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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
SMALL GRAIN DAMAGED.
Drought and Hot Winds Burning Up
Crops In Western Kansas.

The following is the climate and crop
report for the week ending June 20 as
issued by Observer Jennings:
GEN ERAL CONDITIONS
Cool nights prevailed with light scat
tered showers, heavier in eastern and
heaviest in southeastern counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Much work has been accomplished in
the corn fields and upland corn is clean,
while bottom fields are being cleaned.
Morris reports some corn laid by.
Wheat harvest has begun in Allen, An
derson, Coffey, Greenwood, Labette,
Montgomery, Morris, Riley and Wilson.
Potatoes are rOtting in some fields in
Bourbon and Wilson Tame hay crop is
short in Franklin and Jackson Glover
is ready to cut in Shawnee.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat has improved very much dur
ing the week, though Barber and Sum-
ner report injury by rust, and in Rush
some local damage by the straw worm.
Some harvesting has been done in Cow
ley, Kingman and Saline, but 1t will
become more general during the ensuing
week. Alfalfa is nearly all in the stack
in Butler and is being cut in Barton
and Cloud Corn has grown rapidly.
Rye is ready to harvest. Oats and bar
ley greatly improved. Pastures fine.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat has improved in Ness, Sher-
man, Thomas and Trego; it has not i'm
proved in Decatur and is about ruined
in Hamilton and Rawlins. Oats and
barley have about died in Hamilton,
while Norton reports small grain ruin
ed by drought and hot winds. Range
grass is generally very good but in
Wallace is drying up. Corn and alfalfa
are doing well. The first crop of al
and in the south the second crop of al
falfa is growing finely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
CAME IN A STICK.
Adjutant General Fox Receives Novel
Package From Manila.

Adjutant General s. NJ. Fox has re-
ceived a novel package by mail from
Manila by which is told a story of the
desperate straits in which the Kansas
soldiers sometimes find themselves.
The package contained some parch-
ment upon which was written ancient
music, the words being Latin and the
characters old fashioned and peculiar
compared with the method of the pres
ent day.
The music was sent to Col. Fox by
his son Phil who is in the Twentieth
Kansas. Other small articles of in
terest were also found in the package.
The souvenirs had been rolled up neat
ly and then encaSed in a, bamboo stick.
Being at the front and without pen or
with a knife his fathers name on the
bamboo, presented the package to the
chaplain by whom it was stamped and
then placed in the mails for the United
States. Mr.. Fox paid the postage here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20

gate existing conditions with a view of
lettering the general surroundings OF
hired help;of creating between mistress
and servant more thorough apprecia-
ton of the necessity and advantage Of
mutual interest, and of protecting each
other against unfairness and injustice
practiced by one against the other. The
investigation is going to be thorough.
Reforms are needed. 1t has not been
decided whether servant girls and mis-
treSseS are to be examined. Many cities
in Europe have reduced the servant
girl problem to a scientific and official
basis, and there seems no reason why it
cannot be done in New York. 1t may
be necessary to send a commission of
the aldermen to Europe, and some of
them are already pulling the wires to
get on this commission
Some of the officials think the servant
girls of New York should be licensed
according to systems in vogue in Eur
ope. Honesty and faithfulness would
be imperative if they knew their license
would be revoked for misdeedS. The
Housewives society is taking an active
interest in the movement, and will be
an important factor in settling this
much-mOOted question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, June 20.
wHEAT-Marked weakness was shown
q &c, compared with yesterdays closing
price of 7S14c- September during the first
as low as Tic before any support of con-
sequence was given. Liverpool was about
heavy rains in Roumania yesterday. with
improved crop prospects in that country.
5Domesde news as a rule tended toward
heavy, Minneapolis and Duluth reporting
72O cars, against sol last week and g. a
year ago. Chicago receipts were 100 cars.
IA of contract grade. The weather was
perfect for harvesting operations in the
southwest and for spring wheat north and
some sections of Kansas and Nebraska.
but this fact had apparently no effect on
mission house selling and liquidation by
longs on the decline, and though local
was not of sufficient volume to arrest the
decline. Before IL o'clock the selling
pressure slackened, September reacting to
CORN-Corn was dull and easier with
wheat. Gables were easier and lower.
Buying was sea ttered and prices drooped
lower at 34szd7sc, sold at 347sG35c. and de-
clined to 3i9sc. Later it recovered to
oATS-Oats were neglected and lower.
sympathy with other grain markets being
at 22c, sold at 22@221sc and declined to
FRovIsIoNs- Heavy, meat shipments
a fairly steady provision market. Mod
crate realizing was done, but prices were
21ac higher at $S.52h and reacted to $3.50.
september lard opened unchanged at
$5;15zs@5:2 % and held at that price on Sep
sold at 81. S715G4. 80.
BARLEY-Cash, 37d40c.
RYE-July, 60c; September, 5812c.
TIMOTHY-August, S2.S5; September,
800; October, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
JAPANESE MAGIC.
TFrom the Chicago Recor

IFTOm the Chicago Record.
I Strayed into a small theater in Yo-
kohama last year, following throng
of rather common Japanese, who SEEM
ed deeply interested and anxious to
crowd in, drawn by the fierce ringing of
an ordinary boarding house dinner bell
in the hands of piratical looking chap
in front, who harangued the passing
public in StentOrian tones. His words
seemed to catch the attention of at
least half the people who heard him,
and they were drawn into the building
the children followed the Pied Piper
of Hamelin, without seeming to have
any voice in their own movements.
Going along with the stream I found
myself in a square room, on one side
of which was a rough stage. I learned
afterWard that 1 had entered in the
middle of the performance, and, there
fore, I saw only the latter half; but it
was this second half that seemed to
me most alIegorical in it's application to
the Japan of today.
All eyes were fixed on a cellular sub
division of the stage, at the further end
of which, under a soft, pleasing light,
stood a skeleton of a woman. The bones
were perfectly articulated; they were
country, but. seemed like half-polished
steel. l was wondering what there
was in the skeleton to attract such
rapt attention from the crowd, and my
eyes wandered over the faces of the
audience. When again glanced at
the skeleton a change seemed to have
come over it. The bones were less
steeIy and less sharply defined. Thence
forth L did not look away from the
fascinating optical illusion that was
taking place before me.
More and more distinct grew the out
lines of the skull and less and less for
bidding grew the color of the other
bones. Then, as they seemed half fad
ing into the gloom I became aware that
around all the bones was gathering a
cloud, as though a fog was clinging to
them. This nimbus became more and
more noticeable, until 1 saw that it was
taking the general human form. Still
faded the bony framework until the
shape of a real f1esh-and- blood woman
could be distinguished in graceful pose.
Gradually, as the head, body and limbs
became more clearly defined, another
dim gathering outside the figure ap-
ternal raiment of the Japanese belle
declared themselves. At last a wax
like statue stood before us. Then it
began to take color in the hair, eyes,
cheeks lips and dress, until without
warning the figure thus evolved from
the staring and grinning skeleton-a
charming girl full of life and grace
walked to the front of the stage, made
two or three inimitably demure Jap
anese courtesies and passed out of sight
in the wings.
L felt that had seen represented the
change that is going on in new Japan
today. On the bare bones of a dead
feudalism the flesh and blood and ap-
taking FORM hardly noted in the transit
tional steps, yet continuing toward it's
goal unerringly, until a new creature
will be the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
CONTROL BY ELECTRICITY.
Torpedo Invented by John s. Thomp-
son. of Chicago.

Chicago, June 20.-John S. Thompson,
the young electrician of Chicago, VINO
recently invented a system of typewrit-
ing by wire, has perfected and patented
a torpedo which may be controlled at
all times by means of an alternating
current of electricity. The device is
comparatively simple. The torpedo is
provided with a series of magnets, some
of which control the starboard and port
steering gear, while others control the
propeling mechanism.
The torpedo can be operated from the
shore or from a warship by means of
fine wire, which is run from a reel as
the torpedo is sent on it's deadly mis-
sion. All that then remains is for the
electrician to change the current to suit
the circumstances. If it is desired to
send the torpedo off on the port tack
a volume of electrical current is sent
over the wire, which affects the port
steering gear only, and vice versa.
The same principle applies to the pro-
pelling mechanism. Experiments have
been made on Lake Michigan, and in
every case they were entirely success
full.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
lola TAKES EXCEPTION.
Register Says Smelter ComRY Is
Not a Trust

The lola Register criticises the state
charter board for refusing to give the
Lanyon Smelter company a charter to
do business in Kansas, because the
members of the board believe the or
ganization is a part of the trust incOr-
porated in New Jersey.
The Register denies that the corpora
ton is in any sense trust but claims
that it is one of the most important
business enterprises in the mining dis
trict of southern Kansas. The charter
board believes that the company has
but SO 1000 paid up of the million dol
lars capital stock. The Register claims
the company has over $500, 600 in cash
on hand; carries bank balance of half
a million dollars and pays out monthly
in this state $4,000 in wages to it's en-
plOyeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
A HIGH JUMPER.
TFrom the Cleveland Plain Dea,

[From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.1
A little party of Cleveland young peo-
pie went ont for a car ride and a stroll
last Sunday. There were three lively
girls, two young men and a young mat
ron. They rode out nearly to Euclid
and then clambered the hill in the di-
rection of the woods. Presently they
found themselves in a field with a fence
barring the way. 1t was not a high
fence; perhaps a little more than four
feet to the top of the rail, but it was
an awkward fence to climb.
Dear me-" said the matron, 1--WE will
have to go round
'Oh, I don't know" cried one of the
young men. This sort of thing certain
ly saves time
He started back a little, took a swift
run, and leaped the fence, his boot
heels clicking against the rail as he
went over.
WHO follows?" he cried with a mer-
ry laugh.
He wasn't a jumper.
wait for me- said one of the girls.
She walked back a few feet, held her
bicycle skirt spread out a little and
then, with long strides, ran towards
the fence. AS she reached it she jump
ed and cleared it beautifully, her feet
drawn we'll up and her skirt sweeping
across the top rail.
Well cried the jumping youth, you
did that better than 1 could
VERY likely said the girl. ct hold
the Wellesley record for high jump
ing
And it really made both the young
men feel rather small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
NOT A DETECTIVE.
Resident of England Would Have
Gov. Stanley Hunt His Brother.

That Kansas constitutes the whole
earth is an opinion held by a good many
people in the state but few of them re-
alize that this idea has gone abroad,
reaching it has one of the remote
parts OF England This fact is de-
VelOped in a letter received by Governor
Stanley. The letter is from George Mil
ner, whose address is: Brick Yard cot
tage, Stone Ferry, Road Hull, York
shire, Eng. The envelope is addressed
as follows: Hon, the Governor of Kan
SaS, Kansas City, Kan, u. 5. America.
The contents of the letter follow: L
now take the privilege OF writing you
concerning my brother Samuel Miner.
1t is twelve months since we have had
letter he said he was coming over to
England. We have written several let
tiers to him but have not had an an
Swer. None of the letters were return
ed. He has been in America over fifty
years. 1 will pay any and all expenses
cation. If you will kindly undertake to
find him for US it will be a great salts
faction. 1t seems very strange to US
we can get no tidings from him. Last
week I went to see the American consul
in Hull, B. L. Miller, and he advised me
to write to you. Mr. Miller suggested
that I write to you and have you ascer-
tain if my brother is still living. If not
will you please send me a death certifi-
cate. He stated in his letter that he
had both money and property. He is
getting old now, being past eighty. Hop
ing to hear from you at the earliest
possible time, 1 am your obedient ser
want"
The governor was somewhat astonish-
ed to find that he is expected to search
the United States for this man but he
will do what he can at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
NEGRO is BLAMED
BY a Georgian For Poverty and
Lack Of Progress In the
South.

Washington, June 2O-The industrial
commission today continued it's investi-
cation of the agricultural conditions of
the south. Mr.. J. Polk Brown, president
of the Agricultural Commercial society
of Georgia, was the first witness. He
agreed with Mr.. Barrett, who testified
yesterday, that the condition of agricuI-
ture in the south was more depressed
than it had ever been. More people
were blowing bare footed and bare
backed than ever before. He said that
the fault was not with the soil or the
climate, nor, as many had claimed, was
it entirely with the tariff
One of the most prolific causes of the
troubles was in the fact that cotton
cause, he asserted, was that the edu-
cation was not sufficiently practical. 1t
should teach people to do manual labor.
So far as the colOred race was concerned
there was opening for them in the
trades or professions.
Mr.. Brown dwelt on the presence Of
the negro as the avOwed cause of want
of development of the south. He regard
ed him as retarding the industrious.
moral, religious, social and agricultural
that if they were absent a better class
of labor would take their place. The
more the negro was paid the less eff
ficent he was a labOrer. Mr.. Brown
wanted the race separated from the
whites. and colonized either in this
country or elsewhere. in the interest
of the southern states. But, the race is
progressive and indisposed to adopt
new methods and new devices. The
great obstacle in the way of the deVel
Opment of the manufacturing interests
was the want of money.
Mr.. Brown advocated diversified crops
recommending that each community
should raise sufficient of everything to
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
OEWEY'S BROTHER.
His Company Wants to Trade For
City Building.

The National Life Insurance company
of Montpelier, Vermont, one of the
large insurance companies of the east
has authorized a bid for the city build
ing which they claim will at least
amount to $23, 900 for the building, pay
ing for it the six lots on the southeast
corner of Fifth and Quincy streets and
$23, 600 in cash Mr. Geo. M Noble who
will present the matter for the Life In
Surance company, claims that this loca-
ton is the most central as to pOpula-
ton that has been suggested. He says:
1T is one block from the city street
railway on Sixth street, Fourth street
and Kansas avenue, that to out of town
people it is the nearest to all stations
The lots are as valuable for the pur-
pose as the best that have been con-
sidered and have buildings costing some
twelve thousand dollars which can be
utilized in building the auditorium. The
south wall as it stands could be used
for fire department.
1T is a distinct gain to the city to
have. so large and influential financial
institution identified in interest with it,
and will do much to turn the attention
of eastern investors in real estate in
this direction for the action of such a
company carries great weight.
The company would undoubtedly
spend a large additional sum in enlarg-
ing and beautifying the city building,
making it an ornament to Kansas ave-
nue.. Above all it Is at least three thou
sand dollars more than is offered for
the city building and settles at once
what may degenerate into an acrimon-
ious fight over a site and leaves the city
prepared at once to enter upon the
work of building auditorium which
will certainly be greatly delayed other
wise. Charles Dewey, the president of
this company, is a brother of Admiral
Dewey, has been often in Topeka as
has been H. c. Houghton, the vice
president, and Ex-Governor Dillingham;,
Governor Woodbury. and Col. Smith,
directors of the company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
A BOY RULER.
Twelve-Year-old Chief of African
Warriors.

London, June 20.-Twelve years old. a
white boy, Bandini, chief of a wild Afri-
can negro tribe, is now in London with a
half score of his subjects. They are en-
gagged in the savage South African exhi-
bition in Earls Court and their king. the
ruler of the native population of Swat
land. has sent the little lad of English
blood to rule them in their absence from
the shadow of his own scepter.
Bandini devotes his days and nights to
the welfare and good conduct of his mild
warrior companions. He speaks the tongue
of his black men more easily than Eng
nsh. He is their interpreter. He lays
down the law them and they listen
and obey without questioning.
London of the savages,'' is the son of an
Englishman who was killed in South
Africa
Il am named for the king, Bandini." the
boy chief said. My father was King
Bandinfs chief adviser for many years.
He died in 1898 We lived close to the
king, and my father did more of the rul-
ing than the king himself did That IS
how 1 can rule these people. 1 ara going
back to Africa with them when they go,
CERT ainlX.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
BIGGER AWAY FROM HOME
rFrom the Detroit Free Press.1


One of Detroit's citizens who has
plenty of this worlds goods and likes to
cut just as wide a swath he can
while going through the world. spends
a part of every summer up in the North
ern Michigan village where his wife
used to live. He daZZleS the eyes of the
natives with his magnificence and is a
big-voiced oracle on every subject. re-
ceiving attention from the townspeople.
Last summer, while up there, he had
a suit of clothes badly damaged in
swamp he foolishly attempted to cross,
and ordered a new outfit from the viii
lage tailor. The citizen found cloth to
his liking, gave the tailor measure
ments as taken by a Detroit artist in
this line, went over fashion plates with
him and was SO generally fussy over
the whole affair that every man, woman
and child in the place knew that the
Detroiter was having a mighty partic-
ular piece of work done by the local
knight of the goose.
The suit completed was so tight that
the wearer couldn't wink without part
ing a seam. He hurried to the tailor's
with blood in his eyes, and talked so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20

is kept open the entire summer and two
club women are in attendance from ten
until five every day The building is
furnished with pictures, books and a
niano. On the opening day there were
over six hundred children present, and
all were fed twice
II was in charge on the opening day
and the first to come was little boy
with a very dirty face; he readily con-
sented when asked if 1 might wash his
face so I took him to another room.
but when we returned we were greeted
by six hundred little faces as dirty as
for that time, but since then the room
has been given a stationary washstand
by the city and the work goes steadily
on.
Denver fully appreciates the work
being done by this club and is always
ready with assistance. The club has
never asked the city for a thing which
it has not readily given.
Denver owes her reputation Tor
cleanliness to the Woman's club which
at its own expense has two blocks which
it cares for, and the remainder OF the
city follows the example set for it
Every Christmas the club gives
dinner at which it feeds an average OF
2.7OO people and the remarkable part
of it is that the club women do the
work themselves The chief of police of
Denver says that since this club has
founded so many clubs and homes in
the poor parts OF town, the decrease IN
crime has been great.
Many men think that the Woman's
club is political organization, but this
is a great mistake for religion and pol-
ties are two subjects which are tabooed.
and allowed no time or thought, though
some of the members are political work.
ers outside of the club
THE treasurer of the WOman's club
is compelled to give a bond for five
thousand dollars though she receives
r1rlf of a "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
SPIRITUALISTS RUST
Bogus Mediums In the Central States
Will Be Driven Out

Anderson, Ind, June 20.-SpirituaIist
mediums, preparatory to the annual
camp meeting season which will begin
this week in the central states, are
forming a protective alliance against
fake mediums. They have elected w.
e Jessup of the Indiana association as
their president and issued manifesto
against fake mediums They will fight
them and drive them out of every
camp.
Only mediums who pass examinations
satisfactory to all will be admitted into
the alliance, which in it's scope is some
thing of a trust, the members propos-
ing to control all of the camp business
this year or not enter the camps at all.
They have also decided upon uniform
scale of prices for seances. Anyone
who cuts on the price will be cIassed
among the illegitimates, against whom
the ban has been placed