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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22
GREEN GOODS ROUND UP.
Den of Swindlers Broken Up by Fed
eral Officers

New York, Aug. 22.-What is said to
be the biggest roundup of green goods
swindlers ever made by the federal au-
thorities in this city was announced to-
day. Five man and woman were
taken into custody and an entire green
goods plant was captured. -Four of the
prisoners, Jos r. Baker, Elmer brown,
Gottlieb and tie Iatter's wife were
ar ested in Newark and George Brown
and Thomas Henry were arrested in
this city.
According to Postoff1ce Inspector
Michael Boyle he has secured as COM
plainant against the prisoners Antonio
Caperess, butcher of New Haven,
Conn.,, who paid $500 in cash and re-
ceived green paper in return. Many
complaints of green goods victims have
reached he postoffice recently and the
alleged plant" was located in Newark,
after much work. Yesterday the in
spectors saw a man come to the house
in the company of Elmer Brown, the
alleged "steerer'' and followed by Baker
who, it is said, was the trailer"
The pair entered the house and later
came out. The victim carried minia-
ture trunk about ten inches long and
four wide The "steerer" took the vic
tim to an express Office where the little
trunk, which the victim thought con-
| tanned $1,000 in bills printed from stolen
government plates, was shipped to New
| Haven. Then the inspectors placed the
| ''steerer" and the trailer under arrest.
| The victim said he paid $500 for the sup
| posed money and was thunderstruck
when the inspector secured the trunk
! and showed him it contained nothing
| but slips of green paper cut the size of
| bills.
| A few moments after Brown and
| Baker had been arrested the plant
| was raided and the Gottliebs were taken
| into custody. In the house all manner
| of green goods paraphernalia was found
| circular letters, a dozen or more of the
little trunks and piles of green paper.
| Henry and Brown We're arrested last
| night at ferry. All the prisoners were
| arraigned today and held in 81, 500 bali
| each
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Aug. -CORN-Early trade in
grains today was ragged and in corn was
lions yesterday made the shorts all the
more frightened to get under cover today
cars grading contract out of % cars re-
ceived today, prices took rapid jumps.
have corn occasionally and the result was
repeated kickbacks from top prices. Sep.
TENDER options were so nervous that bid
or a sale caused fluctuations OF from nc to
1c. Ordinary conditions prevailed In the
country. There was some rain in the west
which still retarded the harvests, but in
general the bears tried to calm the tone
of the pit by the argument of big crops.
septem9ber corn opeend hglf fol hgner at
5SAc, 5711c, SIC, 575sc- At the end of the
first hour prices were near the last quo
tation- Other options held a trif1e firm
Late trading in corn indicated manipu-
lation at the hands of yesterdays buyers.
out for the little fellows who tailed after
the bull clique at the opening. Prices had
no regard fol-, ordinary tendencies. After
September had held for time around 5l1ac
able quantity and the congested option
a time and September rallied 20 56a4c.
Toward the close of the session the mar
ket took on an aspect rnat lna,Ga. tod tna ga
Louis had covered heavily all day, but the
big houses here had unloaded as heavily.
The close was steady and unchanged at BIC
WHEAT-Wheat cables were higher,
weather and expected frosts in Argentina.
Argentine shipments were only II, wv bush
els for the week as Was so faip
ly clear. but more rains were predicted
Grading was still almost nil and exports
were nervous. September opened Aqasc TO
HM1c higher. at 71HQ721sc. Profit taking
and the relapse in corn from the morning
59p pf fer September wheat near re Lo
cal receipts were 221 cars-onty cars OF
contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth
Tod q a
three points of SIC cars, against 1888 cars
last week and IL cars year ago.
account Minneapolis, however, broke in
its cash prices PFC under yesterday. This.
together with the mid session corn nreaR.
Der broke 70 707sc and closed easy, s@14c
OATSEOats lost their strength engen-
dered by yesterdays short scare. Receipts
were TIA cars but the crowd was not IN
cned to bid let up for
was not heavy, but prices eased on after
early bulge in corn ssptssmb@eir n 1sdI &c
ssssc. and held trife above the low price.
PROVIsIONS-There was early, support
from higher hog market Trade was not
active, however. during the early hour and
prices eaed off from 1o high Ign If ss s sed
at SIT O21s, and fell back to SIS IS; Septem-
lard ss @ pg at 9o a Ra d
changed, at $10.121s, and fiuctuated between
that price and s1o.171a. i.
red. 66lk07Oc: No. hard winter, 7O1sc: No
hard winter, 66d67c, No northern
spring. 75c: No. northern spring, 74c; No
c cP5Is's, No 2. 57@ Sc: No 8, 5sk@s7e.
OATs-No. 2. 2s@sec; No 3 27lsq ~ 6; 40.
Sept. $l.36: Oct, H31
RYE-Se2t., Soc
TIMOTHY.seot;: $40.
CLOVER-Oct-, $500.
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CAMPAIGN IN SIXTH.
ID. J. Hanna's Home Scene of
Republican Rally.

Hill City, Kan. Aug. 22.-This is the
home of D. j. Hanna, the Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor. He
has seen to it that the campaign in the
Sixth district was enthusiastically open
ed in Hill City. He secured w. ]. Bailey,
candidate for governor. and J. r. Bur-
row, candidate for secretary of state. to
come here and open the campaign. ana
this they have done. Notwithstanding
the weather was insufferably hot,
large audience greeted the speakers.
Burrow led off with few timely re-
marks, stating that inasmuch as both
the candidates for governor and lieuten-
ant governor are unmarried. that ne
(BurrOW) was merely drafted into the
service of chaperoning Bailey and Han
ma through the district, and to see that
they get good treatment from the hear
ers and especially the ladies. All of his
words were to the point and we'll re-
ceived. This was Mr.. Burrows second
political speech the first one being in
Stockton Tuesday evening
D. J. Hanna was called on, but Hill
City having been his home since 1898.
he gave way to Burrow and Bailey. In
all earnestness Hanna made his first
and only political speech in Stockton
with Burrow and Bailey Tuesday night,
and everybody said it was good.
Returning to his home in Hill City
Wednesday noon. he was Immediately
band of the town, of which he is mem
Der, turned out and escorted the speak
erS to the opera house, Hanna blowing
his horn along with the rest of the
members of the band.
On the stage sat State Printer Nor
gan and D. w. Little. assistant state
superintendent, together with many of
the leading Republicans of Graham
county.
The mention of Bailey's name by the
chairman was the signal for enthusi-
astic handclapping, in which the ladies
joined. This was Bailey's first political
speech in Hill City, and his hearers, who
were friends of his in the Wichita con-
vention, comfortably filled the large
opera house. Graham county was for
hin at Wichita, and they will be for
him on election day. He spoke for up
wards of two hours. touching on the
most important questions of the cam
paign, and devoted some time to an
swering statements made by the fusion
nominee for governor, w. H. Craddock.
as recently circulated in the DO Right
pamphlet, touching railroad assess
ments in Kansas and Missouri and
state affairs in general. The m Getting
was a decided success.
Bailey, Burrow and Hanna will go
from here to Hoxie. and from there to
Colby, where they will meet State Sen
ators Chas. Buschow and E. v. Peter
son; E. E. Ames, national bank exam
liner; State Printer w. Y. Morgan; r.
M. McGonigal, postmaster Of Colby; Cy
Anderson, ex-register of the Colby land
office: D. w. Little. assistant state SUI
perintendent, and Chas. G. Evans, reg
lister of the Colby land Office. From
there they will tour the northwest part
of the Sixth district, driving overland
to Atwood. st. Francis and GOOdland
This political Republican aggregation
will be the largest and most enthusiastic
that has ever taken a campaigning tour
through the district
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which gave the opening a strong tone.
and there were few declines in important
issues.
The coal stocks became the speculative
which sold at 36A, the highest price of the
year. This stock and Reading gained a
point or more as did Sugar, Western I'M
ion, Wheeling and Lake Erie second pre-
ferred, Kansas City Southern. National
Railroad and Mexico, DistiIling preferred
and Brunswick land. Toledo ST. Louis
and Western and Colorado Fuel made a
full recovery and Schloss-Sheffield Steel
preferred and Commercial Gable were %.
and points higher respectively. North
western lost 33 points and st. Louis and
San Francisco point. Trading became
dull toward midday and the rally was not
well held.
Bonds were firm at noon
The market was duh and rather heavy
in spite of advance in Tennessee Coal
of1A points. Pressed Steel Car 11a and New
Central Coal points and rally IN st.
Louis and San Francisco of point. Col
Orado Fuel and Louisville reacted " points
with rally of a point and Denver and
Rio Grande reacted IL points, while
Stocks were sluggish and with definite
tendency until Colorado Fuel was marked
up to 771a. Republic Steel and Hooking
Coal then rose over a point and ST. Louis
Southwestern preferred advanced a point.
Some large orders then appeared for
Southern Pacific. advancing it to the high
est and other leaders firmed. up slightly.
Lead preferred and Long Island fell on
IA points each and Pacific Coast 11e.
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HELD AS CYPSIES.
Wealthy Servian and His Family
Are Detained.
Kept on Ellis Island Over Night
by Officers.
HAD $4,000 IN CASH.
Wore Ten Thousand Dollars
Worth Of JeWelry.
Two Inches Long.

New York, Aug 22.-Elias J. Ivano-
vich with his wife and eight children
were held over night by the imnigra-
ton authorities at Ellis island, and this
in spite of the fact that he has with
him $4,000 in gold coin and $4,000 worth
of iewelry-.
When the members of the family
landed from the freight steamer Byron
1t was suspected that they were gyp-
sizes, and until they could prove their
good intent in coming to this country
1t was decided to look into their story
When 1t was seen that they were pos
sessed of wealth that fairly took the
breath away from the examiners it wah
too late to do anything more in the
m after, but it is proba BILE that they will
be released They are Servians and wili
live in this country
Elias, the head of the family is a man
of about so years old He is more than six
feet tall and with his impressive bearing
and picturesque attire could well pose for
a picture of the ideal bandit About his
waist beneath Persian lamb coat he
wears a belt containing Spanish doubloons
three deep His watch chain is of massive
silver studded with turquoise of large size.
No less gaudily attired was his oldest
son, who likewise wore belt of doubloons.
His wifes ears held gold earrings nearly
two inches long, and in the ears of his
pretty daughter were large pearls.
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The Heaviest Storm in Years
Strikes Larned.
Rain, Hail, Wind and Lightning
Do Much Damage.
BUILDINGS UNROOFED.
Stocks of Goods Damaged by the
Flood of Water.
Trees, Fences and Wires Level
ed to the Earth.

Larned, Aug. 22.-One of the worst
storms that has visited this section IN
many years struck the city "Wednesday
evening with terrific force levellng thou-
sands of dollars worth of property and
destroying telephone and telegraph
wires so the news could not be sent OUT
A vast amount of hail fell with the ram,
which came from the west
The heaviest damage was done to A.
A. Doer, hardware. who places the loss
at $1,000. The roof of Doors store was
blown off and the large stock of hard
ware and furniture badly damaged. The
roof of the opera house was also blown
off and the stores of o. P. Campbell.
confectionery and Ainsworth & Sons are
badly damaged by water The large
plate glass windows in the postofflce
were blown in and many barns and out
buildings in all parts of the city blown
down. Several new buildings in course
of construction were blown down but
fortunately no one was injured.
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IT ISN'T IN THE STATE.
Colorado River Mixes Things For
Eastern Song Publisher.

"Where the Raging Colorado Wends
It's Way is the title of a song that IS
said to be creating sensation among
music lovers in the east The song was
the work of a Denver man, and 1t is
claimed that only recently did he dis
cover that the Colorado river is not in
the state of Colorado The discovery
was made, according to the story, when
the publishing house of Boston sent al
artist to Colorado to take a series of
photographs of the Colorado river with
which to illustrate the song for min
strel troupes and other travelling aggre-
cations that are DESTROYS of presenting
the attraction. To the surprise of the
Boston artist, he was obliged to con-
tinue his journey to Arizona to secure
the pictures he desired. One of the rail-
road companies of Colorado is said to
have subscribed literally toward the
publication of the song under the i'm
preston that Colorado was the field to
be advertised, whereas the scene of in
terest is located 500 miles away.
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BUTCH" THOMPSON.
Famous Gambler, Formerly Of
Abilene, Leaves 100000.

Saratoga, N. Y. Aug. 2z-The funeral
of Charles H., or Butch, Thompson,
one Of the wealthiest and best known WI
gamblers in the United States, was held
yesterday. He had been an invalid for
ten years, dating from an injury ne re-
ceived from falling out of a wagon at
Long Branch AS a result of that accl-
dent an abscess developed on the liver,
for which he was operated on. tubes
had to be inserted in tie abdomen, ana
the condition of the man was SUCH tnat
the surgeons were never able to remove
them. After a time Thompson was able
to get about his business and he per-
sisted in continuing the nigh living OF
which he was fond. This brought on
cirrhosis of the liver. He came to Sara
toga in June.
Thompson was born in Norway about
63 years ago. He was butcher, ana
came to the United States when q years
old. He followed his trade in New York,
Chicago and Omaha. and finally enlisted
in the regular army. He served during
part of the civil war. and at its close
went with his regin ent to the western
frontier and served on the plains for
several FEARS.
When his term expired he settled at
Abilene, Kas,. where he opened a
butcher shop. During his term in the
army he learned how to play cards. and
he took to gambling as readily as a duck
to water. Soon after the butcher shop
in Abilene was opened a poker game
was started in the back room. That
gambler. From that time until almost
the tine of his death he had played on
one side or the other of a gaming table
in nearly every state of the union. He
was one of the last gamblers to leave
the Kansas frontier and one of the men
who longest held out against the mar
shals.
He was remarkably retcent, and for
a gambler unusually thrifty. He saved
a fair proportion of his winnings and
laid them by for a rainy day. For the
past two or three years he had a sub
stantial interest in the race track book
of Leo Swatts.
A few weeks ago he made a will, and
it is known that he named as his ex-
ecutors Swatts and Swatts' cashier, u.
w. Martin. Swatts said today that it
was generally believed by those who
knew him best that the value of Thomp-
sons estate would be not less than $780,
900. 1t is supposed that all of his wealth
was in personal property since it is not
known that he owned any real estate.
Those who should know say that
Thon pson was the wealthiest gambler
in the world. with the exception of Rich
ard A. Garfield.
His only relatives are two sisters liv-
ing in Minnesota and a half.sister in
Norway.
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Timothy and clover as hay plants have
been long ano favorably known in the ag-
riculture of the United States and occupy
such wherever grown and alfalfa their
superior, is a rich acquisition to region
where it fourishes abundantly. The
statistics give indiSputable evidence that
under Kansas conditions alfalfa is proving
to be the most valuable of her forage
plants, which in wise detracts from the
well known merits of others, but empha-
size the deSirability of extending its Gull
ture in a state where live stock and meat
production are chief factors of it's prosper
it,.
Following is table giving the acreage
of alfalfa, clover and timothy in Kansas,
beginning with 1891 (the year alfalfa sta
tistics were first gathered), and each year
since, ending with 1902:
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Aged Woman starves to Death.

macher, aged 20 years, was found dead
in her room late last night and her
daughter Martha was wandering in a
half-daZed condition about the lower
floor of their home. Coroner James said
today that Mrs. Schumacher had died
from starvation. Martha Schumacher
says she and her mother were too proud
to tell any one of their IMPOVERISHED
several days. 1t is said the Schumachers
have well-to-do relatives at Philadel-
phia and in Virginia. Ill health had rem
dered Martha, the sole support of her
widowed mother unable to work.
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Reunino at WaverlY.

Waverly, Kan, Aug. 22.-The fifth
annual Ohio picnic here is a success
this year, despite rain and mud. The
attendance the first day was compare
lively small, because of rain. Rev. F..
w. Emerson, candidate for governor,
and Congressman Chester l. Long, were
the speakers. Mr.. Long was unable to
finish his address on account of sick
ness. Steinberg's orchestra of Topeka,
and the Burlington band, furnished
music. Congressman J. M Miller and
T. H. Grisham, fusion candidate to sue
coed him speak today Gov. w. E. Stan
ley and w. H. Craddock will be here to
speak this afternoon. There will be
more baseball and another balloon
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chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Aug 2.-CATTLE-Receipt
1900 head, including 500 head of westerns.
Market slow and weak. Good to prime
stockers and feeders. $2.50G5. %; cows, s1.5o
1885, heifers. s.. $4,000: Gamers 81. 50Q2-50
bulls, 81. 50Q5.G0; calves, 81. 75@1.00; Texas
fed steers, s3.o0Q50a; western steers. a. 50a
SIS.
HOGS-Receipts today 900 head: esti-
mated tomorrow, 10000 head; left over, .
6l5 head. Market 10015c higher. Mixed
and butchers, 6.70u7. 50; good to choice
heavy, S7.1eQ750. rough heavy, s6.50d1 90:
light IS. IS; bulk of sales, se.9od7.25.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000 head. Sheep and
lambs steady. Good to choice wethers,
-S35CG4.0C; fair to choice mixed s. 50Q350.
western sheep, $2-50@3.S5; native lambs.
49, 50d6. 90; western lambs. s4-5045.75.
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments yester-
day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts $3.50. ........ 1.9l3 1902 9,22S
Shipments ...... ..-.-. 5,s31 4,07s 4,S7a
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DEAD OR ALIVE.
Citizens Posse Will Capture a
Band of Outlaws.

Middlesboro, Aug PAN organized
posse will leave Freezing. Va, tonight
for the purpose of pursuing members of
the George Potter band of outlaws who
are said to be guilty of several murders,
numerous robberies and other offenses.
Their last crime was an assault upon
Miss Cora Wallis. a prominent young
woman. George Potter, the leader in
the affair, was pursued by a posse and
riddled with bullets.
His comrades escaped and few to the
Kentucky border.
The Freezing posse will take them
dead or alive
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Crowd at Cherrvva1e Reunion.

Cherryvale. Aug. 22.-The Southeast
Kansas Old Soldiers reunion, which is
being held here this week, is a great
success. Thursday was independence
day and it was by all odds the biggest
of the week SO far. Governor Stanley
spoke to 5000 people and Congressman
Jackson had nearly as large an audi
ence at night. Today promises to be an
other big day. Department Commander
Loomis, Dick Blue and other prominent
speakers are expected.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Aug. 22.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head, including 500 head of
Texans. Market steady. Native steers.
$4.55@S.OO; Texas and Indian steers. s.. $50
$50; Texas cows, $2.25Q3O0; native cows
and heifers, 1880. 80: stockers and feed
ers s.. 5OQ4.75; bulls, s2.65Q350; calves, g.
$3.50.
15c higher. Bulk Of sales 81 OO@7. 20; heavy,
s7.1Oa730; packers $6.e0d715; medium.
$6-95d7. Is; light. Sc. 75@7 05; workers., 5000
7.05: pigs, $6.55Q6.75.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Market
strong. Muttons, 3.40Q4.25: lambs, 5000
$50; range wethers. s.. 10q4.25; ewes, $3.50
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ST. Louis Livestock Market.

st. Louis. Aug. 22.-CATTLE-Receipt
5000 head, including 1900 head of Texans.
Market steady. Beef steers. So. 7e@so0:
stockers and feeders. $2.4Od4.S0; cows and
heifers s.. 25Q5. so: Texas steers. 81. $4,000;
Texas cows and heifers, 81. 25@3.65
HOGS-Receipts, 1850 head Market 5q10c
higher; Pigs and lights, e. o5g7.lo' pack
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady. Natives, So. 8O6450; lambs, $4.25al
575: Texans s.. 3Oa4.30.
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Anniversary of Quantrell Raid.

Lawrence, Aug. 22.-Thursday was the
thirty-ninth anniversary of the destruc-
ton of Lawrence and the murder of 200
unarmed citizens by Quantrell and his
band of border ruffians. There was no
public gathering in honor of the event,
but the old settlers recalled wildly
many incidents that occurred on that
memorable day
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Big Crowd for Fl. Rilev.

Junction City, Kan, Aug 22.-The
authorities at Fort Riley have received
notice from the war department to pre-
pare for the coming of the troops that
will participate in the fall maneuvers.
The notice states that the troops would
report at the post by September 90 The
location on the reservation for the
maneuvers has not yet been decided
upon A big crowd of visitors is ex-
pected, as many from a distance are al
ready asking for accommodations dur
Ing the time the troops are here.
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Robbed Four Times in a Year.

Hutchinson, Aug. 22-Mager's hard
ware store was broken into Wednesday
night for the fourth time this year. The
robbers, Charles Vanderburg and "Jes-
Sc James" Caldwell. were arrested and
confessed the crime. Vanderburg at
tempted to escape and two shots from
the city marshal's revolver was neces-
sary to stop him. He is parole from
the state reformatory, located here 1t
is thought the pair committed the for
mer theftS.
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Free Methodists Gather.

Arkansas City. Aug. 22-The Free
Methodists of the state of Kansas be-
gan their, third annual conference in
this city Thursday There is large
crowd of preachers from different parts
of the state in attendance. and inter-
eSting sessions of the conference are
being held Bishop B. r. Jones, of Chi
cago, is in attendance and is presiding
at all sessions of the conference
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A Medal From the Queen.

London, Aug. 22.-Miller Reese Hutch
inson of New York city who sailed for
New York today on the steamer Celtic
was summoned to Cowes yesterday and
coronation medal Mr. Hutchinson had
been treating the queen for deafness
but her majesty ascribed the gift to her
recognition of Mr. Hutchinsons services
to deaf mutes in London, in whose well
fare she is greatly interested.