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nese authorities on whom new arrange
nents can be imposed. The action of
the southern viceroys too shows that
the campaign in the north has had an
excellent effect in checking the further
spread of antf-foreign agitation
The Chinese minister here has hand
ed to the foreign office for transmission
to Lord Salisbury Ii Hung Changes
note suggesting that q plenipotentiary
should be appointed to negotiate with
him. His communication is couched in
tone of cool assumption, which ex-
cites certain amount of Indignation.
The Times and other papers had ar
ticles angrily denouncing Lii and sug-
costing that no notice should be taken
OF him. The aged viceroy is profound
ly diStrusted by what may be called the
Anglo-Chinese colony here which is
not without influence on the foreign of
flee. It is urged that there is no proof
that Ii is not playing his own hand
rather than genuinely endeavoring to
extricate China from her difficulties
His influence has for some time past
been ovreshadowed by the violent reac-
t1onary Manchu party, and he may now
be trying to get even with his enemies,
or, again, if he is volunteering his serv-
Ices the powers may find that as soon as
peace is patched up and the allied con-
tingents withdrawn Ii will be repudi-
ated, as has happened before, on the
ground that he has exceeded his au-
thority. It is also said that Ii dislilxes
ENGLAND more than any other European
nation and has more than a preference
for Russia. Tt is, therefore, thought
that if possible negotiations should take
place in Pel<in and LIS Intervention dis
pensed with. But this of course. again
depends on the possibility of finding
anybody in Pekin to negotiate with.
GERMANS DELAYED. BY RAIN.
Berlin. Aug. 22.-The German war Of
flee has received a dispatch from Talxu,
dated August II, saying xre advance of
the German battalion was delayed by
violent rains. 1t reached Pekin August
IT,, Yang Tsun, it is added, was still
threatened by the Chinese troops on the
imperial canal
ONLY TROUBLE SEEN AHEAD.
Washington, Aug.22@The war depart
ment announced early in the day that 1t
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SEVEN KILLED
And Others Unaccounted For an q Re-
suit Of q Wreck.

New York, Aug. 22.-In a freight train
collision at Kenisco, N. Y, last night,
seven persons were killed and others
are missing. Kensico is on the Harlem
division of the New York Central rail-
road, about 16 miles from New York
While a freight train was standing at
the depot, a second freight dashed into
the rear of it.. The engine of the second
train smashed the caboose of the first
train and then turned over. Reports
from the scene of the accident say that
the engineer and fireman of the second
train are dead under the wreck, and
that two others of the train crew are
buried in the debris, and others are
also unaccounted for.
So far as can be learned the acct
dent was caused by the engineer of the
second train running past a block signal
that had been set against him.
Tie engineer was William Sanger
bach, of New York, and his fireman was
John Cassidy, of New York.
New York, Aug. 22.-Last evenings
wreck on the New York and Harlem
railway at Kensico caused the death
OF three trainmen, William Lauterback
engineer; Henry Cassidy, fireman, and
William Abriel, brakeman. Several per
sons reported as missing have been
found.
A coroner's investigation will be made
to determine the cause OF the wreck.
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KANSAS CITY KICKS.
Mad Because Bryan Comes to Topeka
via Atchison.

The Kansas City, No, and Kansas CITY.
Kan, fusionists, are kicking because the
Kansas Populist committee switched
Bryan off at Atchison and did not per-
init him to come to Topeka through Kan
sas City.
The Democratic committee is saying
some uncomplimentary things about the
arrangement and the complaints which
have been made are being aired on the
streets and in the newspapers
In Kansas City it is charged that Chair
man R1dgley had Bryan come through
Atchison just to show the Democrats who
moved their headquarters to Kansas City
that everything does not necessarily ema-
nate from that town.
This is Populist show. anyhow, say
the POpulistS, so they are not much con-
cerned about the Democratic kicks.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Aug. 2.-WHEAT-Early trad
ing in wheat today was marked by firm
ness but with only a very moderate
amount of activity. Liverpool was Il to
SD higher, cash bids were 8, shade better
than yesterday and foreigners continued
to buy in a modest way. The northwest
had rains in sufficient quantities to inter-
fere with harvesting. Kansas City re-
ceiptS showed a heavy falling off. Sep
TENDER opened &c higher at 725sc to 727sc
and sold to BIC, easing to 727sn73c on
profit taking. Local receipts were 402 cars,
IS of contract grade. Minneapolis and
week and ITS year ago.
Late in the session the market advanced
febeT and b G.oSep at me TOP uSn
looked as if the market had been over
sold.
CORN-September corn opened AGHc
up at 39Ac to 395sc on buying by shorts.
There were rains west, however, and ele-
vator people sold moderately on increased
country acceptances, September dropping
to 39Ac. Receipts were 157 cars The rain
in Kansas was heavy, but no heavier than
was needed after the long spell of dry, hot
weather.
The close was easy. September sc lower
OATAOats were dull and featureless
with the trade local. September opened
7sc higher at 221sc and sold to 22c. Re-
ceipts We're 148 cars.
PROVISIONSPork opened easy, Sep
TENDER 21zG5c to 1215@15c lower at $10S0@
1880. but lard and ribs were steady. The
the foreign buying of lard continued, there
was q good cash inquiry from the outside
and packers were friendly; &c 10 septssmb oST
to S6721k and September ribs unchanged
at $685.. selling to $6.9716.
August, $40; September. si.s7; October,
RYE-August. 4s1zc; September. 4s1kc;
B4RL,E sYzzI; se@4sc.
T1MOTHY--October and September $4-05
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Mrs. Sarah Bright Celebrates
Her l11th Birthday.
Her Health Good and She APP
pears to Enjoy Life.
RISES AT SIX O'CLOCK.
Waits ON Herself and is Quite
Active.
Thinks She Has About Eighty
Descendants.

Mrs Sarah Bright, who lives at 1923
North Tyler street, is the oldest person
in Topeka, and is one of the oldest in
the United States.
She was born August Is, 1889, near
Richmond, Va. and is today Ill years
and one week of age. She lives with
her daughterin-law, Mrs. Zachariah
Bright, who was the wife of her young
est son. Zachariah Bright died last fall
at the age of So. She was married
when Is years old, and was the mother
of six children. Two of them are dead,
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New York untoun ,soaain.

Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
New York. Aug. Pit is somewhat
surprising that the stock market shows
no Increase in the volume of business. A
favorable bank statement. foreshadowed
by such official figures as have come to
hand as for instance the subtreasury so
far this week has lost to New York City
banks nearly four million dollars and this
is more-than half the amount Of decrease
in surplus reserve exhibited in the bank
statement of last Saturday The demand
for funds upheld. The cotton crop at the
south has not. yet been felt to any great
extent and lit is probable that the New
York city banks have gained money from
the interior. An increase in national bank
note circulation is going on in connection
with the government refunding plan- Money
in Europe although a decline in rate at
Paris, has followed the increased strength
of reserve at London and Berlin. The lat
ter fact is to be explained by the well
known conservatism of the bank OF
money rate as far as possible.
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CHICAGO livestock Markes.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-CATrLE+Receip
$4,000, including 5000 Texans and 1000 west
ems. Generally Zoe lower. Butcher stocks,
SC to I0c lower. Good to prime steers,
$5.4066.O0; poor to medium, $4.6Od5.35
stockers and feeders, s.. 254475; COWS, 81. so
@415; heffers, $3.O0G460; Gamers, $2.10G
ECO; bulls, s.. 40G440; calves, $4.50Q6-50;
Texas fed steers, $415a5.O0: Texas grass
steers 50 1514-00; Texas bulls. s. 50d3.25-
HOGS-Receipts today. 25, 600; tomorrow,
81. 900; left over, 3,199. Light strong; heavy
steady. Top, $3.50. Mixed and butchers,
"a. 95@5. 40; good to choice heavy, 5.00@5- 40:
rough heavy, 81. S5@495; light, $5.l0Q5-50;
bulk of sales, $5.15@5.30.
SHEEP-Receipts. $4,000; sheep and
lambs, choice steady; others weak to 10
cents lower. Good to choice wethers, 50 70
G74OO: fair to choice mixed, IS. 60;
western sheep, So. 2503. so; Texas sheep.
81. 5O63.50: native lambs, $4-25Q535; western
lambs, "a. 75G5.25.
Official for yesterday:
RECEIPTS-Cattle. 42S7; hogs, 12.5z1;
SHIPMENTS 1.41s: hogs. 1884;
sheep, 4,S17.
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gether at Cove City last week on a
speaking tour.
The governor saw a load of water
melons being driven by the hotel, and
he at once invited Reeder to contribute
towards the purchase of the entire
load.
from a hardware store and after call
ing everybody to step up and have
a piece of Melon rolled up his sleeves
and carved the melons while the peo-
pie ate them. This was entirely nom
partisan, non-sectarian, and the color
line was not drawn.
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BIG ELECTION BET.
$4,000 Placed on Mckinley Against
$4,000 on Bryan in New York.

New York, Aug. 22.-If the odds quot
ed by betting men are any indication
the chances of Mr.. Bryan for election are
improving. A week ago the odds were
to and even to 1 against Mr.. Bryan
During the last week the odds have re-
coded to 25A to l.
The largest bet recorded is $4,000 to
$4,000 against Mr.. Bryan. " Bell, the
horseman, took the long end of it, Jack
Mcdonald, the ex-bookmaker and init
mate friend of Richard Croker, is the
other party, though Croker is believed to
share it. Mcdonald said, significantly
that he had never seen Croker so conf
dent over anything as he is over the cleo
ton of Bryan. Tammany men generally
are offering 81, 900 to $500 that Bryan will
have 10000 majority in the old city of
New York.
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New york money Market.

New York, Aug. 2.-MONEY-Money on
call, 1@11k; prime mercantile paper, 4Q5.
Sterling exchange STEADY with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.S75k6z for
demand and at $4.S41zah for sixty days.
Posted rates. $4.s5GK and $4SS16G4-e9.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 6154q625sc;
bar silver, 61skc; Mexican dollars, 4Sl9c-
BONDEGovernment bonds strong: re-
funding rs, when issued, registered. 1o2%:
do coupon, 103A; Is, registered, r; 81,
registered, 109; do coupon, 1921; new g,
registered, 1891: do coupon, 1894. old IS,
registered, IFS; do coupon. lis; IS, regis
tered, 11211; do coupon, 11235.
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Wheat: wheat. AQ9Sd higher; corn, "a

Wheat: Wheat, 4GsSd higher; corn, "a
Omaha: Hogs, s,OOo. steady; cattle. 5000.
Estimated hogs for tomorrow at Chi
Chicago: Heavy rains at concordia
Kansas, today. 4 trace at Dodge City;
first rain in Kansas in a week or more.
New York: Paris wheat closed 5 to 10c
higher; flour 25Q3Oc higher.
New York: Antwerp wheat closes un-
Weather forecast: For Kansas City and
vicinity-Probably local showers and thun-
derstorms tonight; Thursday fair, mod
cloudy with thunderstorms tonight and
in east portion Thursday; moderate tenn
Thunderstorms in east portion this after
noon; generally fair tonight and Thurs
night and in east portion Thursday. For
Kansas-Thunderstorm in east portion
with moderate Temperature. For Okla
homa and Indian Territory-Generally fair
tonight and Thursday.
Closing Liverpool cable: wheat. ssG1zd
higher; corn. sd higher for the day,
New York: Money on call, 1AQ1h per
cent.
board on Thursday, August 28th, account
of Grand Army parade:
Chicago: Minneapolis wires: Two
weeks ago we thought northwest crop, al
though light, would be Of excellent quail
ity. Recent rains have changed the situa
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 249 cars;
corn Is cars; oats, 10 cars: Last year
Wheat, 100 cars; corn, q cars; oats. car.
Chicago: The government weekly crop
bulletin reports corn has suffered from
drought and intense heat in western Ne
braaska and Kansas, central and southern
Missouri and southern Illinois. Spring
wheat harvest completed in Minnesota,
but not in Dakotas, owing to frequent
rains
Northwestern receipts: Minneapolis. $50
cars, last year 172; Duluth, 81 cars, last
year "a.
Chicago: Estimated receipts at Chicago
Wheat, 315; corn, 155; oats, 295.
Chicago: September Wheat-Puts, good
tomorrow, 7794c; calls. 7914c-
Chicago: September wheat-Puts. t3c;
calls, 741zc. October corn-Puts, 377sqZc;
calls, 3S1SG1lc.
Chicago receipts: Wheat. 402 cars; corn,
J57 cars; oats, 146 cars
New York: Stock Exchange will be
closed Saturday, September 1st, and Mon
day, September 3rd, Labor Day
Clearances: Wheat and -four Gas Wheat,
4S4 O00 corn, 429, 159; oats, "a, 240.
Killers were quoted at $500 bid at the
close.
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FLOP IN TOPEKA
Capital City Slow in. Joining the
States Echoing Sound.

Topeka has been slow In Joining the
political procession which has been dis
turbed by the "f1ippety-hop' of men
who have Just discovered the truth
but it's better late than never so here
it is.
General r. c. Bradshaw, now in
quarters in the garrison of the Sixth
ward, has quit the Populists He has
announced that he win support McKin-
ley.
Mr. Bradshaw was a candidate for a
place on the state board of railroad
commissioners under one of the recent
Populist administrations.
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ALIBI INCOMPLETE.
Half an Hour of Time is Unaccounted
For

New York, Aug. 22-The police CON
tinue actively at work trying to clear
up the mystery of the murder of Kate
Scharn in her apartments last Satur-
day. The detectives declared today
that there is half an hour unaccounted
brother, Frederick, to clear himself.
Young Scharn is now in the Tombs
where he is held without bail
Notwithstanding their suspicious
against Scharn the police are trying to
find other clues and are searching for
the man with whom the murdered girl
went shopping on the day of her
death
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Three Fast Trains to Chicago vi
Santa Fe Route.

Modern and comfortable equipment.
Quicker time than via any other line or
combination of lines. Trains leave To-
peka at convenient hours. reaching Chi
cago the same day or early next morn
ing. Tickets, folders, reservations, etc,
by applying to T. l. King, Agent, To-
Delxa deDOt
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WINFIELD HAS A FLOP.
Veteran Republican Joins the Bryan
and Stevenson Club.

Winfield fusionists organized a Bryan
and Stevenson club and during the meet
ing DIR. j. $. Reynolds made a speech de-
claring for Bryan. He stated that he had
been voting the Republican ticket since
he would join the anti-imperialists The
officers of the club are as follows:
President, Walter Denning; vice presi-
dent. Ed JaquinS. secretary, John Collier:
treasurer, z. B. Buck.
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NOMINATE A SOLDIER.
Twentieth Kansan Honored by Cloud
County Republicans.

The Republicans of Cloud county, in
convention at Concordia yesterday, nom
mated c. B. Haldeman who was a MEM
Der of the Twentieth Kansas, for clerk of
the district court. Other nominations
made by the convention were:
Probate judge, c. P. Smith: superintend-
ent, Bertha Marlatt; county attorney,
Dwight NJ Smith; representative, w. T.
Short; commissioner, S. p. Price.
The Smith family scored twice in this
convention. Short, the representative
nominee, is an avowed Burton man; there
were no instructions on the subject OF SEN
atOr.
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 22.-CATTLE-
Receipts, 1900; market steady, 1o4l5
cents lower. Native steers, $4.15Q5.S0;
Texas steers, 81. 5000 81: Texas cows, 500
$500; native cows and heifers, $2.00d5. 90;
stockers and feeders, 50 40Q465s bulls, $3.50
@3.25.
CALVES Receipts. $50; market steady
to lower, s.. 50Q525
shade lower. Bulk of sales. $5-15Q5. 20:
heavy, s5-10@5 20; packers, s5:171sQ5.zo;
mixed. S51Od5. 20; light. S4.7565.275k: york
ers. $525@5. 271z; pigs, $4.25@5.25.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000; market lower.
Lambs, $4.O0Q5-50; muttons, $3OO44-25-
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Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas city. Mo-, Aug. 22.--WHEAT-
September, 6SAc: December, $685.; Cash:
2 red, &C., No. 3, 65l6Sc-
CORN-Septembe 351sQAc; December.
32szc Cash: No. 2 mixed, 1864 @3sc; No.
white SIC: No. 8, 3615c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 231kc-
RYEINo. 2, Acc.
HAY-Choice timothy. $sOOas.25; choice
= BUTTER~ 15a1sc; fancy dairy
EGGs-Fresh. 12c..
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New York. Aug. 22.-BUTTER-Strong
Current packed factory, 1501sc-
EGGSEReceipts, S,23S packages; firm;
state and at market, 15d19c; western at
market, 10q1Hkc; western, loss on, 16911c.
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Topeka Markets Today.

IOp9kA MaTK6CS 4OUay.
Topeka, Aug. q.
CATTLE.
COWS 50. O0d3 Is.
HEIFERS- So. 00l22 Is.
HOGS.
LIGHTS. 70d5.00.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-$47 095.00.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-601zd61c
NO. 2 WHEAT-60lkc.
NO. 2 MIXED CORN-331kc.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-S5c-
NO. 2 OATS22c.
HAYS O0Q5.50-
PRODUCE.
EGGA9 cents
CHICKENS-6661z cents
BUTTER-13 cents
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Cotton Market.

New York, Aug. 22-COTTON-Spot cot
ton closed quiet; middling uplands, 1oc;
middling gulf, 10$zc. Sales, g bales.
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 2z.-CCTTON-
Firm. SIC.
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S22.5O.

Detroit and Return via the Santa Fe
Account biennial conclave knights of
Pythias. Tickets on sale August rs to
August 27, inclusive. Final limit Sep
TENDER IA. See T. L. King, Agent, A,
T. & S. F., for particulars.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Aug. p.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-6zc-
GREEEN4saLTs HALF cUREDszc-
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New York, Aug. 22-SUGAR-Raw sugai
steady; fair refining, 414c; refined, steady
granulated, 500.
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STANLEY RUYs MELoNs.

Cove County People Enjoy a Water
melon Treat From the Governor.
Governor Stanley and ''Bfl" Reeder,
the Sixth district congressman, were to-
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Texas Populist viii Make q Speech
TONIGHT.

Cyclone Davis, the Texas PopulSst
who is making speeches in Kansas under
the direction OF the state committee, will
come to Topeka today.
Davis IS billed for a speech at Union
Pacific park in North Topeka at o'clock
this evening
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COLORADO FLYER.

Via @Great Rock Island Route"
Leaves Topeka $40 p. m. arriving
Colorado Springs 1895. Denver Hoo
O'Clock next a. m.
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Ranges of Prices on Stocks
Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
New York, Aug. q.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by j. C. Goiags, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain.
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NEW YORI

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
liz East Fifth street, Topeka.
Kansas. receiver and shipper Of grain
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-21
0LNEYvILLE.

Two men, one woman. a cow and a
garden are quite likely TO figure in the
civil and criminal courts in the near fu-
ture.
The cow is The cause, for II broke
loose and made its way to the garden,
where IL made havoc.
The owner of the garden saw the COW
and according to the statement of the
neighbors, beat II numerically. II is also
said that the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has been notified.
The COW was then taken to a barn and
locked up. and when the wife of the man
who owned II heard of the matter she
went to the barn and then there was
another scufiie, and II is reported that
the woman was handled roughly.
The woman reported the case to her
husband. and he went to the Chaffec
street station and stated his side of the
case. Just as he was about TO leave the
station-,he owner OF the garden walked
in.
Tho outcome of the affair is that the
owner OF the. garden is likely TO be
prosecuted for beating the COW and for
making an assault on the woman. while
the OMncI OI the toN may Dt Cdlltu upon
TO settle for damages done to the garden
by the COW.
Up To this morning no arrests had been.
made. but the COW was given its freedom.
All this happened about 4:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The police of the Chaffee street station
have been called upon to investigate
distressing case on Alverson avenue. The
case is that of a young woman who has
been seriously i'll for the past eight
months. Her husband. who is a janitor,
has for part of the time failed to con-
tribute 10 her support.
The invalid did not care to make
charge of non-support against her hus-
band. so all that could be done by the po-
lice was to ask the husband TO do better
II is probable that the overseer OF the
poor will take the matter in hand
The overseers of the Atlantic mills are
having their annual outing today.
William Landon of Boston is spending
few days with his old class mate, DR..
w. III. Harrington, on Harris avenue.