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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
General Manager Frey Was in
Wreck Once.
During a Strike on the Gould
System at SedaIia.
GAVE A WILD LEAP
When He Saw the Track Torn
Up Ahead.
Fare From Kansas City to Chi
cage Cut to 81.

ST have been in only one railroad wreck
since entered railroad service years ago.
but that was an experience TO last me
a lifetime L sincerely hope that I will
never have a similar one
1t was J. J. Frey, general manager of
the Santa Fe, talking, and he made the
statement in connection with a CONVEX
sation on wrecks in general and the dis
astrous Santa Fe wreck OF last week in
particular. at the Santa Fe offices yes
terday. Continuing Mr. Frey said:
1T was a number of years ago at the
time of the strike on the Gould system.
I was then stationed at Sedalia, Mo-, and
the day of the wreck 1 boarded an en-
CINE and started with the first freight
train that had left that point for several
weeks. TO use common expression the
woods were full of strikers at the time,
and rather anticipated that there
might be some trouble. But we got
along all right for considerable distance
out of Sedalia, and 1 was commencing to
think that all danger was passed when we
started down a steep grade. At the bot
tom of the grade the track curved, and
coming down hill we went around the
curve at a high rate of speed L was
standing in the gangway between the en-
CINE and tender on the engineers side
watching the track ahead of the engine,
and just as we shot around the curve I
saw the track torn up a few hundred
feet ahead of US.
1T was an awful sensation, gentlemen
said Mr.. Frey, after a short pause, while
he wiped the perspiration from his fore
head Il did all could, called to the en-
gineer and fireman and then jumped.
They followed me out of their respective
cab windows, and struck the ground a
second after did. I struck on my back
and was stunned for few minutes, but
was able to get up. and neither the en-
gineer or fireman was badly injured. The
train crashed into the opening and half
the cars were ditched and piled up at
either side of the track. Several of the
guards who had been taken out on the
train were killed. but none of the train
men suffered any serious injury.
No indeed, gentlemen. I never want
such an experience again.
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LADY PATRONESSES
Of the Festival Ball at the State
House on Floral Dav

The patronesses of the Festival ball.
to be given on the evening of Floral
day, are the following Topeka ladies:
Mrs. J. J. Frey, Mrs. Chas- Blood
Smith, Mrs. Edward Wilder, Mrs. Chas.
Fellows, Mrs. Robert Pierce, Mrs. Geo.
w Crane. Mrs. D. J. GreenwaId. Mrs.
c. J. Devlin. Mrs. P. 1. Bonebrake. Mrs.
James B. Hayden, Mrs. w A. L. Thornp-
son. Mrs. A K Wilson, Mrs. NJ. A Low.
Subscription lists have been placed
in the hands of 20 well known Topeka
gentlemen, who will have entire charge
of the distribution of tickets. When
reservations have been made for 800
couples the lists will be called in, as it
will be impossible to accommodate a
grea ter number in Representative hall.
In addition to the 2 bands and 2 or
chestraS already engaged for the ball.
one of the visiting bands in Topeka
Festival week, probably Manifold's
band of BeIOit. will furnish music dur
ing the time that the banquet is being
served in the senate chamber.
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WRECK REsPoNs1B111TY.
Lyon County Coroner Holding an In
quest at Emporia

Emporia. Sept. 1.-THE coroner's in
quest in the cases of the men killed in
the Santa F'e wreck began yesterday.
The court house was packed by inter
ested spectators 1t was impossible 20
hear all the evidence and the case was
continued until Thursday. when some
interesting testimony is looked for The
responsibility appears TO rest with
either Agent Larson of Lang or the
" est bound train crew.
Five Witnesses testified that the red
light was out, while Conductor F'ergu-
son and his brakeman say it was not
n B. Larson, agent at Lang, testified.
He swOTe to receiving the message to
have No 1 stop at Lang and wait for
No lis. and said he put out the red
lights.
Following Larson came VIM. Mich
OILS. section foreman al Lang. his wife,
his sons. George and Alvin. and James
Wood. all of whom swore that the lights
We're put up according to order.
A large number of railroad men claim
that Dispatcher King was at fault as
h changed the place of meeting. Con-
ductcr Ferguson testified that he receiv-
81 orders at Usage City to watch for
red light at Lang, and that he notified
the enginecrEws and brakeman. The
brake man corroborates this statement
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LEAvENwoRTR CONTRIBUTES.
Penitentiary Employees and Others
Contribute $146 to Striking Miners.

Leavenworth, Sept 14-President H
J. Ferguson OF Miners Union No 81 OF
Spring Valley, Ill, has returned to his
home
He was in Kansas soliciting aid fer
the striking miners of Spring Valley,
Marquette and Ladd. Before leaving he
visited Lansing and there all the EN-
plOyes Of the state penitentiary contrib
uted one days pay to the relief fund
When Warden Lands called the pris-
OneerS together and announced that =
delegate from the striking miners was
present seeking aid, George De Morse
asked permission TO speak, and it being
granted, he stepped forward and au-
thorized the warden to donate 81 for
him.
That amount represented his earnings
for two months. One hundred and for
ty-siX dollars was secured
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PROHIBITION AT BURLINGTON
All Joints Closed = Drugstores Not
Allowed to Sell

Burlington, Sept. IA temperance
rally was held under the auspices of
the State Temperance union a the Con-
SreSatio1al church in this city Sunday
evening. Mayor Barber presided Ad-
dresses were made by t. Z. Stephens of
Topeka and by County Attorney Chris
~ and Lawyer E. j. Gregg of this
city
Among the resolutions adopted was
the following: We are watching
with sympathetic interest the great
hight now in progress in Topeka. We
believe the eyes of the entire state are
turned toward our capital city, and we
express the earnest hope that the
Committee of Seventeen and the Chris
tan Citizens league Will completely tri-
umph over all lawless opposition. To-
peka's fight is the fight of the entire
state
The Burlington Ministerial union vot-
ed to hold a county temperance rally
early in October
The county attorney has closed every
Joint and drinking place in Burlington.
Not even the drug stores are permitted
to sell.
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cd. December opened 1saHc higher at

good December opened 1s6Hc higher at
211s62114c and held at 211sc.
PROVISIONS-Opened strong with corn
and on the firm hog market Private adj
vices said the yellow fever situation south
was worse than reported and the scare
which followed fattened the market in a
hurry, pork being particularly weak
Some rally followed on good buying by
pa ckers- December pork opened 121@c
higher at IS. 40, declined to S.. 2212 and re-
acted to s. 80 December lard opened So
71@c higher at S46GaJ4. 621z declined to
81. 521a and reacted to $455. December ribs
opened sc higher at 4.s0 and eased off to
S4-S71A.
BARLEY-Cash No. g. 2Sc
RYE-Cash and September, sic; Decem-
Der. 5214 M521@c.
west, S1-O9; September, SLOT; December,
1-O9l4; May, S1.14
TIMOTHY-Cash. September and Octo-
Der, 1855; March, $2s5.
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s. n LANYoN DROPS DEAD.
Owner OF the Largest Pittsburg Smell
ter SuddenIY Passes AWAY

Pittsburg. Sept. 14-S. H Lanyon.
one of the most widely known men of
southeastern Kansas. dropped dead on
the street last evening at $50, of what
the doctors pronounce paralysis of the
heart
Mr.. Lanyon had been in his usual
health in the forenoon, but in the after
noon complained of feeling slightly in
disposed. He transacted his business
however, and was on his return from
his smeIter plant when taken with a
pain in the region of the heart He
cOnvulSively clutched his collar, sank
in a chair and died almost instantly
Mr. LanyOn was the owner of one of
the largest smelter industries here. was
the president OF the National bank of
PittsbUrg, and was largely Interested in
other industries and lands, being one of
the WeaIthieSt men here
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SIX CORNERS"
Where Lawrence Thirsty Go
For Drinks
Is Six Miles Away in LeaYen-
worth County.
BY OVERLAND STAGE
A Saloon is the Only House at
"SiX Corners"
BY OVERLAND STAGE
Nicely Fitted Up With All Con-
Venient Fixtures.

Lawrence, Sept 14-Prohibition in this
city nay almost be said to prohibit, for
there IS not a joint in the town, and the
druggists have not assumed that bold de-
meanor which they have at some other
towns in Kansas. When a fellow is AL
right he may buy whisky It is of the
worst variety of drug store bottled snake
bite Occasionally If some money is de-
posted in the hands OF a colored gentle
man who is usually found hanging around
Lawrence's hotels, he disappears in the
darkness and makes for the bottoms in
North Lawrence He usually comes back
through the alleys carrying a sack in
which there are the bottles of liquid
which is called beer, but which is the
kind OF stuff shipped especially to Kan
sas by the breweries- There are two or
three very private clubs in the town
where few members resort. but to the
thirsty individual who may be in town
but for a short time, or VINO isn't on
the place presents a dry front.
Every evening, or at times when the
crowd of thirsty pilgrims will warrant the
expense. one of the old California stage
coaches which has done service IN the
western wilds and has seen all kinds of
trouble, is brought into service and it
makes trips in the evening to a place
known as Six Corners This is located
Fe and is six miles from Lawrence. On
cliff near the railroad at a corner where
six county roads meet there is a house
in which a saloon is operated To this
place the thirsty of Lawrence go by
stage or by buggy and feel safe in the
knowledge that they are out OF the con-
fines Of Douglas county where County At
torney A c. Mitchell stands ready to
guard the prohibitory law. Six Corners
is in the edge of Leavenworth county.
and of course it is all right. The short,
iolIy-Iooking bartender who is known
familiarity as John does an extensive
business Al the bar beer. whisky and
mixed drinks are served and if trip
homeward is TO be made. bottled beer
can be had In the house at Six Cor
ners@ there are several rooms partitioned
of and tables and chairs are supplied.
An electric push button is in easy reach,
which. when pressed, brings man who
takes the order. The resort at Six Cor
ners'' is a popular place. There are no
other houses near the saloon and there
s 10 railroad depot. but trains stop there
when desired. The stage coach line be-
tween Lawrence and Six Corners" seems
now TO be well established and the place
seems TO be gaining considerable reputa-
ton as a summer resort
1t will be all right until somebody gets
killed in a drunken row there, and then
six Corners will probably disappear.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

chicago. sept IA.
HOGS-Estinated receipts hogs today.
Il, GOO; left over. 5000 Market about >
cents higher Light. So 90d 43212: mixed,
s.. 500 AS; heavy, S3.65q4-2 20; rough, 1850
$50
Texans and 1900 westerns. Market steady.
Beeves, $3.S565-50 cows and heifers. $2G
40: Texas steers, S2-15Q3.90: westerns,
s.. 259450; stockerS and feeders, 5000
SHEEP-Market strong. Native sheep
S2.5od4.25; westerns, s3d4; lambs, $500
$50
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-ReceitpS, s., ST.; shipments, s.
5S6
CATTLE-Receipts. %, 21s; shipments. D.
$780,
SHEEP-Receipts, 15sss; shipments, A.
012
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow. 25.-
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal


wHEAT-Opened strong today and at
an advance of about u cent. December
starting at s51s ds514e. compared with yes
terday's closing price Of 94lsd9414c- The
market was helped by the unexpected
steadiness of cables and by the bulEsh
foreign crop advices- The French official
crop showed a wheat shortage OF S51e
million bushels, the italian report showed
a SO million bushel shortage and there
were more reports of locusts in Argen-
tina. On the other hand. northwest re-
ceipts were enormous. 1851 cars Traders
who went home short yesterday were the
best buyers There was some decline on
rea Iiziug at the opening advance but the
market soon turned strong again. Liberal
export engagements were reported from
the seaboard- December sold at s3zsc I'M
uediateIy after the opening, declined TO
947sc and reacted TO 96c-
CORN-Opened at call price and with
large trade The market was affected by
the hot dry weather west and the strong
cables Receipts. 1857 cars. show some
falling Off Shorts were liberal buyers
and the market held firm December
opened zsl19c higher at s214G32zsc, and
advanced TO 321ec-
OATSAWere steady at a slight advance.
helped by corn and by the moderate re-
ceipts, $50 cars The shipping demand was
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WHEAT FROM RUSSIA
sown Near Halstead Shows 40 Bush
els TO the Acre.

Halstead. Sept. 1.-The Halstead
Milling and Elevator company last year
imported j quantity of genuine hard
wheat from Russia and mad it carefully
put out on farms in HaIstead township
They imported two varieties. the smooth
headed wheat and the bearded wheat
both hard
The bearded wheat. from portion OF
the original importation. which was
sovn by Mr. Beckeron Warkentin-s
section one mile north of Halstead was
threShed this week and the nineteen
acres Welded 756 bushels machine meas
ure- or nearly 40 bushels TO the acre
The smooth wheat has not Yet been
threshed.
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WINFIELD's JUBILEE
A Large Number of Bands Present
From Kansas and Oklahoma.

Winfield. Sept. 14-Fourteen bands
from different towns in southern Kan
SaS and Oklahoma came in last night
and this morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Southern Kansas and
Okla homa Band association, which con-
venes the 14th. 18th and 18TH The city
IS in gala attire and ARA ngements have
been made for grand trades display,
in which the prominent merchants and
business esta blishments Will be repre-
scented.
This is the second year for the asso-
cIa ton and carnival and everything
points to its success, as probably the
largest crowd in the history of the city
will be here.
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THEPOPULIsT COMMITTEE.
But Two Members Had Arrived at
3 O'Clock this Afternoon

At O'Clock this afternoon but two
members of the Populist state executive
committee had arrived for the meeting
action upon the suggestion of G.. C.
Clemens that a national conference of
Populist leaders be called and an agree
rlent made to have for the main issue
of the next campaign, the effort to Sc
cure the adjustment of the federal
courts
Other members of the committee are
expected on the o'clock trains and on
this evenings trains
Grant Harrington of Hiawatha and E.
J. Westgate of St John, members of the
committee arrived this forenoon.
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decisions in number of western Kan
Sas land cases in which counties are
fighting bonded indebtedness on the
ground that it was Illegally secured.
The decisions are all for the COM
plainants in the following eases: The
National Life Insurance company of
Montpelier. VT. VS.. Haskell county; the
Aetna Life Insurance company in two
cases against Meade and Seward coun-
ties The amount involved is 1856, 600
Judge Williams held that county war
rants cannot be refunded. that funding
bonds can he issued without popular
vote. and that recitals in bonds are a
protection to the innocent purchaser.
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SYSTEM OF TOURISTS.
". J. Black to Establish a Line Ct
Cars to the Coast.

system of tourist cars, more COM
plete than any system ever inaugu-
rated in the past, is to TO be eSta plshed
Iris fail through the instrumentaHty of
General Passenger Agent w ]. Black
of the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe is to
bf. the line from Chicago TO the Pacific
coast and weekly cars will be run
from various points in eastern and
northern territory. The new system
will mean continuous travel across the
United States weekly Mr.. Black Will
leave today for St. Louis and Chicago
to complete arrangements for the es-
ia blishment of the new system
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Mammoth skeletons Unearthed.

Junction City, Sept. livery inter-
esting relics were unearthed at Fort Ri
ley late last week while one OF the con-
tractors were grading Two or three
graves were run into, and in one por-
tons of a skeleton were unearthed- The
skull lower jaw and teeth were quite
perfect as were bones of the arm and
leg. The skull, bones and teeth showed
a mammoth structure, the jaw bone
having a width of seven inches from
jaw to jaw. The teeth, too, were of I'M
usual size
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ROCK ISLANDS WORK.
Has Hauled in and Out of Smith Cen
ter 1913 Loads of Produce

Smith Center, Sept 1.-THE Pioneer
publishes the following:
In August there We're shipped from
Smith Center 35 cars of corn, "a cars of
wheat, Is of hogs five of rye. and one
each of cattle and poultry.
Besides there were received 20 cars
of cattle. Is of lumber, eight of coal,
six cars Of brick, three OF wagons, two
of stone and one each of buggies. fur
niture salt. implements, melons, flour
and oil cake. a grand total of 158 car
loads. not to count the car loads OF
freight unIoaded every day in the week
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CATTLE DYING OFF.
Texas Fever Thought to be in a Jack
son County Herd

Holton. Sept 14.-Sidney Martin and
George l. White, large cattle raisers
and feeders of Whiting, Jackson coun-
". few days since bought a lot of
cattle at Hoyt. Kan, for feeders and
drove them home
Within a few hours the cattle began
to die off by twos and threes. An in
veStigation was made and the disease
was supposed to be Texas fever. The
cattle have been quarantined. but that
does not allay the growing uneasiness
of feeders in that neighbOrhoOd.
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Butler County Citizens

Ell Dorado, Sept 14-Apropos of the
Ohio reunion it might he well to re-
mark that Butler county has 1857 peo-
pie born in Ohio within her borders In
this respect she is ecIpsed by the native
kansanS. who number S, 504, and by IL
HnOis with 2,4S3 people. There are 1,641
native IndianianS here and 1923 Mis-
sOurians. The other states furnish less
than LOCO each and some only one or
two
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Railroad Charter.

The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Leavenworth, Kansas &
Western railroad, which Is a reOrganiz-
alton of the old Kansas Central, oper-
atad by the Union Pacific. but will, I'M
der the provisions Of the charter secur-
ed today, be operated as an independ-
emit company The capital stock of the
company is 81. o0o. 600 The directors
are A L. Williams, n H LOOMS, r.
W. Blair. Harry F. Williams of Topeka.
P. Chauncey Anderson. George F. War
rem. Alvin ". krech of New York The
headquarters of the company will be at
"a NaT1ES-nrf b
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Horton Headlipht Sold.

Horton, Sept. 14-Lucian Smythe has
sold the Horton Headlight TO w. r.
Honneu of this place Bert Howard of
Wathena, formerly of HiaWatha, Will
be editor and manager and will con-
tinue to run it as Republican paper.
Mr.. Smythe will leave this week for
Salt Lake to accept the position of
deputy United States marshal OF Utah,
under his brother-in-Iaw, Glen Miller.
who is United States marshal of that
state
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Russell, Sept 14--AH ofthe Union Pa
cific railroad lands were sold for the
first time and bid in by the county.
The last half of the personal tax on the
north branch of the Union Pacific
through this county has not yet been
paid. a tax warrant for the same has
been issued, but as the road is in the
hands of the receiver it is doubtful
whether it can be collected, for the pres
ent at least.
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Stucco Mill Improvem ents.

Hope, Sept. 1.-THE stucco mills here
are being enlarged by the Omaha syn
dictate that has purchased them. and
much new machinery is being put in.
The increase in the building trades is
making the demand for stucco very
brisk and the mills of this section are
running full time The plant here Will
be one of the best in the state when it
is cOmpleted.
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES
Kansas City Produce Market

KANSAS CITY. Sept. II
wHEATI@2c higher; fairly active
No. I hard. SS1zdS9c: No. ,. S51a9fSS12; No.
3 S31z6S7c: No. 4, SoMS5c; No. red. 81 2
d951sc: No. 3. 91d93c; No. 4, S79t90c; No
spring, S2dS3c: No. g. soc
CORN-Fractionally higher No mix
ed. 2614 d2S17c.
OAT5Fairly active, steady; No. 2
white. 20G 201ac.
RYE-F'irEn. No 3. 441ac.
HAY-Active. steady. Choice timothy,
$50: choice prairie. $50.
BUTTER-Creamery, 15d1112e; dairy, 10
EGGS Steady, Toe.
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q. Land Bid in for Taxes.

twenty were given Saturday. Tht
breaks the record
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a Hitch in Fusion in Gray County.

Cimarron, Sept. 14--The Peoples par
ty convention met on the 11th and NOM
mated sheriff, treasurer and county
commissioner for the Second district,
leaving other offices blank, hoping to
fuse with the Democrats, who met on
the same day but failed TO nominat tie on
account of internal feudS. The DEM
ocratic convention will meet again Oc-
tOber L
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HORIZONS ANNIVERSARY.
Three of the Floats Will be Brought
to Topeka Festival

Horton, Sept. 14-Horton will ce1e-
brate her eleventh anniversary on the
goth of this month A prize of $50 has
been given to the C, r l. & P. shops
of this place and they are making three
floats to be in the parade here and
which will also be taken TO Topeka for
the festival.
The ladies also expect to have a
flower parade of 60 decorated carriages.
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ONE WAS a WOMAN.
CoEsyville Thieves Who Stole $3.50
Capturei in Missouri

Coffeyville, Sept 1.-THE thieves who
robbed Mrs. DR.. c. Campbell of $3.50
August 19. during the reunion, have
been run down
They are now under arrest at Spring
field, Mo. Harry Sigel and Grace Clark
were arrested there September upon
infOrma ton furnished by Marshal Nc
iutosh- The woman confessed. Over
$500 of the stolen money was recovered.
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Finds a Triple Yolked Egg.

The Hope Dispatch says: Chas. An
derson found a very curious egg the
other day It appeared to be large
enough for a double one. and they broke
it to cook, when they were greatly sur
prised TO see a whole egg with shell on
come out and the whites and yOIkS of
two more eggs. Mr.. Anderson takes the
prize for finding the first triple yolked
ccr-