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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29
WONDER OF NATIONS.
An Englishman's View of the
United States.
Is Greatest Productive Power
in the World.
WORTH TWO OF THEM.
One American More Effective
Than Two Englishmen.
No Nation Has Ever Had so
Much Energy.

New YORK, May 29.-The English
statistician, Michael G. Mulhall. pub
fishes in the June number of the North.
American Review just issued, an article
on "The Power and Wealth of the United
States"
Mr.. Mulhalps conclusion is that if we
take a survey of mankind in ancient or
modern times as regards the physical,
mechanical and intellectual force of
nations, we find nothing to compare with
the United States in this present year of
1895 ard that the United States possesses
by far the greatest productive power in
the world
He asserts that the absolute effective
force of the American people is now
more than three times what it was in
1860, and that the United States possesses
almost an much energy as Great Britain,
Germany and France collectively, and
that the ratio falling to each American
is more than what two EngIishmen or
Germans has at their disposal.
He points out by careful comparison
between the conditions in these different
countries that an ordinary farm hand in
the United States raises as much grain
as three in England, four in
France, five in Germany or six in Aus
tria One man in America can pro-
duce as much -four as will feed $50,
whereas in Europe one man feeds only
thirty persons.
Mrs. Mulhall calls special attention to
the fact that the intellectual power of the
great republic is in harmony with the
Industrial and mechanical, 81 per cent of
the population over ten years of age be-
ing able to read and write.
ut may be fearlessly asserted" said
he. shat in the history of the human
race no nation ever before possessed
forty one million instructed citizens"
The writer sets forth in regard to the
growth of the wealth of the United
States that the average annual increment
from 1921 to 1890 was 901 milliards of
dollars, which sum is one milliard over
the total wealth of Great Britain. In
classifying the whole wealth of the
Union rider fta two heads of urban and
rural, he fn4I that rural agricultural
wealth has only quadrupled in forty
years, while urban wealth has multiplied
sixteen fold.
In an important series of figures it is
shown that the rise in wealth and the in
crease in wages came almost hand in
hand. In dealing with the development
of farm values, Mr.. Mulhall makes the
following statement: iii the United
States had no urban population or in
dustries whatever, the advance of agri-
cultural interests would be enough to
claim the admiration of mankind, for it
has no parallel in history"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29
TODAY'S MARkET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.

State journal
CHICAGO, May 29-Hot winds set
wheat to boiling again today, and the
farmer stood calmly watching the post
ing of the quotations and chewing gum
July which closed at 607s yesterday,
opened excited and irregular at sea-,
making a new high mark for the present
season. 1t quickly took dip to 8134 on
sales to take profits, shot up to S23a,
broke to 8O38 and rallied to 6124 with
the first fifteen minutes of trading.
1t was almost entirely g weather mar
ket Reports received from Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, Indiana and Illinois
repeated in intensified form the stories
of increasing damage from hot winds.
Nebraska was reported parching, with
small grain ruined-what there was of
it. Missouri and Kansas repeated the
story and said that the winds were still
blowing The weather summary from
Washington, noted the unseasonably
cold weather in the early part of the
week and damage from insects Even
California came in with a story to the
effect that the wheat in the San Joaquin
valley had been damaged 80 per cent by
rust. Added to all this, private cables
reported Liverpool pence higher and
the price on the curb being the opening
of the board there was S215. After tie
rally to 812 mentioned above, the fact
that the weather bureau predicted show
ers and cooler weather in Illinois, In =
diana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Missouri by tomorrow, caused a
heavy selling movement which became
very excited and prices did not stop
tum bling till 8OT was reached, with no
insurance that it would not go lower,
though predictions of frost in Minnesota,
bo Dol
oming and Montana tended to check the
slump which was beginning to look
dangerous. 1t is thought that a new
short interest was created on the last
down turn.
There were heavy receipts of corn and
the reports about hot winds seemed TO
indicate that that cereal was not suffer
ing as much as wheat and oats though
it was bullish, the advance was not as
marked as in other grains. July open
ed &c higher at 545s and advanced to
55L and broke with wheat to 81.
Oats were thought to have suffered
opened excitedly Ia to 216c higher at
32Q33, but broke to 3124, rallied to 321l
and broke again to 3138.
The receipts Of hogs were somewhat
below the estimates and prices were 50
1Oc higher This with the boom in grain,
started provisions excited and higher.
September pork opened rs cents up at
1920, advanced to $685., then broke
to $500, recovered to the opening price
but slumped again to $13 IS, rallying to
$132215.
Lard sold between $685. and $500.
Ribs sold between $685. and SOTO
Roes-Receipts today, "a, 900; left over,
5000. Official receipts yesterday, 16,246;
shipments, 1914; market active 5@
1Oc advance. Light, $44O@47O; mixed
$4450475; heavy shipping $43504S5;
rough, $435@45Q
CATTLE-Estimated receipts today,
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MRS. sAMUELS is THRIFTY.
Mother of the James Boys Makes Money
Out of Curious People.

Mother of the James Boys Makes Money
Out of Curious People.
KANSAS CITY, May 29.-The mother of
Frank and Jesse James is making money
out of curious people. She owns a small
farm nine miles northwest of Excelsior
Springs, Mo. The remains of Jesse
James are buried in one corner of the
property, which is surrounded by a high
fence.
An Admission of % cents is charged to
visit the grave, and the log house which
was the former home of the James boys.
The mother of the boys, Mrs. Dr. Sam
uels, is now IA years of age, but quite Wig
orous. She also receives so cents each for
photographs of Jesse James grave. and
five cents for each pebble taken from it.
Nearly everybody who goes to Excelsior
Springs visits the place.
A thousand registered at the Samuels
place last year. Mrs. Samuels lectures
about the place, and the thrilling adven-
lures of the early times She has lived
in the house ffty-seven years.
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A DAYLIGHT THEFT.
Grant Cornish Attempts to Steal Wagon
Load of Grain.

Grant Cornish Attempts to Steal Wagon
Load of Grain.
Grant Cornish, colored man, is locked
up at the city prison, charged with bold
attempt at robbery.
1t is said that yesterday afternoon he
drove his wagon into the alley at the rear
of Houser's grocery store at Eleventh
and Clay streets and undertook to steal
wagon load of grain and feed.
A little boy discovered him and noti-
fed the proprietor, but before Cornish
could be reached he had unhitched his
horse and was driving up the alley at
quick rate. Officer Pinkston found Cor
nish on Second street, near Kansas ave-
nue., recognizing him from the descrip-
ton and that of his wagon and team.
noon and identified Cornish as the man.
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WAS A FORAKER VICTORY.
Foraker Men Named the Entire Ohio State
Ticket-The "Kids'' Won.

Foraker Men Named the Entire Ohio State
Ticket-The sKids' Won.
EVANSVILLE, O., May 29-Although it
was midnight when the Republican state
convention on the sixth ballot nominated
Gen. Asa S. Bushnell of Springfield for
governor, yet the delegates were up
early working for a favorite and for
other nominations. They cheered Chair
man Foraker heartily as he entered the
hall.
Gen. A W. Jones of Youngstown was
nominated for lieutenant governor by
reclamation. Gen. Jones was, like Gen.
Bushnell, captain in the civil war and
both we're on Gov. Foraker'a staff and
are grrat friends of the ex- governor.
The Foraker men named the whole
state ticket by about the same running
vote as that for governor last night. The
Foraker men also secured control of the
state central committee and organized it
in all respects in their interest.
The most notable defeat today was
that of Major Charles Dick, for auditor,
who has been chairman of the state ex
ecutive committee for three years, and
who is Gov. McKinley's close political
friend and manager. Dick was defeat
ed by w. D. Guiibert, one of the most
aggressive Foraker men in the state
Senator Sherman. Secretary Foster and
old time leaders occupied seats on the
stage and saw the slaughter of what
were called the mossbacks by the So
called kids"
The proceedings of the convention
was revolution in state affairs, yet it is
conceded Mckinley will be accorded the
Ohio delegation to the next national con-
vention. There are whisperings, how
ever, about the delegation being no more
sincere than those which Sherman had
from the state the years when he was
candidate for the nomination for the
presidency.
The following is the ticket complete:
Governor-Asa S. Bushnell, Spring
field.
Lieutenant Governor, Asa W. Jones,
Youngstown.
Auditor-W. D. Guilbert, Caldwell.
Supreme Judge-Thaddeus A. Min
shall, Chillicothe.
Clerk Supreme Court-Josiah BAllen.
Athens.
Attorney General-Frank s. Monet,
Findlay.
Treasurer-Samuel B. Campbell, Steu-
benville.
Member of the Board of Public Works
e. l. Lybarger, Coshocton.
After adopting the eagle as the party
emblem, the convention at 2:10 p N.
adjourned
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Jo1NTIsrs ARRA1GNED.
OswegO Saloon Keepers Made to DisRorge
Some of Their Wealth.

OswEGo, Kan, May 29-Several of
the jointists in Oswego have been forced
to realize that they cannot rest on flow
cry bed of ease, no matter what public
sentiment would seem to indicate.
J. N. Chambers pleaded guilty before
Police Judge King to running tipping
shop and contributed $50 and costs for
the city's welfare, amounting to $63.15.
sessed the nominal fine of $25 and
costs, amounting in all to $38. 80, this
being his first offense, and the court
being moved to leniency on account of
his emphatic promise to sin no more.
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CHICAGO MARKET LETTER.

Furnished by the Topeka Grain and Stock
Exchange. Room 8. Columbian Building.
The absence of rain to any extent
from the weather map caused a strong
opening but the market soon began
to sag from realizing sales both
for local and country account
With an intervening holiday, prospects
of general rains longs were disposed to
take profits. 1t is still a weather
market and if rains do not ma
terialize higher prices on Friday are
probable, but the local crowd
have absorbed so much long stuff
today that a sharp break might result
from their trying to get out of it on Fri
day if rains should come. A good deal
of the snap has gone out of
the market The galleries are COM
paratively empty. The countrymen
have in many instances taken profits and
gone back TO Their farms possibly to con-
cert a fresh batch of damage
reports When Kansas sends out a
bulletin reporting general improvement
last week AS it did today traders
will begin to doubt if the reported dam
age may not have been exaggerated
elsewhere.
Corn and oats opened wildly but the
country took profits in corn and local
traders in oats and prices sold off ac-
cordingly, though oats showed the effect
on some outside buying.
ProVisions-There were a good many
country buying orders. especially for
ribs. Local holders sold, but the demand
exceeded the supply and prices advanc-
ed sharply on rather moderate trades.
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JOIN IN THE CHORUS.

EpwOrth League of the Topeka District
Denouncs Gov. morrill,.
The Topeka district Epworth League
convention, which closed its fifth annual
convention at noon today at Burlingame,
this morning adopted strong resolutions
condemning Governor Morrill, for his
failure to enforce the prohibitory law
and his declaration that the law can not
he enforced in communities whore pub
lie sentiment is opposed to it
There were delegates present from
twenty-five Methodist churches
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Two ParRchmte Leans.

A feature of the baseball games at
Athletic park tomorrow against the Troy
team. will be balloon ascension and
parachute leap. Prof. Darling and Harry
DeCoursey with the latter's wonderful
dog Nero, have arrived in the city, and
will make two parachute leaps. The
balloon goes up at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-29
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Mrs. shoyer Arrested at Argonia
for Child DesertiOn.
She Left Her Baby in a Cellar at
Wellington.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Joint Keepers at Oswego Hauled
Up and Fined.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

WELLINGTON, May Getty Marshal
c. C. Shaver has arrived from Argonia
with Mrs. Eliza Jane Shoyer as his pris-
oner. She was taken at once to the Office
of Squire w. E Cox, before whom the
complaint had been made charging her
with abandoning her child that it might
die. The punishment for this offease
ranges from six months to five years in
the state penitentiary.
She talks freely about the matter and
about herself. She says she was born in
Kentucky; that her husband was a union
soldier; that he Gied four or five years
ago; that she is forty-four years old and
the mother of seven daughters, three of
of whom are married and three of them,
all under fourteen years of age, have
lived with her until about three months
ago. Her husband held a contested
claim at the time of his death and she
now has good claim, all under fence at
her home. She says the father of this
deserted baby is neighbor claim owner,
who courted her under promise of mar
rage, but when he discovered her con-
dition, he skipped the country.
She says that she did not desire to dis
grace the family where they live. She
accordingly sold her interest in her hus-
DduO b COnb0SlOQ CIdllu IOF &OUU, DalQ HIS
debts, which left her $500. She then
left her four minor children and $40 with
one of her married daughters and started
to her old home in Texas She bought
ticket to Winfield, but became SO sick
aboard the train that when she arrived
there she went to Fredonia, where her
brother used to live. But she found that
he had moved away four or five years
ago. She rented a room and hired
midwife. and this baby was born there
on the 9th inst.
Her money was soon used up, she had
nothing to do and no means of caring for
her baby. She therefore decided to get
rid of it. She says she came to Yelling
ton on her way back home simply. She
claims that when she left the baby in the
cyclone cave Friday she thought the
Dobbins house was inhabited. She says
she slept with the child Friday night and
had only one cent left when she arrived
in Argonia.
Mrs. Shoyer is now sunburned and
swarthy, but it is evident that in her ear
lier days she may have been faiF and
very much above the ordinary N point
of beauty. The whole expression of her
countenance as well as her general de-
meanor betokened an Indifference as to
the enormity of her offense or the pun
ishment it might bring.
Her conduct since her arrest has been
as near heartless as could be very we'll
conceived.
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HALF-RATE EXCURSIONS
To South Missouri, Arkansas and the
Southeast.

To South Missouri Arkansas and the
Southeast.
On May 81 and June II, round-trip
tickets to South Missouri, Arkansas and
the South ard Southeast, via the Mem
phis Route, Kansas City, Fit Scott &
Memphis R. R., will be sold at rate of one
fare, with minimum rate OF 81. Tickets
available for stop-off at intermediate
stations For detailed information, time
schedules, and printed matter descriptive
of thee great stock-rsising and fruit
growing sections of Missouri and Ar
kansas, address
J.E LOCKWOOD, G.P. &T.A
Kansas CITY. No
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THINK TIE ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
Interested Parties Confer With a st. Louis
Syndicate Regarding the X, O. c. & S.

Interested Parties Confer With st. Louis
Syndicate Regarding the x, o. C. & S.
INDEPENDENCE, May 29.-The COM
mittee, consisting of J. H. Bartles, Dr. T.
c. Frazier, S. N. Porter and P. S. Hol-
lingsworth, who went to ST. Louis to rep
resent the directors of the Kansas, Okla
homa Central & Southwestern railway
in a conference with a st. Louis syndi-
cate, has returned. The men feel very
confident that within a few weeks a
definite contract will be closed and that
work will commence shortly afterward.
The line will run from Cherryvale via
Independence and Caney. 1t is thought
that the Santa Fe line from Cherryvale
to Havana can be leased on favorable
terms and in that case there would only
be six miles to build from Havana to
Canev
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Valiant Lodge No. Iz9. x p.

All members who have flowers and
will contribute them for the decorating
of the knights graves in Topeka ceme-
terry, are requested to bring them to
Castle Hall. Sixth and Quincy, by a. N.
tomorrow morning, so committee can
get them. ]. W. F. HUGHES,
K of R. and s.
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SUMNER SCHOOL REPAIRED
Made Safe by Big Bolts and a New
Roof On.

ROOI On
James Fitzgibbons has just completed
the boiling of the walls of the old Sum
ner school building which was destroyed
by fire last fall. Bolts one and quarter
inch in diameter and forty feet long run
through the building and the walls Of
the tower which seemed almost ready to
fall, have been drawn together and
strengthened. The building is almost
ready for the roof.
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Peerless Mills Rurn.

COUNCIL GROVE, May Yesterday
the Peerless Mills, the largest Touring
mill in Morris county, was completely
destroyed by fire. This mill was both
steam and water mill. and was owned by
DIR. J. H. Bradford. The insurance was
about $4,000, only part of the loss.
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Rev. Mr. Prather Taken TO Hail.

KANSAS CITY, May ga special to
the Star, from Abilene, says the verdict
in the SANDER case of Rev. E. Prather
against Deacon l. Tolliver was rendered
for Tolliver this morning. Prather's
oondsmen surrendered him and he was
taken to Jail at Salina.
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Market OOsSlp.
Receipts at Chicago: Wheat 70. corn
1913, oats 1924 cars; hogs. $4,000 head. Es-
timated cars for tomorrow: Wheat 60,
corn 8l5, oats 335; hogs, $4,000 head.
The four ports cleared for export:
Wheat and flour, as wheat, 16o,359
bushels
Receipts at Chicago: Wheat 1900
bushels, corn 731, 900, oats $4,000.
The four ports cleared: 10000 bush
els corn. 19,3O9 oats, 25,O46 wheat; -four,
Puts: July wheat, 7775; calls, s415 and
on July ccrn, puts, 5214; calls, 551s.
New York sugar Market
NEW York, Mev 29.-SUG AR-Raw
quiet: centrifugal 90 test 33s; refined,
quiet; granulated 4 1865.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL
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KANSAS city ~zarkes

KANSAS CITY May 29.-UATTLN -Ro-
ceipts, 5000; shipments, $500 Market
weak to 1Oc lower. Texas steers, $3.6OQ
415; Texas COWS, $2.15@38O; beef
steers; $2.6O@5.75; native cows, 81 50
@45O; stockers and feeders. 81 so g
$50; bulls $2.4O@3.T0.
The following are today's represent
alive sales secured by wire by the To-
naka Grain and Stock EXchanCa:
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AT ROCHESTER CEMETERY.
Programme of the Exercises Conducted
by Blue Post.

Programme of the Exercises Conducted
by Blue Post.
The following is the programme of
services for Memorial Day by Blue Post
and drum corps at Rochester.
Services at cemetery 1920 a. N.
Procession forms at Kansas avenue and
Gordon street at 10 a. m.
March to Cemetery-Ritual ceremony
at graves. Depositing flowers by details
from Post corps and Quincy school Sa-
lutte by Battery "B" First Kas. light ar
tillerY.
Exercises at the pavilion-Commande
Urmy in charge
Prayer-By Chaplain.
Reading of National Orders.
Selection-Gra1t School Chorus
Recitation-Malcolm James.
SelectiOn-Baptist Choir.
Address-Rev. w. L Byers.
Music-Drum Corps.
Martial Selection-Grant School Chorus
Recitation-Mrs. Lu Reed.
Sslection-Baptist Choir.
Recitation-Miss Adelia Brown
Closing Hymn-America.
Comrade N. r. Mitchell will act as
marshal
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HARDWARE STOCK MOVED.

The OrigInaI Anderson HardWare Store
Taken to WaverIy, Kan.
The hardware stock which formerly
belonged to w. w. Work at $50 Kansas
avenue is being moved 20 Waverly, COT
fey county, and the store will be closed.
Some time ago R. G. White bought the
stock from Mr.. Work. He was in the
hardware business at Waverly and came
to Topeka to try larger town. He found
business very poor, and concluded to
axe the stock to Waverly.
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secretary Carlisle Returns

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Secretary Car
Isle arrived home this morning from
Kentucky and will be one of the presi-
dental party to accompany Secretary
Gresham's remains to Chicago
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The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact.
Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry.
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Attention, Home Lodge I55. H. of p.
This evening we elect officers for COM
ing term. All members are requested
to be present as other matters of i'm
portance will be discussed. Officers
Home Lodge.
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How in the world can you expect to be
cured of the Piles unless you get box
of Beggs' German Salve? Sample boxes
free. Equally good for Scalds. Burns,
Old Sores, etc. Sold and warranted by
all druggists.
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CANCER CURED
WITH sOOTHING RALMx OILS.
Cancer, TumOr. Catarrh, Piles, Els.
Sula, Eczema, and all skin.
and Female Dfaeaaea.

Cancer Of the nose. eye. lip, ear. neck, breast,
ssOnla.Sh; IA Iaet, an internal external or
Ang plasters, but with soothing aromatic oils.
neW4re OF frauds and imItators as there are
Stners Wno nope 80 profit by advertising to cure
these diseases with an oil. CUT THIS our and
send 1t fof an Illustrated book on the above dis
eases. Mailed free. Address DIR II NJ pVE
GOMBIN ALTON OIL CURE. Kansas civ
Kansas When writing mention State Journal
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Ladies' waists Numbered in a first
class manner at Peerless Steam Laun-
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$4,000, including $500 Texans Official
receipts yesterday, 5,431; shipments, 575.
Market slow and generally 10c lower.
SHEEP Estimated receipts today, Is
O00 Official receipts yesterday, 1899;
shipments, none Market weak and full
ly 10c lower
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
$4,000
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Thursday, May 80. Lieutenants Fan
ming, Gohr, Meyers and Slaughter will
all be there to take part. Late girl ca
diets of Topeka; 1Oc admission
Attention, Topeka Post ~, 6, A. r.
The comrades of Topeka Post No II
are requested to meet at the hall, 422
Kansas avenue, Thursday May 80, at 1
D. N. sharp to join in Decoration Day
services. George Druse, Post Comman-
der; Van Smith, Adit.
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Phone 332-our wagon will call for
your laundzy-ths Peerless