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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-09
THE CORN CARNIVAL.
Atchison Will Have Great JoIlifica-
ton September 1914.

Atchison, Kan. Sept. 9.-The Globe
says:
We have frequently spoken of the
kindness of the newspapers to the
Corn Carnival and Atchison. Here is
an editorial from the st. Joe News:
The Atchison Corn Carnival. which is
scheduled for next week, is famous the
world over as an original and unique
public celebration. The people of the
town enter heart and soul into the
exemplification of civic spirit. Every
body participates: everybody contrib
utes; everybody goes in for warm
rivalry. Consequently, there is some
thing extraordinary. Corn is, of course.
the dominating feature; it enters
prominently in every design for dis
play, decoration and amusement and
many marvellous, novel and even ar
tistics conceits are produced.
The prime feature of these events
f! has always been the flower parade.
| Nowhere have these been excelled, and
| few attempts elsewhere have equaled
! the Atchfson productions. This year
all previous efforts will be eclipsed.
For months the women have been at
work, planning and preparing, ca CHI
with the purpose of astonishing the
multitude and capturing prize. Over
a hundred entries have already been
! made. There are other features to the
parade besides flowers. such as floats,
mounted brigades, Iudicrous groups,
etc. This year there will be twelve
bands of music, also a thousand SOL
diers from Fort Leavenworth. AS
usual there win be two days of the
/ celebration-next Wednesday and
Thursday. On both these days there
will be free band concerts, free street
| shows and other forms of entertain
ment On Thursday morning there
will be q farmers parade, and that
afternoon the grand pageant will move.
| Informality is the rule and the best
of nature prevails. Corn is thrown in
| stead of confetti, and the fun is in
| fectious. Notwithstanding the fact
4 that the bride is off, as it were, there
| is no rudeness, nothing unseeInly oc-
| ours, and everybody has good time,
in innocent, jolly, roilicking rubenesque
fun.
The Corn Carnival was originated
| by z. W. Howe of the Atchison Globe,
who assumed the responsibility for its
success. He is still at the head of af-
fairs, and the entire population yields
him generous response, imbued with
| the feeling that what is done is for the
fame of Atchison and the good and
amusement of all. They are great peo-
pie. those of Atchfson, to stick to-
gether. There is no community any
where that does so much for itself and
that has been so optimistic in adver-
sity as that of Atchison. Its beautiful
residences. its miles upon miles OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-09
WANT MAN WITH AUTHORITY.
Kansas City Shippers Protest to the
Missouri Pacific.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. Am effort
is being made by the business men
here to compel the Missouri Pacific
railroad to give Kansas City gen.
eral freight official. There is much
complaint among shippers that the
road is not giving Kansas City the at
tention it should.
A letter has been addressed to
Charles S. Clarke, general manager of
the system, calling his attention to the
fact that there is no freight official in
Kansas City representing the Missouri
Pacific of sufficient authority to dis
pose of propositions that come up con-
tinually. These propositions generally
require prompt action and there is
much delay and loss to the Kansas
CITY shippers by reason of the fact
that these propositions must be re-
ferred to the general office in St.
Louis. This entails vexatious delay.
No railroad entering Kansas City is
represented in its freight department
bv an official of lower Importance
than an assistant general freight agent
except the Santa Fe and it has gen
eral agent of the freight department.,
while the ranking freight official OF
the Missouri Pacific in Kansas City is
M. d. Darnali, commercial agent.
Three of the big lines have general
freight agents in Kansas City. There
lis no complaint against Mr.. Darnall
except his lack of authority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-09

Kansas City, Sept. S.
WHEATON, prediction of a week ago,
that it was about time to take the bull
side of the wheat market, has been con-
frmed by a firmer tone and higher prices.
and we look for this situation to be main,
tanned. While it is beyond questst-n true
that ,o we win have a good crop of wheat
lief that it will prove burdensome. The
visible supply of wheat has shown a.
steady decrease for the past two months
very low. Mills are reporting an increas-
ing demand. and cash markets are firm
The weather for some days has been un-
favorable soaking the stacks and delay
ing threshing. Cables have been strong,
and a generally poor outlook for crons
abroad leaves little room to doubt that
there will be a good foreign demand for
every bushel of surplus we may have.
been larger than for some time past, and
the seaboard reports heavy vessel en-
gagemert for grain shipments the next
three months However, the actual export
business has been only moderate, and a
hating market may be looked for until
ume The anticipated large movement of
spring wheat, If it materializes, may have
a bearish tendency. but bearish confidence
is lessening and we look for no very great
decline. and repeat what we said last
week, that we doubt If wheat will do to
ues for the December delivery
The government report due next week
will give the condition of spring wheat;
also corn and oats at harvest
CORN-Weather the past week has been
unfavorable for the maturing of the corn
crop and market shows a f1rmer tone. The
bull crowd appear to be still supporting
the September and shorts covering in the
May and December, these influences i'm
parting a show of strength to the situa-
ton. Old corn is reported very low in
the country. and until the crop is abso-
Iutely safe from fear of frost. which will
not be long now. we look for a steady
market, with little movement either way.
A large corn crop, If it is shipped to mar
ket means low prices. but if fed on the
farm with shipments barely sufficient to
satisfy the demand at market centers,
present prices may not be too high for
this cereal. Will doubtless be only a
scalpfng market for the immediate future.
OATS-More life is apparent in the oats
market and the idea is becoming prev
alent that this grain is cheap enough, re-
suiting in a firmer and slightly higher
market The wet weather has been
strengthening factor. and there is bet
ter demand from both home and abroad.
Believe moderate profits might be made
BY buying on any break
OyISIONS-Provision are cheaper
and we think could stand a further de-
cline but as that market is evidently
stiI under the control of the packers. II
will decline only long as they are sat
isfied that it should do So Hog receipts
are liberal and prices some lower. AS long
As manipulation continues. the public are
wise to wait until the packers trust is
less of an influence before trading to any
'sI CHRISTIE GRAIN & STOCK co.
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and when he does, nature must take
its course. Nelson is good, strong,
game boy and honest fighter, but he
uses very little judgment, which has
handicapped many a good fighter.
Britt is a clever, shifty boxer, with a
fairly good punch at the right time.
He does not waste any of his strength
and he fights systematically, and is a.
hard man to get to in case he wants
to avoid any one. The Dane is slow,
but will and can take an awful lot
OF beating, but he does not possess
the real knockout punch, and his
record plainly shows this.
Britt, l think, has got the Danes
measure. otherwise he would never
have made a match calling for IS
this fight is in no. way arranged so
as to have any howl go up after it
is over. If there is a howl bang goes
the game in Frisco, which means the
sounding of the death knell of the
fighting game all over the country.
So far there seems to be no reason
for any one to suspect that there is
anything wrong. On dope it looks like
q great fight and should please every
one that attends Let the best man
win is my wish, and let US hope the
winner will give Terry McGovern a
chance to compete for the lightweight
championship, for the winner of the
fight should and will be recognized as
the lightweight champion of the
world. Joe Cans, who claims the
title, cannot scale the lightweight
limit and do himself justice. In case
Britt or Nelson lodges a meeting with
Terry I will take on any other good
boy that has reputation enough to
warrant a match with McGovern.
This is all at present. Thanking you
for past favors, with best wishes from
Terry, Hughy. Sam, and your pal,
n . Il
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points. rhe tradine was dull.

Buying. orders were scarce and stocks
were offered down steadily until many OF
the leading stocks showed declines of a.
point below yesterdays closing Expecta-
tions- of an unfayorable bank statement.
with resultant higher money. influenced
the selling. Reading declined ia points.
Smelling III points and st. Paul, Union
PACIFIC. Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific.
New. York Central, Pennsylvania, Erie,
Baltimore and Ohio, Amalgamated Cop
per, United States Steel preferred, Ten
nessee Coal, Metropolitan Street Railway.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Sugar to
IN points. Business became very dull
around the lower ievel
Prices continued to decline until the ap-
pearance OF the bank statement when
previous short sellers covered. Mime
apolis and ST. Louis rose over yesterday.
The radical loan contraction employed to
conserve the surplus was not liked and
the rally did not hold well. The decline
IN Reading, Louisville and Nashville and
Smelling ran to or more, Union Pacific
and y. 7. c. TX, Virginia Carolina Chem
tcal IL. Canadian Pacific is and Atchison,
Great Northern pfd-, Atlantic Coast Line
and Metropolitan Securities q point. Prices
receded again and the closing was irreg-
ular and very dull.
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1IcGovERN HAS PLANS.
Issues a Challenge to Fight the Britt
Nelson Winner.

1t will be pleasant news to the
friends of Terry McGovern to know
that he will soon get in action again.
Joe Humphreys has assumed the man
agement- of the little fellow, in place of
sam Harris, who has retired from the
lighting game for good Humphreys
has challenged the winner of the
Britt-Nelson contest on behalf of
Ierry- Humphreys writes to the
sporting editor of the Enquirer as fol-
lows:
New York. Sept 2, 1905.
My Dear Friend-HaVing a little
spare time I thought I would write
you to let you know that 1 am now
Sam having retired from the fighting
game for good. / will leave nothing
undone to try and bring Terry back
to his old-time form. 1 had him ex-
alnined by DR.. E. H. Quinn. of this
city, VINO pronounced him in first
class condition, both mentally and
physically; also, that he can stand a
hard course of training. 1 have is
sued challenge to fight the winner of
the Britt-Nelson go. I believe Terry
IS capable of defeating either of them
If L can get him in as good shape as
when he boxed HanIon. 1 have re-
ceived offers from several Philadel-
phia clubs who are now trying to
secure the winner of the big fight to
meet Terry. 1 would like to have
Terry box Nelson first, as 1 think he
would be easy meat for McGovern.
Nelson, you know. is the one man in
the ring that likes to take punish
ment. In fact he is easy to reach
and his style would just suit Terry
Nelson as yet has not met a man
with real Knockout punch, only
Corbett and you know Corbett has
been all in for two years
Terry picks Nelson, while Corbett
picks Britt I think myself Britt will
win He is better ring general thar
the other; while, on the other hand
Nelson is always in the way and CAM
get away from anything. Nelson vii
set the pace. That's a sure thing
While Britt will be content with lab.
bling and~getting away, the Dane viii
blow up after Is rounds, and ther
Britt will take the lead and L fee
safe in saying that the finish will
come any time after 80 rounds anC
before 35 rounds. I think it will b.
a finish like Jim Corbett and Joh1
l. Sullivan. The Dane will fall from
exhaustion. In his anxiety to knocI
Britt out he will lose all his strength
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HE FAVoRs BRITT.
Young Corbett Thinks Battling Nelson
VIII Be Second.


Contrary, I think, to general belief
on that point, the weights in this bat
tie are much more favorable to Britt
than they are to Nelson. Some may
not quite understand how this can be
when it is remembered that the last
time the two men met Nelson was
supposed to be giving away weight
when he agreed to 1873 pounds. The
difference is simply that Nelson has
been growing since then and Britt has
not.
The lightweight limit is Britt's
natural fighting weight. He has been
making that notch for years, and it
suits him exactly. On the other hand,
Nelson is rapidly passing that mark.
When he fought Britt before he could
easily have made less than 1873 pounds.
He will make it this time, but the
muscle and frame that he has accumu-
lated, even after the fat is removed,
will lift his best weight now above
that mark.
The climate is another point in
Britt's favor, and that is an important
one in battle that is to go until one
man drops. Britt was born and raised
on the Pacific coast and the air he
will fight in is the air he has lived IN
all his life. Nelson has, in a way, of
course, become used to the coast but
it is not the same thing by any means.
The climate will be point in Britt's
favor, and the weight will help him.
Taking for granted that the forty
five round clause is simply a dodge to
get away from California law, and the
battle is a real finish fight, I think
Britt will win anyhow. AS 1 said re-
Gently, he is the class of the fight, and
it is just like a horse race=you may
have private tips, but the Handicapped
must go to the class.
Britt has not a knockout puch, as we
generally understand it. If he had a
killing wallop with everything else he
has he would be fighting phenom-
enon- But he has practically every
thing else that goes to make a cham
pion, and think that is enough to win
from Nelson. Britt is a remarka BILE
boxer and the coolest fighter that ever
got into the ring with me. He is wise
IN the game, and no matter how hard
he is being pressed he never seems to
be frustrated.
He will knock Nelson out The Dane
is strong, but he lacks judgment Put
Britt's strength and his head in the
balance with Nelson's strength and the
former com bination will tip the beam
Nelson will wear himself out on Britt's
impenetrable defense. He will knock
himself out in his efforts to reach
Britt with a finish wallop, and Their
Jimmy will tear in and clean him up
4hat is the way 1 handicap the battle
In figuring on that twenty round
battle you must remember both mer
knew 1t would wind up in twenty
rounds, and Britt fought himself out
hard enough to last the twenty. Wher
he has finish problem to solve
think we viii see the difference in the
ring generalship of the two fighters
some to the top. Britt has the nerve
all right to pick out his plan and stfcl
to it.-Young Corbett.
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FOUGHT FIVE DAYS
Devastation and Misery in Rus
STA Is Appalling.
As the Result of Tartar-Armen-
ian War
HUNDREDS OF KILLED
And Wounded Are Lying in the
Streets of Shusha.
Greater Part of the Town Is a
Charred Ruin.

Tif1is, Sept. 9.-The Armenian
bishop of Shusha has sent a MESA ge
10 the authorities, saying that the de-
vastation and resultant misery at Shu-
sha is appalling. The fighting between
Tartars and Armenians continued I'M
interruptedly for five days, and hun
dreds of killed and wounded are lying
in the streets. The bishop adds that
the greater part of the town now con-
sists of charred ruins, the buildings
destroyed including the government
offices, churches, schools and shops.
He urgently appeals for food, funds
and other necessaries for the starving
and homeless thousands.
Crisis Is Passed.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-The up
rising in the Baku district, according
to the latest dispatches, has apparently
passed the crisis, though the situation
is still serious and order is far from
having been restored. In the oil dis
trict, and even in the city of Baku,
the belligerent factions are taking
every opportunity to commit murder
and to apply the torch. Troops are
steadily arriving in the district, the
number of reinforcements to reach
there up to noon yesterday being o.
900, and others are on the way.
The conf1agration in the pumping
establishments and reservoirs at Bala-
kahn, Romni, Sabunto and Bibiebat
has not burned itself out, but incen-
diarism apparently has not made
Roadway in the refinery district of
BLACK Town."
5000 Wells Destroyed.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-Private ad-
vices from Baku say that the machinery
of 5000 out of 5000 oil wells has already
been destroyed. Despite the temporary
lull a renewal of the warfare and in
cendiarism is apprehended momentarily.
The tens of thousands of hungry I'M
employed persons whose ranks are con-
stantly increasing, constitute an addi-
tional danger.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Good Weather Gives Easy Tone
to Wheat.
Corn LIS Also Slightly Weak
From Start.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Unchanged = Natives
Bring 81 to $6.lO.
Hogs Steady-Bulk Sales $5.35
to $3.50.

chicago, Sept. 9. WHEAT-Clear
weather in the spring wheat country gave
an easy tone to the wheat market De-
cember opened a shade to AG5sc lower;
at S27s to S2ssc. For a time the price held
within the opening range. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
500 cars against 1872 a year ago.
Later on reports of an export demand
December sold up to S3c but the market
later eased off, The close was easy with
december Off AQAc al 8215c.
COHN-lmproved weather for the ma
turing or the crop caused slight weakness
IN the corn market. The volume of trade
was very small. December opened I'M
changed to 1sc lower at 1870 to 1876, and
sold off to 1850
The close was at the lowest point of the
day, December being off &C at 431ac.
OATS-Selling by small holders owing
to much larger receipts than expected
caused weakness in oats. December open
ed sc to 1s@D1zc lower at 271s to 27h@27Ae
and held within the opening range.
VISIONS-Provisions were steady
in sympathy with a 10c advance in the
price of live hogs. October pork was up
PIC, at $14721a; lard was up 212@5c at
$7.75.- Ribs were PFC higher at $S.65.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, $3.50; No.
red, S1qe21zc; No. hard, S1zs9SSc; No
hard, S094 Q86c; No: spring, S0QS6c.
CORN-No. 2, 54c; No. 3, 53z@54c.
RYE-Cash: 611s@62c; Sept, &C; Dec. 81
FLAX-Cash: NV, Sill; S.-W., $1.07
TIMOTHY-Oct., so.
CLOVER-Cash: SIC. SOL. co.
BARLEY-CaSh: 37Q52c.
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Kansas civ Live stock Market

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. s.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 500 head, including $50 head
of southerns. Market unchanged. Native
steers. 81 0096 10; southern steers, $z-504S 75i
heifers, s1.75G5.00; stocixers and feeders.
s2.6594.25; bulls. $71od3.25; calves. 50. 0oG
$50; western steers, $3.6q475; western
cows. S1.75G3.25.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales. s5s5q5.50; heavy,
$4,000 90; packers, $5.S5@5.55; pigs and
lights, $5.30G5. So
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head,
mostly feeders. Market nominally steady.
Muttons, $4.25G5. 90; lambs, S. 75@7. 40; range
wethers. $450d5.4o; fed ewes, $S.75G4.75.
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New. Station at Fl Reno.

new station is to be erected at Ell
Reno, Okla, by the Rock Island at a
cost of $4,000 and a similar amount
is to be expended by the. road in IN
creasing its terminal facilities at that
point. d. E. Cain, the general man
ager of the road. returned to Topeka
Yesterday after a trip over the Okla
homa division While he was gone he
looked over the ground for the I'M
movements at FL Reno. The plans for
the station have not been drawn as yet.
but Mr.. Cain says that the work is to
he r-1xcT1ad
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Sept. e.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 2S8 cars. Quotations
were steady and as follows: Sept, 7414c;
Dec, 1850: May. 77g777sc: Cash: No. 2
hard, oo 57qecs4c; No. z naTd, 15g7Sc; No.
CORN-Market lower. Sept, 481kc; Dec.
SsAQ3SHc; May, 3sss@3sAc. Cash: No.
OATS-Market strong. No. 2 white, "a
Csc: No 2 mixed. 26c.
RYE-Market steady, 5S@59c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
$9.00d9. so: choice prairie, $6.75@700.
BUTTER-Market firm. Creamery, 1870;
packing, TIC.
EGGS-Fresh, 171ac.
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called in a loud voice for $500
ticket on his sons chances. A mo-
ment later a peaceful looking old gen
tleman sorted out seven 500 bills and
exchanged them for ticket on Mel
son. It was the Battler's father and
he said that it was the first bet he
ever made
Few Pick Nelson
While most of the sports and those
who follow the fighting game carefully
are hackers of Britt, there are many
who believe in Nelson and will put
their coin on him. Here are a few
opinions;
Claude johnson. Kansas City-It
looks all Nelson in Kansas City, where
the Dane is favorite.
George Green, former pugilist-If it
goes the limit Britt will win. 1 like
Jimmy and think he is a great fighter.
Still I don't think he can mix with
this fellow Nelson.
Frank Balm, ker-Nelson
figures with me to win, and L will
string my checks on the Dane.
Pony Moore-Why, Nelson will
come with rush at the finish.
Johnny Gagiliardo, cashier Darious
poolroom-Both are my friends. 1t
will be a great fight. 1 don't think it
will go over 20 rounds.
Joe Harvey, poolroOm proprietor
Britt will win as Sysonby wins all his
races-from wire to wire. The Dane
hasn't a look-in.
Charlie Zacharias bookie-I have a
couple of thousand that is going on
Britt.
Max Gutter, horseman--Nelson will
put up an awful hard fight and 1 think
he will generally wear Britt down.
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Chicago Live stcck Market

ket steady; beeves. s3.85@650; cows $1,000
40; heifers, s27565.00; good to prime
steers. $5.40u6.50; poor to medium, $500
HOGS-6.OO0. Market SC and 1ac higher;
heavy. S5-30Q595; rough. $5.30@55o; mixed,
$5-40Q595; light, x5.45@5.S0; pigs, $4.7045.60;
bulk of sales, $5.50Q5.S0
SHEEP-2,000 Market steady; natives,
$; 30G5.25 yearlings, $SoOd5.75; lambs, s5.T
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. Sept 9--Statement OF
average of clearing house banks:
Loans s1.1O6, $50, 500, decrease $780,
237. 300; deposits SLIPS, 422,60O, de-
crease $41,165, 100; circulation $5S,-
ders $7S,714,6 500, decrease $4,644,0 900;
specie $2O7,472, 400, decrease S6,314,-
500; reserve s2S6.1s7.O00, decrease
O,95s, 800; reserve required $751;
355, $50, decrease S10,291,275; surplus
S4.S31,35O, decrease $67,525; ex u. S.
deposits $6,96S, ATS, decrease 1867, 1925.
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Merry 1orIx Mnn~

New York, Sept. 9.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal; no loans; time loans firm; 50
days 81 per cent; so days, ~ per cent; s
months, 4zQ4H per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, ~ G4S<
per cent; sterling exchange steadier with
actual business in bankers bills a 81 S51zO
1855 for demand and at $4.3110 for 50 day
bills; posted rates, $4S4q4.S5 and $4.s615Q
4.8I; commercial bills, s4.S27sG4S3.
! SILVER-Bar silver, 61szc; Mexican dol
lars, 4Sc.
BONDs-Government bonds steady.
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More Shons for Omaha.

Omaha, Sept Sit was announced at
Union Pacific headquarters today that
the company would begin the construc-
ton at once of additional shops at
Omaha, at a cost of $700s0G0. the new
buildings to be completed within a year.
The largest of these new shops viii be
a locomotive construction building
which will cost nearly half a million.
The company has already spent mil
lion and half dollars in Omaha