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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
STEVENS INTERESTED.
Suit Over Payment of Parsons
Asylum Site.

Although the state board of charities
has the deeds for the site of the new
asylum at Parsons in its possession, and
also the award made by the board of
appraisers in the condemnation proceed
ings on the property, and has the new
asylum nearly built, suit involving the
payment for the land has been filed in
the supreme court H j. Allen, chair
man of the board, and F. B. Denman,
its secretary, are today looking up some
matters in connection with ii.
e. B. Stevens, the owner of part of the
land that was taken for the new asylum,
allowed a state warrant for $12, 600
which was paid him for his land, to lie
in the county treasury for several
months after 1t was made out for him,
and then he wanted the state to pay
him interest amounting to about $1,000
on it, which the state refused to do. And
that is where the hitch comes.
The late L. s. Crum, who died shortly
after he was appointed United States
marshal, engineered the securing of the
site for the Parsons asylum. The board
of appraisers which condemned the land,
placed the appraised value at $2S, 900.
From this the board of charities appeal
ed to the district court, believing the
amount too high. Later the officials of
the NJ. K. & T. railroad company, which
has its headquarters at Parsons and
was interested in securing the asylum
there agreed to enter into contract
to bring in the building and other ma
terial for the state at a rate Whlch
would save the state about $4,000 If the
board of charities would pay the $2S,00O,
and not run the risk of taking the
asylum away from Parsons after all
AS this would reduce the price of land
to practically 1923, 900, the board of char
tiles agreed to the proposition, the con-
tract was made. the railroad company
has carried it out in hauling brick from
Lansing and other material, and In due
time the motion to dismiss was filed on
the part of the board of charities.
But in the meantime Lit Crum had
died and Stevens had put in claim
for interest on his warrant 1t was
turned down. so Stevens filed an APP
peal to the supreme court on the report
of the appraisers.
When the deal was all agreed to,
Crum, as agen for the various parties
at Parsons, came to Topeka, received
state auditor and receipted for them,
them over to the county treasurer of
Labette county as provided by law in
case of an appraisement. There they re-
manned for the owners of the various
tracts of land condemned to call for
them. For some reason or other
Stevens did not call for his warrant
and he afterwards set up the claim that
he had never accepted it.
The board declines to pay interest on
the warrant. and 1t also believes that
the appraisement will stand Chairman
Allen says the board believed the ap-
praisement was too high, but agreed
to it on the arrangement to save the
state Sc, 900 in another way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
MEN ARE EXCITED.
Discharge of Street Railway
Men Causing Agitation.

Men in the employ of the street rail-
way insist that the dismissal of Motor
neers Kinney and Wiscomb. Conduct
or Smith and one other conductor was
due entirely to the fact that the COM
pany was DESTROYS of getting rid of
some of the most active men in the
formation of the street car mems
union.
A conductor who said that for OBJ
vious reasons he did not want his name
used, said to State Journal reporter
today:
Superintendent Patten made a state
ment few days ago which was
brought to the ears of the men, to the
effect that there would not be union
man left on the line in six months.
We know that the attitude of the road
is unfriendly to us. but we are not
AFRAID. We have the union organized .
This representative of the carmen's
union went on to say: The two motor
neers who were let out were both among
the Oldest men on the line. Both were
good men. The two conductors had not
been on over six months. 1t is Of course
an injustice for any one to intimate
that these men were dishonest
The charge which the company is
said to have made against the men was
gambling, drinking and violating rules.
One of the discharged motorneerS said:
Il was charged with sitting down
while on duty, smoking on duty, drink
ing anu SUPPOSE L all
technically guilty of the first two
charges. Bert Patten saw me smoking
one day during the flood while I was
working down at the bridge. AS to
sitting down while on duty, 1 did sit
down at the end of the line sometimes.
am not guilty on the gambling charge
but Il is rather a hard thing to prove
that person does not gamble. AS to
drinking, have taken just two glasses
Of beer in the past year. 1 guess that
is record which need mt he
ashamed Of"
Whether or not the trouble will have any
further results is not known. The COM
pany has just made the men another hand
some increase In pay. which will tend to
hold them in line. This is the second in
crease which has been made within six
months. The men are getting about a
fourth more than year ago.
Some of the older employees of the line
refuse to have anything to do with the
union. but it is Believed that a ajority
of the men are now members. If the I'M
ion had sufficient strength the dismissal
of the four conductors and motorneers
would doubtless cause a strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
ANOTHER WHEAT STORY.
F. G. Denman Says osborne's Yield Is
Record Breaker.

F. G. Denman. of Osborne. secretary
of the state board of charities. joins in
the chorus of the wheat anthem which
comes floating down from the Sixth
district.
THE highest wheat yield I know of
so far in Osborne has been forty BUSH
els to the acre" said Mr.. Denman to-
day. land the lowest is eighteen.
imagine the average for the county will
be between twenty and twenty-five
bushels.
I'VE are going to have extra fine
corn up our way, too he continued.
These last rains have made two
thirds of the corn in Osborne county.
and it will be a good crop. Most of
our corn was put in comparatively
early. and it was not hurt by any floods.
Il notice, too. that the Kaw valley
is going to have considerable corn
after all. 1 noticed in coming down on
the train that that which was planted
after the flood is up shoulder high or
better and has a splendid color 1t
ought to be in hard roasting ears in an
other four weeks, which will only be
the first week in September. so that it
ought to have time to mature, If the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

They have a compulsory arbitratio
law in New Zealand, and this is how it
worked in one instance; In March all
the cabinetmakers of Auckland were
locked out in consequence of the arbi-
tration court raising their wages. The
employers decided to discontinue man
ufacturing and thereafter import all
furniture required. Under the New
Zealand law an employer must either
comply with the decree of the court of
arbitration or go out Of business. The
cabinetmakers concluded to take the
latter course. There have been MANY
threats since the arbitration law went
into effect that employers would shut
up their works instead of submitting to
the decree. but this is the first instance
in which the threat has been carried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
MAJOR ]. B. POND.
IFrom The Outlook

ltrOm Inc outlook.
Major James b. Pond, who died re
Gently. in the sixty-fifth year of his age.
has rendered to the American people a
service something analogous to that of
a great publisher, with this difference:
the publisher introduces the writings Of
thinkers to readers; Major Pond intro
duced the thinkers themselves to audi
ences. When he began his work as d
lecture agent in 1875, the lecture plat
form was more an instrument of educa-
ton and less a means for amusement
than today.
Under his auspices many of the great
public teachers of the last quarter of
the last century addressed the American
public, from that distinctively American
forum, the lecture platform Among
those whom he was the means of intro
ducing to America are Henry NJ Stan
ley, George KEENAN,. Ernest Thompson
Seton. Israel Zangwill, and John Wat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
VOLUME OF TRADE KEEPS VI

Internal commerce conditions in the
United States, as reported by the de-
partment of commerce and labor
through it's bureau Of statistics. show
that the first half4of the current year
compares favorably with the CORE
spending period in 1902 or 1901. With a
few exceptions the volume of trade thus
far this year equalled. if not exceeded,
that of last year. though occasionally
falling below the high level of 1901.
There is no evidence of a general re-
cession in commercial activities, CORE
spending to the extraordinary shrink
age in speculative values.
Western staples for this year have
gained materially over last year, re-
ceipts of live stock at five markets
having amounted to 15.126,661 head.
compared with 14,95S,3 head in the
first six months of 1902, and Is, ITO, 800
head in 1901. The numerical decrease
from 1901 occurred in hogs, which have
been averaging equal to or heavier than
in 1901. and much heavier than in 1902.
Coincident with this. the trend of
prices for hogs has been downward.
The price at Chicago on July 1 was
S5.79 per hundred, against S7.61 a year
ago.
Wheat receipts at eight interior mar
kets for the crop year ending June 80,
1903 We're 236675. 500 bushels, compared
with 221. 766, SS7 bushels in 1902, and 217,-
O5S.743 bushels in 1901
The total shipments of provisions
from Chicago and Chicago points for
the first twenty-six weeks of 1903 were
621,13S tons. against 653,217 tons in the
same period of 1902, and see, 029 tons in
1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

weather is favorable during the next
few weeks
While the wheat reports from the
northwest continue to grow, those from
the southern wheat counties are dis
couraging. Recent reports from the
threShers in Sumner county indicate
that the heretofore banner wheat coun-
ty of the United States is destined this
year to drop to position considerably
down the list
a prospect as L ever saw up to April
hurt our wheat said Senator Simons,
of Sumner county, today. up to that
time we had a fine prospect, but after
that the wheat did not seem to do well.
So far the threshing returns have run
from eight to twenty bushels per acre,
and 1 imagine the average yield will
be about twelve bushels. l had as fine
prospect as 1 ever sa wup to April
on my farm, but my wheat only
thfeShed nine bushels per acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
ALL RECORDS SMASHED
Lowe Special Beats Its Own
Schedule 10 Hours.

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. THE Lowe
special is due in Los Angeles at 1:27 p.
m All transcontinentaI records have
been broken by the run and if no delay
occurs in the next hour the train will
reach Los Angeles in five hours less time
than made by the Peacock special and
ten hours ahead of its own schedule.
Seligman. AriZ., was reached at 8: 50
this morning the train leaving there
seven hours and five minutes ahead of
the schedule. Barstow, Cal, was passed
at 9:53 a. m. instead of Sis as scheduled.
The train is now rushing on to this city
and is expected to roll into Los Angeles
Grand station at 1928 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
TO FISH OUT BRIDGES.
County Commissioners Receive
Bids Today.

At noon today the county commission
ers opened bids for the recovery OF TOUR
of the Kansas river bridges washed
away during the flood.
Six bids were received. They were all
made on the percentage basis. The bid
ders agree to furnish all material and
machinery necessary to the work, to en-
ploy all laborerS and superintendent
necessary and to receive as their pay
percentages to be computed on the
The bidders agreed to recover the
wrecked bridges and pile and lumber
and iron work on the bank in convent
ent place and in a proper manner
The bids received were as follows:
A. ]. Tullock, of Leavenworth, bid to
recover the Sardou and Valencia bridges
for 30 per cent.
A. NJ Blodgett, of Kansas City, bid
to recover the Rossville bridge for 3412
per cent; the Valencia bridge for 50 per
cent; the brick plant bridge for S31z per
cent; the Sardou bridge for 32% per
cent.
The Ieavenworth Bridge company bid
to recover the Rossville bridge for 2S.9
per cent.
The Kansas City Bridge company bid
to recover the Drlck pant DrluSS AOA
33 1-3 per cent.
The Midland Bridge company, of Kan
sas City. bid to recover either or all the
bridges for 81 per cent.
The Canton Bridge company DAu " io-
cover the brick plant bridge for 80 per
cent.
The Valencia bridge was of six spans
and cost the county $1S,979. The brick
yard bridge was six spans and the con-
tract price was $17,995. The Sardou
bridge is seven spans and cost ST., 424.
The Rossville bridge was five spans ana
cost $12,S50.
At the special session of the legisla-
ture the Shawnee county commissioners
were authorized to rebuild these four
bridges at a cost of not to exceed $780,
900 for each bridge. After the spans
are recovered the commissioners Will
then call for bids for the rebuilding OF
the bridges and all the old material that
is fit will be used.
The commissioners decided to reject
all the bids and to call for bids for the
rebuilding of the bridges. The commls-
sioners decided that the percentages
asked were too high and that the coun-
ty would lose money. The commission
ers will now call for bids and ask the
bidders to name the price at which they
will rebuild the bridges using all the
material in the wrecked bridges that Is
suitable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
Passenger Trains on ST. Jos Divis 10
Tied Up

A freight wreck was caused on the
Rock Island tracks three miles south of
Holton at 1890 o'clock this morning
when a freight car jumped the track
Eight freight cars were dftched but no
one was injured. The passenger train
dine here at Il: 90 d. m. is tied up on the
other side of the wreck and can not be
gotten into Topeka before evening.
There was no train out to st. Joseph
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
Don't Forget


and also remember to get your order
placed early tomorrow morning for
what groceries. meats. fresh fruits and
vegetables you will want for Sunday
We will have some extra meats suitable
for Sunday dinner. We will also have
a good supply of fruit and vegetables.
We are very particular to buy only the
best so you are sure to get the best
that is offered at our store.
Sweet Clover Creamery Butter you
know is the best creamery butter in
town.
We want you to call at our store and
let US name you some prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
Motion Overruled.

Georgetown, KY, Aug. Motions of
the defense in the trial of ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers. for completely
in the Goebel murder. to discharge the
venire summoned from Bourbon county,
alleging they were selected by partisan
agents and objecting to the panel on tn
same grounds were overruled- Argu-
ments on the validity of the pardon is
ued Powers by Ex-Governor Taylor were
being made when recess was taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
CHUMS MAY SAVE DISGRACE
East st. Louis Friends of Accused
Cashier Make Up Embezzlemen..

ST. Louis, Mo-. Aug. ITO save their
chum from the penitentiary fifteen East
St. Louis Young men each signed a note
for 800. The man they hope to save
is Ned Adams, cashier for Swift & Co.
at Nashville, now under arrest for en-
bezzling 81, 500. Robert Sikxing has gone
to Chicago to pay the money and try
to obtain Adams release
It is said that the father of an East
st. Louis girl started the movement
According to this story Adams was en-
gagged to this girl and she was loyal TO
him in the face of his trouble. The en-
gagement, however, is denied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
French and Moors Fight

Madrid. Aug According to dis
patch from MelIa. Morocco, a fight has
taken place between French and Moor
ish troops near the village of Beni-Gatt.
The Moors. who were pursuing body
of Kabyle insurgents. entered French
territory. in spite of the protests OF
French frontier post and a conflict en-
sued Three French and two Moorish
soldiers were killed and a number were
wounded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
Race Trouble at Henrietta, N. @.

Charlotte, N. c.. Aug 7.-Serious
trouble between negroes and whites is
threatened at Henrietta, the location of
one of the largest cotton mills in North
Carolina. Two negroes were cut last
night and one of them will die. The
cause of the trouble was the alleged
disturbing of a colored meeting by
whites and the cursing of a white boy
by a negro. An armed crowd of negroes
was dispersed by the extra force of po-
licemen on duty but more trouble is
expected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
Constipation

To cure Chronic Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sick Headache. strengthen the
bowels and make pure blood. use
Hobart's Kas-Kenna Waters 80 doses
zoe, sent by mail For sale at Hobart's.
the Cut-Rate Drug Store. 500 West
Tenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

Speaking Of newspapers, the Pittsfield
(Mass) Eagle says: Common sense,
honest purpose and fearlessness appeal
to the vast majority of the people in
the long rrn. and when the radicals re-
gain their reason, as they most always
do. they return to the conservative
newspaper every time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
COLI Contest at Cleveland.

Cleveland. O., Aug. I'm the semi
finals for the western amateur golf
championship today Walter Egan. of
Chicago, and E. S. Brown of Cleveland,
led off Egan was 2 up at the ninth
hole. Chandler Egan played against w.
H. Russell. The latter was 1 up at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
SUGAR TRUST WINS.
Receivers from Governments on Porto
Rico and Philippines Importations.

New York, Aug. Judge Ray in the
United States circuit court handed down
two decisions today overruling the de-
murrers taken by George r. Bidwell
when collector of the port in the suit of
the American Sugar Refining company
to recover duties upon certain sugars
brought from Panay in the Philippine
islands and from Porto Rico. The re-
filming company sued for $751; OF with in
terest from October IL. 1899. in the mat
ter of the Philippine Sugar and for
$21 716 in the Porto Rico sugar, with
interest from April IS, 1899. The allie
cations OF the plaintiff say that the
amounts were illegally exacted and COL
lected by duress of the goods. The &C
ton was begun in the supreme court
and removed to the United States cir
cult court. Collector Bidwell demurred
on the ground in the Panay matter that
when the sugar was shipped on March
IA 1899 the Philippine islands were for
eign territory as the treaty of Paris was
not ratified by the Spanish authorities
until March 19, and the Washington au-
thorities until April IL
Judge Ray held that:
TT would seem that merchandise is
to be deemed imported on the day when
it arrives at the port of entry and not
before. The demurrer of the defendant
must be overruled with costs. So
ruled"
The same arguments were advanced
by the collector and the plaintiff in the
Porto Rican sugar matter and the col
Iector was again overruled, Judge Day
stating that this court is of the opin-
ion that the transportation of the goods
on the high seas was an act preliminary
to importation and not any part of the
importation. Had the vessel with its
cargo been lost at sea it is clear that
the sugars would not have been i'm
ported into the United States nor would
they have been imported had they been
thrown overheard during stress of
WOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
Hanged for Robbery. .

Birmingham, Ala. Aug. Will Hud-
son and Will Jones, negroes convicted
on charges of highway robbery, were
executed in the county Jail yard here to
day. Hudson denied that he was guilty
of the crime of which he had been con-
victed. Asked if he had ever killed
anybody he replied: Il will tell old
Marster about that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

SHLscrIIerS of the State journal
aUGy during the summer may haze
he fabe, mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate of thirty
cents month address changed as
offcn as desired IThize ont Of tOson
Ire State journal 7rfH be to y0W like
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
strikers killed by cossacks.

Kieff. Russia. Aus. Three work.
men were killed and twenty-four
wounded yesterday when the Cossacks
fired on the strikers who were attempt
ing to interfere with traffic. The riot
ers numbered 81, 600. A magistrate, an
officer and several soldiers were injured
bV stones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

The Chicago Chronicle says that Sena-
tor Burton is not foeman worthy of
the steel of the Tillman Pitchfork. To
which the Washington Post adds: POS
sibly not but we cannot think of any
one else just now who can be spared so
wei as Burton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
SACKS OF GARDEN SEED.
The County Commissioners Have
Some Left Over.

The county commissioners have six
large mail sacks filled with garden seed
on hand.
The seed was left from the consign-
ment from the United States depart
ment of agriculture sent to Topeka to
be distributed among the Shawnee
county food sufferers. The seed will be
saved and will be distributed next
spring among those who need it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

Numerous assertions made recently to
the effect that the worst is over in Wall
street, that the climax has been reached
in LIQUIDATION. that the crisis in the
financial situation has been passed.
that the storm has been weathared
safely seem powerless to stop the con-
tinuous and steady decline in the value
of securities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
APPEAL FOR RELIEF.
People Along Rock Island Want a
Cream Train.

The people along the Rock Island be-
tween Belleville and GOodland seem de-
termined in their efforts to aid the Con-
tinental Creamery company to secure
a new passenger train which will carry
cream between those points. Thus far
petitions containing 1859 names have
been filed with the state board of rail-
road commissioners asking for this
train by the towns along the way
These towns and the number of petit
TONERS from each town are as Follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
North Topeka Postofice.

Post office Inspector Slussar has made
arrangements for the lease of T. NJ.
James building on North Kansas avenue
for the use of Station A. The contract
is subject to the approval of the post Of
flee department in Washington. 1t is
believed that it will be approved and
that the North Topeka station. which.
ever since the flood. has been maintain
ed in the post office building on this
side, will be opened early next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

Mr.. Cleveland has promised to make
an address at a banquet or something
and announces that he will make no
reference to politics. What does he
suppose he was invited for? The whole
affair may as well be declared off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

So far nobody. we believe, has ac-
cused Mr.. d. J. Kelley of acting as the
agent Of the transcontinental railroads
in staving off the digging Of the 18TH
milan canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

The recent appeal OF Kansas for aid
has led an eastern newspaper to suggest
that we again pass the hat in order to
raise money to build enough cribs to
hold this years corn crop.