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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12

ton for the presidency OF William j.
bIyan, statesman of undoubted patri-
otlsm and independence, enjoying in
low citizens, an honest, able and fearless
champion of popular rights and aspira-
lions IN whose hands the business inter-
ests Of the country and the industrial ell
ment and Independence of our Youth
Relative to trusts the platform specially
concerns the corporate combination
known as the ice trust" and denounces all
combinations of capital known as trusts
as inevitably and intolerably unjust both
20 producer and consumer, one result of
Wnlch IS to destroy all individual enter
PRISE ana to rob young men of the coun-
try q tne fair competition which in Dem
ocraLlc times constituted the great glory
OF the nation and permitted the advance
ment and independence of our youth"
Inc platform concludes with discus
SION SION OF purely state issues. the claim be-
ing made that the Democratic party in
state and national affairs has been the
consistent champion of labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
CONFEDERATION.
Narragansett Pier Is Swept by
Fire.
Rockingham Hotel and Twenty
Stores Consumed.

Narragansett Pier, R. I, Sept ia
serious fire broke out today in the Rock
ingham hotel. an extensive wooden
structure At 1870 o'clock the flames
driven before a seventy knot gale burn
ed all but the three lower stories of the
hotel and was threatening the casino
and the Hazard block. The occupants
of all the buildings escaped.
The Hotel Rockingham is valued at
100000 and the Hazard block at $25, 900.
At o'clock the Rockingham, the
casino, Hazards block, the Knights of
Pythias block and twenty small stores
owned by James G. Burns & Son had
been burned to the ground and the indi-
cation was that the flames would sweep
down the entire stretch of beach, des-
troying everything in their path. The
loss at this time is estimated at $450, OO0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-WHEAT-Wheat was
dull early today, feeling the lack Of tele-
graph service owing to the storm The
being ssd higher and receipts comparative
~ small. The weather in the northwest
was reported clearing. October opened
unchanged at 75A to 751Sc and sold to 75c.
Local receipts were S55 cars, 20 of con-
tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 428 cars against 504 last week and
917 year ago.
October later touched 75A@ssc, but the
bulge was not supported and a reaction
followed The close was weak, 5kG#c I'M
der yesterday at 745kc.
CORN-Corn was dull and somewhat
easier, October opening unchanged at sec
to 391sc, and selling to 387sc. Country Of
ferings were bit freer. Receipts were
1898 cars.
Corn closed easy. October ss@1kc lower
at 385sc.
OATs-Oats were duh and easier with
the trade local. October opened unchanged
at &c and sold to 217sc. Receipts were 242
cars.
PROVISIONS-Prov were quiet
and easier October pork opened nc
lower at S11-40, October lard 21kc down at
$685. and October ribs PIC depressed at
$7:S715- Following this the list eased OF
FLAx-cash: N. W., $1.5O; s. W., $L4s;
September, S149; October, $1.46.
tablespoonful sic; October, sic.
BARIEY-Cash, 38n50c.
1890
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
ATE FRIED CHICKEN
Served Free by Rogers-NoW
Arrested For Stealing Them.

The old negro, Dan Rogers, who lives
between First and Second streets on
Jefferson, is in the hands of the law
again. Dan is Sc years old, but he is as
troublesome as several younger men.
Daniel has not been selling liquor again,
at least that is not the charge. The law
has clutched him for robbing hen roosts
and there seems to be strong evidence
that the old man has been making night
raids.
Mrs. r. A. F'ulen, who lives at szs
Taylor tsreet, found one morning that
some one had taken about dozen of her
chickens, and Joseph Chambers who re-
sides in the same neighborhoOd also
missed a dozen of his fowls. Chambers
noticed his loss very early in the morn
ing and also noticed the tracks of a
wagon leading away from his hen roost.
1t was yesterday morning and the tracks
were easily followed on account of the
rain and also because the wheels We're
wobbly and made tracks like an extend
ed letter 5. Chambers followed the
tracks which led to Rogers place. Later
IN the day he went there and purchased
a rooster for 80 cents 1t was his rooster
That seemed conclusive evidence and
the warrant was sworn out. When the
officer went to serve the warrant he
found Rogers industriously cleaning
chickens.
It developed that Rogers would give
what he called a moonlight feast once
month To this feast, which was COM
posed Of fried chicken, all the friends of
Rogers were invited and they would eat
fried chicken, which was free, and, it is
rumored, but of course denied by him,
that they purchased beer which was
kept on tap.
a man who attended one of the feasts
said that the fried chicken was piled on
a table eight feet long and two feet wide
and that it was a sight to make a mans
mouth water. 1t might be that these
moonlight feasts will account for the
disappearance of so many chickens. Not
long ago one man, living west of Wash
burn college, reported a loss of $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
HOOTERS KILLED.
Fully Fifty Ghouls Have Been Shot
Down While at Work.

Houston, Tex, Sept 12.-The ghouls
have been holding an orgie over the dead
at Galveston. The majority of these men
were negroes, but there were also whites
who took part in the Dissertation of the
dead. Some of them were natives and
some had been allowed to go over from
the mainland under the guise Of relief
but they mutilated the bodies in order to
secure their ghoulish booty: A party of
ten negroes were returning from a looting
expedition. They had stripped corpses of
ali valuables and the pockets of some of
the looters were fairly. bullying out with
fingers of the dead which had been cut
off, because they were so. swollen the
rings could not be removed. 1ncensed at
this dissertation and mutilation of the
dead, the looters were shot down and it
has been determined that all found in the
act of robbing the dead shall be summar-
lily shot
During the robbing of the dead, not
only were fingers cut off, but ears were
stripped from the head in order to secure
Jewels of value. A few government troops
who survived and private citizens have
been patrolling the city. and have endeav-
ored to prevent the robbing of the dead
and on several occasions have killed Of
tenders. 1t Is said that at one time eight
were killed and at another four. Alto
gether the total of those thus executed
exceeds fully fifty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
PHANTOM YACHT.
[From the Chicago Inter-ocean.

[From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.1
For weeks a phantom sloop-yacht-a
modern-built Flying Dutchman-has
mystified the people of Rogers park and
struck terror to the hearts of supersti-
tious sailors. The sloop was generally
seen at sunset 1t sailed up and down
the lake. generally at a distance of five
or six miles from the shore. 1t appar-
emily paid no attention to the wind or
to a course, and it's big mainsail tapped
and jibed until the Rogers park yachts
men were ready to take oath that the
crew were drunk or crazy. The rays OF
the setting sun made the canvas look
like beaten gold, and sometimes they
seemed transparent; altogether, there
was something uncanny, and even sup
er.natural about the craft Several times
the life-Saving crew put out to Doaru
the craft and solve the mystery, but each
time the phantom sloop faded away IN
the dusk and eluded pursuit.
The boat seemed to have an affinity Tor
the big steamers going to and coming
from the north, and night after night It
was directly in the course OF the Mil
vaukee-C Chicago craft. 1t would appar-
emily lie to until steamer making near
ly 20 knots an hour was within lew
yards of it. Then, just as the lookout
was about to shout a warning. the myS-
terious craft would slip out of the way
and vanish. The crews of the steamers
never saw any one on the decks of the
Sl0Op, but they thought II Iully 4ndHneu
and well handled.
The mysterious s1oop never appeared
in broad daylight until yesterday, when
it stranded on the beach at Rogers park.
It was no phantom after ALL The yacht
is fitted up extensively and tastefully.
No name is on the stern and there is
nothing in the cabin to indicate the own
erss name. The sloop is painted white
and it's canvas is of good quality and
well fitted Several sea stories by Robert
Louis Stevenson and w. Clark Russell
were found in the cabin.
On table in the cabin was a bottle
half filled with sherry, and around 1t
were four empty glasses. A shawl and
a pair Of pajamas were in one of the
berths, and on the floor was a womaE's
slipper, small and dainty enough for a
modern Cinderella. Several cases of
canned goods were found
Lieutenant Tierney was busy all day
yesterday making his investigations. No
vessel of this description is known to be
missing.
Moreover, craft of that size are not
allowed to sail the lakes without having
their names plainly painted on the hulls.
The police have heard of many Chi
cagoanS disappearing at the lake shore
this summer, but none of the missing
or to have known man who owned one
were on the craft, and the simultaneous
disappearance of four persons has not
been reported to the police of any of the
large cities.
Lieutenant Tierney communicated with
Chief of Police Ripley yesterday, and the
detectives of this and other cities on the
lake are now trying to solve the mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
GALLON MAY BE LOST.
Topeka Man Was to Have Been in
Galveston Saturday.

Topeka friends of Mr.. George B. Gal
lon, the Santa Fe man who was recently
appointed auditor of the Gulf & Beau
mont road, fear that he may be among
the missing at Galveston Mrs. Gallon
left here last week and was to meet Mr..
Gallon in Galveston Saturday evening.
The train bearing Mrs. Gallon could
not proceed farther south than Temple,
Tex. because of the storm, and Mrs.
Gallon is still there. She has informed
Topeka friends, however, that she has
heard nothing from Mr.. Gallon.
Mr. Gallon told his wife that it might
be late Saturday night before he would
arrive in Galveston, and for this reason
his friends think that he may still be in
Beaumont. The storm did not extent to
that city, but the wires are down and
Mr.. Gallon would have no means of let
ting Mrs. Gallon or his Topeka friends
know of his whereabouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect Of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied Re0pIe.

st have been a coffee user for years
and about two years ago got into a very
serious condition of dyspepsia and in
digestion. 1t seemed to me would fy
to pieces. was SO nervous that at
the least noise 1 was distressed and
many times could not straighten my
self up because of the pain
My physician told me I must not eat
any heavy or strong food and ordered a.
diet, giving me some medicine I fol-
lowed directions carefully, but kept
on using coffee, and did not get
any better. Last winter husband who
was away on business, had Postum
Food Coffee served to him in the family
where he boarded.
He liked it so well that when he
came home he brought some with him
We began using it and I found it most
excellent While I drank it my stom-
ach never bothered me in the least, and
got over my nervous troubles. When
the Postum was all gone we returned to
coffee, then my stomach began to hurt
me as before and the nervous conditions
came on again
THAT showed me exactly what was
the cause OF the whole trouble so I
quit drinking coffee altogether and kept
on using Postum Food Coffee The old
troubles left again and have never had
any trouble since" Anna Coen, Mt
6ephrairn, Ohio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
KANSAS FAIRS in 1900.

Following is 300 list Of, Of fairs to be held
IN Kansas In 1900 their oates. tocaato alto as
board of agriculture and compiled by Sec
rotary F. d. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural socety-C. H.
Wheaton. secretary, lola; September 1913
Butler County Fair associatiOn-A1vah
Sheldon. secretary. Ell Dorado; September
Clay County Fair association-E. E.
Hopes. secretary, Clay Center; Septem-
Corey County Fair association-J. E
Woodford, secretary. Burlington; Septem-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley Fair
association: J. M. Henderson. secretary.
Burden; September ls-Z- x,a,,a E.;- -
ISOLATION: a. G. Griesa, secretary. Law
Finney County Agricultural society-D.
A. Minis, secretary, Garden City
Franklin County Agricultural society
TENDER 1921.
Greeley County Fair association. B.
Newman. secretary. Tribune: October q (:
association-S B. McGrew. secretary.
Holton; September lila
Jewell County GdT aSSoclatioE-ChaS. r.
Horne. secretary, Mankato; September
Il-14-
Linn County Fair assseiation-Ed- r.
Smith, secretary, Mou-ad City
Marshall county. Frankfort Fair asso-
Frankfort: September 25-2s
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
t Ea1r Paoia septsmsr & se'ie
Morris County Exposition company: q
J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove. Septen-
Riley County Agricultural society: r. t.
Worboys. secretary. Riley; September
Harvey County Agricultural society;
John c. Nicholson. secretary. Newton;
Rocks county fair. at Stockton. septem-
Der II. T. IS and Il
Norton County Agricultural society,".
L. Miller, secretary. Norton, September
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12

last year "a; corn. cars. last year IA;
oats, cars, last year &
Chicago: Hogs close 21k to sc lower
Liverpool: September wheat "a up ~ -
cember wheat SD up: corn, uncnangeo -
sd lower than yesterdays close "a
Paris: Wheat, 10 to 15c higher nour' ~
Q15c higher. .,. 49,.
than yesterdays close. ~
Liverpool close. Wheat 7s03zd nABnsri
corn, sd higher than yesterday
Chicago Estimated receipts Tor toInoL-
roW-Wheat, 300 cars; corn go cars oats'
400 cars; hogs. q, 900 head
Total clearances: Wheat and nour \aS
wheat), 100000 bu.; corn, 200.51z bu. 80,
Chicago: Late continental caDies'- "a
higher on wheat.
Primary receipts and shipments: WnSar
Receipts, today $40, 600. last year 100
000 shipments, today $4,000, laslLo ySatt
$4,000 Corn-R Receipts, today S19 w u.s. t
year 12S2. 900; shipments, today zlS'oVV iast
Chicago: seaboard wires-More cables
with good buying <orders wheat and corn
for the continent export business again
Chicago: New York reports 81 loads
wheat for export and big general business
for weeks.
Topeka receipts: Wheat, today cars
New York reports 20 loads corn Tor eX-
port.
St. Louis close: Wheat-September 1875;
October. 1870 bid; December, 74zzc ASKED
September, acc; October, S6s4c 'pio'
December, 335sc.
Kansas city close: Wheat--December
667sc; May, nc. Corn-S2zscs May S41zc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Ellen Hahn died this morning at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs N.
Palmlund, 314 Tyler street, at the age
of % years The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Rev. J. s. Chamberlain, father of
P. c. Chamberlain, of this city, died at
his old home, Robins Nest Jubilee,
ILL., on Monday evening. The burial
will be tomorrow Mr.. Chamberlain
was the first superintendent of Christ
hospital, about ten years ago.
Mrs. Ida Alderman, wife of L. f.
Ackerman, of 32S Ash street, died this
morning at o'clock of paralysis, at the
age of 26 years The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dence. Burial will be in the Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
Market Gossir,.

Furnished by the J. c. Goings Commits
sion i S Go; This firm 1 has membarship or
board of trade wire.
Springfield, Ill: The weekly crop re-
port of the Illinois section of the United
States department of agriculture shows
the last week to haye been generally dry,
but favorable for farm work Consider
able blowing has been done and in some
localities is about completed Some To-
sown. The harvest of oats is about com
pleted and a large crop is reported in the
northern and central sections
Paris: Wheat strong, spot 15c higher;
futures; zoe higher; -four, strong, futures
Advance on wheat equals &c on spot and
Chicago: Weather map-Northwest gem
from AZ in extreme sections to 81 at st.
Duluth receipts: Wheat, 1s7 cars. last
Chicago: Our wheat market ought to be
it a purchase. Demand for Provisions for
consumption very active: looks as, though
shorts principal buyers, but market looks
SO small that it gives an opportunity for
advance, although present prices seem
Chicago: The cash business in wheat
here yesterday was reported at 500, 900 bu..
of which S25 900 were confirmed Sales of
corn were $50, 900 bu., and shippers con-
firmed $4,000 bu.; sales of oats were ESQ.,
Chicago: Bradstreets wheat stocks
Among the more important increases re-
ported are those of 726, 900 bu. at Chicago.
Private elevators, 100000 blu. at North
western interior elevators, 176, 900 blu. at
Newport News and 175,0o0 at depot har-
Dor. The leading decreases include those
of 90, 900 at Cleveland, $4,000 Joliet 81. 900,
Dallas 5000 and Manitoba points: 10000.
Northwest receipts of wheat: Minneapo
lis, today 271 cars, last year 329; Duluth,
today 157 cars, last year 57T-
Liverpool, 80 p. m: Wheat, sd to I'D
higher; corn, sd higher to unchanged from
yesterdays close.
Chicago. Provisions open lower and ex-
tremely duh, demand light with some sell
ing by local operators.
Good shipping business, corn and oats.
Oats In big demand at present. Wheat
and corn to Buffalo.
Omaha: Hogs, 1000; CATTLE 1000.
Liverpool: Wheat, sd higher; corn, I'D
higher
Chicago receipts: Wheat. s55 cars, grad
ed 20; corn. 1893 cars, graded 121; oats, 242
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 227 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12

of the Spanish war involves the very
existence of the republic and the de-
struction of our free institutions. We
regard it as the paramount issue of the
campaign.
Upon this issue, therefore, we invite
all good citizens of our state to pro-
mote the election of a Democratic
president. however they may differ upon
national issues which at this time are
inferior in rank
Then follows a reiteration of the de-
clarations of the last Democratic state
convention on the subject of imperial
ISM As to the nominee of the Kansas
City convention the platform says:
We ratify and indorse the nominal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
More Citv Lights.

The light committee of the council will
hold a meeting next week to arrange
for the lighting of the territory which
has been annexed. The city engineer is
now making a plat for their use, and
as soon as they meet they will figure on
the number of additional lights needed.
They will also decide upon the purchase
of a new dynamo, as the ones now in
use are running at their full capacity,
and could not furnish electricity for
any more lamps superintendent Good
rich has some suggestions regarding the
new dynamo and lights, which he will
make to the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
FIGHT KEPT UP.
Miller Sponable Senatorial Contest in
Supreme Court.

]. W. Parker of Olathe today institu-
ted mandamus proceedings in the su-
preme court, marking another step in the
contest between F. w. Sponable and NJ
G. Miller for the Republican senat oriaI
nomination in the Johnson Miami coun-
ty district.
This proceeding is to require the Sec
rotary OF state to certify the name of
Miller as the nominee for senator for a
place on the official ballot
The state election board has rendered a
unanimous opinion in which it was held
that Mr.. Sponable is the legal nominee
That decision is responsible for the
mandamus proceeding which was today
instituted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
Bad Brick Found.

Swanson are having a little trouble
over the brick used in the paving of
Monroe street between Seventh and
Eighth. Mr.. Wise was inspecting the
work, and detected that some of the
brick were not good, so he made the
contractor replace them. Mr.. Swanson
says the brick he is using are from Law
renee and are all right. To this Mr..
Wise agrees, but says Mr.. Swanson is
not culling the bad brick, but is using
all the brick received without picking
out the bad. The work was stopped for
a time yesterday, but is proceeding to-
day, as the trouble was adjusted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
EGGs-Fresh, 12kc.
Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-CATTLE-Receipt
1880, including 1900 westerns and 500 Tex
ans; market strong; butchers stock
to 10c higher. Good to prime steers, IS. 60
Q6.15; poor to medium, 81 .60Q560; stock
4-5O; heifers, $3.O0@5. 90; Gamers, $20092- IS /;
bulls, 81. 75Q4.70; calves, $5.00Q675; Texas
$3.35642 5; Texas bulls, $25063.40.
HOGS-Receipts today, 81, 900; tomorrow,
% 900; left over 4064; average steady; top,
$685. Mixed and butchers, $5.15a5.60; good
to choice heavy, $5-20Q5-5272; rough heavy,
$5O0Q5.15; light, $5.25G5.65; bulk of sales,
S525G5.40
sHEEP-Receipts, 14OO0; sheep and
lambs strong to shade higher Good to
mixed, s.. 1908. 65; western sheep, $365G400:
Texans, $2.506l3.25; native lambs, $425Q5-S5;
western lambs, IS .2545-S5.
Official for yesterda:
RECEIPTS-Cattle and calves, 1870;
hogs 16,508; sheep, 13, 478.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,179; hogs, S,073;
sheep, 3,03I.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-12
FOOD FOR HUNGRY.
Two Car Loads of Provisions En- Route
to Galveston.

The Wells Fargo Express company
hauled through Topeka today, two car
loads of provisions for the Galveston
sufferers The company is taking this
relief supply to the sufferers free of
charge and has made arrangements to
take out of Chicago each day this week
a car load of provisions. The donations
are all being carried free
In addition to the Chicago consign-
ment the company had another car par
TALLY filed with donations which were
gathered along the santa Fe between
here and Chicago.
The supplies consist of sugar, coffee,
salt, and other imperishabIe provisions.