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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
CROP DAMAGE SMALL.
Effects of Dry Weather Have
Not Been Serious so Far.

Washington, July 10.-The weather bu-
reau's weekly summary of the crop con-
ditions is as follows:
The northern and central districts east
of the Rocky mountains have experienced
two consecutive weeks of intense heat,
and while the daily average temperature
excess for the week ending July 8 was
not quite SO marked in the previous
in the middle Atlantic coast districts. No
seriously injurious effects to crops from
from the middle Atlantic states, but from
Texas northward to Nebraska, including
nois, Kentucky and Tennessee, crops
The weather conditions on the Pacific
coast and in. the plateau regions have
been favorable, although frOsts caused
some. injury in Utah and Wyoming on
In Kansas. Missouri Oklahoma. Texas
and Arkansas corn has been seriously
fair condition. The bulk of the crop in
injury except in a. few southwestern
counties in Nebraska where corn has
been slightly injured, while in southwest~
ern Iowa it is threatened. In the states of
the Ohio valley corn has suffered no in
jury from heat and has generally made
good growth, but continues in need of cul-
tivation in portions of Ohio and West
The winter wheat harvest is finished in
Kansas, Missouri and in the lower Ohio
northerly7 sections Rains have interfered
with the harvest in portions of Ohio and
fy continue from the first named state.
as Wen as from portions of Pennsylva-
MIA and New York On the Pacific coast
the harvest has begun in Oregon and
wheat is ripening in Washington
Washington spring wheat continues gen
orally in promising condition, although
drouth in portions of South Dakota. In
Iowa the excessive heat has probably inn
paired the quality of the crop by causing
It to ripen too rapidly.
The oats crop in the states of the up
per Mississippi and Missouri valleys has
suffered further injury from intense heat,
but in southern Minnesota and portions
of South Dakota it is in promising condi-
ton In the Ohio valley and middle At
lantic states the crop has ripened rapidly
under the high temperatures, fair to
good yield being indicated for these dis
A large crop of hay is being secured in
New England and New York and haying
continues with fair to good results in the
Ohio valley and lake region. The in
Missouri valleys. but its condition in the
has prevailed on the north Pacific coast
with satisfactory yields except IN east
In the central and western portions Of
the cotton belt. with the exception Of
orally growing and fruiting we'll In Ten
nessee and to the westward of the Mis-
rain especially in the uplands of Texas
and portions of Arkansas The crop is
Tobacco has suffered somewhat from
heat in Maryland and Virginia and It's
portions of Tennessee and western Ken
lucky. The general condition of the crop,
curing continues in South Carolina and
has begun in North Carolina
In the states OF Missouri and central
Mississippi valleys apples and other fruits
have been seriously injured by heat and
the reports from the districts to the east
ward respecting apples are not encourag-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
SULTAN PAYS IT.
Turkeys Debt to the United
States Is Discharged.

Washington. July 1O.-The state de-
partment has received the amount of
the American indemnity claim against
Turkey. ss5.OoO. through the American
legation at Constantinople.
The money was paid by the Turkish
government to Mr.. Leischman, our
minister at ConstantinopIe; was placed
by him in the Ottoman Imperial bank,
and drafts remitted for the amount.
These drafts nave just reached Wash
ington.
AS is always the case, the claims in
the aggregate considerably exceed the
amount of the indemnity actually paid,
but our government has expressed
itself satified with the payment. 1t as
sumes full responsibility for the distri-
button, the Turkish government pay
ing down a lump sum of $3.50 and
leaving it to the state department to
distribute among the claimants at it's
discretion and after it's own fashion.
1t is stated that as soon as the depart
ment officials can prepare their list
they will communicate directly with
the claimants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
Expert Government Account
ant, E. p. MOxey,
En- Route From Washington to
EmpOria to Look Up
THE MARTINDALE CASE
Which Is to Be Pushed For
Trial in October.
Involves SI5O,OOO Of Alleged
MisappIied Bank Funds.

The case of VIM. Martindale. as vice
president and a director of the defunct
First National bank of Emporia. which
has been continued from time to time.
will be tried at the October term OF
the United States district court
E p. Moxey, a government expert
accountant, is now on his way from
Washington to go over the books OF
the bank. He will arrive in Emporia
tomorrow.
United States District Attorney Lam
bert has been instructed to notify the
receiver of the bank to turn the books
over to Moxey
Martindale is charged with embezzle-
ment and with violating the national
bank laws as vice president and di-
rector There are nineteen indictments
against him, as follows, involving mis-
appropriation of about $50 600:
MARTINDALE'S INDICTMENT
First lsas % M,Ii,saPpIyiRg SEQ on April
york city. payable to g. A. Fernald &
Second count-Afisapplying $1,000 on
FEBRUARY %, 1897. Draft on First Nation
Of inVestcrs ASehcy Sils; Sorpogstion 20 0isr
Third count-Nisapplying $, 900 on Octo-
Fourth -Afisapplying 5000 on July
T. 1891 False entry on books Of First
National bank Of Emporia.
z 1887 False entry
Sixth count-AIisapplying 5000 on Feb
ruary 2S, 1898 False entry in books and
records of the First National bank OF
Seventh count-Afisapplying 5000 on
April l. 1898. False entry in books and
records Of the First National bank OF
Eighth -Dlisapplying 5000 on Au-
gust J. 1888 False entry in books ana
Ninth -Aiisapplying 5000 on April
%, 1887. False entry in books and records
Tenth count-Adisapplying $4,000 on
August 2. 1897 False entry in books and
Eleventh -AGisappIying $4,000 on
September n, 1897 Accommodation note
of H. l. Leibfried-
Twelfth count-Misa ppiying 5000 on
July 10, 1897. False entry in books OF tho
First National bank of EmpOria, showing
q credit, in favor of William Martindale.
Thirteenth count-Misapplyin 5000 on
April J. 1898 False entry ia books show
in credit to William Martindaie.
September a. 1888. Note 81 II NcHardy
First National bank of New York city,
afterward paid by Martindale & Cross
and paid out OF the funds Of the bank.
Fifteenth count-M isapplying 5000 on
indorsed by Martindale & Cross to Fourth
National bank Of st. Louis, Mo, and az
terwards paid by Martindale & Cross, the
same being an accommodation note and
paid out Of the funds of the bank.
Sixteenth count-Misapplying $4,000 on
September 49, 1888. Note OF W J. Ryan
indorsed by Martindale & Cross to the
Fourth National bank Of st. Louis. MO-
also S6. 7S6.45. Note Of s. Nation. also $lo.-
paid out of the funds of the First Nation
al bank.
on November q, 1896; False entry.
Eighteenth cCunt-Embezzlement OF 81
SO on October 4. 1898.
Nineteenth cOunt-Em bezzlement OF
S150 900 on April 16 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
SELLING THEIR STOCK
Hogs and Cattle Being Rushed
to Market.

The farmers In the vicinity of Topeka
are unloading their hogs and cattle on
to the packing houses as fast as they
are able to get them to market. AS
high as from 400 to 500 hogs are being
daily bought at the Wolff packing
house here, most of them from wagons.
The unprecedented sales of hogs and
cattle are brought about by the droutn
in the eastern portion OF the stated Hogs
are bringing $3.50 per hundred here to-
day which is a higher price than was
paid a year ago.
Cattle are selling here and on the
Kansas City market at from 2 to 3
cents while three months ago the same
stock would have bra1ght from 31k to
AZ cents. The farmers throughout the
state are unloading their cattle on the
Kansas City market. The railroads are
experiencing great difficulty in provid-
ing facilities for the transportation of
the large shipments now being made
from local points.
The prices of cattle are demoralized
a drop Of practically half being made
within the past few months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10

I.abette county corn has all burned up
No rain has visited Labette county for
a month and a half, and vegetables, as
we'll as all corn, are ruined.
AT NEWTON
Newton, Kan, July 10.-The protract-
ed drouth in many localities is becom-
ing alarming. Reports are coming in
that streams and ponds are drying up,
and the grass is so nearly dead that
farmers and Stockmen are compelled
to take cattle off pasture. Farmers in
town today say that should it rain
within the next week, a large majority
of the corn fields win be saved, but the
farmers and cattlemen are beginning to
feel pretty blue over the prospects,
AT DODGE CITY
Dodge City, July 10.-This portion of
the state is in great need of rain Pas
ture is drying up and cattle water is
growing scarce. Unless rain comes
soon much stock will have to be ship
ped to market before properly fattened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
THINGS ARE SCORCHlNG
Mercury Lingers Round the loo
Degree Mark.

There is a high barometer in the state
of Washington and as Washingtonians
are through with it the weather bureau
may decide to move it eastward and
bring cooler weather to northern Kan
saE.
The weather bureau officials have not
fully decided to do this but Observer
Jennings announces that it may be
done. In anticipation of such a move
the following forecast was sent out to-
day for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. Cooler north portion Thursday"
Tuesday was hot as the government
records show the following. Toronto
108, Mcpherson 1O7, Usage City LOG. Sc
dan 106. Fort Scott 1o6, Hays City Jos,
Manhattan los, Dresden 102. Concordia
102. Today's minimum was a. The
wind has been southwest blowing eight
miles an hour. Today's temperatures az
recorded by the government thermom-
eter were as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10

president of the Ohio centennial COM
mittee, the Columbus board of trade.
public library, children's home, guild
and associated charities, director OF
banks and railways, vice president of
the Army of the Tennessee and a
member of other military organiza-
tions. He has never held public Office
and was never a candidate till two
years ago, when he was defeated for
the gubernatoria1 nominal ton by John
r. Mclean. He has been especially
popular among working nen, and is
an honorary member of the Columbus
trades and labor assembly. For years
he was the next-door neighbor of the
late Senator Allen G. Thurman, and
was his close counselor. His father
formerly represented the Columbus
district in congress, and his grand
father was one of the earliest settlers
of this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
NEGRO POPULATION.
Some Figures shown by the Late
Census

Census
New York. July 10.-A special to the
Herald. from Washington says
Predictions based on the census Of
1890. that the negro population of the
United States would gradually decrease
in proportion to the total population are
not borne out by the statistics of the
present census
The negro population in the United
States in 1890 was 11.93 per cent of the
total, decrease from 1912 per cent in
1880. This year the percentage viii be
somewhat less than IL, though until the
compilation of statistics has been more
nearly completed it will be impossible
to give exact figures.
In some Of the southern states, the
negro population is increasing faster
in proportion than the white. In the
obrder states there seems to be little
falling off, and in the northern states,
to which the tide of European inmigra-
tion flows strongest, the white popula-
ti0n is increasing more rapidly, though
this does not hold good in some special
localities, such as cities in which negro
servants, especially in hotels, are rap
idly displacing white men and women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
BLOWN away.
Port LaVaca, Texas, Destroyed
by a Storm.

st. Louis. July 1O.-A special to the
Post-Dispateh from Austin. Texas.
says:
A telegram received today by Web
ster Flanagan, collector of internal rev.
enue from F. V. Gentry. agent of the
American Brewing association states
that the town of Port Lavaca, Calhoun
county. was swept away last night by
a storm. Nearly all the houses were
blown away and a large number of
boats were wrecked. No lives are re-
ported lost. Port La vaca is on the
Gulf of Mexico. on La vaca Bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
THROWN 80 FEET.
Ladder Breaks Causing Injury
to New York Fire Chief.

New York, July 1o.-Thomas Lang
ford. chief Of the Fifth battalion of the
New York IRE department was thrown
thirty feet by the breaking of a ladder
at No. 88 Prince street today His back
is SO badly wrenched that the sur
geons at st. Vfncent's hospital do not
expect him to live. It is feared his
spine is broken.
The fire. which burned for an hour
before it could be located, caused a
damage of at least $4,000. though it
was confined to the ostrich feather
establishment of julius Sauk & Co.,
in which it started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
FRUSTRATED BY HEAT
Caspar Helm, Santa Fe Black
smith, in Serious Condition.

Caspar Helm. blacksmith in the
Santa Fe shop. was prostrated by the
heat at his forge Tuesday afternoon.
He was was carried to his home on
East Third avenue by his mates on a
stretcher. His condition is serious but
slightly improved today
John Russell, of the blacksmith shop
had his right eye badly burned By a
spark yesterday.
A sheet of steel fell upon Jesse Dixon,
a helper in the Santa Fe boiler shop,
this morning. His legs were severely
bruised from hips to knees and he Is 10
the hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
ENGLAND'S CENSORSHIP
South African Correspondent Pro-
tests Against Mutilation.

New York. July 10.-The London cor
respondent of the Tribune declares that
Edgar Wallace, the correspondent in
South Africa of the Daily Mail whose
articles touching the conduct of the
war are attracting attention, is known
as a painstaking correspondent, and
the war Office will not find it easy to
lnvalidate his testimony The colonies,
the Tribune's correspondent continues,
are especially interested in his exposure
OF the senseless vagaries of censorship
since one of the principal efforts of the
mutilation of his dispa tches was an in
Justice in Withholding credit from the
colonial troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
PENSION FOR LITTLE.
Twentieth Kansas Colonel
Granted $50 Per Month.

Abilene, July 10.-Col E. G. Little has
been granted a pension of $50 per month
dating back to June. 1900. It was Sc
cured through the agency of w. T.
Davidson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
English Eduoational am

New York, July 10.-The Salisbu..v
government succeeded in carrying its
educational bill by the handsome ma
5ority OF S3S votes against 215. saws ~,
4rabune's London correspondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
Temperatures of Large Cities

Chicago. July 10-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. p; Boston, 81; Phil
acelphia, 20; Washington, "a; Chicago.
Louis. 7S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
Weather IndIcationa

Chicago. July 10.-Forecast for Kan
sas Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day, cooler in northern portion tonight;
variable winds becoming southerly.
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Parsons. Kas-, July 10.-The unprece-
1ented drouth has ruined the early corn
and viii probably XIII the late corn.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
IMPROVEMENTS,

Ambassadors extraordinary are en- titled to a salute of 19 guns, consuls to seven guns.
 Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minis ter. inspected a regiment of militia in Brooklyn the other day, being the first foreign diplomat to be accorded such an honor.
 Charles $. Francis, of Troy, the United States minister to Greece, re- gently remarked: 1T am a Trojan going to Athens, and I have, oddly enough, q daughter named Helen.''
 Count Cassini, the Russian minis ter to this country, has presented to President Mckinley a magnificent photogra album containing the scenes of the coronation of the czar in 1896. A medallion of gold, present ing embossed profiles of the czar and czarina, is at the top of the front cover of the book. The album is a present and souvenir from the ear to MT. Mckinley. There are only 200 of these books in existence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05

saw Jack when he dashed into the open. They followed him with loud shouts and pistol shot or two, but when he dashed into the woods they abandoned the pursuit. Once his bay mare fell, her foot having caught in mass of brush and 'brier and half rotten logs; but up she scrambled, and away she went, as if she knew that the fate of commonwealth de- pended upon her. In two hours Jack rode his 90 milessan paused in the ford just opposite the little hamlet of Milton, two miles from Monticello. Only mouthful of water did he al- low his gallant bay to sip,s and then he dashed up the river bank and on through the streets of the village, stepping not at anxious halls of men and women, but merely shouting: F.-'The British are coming! The Brit ish are coming!" In ten minutes he drew rein in front of quaint brick house on top of the now famous mountain. ''He was a sight, too" the darkies said. His face was torn and bleeding from the wild brier thorns, his gay blue suit covered with mud and dirt, his mare covered with sweat and foam and panting as if her heart would burst through her sides. Down from the porch in front of which Jack had Lalted came a tall. thin man, dressed ID suit of man. alene, lace at his wrists and shirt front, and with little sword-cane in his hand. This man had clear, spar klinR blue eyes; thin skin under msvhich the blood almost seemed sfor+ ing. His hair was thin and curly and covered with white powder. For a moment he did not recognize the rider. Then, aA he drew nearer: Why, Mir. Jouett," he said, 4swhat brings you here, and with your good horse so Sell-nigh spent?''
 =stJack could only gasp: .'The British, governor! Tarleton and his men passed Cuckoo tavern at six o'clock this morning"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
Lost the Stairs on a Ret.

One of the most eNtraordin ary mementoes of gambling mania is to be seen to this day at Houghton hall. the residence of the marquis of Chol- nondeley. This is a blank space whers the central flight of steps leading to the entrance hall should be. The hall at one time belonged to Rober. Wal poie, earl of Orford Lord Orford was d tremendous gambler. One of his feats was to gamble away that partic- ular flight of steps. The winner car ried them off, and they have never been replaced. The effect of the blank space is most sin9ular.-N. '. Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
,. sse.s4s Theatrical E
 Y = Fraterna1
aA POOR RELATION"

Sol Smith Russelfs famous play, "A Poor Relation" will be the offering at Polls this evening, and from the na- ture of the comedy itself and the promises made for the production It should prove q very pleasing perform .ance. For many years MT Russell held this play as one of the most ac- ceptable in his repertoire, and when ill health drove him from the stage last winter he caused Fred E' Berger. his manager, to select Alden Barr. an actor of good repute, to play the role of Noah Vale in which he him. self had figured with so much success. The production is being given under MT Berger's personal direction, and IS in fact the Russell performance with tlle. single exception of Sol Smith hlm- self being in the cast Prices are Zo. 35. 50, 15 cents and S1.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
Florence Nightingale.

It will be surprise to many readers to hear that Florence Nightingale is still alive. She lives near Hyde Park. London, in modest boarding house. The room toN which she is confined is large and airy and is always decorated with flowers, while her favorite books are ranged on handy shelves Writing materials age also within easy reach, although she uses them but little of late years She is an invalid, having never thoroughly recovered from the mental and bodily strain of the Grim can campaign.-Golden Days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
-7
 JACK J0uRfT,S RIDE.
The Thriliins story Of . Brave YouAs Innkeeger'a Warning to Thomas
 JeRers0n.

Paul Revere was not the only man who rode long and hard to warn patriots that the British were com ing, in the days when the present entente between England and Amer ica was a thing undreamed of. Worthy to rank with it was the ad- venture of Jack Jouett, young Char lottesville innkeeper, who rode 30 miles to save Thomas Jefferson from capture. The story is told in St. Nicholas by R. T. w. Duke, IT.
 Jack shrewdly guessed that Tarle- ton would follow the highway into the main road that led by the coun- try seats,- the homes Of the gentry. Jack knew a shorter route, an old dis used road that would lead him to the river, thence to Monticello and then to Charlottesville-not pleasant road to ride or drive, though as pie turesque a route as one often sees; for on either side grew great pine trees here, and massive oaks there, while dogwood and sassafras and sumac filled in spaces. The road had once been a buffalo track and then an Indian trail, then wagon road for awhile; but as no one worked it or changed the grade, it rapidly washed into a succession of red gull lies and became well-nigh impossible. So it had been abandoned many years and nature had covered up the scars made by the animals and man, and only in a few places could one have known that it had ever been used as a highway. Broom sedge grew wher- ever there was an open space; ferns of hundred varieties clustered in every hollow where water ran; and the wild bramble ran riot everywhere in the shade. Into tliis old road Jack pushed his horse. and soon was dash ing at full speed over hill and dale. It was dangerous ride, even at a slow gait. Deep gullies lay concealed under rtreacherously smiling wild flow CTS. Ground hog holes offered pitfalls liable to break the leg of his steed; overhanging limbs swept him in the face, and the wild brier ever and anon caught him in a painful and harass- ing embrace. His face bore for many years the scars left on his face by this brier, which, you know, climbs up trees and seems to throw itself from one to another. But Jack had no time to consider these things. He knew that in a few hours the enemy would be in Charlottesville and make the governor and legislature prison- CT, unless he could give them timely warning. His mare was sure of foot, sound of wind, and no other fox hunt ter ever got the brush when Jack and she were in the hunt.
 So away he went, touching her lightly with the spur now and then, but toftener cheering her in the race with a merry whistle or encouraging word. He had 30 miles to make. He could have as easily made 50 on a good road as 30 through this wilder ness. At one point the disused road entered a field in sight of the high way along which Tarleton's legion was passing, and a few stragglers