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The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
WASTE OF MONEY
ItCOstS Kansas Many Thousands
of Dollars
To Print Official Reports Which
Nobody Reads.
STILL NOT ENOUGH.
Appropriations Are insufficient
to Do All the Work.
Nobody Will Miss the Books
That Fail to Appear.

The cost of the state printing for
Kansas. at the close of the fiscal year,
June so, will have been $130,0OO- VI
this amount $4,000 was appropriated
by the last session of the legislature TO
nay a deficiency and $4,000 was appro-
rriated at the same time for deficiency
in the stock of printing material
The original appropriation for the
state printing for the year beginning
July 1, 1898, and ending June 80. 1899
was s75, 900. Added to this amount the
deficiency appropriations, the total is
$13o.OOO. 10000
There is now a balance of $4,000 IN
the printing fund but this Will be con-
sumed in the printing OF various uocu-
ments now in the hands of the printer
The report of the state insurance De
partment and the report of the State
Society of Labor will not be issued at
this time owing to the lack of funds
Six thousand dollars of the balance
will be expended at once for the session
laws which are being completed today
An additional Sc, 600 will be expended for
the house and senate Journals WnlcH
are now being completed. Then the re
port from the court of apepals is in hand
a the state printing office, also geo
logical report and the report of the
Kansas Academy of Science, neither of
which is read by the general public
Secretary Coburn's 10000 quarterly re-
ports are being completed as are the
When these jobs are completed there
will remain, according to estimates fur
nished by A. J. WhitmOre, chief clerk
in the office of the secretary of state,
in the printing fund, a balance of $4,000
The insurance and labor reports
would cost 50. 900. This places them out
of the race for the advantage of spend
ing the balance. In addition to this
there are 10 600 catalogues of the state
normal school and a similar number of
catalogues for the agricultural college
waiting to be printed. Chancellor Snow
stole a march on the other institutions
by sending in the copy for the universi-
ty catalogue early and it will be printed
before the money is exhausted.
In addition to these important public
documents there is a large amount of
small printing to be done. including
blank books and forms for the state in
stitutiOns and the necessary printing
for the various state departments. The
indications are now that the catalogues
and the reports mentioned will be held
up indefinitely
The Populist senate saved nearly 81
600 by making the daily journal of the
senate the official journal of the session.
The house journal will cost about s., 900.
The senate journal owing to this pro-
vision by the senate will cost probably
less than 81, 500.
There will be no deficiency in the
printing for the remainder of the year
The administration feels that reports
and other documents had better be
withheld from the public than to be
printed so as to cause a Deficiency
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
NEW TIME CARD.
Santa Fe Will Put One In Effect on
May 81.

"A new time card will go into effect
on the Santa Fe on Wednesday, May 81.
The superintendent of the different di-
visions will be in Topeka within a few
days to arrange the new schedule. The
only important feature of the new card
will be the discontinuance of the linn
tied trains between Chicago and the
Pacific coast. Practically the only other
changes will be in taking up time now
provided for in the operation of the linn
tied trains.
There will probably be no changes in
the time of trains through Topeka. The
summer schedule will remain practical
ly& he same as at present, but in the fall
radical changes may be looked for
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

Chicago. May II.
WHEAT-There has been enough talk of
fly damage from Ohio and Indiana today
to keep wheat firm at around call price
The weekly crop bulletins did not have
much to say of insect damage, but the
California weekly bulletin did pronounce
that the week had been too cold and dry
vices from good sources that were not IA
vorable. Snow declared the insect com
plants exaggerated and pronounced the
spring wheat condition perfect, but he de-
clared Ohio, Indiana and Michigan had de-
clined from last figures Cash demand
DOOR but one lot of No. / northern was
sold for export. Market sold over calls
CORN-In spite of small receipts, corn
has been easy, not much trade and some
selling of futures. indicating freer move
ment from the west. The Patten lines
have been sold. The weekly crop bulle-
tins reported some delay from too much
rain. The weather map shows light gen
eral showers. with fair weather predicted
for Thursday. Buffalo situation bad.
Charters almost impossible.
OATS-Oats have been rather active in
a scalping way and were firm for May.
1t sold from 2624c to 273sc, although there
was some selling of May by Norton, who
is the principal long. The oat crowd has
been a large one and shorts for several
days have shown increased interest. 1t
eased off some with corn.
PROVISIONS-The incident in provis
ions has been selling by Patten, about s.
600 barrels of pork and perhaps half
million ribs, all for September. There
was some commission selling early. The
buying scattering. Cudahy took pork
Floor traders Were buyers. The market
was weak on the hog receipts
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

ing up his financial obligations to his
order and at the same time so derelict
in attendance as ]. E. Wilson, who was
in a lodge room Tuesday for the first
time in 81 years.
Mr.. Wilson is a travelling man, and
his home is in Portland Maine. He
Joined the Knights of Pythias order in
Vermont in 1872. Since that time he has
kept up all his dues, but he has never
attended a lodge meeting since he took
the rank of knight. He happened to be
in Topeka when the grand lodge met
here, and he exercised his prerogative
to secure the password and attended
the grand lodge session as a specta-
tor.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
New York Money Market.

New Ork, May IL.
MONEY-Money call nominany 2@U3
per cent; prime mercantile paper. 312d4A
per cent; sterling exchange firm, with act
ua1 business in bankers bills at Sf.ST14d13
for demand and at $4.S5141i12 for 6osdays;
posted rates, $4.S6GI4. S612 and $4.SSlctSS12;
commercial bills, S4.S4d4S41z.
SILVER = Silver certificates, 6114062c;
bar silver. Gle: Mexican dollars, 4S3lc.
BONDS = Government bonds strong
2s, registered. 991z; IS. registered. 10Sls; 3s.
coupon, 1OSas: new As. registered. 1873;
new As, coupon. 13O; old As. registered,
1127s; old As. coupon, 1874; 5s, registered
112A; IS, coupon, 112A.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
AGAINST KANSAS CITY.
Kansas and Oklahoma Cattlemen to
Ship to Chicago.

Wichita. Nav 17.-C. L. .Swartz of Halle
ton, Kan. says an organization is being
effected by cattlemen against shipping to
the Kansas City market. SwarE has
ranches in both Oklahoma and Kansas
He says it is just cheap to ship to
Chicago under recent inspection rules. He
says:
1--WE expect to throw thirty. thousand
head of cattle per month away from Kan
sas City. The way it is now, We've got
to get our cattle Inspected in Kansas and
paw for it. and as soon as we get across
the Missouri line we've got to have them
inspected again. and it costs time and
money when there is neither sense nor
justice in the plan
Photographs-YaIe special operator
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, May H.
HOGS-Estimated receipts of hogs, 81
900: tomorrow, 10000; left over. 2056, Mar
ket weak to SC lower Mixed and butchers.
So 60d3.90: good heavy. 50. .S0I3.95; rough
heavy. S3.55d3 20: light, s3.60Q3-S5.
CATTLE-Receipts, i; 800. Market bare,
ly steady. Beeves. 81. 25d550; csws and
heifers. s2d5; Texas steers. 81. 25G4 70;
stockers and feeders, $3. 75a5: 10
HEEP-ReceiptS. Is. 0O0- Market steady.
Sheep, $4-50@5.40: lambs, $5d6-75-
Official yesterday:
CATTLE-Receipts, 2,073; shipments, l.
SHEEP Receipts. 1903; shipments. L.
695.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
GAMBLING Is THERE.
Lexow Committee Begins Work on
Chicago.

Chicago, May 1.-THE old question .'Ts
there ambling in ChicagO?'' was the first
matter taken up by the Baxter legislative
investigating committee which began its
''LeXow'' work here today. The commit
tee will Investigate charges that the city
administration extended protection to Ger
tain gamblers who are good terms with
those in authority. Several witnesses tes-
titled today that there many gambling
houses now doing business in the DOWN
town districts
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City. May II.
CATTLE-Receipts. 5000. Market steady.
Native steers $4-55M5; 20: Texas steers, s3a
heifers. $3d4, 80: stockers and feeders, $3.5
as. 25: bulls, $364.1O.
to shade lower. Bulk of sales. So. 60GI2. 20;
heavy, $3. 60d3. .7712; packers. S3.69d3-721a;
mixed. S355d3.70 light S3.45M3. .6212; york
ers. 50. .55G3. .621a; pigs, 50. .3OG3.55.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 Market firm
Lambs $4M7: muttOnS, 50. 50(I5.25.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

e71zc: No. red, 71Q75c; No. g. 7Oa7s1sc;
No, spring; 65q6Sc; No, 3, 63dG6c. oo-l.
Cash firm: No. mixed, 3214d1Rc; No 2
oATs"F'irm. No. : white, 2sc.
RYE-Firm. No. 2, 551ac. -
HAY-Lower. Choice timothy, $S.75g
9.25; choice prairie $7.759S.
BUTTER = Steady. Creamery, 15c;
EGGS-Steady Fresh. 12c.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

at a meeting of the officers of the I'm
form Rank last evening.
The Uniform Rank is the dress. pa
rade part of Pythianism. 1t has 800
members in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
GODDARD In Wichita

Attorney General GODDARD went to
Wichita Tuesday to be present at the
trial of cases instituted by him in the
federal court before he was elected to
take charge of the states legal busi
mess.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Tom McNeal Annointed.

Governor Stanley in response to an
urgent request for a good speaker from
Topeka, has appointed Tom McNeal al
a. delegate to the TransmIssissippi Com
mercial congress which will meet in
Wichita the latter part of next month
Mr.. Mcneil will address the congress-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Sugar Markat.

New York. May Il.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining. 41sc;
centrifugal Sc test, 4ssc; molasses sugar. .4c
Refined firm; crushed, 55sc; powdered,
size: granulated, 5ssc.
COFFEE-Dull. No. I. csc.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
WILL WIKIDAL WELL.
Young Man Has Recovered From the
Effects of Nervous Trouble.

viii Wikidal. the well known Topeka
young man who was placed in the Topeka
asylum a short time ago for private treat
ment, has left that institution entirely
cured. He is now on his way to Canton,
O.. to visit relatives
The physicians say that the trouble was
due entirely to nervous affection, and that
there will be no recurrence.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City. May IL
,WHEATrme.July, opened up 1sc at 629se:
higher: No. hard, 6e1zll6sc; No. 3, GAG
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

No better equipped shop nor finer
watchmakers than at Campbell's, 625
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Grain Letter.

Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant. 112 East 5th St. Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
NOT a LODGE CRANK.
Although He Came From Maine to
Kansas to Grand Lodge.

There probably is not Sir Knight in
the United States as faithful in keep
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

The Peerless Steam Laundry has put
on the latest device for smoothing the
edges Of collars and cuffs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17
Range of Prices.
Open High J

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant 112 East Fifth st, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, May Il.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-17

Photographs-YaIe, special operator
at Downing's. Call and get acquainted.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
Mr.. lIaseluon's shots took effect.

MIR. IIasoldon's shots took effect.
When Mr.. Sellers rushed out upon
the platform to tho uid Of his son, no
drew his pistol and opened fire upon
Evans, who was then tho only occu-
pant of tho buggy. The othor bug
gy at that timo contained DIR. Ed,
wards, who was armed with Il rifle.
Ho whcclod his horse back across the
railroad and his riilo fell out on tho
track and was not picked up until
Mr.. Huscldcn's hands camo back for
it. 20 minutes later.
Mr.. John G.. Sellers was wounded
with Il A. 4calibrc-apparcntly rifle
ball (which passed under tho left
cluviclo and came out behind tho
right shoulder, and was cut out over
tho spinal column. Tho third ball
entered the left forearm and camo out
about four inches above tho point Of
entrance.
A negro who witnessed tho whole
shooting said Mr.. Luther NJ. Hascl-
den got out Of DIR. Edwards buggy
rs they drove up and got on tho
south platform Of the depot. From
that side bullet holo appears in Il
pane of glass, ranging down to-
wards tho inLer Office, and was
found on tho floor Of tho inner Of
iicc after having gone through the
| door.
The prominence Of all concerned
makes the affair very dcplorablo.
DIR. II. j. Weathcrly, Of Dillon,
and DR.. S. p. Watson, of Lattn, are
in attendance upon the Mcssrs Sci
lers. DIR. Monroe, Of Latta, and Drs
Badger and Mcmillan, of Marion, arc
attending Messrs. Hasoldcn and Ed
wards. At this writing tho parties
are doing as we'll as can bo expect
cd, considering the seriousness Of the
wounds.
A. B. Jordon.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
TWICE A WEEK, $1.5O A YEAR

somo that Stoncy Hill dirt and rock
demands such high price. In tho
first place tho land is not as hard to
work as appears from casual obser-
vation. The soil is very productive;
tho rocks help to prevent tho sodi-
mont from draining off. Boing a
high, wclldreined country, tho water
is pure. In hculthincss it is almost
unrxccllcd. There arc good churches,
schools, mail facilities, and other ad.
vantagcs. SO it is not to bo won
dcrcu at that fcw Of her sons and
daughters seek elsewhere for homo.
Each fccls,
81 love thy rocks and rills,
THY woods and tempted hills"
and when thoy mato, another homo
is mado to crown ono Of orr hilltops.
Thus we have ono Of tho most thickly
populated rural sections in tho State
or elsewhere: small, we'll cultivated,
fruitful farms; not much forest or
other woods remaining; and indus
trions, progressive people, who do
not hesitate to labor with their own
hands; although tho negroes arc
right numerous, and perform much
Of tho work, tho whito people, too,
"plow and hoo, reap and NOW, and
bo Il farmers boy" If any, there
arc only ono or two othor townships
in the county having whito ma
jority. Tho county has Il considera-
bic negro majority. Wo have Il good
country, thicli,y settled with white
people, and to pnraphraso little:
"Such growth and strength rs this,
they say,
Can never think Of ccasing,
But year by year, and day by day,
Keep steadily increasing
Nov. 18th. "MAJOR."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
Suws from l'usli.

We arc now inhabitants of tho pro-
grcssivo town of Nowborry. We
havo moved INTO Il house on tho corn
er Of Calhoun and Harrington streets.
Tho families on said streets have
welcomed us and aro noighborly to-
ward us. We arc thankful that wo
aro in tho midst of such good poo
pie.
Hereafter wo will not furnish tho
nows from 81. PauPs regularly. We
would bo glad for somo ono in that
community to give us tho nows
through tho columns of Tho Herald
and Ncws.
We lcarn that j. Bachman Boden-
bnugh had two bales Of cotton stolen
last "Wednesday night. Two ne.
grocs have been arrested and arc
now in jail awaiting tho preliminary,
which will bo this week. Tho ones
| ulltSIctl hIb hBNllltlS l)UkcI ana SOL.
Fortunate for Mr.. Bodonbaugh tho
wagon broke down within Il milo of
Mr.. Bcdonbaugh's house, tho cotton
was tumbled or, a balo on each sido
the Of road, and tho wagon dragged
in woods and left. The wagon is tho
property Of n negro by tho namo of
Rob Koon. Koon has not yot beon
arrested.
We arc surely in tho land of tho
gospel. We hear preaching twice
every Sunday and lecture at pray
cr meeting cyory Wednesday night.
Wo have been attending tho Luther
an church, but expect to go and hear
tho other denominations Tho Lu-
thorans have mado wise soleetion
by olccting Rev. Schoror their pas
tor. Flo certainly is q good preach
or PUSH.
Nov. 18, 1899.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
PAY FOR SEIZURES.
Tho Governor Issues a Circular OF Intc, cst
to Police.
(The State, 15th.)

Gov. McSwconey has received n
number of letters from policemen in
towns where no dispensarios have
been established, asking whether
when seizures arc made by such po-
lice will they receive compensation
for it. In reply he has issued n gon-
eral circular letter Of interest to all
policemen affected.
In cities where constablcs arc sta
toned, tho police will receive no re-
ward for seizures, it being held that
thoy must enforce tho law. In towns
whore there arc no constablcs and no
dispensaries, tho r' % making soiz-
ures will receive so much as tho
Governor deems proper under tho
circumstances. This amount is to be
awarded on proper proof that tho
seized stuff has boon sent into tho
State dispensary, or that if tho prop.
erty has been sold that a proper re-
tnrn has been made to tho State
Treasurer.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
TIE WOUNDS NOT SERIOUS.
Especial to tho State. }

Marion, Nov. lI.-As Messrs. j..
Dudley Hascldon, l.. NJ. Hascldcn,
IL. A. Edwards and j. A. Evans were
returning to thcir homo from Marion
they wero attacked by crowd using
pistols and guns. Mr.. j. d. Iasol-
den was wounded IN tho leg; l.. M.
Haselden in tho sido; DR.. II. A. Ed
wards was shot in the breast and face
with shot gun. Mr.. Evans escaped
injury. Drs. Monroe, McNIillon and
Badger pronounce thoir wounds not
to be serious.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
A. B. Jordon.
SAYS SELLERS SHOT FIRST.
Especial to tho State.)

Sellers, Nov 14.-A serious shoot
ing scrapo occurred hero this after
noon. j. @. Sellers, his son Ben and
others concealed themselves in tho
Office at tho railroad station and
opened fro Oh j. d. Haseldon and
party of his friends as they were
passing. Hasoldon's party slightly
wounded. Both Sellers mon wound
cd. Ben Sellers wounds arc very
serious. About 30 shots wcro fired.
Tho Sellers crowd wero arc armed
with shotguns and pistols.
j. n. w.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
HASELDEN SHOT
NEAR HIS HOME.
DISPENSARY ROW CAUSE OF a FIGHT
WHICH MAY FKUVE FATAL.

Sellers Badly wound, d. Member Board Of
Control Accuses Scllcrs OF writing Dc
fnmatory LettrIs-FrleEds of Each
Party Join In Bloody Battle Quo
Account Siates that tho Iinsel
deu Crowd Fir, Il First but
Another story Indicates
that the Sellers were
AGEressOis.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
| $500. 900 BALE CROP WILL. B: MANI
| MUM.
The Stntitticinn OF Department OF AgrI-
culture Makes an Important statement.
Nov. IS, 1899.

Washington, November 1O.--The
monthly report Of tho statistician of
tho department Of agriculture will
state that tho most thorough invcs-
tigation of the cotton situation that
has been made since 1895 has inst
been completed. Special agents from
tho Washington Office have visited
all tho principal points in tho cotton
bolt, investigating both acreage and
production. Ponding the receipts of
tho final reports as to picking, duo
December lst, no detailed statement
will bo issued, but the statistician
statos that on the basis of tho highest
estimate Of tho area under cultiva-
ton for which tho department cun
find any warrant, 23,500,000 acres,
the crop cannot exceed 0,500,00O
bales. This estimate is based on
tho most complete and trustworthy
! information.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07
HUNTSVILLE.

Mrs. A. N. Ninninger entertained with a
musical last night in compliment to her
guest, Miss Marguerite Rugg, of st. Paul,
MINI. Refreshments were served during
the evening.
Several coaching parties went out from
the city Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. John Warm
chaperoned a large party to Byrd Spring,
and Miss Annie Geron chaperoned another
to Three Forks of Flint. Another party
spent the early part of the evening at Mas
tins Lake.
Mrs. Harry Hawk is visiting friends in
Birmingham.
Mrs. J. r. Crawford, of Clinton, Mo-, Is
the guest of Mrs. J. w. Cooper, Randolph
street
Miss Fannie Stewart has returned from a
visit of several weeks to Memphis.
Mrs. Hector d. Lane, widow of the late
commissioner of agriculture of Alabama,
has removed her family from Athens to
this city.
Mrs. M Swofford has returned to her
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07

Ladies of st. Agnes
Guild 10 Serve Lunches

The members of st. Agnes Guild who will
serve ices at w. d. Colby's store Monday
and Tuesday are divided as follows:
Monday Morning 8 O'clock-Mesdames
Robert Newman, ]. w. Stokes, r. L. Dam
gerheld, C. w. Ross, Geo. Hays, Harrison,
Barlow Eberhart, Misses Alice Gotten and
Madge Smith.
Monday Afternoon l O'clock-Mesdames
Haskin Williams, C. I. Randall, w. Y.
Dill, w. H. Johnston, Bert Woodrow, Robt.
NJ Brown Misses Lottie Coffin, Margaret
Benners, Mary Harrison, Annie Pegues
and Gertie Gehrs.
Tuesday Morning O'clock-Mesdames A.
w. Miller, J. b. Cobbs, Chas Roberts,
Barnes Morgan, Stratford, Misses Lucy
Thornton, Slaughter, Erswell and Frank
lin.
Tuesday Afternoon 1 O'clock-Mesdames
j. r. Estes, Robert Newman Misses Adele
Shaw, jamie Moore, Florence Rumph,
Clara Gotten, Aileen Gotten, Sada Haw-
kns, X. E. NJ. Dumbell and Maude Erswell.
The following young girls will assist both
days: Misses Charlotte Mealng, Norma
Lide, Emma Ewing, Lola Butterheld.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07
TUSKEGEE

The State Sabbath Association convened
here yesterday, though there were only a
few delegates present. Others are expected
today. AT the opening of the session last
night Rev. e. P. Davis, of Montgomery
president of the association, delivered an
address. Rev. Mr.. Martindale, the secre-
tary, then read the minutes of the last
meeting and reports from the different
county organizations.
a party of young people, consisting of
six or eight couples had picnic at Little
Creek Wednesday. They were chaperoned
by Mrs. Annie Smith, and all enjoyed the
day very much. The following were the
couples Peter Preer and Miss Kicker
Holt, Ed Laslie and Miss Carrie Cobb. Cor
ME Lasiie and Miss Fannie Drakeford Hal
Outright and Miss Mae Belle Drakeford,
Charlie Boyd and Miss Maggie Smith, e.
w. Thompson and Miss Annie Lyde Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson, of Montgomery, are
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. Dan Oppenheimer and Miss Julia
Brickman, of Montgomery, spent Sunday
here.
M IS Gussie Lou Micou. of Tallassee,
spent few days here with friends this
week.