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The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
SMALLPOX AT HTLLSBORO.
There Are Twelve Cases in Five Fami-
Hes-One Child Died Sunday.

Marion, Jan. 12.-There are still
number of cases of smallpox at Hills
bOro and in the immediate vicinity.
News received from there states that
there were twelve cases of smallpox
there in five families. One child died
Sunday. 1t is believed that the spread
of the disease is checked
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
Newton Railsaw to be Sent to Las
Vegas.

Newton, Jan. 12.-Preparations are
being made to move the railsaw to Las
Vegas and several of the employees who
have been working with this institution
during the time it has been stationed
here will accompany it to the new 1oca-
ton Sidney Smith will arrive in a few
days and will be the superintendent in
charge at Las Vegas.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
OREGON LEAVES CALLAO.
Big Battleship Sails Direct for Homo
lulu, Thence to Manila

Washington. Jan. 12--Captain Barker
ff0day afaa fapled @ the that navy b 9hnf f6
sail with the Oregon and Scandia and Iris,
directly for Honolulu on the way to Ma
Iowa, which had accompanied the Oregon
around from New York. started north
ward for San Francisco in company with
the collier Justin and the supply steamer
Celtic, her voyage being about 1900 miles
in length.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
WORLDS GOLD.
The Product for 1898 Was 1885,
OOOOOO-Africa in the Lead

New York, Jan. 12.-The Engineering
and Mining Journal in its compilation
of mineral statistics for 1898, place the
worlds production of gold in the year
at $2S6, ,218, ,S54. To this total the United
States contributed $64, 300, 600; Russia
$25, 1876, 900; the Witwatersrand $73, ,476, 900
and Australia SCI $50. 900
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
Atchison Champion to Be Sold.

Atchison, Jan. 12-B. P. Waggener
has brought foreclosure proceedings
against the Atchison Champion under
a chattel mortgage for 81, ,500 and the
plant will be sold January 21- The
Champion was the first daily paper es-
tablished in Kansas 1t was founded
by the late Ex-Governor John A. Mar
tin.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
La BOURGOGNE GUILTY.
She Alone Was to Blame For the
Collision Which Sank Her.

London, Jan. 1.-THE admiralty court
today found that La Bourgogne of the
French line was alone to blame for the
collision with the British ship Cromar-
tvshire on July 4 last, near Sable is
land off the coast of Nova Scotia, re-
sulting in the sinking of the steamer
and the loss of over 500 lives.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
Denied at the Vatican.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
World from Rome says: The report
that Mgr Ireland. the archbishop of St
Paul Mimi, is to be nominated papaI
n1ncio in the Philippines, is absolutely
contradicted at the vatican. There is no
the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12
PAUNCEFOTE TO STAY.
Will Be Kept at Washington
Another Year.

New York, Jan. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, will remain accredited to the
United States for another year, beginning
in April. This unusual action on the
part of the British government arises from
its deep interest in the negotiations for the
abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and a new treaty guaranteeing the neu-
trality of the proposed Nicaraguan canal
with which Sir Julian is SO familiar.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-01-12

Iotal ---.---...- ....-... -$1o, 4ol, zVz
The production of gold, silver copper
and lead in the several states and ter
ritories during 1898 were divided as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
NEW SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
New York Butchers Requested to
Establish One

New York. Sept. III. Hudson Nc
Knight of Wichita Kan, fourth vice
president of the Transmississippi con-
gresS, and a merchant in that city, is in
New York for the purpose of comforting
with the Greater New York Retail Butch
erS' association about the establishment
of a slaughter house in the west, where
cattle may be killed shipped on the
hoof to eastern markets in competition
with the Beef Trust. The subject will be
considered at the next meeting of the as
sociation. When seen today, Mr.. Nc
Knight said:
There are two slaughter house plants
in Wichita, which the New York butchers
competition with the beef trust One is
that of Jacob bold & Son, which has
capacity Of from 1,500 to 1000 cattle and
about 200 hogs a day.
The other is that of Frederick Whit
taken & Sons, which has a daily capacity
of 1900 cattle and 200 hogs. The capacity
of both could be increased.
fWhittakers plant was established in
1919 in St. Louis, but was moved to Nich-
tia ten years ago. Through an unfor-
tunate speculation one of Mr.. Whittak-
er's sons. who acquired the plant. was
obliged to cease its operations. A COM
pany has now been organized with $500, 900
capital for the purpose. of opera ting or
worth of stock in St. Louis to former
Secretary of the Interior Francis and to
Mr. Thompson, president of the National
Bank of Commerce. and 1 have made a
proposition to the Greater New York
butchers to sell them the remaining $685.
600 worth of stock, or. if they prefer they
can acquire all the stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
ENORMOUS INVESTMENTS.
Kansas Packing Houses Represent
Many Millions.

The packing companies doing bust
ness in Kansas City, Kan, have filed
with the secretary of state, reports of
business, as required by the Bush cor
poration law.
According to its report the Armour
Packing company has a paid up capital
real estate and $6,097, 1877 in merchan-
disc, stocks and bonds. 1t declared no
dividend last year, but has $250,000 sur
plus and $3.50, 900 in undivided profits.
The gross profits on merchandise sold
during the year aggregated $3.263, $50.
1t paid in officers salaries and clerk
hire and for labor, 81, 595, 989. 1t also
paid $157,6S4 in insurance and interest
company is held by the six Armours
and three local men, and there is none
on the market for sale.
The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger COM
pany is a New York concern and it filed
a report of it's entire business. It has
a paid up capital of 81, 373 1895 and owns
81. 941, 288 in real estate. It's merchan-
disc is valued at 81, 5S6 SAB. It's surplus
to $1,691517. The profits for last year
$40, 006-were carried to the surplus
account and no dividend was declared
The Cudahy Packing company, an Il
linOis corporation which has just pur-
chased the old Kingan plant in Kansas
City. Kan, and is now building a large
packing house there, has capital of
So, 800 600. 1t owns $156, 81 in real estate,
81, 1882, 44S in personal property, $15,390 in
stocks and bonds, and 81, 486, 1874 in n1er-
chandise. Its profits last year amount
ed to 1926, 719 which was carried to the
surplus account. 1t paid no dividends.
It paid $4,000 for officers salaries, s202,
936 for clerk hire, 81, 021,11 for labor,
$34, 2O6 for insurance and $14,634 for
taxes.
The Fowler Packing association in
its report declares that it has a capital
of $500 900, of which only $1,000 is paid
up. tt does not operate the plant Its
report says: This association is not
engaged in manufacturing or merchan-
dising.It owns the real estate and plant
and leases the same, but owns no 9TH
er property. BY the terms of the lease
the lessee guarantees and pays the in
terest on bonds of the association.
amounting to $42, 900 per annum makes
the necessary repairs and pays the as
ISOLATION a percentage of the surplus
earnings above the operating expenses.
But the earnings for the year ending
June 80 1899. were not sufficient to yield
the association anything for rent above
the payment of the interest on the
bonds"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
WHOLESALE RoBBERIEs.
Gang Of Burglars and Highwaymen
Doing q Thriving Business
In Rawlins-

Atwood. Kan, Sept. Within the
last two weeks, numerous rObberies and
holdups have been perpetrated in this
neighborhood. Last Tuesday night the
Hudaburg hardware store, in which is
the postoffice at Herndon was robbed.
About $50 Of the postoffice funds and
$500 belonging to Hudaburg were taken.
The combination on the safe in the
store was worthless and no blowing up
was necessary. On Wednesday night
the residence Of Mr.. Rich was broken
into, private desk demolished, but
nothing of value taken. On Friday
night a team of horses and a buggy
owned by A J. Smith of Ludell was
stolen; the next day they returned
without the buggy. On the same night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
MISS GRANTS FIANCE HERE
Prince Cantacuzene's Bride to Be
Given $500. 1000 BY Mrs. Palmer.

New York Sept Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse was Prince Cantacu-
zene, who is to marry Julia Dent Grant,
a granddaughter of U. S. Grant and a
daughter of Brig. Gen. Frederick Grant.
bay by Honore Palmer and Potter Pal
1ner, jr., sons of Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Miss Grants chaperon when she met
the prince.
The prince is considerably below the
medium height, and in no way impress
siVe looking. He wore a Van Dyke
beard trimmed very close on the sides.
Frenchman than a Russian. He talks
English fuently, and with an English
accent. Prince Cantacuzene said he
knew nothing he could tell of the we'd
ding arrangements. He was accompan-
led by a French valet.
Social functions at Newport in honor
of the Prince will begin on Friday ev-
ening, when Mrs. Reginald Watson will
entertain him at a lecture recital on
Mrs. Potter Palmer will give dinner
party, and on the following Wednes-
day the largest dinner dance of the
season will be given in his honor at
"Beaulieu."
Miss Grant will not be dowerless, as
Mrs. Potter Palmer, her aunt, will, it is
understood, bestow upon her a dot of
$500 900.
Also on board the Kaiser Wilhelm
stepdaughter of Coils P. Huntington.
Among the other passengers on the
steamer were Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Van
derbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Frick, Hon.
Beriah Wilkins, Frederick W. Wander
bilt and Senator James Stout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07

The following from the San Francisco
Cali will cause a smile to spread over
the countenance of the Democrats east
of the Rocky mountains, all OF whom
know better:
Eastern Democrats are conducting
their opposition to Bryan with the
quiet, persistent energy that marks a
people of business instincts and who
trust to organization rather than to
talk Southern Democrats of the con-
servative type carry on their contest
against him with the gravity of cOnsti-
tutional lawyers arguing much and
trusting to their powers of moral sua-
sion TO turn their people into right
paths; but in the roaring region of the
vast valley of the Mississippi, where
the people are too vehement to argue
like southerners and too outspoken to
plot like fasteners, the fight upon Bry-
an is made in a loud, prolonged clamor
for another man, and the noise of it is
as the tunuIt that prevails in the land
where the WhangdoodIe roareth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
LAYHAWKER JoTs.

The Whiting Journal has Joined the
magazine-shaped class
Ewing Herbert wants somebody to
have a sunfiower carnival
The Kansas watermelon crop, says
the Denver Postscript man, compels
Georgia to sit in the second row of
reserved seats this year.
A firm up in the little town of Gay
ries a standing "ad'' in the local paper
to sell steamship tickets.
The Farmers Advocate, the Populist
paper down at Yates Center, celebrated
September by putting on a new dress,
changing its name to the WoodSon
County Advocate, and publishing a
handsome illustrated edition, setting
forth the attractions of the town and
county.
A correspondent of the Glasco Sun
ventures the sage opinion that if it was
as hot on the day when Maud raked
the meadow sweet with hay and firted
with the judge on the side, as it has
been on some of the days he has had
to rake this suIpmer, Maud didn't rake
more than a ton or so.
Lindsborg Record: The district
schools open next week and the patient
school teacher begins the thankless
labor of teaching the Kansas hopewul's
ideas how to shoot The tall pales girl
who recites extracts from Lady of the
Lake. in hoarse unnatural tones to an
accompaniment of pump handle ges-
lures that would put a windmill to
shame, will be there, likewise the
frecl1led boy, known on the pullaway
grounds as red head" who on each
Friday afternoon renders what he
hasn't forgotten of "Curfew Shall Not
Ring punctuating the end of each line
with spasmodic jerks supposed to
represent gestures, that remind one of
nothing so much as the aimless and
untimely fiappings of a cows tail Be
fore the day has gone this same boy
has worked the teacher to let him go
to the spring for fresh pail of water
and has improved the opportunity by
taking a. cool, refreshing swim in the
creek, and borne the switching by the
sorely- tired teacher with heroic forth
tude. At the recess hour he withdraws
from his comrades with Hamlet like
brow to brood over his weight of woe;
full length in the waving pasture grass
he stares up at the feecy clouds Ioafing
in the sky and wonders if his teacher,
will be sorry when she hears he has
become a pirate on the high seas while
the tears well up afresh and zig-zag
down his grimy cheeks until they look
like a diagram of proposed railroads
on q Kansas plain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
GUTHRIE FOR RECEIVER.
Bank Examiner Jobes Now In Charge
of Atchison National Bank.

Washington. Sept. THE receiver of
the Atchison National bank, of Atch
ison, Kan, will not be appointed until
Comptroller Dawes receives report
from c. S. Jobes, bank examiner, who
has been placed in charge of the bank
It is intimated that w. F. Guthrie, at
torney for the bank, may be appointed
receiver.
Atehison, Kan, Sept. Bank Exam
iner c. s. Jobes arrived here last even
ing and is now in charge of the Atchi-
anv Statement f1. aH 70 the ambition of
the bank. 1t is believed that the depos-
ltors will get a so per cent dividend.
There is talk of an attempt to recover
$4,000 that was drawn out by the Atch-
ison Bridge company just before the
bank closed. w. F. Guthrie, attorney
for the bridge company, is also attor-
ney for the bank. He says, however,
banks condition to the bridge COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
sam JONES SUMMONED
To substantiate Charges Against
Chattanooga Saloons.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept 7.-Sam P.
Jones, the celebrated evangelist, viii
be arrested on attachment process II
he comes within this county during the
present session of the circuit court.
Jones held a big meeting here last
spring and made sensational charges
about open violations of the Sunday
closing laws by the saloons of this city.
Last Sunday he was here, and in an
address before a mass meeting in the
interest of the moral reform city ticket
reiterated these charges. Early Mon
day morning a deputy sheriff served a
summons on Jones to appear before the
grand jury, which convened this week,
and give testimony along the line of his
charges. Jones consulted an attorney
and was told that technically he would
not have to obey the summons as the
grand jury was not in session at the
time it was served. Circuit Judge Es-
till thinks differently, and will bring the
Georgia evangelist before the grand
jury by process of law if he comes with
in the judges jurisdiction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
A MONTH EARLIER.
Date of Philippine Campaign
May Be Advanced.

Washington, Sept. THE activity
in the war department officials and the
close figuring that is being done re-
garding the available force in the Phil
ippines, indicate an early movement
IL has been known that a forward
movement was contemplated in No
Vember but there are now indications
that the campaign may begin at least
a month earlier if there should be
favorable weather conditions. By Oc-
tober Gen. Otis will have an army of
81, 900 effective fighting men. With the
arrival at Manila of the other troops
now being raised it is suggested there
may be formed another corps for the
purpose of pursuing the Filipinos in
some other part of the island of Luzon-
In this connection it is known that
many officers look with favor upon the
suggestion that an army should be
landed at Lingayen and moved down
Dagupan railway thus taking the army
of AguinaldO in the rear. This viii
necessitate the cooperation of the
navy and the officials of the depart
ment have consulted with the war de-
partment as to what can be done to
advantage in this direction. The navy
has offered to send a squadron to
Lingayen bay, subdue the town and
occupy it, thus making a safe landing
for the army, should the plan OF at
tack be decided upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.I

[F'rom the Chicago News.1
The tight-rope walker has a steady
job
A mans actions should correspond
with his words.
The man who can really afford to
burn money never does it,
Rowing is a great sport-when the
other fellow handles the oars
A man whose wife is afraid to ask
him for money will bear watching.
Love isn't stone blind when it comes
to selecting the engagement ring.
The average man never knows when
he's got enough until he gets too much
one great trouble with the self-made
man is that he is continually talking
shop.
A slow man is always making pre-
parations to do things that have al
ready been done.
A buttonless shirt is a new invention.
Tt was probably invented by a wifeless
man.
Woman is creature of moods and
after she gets married 1t is usually the
imperative mood.
The amateur photographer takes peo-
pie as they are while the professional
takes them as they would like to be.
It's useless to worry. Even if a girl
does accept your proposal of marriage
she is apt to change her mind later on.
A man usually likes to stand high in
the community in which he resides, but
as a taxpayer he isn't anxious to be so
highly rated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
ABANDONED FARms.

EFrom the Rochester Democrat
A few days ago it was announced
that the department of agriculture
would see what can be done in the
matter OF abandoned farms. Reports
from New England. where most Of the
abandoned farms were located ten and
fifteen years ago, show that the wide
advertisements of their existence has
brought occupants in an unexpected
way.
Many of the abandoned farms were
In picturesque regions, and nature left
to herself, added new beauty to the sur
roundings. Summer tourists from cit
les saw these places and straightway
made plans for summer homes. 1t is
said that as a result of this movement
but few farms can now be described as
abandoned Wherever the summer peo-
pie from the cities have occupied the
deserted farms, great improvements
have been brought about, furnishing
objeet-lessons to all farmers in the vi
cinity- Good buildings have appeared
and well-kept cattle have taken the
place of the neglected animals OF the
shiftless agricuIturist.
With summer people going out into
the rural districts of New England in
ever increasing numbers. the whole
country is being revived and rendered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07

Woman is creature Of moods and
after she gets married 1t is usually the
imperative mood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
ENGLAND'S GAME.
Is to Drive the Beers to a Declara-
ton of War.

Manchester, Eng, Sept. THE
Guardians special correspondent at
Pretoria, a well known writer on social
economics and of anti-imperialistic
tendencies, cables an interview with
President Kruger, whom he quotes as
saying he had always sought to induce
foreigners in the Transvaal to under
take citizenship. but that they had tried
to get its privileges without accepting
its burdens Continuing, President
Kruger said: In 1881 when numbers
could have taken burghership. they
chose to register as British subjects
Protesting in 1895 against being COM
wandered for the Kaffir war, Sir Henry
Loeb (nOw Baron Henry Loeb who was
governor of Cape Colony and high COM
missioner of South Africa 1SS9-95) rep
resented that they did not wish to be-
come burghers and so the Rad ex-
empted them.
The correspondent adds that he in
terviewed Gen. Joubert, commander in
chief of the Transvaal forces who took
a gloomy view of the situation express
ing his conviction that Mr. Chamber
lain had chosen the franchise issue be
Heving that though the Beers might
concede other matters. they would stand
out on this and thus furnish the casus
belli which Mr.. Chamberlain wanted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
DECLINED By HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Judge Bashore Acts For Hus-
band In Politics.

Mrs. w. o. Bashore of Fort Scott has
announced that her husband, Judge
Bashore will not be a candidate for
judge in the Sixth district against Wal
ter L. Simons, the Republican incum-
bent and nominee. Judge Simons has
been renominated and the fusionists
have been unable to find any one who
is willing to take the chances of defeat
which are overwhelming, as the dis
trict has a large Republican majority.
Judge Bashore is now organizing for
the Order of Select Friends and is
away from home. This has caused his
wife to write a letter to the Fort Scott
papers, in which she says, the judge is
out of politics and will stay out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
EDIsON'S NEW GRANT.
Will Build Large Reduction Plant,
and Treat the Ore Electrically.

Denver, Sept. IA special to the
Republican from Santa Fe, N. NJ,
says:
In the case of the New Mexico Min
ing company, Judge McFie has dis
charged Receiver Samuel H. Elkins of
Columbus, Mo, and approved his re
port.
The New Mexico Mining company is
owner of the Ortiz mining grant in
Southern Santa Fe county, about Is
miles from this city. The grant was
confirmed by act of congress March l,
1861. for $4,000 acres OF the original
grant 15,026 acres was sold to the Ger
rillos Coal and Iron company, leaving
81, 900 acres in the grant as now con-
stituted. Samuel H. Elkins was ap-
pointed receiver of the grant May Is.
1896. Every claim against the company
has been paid and many improveme nts
made. Mr.. Elkins turned the property
over to S. G. Burn, who takes charge
of the grant in the interest of Thomas
A. Edison, who is purchaser of the
property for a consideration of about
So. 000, 600
Mr.. Edison will build a large reduc-
ton plant at which he will treat the
gold ore from the Ortiz mines by his
new electric process.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07

Denver Republican: The fact that
sixty thousand cars We're handled in
the Union Pacific yards at Cheyenne
during the month of August, against
tventy-four thousand during the
month of July. 1894, is a result of the
revival of business which is now taking
place throughout the western region.
Nothing like the present traffic of the
Union Pacific was ever known before.
The same is true of other railroads in
the arid region. At the east also the
traffic of the railroad is great. But the
revival there occurred one or two years
ago. Large earnings are with them an
old story. But with US the good times
are just coming. We are at the
threshold of our era of prosperity,
while at the east it's course has already
been partly run.