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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
GOES MERRILY ON.
Four More Jointists Are Arrested by
Sheriff Cook


The work Of arresting jointists on
state warrants has been gong on una
bated today. Five more were added to
the list of those who were arrested last
evening, as the result of County Attor-
ney JetmOre's "inQuisition."
Matt Cave and man by the name of
Curtis were arrested for operating a
joint in North Topeka, and each was
placed under $500 bond. The officers got
a half key of beer in their place.
John G. Oakley was arrested for SELL
ing liquor in the Adams house. The
only liquors found were a few bottles of
"All Hail. whatever that is. Mr.. Oak
ley also had to put up a bond Of $780,
Frank Raynor is charged with Operat-
ing on Curtis street in North Topeka,
between the bridge and the vinegar fac
tory As he is already under several
bonds in the police court, he found some
difficulty in securing another bond for
$500.
The officers triedto find sheep Lytle
who was supposed to be ''in business
with Bob Pigg on East Sixth, but they
did not find him until this morning. He
also was released under a bond of $500.
Pigg has not yet been found.
All of these arrests were made as the
result of the examination of witnesses
by County Attorney Jetmore Thursday
morning.
And still there's more to follow.
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EXPORTS INCREASE
To All Parts of the World Except
Europe.


Washington, July IA study Of the de-
tails Of exports from the United States
80, - 80 +jSt5cs eoTrs $780, +tat sx-oTxy
part of the world has evinced an increas-
is the only part of the world which has
failed to increase the amount of money
bureau says, is due solely to the pienti-
full supply of breadstuffs in that part of
and the consequent decrease in price paid
per bushel. To Asia, to Africa. to South
the Hawaiian islands and Oceanica our
sales have increased in quantity and value
as compared with the phenomenal year
To British North America the exports
nun bers $50 900 90 against SIS 600 oo6 last
year: to Mexico, about $25. 900 900, against
10000 as AGAINST $50 600 last Year to Porto
and to the entire West Indies group, $780,
100000 in round numbers, against $26, 49S, 900
South America, to which our sales in
the past have not shown as rapid an in
crease as those to other parts of the
sSS S9I o9o 81 81 oN r. ~ 1iIs
AS 81 81 Do dd9 P
$44. 81 900 last year China showing in
crease of over 30 per cent and Hong Kong
purchased enormous quantities last year
of raw cotton and various manufactures
from u.s. has somewhat decreased her
purchases in these lines, so that the total
to Japan during the year will show a re-
1898, but an Increase of So. 600 900 compared
with 1897. Oceanica shows remarkable
gains, the total for the year being likely
to exceed $50, 900, 600 against $21,991, 000 last
year, and to Africa the exports of the
year are in excess of those of any proceed
ing year
The value of exports to the United King
dom for the year will be more than $25,-
100000 below that of last. year, while the
reduction in the value of our exports to
France will be more than $40 900, 900, to
Belgium about $4,000, 900 and to Spain
about $2OO0,O0O This reduction occurs
almost entirely in food products and es-
pecially breadstuffs.
The reduction in value of wheat sent to
Europe in eleven months of 1899 compared
with the corresponding months of 1898 is,
in round numbers, SIS 600. O00 The United
Kingdom has also reduced her purchases
of live cattle about 81, 900 in the eleven
responding months of $685. due, it is be-
HeVed, largely to an increase in price de-
States.
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HOGS-Estirnated receipts 81 hogs to-
day, $1,000; tomorrow, 1900; left over, g.
as. Market weak to sc lower. Mixed
and butchers. S3-7503 IS; good heavy. So go
@Ss5; rough heavy $3.60Q375; light, $SS0
CATTLE-Receipts. 5000. Market steady
TO 1oc lower. Beeves, $4d5.75; cows ana
heifers, $2d515; Texas steers, S4Q5-25:
stOckerS and feeders. So. 5OI4. 80.
HEEP-Receipts. 1900 Market slow,
weak Sheep $3d5; lambs, $2.95Q6.s5-
HOGS Receipts. 81. 7os: shipments. 5.e52
.SATTLE-Receipts, u175; shipments, A.
sHEEP-Reeeipts. 1OlO5; shipments. 80.
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STEAK LEADS TO DIVORCE.
Milwaukee Woman Objects to Ortiz
cism of Her Culinary Efforts.

line A. Johnson, a. daughter of the late
Harrison c. Cawker, is suing her hus-
band, Charles c. johnson, for divorce.
In her testimony today Mrs. Johnson
stated that one of her grievances
against her husband was that he COM
planned about the manner in which she
cooked his steak and that if there was
anything upon which she prided herself
it was her ability to cook steak. She
also that she naturally felt cOnsidera-
BILE pride in her husband and wanted
him after their marriage to dress up
and go out with her, but that he refused
to do so.
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OHIO WHEAT SHORT.
Reports Indicate Only II Per Cent of
an Average Yield.

Columbus, Ohio, July Reports COW
ering the entire state, received by the
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture to July I, show that wheat, much
of which has been thrashed, will be but
Il per cent of an average crop. Nine per
cent of the wheat acreage has been
plowed up and other crops put in Other
products average as follows: Barley. SO
per cent; rye, so; oats, IS; potatoes. go
corn, IS; timothy, Il. The wool clip as
compared with last year is "a per cent;
the tobacco acreage SO per cent.
The wheat harvest is almost cornpIet-
ed, the cereal having been harvested
earlier than for many years. Corn is
backward and weedy.
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TRACK UNDER WATER.
Last Nights Rain Causes Much Dam
age in the Lower Neosho.

Kansas City, July IA Star special
from Independence, Kan, says:
Another heavy rain fell all last night
the streams have begun to rise again.
Many of them were already bank full
and this rain will put them out of their
banks and do immense damage. Sew
eraI washouts are reported along the
Santa Fe The Chicago, Kansas &
Western train was four hours late and
the Southern Kansas passenger from
Kansas City is not expected today
Several miles of track beyond Chanute
is under water and couple of wash
outs are reported as a result of the
NeOshO overflow
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VISITS MR.. GODDARD.
Chief of Police Ramsey Asserts His
Ability to Handle Liquor
Question.

Attorney General GODDARD said today
that Chief Of Police Ramsey called at
his office today and informed him that
it would not be necessary for him to
proceed in the liquor cases. He assured
the attorney general that his depart
naent- in conjunction with the county
authorities was perfectly able to han
die the liquor question and that If was
the intention to make things lively for
people who own buildings in which
LIQUOR is sold
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New York Money Market.

New York. July z.
MONEY-Money on call easier at 5q512
per cent; prime mercantile paper, S14q4
per cent; sterling exchange easy, with act
ual business in bankers bills at $4-8TQ4- Sl14
for demand and 81 S5d4. S51z for so days;
posted rates. 81. 86G4-s61z and 81 SS15; COM
mercial bills, 81. IS.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 6O661c; bar
silver. 603sc: Mexican dollars, 472zc.
BONDEGovernme bonds steady. Z.
8. Is, registered, 101; IS, registered, 1854
coupon, 1O91s; new As, registered, 129S4
coupon, 1898 old As, registered, 11214 ;
coupon, 1121z; IS, registered, 11212; coupon,
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row: Wheat, 100 cars; corn, $40 cars; oats,
100 cars; hogs, "a. 900 head.
Chicago: Puts September wheat 731sT3sc,
calls 741AQ2sc; puts September corn 33l2c,
calls 3394c; curb September wheat 73%c.
St. Louis close; Wheat, cash 744c bid,
July 741sc, September 7514c asked. Decem-
Der TIC bid: corn, cash $50 bid, July 32&4c,
September 3224c bid, December $3.50.
New York close: Wheat, July 1890, Sep
tember 1sS4c, DECEMBER S01zc; corn, July
3SSLc, September 39c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
JULIAN DEAD.
Famous AbOlitiOnist Expires at
His Indiana Home.

Indianapolis, July George w. JUL
ian, the famous abolitionist, died at
his home &n Irvington today.
In 1859 he was a candidate for the
vice presidency on the Free Soil ticket
and was a delegate to the first Republi-
can convention at Pittsburg, in 1859.
He served several terms in congress.
In May, 1885, he served as surveyor
general of New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
LOCAL MENTION.

John A. Daley is one Of the best
croquet players in Topeka.
The Topekas and Sunhowers, the two
winning teams in the last duck pin
tournament at the T. A. A, are sche-
duled for a game tonight.
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Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City. July Z.
WEHEAAT---sePtember 667kc; December,
CSC; No 2 red, zoe; No. 3, 66G6Sc.
CORN-SePtember, S0z &c. Cash: No. 2
mixed. SIC; No. white, 321&QSsc; No. g.
3l15GS2c
0ATS-No. ? white, 2s1kc
RYE-No. 2, SIC.
H!AY-C q timothy, s7.25a7.75 choice
BUTrER~cFeamery. 149k9ls9Ac; dairy.
EGGs-Fresh. Zoe.
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Kansas CITY livestock Market

Kansas City. July Z
CAITLE-Receipts Natives, 200; Tex
Rns, 800 Market steady to strong, active.
Natve steers, heavy, $54560; medium, S40
$50; light, S4d5-30; Texas steers, S4d5.20
Texas COWS, 5000 IS; native cows and heif-
@rs. $2q510; stOcxers and feeders, $3.1OG5;
bullE- s.. 1904
HOGS-Receipts, 5000. Medium and
Packers strong to Sc higher. Bulk of sales.
Sc. 6543.96; heavy, S3.e0G4. G21z; packers. IS IS
e.; mixed, $S.sOQ2s41 light, S. 7eG39O;
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AMERICA AT THE HEAD.
May Wright sewalI Chosen President
of Women's International
Congress-
Congress,

London, July Mrs. May Wright
Sewall. president of the United States
council of the Women's International
congress, has been elected to succeed
the Countess Of Aberdeen as the presi-
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Merchant 112 East Fifth St, Topeka,
KAN receiver and shipper of grain
New York, July 7.-Foreign houses have
buying orders in Vanderbilts, Pennsyl
vania and others. The Sun in its finan-
cial article today intimates that a divi-
dend of 21a per cent may be forthcoming
on L. & n. when the directors meet on
Monday next. We understand that an
important movement is contemplated in
dend will be increased to per cent
basis and that the stock will be up to 80
or higher. Rubber common is being well
bought and insiders are predicting 50 for
the stock. There are a number of stocks
which are booked for material advances.
Missouri Pacific, which is increasing its
earnings at a remarkable rate, will be-
come a dividend payer presently and will
sell very high. S. p will have the great
est percentage of rise of anything on the
list. The state of California was never
as prosperous as it is today. Outlook for
s 2. is most bright. N. & w. preferred
is a sure per cent stock, while the COM
mon, because of largely improved earn
ings Will come out this year with 31R per
cent at least J. ARTHUR JOSEPH
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N. E. A. Tickets

will continue daily to and including
July s. Round trip tickets to Los An
geles now cost only $52.0O. They're good
for stopover and are limited to Septem-
Der 4.
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Sugar Market.

New York, July z.
SUGAR-RaW steady; fair refining, &C;
centrifugal SO test, 41zc. Refined firm;
and active; crushed, &c; powdered 55sc;
granulated SIC.
COE,F,EE-Duu. but steady.
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workers.. 50 S0d3.9 90; pigs. S3.7O63 50.
SHEEP.@aReceiPts, 1000 Market STEADY;
Lambs, 50. 1865; clipped muttOns, $40
$50; stockers and feeders, $S.25Q3.75; culls,
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% GOLD KING

You may not be one. but If you use
GOLD KING BAKING POWDER
you will be as happy as one.
Made in Topeka Ask your Grocer
II. H. PARKER,
1901 Kansas Avenue.
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Range of Pricas.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Article. Open High Low Close yes.
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Ranges Of Prices On Stock.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth Street. Topeka
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
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Liverpool opening cable: Wheat I'D
lower, corn unchanged.
London: Wheat steady. quiet options
I'D lower. Argentine shipments wheat,
LES. 600 bushels; corn, 936. 600 bushels.
Chicago receipts: Wheat Il cars. graded
cars: corn AZ cars, graded 102 cars; oats
16S cars. graded cars.
Chicago Receipts of hogs. SO. OO0 opened
shade lower; cattle, $500, steady; sheep,
10, 900, steady.
New York: L & N dividend expected
to be per cent extra next week.
Chicago: Cash business here yesterday
was 10000 bushels Of wheat S45. 900 bush
els Of corn and lac, 900 bushels of oats. At
the seaboard exporters bought 800. 900
bushels wheat, SIS, 900 bushels corn and
34O.000 bushels oats.
Chicago: Privileges good next week:
Wheat puts 702zc, calls nc; corn puts 322z c,
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
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Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth ST., Topeka.
kan, receiver and shipper of grain
New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
NO TIDINGS OF BUTTERFIELD

No tidings have been received by Mrs. May But
terhed OF her husband Samuel c. Butterheld, Of
No. 262 West One-hundred- and nty second St.
whose clothing found Sunday night In
room OF the bathhouse of Joseph Balmer at West
Fifth-st Coney Island and whose belongings, with
his name and address were found deposited in the
office safe of the bathhOuse.
James Butterheld OF No. 4o4 West One-hundred-
and twenty -fourth-st., brother OF the sup
posed 10 be drowned. identified the clothing and
articles found In the bathhouse as those belonging
to his brother He said that his brother began his
vacation on Saturday when the bank closed. He
to have two weeks. He told his wife that the
first week he going 10 stay in the city. and the
second week he would take her TO the country.
The letters in his clothinS mis- brother thinks were
correspondence relative TO boarding himself AMI his
wife and daughter In the country
New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
rrRDJcT FOR A LARGE SUM RETURNED.
AN ENGLISH FIRM RECEIVERS $4,000 FROM A
RAILWAY DETERMINATION COMMITTEE

AZ rscIJsH FIRM RECEIVERS 1856 coo FROM
RAILWAY REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE.
The Jurors who heard the testimony In the suit
brought by the Industrial and General Trust Gim-
ited) an English corporation. handed in verdict
for tS 900 In the action brought by the corporation
against j. Kennedy Tod and James Leitner, as the
Psorpnuization Committee of the Birmingham,
shefield and Tennessee River Railroad Company
Nv consent OF both the plaintiff company and the
defendants the tried by eight Jurors be-
fore Justice Frederick Smyth.
Tho railroad company into the hands OF
receiver in 1884, and the defendants constituted
Reorganiza tion Committee representing the bond
holders IL was however. agreed that the Reor-
ganization Committee should before ratification.
submit their plan TO the bondholders and that any
hondhoder not agreeing herewith should have
the right TO receive the value OF the securities
owned by him. The plaintiff corporation deposited
ys75 90 worth OF bonds and afterward refused 10 In
dorse the plan OF the Reorganization Committee.
The suit was then brought to recover this sum.
with interest.
The jury returned verdict in favor OF the plain
tin company for t355.0o0.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
ZOGB4UM A GOOD RUNNER.
THE ARTIST CHASES AND CAPTURES A
BURGLAR WHO HAD ROBBED HIS
HOME IN NFW-ROCHELLE

About O'Clock Yesterday afternoon a servant in
the home OF Rufus Zogbaum the artist at Lathers
Hi, New Rochelle. thought she heard a noise In
the attic The girl ran upstairs and found a burg
lar at work.
The man had packed up three large bundles OF
MRS Zogbaums clothing and personal belongings
and was throwing them out OF the window The
servant ran screaming into Mr. Zogbaum's studio.
where he was at work. He threw his palette and
brushes aside and hurried upstairs. Finding that
the man had made his escape. Mr.. Zogbaum went
downstairs again. Just In time to see him making
for the woods. The man. when he he was
peing pursued, threw the bundles away. hoping his
pursuer would stop 10 pick them up and ne could
escape. Mr. ZOgbaum. however continued the
chase. overlook the thief and made him throw up
his hands. Then. making him march in advance
nc took him 10 the power house OF the Union Rail-
way. about half a mile away. and telephoned for
the police. Patrolman Bols responded, and took
The prisoner to the Rochelle police station.
lie said he was Frederick Ring. twenty five years
old, OF Lexington-ave., Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr.. ZoRbaum lodged charge OF burglary against
Ring. and he Will have a hearing to-day before
Judge Van Zclm. 1t found afterward that the
burglar had passed Mr.. Zogbaum's home. and see
ing no one about the premises had rung the door
bell. Receiving no answer he climbed through an
open window and made his way to the artists pri-
vate apartments. where he had packed up goods
worth several hundred dollars.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
ROWING.
HARvARDs FOUR BEATS YALE.
IN TWO FRIENDLY TRIAL RACES THE CRlMsoN
MEN COME OFT AHEAD.

IN TWO FRIENDLY TRIAL RACES THE CRIMSON
MEN COME OUT AHEAD.
Gales Ferry. Conn. June 20 SpeciaD.-1n some
respect= this has been the most Interesting day
e,rce the Yale and Harvard crews came 10 the
Thames River to practice for the university races
The weather has been pleasantly cocl and the
water as smooth n millpond. scarcely percepu-
he breeze TO interfere with rowing for time tests
This morning a feature not usual among crews In
training was a part OF the days work. The subsu-
tute fours representing Harvard and Yale rowed
two friendly races for short distance. Harvard
winning out each time Greenway having gone to
New-Haven for few days. some changes were
necessary in the Yale boat Coach Armstrong
rowed at No 3 in Greenway's place. Cross No. 3.
Mitchell bow and Cameron stroke. 1t IL probable
that Greenway will be dropped from the four on
account OF overweight 1t Is necessary TO decrease
the weight Of the crew In this boat II Yale hopes
to win
The Harvard four rOwed as usual The invita-
ton TO row little came from Harvard men. ana
Yale accepted willingly, on the first trial the d's-
tance being about hundred yards Harvard nm
ished slightly I'm advance. This made Yale eager
for another trial. The second time the Harvard
men pulled away and there was clear water be-
tween the shells at the finish. Harvard's four be-
ing lighter gave them the advantage
The Yale varsity eight rowed several miles above
Gales Ferry this morning and also before supper
DIR Galaudet also coached the men in pair-oar
work considerably during the day. Coach Rodgers
had the freshmen out in the par-oar giving some
sharp individual criticism Later the boys look 'he
shell out and did light work. As they had hard
days work on Saturday to-day's duties were made
lighter new man. T. n Troxelle, arrived to-
| day from New Haven to be tried on the freshmen
| crew .,.
Al Harvards quarters the day was not particu-
| larly noteworthy. The varsity elght ulu ntte s
| work in the morning. padding about lesurely foI
| an hour. After supper tonight they went OUT IN
the shell and did several miles on the course I0l-
| lowed by DIT Gallaudet and his megaphone ne
! men show great Improvement In general FORM tne
| last few days 1t is the opinion OF rowing experts
| here that Harvard has faster crew than the uni.
versity has turned out for years. one follower OF
the declares that not since 1891 the last time
| Harvard defeated Yale. has the Crimson shown a
| crew so swift. Coach f. c. Storrow. VINO appat,
| emily was somewhat disappointed with the worN
| Of his when he first came TO the Ihame'
| River does hesitate to declare now that M
| knows his crew is faster than that OF 1873.
| Caspar Whitney's estimate OF the relative speed
| OF the two crews which is highly favorable tC
| Harvard is quite encouraging TO the boys IRON
! Cambridge, and they pulling with renewed en-
| thusiasm. Colonel A. Hart McKee's steam yacht
| the Parthena. has been chosen az judges boat OF
| the day OF the race.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-20
WHITE PLAINS.

Judge Lent yesterday discharged John Adain' oi
Mount Vernon who was held by Coroner banning
for The Grand Jury on suspicion Of connection win
the death Of Charles Bratsch who was found VII, Win
bouse AT Fleetwood. a week ago. David SWits
who Instituted habeas corpus proceeoihss, ass s no
that Adam had been held although there was no
evidence of his guilt. and that there was every
reason 10 believe that Braisch killed nlmseli, ,
Coroner Ranning contended that there was SUI
fcent circumstantal evidence TO hold the prisoner
but Judge Lent said he evidence was lhsullo'e"''
The class day exercises Of the white tiains Hg
Miss ZeIma Odell read the class history. oscar H.
Warren delivered the Grafton. Frederick w Iotnp,,
kins reciiod the poem. and the prophecy was read
by Miss Gertrude +. Curtis. William H. Yon de-
livered the spade oratiOn for the class OF ~ 10
which G. Everett Moore replied in behalf or the
class of