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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
A GREAT SHOWING.

The annual report of the chief of the
treasury bureau of statistics upon the
foreign commerce of the United States
during the year ending June 80, 1900,
has been completed.
Four great facts characterize the for
eign commerce of the United States in
1900 the closing year of the decade and
century:
L The total commerce Of the year
surpasses by 1919. 729. 25O that of any
preceding year, and fer the first time in
our history exceeds two billion dollars.
?. The exports exceed those of any
preceding year, and have been more
widely distributed throughout the world
than ever before.
3. Manufacturers materials were more
freely imported than ever before and
formed a larger share of the total i'm
ports than on any former occasion.
f. Manufactured articles were more
freely exported than ever before and
formed a larger share Of the total ex-
ports than on any former occasion.
In exports every great class of articles
showed larger total than in the pre-
ceding year; in imports every class ex-
cept manufacturers materials showed
a smaller percentage of the total than
in the preceding year, while manufac-
turers' materials showed much larger
total and larger percentage of the grand
total than in any former year.
Two of the five great classes of i'm
ports are exclusively manufacturers
materials. The first of these. PARTICLES
in a crude condition which enter into
the various processes of domestic in
dustry," includes, and is chiefly made
up of manufactured fbers, raw silk.
wool, crude india rubber, hides and
Il nc
The second, ARTICLES wholly or partially
manufactured for use as materials in
manufacturing, includes wood, leather,
furs. cement. yarns. oils. dyes and dye
woods, and certain chemicals. The 9TH
er three classes of imports are foodstuffs
articles manufactured ready for con-
sumption. and articles of voluntary use
luxuries etc. OF the two classes desig-
mated as manufacturers materials that
which includes only articles in a crude
condition is by far the largest, being in
1900. $780,. 264. 10e. against 1922. 657, IA in
1899. or nearly 40 per cent greater than
IN any preceding year; while the class
which includes articles wholly or par
TALLY manufactured for use in manu-
featuring amounts to SIS. 433. $40 against
$9S. 753. 9O3 in 1893. and S1o9- 152, 526in 1891.
The share which articles in a crude condi-
tion for use in manufacturing form of
the total imports is constantly increas-
ing and in the year just ended formed
by far the largest total and largest per-
centage of the grand total in the history
of our foreign commerce. OF the total
imports of the year. manufacturers
materials, including the two classes
above named, show an increase of S107,-
375,69S over those of the preceding year;
while the other three classes, foodStuffs,
manufactures and luxuries. show an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
On the Subject of the Assassination
of King Humbert.

London, July 31--Moving an address to
the queen with reference to the assassi-
nation of King Humbert of Italy, the pre-
mier, Lord Salisbury, said in the house of
lords today that anarchists are not con-
fined to any one political opinion. He said
the last half century had seen the assassi-
nation of three persons presidents of re-
publics and two monarchs- 1t is an
awful thing" Lord Salisbury said. ITO
contemplate this depth of human Villainy
beneath the smiling surface of society,
threatening the destinies of society in the
early future"
The premier paid a glowing tribute to
the character of King Humbert, who, he
said, had unfaggingly worked for the ben
eft of his country and people The as
sassination of such a man could not be
considered private revenge-it was moth
ing but that morbid thirst for notoriety
which is the plague and curse of modern
civilization, which had time and again led
men to the commission of the foulest
istence of society If it could not be ar
rested. He did not propose to speak of
remedies for such a state of things, but
he had never hesitated to express his own
views in that respect; modern society had
erred the side of 1eniency-
The Earl of Kimberley, Ireland, sec
onded the motion for the adoption of the
address, which was adopted in both the
house of lords and commons In the
lower house, A. ]. Balfour, first lord of
the treasury and government leader, spoke
in a similar strain to the speech by Lord
Salisbury, and Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, the Liberal leader in the house
of commons seconded the motion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
FAMILY LIVES IN A TREE.
Man, Wife and Three Children Lodge
Among Spreading Branches.


Paterson, N J., July 31-John Rausch,
with his wife and three children, lives
in the branches of a big walnut tree
near the junction of Katz avenue and
the new Pompton road. above Haledon.
The habitation is one that has aroused
the curiosity of sight-seers for many
miles around here. but William Busch
mann declares that it has spoiled, tenn
porarily at least, his scheme of making
the place an ideal spot for summer cot
tages. Rausch is German laborer, VINO
came to this country some years ago,
adm has lived around Haledcn since.
He never earned more than a dollar
day, yet out of that he saved enough
to bring his family from the old coun-
try.
He wanted a home of his own, and
Buschmann sold him a lot on the in
stallment plan. There was q, condition
that the purchaser should begin to erect
a home on the property within six
months Rausch had no money, but
that did not worry him He got num-
Der of packing cases and piled them up
around the large walnut tree, which
stood in the middle of the lot Then he
appeared on the scene with q hammer.
chisel, small barrel of nails, and a
bucksaW.
Rausch used the case to box in the tree.
1t was very rudely done, as the man had
no knowledge of carpentering- He formed
two floors by piecing out the branches
with the sides of the packing cases. and
the family sleeps in the upper section
among the branches of the tree During
a wind they are rocked as if in ham
mock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
KING KILLING.

There appears to be no way of stop
ping the murder of kings except to
abolish the monarchies. Death has no
terrors for the regicide. 1t seems clear
that his action is gIorified in his own
mind. He murders the rulers of the
earth without hope of reward or fear
of punishment. He is sometimes called
mad but there is method at least in
his proceedings. That he is actuated
by what he conceives to be a lofty pur-
pose seems apparent from the fact that
he usually selects as his victim the best,
the noblest and the least oppressive of
the ruling class
King Humbert, who fell at the hand
of an assassin Sunday, was beloved by
his people and regarded by the world
as an embodiment of about all that a
good and just ruler should be. He had
not the faults which are commonly at
tributed to the car or the kaiser. Clear
", King. Killers are not actuated by re-
venge or disappointment. Probably he
acts on the theory that good kings are
more dangerous to liberty than bad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
FUsIONIsTs AT EMPORIA
Will Name Candidate for Congress in
Fourth District.

In Emporia today the Fourth con-
gresSionaI district Democrats and Popu-
lists are in session to nominate a con-
gresham.
The Democrats organized their con-
vention in the court house and the
Populists in the Whitley opera house.
Thomas Morgan, of Eureka, is chair
G. s. Sa1yards, also of Eureka, is chair
man of the Populist convention.
The nominee may be anyone Of six or
seven candidates who are either out
for it by themselves or are being push
ed by their friends. The balance of
power lies with the Populists. They
will have seventy-tWo votes and the
Democrats fifty-three. No definite ar
rangements have been made whereby
either side has been promised the
nomination, but with their seventy two
votes the Populists will be able to take
anything they want.
Only two Democratic candidates have
been talked of, while half a dozen are
from the Populists- Tom Morgan of
Greenwood county, and Henderson
Martin of Marion county, are the two
Democrats The Populist candidates
are It. II. Grisham of Chase county; E
V. Wharton of Woodson; Brown of
Coffey, and P. F. Yearout of Lyon.
Following is the delegate apportion-
ment among the counties for the Dem
ocrats:
Butler, 4; Chase, 5; Coffey. 5: Green
wood, 5; Lyon, 5; Woodson, 8: Marion,
8; Morris, 3; Usage, 8; Pottawatomie,
6, and Wabaunsee, 5.
The POpuliSt apporuonment Will be:
Butler 8; Chase, 4; Coffey, Z; Green
wood, 7; Lyon, 8; Marion. 5; Usage, 10;
Pottawatonlie, Z, and Wabaunsee, D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
400 ARRESTS
Made by Chicago Police in a
Raid on Bucket Shops.

Chicago, July 31.-Nearly 400 persons,
many of whom had never seen inside OF
a police station before were captured to-
day in a wholesale raid on alleged buck
ct shops in the down town district and
carted off to the police stations. A dozen
firms. one Of them John Dickinson &
Co., prominently connected with the
board of trade, were visited by the po-
lice during the raid. which was so per-
fectly planned that hardly person In
all the rooms raided succeeded in escap-
ing. The raid, conducted at the busiest
hour of the day on change, created con-
siderable excitement and resulted in the
floor Of the board of trade being prac-
tically abandoned for the time being
while the traders watched with interest
the police as they gathered in their pris-
oners from the adjacent building. One of
the prisoners whose name was not elarn-
ed, captured in the rooms occupied by A.
c. Wiersching & Co, attempted to end
his life rather than face the humiliation
of arrest. Making his way to a laVatory
he tried to strangle himself with a tow
Ell, but was caught before he had SER
iously injured himself and bundled into
the patrol wagon. panic ensued in
Wiersch1ng rooms when the police APP
peared and several persons were tram
pied on in the mad rush to escape. Chief
of Police Kepley said today that today's
action by the police was the beginning
Oh a series OF RAIDS Whlcn, ne SAID, would
continue until every alleged bucket shop
in Chicago was driven out of existence.
The places closed by the police included
the following: John Dickinson & Co.;
E. A. Wiersching & Co.; Chicago Com
mission company: N. M. Nulsey, Hop
kins & Co.; Brown & Co.; Wallace &
Co; F. C. Noeh & Co.
In nearly every instance the telephone
and ticker wires were cut and the ser
vice rendered useless. The books and
paraphernalia were also taken posses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
LOCAL MENTION.

Max Maier, of the Rock Island offices.
is ill at his home.
General Passenger Agent w. ]. Black
of the Santa Fe is in Chicago.
Harry Donaldson, ticket agent at the
Santa F'e depot. is confined to his home
by illness.
Mr. John Coldwell. of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A. left Monday for Colorado to
spend a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. E. L. Copeland, cashier in the
Santa Fe treasury department, is again
at his desk after a vacation of several
weeks
Dr. Jane Nye, one of the young lady
graduates of the Kansas Medical col
lege, is now practising medicine in
Portsmouth, Ohio.
In making up a list for Good Roads
literature. Secretary Anderson of the
Commercial club has discovered that
there are 2,28S farmers in Shawnee
county
A man named Hughes has sold his
stock of Belgian hares to F. B. Benson
and w. Lysaght, Santa Fe shop en-
ployes, who propose to conduct Bel
gian hare farm in Oakland.
According to the police register there
will be nine jointists tried in the police
court this afternoon The cases are
against Mike Thorn pSOn, P. Phillips, H.
Wheeler, o. Keapton. Larry Sheehan,
Mike Kelley, Arch Bailey, Ed Timon, G.
r Burke and Frank Murphy. 1t is
likely that some of the cases will be
postponed
Some Wichita ladies have decided
there are a lot of boys and girls there
who need a city mother" and they
have written to Topeka for the methods
of the police matron and the outline of
her work. They are laborlng with their
city council to secure the appointment of
such an officer. There can only be one
Mrs. Thorpe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

[F'rom the Chicago News.l
The gossip and the hypocrite are twins
A spare moment is a golden nugget of
time.
You can always have the law at act
ual cost.
The nurse maid accepts more or less
hush money.
A wise man never covets a thing he
can live without.
Too many men mistake their faults for
m1sfortuneS.
There is nothing so bad but what good
may come of it
Only the very poor man Is absolutely
sure of his friends.
The rich man has troubles of which
the poor man knows nothing.
Honesty is a policy on which any one
can afford to pay the premiums.
According to the merchants creed the
best book is a profitable ledger.
Youth may be impetuous, but it usual
ly possesses the merit of sincerity.
Blood will tell-therefore it is unwise
to confide a secret to your relatives.
Never be ashamed to show your re-
spect for honesty in whatever guise it
may appear.
The sweetest natures are those possess
sing the faculty of being contented I'M
der all circumstances.
Lots of men would rather swindle
fellowman out of a nickel than earn a
dollar by honest labor.
A woman says her husband is such a
blunderer that hecan't try on a new shoe
without putting his foot in it.
"A Word to Women is the title of a
new book by a bachelor author. He man
aged to get IN the first word, but the
women are sure to have the last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
SANG FOR KING HUMBERT.
The italian Tenor Knew the Monarch
Well.

Fred Colver. the Topeka young man
who managed the Lambardi italian
Grand Opera company for several
Badaracco who will be heard at Gar
field park Friday evening of this week,
was a favorite of the late King Humbert
of Italy. assassinated at Monza Sunday.
During his stay in italy he sang very
often before him, and now wears a hand
some ring presented him by Humbert at
Naples two years ago.
S1gnOr Badaracco was apparently
much affected by the news of the as
sassination of the king as he telephoned
to Topeka from Kansas City yesterday
to ask if the engagement here this week
could be broken. However, as all ar
engagements have been made the Italian
singer will put aside his desire not to
sing in public as a mark Of grief at the
death of his king.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
NEW CHURCH ON WEST SIDE
Cumberland Presbyterians Building
Near Potwin Station.

The congregation of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church will erect a new
edifice on that portion of the L. c. wa
tiers property directly across from the
Potwin station of the City railway at
the intersection of Fifth and West
streets and Greenwood avenue. The
church will be small but handsome in
architectural design. and viii cost 81, 900.
1t will be frame in construction.
The Cum berland PreSbyterianS recent
ly sold their church property at the cor
ner of Huntoon and Polk streets to the
Christian Science society of this city.
They are the first church community
to build in the northwestern portion of
the city. DR.. Hal F. Smith, who occu-
pies the position of secretary of the
Ministerial union, is the pastor.
Grading for the foundation of the new
church was commenced this morning,
and it will be completed and ready for
services by November l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
THE LAFAYETTE FAMILY.

[From the Woman's Home Companion
There are great-great grandchildren of
Lafayette now living. but the immediate
family connection has dwindled to a bare
fifty The Marquis de Lasteyrie, one OF
the best known of the connection, has told
me considerable of his ancient house.
although the average Frenchman is re-
markedly ignorant on the subject of La
fayette history La Grange, the country
Paris. has been shrine for a. century cor
visiting Americans, and when the Marquis
was alive was noted for its hospitalties-
The present family keeps a portion of its
traditions in this respect, and gave me an
invitation TO visit the grand old castle. Its
five-pointed towers, from the Norman
days of the tenth century, loom pictur-
esquely through the trees The mark Of a
cannon ball upon one of the towers is still
visible. a grim reminder of the troubled
period when the castle was attacked by
the Marechal Turenne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
WILL BE AT LINCOLN.
Populists to Conduct Campaign From
Bryan's Home.

Chicago. July 31.-J. A. Edgerton of
Colorado, secretary of the fusion Popu-
list party. was at Democratic headquar-
ters yesterday in consultation with
Chairman Johnson. He spent most of
the day with Eugene Smith, Populist
national committeeman from Illinois,
outlining the part his party is to take in
the coming campaign and in discussing
the question of the Chicago headquar-
tiers. 1t is the plan to have the main
headquarters. of the party at Lincoln,
Neb., with a branch in Chicago. Eugene
Smith will be in charge and the work he
will undertake will be auxiliary to the
Democratic work. Mr.. Edgerton refused
TO discuss the possibility of Charles A.
Towne withdrawing as vice presidential
candidate of the Populist party, but said
there will be no friction between the
Democrats and POpulists-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
SEPTEMBER JURORS.
Lucky Capsules Were Drawn From a
Hat.

Monday afternoon at 2:S0 was the time
set for the drawing of the jury for the
September term of the district court to
be held but the event was delayed an
hour by the non-appearance of the JUS
tees. The names of 1000 men eligible
for jury duty were written on slips of
paper and loaded into capsules by Coun-
ty Clerk Wright. When the drawing
commenced Justice McClintock, Justice
Maggie and Sheriff Cook drew out the
capsules The drawing differs from 9TH
ers in the fact that some want to be
drawn. but not quartered, and others do
not want to be. When the drawing was
over the following men had been drawn,
each to act as One-twelfth of a dozen
tried men and true:
John Elliott, Topeka.
S. P. Hawkins Topeka.
F. b. Dyal, Mission township.
Chas- Jones, Topeka.
George w. Case. Topeka township.
F. D. Dignon, Topeka.
F. r. Rude, Soldier township.
Hale Richie, c. w. Fowler, Topeka.
J. M. Harvey, Topeka township.
Fred Engler. Mission.
Jasper Bromich, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
QUAKER REFLECrIoNs

[F'rom the Philadelphia Record1
Hard Hnes-a tombstone inscription.
Weather beaten-the prognosticator.
Almost any man can be in it when it
comes to debt.
The average foreign joke is far enough
fetched.
Many broken engagement is due to
1t takes a pretty good mental diges-
ton to swallow fattery-
The fellow who doesn't figure to any
extent must be of no account.
It's as much trouble for some people
to express an opinion as to express
trunk.
In these days no man has acquired
true fame until he has figured in moving
pictures
No. Maude, dear. the army surgeon.
unlike the family physician, is not noted
for his charges.
When a girl sprinkles the lawn she
seems to think it necessary to make a
display of her hose.
The man who sticks to thing is the
one who rises. The same rule, however,
doesn't apply to the fly and the fly pa
per.
Stern Parent-'Is there nothing viii
stop your downward career2' Wayward
suppose you try check, COVER
nor"
"A word to the wise may be sufficient"
says the Managing Philosopher but
the trouble is to know just what word
it is
Tommy-'Pop, was Job a doctor?"
Tommy's POp-'Not that am aware of,
my SON." Tommy-'Then what do peo-
pie mean by the patients of Job?"
"Hubbubs-'Why are there so many
policemen out here? Surely in a suburb
like this you could get along with less. >
Subhubs-'P Possibly; but we couldn't
keep our servant girls
Mrs Wigwag-"My husband tells me
everything that happens to him." Mrs.
Iongbow-"HuhI My husband isn't sat
isfied with that He tells me lots of
things that never happened"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
MS LIFE HEAVILY INSURED
King Humbert's Policies Aggregate
Seven Million Dollars.

New York, July 31.-The assassination
of King Humbert is a severe blow to the
life insurance companies. His policies
aggregate 81, 000 900.
Leading insurance men of this city
say that none of the policies on King
Humbert's life was held by American
companies, so far as they know A
search of the books of the New York
Life, Mutual Life, Equitable, Germania
and other large concerns showed that
the monarch had not been entered as
risk in New York. 1t was the general
opinion that English companies prob
ably held the policies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
NOTHING SPECIAL.
Mckinley Has Been Thinking of Going
to Washington Some Days.

Canton, o., July 31.-The presidents de-
termination to go to Washington tomor-
row is not a sudden one, nor is II prompt
ed by any special business Of state with
held from the public. 1t was the expec-
tation when he entered upon his yaca-
ton to make occasional trips to the cap
ital to confer with cabinet members and
to attend to matters of business which
could not be conveniently forwarded to
him here, and the present trip has been
contemplated for several days. He ex-
poets to return to Canton by the latter
part of the week.
United States Minister to Russia Tower
arrived today and remained with the
president until O. clock in the afternoon.
After a short talk in the library. the pres
ident and Minister Tower were Joined by
Senator Fairbanks, and the three went for
a drive about the city.
The social call of Ohio state officials,
Republican candidates and committeeman
will be made tomorrow as previously an
nounced. They will arrive from Columbus
about IL O'Clock, and will be received by
the president before lunch. The affair is
to be quite informal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
NEW TWO'S SENT OUT.
Refunding of Old Government Bonds
Has Begun.

Washington, July 31.-The secretary of
the treasury today began sending out the
new 2 per cent. bonds due in 1880. which
are to take the place of such of the old
threes. fours and tives as have been Of
fered for extension at the rate under
the currency act of March a. 1900. The
amount OF the old bonds outstanding
when the OFFER to extend them was is
sued, March IA last. was a little less than
$40 600, 600, and of this amount $500 es0. 600
have been surrendered and a correspond
ing amount of the new per cents will
have been sent TO the owners before the
end of August. There has already been
registered 800, 900 600, and they will be sent
out rapidlY as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31

New York World: The paper trade
men are organizing to help Mark
Hanna's campaign. This is at least
gratitude. Hanna's legislative machine
gave the Paper Trust tariff by which
they can control this market while ex
porting paper to Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
A Good Cough Medioine

health and happiness by the use of
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. If az
flicted with any throat or lung trouble
give it a trial for it Is certain to prove
beneficisl. Coughs that have resisted all
other treatment for years, have yielded
to this remedy and perfect health been
restored. Cases that seemed hopeless.
that the climate of famous health resorts
failed to benefit, have been permanently
cured by its use. For sale by all drug
gistS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-31
Five Charges of Conspiracy.

London, July S1.-Thomas Bolton
Sismey, a solicitor. was committed for
trial in the Marlborough street police
court today on five charges of con-
spiracy to defraud clients. Sismey is a
partner of Julian II. b. Arnold. who
is now contesting extradition at San
Francisco. The magistrate placed Sis
mey's bail at $4,000, which is consid-
cred prohibitive.