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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

and shoes, which of all the industries
has been last to conform to the general
Improvement A larger demand for
goods for current consumption is the re-
port from nearly all directions The dr-v
goods trade, recovering after recent
liquidation shows business expanding,
but irregularly and slowly
Cotton goods show the best results.
Fine brown sheeting advancing to 6.25
cents, bleached shirtings from IA to
1852 cents, and brown sheeting from 5
to 5.12 cents. There is little curtaiIment
Of output of cotton goods. but some
mills which usually run on export trade
are diverting machinery to light weights
for home use.
Railroad earnings for November to
date show 1 per cent. gain over 1899
and III per cent over 1898. Good news
continues to come from iron and steel
sections. Sales of pig iron in three weeks
have aggregated 100000 tons at Chicago,
and idle furnaces are going into blast,
indicating much larger capacity now
than on November l. Buying Of all
finished forms increases, and some or
ders are placed at slightly higher quota
lions. Railroads are purchasing most
literally, and machinery is IN special
demand
AS yet the advance in cotton goods is
not at all in proportion to the gain in
raw material The wool market is re-
covering from the shock of heavy fall
ures and sales at three chief eastern
markets increased about a half million
pounds for the week, but prices are
somewhat easier. particularly for the
cheaper grades. Abundant estimates
that the cotton yield viii not reach TO-
900, 900 bales failed to affect prices, for
traders are beginning to appreciate the
fact that a decrease in consumption is
an unavoidable commitment of unusu-
ally high quotations
Wheat is further from a dollar than
at any time since that price was pre-
dicted by a high authority, and the
usual rumors Of damage from jointing
before frost fall as fiat as they have
done in previous years An ample corn
crop did not prevent a clever manipu-
lator from securing control Of the avail
able stocks at Chicago and forcing the
price up to 81 cents for the current
months delivery. Heavy receipts of
cattle at Chicago depress the price, and
the average in this market for live beef
fell to $40. against $500 a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
StilweII Undismayed by Guard
ian Trust Receivership.
Will Organize Another Trust
Company at Once.
ROAD NOT BLOCKED.
Kansas City, Mexico s. Orient
Still BOOms.
Big Meeting in Its Interest at
Empofia Tonight.

In face of the fact that Judge Thayer
appointed Francis NJ. Black receiver for
the Guardian Trust company. yesterday.
A z. Stilwell. promoter of the Orient
railroad is undismayed- John w Gates
victory in court means that he has pre-
vented the offices of the Guardian Trust
company from being erected by Mr.. Still
well in financing and building the KAN
sas City. Mexico & Orient railroad.
But the words of Thomas E. Chad
bourne at a banquet given recently by
Mr.. Stilwell to some prominent Next
cans, are recalled:
Arthur E. Stilwell is the perfection
of an India rubber ball; the harder you
throw him down the higher he win
bounce back
I'VE will have a meeting Of the direc-
tors Of the company within few days.
said Mr.. StiIWell last night, for the pUr-
pose Of getting the company out of the
receivers hands. think we have a fair
chance Of success, but if we fail, I viii
at once organize a new trust company
with the general offices in Kansas City.
have 81, 900 900 pledged with which to
start the enterprise at any time. In that
event would have nothing further to do
with the Guardian Trust company.
I'VE are all greatly surprised at Judge
Thayer's action. The company is not in
solvent 1t can easily pay its debts. The
receivership is a severe blow to the COM
pany.
ION account of the continued fight of
the Gates interests we have kept the
cOmpany's affairs entirely separate from
the building Of the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient railroad. The company was
not backing that enterprise in any way
whatever, and there is no reason for as
SOciating the two together"
Mr.. Stilwell is to be In Emporia to-
night Arrangements have been made
for big railroad meeting at Whitley's
Opera House to hear him and others
talk There is now not a particle of
doubt that Emporia and Lyon county
viii vote the necessary bonds on Deem
her %
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FROM HoRToN.

The car shop has the framework on
three of the new caboOses completed.
Conductor c. c. Van Scoy has taken a
lay-Of and gone to Illinois for a visit. He
will also visit Baltimore, Md.
They have about half of the foundation
completed for the addition to the back
shop.
F.. ]. Mathern returned to work We'd
nesday after several days off on account
of a mashed foot.
Engineer Martin Conway has gone to
Kansas City where he will have a pas
senger run between Kansas City and
BelleviIle.
Engineer Jack Slater moved his family
to Mcfarland last Saturday. where they
viii reside until Jack IS transferred back
to Horton.
Chief Clerk snider went to Sterling,
Kan. Tuesday evening to attend the we'd
ding of Professor McCroskey, formerly of
this place.
Charley Granger of Superintendent
Studer's office left this week for Arkansas
City, Kansas, where he will in the future
reside.
The st. Louis Republic says: Miss
Anna Alt is the passenger agent of the
santa Fe railroad at DentOnville, KAN
This item is all right with the exception
that the Santa Fe road does not run
within twenty-five miles of Dentonville,
and the name of the Rock Island station
agent there is Mrs. Alt and not Miss Alt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
BIG STOCK OF GOLD.
o. S. Treasury Never Before Held So
Much of Yellow Metal

washington. Dec. 1.-The largest stock
of gold coin and bullion ever held in
the United States is now accumulated
in the treasury and it's branches. The
total has been rising steadily during the
whole of the present year, and is now
$474, Jos, 1886, or about $76,0O0,o00 greater
than at the close of 1899.
This gold is not all the direct property
of the United States, but is held against
outstanding gold certificates The
amount Of these, less amount in the
treasury and its branches was 1920, 755,-
500 Wednesday. All the remaining gold,
amounting to about $243, Goa, 600, belongs
to the treasury as part OF the reserve
fund of $3.50 oo0,o 600.
The influx of gold into the treasury
comes partly from the new Hold from
the KIondike and other mines, but its
retention is due to the pressure for cur
rency, which leads to the acceptance OF
gold certificates and other paper money
Gently has been shipping small notes in
large quantities to New Orleans and
other points upon deposits of gold in the
New York sub-treasury by the New
York reserve agents of the southern
banks.
The fact that $474, los. 1886 is thus ac-
cumulated in a sense under a single au-
thority enables an estimate to be made
of some of the other visible gold re-
sources of the country The national
banks reported gold holdings on Sep
{, OF ABOUT SolZyVOO,OVV, O1 WHICH
amount s115, 01S, 140 was in the gold GER
tificates issued by the treasury. The re-
mainder, about s197, 900, 900, if added to
the visible gold in the treasury, makes
a total in these two classes of establish
ments alone of about $670000,00O. This
is more than the entire estimated stock
of gold in the United States a the close
of 1895. The gold supply of the country
on the last day of 1896 was estimated at
1892. 947. PIP The estimated amount
November 1, 1900, was s., 1850, 027, 407, and
it is probable that the report for De-
ceulber J. will show at least eleven hun
dred millions of dollars. The treasury
officials are confident that the round
sum of $475, 900, 900 in treasury gold hold
ings will soon be attained, and that
able expectation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
EXPANDING BUSINESS
Reported in Nearly All Lines Dec. 1
by r. g. Dun 6 Co.

New York, Dec. 1-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Commercial failures in November
were $50 in number and S12, 800, 316 in
amount of liabilities against 1872 in Oc-
tober for $9072, 791 and S86 in November
last year, when liabilities We're only S.
046, 848. Manufacturing defaults were
but 1913 in number and $685. 165 in
amount, the bulk of the mortality oc-
curing in trading concerns, of which
SIT failed for $7,506, 1858. There were 40
other commercial failures with Iabili-
ties of $780, 1893. Four banking and finan-
cia1 companies defaulted for 1923, 600
At first glance the November state
ment appears very unsatisfactory, but
it must be remembered that a few heavy
failures in wool and other textile indus
tries account for a large share of the re-
ported liabilities. Aside from this one
branch of trade, which has naturally
suffered heavily from the tardy ap-
proach of winter, the figures show bust
ness to be on a good foundation
Holiday retail trade starts off we'll.
The week has been characterized by
many advances in prices, but the most
significant is the smaller rise in boots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

licked him with punch. and could have
made a big reputation by doing II, but
refused. offered, though, to night ac
a benefit for him.
"Jeffries could never have been heard
Of only for licking Jackson with slap
when Peter was gone from sickness. Mo-
I'll never more fight a niger"
Madden was not at all pleased by
Sharkey's threat to throw out a punch,
and threatened to retaliate with a return
punch. Then matters quieted down.
Peter Maher and Gus Rubin were
matched TO meet in a six round bout be-
fore the Penn Art club in Philadelphia
on December II.
The club Is to give the fighters 60 per
cent of the gross receipts. with a guar
antee that the percentage VIII amount to
$1,000 or more The articles OF agree
ment were signed by Billy Madden FOR
Rubin and Peter Lowry for Maher. Tho
Penn Art club deposited 81. 600 as a guar
antee OF good faith, while the managers
of both fighters deposited a like amount
to bind the match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
THE swITcHMEN's BALL.
Railroaders Big Thanksgiving Event
a Gratifying Success.

The Thanksgiving ball held in the
Wigwam at EmDoria by the switchmen
was the best dance of the season There
was a crush Of 400 or 500 people, and
everybody had a good time. There were
800 tickets sold and $50 taken in at the
door the proceeds go into a fund
for the benefit of disabled switchmen.
The dancers glided over the smooth
floor in hall beautifully decorated
with the national colors. The decora-
tons may be allowed to remain for the
hremen's ball, on December 20, when
another enjoyable dance is assured
Mark Withers and Mr. HartwelI were
down from Topeka Among others from
points at a distance were: Council
Grove, Mr. Pertle, ex-watch inspector
Of the Santa F'e: Phil HCrnbarger. con-
ductor on the Missouri Pacific, and Miss
Bradley; Chanute, Harry Ferguson and
Ed Sullivan and ladies; Arkansas City,
Steve Snyder and Miss Alexander: New
ton, Mrs. George Roush, Beach Cobb and
wife, and f. Snyder and wife; Argentine,
Harry Dean and wife, Frank Bloomhoff,
bud Hilton and Hank Fry; Strong City,
Miss Hagaman, Miss Hagans, Miss
Woodling and Lee Cochran, and Harry
Reed and wife from Purcell, I. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

Captain John H Lyons, Of Chicago,
passenger agent for various Railroad
companies for the past twenty-fcur
years. connected with the Postoiilce De-
partment FOR six years. the Police Dc
partment for six years. and at present
connected with the Grand Trunk rah-
road had a similar case. lie s. VET
eran soldier and a prominent mennnef
Of @. A. r. Camp No. 100.
For twenty years he suffered Win
chronic catarrh but thanks to Peruna -
now entirely cured. He writes Of his cure
in the following words.
The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, q. =
Gentlemen-"It affords me much
pleasure to make a statement in BEHALF
of your meritorious remedy. Pcruna. I
have used same for catarrh and have
found It to be all you claim for H. haa
suffered for twenty years. I checrfully
recommend Peruna to anyone suffering
from catarrh, as believe that, as IN my
case. Il will prove a sure cure"
CAPTAIN JOHN II. LYONS,
1912 Prairie Ave, Chicago. Ill
Address the Peruna Medicine Co., OF
Columbus. Ohio. for instructive free lit
erature on catarrh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
Concessions to Photographer.

Galveston, Tex. Dec. 1-Regarding
the conferences held here between the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Re officials
and the general board OF adjustment OF
the railroad telegraphers, &c was learned
that an agreement Was arrived at be-
tween General Manager Polk and Vice
President Pierson. OF the o. r. T., IN re-
spect to granting the increase asked for
at So stations. No further progress was
made. and in the absence Of any further
concessions on the part OF the road. tho
conference adjourned with the under
standing that another meeting would
be held as soon as Manager Polk and
Vice President Pierson had communica-
ted with their respective chiefs for fur
Their instructions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
ADOPT THE TELEPHONE
Northern Pacific Will Substitute the
Talking Wire Largely.

St Paul, MINI, Dec. 1.-The Northern
Pacific railroad has decided to substi-
tute the telephone for the present tele-
graph system of the road and will build
and equip long distance and divisional
telephone lines to take the place of the
telegraph wherever it is deemed practi-
CABLE. The officials Of the road believe
that most of the telegraphing that is
now done in connection with the bust
ness of the traffic department can be
phone.
The plan is to place each station on a
division in direct communication with
the division headquarters, and the var
fous division headquarters are to be con-
nected with the general offices by long
distance telephones. In this way much
necessary information Of Importance to
the traffic and operating departments
which on account of limitations of the
telegraph system, must now be sent by
mail can in the future be telephoned at
once The advantage of this system is
obvious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
FRoM nonaE crrY.

William Gardner and Charley Martin
took a party of lady friends to Bucklin
and spent Sunday.
John Balsch is in New Mexico on a
business trip.
Joe billiard laid off to attend the
dance. Crawford went out in his place.
Sam Williams was down from Cool
idge to spend Thanksgiving and dead
headed on II after the dance.
T. A. Dalton dead-headed to La. Junta
on IL Friday morning.
No. II was an hour late Friday morn
ing.
Nos. and 6, both were late Friday
morning; No 2 about hours, and No 8
one hour late.
William Gardner has been appointed
deputy sheriff.
The Santa Fe company have ordered
Mr.. F'asig to Alamen, New Mexico, with
his well drilling outfit, where he viii
put down several wells for them.
S z. Busser, superintendent of read
ing rooms was visiting the reading room
here Monday.
MOotz, the caller, is working in the
freight depot while William Kleindientz
and wife is in the east on a visit.
G Zimmerman is doing calling days
while MOotz is in the freight depot
L. Hinl1le, of La-Junta, is visiting his
parents few days.
Ed Babcock returned from Denver
Thursday.
The 0. R c. dance, which was given
here Thanksgiving evening, was a big
success There was a large attendance,
many coming from Garden City and
Spearville. A five course supper was
served at the Edison resta urant. Forty
couples took supper.
The Southwestern Kansas Teachers
association met here November 20 and
30, at the Presbyterian church. Teachers
from radius of 100 miles were present
and the attendance was large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
SHARKEY VERY ANGRY.
Threatened to Thrash Billy Madden
SoundlV

New York. Dec. 1.-The preliminaries
TO the making OF the match between
Gus Rubin and Peter Maher, which hes
been consummated, were elaborated by
some lurid verbal pyrotechnics by Tom
Sharkey and Billy Madden, Ruhlin's
manager.
Upper-cut threats few around in pro-
miscuous fashion, and solar piexus re-
marks were so frequent as to cause the
hope among the assembled sports that
something in the real punching line
would be the outcome.
But nothing beyond a hot battle OF
words resulted
The verbal scrap" was occasioned by
Madden. who. after Sharkey had
brusqueIy challenged the winner of the
match just arranged between Rubin
and Maher. offered to match Denver Ed
Martin against the Sailor
Sharkey flushed a rosy red, and then
turned pale with anger.
Fight a niggerl i guess not. have
fought all the best fighters in the coun-
try. and I'll not lower myself by going
up against a niger. I wouldn't want
any of my friends to recognize me If I
did, and have a mind to punch you for
proposing any such match" Sharkey
continued angrily. Il had a chance to
fight Peter jackson when I could have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
A BABY ELEPHANT.
First Ever Born in the United States
Arrives in Wisconsin.

Baraboo, Wis, Dec. 1.-The birth Of
a baby elephant at Ringing Brothers
winter quarters in this city created
quite a stir among the employees. 1t is
the first elephant ever born in the
United States The mother, Alice, has
been owned by the Ringlings for six
years When the keeper first discovered
the little fellow its mother was trying
to kill 1t, and he had a hard struggle
to get it out of harms way, and the
other twenty-four elephants tried to
take a hand in the skirmish.
The new arrival is 80 inches high, 31s
feet long, trunk IA inches long and it's
weight is 300 pounds. Within two hours
after it's birth it could walk and is as
playful as a young kitten. 1t is perfect
in form and is covered with long hair,
which it will shed when a year old. 1t
will be raised on a. bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
Medicine That Will
Cure Such Cases De-
serves a Very High
Place in the Annals
of Medical Discovery.
Such a Medicine is Pc
runa.


THOUSANDS of testimonials are
pouring in every day of old cases Of
chronic catarrh that have resisted ali
treatment for years, being promptly and
permanently cured by Peruna-
These reports do not all come from OBJ
scure places, signed by obscure people
A large proportion of these letters are
in business and professional circles and
many Of them well known from ocean 10
ocean.
Take for instance Colonel John Frank
lin Waters, who occupies a prominent
position among the leading trial lawyers
of Chicago He has probably obtained
more verdictS against corporations in
suits for personal injuries than any man
of his age in the United States, and dur
ing his practice of over fifteen years he
has not lost a single case in the supreme
Courts of Illinois and Missouri. He is q
hard worker and has the energy of four
men
For a number of years he had been
afflicted with chronic catarrh and hav-
ing recently been thoroughly cured Of
his old affection, an interview was OBJ
tanned with him by one of our reporters
in which he gave the following state
ment to the public:
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 6, 1900.
The Peruna Menicine Co, Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen 1t gives me great
pleasure to testify to the merits Of
such worthy remedy for catarrh as
your Peruna. I had suffered for a
number of years from this very dis
agreeable disease and had tried many
so-caIIed remedies, but until ! used
Peruna none had the desired effect.
feel that l am perfectly cured, and
can cheerfuIIy recommend Peruna to
any one suffering from catarrh.''
JOHN F. WATERS.
TAO e. Randolph ST., Chicago. Ill.
Another case equally well-known in
Chicago, is reported through a letter
from a veteran Railroad man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
DUCKED AND FLOGGED.
Rough Treatment Accorded to Nor
mon Elders in Hungary.

Vienna Dec. 1-Advices received
from Temesvar South Hungary record
the rough treatment received there by
two Mormon elders, eInissaries from Salt
Lake City Utah. The two elders had
hardly commenced to enunciate their
views on polygamy when the audience
stormed the platform and elected the
pair from the hall. One of them was
compelled to run the gauntlet of 800 irate
citizens, armed with sticks, straps, or
knotted cords and shod with hob-nailed
shoes. He was afterwards stripped to
the waist and thrashed by half a dozen
matrons of Temesvar. The second Nor
mon was ducHed in a horse pond Fin
ally the two elders were rescued by the
police.
The minister Of the interior has pro-
hibited further Mormon attempts to
proselyte as being a danger to the
weIl-being of the state.
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BIG LAND SCHEME.
Capitalists to Put 100000 in Gen.
trail American Property.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. The Ma
tional Industrial company, with a cap
italization of SO, 900, 0O0 has been or
ganized in Milwaukee and a controlling
interest in the new enterprise is repre-
sented by local capital.
The headquarters of the new enter
prise, whose object IS to develop the
able for farming purposes, will be To-
Gated in Milwaukee and at Cape Gracias.
All of the capital stock of the Ma
tional Industrial company. of which the
Wisconsin Trust company is trustee,
has been subscribed, over 81. 900, coo hav-
ing been subscribed by Milwaukee cap
italists during the past four days.
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CENTRAL VS.. SO. PACIFIC.
English Shareholders Will Still Press
the Suit.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-The Chronicle
says:
w. Morsehead, a barrister and capital
fst of London, who has been conspicuous
~ identified with Central Pacific finan-
cial affairs for many years as a leader
and organizer of one faction Of the Eng
Hsh shareholders has come to San Fran
cisco to prosecute the suit which he and
other Englishmen, shareholders of the
Central Pacific brought against the
Southern Pacific company and some OF
the controlling spirits in the Kentucky
corporation some months ago. The suit
is pending in the United States circuit
court in this city and Morsehead an
nounces his intention to press it to
conclusion, in spite of the fact that the
recent Central Pacific readjustment has
had the effect Of minimizing the issues
in the case and caused some Of the 9TH
er English shareholders to loose interest
in the litigation.
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THANKED BY THE QUEEN.
Royal Canadian Regiment Enter
tanned at Windsor.

London, Dec 1.-The members of the
Royal Canadian regiment, who have just
returned from South Africa, were en-
Enthusiastically received by the people of
Windsor this morning. The soldiers then
proceeded to the castle, and were re-
viewed by the queen in the quadrangle.
Her majesty, addressing the Canadians,
thanked them for the immense services
they had rendered to the empire The
officers were then presented individually,
after which the queen summoned Pri-
vate Armstrong, of New Brunswick,
who lost a leg during the campaign. but
who Joined in the march on crutches.
After the soldiers had been shown
over the state apartments, they were en-
tertained at luncheon in the royal riding
school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

Providence Galloway Co., KY. Ny periods oc-
Cured too often and the hernorThage would be
prolonged and the loss of blood very excessive I
also had spells which the doctor said were faint
ing fits. could not tell when they were coming
on but they left very weak Ny stomach
would crar1P until could not straighfen. This
would last Tor several hours I did not gain
strength from monthly period to another
was very weak and nervous all the time I was
advised by kind friend to try DR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, which did and before had
taken two bottles of it I could work all lav I
took in all six bottles of the Favorite Prescrip-
ton and about FIVE bottles of DR.. Pierceis Pei
lets I used other medicine I have never
had return of this trouble since, and never
can praise DR.. Pierce's medicines enough. for
know they saved my hfe.n