davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
SENATOR LONG HERE.
He Says That All Is Quiet on
the Potomac.

Senator Chester I. Long is in Topeka
today. He came in from his home at
Medicine Lodge last night, and is on
his way to Cawker City to deliver an
address before the Lincoln Park chau-
tauQua.
Senator Long insists that there is
nothing doing in a political way and he
says he is keeping pretty quiet this
summer. He has not entirely recovered
from his illness of last winter, which
was a sort of general collapse following
the strain of his campaign for Cuban
reciprocity in congress and Immediately
following that his hard campaign for the
senatorship.
Il have been staying pretty close at
home for the last month" said Senator
Long today. This speech at Cawker
will be the first one l have made this
summer. 1 have had number of appli-
cations for dates for reunions and that
sort of thing, but whether 1 make any
more speeches during August will de-
pend on how l stand this one. 1t is pos
sible that l may run out to the noun
tains for a week or two.
Later, though, when the weather gets
cooler, during September and October I
expect to travel about over the state,
probably keeping it up nearly until the
which, it is generally understood, will
be on November 81
Senator Long was billed to speak at
the Beloit Chautauqua a week or so
ago but he failed to get there on ac-
count of an automobile. Since then he
has been rather shy of automobiles G.
@. Chandler, the bank king of Medicine
Lodge, has a new machine, and he in
vited Senator Long to ride across to
Kiowa and take the train from there
on his way to Beloit. The senator ac-
cepted the invitation. but when several
miles out from Kiowa the auto broke
down and they had to push it the rest
of the way to town, reaching there too
late to catch the necessary train.
Senator Long went down to Kansas
} City this afternoon and will go out from
there to Cawker on the Missouri Pa
cific tonight. His address tomorrow
will be a speech to the old soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
TRAINS WERE DELAYED.
Many Washouts Caused by the
Heavy Rains.

Train service on the roads running in
to Topeka was in a dilapitated condition
yesterday as the result of the heavy
rain Sunday morning. According to the
statements of the local officials of the
Union Pacific that road experienced no
washouts but nearly all of the through
trains were delayed by water running
over the tracks. The Union Pacific was
compelled to use the Missouri Pacific
tracks between Salina and Ellsworth.
Union Pacific westbound train which
is due in here a 1910 p. m. arrived here
at o'clock in the afternoon. Eastbound
No. which is due in here at 3
o'clock in the afternoon arrived at 7
o'clock in the evening. No. due here
at $40 a. m. did not arrive here until 4
o'clock in the afternoon No. 1 which
is due here about o'clock in the even
ing was also several hours late. No 3
was on time.
Conditions on the Santa Fe were just
the opposite. That road experienced
several washouts but gave fairly good
train service. Several places in North
Topeka where the ballast had been
washed out by the heavy rain were To-
Gated and a few others between here
and Lecompton. These were repaired in
very short time and traffic was not
delayed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

provision made to take care of such a
rain as we had Sunday morning The
weather bureau states that IA inches
fell, and rain like that would render
any drain ineffective"
Street Commissioner Snyder said:
THE damage done by the rain was very
large. 1 can't tell yet how much it viii
be. But crossings were washed out all
over town. Three or four bridges on
Wards creek have gone out, and Biddle
creek washed things out badly | am
told that the Rock Island Railroad track
at Third and Pold, leading toll Moeseh's
plant, was washed OUT
At Twentieth and Van Buren, streets,
which is next to theShunganunga
creek, horse was hitched to post on
the southeast corner of the street The
ground sank down with him about noon
Sunday, making hole feet deep, ana
10 feet in diameter. There seemed to
be subterranean stream leading to the
creek which had washed out a great
cavern where the horse was standing
When the earth sank the hole leading
toward the creek was discernable, and
water rushed in and almost drowned tha
horse before it could be gotten out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
11eHrN1Nes FEARFUL FORCE
shivered Large Trees and Tore Down
Chimneys.

People living in the vicinity of Elev-
enth and Madison streets had narrow
escape from injury by lightning Sunday
morning at 7:30. The bolt struck
large maple tree near the kitchen OF
Stewart Mcdonald at I'LL Madison
street The tree was shivered to the
ground and pieces of it were scattered
over almost the entire block. The sid
ing was ripped from the Mcdonald
kitchen and the chimney on the Lass
residence at Ills Madison was torn down
and several windows in the Mcdonald
and Lass places were broken.
A large piece of the tree was forced
through a coal house filled with papers
and a fire was started. ]. E Hayden,
OF 315 East Eleventh street, put out
the fire before it gained Roadway. Mr..
Hayden's barn was slightly damaged
by flying splinters.
It is a strange fact that no one was
hurt. The people living near where the
bolt descended were slightly stunned.
but all were able to be around in a few
minutes after the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
AT GOVERNORS RESIDENCE.
Cellar Was Flooded by Sunday
Mornings Storm.

Many Topeka cellars were flooded as
the result of Sunday mornings rain.
Even the executive residence suffered
among the rest, and Governor Bailey
had three men dipping water out of the
executive cellar all day Sunday. For
some reason the sewer did not carry it
Off.
Governor Bailey was due to go to
Atchison early Sunday morning to at
tend the Atchison Globes party" and
deliver an address on good citizenship.
The bus came for him at 7:3O just
when the rain was coming down the
hardest. The governor looked out but
could not see half way across the street
for the storm.
L don't want to start for any outdoor
party in any such a storm as this he
told the driver I'll wait till later"
In the afternoon the sun came out
bright and Governor Bailey went to
Atchison on the afternoon train.
Many large branches were blown off
the trees around the executive residence
during the storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
DROVE RAIN INTO WINDOWS
Cellars and Easements Were Conse-
oueutly Flooded

The changing of the heavy wind our
ing the cloud burst drove the rain in
open windows from all points of the
compass. Through windows that were
open the rain was driven into houses in
sheets. The wind even drove the water
through the cracks of windows that
were closed. At Christ hospital a base
ment window was blown in and the
basement flooded. The water was
driven in between the windows and the
easements and several ceilings were
damaged.
The water rushed down the alley be
tween Van Buren, and Jackson streets
north of Eighth street and cellars were
Hooded. The White Star laundry cellar
had six feet of water and the wooden
washing machines and other fixtures
were foated. The basement of the Mail
& Breeze Office was flooded by the water
rushing down the alley and the presses
were under water. Before the pave
ments were laid in Topeka there was
a deep ravine which followed the alley
from Seventh to Fifth street between
jackson and Van Buren,. At that time
the ravine was bridged. Later 1t was
filled up and a large sewer put in. The
drain could notS carry off the water
which found the old water way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
OVER A MILLION.
Steady Growth r Reported in the Mum
Der of Presbyterians.

Paterson, n. J., Aug. 3.-The Rev. DR..
W. H. Roberts, stated clerk of the gen
eral assembly. has issued the figures of
the Presbyterian church for 1903. The
most striking feature is the falling off
in the number of ordinations. The num-
Der was 290 in 1898, but there were only
1874 this year, or 50 fewer than the or
dinations for 1902, when the number
reached 236. The total membership,
however. shows steady growth 1t was
s75.S77 in 1898 and at present is 1867, All.
In finance steady growth is shown
For home missions the amount given
last year was 81 ,321, the largest in
the history of the denomination The
amount for foreign missions nearly
eouaIled the record and was S905. 089.
There was given to college $405.O00 and
the Los Angeses general assembly cost
So4 400
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

good buying early in the day with offer
ings rather light. September opened 1sc
lower to nc higher. at sou Qs05kc, and dur,
ing theh first hour the price held around
s07s@sQ5zc. Receipts at Minneapolis. Duluth
and Chicago were 322 cars.
After selling on to 1850, September
closed &c lower, at sac
CORN-Corn opened steady, but weak
ness soon developed on the favorable
weather conditions a nd September SOLD on
to 517sc, after opening unchanged 10 zec
lower, at 521zd525sc. Receipts were 10
cars.
September closed &c lower. at 51%c.
OATS-Oats opened steady to firm with
September a shade lower to B4Ac nlgner.
at 34n34Lc. Prices held about steady early
in the session Receipts were 2lZ cars
PROVISIONS-Provi opened weak.
but during the first hour trading was dull
and prices showed little change. Septem-
Der pork opepend 10c lower, at $500: sep
TENDER lard was OF 71zd10c, at $1-S5q1- SI1z;
while ribs were down from 5q712c, at $s.oc
FTAx-Cash: NV, &c; S.-W-, SIC;
Sept. e31z@ 933zc: Oct, &c
TIMOTHY~Sept.. ss.25Qs3o; Oct, $3.50.
CLOVER-Aug., $3.50.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. SAG Co. Mo l.,
red, S0dS1c: No. 2 hard winter, I9aly19c;
No hard winter, 76d7S1zc; No northern
spring, SIC; No. northern spring, SIC; NO.
CORN-No. 2, 52Ac: No. 3, s4l52c:
OATS-No. 2. 31q315zc; No. 3, 3OlzdSlc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
KANSAS DOESN'T NEED HIM
Chicago Man Wants to Make It
Rain

Governor Bailey is in receipt of a let
ter from a rainmaker in Chicago who
wants a chance to make some rain in
Kansas in case Kansas ever stands in
great need of rain again. Just at pres
ent the state seems to be pretty well
supplied so there is no need of a rain
makers services.
This man claims to have been sue
cessful in breaking three drouths-at
least he says rains have followed his eff
forts to break these drouths and he
seems inclined to take the credit for
the work. He names the drouths, too.
They are the Mississippi Valley drouth
of 1901, the Australian drouth of last
winter, and the recent drouth in the
eastern states and Canada. which was
followed by II days of rain
IF you have another drouth in your
section let me know and see If I can't
help you,'' he writes to Governor Bailey.
AS the governors cellar has been full
of water as the result of Sundays rain.
he will not enlist the services of the
rainmaker right away at any rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
TOPEKA FLOODED.



south of the river much serious dam
rainfall Of yesterday morning. Near
Sixth and Polk streets and continuing
north Is natural depression along
which the water gathered to a depth OF
three or four feet. In the alley be-
tween the city and county jails a tor
rent three feet in depth flowed for an
hour. At the corner of Sixth and POLK
streets the water is said to have been
four feet in depth for time. The large
sewers in the central part of the city
were seriously overtaxed but cleared the
water away sooner than would have
been done by surface drainage. They
saved a great deal of property from in
undatiOn.
kansas avenue is very much the
gamer from the flood which administer
ed to IL a seriously needed Sunday bath.
For weeks 1t had accumulated dirt ana
filth which the feeble efforts OF the street
shovellers have been incompetent to re-
move This morning the streetwas clean
and fresher in appearance than ii had
been for months. In other parts OF town
the members of the street force are
busy cleaning out catch basins ana III
gathering up board foot crossings which
fioated from their moorings sunday
morning or were distracted Tor puI-
poses of navigation by small boys
About O'Clock yesterday morning
bolt of lightning struck stone orI nd
ment on the northeast corner OF lne
once block at Fifth and Quincy streets,
the property of Sam Radges. A tras :
ment of the stone weighing a hundred
pounds or more was split off and 1ell
through the roof, making a hole into
which the rain afterward poured IN
torrent and did much damage 10 the IN
terror of the building
Some small washouts were caused on
the Vinewood car line of the Topeka
Railway company and cut off the ser
vice in that direction until nearly noon
All the available men were put to work
putting the track in place and dumping
in new ballast so that the line might be
ready for business in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
New York Stock.

Wall Street. New York, Aug. g.
S ST Ss;. were very small Ia. at
unimportant in the leading stocks. The
market generally showed steadiness and
lean Central and Realty preferred. Anal
gamated Copper was slightly easier, but
the specialties were otherwise neglected.
Dealings in stocks during theh forenoon
were theh smallest of the year and prices
did not move perceptibly except in a few
points, New Haven 2 points and American
Wooden IL points Virginia-Carolina Chem
zeal lost ~ points. Rubber preferred
Bonds were duh and irregular at noon.
Prices were inclined to yield in the early
ion Pacihc fell off fractionaIly, but there
were no offerings of consequence else
where. A few advances of note occurred
in Minneapolis. ST. Paul and Sault Ste
Marie preferred and l to. IL points in
and North American. Kansas city South
eern declined ~ points and Minneapolis
St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie / point.
and lowered Union Pacific u points 70
7S5s, Western stocks generally sold on
ferred and Railway Investment preferred.
Pullman and Tennessee Coal were lifted
point
Missouri Pacific became more prominent
in the downward movement and lost u
point. making the second only of the rep
resentative stocks in which the days
movement went near point Minneapolis,
St Paul and Sault Ste Marie preferred
reacted 21k points and Leather preferred
lost a point. The general market continued
almost lifeless, but was somewhat firmer at
2 o'clock
The market drifted aimlessly. Metropul-
itan Securities lost more than its early
rise. as did Tennessee Coal. Northwestern,
Alton preferred, General Electric, Colorado
Fuel Cleveland, c. c. and St. Louis lost
to IL points and Long Island and St 10
seph and Grand Island first preferred rose
a point. Hide and Leather preferred rail-
lied 3 points. The closing was stagnant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
SPOILED HER DRESS.
Careless Action of City Railway
Causes Damage.

James B. Doncyson, a clerk in the
pension Office has a score to settle with
the city railway. This is what he says:
My wife and 1 entered a car on West
Sixth avenue Sunday afternoon at 4:30.
We did not dream that the seats would
not be dry at that time of the day as
it had rained early in the morning. 1t
was one of the cars with red plush COW
cred seats and when we came to get
out we found that the new dress which
my wife wore was entirely ruined The
seat was wet and the colored plush fad
ed onto the dress, coloring it hopeleSsly.
I went to the office to complain and was
insulted for my pains"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
RAIN WAS GENERAL.
Not So Heavy as at Topeka
However.


However.
Rain was general over Kansas sat
urday and Sunday. according to the re-
ports received by the weather bureau.
For the "a hours ending this morning
at seven o'clock the following rains
were recorded: Dresden "A. Fort Scott
20 Usage City .06. The rains for the
"a hours ending Sunday morning at Z
O'Clock were as follows:
Baker .02. Dresden IA. Fort Scott .SS,
Mcpherson 80. Manhattan 30 Usage
City 40, Sedan Sc, Toronto "a, Wichita
Is
Today's corn and wheat region bulle-
tin says:
Clear weather with rising tempera-
ture generally prevails this morning
over Kansas and western Missouri.
Showers have occurred in both states
with a heavy rainfall at Topeka"
The maximum and minimum temper
atures for the "a hours ending this
morning at seven o'clock were as fol-
lows:
Baker so. 20; Concordia Sc. p; Dodge
City 92 p; Dresden 50, 81; Fort Scott
S. &C; Hays 80, 10; Macksville 90, 6S;
Mcpherson 30, 20; Manhattan So. so;
Usage City IS, 81; Sedan "a. p; Topeka
81. 81; Toronto 80. 10; Wichita 80. r.
The forecast sent out today is gen
orally fair and warm tonight and Tues
day" The wind this morning was
southwest blowing is miles an hour
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

steady to strong on good. Good to prime
steers, $5.o0d560: poor to medium $3.50
so stocisrs and ree1sr r s sz6ogxso sow KS
40; bulls, $2o0Q41 Is; calves, $3.0OG6.00; Tex
as fed steers. Ss.00d45o
mated Tuesday, $1,000 head; left over from
Saturday 1913 head. Market steady to
strong Mixed and butchers "a. 9Od5 IS:
good to choice heavy, S5.15G530; rough
heavy, $4.50q5.0o; light, $520Q5.65; bulk of
sHEEP~Receipts today. 1900 head.
Sheep steady; lambs strong. Good to
choice wethers, $3.6063 80; fair to choice
mixed, $2.75d3.50: western sheep, $300d3. 30:
native lambs. sS.25Qs.25; western lambs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Prince David's Mother-in-Law Robbed

Honolulu, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Samuel Par
lSer has been robbed of $4,000 worth of
iewelry. consisting chiefly of diamonds
and rubies and solitaire studs. She
wore the jewelry on Saturday night at
a reception held to signalize the open
ing of a new hotel. Several hours later
the thief or thieves entered her home
and stole many of the gems she had
displayed. Mrs. Parker, who is the wife
of Col. Samuel Parker. one of the
wealthiest men in Hawaii was the
widow of J. K. Campbell, who left her
third of his 81 600 900 estate. She
was married to Colonel Parker about d
year and half ago and on the same
Gay her eldest daughter was welded to
Prince David.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
WIN. LINK KILLED.
Topeka Convict Loses Life in Peniten-
tiarY Mine.

The report of ]. d. McBrian, chaplain
of the state penitentiary, to Governor
Bailey for the month of July gives the
name of William Link, a Shawnee
county prisoner. in the list of those dis
charged during July. The remarks"
on the report show, however, that
Links discharge consisted of his being
killed in the coal mine on July 16.
Link was convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to twenty
one years in the penitentiary on July 5,
1895. Link stabbed a young colored man
named Jones in Tennesseetown in the
spring of 1895. The fight took place af-
ter a game of ball and Jones walked to
his home on Buchanan street and died
soon after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Kansas Citv Livestock.

Receipts today. 1000 head, including 5000
head of Texans. Market strong to 1oc
higher Native steers. $3.50d5.25 Texas and
Indian steers, $2.200400; Texas cows, $3.50
Q3O0; native cows and heifers. 81. 50d4.50;
stockers and feeders. 81 0o94.50: bulls. $3.50
$3.50d4-90; western cows, $2.00dS.30.
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head: Mar
S5.10d5 S21z; heavy, $5.O0d5. l21k: packers.
IS. 1920; medium, s5.15l5.30; light, s5.15D
$50: workers., $5.25d5.S0; pigs, $5.25d5-35.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Market strong to 10c higher. Muttons $3.50
"a IS; lambs, $3.15d5S0; range wethers,
S3OOG4 go: ewes $S.OO64 IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Charge Attempt to Wreck.

New York. Aug. 3.-The matter of ap-
plication of Edwin A. McAlpin and
others for the appointment of a receiver
for the Universal Tobacco company
came up before Vice Chancellor Pitney
in Jersey City today. The petitioners
charge that President William H. But
Ter has been a party to a plan to wreck
the company and has misapplied the
company's funds The company has a
stock of 81. 900, 600. On March 81 last
it had assets of 81, 900 and Liabilities
of $500 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

tonville and Fairview which would be
shut out under this view. This rein
vestigation will be made to see if these
routes can not be rearranged TO conform
with the requirements of the post office
department and Congressman Curtis is
hopeful Of securing the routes. 1t IS
believed that the rule will be altered
so as to give thirty miles territory for
one hundred families which will let in
a great many localities in eastern Kan
sas. None of the routes already estab-
lished will be discontinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03

St. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 3.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today 1000 head. including 1000
head of Texans. Market steady for natives
and slow and duh for Texans. Beef steers.
"a. OOd55 so; stockers and feeders, $2.65d400;
cows and heifers, $2-25d4.75; Texas steers.
$255d44 40; Texas cows and heifers, $210Q
$50.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady to strong, Pigs and lights. s5.l5
ass: packers, $5-10d5.40; butchers and
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market strong Natives. $3.25q3.75; lambs,
81 75G5. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Kansas oitv Produce market.

Receipts today. 1856 cars. Quotations.:
Sept 6SAQ6S3sc; Dec, 70ssd701kc. Cash:
No. hard, 7OQ71c; No hard, 691zq70c;
No. hard, 65G67c; rejected hard, 62965c;
No. red. 75c; No. 3 red, T3d74c.
CORN-Sept., 467sc; Dec, 45Ad457sc.
Cash: No 2 mixed. 461zc; No. white.
4615c; No 5 white. 45d46c.
OATS-No. white, &c.
RYE-No. 2, sc
HAY-Choice timothy. $3.50; choice prai-
BUTTER-creamery, 15d17c: dairy. fam
cy, 15c-
EGGsFresh, lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
SMALL BRIDGES GONE.
Several Are Washed Away Sunday
Morning.

Many small bridges were washed
away by the cloudburst early Sunday
morning.
The county bridges washed away were
on the Tenth street road in Mission
township, near the county poor farm,
two near Menoken, and all the bridges
on Indian creek in Soldier township.
Many smaller bridges were carried out.
Two feet of water ran over the floor
of the Shunganunga bridge near Te-
cumseh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
LAND UNDER WATER.
Farms Near Reform School Are
Inundated.

Hundreds of acres of low, fiat land
west of the reform school are under
water. The water from the cloud burst
backed up behind the Rock Island en-
bankment and the water there this
morning was three feet higher than on
the east side of the enbanlzrnent.
County Commissioner Haynes secured
promise from the Rock Island officials
that the water would be drained away
Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
Investigating Rural Routes.

Congressman Curtis has been in cor
respcadence with the postmaster gener-
al for several weeks relative TO the de-
termination to enforce rigfdly the rule
requiring that there be one hundred
families to every rural mail route
twenty-five miles in length Mr.. Curtis
has secured a reinvestigation of propos-
ed routes at Mayetta, Hiawathav Nor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-03
New York Money Market.

New York Aug. 3.-MONEY-Money
on call easy at 1%G2 per cent, closing 1s41
per cent: time money easy; so days. 4
per cent: 90 days, 41z per cent; months
1851 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 5sz66 per cent;
sterling exchange heavy, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at "a. $3.50 for demand
and at 81 $3.50 for go days: posted rates,
81 S415 and $4.ST: commercial bills. ASH.
SIIVER-Bar silver, SAC: Mexican dol
lars. 421zc-
BONDS Government bonds steady.