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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
1901 HOLDS THE RECORD.

The foreign commence of the United
States in the fiscal year 1902 was larger
than in any year of its history except
IDOL Compared with 1901 there was
reduction of about s1o6, o00, 600 in ex-
ports, and an increase of about $50, e0o,-
O00 in imports. The reduction in ex-
ports was chiefly due to the shortage in
the corn crop of 1901. the reduction in
the price or cotton. and an unusual
home demand for iron and steel manu-
factures The increase in imports was
chiefly due to larger demands for for
-eign materials for use in manufactur-
Ing.
The shortage of the corn crop of 1901
due to drought, reduced the corn expor-
tations in the fiscal year I9e2 l50 000, GOO
bushels below those of 1901. and caused
a reduction of So, 100000 in the value of
corn expectations. The export price of
cotton averaged about j cent per pound
below that of the preceding year. and
although the expectations exceeded in
quantity those in 1901 by about no.
geo, 0e0 pounds. the total value of the
cotton exported fell nearly s23. o0o. eco
below that of 1901. In iron and steel the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

increased demand at home, coupled with
abnormal conditions in the foreign mar
ket, caused a reduction of about 49,
100000 in value of our exports OF that
class of manufactures.
In importations there was an increase
Of $4,000. 600 in material for use in man
ufacturing, $4,000. 900 In manufactured
articles ready for CONSUMPTION. and
12,000,0 00 in articles of voluntary use.
luxuries, ETC., but q decrease of $21. OOO.-
900 in food stuffs. Importations of raw
materials for use in manufacturing
amounted to 1926, 900 Ooo. which was $751;
100000 in excess of the preceding year.
and of articles partly manufactured for
use in manufacturing the imports were
s91, DOC, 900. an increase of 1000. 900. This
brings the total importations Of manu-
facturers' materials imported far above
that of any preceding year in the his
tory of our commerce and industries.
The chief reduction in the exports oc-
Cured in the commerce with Europe.
Compared with the fiscal year 1901, the
total exports to Europe fell off $12S, 000.
900 and those to South America s6,000.-
000 while those to North America in
creased 100000. to Asia and Oceania
$4,000, 900, and to Africa IS, 000, 900. The
reduction in the exports to the United
Kingdom was s83.00O.0O0. to Germany
$40 000. 900. to the Netherlands 50, 000, 900.
and to France $1,000. 900. Nearly all of
this reduction is traceable to the
drought of last year and the reduction
In the price OF cotton.
The great falling Off in the corn crop
not only reduced the quantity of corn
available for expectation but caused the
consumption at home of larger quanti-
ties of oats. SO that expectations of oats
fell off about ss.O00.000 In value. These
conditions. coupled with the increased
demand of the home market. also re-
duced the available quantity of beef
and beef cattle for exportation and
caused an advance in the price of beef.
and the expectation of beef and beef
cattle fell off about $1o.oo0,000 Thus
the falling OFF in corn and corn meal,
oats and oatmeal, and beef and beef
cattle amounted to nearly $90.000.000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
BIG FIRM INCORPORATES
T. e. Bowman & Co. Becomes
Merriam Mortgage Co.

The firm of T. E. Bowman & Co.,
owned by the Merriam family has been
Incorporated as the Merriam Mort
gage company of Topeka" The incor-
Ram, C. B. Merriam and A. Fassler of
Topeka, and Charles w. Merriam of
Chicago The capital stock is 800, 900.
The stock is practically all owned by
the Merriam family, Mr.. Fassler's in
terest being merely nominal.
The incorporation is simply a change
of the firm of T. E. Bowman & Co.,
from a partnership to a corporation.
and most successful loan companies in
Kansas, having been founded by the
late 7. E. Bowman in 1878. Four years
ago the business was acquired by the
Merriams and since then it has been
conducted as partnership The or
ganization as a stock company is merely
a matter of form and it was deemed ex-
pedient to incorporate because of ad-
vantages offered and because some
eastern clients prefer to do business
with a corporation rather than with a
partnership, as a partnership terminates
with the death of one of the partners
while While 3 s corporation PC Is perpetual
known throughout the country as one
of the most conservative and safest COM
panies in the west. In the days follow
ing the boom when real estate valtSes
were torn to shreds and mortgage COM
the wreck which followed injudicious
investments, this firm stood staunch as
a rock and came out OF the storm per-
iOd with an unclouded record.
This experience gave eastern investors
confidence and it is therefore not sur
prising that under the judicious man
agement of the Merriams the business
has grown until the firm has Sc, 600 900
of loans on its books and Is now placing
as much if not more money on east
ern Kansas farms than any other COM
pany.
c. B. Merriam is president of the new
company. He Is the father of F. D., c. NJ.
and C. B. Merriam, and is known as one
of the most careful financiers in Kansas.
The vice president is F. D. Merriam. the
eldest son who has been closely identified
with the business since the Merriams ac-
Quired it and who is known man of
energy and business tact The secretary
and treasurer is c. B. Merriam, who has
for IL years been in close touch with the
firm and who has given his personal SUI
pervision to the great volume of routine
work made necessary by the growth of
the business.
The OFFICES win be continued in the Co.
lumbar building and there will be no
change either in the methods of doing bust
ness or In the office force.
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HEAT INJURIES CROPS.
Weather Bureaus. Weekly Summary
Of Orop Conditions.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditt0ns says:
Some injury was caused by excessive
heat In Kansas and Oklahoma In the
early part of the week. In the Pacific
coast the week was hot and dry; white
the conditions were favorable for har-
vesting they were detrimental to grow
ing crops in Washington and Oregon
The corn crop has experienced another
very favorable week. and the general
outlook In the principal corn states
continues very promising. Late corn
In Oklahoma and Kansas sustatnea
some injury from excessive heat In the
early part of the week.
The threshing of winter wheat is
much belated in. the lake region and the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. Harvesting continues in the
north Pacific coast region. with dis
appointing yield In north portion Of Or
eRon.
Spring wheat harvest Is nearing COM
pletion in the southern portion of the
spring wheat region, and is advancing
rapidly in the central and northern por-
tons. A considerable part of the crop
In the Red River valley is still very
green and is riDening unevenly.
Oats harvest is now practically finish
ed and while a generally heavy crop has
been secured the quality in many sec
tons has been impaired after being in
shock as result of injury by rains.
The progress of the cotton crop as a
whole has been favorable. Early cot
ton is opening rapidly and picking is
progressing in Texas and in the eastern
districts under favorable conditions.
Uninterrupted sunshine and high ten
peratures have checked the ravages o.
boil worms and weevil in Texas. but
these pests continue to cause consider
able damage and in inundated sections
in that state the crop has been severe
ly damaged.
The general outlook for apples con-
tinues unfavorable. except in Oklaho-
ma, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan and
New England, and while reports from
New York vary light crop is gen.
orally indicated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrOm the Philadelphia HecoFa.J
Tears are to a woman what scuss
words are to a man.
The chiropodist makes his patients
acknowledge the corn.
Love at first sight was never inspired
by man in bathing suit.
The shoemaker expects his customers
to get there with both feet.
From one point of view the heiress
always has an attractive figure.
The fellow who loses his temper can't
even things up by finding fault.
Some men are born rich, and others
acquire riches, but few thrust their
riches upon others.
Harduppe- "Bjones says he doesn't
owe dollar" Borrowell-"Geel his
friends must be dead on to him."
When a politician boasts that he has
heart he is hoping that his luck may
change.
After a man has realized that he is
failure he can at least write magazine
articles advising young men as to the
best way to succeed.
Poetry is a gift" remarked the
Wise Guy. Il guess that's right" agreed
the Simple Mug. "At any rate, q good
bit Of it isn't paid for"
Wigg-"She wasn't much Of a sue
cess on the stage. was she?'' Wagg-
mo, poor girl. She couldn't get any
body to pawn her jewels for her."
Nell-"I would rather be clever than
pretty" Belle-"Um-yes; but a woman
is seldom clever enough to get a seat
in a crowded car unless she is pretty"
Tommy-"Pop, what is the difference
between a newspaper man and a jour-
nalist?" Tommy's Pop-'No differ
ence, my son, except that the Journal
list has only been In the business about
six months
His auto zig-zags as it goes:
1t isn't paid for yet
He cannot steer the thing, yet knows
He's running into debt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Kansas babies will be one of the fea-
lures of the sunfiower states exhibit
at the ST. Louis worlds fair. In the
Kansas building baby nursery will
be established if present plans are car
ried out Senator Cal Morrow is quoted
as saying: I'VE will have competent
nurses in charge and arrange SO that
Kansas people who want to visit the
exposition can bring their babies and
small children along and check them at
the Kansas building with the assurance
that they will be well taken care of.
We don't intend to have exhibits to
amount to anything in the Kansas
building. but I'll bet a crop of Kansas
babies will attract as much attention
as any exhibit in the whole fair. Kan
sas babies are the brightest and best
looking kids on earth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atehison Globe

IHrOm the AtchlSOn Globe.l
The most useless man we ever knew
was a graduate of Oxford university
There is no disputing the fact that
real good whisper IS mighty interest
ing.
When the doctors tell man he can't
get well, and he does. what wonderful
will power he thinks he hasl
If a man has a new story. better let
him tell it. and get it over with: he
will not be satisfied until he does.
In one particular, at least, doctors
are clever: they know what you like
best to eat. and forbid you eating It,
Every time a woman sews a button
on for a man. she wonders how in the
world man gets along who has no
wife.
What has become OF the old fashion
ed woman who inquired of her sulking
boy: Has the cat got your tongue?"
The doctors wanted to operate on an
Atchison man, to save his life, but he
saved his own life by refusing to per
NIT the operation
What does a girl do when her we'd
ding day ia set, and the groom fails to
arrive? The last girl who went through
the ordeal. tainted. or pretended to.
Ice cream was served In cantaloupes
at a recent party, and it is charged that
those at the second table were given
the same cantaloupes that appeared at
the first.
We can't recall anything that makes
US feel worse than to see the headline
in a paper, The Needs of Cuba" We
need so many things. and so do the
neighbors. that we can't arouse interest
| in the needs of Cuba
An undertaken went to an Atchison
house recently to make social call.
and within half an hour. every woman
in the neighborheod had put on her
best black dress. and gone over, pre-
pared to do something"
This actually happened near Atchi-
| SON: \ woman with three children came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Sterling is aflicted with the ankle
bug.
Mcpherson is treading ON her thirtieth
milestone.
Sterling is pulled up over the promise
of new Lrick depot with steam neat.
One of the best ball umpires in Coffey
county is Pastor Benham of Waverly.
Kearney county has the smallest de-
linquent tax list in her history this
year.
Munden small boys play poker for
| marbles. Owing to the cheapness they
use potato chips.
One of the most enthusiastic friends
of irrigation in western Kansas Is Mr..
Waterman of Deerfield.
The Leroy Reporter announces that
Farmer Jarvis who lost $4,000 by the
flood, is looking cheerful"
A Wyandotte county couple who have
applied for a divorce have agreed to
divide UP the wedding presents.
Cowley county old settlers will recall
the days of corn pone and Indian raids
at their annual 'powwow" August q.
A Belleville man advertises q lost
pair of trousers on the public highway.
He doesn't explain how he got home.
1t wasn't the fault of a Leavenworth
Jail bird" who slipped out Of an open
door that he didn't fly. The officers shot
him too soon.
Several of Newton's prominent young
men think the proper caper for Sunday
afternoons is to get drunk and chase
cows around town by the tail.
Three Centropolis boys were in court
for stealing melons. If the fruit was as
villaineusly poor as that reaching To-
peka, the eating should have been pun
ishment enough.
Occasionally providence evens up
things. A Labette county milkman
who drove in stream to thin his
stock was upset and lost his buggy.
milk cans and all.
A Fort Scott bride of month has
sued for alimony and divorce. One of
the worst things that can be said about
a woman is that she is almost as I'M
reasonable as a man.
AS soon as the legislative fight is set
tied it is expected that Editor Anthony
viii move to South America where five
revolutions and three wars are In prog
ress. Life in Kansas will be too tame.
A minister's horse baked in the
streets of Chetopa but the man of peace
held his tongue and only resorted to
the humane method of pouring sand in
the animals ears to cause it to move
on.
Working in one section gang for the
Missouri Pacific at Leroy is a Mexi-
can, an Italian. Frenchman a Boer
a Spaniard, a Greek. a Dutchman, an
Irishman, a Welshman, an Ethiopian
and a Missourian.
A Wamego small boy who had his
mothers permission to go swimming
can't understand why he should slip on
the bank and break his arm when an
other boy who ran away got off without
even having a knot tied in his shirt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
DIG FOR MORE.
Chicago Police Think Bartholin
Guilty Of Other Murders.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Police officials have
been in consultation again today trying
to formulate new theories that may tend
to solve the mystery surrounding the
murders OF Minnie Mitchell and Mrs.
Bartholin. Spurred on by offers of re-
ward for the arrest of William ]. Bar
tholin, the police in neighboring towns
made several arrests today, but in each
case the prisoners identity with that Of
proved.
Working on the hypothesis that the
murderer had a mania for killing, OFF,
GERS today began systematically to dig
ND every inch Of the basement in the
Bartholin house In Calumet avenue.
Curious crowds throng the neighbor-
hood of the now notorious death house
and officers have been compelled to keep
curiosity seekers OF the premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Governor Stanley Makes September
q HOLIDAY.

Today Governor Stanley issued his
proclamation for Labor Day. setting
apart Monday, September 1, as the date.
The official proclamatio is as follows:
State of Kansas. Executive Depart
xaant
Whereas, By legislative enactment the
first Monday in September of each year
has been set apart as Labor Day and
declared to be a legal holiday:
Therefore, 1, w. E. Stanley. governor
of the state Of Kansas. do hereby rec
ommend that as far as possible all Or
binary business be suspended on Mon
day. September l. 1902. and everv oD-
portunity for the observance OF this day
be given. in order that the spirit and
beneficial objects of the law establish
ing Labor Day may be carried out.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the state Of
Kansas. Done at the city of Topeka
this 18th day Of August, A. D. 1902.
W. e. STANLEY,
Attest: Governor.
GEORGE A. CLARK.
Secretary Of State.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs Maud Higgins, wife of John r
Higgins, died at S o'clock this morning
at the family residence, sos East Sixth
street. at the age of 43 years. Mrs. Hi9-
gins has been sick for nearly year anc
has been confined to her bed for several
leaves two sons. Robert and George
Mrs. Higgins was a sister Of City Attor-
ney Chas- Spencer. The funeral VIII be
held at O'Clock p. M at the residence.
sos East Sixth street. wednesday, Au-
gust L.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
Insists on Seeing the Books.

Denver. Col, Aug 12.-Judge johnson,
In the district court today overruled the
demurrer to the application of VIM. N.
Vale for an alternative writ of man
damus to compel D. Beeman, secretary
of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company,
allow the plaintiff to inspect the COM
pany's stock book and ledger The de-
murrer alleged that the law under which
the writ is sought is unconstitutional that
the secretary is not required by law to
show the books and that request to ex-
anime them Is immaterial ana irrelevant
Judge Johnson set the case for hearing
its merits tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Journal should hereafter be published
monthly instead Of semi-monthly SO as
to make the official organ seIf-support-
ing.
The session was devoted to consideration
of the report on laws.
The International convention of stereo
typers and electrotypers' union today APP
pointed its committees Among the resolu-
lions adopted was one congratulating the
printers on behalf of their golden jubilee.
Frederick Driscoll, commissioner of the
American Newspaper Publishers associa-
town. delivered an address which was
warmly received Mr.. Drisco1l suggested
an amendment to the laws that local
unions should be required to confer with
publishers before any change in the scale
was adopted by the union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State Journal
asyay during the summer may haze
the paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
often as desired. While ont of k0aOw
The State journal aUiU be to y0w like
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

1t has been found that Missouri leads
all the states in the union in the num-
Der of apple trees within her borders.
The figures are for Missouri, 10000. 900;
New York, $4,000, 900; Illinois, IL, 500, 600;
Kansas and Pennsylvania, each about
100000 Michigan, which had hitherto
been supposed to come next to New
York in the magnitude of its apple
crop, is really in the seventh place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
BOYCOTT ON BEER.
Printers Are Asked to Shut Down or
Cincinnati and Boston.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 1.-THE Interna-
tional typographical convention today
heard statements from Secretaries
Borne and Kemper Of the United Brew
ery workers asking for the boycott Of
Cincinnati and Boston beer A resolu-
ton for the same went over under OBJ
It was decided that the Typographical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
Malta vita Demonstrations.

For this week Malta Vita viii be
served at the Topeka Cash Dry Goods
store, where Mrs. Harner, an expert
demonstration will be pleased to serve
all corners with this great worlds food
Miss Maud Hamlet q pleasing lady,
will also serve Malta VITA at the Shaw
nee and Kale Grocery stores. When you
see the Banner. Malta Vita Breakfast
Food served here; call in and set .
Free Lunch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Miss Ellen Stone announces that she
will soon return to Bulgaria and resume
her work. In that case if the bandits
get her again they should be permitted
to keep her. 1t is clear that she doesn't
know Whea she has enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

IF the Democrats can't agree on one
of their party for the presidential noni-
nation in 1904, they might do as they
did in 1872, nominate a Republican.
Whats the matter with Billy Mason?
He is determined to run anyhow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Chicago. Aug. 1z-The official statement
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway company. including all controlled
roads. for the year ending June 80 shows
gross earnings OF 81. 795,24s. an increase
over the preceding year Of S,z43.266; total
expenses and charges. dividends not in
Guided, $43. COS. S29, increase, 8 900, 826; net
earnings, 80, 1S5, 4O6; increase. e LA, 80
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- Washington Post: So far we are I'M
able to detect any widespread sentiment
in favor of changing the constitution
of the country to conform with Sen
ator Burton's various explanations of
a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

The Omaha Bee refers editoria4y to
the coronation of King Henry. In look
ing over our visiting list we fail to find
the name of any king named Henry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12
MINERS RELEASED.
Judge jackson Turns Seven Of Them
Out Of Jail.

Parkersburg. w. Va. Aug. 12-Judge
jackson today released Thos. Haggerty
and six other members of the United
Mine Workers who were serving 60 and
80 days In Jail for contempt OF court.
The prisoners filed q petition for re-
lease alleging that they had not known
they were violating the Injunction when
they did SO and promising not to do so
again Attorneys for the coal companies
opposed their release, but it was grant
ed subject to re-arrest to complete the
original sentence II they violated the
Injunction again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Attorney General Knox did not re-
quire eight rounds to knock out that
trust magnate at Atlantic City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

to visit a family The hostess became
tired of the visitors. and left the house.
remaining away three weeks Finally
story started on the host and his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

WhiteIaw Reid must get what salts
faction he can by reading the corona
ton story cabled to his own newspaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Tracy would have made a consider
able saving both in blood and wear and
tear If he had committed suicide a few
weeks earlier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian church
will give an ice cream social tonight on
the church lawn. corner Fifth and West
streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Between Senator Burton and Ex-
plorer Baldwin the explanation columns
of the newspapers are kept comfortably
filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-12

Mr.. Nicely is to get his money back
but it appears that SO far he has
neglected to put in a claim for interest
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It rsn't Bartholin-

KenosTa Wis, Aug. 12.-The man under
arrest here suspected of being william
Barthoifn, Is not the Chicago fugitive
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20 Explorer Baldwin varied the usual
course by relieving his expedition him
self.