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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01

The gauge on the Rock Island bridge
this morning registered 1913 feet of water
in the Kansas river. The measurern ent
Tuesday morning was 12.9 The fall dur
ing the "a hours was feet and inch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01

Attend E. H. Roudebush's summer
school, lis West Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01

The State journal IS n member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
Sanitation tor exclusive sfternoOn publ-
cation IN Topeka.
The news is received IN the State Jour
nbl building over wires for this sole pur-
received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01

I'LL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF 91E ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-01

Little Willie-What's a cannibaI, pa?
Pa-One who loves his fellow man, my
son.-Chicago Daily News
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
FIRE And P |
FOR WHEAT FIELDS.
MAGNIFICENT STAND OF GRAIN
RUINED BY RUST.
Large Acreage in Otter Tail County
VIII Not Be Worth Cutting Dis
couraging Conditions Noted as Far
South as Alexandria and as Far
North as Fargo.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Aug. 3.-The re-
ports of rust in the grain fields, which
began to come in last week, are becom-
Ing more and more alarming, and 1t Is
la question as to whether a large percen-
tage Of the grain in the county will be
worth cutting. E. w. Dewey, one of the
largest farmers in the town of Buse, says
ne expects to burn his grain as soon as
1t Is dry. and plow it under.
leading merchant here, after an ex-
animation Of the crops in the town Of
opinion that less than half of the grain
IN that township will be cut and that
what Is cut will not pay for the Irvine that
Is used. He himself owns a large farm
there, and says he would gladly take four
bushels an acre for his yield today, where
as ne would not have taken thirty bushels
a week ago.
=. Il. Goodsell, superintendent for the
Minnesota & Northern Elevator company,
says the company's agents report similarly
alarming conditions as far south as Alex
andria, and that the rust has struck in at
least as far9north as Fargo. He brought
samples of grain from Brandon today that
are entirely dead
Inc rust Is not like the rust Of former
Years, and Is not due to hot, wet wealth
er. Tor there has been none. Some farm
ers attribute it to the cold and some to a
peculiar condition Of the soil The wheat
stem becomes encrusted at the joints,
turns brown and dies.
The stand is simply magnificent and
many fields, which on examination are
found to be utterly worthless, give prom
ise Of magnificent yield when seen from
a short distance 3i#
Oats are also affected, and such fields
show more reddish color than the wheat
helds The grain on thousands and thou
sands OF acres is dead, and the loss to this
section Is almost incalcuable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
.CORTELYOU PICKS
CAMPAIGN AIDES
New in Charge in Chicago, Scott
in New York Tawney Over
Speakers.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Chairman George
B. Cortelyou of the republican ma
tional committee has selected the men
who are to serve on the executive
committee during the coming cam
paign. The committee is divided
equally between Chicago and New
York, four members being allotted to
each headquarters. (,
The Following are the members of
the executive committee as announced
by Mr.. Cortelyou last night:
Eastern headquarters New York: 54s
Charles F. BROKER Of Connecticut.
N. B. Scott Of West Virginia.
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey.
Willard L. Ward of New York
Western headquarters Chicago:
Harry S. New Of Indiana.
Frank Q. Lowden of Illinois,.
r. B. Schneider of Nebraska.
David w. Mulvane Of Kansas.
Director of speakers bureau, western
headquarters, James A. Tawney of Min
nesota.
The chairman, secretary, treasurer
and ergeant-at-arms Of the national
committee are also the officers Of the
executive committee.
Colonel Harry S. New will have
charge of the western headquarters,
while Senator Scott, it is said, will
exercise general direction Of the work
at New York
With the exception Of the speakers
bureau, all departments maintained
by the republican national commit
tee will be abolished and the work
conducted under direction of mem
bers Of the executive committee.
The advisory committee, Of which
former Controller Of the Currency
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago will be
member, will be appointed by
Chairman Cortelyou next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
KUROPATKIN FACES DEFEAT
His Army Is Divided and Three Jap
Armies Harass Him.

Armies HaraSS Him.
Toxic, Aug. 3.-Kuropatkin's army
has been divided by the japanese
force and the Russian general faces a
disaster that is believed here to be in
evitable.
The capture of Kuropatkin himself
would not be a surprise. He is now
attempting to retreat in the direction
Of Liao-yang, with the object of re-
firing to Mukden, but it is believed
that he has been SO completely en-
veloped by the three Japanese armies
that he cannot succeed.
The Russian forces are split so
widely that it is impossible for the i'm
manded by General Keller to be Of
any service to General Kuropatkin,
and "a general engagement is in prog
ress between Hai-cheng and Lao
yang,,in which the Japanese are turn
ing the left flank Of the main Rus
sian army.
Generals Oku and Nodzu have driv-
en- the enemy so closely and General
Kuroki has hemmed him in so effect
lively from the east and northeast
that no choice remains to Kuropat-
kin save to accept battle at a point
much further from the peninsular
railway than he would have been
willing to contemplate a few days ago.
The fight now in progress, If not
decisive in itself, is likely to be pre-
liminary to the final struggle for pos
session Of all Manchuria north Of Port
Arthur and to result in the expulsion
of the czar's forces from every part
Of that province outside the naval
base at the southwestern extremity
of Liao-tung peninsula
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
GOTHAM STEAMER
IS DEATH TRAP
Slocum's Sister Vessel Shown Up
by Inspector as Peril to
Life.

New York, Aug. 3.-An inspector
who made a partial examination of
the excursion steamer Grand Repub-
lie has told the federal commission
which is Investigating the Gen
eral Slocum disaster that the life-sav-
ing and fire-fghting apparatus on the
Grand Republic is practically worth
less. B
This steamer is sister ship to the
General Slocum, which was burned
in the East river several weeks ago,
with loss of nearly thousand lives.
She is owned by the Knickerbocker
Steamship company, which also owned
the Slocun1. Several Of the compa-
ny's officers are now under indict-
ment by the federal grand jury on a
charge Of manslaughter and criminal
negligence as a result of alleged fail
ure to provide adequate fire-fighting
and life-saving apparatus for the
burned steamer.
The inspector who examined the
Grand Republic told the commission
that neither the captain nor crew
knew what to do when the fire drill
was ordered; that some Of the frehose
burst when subjected to water pres
sure; that a large percentage Of the
lifepreservers were worthless, some of
them having been manufactured as
long ago as 1870 that 9the }Hfeboats
were provided with broken oars; one
was badly rotted and another had a
broken rudder; that one of the life
RATS had no oarlocks, and that on
some of the RATS, what appeared to
be rivets, upon closer inspection
proved to be only false heads, the
parts being soldered.
ION some of the liferafts," the in
spector continued, apparent rtvets,
on inspection, were shown to be only
false heads, the parts being soldered."
For ornament?' inquired Chair
man Murray.
mo, SIR" emphatically answered
the Inspector "fOr fraud
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
CHASED ACROSS
WORLD FOR CHILD
Couple Arrested. in Chicago as
Result of Complaint of, Par
ents in Denmark.
Kew York Sun Special Service.

Few York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Aug. because Of their
fondness for a pretty, flaxen-haired,
blue-eyed child, the tiny daughter of
one of their neighbors, in Denmark
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jensen are in
custody by the federal authorities on
e charge of kidnapping the child and
fleeing with it to this country.
For two years the Danish govern
ment has searched for little Elsie
Gellert. The Gellerts were poor peo-
pie and Jensen was a prosperous fish
merchant near the historic town Of
Fredrecia, close to the Schleswig-
Holstein border, line. g
Being childless, the Jensens OBJ
tanned permission, they declare, to
take the child into, their family with
out any formality of adoption. Jen-
son sold his business June Is, 1902,
and emigrated to America, without
Informing Elsie's parents of their de-
parture. The parents appealed to
the, Danish government to begin the
search. From New York to Balti-
more, from Baltimore to Erie, Pa,
and then to Chicago, the Jensens
were traced and finally captured to-
day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03

come SO great in the evening that spe-
cial rules govern and before the week
end it will be strange If the clubhouse
is not taxed beyond it's capacity.
The program for tomorrow is as
follows:
am, first round trans Mississippi am.
ateur championship eighteen holes, match
play; 10 am, seminal round women's
ns-Mississippi championship, eighteen
holes, match play; 1 pm, second round
trans Mississippi amateur championship,
eighteen holes, match play; $3.50 pm, first
round for consolation prize, eighteen holes,
match play.
Ideal weather conditions are again
present today and the caretakers have
put in the final work on the links. ALI
marks which would prove leading to
the golfers have been removed by or
der of Secretary s-Leaxitty and by this
evening the d work sof eliminate ton in
the championships will be well under
~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
GOVERNOR PRsEsIDEs
North Dakota Equalization Board oruan
Ices at Bismarck.

North Dakota Equalization Board Organ
Ices at Bismarck.
Special to The Journal s#
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 3.-The state
board Of equalization organized with Gov
ernor White president and Auditor
Holmes as secretary. No business was
done this afternoon, owing to the press of
other state business. Reports of the vari-
Gus railroads have been received. G. s..
Fernald of the Northern Pacific. r. A.
Wilkinson of the Great Northern, G. G..
Crane of the 500 and w. c. Foster Of the
Northwestern are here to appear before
the board
Several county and city auditors are
also here to appear before the board with
reference to valuations in different coun-
ties.
The state board Of pardons has post
poned action on she Till murder case until
Oct. H. after being in session until late
last night considering the case. Is
The state printing commission has let
the contract for the state printing for
next year. The Bismarck Tribune was
awarded the first, second and. third
classes of printing and the Grand Forks
Herald the fourth class.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
'YARDAMAN UNFIT
FOR POSTAL HONOR
Mississippi's Governor, Accused Of
Insult to Womankind, Is
Scored by Payne.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Postmaster
General Payne has made the following
statement explaining the reasons for
refusing to name a Mississippi post
i office in honor of the governor OF that
state:
con the sixth day of May, 1904, a
petition was filed with the department
asking for the establishment OF post
office at certain point in Calhoun
county, in the state of Mississippi, and
requesting that 1T be named Varda-
man.
1.-THE usual investigation made by
the department as to the necessity for
the establishment of the office was I'M
dertaken. Pending the inquiry, a copy
of the Daily Clarion Ledger, a news
dated Jackson, Miss, Aug. rs, 1903,
was filed with the department, con-
tanning an article to which the de-
partment's attention was called.
This article was a copy OF an
editorial printed in the Common
wealth, dated Jan. 10, 1901, which pa
per is published and edited by Gov
ernor Vardaman.
Article Is Vile.
"The article in question was so vile
and indecent in it's statements con-
corning the mother of the. president
of the United States as to be unfit for
reproduction. The postmaster general
did not esteem 1t proper to give a
postoffice the name of any man who
had used such language regarding any
woman. The postoffice in question
has been ordered established and given
the name of Timberville.
Gin exercising the discretion given
him by law the postmaster general
frequently rejects names suggested for
proposed postoffices. He never has
been clearer to his duty than in this
case.
"It is proper to say that President
Roosevelt had no knowledge of the in
cident referred to-
Vardaman Denies.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 3.-In reply to
criticisms anent the Vardaman post
office matter, and to queries as to the
charge that he had reflected on Presi-
dent Roosevelt's mother, Governor
Vardaman says:
IT have never in all my life written
or said anything derogatory or that
reflected upon the fair name of the
good mother Of Theodore Roosevelt, or
any other good woman. am not re-
gponsible for whatsthe campaign liars
ascribed to me during the campaign
In Mississippi last year and I protest
against being misrepresented All
that | have ever written or said about
the ancestors Of the said Theodore
Roosevelt was in defense Of the said
ancestors against the unjust charge Of
responsibility for the moral and racial
degeneracy Of the accidental occupant
of the White House, whose conduct.
II persisted in In the Vardaman post
office matter, demonstrates his infinite
nttleness."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
IHERREID TO INVESTIGATE
NO TROOPS FOR BONESTEEL If
GAMBLING CONCESSIONS ARE
CONTINUED.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 3.-Sheriff Tay-
Tor of Gregory county today made
formal application to Governor Her
reid for troops to be kept at Bone
steel while filings are being made at
that place for the Rosebud lands
Governor Herreid will go to Bone
steel in few days to look the stu
alton over.
The probabilities are that no ac-
ton will be taken SO long as the town
continues it's gambling concessions.
Reports that it already has been de-
cided to send troops are incorrect.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The register
and the receiver Of the Chamberlain,
I s. D., landoffice were yesterday di-
rected by the acting commissioners Of
the general landoffice to reserve from
the Rosebud reservation for townsite
purposes the following tracts: South
half section "a, township SO, range
II; east half southwest quarter and
lot 4, section so, and northeast
quarter Of northwest quarter, and
lot l, section 81, township 81, range
"a; west half section IL, township 81,
range 10; east half section s, town
ship SO, range 10.
All applications for the tracts named
have been rejected. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
FIRST ARRESTS UNDER
BARBER LICENSE LAW
special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New Richmond, Wis, Aug 3.-The first
arrests under the Wisconsin State BARRIERS
license law, passed by the legislature Of
1908, have been made. Alex R. Douhan os
Superior, president of the Wisconsin state
barber beard of examiners, caused the ar
rest Of L. G. Tatro, one of the Oldest
BARRIERS in the state, and his two en-
ployees, p. T.. Patterson and Harry Val
ertine. who are appearing before Justice
Disny in Hudson today. The law IS based
on the Minnesota statute, except that the
Wisconsin law requires the payment Of 81
every year for a renewal of License. Tatro
and his employees deny that they were
furnished with blanks for an application
for license, or that there was any de-
mand. This is a test case, as BARRIERS all
over .l1e state are refusing to pay the
fees called for by the bill, holding that
the measure is unconstitutional.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
AGREE NOT TO CUT RATES
G. P. AS PROMISE TO OBEY AS
sOCIATTON's RULES IN CHI
CAGO TWIN CITY BUSINESS.
New York Sun Special Service,

Chicago, Aug. General pas
senger agents Of the railroads be-
tween st. Paul and Chicago met here
today and had a heart-to- heart dis
cussion of the rate situation. It
proved conclusively that fully so per
cent Of the passenger business be-
tween the twin cities and Chicago has
been carried for years at half rates.
North bound better rates have been
secured than south bound. ,as
The passenger officials admitted
that their lack Of faith in each other
was mainly responsible for the cutting
of rates and the loss Of many thou
sands Of dollars yearly by each road.
Finally an agreement was reached
that the passenger officials Of all
roads at St. Paul and Minneapolis
should be instructed to strictly COM
ply in the future with the rules of the
Western Passenger association regard
ing the issuance of tickets at reduced
rates. These rules authorize half
rates only for clergymen, charity
cases and railway employees, and
special rates for parties organized to
give public entertainments for profit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
SERIOUS AROUND FRAzEE
Prospects for Big Yields Seem to b.
Dashed

Dashed
To the Editor of The Journal,
I notice In the daily papers that rust
Is reported on the Wheat In many Sec
tons: Of Minnesota and the sDakotas, thai
the so-called black rust is on the stalks
which means a reduction of the yield-nc
matter what the good standing and pros.
poets were before
have been examining some fields to-
day and find that the. rust is a serious
matter in this section. Ten DAYS ago
claimed that this vicinity was good fol
twenty to thirty bushels of wheat an a ere
or, will say, from ten to thirty bushels
for there Is always that difference in
farms and farming.
Last Sunday I first discovered that the
rust was on the leaves of the stalks and
knew that that would hurt the yield from
ten to twenty per cent Every leaf Is
now dead and dry.
I have given figures Of from 10 to sc
per cent damage, but there is never any
way to prove such, for. there is no such
thing as rust on one-half of tract and
none Of the other half: 40 # Is onlv .
guess. General results, when the thresh-
There has not bee ma 4 S5ettar nrosnea,
for a big~erep fh.~t lifsq sfeinity in manw
years; it bid fair to exceed the crops 81
1891 and 1895; but IT is now questionable
what the next ten days or two weeks
VIII do IN the matter Of more or less rust
with the chances for more damage
The weather, for crops, since farmworl
commenced in the spring has been ali
that could be desired, with frequent rains
just at the right time, and at no time
mere than was needed.
The tame hay crop was excellent ant
was secured in good condition, for there
has been only one good shower in the la 81
three weeks, and it might be called {
dry spell. Yet the rust is doing bust.
ness on a, large scale, and many persons
say that rust is caused by wet and shower5
weather
The worst rust ever experienced in this
vlclnlty was about fifteen years ago, dur.
ing a severe drought. Now what cause.
rust? ID, +, waI1n,a, ;,
Frazee, Mimi, Aug. 3 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
Good Prospects Here.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
st. Peter, Mimi, Aug. 3.-With favor
able weather conditions the bulk Of the
small grains in Nicol1et, LIE Sueur and ad-
Joining counties will soon be harvested. In
N1collet and LIE Sueur the prospects fol
a good yield Of wheat are unusually prom
ising, the average an acre being placed
at. from twenty to twenty-five bushels.
The quality Of the grain will be good.
While some rust has appeared in oats,
wheat has thus far escaped Farmers
are handicapped thru scarcity of help,
and are Offering high wages. sa33 ii
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
BALK AT LAKE WATER
Water Company Patrons at Saltwater (
----- La an ENnarf n

Water Company Patrons at Saltwater Cal
In an Expert.
Special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi, Aug. 3-Downtown
users Of city water are protesting against
the supply which in that district mostly
comes from McKusicl5s lake. An appeal
has been made to the board Of health, and
an expert is coming to make an analysis
It is contended that spring water should
be furnished all users.-The city council
last night granted Alderman Austin jerks
a leave of absence for two months to visit
his boyhood home in New York state. He
will be accompanied by his daughter Mrs.
G. F. Kilgore, and her son.-D. M. Swan
son has FLED for the republican nomination
for county Notwithstanding funeral of
john Mcclure will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at the family residence, with burial
in Fairview cemetery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
Is Jap Warship Sunk?

re Rome, Aug: 3;AThe Giornale de
edition, q dispatch from Toxic, an
nouncing that the Japanese armored
cruiser Kasuga, formerly the Argen-
tine warship Rivadavia, has been
sunk. The announcement caused a
great sensation here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
LOSSES BY HAIL

Short but Fierce. Storm at and Around
Michigan, NJ. ..
Speoia! to The Journal.
Michigan, n. D., Aug. =3.-A fierce rain
and hailstorm, lasting twenty minutes,
struck here today and caused heavy losses
in places. The grain was hammered down
around here and eight miles south and
fourteen miles north. The storm came
from the southwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
Damage Estimates from Huron.

Huron, Isl. D., Aug, IA conservative
estimate Of the damage to the wheat crop
sin this section because OF rust is from
one third to one-half Some fields will not
be harvested, while others will give good
yield. Macaroni wheat is practically UNI
harmed and the acreage to this is large
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
Close to a Failure.

70 the Edltor OF The Journal p
The wheat crop in the Red River valley
is pretty near a failure The north part
of the valley is drowned out and the south
part is being taken by the rust. Some
fields were struck with black rust and
there is nothing in the heads, and they
will not pay for cutting. Some grain will
go five to ten bushels an acre, if we have
good weather from now on.
/ "A. Bardsley.
Fairmount N. D., Aug. 2.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03

stay at .Minikahda has been besieged
by questfoners as to how their form
might be improved. He is always
courteous and when golf is the sub
ject talks with fuency.
j. O.. Adams of Omaha has not been
playing up to his true form, but hopes
to improve as the play advances. Legg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
Breach in Port Arthur Works.

London, Aug. 9.-The Standards
correspondent at Odessa telegraphs:
"An unofficial report is in circula-
ton tonight that the Japanese have
effected an important irreparable
breach in the defense works at Port
Arthur. Public opinion is now more
or less resigned to the early fall of the
fortress
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03

ming did damage to the extent OF $4,000
to the Manitoba laundry, owned by Handy
brothers, on Smith street. The blaze broke
out shortly after7 clock, and. being in
an old building on the edge of the resi-
dence section, the firemen had a hard
fight In getting 1t under control
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-03
~ Getting Worse and Worse.

Spse1aI, TO The journal: n - .I9. -
:. Frazee, Mimi, Aug. 3.-The wheat rust
Is much more serious and defined than =
was last Sunday. Every field and stalk is,
now coated with rust from the first Joint
TO the head. The damage will be over
one-haf In bushels and the grade will he
No. or worse. Rusted grain should be
cut as soon as 1t is in or getting out Of
the dough, for. that stops the working Of
the poison