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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
The Fourth at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, July 6.-The Fourth was
celebrated here with genuine old-fashion-
ed ardor. The performance began with
and Delphos teams. At the close of the
game the score stood 29 to 2 in favor
of Minneapolis. At 1920 the procession
formed, and the order of march was
toward Markley's grove. The Grafton
was delivered by Mr.. d. c. Chapman of
Kansas City, formerly Of this place. A
programme consisting of songs and reci-
chorus of Minneapolis singers gave the
old patriotic songs. There was cake
walk, and a dancing platform in one
part of the grounds was well patroniZed.
Across the river a shooting match was
held between the four clubs Of the
county, DelphOs, Bennington Lamar and
Minneapolis. Minneapolis came out
ahead, though the medal was awarded
to Mr.. Bayeinger of Lamar. The day
was fttingly finished by a display Of
fireworks from the ball ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

". Almost daily, the postmaster says,
he can see the benefits from this service
one of the most valuable aids being the
prevention OF congestion. Whereas mail
was deposited at certain hours of the
day in great quantity and carriers
came in at certain hours of the day,
now the mail is deposited throughout
all hours, so that what were formerly
the congested hours are much relieved.
Thus far the Hartford street railway
has carried the boxes gratuitously and
the revenue from additional special de-
livery letters has fully met the expense
of taking the letters from the boxes as
the cars come to the postofice. Efforts
have been made to secure the attach
ment of boxes to every car and to the
whole extent of their runs. If these
succeed the country within a radius Of
u to Is miles will have a prompt col
lection OF letters from Il to is times
6aU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
AN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

Discussing the industrial changes
which have taken place and are still
in progress in Massachusetts, the Wor-
cester Spy says:
The changes that have come about
in the industries of the state may seem
less sensational than a rapid growth of
population, but yet they are equally
significant. Everybody knows how
manufacturing and the development Of
the west have crowded agriculture out
of Massachusetts, and to a less extent
they realize that agriculture itself has
been revolutionizzed here. Here is a
case where figures tell a remarkable
story.
The cultivation of cereals has almost
entirely ceased. Less than 300 900 bush
els of oats are now raised in Massa-
chusetts where the yield was more than
1.250,000 bushels, so years ago. The
production of rye has decreased rs per
cent, and while the harvest of Indian
corn is only half million bushels less
than in 1850-'55, the price has declined
more than tWO-thirds, so that the re
duction is as obvious in this crop as in
the other.
But what has been lost on staple pro-
ducts has been MADE up ia large degree
by the vastly increased harvest Of
small fruits and vegetables The sta
tlstlcS know nothing of straw berries
worth SI9,5I2 In recent years its value
has reached well on to 100000, and the
number of quarts has been nearly
quadrupled. The cranberry crop of
1855 was valued at S135 zoo, but it has
since been increased about ten times
Pears, which half a century ago yielded
US SIS, IA. now bring in twice that
amount The returns from celery have
risen from 81 1852 in 1865 to S2SG 600 or
more, and the value of the tomato Gull
ture from SI4,T52 to about $3.50. OOO In
30 years. the yield of green corn has
been tripled in value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Come to America to Invest In
Kansas Mines.
A SHORT GRASS BOOM.
Tests Of the ShaIe From TregO
and Ellis Counties
Completed at Colorado Shelter
Make a Good Showing.
English People Pleased With
the Present Test

Hays City, July 6.-Word has reached
here from Denver that w. H. Patterson
of Ontario, John H. Wanshope Of Edin-
burgh and A H. Bourne of London, rep
resenting a large English syndicate are
in that city awaiting some Kansas men
who are interested in the Trego- Ellis
county mines.
They came to America for the purpose
of investing in the Kansas properties.
Mr.. Patterson said, states the News
from Denver: 1T looks a very fine prop
OsitiOn. They have miles square of low
grade deposit, in shale, Of zinc and gold.
1t runs 81 to $40 a ton of gold and 20
per cent zinc. There is some petroleum
found along with the ore"
They have been to Florence, Col, to
watch the shale from Kansas tested by
the new Beam process. The expense of
treatment is less than $1.50 per ton Mr..
Patterson continues:
"A lot of shale from Kansas assaying
% per cent in zinc, 3 per cent petroleum
and from 81 to IS of gold was treated,
after several experiments were made in
the laboratory to ascertain the cOmbina-
ton. The zinc was duly converted and
the gold liberated, showing excellent re
suits in the pan, while the quantity of
petroleum in the shale was practically
sufficient to do the roast"
Land is going up all over Trego and
Ellis counties.
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Pensions For Kannana.

Washington, July 6.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Orfginal-William NJ. Yarnell. Milan.
Sc; Eli H. Merely, National Military
Home, Leavenworth, IS; George w.
Swank, Bazine, So.
Additional-Kanes Kerr. Savonburg,
Sc to IS.
storation-Lafayette C. Smith. Wa
conda, St.
Observation-Disclosures HoIler, Topeka,
S24 to $50; John L. Jackson, Peterton,
$12 to 81; FoIkert G. Miller, Ell Dorado,
So to $17; Benjamin Hostetter, Stanley,
Sc to SO! Cassius A. Foster, Stockton, Sc
to SO; Ross Cutter, Wichita, SIG to $24;
Matthew E. Wolf, Turner, $40 to $12;
John Dunn, National Military Home,
LeavenwOrth, Sc to $40; William E. Sees,
New Cambria, $12 to $17; Irwin s. Ruark.
EllinwOod, $12 to S14; Joseph Thompson,
Topeka. $40 to $l2; Matthew Souss:n-
eux, National Military Home. Leaven-
worth, Sc to IS; Nehemiah T. Case, AL
ton, So to SO
Reissue-WiIliam A Macauley. Ellis
worth, So.
Original widows. etc.-Matilda J.
Baldwin. Alexander, IS; Mary E. Mock.
Leoti, s.
War with SPAIN widows, etc.-Birdie
G. Fort, Skiddy, $12.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Johanna M Rosen to James H. Lam
berson and wife, $780, lots 81 and SO and
west 50 feet of lots IS and 81. Monroe
street North Topeka.
Wilson Keith to Pomp & Lucinda
Marywether, $500, lot 597 Jefferson
street Keith's End sub division.
Jesse Upton to c. Fl. Crowther and
wife, $500, part northeast Il 13-12-15.
Hamilton Swan and wife to Peter T.
Forster and wife, 81, $50, lot "a, Madison
street Cranes addition.
F. L. Sexton and wife to Maggie Till
son, $1,700. lot 1877, Topeka avenue.
Leroy McGrew to Melissa J. NcGreW,
$95. lot 80, Quincy street.
Chester c. Johnson ct al to ]. H. Hunt
trustee, sheriff's deed, $50, lots 122 and
IA. Iafa Yette street. Neale's addition.
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JAYHAWKER JoTs.

up in Jewell county. Cause: Alfalfa
The demand for court plaster and arnica
has been greatly increased in Kansas in
the last two days.
An Abilene egg dealer has paid out 500
600 for freight during the past four years.
roads.
tbr J9Bn J Snft Ffeiysd brand rsw
sas papers at present.
Charlie Finch observes that the average
American citizen would rather hear can
tons birthday.
With the Twentieth home and crackers
made of Hquefied air, Kansas viii put up
Fourth Of July celebration next year
Quaker meetings.
Since the Horton club went down in an
overwhelming defeat few Sundays ago,
Horton people have declared against Sun
day base ball.
Dave Leahy now pronounces that Au-
10 be an authority on fakes. He can de-
tect a lie every time; and he doesn't have
to examine IL very closely, either.
The latest at Wellington is an ice plant.
good things lately.
Since Bale Waggener dropped a big
lL Tad m stalking gold Pr9sPeetors in the
Galena- he has gone back the gold
standard and declared for zinc.
The latest from Mrs. Lease is that she
IS ORGANIZING a spirit trust with view to
eroWding out al fake mediums, who hurt
the business 1t Is said that she has
tiOns on all the better classes of ghosts.
The Hutchinson News. State Printer
MOrgan's paper. is just SO years yOun ger
than your Uncle Samuel. 1t was born
July 4. 1872
Another good point has been discovered
in the automobile by a Kansas man who
never saw one: 1t won't shy at cannon
crackers.
This from Vic Murdoch is important if
true: ICY Leland announces that Mark
Hanna SHORES loud that the Pullman
car springs throb with regularity the
whole night
The Goodland Republican thinks that if
eminent under the laws of New Jersey
he could have defied Uncle Sam with i'm
punity, or anything else that came handy
and would have been entirely safe from
trouble.
The unregenerate sinner at Abilene has
| been getting in his work again. This time
/ he sWiped the missionary collection box
| from a Sunday school. The box contain
1 ed 50, and the heather, therefore, must
/ worry along with s. worth less of gospel
| from Abilene the coming year.
Chancellor Snow has gathered statistics
| showing that of the $50 girls who have
graduated from the state university 90
exactly One-half, have cOrralled husbands
I better Kansas college girls can do in this
1 line than those OF the east, as only IA per
I cent of the graduates of Bryn Mawr have
been married. but as Kansas girls who do
not go to college can make far better
showing than either of these. thi. item is
not likely to cause rush of female stu
4 dents to the state university.
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THE HARTFORD ExPERIMENr

The experiment of having letter box
es on trolley cars has been tried in
Hartford, Conn. Fourteen boxes were
placed on various lines the first of April
SO as to give a half hour service. Dur
ing April these boxes alone collected
more than q, 600 letters ana postal
cards, a number of which were special
delivery letters In May more than
10000 were collected, and the number
Of special delivery letters during the
month was 2141. while in the same
month the preceding year it was ]. 693.
This increase, the postmaster of Hart
ford attributes without question to
trolley car collection service, the public
having become acquainted with the fact
that a letter with a special delivery
stamp can now be sent from any part
Of the city and reach the Office, whence
it Is Immediately dispatched by rnessen-
ger on wheel" Beginning with June
the letter carriers deposit their coIlee-
lions while on their runs in the boxes
on cars that happen to pass them. and
50 collections will be made much quick
er. This enables the department to dis
patch Ats outgoing mails more prompt
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Miss LOCkheart'S
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.
LETTER TO MRS. rINKHA,1 NO. 67,1o4l

LETTER TO MRS. PINKzAl- NO. 67,Io4l
So cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. I have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
/ had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins in my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and could not stand long
at time.C 1 also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was tumor
in my left side. The pains I had to
stand were something dreadful A
friend handed me little book Of yours,
so I got your medicine and it has saved
my life. 1 felt better from the first
bottle The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and I do not suffer any
pain. / am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as I have done from its use. -
Miss N. J. LoCKHEART, Box 10, ELIZA
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
ciate the gratitude of those who have
been restored to health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
withoutcharge to all letters from suffer
.ingwomen. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Great Bend Celebration.

Great Bend, July 6.-For the first time
in a number of years Great Bend held
a celebration, and a large one it was.
The day was nice, and fully 5000 people
assembled to partake of the city's hos
pitality. A trades display in the morn
ing, and an illuminated bicycle parade
in the evening, were successful features.
Judge Frank Martin of Hutchinson, de-
livered an eloquent spTead-eagle feather
flying speech, after which a regular base
ball club from Larned crossed bats with
a picked up club from this city. The
score was 16 to 4 in favor of the home
team. A half mile bicycle race was won
by Frank Bailey of the city, with Frank
Reisie of EllinwOOd second, and the
positions of these men were reversed in
the five mile race. Three-eighths mile
horse race was won by John Stevens
Nassac, by two lengths over all COM
petitors. The otherwise successful eel
ebration was marred by a distressing
accident which befell Robert Wright,
the 7-year-Old son of Mrs. Gallagher of
Dodge City. The boy was watching
some men shooting an anvil, when a
piece of leather, used in the operation,
struck him in the eye, putting it out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
FARMERS USE BOATS
Neosho Valley Flooded For Miles Up
and Down the River.

Chanute, July 6.-The NeOsho river is
out of its banks at this place and stead
lily rising. The levees are broken at sew
eral points and the bottom lands for
miles up and down the river are flooded.
Trains on the NJ. x. & T., railroad from
Parson and the Santa Fe trains from
Pittsburg are compelled to go by the
way Of CherryVale, on account of the
flooding CT the bridges. Thousands of
dollars worth os wheat in stacks is
floating down the river with barns and
outbuildings. The Santa Fe depot at Elk
City is surrounded with four feet of
water and it is necessary to use boats
to reach the town or go on horseback
Many trains were delayed on account Of
high water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
The Fourth at Howard.

Howard, July 6.-The Fourth Of July
was celebrated here, Notwithstanding
the heavy rain Of Monday night. P. E.
Gregory Of Lyndon, with that remark
able voice of his-(which was the envy
of all the members of the last legisla-
ture)-rnade the GRAFTON of the day, a
mastery effort, patriotic eloquent and
dignified. He held the vast audience
until his closing words. The music by
the Howard band and the newly orga-
nized drum corps, was one of the espe-
cial features. Fireworks in the evening
were witnessed by people from all parts
of the county. A grand ball and cake
walk at tee opera house drew an i'm
mense crowd in the evening.
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WIDE APART
Are the Assets and Liabilities of This
Bankrupt.

Chicago, July 6.-Charles B. Brown Of
Chicago; who is ENGAGED in the novelty t9ltyy
a petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court today. scheduling his
We're placed at s.. The largest creditors
are: Warner Coalield Railroad company,
Meridian Miss, for $3.50 600: Alexander Hol-
hday. New York, for $3.50, 72S; Harriet n.
Browne, administratrix of estate of Bart
low Bennett, MaQuokota, Ia, for $1S5 600;
Glenn Mineral Springs. Waukesha- Wis,
for $67, $50; Walker, safrnas Cal, for Ho S6 49,
Oswold, Milwaukee for S32, 600; James
Seaman, St. Louis, for 81 900; James Sa-
loman, Washington, for So, 9S7; Joseph Nc
Donald, New York, for $72, S95.
Most of the debts are for money bor-
rowed, few of them having been contract
ed in open account, and the most of the
Indebtedness dates back to 1856.
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Chicago hopes to entertain both of
the great national conventions next
year. There is now in course of con-
struction there an immense building to
be known as the Coliseum. It is going
up on the site of the old Libby Prison
War Museum on Wabash avenue, near
Fourteenth street. This building will
seat an audience of $4,000 people, and is
to have an annex with ample room for
committees. telegraph instruments, tel
ephOnes and newspaper quarters. The
Coliseum is a private enterprise under
the control of Illinois and Iowa capt.
talists. It is centrally located not far
from the business quarters of Chicago.
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Tour in the Rocky Mountains.

The 'Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, offers to
tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
transcontinental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains
all through tickets available via either
The direct line to Cripple Creek the
greatest gold camp on earth Double
daily train service with through Pull
man palace and tourist sleeping cars
between Denver, San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and Denver and Portland
The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana
oregon and Washington via the Ogden
Gateway" Write S. K. Hooper 6. p
&, T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets.
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TRAINS ABANDONED
On the Santa Fe Between Gal
weston and the BrazOs.

Galveston. Tex, July 6-James Collin
son. superintendent of machinery for
the Santa F'e road, left today on a spe-
cial train for the flooded district, carry
ing provisions for the destitute.
Twenty-Five row boats fully manned
and provisioned, We're taken to assist in
saving life and property.
Governor Sayers has been asked by
Representative w. H. Ellis to call a
special session of the legislature to re-
lieVe the distress in the Manifestations.
The Santa Fe main line trains have
been abandoned between Galveston and
the Brazos river. Trains west of the
river are running on time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Lawrence Journal: The Topeka and
Wichita papers are fighting again over
the fast mail train. Wichita should be
more considerable. How does it think
the Kansas City, Mo, papers could ex-
list without subsidy? Does it want to
make them shut UP their shops?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
ANTHONY FINED.
Leavenworth Postmaster Pays $50
For Assaulting Justice Bond.

Leavenworth. July 6.-More interest
was manifested in the trial of d. r:
Anthony, jr., for assauIting Judge Bond
than there was in the celebration Of the
Fourth Anthony was fined $25 for
carrying concealed weapons and $40 for
assault.
The case was not under way until 2
p m, as an adjournment was taken
that that the complaint might be re-
duced to writing. Even then Anthony
was not arraigned until O'Clock p. m.
Justice Moore presided and the after
noon session was held in the council
chambers, which were packed to the
doors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Is 1T RIGHT
For an Editor to Recommend Patent
Medicines

from the sylvan EaIIey news, Brevrad.
It may be a question whether the editor
recommend any of the various proprietary
medicines which flood the market, yet as
a preventive of suffering we feel it a duty
to say a good word for Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
We have known and used this medicine
in family for twenty years and have
always found it reliable. In many cases
a dose of this remedy would save hours of
suffering while physician is awaited. we
do not believe in depending implicitly on
any medicine for cure, but we do be-
ieve that if a bottle of Chamberlain
Diarrhoea Remedy were kept on hand
and administered at the inception of an
attack much suffering might be avoided
and in very many cases the presence of
physician would not be required. At least
this has been our experience during the
last twenty years. For sale by all drug
giStS.
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lock was stabbed four times and was
unconscious from bleeding for several
hours. Injuries to the others were slight.
Young Murray had loaned a farm Wag-
on 10 Bullock. who, for some reason,
refused to send it home. When he went
10 get it his father accompanied him,
ana the two were attacked by the Bull
lock family.
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Endeavorers Hear Jones.

Toledo. O.. July 6.-The Missouri and
Kansas delegations to the Christian En-
G 13 or TeGtd5s en- or T91te TO Zero b
dress by Mayor Jones', The plan was not
determined upon until after the delega-
lions left their homes Mayor Jones met
the, Endeavorers at the Body house and
spoke to them for half an hour on the
golden rule" and was accorded an en-
thl1SiaSffc hearing.
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TEDDY'S CONTRIBUTION.
The Colonel Gives $25 to the Dewey
Fund.

New York, July 6,-The Brooklyn
Eagle received a letter from Governor
Roosevelt today accompanied by
check for $25, for the Dewey fund. In
his letter the governor says:
L enclose you a check as slight
token of my appreciation of your effort
to get some memorial and give recOgni-
ton in whatever shape the admiral him
self deems best to services to the coun-
try which have justly rendered him the
man of all since the civil war, who
stands highest in popular regard.,
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Frank S. Hamilton, aged IT, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, died
Wednesday morning of typhoid fever at
the home of his parents, 518 Madison
street. The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at two o'clock from the resi-
dence. The members of his Sunday
school class will act as pail bearers.
Frank Hamilton was a high school
student and expected to enter college
after his graduation and to become a
lawyer. He was known as a good
scholar and popular in his classes.
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Wellington Journal Changes.

The three remaining proprietors of
the Journal have bought L. F. Smiths
effective July l. Mr.. Smith has entered
the employ of the Santa Fe at this
place as chief clerk under Foreman A.
Sherwood of the round house. As soon
as possession of the room east of the
Monitor-Press Office can be secured, the
Journal will buy a printing outfit of its
own and move into it with the Voice in
order to use their press.-We ellington
Journal
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BISHOP DENIES TT.
Says He is Not Such a Brute as to
Order Prisoners Shot.
The salina Journal p. bnshes the follow

ing:
Manila, P. L. May a. 1899.
II. H Morrison, Salina, Kan:
Dear Sir-I herewith return a number of
letters that came to Henry and I will
turn any more that may be received.
see by a paper received from home to-
permitting prisoners to be killed. I DO
hope the good people at home will not
think for one moment that / am such a
brute The insurgent wounded and pris-
oners are well cared for-we only wish all
of them would surrender and end this
awful affair. Yours,
W H. BISHOP.
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Ex-senator Martin at whitewater.

Whitewater July Eek Senator John
Martins speech in Whitewater on the
Fourth was pronounced by oil who
The senator was in excellent health and
spirits and this told in the enthusiasm
and force of his utteTanceS. He stood
sQuarely on the Declaration of indie
pendence. He argued the strength of
a nation depended upon the integrity
and welfare of its individual citizens,
and that governments We're modelled af-
ter the religious thought of the people
deVising them. He showed that the
progress of governments consisted in
the progress of the protection of the
rights of the individual citizen as set
forth in the Declaration OF Independ-
ence