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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-14
WICHITA TO ACT.
Proposed Larceny of the Kansas
Corn Crop
To Be Prevented if It is Posi-
BILE.
COMMERCIAL BODIES
Of Kansas Towns to Be Asked
to Unite
COMMERCIAL BODIES
For Investigation by Interstate
Commerce Commission.

WICHITA, Feb 14-In a day or two
the Commercial club of this city will be
asked to open war on the railroads of
Kansas to prevent them from stealing
the corn crop of the state.
They will not only be asked to ag-
gressiveIy defend the local grain grow
ing territory, but will be solicited TO ini-
tiate a movement that will extend
throughout every portion of the state
where the grand larceny of over 10O,-
100000 bushels of corn is attempted.
In day or two an exhaustive array of
facts will be prepared for the CONNER
cial club showing how the people of
Kansas have been robbed of the pro-
ducts of their farms and labor by the
railroads.
After the club familiarizes itself with
the details they will issue Invitations to
cities and commercial bodies all through
central and western Kansas to join them
in a declaration of commercial rights
which they will try to make the rail-
roads respect.
The first thing on the programme will
probably be an urgent invitation to the
interstate commerce commission to send
a special agent to Kansas to investigate
the great outrages of the railroads in
their transportation charges on grain to
the markets, and especially to the export
markets
A prominent merchant speaking on
the subject of corn rates today said:
81 want Dir. Frey of the Santa F'e to
explain the justice of the tariff rate from
Kansas City to Galveston of 81 cents and
why the rate grows larger as the haul
grows shorter. As stated the freight per
100 pounds on grain from Kansas City to
Galveston is 81 cents. From Emporia,
over 100 miles nearer destination, the
rate is 80 cents, from Wichita, 225 near
er, it is 80 cents and from Winfield and
Arkansas City, still nearer, it is 80 cents"
1t is not generally understood, but it
is fact nevertheless, that a car load of
corn shipped from here to Kansas City
and from there back over the same line,
cents per 100 pounds less than it
could be shipped from here for, to
the same destination. AS the freight
from here to Kansas City is 1877 cents
and from Kansas City 20 Galveston it is
81 cents it can be seen then that the
freight from Kansas City to Galveston is
really only 1917 cents, while from Wich-
tia to Galveston, haul of 225 miles less,
1t is 30 cents, or more than double as
much. 1t is seemingly the height of
absurdity but it is a fact nevertheless,
that a Wichita grain buyer in order to
get his car load of corn to Galveston for
81 cents per 100 pounds instead of 81
cents, the rate direct must send it to
Kansas City where it is rebilled, then it
comes back through Wichita and on
south to Galveston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-14
A SKATING STAR.
J. SeyIer is Now EurOps's Amateur
Champion Skater.

Champion Skater.
HAMBURG, Feb IA. After disheart-
ening postponements and other difficult
ties due to adverse weather, the amateur
skating championship of Europe has
been decided.
A flooded enclosure at Grevenweg,
Borgfeld, a suburb of Hamburg, furn-
ished natural ice just as the promoters
were thinking of bringing off the events
on the artificial rink in the Heiligeng-
eistfeld l. Seyler, Munchener Eislauf-
Verein, hero of the previous Davos
Platz meeting, proved to be invincible,
and carried off all four championships.
The ice was in fair condition. though
watery on the surface from continued
thaw. An oblong track with rounded
corners and measuring 479 metres was
the best obtainable and each competitor
skated alone against time, the interna-
tional union rule calling for d double
track and pair racing being waived in
the emergency.
Seylor won the coveted title of amateur
speed skating champion of Europe and
the handsome silver cup presented by
the German and Austrian Skating union,
both awards going to the winner of
any three events on the championship
card.
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RAW EGGS ON HIS EYES.
sMaher, Perfectly helpless, Taken to LIE 9
l. Cruces, This Morning.

sMaher, Perfectly helpless, Taken to LIE 8
Cruces, This Morning.
Ell PAso, Texas. Feb. 1A.-The prize
light has been officially postponed until
next Monday on account of Peter Makers
sore eyes.
Makers eyes were trif1e better this
whether or not he will DO able to enter
the ring on Monday.
Even if Maher is able to enter the ring
on Monday he will not be able to DO him
self Justice. He has been practically
out OF training for a week and he GER
talnIy will be able to do nothing between
now and Monday. If the fight comes off
on that day Fitzsimmons' chances will be
very greatly improved. He is in splendid
condition.
This morning Maher was still locked
IN the little room in which he was,placed
last night The shades were drawn and
every ray of light carefully excluded.
Hot bandages were applied to his eyes at
frequent intervals during the night and
when he finally dropped off 10 sleep
towards morning raw egg poultice was
applied There is no doubt that he is
In very bad condition. Maher
is greatly worried lest the
public think he has backed down, or the
sore eyes are suDter1uge 10 enaDi5 MIN
to avoid going into the ring. Any body
seeing the mans condition could not en-
terrain such an idea for an instant He
is not only utterly unable to see, but so
helpless that he can not care for himself.
The spot where the battle ground is to
be is still a secret.
Everybody thinks that it would have
been in Mexico, off the line of the South
ern Pacific road anywhere from so to
100 miles east of Ell Paso.
Peter Maher was taken back to Las
Cruces this morning. An oculist accom-
panied the pugilist. He would express
no positive opinion as TO his patient
being able to fight within any specified
time.
There seems to be little less in
dammation this morning." DR.. White
said, after looking at the eyes just before
the start
Six Texas rangers kept guard about
Makers room last night. Two were
planted at the foot of the stairs, two
across the way and one on each side of
the entrance.
Fitzsimmons came over from Juarez
to the theater last night During the
performance two rangers entered the
box and told FitZsimmons he was under
arrest. The Australian was frightened
but was told to see the show and go
home as he was not to be taken to Jail.
After the show Fitzsimmons was es-
corted to the river by the rangers.
Many people are leaving the city.
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COMMODORE GOULD.
The New York Millionaire is the Head O.
the Atlantic YAtch Club

The New York millionaire is the Head of
the Atlantic YAtch Club.
New YORK, Feb. 14,-At the annua;
meeting of the Atlantic yacht club. held
in the Waldorf last evening, George .
Gould was elected commodore
All the amendments proposed recently
were adopted except rule 4, which WAS
slightly modified, The commodore's re-
port was detailed recital of the clubs
steady and prosperous growth. The
secretary's report showed an increase of
100 in mem bership in 1895. Thirty new
boats were enrolled in the fleet, of which
twenty-four are steamers. A resolution
was passed appropriating $1,000 for the
regatta committee for 1896
The commodore, in his report, suggests
that the club rendezvous of Larchmont
for the annual cruise, July g. The an
nual regatta will be held Tuesday.
June Is
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New Material for Wells.

A new fabric has been devised by an
English manufacturer for the making
of ladies' wells, the material having thick
threads at the edges and with other
thick threads in an undulating pattern
in the center. Loose threads are
threaded through the interstices in the
fabric parallel with the fixed threads
To make wells the fabric is divided lon
gitudinally between the thick threads
and each half cut into lengths. When
the loose threads are drawn up the veil
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BIGAMIsr AT SEVENTY,
A Lawrence Man of 20 Years Keeps on
Marrying Without Divorce.

marrying without DIVORCE
LAWRENCE, Feb14-Nathan N. Brown
is a citizen of Lawrence who evidently
believes that it is his right to get mar
ried just as many times as it may please
his fancy. He Is a we'll known resident
Ia 1874 ne was married and his domestic
relations have been peaceable
But last April he met q young girl with
n winsome way down at Kansas CITY. and
fell head over heels in love. Now Mr..
Nathan N. Brown is II years of age. But
he had . warm heart in his breast, and he
yearned for young wife, SO he married
the winsome Kansas City girl, and didn't
even ask permission of his Lawrence
wife. But when he brought his young
wife to Lawrence there was all kinds of
trouble.
Mr.. Nathan N. Brown quickly Der
ceived that heroic means must be used
10 relieve the strain to his nerves, SO he
petltloned the court for a divorce from
wlie No l. Then wife No. grew tired
OF her aged husband. and she left him
never to return.
But this did not end this old mans
notorious career before-the towusneonle
of the Athens of Kansas. man nv fba
name of Dufheld loomed I'M from Mic
souri, ano swore to a complaint CHARGING
Mr.. Nathan n. Brown with bipamv Ne
the only connection the Missouri man
had with the case was that he had q
sister whom Mr.. Nathan n. Brown b.S
wooed, and who last year, sued the agsd
eigsmIst for breach of promise N
Mr.. Nathan n Brown was tried in tho
Douglas county court, and the Jury YES.
tSrday afternoon. brought in verdict of
guilty. u
The lawyer who was defending the old
man entered Flea of insanity. But the
Jury considered all the facts aud decided
that the defendant was accountants To-
his acts, and was therefore a bi0amist
subject to punishment The trial ar.
tracted large crowda
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but ten pins and duck pins are their long
suit.
The total advantage of the winners over
their opponents amounted to twenty four
pins, they having made a score for the
ten games of 1,042, while the T. A. A.
team ran up 1,01S.
The Y. NJ. C. A. representatives last
evening were: John Macdonald, D. II.
Martin, H. C. Root A. G. Martin and w.
E. Higgins.
The Athletic team was made up of o.
Townsend, P. J. Hindmarsh, DIR. III. =.
Ward, Herman Lescher, and E. Broder-
son.
The best record last evening for
single game was made by DR.. Ward of
the Athletic club, who rolled thirty-two
points. A. G. NJ rtin led the Y. NJ. c. A.
with twenty nine.
Following is the score oil games: Y.
n. C. A. III. T. A. A SO; Y. M. C. A.
s5, T. A A. So, J. A. A. 106; Y. NJ. c. A.
112, T. A A. III; Y. M c. A. 1913, T. A.
A "a; and Y. NJ. {. A. SO, T. A. A. 1O4
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IN sULLIvAN's HONOR.
Eek. Champion Received With B1are o
TruInpets at Ell PasO.

Ex-ChampiOn Received With B1are of
Trunpets at Ell PasO.
Ell PAs3, Feb. 14-The talk of the
town still continues to be of the enthusi-
astic reception given John Lawrence Sui
livan on his arrival and the mock heroics
brought into play. Ell PasO's brass band,
carriages, tin horns and whatnots turned
out.
Just across the river, where such full
some customs obtain on the arrival of
disting pushed personages, the Mexicans
acknowledged, after the show, that they
had been outdone and would do better
next time that Juarez is honored by
visit from President Diaz.
The band headed Sullivan and his
party through the principal thorough
fares and then dropped him into his hotel
midst the din of brass fanfare the like
of which Ell Paso has never experienced
before
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TRAINER MUKPHY,s OFFER.

University of Pennsylvania Wants the De-
velOpsr. of Track Athletes.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 14-Mich-
ael Murphy, trainer of the Yale track
athletic team for the last seven years. ia
the recipient of hattering offer from
the University of Pennsylvania, and it is
feared at Yale that he will accept. The
offer is largely in excess of his salary at
Yale.
He has developed more track athletes
at Yale than any other trainer in the his
tory of athletics. He will not, however,
give his answer to the Pennsylvania ath-
letic directors for some time.
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Subscribe fOI thC Journal.

100000 bushels wheat already worked
today for rail shipment, Chicago TO New
York.
Estimated cars tomorrow: Wheat 140,
corn 285, oats 23O. Hogs tomorrow 49,
COO head.
with better trade. Cudahv reported
seller Baldwin and Logan sellers proba-
bly, on New York orders. Mitchell buy
ing.
Brosseau selling wheat and and 5. D.
& Co. good buyers.
Puts next week have sold at 6334 and
calls T01S for May wheat
Rufnored that ocean freights have de-
clined 3 cents per bushels during the past
few DAYS which may be the reason Tor
lower Liverpool cables. Barrett steady
buyer of wheat.
minneapolis 265 cars today, 264 year
ago.
Duluth will increase 100000 wheat this
week.
Chicago-Export houses in New York
have worked TWO loads red wheat this
morning for direct shipment from Chi
cago to Liverpool. Brokers buying wheat
thought to be for BrOsseau.
Chicago-Grain out of store: Wheat
9e,0eO; corn. 5000; oats. 1,0OU bushels.
Duluth 161 against lib last year
Chicago-Wheat opens easier on dull
cables. not much doing, crowd bearish
New York-ExporI sales of wheat yes
terday were IL Car loads. 1t is SAID 3
car loads of red winter wheat were taken
at Baltimore for Cape Town at SAC (. O. b.
Beerbohm-In February and March
last year nearly 12,SOO,U000 bushels of
wheat were shipped from Argentina.
This year, judging from charters affect
ed the quantity will with difficulty reach
8 million bushels.
Puts, May wheat 655s; calls. 6694;
puts May corn, 30; calls, 301s; Curb,
MAY wheat 66M
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THEY SUE JOINTLY.
Mrs. HeaId and husband Ask $500 In
jury Damages From Parsons.

Mrs. HeaId and Husband ASK $500 In
jury Damages From Parsons.
PARSONS, Feb. 14-The Heald family
have sued the city for damages aggre-
eating $500.
Mrs. Heald was thrown from a wagon
in the alley north of the Kimba block,
corner of johnson and Central avenues
and injured, it being claimed that the ac-
cident was due to improper safeguards
placed around the sewer under construc-
ton in that alley in the fall of 1894 Suits
have now been fled in the district court
by both Mrs Heald and her hus band. the
former asking for 1000 in damages and
the latter $4,000, while there are two
other suits against the city amounting to
about $500
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OVER THE OCEAN.
Billy Madden Has Arranged a
Novel Contest.
70 Have a Female International
Bicycle Race
TO LAST SIX DAYS.
Miss Frank Nelson Will Carry
the American COlOrs.
England, France and America
to Meet in London.

New YORK, Feb. 14-"Billy" Mad
den announced today that he has ar
ranged female intern ational six-d day
bicycle race between representatives of
the United States, France, and England,
to begin at the Royal Westminster
Aquarium, in London, on April 20 next
But one competitor from the United
States has as yet been named-Miss
frankie Nelson. of Brooklyn. the cham
zion of America. The second will be
chosen later on. The American party
will sail for England about April l.
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sTANNARD's COLLIE.
Lady Gay to bs Bred to PierpOnt MorSan's
Rufford OrmOnd.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Sam Stannard, the
ST. Louis dog fancier, has shipped his
famous collie bitch, Lady Gay, to New
York, in charge of I. A. Howard, the
noted trainer of Columbus, o., who will
exhibit her at the Westminster Kennel
clubs bench show in Madison Square
Garden. After the New York bench
show Mr.. Howard will take Lady Gay to
J. Pierpont Morgan's Craigston kennels
at Highland Falls, N. Y :, where she will
be bred to hr. Morgan's famous imported
collie, Rufford Ormond.
J. II. Armstrong, manager of Mr.. Nor
gan's kennels, closed a deal this week
with Lady Gays ST. Louis owner for the
mating of the collies. In return for stud
fee Mr.. Morgan will get the pick of Lady
Gays litter. Rufford Ormond is consid-
cred the finest collie in the world. His
millionaire owner paid 1880 for him in
England,
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IN THE MUDDY CANAL.
The Search for Pearl Bryan's Head still
Continues.

The Search Tor Pearl Bryan's Head still
Continues.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-the authorities
here have letter from Greencastle, Ind.
in which the parents of Pearl Bryan
identified the hat sent to them as that of
Pearl and give other information that
has led to all the officers being employed
today in searching for the head.
The canal was drained during the night
and different sections of workmen have
examined its muddy bottom but nothinR
has been found, although the whole
course of the canal was examined. The
officers think now that the hat found
near the body was that of Pearl; that she
was knocked senseless and that the head
was probably badly beaten up before it
was cut off.
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The Adirondack Park.

The addition of $4,000 acres to the
Adirondack park is a cause for satisfac-
ton. The lands purchased from DR..
Webb make the largest single block yet
acquired in furtherance of the purpose
of extending the park to include the
2. SO7. 76O acres fixed upon as proper
preserve for the maintenance of the
forest and streams so necessary to the
state. With this addition the public
domain will amount to 675, 900 acres.
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Furnished by the AsSOci afed Press to
the state JOurnaa.

Hogs - Receipts, 10000: official re-
ceipts yesterday 1884; official ship
ments yesterday 1899; left over, 1000
Market fairly active but early advance
lost. Light $4O54 43O; mixed $4,000 30;
heavy So 95@4271s; rough $3.95@40o
Cattle - Receipts 5000. Market
strong to shade higher. Beeves 1925
@465; cows aid heifers $1.60@
8 90; Texas steers So. 75@3.S5; stockers
and feeders So 70@3S5.
CATrLE-OmciaI receipts yesterday
1881; official shipments yesterday 2,50S.
Sheep = Receipts 5000. Market
steady to strong.
SHEEP-Official receipts yesterday
S,213; shipments, 2,495.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
$4,000 head.
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WISHES DENOMINATION.
The Governor Not Content to BE Turned
Down for ExpsdIency.

The Governor Not Content to BE Turned
Down for ExpedIsncy.
In an interview today Governor E. N.
Morrill, said: 81 am not a candidate for
denomination N the sense of being a
seeker but really would like to be re-
nominated"
The governor said that he would now
place himself in the hands of his party in
stead of bis friends and that he is willing
to stand on the record made by his ad-
ministration
The other state officers who have not
yet announced themselves candidates for
reelection would like to have the gov
ernor say more than he has said today.
They want him to either announce that
he will make fight for a renominatiou
or that he is ready to quit
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.Kanans CITY NTnrkats

KANSAS CRY, Feb. IA CATTLE Re-
ceipts 5000; shipments, 2.9OO Market
Best grades steady to strong; others
slow about steady. Texas steers 1920
@349; Texas cows $2.00@2.95; beef steers
So 0O@42O; native cows $3.50 @3.25;
stockers and feeders, 81 1888. rs; bulls
$2.O0@3.50.
Representative sales-Texas steers 20
head, averaging 992 pounds, So. 40: Tex
as cows, Is head. $50 pounds So So; beef
steers, Is head, 1892 pounds, 81 %; ma
tive COWS, 16 head, 972 pounds, So %;
stockers and feeders 20 head, 642
pounds, $3.75; bulls 4 head, ia pounds.
SIS so.
Hoas-Receipts, 7,400;. shipments. 700.
Market steady sc higher. Bulk of sales
So 1904 90; heavies $375@4.00; packers
So 9O04 O215; mixed $3S5@395; lights
So s0@400; yorxers So 9O04.O0; pigs
So 25@3,90
SHEEP Receipts, 500; shipments
500. Market steady. Lambs $3.7504.45;
muttons, So 35@3.65-
WHEAr-Practically lifeless; No. 2
hard 65@661s: No hard 50@56; reject
ed nomIually S5@40; No 2 red 75c.
CoRN-Fair demand; No. mixed %;
No. white 1880.
OATs-Firm; No. mixed 1S18@19;
No. white, 1871 020c.
RYE-No. 2, nominally Soc.
HAY-Very dull; timothy SO. 00@
HOO; prairie, $55007 90.
BUTTER-Weak; creamery 16017c;
dairy 13015c.
EGGs-Firmer; lie
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John Jasper and the Sun.

Rev John Jasper is as firmly cons
WINGED as ever that thessun moves round
the earth and that the earth doesn' t
move at ALL He preached his famous
''s91n-do-move" sermon to an audience
of 200 white folk in Mount Zion church,
Richmond, Va, recently, and was more
than scornful toward the scientists and
emphatic in his arguments for the III
eral acceptance of biblical texts bearing
on the point.
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COLD AND CLOUDY
Is the Unpleasant Prediction that is Made,
But it May Fail.

But it May Fail.
The sunshine and spring air continues
throughout Kansas today, but both will
make their exit tonight if the weather
men are right in their representation
They state that cloudiness will return to-
night, and that it will be much colder to-
morrow.
Along all lines of the Rock Island and
Santa Fe in this state the weather is re-
ported generally clear and calm, the
thermometer ranging from 80 to 80 de-
grees above zero.
In New Mexico and Texas the weather
is reported clear and pleasant In Col
orado clear and cool weather exists.
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An ELECTRIC LINE.

GaIsna and Joplin to BE Connected
BY Street Railway
GALENA, Feb 14-There is every in
dication that an electric line will be built
this summer between Galena and Joplin.
The promoters of the enterprise are con-
sidering two routes, and surveyor has
been employed.
Perhaps the proposition which the
city council was made some time ago,
by one Mr.. Ford, which called for the
erection Of a power house in Galena,
was the most liberal one the council will
ever have the privilege of passing upon.
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Telephones In Honolulu.

Honolulu is decidedly progressive in an
electrical way. The telephone is in much
more general use tnere Unan with US. It is
looked on as a household necessity, not as
a luxury Every body uses it. Much of the
shopping is done by telephone. In one case
c butcher calls up all of his customers ev-
cry afternoon and takes their orders for
tho next day.
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FUNERAL CAR USED.

A Body Taken to tho Cemetery ON the
Electric Railway.
LEAvENwoRTH, Feb 14-For the first
time in the history of the city an electric
car was used to convey body to the
cemetery.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laren died Wednesday evening and the
casket containing tue remains was placed
on special electric car IN waiting and
the funeral party was conveyed from
Tenth aud Ottawa streets to Nit. Muncie.
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CAPT. JOHNSON PURCHASES
Puts Sc 900 Into a Valuable Kansas
Avenue PTOnerfY.

J. B. Johnson, master IN chancery in
the Santa Fe recsivership, is investing
some OF his salary in Topeka property
be has closed deal for the property at
ol3 Kansas avenue, known as the Nc
Arthur property.
IL Is now a double store room, but
Captain johnson will build a two story
pressed brick business house in the
spring II his present plans are realized
The property belonged TO Mrs. Il. K.
Tomson of Dover. The con sideration
was $4,000 cash.
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Generous.

Jack Ford-Did you see that girl cut
me then?
Frank Wilcox-I noticed that she didn't
bow.
Jack Portland yet I saved her life. 49,
frank Wilcox-How?
Jack Ford-We were engaged, and final
1y she said she'd rather die than marry
me, SO 1 let her off.-Pick Me Up.