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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
HEAVY BUYING.
Outlook for FAN Business Is Reported
Excellent.

New York, June 24-Reports to the
international Mercantile Agency from
commercial centerS throughout the
United States indicate greater activity
in general business, especially in the
southwest. This applies to most
branches of dry goods, with good de-
maud for men and WOmen's apparel in
lightweight garments. Wholesale
houses in the Chicago district report
heavy buying for fall delivery with
clothing, drygoods and shoes in best de-
Advices to that center from tributary
points suggest fair interior trade and
promising outlook for the future THESE
conditions are modified, of course, by
disturbance in certain centefS Whefe
jobbers announce a falling off as COM
pared with last years orders. Volume
Of business at the north and northwest
Is materially below 1903 Here, as else
where, the approach of presidential
election. with the feeling that general
trade had slackened, has been effective
in restricting operation in various IN
dustries.
With the generally hopeful feeling
about the crops, distribution OF IneI-
chandise has been expedited ana senu-
ment materially improved. Collections
are still slow and in the neignborhood
of Baltimore show a falling off for the
week In Pennsylvania the same ten
dency has been felt
ST Louis territory shows up well with
active drygoods trade and heavy orders
for fall delivery. Boots ana SHOES are
also in demand with best qualities sell
| ing well. A large business has oeen
done in hats, caps and millinery during
the week.
The labor situation is decidedly bet
| ter. The tie up on the Great Lakes
which das been so long disastrous
| hindrance, is at an end and from now
on the industries that suffered mosi
from the blockade are likely to be I'M
usually active. There is already q
! Great rush of work at the docks, ane
while it may not be possible to make
GOOD the losses sustained, the net re
suit of the strike may average a small
err falling off in total volume OF business
1 done than was first feared The striking
nachinists are still out at chicago, pul
the lockout in the shoe industry is over
| business continues dull Throughout
New England with little change IRON
| last week. Shoe manufacturers are re
/ ceiyins- fair orders for spring goods
| but most branches of drygoods are very
quiet. ,-. i
bonds has been the future of chief sig
nifcance at New York. Investors II
ali parts of the country have sent II
orders for high class securities and tn
demand has been sufficiently broad K
Justify the belief that with the releas'
IF fhe Julv dividend fund next week
| great deal of surplus capital VIII o.
6ermanently invested. This weeks de
hands for bonds at New York has beer
chiefly for the four per cent issues sell
ing around par.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
swENDsoN's BRUTAL REToRr.
Councilman's Reflection on City At.
tOrney Spencer.

eff the council takes such action it
will have another of these fool law
suits on its hands,
Yes, and we've got a fool lawyer to
take care of it for US"
This neat little exchange of compli-
ments took place last night at the
meeting of the streets and walks COM
mittee. Party of the first part was
City Attorney Spencer, and the reply
was shot out holly by S. A. SwendsOn,
pute was in regard to the creation of
a benefit district for opening and
widening Smith street. The city at
torney is of the opinion that the city
has no right to open this street in the
way proposed. and believes that a
law suit against the city can be sus-
tanned Despite his opinion. the com
mittee voted to recommend to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
A BIG LAW SUIT.
Judge Ferry Making Up Report in
Rock Island Case.

Judge L. S. Ferry. acting as referee I'M
der appointment from Judge Hazen, is
now making UP the findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the most volumfn-
Gus civil case ever filed in the district
court. Judge Ferry hopes to complete his
work by September 1.
The case IS the suit of John H McCar-
ty and George Richards against the st.
Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Rail
way company, which is in reality the
Rock Island line between Kansas City
and st. Louis, just opened for traffic.
The plaintiffs claim that the company
owes them S134,0OO for work of grading II
miles of road. The dispute arises over
the classification of the work. The con-
tractors were to receive certain pay for
handling loose dirt, certain pay for
handling rock, etc, and the contractors
claim that in settling the company put
too much of the work under the cheap
classification.
The taking of testimony before Judge
Ferry required a session of 65 days in st.
Louis James R. Wick was the official
stenographer and he completed and de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24

by the mayor, he had no other place
to put them. A few days ago the
jailer complained to the mayor that
two men who were not wards of the
city, having never been arrested, were
staying in the hospital, where Dr.
Storrs was treating them for the
vilest of diseases, and that they were
kept there by Storrs' orders and were
being fed by the city for no reason
whatever. The mayor ordered them
to leave the place, and they did, after
a. lot of grumbling, and the officers
were preparing to clean up the hos
pital room and fumigate it, when an
other case of the same nature was
unloaded on them. The police are
thoroughly disguised, and say that
both Storrs and Poor Commissioner
Hale unload all such cases they find
on the city prison. 1t is very doubtful
if Rev. Mr.. Sheldon Will be pleased
to find out that the place he intended
as a Temporary hospital for injured
policemen or prisoners, is being used
as a detention camp for the very
worst diseases. and a private hospital
for the city physicians use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
FOR A PRIVATE HOSPITAL.
sheldon Annex to City Prison Put to
Base Uses.

When Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon FUR
CITY Jail four years ago, it was stated
that he intended it for use as matron
ONCE on the second floor. and tenn
800 eio,,s since it was built the hos
nital room has come in handy when
some man was brought in with a
knife or gunshot wound, and imme-
date attention was necessary, out IoL
baa, in such a condition that if an
Injured man was brought in the
physician would have to put him on
a bench in some other room Ior trest a.
nent The place is kept nlthy py
warrants who are sent in by the city
physician. These men. most OF them
with vfrulent diseases which make II
unsafe for a man to enter the room
cause. a. he said when asked about II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
ST. %.

Excursion to Kansas City Sunday,
June %. via Rock Island System
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
S2O.oo.
1928.

Chicago and return via Rock Isla,
system; good all summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24

Excursion to Kansas City Sunday,
June rs. via Rock Island System.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
Cures Old Sores.

Westmoreland, Kan, May s. 1902-Bal-
lard Snow Linimeut Co: Your Snow Lin
iment cured an old sore on the side of
my chin that was supposed to be a cam
not yield to treatment until I tried Snow
1sininent, which did the work in short or
der My sister, Mrs Sophia J. Carson
Auansville Miffin Co. Pa, has a sore
and mtstrusts that it is a cancer. Please
send her d soc bottle. At Rowley &.
Shows and W. S. Miller's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24

Hvered the testimony, 5000 typewriter
pages, in eight bound volumes. Six days
of argument were held before the referee.
J. Willis GIeed and w. F. Evans We're the
attorneys for the railroad. Mr.. Gleed, 5
argument lasted two days and he made
the court sit up and listen. Now Mr..
Gleed has filed a brief of 1S5 pages which
he announced to the referee was section
l. of the entire brief. Judge Mcclure of
Little Rock, a lewyer 70 years of age and
former chief justice of the supreme court
tOrneyS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24

ST. Louis. June 24.-Santos Dumont,
the airship inventor, arrived in st;
Louis last night. and before he retired
was in a conference with Judge Frank
lin FERRIS. general counsel for the
worlds fair. and Willard E. Smith, d.
rector of the transportation building
They want him to change his plans for
the ten mile aerial trip for which a
s10O. OG0 prize is offered. by making it
triangular instead of straightway and
return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
council that the benefit district be

council that the benefit district be
created.
There was very little business Of any
consequence transacted by the COM
mittee last night The committee de-
cided that the city railway should
move its tracks 19 inches further
south at HUntoon and Jackson, so that
they would come in the center of the
street The company objects to doing
this, and threatens to fight the case in
the courts before submitting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24

J. Hussey of the University of Cali
fornia astronomical department at
Lick observatory has just announced
his discovery OF 100 new double stars.
A bulletin describing the stars and
their positions in the heavens was
given out at the university today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-24
st. Louis and Return S7.6O Union
EonniEla

return via Union Pacific for $3.50 on
Mondays only. Good only in coaches,
on any train. Inquire of J. c. Fulton,
Depot Agent; F. A Lewis, City Agent.
525 Kansas avenue
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25

The prospects now seem bright for
the early completion ct the Sandusky
Southwestern traction line between
wapakoneta and Kenton. The con-
TRAITORS, Blodgett & Com, have
large force of men and teams at work
on the grade q mile east of this city.
and this force will be augmented as
rapidly as possible. Thursday of last
week large number of scrapers arrived
here from Virginia, and when they
were attached together and started for
the scene of operations east of town
they made a procession nearly half a
mile long. A large number of mules
arrived at the same time. The con-
tractors have several gangs of men at
work along the line. and they want all
the additional teams they can get to
put ON the grade, and will hire all
they can get from farmsrs and others.
Their powerful steam shovel will bs
put on the deep cut at the crossing of
the Detroit Southwestern railway
north of ST. Johns, at which point q
cut of 90 feet will be made Sd as to en-
able the traction line to run under that
road. People living on this line had
almost despsired of the road ever being
built and they are now very much
pleased over the indications that they
were mistaken and that the electric
cars will soon be passing their farms.
-Wapak Democrat.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
HdZletOn Happenings.

Hazelton, Oct. 21.-Farmers are cer-
tainly having fine weather this fall to
gather their fall crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Hoisin zton,
Kss, VINO have been the guests Of Mrs.
Sarah Parish the past four weeks. left
for their home the first of the week.
Miss Luella Swank left Wednesday
for a two weeks visit in Dayton with
relatives and friends.
Mrs Lee Robinson, Of Union. Ohio,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Miller.
Misses Grace Shawver and Ada Lane
have gone to st. Louis where they will
enjoy the sights OF the Louisiana Pur.
chase Exposition.
The youngest daughter OF Mr.. and
Mira. George Buchenroth who has beer
seriously i'll with brain fever, is some.
what improved.
Mr.. Harry Long, of Page county,
Virgins, en- route home from tn,
Worlds Fair. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Fl. Sutphin.
Mrs. Nancy Moore left Thursday fol
Kansas to visit daughter whom che
has not seen for 10 years.
Mr.. d. B. Tanger left for st. Louis
last Wednesday to visit the Fair.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
WOMEN AND RACES.

The race horse has long had power
over men and now the women are fall
ing into the betting habit to such an
extent, in the East at least, that man
ayers Of the various associations are
alarmed lest it occasion q public out
cry and they are thanking their stars
thai the present season has about
reached its end without q sensation
having developed ''This is not due
to the fact that racing has been con-
ducted with less honesty than hereto
fore" says New YORK newspaper
man, 'sbut because of the markedly
increased number of women who have
been going to the track and betting
like the men 1t is almost impossible
for 3 woman to spend q season at the
track without becoming utterly de-
moralized The newcomer begins. by
spending ON her own Judgment or the
tips of friends, but when the gambling
frenzy siezes her she goes to extremes.
She wiz talk TO touts, stable boys and
hangers-on whom she has never met,
and in this way comes in close contact
with men of the worst morals, who do
not hesitate to take advantage of every
opportunity offered Il is likely that
before the next season opens some rules
win be established to discourage wom-
en- from going to the track Certainly
something viii be done to save racing
from the added odIum of demoraliz-
ing women and breaking up homes.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
SEWERAGE.

The need Of sewerage in Bellefon-
taine grows more urgent every day.
That the city has escaped some epi-
demic caused by inadequate means of
disposing Of the sewage from homes
and business houses is remarkable
Paved streets are q necessity. an en-
larged system of water works cannot
be neglected. adequate means of light
ing and heating the city with gas and
electricity must be provided, but sew
erage is quite as necessary As any or
all of these. Another year should not
Be allowed to go by without the citl-
Eens OF Bellefontsine casting their
votes in favor of q sewerage system
Public health demands such an i'm
provement and there should be a gen.
erzl awakening to the importance of
the situation Why could not the pre-
hminary arrangements be made
In the matter this winter so that the
early spring would see the beginning
OF active operations towards the con-
sfruction Of sewage disposal plant
Bellefontaine needs sewerage badly.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
TARIFF AND
COST OF LIVING.
Do Low Duties and Reciprocity
Really Help the Consumer?
By T. NJ. SULLIVAN.

could buy % pounds Has reciprocity
with Cuba helped usr Would it help
the producers of the more than 7.OOO,-
900 hides in this country, who are to
be found in every State in the Union,
to enter into reciprocal relations with
Argentina on hidesT Would it help
the 1, 600, 900 owners of our 63, 600. 600
sheep to reciprocate with Argentina 9
owners of 11O, 900, 600 sheepr How
long would we be in the sheep busi-
ness if we didf Would the gain in
trade, the bills for which would have TO
be on from twelve to fourteen months
time. compensate for the loss of trade
at home, where bills never run for
longer than ninety days, and the great
er part for not longer than thirty dsysf
Why should we enter into reciprocal
relations with Canada when we can
produce everything that she could sell
us, and when we would be but opening
the door Of the best market in the
world to her and receiving in return
one of doubtful advantage to usi
Finally, if we have been robbed so out
rageolslg for the past 8 ven years by
the Dinale7 tariff whence all this
wealth of which we so proudly boast,
and why Is there so much evidence
of prosperity and affiuence from ocean
to ocean and from the Lakes to the
Cuff
T. NJ SULLIVAN.
1881 q street northwest.
Washington. Oct 20.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
9 q q 9 g
Have you paid for your REPUBLICAN
WHAT A CHANGE WOULD MEAN.

UfAHi - NIiH<OL WOOlD mLAN.
When the voters of Logan county are
asked 20 elect Alton B. Parker to sue
csed Theodore Roosevelt as President
Of the United States on the 4th of next
March, it must be remembered that
they are asked to supplsnt a Republic
can administration by Democratic
administration The change will not
only be from Roosevelt to Parker, but
We viii have the Cabinet headed by
John Hay succeeded by Cabinet head
ed by David B. Hill or some other
Democratic demsgogue; we will have
our Minister to England and our Min
lister to France and all the Ambassa-
dors and Ministers and Consuls who
are now working for the gloly of the
United States succeeded by the hench-
men who are now working so desper
ately to elect the Democratic candi-
date We shall have the postmasters
throughout the country and collectors
and other officials. including United
States District attorneys. succeeded by
inexperienced spoils-seeking supporters
Of the Democratic ticket, hanging on
simply for what there is in il. There
never was a time in the history of our
country when its affairs were better
administered. when its various offices
from the highest to the humblest We're
conducted by more intelligent, more
aba and more patriotic citizens than
il the czse in this year Of our Lord
nine<sen hundred and four. II would
be wen for the American citizen to
psuse and give this matter thought be-
fore he decided to cast his vote for q
change Of administration next Novem-
ber- II viii not be q change simply
from Roosevelt to Parker, il Will be a
change nom Republicsnism to De-
mocracy- Such a change was made
only few years ago when we changed
from Harrison to Cleveland, and from
4 well trained crew OF Republican
patriots TO band Of inexperienced and
bungling Democrats. The result is toe
well remembered to need elaboration
We changed from prosperity and prog
res 70 poverty and bankruptcy and
commercial disaster from one end OF
the land to the other The lesson
should have been well learned and the
Americzn voter viii hardly want tC
repeat that experience by casting hi:
vote ON the sth of next November fol
Mr. Parker and the men that he would
place in power over the business in
tsrests of this gloriously progressive
Nation.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
MURDERED MAN

Had Also Been in DAKOTA With Thresh-
ing Crew.
In regard to the murder The Daily
Index received q telegram from The
Daily Capital, Des Moines. Iowa, Sat
urdsy morning at 1881 O'Clock read
ing as follows:
"a man was murdered here Wednes-
day who cannot be identified. 1e
clsimed to have come from Ohio. BE
was of medium stature, light complex
ion, had a sandy mustache, was IS
years of age. He had been working in
South Dakota with threehing crew,
and also claimed to have been q wood
carver and dancing master In various
towns in Ohio. Wire il you can find
out anything. He said he was a ma.
tive of your state. :"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
Good Health
to the
children

Children especially arefond Of dainhes.
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
AS good cake can be made only with
good eggs, so also cake that is health
full as well as dainty must be raised with
a pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation Of the highest quality
Of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts. ETC..
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
SICK FOLKS.

John II. Eaton, of north Main street,
is i'll.
Miss Ella Hampton, of Hoge's ad-
dition, Is ill.
Commodore A. L. Bevis remains
about the same.
Edward, little son Of Big Four
Agent and Mrs. Edward Sloan. has re-
covered from a severe attack of ty-
phoid fever.
Matthias Cole. confined in the city
hospital as the result of his limbs be-
ing crushed by the.csrs. is recovering
from his injuries
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
HOME
MISSION
Workers to Hold Meeting Il
St. Paris.

The annual meeting Of the Bellefon-
taine District Woman's Home Mission
airy Society Will be held in the NJ. E.
church. st. Paris, Ohio. on Oct. 26-27.
Following is the program:
WEDNESDAY. I:so Pm.
Devotional Exercises-Mrs. w. L. stockstill.
Address of welcome-Mrs. Minnie NJ. Glib
son.
c-,.,,,,,s Baptist.
o'ee'i"ss Lutheran.
Response-Mrs. o. l.. Curl.
Music.
Minutes OF the last Convention.
Repor. of Secretaries aaGS1E aise sas asop'e' WORK
Corresponding Sec.
Report from Auxiliaries-
Paper--News from the Mormons"-Mrs.
@. 4 Hutchison.
Systematic Beneacence-Mrs. T. l. wiltsee.
fSidney-our Young
People Miss GraceLoye
oueen Esther Hour Ghiidren's chorus ST
Queen Esther Proph-
ecy-Miss Ida Hill
Appointment of Committees
Offering.
Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY. 7:30 p. NJ.
Devotional-Mrs. John Zeissler.
Music-Duet-Thurza Golden. Mr.. Will
Brown.
Address-Miss Nellie Snyder.
Music-America.
Offering.
Music-Quartette.
Benediction.
THURSDAY, SEDAN.
Love Feast
Minutes.
Treasurer's Report.
Paper-"Sounds from the Pacific Coast
Miss Emma Strayer.
Talk-What are we doing at our Deacones.
HomeI-Miss Kathryn Bates.
Election Of Officers.
Minutes.
| Closing Prayer
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-25
BLOW
from the Ne
gro's Fist
Killed Man from This
City.
IN ONE YEAR
Tile Squandered In
herited Fortune.
Details of Crime That Baffled
Iowa Authorities for
Several Days.

Des Moinee, Iowa, October 22.-Af-
ter lying in the morgue unidentified
for two days a man who was struck in
the head by George Mortep, a negro,
Wednesday, was identified today ss
Fred Doyle, of Bellefuntaine. Ohio
A year ago Doyle fell heir to $40. 600.
He squsndered it quickly and became
an outcast. On the day before he was
murdered he visited by chance the
home of Colonel J. Tam. of Des
Moines. In Mrs. Tam he recogniz d a
woman whom he had known 20 years
ago in Bellefontaine.
GAVE DANCING LESSONS
He had given Miss Mollie Jordan
dancing lessons at the same time Mrs.
Tam had taught her music.
Singularly Mrs. Tam could not re-
member the mans name, although
they spent an hour talking about theil
mutual friends. Doyle left the Tams
without disclosing his identity. Hs
was presented with q nice lot oi
clothes.
STRUCK DOYLE ONCE.
On the following morning Doyle wa
walking along prominent street wher
he met Georgs NJ srter, a negro, wnt
was washing windows. "Whsre an
IT, he asked. 81 don't know" sait
this negro. "You ought to-" sal,
Doyle, and the negro jumped from tn
ladder. He struck Doyle with his fis
once. Doyle's head hit the pavement
and he died from his injuries 12 hour
later. A telegram has been sent to tn
Jordans at Bellefontsine asking then
what should be done with Doyle's re
mains Morten is in jail charges
with murder.