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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
HOT WINDS RUINoUs.
South Central Kansas Burned by
Furious Blast.

Larned, July "a hot wind is blow
ing here today with great fury. Har-
vest hands have been driven out of the
fields. Corn is badly burnt and it is be-
lieved the crop is entirely destroyed.
There will be a loss of 20 per cent on
the wheat crop of this county for want
of help to harvest it.
The storm was one of the SeVerest
that has visited this section for several
years. Clouds of dust, sand and gravel
filed the air all day. Fields of corn
that were green and thrifty yesterday
are burnt and withered today. Bust
ness in town was practically suspend
ed.
It is reported today that many stacks
of wheat that had been put up during
the past few days are blown down and
scattered over the ground.
The scarcity of harvest hands and
the delay occasiOned by the hot winds
means the loss of many hundred dollars
to the farmers of this county. ThouS-
ands of acres of wheat are yet uncut
and every days delay means heavy
loss.
No rain has fallen for more than
three weeks, and as it is now too late to
help the corn, none is wanted until the
wheat harvest is over.
Orchards have suffered heavy loss.
All kinds of fruits were stripped off the
trees and many trees broken and ruin
ed. It is simply impossible to estimate
the loss the wind has done in this sec
ton today, but it is certain it will reach
many thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
MRS. A. G. STACEY ELoPEs.
Wife of a Well Known Newspaper
Man Said to Have Left Him,

Newton, July 3.-"My wife eloped on
Wednesday evening with ]. J. Lapin,"
was the startling announcement A. G.
Stacey of this city made today
Mr.. Stacey stated that he and his
wife had not agreed for some time and
about four months ago they had sepa-
rated, by mutual consent. Since then
he says he has watched her, and was
not surprised when she did eIope with
j. ]. Lapin of Denver.
Mrs. Stacey, he says had been ex-
pecting to go to California with the
Christian Endeavor excursion, but at
the last moment had announced that
she had decided not TO go. The same
evening she drove to Halstead, about
ten miles west of here, and caught the
says. she met Mr.. Lapin by appoint
ment and the two went, as he thinks
to San Francisco.
Mr.. Stacey claims that this same
Lapin deserted his wife in Arkansas
City last Monday, where they had been
visiting friends.
Mr.. Stacey says that he has stood all
that he intends to and will now sue for
a divorce on the grounds of desertion.
Stacey is well known oyer the state
having been the Kansas correspondent
of a Kansas City paper for a number of
years.
The friends of Mrs. Stacey indignant
1y deny Stacey's story and say that
there is not an iota of truth in what
he says.
Stacey has been logging the steps of his
wife and trying in every way to find
something that he could use against her
and that when he learned she intended
to go to California, he announced that
he intended to go also. 1t was to escape
that Mrs. Stacey drove to Halstead
and took the train from there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
DIR. P11cHER APPOINTED.
Made superintendent of the Imbecile
Asylum at Winfield.

Winfield, July 3.-Dr. Pitcher was
elected superintendent of the state inn
beetle asylum in this city at the meet
ing of the state board of charities last
night, to succeed DIR. c. S. Newton,
whose term expired July 1.
1t has not been definitely decided
when he will take charge, but probably
not before August. He was elected by
one majority. Brown, Shane and Do
Ian voting for him; Clark and Wheeler
against him.
Representative Ed Jaquins is the on
1y man who appeared before the board
against him. Jaquins told of ugly
rumors in which Pitcher was charged
with assault by young lady in this
city but had mana ged to hush the mat
ter up.
The board appointed Brown and
Wheeler as a committee to investigate
the charges made by Jaquins. They
We're unable to find anything tangible
and found nobody bold enough to sub
nit their knowledge in the form of an
affidavit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
ELEPHANT ON A TEAR.
GDick" Takes Possession of a Tent in q
Circus in Providence.

Provence, r. l., July 3.-There were
lively times in the menagerie tent of the
combined Forepaugh-Sells Brothers cir
Gus at Reservoir avenue yesterday. Dick,
an elephant known to the circus as bad
held possession of the tent for about two
hours. A keeper, while directing the
driving of stakes, approached too near
the elephant, who was fastened to one of
the other elephants in the herd. Dick
hinged at him, but couldn't catch him.
He tried a second time with ne more sue
cess. A moment later the chain broke,
and the elephant was loose. He charged
after the men in the tent, who ran out or
hid behind cages, and Dick held posses
sion of the place. The employees finally
rallied and chains were thrown over the
elephant and he was secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
DENoUNCEs MRS. LEASE.
Eastern Man Accuses the Kansas
Woman of Falsehood

Chicago, July 3.-The Tribune which
recently contained a letter from Mrs.
Lease of Kansas about her money trou-
bles, published June % a communica-
ton from j. H. Allen of Monmouth in
which it was stated that Jane Marsh,
who bought the note and mortgage on
the Wichita, Kan, property for 81, 100
through the Jarvis Conlxlin company, is
a poor woman, to whom the investment
meant much; that the company had
not charged Mrs. Lease anything like
5000 commission, as Mrs. Lease had
represented, and that the property far
from being worth 81, 400, was not worth
more than $500.
The following is a passage:
Mrs Lease did not keep her promise;
she did not pay the interest; did not
keep up the taxes; nor did she as an
honorable person would have done give
up the property. She kept possession,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
CIVIC FEDERATION AWAKE.
Takes an Active Part in Leavenworth
Affairs

Leavenworth, July 3.-An important
call meeting of the Civic Federation
was held in the probate court room last
night. There was a large attendance
and the assessment of the bridge was
the principal subject of discussion. The
action of the state board of railroad as
SCISSORS in reducing the assessment from
$37, 16O to $751; was severely criticised
by a number of the speakers. The fed
GRAFTON insists that the assessment of
the property in question properly be-
longs to the county board of commits
siOners and a committee was appoint
ed by President Lysle to meet with the
board and urge it to take action in the
matter.
John Harmon, chairman of the COM
mittee on municipal affairs, stated that
he had written to the authorities of
number of cities in various parts of the
country of population similar to that of
Leavenworth making inquiry as to the
size of their police force and the cost of
operating that and other departments
of the government The figures when
received will be compared with those of
Leavenworth, and if the showing is ia
vorabIe to this city the federation pro-
poses to go after the city fathers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
SNEEZING TO DEATH.
Irreverent New York Boy Begins in
Levity at a Revival and Can
not Stop.

Hudson, N. Y, July 3--Julius White
head, II years old, is sneezing himself to
death Ten days ago there was re-
markedly fervent religious revival in pro-
gress in the Grassy Plains church, and
julius, with squad of equally unbel1eV-
ing and mischievous youths, attended
meeting one night Julius mind was in
spired, it seems, with a wicked desire, if
possible to queer the meeting He
tramped noisily down the aisle, and, to-
gether with his followers, took a con-
spicuous pew. Soon after the evangelist
had begun an earnest Invocation, calling
the Hudson county sinners to repentance,
julius took it upon himself to sneeze, not
naturally and in cody way, but almost
continuously. He was rebuked publicly
for his conduct, but he kept sneeezing
even after he tried to stop, and now the
church people say it is a penalty for his
irreVerence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
v1TR1FIED BRICK PLANT.
Pittsburg Plant to Run Day and
Night-Big Contracts.

Pittsburg, July 3.-The vitrified brick
works is filling it's entire property with
new machinery. In fact their present
limits will have to be enlarged to ac-
comnAodate it all.
Among the new machines is a large
neat SUCTION pump; Wneh the Kllns are
to cool them off. This heat, instead of
being allowed to go to waste, will
henceforth be sucked from the kilns
by this machine into a drying house.
The works are turning out vitrified
brick steadily every day and as soon as
the electric light plant being put up is
ready they will work nights.
The contract to pave Kansas City and
the stockyards contract alone require
many million brick. A new kiln is be-
ing built and it alone, witt equipments,
will cost 81 900. New machinery by the
car load is being brought into the
yards and put up. This spring Mr.
Nesch put in $4,000 worth of improve
ments, and as much, if not more, is be-
ing put in now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
CAKE IS YEARS OLD.
Interesting Crystal Wedding at Blue
Rapids.

Blue Rapids, July 3.-Mr. and Mrs
2. T. Trumbo celebrated their crystal
wedding anniversary by entertaining
about 40 guests at their home.
An account was given during the
evening of their wedding ceremony Is
years ago, which was very interesting
on account of its novelty. Mrs. Trum-
bo's father, J. G. Strong, was at that
time in charge of an Indian reservation
in South Dakota, and it was there Mr..
and Mrs. Trumbo were married, and
theirs was the first marriage of white
people on the reservation. The cere-
mOny was performed in an Episcopal
mission house, and their attendants
were the vestrymen, six full blood In
dian boys. The senior warden was the
son of the famous Sitting Bull, while
the ushers and choir were half bloods.
Another feature of the crystal we'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
PINEAPPLE DUTY.
Quay Got it Put on Because He
Raises the Fruit in Florida

Washington, July 3.-The Press, the
leading Republican and protectionist
newspaper of Philadelphia, thus speaks
this morning in it's Washington cores
pondence, on the duty on pineapples:
1.-The action of senate committee in
agreeing to a further increase in the duty
on pineapples is said to have been due to
Mr.. Quay who is interested in the pro-
duction of pineapp1es in small district
in Florida where they are grown. This
increase in duty will about double the
price of pineapples and will not bring the
government any revenue to speak of and
will not be protective because it is i'm
possible, owing to climatic reasons, to
grow many pineapp1es in this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
POWDER BOX ExPLoDEs.
Small Boy Drops a Lighted Match
With Disastrous Results.

Oberlin, July st is now thought
that the eyesight of Johnny Millen who
was so badly burned Wednesday, can
be saved.
Johnny was celebrating with a toy
cannon, fire crackers and a quantity of
loose powder in cigar box. AS he
was bending over the box a spark fell
among the powder. There was an i'm
mediate explosion and the boy was
scorched and blackened horribly, his
eyebrows and eyelashes burned off, his
hair badly singed, his eyesight for the
time being destroyed and his arms and
legs considerably burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. B. Hood, broker and manufac-
turer's agent, Columbus, O., certifies
that DIR. Kings New Discovery has no
equal as a cough remedy. J. D. Brown
proprietor st. James hotel. Fort Wayne
Ind testifieS that he was cured of a
cough of two years standing, caused
by la grippe, by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. B. F. Merrill of BalwinsviIle
Mass says that he has used and rec
commanded it and never knew it to fail,
and would rather have it than any doc
tor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hem
ming, 222 East Twenty-ffth street, Chi
cago, always keeps it at hand and has
no fear of Group, because it instantly re-
lieves. Free trial bottle at J. K. Jones'
drug store, Fifth street and Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
DIR. GUNsAULUs' ILLNESS.
His Physician Gives the Facts in Re
gard to His Condition.

SarQ Co alS oQQlG1On.
Chicago, July 3.-Dr. Frank w. Gun
saulus arrived at Alma, Mich, Tuesday.
He is much pleased with his surround
ings.
His physician says regarding his condi-
ton:
A rheumatic affection of malarial origin
has confined DIR. Gunsaulus to his bed for
a number of weeks, and such was its sew
Gritty as to prevent the movement of one
of his limbs except at the cost of severe
pains. The prostration incident to this
malarial attack was for a time severe,
and for that reason absolute rest was
strictly enjoined; but there has not been
an hour in which he was deemed to be in
a critical condition.
The question of any mental complica-
ton is utterly without any foundation,
and any intimation to that effect is as
unjust it is untrue For the last three
weeks DR.. Gunsaulus has been steadily
gaining and his recovery seems only a
question of a little time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
ExGov. Evans DYING.

Denver. July 3-Ex-Governor John
Evans is very i'll and probably cannot
been an invalid for the past two years,
during which time he has been con-
fined to the house. A week ago he
was attacked with a weakness that
confined him to his bed, and he has
been rapidly sinking ever since. The
governor was SO years old last March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
ding was the cutting of a wedding cake
fifteen years old.
Judge vandivert Comes Home.

Kansas City. July 3.-Judge Samuel
w. Vandivert of Kinsley, Kan. was in
Kansas City last evening. He was
just returning to Kansas after two
months trip to New Jersey. He raises
large numbers of horses and had his
ranch well stocked. He matched up a
lot of the best ones, put them in fine
condition and went east with two car
loads for sale. They netted him a snug
profit and he was on his way home
last evening in a comfortable frame of
mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Rai1roads for Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, July 3.-Kay county,
county, o. T., has been crying in vain
for several months for a. railroad. The
citizens called mass meetings, made Of
fers of money, grain and sundry other
articles, but now it seems they are to be
assured of at least one or more. Off
Gals of the Santa F'e are in the city to-
day and have a weather eye cast to-
wards that country, while the Missouri
Pacific and the Frisco both have par
ties inspecting the lay of the land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

SMITH CENTER-The Smith Coun-
ty National bank will begin the first of
the week the erection of a new brick
bank building at the corner of Main
street and Kansas avenue, on the
ground now occupied by that inStitu-
ton. The frame building on the south,
also their property, will be torn down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
HIGH IN THE AIR.
Great Northern Roof Garden, New
Vaudeville House, Begins It's
SUNNI erSeason.

Chicago, July 3.-The opening of the
Great Northern roof garden and the
performance attracted a large number
of people in search for amusement. The
main object of ascending to the roof of
may chance to be blowing; the pro-
gramme itself is not of very great i'm
portance except for those who can get
well within earShot of the performers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
THE GOULD TAXES.
The Amount Has at Last Been Fixed
by the Court

New York, July 3.-The appellate di-
vision of the supreme court has affirm
ed the order of the surrogate fixing the
amount of the taxes on the estate of
Jay Gould. Both parties had appealed.
The executors of the estate had APP
peaIed on the ground that the appraisal
of the securities was too high and the
controller had appealed on the ground
that the special legacy to George ].
Gould of 81, O00, 900 for alleged services
rendered had been exempted from tax
alton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

using all her arts and skill as lawyer
to battle Jane Marsh, and prevent her
recovering one dollar of her hard earn
ed money"
What was she doing?" inquired the
writer, during the years succeeding
1889, when she did not pay her interest
and meet her promises?"
''She was striding over the country
denouneing people like Jane Marsh, who
had helped to build Kansas homes. Now
she has the brazen eff1Dntery to pose as
a martyr. These talking martyrs are
the curse of Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Hutchinson Guards in Camp.

Hutchinson, July 3.-Captain Roy
Campbell and his gallant soldiers of
company E. Kansas national guards,
have gone into camp about two miles
northeast of the city. The camp will
be kept up until Saturday night. The
boys will put in the time in skirmish
drills, target shooting and general
practice in cooking beans and rice and
cracking bareback and jokes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Knights and the Tourney.

Fairvfew, July 3.-There will be a
tournament here today which will be
novelty to many. Three wires will be
stretched across the street at a dis
lance of about 80 yards apart. Suspend
ed from these wires will be a number
of rings. Young men armed with long
spears and mounted on horses will ride
at full speed under the wires and en-
deavor to catch the rings on the point
of the spears, and the one catching the
largest number of rings will get the
prize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Want BRYAN al Burlineame.

Burlingame, July 3-At a meeting of
the directors of the QSage County Fair
association, held at the secretary's Of
cided to offer w. ]. Bryan, the late
candidate for president, the sum of
$500 for one speech to be delivered on
the fair grounds ON Wednesday after
nOon September s.. Mr.. Davis, the sec
rotary. had been to ottawa the day be-
fore, to hear and see him. He will pro-
ba hIV accent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

BURLINGAME-The o. M. B. lodge
has opened up again in the same old
stand but with different officers. This
time they are imported. 1t was clearly
shown at the last term of the district
court that the object of the lodge was
cational campaign against the prohibi-
ton sentiment. It was shown that the
prohibitory law was violated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Rair at Pratt.

Pratt, July Slot winds have been
blowing here for several days and corn
is considerably damaged. Before last
night no rain had fallen for three
weeks The greater part of the county
had a shower last night, which will
save the corn for a week or two yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Thinks He Eas Found Silver.

Republic City, July 81. F. Hutchin-
son brought to town a stone said to
contain silver in paying quantities. Mr..
Hutchinson says that a thorough test
has been made by an assayer with sue
ceSSful results.
The deposit was taken from Mr.. HIS
farm just across the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

the school meeting Tu-l
ly Scott was elected clerk of the school
board, the school term was fixed at
nine months, a levy of Is mills for
school purposes was voted and the
meeting recommended that the princi-
pal be paid $50 a month and the saIar-
les OF the subordinate teachers be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Will Not Have NParsifaL"

New York, July "a Berlin dispatch
to the Stats Zeitung says: America,
1t appears, must still deny itself the
enjoyment of 'ParsifaT of Wagner. Wal
ter Damrosch has offered for the right
of production about $4,000 which Frau
Cosina Wagner has rejected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Circulation Growth.

In 1896 the State Jour
nal erected for its exclusive
use as a permanent home,
a handsome double front
pressed brick building of
three floors. The location
is one Of the most eligible
business sites in Topeka
the southeast corner of Kan
sas avenue and Eighth St.
The building is one Of the
most complete newspaper
structures in the west and
has many unique features
among these are construc-
ton and arrangement by
which. the four Linotypes
are seen in operation be-
hind plate glass facing Kan
sas ave-, and also through
a large glass window from
the business Office.
Don't advertise in the
State Journal unless you
feel confident that its daily
circulation exceeds II, 600
Any evidence apparently to
the contrary will be cheer
fully received and proof
produced to convince the
most skeptical that we do
not claim anything about
our circulation for which
we cannot vouch.
The State Journal re-
ceives the full day leased
wire Associated Press re-
port, is a member of the
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has 4
Linotypes, fast Web Per-
fecting Press, etc.
The State Journal has a
larger circulation than any
other daily paper published
in the great state Of Kan
sas. It requires forty-three
(43) carriers Exclusives of
newsboys), to circulate the
paper in Topeka and sub
urbs.
The State Journal has
been under the present
management for over elev-
en- years, and its daily cir
culation in that time has
increased from 800 to over
LOCO, or an average growth
Of one thousand a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

SENECA-The different woman clubs
of Seneca have taken the initial step in
a very Iaudable work-teh forming or
organizing of a society for the purpose
of establishing a city library. The en-
tertainment and picnic the Sd is
given for the purpose of gathering
funds for the scheme. There is a chance
here to form the nucleus for city Ii
brary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Drowned While in a Fit.

Frankfort, July Susan Moorhead,
aged 16 years, daughter of J. S. Moor
ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Drove a Horse to Death.

Wells, July 3.-Two colored men, VIM
Piner and VIM. Walker will probably
be prosecuted for driving a horse to
death during the intense heat Thurs
day. The horse belonged to ]. S. Ben
Shoter of Frankfort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

SMITH CENTER-The date set for
holding the soldiers reunion this fall
has been fixed for Oct. 4th 5th and 9Th,
at this place. It is probable that there
will be an old settlers reunion in con-
nection on the 7th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
Hammocks and F'reezers
at Kitcheu & Marbure's

Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker will assist the digestion, causing
new and rich blood TO flow through your
veins, making life a pleasure instead of
a drudge. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

| office fight and may send delegation
| to Washington to present the claims OF
| their candidate to Senator Baker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

Is all Santa Fee Route will charge on
July 8, and for tickets to points
within 200 miles, limited to July 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
One care for Round Trin

Ayers Hair Vigor stops the hair fror
falling out or turning gray.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

BURLINGTON-Mr James Davis
will fill the place behind the Morris
House desk after today. For the past
two years Mr.. Davis has managed the
Central House, and his large patronage
attests his ability to cater to hotel
trade.