The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 18, 1903

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1 fft mjf LARGEST DAILY 10 PAGES IN KANSAS. LARGEST DAILY 10 PAGES IN KANSAS. J.; LAST, EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 18, 1903. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. i 1 "i G00DJ0ADS. It. W. Ilichardson, Secretary of the National Association, Delivers an Address Before the Transmississippl Congress. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL Session lieglns in Seattle Most Auspiciously. Delegates From Every State and Territory of the West. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 18. The four teenth annual session of the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress, which convened in this city this morning, Started out under the most favorable auspices and promises to be one of the most notable gatherings in the history of the organization. The attendance is unusually large, there being delegates In attendance from every state and ter ritory in the trans-Mississippi, Alaskan and the Hawaiian regions. Delegates are Present from Colorado, I 8. morning Texas and Louisiana. The session of the congress today was spent i in perfecting the organization and in "The removal of the raw material the d. livery of addresses of welcome i tro. the fore??t f"d e!d- a"d tn? mU and the mine is the first, and up to the and responses thereto. These included pl f.sent time the most costly and diffl v. clconiiiig addresses by Governor j cult step. There is not a state or ter Henry Mi Bride fur the state. Mayor j ritory that Is not retarded in its growth Tiiomus J. Humes for the city, and Judge Thomas Burke for the commer cial organizations of the northwest. Two important addresses were deliv ered this afternoon and the remainder if the session was devoted to the con sideration of the report of the commit tee on the advisability of merging the congrfss with the National Irrigation conarress. The addresses scheduled for this af ternoon were "Immigration and its Dis tribution," by Thomas Richardsoi., of New Orleans, and "Good Koads," by R. W. Richardson, secretary of the Na tional Good Roads association. .Mr. R. W. Ric haiuson in his address Saul: "It is a rnptter of congratulation that this congress has given prominence to the subject of the improvement of the public roads. The question first recog nized by this body at its session in Salt Lake city in 1117. and at St. Paul last year resolutions were adopted without discussions, recommending modern road legislation for the several states. It re mained for this session to give merited recognition to this important question and assign a place upon its programme the old methods. patching up and mend lur presentation and discussion. ing here and there until it seems al- "It is difficult to explain the Indiffer- most Impossible to conceive that there m e of commercial interests to the bar- is wnythfng better. The non-cneem of dens and incumbrances upon trade and the average business man has prevented commerce imposed by unimproved j him from giving active thought to the leads. If conscious of this barrier, they Subject, with a determination to solve are oblivious to their responsibility and 1 it. Time and experience has demon ngardiess of the remedy, enduring thestrated that the present system is burdensome condition as a fixed habit, j wasteful and wholly void of beneficial From long established custom, the pub- results. Our commercial interests re lic rouds are left to the control and i quire that every business man give sup management of the rural districts, the j port to the movement for durable roads toivns and cities refusing to share the by co-operating the municipal and pub tost nf their proper improvement, ai-j lie interest together with the boards of though equally participating in the ben- i trade, chamber of commerce, manufac- tits thereft om. The system under w hi h turing associations, transportation and the public roads are managed is ant.1-i other business organizations with the quated. inadequate, and wasteful, eac h 'agricultural and kindred interests for yai repeating the experience of the one I the establishment and maintenance of before by the expenditure of labor an 1 a comprehensive system of public road money, with no permanent good aceom- Improvement In their respective states Tllshed. The sum of money practically j and counties. This can be accomplished wasted in the attempt, under the present under what is known as the 'State Aid t-ystem. to maintain passable roads J Plan' now in successful operation In would be an alarming proposition in any 'the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, oiher business of such proportion, public j New York, and Connecticut. This plan or private, and would call the most is based upon the principle that corn radical and prompt reform. The l,:ir0 mercinl as well as agricultural Interests counties contained in the transmississip- jare benefited by improved highways and ri country expend each year, in money j equalizes the burden or cost by appor- and labor, measured at statutory valu", the sum of $21,2rin,oo0t a sum one and a third times greater than the entire cost cif the Lousiana Purchase territory, an I more than one dollar per capita for ev ery man. woman and child in this vast dnrnain. This sum comes each year from the agi icultural classes and is practi cally wasted, for. with few exceptions, there is not a good permanent highway In the entire country west of the Mis sissippi river. Resides the loss of this money, we endure through the alternat ing seasons of the year, impassable mud. Insufferable dust, long hills and hollows, bad grades, rooks, ruts, sidings, loss of time, wear and tear of body, mind, clothes, stock, vehicles, harness, etc. This loss is insignificant, however, when .mpared with that laid upon the in dustries of the county by reason ofare ready and willing to aid you and these road conditions. More than 95 pe cent of all the traffic carried by rail roads, steamships, and other common carriers, is first carted over a primaty road. Figuring the cost of transport ing the products of the transmississippl etates over the roads in their present condition, and comparing same with the cost over improved roads, they are tax ing the commercial and agricultural iti teiests more than three hundred and fifty million dollars annually. This esti mate Is based solely upon the cost of transportation under average favorable conditions, and does not comprehend the loss to railroads from congested and su- ipriatlons for the improvement of rivers pended traffic, their equipment and force j and harbors, lend its aid to build rail Idle, rendering it impossible to move j roads which are hut another class of the products and merchandise to and from their stations. The'se periods fol lowed by a rush of business that taxes their capacity beyond their limits, con gesting the markets and creating unsat isfactory business conditions. The retail merchant is seriously affected, bad roa is frequently entailing loss upon his busi ness or at least preventing a profitable season's trade. When the country mer chant is affected it in turn extends to the wholesale dealer; collections become poor, remittances delayed, extensions asked for, stock left on hand to become shelf-worn, and a general unhealthy and profit-losing situation results. "During the past winter and spring the movements of grain, the delivery of freight and oils, ami in fact all wagon transportation, was practically suspend ed in many sections of the Mississippi valley. These losses cannot be calcu lated in money, as they are indirect and do not apnear on the surface, but the mind, lending itself to the consideration of economic conditions, must compre hend that our commerce is heavy laden by reason of bad roads and the lack of good ones. "The question of building permanent highways is of the very highest com mercial importance and demands the active attention of all business men. The practice so long In use of placing the burden of road makins upon the country people Is unjust and Inequit able, and will never secure improved roads. For more than a centurv this system has been in vogue, and today less than 1 per cent, of the common road mileage is macadamized pr sur faced, providing a durable road for all seasons ot the year. The present meth ods are without system, Intelligent su pervision, or business management, and in truth would not be endured in any other department of our governmental affairs. Long custom and habit seem to have inured our people to these ancient methods, so primitive and bur densome, that they bear them with a patience that would make Job seem restless. We boast of our enterprise and progress In every other channel of trade and insist upon the most up-to-date improvements in every other line of our development. We span rivers, pierce mountains, and scale the heights with ribbons of steel to supply the de mand for comfort, rapidity, and the lowest unit of cost in transportation. We require floating oalaces with enor mous hatchways for transport over our waterways. We contribute in vast land grants, money grants, loans, bonds, do nations, guarantees, privileges and franchises to aid in securing these ad vantages, and yet we go on year fol lowing year enduring the embarrass ments and discomforts of bad, unim proved public roads with a content ment that passeth all understanding. When we think about it, every dollar of the hundreds of millions appropriated for rivers and harbors, and every acre and subsidy granted to encourage the buildings of railroads, would be futile were it not for the common roads and highways of the country. Render them mpossible of passage for a fortnight and the wheels of commerce would stop, looms and spindles would cease lain uau iaiB viuuiu siaiiu idle in the yards, and merchant vessels Would lay in the harbor for want of cargoes to carry to their ports. and development on account of unim proved highways. "It has been stated that the building of steam ami electric railroads has ren dered the construction of permanent highways unnecessary. This is not true; they have superseded for a time the improvement of our roads, but they can never supply the necessity for them. You had just as well assert that the electric car in the city taK.es tne place of the street or sidewalk. "The public road is the most common of all interests; it is promotive of trade and commerce, the adjuster of freight tariffs, the 'always on time," ready, open way for all the people. It leads to the ciiuicn. me scnooi, tne library, the town, the market, the mill, the store, the place of amusement, and the so cial gathering. It places the farmer in touch with the events of the world through the rural mail delivery, with the daily paper, market reports, latest periodicals and magazines containing the best current thought of the hour. It equalizes trade for the merchant and insures a steady market for the farmer. "There is almost universal agreement as to the many advantages, and the need of good roads, the serious problem is, How to get them.' We have followed tioning the same to the state, county and district. It provides for a state highway commission or engineering de partment, insuring proper supervision, construction and maintenance and gives to the people, in return for the money expended, good public roads, which they welcome with growing appreciation. I shall not attempt to explain this plan. Its details may be brought out in the discussion which is to follow. I will say. however, that the highway divisions of these several states are in charge of most excellent and practical men, ready and willing at all times to give to any one on request all information as to the successful operation of their work. The office of road inquiry, department of agriculture. Washington, D. C, and the National Good Roas association to furnish bulletins containing technical and general information, touching every phase of the road subject. There is no acceptable rPason why each member of this coneress should not post himself thoroughly as to the merits of this plan and upon his return to his home, by earnest endeavor inspire his people to adopt the principles applicable to his state and put them In active operation. "It has been argued with the per suasiveness of a Paul, that the national government should lend Us aid to the construction of public highways. If the government can expend vast appro- public highways, if it can expend mil lions of dollars in the Philippines and Porto Rico, and the monies of the Cu bans in the construction of wagon rniii?, if it can deliver the mails, signal the weather, modernize farming, foster and encourage manufacturing by tariffs and aid and promote trade and trans portation in divers other ways, wbt substantial reason is there for not giv ing aid to the building of roads and highways, the most common and useful of all Interests it can conserve. This phase of the sublect is worthy of your investigation and if It his vout ap proval you should enlist the active sup- port of your senators and represent-!- tives from your respective states for th principles of the Rrownlow bill, which will receive special consideration dur ing the next session of the national con-gre-s. "I covet now the nower of eloquence that I might, with burning zeal, exer cise a manc over vour minds and pa triotism which would stir you up to ac tivity for this cause. I appeal to you to make it the rrost potent o' the meas ures before this congress. Let your ap proval rinc out in strong resolution commendine th" principles of state and national aid that tha comine leeisla tiir"S nd th congress may know that the neonle of th Trpns-Vi"i,-sippl country favor practical legislation, (Continued on Page Six.) TURKS REPULSED. Battle Kages Six Hours in Vi cinity of Monastir. Saltan's Army Defeated With Loss of 210 Killed. SURPRISE IN STORE. Constantinople Is Not Expect ing the Russian Squadron. Thought the Whole Matter Had Been Settled. Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 18. A fierce battle Is re;orted to have taken place in the neighborhood of Monastir. Three Turkish battalions attacked a thousand insurgents, and after the fight had raged for six hours the Turks were re pulsed with the loss of 210 men killed and wounded. The Insurgent loss la not given. SURPRISE FOR THE TURKS. Constantinople, Aug. 18. The Russian squadron of warships, which left Sebas topol yesterday, is expected to arrive off the Turkish coast this afternoon, to supDort the demands made on Turkey by Russia in connection with the assas sination August 7 of the Russian consul at Monastir. The fact that Russia is about to make a naval demonstration in Turkish waters has been kept a pro found secret here, the public being en tirely ignorant of Russian movements. The notification received here of the sailing of the squadron was an unwel come surprise to the Turkish govern ment, which had pretended to believe that the Rostkovski incident had been closed with the punishment of the guilty .parties. The most recent advices received here from Monastir were forwarded Sunday night and announced that the fighting between the Insurgents and Turkish troops in the vicinity of Krushevo con tinued and that many refugees from neighboring villages had congregated at Monastir. Several villages inhabited by Greeks, it was added, had been set on fire by the insurgents. According to advices received at one of the foreign embassies at Constanti nople no less than MX) Mussulmans have been massacred throughout the district of Monastir by insurgents, whose move ment continues to gain ground. Emir Rushdl Pasha, who is nominally in command of the Turkish troops oper ating in the Monastir district, is seri ously hampered in his efforts to sup press the insurrection by the fact that the instructions he receives from here are constantly changing and that when a movement is undertaken a counter order from the palace alters the whole situation. The Turkish commissary de partment is in a wretched condition. The troops at Monastir, for instance, have not been served with rations of meat for six weeks. The insurgent bands In the villayet of Adrianople are also active. One band recently captured a detachment of sixty Turkish soldiers near Haskoi, close to the Bulgarian frontier. Twenty four battalions of reserves in the villa yet of Anatoli have been summoned to the colors. The repeated attacks made by the in surgents on the railroads and the in adequate protection afforded by the Turkish authorities have compelled the railroad officials to order, in spite of the protest oT the military command ers, a suspension of traffic on the Salon ica, Monastir and Uskub lines. Dispatches received here from Bel grade, Servia, say that the Turkish minister there has secured the deten tion of a qviantity of arms and ammu nition destined for Bulgaria. The for warder of the war munitions was sen tenced to pay a fine of $4,000 for the illegal exportation of munitions of war. DESTROYED TOBACCO FACTORIES. Sofia. Aug. 18. Reports received here from Constantinople and believed to be authentic, confirm the previous state ments to the effect that when the Turks recaptured Krushevo they slaughtered the entire Christian population without exception, and it is pointed out that among those killed were the employes of the government tobacco establish ments which were under European con trol, as the proceeds from these estab lishments were assigned to the service of the Turkish debt. TO PROTECT THE SULTAN. Vienna. Aug. IS. A curious sugges tion has been made in some political circles to the effect that the Russian squadron bound for Turkish waters is not intended so much as a menace to Turkey as to protect the sultan in the event of a serious outbreak at the Yildiz palace, resulting from the dissatisfac tion of the Albanians and of the Arabian-Syrian clique. VETERANS PARADE. Naral and Ciric Bodies Join the Procession. San Francisco, Aug.18. The parade of the military, naval and civic bodies of this city and state, which took place this morning furnished an imposing spectacle for the vast crowds of people who packed the sidewalks, windows, roofs and every point of vantage along the line of march. It was certainly one of the finest displays ever seen here and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed among the spectators, who greeted their special favorites in each branch of the service with rousing cheers as they passed in the procession. The scene, as the troops, both regulars and state, in their natty uniforms passed along the gaily decora-, ted streets with banners flying and bands playing was one which will b long remembered by those who saw it. Sharp upon the appointed hour th bugle gave the signal to advance, and following orders from headeiuarters th military, naval and civic organizations wheeled into line in their appointed posi tions in the parade. Grand Marshal Colonel Fuller in Grand Army uniform, led the advance, his chief of staff. Colonel W. Edwards, and Chief Aide Colonel J. F. Bergin, both dressed In fatigue uniform of th? national guard of California. Following came the first division. This was com posed of detachments of United States troops, sailors and marines, including the Seventh Infantry, three battalions of field artillery, the fiist and second bat talions coast artillery. United States rai lines and sailor?, the latter under com mand of Lieutenant J. P. Morton, The senior commanding officer of the regu lar troops was Lieutenant Colonel T. C. Woodbury. The second division was made up of regiments of the California national guard led by Major General John H. Dickinson and Brigade General C. F. Mueller. This detachment was made up of the second brigade N. G. C, Colonel T. F. O'Neil commanding; the First and Fifth Infantry regiment. First battalion of artillery, troop A cavalry and the signal corps dismounted. The naval batallion came next, at tracting much attention from the crowds of spectators as they swung past dragging their gattling batteries. The veteran reserve, company A. fol lowed as special escort to a body of exUnion prisoners of war. Then came a line of carriages in columns two abreast with the guests of the day and dignitar ies, military and civic. Governor George C. Pardee of the state of California, was in the first carriage accompanied by George Stone, chairman of the executive committee of the annual encampment of the G. A. R., and Major General Mc Arthur, commanding the department of California. In the next carriage were Major General W. R. Shafter, com mander of the department of Califor nia and Nevada G. A. R., and General T. J. Stewart, commander in chief of the G. A. R. Lieutenant General Miles retired, who occupied a carriage with Chief Justice Beatty of the supreme court of California, was loudly cheereC along the line of march, the friendly feeling being cordially acknowledged by the gallant officer, who appeared highly pleased with the reception he received. In other carriages were Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, Alden An derson, lieutenant governor of the state, the heads of civic department, super visors of the city and Mexican war vet erans. With the third division marshalled by Colonel Charles Brixton, marched the drum corps of the National association of civil war musicians and the Spanish American war veterans In their khaki suits under command of Major H. T. Lane. The fourth division, made up of the first regiment of the league of the Cross cadet, was followed by Colone O. F. Long's garrison No. 101. Army and navy union led the fifth division, which had in line Phelps' squadron United States Veteran Navy. No. 12, the Gen eral Lawton camp of Spanish-American was veterans. Naval post 400 of Phila delphia, Commander W. Simmons com manding, and several -local organiza tions. A representative body of the Improved Order of Red Men in their picturesque attire of the old time braves of the for est and plain made up the sixth divis ion, followed by local military and be nevolent organizations forming the sev enth, eighth and ninth divisions. The parade wheeled Into Van Ness avenue, passing in review beore George Stone, chairman of the executive committee of national encampment of the G. A. R. This thoroughfare was lined with a dense crowd of people for many blocks past the reviewing stand to a point where the parade was flnallyllsmissed. FIFTY POISONED. Colorado Tourists Eat Embalm ed Ice fcream. Colorado Springs. Colo., Aug. 18. Over fifty people, the majority of whom are tourists in this city and Manitou, from all parts of the country, have been poisoned from eating ice cream made by local dealers from a consign ment of cream received Sunday morn ing from one of the largest creameries and daries in the state, situated near Denver. An analysis by the health offi cers of Colorado Springs reveals the fact that the cream was charged with formaldehyde, better known as embalm ing fluid, to keep it from souring. No deaths have resulted, although several cases are critical. The name of the company furnishing the cream has not been made public. Health Officer Han ford of this city states that arrests will be made at once. The case promises to be sensational. ORIENT AND WABASH. They Form a Combine With the Hamburg Line. Chicago, Aug. IS. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Omaha, Neb., says: "The Hamburg-American Steamship company will invade the Pacific ocean, and together with the Orient and Wa bash railroads will encircle the earth," said Vice President Dickinson of the Orient railroad who has just returned from London, where he together with President Stilwell of the Orient line negotiated the traffic agreement be tween the railroads and the steamship company. "The night before I left Lon don we concluded a contract with the Hamburg-American line for a line of steamers from Fort Stilwell to China via Hawaii and Japan. That company already has steamers plying to all points in the Orient via Suez." SEVEN INJURED. Trolley Car Collision Near the Armourdale Shops. Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. 8. Two trol ley cars on the Metropolitan Street rail way collided near the Armourdale shops in Kansas City, Kas., injuring seven persons as follows, none fatally: Miss Bee Cochran, chest hurt. Andrew Burgess, internal. H. McKee. cut about fae-e. Mrs. Clyde Johnson, bruises. W. H. Harrison, cut and bruised. A. Swope, conductor, leg hurt. G. Seal, cut. Miss Cochran was hurt by the excit ed passengers in their attempt to es cape. Nothing the Matter With Quay. Pittsburg. Pa.. Aug. 1$. Senator M. 9. Quay arrived in Pittsburg today on his way to his home at Beaver from Southampton. L. I. Early today a sen sational report was circulated that the senator had died suddenly on the train while en route to this city. It is not known how the false report started, as Mr. Quay was In his usual health. It Was Expected. New York. Aug. 18. Hezekiah A. Gudger. United States consul at Pana ma, who has arrived from Colon, when told of the rejection of the canal treaty by Colombia said: "When I left Bogota it was understood that the vote in the senate stood 17 to 7 against thereaty with three doubtful votes and that the treaty would be rejected. GR0UNDJ00 WET Farm Work Stopped by the Ex cessire Itains. State Now Needs Some Genuine Kansas Sunshine. THRASHING DELAYED. Wheat and Oats in Stack Great ly Damaged. Cattle Doing Well and Pastures Unusually Good. The following Is the climate and crop report for Kansas issued today by Di rector Jennings of the weather bureau. GENERAL CONDITIONS. The week has been cool In the eastern and middle divisions, with temperature about normal in the western. The rain fall has been heavy In the eastern di vision, the northern half of the middle division, and the extreme north part of the western and in Clark county. Over the rest of the western division and the southwestern part of the middle it has been deficient. Hail storms occurred in some of the northern counties. EASTERN DIVISION. Corn is In fine condition. Late corn has grown rapidly and Is tasseling and silking, while the earliest is practically made in some counties. The week has been so wet that much wheat and oats in stack and shock have been damaged, some by sprouting and some by discol oration; some hay stacks have been damaged also, and thrashing, plowing, and haying stopped. Pastures are fine. The third crop of alfalfa is heavy and ready to cut Potatoes are a poor crop in Johnson, and a very short crop in Marshall, while the late potatoes are not looking well in Atchison. Apples are doing very well south, but are a short crop north. Peaches and grapes are do ing finely in Chautauqua. Flax is good in quality but light in yield in Frank lin. Anderson. Farmwork stopped by ex cessive rains which are injuring corn and greatly damaging hay and grain stacks. Atchison. More than half of the oats still in the shock and very greatly dam aged; corn doing well, but too wet for lowland and late corn; late potatoes not looking very well. Bourbon. Corn still making rapid and heavy growth; haying retarded by the rains. Brown. Thrashing delayed by rains; fall plowing in progress: late com growing finely and much improved dur ing last ten days; pastures good and stock doing well. Chase Corn doing finely.' the latest planting how tasseling; Kafir and cans doing well; some alfalfa seeding being done; alfalfa saved for seed injured by continued wet weather: but little nrairie I hay cut yet; thrashing at a standstill; grass fine and stock doing well; third crop of alfalfa hay ready to cut; crop larger than first and second. Chautauqua All growing crops doing well: aonles. neaches and en neo ai-o doing finely; corn crop far better than expected. Coffey But little farmwork done this week; haying and thrashing almost at a standstill. Crawford Corn growing rapidly, late tasseling and silking and early in roast ing ear; plowing for wheat well along; some fields are too wet to plow now; a large acreage of wheat will be sown. Doniphan Wheat a light crop and low-ground oats hurt by rust; ground in very good condition for plowing, very light crop of fruit. Elk Sunshine needed for haying and thrashing; corn doing well. Franklin Corn is making fine prog ress: thrashing delayed by rain; flax good quality with a light yield. Greenwood Corn and Kafir corn do ing finely; pastures very fine; third crop of alfalfa being harvested and is u heavy crop; meadows in ne condition, but too wet for haying. Jackson A fine week for corn which is making good progress in most fields; small grain in shock badly damaged by wet weather; pastures iook well for August; prairie haying delayed by rains. Jefferson Corn is irregular.some look ing very well and other fields very poor: it is feared that much stacked hay is damaged: alfalfa greatly dam aged by wet weather; apple crop nearly a failure. Johnson Good prospects for corn, but much of it is late, some not yet tas Eeled; thrashing nearly done; wheat yield poor to fair; plowing for wheat progressing with ground in good condi tion; pastures good and cattle doing rell; apples a poor crop; also pota toes. Leavenworth Pastures good: both early and late corn promise well; too wet for any farm work. Linn Corn doing well; most ground too wet to plow for wheat; some dam age to oats and flax by rain; prairie haying retarded. Lyon Corn Is making good growth. Marshall Corn and all other growing crops doing finely; millet, cane and all fodder crops promise a large yield: pas tures good; potatoes a very short crop; no peaches; there will be some apples; ground in good endition for plowing. Montgomery A good growing week for corn and pastures; late corn In fine condition: haying has been delayed by rains; ground in fine condition for plow ing. Montgomery A good growing week for corn and pastures: late corn in fine condition; haying has been delayed by rains; ground in fine condition for plow ing. Morris All farmwork delayed by rains; wheat badly damaged in shock, nearly a total loss on overflowed lands; late crops making a fair growth, but it is too wet and not warm enough for rapid growth. Pottawatomie Late corn tasseling with prospects for a good crop: too wet to plow for wheat; a good growing week. Riley Heavy rains have stopped farmwork; late corn making fine growth. Shawnee Threshing and haying re tarded by heavy rains; oats damaged in shock and stack; late corn tasseling and silking, early in roasting ear: corn get ting very weedy in the bottoms: fall plowing begun: upland in fine condi tion for plowing; garden truck plenti ful: apples fine; pastures unusually good: cattle doing very well. Wabaunsee Corn conditions greatly Improved by the rains, and there are (Continued on Page Six.) LITTLE KAIN REPORTED. Kansas Has Had Little Moisture for 24 Hours. The government forecast sent out to day for Kansas is "Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday, with probably local showers." Today's corn and wheat region bul letin says: "No rainfall is reported this morning in the Kansas river water shed, and the weather is generally clear over this state and western Missouri, with a slight fall in temperature over Kansas." The maximum and minimum temper atures reported for the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o'clock were as fol lows: Baker. 80, 60; Concordia, 82, 60; Dodge City, 82, 62; Dresden, 80, 64; Fori Scott, 82, 62; Macksville, 78. 68; McPherson, S4. 64; Manhattan, 86, 58; Osage City, 82. 58: Sedan, 78, 60; To peka, 79, 62; Toronto, 84, 58; Wichita, 7S. 62. The wind at noon was southeast, blowing six miles an hour. The hourly temperatures recorded by the govern ment thermometer today were as fol low: 7 o'clock 63 I 11 o'clock. 79 8 o'clock 69.1 12 o'clock 81 9 o'clock 76 1 o'clock S2 10 o'clock 80 2 o'clock S3 WARSHIP SANK. Chinese Cruiser Collides With Steamer Empress of India. Captain and 13 of the Crew Were Drowned. Hong Kong, Aug. 18. The Canadian Pacific railroad's steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver, B. C, July 27, and Yokohama, August 10, for Hong Kong, collided near this port today with the Chinese cruiser Huang-Tal. The warship sank an hour after the collision. The Empress of India saved 170 of the crew of the cruiser. The captain of the Huang-Tai, who refused to leave his ship, and 13 of her crew were drowued. The Empress of India was badly dam aged amidships. The Huang-Tai was a tender to the naval engineering college of the south ern Chinese squadron at Nanking. She was of 2,110 tons displacement, 260 feet long, had 36 feet beam and drew 20 feet of water. The cruiser was built in England. Her armament consisted of three 7 inch Krupp guns, seven 40 poun ders and six small rapid fire guns and was fitted with two torpedo tubes. She had a complement of 300 men. The Em press of India, also constructed in Eng land, is one of the finest vessels of the Canadian Pacific Railroad company. She is 440 feet long and over 3,000 tons net register. BLAGKJpJRE Miles Will Be Made Commander Next Year. San Francisco, Aug. 18. It may be set down as certain that Gen. John C. Black, of Illinois, will succeed General Stewart as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. All op position to General Black has vanished with the announcement by Lieut. Gen. Miles that he would not oppose the popular son of Illinois. It is conceded, however, that if he does not object the honor will be given to Miles at the next enca moment. The election of General Black by ac clamation is expected and the same compliment for Miles in 1904 is antici pated. Many members of various auxiliary or ganizations have come to this city, and all are enthusiastic over the cordiality of their reception and the harmony manifested by all branches of the na tional service here assembled. The Woman's Relief Corps and the I-adies of tha Grand Army are in close affili ation, and Their headquarters are thronged at all hours of the day and evening. The National Association of Army Nurses has established head quarters in the residence district of the city and are being royally entertained by many friends. The naval veterans have a strong representation and were a conspicuous feature in today's parade. They will also be seen tomorrow in line with the Grand Army veterans. An affiliation of those who partici pated in the Spanish-American war with the Grand Army is possible during the present encampment. The heroes of Luzon and Cuba are anxious to join forces with those who fought in the great battles of the civil war. SIX KINDS OF POISON Found in Valise of a Man Committed Suicide. Who St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 8. An unidenti fied man died today at the City hospital from a dose of strychnine taken last night on an incoming Burlington train from Chicago. In his valise were found six bottles, each containing a different kind of poison. The labels showed that they were purchased at Paducah, Ky. The man was well dressed and while he Fpent money lavishly on the train, very little money was found today on his person. Before he died he said: "I was tired of living. It is my affair and not the public's." He boarded the train at Chicago. A Shower of Bolts. New York, Aug. 18. Fourteen men have been injured at the New York navy yard while working upon the new battleship Connecticut. Riveting of the steel plates on the battleship is under way, and riveting machines were pound ing noisily whep dozens of bolts flew In a shower upon the workmen. Many of them were hit on the head and body. No one was seriously hurt. Accident to Loop the Loopist. New York, Aug. 18. The bicycle loop the loop at Coney Island claimed anoth er victim when the performer clipped from the track and fell 30 feet, sustain ing probably fatal injuries.' It was the second accident there in a week. O'Leary Joins Detroit Club. Detroit. Aug. 18. Manager Barrow, of the Detroit baseball club has signrid Charles O'Leary of the Des Mclnes (Iowa) Western league to play shortstop for the season 1901. LOOKS LIKE FIGHT Republican Contest in First District Is Fairly On. Already Three Candidates Are iti the Field. NU3IBEH OF DELEGATES Probable That There Will Be 119 iu Convention. Battle Ground Is in Brown and Jackson Counties. With three candidates already in the field and the possibility of one or two others, the congressional situation in the First district is beginning to becoma somewhat warm. Others than the pro fessional politicians are beginning to sit up and take notice ot things. People who are at all interested In pol itics are beginning to figure on the pos sible combinations which will nominate any certain candidates in the next Re publican congressional convention, Thi politicians figure all these things out very carefully beforehand, and then they proceed to make their hard fights in the primaries at the vital points. It is probable that the representation In the congressional convention will be based on the number of votes cast in each county for Congressman Curtis at the last election. Sometimes the basis is made on the vote for secretary of state, but it will probably be on the basis on Curtis' vote, and this will give him a trifle advantage because of the fact that he ran several hundred votes ahead of the secretary of state in hU home county. On a basis of one delegate for each 200 votes cast for Curtis in 1902 or major fraction thereof the convention will be composed of 119 delegates. On a basis of one vote for every 150 votes cast thof convention will be composed of 159 dele gates, but It would make practically no difference in the combinations that would have to be made. On the former basis the delegates would be apportioned to the various counties as follows: Atchison 11 Brown 13 9 9 10 19 11 Doniphan Jackson Jefferson Leavenworth Nema..a Shawnee 3 Total 119 Necessary to a choice, 60. The main battle grounds will prob ably be Brown and Jackson counties, with spirited skirmishes in Atchison and Leavenworth. It is generally con ceded that Shawnee and Jefferson will be for Curtis, while Doniphan and Nemaha counties will be for Stuart and against Curtis. As to the chances in Brown and Jack son, it depends upon what crowd you are conversing with. If your informant happens to be a Curtis man he would probably tell you that Curtis will sim ia hia ..iLimnpnta off the earth ill both these counties, while if your in formant happens to be against Curtis i you would doubtless learn that Curtis hasn't the ghost of a show to carry I either county. j In Brown county it will be Stuart against Curtis. Ewing Herbert with his I Hiawatha World will lead the fight for I Curtis, but there is a powerful anti- Curtis sentiment in the county as wen. And in both Jackson and Brown coun ties the alleged frauds In connection ihn cni. of Pottawatomie and Kickapoo lands is brought up as often as possible and Curtis' name drag Iged into them. Just how much sentiment this is making against Curtis cannot be I told at present. In Jackson county Curtis w:.l hvf t mke a straight fight for himself, h. t what shape the opposition in n'mw'" tak? has not yet appear.-.!, .v S.JVHrir.u ttmt ex-Congressman Case BrnHerick. whose h"me is at Holton. may conHude to Eet into it again and ask for his home del -fgation If not. it is quite likely that D. K Anthony, jr., will make a fight for the Jackson county delegation as will i bIso the Atchison conntv calidioate If Atchison coV.i tv has "v" C. 1. Walker of Atchtsn has an ambition to go to empress, and Frank Crowell is often mentioned in con nection with the nomination. It will require ffl votes to nominate. l'n Shawnee ami Jefferson Curtis will have It a good lead in I he convent ion, but sUH I IS. short of a nomination. If he wins boih Brown and Jackson it would Rood margin on the first ballot but if he loses either county he can not make it. In that "use he Would have to get either Atchison or Leavenworth. If he loses both Jacksnn and Brown. Atchison alone would do him no good, bat he would have to get I unveil worth as well, white it ne LtCvenworih it will make hint .safe with out anv other county except the two con- "rtfX defeated the result will be problematical. It is impossible to tell Just what would be the -outcome. Judge Stuart would have to get the three counties el his judicial district. Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha and Leavenworth, and then cither Jackson or Atchison besides That is the rort of a combination which wiH nave to be mide and the man that gets the ttv to the combination will carry off the nomination-if Curtis is defeated. CORBETT'S BIG OFFER. Can Hare $25,000 For a 30 Weeks En ga cement. Cleveland, O., Aug. lS.James J. Cor bett. erstwhile champion pugilist of the world, was today made an offer of $25, 000 for a 30 weeks' engagement In vau deville. Jule Delmar, of Jamestown, N. Y., who was for two years road manager of the Empire vaudevillians, a vaude ville organization headed by Corbett, made the offer. Corbett did a mono logue act with the Empire company which drew crowded houses all over the country. He got $1,000 a week from the company, which disbanded last season. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 18. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and in north portion Wednesday; possibly local showers In southern portion tonight; variable winds. Temperatures of Large Cities. China go, Aug. 18. Temperatures at T a. m.: New York. 68; Boston, 66; Philadel phia. 70' Washington, 68;Chicago, Gfi; Minne apclis, Ci; Cincinnati, U; St. Louis, 6k

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TOPEKA STATE JOUTINAL, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18, 1903.' 2 KAtlSASNEWS. A Fort Scott FamJIy Show EtI dence of Affection. Ten Children Unite in Glring Sister an Estate. FARM WILLED TO ALL. She Had Always Stayed at Home and Worked. Cared for the Aged Father and Is Now Repaid. Fort Scott, Aug. 18. The Tribune says: Perhaps the most remarkable in stance of the liberality in the distribu tion of a large estate among many hiirs that the records of the probate court of this county will disclose, is embraced In some entries that Probate Judge Hud Bon made in his lKioks. It is in the dis tribution of the estate of the late J. Fundenburger, the pioneer Democrat of Uarmaton township. Mr. Fundenburger willed one half of his entire estate, consisting of 240 acres of fine land and tl.OOO worth of personal property, to his daughter, Margaret E. Fundenburger, and some eighteen eirs, among whom the deceased intended the other half should be divided, Joined in an instrument conveying their entire in terest in the estate to the same daugh ter. This gives Miss Fundenburger the ntire estate of her father. It may have happened that one, two or perhaps three heirs have done this in the past, but in the Fundenburger fam ily there were ten children, ail living but one daughter, who died and left eight children. These children. of course, were entitled to their mother's share of the estate. Each of the seventeen heirs might with good grace have gone in and claimed his or her portion of the estate, but the last one of them waived all in terest, right or title to any of the estate in behalf of the one. Miss Fundenburger, who is thus so distinctly honored by her family, is one of the eldest children of the family. he has always lived at home. Their mother died when the youngest was yet a baby and she became the mother of the household raising them all, and when they had married and made homes cf their own, she remained with the aged father, eared tenderly for him through long years of hard labor and managed the farm successfully herself. Hundreds of families in Fort Scott have eaten Miss Fundenburger's butter, the eggs laid by her hens, and the vege tables raised in her gardens in the past number of years. She marketed herself after raising them. It. is a rare case of where a sense of right and a regard for faithfulness above pecuniary interests and thrusts unexpected reward upon merit. The Fundenburger estate must be worth some $8,000 of $10,000. STOLE COSTLY COINS. Thief Secures C. W. Ooodlander's $300 Collection. The rare collection of coins gathered in his lifetime by the late O. W. Good lander and valued, it is said, at about $300. was stolen from the hotel night before last, unquestionably by a num ismatist, who had taken lodging at the hotel for the purpose of purloining them. The case in which they had been kept for years was forced open and the coins taken out with great difficulty. 1 ne robbery was discovered yesterday morning, but the fact was kept a se cret in the hope of catching the thief. The collection of coins was one of tne largest in this state, perhaps. Mr. Goodlander did not know, perhaps, how much they were worth. He had been offered as high ns $10 for some of them by coin collectors, and the others were all rare and valuable. Many years ago. in arranging an exhibition of interesting curios from all parts of the world, in th-? second floor hall of the hotel, near the parlor. Mr. Goodlander had these coins placed securely in a case and hung upon the wall. Each coin was backed to a board background with three or more upholstering tarks. They attracted the attention of nearly every guest at the bouse and were a great temptation, no doubt, to the collectors of rare coins who have seen them. Yesterday morning the case was found in the parlor, with the back torn off of it, and every coin was gone. The mat tor was reported to the police, who went to work on the case under instructions cf secrecy, but they have been unable to get any information that would leid to the recovery of the coins or the ap prehension of the thief. Fort Scott Tri bune. A Tale of the Triplets. Ed Clark goneral yardmastcr of the Mis souri Pacific, is the hrro of a pretty hz kin story. His wife has taken her son's triplet daughters to raist. and he is proud of her for doing it. and brass about the beauty and smartness of the triplets. A Clone reporter called on the triplets U.t't right and found them asleep in one cra dle: two at the head and one at the foot. All little babies look alike, even when I have found out a gift for my fair William Shenstone sang thus in the eighteenth century. To-day the place where the wood-pigeons breed," would be insignificant in his eyes compared to the place where Gorham Silverware may be obtained, and it is to be obtained at all responsible jewelers'. For wedding, birthday and holiday gifts silver, by common consent, is peculiarly fitted. The best silver is the Gor ham, which always bears this trade-mark they are triplets. The Brown triplets seem healthy. They are being fed malted milk and keep Mrs. Clark and a nurse busy all the time. Mrs. Clark said last night that she hated to ask her hueband to bring the children home: not that she feared he would refuse his permission, but because he was such a good man she was ashamed to impose upon him. But Ed Clark does not need any svmpathy: he seems perfectly satisfied to have a set of triplets to raise. Phvsiotans who have seen the babies have told Mrs. Clark the children seem strong and are as likely to live as any babies. Mrs. Clark will have an at home, day: Thursdays, from 2 to 4 in the afternoon, at her home, 60S Spring street, whc.i visit ors will be welcome to see the triplets. Atchison Globe. NEED MORE THEESHEES. Smith. County Farmers Cannot Get Grain Handled. Kensington, Aug. 18 The farmers of the wheat raising portions of Smith and Phillips counties are greatly alarmed be cause of the possibility that they will be unable to get their threshing done this fall. With the present number ot machines the wheat can not possibly be threshed this year. An effort is being made to get threshers from the southern part of the state where their work is finished. Wheat is yielding from 20 to 35 bushels per acre. Are Charged With Murder. Atchison, Kas., Aug. 18 Theodore McKin and Ike Johnson, charged with the murder of Nicholas Beirich, an At chison saloon keeper, on July IS, were arraigned Monday. They pleaded not guilty and their preliminaries were set for Tuesday, August 25. Both McKim and Johnson were shot and wounded in a battle with the police following the killing of Beirich. Johnson has recov ered, but McKim is still on his back and had to be carried into court on a cot. SuicidftNear Leonard villa. Manhattan, Kas., Aug. 18. Carl Ek blad, a young farmer living near Leon ard ville, twenty-six miles northwest of here, committed suicide by blowing his head off with a sixteen-gauge shotgun. He was 20 years of age and had been living with his mother on the farm. Disappointment in a love affair is said to have been the motive for taking his life. Texas Fever in Franklin County. Ottawa, Kas., Aug. 18. A telephone message from Lane, this county, an nounced the discovery of a number of cattle having the Texas fever tick. Sheriff Costigan has been called to round up the infected bunch. The cat tle escaped from a Missouri Pacific car at Osawatomie and have been roaming over the county. Cigarettes Did It. Salina, Kas., Aug. 18. Henry Stevens, until recently a local jointist, is in the county jail here a raving maniac, and it has become necessary to place him in straps. His condition is due to the ex cessive use of liquor and cigarettes. He often smoked as high as sixty and sev enty cigarettes a day. A Wichita Druggist Dead. Wic hita. Kas., Aug. 18. Mr. J. P. Al len, a wealthy druggist, died Monday afternoon, after a brief illness. He was one of the original settlers in Wichita and maintained his drug store at the same location since he started in busi ness. He was once mayor. Recruiting for Navy at Wichita. Wichita, Kas., Aug. 18. A United States navy recruiting party in charge of Lieutenant liichardsnn arrived in Wichita and opened an office in the fed eral building this morning. They will remain here for one week. Kansas Rural Carriers. Washington, Aug. IS. These rural carriers have been appointed: Kansas Atchison, regular, Edward J. Mayhood; substitute, Charles A. Tuck ett; Ooff, regular, John M. Hill; substi tute, George K. Hill; Mound City, reg ular. Ted I). Paddock: substitute, M. H. Paddock; Winchester, regular, James M. Witt; supstitute, William H. Bishop. A New Dormitory for Fairmount- Wichita, Kas., Aug. 18. President N. J. Morrison of Fairmount college, who is in the east soliciting funds for that in stitution, wires home that he is meeting- with splendid success, and will return home next' month with endowments pledged which will insure the building of a $:i0,000 dormitory next spring. Winfield Death List Nine. Winfirld, Kas., Aug. 18. The total death list from the Twigg shooting af fair here last week is now nine. Otis Carter, a billposter, died Monday. An other, Everitt Kidgeway, is hourly ex pected to die. All the other wounded will recover. KANSAS BALL GAMES. AT OSAWATOMIE. The Osawatomie hospital team defeat ed the Ottawa club here by a score of 16 to 1. Batteries Ottawa, Talbot and Wallace; Hospital, Renfro and Thomp son. AT MINNEAPOLIS. The Minneapolis team played the Ells worth team upon the latter's diamond. The day was fine and a big crowd of Lllsworth s best people were out to see the game. Both teams were well match ed and In excellent condition. The Min neapolis team won by a score of 5 to 2. AT HI'MBOLDT. Humboldt defeated Garnett here by a score of 10 to 0. The feature of the game was the hitting of Kauffman of Humboldt, he getting five hits in seven times up. Batteries Humboldt. Raeger and Booe; Garnett, Atchison and Blum". AT MARION. Marlon won their third straight shut out, winning from McPherson by a score of 8 to 0. Batteries Mai ion, Frantz and Brewington; McPherson, Rice. AT AUBl'EN. Harveyville defeated Auburn here by a score of 8 to 4. Steady and reliable support coupled with the good work of young Trueblood in the box allowing only three hits, won the game for the visitors. Batteries Henderson and Henderson; Trueblood and Hinshaw. AT HERINGTON. Emporia and Herington played ball here Monday. Another game will be played this afternoon. Wednesday Her ington will play Abilene here. Score by innings: R H E Emporia 0 0000000 22 6 5 Herington 00100P00 01 6 6 Batteries Emporia, Wheeland and Custer; Herington, White and Noyer. Umpire, Cooke. Orient in Texas. Sonora, Tex., Aug. 18. O. W. Pegee, locating agent of the Kansas City, Mexico Orient railroad, has arrived here. He says that the branch road. of tne Orient will probably run from Sher wood, Tex., to SpofTord, where connec tion will be made with the branch line of the Southern Pacific. That leads to the Mexican International at Eagle Pass. This is the route that is now be ing located. It was the intention to build a line from San Angelo. but the Sher wood route is found to be considerably shorter. SPORTING NEWS. The Championship Race Will Be a Close One. Pittsburg and Boston Look Like Leaders Now. IT'S SEVERAL DATS OFF New York, Chicago and Ciere Iand Are Coming. Boston's Great Pitching Staff Is Helping Out. Boston, Aug. 18. As the clubs of the major league enter the last quarter it looks very much like Pittsburg and Boston for the honors this season. Still other clubs are in the race and you never can quite tell what may happen. The Burgers are in more danger of los ing first place than Collins' men as their pitchers are a weak lot while the Bos ton American's have the finest string of pitchers ever got together on one team. Leever is the only top-notcher with Pittsburg, while Boston has Cy Young. Dineen and Hughes, with Gibson and Winter, and risht here is where the winners of the league championship will have trouble in matching the pitching staff of Boston, and everything is in the pitching these days where the teams are anything like evenly matched. New York and Chicago put them selves in the race once more, and either one of these clubs may yet make trou ble for the present champions who are depending on their all around work out side the box for victories. This must be a big strain, and will tell more later on, and especially if they are called on to meet the well fortified Boston Ameri cans. A series of games between these clubs played at Boston, New York, Philadel phia and Pittsburg would be a big mon ey winner and help the game, for the contests would bring out some grand good baseball. In the American League, Boston has now little to fear from the present champions, while New York is too far behind to reach the top this season even with phenomenal luck. This, too, will be more difficult, as Collins' boys are like Pittsburg, a superior road team, and have the temperament to stand the gaff when luck breaks badly. Every member of the team (16 players) has taken the western trip, and those not playing will be in uniform in all tha games as Collins believes in making a fight for every game until the thing is over. The Boston American players are very shy about talking about the champion ship or a meeting with Pittsburg, tfim mie Collins, one of the gamest players the game ever produced, is about as modest as he Is game, and makes light of comparing "his club with others. His idea is to play ball and let the fans do the talking. Boston has won her present position by grand all-around ball playing, and some good luck in having the Ditchers and the Infield al ways In fine shape, while Pittsburg lias held first place with all kinds of Odds against them. BRIEF HISTORY OF CORBETT. Is 37 Tears of Age and Been Fight ing at Least Fifteen. James J. Corbett earned the world's championship at New Orl-'ans on Septem ber 7, 1&92, when he defeated John I Sul livan in 21 rounds. By winning this tight Corbett became the first heavyweight champion under the Marquis of Queer.s bury rules, Sullivan having won his great est laurels under London prize ring rules. Corbett is a graduate of the Olympic Athletic club of San Francisco. It is in a nature of a coincidence, that Corbett and Eddie Graney, who refereed lat Friday night's contest, start d in the fighting game together, but some years thereafter Graney returned to work at hra trade as blacksmith, and today baa a prosperous business in San Franci3co. When Corbett went to New Orleans from 'Frisco to fight Sullivan he was practically wtthout supporters, for few there were who thought he had a ehunce to whip the champion. He was 4 to 1 in the bet ting. The late Henry M. Weldon was on of the few sporting writers who picked Cor bett to win. Weldon for weeks before the fight was taunted on all sides by his as sociates for picking such a boyish looking ACEFULL, THE AMERICAN COLT r Ik f,(9. t t r r i t boxer to win ovep a man of Sullivan's caliber. N But Corbett not onlv made good his talk that he could whip Sullivan without get ting a scratch, but as champion of the world earned more money than any other fighter, with the possible exception of Jef fries. When Corbett saw that Sullivan was helpless on the floor he walked over to Mr. Weldon and extended his hands. Other sporting men at the ringside were then, of course, anxious to shake the hand of the champion, but Corbett waved them aside and, putting his hand on Weldon's shoul der, said: "This is the man who picked me for champion. He has been my friend through thick and thin. It s now time for us to shout." Then, after giving Weldon's hand a hearty shake. Corbett made his way to the dressing room, and from that day to this he has been an idol in the eyes of the entire sporting world. Corbett was born at San Francisco in 1S66. He will be 37 vears of age on Septem ber 1 of the present year. He has- three brothers prominent in sporting circles Harry, the well known referee: Tom Cor bett, who trained him, and Joe Corbett, the famous ball player. WALTER FRANTZ A BLUE. Southern Kansas Ball Flayer Joins Kansas City Club. Kansas City, Aug. 18. Walter Frantz, whom, for years, clubs in both major and minor leagues have been trying to sign, and who is .now wanted by the Philadelphia Nationals, has been signed by President Gear, and will report to day. It was only through personal friendship for Gear that Frantz was fi nally induced to go into fast company, he and the president of the Blues having piayed together in Southern Kansas on the AVinfield and Wellington teams in '94 and '95. It was the pitching of Gear and Frantz that won the state cham pionship for Winfield in '95, and first attracted magnates' attention. Walter Frantz gained his first know ledge of the game on the back lots of Wellington, Kas., and his progress was so fast that while yet a mere youngster he was playing on some of the fastest semi-professional teams in the state. He began as a catcher, but later turned to pitching, and has made that his study ever since. His home is at present in Enid, O. T., and this season he has been pitching for teams in Southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. He has par ticipated in several match games and won them all. FITZ AND JEFF MAKE MONET. They Resort to Shrewd Tricks in Betting-Cleaned Up $60,O00. San Francisco, Aug. 18. Sixty thous and dollars is said to be the sum that Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons made in bets out of Friday night's big fight. The champion, therefore, is nearly $100,000 winner because of his fistic prowess. The stories of lack of con dition on the part of Jeffries were only given out to influence the betting. Jeff ries was reported to be fat in order to cut down the odds, a result that actually occurred. The bandonment of Jeffries by Fitz simmons was another clever ruse on the part of wily Bob. He had taught Jim about everything he knew in the box ing game, including the celebrated solar plexus blow, and having accomplished this task he took a rest. Then came the story that Jeffries and Fitz had parted. It is reported that between them Jeff ries and Fitz cleaned up about $60,000 in the betting. Dick Walles Doing Fast Work. Chicago. Aug. IS. Pulled up to a common gallop and in the fast time of 1:40 4-5 over a track that was at least two seconds slow, Dick "Welles won the Speculation stakes at Hawthorne today. Orsina was second and Flocarline third. The stake so far as a contest was con cerned, proved a farce, as only three out of the origin! (starters were left in.- i his wholesale withdrawal was caused by the announcement that Dick Welles would be a certain starter. With only three left Dick Welles was made favorite at 11 to 5. Orsina was at 7 to 1 and Flocarline at 10 to 1. Off to a perfect start, Dick Welles took com mand at the first turn and with an ad vantage of two lengths galloped along as he pleased. The stake was worth $1,800 to the winner. Just to prove that Dick Welles, cham pion 3-year-old of the west, is the best horse of any class out here, Rome Res pess, his owner, is willing to make a match for. him against all comers. This is what Rome Respess is willing to do: He is willing to match Dick Welles against any horse in the world at one mile, weight for age, over any good fast course in the country, no bidders barred, some betting on the side, any jockey to rede or any other old condition that the owner may wish to insist upon. Racing at New York. New York, Aug. 18. The Grand cir cuit seaside meeting began at Brigh ton Beach Monday with real racing weather, an attendance of 6,000 specta tors and an excellent programme. The star feature of the card was to have :-.ySLi( ,tt ..JL V, 4 S'Sr';-Vi V r c been a mile against the world's trotting record of 2:02 by the champion mare, Lou Dillon. It was decided, however, that the track was not in good condi tion and the mare was merely sent a fast exhibition mile. She went the quar ter in 0:28, the half in 0:59, the three quarters in 1:3014, and the mile in2:03. She will go to beat the record later in the week. The $5,000 stake for the 2:20 trotters was a tedious affair of five heats with Jay McGregor as the choice at even money against the field. John Taylor, however, won the race. The first event on the card was the 2:15 pace, with Frank Wilson as a strong favorite. The first and second heats were exceedingly close, the favor ite winning the first by a head from Major C, who beat him out in the sec ond by the same margin. Major C. wo V,a i i ,-i i ir hoat Vi tn'( Ipnfrthn -I The 2:09 pace, dash at one mile and an eighth, had six starters. Nonamie won by, three lengths from Ebony King. Betting was very heavy in the 2:07 trot. Rythmic won both heats easily. JEFFRIES KNEW. Said Two Days Before Fight Ten Rounds Would Answer. .San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18. On the Wednesday before the battle Jeffries said: 1 learned a great deal at Coney Island. I think I put this knowledge to good use in my fights with Ruhlin and Fitzsim mons. I found that it was a waste of time to try to outbox a man who is admittedly cleverer than you are. j 'Corbett is handier with the gloves than I am. I will concede him that, but with all his shiftings he is not my master, be cause I have the punch and can take 15 of his blows, while a stiff return from me will take all tne cleverness out oi mm. 'I don't expect there will be much doing In the first round, but after that and at any moment you may look for results. I am liable to land a knockout in the sec ond, third or fourth rounds, and in any event the contest will not last longer than ten rounds. I am not saying this in a spirit of boastfulness. but simply because my opinion is along tnese lines. 1' Racing at Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 18. A brisk shower about an hour before the races changed a fast track into one about three seconds slow. The Lady Rochesia won the Kentucky, the stake event for 2-year-old fillies, but the going was to her liking. Tepee showed in front, with Lady Kohesia and Divination close up. Divination took the lead and maintained it well into the stretch. The Lady Ru hesia let herself out and won by two lengths. Divination was second. There were ten starters in the steeple chase, in which J. E. Widener's Caller appeared to outclass the field, winning by 15 lengths from Adjudamo, who was second by ten lengths, passing Arian, who had run second most of the way, in the stretch. By far the most exciting finish was in the first race, in which the first four finished heads apart. Racing at St. Louis. St. Louis, August 18. Miss Mae Day, the favorite in the betting, won the feature of the Kinloch card, an all-aged handicap at a mile. Little Scout was second, only beaten a head, after mak ing a splendid run from sixth place. Taby Tosa was a neck behind Little Scout, with all three horses driving to the limit. Mafalda, the 3 to 2 favorite In the 2-year-old sprint, and Jehane fought out the third race, the former getting the verdict by a nose. Track fast. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT BOSTON. Boston played an unusually clever same while Pittsburg played loosely. Carney was not obliged to exert himself and Phil llpi was batted freely, receiving the weak est kind of support. Score by innings: R.H.E. Boston 0 2003300 8 II 1 Pittsburg 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 04 9 S Batteries Carney and Moran; Phillip!, Falkenburg and Phelps. AT NEW YORK. The Cinoinanti and local National broke even in the double header. New York won the first game with Mathewson pitching against Suthoff. In the second the visitors batted Taylor out of the box in the fifth Inning. Poole pitched wll and his batting was useful. He made two hits in the liftli, scored one run and drove in two more while taking his second turn at bat. First game Score by innings: R.H.E. New York 113 0 10 10 7 10 2 Cincinnati 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 7 1 Batteries Mathewson and Bowerman; Suthoft and Pietz. Second game Score bv innings: R.H.E. Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 6 2 tt O 19 13' 0 New York 0 0120100 15 11 2 Batteries Poole and Harberer; Taylor, Miller and Bowerman. AT BROOKLYN. Brooklyn won a double header from St. Louis. Garvin held the visitors down to three hits in the first game, all of them in the eighth inning. In the second game the locals were outbatted, but bunching of ENTERED IN THE ENGLISH DERBY. t ,.i.i-tiS. t ..V-

fc JO' Rare Blend f Mild Tobacco Hi Save the Bands lMnBaBMtoBBBBBlMIM J hits won them a 10-inning game. Attend ance, 2,SoO. Score by innings: R.H.E. St. I-ouis 0 000 1 9 00 2 3 3 2 Brooklyn 0 5001 01 0 7 7 2 Batteries Curry and "Neil; Garvin and Ritter. Second game Score by Innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 0 00020100 03 10 0 Brooklvn 1 10000010 04 6 0 Batteries Murphy and O'Neil; Reidy and Jacklitsch. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet Pittsburg 65 35 .650 New York 61 39 .610 Chicago 61 41 .59 Cincinnati S3 46 535 Brooklyn 49 51 .4t0 Boston 41 54 .432 Philadelphia 31 61 .:37 St. Louis 35 70 .333 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT DENVER. Bad luck in the ninth lost a closely eon tested game for the Denver team. Score by innings: R.H.E Denver ...0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 Kansas Citv 0 1000110 14 10 1 Batteries Pounds and Schlei; Hess and Mess it t. AT OMAHA. Inability to hit the ball and all around foor work in the field by the locals gave he visitors an easy victory. Score bv innings: R.H.E. Milwaukee 2 1000232 010 10 1 Omaha 1 000000001 3 Batteries Swormstedt and Lucia; Com panion and Gonding. AT PES MOINES. Morrison's pitching combined with oppor tune hitting won the last game of the ser ies for Des Moines. Score bv innings: R.H.E. Des Moines 0 1200130 7 11 1 Peoria 0 1001000 02 11 2 Batteries Morrison and Fohl; Ollstead and Hesslcr. AT COLORADO SPRINGS. The locals were lucky and bunched hits in the first game, winning easily. In the second game Glade was too great an enig ma for the local batsmen. Donohue's catch of Congalton's long fiy to the right fivid with three men on bases and Glade's pitching were the features. Score by innings: R.H.E. St. Joe 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 9 2 Colorado Springs ....0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 7 7 4 1 W -,'1

nf h i -i Batteries Falls and McConnell; New meyer and Doran. Second jame-Score by Innings: R.H.E.- St. Joe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 6 X Colorado Springs 0 0000080 00 2 1 Batteries Glade and McConnell; Jones and Moran. WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Milwaukee 60 35 .fi:(3 Colorado Springs 61 37 .62 Kansas City 51 44 .537 St. Joseph 48 47 .5fiS Denver 45 48' .44 Peoria 44 53 .454 Des Moines 41 tA .423 Omaha 38 63 .3D6 AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT CHICAGO. Washington won by bunching four ot their six nits in the second game and third innings. Chicago's only run resulted from a base on balls, a sacrifice and a single. Score by innings: R.H.E. Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 6 1 Washington, 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 6 0', Batteries Owen and Flaherty; Orth and Krttredge. AT ST. LOUIS. I Philadelphia defeated St. Louis in a closely played game. The home team went to piecs In the first inning and allowed Philadelphia three runs. Score by innings: R H.K. St. Louis 0 0010100 02 8 3 Philadelphia 3 0000000 03 8 1 Batteries Sievers and Sugden; Plank and Powers. AT DETROIT. KItson pitched a fine game today and won from New York. Barrett's hitting was a feature. Score by innings: K.H.B. Detroit 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 11 1 New York 0 00000 1 2 03 7 1 Batteries KItson and McGuire; Howell and Beville. AT CLEVELAND. Cleveland made it eight straight todar, defeating Boston easily. Attendance, 6.200. Score bv innings: R.H.a Cleveland 5 10 0 10 0 2 9 13 I Boston 1 00 1 10060-3 6 3 Batteries Joss end Bevis; Dineen, Win ters and J. Stahl. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Ciuhs. Won. Lost. Pet. Boston 3 3 i-: Philadelphia 57 4 .54 Cleveland 55 4o .550 Detroit 50 46 .521 New York 47 47 5u0 St. Louis 4o 53 .4o4 Chicago 45 fa .4S0 Washington 32 67 .323 MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE AT FORT SCOTT. Notwithstanding Woodbury pitched a Una game. Fort Scott was shut out because of the failure to hit Ferney. The visitors gave Ferney fast support. Two except lonr allv fast double plays and Bayless taking in flies In Shank's field were the main fea- tures. Woodbury made seven assists and two put outs. Score by innings: .K-H: Ei Eort Scott 0 0000000 00 4 3 Springfield 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-3 8 Batteries Woodbury and Cheek; Ferney and Schmidt. AT IOLA. Iola won an interesting game from Pitts burg Bunton was batted to the woods and Torrence relieved him. He fared bet ter but could not stop the bombardment. Morgan was especially effective with men on bases. A wild throw cost three runs. Score by innings: IV V,' i Iola 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0-7 11 1 Pittsburg 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0-6 5 3 Batteries Morgan and Armstrong; nun ton, Torrence and Redmond. MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND- Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet Sedalia i -ffi Springfield -JJJ JopHn j 17 .31S plttsbuVg 20 Fcrems, No Cure, No Pay. Your druggist will refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure ring worm, tetter, old ulcers and sores, pim ples and blackheads on the face, and all skin diseases. 50 cents. Fair Priveleges for Sale. Privileges for stands, booths and con cessions on the grounds during ths Kansas State fair in Topka,- Septem ber 14 to 19. inclusive, are now for sale. Application should be made to the secfv retary, Charles H. Samson. No gam-, bling, no immoral or objectionable shows and no llQuors of any descrip tion will be allowed on the grounds, and no privileges will be sold to cover any such stands, booths or tents. The plat of the grounds and location of ths booths can be seen at the secretary's office, 415 Jackson street. "Itching hemorrhoids were the plague of my life. Was almost wild. roan's Ointment cured me quickly and per manently, after doctors had failed." C. F. Cornwell, Valley street, Saugertles.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUHXAIj, TUESDAY EVENEsTx. ATTGTTST 18, 1003. BAILROAPHEWS. Grain Situation at Kansas Citj Is Much Improved. LATEST PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL YOUNG. which could not be unloaded on account of delays. Formerly we could unload our stuff on the platforms and get a The -Lowest Bidder is Usually to receipt ana get away, but now all stuff must be loaded direct from the wagon to a truck for hauling to the car and it takes too much time. I believe that the railroads adopted this plan in ordr to reduce their working forces, as it does not take so many men. The railroads need two freight houses, one for in bound and one for out-bound freight, and we are going to try and get them." WORE ON D. E. and G. Blame there is no excuse now-a-days for a bad working furnace. Terminals Are Clear and Jio i Prospect of a IJloJkado. f zyxVVm' t. M siMia ntei I 'Jf If you want a good EXTENDS TIME LIMIT. Santa Fe Agrees to Place No Embargo Before Sept. 20. Condition of Other Iloads in Kansas City. Kansas City, AugM. Announcement was made by the Santa Fe yesterd-iy that the road would place no embargo on Kansas City shipments before Sep tember 20. The road lifted an embargo one! week ago yesterday, f.r a week, at theKame time Issuing a statement that fori seven days the rond would receive all Kansas C ity shipments, but that if tli"jre was any agsi-ivated congestion in tha yards at that time that the embirgo would be plmed on th ilty again and shipments forbidden. All last week (he grain dealers recTiv-f ed shipments of grain which had been billed to them fiom 10 to SO days befor but of which to liace could be found. They realized the importance of keeping the Santa Fe terminals clear, and strenumis efforts were made to unloid end return cars us fast as leceived. The lifting of the mharro was also conting ent un the proper handling of cars by otliei lines. These roaiis were notifie 1 of the action of the S.nua Fe. and we. e urged to use all possible .speed in trans fell ink. The result was satisfactory, for yesterday tre bull' tin was issued that the limit had bten raised and local hipmrr.ts would be received until the latter part of next month. All but two cf the local railroads ir in fair shape for handling grain ship ments, and moie wheat is being Teceiv d here daily Ht the present time than came in at any time during the year before. The Milwaukee and Chicago Alton yards are badly blocked, but these two roads are the only ones in a serious condition. BETTER SERVICE. K. and T. Has Introduced Now System of Handling Freight. Tnrsons Kas.. Aug. IS. The M. K. T. has organised a new system of fast freight service, to be known as the Katy Flyer. The new system went Into effect yesterday. It will be similar to the special fast freight service now in I use on other roads, and shipments be reduced by about ten hours, if it is which are started by it will be given a desired to do so. The bulk of the lm decided preference. A limited number provements on the Union Pacific this of stations have been designated aalyear have been doubletracking. the Katy Flyer freight billing stations, j straightening oat of curves and the re They are: Alton, 111.; Dallas, Tex.; Den-! ductinn of grades along the line, ison, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tex.; Galveston. In Nebraska sixty-six miles of double iex.; tjaiena, jvas.; ureen vine, Tex.; Hannibal. AIo.; Higbee, Mo Hillsboro, Tex.; Houston, Tex.; Iola, Kas.; Joplin, Mo.; Junction City, Kas.; Kansas City, Mo.; Mineola, Tex.; Moberly, Mo.; Mus kogee, 1. T.; Parsons, Kas.; St. Louis, Mo.; San Antonio. Tex.; Sedalia, Ma; Shrev)ort,' La.; Smithville, Tex.; South MeAlester, I. T.; and Waco Tex. ine trains w men are specified as Katy Hyer freight service trains are: Uroun 1, Nos. 101, 117, 110, 113, 118 and griUD 2, is os. 113, 49, 110, and 107 r No4 lirVirand1!?; of Katy Flyer freight is to be carded I with a special Katy Flyer card. 7x9 mcn?s. witn a large ball in red on it, and on the ball in white letters the tram number in which the car must trni'eJ. The plans for the Inauguration of the nev service have of course all been th-rough'y arranged and instructions Knit Ollt tO nil rr,rl,,.. J iff the" frhTh final arrmocmont. -itv, ..v i trial arrangements with settlement of ii. uanuiiiig me ireigni. rne sime aetans not hitherto decided on. vere made at a conference of freight men hero yesterday afternoon. SHORT NAMES FOR RAILROAD3. Railway Age Takes Exception tojv xjongiay xiues. Another "Big Four" rallwav title islhas been or will be put back into the to tax the memory now that the Rock road in effecting permanent improve-lsla-id company has grouped about ;i,-;ments and in the acquirement of new 100 miles of its newly acquired north feeders. and south lines into the Chicago. St. I Grade reductions, double tracking, Louis, Memphis New Orleans rail- i the elimination of curves and otber im war." says the Railway Age. In re-j provements which will have the effect epe')t to ponderosity this title compares of bringing about a material and per favorably with Cleveland, Cincinnati, manent reduction in the cost of opera Chicago St. Louis and Pittsburg. Cin- tion have been going on at a rate truly t lrnati, Chicago St. Louis, while it characteristic of the Hill management. FlWhtly outdoes, in number of letters, In the last two years very large addi Ckicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis Om i- tions to equipment have also beenmade, ha. The tendency in late years in rail- all of which go to increase the earning wty system building has been to sub- 'capacity of the road. All of the year's Kttute short names for long ones-the surplus and several millions additional kigger the new system the shorter the have been spent in this way. so that title generally, as witness Burlington the holders of Northern Securities will route, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe.Soulh- J ha ve to wait for the cash returns from ern. Rock Island and so on. For the their Investment. They are sure to sane or writers, punters and wayfaring people in general, it was hoped that n.i more four-barreled railway names would be put forth, and yet here comes the C. St. L. M. N. O. to join the C. Pt. P.. M. O.. the C, C. C. St.L. and the P., C, C. St. L. in straining the memory and confusing the mind. It be hooves the passenger department of this new polysyllable company to maka haste and Invent a trade-name that will differentiate it from the others and so spare the public much needless menial effort. MANY IMPROVEMENTS. Work of Double-Tracting the Union Pacific Progressing Rapiily. Chicago. Aug. IS. Reports from along the main line of the Union Pacific show that the improvements and double tracking planned for li0.' are progress ing rapidly, and in many instances are practically completed. Altogether the improvements carried out by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific this year will cost the H.arriman system many millions, and. in turn, the running time between Omaha and San Francisco can AS A LAXATIVE Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is with out an equal. It will not gripe nor Bhock the system, and make you fael sick all over like most cathartics do, but has a firm and gentle effect on the constipated bowels, stimulating and as sisting them in the proper performance of their functions. Then an occasional dose is all that is needed to keep the bowels regular and t he stomach strong. A trial will convince you of its value. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. yy fir v 4, YV J i -Iff -1' t r 1 i !y s 4 Nr4i V1. v..-v r1 WV-. f yf?, :f s 11- t i Gen. Young succeeded Gen. Miles fee will be advanced to the grade of lieu made with a view to preventing the dis hereafter, sustain the same relation to track have been put in, giving an al most continuous line from Silver Creek to Watson's Ranch. In and about Chey enne and Laramie, in Wyoming, about thirty-five miles of double-tracking have been laid and a number of miles of track relaid and relocated, with a consequent reduction in grades and curves. Old bridges have been replaced witn pteei, and stone culverts have been .h,... Where the new- V.o., A hs 7-r.rr1hPrl 5nrl bridges have all been put in with the thought of a double-track eventually. till VJ L,fn 1, h p track. i BURLINGTON TO SPEND MONEY Tbi Year's Surplus Will Be Used for Improvements to the Road. ,o Ti ..j.. loritatively that the Burlington's sur CN1WS", u- .i... .v. i t., in pjUS iu; lilt: n.di yr:ai uiucu uun-r r will be between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 plus lor tne nscai year enuea june .i K w.n t nnn nun or,ri tT ftfin fm after full payment of the interest on the 4 per cent bonds exchanged for the stock of the old company, which is equivalent to 8 per cent on the old stock. This surplus, however, will not be dl Ided among the holders of North ern Securities stock. The bulk of it come in the end. and wnen wry oo iurj will be all the larger for the patience exercised at the beginning in relation to them. HILL VS. VAN SANT. Railway Magnate Will Take a -Hand in Minnesota Politics. St. Paul. Minn., Aug. 18. .Tames J. Hill's plans for the defeat of Governor Van Sant, which have been maturing since the latter first took action against the railway merger, are completed in a combine formed today under which a state slate, as follows, has been pre pared: For governor, former State Auditor Robert C. Dunn. For United States senator to succeed Senator Clapp. Joel P. Heatwole. For attorney general to succeed Wal lace R. Douglas, who instituted the first merger case. T. E. Young. The supreme berch is to be nomina ted, the balance of the ticket determined by circumstances and Senator Knute Nelson defeated in 1906. Katy's New Oklahoma Line. Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 18. An nouncement by officials of the Katy is made to the effect that the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma line from here to Parsons. Kan., will be finished with in six weeks. Train service between Oklahoma City and Agra will be es tablished week after next. A. E. Bough ner, who has been appointed superin tendent of this line, is at present mik ing arrngemerts for headquarters. The roadmaster, chief train dispatcher and force will also be located here. More Engines for M. K. and T. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas road has placed an order for twenty-one passenger coaches, thirteen chair cars, ten baggage cars, ten combination mail and passenger cars and five combination baggage and mail cars, to be delivered before the opening of the Louisiana as head of the army on Aug. 15. and upon his retirement next January.Gen.Chaf tenant general and designated as chief of staff. The new arrangement has been sension and friction permissible under the president as an adjutant general, no purchase exposition. All the St. Louis roads appear to be making preparations to handle large volumes of business dur ing the exposition. UNDERHAND WORK. Santa Fe Roadmaster Steals Gang of Workmen from the 'Frisco. The following is from Chanute: Road master Hadeen rather cleverly did the Frisco last Tuesday. Laborers willing to do grading and other heavy construc tion work at the price paid by a rail road company are difficult to obtain, and Hadeen has been working short handed on all track work about the new depot. The Frisco in some way suc ceeded in collecting a gang of forty men and shipped them to Gi rard to lay steel rails. They were being fed by the company in boarding cars and became dissatisfied with the grub. Andy received a tip of the men's in tention to strike and wired the Santa Fe agent at Girard to confer with the foreman and persuade him to transfer his gang to the Santa Fe. The bargain was made and Ramsey brought the en tire force of forty to Chanute Tuesday evening. They are employed in grading for the depot tracks and seem satisfied with the change. The Frisco, however, will be Hadeen's open enemy for all time. NEW TRAFFIC OFFICE. St. Paul Road Opens One at Kansas City. Kansas City, Aug. IS. The Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul road has estab lished a new office in this city to handle the increase in traffic expected as the result of the early opening of the new Kansas City cutoff. The officers of the road have been considering the efficiency of several employes to fill the position of superintendent of terminals here. It was announced yesterday that C. P. Hart, formerly trainmaster of the Wis consin Valley division, had been ap- The man on the stage who does the trick of escaping from firmly tied ropes, submits to the bonds with a smile. Ha knows he can get out of the ropes thai are being knotted. Put the same man in j the woods and let Indian captors bind i him to a tree for torture and he would j struggle to the last against the bonds. v hen the stomach is diseased there are bonds being woven every hour about the organs dependent on the stomach heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc. The folly of mankind is to passively submit to the fastening of these bonds with no effort to escape until the pain they cause arouses fear. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. It cures diseases of heart, liver, lungs, kid neys and other organs, when these dis eases, as is often the case, have their origin in the diseased stomach. "For a long time I was suffering and yip. hardly able to pet about." writes Mr. Andrew j. Jennings, of Thomas, Tncker Co., W. Va., Bos 194. "Was bothered with kidney trouble and my whole system was out of order had no appetite. A friend of mine told me to trv Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I did so and the first bottle restored my appetite. I took six bottles of 'Golden Medical Discovery and some of the 'Pleasant Pellets' and feel like a liew person." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the clogged system from impurities. the old system. The chief of staff, will, matter what his rank may be. pointed to the coveted position. He has been in the employ of the St. Paul road for 15 years and knows all the needs of the company in the new field. The company is preparing to enter the pas senger field in an aggressive manner and make strong competition for Chi cago business. MANY CHANGES AT CHANUTE. Santa Fe's New Depot at That Point Necessitates Larger Force. A report comes from. Chanute to the effect that the .Santa ;F -vrill shortly make many changes In their list of em ployes there on account of the recent installation of a new depot and several other new buildings. One of the principal changes will take place in the telegraph department.Here tofore it has been necessary to have only three dispatchers at that point but the recent improvements have caused such an increase in the business that it has been found necessary to add an other man to the pay roll. This change has already been made. All of the dis patchers have been moved up a notch higher and T. P. Flaherty, who hereto fore has been extra dispatcher has been given the vacant position. Othtr changes will no doubt be made In thvs department but they have not yet been announced. Another change is the creating of a new telegraph office with a manager and his assistants. This office will be separate and distinct from any other office in the building. George Reed, who has been operator in Superintend ent Barnes' office, has been made man ager of the new office and he has select ed Mr. Harley Nelson and Operator Hal Ioran as his assistants. It is possib'e that the force In the telegraph office may be increased as the business picks up. A. I Cable has been appointed to the position of station agent and succeeds W. F. Tyler, who up until a short time ago was agent at Chanute. The present depot is to be used for a freight house. MORE FREIGHT HOUSES. Kansas City Shippers Want Both in and Outbound Depots. Kansas City, Aug. 18. There is a movement on foot among the merch ants here to force the railroads to take steps to handle freight more promptly. It is claimed by wholesale houses here that "L. C. L." (less than car lots), are always subject to more or less delay and that the cost of handling to and from the freight houses has been in creased nearly 100 per cent, since the railroads have adopted the plan oi load ing direct to the cars. This plan has been in effect about a year and a half and since its adoption has been the cause of endless delays. Prior to this time the wholesale houses sent freight to the depots, un loaded It on the platforms, received a receipt for it and then returned to the house for' another load. This. the wholesale men say, is Impossible now. Vhere formerly a wagon made three and sometimes four trios in an after noon, it makes but one, or at the most two. and then only by starting imme diately after lunch to the depot. The wholesale men unite in saying that the present plan of loading direct to the cars is a nuisance and they ask that it be done away with. The mat ter has been brought to the attention of the transportation bureau and Com missioner W. P. Trickett has taken It up with the railroads. Under the present plan the railroads handle all in and out-bound freight through the same depot, and the result is a jam at the loading platforms at all timet!. Two freight houses for each road are needed for taking care of Kan sas City freight and the present plans, if pushed through, will result in the roads increasing their facilities. "When the roads adopted the plan of loading direct to the cars it was under nrotest. from th wholesale men," said 3 prominent grocery dealer yesterday. "We feared that the plan would cause a waste of time to us. but it was protest ed by the roads that it would Insure prompt shipments. We have given them a rear and a half to try it and during that time we have never been able to handle shipments as expeditiously as before. We are always tied up and frequently our wagons return to the bains at night with loads of freight Two New Extensions Are Planned in Oklahoma. Guthrie, O. T., Aug. 18. It was an nounced here today that the Denver, Enid Gulf railroad would buiid two new extensions, which have been under consideration for some time.one to Tex arkana. Ark., from Guthrie, and anoth er to Hays City, Kan., from Enid, con necting with the Union Pacific at the latter place. The Denver. Enid Gulf is a new line operating between Guthrie and Enid, fifty-five miles, and is being extended toward Denver, Col. To the southeast the plan is to construct it to New Orleans. It never has been fully identified with any of the large railroad systems. RAISES WAGES. Union Pacific Increases Firemen's and Engineers' Pay. Omaha. Aug. 18. The joint committee representing the engineers and firemen of the Union Pacific railway have con cluded a conference with the superin tendent of transportation and the mas ter of motive power, the result of which is an average increase of wages for the engineers of about 3V4 per cent and the firemen 4 per cent. The in crease runs from ten to twenty cents a hundred miles for the engineers, with proportionate Increase for the firemen. The negotiations have been pendi).B since July 6. and the new scale affects the entire system. ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE. Thomas RItter of the blacksmith shop was absent from work in the shop yester day. Robert Robinson of the Santa Fe ticket auditing department spent Sunday in aKnsas City. James Painter of the Santa Fe black smith shop was absent from work Mon day afternoon. William Barnett of the blacksmith shon laid oft from work Monday morning to at tend to some private business. C. Bowers of the Santa Fe passenger department returned yesterday from a two weeks' fishing trip to the lakes. Hans P. Nelson is a nfW man In the Santa Fe blacksmith shop. He was em ployed Monday and will go to work to day. Zack Reecer of the Santa Fe blacksmith shop left last Saturday for Coffey county, where he will spend a vacation of a month. Thomas Christy and Joseph Degand. both helpers in the Santa Fe boiler shop, quit the service of the company yesterday morning. Edward Johnson is a new employe of the Santa Fe. He was employed yesttiday and began work the same day in the coach shop. Joseph Hefner of the Santa Fe black smith shop quit the service of the company Monday morning. He has secured work elsewhere. Henry J. Crow of the Santa Fe store accountant's office left today for Lead ville. Col., where he will spend his ten days' vacation. Last Saturday was pay day at the Santa Fe shops, which accounts for the excep tional number of men who wera absent from work yesterday. Mrs. Carl Sawin, wife of C. L. Sawin of the Santa Fe ticket auditing depart ment, left Sunday -evening for Colorado, where she will visit, for relatives for a month, Milton Heberer of the Santa Fe store ac countant's office will leave next Saturday for Trinidad, Col., where he will visit for a short time with friends. Ha will be gone several days. A. E. Cooper, division passenger agent of the Rock Island, has returned from a short trip to Colorado Springs. Mr. Cooper ac companied the Kansas G. A. R. train as far as that point. E. W. Taylor, A. F. Redenbeatigh, Can ford Thtirman and H. J. Taylor are all new helpers in the Santa Fe boiler shop. They were employed yesterday and will begin work today. Benjamin Stokes of the Santa Fe store accountant's office left last Sunday lor Larned. where he will visit 1 datives dur ing his ten days' vacation. He was ac companied by his wife and daughter. Wells, Fargo horse car No. 363, coach No. 2tiSl and chair car No. 10i4 were tamed out of the shops yesterday for service on the road after receiving a general over hauling in both the coach and paint shops. A. J. Roberts is a new boilerrrnker in the Santa Fe shop. He was employed Monday and began work today. Roberts is a former employe of the Santa Fe and is well known by the men in the shop. He served his time in the shops hers. Frederick Ulrich of the Santa Fe Mack smith shop returned to work Monday morning after an absence of several days. Joe Dcdyer of the Santa Fe tin shop left Monday on Santa Fe train No. 5 for Col orado Springs. He was accompanied by his family. From Colorado Springs the party will go up into the mountains, where they will camp for several weeks. The Santa Fe Auditors. the new hall team st the general offices, took another game from the V. M. C. A. last Saturday after noon. The game was played on the Washburn grounds and resulted in a score of 7 to 11 in favor ot tne t'anta re team. This is the first game that has been played by a Santa Fe team since the former ticket and freight auditors consolidated and came out under the name of the Santa Ke Aud itors. The players from the freight de partment deserve as much credit for the result of Saturday's game as any of the other players, but the members from the ticket auditing department feel especially happy, as it was the seventn straight game they have won this season. They have plaved fifteen games in all and have won eleven out of the fifteen. This is a re markable record and is more than any other Santa Fe team can boast of. Tennis at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Aug. IS. The match be tween Con Young, of Omaha, and Dr. Sheldon attracted the most attention at the Middle Western Tennis tournament opening here Monday. Young was de feated by Sheldon only after the hard playing on the part or his opponent. Sheldon played back from the net most of the time and used a low under hand cut return and killed Young's lobs repeatedly. There were several deuce games in the set. which dragged out in to long struggles before they were fin ished. Score 6-2. 4-6, 6-3. M. Hopkins, Chicago, defeated Jacobs, Abilene, 6-2, 6-2. Forney, Abilene, defeated Towle.Oma ha. 6-4. 416, 9-7. During the forenoon most of the re pliminaries were played. Scores of fore noon play: Dr. Van Camp, Omaha, beat A. A. Green. Chicago, 13-11, 6-2. R. G. Hunt, San Francisco, beat F. J. Hill, Omaha, 6-2, 6-2. R. B. Fletcher, Galesburg, 111., beat P. Parson, Nebraska, 6-2, 6-1. Dr. Sheldon. Kansas City, beat Young, Omaha, 6-2. 4-6, 6-3. F. Dufrene, Omaha, beat Howells, Sioux City, by default, and- Eberhardt, Salina, Kan., beat Hiles, Sioux City, by default. A. Scribner, Omaha, beat F. Redmond, North Platte, 6-2, 6-2. C. H. Forney. Abilene, Kan., beat J. Towle, Omaha, 6-4. 4-6, 9-7. H. W. Jacobs. Abilene, beat M. Hop kins, Chicago. 6-2, 6-2. City Ticket OfSr. TJnlot 1 Railroad. 525 K aaa lenO. Fadfls furnace and Oak Fim good find wiin outer caging remorad. the ana rouna uaic metnoa 01 installing Round Oak Furnace will stand the J 3v. investigation. It is the best and most carefully made furnace in the world. All our reputation, experience and capital have pone into making this the best house warming apparatus that can be devised. l-ook up the Round Oak furnace agent, and get our furnace book, "Warmth and Comfort." You can hare a furnace job that's right. Estate of P. D. BECKWITH, Dowagiac, Mich. Baaad Oak Faraaaca arc far aaU la Topeka by D. H. FORBES, 616 Kansas Avenue invi 1 The First National Bank OF TOPEKA, KANSAS. Depository of the State of Kansas, Shawneo County, and the City of Topeka, PAID-UP CAPITAL, $300,000, OFFICERS t Wn. Sim, President. O. E. Hawxet, Oaahler. W. H. Robsington, Vioe President. O. S. Bowman, Aaii. Cashier. DIRECTORS: A. A. Robinson, W. H. Roaaington, Wm. Blase, Chas. J. Lanfty, Chae. J. Devlin, W. A. Stephens, O. E. HawAey. Interest paid on Time uepoaita. as .well as large receive the for an Outing Colorado is the place for an outing. The climate is Perfect bright, sunny days and cool, sleep-inducing nights. The air is a revelation. It tempts you out of doors. It sends the blood hurrying thro' your veins. It makes you glad to be alive. Our book, "Under the "Turquoise Sky," should be read by everyone who is looking for a place to spend the summer. Sent for six cents. Gives just the information you need hotels, resorts and railroads. FRENCH AS OOLFEKS. The Game Is Becoming Rapidly Pop ular in Paris. It is time that golf became a great sport In France among the French. Hitherto, it was the Americans and English who used the words "club," "ball." "drive," "put," "hole," which the young French people of today so mis pronounce that it would be impossible for an Knglish-speaking person to un derstand what was mount, unless he was on the grounds seeing the action suited to the word. There is now a Paris golf club, and the members have Just bought superb grounds at Boulie. near Ver sailles, where a few privileged Parisians go daily to play the game. These Par isians are becoming as great golf fiends as the Americans, who are trying to find out another game, as the fad for golf has somewhat passed; but the French have taken to it because they think, it gives more exercise than cro quet, is less active than tennis and that it is a feminine game par excellence, because it affords measured exercise and gives one the exultant feeling of a vic tory gained without sudden or violent movements, provides much walking without the necessity of running, and so provides much exercise without fatigut; and that it requires agility,- patience, decision "coup d'oeid" (a quick eye) and calculation, to be well played. All this, it is thought, the French girl will eas ily learn, and that she will readily adopt the plain skirt," shirt waist and cap without which no golf can be played a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering and danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation one of misery. Mother Friend is the only remedy which relievee women of the great pain and danger of maternity this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is aroided by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent ei gloomy nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so common to the hour are obviated by the use of 6ays many who have used it. bottle at drug stores. Book containing valuable information of interest to all women, will be sent to any address free upon application to BRAD FIELD REGULATOR OO.. Atlanta. Om. furnace plan out about great it. It will ps most search i It will pay yon ing and rigid r u r nr-mnnnirw t oreign Drafts on all rYin It 1 J same careful attention. Extraordinarily low. rates daily until Sep tember 30. Only $17.50 for the round trip from Topeka. A. M. FULLER, City Passenger and Ticket Agent. with ease and grace. However, French women will never become such inveter ate sports as those of England and America; they get their Ideas of femin ine beauty from the Greek statues, and there is a womanliness in them that the French women do not want to lose. Th athletic woman is a mannish woman. Not long ago, during a conversation about sports for women, an American, who is a connoisseur in wormanly beauty, was asked what he thought of a certain college girl, and said; "She Is too great a lover of sports; she has developed her muscles until they look like a man's; I would just as soon see a man as that woman In a decollete dress. That is going too far, for with strength and health we want womanly beauty. Brooklyn Eagle. Cholera Infantum. This disease has lost its terror since Chambrrlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy came into general use. The uniform success which attends the use uf this remedy in all cases of bowel com plHints in children has made it a favorite wherever its value has become known. For sale by all druggists. 10:30 A. M., 5:15 P M., 10:00 P. M. is the time Erie through trains are scheduled to leave Dearborn station, Chicago, for Columbus, Akron, Youngs-; town, Chautauqua Lake, Buffalo, Niag-' ara Falls. Elmira, Binghamton, Albany, Boston, New York and points east. For further information apply to A. W. Moore, traveling passenger agent, Erie railroad, Kansas City. Mo. Every mother feela a great dread of the pain and danger attendant upon the most critical period of her life. Becoming critical Mother s fj fl $i.oo per llM

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18, 1903. TOPERA STYTfi JOIMVL. BY FRANK P. MAC LENN AN. Volume xxx No. i4 TERMS OF SUUSCHIPTION 1 Dully edition, delivered by carrier, 10 ents a rk to any part of Toneka. or uburbs. or at the name price In any Kan. whs towns where the paper has a carrier .system. l!y mail, one year i-JS' By mall, three monlha .Weeklv edition, one year -j Saturday edition of dally, one year.... 1.00 (Knt.-red Jillv 1. 1S75. as second class itnattor St the postofl ice at Topeka, liau.. under the act of congress. TELEPHONES: iBuslncss Office Bell 'phone 107 iHusinesa Office Inl. 'phone 10,-2 J'.rporters' Room Mel' phone j, 7 Reporters' Room Ind. 'phone 10. 1 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. S00 and 108 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vanderbllt Bldg. Paul Block. Mar. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1M0 Unity Bldg. Paul Block, Mgr. IXJLL LEASED WIRE REPORT Cr THE ASSOCIATED f EESS. The State Journal is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publica tion In Topeka. The i.ews ib 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. fvlicriters of the State Journal (trov during the summer may have the papet mailed regularly each day to any address at the rate of thirty tents a month. Address changed as often as desired. While out of town the State Journal will be to yon like a daily letter from home. The other powers seem satisfied to al low .Russia, to carve the Turkey. Colombia may as well go ahead and Bll up her old ditch. Nobody else Is likely to make an nITer for it. Senator Heyburn's little mistake about his marriage license should be over looked. He had no previous experience. At last a court has been found that sustains the black list and says an em ployer has a right to discharge his em ployes for belonging to a union. It is boastfully announced from San Francisco, through the medium of the Associated I'ress, that "the fog has lifted." The old soldiers thus may be able to see the sun before returning to Kansas. If the American navy were only pos sessed of as good navigators as it Is of Kunncrs, rothing could happen to it. More vessels are disabled by running onto rocks and shoals than by the guns of our enemies. Associate Justice Brewer thinks a cer tain class of criminals should be denied the right of appeal after having been convicted once. If thiB were brought about It Is nearly certain that the pro hibitionists would ask to have the Jolntists included. The transcontinental railways appear to have got in their work on the Co lombian congress. The Panama canal treaty has been rejected. There need be no anxiety on their part regarding the occupation of the Nicaragua route for many years to come. St. Paul Globe: Why should any body's rlslbles be provoked by the as sertion of a Macedonian leader that American newspapers are "bought with Turkish gold?" Is it not the common est assertion of the average American when he sees something that does riot chime with his own opinion in print? Before we chide anybody else for this vile habit let us fret rid of it ourselves. When Kansas was first settled the rain belt extended only about as far west as Junction City. About 1875 it was dls overt d that the moist area had extended as far as Ellsworth. This year big crops of wheat have been har vested almost out to the Colorado line. The "short grnss" country will soon be but a memory and the "golden belt" will be widened out to Include nearly the en tire state. Omaha Bee: The principal argument In favor of an early convening of con gress In extra session rests on a plea for an early adjournment In the spring in advance of the great national nominat ing conventions so that the lawmakers may participate in the work of president-making without interfering with their legislative duties. It seems not to occur to the members of congress that the party conventions could be successfully held without their presence. But If it really comes to a pinch, the convention delegates might agree not to Interfere with congress, providing congress refrains from interfering with ;hem. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. The reading public has been aware for long time that something out of the ardinary was going on in Wall street, but perhaps few have known what it Baa or what it meant. The latest issue 3f the Financial Review throws some light on the matter in the following: "A decided change for the better has taken place in the Stock market, and the sharp rise which started on Thurs day quickly dispelled the wave of des pondency that threatened the whole business community only a few days ago. So sudden a change was of course largely due to manipulation, based upon the change of position by some of the big operators who exerted such a severe and persistent pressure upon the mar ket for weeks past, being assisted by an organized effort to check and punish the over-aggressive bears. It is of course impossible to learn whether the market leaders have fully accomplished their purpose or not. The presumption is thru they have, or the market would not have been allowed to recover in the rampant fashion that it has done. It is quite certain that the decline of the last tew months has been materially intensi- fied by speculative operations to accom plish certain purposes, however much natural conditions may have Justified lower prices, and it is equally likely that the market will now continue its recov ery until a normal level Is reached. "No one ptetends that there has been any change in Intrinsic conditions dur ing the last six months to correspond with a dron of 30 to 50 points In good securities. Granting that the top of the boom was touobed last year, that the tide of prosperity has begun to recede, that there is still a large amount of un marketable securities, and that we have been over-doing generally, there was no warrant for a decline in stocks so utter ly out of proportion to other changes. A part of the decline was certainly in tensified for speculative purposes, and if it proves true that these have been at tained a stronger and active market is In prospect." EDITORIAL COMMENT. Rooaevelt and the Stock Slump. New York Press: The New York organ of the monopoly interests thinks that if President Roose velt were to announce his determination to ask congress to repeal that part of the law creating the department of commerce he "would change the whole complexion of that which now causes him such deep concern" the obvious sense being that Wall street would get on its feet again. Now', this is the com mon point of view of the Wall street speculators, who iterate and reiterate that President Roosevelt is responsible for the stock market slump. But if President Roosevelt had never begun his program against the consolidation of large corporations we should have had the slump just the same. If President Roosevelt and congress, in fact, had given the country legislation favorable to this Idea and not restrictive of it, we should have had the slump Just the same, Mr. Carnegie's Humanities. New York World: "The way to resume," said Horace Gree ley, "is to resume." "The way to have an endowed theater." says Andrew Carnegie, cutting in on the interminable discussion whether such an institution is desirable or not. "is to endow it." So there will be a theater In his native town of Dunfermline, together with a few other desirable things, such as horticulture for the working classes and the technical education, all backed by $2.50o,0to of steel trust bonds, which are still good for an income of $1:25. Cf a year, although Wnll street does net seem to be hungry for the stocks that ar: associated with them. It is gratifying to see that Mr. Carnegie is not completely en chained by the library habit. Useful as Huch institutions are, the mind of man does not live by free books alone. litera ture touched Its climax In Shakespeare and Shakespeare reaches the common heari through the stage, not through the li brary. Moribund Panama Canal Scheme. New York Herald: Opposition in Colombia to the ratification of .he Panama canal treaty seems to in crease rather than diminish. The Herald's special dispatches reflect the bitter feeling voiced by Senator Perez-Soto, who declares that "Colombia should light rather than be humiliated." If the congress of the little republic does not absolutely reject the treaty it is now certain that it will be amended before being accepted, and it Is quite certain that in amended form it can not be ratified by the senate at Washing ton, as the patience and temper of the American people were strained to the breaking point by the concessions made in the treaty as it stands. Eminent lawyers in Colombia declare that its ratification by congress at Bogota would be a violation of the constitution of the republic, and there fore null and void. The Colombian people do not want us to take over the Panami canal and the American people are equally averse to the treaty. Is it not about time for the president to drop this scheme and take stfps looking to the construction of the Amtrican national waterway via Nica ragua? Mr. Hanna and the Human Race. New York Sun: In an address delivered in Cleveland In elucidation of the civic federation, of which he is chairman, Marcus Alonzo Hanna scorned the unworthy Insinuations of some of his political adversaries and asserted the high purpose of universal amelioration for whitth the civic federation lives: "They say that my connection with this organi zation is for political purposes, but I can't help their saying it. I know what I am doing it for. Every man who has the In terest of his country at heart should aid In any movement which has for its purpose the bettering of the economic condition of the human race." Mr. Hanna's adversaries rage in vain. Bare of political intention aa his labors for the betterment for the eco nomic condition of the human race are, he still carried on his political business at the old stand. Tom Johnson and every other politician who has a crow to pick with the chairman of the civic federation will find that he haB not given up to man kind that share of political acumen and activity which he has been in the habit of bestowing, upon the Republican party. Striking for Lower Wages. New York Times: The strike at the boiler shop In Jersey City against the payment to some of the men employed of more than the union scale of wages may strike the average reader as an extremely humorous Incident, but when analyzed it will be recognized as entirely consistent with the trades union policy. In the shop in which this strike occurred the minimum wage paid was that fixed by the union $3 a day. A number ot men wore employed whose work was ao mnrh better than the average, and who could be so fully relied upon, that the con cern paid them 13.75 a day. Representa tives of the International Machinists' union learning of the discrimination notified the management that it must establish a uni form rate of M a day and no more, and that if it did not do so a strike would be ordered. JAYHA WKER JOTR Coffeyville is letting down its woouen aw nings. Colby has quit posing as a health re sort long enough to lay out a cemetery. Mr. Augur, of I'arker, was consider ably bored to strike a falling market with a shipment of stock. Killing rattlesnakes during the noon hour Is one way the Thomas county threshers have of killing time. A Topeka man who owns a wheel himself spoke to his wife of seeing three fellows riding by on a "tantrum." According to the Globe an Atchison woman will have "an at home day" for visitors to call and admire the triplets. There will be a spirited fight in the First congressional district next fall but it may not be the good old Indian s summer time. A Nemaha county soldier home from the Philippines has a beheading knife used by an executioner. There are 28 notches In the handle. Mr. Smith of La Cygne was sleeping in the loft when lightning tossed him to the ground below. Presumably that's why Smith left home. A soap drummer seems to have been slick enough to slide off with an lola man's wife. But can he wash away the stain of the disgrace? Iola claims to be a dry town and the whisky drummer who secured 200 or ders in an afternoon thinks himself the citizens are a trifle thirsty. The Horton woman who fainted when she saw the merry-go-round crush a man's leg Is doing some tall kicking since she learned that the limb was only a wooden one. A Nemaha county girl has located two paying gold mines in Colorado. This is not a matrimonial advertisement but a simple notice of a Kansas maiden's hustling qualities. BAILEY IS TO SPEAK. Will Deliver an Address at Soldiers Reunion. Governor Bailey left today for Lyons to make a speech at another reunion. That is his chief business these days. There is a reunion of some kind sche duled for nearly every county this fall, and most of them want the governor to make a speech. He generally makes conditional promises to do so, where the dates do not conflict. Those who have heard him say the governor makes a good reunion speech one of the kind that makes people shake hands with themselves and think they are the real thing. He congratu lates the farmers on their prosperity and tells them what a great state Kan sas is, and, of course, incidentally, leaves the impression that Kansas has a great governor also. PRESIDENT CAN'T GO. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Will Attend Yacht Race. Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 18. It Is an nounced that the president will not be able to attend the first of the interna tional yacht races which will take place next Thursday. Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt and two or three friends will witness Thursday's races from the deck of the Mayflower. They will be accompanied by Secretary Moody. Admiral Dewey left on the Mayflower presumably for New York, although the precise destination of the ship was not disclosed. Nothing is known here con cerning the whereabouts of the torpedo boat destroyers flotilla, three of the vessels of which were injured during the maneuvers. Admiral Dewey ordered the squadron to the New York navy yard for repairs but they evidently did not proceed directly to the yard. What has caused the delay is not known. No ap prehension Is felt for them, however. New York, Aug. 8. At 12:30 p. m. the three injured destroyers had not reach ed the navy yard here. New London, Conn., Aug. 18. The torpedo boat destroyers flotilla is at the New London coaling station for coal. FUSION IS DEAD. So Say the Nebraska Republi cans in Convention. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18. The Repub licans of Nebraska met here today in state convention to nominate a candi date for supreme court, university re gents and to select a state committee. C. H. Sloan, of Geneva, was chosen tem porary chairman. The convention was called to order in the Auditorium at 2:16 o'clock this afternon by H. C. Lindsay, chairman of the state committee, who introduced Mr. Sloan as temporary chairman. Chairman Sloan made a speech in which he said that fusion in Nebraska was dead and that the republicans never had a better chance for victory. He urged the convention to indorse the administration of President Roosevelt, and said the Republicans of the state ought to declare for him for president in 1Ki4. A committee on resolutions was ap pointed, headed by John L. Webster, of i'maha. BOY FOUND MURDERED. Hands Tied and Handkerchief Stuffed Down His Throat. Detroit. Mich., Aug. 18. The muti lated body of 4-year-old Alphonse Wilmes, whose father Uvea on St Aubin avenue, was found today in the rear of the Michigan Stove works. The hands were tied behind with wire and a red handkerchief had been stuffed down the boy's throat for a gag. All the wounds have apparently been made with some very sharp instrument. Alphonse had been missing from his home yesterday. Perhaps the strangest phase of the mys tery is that there were only a few small stains of blood on the body and clothing or the lad. despite the norribie cnaracter of his wounds. It looks as though the murderer, after committing the deed, washed the blood from the body and then carried it to the lot where It was found. The police are investigating. RIVER DOWN THREE FEET. That Is the Report from Manhattan This Afternoon. At 2:40 this afternoon Manhattan rs- ports that the Kansas river has fallen three feet In the past 24 hours. Blew Off His Hands. Walter, Ok., Aug. 18. Prof. E. Horn, until recently prominent In Alabama ed ucational circles, was fatally injured here by the explosion of a stick of dyn amite. He was horribly mutilated. Both hands were blown off, his abdomen and breast were blistered and portions of his nose and cheeks were torn away. Prof. Horn had intended throwing- the dynamite into the creek to kill fish. Preacher Dropped Dead. Warsaw, Ind., Aug. 18. While prepar ing for early devotional service at the Winona Bible conference today the Rev. E. I. Davies, pastor the Presbyterian church of Tecumseh, Neb., dropped dead of heart disease. To Measure the Yachts. New York. Aug. 18. Both the Sham rock III and Reliance will be floated this afternoon in the dry dock at Erie Basin to be officially measured for the New York Yacht club measurement. Tomor row the challenger will be taken out for a trial to stretch the sails which have been altered. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Pamelia York, of Berryton, died Sunday. The funeral was held from Linn creek church at 2:30 o'clock this aftarnoan. LOCAL MENTION. Editor Phil Goodreau, of the Cotton wood Falls Courant, is in the city to ri v. Attorney Hurd, of Abilene, Kas., is in the city for a few days, stopping at the Copeland hotel. Mrs. C. Stison returned yesterday from Kansas City, where she was called by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Berry have rent ed the furnished home of Mr. Amasa Acres at 521 Tenth street west. Mr. Berry Is connected with the city rail way company ana at present is stop ping at the Blower house. Three spectres that threaten baby's life cholera infantum, dysentery, diar rhoea. Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry never fails to conquer them. LIKE AJ10LIDAY. Nearly All the Stores to Close Tomorrow. Grocers' and Butchers' Picnic to Command Attention. BIG CROWD EXPECTED. Elaborate Programme of Sports Is Arranged. Picnic Cars Will Start at 8 O'clock in Morning. Every grocery store and butcher shop In Topeka will close its doors tonight and remain with them closed until Thursday morning in consideration of the picnic that is to be held at Vine wood park tomorrow. This important event has been prepared for with un usual care by the Topeka grocerymen, and the invitation extended to the merchants In other lines of business to Join them has been very generally ac cepted. All the principal dry goods stores, the clothing stores and some of the other business houses will close at noon tomorrow. As most of the holi days in Topeka this year have fallen on Saturday, very few of the stores have given their employes the customary vacations. On this account the holiday tomorrow will be more than usually well observed. The Topeka Railway company has made special preparations for carrying a large crowd to Vinewood park and will begin running trailer cars at 8 o'clock in the morning. This service will be continued on the IS minute schedule throughout the day and evening. At Vinewood park the day's programme will progress without formality. A number of amusements have been intro duced for the public and a programme to be participated in by the grocers and butchers has been announced. Thero will be no speech making or anything of that sort. Parties who prefer to can go by themselves to the more secluded por tions of the park or they may watch the amusements. Should Wednesday prove a pleasant day there will be a general exodus from the city to Vinewood park and the indi cations now are very favorable for such a day as the grocers and butchers desire. The park is constantly increasing in at tractiveness and the Vinewood car ser vice has now come to a stage of relia bility under which the picnickers can be secured of a return home w hen they de sire to come. The programme for the day will be as follows: Sack race First prize, $3 pair of pants by the Palace Clothing company; second, box Burghart's Favorite cigars; third, two-pound butt of tobacco. Fat man's race, 200 pounds and over First, one box Peet Bros.'s "Ben Hur" soap; second, one Capital ham by Charles Wolff; third, 10 pounds lard by Charles Wolff. Lean man's race. 140 pounds and un der First, one box Pearl soap by Na tional Soao cotnuany; second, 50 Burg hart's Favorites; third, one sack Inter Ocean mills Hour. Race for grocers' and butchers' daughters, from 8 to 12 years First, $3 pair of shoes; second, string of beads by Mills Dry Goods company; third, one sack of flour. Race for grocers' and butchers" sons 8 to 12 First, $3 pair of shoes; second, $1.60 shirt; third, Indian quirt by O. Krauss. Pie eating contest. 12 entries First, $1; second, 75 cents,' third, 50 cents. All pies furnished by the Ideal bakerv. 100 yard dash for grocers and butch ers First. $3.50 pair of shoes by Mat thews Drechsell: second, box Urowler cigars by Frank Klingaman; third, one year s subscription to the Merchants' Journsl. Walking race for children under 8 years First. 5-pound box of candy by the Sommer-Richardson Candy com pany; second, one sack Crosby flour. Greased pig catching contest Prize, the cUr. Nail driving contest for grocers' and butchers' wives First, one case Kuehne's pickles: second, one case Ral ston pancake fld'ur; third, 5-pound tub of butter by Continental creamery. Rooster chasing contest i lrst, one pair Western Woolen mill pants; sec ond, one case ginger ale by the Topeka Bottling works; third, 50 Eagle's Smok ers. Tug of war, O. T. Capron and Elmer Peyton, captains; men to be chosen on ground $5 Knox hat to winning cap tain by Robinson Marshall, and one box of cigars to each member of win- On The Brain Lost Self Control. Lived in Misery For Ten Years. Dr. Miles Nervine and Heart Cure Cured. The reason Dr. Miles' Remedies cure inch a large percentage of cases is because they are formulated to and actually do, go at once to the root of the disease. Doctors often mike the mistake of treating the svmptoms, a method which must always fail. Dr. Miles' Nervine restores health, strength and vitaltty to the nerves. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure en riches the blood and improves the circulation so that the patient speedily regains health. "I feel it is a pleasure as well as duty to in form my friends the means I used to refain my health. I have been troubled a great deal with nervousness and headache; I be pan to observe enlargement of the neck until it became so bad 1 felt it severely, especially blood on the brain. The least excitement Cave me dreadful pain and I would lose all control of myself. I lived in this misery for about ten years; consulted many doctors, but secured no relief whatever. I com menced the use of Dr. Miles' Nervine and a few days later began the use of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and within a week I fe'.t very much better. The second week my friends told me I was looking very much better. This encouraged me ana I continued the use of the two remedies until now I am well enough to do my own housework without any trouble whatever. I consider my health good, the cure permanent and I can do any kind of work." Mrs. Charlottk Elg, Idaho Falls, Idaho. All drupjists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. nlng team; consolation prize, one box of favorites. Puttinc the tail on the donkey First, one case Libby veal loaf; second. $1.50 in trade at Topeka Cash Dry Goods store; third, $1 in trade at same place. Dancing contest First, 50 street car tickets by Topeka Railway company; second, $2.50 rug by Crosby Bros. During the afternoon a baseball game will be played between the butchers and the grocers. The captains will be an nounced on the grounds and the teams chosen there. A cash prize of $5 Will be given to the winning captain. Steinberg's orchestra will furnish the music for the dance In the evening. EASTERN MEN 0. K. Titer Fill the Dill in Urabam County. Not all of the eastern harvest hands who came to Kansas turned out poorly. In fact. It Is probable that most of them made good harvest hands, but the ones who did not and who flunked, made to much noise about it when they started home and in writing- east that the im pression got out that the eastern men were not much good as harvest hands. T. B. Gerow, director of the state free employment bureau, has Just received a letter which is giving him considerable consolation along this line. The fact that some of those whom he sent to the har vest fields flunked on the work and then abused the farmers on account of it, rather worried him. He did not like to have the impression get abroad that the men whom he sent to the harvest fields were not well treated. Consequently when a letter came telling how much the eastern men enjoyed the work he was greatly pleased. The letter is from P. A. Moyers, coun ty clerk of Graham county, and Is there fore authentic. Mr. Moyers says: "I have been very much interested in the accounts published in the Topeka State Journal of the -failures of the east ern harvest hands that were imported to help take care of our immense har vest. On or about the 12th of last month I received a letter from you asking if we were in need of any help in the harvest, and I wrote that in my opinion we could use 50 extra men. "A few days later I received your tele gram stating that there would be mine men on the evening train. Instead of nine there were twelve. The next morn ing they appeared upon our streets and began to inquire for work. To look at them one would suppose they would not make very suitable harvest hands, but the people were impressed with their willingness to try, and by the next morning they were all at work at $2.50 per day. "While every paper one picks up has some roast for the eastern harvest hand I must in all fairness say that they have been a decided success here. With thf? exception of two or three who were overcome with the heat, they have stood the work fine. Some of them were from New York city and never saw a wheat field, but they were not one bit slow to catch on, and are now hired out to dif ferent threshing crews, and they tell me that they like the work all right. When they came their hands looked as if they never knew the word labor, and yester day the captain of the company was showing me his hands and they were like an old farmer's hands. I hope that If ever we are in need of any outside help it will be our good fortune to se cure as good help as we did this sum mer from you." THAT MANUAL SCHOOL Work on tbe Plans Is Now Being Done. J. C. Holland, the architect, la at work upon the plans for the new manual training high school, which are being drawn, with the advice of Superintend ent W. M. Davidson and Principal I D. Whittemore, with special reference to the probable demand that will be made upon the institution. A trip pro posed to be made by Mr. Holland with Superintendent Davidson to Indianapo lis to examine manual training school buildings has been deferred until after the preliminary plans for the new build ing here have been made. It will be necessary to keep the cost of the new building and its equipments within the reach of the purse of the city. With a preliminary outline of the construction the architect will be enabled to more in telligently finish the plans after visiting the large manual training high schools referred to. With the expectations that there will be a large Immediate demand upon the cooking and woodworking departments of the new high school special allow ances of floor Bpace will be made for them. It is now the idea to place the forge and foundry in a small separate building on the rear part or the new lots purchased for the high school. Mr. Holland ts also favorable to the erection of a separate heating plant to warm both schools. This matter will be take up by the board of education at an early meeting. RIGHT ON THE BRIDGE. North Topeka Would Have Street Kailway Use It. In North Topeka Monday evening the business men held a meeting at fire Station No. 1. It was one of the reg ular meetings at which the affairs of the North side have been discussed. The most important thing taken up was the North Topeka street car situation which has already been the subject of more resolutions than any other one matter. It is now proposed to secure for the To peka Railway company a right of way over the Melan arch bridge for a period of one year during which the street car company can be building a steel struc ture across the river. County Commis sioner S. H. Haynes, who was present. discouraged the idea. The North side people failed to take the matter up when the new approach was being built for the bridge. At that time there was a sentiment favorable to the proposition but it is doubtful now if either the city council or the board of county com missioners would agree to it. A committee composed of J. D. Hath away, Thomas Page. A. M. Baird, J. A. Lukens and Frank Petro was appointed to confer with officials of the Union Pacific relative to securing the construc tion of an embankment in the Union Pacific right of way in such a position as to divert the water,, which is now drained into the North Topeka lakes, into the Kansas river. The hole through which this water comes is bridged by the railroad where it was formerly built up with earth. At last night's meeting a number of people expressed views to the effect that the building out of the river banks by business establishments ought to be stopped. The new passenger train on the Mis souri Pacific, leaving Topeka at 9:45 a m. makes direct connection at Gar- netr lor an puuua i vj riving at Independence 4:10 p. m.. Cof feyville 4:50. Eureka 3:42, El Drado 4:60, Wichita o:tu, .H-iowa v.so. WANTTOpW. City to Investigate the Overdue Taxes.' Council Authorizes the Employ, ment or Experts. COUNTY HOLDS THEM. No Longer Any Tax Sales in This County. City Wants to He Given a Share of Profit. If the city of Topeka can not secure from the commissioners of Shawnee county any part of the special tax due upon property gone to tax sale and bought by the county, without waiting until the three years which the county holds It has expired, and if it can re ceive no compensation for waiting that length of time for Its share. It is at least free to ascertain the exact amount of unpaid tax now due it by an investiga tion of the county tax rolls. At last flight's council meeting this la what the county decided to do. Edward Wilder, a member of the, board of education from the Third ward who was present at the meeting, volunteered the opinion that the board of education would wish to make a similar investigation of its overdue taxes and would share the ex pense of a Joint Investigation. A reso lution was passed authorizing the em ployment of experts to go over the tax rolls for this purpose. Assistant County Treasurer F. C. Bowen and ex-County Clerk J. M. Wright will probably do the work. It will cost about $50 to get the Information desired. At intervals for three years the city authorities and members of the board of education have protested unavailing ly against the feature of the state law which gives the county the advantage in the collection of delinquent taxes. Eventually the city will get its tax money without Interest. The county will collect and keep 15 per cent interest upon all delinquent taxes. Where the city has levied special taxes for an im provement and the cost of the improve ment must be paid from the fund to created, it is compelled to issue its war rants for the work and pay interest on them until such time as the money comes into its control. The state law complained of makes it not compulsory but optional with the board of county commissioners that the county treasurer shall buy up all lands upon which taxes become delinquent. The county holds tax certificates for this land. At any time within three years the owner of the land may re deem it by the payment of back taxes and interest upon the sum. At the ex piration of three years the land is of fered at public sale, the purchaser be ing given a tax deed for it. Thus, at the end of three years the taxes may be collected and the state, county, city and the board of education may receive the portions due them. There is no means of readily ascer taining the exact amount of the out standing tax due either the city or the board of education. There is now out standing $4,000 of sidewalk warrants for 1901 and $6,000 for 1902, all of which would have been paid had the taxes been received. Every year the citv is compelled to make up a deficiency In the Installments due on pavine bonds and interest which would not occur were all the taxes paid, but the amount of this can be learned only by inspect ing the county tax rolls. There Is no probability that the coun ty will recede from its policy of holding lands for unredeemed taxes, as it is now doing. The state law fully authorizes it and the county makes 15 per cent, interest which formerly went largely to speculators who took up tax cer tificates on land which, on account of its value, was likely to be redeemed soon by its owner. The county com missioners indicated their unwillingness to alter their course two years ago when the matter was brought before them by Mayor Hughes. The present board has never discussed a change. It com menced taking up tax certificates in 1900, so that next year the first install ment of tax sale property will go be- I fore the public for sale. County Clerk Newman today stated that in every case where property was worth redemp tion it was always redeemed by its owner before the expiration of the three years. He said other property would not be sold readily, and that the city is probabl-1' getting its share of the taxes as rapidly under the present sys tern as it would under any other. Last night's action by the council fol lowed an explanation of the situation by City Clerk J. H. Squires, who rec ommended an investigation of the amount of outstanding tax due the city. The matter will probably be taken up at ones. KANSANS AT OMAHA. Not Very Successful in the Ten nis Tournament. Omaha, Neb., Aug-. 18. Play in the first and second rounds in singles of the middle west tennis tournament was fin ished at the Omaha field club's court this morning. Interest centered in the matches between Dr. Sheldon of Kan sas City and Forney of Abilene, Kan., and between Raymond, the Lincoln crack, and Hopkins of Chicago. Shel don and Raymond won their matches in handy style. Following are the scores: First Failor, Lincoln, beat Copeland, Toneka. 6-2. 6-1. Sheldon beat Forney, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Holbrook beat Dufrene, 6-0. 6-0. Second round Fred Eberhardt beat Caldwell, 6-0, 6-4. Hunt beat Blather wick, 6-2, 6-0. Raymond beat Hopkins, 6-4. 6-4. Frank Ebernarat Deat nis Drotner John by default. Holland of Galesburg beat Snyder, 6- 3, 6-4. Hughes beat H. Eberhardt, 4-6, 6-4, 7- 5. The preliminary round in doubles was played this afternoon. Suicide Prevented. The startling announcement that a pre ventive of suicide has been discovered will interest many. A run down system or de spondency invariably precede suicide and something has been found that will pre vent that condition which makes suicide likely. At the first thought of self- de struction take Electric Bitters. It being a great tonic and nervine will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great stomach, liver and kidney regulator. Only 6rtc. Satisfaction guaran teed by the Arnold Drug company, 621 N. Kansas avenue. Dr. J. Albert Berry, specialty diseases of Stomach and Intestines. Br. Lyon,i PERFECT Tooth PovcIgf CJsed by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PRC PARED BY JOINTISTS ARE FINED. Price for Second Offens Is liaised to $200. In police court today five more Jolnt ists were convicted and fined. W. V. Lytle, of 406 Kansas avenue, was fined $100 and 30 days in Jail. Henry Schnoor. his partner, got the same. John Brown, of the Chesterfield Joint, was convicted and fined $200 and 60 days because.it was his second offense. He is now won dering if the court will make, it $300 and 90 days when he is tried on tbe arrest made last night. Lucy Stephens, colored, was nnea ana so days; and Ike Kicker, of the National Joint, was given the second offense price of $20 and 60 days. Frank Zimmerman escaped trial by being sick. He appeared 10 court and explained to Judge Hamilton that he was too sick to stand up. RIVER IS RECEDING, High Water Mark Last Night Was 13 Feet. The Kansas river, which was supposed to have reached its highest point yes terday afternoon, worked up a few inches more Monday afternoon and ev ening, gaining its greatest elevation toward midnight. Since then it has been slowly dropping and was, this af ternoon, at almost the same place at which it was seen to be 24 hours previ ous. According to levels taken by the city engineer the river at Its highest point last night was almost 13 feet above low water mark. The high water mark of the flood of June was 27 feet. Reports from west along the river show that the river is gradually reced ing and it is believed that the river will soon commence dropping rapidly. MISSOURI MOVES ON. River Is Slaking Trouble for ths Santa Fe. It is reported that the Santa Fe is having some trouble with the Missouri river several miles east of Kansas City. During the recent flood the rock which protected the roadbed which runs along the bank of the river at that point was washed away, and since then the track has had no protection. Dur ing the last few days It has been no ticed that the water is slowly eating its way in tdwards the track, and st one time there was some fear tht the water would get the better of th2 rail road company before repairs could be made. It is not thought now, howevet, that there will be any serious results is the road has started the work of retracing the rock which was washed awy by the flood. The water is now about 150 feei from the tracks, and even if no action was taken to prevent it vould take some time for the water to ivash. away the remaining dirt. The Santa Fe has had some trouble at this place heretofore on accouit of the river changing its course, but on account of the rock filling there vas no fear of its ever reaching the traoks. The present trouble is of a much me serious nature, however, on account of the absence of the rock. MA J Oil POND HEKE. Former Wheel Horse in Kansas Poli tics Visits Topeka. Major H. W. Pond, of Denver, for merly prominent in Second district pol itics, is in Topeka today renewing old acquaintances. It is the first time he has been in Kansas for six years. He is now special agent for the Mexican Rubber Culture company, which is set ting out rubber forests in Mexico. Years ago Major Pond was postmaster at Fort Scott and In those days he used to fight the battles of E. H. Funston, then congressman from the Second 41s trict. When he walked into the govern or's offce today, Judge J. S. West, ho is an old friend of Major Pond, jokingly accused him of coming back to help Funston secure the Second district nom ination in the coming congressional con test. "I'd like to do it," responded the ma jor. "Funston was a good congressman And the Second district has never haa a congressman since," he added. Major Pond is a brother of the lat Major J. B. Pond, famous for years as a lecture bureau manager. i WHISKY WAR. A Cut of Five Cents a Gallon Has Been Made.' Peoria, 111., Aug. 18. Trouble is evi dently brewing between independent and trust distillers for this morning the w-hlsky quotation was dropped from $1.29, the basis for finished to $124, a decline of S cents per gallon. The in dependent claim that as the trust has been maintaining a fictitious quotation for some days past, and has been selling goods at the reduced figures. They call ed a meeting of the quotation commit tee of the board of trade as a result of which the reduced quotations was sent out today. This is the second drop in prices made in the past two weeks. Trapp Estats Settled. The estate of the late W. C. Trapp t has been adjudicated in the probate court and the administratrix. Mrs. i Christina Trapp. has been discharged I from further duty. Since the death of Mr. Trapp eleven years ago the tailor ing establishment bearing his name has been operated under the Jurisdiction of the Judges of the probate court. i win i 1 1 i I U;A P.mn PI VinJV HUUW alUJWls WITH SIS8 MUSIC ROEHR MUSIC CO. Open Evenings. t t .4.4 1

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL," TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18, 1003. POLICE JOTTINGS. Case of Charles Ford Cries for Attention. Neglected Wife and Her Newlj Born Infant. THE CHILD IS DEAD. But Nothing Can Be Done to Mr. Ford. Two Cloth Sellers Arrested as Suspicious Characters. It la a shame that something can not be done to Charles Ford, the man who was arrested last evening at Eighteenth and Harrison streets. Ford was arrested at the request of his wife, who says that his neglect and drunkenness were responsible for the death of their eight-day-old infant. When the child was born she says that ho failed to get a physician and Immediately gat on a howling drunk. When the offi cers went after him yesterday they found him lying In a drunken stupor In one room while his child lay dead in another. The poor woman who Is hitched to him by the "Holy bonds of matrimony" is a fit can didate for pity. Ford was arrested and held In .1flll over night, but now It sems that nothing; can be done with him. Iie can not even be fined for being drunk, be cause he was in his own house when ar rested, and was not "drunk in a public f'lace." The charge of neglect would be oo broad to hold him, and he must be turned loose. Coroner Hogeboom says that Ford Is a degenerate of the worst type and Soasibly Indirectly responsible for the eath of the child, but it would be impos sible to stick him, as it has been ascer tained that he started after a physician at the birth of the child, but was recalled by his wife, who feared to stav alone. The Infant Is better off than if it had lived. The police are satisfied that they have two exceedingly bad citizens of Italy. The two gentlemen in question were pinched while peddling certain bolts of some kind of cloth resembling bleached muslin. Their operations were confined to the southwest fart of the city. Before their grabulence hey had disposed of a number of bolts of the goods and were not doing a retail trade. They sold by the bolt cnly, but were ot particular about the price. Any old They Sold Cloth by the Bolt at Any Price. price would do, lust so it was a price. When hauled to the station they both for got how to speak t'nited States, in' fact, they could sell cloth in the English Inn gunge with far greater fluency than they could converse with an officer who was inquisitive ahout their business. John Lu cas undertook to book the sous of sunny ltiily. One gave something resembling Joseph Medena, which may be near right. The other man released something which sounded like an explosion in a pop fac tory and L,ucas gravely registered him as "Venfanen O Iird." The goods peddled by the pair greatly resembled a quality which was recently removed from a San ta Fe car standing on the side track, and the police think they have the robbers. All the marks had been removed from the cloth. The Chesterfield Joint was raided last right and the guests will be beerless again for a few hours. Four cases of alleged brew were found on the premises and added to the already large stock in the jail basement. By careful manipulation Mr. John Howen. the bartender, was saved from a night in the village keep, and his bond was approved. Some more of the analysis cases will be nenrcl In police court tins evening and the usual convictions will follow the testi mony of l"rof. Daines of Washburn. The Hot-Foots have captured one Walter Peck, who Is said to be wanted for some thing or other Ht Guthrie. Ok. The sheriff at Guthrie has been notified and will come after Mr. Peck. For about the stecnth time Haytl Weath rly, the bad colored man, is tip against !t. First he was lined heavily for HHsl.it rtg in an attempted hold up. and was re eased on a promise to leave town. Four or five times he has failed to leave and was re-pinched regularly. Finally the of ficers got tired of It nnd put him to work. tVhlle cleaning out the Auditorium he spread his wings and went away. But he returned. Last night he was captured by Haytl Was Mistaken About Running Away. ently, and this morning nayti was attach ed to one end of an eight-foot chain. At the other end of said chain was a ball of Iron weighing 50 pounds net. No. Haytl mMll Tint rim uVL-rtv from Col. Bovil. TTe wn will not run away from Col. Boyd. He was misinformed. Just because he sold on time nnd ac cepted small payments. J. C. Emahlzcr. Fresh milk is good; fresh milk and Mellin's Food is better. Try it with your baby. Whether you nurse your b.by or use Mel lin'. Food you will find our book, The Cars and Feeding of Infant.," very useful. Simply write for it. It will be sent free. HKLLIN'S FOOD CO.. BOSTON, MASS. Ppecial Officer Tihhitts. and again consign- ea lo trie iai vas nait uiun I line It o bit, cursed the officers and swore that if he was put to work in North Topeka he would run away from Col. P.oyd. the guard. Hut the officials thought differ INFANTS INVALIDSS the furniture man. was arrested for vio lation of the license ordinance pertaining to Installment houses. Mr. Emahizer says that he certainly will not stand for any such proceedings, neither will he pay a license to sell goods. He says that he does not consider that he has violated any or dinance and will not take the treatment. The case is set for August 2fi. The raid ot the city on the business men la amusing. GREEKS SEEK EMPLOYMENT Fruit Trade Overcrowded and New Lines must Be Opened. There has been established uptown, probably the pioneer of other like agen cies, an employment bureau for Greeks, who have become an important element in the population of New York. At the door are the flags of Greece and the United States, and the announced pur pose of the agency is to find work for male Greeks. There are practically no female Greeks in New York. The influx of Oreeks into the United States, which has been going on ac tively for many years, and which is practically limited to New York and vi cinity, few of the Greek immigrants go ing either south or west, continues un abated, and the disparity between the sexes in Greek immigration does not decrease. During the first three months of 1903 of 1,425 Greeks who landed at Ellis Island, 1,30 were men and boys and only forty-five were women or girls. The Greek men's special adapta bility is at gardening or silk weaving. Greece being one of the countries in which the manufacture of silk and cul tivation of cocoons is important. The Greeks who come to New York are usually robust. They are much taller than other immigrants from the Mediterranean and they take to the hard work required of all newcomers without hesitancy or shirking. Recently they have overcrowded the retail and wholesale fruit trade, for which they have special fitness, and it has, there fore, been found necessary by many of them to seek other lines of employment, particularly those lines In which the competition with other workers Is less than in the fruit business. The Greeks of the city are generally industrious and temperate. New York Sun. Convention of Scottish Clans. Cleveland, O., Aug. IS. The twenty first convention of the Order of Scottish Clans of the United States and Canada began here today and will continue un til Friday night. The order meets bien nially. Delegates are present from ev ery state in the union and from as far away as Halifax. It is expected that some amendments will be made to the constitution and by-laws. KOKTII TOrEKA. fXeave ttems for this column with tha Kimball Printing Company. 912 Nortn Kansas Avenue.) R. Brill will spend Wednesday visit ing his sister at Tecumseh. Rev. F. L. Jackson, of Grantville, was a North side visitor yesterday. Robert Anderson left this morning for St. Louis to take up his new work with the Laclede Gas company. J. K. Withers, of the Red Front gro cery, will take part in the fat man's race at Vinewood tomorrow. Mrs. Carl Bergen returned yesterday from Kansas City, where she has been visiting the millinery wholesale houses. Mrs. J. B. Thomas left Saturday for her home in Alvord, Tex., after a visit of several weeks to her cousin, Mrs. S. L. Courtney. Mr. and Mrs. XV. C. Steele expect to go to housekeeping the first of Septem ber in the Evan Davis house, 1223 Cen-. tral avenue, where they formerly lived a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Will Offield, of Kansas City, are spending a few days in To peka visiting relatives and superintend ing the removal of their household goods to. their new home. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney have purchased from ex-Mayor Parker the property on Topeka avenue south of Sixth stret, and will move this week from Auburndale into their new home. It has been erroneously reported that Soldier creek is up within a few inches of the floor of the Central avenue bridge. This is a mistake as the water lacks ut least six feet of reaching the bridge floor. Mrs. S. T. Coleman, of Menoken, came In Monday to attend the funeral of Emma Coleman, wife of W. D. Cole man, who died at Christ hospital Sat urday night of cancer of the liver, after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Wm. Boast, of 909 Jackson street, left yesterday for Clay county, Mis souri, to be absent several days. Mr. Boast owns a valuable farm there which he bought two years ago for $14,000, for which he would not take $25,000 now, as land has greatly Increased in value Tn that time. The following young people, chap eroned by Mrs. Frank Ebey and Mrs. Orville Knoll, will picnic this evening at Vinewood: Misses Maud Kellar, Mary Kearns. Ethel Hinzman, Salome Sheetz, Mattie I'aine, Jessie Kearns, Winnie Hayes, Bessie Sheetz, Zura Kel lar and Ethel Kearns. E. S. Conwell, uncle" of Frank Con well, died Saturday evening at his home in Oaylord. Kas. Mr. Conwell was an old resident of Atchison, and the remains were taken there for burial. The funeral was held Monday from the M. E. church and the inter ment was in Mount Vernon cemetery. Mr. Conwell went to Gaylord Saturday and accompanied the body to Atchison, returning to Topeka last evening. Grandma Miller, mother of S. C. Mil ler and Mrs. Bradley-Norris met with a painful accident Saturday afternoon which on account of her advanced age, 87 years, may prove very serious. Mrs. Miller is for the present making her home at her pon's house, 927 Van Burm street and since the flood some changes and repairs have been made with which she was not quite familiar and Satur day afternoon when she went to step out on the back porch she made a mis step and fell down cellar, striking on her right shoulder and breaking her collar bone. Considering her age and that she had not been well this summer, Mrs. Miller is doing as well now as could be expected. Mrs. Permelta Curtis, or as she Is known to North Topeka people, "Grand ma Curtis," is very seriously ill at her home, the Curtis house on Curtis street. Mrs. Curtis, who is the grandmother of Congressman Curtis, is over 96 years of age. Since the flood she has been ex tremely weak, but during ail that excit ing time never broke down, not even when on that memorable Saturday morning she wns taken in a boat from the home of her granddaughter. Mrs. Colvin. 1123 Van Buren street, to th; bridge. During the summer she suf fered another nervous shock when he brother, William Hubbard, made an un expected visit to her. The brother and sister had not met for years and the ex citement of this visit was almost mote than she could stand. Her present ill ness is due jrreatlv to her advanced years although she has suffered from heart trouble and yesterday morning she was found choking in her bed by her daughter. Mrs. Brown. The prompt ser vices of the fmlly physician saved htr life at this time but all dav she whs terribly weak. Mrs. Curtis Is the mother of 14 children. 12 of whom are living. She has had 44 grandchildren and 49 greatgrandchildren, 44 of whom are still living. In ciety Miss Alice Lakin will entertain at cards Thursday afternoon for Miss Grace King, of Hoi ton; who will be her guest the latter part of the week. Mr. Dick Hayden's guests at dinner at the Blower house Monday were Miss Adams of Sandwich. 111., Miss Maud Knowles, Miss Ruth Hayden, Miss Lowell, and Mr. Will T. Beck of Holton, Mr. George Hayden of Wet niore and Mr. Galen Nichols of Kansas Citv. The marriage of Miss Mamie Kahr and Mr. Frank C. Sauires was cele brated in the parlors of the Church of tne Assumption at half after 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, the Rev. Father Hayden officiating. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Al Kahr. of Phila delphia, and Mrs. William Harold Bowlby played the wedding marches and Tobani's "Hearts and Flowers" fol lowing the ceremony. The bride wore ner traveling toilet of tan novelty shot with red. all the details harmonizing, and carried American Beauty roses. Immediately after the ceremony, which was attended by the relatives and some twenty intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Squires left for the east. They will visit in Philadelphia and at the sum mer home of Mr. and Mrs. A! Kahr at Cape May, New York and other eastern cities, returning to Topeka, where they will live, about the first of October. Mrs. Squires is a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Kahr, 1010 Tyler street, and Mr. Squires is a son of Mr. J. H. Squires, the city clerk, and the junior partner in the firm of Holland Squires, architects. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McClintock, Col. J. D. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nor ton, Jr., Miss Agnes Gunther and Mr. Arthur ,T. McClintock spent Sunday at Erukea Lake. Mr. John Greene will leave next week for Chicago to meet Mrs. Greene who has been spending the summer on the Atlantic coast. They will be in Chicago a fortnight and also spend some time in St. Louis before returning to Topeka about September 15. Mr. Dan Hammatt spent Sunday at Eureka Lake. Miss Ruth Hayden of Holton is Miss Mabel Knowles' guest. She came Mon day, accompanying this far Miss Adams of Sandwich,, Illinois, who has been vis iting her and who was on her way home. Miss Lowell and Mr. Will T. Beck of Holton also came to Topeka with them and spent the day here. Mrs. George F. Sharitt, Miss Sharitt and Miss Helen Sharitt are expected home Wednesday from the northern lake, resorts where they spent yie past month. Dr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Work have returned to Meriden after a visit to Judge and Mrs. Abram Bergen. Captain and Mrs. William S. Albright have returned from a visit In Leaven worth. Mr. William Macferran returns Wed nesday from a fishing trip to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Miss Anna Ruder of Leavenworth Is the guest of Mrs. Charles Allan Mills. Mr. Theo Snattlnger is in Kansas City today. Mrs. J. M. Ford and her children of Humboldt. Nebraska, are guests of the T. G. Dennis family. Mrs. George W. Bainter and Miss Effie Bainter of Kansas City are ex pected the last of the week to visit Mrs. George F. Sharitt. The Bainters have been in La Salle, Illinois for the sum mer. Miss Rachel McGrath spent Sunday in Atchison. Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Stewart leave Wednesday for a trip to- Las Vegas. Among Topeka visitors at Manhattan Beach hotel. Eureka Lake, over Sun day were Mrs. J. M. Brier and her children. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Criswell and children and her sister. Miss Isa bella Hudson, of Kansas City. Mrs. C. N Nelson. Mrs. A. A. Godard and her son Valentine. Mrs. H. B. Howard and Miss Howard. Mr. J. W. Going. Mr H. J Wells, Mr. Charles B. Allen. Mr. Ti..h M.rrlanrt Mr. W. E. Dickinson, Miss Josie Dickinson, Mr. J. C. Shields and Miss Berta Shields. Miss Anna Speck has returned from a visit in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Mrs Clara E. Graves of Ottumwa, Iowa, is the guest of Mrs. L. B. Howell. She is returning from Colorado Springs. Mr Ed McBride. Mr. Harold Cope land.' Mr. Frank Banks and Mr. Har ry Noble will go to Atchison next week to represent the Topeka Tennis club at the state tournament. Miss Winifred Holcomb and Mr. Luther Smith were married Monday in Kansas City and have gone to Red- WONT MIX Bad Food andOood Health Wont Mix. The human stomach stands much abuse but it won't return good health If you give It bad food. If you feed right you will feel right for proper food and a good mind is the sure road to health. "A year ago I be came much alarmed about my health for I began to suffer after each meal no matter how little I ate," says a Den ver woman: "I lost my appetite and the very thought of food grew distasteful, with the result that I was not nourished and got weak and thin. My home cares were very heavy for beside a large family of my own I have also to look out for an aged mother. There was no one to shoulder my household burdens and come what might I must bear them and this thought nearly drove me fran tic when I realized that my health was breaking down. "I read an article in the paper about some one with trouble Just like mine being cured on the food Grape-Nuts and acting on this suggestion I gave Grape Nuts a trial. The first dish of this de licious food told me I had struck the right thing. My uncomfortable feelings in stomach and brain disappeared as if by magic and in an incredibly short space of time I was again myself. Since then I have gained 12 pounds in weight through a summer of tard work and realize I am a very different woman, all due to the splendid food Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Trial will prove. house, Pa., on their wedding journey. They will be gone about three weeks and will be at home when they return at 1118 Monroe street Miss Lela Hord has gone to Chanute for a visit of about three weeks. The young women of the First Pres byterian church will give a social at the church Friday evening for the benefit of the Y. W. C. A. of Topeka. Miss Ethel Fankey and Miss Daisy Lee Pankey have returned from a week's stay at Eureka Lake. Mr. Louie H. Hill went to Osage City today. A small company of young ladles from Oakland leave today for a week's outing at Eureka Lake. They are Miss Ola Millard, Miss Jennie Jordan, Miss Carrie Jordan, Miss Lucy Van sant and Miss Anna Vansant. Mrs. L. A. Gray and daughter Marie left Monday for their home in Balti more, Md. after a two months' visit to her sisters, Mrs. Chas. Often and Mrs. T. B. Hairsine. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Sills of Arkan sas City returned home today after a short visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. Sills of 312 Madison street. A picnic was given last evening at Vinewood park In honor of Mrs. James Thomas of Los Angeles, Cal., and Miss Marie Musser of Steal, Neb. Those present were Mrs. James Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Hearick, Miss Mazie Musser, Miss Minnie Klesath, Miss Nellie Dwyer. Miss Stella Feigans. Miss Etta Klesath and Miss Bess Dwyer. Mr. Jay Hill, Mr. James Dwyer, Mr. Fred Klesath and M. M. Painter. BROOKE MAY SUE. Thinks County Commissioners Dave Been Negligent. A. L. Brooke, who owns extensive nurseries north of Soldier creek, has threatened to bring suit against the county commissioners unless bridges across the creek are put in service ut once. Mr. Brooke thinks that the commis sioners have caused unnecessary delay in building the bridges washed away by the flood and he thinks that the flooded districts have not received proper at tention. There has been some delay which the commissioners think was Justifiable as an examination of the wrecked bridges was necessary and an effort was made to recover them. After experimenting the commissioners found that the best way to get the bridges in service was not to try to recover them but to let contracts for the erection of bridges al lowing the bidders to use as much of the material in the old bridges as Is ser viceable. The commissioners have called for bids, to be opened August 28, on the re building of the bridges across Soldier creek on the Grantville road. TENXIS AT NEWPORT. Entries Include Fast Flayers Besides Doberty Bros. Newport, R. I., Aug. 18. With an entry list numbering 77 players, the second largest in eight years, with the English experts, the Doherty brothers, among those scheduled to play, with courts In admirable condition and with almost perfect weather, the twenty third annual tournament of the Na tional Lawn Tennis association was be gun on the Casino courts today. The entries included such American players as Krelgh Collins, Holcomb Ward, W. J. Clothier, and Beals Wright. The event which attracted the crowd was that of the championship doubles between Ward and Ware, of the east, and Collins and Waidner. of the west The winners of today's match will chal lenge the Dohertys and the match will probably come off tomorrow. Collins and Waidner beat Ward and Ware in the first set, 6-3, points 33-23. Collins 'and Waidner, western cham pions, beat Ward and Ware, eastern champions, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. Second set doubles, Collins and Waid ner defeated Ward and Ware 6-4; points 36-33. r SUES THE SANTA FE. Mrs. Seaman Asks for $10,000 on Ac count ot Wakarusa Wreck. Suit was filed in the district court this afternoon by George E. Stoker, at torney for Mrs. Ella Seaman, against the Santa Fe railroad for $10,000 for damages resulting from Injuries 'Sus tained by Mrs. Seaman In the wreck at Wakarusa on December 3 when Santa Fe west bound passenger train No. 5 left the track and piled up in the ditch. Mrs. Seaman was traveling from War ren, Ohio, to Wichita. Five coaches and two baggage cars left the track and turned over. Mrs. Seaman was in one of the cars that turned over. She had several ribs broken and was injured in ternally. Among the list of injured was one woman who refused to give out her name. This was probably Mrs. Seaman as no other suits have been brought and the claim agents adjusted matters with the other passengers. The wreck occur red on a curve. Eight years before a similar wreck occurred on the same curve. CURE FOR LOCKJAW. It Has Been Tried Successfully on a Chicago Victim. Chicago, Aug. 18. A cure for lockjaw has been discovered by Dr. S. A. Ma thews of the University of Chicago, and has been successfully used in treating George Newman, South Chicago. Dr. Mathews' method of treatment Is the injection of a solution of calcium and potassium salts. This injection was given Newman a week ago while he was suffering from extremely severe tetanus spasms, and he is now declared to be well on the way to health. The new cure Is a diuretic. The pro blem which Dr. Mathews has worked out Is to get the proper combination of salts to bring about the effect de sired. Now that it has been found, the doctors sa:y that the same principle can be applied to the cure of snake bites, blood poisoning, and other diseases caused by toxins in the body. On Trial for Extortion. New York. Aug. 18. The trial of Samuel J. Parks, walking delegate of the Housesmiths' and Bridgenien's union, accused of extortion, was begun today' before Recorder Goff and a Jury. There are four indictments against Parks, but the particular indictment under Investigation is that alleging that he extorted $200 from Josephus Plenty, a Hoboken skylight contractor, to call off a strike and to stop any pro ceedings against Plenty for employing non-union labor. Horse Hadn't Glanders. Sheriff Lucas was called to Shorey last night to examine a horse reported to be sick with glanders. The law re quires that sheriffs be "horse doctors" enough to know spavins from glanders. Lucas knew and after a careful diagno sis pronounced the horse suffering with blood poisoning. Adjudged Insane. Sophia Schlutz was adjudged insane in the probate court Monday afternoon. She lives at Admire. Kansas, and was brought to Topeka for treatment. She grewf worse and it is necessary to admit her to the Insane asylum. o o Kansas and Topeka, KANSAS 0,000 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. I Al. A. LOW, President. Miss Mamie De Christ, Altagood's Victim. I MJ i i 'U; ui I I d X 2s GBRKIZ The above Is an excellent likeness of Mamie de Christ, whose alleged cruel treat ment by officials at the prison camp, Milledgeville. Ga.. is causing a stir through out the country. The state of Georgia has appointed an investigating committee to take evidence in the case and the "horrors" are to be thoroughly inquired into. Greenville, Tenn Flooded. Greenville. Tenn., Aug. 18. A cloud burst occurred in this section last night. r Weser Bros. Piano, $3-50 Per Month. E. B. Guild flusic Co. .ANNUAL.. tate Fair Exposition T0 BE HELD AT Sept. 1419, 1903 i BY THE STATE EXPOSITION CO. n PREM CHAS. In Greenville and Morristown the creeks passing through the towns were out of bank, inundating streets and flooding many stores, damaging stocks considerably. The electric light and water plants of Greenville were flooded and made useless. Two deaths are so far reported as a result of the calamity, the drowning of Robert Parks and his 7-year-old son. Slept on the Track. An unknown colored man was struck and killed at 7:30 o'clock Monday morning by Rock Island passenger train No. 10. The accident occurred at the first crossing east of Vera, Kansas. The man was asleep on the edge of the track, but In spite of the shrieks of the whistle did not awaken in time to get out of the way of the oncoming train. The body was taken to Alma where the inquest will be held. It has not yet been identified. i t i i H. SAMPSON, Secretary. New Crawford Theater. One Night Sunday, Aug. 23. The Big American Comedy Drama, THE STAIN OF GUILT. 30 People 30. S Carloads Bcenery 2. Trices: 15, 25, 35, 60, 75c. Seats Thurs Tuesday Night, August 25. Elmer Walters' Latest Sensation, A MILLIONAIRE TRAMP. Brightest Novelty of the Year. Prices: 10. 20, 30, 50c. Seats Saturday. A 15 PEll CENT ADVANCE. Wages to Be Raised in Proportion to Cost of Living. Chicago, Aug. IS After receiving a report from a corps of experts con cerning the price of commodities In dis tricts where the organized workingmen of the city live, the Employers' associa tion has discovered that the cost of liv ing has increased 15 per cent, during the last five years, and has decided that wages should be increased In like ratio. In many cases the increase al ready has been granted; in future cases this will be the basis of wage raises. For more than a decade the employ ers throughout the country have been trying to find an equitable standard by which wages may be adjusted, and the Chicago association intends to test the solution it has found. Whether or not the labor organizations will accept It, the employers intend to put it into effect at once. WORLD'S APPLE CHOP. All Europe Is Short America la Bet tar OS. Boston, Aug. IS. A report on the world's apple crop ot 1K03 has Just been issued by the Boston Chamber of Commerce. It shows Great Britain short of all fruits, no tably apples. Europe la generally short of applis. but with a heavy crop of Valencia oranges and Almeria grapes. New England in the aggregate will have a very generous crop, Maine's almost equslllng that of last year. New York state reports plenty of apples, the middle west only fair: the far west very heavy; Virginia and West Virginia a very large crop, and Nova Scotia exceptionally heavy. Canada also promises quite a heavy yield. The quality average is excellent, except ing in some sections. Work on N. T. Central Terminal. New York, Aug. 18. Work has been started on the extensive New York Cen tral terminal Improvements In this city. About 5.000,000 will be expended. The Improvements involve the largest In dividual house wrecking contract ever given in this city. About 120 houses, three churches, two hospitals, storage houses and stables will be pulled down. Pianos, Organs, Piano-Players. 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6 TOFEKA STATE JOURXAI TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18, 1903. The Grocers and Butchers Committee called on us last week, to know if we were willing to close our store on their Picnic Day to help make the holiday a success, and we assured .them that we would gladly close to favor them, and we assured the Committee that we would bo the only clothiers they would find who would be willing to close except under protest, but that after the usual amount of whining and rag chewing they might consent to close at "noon," which always means anywhere from 1 to 3 o'clock p. M., and then ask the salespeople to get back by 4 or 5 o'clock, in time to catch the people who leave the park early. THE, REASON WHY We can afford to close on Holidays and Sundays is be cause selling SI. 00 articles for $1.00, and $15.00 values for S15.00, makes us the busiest clothiers in Topeka; while the benefactors who claim always to sell SI. 00 shirts for 59 cents S3.00 hats for 98 cents S6.00 pants for $2.19, and $14.00 suits for S4.98 have such a strug gle to catch suckers that they must nab every nickel in sight. We suppose that when Labor Day comes the same conditions will prevail' as existed last year. All the clothiers will sign to "close all day," and by 8 o'clock they will all be wide open, scrambling for business. This store will be closed on Labor Day. Watch Us Grow. Watch Our Business Methods Win. Robinson, Marshall Go. 703 Kansas Avenue. lnf 'PhAttA 1 c,-. r..:i.-i3. LEVY ISJJJENTS. CItj Council Makes Increase of One Mill. Stands as Agreed Upon b.v the Committee. MUCH BUSINESS DONE. Heavy Kains Cause Demands on City Treasury. Eighteenth Street Car Tracks a Bone of Contention. There was no discussion in the city council last night over the amount of the tax levy necessary for the coming year and no opposition to the proposi tion to increase the tax levy from 19 to 20 mills as had been recommended by the committee on ways and means. One or two Triends of the park Improvement movement In Topeka, who were anxious about the increase of tne levy for park purposes, were present. This feature of the new levy called forth not a single protest. The changes from last year are, a reduction of mill from the levy for the interest fund for city bonds and increases of one half mill each for the park improvement fund, the hydrant rental fund and the improvement bond principal fund. Following will be the distribution of the tax levy for city purpose3 during the coming year: Mills. General revenue fund 6 General improvement fund 6 Interest fund for city bonds 2 Park improvement fund 1 Hydrant rental fund 1 City library fund Improvement bond Interest fund... 1 Improvement bond principal fund.. 2 Total 20 Having accepted the Invitation of the Topeka Trades and Labor Council Mayor Bergundthal and the members of the city council will participate In the Labor Day parade on the first Mon day In September. The official invita tion was tendered and accepted last night. A request by the Mutual Ice com pany for authority to erect a wagon scales at 112 East First street has been referred to the streets and walks com mittee. A petition has been filed by Mary E. Macferran and Dana C. MacVicar, trus tee, that the city vacate the east half of the east and west alley running from Fillmore to Clay street between Tenth and Eleventh streets. The Seymour Poultry Commission company is desirous of laying a twelve Inch sewer from Its plant at the corner of Crane and Kansas avenues, to the .Kansas river. The matter has been laid before the committee on health. In response to a protest of the A. T. and S. F. Hospital association the police have succeeded in getting the Topeka Transfer and Storage company to re move the boxes and retired drays from the parking at 406-410 East Sixth street. The appearance of the property of the storage company has been an eyesore to the owners of adjoining property for a long time. At a special meeting of the council called for the first part of last evening to hear the reports of appraisers on benefit districts and to listen to remon strances against them the council ap proved the following districts: For the opening of Fifth street and an alley between Fourth and Sixth streets; cost of improvement, $275; cost to city, $30.50 For the opening of an alley in the hloik bounded by Van Buren, Four teenth. Jackson and Douthitt avenue; cost of improvement, $75.00; cost to city, $2.00. For the widening of Eleventh street between Pine and Brooks avenue; cost of improvement, $150.00; cost to city, J12.95. For the opening of an alley In the block bounded by Percy. Lincoln, Fif teenth and Lane streets; cost of im provement. $200: cost to city, $33.30. For the opening of an alley bounded by Irving, Laurel, Stephens and Exeter streets; cost of Improvement, $225; cost to city, .57. For the opening of Morse street be tween Kansas avenue and Central ave nue: cost of improvements, $1,525; cost to city, $301.25. Under the influence of the dozen or more heavy rains of the past month the city council has come to the con clusion that it is time to mend the roof of the city hall. Some time ago City Engineer McCabe submitted an estimate for the repairs and maintenance of the city hall roof in good shape. He thinks the work will not cost less than $100. At last night's council meeting J. W. Brain, a painter, offered to keep the city building's roof in proper condition for 85 cents per square of 100 feet for a period of three years. The proposition was referred to the building committee with power to act. The city council has turned down the annual request of JW. Newberry for a free license to peddle honey. Newberry is an old man who sells honey for his liv ing, earning little enough as it is. But the city needs the money. A lecture is to be given in the Audi torium on the night of October 19, by Bishop McCabe of the M. E. church under the auspices of the O. A. It. and the society of St. Paul. The proceeds will be devoted for the erection of a memorial tablet and flagstaff for veter ans of the civil war. A communication addressed to "His worship, the mayor, and members of the city council," from Rev. F. C. Snel- son, of the St. John's A. M. E. church. requesting the use of the Auditorium for September 4, was favorably acted upon last night. An entertainment for the benefit of the church is to be given. Biddle creek again demands atten tion. Five times in a less number of weeks just past the creek has over flowed wells, cellars, cisterns and lawns on the East side of town, and the peo ple living near it have risen In protest which was laid before the council last night. The streets and walks commit tee has been instructed to again "take the matter u:." It is believed that a considerable amount of the surface drainage, which causes the overflow of the creek, can be diverted into the Shunganunga at Sixth and Eighth streets. W'hrt promised to become the basis of a dispute between the city and the To peka Railway companv, the presence of the car line on Eighteenth street in South Topeka in such a position as to seriously interfere with drainage, ap pears to have been disposed of amicably. Vice President L. E. Myers of the street car company has agreed to take the tracks off of Toiieka ave nue and Dut them on Harrison street. This, it is believed, will avert further trouble with surface water which has made trouble along the tracks after the recent rains. A claim for $150 damage has been filed against the city by-Mrs. Kate E. Snyder, who claims to have been in jured while driving on East Fourth street by being thrown by a frightened horse against a pile of brick at the new R. R. Y. M. C. A. building on the night of June 24 last. The claim has been re ferred to the judiciary committee. Under the new fire department sal ary ordinance, passed by the council last night, the pay of the members of the department is increased 10 per cent, throughout. The following statement shows the Dresent salaries and the amount of the increase under the ordi nance which will go into effect Septem ber 1: Present. Increased salary, salary. Fire marshal $1,500 $1,650 Assist, fire marshal 900 990 Captains 8i0 902 Lieutenants 720 792 Fire alarm lineman.. 7S0 858 Firemen, first class.. 720 792 Firemen, second class 600 660 NEW H AY TO STOP CARS. St Louis Man Does It With a Re volver and Court Sustains Him. St. Louis, Aug. 18. Beverly S. War den, who was arrested Saturday night because he wanted to board a street car and none would stop for him and he finally drew a revolver and forced a motorman to come to a halt, was ac quitted in police court today. In discharging Warden Police Judge Tracy said. "Any street car motorman brought before me on a substantiated charge of passing passengers on the street corner will be fined to the limit of the law. Citizens have a right that are paramount to those of a street car company." End of Bitter Fight. "Two physicians had a long and stub born tight with abr--ss on mv right lung writes J. F. Hughes of Du Pont. (in., "and gave me up. Everybody thought mv time had come. As a last resort I tried Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption. The benefit I received was striking and I was on my feet in a few dava. Now I'v entirely regained my health." It concmers all coughs, cokls and throat and lung trou bles. Guaranteed by the Arnold Drug Co. 21 North Kansas avenue. Price 5uc and $1.00. Trial bottles free. A NEW UPRIGHT PIANO y.e Roehr Music Co.'s Sale. OPEN EVENINGS. GOOD ROADS. fContinued from First Page.) and just appropriations together with state and national cooperation under in telligent supervision, which shall estab lish for this country an adequate sys tem of roads and- highways. Instill in the minds of the people in your respec tive states and local districts the neces sity of acquiring the habit of road building, for it is this that gives to a people preeminent greatness. The cause is worthy of this patriotic effort, Jt only requires zeal, patriotism and determina tion. "Build roads that will knit closely the commercial and industrial forces of the imperial Texas, transport the cotton and the cane of Louisiana, develop the rich and varied industries of Arkansas and Missouri, bear the bountiful crops from the rick black lands of Iowa, circle the beautiful lakes and garner the golden grain of Minnesota and the Dakotas, checker the fertile prairies of Nebraska, Kansas and the territories, climb by winding grade and easy ascent the mountain regions that they may be come Switzerlands of America; that their fastnesses may be penetrated, their scenic grandeus turned into wealth, their atmosphere to health and their hidden jewels brought forth to en rich the realm. Oil roads to move with care the luscious fruits of California, and substantial roads from the lumber camps of the Pacific-northwest. Roads that will attract the latest modern im provements in motor vehicles and auto mobiles. Roads that will advance the value of our lands, increase the comfort of our homes, add to our commercial and industrial progress, embellish and beautify our country, and surpass even England and France in the magnificence of our highways. Let this inspiration rise from the Sound today, ring from the summit of Ranier, spread from mountain to plain, sweep through the Golden Gate, circle the crescent of the South and inscribe 'Good Roads" upon the 'Saddle bags of the Arkansas Trav eler'. At the close of the afternoon session of the congress the visiting delegations were taken for an excursion on Lake Washington. BOTH CARS WRECKED. Head-On Collision on Southwest Missouri Electric Line. Carthage, Mo., Aug. IS. A disastrous head-on collision between cars on the Southwest Missouri electric railway oc curred at Curtis crossing, near this city, yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of one motorman, the probable death of another and dangerous in juries to nineteen passengers. The cars were going "at great speed and met on a straight track near a curve. Motorman Hedges of Webb City jumped, but was so badly injured that it Is thought he will die. Motor man Baker remained at his post and was crushed in such a manner that he cannot live. The cause of the wreck was a mis understanding of orders. Conductors on the line receive their instructions by telephone from the dispatcher's office at Webb City, boxes being stationed at points along the line. Both conductors say they were following orders when the accident happened. Born cars were demolished. The injured were brought to this city for treatment. THE DEAD. JOSEPH BAKER, Carthage, motor man. THE INJURED. Thomas A. Hedges, Webb City, Mo., motorman: injured internally: will die. I Samuel Sanderson, Carthage; head cut and shoulder dislocated, j Joseph Wlllbur.northeast of Carthage; i internally injured; may die. I C. E. Roth, Carthage; jaw broken and i face bruised. i George Davie, Carthage; face cut. I Andrew Alyea, Carthage; arm broken, lhed cut and badly bruised. I Mrs. Carrie Root, Carthage; hurt in j ternally. Robert Orchard, Kansas city, mo.; head, cut. Dan Anderson, Newkirk, Ok.; inter nal injuries. Miss Mollie Biggs, Carthage; injured internally. Mrs. Ed Miller and two children. Jop lin; all badly bruised and crushed. A. J. Miller. Carthage: ankle sprained. Ralph Smith, Webb City, conductor; bruised and hurt. Mrs. Anna Eldred. Carthage: bruised. Ernest Poindexter, Carthage; head cut. H. M. Bradley, near Carthage; right shoulder dislocated. K. W. Newton, Carthage; badly bruised. William Moore, Carthage; hips and legs injured. W M Stalev. Carthage: legs crushed. Miss Hazel'Flynn, Webb City; head and face cut. B. Moad, conductor, Webb City; body bruised. Frank Alfred. 86 years old, Carter- iville; leg broken. Mrs. Frank Alfred, Carterville; head 'cut. Tom Davey, Carthage; hurt mternal- ly i Palnh Bishop. Iola, Kan.; knee hurt and leg bruised HELD FOR RANSOM. Fanner's Wife Was Kidnaped, but Made Her Escape. Davenport. Iowa, Aug. IS. Report comes from Sunbury. Iowa, of the kid naping late last night of Mrs. John Hilsrow, wife of a wealthy farmer and an attempt to extort $50,000 ransom from her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Hils row were decoyed from their home by a man who stated that their son was ill in a nearby town. While they were driving along a lonely road with the strange man. it is said Hilsrow, who is aged and feeble, was thrown from the buggy and was told that his wife would be "held until he brought the money to a certain section. Mrs. Hilsrow was im prisoned in the cellar of a deserted farm house. During last night while her captor was away from the house she made her escape, running to a farm house of the neighborhood. In the meantime her husband had communi cated with the county authorities but no trace of the kidnaper could be found. Mrs. Hilsrow is in a critical condition from exposure. Maloney Elected President. Denver,, Colo., Aug. 18. J. H. Ma loney, of Chicago, was today elected general president of the National Building Trades council. E. L. Smythe, of St. Louis, president during the past year, was his only competitor, the vote standing 114 for Maloney to 59 for Smythe. The other officers will be elected and the place of next meeting will be selected this afternoon. A res olution was adopted today favoring the Western Federation of Miners in its fight with the American Smelting and Refining company for atl eight-hour day and pledging moral and financial support. RIVERS ARE FALLING. Cheering News From Upper Sources of the Kaw. AT MANHATTAN. The Kansas and Blue rivers are fall ing here today and there is no danger of damage from high water. AT MINNEAPOLIS. The Solomon river, .20 feet above low water mark, having risen three feet during the past 24 hours, is at a stand still, the actual rise since last Friday being 14 feet. Threshing is at a stand still and much wheat is damaged in the shock. The state Spiritualist an nual campmeeting was nearly drowned out, Sunday, at Delphos, by the high water and heavy downpour of rain. AT JUNCTION CITY. The Smoky Hill river rose a trifle here during Monday night but is falling to day. The Smoky Hill river is out of its banks at several places in this coun ty, but so far has done little damage to fields. AT ARKANSAS CITT. Monday another heavy rain visited southern Kansas and Oklahoma. The rain puts the ground in excellent shape for fall plowing, which is progressing nicely. It also helps the corn crop and almost insures a good yield if weatb.tr conditions continue favorable. AT SALINA. The Smoky Hill river is falling here today. The creeks have receded and the river is now the only cause for anxiety. The water must rise several feet before there is any real cause for alarm. The rise since yesterday is over three feet. Train men report a terrific rain between Russell and Hays City Sunday night. AT ANTHONY. Hard rains have caused the work among the farmers to come to a standstill-. AT MEDICINE LODGE. About one inch of rain fell here Sun day evening. It will help the corn and put wheat and grain in excellent condi tion for plowing. AT MEAD. A good rain, extending over this sec tion as far west as Liberal and south into Oklahoma, fell Monday. AT DODGE CITY. Heavy rains Monday along the Ar kansas river have caused a rise in the river here. AT LARNED. A heavy rain fell here Sunday night which will delay threshing at least a week. A great deal of rain has fallen in this locality during the past month and farmers fear the wheat, where not well stacked, will be spoiled. GROUND TOO WET. (Continued from Page 1.) now prospects for a good crop; the third crop of alfalfa will be a heavy one. Woodson Poor week for haying; con siderable hay spoiled: both early and late corn doing well; plums ripe; many have fallen off and many rotted on the trees: croo light: no market for apples except the very best; grass ripens slow ly and still makes gooa nay; iiayuig two-thirds done. Wvanrtotte Corn badlv blown down on the 13th; ground too wet to plow; pastures fine; stock doing well; third crop of alfalfa ready to cut; plowing about half done. MIDDLE DIVISION. Early corn is earing well in the north and in roasting ear central: the earliest is in roasting ear north and is practical ly made south, where it promises a good yield. Late corn is beginning to tassel and is growing rapidly. Threshing, haying and fall plowing were stopped by the rains in the central and north ern counties, but are progressing in the south. Much wheat and oats have been damaged in shock and stack by the continued wet weather. The third crop of alfalfa is growing rapidly, and in Barton is ready to cut. Grass and pas tures are good. Apples are of medium quality and small yield in Kingman but promise a good yield in Sedgwick. Peaches promise a small yield of me dium quality in Kingman. Potatoes are mostly dug in Reno and proved a fair i'ion. Barton Threshing and haying at a standstill on account of rain; wheat in stack and shock is being damaged bad ly; third crop of alfalfa ready to cut; corn in roasting ear and looks fine; pastures good and cattle doing well. Clay Threshing much delayed by continuous rains; wheat and oats in shock being damaged, some already sprouting; both late and early corn con tinues to improve and promises a large yield; haying will begin as soon as weather permits; rail plowing nas De gun. Cloud Too much rain; wheat too wet to thresh and being damaged In the shock: corn needs hot dry weather. Dickinson Corn in good condition, and all other crops doing well; very little fruit in this vicinity. Edwards Corn in good condition in east Dart, but a little short in west; wheat threshing continues with good yield. Harper Threshing and plowing are being rushed; corn crop promises well; early corn is made. Jewell Rains have delayed threshing and alfalfa stacking, but have been fine for the corn: early corn is earing well and late is beginning to tassel; pas tures good. Kingman Threshing continues; plow ing in progress; a small yield of apples and peaches of medium quality; corn in good condition where not damaged by dry weather. Lincoln. Another bad week on the wheat: nearly all of it is in the shock and much is sprouting; early corn promises a fine crop; feed will be plenti ful: hay is good; plowing is progressing where the wheat is off the fields. McPherson. Corn promises a large crop; third crop of alfalfa growing well; haying delayed, also thrashing which is but half done. Ottawa. Rains have stopped thrash ing, stacking and plowing: wheat is damaging in the shock: the rains will benefit corn, forage crops, alfalfa and pastures. Reno. Plowing progressing rapidly with ground in good condition; corn looking well and promises a better crop than was expected; cane. Kafir, alfalfa and prairie-grass growing well; pas tures improved; a fair crop of potatoes mostly dug: plenty of tomatoes and cu cumbers in market. Republic Corn filling nicely and promises a large yield; some stacking to do yet; thrashing delayed by rains: third crop of alfalfa growing rapidly; plowing for wheat begun. Russell. Too damp for thrashing, though it is making slow progress; corn in fine condition. Saline A wet week: much wheat be ing seriously damaged in the stack; all corn making Fplendid growth but farm work greatly delayed bv rains. Sedgwick Fine growing weather:corn greatly improved; apples give promise of good yield. Smith Some corn damaged by hail on the 13th; where not injured is very promising; early corn in roasting ear; thrashing greatly delayed, and consid erable wheat damatred in shock; wheat is yielding well: forage crops doing well: pastures good and stock doing well. Stafford Plowing in full progress; thrashing continues with good yield. Washington A good week for all growing crops; early corn earing heav ily; replanted growing rapidly; some ARRETS TODAY. Wheat Is Influenced by Unfav orable Weather Abroad. Favorable Influences in Corn Belt Weaken Corn. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Are Weak and Lower Than Usual. Hogs Brace Up and Gain a Point. Chicago.Aug. 18. WHEAT Wheat open ed firm on unfavorable weather in England and the continent and on Liverpool cables which were steady in the face of the de cline here yesterday. September was up &c to Sc. at S2VoS2ViC. and prices showed but little change the early part of the day. September advanced to 82'& 62c, and then declined again to 82 S2c Receipts at Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago were 376 cars. The market declined throughout the ses sion. The close was 80(&8oc, a net loss of le for the day. CORN Corn opened weak on the excel lent weather throughout the corn belt, with September fic lower, at 51652c. After touching 52e September declined to 51V 51e. Receipts were 347 cars. Closed weak with September c lower, at 51ift51V.c. OATS Oats opened dull but steadv with September He lower to c higher, at 34tt 344c. The interest of traders was centered mainly in the deferred futures. Receipts were 32 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions opened firm with a better demand in evidence than for some days and as the session advanced be came stronger. September pork opened 2Vc higher, at $12.80, and September lard and ribs were also up 2c, at $7.85 and $7.52'. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red. 83g84c: No. 3 red. 82fi83e: No. 2 hard winter. 81'n2c; No. 3 hard winter. 81c: No. 1 northern spring. 86c: No. 2 northern spring, 84c; No. 3 spring, 80c. CORN No. 2, 51e: No. 3. Sl(fi51e. OATS No. 2, 32"u;i2c; No. 3. 31(fic. RYE Sept.. 52c: Dec, 54c: Mav, 55U.O. FLAX Cash: N.-W., $1.00; S.-W., 96"c; Sept.. 96c: Oct.. 97e. TIMOTHY Sept., $.1.30: Oct., $3.2& CLOVER Aug., $12.00. BARLEY Cash: 405 55c. Kansas City Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions. Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Teltphone 486. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Aug. IS. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Sept 71 71 70 .70 71 Pec 72 72 71 71 72 CORN Sept 45 45 44 44 4514 Dec 45 45 44 44 45 May 46 46 45 45 46 Ban of Pncei Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain arid Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chicago, Aug. 18. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Sept 82 82 90 80 Rn.J Dec 82 S3 81 M 82 May 84 84 83 S3 84 CORN Spt 52. 52 51' 51 52 Dec 52 52 51 51 52 Mav 52 52 51 52 52 OATS Sept 34 34 33 34 34 Dec 35 35 35 35 35 May 37 37 37 37 37 PORK Sept ....12 80 12 97 12 65 12 67 12 77 Oct 12 S 12 87 J2 72 12 75 12 80 LARD Sept ....785 7 87 7 77 7 77 7 82 Oct 7 52 7 60 7 50 7 57 7 52 RIBS Sent 7 55 7 60 7 40 7 40 7 50 Oct 7 53 00 7 50 7 50 7 55 New York Stack. Wall Street, New York. Aug. IS. STOCKS The opening trading was active and dealings were distributed, but the tone of the market wes very irregular. A num ber of the leading stocks showed fractional losses, but the majority showed gaintr. The opening sales of Rock Island were of ft.500 shares nt 30 and 29. compared with 29 last night. Missouri Pacific rose 1 points. Southern Pacific point. North western prefcrt-ed 1 points. Southern Railway point and the preferred a point. There was large buying of a number of prominent stocks and their buoyancy gave a sympathetic tone of strength to the whole list, which rose above last night. Rock Island was the leader with an ad vance of nearly 2 points. Amalgamated Copper was also conspicuous wHh a rise of 1 points. Gains of a point or more were scored by St. Paul. Union Pacific. Southern Pacific. Atchison preferred. St. Louis South western. Reading. Southern Railway, Pennsylvania, Chesapeake and Ohio. Uni ted States Steel preferred and Smelting preferred. 1-ackawanna rose 2 points, but Central of New Jersey lost a point. Chi cago and Eastern Illinois certificates rose 4 points and Missouri Pacific 1 points. corn damaged by hail; grass and pas tures doing well; grass hurting the al falfa; grapes doing well; ground too wet to plow. WESTERN DIVISION. Threshing has progressed rapidly and continues to show a good yield of a fine quality of wheat. Corn is in good condition in the central and northern counties and in Lane the early corn is beinz used on the table. Grass has been improved in I.ane by the rains, while in Wallace the range grass has cured sufficiently to fatten cattle. Hay ing is progressing in Wallace. Alfalfa has improved in Ford. Forage crops have been benefited by the rains, though in Thomas much damage was done by hail. Cattle are doing well ex cept where tormented by flies. Plowing for fall seeding has progressed in sev eral counties. Decatur Threshing well under way with wheat yielding well; millet a good crop, partly in stack; other forage crops fine; prospects for a heavy corn crop. Ford Corn fodder, Kaffir and cane benefited by rains; alfalfa also im proved; wheat threshing continues with fine yield and quality; some fall plow ing being done. Lane Early corn in roasting ear and promises a good crop; sorghum and Kafir corn doing well; grass improved by the rains. Thomas Stacking and threshing making good progress in parts of the county, too wet in other parts; wheat turning out better than expected: corn doing finely and fo:.age crops abun dant; ground in fine condition for plow ing which is in progress; disking of stubble ground is also being done. Trego All thrashing machines are working; ground becoming dry; some plowing done during the week. Wallace Haying is the order of the day, and the hay is good: late corn do ing finely but needs rain; range grass curing, but flies retard the fattening of cattle. Powers Dsnies Everything. Georgetown, Ky.. Aug. IS. Caleb Powers resumed the witness stand in his own defense today. He denied that he ever suggested to Frank Cecil that he secufe someone to kill Goebel, or that he ever introduced Cecil to Taylor for any such purpose. He said he never conspired with any one to kill GoebeL r T HE WHKiS Pq The latest and newest fabrics in Colored Wool Dress Goods are now ready for your inspection. Many choice pattern lengths are being shown in the mixed colorings with the new nub effect these the fad for Fall. See our line while it is fresh An inspection is solicited. Before 11 o'clock Amalgamated Copper lost its gain. Union Pacific, Reading and Rock Island had reacted a point and Erie and Atchison New York Central and other stocks which had not shared in the upward movement were a fraction below last night. The market became quiet on the reaction. The announcement of authority for the subtreasurv to pav out $1,690,000 for Au stralian gold deposited in San Francisco, rallied the market. Rock Island was lift ed 2 points over last night. St. Paul 2 points and some other stocks recovered to the best. Sugar rose 1 points. The ma jority of the list did not touch the top level of the morning. IVices then sagged but hardened again before noon. Bonds were firm at noon. The market became slightly irregular, but the further advance in Rock Island to 32 and a recovery to the best by Amalga mated Copper had a sustaining effect. Atchison. B. and O., and Texas and Pa cific gained a point and 'Frisco second pre ferred 2 points. Iowa Central lost 1 and the preferred 2 points and Colorado Fuel reacted 2 points. The market developed new points of strength which kept the whole list strong. Rock Island made a further advance and the coalers rose strongly, Reading gaining nearly 2 points. B. and O., Amalgamated Copper and Tennessee Coal made gains of lVnl points. Cleveland. C. C. and St. Ijouis rose 3 points. Consolidated Gas 3 points. General Electric 3 points and Pullman 7 points. Rock Island was pushed up nearly 4 points and Southern Railroad 2 points, but these movements did not disguisf the heavy profit taking which carried practi callv all the active stocks back 1 to 2 points. St. Paul leading the reaction. Virginia-Carolina Chemical rose 4 points, National Enameling preferred 3 points and Kansas City Southern preferred 3 points. Internationa Pump lost 6 points. The closing was active and weak. Range of Prices on Stoclc Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grain, Provisions, Cotton and StocKS. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephonf 46. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. New: York, Aug. 18. Op'n High Low CI se Y.i Sugar Mex. Central People's Gas C. A., com Amal. Copper B. R. T T. C. I U. S. Steel U. S. Steel, pfd Atchison, com Ati'hison, pfd C. G. W St. Paul R. I., com Wabash, com Wabash, pfd Mo. Pacific Manhattan Western Union Texas Pacific So. Pacific N. Y. Central Reading Erie Southern Rwy. Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Pennsylvania Katy U. S. Leather C. F. I Erie. 1st pfd 117 J1S 11 lliHl 117 15 95 23

4 45 24 72 63 89 IS 145 2M 23 3 95 136 83 27 46 124 56 22 76 34 83 107 125 44 8 52 6S lSVi la'fc lot 95 23 5ii 47 45 24 72 62 89 17 145 29 23 38 96 95 95 24L. 23 &i 47 45 23 72 62 S.S 24 50 47 46 24 73 62 90 17 145 31 23 37 95i 52 4s 47 24 73 64 90 18 17 147, 145 33 2! 24 23 3S 37 97 95 96 136 13f 135 135 83 84 M 27 29 27 2S 4.7 47 46 46 124 125 124 124 56 57 56 56 3"i 31 3D 30 23 24 23 24 76 7S 76 76 34 36 34 35 83 85 83 83 107 10S 107 107 125 126 125 125 "8 "8 8H "&4 53 53 51 51 6S 6S 67 67 New York Money Market New York. Aug. 18. Close MONEY Prime mercantile paper, 6fi6 per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at 4.858)4.S585 for demand and at $4.831504.83 for 60 days; posted rates. $4.83 and $4.86; commercial bills, $4.82!&4.83. SILVER Bar silver, 55c; Mexican dol lars, 43Hc. BONDS Government bonds steady. New York. Aug. 18. Close MONEY Money on call steady at 1S2 per cent, closing 1'&2 per cent. Time money firm; 60 days, 4fa5 per cent; 90 days, &&5 per cent; 6 months, 5&6 per cent. Market Gossip. Furnished by A. C. Goodwin, Commis sion Company, Commission Merchants and receivers and shippers of grain Room No. 3. Columbian building. Inde pendent telephone 798. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and corn d higher. Second Liverpool cables: Wheat un changed: corn ftd lower. Grain receints at Chicago: Wheat. 221 cars; graded, 41. Corn. 347 cars; graded, 47. Oats. 362 cars: graded, 79. Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat d lower: corn d lower. Chicagoi Privileges for tomorrow: Sep tember wheat Puts. 8c: calls, 8lc: curb, 80c. September corn Puts, 50c; calls. 51c: curb. 51c asked. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis. 152 cars: Duluth, 3 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis. 91 cars: Duluth. 11 tars. Estimated receipts of grain tomorrow at Chicago: What, 60 cars; corn, 145 cars; oats, 125 cars. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 18. CATTLE Receipts today, 13.000 head, Including 3.000 head of Texans. Market weak to lower. Native steers. $3.50io.25: Texas and Indian steers. S2.0IKi3.90: Texas cows. S2.10fi2.60; native cows and heifers. $1.754.25: stockers and feeders. $2.4Wa4.10; buils. $2.00ti 2. so; calves. S2.75fa5.40: western steers, $2.95fe4.&0; western cows. $1.90fi2.90. HOGS Receipts today. 6.000 head. Mar ket steady to 5c higher. Bulk of sales. $5.15 &5.5S: heavy. $5. 2vi5.50: packers'. ?5.40,a5.4a; medium. $5.45:5.50; light. $5.45?i5.65; york ers 15. 505.65; pigs. S5.45r5.2. SHEEP Receipts tcday. 2,000 head. Market strong. Muttons, $2.80fi4.75: lambs, $3.0j(ii5.75; range wethers, $2.s5&4.70; ewes, $2.80'a4.ia. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Aug. 18. CATTLE Receipts to day. 5.1X0 head. Market slow. Good 10 prime steers. $5.105.60: poor to medium, e; Stfi4.Ui: stockers and feeders. 12.25f!4. on: cows. Sl.SOft 4.40: heifers. $2.00i 4.85: canners. $1.604i2.&': bulls. S2.t'a4.40: mives. Vi.ixm 6.75: Texas fed steers, $3.00ru4.M; western steers. $3.25 4.50. HOGS Receipts today. 12.000 head: esti mated Wednesday, 25.000 head." Market for light hogs, strong: others slow. Mixed and butcheis', $5.0015.65; good to choice heavy. and Black S5 30fl5.45: rough heavy, $4.905.26; light, $5.25r(j5.85: bulk Of sales, $5.205.50. SHEEP Receipts today, 24.000 head. Sheep strong: lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $3.253.75; fair to choice mixed, $2.50o3.25: western sheep, $2.75.93.75: native lambs, $3.25-2 5. 75; western lambs, $4.5v' 5.60. i- Bt Louis Livestock Market. St. Louis. Mo.. Aug. 18. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 9.000 hoad. Including 5.500 head of Texans. Market lower. Beef steers, $3.905.70; stockers and feeders. $2.7-j3.70; cows and heifers, $2.6o$4.65; Texas steers, $2.80(63.65; Texas cows and heifers, $2.20'o: 2.80. HOGS Receipts todav, 7.500 head. Mar ket steady to 5c higher. Pigs and lights, $5.455.80; packers', $5.30ti5.35; butchers', $5.405.70. SHEEP Receipts today. 8.500 head. Market firm. Natives, $3.0053.75; lambs, $4.5065.90. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago 111., Aug. 18. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 14S19c: dairy, 13'al7c- EGGS Market firm, 14'g15e. CHEESE New cheese steady. Daisies, ll(ailc; Twins, 1010c; Young Americas, U'Sllc. ICED POULTRY Market steady. Tur keys. 12c;chickens (hens, 10llc; springs, 12(ai3c Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Aug. 18. Close WHEAT Receipts today, 116 cars. Quotations: Sept.. 70c; Dec, 714i71c. Cash: No. 3 hard. 74c: No. S hard 72c; No. 4 bard, 68 70c: No. 2 red, 76c: No. 3 red, 75c. CORN Sept., 44c; Dec, 44344c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 45c; No. 2 white, 45c No. 3 white, 4&c OATS No. 2 white, 35tf36c; No. 2 mixed, 34c. RYE No. 2. 54c HAY Choice timothy, $9.5W10.00; choice prairie. $x.5Oft.0O. BUTTER Creamery. 15i917c; dairy, fan cy. 15c. euus n-esn, ia4c ,7 New York Butter Market. New York, Aug. 18. BUTTER Receipts today, 17.240 packages. Market firm. State dairy, 14&17c; creamery, iygl9c. Sugar and Cofiee Market. New York, Aug. 18. SUGAR Raw sugar firm. Fair refining. 3c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 3c. Refined su gar firm. Crushed, $5.60; powdered,. $5.10; granulated, $5.. COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, 5c. MOLASSES Market firm. Cotton Market New York. Aug. 18. COTTON Sales to day, 10.456 bales. Sot cotton closed dull. Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up lands, $12.75; middling gulf. $13.00. Galveston. Tex.. Aug. 18. COTTON Market steady at 12c per pound. Wool Market St Louis, Mo., Aug. 18. WOOL Market nuchanged. Territory and western medi ums 1618c; fine medium, 1416c; fine, ISVS'iec. Topeka Market. Topeka, Aug. 18. HOGS. MIXED $5 006.15 HEAVY 4.955.05 LIGHT 6.06(5.30 DRY LOT CATTLE. STEERS $3.50714.25 COWS AND HEIFERS 3.003.a0 GRASS CATTLE. COWS $2.5042.76 HEIFERS 'i-sHHi'i.m CALVES. VEAL CALVES $2.50S3.ZJ GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 6R0 NO. 3 WHEAT 6263c WHITE CORN uo YELLOW AND MIXED CORN 4uc NO 2 OATS 30O NO 3 OATS 2ta ERUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to W. O. Anderson Co.. 210 Kansas avw nUB l CALIFORNIA FRUITS. California peaches, per crate $i.a California Tragedy plums, per crate.. $1.7b California Burbank plums, per crate.. 1.75 California Bartlett pears, box.... 2.5062.75 ORANGES Late Valcnciaa, per box, $3.35'y 4.00. LEMONS California, per box, $3.503.S5; Messena, $5.00. BANANAS Fancy Port Limons, $2.25 2.&0 per bunch. APPLES Arkansas, 1-3 bu. box, 65c; 1 bu. box. $1.25. PEACHES Texas, 4-basket crate, $1.25; 1-3 bu. box, 75c; Texas Elbertas, 4-basket crate. $1.50: Kansas, 4-baskei crate, $1.25. NEW POTATOES 75&77c per bu., ac cording to quantity. GREEN BEANS -bu. basket. $1.00; wax beans, -bu. basket, $1.00. HOME GROWN VEGETABLES. RADISHES Per dos. bunches, 3c. GREEN ONIONS Per dos. bunches. 80c BEETS Per dozen bunches. 35c. LETT LCE -bu. basket. 75c GREEN CORN Per doz., 15c; 10 dozen lots, per doz., 13c. NEW CABBAGE 100 lb. lots, $2.002.25. CUCUMBERS 30c per doz.; -bu. bas ket $1 00. TOMATOES-75c per -bu. baskei. ONIONS New Texas, per bu., $1.25. WATERMELONS Per doz, $3.00. CANTALOUPES Arkansas, $1.75 per crate: 75c per baFket. FULL CREAM CHEESE. Kansas Y. A., per lb.. 3o New York Stale, white, per lb i4o Brick. p-r lb u0 Litnburger, per lb. 14o Block Swiss, per lb ..15c Kishbalt cheese q BUTTER. EGGS, POULTRY. BUTTER Country. 12c. FGGS Case count, 13c. v POULTRY Hens, 7c lb.; roosters. o each; ducks, 5c lb.: geese, 5c lb.; turkeys. 8c lb.; broilers, 9c lb. HAY. Market very weak and dull. NEW PRAIRIE HAY Loose 6 40 N EW PRAIRIE HAY-Baled g on&?'ao OLD PRAIRIE HAY Loose SoVSs'oX OLD PRAIRIE HAY Baled 40600 NEW ALFALFA H AY Loose 6 OOfiT M Topeka Hide Market- Prices paid In Topeka this week, based GREEN SALT CURED FIAT 7140 no. 1 tallow ..:;;;;;::::io f

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18,1903. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. State Meeting of the United Branch Opens Tonight. The United Presbyterian Synod of .Kansas and Young l'eople s Christian X-'nion convention will be held In Tope ka this week beginning this evening. Following is the program for the ces sion: TUESDAY EVENING. 8 p.m. Opening sermon by Rev. Alvln 8. Vincent, I). Retiring Moderator, m porta. WEDNESDAY MORNING. 1:45 a. m. Devotional exercises. Rev. 1W. T. Mabon, Harnett. 9 a. m. Synodical business. 9:40 a. m. Report of committee on Sabbath schools, Rev. J. A. Lawrence, Wichita. 10 a. m. Young people's hour, John V. Pollock, K. C, Mo., to preside. 10:15 a. m. Young people and the Sab bath erhool. (a) Bible study. Miss Bes ie Duff, Garnett; (b) Class study, Mr. Herbert Finney, Belolt: (c) Missionary effort. Miss Edna Spencer, Sterling. 10:35 a. m. General discussion. 11 a. m. Good citizenship: (a) Our relation to the state, S. R. McArthur, JMewton; (b) Our relation to society, iW'm. M. Brown, Springfield, Mo. 11:30 a. m. General discussion. 12 a. m. Noon. AFTERNOON. t p. m. Devotional, Rev. J. H. Gib son, D. D.. Pittsburg. 2:15 p. m. Business. 2:35 p. m. Report on narrative and tate of religion. Rev. J. R. Millen, Law rence. 3 p. m. Young people's hour. Rev. C. E. Carnahan, Clay Center, to preside. 3:10 p. m. Bible study; the holy pirit. a threefold secret, Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, Charlotte, N. C. p. m. Conference, deepening of the piritual life: (a) Conviction of sin. Miss Clertie Gilchrist. Walton; (b) Soul irowth. Miss Mabelle Sleeth, Lyndon; c) Development of the worker, Prof. Bogle, K. C. EVENING. 8 p. m. Praise service, led by Rev. K. IW. Wilson. Americus. 8:15 p. m. Address Foreign Missions nd the Christian Life. Rev. Chas. R. Watson. Philadelphia, Pa. 9 p. m. Address. Our Home Mission TV'ork. Rev. Alexander Gilchrist, D. D., Tittsburg. Pa. THURSDAY MORNING. 8:45 a. m Devotional, Rev. J. C. Lynn, Kansas City. 9 a. m. Business. I 9:40 a. m. Paper, Signs of the Times, P.fv. James White, D. D., Arkansas City. 10 a. m. Report on education, Rev. W. T. Campbell. D. D., and Rev. F. M. Epencer. D. D. 10:45 a. m. Young people's hour, S. R. McArthur, Newton to preslde:Round Table. Rev. J. A. Lawrence, Wichita. 11:20 a. m. Address, The Minister and Ills Young People, Rev. Charles AI. tSheldon. D. D Topeka. 12 a. m. Noon. AFTERNOON. 2 p. m. Devotional, Rev. D. A. Coop er, Idana. 2:15 p. m. Rusiness. 3 p. m. Reports on boards of the church. Rev. J. C. Gibney. Newton. Address by representatives of the boards and missionaries. 4 p m Young people's hour, WTm. M. Brown. Springfield. Mo., to preside. The Forward Movement of the Church and the Young People, (a) In Supplying the Workers, Rev. I. C. Rankin. Guthrie, Okla.; b) In Supporting the Work, Hon. J. H. Stavely, Lyndon. Each pa per 15 minutes. 4:30 p. m. General discussion. Open ed by'j. Campbell White, Pittsburg, Pa. EVENING. 8 p. m Devotional, Rev. C. H. Strong, T. D.. Sterling. 8:15 p. m. Address: The Evangelistic Church. Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, Charlotte, N. C. 9 p. m. Address: God's Wider World, J. Campbell White. Pittsburg, Pa. The meeting will be held In the tent and will be of Interest to the public, especially the evening sessions, when popular addresses will'be given by Rev. Alex. Gilchrist, D. D.Cor. Sec. of the Board of Home Missions, Rev. Charles 11. Watson, Cor. Sec. Board of Foreign Missions, J. Campbell White, for ten years general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Calcutta, India, and Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, of Charlotte, N. C. All aie cordially invited to these meet ings. STAUR IS ADDED. Bcott County Representative May Go to Irrigation Congre3S. Governor Bailey has added the name of Representative J. C. Starr of Scott county to the list of delegates to the Kational Irrigation congress which will meet at Ogden, ITtuh. on September 15. Mr. Starr is a believer in the storage and pump plan of irrigation for the western plains. Several months ago in an interview in the State Journal he ad vocated the idea of several farmers com bining in the purchase of a large gaso line engine to pump water for small reservoirs on each farm. He also ad vocates the building of large reservoirs for the storage of flood waters by the government, which would keep the un derflow supplied in addition to furnish direct irrigation for irrigation in the valleys below the reservoirs. Mr. Starr will go to Ce-den and advo cate the flood storage idea in the irri gation congress. ItlCil IN PKECIOLS STONES. Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires in Liberia. New York, Aug. 18. The republic of Liberia, which, as an experiment on be half of the negro, has not been much to boast of, may have better times in store ns a new field for white enterprise, says a Herald dispatch from London. It is officially stated by Mr. Hayman, con sul general of the republic in London, that diamonds have been discovered in the country, and following this it Is now announced that another prospecting party has returned with fine specimens of corundum In the form of both rubies and sapphires. He Swam the Rapids. Buffalo, N. Y.. Aug. 18. A special from Niagara Falls says: Jack Glen ister's manaerr stated to the News cor respondent that Glenister successfully swam the whirlpool rapids this morn ing. Glenlster Is now under the care of R physician. No bones are broken, but he is partially delirious. $5.00 cash $3.00 monthly payments will buy a good Or- t Sa.n- Roehr Music Co. I Open Evenings. t DKOWNED AT XA WHENCE. Member of the Bridge Gang Victim to High Water. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 18. The Kan sas river here fell about five inches during the night, but a rise is expected late today. No further damage has been done. The flow line bridge, carry ing the water mains; the Kansas ave nue bridge, the only remaining public .ridge butween the two cities, and the Belt line and the stock yards bridges, in danger yesterday, arc still consid ered safe, although the current con tinues swift. Traffic was stopped for a tew hours on the Union Pacific bridge, which was struck by driftwood and wrecked, but it was resumed today, and the Rock Island and Missouri Pacific bridges are i.ing used. The Great Western bridge is still out of service, and it will be days before the James street wagon bridge and the Metro politan street railway bridges can be reconstructed. At Junction City and Sallna the rivers are stationary, indicating that most of the excess, water is near the mouth of the Kansas and will soon be dissipated. At Lawrence early today Harry Noah, a member of a bridge srang. was drowned while working to strengthen the Pacific bridge. WILL TRAIN JOURNALISTS. Chancellor Strong Arranges a New Course at K. XT. A course in journalism will hereafter be a feature of the State university. Chancellor Strong is now arranging it and he proDoses to imkp it Q .aiiv practical course. "Chancellor Strontr la department of economics," said Scott nopKins, a memoer or the board of reg ents of the university In speaking of the matter. "He intends to have two courses in the department, one for those Who Wish to ollrtW r- ti m m crr.iT I mii-cniro and the other is designed for a Jour nalistic course. During the last year or two it is designed to have those in the journalistic course do practical news paper work. They will be required to write news, editorials, special articles, and other work of that character. Such of it as is deemed worthy will be offered to the proper newspapers for publica tion if the newspapers wish it. In this rrinaa whn o -o onanlallir n 3 r n f n r4 newspaper work will speedily find it out and the editors will also find out those wno are aoie to ao specially Drignt work." A Sinuous Golf Course. Chicago, Aug. 18. Captain Lowe of the visiting Oxford and Cambridge golf ing society team led his men to the Glen View Golf club's course this afternoon to drill them in the intricacies of the links that are traversed several times by the sinuous north branch of the Chicago river. Tomorrow the English men will there play their second match in the west meeting William Waller's all Chicago golf team of eleven. Pre vious to going to Glen View several of the visitors under the guidance of Pres ident Windeler. of the United States Golf association satisfied their curiosity regarding Chicago's stock yards by a quick trip through some of the big packing- houses. $5.00 Reward If you don't laugh at "The Laughing Gallery." At Vinewood park. NEW CAyOAQTIAN 7ZALJJT The above is from first photograph tak worship to New 1 ort and wUl seat pe vv," Mmimna bltiab uix a iiiy i Lflgv gg.ms-aay i m SAMSON'S CLEVER PLAN Will Use an Automobile to Ad Terlise the Fair. Watch for the automobile. On the front end it will say, "We are coming." While it is there Charles Samson will do the saying and when it leaves you will see on the rear end, "We are gone." The automobile will be used by Sec retary Charles Samson in advertising the Kansas state fair at Topeka in Sep tember. There is a state law concern ing autos but nevertheless the average person, in the city or country, has not learned not to stare at the horseless carriages and therefore Samson has adopted this method of covering' ground How Secretary Charles Samson 'Will and attracting attention. Clement Smith, one of the proprietors of the Smith Automobile manufactory in To peka, will be the chaffeur. Samson will be the spieler. The auto will start from Topeka and make a tour of the country within automobiling distance of Topeka. Stops will be made at every village and hamlet and t the corner blacksmith shops and gro cery stores. The bip: horn of the auto will "toot-toot-toot" the coming of the vehicle and then everyone is expected to leave their plows, churns, anvils. lawn mowers, sewing machines, ham mocks and rush to the corner where Samson will address the crowd some thing in this wise: "Ladies and gentlemen of the great state of Kansas." (Mr. Samson has been taking lessons in speech making from some of the political spellbinders and they all Instruct him to begin with that great state of Kansas.) "I am here before you as the advance representa tive of the greatest fair on earth, the Kansas state fair which will be held in Topeka September 14 to 19. This is the greatest fair ever held in Kansas. "We will have the fittest cattle, the finest horses, the biggest swine, the MILLION DOLLAR CHRISTIAN SCIENCF. CHURCH. t i i f i I""! tf': "".I". -.'s'"tl1 I I en of the new Christian Science church, almost completed at Central Park. West. New York. Tt will be the ewtllest pla rsons. Three years ago Mrs. AuguFta K. Stetson projected the church and it will be fully paid for at a cost of 1,154,000, w us ua.cci wurK ua uw cnurcn, aiuioiign n largest of all varieties of farm products, the fastest horses. It will be 20 rings with something doing in every ring every minute. Grand free balloon ascen sion and parachute jump by Professor Kellair. You can't afford to miss the greatest fair on earth. Remember the days and the dates, September 14 to 19, rain or shine. "Now, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to call your attention especially to the plan we have adopted to sell family tickets, good for six admissions at any time, all at once or si different times or any way. Remember the price of these family tickets is only $2. I have a supply with me and will furnish you with them. These tickets will be on sale until September 10 and no longer. "We are going to have the best, the cleanest and the most instructive varie ty of state fair attractions ever brought together in Kansas. This is going to be a fair, not a midway, and there will be no Egyptian dancing girls and nothing Advertise the Kansas 8tate Fair. that will bring the blush to the face of anyone unless it be the reflection from the rows of big red apples in the hor ticultural hall. "If you raised a monster pumpkin this year, bring it. If you raised corn taller than your neighbors put it on exhibition. If you have a fine horse en ter him in his class. If you have fat hogs engage a pen for them. If you have a fine dairy cow take her to the fair. If you have some fine butter put it on exhibition. If you have a fast horse enter him in the races. Whatever you have that is good take it to the fair. I will now pass among you with these family tickets, six admissions for i and on sale only until September 10. Then I must thank you one and all for your kind attention and myself and my chaffeur will journey to the next stop ping place." Watch for Samson and the auto. "Yourself As others see you at "The Laughing Gallery." At Vinewood park. City Ticket OPlcs. -Onion Railroad. 525 Kansas avenua. Pad as v txia done so on almost au wner Duiiaugs SAYS BREWER IS WRONG. Clay Center Physician Says Law Is Not Understood. Clay Center. Kas., Aug. 18. 1903. To the Editor of the State Journal: In Saturday's issue of the State Jour nal I notice that one I. L. Brewer makes some very erroneous and mis leading statements regarding the med ical laws of Kansas, and I would here by suggest to the gentleman that he inform himself more correctlv before making more statements along- that said that the legislature passed a law two years ago making it a punish able offense for a man to cure colic in his own family without the advice of a physician qualified by law and reg istered; also that the legislature last winter oassed a law cutting; out the Osteonaths. Both of these statements are entirely false, no4 through any probable inten tion on the part of the correspondent to make a false statement, but through ignorance of the law governing the practice of medicine, surgery and osteo pathy in Kansas. No one is debarred by the law from giving medicine to the members of his own family, and as to osteopaths, they were not only not cut out, but they enjoy more privileges to day than do medical practitioners, for by the provisions of the law they are admitted to practice on their diplomas without examination, while medical men are required to Dass a rigid exam ination in addition to possessing a di ploma, d. p. cook PREMIUM ON CRIMPING. New Regulation Relating to Sailor's Boarding Houses. London, Aug. 18. The British consul at Portland, Ore., James Laidlaw, em phasizing in his annual report the in crease in the number of desertions from British ships in ports within his juris diction complains that the owners and captains make no stand against the "crimps'" and rarely show a disposition to assist the local authorities in pros ecuting persons guilty of infractions of the law. and, he adds, In absence of proper evidence little is done. Mr. Laidlaw then criticises the law, recently passed, licensing sailors' board ing houses, saying: "The clause raising the legal rate for furnishing seamen from 10 to 30 dol lars is very objectionable. It acts as a premium on crimping. Strange as it may seem, the most notorious crimping firm here is the only one which has received a license" No Serions Damage. Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 18. The torpe do boat destroyer Morris, which met with an accident yesterday before the naval review and was unable to take part in the maneuvers, left here for the Brooklyn navy yard today. The acci dent, it is understood was caused by striking some obstruction her propeller blades being twisted and some damage sustained amidships, but she is not thought to be seriously damaged. Noah Brooks Is Dead. Pasadena, Cal., Aug. 18. Noah Brooks, once a well known writer and journalist, is dead at his home in this city, aged 87. He served in the navy and reaching- San Francisco he --entitled himself with the Alta Califor r.ian. Later he became historical writer Qf-. and ee of hen auruur u summer. ii Ti r j tit. t i r r I ir i m) u wm The Kind Ton Hare Always In ns for OTer SO years, and -rr-f jfl sonal All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Pare goric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS S7 Bears the The KM You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THt ecMTAUR COMMMT TT MURRAY THCKT. NMV YORK OrTV. on the New Tork Tribune. From 1SS5 to 1896 he was editor of the New York Times. He was the author of several books, amonfr them a "Life of Lincoln and "First Across the Continent.' DOESN'T LIKE OWN LAW. Representative Adams Wants Pardon for Chicken Stealers. Representative John W. Adams, of Wichita, was in Topeka Monday after noon, asking Governor Bailey to pardon or parole George and Joe Offenstein, who were sent to the penitentiary for six years from Sedgwick county for chicken stealing. Mr. Adams claims that the sentence was excessive. A funny thing about this is that Ad ams led the fight in the last legislature to make chicken stealing a penitentiary offense. He championed the chicken stealing bill from start to finish. Vinewood's New Attraction. Amon the late park features which will be offered at Vinewood park will be a laughing gallery. The originator of the laughing gallery was a Frenchman and it was first introduced in Paris. It made such a hit that two years ago an enterprising American procured the right to exhibit the idea in one of the parks in New York. It was advertised as the greatest of all Parisian novelties and proved to be the greatest drawing card the park had ever had. Last year the idea was put in one of the Chicago parks and was renamed the laughing gallery. A laughing gallery Is one of the very latest in park attrac tions and the management expected to have this feature in the park on the open ing date, but as it was shipped by freight from Pennsylvania it failed to arrive in time. The attraction came in Monday and will be opened to the public tomorrow. I'ntil a suitable hullding can be built the idea will be exhibited in a tent. BI1IEF TELEGRAMS. London, Aug. 18. The condition of Lord Salisbury continues to be undeni ably grave. The bulletin issued by his physicians today merely says the pat ient passed a restful night and that his condition is much the same as yester day. t Belgrade. Servia. Aug. 18. There is no truth in the report circulated in the United States yesterday by a news agency that the Russian vice consul at Monastir, Dr. Mandelstram, who suc ceeded the murdered Consul Rostkovski had been shot near Monastir. Washington. Aug. 18. Mr. Riddle, the American chaige at St. Petersburg, has cabled the state department that Moura bieff. the Russian minister of justice: Larlday, the Swiss minister to Paris and Prof, Matien of the university (name not given) have been named by the Czar of Russia as arbitrators at The Hague of the cases between Venezuela and the blockading powers. Berlin. Aug. 18. There seems to be no doubt that the government under the impulse of the emperor is determined to ask the reichstag for an Increase in the permanent military establishment, by about 39.000 men, to be organized into two army corps, thus raising the stand ing army to about 647,000 officers and men. The increased annual charge is estimated at $9,000,000 exclusive of equipment. Philadelphia, Aug. 18. The 600 piece dyers, who last night voted to secede from the ranks of the textile strikers, re sumed work today. No concessions were granted and some of the strikers return ed to work at a 5 per cent decrease in wages. Philadelphia. Auy. 18. The National Association Of Master Bakers began a three days convention here today. Hope. Idaho, Aug. 18. Word has bee i received from Clarka Fork that Judge Henry L. Bidwell, one of the most prom inent men of central Idaho, was acci dentally killed at that place. Taken With Cramps. William Klrmse. a member of the bridge gang working near Littleport, was takau suddenly f i 1 Thursday night with cramps and a kind of chnlera. His case was so severe that he had to have the members of the crew wait upon him and Mr. Gilford was called and consulted. He told them he had a medicine In the form of Cham berlain' Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that he thought would help him out and accordingly -several doses were ad ministered with the result that the fellow was able to be around next day. The in cident speaks quite highly of Mr. Gidord's medicines. Klkader. Iowa, Argus. This reiredv n"vcr f nils. Keep it In your home, it may uve life. Vox sale by all druggists. Sixty Laughs In sixty seconds at "The Laughing Gallery."- At Vinewood park. Bought, and which has been has borne the signatnre ef has been made under his per- supervision since its infancy. Signature of E. O. DeMom. L. M. Penwku.. DeMOSS PENWELL Funeral Directors and Embalmers. First-Class Service at Reasonabli Prices. fill Qulacy SL Both 'Phones 192. TOPEKA, KANSAS. t Three Cents a Day t will pay For a Piano. Roehr Music Co. Open Evenings. NlCKEtgATE. NO EXCESS FARE ON ANY TRAIN Three Express Trains Bast every dy in th yr. PuUmam Drawing Room Sleeping Car on ail Trains. Trans-Continental Tourist Cars leave Chi Cairo Tri -Weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays at fl:30 p. m.. on Wednesdays at lO 3d a. ux. Chicago to Boston without uhaooa. Modern tHn Ing Cars ssrrino; meals on Individual club plan, ranging in price from 35o to $1 OO; also service a la carte. Direct 11ns to Fort Wayne, Findlay, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse. Bingham torn. Scran ton, New Tork City, Boston and all points Bast. Rates always the lowest. Colored porters In uniform in attend a noe on all Coach Passengers. If you contemplate a trip East, call OD any convenient Ticket Agent, or address JOHN Y. CAL, AH AN, Oen'l Agent, 113 Adams St., Chicago, lit HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Placer roughened by needlework ctch every stain and look hopelessly dirty. Hand Sapolio removes not only the dirt, but also the loosened, injured cuticle, and restores the fingers to their natural beauty. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTI SOUTHERN AIL17AY The South Greatest System. Tenetrates eleven states, and reaches every commercial center. WK. FLANNELLY, T. F. nru o Tnd. Buildln,. K.ns.t City Mi. The best Equipment Is employed to mk th. Five Cents a Day Telephone a quick and reliable means of communication. Missouri Kiasas TeU Co. Thorn 99 A

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Famous Sea. Duels For the Trophy ISTOR.Y OF THE AMERICA'S CUP Ashbury, Lord Dunra.ven and Lipton BY FREDERICK R. TOOMBS. THE America's cui. often termed the "blue ribbon of the sea," is the ol'lt st and best known yacht ing trophy In the world. It rep resents the racing supremacy of the two greatest nations of mariners. therIorc why should not immense for tunes he Fpenr in determining its pos-no-snr'.' The history of this rup is I he history of the development of the world's swiftest sailing vessels, and since ISM. when the schooner America, owned by Commodore Stevens of the New York Yacht Hub. plucked the trophy from the grasp of the British tars, it has come more ami more to be desired by transatlantic sailors. The first craft to lilt the Americas cup from thfse shores will achieve a feat that will cause her name and that of X f

-J-v t CAPTAIN BOB WKIXGB OF SHAM ROCK 1H. her owner to be famed for ages to come, and this reward is certainly suf ficient to lead foreign sportsmen into taking all kinds of chances to win it. The America's cup was originally of fered for competition by the Royal Yacht squadron of England and not by the late Queen Victoria, as many people have supposed. The queen offered a cup for yacht racing shortly after the America defeated the English "yachts, but the American schoonef was not an official starter in the second contest. She participated in the race, however, by starting an hour after the Knglish yachts got away, in an endeavor to overhaul them. She finished within a few minutes of the winner, and would have won the race by a wide margin had she started at the official time. The America's Career. The first winner of the cup had a most eventful career and one that would seem to make impossible her being afloat tod ay in a thoroughly sea worthy condition. After capturing the cup and winning other races In British waters, the America was sold to Eng lish parties and pissed into the posses sion of various owners. Finally she was taken on a cruise in Mediterranean and West Indian waters and afterward used as a blockade runner during the civil war. A gunboat pursued the America off the Florida coast. To avoid capture her captain ran her into the mouth of the St. John's river and sank her. After the war she was raised, mainly because she was a menace to navigation. Bing found to have suffered little by her im mersion, Fhe was taken to Annapolis and equipped as a training vessel for naval cadets. Years later she was bought at public auction by General Benjamin F. Butler, who fitted her up as a. pleasure craft. v.. i v i She Defeated the Cambria. General Butler won several races with the America. In 1ST0 she defeated the Cambria, owned and operated by James Ashbury of the Koyal Thames Y'acht club. This race was the first of the series. The Magic (American) also sailed in this race and was first to finish. America also won over Cambria by finishing second to Magic. In lbTl Mr. Ashbury, undaunted by previous defeat, came over with Li vonia, a new craft built by Ratsey. Ashbury claimed that he represented twelve different British yachting or ganizations and insisted that he be al lowed to sail twelve rates, one for each of them and to be awarded the cup should he win any one contest. This was disallowed. Seven Raees For Livonia. A series of seven races was finally ar ranged for Livonia, the Americans re serving the right to name a different raft for every race if they so desired. The schooner Columbia defeated Livo nia in the first two races. Livonia won the third through accident to Columbia, and the splendid si hooner Sappho, pick ed to sail against the challenger when Columbia was disabled, won the fourth and tilth contests handily. Ashbury protested three of the races on tech nicalities, but his claims were found groundless. Canada Challenger. In 1ST6 Canada made an attempt to win the cup. sending the Countess of Dufferin, an imitation of the Amer ican schooners. Two rates were sailed, the schooner Madeleine winning both by wide margins. The America started five minutes after the first race began and beat the Countess of Dufferin home fifteen minutes, finishing second to Madeleine. Mr. Cuthbert, owner of the Countess of Dufferin, again challenged in 1881 with a sloop, the Atalanta. The Poca hontas, built to defend the cup, was a failure, and the Mischief was chosen to meet Atalanta. The Mischief won the only two races sailed by 28m. 3043. ,i J f 1 4 X -v-i a-.' G-.' '-Vila,.. t-.- .,.tv

4? 'H, i f5 -s 1 HOMER LIND .AND HIS ONE ACT OPERAS. Hirrison Crey Fiske has arranged for Homer Bind, formerly of the Whit ney opera company, to give a series of matinee performances of one act operas In the Manhattan theater. New York, next November. This plan of entertain ment is one made popular in Kngland by T. German Keed, and Mr. Lind is She first singer to introduce it into this country on to large a scale. Mr. l.ind says: "There are many little operatic gems which, owing to the demand for long operas, have been overlooked in this country. During my connection with Ihe Carl Kosa company in Kngland It wan my good fortune to sing in several of these and others I disi overel. Among them i.i a one act opera by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. entitled ll'-imkehr Aus dr Fremde,' or 'Keturn of the Hoamer.' as Willard Holcomb calls his adaptation of it." Mr. Lind will stage an tmproduced opera by Flotow, the composer ol 'Martha;" one or two juvenile works of Mozart, and others. Among the works by American authors will be Harry Howe Shelley's "Santa C'laus," and "The Street Singer." by Willard Holcomb and Julian Bdwards. Mr. Lind is an American baritone who received his operatic training in Germany, later singing for six seasons in Kngland. He returned to America as a member of the Metropolitan Knglish Grand Opera company. Last season h sang the role of th? General in 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home." Mr. i.ind has a repertory of thirty operas. violated the racing rules at the Ft art and awarded the race to the Defender. In the third contest the British boat sailed across the starting line and re turned to her anchorage. This race was awarded to the Defender after she covered the course alone. The victories of Columbia over Sham rock I. and Shamrock II., owned by Sir Thomas Lipton of the I loyal Ulstrr Yacht club, are of such comparatively recent occurrence as to still be fresh in the mind. ot the public. A descrip tion of them would only serve to bore, and the best thing to be done under the circumstances is to turn our eyes toward the comincr races between the Herreshoff built defender and Lipton's third Shamrock and hope that the glo rious old "mug" the America's cup wilt not go across the Atlantic with the indefatigable Knglish sailor knight. The Wrenns, the Dohertys, La.rrved NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS St. Levis Sports The Fox Trophy BY CHARLES E. EDWARDES. C. OLIVER ISKLIV. MANAGING OWNER OF RELIANCE. and 3Sm. 5is. respectively. The Atalanta was taken to New York by way of the Erie canal and the Hudson river. After the races against the Mischief the deed of gift governing the races for the. cup was returned to the c up's owners for re vision. Its conditions were so altered as to require a challenger to sail to the scene of the races on her own bot- ILLlNOiS FOOTBALL. The Vniversity of Illinois football fquad will be taken to Spring bake, Mich., for the preliminary training in the fall. Coach Woodruff and Ath letic Director Huff have settled on the report, which is near Grand Haven and is described as a suitable place for the candidates to beuin the fall campaign. Coach Woodruff and Captain Roth geb will pick thv' men for the squad. All the varsity men from lar.t year will probably be taken and new men of promise on the scrubs. The trip is ex pected to do much toward conditioning the footballists early. Heretofore pre liminary practice has been held on the field, the men scampering around in scanty attire, lcoking more like track athletes than gridiron warriors. Coach Woodruff is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the fall freshman class in THE national tennis championship I contests to begin at Newport.) R. I., Aug. IS. will be rendered dout ly interesting by the ap- pearanoe of the redoubtable Do-j herty brothers, English c himpions in I doubles, who recently participated in the international championship meet at, Longwood. Mass. "Their brilliant play- i i"g at Longw ood has w het ted the apt- tites of the racket enthusiasts for an- other opportunity to see them perform, and the array of spectators at the courts of the famous New port carino j will make up one of the largest gather ings ever seen there, in spite of the fact that the America's cup races, which start off Sandy Hook during the course of the taurnament, will attract many! people who would ordinarily attend the tennis matches. I H. L. Doherty will make another at-' tempt to capture the national cham pionship of the United States in singles. in the preliminaries at Newport. He does not figure in the playing until the All Comers' tourney is finished. Then ne meets the winner of the All Comers' in a series of five sets for the cham pionship. The players who work their way up through the All Comers' contests will have a difficult row to hoe. There is a splendid assortment of players en tered, and they will not fail to make matters interesting for racket wielders afflicted with ambition in an aggra vated form. Oar Leading; SInKlea Play era. Among those who will strive for the honor of meeting Larned are Beals- C Wright, the Harvard expert: Leo E. Ware of Boston, who has been playing in doubles with Holc ombe Ward, of the famous Ward and Davis team: W. J. Clothier of Philadelphia, the Pennsyl vania champion; Clarence Hobart of SCENE ON THE FAMOUS NEWPORT (R. I.) TENNIS COURTS, WHERE ALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS ARE PLAYED. torn, and to provide that no defeated challenger could again sail for the cup until some other craft had endeavored to lift it. The Parltan and tbe Genesta.. In 1SS5 took place the most interesting as well as exciting races up to that time. Single stickers were chosen to try for the honors. Kngland pent over Ge nesta. which had defeated Galatea for the privilege of challenging. America, for the first time, made active prep arations for the defense of the trophy. The Puritan, built by Edward Burgess of Bostor. and the .Priscilla. designed by A. Carey Smith, were built over here. They raced and Puritan de feated her rival. The Puritan and the Genesta. sailed two complete races, both of which were won by the American boat. Several starts were made on various other days, but the light winds prevailing prevented the sloops from covering the course inside the time al lowance. The Mayflower defended the cup in 1886. She was a new boat designed by Burgess, and in the trials defeated At lantic, also a new craft; the Puritan and the Priscilla. She sailed against the Galatea, owned by Lieutenant Henn of London. Mayflower won the two races easily. Tbe Volunteer and the Thistle. In iss7 were held the noted Volunteer and Thistle races. The Thistle was owned by James Bell of the Royal Clyde Yacht club. She was opposed by the Burgess craft Volunteer, which was financed by General Paine of Boston. The latter was the first iron craft to take part in a cup race. The Thistle was beaten in both races. Lord Dunraven made his entry into America's cup racing affairs in 18S3. He challenged with Valkryie II., and, Burgess now being dead, the Herre shoft's of Bristol, who had risen to take his place in the marine world, were commissioned by the Morgan-Iselin syndicate to build Vigilant. Vigilant defeated the Colonia, the Pilgrim and the Jubilee, all built to meet Valkyrie II., and in the cup contests was victo rious over the challenger. Three races were sailed in that year. In the last ace the British boat was beaten by mly forty seconds. Dunravem's Second Challenjrer. Two years later Dunraven again ame over, this time with Valkyrie III. The Defender was built to meet her. and after the American btwt had won the first race, Dunraven made the sen sational charges that disgraced him in the eyes of the yachting world. He claimed that the Defender had been given more ballast after her official measurement and that consequently she was drawing more water and had a longer water line than the records showed. The Defender was again measured and the original figures were found to vary but a sixteenth of an inch from those of the second measurejnent, too small a variance to be taken seriously. In the second race Defender 'met with an accident and sailed over the course without her topsails, losing by only forty seconds. The regatta committee, however, decided that Valkyrie HI. had the hope that material will show up. Men of weight and beef are needed and i the prospects for securing them do not look roseate at the present time. I It is stated that Earl Noble of the Champaign (III.) hltfh school team will j enter Illinois university. His friends j believe he will make a strong try for j the varsity. Yeager. the former Wis- consin forward, who is now playing in a circus band, will enter Illinois in the i fall. 1 W. A. Larned,- the present holder of the title, defeated Doherty last summer at Newport in one of the most exciting matches ever seen on this side of the big creek, and it is the hope of the ten nis world that he will again succeed in worsting the Britisher, who is the champion of Great Britain in singles. Larned Meets All Comera' Winner. As Larned is the title holder, it will not be necessary for him to take part u If J e t I t -scat X-f. -foe, y1-" 'j i. r k J f 4 1 V i '4 f THE RICHARD K. FOX $2,500 ROWING TROPHY FOR -INTERMEDIATE EIGHTS OF THE N. A. A. 0. Murray Hall, N. J.; Raymond D. Little of New- York, who with Frederick B. Alexander has held the intercollegiate and southern championship in doubles; Kreigh Collins of Chicago, winner of the western championship: Richard Stevens of Hobcken. N. J.; Edward P. Larned of Summit, N. J., a brother of the champion; J. Parmley Paret of New York, who with John C. Davidson of Washington formerly held the south ern championship in doubles; F B. Alexander and many others. M v are. Clothier and Wright are un doubtedly the strongest players in the list, but neither of them would have any chance of winning against R. F. Dolierty, and it is more than likely that the Englishman will win the All Com ers' and again try conclusions with the American champion. H. L.. Dohertr to Play In Newport Sinfflew. H. L. Doherty. the British champion's brother, who plays with R. F. in doubles, will also enter the Newport tournament, and while he is inferior to his brother in singles he is stronger than many of the All Comers' contest ants. Should he qualify to meet his brother in the finals he will default in favor of R. F., as the brothers never play against each other. If Malcolm D. Whitman, ex-champion of America, decides to enter the All Comer:, the contests will be all the more interesting, as Whitman is considered by some to be the equal of 'coth Larned and R. F. Doherty. Ac cording to the official rating of the United States Lawn Tennis association, the three best American players are as follows, and rank in the order named: William A. Larned. Malcolm D. Whit man and Beals C. Wright. i 'Jr 7 v

The njreeior of St. L,oaia Fair Sporta. James E. Sullivan of New York, who wtis recently appointed supervisor of sports for the world's fair to be held at St. Louis next year, the Louisiana Purchase exposition, is the leading athletic authority in the United States. Mr. Sullivan was one of the promoters of the sporting events at the Paris ex position and also at the Pan-American exposition held two years ago at Buf falo. He is secretary of the Amateur Athletic union, which office he has held for many years, and is an official in almost a score of athletic and yacht ing clubs. It is Mr. Sullivan's aim to make the athletic events at St. Louis excel in every foint of excellence and magni tude any carnival of sport ever held in any country. The Olympian Gamed. The fourth revival of the Oympian games will be one of the notable fea tures of the exposition sports. Elab orate plans have been made for the games, and they will attract interna tional interest and competitors from almost every country under Old Sol. Mr. Sullivan states that a gymnasium now in course of construc tion on the fair grounds will cost upward of $150, 000 and that when the exposition closes the building will become the property of Washington university. The ath letic arena is to be enormous. All known pastime? will rte-iv f LUTHER ("DUMMY") TAYLOR. "uummy Taylor has been pitching good ball for the New York Nationals this season. He ranks third to Math ewson and McGinnity on the Giants twirling staff. He is a mute and con sequently has trouble in showing his displeasure when decisions go against him. He usually throws his hat on the ground and stamps on it when he thinks the umpire has given him a "roast." room for exhibition and some Idea of the prospective size of the inclosure may be had when it is known that a regulation sized polo field will be marked off to provide for the exponents of this kingly sport. The Rlebard K. Fox Rovrfna- Trophy. The Richard K. Fox cup, which will be rowed for by intermediate eights at the coming annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oars men at Worcester, Mass., is one of the costliest trophies ever put up for com petition. The trophy is of silver and is valued at t2,:00. It has been pre sented by Richard K. Fox of New York, and rivalry among the various crews eligible to row for it is intense In the extreme. The trophy is almost two feet and a half high and weighs about 300 ounces. In front of the cup proper is the figure of an oarsman, beautifully modeled and for which George Hosmer, the famous oarsman, posed. In one hand he holds a scull, as shown in the accompanying illustration. The trophy is one of a large number presented for competition in various forms of sport by Mr. Fox. He has given cups, belts and medals for bowl ers, wrestlers, swimmers, fencers, pugi lists and many other kinds of athletes, and the total outlay would amount to an imposing sum. MAHER COULDN'T HIT BOB. What little things make or mar the fortunes of a pugilist! All expert fol lowers of the ring know that Peter Ma iler in his prime could punch hard enough to knock out Gog or Magog or any other giant. But poor Peter has always suffered from sudden attacks of doubt as to his hitting power. When Peter fought Bob FKzsimmons at New Orleans he rushed at the red headed man and knocked him sprawl ing. Fitz got up deliberately and be gan to fight with care. He kept out of the way of Peter's furious rushes and jabbed him in the nose with his long and powerful left at least forty times in twelve rounds. When he returned to his corner after the twelfth round Peter tried to take off his gloves and leave the ring. "The man's a divil," he exclaimed. "I can't hit him, and I'll fight no man I can't hit." i CAPTAIN HENRY HOFFMAN. Captain Hoffman is the only member now alive of the crew of the schooner yacht America, the first winner of the ttXr 4 r. t tfP-te v. i 'V'i i c---r- if America's cup. He is still hale and hearty in spite of advanced years and says he is not certain that even, how he has stepped on board a racing yacht" for the last time. ft ARTHUR'S NEW PLAY. Joseph Arthur has written what Is known among managers as a "big" play, and it is to be produced upon a most impressive scale by JClaw Er langer. The facts have been, kept rather dark for reasons of a pure'y business character and even now little of the enterprise is known beyond n few generalities. The scene is laid in India in the sixth century, and the play may be called a romantic drama with a re- 1 1 1L 1C

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TOPEKA STATE J OUHNAIj, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18, 1903. 0 DEU GERMAN COBBLER. He Beg to Differ With Hia Friend Voglestein. "Vhell, how vhas he now?" asks Mr. Voglestein, ash he comes in to see me de odder day. 'I don't be in der poor house yet,' I ays. "No? Ah, if you only haf some brains how I could make a reeeh man of you. ln't I tell you more ash feefty times Apt it vhaa brains dot count? All der Pegging in der world don't make you reech if you don't haf brains." "But I can't buy Fome, can I?" "Of course not. You must go right long shust ash you vhas and cobble Cop shoes, but ash for me "Vhell?" "Hans. I like to introduce you to Mr. "Peter Vogelsteln. der man mit some brains in his head. I don't like to make you feel bad, but maype you like to hear of my good luck? Nopody need worry about me. I tell you in some confidences dot I vhas going to make more ash ten thousand dollar in one year." "Tell me how." "Vhell, I like to wait und surprise you, but mebbe she vhas all right to tell you now. Did you hear o' dot funnv paper in Cheecago?" "I don't pelief I did. How vhas she?" "She vhas bo funny dot vhen you read her you mut fall down on der floor ha! ha! ha!" "Have you some copy mit you?" "No, of course not. A fellow comes in my place und tells me all aboudt her. I vhas all alone when he comes in uni says vhas I Peter Voglestein? I vhas. Dot vhas all right. He reads of me m der papers, und he comes one tousand miles to see me. He vhas der editor of dot paper." "Vhell, go on." "Vhat you relief, eh? He vhants me to write for his paper, und he gifs me one hoonered dollar a week. Dot brines him here. He says I vhas so funny dot he must haf my shokes in his paper. Shildren cry for 'em." "Vhen vhas you sometings funny?" I asked. "I I dunnn; but dot it vhat he says to me. He likes some shokes right avhay, und so I gif him some. I vhill speak dose shokes to you und you vhill see how funny dey vhas. 'Vhy vhas a man who leaves his pocketbook under his pillow at hqme like a ship in a storm? Because his wife takes out ten dollar before he gets back.' "Und vhas dot funny?" I says. "Of course. Vhen I reads dot shoke he laughs till I haf to hit him on der back. Dot makes me laugh, too ha! ha! ha! Here vhas anodder: 'Vhy should a man who has eat some oysters all winter go avhay from home in der spring? Because he vhants a change of climate.' "Mr. Voglestein, vhill you please go cut?" I says. "Vhat for?" "To keep me from fainting avhay." "If you don't say dot shoke vhas fun ny, I vhill neffer come in your shop again!" he shouts. "If you haf brains you see how it vhas so queek as light ning. Dot editor he falls off his shair vhen he reads dot shoke, und he says his readers vhill be conwulsed for two weeks. Here vhas one more: 'Vot vhas dot deeference between a man oop a tree und a man dwn a hole in der ground? One must come oop und one must go down' ha! ha! ha!" "Und how much you pay dot editor to laugh?" I says. "Pay? Pay? Vhy should I pay? Do you pelief I vhas a fool?" "But don't he want you to cash a check before he goes avhay?" "Of course not. If he says dot he likes me to cash a check I take him for a fraud. Oh, no! Peter Voglestein vhas no sunflower not dis time." "But you lent him money?" "I I vhell, she vhas one hoondred dollar a w?ek on dot paper, und he pays her back mit dot first salary. He don't say right oudt dot I shall lend him twenty dollar, but "But he got it?" "HANS, I LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MR.PETER VOGLESTINE." "Vhell, he haf to go back to Cheecago, flon't he? If somebody don't pick his pocket he vhas all right. He don't vhant to take dot money, but I put her In his pocket. He vhas so glad dot I Bee tears in his eyes. It vhas werry lucky for him dot he finds me. If he don't he haf to go back to Cheegago by freight train. Yes, he sheds tears und shakes my hand, und says it shall be $25 vhen he pays me back." "Und vhen do you write some shokes for one hundred dollars a week?" "Right avhay queek tonight. I shall go home und write ten shokes und put rem in der mail box. He must have em next week or his paper vhas bust ed oop. Hans, I wish 'you had some .1obs like dot. It vhas too bad you don't haf some brains und know some tings. I make $10 vhen you make 10 cents. Dot's vhat she vhas to be Peter Voglestein, you see. One hoondred dol lars a week, und der money comes to me eafery Saturday. How vhas dot for hurh?" "I pelief he vhas some frauds und you vhas swindled," I says. "I read of eome cases like dot in my German paoer." "Swindled!" he yells ash he vhalks around. "How can I be swindled? Don't I write some shokes for. one hoondred a week?" "I dnn't pelief you do. If you write something at all it vhas to make peo ples WMD." "See here, Hans, I like some onder standings mit you. Do you like to pick a fuss mit me "Mo." "Do you pelief I vhas some idiots?" "Not quite." "Do you say I can't tell some swin dlers if I see him?" "If you can, you didn't tell dis one. I leave it to eaferypody if you don't lose twenty dollar und neffer see dot feller again.. I vhas sorry for you, Peter but don't I tell you more ash twenty times it vhas brains dot count? "You may find somepody to laugh over your shokes und borrow $20 but" But he don't stay any longer. He Kicks my water pail over und spills all my shocpejs, und vhen he vhas out VV. K. Vanderbilt's -I -A ir iff n if M 14 1 f 7 A I K. Vanderbilt's new turbine yacht. "Tarantula." is just now the attractive novelty in yachting circles. She was built in Enpland and is expected to prove the fastest boat in the world when her engines are fully tuned up. At sea the "Taran tula" looks like a torpedo boat. doors he tells a policeman dot I vhas some lunatic und should be locked oop. (Copyright, 1903, by C. B. Lewis.) The Widow Jtfmley's Will. The lawyer climbed out of his buggy and tied the horse to the fence by the gate of the farmhouse, and with his old black bag in his hand slowly walked into the front room of the Primley house. He was met by the doctor, whose buggy was tied further down the yard. One of two women neighbors of Mrs. Primley, who was nearing her end.' sat around and eyed the two men in their professional black and exchanged whis pered comments and anecdotes of the dying woman. "It's a lucky thing for Lawyer Jin kins that Sarah Primley can't see hiin putting that oM dirty bag of his on ton of her parlor chair covering," said one. ies, said another, I do declare she'd come right downstairs now if she knew about it. Sarah was always a determined soul, and mighty careful, too." The woman seemed as though she had? been about to use some other word in place of "careful," some such word as "close" or "near," but changed her mind. "Well. Jinkins'." said Dr. Towley, "I guess you'd better waste no time in seeing the old lady, or she'll be getting herself in such a state of temper that she'll hurry on the end." "She's pretty near the end, is she?" "She is, but you never can make up your mind about anything where Widow Primley is concerneri. She's lived out two husbands and about everybody else born along the same time as she; but I guess she's going now; yes, I think this is the end. It's the first time she ever made up her mind to have her will drawn up in all the years that I have 'tended her when she's been sick, so I guess she's made up her mind she's got to ro. But it is a puzzling case, very puzzling, all the way through. She is certainly slipping out of life, and yet I can't see that she has any fatal organic complaint." "Old age, I suspect," said the lawyer, as he prepared to go upstairs. "I suppose so," said the doctor. When the lawyer entered the Widow Primley's room he found that a chair and a table had been placed for his use by the bedside and that the patient had been propped up with pillows. He glanced apprehensively at the pale, sharp features as thouerh anticipating an outbreak of the shrill wrath the widow was noted for on account of his tardiness in obeying her summons; but she seemed strangely resigned, and in a calm voice said that she wanted her will drawn up. He got out his fountain pen and wrote the formal introductory phrases. The doctor softly entered the room, but with a flash of her old time vigor the widow commanded him to "clear out right away, you Towley, and come when I call you. Send in Mary Applewaite when I ring the bell and John Dowd to sign this document. Now, Judge," she continued in her faintest voice, "first of all I want you to set down that I leave the farm to my sons. William and Jeremiah, both now of New York. Just you put that down while I think about the rest." The lawyer chewed the tip of his foun tain pen and looked worried, He had to tell the Widow Primley something, and he didn't want to draw down her wrath, for the lawyer w-s a gentle soul, and he felt terrified when he thought that ex citement might brin on the end right away. Rut he had to tell her, so he said: "Mrs. Primley; you'll have to ex cuse me. but you can't do that; the farm isn't isn't yours to give away." "What's that. Lawyer Jinkins!" cried the widow in a much stronger voice, "the farm ain't mine?" "No, ma'am. You have onlv a life Interest in it, given you by your second husband." The Widow Primley raised herself up and cried out: "You mean to set there like a wooden Injun, like I dunno what. Jinkins, and calmly tell me to my face that this farm that I've run for goin' on to 15 years ain't mine to do what I like with? You lawyers are chock full of tricks. I know that, but you look out for foolin' me! I'd jest like to know what you mean!" "Why, ma'am," said the little law yer, soothingly, "you see. it's like this: When Silas Primley died he left you a life interest in all his property, and at your death the farm oes to his only son, Thomas, and your children get the city houses." The widow looked at him in silence for a time. "And when I die. Tom Primlev, that idle, lazy, good for nothing loafer, is to have this farm that' I have slaved to New Turbine Yacht. i. fi III

u keep a-goin" all these years, whether I will or no?" The lawyer bowed deprecatingly. "That's the law of it, ma'am," said he. "Well, then, Lawyer Jinkins, you can clear out. for I ain't goin' to die!" said the Widow Primley in a voice that rang out and was heard downstairs; and with that, to the horror of the lawyer, she threw her feet over the side of the bed, gathered a blanket around her gaunt old form, straightened up and walked across to a chair beside the fire on the hearth. Side by side in their buggies the doc tor and the lawyer drove away in si lence. In the main street of the village a man came to his shop door and looked inquiringly at the doctor, who shook his head. "I guess you'll have to wait." said he. The man was the undertaker. And he is waiting still. Philadelphia Public Ledger. IILjIOR of the day. Jack Summerville "I look forward to the city as to heaven." Belle Beech "Really?" Jack Summerville "Yes; to settle the question, shall we know each other there?" Puck. Former Suburbanite (astounded) "You don't mean to tell me that you have fifty chickens and you are still on speaking terms with your next-door neighbors?" Suburbanite (smilingly) "That's exactly the case." Former Suburbanite "Keep 'em cooped up, eh?" Suburbanite "Not on your life! You see, the day I bought the fool fowls I made a bluff at drivins: them out of my garden and pretty soon they thought they belonged to my neighbors so since then they stick to my garden like glue!" Brooklyn Life. Newriche "Say! Do you know Boo bleby boasts that one of his ancestors was beheaded in the Tower of London." Grimshaw "Yes; pity it didn't run in the family!" Puck. The farmer in the side show, looking around in alarm) "Gosh! Where's all the rattlesnakes?" The lecturer "Don't be alarmed, my friend. It's only our living skeleton, who is suffering from the ague." Judge. Gesler (weather forecaster) "I'd like to know whether to take an umbrella or not." Mrs. G. "That's a good one! You say it is going to be fair weather." Gesler "Oh, that's different. That's my official opinion. Boston Transcript. "Here's an astrologer who predicts that King Edward is shortly to pass through a lot of trouble, a dark cloud hanging over the empire. Some horrible calamity, don't' you know." "I'll bet Alfred Austin is writing another ode." Life. "It was sheer carelessness on some body's part that caused Charley to lose money on that race," said young Mrs. Torkins sympathetically. "How do you know?" "I saw it in the paper. The horse was left at the post. The idea of puttingxa horse in a race and then neglecting to unhitch him!" Washing ton Star. The dispatches which speak of Am bassador Tower's new court dress as a "chiffon uniform" will, perhaps, awaken no alarm in the breasts of the frivolous and superficial. The serious-minded, however, .will not fall to reflect that chiffon is a diaphanous material. Can we afford, in view of pur territorial im portance, to run any risk of the crafty kaiser seeing through -our Mr. Tower? Life. "We're glad to welcome you into our little family, Mr. Newman," said Mrs. Starvem. "Our boarders almost inva riably get fat." "Yes," replied the new boarder, who was not. however, new to boardnK, "I've noticed the. same in most board ing houses. It's, cheaper than meat, isn't it?" Philadelphia Press. We always suspect that certain peo ple, in paying the price of success, manage somehow to work the short change racket. Puck. Now this is an adage old style: "A "li 1 rcoi as a mile." But changing one letter. And rroinc: one better: A kiss is as good as a smile. t-ife. Helen I have Just refused to marry Mr. Gingerly. Edith Oh! Did he propose? Helen Well, I can't say positively, but that is how I construed his inco herent remarks. Town and Country. CITY FOLK AFIELD. The Humor and Kindness of Country Criticism. "Country people are commonly sup posed to be legitimate game for city folk, but there is another side to the story, and it is only poetic justice that the tables can be turned." The two wo men were lingering over their supper at a northern New England inn, as one gave her friend, just arrived, the out come of three weeks' observation. "I find that the country people criticise us quite as much as we do them only they are more kindly." "They are probably Just as good judges of human nature as we," com mented the newcomer. "Discrimination and insight are developed quite as wtll in the solitude of farm or workshop as in the schools and streets. You remem ber Thoreau says: 'We rarely meet a man who can tell us any news which he has not read in a newspaper or been told by his neighbor; and, for the most part, the only difference between us and our fellow is that he has seen the news paper or been out to tea and we have not.' "There is vastly more of nature that belongs to the country folk than to us the eternal things of nature, its birds and flowers, trees and stars. As for ways of living, they have a perfect right to their own, even if it does not al ways agree with ours. Mrs. B tells a story of her Uncle John, who was vis iting them. One day, when they were dining en familie, Mrs. P, remonstra ted: 'John, you see we do not eat with our knives.' Quick as a flash Uncle John said, 'Now, Lucy, when you came to see us we didn't say anything about your eating with forks!' "It is hard getting ahead of the New Englander," replied the other. "On the stage this afternoon, coming through a dismal stretch of stunted woods, with its dreary houses here and there, I said to the driver, 'How can anybody live here?' 'Well, he answered, 'when the Lord made pitch pine woods, I reckon Ha made pitch pine people to live in themi' "We are just 'rustica tors' to most of the countryside, but they show a hu morous indulgence for our foibles. Old Mr. Peterson, who lives above here, was out mowing along the mountain path the other morning. 'This is what we call a "ladies day, he saio, "cause there's so many of you out. That al ways means it's going to rain, and I'm cutting the grass so you won't get your skirts wet tomorrow." Then he told me a couple of stories commentaries of city folk one of a man who came here for hunting. 'What kind of game is there?' the man aBked. 'Oh. big game, very big," Mr. Peterson answered. 'How big?' asked the man, looking kind of scared toward the woods. 'Well ,1 guess foxes is about the biggest,' said Mr. Peterson. 'And then,' he said, 'there was a woman here from the city, and she carried a cane when she was out walking and kept switching it through the grass ahead of her. saying "Shoo, shoo!" to scare off the snakes.' Coun try people have many a good-natured laugh at us, I assure you. But we might well borrow some of their vir tues. I will tell you about our waitress, outside." When the two left the upper room for the veranda the sunset sky beyond the irregular blue outline of the moun tains was a glorious copper gold. "That nearest peak is Kearsarge 'Carrie Sarge.' as Mr. Peterson calls it." said the older comer. "Here is our flower friend." A bent, slight-framed woman was coming deprecatingly toward them, holding out for inspection charmingly arranged single colored bunches of sweet seas, set in a small wooden frara. "Who is she?" asked the new comer, as the woman's 1 sldw steps .wandered from group to groui on the veranda. "Some one who lives near here. She comes every few days with flowers, and after we have admired them she gives them to us. She has done this sum mer after summer. The innkeeper tells me the woman takes the ereatest care of her garden, so that she may have J flowers to give away. She does it pure ly for the love of it. I wish you had seen her fine scorn .when a DomDous looking woman offered her some money the other day. Our little lady drew herself up and said, proudly, 'Madam, it is my pleasure to give the flowers.' Just then the bent figure, in its quiet shawl and bonnet, approached and shy ly pressed a bunch of flowers into the hands of each of the two. New York Tribune. KANSAS FAIRS. Following is a list of fairs to be held In Kansas in 19j3: WESTERN STATE FAIRS FOR 1903. Iowa State fair, Des Moines. Aug. 21-29. Minnesota State fair, Hamline, Aug. 31 Sept. 5. Nebraska State fair, Lincoln, Sept. 4-11. Kansas Stute fair, Topeka, Sept. 14-19. Illinois State fair, Sept. 2ti-Oct. 3. Texas State fair, San Antonio, SepL 26 Oct. 11. St. Louis fair, Oct. 6-11. COUNTY FAIRS. Allen County Agricultural society J. T. Tredway, secretary, lola; Sept. 8-11. Barton County Fair association James W. Clark, secretary. Great Bend; Aug. 25 28. Hiawatha Fair association (Brown coun saved the visitors from a third shutout, ty; Elliott Irving, eecretary, Hiawatha; Sept. 8-11. Butler County Fair association J. W. Roblson, secretary, El Dorado; Oct. 6-9. Hewins Park and Fair association (Chau tauqua county) P. N. Whitney, secretary, Cedar Vale. Clav County Fair association E. E. Hoop'es, secretary. Clay Center; Sept. 8-11. Coffey County Agricultural Fair associa tion J. E. Woodlord, secretary, Burling ton: Sept. 8-11. Eastern Cowley Fair association (Cowley county) Ed E. Reed, secretary. Burden; Sept. 16-18 Cowley County Agricultural and Stoc't Show association W. J. Wilson, secretary. Wintield: Sept. 8-U. Franklin County Agricultural society Sarey M. Porter, secretary, Ottaka; Sept. 15-18. Harwv Countv Agricultural aocfetv J. C. Nicholson, secretary, Newton; Sept. 22-J Jackson County Agricultural and Fair association S. B. McGrew, secretary, Hol ton: Sett. 1-4. Jefferson County Agricultural and Me chanical association George A. Patterson, secretary, Oskaloosa; Sept. 1-4. Jewell County Agricultural association H. R. Honey, secretary, Mankato; Sept. 14-17. Frankfort Fair association (Marshall county)-.!. D. Gregg, secretary, Frank fort; Sept. 8-11. Marshall County Fair association E. L Miller, secretary, Marysville; Sept. 15-1S Miami County Agricultural and Mechan ical Fair association W. H. Bradbury, secretary, Paola; Sept. 8-11. Mitchell County Agricultural association H. A. Phelps, secretary, xjelolt; Sept. 30 Oct. 3. Morris County Exposition Co. M. F. Amrine, secretary. Council Grove; Sept. 22-25. Nemaha County Fair association W. R. Graham, secretary. S- ncca; Sept. 1-4. Necsho County Fair association H. Lodge, secretary, Erie: Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Chanute AKricultural Fair, Park and Driving association (Neosho county) A. E. Timpane. secretary, Chanute; Sept. 1-4. Ness Countv Agricultural association I. B. Pember, secretary. Ness City; Sept. 2-t. Norton County-Agricultural association C. J. Shimeall, secretary, Norton; Sept. 1-4. Central Kansas Fair association (Reno county) Ed M. Moore, secretary, Hutchin son: Sept. 14-1 9.- Osage County Fair association E. T. Price, secretary. BurlinKame: Sept. 1-4. Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live Stock association W. T. Brown, secretly. Sterling Sept. 1-4. Riley County Agricultural society E. C. Newby, secretary, Riley; Sept. 1-4. Rooks County Fair association Olmer Adams, secretary, Stockton. baline County Agricultural. Hortlcul- -ANDs- PULL. AN A. D. v. Call Box or call either telephone No. SI and hav. your Want Ada brought to the State Journal of fice by free nut aenger service. Cost of classified ads five cents per line of six words to the line and very ractloa thereof. WANTEDMALBHELjP WANTED Good arm waiters; also young man for kitchen work. Cremerie reetaur rant. WANTED Man accustomed to care of horses; references necessary. 231 Top. a v. WANTED An experienced groceryman with some capital to take a position in a growing business in Topeka. Address with particulars. Experienced Groceryman, care Journal. WANTED A good harness maker to take charge of shop, $10 week. Address W. M. McCoy, Maple Hill, Kan. WANTED Men to learn barber trade, few weeks completes, splendid wages paid graduates, tools given, diplomas granted, board provided, can earn all expenses be fore completing. Catalogue explains how, mailed free. Moler Barber college, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED Tinners at 331 Kansas ave. A. J. Peterson. JETANTED-FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for second work. Snyder, 1269 Topeka ave. Mrs. WANTED At the Fifth Avenue hotel, 2 waitresses and 2 chambermaids. WANTED Young lady to tend butter counter. Star grocery, 112 t,. btn st. WANTED A white girl for general house work. 301 W. 13th St. WANTED Competent girl for genera housework; no washing or ironing. 516 Topeka ave. WANTED Girl for general housework; good wages. 412 W. 7th st. WANTED Competent white girl for gen eral housework. 1025 Fillmore st. WANTED Bv young man, position as clerk in office or store. Address SU Kansas ave., upstairs. WANTED Light work of any kind. Vick strand, 123 North Lake el. WHEN you want to hire a man or boy, call up Y. M. O. A., telephone 311. We have a list of men and confidential ref erences concerning them. Y. M. C. A Employment Bureau. 117 E. Eighth at. W ANTED AGENTS WANTED Sererat pfrsons of character and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent .and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21 weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash direct each Wednesday from head offices. Horse and carriage fur nished when necessary. References. En close self-addressed envelope. Colonial, Caxton bldg., Chicago. WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Salesmen for full line of fruit and ornamental trees; pay weeklj outfit free: steady work. Lawrence Nur sery Co.. Lawrence. Kan. WANTED -MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED 5 or fi room house, close in, small sum down, monthly payments. E. S. M., Journal. WANTED Propositions for stand priv ileges at I-aDor Day picnic. See R. I. Palmer. 113 West Fifth at. WANTED To rent small place outside of city. B. C. A., Topeka, general delivery. WANTED A good work horse from 4 to JO years old: must be sound and gentle and work anywhere. Address or call E. Leuen btrger. Highland Park. PERSONAL. LADIES Magnolia Blossom is a positive Ten days' treatment free. Correspondence solicited. Mrs. M. Green, 1176 Woodward ave., Topeka. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Furnished rooms; .11 mod em conveniences, bath, etc.; southwest. 5th and Madison. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms. Inquire 801 Madison -St. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. Call Ind. 'phone 841 4. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms, cheap. 515 Polk St. FOR RENT Furnished rooms 518 Monroe; also Fisher piano for sale or rent. FOR RENT One unfurnished room at 210 Harrison st. FOR RENT 2 nicely furnished rooms. 620 Tyler at. FOR RENT One furnished room 604 W. 8th St. FOR RENT 2 nicely furnished rooms 718 Monroe st. FOR RENT 3 large rooms and hall three blocks from Washburn. 1340 College av. FOR RENT Nicely furnished large front room, south and east exposure; house modern, bath, gas; for gentlemen. 1125 Van Buren St. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 8 room thoroughly modern new brick house 1008 Monroe St., $25 per month: cistern and wash house in the yard. Inquire 301 E. 10th st. FOR RENT Furnished house of 7 rooms 2 blocks from ave. Call 423 Kansas ave. FOR RENT House at 229 Hancock st. FOR SALE -MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Good paying business cheap. Good investment. A. H. B., care Journal. tural and Mechanical association H. B. Wallace, secretary, Salina: Sept. 8-11. Wichita State Fair association (SeOgwick county) II. G. Toler, secretary. Wicntta. Mulvane Agricultural association (Sum ner counts') Newton Shoup. secretary, Mulvane. Fredonia Agricultural association (Wil son county) 3. T. Cooper, secretary, Fre donia: Aug. 25-28. Stafford County Fair association Geo. B, Moore, secretary. St. John; Aug. 13-21. v3 BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TOPEKA TRUNK FACTORY. TOPEKA TRUNK MANUFACTORY. manufacturers and jobbers of trunks, traveling bags, telescope cases, leather goods, etc. 510 Kansas ave. George V. Hossfild, proprietor. Tel. 433. UNDERTAKERS EMBALMERS. DEMOSS PEN WELL. Funeral Direc tors and Embalmera. First class service reasonable prices. 511 Qulncy. Both tela. Ui. GEO. B. PALMER, undertaker. Estab lished 1871. Prices reasonable. Tel. office 146. Residence 87. 621 Jackson St. PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN. Patent Attorney. 413 Kansas ave., Topeka. PAVINO. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrl- nen tirick and paving Co., nas been re moved to lis W. 8th at. RUG FACTORY. VvXNTEIwYou "to"!;'" usmikeyoo't carpets into tugs. Call 'phonea 421 o address McCormlck Peake, 62i Jackson. JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. F. wrsWEARINGENTjeweleT bate optician. We guarantee every pair of glassea to nt and ever) watch we re pair. We carry uw largest line ot watches, clockti. diatnondb. cut glass, etc.. in the city. Watcn Inspector U. f. H. li. Kansas ave. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. M. W. MIJLU Carpenter and Buildvr. Shop 1124 West Eigbth St. 'Phone ltt Job work promptly done. Topeka, Kan. SPORTING GOODS. J. C. ELLIOTT, 728 Kansas ave.. general sporting goods, guna, ammunition, base ball BUvplitD, lialung tackle, letrigeratur boskets. Sprat's dog food and uietucinea; 'ptiona 675. STORAGE MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGE Co. packs, ships and stores household goods. 'icL 160. Chu'euce tekinner, Xii E. bill fit. MONEY. SHORT time money to loan on personal property. W. E. Seguine, 4JU Kansas av. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, planoa, organs, typewriters, household goods and percnal security. L. Biscoe. 524 Kan. Ave. HARDWARE. THE COUGH1UN HARDWARE CO. Hardware, stoves, fine tools, imi Kansas ave. Tel. W6. ARCHITECT. ARCHITECT. T. H. LESCHER. a IrlOKBOF ST. HIGH-BRED STALLION. JACKDAW, the most successful sire in the west and sire of Maxine, 2:0S, cham pion trotter for year li2, is making a summer and fail season at Prairie Dell farm, 4 miles west of Topeka. R. 1. Lee. CARPET CLEANING. WANTED You to have your carpets cleaned. McCorir-ick Peake. Tele phones 421. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE did established bakery, d ing a good business, olti E. 4th st. FOR SALE Cigar, news and confection ery store, cheap if sold at once; owner leaving city. K6 W. 7th st. FOR SALE Good lumber wagon 3Vi- 1319 Logan St., North Topeka. FOR SALE Thriving little manufacturing business on Kansas ave.. in heart of city for 11,500. Address Manufacturer, Journal. FOR SALK Stone, brick, dimension lum ber, sash and doors. 1535 North Van Bu ren st. FOR SALE Fine large cow, gives ten quarts of milk daily; price 15. 2t)2 Bu chanan st. FOR SALE Safe, less than half value, and other office furniture. M. L. Field, 628 Kansas ave. FOR SALE A good family driving mare. 405 Tyler st. FOR SALE Couch, desk, rockers, beds. Call immediately 1535 West st. FOR SALE Furniture and steel range at 1&5 Clay St., all nearly new. FOR SALE Soda fountain and fixtures, good as new. cheap, easy terms, electric fan. 2 B-ft. show cases, counters. shelvinK. cigar lighter, chairs, stools, all in first- class shape: must De sola quiCK. Aaartss 912 W. Gordon St., city. FOR SALE New J30 Harwood mandolin at a bargain. 723 Adams St. FOR SALE New bed room suite, dining table, other household goods. 318 Tyler. FOR SALE A good business for a man with small capital. Address D. J., care Journal. FOR SALE OR TRADE Hotel supplies at 515 E. 4th st. MISCELLANEOUS. READY FOR BUSINESS Having made extensive repairs and improvements tn my mill and warehouse, j am better pre pared than ever to take cane of large or ders. Feeders. I want your orders. Farm ers I want your grain. D. O. Coe, 119 E. Sixth et. Both 'phones 339. PATRONIZE Howard's little furniture John L. dickers in real estate; everything ns-iAa "1 Q T ii n art a a vt "CO-ACTION PRICE" fully explained st 525 North Kansas ave. every day at noon. C. F. Sash, chairman committee of arrangements tor Sept. 7. American Labor league. FELLOW Traveller, to the bar ot God, who drinks! Do you wish to get on with the sober world? If so. call or writs De Voe Lifiuor Cuk Co., 534 Kansas ave. and 102 E. Bixxth s;.. Topena. Kan. AUCTION. DON'T forget dav and date of the big sale at No. 7i W. Kith st., Thursday, Aug. 20. lf3, commencing sharp at 1 o'clock. Ladies especially invited. J. M. Ashbaugh, auc tioneer. M. Hawkins, clerk. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. 3 room brick house. 3 lots, east front, barn, fruit and shade trees, at a snap price for quick pale. 9 room house, perfect condition, Madison St., for ouick sale 1.700. 8 room house, 2 lots, Fillmore St., $1,700. 7 room house, 2 lets. Monroe St., $1,7. 4 room house, 2 lots, best of shape, $700. 3 room house Hancock St., $."00. 6 room house Hancock St., $900. For bargains see Fisher. 418 Kansas ave. ON EASY PAYMENTS. Good house 5 rooms, west side, 2 lots and barn, $1,200; $2n0 cash: balance to suit. EXPRESS DELIVERY. FOR BAGGAGE and moving call up 'phone 998, Atherton Bros. Officii li3 East 6th st. COAX DEALERS. SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO.. N. E. COR. 8TH AND KAN. AVfc All Kinds of Coal. Jieet Quality. Full Weight. Prompt Delivery. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLH Co. Tel. 7u6. Bicycles and sundries; bi cycles and tandems for rent; repairing of ail lunds. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. 8th St. Nations Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repairs. FLORISTS. MRS. M. E. HOLCRAFT. S17 Kansas ave. v-u.. uowers ana nor&i assigns, fnjn li. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs st Hayes'. 107 W. 8th st. Both 'phonea 127.1 WALL PAPER. O. McGEE, wall paper, paints snd brushes. House painting and paper hagiiig. Caul snd get prices betore buying elae where. Ua Jackson su Bell teltplioue tw; lnue pei.utnt telepnone 557. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILi 1 THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 Kan. Avs. Rubber stamps, brass snd aluminum traJs checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. 'lei. Has. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opt. cau. Complete stuck of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc Eytj examined and specutciea properly fitted. DRUGGISTS. TOPEKA DRUG CO., 3J Kansas ave. Tel. Prescupuuna promptly una accurate ly tilled. All kinds suds, di inks at luuutaia. PHYSICIANS AND UixiaONS. IDA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 726 Kansas sve. Residence Thir teenth and clay. Olticc hours: 'J a. lu. to 11 i. .n. and i p. m. to 6 p. ui. Telepnone 034 residence, and 16 office. IKi. DISPENSARY. TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, aoutn east corner 14tli and Tyler ats., from 1 to 2 p. m., except Sundays. Conducted by regular piacticuig pnysiciana lor ttas beueut of persona without means who need medic 1 attention and treatment. Pa tients are a&aured of careful and consid erate treatment. Medicine furnished m mot cases. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES, pompadours, all kinds ot hair work. lira. Van Vleck. 222 E. eth. MUSICAL. WORRAI 714 Polk, piano lessons, pupil's home, 60c Church and lodge playing free. FOR SALE -REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE Elegant Improved farm 1,600 acres, 4 acres in cultivation, 1,200 in grass, plenty of good water, located in Phillips Co., Kan.. 7 miles from Logan. Grass will take S0O cattle now. Can givs possession In time for wheat sowing. Price $12.50 per acre. Write J. B. Hicks, Logan, Kan. $3,200. Modern cnttage house 7 rooms, bath and wide hall, furnace, gas, laundry In cellar, sink and cistern water in kitchen, grate In parlor, conveniently planned; non-resident owner says sell quick at. above bargain price. W. M. FORBES. 107 West Seventh St. WANTED Farms and town property for cash customers. W. H. Burke, Clifton Springs. N. Y. THIRTY ACRES. 20 acres alfalfa, 10 acres corn, close to town, hifih ground, fine soil, $2,500; terms if desired. THE STRAUSS AGENCY. FOR SALK; New modern cottage 6 rooms, close in, l1 lots, easv terms. Owner leav ing the city. Fred Oliver. 4o9 E. loth st. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Bank Topeka check for $9, issued bv Topfka foundry to L V. Mills. Re turn to room 2, Columbian bldg., lor re ward. LOST Between 320 Chandler and Third Presbyterian church last night a brooch set with pearls. Reward for return to 320 ('handler. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. TIME TABLE. iyfHJ Topeka, Kansai. The "Right Road" to and from and Btjt, CHICAGO OMAHA ST. LOUIS DENVER MEMPHIS COLORADO SFQ3 PEORIA FORT WORTH ST. JOSEPH ST. PAUL KANSAS CITT MINNEAPOLIS And Everywhere Beyond. tECective April 6th. UK. TRAINS LEAVE TOPEKA A3 FOL LOWS: EASTBOUND. No. 12, Chicago Mall and Express.. I'JBpm No. 14, East Ex. and Mail 6:00 am No. 4, El Paso and Chicago Ex.... 6:16 pm No. 10, Colorado and K. C. Flyer.. 7:46 am No. D6, Chick, and K. C. Ex 7.60 pin WESTBOUND. No. 11. Chicago ana Texas Ex 1:10 pm No. Colorado Flyer g:io pm No. 13, Texas Ex li:2Gam No. 3. California and Mexico Ex.. 1:16 am No. ii, K. C. and Chickasha Ex.... AU am NORTHBOUND. No. 26. St. Joe Ex 8:10 am No. 24, St. Joe and Chicago Ex.... 26 pm SOUTHBOUND. No. 23. Chicago Ex 11:48 pro No. iio, S. W. Ex U:6S pm All trains daily except Nos. 35 and 36 daily except Sunday. For sleeping car reservations, tickets, time tables, etc., apply to any Rock Island Ticket Agent. E. W. THOMPSON. Asststsnt General Passenger Agent, Lines West of Missouri River. KANSAS CITY. MO. Union Facifla. WESTBOUND. Arrive. Leave. Den Pac. Coast No. 5.12:40 pm 12:40 pm Limited No. 1 8:50pm 8:50pm June. Cltv pass. No. 3.... 6:20 pm 6:35pra Salina Ex. No. 7 10:20am 10:30am EASTBOUND. Atlantic Ex. No. 4 3:00pm :00pm Limited No. 2 S:40am 6:40 am K. C. pass. No. 6 8:00 am 8il5 am K. C. Ex. No. 8 6:40 pm 6:60 pm Nos. 7 and 8 daily, except Sunday. Missouri Pacific- (Effective July 5. 1903.) No. 101, passenger, leave Topeka f:48 am No. 315, iccal, leave Topeka 7:00 am No. 302, passenger, arrive Topeka ....3.60 pm No. S14 local, arrive Topeka iMgm

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10 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST IP, 1903. Ivory Soap is one of the com forts a traveler can carry with him. It will save him much discomfort and annoyance. It is a source of great satisfac tion to have a pure soap always ready at hand when it is needed, jlvory Soap is a quick cleanser. IT FLOATS. FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, Number of Examinations to Be Held in Topeka. A considerable- number of examina tions uwU v the I'niteii States civil serv ice commission are to be given in To jeka durinp the n' xt thirty days. Most 4f the positions in the federal service n"er'd in these examinations are with in the reach of .men of avcrase attain jnents in the various imrsuits in which ipeninErH are offered. The first exami nations, on August ti, will be that tor ntomoloRical draftsmen. In the de partment of aerii ult ure. offeriner a sal- wry of $1.0(10 per annum. The exami nation will he conlinod entirely to the iipplnant's ability as a draftsman. on August 2t and 27 an examination avill be held for a drawing- teacher t lie employed In the Carlisle Indian school in Pennsylvania, at a salary of J720 a year. Six subjects will be given on the iirst day and five others on the Ferond of the examination. A consid erable knowledge of general educational subjects is required. A pharmacist is wanted in the Kriedmen's hospital at Washington, at a salary of $,"i0 per month. Besides a knowledge of chem- istry, materia medica and pharmacy, knowledge of arithmetic and letter writing will he required, fine of the most desirable positions olTered is that of testing engineer in the bureau of for estry of the department of agriculture, offering a salary of from $1,200 to ?l,rnO fyer annum. Applicants must he 20 years of age or over. Considerable spe- cial knowledge must be shown. The ex amination will occur on September 2. Two davs will be allowed for the ex lamination for miscellaneous computer for service in the United States naval observatory. This examination will be held September 2 and 3. The amount of the salary for the position is not stated in the announcement. A position as nautical expert, at a salary of $1,000. ii vacant in th" bydrngraphic office of the navy department. Mathematics. nautical definitions, physical geography nnd navigation are some of the things j, required. A civil engineer and superin tendent of construction can secure an appointment In the ordnance deoart inent at large at Iw.ver. N. J., through the examination to be held here on Sep teniber 16. The job pays Jl,6n0 a year. A Portuguese interpreter is needed at J'.llis island. New York. The salary nt Cached to the lob is per month. The .applicant must have a general knowl edge of both the Knglish and Portu ruese languages, and must be able to .make written translations. The exami nation occurs on September lf. An examination will be held for as sistant lihiarian In the attorney gen- eral's office at Washington. r. C.. on September 16 and 17. Among other things the applicant must have a knowledge of French or German, in- '-tormation regarding law books and re ports, and an understanding of bibllog--Taphy, including cataloguing and injtx ing. "Violent Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera nad Diarrhoea Remedy and Per haps a Life Saved. "A short time ago T was taken -with a Violent attack of diarrhoea and believe 1 would have died if i had not gotten relief" Bays John J. Fatten, a leading citizen of Fatten, Ala. "A friend recommended i hamberlain s Colic, Cholera end Ida-- rhoea Itcmtdy. 1 bought a 25 cent bottle end after taking three doss of it was en tirely cured. I consider it the best remedv in the world for bowel complaints For Ttale by ail druggists. Funniest Yet n The fat made lean at "The Laughing allery." At Vinewood park. Ga Chickering Piano Very Cheap. Roehr Music Co.'s Snorinl Sal n V- ':l"-."l.."!r'M,'j..i"-". smMummmS HITS THE BILLIARD HALLS City Council Increases the License Fees. At tho drstrp of Mayor Brsundthnl the onmieil has passed Ftill further legislation calculated to assist the enforcement of the prohibitory law in Tnprka. Councilman V. Wolf's ordinance requiring that bil liard anil pool hnll keepers pay an in croased licf-nse tax and close their estab lishments at a reasonably earlv hour, went through the council last night with but one dissenting tc, that of c ouneiiman K. M. Snyder. Kight councilman were pres ent. The ordinarce increases the present license of one dollar per table a month to five dollars, or fifty dollars a year. It requires all billiard and pool halls to close business at 11 p. m. and forbids the use of sta in d or frosted windows or of screens between the players and the street. When the ordinance came up for passage Mayor Bergundthal said to the members of t he council "fj-entlemen, this is a matter that closely concerns the enforcement of the law. Jf any of yon have any personal feelings that the prohibitory Jaw is not right and a fail ure, I wish that you would lay them as:d.a. I hope thnt in this you will overlook your personal views and assist the administra tion in th- pursuance of its duty. The game of billiards is innocent in itself. I see no harm in its indulgence by any youns man. Tint yo-i know that the keep ers of the billiard halls in this town are the same men who are the most persistent violators of the law." In regard to the manner of keeping bil liard halls the ordinance says: 'Src. No person shall keep open any billiard or pool room after 11 o'clock p. m. on any day, nor shall t he public view of .such billiard or pool room be prevented or obstructed by the frosting or staining of the windows, or by the use of curtains, screens, partitions or any other device." The penalty for the violation of this or dinance is fixed in the ordinance at not lss than Sift nor more than $100. or by imprisonment of not more than days. This ordinance will not interfere with the billiard tables in the Topeka Athletic as sociation iooms or clubs about town. DUE TO HEART FAILURE. Death of Miss GratHwole Is No Lung. er a Mystery. S:nta Barbara, Oal.. All?. IS. An in quest held today over the remains of Miss Katherine Grathwolp. who riic-i n the mountain trail, developed the fact that the young woman's dath was caused by heart failure brought about by exhaustion. The coroner's deputies, who went after the remains returned early this morning after a most difficult and hazardous trip. The body had to be tied on the back of a horse and brought over the narrow trail in the darkness. Miss Grathwole had requested the friends with whom she was making the ascent on hnrseback to proceed without her. after half the distance had been covered, saying that she would remain until their return. The party went only a couple of miles and then returned. Not finding Miss Grathwole where she had been left, they proceeded a short di tance along the trail and found her prostrate body lying in the sun. Ef forts to reviVf her were futile and she died half an hour later. Miss Grathwole came to Santa Barbara five months ago from St. Paul, accompanied by her mother, hoping to regain her health. The other members of the party have returned uninjured. KEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The Financial association to J. Skid more et al, $70. lots 390 and 92 Kellam avenue, J. V. Morris" addition. J. Scott to R. Molock, $400, part south east quarter 6-12-16. O. Olson and wife to A. A. Adams, $125, south 12H feet lot 112 Jackson King Haywood McFarland's addition. K. W. Adams and wife to Wm. H. Ieitz, $50, part northwest quarter 10-13-16. M. D. Holliday to P. E. Stewart. $750, lot 304 and north half 306 Madison street, Holliday's addition. E. Heap and husband to O. Bates, $100, tract on Stephens street, Auburndale. J. C. Lee and wife to L. M. Christy, $1,160, lots 1-2-3, block 11. Auburndale, The Death Penalty. A little thing some times results in death. Thus a mere scratch, insignificant cuts or puny boils have paid the death penaltv. It is wise to have Buckicn's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the best salve on earth and will prevent fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and piles threatpn. Only 25c at the Arnold Drug Co., 821 North Kansas avenue. A DRUNKEN BRAWL Sunday Excursion Orer the "Katj" Proves Interesting. Emporia. Kas., Aug. 18. The Gazette says: There was an excursion to Iola Sunday on the Katy, and it was simply the roughest, fiercest of its kind that ever happened. For this the Katy com pany is greatly to blame for not fur nishing suitable accommodations, and for the other part Iola and Gas City fire water and bad booze are censured. The excursion started from Junction City and reached Emporia about 9:20. Here 300 ceoale filed into the train of nine coaches, which was so filled before it left Emporia that fully fifty people turned their tickets back to the Katy agent here and would not go. Although the train was overloaded before it left here, at Burlington 53 tickets were sold. The crowd reached Iola about 1:45 in the afternoon. Iola was "dry," howerer. and the booze fighters got so thirsty that they marshaled their forces across to Gas City. At the half-way house between Iola and Gas City the search was re warded and the thirsty drank and afterwards they got happy. The fun commenced when it came time to start home, although there were drunken brawls all day long in Iola. There were twelve cars loaded in like sardines and about 200 peoDle on top of the coaches. Officer Lewis Powell and Night Marshal Hillerman, of the Emporia police force, were on the train, and Conductor Howard sought them for aid. There were drunken rights in every car. Women ffcinted, beer bottles filled the air and cracked craniums. An Emporia boy got mixed in and came home with a badly cut head. The Junc tion City and Council Grove crowds were especially "wild and woolly." The conductor and policemen waded through the crowd and put out the lights in all the cars to quiet the fighting. The irri tating booze in the men had a tendency to rise and the cars looked like :i;r styes in a little while. Lewis Towell took a lantern and waded through the cars ahead of the conductor and col lected 1.2D0 tickets. It took two hours to collect the tickets. An Emporia woman fainted in one of the cars and was taken to the platform. Her husband stayed on the platform. and peoiile on top of the cars poured j beer on him till he smelled like a brewery. Some of the Junction Citjr soldiers were locked up in the closets to make them stop fighting. MOVING ON 1'OUPEII. Stream of Lava from Vesuvius Again Threatens the Town. Naples. Aug. 18. Vesuvius continues I active and the eruption has now lasted two weeks. On nights when there is no moonlight the spectacle is magnificent, the crater belching flames and smoke to the height of nearly 4.000 feet. In spite of the legend that Naples will be destroyed by Vesuvius, the Neopolitans firmly be lieve that their patron saint. San Gen naro. will stop the flow of lava with a gesture should it advance too near Na ples. The stream of lava after flowing 2.650 feet in the direction of Ottajaao, has stopped while the other stream is still moving and has reached a point 2,550 feet toward Pompeii. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. "The Stain of Guilt' a new melodra ma, will be given its first presentation in this city Sunday night at the New GrawfnrH. It nromises to takp hiph rank among the purely American melodra mas. Jt is from the pen of a new auth or, Walter Mathews, and is presented under the personal direction of John fl. Havlin anil William Garen. The heroine is hrnnpht lit! ns thp sister of 3 timill Italian, as a street singer, though in reality sne is tne aaugnier or a ru n banker, stolen in her infancy. IachJt Acton nlavs thia nflrt with a marked de gree of intelligence. Oscar Dane has an original part as a young detective and Pnhp WiiH-l(ll u-ill Vw pppn in thr nipp as himself, the great baseball- pitcher. jonn Kucker nas a iunny comcay part as a street laborer. Elmer Walters comes next Tuesday with his newest attraction. "A Million aire Tramp." In this production Mr. Walters has made a Ions stride to the front, for in this play he succeeded in retaining all the elements of quick ac tion and broad comedy and eliminated the impossible dramatic situations that have so far characterized this class of attractions. TKIZES IN GOLD. City B.ailway'8 Generous Offer for Essays on Vinewood. The Toneka Railway company offers three prizes for the best description and story of beautiful Vinewood park. First prize, $10 in frold: second prize. $5 in gold; third prize, book of 50 compli mentary tickets. Competition closes August 31 at noon. Judges will be one representative from each Topeka daily paper.- Write rjlainlr, on one side only. Send essays to Dept. C. Topeka Rail way company, 113 East Eighth street. That's What? "The Laughing Gallery." Makes .your facepiece open. At Vinewood park. HAY FEVER'S CONQUEROR Breathe Hyotnel and Escape This Dreaded Summer Visitor. By the use of Hyomei, you can save an expensive trip to the mountains and escape weeks of suffering. This remark able remedy for- the cure of hay fever, kills the germs of the disease, soothes and heals the irritated mucous mem brane, if used two or three weeks be fore the time of the usual appearance of hay fever will prevent the attack. The complete Hyomei treatment con sists of a neat pocket inhaler, through which Hyomei is breathed, a bottle of Hyomei, and a medicine dropper. The air taken into the lungs in this way is filled with healing balsams and forms a perfect safeguard against attacks of hay fever or rose cold. Those who have had hay fever, know how litttle help can be gained by stomach dosing in this disease. Hyomei is the only scientific yet common sense treatment for the trouble. It is easy enough for any one to say that a remedy will give satisfaction, but Geo. W. Stansfield, druggist, 632 Kan sas avenue, offers to refund the money if Hyomei does not do all that is claimed for it, certainly inspires faith in the treatment. Hyomei really gives you in your own home, a change of climate, and hay fever sufferers know from past experi ence that this has been the only thing that afforded them relief. By breathing Hyomei a few times daily, you can save the expense and trouble of a mountain trip and avoid all danger of hay fever. SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS. j Here's health to the Future; A sigh for the Past: We can love and remember. And hope to the last. And for ail the base lies That the almanacs hold While there's love in the heart. We can never grow old. Frank C. Brown has returned from a Colorado trip. The sidewalk in front of Crosby Bros. store is beinr relaid. The attraction at the Crawford Sun day will be "The Stain of Guilt." Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Bowen have re turned from an outing in Colorado. Barbecue by an expert tomorrow. Grocers' picnic. Don't bring dinners. Beef.pork and mutton at the barbecue at East Grove, Vinewood tomorrow. It is expected that State Superintend ent Dayhoff will be in his office this week. A Topeka clothing merchant recently traded $15,000 worth of clothing for a flat In Kansas City. The Kansas City papers state that A. L. Green and J. G. McKae of Topeka were in that place Monday. George A. Clark returned home Fri day and up to noon today had not started on another fishing trip. O. P. Updegraff, of Topeka, will be the official starter of the races at the Kansas state fair at Topeka in Septem ber.. President J. E. Frost of the Commer cial club leaves this week for Gales burg and Chicago to be gone three weeks. Judire Hazen is still frogging or fish ing somewhere in the wilds. He will be home to open court and adjourn on August Zi. This is the day that Sheriff I.ucas starts on his little journey to 'Frisco after a prisoner and a nice fat fee from the county. Lena Merritt has asked the district court to divorce her from William Mer ritt. She charges that he drove her from home. Prince Hall Grand chapter of the Or der of Eastern Star will meet Wednes day in Representative hall for a thr-.e days' session. A big picnic for the Sunday schools of Topeka township is being arranged to be held at Vinewood during the first week in September. A 50-barrel oil well was struck on pro perty belonging to J. J. O'Rourke and G. F. Morrow, proprietors of the Throop hotel, at Chanute. Governor Bailey will speak at a re union at Belleville on August 29. On September 9 he will be at Courtland, also in Republic county. H. A. Heath of the Kansas Farmer has purchased the home of George W. Clark, at 921 Fillmore street. Mr. Clark will move to Oklahoma City. It is easy to recognize the people who have returned from real camping trips from those who have not by their coat of tan. Some of them have accumu lated both a coat and vest. Judge W. G. Holt, judge of the court of common pleas of Wyandotte county, has forwarded to Governor Bailey a bundle of endorsements for his appoint ment to succeed himself as judge. The synod of the1 fnited Presbyterian church will take place in Topeka this week, commencing tonight. A conven tion of the T. P. C. U. will be held at the same time. Arthur Kane is the most accomp lished pianola operator in the city, and his contemporary, Roy Crawford, is an expert Dianist when it comes to play ing with a theater orchestra. 'A large pane of glass, one of the larg est in town, was Smashed in the new Devlin building at 702 Kansas avenue by a careless workman Monday. The man dropped a hammer againut it. J. R. McKnight. whose father is Sen ator G. W. McKnight of Junction City, is now employed in the Pierre National bank in South Dakota. Young Mr. Mc Knight has many acquaintances here. The application for a writ of habeas corpus for John N'elwm, who is in jail in Montgomery county, pending a de cision of a motion for a new trial in a case in which he was convicted of man slaughter, was refused by the supreme court. The arguments were made Mon day afternoon in chambers before Chief Justice Johnston and Justices Greene and Burch, Charlie HMges. of the Santa Fe of fices, returned last evening from a camping vacation among the Minnesota lakes. Mr. Hodes says the bass were plentiful and gamy. They were what ifi known as the small-mouthed bass and much harrier fighters than their Kansas relatives. In size the fish aver age about four pounds. There was a party of Topeka fishermen on the water every day, some of whom are expected home this evening. WANTS STATE TO HELP. M. K. T. Would Use Name in Indian Land Suit. The Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail road company wants the state of Kansas to help it get possession of a lot of Indian lands in the Intiian Territory that is. it wants the state to allow the use of its name In instituting a suit in the I'nitrd States supreme court to get a title to the land, ,'i'he railroad company agrees to stand all the costs, to be sure. Years ago. in in fact when the gov ernment was giving land grants to railroad companies to encourage the building rf roads In the west, which was then still unsettled, congress made a grant to the Missouri. Kansas and Texas of every alter nate section of land for ten miles on each side of its right of way. The company al leges that the grant was also made appli cable to the Indian Territory, but as the lands in the territory belonged to the In dians and not to the I'nited States, the claim could not be enforced until the In dians give up their title to the government. It is now alleged that the disintegration of the Indian lands throws the title to the government and makes it possible for the "Katy" to rcalizs its grant through that territory. For aome legal reason, which is difficult for a iayman to understand," the railroad company warts to upe the name of the stat? as plaintiff in bringing its suit to get the title to the lands. General Solicitor James Hagerman of St. Louis and T. N. Sedgwick of Parsons, general attorney for the road for Kansas, came to Topeka Mon day afternoon to ask Gov. Bailey to allow the name or the state to tie used. 1 he governor called in Attorney Genera Cole man and the four had a long consultation over the matter. Gov. Bailey finally check ed it up to the attorney general's depart ment for a legal opinion on the matter. The Indian lands are now very rich and it would be a great thing for the railroad company to secure ten sections of land for every mile oi as roaa uirougn me terri tory. MRS. NATION ARRESTED. Now It Is the Bayonne, N. J., Police. Bayonne, N. J.. Aug. IS. Mrs. Carrie Nation was locked up here last night charged with disorderly conduct. She collected a crowd by haranguing on a street corner and then ran around among the men. striking cigars, pipes and cigarettes. from their mouths until a policeman arrested her. "The Laughing Gallery" The sensation of the age. At Vinewocd park. STILL AFTER THEM. City Council Continues to Per secute Expressmen During a short discussion of the ex pressmen's stand ordinance, which made its regular appearance before the coun cil last night City Attorney Spencer made a suggestion about framing the ordinance, which may be followed. The memDers or the council have thrown up their hands in desnair of makincr a citv ordinance on this subject that will not get some one of them into dire trouble with nis constituency. Having legislated the draymen off of East Sixth avenue Councilman Nellis proposed to bar them irom tne privileges of West Sixth. Mayor Bergundthal entered his Drotest about permitting the wagons to stand upon seventh street and the other coun- cilmen were preparing to "boost" them off of any other street they happened to light upon. After having had the ordinance be fore it several times the committee on streets and walks made the ingenuous recommendation that City Attorney Spencer be instructed to draw up an ordinance "satisfactory to all the bus iness men." "it s not my place to legis late for you gentlemen," said Mr. Spencer, when the recommendation was read, "but I can draw up the kind of an ordinance I think you ought to have. It's my idea that these wagons ought to be given the use of every street in the city with the provision that not more than two of them shall stand upon the same side of the street in any block." Isn't all this hullabaloo about the ex pressmen unreasonable and foolish? As a rule the expressmen are men who at tend to their own business. They are orderly and have no record for making themselves obnoxious. They are men with famiHes who usually make a liv ing and that is all. Why should the city councilmen cudgel their brains to drive these people from pillar to post. They have already levied a burdensome tax upon them and now they would drive them' off the streets entirely. No on has heard of the council going after any banks or wealthy corporations. It is so much easier to persecute the poor ex pressmen. BETTS IN THE RACE. He Will Be Candidate for State Senator. J. B. Betts, who has represented the north district of Shawnee county in the last two legislatures, has made official announcement of his candidacy for the state senate next year. As Mr. Betts' ambition in this direction has been known for some time, the announcement is no surprise. He says: "I have served two terms as represen tative from the North side district and I would like very much to round out my legislative career with a term in the senate. My candidacy is not in the in terest of any candidate for United States senator or any other office. I have made no promise to any one so far as senatorial or other matters and do not expect to. I think I can do good work in the senate and if I am elected I will give my very best efforts toward fur thering the interests of this county." Mr. Betts is the gentleman who a few weeks ago kindly gave the flood relief fund what he thought was due from Cyrus Leland. yet notwithstanding his kindness towards Mr. Leland there seems to be considerable doubt as to whether Mr. Lelanfl's friends in Shaw nee county will give Mr. Betts a tvery enthusiastic support. The north side of the river will doubt less give Mr. Betts a strong support. He was a heavy sufferer In the flood and his interests are common with those of the people of the North side, and he is besides an enterprising and energetic citizen. STOCK YARDS OPENING. Pittsburg's $3,000,000 Enterprise to Be Launched Sept. 7. Pittsburg. Pa., Aug. IS. The new Herz island stock yards which have just been completed as a cost of more than $:i.000,000 will be formally opfened Mon day, September 7, with A. J. Cassat, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, as the special guest of honor. Ten thou sand invitations have been sent out for the opening and preparations are being made for the care of 25.000 people. The new yards will be controlled by the Union Stock Yards company and Simon O'Donnell, vice president and general manager of the new company, is making arrangements to bring a num ber of prominent stockmen from various parts of the country to Pittsburg for the opening. Smith County Fair Opens. Smith Center. Kas.. Aug. 18. The Smith county fair opened here today under the most favorable circumstances. The rains of the last few days put the track and grounds in excellent shape. The weather is perfect and on account of the ground being so wet the farmers annot work they will come in big numbers. Over forty horses have en tered the f-eed ring. Kemp Sisters Wild West show, carrying twenty-five people and two car loads of horses, has arrived from Lamar. Mo. Lightning's Lively Work. Garden City. Kas., Aug. 18. A severe electrical storm visited this section Sun day night. Lightning struck the east tower at the A. 1 te v. pumoing plant, shattering its timbers and stun ning several employes who were in the power house. Lightning struck in sev eral other places in the city, doing slight damage to property. Several members ot tne family oi w imam e ora, county treasurer, were severely jarred. Don't Bother the Sing. Vanr w,t-u Anir 18 An ure-ent re quest by the burgomaster of Marienbad to visitors not to molest tving tavraru appears to have produced the desired effect, says a Times dispatch from Vienna by way oi Lnnaon. nis majes ty has made several short excursions Viqq nT-rlprpH a motor car for the purpose of making longer ones. Forty Were Killed. Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 18. A ter rible accident occurred on Lake Tyko jarvi Sunday. The upper deck of a ves sel conveying people irum couicu cm lapsed and forty persons were drowned or killed, and many others were injured. Kingman 3; Lamed 0. Kingman. Kas., Aug. 18. Kingman shut out Larned Monday afternoon in the first of three games to be played here. Score, 3 to 0. Batteries King man. Forester and Deweese; Larned, Barnerover and Pontius. Constipation To cure Chronic Constipation, Bilious ness, Sick Headache, strengthen the bowels and make Dure blood, use Hobarfs Kas-Kenna Wafers. 32 doses 20c, sent by mail. For sale at Hobarfs the Cut-Rate Drue Store. 500 "West Tenth street, iH$1'Qiioail8to Whether you buy DOS RIOS coffee in the one-pound canister at 40 cents or in the 75 cents. makes no difference as to qual ity. There's only ONE quality of DOS R.IOS coffee and that's always the BE.ST. BOI.I ONLY IX SRALF.D AIR-TIGHT CANISTERS LIKE THE ABOVE. V Summer hotels are scattered throughout the f l Rockies for the convenience of those who 1 1 I I prefer recreati Jmm7 on wltnout the I I I labor incident 'IUWJQ to camping. I 1 I I Wherever the EjffijjTi1" re is a raoun- i I I tain in Colora .f.-rVji do or U t a h 11-: f there is also fMaQj ft an interesting i canon, and the u ifeffiS searcher for a if spot in which to JJjsrJj" summer fmHi V no difficulty in o7j?ios'' suiting his taste. f J To enable persons ta reach these favored localities W 7 without unnecessary expenditure of time or monry, V the Union Pacific has put in effect very low rates and h "i splendid train service front Missouri River to Denver f l accommodations are provided 1,1 FOR ALL CLASSES CF PASSENGERS Full information cheerfully furnished on application ta ft Y F. A. LEWIS, C. T. A., J. C. FULTON, 625 Kansas Ave 'Phone 53. Depot Agent. 'Phone 3 jF f Colorado Flyer ON THE SANTA FE. IIII9 1 Topeka to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver, daily. Pullman observation and drawing-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., A. T. S. F. Ry., Topeka. Or T. M. JAMES, Jr.. North Topeka. FipPI 13UJ jUDbUlDeia Finest equipped sys Ek!?PSISSEkC .'3 in the west, courteous operators, prompt sen fell US The Topeka fil OR I A The new waltz by I. M. ULUiiri BlitZi Jugt outj prettier than the Zenda or Nordica Waltzes. .On sale at The W. F. Roehr Music Co. 630 Kansas Ave. two-pound canister at n Oi rrg; Independent Telephone Co' LOAMS on RcaI Eate. kVfllilVI Monthly PiymanU. Capitol Building And Lo&n Mssoci&tion. 431 Knsa Areaue. Telrhon sift