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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
FOUND A DEAD MAN.
A Clothed, but DecOmposed
Corpse Found Near AtchisOn.
It Was Probably the Body of a
Suicide.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Malignant Form of Diphtheria
Prevails at OSawatomie.
Meetings Prohibited.

ATcHIsoN, Oct. 19.-Yssterd after
noon young man named Kienhoff
found the remains of a man in the will
lows near Geary City, which is not far
above Doniphan lake. The flesh was
almost all gone, but the bones were all
lying in their proper position. The
clothes were all there. enyeloping the
skeleton. which was apparently that of
man feet or 8 inches in height, and
from the size of the clothing had
weighed from 100 to 100 pounds.
Dipping down into the sand beneath
the skull, quantity of hair was
found of sandy color, with no
gray hairs among it. The skull was
well formed, and the bones showed no
signs of violence. But one shoe WAS
found, which was of fine quality, patent
leather, No. z, with the heel mucn worn,
as if the wearer had done much walking
on the pavemeuts of city. The suit was
almost new, the shirt white, with turn
down collar, and silk tie.
The deceased had probably committed
suicide by jumping into the river some
weeks previous.
The remains were buried by the cor
oner of Doniphau county, and portions Of
the clothing were placed in the box with
them, in order to serve as marks of iden-
titcation in case inquiries should be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
D1PHrHER1A AT osAwAroM1E.
The Schools Closed and All Pubic Meet
inSs Interdtcsed.

OTTAWA, Oct. 19.-The neighboring
city Osawatomie is in the shadow of
terribly fatal epidemic of diphtheria.
The public schools have been closed and
religious gathe rings interdicted. Presid-
ing Elder Martin, who was TO hold SER
vices there Sunday next, was wired to-
day not to come, az no services could be
held.
A gentleman who arrived from there
today states that he was informed by Dr..
Hayes that the disease batf1ed medical
skill; often time patients died within six
hours of seizure. Thursday there were
six deaths. tits thought that infection
came from Sedalia, Mo.
w. 5. Jones, who has just returned
from Osawatomie, however. discredits
the report Of the number of deaths yes
terday-he was informed that there had
been but that many in all.
He states that DR.. johnson. of state
medical board, informed him that tbs
epidemic was not diphtheria, but an ag-
gravated form of tonsilitis. There is
one case in Paola.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
i. $. WANTS ITS MONEY.

U. r. Reorganization Committee Disre-
garded That, But the Government Didn't.
New YoRK, Oct ia special to the
World from Washington says:
The report of the government direc-
tors OF the Union Pacific has been in the
hands of the secretary of the interior for
the past three days, and it is understood
it will be made public today. It's recon-
mendations will act as cold bath TO the
plan of reorganization proposed by the
reorganization committee.
The plan was to have been constituted
practically without regard to the govern
ment debt while the report of the gov
eminent directors proposes plan where
by the government may be reasonably
sure of payment Of a large percentage, if
not all of the debt due it by not only the
Union Pacific. but by the Central Pacific.
The basic proposition on which the
report is made. is the consolidation of
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads into single trunk line extend
ing from Omaha TO San Jose, Cal, thus
connecting the Pacific coast with one of
the railway centers of the trans Missis
sippi by the shortest line in existence
and with ample terminal facilities at
each end.
1t is pointed out that under the pro-
posed consolidation the interest of the
eastern trunk lines centering at
Omaha will be at once gained
aud it is suggested that if an
open proposition were made by the
government to lease or sell the combined
system to that trunk line or combination
of capitalists which would pay to the
government the largest amount on the
combined Indebtedness of the two roads
above minimum fixed at, it is suggest
ed, $75000,000, there would be strong
competition to secure control.
This plan, as outlined by the govern
ment directors, has been pronounced
feasible by high officials OF the Union
Pacific.
A bill has already been drawn by one
of the government directors to carry out
the object sought, and will be submitted
to the secretary of the interior, the sec
rotary of the treasury and attorney gen
eral for approval. If favored by them,
it will be introduced early in the coming
session of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
BIG WHEELINGEvENTS
~.
Topeka to Have Two National
Circuit Meetings.
Local Circuit Chasers for the
Coming Season.
- ~
OTHER SPORTINGNEWs
Worlds Records Broken at
Lexington and Frisco.
Where the Big Football Teams
Are Playing.

Topeka will be lively next season from
a bicycle point. of view. We will have
two national circuit meets and at least
seven local pedal pushers will chase the
Kansas circuit.
The Kansas circuit of races is being
worked up now. Topeka will have a day
about the first of September and anoth-
er a month later. Both will be national
circuit meets and Will bring some speedy
racers to the town.
Seven Topeka boys are looking for
ward TO vacation of month next sum
mer when they will go the rounds of the
race meets. Capt j. B. Doncyson of the
T. A. a. W. and A L. Taylor will make
one team. They will do tandem and in
dividual racing and are considered a
plucky pair.
Morris Stevenson, or Steve as he is
called. and Fred Driesback will proba-
bly, strive for glory together. They are
contemplating racing as tandem team
besides contesting by themselves. The
others who will compose the party are
Webb Stevenson, a brother of Morris,
George Bartel and G. c. Claudy.
These gentlemen expect to be out
month, taking in all the sanctioned
meets in Kansas. The circuit will begin
with the state meet at Salina probably
about the middle of August. They will
all have brand new racing Wheels in
Guiding tandems of the '96 model as soon
as spring time comes again.
Mr.. Doncyson said today in speaking
of the several matters. ayes, Taylor and
I are going to race together. l furnish
the experience and he supplies the speed
Our Topeka meets next year ought to be
all right. Of course, being national cir
cult meets, there will be class B events,
and that means faster racing.
"But l doubt very much whe Their there
will be any class B next year 1t will
probably be professional and amateur
Tie b men will be professionals, as they
really have been all the time. They sell
their prizes. of course they sell them.
The way they work it is: man wins a
diamond for Instance; he lets his trainer
take it; his trainer has friend who lets
him have $40 ON it for awhile; he gives
this to the racer and forgets to redeem
the jewel. Didn't sell it, of course nor.
III there is a class next year there
will probably be some regular profess
sional races too, at the Topeka meets.
Perhaps the people would like to see
them race"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19

Kansas City-125,OOO bushels No. 2
hard wheat worked here yesterday after
noon to GO to St Louis.
Chicago-Estimated hogs Monday 49,
600 head
Duluth 446 cars. last year 800. Mime
apolis 754 cars, last year $50.
Liverpool-Wheatc closing firm, futures
steady. Corn spot firm, futures steady
New York-Argentine shipments wheat
the past week are reported as having
been 10000 quarters.
Hogs, Chicago. 10000; Kansas City,
1890: Omaha 1890 head.
New York-CIearances wheat and -four
from both coasts for the week, according
to Bradstreets. 2,409,0,O bushels.
Chicago-Estimated cars tomorrow,
wheat 5O9, corn 410. oats 315.
Receipts at Chicago: Winter wheat ! Z,
grade !; spring wheat 314, grade 1G7.
Corn 335, grade 274. Oats 24e. grade 63.
Puts, Decem Der wheat 5959, calls 81 {;
puts, May wheat 635s, calls 6415; puss.
December corn 2715; calls 27a4; pms
May corn 251s, calls 2954; curb, Dece IL
Der wheat 6Jl5; puts, December wheat
$50. calls, G31f, good all next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19

says: THE extent of rainfall during the
past week in the agricultural regions of
the west has been quite limited, and but
little relief has been experienced
in the drouth regions, so that
conditions in a general way are without
much change. So far as crops are con-
cerned the direct interest centers most
in the effects upon the Autumn sown
wheat 1t has been reported from week
to week, from many localities, that seed
ing was retarded, and awaiting rains,
with intimations that the area already
seeded was short of last year to a more
or less extent The continued lack of
rains, and the near approach to
the time when freezing weather
may be expected, with the unsatisfactory
growth made by much of the early SOW
ings, combine to encourage apprehension
that the new crop is to have an unprom-
ising start. While it may be admitted
that possibilities still allow good out
come. the situation now confronting the
crop IS one of positive doubt, and of les
SEEMING chances for satisfactory results"
Corn and oats opened firm at yester-
days closing figures, but soon began to
ease of for lack of outside support and
partly in>sympathy with the dull wheat
market. Corn is heavily oversold and
and the situation warrants a much high
er level In speaking of corn the PRICE
Current says: 'Corn transactions
are on very low basis, and
large proportion of the producers
are not Offering the grain freely at cur
rent values. The same remark applies to
oats as to wheat, there are some indca-
tions of a more urgent call from interior
milling interests, III L way calculated to
encourage expectations Of higher prices,
and to some extent these has been an I'M
provement tendency lie prices, and in the
aggregate some increase in the volume
OF marketings."
Provisions-Dull and featureless, small
trade and narrow, sagging market The
Price Current says of hogs: "a large
number of hogs has been marketed the
past week. Western packers have handled
q total OF 10000, compared with 2T5,U0O
the preceding week and $780, coo for the
corresponding time last year. From
March 1st the total is Z, 10000, compared
with $4,000 year ago, decrease of
$4,000. Prices have been further re-
duced, and at the close the average for
prominent markets is about 15c per 100
pounds lower than a week ago"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19

New YORK, Oct 19.-Wall street news
was highly bullish yesterday and today.
Foreign exchange declined materially,
ayerting the danger of imme dia-e gold
shipments. Cotton speculation received
a severe set back, encouraging the hope
that the outward movement Of this would
again begin. The Union Pacific reor-
ganization plan was made pubic,
creating the idea that the baak-
cheerful view of the outlook.
The southern railroads, it was an
uouuced. have formed new association
for maintaining rates. The collapse Of
the Kansas Pacific bondholders' opposi-
ton to the present interest 10 Union Pa
citic was noticed. Many experienced
brokers say they never passed through
times when the actual business was dull
er in the stock market than at present.
c., B. & @ raj les with more vim than
81. Paul, apparently because large
short interest is latent in the first named
stock. although there is an apparent
lack of inside support on most Of the IN
du5trials.
They are able to enjoy occasional up
ward spurts owing to the fact that short
interest accumulates frequently in the
group.
A sharp advance in money rates might
be the best assurance against further
gold exports. The situation in Atchison,
Union Pacific, Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific is very rosy: The closing today
sugar 1O7. Tobacco 04z5, Gas 6s55,
Cordage 75s. C. B. & @. IS, r. l. y =,
ST. Paul 7658, Atchison 211a, G. \. W..
1861, w. Z. ga, Mo. Pac S61s, l. r
145s, Rdg. p, J. {. 11115.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
TODAY'S MARkET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to thu
State journal.

Furnished by the Associated Press to thu
State Journal.
CHICAGO, Oct 19.-Wheat was firm
today This was largely due to the fail =
ure of the rain predicted for the west
yesterday to materialize. December
opened sc higher at 6J24, sold from
n to 6U5s and reacted to 605s
Corn was firm in sympathy with wheat.
May opened unchanged at 291a touched
291t and reacted to 293s
Oats were steady. May opened un-
changed at 205s, sold to 2015 and react
ed o 205s.c.
Provisions were steady influenced by
the strenth 10 grain
January pork opened unchanged at
$9371z.
january lard sold at $685. and ribs at
$475.
HoGs-Estimated receipts today 90
000; official receipts yesterday, 81 ,412:
shipments, 1916; left over 100 Market
dragging; now fully sc lower. Light, SO. 40
03.90; mixed $350@390; heavy, $330@
SEQ; rough So 30035O.
CATrLE-Receipts 1900. Market slow
and weak at yesterdays close. Official
receipts yesterday 1913; shipments A.
$40
sHEEP-Receip 1850. Market slow
and weak. Official receipts yesterday
6,T07; shipments 374.
Estimated receipts hogs Monday, SO.
900 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
GOT HER Roy BACK.
A Mother Whose Child was Kept from
her EorestaiIs the Court.

FIT. SCOTT, Oct. 19-The question of
whether W. B. Hunter should return
frankie Hunter, age 10 years. to his
mother. Mrs. ElIzab beth Hunter, which
was to have been argued before Judge
West in few days. will not be heard for
the reason that Mrs. Hunter already has
the boy in her possession.
Sunday Mrs. Hunter left for Lawrence
to see her boy. According to her attor-
ney's statement she found him living
with family named McClaskey. She
claims that they would not let the boy
write to her only as they would dictate.
The boy wanted to come with her and
cried to do SO. but the family in whose
keeping he had been placed by Mr..
Hunter, would not let him go. He at
last managed to elude them, ran away,
joined his mother, and she returned with
him on the late train Tuesday night
Mr.. Hunter r. at present in Philadel-
phia and it is not known what meas
ures will be taken by him to secure the
bow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
CYCLE NOTES.
Items of Local Interest to the Whee1men
in ToDekn

Items of Local Interest to the Whee1men
in Topeka.
The T. \. A. wheelmen have sent an
invitation to the Lawrence and Kansas
City cyclers to enjoy their hospitality in
Topeka on Sunday, October 90 The
guests will be fed at the Copeland hotel
and shown over the city by the 7. A. a.
wheelmen.
The teachers at Bethany college are
learning to ride, and will act as chaper-
ons to the young ladies.
G. +. Edwards and G. o. Snider, of
Topeka, kas.. came into Denver last
Monday-the former on his wheel and
The latter by train. Mr.. Snider broke
down near Agate, Colo, which accounted
for his taking the train route. They are
both ON their way to San Francisco. and
expect TO tour all the way awheeL They
will undoubtedly go west by way of
Leadville and Grand Junction. When
seen on Monday evening MIR. Edw ards
was as brown as an Indian. and informed
US that he rode the 635 miles from To-
peka to Denver in seven and one half
days.-Cycling West.
Topeka has over 1000 wheelmen and
only one club of sixty five members.
Wamego has the largest women's cy-
cling club of any town in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
A HALLOWEEN PARADE.
The Bicy cIists Will Give one With Gro
tcsQue Features.

tcsque Features.
The T. A. A. W. have taken the first
steps towards bicycle carnival ON Hal
loween by appointing ]. b. Doncysou to
lock after the preliminary work.
While the programme has not yet been
fully completed it is settled that several
prizes will be given.
The person who makes the most gro
tesque appearance and the one present
ing the finest appearance will each be
given handsome prize. There will be
six prizes given in all. Three for ladies
and three for gentlemen.
The JOURNAL would suggest that as il
is likely several thousand people will
come to town to see the bicyclsts pa
rade, that the parade be conducted diff
ferently from the last one. The pageant
passes so quickly that there is Il sense of
disappointment to the spectators. Let
the parade pass up and down Kansas
avenue several times before it starts off
ON lis longer line of march. his will
give more enjoyment to those who wish
TO see it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
MACKAY'S SON KILLED.
Son of the BOnanzl King Was Killed i
Paris.

Son of the BOnanzl King Was Killed in
Paris
SAN Francisco, Oct. 19-John w.
NJ ackay, jr., who was killed in Paris yes
terday, was the eldest son of the bonanza
millionaire. John w. Mackay. The de-
ceased was about twenty five years of
age, having been born at the Grand hotel
in this city in 1870.
He and Clarence, aged about twenty
three, were the only children of the mil
lionaire. the Princess Colonna being a
step-daughter.
For the past six months the young man
who met his sudden death Thursday and
his brother have been spending their va
cation in Europe partly with their
mother, partly with their step-sister, Eva,
the Princess Colonna, and at the time of
the fatality the two brothers and the prin-
cess were together in Paris.
Mr.. Mackay, ST., is in the city and re-
ceived only brief cab!egram announc-
ing the accident and death. Efforts to
obtain further particulars were frnitless.
Mir. Mackay is overcome with grief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
ON THE GRIDIRoN.
Where the Big Tonms Arc Playing
day.

Where the Big Tenms Are Playing To-
day.
Following is a schedule of the impor-
tant football games in progress today:
University of ChicAgo-Northweste
at AiarshalIfeId
Lake Forest-Chicago Athletics at G.
a. A. field
Butler University University of Hi
nois at Champaign, Ill.
University of Wlsconsin-Beloit at Be
lott. Wis
University of Michigan-Cass School
at Ann Arbor.
CornelI-Pennsylvani State College
at Ithaca, n, Y.
Yale-Orange Athletic club at Orange,
Nj
University of Peunsylvania-Univ
sity of Virginia at Philadelphia.
Princeton-Lehigh at Philadelphia.
Harvard-Brown University at Cam
bridge. Mass
Amherst-Crescent Athletic club at
Brooklyn
University of Ninnesota-IowaC College
at Minneapolis.
Williams-West Point at West Point
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology at Hanover. n. Ii.
Bates-Maine State College at Bangor,
Me.
Elizabeth Athletics : Lawrenceville
School at Elizabeth.
Rutgers-Roseville at New Brunswick,
n. j.
Trinity-Amherst at Amherst Mass.
Following is the result of Wednesdays
principal games:
At New Haven-Yale 90, Dartmouth 0,
At Princeton-Princeton 10. Seminary
4
At Cambridge Harvard 80, Williams O.
Al Observation-Disclosures 10. Wesleyan TO-
At Observation-Disclosures "a "Techs" O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
TO ABOLISH LEAGUE RACES.
Amateur Athletic Union May Control
Wheeling Contests.

Amateur Athletic Union May Control
Wheeling Contests.
Chief Consul Potter of the L. A. ".
will explode bomb at the coming ma
tional convention of the league in the
form of a motion and an argument for
the abolition of racing under the sanction
of the league. Mr. Potter's argument
is that the control of cycle racing should
be in the hands of some other body than
the league, because nine-tenths of the
league members care practically moth
ing for racing. No one joins on account
of the racing. It is for the advantage
in the way of special hotel rates, the
good roads movements, free maps, guide
books, etc, that the league exists and it
is only because of these that it is able to
exist.
He recommends the Amateur Athletic
union as the proper body to control bicy
Gle racing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
A MILE IN 1855 Is.
Made by Bald pnd Murphy in a Dead
Heat.

Heat
The main event of the second day of
the national circuit L A. w. meet at
Denver was the one mile class B invita-
ton, in which Bald. Murphy, Cooper and
other eastern cracks competed, it was an
nounced that an effort would be made to
lower Bald's one mile competition record
of 1858 1-5.
The Denver quad team, Stone, Swan
brougb, Dickson and Conibear were put
in to pace the riders. At the jump for the
quad, Murphy succeeded IN reaching
the position first, followed by Bald,
Cooper and the rest. The pace from the
start was terrific one. and at the half
mile all but two of the leaders were
practically out of the race. Murphy held
his position behind the quad until they
quit in the last eighth, Bald then moved
up beside him, and i'll this way they
came down the last 90 yards, Bald being
unable to gain an advantage. finishing
with Murphy in a dead heat, in 100 / 8,
reducing the record by three seconds.
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pionship of the world to Bob Fitzsim-
mons, and since that memorable occasion
he has been going down hill and now is
suffering with consumption.
Regarding the orbett- Fitzsimmons
mill, he expressed the opinion that Cor
belts weight would out-last Fitz and
make him winner, but he thinks the
fight will be one of the hardest and
most evenly contested ever hold He
says if Fiiz does prove the winner the
battle will be short and terrific one. In
his fight with Fitz. Dempsey was badly
beaten, while he failed to land a single
hard blow on his opponent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19
THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL.
1t Promises to Re u Great Success-Visi-
tors Invited.

tors Invited.
All the bicycle clubs in Kansas and
those of ST. Joe and Kansas City, Mo,
will be invited to attend the Halloween
bicycle carnival at Topeka.
This WAS one of the conclusions of the
T. A. A. ". meeting held at the club
rooms last evening and Secretary II. G.
Lescher will send out invitations at once.
A silk banner will be given the club
making the most creditable representa-
ton. The T. A. a W. are barred from
com peting for this banner
The committee on arrangements aud
prizes are w. W. Webb, j. B. Boncyson
and II. D. Crosby. The same gentIeme n
will also secure prices on uniforms, the
club having decided to adopt a standard
uniform for the coming year.
The efforts of the T. A. A W. to make
the carnival success will undoubtedly
be seconded by the wheelmen of the
city 1t was also decided to. postpone all
action relative to the building of a track
until the early spring
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A Stolen Money Order Filled Out and Sent
but Not Called For.

but NOT OAIIeu TOT.
Troy, Oct, 19.-The Troy postoffice
has recently come near being the victim
of a swindle. Some time in September Il
money order advice for 800 came to the
office in favor of Thomas Gray, and at
the same time a letter addressed TO Thos.
Gray. But the letter lay in the office
for several weeks uncalled for. The ad-
vice was endorsed on the back, "Waive
Identification" The order was signed
with the name of the postmaster at Bell,
Iowa, and bore the proper office stamp.
A few days ago the postmaster received
notice from the postotfice at Bell, Ia
that certain orders had been stolen from
his book, from certain number to an
other number, inclusive. The thief had
no doubt taken occasion to use the office
stamp at the time he stole the blank or
derS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-19

WINFIELD, Oct 19.-For several days
the air has been filled with flying chinch
bugs, and yesterday q swarm of grass
hoppers passed over this city in north
easteriy direction. Very few were under
500 yards high. Now and then few de-
scended to the ground. They were found
to be the Colorado variety, being redleg
ged.