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VALUE OF TIE STATES.


UTAH, including the Improvements
made by the Mor1nons. is worth $&4.'
IT'S, 80.
THE Dakotas were rated in the
eleventh census as h:ving a wealth OF
SEQ. s21 $50.
WEST VIRGINIA's wealth, mostly in
real estate and mines, is valued ~
$146, 991 ,6Ss.
INDIANA is very ricn state. its prop.
erty of all kinds reaching total ct
s727, s15,131
THE Lone Star state of Texas has in
its enormous territory a wealth OF $780,
364,5
THE state of Alabama. including cot.
ton fields and iron mines, is worth $122,
SCI ,22S
The state of Iowa, including its farc,
land and manufactures, is worth 1898.
671.251.
NEW JERSEY is by no means poor. IT'S
real and personal property is valued at
s7O2, 81 1851.
THE wealth of Wisconsin Of all kinds
including the pine forests, amounts tt
si06, 1908, 1s5.
The state OF Kentucky, including
blue grass land, blooded horses and to
bacco, is worth 1870, 1884.
THE state of Illinois is one Of the
wealthiest of the western states, it,
valuation reaching s7S6, GIG, 1894.
The three sections of Tennessee
east, west and middle-are valued BY
the assessor at e2oS, 1874, 432.
NORTH CAROLINA, although a large
part of it's territory is uncultivatabls
land, has q valuation of 1856, 100, 200.
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FRAZER TALKS
Insurance Swindler is Interviewed
on the Train.
SAYS HE WAS NEARLY DROWNED,
Would Rather Be Prisoner Than Fugi
twelve Was In Kansas City, Chi
cago and Other Cities--Tclls
How He was Betrayed.

Kansas City, Sep. 4.-Dr. George w.
Fraker, the insurance swindler passed
through here this evening. To re-
porter who met the train in Iowa, the
doctor talked freely Of his case. His
answers to questions. however, were
given in an absent-minded way.
Il did fall into the river the night
we were fishing he said, and came
very near being drowned. However.
there was driftwood floating in the
stream and 1 caught log and floated
down the river for a considerable dis
could touch bottom and waded out on
the land. 1 laid there all that night
and all day the next day.
Il was in no condition to go back
to the springs and accordingly l came
to Kansas City. Because of my appear
ance 1 went to a cheap rooming house
on Grand avenue near Fifth. 1 stayed
there four days. On the second day
shaved off all my beard. Then 1 went
to Chicago. From Chicago I went to
Milwaukee and staid most of the fall of
that year. By that time the name Of
Fraker had been too much advertised
and 1 told a room mate 1 was from
Denver and my name was William
Schnell. I went by the name of Schnell
from that time on.
HE STAYED IN TOWNS.
nave llVeu III w lSCOHSlIi anu Mill
nesota ever since. I staid most Of the
time in towns. 1 went from one place
to another.
mo, I won't tell you what towns I
visited. I had not decided to stay
away until the papers said all kinds Of
things about me. Then 1 knew 1 was in
disgrace and could not make a living
if I came back. 1 have wanted to come
back a thousand times, and came near
coming, but the disgrace and what peo-
pie were saying about me kept me from
doing so. This living death is horrible
and am glad now 1 am going back"
Did your people know where you
were?"
mo, they did not; did not commu-
nicate with them
at was telegraphed from Duluth that
you expected a share of the insurance
money"
THAT was not true. 1t was all to go
to my heirs
DR.. F'raker carefully avoided answer
ing questions intended to reveal his
means of subsistence. Finally when
the question: "Who gave you away to
the insurance companies and furnished
the informa ton that led to your arrest"
was bluntly asked, the doctor started
suddenly and said: II think it was
George Harry, one of the men who
went fishing with me. I wrote him from
Wisconsin last winter. 1 told him
about young man, whose name I will
not mention, who was very kind to me
when I was sick. 1 told him the young
mans name and ] think he wrote to
him and got my address after I moved
into Minnesota.
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CONDITION OF KANSAS CROPS.
Nothing to Complain of Except a Sigh
Excess of Rain,

Topeka. Kan, Sept. 4.-The Kansas
weather crop bulletin for the past week
which issued today says: 1t has been
a warm week with the daily temepra-
ture about degrees above the normal,
while the abundance Of rain has been
quite well distributed over the middle
and eastern divisions of the state, with
light scattered showers over the west
ern division. In the eastern division
much hay has been spoiled during the
week by rains, and the damp weather
keeps corn and grass green and fruit
abundant and fine. Stock water is
plenty. Threshing and blowing are
delayed by wet weather. 1t has been
a fine growing week in the middle di-
vision and nearly all counties report
good progress. including those which
have heen suffering from dry weather,
while blowing for wheat is being vigo-
rously pushed where it is not too wet.
In the western section the week was
generally dry with occasional hot wind.
Haying has been pushed except in Ham
flton county, where rain interferred.
The third crop Of alfalfa is being har-
vested along the Arkansas river. The
is generally in fair condition for plow-
ing, though too dry in some counties.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Fl. n. PILLsBURY is the new chess
champion of the world. He was borr
at Boston and Brooklyn is his home
He is only 90 years of age.
MARSHALL MACDONALD, United
States fish commissioner, died in
Washington on the 31st.
THE official call for the convention
of the new Irish movement to be held
in Chicago September "a, % and &c, has
been issued from the headquarters OF
the executive committee Of the new
Irish movement.
Both Emperor William, of Germany.
and President Faure. of France, have
declined to intercede with the Turkish
government in behalf of Armenia.
ANDREW THOMPSON, the most noted
horseman on the continent, died in
New York city on the 31st, s,ged ~
years.
UNITED STATES SENATOR WHITE said
that Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald,
of San Francisco, had asked him to in
troduce in congress a bill similar tc
the Chinese exclusion act, which shall
exclude Japanese, and that he had
promised to do SO if Fitzgerald would
furnish the data to prove that Jap1
nese were seriously injuring American
labor.
AN evening paper at Buffalo, N. Y.
recently declared that ex-Postmastcr'
General William Bissell had been of.
fered by President Cleveland the place
on the United States supreme court
bench made vacant by the death OF
Judge jackson. The paper added that
it was not likely that Mr.. Bissen
would accept.
said that the utterances of E. C. Bene-
dict on the subject of retiring green
backs was being considered of much
significance in political circles there.
1t was thought that he expressed the
views of President Cleveland on the
matter. Senator Hill, of New York,
was also said to favor the idea. Silver
men were anxious to know what the
probable new departure was in its en-.
tirety.
JUSTICE BREWERS speech was the
main feature of the American Bar as
sociation's meeting at Detroit, Mich,
On the Goth. He appealed for much
needed changes in the administration
IF Justice. The committee on patent
law reported adversely to any general
revision of acts in their line, but rec.
ommended various specific amend
nents. The committee on law report
ing urged more simplicity and uni
formity in methods, and state super
vision of the making of reports was
recommended.
The secretary of the treasury has
extended the time for fling su SSr
bounty claims from September 1 to
October l.
The joint debate between Col. w. O.
Bradley and Gen. P. w. Hardin at En-
inence. KY, on the 3Oth was called off
IN account of the noisy demonstration
of the crowd when Col. Bradley began
to speak.
JAMES Kerr HARDIE, the English
socialist, spoke to small audience at
Chicago on the 3Oth. NJ. j. Carroll,
EDITOR of the official organ of the Illi-
lois Federation of Labor, said the
trades unions of Chicago were not in
sympathy with Mr.. Hardie's teachings
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Minor State News.

Hon. George X. Peck, at present of
Chicago but formerly Of Kansas" has
rendered his resignation as general
solicitor of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road. E. d. Kenna, of st.
Louis, will be his successor.
Labor day september p was gener-
ally observed in the cities of the state.
The law makes the first Monday in
September legal holiday and Gov.
Morrill, issued proclamation for its
obSc nee.
II. .,opulists of the Twenty-sixth
judicial district, composed of Butler
and Greenwood counties, have renom-
mated c. w. Shinn for judge.
Over 200 delegates attended the re-
cent sixth annual convention of the
district convention of the Christian En-.
deavor society of Kansas at Newton.
The district includes Harvey, Sedg-
wick, Sumner, Harper, Kingman,
Reno, Pratt and Barber counties.
A. j. Lusk, ex-president of the
Hutchinson national bank, who was
arrested some time ago at Portland,
Ore. was recently brought back to
Topeka bv the United States officers
from Oregon.
Fire at Girard the other day de-
stroyed the large clothing house of 5.
J. Beardsley. Loss, about 81, 600: in
surance, s19. ZOO.
The reunion of old veterans at Bax-
ter Springs was a great success in ev-
cry respect The attendance was very
large
The a-year-old son of ex-Policeman
capron. of Topeka, died few days ago
from eating toadstools that grew plen-
tifully in the yard.
On the last day of the SOLDIER re-
1nion at Baxter Springs Henry Wat
,erson delivered his address on ADra-
nam Lincoln to a large audience.
Charles Bauerhmidt, proprietor of
the Boston shoe store at Topeka, has
Teen adjudged insane, and sent to an
insane asylum La grippe the cause
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TWO SEW ROADS TO BUILD.
saltwater End State Line and the Kansas.
Oklahoma Central and Southw estern.

Oklahoma Central and Southwestern.
Saltwater. o. T.. Sept. 4.-(Special)--
Yesterday mornig a corps of surveyors
began to make a survey OF the Still
water and State Line railroad. This
proposed route will intersect the Atchis-
on, Topeka and Santa Fe at or near
the crossing of Black Bear, some three
miles north of Perry; this being more
practical point owing to the rough
and uneaven country east and near
Perry through which a good grade for
road bed can not be had. The pro-
motors Of the road are live. energetic
men, who will push this enterprise for
ward to completion. The committee
that was appointed by the board OF
trade to obtain subscriptions for stock
in the Kansas, Oklahoma Central and
Southwestern road report bly,.
and the indications are that the amount
that Saltwater people were desired to
take will soon be subscribed.
The directors of this road give assur-
ance that they expect very soon to
begin grading at Coffeyville, Kansas.
and that work will be pushed forward
and the road graded to Guthrie before
January 1. 1896.
This will be Of great benefit to this,
Payne and Pawnee counties. and fur
nish an outlet to market for the i'm
mense crops they have raised this year.
The amount of corn raised in these two
counties will exceed the amount raised
in any four counties in Oklahoma Ter
ritory. They are in the most favorable
location as to rainfall that can be found
in the territory. This is why the Guth-
rie State Capital can't distinguish the
difference in size between Payne coun-
ty corn and Logan county cordWoou
We get the rain and that makes our
corn.
The Payne county normal closed yes
terday. having been in session four
weeks under the management of a
corps of able instructors.
The erection of w. r. McGeorge's
two-story brick building is being push
ed forward and it will soon be ready
for occupancy.
If the abundant rains continue some
damage may occur in rotting in the
fields before the stacks are settled.
All the escaped prisoners have been
returned to the Jail.
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THE first number of Climate and
Health will soon be issued by the
weather bureau at Washington. 1t
will consist largely of tables giving
the mortality statistics of the country
oy sections. The characteristics of the
weather in each section for the week
will be given and scientists and others
Interested can draw their differences
md deduce facts as to the relation
climate bears to health.
AT Hartford, Conn.,, on the 31st
Deputy Sheriff Foote turned into the
gutter forty kegs of beer, which had
been seized from the Herold Brewing
20. under the recent liquor seizure act.
Several hundred thirsty people of the
East side were on hand, many of them
carrying cans, with which they scooped
up the fluid as it ran beside the curb.
FIVE of the leaders of the Western
Baseball league held secret meeting
At Chicago on the 1st The alleged OBJ
ject was to get rid of tho Terre Haute
club. It was said that the league would
consist next year of Kansas City, In
iianapolis, Detroit, st. Paul. Mime.
apolis, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and
Columbus.
r. F. SPEARMAN, agent of the nation.
al court of claims, recently said that
claims amounting to S44, ZOO, 600 had
been fled under the Indian depreda.
ton act of congress
DR. GEORGE w. FRAZER, of Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, the man who was sup
posed to have been drowned in the
Missouri river two years ago, and to
whose heirs SIS, 900 of insurance money
was recently paid, has been captured
in the woods near Tower, MINI. He
admitted his identity and said that he
did not leave home on purpose to de-
fraud the companies, bit that while
he was near the Missouri river he fell
in, SWAN across the river and got on
the land. The next day he read in the
papers that he had been drowned and
concluded to carry out the deception
and allow the heirs to collect the insur-
ance.
Ar o'clock on the morning of the I'd
william Butcher, a desperate negro,
was taken from the Jail at Hickman.
KY. by = mob and his head shot off
and body riddled with bullets
FULLY 1900 people gathered at
Fleetwood, N. J., on the goth to witness
the great pacing race between Robert
J.. Joe Patchen. Mascot and John &.
Gentry. The purse was 5000 and
Robert J. won in three straight heats.
Best time, 2:041<.
TIM Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Standard telegraphs that Mgr.
Zalewski, apostolic delegate to India,
was destined to succeed Mgr. Satolli y,
Warrington.
MARY J. PALMER. widow of Chero-
kee Indian, has brought suit for III
the lnnds on which the towns of Black
well, Virginia City and Cleveland. Ok
are located.
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THE board of health in Chicago has
enough faith in the anti-toxine treat
ment for diptheria to map out a cam
paign for general distribution of that
remedy among the people. The plan is
to obtain the serum at first cost from
the farm in New York and place it on
sale at drug stores where it will be ac-
cessible to the populace. The COM
missioner of the health department
has statistics which show that the use
of anti-toxine in Chicago has decreased
the mortality from diptheria in that
city 40 per cent.
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PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL.

WHEN the last census was taken there
were 2O3.946 acres planted in peanuts
producing 3,5SS, 143 bushels.
THE number of acres planted in cot
ton in 1889 was 20. 1920; the number
of bales raised in that year was 7,4T2,,
GIL.
ACCORDING to the eleventh census,
there were sown in 1859 25,O54 acres OF
hemp, which produced ISL tons OF
fiber.
KENTUCKY is the largest hemp-grow.
ing state, having 23.46s acres planted
in this staple, which produced 1874
tons.
In 1889 695, sol acres Of our country
land were planted in tobacco. and in
thai same year 4Ss, 1856, GAG pounds wers
raised.
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They Proved an Abb.

Louisville. KY, Sep. 4.-McCoy and
Moore who were arrested here yester-
day charged with prize fighting near
Cairo, Ills, on June 80. spent the night
in Jail.
Although the Illinois officers identifi-
ed them, Mccoy and Moore denied that
they were the men. Mccoy said that
he was at Boston at the time while
Moore claimed to have been at Brad
ford, Pa, The fighters were billed at
Cairo as A L. Moore and n. Mccoy.
After their hearing on a writ Of habeas
corpus this evening they were released
by Judge Teney, no evidence being adj
duced to show that they were the men
wanfa6.
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cyclist, is making trip around the
world on her wheel. Fourteen months
ago Miss Londonderry left Boston to
go round the world in fifteen months.
She started without a cent of money
and was attired in c paper suit She
was to earn her expense money with
out begging, borrowing or stealing.
Recently she rode into Omaha, Neb.
having covered 9, 400 miles of her jour
ney and with nearly thirty days to
make the remaining distance. If she
arrives in time she is to get $1,000
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THE Salvation army of Denver, Col,
has organized a cavalry corps of young
women and Brig. Gen. French. of St.
Louis, recently dedicated the new
branch of the service at the First
Baptist church in that city in the pres
ence of a big crowd. The new corps is
under the leadership of Staff Capt
Blanche Coke. They wear dark blue
skirts. regulation red waists with wide
rolling collar and regulation bonnets.
This corps enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the only mounted Salvation army
fighters in The world and will start on
. tour of the mountain towns
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There are four vacancies in the sem
ate and two in the house that the gov
ernor has required to be filed at the
November election. The senate va
cancies are: Baker, of Leavenworth;
Thatcher, of Lawrence; O'Bryan. of
Wichita. and Dennison. OF Eldorado.
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ClippinH.

No matter what the fate of the sill
yer issue may be, Dick BANDS farm
will continue the free and unlimited
coinage of apples His farm is q vast
orchard containing 5000 apple trees oil
one variety. Each tree bears five
bushels in good seasons which readily
sell for forty cents \ busheL Twenty.
five thousand bushels of apples at e
cents bushel nets the Missouri
statesmen enough to drive the wolfish
gold-bugs from his door.-Omaha Zee.
It is said that Attorney-GeneralH az>
mon and Comptroller Eclxles were
baseball experts = few years ego.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-06

The Cologne Gazette published a
dispatch recently from its correspond
ent in st. Petersburg asserting that
nihilism was now more active through
out Russia than at any time since the
death of the Gar Alexander II. The.
nihilists have gradually grown holder
since the accession of the new car to
the throne
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Kansas Grain Crop.

Returns made to the state agricul-
tural department. indicate that the esti.
mates made by Secretary Coburn in
June were about correct. According
to these estimates the corn crop was
placed at 33S, 600. 900 bushels, the wheat
crop at IL, 49,, 1888 bushels, and the oat
crOp at 30 DOC. 900.
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Tenitentiary Director.

The governor has appointed Lare
Dean, of Smith county, to be director
of the penitentiary in place of j. j.
Barnes, removed. Dean is an old SOL
dier and is chairman of the Sixth dis
trict republican congressional com.
mittce
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RuLLF1oHTERs WILL PAY UP

Justice Court, and Not the State Depart
ment, Handles the Case.
Denver. Colo, Sept. "A special to
the News from Colorado Springs says:
This afternoon Judge Harris fined the
three Mexicans who participated in the
bull fight at Gillett. Senior Berela,
Mexican consul. appeared for the Mexi-
cans. Jose Marrero, the matador, was
arranged on four counts and Carlos and
Antonio Sentrea, the picadors. had sew
en- accounts against them. They plead
ed guilty and were fined SIS on each
count. They will pay their fines and
make no effort to make an international
question of their arrest
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STOOD THEM UP IN LINE.
Band of Highwaymen Holds Up n Carrfae
Load of Passengers.

Omaha, Sep. "A band of twelve
highwaymen. masked. held up a car
riage load of people in an Omaha SUI
burb early this morning and secured
several hundred dollars. 1t is an or
ganized gang which has log evaded the
police. There were four persons in the
carriage and they had been in the city
enjoying themselves. When but a
short distance from Benson. and near a
clump of trees, figures emerged from
the shadows as If rising from the earth
and surrounded the carriage. Two men
held the heightened horses while the
ten others compelled the occupants Of
the carriage to get out and stand in
a line and hand over their valuables.
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THE oyster crop this season will be
the largest that has been known in
many years. Trade was dull last year,
money being scarce and an unusually
small demand was consequently made
upon the oyster beds. This was fol-
lowed by a period of prolific spawning
during the months when oysters retire
from commerce, and the result is an
exceptional accumulation of succulent
biyalyes.
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TO SUE FOR INFRINGEMENT.
Western Electrical Company Of Chicago
After the Topeka Electrical Company.

After the Topeka Electrical Company.
Topeka, Kan. Sept. frank r. Col
vim, a representative of the Western
Electric company of Chicago, was in
Topeka today collecting evidence on
which to bring suits against the To-
peka Electrical company for the in
fri.igement of a number of patents
which the Western Electric company
claims are being infrinGed by the new
telephone company in operation here.
The Western Electric company owns
the patents of all the switching de-
vices used with the Bell telephones.
The telephones which are alleged to
be an infringement are being put in in
number of Kansas towns.
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HEAplEss CORPSE TAKEN UP.
Examination of the Body OF Peitzel Con
Quoted with Much Mystery

Quoted with Much Mystery.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.-The decapita-
ted body of B. P. Pietzel, one of the sup
posed victims of H. H. Holmes, was
again eXhumed from the American Me-
chanics cemetery today by the coron-
er'S physicians. The coffin with it's
CHASTITY burden was carried into the tool
shed Of the cemetery but the utmost
vigilance was maintained to keep the
object of the examination secret.
1t was subsequently learned that the
bone of one of the legs had been remov-
ed from the body and the body then re-
inferred. The dead mans skull was
severed from the decomposed body last
Saturday under orders from the dis
trict attorney
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The prospects for the internationa al
acceptance of the Washington rules tc
prevent collisions at sea was reported
bright by Navigation Commissioner
Chamberlain, who has returned from
consultation with Mr.. Bayard and the
British authorities upon the subject.
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AFTER almost five years of work and
the expenditure of over So, 200, 900,
Niagara falls has finally been har-
messed, and the power generated by
the monster 5000 horsepower dyna-
mos of the Cataract Construction Co.
are now sending out the electricity for
commercial use
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AN artesian we'll is to be sunk to .
depth of 2, 500 feet near Holyoke, Col,
in the hope of obtaining free flow of
water. The state legislature appropri-
ated IS, 600 for the experiment. If it
should prove a failure many settlers
in eastern Colorado will seek new
homes