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The Topeka Daily Herald from Topeka, Kansas • 8

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RAILROAD DEHS "The Oood Clothes Store'. that the bids have not yet been opened, for if the report were true or the bids opened notification of the fact would be telegraphed ttf an interested. parties. Several other Kansas City construction firms are among the NEW THIS SEASON'S $1.50 Manhattan Shirts On Sale $1.10 Men's Shoe Sale $2.50 Choice of our entire stock of Wasburn Low Shoes fr) CA $4 and $3.50 values at Odl SPRINGS, and RETURN The .45 Trouser Sale Great $5 Rock Island () () () DENVER, COLORADO PUEBLO, () () C) () $15.00 8 () Tickets on Sale August limit for return August to September 25th. See for reservations and all other if Trousers For Men, of all builds, for all occasions, $4.50, $5 -and $6 qualities, on sale at $3.45 Over 6QO Pairs jD System--.

8 C) a 12th, 13th and 15th, 25th; can be extended ROCK ISLAND AGENTS information. Men's Trousers-Many left from Suits that sold at $18, $2o and $35. Several Hundred Pairs from our regular stock: that are worth $5 and $6. including Parngors A. VI.

FULLER, C. P. TOPEKA, KANSAS. () 8 C) 45 Pants for business, dress and outing wear; waist measures 30 to 50, lengths 29 to 37 and remember, we'll fit you whether you're big or little, thin or stout; all fabrics, all styles, on sale at only. CCOOCCOOOCOCCCCCOGOCOOOOCCOCCCCCCO $7, $8 and $9 Paragon Pants Reduced to $5.00 Your choice of any pair of Spring Trousers, Paragon make, very finest imported and domestic st worsteds, pants that sold earlier for $7, $7.

50, 8, $8.50 and even $9.00, now only Any Man Can Use a Pair of Pants at $1.95 Our Sale now on of Topeka Woolen 4 mm Mill rants 3 50 Sunflower rants 10 Hl US different styles all sizes tomorrow V7 These Pants sold everywhere for $3.50. Men's Outing Suits, $15 and $12.50 Values, About 600 Men's and Young Men's Outing Suits that we sold early in the season at $12.50 and $15; stylish up-to-date garments, in such famous makes as Hart, SchalTner Marx, Chicago; also R. best tailored, best fitting, in a large variety of patterns; blue serges, fancy worsteds and homespuns; in double and single breasted styles; usually worth $15.00 and $12.50. Get one tomorrow for only Denver and Return Railroads Will Hani Large Crops This Tear. WHAT THE PRESIDENTS SAY Ripley of Santa Fe Pleased With Prospects.

Contract for Building Western Pacific Not Yet Awarded to Kenefick Katy to Observe 28-Hour Law. Prospects for the harvesting of bountiful crops are reported by railway officials who have recently taken extended trips over lines in the grain and cotton growing sections of the country, arid these foreshadow a large traffic in wheat, corn and oats, and a considerable, though somewhat reduced, traffic in cotton. Years of ex perience In observing the growtn oi the crops have rendered railway traffic officials. experts in their judgment on these matters, and their reports are awaited with an interest second only to that accorded to the crop- reports of the government. President Ripley of the Atchison says "The business and crop situation affords the greatest encouragement and the outlook should be good for another twelve months.

We hear nothing but good news of the corn crop in our territory. The country should raise the biggest corn crop it has ever had. There is less cotton in prospect than a year ago, but enough for pros perity. Our current traffic shows a good gain." President A. J.

Davidson or the St. Louis San Francisco, who has just made an extended inspection trip of that company's line, says he feels much encouraged over the outlook. I made a thorough investigation in regard- to crop prospects," he says, "and conditions are much better than I expected to find them, in view of excessive rainfall in the past two or three months. In the Indian and Oklahoma territoriesi small grain Is fully 25 per cent better than last year. Ok-' lahoma territory will produce 000 bushels of wheat, which will be an average yield of twelve bushels per acre.

The cotton acreage in Oklahoma and Indian territories is approximately the same as last, year. In some portions there is decreased acreage, while in others there is slight increase in acreage, but we. will handle the same amount of cotton as last year. It is somewhat difficult to estimate the cotton crop of Texas, but from personal observation and information I am of the opinion there will be a decrease of fully 10 to 15 per cent. The plant was bady damaged in the lowlands of that state on account of the heavy rainfall.

In Kansas the wheat crop is very promising, a conservative estimate placing it at 70,000,000 bushels, while in my opinion it will be nearer 000 bushels. The average yield per acre is eighteen bushels. The corn crop in the entire southwest is larger and in better condition than in any pre vious year. It is practically made in northern Texas and in the southern portion of Indian and Oklahoma territories, so that unless some unusual weather conditions prevail we will have a 'bumper' corn crop. With satisfactory conditions prevailing there is every prospect of a good business for the railroads serving the southwest territory." EARNINGS $2,100,000,000.

Vast Total Income of Railroads for Fiscal Year. Chicago, Aug. 11. Careful estimates of railroad earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30 last places the amount approximately at $2,100,000,000. This estimate is based on average earnings of $10,000 a mile, there being now over 210,000 miles of railroad In operation in the United States.

In the last six years the growth of earnings per mile has been much more rapid than'that of mileage. In 1899 there were 190,000 miles of road in operation and the average earnings then per mile were a little over $7,000. Since that time there has been an Increase in mileage of about 11 per cent, or about 2 per cent annually. In the same time gross earnings per mile have increased about 40 per cent. The increase in net earning in this period has kept pace with that in gross.

In 1899 net earnings averaged about $2,272 per mile of road operated. For the last year this had increased to $3,100 per mile, or almost 40 per cent. The greater rate of increase in earnings as compared with mileage is due largely to the developmnt of the country. Railroad extension has been confined largely to building into new territory, which from the beginning of its occupation has proved important feeders to those previously in existence. There also has been a large increase in the density of tonnage on the roads previously in existence.

Of course, the general prosperity, which all sections of the country have enjoyed, and the large increase in consumption resulting therefrom have contributed in no small degree to the satisfactory growth of railroad traffic and revenues. KATY WILL BE STRICT. The management of the. Missouri, Kansas Texas has given strict Instructions to every division official that hereafter the twenty-eight-hour law is to be strictly complied with in the movement of cattle. At first the Katy tried tp rush cattle through to please the shippers and was caught on a large number of cases.

BIDS NOT YET OPENED. It was stated yesterday In the Kan sas City office of the Kenefick Construction company that no confirmation had been received of the report that its bid for building the Western Pacific had been accepted. It Is believed by officers of the company there CHANGES AT CHAN UTE. Assistant Superintendent McNally Causes a Shake up. Chanute, Aug.

1L The change In assistant superintendents by the Santa Fe on this division has caused quite a shakeup in the division offices located here. Mr. Raymond, as has been previously announced, took several clerks with him. This caused considerable shifting, and the rest has been caused by the of Assistant Superintendent Mc Nally's force. More shifting of jobs was expected by the Santa Fe office boys, but a number of substantial increases in salarjt were given instead of making promotions from one desk to another.

Superintendent McNally Is getting well acquainted with his work by this time. He is said to be taking hold of the work like a veteran and is making many friends. His work lies in the track and bridge and building departments, and his authority on the division is second only to that of Superintendent Barnes. GUMBO IS TOO HOT. The Katy is seriously considering stopping ballast work between Dallas and Denison and on the Osage division In Kansas.

This is due to the fact that the ballast pits at Floyd are not cool enough to put a shovel In and do not show any particular haste to get cool. Some ballast has been brought up from the Austin division, but this Is laborious work, and it is probable that the work will suspend for the present. Railroad men who have within the last few days made trips over the Katy's Dallas division say that the tracks are In the best of condition and that trains run as smoothly over that burned gumbo structure as over any road in the country. ENLARGE ROCK ISLAND TRAIN. The Rock Island has added another sleeper to its equipment on Its night train between Kansas City and Chicago.

This, with the sleeper sent from St. Joseph, which joins the. through train at Altamont, gives the train four sleepers. The new sleeper from Kansas City will be a ten-section observation car. ROCK ISLAND: COAL CHUTE.

The Rock Island is building an immense coal chute'; on its ground at Shawnee, which; will be modern in all details and will be equipped with hydraulic appliances. Several thousand dollars: are being expended on the work. It as said that in a short time the erection of the new passenger and freight depots will commence. WAR F0RC0TT0N ON Million Growers Will Hold Out Against Wall Street. New Orleans, Aug.

11. "We will bust Wall street," are, the words now" being worn on buttons and badges by cotton planters throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and all over the cotton belt. The New York cotton broker sent to his followers the tip last week that he had Wall street solidly behind him and was going to sell cotton down to 9 cents this week and still lower next. It was made to appear that the broker feared the growing power of the South-ehn cotton association and decided to crush it at once. But the method of crushing by money influence of Wall street was not properly considered.

The officers of the Southern Cotton association ha ve been and are working night and day. They are sending proclamations out to the more than 1,000,000 members of the association telling them they must not sell a bale of cotton for less than 12 cents a pound, either of old or new crop. It is pointed out that the old crop, for all commercial purposes, no longer carries with it a surplus large enough to be considered in any statistics and that the present crop does not promise to be larger than 9,000,000 bales, or less than this year's exports. Farmers who have hauled their cot ton to town, finding out about the Wall street threat, have been induced to put on one of the buttons and take their loads back home, where they will keep it for 12 cents. The bankers of the south have promised all the money needed to enable cotton holding.

This fight between the planters of cotton and the Wall street contin gent promises to have the center of the stage from now on. PUBLISH HAY'S WORKS Daughter Will Edit Hidden Manu scripts of Secertary. New York, Aug. 11. All those who admire the poems and prose of the late Secretary of State John Hay will be interested to learn that he left at his death quite a large number of unpub lished manuscripts, which he be queathed -to his daughter, Helen Whit ney, who has inherited In a very spe cial degree her father's literary tastes and talents.

and- Mrs. Pane Whit ney, who were on their way to Europe when Jahn Hay died so suddenly, have been found abroad ever sdnce, a great er part of the time Aix-les Bains with Mr. and Mrs. Almeric Paget, the latter being a sister of Mrs. Payne Whitney.

They will sail from England for New York, and on their arrival here, after a brief visit' to Mrs. Hay at The Fells, her summer; home on Lake Sun- apee, will ga- to thefr country place near Manhasset, L. where Mrs. Payne Whitney a will devote her self to the prepartion for publication of the left her by the author of "The Bread Winners," of "Little Breeetes and of "Jim Blud-soe." During her absence abroad she has caused a species of kiosk of quaint design to be built on the shores of Sbtdy-side lake, at Manhasset, and it is there that she intends to do most of her literary work, especially that in the preparation of her father's unpublished manuscripts. Her sister, Mrs.

Jlmmie Wadswortb, and her baby have been staying with her mother, Mrs Hay at The Fell3 ever since the funeral of the secretary SANTA FE Annual Meeting Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Annual Meeting American Osteopathic Association Annual Convention of Nat't Asso. Fire Insurance Agts. Tickets on sale August 12, 13, 15, return limit August 25. Can be extended until September 25. Three fast trains daily, 11:55 a.

1:25 p. m. 10:00 p. m. observation cars, rock ballast track, block signal system, and Harvey eating houses.

For information, literature, sleeping car reservations, address T. L. KING, C. P. T.

Topeka. () 8 plied to the last French note regarding the conference. This, delay, it is believed, is because Germany is submitting the French proposals to the Sultan before responding to them. According to semi-official advices, the Sultan is showing more and more a marked opposition to the proposed conference and to any consideration of Moroccan reforms. Berlin; Aug.

11. German banks par-, ticipating in a loan of 2 million dollars to the Sultan of Morocco, according to a report circulated on the bourse today, are Mendelssohn Bleich-roeder the Disconta Geselle-schaft and the Berliner Handels Geselleschaft. The loan is regarded as- having political as well as financial value for Germany as it will increase the interest of the empire in Morocco. SONS DEEP IN SIN Stern Indiana Fathers Ask No Favors for Their Boys. Hartford Aug.

11. William Gibson and William Hubart, officers of the Law and Order League of this city, started an investigation which resulted in revealing their own sons as leaders of the "can-rushing" gang of boys whose law violations had caused the inquiry. All the boys involved are members of good families. Messrs. Gibson and Hubart were present and heard all the evidence.

They are firm- in their purpose to punish violations of the law, and do not ask any ravors tor their own sons, who will doubtless bo prosecuted for eivine liquor to minors. WHAT THE ADVANCE HAN HAS TO SAY On Monday night at the Crawford the romantic melodrama, The Flaming Arrow will be presented. This play is from the pen of Lincoln J. Carter, the genius of melodramatic effects. In addition to a company which is large and artistically strong, he has secured many novelties with which to add realism to the situations of the playT Among the features are Moon Dog, a famous warrior; Red Flash, Custer's famous Indian scout and the man who carried Custer's last message.

An interesting feature is a genuine Indian brass band, graduates of Carlisle and all fine musicians. American plays by American authors should ever be in teresting events in a community where Americanism is a dominant characteristic. In presenting The Flaming Arrow by Mr. Carter, the American author, theater goers will have a chance to see an art creation worthy of the sort. The characters are fitly and strongly chosen.

White eagle, the young Rappahoe, Is as good a type of civilized Indian as the stage has seen In a generation. His father, Black Eagle, represents that section of the brave and fearless but not less beloved Indian, whose astuteness and faith fulness was recognized and rewarded by the United States government. Col onel Fremont represents a fine old type of active and war-scarred soldier. His daughter, Mary, a womanly maid en -whose bravery and love for truth fulness are characteristic of American woman; such, are a few of the promi ment characters the author has happi ly chosen as representatives, together with a rascally Mexican; a treacherous Lieutenant; a fun loving negro and a witty Irishman. A trible of sixteen In dians from their wild and picturesque homes in native costume and war paint, add genuineness and attractive ness to one of the prettiest word paintings the stage has ever seen.

The piece gained a reputation during the run of the play in Chicago, that has seldom been accorded any organization playing the popular price nouses. Aside from their cleverness. the entire production has been accord ed the most flattering notices from the press and public. All the scenery is special and was painted by Messrs. umer and Mann of Chicago.

Red Flash, the famous Indian run ner, who carried Custer's last message. is one or tne most Interesting of group of famous red men, who formed the attacking party on the fort. He will be seen with this attraction. He was once and indeed for a full de cade, the fastest of all Indian ninnprs It is said that a sprint of one hundred miles a day as bearer of important messages between forces of the reg ular army, was but a trifle. He for merly was one of the most noted blood thirsty warriors on the Dakota plains.

Red Flash has been, however, for many years an earnest friend, well wisher and servant of the whites WILL BE PRIVATE Funeral of Archbishop Chap-elle at New Orleans. No Unnecessary Riska Will Ba Taken Precautions Taken to Pre vent Spread of Fever. New Orleans, Aug. 11. In order that no unnecessary risks might be taken it is announced Loth by Surgeon White and Rev.

Father Scotti, in charge of the arrangements, that the funeral of the late Archbishop Chap-elle at 9 o'clock Saturday morning will bo private. Dr. White said it was a fact accepted by the scientists that yellow fever can not be transmitted by a body, but it is considered that there would be some element of danger in attracting to the cathedral an immense assemblage of persons from all sections of the city. The cathedral is within a stone's throw of the French and there has been fever on all sides of it. A solemn requiem mass was said yesterday in honor of the dead arch bishop.

The services lasiea ior iwu hours, with a large attendance, principally of persons living on the lower Bide of Canal street. Thirty priests participated and the church was profusely decorated in white, black and purple. The body rested on a bier in the main aisle, and it was found not advisable to permit the removal of the metallic covering. Many viewed the body through the glass. With the death rate remaining lower than in previous visitations of the fever, the feeling here, both among the health authorities and' the laity, continues hopeful.

The fever has been prevalent long enough to have assumed a quite virulent type, but instead it is apparently less malignant than it was when it first appeared. Many of the cases which are now being reported, except among the Italians, are mild in character and rapidly respond to the treatment given them. One of the details of the plan of campaign, it is understood, will be an inspection, not only of every house but of every room in the city. In connection with his work Dr. White took occasion to say that he had had less interference from politicians in New Orleans than he had before.

He has talked over the situation with Mayor Behrman and the mayor had asured him that he could count absolutely on having a perfectly free hand while he was here. One of the curious Incidents yesterday was an incipient strike of employes of the citizens' sanitary department. It occurred in the Thirteenth ward. Heretofore there have been as many men applying for jobs as could be taken care of. They were glad to work for $1-50 a day.

The Thirteenth ward force, however, believed it saw an opportunity to obtain a "raise." It struck for $2. The citizens committee refused to pay more and a new force was engaged. The city council at its meeting yesterday authorized Mayor Behrman to borrow from the finance agents to assist in meeting the present emergency. Ten thousand dollars is to be used in carrying on the street cleaning work in which the city is engaged and $50,000 is to go to the fund asked by the government. Though not quite million dollars, has been raised, all the money Is available that can be used by Dr.

White and his force for six weeks. ANGRY AT GERMANY France Aroused by Reported Loan To- Morocco. Paris, Aug. 11. The statement that German bankers have advanced a per sonal loan of 24 million dollars to the Sultan of Morocco, although not confirmed officially, is arousinjr indig nant comment, coming after assurances that the statue quo was to remain unaffected until the holding of tne international conference.

It is pointed out that the legality of the loan is the position of the Sultan since the last interna- tional conference being similar to that of the khedive of Egypt, Ismail (who reigned from 1863 to 1879), at the period when the powers intervened for the regulation of Egyptian finances In order, to prevent the personal ex travagance of the khedive. Meanwhile Germany has not yet re of the state. The Wadsworths make their home at Genesed, N. Yl, and the life they live there Is the nearest approach in this country to that of the landed gentry of old England. Jimmie Wadsworth's- mother was the daughter of William R.

Travers, the celebrated wit, and he is likewise related to the Duers and In that manner to Mrs. Mack ay. Jimmie Wads worth, It may be added, distinguished himself at Yale as first baseman on the 'varsity nine, and his wife will be rembered as Alice Hay, is more Interested in sports than in literature. ETHIOP CHANGES SKIN Case of Connecticut Negro Who is Turning White. Stamford, Aug.

11. "Can Ethiop change skin or the leopard his spots?" asked Jeremiah of old. Edward Kennedy is changing his skin from black to white. But he does not change his spot, an eating house 1 on Main street, which he keeps. Kennedy's hands and forearms, his mouth, chin and neck have bocome white.

Circles of white skin surround his eyes and ears and give him an appearance somewhat grotesque. He says patches of white are appearing all over his body, and as he is only sixty-four years old he believes he may live to see himself a white man. Kennedy began to speckle first about six years ago. For ten years he has been dosing himself with a tea of herbs which he brews. He is certain this tea has kept him in good health, and he is inclined to believe that it has caused the spreading change in his color.

Physicians who have seen Kennedy insist the tea has nothing to do with making him piebald. The learned doctors say that Kennedy is "losing the pigment from circumscribed areas of his skin," but they do not know what causes this loss of pigment, for Kennedy has no affliction of the skin. "Easy come, easy go," says Kennedy, regarding his pigment, and he refuses to submit to any medical examination. "I never knew I had any pigment." Kennedy adds, "and so long as I feel well I dons care that if I loose it all." and he snaps his fingers. He was born at No, 9.

King street, New York. His father, Thomas Kennedy, worked for the janitor of New York's City Hall. FRAUD ORDER ISSUED Mail of Big Medical Institute Returned to Writers. Rochester, N. Aug.

11. The New York Institute of Physicians and Surgeons, one of the largest advertising medical firms in the country, is wholly tied up by a fraud order issued by the postal department. Thousands of pieces of mail have been held up in the last three days and the local office has a force of men returning to the senders hundreds of letters with money marked fraudulent. Thomas F. Adkins, head of the institute, which does wholly a mailorder business, professing to cure all ills, is also named in the fraud order.

Adkins came here about eight years ago, practically penniless. He Is now called a millionaire. His money has been all made, so intimate friends say, in the mail-order medical business and mail-order hypnotism. He was first identified with the New York Institute of Science, an international mail-order concern advertising to teach hypnotism. He has a stable of fast horses and has built a $75,000 residence out of the mail-order business.

Thomas Adkins has retained ex-Assistant At torney General C. E. Haines to appeal the fraud order to Washington. Of the many inquiries and complaints of his concern and the Institute of Science that have come to the Postmaster, police, mayor and district attorney's office, none has caused any serious trouble. Adkins paid off 100 employes, mostly young girls, when the order took effect.

HUTCHINSON AND RETURN $4.65 SANTA FE. State encampment G. A. R. on sale August 12 to 17.

Final limit August 21. The President Rubber Tires OUR SPECIALTY. Repairing, Painting and Trimming. T. R.

ANN AN 502-504 Jackson Street. BRING QUICK RETURNS Of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, telegraghs as follows: congratulate and thank the Union Pacific in behalf of the directorate for the superb Lewis and Clark folder. It is one of the most elaborate and complete of any issued in connection with the Exposition. Those who intend to visit The Oregon Country will find in this publication a rare fund of information. It tells you of the shortest way to reach the Exposition City, what is to be sdt-n en route, and of the return trip through CALIFORNIA.

Free on application to E. L. LOMAX, G. P. T.

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