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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-18

A. R. WILDER is in the city in advance of
Hoyt's "A Texas Steer" which will be at
the Park next Monday Tuesday and
and Herbert Sears as Maverick Brander.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-18

The Chnaman in the "Bowery Bur-
lesquers" at the Empire is improving rapid
ly. lie has advanced in two nights from
three bars of The Wedding of the Chinee
ana the Coon to five, while his cake walk
ing IS done with an earnestness that shows
MIN 10 be careful and conscientious stu
dent OF the finer shadings of dramatic ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21
SHAMROCK ADJUST SUNK.
Cup Challenger Just Escapes Shot
From a Twelve-Inch Gun.

New York, Sept 21.-For a few mo-
ments yesterday afternoon it looked as
if Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, Sham
rock would not compete for the Ameri-
cas- cup after ALL
The green-hulled single sticker had
just crossed the finishing line after her
trial spin of 80 miles, when a big shot
from one of the u inch guns under test
at the government proving grounds on
Sandy Hook struck the water with an
awful splash just off her port bow. 1t
fell not $50 yards from the Shamrock.
Had it dropped on the deck, there would
have been no Shamrock left worth
talking about. A column of water shot
high in the air and the spray dashed
over the yacht, Wetting the seamen and
giving them a shock, from which they
have not yet recovered.
The shot had come nearly four miles,
but was full of life when it reached the
spot where it sank. Uncle Sans guns
are built to carry heavy shot several
miles without depriving them of their
ability to make mischief, and the ex-
perience of the ShamrOck's crew was a
reminder of what Dewey did at Manila,
and made them understand how easy
it was for the Spanish ships to go out
of business, when the American gun
ners made them targets. The shot
that nearly hit the Shamrock was not
the only one that came flying into the
lower bay. 1t may be that the gunners
at the Hook were a little reckless but
certain it is that the British sailors on
Sir Thomas boat were kept on edge
for a considerable time, while the new
u inch guns were undergoing their
baptism of fire.
sharp lookout for stray cannon balls,
although, when they come toward one,
it is not much use to dodge, as Adj
miral Cervera can testify.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21
Welded TO MURDERESS.
Michigan Man Marries the Woman
He Sent to Prison More Than
Forty Years Ago.

Charlotte. Mich, Sept. 21.-NIrs. Mary
Brooks, the first woman ever received
at Jackson state prison, was married
today to D. H. Stuart, who was the
complaining witness against her, and
who was largely responsible for her
conviction.
In March, 1856. Mr.. Brooks, a wealthy
farmer died suddenly under suspicious
circumstances. His wife was arrested
the following day on complaint of Mr..
Stuart, and a special grand jury was
summoned to investigate. After ses-
sion of six weeks an Indictment for
the murder was returned against Mrs
Brooks.
The woman was defended by John
Van Amman, then leading criminal law
yer of the state, who, for effect, took
arsenic tablets during his plea to the
jury. the act being considered one of
the most daring every made by an at
torney in behalf of his client The
woman was convicted after a short
trial, the evidence being conclusive
that she poisoned her husband by
arsenic given in his food.
Stuart, the complaining witness,
headed a petition for pardon, which
was secured after the woman had
served twenty-three years.
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Market Gossiu.

Furnished by ;. c. Goings Commission
Merchant, 112 East 9Th St. Topeka. Kan.
receiver and shipper of grain.
GsS%EF ~ 81 x lsFaet ~. g ? - -s5rezTpRas~
Next week puts zoe; calls "A, December
wheat.
Northwest cars: Minneapolis Al; last
year Al; Duluth 145; last year $50
Paris close: Wheat and flour each ten
confines higher.
London: Wheat cargoes strong and
rather dearer- Options half higher
Chicago Car lots: Wheat 2s3. graded 80;
corn s15, graded 1S4: oats IA: graded 4S.
cattle 1000 steady; sheep 1900, weak
Kansas city: Hogs 1000: cattle L, 600
Omaha Hogs 1000; cattle 1000.
London, 1870 p m: Americans hating,
opened strong but down u to SD other
markets inclined to be heavy. COnsOls
1041a, nothing doing, waiting deVel 0pmentS
in regard to political situation
Cincinnati Price Current: There are I'M
important changes in crop features
Drought is likely to curtaI autumn seed
ing and enlarged early feeding of corn.
Marketing of winter wheat not charging
from first week Weeks packing of hogs
Chicago: Estimated cars for tomorrow:
Wheat 30; corn $50; oats 800, hogs q, coo
head.
Minneapolis close: Wheat December 6S1s
and May TO3f 0707sc-
Duluth close: Wheat September 69Ssc;
December 691sc; May 722sc.
Puts. December wheat 719s4711zcs calls
721b d72szc.
Puts May corn 3O1sc; calls sO1kc; puts
December corn 29ssc: calls 293sc; curb De-
cember wheat 515sc sellers.
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MANY SHORT SKIRTS NOW.
TFrom the Chicago Chronicle. !

IFrOm the Chicago Chronicle.l
The short-slxirted woman is the most
prominent and the most frequently en-
countered feature of Chicago street life.
Rain or shine, dry or muddy pavements,
the trim tailor figure in the abbreviated
petticoats is always in evidence on State
street. Be she young old, pretty or
pam. end Of-the-century or old fashion
ed, the woman of today, and especially
the Chica go woman, bups two skirts to her
single jacket and excepting Sundays and
holidays is invariably found downtown at
tired in the garment which makes its
wearer as happy and free from care as
Short skirts in pleasant weather seem
peculiarly q fashion of Chicago. In New
York they are confined to the transforms
and in less advanced towns they are re-
garded as outandish and fast. chicago
women, on the , Gon IraFy, reDel IN the 4l
walk quickly and well and even to run
unconscious friend be travelling far away.
The athletic woman is doubtless responc
sible for the short-skirted appearance OF
South. State street. The convenience of
the bicycle skirt was a speedily demon
strated and when one was interested in
golf it was well to be always readily and
short skirts wore them only in unpIeas-
ant weather. but rain came so frequently
and left its traces in mud for so long an
interval after that the woman fond of
walking or shopping found it almost a
daily necessity.
The Chicago woman who wears a short
skirt seems no longer conscious of the
size of her feet. Perhaps it is that the
Chicago Woman'S feet are growing small
Ter. or perhaps it was only malice that
magnified their dimensions in the first
place At any rate. feet under short
skirt are plainly visible Murder viii out
and so will the length of a boot or shoe
The short-s6irted woman blessed with
the pretty foot is afforded a better OPP
portunity of showing her blessings. while
her less fortunate sisters can temper her
miseries with the well-shaped shoe of
larger dimensions.
Material for short skirts is everywhere
visible in the State street shop windows.
Heavy textures of dark cOlors, the under
sides gay with checks and plaids. are the
most approved fashionable suitings for
winter street usage. There is likely to
be more Of demand for them now than
ever before. for even the most conserva-
tive ones numbered among the city's pop
ulatiOn have succumbed at last to fashion
and common sense. Tor, fortunately for
healths sake, fashion and common sense
have at last joined hands and the neat
Chica go woman in her trim short skirt
is a model for the dressmaker and a slim
ulation to the physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Sept 81
wheat pit before II o clock today, when
the suspension of Barrett, tarnIIn q -,
that have been heavy sellers OF wheat
for the past three days, their safes on
over s 200 90 bushels for the December
delivery This selling has been a great
mystery to the trade in general not not on my
fact that the offerings we're, apsorptSo
without any signs Of beT s PrS&d an ad
vance of &c over YESTERDAY 3 elose5- ! vs. rs
Opening traders were at 71s4nfltsc and the
market easily slid on under SAFES as ,i
calls to 711zc- Around TINS nguFe pIok-
ers for the firm Of Barrett Farnum q
Co appeared as heavy puyers an4 lls
the long looked for opportunity to squeeze
the big bear operators who have operated
throughout the Barrett house.
The market advanced nervously TO Use;
quarters jumped TO &c. , uSI ~ tnAt p 51
the suspension of Barrett, Farnum x o.
was announced. Their attempt to buy
back the enormous snort safes nla lues1t ~
the early part of the week had eNldeL{iX
10 re without a reaction At this figure
ne 5acl5rs S115tsi5e news was Practically
ignored. Liverpool markets shoNEedsan
luth receipts We're S84 cars against SfS last
week and 9Sl a year ago ChlcaSo re-
September which had touched 73c during
the early strength fell to 7l12c on light
corn was extremely dull. but quite
steady in the face of the furry in wheat
The demand for September showed =
great falling of. receipts here were III
cars, December opened unchanged at 29l4
al 3414 e and declined to 33lsc-.
OATS ruled dull and steady. Receipts
We're 274 cars. December opened 1sUl4c
higher at 22d221kc and declined to 212tc
PROVISIONS were dull and neglected
A slight gain after the opening was soon
lost. January pork opened a shade higher
at Sc. So and fell to 50 so. January lard
* a. X q declined
IS. 45. Ribs held steady at IS .021h.
FLAX-Cash, N w $1.13; cash, 5. W,
81 u: September $1.13; October $l.1Olz; De-
cernber 81 .101S.
BARIEY-Cash 40 to acc
Rye-September. 561zQ5js3c; December,
TIIfOTHY-sept. 50. 40; Oct. s.. 40.
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TACKS IN A BICYCLE PATH



For the first month after the new bicy-
Gle cinder path between BinghamtoIn
and Union was opened the bicycle dealers
here did rushing business in tires. The
number of punctureS ran into the hum
dredS and the strange thing about II was
that the new path was supposed 10 De a
perfect riding ground, thousands OF dol
Iars naving peer e eAPth 't py l ne coun 4s
1t was noticed that almost all the pune
lures were caused on the first 200 yards
of the path but an inspection Of this sec
ton failed to reveal the cause or Il. lid
nearly two weeks have been using the
dusty roadway instead of the cinder path
Union The mystery was revealed in a
peculiar way and the trouble removed by
ed by Frank J. Root, an amateur electri-
clan and enthusiastic wheelmen of this
Ex-Alderman Brandt has been using the
cinder path a great deal lately, getting IN
kills. Before starting on his tour he made
a careful examination of his wheel. In
so small that they could scarcely be seen.
They hadn't punctured the tire, but the
cinder path was revealed at once. Mr.
Brandt reported the matter TO w. H He
cox of the State Side Path Commission,
armed viii Inaanifvi3r slasses to clear
They reported that it was utterly impos-
sible to see the tackS. even with the glass
the cinders in color that they could not be
detected. A shoe factory at Lestershire
had furnished the cinders for the first
quarter of mile of the path and when
the head of the factory was questioned
about the matter, he admitted that there
probably thousands of the lacks in the
cinders. The matter had never occurred
to him before, he said, and he generously
offered to share with the county the ex-
pense of laying fresh cinders.
Apparently there was no other course to
take but in the emergency Mr. Root came
forward and said he thought he could get
every tack out of the path in one morn
ing without removing cinder. Commits
siOner Hecox was skeptcal, but told Mr..
Root to go ahead. Mr.. Root made
framework of wood about three feet
square, fitted it with rollers and a long
handle that 1t could be operated like
a carpet sweeper. and then place six large
magnets in it. The magnets was so ar
ranged that they would almost scrape the
ground when the machine was operated.
With this simple contrivance Mr.. Root
started to work the dangerous end of the
cinder path. He hadn't done ten yards
before his magnets were 50 covered with
tacks. that he had to clean them off. Be
scrape his magnets nearly fifty times,
and when he was through he had filed a
quart can to OVERLOOKING with the wick
eldest looking lot of tacks and sharp
pointed scraps of metal that ever decor
ated cycle path. AS a precaution Mr..
Root went over the path several times.
but got nothing after the first trip. There
hasn't been a puncture along the cinder
path since, and more grateful Wheelmen
than those of Broome county it would be
hard to find.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21
BIG GIFT TO COLLEGE.
Edward Tuck Donates 100000 30
Dartmouth University.

New York, Sept. 21.-After months Of
secrecy, it became known today that
Edward Tuck, a prominent business
man of this city and Paris, had trans
ferred to Dartmouth college $500, 900
worth of gilt-edged securities for the
peIpetuation of a fund to be known as
the Amos Tuck endowment fund" To
this gift Mr.. Tuck attaches three con-
ditiOns-viz.: That the fund shall bear
the name of his father, that during the
life of the donor the~SecuritieS shall not
be changed without his consent, and
that the annual income of about s12, 600
shall be used, not for the erection of
buildings, but exclusively for the pur
poses of instruction.
Mr.. Tuck first made known his inten-
ton of transferring this fortune to
President Tucker of Dartmouth while
Mr.. Tucker was visiting Mr.. Tuck in
Paris last spring, and the transfer was
made only after the conditions had been
carefully considered.
The donor is a native of Exeter, N.
H. He graduated from Dartmouth, in
1862. He was United States vice con-
sui in Paris in 1866. Mr.. Tuck is now a
director in the Chase National bank OF
New York.
His father, Amos Tuck whose name
the funds bear, was one of the organ
izers of the anti-slavery party in New
Hampshire.
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SEAT OF WAR.
tcontlnued from First Page,

tain the belief that there win be no
war"
Vanity Fair takes the view which is
shared by several weeklies, that the
alarmist daily papers have created a
fictitious crisis.
Conservative shifting of the conflict
ing opinion and rumors now prevailing
regarding the outcome of the dispute
will be more practical after tomorrow's
cabinet meeting, though the official an
nouncement of the minister's decision
is likely to be delayed a few days.
ARMY OF 52,O 600
London, Sept 21.-The London edition
of the Standard and Diggers News Of
Johannesburg, gave out a cable dis
patch today purporting to be from .JO-
hannesburg, saying that the returns
from the field comets of the TransvaaI
and Orange Free State show that 50 900
burghers are ready to take the field at
short notice.
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PLANT OF LIPTON's MEN.
English Public Touched by a State
ment of $4,000 Persons Grievances

English Public TOucheo by state
ment of $4,000 Persons Grievances
London, Sept. 21-Genera1 sympathy
is expressed here for Sir Thomas Lip
tons work people. who have put for
ward today a statement of their griev-
ances. About 1900 persons are employ
ed in his London warehouse. The av-
erage number of hours a week of la
Dor, it seems. is 50. The mems wages
vary from Is to "a shillings a week,
while the wages of the girls average
only shillings a. week.
Any attempt to form an organization
to better their condition, it is said. is
followed promptly both by the dismiss
sal of those taking part in it and of
those known as leaders among the
working people. The men claim that
their wages are the lowest known in the
trade. Another firm in the same line of
business is paying girls 10 shillings a
week for 45 hours of work. The de-
Tense of Lipton's manager is that there
are plenty of unemployed persons will
ing to work for the same wages Public
opinion, however. does not consider that
this is a sufficient answer to the COM
plant of the work people.
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oh.oagoLlvestoek Markss.

CHICAGO, Sept =
Estimated receipts of hogs to-
day 5000; tomorrow 1900; left over 5,S9A
Market weak early steadfer at the close
Mixed and butchers S4-3O04- 61ls; good
heavy S4-371s0 Is; rough heavy S4-1OQ4-20;
light 81 30fI4. -.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady
tc Zoe lower. Beeves S4-50d6.60; cows and
heifers 81 70 to S5.15. westerns 4.O0lI5-35 /;
Texas steers S3.00a4.25 stockers and feed
ers S .00Q5-00
EPZReceipts 1900. Market weak.
Sheep s.. OO74. 40: lambs 81 0Od6 .25.
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments for yes
terdav.
HOGS-Receipts %. 75S: shipments $751;
CATTLE-Receipt shipments 3.274
SHEEP-Receipts ., 663; shipments 1,S02.
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Grain Letter

Chicago. Sept. q.
WHEAT-The overshadowing Incident
IN wheat has been the failure Of the com
mission concern which has for a week
been conspicuous on the selling side. It's
failure was announced after the market
had been. going about an hour and after
q lot OF wheat had been covered by them
On the announcement of the failure. pric-
es advanced about IL cents but did not
hold It IS supposed that the house had
out short line of to million of wheat
the most of it sold Monday and Tuesday.
It is supposed that beginning yesterday
the firm had covered a good deal of its
line 1t was a buyer Wednesday. took
calls Wednesday night and was a buyer
In the market again this morning before
its failure was announced. 1t was re-
markable that the market advanced no
more than it did Liverpool was half a
penny higher Clearances were 734 600.
Everything was subordinate to the fail
ure- The seabOard reported % loads for
export.
CORN like everything el7e on the floor
has been somewhat Influenced by the fall
ure- The firm apparently was not much
interested IN the coarse grain and that on
both sides Corn advanced some with
wheat but did not hold and the fiucrua-
tons were fractional ones Clearances.
important
OATS have Of course been somewhat
aHecIed by the wheat and corn experience
and Vet the range has been within SIC.
Naturally there were some trades to even
Provisions have been about steady all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21

New YORK, Sept. II
No gold engagements this week. For
eign houses have few orders this morn
ing. There is nothing new in the Trans
Vaal situation and matters at home quiet
Extraordinary transactions recorded dur
ing last week in 3. r. T, are still with
out adequate explanation but 1t IS com
monty believed that control is no longer
vested in the hands where it was lodged
a few weeks ago. Although the stock
closed offered al So it was subsequently
S45s bid and a wild opening is looked for
today The buying of Southern Pacific
is excellent and the impression rules that
it will go to so or 90 this year Boston is
taking Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
in liberal scale. We think Changers
should be bought. st. Paul viii look
cheap. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
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Ashland, Ohio. Sept. 2L-Judge P. S.
Grosscup, accompanied by his daugh-
ter Kathryne and Private Secretary
w Marshall SampseH, viii leave here
for New York today and sail for Europe
Saturday on the Lucania. He viii be
absent about four months, and will
spend most of the time in Italy.
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New York nronez markst.

New York, Sept. q.
MONEY-MOney on call firm at 6d7 per
cent Prime mercantile paper 4zQ5i2 per
cent Sterling exchange heavy with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 4-S51z %
4-S51a for demand and at 81. sea s.. S2lA for
So days Posted rates 81 .S3ft4. S3la and
81 .S6l9f 81. Commercial bills 81 .S1I4 .S11a.
SILV ER-Silver certificates 590E024c.
Bar silver S. 9-16C. Mexican dollars 4715c.
BONDS-GOvernmen bonds easier. U
s IS, registered 10Ola; IS, registered 1OO15;
coupon Joss: new Is, registered 100; cOu-
pom 1905: old As. registered HIS: coupon
113; IS. Registered I12a: coupon u12a.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market

Kansas City, Sept. u
WHEAT-December 65szc. Cash: No. ?
hard. sc: No 3, 61463c; No. red 67Q6Sc;
No. 8. 62150661Rc-
CORN-Decembe 25Ec. Cash: No. ?
ZS7sc.
OATS-No . white 25a25llc.
RYF-NO. 2 IS cents
HAY--Choice timothy s7-25q7 so; choice
BUFTiER-creamery dc; dairy 1sc
EGGS-Fresh Ike
RECEIPTS-Wheat 106 cars.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas Clty, sept II
CATTLE-Receipts $500 natives. 300
Texans; market steady to shade lower
Native steers s.. SOFAS 90: Texas steers 81. 80
a. so: Texas cows s.. 4502. 80: native cows
and heifers s.. 00Q5-00: stockers and feed
ers S3-00d5-00; bulls 81 -90Q3.75-
HOGS@Receipts 9.00e- Market steady.
Bulk of sales 81. 301I4. 45: heavy 4.30d4. 20:
packers 81. 30fI4- 421s; mixed 81 250 40:
light S4.30d4-50; workers S4-40d4.50; pigs
s. 30fI4 AZ
SHEEPZReceipts 5000. Market steady.
Lambs S. 50Q5 90. muttOns $3.O0lI4.25.
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or the other by failure. The inSOlvent firm
was evidently about even on the prOVis-
ion market Some trades were closed each
way. The cash demand keeps fair. Liver
pool was six pence higher on bacon and
hams. Shipments We're less than last year.
T. HARRIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21

You never think about a kiss from
the way a girl fixes her mouth when
she puts on her high collar.
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A social dance will be given by Apollo
lodge No. 18S A O. U. W. at their hall,
evening, Sept. p. Admission Csc. Ladies
free.
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Butter Market.

New York, Sept. 81.
BUTTER-Receipts 5,496 packa yes. Mar
ket steady Western creamery 1S6I23c: June
creamery 1S1zQ22c; factory 13Q16c.
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The New Standard.-Na tive-''There
goes the prominent man of our village -
Stranger-'He's quite wealthy, I sup
pose" Native-''Well, I should say So
Why, he's an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chi
cago News.
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Feminine Amenities-"She said she
was shocked" asserted the girl in blue.
She must have got hold of a live wire, -
returned the girl in gray promptly
Chicago Evening Post.
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Joseph's Tips.


Furnished by J c. Goings, Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth St, Topeka
Kan.s receiver and shipper Of grain.
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Range of Prices

Furnished by j. c. 5oinss. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka.
kan. receiver and shipper of grain.
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OUIDA ON IMPERIALISM.
Says American National Life Is
Changing for the Worse.

Rome. Sept. 21-"Ouida," writing in
Nuovo AntoIogia. says that since Amer
lea has entered upon policy of nation
al expansion its national life is bound
to change for the worse.
1T will soon become full of vanity"
she declares, land the thirst for war
and conquest. Americans Will soon en-
Joy no real liberty"
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WANTED-A place as housekeeper for
widOWeF or bachelor for two widows,
mother and daughter. Cali at 726 Chand-
Ter street.
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Ranees 81 Prices on stoek.

Furnished by J. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant 112 East Fifth St. Topeka,
Kan. receiver and shipper Of grain