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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
More Bachelors Than Maids.

LF'rom the Cincinnati Inquirer.]
1t appears that people generally are
greatly mistaken in their notion that
there is an enormous surplus of I'M
married women in this country. The
truth is that no such excess of spin
sters exists; in fact it is quite the other
way, the bachelors Outnumber1ng the
maidens. At the present moment there
are in the United States 2,2O0,0O0 more
unattached males than females SINH
1arly situated, the exact figures being
5,427, 767 bachelors against 3,224,494 spin
sters of ages from 20 years up. Thus
it is obvious that if girls do not find
husbands it is not for lack of plenti-
full supply of the article. What is re-
Quired, seemingly, is a general mlSra-
ton of spinsters from the north ana
east to the great and growing west, in
parts of which there are ten available
mates for every maid.
From the last remark, however, it
must not be inferred that there is ac-
tualIy an excess of unmarried women
in the northern and eastern states.
Even in those parts of the country
there are more bachelors than spinsters
20 years old and upward, notw1thstand-
ing the theory to the contrary so wide
1y accepted. No state in the union has
as many maidens as bachelOrS-nOt
even Massachusetts, where the hgures
are 219,25 spinSters against 226,OS5
bachelors. Massachusetts is the banner
state for SpinSterS, the bachelors out
mum boring them by only twO-tenthS of
1 per cent Next comes Rhode Island,
where the excess of bachelors is 2 per
cent. The excess Of bachelors in the
District of Columbia is per cent in
North Carolina 9 per cent, in New
Hampshire per cent, in Connecticut
20 per cent, in Maine 81 per cent and
in Vermont "a per cent. In Maryland
the bachelor surplus is 10 per cent, in
New Jersey it is D per cent, in New
York it is 26 per cent and in Virginia
it is % per cent. All of these are low
percentages so far as the superiority
of bachelors in point of numbers is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05

Gated figures of all the orthodox ball
dances, and are generally gifted with
sufficient plastic grace to carry them
out in style. They carefully cultivate
dances calling for kind of grace
which is almost beyond the reach of
art. The nazurka is one of the finest
of these, and it is quite a favorite at
balls on the banks of the Neva- 1t
needs a good deal of room, one or more
spurred officers, and grace, grace, and
grace. The dash with which the part
ners rush forward, the clinking and
Gathering of spurs as heel clashes with
heel in midair, punctuating the staccato
of the music, the loud thud of boots
striking the ground, followed by their
sibilant slide along the polished floor,
then the swift springs and sudden
bounds, the whirling gyrations and
dizzy evolutions. the graceful genuhec-
lions and quick embraces, and all the
other intricate and nnaddening move
ments to the accompaniment of one of
Glinka'S or TZchaikOWsky'S master
pieces, awaken and mobilize all the an
tique heroism, medieval chivalry and
wild romance that lie dormant in the
depths of mems being. There is more
genuine pleasure in being the spectator
of a soul thrilling dance like that than
in taking an active part in the Hfeless
make believes performed at society
balls in many of the more western
countries of Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

chicago, sept. D..
WHEAT showed a great deal of steadi-
er at 713s4711Ac. The advance was with
Liverpool which reported prices ls4Ad
higher. Northwest receipts were heavy.
but not more so than expected. The north
west a seller in this market predict
ing a continuance of the heavy receipts.
December eased off to 711sc. ADVANCED to
713s6113c, and declined to 705sQ71c. There
was some trading in May around 1850.
Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were Zoo
cars, against 5S1 last week and 2S9 a year
ago. Chicago receipts were 253 cars, of
contract grade. A decrease of 100000 BUSH
els in the visible was expected.
CORN was firm at the opening on the
cables. The crowd sold freely on news
paper advices that the crop was out of
the way of frost and would not be affect
ed much by weather, prices declining
sharply. Later the market rallied again
on covering by shorts. Receipts were 150O
cars. Country offerings were freer. De
cember opened AUssc higher at 29eB29l sc,
declined to 2S5sc and reacted to 2S1sc.
OATS followed other grain markets.
Trading was small and almost entirely
local. Receipts were SI4 cars December
opened sc higher at 201Ac, declined to 2Oc
and reacted to 201sd2014c c.
PROVISIONS were steady but dull. The
the firmness in hogs The demand was
small. October pork opened 212 cents high
er al SS.07jA, sold at IS 0212 and advanced
to IS .1211. October lard opened ~ cents
higher at s.. rs and advanced to IS .271s.
October ribs opened 219 cents higher at
Total visible: Wheat S4,76S, 900; corn g.
73S, 600; oats sos, 900.
Total clearanceS wheat and flour 1,200,-
900 for two days; corn 1,061, O00-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
WORTH ITS COST
Senator TilIman's View of the
Spanish War.
South Has No Troops For the
Philippines.
ALL RIGHTS BUT VOTE
Willing to Grant Negroes All
Other Privileges.
Comedies the Honesty Of the
President.
ALL RIGHTS BUT VOTE

Providence, r. L, Sept. 5.-The second
meeting of the New England Bimetal-
lie league at Crescent park was very
largely attended and representative
Democrats from all the New England
states occupied the platform.
Gen. A J. Warner of Marietta, Ohio,
was introduced as the oldest warrior
in the silver cause in the country" He
argued that the silver question was
considerably larger than the one Incl
dent of 16 to 1. The silver question at
the bottom is a question of an ade-
quate money supply, not one of color
or specific gravity He referred to the
alleged corruptiOns of the last pres1-
Dental election and declared that the
laboring people furnished the money
by which they themselves were cor
rupted by allowing a few to amass
great fortunes which were used to
wage war upon labor.
Resolutions declaring for free silver
against militarism and urging the
nomination of W. ]. Bryan for presl-
dent were unanimously adopted.
Senator Benjamin r. Tillman or
South Carolina was then introduced
and his address was punctuated with
cheers throughout. He stated that the
Spanish war was worth all it cost if it
has proved nothing else than that the
south Will fight for the stars and
stripes as eagerly as the north He de-
clared that unless the policy Of the gov
eminent is changed soon, the republic
is doomed and will become a govern
ment Of oppression of the many by the
few. He praised New England for
what it had done for the country but
called attention to the fact that there
were people enough south and west of
the Potomac and the Mississippi to
elect a president without the aid Of
New England
He said that while he believed and
always would, that the negro is not
the equal of the white man, still he
believed in giving him his legal rights
barring the political side. He said
the negroes did not know enough to
vote, and in South Carolina the white
people had succeeded IN DISTINGUISHING
them until they can read and write
Mr.. Tillman asked: IF it was right
to free Cuba because Spain was shoot
ing Cubans to death, how is it to be re-
conciled with the fact that the United
States which now owned the Philip
pines was now shooting the Filipinos
to death2' He said that he believed
the president is honest in his belief
that he is doing his duty but claimed
that he only looked at the one fact that
the United States bought the islands
from Spain. He asked where the honor
was in the Philippine war. The south
and South Carolina will at any time
send as many men in proportion to its
population as any state to any war of
decency and honor but it will not send
a regiment to the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
HIGHHEELED SHOES AGAIN

TFrom the Chicago Times Herald
Since women have been wearing
sensible, brOad-toed, fiat-heeled boots
most of the chirOpOdistS have found
business slack. But if Dame Rumor
foretells correctly, they'll soon be
brushing up their signs and working
overtime to meet demands.
Our British cousins say that wo-
mems feet should look small. Amer
lean girls always had their own ideas
about this matter, and crammed their
toes into narrow shoes until they hob
bled like the dainty little Acknowledged
ladies of China, but. since the golf girl
came and the bicycle girl, too. there
has been a change. Louis XIV shoes
amount to a row of pins where one
is boating or wheeling or fish
ing or climbing hills. And that's
what the summer girl of today is
doing most of the time. She
doesn't want to be pinched up or help
less, and enjoys the fresh air of heav-
en-, and the sunshine of nature. The
broad, comfortable shoe was a godsend
after years of misery with sharp point
ed fOOtgear that kept her toes twisted
together and her instep raised like a
flagpole. And now, just after salvation
has come, must she once more don the
painful horrors from which she has
been but recently unclaimed?
Every woman will declare that she
will never again be a victim of short.
narrow shoes. whatever the fashion
may be. That's all right to say. but
how many will have the courage to
wear one sort of a shoe when all the
rest of beskirted humanity is wearing
some other style? Not many, it is to
be feared The physical culture advO-
Gates viii be among the minority, and
possibly the girls who go IN for out
door sports to an unusual extent. But
no matter how advanced women may
become. or how strong minded, it takes
the nerve and energy and courage of a
julius Caesar or an Alexander to war
against the DEGREES of fashion-and
Julius Caesars and Alexanders are
rather rare in femininitys ranks these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
COAL CONTRACT AWARDED
Webstsr-Tulloch Company viii Sup
ply City Schools

The board of education met Monday
night and among the most important
business transacted was the letting of
the coal contract for the winter.
There were four bidders. The con-
tract was awarded to the Webster-Tul-
1och company at 50 50 for Burlingame
coal The other bidders were: ]. w. F.
Hughes Wear Coal company, and the
Southwestern Coal company. It was
decided that a closer inspection of bills
should be made before they are allowed
Heretofore the bills, or rather the to-
tails, have been read and allowed with
out the board knowing much about
them. Hereafter the bills must be
1temized and submitted to the finance
committee.
President Wilder appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the coming year:
Finance-Macferran. Griggs, Bone
brake
Building and grounds-Wilson, Cha
neg, Pechner.
Teachers and enthusiastically, Will
son, Macferran.
School laws and regulations-Griggs
Priddy, Matthews.
Text books and courses of instruction
Buck, Henderson. Tincher.
temporary committee to have
charge Of school decorations, is made
Up as follows; Wilder, Priddy, Hen
dersOn Davidson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05

New York: Market quiet and rather in
clined to sell lower.
Wheat opens trife frmer with pit trad
ers best buyers, now easier.
Corn steady with caIpines element in
clined to be bullish and buying a little.
Provisions, steady to firm with light
Liverpool: Wheat I'D higher; corn I'D
higher than Saturday.
Chicago: Hogs 5000; cattle 5000: sheep
1900; Hogs steady; sheep and cattle
steady.
Car lots: Two days: Wheat 25S-A; corn
1,5C0-25S; oats S74-160.
Wheat af1oat to United Kingdom 16,-
800, 600; afloat to continent 1920. 900. Stocks
United Kingdom, wheat and flour 1S mil
non; french ports 400,OOJ; PARIS l,Zp0. gJ0,
Antwerp $3.50, O00 Russian ports 100000
New York: There is every reason 70 be-
HeVe that out of town movement Of cur
banks now have Something less than ten
million surplus reserve and il would be
only reasonable that call money should
be a tr1ne more sensitive than II mas oeeil-
New York: 3. R. T statement for Aug
ust shows gross earnings S911,0OO, an in
crease of but $500 over last year
New York: No pressure to sell and a
few stop-orders advanced Sugar. The di-
rectOrs meet today or otmorrOW to act
nervous until the dividend is declared
Liverpool cIose- Wheat I'd higher to I'D
lower; corn 15d5sd higher than Saturday.
Chicago: The September option in wheat
IS firm and is reflected to decrease
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 502-lS9.
corn SALT: oats 1921.
that the people who stick to New York
Central, Northwest. Union Pacific. Atcht-
son and Southern Pacific will make a lot
Of money. That these properties VIII BE
put together is Enthusiastically written
the wall and the tape and IL will give Us
great bull market
December wheat 7115c. Puts May corn 29S<.
Calls May corn 301sQ3OAc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
LOSS OF MORGAN CITY.
She Struck a Reef When $50 Miles
From EagasakL

Washington. Sept. 5.-The following
dispatch received at the war depart
ment gives some particulars of the
wreck of the transport Morgan City
''Nagasaki, Sept. 3.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Transport Morgan
City under guidance experienced pilot
struck reef in inland sea, eight miles
from OnOnuchi, $50 miles from Maya
salf, about 4 a. m. September 1.
Backed off at daylight. Vessel filled
rapidly; was beached and all saved. Of
fcers and crew did splendid work. Have
autographed to Kobe for food. Am
sending wrecking crew vessel food from
here. Cargo almost all lost. Can you
send me transport from Manila. Amer
lean money good here only. hence de-
lay. CARTER, Quartermaster."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
WILL MEET MONDAY.
Twentieth Kansas Reception COM
mittee to Discuss Plans.

Governor Stanley today issued a call
tee designated to arrange for the home
coming of the Twentieth, in the execu-
tive office next Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The call for the meeting was sent out
by H. J. Allen, the governors private
secretary, the governor himself beng
out of town and unable to attend to
the business.
This committee is composed of the
following members, selected by con-
gressional districts:
First-General J. K. Hudson and
CoiOney H. c. Lindsey, Topeka; Case
Broderick, Holton.
Second-E. H. Funston. Carlisle;
Judge Manford SchoOnover. Garrett;
George w. Martin. Kansas City, Kan.
Third-R. n. Allen, Chanute; Colonel
James Beck, Galena; J. Mack Love,
Arkansas City.
Fourth-E. w. Hoch, Marion; John
Madden, Emporia; ]. E. Watrous, Bur-
Hngton.
Fifth. r. Burton, Abilene; Sam
Kimble, Manhattan; F. A. Stocks, Blue
Rapids.
sixth-Judge A H Ellis. Beloit;
James Fike, Colby; N. B. Mccormick.
seventhEA. w. Smith. Mcpherson;
Colonel T. G. Fitch, Wichita Henry
Mason, Garden City.
The surviving ex-governorS of the
state are honorary members of the
committee, as follows: John P. St
John, Olathe; George w. Click, Atchi-
son; L. U. Humphrey, Independence;
rill, Hiawatha; John w. Leedy, Law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
IT BELONGS TO KANs As.
Why Should Not Cannon Captured by
Twentieth Be Brought to
State Capital

Governor Stanley and the officers of
the Twentieth Kansas will make an
effort to secure from the war depart
ment the cannon captured at CaIumpit
by the regiment. If they are success
fuI, the gun will be planted in the
state house grounds to remind the peO-
pie of the prominent part the gallant
Kansas boys took in the Philippine
war. It is possible that an act of con-
gress will be required to get the can
non. If so, the Kansas delegation will
support the measure sOlidly and there
is little doubt of their ability to secure
its passage
Some time ago the Kansas G. A. r.
department decided to try to get a gun
captured during the recent war, and
from it manufacture badges to be Civ
en- the volunteers upon their return
from Manila. Governor Stanley wrote
to Col. Metcalf, of the regiment, asking
him and Gen. Funston to use their in
huence in securing gun captured in
the Philippines, as it would be more ap-
prOpriate for the Kansas volunteers
than gun captured in Cuba.
Upon the receipt of the governors
letter Gen Funston wrote the assistant
adjutant general in Gen. Otis head
quarters at Manila this letter:
Il beg to be allowed to suggest that
a very appropriate gift for the regi-
the small brass rifle hOwitZer captured
by a detachment from the regiment IN
der my immediate command when we
fianked the enemy out of their trenches
at Calumpit on February p. This gun
is of no use whatever, except as a relic.
and I am sure that the officers and men
of the regiment, as we'll as the citizens
of Kansas, would greatly appreciate it
as mementO of the campaign"
In reply, the adiutant general said
that, under the law, the commanding
general in the Philippines had no legal
right to grant the request. The law
forbids the war department even from
granting such request. He suggested
that congress might pass a law giving
the cannon to Kansas
The correspondence between General
received by the governor today. Along
with it was a letter from Col. Metcalf
relating to the matter. 1t follows:
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to in
close communications with reference
to securing a cannon from these ISL
ands. I think that if the proper appli-
cation is made at Washington the can
non captured by this regiment at Cal
umpit might be had. even if it should
take an act of congress. I would state
also that I purchased here a small
Moorish cannon of very ancient origin
and appearance weighing 230 pounds.
This I will try to get transported to
Kansas. 1t may answer the purpose
for the plans suggested by the G. A. r.
I am very anxious that the brass can
non referred to in Gen Funston's letter
should land eventually in the state
house yard in Topeka"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
DANCE IN ST. PETERSBURG
LFrom the London Tel,

TFrom the London Telegraph
Balls, hotels and watering places are
wofully alike all the world over. Their
essentials are the same in Japan as in
Peru, in Moscow as in Rome, and to
have experience of one is to be ac-
quainted with the type, for they differ
only in degree. True, this degree is
sometimes equal to a complete differ
ence of character, and may even form
the line of demarcation between ted
ium and amusement. Thus at a Rus
sian ball people thoroughly enjoy them
selves in the present tense. Their pleas
ure does not consist of past pain, as it
occasionally does elsewhere. In the
salons of st. Petersburg, for instance,
the guests actually dance; they do not
merely shamble to and fro in a crowd,
crumpling their clothes and ruffiing
their tempers, and call it a set of qua
drilles. They have ample space for
the sweeping movements and compIi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
ALL MUST REPORT.
Building and Loan Associations Can
not Evade State Law.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal who

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal who
has charge of the building and loan as
sociations of the state under the pro-
visions of the new law has been ex-
periencing difficulty with foreign as
sociations which have declined, with
one exception, to comply with the law
making it obligatory to file with the
bank commissioner annual statements.
The bank commissioner referred the
question to the attorney general who
holds as follows, in an opinion delivered
to Mr.. Breidenthal today:
THE provisions of section 25, chapter
78 laws of 1899, touching the filing of
reports by building and loan assOcia-
lions seems to apply only to domestic
associations Section 30 OF the act
however, provides that foreign aSSOcia-
tons shall conduct their business in ac-
cordance with the law governing do
nestle associations. Section 81 of the
same act also refers to the filing of
semi-annual statements by foreign
building and loan associations and sec
ton Sc specifies the fees payable by
foreign building and loan associations
for the filing of their semi-annual
statements, all of which indicates, to
my mind. an intention on the part of
the legislature that all foreign building
and loan associations doing business
in this state must file with you semi
annual statements showing their finan-
cial condition. Sections 81 and 81 pre-
scribe penalties for failures to comply
with the law, but the latter portion of
section 81 contains a prOvisO to the
effect that associations which had
transacted business in the state prior
to the passage of the law should have
the right to close up their business and
fulfill their contracts without being
subject to the penalties prescribed by
the act.
I am therefore of the opinion that
foreign building and loan associations
doing business in this state must file
with you semi-annual statements or
they and their agents viii be subject
to the penalties prescribed by the sta
tute. am likewise or the opinion that
foreign companies engaged merely in
law took effect need not make state
ments to you, and that you are not
compelled to investigate the financial
condition and standing of such COM
panies."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
St. Louis Produce market.

st. Louis, Sept. 5.
WHEAT-Unsettled closing strong. No.
red cash elevator Csc; track 69Gl70c; Sept
6S2sc; December 711sQ71Ac; May 755sc; No.
hard 67G69c.
CORN--Steady;. No. 2 cash soc; track 81;
Sept. 30Ac; Dec. 2715c; May 2Sssc.
OATS-F'irn- No. cash 215sc; track 215s
Sept 21%c: May 22s4c; No. white 2542612.
RYE-Firm, SIS cents.
FLAX SEED-Higher $1-15.
PORK-F'irm, 50 90.
$5.15.
LEAD-Dull, $3.50
SPELTER-S5.4 40 sellers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
Chicago Livestock Markss.

Chicago, Sent. 3.
HOGS-Estimated receipts of hogs to-
day 5000; tomorrow 25,000; left over $50.
Market opened steady, weakened later.
Mixed and butchers "a ,15l14 so; good heavy
$4,000. 55; rough heavy $4.00Q4.15; light
81 .2Od4. 20.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Steady to
strong; beeves $4.50d6.60 cows and heif
ers 1885 Is: western steers 81. 0OGI5. Is;
Texas steers So. 5000. 10; stockers and feed
erS So. 00GJ4. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Steady. Sheep
s.. 75G14. 35. Lambs IS. 50d6. 90.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
HOGS-Receipts % 337; shipments 1923.
CATTLE-Receipt 1885, shipments 3,6l5.
SHEEP-Receipts 23073; shipments 1869.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
Market Gossip.

Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St. Topeka
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
Paris wheat and flour confines lower.
Wheat on passage, decrease, 1'3SOOpO. Corn
on passage, decrease $50. 600
Duluth gets LOSS; Minneapolis IA.
Worlds shipments wheat last week,
1851 900; last year 4,903, 900.
600.
New York: I don't believe the situation
in the Transvaal will much longer have
any bearing upon New York stocks. It's
effect was largely reflex any way. AS a
matter Of fact. foreign war has and al
ways will benefit America in increasing
the demand for American products but
England is not going to fight during Queen
Victoria's life time. Short interest is
more over big enough to cushion any blow
for the present.
Generally clear weather in the west and
southwest The drouth in the corn belt
shows no relief
Liverpool: Wheat stocks show a de-
crease of 1000 for the week; corn increase
$50. 000
Liverpool. 1870 D. m: Wheat 1sa15d
higher compared with Saturday and corn
said higher
last year. Clear and hot in corn belt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-05
Topeka Markets Today.

CATTLE
COWS-s2. 5OGS Is.
STEERS-s3. 5064. so.
HEIFERS-$3 .006I3. so.
HOGS.
LIGHTS. 90d4. 10.
PIGS-S3. S564. 90.
HEAVY AND MEDIUM -$4. 0064. Is.
GRAIN
NO. 2 WHEAT-59 pond test, 611sc.
Test weight for lover grades.
NO. 2 CORN-25c.
NO. 2 OATS-20c.
No. 2 WHITE OATs2sc nominal.
PRODUCE
EGGS-11 cents.
SPRING. CHICKENS-9c pound
HENS-7c pound.
COUNTRY BUTTER-16 cents.