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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
offers the following explanation of how
1t happened: When men said July 1st,
the sun is hot today" they made q
statement that was correct. whether
they knew it or not. The source Of the
excessive heat that has been felt over
the continent Of Europe and over the
northern part of the United States is in
a disturbed condition of the sun. 1t Is
not a phenomenon OF the summer
solstice or OF the days Immediately fol-
lowing the summer solstice. when the
sun is highest in the heavens, for one
year ago the temperature was mild or
cool So the position of the sun. or
rather OF the earth with reference to the
sun, makes little difference. The
change OF conditions is in the sun itself.
An outburst of heat may occur in jan
vary. and produced what men call IN
seasonable temperature. While the sea-
sons. originating in the changing posi-
ton of the inclined earth with refer
ence to the sun, rule the weather to a
degree, there Is no constancy in the
weather from season to season because
If the suns variability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
REGISTRATION TO BEGIN
Disappointment Over Lack Of
Facilities For Crowd.

Kansas City, No, July "a special
to the Star from Ell Reno says; There
is great disappointment here over the
fact that the present proclamation per-
rnits registration by land seekers az
only two places in the territory-E.ll
Reno and LawtOn- The latter IS 70
miles from a railroad and FL Reno has
Facilities for handling only q very small
portion of the crowd which will present
itself.
Congressional Delegate Flynn has
sent a telegram to the secretary Of the
Interior urging that registration offices
be opened at Guthrie. Oklahoma CITY
Perry. and other places in Oklahoma
Six registration booths have been open
ed here and registrations viii begin to-
morrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
25c a pair.
SELL SANTA FE HOUSES.
Sealed Bids VIII Be Received Until
July II.

Tne committees having in charge
the purchase of the Santa F'e land an
nounce that on July IS bids for the
purchase of the houses on the land
which has been bought viii be received
at the Office of W. 8. Bergundthal
On July II all property which has not
been sold to the committee at the APP
praised value viii be put in the hands
of attorneys who win commence con-
dem nation proceedings at once In the
district court
There are altogether 46 houses on the
land. Twenty OF these have already
been bought and paid FOR, and the
deeds approved by the Santa Re rail-
way. It is expected that dozen more
will be received by July 18. Bids on the
property must be sealed. There are
quite number of unusually good
houses in the lot which the COMMITTEES
has on its hands.
A. A. Hurd, general attorney for the
Santa Fe railway, says in regard to
the authority of the city to condemn the
property which the owners refuse to
sell: There is not the slightest doubt
that condemnation proceedings VIII lie
against property which is not sold at
the appraised value. People who think
that they can seriously block the prog
ress OF the plan by refusing to sell VIII
find that they are mistaken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
HERE'S 4 NEW TRUST.
This one Is Operated BY Farmers,
Say 1iverymen.

e8es1 v
There is one trust which the council
overlooked last night. It is the hay
trust. This trust has existed and
thrived in Topeka for many months
past. Just at the present time, how
ever. hay is so scarce that the trust
does not have to interfere to keep
prices up.
George c. Pritchard, the well known
livery stable man and veterinary, says:
There certainly has been a hay trust
in Topeka 1t was operated by the
farmers themselves, who are inclined
to howl about trusts. The farmers who
brought hay to the market would agree
among themselves upon a price, and
they would compel everyone who
bought hay at the market to pay their
prices. While hay was selling here at
S12 or S13 a ton, it was selling at Kan
sas City for 50 and SO q ton. Those
who had occasion to buy hay found
that by buying away from the hay
market they could frequently get lower
prices. because the owner OF the hay
did not know what price the combine
had fixed for that day. Just now hay
is so scarce that it is hard to get az
any price, so the trust is not doing
much business. But it will try to gel
in its work as soon as more hay is on
the market. Then hope that the new
antitrust ordinance passed by the
council last night will be of some help
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
SHOOTING AND ROBBERY
Trouble With Soldiers and
Troops at Hutchinson.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 9.-JOhn How
ard, private in company G, Forty
third volunteer infantry. just return
ing from the Philippines, was arrested
here on his arrival on an 8 o'clock train
this morning. Howard was arrested
at the request of Sheriff Long, of
Hutchinson, Kas., who telephoned Chier
Hayes that the soldier had shot a man
named Givens He was not expected
to survive his injuries.
Howard says that early in the night
a number of tramps boarded the train
at a point west Of Hutchinson Two
or three of these men wore partial uni
forms, one having on a blouse and one
a pair of regulation trousers. They
told the soldiers a hard luck story, and
il was agreed to help them over the
road. The train conductor learned of
the plan, and knowing how the trick
had been worked on previous occasions
went through the cars telling the men
that several crooks were aboard and
to watch them.
Just as the train began to move out
of Hutchinson, Howard says one OF the
tramps made a slash with a knife at a
trousers pocket in an effort to secure
money that it was supposed the soldier
He was afterward seen by several Of
the soldiers and as Givens backed toward
him. As he reac hed the platform Howard
and another soldier, whose name HOWARD
does not know, fired two or three shots
and Givens dropped to the ground
Howard does not know whether it was
his bullet or that of the other mans re
volver that hit Owens. Howard is barely
20 years old. His mother lives IN Hoa-
noIe va to which place he was going
after having served for nearly three year
in the Philippines. Other soldiers wers
robbed last night on the train upon which
the scene took place.
A telegram from Hutchinson. says tina
the man who was shot formerly lived a
6Slinton Mo- and that he had been in the
harvest fields of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Minneapolis Tribune: All great move
1nents involve a readjustment of forces.
The combinations in Industries are lead
ing the REIMBURSEMENT In the changes
some men profit and some men suffer.
The interesting question is as to
whether the net result viii be salutary
10 the whole community. This is a
question that can hardly be settled by
argument The truth can only be known
BY the result of actual test And the
test viii involve conflict In the end. it
is safe to say, the plans and policy that
are proven to be for the greatest good
Of the greatest number will triumph.
II the tendency just now is for the cap
fta1istic class to seek to monopolize too
large a share of the profits. that ten
dency will be corrected by the political
and social forces ever at work In this
land OF popular rule and representative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
wHERE FARMING PAYS

TFrom the Philadelphia Record
That farming pays in Kansas cannot
be doubted If figures don't lie. The
biennial report of the Kansas board Of
agriculture shows that in twenty years
the state has produced 712. 49,, 558
bushels of wheat-a yearly average of
s5.624 SIS bushels. The crop last year
reached 1888. 0s1 bushels. ana this
years crop VIII not fall below 20, 1000
bushels. The total value OF the twenty
years production OF wheat was S42ss
oss. 1913
The 100000 bushel crop Of the cur
rent year has been grown upon one
tenth or the arabic land OF Kansas: or
70 be exact. upon 5.006.o0o OF its 81 200. :
oo0 acres OF surface. leaving the re-
mainder to be devoted to the cultiva-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

City 1O4 with a minimum of 60, Nc
PhersOn los with minimum OF 20
Toronto 1O3 with minimum of SO. The
saving element in this heat period has
been the very low minimums. Today
the government sends out the following
forecast: Generally fair tonight and
ton Wednesday," Today's minimum
was rs, which occurred at 6 O'Clock me
minimum was rather high and made
the night oppressive
Observer Jennings was hot this morn
ing Red hot. He hung his collar on
the gas let. got his head in the water
cooler and yelled for help
whats causing this hot wave?" was
asked.
water cooler
Whats that?"
ssWel there are two or three rea-
sons" said Jennings as he emerged
from the cooler. THE low baron eters
are running north and drawing the air
across the southern plains into the Da-
kotas. Then the ground is dry and al
lows the upper crust to heat during the
day and during the night is throwing
the heat off into the air 1t has IN the
neighborhood of A hours more to heat
than to cool off as the days are 20 mucn
longer than the nights, SO the ground
absorbs q great amount of heat during
the day and viii keep this up until there
is a break or a cool wave. THESE little
showers don't modify 1t Dit Ine
a hot wave in September, 1895, that did
not stop until there was a snow storm
in northern Kansas. 1t will take some
thing with lots of energy in 1t to nam
die this hot wave"
s.Have you a good deal of energy? p
mo Tn not competent to handle it
This is hot" continued Jennings, pul
in 1896 and '97 August had a maximum
Have we got to wait for q SNOW
storm to stop this2 p
MO- Something win come along
It is about time for an East India
cyclone to strike up into Texas and
turn the wind and break up this hot
| SPELL
ssWell. this is about the hottest. then
tOh-n0. / remember when i was g
boy and carried water in two pail:
across a three acre field it was so hot il
would evaDorate 3 gallons of water be
tween the pump and the hay field We
/ had to carry the water in a 16 gallo1
milk can with a TOP on It. That was
warm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
TO AID SPENCER.
Clemens and Mcfarland VILLAS
sist in WaterWOrks Case.

City Attorney Spencer has chosen G. G.
Clemens and ]. D. Mcfarland to assist
him In the waterworks case, as he was
instructed to do by the council at its
meeting last night.
81 believe have as strong pair OF law
in town" said Mr.. Spencer. Mr. Glenn
his f7vesfieations of the subject. He can
dig 1p everything there is in the case.
Mr. Mcfarland is recognized BY lawyers
who know him as an unusually carer III
and conservative man. We will begin
work on the waterworlks case at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
SOON RELENTS.
British Deserter Confesses TO Stealing
$500.

Eransas civ. Julv s.-Alfred Thomas
Damage. a sergeant in the British army.
formerly stationed at Hamilton. Scotland,
is under arrest here on a charge OF steat-
ing $500 from the crown. Gamages VINO
had gone under the alias Of Sidney mon
was arrested at the instance OF Frank
Stanley Young, British vice consul IN
surrendered and confessed to stealing the
money, deserving from the army and nee
ing to America Gamage's fall was a re-
sl17t of iisa ppointment in love. he said.
and he wished now to make repsra ton;
Carnage was taken before the Shiiteu
held in the county Jail until extradition
papers from England could reach mere.
cana % is % years old and says he de-
serted and came to America In November,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Kansas is certainly in the grip OF OId
Sol and he is holding on more tenac-
map for the "A hours ending Monday
morning at o'clock shows that only
Arizona surpassed Kansas for warmth
At Yuma the record was Jos and at
Phoenix ITO. The Kansas records for
the same time were as follows: Con-
cordia 100 with a minimum of 6s. Hays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
WOULDN'T TRADE.
Mr.. White Wouldn't Exchange
Home For Oklahoma With a
Fence Around 1t.

Emporia. Kas., July 9.-w. A. white
today denied the morning newspaper
story that he intended moving to Guth-
RE with a view to gaining political
prestige in Oklahoma.
Mr. White said today: IT wouldn't
trade my $50 foot lot in EmpOria with
elm trees, bluegrass and the home on 1t
for the whole territory of Oklahoma
with a fence around it I want to live
and die in Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
NOTHING in IT.
Visit of President oassatt to J. Pier
pont Morgan

Philadelphia, July 9.-President A J.
Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania railloa
today through his principal assistant,
William A. Patton. denied that his Wis
it to the Office Of J. p. Morgan had any
significance regarding either deals
pending or future business relations.
Mr.. Patton said:
''It was merely a complimentary Wis.,
it. Mr.. Morgan had just returned from
Europe and Mr. Cassatt Is scheduled
to sail tomorrow. This was their only
opportunity to exchange courtesies and
advantage was taken Of It. There was
absolutely no business Significance in
the visit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
ARCHITECTS MEET.
TO Make Plans For Louisiana Pux-
chase Exposition Buildings

st. Louis, Mo-, July e.--17he commission
of architects, after whose plans and. IN IN
Isouisfana purchase exposition will be
erected, met here today at the Planter
hotel for the first time. Included IN the
commission are men RcknOwl edged 70
stand at the head OF their profession in
the United States. The comInrniss11on Is Is
works; George f. Kessler, Kansas city,
landscape architect; Julius RlIz1nan,
landscape engineer; Eames & Dung
Barnett, Haines & Barnett; Widmann
Walsh a. BOOKSELLER and Theodore e Inns
all 81 St Louis. Captain Gilbert and Carrs
q Hastings, New York; D. II. BurnnaIn
& Co. Chicago: Van Brant & Howe, kan
sas City, and Walker & Kimball, Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
MAY BE HEADED OFF.


Movement to Prevent Santa Fe Out
Rates From Becoming Effective
Chicago, July e.--The Record-Herald
says:
The western rate situation has been
taken in hand by the railway presidents
and last night there was talk la certain
quarters that the cut rates promulgated
by the Santa Fe would never 60 into ef-
feet
This view was strengthened by the fact
that the presidents of the lines interested
held conference yesterday, after which
the meeting OF the western trunk line
committee called for today was postponed
until Friday 1t is understood that Pres
ident Stickney of the Great Western will
arrive in the city today and VIII meet
with the presidents for the purpose OF pre-
senting his side Of the story. The presi-
dents viii hold another meeting today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
HAY RETURNS.
Secretary of State Again at His Desk
in Washington.

washington, July s.-Secretary Hay
returned to Washington this morning
from his New Hampshire home. He
was driven directly to the state de-
partment and was closeted for some
time with Acting Secretary Hill and
Assistant Secretary Adee. The new
Turkish minister, Chelzib Bey, called IN
company with Ali Ferrough Bey, the
retiring minister. The new minister
must await until a later date to be pre-
sented at the White House owing to
the presidents absence, but he will
from now on exercise all the functions
of a minister as q matter of courtesy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Kansas City. No. July "a special
to the Star from Ottawa says: A fire
at Richmond, this county, last night
at eleven o'clock destroyed the Higgins
drug store a barber shop and a har-
ness shop. The whole town turned out
and fought the fire. Buildings across
the street were saved only by a hard
fight with ladders and buckets. Loss
$1,000. The town has 300 inhabitants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
charged With killing a Girl

Ft. Wayne, Ind, July 9.-Charles
Dunn, the aged and wealthy lumber per-
man held by the coroner on suspicion
l ~ baz,Sro killed ten year old Alice
Cothrell. whose body was found IN
cisfern beneath Dunn's residence at
Wallen. a village six miles west was
him si with murder of the girl by choking
1,o.. RI death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
WORK NEARLY DONE.
Member of Dawes Commission Stops
in Topeka.

e. G. Backenstoc of Hiawatha. one Of
the members of the Dawes commission
is in Topeka today. He is en- route "
spent nearly two years at work in the
indian country appraising the iano
which is to be allotted to the lndlans
and the remainder opened up Iof Setlle-
ment soon. -.--,o,, },
ssThe work Of the Dawes commission,
he said, has been to appraise the lanu
of the Cherokee, Choctaw. Senlnole,
Chfclasha and Creek Indians me wore
Sy5ii he completed about the middle Of
this month"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Washington. July "a postoffice has
been established at Bozarth, Doniphan
county. Kan. and Lewis H Gibson APP
pointed postmaster. 3. P. Addleman has
been appointed postmaster at Pence,
Scott county. vice NJ A. Eversole. re-
signed-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Chicago, July 9.--Second Baseman
ChiIds was today given his release by
the Chicago National league club. Dis
satisfaction with the general work done
by Childs is assigned as the cause OF
the release. Dexter viii go to the sec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
IL LIVES ENDANGERED
BY an Early Morning Fire in Chicago
Suburbs

Chicago. July 9-Two frame buildings
at S712-S714 Commercial avenue We're to-
tally destroyed by fire early this morning
and II people barely escaped with their
lives The down stairs portion of the
buildings was used as stores, while two
All the occupants Of the building were
asleep when the fire broke out and the
fire and heat. Three policemen. who dis
covered the fire. managed TO break
through the door and succeeded in carry
ing ali the occupants to places of safety
One Of the occupants Of the building was
probably burned. The financial loss was
l1-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Parkersburg, w. va. July 9-The
Ellis Glenn trial began in earnest to
day. E J. Byers, Of Williamstown,
identified beyond doubt the person be
fore the bar as Bert Glenn. who board
ed at his house during 1896, as a real
estate and mortgage dealer Glenn had
apartments with his son, and was sup
posed to be man Miss Glenn is
dressed in black with a heavy veil over
l,er. 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
siesbee Has Erysipelas.

washington, July "a letter receiv-
ed at the navy department says that
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, chief intel
Hgence officer of the navy, who IS SUI
fering with erysipelas Of the face at
Hempstead, l. L, is not regarded as be-
ing In a dangerous condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
JAPANESE CONTROL.
They Secure Possession Of Frazer
River Fisheries.

Vancouver. B. C., July s.-The Jap
anese are now in control of Frazer
river. They won the fight during the
night through clever tactics. About
1900 japanese spent the night in fish
ing The union men organized a pa
troll Of boats manned by armed whites
and natives. The Japanese, however,
had a good patrol comprising a much
larger number of boats. including the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
auay during The sumner may haze
the Paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate Of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
offer as desired. HEfZe ont Of f0agss
he STATE Journal nil be to 1yOst IKE a
daily letter from home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Monday the July heat record for the
past IA years was smashed when the
government thermometer registered 1o4
degrees at 4 and o'clock and at one
time touched 104 ITO. The previous rec
ord was 104 on July IL. 1887.
The July maximums for the past Il
years as shown by the government rec
ords are a follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
SCORCHING WEATHER.
A Hot Day Over the State of
Kansas.

Kansas city, No. July s.-scorching
weather again prevails today in the
southwest. with the prospect that the
highest mercury of the season will be
reached this afternoon. At o'clock In
Kansas City the government thermometer
registered 102 Other records taken at
o clock at the various points In Kansas
were as follows: Leavenworth, 100; TT
Scott, 105 Hutchinson 10l. Lawrence, le4'
Arkansas City. los: Atchison, 102.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
New Orleans Postmaster Dead.

New Orleans. La, July 9.-Judge terdl-
leans since January last. is dead Re was
civil Judge in the T0s deputy collector OF
She mort in 1890 and United States dis
trict attorney under Harrison and Cleve-
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nelmar q : Total wreek.

St. Johns. N F. July s.-The British
steamer Defnar which struck on reet
in Blackhead cove yesterday IN dense
foo. and then went ashore at Renews, on
The east coast of Newfoundland, IS to-
tai wreck today. She listed and sank our
inc the night The crew left her at mid
night The captain and chief officer re.
NAMED after the others. but were forced
To abandon the vessel later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Canton, O., July s.-After attending
to the official work the president took
Mrs. Mckinley for a drive. Both seem
to be in excellent health and spirits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

People who attended a Fourth OF July
celebration at Jamaica Plain because 1t
was advertised that Hobson would be
there, now demand thir money back be-
cause he didn't kiss a girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

A drigent search of the Ohio Demo
cratic slate has failed to discover the
name of Monnett written there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Years OF suffering relieved in a night.
Itching piles yield at once to the cura-
tive properties OF DOan's Ointment.
Never fails. At any drug store, 50 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Joanna Berry died at her home,
No. 432 Monroe street last evening, at
the age of so years. The funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

The New York Journal looks forward
to the time when our imports will be
confined to diamonds and dukes Every
thing else can be produced here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

What Senator Mason particularly OBJ
jects to is being considered so easy a
mark that a man feels safe in giving
up a good job to beat him out Of re-
election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

The Chicago News man thinks there
is a good job waiting for Coin Harvey
in Argentina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Now that the season OF 1ooting is
temporarily suspended, the anti-Quay
papers are trying to figure out how
much it cost the senator and his friends
fr, -acn1lire what they got
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

In Colorado. women are now allowed
to drink at the bar as well as vote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

The question that Dom Billy Mason
"a asking himself is: What does dawes
want with the senatorship2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

Mrs. A J. Ryan, who died ut Gal
weston, Texas, will be buried from the
Santa Fe depot at AS o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon.