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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
RESERVATION TO OPEN.
Attempts to Delay the Order
Are Rendered UnaVailing.

Washington. June 25.-There are indi-
cations that the cattlemen, having
failed IN their design to obstruct the
opening of the Kiowa. Comanche and
Apache Indian reservations to settle
ment. have now turned their attention
to the Wichita reservation letter
was received in Washington today
which states very circumstantially the
efforts which the cattlemen are making
in this direction. The letter states that
the attorneys who have been employed
try to give the impression that the in
terror department is opposed to the
opening, and that they are working in
accord with the secretary of the IN
terror and the commissioner Of Indian
affairs. whose sympathy they have In
trying to prevent the opening.
Nothing could be further from the
facts. Neither the secretary of the in
terror nor the commissioners of indian
affairs opposes the opening of either
OF the reservations. The department
lis bending every effort to dispose Of the
preliminaries to opening, and both OF
the reservations will be opened in spite
Of anything that can be done by any
interest in opposition TO it.
The secretary of the interior, MI Hitch
cock believes that the agitation has been
worked up in the southwest principally by
attorneys who are working for fees in the
cases. He is determined to carry out the
law. and will do so inspite of any obsta-
in his way The department reported
against the ratification of the treaty
many months ago. There is now no dis
position on the part of the department to
oppose carrying out the laws of congress.
on the contrary, the secretary believes
that the opening of the reservation is
the best thing that could be done at this
time. He has been the more convinced
of this since the acceptance of the allot-
ments by the Indians. 1t is realized at
the department that If the opening could
have been prevented at this time the In
dian would not again have an opportunity
having interests I0OTOn&0iV
tected. If the treaty question was again
referred to congress, it is hardly possible
that the legislative branch of the gov
eminent would be inclined to deal so len
iently with the Indians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
IAyHAWRER lots.

Phillips county alfalfa fields are alive
with young srasshoppers-
The Oldest Odd Fellow and Mason in
Kansas dwells at Fort Scott.
Stockton. usually up with the times
viii celebrate Independence day this
year July p.
The Elks have gotten their horns
under q lodge building at Salina. and
it IS going up.
Between the people being so good and
the salary so small, Kinsley cannot
keep a town marshal.
A Leavenworth widow will shortly
lay aside her weeds for a bachelor
button and a marigold.
Cimarron man who has a spite at
a New York relative has shipped him
ten prairie dog pups, c. o. D.
OF course the 800 chickens killed in
a storm for a Marion woman had 20
be by hail as large as hen eggs.
The churn without a dasher is catch
ing more suckers in Phillips county
than the lightning rod contractor.
Colby claims to be the only town IN
Kansas that ever had a school gradu-
ating class composed entirely of boys
TWO trainloads of Kansas City ex-
cIrsionists SHlndayed in Topeka ard
got away without blowing out the gas
Stockton is to buy steam eallioI'e
which win be played on the street cor
ners Saturdays 70 draw the farmer
trade.
With four brass bands and $500 worth
Of fireworks Council Grove hopes to
celebrate our national day with proper
eclat-
Talk about race prejudice. A Rocks
county ball club objected to playing
Haskell because the members are In
dams.
Eureka decided to clean house the
other day and as a result 81 wagon
loads Of old tin cans We're hauled from
the town site.
It pays to be pennlless sometimes. A
drunk was arrested at Kinsley but as
he had no money TO pay his fine he was
turned loose.
Forty harvesters from one Indiana
town sWoOped down on the Barton
county farmers last week. They were
made welcome.
A Winfield girl rifle expert went cut
the other morning and boWled over
three rabbits While her mother was
getting breakfast.
The editor Of the Powhatan Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

America. sls5. 200. 600 as against $751;
100000 last year; 10 South America, s44s-
600, 600. as compared with SIS. 900. 900 IN
1900: to Asia SIS. 900 600. as against
nearly $65, 100000 in 1900; to Oceania-
sac. 100000. as against s4s- 100000 last
year, and to Africa, S26.000.000. as
against SIS, 800, 900 in the preceding year.
Il win be observed that the only de-
creases viii be in our exports to Asia.
where unsettled conditions in China
have seriously affected trade. and to
oceania. from which Hawaii has been
omitted as a foreign country since its
organization as a territory Of the
United States
To products of agriculture is due the
credit for the greater portion Of the
increase in our exports during the pres
ent year. In the ten months for which
detailed figures are available. products
Of agriculture were valued at SSH $685.
$685. and formed 65-6s per cent. Of the
total domestic exports; last year they
amounted to $717,372.746. and formed
but 90. 81 per cent. Of the total domestic
exports For the same period of this
year manufactures aggregated SSS9.Sl0.-
Ga and formed 27.4Q per cent. of the
dom estic exports. while last year they
were $S52671, 206. and formed $3.50 per
cent. of the value OF domestic exports.
The exports Of agricultural products
for the full fiscal year win be about
1865, 900 900 as against $685.. s6s.1 23 last
year. while those OF manufactures will
be about s405. 900 900. as compared with
Sass. SOL, 756 last year. This decrease IN
the expectation of manufactures is due
chiefly to the following causes: "a The
war in China to which country our ex-
ports consisted largely of manufactured
articles and to which market alone our
sales in ten months decreased from
s1s.474, 70s In 1900 to $7,7o6,13S in the
present year, 10 the transfer of Ha-
wall from the list of foreign countries
to classification as a customs district
of the United States. necessitatlng the
omission from our exports Of all goods
passing between that island ana the
United States, and thus decreasing by
approximately s15,o00,ooo our exports
for the year; and 90 the omission for
similar reasons of merchandise passing
between the United States and Porto
Rico. to which island we sent in the
ten months Of the present year mer-
chandise valued at s5.6115S3 Of which
sun manufactures formed an import
ant part. cotton goods alone represent
ing over a million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
MISS HOLMES HURT.
She Is Injured in Runaway at Noon
Today.

Miss Josephine F. Holmes. sister
of Attorney w. H. Holmes who lives at
No. 1135 Wayne avenue was thrown
from a carriage at the corner of Sixth
avenue and Jackson street at noon to-
day and severely bruised and injured
about the head and back.
Miss Holmes was waiting at the COR
ner of Sixth and Kansas avenues for
her brother, when the horse became
frightened at some flying paper. The
horse ran down hill and at Jackson
street the horse swerved and in cross
ing the street car tracks stumbled and
ran into the curbtng in front Of Gunth
er's drug store. Miss Holmes was
thrown to the pavement and rendered
unconscious for a few moments. A
carriage was called and she was taken
home. 1t was at first thought her skull
had been fractured but is now believed
she is not seriously hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
STREET CAR WAR.
It Is Again Opened Up by the Sue
cessors of nj xerkea.

Chicago June 25.-The Chicago street
car interests today divulged their plan
OF campaign IN the impending fran
chise war. Representing the Widener-
Ell1ins- Whitney syndicate. w. Ia Elk
ms, of Philadelphia. began suit in the
United States circuit court against the
city of Chicago. the Chicago West Di-
vision Railway CON pany, the West
Chicago Street Railway company, the
Union Traction company and the North
Chicago City Railway company. asking
the court to restrain the city from in
terfering with the operation of the
West Chicago and North Chicago
street car lines under the present
charter The plaintiff asks the court to
declare that the companies became
vested by the state with the franchises
until 1906, and that the city be re-
strained from FORGETTING the charters
July 80 1903
This, action means that the war is
opened by the street car people, since
the plaintiff represents the owners of all
the former Yerlxes Surface properties.
Recently the city authorities have been
forming plans for the proper disposition
Of the franchises after they shall have
been forfeited some Of the city econ
oTnists urging that the traction rights be
either retained by the city or leased on
sliding scale of revenue to the
municipality with universal transfers and
a graduated fares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

left town in front OF the shoes of an
irate husband, and the mortgage
gobbled up the plant
Contrary to ordinary proceedings a
Kirwin landlord slept on a cot in the
hall one crowded night and gave the
guests the bedrooms.
Ef1ngham has in one breath prohibit
ted the exploding of firecrackers outside
OF July 4th week and licensed a dozen
girls to start a brass band.
The illustrated edition OF the Peabody
News of June 10 shows intelligent, care
full work and is highly ereditable to
both Editor Johnson and the town.
In order to secure an audience and
get nearer to natures heart. Great Bend
pastors will hold open air services the
rest of the summer under the trees.
A stranger with team dropped into
Lyons last week looking for work. In
less than an hour he had contracted for
the cutting of 26o acres of wheat and
the threshing OF 700 acres.
A wandering swarm of bees took
possession OF a Florence boys bed
room, and he didn't find il out until
he retired for the night. The doctor
hopes to have him out In time 10 cele-
brate July 4.
One of the contemplated attractions
at Covert is the blowing Of q man
machine. The only drawback appears
to be that up to date no patriot has
offered his services
A Kansas paper tells OF q bull
snake catching one chicken in Its
mouth and another in a fold of it's
tail ana gliding away with its double
capture. Such things as that never
happen in anti-prohibition states
Denver Post.
In New York women members of the
-four hundred" ride to fox hunts in
mems costume, astride. unmolested.
At Salina a young woman taking a
bicycle spin in her brothers clothes
was arrested and heavily fined. Where.
oh where are our boosted liberties?
An Alma man who went into Arkan-
sas on a hunting trip wearing a white
shirt was suspected of being a revenue
officer and chased out by moonshiner5-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
SENT 5000 4 MONTH.
Kansas City Man Arrested in Chicago
For Passing Bogus Checks.

Kansas City, June 25--Warren W.
Stoner and Conklin Jones, under arrest
in Chicago on q. charge of uttering and
passing bogus drafts. are well known
in Kansas City. Stoner formerly kept
a livery stable here and Jones is known
as professional gambler.
Stoner lived In Kansas City for sew
eral years, coming here from Kentucky.
He is married and had two children.
He once owned rDonogh,''a well known
trotter In August, 1899, Stoner raced
Donogh against Direction the record
trotter, at Liberty. Mo.,and was threat
ened with summary treatment by the
crowd because, it was alleged, he had
deliberately fouled Direction. Direction
was awarded the race and Stoner pub
lshed a challenge to race Donogh
against Direction for 5000.
The challenge was not accented
Stoner was left $100. 600 by his father
in Kentucky, and is credited with hav-
ing squandered it in the past four
years. He spent $4,000 in one month
IN Kansas City, and two months ago.
at the Latonia race meet, he is said to
have spent $500 in six days This is
said to have been the last of his for
tune.
Last week local detectives learned
that Stoner and Jones had had one
hundred blank drafts on the Farm
ers' National bank Of Topeka printed
at local shop, Stoner representing
himself as an official of the concern.
There is no such bank The men left
for Chicago on June 20. the detectives
following close on their heels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
MOVED TO TEARS.
Judge Redden's Plea For Miss
Morrison Affects Spectators.

El Dorado. Kan. June 25-The last plea
in behalf of Jessie Morrison. on trial for
the murder Of Mrs. Olin Castle, was be-
gun shortly before noon today by her
leading attorney, A. L. Redden. The
court room was literally packed with peo-
pie The heat was almost unbearable
and as Attorney Redden proceeded he
first removed his coat, then his collar and
tie. Mr.. Redden made an impassioned
plea for the acquittal of the prisoner.
the court room were moved to tears. Miss
Morrison sat quietly through 1t all. She
listened intently. but gave no outward
show of her feelings. The case Will go
to the Jury this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
ANOTHER RECORD BREAKER-

Exports from the United States in
the fiscal year 1901 now about to end
win probably reach $780, 000, 600, the
highest point ever recorded for a single
year in the history Of our export trade.
For the eleven months ending with
May, 1901. the total exports were ST.
S5.e1s.595. being double those Of the
corresponding period of 1889. and $1o9.-
100000 in excess OF the total for the
eleven months of last year, which
broke all previous records.
Taking the commerce Of the eleven
months ending with May OF various
years as the basis OF comparison, the
figures Of the treasury bureau Of sta
tfstics show that during the period un-
der review our exports in 1889 amount-
ed to 1854. 1s3, s04; in 1894. to 1894. $50. os5;
in 1893, to $1,130, 629. 075; in 1900, to ST.
2s5.SS1.125. and in the present year as
already stated, Sl.3s5.ol3, 5s5; while for
the fun fiscal year our total exports
give promise OF exceeding one and a
half billion dollars. as the eleven
months figures only fall S155. OO0. 900
short Of that am cunt. and the monthly
expectation Of merchandise from the
United States has exceeded 1920 O00, 600
since March I of this year.
The distribution Of our exports dur
Ing the year among the grand divisions.
basing the estimate upon the percent
ages for ten months already available.
win be ia about the following proper
tions: TO Europe, s1.1b5. 600 900. as
against s1.ofo, 600, 900 last years to North
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
BRIDGE WENT DOWN.
Samuel Parr, Well KnownFarm-
er, Is Seriously Hurt.

The bridge over Shunganunga a. half
mile east of Tecumseh on the river road
collapsed this morning. throwing Sam
uel and John Parr into the creek. Sam
uel Parr was injured internally and it
is feared seriously He fell about 20
feet and struck on some rocks in the
creek bed
The brothers were hauling a small
load Of hay and the team had Alst left
the bridge when it went down. The
harness broke which allowed the team
to remain on the bank and prevented
them being dragged back into the creek
on top of the wagon and men. John
Parr escaped with slight bruises
The bridge was in a very dangerous
condition, the supports and tfmbers ba-
ing badly decayed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

There are so many rich people now
that great wealth has almost ceased to
be a mark of distinction The only
thing left for the multim inionaire
therefore Is to endeavor to eclipse his
fellow millionaires in the magnihcence
OF his requests to charity, education
and the church. The fashion started
by Carnegie and Rockefeller is rapidly
becoming a fad. ana it is not unlikely
that the time viii soon come when the
question viii be not How much Is he
worth2 but How much has he given?
and it may come in time to catch
Uncle Russell Sage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
STRIKERS DIDN'T RETURN.
A General Strike on the Reading sys-
tenn Seems Imminent.

Cincinnati Ohio. June 26-As was an
nounced by the manufacturers on Mon
day all the machine shops affected by
the nachiniSts' strike, were started to-
day to allow those of the strikers who
wished to return to work to do so. The
plan met with but little success and the
strikers say that not fifty out. of the
5000 still out returned.
Reading, Pa. June 25.-Not a dozen
of the thousand striking shopmen of the
Philadelphia a Reading company re-
turned to work today. as they had been
urged to do by President Baer in his
letter Of Saturday. On the other hand
there We're some accessiOns to the ranks
of the strikers.
The situation is becoming grave and
a general strike over the greater por-
ton of the company's system is pre-
dfcted.
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MONEY LEFT OUT.
American Pigeon Shot Barred by Hur-
hngham Club Officials.

London. June 25.-Considerable nl-feel-
ing has been aroused by the refusal of
the HurlingharD~Gun club officials to al
shot, Captain A W. Money, to compete
in the international pigeon shoot which
commences tomorrow. Money was for
merly a member of the Hurlingham club.
but he allowed his membership to lapse.
The alleged reason for the present refusal
is that Money does not belong to any club
Of recognized position, but as Money has
been a constant competitor in these con-
tests 1t is generally thought that the
point. even if true, might have been
ing viii Be Gates 81 New York u I.
Smith of Saratoga, N Y. Robinson of
San Francisco and R. WEIGH of New
York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

In the past six years there have
been four murder trials in New York
city which have attracted attention
throughout the country. The cost or
prosecuting the principals-Carlisle
Harris DR.. Buchanan. Samuel. J. Ken
nedy and Roland b Molineux-is es-
timated at S1.000.000 the burden of
the expenditure falling mainly upon
the county Of New York DR.. Blu
chanan and Carlisle Harris have paid
the penalty Of their crimes. AEolineux,
who was convicted Of a murder COM
mitted on December Is. 1898. is ap-
pealing to the court Of appeals for a
new trial DR.. Kennedy is apparently
destined to escape punishment Since
the court Of appeals saved him from
the electric chair it has been inn
possible for the state to convict him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

A small family is a disadvantage; in
this country you always get two for a
quarter. or one for fifteen cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
NEWSPAPER TRAIN.
Special Of Los Angeles Times Return
ing to Coast

The Pan-American special train of the
Los Angeles Times passed through To-
nearly month spent in the east.
The train is composed of five coaches,
three Pullmans, baggage coach and a.
diner. Fifty-four people are on board.
The party is in charge of Frank Pfaf-
finger of the staff of the Los Angeles
Times. Miss Eliza Otis, the daughter Of
Gen Harrison Gray Otis, owner and
proprietor of the paper, was also on
board.
The train left Los Angeles on June 4
and went east by way of Kansas City.
Chicago, Pittsburg, Washington, Balti-
issue of the Times Buffalo Flyer a
little sheet which is printed daily, was
dedicated to the Brooklyn Eagle.
The return trip is being made by way
of Colorado Springs, Salt Lake, San
Francisco and Los Angeles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
FORGED NOTES
To the Amount Of $40, 900 Discovered
by Akron Varnish 90.

Akron, O., June 25.-Forged notes.
altogether aggregating so 600. have
been discovered by the Akron Varnish
company. ]. il. McCrum. treasurer of
the company, has been missing for
week, and is supposed to be en- route
to South America II was supposed
that his accounts were straight. the
only shortage discovered being an over
draft of 81, 800 Action has been begun
by creditors asking that the property
of the company be sold and the pro-
ceeds applied to the payment of debts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
GLOBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Getting mad does some people as
much good as dose of medicine
A real good wife is one who viii let
her husband tell story without inter
rupting him.
Nothing pIeases man more than to
be seen working around his yard in
the evenings
Every one in the world has kin that
become a problem at a time Of we'd
ding. or party
No matter how poor musician a girl
is, she is a much better one than her
neighbors think.
If parrots were as funny as they are
said to be. people would own parrots
instead of taking comic papers
A small family is disadvantage: in
this country. you always get two for a
quarter. or one for fifteen cents.
We admit that we can't admire the
artistic beauty of screen through
wondering what is hidden behind it.
Lysander John Appleton. Of Atchison.
has invited the servant girl employed
in his family to eat at the first table.
Your really undesirable relatives
never see any reason why they should
not accept invitations unwilhngly
given
What a fuss is made about cruelty
to animals. And how little Indignation
there is against cruelty to men, women
and children
You are playing a progressive game
every day. and If you get prize you
must expect the attendant penalty of
being accused of cheating.
An Atchison girl who returned home
from college a month ago, and scream
ed when her father said cement for
cement. is already sweet on a young
man who says has went"
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Hays Body at cleveland.

Cleveland. O., June 25.-The body of
the late Adelbert s. Hay arrived here
The caSket was conveyed from the
union station direct to the Wade
m OBITUARY chapel in Lake View GEM
etery. where services will be held late
this afternoon. Secretary Hay ana
family were driven to the home of
Samuel Mather in Chenille
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
TREASON TRIAL.
Witnesses For Prosecution Testify
Before French Senate.

Paris, June 25.-The senate, sitting as
a high court, today heard the witnesses
for the prosecution in the trial OF the
Marquis De LurSaluces, charged with
treason. Their evidence did not de-
velop anything new. General Zurlinden,
the former military governor of Paris,
attempt to induce some of the troops to
march on the Elysee palace on the day
of President Faure's funeral was not
prearranged- The officers, he added. had
France could rely on the army always
doing its duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

an eastern paper for the sale OF the new
shirt-waist-coat and sent for SAMPLES.
The goods arrived yesterday and the
young men tried them on and practised
walking with them in the secret re-.
cesses OF their rooms before mirror
and behind locked doors. They have
not yet screwed their courage UP to the
sticking .soint and worn them down
town, but claim that they will
The new style shirt waist solves the
problem for the really timid man who
does not want to wear a shirt waist, on
the grounds that he hates TO appear
without a coat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25

There is much talk in Pennsylvania,
and especially in Philadelphia. of
Wrestling the control of public AFFAIRS
from the plunderers under. the leader
ship Of Quay. Friends Of honest gov
eminent and decency In public
affairs probably would have little diff
ticulty ia gaining control of the adj
ministration IN city or state now that
the Quay crowd has obtained about all
there is worth having.
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East to seashore and Mountain Re
sortA

Atlantic City. Cape May and prin-
cipal resorts on New jersey coast are
seashore terminals Of Pennsylvania
system. Trains from st. Louis over
Vandalia- Pennsylvania Short Lines
connect at Philadelphia and New York
with trains for Atlantic coast. Resorts
in New England are reached through
New York. For details apply TO J. 81.
ChesbrouRh. A. G. p. Agt.. ST. Louis.
No. or J. 7. Foley. T. p. Agt.. Kansas
civ No