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TOPEItA STATE JOURKAli, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JTJXTF 4t 1900 5 NOISE AMD NOISE. Glorious Fourth a Day of Smote and Confusion. Fire Craeker Gives Way to Pistol and Cartridge. ACCIDENTS AS USUAL. Fingers Burned and Eyes Filled With Powder. Only Big Celebration is at Gar field Park. Young America cares not whether the open door policy to China la carried out or whether th' United States wages war on the drag-;, A few years ago the youngsters would have wailed at such a thought as the cutting off of the fire cracker supply from China but the almond-eyed have at last given way to the Yankee when it comes to manu facturing toy explosives. The American make contains the most noise and require more bandages when they go off too soon. But then it isn't so bad to be torn to pieces by a civilised cracker as by a Chinese affair. There has been no change in the fash ions for splints, bandages and poultices. They are Just the same as when the grandpas used to burn their fingers' a hundred years ago. The doctors today have been as busy as usual. Just as many unloaded guns have gone off as before. The particular event of this Fourth was ta launching of the automobile in Topeka. The trial trip was made on Quincy street. Terry Stafford, the maker, launched the ma chine at eight o'clock and started south on the trial trip. The "useless carriage," as the skepti cal called it, sped away at a good rate of speed. The automobile is of the gas r,inf varierv and was built by Mr. Stafford in his snop on Fifth street. It is built to carry two people. Marshall's band paraded Kansas ave nue in the morning and marched to Garfield park where concerts will be given this afternoon and tonight with a balloon ascension in the afternoon and fireworks at night. The Republican Flambeau club, re splendent in new red and white uni forms with red braid, left at 12:30 over the Union Pacific for Rossville where a fireworks display wiil be given to night. Last year the club went there for the same purpose but the fireworks did not arrive until a week after the Fourth. This year the fireworks were received a week before the day for the ehooting. The usual picnic parties started for the country early this morning with fishing tackle and lunch baskets. By far the largest delegations went to Kan sas City. Some left last evening, others stayed up all night and left early this morning. The baseball fans &l went down to see the two games between Kansas City and Milwaukee. AT GARFIELD PARK. Early this morning people with bas kets, buckets and bundles of lunch, hammocks, robes, ropes and all the necessary paraphernalia for picnicking - began arriving at Garfield park. The park is the only place near Topeka where families can go and enjoy an outing and at the same time be within reach of the street cars in case of rain. The park picnickers also had the ad vantage of being on the ground when the concert began In the afternoon. They sat on the grass and on benches and devoured fried chicken and ham sandwiches and pickles and pie and all the other good things that go to make a picnic pleasant, and after the table cloth which had been spread on the ground had been packed away with the remains of the repast and a few ants and green worms, they sat in ham mocks and fought bugs until time for the programme arranged by Marshall. The crowd Increased after dinner, those who had remained at home going out in time for the first concert which began at 2 o'clock and continued until 3 o'clock. From 4 to 5 another concert was given. The programme this even ing will be first a band concert at 7 o'clock and continuing one hour. This will be followed by a vaudeville enter tainment in the casino. At 9 o'clock there will be a splendid display of fire works from the stand which has been built northeast of the band stand. IN OTHER CITIES. How the Day is Being Celebrated All Over the Land. Washington, July 4. The birthday or the republic was celebrated in the cap ital today with the usual accompani ment of crackers, cannon and oratory under a burning blue sky. The Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Oldest In habitants' association, abandoned their customary exercises at the foot of the "Washington monument, and read ihe Declaration of Independence in the cooler recess of churches and theaters. The absence of the president from the city accentuated the lack of official life that prevaded the government depart ments. All the government offices were closed except the state, war and navy buildings, where a few officials waited for whatever tidings might be received from China. QUIET IX CHICAGO. Chicago, July 4. The terrible het caused the theaters to be practically deserted today, and those who did cel ebrate the day went to suburban parks and pleasure resorts, leaving th- city a comparatively quiet place for Fourth of Juiy. At the University of Chicago a thousand students attended a fag raising ar.d took the oath of allegiance. At Humboldt paiTi the local posts of the G. A. R. and of the United Con federate Veterans held a reunion of the -blue and the grey." Gen. Joseph "Wheeler was the chief speaker and cen tral figure of the occasion. SKVEX CHILDREN KILLED. Philadelphia, July 4. Seven children were killed by an expliion of fireworks in the heart of the Italian quarter in this citv today. Abeut twenty others are seriously injured. The explosion was caused by a colored boy firine a shot from a revolver into a mass of n re work 3 owned by a sidewalk mer chant. The bey was among those ki'le3. After the explosion the police searched the neighborhood and confis cated a ton of dynamite crackers and other dangerous explosives. S20.00 Cincinnati and Return -via the Santa Fe. . -r Tickets on sale July 10, 11 and 12. Good leaving Cincinnati as late as Au gust .0. Account international conven tion Baptist Toung People's Union. CRUCIBLE STEEL TRUST. Thirteen Companies Unite With Au thorized Capital of $50,000. Kew York. July" 4. -The Herald says: The Crucible Steel Company of America is proceedingly rapidly toward its foundation. On Monday the direct ors of the Benjamin Atha and Illings worth company, of Harrison, ?. J., which was the last of the important companies to hold out, met In. Newark, and decided to grant the promoters an option on their erucible and open hearth plant, and cast their fortunes with the other concerns. The new company will have an au thorized capital of $30,000,000. divided equally into common and 7 per cent, cumulative preferred shares, and its or ganization is looked for within SO days. Its organization will be cn the same lines as the American Shpet Steel com pany. Of the $23,000,000 preferred stock, from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 will be used in buying the plants, while the balance will be placed on the market to provide working capital. The preferred stock at par will carry a bonus of equal amount of common stock. The new company will control 90 per cent, of the output of crucible steel made in the United States, and will combine thirteen companies. These are the LaBelle Steel company; Singer, Nimick & Co.: Howe, Brown & Co.. limited; Crescent Steel company; Ali quippa Steel company; Anderson, Du puy & Co., and Park Steel company, all of Pittsburg; Cumberland Steel and Tin Plate company, Cumberland, Md.; the Benjamin Atha and Illingsworth company, Harrison, N. J.; Spaulding & Jennings company, of the "West Bergen Steel works, Jersey City, N. J.; San derson Bros. Steel company, Syracuse, N. T. ; Burgess Steel and Iron works, Portsmouth. Ohio, and the Beaver Falls steel works. Beaver Falls, Pa. Appraisement of the concerns that are to go into the new combine have been practically completed. Another constituent property has agreed to ac cept stock for their plants, while the inventories will be paid for in cash. The combined plants will have a total capacity of 2.0. 000 tons annually of the finest crucible and. open hearth steel in the country. "I do not know who will do the finan ciering for the Crucible Steel company," said Mr. Atha, of the Benjamin Atha and Illingsworth company, "but I am safe in saying that it is not the ex pectation of the promoters to have the stock underwritten. The companies that will sell out xo the Crucible com pany will take- $20,000,000 of the stock, and the balance will be absorbed by friends. The plans for the formation of the Crucible Steel company have been long under consideration and care fully prepared. "The work has all been beneath the surface, and the promoters are con fident that all the stock will be taken as soon as offered." Mr. Atha declined to name the price for which his company was taken in, but stated that it was satisfactory, and that the company would be accorded representation on the board of direct ors of the new combination. AMERICANS IN EVIDENCE. Out in Numbers at Paris During Washington and Lafayetta Monument Ceremony. New York, July 4. A dispatch to the Times from Paris says: Never before have America and Americans been so much in evidence in Paris as they have been yesterday and today. For some reason, the erection of the Washington statue, the inaugura tion of which took place yesterday, lias not created the interest aroused by the Lafayette, which was inaugurated to day. At today's ceremony there was not a few empty seats notwithstanding the United States ambassador and the French minister of foreign affairs were present, the latter making a long speech with quasi-political allusions a very unusual thing. Presumably most Americans are sav ing up for tomorrow's ceremony, at which President Loubet himself is to be present, together with ministers, members of the high court of justice, of the academy and of the diplomatic corps exhibition commissioners, etc. The Paris papers are devoting long articles to these two functions and the supreme ignorance which usually char acterizes the French press on ail mat' ters regarding America is likely to be enlightened somewhat. Lately, when so few nations have expressed, on account of the Dreyfus affair any particular warmth of feeling toward France, the public here is surprised at the expres sions of good feeling which apparently have no political motive behind them. Le Galois will say: "Americans are to be praised for remembering their debt to France, isations generally forget debts of that nature and that America does not is a matter for congratulation and surprise. Le Figaro will say;. "It is extraordi nary to see a practical and money-get ting nation give a proof of such deep sentiment." The press is evidently much pleased. GOLD WILL SOON RETURN. No Mora Exports of Yellow Metal From the United States This Year. New Tork, July 4. Foreign exchange reports are now agreed that there is little probability of any further gold exports this year, unless, indeed, something en tirely unforeseen arises. Growing, for instance, out of foreign complications or the like. On the contrary, the belief is that imports may not be far distant though how soon they may occur is a matter upon which authorities do not care to venture a prediction. Discussing the matter, M. Blumonthal, the exchange expert of Dastard Freres, who have been large shippers of gold, said: "There is no probability of any further exports this year, unless in the event of some extraordinary or unfore seen contingency. On the contrary, we are much nearer the Importing move ment, though when that will begin is not certain. If exchange goes down to 4.S4 or 4.85 there would be much buying of bills here, because money command ing such low rates the investments would bring better returns than or dinary loans. In that event it might postpone the import movement until November. Otherwise imports should begin in September." F. M. KEYS MOVES UP. Appointed Assistant Superintendent of Construction on I. L & L F. M. Keys, who went to Chicago to take a position as clerk in the office of Vice Fresident Barr of the Santa Fe, has resigned to take a position as as sistant superintendent of construction on the Indiana. Illinois & Iowa railroad with headquarters in Chicago. Three Boys For Reform School. Henry Schad and Thomas Voss arriv ed in Topeka today in charge of Bob Davis. Lon Moore ar.d Charley Smith, three Wichita boys who were sentenced to the reform school for destroying pro perty in a school house. Fo the best of feed and hay. at lowest prices, try Geo. Wheadon, at S33 Kan sas avenue. TeL 483. RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. Annual Statement of the Federal Gov ernment's Business. Washington, July 4.' The monthly comparative statement of the govern ment receipts and expenditures shows that the total receipts for the month of June were $51,435,832, and the expendi tures $33,340,61 3, leaving a surplus for the month of $17,895,159. The receipts for the 12 months of the last fiscal year amount to $568,988,948, and the expendi tures to $487,7d9.1j1. making a surplus for the year of $S1,229,777. the receipts from the several sources of revenue for the month of June are given as follows: Customs, $19,369,160; increase, as compared with June, 1899, nearly $1,000,000. Internal revenue, $28.- 44, increase, as comparea with the same month last year. $3,000,000. Mis cellaneous, $3,321,934 ; increase, $250,000. receipts for the full fiscal year have been derived from the following sources: customs, 223,So7,9jS, an increase over the fiscal year of 1899 of $28,729,577: in ternal revenue, $296,239,388. an increase, as compared with the former fiscal year. or $22,St2,227; miscellaneous, $38,831,601, an increase over the year ended June 30. 1S99. of $2,400,000. The expenditures for the last fiscal year were $118,313,008 less than for the fiscal year of 1899. During the month of June the expenditures on account of the war department were $8,230,817. an in crease of about $215,000 over'the corres ponding month of the former fiscal year. On account of the navy department mere was an expenditure of $5,049,832, an increase over June, 1899, of $627,513; civil and miscellaneous expenditures, $8,814,752, an increase over the same per iod of 1899 of $1,750,000. The expenditures of the year by items are given as follows: Civil and miscel laneous, $105,796,753. as against $119,191, 25 for 1S99; war, $134,653,998. as against $229,841,254; navy, $r6,0S9.9S2, as against $63,942,104; Indians,$10,166.132, as against $12,805,711; pensions. $140,875,992, as against $139,394,929; interest, $40,176,313, as against $39,896,925, PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. The Decrease During the Month of June "Was $14,897,553. "Washington, D. C, July 4. The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business June 30, 1900, the debt, less cash in the treas ury, amounted to $1,107,711,258, a de crease for the month of $14,897,553. This decrease is accounted for by an in crease in the cash on hand and by the redemption of 2 per cent, bonds. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt, $1,023,478,860; debt on which interest has ceased since matur ity. $1,176,320; debt bearing no interest, $38.761,732; total, $1,413,416,912. This amount, however, does not in clude $723,544,179 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash in, the treasury. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Reserve fund in gold coins ana Duinon, $lo0,ooo.oo0; trust funds in gold, silver and United States notes, $723,544,179; general fund, $130,072,790: in national bank depositories, including disbursing officers balances, $101,879, 520; total, $1,105,496,490, against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $799,790,835, which leaves a cash balance on hand of $305,705,654. The increase in cash now in the treas ury over last month is $9,922,124. PICKED HIS POCKET. Kansas City Man Bobbed at Santa Fe Depot W. S. Moore, a Kansas City business man, had his pockets picked of $w5 in cash and $760 in checks at the banta Fe station last night. Mr. Moore, ac companied by his wife, went to the sta tion to take the fast mail for Kansas City, and after purchasing his ticke elbowed his way through the crowd to the train. He noticed two men who had jostled him Just as he was board ing the train, but thought nothing of it until he felt for his pocketbook and discovered it was missing. He at once notified the police and Officer C. A. Smith boarded the train and went as far as Holliday, but the thieves were not on the train. No trace of the pick pockets has been found by the polica today. BLOW TO WOMEN VOTERS. An Iowa Judge Decides Against "Woman Suffrage Issue. Chicago, July 4. A special to the Times-Herald from Ottumwa, Iowa, says: The constitutionality of woman suffrage has suffered a reverse by a decision handed down by Judge Frank W. Eichelberger in an injunction case recently brought by citizens of Ottum wa against the city council and city offi cers of this city. Some time ago Andrew Carnegie of fered the city $50,000 for a public library with the provision that the city guaran tee $5,000 annually for its support. According to the statute the women were permitted to vote on the proposi tion to accept or reject the offer. By the women's vote it carried. Opponents of the measure began injunction proceed ings and today Judge Eichelberger an nounced his decision, as above stated, on the grounds that the constitution does not recognize as voters any except male adult citizens. The decision is an important one and as it is the first case of the kind in the state it may be carried to the supreme court. Insolvent Commission Man. Chicago, July 4. Robert T. Lind blom, president of the board of Chicago civil service commissioners, and one of the oldest commission men in Chicago, has confessed insolvency by filing a pe tition in bankruptcy in the United States court. Liabilities, $30,000; as sets. $7,000. Mr. Lindblom says his financial troubles are due to a judgment given by default in 1S97 against the Manufac turing Paper company and the Cen tralia Pulp and Paper company, in which he was interested. Sheldon Hospital Sold. The Sheldon hospital at 205 East Eighth street has been sold to Charles Miller. It will be remodeled and used as a residence. None better. Swan Fountain Fens. Bennett's Book Store, 730 Kan. Ave. WE SEIX OUR $2.50 AND $5.00 COUPON BOOKS At a 5 Far Cent. Discount for Cash. Money refunded any time on presentation of book. TOPEKA LAIADRY CO. (Co-Opekative.) 'Phone 153. 625 Jackson St MONUMENT TO LAFAYETTE. Unveiled Today in the Garden of the Tuilleries. Paris, July 4. In the presence of the president "of the republic, M. Loubet, the United States ambassador. General Horace Porter, and a brilliant assem blage of representative Frenchmen and the most prominent members of the American colony here the statue in honor of General the Marquis de La fayette, the gift of the American school children to France, was presented to the nation by Mr. Ferdinand W. Peck, president of the Lafayette memorial commission and was accepted by Presi dent Loubet in behalf of France. This later fact constitutes eloquent testimony of the importance the French government attached to the occasion and its desire to enhance the signifi cance of the presentation by having the president of France assume the leading role in the exercise for which the min ister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse.was originally designated. At the last moment the matter was reconsidered and it was decided that on the occasion of this great Franco American demonstration the chief magistrate of the republic was the only fitting representative of the French re public. The exercises were according to the programme,' with the exception that President Loubet took the part assigned to M. Delcasse. The monument was un veiled by two boys representing the school children of France and America, Gustave Hennocque, great grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette, and Paul Thompson, son of the projector of the monument. After a few words by Paul Thompson and the reading of a dedicatory poem by Miss Voss. representing the Daugh ters of the American Revolution, Arch bishop Ireland delivered an address and Mrs. Daniel Manning spoke on La fayette and the Daughters of the Amer ican revolution. The morning broke with bright sun hsine, but ominous clouds soon put in an appearance. Happily the heavy clouds passed off after a sprinkling of rain had falien and before the exercises began at 10:30 o'clock. The "American flags and trophies in French and American colors were dis played on numerous buildings and on or over American houses through Paris, and the stars and stripes floated from the pinnacle of the Eiffel tower, thus dominating the whole city. The location of the monument is within a small railed in garden which henceforth will be known as Lafayette square, and which lies in the center of the guadangular place Du Carrousel. The latter is surrounded on three sides by the palace of the Louvre and divides it from the gardens of the Tuilleries. A specially erected barrier cut off the place Du Carrousel 'and only ticket holders were allowed to pass. Within Lafayette square itself amid trees, whose foliages formed a refresh ing back ground was built a circular grand stand, which was entirely draped with crimson cloth, and in a space in the middle rose the statue of Lafayette enveloped in the folds of the American flag. The whole square and the Louvre were profusely decorated with bunting and detachments of republican guards, mounted and on foot were stationed around and lined the entrance to the square. The entire body of American exhibition guards, in their white hel mets assisted in maintaining order, and acted as ushers. The scene within the amphitheater was most striking and picturesque. The rising tiers of seats were filled with about 2.000 invited guests, a large pro portion of whom were ladies, whose handsome costumes greatly contributed to the color effect. A portion of the stand was reserved for President Loubet, the cabinet mem bers and other French ministers; Am bassador Porter, the diplomatic corps, Commissioner Peck. Assistant Commis sioner Woodward, Major Brackett, sec retary of the commission, the national commissioners. Ambassador Draper, Minister Bellamy Storer, of Madrid.Am bassador Charlemagne Tower of St. Pe tersburg.and Minister Harris of Vienna, President Loubet was given the seat of honor in the center of the front row, having Gen. Porter on his right and Commissioner Peck on his left. In the same row were the Monsignor Lorenz illi and Archbishop Ireland. On the platform in front was a tribune for the speakers, draped with the American and French flags . Beneath it, standing on either side of the statue were an Amer ican soldier and sailor, bearing the stars and stripes. To the left sat Sousa's band. It has been demonstrated by experience that consumption can be prevented by the early use of One Minute Cough Cure. This is the favorite remedy for coughs, mollis rrmra. asthma, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Cures quickly. At all drug stores. American Artists Entertain Their Friends in This Structure. r w r-M? i 4 -iv - - V ' v..- - . 1 -J 1 J-.2- --' 2 .t i srT ,365 . i 4u UfcS i' A ii Palace of Genius at ilie -u r-ip. -suior., neie me memwta ul Ihe Amer ican Art Colonv in Paris met their friend3 and introduced to them the splen did works on exhibition in the building. The structure itself is one of the hand somest at the Fair as can be seen from the above illustration. HOBOKES DISASTER. Testimony of Demands For Money From Victims. , New York, July 4. One hundred and two bodies have been recovered from the waters of the North river, this be ing the list of fatalities positively known. It ia believed that a great many more bodies will yet be recov ered. The officials of the North German Lloyd line are doing everything they can to straighten out matters and bring things into some sort of tangible shape. Their main efforts are directed to taking care of the survivors and to v curing an accurate list of the miss ing. They looked after the transporta tion to Germany of the survivors who are in condition to go. They also gave to them clothing and fed them. Official action has been started on the charges of cruelty against tugboat cap tains and also the charges that they re fused to rescue persons unless money was paid to them. Frits Ferdinand Heinich Krouse, the third officer of the Phoenicia, of the Hamburg-American line, went before Recorder Stanton in Hoboken and made the following affidavit: "I am the third officer of the American-Hamburg line steamship Rhoenlcia, now at the Hamburg-American dock, Hoboken. On Saturday, June 30, at about 6 o'clock, I left the steamship Phoenicia, and went out to the end of dock No. 2. I went to one of our life boats which was alongside the burning steamship Saale of the North German Lloyd -line. "I saw a tugboat at the end of the pier. I asked the captain to put me on board the lifeboat spoken of. He said: 'Yes, all right I can do it." "I went on the tugboat called Dandy and was going up to the pilot house and was showing the pilot where J wanted to go. We put away from the dock and had covered about half the distance. The captain of the tugboat Dandy then said: 'Have you any money to pay me? "I answered: 'It is no use for me to carry money while on board the ship. I have none in my pocket. I only carry money when I go ashore.' "The captain of the Dandy, who was in the pilot house at the wheel, then said: .'I have no time for you. I have other business to look after. I must put you back on shore.' "Then he turned the boat back and took a direction back to the pier again. I begged him to give me help to save the men who were on board the steamer Saale. He refused and reach ing the pier I got off the boat. The tugboat Dandy later returned and the captain requested me to again go or board the tugboat and he would take me over to the steamboat. "From the time he first took me until he returned and again offered to take me to the steamship about half an hour had elapsed. I was indignant and re fused to again go on board the Dandy." This statement of Third Officer Krouse is corroborated by Dr. Rudolph Orahn, the physician of the Phoenicia; also by Christopher Gerkens, the stew ard of the Phoenicia, and Oscar Heunt schel, steward of the Saale. Henry Bockstadt, a longshoreman, at work at the North German Lloyd piers, also made a like affidavit. Mayor Fagan, of Hoboken, says that as soon as the. two witnesses to the affidavit of Third Officer Krouse can be brought before him and prove the charges he will begin immediate action against the tugboat captain. Tugboat captains deny these state ments, and offer a reward of $1,000 for proof that will convict any tugboat man of alleged cruelties. FQURTHOUSAND PEOPLE Large Number Went to Kansas City Today. The national convention of the Demo cratic party which is in session in Kansas City today is the cause of the exodus of Kansans to that city, which has taxed the railroads to their ca pacity. For several weeks the operating de partment of the railroads have been making preparations for the transpor tation of the immense crowds of people who were to attend the Kansas City convention. Each of the roads have been compelled to gather up all the equipment which was loose from all over the lines and scatter the cars over Kansas and the neighboring states to tfOIy f - 'It All E. MONTGOMERY. Prop., (Successor to J. S. Sproat.) Telephone 252. 112 East Sixth Street WHOLESALE MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. Good Package Coffea .10 Patent Flour, 50 lb. sack $1.00 Straight Patent Flour, 50 !!) sack .90 Deviled Olives, per bottle 10 Premium Ciiocclate, i lb. caka .15 I lb. Tea, worth 50c, for 35 Extract, per bottle . - .05 Good Rice, per lb 05 6 cans Potted Ham .25 Unfsrmented Grape Juice, per bottle .25 Glivs Oil, per bottle .30 Qt. bottle Maple Syrup 35 12 bars Soap 25 See Our Porcelain accommodate the delegates and visitors and then the supply was almost inade quate to the demand. It is estimated that something over four thousand people from Topeka and vicinity are attending the convention. The Rock Island railroad has had ex tra equipment on every train besides the specials which they have run. It is estimated that nearly 2,000 tickets were sold by the Rock Island and about the same number by the Santa Fe. The Union Pacific has not had so large a business from Topeka although about three or four hundred tickets have been sold. It is a motley crowd which throngs the depot platforms previous to the de parture of the excursion trains. Persons from all ranks and classes of society are thrown together, and it is an amus ing sight to the city bred man to sit and watch the dress and actions of the people who pass and repass him. First comes a man who has lived on a farm all his life and is perhaps tak ing his first ride on the railroad. He wanders aimlessly around ancr flna'ly finds himself before the ticket window where the current of the crowd has drawn him. Now that he is there he decides to buy a ticket. He first asks a number of foolish questions much to the disgust of the ticket seller, before purchasing the slip of cardboard which permits him to ride to his destination. He secures the ticket and moves away. He is flustrated and nervous. The crowds seem to dazzle him and he has to inquire the way to the baggage room, which he finds after much difficulty and succeeds in checking his telescope. This off his mind he has notning to do but walk around until train time and oc casionally feel in his left inside coat pocket to make sure that he still has his ticket secure. The crowd takes an interest in his actions but he is utterly oblivious to its presence. He only knows and cares that he is going to Kansas City to attend the Democratic convention and see Bryan nominated and he is perfectly happy. Next is seen a wealthy stock raiser who takes an active interest in politics and is perhaps a delegate to the con vention. He seems to have several friends with him, for whom he buys tickets. This man goes to the ticket window and in a business-like mariner and with the air of one who is accus tomed to this sort of thing calls for his tickets and leaves the window. It would be almost impossible to enumerate the amusing and senseless questions asked of the ticket sellers. Most people have an idea that a ticket seller Is a sort of information bureau who is able to answer any question on any subject from religion to railroad matters. An amusing thing happened at the Rock Island depot before the excursion train left this morning. A German of unusually large proportions hove in sight leading a small boy. The boy was the possessor of a number of cannon firecrackers and while his father was in the office to procure tickets, amused himself by shooting. The boy evident ly enjoyed the sport and with each re port became more daring and finally was about to put a cracker underneath the feet of an unsuspecting person when his father emerged from the office Just in time to see what his dutiful son was about to do. Striding up to where the boy stood the father took the son- by the coat collar and fairly carried him around to the side of the depot where he administered the much, needed punish ment. A colored man and two little colored girls about S and 10 years old were try ing to persuade the people at the Santa Fe depot this morning to separate themselves from their assets by mak ing a succession of discordant sounds on a harp, a guitar and a zither. The smaller girl passed around through the crowd with a cigar box, but their efforts did not meet with the success booed for. 20.00 Cincinnati and Return via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale July 10, 11 and 12. Good leaving Cincinnati as late as Au gust 10. Account international conven tion Baptist Young People's Union. TRACE OF RAO. Enough, to Make Good Fourth of July Tradition. "Whether it rains any more or not there was enough rainfall this morn ing at 11 o'clock to save the forecasters who say it always rains on the Fourth. At the weather bureau the rain re corded only a trace. The forecast today is "fair weather tonight and Thursday. Continued high temperature." The max imum today up to 11 o'clock was 81 and the minimum 74. The wind was south blowing 15 miles an hour. $20.00 Cincinnati and Return via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale July 10, 11 and 12. Good leaving Cincinnati as late as Au gust 10. Account international conven tion Baptist Toung People's Union. The law holds both maker and circu lator of a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sells you a dangerous counter feit of DeWitt's "Witch Hul Salve risks your life to make a little larger profit. Tou cannot trust him. DeWUt's is the only genuine and original Witch Hazel Salve, a well known cure for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you De Witt's Salve. At all drug stores. AND RETAIL. 25 bars Toilet Soap 25 H. & H. Soap, per cake - .10 20 lbs. Sal Soda 25 Uneeda Biscuits - .04 Uneeda Milk Biscuits 05 Vanilla Wafers, perpkg. 15 Yeast, perpkg.... 03 14 lbs. Oats... 25 2 cakes Fairy Soap 05 Quart Fruit Jars, per risz. .... .45 Half Gal. Fruit Jars, per doz. . .55 Clothes Baskets .50 Coffee Mills ... .35 Wash Boards. 10 Fiber Pails :.. .25 Lined Enameled Ware. Patronize . Home Industry. DO TOU KNOW That you have a Pickle and a Table Condiment Factory in your own city? BO TOU KNOW That it is the largest Factory of Its kind, west of tha river? DO TOU KNOW That they spend tliousanda of dol lars every year for help? DO TOU KNOW That they spend thousands of dol lars every year for cucumbers, cau liflower, beans, peppers and other vegetables ? DO TOU KNOW That all this money Is spent again right hare at home and why don't you help build up this Home Indus try bv buving the products Of the SILVfeR LEAT BRANDS of Table Luxuries made by OTTO KUEHNE & CO. KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900. Following Is a list of fairs to be held in Kansas in 1&00, their dates, locations and secretaries, as reported to the state board of agriculture and compiled by Sec retary F. D. Coburn: Allen County Agricultural society C. H. Wheaton. secretary. Iola: September 10-13. Brown County Fair association John H. Meyer, secretary, Hiawatha; September 5-7. Birtlor County Fair association Alvah Shelden, secretary. El Dorado; September 10- 14. Chautauqua county Hewing Park and Fair association: N. G. Marsh, secretary. Cedar Vale; August 8-11. Clay County Fair association E. E. Hoopes. secretary. Clay Center; Septem ber 25-28. Coffey County Fair association J. E. Woodford, secretary, Burlington; Septem ber 25-28. Cowley county Eastern Cowley Fair association: J. M. Henderson, secretary. Burden; September 19-2t. Douglas county Kaw Valley Fair as sociation: A. C. Griesa, secretary, Law rence. Finney County Agricultural society . A. Mims, secretary. Garden City. Franklin County Agricultural society-" B. C. McQuesten, secretary, Ottawa; Sep tember 18-21. Greeley County Fair association I. B. Newman, secretary. Tribune; October 2-3. Jackson County Agricultural and Fair association S. B. McGrew, secretary. Holton; September 11-14. , Jefferson County Agricultural and Me chanical association Edwin Snyder, sec retary. Oskaloosa, September 4-j. Jewell County Fair association Chas. F. Home, secretary, Mankato; September 11- 14. Linn County Fair association Ed. R. Smith, secretary. Mound City. Marshall county, Frankfort Fair asso ciation C. W. Brandenburg, secretary, Frankfort; September 25-28. Miami county Agricultural. Mechanical Fair association Jos. P. Trickett, secre tary. Paola: September 23-28. Montgomery county, Coffeyvllle Fair and Park a-ssociation R. Y. Kennedy, secretary. Coffeyvllle; August 14-17. Morris County Exposition company: E. J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove, Septem ber 25-28. Neosho County Fair association H. Lodge, secretary. Erie: August 28-S1. Neosho county. Chanute Agricultural. Fair, Park and Driving association A. B. Timpane, secretary, Chanute: September - Osage County Fair association C. H. Curtis, secretary, Burlingame; September Riley County Agricultural society: R. T. Worboys, secretary, Kiley; September 18-21- Kuoks County Fair association: David B. Smyth, secretary, Stockton, September 4-7. Saline County Agricultural, Horticul tural and Mechanical association H. B. Wallace, secretary, Salina; September 25-28. Sedgwick county. Wichita State Fair association H. G. Toler, secretary, Wich ita: September 4-7. . . Wilson countv, Fredonia Agricultural association J. T. Cooper, secretary, Fre donia; August 21-24. COINAUE STATEMENT. More Money Minted Than During the Tear Preceding. Washington. D. C, July 4. The an nual statement of the coinage executed at the mints of the United States as Issued by the director of the mint, shows the total coinage to have been 1S4.S23.793 pieces, representing a value of I141.301.S60. B follows: Gold. J107. 387,110: Filver. J31. 121,833; minor coins, $2,243,017. This is an increase as com pared with the fiscal year ended June iO, 1899. of 62.052.848 pieces and $4,448, 283 in value. The coinage during June amounted to $6,028,202. as follows: Gold, $3,820,770; silver, $2,094,217; minor coins, $111,214. Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Return $19.00 via Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 21, July 7, 8, 9, 10. 18 and Aug. 18. Stopovers allowed between Pueblo and Denver enabling one to stop at Colorado Springs. Final limit of ticket October 3lsu See T. I King, agent, for particulars. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Th8 Kind Yen Have Always Eoagnt Bears the Signature of i