davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
GROWS IMPATIENT.
President Shaffer Says There
Is Too Much Temporizing.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 12.-When the
conference between the Amalgamated
association executive board and officials
of the American Steel Sheet. Steel Hoop
and Tin Plate companies to settle the
existing strike was resumed today they
had not apparently changed from yes
terday morning although both sides ap-
peared hopeful of ultimately reaching
a settlement. Nothing could be learn
ed of the confarees, however, as an
agreement was made not to give out
anything for publication until after the
final adjournment. Gossip on the out
side indicates confidence that the trOu-
BILE will not be allowed to continue
much longer but concessions on both
sides will be necessary to a settlement
this week Previous to the opening OF
the joint conference the executive COM
nittee of the AInalgamated association
met and discussed the course to be pur-
sued at today's meeting.
The conference was resumed at 1925
a. m. with the same representatives in
attendance as yesterday 1t was re-
ported that Judge F. H. Gary of the
United States Steel corporation had ar
rived in the city and would take part
in the conference but he could not be
located. President Shaffer was seen
just as the confereeS were assem- bling
and he said he did not know whether
there could be a settlement today or
not. He had nothing to give out.
The ChrOnicle-Telegrap says:
''At the meeting of the Amalgamated
board general conference this morning
it is reported that President Schaffer
made a vigorous speech to the members
of the board in which he objected to the
delay on the coming to some kind of
an agreement. He declared that decis
i've action should have been taken on
July l. and said that the association
had temDorized too long with the de-
IinQuent companies From the tenor of
Mr.. Shaffer'S remarks 1t is believed.
unless a settlement is made soon on the
terms proposed at the first conference
a general strike will be ordered and
several important industries will be
tied up
The conference adjourned for lunch
at noon. The morning session, it is
said, was taken up entirely by the ar
guments of the manufacturers, and the
main issues of the conference remained
untouched.
President shaffer said nothing def
mite had been done, and refused to
talk further.
Judge Gary did not put in an ap-
pearance at the Hotel Lincoln during
Ike afternoon He was seen in Pitts
burg early today. but could not be
found at the hotels or clubs.
The report of his presence in the city
caused a f1utter of excitement among
the scale conferees, and it was con-
he would appear at the conference
sometime during the day.
Among other matters being consid-
cred at the conference is what is
what is called the "non-interruptive''
clause in the new scale. The clause
was accepted by the Republic Iron and
Steel company and the American Tin
Plate company when their concerns
signed the Analganated association
scale, but it was contingent upon its
acceptance by the American Sheet
Steel CON pany and the American Steel
Hoop company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
DrOuth Is Affecting Prices OF
Cereals in Chicago.
Estimate of $4,000, 900 For
Kansas Reaches There.
SEPTEMBER OPTIC n.
Sold Nine Cents Higher Than a
Month Ago.
Oats Show Gain of z Cents in
Same Option.

Chicago July 12.-Today's advices to
the board of trade are that the drouth
in the southwest is unbroken- It is
said that damage outside of Kansas
and Missouri is CON paratively slight
but that unless there is relief within
ten days the corn crop situation viii
approach a calamity
A message from Topeka, Kas.. says
the prospects are for a crop of but
80, 600 600 bushels of corn, although last
years crop was 1853. 900 00O and that of
the previous year 237. 100000 bushels.
The loss of hay and potatoes is also
great, second only to the loss Of corn.
It is estimated that the farmers of
Kansas and Missouri have already lost
$4,000, 600 by the torridity and drouth-
The straits in which the corn crop IS
said to be owing to the intense heat
and lack of moisture is reflected in the
course of prices of that cereal on the
board of trade. Corn for September
delivery at the opening today sold sim
ultaneOuSly from 81 to 52A cents, COM
pared with the close yesterday at
51as @% cents. Shortly afterwards it
was quoted at 52zs cents, or cents
higher than the price one month ago,
shortly before the heat and drouth be-
gan to arouse misgivings as to the
future of the crop Not in years have
natural conditions attracted the pres
ent prices for corn, although manipu-
There was a sharp demand from the
country today but local spectators
sold to realize profits. September oats
today sold at 33 cents, IA cents higher
than yesterdays close and Z cents
higher than a month ago. Wheat.
however, is lower than it was June Il,
although the Septen Der delivery at the
opening today showed an advance of
15s cents over the previous sessions
figures.
Fear that the climatic conditions in
Kansas would spread to the spring
wheat country in the northwest were
noon September touched 681k cents, 31s
cents higher than Yesterdays close.
Septemb Der corn advanced to $685. cents
and September oats to 325k cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
STRIKE COLLAPSES.
Declared Off in Cincinnati For
Lack of Funds.

Cincinnati. O.. July 12.-The machin-
ists' strike which was organized May
20 and which involved from five to
seven thousand employees in this city,
has practically been declared off. A
secret mass meeting of strikers was
held today at which a formal report
was made that it had been found i'm
possible to procure assistance in money
from the headquarters in Washington.
AS the strike benefit fund is exhausted
the strikers were advised to return to
work. Already about 500 have applied
for reinstatement and many more will
do so tomorrow and Monday. No off
cia1 statement has been made by the
leaders of the strikers and they all re-
fuse to be quoted, saying that they do
not care to do anything that might
affect the injunction proceedings
against them, set forth July 15 The
strikers falling to receive funds from
Washington sent an agent to Wash
ington to try and secure money His
report was presented to the meeting
today and it was upon this that the ac-
ton which virtUsEy ends the strike was
taken. It is said, however, that the
decision to return to work was not un-
animous and some men will still hold
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
= II - @Huuu -
Poor Of Kansas City Oppressed
by the Heat.
Temperature Starts Out to
Eclipse All Records.
HOTTEST FOR YEARS.
Last Night Proved to BE a
Terror to Humanity.
Relief Has Come in Cooler
Weather at Some Points.

Kansas City. No, July 1.-THE
weather bureau at o'clock reported
a temperature of 81 degrees, with the
prospect that all previous heat records
Will be eclipsed before noon. Last
night was the most oppressive expert
enced here for years. Hardly a breath
of air stirred, and the condition was
almost unbearable. Among the poor in
the bottoms especially there was great
suffering. One prostration was report
ed I'D to 9 o'clock.
CHICAGO.
Chicago July 12.-At $3.50 a. rn. today
the temperature was 70, while a slight
breeze materially aided in rendering
the weather pleasant.
LOUISVILLE
Louisville. July 12.-The thermometer
fell rapidly last night from it's record
Of 1O3 and o'clock this morning stood
at so degrees with pleasant breeze
OMAHA.
Omaha, Neb.,. July 12.-The mercury
at a. m. stood at 81 which was seven
degrees warmer than yesterday and at
North Platte it was 76, a rise Of eight
degrees. The weather bureau forecasts
no relief from the hot weather with
prospects for one of the hottest days
of the year. The air is close and stuffy
and the humidity per centage is 76.
At noon SO was reached by the ther-
mometer at the weather bureau and it
continued to rise The indications are
be exceeded. No prostrations reported.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, No. July 12.-According to
the local weather officials there Is no
relief from the intense heat in sight
At a. m. the government thermometer
registered 81 degrees in the shade with
a prospect that yesterdays record
would be duplicated.
In parts Of Missouri and southern Ill
fnois, where the crops are being liter
ally burned up by a temperature that
during the past two days ranged as
high as 10 in the shade. records of 30
years have been broken.
The government record was SO de-
grees at noon and the mercury is still
rising.
At D. m. the mercury had reached
All CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, O., July 12.-The phe-
nomenal heat of yesterday was follow
ed by a cooling breeze from the north
east last night. The government ther-
mOmeter at z a. m. was 70 yesterday at
the same hour it was 50. The outlook
is for a warm but not oppressive day.
ST PAUL
St Paul, Mimi, July 12-The comfort
able weather of the past few days con-
tinues here, a cool breeze blowing and
the official temperature being co.
ST. JOSEPH.
St Joseph, No, July 12--This will be
the hottest day of the summer in ST.
Joseph At 10 o'clock it was "a de-
grees, the highest point reached at that
hour this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
THAT DOLLAR GAS.
Reductions Were Promised but
Prices Still the Same.

Matters concerning dolalr gas for To-
peka will come I'D at the meeting of
the city council tonight In this con-
nection this paper reprints an article on
the subject from its issue of June 20,
two years ago, containing a list of
towns where dollar gas is supplied.
Practically all of these figures were
obtained from the city clerks of the
various towns and cities named and
the original letters giving the informa-
ton are on file in this office.
The letter from the gas company
promising reductions is also reprinted
today. This letter was dated February
18th, 1898, and was written at a time
when there was a demand for dollar
gas The company was then contem-
plating various improvements in it's
facilities for the manufacture of gas.
These improvements were duly made.
The company asked for years time
to show what it would be willing to do,
assuring the council that if the time
were granted there would be no cause
for complaint, etc The time was grant
ed and the council also extended the
franchise for the company and still
the prices remain today as they were.
The facts and figures again given in
this issue today should give the council
and the gas company food for ref1ec-
ton and incentive for action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
CAUGHT
BlackmaiIer Shoots Into House
and Demands $4OO.
CowIey County Mystery Cleared
by an Arrest.

Winfield, July 12-The mystery con-
cerning the party who fired shots into
George Deals house some time ago and
sent various anonymous letters has
been brought to focus by Detective
Hicks of Oklahoma City. whom Consta-
BILE Coats and the county authorities
have had working on the case.
George Deal, who came here from Ar
kansas bought a dairy northeast of
the city some time ago and had in his
employ a man by the name of f. z.
Townsley whom he had occasion to dis
charge. Shortly after this some shots
were fred into his house, followed by a
chain OF anonymous letters demand
ing money, to be left under a. certain
bridge on penalty of being burned out
Mr. Deal notified the sheriff's Office,
turned over the letters and awaited re-
suits. More letters came and Towns
ley was all the time suspected, but 10
evidence could be secured against him.
Finally it was thought best to secure
the services of a detective and Mr.
Hicks was secured who came here and
represented himself to Townsley as
having a grievance against Deal and
soon secured his confidence to such
degree that they agreed to work the
thing together. They notified Deal to
place S400 under the bridge Wednesday
night. 1t was then that Constable
Coats came into action and arrested
him as he was getting ready to go out
to Deals with the detective for the pur-
pose of procuring the money he had
demanded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
ASSESSED 100 PER CENT.
What Stockholders of 9TH National
Are Required to Pay.

Washington, July 12.-Comptroller
Dawes received the preliminary report
from the receiver of the Seventh Ma
tional bank of New York city today.
The receiver states that his estima tes
of the value of the assets is of course
only approximate. He estimates the
amount which finally will be recovered
for the depositors from the assets, in
cluding stockholders assessment, at
about so cents on the dollar The re-
ceiver states that his estimate of the
value of the MarqIand collateral is
less than is claimed by the directors
of the bank, and it is possible on this
account that the final collections may
be somewhat better than the receivers
estimate.
Comptroller Dawes stated today that
all transactions connected with the ad-
vance of cash to the bank just prior
to its failure are being carefully tnves-
tigated by competent counsel, and that
all legal rights of the depositOrs Will
be protected in this connection Comp
troller Dawes ordered today an assess
ment of 10G per cent. on the $500OOO
capital stock of the bank.
The report of the receiver contains
no reference to any of the investiSa-
tions now being made into the ques-
tion of the existence of criminal infrac-
tions of law. All these matters are un-
der the charge of the department Of
justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

derstand why the present gas company
should be so persistently attacked by
the local authorities.
We invested our money in your city
in good faith and expect to hold and
improve our property and meet all re-
quirements. But we think we should
be given an opportunity to act, and
show what we are willing to do. If the
honorable mayor and council viii kind
ly suspend all action and give us II
months in which to place our plant in
the proper condition to meet expected
increased consumption, we are satisfied
they win have no cause for complaint.
On the other hand. if the honorable
mayor and council desire to purchase
our works for the use and benefit of the
city and gas consumers, we will still
entertain proposition to sell to the
city.
We cannot. however, agree to the
idea advanced that a municipality has
the right to arbitrarily reduce the price
OF gas any more than it has the right
to reduce the price Of any commodity
Yours very truly
(Signed) ANTHONY N. BRADY.
For the Owners.
The proposition embodied in the let
ter was referred 70 the committee on
ways and means
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
POURING INTO FRISCO.
Thousands Of EpwOrth League
Delegates Reach GalifOrnia.

San Francisco, July 12.-Already
about 1900 eastern delegates to the Ep-
worth League convention which opens
next Tuesday have reached this coast
and are now enjoying side trips to
various parts of the state. It is esti-
mated from railroad reports of COM
ing trains that 5000 delegates will
reach San Francisco by Saturday
night, and 1900 more by Sunday night
and 1000 more by the following Thurs
tertainment comm ittee is ready for ali
who come, and has booked 10000 ac-
commodations in private houses with
an equal number in hotels over the
city. 1t is believed that this will more
than accommodate those who will ex-
pect to be looked after by the COM
mittee
An army of men is at work in the
Mechanics pavilion, where the cOnVen-
ton will be held. When everything IS
complete the building will have the ap-
pearance of an immense town with it's
shops and offices. There will be two
railroad Offices, an express office, post
Office, two telegraph offices and a tele-
phone Office Each newspaper will
have an Office and there will be a
general press Office for khe accommo-
dation of representatives of outside
corridor above will be exhibits of the
various counties of the state. while on
the opposite side will be reading, writ
ing, conversation and reception rooms
for the use of all who desire to take
advantage of them. On the main floor
will be esta blished the information and
committee booths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
KYLE'S SUCCESSOR.
Governor Appoints A. b. Kitt-
redge United States Senator.

Pierre, s. D., July 1.-THE governor
has appointed A. b. Kittredge u. s.
senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Senator Kyle.
Alfred 3. Kittredge is a native Of
New Hampshire, having been born ia
Cheshire county, March 26. 1861. His
early education was obtained in the
public schools and when II years OF age
he entered Yale university. He was
graduated from that Institution in 1857
and at once commenced the study oL
law at Rutland Vt. In 1854 he entered
the Yale law school and was graduated
in 1885. being admitted to the Connect
cut bar in June of the same year he
went to Sioux Falls in 1885 and began
the practice of law. He entered state
politics and was for long time eN-
Senator Pettigrew's trusted Lieutenant.
In 1896 the two parted on the money
question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

O'Clock. but toward noon the wind
sprang up little by little until It
reached II miles an hour, from the
southwest. The man that slept last
man who had a cake of ice at his feet
a fan running over his bed, and soft
drinks on a nearby stand. The leaves
are beginning to fall.
The clear blue italian skies ofGKan-
sas are still doing business at the old
stand. although a few white spots APP
peared in the sky this morning. and
by noon numbered a score. II they can
get together there Will be a cloud, the
first seen in the state probably for
several weeks. The reports from the
government stations for yesterday are
as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
FEW COULD SLEEP
Last Night the Hottest Of the
Season.
People Sweltered But Rest Was
Out of Question.
HEAT STILL CONTINUES
Record at 2 O'clock 8 Degrees
Higher Than Yesterday.
The Whole State is Still ScOrch-
ing Today.

Last night was hot. At O'Clock last
evening the mercury in the govern
ment thermometer registered 100. at
midnight 81, and at 5 o'clock this
morning 49, The wind during the night
blew from two to four miles an hour
from the southwest. 1t was the hot
test night Of the season, the minimum
temperature being 8 to 10 degrees
higher than usual and hardly a breath
of air stirring
1t was so hot last night that people
could not sleep. The air was sultry
and when the wind got down to two
miles an hour not even leaf on a
cottonwood was stirring Early this
morning and up to 9 o'clock the heat
was intense. the thermometer record
ing degrees more than Thursday at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
TRoPIcAL I'M LoNpoN.
Ambulances Kept Busy Hauling Off
Victims Of Heat

London. July 1.-THE heat wave
here is becoming more tropical. Lon
doners were not prepared for it, and
consequently they are suffering great
1y. The official thermometers at 10
O'Clock this morning registered from IS
to 81 in the shade, but the ordinary
thermometers showed several degrees
higher. There were many sunstrokes,
prostratiOns and Paintings in the
streets, which kept the ambulances
busy. The number of omnibuses rum
ming was considerably reduced in con-
sequences of the exhaustion Of the
horses. and the iron works and ship
building yards were seriously handf-
capped on account of the enforced alb
sence of the worknen who were suf-
fering from the heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
NEW TOPEKA DIRECTORY
Sam Radges Says One Will Be
Issued This Year.

samRadges viii issue a new city di-
rectory this year. THE report that was
printed one morning recently" he said.
sis erroneous. I meant to convey the
idea to the reporter that it was too hot
to work on a directory at this time of
the year AS soon as autumn comes
and the incessant heat is allayed to
some extent I will begin the work of
a new directory to be known as the di-
rectory for 1902. 1t will be published
uring the month of December of this
year or the first Of January, 1902"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
Will Swim in Eurona

Philadelphia, July BE c. Shaner.
the University of Pennsylvania stu
dent who broke three American rec
or,1s at the A A. Z. swimming cham
pionships just completed at Buffalo.
will sail for Europe August l. and meet
the best European amateurs in va
rieus Journeys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

San Francisco, July 1.-THE Iron
Trades council has received favorable
replies from the nine affiliated unions
on the questions of giving the council
authority to effect a settlement Of the
machinists' strike in the city independ-
ent of what is done in the east. Council
has therefore appointed a committee Of
five with full power to act and to meet
the employers should they agree to
confer. The strike of metal polishers
has been declared off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
I.ient- macy KILLED

Washington, July 12.-General Chat
fee has cabled the war department the
death of First Lieut.. Solcn r. Mas
sey, retired, who died at Manila az .
O'Clock this morning. Of dysentery
Lieut.. Massey was an employe Of the
quartermaster's department, in charge
of burial matters He was appointed
to the military academy in 1873 from
Ohio and retired in 1891 Tor disability
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
CARNEGIE TO AID.
Will Give Leadville Library AS
sOciation 100000.

Leadville. Colo. July 12.-At a meet
ing of the City Library association a
letter was read from the private secre-
tary of Andrew Carnegie. dated from
Skibo Castle, Scotland. stating that he
would donate 100000 for a public IL
brary for this city provided that the
city would furnish s., ,Vv0 a year to main
tain it. The offer of Mr.. Carnegie was
in response to an appeal for aid from
the aesnni y lion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
The following table shows the ma asrinilu1
temperatures for the first eleven days OK
July. 1901 and 1900:

This gives an average temperature for
the eleven days of this month of 81 Y-lI,
and for last year for the same period an
average of SO 9-11, making this year av-
erage just 10 degrees higher than last year
for the same period
Thunderstorms are predicted for Colora~
do, Wyoming and Utah. but Kansas tore-
cast IS: Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Saturday" The cool
places OF the country seem to be san
Francisco. with a InaHimum yesterday OF
ga and a minimum of 80. and Portland.
Ore, with a maximum of 20 and a uini-
mum Of &C.
Today's temperatures as read by OBJ
server Jennings were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
Their Boat swamnes.

Santa Barbara, Cal, July 12.-News
has just reached here of the drowning
off San Miguel island of fCaptain Krutzf,
of the sealing schooner Santa Cruz, and
s. Philipson, and one of his sailors by
the sWamping of their small boat. Phil
Anderson who was with them. was
washed ashore and was nearly starved
before he managed to reach a camp of
Chinese fishermen. The Santa Cruz
had taken 200 seals when the accident
occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Buffalo, N. 2, July 12.-The Amerf-
can Anti-cigarette league, with
membership of nearly 100000, began its
first international convention in this
city Thursday The report of the sec
retary shows an increase of member
ship during the year of upwards of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12

Salina. July 12.-The Salina Water
works company has let the contract
for putting in a reservoir to supply the
city with water when the wells are
low as they are at present The new
reservoir viii be so feet in diameter,
and L feet deep.