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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

The year 1904 starts with better pros
poets than it's predecessor, according to
the view of Henry Clews. This is due
he thinks il some measure to the re-
adjustment of values in stocks and
steel Whatever the drawbacks in the
Industrial situation he says, cit must
be remembered that the agricultural
classes of the United States are still
unusually prosperous Crops have not
been large, but farmers have been get
ting good prices, and the south is en-
joying a prosperity never before
equalled. It has been estimated that
the south will receive fully $500, 900, 600
more for this years crop than it did
for the big crop of 1898" He finds that
prosperity is not confined to the agri-
cultural classes. Consumption of mer-
chandise is still going on at an unprec-
edented rate. No serious drawback is
expected on account of the presidential
campaign. He points out that the same
amount of food and clothing will be
consumed whoever is elected, and the
worst that can happen is the postpone
ment Of new enterprises affected by
political considerations. Such postpone
ments are few, and history shows that
the volume of business is but slightly
affected by presidential contests, if at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
MANY APPEAL CASES.
There Are 131 from Police Court on
District Court Docket.

City Attorney Spencer today complet-
ed list of the 1S1 city cases to be
tried at the January term of the dis
trict court. Of this total, SO have been
appealed since McCollum became chief
of police. OF the SO McCollum cases
only II are for the offense of liquor
selling. Twenty-seven of McCollum'
cases were arrests on view, and Z were
arrests made on a warrant.
Of the total of 131 cases, 7S were ar
rests on view and So were on warrants.
There are so liquor cases. The rest of
the cases are divided as follows: Keep
er disorderly house, IL; inmate disor-
DERBY house, 2; inmates house of i'll
fame, IL; found in" 8; street walking,
3; vagrancy, 8; disturbing the peace,
&; assault and battery, 4; drunk, q;
gambling 1; resisting an officer, 2;
leaving team unhitched, 2; rate card
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
DEWEYS WILL SELL.
Report from Colby Says They
Are Ready to Quit.


News comes from Colby that the
Deweys, are going to dispose of all their
vast holdings in northwestern Kansas
and leave that part of the state. It is
said that they have instructed real
estate agents to advertise the property
for sale. This includes the great Oak
ranch, where the Berry tragedy was
enacted last summer. The ranch is
said to contain approximately 100000
acres. 1t takes up a good share of
Rawlins and Cheyenne counties, and
extends down into Ahomas and Sher-
man counties.
If this vast territory is thrown open
to actual settlers it ought to cause con-
siderable immigration into that part of
the state.
1t is supposed that the Deweys will
center their operations hereafter around
Manhattan, where they own consider
able land and large feeding yards, in
addition to Eureka lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
THE BOSS BUSTER.

LFrom Harmon Wilson's Book. Trouble
of a Worried Mani
He was worn and sad and weary
And his face was marked by care;
He was looking tough and seedy-
Perfect picture of dispair;
And he answered, as I asked him
OF his troubles on the way:
I'm a Buster of the Bosses,
And I haven't much to say
I'm a Buster of the Bosses;
l am hot upon their track;
can see their trail before me,
And I never will turn back
I'm impelled by lofty motives,
AS I hump from day to day;
I'm a Buster of the Bosses,
But-Ihavent much to say.
On he passed along his journey
Ger the weary, rugged path.
When I tried to question further
I received a glance of wrath.
And straight on into the shadows
Shadows dim and drear and gray
Went the Buster of the Bosses
Who had nothing much to say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
HAKKIMAN ] AkES IT.
'sSemi- Officially" Decides to
Succeed H. G. Burt.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. Sit was semi
officially stated today that E. H Har-
rirnan will become president of the
Union Pacific railroad to succeed Horace
G.. Burt, whose resignation was recent
Iy announced. A general manager will
be named who will be the actual head
of the affairs of the road, with head
quarters in Omaha. The road will be
operated by a method similar to that
in vogue on the Southern Pacific road.
Mr. Harriman's incumhency, it is
said. will be for one year, at the end of
which period his permanent successor,
if any, will be named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
MRS. KIDDER THE FIRE.
Mother of the Topeka Society Man
Escaped.

Mrs.C. NJ. Kidder, of North Evanston,
Ill., and the mother of Pancoast Kidder,
until recently state agent-of the New
York Mutual Life Insurance company
for Kansas, with headquarters here,
was in the audience of the Iroquois
theater in Chicago at the time of the
fire last Wednesday, but escaped with
out serious injuries. She was seated in
the orchestra near the stage and was
one of the first to leave the building
Her hair and shoulders were badly
burned but her face was not injured.
Mrs. Kidder's daughter is Katheryn
Kidder, the actress. Pancoast Kidder is
now in Syracuse, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
LAYHAWKER lots

Phillipsburg has a socialist club of
eighteen members.
It took three days to sell a car load
of geese in Dodge City.
Halstead is to invest 50. 900 of Car
negie's hard earned" dollars in a
library.
The Cimarron Jacksonian draws the
line on publishing list of the wedding
presents.
Newton bad boys are still stretching
wires across the sidewalks with sue
cessful results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
MIR. BRISTOW is HERE.
He VIII Leave for Washington
Tomorrow.

Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general, returned to To-
peka today and is meeting his old
friends on the Republican state COM
mittee and other prominent Republicans
from over the state Mr.. Bristow was
himself formerly secretary of the COM
mittee.
After attending the banquet given in
his honor at Salina Saturday night, Mr..
Bristow went to Ottawa, which is his
home. and yesterday visited his father.
who lives at Baldwin. He came to To-
peka at noon today and will remain
over night, leaving early in the morn
ing to rturn to Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
TALK
ABOUT
SHOES

The advantage you have in
buying at the Model is the GER
tainty of getting the best
shoes your money can buy and
of getting them every time
you buy here. You get the
truth about your Shoes-just
what they are and just how
they are made. No need to
ask if your shoes are durable
we guarantee them to give
satisfaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Conditions prevailing in Colorado as
the result of martial law make Ken
lucky seem like nice. quiet, orderly
place in which to live. Censorship of
the newspapers, telegraph and tele-
phone messages. the seizure of citizens
who are afterwards hurried out of the
county by armed guards and forbidden
to return. and the throwing Of others
into jail. make a reign of terror seldom
witnessed outside of Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
Runaway Girl Caught.

Martha Strauss, a 15-year-old girl
who ran away from her home in lola,
was picked up by the police last night
in North Topeka She was caught on
descriptions sent out by her father.
She admits that she ran away, and is
being held at the police station until
her fathers arrival tonight. The girl
formerly lived in this city. and the po-
lice think she has been in town sew
eral days, being hidden away by
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
Dividend Passed on Steel Common

New York, Jan. 5.-The directors of
the United States Steel corporation
met this afternoon, ]. Pierpont Morgan
and John D. Rockefeller, jr., being
among those present. The directors
passed the dividend on common stock
but declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of IA per cent on the preferred
stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
Gold Imports over Million.

5 New York, Jan. 5.-The National
bank has engaged $3.50, 900 gold in Lon
don for import. Lazard Freres have
engaged 81 $50, 900 gold from London.
The International Banking corpora
ton announce an engagement of $50, 900
ven. about S13O. 900 Japanese gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
FIRST DAMAGE SUIT
Filed by Relatives of IroQuois
Theater Victims.

Chicago, Jan. 5-The first damage suit
against the proprietors of the Idoquois
theater and the city of Chicago, growing
out of the fire has been filed by Ivy
of Miss Amy Owens and Mrs. Frances
E. Owens, her mother.
damages and is directed against the Iro-
quois Theater company, the city of Chi
cago and Will J. Davis and Harry j.
Powers, managers of the theater. Miss
Owens was a teacher in the public school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

The people engaged in investigating
the causes Of the Iroquois theater fire
and its disastrous results are finding so
many of them that they are likely to
fix the blame on Chicago officials, in the
public mind, at least, for permitting
such a state Of affairs to exist. It is
being shown that almost nothing was
as it should be or as the law required it
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Some Democrats are still insisting
that Cleveland is the most available
candidate for the presidency on their
party's ticket, but the former president
insists that he is not available for the
reason that he won't accept a nominal
ton. Mr.. Cleveland and Senator Cor
man ought to join forces in a fight
against the whole boom family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

all. A careful balancing therefore of
all conditions leads to the conclusion
that 1904 will be better year in many
respects than its predecessor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

The date for holding the next ma
tional Republican convention, June q,
at Chicago. is said to be the latest of
any convention in the history of that
party. Here is a chance for somebody
TO get down his history and prove that
this isn't true
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
T. N. HANCOCK DEAD.
Ex-Member of the Legislature Passes
Away at Olathe.

Olathe, Kan. Jan. 5.3Thomas N. Han
cock, formerly a representative in the
legislature and chairman of the board
of managers of the Dodge City Soldiers
home under Governor Stanley, died at
his home here today of pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
$4,000 FORF EyT

VIII be paid by the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Proprietors, Buff
falo, N. Y, if they cannot show the orig
inal signature of the individual volun-
teering the testimonial below, and also
of the writers of every testimonial among
the thousands which they are constantly
publishing, thus proving their genuine
ness.
1when commenced taking. your medicines.
eighteen months ago, my health was completely
broken down" writes Mrs Cora L. Sunderland
of Chaneyville, Calvert Co., Nd Vat times
could not even walk across the roon without
pains in my chest The doctor who attended me
said I had htng fyeuble and that z0oNd ,z<5<y 6e
sDeH again. At last concluded to try Dr. Pierce,s
medicines. bought bottle Of Golden Med
ical Discovery took it, and soon commenced
to feel little better, then you directed me to
take both the Golden Medical Discovery and
the Favorite Prescription which did. Alto
gethcr I have taken ei syhteen bottles of Golden
Medical Discovery twelve Of the Favorlte Pre-
scription.' and 1--WE walls of Pellets I am now
almost entirely well. and do ali my work with
out any pain whatever, and can yHz with more
ease than could formerly zvrlk-"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
and regulate the bowels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Attention is being called to the fact
that when President Roosevelt is nom
mated for the presidency it will be the
first time that the Republican party
has taken its candidate from New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

The supreme court has decided that
the inhabitants OF Porto Rico are citi-
zens of the United States. The island
may yet become a state before Okla
homa gains admission to the Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

It has been eight years since the las
previous leap year. Will the girls pu
in double time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
HOSPITAL AFIRE.
The verpIank, On Wards IS
land, Attacked by Flames.

New York. Jan. 5-A fire broke out to-
day in Verplank hospital on Wards is
land.
All the patients were safely removed
from the hospital. The fire is still burn
ing, but the damage probably will not be
great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

To the man who finds himself in {
burning building: Count a thousand be
fore you yell fire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Mrs. VIM S. Crane of California Nd,
suffered for years from rheumatisr and
lumbago- He was finally advised to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which he did
and it erected complete cure. For sale
by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Washington Post; A Missouri min
lister claims that criminals should be
educated instead of punished. The state
supreme court seems to have approved
the doctrine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

If Porto Ricans are citizens, what's
the matter with F'ilipinos and our South
Sea islanders?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

produces better results in two minutes?
Everything in the package. Simply add hot
water and sett cool It's perfection. A sur
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex-
pense. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla
yors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp-
berry. At grocers. 10c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

not posted in hack, 2; wire tires. 1:
hogs in city limits, L. express wagon
standing on forbidden street, l; disor-
Derby conduct, 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganlzation for exclusive afternoon publica-
ton in Topeka
The news is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose. busy throughout the entire day. A
complete copy of the night report is also
received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05
LAW IS NOT GOOD.
Registers of Deeds Must Be
Content on Old Basis.

J. F. Close, assistant attorney general
today gave an opinion in response to q.
McCarty of Lyon county, that chapter
247 of the session laws of the last leg
islature never passed the legislature and
is therefore of no effect. This is the law
which raises the fees of the. registers Of
deeds in Clay, Cherokee, Labette, Lyon,
Republic, Cowley, Ottawa, Pawnee. Pot
tawatomie, Wabaunsee, Geary, Anderson,
Shawnee and Bourbon counties and about
pute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Mand Aailler, aged "A, died of tubercu-
losis about a. m. today at her home at
14z1 North Topeka avenue. Arrangements
for the funeral will be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Catarrh and Asthma Treatment
With the MacFarland Germicide Gene
rator, SOC each. In our new location,
435 Kansas avenue, upstairs.
MAC FARLAND CHEMICAL co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

Mrs. NJ. Tumley, colored, aged 6S, died
in-law, Wallace williams, at 219 Kansas
avenue, Monday morning. The funeral
will be held at the B Street Baptist
church at d. m. Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-05

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12

New York, May 11.-Thcrc were
periods of today's trading that were
consjdera bly, more active than the
recent average, but in the intervals
the market showed the Same pro-
found condition of letharGy that has
characterized it for some time. News
deyelopments were not lacking, but
the response to them WAS very slight
The governments crop was regarded
as decidedly unflvorable, but this
showing had been discounted appar-
entity, both in tho stock and grain
markets. Some other news develop
ment to which general Importance is
attao he'd although il has been long
expected, is the proposed issue or
debenture bonds by the New YORK
Central, reports of which were gen
orally credited. although not officially
confirmed before the market closed.
Inc conspicuous feature OF the day 5
STOCK market was the selling OF the
united States. Steel stocks which car
lled the common stock to "a, lever
never before touched. The selling
was attributed to feeling on the gen
erai outlook in the trade. Reports
from the trade We're of declining de-
mand Tor iron and expanding facili-
ties Tor output by the United states
Steel corporation iron department with
resulting discomfort by independent
producers and suggestions OF plans for
steel works to provide consumption
fo' their product. But by far the
most notable development of the day
was the enormous old movement.
Total engagements for shipment by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12
Ware L. Leiand's
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh. n C., May 1.-THE cotton
market is at the moment hopeless
affair. Hopeless 70 rbulls and equally
hopeless for bears. What is there for
a holder to do when prices sag only to
shoot up and then sag again? What
is a bear to do when the market runs
up Just when it looks as though it
would break to pieces? These are
hard questions to answer Generally
the trade is limited There are no in
ducementS to enter the list at the mo-
ment We do not see anything to put
prices UP at the moment and there IS
absolutely nothing in the cotton situa-
ton to justify short selling. The
weather report yesterday read very
well as 4 whole, but when viewed IN
detail it was very poor Ihat IS, the
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, MlSslsS-
ippi, Arkansas and Texas all reported
poor progress in many sections Inc
report was one of the worst we recall
at this time of the year. There is a lot
of bear literature ahoat on the SUD
iect of the new crop. There is no
truth in it, Take the detail report by
States and see if there is anything to
be enthusiastic over There is but one
good spot in the entire belt, the lower
Mississippi valley. There the crop is
doing finely. Elsewhere it is spotted.
Now we are not saying it is going to
continue so. We may have weather
later on to make a $1,000 900 bale
crop. All we know is that tod2V the
general condition is below The average
and unless things get better sooa, we
will have another spotted crop. lou
can not make. bumper yield out of
that kind of condition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12
J. D. BOUSHALL, Gen. Agent
Tucker Building Opposite Office, Raleigh N. c.

tomorrow's steamer reached $1,000
600. Call money responded to the
neaVy inroads upon cash reserves, the
rate rising to 2 per cent. The time
money market is not yet affected
Railroads made further poor returns
of earnings. Consolidated Gas fuc-
tuated under the operations directed
against the shorts in the stocks. The
market closed steady. but not far
from the lowest, Il rise of | 12 in Anal
gamated Copper helping to steady the
close.
The bond market became irregular
in sympathy with the late weakness
in stocks. Total sales (par value)
$1,S45, 900.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Total sales 2S1,S0O shares, including
Atchlson $500; Chesapeake and Ohio,
100; Chicago Milwaukee and st.
Paul 6.400 Erie HOO; Louisville
and Nashville 600: Norfolk and Wes-
tern 100; Norfolk and Western. pre-
ferred, 200; Pennsylvania 25,400;
Southern Pacific 5000 Southern Rail
way 700; Southern Railway, prefer
red. 100; Ama!gamated Copper ZS,300:
Consolidated Gas 5000; Republic
Steel, preferred, 6,100; Tennessee Coal
and Iron LOO; United States Steel,
19,400, United States Steel, preferred,
10, Toe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.

By virtue OF the power contained in
decree of the Superior Court OF Wake
County made in the case of Lena w.
Timberlake ct ais ex parte in a petition
to sell land for division, / shall on Mon
day, the 10th day of May, 1904, at 10
O'Clock a m. in front of the court house
door in the city of Raleigh, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for Cash
a certain tract Of land situate in Wake
Forest township, Wake county, described
as follows:
Beginning at birch, corner of ]. c.
Fcrt's tract on Neuse river, thence up
said river with it's various courses about
"a chains to the r. +. Temple corner;
thence with line of said tract South to
lire of Mrs. Fenner Young, former tract,
thence with line of said tract south to
the corner of same in said j. G. Forts
line; thence with said line north SO de-
g1ees w. to the beginning, containing 63
acres more or less, the same being known
as lot No in the division Of Fenner
Ycung's land, and set apart to Agnes c..
Spivey, now Agnes G.. Johnson, as will
appear by reference to report OF Commits
sioLer in PARTON proceedings as recorded
in Clerks office in Wake county, Book
81, page $50.
This April 18th, 1904.
l.. H. ALFRED,
Commissioner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-12
w. B. Smiths
Market Letter.

New York. May 11.--Today's mark
ct was not affected in any way by the
publication of the government crop
report issued late Yesterday afternoon.
In the carly trading the market dis
played considerable firmness. but later
on a sharp drive was made against
the steel securities. after which the
market steadied and relapsed into
dullness.
From the action of the wheat mark
ct today, it is evident that the trade
is loath to believe that the grain sit
uation is as Door as setforth in the
government report, and it is contended
that the Improvement since May list
can be greatly amplified by favora-
BILE weather during the next week.
Todays market was highly. irregu-
lar, and after a somewhat easier open
ing, prices advanced to the high point
of the movement only to decline below
Yesterdays closing figures. In view
of the small stocks of wheat and the
undoubted backwardness of the new
crop, we favor the July options OF
wheat, which should reach Il higher
level of prices.
Notwithstanding disappointing Liv-
erpool cables, today's market for cot
ton displayed considerable f1rmness,
the new crop options being most in
demand. Crop reports are more Ia
vorable although some replanting mas
been necessary. Reports from the
dry goods market are still unsatisfac-
tory, but trade is light. Reports
Of domestcs from New York since
January 1st show a decrease of near
w 100000 bales, as compared with
the same period last year.
These conditions should make for
lower prices. w. b. SMITH & co.