Harlem. The Ar thur colt, however, had to stretch his neck to beat Bragg a head In a desper ate drive, which lasted the full length of the stretch. Lucien Appleby, almost invincible last year in the mud, quit badly in the last eighth and finished in third place three lengths back of Bragg. Hermencia was the only other starter, Hargis and Bessie McCarthy being scratched. With the exception of the fourth race. which was won by the favorite, Alad din, the other events went to long chances and second choices. Racing at Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 5. Three jockevs fell in the second race at Fort Erie, but none was seriously injured. AVar Paint, a 30 to 1 shot, won, while Iole, the favor ite, finished last. The judges suspended Forrest for his ride on Iole. Track heavy. Results: First race 1 mile. Artist won, Mel bourne Eclipse second, Jerry third. Time, 1:47. Second race 6 furlongs. War Paint won, Dick Ripley second, Tennesseean third. Time, l:20t4. lhird race 6 furlongs; selling. Spring brook won. AmitrHsi spennrt Tjinba lier third. Time. 1:154. .fourth race 1 miles. Bank Street won. Allopath second, Dubious third. Time, 2:00. Fifth r.'ice fi fnrlnniB TU, .p.--. ,iiuiiuuaic won, Amorous second, Moretta third Time. 1:19. Sixth race 1 mile. Briers won, Nellie Forrest second. K"wnsa thiT-H Ti,n 1:46. Kacing at Saratoga. Saratoga, Aug. 5. Conditions for racing were unfavorable. A great deal of rain fell the night before and it con tinued to drizzle throughout the day, rendering the trafk deep in mud. The Alabama stakes of $5,000, at a mile and a sixteenth, however, was run on the turf. R. Doctor's Stamnins- Ground t odds as good as 20 to 1, ridden by joc.ey runer, captured tne stakes, with Gravina second and Astarita. thirri William C. Whitney's pair of 3-year- iiiutrn, uirme ana juaitn Campbell, wiuc ii went to tne post tavorites at 11 to 5, finished in the ruck. Root Wants Another Chance. New Y'ork, Aug. 5. The prospects of another match being arranged between ueorge Gardner and Jack Root look bright. Lou Houseman, manager of Root, nas posted a certified check for $1,000 with the president of the Interna tional athletic club of Fort Erie, Can ada, to bind the match. Houseman says he will make a side bet of from $2,500 to $5,000 on the result of the fight. lr Houseman makes eucn a bet the con test will be clinched, as Gardner and his manager are ready to give Root another chance. Tennis at Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 5. Kreigh Collins suc cessfully defended his title of western tennis champion in his match with A. C. Snow, winner of the Kenwood tourn ament. The sets postponed from Mon day were played Tuesday and went to Collins, 7 5, 6 4. The first set. played Monday, was also won by Collins, 6 0. Detroit Signs New Pitcher. Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 5. Manager Bar row of the Detroit baseball team has Figned George L. Duquette, a left-handed pitcher, whose home s in Brandon, Manitoba. He will join the team soon. Racing at St. Louis. St. Louis, Aug. 5 Rainland, at 11 to 5, beat the favorite. Forehand, in the feature at Delmar park. Kainland and Forehand trailed their field for five fur longs, when Rainland came on. winning by a length and a half. Track good. No such thing as "summer complaint" where Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry la kept handy. Nature's remedy fr every looseness of the bowels. !'W5 r tl EVERY IfcMj V V--1 JUUUV .iff ;-.f rA, Jivfc' Duplicates another Cremo. It never .f-ey;, varies in quality, aroma or price. jj Cremo is a cigar of invariable goodness that is sold in every town and at ne that sells it for less does so with the endeavor to reflect on Cremo The Largest Selling Brand of Cigars in Tho Band ia the Sorofcer' rMwdnk NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT CHICAGO. The champions were whitewashed in a decided pitchers' battle and a game thnt was perfectly played excepting for one fumble. Slagle'a Bingle. Casey's sacrifice, a wild pitch and Chance's hot one past third scored the run. Attendance, 2,1'X). Score bv innines: R.H.E. Chicago 1 0000000 1 5 1 Pittsburg 0 0000000 00 4 0 Batteries Menefee and Kling: Phllhpi and Smith. NATIONAL. LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet. Pittsburg 2!) .674 Chicago ES 39 .oS New York 51 37 .5f.fi Cincinnati 47 44 .516 Brooklyn 42 44 Boston 3t 4 .44 St. Louis 34 57 374 Philadelphia 31 5S ,34S AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT CLEVELAND. Donahue made his debut in a Cleveland uniform and was hit hard in the early part of the game. Mullin was hit in the wrist by a pitched ball and was forced to retire in favor 01 lxitson. Attendance, 2,000. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Cleveland 2 0000000 02 8 6 Detroit 2 0200010 05 9 0 Batteries Donahue and Abbott; Mullin, Kitson and McGuire. AT ST. LOUIS. St. Louis and Chicago played a double header by special arrangement in order to get away from conflicting dates with the National league. St. Louis winning the first, 3 to 0. and Chicago taking the second, 4 to 1. Sugden had his finger broken by a foul tip. Attendance. 1.8UU. First game Score by innings: R.H.E. St.- Louis 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 b 1 Chicago 0 0000000 00 3 0 Batteries Powell and Sugden; Patterson and Slattery. Second game Score bv innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 0 0100000 01 5 1 Chicago 0 2000002 04 8 3 Batteries Evans and Kahoe; Altroek and Slattery- AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet Boston 55 33 .625 PhUadelphia 53 36 Cleveland 4ii 42 .523 New York 42 40 .512 Detroit 43 43 500 Chicago 40 47 .4tt0 St. Louis 4 47 .4W Washington 29 58 333 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT PEORIA. Peoria won easily, outplaying Denver at every point. Attendance, 600. Score by innings: R.H.E. Peoria 1 0205000 8 9 1 Denver 0 0000000 11 6 2 Batteries Hart and Wilson; Whiteridge and Schlei. AT MILWAUKEE. Errors proved costly for Milwaukee and Colorado Springs won a game which would otherwise have been a pitchers' bat tle. Attendance, tiOO. Score by innings: R.H.E. Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 03 6 6 Colorado Springs 0 0101020 0 I 6 3 WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Colorado Springs 52 32 .61'J Milwaukee 5 32 .filO Kansas City 45 37 .549 St. Joseph 42 Ml .512 Peoria 39 4'S .459 Des Moines SS 47 .44i Denver 39 49 .413 Omaha 33 52 .381 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kansas City, 2: Columbus, 1. Louisville. 4; Minneapolis, 0. St. Paul, 8; Indianapolis, 6. Milwaukee. 4: Toledo, 0. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. St. Paul 63 31 .(HO Milwaukee 55 33 .625 Louisville 4'J 43 .533 Indianapolis 4S 43 527 Kansas City 41 44 .432 Minneapolis 3S 56 .4'd Columbus 37 56 ,3"8 Toledo 33 5S .363 MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE AT PITTSBURG. Costly errors lost the game at League park to Springfield after the locals had the game won. Both teams played good hall, without features. Torrence and Kane did excellent work in the box. Score by innings: R.H.E. Springfield 0 01 20002 16 7 3 Pittsburg 0 0001210 04 7 4 Batteries Kane and Wood; Torrence and Redmond. AT JOPLIN. Joplin beat the Gasllghters In a pretty game. The familiar face of George Allen, Joplin's old captain, was seen in the ene my's camp. Score by innings: R.H E. Joplin '..00001 001 2 7 4 Iola 0 0 000 10 001 2 0 Batteries Lowell and Stoner; Root and Armstrongs AT FORT SCOTT. Cravens lost control in the second Inning, giving two passes in succession, which were followed by a twobagger. Curtis was perfectly supported anil He pltcned an ele gant game. Score bv innines: R.H.E. Fort Scott 0 0000000 00 4 3 Sedalia ..0 200000103 5 0 Batteries Cravens and Cheek; Curtis and Scnranat,: MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND ING- Clubs Sedalia Springfield Fort Scott Joplin Pittsburg Won 14 11 9 Lost, 2 4 8 ;t 12 13 Pet. .STTi .733 '.529 .4' 10 D 3 .294 Uola is; Kansas Ball Games AT STERLING. Sterling brat Alden in the first game of a new organized team. Sterling had a good lead in the early part of the game, but a couple of costly errors by the locals in the latter part of the game made the contest close. Lyons, who twirled for Sterling, struck out ten men and his home run in the second helped win the game. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Sterling 14002110 09 7 5 Alden 0 1100003 27 5 4 Batteries Sterling. Lyons and McCar roll; Alden, Crecg, Fair and Lewis. AT ELDORADO.' Tn the first game of a series of three, Eldorado defeated McPherson by a score of 8 to 2. Batteries Eldorado, Becker and Long; McPherson, Newell and Beard. AT COLUMBUS. In the first of a series of two games the Blues of this place defeated the Moran team in an interesting game by a score of 6 to 0. Baxter was in fine form and let the visitors down with four hits, well scat tered. Score by innings: R.H.E. Columbus 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 S 7 0 Moran 0 0000000 00 4 4 Batteri's Columbus. Baxter and Finney; Moran, Stinson and Wright. Baseball Gossip. Now the Providence team in the East ern league is getting wabbly on its feet. The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune claims that Harry Steinfeldt is the best third baseman in the National league. Mike Donlin has at last struck his gait with the Reds. He had a very bad sea son up to this time. Washington is one of the very few towns where balls batted into the "bleachers ar evr recovered by the club. They beco.r.e public property in other cities, and the clubs do not dispute the ciaim of the bleacherites. The Browns should have a care. The Senators are so far down ih line thty may rot off and leave the next team in last place. Prophecies of tremendous shnke-npc in the personnel of American It ague clubs in 19t4 are treely made, and one of the earn est ships Sam Crawford to the Gordon Highlanders. Funny how the weak teams are weakened to make stronger tho tuong ones. No Washington nlayer ho3 a contract extending beyond this season. Here ia a good chance to lose tnj u-am. All the camei scheduled with Pittsburg at Cincinnati have been played. Pittsburg won nine and lost ne. Kennedv Is 1 veteran witb a "jtroris- aim and a good head ."ml a t usy bit. 'i'hat'b the kind Jf "dtaa ones tnai tsarney urey fus picks up. Pitcher HoflVr, or." ci the lamous stars of the chami'ioa Orioles, w is hit cn the head with .1 nitched ta 1 while at tat in a game between D'S Moines and Pioria, and His lire new nangs l.r ine caia..ce. ins recovery ia doubtfai. Billy Maioney. the recti vJnj end of 'ie famous oil '.Jeorgeto.vn lianny of Ma honey and Muloney. has fcton released by the Kansas City association team because of his light utiek work. Col. Dick Paddm, wh- 3 enable to play with the McAloer team, is skirmis-1 ing the minor leagues for young n:,.ri;-l. "Scoops" Carey of tne Se.ittors is said to be still trying to swap himself to some one for something no one knows just what. The New York National pitchers were worked too hard early in the season, ..nd now the Giants are reaping the result of It. The New York Americans were bni't around a few Pittsburg players. These individuals are said to be on the outs with Manager Griffith and it is hinted that they will be turned adrift after this season. Pitcher Frank Donohue. who deserted the Browns some time ago, was seen re cently at Atlantic City, and it looked like he was leading a strenuous life. PROF.LANULEY DISTURBED Truxton Beale Interferes With Tran quility of Airship Headquarters. Widewater, Va., Aug. 5. The tran quility of the Langley airship expedi tion was considerably disturbed this afternoon by the announcement from Truxton Beale of Washington, a charter member of the Mount Vernon Ducking association whose club house on Quan tico island has been headquarters for the Smithsonian party, that an indefin ite stay of the workmen was beyond membership privileges. Mr. Beale ex tended the hospitality of the club to the newspaper correspondents who had been excluded by orders of Prof. Lang ley. Several reporters were entertained at luncheon and invited to return at their pleasure. Chief Assistant Chas. R. Manley and his associates knew noth ing of Mr. Beale's criticism until they returned as usual to the island in the evening. In his objection Mr. Beale it is said voiced the opinion of other mem bers and Prof. Langley in Boston was made acquainted with the protest. It is said a change of headquarters for the Langley party may result. CATTLE CAUSED A WRECK. Delayed a Train Until the "Flyar" Struck It Havre, Mont., Aug. 5. While waiting for a herd of cattle to clear the track the Montana Central southbound pas senger train was overtaken by the "Flyer" on a curve a few miles west of here Tuesday afternoon. The Pull man buffet car was wrecked, the en gine of the flyer being badly damaged and four passengers badly hurt. They are: William Turner, waiter. Ceo. Washington, waiter. Wm. Dempsey, news agent. Woman passenger, name unknown. The passengers on the flyer were all badly shaken up. the mm friee of 5 cents. Any quality at the cost of profit. the World. Going, to JMevV Yorlj There is just one loute that will prove thoroughly satisfac torythe This is the road that runs through the most beautiful scenery, and its ser vice is just what you are looking for diners, observation cars, Pullmans, high back seat coaches and all very good. Inquire of your local railroad ticket ageit or writ GEORGE A. CULLEN, G. W. P. A. 103 Adams Street CHICAGO P. S. Our double -track roadbed is said to be the smoothest in America. TAKE THIS CHANCE TO GO TO CALIFORNIA OR THE PUGET SOUND August 1st to 14th, inclusive, $47.50 round trip from St. Louis and $45.09 from Kansas City and St. Joseph. Con sult nearest ticket agent about our through tourist sleepers to California and Seattle. CHEAP TO COOL COLORADO. Every day we sell excursion tickets to Colorado and Utah resorts at approx imately half rates, with return limits all summer. TO MINNESOTA'S BEAUTIFUL RESORTS. Daily, round trip tickets to all Minne sota resorts at a mere trifle over half rates. With her 10,000 lakes Minnesota offers a wealth of summer attractions. Write for a list of Minnesota boarding houses and hotels. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS. The first and third Tuesdays of each month at approximately half rates to see the magnificent crops of the west and northwest, and to help you secure a home in that rapidly developing region. nrrito us dcscrlblne vour trin. THE BURLINGTON LINKS ARE THE MAIN TRAVELED ROADS througn the west and northwest. L. J. BKICKEK, 1 a., ra Main ".t. L W. WAKELBT. lioo'l fasi'r Af tl't bL LouU. Mi. fensa (Jlty, Mo. F. C. SHARON, b'W. V. A..8MMalnSt Kaunas City, Mo. iipi "rm mm ,tT..w mmi. TiM ij NlCKELgATE. I ST Three Express Trains Bsst vsry day in tb. ysar. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cara on all Trains. Trans.Contlnental Tourist Cara leava Coioafro Trl-Weekly on Tuesdays and Batnrdays at 9:30 p. m.. on Wednesdays at lO 30 a. m. Chicago to Boston without chanire. Modern Din ins Oars serving meals on Individual club plan, i ranging in price from 35o to $l .CO; alao serrlos a la carte. Dlreot line to Fort Wayne, Plndlay, Cleveland. Brie. Buffalo. Rochester. Byraouee. Blnghamton. Scranton. New Tors; City. Boston and all points Bast. Kates always the lowest. Colored porters In uniform In attendance on all Coach Passengers, lr yon oontemplate a trip East, call on any convenient Ticket Agent, or address JOHN T. CALAHAN. Qen'l Agent. 113 Adams St., Cuioago, 1U. Long Distance Telephones 1 Are used exclusively on me tallic Unea. These Insure the user of the Five Cents a Day Tele phone good service. Missouri Kansas Tel: Cx 'Phone 999 City Ticket Offle. Union Padna Railroad. 525 Kansaa avenue.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURXAL, WEDNESDAY EVEyiXG, AUGUST 5, 1903. RAILROADJJEWS. Rock Island Threatened With a Big Strike. 8,000 Conductors and Train men Heady to Quit. REFERESDU3I VOTE. Request Has Been Reported to Railroad Officials. Trouble About the 12 and 15 Cent Wage Increase. Chicago, Aug. 5. Trainmen and con ductors employed by the Chicago, Rook Inland Pacific road have voted to trlke unless the roads pays the in creases in wages that they have de tnanded. Their determination will be made known to the officers of the road today when committees representing the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Trainmen will wait on them. These committees will tell officers of the road the result of the referendum vote that has been taken on the ques tion of a strike and will ask the officers to meet their demands. In case of a flat refusal the committee will then ad journ to prepare for calling a strike of the 2,bo0 trainmen and conductors em ployed by the road. National officers of the two employes organization are in Chicago tonight and are doing thfir best to prevent a strike. The dispute is over the new agreement presented by the conductors and train men early this year. This provided for 'an increase of per cent in wages for men in the passenger service and 15 for those In the freight service. At the same time that the demands for in creases in wages were presented the road was asked to approve of certain working rules. The committee of trainmen Is headed by VV. T. Railey, Grand Conductor E. E. Clark, who was one of the members of the miners' arbitration board appointed by President Roosevelt, and First Vice Grand Master W. G. Lee of the train men are among the conferees. THAT $14,000,000 DEPOT. Washington's Greatest Station Soon to Be Under Construction. The new terminal to be built in Wash ington for all railroads entering that city will soon be under construction. It goes without saying that the facilities will be commensurate for the national capital. Owing to the immensity of the work to be done in creating the new terminal, it was found necessary to di vide it into three parts. One feature will be the construction of the station itself. This will be in charge of Architect Burnham, of Chicago, and will be a beautiful marble building, with ornate landscape effects surrounding it. A sec ond feature will be the building of the approach from the south. Including the great tunnel under Capitol Hill. This work will be done bv the Pennsylvania railroad; and the third will be the work for which the Baltimore Ohio award ed contracts last week. The whole work will cost about J14.d00.000. When finish ed it will give Washington the finest railroad terminal in the world. It will tmbody the advanced ideas of the rail roads of this country from an operating standpoint, and in the decorative fea ture will harmonize with the fine gov ernment buildings in the capital city. Another remarkable thing about this great railroad terminal will be that it will be entered by systems which repre sent about one-fifth of the total rail road mileage of this country. The rail roads that will use the terminal are as follows: Systems. Miles. Atlantic Coast Line and L. N. system 10,500 Baltimore Ohio 4.5U0 Chesapeake Ohio 1.800 Norfolk Western 1.800 Pennsylvania railroad 10.500 Seaboard Air Line 3.000 (southern railway 9,000 Total 41,100 Eventually, it is expected that the Western Maryland will be extended to Washington, and that the Gould line"., with their 15.000 miles of railroads, will enter this terminal. The legislation cov ering the erection of the terminal makes it impossible to shut out any railroad that may desire to enter in the future. ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION. Santa Fe Officials Deny a Kansas City Story. The Kansas City Journal says: There has been much complaint the last few days from shippers of grain in Kansas and the southwest over the ac tion of the Santa Fe in refusing to ac ept shipments of grain to this city un less consigned to Richardson Co. Let ters have been received from many dif ferent towns along the Santa Fe com plaining of this action on the part of the railroad and stating that when ele vator men had cars loaded on their own tidings and applied to the railroad to have them moved they were told they could not be shirped unless consigned to the firm named. The Santa Fe announced no grain em bargo on this city since the last was or dered lifted, but the recent action seems as though there was a determined ef fort to either shut this city out of its rightful share of the business or else force the shippers and elevator men to deal exclusively with one Kansas City Arm. Douglas Dallam, general agent of the freight department of the road here, said yesterday that there was no truth In the report that the Santa Fe was forcing shipments to one firm. He stated that the road could have no object in such a course, and that there was no truth in the reports. In spite of Mr. Dallam's, statement the letters continue to come in regarding the matter and with one of the complaints came a copy of a letter written by an agent at one of the smaller towns along the road in which he told a shipper that no Kansas City grain shipments would be received unless consigned to Richardson Co. The matter is being taken up by the local transportation bureau and an in vestigation will be made. A dispatch from Topeka last night Reduces work to a minimum GORHAM Silver Polish The maximum of effect The minimum of effort An r....;v.i. jemlera keep it J5 cent! a package states that C. W. Cook, assistant gener al freight agent, is in Colorado. His clerk stated that there is nothing in the Richardson Co. story. They had in quiry from Hutchinson about the same story and denied it. Chief Clerk Ktter'of the general super intendent's offices, says all shipments are being received by the Santa Fe and as much grain carried through Kansas City as roads can handle with their dilapidated yards there. HUDSON'S RAPID RISE. Well Known Santa Fe Traffic Man Now a President. There are few railway men who step from a traffic office to that of the ex ecutive head of a railway system. Such, however, is the record of. Mr. C. R. Hudson, who on July 11 resigned as traffic manager of the Mexican Central at Mexico City, to become president of the San Antonio Aransas Pass at San Antonio. Tex. Mr. Hudson has soent the most of his railway life in the traf fic department. From November. 1887. to Aoril 1. 189. he was general freight and passenger agent of the New Mex ico Arizona Sonora. and from the j o) C. R. HUDSON. latter date till January 1, 1890, was vice president of the Rio Grand El Paso and division freight and passenger agent of the Santa Fe at El Paso, Tex. On January 1, 1890, he was made as. sistant general freight agent of the Santa Fe at Topeka, Kas., which' posi tion he held till September 15, 1899, when he resigned to accept the position of general freight and passenger agent of the Mexican Central, and on May 7, 1903, was made traffic manager of that system, which office he resigned to ac cept his new position. Mr. Hudson has not yet reached the prime of his life, yet has made an inspiring- record. He is held as one of the brightest young traffic men in this countrv and has a personalitv that makes him pooular wherever known. Railway Journal. NOT A LARGE PRICE. Rock Island Spent Only $287,500 on the Hooley Deal. The purchase of the Evansville Terre Haute railroad by the Rock Is- land-St. Louis San Francisco inter ests, which comes as the aftermath to the failure of Edwin S. Hooley Co., seems a logical and a natural move. If the oroDerty was to go to any com pany, the St. Louis San Francisco, now that it controls the Chicago Eastern Illinois, seems the one system rationally entitled to it. Close relations have always been maintained between the two. As a matter of fact, the road appears absolutely indispensable to the Eastern Illinois. Running from Terre Haute to Evansville, it gives the East ern Illinois a very desirable outlet to Evansville from Chicago, and in con nection with the Louisville Evans ville also furnishes a very direct line from Chicago to Nashville, and thence to the south and southeast. Each new owner of the Kvansville A Terre Haute speculated on this need of the Eastern Illinois for the road, and thought that Eastern Illinois interests could be induced to take it off his bands at some fancy figure. But the Eastern Illinois people bided their time and now get control at their own price. The length of the road embraced in the Evansville Terre Haute is only a lit tle over 300 miles, this including the Evansville Indianapolis, which forms a duplicate but roundabout line be tween Evansville and Terre Haute. The stock is $3,987,383 common and $1,282. 417 preferred, the latter having no vot ing power. Eastern Illinois interests already held a large amount of stock, hut not enough to give them control. The purchase from Edwin S. Hooley fe Co. comprised 10,000 $50 shares, and places the new interests in absolute control. The ;rice paid was 57Vi. so the amount Involved in the purchase was only 1287,500. HAND TO HAND FIGHT. Union and Nonunion Partisans Fight It Out on Shop Floor. There was blood on the moon at the Santa Fe boiler shops in this city Wed nesday morning, says the San Bernar dino Sun. and for the space of several minutes Foreman Madden had his hands full protecting the machinery and tak ing care of the maimed and wounded. It wasn't an earthquake which caused the trouble but a genuine rough and tumble scrap. As a result of the set-to a boilermaker is off duty with "sore leg," while a nonunion handyman wears a beautifully decorated eye. About the middle of the forenoon Boil ermaker Slattery and Handyman Rob erson. commonly known about the shops as "Mary Ann," became involved in an altercation which soon resulted in blows. For a time it was rough and tumble and sive and take, but the fight was finally stopped by the foreman, not, however, before Roberson had received a black eye while Slattery was some what the worse for wear. For some months there has been bad blood existing in the shops because of the presence of nonunion men and it only needed the proper spark to touch the matter off. The officials have the situation under consideration but just what will be the result of the fight can not now be stated. Botfi factions are anxiously awaiting the action which will be taken and "Who'll get canned?" is the question of the hour. CUTTING DOWN RAILS. Santa Fe to Use Western Division Steel on Panhandle. ffie Santa Fe has replaced its 60 pound rails on the western main lines with S.-pound rails, and the old rails are in the Newton shops being short ened a foot or two, and will be shipped to the Panhandle line west of Welling ton. They will be used to replace the present rails. When they are in larger engines are expected on this division and longer trains will be run. Steam the Oil Tank Cars. Steaming the tank cars will begin to morrow, says the San Bernardino Times Index. There are about twenty-seven of these oil carriers in the yards await ing a thorough cleansing before they are taken to Olinda for new loads of oil. It is supposed to be necessary to clean the tanks about twice a year, and at that time they are generally steamed out before the workmen go into them, the steaming being to free them of all gas accumulations. TWO CENTS A MILE. Flat Rate May Be in Force in X. C. Chicago Territory. Chicago, 111., Aug.' 5. A flat passen ger rate of 2 cents per mile in all the territory from Kansas City and St. Paul to Chicago and St. Louis is a strong probability. Should it come it will be the direct result of the agitation which has been in progress for some time over a change in the form of interchangeable mileage. At the same time the Chicago Great Western road may adopt that method of signalizing the opening of its new Omaha extension. Officials of the road admit that they have had under consideration for some time past the putting on sale at the opening of their new line 1,000-mile tickets at the flat rate of $20. ""If the other roads mean to- throw everything into confusion by their in terchangeable and other squabbles," said an official today, "I suppose we must keep in the procession. It will not do for us to fall behind or get lost in the melee. We have had that method of protecting our interests, together with a number of others, under consid eration, though I can not say we have decided on anything definitely as yet. When we do we are likely to be heard from. I understand other roads have had resort to extreme measures under consideration, and, of course, we must be in a position to defend ourselves, whatever may happen." The intended action has filled the competitors ef the Chicago Great West ern with concern, and doubtlessly will bring the utmost pressure they can ex ert upon that road to induce it to fore go its intention. The final result will be awaited with the deepest anxiety. DEFENDS THE DECAPODS. President Ripley Says They Are Do ing Good Work. Some time ago it was reported that the Santa Fe decapods were not doing all the work which was expected of them. General Manager Mudge con firmed this report to some extent, by saying that on sharp curves it had been found that the engines cut the rails. Mr. Mudge denied, however, that the engines were to be discarded. He stated that they were doing very good work on the western mountain roads. In connection with reports printed 1 eastern papers that the decapods were worthless, and were to be sold or "scrapped," President Ripley said in an interview in a western paper recently: "No better proof of the success of this tvpe of engine can be had than the work our three decapods are now per forming on the western divisions. No. 988 at San Bernardino is surpassing our best expectations. I have been consid erably bothered by reports emanating from the west concerning the business of the company. Irresponsible persons appear to take delight in publishing stories concocted from their own imag inations. Generally the reading public is deceived by these emanations, but railroad men even the employes im mediately recognize their absurdity." ICED THE FURNITURE. Unusual Care Taken of Two Cars Marked F'rt." Ross Cline, traveling passenger agent for the Wabash, tells the following story which he claimed took place but a few flays ago and which he swears is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Here it is: Two fruit cars were shipped from Grand Rapids, Mich., loaded with furni ture for a Los Angeles house. The bill ing clerk tagged the cars "car load of f'rt." At Texarkana the yard master interpreted the abbreviation to mean fruit. The cars being fruit cars, tnere was no question in his mind but that his interpretation was correct, so he or dered them run onto the ice track where the refrigerators" were stocked. At El Paso the yardmaster saw that the cars had been iced and he promptly replen ished the stock. When the Los Angeles house received its bill there was an ex tra charge of $75 for ice. The firm's con sternation and subsequent indignation may be easily imagined. "BIG FOUR YELLOW." Road Will Continue to Use Its Fa mous $4 a Pound Paint. A report appeared in papers over the country this week that the Big Four would abandon its cadmium orani-e. or "Big Four yellow." and wouid paint its passenger rolling stock to conform with the color of Pullman sleepers. W'illlam Garstang, superintendent of motive power, said that the cadmium yellow was entirely satisfactory and would not be abandoned. At its Brightwood shops, however, several dining cars are being painted to conform with the color of Pullman sleepers and the Lake Shore's rolling stock, as they are generally run in trains made up of that color. Mr. Garstang says the yellow was selected by President M. E. Ingalls, who has alwavs been favorable to it. It costs from $3 to $4 a pound, while other paint costs about 75 cents. The C. O. and the Big Four are the only northern roads using it. The C. M. St. P. has the nearest approach to it; it is an orange and a canary. Big Contract Awarded. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 5. Mr. Streeter of the firm of Streeter Lusk, Chicago and Denver contractors, received a tele gram yesterday that his firm had been awarded the contract for constructing the new railroad that is to be built from Denver to Salt Lake City. The new railroad will cross the Rocky moun tain range at the head of South Boulder creek, and is considered a most difficult piece of engineering work. Coming Back to Topeka. Machinist Young has quit the services of the company and will return to his home in Topeka. He says that Califor nia weather is too warm for him. San Bernardino Sun. Express Rates Advanced. Jefferson City, Aug. 5. The express companies doing business in Missouri today filed with the railroad commis sioner a schedule increase in the express rates 35 per cent. The railroad commis sioner disapproved of the new schedule What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling t no baking! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. io cts. and gave notice that they will prepare a schedule. Until the schedule is pre pared present express rates will con tinue. "WALKING WAS TOO FAST. Mean Remark Made About Santa Fe by Western Traveling Men. The Silver City Enterprise is responsi ble for this "stale" joke. The following story is told of a conductor on the Sil ver City branch of the Santa Fe: "A traveling man boarded the train at Dem ing, early one morning, en route to Sil ver City, only a few hours run, and complained about the slow time the train was making. With a look that would crack ice the conductor said: 'You had better get off and walk if the speed of this train does not suit you." The traveling man said he would, but his folks did not expect him until train time." MUST MAKE A LOW RATE. Government Will Force Railroads to Refund Excess Fares. "Washington, Aug. 5. The secretary of war has ajwroved the opinion of the judge advocate general of the army holding that the government is en titled to reduced rates over the tracks of land grant railroads when operated by other railway companies. The As toria Columbia River railroad oper ates its line over 39 miles of the North ern Pacific road in Oregon under a track arrangement and refused the land grant rate to the war department. The attorney general has been request ed to bring suit to secure the extra charge which the government has paid. More Orient Line Is Open. The 22 mile extension of the Orient railroad from Carmen to Fairview, Ok., began operations Sunday, giving the latter to wit its first railway connection with the outside world. Within IS months, the officials say, the Orient line will have been completed to San An gelo, Texas, and through connections can then be made with the Mexican In ternational railroads to the City of Mexico and the port at Tampico. Ban on "Scabby" Sheep. Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 5. Both the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific railway have announced that hereafter, owing to the prevalence of "scabby" sheep among- the flocks of the west, they will refuse to. carry over their roads consignments of sheep not ac companied by clean bills of health from the United States bureau of animal in dustry. Sell a Colorado Railroad. Denver, Colo., Aug: 6. The Colorado Northwestern road, operating be tween Boulder and Ward, a distance of 26 miles, will be sold within the next ninety days under a decree of fore closure. Tha Mercantile Trust com pany of New York, trustee under the mortgage, brought -the suit under which the sale is ordered. SCHWAB'S SUCCESSOR. His Assistant Elevated to Pres idency of Steel Trust. New York, Aug. 6. The resignation of Charles M. Schwab, as president of the United States steel corporation and the election of William E. Corey as his successor yesterday, caused no surprise in financial circles, where it had for some time been foreshadowed. The new president was for years one of Andrew Carnegie's ablest lieutenants, and is now president -ot.h -Carnegie Steel company, one of the subsidiary con cerns of the United States steel corpor ation. It is scarcely more than a month ago that Mr. Corey was made assistant to the president, because of Schwab's continued ill health. Mr. Schwab attended the meeting of the directors, coming to town, it was said, for that especial purpose. He ap peared to be in good health and spirits, and seemed rather glad to be relieved of the duties imposed on the chief ex ecutive of the "billion dollar" corpora tion. Before and after the meeting Mr. Schwab conferred with J. P. Morgan. Mr. Schwab will continue as a director of the steel corporation and a member of its finance committee. E. H. Gary was elected to the newly created position of chairman of the board of directors. An advisory committee, to consist of three directors besides the president, to 8 fiifSliTO I I ::f I I V; V 1 -v A'''" f I ;-:':i?.."rf 5 v" S I Mm: e 'i ;m?mM -1, ,l -Y, I r J; .Av 1 I v '-t I t -.."J I '"I 7 r I i II 1 i 4 I Charles M. Schwab, Who Has Retired from the Presidency of the Un ted States Steel Corporation. The 7 t mm I mu consider and make recommendations concerning questions of manufacturing, transportation and operation was cre ated, and E. C. Converse, William Edenborn and D. G. Reid were elected as members of this committee. Mr. Schwab will continue to be a member of tha board of directors and of the finance committee. The following statement given out by Chairman Gary was supplemented by the following from H. C. Frick: "Several months ago Air. Schwab told me that he would very much like to be relieved of the presidency of the steel corporation on account of his con tinued ill health, and asked me to as sist in so arranging. The matter was arranged entirely on his request. Mr. Corey, who succeeds him, has been educated on the same lines as Mr. Schwab, and has been his associate for twenty years. I am sure his election will give general satisfaction to all con cerned." Immediately after the election of his successor. Mr. Schwab met the press representatives, to whom he made this informal statement: 'I want to say that I think I have been treated unfairly by the newspa pers in regard to the reasons for my retirement. A number of reasons, in cluding this American ship building matter, have been given for it, but none of them is true. As a matter of fact, the ship building question has never been a subject of discussion between myself and the directors. "On my return from Europe six months ago I tried to get Mr. Morgan and the directors to accept my resigna tion, -but was unable to do so. That does not look as though I had been forced out. Later I appealed to Mr. Frlck and through him have finally succeeded in inducing the directors to aceept my resignation. -1 am as deeply interested in the United States Steel corporation as ever. I am still the larg est stockholder and remain as a direc tor and as a member of the executive committee. The new president is a close personal friend and has succeeded me in all the offices I have held. My re tirement is on account of ill health, nervousness. I have been in bad health for six months or more." J. P. Morgan made a statement as fol lows: "I deeply regret that the condition of Mr. Schwab's health renders it impos sible for him to continue at the head of the steel corporation. His loyalty to the interests intrusted to him cannot be doubted, and from the early days of the inception of the corporation he gave to its formation, unification and develop ment his unequalled powers as an ox pert In the manufacture of steel. "The new president has entered on his rr rt NJpNAtt.ei5CUrtCOMPAMY'' JfJ Spirit of America is exemplified in America's greatest food Unocda Biscuit A food for body and brain workers almost all nutriment A food for busy people- f quickly bought and convenient The most skillful baking in the world money cannot buy better, yet sold at a popular price 5c. A necessity for their food value and economy. A luxury in their goodness and cleanliness. Always packed in the In-er-seal Package, which preserves the goodness of duties and it may be authoritatively said that with his election the steel cor poration has begun a new policy. There will be less centralization of power and increased responsibility in the work of the various committees. President Corey will devote his entire attention to the practical and technical sides of the steel and iron industry and will receive ma terial aid from the advisory committee whose members are specially well qual ified to act in that capacity." No other important changes were an nounced in the personnel or policy of the corporation. Mr. Frick continues as a member of the finance committee, of which George W. Perkins is chairman. TENNIS AT BOSTON. American and British Players Break About Even. Boston, Aug. 5. A default by one of the British players and a decisive defeat for one of the American contestants made the first day's play for the inter national lawn tennis challenge cup, at the Longwood Cricket club Tuesday, not only dull, but disappointing. The result, however, leaves each team with one point in the total of five, so that the next three contests cannot fail to be in teresting. Three thousand spectators were present on the grounds. They were disappointed when it was an nounced that R. F. Doherty had given up his match with W. A. Lamed, be cause of a strained shoulder, but they sat in the drizzling rain while the other brother, H. L. Doherty, defeated the American player, R. D. Wrenn, in straight sets. 6 0, 63, 6 1. The British team had the option of playing its spare man, H. S. Mahoney, in the place of R. F. Doherty, but this would have necessitated his playing also in the second series of singles on Thurs day, by which time it is expected the eldest Doherty will be in shape again. Mahoney, however, will take R. F. Doherty's place in the doubles tomor row, playing with H. L. Doherty, and a close contest is anticipated with the Wrenn brothers. In the match between H. L. Doherty and R. D. Wrenn the American player won the toss and took the scervice. He lost the first point by a drive out of court. Doherty followed this with a net and after each had netted again Doherty won the game through a double fault by Wrenn and anotner net. Alter this the British player began to show much of his famed brilliancy in passing Wrenn repeatedly at the net or cross courting him. Doherty won the next five games in rapid succession and took the set. six games to love, Wrenn scor ing only 10 points in the entire set, 7 of these being on errors by his oppon ent. Wrenn showed more strength in the next set. although Doherty won two games before the American had a single red ball placed on his side of the mark post. In this set. which he won, 6-3, he passed Wrenn fifteen times and scored a total of 29 points to 21 for his opponent. All this time the rain was falling steadily, although very hard, and it looked before the third set started as if the match might go over until tomor row. But the players kept on despite the slippery court. In the third set Wrenn at times play ed brilliantly and several of the games reached deuce. Doherty. however, placed three eames to his credit before he al lowed the American player a chance to score. With the set tour games ro one, Wrenn made a grand rally in the sixth rame and after deuce had been called twice, he won out through two fine place shots which brought the spectators to thpir feet for the first ana only time in the afternoon. The next game, how ever, went to Doherty. and the set was five games to two. Then came another rally by Wrenn, who won the next two bv well placed shots. Doherty, how vr nnirklv reealned his form and captured the set and match by a couple of cross court snots. In the entire match Doherty scored 44 on places, 22 on nets. 21 on outs and 4 on double faults, while W'renn scored 24 on places. 24 on nets. 14 on outs and no double faults a total of 91 for Doherty to 62 for Wrenn. McKinley Memorial Lighthouse. Honolulu, Aug. 5 The proposal to establish a public park in or near tne city as memorial to the late President McKinley will probably be abandoned, Instead of this tribute to the chief ex ecutive during whose administration the people of Hawaii became citizens of the United States, ii is now planned to erect a McKinley memorial lighthouse at the entrance of Honolulu harbor. This will be a prominent situation from both land and sea, besides being of great practical utility. This prolect meets with much favor and is likely to be car ried into effect. Negroes in Shooting Scrape. Ellsworth. Kan., Aug. 5. A shooting scrape occurred on the northbound 'Frisco train just as th train was pulling into the yards hire, in which Tom Smith, a notor ious colored desperado, was shot throuprh the jaw by Albert Reed, the colored porter of the train. Th- two men were engaged in a game of cards In which Reed claimed Smith had cheated. A quarrel followed and several blows were exchanged. Just as the train came to a stop for the Union Parific erossiner Reed ran to the baggage car and returned with a revolver and at once fired at Smith. He Held Up a Millionaire. Seattle, Aug. 5. George Vanhorst, alias Van Asselt, alias Humboldt, ex-convict hiehwavman and Burglar, confessed todav that he held up and beat the Klondike millionaire, Thomas S. Lippy, in his home here Sunday menu product KANSAS CITY TENNIS. Jones and Chambers Defeat Wilder and Vernon. Kansas City, Aug. 5. Herbert Jones and J. Q. Chambers beat Wilder and Vernon in the finals in doubles in the Dykington tennis tournament Tuesday. The team is now entitled to Its cham pionship of the city in doubles. In the semi-finals in singles D. L. James beat Herbert Jones and Dr. Frank Sheldon defeated R. Fectshan. James and Shel don will play off the finals today. The match will probably begin about 4 o'clock. Chamber and Jones won their match from Wilder and Vernon much more easily than was generally expected. Both teams, however, played brilliantly and the match was perhaps productive of more really good tennis than any contest in doubles during; the tourna ment. The placing and teamwork of the winning team was much better than that of their opponents and they seemed to be able to cover more ground. In the latter respect Chambers was re markably effective. Nothing looked im- possible to him and he made many spec tacular returns. Jones did his best work at the net, but gained many points on a middle court slice stroke. Neither Wil der or Vernon appeared at times to be certain what part of the court he was expected to cover and they interfered with each other very often. In the first set Wilder and Vernon succeeded in get ting but two games. In the second they began auspiciously, running the score up to 4 to 3. Jones and Chambers took a brace at that stage though and won out easily, the score being 6-4. The match between Jones and James attracted much interest and was a sharply fought contest, notwithstanding; that James won in straight sets. James as usual, played a net game and cover ed a world of territory. He was cool and careful at all times and made num erous difficult shots with apparent ease. James is probably a better Judge of dis tance than any man that has played in the tournament, and his lobs and drives seldom went over the back line. James did not seem to play the best tennis he is capable of and was obviously nervous. His best strokes were wilder than usual and he did not seem to be sure of him self. This was more noticeable in the first set than the second. He played a very brilliant game, however. The score in the match was 6-3, 7-5. In the Sheldon-Feitshan match the former outplayed the latter at all stages. Feitshan seemed to lack confidence and his game was very erratic. His best strokes went wild repeatedly and he did not appear to play with his accustomed run. Sheldon played a cool, heady game and the result of the match was never in doubt. The James-Sheldon match, which will decide the championship of the city in singles, should be interesting. The con testants are thought to be evenly matched, and it should be a hard fought battle. James won the tournament in 1901 and Sheldon captured it last year. The summaries: Singles James beat Jones, 6-2, 7-5; Sheldon beat Feitshan, 6-3, 7-5. Doubles Jones and Chambers beat Wilder and Vernon. 6-2, 6-4. Consolation singles Chick beat Eu banks, 6-2, 4-6. 7-5; C. H. Williams beat Barnard, 6-3, 6-3. Consolation doubles Feitshan and Clifford beat Sheldon and Craven, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. MIL- DAY II OFF AT HOME. He Visited Jamaica and Saw Many Things. I. L, Dayhoff, state superintendent of public instruction, is back at his desk in the state house after a month's absence, during which he took a trip to Jamaica. He left Topeka about the first of July, going first to Boston to attend the National Educational association, and sailed from there to Jamaica, spending six days on the island, and nearly as long on each trip going and coming. "I was surprised at the climate down there at this time of year," he said. "I was told it would not be very hot, but I was rather suspicious about it. At Port Antonio the thermometer registered only 85, and at Kingston, which is hotter, it got up to 95. Kingston is all shut in by mountains three or four thousand feet high. Up in those mountains it is very cool. "Jamaica had a population of about 780, 0O0, of which only about 150.000 are white. The white population is made up largely of the Spanish, although there are a good many Jews there. "Fruit is the great industry of the island. It ships eight hip loads of bananas alone to the United States every week, and each ship carries from 25,008 to 40,000 bunches. Considerable coffee is grown as well as fruit. "The country is extremely mountainous. The one railroad from Kingston to Port Antonio follows the coast around for a ways and then cuts across, and it goes through 28 tunnels in 30 miles, but scenery is tine." REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. J. P. Thrall and husband to C. Doug las, J1.625, part lots 136, 138, 140, 142 and 144 Western avenue. Mary W. Doran and husband to M. Parris, $600, lots 43 and 45 Norris sub. F. Fensky and wife to J. Kuil, jr $S00, part res 5. The Orchard Place Lot Co. to Ettnt Murphy, $300, lots 38 and 40 Western avenue, Douthitt Place addition. Tax deed to W. H. Eastman lot 193 Ada street, Birchall's addition to North Topeka. Tax deed to J. S. Zinn lot 154 Chancier street. H. I -f 13 U II

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 5, 1903. TOFEKA STATR JOiTJSIL BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXX No. 183 TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: Dally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka, or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas towns where the paper has a carrier system. Hv mail, one year 3 liy mail, three months Weekly edition, one year Eaturc'.ay edition of daily, i ne year X.Vfi Centered July 1. 17;. as second class matter at the postofiice at Jopeka, Kaa., under the act of cnnttrt sa. TELEPHOXK3: Business Office Hell "phone 107 Business Office Ind. 'phone 1072 Hcporters- Room Hell 'paoneji7 Reporters' Room Iml. 'phone l'JT 1 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. JW and tC2 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vand-rbilt Blclg. Paul Block. Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1540 Unitv RUlg. Paul Block. Mgr. TULL LEASED "WIIlS HEP0S.T OP THE ASSOCIATED PHESS- The State Journal is a member of the s.oei;'ted Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publica tion in Topeka. The i.ewB is received in the State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose, busy throughout the entire day. A complete copy of the night report is also received. HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY. Stdscrifers of the State Journal mway during the summer may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any address at the rate of thirty cents a month. Address changed as often as desired. While out of town the State Journal will be to you like daily letter from home. The rubber trust has been saved from collapse, but the rubber tire continues to go down with a loud report. Just now the City railway appears to be spending more money In Topeka than It Is taking In. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Missouri does herself great credit by sending her boodlers to prison In wholesale lots. Tbe only trouble is that they don't go. The available gold balance In the U. S. treasury again has passed the hundred million mark. It fell slightly below this figure' during the recent ex port movement to Bngland. The announcement that the papal election has cost $400,000 leads the Washington Post to remark that It is almost as expensive as a senatorship in Montana. When one remembers the opportuni ties for observing political wire pulling which Cardinal Gibbons has enjoyed by reason of his residence in the United States, no surprise will be occasioned by the announcement that he brought about the defeat of Rampolla. A member of the Colombian congress is returning home after spending some time in this country studying the isth mian canal sentiment. He goes buck with the impression that public senti ment in this country is largely on the side of the Nicaragua route. How he discovered this is not stated. Perhaps he talked it over with the owners of the transcontinental railways. The truth is, the public doesn't care where the canal is dug so it is dug somewhere. The Panama route is favored by every body but the railroads because it is be lieved that the work there could be completed sooner. The railroads oppose the Panama route for the same reason and for the additional one that while the discussion lasts there will be no tanal at all. It speaks well for the progress of the world in the direction of conservatism that so important an event as the elec tion of a pope, affecting in a way as it does 2;o,00t,000 people, can take place without causin- any sort of disturbance beyond that engendered by a highly wrought enthusiasm. The wisdom exer cised by the cardinals in making their selection of a successor to Leo XIII is shown in the fact that not a discord ant note has been heard in any direc tion. That difficulties will arise in the pathway of the new pontifT scarcely admits of a doubt. It Is no easy task to flll acceptably the place occupied by a man who commanded the respect and admiration of the civilized world as did the pone who has so recently departed. He was what the world calls a great man as well as a great ruler over his vhurcA. PROLONGATION OF PROSPERITY The outlook for a continuation of prosperity for at least another year could hardly be blighter than it is at this time. The conditions making for the future of business are set forth by Henry Clews Co.'s Financial Review as follows: "As to crops, the outlook is still for more than average yiuldB of wheat, corn, cotton, oats, hay and live stock. There will be plenty of wheat at good prices to the farmer. Corn promises a 2,000, 000.000 crop. Cotton is likely to yield a normal crop and is sure of big prices to the grower, which means unusual pros perity in the south for the next twelve months. This is one of the most strik ing probabilities of today. Live stock raisers are also anticipating a profitable season. General business has not thus far been disturbed by the Wall street crash. Possibly new enterprises will re ceive some check in consequence; but all advices from the interior agree in re porting satisfactory conditions and fair prospects for another good season with distributers. Railroad earnings continue large, and in the great industries pro duction has not yet outrun consumption. Borne expedient remedial action on the currency question Is expected from the next congress, but no important legisla tion on cither currency or tariff need be anticipated before a presidential election. Discussion may develop, but real and Important action need not be expected. The stock market is not likely to be disturbed by political agitation for some time to come." The assurance from this source that there will be no financial legislation of importance, coming as it does in the face of Wall street's urgent demand for remedial laws, may seem odd, but the denizens of the street generally know what is going on. EDITORIAL COMMENT. Washington Statue in London. New York World: When a committee of distinguished Englishmen can plan the erection in a public place in London of a statue to George Washington, 1776 and 1812 and the Alabama claims and Alaska and all the rest are pretty well forgotten. It is much easier for the British than for us to forget revolutionary enmities. To them the American war, portentous as it has since appeared, was but a colo nial appendix of a great Kuropean con flict, and as such it takes up compara tively little space In their histories, where with us it is the foundation pe riod of our history as a nation. Never theless "only common sense is noces. sary" to understand that there is today no reason pussible to name or imagine why Britons and Americans should not be the best of friends and do their cities with memorials of the great men who on both sides of the sea are the common heritage of the race. Rifle Shooting. New York Times: The winning of the Palma trophy In England by the American team is a most gratifying proof of the extent to which military marksmanship is culti vated in the National Guard of this country. Three states were represented by the marksmen, undoubtedly the three in which the National Guard is most efficient, with the exception of Pennsylvania. It is a pity that some militiaman from that state should not have qualified, as no doubt there were many who could have done so. But it was a victory distinctly for the citizen soldiery. There was only one profes sional soldier in the team, the represen tative of the marine corps. And these representatives of the militia of th United States have beaten the represent tatives of the United Kingdom not only but of the British empire. It is really something to be proud of, and encour aged about. For, unlike some of the earlier international contests in rifle shooting, it was Intensely practical. Unarmed, Yet Mighty. New York World: Is there not a point worth emphasizing In the general agreement of Catholic and non-Catholic opinion that Leo X1U "was the most powerful pope of modern times? This pontiff broke a lance with the great Bismarck and came out victor. He se cured important concessions for his peoplt alike from the czar, the kaiser and King Edward. He dealt on terms of equality us well with monarchies as with republics, and left the church on a better footing in all countries than when he began his reign, not excepting Italy. "Vet Leo XIII had neither army nor navy nothing in the way of armed support beyond a small bodybuard. He was shorn of even the lit tle strip of territory, and the temporal sov ereignty that went with it. which nearly all former popes had possessed, yet exer cised more actual power and direction over the internal evi nts of his time than any contemporary sovereign. Home Treatment for Consumptives New York Herald: Recent investigations of alleged cures of consumption by special serums, inhalations of antiseptics and numerous internal remedies have proved the irrationality of all such methods and have helped in a di rect and convincing way to confirm the present advanced views regarding the val ue of fresh air and sunlight as the best available of therapeutic measures. The commonsense procedure by which such means may be adapted to the needs of the victims of the "white plague" are most forciNe arguments in their favor. Best of all, the remedies are always at hand and are within easy reach. Instead of attempt ing to kill the bacillus the patient is strengthened to resist the enemy. So far Rll attempts to dt stroy the germ in the lungs have yignally failed. So long as the bodily soil is favorable for the propaga tion of the microbes they will multiply in jiite of local treatment. The primary in dication is to create an immunity in the individual against the effects of the toxic influences. Weather Grumblers. New York Herald: The. chronic grumbler, who, according to the old story, complained after death that heaven was a pretty good sort of a place, but there's always a but the halo pro vided for him didn't exactly fit, is not a patch on the man who is always growling about the weather. Whatever it may be, hot. cold. wet. dry. sunshine or cloudy, it never suits him, and he's always boring everyone he runs across by his eternal complpiints of "the beastly weather." Do you know him? Is he not a nuisance? The law not allowing you to strangle him and his growls don't you long to shut him up in some decisive way? Well. Just cut out the Herald's special cable from Paris today, and the next time he lets himself loose on you. shove it at him. and let him realize from its diuest of weather statistics that one June, July or August, after all. is pretty much like another June, July or August, no better or no worse, taken all in all. If this halo does not fit, then well, heaven is not marie for such men. so yen can Invite him to go below and try the temperature of the other place. JAYHAWKER JOTS. Madison is to have an electric light plant. In their sweet simplicity LaCygne thinks they want a brass bund. The pride of Winfleld is a horse that can skin around a mile circle in 2:0S!4- A move that is under foot in most Linn county towns is the building of new sidewalks. The Fort Scott bastile 'was free fnm prisoners the past week for the first time in 15 years. A coon hunt in the heart of the city was one of the metropolitan happeu ings at Chanute within the week. Fifty pound catfish and fat young prairie chickens make Greenwood coun ty a sportsman's paradise nowadays. The administration at Fort Scott re fused to bury a dead dog at the city's expense because its taxes were unpaid. And now the lament of Lawrence is a shoitage in the sauerkraut crop with more university students expected than usual. The Bourbon county man who paid $8,000 for a 320 acre diamond farm either gets a rare bargain or expects paste jewels. To the everlasting shame of Ness county farmers, be it said, the first threshers to start work was an outfit from Missouri. From the number of joints being "pulled" at Conway Springs there seems To Aid Nature This health giver is most speedy in action and satisfactory in results. There will be no bil ious attacks or sick-headaches if you take Beechams Pills Sold Everywhere. In boxes 10c and 23c to be something else on sale besides mineral water. An Ottawa county farmer splitting kindling wood lost an eye from a flying splinter. His only excuse is that his wife was away on a vacation. A Concordia citizen fired twice at his sister-in-law with a shotgun but in his shaky rage he could come no nearer than a window In a neighboring house. A Centralla woman wno has raised a family of girls and kept the wolf from the door by bending over a washing machine, is taking her first vacation in ten years. A Wellington paper publishes notices of three lost purses containing money. That means a shortage of blackberry jam in three Sumner county households this winter. A Pleasanton Democrat has served the express company faithfully and well for 32 years. There are few jobs in Kansas that even civil service will protect a Democrat In that long. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe, We are all too apt to think It is all right when it isn't. T5ver remark that those who become noted in the world are usually hard work ing people? You can be a mighty mean man this weather if you neglect to water your horses frequently. Are you satisfied to do nothing today except tell of the wonderful things you in tend to do tomorrow? It is cheaper to keep two than one is a woman's argument, and she is usually un married when she makes it. Bverv time a man grumbles his daugh ters think that if they were in their moth er's shoes, they'd "show him." Is it anv wonder that young men are hesitating "about getting married? Twins are becoming fearfully common here of late. An Atchison man has a rare accomplish ment. He can shave, wash his face and scrub his teeth, without taking his pipe from his mouth. Whenever we see a particularly puny looking traveling man in town we can al ways win money by betting that he trav els lor a neaitn looo. Church White shaved off his mustache this morning. He says he has tSO worth of gold in his teeth, and that he became tired of hiding it. We are suppressing a good item today at the request of a Globe reporter. When this particular reporter gets a good item somebody coaxes him not to print it. Be patient If you are tired of seeing two lovers together. By and by they will get married, and then they will never be seen together except at funerals of kin. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Towels and eggs can never be too fresh. Patriotism always stands in with the government. It is usually the silly woman who makes a fool of a man. The average man wants others to see him as he sees himself. Don't consider everything Impossible that you are unaoie to pertorm. There is some hope for a man as long as he knows how to take a hint. If beauty were taxable the fair sex would never try to dodge the assessor. College professors and tbe bootblacks both strive to polish the understanding.- Probably the most dangerous men are those who have honest motives and dishon est practices. Some men are like razors: it's impossible to tell how sharp they may be until they are strapped. "Know thyself," says the old adage. A man can find out quite a good deal about himself by running for office. The happiness of being miserable Is often exemplified by a young girl's first love af fair. It sometimes happens that the world thinks a man is wise simply because he doesn't take the trouble to explain his mistakes. SHE SHOT HIM DEAD. Arkansas City Woman Refuses to lie Beaten. Arkansas City, Kan., Aug.v swt Farris, while drunk today attacked his wife with a chair when she shot him through the heart. Farris was 50 years old. Mrs. Farris wlio Is 43 years old, has hot been arrested. NEED $200 MORE. Washburn Athletic Association la Again Active. An effort is now being made by the Washburn Athletic association to raise the remaining $200 of the athletic debt by soliciting contributions from the alumni of the college. The students and faculty raised $600 last year, and it will take $200 more to clear up the deal and enable the faculty to remove the ban which has been placed on athletics pending the payment of all debts. Letters have been sent to all members of the Washburn Alumni association by Clovis E. Dale, manager of the football team, asking for financial contribu tions. It is thought that there will be little difficulty in securing the neces sary $200 by this means. Gold Discovered in Porto Rico. San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 5. Dr. John Clayton Glfford, formerly of Cor nell university, is exploring the new Luquilla forest reserve in Porto Rico on behalf of the bureau of forestry at Washington. He reports the discovery of new gold streams, the soil in which is crudely panned by a few natives and huge aromatic gum trees of an un named species. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Services over the body of the late W. W. Phillips will be held at the Masonic hall at midnight Thursday night, in charge of the Scottish Rite sociey of Masons. The service will be public, and friends of the family are requested to attend. The burial will be held at 5 p. m. Friday, in charge of Siloam lodge No. 223. Interment wtll be made in the Topeka cemetery. Anna Roglltz, the 3-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Roglitz, of 132 North Van Buren street, died Tuesday of malaria. The funeral was held from the house this morning. LOCAL MENTION. Mr. William Macferran. Mr. Clarence S. Bowman," Mr. A. A. Scott and his guests. Mr. Baldwin of Peoria, 111., and Mr. Will Scott, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Mr. George Bower left today for a fish ing trip to Pelican Rapids, Minn. Prof. Harry I. Woods of Washburn college, who has been engaged in gov ernmental geodetic survey work in Mis souri during the present summer, has been transferred to Maryland. He will be in Topeka to arrange for the opening of school about September 1. Kindling Wood for Sale. The Topeka Railway company has on Its lots at Tenth and Jackson streets a large amount of first class kindling wood which will be disposed of at one dollar per load. Parties desiring to pur chase any of this may call at the above stated place with wagons to haul it away on. -THE TOPEKA RAIL WAT CO. WANTSTOKNOW. Mayor Bergundthal Writes a Letter to Mr. Myers. Inquires About Rumors of North Topeka Lines. WILL THEY BE USED. Talk of Abandoning Them Un til Spring. Mr. Griley Also Is Brooding Ofer Unfilled Promises. Mayor Bergundthal has written a let ter to I E. Myers, vice president and manager of the city railway, inquiring as to the truth of the report which had come to his ears that the city rail way does not propose to rebuild its line to Garfield park from Gordon street in North Topeka until next spring. It is also reported that the railway company will discontinue running its one ear between Gordon street and the river. At the present time this one car is made to answer the needs of the whole of North Topeka. Passengers are carried to the river, from which point they walk across the bridge and take another car at the foot of Kansas avenue. There seems to be no contin uity in this service, as cars on this side do not wait for passengers transferred from North Topeka. This report is causing indignation in North Topeka, and if it proves to be true will injure the friendly relations with the people of the city which the railway company has been assiduously cultivating. All the rails between Gordon street and the park have been taken up by the city railway, and the "stub line" between the river and Gordon street can not by any possibility run north of Gordon now until the new track is laid. The North Topeka people have taken it as a matter of course that they would have their line in operation betore the beginning of winter. Mayor Bergundthal savs the nrnmise was made to him by Mr. Myers when me pians tor the reconstruction were under discussion that the North Topeka lines would be the first in the city to be rebuilt. Mayor Bergundthal wants to nna out whether Mr. Myers meant w'hat he said. Councilman S. R. Kutz, of the First wara was asked today whether or not he had heard the rumor. He said: "I do not know of any such reDOrt. I suppose the railroad company think3 that it will not need Its nark line he- cause the car bridge will not be ready ior use until spring. Mr. Myers prom ised that the North ToDeka lines should be the first to be rebuilt, but that was Detore the flood. He may have changed his plan since then." COUNCILMAN GRILEY KICKS Another man who is preparing to Home xrouDie for tne new railway company is Councilman Griley, who has been one' of the staunch friends of the company. Griley wants" East Fifth street fixed up, and he has a good ground for com plaint. The'street Is in exactly the con dition it was left more than six months ago when the city railway and the Vine wood park line were fighting for pos session of the street. There is a pile of dirt about six feet high, all the way from Jeffersoon street to the Santa Ft depot. The piles of paving stones, old ties, rusty rails and miscellaneous deb ris serve to battress the dirt and make the street almost impassable. The dirt has been there so Ions that corn has grown up on the embankment, tassled out, and bids fair to make a good crop. "It's a shame for the street to be in this condition, and I am going to try to get some relief for those people. I do not believe the city railway has the right to blockade the street in this way. A man who runs a restaurant down there told me that when a team is hitch ed in front of his place, it fills up his side of the street clear to the dirt em bankment. There is no place left for people to pass through. I know that the company says it is going to fix the street soon, but there is no reason why it should leave that great pile of dirt in the way. The dirt will have to be taken out sooner or later, and my idea is that the company should take it now. It makes a disgraceful thing for people -on the Santa Fe trains to have to see when they come in to town." There is a city ordinance which pre vents any one excavating or piling ma terial in the streets without erecting necessary barricades to keep people from being hurt. There is also an or dinance requiring that danger lanterns be kept on such obstacles at night. It is also provided by law that only for a certain number of days can any one utilize the street as a place for storing building material. All of these or dinances have been violated, it is claimed, by the railway company on East Fifth street. Mr. Myers is out of the city so an ex pression from him could not be secured. STILL ANOTHER DEPOT. Board of Railroad Commissioners Makes "Important" Order. Tbe state board of railroad commis sioners today issued nn order Instruct ing the Missouri Pacific Railroad com pany to build a depot and maintain an agent at Batesville, Wilson county. "There isn't any town there to speak of," said Commissioner George W. Wheatley today, "but the showing made by the farmers down there proved to us that there was an abundance of business to pay the railroad company to main tain an agent there. It is in a great haying region, and it was shown that "Myfitberhad been a sufferer from sick headache for tho last twenty-five years and never found any relief nntil he began taking your Casrarets. Since he baa begnn taking Cascareta be baa Bever bad th. dieadaehs. They have entirely eared him. Caacarets do what yon recommend them to do. I will siv. yon the privilege of using his name.' ..H. Dickson, 1120 Beaio.r St., W.rndianapolia, lud. Pleasant, Palntahle. Potest. Taste Good, To Good, Fever tolokfn. Weaken or Griie. 10c. 2e, SGc. Kever old in bulk. The genuine tablet b tamped C C C iittovsantecd to cure or jour money back. 8terl!ng Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 508 mUAL SALE, TEN IKILL1GM BOXES f7r$ Best For JJ The Bowels o e atisas State Fair K and Topeka, KANSAS

$20,000 IN PRIMW The State Fine Stock Show to be held under the auspices of the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders' Association. The State Poultry Show to be held under the auspices of the Kansas State Poultry Association. The Department of Horticulture to be hed under the auspices of the Kansas State Horticultural Society. The Department of Farm Products and Country Collective Exhibits to be held under the auspices of the Kansas State Grange. The State Dairy Show under the auspices of the Kansas Dairy Association. M. A. LOW, President. there are 500 cars of hay shipped from that point every year, and the freight on them arrlounts to at least $20 a car. That makes a business of $10,000 a year for freight just on hay shipped out from there. "The hearing was held in the big hay barn of a man named Keck, and it is an immense structure. It looks big from the outside, but when you get in side it looks still bigger. It will hold seventy-five or a hundred carloads of hav," The action brought by the Continen tal Creamery company asking that the Rock Island be compelled to put on a new passenger train between Goodland and Belleville which will carry cream, promises to become a case of consider able importance. Already twenty-three. towns along the territory affected have sent in long petitions asking for the train. The date for the hearing has not yet been set, but will beas soon as the railroad company files its answer to the creamery company s petition. NEW GARBAGE PLANT. One I to Be Built Without Delay Says Mr. Osborne. Will Osborne of the Topeka Desiccat ing company, says that the difficulties of the company which was to build a new garbage plant in Topeka have been settled, and that the company has writ ten that it expects to be able to com mence work on the Topeka garbage re duction works without much more de lay. The new contract for garbage re duction will take effect October 1, and the company expects to have work un der way before that time. The big windstorm Sunday morning blew down the smokestack of the desiccating works near Oakland. The stack was completely wrecked, and the company went across the river, and moved the stack from the North To peka plant to Oakland, and have set it up on the old foundation. The proprier tors of the desiccating works claim that they are able to dispose of all garbage without any odor, and that the people of Oakland are perfectly satisfied. BAILEY IsTlEASED. He Likes the New Oklahoma Prison Contract. Governor Bailey is very much pleased over the new contract for keeping Ok lahoma prisoners in the Kansas peni tentiary, which he made Tuesday at Lansing with Governor Ferguson. "We raised the price for keeping the prisoners five cents a day per head," said Governor Biiley today, "and I don't think Kansas will lose any more money at that rate. I am especially pleased over the fact that we won't have to bother with the insane prisoners any more. There have been five insane pris oners from Oklahoma in our peniten i tiary. and it hai been a great deal of trouble to keep them. The principle of j one state making a business of keeping prisoners for another state is wrong, and we will stop it as soon as Oklahoma can build her own penitentiary." Action Against Coal Company. Proceedings in bankruptcy have been 'commenced on the petition of Denison- Prior Co. of Cleveland, the Broadway Savings Trust company, the trustees of Oberlin college and the Lake Shore National bank of Dunkirk, N. Y., against the Home Riverside Coal Min ing company of Leavenworth, Kan. Kach of the petitioners hold four bonds of the company for $500 each and the Lake Sl;ore National bank holds ten. The Home Riverside company has for four months been in receivership. The peti tioners desire to throw the business In to bankruptcy. i I .ANNUAL.. Exposition T0 BE HELD AT Sept. 14 BV THE STATE EXPOSITION CO. CHAS. WW WW FR0ATHE1 prize:

cr Ci Tnauoed Ttulm: rtaMft. -fit u Asinaz fffi Hit CU TTlfofa-finSL' Call at our office Range in operation. We connections absolutely Thursday and Saturday evenings. Telephone either 'Phone 79, to have our solicitor call and explain terms. t I nrnri osnn nmr a Kin iiAo nn CAUCLOIUIl UUfiVt M11U Uttd UU. t X 435 KANSAS AVENUE. I LARGEST MOTOR CAR. New $2,500 Machine Bought by D. H. Martin Arrives. A new J2.500 double seated motor car has been purchased by D. H. Martin, and arrived in town this morning. It is a very handsome machine, with much more powerful engines than any other machine so far brought to town. It has 20-horse power engines. Two other new machines, costing $1,200 each are expected to arrive in town this week. They will be owned by George Burghart and J. M. Padgett. Both of these gentlemen have had ma chines, but Burghart traded his oft for cigar boxes, and Padgett is going to sell his old one. GOVERNOft ROWLAND ILL. Head of Leavenworth Soldiers' Home May Die Today. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 6. The con dition of Major J. G. Rowland, governor of the National Soldiers' home here, is critical and it is believed this afternoon that he can live but a few hours. Gov ernor Rowland has' been 111 for two years. Threw Tomato Catsup. A small disturbance took place at Dick Johnpon's restaurant near Fourth and Kansas avenue at 1 o'clock today, and the patrol wagon was called but no arrests were made. When the wagon arrived two men were standing on the sidewalk in front of the place removing tomato catsup from the front of thrir shirts. They said that Mrs. Johnson had thrown a bottle of the relish at they because they ordered something for dinner which was not on the bill of fare. 19, 1903 t t i H. SAMPSON, Secretary. WW W W w ismr and see a Modern Gas 5 sell them at cost, and make all Z free. Office open Tuesday, MUST GO TO JAIL. Homer Woodcock, Who Killed Ani mals, Is Sentenced. Homer Woodcock, the boy on trial In city court today for killing a Jack be longing to John Miller, was found guilty by the Jury and sentenced by Judge Mc Cabe to serve six months In the county Jail and pay a fine of $100 and costs amounting to $32. The crime was com mitted last March. The defense admitted the crime charged, but contended that the boy was mentally deranged, and irresponsible. Dr. W. S. Lindsay, who examined the boy before the trial, testified that he had come to the conclusion that Wood cock was what might be termed a moral idiot. That he had no sense of moral obligations, but was competent to dis tinguish between right and wrong. The offense for which Woodcock was tried and convicted showed a depraved na ture, if nothing moie. He deliberately set out to kill all the valuable animals kept for breeding purposes in his local ity, and would probably have succeeded if given plenty of time. Tbe only reason he ever gave for his act was to Sheriff Lucas, whom he told that he "Just nat urally hated a mule and didn't want his father to raise any." Two other counts are hanging over Woodcock, and if the ire of the farmers near Pauline has not abated by the time he serves out his sentence for the first charge, he may be prosecuted further The Isw allows for a fine and Imprison ment for such offenses not to exceed one year. The following jurors gave the verdict of guilty: Philip Lux. Charles Miller, Andrew Burkhard, D. Hale Li. T. Gage and L. Spendlove. City Ticket Office. nnlon Paclna Railroad. &23 Kansas avenue. Fwaam rlfff I I

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 5, 1903. If. 1 III V A iety Mr. and Mrs. George W. Martin an nounce the marriage of their daughter, Millie, and Mr. N. B. Bulge, to take (ilaee Wednesday, October 7. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Whitney and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Webster, Miss Barah Webster, Mis. Kate Wall, Sophia nd George Wall, Miss Klizabeth Smith, Mr. Eugene Rogers and Mr. Paul Jo seph will compose a picnic party at Vinewood this evening. Miss Eva and Miss Tsnbel Smith en tertained the Owls this afternoon. Miss Kthel Wynne Hadley gave a morning today for Miss Geneva Giles, whose mari'hige takes place this month. The other quests were Mrs. Earl M Farland, Miss Florence I'ritch rd of Indianapolis. Miss Hallie Kllis ton of Atchison. Miss Maud Stokely of Kansas ity. Miss .Mary Colby of St. I Louis, Miss Mabel Prentice of Law-! rence, Miss Katharyn Mills, Miss A sues I Walsh. Miss Anna Marie Walsh. Miss j Kthel P( i ibf rt. Miss Klizabeth Gavitt. Miss Bessie Jtabcock, Aliss Maud Van liouten. Mi:-i Nannie Veale, Miss Kdna Cellars. .Miss Vera Martin, Miss Bessie; Elder. Miss Rose I'rescott, Miss Flossie! Burge. Mies Santa Waters, Miss Alia-; belle Troutmnn. Miss Ktta Beck, Missi Anna Heck, Miss Lena McCray, Miss Alay t-ruirt, -Miss Louise Henderson, Miss Anna Wright, Miss Lulu Kwart. Miss Berniice Ott. Miss Addie Skinner and Miss Nellie Kirk. Miss Bess Embree entertained nt her home, C'4 Greenwood avenue, Potwin, Tuesday even In jr. the following guests: Miss Jtaml Garrett of Oklahoma City, Miss Helen Brown of Chicago, Miss Amelia Jones of Las Vegas, Miss Anna Bolster of Spokane, Wash., Miss Yir rlnia Meade. Miss Alice Meade, Miss Julia Larimer, Miss Zinorah Sim, Miss Nell t'artlidge. Miss M-ibcl Cuthbcrt. Miss Winifred Hadlev, Miss Mamie Knox. Mr. Bayard Whitney, Mr. Proc ter Foueht. Mr. Archie Muiholland. Mr. Osborne Ljirimer. Mr. Arthur Gray. Mr. Tinkham Veale, Mr. Frank Knnx, Mr. Charles Wi -ntworth. Mr. John Shaw, Mr. Arthur Griggs, and Mr. Frank Griggs. Miss Mabel Hill is will entertain a small company informally at Pit to night at her home, Sii)4 Topeka avenue. Miss Hazel Jones' invitations are out f ir Friday evening. August T, 42ti Tyler street, to meet Miss Claire Devlin. Miss Mabel Cuthbert will enterain Wednesday evening of next week. Mrs. J. S. AVest, L'OO Clay street, gave 6n informal mating today for Mrs. F. P. Itussell of St. Louis, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Weiskirch. Mrs. W. D. Hoaglin cave a lawn nartv tit her suburban home at the western i end of Twelfth avenue Monday after- noon to celebrate the twelfth birthday! anniversary ot her daughter Clare a large company of the little girl's play mates were entertained. There will be a called business meeting of the "Reviewers" club Fridav after noon with Mrs. Ray Deitvlch, 1121 Tay lor street. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith went to Kansas City Tuesday evening to spend a few days. Judge and Mrs. Henry F. Mason have returned from a trip to the Pacific coast. Miss Harriett Stanley, who has been the guest of Miss Berenice Fuller, is with Miss Helen and Miss Fay Quinton Until Friday, when she returns to her home in Wichita. Mr. Lew Bronson and Mr. Herbert Curry have returned from a visit to the A. A. PuObinson family in the City of Mexico. Mrs. A. J. Kitts of Ottawa is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. W. L. Trump, during Mr. Trump's absence In New "Vork. Mrs. Dacotah Ryan will visit her daughter, Mrs. W. K. Dreschel next week. Mrs. J. C. McClintoek. Mrs. J. C. Moh ler, Miss Helen, Miss Frances and Miss m ..'.m J Mtt i arT- m. f Gertrude McClintoek spent Tuesday at Lake View. Mrs. H. C. Root and daughter Kdith left for Colorado today to be absent a month. Miss Louise Smith will return Thurs day from a visit to Miss Anne Warrield in Abilene. Mrs. Edwin Knowles and Miss Mabel Knowles will return from Kureka Lake Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hungate go to Bourbon county Thursday to spend two weeks with Mrs. Hungate' family. Miss Margaret Weiss, Miss Patience Bevier and Miss Jennie Thayer will go to Lake .Geneva, Wis., next week to attend the summer conference of the college division of the Young Woman's Christian association. Mr. Roland Medlicott goes to Kansas City next week for a short stay. Miss Kate Sharrard of Atchison is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Arthur Kane. Mrs. John Kleinhans left last Satur day for Colorado Springs to spend the next month. Miss Hallie Klllston of Atchison and Miss Maud Stokely of Kansas City are guests of Miss Anna Marie Walsh. Mrs. Harvey Griffin of Chicago is the guest of Mrs. Clement Smith. Mrs. Grif fin was formerly Miss Lu Crawford of Topeka. Mrs. Charles Bower has gone to Den ver to visit her family for the remainder of the month. Miss Kisie Valentine is In Admire for a short visit. Archdeacon Crawford left this after noon for "Cassells" Piatt canon, Colo rado. His address for the month of August will be Chase, Park county, Colorado. Miss Margaret Garvey who is visiting In Winfield has Joined a camping party which will spend the next ten days in the woods near Winfield. Mrs. J. S. Parks and Miss Meryl Parks have returned from a visit to Bt doit friends. Miss Lena Whittlesey accompanied them home and is their guest for a few weeks before going on to Chicago for the winter. Miss Gretchen Klmore of Nortonville is the guest of her uncle. Mr. F. P. El more in Potwin. Miss Elmore is on her way to Itasca, Texas, where she is a teacher of art In a school for young women. Miss C. V. Francis of Colony who spent some time in Topeka last winter and has a number of acquaintances here will come to town for a permanent residence in October. She is to take a position with the State Historical so ciety. Mrs. C. W. Emery of Indianapolis is the guest of Mrs. W. W. Mills. Mrs. Sam Lyman will go to New York next Monday for the rest of the summer. Lahoma Ridings will return Thursday from a visit in St. Marys. Mrs. G. II. Langdon and Miss La Vere Langdon have returned from a visit in Colorado Springs. Mr. Harry Cohn went to St. Marys Tuesday evening to attend the recep tion given by Mr. and Mrs. A.Frbansky for their daughter. Miss Lillle Urbansky whose encrPfjement to Dr. Samuel Ed wards of Memphis, Tennessee, has just been announced. Mrs. J. Freidrmn and Miss Odes Samuels left Sunday for an extended eastern trip to spend the remainder of the summer. The Tnk? Art Embroidery club will meet Thursday nfternoon with Mrs. J. W. McCartney, 1S17 Lane street. THIRTY TENTS LOST. They Belonged to the State and Were Used by Flood Sufferers. W, J. Stagg is making an effort to lo cate thirty or forty state tents that are scattered around in the foothills north of th Kansas river, having been sent out from Topeka for sheltering flood refugees two months ago. He today sent out a number of letters to township authorities in Soldier, Menoken and Sil ver Lake townships inquiring about tents supposed to be in those localities. When the relief work, was at its busiest in Topeka Mr. Stagg was placed in charge of the shelter work and was allowed to distribute a number of state tents, n few of which were set up in the Douthitt tract for the use of refugees. Severe! tents were sent to Shorey and others to the Reform school and Grant viile, Menoken and Silver Lake. When the government tents were received here most of the remaining state tents were sent out. There tents have been very hard to locate since and it is probable the st ite v. ill get back but few of them. A month ago an effort was made to se cure a few additional tents for shelter work. At that time the state authori ties were unable to find any of the militia tents but a few of them have since been recovered.

Whitaker Wright Arraigned. London, Aug.5. Whitaker Wright, the promotor and director of the London Globe corporation, limited, was arraign ed at the Guild hall police court to day and remanded after formal evi dence of his arrest had been tnken. The prisoner was released on bail of $250. W.o. of which he provided $125,000 and three securities guaranteed the remain ing $125,000. HOW good says "A prostrated me, no use to myself BiueMon .n J 1 x v 1 r in 7 :y take place and gradually the; dyspepsia and dis turbance left me. Now and am free from stomach long from. 1 1 can do twice the amount of work and naturally sing the praises of the delicious food that has put me right. I am perfectly willing to have my name appear as endorsing your excellent food, for I know from personal experience of its value." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. BICYCLE RIDING. Proposed Ordinance Permitting Use of Certain Sidewalks. The following ordinance granting use to bicyclists of sidewalks along un paved streets will be introduced at the next council meeting. It was agreed upon at a recent meeting. The commit tee in charge of it is P. H. Forbes, C. K. McDowell and F. C. Slater. They will be supported by a large delegation. The main provision requires a small license and dismounting upon meeting or passing pedestrians. The objection which will be raised will ba that chil dren and others will be endangered, that the bicyclists will not obey the provisions and will not dismount and that it will be very difficult to enforce: An ordinance regulating the riding of bicycles upon the streets and sidewalks of the city of Topeka, and repealing all other ordinances inconsistent herewith. Be it ordained by the mayor and councilmen of the city of Topeka: Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle along and upon any sidewalk in the city of Topeka where the street along such sidewalk is paved. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person riding a bicycle along and upon any of the sidewalks of the city of Topeka. not prohibited by section one of this ordinance, to meet or pass a pe destrian upon the same sidewalk, with out first dismounting from his or her bicycle, and thus meet or pass such pedestrian. The term pedestrian shall be construed to include all persons not at the time riding a bicycle, whether such person shall be sitting, standing, walking or otherwise upon- said side walk. And that any person so riding a bicycle on the sidewalk in the night time shall carry a lighted lantern on the front of his or her bicycle. Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person riding a bicycle along and upon any sidewalk in the city of To peka, to ride faster than six miles per hour in the day time, and faster than four miles per hour in the night time. Sec. 4. That any person desiring to ride his or her bicycle upon any of the sidewalks of the citv of Topeka as here in provided, shall first pay to the city treasurer the sum of one dollar and present the treasurer's receipt therefor to the citv clerk, who shall issue to such person a license to ride upon the sidewalks of the city of Topeka along the unpaved streets for one year; also a suitable metal tag containing the num ber of such license, which tag the owner of such license shall keep fastened in a conspicuous place on the back part of his or her wheel. Any person riding his or her wheel upon such sidewalk with out having such tag on his or her bi cycle shall forfeit such license. Sec 5. That it shall be unlawful for any person riding a bicycle along and upon the sidewalks of the c'ty of To peka and meeting or passing a pedes trian upon such sidewalk to turn his or her wheel off and upon private yards or lawns. Sec. 6. Any person violating any ot the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum of not less than $3 nor more than $25; and in addition thereto, such fine shall operate as a suspension of such license for 60 days. Provided, that in cose of any person being so fined the second time in any one year shall for feit bis or her license, and shall be In eligible for another license until after one year from the date of such fine. Sec. 7. All ordinances or parts of or dinances heretofore passed and incon sistent herewith are hereby repealed. JUDGE'S SISTER ON STAND. Testimony Still Being Taken in Jett and White Trial. Cynthiana, Ky., Aug. 5. In the Jett and White trial today .he defense placed Mrs. Lulu South, a sister of Judge Har gis, on the stand. She contradicted Miss Krnrna Clark, who testified for the com monwealth last Friday. Mrs. South cor roborated other witnesses for defense in placing. Curtis Jett near the tree in the court house yard after the first shot was fired. Dr. J. E. Taulbee said Ewen had told him he could not tell who had fired the first shot that killed Marcum. Thomas O'Connor's testimony corroborated that of Bowling and Adams of yesterday in placing Jett near the tree in the court house yard. Charles Thompson, a new witness, contradicted Ewen and corroborated Taulbee. MAN AND WIFE MURDERED. Their Home Burned Moonshiner Are Suspected. Winchester. Ky., Aug.5. Simon Boker and wife who lived in a small cabin on the mountain in Franklin county, were murdered last night and their home burned. The tragedy is attributed to the raid ing of a "wild cat" distillery near their day! NO USC FOR IT ANY MORE. food put a good minister on his little more than a year ago I commenced the use of Grape-Nuts food. At that time I had been suffering from dypepsia for about five years. I had tried all the remedies my friends told me about but with no permanent relief. My Sabbath duties at that time nearly and the following day I was of or to any one else. "After beginning the food a change began to I have gained twenty pounds troubles that I suffered so with ease, am well all the time, home. Boker and his wife were accused by the -wild catters" of betraying them to the revenue officers. HANAHIKI S0UL-SNARER3. How the South Pacific Islanders Get Even With Their Enemies. A little while ago, while turning over some mementos of many years spent in the Pacific Islands, I came across a small circle of fine cane about two in ches in diameter; from the side toward the center a delicate network, of the fibers of some plant was constructed, leaving- a small hole in the center large enough for, say, a bee to crawl through. The article weighed less than a quarter of an ounce, yet, small and harmless as it appeared, it is not so very many years ago that it and others like it were objects of deadly terror to the na tives of many of the Pacific islands, particularly those of Manahiki (Humph rey Island), for the simple-looking thing was a "soul catcher" that is, a des troyer of human life. Mar.ahiki is one of a group of low lying atoll islands to the north north west of Samoa, and its people today are about the best educated of all the Ma-layo-Polynesian people. They elect a king and parliament, have one of the most beautifully adorned churches in the Pacific Islands, and nearly all the younger members of the community can now not only speak, but read and write English. The island is for an atoll unusually fertile, and the people a tine, stalwart, handsome copper-colored race. The main industries are the mak ing of "copra" (dried cocoanut) and diving for pearl shell. "Soul catching" in the heathen days, prior to 1863, could be and was practiced by any one who desired revenge or the life of an enemy. Indeed, although the people were nominally Christians in 1873, it was still in vogue. The modus oper andi is very simple: Say that two men, Rika and Tetoro. quarrel. Rika ac cuses Tetoro of going out into the lagoon at night time, lifting his (Rika's) fish traps and abstracting the contents. He therefore demands compensation. Tetoro denies the theft. The relatives of both men takes sides, and the quarrel as sumes all the elements of a feud, with bloodshed. It may be that Tetoro- is a man of means, or chietiy rank and in fluence, and treats his accuser with scorn. "Very well," the injured Rika cries, "if I cannot get justice from you I shall snare your soul, and you will die of a wasting sickness." Tetoro, even if he is innocent, begins to feel uneasy at this threat, and, while vigorously denying the theft, offers Rika a present of a pig to end the matter. Rika's relatives at once clamor, not only for their original demands, but for the pig as well. Possibly a free fight ensues and Rika's people get badly used, and threats of "soul snaring" are heard on all sides. Then Rika's wife makes the snare for Tetoro's soul. Taking her mat out into the village square, or upon a well fre quented road or path, she suspends the snare from the branches of trees, or sticks placed in the ground in such a position that she can closely watch the orifice in the center of the square. Rika's friends male and female; come with her. They bring food and eat it and throw fragments under the snare to attract the flies, with which the island is infested. If but one fly crawls through the hole Tetoro is a dead man, unless he suddenly gives in and allows himself to be bled. For not only do Rika's people watch the snare, but his own as well. No one of them would dare to at tempt to destroy the snare the death of the interferer .by -occult power would certainly follow. 1 And so for hours and hours some times for days many pairs of eyes watch the little circle of cane, and Te toro and his friends are now ready to yield, but feel that still more extortion ate demands may be made. Then at last a fly is seen to crawl through, and a shout goes through the village. "Ua hopo te lago! Fa hopo te lago!" (A fly has passed through.) Tetoro hears the cries and immediately im agines he feels ill. His wife and rela tives crowd about him and try to cheer him up. but his face assumes a melan choly look, and as the time passes on he refuses ihs food. Perhaps he may confess that he did steal Rika's fish, and tremblingly offer to make full res titution if Rika will catch a fly and make it go through the circle from the reverse side through which the first one entered voluntarily. Usually this is done, and what might have become a lasting family feud had Tetoro died of "funk," through being bewitched, ends up by the payment of so much property to Rika, and a feast for which both par ties provide the viands. Pall Mall Ga zette. ODD GUARDIANS. Birds as Sheep Herders and Jelly Fish Protect False Mackerel. The natives of Venezuela and adjoin ing countries on the north side of the river Amazon often avail themselves of the services of a native crane to care for their poultry, and also in the place of collies or shepherd dogs, to guard and herd their domestic animals. This remarkable bird, which the Indians call yakamik, and the ornithologists psophla crepitans, is found in a wild state In the great forests which lie between the northern coasts of South America and the Amazon river, particularly in Ven ezuela and British Guiana. The birds never leave the forests unless shot or captured. They may be trusted with the care of a flock of sheep or domestic fowls, and every morning will drive the ducks and poultry to their feeding places, and carefully collecting any stragglers, bring them safely home at night. A yakamik soon learns to know and obey the voiee of his master, fol lows him. when permitted, wherever he goes, and appears delighted at receiv ing his caresses. It pines at his absence and welcomes his return and is extremely jealous of any rival. Should any dog or cat ap proach it flies at it with the utmost fury, and, attacking it with wings and beak, drives it away. It pres3rts itself regularly during meals, from -which it chases all domestic animals, and even the negroes who wait on the table, if It is not well acquainted with them, and only asks for a share of the eat ables after it has driven away all who might aspire to a favorable notice from the famiV'. A singular case of guardianship has just been made known by M. Gadeau de Kerville. It concerns the young of the marine fishes called false mackerel, which are almost always found In com pany with the large jelly fish known as rhizostomes. These young fishes swim parallel with the long axis of the Jelly fish, and in the same direction as the latter. They remain vove, beneata and behind the animal, but rarely advance beyond it. It frequently happens that some of them introduce themselves in to the cavities of the Jelly fish and are then visible from the exterior, owing to the transparency of the host. Some times the school of fishes wanders a few yards away from the medusa, but at the least alarm immediately returns with great rapidity to occupy its for mer position. It is evident that the jelly fish very efficaciously protects the young fish by means of its innumerable stinging capsules. This is demon strated by the fact that when the fishes become larger they no longer pro tect themselves by accompanying the medusae. Brooklyn Eagle, JUL UULi A large majority of summer ailments have their origin in some disturbance of the digestive functions Great care should be taken with the diet. People need less food in summer. What they eat should bo light, yet nourishing. is especially adapted for this season. Its cleanliness, absolute purity and care taken In its preparation makes it a food very soothing to a sensitive stomach. Palatable Huirificus Easy of Digestion and Ready to Eat M9 ttgna very packagm Dr. Price, the creator of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder and Delicious Flavoring Extracts," Preptred by PRICE CEREAL FCSD CO., Food Mills, CATTLE CREEK, UICH., Main Officii, GZltkZSi WILSON TO STAY IN. Probably Be Appointed Chair man Buildiug Committee. Rev. F. E. Mallory, who was re-eTeeted president of the board of education at the meeting Monday night, will soon reappoint the various committees and W. H. Wilson will undoubtedly be reappointed chairman of the building committee. The older members of the board have been at war with E. E. Roudebush since he became a member of the board. Roude bush has opposed several of the actions of the board in regard to building. Among other things he opposed the new high school .nd has at various times opposed appropnvkms for heating plants and re pairs. There has teen a constant fight with a large majority of the board on one side and Roudebush, with occasionally one or two votfs with him, on the other. So far the majority of the board has easily run the band wagon over Roudebush. When the order of business at the Mon day night me ting reached the organiza tion of the new board and the new mem bers took their seats,- the majority elected Houdebush as temporary chairman with the view of frustrating the plans, laid at his door, of trying to defeat Mailory for re-election. It has been the custom of the board to give each president two terms and the majority were not disposed to show any unfriendliness toward Mallory, who has made an excellent record as chair man. As Roudebush has constantly opposed the recommendations made by V. H. Wil son, chairman of the building committee, the political move to defeat Mtillory looked as if Roudebush wished to be chairman of the building committee. A move was made, principally by the new members, to elect Judge T. F. Garver president of the board. The scheme failed, but the new members, with hflp, succeeded in defeating the mo tion for the casting of a unanimous ballot for Mallory and torced an informal and then a regular ballot. The fight tempor arily ended when Mallory was elected, but at the future meetings of the board there will undoubtedly be two factions, the Roudebush faction and the "middle-of-the-road" or progressive faction. MONROE AS AN ORATOR. Deputy County Clerk Enters the Field. Shawnee county has produced a new negro orator, who displayed his ora torical powers at Snyder's grove at Wakarusa Tuesday afternoon on the occasion of the Emancipation day cele bration. The new orator is Henry I. Monroe, deputy county clerk. The colored peotsle arranged to cele brate the day at Wakarusa with an old fashioned barbecue. Jackson's Twenty-third regiment band was there. Another orator was billed, but he may have been afraid to compare his ora torical powers with Monroe, as he did not appear. There was a crowd of about 1,000 people, and of that number only about 300 were colored. Monroe spoke upon the advancement made by the colored race and of the negro ques tion. He referred to Tillman as a "hydra-headed monster." Monroe held the attention of the audience for fifty minutes, despite the merry-go-rounds and other attractions. CONCERT THURSDAY NIGHT Programme for Marshall's Band Con cert at Vinewood Park. 1. March. "Under Storm" Grimm 2. Overture, "Poet and Peasant. ..Suppe 3. "Sweet Memories" St. Clair 4. Idyl, "Evening Rells" Eilenberg 5. Waltz, "Jolly Fellows" Vollstedt 6. March, "Dixie Girl" Lampe 7. Medley overture, "AH to the Good" Beyer 8. Spanish serenade, "La Palma" (by request) Yradier 9. March, "Under the Bamboo Tree".. Johnson WATERMELON FEAST. Zabud Council to Hold Annual Event August 25. Zabud Council. Knights of Kadosh, will hold the regular watermelon feast at the Masonic hall on August 25. This will be the first "event" since the Masonic quarters have been rearranged and refurnished. A car load, more or less, of watermelons will be served. A few, speeches, by way of a digestive, will be on the bill of fare. Mortgage for $1,350,000. Knoxville, Tenn.. Aug. 5. A mort gage has been filed at Jamestown, Tenn., covering the property of the Cumberland Coal Coke company in Fentriss and adjoining counties. It is in favor of the Mississippi Valley Trust company of St. Louis and secures a loan of $1,350,000. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria. Childrer. C!ry for Fletcher's Castorin. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria. EES L'JKEAT FLAEIE CELERY "Mother's Bread" Ths Yery Latest. Ths Yery Best. Have you seen cur new bread Well it's fine. It's something rtew in the bread line, and it is better than the best." It is a new bread that has taken with a tremendous success in the east and we have taken no little pains to introduce it to our home trade. Just try a loaf and you will like it. There is a V shaped tag on every loaf. Save a hundred and get a nice cake. Made by VESPER'S BAKERY 113 .ast Colorado Flyer ON THE SANTA F 1 I I Topeka to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver, daily. Pullman observation and drawinp-room sleepers chair car library-smoking car. Leave Topeka in the evening. Arrive Colorado next forenoon; Quick luxurious convenient popular. Another fast Colorado train now leaves Topeka on the Santa Fe every morning. LOW -RATE EX CURSIONS ALL SUMMER. Ask for free copy of "A Colorado Summer"; it tells all about vacation outings in Colorado. T. L. KING. C. T. A i A. T. S. F. Ry., Topeka. Or T. M. JAMES, Jr., North Topeka. WATER COVERS FARMS. People at Grantville Still Suffer from Sunday's Storm. Sunday morning's rain caused a flood which broke a dyke east of Grantville letting out the surface water in a drainage ditch and flooding several farms between Grantville and Newman. The water has no outlet and is still stardinj? on farms ownH by Joe Rine hold, John Montague, Frank Monfiold, Iafe Shirley, W illiam Supple and Chris Hemmie. On the Supple place wator covers a large cornfield two to three feet deep. Water now stands three feet dep at Newman and covers considerable ground as far north and east as Thomp sonville. The levy broke at Mike Dennie's farm. Ten years ago the county commissioners purchased, a right of way and ditched straight from the Dennie place to the Kansas river, a distance of a mile and a half, for the purpose of carrying off the water of Prairie creek which wound through the flat bottoms to the east and frequently inundated that locality. The place where the creek had been was in cultivation. Sunday morning the tor rent in the ditch cut through the levy and let the water out into the bottoms where It has no outlet to the river but stands covering several hundred acres in wheat, corn and other crops, most of which will be ruined. LAWRENCE SCARED. Rise in the Kaw Washing the Ranks Away. Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 5. The Kan sas river here rose about a foot last night. The north bank of the new chan nel is constantly giving way to the force of the current and the portion of North Lawrence next to the river is going in to the stream at the rate of 25 feet a day in some places. Workmen today began tearing down a residence that was 600 feet away from the water be fore the flood, but which is now on the brink of the river. City Ticket Office. union radfla Railroad, S25 Kansas avenua. Liu 6th Street. J LU hi Ik t I J J HOTEL EMPIRE. Broadway and 631 St.. N. Y. City. Tclt-nhonf! In Everv Room. Rooms fl.OO per iJay and L'p wards. A fine library of choice literature for the exclusive The KmDlre has long been the fa vorite hotel for tourists visiting ihj use of our guests. metropolis. Restaurant noted for the excellence of its cuisine. Its efficient service and mod erate prices. From irand Cen tral station take cars marked "Broadway to Fo-t Lee Ferry" and reach Hotel Empire A greater numhei of street cars pass the Hotel Empire lhan any otliee hotel in the city. in seven minutes. From all Ferries. Steamboats and Ocean Steamers walk short block to Elevated Railway and take "9th Ave. to 89th" street, from which hotel is one-minute walk. 10 minutes to Principal Theaters and Shops. W. JOHNSON QUINN. Prop. -SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. t CENT CIGAR.

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6 TOPKTvA PTATE JOTTTCXAIj, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1903. WAITEDJfl VAIN. How Some East Eighth Arenae People Were Fooled. Why Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. l)ejo Signed Fating Petitions. WOULD PAY THE TAXES Say That Contractor Promised to Take Care of First Year. Now Find That He Has Forgot ten All About It. As an echo of the old East Eighth avenue paving difficulties come the charges made by two widows living on that street that M. W. Gilmore, a curb ing contractor, secured their signatures upon the original paving petition with the promise that he would Day a cer tain part of their paving tax, and that he has failed to keep his word. No effort is being made by these women, who are helpless, to compel Gilmore to live up to his agreement. They are not disposed to even give the matter pub licity, and are willing to allow it to be forrotten. In addition to these two women, Mrs. Deyo, of 312 East Eighth avenue, and Mrs. Mary C. Hughes, of 420 East Eighth, there Is said to have been an other, Mrs. Elizabeth Stiles, at 314 East iElghth, who was compelled to give up tier home on account of the excessive amount of tax assessed against her property. Mrs. Stiles was otherwise financially pressed and sold her prop erty and left the neighborhood some time ago. The additional tax Imposed on account of the paving has made the Improvement a positive burden to a great number of property owners and to these especially, since they derive no benefit from it whatever. There was a very bitter contest among the paving contractors in To peka over the East Eighth avenue pavement. The movement which re sulted in securing it started before the time when the city council forbade paving contractors to solicit business about town. Prior to that the con tractors were in the habit of 'working up" a paving boom for a street in or der to keep business good. The con tractor generally drew a petition call ing for the particular sort of material handled by him. Several different pe titions were circulated upon East Eighth avenue, so that by the time they reached the council there were three or four sorts of material called for. As a result of the conflict thus caused the council ordered paving contractors to etop circulating petitions, and has since in some measure been successful in en forcing the order. M. W. Gilmore received a contract for a part of the work and curried It out to the atlKfnctlon of the cltv. But Mrs. levo and Mrs. Hughes claim that he has never put In an appearance with the money that he proTits.-ii, nor has he paid any part of the tuxes due upon their property. This may be purely an oversight on the part of Mr. Gilmore. but the mutter has been neglected for a long time. They have paid the first installment of taxes upon their property fetid are going upon the assumption that they. will pay the rest. Mrs. Hughes de clares that she never expected Gilmore to keep his word and is not surprised at his failure to keep the agreement she ulleges he made. Mrs. Ieyo of 312 East Eighth avenue said to a reporter for the State Journal: "When the petition for the East Kltjhth avenue paving was circulated Mr. Gilmore repre sented the company which put In the iron curbing. 1 was opposed to the paving and did not Intend to sign the petition for it at all. I explained to him mv position tipon the proposition, hut he urged me to sign the petition. He finally made the promise that If I would sign his petition he would pay the first installment of pav ing tax. and I imreed. That is the last that J have heard of him or his promise. I did not know but he might hove gone to the court house and settled up that part of the tax. but when 1 went to pay mv taxes last fall I found that I had the whole thins to pay. and it did. The verv same thins occurred to Mrs. Elizabeth Stiles who lived riext door to me. Her taxes became to heavy that I understand she was compell ed to give up her property, sell and move away. I do not know much about Mrs. Stiles' circumstances or personal affairs, but that is my understanding." A very similar story is told by Mrs. Mary O. Hughes, a widow, whose home is t 420 Kast Eighth street. Mrs. Hughes was reluctant to discuss the matter, but finally said: "I was promised by Mr. Gilmore that the company which he represented would pav SIS a number upon my taxes if I would Sign the paving petition. I had about made tip my mind to sign the paving petition ny way, but I concluded to let him pav the money If he wanted to, because the paving would be of no use to me. I did not have much confidence In his state ment at the time and remarked to him that I did not believe I would ever get the money. 'Why. Mrs. Hughes.' he said, 'do 1 look like the sort of a man who would stand here and tell a deliberate falsehood?' No,' said I, 'I don't know as you do.' 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It means permanent health, happiness and yearR added, to your are. 1 our aeaier sens it. $I.OO, Large Size Bottle. etreet who were less ftble to bear the tax than I and who would not have signed the petition if they had not expected this aid." M. V. Gilmore it now engaged In doing paving work for the city at the present time, having received a share of this year's contracts. HOLD BAND CARNIVAL Emporia Inriten Surrounding Towns to Visit Them. Emporia, Kan., Aug. 5. The Gazette says: Tuesday noon the restaurants In town did almost a circus day business, the occasion being the band carnival given by the Second Regiment band and in which the bands .from Saftordville, Strong City, Cottonwood Falls and Em poria took part. The big part of the crowd was from Cottonwood Falls and Strong City, although several Saftord ville people and f aimers were in for the event. The first event of the day was the Commercial street parade in which allot the bands marched from Fourth to Sev enth avenues singly. The first band to go up was the Saftordville band of thir teen pieces. This band was not in uni form The next was the "kid" band of Cottonwood Falls; in one respect this was the most notable band in the pa rade. The average age of the members is thirteen and there are some in the organization under ten, and they are all so young that they were chaperoned by their mothers. They wore uniforms of white duck trimmed in red and their trousers were cut on the knickerbocker plan. They played 'Marching Through Georgia" and got the most enthusiastic applause of any of the bands. The Strong City 'Auditorium" band was the next in line. Next to the Em poria band this was incontestably the best band in the carnival. They played good street music and were well uni formed in suits of green trimmed in black. The organization was headed by a drum major in a magnificent suit of green and drab with a beaver cap eighteen inches tall. The three bands named, marched up the street about a block apart but the Second Regiment band waited until the other bands were through with their parade to keep from overshadowing them. At Seventh ave nue the bands combined and counter marched all playing the same piece. They then went to the grove where a regular programme is to be given this afternoon and tonight. Between this afternoon and tonight's programms there will be a horse-race. IS It UN FOB CHAKITV. Chicago University Refuses to Pay Ita Water Bent. Chicago, Aug. 5. The superior court has been called upon to decide whether the University of Chicago is operated for gain, or is it a purely religious and charitable institution? The city of Chicago takes one view of the case and the university the other. It all came about over a bill for water. The city has been supplying this needful article to the university without receiv ing any pay for it until the bill ran up to $2,800. Then it sent a collector to call on Dr. William R. Harper. The collector came back without the cash and then Superintendent Nourse threat ened to shut off thewater, whereupon the university management petitioned the court for an injunction to restrain the city from carrying out Its threat. It is based on the city ordinance ex empting from the payment of water bills religious, charitable, or educational in stitutions not operated for gain. The university maintains that it comes un der this last head, as it is an education al institution which is not making any money. In his petition President Harper avers that the university is running behind at the rate of $200,000 a year, its expendi tures exceeding the amount received from tuition fees and dues to that ex tent, and that the deficit has to be made up "by soliciting subscriptions from persons interested in educational enter prises." JEWELlll MISSING. Twenty Pieces Valued at $100,000 Stolen. New York, Aug. 5. Bearing lists describing twenty pieces of jewelry valued at more than $100,000, which they admit have been stolen, private detec tives have been watching pawnbrokers' establishments in New York and other cities for a week. So far, they have refused to allow a pawnbroker to keep a copy of the list, and when questioned about names, declare they are in ig norance as to the name of the person robbed. The cause of the mysterious search, it is hinted, Is a robbery of the country home of a woman of wealth near White Plains a fortnight ago. The owner of the Jewels, it is said, treasured them far beyond their intrinsic value and kept them in a casket which was always in her room when she slept and carefully locked up in her absence. The gems were Intact one evening when she re tired and although on the following morning the locks of the doors and win dows were found not to have been forced, the gems had disappeared. Inspector McClusky. of the detective bureau, says no report has been made to his department regarding the matter and when told of the circumstances de clared that it "looked like a family af fair." NEW CONTRACT IS MADE. Oklahoma Kast Pay 40 Cents a Day for Care of Prisoners. Under the new contract for keeping Oklahoma prisoners in the Kansas peni tentiary, which was made Tuesday by Governor Bailey on the part of Kansas and Governor Ferguson on the part of Oklahoma at the penitentiary at Lan sing, Kansas will receive 40 sents a day for keeping Oklahoma's prisoners. This Is an advance of five cents a day for each prisoner, and on the basis of the present number of Oklahoma prisoners In the penitentiary, 318, it will bring Kansas nearly $6,000 a year more than on the old basis. It was also agreed that whenever a prisoner goes insane he shall be taken hack to Oklahoma instead of being left for Kansas to care for. The new contract Is made to be In force only until January 24, 1905. A resolution adopted by the legislature last winter provided that the new con tract should be made for a period only sufficient to enable Oklahoma to build a penitentiary of its own. and that it should not exceed two years at any rate. He Attempted Suicide. Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 5. Engineer F. A. Doekray. who has been temporarily deranged for the past ten days owing to a sunstroke a week ago Saturday, at tempted to take his life Tuesday noon. Mr. Doekray had been staying for the past few days with D. S. Alford. and had talked in a despondent manner, and as if he had no interest in life. About 11:30 o'clock he took his razor and went down the alley between Indiana and Louisiana streets, and near Warren street ftuited to cut his throat. He severed a small artery on the left side, and bled sufficiently to lose conscious ness when Mr. Alford, driving home to dinner, found him. GO A FROGGING. That Is the Latest Popular Sport. lias Almost Reached Foint of Being a Craze. II0W TO CATCH THEM. There Are Two or Three Ways of Getting a Mess." Frogs Legs a Delicacy and Well Worth the Trouble. The best way in all cases Is to adapt oneself to the conditions and create a fad from the first opportunity that pre sents Itself. The latest sporting fad In Topeka is frogging and daily frogging parties are being formed and raids on creeks and ponds are planned much to the disgust of th green bull frogs. Frogging has caught the fancy of the lawyers. If the followers of Blackstone cannot get hold of one kind of green backs they will accept another, legs and all. Today Major A. M. Harvey and Cap tain J. G. Waters are frogging at Waka rusa. where the deep voiced bull frogs chant for miles up and down the creek. Judge Z. T. Hazen and County Attor ney Otis Hungate frogged 24 greenbacks out of the ponds near Rossville on Sat urday and are now waiting for a second crop on which to try their luck. BY THE RIFLE METHOD. Hazen and Hungate promised to fur nish every county officer with a dozen pairs of large, white frog hams for their Sunday dinner. They had heard the bel lowing of the bull frogs and they be lieved that the supply was unlimited. They proceeded on the same theory as the York state man who heard some USING A RED RAG FOR BAIT. bull frogs croaking In a large pond. He decided to supply the New York city market with frog hams. He went to the proprietor of a large market and asked him if he could use of gross of frog hams. The market map said he could and offered a good price. The man secured paraphernalia to use in catching the frogs and journeyed to the pond. He heard the croaking again. He went to a telegraph office and wired the market man to know if he could use six gross of frog hams. The market man answered that he could. The frog hunt ter returned to the pond and again heard the croaking of the frosrs. Then he wired the market man to know if he The Duchess of Westminster Dislikes Americans. I S ZZ:ffA Sn Wf The American woman abroad is too popular. So think some of the exclusive Englishwomen at th court of St. James, now preparing to boycott their trans atlantic rivals. could use a car load of frog hams. The market man said he could. The following day the market man received by express six pairs of frog hams. He wired the frog hunter to know -what had become of the rest of the car load. The frog hunter replied: "The six frogs in one pond made a car load of noise, but not a car load of hams." Hazen and Hungate found noise enough in the frog ponds but not enough legs to supply all the county officers. Now Waters and Harvey will see if thev can set a new record. Those who have Indulged in the sport say that as a substitute for bass fish ing when bass are scarce that frogging is excellent sport. Different systems are employed. Some who are experts like to shoot the frogs with a 22 rifle, but his froglets is apt to jump into the watr after he is shot and the hunter loses his prize. A boatman can row within a few feet of the frog and he can b shot at short range. A favorite way of frogging is to use a fishing pole and line and bait a very lare hook with a piece of red flannel. The bait will laffl all day. The hook and bait is dangled temptingly in front of the de sired fro. Frogs do not strike at red bait as game fish do at a fly. The frog grabs or gulps at it. Then comes the surgical operation of extracting the hook and red flannel from the appendix of the frog. It's no easy matter, and anyone who cringes at holding a green, slimy object in his hands had better cut the line and allow the frog to ex pire from appendicitis. Another way of catching frogs is to "snag" them with a big hook minus any bait. The hook is lowered until it is under the torso of the frog, then it is jerked up and the frog is "snagged." It looks more cruel than using red flannel bait, but it isn't. Frogs' legs are a delicacy. They are best when spitted on a sharp stick and broiled over a camp fire, fcut Frank Patrick, one of Topeka's epicures, claims they are even better than quail when eaten from Dresden china on a linen covered dining table. Plenty of frogs that is, if the hunter will be satisfied with less than a car load can be found in the ponds and streams within a radius of 25 miles of Topeka. TO FIX HIS MUSIC BOX. Mayor Bergundthal Has to Take It to Kansas City. Mayor Bergundthal has gone to Kan sas City to get his Regina music box fixed up. The music box went through the flood, and is much the worse for wear. Mr. Bergundthal first took the big instrument to several Topeka jewelers and expert machinists, but they declined to tackle the job after dis covering the complexity of the mechan ism. A man who represents the Regina company, and who knows all about the manufacture of the machines, is to be in Kansas City this week, and Mr. Bergundthal decided to take the machine to him to be repaired. The music box was not seriously damaged, but was filled with mud and will have to be, taken all to pieces and cleaned. Via Chicago Great Western Railway $15 Kansas City to St. Paul and Min neapolis and return. $19 to Duluth, Su perior and Ashland. $12 to Madison Lake, Waterville. Faribault and other Minne sota resorts. Tickets on sale daily to September 30th. Good to return October 31st. For further information apply to any Great Western agent, or Geo. w. Lincoln, T. P. A., 7 West Ninth street:, Kansas City. Market Gossip. Furnished by A. C Goodwin. Commis sion Company, .Commission Merchants and receivers nod 'shippers of grain. Room No. 3. Columbian building. Inde pendent telephone 79S. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d higher; corn A higher. Liverpool. 1:30 p. m.: Wheat d higher; corn d higher. Receipts of grnin at Kansas City: Wheat, 163 cars: corn. 33 cars; oats. 27 cars. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat d higher: corn d higher. Receipts of grain at Chicago: Wheat. 123 cars: graded, 23. Corn. 9x cars; graded, 26. Oats. i:u cars; graded. 2S. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 127 cars; Duluth. 10. A year ago: Minneapolis. 92 cars; Duluth, 10. Estimated receipts of grain tomorrow nt Chicago; Wheat, 95 cars; corn, 85 cars; oats, HO cars. New York Butter Market. New York. Aug. 5. BUTTER Receipts today, 13.493 packages. Market irregular. State dairy, 14(fil7c; -creamery, 1519c. Wool Market St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 5. WOOL Market firm and unchanged. Territory and west ern mediums. IfiVy&lSUc; fine medium, 14 ?il6c; fine, 13Sjl6c. MARKETS TODAY. Stock Takes an Alarming and Sudden Slump. Many Beach Loirest Point of the Year. WHEAT IS UNSTEADY. Strong at Opening but Loses More Than Gain. Corn Follows With an Adrance and Beaction. New York. Auk. 5. STOCKS? There wms a sharp decline in the prices of many stocks today immediately after the opening of the market, which carried many ot them to the lowest prices of the year. The declines ran irora to 4 points, the lat ter decline being scored by Virginia-Carolina Chemical. The preferred declined 2'. points. Wheeling and Lake Erie first pre ferred declined 3ii points and Consolidated Gas 1 uints. General Electric lost 3 points and other stocks suffered serious losses. The selling brought out good support, under which there were substantial rallies alter the tjrst ten minutes. Shortly after 11 o clock the suspension of Sharpe Bry an was announced on the exchange, but me market was not greatly aftected by the news. The announcement of the suspension of Shame Brvan confirmed the fears which have been current in stock market circles for several days. It was accepted as ex plaining the Snarpe break in some of the specialties in which the failed firm had been Interested. Their efforts to realize and the lack of a market showed by the violent breaks which resulted, left them no recourse but to suspend. The rally in the general marKet was cnecKed, nut tneir ac tion oia not carry stocks back lower tnan before except Missouri Pacific and Penn sylvania. The market became quiet but tne tone was revertsn. Thfre was a oreaK in Colorado Southern first preferred of 3 points. Southern railroad preferred 3V4 points, W heeling and Lake Lrie lirst pre- ierrea 4'a points and unicago ana astern Illinois certificates 30 points. virgmia-earonna t nemicai alter rallying points reacted again and became fever- isn. During the noon hour the market went off lower than before, with especial weak ness in many of the high grade stocks. mere was lurtner liquidation in a num ber of issues such as General Electric and Consolidated Gas. According to reports scores of accounts were thrown out by stock exchange brokers became the clients were unable to meet the calls for extra margins. Many stocks that scored heavy losses during midday included Missouri Pacific, St. Paul. Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, Southern Railway, Erie, Reading and the Steel stocks, the common stock of the Steel Corporation selling lower than at any previous time in its history. Fully a dozen or more active and better class issues touched low prices for the year. There were successive spells of liquida tion with feeble intervening rallies, hut the level of prices was carried somewhat lower by each successive outbreak of selling, the majority of active stocks touching new low levels for the year. The announcement of the second failure, that of Hurlbutt. Hatch Co.. was followed by a rally, but it did not hold. The feature of the afternoon was the heavy liquidation in Missouri Facinc, which carried it down nearly 5 points. The selling was supposed to be for account of one of the suspended firms. Other notable breaks were among American bnnrr lb. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Certificates in. Pullman 1. Consolidated Gas 71, Gen eral Flectric ft1-. Metropolitan Street Rail- wav tne securities company 4, Amer ican Express 3, Pressed Steel Car 3 and the list generally from 1 to 3 points. Active liquidation was renewed before the close and the level of prices fell to the lowest of the day. Missouri Pacific and Erie extended their losses by a point or more. The selling of Missouri Pacific seemed to be insignificant and it fell away rapidly until 2,i shares changed hands at 89. It sold as high as 974 yesterday and closed yesterday at 96. Xfe-w York Stock. Wall Street, New York. Aug. 5. STOCKS Opening pprices ran off sharp ly all arounci,on heavy offerings which were conspicuous in the Pacifies. Grangers and Trunk lines. Atchison dropped 1 points. Canadian Pacific 1 points and Hock Island 1 points. Brooklyn Rapid Transit lost 1 points and New York Cen tral. Union Pacific. Southern Railway, Amalgamated Sopper and Consolidated Gas about a point. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical stocks fell 2 points each and General Electric 3 points. There were large blocks of United States Steel offered, but it lost only point, and the preferred after opening unchunged was lifted point. The opening prices were generally the lowest, as vigorous supporting orders were in the market for the account of friends of various stocks. Very large offerings had to be taken by the supporting orders, but their absorption relieved the tension of ap prehension and the selling pressure relaxed. Very general recoveries had been made by the leading active stocks within a half hour of the opening. Before the rally St. Paul lost 1 points, Louisville and U. S. Leather preferred 1 points, Southern Railway preferred 2 points. Metropolitan Street Railway 1 points. Metropolitan Se curities 2 points and Virginia-Carolina Chemical 4 points. The principal support was in the United States Steel stocks, lift ing the common a point and the preferred 1 points over last night. Rock Island preferred gained 1 rtoints. A large num ber of minor stocks suffered losses of a point or over in the opening break and Snuff broke 15 points. General Electric and Wheeling and Lake Erie first preferred 4 Foints, Colorado and Southern second pre erred 4 points. Continental Tobacco pre ferred 2 points and Mimieapolis. St. Paul and Saulte Ste Marie stocks. Rubber Goods preferred and Realty preferred 2 to 2 points. A break of 2 points in Sugar toward the end of the hour unsettled the market again aand prices yielded. The recent declines in stocks in which they were interested had foreshadowed the suspension of Sharp Bryan which was announced immediately after 11 o'clock. The rally was checked, but the general market did not become acutely weak again, the announcement being announced as clearing away a cloud over the market as in the case of recent failures. The tone continued feverish, however. Virginia Carolina Chemical rallied 2 points and then fluctuated irregularly. Missouri Pa cific ran oft 1 points, Chicago and East ern Illinois certificates broke 10 points, Wheeling and Lake Erie first preferred 4 points. Colorado and Southern first pre ferred 3 points. Southern Railway pre ferred 3 points. St. Louis Southwestern preferred and Metropolitan Street Railway 3 points and St. Paul preferred and Pa cific Coast 2 points. The United States Steel stocks lost their gains. Bonds were heavy at noon. There was a spasmodic outburst of liqui dation again and the general level was carried still lower. Consolidated Gas fell 7 points. General Electric 6 points. Mis souri Pacific 4 points. Northwestern and Southern Railway preferred 4 points. Press ed Steel Car 3 points. American Express 3 points. Sugar. Denver and Rio lirande preferred and Twin City Rapid Transit 3 points and Atchison. Union Pacific, Balti more and Ohio and Erie 2 and 3 points. When the selling abated the market hard ened a fraction but was going off again at 2 o'clock on light selling. Liquidation broke out again with greater violence and the market sagged well below the forenoon low level. St. Paul. Missouri Pacific. Atchison. Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio. Erie. Southern Railway, Read ing, Amalgamated Copper and United States Steel stocks were foremost in the decline and were unloaded in large blocks. Missouri Pacific slumped 3 points, to 92. and over-night losses ran between 1 and 2 points in other prominent stocks. St. Paul dropped 2 points, to 135, or about 2 points below the previous low record of the year. Low prices were made pretty generally throughout by various members of the leading groups. Purchases of St. Paul. Missouri Pacific Southern Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio rallied them a point later and the general list recovered a fraction and became quieter. High priced inactive stocks suffered severe losses. Pullman breaking Ihi points, Geiv eial Electric 54 points, Metropolitan Se curities 4 points and Northwestern prefer red. Consolidated Gas, Rubber Goods pre ferred and Westinghouse Electrio 8 points. Third Avenue exceptionally advanced l'.i points. Rang of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. E Gall, Commissions, Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 486. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. New York." Aug. 6. Op'n High Low Cl se Yes Sugar 112 112 110 111 113 Mex. Central lift 13 12 KV4 13 People's Gas H3 S3 91 92 '4 S3l4 C. A., com 20i,i 20 194 19 2u Amal. Copper 8SV4 3.s 37 38 9 B. R. T 42 42 40 41H 42T4 T. C. 1 84 37 35 36V 37 U. S. Steel 21 22 2U1 21 U. S. Steel, pfd 69 70 6S t7 69 Atchison, com 584 59 57 &7 VJ Atchison, pfd 7 87 S6 86 87 C. G. W 141 14 li 13 14 St. Paul 137 137 135 13 138 R. I., com 20i 21 20 20 21 Wabash, com 20 20 18 1S 2 Wabash, pfd 34 34 30 30 34 Mo. Pacific 96 95 89 90 95 Manhattan 131 132 130 130 132 Western Union 83 83 83 82 83 Texas Pacific 24 24 22 22 24 So. Pacific 40 41 39 39 41 N. Y. Central 117 118 116 llti 118 Reading 4B!4 47 45 46 4fi Erie 26 27 23V. 23 27 Southern Rwy. 18. js 17 17 19 Union Pacific 70i 71'4 69 70 71 C. 0 30 30 29 29 30 I B. 0 80 80 7R 79 80 i I- N 10 101 99 99 101 I Pennsylvania 121 121 120 120 121 I Katy 38 38 36 36 38 I i;. s. i-eatner t1 c 7 i tJg C. F. 1 43 44 42 42 44 Erie. 1st pfd 65 65 63 63 65 The close on stocks is not official, but is approximately correct. New York Money Market. New York. Aug. Close MONEY Prime mercantile paper, E;Mi6 per cent; j sterling exchange weak, with actual busi- ness in bankers' bills at $4.8545'ri4.S5 fori demand and at $4.S315(fi4.83 for 60 days: j posted rates, $4.84 and $4-86: commercial bills. (4.83. S1L KR Bar silver, 6oc; Mexican dol lars. 42.c. BONDS Government bonds steady. Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 5. WHEAT Wheat open ed strong on higher cables and continued rains in the northwest. September being &c higher, at 8i'a81c. Liquidation on the advance, however, caused a sharp de cline, September selling down to 80c. and the market ruled weak the early part of the session. Receipts at Minneapolis, Du luth and Chicago were 250 cars. Later September sold off to 79c and the close was at 79"&79c, a loss of slc for the day. CORN Corn opened strong on higher cables and in sympathy with the strength in wheat, with September a shade to ic higher, at 52!&52c. There was some buy ing by snorts early in the day, but com mission houses sold quite freely and with the decline in wheat the market slumped off, September declining to 51c. Receipts were 98 cars. September closed fic lower, at 52c. OATS Oats, after opening firm, eased off during the first hour. September de clined to 34f?34c after opening &c higher, at 341j34c. Receipts were 137 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions opened steady, but trading was exceedingly light and without any features. September pork opened 2c lower, at $13.65: September lard was up 2c, at $7.95. while ribs were un changed, at $.8.12. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, 81f7lc; No. 3 red. 80c: No. 2 hard winter. 78c: No. s nard winter. 7nc: no. l nortnern spring. 84c: No. 2 northern spring, 82c; No. 3 spring. 77i 80c. CORN No. 2, 52c: No. 3, F252c. OATS No. 2, 31i 31 c: No. 3. 3!tl31c. RYE Sept.. 51ft52e: Dec, 53c. FIJVX-Cash: N.-W., .97c; S.-W., 93c: Sept.. T4c: Oct., P5c. TIMOTHY Aug. (old, $3.30; Sept., $3.25. CLOVER Aug.. $12.50. BARLEY Cash: 34(5 52c. Kansas City Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stock.. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 46. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo Kansas City, Aug. 5. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Sept 69 70 6Ri 6S 69 Dec 71 71 70 70 71 CORN Sept 474 47 46 46 4714 Dec 4674 47 45 45- 46 May 47 47 46 46 47 Han re of Pncsi Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chicago, Aug. 5. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Sept 81 81 7! 79 80 Dec 81 81 80 80 81 May 83 b3 82 82 83 CORN Sept ....52 52 51 52 52 Dec 52 52 51 51 52 May 62 52 51 52 62 OATS Sept 34 34 34 34 34 Dec 35 35 35 35 35 May 37 37 36 36 37 PORK Sept ..-.13 65 13 65 13 57 13 65 13 67 Oct 13 57 LARD Sept ....7 90 795 790 792 792 Oct 7 72 7 80 7 72 7 72 7 75 RIBS Sept 8 12 8 15 8 07 8 07 8 12 Oct 7 95 7 95 7 90 7 92 7 97 Sugar and OofieeKtarket. New York, Aug. 6. SUGAR Raw sugar firm. Fair refining, 3 3-16c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 ll-16c: molasses sugar. 2 15-16c. Re fined sugar firm. Crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5.10: granulated. $5.00. COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, 5c MOLASSES Market firm. Cotton Market New York, Aug. 6. COTTON Sales to day, 187 bales. Spot cotton closed steady. Quotations per li pounds: Middling up lands. 12.75; middling gulf, $12.75. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 5. COTTON Mar ket steady at 12c per lb. St. Louis Livestock Market St. Louis, Mo.. Aug. 5. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 7,000 head, Including 4,0u0 head of Texans. Market slow, with Texans lower. Beef steers, $4.0ui5.25: stoc Iters and feeders. $2.65j3.66: cows and heifers, $2.25 4.25; Texas steers. $3.25j4.40; Texas cows and heifers, $220i!3.75. HOGS Receipts today, 6.000 head. Mar ket opened steady to 5c lower. Pigs and lights, $5.35'fi5.70; packers'. $5.25S.50; butch ers' and best heavy, $5.40i5.65. SHEEP Receipts today, 3,500 head. Market strong. Natives, $3.253. Si; lambs, $4.8O5.60. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 5. CATTLE Receipts today, 11.000 head, including 3,000 head of Texans. Market weak to 10c low er. Native steers. $3.205.36: Texas and In dian steers, $3.3514.15: Texas cows, $3.26; 3.00; native cows and heifers, $1.75'j6.0u: stockers and feeders. $325(4.40: bulls. $2.40 (&4.00: calves. $2.0Oi5.aO: western steers, $3.7534.90; western cows, $2.0013.25. HOGS Receipts today, 7.000 head. Mar ket steady and closing a little weak. Bulk of sales, $5.15fl.35: heavy, f5.OOfj5.2o: pack ers', $5.15j5.30; medium, $5.205.35; light, $5.30J5.40; yorkers, $5.35ig6.40; pigs, $5.25'fi 5.42. SHEEP Receipts today. 3.000 head. Market steady to lower. Muttons. $2.Mi 4.75; lambs, $3.0Ofi5.ia; range wethers, 4.70; ewes, $2.80i4.75. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Aug. 6. CATTLE Receipts to day, 26,000 head, including 500 head of Tex ans. Markat aiow and tower. Good to j L, Smile IX WON'T COME OFF- because he knows he always gets such reliable goods here and pays no more for them than he would pay elsewhere for goods that are an un certain quality. He gets a big 16 ounces in each pound he buys and a heaping measure of all kinds of good things. We help to Keep It There by anticipating a customer's wants. Today we would suggest your try ing some of the Franco-American Food Company's Fine French. Soups These soups are preparecf from carefully selected Meat3, Vegetables and Poultry, without the aid of any artificial substance whatever, un der the direct supervision of Mon sieur A. Biardot, of Paris, France, Member of the Judges expert on Food Praducts of the Paris Expo sition. Thev are readv for use and require only heating. The invariable quality and the cleanliness with which they are prepared have wen for them a world wide reputation. We have ft full line of them In stock in half pints, pints and quarts. WM. GREEN SONS. prime steers. $5.105.60; poor to medium, $3.75'(i4.90: stockers and feeders. $2.60fi4.30; cows. $1,5074.50; heifers, $2.00&4.60: canners, $1.50&2.75: bulls, $2.00f7 4.25; calves, $3.60(g6.66; Texas fed steers. $3.504.75. HOGS Receipts today, 25,000 head; esti mated Thursday, 25.000 head:left over from Tuesday, 1,809 head. Market steady to strong. Mixed and butchers', $4.90ig6.0; good to choice heavy, $5.26S5.50; rough heavy, $4.60fi5.20; light, $5.35fe5.75; bulk ot sales. $5.1(Xft5.40. SHEEP Receipts today, 18.000 head. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to cholcs wethers. $3.60(&4.00; fair to choice mixed, $2.7593.50: western sheep, $3.00i&4.00; nativs lambs, $3.2o&6.25; western lambs, $4. 006. 8. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Aug. 5. Close WHEAT Receipts today. 86 cars. Quotations: Sept.. XfafiSc; Dec, 70c. Cash: No. S hard, 71'ii71c; No. 3 hard. 70fi70c; No. 4 hard, 66!ii6Sc; rejected hard, 63&t5c; No, t red, 75c: No. 3 red. 72f74c. CORN Sept., 46&4Sc: Iec, 46 46c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 46c; No. 2 white. 46'ifi47c; No. 3 white, 45c. OATS No. 2 white, 32&34c; No. 2 mixed, 30c RYE No. 2. 53a HAY Choice timothy, $8.50; choice prai rie. $7.25. BUTTER Creamery, 15gi"c; dairy, fan cy, 15c. EGGS Fresh, 11c Chicago Produce Market. C mcago. 111., Aug. o. mjiitu jaarKfi steady. Creamery, 14&lSc; dairy, 12'8! 17c. EOOS-Market firmer. IP&lSc. CHEESE New cheese steady. Daisies, nftiie: Twins. lOVfillc: Young Americas. Il-iil2'. ICED POULTRY Market firmer. Tur keys, 12c; chickens, 12c. lopeka Market. Topeka, Aug. 5. HOGS. MIXED HEAVY LIGHT .$4 Vl'54.35 4.CKa4.!i0 4.8&M5.06 DRY LOT CATTLE. STEERS $3.501t4.25 COWS AND HEIFERS 3.0063.50 GRASS CATTLE. COWS $2.HV82.7S HEIFERS ca'lV-es. VEAL CALVES $2.50S3.25 GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 62o NO 3 WHEAT 60 61c WHITE CORN 40c YELLOW AND MIXED CORN 4('c NO 2 OATS 30o no s-BdvegetXbles:";0 Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to W. O. Anderson Co., 210 Kansas ave- DUe CALIFORNIA FRUITS. California peaches, per box $1.60 California Tragedy plums, per crate.... 1.6S California Burbank plums, per crate... 1.60 California Kartlett pears, per box $.00 ORANGES Late Valencias, per box, LEMONS California, per box, $4.504.G5; Meseena. $5,504(6.00. BANANAS Fancy Port Llmons, $2,003 2.50 per bunch. APPLES Arkansas, 1-3 bu. box, 65c; 1 bu. box. $1.50. PEACHES Texas, 4-basket crate. $1.26; 1-3 bu. box, 75c: Texas Elbertas, 4-basket crate $1.50: Kansas. 4-basket crate, $1.26. NEW POTATOES Oklahoma. sacked, ner bu., 6365c. according to quantity. GREEN BEANS -bu. basket, $1.00; wax beans, -bu. basket, $1.04. HOME GROWN VEGETABLES. RADISHES Per doz. bunches, 30c. GREEN ONIONS I'er dox. bunches, 30c. BEETS Per dozen bunches, 35c. LETTUCE -bu. basket. 75c. NEW CABBAGE 100 lb. lots. $2.00S2.25. CUCUMBERS 40c per doz, $1.75 per bu. TOMATOES Texas, 4-basket crate, S5c; 5-crate lots, 80c; Kansas, -bu. basket, $1.00: 5-basket lots Sc per basket. ONIONS New Texas, per bu., $1.25. WATERMELONS Texas and Oklahoma, per doz.. $2.7ya3.00. CANTALOUPES Arkansas, $1.75 per crate; 75c per basket. FULL CREAM CHEESE. Kansas Y. A., per lb I2c New York State, white, per lb 14c Brick, per lb 14c Limburger, per lb 14c Block Swiss, per lb 15a Fishbalt cheese 60 BUTTER. EGGS, POULTRY. BUTTER Country, llc. EGGS Case count, 9c. POULTRY Hens, 7c lb.; roosters, 15c each; ducks. 5c lb.; geese, ac lb.; turkeys, 8c lb.; broilers, 11c lb. tHAT. Market very weak and dull. NEW PRAIRIE HAY Loose $6.00 NEW PRAIRIE HAY Baled 6.0iV(7fi.50 OLD PRAIRIE HAY I-oose 4.00'a6.00 OLT PRAIRIE HAY Baled 4.016.00 NEW ALFALFA HAY Loose 6.0uj7.0U Topeka Hide Market. Topeka. Aug. 5. Prices paid In Topeka this week, based on Boston quotations: GREEN SALT CURED FLAT 7Vic NO. 1 TALLOW So DO 0U SPECULATE? x I X X Tl rket presents many op- port corn t ;a j-" making money in heat. Ti: 'MAS J. MYERS, BROKER. Office: Room 12, Columbian Building TOPEKA. KANSAS. Highest lianking and Commer cial references. Private wires. Telephone: Bell 210; Indspondent 829 r w iiTwopvnaem tszy.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTTRNAE, WEDNESDAY EVESTNG. AUGUST 5,1903. POLICEjOTTINGS. One Plain Drank Causes Much Excitement. After it was all over the referee an nounced that the local man waa loswr on points. Courtney had several ad vantages over Caldwell, who is a peace ful agriculturist, and spends more time milking cows than he does training, it was even rumored in the advertisements IT IS WORKING. Governor Bailey Says Cattle Quarantine Is Doing Clcoi. cattle shall dip or disinfect said cattle on or before September 1. 190, as requir ed by rule L If not so done, the sheriff of the county in which the cattle are located is required by law to take pos session of said cattle, and treat the same until they are cured, ail of which ex pense wiil be charged to the owner of the cattle. "The above rules and regulations are applicable to all the counties placed in quarantine May 21, 1S03. except Trego and Graham. The quarantine on these two counties being hereby raised after an investigation having been made by the sanitary board and the state veter inarian. W. J. BAILEY. ""Governor." BAIIKSiRE EASY. Institutions at Belle Plaine ud Mulvane Worked. S of the bout, that Courtney was at onej time a trainer for Tommy Ryan, and smoothed the sawdust and carried wa ter for that noted personage. Aroused Natlres Jn the llayden Bnngaloo. Disease Stamped Oat Where Kules Are Obeyed. Cashiers Cash Erandnlent Checks and Notes. Q MR. SELLIS WAS THERE ORDERS ARE MODIFIED I) Fourth Ward Conncilman En joyed the Prize Eight. Xan Supposed to lie Insane Has Much Jlonej. One ordinary plain drunk was the cauw of a riot call last n'ght. The plain one was Charles Kane, the white horse lieutenant. About 10 o'clock Charles went down to the domicile of I Mr. Samuel Hayden. colored, and in-! t'iJentally raised cain Uncle Samuel I lives at 313 Monroe street in a house which has lo.iir since reached the post i mortem stage. Kane arrived and being In a iovful rr.nod sniiz-ht to arouse Hay- don from hi. peaceful slumbers. He succeeded, after casting cobblesteins and other d-. oris through the front wrlnrl- T"i I- ae in haste and few garments and trek-d rapidly out by the rear entrance. He yelled until about 11 ocluck. and the visitors Homicide: Asistance!" sum lently seemed to enjoy it. The receipts were loud to arouse the neighbors who, not- srr.ail. a majority of the spectauirs Tun ing h'-s cr'inis of fear and foreooJir.g mr.g guard iine on complimentary tick and the per. tie pitter patter of the plain ets or fKdat position talk. orun a he suuent to enect an en- rfLr V mi BIR. KANE BOMBARDS THE HAY- DV JJO.MlL.it.t ttiwia-li rhu frr-. n t wall turned in an alarm. Officers from the station rushed down, anl paused at Metropol- itan hall, where numerous other officers Mere viewing the sparring contest. These officers were persuaded that the game wouii go on without them, and they joined the rescue party. They charged on the Simhayden bur.ealoo in force, but all was quiet as the main f.rer of Le ompt'jn. Sammy was re turning from his point of vantage in the ri;ne forest of weeds back ot the Fha. k. and two policemen were alieady well on thir way tj the canning fac tory with Mr. Kar.e. who raised Cain. After the oficer ha-l examined Samuel to see that he wn not killed, they went sadiy a-3t, Mime neighbors of th t'jinrert roK f-atfr stood bv anl abused e Lni'T b"'a.u they did not burn' the Hnyden residence and thus remove I n Ic-ai r-st. Th-y said it was indeed a J dull rl-ht when the same kind of per- farman wa not pulled off. and dark- ly hinted that they would engage: an explosive expert to remove Mr. Hayden and his hacienda if the police did not. It H sail that f'nur.rilman Nellis greatly er.jnved th Ethi'-i'-n ftsti ml 'I at Metropolitan hall laft niirht. Ne'::i took several policemen with him for proiection-ard got a front seat. The of ficers also took great interest in the COUNCILMAN NELLIg ENJOYS THE BATTLE. proceeding". The mil! started with some preliminary bout between local cele brities, but th pi'ce de resistance was a rivij round sprinting match between Ed Courtney of Kansas City and Char ley Caldwell, the Topeka liiisher. Court ney had Cal Jwll at a disadvantage In asmuch as it was a waste of time to hit him above th eyes. The facts were that Courtr.";.- .1i In't wear any of his cranium above hi:' eye. Th pair jump el around and p-"ked each other for about five rounds before removing the mitt, and gave quite an exhibition. Wholesale and Retail. E. nontjofnery. Prop. 112E. 6th Both Phones 252 fFilJRSDAY you'll find some very attractive prices here 3 cans Bst Jam 25c 3 pkjs. I'needa Biscnits XOc 2 pkjs. Vigor (same as Force) X5c Z-Ibs. Good bulk Santos Coffee 25c Bi; load of KinJ.ia; 2 cans Best Salmon. 3 cans Pink Salmon. 50c 24o 25o 1 cans Early June Peas 25c 2-lb. caa Slited Pineapple. 10c Balk Qasen Oiives, per qt 25c Evap Cream, per caa 05c 2 pkji. Ralston Healtb 0ats..l5c 7-Ibi Choice Prunes 25c Best Red KiJney Beaos, caa.. 05c Sliced Peacbv's for Cream, can IQc i A y 0 H THE t- "d tv&m Slar Grocery "VJ 0' Tl A WELL DELHXRED BLOW. The great Caldwell-Courtney m!H wis 1 not sprung on the autience of ;oo t would be too much for the nerves, so the services were opened bv Hardin Bryant Kagie's Silver Statue, who forced the sweet sad strains of a rag time from me jinropjiuan piano after which her koTM thr rnuttdi il!h Si vn,hn an. other colored lightweight. Joe Curry, i who got the decision over Caldwell in a i fight al fresco last week tripped the j maary four rounds worth with ilit Vo- V. a loose couHnlel lonpshnretnan frnm 1 Leavenworth. The entire seance tasked At a late hour last night the police were called upon to remove one H. C. Ellis from the Nickum hotel on East Fifth street. Mr. Ellis is from Green wood county, and Is laboring under the Impression that they are after him. "They" in his case means the entire hu man race. After he had gone to his rcm the landlady was surprised to hear him talking about the mighty hordes who were advancing upon him. He averred in a loud tone cf voice that they wr uing an electri" battery to j l" a-i i?uiu lay him for ris mon-y but that he followed. Before the order was made would resist to the bitter end. The po- j rrorr.ment cattlemen in Trego repre- lice arriv-d and took him away by!scnted that the mange existed in that j force. At the station he said that he had been accused of Insanity before, i ibut that he was not insane. He said he rad been confined in the Osawatomie "Ie an,J ii miwu a,vium SO days, not because he -was personal examination and found only Haneerous to others but because his I a few cass along the west edge of tne life "was in danger from his enemies, (county, but not enough to justiiy quar and th- doctors put him there to save ar.tining the entire county. Tne same him from them. When searched I213.S3 condition existed in Graham county, so was found on his person.

The brothers ana sisters or sawyer TDonald Moore, who i suppo osd to be in Topeka. want to find him. The police received a letter from one of these rela- I tlves yesterday. -v-ao th0 famiiv:from one patur to another in tne where the mother died. Donald. oi be received for shipment by any rail TMck." r he was better kr.own, was mad in the state, except they have been j the vounz it of a laree family, and his i fath-r gave him to a man named John P. Hittinger. who Is supposed to have adopted him. The family was broken up and scattered, and it is but recently that thev have found each other, and are si! "united with the exception of ZSZ thP nouirv savs Vn viitttwt i stirDoea to oe in i n- JekL The r tost brother Donald. i 21 m

rf,. r i LI CAS U1 utl tlt.K. j vr.nrf Sknmikir Refused to Beturn nri.i. wim With Him. Sheriff Lucas has returned from Wichita, where he did not get Mrs. 1 Maud Shumakr, charged with obtain ir.g eoods under false pretenses from the Zanditon Supply company. The Wichita police arrested Mrs. Phumaker and telegraphed Sheriff Lucas to come for her. Lucas reached Wichita earlv Tuesday morning. The police told him the woman was locked in a room on me uj-pr nujr ji in; jn and that he could g-t her m time to catch his train. Lucas said he guessed he would see her at once. The officers unlocked the door to the room. She was not there. "Gu-ss the matron has hT out somewhere,' said the Wichita r.rTicers. "She's out somewhere all right enough." said Lucas: ""see thfit hole in i the screen over the window?" The Wi h:ti ofSeei-9 saw how Mrs. Shu maker had escaped with assistance from the outside. 0KTU TOPEKA. fLenr. rterrs fnr this column with th Kirr.bnil Printtr.g Company. il2 North Kansas Avenue. V. J. Curry and son were in from El mnnt this morMng. Jam Mott ani wif? of Silver Lake were North side vi:tors yesterday. The North Topeka Flood club will) meet Thursday evening at the Are sta- tio.n. j Mr. J. E. Thomns will arrive th!s ev-I enir.e from Alvord. T'xi". to visit her .cuin. Mrs. L Courtney. Mr. and Mr.-. Daniel Fra r returned' this mornir.? from I'aebl-. Col., wheie they have be- n for the pat m..nth. Mrs. Fred &ane and family will go I to housetet-plr.if this week in rom in I the building at Kans-is avenue. i The survey, r? are fcusy today sar- i veyinK block ft) on IttTTison street and dertnin the boundary lines ot the lots j Mrs. C. C. Nicholson, who has been at J Ptormont hospital tor several weeks, will be able to return to ht-r honii at SIS Van Luren street tomorrow. I Mrs. F!i I'.ra ir.anl. who has b"en in 1 Albuu.ueru.ue, N. M for the p.tst month visiting her son. Mr. Frank Brainard, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Eradley-Norris and mother. Mrs. j Miller, will return this week to North Ttn-ka ard l.e at hwme for the present in the K.wer t-art of the S. C. Miller house at $2 Van Buren street. j The hu!e or. M"re street between lackson ard Van Buren streets Is slow- i ly bein filled in. Tile men are workingf from Jackson street up and are over half way to Van Buren. Mr. ani Mrs. Ceorge Ayers and son Walter, accompaniel by their little niee Drothy Ankeny of 1130 Kansas avenue, will leave torn- rrow for Pasadena, Cal., to make their future home. Mrs. E. 5s. Gresstr and little dau?ht"r. Helen Maud, returned Sunday from At- i kinson. III., where they have been viit- ins; relatives since the middle of May. Mr. Oresser and family are now mak i ing their home on West Seventh street. I Farms that escaped injury from the flood suffered by the rain of last San ;day morrar.jr. One farmer rep.jrts that i he lost over $4M worth of wheat. This wheat was all shocked and ready to be I threshed when the rain came. I A picnic party who took their supper and enjoyed an outr.ist at Vinewood last evening was composed of Mr. and Mrs. L. Courtney. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hursren and chiliirn. Helen and Oilbert. Mi Lucile Lambert, Mis Eveline Smith. Mis A!da Kell. Miss Nora Phi lips, Miss Beulah Lee man. Miss Irene Leemaa aad Ur. Foster Baxter. by Quarantine Raised from Trego and Graham Counties. The state livestock sanitary commis sion has again modified its rules with regard to the quarantine for Texas itch or mange in the western Kansas coun ties, and Governor Bailey today issued a proclamation embodying the modifica tions. The chief modifkation in the new

i"r came oy maKing arnaavit mat the' ar free from any contagious or in- factious disease. Upon the strength of euch affidavit the sheriff of the county i3 illo d nermit for the own- 13 -liowe c 1Esue permit lor the 0n- er to mive the cattle. Trego and Gra ham counties are also taken out of the qua.rar.tine limits. "The quarantine has already done a great deal of good." said Governor Bailey today. -It has resulted In the establishment of a great many dipping plants, and in communities where the cattle men entered into the spirit of the business and complied with the orders the disease has been stamped out. "'Of course the board labored under a disadvantage when the order was first made in that it was impossible to find out conditions in every locality and It is possible that the order was toosweep- ing at first. But it has been modified .',unl- ana vn mt svrasu ui Trego county was included m the quar- cuunes. u uuue me quarantine on mese cwu cvuni-ica was raised. Tk. ,to. mr-i'.r.tA ir. ftover- r v.......- nor Miity a piw.iaiiiiii.iuu tulIws: ""Rule 1- No cattle shall be removed nrst careruuy cippea u.c Cattle Owners May Ship Swearing to Affidavit. the standard dips, w hich are known to i i be effective in curing such disease, or Washington, Aug. 5. The state de may be treated with hand dressing. partment today received a cabie dis iwtrn scrubbing brushes, and then onlj 1 ratch from the Bow Wong society of in ca3e tne disease is apparently curtu. I except that any cattle may be moved to any point within the limits of the county, cr to some adjoining county, count I wher the s: v ntre ui Kir i the said cattle is to reach dipping plants i whr lwhr. rtTle snail we u.'t"-1- "pul" A.U cattle originating' irora any "of the specially quarantined coun- tie3 and destined to points beyond the Hrriits of the state, or to market for im- 'an?htcr within the state (in- eluding Kansas CttyV may be moved or shipped without dipping or inspec- tion. But where the owners of cattle wish to move from said counties to any other point within the state for feed or grazing purposes, may do so by filing with the sheriff of the county from which the cattle are to be moved, affi davits in triplicate, stating that the said cattle are free from scabies, itch or mange, or any Infectious or con- tagious disea; according to tne lonn furnished by this board, which will be found with the sheriff. ITpon the filing of such affidavits the sheriff will issue to said owner a permit which will au ThnriT rh movement of said cattle to any part of the state. This permit shall onlv be issued wnen tne came are ready to immediately move to destina tion, otherwise owners of cattle shall comply with Rule 1. Rule 3 Where the above disease is kr.own to exist in any range or pasture within this state, the owners of sai.l "iss Gsnaoo, Sec'y Detroit Amateur Art Association, tells young women what to do to avoid pain and suffering caused bv female troubles. I can cin-ir-ienrinvslir TwnmmenA Lrdia F. I'inkham's Vegetable Conspouncl to those of my sisters sttCerin? with female weakness and the troub'.t?s which so often, befall women. I buffered for months wita general weakness and foit so weary that I had hard work to keep up. I had shooting" pains and was utterly miserable. In my distress I was ad-tse-ii to nse Lyrtia K. Pintham's Vegetable Compound, and it was a red letter dr.y t mo when I took the first dose, for at t!ir.t time my restora tion bean. In six weeks I was a chang'ed woman, perfectly well in every rr-spect. I felt so slated and hanpy that I want all women who suffer to pet well as I did. Mrs Gtm.A Gissos, 33 Jones St.. Detroit, Corresootidic Sec'y Mich. Amateur Art Association. ooo UrttH Vorirlmff cM. Irtttr prrxtny qmmt'iien&9 caumtt znauctit. It i clearlv shown in this 1 yonnj lady1 letter that l.ylia E. j ntikhim esrptanie l ompnana rinKnam esferaote v .Mnpourv. will surely cure the sufferings of women and when one considers that Miss Cannon's letter is only one of hundreds which we fcsve. the great rirtue of Mrs. Ickhatn'a medi- eiae must be tdiuitted by all.

ARBITRATION TREATY. One to Include England, franco and Russia in Prospect. Paris, Aug. 5. Baron DEstour nelles Constant, who headed the French parliamentary arbitration group on its recent visit to London, has written an important letter to foreign Minister Del case setting forth the results of the re cent exchanges of views in London and Paris between members of the British and French parliaments and the leading ministers of the two governments. The conferences included those with Foreign Minister Lansdowne and Colonial Secre tary Chamberlain, and there Is good rea son to believe that Baron D'Estournelle in the references he makes in his letter to the conclusion of an arbitration treaty for the settlement of the outstanding Angle-French difficulties has the dis tinct approval of those controlling Great Britain a foreign policy, while his sug gestion for a reduction of naval force is due entirely to the initiative of the leading members of the British ministry. The ratter says that during twenty years the fears of pariiamemry opposi tion has alone prevented the settlement of the Anglo-French difficulties, and now that that fear is dispelled nothing prevents the adoption of s conciliatory policy. Ail the British statesmen whom he saw, without distinction of party, says the baron, were unanimous In de siring this suggested new policy which must be clearly defined as the former one was obscure. The new policy has three essential ob jects: First, the conclusion of a reason able arbitration treaty, similar to that negotiated between Great Britain and the United states and In accordance with clause 19 of The Hague Interna tional arbitration convention; second, reduction in the overwhelming naval ex- pense3 jn agreement with France and Ru5sia, concerning which the baron claims to have received categorical ver- bal and written assurances; third, a friendly settlement cf the outstanding differences which for twenty years have vainly exhausted the resources of dl- plomacy. iiaron u isiournenes urges axiniier Delcasse-not to let this favorable mo ment slip by and declares that with equal good will on both sides these three general agreements with Great Britain can be signed in a few months. U. S. WILL KEEP OUT. Knows Nothing Abont "Reform Editors" iu China. t i nuamuiu, asmni; uwi me unucu unes government Interest itself i lorm editors,"' who are un In the re nder arrest in j Shanghai. Xothmg is known of th

be a revolutionary organization of Chi-

i so.e.. u:iir. .j "ear the same time. J. M. Taylor Is the tion trom Pektn or shanghai regarding man who has hauIed watermelons and the rnen held at Shanghai and wanted garden lrucit to WelUngton for' year. by the Chinese government It is ex- Ev one wn knowl Taylor savs he r. ":i tnat these men will be disposed i can live on! a rtort ime jj -t by the foreign association of Shang- ln the last ystae i consmpu0n. He hai. The T n;t d States government will often has to be assisted to walk, not tase any steps in the matter unless Ben Xavior is guardian for his two some communiratton is made on the nephews. His account was filed May IS, subject by the Chinese government or a ls03. It showed g7s u in castt iayhig request for advice is received from the hands He dmlt; hat Ae has squan consul general at Shanghai who is one dered this mone gambIln(r. nH; ?,f thmrber? the freiSn assoc,a- that he has involved his father to such tion of that city. j an ,.xtent that h(. wU1 doubtiess lose his irvnr tmiv t v riv r... r r j home. His father is also ln very poor KLCLAlJtllNG A NE EG IPX. health. Taylor says that he realized that he What Engineering "Slay Do for South- is doomed to die in a few days and that era Illinois. I he nas disgraced himself besides ruin- ing his father financially. He says that Modern engineering has regulated the when be was intercepted he was corn flow of the Nile. It now proposes to re- j inz to Wellington to resiirn as ruaniian claim the modern Egypt of the new world that Is to say. the southern tip of Illinois by draining and making bility on his bond. both habitable and productive the fat Thomas Taylor was insured in the but Insanitary 150.iXj acres comprised Fraternal Aid. After his death. J. M. within its six counties. It is commonly j Taylor filed a petition in probate court assumed that the name "Egypt" has asking- that Ben Z. Taylor, his son and been applied to this portion of Illinois j uncle of the children of Thomas Taylor because of its Intellectual darkness, j be appointed as tlr guardian. The jThat insinuation is resented by the in- j members of the Fraternal Aid at Belle (habitants, who assert that the name i Plaine were opposed to Ben Taylor's 'arose from the fact that settlers in the j appointment, but he was appointed on j northern part of the state, when their March 7. 1900. He pave a bond the crops failed, sent down there to buy same day with J. M. Taylor as his only 'corn, as did Joseph in the land of the;Surety. i Pharaohs. On "May 9. 1900. he received $1,000 life I Be that as it may. the reclamation of j insurance from the Fraternal Aid. He, the waste lards of this region w ill make j as guardian, then took a mortgage a great addition to th? resources of the from his father and mother on their SO central west. It is estimated tNat there aCre homestead for tsQ, dated May 1, tare standing within this area lOO.fkfc.OOO i 1900. This mortgage was released No feet of timber, chiefly oak. cypress and Ivember 1, 15vl. and at the same time J. i gum. The rich soil is peculiarly adapt- if. Taylor and wtfe gave the Mulvane ed to the raisirg of fruits and vegeta- bles. but the inhabitants are In con star.t peril of losing their crops as well ias their homes by floods. It Is proposed to deepen ard straighten Cash river, so ithat its regular and permanent current i will act as" a great drain. At present. srags. bar and a tortuous urse mak? this almost a stagnant stream. A carai,(,anj asked him where th cattle mort to be dug from the Cash river to the iEaea to them were and he directed them Ohio will give a double outlet, suffi-(to a certain pasture in Butler county, cient to carry away tt? superfluous Going there they failed to find the cat r?infall. Sioo r":tc": mptying into the j t!e But xaylor said he would pay off river and c.nal will afford further the note and did so and the mortgage draina". t was released June 3. 1903. A mireral resource of this rgirn 13 On December 3, J. M. Taylor gave great deposits of flur soar, used in B z Taylor a chattel mcrtgqge on f.uxirg iron. This material is already three horses anl one ster for $1'V whtoh serf by barge to Pittsburg and by cars i was ftrwar1s sig-ned t the Mulvane to Crirapo. V'in of lead have recently pr,fe bank and I stilt unrel"ased. beer. disovf r-d. and just across the 1 Februarr 3. 13. 3. B. Z. Taylor gave Oi!" in Kentucky, are masses ot fx- about to ap- pdrt a commission, by a last legisl iture. to make uthoriry of tn, a p'oHmirary survpy. Tbus tre Kgypt or Illinois itsel' a lir.d of pro-mis?, a source of traffic and of rrof.t to th lw-iler therein and to the commerce r.f the Mis- sissippi and Ohio valleys Mail and Ex- pr-ss. Bailey Names Delegates. Governor Bailey today appointed the j following delegates to the transmissis-: iippi commerci f congress which meets, iin Settle "vV.ash.. August IS to II: E. i c .roses Great Bend: T. C. Frazler. j i r t u nnnfTV i n I o v v i i McKnlght." Wichita: "w. A. Renn. Wellirgton; "?orge Thatcher. Great Bend: John v n. r.mnwo-i. ia. B Cowgiil. Topesa; r. uunionc Kinslev: I. L- Diem. Girden City; W. C. Edwards. Wichita; John iu. frost, Xopeka. SUNDAY EXCURSION w.thena Chautauqua -ria Rock 10 Island ssys.em. j j Train wii leave F.ocit island depot Sunday mornir.?. Aug. 9th. at 7 a. m I returning will leave Watheni at 9 .p. m 1 25 for the round trip. e P.oclt Island agents. XO QUESTIONS ASKED. B. Z. Taylor, of Belle Plaine, Does Rapid Work. Practically Secures $2,500 Without Any Trouble. His Life a Series of Mortgages and Mhhaps. "Wellington, Kas., Aug. 5. The Mail savs: Yesterday Ben Z. Taylor, of Belle Plaine, a consumptive so nearly dead that he can scarcely walk, created a sensation in. Mulvane and Belle Plaine by making checks on two banks for 12,490 and getting 11,350 in cash on them without having any money In the banks to drawn on. Taylor owed the Mulvane State bank 1300 on chattel mortgages. Yesterday morning he drove to Mulvane and gave the bank there a check on the Citizens' State bank of Belle Plaine for $1,250. He was given his notes and in cash. He then Came to Belle Plaine. Going Into the Citiiens" State bank, where he had an account amounting to $70, he said he knew he was soon going to die, and had some money which he wished to place on deposit; that he did not wish to invest it, as he preferred to leave It in cash when he died. He then gave the bank a check on the He the Mulvane State was given a amount. bank for SL240. deposit slip for In a little time he returned to the bank and said he had concluded to buy a house and wanted J1.000, made his check for the amount, was given the amount m cash, walked out of the j oank, climbed into a livery buggy he j had ready and started for Wellington, In a little while C. E. Seudder, the cashier, called up the Mulvane bank by telephone and inquired whether Taylor had any money on deposit there. He learned that he had not, but owed the bank. Seudder then got a team and In company with C. F. Massey, of Wichita, a brother to the ex-chief of police, started after Taylor. Seudder and Massey overtook Taylor before he reached the Nennescah. He handed the 11,000 back to Seudder and afterwards paid the expenses of the telephone to Mulvane and the livery team. By that time the Mulvane bank peos pie had got busy. They sent a repre sentative to Belle Plaine. Tavlor paid back what he had left of the S50 cash he had received from them. He had spent part of it in paying bills around tOWn. The Mlllvane ll i nnv ru. town. The Mulvan TVine amimd In find th ntnlr nn vVih j tho h3v rhait- -arly in laOO. Thomas Taylor, son of j. ji. iyiur w no lives near oeiie Elaine. ded ,eavins two son3 Harry anJ lHrl Ola. oom small Bliarn. Mia wife riiMl and pay the full amount of liability into I court so as to relieve his father of lia- I State bank mortgage on tne land for the JS00. j December 1. 1IK2, B. Z. Taylor gave 1 the Citizens State bank of Belle Plaine j a chattel mortgage for $300 on thirty cattle and two horses. Alorg this spring !he had a cattle sile but did not pay the t note. The offir of th? Belle Plaine the Mulvane State bank a chattel mort- thre1 horsr fnr $95 Crl jfarrh 16. 1X he gave the same baIlk. anfter mortgage for cn three horses and 13 heifer. 0f, JufM 3 I9f3. the day the Bet'e pjair.e bank mortgage was released, he gave tne ylme bank another mortgage fPr j-.- on r,ine steers and 21 cows. This mortgage became du yesterday. Yesterday layior anu ue Erae ths Mulvane State bank a mortgage on their homestead for $C0. This morning Probate Jurlge Showi- j ter issued a citation for both B. Z. Tsy lor and 3. M. Taylor to appear in pro bate ccurt tomorrow to show cause why r r-eii i i'. :ui shall not be removed as guardian of the Ttoma? Taylor children. tnitn tt corre t5 owning nn a new c'intrv." rprrark'd the Observer of t. vents and Things, "there is r.othing can beat a volcano. Ycnkers Statesman. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castcria. Vheo sh was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. W hen she had Children, st. give them Castorla. I I COSTS BUT 10 cts. ally sold for for The largest food mill in the world, with the most approved labor saving machinery, enables us to make the best flaked Wheat Food at this Low. Price. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THE GREEN PACKAGE. II your grocer does not keep it, send us his name and 10 cents, and we will send you a package prepaid. Address all communications to Battle II ROUND TR.IP. II II Portland tBn an Seattle AMu Francisco Tacona Lcs Angeles If Tickets on sale Aug. 1st to 14th, inclusive, j I GOOD SIXTY DAYS RETURNING. I j Two Trains Daily Kansas City to Portland J 1 and the Northwest without Change. V The Only Line from Kaiwas City haviac TWO TRAINS DAILY For full information rail or write F, LEWIS. C. T. J.'C FULTON. y 625 Kansas e DC9t jr i PImw 63. 'fbml. j" r 1. COAL See Our Prices for IMMEDIATE Deliv ery per ton Osage County Shaft Lump ..$4.00 Osage City Shaft Lump Frontenac or Weir City Selected Lump $4.50 Front enac or Weir City Shaker Nut $4.25 Arkansas Semi-Anthracite $6.OOt0$7.5O Arkansas Anthracite Ouita $9.50 Pennsylvania Anthracite "11.00 Order Your Coal NOW The Southwestern Fuel Go. Telephones 193144 CKIJilNAL C0UBT DOCKET. It Includes Several Minor Charges Before Judge Haze a. The first criminal docket for the Sep tember term of the district court has been prepared, and II cases have been set for trial during the week of Sep tember 7. i On Monday, September 1, there will be no court, as that is Labor lay. On I Tuesday Rains, Kicker, Iurein and Klauer will be tried by Assistant At torney Gc-r.eral Redden on the charge of selling liquor. During the week Roy Daniels wiil be tried on the charge of i assault, and several other assault and burglary casta will be tried. Good 8amaritans Lodge. 1 The annual sermon of the Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria. who are in session in Topeka. was preached at St. John's A. M. E. church i last evening by Rev. Snelson. Excel I lent music was given by the choir. To night at 8 p. m. a musical and literary entertainment will be-held at K. P. hall. 620 Kansas avenue. Dy -yiaceuoman lodge No. The rrrgramme follows: Instrumental solo. lire. O. A. Taylor; recitation. Miss Essie Hawkins; solo, Mrs. Essie Clark: selection. Miss Hen rietta Jackson: solo. Miss Ad.lie Thomp son: selection. Miss Susie Eagleson, solo, Mrs. Hare: paper. Miss Lallian Jeltz; solo, Mr. I. Iisewilby; instrumental. Miss Dora WUvrn. Tim Hurst Made an Umpire. New York. Aug. 5. President Pul liam has announced the appointment of Tim Hurst as a national league umpire. XuUbrtli BATTLE CKEEK BREAKFAST FOOD CO. a Full Size Package, NS BaMa Craafc. HM. such as is usu- 1 5 GTS. Creek Breakfast Food Co., Quincy, IIL 734 Kansas Avenue. I Pure Water! Phillips' famous mineral water delivered at your door pure and health ful: I PROF. J. W. PHILLIPS j J Proprietor. J 612 West Eight Street.. IP I TiAV'T Cure yon of Ecxema, Can-,. Ii I mil I r. Tumor, Goit.r. Kid-. 11 1 fw.l M. reT.S"iin or Biood Disease then I snake BO tiAKGi for ItillKM T. 1 claim n be the only doctor in America t h'v thus gus!mf Have cored hun- dreds and wiil gladly write any cue my r i n;"c.Iessi.ial ativi.-e free. Ad.iress A. A. BROWER, .M. D., 711-713 KANSAS AVENUE. TOPEKA. KANSAS. ITRY THE JOURNAL WANT I COLUMNS FOR J QUICK RETURNS.

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