The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 3, 1905

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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES V J- A. LAST EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 3, 1005. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. EVERYBODY i 10 PAGES READS IT. I lEEDSJ J V V I i "I s a i f i Depositors Waited in Tain for Doors to Open. Notice Posted at Five Minutes Before Nine. SIGNED BYR0SSENGTG3 Comptroller of the Currency Has Been Notified. C. J. Devlin Tnrns Topeka Prop erty Over to Bank. WHY THEY GAVE UP. Could Not liaise Enough Money to Meet Demands. .Claimed Depositors Will Paid in Pull. Be National Examiner Bradley Is Appointed Receiver. At five minutes before 9 o'clock this morning, the following typewritten no tice was posted on the front door of the First National bank: "Tills bank is- closed by my order. Tlie comptroller of the currency has been communicated with, and will send examiner who will make a state ment. W. H. ROSSINGTON, "Vice President." "Topeka, Kan., July 3, 1903." Washington, July 3. The comp troller of the currency lias appointed Rational Bank Examiner J. T. Bradley receiver of the First "National bank, Topeka. Kas., npon receipt of advices from the vice president of the bank that its doors had been closed. A crowd of three or four hundred peo ple, many of whom were depositors, read thia notice and quietly dispersed. There was no great amount of excitement. As early as 8 o'clock this morning, it was evident that the First National was in for a run. People began to line un In front of the building, and three or four policemen were detailed to keep the crowd in order. Through the front windows the crowd could see the" bank employes and some of the officials walk ing about in the rear room. There was no evidence of any intention to open the doors. There were no books on the desks, no money in sight and no bustle of preparation to pay off the depositors. Hence the rumor was prevalent through the crowd that the bank would not open for business, and no particular surprise was expressed when the notice was act ually posted. About one-third of the crowd at the First National bank was composed of women. The women took the situation with as much composure as did the men, however, and there was no weep ing when the notice went up. While the crowd was collecting in front of the First National a smaller crowd assembled on the steps of the Central National. The Central National opened prorrfptly for business, and the rush of depositors was quickly paid off. The people at the Central National who withdrew their money seemed to be mostly savings depositors. There was also considerable of a flurry at the Bank of Topeka. At the Merchants' National bank there were but few people doing any business. At the State Savings there was a small gathering. The North To peka banks were not affected. The fact that the Monday morning business is usually heavier than other mornines rf the, week served to scare a few timid depositors Into the idea that a run was In progress. Depositors May Be Paid. It is claimed, however, at this time that the bank is fully solvent and that the creditors will be paid in full. The closing of the bank hinged upon the in ability of the Topeka banks to extend enough aid in addition to the refusal of the banks in Kansas City, Missouri, to come to the rescue of the First Nation al. The Central National bank and the Bank of Topeka both stood ready to help but on condition that the Kansas City banks should extend aid. A wire was received by the First National bank from Kansas City stating their inabil ity to come to the rescue. The answer was terse and no particular interpreta tion of the refusal could be construed. At eight o'clock the crowds com menced to loiter around in the vicinity of the First National and across the (street from vantage points where opera tions could be viewed. In the crowds were curiosity seekers as well as in terested depositors. At 8:15 there were some 15 patrons of the bank waiting for the doors to open and at nine o'clock this number had been increased to fully 175. They hung" around and pressed forward to the doors until at nine o'clock the statement made by W. H. Rossington, director and vice president of the bank, was affixed to the door. Anxious faces pressed close up to the glass doors to read the statement and then turned away. The press continued" 1 and at 9:30 gradually grew less. The people took the statement philosophically and with as much optimism as could be expected. Few words indicative of chagrin or grief were made and the re marks were simply passing in their na ture. The groups was divided among the large and small patrons alike. The face of the large as well as the small depositor was seen in the press. One man had $15,000 and but a few feet away was a small bootblack with sav ings of a few dollars. Could Not Save Bank. The holding corporation which was to take over the properties of Mr. Devlin will be permitted to lapse. The corporation-which was to be estab lished primarily to save the First Na tional bank will be suffered to lapse unless it is found on further examina tion that it is best to establish such an organisation. Mr. J. W. Gleed, who AL IS CL'BS ED was elected as a director of the pro posed corporation, said this morning: "We will do nothing further with reference to the proposed company. It was organized simply to tide over the First National and since this has come to naught there will be no use for such an organization as proposed. It is probable, however, that some sort of nmpany will be formed after an er-i-iination is made of the affairs of the First National bank by a number of the principal creditors of Mr. Dev lin. "Mr. Devlin this morning- turned over $700,000 of his life insurance policy and $700,000 in clear real estate. The real estate comprises Charles J. Devlin, Owner of the First the Bank for Over a about $300,000 of city and Topeka property and $400,000 in coal lands.' Central National Sound. A crowd of fifty anxious depositors crowded on the steps and the sidewalk leading to the Central National bank building prior to the opening of the bank at 9 o'clock this morning. The crowd gathered quickly and in about 15 minutes there was a cloud of de positors lined up close to the doors. Here and there were a few who were simply transacting the usual morning's business, but by far the larger number had come to withdraw their savings, panic-stricken by ill founded rumors. The crowd was evenly divided between men and women. At a quarter after 9 the crowd had swelled in propor tions and was wedged tightly in lead ing to the windows of paying tellers. At the moment of the greatest rush there were probably some 100 persons in line. There was plenty of money on hand to meet any emergency and all depositors were paid promptly. Edwin Knowles, cashier of the Central National bank, said: "We have more money now than we have ever had on C. E. Hawley, Cashier of the First National Bank. hand. One hundred thousand dollars was received in here from the Kansas city banks this morning and on Sun day and $100,000 will be received from tne same city this evening. In addi tion we have on hand $600,000 of our own. xnere is not the sliehtest dan ger and we stand ready to pay any and Mr. p. I. Bonebrake, president of me oanK, said: "I have not the slightest apprehension. I am as happy as a lark, and have no fear for tne way things will turn out. We nave an tne money that is needed to take care of any emergency which will present itself. I don't know exactly how much money we have on deposit here, but it runs close to a million dol lars." J. W. Gleed, director in the Central National, said: "We have shipped in $200,000 from Kansas Citv hanVo Tn addition we have on the way from St. Louis $50,000 and the same amount from Chicago, which will arrive here on this noon or evening's train. Eighty per cent, of the money that we have in the bank, some $700,000. is in Deed to Devlin Property. Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning o. scuci ai warranty deed was filed with me register of deeds of Shawn rmm ty transferring the real estate holdings of Charles J. Devlin in Topeka to the nrst rvationai Dank. The considera tion named in the deed is $100,000. ine property transferred to the Ocins is lot .220 Kansas avenue, which is the Devlin building adjoining the Central National bank building on the south; lots 73 to 7 7 East Eighth ave nue, which are the three lots at the southeast corner of Eighth avenue and Jackson street: lot 2S9 TTansao oono at the southwest corner of Ninth and -rvmsas avenue; lots 481 and 483 To- v-K.a. avenue, north of Sixth street iocs 4i to 493 Topeka avenue, the Devlin home proDertv: lot fi7 Tenth street, which is the lot adjoining the state printing plant site at the southwest corner of Tenth and Jack son street; the 160 acres in 24, 12, 15, which is the old Allen farm on the 1K. 9 'A Bur Hn same road, which Mr. Devlin bought last year for $21,000. A quit claim deed was also nieu oy Mr. Devlin and Mary A. J. Devlin deeding to the First National bank In consideration of $13,500 the bond for deed executed by O. E. Walker to the property of lot 211 Kansas avenue, the Walker building just north of the First National bank, on which $7,500 was paid and a mortgage of $16,500 was assumed by Mr. Devlin. The quit claim deed also carries to the First National bank a contract to purchase the lots at 217 to 221 Jackson street, the City Real Estate building, on which $6,000 has been paid. The con sideration named In the first warranty deed is $44,000 and of the second deed $31,000. Mr. Devlin Is Better. "Mr. Devlin's condition is very good," said Dr. W. S. Lindsay, the attending physician, this morning. "On Sunday National Bank, Who Is Indebted to Million Dollars. afternoon, when I went to see him, he came forward as I entered the room and shook hands with me. He seemed to be in the best of spirits. "I urged him to take a trip abroad for recuperation," continued the doctor, "but ae usual he shook his head and hands deprecatingly and said that such a course of treatment was unnecessary. He asked me if he -could come down town today, but I told him that he might walk about the house, go to the barn and see his horses, but that he should not come down to the city. want to correct a current impres sion.- I want to say that Mr. Devlin's illness was not brought on by worry over business affairs. I know perfect ly well from the atmosphere about the home previous to his cessation from work, that there was no worry at all over business matters. It was nothing else than a breakdown from overworks kept him dull and under the influ ence of drugs for a while right after he was taken ill, so as to give his mind full rest, and prevent a mental break down. The plan worked very success fully." Will Mr. Devlin be able at all to get -to his office within the next few days and aid in allaying the financial uneasiness which prevails in the city at the present time? was asked. I don t want him to come down. was the reply. "I have ordered him not to. But he Is insistent in his de mand to do so. But it is against my orders for him to take such a step." Mr. Hawley Is Better. C. E. Hawley, cashier of the First Na tional bank, who is ill at his home at Thirteenth and Topeka avenues, from what is said to have been worry con cerning tne bank, is improved this morning to a great extent, according to a statement given out at the house. An interview with him was denied. It was also stated that he would not be down town for several days. Other Banks All Right. F. E. Freeman, vice president Merchants National bank, stated that he is not worried in the least. "I feel no uneasi ness concerning our bank," he said. 'Mr. Devlin does not owe us a dollar. We had some dealings with him, but they are so Infinitesimal that they are of no consequence. On Friday and Saturday our deposits were $45,000 larger than on Thursday. W. M. Macferran, cashier of the State Savings bank, said this morning that they had no business dealings with Mr. Devlin at all. "It does not affect us," was his answer. "Our deposits were larger on Saturday by a good many (Continued on Page Six.) Scene at First National Bank M ami Mf iUCH STATE CASH Over Half Million in National Bank. First Treasurer Kellj Says It Is a Trust Fund. WILL BE PRIOR CLAIM. Says That Therefore State Will Get It Back. Made an Effort to Get Money Thursday. DID NOT HAVE IT. He Believes Devlin Estate Will Pay Out. Knights arid Ladies of Security Lose $75,000. According to the semi-annual exami nation of the state treasury, made by State Auditor Seth .Wells June 24, 1905, state money is deposited in the follow ing banks: First National bank $568,510.65 Central National bank 155,702.08 Bank of Topeka 41,672.78 Merchants' National bank 65,744.87 Fourth National, Wichita 93,125.31 Commercial National Kansas City, Kan 55,849.35 First National, Hutchinson.... 25,000.00 Interstate National, Kansas City, Kan 25,000.00 More than half of the money owned by the state of Kansas is therefore tied up in the First National bank failure. State Treasurer T. T. Kelly is forbid den by law from depositing the state money in any banks. Sec. 7251 of the general statutes says: "The treasurer shall be required to keep safely in the state treasury, with out loaning, using or depositing in banks or elsewhere all public moneys of what soever character paid into such treas ury." In order to avoid the letter of the law, the money which the banks are al lowed to keep is -classed as "money in course of collection." Drafts coming" in are collected through these banks, -and then simply held there. Of course it is supposed that interest is paid on the money while it stays in the banks. This is emphatically denied by the state treasurer. Treasurer Kelly Tall. State Treasurer T. T. Kelly said this morning to a State Journal reporter: --"The first intimation I had that the First-National wa 'ia bad shape was last Thursday. I went down there at once, and investigated the conditions. I found that things had gone so far that it would be utterly impossible to take out the ttate money. They could not pay it, and had I insisted, it would have precipitated the disaster at that time. So the only thing for me to do was simply to wait, and hope that trouble would not follow. "I believe that the staee will get all its money back. The amount in the First National was $540,000, or there abouts. The state will be a preferred creditor, and will, I feel sure, be paid dollar for dollar. This money which we had in there was there in the pro cess of collection; it was not there un der contract, and was not drawing in terest. The court3 have held that money thus held by a bank is a trust fund, and is preferred in the settle ment." "How did it happen," was asked, "that you had so much in the First National?" "Well, the drafts collected by Kan sas City banks," said Mr. Kelly, "were mostly sent to the First National, and the money received on paper in the processof collection was simply held there in the usual course of business. Since this new depository law went Into effect on its publication, no money from other funds have been placed in any of the banks." "Will you try to supply the place of Mr. Devlin as one of your bonds men?" "No, I think not," said Mr. Kelly. "The new depository law provides that the governor shall fix the amount of my bond, and -I shall simply wait until that is done." "Will the fact that this money is tied up In the First National run the state short of money for its current expenses?" "Not for the present," was the reply. Beueves Devlin Will Pay Out. Concerning the condition of Mr. Devlin's affairs, Mr. Kelly said: "When I secured Mr. Devlin's name on my bond I asked him to give me a T his Morning at the Opening Hour. statement of his assets, and he did so. It showed that he was worth up in the millions, and I felt that the state was amply protected. I believe that the present trouble is likely to result in an etrort to throw Devlin into bankruptcy. That will mean that everything will be sold out and the estate settled up. Such a procedure will, I believe, show that Mr. Devlin Treasurer Kelly was evidently in a Treasurer Kelly was evidenlv in a very disconsolate state of mind today. ne aepiorea tne condition of things more than any man in Topeka, per haps, because it has brought about a condition which becomes at once complicated with state political affairs. It is a terrible thing." he said: "a most unfortunate thing. I have just managed to get this other matter all fixed up so that it seemed there would be no further trouble, and was feeling good about it, and now comes this thing along to make things still worse. it is not likely to stop here; this will probably drag down the Devlin bank at Toluca, and may make a lot of trouble for the Kansas City banks in which Mr. Devlin is Interested. It is bad business." Of course there is a strong proba bility that the state will have to fall back on Treasurer 'Kelly's bond to protect itself from loss. If the Devlin estate fails to pay out, and the Devlin paper at the First National Is re duced in value, the state will prob ably not get back all the money which it had in the bank. Then the state will have to look to the bond for pro tection. Mr. Kelly's bond is for $1,000,000. It was approved by Governor Hoch and filed with the secretary of state on Jan uary 10. 1905. It is really two bonds. each for $500,000. One of the bonds is signed by Charles J. Devlin and W. E. Thomas. The other is signed by the Title Guaranty and Trust company of bcranton, Pa There has been some question raised as to the solidity of this concern. The bond is signed by A. H. Cristy, the third vice president. Mr. Cristy also signs an affidavit which accompanies the bond, to the effect that the company is char tered under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, and that it is worth $750, 000 above all liabilities. The company has been authorized to do business in the state, the last report of the state insurance superintendent showing that it has been in Kansas since 1903. The president of the- company is L. A. Wa ters and the secretary D. B. Atherton. The total amount of state money in volved in the First National crash is really more than the total amount in the general revenue fund of the state of Kansas. The semi-annual examina tion of the treasury made on June 24, showed the following amounts belong ing to the state, and the amount to the credit of each fund: General revenue fund 5"'S1S"S5 Permanent school -'"'SiX-A Annual school fund 42?S University permanent -'J University interest -f'JS? ,i Vnrmal chnnl TPT-TYia netlt 18.001.43 TVJnfTnal alifvil infprpst 5.132.46 Agricultural college permanent.. 11,350.39 Agricultural college interest 3,989.05 Stormont. permanent and inter- est 1,625.10 Insurance fund 'SS'So Insurance examination Z- Library fund H Revolving penitentiary 2T'2iJ?-5?r Municipal int. Neosho county... '391? Municipal int. Labette county... 1,696.00 Municipal int. Montgomery Co... 3l3 S State house 4i9.2 State house completion 90'-S Normal school fees 368.23 Normal library books 1,081.34 Ft. Hayes Normal fees 2,131.02 University fees 6,992.27 Agricultural college fees 4.892.OT Ft. Hayes Ag. college fees 4,798.75 Osawatomie hospital fees 2.395.92 Topeka hospital fees 6,339.35 Parsons hospital fees 940.38 Boys' Industrial school fees 1,629.67 Girls industrial school fees 52.25 Deaf and dumb school fees 503.11 Blind school fees aaom Seed grain account 2.191.12 Sinking account 10,000.00 Soldiers nome lees Soldiers' orphans' home fees.... U. S. aid Agricultural college... 425.50 601.72 1,686.80 $1,101,388.06 The fnllriwiner nssets were, presented by the state treasurer to counterbalance fhe above: Warrants paid, not returned to auditor ou,w."o Cash items 3,S25.b6 Currency if.uw.uo Silver 1,950.00 Fiscal agency. N. Y. 1,177.30 Cash in treasury 111.01 Bank of Topeka 41,672.78 Central National 155,702.08 First National 568,510.65 Merchants National 65,744.87 Fourth National bank, Wlctuta.. a3.120.31 Commercial Nat., K. C, Kan... 55,849.35 First National, Hutchinson 25,000.00 Interstate National, K. C, Kan 25,000.00 $1,101,388.06 Hoch Says It Is Bad. Governor Hoch was asked this morning whether he cared to make a statement concerning the probable ef fect of the bank failure on the state affairs. "I am not posted on the amount of money which the state has in jeop ardy," he said, "and consequently do not care to say anything. Of course I realize that it is a very unfortunate affair, both for the state and for the community." K. li. of S. Are Losers. John M. Wallace, secretary of the Knights and Ladies of Security, stated that the order had on deposit at tne First National when it closed 5,000 The officials of the lodge presented a check for that amount to Mr. Rossing ton shortly before noon. Mr. Rossing ton accepted the check and wrote across the back "presented for pay ment. July 1st, 1905," and then re turned it. Mr. Wallace said, l be lieve that the presentation of that check will give us a prior claim. However, that has not been discovered as yet and Is being looked up by our attorneys. ine Jio.uuu represents tne total amount of our deposits in that bank." LARIMER TO MOVE UP. Topeka Man Will Be General Santa Fe Agent at Des Moines. Several Important changes In the gen eral aeencies of the Santa Fe is an nounced today, following the resigna tion of A. Andrews, who has been gen eral agent of this road at St. Louis. Heretofore the general agent of the Santa Fe at St. Louis has handled both freight and passenger matters, but the growing, importance of the business of tne roaa ai mai point, u-ui maue 1 1. nec essary to divide the work and to ap noint two men to handle the work. General Passenger Agent W. J. Black therefore announces today the promo tion of G. C. Chambers,, who has been eeneral agent at Des Moines, to be gen eral agent of the passenger department at St. Louis and j. o. isrmker nas been appointed to be general agent of the freight department at that point. It is understood that Samuel Larimer who has been traveling passenger agent of the road with headquarters at Tope ka will be promoted to be general agent at Des Moines, to succeed Mr. Cham bers. No announcements have been made in regard to the appointment of a successor to Mr. Larimer at Topeka. BANKS KEEP OPEN. By closing time today the excite ment at the banks had almost sub sided. The Merchants' National, the Central National, the Bank of Topeka, and the State Savings bank each re mained open after the closing time of 3 o'clock this afternoon and all an nounced that they would keep open as .long as anyone wanted money. At 3 o'clock there was a line of some 60 people at the Bank of Topeka, some of whom were depositing money. Two policemen were trying to maintain or der. At the Merchants' National about 25 people were present at short ly before 3 o'clock, but they dwindled away rapidly to some 15. At the -Central National and the State Sav ings bank there were about 25 each. The bank of Topeka received three telegrams of aid this afternoon from Kansas City, St Louis and New York city banks, but refused any amounts of whatever size. "These are mostly small depositors,' 'said the officials In charge at each of the banks at closing time. John R. Mulvane of the Bank of Topeka got onto a table and shout ed: "There is no need for any one to get excited. We will keep open as long as any one is here who wants his money." Mr. Bonebrake at the Central made a similar statement. The State Journal has not the shadow of a doubt but all of the other banks of Topeka, except the First National which closed its doors this morning, are perfectly solvent and safe, and that the depositors who want their money in any of these other banks can get it on demand. The writer has large deposits in three of the banks and does not pro pose to touch a dollar in any one of them, excepting in connection with his usual current business. The condition of the First National bank at this writing seems astounding, and to one not entirely familiar with the law, it looks as though there had been some practices of a criminal na ture. Vice President Rossington makes the statement that the trouble was due to the loaning of a large amount of money to one borrower. Why was this money loaned to that borrower? That law permits only a loan of $30,- 000 to any individual in a bank with the capital of the First National's. If there have been criminal pro ceedings by any one he should not be spared, however high his station It is a serious thing to use the savings of the people, except under the strict authority of law and cause alarm to business interests. Of course, Mr. Devlin had twenty- six companies so that he could prob ably legally borrow twenty-six times thirty thousand from this bank. Morally, this would seem to be a bad piece of business for the directors of any bank to permit. It is. said Mr. Devlin owes the First National over a million. Mr. Devlin has been a kindly, good natured man of large business re sources, but many of his peculiar meth ods in financial affairs have been known for a long time, and they were such as might precipitate his own disaster at any time. It is admitted that he haa debts of more than three million dollars, but the crisis in his affairs, it will be shown to the credit of Topeka, will af fect only Mr. Devlin's First National bank and those who have depended per sonally upon Mr. Devlin's resources. FOUR INCHES RAIN i Topeka Has Almost Delnge on Sunday. The rain in Topeka Sunday amount ed to 3.88 inches. Heavy rains fell throughout central Kansas. The reports of rains on Sunday re ceived by Director Jennings of the weather bureau were as follows: Con cordia, .40; Fort Scott, .98; Manhattan, .82; Osage City, 2.02; Russell, .04; To ronto, .80; Wichita, 1 inch; Kansas City, 3.22. Saturday's rains were as follows Kansas City, .34; Osage City, .22 Macksville, .80; Fort Scott, 1.18; To ronto, .34; McPherson, 1.98; Russell, .66; Manhattan, trace; Baker, .12. At 7 o'clock this morning the Kan sas river at Topeka registered 15.2 feet. The reading Sunday morning at 7 o'clock was 14 feet. The reading Saturday morning was 11.9 feet. Director Jennings said this morning "The one foot rise in the Kansas river at Topeka is due to the local rains. We are not in so much danger from the Kansas river as from Soldier and Shunganunga creeks, but they ought to have reached their maximum height by today. A rise is coming down the Smoky Hill river and another down the Republican river. If the one com ing down the Smoky Hill comes first there will be no danger, and even if they both come at once I think th Kansas river can take care of them without trouble. If they both come at once I do not believe we will have as high water In the Kansas river as we had July 7 last year, which was 22. a reet. The reading of the government gauge in the Kansas river at noon to day was 15.4 feet, showing a rise' of two-tenths of a foot since 7 o'clock this morning. At Manhattan the river was falling but at noon a rise was re ported at St. Marys. The forecast for Kansas sent out to day is, "Fair tonight and Tuesday. The wind at noon was southwest, blowing 23 miles an hour. PEACEMAKERS. Russia and Japan Have Selected Their Plenipotentiaries. Names Are Announced by Pres ident Booserelt. MURAVIEFF AND ROSEN To Act for Russia, Komura and Takahira for Japan. Exact Date and Place Are Yet U Be Settled. Oyster Bay, N. T July 3. Official announcement Is made by President Roosevelt of the names of the Russian and Japanese envoys to the Waiihlng ton peace conference. The chajracter and ability of the men selected by both belligerents Is an earnest of tha desire of their respective governments to conclude, If possible, the tragedy being enacted in the far east. Ths plenipotentiaries are:- Russian Ambassador Muravieff. formerly minister of justice and now ambassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen, recently appointed as ambas sador to the United States to succeed Count Cassinl. Japanese Baron Komura. mlnintor of foreign affairs, and Kogoro Taka hira, minister to the United States. tsy direction of the president. Sec retary Loeb made the formal an nouncement In the following state ment: The president announces that tha Russian and Japanese eorernnunta nye notified him that ttiy have ap pointed tne plenipotentiaries to meet nere as soon arter the first ot August as possible. The two Russian pleni potentiaries are Ambassador Mura- vieff, formerly minister of justice and now ambassador at Rome, and Am bassador Rosen. The Japanese pleni potentiaries are Baron Komura, now minister of foreign affairs, and Min ister Takahira. It is possible that each side may send one or more additional represen tatives, -rne plenipotentiaries of botit Russia and Japan will be entrusted with full power to negotiate and con clude a treaty of peace, subject of course to ratification by their resDec- tive home governments. A day or two ago the Russian and Japanese governments formally commu nicated to president Roosevelt tha names of the plenipotentiaries they had respectively selected. Acting as an in- termediary, the president communicated the names of the Japanese envoys to the St. Petersburg government and those of the Russian representatives to the government at Toklo. Having re ceived from both governments assui- tory, the president, according to-his agreement with the belligerents.author- v ized the public announcement of the en- voys. Some delay was occasioned in the se lection of the plenipotentiaries by the insistence of Japanese that the envoys of both governments be clothed with full power to conclude peace and to ne gotiate a permanent treaty. The Jap anese government indicated pointeaiy that the emperor would not permit his envoys to enter upon a tentative confer ence in which Japan was to define its terms and then let Russia decide, wheth er the conferees should proceed wltU their deliberations. The Tokio govern ment insisted that the plenipotentiaries should have conferred on them treaty making powers and that the negotia tions should be entered upon in a spirit of perfect sincerity. Such, too, was ths position taken by President Roosevelt. He maintained tnat oniy oy ciomins the envoys with ample authority to act for their resnective eovernments could a lasting peace be achieved. He strongly) urged the St. Petersburg government to accede to what was regarded os a rea sonable proposition of Japan. That hs was successful in his presentation of the matter to the Russian emperor is indi cated clearly in the statement which ha has issued. The president's announcement practical ly concludes the preliminary negotiation tor peace. laiiiur umua r 11 j arranged, but the conference now seems ta be assured. While no absolute Sate for the meeting of the envoys has been fixed, it has been oetennineu t-u.n. mc ui .-j--.,...., will be held in Washington about the firsi BaronRosen already is en route to thd United States, his coming being to succeed Count Cassinl as the Russian's ambassa dor to this country. It is probable that Av,harinr Muravieff will start soon fon the United States, accompanied by a con siderable staff of secretaries, clerks jinJ interpreters. The Jatanc eoatwtit ot officials and attaches, headed by Bat an Komura, it is expecteu, wiu 'eart japno 11 time to reach Washington toy the first ot No decision yet has been reached as ta the place of holding the sessions of tha .nnfeT-enre. For the Durpose of organiza tion and to determine upon plans for tha future, the plenipotentiaries wm meet m Washington, but it is regarded as highly probable that at an early date thereafte they will adjourn to hold the business ses sions of the conference In some city on tha North Atlantic seaboard. In this connec tion the word "here" in the official an nouncement issued today is likely to ba misunderstood. It means merely "in mis country." The sessions of the conference, of course, will not be held in Oyster Bay, although! it Is expected now that the envoys of tha two conferring powers will come to Oyster Bay to pay their respects to President Roosevelt, and to receive his greetings. This trip to the president's home probably; will be made in two warships, -the May flower and the Dolphin being under con sideration for the mission. MORE SANTA FE PROMOTIONS. Mr. Hurley's Office Fores Is Recon structed. Several promotions have been mada in the office of General Manager J. E Hurley, of the Santa Fe, as a result of the promotion of Henry B. Lautz t be assistant to the general manager. E. A. Fleming has been given charg of transportation and statistical work. William Wilton haa been given charge of the contracts and Joint fa cility matters. H. R. Jansen has been given cnarg of maintenance matters. j-toy jjowns nas dccu oyuiuu clerk. The position of chief clerk has beea abolished. Weather Indications. Chicago, July S. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; west- erly winds becoming variable.

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, 'MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1905. DAYLIGinTFIGHT. Norelty Introduced to the Public at Reno, Nevada. Hoot and Hart Will Engage in a Warm Contest. KOT CHAMPION CLASS. Winner Will Get Credit for His Victory of Course. But Not Champion in the Eyes of the General Public. San Francisco, July 3. Today at Reno, Nevada, Marvin Hart and Jack Root will engage in a boxing contest to finish. The event is billed aa a world's championship affair, but the an nouncement simply serves to emphasize the fact that the heavyweight class la absolutely devoid of championship ma terial at the present. "With Jeffries retired, with Fitzsim ihons, Corbett, Sharkey and McCoy rele gated to the '.'has-been" division, and with no new professional fighter in Bight with talent enough to keep his name on the lips of sporting men, a mere riffraff of big fellows remains. Hart has as much right as anybody to make a bid for the championship honors, while for the "distinction" of meeting Hart, Sandy Ferguson could present as strong a claim as Root, while Mike Schreck or George Gardner could weave a feasible argument to show that they are as much entitled to considera tion as Ferguson. The Root-Hart contest may be one of the bloodest on record, but that will not lend class to it. Here in San Francisco it is an axiom that the four-round scrubs who operate in the guise of ama teurs always crowd more excitement in to their bobtail bouts than the high priced champions do in 20-round com bats. Hart may win or Jack Root may win, but he will still remain Marvin Hart or Jack Root, as the case may be. There will be no "tremendous throng" at the railway depot to meet him when he reaches his home city, and the windows of saloons and restaurants will not be darkened with human faces as he in dulges In a sun or a bite. Go right along and box for the cham pionship, Marvin and Jack. It must oc cur to you both, that the glories of the top-notch division have departed, and that the championship has become largely a county fair proposition. The date of the Kid Sullivan and BritJ match has been changed from July IS to July 21. In the matter of weight, the Britts gained their point, and the fighters will be required to make 133 pounds by 6 o'clock on the day of the trouble. The referee will be selected a week before the contest. The tranquillity of things will no doubt be disturbed when Battling Nel son and his bellicose manager arrive on the scene, but the Britts, re-enforced by the gifted young southern orator, Alonzo Herford, should be able to prevent Nolan killing the Eritt-Nelson venture with words. It has been suggested that the Britts and the Nelson-Nolans hire a hall and invite their friends to inspect the copies of the Britt-Nelson articles which ihey have in their possession. Nolan, as all the world knows, claims that in his copy there is a clause which forbids Nelson or Britt from engaging in six round bouts be fore they meet in the ring in July or August. In Britt's copy, and in the one held by the stakeholder, Harry Corbett, there is no such clause. It is very evident that certain para graphs were put in the copy after the men had signed them, and, further more, the paragraphs differ materially. There is a story here that Sam Berger, of the Western club, while trying to please all parties, added these clauses at different times after the men had signed the original articles now in the possession of Corbett. It looks as though Berger will have considerable explaining to do when all the parties get together and compare notes. As matters stand, however, Britt's forfeit is safe, and he can arrange a dozen SO round fights if he cares to before meeting Nelson. WESTERS ASSOCIATION. Guthrie 10-11, Springfield 1-3. Guthrie, Ok., July 3. Guthrie took toth games of a doubleheader Sunday by outplaying the Highlanders at all stages. The second game was called tOLB SOKES (rooted in the blood Old Sores are the result of a deeply polluted, foul blood supply. The blood is filled with poisons, and aa it finds an outlet through the tUcer, the surround ing parts become diseased and the sore eats deeper into the tissues and flesh and becomes a permanent trouble. Some years aro while at work, I fell over a truck and severely injured both of my shins. My blood became poisoned as a result, and the doctor told me I would have running' sores for life, and that if they were closed up the result would b2i fatal. Under this discourag ing report I left off their treatment and resorted to the use of S. S. S. Its effects were prompt acd gratifying. It took only a short while for the medicine to entirely cure up the sores, and I am not dead as the doctors intimated I would te, neither have the sores ever broken out again, and some twelve years have lapsed since what I have described oc curred. Having been so sig-nally bene fited by its use I can heartily recom mend it as the one great blood purifier. Wheeling, W. Va. J. W. F0NDI3, Care Schmulback Brewing Co. Salves, powders, plasters, etc., do no good, and the sufferer gets disgusted and often despairs of curing an old sore. The trouble is m the blood and until the poison ous matter that is keeping up the ulcer is driven out tbe place cannot heal. S. S. S. reaches these old sores through the blood by removing every particle of poison or impurity from the circulation and build ing tip the system. It makes the blood healthy so that circulates diseased t the tissues strength ened and the PURELY VEGETABLE, sore can heal naturally and permanently. If you have an old sore or ulcer do not waste time with salves, powders, plasters, etc., but write for our book and ask for any medical advice you rish. We make no charge for either. IHE SWiFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, 6a. zt as it I T f d-H t to the NOv Prts J r1 J Tr J are at the end of the seventh Inning on ac count of rain. GUTHRIE. Player AB. K. PO. A. E. Graves, cf. 4 110 0 Hickey, Sb S 2 1 1 1 Downs, 2b 4 1 0 S 0 Barry, lb 4 1 10 2 0 Dalrymple, If. 3 1.2.1 1 Queisser, c. 4 1 7 0 0 Jones, ss 8 2 4 2 1 Pettygrew, rf. S O 1 0 0 Henderson, p. 4 1 2 3 0 Totals 31 10 27 12 S SPRINGFIELD. Player AB. H. PO. A. JE. Hunt, rf. 4 110 0 Byrne, 2b 3 0 5 4 1 Weisner, cf. S 0 1 0 0 Porter, lb 4 0 10 1 0 Hetling, 3b 3 0 0 3 2 Seabaugh, c 4 1 4 2 1 MeCreight, ss 8 1 1 2 1 Zoellera, If 3 0 2 0 0 Kills, p 3 1- 0 3 0 Totals ...30 4 24 15 5 Score by Innings: Guthrie 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 10 Springfield 000000100 1 The summary: Earned runs Guthrie 3. Two-base hit Quiesser. Three-base hit Barry. Double plays MeCreight to Byrne to Porter, Hetling to Byrne to Porter. Stolen base Graves. Sacrifice hits Jones, Byrne. Struck out By Henderson 7, by Ellis 4. Bases on balls Off Henderson 3, off Ellis 2. Kit by pitched ball Graves, Hickey, Petty grew. Wild pitches Henderson 2. Passed ball Seabaugh. Time 1:35. Umpire Reagan. Attendance 2,000. SECOND GAME. GUTHRIE. Player AB. H. PO. A. E. Graves, cf 3 -3 0 0 0 Hickey, 3b 4 0 1,4 1 Downs, 2b 4 1 2 2 0 Barry, lb 5 2 8 0 0 Dalrymple. If. 3 13 0 0 Brown, c 1 0 3 0 0 Jonea, ss 3 1 2 3 0 Pettygrew, rf 1 0 1-0 0 Womack, p 3 0 1 2 0 Totals 27 8 21 11 1 SPRINGFIELD. Player' AB. H. PO. A. E. Hunt, rf 4 4 10 0 Byrne, 2b. 4 1 11 1 Weisner, cf 4 0 2 0 0 Porter, lb 3 0 7 0 0 Hetling. 3b ..2 0 2 2 3 Seabaugh, c 3 18 11 MeCreight, ss 3 0 0 1 1 Zoellers, If 3 0 0 0 0 Groom, p 3 2 0 3 0 Totals 29 8 21 8 6 Score by innings: Guthrie 0 2 5 2 2 0 011 Springfield 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 The summary: Earned runs Guthrie 2, Springfield 2. Two-base hits Downs, Dalrymple, Hunt 2, Groom. Double play Downs to Jones to Barry. Stolen bases Pettygrew 2, Byrne. Sacrifice hits Graves, Dalrymple, Pettygrew, Womack. Struck out By Womack 3, by Groom 6. Bases on balls Off Wo mack 1, off Groom 6. Hit by pitched ball Graves. Wild pitches Groom 3. Time of game 1:30. Umpire Reagan. Attendance 2,000. Joplin 6-7, Oklahoma City 11-4. Oklahoma City, Ok., July 3. Joplin defeated Oklahoma City before a good crowd for a Sunday morning game. The fielding of Nagle and Frick was the feature. Attendance, 500 The second game was won by Okla homa City in a game abounding in long hits and good fielding. Attendance, 5,000. OKLAHOMA CITY. Player- AB. H. PO. A. E. Risley, ss ....5 2 1 1 0 Frick, 3b 5 1 0 3 0 McLear, 2b 5 0 2 2 0 Root. rf. 3 3 2 0 0 Hurlburt, cf. 1 0 0 0.0 Scoggins, If ....4 2 10 0 Wilson, rf.-cf. 4 1 1' 0 0 Milsap, lb. 4 1 13 1 Seigle. c. 3 2 7 Z 1 Shaner, p. 4 0 0 2 0 Totals 38 12 27 11 2 JOPLIN. Player AB. H. PO. A. E. Fillman, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 Vanderhill, c 5 2 4 2 0 Bayless, If. 4 1 4 0 0 Nagle, cf 4 2 6 0 0 Pendry. 3b 3 2 12 0 Olson, ss 3 0 1 1 0 Shimonek, lb. 4 0 9.1 2 Baerwald, rf 4 11 0 0 Durbin, p 4 2 12 1 Totals 34 10 27 8 3 Score by innings: Oklahoma City 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 Joplin 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 The summary: Two-base hits Wil son, Milsap, Scoggins, Bayless, Baer wald. Three-base hits Seigle, Vander hill. Stolen bases Frick 2. Double plays Milsap unassisted, McLear to Milsap. Bases on balls Off Shaner 3, off Durbin 1. Struck out By Shaner 7, by Durbin 6. Passed balls Seigle 1, Vanderhill 1. Time 1:20. Umpire Lewinson. Afternoon Game. OKLAHOMA CITY. Player AB. H. PO. A. B. Risley, ss 4 0 10 0 Frick, 3b 5 3 12 0 McLear, 2b 4 2 0 1 2 Hurlburt. cf 3 2 3 0 0 .Scoggins, If 5 2 3 0 0 Wilson, ri 4 3 3 0 1 Halla, lb 5 1 11 0 1 Seigle, c 3 0 4 0 1 Woods, p 1 1 0 1 0 Shaner, p. 3 0 13 0 Totals 37 14 '27 7 6 JOPLIN. Player AB. H. PO. A. E. Fillman, 2b 5 2 1 3 1 Vanderhill, c 5 2 2 2 0 Bayless, If 5 1 2 0 0 Nagle, cf 5 0 0 0 0 Pendry. 3b. 5 3 0 2 1 Olson, ss 3 1 1 3 0 Baerwald, rf 4 0 4 0 0 Shimonek, lb 4 0 13 0 1 Horton, p 1 0 0 1 0 Trestrail, p 3 0 1 5 0 Totals 40 9 24 16 3 Score by innings: Oklahoma City ....3 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 11 Joplin 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17 The summary: Two-base hits Hurl burt, Wilson 3, Fillman, Olson. Three base hits Frick 2. Home run Hurl burt. Stolen bases Risley, Hurlburt, Frick, Vanderhill 2, Pendry. Bases on balls Off Shaner 1, off yroods 1, off Horton 1, off Trestrail 4. Struck out By Woods 1, by Shaner 8. Hit by pitch ed ball By Trestrail L Passed ball Seigle. Time 1:30. Umpire Lewinson. WESTERN ASSOCIATION STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Wichita 36 24 .600 Oklahoma City 38 26 .597 Leavenworth 36 27 571 Sedalia 28 29 .492 Joplin 26 30 .464 Guthrie 29 33 468 Topeka 25 33 .431 Springfield 21 37 .362 SATURDAY'S GAMES. Oklahoma City 6, Joplin 3. Oklahoma City, Ok., July 3. Okla homa City again defeated Joplin in a well played game Saturday. Woods" pitching and Scoggins' batting were the features. Attendance, 400. OKLAHOMA CITY. Player AB. H. PO. A. E. Risley, ss. 4 1 1 10 Frick, 3b 5 2 0 1 0 McLear, 2b 5 2 0 3 2 Hurlburt, cf. 3 2 4 0 0 Scoggins, If 4 2 1 0 0 Wilson, rf: 8 0 10 0 Milsap, lb 1 0 11 0 0 Seigle, c 3 0 9 0 0 Woods, p 2 0 0 3 0 Totals 30 9 27 8 2 JOPLIN. .Player AB. H. PO. A.: E. Fillman, ss. 5 2 8 4 0 Bayless, If. 3 0 v 0 0 Nagle, cf. 4 3 S 0,0 Penary, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 Olson, 2b 4 1 3 1 1 Shimonek, lb 4 0 9 1 0 Vanderhill, c 4 0 3 2 0 Durbin, rf. 3 t 3 1 0 Trestrail, p 8 0 2 3 0 Totals 34 7 24 12 1 Score by tnntngs: Oklahoma City 0 0 3 0 0 21 2 Joplin 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 The summary: Two-base hits Frick, Nagle, Olson. Stolen bases Milsap, Risley, Hurlburt, Nagle. Bases on balls Woods 1, Trestrail 5. Hit by pitched ball Trestrail 2. Struck out By Woods 8f Trestrail 2. Time of game 1:20. Um pire Lewinson. Wichita 8, Icavenvortli 3. Wichita, Kan July 3. Leavenworth lost Saturday's game by wildness of Ashley and costly errors by the catcher. Cravens pitched well. The all around work of Green for Wichita and home runs by Quiesser, Maryott and Har rington were features. Catcher Arm strong of Leavenworth had his thumb broken in the third inning by a foul tip. Ferris of Spokane in Pacific National joined Wichita at short Sunday. WICHITA. Player AB. H. P". A. E- Green, cf. 4 3 4 0 0 Hood, ss 4 0 2 0 1 Bevis, If 4 0 3 0 0 O'Leary, c 6 16 10 Holland, lb 2 2 6 1 0 Bankhead, 2b 4 1 6 1 0 Maryott, rf. 2 10 0 0 Cope. 3b 1 0 1 4 0 Cravens, p 4 0 0 8 0 Totals 30 "i 27 10 1 LEAVENWORTH. Wooley, If. 4 0 2 0 0 Rapps. 7b 4 2 6 0 0 Harrington, cf.-c 3 1 4 0 2 Schumeyer, 3b 4 1 0 3 0 Forrester, rf 1 1 4 0 0 Armstrong, c. 2 1 2 1 1 Kahl, 2b 3 0 2 0 0 Queisser, ss 4 1 3 3 0 Speer, cf.-rf 3 0 10 1 Ashley, p 3 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 7 24 8 4 fccore by innings: Wichita ....1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 8 Leavenworth 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 The summray: Earned runs Wichita 2, Leavenworth 3. Twi-base hit-Green. Home runs Quiesser, Harrington, Maryott. First base on balls Off Cravens 1. off Ashley 8. Struck out By Cravens 6, by Ashley 6. Passed ball Armstrong. Sacrifice hits Maryott, Kahl, Forrester. Stolen bases Green 2, Bankhead 1, Cope 2, Cravens L Time of game, 1:40. Umpire Owens. NATIOXAt7lKAGTjm Cincinnati 4, Pittsburg 1. Cincinnati. July 3. Errors behind Phillippi lost the game for Pittsburg Sunday, the three runs scored by Cin cinnati in the fifth being the result of three mlsplays. Ewing kept the visitors' hits well scattered. Catcher Gibson, late of Montreal, made his debut with Pittsburg and did fairly well. A muddy field prevented fast play. Attendance, 5,200. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Cincinnati 0 010 8 0 0 0 4 5 2 Pittsburg 0 0100000 01 8 5 Batteries Ewing and Phelps; Phil lippi and Gibson. Umpires Bauswine and Klem, Chicago 7-2, St. Louis 4-0. St. Louis, July 3. Chicago took two games from St. Louis Sunday, a terrific rainstorm stopping the second contest. Reulbach again triumphed over Taylor in the first game principally through the latter's wildness. Briggs held St. Louis safe at all times in the second game, Clark's lucky pop-fly being the only time the ball touched the ground with the locals at bat. McFarland's two bases on balls were responsible for Chi cago's two runs in the second. Attend ance, 7,200. Score by innings: R.H.B St. Louis 01200001 04 5 S Chicago 0 2001200 27 7 2 Batteries Taylor and Zearfoss; Reul bach and O'Neill. Umpire O'Day. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 0 0 0 0 00 1 1 Chicago 110 0 02 3 0 Batteries McFarland and Zearfoss; Briggs and Kling. Umpire O'Day. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Clubi Won. Lost. Pet New York 48 19 .716 Philadelphia 39 25 609 Pittsburg 40 27 597 Chicago 40 28 .688 Cincinnati S5 30 .538 St. Louis 25 42 .873 Boston 20 45 .308 Brooklyn 18 49 .269 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland 3, St. Louis 2. St. Louis, July 3. Cleveland took the first game from St. Louis Sunday, 3 to 2, the second being called in the second half of the fifth inning with the score 2 to 2, owing to rain. Howell pitched a fine game but errors behind him proved costly, all three of Cleveland's runs be ing unearned. Attendance, 11,400. Score by innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 10000010 02 4 2 Cleveland 0 0300000 03 5 2 Batteries HOwell and Weaver; Joss and Bemis. Umpire Sheridan. Chicago 1, Detroit 0. Chicago, July 3. Chicago shut out Detroit Sunday, 1 to 0. White pitched in fine form. A difficult one-hand catch by Davis was the feature.. Attendance, 17,100. Score by innings'. R.H.H. Chicago 0 0 010 0 0 0 1 6 2 Detroit 0 0000000 00 8 9 Batteries White and Sullivan; Kil lian and Doran. Umpire Connolly. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Irt. Pet. Chicago 38 21 .644 Cleveland 38 21 .644 Philadelphia 36 23 610 Boston 26 28 .481 Detroit 29 32 475 New York 23 33 .411 Washington 22 37 .373 St. Louis 22 39 .361 WESTERN LEAGUE. Sioux City 9, Omaha 2. Sioux City, la.. July 3. The locals hit the ball hard and often in Sunday's game. Omaha had made but one hit up to the ninth inning.- Attendance, 700. Score by Inntngs: ft. HE. Sioux City 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 9 13 4 Omaha .....0000000022 3 2 Denver 7, Colorado Springs 3. Denver, Col., July 3. Opportune hit- THE HEAL CAUSE. The Ancient Scalp Fever Theory Ex ploded. At one time dandruff was attributed to the result of a feverish condition at the scalp, which threw off the dried cuticle in scales. Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Germany, noted authority on skin diseases, explodes this theory and says that dandruff is a germ ds6dSG This germ is really responsible for the dandruff and for so many bald heads. It can be cured if it is gone about In the right way. The-right way, of course, and the only way, is to kill the germ. Newbro's Herpicide does this and per mits the hair to grow luxuriantly, just as nature intended it should. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. J. P. Rowley, special agent, successor to Rowley. Snow. ting and excellent fielding made the game easy for Denver. Delehanty, Col orado Springs" third baseman, was put out of the game for disputing with the umpire. Score by innings: R.H.B. Denver 0 0002201 7 13 1 Colorado Springs ....0 0 0 1 0 0 10 13 10 5 Batteries Engle and Sissler; Minor and Messitt. WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet Des Moines 36 IS .667 Sioux City 34 23 .596 Denver 34 14 586 Omaha 29 27 518 Colorado Springs 18 38 321 St. Joseph 17 38 .309 MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE. Fort Scott 3-2. Vinlta. 0-0. Fort Scott, Kan., July 3. Fort Scott shut out Vinlta twice Sunday. Both games were pitchers' battles and all did nice work.' Score by innings: R.H.E. Fort Scott 0 1020000 3 3 1 Vinlta 0 0000000 00 4 4 Batteries Richardson and Hefcerling; Bluejacket and Bonfoy. Second gamer-Score by innings: R.H.E. Fort Scott 11000000 2 6 1 Vinita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 1 Batteries Jegglin and Heberling; Murphey and Bonfoy." Umpire Wayne. Fifteen Innings at Webb City. Webb City, Mo., July 3. The locals made it six straight from South Mc Alester Sunday in the longest game of the season. Four different times during the game the score was tied. The locals won in the fifteenth inning by a base on balls and a hit by FrieL Both pitchers did excellent work. The feature of the game was the hitting of Finney, Wool over and Friel.- Score by innings: R.H.E. S. McAlester... 000002021060100 6 10 4 Webb City ....2 00 000 00 21:0 01017 15 3 Batteries Meredith und Hawkins; Torrence and Grindle. 'Umpires Tay lor and Hays. Pittsburg 4, Muskogee 1. Muskogee, I. T., July 3. Pittsburg won the last game of the series from Muskogee 4 to 1, making it an even break on the series. Nickell's work in left field was superb. Score by innings: R.H.E. Muskogee ........0001 0 0 0 0 01 1 5 Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 10 2 1 04 2 Batteries McCarthy and Stewart; Young and Hoffman. Attendance 850. Umpire Oswald. VALLEY LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Parsons 23 14 .621 Pittsburg 24 17 .585 Tulsa 20 18 .526 Webb City 21 20 .512 Vinita 19 21 .475 Fort Scott 17 23 .437 South McAlester 18 24 .429 Muskogee 18 24 .429 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Score by innings: Minneapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 Kansas Ciy 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 05 Batteries stovall and Marshall; Mor gan and Stone. AT LOUISVILLE. Score by innings: Louisville 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 Batteries Ferguson and Shaw; Ber ger and Pierce. AT ST. PAUL. Score by innings: 1 St. Paul ..i,.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 Milwaukee v.. ..i-.O O 0 2-1 3 0 1 06 Batteries Slagla and Noonan; Bate man and Bevllle, Second game Score by innings: St. Paul 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 Milwaukee 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Batteries Sessions and Sullivan; Goodwin and Beville. AT TOLEDO. Score by innincs Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1. 3 Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Batteries Kellum and Clark; Bruce and Roth. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Minneapolis 45 25 .643 43 27 614 41 29 .5S6 .34 38 .507 .34 36 480 .30 40 .429 26 43 .370 .24 .44 .353 St. Paul Louisville Kansas City SATURDAY'S GAMES. National League. 1 Chicago 13, Cincinnati 5. Boston 9, Philadelphia 6. New York 9. Brooklyn 5. American League. Chicago 8-2, St Louis 2-0. Philadelphia 1-3, New York 0-2. Cleveland 14, Detroit 3. Boston 4, Washington 2. American Association. Minneapolis 11, Kansas City J. Indianapolis 6-9, Toledo 4-8. Columbus 4, Louisville 2. Western' Leagues Des Moines 5, St. Joseph 1. Denver 7, Colorado Springs 3.

Missouri Valley League. Vinita 3, Fort Scott 1. Webb City 2, South McAlester 1. Pittsburg 2, Muskogee L ON KANSAS DIAMONDS A Twenty Inning Game. Kingman, Kan..' July 3. The game between Kingman and Minneapolis Saturday was very exciting and close ly contested, Kingman winning in the twentieth inning. Score by innings: Kingman ..00 1 0 00 3 00 000 0 00 0 0 0 0 1-6 MhVeapolis 03001000000000000 0 0 0-4 Batteries Vaughn and Deweese; Sin gleton and Boyer. Umpire Flynn. Quigley .the coach of St. Mary's college, has signed with the Kingman club. GAMES TODAY. IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kansas City at Minneapolis. Columbus at Louisville. -Milwaukee at St. Paul. IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia. -Cincinnati at Pittsburg. IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland at St. Louis. Philadelphia at New York. Washington at Boston. IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver at Colorado Springs. Omaha at Sioux City. 4 St. Joseph at Des Moines. SPECIAL TRAIN FROM OTTAWA. Via Santa Fe Railroad Round Trip Fare $2.10. Spend the Fourth there at beautiful Forest park and the Chautauqua, re turn on special train leaving Ottawa at 10:15 p. m. arriving in Topeka at 11:45 p. m. (rse v h President Shiveley has instructed his umpires to forego the National agree ment rule which compels the con tinuance of a game while it is raining as long as there is even one person in the bleachers. Frequently instances have occurred in recent baseball his tory when the home team wanted the game continued, to have some friend protect himself with traincoat and um brella and sit in the bleachers until the last dog is hung. "That rule is bad," said President Shiveley to his umpires the other day in a letter of instruc tions. "That is the only word which will fit the case. It prevents sports manlike conduct in case a team wants to take advantage of it- Whenever the weather conditions are such as to necessitate the cessation of a game I want you to call it, despite the fact that a few people remain in the bleachers." The official edict has gone forth! The Western association will allow its pitchers to cross-fire, and neither cap tains, managers or the autocrat, "His Umps," may whisper "Nay." There are a number of pitchers in the circuit who step out of .the right side of the box and whizz the balls across the plate to the eminent mystery of bat ters. The principal ones are Jack Root of Oklahoma City, Westcott and Red Davis of Sedalia, Curly Speer of Leavenworth and Ben Henderson of Guthrie. Not a single one of these, however,, does it as a regular thing, but merely as an additional help in fooling batsmen. The manner in which the seal of righteousness was stamped on the cross-fired ball is rather inter esting. The story: President Shive ley came to Topeka on Saturday after noon to see the White Sox and Sedalia play. Just about the time at which the players had gotten into their clothes and were ready to leave the National hotel and go to the grounds, Mr. J. Piuvius let go of a good soaking rain. So the players of both teams and the president of the league took seats in the lobby of the hotel, while waiting for a possible break in the storm, and, of course, talked baseball. After Umpire Ghio had a number of technical matters regarding indicator decisions settled, Dick Rohn of Se dalia asked: "Say, Doc, how about cross-firing?" "It is all right," replied Shiveley. "We allow it." "The dickens you do!" roared Dick Rohn. "Owens, Lewinson and Rea gan, three of your umpires, have made our pitchers, especially Westcott. cut It out. Of course, when they kicked, the gag was off. and we had to make our twirlers keep their feet inside the box. They declared that you "said it wasn't a go in this league." "I never told them anything of that kind," replied Shiveley. "I have never at any time refused to allow a pitcher to cross-fire. Take Gibson in the American association for instance. He had nothing else. Old Red Craig, last year in this circuit, is the same kind. If the boys can get away with it, there is nothing wrong about the play that I can see." "All right," smiled Rohn, "we have the best cross-firing pitcher in the cir cuit and he is going to do some of it. His name is Westcott." A dispute arose in the National ho tel on Saturday afternoon concerning the number of hits made, by the White Sox during the last three weeks, while the team has been having its awful slump. President Sheard, who was on hand, carefully removed his straw cov ering and after running his finger around its edge announced that a cer tain number of hits had been gleaned from opposing pitchers by White Leg batters. "I acquired this chapeau three weeks ago," he said, "and there is a nick in the brim for every hit made by the team. The big nicks are three sackers, and there are very few of them. .This little hole in the crown represents Tom Hughes' home run at Joplin. This nick," laying his finger where a square inch of star straw was missing, "represents a three bagger made by Abbott with two men on the sacks." In explanation of this singular score sheet, kept much after the manner of the frontiersman who made a notch in his gun-stock after every time he killed a man, it may be said that Mr. Sheard always sits at the entrance of the grandstand while watching a ball game. Every time a White Leg makes a hit, Tom punches his head into the air and the post' next to him makes a nick in the brim of his hat. The size of the indentures is always determined by the importance of the batsman's work. The double-header for the Fourth of July at Association park has been split. One game will be played in the morn insr and th&- nihor in v,a f The morning same will be called at 10 O'clock1. And tli H nno In tha a 4t at 2 o'clock. The Chicago Chronicle tells of a new play which Captain Frank Chance has invented: Captain Chance of the Chi cago club has a new trick which he is woiklng successfully. It is a fake start for second and then gdlng down when the catcher and second baseman are off guard. The fake steal cannot be work ed by a novice, but the base runner must be an expert. With a man at bat that can bunt, the first baseman will move in and the base runner can take a good lead off first as if he were going down when the ball is pitched. The catcher draws back to make the throw to second and the base runner draws back as if to return -to first, but keep ing his eye on the catcher. As soon as he drops his arm and the second base man starts back from his position, the runner legs it for second in earnest. The catcher and fielder are oft their guard and the runner has the advantage of his lead off first. Chance has worked it several times this year. Fred Phlpps, who recently with Eddie Lyon, purchased the Sedalia ball team, is anxious to dispose of his interests. The attendance has been so small in the Shoplifter town that the newspapers have been ashamed to -publish the fig ures. Topeka couldn't get any of the Pacific National leaguers, but-Wichita got a rattling good shortstop in Ferris of Spokane. d Once agatr? have the 6uthrie Senators been throwr; into the. dice-box and shaken up. Ed Hickey is back again at third base. The fast infielder left the team some time ago because they cut his salary, bat the difference has been patched up and a reinstatement follow ed. Dad Bennett will remain, however, as manager, though Hickey will be field captain. Fickleness! FromtheOklahoman: Mc Lear has not yet delivered the goods." From the Wichita Beacon: Hood la playing a fast game at Sedalia with the locals.. His batting eye is improving al so. He got two hits out of three times up yesterday, and these against the crack twirler, Dummy Curtis. The loss of McLear was not such a. disaster to the Wichita team after all. Charles Crum, the White Sox right fielder, was released on Saturday night by President sneara. Sickness nas pre vented this fast sun-garden man to get tinjr into condition this summer, espec ially at the bat. He will probably not play any more baseball this summer, but will again go to work in the offices of the Kansas City stock yards. Abe Lazotte will play Crum s position. Sedalia left Topeka on Sunday noon without playing a single game of the present series. Rain interfered on three successive days. The next time the Shoplifters come to Topeka there will be enough double-headers to be played off to use a dozen pitchers on each side. It had been planned to play off some of the games today, but after the man agers of the two teams ngurea tne mat ter over, it was found that the Sedalia team could not stay, because it had to be home in order to play in the morning of the Fourth with Oklahoma City. The most serious mistake in the con duct of the Western Association was made at Oklahoma City on Sunday morning. With a doubleheader on the schedule with Joplin, it was concluded that more money could be .made by playing one game in the morning and the other in the afternoon, and it was done. Whoever heard of any reputable league playing Sunday morning games? Whoever heard of violating with coun ter attractions, that one' hour between eleven and twelve o'clock, which the churches all over the world claim as their own. to call together their wor shippers? Verily, verily,, a false god has been set up in the territory town. Why should the whole hand be taken when half of it has been ottered r in every town of the Western Association circuit today it has been granted through the medium of law that Sun day afternoon ball games may be play ed as long as they are not peace dis turbing. It was quite a victory to the liberal element to gain this point, but why should it now step up and attempt to take the entire day. There Is a limit which people considerative of the feelings of others respect. There is lit tle or no question but that neither Eu gene Barnes, the owner of the Oklar homa City team, or John Fillman, the manager of the Joplin Miners, had any idea of in any manner whatsoever to in terfere with Sunday observation by the churches. Both of them are high grade men,- of good personalities. But the omission must be charged up to their thoughtlessness, if it can be placed no where else. True it is that the territory is a "little free and easy." Its stan dards are not yet firmly moulded and set. It can" do things with impunity which older and more settled cities would have to spurn. But the effect of the action of one town on the whole league must be the point considered. It will encourage a Sunday morning game in some other town, where public senti ment may deny it tolerarce, and the result, will be upheaval, and a possible destruction of the privilege of any Sun day games at all. Oklahoma City's ac tion must be regarded as a mistake. It must be forgiven this time. But it must never be committed again. LIST OF KANSAS FAIRS. Following Is a list of fairs to be held in Kansas in 1905. their dates, locations and secretaries, as reported to the state board of agriculture and compiled by Secretary F. D. Coburn: Allen County Agricultural Society J. T. Treadway, secretary, Iola. September 12-15. Barton County Fair Association W. P. Feder, secretary, Great Bend. August 29 to September 1. The Hiawatha Fair Association (Brown county) Elliott Irvin, secretary, Hia watha. September 5-8. Butler County Fair Association H. M. Balch, secretary. El Dorado. October 2-6. Hewins Park and Fair Association (Chau tauqua county) W. M. Jones, secretary, Cedar Vale. October 17-19. Clay County Fair Association Walter Puckey, secretary. Clay Center. Octo ber 10-12. Coffer County Agricultural Fair Associa tionHenry Jackson, secretary, Burling ton. September 19-22. Eastern Cowley County Fair Association (Cowley county) J. M. Henderson, sec retary. Burden. September 27-29. Cowlev County Agricultural and Live Stock Association W. J. Wilson, secre tary, Winfield. October 8-8. Crawford County Agricultural Fair Asso ciationFrank McKay, secretary, Pitts burg. September 18-23. c-,1,- 1 a friiiltiial Fair A sinr1a.t.ion f ,v vu .-r.". E. B. Place, secretary, Grenola. Sep- temDer is-zi. Finney County Agricultural Society A. H. Warner, secretary. Garden City. Ford County Agricultural Society NIC Mayrath, secretary. Dodge City. Second week in Ausust. Franklin County Agricultural Society Carey M. Porter, secretary, Ottawa. September 5-9. Greenwood County Fair Association C. H. Weiser, secretary, Eureka, August 15-18. Anthony Fair Association (Harper county) W. W. Bird, secretary, Anthony. Au gust 7-11. Harvey County Agricultural Society J. T. Axtelh secretary, Newton. September 26 30. Jefferson County Agricultural and Me chanical Association George A. Patter son, secretary,, Oskaloosa. September 6-8. Jewell County Agricultural Fair Associa tion Henry R, Honey, secretary. Man kato. September 5-8. Linn County Fair Association O. E. Ha lev, secretary. Mound City. September 11-15. Marshall County Fair Association B. L. Miller, secretary, Marysville. Septem ber 12-15. Miami County Agricultural and Mechani cal Fair Association W. H. Bradbury, secretary, Paola. September 25-28. Mitchell County Agricultural Association P. G. Chubbic, secretary. Beloit. Coffeyville Fair and Park Association (Montgomery county) R. Y. Kennedy, secretary, Coffeyville. Morris County Exposition Company M. F. Amrine, secretary. Council Grove. September 26-28. Nemaha County Fair Association W. H. Fitzwater, secretary, Seneca, August 30 to September 1. Neosho County Fair Association H. Lodge, secretary, Erie. September 26-29. Chanute Fair and Improvement Associa tion (Neosho county) A. E. Timpane, secretary, Chanute. August 28 to Sep tember 2. Ness County Agricultural Association J. VINEW00D PARK Up-to-date Attractions Merry Go Rouud, The finest In the country. Get the habit and cut a Figure S Crp Illuminated Flower Bed and aLL Electric Tree. Boats, Launches, and Many Other Amusements. Finely A ppointyd Ce THEATRE Week Commencing July 2nd. in Llndstum Andeson, Comedy Acrobats. Harry Howard, Mimetic Comedian. The Millers, Arielest. New Illustrated Songs. New Moving Pictures. BIOQRAPH Every evening at 8:30 p. m. Saturday and Sunday matinee 3:45 p. m. Sunday evening 7 :46 and 9 p.m. Ten Cents to All Parts of House. 4th of July PROGRAM BAND CONCERT IP. M. to 11 P. M. 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I Pure Water Phillips famous Mineral X Water, delivered at your door j J -pure and healthful. Also In T cases, carbonated. T t Prof. J. VV. Phillips, J T Proprietor. X 612 WEST EIGHTH ST. 1 X Bell Phone 2003 Black. N. W. MUIX Carpenter and Builder, Job Work Done Quickly and Seatlj. Shop, 124 West Eighth Street. Ind. Phone 1004. Long Distance Telephones Are used exclusively on m talile llnea. These insure the users of the ira Cents a Day Tsl phone good service. n -rr r. tiu r. n r BOON VICHY in Qnarts. MINERAL WATER la bulk. At popular prices. For table use unsurpassed. For Kidney, Stomach and Bladder Troubles highly recommend able. Ind. Phone 1171. ffi Fillmore. L. II. PENWELL, Undertaker and Embalmer, fill Qnlncy Street. Res. 520 Monroe St. Ind. phone 775. GEO. If. KAY, Assistant. Open Day and Night. Both phones 193. B. Wagner, secretary, Ness City. Sep tember 6-8. Norton County Agricultural Society M. F. Garrity, secretary, Norton. August 29 to September 1. t Osage County Fair Association E. TV pif opi.rt9rv. -Rnrlinflra.me. Septem ber 5-8. Central Kansas Fair Association (Reno county) A. I Sponsler, secretary, -Hutchinson. September 18-23. Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live Stock Association K. E. Porter, secre tary. Sterling-. September 4-. Riley County Agricultural Society John' W. Cone, secretary. Riley. August 8-11. Rooks County Fair Aosociation E. S. Wil liams, secretary. Stockton. Saline County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Association H. B. Wal lace, secretary, Salina. September 18-22. Kansas State Exposition Company (Shaw nee county) C. H. Samson, secretary, Topeka. September 11-16. Smith County Fair Association Mllo Dl mond, secretary. Smith Centir. August 22- 25. Stafford County Fair Association George E. Moore, secretary, St. John; August 23- 2S. Fredonia Agricultural Association (Wilson county) J. T. Cooper, secretary. Fredo nia. August 23-25. Santa Fe Low Rate to Colorado, Denver and return $15.00 via Pueblo and Colorado Springs,. June 30th, July 1-2-3-4. RAGES

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MOKDA.Y EVENING, JULY 3, 1905. ft V 1 r YET UNCERTAIN. Producers of Oil Not Jubilant Oyer the Prospects. Fear Standard Has a Trick Up Its Sleeve. TAKING HIGH GKADES. Said That the Combine Saw the Output Slipping Away. Compelled to Get Back in Order to Have a Market. Chanute, Kan., July 3. The Standard Oil company has begun running all the high grade oil In Kansas and the terri tories where the wells have been con neeted with the pipe lines. Heretofore the Standard has been running one 250- barrel tank from each lease each week. The daily runs from the entire state of Kansas since February have averaged 6,000 barrels a day. The runs from the Territories have averaged a little more than 18,000 barrels a day. Under the order to run all the high grade oil the runs from Kansas should be from 10,000 barrels to 12,000 barrels a day. The runs from the territories should be from 30,000 barrels to 36,000 barrels a day. This estimate is based on the assumption that the order will be literally carried out by the Standard. The Standard company is yet unable to say when all the heavy oil will be run through the pipe lines. Connections are making with many leases through out the field and this is a tedious job. In fome instances, more than two miles of pipe must be laid tc make the con nections. Producers have been slow in accepting the offer of the Standard to relay the lines and run the oil. If there was no other prospect of a manket, producers had a taste last winter of the whimsicalness of the Standard Oil management in this sec tion and do not desire to again place themselves in a position where their production will be cut off without a moment's warning and they will be caught with all their tanks full of oil. Nor is there any sign of jubilation on the part of the producer of light oil at the offer of the Standard company to take all the light oil at the present starvation prices. Even some producers who are selling oil to the Standard now are making arrangements to turn their oil into one of the many refineries building all over the oil belt. These in dependent refineries are making long time contracts for oil, and in some in stances are agreeing to give $1 a barrel for five years, which is just double what the Standard is now paying for the highest grade of oil. Some of the re fineries are making long time contracts and agreeing to pay 20 cents a barrel more than the Standard company will pay. Roughly speaking, the Gulf pipe line and the independent refineries will take abcut 18,000 barrels of oil a day out of the Kansas-Territory field. The Gulf pipe line has contracts for 11,000 barrels already. The refinery at Cherryvale will take 1.000 barrels a day. The refineries in Chanute will take 1,500 barrels a day. The refineries in Erie will take 2, 000 barrels a day and the plants at Kiotaze, Langton, Paola and Humboldt call for 2,000 barrels. According to Standard Oil officials the daily produc tion of the entire field is approximately 0.000 barrels a day. The Gulf pipe line and Independent refineries will take nearly one-third of this, leaving for the Standard from 40, 000 barrels to 42,000 barrels a day, cr just what the production of the field was last fall. The Kansas City pipe line is not figured in this statement be cause that project is not yet advanced to the point of the Gulf pipe line. The Kansas City pipe line promoters are fig uring on a minimum daily production of 5.000 barrels. Nor is there taken into account the sudden boom in the fuel oil business which has now reached the proportions of 1,500 barrels a day and is steadily expanding. The exact figures on the consumption of fuel oil are hard to ascertain for the reason that many of the manufacturers own their own weils and the shipments are not mat ters of common knowledge. Producers throughout the field are of the opinion that the Standard saw the control of the immense output of high grade oil in Kansas and the territories shipping away from it and was forced to get back into the market to hold its own. The Standard still says it is not extending its pipe lines to new wells, but it is drilling wells all the time in Oklahoma and turning all of the pro duction into the pipe lines. It also has begun drilling at Buffalo, in Wilson county, just west of Chanute, and Buf falo is in a low grade district. The Standard has also been drilling in the neighborhood of Humboldt, in another heavy oil district. Producers are of the belief that by holding out now they can get a better price for their oil in a short time. There is a demand for more oil than the Standard controls. Not only is the Standard unable to ge enough oil with in the limits of the territory traversed by its pipe lines, but it is buying oil in Texas and refining it. Hundreds of Barrels of Oil Wasted. Kansas City, July 3. "The plans for the pipe line to the gulf are pro ceeding very satisfactorily," said H. K. West of Peru, Kan., president of the Kansas Oil Producers' association, who is prominently identified with the new scheme, at the Midland hotel yes terday. "Incidental to the prosecution of that work, between 4,000 and 5,000 barrels of oil were dumped on the ground in Chautauqua county last week. We were gauging the wells for the pipe line, and in order to do that they had to be pumped. There was hT used your valuable Cascarets and find them perfect. Couldn't do without them. I hava need them for some time for indieestion and bil ious noa it and am now completely cured. Recom mend them to everyone. Once tried, you will Sever be without them in the family." Edward A. Marx. Albany, K.Y. Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, Kever Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. 10c. 25c, 50c. Never old in bnlic. The eeanine tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to care or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 60s AXXUAL SALE, TEN KILUSM BOXES ypS best For LM IJ The bowels candy cathartic no market for the oil thus produced, and we had to let It run down the creek. After about 4,000 barrels had gone that route the Standard people found a place to put the rest of it. They don't like to see the oil go to waste, even If they haven't been very anxious to buy it lately." AT THE OTTAWA ASSEMBLY. Tliis Is the Week in Which Noted Reformers Will Speak. Ottawa, Kas., July 3. Everything is in readiness at Forst park for the opening of the twenty-sixth annual assembly. Lawson, Jerome, LaFol- lette and Darrow will all be Ottawa visitors during the week. The assembly programme opens with the preliminary announcements tonight, and the presentation of a drama under the direction of Miss Frances C Norris. On Tuesday the first of the reform speakers, Clarence S. Darrow, of Chicago, will be heard. Mr. Darrow will give the Fourth of July address. His connection with the labor cause has started an interest among the labor organizations in a number of cities, and a large attend ance of workingmen is expected. Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin comes on Thursday; District Attorney Jerome of New York on Friday, and Thomas W. Lawson on Saturday. Ac companying Lawson will be James Creelman, Alfred Henry Lewis, the ed itor of Everybody's, the editor of Mc Clure's. and a number of other eastern journalists. It is now considered probable that Mr. Lawson will stay in Ottawa over Sunday. Committees will meet the several speakers in Kansas City. Bids for K. IT. Hospitals. Kansas City, Kan., July 3. The contracts for the six new buildings for the medical department of the Univer sity of Kansas in Itosedale, which the board of regents expect to have com pleted by October 1. will be let Au gust 1. Bids will be asked next week. The contracts will probably specify the time the buildings are to be completed. The six buildings are to be used as hospitals. It is not known yet In what part of Kansas City, Kan., the didactical part of the medical work will be located. The building formerly occupied by the College of Physicians and Surgeons on Central avenue has been offered to the board of regents, and, as it is fully equipped for this work, proably will be accepted. Mrs. McHenry Makes a Speech. Arkansas City, Kan., July 3. Though Mrs. Myra McHenry was re leased fram the city jail a few days ago and told to stay out of town, she came back Saturday. She talked to a crowd on the streets and was molested by the officers. Police Judge Edward Fleming was sick in bed and knew nothing of her visit until she was gone, otherwise he would have ordered her locked up to serve out the balance of her sentence which she has only part ly served. Harvest Hands "Held Up." Kinsley, Kan., July 3. Saturday night two harvesters were held up near the depot by two negroes. Early iext morning officers located them west of the depot. They ran when called upon to surrender, and one of them drew a revolver, and several shots were fired by the negroes and officers. One of the negroes fell, shot through the back, and is dangerously wounded: the other was captured about 10 o'clock 10 miles northwest of Kinsley. Baseball Fans Disappointed. Wichita, Kas., July 3. Fully 3,000 excursionists were disappointed Sun day when the rain made it necessary to postpone the double-header between Leavenworth and Wichita. An excur sion from Oklahoma over the Rock Island brought almost 2,000 visitors. Several attempts were made to put the grounds in shape but without suc cess. It would have been a record breaking attendance. Toronto Plays Great Ball. Toronto, Kas., July 3. By winning all three games from Iola Toronto Saturday won the amateur champion ship of southern Kansas. The morn ing game was 6 to 3 and afternoon 2 to 1, played in 53 minutes. Toronto played an errorless game. Batteries: Morning Toronto, Jones and Grey: Iola, Goes and Freman. Afternoon Toronto, Clayton and Gray; Iola, Wil son and Freman. McLouth, Defeated Parkville. McLouth, Kas., July 3. McLouth defeated the Parkville team Saturday in a very exciting game by the score of 3 to 0. Batteries McLouth, Thompson and Tarr; Parkville, Hick lin and Boley. Umpire Dr. Maines. A shower closed the game with eight innings played. Nortonville Gets New Preacher. Arkansas City, Kan., July 3. Dr. James White of this city has received his third call from the United Pres byterian church at Nortonville, Kan., and will accept. He was once pastor of the United Presbyterian church in New York city, but for the past six years has not been actively employed in ministerial work. Drowned in the Smoky Hill. Salina, Kan.. July 3. Albert Knaub lach, a harvest hand, was drowned in the Smoky Hill at Dorrance while bathing. The body was carried down the stream by the swollen waters, and has not yet been discovered. Knaub lach's home was in Pueblo. Death From Carbolic Acid. Troy, Kan., July 3. Miss Vera Cur tis, whose home is three miles south west of town, took carbolic acid Sat urday and died in about an hour. Miss Curtis was about 20 years of age and was the only child in the family. Just what caused the act is not known. Indians Wern Defeated. Anthony, Kas., July 3. Anthony defeated the Chilocco Indians here in the first three series of games by the score of 13 to 6. Batteries Anthony, Williams and Herman, Chilocco, Lit tle Pear and Allen. Attendance, 500. Bond Election Called Off. Ulysses, Kas., July 3. The railroad bond election to be held hers June 27 was called off. The reason has not been made public. Two other rail way propositions will be made soon. Sedan Newspaper Change. Sedan, Kas., July 3. Roy Sharpless has sold the Sedan Lance to C. A. Dunn and has bought the Cedarvale Com mercial from Z. E. Wyant. Mr. Wyant will locate in the newspaper business elsewhere. Indian Service Appointments. Washington, July 3. These appoint ments have been made in the Indian service: Dr. Charles T. Stevens of Horton, Kan., physician in the Klcka poo school; John G. Gigas of Beagle, Kan., farmer at the Omaha agency school, Nebraska. Wants the Costs Insured. Winfield, Kas., July 3. City Attor ney John Marshall is having trouble in getting papers served in injunction suits against the joint keepers of Winfield. He lost one set of injunc tion suits this week because of a ques tion of jurisdiction, and brought a new batch of suits. The sheriff refused to serve the papers without the costs be ing guaranteed, Marshall having brought the first suits as a private citizen. Saturday the court ordered the sheriff to serve the injunction papers, but no witnesses will be sub poenaed by the sheriff unless the costs are insured. BEATEN BTC HARVEST HANDS. W. II. Ray of Wicluta Treated Rough ly at Great Bend. Great Bend, Kan., July 3. W. R. Ray, who claims to live in Wichita, was pretty badly used up here Satur day night by harvest hands while try ing to make a speech in the city park. Ray was talking from the band stand and was "roasting" harvest hands for being led to come out to the wheat fields on a promise of work extended by the "Metropolitan and subsidized press," finding upon getting here that there was no work for them. The harvest Is just finishing and the town is full of harvest hands. They took exception to his remarks and commenced hooting him. He called them a few names that were distaste ful and they commenced throwing eggs and one of them threw him out of the band stand. It was a fall of about seven feet and Ray's arm was broken. His assailant was arrested. It was rumored prior to his attempt ed speech that Ray had been making remarks derogatory to President Roosevelt, and for a time the officers feared that he would meet with mob violence and placed him in jail for safe keeping. A Bumper Beet Crop. Arkansas City, Kas., July 3. Sugar beets in this section in the patches be ing cultivated by the Arkansas City Commercial club and numerous farm ers living in the vicinity, are going to make a record-breaking crop accord ing to the expert who has been here from Colorado Instructing the farm ers in beet culture. He completed his work today and has left. The beets have been grown as an experiment, and the prospects are excellent. A factory will be built here by the American Beet Sugar company, if the results of this year's experiment prove to be up to expectations. Ribs and Leg Broken. Fredonla. Kas., July S. E. E. Fitz gerald, a Western Union lineman, had several ribs and his leg broken while trying to get a handcar off the track five miles south of here. Eastbound Frisco passenger train No. 308 struck the car on a reverse curve. Another car was taken off just in time to keep from being struck. Fitzgerald's re covery is doubtful. Back Broken by Fall. Winfield, Kas., July 3. Manford Williams, a carpenter 35 years old, lies in St. Mary's hospital here with two vertebrae broken, resulting from a fall with a scaffolding, and the local sur geons who are attending him say he will recover. The broken bones have been removed from their strain on the spinal cord, and at last reports Wil liams was resting easily. Kansas Rural Carriers Appointed. Washington, July 3. Western rural carriers appointed are as follows: Kansas Abbyville, route 1. Lewis M. Dunn, carrier, John Dunn substi tute; Edmonds route 1. Edward W. McNamara, carrier, Zilman E.. McNa mara, substitute; Wayne, route 1, Geo. M. Hood, carrier, O. V. Burr, substi tute. Violated the Old Soldier Law. Wellington, Kas., July 3. C. W. Cupp, mayor of Caldwell, in a trial before L. D. Chaddon, a justice of the peace of this city, on the charge of violating the old soldiers' preference law, was found guilty and fined $10 and costs. A judgment was also ren dered ousting him from office. Cupp has appealed from the decision to the district court. Western Postmasters Appointed. Washington, July 3. Western post masters appointed are: Kansas Dunlap, Morris county, Samuel Keathwood, vice L. W. Still, resigned. Winfield Assembly Successful. Winfield. Kan., July 3. The Win field Chautauqua assembly has closed. The session was a most successful one. The gate receipts have been in the neighborhod of $8,000. The associa tion is now out of debt. FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION. Rates Via Rock Island System. One fare plus 50 cents to all points on Rock Island System. Tickets on sale July 1 to 4 inclusive, with final return limit July 6. See Rock Island agents. LOW EXCURSION FARES. Via Baltimore Ohio from Chicago to the East. Asbury Park, N. J., and return, $21.35. Tickets good going June 29, 30, July 1. 2. valid for return until August 31 by extension. The only line that operates trains to New fork via Washington. Baltimore and Philadelphia. Stop-over at each place; also at New York. Through sleeping cars at Asbury Baltmore and return, $18.00. Tick ets good goir.g July 2. S and 4, valid for return until August 31 by exten sion. Stop-over at Washington. The only line that operates through trains to Baltimore. Send for circulars to C. G. Lemmon, T. P. A.. 244 Clark street, Chicago; B. N. Austin. G. P. A., Chicago. Con sult your nearest ticket agent for de tails. Santa Fe Low Rate to Colorado. Denver and return $15.00 via Pueblo and Colorado Springs, June 30th, July 1-2-3-4. Main Thoroughfare To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port land, Oregon, June 1 to October 15, 19 05. via Union Pacific. This historic al route, traversing the heart of the great Northwest with its boundless re sources, gives you 200 miles along the matchless Columbia river, and a trip to Portland and the Northwest with out change and a chance to visit Yel lowstone Park, June 1 to September 19, by side trip from Pocatello or Ogden through Monlda. CASTOR I A For Iafants and Children. Tha Rind You to Always Bought Bears the (Signature f RAILROAD, NEWS. One Railroad Takes Stand Against Soions. Denies Passes to Those Who Favored Esch-Townsend Bill. FAIR EXCHANGE. Told That Free Rides Are Given in Expectation of Favors. Gossip and Matters ot Interest in Railroad Circles. Scores of eastern congressmen and several United States senators, who have enjoyed the hospitality of the railroads for so long a time that they have come to believe it to be their in herited right, will have to pay fare on their summer vacation trips this year. One of the most prominent eastern railroads has refused all requests for free transportation which have come from the senators and congressmen who were either in favor of the Esch Townsend bill or were lukewarm in their advocacy of the railroad side of the legislation. It is also understood that other eastern roads are taking similar action, and in consequence there is consternation in the ranks of the United States legislators. There is no mistaking the reason for the "turning down" which the mem bers of congress are receiving. To every request that comes from legisla tors who have been placed on the black list a stereotyped letter is sent by the president of the road. Road to Retaliate. This letter says that for years that particular railroad has submitted without a murmur to the petty system of blackmail levied upon it by legisla tors who had no claim to free rides. This was done on the theory that when the time came the railroads would have friends who would at least give the railroad side of legislation a care ful and fair study. On the contrary, it is said, when the ppportunity pre sented itself the legislator in question broke his neck getting on record as being in favor of the Esch-Townsend bill. The president's letter then declares that so long as favors do not seem to bring even a fair consideration of the railroad's rights he has decided that favors shall cease, and that if the per son in question wants to ride over the road in question he had better buy a ticket. "I never was in favor of granting political transportation," said this par ticular president to a friend the other day, "and now I have a good oppor tunity to cut off some of those objec tionable deadheads. I am not hand ling them with gloves, either. Trans portation has been given them in the past upon the theory that they were friends, but when we needed friends they were not there." Choctaw Reorganization. Little Rock, Ark., July 3. General Superintendent" W. SJ Tinsman of the Choctaw district, Rock"' Island system, states that there is to be a reorganiza tion of the operating department, but the plans at this time are not suf ficiently advanced to warrant an an nouncement. It Is learned also that the Choctaw shops at Argenta will be enlarged to meet the demands which will be created by the Little Rock Southern railroad, a Choctaw branch. More About Pacific Dividends. Before Mr. Harriman goes to Japan the question of dividends this year in Union Pacific and Southern Pacific will be settled. Mr. Harriman is un derstood to oppose any increase in the Union Pacific rate until payment is made on Southern Pacific. A Santa Fe Charity. The Santa Fe will do a great deal of charity July 6, when it will furnish free of charge to the Salvation army trains to the beach for that organiza tion's annual picnic to the poor chil '.VtEW'OFVARSAW Aim'THB VISTULA RIVER f J TlTY HALL. WARSAW, POLAND, SCEITE OF RECENT SEEI0TJS RIOTING. Warsaw, where some of the most serions rioting with which the czar's ofl dais have had to contend has recently occurred, is the capital pf Poland and the hotbed of disaffection against Russian rule. The upper picture gives a Tiew of the city from across the Vistula river, while the lower picture show the Warsaw city hall, near which most of the rioting has occurred. It is be lieved in official quarters that the trouble at Warsaw and Lodz is but the fore runner of a general nprising which is inevitable unless peace with Japan sha je shortly concluded. dren of Los Angeles. It is an annual custom of the Salvation army to en tertain the podr children at the beach, and the Santa Fe will contribute to the outing of the little children by fur nishing all the coaches which may be necessary, besides the locomotives to draw them. The picnic will take place at Redondo. San Bernardino Times-Index. EARNINGS FOR MAY GOOD. Rock Island Financial Statement Slakes Good Showing. The Rock Island earnings for May shows a substantial net increase. Here, are the figures for May: Goss 3,498,374 473,148 Op. expenses, taxes 3,731,883 164,312 Net 766.492 S08.S36 From July 1: grss $40,259,097 $1-2S6,779 Op. expenses, taxes 29,762,177 879,560 Net $10,520,920 $407,219 The 'Frisco reports for Mav: gross J 3,022,486 350,166 Op. expenses, taxes...... 2,259,640 362,207 XNet 762,846 17,959 From July 1: Gross $35,319,481 $2,444,713 Op. expenses, taxes 24,027,848 1,653,464 Net $11,291,633 791,249 Both systems report for May: Gross 6,520,860 853,314 Op. expenses, tares 4,991,523 526,520 Net 1,529,337 326,794 From July 1: Gross ...$75,608,578 $1,157,984 Op. expenses, taxes 53,790,025 733,904 Net $21,818,553 384,080 Decrease. To Tunnel East River. Washington, July 3. Acting Secre tary of War Oliver has approved the application of the New York Long Island Railway company for permis sion to construct a tunnel from the foot of Forty-second street across East river to the foot of Fifth street, Long Island City. Either one tunnel with two tracks or two tunnels with one track each is permitted under the au thorization. Permission also was given to sink a shaft at Man-o'-War reef at the southern end of Blackwell's island. AUTO WRECKED. Two of the Occupants Thrown Against Barrels of Tar. New York, July 1. A fatal auto mobile accident has occurred on the main road leading from Clermont Ferriand to Las Champs, from where the start for the race for the inter national cup will be made, says a Paris dispatch to the Herald. Baron Henri D'Rothschild's second machinist, Tomissier, and Joseph Jef freide. another chauffeur in the ser vice of the baron, were returning with two women from Las Champs in a sixty horse power automobile which the baron drives. The automobile was traveling down one of the long slopes at a tremendous pace, when the driver seeing a turn in front of him, applied the brakes. As a result the back wheels "skidded" on the greasy surface of the road and the machine collided with a small stone. The four occupants of the automobile were hurled out of the machine. A num ber of barrels of tar stood near. One of the women struck a barrel with her head, which was crushed in and she died instantly. One of the men was also thrown against a barrel with such force that his head went through the side. Persons near at hand ran to the rescue and the man, having been with drawn from the barrel was removed to a hospital at Clermont-Ferriand in a desperate condition. The two other occupants who were thrown into the field, escaped with slight bruises. The automobile was smashed to pieces. ASHES IN STOCK CAR. Became Mixed With Water and the Lye Killed Stock. Fort Scott, July 3. Down at Kosh knong, Mo., a farmer loaded several cars with fine fat porkers and sent them to the Kansas City market. Be fore the cars were loaded, wood ashes were thrown thickly over the floor for bedding. The ashes were several inches thick on the floor of the cars. After the hogs were loaded, several troughs with water were placed in each car and the movement of the train spilled the water into the ashes, making a WARSAW The Kansas Epworth League Special VIA ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM To DENVER, COL, JULY 4th, 1905 Special train of Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars and and Coaches will leave Rock Island depot Tuesday evening, July 4th, 8:30 p. m. arriving at Denver July 5th, 11:40 a. m. All Epworth Leaguers and friends cordially invited to join this special train. $15.00 for the Round Trip $15.00 Tourist berths, accommodating 2 persons, $1.75. Seats in chair cars free. Make your reservation now. A. M. Topeka business H in The State Journal because it is the paper the people of Topeka read. r f strong lye. In this, the swine wallowed and their bodies became thickly coat ed with the mixture. At Willow Springs it was found that there were 146 of the hoers dead and they were removed from the cars and the rest were put Into one car to con tinue the trip to the market.' The ashes were not removed, however, and when the train reached this city, a number of the remaining hogs were dead and the others were dying. They were groaning and writhing in the most in tense agony. An effort was made to remove some of the brutes from the car but the flesh was so badly burned that it left the bones with the men's hands and it was impossible to give them any relief. The hogs had rooted in the bedding and had gotten some of it in their mouths and they were burn ing up inwardly. RELEASED BY FORCE. General Ie La Rosa Taken From Prison by His Friends. San Domingo, Republic of San Do mingo, July L Friends of Candelario De La Rosa, who was a political pris oner at Barahona, on the bay De Neiba in the southern part of this republic, has been released from prison by force. Several men were killed or wounded during the affray. General De La Rosa and his party have left Barahona tor the mountains. The government is sending troops there to maintain order and the United States cruiser ies Moines has gone to Barahona to pro tect the custom house. The rest of the Republic is quiet. CHINASAYS STOP IT. Government Takes Steps to Arrest Boycott of American Goods. Washington, July 1. The Chinese government has taken steps to stop the anti-American agitation and boy cott against American goods. Mr. Rockhill at Pekin today cabled the state department that after repeated and urgent requests from the Ameri can legation, orders have been issued from the Chinese office to all viceroys and governors in the empire to cease anti-American agitation and attempted boycott against American goods. The Coming Country. The opportunity for the man of lit tle means is probably better today In tha prairie states of the southwest than ever before in the history of the nation. The chance of pre-empting claims or of taking up lands under government laws is gone and will not return again. It is a different kind of opening which lies before the settler and its promise is of exceeding bright ness. Its best opportunity is shown in the great southwest where the ftransformation Is going on and where the conditions of sou and climate is in harmony with the warm skies and temperate winds. To the man who is not satisfied with his condition, the southwest has an inviting future. Along the lines of the Missouri, Kansas Texas railway there are vast areas of unimproved lands awaiting v.iliine hands to make them yield the bountiful crops of which the land is c-a nable. There is a need of stores. factories and new business of every description. It is the finest kind of an opportunity in the finest section of the United States. The southwest is unexcelled for the variety and fer tihly of its soils for its climate. Its neode are progressive and up-to-date, its religious and educational facilities are as good as can be found elsewhere. The M. K. T. railway has no lands for sale, but is interested in building up this productive country, It is believed that the southwest has bi.'ghter prospects and offers better oDDortunities than any otner section, Kepfntr is believiner. For that reason i the southwest courts investigation of j the conditions as they exist. Anyone desirous of learning more of the I southwest will do well to address I George Morton, general passenger I and ticket agent, Missouri, Kansas Texas railway, box 914. St. Louis, Ma. FULLER, C. P. 1. A., ROCK ISLAND DEPOT. men advertise VIA SANTA FE. Official Epworth Train Will Leave Topeka July 4. Will leave Topeka 10 p. m., July 4th. WiU carry Pullman standard and tourist sleepers, chair cars and coaches. Will reach Denver following day noon. This train will be occupied by tha members of the First district. It was arranged for by Rev. Edwin Locke, presiding elder. Rev. W. C. Ev ans, pastor First Church, Mr. Frank Cope, district president, all of Topeka; Rev. L. H. Murlin of Baldwin and Rev. H. E. Wolf of Atchison. Everyone, whether members of the Epworth League or not, desiring to make the trip to Denver comfortably and with congenial companions are also invited to go on the First district train. If you intend to go but have not made, reservations you should notify the un dersigned early. The Santa Fe has three regular daily trains for Denver. They leave 11:55 a. m., 1:25 p. m., and; 10 p. m. If you are not going on tha special train the service of the regular trains may be used to advantage. The block signal line; the rock bal lasted line; the line with Harvey meat service. T. L. KING, Agent., The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fi Rail way, Topeka, Kan. VIA SANTA FE. Official Epworth Train Will Leave Topeka July 4. Will leave Topeka 10 p. m., July 4th. Will carry Pullman standard and tourist sleepers, chair cars and coaches. Will reach Denver following day noon. This train will be occupied by tha members of the First district. It was arranged for by Rev. Edwia Locke, presiding elder. Rev. W. C. Ev ans, pastor First Church, Mr. Frank; Cope, district president, all of Topeka;., Rev. L. H. Murlin of Baldwin and Rev. H. E. Wolf of Atchison. Everyone, whether members of tha Epworth League or not, desiring to make the trip to Denver comfortably, and with congenial companions are also invited to go on the First district train. If you intend to go but have not made reservations you should notify the un dersigned early. The Santa Fe haa three regular dally trains for Denver. They leave 11:55 a. m., 1:25 p. m., aiicl 10 p. m. If you are not going on tha special train the service of the regular trains may be used to advantage. The block signal line; the rock bal lasted line; the line with Harvey meal service. T. L. KING, Ag.;nt, The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Rail way, Topeka, Kan. Going to Colorado? We can save you money if you ara. $15.00 for the round trip for the Inter national Epworth League convention In July. On sale June 30 to July 4 inclu sive, limit July 12 with provision for ex tension. The rate now Is $17.50 to Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs, and return tick ets on sale daily, final limit returning October 30. Stop-over allowed in both directions between Pueblo and Denver. Chair Cars and Pullman Sleepers, fast time, block signal system, Harvey meals. The only line to Denver passing through Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Summer service better and faster than evr. Low rates for trips to Interior Color ado points after the Epworth League convention; also Grand Canyon of Ari zona. Write for descriptive literature aad other information. Won't you go Santa Fe way? If you want real pleasure trip you will. T. L. KING. Agent. The Atchison, Topeka Saota Fa Railway. Fourth of July Kates, via the Missouri Pacific. Rate on fare plus 50 cents, except between sta tions where fare and one third is less, minimum 50 cents for adults and 25 Cents for children. On sale July 1st to 4th, with final limit July 6. Everybody reads the State Journal. ".i.

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOUIlAi; MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1905. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY FRANK P. MAC LESNAN. Entered July 1, 1875, as second class Matter at the postoffice at Topeka, Kan., eider the act of congress. VOLUME XXXII... i.. No. 157 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 eents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan as towns where the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one year Zl By mail, three months fi Weekly edition, one year -j Saturday edition of dally, one year.... l.w telephones! Business Office Bell 107 Business Officw Inl. 10? Reporters' Room Bell 5ii Reporters' Room Ind. 65 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building, 800 and KB Kansas avenui corner of Eighth. New York Office: ttl Vanderbilt build ing. Paul Block, manager. Chicago office: 1540 Unity building. Paul Block, manager. STILL LEASED WIRE REPORT OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Stale Journal Is a member of the 'Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publi cation in Topeka. The news is receive In the State Jour nal building over wires for (.his sole pur pose. HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY. Subscribers of the State Journal way during the summer mar bae the paper mailed regularly each day to amy address at the rata of thirty cents a month. Address changed as often as) desired. While out of town the State Journal will be to you like a daily letter from home. Mr. Wallace now knows how the lid feels: Taft sat on him too. If China persists in boycotting us, we might retaliate on Haviland and Presden. A few more good harvest days and the most valuable crop of wheat Kan sas ever harvested will be practically safe. The Swedish riksdag is very anxious ta fight Norway. The riksdag would do the fighting by proxy, you under stand. The worst slam the farmers' elevator movement has yet received is an en dorsement from Governor Jeff Davis of Arkansas. Some of the soldiers at Lodz re fused to fire on defenseless people. As a result they will probably be fired themselves. Walter Wellman's enthusiastic en dorsement of Mr. Morton is one thing that will not add greatly to Mr. Mor ton's standing. William Allen White says it is bet ter to be a one-termer than a poly foxer. Before we concur we wish to know exactly what a poly-foxer iq. The trouble about taking sides in this Morocco row is that both sides are wrong and tt is difficult to de termine which side is the more wrong. If the Japs won't agree to an ar mistice, perhaps the Russians can get Oyama to fight constructively. Here tofore he has been fighting destruc tively. Now wv know why there was no row between T. B. Gerow and D. W. Blaine this year. They merged, and Mr. Gerow appointed Mr. Blaine as his agent In Pratt county. Isn't it about time for someone to claim the Santa Fe's offer of $5,000 reward for the train-wrecking fiends? Train wrecking is a crime which merits the severest punishment. "Even a First ward alderman ought to be able to have a gorgeous time in Europe on $10,000," says the Chicago Tribune. Then how much ought it to take for a Kansas state senator? Since Chicago heard that there were 2,011 births in New York last week it is becoming frightened for fear it ;will not overtake New York's popula tion for a year or two more. Justice Brewer says It is not neces sary to hold office in order to serve the nation. Justice Brewer, however. was speaking theoretically and not from the standpoint of practical ex perience. It is hardly probable that the ex ample of the officers of the Equitable In returning to the association the profits they made by .selling the asso ciation bonds at a big profit to them selves will become so contagious that Secretary of State Burrow will catch it. "The statement of Paul Morton comments the Parsons Sun, "that he is going after the Equitable thieves and that he will get the money that they have stolen must cause Tom Kelly to feel mighty glad that Governor Hoch didn't place Mr. Morton in charge of that investigation of the state treas urer's office." Now that Mr. Alexander has paid back to the Equitable the $25,000 or more that he had wrongfully taken from the company, Tom Cordry sug gests that perhaps an inquiry in that direction might reveal the identity of the mysterious "A. R. Brown," who paid back sqme money into the Kan sas state treasury. Morton Albaugh makes the follow ing perinent comments in the last Is sue of the Kingmajj Leader-Courier: "Why is it that Roosevelt, LaFollette, Hanly and Folk are the men who are in demand these days when a drawing card to secure a crowd is wanted? It is not on account of their eloquence, for all of them are but ordinary speakers. With the exception of Roosevelt, it cannot be credited tt their prominence. It is because they are talking that which the people want to hear. This is era of re forn and these men are ers in the movement. They are opposed to cor ruption in public life and to the domi nating influence of corporations in public affairs. The people are think ing about these things and are anxious to hear them discussed by men in hearty sympathy with the movement These comparatively new leaders in politics are, at least for the time be ing, occupying the center of the stage with the electric lights all turned on." THAT MISPLACED SWITCH. The appearance of Milton D. Purdy in Kansas City to prosecute the Santa Pe for contempt of court in violating the federal court injunction against rebates in its arrangement with the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, and against other roads in other arrange ments, shows that President Roosevelt meant Just what he said when he di rected Attorney General Moody to push both the Santa Fe case and those against other western roads in the International Harvester company rebate cases. This is the step that ought to bring out the truth as to what officials are guilty of granting rebates, and that is the important matter. As Messrs. Judson and Harmon pointed out, guilt is always personal. It will do com paratively little good to punish cor porations with a fine and not reach those behind the corporation who are personally guilty of violating the law. Messrs. Judson and Harmon desired to bring contempt proceedings against the officials of the offending corpora tions and thus find out the guilty in vidiuals. The president and Attorney General Moody declared in favor of bringing the contempt proceedings on the positive evidence already secured against the corporations themselves, which ought to develop the evidence as to the guilty individuals. This would reach the same end as that aimed at by Messrs. Judson and Harmon. Paul Morton, in his letter to the president, liken3 the Colorado Fuel and Iron case to a "misplaced switch," saying that he and other high officials of the Santa Fe were no more to blame for it than is the general man ager to blame when a wreck is caused by a misplaced switch. The question is, who misplaced the switch? The secret circular granting the Colorado Fuel and Iron special rate, is signed by W. B. Biddle, freight traffic manager; J. E. Gorman, general reight agent; and "issued by F. C Maegly, assistant general freight agent." In one corner is "Authority No. 5401." Is not "Authority No. 5401" the "misplaced switch?" Who issued "Authority No. 5401?" WThen that is disclosed will it not show who misplaced the switch Notwithstanding President Roose velt's letter exonerating Mr. Morton, it looks very much to most people as though Mr. Morton is the man who misplaced the switch. He was second vice president of the Santa Fe at the time, in charge of the traffic depart ment. The president evidently under stood Mr. Morton's letter to deny that he had knowledge of the special- ar rangement with the Colorado Fuel Iron company. On the contrary Mr. Morton carefully avoids such a denial. He only denies knowing that the spe cial rate was not filed properly with the interstate commerce commission, as required by law. In an interview in the Chicago Inter- Ocean on December 30, 1904, President Ripley, in speaking of the Colorado Fuel Iron arrangement, said: "It was not rebating. It was simply a figure agreed upon by private con tract, Mr. Paul Morton was cognizant of it, and, although his name may not be affixed to the order for its being carried into effect he was the man from whom Mr. Biddle, the freight -traffic manager, got authority to haul coal for the Colorado Fuel Iron company on the terms which you mentioned." Does not this go a long ways to wards showing who issued "Authority No. 5401?" Does not this come close to showing who misplaced the switch? THE BEEF TRl'ST INDICTED. The long expected indictments against "the beef trust," the big packing com panies, have been made. Twenty-one of ficials of the five great packing com panies are indicted. The federal grand jury in Chicago has been working 90 days on the examination of witnesses in the beef trust cases. It has been discov ered that officers of the trust have been tampering witnesses, and incidental in dictments have been returned for that. Some of the witnesses have fled td Can ada and others to Europe. The indictments against four of the big companies, the Armours, Cudahy, Swift, and Nelson Morris, allege con spiracy in restraint of trade, injviolation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The Schwarzschild Sulzberger company is indicted for conspiracy to secure rebates from the railroads, but it escaped In dictment for belonging to the trust. Nelson Morris, the nominal president of the Fairbanks company, and Michael Cudahy, president of the Cudahy com pany, narrowly escaped personal indict ments. The former is an old man and the latter is on the verge of physical collapse. It is said that they have not been in active control of affairs for a good while, and for that reason they were not indicted. Otherwise the big packers were per sonally indicted. J. Ogden Armour, the head of the Armour interests, and his brother C. W. Armour, Edward Morris, Louis F. Swift, E. A. Cudahy and oth ers are brought in. There are indicted six officers of the Armours, eight of the Swifts, the two younger members of the Morris family, and Edward A. Cud ahy, besides four officials of the Schwarzschild Sulzberger company. It has been a long, hard fight, but it looks as though the anti-trust laws are now to be enforced In earnest. The contest began in reality away back in 1902, when the beef trust was enjoined from combining In restraint of trade. This injunction has since been fought through the United States supreme court and upheld, so that much of the legal battle is already over. There will doubtless be delays in bringing the law breakers to final punishment, but they will principally Involve questions of fact. It looks as though there is now a good prospect for breaking tip this. probably the greatest of all trusts. If this prosecution is successful, other concerns will be extremely careful not to engage in illegal combinations here after. The Indictments allege both combinations to prevent competition in the purchase of cattle, end also in the marketing of beef, so that it is likely to help the cattlemen as well as the beef consumers. With prosecutions in progress against the trusts for combining and the railroads for rebating, there seems to be a prospect that the "big business Interests" may be compelled, to obey the law, and that the people may have Justice done them. JOURNAL ENTRIES j Among the other things tomorrow, remember to not pick it up and gaze earnestly into the business end to see if the fuse has gone out. To anxious inquirer: No, Ewing Herbert was not one of the characters in the Hiawatha played by the Has kell students recently. You are thnk ing of Iago. They are somewhat similar. Another funny thing is that Harvard feels proud over the boat race, in spite of the fact that Yale won, because Harvard came within an oar's length of winning. Now it has turned out that Jerry Black's name is not Jerry but Joseph. "Bill Doolittle drinks like a fish," a man said today. "No he doesn't," con tradicted Deacon Twogood with some warmth. "A fish drinks water." JAYHA WKER JOTS A Lincoln minister OtterateH n Viiu- blacksmith shop the other six days of me wees. One man in Sheridan rauntv has a. thousand acres of wheat which will average twenty bushels per acre, ac cording to present estimates. Belleville has passed the two thous and mark in size. The census returns this year give it a population of 2.030. an increase of 64 over last year. Scott City, a little short-grass town of not more than 300 inhabitants. away out towards the Colorado line, raised a thousand dollars with which to celebrate the Fourth. The Beloit Gazette thinks that those papers In the Sixth district that are now troubled with antl-Reeder mania will get over it after Congressman Reeder is renominated next spring. Lafe Linton seems to be getting on all right notwithstanding his retire ment from politics. He owns several stores in northern Kansas and is put ting in another at Almena. Jim Morphy of the Russell Reforms er, who accompanied an excursion to Denver recently, says: "Our train carried ten coaches, which were com fortably full, and some of the passen gers were similarly situated." Osborne Farmer: A Beloit man has invented a self pitcher and feeder for threshers. From what we have seen of threshers at the table after a day's work in the field we have always sup posed they were able to feed them selves. The Belleville Freeman knocks on advertising a big wheat crop and im portin ga lot of harvest hands, which it thinks are not needed. The Free man evidently never lived in a county where there were only four hundred men to harvest two and a half million bushels of wheat, and not an idle man within fifty miles. Bert Walker: When I see a couple tripping down street on a hot after noon, she In her dress or pale blue or cream white, with her hand resting lightly on his arm, I always know ex actly how the picture will look. He will be sittms down holding the cer tificate in his hand. She will be stand ing beside him and her left hand will be resting on his right shoulder. Both will appear to be looking straight ahead. It is very solemn now, but in twenty-five years they will laugh heratily at the picture. As a rule the editors who are always gadding to all the editorial meetings and junkets get out poor newspapers. The most notable exception to the rule in Kansas is John Junki'n, of the Sterling Bulletin. Junkin not only at tends all the editorial gatherings, but he is also an officer In the national association and all other associations in which he is eligible to member ship. At the same time he gets out one of the best local papers in Kan sas, and that, too. In a small town that is not even a county seat. One of the stock characters of the Osborne Farmer Is "old Bill Shiftless. The Smith Center Pioneer has a real Bill Shiftless story. It is this: "Last week we told of Jim Oatis, the town farmer, husking corn in June. This week Conductor Winchell, on rural route 6. out of Smith Center, tells a bigger one. On his route northeast of the Center, on Troublesome creek, stands twenty acres of good, fine corn on nice bottom land, unhusked in the field. The corn would easily make fiftv hushels to the acre and good corn Is worth 40 cents per bushel. The corn. It is said, belongs to Gus Barnes, who wouldn't pay three and a half cents to have it husked. So there it stands, and as the corn huskers may demand four cents this fall. It is liable to stand some more. Spang Shaffer had the place rented on the halves and husked out his share long ago. QTJAKER REFLECTIONS. (From the Philadelphia Record.) Good resolutions don't always make good. No man has more friends than he needs. n ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory. Most men are generous to a fault, if they happen to have one. Some women make up for lost time and some for lost beauty. Don't hit a man when he is down. He may get up and lick thunder out I of you. A woman never seems surprised when a man makes a fool of himself over her. Hoax "Did you evr see an ostrich hide his head?" Joax "No, out have seen a cowhide." Do a man an injury and he will never forget it. Do him a favor and his memory will not be so good. Nell "I once told a girl a secret, and it never leaked out." Belle "Poor girl! Was it the responsibility that killed her?" Wigg "He's the black sheep of the family, isn't he?" Wagg "Yes, but it's hardly noticeable now. The family is In mourning"." Sillicus "I wonder why most peo pie think women have no sense of hu mor?" Cynicus "Because they take men seriously. Wigwag "Man cannot serve two masters." Henpeckke "I don't know about that. I live with my wife and my ,mother-in-iaw. KANSA S COMMENT MAY BELIEVE LIKE GOV. HOCH. In a Maine town only one child was found who know who Togo was or could tell anything about his victory. A special meeting was called at once and $800 was raised to build a school house. It strikes us that they should subscribe for some newspapers. Holton Recorder. FROM A POPULIST. When President Roosevelt tumbled off his "square deal for every man" stool and lay sprawling on his back In the middle of the floor, nearly every body was ready to jump astraddle of the prostrate man, but that was not right. No doubt but Mr. Roosevelt re gretted having issued that statement condoning Paul Morton's law-defying methods as soon as he had given it to the public. Our president has always made mistakes and probably always will continue to do so, but he does many good things and seems to have a desire at most times to do right. Pratt Union. USEDTO IT. A minister in a Kansas town tells this on himself. Owing to rheumatism in the winter he sometimes is troubled in walking; especially is this so In sleety weather. One day he stopped at the bottom of his front door step and asked a passing boy to help him up the steps. xne Doy am so and was aooui to run away when the minister thanked him very cordially, remarking how much he had helped him. "Oh, don't mention it," said the boy, "I'm used to it. my father comes home that way very often. Some times every night for a while. Troy Chief. GOOD Pr"eSCRIPTION. A reader of this column wants to know how to remove puffs from under the eyes. Bunco suggests that he stop putting high balls under the belt Bunco" in the Yates Center News. o MORT ADBAUGH S VIEW. The Leader-Courier still believes Pres ident Roosevelt will be his on succes sor. There are too many vital questions before the country for settlement with which his name is linked for the people to permit him to drop out. no difference how determined he himself may be in his desire to do so. Kingman Leader Courier. THE STANDARD' S PROFIT. The Standard's oil pipe line to Whit ing, Ind., has been opened for business, and haB begun to run oil. Its working capacity will be 18,000 barrels a day, and John D. will keep it going to its full capacity filling up his eastern tank age with the cheap oil from the Kan sas territory. Later on, when the rise comes, the Standard's profit will be dou bled. Sterling Bulletin. WHAT THEY WERE FOR. The Impression is general about To peka that the supreme court will knock out the state refinery law and now comes the information that Senator Smith made the statement before he went to Europe that he believed his law making pipe lines common carriers, is unconstitutional. These are the two measures about which the most noise and fuss were made last winter. They were fathered and pressed by men who readily admitted they were not only the best lawyers in the senate but that there were none more profound in the state. It was claimed these measures would cure about all the ills our people. particularly those Interested in oil, were heir to. They are likely to serve no oth er or better purpose than that for which they -were Intended at the time to distract attention from the general demand for railroad legislation. King man Leader-Courier. o WASN'T UP-TO-DATE. When the old time poet wrote: "Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness!" he did not suppose the dues would be raised year after year until they got so high nobody could afford to belong. Yates center News. FROM OTHER PENS SAME THING. "Roosevelt has got- Russia and Japan together," says an exchange. We thought he had got them apart. Buffalo Times. o NOT A GOOD REASON. The czar has fired his old Uncle Alexis, the high admiral. There wasn't much left to be admiral of, but the salary was running right on. Minneapolis Journal. A LITTLE SLOW. Canada is a little slow about deport ing the kind of Americans this coun try wants deported and that Canada ought to be glad to get rid of. Mil waukee Sentinel. o YET NOT THE SAME. Yet this is the same Russia that gave four allied powers, including England and France, so severe a tussle in the Crimea fifty years ago. Chicago Tribune. A DIFFICULT TASK. Superintendent Hendricks of the New York insurance department would seem to intimate that even a man of Mr. Cleveland's bulk is hardly equal to the task of keeping the Equitable lid on straight. Indianap olis News. o CHECKING THE DIVORCE EVIL. Archbishop Farley voiced the opin ion of the American people when he praised the attitude of President Roosevelt toward divorce. There is no question that the president, by his views as well as by his domestic life, has given a great stimulus to the movement against divorce. This movement is growing, for It is. plain to everybody that the facility with which divorces are granted in most states is a great evil and one which is bound to seriously affect American home life. This home life has other enemies, such as the desire to congre gate in hotels, flats or apartment houses, but the main foe is divorce. San Francisco Chronicle. OR A WHOLE PAGE. We are told the Russian fleet "ad vanced in two columns." That was well enough as far as it went, but evidently the Japanese advanced in seven columns. Philadelphia North American. WHEN MERCY IS TREASON. A Republican officeholder in Phila delphia has just been discharged from the federal service because of his con nection with an election fraud case. Twelve Democrats some of them officeholders have just been forced to plead guilty to electton frauds In Cambridge, Mass. Whether Repub lican or Democrat, whether in Phila delphia or in Cambridge, the falsifier of the ballot deserves no quarter. He should be hunted down as one of the worst enemies of popular govern ment. New York Tribune. HITS EASILY SATISFIED. I may Have no great' intellect, No literary taste-jrt all; My views may be quite incorrect. Confined and limited and small; I may not have a legal mind, I know no rules of evidence. But, while I've nothing of the kind, I pride myself on common sense, Of science I have nothing learned; For art I do not care a snap; For knowledge I have never burned I'm not at all that sort of chap. On culture I am pretty shy; To learning I make no pretense. My ignorance I don't deny I pride myself on common sense. I've never traveled. I don't see That traveling does any good. My town is good enough for me; I wouldn't leave it if I could. With what I am I'm satisfied; With fancy frills I can dispense. I only know one sort of pride: I pride myself on common sense. Japan's Rising Credit In the World's Work for July is an il luminating analysis of the effects of the war on the finances of Japan and Rus sia. We quote: "Five days after Togo's victory the Japanese 4 per cent bonds and Russian 4 per cent bonds sold at the same price on the London market, closing the day at a quotation of 87. These quotations tell the whole story of the financial standing of the warring nations. The bond fluctuations and the violent changes in the foreign credit of the two nations cannot be better illustra ted than by the following table, show ing prices at various dates: PRICES OF RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE 4 PER. CENT BONDS. Jananese. Russian. Three weeks before war 77 984 February 8, 19TM 684 924 -eoruary a, 1304 SSfti Fall of Port Arthur 7791 9W4 June 2, 1305 87 87 Three weeks before the outbreak of the war the- Russian bonds were worth $215 per bond more than the Japanese. When war broke out the difference was $240. The great victory at Port Arthur cut down the difference to $128, and Rojestvensky's defeat wiped out the difference. The table shows that the foreign credit of Japan has been immensely enhanced by the present war and that the foreign credit of Russia has been Immensely deteriorated by the same events. A Japanese bond that was worth only $770 before the war is now worth $875. On the other hand, a Rus sian bond that was worth before the war $9S5 is now worth only $875. The' Respectable Franchise Grafter. In the operation of a city govern ment graft appears in four great forms; police graft, or the profit de rived through the police department from law breakers and criminals; pay roll graft; contract graft, or the il legal profit on public contracts, and franchise graft. Police, pay roll and contract grafts are disreputable, vile and loathsome. They are commonly and generally so considered. They are usually the work of small, cneap, mean men. Those who engage in such undertakings are for the most part of the viler sort They do not make In fluential friends. What they are doing is plain stealing and it is so regarded by everybody. They cannot become men of real standing in the communi ty. They steadily and naturally sink into social insignificance. Franchise graft is connected with the grant, extension, regulation and control of franchises for public utili ties. In the United States franchise graft is respectable. The money made by it is not tainted. The franchise boodler, if skillful and intelligent, be comes a leading citizen and respected member of the community, a supporter of charities and not infrequently a good church man. He steadily mounts the ladder of social, financial and po litical distinction. Dozens of Chicago and Illinois men who have made for tunes out of the public utilities, or who are commonly believed to have been franchise grafters, or who have been openly charged with it, now oc cupy conspicuous positions, appointive or elective, in the national, state and city governments, and it is probably the same with other states and cities Francis W. Parker, in The World To day, for July In the Wrong Place. The tourist left the train at every station and went ahead to the baggage car to ask if his trunk was safe. "Are you quite sure," he asked the baggage officer Tor the sixth time. that my trunk is safe? "Begorra. I wish the Lord had made ye an elephant instead of an ass," was the exasperated reply, an then you'd always have your trunk in front of you."-r--Harper's Weekly. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe.3 The people know enough; meanness is their trouble. Most any system of farming will bring good results a season like this. An Atchison man wants all the re bates coming to him, and then some. The only words the average man ad dresses to his wife at a party are: "Come on, let's go home." We are always expecting to see a family where the children are so noisy their father has to talk to his wife at meal time through a megaphone. As we grow older, we learn not to expect a good meal, If the hostess sits down looking as unruffled as if she had never seen a kitchen. When all the children at a house are hurriedly sent over to a neighbor's, do you know what that means? There is a case in town today. When a mosquito sees a girl with a see-more waist on, he hurries back home and invites all his family and the neighbors to come to his party. If a woman speaks her mind freely her husband learns that earning the money to buy the necessities of life isn't half the work of sewing and cook ing them. We Imagine that when a successful general comes home from the war he carries himself very much as a girl does the first time she appears in pub lic, after the announcement of her en gagement At the next meeting of the Lancaster Literary society, the men and women will decide on a debate. The question will be: Which requires more of a wo man's patience, her husband or the baby? A chaperon is an oldish girl who ac companies young thing3 to picnics, and who is supposed to wring her hands when a pair stroll off by themselves, but who in reality flirts with any man she can get to flirt with. When a woman living in Chicago goes "down town," it is like a woman living at Farmington coming to Atchison to trade: she leaves home at 9 in the morn ing, and does not reach home until 5 in the afternoon. What is the best thing to do? A man approaches you, and is insolent. Un less you resent his insolence, he will walk all over you. If you resent his Insult, you engage in-a- jawing match. After thai:, possibly you do not "speak" to him. He hates you, and you hate him. If he can do you any harm, he does it If you can knife him you do it If you do not resent his insolence, peo ple say you are a milk and water man. A man who is "easy," Is picked out by others for "cutting" remarks, to work off "Jokes" on.' THE EVENING STORY Alms and the Man. The little old barrel organ whined away monotonously, its squeaky drone all but drowned in the roar of traffic in the street. Its three tunes followed one another in ceaseless succession. The Jerky strains of "After the Ball" were supplanted by "The Last Rose of bummer, and this in turn gave way to i "Lead, Kindly Light." a rendition which was unique in uneven breaks and phthisicky wheezes due to compli cations in the internal mechanism of the dilapidated affair. Huddled on the bricks of the side walk, his back resting against an Iron fence, an old man with a rusty gray beard patiently ground the crank. In the little tin cup beside the organ were three pennies, and suspended from the old man's neck was a tin sign with the time worn announcement, "I Am Blind." As Franceses West and young Hol lander came down the street the organ was in the throes of "Lead, Kindly Light," and the spasmodic snarls it sent out seemed somewhat In the na ture of a protest Francesca caught the young man's arm, and they halted before the organ. "Oh," she said under her breath, "what a horrible old man!" And, fish ing a quarter from her purse, she dropped it into the tin cup. The old man touched his hat, grunt ed a stereotyped "Thanks, mum," and the hymn squeaked along its uneven way. Hollander watched the proceed ing with a grim smile. "The old humbug!" he commented as they continued their way down the street. "Why do you say that?" Francesca asked. "Well," said Hollander, "perhaps you noticed he suffixed his 'thanks' with a 'mum' instead of a 'sir.' I was watch ing closely and saw the old codger covertly open the eye nearest the cup. Rest assured he saw the quarter and its donor as well as I did." "Anyway," she said, "he earns the pittance he gets. Imagine sitting there all the morning grinding that organ and listening to its drone, all for three pennies." "Don't let the pennies deceive you," Hollander protested. "He puts the nickels and dimes in his pockets. It would hurt business to have the tin cup look too prosperous. By this time your quarter is safely salted with the rest, and the three pennies make their pathetic appeal to other tender hearts." Francesca's brow wrinkled In disap proval. "I'd hate to look at the world through such green goggles of cynicism," she said. "I always give somtehing to ev ery beggar in my path." "Allow me to take exception to that statement," said the young man. "Some of the beggars' pleas you don't deign to notice." "Indeed!" said the girl with a. sllerht lifting of.her pretty evebrows. "When have you noticed such oversight on my part There is one beggar in particular." said Hollander, "an honest beggar, too, wnom you utterly ignore. He needs your alms far more than your pseudo onnd organ grinders. "Where is this neglected beee-ar? she asked. "When have I seen him? "He has dogged your steps for the last five years," he said gravely. "He nas sat at your feet and held out his little tin cup for alms, but vou have been blind to his presence and deaf to nis plaints." Francesca smiled maliciously. "Is he ragged and dirtv?" she asked 'Would I know he was a beggar Just to see mm 7 "You Would know he was a begerar just to near mm, ne returned. Is it money he begs?" she inquired sweetly. "No," he said, "It s not money he wants. He has enough of that him self. ie begs lor interest and sym- patny ana love. "And suppose I dropped some love- er mat is, sympathy, I mean in his cup, what would he do? Would he grind me a tune on a decrepit barrel organ "He'd give you lifelong devotion in return, he said earnestlv. Perhaps he's as big a humbug as the blind man," she mused. "Perhaps he's picked the metaphorical dimes and nickels out of his cup and stowed them in his pockets, and only lets me see the three pathetic pennies. b rancesca!" Be said m hurt surprise. sne laugnea ratner uneasily. "I said 'perhaps,' she reminded him. "I see," he said, somewhat mollified. There was silence between them for a moment. "He's an honest beggar," the young man saio. "He's a most persistent one," she laugnea. "You say you give alms to every rag ged mendicant who crosses your path, You woman t pass mm by, would you? he asked. "If I thought he really needed alms" she began. "He does! I assure you he does!" he said eagerly. "Then, just to stop his begging," said Francesca, looking at a cornice on the other side of the street, "I'll I'll give him what he asks. On his way home they passed the old man with the barrel organ again. Hol lander tossed a half dollar into his cup. The old man touched his hat and mum bled a "Thanks, sir." "Crafty old party,". Hollander chuck led as he walked up the street with the girl. "All beggars are crafty," she said turning to him with a bewildering smile. FORBES D WIGHT. (Copyright, 1905, by T. C. McCIure.) POINTED PARAGRAPHS. (From the Chicago News.) An umbrella isn't particular as to the company it keeps. Opinions held by the average man are of the second nana variety. Thert- would be more great poets if there were fewer great critics. As a rule the greatness of man may be measured by his small deeds of kindness. 3'rny a weak man has good inten tions, but Isn't strong enough to carry them out The world owes no man a living, but it owes every man an opportunity to make good. Jolly a man and he will forget it the next day; criticise him and he'll re member it as long as he lives That person who thinks no one is right but himself, should be locked up where he can ao no aaniage. Some- men are so busy shouting at a baseball game that they are unable to hear the whispered can or auty Yes, Alonzo, you may marry happily on $6 a week, but the odds are very much against your staying happily married on that sum. A bachelor never figures on marry ing a widow, but when a widow fig ures on marrying a oacnei.or, it s sure sign of a wedding. Nothing makes a man so angry as to have some fellow swipe an umbrella that he has Just borrowed from the original owner when he wasil t took ing. THE SEVEN AGES OF THE EGG. The egg has seven ages, too, As mankind counts the years, i For first upon the breakfast soens As soft-boiled it appears. Next age, though little older grown. Old Time has yet encroached. With white and gold, distinct and fair, It greets the table poached. And should it outlive both of these. -It then may be inferred That when the third stage comes around We'll doubtless see it shirred. Then fourth it starts t take oa fat. And if no worse betide. It chaperones the rosy ham, Or else we see it fried. Fifth age, the rapid rush of Ufa Has left it far from new. So, slightly mixed and shaken up. The scramble greets the view. Sixth age, though still 'tis hard to beat With mincing rolled between. Though somewhat leathery and tough. An omelet's on the scene. Then seventh, we shall contemplate The last and addled age. And at one throw It goes upon And also quits the stage. New York Mail and Express. HUMOR OF THE VAY He No, I never met her. but she must be very charming. tone wno told you that? He Nobody, but all you other girls admit that she'd be all riarht if she wasn't so horribly conceited. Catholic Standard and Times. Let me see." said the minister, who was filling out the marriage certificate and had forgotten the date, "this is the 6th. is it not?" 'No, sir!" said the bride, with some a. indignation, "this is only my third Lippincott's. "Why do you so often lrrvite that old gossip, Mrs. Brown?" Oh, she always knows so many in teresting things to tell that every one forgets to eat, and almost all the cak is left." Fliegende Blaetter. What Is your idea of an indulgent mother?" asked the typewriter boarder, "An indulgent mother," replied the old bachelor, "is one who never interferes when her darling cherubs make, life miserable for ither people." Detroit Tribune. Bess Charlie, will you tell me what time it is? I've left my watch at my aunt's. Charlie Awfully sorry, but I can t. I've left mine at my uncle's. Detroit Free Press. R snorter T have written lust one line about the meeting tonight. Night Editor (mechanically) Weli, boll it down. Somerviile Journal. 'Blank says he cashes his brains for a living." "I don't doubt it. He has a reputa tion for trying to pass plugged money." Detroit Free Press. long-winded bore, "that a man should weigh hiS words when speaking "Yes, and for some," interrupted Ken dor, "it's well not to give such gener ous measure." Philadelphia Press. The "sweet girl graduate was reading her essay. The fond mother, sitting near tne front now, was gazing at her with rap- turo. "You ought to be proud of her,-Mrs. Tighmus," whispered the admiring friend sitting aiongsiae. "Indeed I am, answerea me raomw. f--It cost $75, and fits her like a glove!" Chicago Tribune. trit-f. rinh Wnman (a few years hence) Men are enough to drive a woman crazy. Second Club woman- iiiaeea. uicj are. First Club Woman Only think! For five nights last week I remained at the club terribly late, and yet when I went home I didn't find my husband wait- Via tnn rt the stairs to upbraid me for neglect The heartless brute was m bed. Sleeping iikb a ioy, uu actually smiled in his dreams. New York Globe. "Doctor." said the facetious fat man. "I believe I must have malaria." "What makes you think so "Well, I feel heavy when I get up in the morning." Philadelphia Ledger. x Tess Do you think Marie's photo graphs do her Justice? Bess Yes. Justice tempered with mercy. Detroit Tribune. Mildred "Papa, when does tha slllv season begin?" Papa "The silly season, my dear, began with the fall of man." Chicago iriDune. "I'd like to see something soft In coats," he said In the clothing store. "All right," said the clerk, moving out the looking-glass: "just put this one one." Yonkers Statesman. Old Gent (out of depth in river) "Help! I can't swim!" American nil, uaii&i n can't swim either; but I'm not making; such a durn'd noise about it" Punch. Cholly "I s-say, guide; I think we are following these bear-tracks In the wrong direction." Guide "Oh, no. We will soon catch up with him." Cholly "T-thats what I m-meant" Judge. "It is hard to tell whom you can trust," said one grafter. "Yes," an swered the other. "Sometimes I think there is no such thing as honesty. You never know who is going to turn state's evidence next" Washington Star. "No, indeed." she said, "I can never be your wife. Why, I had half a dozen offers before yours." "Huh!" rejoined the young man in the case. "That's nothing. I proposed to at least a dozen girls before I met you." Chicago Daily News. First Clubman (gouty and Irritable) Don't you remember the time, when a man on a small income could afford to have beefsteak regularly every day? Second Clubman Yes. Don't you re member how thundering tough and tasteless it was? Chicago Tribune. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. Girls are awful nice things not to marry. If one would see his own faults, hs should borrow his neighbo.-'s specta--' cles. A woman's summer clothes are as thin in themselves as they are thick with ribbons run in them. We call a man very agreeable whea he makes us think he is more impressed with our opinion than his own. It is nevecsafe to let your wife think you haven't any bad habits or she will suspect you are leading a double life. If you ask a girl what she is sewing on and she blushes it Is a sign that is the way she planned .to have It com i out.

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I 1 l I I 1! s i fx n 'iV.N RURALSpOLS. Their Needs Set Forth in a Committee Keport. Submitted to the National Edu cational Association. AT ASBURY PARK, N. j. The Forty-fourth Annual Con rention Assembles. The Session Is Planned to Last Fire Days. AsburyPark, N. J., July 3 The forty fourth convention of the National Ed ucational association assembled here to day for a session extending over five days was taken up with preliminaries for the formal opening night Mr. Lorenzo D. Harvey.of Menominee, Wisconsin, presented the report of the committee on industrial education in schools for rural communitiss. It was in part as follows: "There has never been a time In the history of this country when the argu ments for industrial education in rural communities could be presented with as great force as at the present time. At no time before have farmers ever stood facing such problems of Industrial or ganization as they do today. Competi tion is no longer confined to the com mercial world. The farmer finds him self face to face with the problem of competition with farmers in his own and other localities as never befor?. It is no longer a question of th& man who can work the most hours and the hard est, but it is a question of the man who works most effectively, and he is the one who has been prepared for it by a study of what is essential ,a train ing in thinking and doing in dealing with these essentials, and who now puts the best thinking and doing into his work. "Ie it possible that in almost every other line of human endeavor schools have been organized and are being car ried on to train mn for law, for the ministry, for engineering, infact for al most every department of technical labor, and that there is no necessity for schools which shall specially train the farmer's boy and girl for their work upon the farm? "It may be said that it is not the business of the common schools to train mechanics, nor to train farmers. That perhaps may be conceded; but it is the business of the common schools to so train those attending them as to make them more effective and resourceful in whatever line of work they may enter! It is in the cities have a population of 1.000,000 or over New Tork, Chicago and Philadelphia where salaries are relatively high. Salaries of Teacliers. "The average salaries of all the class es of teachers for all the cities decrease steadily with the decrease in the size of the cities. "Of the 2,8 74 male teachers (not In cluding principals) in high schools- in tne 467 cities who receive an average salary of $1,303. 13.33 per cent re ceived $2,000 or over, and 30.27 per cent received less than $1,000. Of the 5,149 female teachers in high schools receiving an average" salary of $903 only 0.68 per cent received as much as $2,000, while 67.3 per cent received less than $1,000 and 35.93 per cent received less than $750. The group containing the largest percent age of all the male teachers was $1, 200 or under $1,800 with 11.86 per cent, while for female teachers it was $6f.O or under $750 with 17.38 per cent. "Of the 2,378 male principals of elementary schools in the 467 cities receiving an average salary of $1,542, 24.81 per cent received $2,000 or over and 29.11 per cent received less than $1,000 even. Of the 3,835 women principals receiving an average salary of $970, 8.13 per cent received $2,000 or over, while 65.86 per cent received less than $1,000 and 42.50 per cent re ceived less than $730; the group con taining the largest percentage of all was $600, or under $700, with 18.15 per cent. "Of the 1,492 male teachers in ele mental schools in 467 cities receiving an average salary of $1,161, 21.98 per cent received $1,600 or over, while 19.31 per cent received less than $600. Of the 08,654 women teachers in ele mentary schools in the 467 cities re ceiving an average salary of $65 0 only 0.37 per cent received as much as $1,600 even, while 44 per cent received less than $600 and 7.13 per cent re ceived less than $400: the group con taining the largest percentage of all was $450 or under $550, with 20. 8S per cent," while 20.53 per cent received $600 or under $700. "While the average yearly salaries of female teachers (not including principals) In elementary schools in the 467 cities is $650, the average for the same class of teachers when the four great cities of New York, Chi cago, Philadelphia and Boston are not IN COLONEL'S TOWN Things Happen. From the home of the famous "Keyh nel Keeyartah of Cartersville," away down South, comes an enthusiastic let ter about Postum. "I was in very delicate health, suf fering from indigestion and a nervous trouble so severe that I could hardly sleep. The doctor ordered me to discon tinue the use of the old kind of coffee, which was like poison to me, produc ing such extreme disturbance that I could not control myself. But such was my love for it that I could not get my own consent to give it up for some time, and continued to suffer, till my father one day brought home a package of Postum Fcod Cofffte. "I had the new food drink carefully prepared according to directions, and gave it a fair trial. It proved to have a rich flavor and made a healthy, whole some and delightful drink. To my taste the addition of cream greatly improves It. "My health began to improve as soon as the drug effect of the old coffee was removed and the Postum Coffee had time to make its influence felt. My nervous irouoies were speedily relieved and the sleep which the old coffee drove from my pillow always came to soothe and strengthen me after I drunk Pos tum in a very short time I began to sleep Detter man 1 bad for years before. I have now used Postum Coffee for sev eral years and like it better and find it more beneficial than when I first beean. It is an unspeakable joy to be relieved of the old distress and sickness." Name given by Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Bead the little book, "The Road to rSVUviile, In each. pkg. included Is $556 or $94 less. The average for male elementary teachers in the 467 cities is $1,161, while in the 463 cities It is $653 or $518 less. These four cities employ altogether 24,999 teachers and supervising of ficers, or 2 6.9 per cent of the entire number reported as employed by the 467 cities, when only the four prin cipal classes of teachers are consid ered (principals and teachers In high and elementary schools) the four great cities constitute a slightly great er per cent, namely, 2 7.4. The total amount paid to these teachers for sal aries constituted 37.5 per cent of the total amount paid out for salaries for teachers of these classes in the entire 467-cities. "The tendency of recent years has been to make the requirements for teachers in city Bchools more and more severe. The candidate without experience, unless a graduate of the city normal or training school, stands small chance of securing a city po sition. At the same time the salaries offered are low, but to offset this in a measure provision is made in many cities for a regular increase with each year (or perhaps two or three) of service for a definite period, the In crease with satisfactory service being practically guaranteed. Should Be Well Paid. "The school authorities can unques tionably hire teachers for country schools for $25 to $30 a month, or even less, and pay by the month for only the lowest number of months de sired, but such a policy is a sacrffice, not of the interests of the teachers primarily, but of that of the pupils. Experience in a teacher adds as greatly to the value of the services rendered as in any skilled occupation. ana teaching must be regarded, as a skilled occupation. If the teacher with his experience Is to be retained in the profession he must receive a sufficient remuneration for the neces sary expenses of living, not for five or six months. iHit for the entire year. A movement toward establishing a minimum salary law by state enactment has had support in several states, and in Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania and In West Virginia, such a law has already been adopted and put In operation. "The teachers of long service, from information gathered by the committee, constituted a considerable portion of the total number, 3.5 per cent of the men and 0.6 per cent of the woman having taught 40 years or over, while 10 per cent of the men and 4.5 per cent of the women had taught 50 years or over. Of all the teachers in 333 cities of 8,000 pop ulation or over 51.7 per cent had taught less than ten years. "Hardly a beginning has as yet been made in the United states towards cre ating a system or pensions for teachers. In making this statement the committee desires to emphasize the distinction be tween a pension system properly so called, and all the various schemes of mutual aid, including retirement funds and old age stipends that have been organized, and are maintained primarily by the teachers themselves, and at their own expense. In this matter the United States, which might have been expected to go far in advance of other countries if the general interest in public school education alone had been made the bas is of prediction, has in reality fallen behind." Miss Keel's Address. Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent of Indian schools, addressed the depart ment of Indian education. She spoke in part as follows: "I wish especially to invite your thoughtful attention to some of the policies which have been outlined by the new commissioner of Indian af fairs. Francis E. Leupp, of whom one prominent newspaper sayis: 'No com missioner has ever come to the Indian office so well equipped,' and another says: 'The new commissioner of In dian affairs, Francis E. Leupp, has been long regarded by all who take interest in the subject, as the highest authority on all matters relating to the present day descendants of aborig inal Americans.' Among others. Presidents Harrison, Cleveland and McKinley gave him the recognition, and at least one president tried to in duce him to become the head of the national government's bureau of the Indian administration, before Presi dent Roosevelt finally induced him to make the personal sacrifices necessary to take up 1he official duties for which it was publicly said, 'No other man was so well fitted.' "For twenty years Mr. Leupp's vaca tions from arduous journalistic work have been given to the study of Indian affairs. Most of his summers have been spent in visiting the Indian reser vations and their welfare has seldom been out of his thoughts in the whole period. Since he resumed official re sponsibility for the Indians last Janu ary, he has been rapidly putting into effect the reforms his great experience and fine judgment showed to be imme diately necessary for. their betterment. We want to thank the president for persuading Mr. Leupp to accept the direction of the bureau of Indian affairs, and congratulate ourselves that we have a commissioner who un derstands and feels strongly on the subject of Indian education, and is anxious to have the best and most practical methods used in the schools from the kindergarten up. in training the Indian children to lead useful and industrious lives." TUXXEIj ENGMSH CHANNEL. Work Started Twenty Years Ago to Be Resumed Soon. Calais,, July 3. Messrs. Sartiaux and Javary, chief engineers of the Northern Railway company of France, arrived here a few days ago and proceeded to a minute inspection of the machinery installed more than twenty years ago for the projected construction of a tun nel under the British channel. They also made an examination of the shafts already sunk, in the company of M. Breton, the engineer left in charge of the work. The arrival of the engineers here, ta ken In connection with the recent con ference held in Paris by the officials of the Northern railway of France and those of the London, Chatham and Dover and the Southeastern railway, of England, is taken to mean that there is a probability of soon obtaining the necessary authorization of the English parliament for the digging of the tun nel. Edison Franchise Report. The business men's committee who are investigating the Edison Electric ljignt company s rates will make a re port to the business men either by the middle or the latter part of this week. The report will be submitted in writ ing at a called meetinsr of the business men. The report is the result of a six weeks of investigation on the part of tne committee composed of W. S. tsergundthal, J. C. Marshall and Geo. H. Matthews, who have been In con sultation with SUDerintendent Maun- sell of the Edison company. J. C. Marshall of the committee said: "The committee has gotten along amicably ana nave ocen attended with a Certain amount of success. We are not ready to give out what we have done. WTe have been meeting nearly every even ing or day and have done some bard work." NO OSTENTATION. The Body of the Late Secretary John Hay Is Placed in the Cleveland Cham ber ot Commerce. SIMPLE CEREMONIES. Will Mark Final Service to the Dead. Casket Will Not Be Opened to Public View. Cleveland, July 3. Covered by palms and wreaths of roses and blos soms of the sweet pea, the casket con taining the body of John Hay was at 11 o'clock this morning placed in the auditorium of the chambef of com merce where it will remain under mili tary guard until :30 o'clock Wednes day morning, when it will be taken to Wade chapel in Lake View cemetery for the last services that it. is possible for his family and his countrymen to render to his memory. The train which brought the body of Mr. Hay to Cleveland was the Lake Shore-limited, due In this city at 6:55. At the little suburb of Glenville, five miles from this city, where Samuel Mather, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Hay, resides, a short stop was made and the funeral car, together with the car in which members of the Hay family had traveled, was detached from the train and placed on a siding. There was nobody at the station when the train arrived save two or three rail road employes and a few newspaper men. The first one to alight from the car was Samuel Mather, who was fol lowed closely by Mrs. Mather, and then came Mrs. Hay, heavily veiled. She walked alone, requiring no assist ance. Two automobiles were waiting the arrival of the party and no time was lost In departing for the residence of Mr. Mather which is situated about one mile from the station. The two automobiles swept away from the sta tion in a cloud of dust, leaving the fu neral car in care of Conductor Joseph Pitcher of the Boston Maine rail road, who has come through with the train from Newbury, N. H. The train remained in Glenville un til 10 o'clock, when in charge of offi cials of the Lake Shore road and un accompanied by any members of the Hay ramily. ul of whom remained at the residence of Mr. Mather, it was run down to the union depot in this city, arriving at 10:19. Awaiting the arrival of the funeral train in the depot were the members of the committee -appointed at last night's meeting in the chamber of commerce. Drawn up outside the depot was the restless line of cavalry, Cleveland's famous Troop A, under command of Captain Sehofield which will act as military escort throughout the funeral ceremonies and will furnish the guard of honor which night and day will be maintained around the body, of the distinguished dead until it has been placed in the final resting place in Lake View. Committee Takes Charge. Immediately after the car came to stop, the committee marching two and two, entered into a line in the rear of the car. Under the command of Lieu tenant Otto Miller of- troop A, four ser geants of the troop together with two corporals formed in double column be hind the committee. Falling back tow ard the sides of the car, the members of the committee gave way to the de tail of non-commissioned officers who advanced to the end of the train and received from the undertaker's assist ants' the casket upon which rested two crossed palms tied with a broad ribbon of royal purple and an enormous wreath of pink roses and white rweet peas. The cavalry at once wheeled into columns in advance of the hearse and as soon as the members of the committee had ta ken their places in their carriages the line of march was taken up for the chamber of commerce, about one mile distant. The escort proceeded at a slow march requiring about 20 minutes to cover the distance. Not over two hundred people were at the depot when the funeral train arrived and a crowd of possibly twice that number was gathered in front of the Chamber of Commerce building when the cavalry arrived at the door way. Wheeling his men in a line to one street. Captain Schofleld again brought them to present arms hile the six non-commissioned offi cers bore the body from the hearse through the broad' entrance of the Chamber of Commerce building and down the long hallway, which was ab solutely deserted save for the presence of a solitary sentry, who stood mo tionless with his carbine presented un til the funeral party had passed along. The casket was borne Into tne audi torium, where it was placed upon a low bier, the black of which was re lieved by the folds of the national flag, which was draped across it. Back of the bier, which was placed in the identical spot where the body of the late Senator Hanna lay in state, was a bank of towering palms and a large, number of other plants were grooped tastefully around the hall. Guards Are Placed. Four 3entries were at once placed on guard and a detail of policemen stationed In the outer hall. The civic and military guards will be present every instant of the day and night un til Wednesday morning when the body will be taken to Wade chapel in the Lake View cemetery for the final ser vices. By the request of Mrs. Hay the casket will not be opened during the time it remains in the chamber of commerce and the public in general will not be admitted to the room in which the casket rests. In addition to President Roosevelt, who is to arrive at 9 o'clock Wednes day morning, the local committee has been advised that the representatives of banks. ex-Secretary of War Root, all the members of the present cabinet except Secretary Taft, ex-Secretartes of the Navy Long and Morton, ex-Secretary of the Treasurer Lyman J. Gage SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT Time Lock $3 and up per year Emmett E. Roudebasli s 'i 197 6th Both Phones 267 J and former Attorney General Phi lander C. Knox will arrive tomorrow night and Wednesday for the funeral. None of the distinguished visitors will remain for any length of. time after the funeral, the president leaving at 3 o'clock with the members of his cabinet and the others during the evening. Mrs. Hay will return during the evening to Lake Sunapee. FOURTH AT VINEWQOD, Big Programme Has Been Arranged for tbe Park. Frank Kelley of the Topeka Railway company today announced that Vine vood Park Is in fine condition for the usual Fourth of July crowd tomorrow. "The rain has not made It unpleasant at the park," he said. "The lawns are in fine shape, and our improved system of drainage has made it possible for big rains to come and the grounds will not be left muddy and bad. The walks are of fine gravel." There will be dancing at the pavillion all day. A band concert will be given from 1 to 11 o'clock, and a balloon ascen sion and parachute leap will be made at 4 o'clock. The feature of the special prepara tions for the day include a beautiful fireworks display. "We have arranged to have a volcanic eruption," said Mr. Kelly. "We bought our fireworks of the Pain Fireworks company, and the volcanic eruption will be similar to that of the Last Days of Pompeii, except that it will not be on so large a scale. The display will be creditable." There will be boat and tub races and other outdoor sports for which prizes will be offered. A new bill is on at the vaudeville the ater and. all the amusement concessions will be .in full swing. Special prepara tions have been made by the street car company to provide ample facilities for transporting the largest crowd in the history of the park to and from the park. IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Hall of Brooklyn Is Leading the Bat ters Tliis Week. Cincinnati, July 3. Hall of Brooklvn, who has been loaned to Hanlon by Mc Graw, is this week leading the National league hitters, but Hans Wagner of the Pirates is the real leader, as he has played in a great many more games. The "butcher boy" has an average of .355, with Cy Seymour of the Reds so close that he is liable to forge ahead at any moment. Shannon and Smoot of the Cardinals have both dropped out of the .300 class, so that now St. Louis hasn't a representative In the select cir cle. John Clark has shown a wonderful improvement in his batting the past week, and has raised his average from below the .200 mark to .261. Thomas of the Phillies has displaced Donlin as the best run getter, and is now leading, with 50 runs scored in 57 games. Billy Maloney of the Cubs still continues his magnificent work on the bases, and is far in the lead in the number of bases stolen. He has stolen nearly twice as many bases as any other player in the league, having pilfered 37 bags in 59 games. As a result of his terrific hitting in the past few weeks, Seymour of the Reds is now leading the sluggers, with a total of 75 bases. New Tfork leads in club batting, with Philadelphia, second. St. Louis ranks fifth- i'-j-In fielding, MikeV '!Grady leads the catchers, McGann of New York the first basemen and Evers of the Cubs the second basemen. Arndt is. playing a fine game at second base, and ranks third among the second Backers. Lewis, who recently dumped Brooklyn, is the leading shortstop, while Bridwell, who is putting up such a fine article of ball for Cincinnati, heads the third basemen. Thomas and McCarthy still have per fect records in the .out field. All the Car dinal outfielders rank up well In field ing. Chicago is leading in team fielding. TEXAS MEAT BID REFUSED. Swift the Only Packer to Offer Prices for Supplies. Dallas, Tex., July 3. State Purchas ing Agent Anderson has announced that "all" bids for packing house sup plies for state charitable .institutions had been rejected because of "pecu liar" circumstances. "All" bids meant one bid, as Swift Co. was the only bidder. Armour and others ignored requests to bid. The state charitable institutions con tain approximately 5,000 inmates, and the contract is a valuable one. One of the peculiarities Agent An derson encountered was that a bid for bacon for an institution having more than 2,300 Inmates was 1 M cents per pound higher than for one with only 250 inmates. President Looks for Armistice. Oyster Bay, L. I., July 2 Negotiations looking to peace in the far east are re garded here as having assumed a satis factory form. The president hopes and believes that an armistice between Linevitch and Oyama may be arranged perhaps within a few days. Davis Thinks City Won't Lose. Mavor W. H. Davis said this afternoon: "I don't believe the city will lose its de posits at the First National. I believe that the bank is solvent and that it will pay back dollar for dollar. This is my guess; I haven't any inside information." DEATHS AND FUNERAL. Louis Boyd, the colored man who with his wife was badly burned at a gasoline explosion at their home, 215 Madison street, two weeks ago, died on Saturday night at Keith's hospital. Mrs. Boyd died the next day after the accident. The funeral of Mr. Boyd was held this afternoon. Interment was In Topeka cemetery. The funeral services of Mrs. Claude F. Kimball, who died at her home, 1016 Polk street, at 9 o'clock on Sat urday night, will be held at 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at the residence of F. M. Kimball at above number. Dean Kaye will officiate. Interment will be in Topeka cemetery. BUFFALO AND RETURN $28.00. Santa Fe Makes Low Rat for Elks' Annual Meeting. Annual meeting Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Tickets on sale July 7, 8 and 9. and can be ex tended to leave Buffalo as late as August SI. Fourth of July Shoot. The Topeka Gun club will hold a shoot at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the grounds east of Topeka, The mer chants have donated 20 prizes to be shot for. In Russia hereafter people will be allowed to think in moderation. Puck. HISTED IS OPTIMISTIC. Says Devlin Crash Might Have Been Averted. Clifford Histed. who ia C. J. Devlin' personal attorney and has been for sev eral months, spent three hours in con versation with the stricken financier at his home this morning. At the conference Mr. Devlin authoriz ed Mr. Histed to place securities ot ?1,400,000, equally, divided from his life insurance policies and his valuable To peka holdings, at the disposal of the First National bank for credit. rnls does not mean that so much money was turned over, but that the property and insurance have an asset value of 1700,000 each on the business maritet. r Mr. Histed States In hi intprvlpm that the present crisis and bank fluctu ation in Topeka could have been avert ed had the relatives and friends of Mr. Devlin realized in time that he was Dreaking down from the immense men tal strain of his business. Mr. Histed also takes a very optimis tic view .of the conditions at the First National bank, saying that he believes the depositors will receive back every dollar which they placed in its vaults. "Nobody, in all Mr. Devlin's busi ness career," said Mr. Histed, "has ever accused him of being a gambler or a speculator. He was a keen, good business man. His Judgment on values, especially in coal, was accept- j ed everywhere and had few equals. "Whatever indebtedness Mr. Devlin owes has gone back into properties. iis assets are visible and tangible to day, lust where he put the money. The trouble arose merely from the fact that Mr. Devlin, who has been a phenomenal worker, laboring from 15 to 17 hours per day, carried all the mass of details in his own head to such an extent that his business felt a lack of attention when he quit. This does not imply criticism on the men who worked under him and were his sub ordinates. "Every banker who attended the meeting at Kansas City on Sunday acquiesced in this view of Mr. Devlin. Probably one of the troubles was that his friends and relatives did not real ize that the difficulty was as serious as it has proven to be, so far as his health is concerned, so there was a belated start in taking hold of the question of handling his large properties while he is sick. "It was not through any lack of confidence, but rather through the lack of opportunity to thoroughly di gest and agree on a plan, that this situation in Topeka was not averted. I think that every bank in Topeka that is now running, and I have had Occasion to look into them closely, is absolutely solvent, and able to pay its depositors in full. I think that the First National bank situation .is a tem porary distress, and it will be found that its depositors will not suffer loss. When it was found that it would be most expedient to not open this morn ing, and acting upon the authority of Mr. Devlin, I turned over to the bank real estate which has been carefully appraised by experts of a value of over $700,000. "This includes the Central National bank block, the Walker block, the lot and building where his office is sit uated, the Real Estate building, his farm in Shawnee county, coal lands in southern Kansas, and some fine farm ing land in Illinois. I also turned over about $700,000 worth of life insur ance. This does not mean that the life insurance has a present cash valu" of that amount, but it does mean that it is worm so mucn in gooa. tangioie, visible security, which in the long run amounts to the same. "We feel that the shock and strain of the situation has of course had anything but a good effect on him. His present condition I do not regard dangerous, yet at the same time, he is not capable of transacting any busi ness." Officers and Directors. The officers of the First National are: Wm. Sims, president; W. H. Rossing ton, vice president; C. E. Hawley, cash ier: C. S. Bowman, assistant cashier. The directors are: Wm. Sims. C. E. Hawley, A. A. Robinson, president of the Mexican Central railway; Chas. J. Lantry of B. Lantry Sons, contract ors. Strong City, Kansas; W. H. Ros sington, of Rossington, Smith West, attorneys; Chas. J. Devlin and John L. Christopher, treasurer T. M. and N. railway, Topeka. J. L. Christopher is a nephew of Mr. C. J. Devlin. The Banking Law on Loans. The banking law does not permit a bank to loan to any one person more than one-tenth of its capital stock. Mr. Devlin s interests are supposed to include twenty-six companies. If he had borrowed the limit on each com pany he would have borrowed $780, 000. It is reported on good authority that the First National bank holds Mr. Devlin's notes, aggregating something over a million dollars. The last state ment issued by the bank and pub lished in this issue shows that on May 28 the loans and'discounts on the bank amounted ot $1,097,000. This would indicate that practically all the loans had been made to Mr. Devlin and his companies. Examination of Banks. National banks are required by law to be examined at least twice a year and a report must be made to the comptroller upon demand at least five times a year. Notes of Depositors. J. D. McFarland has given his opinion in regard to a matter which comes up with the First National bank suspen sion to the effect that where a depositor has a note in the bank and which note remains the property of the bank and has not been disposed of to an innocent purchaser that the note goes to offset any deposits to the same amount. Woodworkers Strike. Chicago, July 3. Union woodworkers employed by 13 bar and office fixtures' companies, went on strike today to en force demands for an increase in wages of two cents an hour. Chicago Is Restrained. Chicago, July 3. Judge Grosscup has sustained the injunction restraining the city from enforcing its 75 cents gas or dinance. BUFFALO AND RETURN $28.00. Santa Fe Makes Low Rate for Elks' Annual Meeting. Annual meeting Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Tickets on sale July 7, 8 and 9, and can be ex tended to leave Buffalo as late as August 31. SPECLAL TRAIN FROM OTTAWA. Via Santa Fe Railroad -Round Trip Fare $2.10. Spend the Fourth there at beautiful Forest park and the Chautauqua, re turn on special train leaving Ottawa at 10:16 p. m., arriving In Topeka at 11:45 p. m. t It Leads Ail Chicago-Made Pianos t THE NEWERA THE BEST IN We introduced the New-Era Schaeffer Piano in Kansas City. It made friends quickly, and it holds them. In the years that we have handled the Schaeffer Piano we have sold hundreds of them and we have subjected them to hard tests and criticisms, and they more than measure up in beauty, volume, sweetness and purity of tone with any piano made in Chicago or the West. A careful inspection of our store will satisfy you of this. We sell a new. Schaeffer as low as $235. Payments $8 monthly. Write for catalogue and special information. J. W. JenKins' 1013 and 1015 Walnut The Bast Place to Buy a Piano Mention the QUIET AT ODESSA. Crew of a Russian Cruiser Refuses to Put to Sea. Odessa. July 3. 1:35 P. M. The sur render of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz was formally carried out this morning. The warships of course returned from Nl kolaieff and the officers went on board and picked out the ringleaders of the mutiny and several of their followers, all of whom were sent ashore. A torpedo boat destroyer and gunboat arrived here during the night bringing Rear Admiral Chouknin, commander of the Black Sea fleet. The city Is quiet. Many of the strikers have returned to work. 1 Another Mutiny. Cronstadt, July 3. The crew of the Russian cruiser Minine refused to put to sea with the other vessels of the ac tive squadron alleging that the age and bad condition of the Minine prevented her participation in gun practice and maneuvering. The ring leaders of this mutiny were arrested and the Minine will be towed close to a fort where she is now anchored. THE MIKADO'S CONDOLENCE. Is Cabled the President on the Death of Colonel Hay. vashington, July 3. The emperor or Japan has sent the following cable gram of condolence to the president on the death of Secretary Hay: "I learned with deep sorrow of the death of Mr. Hay, secretary of state. His eminent service in the interest of peace and good relations between na tions renders his death a great loss not only to his own country but to the world at large. I tender to you and Mrs. Hay my sincere condolence." The emperor instructed the min ister of foreign affairs to transmit a personal message from the emperor to Mrs. Hay. Minister Takahira has received in structions to send a wreath in the name of the Japanese government to Cleveland on the occasion of Mr. Hay's funeral. The wreath will be presented by Mr. Hiroki, .the first sec retary. DENISON OX INSPECTION TRIP. He Found X. Jf. G. in the Main in Good Shape. W. W. Denison, quartermaster general of the Kansas National guard, returned Saturday from a 30-day trip of inspec tion over the state, and has nearly com pleted his work of checking up tne pro perty of the Kansas National guard. Considerable shortages of clothing and equipment have been discovered, and the cantains of the companies are re quired to make affidavits as to what has hwome of the missine articles. Quartermaster Denison visited the 24 companies in the state, regimental headquarters, signal and hospital corps and the two batteries of artillery. In .making these inspections he traveled over 1,500 miles. American League Figures. New Tork, July 3. Eddie McFar land continues to lead the American league at the bat, although his per centage is coming down. Napoleon Lajoie is now batting .325, and will probably go up to his accustomed po sition wrthin the next few days. Eight men are batting over .300, while the vast majority of the bats men are below the .250 mark. Hartsel and Hoffman lead In stolen bases, and Davis in extra hitting. The Athletics lead in team stick work and Cleveland In long drives. Joss and Pelty lead the pitchers in the field, and Heydon tops the catch ers. Carr leads the first basemen, and Lajoie reigns at second. Gleason heads the thira Dasemen and Davis the shortstops. Stahl and Crawford are high up in the outfield. Chicago has displaced Cleveland as leader in the club fielding averages. Schick Sues the City. William Schick filed suit in the district court today against the city of Topeka for $247.65 for damages for the killins of a horse, the injuring of another and the wrecking of a wagon in the Kansas ave nue bridge. The team was frightened by the noise of an engine used by the Marsh Bridge Co. in the building of the new span to the Melan bridge. To Torpedo the Kniaz Potemkine. Odessa, July 3. The Russian torpedo boat Smetliv, manned by a volunteer crew, has left this port to search for and attempt to torpedo the battleship Kniaz Potemkine, last reported in the hands of its mutinous crew at Kustenji, Rou mania. Bank Officials Sign County Bond! The Shawnee county funds on deposit in the First National bank amount to $29,952. The bond given by the bank to the county for the security of funds on deposit is signed by C. J. Devlin, who qualified for $500,000, Major Sims who qualified for $50,000. Mrs. P. G. Noel who qualified for $25,000 and W. H. Rossington who qualified for $10,000. SPECIAL TRAIN FROM OTTAWA. Via Santa Fe Railroad Round Trip Fare $2.10. Spend the Fourth there at beautiful Forest park and the Chautauqua, re turn on special train leaving Ottawa at 10:15 p. m., arriving in Topeka at 11:45 p. m. SCHAEFFER i THE WEST t t t i Sons Music Co. Street, Kansas City, Mo. Southwestern Dlitrlbutors for iha Pianola. State Journal. EDUCATION AU. CENTRAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Approved by Board of Education as be- ing of first grade College rank. Confers! degrees of A. B.. B. S., and B. L. Un surpassed Conservatory of Music. D. F. Conrad, (Berlin), Director. Excellent Schools of Art and Elocution. Majeetio Scenery, Missouri River Valley and Bluffs. Five counties in view. Grounds extensive and beautiful. New $26,000 building being added. Old building renewed. For cata logue, address Alfred F. Smith, Presi dent, Lexington, Mo. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. BEST for you because best made, are Sat in skin cream and Satin skin powder. 26x TURNED BACK BY SHOT. Mutineers Attempt to Enter a Rouma nian Port. Bucharest, Roumania, July 3. The Russian torpedo boat No. 267 accom panying the Kniaz Potemkine at tempted to enter the port of Kustenji today. The Roumanian cruiser Eliza betha fired on the torpedo boat but failed to hit her. The torpedo boat then retired. Revolutionists Are Busy. St. Petersburg, July 3. General Trep off's warning to the newspapers not to print a word about the Black sea fleet troubles although obeyed In St. Peters burg, has aroused insistent demands for permission to publish the facts while some of the Moscow papers openly defied the warning. Revolutionists are working with fe verish activity in spreading the news broadcast, scattering the pamphlets to the soldiers and summoning the work men to strike and join movement for emancipation. The nervousness which pervades all classes is increasing. The government's policy in keeping back the facts, bad as they are, is resulting in people giving a willing ear to all the stories which are set afloat. Nothing seemingly is too wild to receive ready credence. Many are convinced that the country is act ually in the throes of a revolution. Al though the critical character of the sit uation can hardly' be overstated and while the danger of a general upheaval is undoubtedly real, there has been no open mutiny of soldiers yet and until some regiments, following the example of their comrades of the navy go over the rising has little chance of success. At the same time there is enough deep discontent among many of the soldiers to render it doubtful whether they will stand the test of obeying or ders to fire on the people in th streets. The bourse was almost in a state of panic today. Industrials fell heavily. MORE SIDETRACKS WANTED. Railroad Commission Asked to Order Them In Pratt County.. Senator Thad C. Carver and Repre sentative J. S. Barnes have both writ ten letters to the state board of railroad commissioners urging that the railroad companies be required to put in the ele vator sidetracks at luka, Preston and Cullison, in Pratt county. It was reported some days ago that the railroad companies had commenced work on these sidetracks, would comply with the law. According to Mr. Carver and Mr. Barnes, the work of building these sidetracks has not yet commenced, in spite of the assurance given by the railroad company that things were pro gressing as directed by the board. The board will probably issue a ukase -concerning the matter, and try to compel the railroads to obey the law. LOCAL MENTION. A lamp filled with gasoline exploded upstairs at 422 Kansas avenue Sunday evening at 11:23 and set fire to the con tents of the room In which it was stand ing. The fire department responded and put out the fire without other loss than to the furnishings ot the room. The loss was small. The water main over the temporary bridge across the Kansas river sprung a leak at one of the joints late Satur day evening. The leak was repaired be fore serious damage was done. Mrs. Helena Duning, of Cincinnati, with her two children, is visiting her father, Carl Jockheck. The county commissioners have bought three-quarters of an acre of land from A. H. Slaton to be used in opening the Slayton road in Menoken township. High water washed away part of the old road and additional land was necessary in reconstructing the road. G. W. Plommer, representative from Jefferson county, was in Topeka Satur day. Assistant Attorney General John S. Dawson has compromised an issue of $11,463 of old Finney county school bonds. The state gets new fifteen year bonds, and sacrifices $300 in interest now due. While in Kansas Thomas F. Lawson will be the guest of Governor Hoch. T. A. McNeal took possession of the office of state printer at noon on Saturday. Main Thoroughfare To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port land, Oregon, June 1 to October 15, 1905, via Union Pacific This historical route, traversing the heart of the great North west with its boundless resources.gives you 200 miles along the matchless Co lumbia river and a trip to Portland and the Northwest without change and a chance to visit Tellowstone Park, June 1 to September 19, by side trip from Pocatello or Ogden through Mould.

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6 THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAi; MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1905. BIG4 TOFIGHT. Indicted Packers Will Try to Secure Injunction Preventing Prosecution by the U. S. Government. CHARGES IDENTICAL. Indictments Are the Same in Every Case Where a Violation of the Sher man Law Is Alleged. Chicago, July 3. Efforts are to be made, by the packers Indicted by the federal grand jury Saturday to defeat the government's aim through injunc tion proceedings, according to the Record-Herald. The packers have authorized their special counsel, John S. Miller, to file their petition for an injunction at his discretion in the United States court. In fact, the notices informing the fed eral officials that a petition would b filed asking for an injunction already save been prepared for service. Attorney Miller stated that the ac tion seeking an injunction would be uncommon, but not without precedent cases being on record in several in stances supporting the contemplated move by the packers. "The form of the action has not been thoroughly considered or thought out," said Mr. Miller, "but that will be settled latter. My clients will ask for an injunction against prosecution under the indictments on the ground 'that the prosecution will be irregular. "It is a well settled rule of law that where a plaintiff goes into a court of equity seeking an injunction and ob tains it the same plaintiff cannot in stitute criminal proceedings against the defendant. The packing firms are now under an injunction made per manent by Judge Grosscup of the cir cuit court. "If they have violated that injunc tion they ought to be cited for con tempt before that tribunal instead of being indicted in the United States dis trict court. Seventeen men, in all, prominent in the packing industries of the country, have been indicted for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and four of ficials of the Schwarzschild Sulz berger company were indicted for al leged illegal rebating to the railroads. Besides these individual indictments. bills were voted against five corpora tions, Armour Co., Swift Co., Nel son Morris Co., the Cudahy Pack ing company and the Fairbanks Can ning company. The men indicted for alleged con spiracy in restrain of trade which con etitutefl violation of the Sherman act are: List of the Indicted. J. Ogden Armour, president of Ai xnour Jfe Co. Charles Armour, of Armour Co. Arthur Meeker, general manager lor Armour Co. T. J. Conners, director, Armour Co. P. A. Valentine, treasurer Armour jo. Samuel McRoberts, assistant treas urer of Armour Co. Louis F. Swift, president of Swift Co. Charles Swift, of Swift Co. Lawrence A. Carton, treasurer of Swift Co. Arthur F. Evans, attorney for Swift uo. R. C. McManus, attorney for Swift Jo. A. H. Veeder, general counsel for swift Co. Edward Cudahy, of Cudahy Co, D. E. Hatwell, secretary of Swift uo. Edward F. Swift, vice president of Swift co. Edward Morris, secretary of Nelson Morris jo. Ira V. Morris, of Nelson Morris Co. The four employes of Schwarzschild Sulzberger, who were indicted for alleged rebating with the railroads, are all connected with the traffic de partment of the corporation. Their names are Samuel Weil, B. S. Cusey, t. Hi. loan, v. u. sKipwortn. Eight Counts in Each Case. The indictments voted for alleged vio lation of the anti-trust law were iden. tical in each instance. The indictments contained each eight counts which were spread over sixty-three typewritten pages. The first and second counts of the in- dictments pertained only to beef sold in domestic trade. The ninth and tenth counts relate to. beef gold in foreign iraae. xne tnira count cnarges a con spiracy in restraint of trade and com merce among the states and with for eign nations in fresh, dried, smoked cured, canned and pickled meats, and in certain by-products of the packing 1 industry, viz: Sausage casing, sausage containers, oieo siock, stearine and oils, and also in butter, eggs and poultry. This count charges that the trade which the defendants were carrying on in the above named commodities was to ce restrained in several ways: t Restraint of Trade. First Competition in the buying of catue at me stock yards in different cities was to be prevented and destroy ed by the defendants, who reauired their purchasing agents to refrain from bidding against each other. Second Competition as to the sale of the above commodities In foreifrn an domestic markets was to be prevented and destroyed Dy the defendants flxin non-competitive and unreasonable prices for such commodities, and requiring their representatives in the different markets to fix prices by agreement from day to day, according to what the market would stand. Third The supply of the above com modifies was to be curtailed and re stricted whenever necessary to maintain the prices so fixed. Fourth The United States was divid ed up into territories between the de fendants, and each was to keep its own territory without interference by the others. Fifth rThere was a division as to the volume of trade allowed to each de fendant in a given market; if one party sold more than hl3 percentage during given week he was obliged to pay an "ante of so much per hundredweight, according to the territory in which the matter occurred, into a pool to cover the excess of sales, and this fund was divid ed among the packers who fell short in their sales. Fop Handling By-Products. Sixth Certain corporations, namely, the Aetna Trading company and the Oppenheimer Manufacturing company, were to be appointed exclusive agents of the defendants to handle the sausage casings and containers, and these com panles were to make arrangements with the several concerns which had been handling such merchandise in the markets of the world for working in harmony and controlling the output and price of the merchandise. The scheme involved the destruction or "tanking" of j large quantities of casings whenever the supply was too great. The Kenwood company, another cor poration, was to handle oleo oils and products on substantially the same i lines, excepting that there was to be destruction of these commodities. These agents of the packers were also to make contracts with small packing concerns throughout the country for j taking their output of casings and tnese asiners were either to be destroyed or handled in connection with the goods of the packers. Monopoly Is Alleged. I The fourth count charges that the same matters mentioned in the third count as being in restraint of trade and commerce constituted an onense on the part of the packers to monopolize such trade and commerce. The fifth count specifically covers the handling of the by-products, cas- ngs and containers, oieo stocKS, stear ine and oils, and describes a conspiracy in restraint of trade to be effective in the same way as set forth in the third count with reference to all of the pro ducts mentioned. The sixth count charges the casings conspiracy to be an attempt to monop olize trade and commerce in tnat com modity, in the United States and in foreign countries. The seventh count sets tortn tne particulars concerning the organiza tion of the National Packing company nd charges that the object and effect of that organization was to destroy competition not only between the packers who were interested in the National Packing company, but be tween the ten smaller packing com panies which were consolidated by the device of organizing the National Packing company, and this is described as a conspiracy in i estramt Of trade and commerce. The eighth count makes out the or ganization of the National Packing company to be an attempt to monopo lize the same trade and commerce. The tenth count relates to similar actions in connection with meats and by-products. Soliciting Rebates. The indictment against Messrs. Weil, Cusey, Todd and Skipworth of the Schwarzschild Sulzberger company, charges that on the 3d day of Feb ruary, 1903. the four men conspired with others to the jury unknown, to commit an offense against the United states Dy soliciting and accepting for tne scnwarzscnild Sulzberger com pany from the Michigan Central Rail, road company, the Chicago. Rock Isl and Pacific, the Grand Trunk, the j-enign valley, the Boston Maine and the Mobile Ohio, large sums of money as rebates of the money paid and to be paid by Schwarzschild Sulzberger for the transportation of gooas. A specific case was mentioned against Cusey as having occurred on January 22, 1904, when it is said he presented to tne Mienigan Central a claim for rebates in favor of Schwa nt- schild Sulzberger, which claim was numbered 10,519 by the packinsr com imiiy aim no i,203 oy tne Michigan Central, amounting to S2.967.S0. A number of other cases similsu- in character were mentioned against Cusey and the other three men. Appended to the indictment was a copy of a letter anegea to nave been written May 19, 1904, by Cusey to Assistant General Freight Agent Bircheet, of the Mobile Ohio, in which he declared that sni-h business in Schwarzschild Sulzberger naa Deen giving tne railroad had been diverted until the company received consiaeration from the railroad. Tlie Penalty. Assistant Attorney General O. H. Pa- gin said in explanation of the indict ments: The indictments are based unnn tha act or congress approved July 2, 1890, popularly Known as tne Sherman anti trust law. The first section of this act makes it an offense for any person or corporation to engage in any combina tion in the form of trusts or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign-nations. Section 2 makes it an offense to monopolize or attempt to monopolize any part or such trade or commerce, the penalty under each sec tion in case of conviction is a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the dis creuon ot tne court, til course, a cor poration could not be imprisoned, and in this direction the punishment by fine is all that can apply. In all other respects corporations wmcn are artificial per sons stand in the same attitude as in dividuals under the law. "The question as to what constitutes a trust is not thoroughly settled. Some authorities include in the definition of a trust the idea of placing stocks of dif ferent corporations in the hands of an other corporation to be held in trust and managed without the interference of the separate corporations which are thus put in combination. If this is the cur rent definition of a trust the indictment in this case does not charge the defend ants with having formed a trust, there being no allegation tnat the stocks of the large packing companies are held in trust for the purposes of management. It is true that the stock of ten smaller packing concerns previously running in opposition to tne Dig packers was bought up by individuals sonnected with the big packing corporations and placed with another corporation organized for the purpose of holding these stocks the National Packing company; but this indictment makes no direct charge against the National packing company, or any of its officers, except such as were officers of tne Dig packing com panles. Concerns Were Bought Outright "It is to be observed that when the stocks of the smaller companies were purchased, not merely the controlling interests of each of the small com panies was acquired, but all the stock was bought up, so that the purchasers were in a position to wipe out of ex istence the companies so purchased. On this point the National Packing company differed from the Northern Securities case, lately decided in the supreme court of the United States. In the latter case only the controlling interests of the railroads concerned was bought up and put tn the hands of a third corporation for management." As soon as the indictments had been handed into court District Attorney Morrison suggested that each of the defendants be placed under bonds of 15,000, and when the court asked if bench warrants were to be served he was informed by the district attorney that the legal advisers for all of the men included in the indictments had agreed to produce the men on Mon day, or as soon as possible after July 4. Some of the defendants are not in the city and can not come into court immediately. Judge Bethea acquiesced in this arrangement. The first one of the indicted men to offer bonas was B. S. Cusey, indicted for rebating with the railroads. He appeared in court about one hour after the indictments had been returned and gave a bond for $5,000 for his appear ance when wanted. The cases against the defendants will not be tried, in all probability, until some time in the fall. FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION. Rates Via Rock Island System. One fare plus B0 cents to all points on Rock Island System. Tickets on sale July 1 to 4 inclusive, with final return limit July 6. See Rock Island agents. IRST NATIONAL d IS CLOSED. (Continued from Page One.) thousand dollars than n Thursday." John R. Mulvane, of the Bank of To peka, answered to a question of condi tion as follows: "We had some little dealings with Mr. Devlin, but all are all right. Lots of his paper I consider sat isfactory to carry. Everything is in good shape here. Our deposits on Saturday were $100,000 greater than on Thursday. I understand that a great deal of money was brought into Topeka from Kansas City on Saturday afternoon and yester day. I know that $100,000 came from New York." A. V. Lindell. Shawnee State bank. North Topeka: "There is no uneasiness on this side of the river at all. Our bank had no business with Mr. Devlin at all. People over here do not seem to take notice of the matter in any way." Peter Smith. Citizens' State bank. North Topeka: "We took all of our surplus out of the First National bank, wnere we had been in the habit of keeping it, on Saturday and on several days previous. There is no uneasiness over here at all. Our deposits both this morning and Saturday were heavier than the withdrawals." Mr. Smith was asked why he with drew his surplus, to which he an swered: "Oh, we thought we might need the money." Meeting in Kansas City. This morning's Kansas City Times contained the following: the aftairs of C. J. Devlin, the Kan sas millionaire, who is 111 at his home n topeka, were discussed at a con ference of his business associates at the Baltimore hotel yesterday after noon, which lasted several hours. Those who attended the meeting were Judge Elijah Robinson, attorney for the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City; W. C. Scarritt, attorney ror the American National bank of Kansas City: C. A. Loomis, attorney for the City National bank of Kansas City; Clifford Histed, J. jtf. Harkless and Ross Gilluly, attorneys for Mr. and Mrs. Devlin; J. W. Gleed, attorney for the Central National bank of To peka; D. A. Molton, vice president of the Corn Exchange bank of Chicago; C. S. Downing, vice president of the Central National bank of Topeka; Charles S. Gleed, who will probably be made president of the corporation formed to manage Devlin's estate; C. Lantry, a director of the tlrst Na tional bank of Topeka; Charles Blood Smith, attorney for the First National bank of Topeka: C. S. Jobes, president of the American National bank of Kansas City; A. A. McClanahan, rep resenting the Continental National bank of Chicago; Mr. Uhrlaub, repre senting the Central Trust company of Chicago, and J. G. Strean, cashier of the City National bank of Kansas City. J. R. Mulvane, president of the Bank of Topeka, did not attend the meeting, but was in frequent com munication by long distance telephone with those in the conference. Large Amount of Cash Needed, The purpose of the conference was to discuss the transfer of Mr. Devlin's properties from him individually to the corporation formed here Saturday to handle them. To make this transfer possible, and to keep the properties running, it was announced at the con ference it will be necessary for the in terested banks who were represented at the meeting to advance a large sum of money. What sum will be needed was r.ot determined. Some who at tended the conference thought a quar ter or a million dollars would be enough. Others placed the amoutvt as high as one million dollars. It was generally conceded by the bankers at the conference that the amount needed will be raised. Ac cording to announcements that have been made Mr. Devlin s holdings axe worth between six and seven million dollars, while his liabilities have been placed at between three and four mil lion dollars. The interested bankers said they were practically certain these figures were correct, but they want all possiDie douDts removed by an audit ing of the books of the different Dev lin companies. Twenty-six Devlin Companies. Mr. Histed, one of the attorneys for Mr. and Mrs. Devlin, enumerated the Devlin companies for the benefit of those at the conference. There are twenty-six of these companies and the principal properties they represent were published in the Star last Satur day morning. It would require a month to audit the books of all these companies closely, but an examination that will answer all purposes can be made in three or four days. The transfer of the property to the corpo ration will probably be delayed until this examination is made. A majority of the directors of the new corporation have expressed them selves as favoring Charles S. Gleed for president and he probably will be chosen. Mr. Gleed says he will not re fuse the place, but that if he takes the position it will probably be for a short time only. Bank Examiner in Charge. Elmer E. Ames of Norton, national bank examiner, reached Topeka this morning and has taken charge of the First National bank,-acting under in struction of the comptroller of the currency of the United States. Mr. Ames is an intimate friend of J. R Burrow, secretary of state. Shortly before noon notices were posted upon the doors of the bank that the institution was in the hands of the government officials. Mr. Ames did not take time to go out to luncheon today, but has begun the work of finding out the exact con dition of the bank. He refused to make a statement of any kind at noon. He announced that he might possibly be able to make a statement of some character this evening. The highest officials of the bank are confined at their homes on account of illness. Frank Bowman, assistant cashier, was at the bank together with other employes, to assist the bank examiner in the investigation of the bank. Mr. Bowman refused to make a statement today. "The bank is in the hands of the comptroller," he said, "and I have no right to say any thing in regard to its condition." It is reported that the loans made to Mr. Devlin or his subsidiary com panies will aggregate more than a million dollars, though the exact amount can not be learned. One of the directors of the bank said today: "Most of the loans made by the bank to Mr. Devlin, or to various of his companies, are secured by specific securities.- In addition to the specific securities nearly all the notes given by the subsidiary Devlin companies. bear Mr. Devlin s endorsement. "But a comparatively small amount of money has been loaned to Mr. Devlin upon his own notes without other security. Mr. Devlin Out in a Week. After seeing his patient at noon to day. Dr. W. S. Lindsay, the attending physician, stated that C. J. Devlin would in all-probability be back at his office on next Monday to resume busi ness affairs. "When I went to his home today at noon," said Dr. Lindsay, "Mr. Devlin met me at the door. He was up and around, although not dressed. He was in the best of spirits. The nurse has been discharged and he is getting along nicely." "When do you think he will be able to get back to his office?" was asked? "Within a week," was the reply. "I think that he will be back down town again next Monday to look after his affairs." No Peculations Says Rossington. Col. W. H. Rossington, one of the directors of the First National bank, declined to attempt, to make a report of the financial condition of the bank at this time. "I have locked the books and ac counts of the bank, together with what cash has been carried on hand, in the vaults of the bank, pending the examination to be made by the repre sentatives of the comptroller of the currency. After the examination by the gov ernment officials a statement will be made by the comptroller which will be definite and comprehensive. Any statement at this time necessarily would not be complete, and might be misleading. There have been no peculations, Mr. Rossington said. "The trouble has been brought about purely through loaning too largely to one borrower. The officials of the bank who are directly in charge of the affairs of the Institution are both ill and unable to attend to their duties. Major William Sims, president, has not been in ac tive charge of the bank in several years on account of his health, and C. E. Hawley, cashier, is confined at his home on account of illness of a nerv ous character. That left the burden of the re sponsibility of the bank's affairs upon Frank Bowman, assistant cashier, who called upon Col. Rossington to take charge in the absence of the others. Col. Rossington devoted the past three or four days to the bank s af fairs. He denied admittance to callers at his home yesterday. This started a rumor that Col. Rossington had suf fered a nervous collapse on account ot the responsibility thrust upon him This rumor was unfounded. Col Rossington denied callers at his home yesterday, but it was for the purpose or gaining rest from his work of the past few days and to be prepared to take charge at the bank this morning. A large amount of securities, it is said, have been brought into the bank with in the past few days, and it was an ticipated that- enoueh cash would be on nand tnis morning to pay oit de posltors in event there was a demand for the money. The money did not materialize, however, and it was de cided not to open the doors of the bank. Col. Rossington had more than $4,000 deposited to his personal ac count at the bank. When he closed the doors this morning this amount was still on deposit, having not been withdrawn. City Had $26,000 on Deposit. The city of Topeka had on deposit in the First National bank at noon of Sat urday $26,241.80. When City Treasurer M. M. Hale presented a check Saturday for this amount the paying teller ten dered $10,000. The city treasurer re fused to accept this amount and asked for the whole sum. The bank then of fered to seal up the funds of the city because it was the closing hour and this was agreed upon by the city treas urer. It is not known whether this fund has been sealed and the city treas urer was unable at noon to discover from the bank authorities if the agree ment had been honored. The following amounts are on deposit at the various other banks in the city: Bank of Toppka 136.648. 18 Merchants' National 32,688.29 Central National 30,178.72 State Savings bank 56.157.66 The excess of the deposit at the State Savings bank over that in other banks is due to the fact, that bond payments are due to be made. No anxiety is felt with regard to the other funds of the city's and they will be permitted to re main. Owed for Bank Stock. It Is stated on good authority that Mr. Devlin had not completed paying for his stock in the First National which he purchased from Leiter, former own er, and that the purchase was made on installments. In this event it is stated that the Leiter estate will have to come forward and make good under the dou ble liability on the stock. The Leiter estate represents some $30,000,000. Stockholders in Bank. First National capital stock. $300,000. di vided into 3.000 shares, par value $100: Stockhol ler snares. C. J. Devlin 2.25S E. O. Faulkner 10 Alberta O. Garvey 10 Smith P. Glover 30 George Hackney 54 c. E. Hawley a C. J. Lantry 51 Mary L. Lantry estate 45 Carrie W. Lewis 7 Ella W. Niles 7 C. E. Noel i 202 E. L. Redden 23 W. H. Rossington 63 A. A. Robinson 37 Win. Sims 15 M. Snattinger 8 Belle A. Spencer 10 W. E. Thomas 100 H. P. Wood estate K H. W. Wood 8 J. L. Christopher .i 10 Valne of Estate Said to Be $6,000,000. Kansas City, July 3. C. J. Devlin was generally credited as being one of the wealthiest men in Kansas. He was at the head of twenty-six different companies, caal 'mining, enterprises and mercantile establishments, and for many years has been one of the most active business men in the southwest. On Friday last it was stated that the cause of Mr. Devlin's illness was the result of overwork. It had been decided to f orm a corporation to cover all of his properties, worth in the aggregate, it was stated, about seven millions of dollars. This action was deemed necessary, it was an nounced, because of Mr. Devlin's ina bility to longer direct his interests. and on Saturday last a corporation to be known as the Devlin Mining, Mer cantile and Manufacturing company was organized at Kansas City by Mr. Devlin's business associates. The capital stock of the company was placed at one million, divided into 10,000 shares of $100 each. As soon as the corporation papers were drawn up a special train was hired and the documents were hurried to Jefferson City, where they were hastily filed with the secretary of state. Yesterday a conference of Chi cago, Kansas City and Topeka bankers interested in Mr. Devlin's affairs was held at Kansas City. The conference lasted several hours and at its close late last night it was an nounced that the question of raising a large sum of money needed by the hold ing company to keep the Devlin proper ties going was discussed. Mr. Devlin's wealth is largely in coal mining properties ln southern Kansas, in the vicinity of Marceline, Missouri, and in Illinois. These properties include the following: Mount Carmel coal mines. Toluca coal mines. The Marquette Third Vein mines. The Devlin Coal company. The Devlin-Miller Coal company. The Crawford County Mining com pany. The Pittsburg and Midway Coal com pany. The Kansas City. Coal Coke com pany. I The Southwestern Fuel company. The Wiley Coaf company.-' The Marcellne Coal company. Mr. Dew! in also owns a number of large yarrfe in Kansas City. He is a stockholder in twenty-five banks, his bank stock it is estimated, amounting probably to one million dollars. Another property owned by Mr. uevim is the Toluca, Marquette and Northern railway, a coal carrying line forty-two miles long, which connects with the larger roads in Illinois. Chas. S. Gleed, general manager at Kansas City of the Missouri and Kan sas TeleDhone comoanv. is perhaps as familiar with the affairs of the Devlin properties as any one man. Mr. Gleed is not Mr. Devlin's attorney, but is one of the attorn evs of the Central National bank and as a director or the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe rail way he has had opportunity to be a close observer of much of Mr. Devlin's business. To the Associated Press Mr. Gleed stated today that so far as can be ascertained by hasty appraisements the value of the Devlin estate is be tween six and seven millions of dol lars. Mr. Gleed said: "This property con sists in round figures of a million dol lars' worth of clear real estate, a quar ter of a million dollars paid-up value of life Insurance. $800,000 of bank stock, and the remainder in stocks and bonds of twentv-six mining, mer cantile and railway companies, wholly or lareelv under his control. Against this property is an indebtedness of from two and one-half million dollars to four million dollars, principally all due to fourteen banks. "The indebtedness is secured by the stocks and bonds .of the twenty-six mining, mercantile and railway com panies. The debts probably are all known. The value of the stocks and bonds put up as collateral is not known. If they are as valuable as seems likelv and if they are wisely managed all debts will be paid. If their value is small or if it greatly depreciates' by mismanagement then the creditors will lose accordingly. No formal inventory of either debts or assets has been found. "One of the banks controlled by Mr. Devlin was the First National of To- neka. Ud to about the time of Mr, Devlin's illness the bank had loaned Mr. Devlin's companies about $500, 000. for which there was much col lateral. After Mr. Devlin fell ill drafts came in from the various companies and were paid by the bank, so that the Devlin indebtedness ran up to about one million dollars. This crip pled the bank, and this morning it did not open. it was nopeo tnat tne parties most deeply interested would advance money to the consolidated properties so that the Devlin paper in the bank could be taken up and the bank saved, but co-operation could not be secured. I do not see why any other Topeka or Kansas City banks should be disturbed. The Central in Topeka and presumably the other banks there fortified themselves for the run which they are having to day." First National's Last Statement. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK at Topeka. In the State of Kansas, at tha close oi ousmess, jay igos. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts...'.. Overdrafts, secured and $1,097,080 IT 1,028 n unsecured TJ. S. bonds to secure cir culation Premiums on U. 8. bonds, Bonds, securities, etc Banking house, furni ture and fixnires 800.000 oa 14,000 00 80,000 00 91.260 01 1,741 83 Other real estate owned Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) (181,242 97 vue irom scale uauKt, and bankers. Due from approved re serve agents Internal revenue scamps. xunauic9t for clearlnc 987 4S 243,808 28 53 85 house 136.574 79 Motes of other National banks 122,00 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents SSI 05 Specie 76,141 68 Legal tender notes 40,000 00751,208 52 Redemption fund with U. a. l reasurer 5 per cent of circulation) 15 000 00 Total. 1.2,351,304 24 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $301,000 00 92,000 OJ eurpius iunu Undivided profits less ex penses and taxes paid. Rational bank notes out standing Due to other National Danks 18,753 47 Due to stale banks and bankers 53,961 56 Due to trust companies and Savings banks 4,636 28 Dividends unpaid i5 00 Individual deposits sub ject to check 1,226,945 80 Demand certificates of aeposit 850,958 98 Certified checks..'.... 842 00 Cashier's checks out- 18,571 40 800,000 08 standing lot 80 -1,640,782 84 Total $2,361,804 24 State of Kansas, County of Shawnee, ss: 1, C. E. Hawley, cashier ot the above named bank, do solemnly swear that tha above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. E. HA WLE if. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 1st day of June. 1905. SAMUEL G. ZIMMERMAN, Jiotary l'ublio. My commission expires January 7, 1906. Correct Attest: WM. SIMS, "W. H. ROSSINGTON.. CHAS. J. DEVLIN. Directors. Sketch of Mr. Devlin. Charles J. Devlin is a native of St. Louis. He is of Irish parentage and was born about 55 years ago. In early life his parents moved to La Salle coun ty, 111., and after attending school for awhile, he entered the offices of the Union Coal company while still a boy. His work was so efficient that after a few years his employers placed a block of stock in the company to his credit, and this was his start in business. Mr. Devlin's energy and success in the coal business attracted the attention of a millionaire coal operator by the name of Scott in Pennsylvania," with the re sult that 35,000 acres of coal lands in LaSalle and Bureau counties, Illinois, were purchased early in the eighties, and the Spring Valley Coal company was incorporated with Mr. Devlin in charge. This great property gave Mr. Devlin an opportunity to show what he could do, and the company was greatly successful. About 1889 Allen Manvil, the president of the Santa Fe, persuaded Mr. Devlin to come to Kansas and assume the management of the Santa Fe's coal properties. He continued to keep his Il linois properties, however, and has con tinually enlarged them. When the Santa Ke was reorganized the coal op erating department was abolished. Mr. Devlin then organized the Mount Car mel Coal company, and leased the Santa Fe's mines.- Through it he has large coal holdings, in southeastern Kansas, Indian Territory, and in Osage county. One peculiarity about Mr. Devlin is that he has never had any serious labor troubles. He has a reputation for be ing extremely fair with his men, and there has never been a serious strike in his properties. Besides his vast interests in Illinois and in the Mount Cafmel company, he also operates in the Marceline field in Missouri. He is one of the largest coal operators in the entire west. Mr. Devlin was very successful in his coal business, and several years ago he began to buy into Topeka banks. He first-became- a stockholder in the Cen tral National, at length securing a controlling interest in it. Three or four years ago he secured from the Leiters in Chicago the greater part of the stock of the First National bank. He has also secured small interests in both the Mer chant National and the Bank of Topeka.- Tne jrirst National Dank deal carriea with it the National hotel property, the corner of which is occupied by the bank. Then Mr. Devlin put up the four-story building adjoining the Cen tral National. He also purchased the five-story building just north of Na tional novel, which was merged wttn tne hotel. Another purchase was the City Real Estate building. Other local real estate owned by Mr. Devlin was the property on the southeast corner of Eighth and Jackson, the southwest cor ner of Ninth and Kansas avenue, where his office was located; the vacant south west corner of Tenth and Jackson streets, two lots of which were recently sold to the state for the new printing plant, the Devlin home at Thirteentn and Topeka avenue, and a farm out on the Burlingame road, for which he paid $21,000. All of this property was turned over to the First National bank today, with the exception of the National hotel pro perty, which was already owned by the bank itself. Paid Oat Over $100,000. Something over $100,000 was paid out to depositors by the Central National this morning and a portion of the after noon. Harry F. Guthrie, paying teller, stated this noon that the amount- was about $100,000. At two o'clock money was still being paid out but the bank officials stated that they didn't know what the amount represented except that t was in excess of $100,000. The bank sas over $600,00 cash m hand. President Sims Not Here. President William Sims of the First National bank could not be seen, be cause he is out of the city, spending the summer on his farm. He has not been in Topeka for several days, although he comes here about once a week, ac cording to information given out at his city home on Qu'incy street. While he has been nominaly the executive head of the institution he has been for two years in feeble health and has devoted little or no time to the affairs of the bank. Chicago Offices Locked. Chicago, July 3. The whole trouble involving Mr. Devlin's affairs and those of the First National bank of Topeka came as a result of an attack of apoplexy two weeks ago which ren dered Mr. Devlin incapable of trans nr.tlne business. Had he remained in his accustomed state of health, say Chicago bankers who are interested in the First National, he would have been able to prevent trouble. At Mr. Devlin's Chicago head Quarters no person was present to sneak for him. The offices were lnoUod At the Corn Exchange bank here it was said today that the First National bank of Topeka carriea com paratively a small account with the Corn Exchange bank, and beyond re gret for the failure there was no par ticular interest felt in the affair. BUFFALO AND RETURN $28.00. Santa Fe Makes Low Rate for Elks Annual Meetimj. Annual meeting Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Tickets on oie .Tniv 7. 8 and 9. and can be ex tended to leave Buffalo as late as August 31. SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS. K. C Live Stock Sales This Morning The following sales were made this mnmfnff nt the stock vards. Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to the State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co.. live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets: Kansas City. Mo., July 3.-10:30 a. m. CATTLE Receipts today, 5,000 head. Mar- Vt Irtrffl hisrher- HOGS Receipts today, 5.000 head. Mar- 1 E&in .ill. dqIos -Wi'i i- ton. SR.45. No. .Ave,. Pries. Representative sales: 41 steers 1308 $5.10 18 steers ....1243 5.10 22 heifers 760 4.00 HOGS. No. Wt. ..205 ..191 ..192 Price. INo. Wt Price. 73. 9. $5.45 79.... 98.... ...207 ...1S8 $5.42 5.42 5.37 .4b 5.45 98 53 .192 .215 .205 5.45 52. 5.45 Phanin Bros.. Delnhos, are among the shippers in the market today. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas Citv. Mo.. July 3. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 5,000 head, including 3,000 head nr smiTnerns. MarKet jmciioc HiKiii-r. .nm- tive steers, J4.Zo'So.o: soutnern steers, .5.uu 4.75; southern cows, $2.25!S,3.i5; native cows and heifers, $2.2535.00: stockers and fwilrra. I2-7.Vn4.35: nulls. z.atas. i: eaives $3.0OS5.25 western tea steers, i.w.K) H7etprn fert COWS. W.ZD'as.W. HOGS Receipts today, 5.000 head. Mar- Vrt higher. fies ana nsrnis. to.io.uu 5.42; heavy, $5.35i5.40; packers, $a.3og5.45 nirsi anri lletlts. S5.30CnU.4o. SHEEP Receipts today, 2,000 head Market steady. Muttons, S4.25e5.60; lambs $5.75(&7.25; range wethers, $4.755.50; fed ewes, $4.zoB4.bo.. St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis. Mo.r July 3. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 3,W0 head, including 2.000 head of Texans. jviarKei nigncr. xieet steers, ts.25-a5.75: stockers and feeders, $2.255;4.00 cows and heifers. 82.OOS5.00: Texas steers S2.50S4.75; Texas cows and heifers, S2.00 3.50. noosReeeiots today. 4.000 head. Mar. ket higher. Pigs and lights, $5.15(55.25 narltprs'. S4.25&5.55: heavies. Jo.45'&5.6o. SHEEP Receipts today, 3,500 head. Market steady. Natives, $4.00!5.00; lambs, $5.50(ff7.70. Chicago Live Stock Market. rhifairo. Julv 3. CATTLE Receipts to day. 15.000 head. Market 10015c higher Good to prime steers, $5.25&6.25; poor to medium. S3, io'rtti.w: stocKers ana ieeaers, $2.40 4.40; cows. $2.50.54.50: heifers, $2.50?i 4.75: canners, $1.40S2.30; bulls, SZ.Z5&4.00 calves, $3.50g6.25; Texas fed steers, $3.' I 70. HOGS ReceiDts today. 30.000 head: est! mated Wednesday, 25,000 head. Market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers', $5.35tft5.60; good to choice heavy, $5.50(85.62: rough heavy. $4.90S5.40: light, $5.35&5.62; bulk of sales. $.szriD.. SHEEP Keceints toaay. la.wu neaa Sheep and lambs 10c lower. Good to choice withers. S5.00i5.50: fair to choice mixed. $4 25(54.75: western sheep, $4.75'55.40; native ..1: r,r:. o on. lamDS. mciuuniK buiuiks, i.u-yo.w, cov- ern lambs, S6.v. 6.85. Chicago Produce Market Chicago, I1L, July 3. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 16i20c; dairy, 15a 18c. EGGS Market steady, ai marK, cases included, 12y513c. CHEESE Market firm. Daisies, lOty 10c: Twins, 910c; Toung Americas", 10ai0c. POULTRY Alive poultry steady. Tur keys. 14(515c: chickens. llc; springs, per pound of "161-lb. average, 16(5 17c; 1-lb. or under, 15c;. 2-lbs. or under, 1820c. New York Produce Market. New York, July 3. BUTTER Market barelv steady. Street price: Extra cream ery. 20.i'fe2Oc. Official prices: Creamery, common to extra, 17(520c: state dairy, common to extra, 15S2Uc; renovated, com mon to extra, 13fil7c: western factory, common to extra, 1416c; western imita tion creamery, common to extra, KMilOc. EGGS Market firm. State of Pennsyl vania and near by, fancy selected white, 21 22c; state of Pennsylvania, choice, 13(g 20c: state of Pennsylvania,- mixed, extra, 19 (il9M:c; western exrra, firsts, ll&17htQi western, firsts, 15j..lBc: southerns, 12lsa. POULTRY Alive poultry firm. Western spring chickens, 2021c: fowls, 13Hc: tur keys, 134c. Dressed poultry weak. West ern broilers, 22a25c: fowls. 101214c: tur keys, 1317c. market Gossnp. Furnished by iu M. McDermott Commis sion jo., chocks, urams, provisions ana Investment Securities. Room 12. Colum- -bian building. No session Chicago and Kansas City boards of trade today and tomorrow ac count holidays. Wall St.. New York, July 3. STOCKS Prices advanced vigorously over the open-.? ing transactions in the stock market to day. The gain on Rock Island ran to V point. Union Pacific point and New. York Central, Erie and the second pre ferred about a point. Southern Pacific, Reading, United States Steel preferred and Brooklyn Rapid transit were also up large fractions. Contrary to expectation in view of the holiday the market was exceedingly ani mated and a great variety of stocks show ed notable streneth. A few of the recent favorites, however, were comparatively quiet and made little additional progress upwards after the opening dealings. The best showing in the point of strength and activity was made by Union Pacific, th Trunk lines and the local tractions. St.. Paul, Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific, some of the southern stocks and the Uni ted States Steel stocks were amongst those that were less active. Gains of a point or more were fairly general. In Ten nessee Coal and Iron a rise reached Si points, Erie and Union Pacific preferred 1 points. Metropolitan Street Railway 3 points and Northwestern 3 points. sc. raui, ijouiBvuis ana iNasnvuie o. Steel preferred and Sugar were brought forward a point, but there was a pause in the general demand. Resultant prlc re cessions, nowever, were increasing, re public Steel rose ?r point and Nashville, Chattanooga -and St, Louis, Chicago Ter minal preferred, Virginia Iron and United Railway investment, i pomu.- ma josses were Chicago Terminal 1 point. Enameling point and the preferred 2 points. .tsonus were nrxn ai noon, t A hnlcre in Readintr to 102U was accom plished despite the generous feeling out of large blocks of- stocks as the rise mads headway. The market otherwise was feat ureless ana apatnetic arter ine activity ui the forenoon. Iowa Central and Keokuk and Des Moines preferred moved up points. The aggressive rise 'in Reading of Z points to revived the strength of tha market. New York Central rose points and Union Pacific and United States Steel preferred; advances elsewhere were not in proportion, but Amalgamated Copper and TTnitpri States Steel were carried into the. list of one point gainers for the first tithe during the day. Some profit takers met the advance, but the closing was strong. llanee of Price on Stocim. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions, Office HO West Sixth street. Telephone) 488. Correspondent Christy Grain and Stock Co.. Kansas City, Mo. New York, July 3. Stocks Oo'n Hisrh Low Cl'se Sat Suear 139 140 13914 139 139yi People's Gas 1044 105 104-4 M6tt 104J4 Amai. copper kpjb a' w B. R T 72M, 73M 73 72V4 71 T. C. 1 84 87 84 87 S2Vi U. S. Steel 62, 33Vi 32, W U. S. Steel, pfd 99 101 99 101 9913 Atchison, com 84 85 84 85 83 Atchison, pfd 102 102 102 102 102 V Z'- aMA "i ZLMta U St. Paul 177 178 177 178 177 R. I., com 304 314 30 3154 9 Wabash, com Wabash, pfd Mb. Pacific Western Union N. Y. Central 20 20 19 19 19 40 40 40 40 40 100 100 99 100 99 93 93 146 147 145 147 145 34 34 34 34 33 Texas Pacific B PoMfln B5 S53i 64 65?i 64 Reading 100 103 100 102 99 Erie 4M4 4 wi to Union Pacific 128 129 128 129 127 C. O 53 53 63 53 53 B. O. 114 1144 1144 114- 11.- L..&.N.-. 150. 150 150 150 149 Katy 64 64 64 M 3 Pennsylvania 141 142 141 142 140 Met. Traction 128 130 128 129 127 New S"ork Money. -vrir tui v a MONEY Money on fa.il Bteadv 2W(53Vi rjer cent, closing bid 3 and offered at 2 per cent; time loans steady; bo ana w aays, o ii tcm, o months, 3(S3 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 3S. per cent: sterling exchange firm, with ac tual business in bankers' bills at $4.87(3 4 8705 for demand and at $4.854.8530 for 60 day bills; posted rates, $4.86 and $4.88;com- mercial bills, 4.stn.5o'. SILVER Bar silver, 5Sc; Mexican dol lars, 45c BONla uovernment ounus swau;. Cotton Market. Mo Vni-lr .Tnlv 3 COTTON Sales to day, 13,107 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet and 80 points higher. Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling uplands, $10.80;middlmg gun, Jll.UO. Wool Market. St. Louis, Mo., July 3. WOOL Market toariv- Territory and western mediums. 262Sc; fine medium, 24fj27c; fine, 1921c Topeka Market. Topeka, July 3. HOGS. fFurnished by Charles Wolff Packing Co.J MIXED AND BUTCHERS' ....$4.95 S5.10 HEAVY 5.07i&5.10 LIGHT ...."...Vii........ 6.004j5.ia STEERS .$3.504.50 HEIFERS COWS BULLS CALVES GRAIN." rcn-nlsViert bv J. B. Blllard. 3.WJI4.O0 2.503.50 2.00-2.ta 3.009X75 Central NO. 2 WHEAT 8Sa NO. 3 WHEAT ....80a NO. 4 WHEAT 7C75a NO. GRADE WHEAT ,.505600 CORN 50a NO. 2 OATS ..82a NO. 3 OATS 30a FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux, 210 Kansas Ave. FRUIT S. ORANGES Valencia, S4.25S4.50. LEMONS $4.00-55.00. BANANAS $2.25'3.25 per bunch. PINEAPPLES Per crate, $3.50g3.75. HONEY $2.75 per 24-rack case. BLACKBERRIES Per crate, $2.00. CALIFORNIA APRICOTS Per crate, $1.25. CALIFORNIA PLUMS Per crate, $1.50. CALIFORNIA PEACHES Per box,$1.35. GOOSEBERRIES Per crate, $2.50. APPLES 1-3-bu. box, 65c. VEGETABLES. NEW POTATOES Per bu., 40c. CABBAGE Per cwt.. $1.50. CANTALOUPES Per crate, $2.50. RADISHES Per doz. bunches, 10c TOMATOES l-basket crate, 80c. GREEN ONIONS Per doz. bunches. Ma. BEETS Per doz. bunches, 25c. WAX BEANS Per -bu. basket, 60c. PEAS Per -bu. basket, 50c. ONIONS Per bu.. $1.10. NEW TURNIPS Per dot bunches, 25c. CUCUMBERS Per -bu. basket, 60c. WATERMELONS Per doz., $3.00. i FULL CREAM CHEESE. KANSAS Y. A., 12c per pound. NEW YORK STATE (White), 13C lb. BLOCK SWISS 15c per lb. BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY. Jobbers' Prices Furnished by cope Sk Co., 134 Kansas Ave. POULTRY Hens. 7c lb.; springs, large, 8c lb.: broilers. 13c lb. EGGS Fresh, 10allc. COUNTRY BUTTER 12313c per lb. Furnished by City Hay Market, 417 Quln- cy street. PRAIRIE Loose, per ton ......i..$7.0ftg8.09 PRAIRIE Baled 7.008.00 ALFALFA Loose .00611.09 TIMOTHY 8.0CX&8.00 EANB 5.50(56.00 TRAW Per ton 4. 50i(o.50 Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, July 3. Prices paid in Topeka this week, based on Boston quotations: GREEN SALT CURED 10o No. 1 TALLOW 4Q

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THE TOPEEX STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1905 7 it) It v r v is I 5 nu. was j vi Easy Shoes at Cut Prices When you celebrate tomorrow wear a pair of Easy Shoes. We have them at the following prices: Ladies' "White 'Canvas Shoes. $1.40 Ladies' Kid Oxfords, patent tip $1.40 Ladies' Vici Kid High Shoes, any size $1.25 Ladies' Dress Shoes, special lots, light or heavy sole. Price $2.00 Men's Canvas Shoes and Oxfords. $1.40 Men's Heavy Shoes, Leonard Calf $1.25 Men's Dress Shoes, kid or calf $2.00 Easy Feet Cushion Sole Shoes, for ladies or men. Ladies', $3.50. Men's. $4.50 Satisfaction or Money Refunded. faommsmsu SNAPSHOTS AT HOME SEWS. The trouble will begin tonight. The pavements received a good washing yesterday. The city council meets In regular session this evening. Sedalia's ball team must be the offi cial rainmakers this year. The heavy rain started a boom in weeds ir. the south end of Central park. Marshall's band will celebrate at Gar field park tomorrow as they did in olden times. Tomorrow is the day. The indications are that it will be rainless. Can't be much rain left in stock. A beer wagon ran over a dog and killed him late Saturday night. It may be responsible for other deaths. Dr. Norman Plass, president of Washburn college, is in the east on business connected with the institu tion. Wilifam Oullen Bryant, the porter poet at the Blower house, has resigned after five years' service. He says he will go to Denver to live. The Highland Park Thistle, on the City railway, came in this morning on time despite the heavy rains east and west and the high waters of Sheepshead Bay. The movement among a certain number of local sports to buy the White Sox is not entirely buried yet. It took another pretty stiff lease on life on Saturday. F. C. Bogart, of Houston. Tex., writes that he is looking for W. N. Bishop, who lived in Texas in 1866. He says he has something that will be of great advantage to him. McKeever and Barnes of the Part nership Realty company who were granted a franchise by the city coun cil to erect waste paper boxes along the business streets have installed the metal boxes on Kansas avenue. W. C. Ralston, deputy city attorney, has returned from attendance upon the graduation exercises at Park col lege near Kansas City. Mo. Ralston is a member of the board of trustees of the institution and also a former graduate. The double-header scheduled for Tuesday, July 4, has been split. One game wil lbe played at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the other at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Wichita will be the opponent, and the games ought to be exceptionally good. The caterpiller worms which have been so prevalent in Topeka the past few years are worse than ever this year and are destroying a great many of the elm and mulberry trees. Any one who can guarantee a sure death for the worms will make a fortune. The Leavenworth Times says: Miss Mary Rouse, who has been ill at the home of J. T. Rouse for the past two weeks, was taken to Stormont hospital, Topeka, Thursday night, accompanied by her father, John Rouse, and Drs. McGee and Goddard, to undergo an op eration there yesterday. E. C. Quigley, director of athletics at St. Mary's college, has contracted to manage and coach the Kingman baseball team in the Kansas State league. Saturday was his second day at the new position and Kingman initi ated it with a 20-inning contest against Minneapolis, in which Kingman finally won out by a score of 5 to 4. The Chanute Tribune says: A Tope ka man who was in the city yesterday says that a plant is being constructed in the capital city for the purpose of manufacturing gas from oil, and that it will be ready for-operation in a short time. The company expects to ship the oil in from the southern Kansas field. It will not lay a pipe line at first, but will ship by rail in tank cars. A large quantity will be used. Netherlands Cabinet Resigns. The Hague, July 3 The cabinet, head ed by Dr. A. Kuyper (apopint ed July 31, 1301) has resigned. The res ignation of the cabinet of the Nether lands is due to the result of the recent election in Holland. The second cham ber of states general according to the returns will be composed of 48 minister ialists and 52 anti-ministerialists, mak ing it necessary for the government to resign. Marysvllle's Exhibition Brill. Marysville, Kan.. July 3. The Twentieth battery, field artillery. Captain J. W. Snow commanding, lieutenants b B. Hennessv, B. W. Clark and P. T. Glassford, 100 men, 125 horses and five field guns arrived here from Fort Riley Sunday and will remain here until July 5 and will give an exhibi tion drill at the Fourth of July celebration here next Tuesday. Ex-Gov. Bailey will deliver the Fourth ot July address. A public Teception will be given by the citi zens Monday evening to the soldiers and Gov. Bailey. Marysville people have pre pared a great programme for the Fourth and anticipate the largest crowd ever seen In the city. Found Dead Near the Track. Ellis. Kan.. July S. An inquest was held ever the body ot a man supposed to be C. TV. Murphy of Dubuque. Ia., who was found dead near the railroad track just west of town. He had letters and life in surance receipts, but no money or other valuables. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether he met with foul play or whether he fell from a westbound train on which he might have been steal ing a ride. 4th of July Excursions "via Santa Fe At rate of one fare plus 50c unless fare and one third makes less, tickets on sale July 1-2-3-4, final return limit July u m eastsxthsi SATURDAY CLOSING. The Jones Dry Goods Co. State Their Position on the Matter. In the State Journal of today the Jones Dry Goods Co. publish over their own signature the reasons why they are opposed to closing their store on Saturday nights during the summer. Mr. Rewick, the manager of the Jones store, when interviewed today regarding the matter, said: "The article in Fri day's State Journal failed to state the main reason given the committee for not closing their store at 6 o'clock on Saturdays, and for the purpose of cor recting any misconception that may have been caused we decided to publish the statement above referred to. "The statement has been made that 'the Jones company gire their clerks a vacation of one week and would not close on account of that concession.' "The first and principal reason given the committee for not complying with their request was that the store now conducted by the Jones company, has for twenty years or more been a trading place for farmers and the laboring classes, and now Is more than ever the wage earner's store, and as this class of people are employed during the reg ular business hours of the day many of them would be deprived of the priv ilege of vistiing the larger stores alto gether if we were to close Saturday evenings. This store is in a way a public institution, and as such we feel that it is our duty to' place its advan tages within reach of all the people. "The matter of giving our employes a vacation was spoken of, and as the Saturday closing was sought, in the In terest of the employes, we mentioned the vacation matter to show what we were doing voluntarily for the welfare of our employes. "We have since learned that ours is the only Topeka store, with possibly one exception, where the employes are given a summer vacation with full pay, and I am of the opinion that if it were left to the employes themselves to choose between Saturday night closing during July and August, or a vacation of one solid week on full pay, they would choose the vacation. "Our employes know also, just what our position is relating to closing on holidays. They know that we close on six legal holidays during the year and there is no element of uncertainty about "The 5:30 closing for five evenings of the week which goes into effect on .Tulv Sth is simnlv in line with the Joi.es policy of extending to their employes the utmost consideration consistent with good store service and their duty to the public. "The question of Saturday night clos ing is after all a matter for the indi vidual stores to decide for themselves. In many of the larger cities.certain stores tcaering to a high class trade close at noon on Saturdays, and their customers are not greatly inconvienced by this custom. But in these same cities are other- stores that close at six o'clock and still others that remain open until 10 o'clock or even later, all dependent upon the class of trade each store seeks to attract. The! conditions are not ma terially different in Topeka." Body of Misstns Chanute Man Found. Chanute. Kan., July 3. The mystery over the disappearance of Robert J. Barkley, the Chanute manufacturer who started riAwn th river in a boat FYidar evening, was solved this morning by the 'finding of his body. Two fishermen, while running trot lines early this morning, discovered it floating down stream about a half mile from where the boat was round Saturday afternoon, and a mile and a half below town. The body had no marks of violence, indicating that he had simply fallen over board and drowned. Omnibus Upset by Trolley Car. Chicago, July 3. An omnibus con taining a picnic party has been upset by a trolley car at Elston and Fuller ton avenues. Five persons in the om nibus were injured and the remaining twenty-five were severely shaken up. The vehicle was wrecked. None of the passengers on the car were in jured. Council Paid His Fine. Hiawatha. Kan.. Julv 3. W. W. Letson, ex-mayor, who was convicted and fined at the last term of court for failure to file information with the county attorney that joints were run in Horton, presented a Dill for $400, the amount of his fine, the costs and the lawyer's fees, to the city council. The council voted to reimburse him. Killed by Lightning. Emporia, Kan., July 3. George W, Stone, a farmer who lived at Hartford, 1 mils southeast of here, was killed by lightning. Stone was driven from the field where he had been working by a heavy rain storm. As he entered the barn to put up his team, lightning struck the building. The horses were not injured. Boycott Is Complete, Selangor. Straits Settlements. July 3. Ine Chinese merchants have unani mously resolved to bovcott American manufacturers, pending the repeal of tne ;ninese exclusion act. This com pletes the boycott by the whole of the Chinese communities in the Straits Settlements. Santa Fe Low Rate to Colorado. Denver and return $15.00 via Pueblo and Colorado Serines. June 3oth. jni N0WHERET0 GO. Russian Mutineers Wander in Alien Seas. Kouniania Calls on Them Land Without Arms. to ANY HOSTILE ACTION. Will Call lor Use of the Govern ment Warships. Turkish Officials Are Taking Precautions Against Them. Bucharest, July 3. The port au thorities at Kustenjl, Roumanta, have been instructed to call upon the 750 mutineers who are on board the Kniaz Potemklne to land from that vessel without arms, informing "them that they would be treated as foreign de serters while in that country. In the event of the mutineers refusing to submit to these conditions or of hostile action against the town, Roumanian warships were ordered to use force. Nobody Wants Them. Constantinople, July 3. The Turk ish officials at Anadolikavak, Asia Minor, at the entrance of the Bos phorus, are taking precautions to pre vent the possible use of that port by the mutineers of the Kniaz Potem kine. The Turks will not permit the battleship to pass through the Bos phorus after night. They even stop ped the Russian battleship at Constan tinople with a blank shot when return ing with Ambassador Zlnovieff after a short cruise in the Black sea. M. Zlneovieff landed and proceeded to Con stantinople but the guardship was held until morning. QUESTION ABOUT A DEED. S. W. Wilder's Transfer to William J. Bond Beins Tested. The suit of George E. Sabine against William J. Bond is being heard in the district court by Judge Dana. Sabine wishes to have a deed set aside which was made by S. W. Wil der, conveying a house and lot and an 8 0-acre farm to Mr. and Mrs. Bond. The heirs of the estate, Sabine and Mrs. B. F. Criswell, wish the deed set aside, and they allege that Wilder Was not of sound mind and that undue in fluence was brought to bear upon him to make the deed. Wilder was in feeble health and almost totally blind for several years. He was boarding and rooming at the home of the Bonds when his health became impaired. He grew feeble and blind and was finally totally helpless. Mr. and Mrs. Bond cared for him. Wilder paid some small sums to them and out of grati tude for their kindness, so the Bonds say, he deeded to them a short time before his death the property with the understanding that the consideration was their kindness and the agreement that they would care for him "a"s long as he lived. He grew much worse and lived but a short time after the deed was made. E. W. Poindexter, J. H. Norton and M. M. Miller witnessed the making of the deed by Wilder. Wanted His Heart on His Coffin. Hollister, Cal., July 3. Gustav Kihn, a native of Hamburg, Germany, has committed suicide here by taking morphine. He left a will in which he directed that his heart should be cut out and placed on his coffin. The doc tor performing the service is to re ceive $50. He asked that no one should see him in death and that ho mourners follow him to the grave. Ota rujjy mmm THE HAEB0R OF ODESSA AND THE BATTLESHIP ON WHICH THE MUTINY STARTED. The present trouble in Russia, growing out of the mutiny of the sailors of the battleship Kniaz Potemkin, has attracted the attention of the entire world, as it is believed In many quarters that its eventual effect may be the wiping out of the Russian autocracy. The mutiny would probably have been very promptly squelched had it not tnr tha fot that Odessa. lik manv other Black sea cities, ia not fortified. LAUTZ IS HAiED. Made Assistant to General Manager Hurley Today. General Manager J. E. Hurley, of the Santa Fe, today announced the follow ing appointments: H. B. Lautz, who has been chief clerk in the general manager's office, ts pro moted to be assistant to the general manager. T. H. Sears, who has been trainmaster of the Missouri division is promoted to be division superintendent of the Mis souri division. A. E. Sweet, who has been assistant to the general manager, will take a short vacation of a week or ten days, after which he will return to accept a position on the line. The announcement of what his position will be has not been made. The above changes are effective at once. HAY'S BODY ARRIVES. WiU We in Chamber of Commerce at Cleveland Until the Funeral. Cleveland. July 3. The body of Seci-rtary of State John Hay has ar rived here. The special car was de tached from the train at Genville, a suburb, and will remain there until brought to the city and the body placed in the chamber of commerce. FLAGS AT HALF MAST. President Orders It as Tribute to Memory of Secretary Hay. Oyster Bay, N.' T4 July 3.' Presi dent Roosevelt has made the formal proclamation announcing the death of John Hay, secretary .of state. The proclamation will be forwarded by mail to all ambassadors and ministers of the United States in foreign coun tries and also will be transmitted of ficially to the diplomatic representa tives at Washington' of foreign na tions. The following is the full text of the announcement: "A PROCLAMATION BT THE PRESI DENT OF THE UNITED STATES. "John Hay, secretary of state of the United States, died on July 1. His death, a crushing sorrow to his friends, is to the people of this coun try a national bereavement; and, in addition it is a serious loss to mankind, for to him was given to stand as a leader in the effort to better world conditions by striving to advance the cause of international peace and jus-' tice. "He entered the public service as the trusted and intimate companion of Abraham Lincoln, and for well nigh fortv years he served his country with loyal devotion and high ability in many I positions of honor. and trust; andf finally he crowned, his life work by serving as secretary of state with such far-sightedness of the future and such: loyalty to lofty ideas as to confer last ing benefit not only upon our own country but upon all the nations of the world. As a suitable expression of national mourning, I direct that the diplomatic representatives of the United .States in all foreign countries display the flags over their embassies and legations at balf-mast 'for ten days; that for a like period the flag of the United States be displayed at half-mast at all forts and military posts, and at all naval, stations and on all vessels of the United States. v "I further order that on the day of the funeral the executive departments of the city of Washington be closed and that on all public buildings throughout the Unfted States the na tional flag be displayed at half-mast. "Done at the city of Washington, this the third day of July, A. D. 1905, and of the independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and twenty-ninth. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "By the president. "HERBERT B. PIERCE, Acting Sec- retary of State. I Secretary Loeb practically has com pleted arrangements for President I Roosevelt's trip to Cleveland to attend will 4th. in the city and still selling at prices. fv 618 -Tp 1 Kansas Ave. the funeral of Mr. Hay. The funeral will take place at 11 o'clock next Wednesday morning, and as the jour ney from Oyster Bay to Cleveland will consume nearly twenty hours, it will be necessary for the president to leave here Tuesday afternoon. He will make the trip on a special train over the Pennsylvania railroad, leaving here about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. At Philadelphia the president will be. joined by memberSiOf the cabinet, who will accompany him to the funeral of Mr. Hay. It is expected the president will reach Cleveland about 9 o'clock Wed nesday morning. He will remain there only a few hours, the special train be ing scheduled to start on the return trip at 3 o'clock that afternoon. The president will come directly to Oyster Bay, arriving here about 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Members of the cabinet who accompany the president will leave the special train at Phila delphia and return to Washington. CAMPBELL OPPOSES. Says Parcels Post Bill Is Not a Good One. Congressman P. P. Campbell of Pittsburg came to Topeka Saturday to talk politics with some of the state officials. Asked concerning the work of Com missioner Garfield in the Standard Oil investigation, which was started by Congressman Campbell's resolution in the house of representatives, Mr. Campbell said: "1 am informed that Mr. Garfield's report will be ready by the time con gress opens. -I am unable to say what progress is Deing made, but I antici pate that, the report will be of great value. "The question of whether a combine or trust is right or wrone- has been settled by congress. The only thing j-ui- jar. uameia 10 ao is to get the facts to show that these trusts exist. I believe that Mr. Garfield Is a thorough- i ly honest and high-minded man, and will do his duty." Speaking of the death of Secretary Hay, Congressman Campbell said: "In the death of Hay, the government loses one of Its most valuable servants. There is no .doubt that Hay was one of the most competent men that ever, held the position of secretary of state, and it will be hard to fill his place." Congressman Campbell has recent ly written a letter to one of his con stituents concerning the parcels post, proposition, in which he says that he expects to fight the proposed parcels post law with all his strength. "I have been getting letters" said Mr. Campbell, "from half a dozen different people, urging me to support the parcels post law. The letters are all the same; a printed form, with blank at the top to be filled in with the address, and blank at the bottom for the signature. I have been trying to find out who is distributing these letters. Someone who is very much interested in securing the passage of the parcels post law is evi dently trying to influence the minds of congressmen in the matter. But I do

A v. ro an accommodation we keep open tomorrow, July We had the largest line of FIR E WORKS and FLAGS bed rock HE FAIR WJ H The Rock Island Rate to Colorado June 30 Round trip from TOPEKA 0 Correspondingly low rates from other points. Two fast trains daily. New chair cars and coaches electric lights, electric fans. Both standard and tourist Pullmans. Direct line to Denver, as well as to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Our new 80-page illustrated Coloradojbooklet, con taining list of hotels and boarding houses, ia yours for the asking. A M. 1. Gdn'l Agt Pass. not believe that such letters represent the real sentiments of the people of Kansas. I have not had a single letter written in the handwriting and on the letterheads of one of my constituents, asking me to favor the parcels post law. "In my opinion, the passage, of the parcels post law would be one of the worst disasters which could happen to the people of Kansas. It is a law, cal culated to draw money away from the state to the big city department store, and to tear down and destroy local en terprises" and small merchandising con cerns. The. passage of the parcels post law would give a tremendous impetus to tha business of the mall order con cerns. "In congress, every member who rep resents a large city is for the parcels post law, and yet it is claimed that the parcels post law is intended wholly to aid and benefit the farming communi ties far removed from department store centers. Throughout the east and west, the congressmen who represent commun ities such as mine, where there are no large cities, are opposed to the parcels post law. I don't know how the Kan sas congressional delegation will line up on the matter when it comes to an is sue. So far the proposition has never been able to get that far, but it is cer tain to come to an issue sooner or la ter. "Mr. Bristow's proposition to adopt a limited form of parcels post, by allowing mail matter to be sent at very low rates from the town where the rural route starts is one which naturally arouses some suspicion. In itself, it is no doubt innocent, but it is a dangerous matter to undertake for there are so many ways to' avoid and evade the strict pro visions of such a law. "The postal currency, or post check system, is closely allied with the parcels post scheme. The mail order houses would like to have such a. law enacted because it would supplement the parcels post law so pertectiy. Mr. Campbell retusea to say any thing about his boom for senator which is eetting a good start down In the southern part of the state. He is not iroinsr on the congressional junnet to the Philippines, but will spend his time looking after things in Kansas. He has made a number of dates ror ppeeches. On July 13 he will be at Fort Scott; on August 24 at Iola; on August 30 at Washington, and on dates yet to be named at Baxter Springs and Cherryvale. While in ToDeka Mr. Campbell called on Governor Hoch and the state officers, and was present when Judge Silas Porter was sworn into office. Open Sunday Saloons. Kansas City. Kan., July 3. The Kansas City, Kan., saloons were open yesterday but trade was light on ac count of the wet weather. In the Gentral avenue district near the state line, where thirsty men from Kansas City, Mo., usually stop for drinks. business was duller tnan usual on sun day. Very few restrictions are now observed by the Kansas City, Kan., saloons on Sunday". Several front doors were open yesterday. Russian Farmer Killed. iriHa TTan. Julv 3. Alexander Rupp, a Russian farmer, who lived -i wn Rhnt and killed bv another Russian named Shoemaker. It is understood tnat oaa reeling nas ex isted between tne two men ror some time. SrBCIAti TRAIN FROM OTTAWA. Via Santa Fe Railroad Round Trip l'fire $2.10. Spend the Fourth there at beautiful narlr avA tv f CHaiitauciiia.. re. turn on special train leaving Ottawa at 10:15 p. m., arriving in Topeka at 11:45 m. v FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION. Rates Via Rock Island System. One fare plus 50 cents to all points on Rock Island System. Tickets on sale Julv 1 to 4 inclusive, with final return limit July 6. See Rock Island 1 j July 1-2-3-4 FULLER, C. P. A., TOPEKA, KANS. STEWART, Dept. Kansas CRy, Ms. SIX DISTRICT NOTES. Damar, a town in Rooks county, will soon have her state bank in operation, with a capital stock of $10,000.' Georga Dandurand, A. T. Manny. Arthur Bedard, Henry Kern and J. Eichman are the home stockholders, and C. O. Cochran, K. C. Cochran and N. F. Shaw, are influential citizens and capitalists of Plainville, who are also interested. Because a wholesale produce dealer had shipped seven cars of eggs since the 1st of March, has led the editor of tha Mankato Advocate to glean the follow ing facts from a buyer and shipper in his town: "Speaking of eggs, you'll have to hurry1 some to beat the record made by W. F. Metz, of Mankato, who has bought and shipped sixty-one cars of eggs since the 10th day of March. That means 8,784,000 eggs enough for an egg on toast for every man, woman and child in the cities of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Bal timore. Jewell is the county that pre vents starvation from carrying off the people of the crowded east." v The Smith Center Journal, a Demo cratic organ, is authority that the traveling men of the Sixth district want to see a change in congressman, and have sprung the name of L. D. LeRoy,. of Osborne county, to succeed Congress man Reeder. Hill City will get two free rural mall deliveries September 1. These are tha first this town has had. Postmaster Byerts has worked untiringly to get them established. The total valuation of ell the taxable property inGrahamcounty last year was $1,637,568. this year $1,737,554, an increasa of $59,977. Wheat judges in Graham county say the 1,500 acre field of A. J. Rice, which the harvesters finished cutting iast 'week, near Hill City; will yield no less than 30 bushels an acre. The Gove City Advocate has been moved to Gralnfield. "This leaves only one paper in the county seat. It used to support three. The editor gives hia reason for moving as follows: Gove City, isn't on a railroad; Gralnfield Is. The TJnion Pacific did a business at Plainfleld for the month of May as fol lows: Carloads forwarded, 107; carloads received, 77. Local tickets sold the same month, $1,355.67; interline tickets sold, $200; telegrams, $90. I D. LeRoyt of Downs, a traveling salesman, has purchased an automobile. This fact has given rise to the rumor that the traveling men of the Sixth dis trict are after LeRoy to run for congress against Reeder. If he consents he will need his automobile to get through the district to make his campaign, as he is opposed to riding on pisses, and some of the district has poor railroad facili ties. The Sixth district papers are sayin? good things for Tom McNeal, the new state printer, because he appointed a former Sixth district newspaper man his chief clerk. M,ajor W. H. Caldwell was from iieioit, ana wnen ne pimi.ee. his Courier he made things snap. Whether his appointment will be charg ed up to the district by some of the oth er fellows who want office remains to be told. The Smith Center friends of Secretary of State Burrow claim that the family of J- R. Burrow has only moved to To peka temporarily, and that before his term Qf office expires he will erect as fine modern home on his farm adjoining Smith Center as there is in Smith coun ty. Mr: Burrow Is one of the first set tlers In Smith county, and in the pio neer days of that county he was owner and driver of a stage and mail line be tween Gaylord and Smith Center. Santa Fe lAvr Rate to Colorado. Denver and return $15.00 via Pueblo and Colorado Springs, June 30th, July. 1-2-3-4. Bart ti Tte Kind Yoo Haw teys Bouga OASTOIlIAr Beara tha Mm B0S1 OASTOrilA. Of agents. l j

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An American Sailor Who Became a Russian Vice Admiral The Career of a Man Who Was a Born Sea Fighter iHE recent discovery and subsequent exhumation of the body of the re doubtable John Paul Jones are due to the energy and patriotism of General Horace Por ter, United States am bassador to France. For over a century the mortal remains of the man who contributed so much to the welfare of the infant republic and incidentally to the picturesqueness of American histo ry have been suffered to lie neglected In a foreign and practically forgotten grave. At infrequent Intervals the subject has been discussed in a desul tory fashion, but nothing practical had been accomplished until General Porter went to Paris. For five years the ambassador has been agitating the matter both in America and in France. He organized at his own expense a systematic over hauling of the mortuary records of the Paris of a century ago. In this search he was aided in every way possible by the police department officials. At his earnest recommendation a bill having Cor its purpose the recovery and trans portation of the remains of John Paul Jones was introduced by Congressman Henry T. Rainey. This measure called for an appropriation of $35,000, and the president gave it his approval. General Porter met with innumerable delays and discouragements In the groitoution of the search. Historians differed concerning the resting place of the hero. The archives relating to the matter were burned during the stormy times of the French revolution and the commune of 1871. The national assem bly which sent a delegation to the ad miral's funeral failed to keep any record of the burial place. The whole subject seemed to be buried in almost impene trable obscurity. Many facts were un earthed which would be of service to the biographer. One of them was a let- iV-" tl-.lHE latest candidate for distinction as an arc tic explorer is the Duke of Orleans. He has recently exhibited a considerable activity in the matter, and it is understood among his intimates that he Is very much in earnest. For two years he has had the project under contem plation, and during that time he has made several visits to London on busi ness connected with the purchase of a suitable ship. An offer to buy the Fram, Nansen's famous arctic craft, was declined by the Norwegian government, which in tends to preserve the ship as a national memento. Other vessels are now under consideration, and a firm of well known English gunmakers has been engaged for some time in assembling the outfit necessary for a polar expedition. The duke confesses that he has an ambition to surpass the record of his venturesome relative, the Duke of the Abruzzi. This daring nobleman, it will be remembered, is at present the cham pion pole hunter. In the summer of 1900, in the ship Stella Polare, he pene trated nineter-n miles farther, north than the extreme point reached by the Nansen expedition. The Duke of Or leans has been making a careful study cf the earlier expedition. The extensive and thorough prepara tion that he is making shows that the duke is determined to spare neither time nor money in his effort to estab lish a new polar record. It is probable that an early start will be made and that the voyage will extend over two or three winters. It will be announced that the ultimate aim of the expedition is scientific, but It is understood in France that the real purpose of the or ganizer of the scheme is to obtain the notoriety for himself and for his country which will come from getting a little nearer the pole than any man who has ever made the attempt to reach it. Ever since it became evident that the present French republic was prepared Philip mM ter disclosing the fact that Jones' mod est funeral expenses, amounting in all to $92, had been paid by the French commissary of police from his own slender purse. Finally as the result of General Por ter's dogged refusal to give up the search some clews were found which led directly to the abandoned St. Louis cemetery, which has long been covered with small houses and shops. A shaft was sunk to the depth of seventeen feet, and some bodies were discovered. At last a woman was found who declared that the grave of the great sailor was beneath her parlor floor. She demand ed a large sum for the privilege of ex cavating through her premises, and it took a year to induce her to be reason able. She was right, however, in her claim that she alone was in possession of the remains of the man who was in his time the terror of the seas. The leaden coffin containing the well pre served remains was found almost pre cisely where she had indicated. Before opening the coffin General Porter made the most minute and care ful preparation looking to identification. He realized that the most trying mo ment of his task had arrived. One mis step at this stage of the investigation would be fatal. It was imperative that the identification should be so com plete that no whisper of doubt could ever arise. After hours of the most painstaking labor a series of facts was tabulated, and it was determined by the ambassador and the medical and an thropological experts he had summoned that the final tests must conform in rr ft ma (Mime every particular to the standard pre viously agreed upon. Two portraits and several medallions, the bust by Houdon and authentic descriptions of the personal appearance of the admiral, the color of his hair, his height and oth er measurements were used in the in vestigation. Subjected to these rigid conditions and with every source of possible error eliminated, it was made evident to Gen eral Porter and the other investigators of Orleans, Royal Seeker For the Elusive Pole to court Gallic favor by the very best behavior of which it was capable there has been a feverish rivalry between the representatives of the country's former rulers. Bourbons, Orleanlsts and Bona partes, to secure the center of the stage. The Duke of Orleans has not been a lame contestant in this struggle to ap propriate the limelight. At the time of the French alliance with Russia, when it was being discussed pro and con by all shades of political opinion, he came out without reserve in a flat footed manifesto-, against the measure. In stead of the contemplated alliance the duke advocated a closer understanding with England. This was not an unwise move on his part, for at the time he was in particularly bad repute through out the length and breadth of the Unit ed Kingdom on account of a social slip he had made. A Paris cartoonist had drawn a rather broad caricature in which Queen Victoria figured promi nently and grotesquely, and the duke had been sufficiently indiscreet to send the artist a letter of congratulation. The English queen had always been ex ceedingly kind to the young man, and she resented his rudeness. The duke succeeded in obtaining a good deal of notoriety in the matter, but it was not of the kind that could be turned to profit. The Russian alliance was effected, and the English were un appeased. As matters seem likely to turn out, the French republic having already lost prestige on account of the alliance, the duke's attitude may do him no harm eventually. If Russia should be compelled to sue for peace the royal ist cause in France would receive an impetus that might set it on its feet. AH this the duke as well as every sym pathizer with ousted royalty in the re public knows perfectly well. It is for this reason, perhaps, that the arctic project appeals to him and his friends so strongly at the present time. The Gallic political situation is sentimental to the verge of hysteria. When the su preme moment arrives for the restora tion of the monarchy, believe the Or leanlsts, what more fitting and, above all, what more picturesque than a na tional recall from the pole? that the search had been successful, that the wonderfully preserved body before them was unmistakably that of the famous sea fighter. The remains were carefully transferred to a new casket and deposited for safe keeping in the receiving vault of the American church in the Avenue de l'Alma. Gen eral Porter will now await the further pleasure of the government. Although he had expected to come home very soon, he has concluded to remain abroad until the final arrangements for the moving of the body to its American destination are completed. The Nation al cemetery at Arlington will probably be selected for the gallant admiral's new earthly resting place. John Paul, who some years later as sumed the unpoetical addition of Jones, was a native of Scotland. His father was a gardener on the estate of Lord Selkirk at Arbigland. The Pauls were a race of gardeners, and John was ex pected to continue the succession, but at the age of twelve he ran away from home and shipped to America, where he joined his elder brother, who had been legally adopted by a wealthy Virginia family named Jones. Some years after ward, at the death of his brother Wil liam, the Joneses asked John Paul to take his place, and he consented. By this act he became heir to a consider able estate and an American citizen. w-c-a l Jail Louis Philippe Robert, duke of Or leans, is now in his thirty-sixth year. He was born at Twickenham, England, and was only -about two years of age when the law of exile against his fam ily was abrogated and his parents took him to France. After the customary home preparation at the hands of gov ernesses he was sent to the communal school at Eu, from which he passed to l 0T& 8 4lW St iy t3'-rnV K-Ti fcr11 -Tr-, ,r,rv rr- SB iA ill R a c His success on shore, however, did not cure him of his inborn affection for the sea. Long before the death of his brother, while he was still John Paul, he disappeared from the estate on the Rappahannock river, and a letter to his brother explained that he had sailed on a merchantman bound for Liverpool. This life on the sea continued with few intermissions until he arrived at his majority and came into possession of the Virginia plantation. About that time he happened to be on a vessel whose captain and mate both died on m u".r m t'srjr..ir. ;v. .-r.,w 'isib-t mini sir i -.r.-tas-L- if the same voyage, and he was put In command by his fellow sailors and took the ship and a valuable cargo safely into port. For this service the owners of the vessel made him captain and supercargo. He spent the following nine years in the merchant service, and at the close of that period he was com missioned senior first lieutenant in the new navy which the Continental con gress was trying to assemble. He was placed in command of the ship Alfred, which was a converted merchantman, and it was characteris tic of his lighting propensity and sug gestive of his future career that one of his first acts after taking possession of his ship was to nail to the masthead with his own hands a flag of yellow silk on which was the painted figure of coiled rattlesnake and the legend "Don't the College Stanislas, a famous Jesuit school. His father, the late Comte de Paris, wished to have his son take his degree at the Sorbonne, but the re newal of the law of exile put an end to the matter, and the entire familywent back to England. When he was a lad he accompanied his father to Frohsdorf to attend the funeral of the Comte de Chambord. While there he heard his tread on me." A little later Jones was put in charge of the Ranger and at tached to the squadron of Commodore Esek Hopkins, who found the young officer to be a man who was always looking for trouble and so reported to the Continental congress. "In council," the veteran commodore declared, "he never advises anything except to fight." As was inevitable, Jones' opportunity came. He was made commander of the ship Providence, with twelve guns. With this brave outfit he started in pursuit of the British. He captured several fat prizes out of the English merchant fleet afloat in American wa ters and did not hesitate to go in search of others on the high sea. On one oc casion his daring almost brought his adventurous career to a sudden termi nation. In the early dawn of a gray spring morning he sailed close up under the nose of a long hulk that resembled one of his many commercial victims. The sun came out suddenly and showed him that he was in the very jaws of a powerful enemy, the Milford, one of the largest and most formidable ships In the British navy. His startled crew were ready to give themselves up for lost. Not so the gallant commander. He seized the opportunity to show the amazed Britons a trick of seamanship that fairly stunned them. He put the Providence through a quick series of brilliant maneuvers and ended by mak ing a dash forward. There was a sud den flash of fire from the Providence's twelve guns, and almost before the ene my realized it the audacious American vessel was out of reach. It was this episode that gae Paul Jones the repu tation among British sailors which led them to christen him "the devil of the seas." In 1779 Jones was put In command of the Bonhomme Richard, a decayed In dia merchantman which had been transformed into a ship of war. It had been refitted by the French government and was originally called the Duras, but Jones did not fancy that name' and changed it to the Bonhomme Richard. In August of that year he sailed with a I squadron of five vessels, three Ameri- Yohk House V msrAJfous English Home father saluted by the faithful as "your majesty," and it made a great impres sion on him. In England the young duke received a military education. Queen Victoria took an interest in him and had him ap pointed a cadet at the Royal Military college at Sandhurst. He acquitted himself quite creditably at this institu tion, and when he was graduated he can and two French, for the coast of Scotland. Off Flamborough he fell in with a fleet of forty-one merchantmen returning from the Baltic sea convoyed by two powerful men-of-war,, the Se rapis and the Countess of Scarborough. Watching his opportunity to attack one of the vessels separately, he finally en gaged with the Serapis, and after three hours of desperate firing at close range, part of the time with the two ships lashed together, he boarded the Brit isher and fought her to a surrender. His own ship was so badly damaged that she sank a day or two later. Jones transferred his remaining- crew to the Serapis and proceeded on his way. Upon his arrival in Paris he was ac corded great distinction, Louis XVI. presenting him with a gold handled sword and decorating him with the customary orders. Congress also did everything it could to show its gratitude. It voted him a gold medal, passed a complimentary resolution, assigned him to the com mand of a new ship of the line then building and proposed to create for him the rank of rear admiral. General Washington sent him a grateful letter. The British, however, always refused to regard him as other than a pirate and disputed the validity of his captures. When peace came Admiral Jones was sent to France as American agent for prize money. Later he visited Denmark on a claims mission. But there was nothing on shore that could wean Paul Jones from his attach ment to the sea. In 1788 the opportu nity for which he had longed so ar dently came in the form of an invita tion to enter the Russian naval service. He did not hesitate a moment. On ac count of a probable war with Turkey the Empress Catherine had applied to the king of France for the loan of a flag officer of high rank, comparative youth and established capacity to or ganize and command her naval force's in the Black sea. It was a Job which the intrepid admiral was perfectly will ing to undertake, and when the French king asked Mr. Jefferson to sound him on the subject the American statesman did not have to urge him to accept. The astute monarch did not care to involve himself in Russia's quarrels to the extent of sending the empress a French officer, but he was perfectly willing that Jones should be the man. As soon as it was settled definitely I'M: i was assigned temporarily to a regiment quartered in India and given a lieuten ant's commission. He remained with his regiment for a year and gained con siderable practical experience. At the close of the year he resigned his com mission and returned home. Shortly afterward he made his first notable po litical pose. Proceeding to France, he demanded his right as a Frenchman to if r r-i-- V 1 ''S 1VM?5 .v-Yv 1 Orleans! that Jones was to organize and com mand the Black sea naval forces, with the rank of rear admiral, he set out for St. Petersburg. He was in Copenhagen when the business came to a positive settlement, and so great was his haste to reach the Russian capital that ho could not wait to travel the usual southern route, but made up his mind to go to Stockholm and cross over from that city to Finland the best way he could. It was early in April, and the passage was still blocked with ice. No boatmen would venture to make the voyage. Undaunted, he hired a small open boat and compelled the owners at the point of the pistol to steer to tha south along the coast of Sweden. For three days and nights they were cast about, but on the fourth they made their way into the gulf of Finland and landed at Revel. Jones hastened on to the capital, and a few hours after en tering the city he was presented at court. Catherine received him most gra ciously, and, it seems, the bluff sea, fighter was captivated by her manner. She put the matter of organizing the fleet into his hands without hesitation, only stipulating that he should consider himself bound to a certain extent by the wishes of the commander in chief. Prince Potemkin. Jones reported at once to the prince and was assigned 1 t ron. xnis was a damper upon his am bition at the very start, for he was now only one of three separate com manders, the other two ranking with him. This was not what the empress had promised him, but he kept silent and raised his flag on the Vladimir. His first care was to put the vessels of his squadron in fighting trim. They were in such a wretched condition that it required positive genius to restore them to usefulness. Jones did all this so quickly and so well that the Russian officials began at once to hate him for doing what they had neglected to do. Prince Potemkin was inordinately Jeal ous of the foreigner's capacity, and he and the other high officials began to plot against the newcomer. Jones dis covered their duplicity, but made no at tempt to counteract it. When hostili ties opened Jones' success was so re markable that the opposition was driv en to fresh virulence. Potemkin, it ap pears, required from his subordinates that every advantage gained should without further parley be attributed to his own ability. Jones refused flatly to become a party to this scheme to glori fy the chief at the expense of all the others. He was advised to yield, but he was obdurate. He had not been accus tomed to that method. He promptly announced his intention of appropriat ing to himself every honor to which ho believed himself entitled. His frank ness precipitated an eruption. Noth ing like it had ever been heard of In Muscovite official circles, and it met with general disapproval from the en tire army of hungry and venal publio servants. A- loud cry of dissent went up to St. Petersburg and reached the empress in the great palace on the n Not long afterward Admiral Jones re ceived orders to report to the capital in person. He obeyed with such disregard for personal comfort that he was taken violently 111 on the journey and was de layed a month. On his arrival Cather ine received him kindly, made him vice admiral and assigned him to a position on the Baltic sea. Jones was too wise, however, to be blind to the fact that his Russian career had received its coup de grace. Two weeks later he had pneumonia, and when he was convales cent it was decided by the Russian medical men that the climate did not suit his constitution. The empress gave him leave of absence, and he went to Paris. Although he did not resign his commission until two years after ward, his Russian service was ended. He never recovered his health and died three years after crossing the frontier. JOHN WILSON. serve in the army as a private soldier. It was a youthful escapade and rather audacious. It pleased the French na tion more than anything the Royalists had done for a long while. The young man's father disavowed all complicity, and France was more pleased and amused than before The duke was ar rested and sentenced to two years' im prisonment. After four months' deten tion in a fortress he was released and sent home. If he had been wise enough to profit by the popularity he had ac quired all might have been well. But fortune refused to smile on him. The unfortunate connection of the Roy alists with the ill fated Boulangist movement spoiled their chances with the populace, and the final determina tion of the pope to propitiate the re public has retarded the movement for the restoration of the monarchy. In the Dreyfus affair the duke's support ers were strongly identified with the army, and it seems to be the fate of the party to choose the unpopular side of all questions. In addition to all of this, the duke's domestic infelicities have given great concern to his friends. It does not reflect pleasantly upon his reputation for moral stamina to learn that his wife, the estimable Marie Do rothea of Austria, is quite as willing to become free from him as ha is anxious to permit her so to do. The Duke of Orleans owns several es tates in England, the most noted of which is York House, a royal residence endowed with a wealth of historic asso ciation. Both the duke and the present queen of Portugal were born there. It is on the Thames, opposite Richmond, about twelve miles from London, and came into the possession of the Comte de Paris when that gentleman was obliged to find a residence outside of his native France. Although it is the duke's childhood home and is filled with mementos of the Orleans stay in Eng land, Including a museum of natural history collected by its present owner and containing many specimens of ani-. mals slain by him on his frequent hunting expeditions, it has recently been advertised for sale. THOMAS W. SMALL,

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THE TOPEKA STATE ST OUBNAE,S ATURI VAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1905. 9 NORTH TOPESA. tli?ar,a,,tems for thls column with Kim ball Printing Co.. 612 N. Kuisi avenue-1 The grocery stores will be closed all day tomorrow. John Gairrity was in town from TMeriden Saturday. ville for a short stay. Miss CJara Plummer is attending summer school at Lawrence. George Flederling will spend the Fourth at his home in Elmont Miss Grace Root has gone to Grand Rapids, Mich, where she will be the guest of friends. O. C. Myers and little son, Robert, will spend the Fourth in Merident Visiting- relatives. The postoffice will be open tomorrow until 10 o'clock a. m. and there will be One mail delivery. Soldier creek rose rapidly yesterday but did not get out of its banks. This morning it was falling. Ed James came up Friday from Chanute and has taken a position with the Wells-Fargo Express company. Charles Isaacs of Point Pleasant was the guest Saturday of his sister, Mrs. W. C. Steele, of 1414 Quincy street Eddie Firner went to Sabetha today for a visit of several days to his broth er and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hohnbaum. Mrs., William Boast and daughter, Hazel, left for Kansas City today to spend the summer with Mr. Boast ana Bon, Guy Boast. Services at the tabernacle, corner of Grant and Jackson streets. North To peka, will continue over the Fourth. Everybody cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. Winston Fuller and lit tle daughter, Elizabeth Marian, of St. Joseph, are here to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dolman. v t-iarence mistier or nzi wuiutj .street, who has been in poor health for some time, left Wednesday for Colorado, hoping to derive benefit from the soda springs at Manitou. The family wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for the kindness and favors shown us in our late be reavement in the death of Our beloved mother, Sophia Leiser, and also for the many beautiful floral offerings. Last night the home of Mr. Scott W. Combs of 1123 Van Buren street was entered and a pocketbook containing $11, the property of Miss Eva Combs, was taken. Entrance was effected through a side window which had been left slightly raised, and it was very little work to push up the screen which was not fastened down. The clogging- tip of the man holes of the north side sewer yesterday pre vented a great portion of the surface water from running off and conse quently a number of streets In the sewer district were under from one to two feet of water. This was especially true of Jackson and Gordon streets. Late in the afternoon Mr. D. A. Wizer cleaned out the man hole near Park street and by night the streets were free of water. The severe rains of yesterday inter fered greatly with the services at the churches. At the Church of the Good Shepherd and the Presbyterian they were given up entirely. A small con gregation was present at the Congre gational in the morning but there was no evening service. Great prepara- ARIS, May 13. The long prom-! ised production of "Armide," Gluck's masterpiece, has at last been made at the Grand Opera House here. Although so much had been anticipated for this new work, the actual performance came as a rev elation, with its melodies, its breadth, Its simplicity and, above all, its won derful logic. One does not, as a rule, apply the word logic to an opera score, but the exquisite music of "Armide" is full of charming logic. An old and enthusiastic musician, carried away with the beauty of the composition, turned to a young virtu oso sitting next him and earnestly re marked, "Young composers ought to look to Gluck for the way in which he expresses his thoughts always clear, always flowing, with no striving after effect, showing a thorough knowledge of the singer's capacity." The famous M. Gaillard mounted the opera In a beautiful and effective manner. The house was full of elegantly dress ed women. The prettiest gowns were of white lace, white muslin, white lib erty satin and white crepe de chine with just a touch of color added by way of a pink rose fastened beneath 0 j 0 i Farts Is to Have a IV nit e Summer s o the drapery at the bust line or a little t told, galloon introduced as shoulder -straps. this trimming continuing around the deeolletage. Somebody the other day described the Parisian of the hour as arrayed in creamy foaminess. This chronicler must have been a man with little tech nlcal knowledge of his subject, for the sole aim in modistic Paris Is to create garments that cling and swirl about the figure. Reutlinger, the great pho tographer here, who may without prej udlce be called the greatest artist of bis day and practically the only one who can portray fashionable clothing as It Is fashionably worn, reveals clear ly this trend. Indeed, I have heard from sitters who have visited him re cently that he frankly asks his posers to ranove their petticoats, after which his Inspired drapery of the gown is the matter of a moment. As e victim aptly described the process, "He takes his subject running either away from him or to him," which at once accounts for the life expressed in his studies. How to pose for a picture is, I know, an Interesting subject of discourse to the feminine world, but I am quite sure It will be even more Interested in the smart new suspender gowns Parisians are wearing. Several of these gowns made their appearance last summer, but were not received with acclaim on account of their undisguisedly mannish style. In the new suspender frock the v men win not recognize tneir galluses, and women who would not have ac- .vcepted this mode last year are giving it their heartiest approval this summer. The great advantage of the suspender frock is that even when made of the darkest shade of silk it is light and cool In appearance. Besides, with a goodly supply of dainty lingerie shirt waists the freshness of the costume is assured. So attractive have these strap dresses become that they are now imi tated in the smartest afternoon and Jiigh evening gowns. These frocks are rc&ie cp in all the new silks, including tlleta. plain shot and flowered; chition WANTS f'llSGEULAftfplQ Die State Jour nal prints more want advertise ments than any other T o p e k a newspaper. Al though the cost la about the same the results from these want advertisements aremuch larger; this because the state Journal has more read er to Topeka taar. an otner 1 y newspa pers combined. Ad VS. Not Aovntnl rtimt Phrniit The State Journal does not accept want flnvertiianu... nor does It make chnrga accounts of iTi ne tnoet satisfactory plan is to J"" want advertisement to me li:, utM o trice, li you can not ao this, call the Wen tern Union telegraph office, either phone 61, and tell them that you have an advertisement for the State Journal. They wiU send an A. IX T. Hoy to your bouse. Tou pay the boy for the tti, a.- .v. f t. i PyB ioT hl services In bringing It down town. Cost of classified advertisements is So i per Una Six ordinary words make one line. X. j: w 9 man or dot, call up y. M. C A. telerhoue ML We nave a list of rr.rn and wmflftentlal ref erences concerning them. Y. M. C. A. Employment bureau. 117 El 8th at. WANTED For 'army,, able bodied unmar i ineii oeiw ages oi zi ana 35, cit izens of the U. S., of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For information apply to recruiting officer, 522 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. WANTED Man and wife cook for hotel, farm hands, laborers. Cap. Employment Agency, 735 Kansas ave. tions were made for the special ser vices at the Baptist church as the new pastor, Rev. Walter E. Tanner, preach ed his initial sermon In the morning to a small congregation. Rev. Mr. Tan ner Is a young man of pleasing per sonality and an earnest and forceful speaker. The welcome service which was to have been held in the after noon and the special song service by the choir in the evening were post poned until next Sunday. Announcement I have connected myself with the Fitwell Shoe company, 509 Kansas avenue, and will be glad to have all my old friends and customers come in and see me in my new loca tion. GEORGE CUSWORTH, Formerly with C. A. Fern strom's Shoe Store, North Topeka, faille, chiffon moire, messaline in all its wide range of coloring and weight. surah, handspun silks and pongees as well as in voile, mohair and linen. In the afternoon class of suspender gowns a pastel blue chiffon taffeta model made by Paquin for a fair Amer- ican stands out prominently. The skirt is sweep length and made with a deep tuck at the bottom above a hem Of the same depth. In the front, on the sides and in the back the skirt is laid in tri ple box plaits intersected with gath ered panels hung from a deep yoke. A braid of pastel blue on which is a Greek key pattern of silver conceals the joining of gathers to yoke. The waist, suggesting a dainty little harness, is evolved from the silk and fits per fectly over the bust. Straps of silver and blue braid over the shoulders hold in place a similar little bodice of silk across the back. The little harness bod ice is trimmed about with braid and a ruffle of Valenciennes lace. The sleeves axe small, high puffs ending la a series WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED 3 or 4 salesmen for Saturdays, those experienced in. selling shoesi good pay. Apply at once to The Fitwell Shoe Co., 509 Kansas ave. WANTED A lunch counter man at Holli day hotel, 4th and Holliday sts. WANTED Good strong boy over 18 years for chores. 201 E. 8th stf WANTED Men to ship out R. R. work, laborers. Cap. Emp. Agency. 735 K. A. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for general housework for orphans' home, cor. 3d and Fillmore st. WANTED Elderly lady for housekeeper In family of 2. 504 Monroe st. WANTED White girl to assist with housework and care of baby. 319 Quincy. WANTED Dining room girls, women cooks, house girls, women $20 mo., board and pass. Cap. Emp. Agency, 735 Kan. av. WANTED Lady or gentleman of fair ed ucation, with good references, to repre sent a large business firm; good salary for right party. Address 416 Lane st. WANTED 2 nurses for training at Keith Rhodes hospital, 601 Clay st. WANTED Girl to help with housework and children; must go home evenings. Call 1423 Harrisonst. LEARN dressmaking at home by mail; a full, complete and scientific course in dressmaking taught by mail. Send for booklet describing it. Century Correspon dence school, Des Moines, la. WANTED AGENTS. GOOD corn, wheat and alfalfa farms for sale in Trego Co.; Kan., from $5 to $20 per acre, on easy terms. Agents wanted. R. L. Bott's Land Agcy., Wa Keeney,Kan. WAJfTED MISCEIJiANEOUS. GENTLEMAN'S aast oft clotnlng and shoes, highest prices paid. M. Manaon. 425 Kan. ave. Drop postal and I will calL WANTED Veal calves at Porter's, 412 E. 4th st. Ind. Tel. 363. WANTED Immediately, good sized Job press and outfit, in good condition, in ex change for 40 or $6 acre farm Wabaunsee county, 25 acres bottom, some timber, bal ance hay and pasture, 1-3 planted crop and all of hay and pasture to buyer, $20 per acre, no commission. D. U. Millison, own er, 528 Polk St., Topeka, Kan. PUT your money where it's safe. evoid burglaries. We have 60 shares at $100- each of electric light stock paying 18 per cent annual profit See us. Buy them. Bennett Co., brokers, 26 Crawford bldg. WANTED Roomers, modern house, board if preferred. Call at 714 W. 5th st. WANTED Party to take car to Ore gon or Washington. J. T., Journal. WANTED Cisterns to clean and repair. R. C. Squier. 'Pnone S35L 322 E. 8tli St. WANTED To clip horses by elect nctvj. Arthur Massey, 118 W. 6th St. ORtEST-BOUSE& FOR RENT 6 room modern flat. 8th st. 116 E. of lace ruffles above the elbow. A smart ceinture of silk, is fastened in front with a large square dull silver buckle. The blouse of Irish lace is plain at the top and fulls slightly over the ceinture back and front. A plainer example of the suspender gown is made of a pretty new blurred green and blue checked silk. The skirt, which is rather difficult to describe, is formed of groups of side plaits on each side of the front panel, which is plain to the end of the corset. From this point are panels of plaits held to the other group of plaits with two silk straps. This effect is repeated all around the skirt. The little bodice, moderately full and "blouay," is cut very low in U shape back and front. Two suspenders of bias silk hold up this apology for a waist over the blouse of fine all over eyelet hole embroidery. These models are only a few of the many possibilities of the suspender gown. AH modifications make for youthful effects and are therefore not to be worn when the age limit has been reached. Colored linen and pique frocks made with straps half covering the delicate lawn or lace waist are among the eea- FOR RENT -HOUSES FOR RENT Modern 7 room house at 718 Taylor st. Inquire Kirkpatrick, Security bids. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT A modern flat furnished or unfurnished. 116 E. 8th St. FOR RENT Furnished room, all modern conveniences. 1012 Harrison st. FOR RENT Furnished room 815 Monroe. FOR RENT Furnished rooms and board, reasonable price. 901 Madison. Ind. Tel. 3301. FOR RENT 8 unfurnished upstairs rooms for housekeeping; no children. 813 Tyler. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms downstairs for housekeeping. 306 Adams st. FOR RENT Furnished and unfurnished rooms 414 E. 5th st. FOR RENT 3 furnished rooms, modern, light housekeeping, private family. 1368 Van Buren. FOR RENT Furnished and unfurnished rooms, all modern conveniences, between P. O. and Santa Fe. 601 Madison st. FOR RENT Three rooms unfurnishea, up stairs, no children, at 916 Quincy st. FOR RENT Large furnished front room, suitable for 1 or 2 gentlemen, house is modern. 615 W. 6th St. FOR RENT Nice front furnished room, 1 down stairs. 614 Monroe st. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT Very desirable house down town. Inquire John F. Norton, room 9, Stormont bldg. FOR RENT Typewriters, all makes. J. J. Gorman. 617 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE The best investment is a piece of real estate, cash or payment plan: EX? front lots Lane St., near 11th. 1023 Taylor st., 7 rooms, fine location. 127 Madison, 7 rooms, east front, barn. Kansas ave. lot, near depot, north side. 1608 Clay, 4 rooms,; cornering Central park. 5 lots, first payment, $100. 404 East First ave., first payment $50. 6 lots Highland Park, first paynent $25. Lots Washburn car line, first pay ment, $25; balance $5 monthly. 10 acres W. 10th st., first payment $150. Lots Monroe, near 16th,flrst payment $25. House in Pueblo for Topeka property. See me if you'd rather sell. F. J. BROWN, 17 Columbian Bldg. FOR SALE Lots Johnson Place addition. W. 6th st. M. Heery. Tel. 1235. I HAVE 8 house bargains in Parkdale, 114, 2 and 3 lots, $1,000, $1,400 and $1,600: y, cash; good location and in fine shape. See me about these. W. H. Eastman, 115 W. 6th st. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Fresh cow 4 years old. In quire at Shorey postoffice. FOR SALE 1 light spring wagon at 306 W. 8th st. Inquire at 413 Kansas avenue. W. E. Seouine. CLOSING out wall paper, gooa patterns, at 8c per rolL 806 Kansas ave. son's novelties for morning wear. The suspenders on rose, blue, mauve and yellow linen dresses are fascinating when covered with a braided design done in white, the belt carrying out the same scheme. Linen gowns made per fectly plain, with stitched strapping, are wonderfully smart and cool when the shirt waist is cut low to admit of a little chemisette of lace or embroid ery, and the sleeve3 are fashioned with undercuffs of the same lace or em broidery. These- undersleeves are very attractive, but the economical and practical woman will object to them on the score of the laundry bill and will substitute linen. A pretty suggestion for a linen frock has a panel front heavily stitched and strapped in scallops just below the BBETELLE GOWNS FOB waist line and held In place with pearl buttons.. The same effect is carried out on the front of the blouse, and the unique sleeves are of the bishop varie ty, fastened from elbow to wrist with buttons matching those on the skirt FOR SALE Fine black family mare five years .old, gentle and in perfect condi tion. C M. HUL-21 W. 7th sC FOR SALE A good cow or trade for a horse. 1172 Grand ave. FOR SALE 1 Shepard lathe, wood or iron. 227 Jefferson st.: FOR SALE Fine blue brass sod, also F WaU. Quincy. M. FUT your money where it's safe, avoid vc nave w snares at iw cent annual profit See us. Buy them. oc v,o., oroKers, zt crawiora bldg. FOR SALE Fine male white face calf 3 weeks old. 117 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Upright Kimball piano, cash or time. 610 Jackson st. FOR SALE The nicest pet for children! guinea pigs; this week your choice for 25 cents. 634 Harrison St., corner 7th. FOR SALE-Mantle folding bed, in good luiiuuiuu, less man price, s. t34 Har rison st. FOR SALE A brand new full cabinet $65 night.- 1031 Tyler st. FOR SALE, Good surrev, single harness, almost new, double lounge, leaving town, must be sold. 116 E. 8th st. FOR SALE Brown 4-year-old horse, city ii i., iicchj i.yjt. tusu. J tl I Jackson st. FOR SALE Good Jersey cow, give 4 gal Ions per day.- 1018 West St. FOR SALE Top buggy 834 Clay st. FOR SALE Dirt at A. A. Goddard, black, between 8th and 9th on Kansas ave. J. H. Maxwell, Ind. tel. '932. Contractor. MISCELLANEOUS. THE best American malnsnrihe for Amer ican watches put in your watch for 75c and guaranteed for 1 year. Sam Freid berg, 612 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Stove wood. Wm. dhick, 120 136 Jackson st. HOUSE paints $1.00 per gallon. J. K. Jones, EC6 Kansas ave. DO YOU know where H. Littjohann's res taurant is? There is where you get a good meal for 15c. 629 Quincy St. Come and try us. BOARD with or without room at 319 Quin cy st. OUR stone is the best, not the cheapest. Topeka Hydraulic Stone Co. "THE Travelers," for life, accident and sickness. A. K.Vanllook. 16 Columbian bldg. THE Topeka Barrel and Box Mfg. Co., cor. 6th and Santa Fe tracks. Ind. 'phone 1387, has wood to sell from 25c a load up. USE the "Silver Leaf" brand pickles, vin egar, mince meat, etc Otto Kuehne Preserving Co., 'phone 300. GOOD pasture for horses and cattle five miles from city. Leave orders at 200 E. Fifth st. WE PAY highest cash prices for your cast off 'clothing, shoes, hats, overcoats. Drop us a card or call Ind. tel. 1538. Abe Jacobson, 500 Kansas ave. PIANOS voiced, tuned and repaired. Clif ford E. Lutes, 511 Kansas ave. Ind. 'phone 1312. and bodice. A turnover collar of hardinger embroidery and a belt of white kid complete the smart little costume. From an. economical as well as ar tistic standpoint white is the best in vestment for summer, no matter what the material or for what style of gown. White always looks cool and comfort able, and added to this is the fact that it will withstand the roughest treat ment bestowed by the angel who pre sides over the washtubs. The white frock may be worn any number of times with a change of girdle and little touches of color without the inquisi tive world remembering the fact of its persistent reappearance. But whatever the white dress may be, never allow It to walk abroad in the trappings of coarse lace or embroidery. If good im itation laces and fine embroideries are beyond the dress allowance content yourself with hand run tucks, which are chic and truly beloved of the fas tidious Parisian. Should the tucks be hemstitched by hand the acme of ele gance is reached. Another exclusive trimming is hand worked scalloping applied to ruffles and to the fronts of surpliced waists. Should hand work on the entire frock be considered too laborious elaborate WARM WEATHER WEAR. little chemisettes and puff undersleeves of real Valenciennes lace set together with hand stitchery will give the up to date cachet. -Rands of embroidery era si&Kle wide. strip placed above a deep hem on a STALLIONS. THE TWO FAMOUS STALLIONS. Red Mound and Kentucky are for sale; price $2,000 each. They are both show horses, weighing over 1,200 pounds each; are as fine, high bred and as fast as any in the state. Any one wishing to breed to either of the horses can do by paying $5 cash in advance for single service. The horses can be seen at J. L. Shore's barn, known as the old Leslie barn at the cor ner of ISth st. and Western ave., just west of the fair grounds and 2 blocks east of the Quinton and Santa Fe car line where it crosses 18th st-, in the afternoon from 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. Everybody is cordially invited to call and see the horses whether you wish to buy or breed or not, and if you wish to buy or breed please come soon. HARRT G. SHORE, Manager, 1820 Clay St., Topeka, Kan. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Mode color veil between Kansas ave. and Monroe, on E. 4th st. 1012 Har rison st. MASS A OK PARLOR. LADIES' beauty parlors, facial massage and shampooing, toilet articles. Mru. Annie M. Trapp, 710 Kan. avew upstairs. Tel. 172. jDRESJMAKING MISS BREHETTE has returned from the east and will be glad to meet her for mer customers; styles and workmanship guaranteed strictly up to date. 301 Harri son st. FASHIONABLE dressmaking by day or at home. 634 Polk st. WALL PAPER. GO to G. A. Wood for that wall paper and painting. 832 Kansas ave. TeL 880 1 FURNACE WORKS. GEO. E. SETBOLD, furnace work, tin roofing, guttering, spouting, furnaces a specialty. Il Kansas ave. Ind. 'phone 611, E. G. KIN LEY. Manufacturer and dealer In all kinds of vehicles. See us about that delivery wagon. 116 W. Fifth st ItARRERSIlOP. D. G. JOHNSON, shave 10c; shampoo, hair cut, massage, 15c. 6th and Quincy. TiAtRVOTANT- YO-GA-NA-DA readings daily. Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. 206 E. 6th. Bell 'shone 3631 black. Trial readings 25c By mail send date of birth. MADAM LOLA, the only true born test and trance medium ever in Topeka; free test for all. 615 Kansas ave.: nours i p. m. to 8 p. m. Bell 'phone 6151 black. TRANCE AND TRUMPET MEDIUM. Seances Tues. and Thurs. eve., unday night. Readings 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Mrs. Inez Wagner. M w. ein. ina. so. SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO, Telephone 193. Northeast Corner 8th and Kan, Ave All kinds of CoaL Beat Quality. Full Weight. Prompt Delivery. lawn or organdie skirt are extremelj effective edged with tiny ruffles of lac top and bottom and introduced on th waist in like manner. Flowered organdies and mousselinej are most alluring at this time "of th year, but one has to have more gowns of this sort than when white alone ie worn. A stunning organdie with a pal yellow ground flowered over with shad ed yellow roses and foliage has Its jup made with alternating groups of thre deep tucks and three rows of tiny ruf fles of organdie cut on the bias. Thi trimming extends almost to the waist The full baby bodice is vertically tuck ed, the neck cut in Dutch fashion and trimmed with three of the bias ruffles A yoke of val Insertion and strips ol plain yellow lawn make the becoming neck finish. The girdle is of thre shades of yellow and three Of light green silk, toning in harmoniously. A slip of dull finished banana yellow Bill gives the confection a luscious glow. This mingling of colors in the girdl is a fad of the summer. Delicious pas tel shadings, American Beauty red, dul! pinks and banana "yellows are choser most frequently for the purposes, and it is smart to have the hat carry out ir some way this touch of gown coloring. There is a stage whisper in the mo distic play of the summer that thi belles of the season are to wear halJ hose with the new pumps for thf street, but 1 may definitely state that the white hosiery dear to the heart ol our grandmothers has come into Its own again. It will be worn with white, low shoes and slippers. This will be a summer of great glove importance because of the short sleeves. The woman who sets the sea! of fashion will let glove history repeat itself or be content to have as an inno vation a colored strap of kid about th wrist of her mousquetaire glove. But gant tops inset with lace and other bi zarre ideas she leaves for the women who welcome any novelty. CATHERINE TALBOT. A Pleasing; Perfume. Some women are very fond of per fuming their- clothes so that they maj waft a delightful aroma about wher ever they go. Violet sachets or pow ders are the smartest, and, indeed there are people who say any othei perfume is vulgar. But a scented lo tion may be liked and found useful foi the perfuming of gloves and slippers which should be sponged inside with It Take of extract of ambergris two dropi only and of spirits of wine one ounce or, to make a more plentiful supplj proceed in this proportion, and the re sult will be found to De a aeciaeoiy re freshing and lasting aroma. A fragrant perfume for putting ui Into little bags to lay among linen oi dresses is made by taking one ounci each of cloves, caraway seeds, nutmeg mace, cinnamon and tonquin beans anc adding as much Florentine orris root as will equal all the other ingredlenti put together. Grind the whole to a fini powder and put it into muslin Dags. rtolfTna Et1bc Dresses. Chiffon dresses for evening continm pre-eminently attractive when trimmei nrith rihhnnE. tucks or floral garlands but the more economical will considei favorably evening dresses made ol pompadour taffetas with lace berthai and high belts Of some plain color. Stripes That Grow. A fashion journal says, "Horizonta stripes become very tall and slendei ladies." As it is not stated whether thf stripes ?Tou!d b planted in clumps 01 rows, we don't think we will attempt to raise a crop of tail ana sienaer wo men this season. STT AMPSSFA 1 A NJKTN(TI THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 134 Kan. ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade checks. Prices low. Catalog free. TeL ztt. BICTCLES ANI REPAIRING. TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLH Co. Tel. 708. Blcyclas and sundries, bi cycles and tandems lor rent; repairing ot all kinds. U. S. CYCLE CO.. 118 K. 8th at. National IwrJohMoii bicycles. Supolie. repairs STORAGB. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER BTOJctAaS Co.. packs, ships and stores bousehoi4 goods. Tel. US. Clarence Skinner, CU Quincy at. RUG FACTORY. DON'T THROW AW AT that old carpet wu mm it iu ub; we win ffiaae you a fine rug from it. Write for booklet er phone 421. Toe MoConnick Rug factor. 622 Van Buren st, MONET. MONET to loan on livestock, pianos, or gans, tvnewritern. houMhnlrl errtHs. nets. sonal security. W. E. Seguine. 411 K. A. MONET TO LOAiY on live stock, sianoa. organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Bisooe. 622 Kan. av. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES. pompadours, all kinds e Mrs. Voi Vleck. 222 K. Ma. n&ir work. WHOLESALERS. Hardware, stoves, 'fine tools. 70S Kan as ave. Tel. SjC UNDERTAKERS. U ,PENWELL, funeral director and a usq service, reasena v. ymni .uuu bu xioui paanes jiis. GEO. B. PALMER, undertaker. Beta. 146. Residence 87. ai Jackson at. TP Pltul'UI v u Dnva c kjvao, uyiiuiviUTrB, new fSt rrtlt lAOntna, .n-l.. 1 and scoured, refit, sewed and laid. (28-831 Kansas ave. Pbone&: ind. 71M; Bell 843. J. c u in. v rtinn, .i. jr. reiru(.)r WE CLEAN, scour, refit, sew, sis and lay your cariets In a workman like manner. The McCormick Carpet Cleaning, ,n&. ail van tsuren lu fnones u. TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY. ouU- east corner bu ana xyter sts., cront A to 2 p. m., except Sundaya Conducted by. regular practicing physicla&a for the benefit of persons without nnu wbe need medical attention and treatment. Pa tients are assured of careful and eacsldV erate treatment, liedidne furnished ia most eases. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAIDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock ot watches. dia monds, silverware, etc Ryes ew amines and spectacles properly fitted. FLORISTS. HOME GROWN CUT FLOWERS, bed ding plants, floral designs, at Hayes', lot W. Sth st. TeL 377. J. C RODMAN, blooming plsntacut flow ers, palms, aesigns. oecomtlons. lis w. 8th. Phone 37. Greenhouse 12th and Mon. PAlliS'S. J. A. ROSEN, Patent Attorney. 418 Kan. MACHINE SHOPS. Lawn mowers ground, factory process, 76c Free delivery. TeL 603. Golden Rule. PHYSICIANS ANI SURGEONS. DR. EASTMAN, late supt. state Insane asylum, jaentat ana nervous aiseaseasla Kan. av. 'Phones 714. Rea 1270 V. Buren. DR. F. MAC FARLAND has reopened his old office st 425 Kansas ave. General practice. Chronic diseases a specialty. Hours: 9 a. m. to p. m. IDA C BARNES. M. O. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teentn and Clay. Office hoursi 9 ft. m. to 11 a. m. and I p. m. to I p. m. Both 'phonss 16 residence, and Ind. 131ft office JPAVTNO CAPITAL CITT VITRIFIED -tfRICK Js PAVING CO.. 118 W. 8th St. Mfgrs. building, paving and sidewalk brick. UPHOLSTERING, RECANING, repairing, upholstering. Ind, phone 11454. Chairs called for. F. W. Whittier, 1329 Tyler st. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM TIME TABLE, TOPEKA, KAN. The "Right Road" To and From ana Between "j CHICAGO OMAHA ST. LOUIS DENVER MEMPHIS COLORADO EPOS PEORIA FORT WORTH ST. JOSEPH BT. PAUL KANSAS til l ,MINNIb.a'UU.a, Ana Everywhere Beyond. EFFECTIVE MAT 14. 1905. ALL TRAINS DAILT, EASTBOUNTD. Leave. No. 14 Texas Ex 4:30 am No. 30 K. C-cnicago i.x 4 .no am No 10 Colorado-K. C. Flyer 7:45 am NO. lb (JOlUIttUV -n- i.A-... ..av im v 12 Fort Worth-Chicago Ex.... 3:35 pm rv.l-',,rtfit TulA Snl S-anm No" 86 Chickasha-K. C. Ex. 8:00 pm Leaves. N. 12 K. C.-Texas Ex 12:10 am N 29 St. Louis-uauornia ,x i:tw pm No 35 K. C.-Chickasha Ex ...10:20 am No' 43 California Special 12:45 pm NoOo K. C. -Colorado Ex. 1:40 pm rso 9 vjoiuiu njci o inn 1 NORTHBOUND. Leaves. No 54 Topeka-St. Joe Ex 7:46 am No 32 Topeka-St. Joe Ex 3:40 pm Arrives. No 31 St.- Joe-Topeka Ex 12:30 pm No! 63 St. Joe-Topeka Ex 7:55 pm UNION PACIFIC. EASTBOUND. Arrlva No. Ma Limited 7:00 am i-0 luti K. C. local passenger 8:05 am Sol" U Atlantic Express 1:50 pm 10&-K. C.-Salina Ex 6:25 pm No. lu- WESTBOUND. No 107 K. C.-Salina Ex 11 .-00 am No-103 Denver-Pac. Coast limltedl2:45 pm No 106 Junction City local pass.. :36 pel No' 101 Limited 8:00 pia Dally except Sunday. All others daily. 7 MISSOURI PACIFIC. SOUTHBOUND. Leave. Ko. 143 Mixed train M:J am WO" NORTHBOUND. Kb. in frrnl trsJa (0 pi

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