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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26
NEW GERMAN TARIFF.
Potatoes Are Put on the Free List by
the Bill

Berlin, July 26.-The Reichzanzeige.'
today, publishes a draft of the new
customs rates. The bill stipuIates that
in any new commercial treaties enter
ed into by Germany, the duties shall
not be lower than five marks On y We.
51z marks on wheat. 3 marks on barley
and marks on oats.
The duties on grain, provisions Ind
cattle are as published last week by
the Stutgarter Beobachter and already
cabled to the Associated Press from
Berlin with the exception of potatoes
which are exempt.
The North German Gazette discuss
ing the publication by the Reichzanzei-
ger of the customs announcements
points out that the draft of the new
tariff as published by it already had
been partly printed in an unauthorized
manner but is it had not been yet
thoroughly discussed in the bundesra tn
neither the provisions of the bill nor the
customs rate therein set down We're
unalterable before the bill reached the
reichStap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26

Pacific fell about a point under last
night A few specialties showed indi-
Vfdual strength. certificates for American
Tobacco rising ? points and for Continen-
tai Tobacco a point Union Bag and Pa
per also rose point l4aclkaWanna adj
vanced go points. Prices hardened q
fraction about noon The bond market
was dull and Irregular.
The ticker was silent for periods Of sew
eral minutes and only few stocks were
quoted Prices were better, St Paul ris-
ing ~ points over last night to the best
Colorado Fuel gained 2 points.
St Paul reached 1914 and caused slight
improvements elsewhere In sympathy,
Atchison selling at the best price Of the
day The movement was only momentar-
ny and the market sank back into stag
nation.
last night and General Electric fell ga
points from the best The general market
was almost inert, but prices yielded frac-
tions The closing was inanimate ana
heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26
MARRIED TN COURT.
Judge McCabe Terminates a Law Suit
by Acting as Minister.

Troubles OF a personal nature We're
spectators IN city court this morning,
although the parties directly concerned
didn't seem overjoyed-
David jenkins, colored, was sued by
Laura Davis, daughter Of the Famous
Jefferson Davis, the colored orator late
Of Topeka but now resident OF Hor-
ton. Attorney Hite for the prosecution
and Attorney Joe Reed for the defense
got together and arranged a surprise
for the pair. It was nothing less than
a suggestion that the defendant marry
the plaintiff on the spot This met the
approval of the interested parties and
Judge McCabe proceeded to go through
the necessary formula which Joined the
pair for better or worse depending
somewhat on circumstances DO you
take this woman to be your lawfully
welded Wife?" solemnly asked the
judge. The victim was too fun for ut
terance, but the convulsive movement
of his broad features was put down as
an assent.
Tt is customary in such cases to sa-
lutte the blushing BRIDE mumbleo
go the pleasure this time" Some one
called on Poor Commissioner Hale and
secured hat full of rice with which the
pair were plentifulIy sprinkled-
''Oh, yes, yes, sab! I'll pay the COSTS
sahl I'll send you a check at once, sab,
at once" said the beaming father-in-
law, as he left the building with his
daughter.
The groom made his escape vowing
never to set eyes on his better half
again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26
BIGGEST BABY BOY.
Colorado Youngster Who Weighed
Seventeen Pounds at Birth

Colorado Springs, Col, July 26.-Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Leaf, of Colorado
Springs, are the proud parents OF pos
sibIy the largest baby boy ever born IN
America. His net weight is II pounds,
height "a inches and chest measure
ment 15% inches.
DR.. D. H Rice, who helped him into
the world, says there is nothing abb
normal about him except his size, which
exceeds that of any child born in Colo
RADIO. and possibly in America Medi-
cal history mentions one child weighing
a pounds at birth, but the datum IS In
definite. The parents are German.
They have seven children. all normal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26

up. A crowd of vigilantes followed the
Blenders south. They traced them into
the Indian Territory. After q long search
the posse came back and from that time
heard of the Blenders The SuPposiIlon
at that time among the people around
there was and IL today that this vigil
lance committee ran the Benders to earth
in the Indian Territory at some obscure
place and effecruaily avenged the crimes
Of Cherryvale.
the members Of this vigilance committee.
and says that from the time they re-
turned. when questioned about the Bend
ers. the men had nothing Whatever 20
ers would never return. He says that
Mrs. Ayres Of Fort Collins corresponds
in age to Kate Bender. She was about
20 years old at the time she left and
according to the printed descriptions, he
says there is no similarity
o. IT. carson a hardware dealer Of
Omaha. was a druggist at Cherryvale at
member of the Kansas legislature. He
had considerable information regarding
the Benders- MI Carson was at Cherry
vale for a number or years Doln DeIOre
and after the Bender tragedy
BAKER LAUGHS AT STORY.
Longmont. Col, July 26--The VIII Ba-
lzer mentioned in the eastern dispatches
as living at this place and being the orig
NAL John Bender, Jr-. IS known as John
Baker here. He came here two or three
years ago from Fort Collins and is ac-
quainted with Ayres. who makes the SEN
sauonal charges against Mrs Ayres
Baker is engaged in breaking horses
and owns a race horse named Cherokee,
which was at the Overland races in Dem
yer this year. He says that Ayres IS IN
doubtedly crazy and acted that way when
he lived at Manhattan
He treats the statement that he is
John Bender, jr. with little seriousness.
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BOTANISTS 40 TOUR.
Will Study Forestry and Flora of the
West


Chicago, July 26.-Botanists of the
University of Chicago will start August
6 for two months tour of study Of the
fora and forestry of the west In a.
private car equipped with every facil-
ity for experiment and work they will
make their first pause in the pineries OF
northern Minnesota, where their car
can be Sidetracked at viii.
The tour has been arranged so that
indefinite stops can be made at more
than fifty favorable places already Sc
lected on account of the peculiarly in
teresting character of the locality and
its influences upon rare plants and
forest growths. Two weeks viii be
passed at Flathead lake Thence the
route lines to Lake Mcdonald where re-
Gently many unca talogued floral speci-
mems have been found Lower Idaho,
the valley of the Columbia river and
the Puget Sound region are next on the
list of places to be visited.
The giant redWOOds of California, the
irrigated fruit farms OF the black lands
of Ventura and San Diego counties on
the coast, the phenomenal luxuriance
of the watered Gases of the deserts of
Arizona and New Mexico, also to be
visited WILL it is believed, yield infor-
nation of new and great value to the
scientific world.
The party will be in charge of Pro-
fessor Cowles. Among those going are:
f. O. Grover, Oberlin college; Fl. a.
Cullum. Armour institute; H. N. Whit
ford, University of Chicago; Professor
Umbach, Northwestern college; L B.
Myers, Chicago institute; ]. NJ. West
gate, Kansas State Agricultural COL
lege.
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ORDERED TO LEAVE.
George KEENAN, Is Not Wanted
in Russian Territory.

st. Petersburg, July 26.-A high Rus
sian police officer called upon George
KEENAN,, the American author and lee
turer, at his hotel. Thursday evening,
and informed him he must leave the
country by 10 o'clock this, Friday,
evening. Mr.. KEENAN, was not allowed
to leave his room in the interim, but
he was courteously treated. This ac-
ton by the Russian authorities is
taken under the law giving the min
lister of the interior authority to expeI
undesirable foreigners.
Mr.. KEENAN, has informed the United
States minister to Russia, Charlemange
Tower, of this action of the Russian
authorities. but has not asked Mr..
Tower to intervene in the matter.
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Market Gossip

Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits.
sion Merchant, COL Kansas ave.
Chicago hogs. $1,000 head; market Sc
Kansas City hogs. 1900 head; market SO
lower.
Opening Liverpool cables- Wheat and
corn unchanged from yesterday.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, go
lower; corn, "a d higher.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, lfs carsf
corn 1855 cars: oats, 149 cars.
Omaha hogs, 5000 head; market weak to
&c lower.
Chicago: Corn trade small and prices
higher, but considerable wanted Trads
local
New York. Bull tips out on T. c. T.
looks like keen buying all around the
room. content buying Steel stocks. ru-
mOred BOore Bros. holds these stocks.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis,
$50 cars, Duluth, 10 cars. Last year,
Minneapolis 2O5 cars: Duluth, . cars
C1earances, wheat and flour, 81, yl4 BUSH
els; corn, 302. $50 bushels; oats, $3.50 bush
els.
Primary receipts of wheat 1,1OS, $40 BUSH
els: last year. 1872 els bushels
Chicago: September wheat-Puts. 69ssc;
calls, 71ssc; curb. 70$4c. September corn
Puts. sic: calls. 5Sc; curb. 56l4e 80.
Closing Liverpool cables. Wheat, IA
lower; corn, Esd higher
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Furnished by J. z. Gall. Commissions,
Grain, Provisions Cotton and Stocks OF
fice he West Sixth street. 'Fhone ~
CORRESPONDENT Christie Grain and STOCK
Co.. Kansas City. No
New York, July 26.-The stock market
Yesterday gave additional evidence thar
the speculative community Is returning 10
a more normal state
The advices from the west were SUM-
warrant the belief that material inn
prOvement had taken place IN crop con-
dftfOns and that the e1travagant preulc~
lions of a dire ruin from crop 1allures In
the leading corn and spring wheat states,
which have been so freely made Tor TWO
ulatfon generally anticipates develop
ments, but the anticipation Of heaNy
failure in the corn crop or the country
brought about such radical buying OF the
cereals and such radical selling OF Secull-
ties that the technical compliments
something like equilibrium. The dull
ness of the stock market yesterday IN
connection with the heavy tendency or
the grain markets point strongly to the
correctness of this view
There may be considerable Significance
in the fact that the grain market dragged
from start while the stock market showed
a sort Of sullen disposition to advance.
There is evidently the material existing
for a sharp clash of speculative opera
bility that a more reasonable reaoJust-
ment of the speculative relations which
have been, so to speak. interchange bic
since the crop scare began, may now be
The bulls and bears in stocks on their
part may be affected by the possibility
of favorable final results of the spring
wheat and corn harVestS-
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KAISER is NEUTRAL.
Will Not Interfere to Stop the
BOer War.

New York, July 26.-There is little
foundation for the rumor that the Ger
man emperor has offered his services
as mediator between the British gov
eminent and the Boer leaders, with the
object of bringing the war in South
Africa to an end, says the London cor
respondent of the Tribune. The kaiser
has all along adopted a neutral atti-
tude and it is most improbable that he
would now contemplate the possibility
of making a representation to this
country to prevent the war from being
fought to a finish Such action would
be regarded as an unwarrantable inter
ference, and the kaiser is not so foolish
as to sacrifice all the fruits of his re-
cent friendly policy with this country.
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NOT KILLED By GAS.
DR. Menninger Says Mrs. TANNER
Died From Heart Failure.

Some one started a story to the effect
that Mrs. Minnie TANNER who lived at
No. 1873 North Chandler street, who died
Wednesday, came to her death by suf-
location from gas caused by the burn
ing coal pile belonging to the Santa Fe
in the east yards. DR.. Menninger Who
attended the case said today:
There is no foundation whatever for
such a story. Mrs. TANNER was a hard
working woman and the death was I'M
doubtedly the result of the heat 1t was
purely a. death from heart failure, or
as it is techinally termed czardia syn
cope. If the people of this section We're
down in valley there might be some
excuse for believing gas to be respOn-
sibIe for her DEATH and it would affect
more than one person. The symptoms
were not such as would be caused by
gas. Gas makes one sick at the stom-
ach and induces vomiting. I consider
that the death was purely heart failure
as a. result of the heat"
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LON TOWNSEND MARRIED..
Well Known Topeka Character WEEDS
a Schoolma'am.

Lon Townsend. of Topeka, and Miss
Way Johnson. of Cottonwood Falls.
We're married at Kansas City yester-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend will take a
short wedding trip and then viii make
their home in Topeka at Thirteenth
and Van Buren, streets, in the old Wolf
residence, recently purchased by Mr.
Townsend for 81. 300. Miss Johnson was
a school teacher at Cottonwood Falls.
and met Mr. Townsend while she was
visiting in Topeka a few months ago
Mr. Townsend was supposed to have
gone to FL Reno to try for land. but
instead he went to Kansas City and
was quietly married.
Townsend drives one of the best
horses in Topeka. He is no longer
known as King Of the JoIntists.r for
he long ago quit the joint business,
and is in the more profitable pursuit
of Wholesa1ing
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Chicago, July 26---CATTL E-Receipts
$500 head including SIS head of Texans
Market steady. Good to prime steers,
$5.35Q5-S0; poor to medium, 81 0005- IS ;
stocl1ers and feeders, 81. 10000 cows and
heifers, $2.25d4. rs; Gamers. $l25a2 q:
bulls, s2;2504 50: calves. $3.50Q5.75; Texas
steers, So. 00aq3. 40.
HOGS-Receipts today. %, 600 head: esti-
mated tomorrow. 1900 head; left over, g.
526 head. Market SC lower. Mixed and
butchers, $5-65M6.O5; good to choice heavy,
S5.9046-15; rough heavy, .S5.60d5.s5; light,
$565l5.90; bulk of sales, IS. 80Q5 921z
SHEEP-Receipts, 14.G00 head. Sheep
weak; lambs 10d20e lower Good to choice
wethers. $3.80Q4.25; fair to choice mixed,
$335H3.SO; western sheep. $3.306I4.00; year
nngs, $4.00I450; native lambs, So O0Q5.3 ;
western lambs, 81. 40d510
terday:
Cattle. Hogs Sheep.
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Kansas civ Livestock

Kansas city, July 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head, including 800 head of
Texans Native steers and Texas steers
and cows steady; stockers and feeders
slow Native beef steers, $4.65n5.75; Texas
and Indian steers, $3.75Q425; Texas grass
cattle, s.. 9003.7O; Texas cows s. 606l3. 10.
native cows and heifers, s.. 50q4-s5; stock>
ers and feeders $250d3. Is; bulls, s2.509
4-50; calves, $2.50G4.75.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head. Market
steady to &c lower. Bulk of sales. $500
500; heavy, $595d6.1O; packers, So. 75u6.00.
mixed, $5.70d6.0O; light, IS. 40Q5.S5; workers,
S5.35d5.75; pigs, s.. 25Q530.
SHEEPZReceipts LOGO head Market
steady Muttons, S.. 0004O0; lambs. q 00Q
500; range sheep, $S.25d3.s0; stockers, $50
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HE TRIES ssSANITAS."
It May Prevent Odor From Sewer
Mani oIes.

''Sanitas' is the name of a new dis
infectant with which the street COM
missioner is experimenting. It is a
liquid substance, and costs a dollar a.
gallon. It is poured into the sewer man
holes about a pint to a manhole, and
is supposed to ''kill'' the Odor. It is
sort of a substitute for flushing the
sewers.
Of the sanitas on the sewer leading
east from Kansas avenue on Ninth. If
the result is satisfactory, it may be
used extensively in the city. It will
make a great saving of water, which is
an important consideration at the
present time.
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WELLINGTON Is SICK.
Well Known Kansan Operated Upon
For Appendicitis.

E. W. Wellington, of Ellsworth. is in
a Kansas City hospital recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
Mr. Wellington went to Kansas CITY
Wednesday morning. He was taken
suddenly sick at his hotel Physicians
were summoned, and they found he
was suffering from appendicitis. He
was removed to a hospital, and imme-
diately successful operation was
performed Mr.. Wellington is one of
the prime movers in the work of send
ing large delegation of KNIGHTS
Templar and Marshalls band to the
Louisville conclave in August He will
be able to return to his home in a
week
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Sic For McPherson COLLEGE.

Mcpherson, Kas.. July 26.-The site
for the Mission Evangelical college has
been located. It consists of a trifie
over 80 acres on both sides of Main
street Immediately north of the Rock
Island railroad, and was secured by a
subscription of property owners in the
is in the hands of eight owners. most
of them non-residents.
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MOODY II.
Rev. Campbell Morgan Talks to Bap-
list Young People.

Chicago, July 26.-Owing to the fact
that the annual election of officers
would take some tine, today's session
of the Young Peoples Baptist union
begun at $3.50 a. m. The feature of the
day was the address of Rev. Campbell
Morgan, of London, called by many
the successor of the Evangelist Moody.
Other addresses. all on religious sub
jects. were made by Prof G. L. Will
liams, of Granville, O., and Rev. w. W
Weeks, of Toronto, Canada. The open
parliament" the topic of which was
THE Young Peoples Movement in the
Light of Ten Years Organized Effort, .
was participated in by the delegates
generally. Isaac w. Carpenter, of
Omaha, viii speak at to-night's SEES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26
HIS NEW TITLE
Burden Which 1t Is Proposed
King Edward Shall Garry.

London. July 26-In the house of
lords today Lord Salisbury, the premier,
introduced a bill authorizing King Ed
ward to assume by proclamation within
six months Of the adoption of the BILL
such title as he may think fifty recog-
nizes his position beyond the seas
The premier added this title would
probably be as follows: Edward VII,
by the grace of God of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland Of
British dominiOns beyond the sea, king,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-26

New York, July 6.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call steady at 21a per cent?
prime mercantile paper, 41sQ5 per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actuai
business in bankers bills at S4s7A 04871t
for demand and at S4.S4A0 for 80 days9
bills. S4S47k.
SILVER-Silver certificates unquoted.
Bar silver, 5S7Sc Mexican dollars, a6Hc.
BONDS-Governme bonds firm. Re-
funding Is, registered and coupon. 107@t;
IS. registered. 1851, coupon 1O9. new 4ss
registered 1874; coupon, 1881 old As, reg
istered and coupon, 113; IS, registered.
1O73z cOuDOn. 100.
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Topeka Markets

Topeka Markets
Topeka, July &C.
HOGS.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-S5.2 5N5-70
LIGHT-S 50. 750550.
-ATTLE-
HEIFERS-s2 5003.0O.
COWS-S2 00q2.75.
DRY LOT CATTLE.
STEERS-$4. O0d450.
COWS AND HEIFERS-s3.0 044.00-
VEAL CALVES.
AVY-$2- 00d2.50
LIG HT-$2-50Q3. so.
GRAIN.
NO 2 WHEAT-62c.
NO. 3 CORN-5Sc-
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-5Sc.
NO. 2 OATS-40c-
EGGS-Sc-
BUTTER-15c.
HAY-S15. 00Q16.00.
ALFALFA HAY-S16O0-
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Kansas Citv PRODUCE

Kansas City, July 26.-Close-wHEAT--
July. 65c; September, 6614c; December,
6Sa4 c. Cash: No. hard. e615967c; No. 8,
6515G66c; No. 2 red. eSd6s1zc.
CORN-July .601z Q605sc; September, 55zsc,
December. 5734c. Cash: No. mixed, 6l1g
&c: No white, 61kQ62c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 44c-
RYE-No. 2 Csc.
HAY-Choice timothy and prairie, $145o.
BUTTER-Creamery, 1614Q19c; dairy,
fancy. 15d16c-
EGGS-F'resh, nc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 153 cars.
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Funds For Idle union Men.

of 81 900 has been received by the local
machinists' union from the national
headquarters of the organization This
is the largest amount of money yet re-
ceived from the east and together with
the funds received from local sources
Will be applied to the support of idle
mem ers of the union
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HEARTS, CHALLENGE.
Wants to Ascertain the Strength of
the Chicago Teams.

Chicago, July 26.-Nettled by recent
uncomplimentary comparisons of the
relative playing strength of the REM
nants and White Stockings, President
James A Hart today authorized the
Tribune to issue a challenge in behalf
of the National League club for a SER
les of seven or more games between
the two local clubs, to be played be-
tween September 80 and October Is.
There is only one string attached to
this def, and it is a most necessary
one. According to their rules, National
League clubs are prohibited from play
ing games with clubs of the American
League, because of the wholesale lift
ing of players by the newer organiza-
ton last spring. But so anxious is the
local National League magnate for this
test of strength which would settle a
mooted question: favorite question
with local fans-that upon the assur-
ance from Owner Comiskey, of the
White Stockings, that he desires such
series of games, President Hart will
make public and personal request of
the national board of arbitration, the
highest tribunal in National League
baseball, for a waving of the rule in
question.
All other conditions. Mr.. Hart says.
may be named by the American League.
The number of games, not less than
seven, to afford fair test; the ar
rangement for umpires, the selection of
grounds, the division of net receipts to
winner and loser, the dates for the
games, except Saturday and Sunday,
October 3 and 6. on which the Rem
nants play Pittsburg-aH these condi-
lions, subject to an equitable approval,
Mr.. Hart will leave to President Co
miskey. whom, he says, he has known
for years a fair-ninded and enthus-
iastic sportsman worthy of trust.
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Fairly Hot at Winfield.

Winfield, Kas.. July 26.-Dick Sar-
gent lost a valuable umbrella from the
effects of the heat. He was standing
on Main street leaning on the UNI
brella when he looked down and saw
it a mass of flames. No one set it
afire or was there a match concealed
in its folds; the silk had simply got
too hot, and fire resulted.
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Sees No nYeIlow Peril y

Paris, July 26.-M- Pichon, former minis
ter to China and who is now in Paris, IN
an interview published today urged the
cause he believed a policy of violence
would lead to even more serious upris-
ingS than the recent troubles. M. PichOn
said he did not believe in an Immediate
yellow peril he thought it would be
a. long time before the Chinese became
dangerous to Europe Referring to the
Japanese he said that was another mat
ter and their progress inspired him with
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Awaiting Word From Rockhili,

Washington July 2e-The authorities
here are anxiously. awaiting. official con-
to the effect that the deadlock Of the min
listers there as to the customs tax to be
imposed to meet an indemnity has been
broken. So far, however, Mr.. Ruckhilf
has not been heard from, although it is
now recollected in a dispatch received
here few days ago he expressed a belief
that agreement was in sierhf