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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
Market Gossip.

New York buying wheat.-Logan.
Provisions opened steady; very little
trade: no feature to market.-Geit.
Pit Observer: Wheat opened firm; trad
ing not heavy but not much for sale.
Bartlett and FraZierS second Liverpool
cable decline; all recovered except A.-Lo-
gan.
nothing special. Tone rather firm con-
sidering bulge from yesterdays close.
Second cable: Inactive but steady
New York cleared $4,000 wheat; $4,000
Gifford selling July whes4t.-Logan.
Kansas city receipts: Wheat $40;
corn 1925; oats $40.
Buy wheat.-Aldrich.
Scalpers raided the market.-Logan.
Bartlett has another cable, 1ad lower.
Estimated cars today: Wheat 8; corn
1875; oats 1874.
Weather: Kansas-Fair; cooler
Puts. July wheat 69c bid: calls soc bid {;
corn 2415c; calls 2615c; good next week
Trade stu light in wheat but tone
Think Jersey Central will 20 higher but
would sell the market on strong places
Bache.
ing here: sale of 5000 reported here but
suspect it is part of yesterdays business.
Reported 95. 900 wheat worked here this
mOrning.-Logan.
Bache says: Consols 1117s@112: unchang-
ed from yesterdays close.-LOgan.
Board cables; Liverpool spot wheat
firm: corn quiet, I'd lower; future wheat
steady, I'D lower; corn quiet. London
cargoes on passage wheat firm; corn
quiet. Country markets, English part Cd
higher; French steady; Berlin unchanged
to u lower.
Our cable sd lower. others one penny,
which is about anticipated; cash bust
ness came to front late yest erday to tune
of 81, 900 bushels, largest part for export !;
wet again today and government esti-
mates in southwest 4. 100, farms with a
total acreage of nearly 5 million acres
submerged Yesterdays cash business
will confirm bulls their position and
We feel friendly but look for nervous and
good scalping market-Logan.
St Louis close: Wheat, cash SIC bid,
May 9512c, July 781sd7SAc, Sept. 755sc;
corn, cash 2214c bid, May 221sc, July 234sc.
Sept. Csc bid; oats, cash 19c bid, May
1871 &c. July 1870.
Puts, May wheat 7214c; calls. May
wheat 7507614c; puts, July wheat 71Ac;
calls, July wheat 7414c; puts May corn
24Ac; calls, May corn 241ac; curb, May
wheat 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
KANSAS NEWS.
An Extremely Bold and Care
less Hold Up.
Two Masked Men Rob the Ar
kansas City Depot.
GET WATCH AND S1.S5.
Go to the Agents House After
the Rest.
Fires a Shot Through the Door
Then Flees.

After supper last night, says the Ar
kansas City Traveller, the operator and
clerk, Mr.. Worthington. and the bag
gageman, ]. H. Claiborne, were at the
Frisco depot as usual attending to
their duties
About $50 Mr.. Worthington had fin
tshed his work He took charge of
the receipts Of the day ard went to
his home, just opposite the depot. Mr.
C-alborne remained to nnlsh ms WORK
HIS companion had been gone perhaps
Two minutes when two men, MASKED.
entered the depot. They were armed
and commanded Claiborne to throw up
his hands He obeyed, and While one
of them kept him covered with a gun
the other relieved him Of his Valuables.
They took his gold watch and chain
and $1.85 money They then demanded
the office money and were told that II
had been taken away
The robbers consulted a moment, and
then one remained in the depot and
kept Claiborne covered while the other
went out of the depot. AS he left the
depot he pulled up his mask He
walked across the track to WOrthing
tons house and raped on the door.
WOrthingtOn had just got home, and
when he heard the rap he went to the
door thinking that his companion at
the depot wanted him for something
AS he opened the door he was con
fronted by a man with a gun, who or
dered hands up As ne gave the or
der the robber remembered that his
mask was up. He reached up to pull
It over his face. This movement gave
Worthington a chance to act. The at
tention of the robber was detracted
for an instant. Worthington saw his
chance, slammed the door and fell on
the floor against it. As the door slam
med the robber shot. The bullet passed
through the door and just grazed
WorthingtOn. This mishap frightened
the rObbpr and he took to his heels. He
went back to the depot, got his COM
pauion and both jumped on their horses,
rode south on Madison avenue and
then TUNED west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
CHANGES IN ARIZONA.
Caused by the Recent Trade of Rail
way Lines.

Benson, Ariz., April 22.-It is under
stood that the formal transfer to the
Southern Pacific of the New Mexico and
Arizona and Sonora railway will be
made May IS, after the absorption of
the Atlantic & Pacific by the Santa F'e.
This will give Huntington an outlet to
the sea at Guaymaz, which is to
be made a stopping point for the steam
ers of the Pacific Mail.
Particularly affecting Benson is the
understanding that following the alb
sorption of the Sonora line, headquart-
ers for the railway division of Arizona
and New Mexico will be moved from
Tucson hither, this being the junction
point for the two roads. This would al
so bring the railroad shops. The rail-
road now disburses about $50 900 a
month in Tucson. Even larger shops
and fully 60 per cent, larger expendi-
ture will be entailed through the opera
ton of the Mexican branch
1t is believed that the consolida ton
will mean the abandonment of the Ariz-
ona & Southeastern track from Fair
bank to Benson. This stretch of rs
miles was built by the Copper Queen
company of Bisbee, owing to a disagree
ment with the Santa Fe over freight
rates from Fairbank. where the mines
railway terminated, to the Southern Pa
cific line parallehng it. this line will
now be practically useless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
FORDS ARE DIVORCED.
Mrs. Mary n. Ford of Literary Fame
the Defendant.

Kansas City, April 22.-Smith Moses
Ford, one of the best known citizens Of
this city, and the husband of Mary II.
Ford one of the leading literary wo-
men of the west, was quietly divorced
yesterday in Judge Gates division of
the circuit court. Mrs. Ford was in the
city a week or more agO and delivered
a course of lectures before the Athen-
aeum society.Sh made no contest and
the divorce was granted on the plead
ings. Abandonment was the sole cause
alleged
suit for divorce, alleging that he and
Mrs. Ford were married in Winfield,
Kan. October 3. 1878. and had lived
happily and contentedly together until
May 10, 1893 when without reasonable
cause she left him and went TO Chicago
where she had absented herself for the
period of more than one year.
Ex-Chief of Police H. S. Julian ap-
peared as the attorney for Mr.. Ford.
December 10 of the same year, c. C.
Black an attorney for Mr.. Ford, filed
an amended petition setting forth sub
stantial1y the same facts, but making
no reference to having lived happily
and contentedIy together. In this pc
tition Mr.. Ford alleged that he had
furnished a comfortable home for the
defendant, had provided literally for
her support and had been kind. cOnsid-
crate and dutiful. On these pleadings
in the absence of any contest the di-
vorce was granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
JOHN L. AFTER FITZ.
The Ex-Champion Declares He Sin
cerely Wants a Fight.

Boston, April 22.-John L. Sullivan is
much disturbed by the manner in which
Champion F'itzsimmons disposed of his
challenge The big fellow, who is play
ing in Louisville, Ky, has written a
letter to his hacker and manager, Frank
" Dunn, of this city, in which he says;
MY challenge to F'itz is meant and
goes on record. It is no advertising
scheme on my part, but a purely bust
ness proposition. The money posted
proves faithfulness on my part and is
evidence of confidence on my part that
I can beat him to a dead certainty
L want the public to know that I
never laid down or quit in my life which
is more than Fitz can say. All his
talk to the public about his not paying
any attention to me does not go. 1 will
make him pay some attention to me,
and Julian as well.
Il will fight or box him and will bet
that [ make him jump the ring. mean
every word I say, and the public will
know that [ am no blOwhard, the same
as the freak I can beat him at any
stage of the game. will show him up
in his true light and prove that am
his superior, mentally and physically.
This is no exhibition of egotism.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

Chicago, April y.
WHEAT-There was a demand for
wheat at the opening this morning. Trad
ing, however, was accompanied by little
excitement and the market had apparent
ly once more settled into its normal con-
dition. The feeling was strong on the
big cash business done late yesterday,
some 400 600 bushels reported being sold,
of which 800, 900 bushels were for export.
Opening cables, too, were an agreeable
surprise to bulls. showing less decline
than expected and later showing a partial
recovery. Northwest receipts were lib
eral 307 cars, against 21 last week and
PSI last year Shorts We're good BUYERS
all morning. May opened rather nervous
at from 741sc to 741ac. compared with yes
terday's close of 1850, but soon settled
down and advanced to 742zc-
CORN-Wss quiet and easy at the
opening but firrned up some with wheat.
Later prices settled again. May opened
a shade lower at 24Ac, sold to 243sc and
reacted to the opening price.
OATS-FOllowed much the same groove
as corn. Very little interest was mani
tested. May opened shade lower at 171sc
and advanced to 17Ac.
PROVISIONS Opened steady on higher
yard prices, but eased off on free offer
ings. May pork opened UNCHANGED, at
s. 42lh. May lard opened 21@c higher at
$4171a and declined to $4.121a. May ribs
opened unchanged at S4.70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
ROBBED OF 500.
Paymaster of Utah Mine "Held Up"
in a Daring Manner

e7 SAT- +d Ike 6e AprII uatlng TOP
Gate, Utah, on the line of the Rio
Grande Western railway.
E. L. Carpenter of this city, paymas-
ter of the Pleasant Valley Coal com
pany. went down with 81, 800 to pay off
the men at the mine. When he reach
ed Castle Gate and was going over to
the company's office he was met by two
mounted men, heavily armed, who held
him up, relieved him of his cash and
then rode off in the direction of Helper
The men cut the telegraph wires to
prevent call for assistance. Within
half an hour a posse made up from
Price and Helper started in pursuit of
the robbers. The coal company has
offered 1000 for the capture of the rob-
bers and $1,000 for the return of the
money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
Chicago Livestock Market.

OnIcagO, ApfI z.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today 10000;
Left. over 4000- Market active at yes ter
days average prices. Lights So. 90GJ4 12l2;
mixed $3.95a4 121a; heavy $3.65Q41 21A;
rough 50 65d3.SQ.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Steady to
higher. Beeves SO. S5Q5.4O; cows and heif-
ers $2.00d440: Texas steers So. 400440
stockers and feeders So. 400t4-45
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Sheep and lamb
market weak. Native sheep S3.00Q5.00;
westerns $3.70d500; lambs s. 75d5-90.
HOGS-Official receipts yesterday %, 1865;
shipments 3,444.
CATTLE Onictal receipts yesterday 49,
462: shipments 1905.
sHEEP-OficiaI receipts yesterday &c.
329: shipments ,917.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 1900
head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
FRISCO IS LIBERAL.
Special Privileges Granted to Travel
ing Companies.

Chicago, April 22.-Action has been
taken by the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco road in regard to party rate tick
cts that will give great satisfaction to
theatrical, operate or concert com
panies, hunting and fishing parties,
glee clubs, brass or string bands, boat.
base ball, golf or tennis clubs, and
other parties of like character regularly
organized for giving exhibitions or TAX
ing part in contests. travelling together
on one ticket in parties Of ten or more.
Such parties have heretofore been much
embarrassed by the stringent rules as
regards stopovers and the refusal of
the roads to sell round trip tickets.
The modified rules of the St. Louis &
San Francisco provide that party rates
should apply between all stations on
its line, that stopovers be granted en-
route and that round trip as well as
one-way tickets be sold.
Party rate tickets will be sold to par
ties of ten or more adults at two-thirds
of the regular one-way first class rate,
the per capita rate to be in no case less
than % cents. The round trip rate
will be double the one way rate.
1t is expected other western roads will
follow the example of the Frisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe's Big Improvements
at Temple, Tex,
President Ripley and Other
High Officials
INSPECT PROPERTY.
Ha-o To-4- Mz ID o-.-a1 H.
INSPECT
PROPERTY.
Have Forty Acres Reserved For
the Shops.
Liberal Action of the Frisco on
Rate Tickets.

Temple. Tex, April 22.-There is a
big stir in Santa F'e matters here. 1t
has to do with the expenditure of a big
sum of money in shop and yard inn
provements. Yesterday the group of
officials inspected the company's prop
erty here, including the forty acres re-
served for shops, and numerous snap
shot photos were made Of the grounds.
The following high officials with their
assistants, We're of the party e. p.
Ripley, president and general manager;
Paul Morton, third vice president, and
j. Player, superintendent OF machinery,
all of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe;
also General Manager Polk, General
Superintendent Resseguie and J. Con-
nelson of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Ea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
CAKE WALK WILL COME OFF
The Great Contest Will Positively
Take Place as Scheduled.

In view of the fact that DOC"
Brown. the champion cake walker of
Missouri, has taken no official cogni-
zance of the remarks made about him
by Andy Jordan, the champion cake
walker Of Kansas, the big prize pastry
securing exhibition will come off at
Metropolitan hall tonight. Mayor Eel
lows. Charlie McCabe and Milt Stoker
will act as judges, and a big crowd is
expected
First and second prizes will be given
walkers and walters. and single prizes
win also be given to the prettiest young
lady in the hall. the most handsome
young gentleman, and to the Oldest
P. S.-when it is said that Charlie
McCabe will act as judge, it is under
stood that he is only to be held to his
contract provided he comes out of the
Journal Capital base ball match alive
Charlie will act as umpire in this great
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
SANTA FEE BRIDGE CREW.
Pushing Work Near Wellington
Winfe1d,s Crusher.

The Wellington Mail says: Joe Devan-
ey, L. \. Shirley and two other members
of the bridge building crew of this Santa
Fe division returned from Winfield last
night and went west this morning to
work upon bridges between Harper and
Attic:. They have been assisting to build
two bridges upon the switch at Winfield
which is to lead to the stone crusher to
be erected there.
Il is said that this crusher. when COM
pleted will be the means of giving en-
pIov7nent to 1000 men. It is estimated
that this number will be required TO
crush the stone and distribute it as bal
LIST along the track. The estimated out
put of the crusher is 80 car loads of
crushed stone per day. Four of the
bridge crew are still at work a Winfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
SAGE'S NEW SUIT.
Your Uncle Russell Created Interest
in Wall Street

New York. April 22.-Russel1 Sage came
out with a new suit of clothes yesterday,
which WIS widely commented upon IN
Wall street. Sage's sartorial enlbelll ISM n
ments are ever a matter of comment and
criticism on the street. and his appear
ance yesterday in the new suit was a
matter of sufficient moment 10 dlVlae III
terest with the war scare
Mr.. Sage was exceedingly proud OF the
new suit, and resented the attention Of
friend who turning back the coat collar,
removed from the inner side square
OF linen. upon which were written the fig
ures S6.7j. or something that looked like
them. Clothes don't make the man,
said Mr. Sage to some one who comment
ed upon the suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
LAWRENCE BOY KILLED.
Caught on the Shaft of a Revolving
Mheel-KilIed Instantly.

Lawrence. April 22-Lee Howell was
killed yesterday afternoon on the sup
porting piers for the power shaft of the
barb wiresmiII that runs from the water
wheel to the mill He is supposed to
have had his clothing caught BIZ the
shaft as he was climbing over it, and
he was hurled to frightful and instan-
taneous death.
Howell was a fisher lad and was
climbing from his nets over the power
shaft when he was caught in it. He
was held fast by the shaft and at every
revolution his whole body was dashed
against the supports and timbers about
the shaft. He was rescued from his
position just as soon as it could be
done, but was then dead. His body
was horribly mangled. Bones of the
legs and arms We're broken, and his
brains We're virtually dashed out in
the revolutions of the shaft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
NOW 4 PoPULIsr PAPER.
The Daily and Weekly Pittsburg Tri-
bune No Longer Republican.

Pittsburg. April 22.-The Daily and
Weekly Tribune, published by D. c.
Flint & Sons, has been changed politi-
caIy from a Republican paper to a
strong advocate of the Populist doc
trine, a long editorial announcing the
fact.
1t was a complete surprise to every
body, because D. c. Flint, the senior
member, had been a staunch Republi-
can for years as junior editor of the
Girard Press. He gave no reason for
some time ago experienced a change
OF mind in politics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
esPensv,' Dlscontinues Sandwiches.

Trenton. N J., April 22-An agent of
the Union News company of New York
came to Trenton last evening and dis
missed a number of boys who were en-
ployed to sell sandwiches, fruit, and
Confectionery on the Pennsylvania rail-
road trains. The railroad company re-
were annoyed by the boys 1t is said
that the railroad company's contract
with the news company relates only
to the sale of periodicals., newspapers,
and books. and that the sale of re
freshments on it's trains is to be dis
continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
OKLAHOMA RACE WAR.
Band of White Men Heavily Armed
Warn Colored Men to Leave Davis.


Ardmore /. r. April 22-Trouble be-
tween whites and blacks has broken out
in the town of Davis, twenty miles north
to the territorial authorities for protec-
ton.
on Saturday night last. Charles Nc
bed by a negro named Frank Brown. The
crime created unusual excitement in the
village. On the Monday following, a band
of twenty white men, masked and heav-
lily armed. visited the houses of all the
negroes in town and warned them TO leave
the place within twenty-fOur hours I'M
der penalty of mob violence
The negroes appealed to United States
Judge Kigore. who summoned the grand
jury and instructed them that the out
rage must be thoroughly investigated as
tolerated in the Indian Territory.
He instructed that neither time nor
money should be spared in bringing the
guilty parties to justice. Judge Kilgore's
action seems to have prevented the car
rying out of the threats.
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'IMPRovEMENrs ~ HoLToN.
To Pave the Principal Streets City
Out of Debt

Holton, April pa movement is on
foot here that has for its aim the paw
ing of the main streets of this city by
the property owners and the success
OF the undertaking is almost assured
HOlton expects to be entirely out of
debt by the time of the payment of the
June taxes.
The mayor, J. F. Pomeroy. has APP
pointed Sydney Hayden city attorney
and the joints are being forced out of
business.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, April %.
" lower; No. 2 hard SIC; No. 8, 75Q7Sc;
No. 4, 70074c; No. ? red 96c bid, CSC ask
ed; No. 3. 9Od94c: No. 4, 80Q85c; No.
spring 8275c: No. 3. 75Q7Sc.
CORN-14Q72c higher; No. mixed 211z@
221ac.
OATS-Firm. active; No white 27c.
RYE-No. 2 nominally BIC.
HAY-Rather weak: choice timothy
$3.50; choice. prairie S6.50q7.00.
BUTTER = Weak; creamery 15q16c;
dairy 10d14c.
EGGS-Weaker, strictly fresh TACTIC.
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Trainmaster stevens Leaveg.

The Arkansas City Traveller says:
Tonight ends the employment of w. A.
Stevens by the Santa Fe. He resigns
his position to go with the Aetna Loan
association of Topeka. Mr.. Stevens is
a frst-class man any place you put
him. He will be succeeded in the train
masters Office by H B. Heatherington
of ChillicOthe, Mo, who will arrive here
tonight. Mr.. Heatherington was form
erly chief clerk in the superintendent's
office at Fort Madison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
Error About Mr.. hanna

The announcement that n. B. Hanna
of Pittsburg. Pa, has been appointed
as an assistant to chief engineer, James
Dunn of the Santa F'e is an error. Mr.
Hanna has been employed by the Santa
Fe company to assist with some work
now being done by the Newton resident
engineer for the middle division which
is undergoing a large amount of i'm
movement a this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
J B Cable Resigns.

Milwaukee, April 22-J. B. Cable. sup
erintendent of the yankee Chicago
division of the St. Paul railway with
headquarters at Chicago has resigned,
to take effect May 1. His successor has
not been apnointed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
Bead Of Rrie. Gen. II Johnaon.

ST. Paul. MINI, April 22.-Brigadier
General Richard johnson, U. s. A, re
tired, a gallant division commander,
curing the war of the rebellion, died
a. his home in this city last night, sud
denly, OF pneumonia, after an Illness Of
only a few days. 1t had been thought
that he was recovering when there was
a sudden relapse and death CANA
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Notice

The meeting of Capitol Council. No. 1
requested to attend the funeral of our
deceased brother, George w. Mayhan
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at GIT
Lime street. All members of the order
cordially invited.
H. SCOTT WARNER, Pres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22
NE. a. Inveen. residing Id 20 Henry

St, Alton, Ill, suffered with sciatic
rheumatism for over eight months
She doctored for it nearly the whole of
this time, using various remedies rec
commended by friends, and was treated
by the physicians, but received no re-
lief. She then used one and q half bot
ties of Chamberlain's Pain Balm which
effected a complete cure. This is pub
lished at her request, and she wants
others similarly afflicted to know what
cured her. The 25 and SO cent sizes for
sale by Druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22

Missouri Pacific were selling tickets to
brokers' OF course the brokers are
using the excessive commissions to cut
rates and decentralization is becoming
widespread,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22

80 stockers and feeders ......... $40 475
DOllS oSO %
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market strong
to sc higher. Bulk of sales 50. 75d3.8715;
sheavies So 7565. 80; packers $3.65Q3. IS; mix
ed So. 70G3 80; lights So 25Q3.80; workers.
So 1908. 80: pigs $3.o043.7 70.
Lambs $4.09d5.15; muttons $390Q4.75.
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Roads Selling to Brokers.

Chicago, April 22.-More demoraIiza-
.son has been discovered in connection
with the excessive commission of for
eign roads 1t was found the other
day that the Union Pacific roads and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22

Group and whooping cough are child
hoods terrors; but like pneumonia,
bronchitis. and other throat and lung
troubles, can be quickly cured by using
One Minute Cough Cure. G. w. Stans-
field, 632 Kansas ave.