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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-16
TOO MUCH LAW.

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a special election to approve the report,
and then, if the report was approved,
the city would have to borrow the
money from some source to close the
deal by September T. as there would
not be time to hold a bond election
before that date September is the
expiration of 20 years from the passage
of the franchise ordinance
The third plan could be delayed and
hindered considerably by the water
company if it was so disposed, but UP
to assist the city in arriving at terms
of sale Whether this desire is a
blur would very soon be apparent.
TERMS OF THE 1888 LAW.
The following are the provisions OF
the law Of 1888. which is probably the
one which covers the waterworks stu
alton:
within six months next before the
expiration Of the 20 years for which
any grant has heretofore been made,
or may hereinafter be made, as herein
before provided, the mayor and coun-
ell of such city shall determine by ma
jority vote whether in their Judgment
II viii be for the interest of such city
to purchase such WaterWorks fran
chiseS and privileges They shall pro-
coed to have the value thereof ascer-
tanned by a board of three competent
and skilled hydraulic engineers, not in
the interest or employ of such city or
waterwOrks company, or having any
interest in said works, the city choos-
ing one, the company one, and the
third by these two. As soon as the
valuation and terms are determined by
said board,the mayor and council shall
cause special election to be held In
said city to determine whether the said
city shall purchase from owners thereof
such waterworks and machinery. fran
chlses and privileges belonging to said
owners. at the price and on the terms
as nave been fixed by said board. If a
majority of the voters of said city vot-
ing at such election shall vote in favor
OF the proposition, then the CITY shall
purchase such waterworks. franchises
ana privileges and the mayor and
councll shall forthwith proceed to con
tract with the owners of such water
works for such price to be paid nv
such city for such waterworks. ma
chlnery, franchises and privileges. and
on such terms as were fixed BY such
roard and voted upon by the voters at
such election.
1t the mayor and council shall neg
lsce or refuse to call such special cleo
ton, then the owners Of said wafer
works shall thereupon and thereafter
nave possession and enjoy all the
rights. privileges ana franchises there
after. -
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HOT IN EUROPE.
100 In the Shade Over Large
Area of Russia.

Cracow. July 16.-Russia has been ex-
periencing terrible heat. the tempera-
ture over ? wide territory reaching 100
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. Fruits
and vegetables on a large scale have
been destroyed.
Berlin, July 16.-The weather today
was the hottest known in Berlin for
several years. A number of persons
died of sunstroke.
Violent thunderstorms are reported
in various sections of the country and
there was an enormous cloudburst at
Potsdam. Two men and many cattle
were killed in the mountains by light
ming. Several houses were burned and
one man killed by lightning near Men
burg. At Herrenburg and WurlenburR
the crops have been half ruined by
hail and they have been badly damag-
ed in other sections
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TRACY IS WAITING.
Has Not Yet Been Officially Not
flied of appointment.

B. H Tracy is expected to assume
the duties of United States district at
torney on Wednesday, morning but up
to noon today no announcement Of his
appointment had been received
Mr. Tracy is not at all worried by
the non-arrival of the announcement
from Washington, and expects to as
sumo the duties of the Office on the APP
pointed day. The rumor has been cir
culated that the charges made by r.
M. Chilcott, of Wamego have been the
cause of the delay in the making of
the official appointment Mr.. Tracy Is
not at all alarmed, however, and ex-
poets the official notification today or
tomorrow.
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at least. On the coast it has been cool
and dry with frost in some places
The corn crop as whole in the
great corn states of the central valleys
has been derteriorated and has sustain
ed serious injury over the western por-
ton of the corn belt especially in Mis-
souri,, Nebraska Kansas and oklahoma
The following stations report ram
during the "A hours ending 8 a. M,
July 16:
Springfield, Ill, Oh; Kansas City. -O2;
Ark. IA; Wichita, Kas.. 10; Omaha,
Neb., IS; Valentine, Neb., -1S; Huron.
s, D., .08; St. Paul, 30; Cheyenne Wyo.,
The early cora in central and south
ern Missouri, portions of eastern Kan
sas, Arkansas and in thaf central and
west Gulf states has been irreparably
injured. In the upper Ohio valley corn.
while needing rain, has improved and
in the Atlantic coast districts the crop
has made excellent progress.
Winter wheat harvest is about hn-
ished except in the more northerly por-
ton of the Atlantic coast districts,
where in some sections it has been re-
tarded by rain. Harvesting has begun
in the north Pacific region under very
favorable conditions
Over the southern portion of the
spring wheat region spring wheat has
ripened prematurely, and the general
prospect is less promising than pre-
viously reported. In the northern por-
vorable. Harvesting is expected to be-
gin in northern Minnesota by the 18th.
In Oregon spring wheat is needing
rain.
Oats have suffered in common, with
other crops from heat and drOuth in
the states of the central valleys Har-
vesting is now progressing in the more
northerly sections.
Haying has been retarded by rains In
the New England and middle Atlantic
states but has made no progress in the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys The yield
will be very light in the states of the
Missouri and Central Mississippi val
leys, but a good crop is generally ind1-
Gated in the lake region upper Ohio val
ley and extreme northwest.
Except in the CarolinaS and Florida
cotton is generally well cultivated, and
over the greater part of the central and
western districts is standing the drOuth
and fruiting at the top is commonly re-
ported. Cotton has suffered from heavy
rains in North Carolina where it is
making too much stalk.
In Georgia the prospect Is much be-
low the average and many fields have
been abandoned. In southwest Texas
early cotton is opening and some pick
ing has been done
The weather conditions have been
highly favorable for tobacco in the
Atlantic coast states, but the crop is
generally in need of rain in the Ohio
valley, and is suffering severely in the
western portions of Kentucky
The prospect for apples has been
greatly lessened, especially over the
central valleys, as a result of heat.
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COLLISION
ON A BRIDGE.
Two N. h. & T. Freight Trains
Meet Head On
At Crossing of the Arkansas
River i'm Indian Territory.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Bridge Collapsed and Engines
Fell Into the River.
Fire Broke Out and Burned Up
Bridge and Cars.
The Locomotives Are Buried In
the Qnicksand.
At Crossing of the Arkansas
River i'm Indian Territory.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
Bridge Collapsed and Engines
Fell Into the River.
Fire Broke Out and Burned Up
Bridge and Cars.
The Locomotives Are Buried In
the Quicksand.

Parsons. Kan. July ia head end
collision between two local freights on
the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad
near Wymark, Indian Territory, killed
i've men and three others were very
badly injured
The dead.
JOE NORRIS. Parsons.
TWO UNKNOWN TRAMPS-
JAS. LEVILLE. head brakeman, Par
sons.
FRANK FITZGERALD, head brake
man.
The injured:
Joe Massey, injured internally; death
expected any moment
Bean, fireman, Parsons, badly cut
about head and leg broken.
- Killarney, fireman, Parsons, chest
crushed and head cut.
The collision occurred on bridge
over the Arkansas river. There was a
sharp curve near the bridge and when
the engineers saw the danger the en-
gines We're too close to each other to
be stopped The two engines came to-
Eether in the middle of the bridge, the
bridge collapsed and both engines fell
into the river. The two trains caught
fire after the engines went into the
river, and burned up the bridge as we'll
as the cars.
The two engines are reported to be
buried in the quicksand in the river
The local freight was to have side
tracked at Wymark to let the other
freight pass but the conductor made
q mistake in reading his orders.
The Wrecking train with crews has
left here and it is thought the road will
be cleared and the bridge repaired so
HS 20 be ready for use by Thursday.
Trains are now running over other
roads by way of Fort Smith, Ark, and
from there to the Katy" at South Nc
IA Hester
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WALL FELL ON THEM.
Contractor TuIien Has Jaw and
Arm Broken.

S. A. Tulien. q. contractor who lives at
RlS West Third street, and J. NJ High,
g. colcred laborer. were caught under
meath falling partition and stairway at
the corner of Tenth and Jackson street
late Monday afternoon and seriously in
&nred while engaged in tearing down the
walls of the old brick building which
stood on that corner to make place for
the new heating plant for the state house.
They were pushing out the east wall of
Hhe building and as the wall fell the par
Latlon ana stairway became loOSeued and
Heil on them They We're extricated from
Zhe debris with difficulty Ambulances
were called and the men taken to their
homes Later Contractor Tulien was re-
moved to Stormont hospital.
Iulien received the most severe injuries
11e was severely cut and bruised about
the head and face and his jaw bone was
broken IN the center. It was fastened to-
gether with wire by the surgeons. His
right arm was broken in two places and
-FOUR ribs were broken His injuries are
not fatal, although ne Will be required to
remain IN the hospital several weeks.
High escaped with q broken ankle and
q few bruises about the hands and face.
He lives on East Third street.
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of this absorption quiet until after the
officers had signed the Amalgamated
scale and then let the Carnegie COM
pany carry out the contracts with the
workmen for the first year. AT the end
of the year it was to be determined
whether the mills controlled by the
Carnegie company should employ union
labor or whether no union men should
be engaged. The effort was to be, so il
is understood now. to inculcate Car
negie non-union principles into the en-
tire organization The story of the pro-
posed absorption, however, leaked out
before the time was ripe and it is I'M
derstood that the struggle with labor
was preeipitated a year earlier than it
was expected to occur, on that account
1T is said by men of high standing
that since the fight has started it will
be to a finish. and that the result will
that the United States steel corpora
ton will be union or that the life of
the Amalgamated association shall
come to a violent end with the compile
ton of the struggle
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New York stock Letter.

Furnished by J. z. Gall. Commissions.
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and stocks. Of
fee Ito West Sixth street. Phone 4so
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co. Kansas City, Mo.
New York. July 16.-The stock market is
likely to continue sensitive to crop news
for some time to come.
outstanding the natural disposition
to sell securities on the announcement Of
the strike of the steel workers over Sun
day, there was a substantial rally in
prices yesterday when showers were re-
ported from the area drouth of the west
The sharp decline from the highest
prices of wheat and corn also contributed
to the revival in stocks mainly for the
reason that it seemed to reflect 2 great
deal of doubt as to accuracy and sincerity
of many of the crop damage reports
which have reached New York in the last
week. Developments in the near future
are liable to have considerable influence
upon the general situation in stocks
Should hot winds sweep the western
country or the dry hot weather be con-
tinued for ten days longer serious results
to corn, oats and other crops would be ac-
cepted as inevitable On the other hand if
the recent beneficial changes developing
in western weather result in a liberal
rainfall in Darched districts it would be
natural to expect a pronounced change
for the better in speculative temper and
operations.
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400 WALK OUT.
Freight Handlers Strike at
Port Costa, Cal.

Port Costa. Cal, July 16.-Four hun
dred men who handle freight in the
warehouses here have gone out on
strike. Work in all the warehouses
from Nevada dock to Crockett as well
as the Crockett sugar refinery, is at a
standstin and shipping is completely
tied up. The men presented an ulti-
matum Saturday to their employers.
They asked for IS a day for nine hours,
and time and a half for all overtime
The warehouses offered a raise Of five
cents per hour. which would be 80 cents
an hour for ten hours work, but re-
fused to recognize the men as a union.
This offer not meeting with the ap-
prevail Of the men, they walked out.
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TODAY,s MARKET REPORT

Chicago. July 16--WHF2AT-Wheat OPEN
ed weak today on fairly favorable
weather and lower cables September Z
Qssc to s4@7sc down, at 66d65stc Selling
was in the way of liquidation. but the
volume of trade was small. On buying
by an influential local trader a rally to
667sc came early. Local receipts were $50
cars-222 of contract grade
The close was strong on additional hot
weather reports, September 11sQ1zc up, at
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2so
cars against 1873 cars last week and 203
CORN-A heavy quantity Of long corn
was dumped into the pit at the openine,
under yesterdays close. This was due to
anxiety to get out before a possible
cast, however, while noting clouds and
predicting scattered light showers was
not regarded as offering much relief ana
ly to 4919c- Receipts were sos cars.
Under local buying September later adj
yaneed to 6.9zc, and closed firm, 1c higher,
lower, at 3o4G305sc local interests selling
in sympathy with corn. The corn reac-
ton, together with continued good buy
rally to 311sc during the first hour. Re-
ceipts We're 164 cars.
N1SlONS-Provisions were dull and
lower on heavy hog receipts. September
pork opened 1215c lower. at $1405; Septem>
TENDER ribs 71kd1Oc depressed, at $3.50
7-S715. During the first hour these values
were not materially changed.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. SIC: No. 3
red, 64166c; No. hard winter, 651ac; No.
8 hard winter. SAC; No. northern spring.
Sc No. 2 northern spring, &c; No. s
FLAx-Cash: Northwestern. slS8; No.
5 sii:5 gas October a-S0al-Sl' September
lRIY,EEm--JInly, 5l4e; September. 5oAc,
TIMOTH Y-September $5.15; October,
FARLEY Cash. 4OaSsc.
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RENO'S BIG CROWDS.
A Flood of Homeseekers Pour
ing in to Register.

Ell Reno, July 16.-A11 records were
broken here Monday by the registra-
ton clerks under Governor Richards,
when 10.967 people were given papers
emitting them to a number in the great
drawing which viii begin on July 90
This makes total registration Of g.
015 at Ell Reno. At Lawton there were
800 persons registered in the four
days ending Saturday. Today there
are more than 10000 people III Ell Reno
and early incoming crowds will likely
double this. Everything is quiet and
there is no suffering, Notwithstanding
the heat is intense during the day.
The registration will begin this
morning at 8 o'clock. The rush was so
great last night that the clerks We're
unable to register all DESTROYS of en-
tering the booths. Governor Richards
viii open additional booths in different
parts of the city.
An order was made late yesterday
afternoon barring men from registering
at the women's booths. One of the
booths will be moved from the Sackett
building to a school house IN another
part of the city, in order to give bet
ter facilities for handling the crowds
The women'e booth will be moved far
Their uptown. It will be more easily
reached and quite an Improvement as 1t
is now the furthest from the main part
of the city.
The citizens of FL Reno are making
a determined remonstrance because
the city authorities nave alfOWt1 l3iS
sure thing" gambling men ID operate
on the streets. Gambling devices of
every character are being operated,
and the city is wide open. A number
of fist fights occurred today No one
was seriously injured. The police were
called on several times to queH the dis
turbances
Hundreds of men slept on sidewalks
and lawns last night. but were not
compelled to sleep in line
The water pressure and supply mere
now is as good as any i'll the territory
The ice plant now produces enough Ice
for all There win be plenty of every
thing for everybody. no matter now
large the crowd may grow
AT FORT SILL.
Fort Sill, L T.. July 16.-Lawton, the
prospective big town of the new coun-
try, today is but a barren waste. Ordi-
narily it would be a fertile prairie, but
the drouth has killed vegetation and It
is now a small portion of the sure
enough Great American desert
The big town in this section now Is
Needmore, a city of tents and wagons
adjoining the military post. The inhab-
ftants, about !. 800 in number, are seek
ing homes and are here to register. The
officers today registered 3,256, making
total Of 11,056 registered here up TO
date.
There are 5000 people on the ground
stiIl to be registered They are organ
lied into IS companies of 100 to the
company. The women have no special
booths and have to join companies with
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CROP SUMMARY
As Reported by the Weather Bureau
at Washington.

Washington, July 16.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions is as follows.
The states of the middle Rocky Noun
tain and Missouri and Mississippi val
leys have experienced another, the third
consecutive week of intense heat, the
maximum temperatures over large
part of these districts ranging above
lions reporting from 100 to 107. With
an almost entire absence of rain the
crops in the region named have been
subjected to most unfavorable condi-
tons In the states lying Immediately
to the eastward of the Mississippi river
very high temperatures have also pre-
vailed but the heat has been less in
in the districts to the westward. On the
Atlantic coast very favorable tenpera-
ture conditions have prevailed with
abundant rains. excessive and damag-
ing in portions of the middle and south
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New York. July 16.-Wall Street.-The
grangers and Pacific Southwestern led an
Quite fa'l general. St Paul. Missouri Pacic
Atchison. Rock Island and Southern Pa
yer & Rio Grande preferred rose points.
The first sales of United states steer
were of 1900 shares at simultaneous
prices of 3S5z 03sss, compared with 3SA last
night with the preferred stock selling ex-
and then r3n OF half. Consolidated Gas
rose a. and Northern Pacific - points
There was a lower market for the priu-
openine' When Rock island and Wabash
preferred declined a point everything else
was affected to a slight extent Large
buying orders then appeared Tor the non
der the leader of Atchison. That stock
sold at 7415, an Improvement OF rs. ana
Southwestern preferred, Kansas & Texas
preferred Southern Pacific and Baltl-
while gains of a point or over we're gem
So1tl7er, ana somthvyestern railroads. Al
Stocks including Consolidated Gas. chi
Great Northern preferred. General EIec-
trio and ST. Louis & San Francisco hrst
points. American Linseed preferred lost
6 points The United States steel stocks
fuctuated within small fraction, but
there was active business in them; The
market became feverish at the higher
level and yielded from a fraction to
The purchasing movement slaclzened
of the leaders reacted a point and inter
mittent rallies were not main tanned
Room traders were disposed to realize on
yesterdays purchases and the general de-
mand was not sufficient TO absorb the or
ferings
Bonds were steady.
The market sagged heavily during the
noon hour. St Paul receded 1St and
Atchison and Union Pacific ~ points
each and others q point United States
ing. Southern Railway preferred got 4
over last night and Des Moines' & Fort
Dodge AZ points.
Stocks went down sluggishly to about
opening prices and a few below, notably
A squirt in Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
Manhattan carried them UP points and
St Paul recovered IL and other stocks
fractionally. The stock worked back to
about the lowest before o'clock Texas
& Pacific Jumped about "a points.
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ASSAILED BY MOB.
Texas & Pacific Train Attacked
by Armed Men.

st. Louis, July ia special to the
GIobe-Democrat from Cordova. Mex
leo. says:
A train on the Texas & Pacific rail-
road was attacked by a large force Of
armed men at TERRA Blanca, a small
station. Seven men were killed. AS soon
as news of the attack reached Cordova
a force Of rurales was sent to the scene
and they are now in pursuit of mem
bers of the mob. The cause Of the at
tack is not known here. It is said to
have been made by men who were
formerly employed in the construction
of the road.
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near bottom Corn cables are the "eaN
feature In coarse grains ~r,. .axr
Second Liverpool cables WnoA1 ~
lower: corn. Id lower .-ri-
M cars: Duluth, lib cars same oa9 A@--
year; Minneapolis, isl cars, ,.o -.
Chicago grain receipts: NneaNs 91S ~ta- p
corn sos cars; oats, 164 cars 80. 49,
Chicago: Estimated grain receipts -.
Tomorrow heat. 900 cars; corn, ASy cars
oats 90 cars: hogs q 600 head 800.
Closing Liverpool cables s5. .,o NnSae' 49,
dsfreef's weekly worlds Nisiplet
Wheat decreased A. AZ. 900 bushels, corn oe-
creased los 600 bushels; oats decreased T.
$4,000 bushels - ectt..
Chicago: September wheat-ruts' boszci
calls 6S&kc: curb. 67&c. september CORN
puts. 4si5c: calls, SIC; curb, 59s4c-
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A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
One IL Proposed by the Ministers of
Denver.

Denver. Colo, July 16-The Repub-
Hcan today says. The ministers of this
city are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
organizing a vigilance committee The
idea Is to overthrow thug rule. They
say they VIII work IN conjunction with
the police department, but it IS possible
that the police force may be an entirely
Buperhuous contingent Although it is
against the thugs that the ministers
viii primarily direct their attention,
the work which they propose to do at
once is only preliminary to the really
gigantic scheme they have under con
sidera ton. looking to the uplifting Of
the entire community. They propose
70 establish an organization Of power
as far-reaching as Tammany's in New
York city, but with g view to estab-
fishing law and order instead of Do
atfcal supremacy. The plan for this
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New York. July 16.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call nominally at 3o4 per cent;
prime mercantile paper 4ff41z per cent?
sterling exchange easier with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at $487Q4873< for de-
mand and at $4.S41z 841& for go dayas
posted rates. 1857 and Sass; commercial
bills. $4S3lkM4S4.
VER-Sflver certificates unouoted
Bar silver, 5S4c; Mexican dollars, 46ikc.
BONDS-Governme bonds irregular.
Refunding Is, registered and coupon,
1914: IS, registered, 1851. coupon. 1O9; new
As, registered, ex-interest. 1871; new Is,
coupon. 1881; old As, registered and cou-
pom. 1929; IS. registered, ex-interest, 107sk;
IS, coupon, 109