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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
.FAULKNER'S PROMISES.
Gas Man Says He Will Make To-
peka a SmOkeIess City.

If any argument besides a reduc-
ton in rates is needed for Topeka peo-
pie to favor the establishment of a new
gas and electric light plant in this city,
it is made by Mr.. w. J. Faulkner in a
letter received here today. Mr.. Faux
ner says that Topeka can become prac-
tically a "smokeless'' city if he is
granted a franchise by the council and
allowed to establish a plant here.
If we are allowed to carry out our
proposition" he says, I'VE can make
Topeka smokeless city. Gas can be
heating cheap enough to displace coal.
and we will aim to supply it cheap
enough to make all manufacturing in
dustries more profitable.
7 am confident that we can popular
lie the use of gas and electric current
to such an extent that 80 per cent of
the houses in Topeka and suburbs will
have gas or electric light, gas for cook
ing and heating, and that every manu-
featuring establishment can be started
in operation by touching a button. This
would be at no greater expense than at
present, and probably less. We expect
to supply power cheap enough to enable
manufactures, except the very largest,
to shut down their steam boilers and
engines and take power from our plant"
Continuing, Mr. Faulkner says in his
letter:
In Topeka where fuel is high we
propose to furnish gas cheaper than it
IS furnished in Ch1cagO,a city or mil
lion people, where fuel is low. In Chi
cago crude petroleum costs p per cent
less than in Topeka, yet the price of
gas there for lighting and cooking pur-
poses is 10 per 1000 cubic feet, with
10 per cent discount for prompt pay
ment. This condition has only been
reached within a short period with no
prospect of anything better. With our
proposition carried out, Topeka would
be on a better plane than many of the
larger cities, although not as near the
base of supplies
Mr.. Faulkner states that he is con-
fident that he can convince the council
that he means business if there is any
further disnosition to believe otherwise.
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NO PRIZE EIGHT.
One of the Principals Got Lost and a
Deputy Sheriff Did the Rest

The appearance Of Deputy Sheriff
Stewart prevented a prize fight from
being pulled of in Oakland grove Sun
day afternoon between Tommy Sears.
claiming the 100 pound championship
Of England, and Billy Teller OF Cincin-
aati, the BLACK GriffO.''
Sears was there with Wade Watts as
second and Teller with Prof" Kelly
behind him was in that neighbOrhoOd
both ready for a finish fight but the
appearance of the officer put a quietus
worse than a solar plexuS blow on the
whole affair At first the deVOtees OF
the ring wondered how in the world
the Sheriff's Office knew anything about
the quiet little affair but the officer ex-
planned that people from Oakland had
been telephOning steadily, for over an
hour before he left, that the worst kind
of a prize fight was going on and that
q bowling mob was at the ring side.
Deputy Sheriff Stewart arrived at the
edge of the corn field south of the Oak
land grove his horse covered with
Iather. He hallooed. The crowd in the
grove thought II was some belated
spectator and answered SO the stray
gler might find the place Stewart
rushed through the corn field. crawled
under the barb wire fence and ran for
the scene of the trouble. He wanted
TO be there before either of the contest
ants was killed.
When he reached the field he found
about 50 sports sitting around on the
ground, smoking, telling stories and
wondering how many mosquitoes there
We're to the square inch. One or two
nodded to the officer and the rest paid
no attention to him He explained that
he came out to stop a prize fight but
did not see anything to stop He looked
around for an imprOmptu beer joint but
found none He announced to the crowd
that a prize fight must not be held
The crowd gradually commenced to
leave and he drove back to town.
The reason that the fight did not
take place was because most of the
parties interested got lost. Tommy
Sears and quite a following reached
the appointed place at three O'Clock.
Nobody was there. The spot was in
the center of a large grove hemmed in
on all sides by corn fields. Those who
went in buggies and carriages could
not drive within a mile or so of the
place and got lost. A wagon with four
kegs of beer and 500 pounds of ice lost
its bearings and several searching par
ties failed to discover it.
Several carriage loads of spectators
drove along the river a mile away, an
other train of carriages were a mile
east and still another crowd tried to
drive in from the east. If the place had
been found on time the fight would
have been over with before the officer
arrived but as it was BLACK GriffO'
and his hackers were lost in a cOrnfieId
until after the officer left.
Let's make it an exhibition for
pfnts," said Watts when the notice was
received that a fight could not take
place.
L would rather spar for quarts" said
Sears. I'm awful dry
But by the time the cOlored fighter
arrived the crowd had dwindled and it
was useless to endeavor to raise a
purse. 1t was decided to abandon the
Still the wagon, the beer and the ice
has not been found.
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Joseph's Tips.

New York, Aug. %.
Foreign houses have buying orders in
specialties. A new pool has been formed
in Leather preferred and higher prices
are predicted. We think 3. r. T. may be
sold on firm spots at least for turn.
strength of M, K. & T., preferred and
common shares and that is the insiders
" been doing nothing whatever in them
and the purchasing power has emanated
from other than the Standard Oil and
prominent Wall street interests. We sug-
gest however. that sugges ton of the divi-
dend of net profits be taken with fair
amount of salt. Undoubtedly NJ, K. & T,
is an improving property and it viii even
tually sell in the high neighborhood of 80.
The buying of NJ. P. is good and we are
have a great deal in their favor. Buying
of n. & w, preferred. is good.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Cl1CagO, Aug. ".
WHEAT. was firm today though show
ing but little increase in the volume of
trading. A firm tone was shown by Eng
which caused a weak spot in the market
amounting to but 499 600 bushels World 5
shipments were even smaller than expect
ed. the total being 5519, 600 bushels. There
was some increase in the northwest re-
ceipts as predicted and this caused sell
ing by the northwest and Weal>neSs in
those markets which followed shortly
after the opening here by a moderate
Increased short selling. Minneapolis and
Duluth receipts were 399 cars Against 327
last week and $50 a year ago Chicago re-
The weather was hot and dry in the
northwest. September wheat opened "a
reacted to 70zsG1c. December in which
interest was conferred opened SAFE high
er at 727sGz3c, declined to 722sq721zc and
CORN was fairly active and weak for
September with the more distant options
comparatively steady. The weather was
lack of demand, the price slipping off
easily on moderate selling by receiving
houses. Receipts were $40 cars September
opened unchanged at 5l9sc. declined TO
3IAc, and reacted to 31ssd311Ac.
OATS were steady on a small trade.
Offerings were light and the light demand
was sufficient to sustain prices. The ex-
port demand continued good Receipts
were SO cars. September opened unchang-
ed at 201sc. sold at zoe and reacted to the
opening price.
PROVISIONS were quiet but firm Out
side demand was fairly good and packers
hog market was higher September oDrk
opened unchanged at SS.25. sold at $3.50
lard opened unchanged at s.. 17iI and adj
vanced to s.. 20. September ribs opened IN
changed at Is and advanced to S5.1715GD
FLAx-Cash: N. W. s1.1s: Cash: S. w.
Sill; Sept. $1.0sA; Oct. $l.0415; Dec. 81. 045z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
BURIED ON PIXIES PEAK.
Ceremonies of the Cryptic Masons, of
EIIsuunrtI Kan. Connletsd.


Summit Pixies Peak. Colo, Aug. Is
The cryptic ceremonies with which the
Cryptic Masons of Ellsworth, Kan,
buried their records, have been com
pleted and sealed. The crypt is cut in
solid gray granite at the northern end
of the cog railroad overlooking the
bottomless pit 1000 feet, but in full
view of the plains to the Kansas line
on the east; New Mexico on the south,
the snowy range on the west and Wy
oming on the north. Upon the tablets
surrounded by a triangle cut in the
rock is the following inscription in
deep, raised letters:
Deposited August II, A. D. 1899, A
Dep. 2899, by Ellsworth Council No g.,
r. and S. M, Ellsworth, Kansas. Ed
ward W. Wellington, TIL. III. NJ
Under this is a round ring cut in the
tablet containing emblems of the Ma
sonic order and a triangle. At the left
ring is a large letter "A'' and on the
right is cut a horseshoe. representing
Omega" Under this ring and inscrip-
ton is the following:
Under sanction of the Grand Council
of Colorado, John Humphreys, NJ. III,
Grand Master, and the General Grand
Council of the United States, Brad.
NicOl. Assisted by Grand Council of
Kansas. ThOrp B. Jennings, NJ. III,
Grand Master. To be restored to the
craft after 100 years have elapsed"
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lola ENJOINED.
Temporary injunction Against Col
Letting Occupation Tax Granted.

lola, Aug. Estate Saturday after
noon Ewing and Foust, acting in be-
sional men, obtained a temporary re-
straining order from Judge Smith,
which enjoins the city clerk from re-
ceiving any monies coming in from
the recently passed occupation tax or
dinance. The order was issued from
the district court and will be in force
until September when the court con-
Venes, unless the council insists on its
being brought up sooner.
The injunction is brought on the claim
that the act of the legislature of 1881,
under which the occupation tax was
made legal in Kansas, was unconsti-
tutional.
A few people have already paid the
whole or part of this tax.
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EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Postmaster Guthrie Thinks One
Should Be Held.

Postmaster Guthrie joins with Cyrus
Leland in the opinion that the legisla-
ture ought to be convened to make an
appropriation for bringing the Tween
tieth Kansas regiment home from San
Francisco
There ought not to be any hesitation
about 1T at ALL said Judge Guthrie to-
day. Even if the money was right in
the treasury ready to be expended for
that purpose, the legislature ought to
come together to do honor to our boys.
They have written the most glorious
page on the history of Kansas since the
days of John Brown. Kansas is rich
and should do them honor. don't be-
Heve in begging the money from pri-
Vate individuals to bring them back
or in asking the railroads to advance
it. The thing to do is to call the legis-
lature together and let them honor the
boys by making the necessary appro-
priatiOn out of the state treasury
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BIG REFINERY FIRE.
Standard Oil Works Near Chicago
Suffer Severely From Flames.

Chicago, Aug. 28-One of the most de-
structive fires that has ever occurred
at the Standard Oil ref1neries broke
out at Whiting last night. It was caus-
the stills.
few minutes after the fire broke
out there was a terrific explosion and
mense tanks containing 1920 barrels of
partially refined oil. At the present
time it looks as though the eight re-
naming will be consumed The loss
so far is estimated at $10O 900. There
are over thirty streams of water play
ing on the fire and the supposition is it
will be impossible to do more than con-
fine it to the present limits. Steven
WilkenS, a fireman; Harry BOnney, en-
gineer at the works, and Jesse Cum
ningham, a still man, were seriously
burned by the blazing oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
AN EGYPTIAN ARMY GUIDE

From the COrnhill Magazine7
Our usual guide in the GakduU country
was a merry little fellow called ZelIi very
unlike the ticiturn Arabs one generally
meets. He had been one of the two Arabs
who had helped Slatin Pasha to escape
from Omdurman, and he told me that he
was afterward seized, taken in chains be
fore the khalifa and charged with the
heinOus offence. Zeki put on an air of eX-
IRENE simplicity; pretended to be more
than half a fool: said that he might have
been given dollar for getting some
stranger camel, but that he had forgot
teni that he was a poor man, and dollar
was a dollar and on The khalifa was
completely imposed upon by these ingen-
uous tactics, said; This man is an IDIOT
and let him go
Zeld had lost his wife and children
killed by the DervisheS-and had sworn
vendetta against them When l first knew
him he had just married again, and had
established his bride in some remote val
ley in the CLIFF hills: so, when we were
out in that direction. he generally asked
Tor a few hours leave of absence. and
used to trOt off on his camel to visit her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
INSANE FROM HEAT.
Young Hay Maker Succumbs to the
Severe Weather.

Lake township, today brought to To-
peka Charles Page. a young man who
went insane few days ago. Page has
been working in hay fields for farmers
around ROsSville this summer, and he
became over-heated about two weeks
ago. Ten days ago he began to act
queerly and he has now become so bad
that it is necessary to keep him locked
up in the county Jail until he can be
sent to the asylum. A jury in the pro-
bate court pronounced his trouble
acute mania" He throws his arms
on the floor and asks people for money.
When he was put in a cell in the Jail
the first thing he did was to climb up
on the bars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
Chicago LIvestock Market.

Chicago, aug. q
HOGs-Estimated receipts Of hogs to-
day 26, 900; tomorrow 1900; left over 2,56s
Market strong on light and mixed, duh on
packers; mixed and butchers 81. 5000. so;
good heavy, 81 50d4.70; rough heavy $500
q C&TTI.E " Receipts 1880. Market
steady. 2eeves s. 4o66.50; cows and heif-
ers $1.75@4. S.; Texas steers s.. o0a425;
stockers and feeders Sc. 25GJ4 IS.
SHEEP-Receipts 16 600. Market slow.
Sheep 81. 75d4. 40; lambs s.. 75d5.70.
Official receipts and shipments for Sat
urday:
HOGS-Receipts 13, 90; shipments 8, o51-
CATTLE-ReceipuS 200; shipments Liza
SHEEP-Receipts 647; shipments 242.
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OLD CONDUCTOR DEAD.
David Sherman, Who Worked For
Santa Fe, Dies In Ohio.

Word has been received here Of the
death in Astabula, Ohio, of David Sher-
man. one OF the veteran engineers and
conductors of the Santa Fe. Mr.. Sher-
man formerly lived in Topeka for sew
eral years, but when he gave up rail-
road work he removed to his old home
in AstabuIa.
Mr.. Sherman took a position with the
Santa Fe as engineer when the road
was constructing west, and ran an en-
CINE for a number of years. Later he
was made conductor, and continued in
the service of the road for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28

Caller (to little Bobby Bobby what
makes your eyes so bright?" Bobby
(after a little thOught)-"I 'spects it's
cause amt had 'em very long. It'd
Bits.
those flies doing?'' That's fly paper" said
her mother. Keep away from. it, oh!
They look as if they were holding a con-
vention and couldn't adjourn. Puck.
Walton (to fishmonger)-''Just throw me
half dozen of those trout" Fishmonger-
go home and tell my wife I caught EN-.
/ may be a poor fisherman, but I'm no
liar. Household Words.
The Three Fates-''My older brother
bMay s nd y other he bro 6ef
got humored because he was the littlest."
myself. Chicago Record.
In Ireland-Native-'I Oh should decide
be before OF could vote?' Casey (of Tam
kape thrack thin election days, but OF
think there's another wan in about four
months PUCK.
if Ihad held on to that stocks little longer
said Baldwin, by George, its enough to
pretty strong team said Rambo, rising
with alacrity.-Chicago Tribune
Peacemaker-'I wouldn't fight. my good
men mem First Sombsataasnt ant, called me
called me a lazy lOafer." Peacemaker-
wen, I wouldn't fight over a difference
of opinion; you both may be right Tit
Bits.
eff I thought my health could stand
the climate, I should have enlisted for
service in the Philippines long ago. I
do love adventure 'Hmh! Why don't
you go to Cleveland and get a job as
nOtorman ?'-IndianapOliS Journal
They We're sitting on the veranda of
a summer hotel.
oh how horribly sentimental" ex-
claimed Miss Divine. 80 you really
carry a lock of his hair in your locket?
Such devotion is almost out of date"
Il did not mean that you should see
it." said Margaret, forcing a smile. IF
you had not picked it up before I no
ticed that it had dropped, it would not
have been opened"
'@Oh, you needn't be ashamed of it
really, I think such devotion is charm
ing. am so anxious to see your
fiance."
Twelve hours later they were sitting
in the same place. Margaret's fiance
was with them. Miss Divine was scan
ming him closely. She noticed particu-
larIy his handsome blond head.
But one thing puzzled her. 1.-THE hair
in the lOcket," she unused, was black"
Detroit Free Press.
An Extreme Case.-'Isn't Jobbs
somewhat penurious?' Hes so stingy
that he won't give his children middle
names. Chicago Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
OVER A PRECIPICE
Plunges a Mexican Engine, Carrying
Four Down to Death.

Chicago, Aug. 28.-A special to the
Record from Tampico, Mex, says:
Another fatal accident has occurred
on the Cardenas division of the Next
can Central railroad. A mountain en-
CINE was coming down the steep grade
below Cardenas when it was thrown
from the track and fell over precipice
into a mountain gorge 1000 feet be-
low. The engineer, who was an Amerf-
can, the fireman, a Mexican, and two
Mexican wood-passers were carried
down to death.
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New York MONEY Market.

New York, Aug. o
MONEY-Money on call nominal at 3
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 414G5
per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at 4S6l@
"a .S63z for demand and 81. S21zd4. s2A for
sixty days. Posted rates 81. S4GI4. S715s com
mercial bills 81 .S25a.
VER-Silver certificates 601eO1zc;
bar silver SO Slice; Mexican dollars 49c.
BONDS-Government bonds strong; Is,
registered 10015; IS, registered 10Sl3; IS,
coupon 10S1k; new As registered 1903; IS.
coupon 1909 old As, registered 112A; old
as coupon 113; IS, registered 11112; SIS, cou-
pom 1111b.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
BRIGHAM'S POSITION.
Manager of Crawford's st. Joe Theater
Goes East.

Mr.. E. S. Brigham manager of the
Crawford tbeater in St Joseph for sew
eral years. has taken the manag cement
of the Elroy Stock company, which
opened the season in Trenton. New
Jersey, this week Mr.. Brigham has
also interested himself in the manage
ment of the Hot Springs( Ark. theater.
Mr.. Brigham is a brother of Mr.. r.
S. Brigham Of this city, and is well
known here. He has been in New
York for the past two months securing
bookings for the Crawford circuit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28

Furnished by J. G. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St, Topeka,
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
New York: Posted rates s.. S46l4. s75k.
London. 1890 p. m: Consols 1864; money
on call 112Q14c. Discount rate 39sc-
dull now better. Southern Pacific feature.
L. & N. and L. P. steady. st. Paul neg
lected. Vanderbilts steady.
Liverpool Wheat 4sd lower; corn I'M
Imports wheat United Kingdom $1,000
from Atlantic ports 52S, 900.
London, 1890 p. m: Wheat cargoes
ahoat to United Kingdom /, 400, 600. to Con-
ttnent decrease 100000. Corn afoat, in
Car lots: Wheat 116-22; corn 1881; oats
Chicago: Hogs $4,000; opened strong to
a shade higher. Cattle $500, steady. Sheep
Kansas City: Hogs 500; cattle 10000
Visible supply: Wheat, decrease ], ST, 600
Corn. decrease 1,006,00 Oats, increase
76S, 900.
St. Louis receipts: Wheat 1870 OOO-144, 600
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis 354; Du-
luth As; last year Minneapolis 8SS, Duluth
Opening of wheat showed quite num-
Der Of buyers shorts but were soon sup
piled and market Sagged.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 326-617
corn. 52-43; oats 1880.
Paris close: Wheat steady to 5 confines
lower; flour 10 to centines lower.
Liverpool close: Wheat unchanged to sd
higher.
Duluth says will have three hundred
cars new wheat on track today in on to-
morrow's report.
month July increase $S49, pa; net increase
S257 536.
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BRYAN TO THE CHURCH.
Subscrlbes $3.50 For a New Presby-
terian Edifice at Salem, Ill

Salem, Ill, Aug. 28-This morning
Rev. c. w. Yates. pastor of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church here. re-
ceived a letter from William J. Bryan,
in which was incIosed a check for $780,
which Mr.. Bryan subscribed for the
proposed new $4,000 church which the
members of the congregation are pre-
pairing to erect here. During his boy
hood days Mr.. Bryan was a member of
the church here.
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Kansas city livestock Market.

Kansas City, Aug. q.
Receipts 1000 natives, 1000
Texans Market steady to 10 cents lower.
Native steers "a .356D6. 10; Texas steers s.. 90
"a. so: Texas cattle &. 25q3 90; natiFe COWS
and heifers &. O0G4. 25; stockerS and feed
ers S3. Oo614. 10: bulls s.. 75d4 10.
H0GS-ReceiptS 4 600; market steady to
heavy 81. 50d4. G5; packers 81 .55d4. IS; mix
ed 81 .50d4 SO: light $4.55Q4.75; workers $4.70
"A. rs: pigs 81. 6004. 70.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs s. 1915 so. rnuttons s.. 001f4 co
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MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Three Hundred Men at Leavenworth
Refuse to Go to Work.

Leavenworth, Aug. 2s.-Three hun
dred miners declined to go to work in
the LeavenwOrth Coal company's shaft
this morning, refusing an advance of
10 cents a ton for mining screened lump
coal The men wanted the advance to
be unScreened coal. A committee of
strikers will wait on the Home and
Riverside miners, numbering 500 men
and request them to quit work.
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Kansas City Produce Markes

Kansas City. Aug %.
WHEAT September 63ssc; December
G54c. Cash, No. 2 hard 65G66c: No. 611aa1
6315c. No. red zoe: No. 65@69c.
CORN-September 272sc; December 241ac.
Cash: No. mixed 2S$4@291sc; No. white
29Ac; No. 3, 2S$zc.
OATS-NO. 2 white 22d23c.
RYE-No. 2. 53c.
HAY-ChOice timothy 81 so; choice prai-
RE IS .75d$6.O 90
BITTER 17a19c; dairy 15c.
EGGS-Fresh 1115c.