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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
TAKEN TO ASYLUM.
Miss Maitland Violent-FamiIy Cared
for by Congregational Church.

Miss Maud Maitland, the young
woman who became insane Sunday
through the effects of the heat and
overwork, has been adjudged insane
and was taken to tn state hospital for
the insane by Dr. H. H. Keith, last
evening. She had been raving and
crying out all day and there was no
help for her whatever.
There has been much concern over
the city concerning the future care of
the two old invalid women, Mrs:
Eleanor J. Maitland, the mother OF
the girl and Mrs. Patience Webster,
the aunt of the unfortunate girl. Since
the girl has been taken to the asylum
there is no one left to care for the
women and they are left destitute and
without help.
However, the Congregational con-
gregationS of the city have Joined
forces and for the future they will
see that the two invalids do not suffer
Mrs. Maitland receives from the gov
Many charitably inclined people in the
city have declared afheir intention or
helping now and then and there is
really bright prospect for the com
fort of the two old ladies as long as
they live.
land, the insane girl, was the main
support of the family. This is hardly
true. The girl has been showing signs
of insanity for some time and her
health was very poor. She did all she
could for the family but her lace max
ing and help did not support the fam
lily altogether. The county has stated
its willingness to take care of the two
invalids if they cannot be supported
by private donation.
The report that the Baptist church
was caring for the family was mis-
take. They were under the patronage
of the First Congregational church and
the Ladies' Aid Society saw that they
did not want. The family received
$40 a month from the church and aid
society
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FEW SIX MONTHS, SCHOOLS.
Most of Those In Country Have Seven
and Eight Months.

John F. Ely, county superintendent
of public instruction, has prepared a
list of the district school openings and
closings. Most of the schools in the
county will open for registration. 9th
ers will wait for a week longer in or
der to make exhibits in the state fair
to be held in this city from ,Septem-
Der 8 to Is.
The schools in Shawnee county
which will run for six months are
Nos. 27, SO, Al, AZ, So, IS, 81, 10, and
SO.
Those that will run for seven
months are Nos. 5. 6, >13, 16, II. Is,
10, 26, 81, %, 80, 81. 80, 3S, As, 4S, so,
50, "a, SIS, 56, 81. 60. 81, SO, 81. 66.
60, II. TO, rs, 70, 81, 81, SO, 80, "a,
95, SO, SO, SO, 1OO,. and 101.
Those with a term of eight months
are Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, Z, 8, 9, IL, IL, IA,
Is, 20. p, "a, 20, 33, "a. SO, 40, ~.
AZ, As, "A, As, At, 40, So, SO, 81, 68,
10. ~, IS, so, IS, SO. 81, go, 90, and
los.
The only districts with a term of
nine months are Nos. %, 35, SO, SO, 81
and ,SS.
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RED ARMY DEFEATED.
An Attack on the City of Boston Re-
suits in Annihilation.

Boston, Aug. 17.-An attack on the
Notifications of Boston harbor by the
red army of invasion was CALAMITY and
successfully repulsed today by the blue
army of defense, the attacking force
being totally annihilated in the opinion
of the umpire, Captain H. T. Patten.
The attacking force consisted of
about 200 men, composed of troops
from Forts Totten and Hamilton. The
defenders suffered a loss of only IS
men out of a force of 100. The en-
gagement occurred at Nahant. not far
from the residence of United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and fol-
lowed an attack by the invaders upon
the secondary station at Nahant The
troops were landed about 1 o'clock this
morning
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ON DRAINAGE.
Says City Might Be Liable for Over
flow Damage.

City Attorney Ralston has issued his
opinion in regard to the liability of
the city in regard to damages arising
to private property by reason OF a pos
jble failure of the city to extend the
Melan arch bridge. In no uncertain
language does he state that it would
be much cheaper in the end for the
people to vote Tor the issuing of the
$29, 900 worth of bonds nece ssary to the
carrying out of the work of extending
the bridge. In concluding his document
he says
"In conclusion, therefore, am of the
opinion that the city Will be legally Ii
able for damages which may be sus-
tanned by private property on account
of the insufficient waterway under the
Me1an arch bridge. and that the $39, 900
in bonds which the people of the city
ere asked to vote in order to construct
the proposed extension to said bridge
will be an exceedingly small amount in
comparison with the liability which the
city might incur by leaving the bridge
in its present inefficient and made
uCate condition.
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New york Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Aug. 17.-STOCKS-
with more important changes in the way
of advances. st. Paul, New York Central,
United States Steel preferred and Kansas
City Southern were up a point. On the
other hand Union Pacific lost as much
and there were some large fractional re-
cessionS in other prominent stocks.
After the selling orders at the opening
had been executed the market began to
ruled at a good level above yesterday 5
closing prices. New York Central was
bought heavily at an advance Of " and nd
a point into similar gain. st. Paul also
got up IA, Reading rs. Northwestern and
ed Copper, American Smelling and Con-
solidated Gas L. These gains were con-
wiped out later when profit. taking be
came general and number OF weak Spots Spots
island. Atlantic Coast Line, Minneapolis
and st. Paul, Great Northern Ore certifi-
Gates, Sloss Sheffield Steel. Republic Steel
preferred North American and American
nights close. Near ii O'Clock the mErket
promi R1e up at sa gain Of p Over point
Activity on the bear side Of the of market let
and the dis2ositi sarn 10 Decline Ia prces
which drove the market well below yes
terdays closing PRICES loss U Of Points
Aolantic Coast line, wabash preferred,
American Ice and Brooklyn Union Gas Gas
Delaware and Hudson, Great Northern
preferred, Kansas and Texas. Denver ana
Rio Grande and Peoples Gas to Ia.
Bonds were irregular
A flood of liquidating sales drove Union
Pacific down 35s below yesterdays closing
to 21Osz and the preferred also lost points
The persistent selling of this stock uncov-
aged the bears to attack the general mar
ket with confidence. Prices elsewhere
ruled in numerous cases from TO 1H1 De-
low Yesterdays closing figures.
Among the weak features were South
ern Pacific, Reading, Northern Pacific
Louisville and Nashville, Pennsylvania,
Rock Island preferred and some OF the
metal stocks. Covering by shorts Drought
about a rally at I o'clock.
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Kansas City, Aug. IL.
ui@h CHo~o Yes
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. n.-WHEAT-
Market unchanged to 1c lower No
97c@$1 .O61k; No. g. 95c0$1OS.
CORN--Market 1z@1c lower. No. mix
ed, &c; No 3, 6214c; No. white, 6511Q66c;
No. 3. 651Sc.
OATS-Market unchanged to 1c lower.
No. white, SIC to 44c; No. mixed, 3SQ40c.
RYE-73Q7Sc.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, $10.50Q11.00; choice prairie, $7.50q7. 70.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, &c: ftrsts,
23c; seconds, PIC; packing stock, 19c.
EGGS-Extras. 25c; firsts. 21c; current
receipts, Ice; seconds and diroies, 12c:
southerns, loss of 14c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 155 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-September $3.50; De-
cember, 91azc; May, 95Ac@95Ac sellers.
CORN-September, 611sc sellers; Decem-
Der, 52AQ522sc bid; May, 641a@54Ac bid.
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NEW OVERALL FACTORY.
j. G. Fox. Jr.. of Atchfson Would
Lease Part of Wooden Mil.

Globe:
J. G. Fox. jr.. manager of the How
ard Overall Co.. and his foreman. A.
W. Lauren, went to Topeka Saturday
and inspected the pants factory of
the Western WOODEN Mills Co. and
signed lease to take it over and con-
vert it into an overall factory, which
Will start up November 1, with 100
machines installed. The lease is sub
Ject to reorganization of the West
ern Wooden Mills Co. Many of the
machines used in the manufacture of
pants, are not suitable for overall
work and will be replaced by new
machines.
Mr.. John McAfee, manager of the
Oakland mills and formerly superin-
tendent of the Western Wooden mill
in North Topeka, says that the deal
with Mr.. Fox, which included only
the lease of the third floor of the
building, has not been closed In
this connection there is talk of the
old company, which operated the mill,
recognizing and running the first
and second floors as a wooden mill and
leasing thethird floor to Mr.. Fox for
an overall factory and furnishing the
power desired
Mr.. McAfee this morning said that
Mr.. Fox had made such a proposition
but he told him that he would have
to learn what the present company
which controls the mill will do, be-
fore the building could be leased or
any definite arrangements could be
made.
The North Side mills have been
closed for about two months. 1t is
said that they have not paid. The
third story has been occupied by
Fox'S proposition is adopted the mills
will make only wooden cloth.
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Mr.. COBURN'S FIGURES.
Gives Out Official Facts About
Population of Cities.

| Secretary F. D. Coburn of the state
board of agriculture today issued tbs
| first authentic report showing the
number of inhabitants in the state. Ac-
cording to the books of enumerators
the population of Kansas March 1, 1909
was 1.707,491, the largest ever reported
for the state, and an increase of 50.692
or three per cent over the preceding
year Seventy-eight counties show an
aggregate gain of 57,5S7 and 20 a loss
altogether of $685.. The counties show
ing decreases are in the eastern and
western portions. The officials of Lyon
and Atchison counties ignored the law
and made no returns of population,
hence the 1908 returns from those
counties are used in this years COM
putations.
The thirty-one counties comprising
the central tiers from north to south
have SO per cent of the net increase
shows by far the largest individual in
crease, 1857 or % per cent of the to-
tai increase for the state. Shawnee is
next with a gain of 3.171, followed by
Bourbon 1852. Crawford 1889 and Sum
ner 1882. The gain in these seven
counties represents As per cent of the
increase for the state. Every county
on the Oklahoma border and each one
in the extreme eastern tier shows an
increased number of inhabitants, ex-
cept Cherokee, in the southeast corner.
The largest decrease is in Norton coun-
ty; Decatur shows the next largest
falling off.
An idea of the growth and decreases
in some of the counties may best be
conveyed by statements as to percent
age. Sedgwick shows the largest per
cent of increase, 81, followed by Co
manche with 10, Barber IL, Clark Is,
Stevens Is and Stafford. Pratt and
Pawnee (adjoining counties) 10 per cent
each. Only one eastern county, Wood
son with a falling off of 6 per cent,
shows any noteworthy decrease.
The rank of the five counties leading
in population this year reveals two
notable changes. Montgomery, which
was second last year, is fourth, chang
ing places with Sedgwick which nov
and Crawford occupy the same relative
positions as in 1908 The leading five
counties in 1909 are Wyandotte Sedg-
wick, Shawnee, Montgomery and Craw-
ford.
A comparison of the population sta
tistics for 1909 with those of ten years
previous shows some quite remarka bic
per cent more inhabitants this year
than in 1899. Seventy-nine counties
show increases. In the ten years Clark
county has increased 104 per cent. Fin
ney 137, Ford 142 Cove 100. Grant 1856.
Gray 1863 and Greeley 1S1 per cent Has
kell county shows an increase in this
ten-year period of EOS per cent. Kearny
17S, Meade 1913, Morton 2T7. Seward 433,
Stanton 236 and Stevens 325 per cent.
Population by Cities.
The following is the population of
the cities of the state having 5000 in
habitants and over and their loss or
gain since Marct, 1, 1908:
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End to Japanese Seal Fishing.

San Francisco, Aug. 17.-According
to a statement issued from the offices
of japanese consul General Nagai va,
the Japanese government has with
drawn the subsidy heretofore ex-
tended to ships engaged in hunting
seals and sea offers in order to check
the operations of seal poachers among
the islands off the Alaskan coast The
statement says the new imperial ordi-
nance went into operation July 1. 1t
is believed the withdrawal of the sub
ing as it cannot be carried on without
government aid.
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TeBAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Aug. 7.-WHEAT-Decline of
I'd to Id in the price of wheat at Liver
wheat at the opening of the market here,
resulting in initial losses of &c to &c com
An easier tone in the corn market also
had depressing effect early in the day
slight bulge occurred shortly after the
opening, owing to covering by shorts, but
the demand was soon satisfied and prices
dropped back again to about the opening
west were still generally favorable for
harvesting and threshing.
The he september delivery opened at 9sAc
ter touching $3.50 the price of the Septem-
per per opnon eased OF again to 991SQ99ssc-
to 9612c.
The market was rather nervous all day
ness The heaviness of corn was bear
ish factor. The close was steady with
December was up 1sahc at sszsGss&c.
CORN-Reports of rain in parts of Ne
trend of corn prices, Sentiment in the pit
early in the session being somewhat bear
in view of a probable break in the drought
in the southwest. The September delivery
opened unchanged to &c lower at CSC to
66Ac and sold off to 65hc.
Additional weakness developed as trad
ing progressed, September declining to
bottom. September being off &c at 65ssc
OATS-Oats were steady despite the
commission house was an active bidder
A good demand for the cash grain had
strengthening influence, September opened
unchanged to 3S3sc, sold off to 3SAc and
then rallied again to $3.50.
PROVISIONS-Provisio were firm on
moderate demand by commission houses,
based to some extent on sc advance in
live hogs. Prices at the start were I'M
changed to Sc higher
RYE-Cash: 6715@70c; September, 66@6sc.
BARLEY-Cash: 4S@64c.
TIMOTHY-September, 1910.
CLOVER-Cash: $11.70; September, $3.50.
Chicago Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. E. GAM Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton. and Stocks,
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The Heat at Iawrcncc.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 17.-For the past
three days the heat in this city has been
almost intolerable. Sunday the Their
mometer registered from 102 to 10 in the
shade Monday the weather was slightly
cooler because of a light breeze. 9S to
Jog being the highest thermometer read
ing, and indication points to practically
the same temperature today.
mo heat prostrationS have been reported
thus far. The farmers say that unless
rain comes soon the corn will be burned
up and the crop will be total loss. The
readings at the university weather bureau
are slightly less than those down town be-
cause of the fact that they are taken from
a greater elevation.
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FINED AND SENT TO JAIL.
Mary Chesney and Crane Given
Thirty Day Vacations.

In the police court last evening
Mary Chesney and the man named
Crane We're each fined 500 and SEN
fenced to Jail for 80 days for keeping
and maintaining a liquor nuisance.
These two parties were host to the
Wichita ball players. and local ply
sicians, liverymen and druggists who
were caught at the disorderly house
at AIS Kansas avenue, Saturday
night.
The rest of the crowd put up bond
and did not appear at the trial thus
transferring the bond into a fine
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Aug. H.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creameries, 23@2614c; diaries, 2OQ
231sc.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 924S
cases at mark, cases included, 18c; firsts,
Zoe; prime firsts. 2115c.
15a4c; Twins. 141z@14Ac; Young Americas,
1514@15Ac; Long Horns. 1514@l5Ac.
fancy 4S@soe fair fo good 4s@i5c 10
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
15c; chickens, 1412c; springs, Ice.
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 Id. WITS,
8@S1zc; 60 to IS ID. WITS, 9211c; IS to no Id.
WITS. 91S11015c.
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NIoors Cnt the Wires.

Madrid, Aug. 17.-Advices received
here from Penyon de La Gomera, on
the coast of Morocco set forth that
the Moors again have cut telegraph
wires and isolated the Spanish gar
rison. The bombarding at Penyon De
La Gomara is constant and there have
many casualties among the MoorS.
The Kalyes are mobilizing near AL
hucemas preparatory to marching on
Melilla.
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On Trait of Bank Robbers.

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 1.-THE two
robbers who when surprised while
trying to loot the State bank at
Kiefer. an oil town near here. last
night, killed Town Marshal Inford and
perhaps fatally shot Cashier Palmer
webbing. were reported to have been
seen in the woods outside of Tulsa
early today. Chief of Police
Thompson and other Tulsa officers
took up the search promptly The
condition of the aged cashier was still
serious today.
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Too Much work and study.

washington. Aug. 17.-Long continued
study of social conditions in Chicago
ard too constant application to a play
she was writing based thereon. is said
t. be resp onsiblc for the fact that Miss
Matilda Narti. akyoung Chicago wo-
man has been taken to the government
hospital for the insane. Shortly after
arriving here the young woman began
to suffer from Authorizations.
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Fire Insurance Men Meet.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 1.-THE four
teenth annual national convention of
the American Association of Mutual
Fire Insurance companies began a
three days session here today. About
$50 delegates have arrived from all
parts of the country Various papers
on the subject of handling mutual in
surance business will be read. Election
of officers and the selection of next
years location for the convention will
come ND FRIDAY
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Aug: T:-BUTTER-Marke
firm; Creamery thirds to flrsts, 2SQ26c.
cream, specials. 14az@15s4c; ditto small or
large, colored or white, fancy, 1412c; state,
SKINS full to specials, 319@11Ac.
EGGS-Market easy. Western extra
seconds, 20@21c.
POULTRY-AIive. steady; chickens, 16@
19c; fowls, 16G1612c; turkeys, 14c. Dressed
dull but steady; broilers, western, 14@20c
fowls, western, 151z@17c.
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Saving in Cost of Census.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Secretary
NageI, who has returned to Washing
ton has resumed work in connection
with the preparations for the next
census with a view of getting it in such
shape that he can return to his sum
mer home in Massachusetts next week.
A considerable saving will be made. he
has found. in the cost of the next
census as compared with the original
estimates.
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat A97sd
lower; corn Md higher.
Second cable: Wheat 1z9zd lower; corn
I'D lower.
Chicago car lots ooday: wheat ZIS, corn
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat ss.
Northwest car lots today IS, last year
Closing cables: Wheat 1k@7sd lower; corn
A63kd lower.
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New York, Aug. 17.-SUGAR-Raw, firm;
fair refining, $3.5S@3.61; centrifugal %
test, $4.OSq4.11; molasses sugar, saSS@3. S6;
refined. steady; crushed, $565; powdered,
SOS; graduated, $495.
COFFEE-Market quiet. No. Rio, 7z@
nc: No. 4 Santos. S1h09c.
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Kansas city Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. n.-CATTLE-
Market steady to strong. Native steers.
$4.50Q7. 40; southern steers, 50. 3O9475; south
ern cows, So. 40Q3.90; native cows and heif-
ers, $2.20Ql5.50; stockers and feeders So OO0
6.50; bulls, $2.75Q375: calves. $3.O0Q7.O0;
western. steers. $4.2o@625; western cows.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market sc higher
Bulk of sales. T7OQ7.90; heavy, $77oq7 So;
PACKERS and butchers, S.70@79O; light, $3.50
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market 1Oc low
er. Muttons. A.25q6.O0; lambs, g. 50Q7.75
$500.
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Dickinson to Give a Prize

washington. Aug 17.-Secretary of
War Dickinson in an effort to stimu-
late rifle practice in his state will give
a trophy to the national guardsmen of
Tennessee making the highest score
6ox twenty shots annually
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Chicago 1--we Stock Marker.

Chicago, Aug. H.-CATTLE-Receipts es-
timated at 1900. Market strong. Beeves,
~ 4Oq150; Texas steers. $4.O0d5. so; western
steers, $4O046.30; stockers and feeders So is
g5:25; cows and heifers. $225Q6.4O; calves,
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 5000. Mar
ket strong to Sc higher. Light, 81 556s. O5;
mixed, T3698;6; heavy, $7.l09S.O6; rough.
81 10Q7.S 5; good to choice heavy, ST. 356S. O5;
pigs. $500. 80; bulk of sales, N.s017 IS.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market weak. Native, $290d5.OO; western,
$3.OOQ6.O0; yearlings, $4.50@5 so; lambs ma
tive, $4.2Q7.75; western, $45O617 so.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
ments. 297. 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts 296, 800 bushels: ship
mentS, 341, 900 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat Z7S cars with Is
of contract grade; corn 400 cars with 249
of contract grade; oats 431 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago Min
neapolis and Duluth today were $50 cars
compared with 554 cars last week and 393
cars the corresponding day a year ago
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Range OF Prices of Stocks.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
office Ito West Sixth ST. Phone 4S6-J
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Topeka market

F furnished ~ the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co., yaros close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs. thin sows or hoRa
Weighing Tess than ITO lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless Same are wei finished.
as we cannot use half fat stun. We give
below prices effective at once. until FUR
Their notice.1
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Furnished by j. E. Gan, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and stocks
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 1851
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Kans1s City Live Stock salea.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal By
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices a; ali mar
ketS.1
Kansas City, Aug. I7.-CATTLE-Re-
cetpts 5000 head. Market, best, steady to
slow; others steady to weak.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady to sc higher. Bulk of sales, $3.50
7.S5; top, 1885,
.sHEEP--Receipts 5000 head. Market