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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-06
HANDSPRING SOLD.
By P. J. Dryer to F. r. Hitchcock for
tn, Great Sum of $65 900.

Lexington, KY, July 6.-Handspring,
the great son of Hanover and My
Favorite. by imp. Rayon dor, has been
sold to P. ]. Dwyer, president of the
Brooklyn Jockey club, to f. R. Hitch
cock for $65. 900.
Handspring. for the last two seasons,
has been located at the Melbourne stud
of w. S. Barnes here where he is still
located. He is now 10 years old and
was a superior race horse, winning the
Great Trial, fremont, Double Events
/ (both renewals), Foam, BilloWS, With
ers and Carlton stakes and Brooklyn
Derby. He earned $57, 725 on the turf,
and ranks as the second largest money
winner of all the sons of the dead Han
/ over.
Dwyer bought him as a yearling from
his breeder, w S.. Barnes, and has own
ed him ever since, he winning all his
races in the colors of the president OF
the Brooklyn Jockey club. So far IN
the stud he has sired Major danger
! field. largest winning horse in America
in 1902; Merry Acrobat. winner of the
White Plains handicap; the double
stake winner this year Merriment, Miss
Buttermilk, Somersault, Meditation,
Lady Matchless, Traperist, Barklemore
and Hayward Hunter
His oldest get are now 4-year-olds-
The price paid for Handspring is the
biggest received for a Thoroughbred
stallion, with one exception, in TINS
country, Charles Reed buylng imp d
Blaise at the senior A Belmont's clos
| ing out sale for 100000 1t is also So
600 more than E r. Thomas gave for
Herrais and several thousand over what
the pacing stallion Dan Patch sold for
last winter. 1t is also $4,000 over the
sum w c. Whitney paid for Hamburg.
at the late Marcus Days Bitter Root
stud sale. The purchase of Hand
/ spring by Hitchcock indicates that
eastern millionaires intend to embark
/ heavily in the breeding business. just
where he will locate his new purchase
+ is at present not known, he has
horses at several places in Kentucky.
including Beaumont Stud and Ham
burg Place, but it is likely he now con-
templates the purchase of a Kentucky
breeding farm.
4 Handspring's enormous value lies in
/ the fact that he has so far sired in
Major Daingerfield the best race horse
yet got by any son of Hanover.
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reservoir at Radabaugh covers abOuS
10 acres and supplies Greensburg, Jean
ette essen, Manor and other pointa
further down the valley.
Quite a crowd of people still linger at
the Pennsylvania station culvert, which
is blocked with debris, under which 1t
is expected the bodies of six unfortun~
ate victims of the flood will be found.
All is in readiness for the search for
the bodies, but it is believed that noth-
ing can be accomplished without the
aid of dynamite, as the houses, stables
and outhouses and other debris are
wedged in so tightly by the culvert
that human effort toward dislodginS 1t
viii prove to be of no avail.
The suddenness of the disaster, to-
gether with the attendant features, was
indeed pathetic. Yesterday afternoon
most of the people were attracted to
the park by the children's orchestra, q
juvenile musical organization which
gave its initial Open-air concert. The
band was playing when the storm
came up. Many of the young musl
clans, who were girls, hurried and
grabbed their instruments and ran into
the building used as a roller coaster to
the laughing gallery and the tent COW
ering the merry go-rOund. All thesS
buildings with the exception of the
roller coaster building and a portion OF
the merry gO-rOund, were swept away.
The exact number of persons who
were seeking shelter in the buildings
from the storm is not known. Wit
nesses of the disaster claim that at
least 200 people were housed in the diff =
ferent places of shelter Will the Off
Gals of the Pittsburg, McKeesport &
Greensburg street railway company
claim that most of the persons in the
buildings esc2D ed.
NJ. A. Coffey, superintendent of the
traction company, estimates that noA
more than ten persons were swept
away in the flood. He denies that thaIs
were any passengers drowned when the
two cars were overturned by the flood.
and declares that all the people WE'RE
rescued after the cars had upset. He
said however. that he did not reach
the park until o'clock last night.
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD A HEAVY
LOSER.
Irwin, Pa, July 6.-The greatest prop
erty damage done by the flood in Brush
falling most heavily on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The estimated loss of
property at this place will, it is said,
reach $3.50, 600. Reports coming in show
every bridge along Brush creek was
washed away.
All during the night bodies were no
tioed in the mad swirling waters. The
first discovery today was the body of
an eight-months- old baby that was
lodged in the wreckage west of town.
UP TO SECOND STORY WINDOWS
La Trobe, Pa, July 6.-Yesterday's
clOudburst washed away the Whitney,
Lloydsville and several other bridges.
The village of Dorothy was flooded to
were caught by the flood at Woodlawn
park, but all escaped unhurt.
REACHED WILMERDING.
Pittsburg, July 6.-The full force of
the flood reached Wilmerding early to-
day and inundated the principal streets
but beyond the flooding of the Westing-
{ house Airbrake works, no serious dam
age resulted.
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WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
oakford Park Owned by an Electric
Road.

Oakford park is located three miles
northwest of Greensburg and one mile
from Jeanette. The land embraced by
the pleasure ground one of the most de-
lightful breathing spots in the summer
time to be found between Altoona and
Pittsburg was purchased by the Pitts
burg, McKeesport & Greensburg Elec-
trio Railway company about six years
ago. Shortly after the park was laid
out a lake was projected to cover six
acres and the plans rapi-ly materialized.
The water was supplied by never failing
springs two miles to the north of the
park An immense wall was built across
the ravine. 1t possessed a base cover
ing 80 feet and gently slanting The ba-
sin was from to 20 feet deep. The
lake was used for boating and bathing
by the numerous picnic parties held
there during the summer months.
Last night the delightful little park
and lake of the morning and the pride
of Greensburg, Jeanette and the rail-
way Co. was nothing short of a mud
hole and there is no likelihood that an
attempt will be made to replace it by the
street car company.
During the past two months thousands
of dollars worth of improvements have
been placed there. A handsome thea
ter. fountains and other attractions were
built and it is estimated that the loss
to the company will aggregate fully
$4,000. all wiped away within the brief
time of ten minutes.
Fortunately the crowds at the park
yesterday were smaller than they have
been for several Sundays. In a sermon
preached to the young people by Rev.
w r. Corter Of the Christian church
last Sunday. an appeal was made to
them to stay away from the pleasure
grounds on Sunday afternoon, and it is
believed to have had the effect of great
ly reducing the attendance there today
and probably saving the lives of many
of his hearers.
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KILLED BY AN OFFICER.
Kansas City Policeman Shoots Flee
ing Prisoner.

Kansas City, July 6.-Bert Mulkey,
aged Is years, well known police char
acter in the north end, was shot and
almost instantly killed while trying to
escape from Policeman Frank McGinnis
shortly after 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The shooting took place in front
of the Pabst Brewing companys plant
scores of persons who were awaiting
the departure of the river excursion
steamers.
Mulkey and companion, whose name
is unknown to the police, were engaged
in shooting craps in a wagon yard in
the rear of the brewery. A dispute arose
regarding the ownership of a stake of
IS which had been wagered by Mulkey
During the alteration Mulkey drew a
long bladed knife from his pocket ana
made a lunge at his opponent. who pro-
tected himself with a beer bottle
Seeing that fight was in progress
Policeman McGinnis, who was on duty
at the steamer Gunter. ran to the brew
cry yard and ordered both men to drop
their weapons. Mulkey grabbed the
money and refused to give it up The
officer then started with both prisoners
towards police headquarters. Upon
/ reaching Main street both men broke
from the polfceman's grasp and rar
McGinnis followed Mulkey and COM
manded the escaping prisoner to halt
He emphasized the command by firing
a shot in the air. The fugitive still con-
directly at Mulkey and fired. The but
let struck Mickey in the back of the
neck and emerged on the right side OF
the chin, fracturing the axis of the
spinal column during its paSSag e
through the mans neck.
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CAN THEY WITHDRAW?
Policyholders of Kansas Mutual
Seem to Be in q Trap.

George E. Cole. secretary of the trus-
tees of the Kansas Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, is sending out now the
long delayed reinsurance contract
which was adopted by the policy hold
ers of the Kansas Mutual with the IL
linois Life. The contract is accompanied
by the letter explaining that it was i'm
possible to send out the contract until
after June 81. as it was not until that
date that the contract was signed and
approved.
1t seems to be the understanding of
the trustees that all policy holders of
the Kansas Mutual who voted either in
person or by proxy to accept the pro-
position of the Illinois Life can not be
termed Dissenting policy holders and
are therefore barred from filing notice
within Is days and Withdrawing their
portion of the assets as the reinsurance
contract provides. The vote at the
meeting was unanimous in favor of the
reinsurance contract, but many OF the
people who voted for it did so with the
understanding that they would be able
to take advantage of that clause of the
contract which permits them to with
draw their assets by giving notice with
in 10 days.
The 15-day limit dates from June q.
and will therefore expire on July u. At
torneys will probably not ali agree with
the Interpretation of the contract which
the trustees seem to be inclined to give
The Interpretation is set forth as fol-
lows in the letter which accompanies
the contract:
LAS many have made inquiry when
the 15-day period mentioned in article
9 of the contract began, we wish to say
for the information of all, that it began
Saturday. June 81, the day the contract
was approved by the court 1t is we'll to
observe, however, that this 15-day
clause concerns only dissenting policy
| holders
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Strong on Liver
pool Influence.
This Causes Lively Action in
Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Slow but they Steady
Down.
The Same Condition Prevails
With Hogs.

Chicago, July 6.-WHEAT-Wheat open
ed strong a big advance in July at
Liverpool and on rather bullish reports
from Russia, September being 1zG5sc high
er. at 75A 757sc- There was good COM
mission house demand but offerings were
vance. September selling up to 755sd753t :,
but reacting again to 751sG7514c receipts
at Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago were
7S2 cars.
CORN-There was a good general lie
mand for corn at the start, due to the
7sc higher, at 5014 05O1zc. Under light offer
ings the price advanced to 5Gszc, but later
declined to 501Ac. Receipts three days.
were 1.065 cars
OATS-Oats opened firm in sympathy
with the strength in wheat and corn, and
at 335s@341sc. Coverings by shorts, togeth-
er with a good demand from commission
houses held prices firm the first hour. Re
ceipts were 497 cars
VISIONS-Provisions opened a trifie
easier, but the strength in grains brought
loss fas partly regained. September pork
opened sc lower. at S15.S5; September lard
was 212d5c lower. at $S.3712, and ribs were
down &C. at SS.S5.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, TIC; No. 8
red, 75GTc; No. hard winter, TIC; No. 8
spring, soc: No. 2 northern spring. TIC; No.
Corning. 2, 5O1ka5OAc; No. 3. 5OA@
6ATs-No. 2. &c: No. 3. Sec.
RYEJuly. soc; Sept, SOC;
July SIC; Sept. and Oct, $1.oO.
TIMOTHY-July, $5.45.
CLOVER-s11. 80.
RARLEY-CaSh: 42G53c.
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gamated Copper Y point. Changes general

gamated Copper Y point. Changes general
ly were to lower level
Selling of the spectalties caused weakness
in the railroad list, but buying orders soon
appeared for the coalers and western
stocks and they advanced fraction above
last weeks closing. Amalgamated Copper,
Smelling and Brooklyn Transit fell to 1ss
points, with partial recoveries. Colorado
Fuel was bought freely and rose "a points
and Northwestern, after declining 1 point
rallied points Chicago. Great Western
preferred B gained point and Delaware
and Hudson IA points,
Ihere was slight hardening movement
which carried Norfolk and Western and
Twin City Rapid Transit point over last
week and some other railroad stocks a
large fraction The trading continued very
apapthetic.
Bonds were irregular at noon
The usual midday dullnesS was unre-
lieved by any price fuctuation of impor-
tance in the active division. Sugar dropped
IL points on a few transactions. while
Hooking Valley preferred advanced H. and
st. Paul preferred 2 points
speculative interest was stiff1ed during
the afternoon. The absence of any dem
onstration either way in the leading stocks
deprived the room traders of any cue and
the market was virtually dead. Sugar fell
off "a points and rallied a point and Con-
solidated Gas fell 1 point.
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FOURTH AT HERINGTON.
Fireworks, Baseball and the Usual
Accidents.

Herington, Kas., July 6-The Fourth
this year was observed here more than
usual Never since this town started
has a larger crowd been seen here At
least 5000 people were celebrating here.
A fine programme mad been arranged,
and was carried out in full.
A magnificent parade in the morning.
consisting Of decorated mercantile and
mechanical floats decorated carriages,
bicycles, etc, was the main attraction
of the day, and was a great success
noon, Enterprise VS. Harrington. The
score was z to 4, Enterprise the win
ners.
In the evening a grand display o.
fireworks, witnessed by thousands OF
people, was the finest ever seen here.
and after the good night piece every
one went home satisfied with the day.
very serious accident happened to
Mrs. Jake Fritz, in which she received
such injuries that may prove fatal. She
was riding along the street in a buggy
when someone in the crowd fired 4
pistol in front of the horse, which be-
came frightened and Jerking back
quickly caused Mrs. Fritz to fall for
ward between the dashboard and the
horse. in her fall fracturing the skull
and receiving internal injuries also.
There is no hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Jones, while getting on the
merry go-round with her two children.
was pushed off by some ruffian in the
crowd, and as she fell broke her leg
above the ankle, also dislocating the
ankle.
Ford Duke, a blacksmith, while try
ing to start the gasoline engine used
for power for the fans in Winters pool
hall, had his hand mashed between the
wheels.
A few other accidents were reported,
but of minor detail
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.LOUBET LAYS A STONE
Starts Foundation for a New
Basin at BouIogne.

Boulogne France, July 6.-President
Loubet arrived here at 10 a. m. and was
accorded hearty reception by the as
sembled crowds. He proceeded immedi-
ately to the docks in order to attend
the ceremony of laying the foundation
stone of the new basin.
The town was overlooking with sight
seers and the route of the presidential
train from the suburbs to the docks was
lavishly decorated with venetian masts,
trophies, streamers and triumphal arch
es. Fishing nets, as representative of
the chief industry of Boulogne-sur- Mer,
were also prominent features of the en-
Enlistment The fishing industry was
further represented by a triumphal arch
entirely composed of fish barrels, buoys,
life belts and similar articles.
Such a display of British Union jacks
had seldom been seen in France, while
American, Russian and other ags were
numerous.
Troops lined the entire route and the
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ANOTHER is DEAD.
Missouri Shooter Succumbs to His
Wounds.

Steelville, Mo-, July 6-The street fight
in Steelville Saturday which resulted in
the death of Robert Stark and the ser
ious wounds of Sheriff Taft and 9TH
ers, has been followed by the death of
Herschel Starks. son of Robert Starks.
who was shot through the abdomen by
one of the sheriff's posse in attempting
to arrest the young man.
At the coroner's inquest over the body
of the second victim of the tragedy it
transpired in the evidence that young
Stark was the originator of the diff
Guilty. The young man. who was not
over 20 years old attacked the sheriff
and two deputies, as well as the two
city marshals, and succeeded in wound
ing three persons before he was him
self shot.
Herschel told younger brother, be-
fore he died. to avenge his death. Sher-
if Taft is still in a critical condition
from his wounds.
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Kansas CITY Livestock.

ceipts today, 5000 head including 15U0 head
of Texans Market slow and steady. Ma
tive steers, $3.0065 10; Texas and Indian
steers. 81. 7od4.00: Texas cows. s. 40d3.20.
native cows and heifers. $2.0C14-35; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 75d4.50; bulls. g 25a4.5e:
calves, 81. 65n600; western steers, IS. 75d4 .60;
western cows. s.. 75d3.3 IS.
HOGS-Receipts today. 10. 800 head. Mar
s5.65d5.70; heavy, $5.65d570: packers, IS CO
d5.70: medium: $5.70q5-75: light. $5.s0d5.s5.
workers., IS. 75G5s5; pigs, IS. 40Q5.75.
Market strong. Muttons. $3.oOd5.oo; lambs,
s. 30d6 IS; range wethers, $3.25Q5.15; ewes,
S3.Oon5 90.
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HELP IS NEEDED.
Pratt County Farmers Wanted More
Harvest Hands.

Pratt, Kas., July Elm Friday S
paper appeared an article censuring D.
w. Blaine's call for harvest hands.
Mr.. Blaine's statement is very consid-
crate, for last Saturday night our
streets were lined with farmers looking
for harvest hands. There are not over
a dozen headers in the county but what
are running short of. help, and some are
running with only one barge. %
account of the scarcity of help some
have even had to lay aside their head
ers and bind their wheat. The 500 har-
vest hands called for by Mr. Blaine
would be hired in 80 minutes if it Was
known they would be here. These arc
facts, and the few people that Gov
ernor Bailey interviewed were not
farmers. but people who knew not
what they said.
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POPE LEO RALLIES.
CONTINUED from Page -

votes write the words "Acceda Domino
Cardinali--' Il go over to Lord Car
dinal -'O
In practice this part of the system
corresponds with that at our own state
and county conventions, where the dele
gates sometimes change their votes in
favor of such candidates as they find
have a fair prospect of receiving the
requisite majority Should both ballots
fail at the papal election in producing
the requisite majority, then the ballot
papers are burned This has given rise
to curious custom The pipe of the
stove in which the papers are burned
goes out through a window to the open
air, and its extremity is visible to the
crowds who assemble on such occasions
in the Plaza of st. Peters to watch for
the 'sfumata"-i. e., the thin column of
blue smoke-telling that a vote has been
taken. AS soon as the result is reached
the doors of this conclave are thrown
open and a cardinal. preceded by a
cross bearer, comes out and announces
the choice of the cardinals. If the new
pope be present he is soon after car
ried out, clad in the snow white robes
of his office, and blesses the assembled
multitude.
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Kansas Citv Produce narket.

Kansas City, July 6-Close-wHEAT-
Receipts today, IS cars Quotations:
71a72c; No. 5 hard, 67hc: No. 1 hard. SiS
651kc; rejected hard, 61d62c; No. red, 73c;
No. 3 red. Zoe
CORN-July, 461l Sept, Az G443ac. Cash:
No. 2 mixed, 461zG47c; No. white. 471z0
4Sc; No g. 47c.
OATS-No. 2 white CSC.
RYE-No 2. Soc.
HAY-Choice timothy, $11.0o; choice prai-
RE, s9.00d9.50.
BUTTER-Creamery. 17@1sc; dairy. fan
EGGS-Fresh. 12c.
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Cotton Market

New York, July 6.-COTTON-Th cotton
market became very active and sensa-
opening under heavy selling said to have
originated with the New Orleans bulls.
August. which opened at $12.55, was forced
down to $11.70, loss of SIS points, July sold
at $11.75 and September at 5000 a loss of
70 points from the opening. The excite
ment was intense and at the least indica-
ton of pool Hquida ton bears started ham
mering the list vigorously.
CLOSE@Spot cotton closed quiet and 65
points higher. Quotations per 100 pounds
Middling uplands, $1210: middling gulf,
$12.35. Sales today, 3.1OO bales.
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Chicago. July 6.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day. 1900 head. Market slow Good to
prime steers. s4.90d5.40; poor to medium,
$4.O0d4.75: stockers and feeders. $2-75n4.Ho;
81 50G2 rs: bulls. s2.00d4.O0: calves, s.. ESQ
500: Texas fed steers. $3.50G4.40.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head: esti-
mated Tuesday, 1000 head: left over from
Friday 3,2S2 head. Light hogs strong; 9TH
ers slow. Mixed and butchers, IS. 70G5.90:
good to choice heavy, $5.65Q5S0; rough
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81. Louis livestock Market

St. Louis, Mo, July 6.-CATTLE[Re-
ceipts today, 4.500 head, including 1900 head
of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers,
cows and heifers, s2.25d425; Texas steers,
S3.O0d4.20: cows and heifers, s.. 15G3. Is,
HOGS-Receipts today, 4.500 head Mar
lxet steady. Pigs and lights, S575ds.O0.
packers, $5.s5d59O; butchers and pest
heavy. $5.90Q600
SHEEP-Receipts today, 100 head.
Market steady. Natives, $3.90d4. 70; lambs,
S4 1885, so; Texans, So. 50a4.40.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat A6Ssd
higher; corn 1s@3sd higher.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. Wheat 1s0Ad
higher; corn unchanged to sd higher.
Receipts of grain at Chicago: Wheat, 81
cars: graded, s. Corn, LOGS cars; graded,
49, Oats, 497 cars; graded, A.
Northwest grain receipts today; Mime
apolis, 6S6 cars; Duluth, As cars. year
ago: Minneapolis. s24 cars; Duluth. 1874
cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, Nd
higher; corn Ad higher.
Estimated receipts of grain at Chicago
tomorrow: Wheat, 30 cars; corn, Sis cars;
oats. 2S5 cars.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: Sep
TENDER wheat-Puts, 75lzc; calls, 76ssc:
curb, 76c- September corn-Puts, 5OAc;
calls, 51stc; curb, 5114c asked.
Chicago: Weather is perfect in the south
west for harvesting; no rains in the north
west and none needed.
Visible supply changes for the week were
as follows: Wheat decreased ], 4S9 900 BUSH
els: corn increased PSI 900 bushels; oats
decreased 201, 600 bushels
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat sd
higher: corn I'D higher for the day.
Total visible supply: Wheat. 15,97e 600
bushels: corn, 5,574,0oo bushels; oats. $685.
0l0 bushels
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HAZEN is LENIENT.
Favors Flood Sufferers in Their
Litigation.

Judge Hazen has announced that the
district court will be as lenient as pos
sible in accommodating htigants who
have suffered by the flood.
Judge Hazen made the announcement
in regard to suit against A. J. Proud
fit, of North Topeka. Judge Hazen an
nounced that the trial of the case would
be postponed until such time as Proud
fit would be able to leave his business
in North Topeka and attend trial.
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Chicago. ILL.,, July s.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery. 16d20c: dairy, 15G1gc-
EGGS-Market easy. At mark, cases in
cluded, 121zd1415c-
CHEESE-Market steady. Twins, 1o,kc;
Daisies, 1024d11c; Young Americas, liz
111zc.
POULTRY-Market weak Iced turkeys,
12c; iced chickens, 10G101zc.