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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
TWO COAL TRUSTS.
One is Being Formed in Indiana and
One in Ohio.

Chicago, Aug. "a meeting viii be
held in Chicago today, according to the
Tribune, of the committee of coal op-
orators appointed to consummate the
deal for the formation of a $4,000, 900
coal trust in Indiana to control the en-
tire output of the mines in the state.
At the same time that negotiations are
being made for the formation of a trust
in Indiana. a similar movement is being
rushed to completion just across the
line in Ohio and extending for a short
distance into Indiana.
The second proposition that of q new
combination in Ohio and part of In
diana. not covered by the first combina-
ton promises to be a strong competitor
in the better grades OF bituminOus coal
Several Chicago promoters and capital
lists. it is said are behind this move
ment. Options are said to have been
secured and the promoters hope to
consummate the deal within 80 days.
The capital is said to exceed that Of the
Indiana combination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
GROCERY TRUST.
One Being Organized With Cap
.ital of 100000, 900.

New York, Aug. "a special to the
Tribune from Philadelphia says. A.
gigantic combination is about to be
formed. with a capitalization OF $780,
600 900 to be known as the National
Wholesale Grocery company. 1t Is said
there are about two thousand seven
hundred leading grocery jobbers In the
United States, and the plan is TO unite
under one control 10 per cent of the en-
tire number. A general meeting IS to
be held in New York in September 70
complete permanent Organization.
The proposed union OF the extensive
tea interests in this country and japan
to regulate the output Of all teas inn
ported from Japan and also TO establish
rules for the betterment Of the trade IS
interesting the leading tea importing
houses of Philadelphia. IT is said that
all the tea firms ia the United States
that have firing houses in Japan are TO
be taken in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
BRIDGE ESTIMATES.
6hunganunga Structure Will Cost Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000.

City Engineer McCabe last night es-
timated the cost of building a steel
bridge on Kansas avenue across Shun-
ganunga creek as follows:
Steel. $1,000; abutments 1882; excava-
ton, 1880; lumber $168: erection, 5000;
engineering, $194.O2- Total $4074.02.
The cost of building a Melan arch
bridge is s2.s257s more than the cost of
a steel bridge. 1t is estimated as fol-
lows:
Abutments, 1880; arches. $1.017. 50;
center, $500; walk $125; excavations. ST.
200; rock, $3.50; steel. 1894; railing, s176;
bolts, $50; royalty on Melan patent,
$627. %. Total So S99.75.
The estimates were referred to COM
mittee on WAYS and means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06

FOrdham was caused by the mosqui-
toes. The experiments of DR.. Doty are
being watched, and if they are success
full the scattering of oil on the swamps
ana low places in F'Ordham Will be be-
gun. DIR. Monaghan said that the ma
laria bearing mosquitoes did a great
deal of damage, but he did not believe
that they caused SO much sickness in
this climate as they do in the tropics.
In discussing the prevalence of ma
laria in t'ordham, Health Commission
er Crosby said the same steps would be
taken to destroy the malaria bearing
mosquitoes there as in other parts Of
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
CITY DUMP PROBLEM.
City Council Will Think About Plan
to EstabIish One.

The council took no definite action on
the city dump problem and it Is possi-
BILE the city may not have to father the
ordinance. The matter was referred
back to the sanitary committee. The
attitude of the council seemed to be
about as expressed by Councilman
Nichols who said:
7 don't see why it isn't just as well
to let the crematory company put in a
dump and dump this garbage into the
river as to have the city go to the ex-
pense of rigging up a dump to do the
same thing I have been five miles up
the river and think it will be impossi-
Bile for the city to buy or rent any land
for a city Dump"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
Astonndad tha Editor

Editor S. A. Browne of BennettsviIle.
$. O.. was once immensely surprised.
Through long suffering from dyspepsia =
ne writes, my wife was greatly run
down. She had no strength or vigor and
suffered great distress from her stomach.
but she tried Electric Bitters which
helped her at once, and after using four
bottles she is entirely we'll can eat any
thing. It's q grand tonic. and its gentle
laxative qualities are splendid for torpid
liver For Indigestion. loss of appetite,
stomach and liver troubles it's positive,
guaranteed cure Only soc at A J. Arm
old & Sons drug store, 81 North KAN
sas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
Il Dazzles the World.

No discovery in medicine has ever Gre
ated one quarter Of the excitement that
has been caused by DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery for Consumption It's severest
tests have been on hopeless victims OF
Consumption. Pneumonia, Hemorrhage.
nleurisy and Bronchitis. thousands Of
whom 1t has restored to perfect health
For Coughs, Colds, Asthma Group, Hay
Fever HOarseness and Whooping Cough
it is the quickest. surest cure in the
world It is sold by A J. Arnold & Son $
drug store. 81 North Kansas avenue
who guarantees satisfaction or refund
money. Large bottles soc and $1.00- Trial
bottles free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
Waa il Ruchanan,s Cabinet.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Judge William Ce-
Gil Price. secretary of the treasury I'M
der President Buchanan, died here to-
day at the home of his son-in- law, Will
liam $. Newberry, aged S. years The
decendent resigned the portfolio when
Lincoln was elected and became promi-
nent in the affairs of the confederaey.
The body viii be taken to Madison,
Wis. Thursday for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
MAYORS HOG PEN.
City Council Takes Steps TO Pass
Anti Swine Ordinance.

Councilman Griley introduced a re-
quest from the board of health last
night for an ordinance against keeping
hogs in the city limits. The city attor-
ney was instructed to draw up such an
ordinance, and report at the next meet
ing Councilman Neil suggested that
nothing be put into the ordinance to
interfere with the packing houses, and
this feature viii be avoided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
REMOVE THEIR QUEUES.
Binding Order Issued to Chin
csc in United States.

New York. Aug. 6.-An order issued
by the head Of the Chinese Reform
association calls upon all Cinnamon in
this country to remove their queue. 1t
is said that upon the members OF the
association it Will be more binding than
an imperial edict from the hand of the
emperor of China. 1t viii erect several
hundred Chinese in this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06
Summer Tours via Santa Fe Route

If you are planning a trip this summer
send for illustrated books and folders
giving information. hotel rates. points
Of interest. etc. Of the Northern Lake
Resorts. The Buffalo Exposition. The
ST. Lawrence River and Colorado See
or address 7. Il. King. Agent. A. 4. e.
S F. R r. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-06

Is afforded by the Lehigh Valley r. r.;
vestibuled limited trains from Buffalo.
also Chicago and the west via niagara
Falls to New York. Dining car service
q la carte. Stopover allowed at Buffalo
on all through tickets to New York
and Philadelphia via this line.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13

ported the killing Of only one herder
saying in his report that this had
nothing to do with the range war
No troops have been ordered from
this department..
Private advices, however, received
here from Piedmont, south of the
center of the alleged range war, in.
dicate that serious clash has oc.
Cured between the patrols of the
Sweetwater company and those OF
the cattlemen who three weeks ago
established dead line in the Sweet.
water district. Several men are re-
ported killed, but as the district is
far from rfct communication, au-
thoritative statements are lacking.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
May Fight the Packers,

Des Moines special: Nothing has
yet come from the propose! Of the
members Of the Iowa state Butter
and Egg Dealers association to en-
gage in a war against the packing
houses which have entered the field
in Iowa for handling the poultry and
egg business. The last meeting of
the association was largely given
over to discussion of this subject.
1t was reported that because OF
their superior facilities for handling
poultry and eggs the packing com.
panies we're driving out local dealers
wherever they engage in business.
They have the connection with mar
kets and their own lines Of refriger-
ator cars and are we'll equipped for
doing the business.
/ The regular retail dealers in butter
and eggs threaten to take severe
measures to curb the packing COM
panies and call in representatives of
the railroads and Of the freight lines
to help them. But the packing com
panies, notably Swift and Armour,
are pre- Daring to greatly enlarge their
businessin Iowa. Last week work.
commenced on a big new warehouse
and plant for Swift at Shenandoah
for the southwestern Iowa trade.
Similar warehouses have been erec-
ted at several points in Iowa. Thus
| far the association of butter and egg
dealers has accomplished nothing in
1.-The way of shutting out the packers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Westward. Hol

Home seekers are coming west
this year in larger numbers than at
any time since the boom days Of the
early sos. Since February II, we
learn from reliable sources, when
the first Of the northern line excnr-
sions was run, 10000 people bound
for settlement in western states
have passed through THE st. Paul
gateway. At Omaha there have been
as many, and at Kansas City the
number has been greater than in
the past ten years. Down in Okla
homa the other day a train pulled
in from Iowa with 1000 people
aboard and nearly every one repre-
scented prospective family for the
new lands. In Kansas the recent
law allowing the state to sell school
lands, whose lowest price has been
three dollars an acre, for $1.25, has
something to do wi tn the food o;
new settlers. Cattlemen il the west
find it hard to give the miles of land
they have fenced in and used, free
of charge, for years, but authorities
have orders to cut the wires unless
the fences are taken down at once,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Stock af1o
tockrrlef1.
Western Horse Sale.

. r q
The Thuet Bros. range horse auc-
ton at Sioux City last week au-
spiciously opened the western horse
season at that point. The sale was
an unqualified success in every way.
There were good horses in plenty and
buyers in sufficient numbers to
bring prices that were pleasing to
the shippers.
The prices ranged from $40 to $75
for finished drivers and drafters; $40
to $40 for mares and $15 to $25 for
the yearlings and two year olds.
Owing to the active demand, prices
ruled from 10 to 20 per cent higher
than last years values.
The horses were mostly in very
good flesh for this time of year.
The bidding was spirited and there
was a brisk demand for everything
offered, especially Of the better
grades.
The success of this sale added to
the satisfactory sale ofSouth Omaha
proved that the western markets
are the places for range horse sales.
They are certain Of bringing just as
good prices as at the eastern mar
kets, and at the same time saving
the long haul and heavy freight bills.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Sheep and Lambs Out Of Line.

Wool is selling at such low prices
that buyers are not making the
usual difference between wooled and
shorn lambs. This fact has been a
handicap to the Colorado and other
western lamb feeders all spring.
With cattle and hogs selling SO
high it is difficult for people close in
the trade to understand why sheep
and lambs should not sell for more
money.
In June last year fat cattle sold up
to So. 80 only, and sold Csc above that
during the first three days of June
this year. Best hogs in June last
year sold up to $5.422 while this
month SO far Sc has been reached.
Last year top sheep sold at SIS. so and
top lambs at $3.50. Now the top is
about one dollar less on sheep and
two dollars less on lambs.
II sheep and lamb receipts we're
enormously heavy that would be an
explanation, but on the contrary the
marketing of cattle shows much more
increase than the marketing Of sheep
and lambs. &
Sheep and lamb prices were either
|absurdly high year ago or they are
considerably out Of line now. I,
seems to be little Of both coupled
perhaps with the idea that there is E
liberal crop Of sheep in prospect fol
the future. Chicago Live Stock
| World.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
PORTRAITS OF OUR PRESIDENTS.
With Biographical Sketches

BY Gen. Chas. HI. Grosvenor, Member
OF Congress for nearly 20 years.
Contains twenty-foui large photo-gravure etch-
fngs from the paintings Endorsed by the families
and nea- relatives of the presidents. Printed
on heavy. plate paper, embossed very large
book; title page designed by Tiffany, Biograph-
ical sketches printed in large, open type, in two
SO beautiful thatwhen President Mckinley saw
II he subscribed Immediately. One agent selling
800 copies In small territory in Pennsylvania A
be made this inaugural year. High class man or
woman of good social standing can make a little
fortune in this territory Territory is going rap
orders Wanted-State Manager to look after
correspondence and agents. Address
THE CONTINENTAL PRESS.
Corcoran Building, Washington, D. G.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
BUYERS are Needed,

A special Carlsbad correspondent
( to the Kansas City Drovers T legram
I says Of the ca tile situation IN New
Mexico:
Last year at this time, ard the
previous year also, the town was full
i Of buyers from Kansas City and Chi
cago. This year hardly one. Of
{ course various reasons may be given
for this state Of affairs and oneisthe
dry weather that has prevailed in
Kansas and the Northwest. Wvo-
! ming, Nebraska and South Dakota
have, up to the last ten days, been
almost without any rainfall and it
was q question whether there was
to be any feed for cattle at all on
the old-time feedlots. Kansas,
especially Central Kansas, and Colo
RADIO we're also dry, and feeders
feared to invest. This now has
changed, for reports Of torrents Of
y rain reach US from ali former fayo-
rite feeding grounds, and fine grass
Tor the summer is now certainty.
There are DOW right here IN this
neig hborhood over 10000 head OF
4 cattle awaiting buyers, from 2 s up,
81 prices which certainly appear to
favor the purchaser. Yearlings are
offered ct from $14 to SIS, Us at SIC
e 80 and aged steers at $18 tc
~.
los. "A, White came il: with SOC
head Of tRos and was surprised e
# Ind no buyers here. He intends
n VA ting = day On two and then turn
ls his herd loose again on his range
q Turkey Track, 4 the sHssA
s 81 I! md y San Simeon all have
~ ssy nothing 81 numberles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Matters Of Interest to
Those Of Our Readers
/ Interested in Live Stock
And Kindred Industries

smalIssgrowers who are Offering
punches of 200 to 500 head Of
mixed stock. The cattle in The val
ley now awaiting sale are nearly or
quite all good cattle and it can be
said that there is scarcely scrub
herd in the valley. Men here have
spesl q world of money during the
past three years for expensive bulls
and representatives from many OF
the choicest herds of Missouri and
Kansas are to be found on these
ranges.
,s1t is now estimated that there are
IN the Territory in the neighborhood
OF ., 900, 900 sheep and that the pres
ent lamb crop will increase the
mum Der oy at the least $500, 900
head. Grave apprehensionis felt by
arge herders, not as to the feed for
all this stock, but as to a market.
Wool is down, eight to nine cents,
and stock animals are dollar
cheaper than they were year ago.
Many hundreds of small herds have
been started throughout the Terri
tory during the past twelve months
by parties who invested their last
dollar in their flocks and it is greatly
feared that a crisis is in store for
many of these small operators.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
STOCK NOTES.

A million and quarter of dollars
is the sum which this years Wyo-
ming wool clip will likely bring. 1t
is thought that the total clip will be
between 12,0OO,OO0 and 100000
lbs. nearly all of which has been
sold.
Eastern wool buyers who have been
through Utah, say that the territory
this year will produce 2,OOO,OOO lbs
of wool, or 100000 more than last
year. OF this amount over Z, 000, 900
lbs has been shorn, and something
over 1000, 900 sold at range of8 to
l2c. perpound.
The four men arrested and brought
into Belle Fourche few weeks ago
for altering brands on cattle, have
been released Oh bonds. It's alleged
that they are guilty of altering the
brands of the Turkey Track outfit,
and also on cattle belonging to Ber-
nard Kemper Of Spearish.
Sundance Monitor: The hills about
Moorcroft are literally lined with
southern cattle which have just been
shipped in and are being held there
until arrangements can be made to
s all them north. The Driszills have
put in several thousand steers which
will be handled on the old 10l range.
The Bush boys OF the little Missouri
received a bunch of fine two ear-old
steers this week. The Pemberton
outfit are shipping in 5000 head and
driving them north.
Henry Grobe of Minden, Ia, re-
ports that thirty three head of fat
cattle have been stolen FROM his pas
ture. He had not counted the cat
tie for q week, but noticed that
some of them seemed to be missing,
so he rounded them up with the re-
suit that the herd was found to be
thirty three short. Later inyesti-
CATION led to the belief that the cat
tie were stolen and driven to
Yorkshire, a small station on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail.
road whence they were probably
shipped to Chicago, though they
may haye been shipped elsewhere.
Live stock breeders met at Chicago
last week aud decided to send repre-
sentative to South America with the
view of extending the trade in that
direction. Argentine for several
years has been building up her cat.
tie industry wonderfully. Heavy
purchases have been made in
England of fine breeding stock and
the result is the grading up of the
cattle in that country has been just
as rapid and just as marked as il
| has been in Texas. The embargo
4 existing now against Argentine by
England on account of the foot-and.
\ mouth disease gives an advantage
!: to the American breeder which
should not be overlooked. Many
valuable cattle have been destroyed
in the South American republic ii
the strenuous efforts to stamp Out
the dread disease. Many Of the
River Plate stockmen are com
mencing business antirely anew ant
so this is an opportune time to ad
vance orr claims
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Sheepmen Buying Land. u

( 5 gF
The Union Pacific land depart.
ment has during the last week, says
the Omaha Bee, sold $4,000 acres Of
grazing country in Wyoming, be-
sides considerable land, both tillable
and pasturable, in Kansas.
The latest sale was the largest,
having been consummated just after
the rain Of the night of June 3rd had
watered the entire eastern half Of
Wyoming. Cronberg Bros, of Medi.
cine Bow, Wyo., are the purchasers
and they have taken 10000 acres Of
grazing territory in the eastern end
sof Carbon county. The purchase
adioins the tract sold late last week
to Queally Bros. OF the same place,
consisting Of 10000 acres. The
third sale OF tie seven days occurred
when Charles Jackson, of Rawlins
Wyo., bought 1880 acres in. the
west end Of the same county. An.
other dealis now under way, involv
ing the purchase Of vast tract il
the same districtsby syndicate.
All purchasers are sheepmen and il
IDS largely for this stock that these
grazing lands are used. For this
purpose the country is unexcellet
when the rains are fairly regular
In Kansas, however, where the de
mand is very large and heavy sale
in smaller lots are reported, mos
of the land is reversible, being goot
for either agricultural purposes o
pasturage, while some Of it is reall,
high-grade tillable wheat soil. Her
the purchases have been mostly b
immigran IS, who have taken small
& portions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
That Range Trouble.

Denver Special: Officials at the
headquarters of the department Of
Colorado say they have received no
information of a clash between G title
and sheepmen in the Sweetwater
district Of Wyoming. They further
Ekay that Colonel Lee is at present at
FORT Washakie, Investigating tie
alleged trouble and has so far re.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-09-05
Carnival Coming On.

On Wednesday evening, Sept, Is, the
Portland Carnival will open in q brilliant
srrsv Of splendor such as is seldom seen
in the Northwest The great exposition
building will be illuminated by nesrly
$500 electric lights, while the adjoining
Mutnomsh Field, with its FIVE acres,
will have lights equsling 10000 candle
power. The Carnival will afford a whole
month Of pleasure and interesting in
structiun. The railroads and steam boats
are going to carry people to and from the
Carnival st one and one-thrd fare for
the round trip, and their excursion tick
cts will be good for DAYS. There viii
not be a dull moment al the Carnival
some sort of entertainment viii be gong
on all the time. afternoon ard evening.
with two full military bands dl>cuUrsjns
music. The arrav OF attractions W. he
unsurpassed. and tie CAruyt. 0s.I .a~t
month
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-09-05
Grand Ronds s-sssr Beet Crop.

Conditions at the beginning of the
tourth year Of sugar making at the La
Grande factory completely justify the
experiment OF beet growing in the
Grand Ronde Valley, and furnish a>sur-
ances for the future success Of the beet
sugar industry in this deid The crop
soon to be harvested will be larger than
any Of the three previous crops by at
least 5000 tons. The manager. the field
agent and the superintendent OF the fac
tory, after careful inspection OF all the
fields, estimate the crop conservatlvely
at II 900 tons from the 24O0 acres sown
to beets, and this Notwithstanding the
destruction OF few fields by frost,
In 1898, the first year, there were
$500 acres sown, and the yield was but
5000 tons in 1899, there were ll,000
tons from 2SO0 acres, and in 1900, 1000
tons from 1850 acres. There has been
slight increase in acreage over last year.
and next year the company hopes TO
double the amount raised this year and
eventually to increase the annual crop
to 80, 900 tons.
Harvesting will begin September Is.
About $50 men and boys will be en-
poyed at the factory and in the fields,
The company offers to boys. eight years
old and upwards, 81. 25 per day, and o
men an average OF sl.75 per day. The
will last two months. and
during that time men and bows will be
IN demand throughout the valley.