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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-17
Other Domestic Ports.

B0STON-Oct 16. ar sim Yarnnouth
Yarmouth, s; schs Teresa d Baker
Mount Desert; Ella May and I,eona
Rockport, Me: Gen Scott, Calais.
Laeding Breeze. Harrington: Mi Das,
perandum, Orland, Me; tugs valley
Forge. Portland. with barges Merriam
James Smith, Jr, Portland with barge
Mary Witridge.
Sid sim Prince Edward. Yarmouth
N s; schs Lizzie D Small and Nellie
Waters, st John; D A Nader. Malone
Bay, N S; Annie, Salmon River. n s
CHATHAM, MASS-Oct 1e. nsd
west. sim Sylvia, Halifax for New
New York.
CITY ISLAND-Oct 16, ar sim Ho-
ratio Hall, Portland; sch Andrew Pc
tiers, Calais via New Haven.
Psd east, stm City of philadelphia.
New York for PASSPORT.
HYANNIS. MASS-Oct 1e. in mort
sch Walter NJ Young, New York for
Lubec.
NEW YoRK-oct 1s, ar sim Umbria.
Liverpool.
ar. schs Charlie Woolsey, south Amboy
for Rockland; S L Kenney, Taunton FOR
do; Henry Whitney, Gottenbure Tor
Boothbay Harbor; Izetta. Jersey Civ Tor
Bangor. Kate Walker Perth Ambay Tor
Ellsworth; Samuel Lewis, Fall River for
do; Robert "A Snow. New York for Saco. )
Annie NJ Allen, Philadelphia for Calais:
James A Stetson, Bayonne for PASSPORT
and Lubec; Cora May. Perth Amboy for
st John; Thomas Reed. Port Liberty
for Fredericton.
Sid. sen City of Augusta.
Psd, sim Mattewan, Boston for New
York; schxafassasoit, Norfolk bound east
Wind snorthwest, heavy
NEW .LQNDON-Oct is. sid. schs ] N
Parker. New York for st John: NIB
Reed, NEN York for Rockland; Sarah A
keed, Calais for New York; flora Con-
don. Banfftt for New Haven.
SALEMEdQtt 1s. sid. schs Nellie F Col-
bath, MaM4as; Amelia F Cobb, Mt De
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
ADVANCING PRICES.
One of the Notable Features of Trade
Situation.

New York, Aug. 6.-Bradstreet's says
today:
The stimulating influences of the ap-
parently near approach of peace, cou-
pied with the generally expected bene-
fetal effects it is hoped will flow from
the opening up of new markets in the
lands added to the national domain
seem to increase as the summer wanes.
That the Improvement, while as yet adj
mittedly one largely of sentiment, is not
entirely so confined, however, is proven
by reports of a still further increased
distribution of staple goods in the west,
ana, southwest, where the excellent
crops have rendered harmless the sup
posed benumbing effect of war.
So far as the crop situation is cor
cerned, the past week furnished not the
least notable contribution of the year in
reports coming from the great surplus
corn, producing states of beneficial
rains, checking a deterioration which
threatened material damage to this
most widely grown and intrinsically
Valua bic of the cOuntry'S cereals. While
the tendency generally is to cOncede
some diminutiOn in the corn yield as a
result of the recent drought, the steadi-
ness of the price of that cereal bears
witness to the willingness of the trade
to believe that some falling off in this
years yield can be safely permitted,
in view of the bumper crops Of recent
years.
Another encouraging feature of the
week has been the perCeptible growth
in strength of the iron and steel situa-
ton, partly as the result, it is claimed,
of the hoped for approaching close of
hOstiities, but partly also as the result
of an active demand on domestic and
foreign account for nearly all forms of
these metals. Particularly notable is
the demand from the central west for
iron for agricultural implement manu-
facturers and for steel rails and plates
for export or for domestic ship building.
FTrmness in prices is a feature of par
ticular interest in view of the enor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
RUSSELL SAGE'S BIRTHDAY
Financier of Wall Street Passes the
Eighty-Second Milestone.

New York. Aug. 6.-Russen Sage will
be 81 years old tomorrow and worth
$i5'oOOoOO, His years. however. trouble
him much less than his dollars. Con-
gratulations poured in upon the aged
hnancier today, but the good wishes he
PTlzed most We're those contained in
letter signed William MCKINLEY
The president of the United States
thlhks a great deal of Mr.. Sage They
are close friends. Over Mr.. Sage's desk.
an ms private Office. hangs a life-size
regarding this portrait with a satisfied
expression of coUntenance for many
moments today the letter of the chief
cier is as active and healthy as he ever
was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Engaged In Gigantic
Undertaking.
VIII Spend Over a Million
LeVeIing Texas Grades.
BIG RATE WAR STARTS
May Utterly DemOralize COndi-
tiOns In the West.
Double Track On the Santa Fe
To Be Extended.

The mightiest piece of railroad i'm
provement undertaken in the southwest
in many years is that in which the
Gulf Colorado & Santa F7e is now en-
gagged 1t marks the beginning of a
new era in the operation of Texas lines
The railroad man who wishes to keep
abreast of the times cannot afford to
overlook the change in conditions which
will result from this great enterprise.
The Santa Fe is simply spending a
million and a half dollars in reducing
Sealy and Fort Worth. Incidentally
$50 or more bridges are being filed in
or replaced. That's the story in a nut
shell. Now, the question is. will the
result Justify the spending of such a
large amount of money.
The main line of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa F'e is from Purcell, I. T, to
Galveston. This main line is divided
into divisions. The first division is
from Galveston to Sealy 95 niles; the
second, from Sealy to Temple, 124 miles;
miles; the fourth, from Cle0urne to
Gainesville, SO miles; from Gainesville
to Purcell, 10T miles.
Speaking generally. the country traV-
ersed by the main line of the road is
level at the ends and billy in the middle
The division between Galveston and
Sealy is so flat that an ordinary engine
can handle forty loaded cars. Between
Sealy and Cleburn, however. the coun-
three engines and three train crews to
do the work that one engine and one
train crew ca accomplish OF the Gal
weston division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
MR.. JoBEs SURPRISED.
Wichita Man Did Not Expect to Be
Made a Santa Ee Director

Wichita, Aug. 6.-The appointment of
Mr.. A. c. Jobes Of this city as mem
Der of. the board of directors of the San
ia Fe, was a surprise to that gentle
man.. He had no intimation that his
appointment would be made.
Ar- JObes was in Chicago sometime
ago on his way to the east and was ac-
cidentally thrown into the company of
some of the head officials of the road.
He is naturally loyal to Wichita and his
talk in regard to the policy the railroad
had adopted towards this city so i'm
pressed President Ripley that he de-
sired to talk further with Mr.. Jobes
and asked him to go east with him.
They talked over the situation, but the
Wichita man al the time had no idea
that he would ever be asked to accept
a seat on the board OF directors.
Mr.. JObes had been connected in
business way with the Santa Fe for a
long time in capacity of bondsman for
the road in. this county, but he never
had any idea of getting in a position
where he could present his views to the
men who controlled this great railway
system in a way that some good might
come to Wichita. But people here have
faith in NJ. JObes and there is a gener-
al feeling that his being elected a di-
rector will bring the Santa F'e closer
to the business interests of the city
than it has ever been before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

NOUS production of pig iron early in the
year, and apparently reflects the going
into consumption of most of this i'm
mense production, leaving stocks gen
orally within cOntrOllable limits.
Encouraging export demand for our
cereals, great steadiness of prices, larg-
est recorded midsummer bank clearings
and fairly encouraging railroad earn
ings, Notwithstanding the Willingness
of farmers to accept cereal values are
encouraging features of trade at the
present time.
Prices are quite generally firm or
tending upward, in spite of the mid
summer quietness in many lines of
trade. AS a result of operations in July
advanced in value declined and A re-
manned steady or unchanged. Advances
in many cereals, except wheat and
flour, live beeVeS and hogs, a number
of provisions, dairy products and gro
ceries, most raw textiles except cotton;
petroleum, rubber, alcohol, opium and
quinine are features of the months OPP
eratiOns. Important decreases, aside
from that in wheat, are found in some
few makes of iron and steel, some other
metals and in building lumber. Com
pared with August one year ago, 66 out
of 1O4 staples are higher, % are lower
and are unchanged, so that it may be
said that compared with a year ago
there have been more than two advan-
ces for every decline reported.
Wheat shipments for the week, flour
included as wheat. will aggregate A.
III, 312 bushels, as against 2,21,S72 bush
els last week and compared with 3,308-
AT bushels in this week year ago, p
TAI, $50 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1896; ], $50 562 bushels in 1895
and 3,417 200 bushels in 1894. Since July
l this year the exports of wheat aggre-
gate 14,3 122 bushels, against Il ,024
bushels last year. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 2,856.95 bushels as
against 2601, S21 bushels last week; g.,
223 885 bushels in 1897, 1857, 4S3 in 1896;
1, 1O6 no in 1895 and 226, 1000 bushels in
1894
Since July 1, this year exports of corn
aggregate 13. 514, 1872 bushels against 12,-
461 .206 bushels last year.
Business failures in the United States
are at a minimum, numbering 1879, iden-
teal in number with those of last week.
but compared with PA in this week a
year ago; 246 in 1896, 2O9 in 1895 and 1877
in 1894
Canadian failures number % as
against "a last week, Al in this week a
year ago, So in 1896, 81 in 1895, and 40 in
1894
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
HAWATI'S GOVERNMENT.
Commission Starts for the Pacific
Coast Headed by Senator Cullon.

Chicago. Aug. Ex-senator Shelby NJ.
mission. arrived in Chicago yesterday.
The entire commission and party started
limited train of the Chicago & Northwest
ern and the Union Pacific railways. The
CuIlom. Senator Morgan of Alabama and
Representa- tive r. r. Hit of Illinois
D. a. Ray of Oak Park, disbursing Of
ficer of the commission, and Henry L.
ator Morgan,s son and private stenogra-
pher; Mrs: Hit Mrs William Barrett
daughter: Albert S. Berry of Newport,
Ky. sergeant-at-arms of the commission;
NJ. w. Blumenburg of the senatorial of
fetal staff. the official stenograPher of the
commission, and J. castle RldgeWay of
Illinois, Senator Cullom's private stenog-
Superintendent Pritchard of the United
States geodetic and coast survey will join
the commission at Omaha for the sake of
company He is going to Honolulu to
tenn to the Hawaiian Islands.
waiian republic and probably governor to
be of the new United States territory. and
court will take part in the deliberations
of the commission after the arrival of
senator C0o ms party Syo IN 1noiHlu
the invitation of the San Francisco board
of trade to be its guests during your stay
in the Pacific coast metropolis?' Senator
CullOm was asked.
I'm a measure, yes. and that of the
Union league club in that city. However
are likely to be late in arriving
out on account of the heat and dust Incl
able that we Shall care to do much run
ming around for one day at least. We will
posa for Honolulu"
How long do you think the commission
will stay in the Sandwich islands o.
That depends upon the plan of work
we adopt. We may conclude to content
mOny and wait till we get home before
deliberating and formulating our recon-
mendatiOns. and we may conclude the
entire business before US before starting
What do you regard as the most i'm
pOrtant subject that will come before
YOU?
of government for the islands will natur-
ally occupy minds before all things.
l am not going to try TO forecast our con-
would not if I could
The labor question and the Chinese
question will no doubt occupy the atten-
ton of the commissioners"
why. yes of course The Chinese
question is naturally embraced in the la
Dor question understand there are
Americans. japanese, Portuguese, Chinese,
Malayese, native Hawaiians. and the Brit
ish Encyclopedia alone can tell how many
more kinds of people living and laboring
on these islands; and We shall have to
''Win the commission take up such
questions as the tariff and the American
naViga ton LAVISH
THE commission will not be a legisla-
tive body. 1t will simply Investigate and
make such recommendations as it NAV
the social, economic and political condi-
lions of the islands. and if legislation be
this legislation shall assume. The law
admitting the islands to the American
union provides that the present govern
ment and laws shall continue effective I'M
til congress shall otherwise direct. On
to be preferred to existing Conditions
without some clear and reasonable excuse
6resume to recommend unnecessar1
changes in the laws and government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Il NARRoW EsCAPE.
Santa Fe Machinist Nearly Loses the
Sight of Both Eyes.

Ottawa, Aug. 6.-Jack Sweeney, a
machinist at the Santa Fe shops met
with an experience yesterday after
noon which had it not been for his pres
ence of mind, might have resulted in the
loss of both his eyes. Mr.. Sweeney
was working about one of the engines
and was cleaning a portion of the
steam pump which had become corrod-
ed with lime and other foreign sub
stances. In order to clean this proper
" it is put in a kettle of muratic acid
which cuts away all foreign substances.
In doing this the acid stopped over
from the kettle and a portion of it
struck him squarely in the eyes
Muratic acid is very powerful and in
a moment would have destroyed his
sight had he not at once dashed his
head into a bucket of ice water and
washed the acid away. Cocaine was
then applied and Mr.. Sweeney was ia
ken to the hospital where his eyes were
given treatment, and as a result they
will be all right again in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
HOW DID He MEET DEATH
Now Believed That Fireman Foley
Did Not Jump From His Engine

Further particulars about the wreck
of the Fast Mail yesterday morning at
Sterry goes to show that perhaps the
fireman, Charles Foley, who was killed,
did not jump as was supposed, but was
knocked off the engine.
The train was making some go miles
an hour when the side rod on the left
side broke and the additional strain
snapped the one on the right side. The
broken rods crashed through both sides
of the cab completely stripping the en-
CINE. Engineer ROllo stopped the en-
CINE with the air and escaped injury
by jumping from his seat to the floor
of the cab. Foreman Foley was stand
ing near the steps of the cab and wheth-
er he was knocked from the en-
CINE by the flying rod or wheth-
er he jumped will never be known but
the opinion among the majority is that
he was knocked from the engine by
the first revolution of the broken side
rods. The coroner's jury at EmpOria
brought in the verdict that Foley was
killed by being knocked from the en-
CINE.
Charles Foley, the fireman who was
killed. was a member of Irwin lodge
No 26O A o. U. w. A committee from
the lodge composed of Engineer John
Kelly, Foreman J w. Gibbons and
Engineer E. D. Webb brought the re-
mains to Topeka. The funeral viii take
place Sunday and will be conducted by
Irwin lodge, A. o. U. w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
FREE TRAVEL NEXT.
Another Destruction of Western
Rates Has Commenced.

Chicago, Aug. Ga passenger rate
war that will effect directly every fare
in the west has been declared next
Monday; the rate between Chicago and
St. Paul and Minneapolis will be IS.
The tariff now is S11.5O
on the same day and traffic the rate
between Chicago and Omaha will be
1925 The normal rate is S1275
Tickets now may be purchased be
tween Chicago and Kansas City for
$1,000. The normal tariff is S12 so.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
took the initiative in the fight. Other
lines have declared their intention of
following it's lead.
Blame for the necessity for these re-
auctions is placed by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul upon the Canadian
Pacific That line, the Milwaukee & St.
Paul declares in it's notice, brought
about a war of rates to Alaska points
The application of the low rates-abOut
go per cent below authorized tariffs
affected the Chicago-St. Paul situation
to such an extent that brokers have
had no difficulty in selling tickets for
either St Paul and Minneapolis for So
and $3.50. The same rates have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
a Clever Trick.

It certainly looks like it. but there 4s
really no trick about it. ANYBODY can
try 1t who has lame back and weak rio
neys. malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself right awav nv
taking Electric Bitters This meI7}o5-,II
tones up the whole system, acts as a slim
1lant to liver and kidneys, is a blood DIIr-
uer and nerve tonic. 1t cures cOnsiTna
ton, headache, fainting spells. sleeDless
ness ness and melancholy It is purely vege-
table. mild laXa tive, and restores fla
system TO its natural vigor. Try FtIectric
1 6itIers and be convinced that they are a
n1Tacle worker Every bottle guaranteed
only soc a bottle at Swift & HoIIdaVSs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

are none too bright in Dawson. and accord
ing to the number there are now over TO-
600 men on the way down the river IN
small boats. People are leaving Dawson
by hundreds. The streets are ti'led with
idle n, men, for work is now difficult to ser,
The majority of the passengers of the
Manuense came down the river in the
steamers J. J. Healy, Morwen, Alice and
Margaret.
Much suffering is said to exist along
the lower Yukon. Many little groups of
stranded miners, who are without funds
and provisions, were seen at points along
the river.
At ST Michael things are looking ex-
tremely gloomy, and everything points to
trouble in the near future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
DOUBLE TRACK EXTENSION.
To Be Made Continuous Between EN-
poria and Strong City.

Emporia, Aug. 6.-Engineer J. NJ.
Meade, of the Santa Fe railway who is
now in this city, has received an order
from the head officials at Topeka to
M Ike the survey for the laying of a
double track from Sterry to Strong
City This will give the Santa Fe
twelve miles more of double track and
will also give it a continuous double
track between Emporia and Strong
City.
A double track has already been laid
between Emporia and Sterry and it
will be extended to Strong City just as
soon as the survey and grade can be
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
ALL IS NOT GOLD.
And Thousand of KIondikers Don't
Get ANY.

Victoria B. c., Aug. 6.-Three-quarters
of a million in gold dust and fully 81, 00O.-
900 in drafts on the big Alaska Commercial
company and banks that are doing bust
ness in Dawson City arrived here this
morning on the steamer Manuense, f.,r
merly the pleasure yacht of a wealthy
Englishman and more recently credited
with having been fitted out as privateer
to prey on the Klondike gold boats.
This immense amount of wealth was
unequally divided between 264 passengers.
for some have barely enough money TO
reach home on Not all of the trea sure
pOssessOrs took the gold out of the ground,
as a goodly number are spectators who
made their dust in various kinds Of
terpriseS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

send your address to H E. Bucklen &
Co Chicago, and get a free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills A trial will
convince you of their merits These pills
are easy in action and are particularly
effective in the cure of constipat ton and
sick headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have proved invaIua Bile.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly free
from every deleterious substance and to
be purely vegetab bic. They do not weaken
Gy their action, but by giving tone to the
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size Soc per box.
Sold BY Swift & Holiday. druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Rnck1en,s Arnicasalve.

The best sa1ve IN the world for cuts.
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum,, fever
sores letter chapDed hands, chublains.
corns and all skin eruptioHs, and positive
~ cures piles. or no pay required. It is
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Swift & Holiday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Holvrood Extension Abandoned.

Hoisington Dispatch: Work on the
railroad has been abandoned for good.
It was the desire of the company to
build this extension and all arrange
ments had been made to this end when
the Union Pacific notified it of a con-
tract entered into some years ago, and
which was unknown to the present San
ia Fe officials until it was brought to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Union Pacific Changes.

Beloit Aug 6-Frank Griffith, for years
conductor on the main line of the Union
Pacific between Kansas City and Ellis
succeeds Conductor w. O. Brinkerhon
on the Solomon and BelOit branch, Con-
ductOr Brinkerhoff goes on the main
line. The promotion is justly earned.
Mr.. Griffith will move his family to Be
Loft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

made by the brokers for weeks from st.
Paul to Chicago.
The reductions made will affect not
only St. Paul, Omaha and Kansas City
traffic, but all that beyond the new
fares being rendered as basing rates to
connecting lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Paonle are Traveling.

Summer passenger business has been
reported exceedingly good by all pas
senger agents. The travel both east
and west has been unusually steady all
summer and within the last ten days
business to Omaha has doubled and IS
still on the increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
Union Pacific Decorating.

SaIina, Aug. 6.-Austin & Ziesing will
go on the road over the Union Pacific
Monday, painting and papering the
property of the railroad company at va
rious points. They Will be gone some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06
AFTER DRAWING FREDERIC REMINGTON. Reproduced
Copyright, 1885, by Harper & Brothers.
Reproduced from Harper Weekly. By COpyrig
FROM HARPER'S WEEKLY

THE 0NG OF SAN JUAN HILL NEAR SANTIAGO JULY THE
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-06

Flesh worms or blackheads are perma-
Pently removed by Derma tolOgist Wood
SSury' ~ w 42d St, N Y. Use Facial
SOAP. Consultation free. fees moderate
send loe for Beauty Book and samples of
eLIher Woodbury's Facial Soap or Facial
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-02
VEST POCKET ITEMS.

As many as 4 ,O61 muscles have
been counted in the body of q moth.
Shoes made of porpoise leather are
absolutely 1mpervfous to water.
Seventeen miles a day is the
average record of a Berlin street car
horse.
Marigolds and camomiles in North
Africa reach a height of four or five
feet.
Switzerland has 1903 hotels for
tourists, with $4,000 beds and
"a, 900 employees.
Two women in Scotland once col
lected So 600 in pennies for benevo-
lent work.
There are said to be fewer suicides
among miners than among any
other class of workmen.
The customs authorities have de-
cided that the Chinese tom-tom is a
musical instrument.
A Persian carpet has been in use
for 200 years in the main hall of the
shah's palace in Teheran.
The barking of dog on the earth
can be heard by a balloonist at an
/ elevation of four miles.
According to computations the
black race embraces about one-tentf
of the living members of the human
| species.
Japan was originally civilized By
way of Chine; today JaE an sends
scholars and men of science to in
struct the Chinese.