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The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
NORTH TOPEKA.


be left at the Kimball Pig. Co., before IL
o'clock in the morning.
Elmer O1nger made a business trip to
Horton today.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Costley are home
from Kansas City.
J. E Watts returned last evening
from business trip to Kansas City.
The w T. K club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. J. Ar
mold.
Miss Ella OHnger of Topeka avenue is
expected home from her visit to Ottawa
today.
Fred Doan Is back from Argentine
where he has been working for several
weeks.
w. W. Crittenden came in from the
west last evening and will visit his fam
lily over Sunday.
Special Dress Goods sale at Costley &
Post, Monday. Innings free with goods
worth 35c yard or more.
Mrs. Daniel Wilt of Rossville is spend
ing a few days here visiting her son, J.
R. Wilt of 1923 Van Buren street.
There will be evening prayer with ser
mon at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd Sunday at half past seven o'clock.
Miss Scherck of Holden, Neb., who
has been visiting friends here for several
days, has gone to ThOmpsonville where
she will be the guest of relatives.
The History club met yesterday after
noon at the home of the Misses Camp
dOraS north of Rochester. Roll call was
answered by quotations from well
known authors. The lesson in history
was conducted by Mrs. Irwin and the
lesson in Conversation by Miss Bessie
Reeder. The story for the afternoon
was read by Miss Martha KimbaH. The
next meeting will be November 4th at
the home of Miss Alberta Hale.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
AN OLD LETTER
Causes the Arrest of Sherman Smith
by the o. s. Marshal

Sherman Smith, a plasterer living
three miles west of Soldier, Kan, was
arrested last night by Deputy United
States Marshal Austin Prescott for send
ing an obscene letter through the mails.
The letter alleged to have been written
man, a young farmer of that locality.
The trouble dates back some time
when John Backman, ST., father of the
man who filed the complaint against
Smith, returned one afternoon to a field
he had been moving in the morning and
found by his scythe a letter. The senior
Backman is unable to either read or
write, and asked the first man who
passed that way to whom the letter was
addressed He was informed that it
was addressed to Mrs. Sherman Smith,
and that evening he took it to the
It turned out to be a letter warning
Mrs. Smith against the conduct of her
husband.
Not long ago after the incident Smith
filed suit in the Jackson county district
court against the elder Backman for
S15, 600 damages for defamation of char
acter, alleging that the letter had been
A few days ago John Backman, Jr.,
claims to have found among his letters
one written him several months ago by
Smith asking him to come to his place
to work and stating a special induce
ment which required obscene language.
Backman saw in this a chance to get
back at Smith, and he brought the let
ter to the attention of the postofhce
authorities.
Smith says the letter is a forgery.
BackmanS claim that the letter picked
up by the head of the family was writ
step in the scheme to recover dam
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Oct. 29.
WHEAT-The Character of the wheat
news today was scuh as to discourage
holders and resulted in considerable liQui-
datiOn. Gables Quilted prices at Liverpool
been no foreign acceptanceS of yesterdays
offerings. Receipts in the northwest were
heavy, l. All cars, against Lis cars for the
same day last year. Cash demand was
slow and freight rates at Liverpool were
on the decline. Chicago received 243 cars.
as compared with $50 year ago. Under
such an array of bearish conditions there
developed heavy selling for the short
count and longs HQuidated freely. There
We're some feeble rallies on buying against
put privileges; but the general trend
was to lower values. worlds shipments
for the week were estimated at 7,6O0O0
bushels, $3.50. 600 bushels of which came
from America. December opened Ac lower
al 657sQ66c, rose to 661sc, declined to 655s
@Ac, steadied to 65szQSc then dropped
CORN-Fine weather and lower cables,
together with the decline in wheat, weak
ened corn. Traders generally were bear
iSh and prices gradually Succumbed to the
selling that developed Receipts contin-
ued light at 257 cars. but with the excel
lent weather prevailing, larger move
down a 32Q321sc, declined to 31Bc, then
OATsGModerate buying by elevator in
terests and small receipts, 2O6 cars, dis
played a steady tendency to oats. May
started irregular at 24A Adssc. against 24ssc
at the close yesterday, and held steady at
DEMONSTRATION ruled fairly
steady, with very little doing. The crowd
but a strong market for hogs at the yards
maintained prices. January pork opened
unchanged at SS.9T1a, rose to s9 declined to
SS;s3' then frned c3 up o6. TO- $Ssi3s January
changed at 81 60d4. .6215.
BARLEY-CaSh, 36614Sc.
T1MOTHY-OctOber, 81. .25.
RYE[October, 521kc; December, 5O1se;
May, sic.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
CAR FAMINE REPORTED.
Claimed That Not Enough Cars are
Furnished by Missouri Pacific.

ufn1Sueu Dy MISSOURI racine
Judging from a complaint received by
the board of railroad commissioners to-
day, there seems to be car famine on
the Missouri Pacific in the wheat re-
gions of the central part of the state.
One firm of grain buyers, Wright &
Gray of Lyons, in Rice county, writes
the board that they are unable to get
cars, and they ask the board to rectify
the matter. In their letter they say:
I'VE have elevators at both Lyons
and Noble, Kansas, and have them full
of grain, and we cannot get cars to
ship it out in. The salt plant at this
place gets about all the empty cars
that are brought in here. We have not
had car at Noble for over a week, so
we cannot buy any more grain there
until we get cars, and we are practical
" in the same shape here. Please look
this matter up and have the Missouri
Pacific company furnish US cars with
out delay
The board replied that they had writ
ten to the Missouri Pacific officers about
the matter and would see what
they could do.
The board has also received a peti-
ton signed by 25 citizens of York town
ship, in Stafford county, asking that the
Missouri Pacific be compelled to main
tain an agent and put in stock pens at
Nicola, on the Denver, Memphis & At
lantiC line.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
The LECTURE Course.

The first date in the Union Lecture
course will be filed by Russell H. Con-
well of Philadelphia, who will give his
great lecture on Acres of Diamonds
next Monday night.
The lecture course committee reports
the sale of nearly a thousand season
tickets, which insures the financial sue
cess of the course.
BY the use of extra chairs the high
school hall, where the lectures and en-
tertainments will be given, will furnish
eleven to twelve hundred sittings. To-
day and Monday reserved seat tickets
for Mr.. ConwelPs lecture will be sold at
RoWley & Shows.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
horticultural Society Meeting.

The next regular meeting of the Shaw
nee County Horticultural society will be
held in the rooms of the State HOrti-
cultural society, at the state house in
Topeka, Thursday afternoon, November
3rd. Following is the programme:
Report on Entomology-Prof E. A Pop
enoe.
Report on Grapes-A. H. Bucknan-
Marketing Our Products'-Geo. w.
Van OrSdal
''Entertainment in Country Homes
Mrs. J. B. Sims
rs Horticulture Worthy of Greater
State Encouragement = William H.
Barnes.
By vote of the society at its last regular
meeting the hour of beginning is changed
from O'clock to O'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
FIVE BREAK JAIL.
Prisoners Escape by Tunneling
at Boulder, Colo.

Boulder, Col, Oct. 29.-Sherif T. ].
Thompson and a posse with bloodhOunds
are attempting to trail five prisoners who
escaped from the county jail by tunnel
ing through the walls, distance of over
10 feet. The fugftives are John J. Cas-
sadly. convicted of murder and sentenced
to life imprisonment; George Rowe, con-
Victed of grand larceny, sentenced to four
and one-half years; Edward Rowe, con-
victed of the same charge, six. years; Nick
Boucher. awaiting trial charge of
sault with intent to murder, and John
Baptiste, serving a three months sentence
for larceny. Only two prisoners remain
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Chicago Livestock Market.

HOGS-Estimated receipts today, 5000.
Left over, 6,223. Best heavy, stronger,
others steady to shade lower. Light, $3.50
d3.70; mixed, 50 35G3.75; heavy, So 25Q 8. F71s;
rough, IS. .250 40; yorkers, $365u3.70.
and weak.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Natives. 81. .S004.70; westerns, 80;
lambs, S466.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts. 28,611: shipments 4.576.
CATTLE Receipts, 3,6S5; shipments, A.
115.
sHEEP-Receipts, 14,96s; shipments, g.
1SS.
5000.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
A Fight Near Transfer Station.

For a, long time two young men have
been in the habit of loafing around the
transfer station and making their pres
ence obnoxious to ladies waiting for
cars. Yesterday afternoon the two
stood in front Of Burghart's store and
amused themselves by making remarks
about ladies who were passing. Gene
Gormes, who works in the store, or
dered them away and they refused to go
and used some harsh language,
Gormes struck one, Q. L. RapIey, and
q fist fight ensued. Both were arrested
and taken to police station where they
deposited security for their appear rance.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
New York Money Market.

New York, Oct. q
NrONEY-Money on call steady. at 11kq2
per cent, last loan 2 per cent; prime mer
camille paper. 3AQ4H per cent; sterling
exchange, steady. with a actual business in
81. .82H az for 60 days; posted rates. $4.83q
4S314 and $4.S6Q4 8612; commercial bills,
$4.S1.
SILVER-SiIver certificates, 61d62c; bar
silver. 81 3-16c; Mexican dollars, 4712c.
BONDS-GOVernme bonds easier, state
bonds Inactive, railroad bonds irmer. L.
S. 3s 1868; new As, registered, 1861; new
As coupon, 12715: As. 1107s; As, coupon, HIS
IS, SO: 5s, registered, 111z; 5s, coupon, I3;
Pacific Is of 49, 1929.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
The Direct Line

to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco and Portland, is via the Union
Pacific The service of the Union
Pacific to all principal western points
is unexcelled by any other line and con-
sists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pull
man Tourist Sleepers. Chair Cars, Din
ing Cars. meals a Ia carte-)
For time table and full Information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent,
J. c. Fulton. Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
kansas Farmer swindIed

kansas City, Oct 29.-John wesley,
of Palacky, Kan, reported to the police
yesterday that three slick swindlers
f1eeced him out of $45 on a Missouri Pa
cif1c train from Omaha yesterday The
men who victimized Wesley left the
train at Leavenworth and he did not
discover his loss until he arrived in
Kansas CITY.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Atchison 11-Midland O.

Atchison, Oct. 29.-Tbe Midland col
1ege football team, which shut the ST.
@sePm f fd o13+ oG of fhe bT the maG b9 r
ness college team on the Midland
campus last evening. The score was
IL to in favor of the business college,
a new team, this being it's first game
Roy Barnett is captain of the business
team and Lou Harvey of the MidIands.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Gibson House Saved.

Cincinnati, Oct. 29.-By agreement of
all parties interested the insolvency
court today made an order restoring the
Gibson house. which some time agO was
placed in the hands of an assignee to the
Gibson House company, of which Hor-
ace Dunbar is president. 1t is under
stood that an agreement has been
reached that is satisfactory to the credi-
tors.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
washington 15-Concordia s.

contested and exciting game of football
was played here yesterday between
Concordia and Washington in the pres
cities and other places, and resulted in
a score of Is to 5 in favor of Washing
ton. Four touchdowns were made, but
no GOALS kicked
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

era fux and all summer complaints
nothing is so gentle, soothing and eff
fective, as Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam.
It never fails to give relief and if taken
in time will effect a speedy cure. Be
sure that you get s'Beggs'' the only
remedy with national reputation. For
sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
K. P. Banouet at Chanute.

Chanute, Oct. 29.-The second annual
district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias of the Twelfth district of Kan
sas was held in this city yesterday,
many visiting knights being in attend
ance. The Second Regimenta1 band
from Girard furnished music all day
and a big banquet at the hotel Oriental
wound up the meeting. Grand ChanceI-
lor Commander w. H. SWaTtzeu and
other high officials were present.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Kansas oity rroduoe Market

Kansas City, oct q.
esc; No. 2. 61G621Ic; No. 2. Sic; No. 2 red
65c; No. 8, 62Q64c; No 2 spring, 6OQ61c;
CORNI6c lower No. 2 mixed, 291kQ
zoe; No white Bic; No. 8, 301Ac.
OATS-Weak. No. white, 2512c.
HAY-steady. Choice timothy, s6.75@7:
BUTTER-Weak. Separator. 21c; dairy,
17c.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh 151kc.
Receipts of wheat, 312 cars.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Heavy Registration at Fort Scott.

Fort Scott. Oct 29-Registration
closed here last evening With 800
names on the poll books. All day car
riages were employed and political wor-
the office that could be found. The
registration is larger than usual and
both political parties profess to be satis-
fad x5ritb 10 rac11IfS
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Bepp's Gernan Saliva

Is an invaluable remedy for cuts, burns,
bruises, scalds, chapped hands, sore
nipples, sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chron-
&c sores, skin eruptions, fever sores, and
all skin diseases. For sale by all drug
gists
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

Halloween "A Nicht at E'en, by Tope.
ka Scottish Society in G. A r. hall
Kansas avenue, Monday evening, Oct
31st. Admission 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

could not have been manufactured for less
than 81. CO.
The fund created is divided equally between
the family of the late Eugene Fled and the fund
for The building of monument to the memory
the beloved poet of chi dhood. Address
Eugene Field Monument Souvenir Fund,
(AlsO at book stores) $50 Monroe ST.. Chicago.
If you also wish to send postage enclose 1nc.
EE-MentiOn State journal as ad. is inserted az
our contribution.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
kansas oity Llvestoek Market.

Kansas CITY, Oct y
CATTLE Receipts, 400. Market un-
changed.
Bulk of sales. So. 45Q355; heavies, $500
$50: packers, So 4503. 60; mixed, $3.4063.57 57l2;
lights. So. 3.40G3.5715; yorkers, $3.5Ou35712;
SHEEPEReceipts 200. Market strong.
Lambs. S4Q5.75; muttons, $344.35.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Tuskogee Rurned ont.

Tuskogee, Ala, Oct. 29-Nearly the
entire business portion of this town, in
cluding 13 business houses. the teIe-
phone exchange and opera house, were
destroyed by fire early today Loss $780,
600; insurance only 81, 500.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Sloan Wins a Handicap.

London. Oct. 29--Sir ]. Thursby's
Trevor ridden by Tod Sloan, won the
MOlesy park autumn handicap at the
Hurst park autumn meeting today.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Three Shocks at CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Oct. 29-Three distinct
earthquake shocks were felt in this citv
early today, each being about ten sec
onds IN length The quakeS were not
severe enough to be noticed generally
except in tall buildings. The trend was
In q. nOrtherlY and souther1Y diractinr
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Special Meeting Commercial Club.

VIII be held on Wednesday evening
November 2, to consider the question of
voting for or against the issuance of
bonds for waterwOrks and decide which
proposition to endorse. The citizens
generally are invited. By order of the
club. T. J. ANDERSON, Secy.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

For external piles. cuts, burns and
bruises, old sores, eczema and all skin
diseases Beggs' German Salve stands
today without a peer. It is an old reli-
abIe remedy and if used freely wounds
will heal without scar. Be careful to
get tBeggS'' and be sure of a speedy
cure. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
GIVEN FREE

to each person Interested
in subscribing to the Eu-
gene Field Monument
Souvenir Fund. Subscribe
any amount desired, Sub
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Will entitle the donor to
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The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

Russell II. Conwen will open the I'm
ion Lecture course Monday night, Oct.
81 with his famous lecture on Acres of
Diamonds Seat checks at Rowley &
Shows today and Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
wall street Reviaw.

New York, Oct. 2e.-DeveIopments on
Monday were of such a character as to in
duce some realizing of profits on last
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
Rauge of Prices

Co, 112 East Fifth St. Topeka, Kan.
Chicago, oct ~.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

9.25 to Chicago today via Santa Fe.
No change OF cars.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29
RANGES of Prices on Stock.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 1I2 East Fifth St Topeka, Kan.
New York, Oct o.
Stocks iCnenf High Low lCPse Yes.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-29

Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimba1l Pig. Co., before IL
o'clock in the morning.
The herald., 1898-03-27
IS SIMPLY A CERTAINTY
THAT WILLIAMS NAVAL BILL
WILL GO
POSSIBLE WAR WITH BRITAII
Advanced-The KaiserIs
Not Friendly to the
Spanish
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire ~
BERLIN, March 26.-(Copyright. 1881
The debate in the reichsrath on the second
reading of the naval bill was only sham
fight, and Its acceptance is foregone con-
clusion. The only reason for the long
drawn out discussion was to enable the
members of the reichstag to explain their
positions to their constituents. The dis
cussion was chiefly interesting to the out
siders from the fact that 1t threw light
upon the ideas underlying the scheme in
the minds Of the promoters Of the measure.
Herr Benningsen, the leader Of the Ma
tional Liberals, was so impressed with-the
importance of the occasion that he de-
parted from his invariable practice and
spoke from the tribune, instead Of from
his seat. He confirmed the views ex-
pressed in these dispatches several months
ago, that the increase in the strength OF
the navy was partly based on the possi-
bility Of war between Germany and Great
Britain and partly to enable Germany
to maintain neutrality in the event OF waz
between Great Britain and Russia. He
said that aaval experts expressed the opin-
The herald., 1898-03-27
small torpedo boats which would be in
service in three or six months.

service In three or six months.
Mr.. Boutelle interrupted to declare 1t was
our niggardly policy with regard to the
navy which today forced US to ransack
Europe to find vessels with which to meet
the aggressors. 'If we are going to fight
the world, we must meet the equipment of
the world. Ferryboats and tugboats will
not perform the service they did in 1916"
Mr.. Hilborn (Republican) Of California, q
member of the naval committee, called at
tention to the fact that we had secured the
earth, but not a battleship in the world
was for sale. Mr.. Cannon asked Mr.. Bou-
telle to say frankly whether he personally
believed three battleships should be au-
thorized, and the latter created great
outburst of enthusiasm in the galleries by
declaring that if he could have his way he
would authorize six battleships instead Of
three.
little hope that his amendment would
carry, but he wanted to vote every dollar
necessary, but this was not the time for
reckiessness. He appealed to the members
to meet the situation with loyal hearts
and cool heads" (Applause)
Mr. Dayton expressed his surprise that
the Republican leader who had come bs.
fore the house with the emergency appro-
priations should now seek to thwart Q
policy that would make every American
proud Of his flag. (Applause.)
Mr.. Robbins (Republican) Of Pennsyl.
vania moved to strike out the provision
for dry dock at Portsmouth. Tho
amendment was lost, GA to 100, as was that
of Mr.. Cannon, IS to 107.
The herald., 1898-03-27
on that, after the realization of the pres

ion that, after the realization of the pres
ent scheme, battle in the north sea might
be successfully risked against even the
strongest sea power Alluding to neutral
ity, Herr Benningsen said that In the event
of an Anglo Russian conflict in the Baltic
sea, Great Britain might be tempted to
force Germany to take sides.
Herr Benningsen further remarked that
the progress made by Germany had excited
the envy Of others, her exports and i'm
ports having increased three miliards of
marks from 1880 to 1896, while Great
Britain's had increased only one miliard.
This vast scheme, he continued, must be
protected. He then referred to the damage.
amounting to $i5.000,0oo, suffered by Ham
burg through privateering during the
Franco British war.
Herr Richter delivered a scathing criti-
cism of the BILL which, he declared, will
increase the imperial, debt by $4,000, coz
marks during the next seven years.
Continuing, Herr Richter declared the es-
tablishment of the septennate principle
was the first step in the Introduction of
absofutism in all military questions.
- The emperor and empress attended the
funeral Of the Duke of Talleyrand-Sagano
on Thursday.
| His majesty's physicians have advised
him to take an early course at Homburg
and their majesties, therefore, will go there
on Tuesday.
The sixtieth anniversary of Prince Bis.
marck's entrance into the army was cele-
| brated with great enthusiasm in various
parts of the country. Prince Bismarck is
in good health, although his foot still COM
| pels him to use his wheel chair. The prince
| is highly amused at the almost daily cable
messages received from America, mostly
| with prepayment for answer, requesting
his views on the loss of the Maine or on the
Cuban question. He says he pays no heed
| to these requests.
The weakening, OF the marines by the dis.
patch of large detachments to Kiao Chat
| will be rectified on April 1st, when neces.
The herald., 1898-03-27
A STRANGE DELUsIoN
epaniards Relying on Interference by
European Powers

NEW YORK, March 26.-European in
reference between Spain and the United
States Is growing delusion of the Span
ish classes in Cuba, says the Havana
correspondent Of the Tribune. Appar-
emily tt is fostered from Madrid. through
government channels. The belief of these
two classes that the nations of Europe
would side with Spain in case of war has
always prevailed. 1t finds utterance in
many pamphlets which have been pub
iished since the beginning Of the revolu-
tion, and the newspapers have encour-
aged the idea. The way they put it was
that the United States was responsible
for keeping the insurgents alive he
cause fiiibustering was not stepned !.
that Europe cannot interfere in that
matter. and the minute hostilities arise
she would be arrayed, 18th the possible
exception Of Great RritiAil, against tha
United States. At distance this feel
ing is hard to. understand Nevertheless
1t Is widespread, not merely among the
ignorant people, but some officials and
business men. The case is one on which
the government cannot always rely
when its own purposes call for a war
sentiment or for the STRENGTHENING OF the
popular belief that nothing need be
Yielded to the United States. At present
this delusion is invoked to quiet the anx-
1ety which is felt over the report on the
Maine disaster. The masses Of the Span
iards have an understanding that the
American Court Of Inquiry will report
against the theory Of accident. They
nave their own reasons for thinking that
the Maine was blown up through foul
play, and the attempt Of the Spanish
poara 10 make out an accident will not
peseiye their confidence. They are some-