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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
A Days Incidents In Topeka Police Circles.

Jay Smith. 16 years old, dirty and rag
ged but bright and hopeful, was picked
mp by the police as a runaway. boy
and taken to the station for safe keep
ing.
The chief took him into the court room
TO ask few questions as he always
does with runaways. What is your
name % was the first.
Jay Smith from Denver" answered
the boy without any hesitancy.
What are you doing here?"
I'm on my way to K. c., to get job
Exercising what?''
"GallOpers."
What are gallopers 90
Running horses answered the lad
with tone of disgust at the idea of a
policeman not knowing what 'gallOp-
ers' are.
What do you want to do that for?''
4 want ter be a boy"
you are a boy now
4 mean jockey"
''Oh," said the chief who was learning
the pariance of the race track rapidly.
If 1 let you go. will You go homer"
What will you do?"
III so to work"
He promised the chief to write letter
nome 1t took him an hour Of very hard
work to edit the message but he sue
reeded and then left the station.
Rob Campbell a coIored jointist on
North Topeka, was visited Sunday af-
Eernoon by the police.
The charge placed against him was
Exposing goods for sale on Sunday"
Five persons found in the place were
taken in charge to be used as witnesses.
They were I. Watkins and Tom Ford,
cOlOred, and Harris Streeter, Ellis Page
and W. R. Smith Campbell could not
Furnish bond and was locked up.
Sheriff Cook was aroused from his
SAUNDERS at one o'clock this morning
by q man who said he wanted to see
him very much The sheriff dressed
and found outside~a cOIored man armed
with a shotgun. The man was Shot
Eslllss He was covered with blood and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
Market Gossip.

Furnished by ]. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant. III East Fifth St, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper Of grain
Chicago receipts: Wheat 100 cars, graded
3 cars; corn 513 ears, graded 80 cars; oats
1856 cars, graded is cars.
Chicago; Receipts of hogs, 1900 opened
shade lower; cattle, IS, 900. sheep, .12,000
Liverpool, first cable: Wheat sd lower,
corn Esd lower
Kansas City: Receipts Of hogs. 1900;
cattle. 1850. Omaha: Receipts OF hogs,
900: cattle, 900
Liverpool, 3:15 p. m: Wheat Am9sd un-
der Saturdays close: corn. 3sG@s,t lower.
Privileges good this week: wheat puts
70s4c, calls 741ac; corn puts &c. calls j4c
Flour sales Saturday at Minneapolis, o.
600 barrels.
than. Saturday. - 80.
Total clearances wheat and -four, 264 900
bushels: corn, 39S. 600 bushels
Visible weekly changes: wheat, increase
543 COO bushels: corn. decrease 329. 600 BUSH
, els; oats, decrease $50. 600 bushels.
bushels: corn, y 636, 600 bushels.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat 145 cars, corn $50 cars oats
Kansas City cash: Wheat 651zc; corn
Chicago: Puts September wheat 7o7sc,
calls 717s072c; puts September corn 32A q
&c calls 33c curb September wheat &c.
Minneapolis close: Wheat, SeptcmDe Der
677sc, December 69h d$sc.
St Louis close: Wheat cash 72asc, July
Nae, September 72ss01zc, December 751sc;
corn. cash, S91hc: July, S2lzc: September,
32e: December. soc.
New York cose: Wheat, July 7611c; Sep
TENDER. 761Rc; December, 7sssci corn. July
SS4sc, September Ss1ae.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
CUPID MAKES TROUBLE.
Causes Arrest of T. E. Law
renee But He Secures Mar
riage License.

T. E. Lawrence, who has been en-
ployed for some time by Mrs. Anna
Hylt, a well-to-do widow who lives
north of the city, was arrested today by
Deputy Sheriff Hollis Williams, on the
charge of assault with intent to kill.
The complaint is sworn to by Alfred
Hylt, a son of Mrs Hylt, who says that
Lawrence has threatened to kill him
and mis- cousin, Samuel Alden, with a
rifle, on sight. There has been no act
ual conflict.
Lawrence went Immediately to the
city court, accompanied by Mrs. Hylt
who went on his bond for $500.
The trouble grows out of the fact
that young Hylt is opposed to his
mother marrying Lawrence. Mrs. Hylt
thinks she is old enough to attend to
her own love affairs without her sons
interference, and she is standing by
Lawrence, as is also her daughter,
Evelyn Hylt.
Mr.. Lawrence is fine specimen of
manhood, was dressed in his Sunday s
best when he was placed under arrest,
and as soon as the bond was given and
he was released from custody he start
ed to hunt up the probate judges office
to procure a marriage license, with the
intention of making Mrs. Hylt his bride
this afternoon.
Both Lawrence and his prospective
bride wished to swear out a warrant
for the arrest of his son-in- law to- be,
making the same charge against him
that he had made against Lawrence,
but the authorities would not issue the
warrant until the first case had been
disposed of.
Lawrence will have a hearing in the
city court on July %.
Lawrence is the Topeka man who
was pronounced physically perfect
when he enlisted in the Twentieth Kan
sas. He secured his discharge before
the regiment left San Francisco.
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PICTURES A FAKE.
ries-Fitzsimmons Prize Fight Was
Not Reproduced.

The people who saw the reproduction
of the Jefries- Fitzsimmons fight a few
nights ago saw a fake"
To be sure, it was a pretty good fake
and except to experts it looked like a
real live prize fight scene, but the follow
dispatch gives the whole thing away:
Chicago, Ill, July 17.-Siler says the pic
lures OF the fight were an absolute fail
ure. Two or three days ago he heard
that somebody was touring the country
with fake" pictures" In these fake
pictures the fighters playing the roles of
Fitz and Jeffries are Layton and McCor-
mick. They shaved Laytons head to
make him look like the Australian and
otherwise made up both men to coun-
terfeit as nearly as possible the real fight
ers. Then the takers went through
the fight as nearly as they could by fol-
lowing the descriptions printed. a Phila-
delphia man taking the pictures. This
is the second fake of this kind worked
bV the PhiladelDhian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
sIMPsoN,s SUGGESTION.
Says That Governor Stanley Might
Be Elected Senator

Jim Simpson of Mcpherson spent
Sunday in Topeka. One of the sugges-
lions, in a political way, which came
from Mr.. Simpson during his visit
among the politicians was this:
In the event of a Burton and Baker
deadlock over the United States SEN
atorship next year, elect Mr. Stanley
to the position"
Every man in Kansas who knows
how this administration has dealt
with Simpson knows that the McPher-
son county man said this and then
looked across the street while he smiled.
It's a joke coming from Simpson and
the Republicans know 1t. That's why,
when Simpson made the suggestion, the
crowd disappeared for a few minutes.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by theAssociated Press to
the State Journal

0nlcaSOs july II.
WHEAT---Wheat opened quiet today
with a decline of sc for September, W hic n
started at 72asc-. Continued heavy receipts
and a decline of Id at Liverpool were the
chief influences at the start. The bears
were stimulated to aggressive tactics by
the visible increase and before II o'clock
September touched 717sc. where buying
against puts checked the decline. Con-
siderable long wheat came out during the
morning on stop loss orders Minnea polls
and Duluth received 756 cars, compared
with 500 cars last week and A cars a
year ago. Chicago received 10 cars, 3 of
CORN-Corn ruled weak with wheat on
reports of favorable weather. Local re-
ceipts were 513 cars September opened
a shade lower at 1850 and sold off to 333zc.
pathy with other grains. September
opened unchanged at posse and declined to
20Ac.
VISIONS-Provisions had a slight
upturn at the start, due to an advance of
5al0c in hogs. LIQUIDATION on the bulge
TENDER pork opened about lie higher at
$915d9.25 and declined to $9.1215. Septem-
Der lard opened 712c higher at $5.45 and de-
clined to $40. September ribs opened 100
higher at $5.2215 and declined to S5.15.
BARLEY-Cash. 366I40c.
RYE-July, size: September, 54c.
TIMOTHY-August, $3.50; September,
2.55Q2 so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
HOW He FELL.
Jerry springstead Tells About Death
of ResiI HTanihan.


The following is a letter received by
Guilford Dudley from Jerry Springstead
who is with the Twentieth Kansas in
Manila. The writer and eRsil Manihan
who was killed, were chums and left
Topeka together:
San Fernando, P. L, May 20.
at is with sadness that tell you of
at Calumpit April &c. We advanced up
to the Rio Grande river and the rebels
had strong trenches on the opposite side.
We were ordered to lie down which we
did and had not been there long when
ResiI was struck by a bullet and almost
instantly killed. miss him very much
as he was dear to me.
San Fernando is a very pretty little
city, about 40 miles from Manila. There
is an artesian we'll here and we appre-
ciate the good water. 1t has often been
the case that we could not get water
fit to drink.
There is a great amount Of sickness
among the troops here now. Over one
third of our company is on the sick list
1 have been sick for several days with
stomach trouble That is the trouble
with the largest percent of the sick.
think it is caused by the food We have
consisting of bean soup, corned beef,
canned tomato soup, hard tack and COZ
fee. There was some fresh beef sent out
last night and today and fresh potatoes
and onions so I think the boys will be
all right in a day or two. The weather
here is very hot and it rains every day
We stay in bamboo Shacks recently
occupied by the natives. - They make
good protection from the sun and rain.
There are great numbers of Maca-
bebes in town now. They are natives
who are friends to US and enemies to the
INSURGENTS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
sEAToN FOR CURTIS.
Pioneer Politician Tells Where He
Stands, and Raps Boss Leland.

Captain John Seaton of Atchison is
out in an interview declaring for Chas.
Curtis for congress in the First district,
and Incidentally he gives the Repubh-
cans of the state some advice about
Cyrus Leland. 1t seems that Mr. Lee
land recently said in Leavenworth that
''Seaton never spent a cent for the
party" all of which made the venerable
gentleman mad and he is starting
back fire. Among other things he says:
1T is either time to acknowledge the
truth of Leland's claim that he is the
political boss of Kansas, or to dethrOne
him and have party which thinks and
does things itself. There is a differ
ence between Leland and myself in this
particular. What money I have spent
in political campaigns has been my
own. Leland has been the repository
for the national committee and with
funds from that source he has fought
his battles, spending not a cent of his
own money. At the same time he has
attempted to hOodwink the members
of the legislature into supporting him
for United States senator because of
the fact that he spent the money which
resulted in their election. This was
not Leland's money; it was money be-
longing to the national committee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
FULL OF MONEY.
Banks and Trust Companies of the
West Loaded Up.

New York, July 17.-Henry CIews'
Weekly Financial Review says:
The banks and trust companies of the
western cities are full of money at the
present time AS an evidence of this,
Chicago has made considerable num-
Der of time loans during the past week
to Wall street houses on more favOra-
bic terms than obtainable from New
York institutions, which is a, most I'M
usual thing. It simply represents an
excess of money over the business
needs of the western section of the
country. High interest rates in New
York, as at present, will certainly con-
tinue to bring funds here and will also
put a stop to further gold shipments
fact that the new collection charges re-
Gently inaugurated by the bank clear
ing house association of this city has
caused the closing of a large number of
deposit accounts which heretofore have
been kept here and which have been
opened elsewhere so as to save cOllec-
ton charges. There has been, there
fore, a considerable division of funds
from this center for that reason. Be
sides this there have a number of mil
lions of actual money recently RENTED
for commercial purposes to our new
possessions especially Cuba and Porto
Rico, and still more is likely to follow
from time to time.
The present activity in money at the
four great financial centers of the world
New York, London, Paris and Berlin
lis not due to want of confidence and
boarding through distrust, but is due
to great confidence all over the world
in business interests and increased
commercial undertakings, and thereby
the greater uses for money. This has q
significant meaning and tells of wide
spread prosperity in commercial cir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Rock Island Promotions Are Pro
nulgated.

The official circular announcing the pro-
motion and appointments made to fill va
cancieS caused by the resignation OF Mr..
+. E. Mcleod, who became chairman of
the Western Passenger association, has
been sent out by the Rock Island Off
Gals The following is a copy of the
circular:
Chicago, July TO- 1899.
The following transfers and appoint
ments are hereby made, to take effect
this date:
Mr. w. J. Leahy, general eastern pas
senger agent, with office at 305 Broadway,
New York city, vice Mr.. Chas. Kennedy,
promoted.
Mr.. Hal S. Ray. passenger agent middle
district with office at Ill South Ninth
street, Philadelphia, Pa, vice Mr.. w. J.
Leahy.
Mr.. Perry Griffin, travelling passenger
agent with office at 301 Tradesmen's build
ing, Pittsburg, Pa, vice Mr.: Hal 5 Ray.
Mr.. Phil A. Auer, travelling passenger
agent with office at 300 Broadway, New
York city, vice Mr.. Perry Griffin
JNO. SEBASTIAN.
General Passenger and Ticket A gent
ApproVed: w. G. PURDY, President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
a LONG OCEAN RACE
Extends From Hawaii to the Delaware
Canes.


Philadelphia, July IA race of $4,000
miles for a prize of $1,000, terminated
at the Delaware breakwater yesterday
Chapman and w. F. BabcOck and the
bark st. Catharine from the Hawaiian
islands. All three are American built
and American owned vessels and are
commanded by American shippers. 1t
was while the three vessels were tax
ing cargoes of sugar in this country
newly acquired possessions that their
masters arranged the race. Allowance
was made for the difference of time
in the departure of the vessels, but not
Withstanding over two weeks elapsed
between the departure of the first, the
Babcock, and the last the st. Cathar-
inc, all three vessels arrived within a
few hours of each other, with the st.
Catharine a winner.
The BabcOck, Captain Colley left
Honolulu on March 8. The Chapman
followed from the same port a week la
ter, and the St. Catharine squared her
sails from T1ilo. port several miles
distant from Honolulu on March %.
1t was after Cape Horn had been
rounded when the st. Catharine came
up to her competitors, the Chapman
having caught the BabcOck while both
were in the Pacific. With the three
vessels close together the race began
steadily holding the lead. After being
becalmed for week near the equator,
the race once more began, the staunch
bark still showing the way until the
Delaware capeS were reached, and the
rattle of her anchor chains brought the
a few hours later, and cast anchor
about the same time. The Chapman is
commanded by Captain Thompson and
the bark by Captain Matthews.
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Grain Letter

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain
Chicago July Il.
WHEAT-Wheat has ruled weak. Liver
pool quotations were. down, although
worlds shipments were a million under
last week and on passage decreased two
the fine weather at home and abroad At
the decline there was export business
done. but in the face of such enormous
primary receipts it does not cut much
figure. This latter feature, it seems TO
us, is going to be the controlling argu-
ment barring any calamity to spring
wheat. The outlook and the primary re
ceipts are therefore the factors to watch.
There will doubtless be rallies owing to
oversold markets. but we think it wise to
work on the short side at this moment.
CORN-COrn ruled weak and lower. The
peared to be for the local bull crowd. The
fine weather had a, depressing effect. Cash
demand is the only factor of strength and
it is hardly thought to hold up against
new crop prospects
OATS-Oats have been easy with wheat
and corn. New York has been the best
buyer. 1t looked as If there might be
some Patten selling of September Re
ceiptS were 1876 cars with 800 estimated for
tomorrow. The visible decreased S59.O90
bushels and the local stock 621, 900 BUSH
els. decreased 1170O bushels.
PROFESSIONALISM were very strong
early. have yielded with the grain decline
and on selling by certain of the packers.
At the opening, although there were 5000
hogs. prices started up with rush, with
apparently the Cudahys and Armours
buyers Hogs We're all cleaned up at sc
advance. Liverpool was up Sd on hams
and bacon. Shipments large, 3.16S 600
pounds. j. h. HARRIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
NO MONEY FOR BRYAN.
Story That He Demanded Pay For
Speech Is Not True.

Pittsburg. Pa, July Irrational
Committeeman J. M. Guffey denies the
story that William J. Bryan had been
engaged to speak at Scottsdale. Pa,
August 10, for a consideration of $500.
Mr.. Guffey's statement follows:
Mr.. Bryan is not coming to Scotts-
dale and the two hundred dollars story
is not true. Ex- Representative Porter
of WestmOreIand, county chairman of
the quarter centennial committee by
authority of his committee, requested
me to communicate with Mr.. Bryan and
invite him to attend their centennial
celebration, which I did, and his reply
was that present enga gements would
not permit him to do so. The question
OF pecuniary consideration was not dis
cusSed.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
FIGHT THE BIG SEWER.
Illinois Farmers to Begin Suit For a
Half Million Damages.

Washington. July 17.-Attorney H. c.
Withers of Carrollton, H., VINO arrived
here today, will enter suit in the court
of claims for $500 900 against the govern
ment- He represents farmers and land
owners along the Illinois river. who claim
that the maintenance of the federal dams
across the Illinois river at Kampsville and
La Grange has damaged their property
to the amount claimed.
The suit is really the opening Of the
fight against the Chicago drainage canal.
the object of the property owners being
to force the removal of the dams before
the canal is opened for business.
Attorney Withers is authority for the
statement that Governor Tanner has an
nOunced his intention of Withholding his
consent for the opening of the canal until
the farmers. represented by Mr.. XVithers.
are compensated for the damage to their
PROPERTY. Attorney Withers will have a
conference with Mr.. Alger upon the secre-
tarys return today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17

said he wanted to give himself up for
killing a man at Fifteenth and Monroe
streets a short time before. He had
brought the shotgun along to protect
himself from attack.
Sheriff Cook locked Ellis safely in
Jail and then went out to South Topeka
to investigate. When he reached the
scene of the ARRAY the injured man,
Jerry MerriWeather, had been taken to
his home on the Shunganunga further
south and the police had been sum-
1nOned.
An examination of NIerrfweat TIERS in
juries showed that his left hand had
been laid open with a knife, there was
deep cash under his right arm, and
he had been stabbed five times in diff
ferent parts of the body. He bled pro-
fusely and may die.
Ellis was a soldier in the Twenty
third Kansas. While he was in Cuba,
it is said that his wife lived with an
other man, and since he has returned to
Topeka the couple have not been living
together. Last night, according to Ellis
story, he met his wife and was talking
with her at the corner of Fifteenth and
Monroe, when Merriweather came
along and ordered the woman to come
with him. She refused and Merri-
weather said he would take her He
started towards her and then Ellis
stepped in with his knife and the cut
ting ensued.
w. r. Pratt has troubles. They came
I1pOn him at once and were more than
he could bear without a stimulant. He
took too much stimulant and when the
police found him his wife was heading
him toward the station.
She willingly handed him over to the
officers. It's her fault" muttered the
man. "She drove me to it
Il shall apply for a divorce in the
morning" said the woman as she wait
/ ed to see him safely locked up.
How old are you?" asked Jailer
! Hopkins.
! How old am I2'' repeated the man.
/ YES how old are you
/ t'Yesh. how old am I. Say, old wo-
/ man, how old am I?''
Yea are 29.'
The statistics were completed and he
was locked up. -
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HEAPS OF MONEY.
Commissioner BreidenthaI Shows
Condition of Kansas Banks.

According to the bank statements re-
the amount of money on deposit in the
state and private banks June 20 was
$24, 122. 592. SO, an increase of S1,727. OBS
over the preceding years reports which
were made July IA, 1898.
June 20 the reserve was $11 1872, 435,
an increase Of 1856, 52O.
The banks now show $2O8, APO "a bor-
rowed money, a decrease of S37, 900 in a
year; Of SIG, 607 in three months.
The amount of reserve and deposits
is the largest and the amount of
borrowed money is the smallest in the
period since the bank commissioner
department was created. The surplus,
above the legal reserve, is ST, 36S, 900.
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PRODUCE.
York Money Market.

New York, July II
MONEY-Money on call firm al Az per
cent: prime mercantile paper. 3lkd44 per
cent: sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at sA.S7lZd4 for
demand and at s4.S4d4.S47z for SO days
posted rates, S4S56I4. Sc and S4SSGI4.SS +;
commercial bills 81. s3d4 S3lh
SILVER-Silver certificates, 60d61c; bar
silver 6014c: Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
BONDS-G overnment bonds firm. 2s,
registered 1909; IS. registered, 1885,; IS.
coupon, 1895; new IS. registered. 129:, ex-
int; new As. coupon. 100; old As. registered,
11214; old As coupon, I21z; IS, registered,
liz; eX-int., IS. COUPON, 1121R.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
HENRI FOURNIER DEAD.
Noted Long Distance Bicycle Rider
Killed by an Accident.

New York July 17.-Henri Fournier,
the noted long distance bicycle rider
died at the Manhattan hospital last
night from injuries received in a BIZ
cycle accident on Seventh avenue a few
hours previous. He was 50 years old.
Fourier was run down by racing
team. He was thrown from his wheel
and unable to rise Another team was
close upon him when a citizen saw his
peril and dragged him to the sidewalk
His injuries were internal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17
STREET CAR WRECKED.
Missouri Pacific Engine Collides With
It Saturday Evening.

An Oakland car on the city railway was
wrecked Saturday evening by a Missouri
Pacific switch engine at First and Jeher-
son streets.
The street car was crossing the rail-
road tracks and before it was over the
switch engine backing a long string of
cars, crashed into the rear vestibule- The
end of the car was completely wrecked.
No blame was attached to the crew of the
car BY the railway officials.
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Circus COMMITTED.

There will be a meeting of the COM
rnittee appointed by the Commercial
club for the purpose of looking into and
arranging for Dean Lows country
circus in room 6 at the Rock Island
depot tonight at 8 o'clock.