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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
PAUL MORTON PLEASED.
Says Farmers Along the Santa Fee
are Making Money

Denver Sept. S-Paul Morton, third
vice president of the Santa Fe road,
while in the city on his way to Glen
wood Springs, expressed himself most
hopefully concerning the developments
in the valley of the Arkansas and in
New Mexico.
AT Rocky Ford" said he, "the crowd
was the largest ever seen in the place
and the farmers are the happiest along
the entire system of the Santa Fe. They
are now in the midst of their money
making Rocky Ford is sending out
go car loads of melons and new mar
kets have been reached which give re-
marI<able promise in years to come.
Just now negotiations are in progress
with the object of paying large atten-
tion to the raising of celery in the VAL
ley of the Arkansas. Colorado celery
has a fine reputation in the east and
the demand is practically unlimited.
Farmers will be encouraged to go into
the culture and there are few fields
which give greater promise.
Our country at the present time"
said Mr.. Morton, 'is paying out S9S, ,000,-
600 yearly for sugar which can be man
ufactured right at home. In the val
ley of the Arkansas and in parts of New
Mexico the beet culture can be made a
success and it has been demons ira ted
that the beets grown under favorable
conditions presented within access to
the Santa Fe road, yield a greater per
cent of saccharine matter than baets
raised on any other part of the conti-
nent. Within few years there viii
be vast sugar interest 6Sta Dl1SneQ
along the lines of the Santa Fe. Mr..
Davis our industrial commissioner is
now in New York for the purpose of
meeting Booth-Tucker, who is looking
for a home for hundreds of families.
The Arkansas valley is one of the most
favorable spots for such an enterprise
as the one contemplated by Booth
Tucker and there is strong probabil-
ity that many of the settlers will make
their homes in the valley. That is a
matter to be decided by Mr.. Tucker,
however, and we believe that he will
announce a conclusion at an early day.
THE valley of the Arkansas" con-
tinued Mr. Morton, has developed as
tonishingly. l thought had watched
the progress of the valley. but [ was
surprised when reliably informed ~the
other day that the population of the
valley had doubled in three years. That
is surprising and I doubt if a similar
statement could be made of any other
part of the country. The products of
the valley are now going to Chicago,
St. Louis and other large cities of the
Mississippi valley and even if many of
the silver mines are closed on account
of the low price of the metal, the in
creasing agricultural production of the
state viii more than counterba lance the
deficie acy. The Santa Fe company is
extending every encoura cement to re-
liable enterprises or it's line and assists
in finding a market for the products.
I'VE are encouraging the potato Gull
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
LABBY PRODS THE KAISER.
Truth Intimates That the Facts Con-
corning Won Hahnke's Death
are Concealed.

London, Sept. S.-Mr. Henry Labou-
chere, in Truth, renews the mysterious
hints which have been in circulation
since the death of Lieut.. Won Hahnke
OF the German navy, son of General Won
Hahnke, chief of Emperor Williams
cabinet, who met his death by drowning
In July last, While accompanying his
majesty on his trip to the Northland
aboard the imperial yacht HohenzolI-
ern.
In doing so, o,Mr.Labouchere once more
publishes the intimation that the lieu
tenants death was sequel to the black
eye which Emperor William received at
about that time.
According to one story the black eye
was caused by a blow from a rope
which was being whirled about by the
wind; another story has it that the en-
peror seriously abused Lieut.. Hahnke,
and that the latter committed suicide;
finally, still another version of the affair
is that the lieutenant, stung by the
emperor's sharp words, resented them
to the extent of blacking his majesty's
eye and then took his own life.
Truth in todays comments on the
affair says:
1t is worthy of remark that the au-
thorized version was most obligingly
impressed by the officers and men of
the Hohenzollern on everybody they
met. The official version of the af-
fair in brief seems to be that Lieuten-
ant Hahnke, who was accompanied by
a brother officer, accidentally ran into
the river Grondalsy his bicycle,
while trying to avoid a collision with
a shying pony. The river. it is further
explained, is a raging torrent from
which escape is impossible"
Mr.. LabOuchere adds:
I'VE received a letter saying on the
day following Won Hahnke's death, a
dummy figure of the same size and
weight was tossed into the torrent in
order to test it's effect. When the dunn
my was down in it, it was found to be
torn to pieces, and everybody agrees
that Won Hahnlxe's body must have met
a similar fate. Yet, since the appear
ance of Truths remarks, it is an
nounced from Berlin that the body has
been recovered after being six weeks
in the raging torrent, and that it will be
brought home for burial"
In conclusion Mr.. Labouchere re-
marks:
perhaps in time, the full facts in
this very remarkable affair may be
known
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
MRS. BLossER "coNFEssEs."
On the Strength of it John Kuila i:
Under Arrest at Leavenworth
for Murder

Leavenworth, Sept. S.-Sheriff Roth
enberger arrested John kulla last nlght
on the charge of having murdered Sc
bastian BlosSer, a veteran of the Sec
ond Missouri cavalry, who was found
dead in a gully near the Soldiers home
Saturday, August %
Shortly after discovering the body,
Mrs Blosser and a Polander, named
Peter Stromski, were placed under ar
rest, charged with the crime The wo-
man broke down and made a confession
to Sheriff Rothenherger placing the
crime on Kulla. Mrs. Blosser says that
she called at Stronski's saloon Thurs
day night with her husband, and found
Kulla there partially intoxicated and in
a QuarrelSome mood. When she start
ed home with her husband, Kulla ac-
companied them. She says that kulla
and her husband stopped about a hum
dred yards from their home and talked
in a pleasant manner. She did some
work and when she went out to find
her husband, nothing could be seen of
him, and she did not know what be-
came of him until the body was found
in the gully, with evidence that he had
been choked to death.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Chicaeo I.ivestock market.

CHICAGO, Sept & 1SEI.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today 1S,Oo0:
left over 1000. Market active, strong to
cents higher. Light, 81 05614 421s mixed.
So 90dt4 35; heavy. So 1904 30; rough, 50 10
as 80.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. including 1000
Texans and $500 westerns. Market quiet.
but generally steady. Beeves Sc S0fI5 40;
cows and heifers. 81 9004 40: Texas steers,
81 7503 So: westerns. 50 40I4 30; StockerS
and feeders. So 2OGi4 45.
SHEEP-Receipts II 900. Market steady.
Native sheep. 81 50GI4 20; westerns, So 00GD
so: lambs. So 60d5 S.
HOGS-Official receipts yesterday IA, $780,
shipments $780,
CATTIE-Official receipts yesterday g.
OBJ: shipments 3549.
SHEEP-Official receipts yesterday H.
35S: shipments 1927
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 5000.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
FILIBUSTER LOST.
Schoon Donna T. Briggs Loaded
With Guns and Ammunition
Drops Out of Ken

Philadelphia, Sept S.-From informa-
ton brought to this port by the British
steamship Straits of Dover from San
tiago de Cuba, there is reason to fear
that the schooner Donna T. Briggs,
which sailed from New York three
weeks ago with arms and ammunition
for the insurgent army has foundered
The steamer brought word that the
Briggs had not arrived and that moth
ing had been heard of her.
Her cargo was intended for General
Garcia, who is encamped in the noun
tains near Baracoa, on the north coast
of the province, awaiting the arrival of
the vessel.
She was deeply laden with a dead
weight cargo of shot and shell when
she left New York. Soon after a trop-
ical cyclone swept the Bahama islands
and it is not unlikely that the Briggs
went down in this. The tug Dauntless
which was to have met her and taken
on board the cargo, still remains at
Savannah, not being able to locate the
Briggs.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TO TAKE UP POLITICS.
Objects of a Railway League Shown
to Chicago Employees

Chicago, Sept. S.-The Railway league,
of which r. S. Kaylor, railroad COM
missioner for Ohio, is the supreme head.
met yesterday in room SIP, Masonic
Temple, for the purpose of organizing a
state league for Illinois. Railroad men
to the number of 200 were present, rep
Chicago, or which has a connection
here.
Several of the chief officers and or
ganizerS of the league were on hand to
assist in the work of stirring up inter
est in this city. Among them We're
John Flory, railroad commissioner of
Missouri; John w. Callahan, organizer
for Illinois; William Kirkpa trick, chief
of the Order of Railroad conductors, No.
/; M. v. Lightcap of the Pennsylvania
lines, Chicago; S. G. Casad of the North
ern Pacific and C. H. Warren of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
These and others explained to the men
present the object of the league. 1t is
to be political, and if the full strength
of the railroad employees in Illinois can
be enlisted this means a power of over
$4,000 votes.
1t is opposed to ''Debsism,' so-called,
the object being not opposition to capi-
tai as represented by the great railway
corpora tions, but friendship of the sort
that will prevent strikes and agitation.
The league will favor arbitration as
the best way to settle differences be-
tween employer and employe. 1t will
oppose all legislation having for its OBJ
ject the regulation of or the dictation to
railroad management.
One of its main objects will be to de-
feat any attempt to reduce the rate of
fare to cents a mile, which is now be-
ing agitated in number of states. This
is done on the ground that such a re-
duction in the receipts of the companies
would have tendency to reduce wages,
thus directly affecting the men who
earn their living from railroading.
The men present were in accord with
these sentiments and motives, or ap-
peared to be, but no attempt was made
to perfect an OrganiZat ton. After a full
discussion it was thought wise to let the
seeds thus s0Wn have fruitiOn in the
minds of the railroad workers. They
some knowledge how the league will
take. Another meeting has been set
for two weeks hence, when it is expect
ed that a larger number will be present
and a state organization take place.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
HARRIS Il. r.. COMMITTEE.
Members are in Washington to Look
Into the U. ?. Sale

Washington, Sept. S-Senator Fora
ker of Ohio has arrived in Washington.
He is chairman of a subcommittee of
the senate committee on Pacific rail-
roads, which is charged with the in
Vestiga ton of several matters connect
ed with the Pacific railroads, among
them being the condition of the sinking
fund held in the treasury on account
of the Union Pacific road and the al
legged fraudulent patenting of lands to
luton introduced by Senator Pettigrew,
which was passed by the senate at its
last session. The other members of the
subcommittee are Senator Harris of
Senator Stewart is in Washington and
called upon Senator Foraker. Senator
Harris is expected to arrive today. The
meeting may be wholly Informal
The subcommittee will confer with
the attorney general regarding the sale
of the Union Pacific, which has already
been ordered by the circuit court of the
Eighth district.
Senator Foraker says that the sale
will include the governments interests,
which also means the sinking fund.-
and if the subcommittee makes any in
vestigation of the sinking fund it must
be before the sale takes place. 1t is
the understanding of the subcommittee
that the sale will take place within
thirty days after the decree is entered
and it therefore became necessary for
the subcommittee to act at once, if any
action was to be taken. He did not
know whether the committee would do
anything in. the ma tier, the members
meeting here more for the purpose of
ascertaining just what can be done, if
anything. 1t is possible that the sub
committee will begin the necessary pro-
ceedinSs to obtain informati ton concern
ing the issue of patents, which is an
other branch of the Pacific railroad in
Quiry.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
SINGLE TAX LEAGUE.
Issues a Call for Meeting at Topeka
September 3O-Noted Speakers.

Emporia, Sept. S.-Men and women
who believe that our present system of
taxation is unjust, those who would re
move all taxes, fines and restrictions
from labor and the products of labor,
are requested meet at Metropolitan hall
in Topeka at 10 a. M, September 80, and
at Representative hall October 1. for the
purpose of further orga anizatiOn for
props Ganda work and reOrga nization OF
the Kansas Single Tax league.
All meetings are open to the public.
Addresses will be delivered both
evenings by Congressman James G..
Mcguire of California and Jerry Simp-
son, John u. White of Chicago and Rev.
Vernon J. Rose of Minnesota.
At these meetings or at any session
of the convention statesmen, lawyers,
ministers. business men and all others
are challeged to show cause: why the
speculator should not pay as much tax
for holding land idle as others pay who
use like valuable land"
AS the attractions at Topeka during
the Festival will be great. and the
basis of good government is a just sys-
tenn of taxation, by combining business
with pleasure everyone interested in
equal freedom should make it his duty
TO attend.
r. T. SNEDIKER, Prest.
J. H. LA RUE, Secretary,
Kansas Single Tax League.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Market Gossip.

Liverpool-Corn steady, 3k@Zd high
er; Paris wheat, September, 40; Oc-
tober. 30c higher; flour, September. so.
October, L franc higher
Liverpool-9sd higher. English coun-
try markets firm at an advance of L
shilling.
London-Wheat off coast steady. but
not active; corn, nothing doing.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. m, shows further
advance of 1s@H.
Chicago-Crowd started out buying
quite little wheat; been some selling
by few commission houses
Trade in wheat light; foreign houses
are doing very little. Crowd inclined to
be bullish
There is a lot of bull talk here on
May oats.
Chicago-Phillips selling long corn.
Kansas C1ty-Receipts wheat, 2S7
Liverpool-Corn. October, 1s; Decem-
Der, 14d higher.
Chicago-Reeeipts today: Wheat $50
cars, grade IL cars; corn, 1929 cars
grade 964 cars; oats 1854 cars. grade 90
cars.
Receipts of Hogs: Chicago, $4,000
$500 head
Northwestern receipts-This year:
Minneapolis, ISL cars: Duluth, 361 cars:
4S2 cars; Duluth, 43S cars; total 92O
cars.
Chicago and vicinity warm, fair, pro-
badly followed by local showers; some
cooler InurSCay- nlSnl, a cnanSe is eN-
pected by Friday.
Missouri fair and warm tonight:
Thursday, fair warm, followed in north
west portion by showers; cooler.
Kansas fair tonight; Thursday fair
followed by showers and cooler
Exports four ports Wheat, 376, 931:
flour, 1920; corn, 613,379; oats, 309 $50;
wheat and flour, 64S, 1885,
London cables say Russia Offering
freely, but holding at full price.
Chicago-Estimated receipts tomor-
row: Wheat, 400 cars; corn, !. $50 cars;
oats, 425 cars; hogs, 26.000 head.
New York-Taking 65 loads for ex-
port.
Barley-No. cash, 271z0D46c.
FIax-Cash, $1.03; cash, N. w, $1.05
to s106 now s1.06; September. $1.O3 10
S1.O31a; December, $1.05 to S1.06, now
$LO53z.
Corn increase 4.035. 900.
Worlds visible 2,110,00O increase.
Puts December wheat, 937s to 94Ac;
calls December wheat. 971A to 97#c:
puts December corn, 321a to 325sc; calls
December corn, 1914 to 1890; puts De-
cember pork, $8.12; calls December
pork, 1912.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TODAY'S MARkET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. Sept. s. 1897.

Chicago, Sept. 8, 1897.
WHEAT-Wheat was strong at the
opening, December starting at 96A@9612c,
an advance of A03sc over yesterday S
closing price, and advancing at once to
$3.50. Cables all told of bad crops abroad
and foreign markets all showed strength.
Paris was up 40 centimes and Liverpool
where reaction after yesterdays sharpp
advance there expected, showed a
5sd advance. Foreign buying at the sea-
noard was again conspicuous Export
over a million bushels. Northwest re-
eeipts were light. 512 cars, compared with
S94 last week. and 920 a year ago. Ere
realizing set in shortly after the opening
and reaction to 959sc for December took
961sc, when $3.50 p. m. Liverpool cables
We're received showing that market at
top prices for the day. The market was
rather nervous and irregular and trading
was on small scale.
CORN-There was the usual free offer
ing of corn at the opening. the result OF
the large receipts. Crop reports We're the
worst so far this season and the weather
west was hot and dry. The continued
large receipts. however, acted as a drag
to the market December opened un-
changed at 335sc63313c, sold at 33s4c, and
eased off to 331sc. on predictions of a
break up of the dry spell. 1t recovered
OATs-But little was doing in oats. The
market was strong and easy by turns.
following corn. Local receipts were SG4
cars. December opened unchanged at
2024c. advanced to 21c and eased off to
PROVISIONS were dull, al
most to stagnation. A firm hog market
bt @ to efdK pF5ee later att the
pork 9pened shade mac higher at s g. 3D. 3D.
higher at s. TO- and eased off to s. O7lk.
ARLEY-Cash, No. 3. 2714Q46.
RYE-Cash and September 5lA; De-
eeFIost FhAxMeash 9z3t; 81 osH; cash northwest
TTMoTHY-Cash, September and Octo-
Der, 81 So.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

ture for we know that Colorado is capa-
bic of raising the very best potatoes and
is capable of a variety of agricultural
products which can be distributed at
different seasons of the year, giving en-
eIS and railroad men. The agricultural
products of the state are, in my opinion,
on the verge of far outdistancing the
mineral products in value"
Mr.. Morton is happy over the finan-
cial reports of the Santa F'e. From the
1st of July, this year, he estimates that
the earnings of the system have been 25
per cent over the earnings for the cor
responding period of last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

KANSAS NEWS.
Many Cattle Dying Off Near
Wichita.
Seem Well at Night But Dead in
the Morning.
ONE MAN LOSES 200.
Young Girl at Baxter Springs
is kidnapped.
Ranchmen Around Clyde VIII
Feed $4,000 Sheep.

Wichita, Sept s.-A strange disease
has broken out among the cattle near
Mulvane, and about 200 belonging to c.
r. Ruffer have died. Nobody seems to
know what the disease is. The cattle
come in from the range at night looking
well and drinking in the heartiest man
ner
In the morning they are found dead
One veterinary has suggested that the
trouble comes from letting the cattle
feed on the second growth of sorghum
cane.
The state veterinary surgeon hasbeen
called and steps will be taken to pre-
vent the spread of the disease if it
proves contagious.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
"HOT STUFF -
Rock Islands Fall Festival Circular
an Artistic Work.

One of the most attractive circulars
seen in Topeka is the Rock Island
"dodger'' announcing the Topeka Fall
Festival and Soldiers Reunion with a
one fare for the round trip.
1t is artistically gotten up and a
credit to the great Rock Island route
and Major Tom Anderson.
1t tells of the Indian war, sun and fire
dance, generously PRAISES the Santa Fe
silver anniversary, gives the Floral
Queen and fiesta day a bright send off
in fact smartly advertises the weeks
programme in detail and closes with a
warm invitation to the old veterans to
be present, as everything goes.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
W. A. Morgan Chosen President,
Grant Shaw, Seeretary.

Emporia. Sept. S.-The Republican
editors of the Fourth congressional dis
trict met here Monday. w. A. Morgan
of the Cottonwood Falls Leader wa S
elected president OF. the association and
Grant Shaw secretary. The following
gentlemen were present: ]. S. Carpen-
ter, Council Grove Republican: Grant
Shaw, Florence Bulletin; W. A. Medaris.
Lyndon Journal NJ. NJ. See, st. Marys
Eagle; w. D. Smith. Madison Star; c.
V. Eskridge, Emporia Republican; w.
A. White, EmpoTia Gazette; J. NJ Saith
erwaite, Douglas Tribune; r. NJ. Chill
colt, WamegO Times; VIM. WaddelI,
White City Register; NJ NJ. Phillips,
Burns Citizen.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
MUSICAL WOMEN .
Marysville and Osborne Have Three
Feminine Musicians of Note.

Marysville, Sept. S--Two Kansas
towns Marysville and Osborne, are not
ed for woman musical talent
In this place the name of Miss Anna
Burrouehs appears as cornet soloist in
Kissel's summer garden ladies' orches-
ira of Indianapolis. who will soon fill
the same part in Schuman's Chicago or
chestra, which company opens the WIN
ter season in Wichita October IL.
In Osborne reside the Nicholson girls,
Nellie being widely known as tuba So
loist and Helen plays the trombone. the
young ladies are experts on their re-
spective instruments and are widely
known All of them were participants
in the famous Dakota band tournament
some years ago, while Miss Burroughs
has. filled musical gagements in To-
peka and Louisville, Ky.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
YOUNG GIRL KIDNAPPED.
The 15-Year-Old Daughter of Bax-
ter Springs Man Missing.

Baxter Springs, Sept. S.-The 15-year-
old daughter of d. c. Moore was kid
naped at the soldiers reunion on We'd
nesday night and no trace of her has
been discovered. She is supposed to
have been carried away for immoral
purposes and may have been murdered
She was last seen in the midst of the
crowd at the reunion about z o'clock,
having left her hat, para sol and gloves
at one of the stands and gone over to
the merry-go-rOund in search of a
younger sister. The woods for miles
have been searched and every effort
made to learn her whereabouts. but no
clue has as yet been discovered.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
LOW RATES TO DENVER.
OneFare for Round Trip to Festival of
Mountain and Plain.

Denver, Sept. Sat a meeting of the
passenger agents of the transmissouri
lines held here today it was decided to
grant a rate of one fare for the round
trip to Denver on the occasion of tie
coming Festival of Mountain and Plain.
This rate will apply to the state of
Colorado, the western half of Nebraska
and Kansas, and the whole of the states
of Wyoming and Utah and the terri
tory of New Mexico. Owing to pc
culiar conditions the Rock Island was
allowed to announce a rate of 80 per
cent of one fare
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
FEVER'S FIRST VICTIM
At Ocean Springs was a St Louis
Girl

st. Louis, Sept. S.-The first victim of
the yellow fever plague at Ocean
Springs, on the Mississippi coast, was a
st. Louis girl. Bliss Penlope Emma E.
Schutze, daughter of F. c. G. Sehutze,
a well to do retired merchant of this
city.
On Saturday came a dispatch saying
she was very i'll with fever. The family
were greatly alarmed, but on Monday y
they were Mortified by brief telegram
from the hotel people, saying:
Your daughter died Sunday of yel-
low fever"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Sept. 8. 1887.
WHEAT-About a cent higher. active.
no. No; 2 hard sdaSS1ac; No; 3, s4ase1sc; No: 4.
No. 4, S74SSc; No. 2 spring, S56S51sc; No.
3, S0d S3c; No. 4. 75G76.
CORN-aAbout steady, fairly active: No
mixed, 27GI271%c.
oATs-About steady; fairly active; No.
white, fancy, 2214c.
RYE-Weak; No. 2. 465k647c
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
BUTTER-F'irm, less active; Creamery,
1312G15; dairy. 1Oa12c.
EGGS-Weak; demand poor, 1Oc.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
SANTA FE BALLAST.
The Southern Division Gets the Best
From Near Douglass

The Walnut Valley Times says:
A short distance south of Dougla S.
on a high bluff, is fine bed of flint
gravel. The A, T. & S. F. railway is
utilizing it for ballasting purposes. The
supply seems inexha ustib1e and it's high
quality, cleanness and the ease with
which it is chuted into bins next the
track makes 1t very valua BILE. Heavy
pumps are placed on the banks of the
river. and by means of them the gravel
is washed from the bed into the
chutes. From Is to 20 men are en-
ployed by Contractor Bradbury.