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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-31
FRESH TRAIL.
Dogs and Men Are Again in Full
Crv

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 31.-The scene
in the hunt for Bessie Francis, the
murderer of Miss Mary Henderson at
Columbus, shifted during the night to
Stras burg, two stations west of Holden.
There dogs and men made a. fresh start
this morning. and are covering every
foot of ground around that town.
There appears no doubt that Francis
Jumped off a Missouri Pacific train at
Strasburg last night and made for the
woods near by AS soon al the pur-
suers became convinced of this the
posse that had been searching about
Holden started at o'clock this morn
ing for Strasburg, taking additional
bloodhounds and receiving additions to
the crowd at every mile. The trail is
believed to be the strongest one OBJ
tanned since the man hunt began on
Wednesday, and the people are in a
fever of excitement over the apparent
nearness of the negrO's capture.
Francis objective point is believed to
be Kansas City, and all incoming trains
from the south are watched closely,
and men have been sent out into the
outskirts of Kansas City, kas., and
will keep a close lookout.
At noon it was believed that the
posse was close on the trail of Francis
When caught he viii probably be taken
to columbus, which is Is miles overland
from Strasburg, and burned at the
stake at the Hyatt farm.
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short course, Sacket.- 155; Burlington.
14S; Magic Light. 147: illuminate, 40:
Judge Caldwell, 1877; ZinzIbar, 1856;
Wyethe, 135; Fabius, 1873; Miss Mitchell
Orman, 1872
Second races year olds and upward;
/ mile. Ogden. 126; Kinnikinnic, 113;
Margraviate, Ethics, Ill; Outlander
Alsike, 1OS; Belle of Troy, 106; Wealth
&c.
Third race-Fall handicap;6 furlongs;
on main track. Voter 140; Ogden 129;
Ten Candles 127: Coburg 119; King Pep
per 118; The Musketeer ia; Reina, Mu-
setta los; Isle 107; Belle of Troy. Paul
Clifford 109; Sly SO; Henry Clay Rye
s5
Fifth race-Maidens, year olds; 5
furlongs of new Futurity course Bruff
Happy Cross, GradOn, Clearwater, KNAPP
sack, Valley Forge, Setauket, Juven-
alis, Cast Iron 115; Chickadee. Batyah.
Rayol Sue, Bigotry, Destitute, 112
Sixth races year olds and upward; ;
selling, I 1-16 miles on turf Kilogram
112; Antolight, 106; FataIist, Dolando
104;, Blue Away ElOim Quantice 101:
Lee King, Astor, Himself, 9S; Louisville
96
The following are the weights for the
Twin City handicap, one mile and a
quarter. to be run Labor day, Monday
next: Prince of Melbourne. 1876: AL
cedo. 124; Wax Taper, Ten Candles, 1913;
Conroy. Ildrim. 120; Blues, 119; The Pa
raider, Herbert, lis; Outlander. Imp.117;
Advance Guard, 115; Teddy, ia; Gold
Heels, Alard Scheck, 112; Water Cure,
Ill; Bonnibert, Silverdale, Lady Schorr,
10; Sam Phillips, 1O9; Kamara. Decan-
ter, Withers. 105; Carbuncle. His Emf-
nenee, Terminus, 104 All Gold, The Re
gent, Black Fox, Baron Pepper, 100.
Nones, 80; Laneeman, 81; Trigger, vi
tellius, Sarner 95; Malster, 80; Auto
light, Maid of Harlem, 80.
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BACK IN CHICAGO.
Col. Roosevelt Returns From
Visit to Gov. Yates.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Vice President Roose-
welt arrived In Chicago from Springfield
at 7:30 this morning. Accompanying him
were Gov and Mrs Yates Adjutant Cen
eral and Mrs. Reese, Senator Cullom. Mr.
and Mrs. Mccullough, Col. J. II. Strong ot
the governors s stan and Mrs. Strong and
Mrs. Harmon.
The vice president drove Immediately TO
the Chicago club. where he took break
fast with Senator Cullom and District At
tOrney Bethea. The forenoon was devoted
to drive with Col Strong, followed by
a luncheon at the Union League with
Gov. Yates. The programme for this az
ternoOn cOntemplates a review OF the ma
val militia on board the Dorothea and
dinner with Graem Stewart.
Tomorrow will be devoted by the vice
president to enga gements OF a strictly
private nature and he VIII leave FOR Min
neapOlis Sunday evening.
When asked for an expression as to the
candidacy Of Governor Shaw of Iowa for
president In 1904, Vice President Roosevelt
said:
II refuse absolutely to talk politics. If
anything appears in any paper wherein 4
am quoted on the political situation, you
may put it down as a rank fake"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-31
ABOUT THE HORSES.
The Youngsters and What They viii
Garry.

New York, Aug. 31.-The Coney ISL
and Jockey club opened the fall racing
season in the metropolitan district to-
day at Sheepshead Bay. The Fsuturity,
the richest fixture of the season. is the
star feature of the programme. The
race is for 2-year- -oIds down the old
Futurity course, which is TO feet short
of six furlongs. Eighteen of the high
est class youngsters in training prob
ably will start, and in every respect
the field is one of the best which ever
competed for the rich prize.
In the field are entered such well
known flyers as Nasturtium, Hypen,
King Hanover. Goldsmith, Blue Girl,
Yankee, Fly Wheel. DeReszke and
Port Royal, while of the others HenO
and Barron, which have never faced
the starter, but have been highly tried.
are well thought of by those who have
seen them work
William c. Whitney, who won the
race last year with BalIyhoo Bey,
seems to hold d strong hand with Mas
turtium, King Hanover and Goldsmith,
and in all probability his stable will go
to the post favOrite. Nasturtium has
not started since June IS and has been
gradually pointed up to this race. He
was purchased from A. l. Aste for a
reputed price of $50. 600 He has shown
himself to be a high class colt, and it is
in him that MI w hltney places cnleI
dependence Turner will have the
m cunt.
Next to the Whitney stable, John E.
Madden's three have the biggest follow
ing He is represented by Blue Girl
the best filly of the year; Yankee. who
has won his only two starts with the
greatest ease, and Gunfire.
Perry Belmont Is represented by Fly
Wheel, just purchased from Madden,
and Heno will carry the colors of Clar-
ence Mackay.
Mr.. Mackay paid a big price for him
with the Futurity in view Port Royal
carries the white with blue spots of
James R. Keene. Altogether one of the
best races of the season is in prospect.
A fast track and clear weather are the
proba bilities.
The Inaugural steeplechase and the
Fall handicap are the other fixtures on
the card Good fields are named for
both The entries for the Futurity fol-
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Want MORE TALK
Sutton Asks For Resumption of
Diplomatic Relations.

Constantinople, Aug. s1.-M. Bapst,
councillor of the French embassy. has
received from the porte a copy Of
telegram sent to the Ottoman embassy
at Paris for communication to NJ. Del
casse, French foreign minister. This
telegram, while giving vague assur-
ances ,formulates nothing concrete. 1t
urges a resumption of diplomatic rela-
tions between the two countries with a
view to reaching a satisfactory settle
ment Of the matters in dispute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-31
Rnainaaa La Good.

A pretty good barometer Of business
affairs generally is the insurance busi-
ness, especially the health and accident
branches. Notwithstanding the hot,
dry weather of August. Bailey Bros. &
Co, general agents of the Union Cas-
uaIty, say their local business in To-
peka increased 145 per cent, and the
general business increased As per cent.
over the corresponding period year
ago.
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tendent July 1, 1885, which ne held for
six months when he was made assist
ant superin tendent Of the Atlanta e.
West Point railway and the Western
Railway of ALBANIA In September.
1897, he was appointed superintendent
of the same roads which position he
held until November. 1899. At this per
iOd he came to the Great Northern, be-
ing made assistant general superin-
tendent. December /. 1899, for the Great
Northern lines west of Minot, n. d. His
appointment as vice president of the
Spokane Falls Northern would have
become effective tomorrow, September
l.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
KaIispell, Mont. Aug. 31.-Thirty- six
lives We're lost and 13 persons were in
jured in the wreck Of the Great North
ern railway passenger train No at
Nyack. 30 miles west of Kalispel.
None of the passengers were injured,
the fatalities having been confined to
employees of the railway company. The
dead.
P. T. DOWNS, assistant general su-
perintendent of the Great Northern
lines west of Mimic, n. D.
KIRK r. DOWNS. his son.
HENRY BLAIR, cook aboard Mr.
Downs private car.
Thirty-three Scandinavian laborers,
names unknown.
Injured: Thirteen Scandinavian Ia
borers, names unknown
The wreck was caused by the break
ing in two of a freight train on the
steep grade of Rocky Mountain foot
hill The rear end of the freight tore
loose from the head end, dashed back
ward down the mountain and crashed
into the rear end of the passenger train
which was just pulling out Of the sta
tiOn at Nyack. The car attached to
the rear end of the passenger was the
private coach of superintendent Downs
He and his son Kirk and their cook,
Henry Blair were instantly killed. The
car just ahead contained forty Scandi-
navian labOrers en- route from Duluth
Mimi. to Jennings, Mont. They were
killed wholesale. Only thirteen were
taken from the debris alive.
Fire, Immediately following the col
Msion, quickly destroyed the private car,
cremating the bodies of those within.
The flames were quickly communicated
to the car ahead. or rather to what re-
NAMED of it and the bodies of rs of the
unfortunate laborers also were Gre
mated The third from the rear also
was burned. but those within managed
to escape when the collision occurred.
The fire continued to spread through
the mass of debris caused by the des-
truction of the dozen or more freight
cars, and their eonsignments of valua-
bic freight.
Finally. the passenger train was cut
in two between the third and fourth
cars from the rear and the balance was
drawn to a safe distance from the fire.
All telegraph wires on the poles along
SIDE the track were soon melted ana
communication was thus cut OF few
moments after the collision.
Physicians We're taken to the scene
from this city and all traffic was for a
time suspended while the wreck and
bodies of the dead and clear I'D the
debris.
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STILL PREDICTS RAIN.
@Cider" Smith Says This is Rain
Period

1.-The rain period goes right on and we
viii have rain soon,' said Cider" Smith
today ''Le1 the people be patient and
not expect too much. Rain came as /
said and there was a heavy rain a.
CIvde ON the 2sth and that rain would
have been here but for the not
weather"
Today's forecast sent out by the
weather bureau is generally fair to-
night and Sunday except showers
northeast portion this afternoon or to
night Warmer west portion tonight
and east portion Sunday. Today the
wind has been east blowing Y miles aA
hol1r The minimum was SO. The tenn
peratures for the day were as follows;
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Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago. Aug 81 a. m. tempera-
lures: New. York 20; Boston S.: Phil
adelphia 6S; Washington 66: Chicago Ga;
Minneapolis 50; Cincinnati Sc; St Louis
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Weather Indications

Chicago. Aug. 31-Forecast for Kan
sas. Generally fair tonight and Sunday
except showers in northeast portion this
afternoon or tonight; warmer west por-
tion tonight and east portion Sunday;
southeriy winds
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W n1II1e5
tllrtiurn Goldsmith
Madden stable-Yankee. Blue Girl
Gunf1re-
The Futurity will be the fourth race
on the card.
The other entries for Sheepshead bay
are as follows:
First Inaugural steeplechase;
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UopeRa Stalt Journal.
INDEX OF TODAYS PAPER.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81. 1901.

Forecast for Kansas: Generally fair to-
night and Sunday, except showers in
northeast portion this afternoon and to-
night: warmer west portion tonight and
east portion Sunday; southerly winds
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a long while for senator with the peo-
pie for him and never get the Office" "
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Lit Crum is found out at last. He is
a philosopher. And it is not because Lit
is waiting so patiently for his commits
sion as United States marshal to come
along. A Topeka student of human
nature has discovered that a. philoso-
pher closes. one eye when he talks.
That's all
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-07

parts of the room The feature of the
start was Northern Pacific, which, on good
was hoisted rapidly to a new record price.
Berlin tried to get In but London's ex-
cited buying left It's orders far behind. The
whole market seemed TO be starting on
a fresh upward career Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul bears were squeezed
NewYork bought Canadian Paclhcs and
there was a heavy local buying Of steel up
to SAY for the common and 1903 for the
preferred. am informed that syndi
cate sold a whole half million Of steel
shares when they were introduced and
can not get more of the preferred Much
higher prices are talked of here for the
steel stocks The bank bought $500
gold In bars. Large repayments to the
bank were made today. offsetting govern
ment disbursements
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-07

AMMUNITION Powder, per key $500
blasting powder, Go per keg drop shot,
per sack, $l.i5; buck, $i.70.
BACON Extra short clear, In sacks 9Afl
Zoe; regulars, lol2c; boxed, hc higher; bel
RAGGiNG AND TIES - Bagging 2-lb
I9ic; 2A-lh size; Arrow ties. less than car
load lots. from Houston, Sl,iO.
CANDY Stick, wrapped. basis "A, 6ls@
G9,c per III. No. /. full weight, basis "a,
7hmIl$c per III; special sizes .sc higher;
Granite fun weight, lie; Electric Lights,
'cEMENr-Portland, s27oas.25; Rosen,
COFFEE Rio fair; s&aoc prime, 81.
ol9c' choice. 9A@loc; Peaberry' lSci Cor
Apex, l2.9Oc: Lion. 12c.
CRACKERS II g Soda, bulk, boxes,
6iac' lib cartons, enc; ginger snaps, Sc;
creams Sc; stage planks &c; cakes and
'" FLOR Rasis ASH sacks: Fancy high
third grade, $3.50; a4-lb sack. Zoe per bar.
rel higher; nour in wood loo per barrel
FIRNICACEoUs GOODS rl,s, hominy
and cream meal. in barrels $50; Pearl
oats, $3.50 Columbia oats, S2,0O62 10:
Hawkeye oats, S2,n06l2 10.
LARD Refined tlcrce, compound, exc;
leaf, 9i4c; 00-lh cans, higher than tlerceS;
lob cans Ac higher; 5-lb cans 5sc higher;
HAMS standard. lldli&c; picnic hams
LIME Bulk, sioo per barrel; coopcrea.
HoNEY-ln barrels, eoa7Sc per gallon;
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The range Of prices in the active months
was as follows Mt New York and New Or
H. & B. Beers Cotton Letter.
lGrnninl u Thu Dn-t

Nau o1oane Nav G-Tbo continued
Ne" oIleHnS' MAY NJ t""''nueu
heavy receipts caused further weakness in
LIVERPOOL and it was reported that a large
sntti,, ,ort VIC r,odo ,bo,o Inv those lon,
W. '40"' ''' tA""'
Of s MINER positions Prices mere. IN spite
of the early break in Liverpool only opened
= lo,or 80 sborts covorod freoIv occasion
- -.
Ing an ~ oNement of 1 later In sympathy
with the subsequent enhancement in that
m rkat which was duo IN straddlcrs b,v-
i,,, "a ,,r,i,, 49,, NJ i,,,,,.'' 49,, -, H.
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NO NEW FEATURE OF NOTE.
Liberal Selling by Brokers Said to Repre-
sent Spnners.

Cargll & Richardson say of cotton:
After an early decline Of to ; points
the Liverpool market reacted, closing about
unchanged on the near aud 2-6l higher on
the next crop deliveries Spots were re
duccd 81 on sales Of 5000. In New York
opening prices were to Il down, and aftcr
remaining in this neghhorhood for some
time our markets followed the Improvement
In Liverpool. but estimates for tomorrow
coming heavy checked the advance last
prices being / to 3 lower In New York and
= To lower in New Orleans. Spots y
down New Orleans. UNCHANGED clsev horo.
There were no new features of note brought
ont during the session, and with the cxccp-
tiou of literal selling NY brokers' who are
supposed to represent spinners, the market
ruled duh and fcaturclcss. Estimates at
II custom aud New Orleans for tomorrow
were about four times the amount received
ON q corresponding day last year and this
with liberal port movement, deferred
those from buying who would otherwise
probably been disposed to give support II
only on the theory of a reaction Specu,
latiNe support is almost entirely absent
md under present conditions we see little
(" advise buying although the market Is
ho doubt due To react
Liverpool Is due TO he about II sup tomor.
row.
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
Spot Quotations Unchanged Except at
New Orleans and Liverpool.
SPOT RECEIPTS WERE VERY HEAVY
The Market for Futures Opened Lower
but Closed at About Satur-
days Prices.
SPOT RECEIPTS WERE VERY HEAV'

Quotations for spot cotton closed un-
changed from Saturdays prices, except at
Liverpool and New Orleans, being l'oZd
down at the former and 1sc at the latter
nlaca. Sales of 5000 bales are said to he
responsible for the decline at Liverpool
VIII IL that at New Orleans is unexplained.
The movement of the future market at botn
places hardly seems to Justify the reduc-
lions. Estimated receipts at New Orleans
may have had considerable to do with the
putting down Of the price, they being 'ooV
to 5000 bales. against 3795 last year and
1915 the year before, or nearly three times
aa large MS for the same day last season
AMI FIVE times as great as on the CORE
sptndins day in 1890. Estimated receipts
for Houston today are also very heaVy,
being 1900 to 5000 bales, as compared with
50i this day year ago and 1915 for the
same day 10 1899 Yesterdays receipts at
Houston ycra TO- 104 bales. against 23,3l5
last week aud 1886 year ago
Futures were easy, opening lower all
NJ, und, but firming up before the close. At
Liverpool the contract market started quiet
and eadv, with decline of about points
70. the near months to unchanged for the
distant deliveries. Fluctuations were very
narrow and the market closed steady at
about top prices for the day, net I'M
change to ! point above the close on Satur
day At New York opening prices were ?
to points below Saturdays closing but
most of this loss was recovered before the
end of the session, the close showing losses
Of bur > points in the active months-luly
and August-and unchanged to ! point low
er for the more distant positions. Practi
cIlly the same story can he told of the &c
tion of futures at New Orleans The open
ing was unchang d for p cember to ! points
lower for May and June. The close was
quiet and steady, unchanged TO & points
/ lower than Saturday and point lower to
! / point higher than at the opening.
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Egyptian Cotton Outlook.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. record.
American cotton growers will he inter.
rested In report upon the improvements
on the Nile made by Consul Genera! John
g. Long at Cairo. The estimated cost or
the work is nearly S10,O00,OOo, the largesr
expenditure being for the Assouan dam. and
II Is estimated that the results will ir,,,,d-
an annual Increase of the wealth of tne
country by about $l2 sl4. 500. ana ~, nv
c cIei IN the value Of government lands re-.
vt"'u'td OF nearly S5,on,OO0. One nf iha
most important results expected fron, ~
res Will be practical INSURANCE nr
t t cotton crop against failure, even in in
mea2 o Oh deficient summer supply The
placed at $40, 100000 and foiImre ca9Sp Is
Nlie IN summer under the old system 'nc lnt
9o loss OF SSOil $50 There is an addt iC
h ar" pr rSdgSsd OF % per cent Increase in
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago MAY 6.-Buttery- Easy. Cream.
cry liMls: dairy ll@tG Cheese Dull. ~,
all. Eggs Weak, fresh lli5
ST Louis May 6-roultry Steady; chick.
ems 7E,6iS; turkeys $685.; ducks h goose
q Rutter Steady; creamery 15flQ; dairy
l2@l5., Eggs Steady lO&, repacked ana
cases Included
Kansas city. May 6-E Eggs Steady: fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock Zoe, eases re-
turned.
New York, May eggs Receipts II.
Cd iaMlSl; storage Western iic, Southern
limi2Ac.
Elgin, H. MAY q. Butter market steady
nc lol2; sales VI te week $4,000 pounds
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St. Louis Grain and Provisions.

St Louis, May Wheat-No. red ash
73ia May 49,: July 7ok; September TO-;
No hard 72072& 0ats--No. . cash 6NH /;
May 2Nh; July 26l5; No. . white 3ONM3i.
Lead steady I 22ia Spelter steady ,. sly
Flour nun; patents 3. SOFAS -; extra fancy
and Straights 3 l5n3. 30; clears > SndS 90.
Linsced oil Nominal. Corn mcal--Steady
. -. Bran Quiet; sacked cast track T0Gl
II, HAY Steady; timothy oO@1S. 80;
prairie ll.jo Whisky l 30 Iron cotton
lies 90. Baggipg Gar. Hemp twinc
ne. Dry salt meats BoXed, easier; extra
short S.37i4; clear ribs $. 80; clear sides
$ cox Bacon Boxed, easier; extra shorts
s 12h; clear ribs 9 %; clear sides 9,37l2,