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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

HOGs-keceipts q ,UOU; Otticlal receipts
yesterday, $50; shipments, 3,845; left
over $500 Market stead TO cents
higher. Light, $485@5 20; mixed,
$4.75@525; heavy $46UU550; rough,
sat. @485
IATTLE-Receipts 10000; including L,
500 Texans and !, 200 W esterns. Offic. al
receipts yesterday 47s; shipments, 147
arket 10c lower. Texas steers, 81 7O@
485; bulk $3.25@3.75.
sHEEP-ReceIp pts 10000 Official re-
ceipts yesterday, 1890; shipments =.
Market slow but steady.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
l4.UUU.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
Gen. Gordon 20 ola soldiers.

LEAvENwoRTH, July 15-Gen. John B.
Gordon, the famous ex- confeder.it leader
and orator, is TO lecture at the soldiers
home the night of Wednesday, July II,
in assembly hail On the war of the re bell
lion. So far as known Gen. Gordon is
the only lecturer who copyrights his lee
lures. TINS precludes newspapers from
reporting line of them unless by spe-
cial permission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
BOUGHT THE FARMERS WIFE.
A Leavsnworth Man Pays for 200 Pounds
That He Doesn't Get

A LeaVanWorth Nan FayF Tor 200 Pounds
That He Doesn't Get.
LEAvENwoRTH, July 15-A Leaven-
worth man whose name is Mckee. has
had some experience with long and short
weights which is very amusing. On
four different occasions Mr.. Mckee pur-
chased hay from farmer whose wife
weighed about $50 pounds. Each time a
load of hay was brought to town the wife
accompanied the husband, but she was
not always visible. 1t is now asserted
that when the load of hay was weighed
the woman was down in it and when the
hay NOW was reached she would crawl
out. He paid for the fat woman four
times without receiving any right, title
or CAIN to her. He has quit buying
hay of that farmer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

KANSAS CITY July 10 -GArrLE-R Re-
ceipts, 7,7.0; shipments. 1000 Best
cows steady others cattle weak, 10c lower
Iexas steers, $1,000 415; 1exas cows
S2OO41295; beef steers, $425 u5.5J; ma
tive cows. a1.5O@3. 8; stocAers and
feeders $250@43J; bulls $2OJ@290
The following are tod Ay's representa-
tive sales secured 10y WIRE by The Iope-
ka Grain and Stock Exchanges:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

the Whitley opera house SATURDAY morn
ing and at he same hour the Democrats
called O order mass convention. This
was according TO prearranged plan of
the executive committees of the two par
ties.
Though there was an effort to avoid a
cut and drie~i appearance there was a
perfect anders, anding and the following
fusion ticket was nominated:
Treasurer, T. L. RYAN Dem. J; county
clerk, NJ. @ Starr; register Of deeds, j Ohm
Martin (Dem.): sheriff. D. Gaughan; cor
oner. DR.. ]. J. Wright; surveyor. w. E.
McCrenrv; ccmmiss.o ner First strict,
VIM. Adds; commissioner Third districf,
Jacob Jacobs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

The best thing you can do this hot
weather is to visit Picket's Mineral
Wells, 316 Harrison, and get mineral
bath. He has Turkish, Russian, electric
and steam baths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
Railroad stocks.

Atchison, 1854; c., B. & Q, $50: R l.,
715s; c. n. W, 8S24; St. Paul. $50; Chi
cagO Gas, 553s; Mo. Pac, 3258; Sugar,
1868; w o.. 90zs; D. C. F., 2056.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
HIAwATHA JOINTS SHUT.
The City Council Passes an Ordinance Clos
Them I'm


ing Them Up.
HIAwATHA, Kan. July 15.-The city
council has passed an ordinance of the
strictest kind closing the joints here and
from this time on it is expected that the
only place where liquor can be sold in
this county will be at the drug stores
Mayor Buckles opposed this ordinance
as he said he did not believe it was the
d 'ty of the city to enforce the state law.
The council couldn't see it that way, how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

The Shawnee Building & Loan asso-
citation has money to loan. Call on Sec.
rotary, Room Is Columbian building.
Harrison phone 398 New series now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
FUSION IN LYON.

POpuIists and Democrats Nominate Com
binatiOn Ticket in Separate Convention
EMPoRIA July ia delegate CONVEX
ton Of the Populist party assembled a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
Local Market Gossip.

Local Market Gossip.
Chicago-Early cab es were lower. In
spections: wheat 20, grade ID; corn 100.
grade ISL, hogs, Chicago $1,000, Kansas
City 1000, Omaha $40. Receipts: Flour
$685. wheat 36.817, corn $3.50, oats 1884,
800; shipments: -four 6,084, wheat 108,
$50; corn 544. 943, oats 233. 900 The news
from the northwest continues about the
same. one side insisting that great dam
age has been done and the other side
laug hing at the fact of any damage
having been done. Prominent dealers
sold lots of wheat above 81 and have
taken it back on the break. They played
it same way Saturday.
Minneapolis cars IS, Duluth "A.
Chicago: Wheat on pessage, decrease
$4,000; corn on passage, increase $780,
QUO. French wheat crop will be 420U0,-
900 bushels less than 1894 Business in
corn very light market changes on small
offerings to either buy or SELL Curb
Septein Der wheat 68.
New York exports: Wheat 1885, corn
1880, oats 274l, -four TITS bbls, 1850
sacks. Indian shipments 1,248,0v0 Bos-
ton none, Philadelphia 800 tons Of -four,
wheat 1000 bu., corn 4165 bu., oas %, :
749 bu., Baltimore. heat 5U,693. corn
4xS5. Primary receipts: Wheat $4,000;
shipments 2460JO. Receipts last year
were S0U,OOO, cOTu 40O,OoU; shipments
$4,000. Receipts last year we're $4,000.
Oats are heavy under selling by the
country. May options seem to be a good
sale.
Wheat decrease. 2,122.O0O; corn de-
crease 941.0UO; oats decrease 664,0J0.
Total Wis bic supply: Wheat ii ,237 900,
corn 6,SS2,OJO, oats 5,632,000.
Stocks grain in Chicago: Wheat &c.
| 971 900, corn 2,37J,0O0, Cd 1,735,000
Estimated receipts tomorrow: " heat
| 14J, corn 250, oats lSJ, hogs $4,000.
Chicago: Wheat bulges easy, scalpers
bid up prices in provisions, but there is
no business, and packers seem disposed
to sell both September aud January.
Liver pool: Wheat closes Il to I'D
higher. When wheat bulges the scalp
ers up prices in provisions, but there
is no business, and packers seem disposed
| to sell both Sc ptemb Der and January.
St. Paul: 1ir. Swanson, just returned
from trip over ST. Paul r. r., and
says the crop is damaged 70 per cent
| The president of the N. p r. r. says
they will have fair crop with some
damage from frost.
Late Liverpool wheat and corn cables
futures weak and lower spot steady.
Put 6615, calls 10 on September wheat;
pu;s 4434, calls 46A September corn foI
| tum.rruw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
EXCURSION.


Baltimore, Md. and return account of
Baptist Young Peoples union.) One fare
($2925) for the round trip. Tickets on
sale July 10 and It, final return limit Au-
gust S. 1895 For full information call
on any Rock Island agent
a. n. FULLER,
C 2 A Col Kanaas auanra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15
SAT- Blowers t4-t 500.

SALIVA. Kan, July 15.-Word has been
received through the Farmers National
bank that safe blowers had been oper-
ating at Durham, little town about
thirty miles southeast The robbers
broke into the postotfice and soon had
the safe open. They secured 500 in
cash, about $50 worth of STAMPS and
some watches. They made an attempt
on the safe of the hardware store, bur it
contained only 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

WHEAT-Steady; No hard, 6l@65ci
CONFIRM; No mixed, 40@4094c:
No white 4u4@41c
OATs-Firm; No 2 mixed. 23140241Sc;
No 2. white, %.
RYE-No. 45c
FLAxsEED- Aug. $L13; Sept. $1.12
BRAN-Firm; 90 160
HAY Scarce; timothy s9.000115O;
prairie $8O0@10OO
BUTTER-Weak; creamery, 15015c;
dairy 10@12.
EGGs-Quiet SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

Peerless steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-15

c. P. A. COL Kansas avenue.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

He sIl0 the figure pecTiRg in bct,eoca tie
stats.
God, was it poSsible?-a low voice,
mans voice, whispering or hoarsely
murmuring a name He heard a sudden
movement within the room, rs though
the occupant had heard and were reply
Ing, Coming. His blood fruze. 1t
was not Aice's room. 1t was his-his
and herS-his wife's-and that was
surely her step approaching the win
dow Yes, the blind was quickly open
ed. A white ROBBED figure stood at the
easement He could see, hear, bear no
more. With one mad rush he sprang
from his lair and hurled himself upon
the shadowy stranger
"You houndl Who are yOuY'
But twas no shadow that he graSped.
A muscular arm was round him in a
trice, a bravny hand at his throat, q
twisting, sinewy leg was curled III his,
and he went Keeling back upon the
springy turf, stunned and we'll nigh
breathless.
When he could regain his feet and
reach the easement, the stranger had
vanished, JUt Airs. Maynard lay there
on the floor within, a white and sense
less heap,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

ing slowly AID painfully, hut finally
reaching the grassy level eff the path
way that connected the cottages wish
the wood road up the blaf. Trees and
shrubhery were thick on both sides, and
the path was shaded He turned to his
right and came down until once more
he was in sight Of the white walls Of the
hotel standing out there ON the point
until close at hand he could see the light
Of his own cottage glmmeEing like
faithful beacon through the trees, and
then he stopped short
A tall, slender figHre--a man III dark.
snug fitting clothing-was creeping
Btealthily up to the cottage window.
The colonel held his breath. His
heart thumped violently. he waited
watched. he saw the dark figure reach
the blinds He saw them slowly, softly
turned, and the faint light cleaning
from within. he saw the figure peer
ing in between the Stats and them
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11
CHAPTER X

When Captain Armitage left the cot
tage that night, he did not go at once
to his own room. Brief as was the con-
yersatiOn he had enjoyed with Miss
Renwick, it was all that fate vouch-
safed him for that date at least. The
entire party went to tea together at the
hotel, but Immediately thereafter the
colonel carried Armitage away, and for
two long hours they were clOseted over
some letters that had come from Sibley,
and when the conference broke up and
the wondering ladies saw the two men
come forth it was late-almOst 10
o'clock-and the captain did not ven
ture beyond the threshold Of the sitting
room. He bowed and babe them a some
what ceremoniOus good night. His eyes
rested-lingered-on Miss Renwick S
uplifted face, and it was the picture he
took with him into the stiffness Of the
summer night,
The colonel accompanied him to the
steps and rested his hand upon the
broad gray shoulder.
"God only knows how I have needed
you, Armitage This trouble has nearly
crushed me, and it seems as though I
were utterly alone. I had the haunting
fear that it was only weakness on my
part and my love for my wife that made
me stand out against Chester's PROPOSE
tons. He can only see guilt and con-
yictiOn in every new phase Of the case,
and though you see how he tries to
spare me his letters give no hope Of any
other conclusion. "
Armitage pondered a moment before
he answered; then he slowly spoke:
Chester has lived a lonely and an
unhappy life. His first experience after
graduation was that wretched affair Of
which you have told me. Of course !
knew much of the particulars before,
but not all. I respect Chester as a sol
der and a gentleman, and I like him
and trust him as friend; but, Colonel
Maynard, in matter Of such vital i'm
p0rtance as this, and one of such deli
cacy, 1 disTust not his motives, but
his judgment. All his life, practically,
he has been brooding over the sorrow
that came to him when your trouble
came to you, and his mind is grooyed.
He believes he sees mystery and intrigue
IN matters that others might explain IN
an instant. "
But think of all the array of evi-
dence he has. -
Enough and more than enough,
admit, to warrant everything he has
thought OF said Of the man, butt
He simply puts it this way. If he
be guilty, can she beless? Is it possible,
Armitage, that you are unconYinced?''
Certainly I am unconvinced. The
matter has hot yet been sifted. As IN
derstand it, you have forbidden his con
fronting Jerrold with the proofs Of his
rascality until I get there Admitting
the evidence of the ladder, the picture
and the form at the window-aye, the
letter, tool am yet to be convinced Of
one thing. Yen must remember that his
Judgment is biased by his early expert
ences He fancies that no woman is
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

ReESick srose. came siraightup to him
and held out her hand.
Captain Arnitage I beg your par
don. .
He took the extended hand and gazed
earnestly into her face, while 4 kind
almost meuy-smile lighted up his
own.
Have the boys given me such an
aneanny reputation as all that?" he
asked, and then, as though tickled with
the comicality Of the situation, he be-
gan to laugh. ''What ogTes some Of US
old soldiers do become in the course of
yearsl Do you know, young lady, I
might never have suspected what a brute
I was if it had not been for you? What
a blessed thing it was the colonel did
not tell you was coningi You would
never have given me this true insight
into my character. "
But she saw nothing to laugh at and
would not laugh Her lovely face was
still burning with bushes and dismay
and full Of trouble.
81 do not look upon it lightly at all, 4"
she said 1t was objectionable in me
to-to"-
''To take so effective and convincing
e method Of telling a man of his griev-
GUS sinsl Not a bit Of it. I like a girl
whohas the courage to stand up for her
friends. I shall congratulate Jerrold and
Hall both when I get back, luclIy fell
lows that they are!" And evidently Cap
tain Armitage was deriving altogether
too much jolly entertainment from her
awkwardness. She rallied and sTove to
put an end to it.
Indeed, Captain Armitage, I do
think the young officers sorely need
friends and advocates at times. I never
would have knowingly spoken to you of
your personal responsibilities in the
woes of Mr.. Jerrold and Mr.. Hall, but
since I have done so unwittingly I may
as well define my position, especially as
you are so good natured with it all. A"
And here, it must be admitted, Miss
Renwick's beautiful eyes were shyly
lifted to his in q most telling way. Once
there, they looked squarely into the
clear blue depths of his and never
finched sit seemed to me several
times at Sibley that the young officers
deserved more consideration and eour-
tesy than their captains accorded them.
1t was not you alone that I heard Of. "
81 am profoundly gratifed to learn
that somebody else is a brute, he an
swered, trying to look grave, but with
that iTrepres5ible merriment twitching
at the corners Of his mouth and giving
sudden CLEANS Of his firm white teeth
through the thick mustache. ''You are
come to US just in time, Miss Renwiok,
and if you will let me come and tell
you all my sorrows the next time the
colonel pitches into me for something
wrong in B company I'll give you full
permission to overhaul me for every
thing or anything l say and do to the
youngsters. Is it a bargain?" And he
held out his big, firm hand
81 think you are-very different from
what 1 heard, " was all her answer as
she looked up in his eyes, twinkIing as
they were with fun. "Oh, we are to
shake hands on it as a bargain? Is that
it? Very well, then.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11
Of the captain at all. Remember what
q Il ii 1

Of the captain at all. Remember what
the colonel said of him 49,
Mother, :" protested Alice laughing,
81 have no doubt Captain Arlnitage
is the paragon of a soldier, but ho is IN
questionably a most unpleasant and IN
gentleman person in his conduct to
the young officers. Mr.. Hall has told me
the same thing. I~declare, I don't see
now they can speak to him at all, he
has been so harsh and discouteotls and
unjust. The color was rising in e arrest
now. but warning glance in her moth
ler's eye seemed to check further words.
There was an instant's silence. Then
Aunt Grace remarked:
"Alice, your next door neighbbr has
vanished l. think your vehemenee has
heightened him.
Surely enough, the big, blue eyed
man in tweads had disappeared. D uring
this brief controversy he had quickly
and noiselessly let himself out Of the
open door, swung lightly to the g ound
and was cut of sight among the TT ees.
why, what a strange proeeedingl"
said Aunt Grace again. We are fully
a mile and half from the hotel, and
he means to walk it III this glaring sun. y
Evidently he Gid. The driver refined
up at the moment III response to d sug-
gesaon from some onein d forward seat,
and there suddenly appeared by the way
side str{ding out from the shelter Of the
salnacs.~ the athletic figure Of the
stranger.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

illinois 0e admitted 70 bail u
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11

ilIEY 81 hBXlca. jan Is -stislIlslll
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26
EAIkuS AND TOWIGAGES-C
SOtlTI7,S SHo WING.


The Census Bureau has completed
the work relative to farms, homes
and mortgages and the final figures
of the report are interesting and
instructive. In the United States,
in 1890, there were 1850, 1872 fsmi-
lies, 4,797,179 of whom lived upon
farms and 1892, 973 in cities, towns
add villages. For distinction the
first class are said to occupy "farms"
and the latter "homes," which is
construed to mean dwslling places
other than upon farms. Of the
farms 47.S0 per cent. were occupied
by owners and 1920 per cent. were
operated by tenants.
OF the farms and homes 72.03 per
cent. were uninoum bered and 27.97
per cent. were mortgaged, the mort
cages representing 37.5 of the value
OF the property upon which they
were held. The farm mortgage nv.
eraged in amount 81, 257, with an
average annual interest OF $751; SO.
The average interest paid upon
mortgages of both kinda ID 6.5 per
Ger cent. The West shows n larger
number OF people who own their
farms than my other section, aud
the South smaller number, the
latter fact deing doubtless due to
the large negro population in the
Southern rural districts, almost all
OF whom are Of the tenant class.
To Offset this, however, it is
shown that III the most of the
Southern States there are compare
lively few farm mortgages. the per-
centage in Florida being 2.95; Now
Mexico, 2.99; Virginia, 3.16; Ten
nessee, 3.2l; Georgia, 3.3S; Louisi-
ana. 400; Kentucky. 4.06; Distric.
of Columbia, 4.l3; Arkansas, AIS;
Alabama, ABB. 1t is thus shown
that Florida's Agricultural lands are
less encountered than those OF any
State IN the Union, these ten States
being those having the smallest
mortgage Indebtedness, the highest
of which is less than four and one
half per cent. In opposition to this
80. IS per cent. Of the farms in Kan
sas are under mortgage; in Iowa,
53. 30; South Dakota, 52.SS; Ne.
braskn. 51.99; Michigan. 1885; New
Jersey, 1891; North Dakota, 49, 81;
Minnesota, 1859; Vermont, 44.35;
New York. ALL.
The ten States shown as having
the smallest percentage of farm
lands mortgaged are ali in the
South, the general average per cent.
being SO. The ten States having
the largest are, with the exception
of New York. New Jersey and Yer
mont. all Western States, and have
general average of 1915 per cent,
almost one-half of their farming
lands being under mortgage. From
the showing presented, the South
stands out splendldly. Where there
are the fegest mortgages there must
be the greatest prosperity. The
South Is the most prosperous Sec
ton of the United States.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26

luE CIRCULATION OF THE VIRGIN:
IAN IL LARGELY IN EXCESS OF any
other paper publ;shed i'll Eastern Viz
Sinia.
Its cire ule.ion III Norfolk ami Ports
month ia greater than that Of any paper
publiahed CT circulated i'll tho two cities.
IL is doiSerod i'll the cities Of Norfolk
ana port:mouth aud suburbs for 10 cents
week. Neutrality-suspicious., postage paid.
Five iollars per ysar: Three Dollars for
Elk nlontfs: One Dollar ard Fifty Cents
for thrse m ontbs and Fifty Gents for one
month.
Advertisements inserted AT tho rate Of
20 CrFTs sQuhuh lmsT INSERTION; each
6ubEeGuent insertion 37k CENTS, or 80
CRSTs WINS INSERTED EVERY OTHER DAY.
Contractors are not allowed TO exceed
their space or sdvertlge other than thoir
legitimate business. except by paying
epccislly for tho same.
TEr W EeRIy VIpGISIAS ARD GARoLtSIAN,
sight pages, ia delivered, postage paid,
three months, PIC; six months, &c.,;
sHelvs months. 81.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26

-Four million gallons of California
wines have just been sold IN San
Francisco at 49, cents per gallon,
winch IS said to be 8 cents more
than was got last Henr.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26

The New York Ledger, answering
an inquirer, says: In the year 1893
there were about G5O,OOO passengers
carried on steam vessels. OF this
number 1t is said that forty Gig bit
were drowned. y number of these,
however, committed suicide. From
these figures it will be seen that it
Is about as safe to travel as to stay
at home.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26

The colored men of New York citv
nre making an active demand upon
Mayor Strong for a fair division
OF Office IN that city at his dis.
posal. They claim to have I3S, 600
voters who contributed materially
to the election of the reform ticket
at the last election, and think thew
are rs much entitled to share in
sne offices as any of the other party
1sctlon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26

The row between the Republican
factions IN New York is becoming O.
matter OF national interest, as it is
aa'd to be the preliminary skirmish
IN the plan of campaign which the
MclNinioy men of the Empire State
have mapped out to give the Ohio
man the New York delegation in
the next National Convention. Boss
Platt, 1t Ia understood, had already
mortgaged the delegation to Reed,
and the scheme is to shatter the in
tiuence of the Boss" by withhold.
ing political patronage from him.