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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
EXPORTS DOUBLE.
Twice as Much Wheat and Corn Co.
ing Abroad as Last Year.

New York, Aug. AR G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says to-
day:
Every city reporting this week notes
increase in trade and nearly all re-
port bright crop prospects. The great
change in business is emphasized by
the presence of a multitude of buyers
from all parts of the country, by their
statements of the situation at their
homes and more forcibly vet by the
heavy purchases they are making.
The great crops and the haste of for
eigners to buy and ship wheat. in view
of shortage elsewhere, have made the
week memorable. Taking of profits by
a pool lowered the price cents on Sat
urday, but it has since risen 5 cents.
Western receipts, slow in July, have
in two weeks been 7,379,713 bushels
against 6.122, 1862 last year, and Atlantic
exports, flour included, have been in
the same two weeks 6,114031 bushels
against 3,3S4,313 last year. Even the
demand for corn, by greatly exceeding
last year, shows that foreign anxieties
are serious, for 5,510,155 have been ex-
ported in two weeks from the Atlantic
ports against 2,514, 42S last year. The
price has advanced LIP cents notwith-
brought over. The urgency of French
buying of wheat, reports that Russia
will stop exports in order to keep sup
plies for itself and continued shipments
from the Pacific to the countries usual
ly having a surplus, make even the
largest estimates of probable supplies
not too great for the possible demand.
In all the great industries a large de-
mand for products appears All the
textile industries are encouraged by
greatly improved and really large de-
mand for goods. Failures for the week
against 298 last year, and 80 in Canada
against SO last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
YET LOYAL TO SILVER.
Loyal Democratic League of New
York Demands the Chicago
Platform

Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE sub
committee of the Loyal Democratic
league has adopted an addreS Sto the
Democratic state committee of New
York. 1t tells the committee that the
people who selected them as members
of the committee demonstrated by their
votes last fall their loyalty to the plat
form adopted by the Democratic party
in national convention at Chicago and
to the candidates nominated thereon.
The address declares that if the DEM
ocratic voters of the state could speak
at this time there would be no ques-
ton that the Chicago platform would
be reaffirmed and candidate nominal
ed for chief judge of the court of APP
peals who actively and openly support
ed the party's candidates and platform
last fall. If no state convention shall
be called this fall, the demand is made
that the state committee issue an une-
quivocal reaffirmation of the platform
of the Buffalo convention and also of
the Chicago platform, and nominate a
candidate who is in full accord with
both platforms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
NOTHING LIKE 1T IN YEARS.
Bradstreet's Says Merchants Have
Not Bought so Heavily Since 1892.

New York, Aug. 14.-Bradstreets to-
day says:
Evidence of widespread revival in
demand for merchandise and other
products have become so numerous as
to compel general recognition. The
press has, therefore, ceased discussing
whether trade has really, improved or
not and has begun measuring the vol
ume of business compared with preced-
ing periods.
A buoyancy of feeling has appeared
among buyers and sellers at New York,
Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis and Kan
sas City, where interior merchants have
thronged this week, the like of which
has not been seen for several years.
goods, clothing, shoes, groceries and
fancy articles far more freely than any
time since 1892
Crop conditions have improved at the
south and southwest and merchants
there are more encouraged. Southern
lumber mills are not able to keep up
with orders, and innumerable small
consumers of iron and steel through
out the central western state are buy
ing raw material as they have not for
years.
A nominal advance of IS cents a ton
for steel billets is more than a feature,
as it means the confidence of makers
in an early revival of the demand Tor
iron and steel which has been so long
delayed.
Wheat scored an advance of cents
on continued exports and a tendency to
decrease estimates of the size of the
domestic crop.
Wool is higher on speculative hold
ings and cotton yarns have advanced
again Hides and southern lumber are
up, as are wheat, flour, Indian corn and
oats, and last, but not least, print
cloths, the market for which has been
so long depressed. Prices for sugar,
coffee. lard and petroleum remain un-
changed, while pork is almost the only
important product quoted lower than
last week.
The worldwide character of the de-
neand for our wheat and flour is illus
trated by the export from both coasts
of this country to such far off and IN
frequent customers as Rio de Janelro
in RraziI Callao in Peru and Surabaya
in the island of Java, not to mention
heavily increased shipments to Europe
China and the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Market Gossip.


Furnished by the w. A. Michael Conn
mission Co., Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks, 40 West Sixth Ave, Topeka.
Chicago-Raining hard at Fargo
been raining at Grand Forks.
Paris-Wheat closing dull, August and
September 35c lower; flour steady, Au-
gust and September 10c higher.
Four ports-Wheat, 341, Sal; flour, 49,
$40; corn, 51S,027; oats, 100, 514; wheat
flour, $40, 496.
Estimated receipts at Chicago for
Monday: Wheat, $50 cars; corn, 1.05O
cars; oats. 725 cars; hogs, 81 900 head.
Puts for September: Wheat, S11sc;
corn, 281ac; pork, $7.75. Calls for Sep
TENDER: Wheat, size; corn, 29ssc;
pork, $S.15.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat, 219
cars, grade 27 cars; corn, 1,052 cars,
grade 654 cars; oats, 693 cars, grade Ill.
cars.
Liverpool sd lower
Clearances for week, 4,460, 900 bushels
against 100000 bushels last week, and
1855, 900 bushels same week last year
General rains are reported in the
northwest and lake regions and all
spring wheat sections; also rains in
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and
throughout the corn belt.
Bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, decrease.
$2,119,4 400; loans, increase, $5.60S. 400;
specie, increase, $4S2, 800; legals, de-
crease, 81, 152. 500; deposits, increase, $4,-
376 500; circulation, decrease, $199, 200.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 1900
head; Kansas City, 5000 head; Omaha,
900 head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
FAST MAIL A NUISANCE.
Makes Business Letters for SaIina 12
Hours Late.
From the Salina Daily Record.

From the Salina Daily Record.
Salina has a kick coming on the new
fast mail-not for the same reasons.
however, that the Wichita Eagle is
making such a fuss.
Some of the merchants say that their
letters from Kansas City, which for
merly came in on the early morning
Union Pacific train do not reach Salina
now until O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t
is supposed that the Kansas City postal
authorities send them out on the Santa
Fe fast mail to Newton instead of over
the Union Pacific. The fast mail stops
at Newton and the letters fail to make
connection to reach Salina until after
noon, making them twelve hours later
than usual This is supposed to be
the way of it. At any rate within the
past month business men have been
frequently disconnected by this Cir
cumStance hannaning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
MAIL FOR KLONDIKE.
The Government Seeks an Arrange
ment With Canada


Washington, Aug. 1.-THE postoffice
department has written the postal
authorities of Canada concerning CO.
operation in carrying the mails to the
Klondike country but there is not
much hope of being able to reach an
adjustment as the American contractor
may not accept a modification of his
contract. The proposition made is that
the two governments should cooperate
and arrange for an interchange of mail
at Circle City and Dawson City, the
the United States to maintain service
once a month and Canada the same.
This would give two mails every month.
No reply has been received from the
Canadian government and even if it
were favorable arrangements must be
made with the contractors who carries
to Circle City to carry mail destined for
Dawson City
His representative in Washington has
intimated that he will not care to mod
fly his contract and indicates that in
case there is to be an increase in the
service, the contractor should have
considerable compensation. The post
office department cannot modify tine
contract and impose more labor on the
contractor without his consent. 1t is
recognized at the department that the
arrangement must be a mutual agree
ment not only with the Canadian gov
eminent, but with the Alaskan con-
tractor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
SECURED $1,000 EASY.
Costly Experience of Confding Real
Estate Man at Seneca

Seneca, Aug. 14.-Nothing has yet
been heard of George Ward who, a short
time ago swindled J. E. Stillwell out of
81, 900.
Ward represented that he owned land
near Holton, and solicited a loan of
$1,000 on it. He said he could show
abstract up to the time it was trans
ferred to him, and would produce a deed
for balance. He then went to Horton,
forged the signatures of the real owners
of the land to a deed, and then went to
A. b. Crockett's office in the absence of
Mr.. Crockett and attached his notariaI
seal and forged his name to the affi-
davit. He then went to Seneca, Sc
cured the $1,000 from Mr.. Stillwell and
was far away when the fraud was dis
covered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
Items of Interest Along the Mo. Pa
cific Road

Greenleaf, Aug. 1.-THE Missouri Pa
cific company are rebuilding their wa
ter tank here
George Thompson, brakeman on the
eastern division of the Central Branch,
has returned from a six weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Pennsyl-
vania-
Mrs. Lou Ross, wife of Engineer
Charley Ross, has been visiting in
Kansas City.
The Central Branch trainmen are
hauling an average of go loaded cars
of grain daily over the grade between
Clyde and Greenleaf.
Geo. Stein, the middle division brake
man who was struck by lightning ten
days ago while on his train near Ames,
has been moved to the Missouri Pacific
hospital at Kansas City. His recovery
is extremely doubtful.
Frank Nichols, brakeman on the
eastern division, has returned from his
visit to Belleville and again taken his
run.
Mrs. Lulu D. Keiff of ST. Joseph is
visiting Night Operator Ed Dobyns and
wife this week.
w. A. Wade, extra conductor, is run
ming the ProSSer branch train while
Conductor VIM. Landers has lay off
Ed Dobyns, night operator in the
duty, bringing with him his pretty
bride, who used to be Miss Viola Mer-
Ger of Macon, Mo. He played most
agreeable surprise on all the railroad
employees in Green1eaf.
Since the special train was here
few minutes the other day with Super
intenden Rathburn and a United
States railroad commissioner on board,
most of the Greenleaf railroad boys
think that it means the early sale of
the government part of the Central
Branch, 100 miles, from Atchison to
Waterville, to either the Missouri Pa
cific, B. & NJ. or the Milwaukee & St
Paul. The former road knows a good
thing, and no doubt will buy it in when
it is sold.
VIM. Landers, conductor on the Pros
ser branch of the Central Branch, is
attending a reunion of the Church of
Christ of Latter Day Saints now go
ing on in Blue Rapids, Mr.. Landers be-
ing chairman of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14

The state school fund has $19. 900 of An
thony bonds. Rossington, Smith and
Dallas of Topeka and Charles Butcher
of Newton represent the holders of the
rest of the bonds, and they have con-
scented to compromise.
The attorney general and the repre-
Sentatives of the other bondholderS
will hold a conference with the Off
Gals here Tuesday and discuss plan
of compromise
The city has agreed to resume pay
ment providing the holders of the
bonds will scale them down so per cent.
This will probably be done. 1t is the
only way possible for the holders to
realize anything out of the investment
If they don't agree to a scaling down,
the people of that town declare they
will not pay a cent in taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
THIS LOOKS BAD.
Citizens Who Ought to be Too Public
Spirited to Hurt the Festival

are doing what they can to defeat the
proposition to build an A. o. u. w.
arch over Kansas avenue. Strange as
it may seem, some of the men who are
working to defeat the arch are Col.
J. w. F. Hughes, Cal Brewer and
Thomas B. Brown. These three in the
meeting of lodge No. 224 last night
succeeded in taking all the authority
from their committee which had prac-
tically decided with the other commit
tees to build an arch.
Lodge No. 224 is the largest in the
city and with that organization out.
the project would be materially Grip
pied. The members will undoubtedly
rise up and carry the proposition
through any way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
STRIKERS GRAND PLAY.
Only AZ Applicants Out of 90 Secure
Certificates at Salina.

Salina, Aug. 14.-State superintendent
Stryker's examination questions have
caused all kinds CT disappointment
among all the aspiring school teachers
of this county.
AT the recent examination for certifi-
Gates there were 90 applicants, but over
half of them failed.
The board of county examiners today
finished the work of grading the ex
animation papers and announced that
only AZ applicants would receive GER
tificates. The principal failures were
on arithmetic, grammar and history.
Stryker is attempting to get college
professors for about $35 month, which
is the average pay for school teachers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
LAWYER MINISTRY HURT.
Prominent Hutchinson Attorney
Knocked Down by a Cable Car in
Kansas City.

Kansas City. Kan, Aug. 14.-Mr.
James McKinstry, a prominent at
torney from Hutchinson, Kan, at
tempted to get out of the way of
wagon at Ninth and Walnut streets,
yesterday afternoon, and, stumbling,
fell in front of a Westport car. His
left forearm was broken and he receiv-
ed several severe bruises about the
head and body which were treated by
Surgeon Frank Iuen. Mr.. McKinstry
was then sent to the city hospital
At the time of the accident the grip
man had released the rope in order to
cross the Ninth street tracks, or the
accident would have resulted more SER
iouSly to Mr.. McKinstry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Aug. Il.
WHEAT-Active at lie advance early.
and &c at the close. Offerings somewhat
less than last Saturday; No. 2 hard 7s6o
No 4, 74G75c: No. 2 soft S4GS5c: No. 3.
S1@S2c; two cars fancy sac: No. A. 7Sc; No.
spring 77c; No. g. 74GI75c.
CORN-About &c lower, liberal offer
ings, demand light; No. mixed 221s0
2334c.
white 1Sc.
RYE-No. g 4Oc.
HAY-Active and strong; choice new
prairie $55006.00; choice new timothy $500
BUTTER-Very firm, demand increas-
ing: creamery 11@14c; dairy 9d11c-
EGGS-1c higher owing to scarcity and
good demand; Kansas and Missouri 1oc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
A COMMENTED HEN.
Sits on the Pilot of an Engine and
Rides Several Miles.
The Atchison Champion SAYS:

The Atchison Champion says:
Engineer Jack Nelson's engine, No.
995, which pulls Jack Halls Missouri
Pacific train, struck a Plymouth Rock
hen about three miles below town this
morning, hurting her onto the pilot, in
which position she remained until the
train arrived in AtchiSOn. Nelson saw
the hen when the engine struck her, but
thought it threw her off to one side.
When the train arrived in Atchison
Operator johnson in the lower yards
pointed the hen out to Nelson, and when
the train was brought to a stop at the
union station Nelson found the hen sit
ting contentedly on the pilot, and not
injured in the least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
SKETCH OF A. A. HURD.
Santa Fe Attorney Batched in Bar
ton Co. Then Turned Carpenter.

The Abilene Reflector says:
A. A. Hurd, of the Santa Fe, who
has probably issued more passes than
any other man in Kansas, was a. farm
er, then carpenter, then law student,
then lawyer. AS a farmer he patched
in Barton county, living on corn bread
of his own cooking. AS a carpenter he
built the first house in the town of
Coolidge, Kan.
AS law student he filled in time by
being city clerk of Abilene during the
cattle days when Wild Bill was mar
shall and Joe Mccoy mayor. AS law
yer he ranks next to George R. Peck in
the Santa Fe offices, and is known as
one of that great roads ablest attor-
neyS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Stands at the Head

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La, says: DIR. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best seller
have" j. F. Campbell, merchant of
Stafford, Ariz., writes: DIR. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed for
it; it never fails, and is a sure cure for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I can
not say enough for it's merits" DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds is not an exper-
iment. 1t has been tried for a quarter
of a century, and today stands at the
bottles at J. K. Jones' Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
SIXTEEN FEET HIGH.
Santa Fe Delegations From Abroad
Should be Warned About Floats.

F. E. Joslyn, who is assisting in the
manufacture of the Fall Festival floats
says that he has made careful meas
urements of the trolley wires and sup
ports and has found that a float which
the wires. He says that the wires can
be raised to allow a float 16 feet high
to pass under.
The wires will have to be raised with
poles. Cutting most floats as low as
II feet will make them look common
place. But all persons who are to
bring floats from a distance should be
warned not to make them an inch
more than 16 feet high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
ABILENE MANS LUCK.
Makes 5000 Worth of Merry Co.
Round Sales in One Day.

Abilene, Aug. 14.-There is one man
in town who thinks that the wave of
prosperity has come, and that is G. w.
Parker. The deal on the merry-go-
round was finished up today and he
gets $1,000 for it. He also sold one
shooting gallery for 81 900 and another
one for $500. making his days sales
amount to Sc, 200
Besides this he has a shooting gal
lery running in Colorado which is
bringing him in over $500 month. He
is going to New York Sunday and will
buy $1,000 worth of organs and expects
to put four more galleries on the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Aug. IA.
HOGS-Receipts today %, coo; left over
$500. Market generally strong. Lights
So. S715@4.10; mixed S3.771kl4.O5; heavy $3.50
Q405; rough So. 55@3. 65.
CATTLE-Receipts 400. Steady.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Steady. Ma
tives 81. 40Q4.10; westerns $3.10a5.S5; lambs
$3.50G5.50.
HOGS-Onicial receipts yesterday 1887;
shipments $780,
CATTLE-Official receipts yesterday p
054; shipments 300.
sHEEP-Oficial receipts yesterday TO-
609: shipments 3,349.
Estimated receipts hogs Monday $1,000
head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
ANTHoNY'S INDEBTEDNESS.
The Bondholders Will ProbablyAgree
to Scale il Down SO Per Cant

Anthony, Aug. IA meeting will be
held at Anthony next Tuesday for the
purpose of discussing the proposition to
compromise the Indebtedness of the
city.
Anthony has an assessed valuation
of $1GS.0OO and a bonded Indebtedness
of $685. 900 The legislature passed a bill
last winter giving the attorney general
power to compromise the bonds held
by the state school fund commission
ers against Anthony, providing the
holders of the rest of the Indebtedness
would consent to a compromise also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Gold Colony for Idaho.

Seneca, Aug IA colony composed
of Senator A. L. Coleman, Frank Fish
err, G. W. Pampel of Centralia. and his
brother of St. Paul, Mimi, Mr.. Big
CART of Corning, two gentlemen OF Hol-
ton, four of Onaga, and Charles Felt
and B. J. King of Centralia, contem-
plate starting for Idaho, the object in
view being the taking of the yellow
stuff out of the Coleman Fisher COM
Dany mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14

Lindsborg. Aug. 1.-THE broomcorn
harvest of the belt where that product
is raised extensively has begun, and
the fields are filled with workers this
week. There are thousands of acres
that will produce little or nothing be-
cause of the dry weather, and there are
many that will be shortened. The ear
ly planting on the uplands is particu-
larry injured, and there is much dis
enlargement among the Swedes and
Mennonites, who depend on this crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
NAME Richie FOR JUDGE.
Populists of Tescott Name Salina
Man.

Salina, Aug. 14-The Populist judic-
ia1 convention which met at Tescott
yesterday to select a candidate for
judge of the 18th judicial district, nom
mated David Richie of this city on the
third ballot.
The other candidates were T. L. Bond
and r. A. Levitt, both of Salina. The
10 delegates from this county went to
the convention pledged for Bond, and
on the first ballot he received Is votes
1t required IS to nominate, and Bitch
ie who had II votes on the first ballot,
received the necessary number on the
third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
To Put on Another Train.

Oberlin, Aug. 14.-Another train will
be put on the Oberlin branch. This
new arrangement is called for by the
increased business of the line One
train will handle all through freight
and the express. The other will take
care of local freight. Both trains will
carry passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Reno County Thieves.

Hutchinson, Aug. IA nest of
thieves was found at Plema, this coun-
ty, yesterday, and three burglars are
now held in the Reno county Jail. They
are VIM. Johnson of Osawatomie, Tom
Harris of Indiana, and Charles Smith
of Springfield, Ill. The trio has been
doing a big business lately, and when
arrested were in possession of a large
amount of goods stolen Wednesday
night from J. A. Whitehursts store at
Sylvia They admit having robbed the
Whitehurst store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
BLOCKADE AT ATcHIsoN.
Shipments of Cereals so Heavy That
the Yards are Not Big Enough.

Atchison, Aug. 1.-THE rush of grain
from the northern and western points
is so great that the Missouri Pacific
yards have been blocked for several
days, and it is necessary to sidetrack
Central Branch freight trains a mile
west Of town.
1t takes seven switching crews to
handle the business in the Missouri
Pacific yards.
The Central Branch shops forces are
working Is hours day to keep the roll
ing stock in good order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City, Aug. Il
CATTLE-Receipts 300. Market steady
and unchanged. Only retail trade
HOGS-Receipts 5000 Market strong to
sc higher. Bulk of sales SO. 75d3.S0; heavy
SIS. T0d3S so: packers $3.65N3.7715; mixed S379
1892: pigs $30003.60.
SHEEP-Receipts 200. Market steady.
Lambs Sc. 35d5.00; muttons $2.25Gi3. 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
Helen M. Cougar in Atchison.

Atchison, Aug. 14-Helen NJ. Cougar
the noted Indiana suffragist, arrived in
Atchison last evening for a short visit
with her nephew, a railroad man. Mrs.
Cougar is on her way to Salem, Neb.
where she will deliver a stereopticon
lecture on Cuba Mrs. Cougar says she
is not doing much political talking just
now, but that she expects to engage in
the Ohio campaign in the fall