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committee, which prepared the proposi
tion that committee ami also the griev
ance committee of the local union have
ur.ar:iinouly approved' it.
.During the course of a heated argu
ment over the strike. Sherman C. Pat
terson, president of the local street rail
way men's union, was stabbed in the
neck anci mortally wounded at a late
hour last night.
Kdv.ard Canty of Eajst St. Louis, who
wielded the knife, is under arrest.
The tra study occurred in a saloon
where b nth men had been drinking.
J. J. JHoun, who came he.re from Chi
cago to work for the Transit company,
was today shot in the abdomen by
yHester ZuletT. a fellow emnlove. The
two men were in the sheen of the union
line at Kos.-iiuh and O'Kear streets.
;-kn'. who says, he was showing Hoan
how to work a 33 calibre revolver, ac
cidentally discharged it. The wounded
man, whose condition is serious, was
taken to a hospital and Zuleff is being
h"ld pending an investigation. The lat
ter is also from ChUMgo.
The coroner's inquest in the killing
of Kdward Thomas and C-eorge Kine
unrt inquiring into the wounding of
Kdward Burkh,irdt. Oscarr Marvin and
John White, street car strikers who
were shot lrc speo'.al deputy sheriffs
r.ear the pof.se barracks on Washing
ton avenue. Sunday, was resumed to
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The first, witness was H. Ij. Stanton.
'f Ohiengi'., a guest at the Hotel Koylin.
Jle said: "I was within thirty feet of
the shouting when it began. I heard
several pistol shots iiir.t. I could not
tell who tired them. There were some
deputes In the group who had revolv
ers, t did not see any revolvers in the
h arils of the street car strikers. I saw
fi vera! strikers board the car oi; tne
rear platform. I couldn't identify a'iy
f tli' mer. who shot."
JowepH Albert:, employed at the St.
Louis law school, testified that, he saw
a man in a strict railway uniform fall
on the track after a shot was fired.
Wittuss heard no threats from the men
in the parade.
"I U:ink there were about 30 of 40
shuts fired. 1 saw no weapons in the
hands of the men in uniforms. I was
about 15 feet. away. I don't know who
liied the shot which killed .the man
there."
Frederick Crawford, a machine man
In a wagon shop, said he was passing
the posse barracks at the. time of the
shooting. He testified:
"I saw no revolvers except one in a
deputy's hand. There was no excite
ment before a deputy ran and grabbed
the mail from the ranks of the street
car men. I was watching the parade
closely and saw no missiles thrown."
I", tf. irant. a wagon maker, told of
the shooting, r.nd when asked who fired
the shot picked out Deputy Sheriff Hc
Knight and Faid:
"I am nut positive but he looks very
much like the man who shot Thomas.
The man shot had no weapons at all."
F. Ulaisdell, pa inter, testified: "I
was passing the barracks. There men
ran from the building. One of the dep
uties grabbed a man in line and pulled
him over to the car track. Other dep
uties ran up and the second man wa3
Biiot down. The man shot had no
weapons. I saw no rocks thrown. I
did not see any demonstration by the
men in line before the shooting."
A number of other witnesses testified
and most of them coincided in that
there were no arms to be seen among
the strikers, who. as far as they could
observe, were orderly. The testimony
of William Marion Reidy and C. S.
McKeen, a commission merchant, who
had Just been summoned to serve on the
posse, apreed that Gordon MeKnight,
the deputy who, it is said, shot C. E.
Thomas, was in the barracks when the
latter was killed.
At noon the coroner adjourned the
hearing until two o'clock.
PLAN OF SETTLEMENT
Evolved at a Meeting of Gompers and
Other Leaders.
St. Louis, June 15. At a meeting held
today by president Gompers and the
other labor leaders the following agree-,
merit was adopted unanimously and
the executive committee waa given
final authority to carry on any nego
tiations that may result from its pre
sentation to the Transit company for
ratification.
1. An agreement of March 10, 1900,
except as herein modified, is re-established.
2. No discrimination will be made
against any employe because he is or
Hiiti- become a member of any union.
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All employes must be entirely free to
join any organization.
.1. Any attempt on the part of any
employe to induce any other employe
by intimidation of threats to join or
not join any union will be cause for
the immediate discharge of the person
guilty of such attempt.
4. Any attempt to influence any em
ploye by an official of the company
to join or not join any union shall be
cause for discharge of such official.
5. The company will treat with any
committee representing the organiza
tion regarding any ma.tter of mutual
interest.
6. The company will agree that if
any future differences shall arise be
tween it and its employes with respect
to the' terms of this agreement or its
application to cases that shall hereafter
arise which cannot be adjusted am
icably between the parties they shall
be submitted to arbitration.
7. The question of reinstatement of
former employes shall be submitted to
arbitration.
The new demands of the striking
street car men will be presented to the
officials of the Transit company at
once.
LIQUOR PARDON CASES.
Iola Jointists Ask Governor For Re
lease. Governor Stanley set apart today to
hear the application on the part of a.
delegation of citizens, for the pardon of
violators of the prohibitory law now in
jail at Iola.
There are three applications for such
pardon on file in the office of the gov
ernor, and he was informed that ad
ditional applications would be made to
day. The expected delegation had not
appeared at a late hour this afternoon.
In all cases of this character the gov
ernor has up-to-date, refused to inter
fere. A grand jury indicted a number of vi
olators and they were speedily convict
ed. Now the claim is made that the
men have been published sufficiently,
hence the application for pardons for
them.
RAILROADS WIN.
Court of Appeals Says Chicago Switch
ing Charge Is Wot Excessive.
Chicago, June 15. The United States
circuit court of appeals in a decision de
livered today affirm the decision of the
lower court in holding that the extra
charge of J2 per car on cars entering the
stock yards is not .excessive.
The interstate commerce some months
ago. acting on complaints made by cat
tle shippers of the west, that the termi
nal charges were excessive, brought suit
against the western lires to have the
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against the commission and the case
was appealed. The matter may be car
ried to the supreme court of the United
States.
WHITTELSEY APPOINTED.
Topeka Man Appoint3d Traveling
Freight Agent For Southern
Kansas.
Harry J. Whittelsey, formerly a clerk
in the general freight office of the Santa
Fe in this city, has been appointed
traveling freight agent of the road on
the Southern Kansas division. Mr.
Whittelsei went from here to Chanute
to take a position in the division freight
office there.
Arrangements had been made to give
Mr. G. F. Phundstein, agent at Chanute,
the position of traveling freight agent,
when he was tendered the place of
traveling auditor by Auditor of Dis
bursements Lauck.
SEEING ABOUT RATES.
Chairman Jones Is Investigating K.
C. Hotel Charges.
Kansas City, Mo., June 13. The sub
committee of the Democratic national
committee, appointed to deal with the
arrangements for the national conven
tion in July, met here today. The com-m-ttofi
has come to Kansas City to
make final arrangements for the gath
ering and to hear reports from the local
committee and from Col. John L. Mar
tin, sergeant at arms. The two most
important questions to be considered
will be the alleged extortionate rates
charged by hotel man and the .ability
of the contractors to finish convention
hall sufficiently to accommodate the
convention.
The meeting was to have been called
to order at 11 o'clock but oning to the
tardiness of ex-Governor William J.
Stcne, vice chairman of the, national
committee, who came up from Jefferson
City, where he attended the delegate
convention yesterday, the committee
men did not get down to work much be
fore noon.
James K. Jones, chairman of the na
tional committee, presided. Those pres
ent wore J. G. Johnson of Kansas, vice
chairman of the executive committee;
C. A. Walsh of Iowa, secretary of the
national committee; Messrs. D. J. Cam
pau of Michigan, Adair Wilson of Colo
rado, William J. Stone of Missouri, and
John I. Martin.
Chairman Jones announced to the As
sociated Press that he would during the
day issue a statement to the country
on the findings of the committee.
A WOMAN DELEGATE.
Mrs. Cohen "Will Attend Democratic
Convention From Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 15. One
of the most remarkable persons at the
Democratic national convention in
Kansas City will be Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Cohen, the first woman ever elected a
delegate to a great national convention.
Asked by a correspondent to give her
opinion as to the feasibility of having
women follow national politics as a
career, her reply, given without hesita
tion, was:
"My acceptance of the nomination
alternate to the Kansas City conven
tionproclaims the fact that I am an
equal suffragist and that carries with
it
the belief that women are entitled
to equal representation in all conven
tions, city, county and state.
"That they are capable of perform
ing effective political work has been
demonstrated here in Utah. Further
comment is useless, for from present
appearances the day is not far distant
when women will be given representa
tion in the congress of the United
otates.
"But that does not alter the fact that
there are today American women who
are not only equal but superior to some
of the men we send to congress."
Mrs. Cohen is the wife of Joseph M.
Cohen. She is president of the Wo
man's Democratic club of this city. The
Democratic state convention of Utah
which elected her instructed all ita
delegates to vote for William J. Bryan
for president.
Mrs. Cohen's political views mav be
gleaned from the Utah convention plat
form, which she indorsed. It declares
that customs duties on Porto Uica.i
products are unconstitutional, reaffirms
the Monroe doctrine, denounces trusts
and favors the popular election of
United States senators.
It demands the "free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to 1. without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation."
It opposes the issuing of interest
bearing bonds in time of peace.
REVOLTJNTIIE AIR
Fusion Plans May Suffer a
Severe Shock.
Judge David Martin Will Prob
ably Be Nominated,
DEMOCRATS THREATEN
Would Not Endorse the Nomi
nation of Martin.
Insist Upon Agreement Being
Carried Out to Letter.
Mrs. Diggs Tery Much Excited
Over the Prospect.
The indications are that the fusion
conventions called for Fort Scott July
24 will be the most sensational in the
history of that political alliance in
Kansas, and the wise men are figuring
that there will be a split and a prob
able bolt, verifying Mack Love's pre
diction that "unless the Populists abide
by the fusion agreement made in To
peka there will be three tickets in the
field."
This prospect of trouble is all due
to the proposal from the Populists to
nominate Judge David Martin of Atch
ison for associate justice of the su
preme court.
By the terms of the Hotel Throop
agreement the place of associate jus
tice is to go to the Democrats, but
there is a disnosition on the part of
Populists to abrogate this agreement
and rebuke the handful of men who
made the deal.
Mrs. Anniel L. Diggs, state librarian,
is the special champion of Judge Mar
tin. J. W. Orr, the Missouri Pacific
attorney, is the Democratic leader who
is organizing the state for the purpose
of defeating the nomination of Judge
Martin. "The place must go to a Dem
ocrat," said Mr. Orr, "and we will not
submit to the nomination of a Populist
or silver Republican for associate jus
tice.
It seems that Mr. Breidenthal, who
is to be the fusion nominee for gov
ernor. is not now in favor of Martin.
It was Mr. Martin's decision in the su
preme court which saved Mr. Breiden
thal his job as bank commissioner in
the time of Governor Morrill.
Mr. Breidenthal's friends are for
John C. Cannon, the Wiemocrat from
Linn county, and the Breidenthal forces
have the following slate made for the
fusion convention:
Associate justice, John C. Cannon,
Democrat, Linn county.
' Congressman at large, Rev. J. D.
Botkin, Populist, Cowley.
Governor, John Breidenthal, Popu
list, Shawnee.
Lieutenant governor, A. M. Harvey,
Populist, Shawnee.
Attorney general, Clem Fairchtld,
Populist, Kingman.
Treasurer, Conway Marshall, Demo
crat. Anderson.
Auditor, H. N. Boyd, Populist, Re
public. Superintendent of public instruction,
J. M. Tadlock, Populist, Phillips.
Secretary of state, Abe -Frakes, Dem
ocrat. Trego.
Superintendent of insurance. Webb
McNall, silver Republican, Smith.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, state librarian,
said upon this subject today:
"Little by little, more and more, year
by year, the Democrats increase their
demands upon Populists. This vear
thev will have a Democrat in the Third
district in place of Mr. Ridgley. The
prospect now promises both the Sixth
and Seventh certainly one or the other
to Democrats. The nominee of the
Fourth will probably be a Democrat.
We will have one lone, lorn man, "Vin
cent of the Fifth, to proclaim to the
world that we are a national party.
Then we must yield on our state ticket
secretary of state, treasurer and asso
ciate justice.
"So kind of them to leave us any
thing. Next time the governor and con
gressman at large must be Democrats.
This year they will trade all the Popu
lists on our state ticket for members of
legislature, so that they can get the
United States senator. Then, having
successfully played the boa-constrictor
in Kansas, the McLeans, the Hills, the
Gormans. the Clevelands, the Benedicts
and all other eminent patriots oi tnat
stripe will get control of the -grand old
Democratic party.' It is on this one lit
tle point of associate justice that we
must refuse to yield to the cumulative
encroachments of Democrats and take
our stand and make our fight for the
life of the People's party.
"It is all very -fine," continued Mrs.
Diggs. "for them to say now that the
agreement was only suggestive but we
all know that the Democrats will de
mand that the agreement be lived up
to.
"The Throop agreement is directly op
posed to the initiative and referendum
and I don't believe the Populists at Fort
Scott will submit to that kind of barter
and sale."
Mrs. Diggs states that she is opposed
to tire nomination of Mr. Cannon for
associate justice "because the nomina
tion of a nominal Democrat would be
carrying out the Throop agreement. Ic
is not the custom for the People's party
to be farmed out that way. And, it is a
bit impudent for a few men to get to
gether and deliberately apportion the
offices between the Populists and Demo
crats." There never has been a time in the
history of fusion politics that the pros
pects were so promising of trouble in
the convention. When the state com
mittees of the two parties were having
an all night seance fixing up the fusion
deal in this city a half dozen members
of the Populist and Democratic com
mittees told a Journal reporter in the
corridors at the Throop that the Demo
crats insisted upon having the associate
iustice to "head off" David Martin.
One of the men high in the council
of the party said:
"Jim Orr is leading the fight in the
committee against Martin. Orr says the
railroads of Kansas will spend $dO,000 or
more to defeat Martin."
Martin and Orr live in the same town.
The statement embarrassed Orr and he
issued a card denying having made the
statement. Simultaneously J. Mack
Love, the chairman of the committee
made public a statement exonerating
Orr and fathering himself the $50,000
statement. This let Orr out of a bad
hole and Love shouldered the responsi
bility while Orr proceeded with his or
ganization to down Mr. Martin.
Mr. Love further stated a few days
ago: "If the Populists insist upon
nominating Martin for associate justice
and do not give the place to the Demo
crats in accordance with the agreement
we will name a straight Democratic
ticket. There will then be three tickets
in the field."
The old fashioned Populist believes
with Mrs.Diggs that the Populist party,
which casts a larger vote in the state
than the Democrats should have the as
sociate justice. This condition, coupled
with the threats of the Democrats has
naa the result of stirring up the poli
ticians on both sides of the nartv line to
such an extent that the job which they
desire to finish stands in imminent dan
ger or failure.
Mr. Breidenthal Is in tvmnathv teir'n
the Democrats. He believes that the
Democrats should have what the Pop
ulist committee agreed to irive them
and is quoted as suggesting that the sil
ver torces are not strong enough to ex
pect two places on the state ticket. He
concedes the nomination of Webb Mc
Nall and thinks that is enough.
mrs. jjiggs is not opposing Mr. Can
non on personal grounds. She simply
insists that the Democratic party has
not shown sufficient signs of regenera
tion to be regarded as a safe Populist
adjunct. She figures that the Demo
crats are planning to swallow the Popu-
ubL party wnen tne disappearance act
should involve in reality the Democrats
wno constitute the third party in Kan
sas as to numbers and voting strength.
It is now predicted by some of the
sage counsellors in the party that there
niu uk a. ooit in one or the other of the
two parties at the Fort Scott conven
tion. If the Populists d.o not get David
Martin they are liable to quit the play
and the Democrats have already pro
claimed that they are out of it if Martin
is nominated.
With these Various interests demand
ing control of the convention the office
seekers are becoming somewhat alarm
ed at the prospects for trouble and ne
gotiations for peace have been opened.
But, both factions are insistent and
neither shows signs of yielding.
SALARIES READJUSTED.
Kansas Postmasters Fare Pretty "Well
in the Change.
Washington, June 15. The annual re
adjustment of salaries of presidential
postmasters were announced toclay for
Kansas as follows:
Increase Abilene, $2,100 to $2,200
Arkansas City, 2,300 to $2,400; Augusta,
$1,100 to J1.200; Axtell, $1,110 to $1,500;
Beloit, $1,900 to $2,000; Blue Rapids, $1,100
to $1,200; Burrton, $1,000 to SI 100; Ca
ney, $1,100 to $1,200; Cawker City, $1,200
to $1,300; Cedarvale, $1,100 to $1,200;
Chanute, $1,800 to $2,000; Cherrvvale,
$1,700 to $1,800; Clyde, $1,400 to $1,500;
Council Grove, $1,600 to $1,700; Dodge
City. $1,500 to $1,600; Downs, $1,200 to
$1,300; El Dorado, $1,800 to $1,900; Ellis,
$1,100 to $1,200; Emporia, $2,500 to $2.60-).
Horenee, $1,00 to $1,300: Galena, $2,000
to $2,400; Garden City, $1,600 to $1,700:
Girard, $1,700 to $2,000; Goodland, $1,200
to $1,300; Hays, $1,400 to $1,500; Hering
ton, $1,500 to $1,600; Hiawatha, $2,000
to $2,100; Holton, $1,800 to $1,900; How
ard, $1,400 to $1,500; Independence, $2,000
to $2,200; Iola. $1,900 to $2,200; Jewell.
$1,100 to $1,200; Junction Citv, $2,000 to
$2,100; Kiowa, $1,300 to $1,400: Lawrence.
$2,700 to $2,800: Lebanon, $1,200 to $1,300;
Lindsborg. $1,400 to $1,500; Lyons, $1.C00
to$l,700; Manhattan, $2,100 to2,200; Ma
rion, $1,600 to $1,700; Minneapolis, $1,400
to $1,700; Nickerson, $1,100 to $1,200:
Norton, $1,500 to $1,600; Oberlin, $1,400
to $i.&(io; Olathe, $1,900 to $2,000; Osa
watomie, $1,600 to $1,700; Ottawa, $2,400
to $2,500; Parsons, $2,400 to $2,500; Phil
lipsburg, $1,400 to $1,500; Pittsburg,
$2,300 to $2,400: Pratt. $1,400 to $1,500:
St. John, $1,200 to $1,300; Salina, $2,600
to $2,700: Sedan, $1,200 to $1,300; Staf
ford, $1,200 to $1,300; Stockton, $1,300 to
$1,400; Weir, $1,500 to $1,600; Wichita,
$2,100 to $2,200; Wilson, $1,200 to $1,400.
Decrease Fort Leavenworth, $1.2"0
to $i TOO; Great Bend, $1,800 to $1,700;
La Crosse. $1,100 to $1,000; Mound City,
$1,200 to $1,100.
BRADY AND HENLEY.
They Are Having an Interesting Con
test For State Senator.
There is an interesting contest on in
Douglas county between J. L. Brady
and A. Henley for the Republican nom
ination for senator in the district com
posed of Jefferson and Douglas coun
ties. When Senator C. K. Johnson resigned
to accept the appointment as judge of
the Jackson-Jefferson county district a
special election was held to fill the
vacancy in the office of senator. Mr.
Henley was the successful candidate.
He served Mr. Johnson's unexpired
term.
It is now Douglas county's turn to
name the senator and Mr. Henley and
Mr. Brady will fight it out for the nom
ination. Mr. Henley has been in the lower
house for several years, being chair
man of the house ways and means com
mittee in the last session. He seeks a
promotion. Mr. Brady has been pub
lishing the Lawrence World, a Repub
lican paper, for several years, and has
never before sought an office. He is a
man much younger than Mr. Henley.
The fight is not a personal one, both
men being the best of friends. Brady is
making an anti-trust campaign.
BURTON GETS mTrION.
His Senatorial Aspirations Endorsed
Once More.
The Marion county Republican con
vention which nominated county offl
cers endorsed J. R. Burton for United
States senator and adjourned after
singing "America."
The convention was large and en
thusiastic, the following nominations
having been made by acclamation:
Representative, Orlando Jolliffe; county
attorney, R. L. King: clerk of the court,
J. H. Smith;probate judge, W. F. Hoch;
county superintendent, L. M. Knowles.
The convention endorsed the state
and national administrations.
Japan's Naval Programme.
-Victoria, B. C, June 15. From Japan
comes the news that in view of the pro
posed immense augmentation of the naval
forces of other powers. the Jaxanese
naval authorities are about to enter upon
a new naval program. As only five mill
ion yen will be yearly devoted to the
navy, men like Admiral Inouye recom
mend the construction of torpedo boat de
stroyers. This class of boats costs about
BOO.OHO yen. so that 30 destroyers can be
built for the price of one battleship. It
is anticipated that the new programme
will authorize the construction of torpedo
boat destroyers only.
Rescued From Gypsies.
Toledo, O.. June 15. May Brice, a hand
some girl of 13. at Findlay, O.. was last
night rescued from a band of gypsies by
her brother. The chief of the Gypsies
gave his name as Zack Pyle: he had been
camping there for a week or two and the
Brice girl, who lived in the neighborhood
of the camp, had been attracted thereto
by curiosity a couple of times. Yesterday
Pyle's wife lured the girl to her wagon
and the entire band then started for the
south. They had gone some distance,
when they were overtaken by the police
and the girl's brother and arrested.
Five Killed by Dynamite.
Biwabik, Minn., June 15. A terrible
accident occurred at the Hale mine,
three miles from here in which five men
were instantly killed by an explosion
of dynamite. The dead are: P. Stark,
W. Hattai, L. Chalvert, P. H. Hanson,
C. Marcok.
Big Fire at Tiffin.
Tiffin. O., June 15. The big plant of
the Tiffin Bentwood and Lumber com
pany was destroyed by fire early this
morning. Loss about $SO,000; insurance,
$36,000.
Concert To-Night
At Garfield Park by Marshall's band, 8
o'clock.
CROWBARS USED
To Release a Victim of an Electric Car
Collision. -
Columbus, O., June 15. Two electric
cars returning from Minerva park came
together in a terrific rear end collision
about midnight and four peopie were
severely injured. They w-ere:
William H. Devere, hip dislocated
and bruised.
S. E. Morris, hand badly torn.
V. Powell, leg injured.
John Herr, bruised and leg Injured.
Crowbars had to be used to pry the
cars apart to release Mr. Devere.
TOO MANY 1IARTEST HANDS
Topeka Man Writes From Ellin-wood
That Country is Overstocked.
F.llinwood, Kas., June 15, 1900.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
There is a great crop of wheat here
and it is now ready to be cut, but
harvest hands are plenty and to spare.
I was up to Great Bend where there
are at least 700 men looking for work.
Wages are only $1.50 to J2 per day, and
the farmers have their men. Those who
are here and have no work or money
are hungry, as the people refuse to feed
them.
I am from Topeka and came here to
harvest and am lucky enough to have
money to buy eatables. I write this
for the benefit of those who haven't
got here and are coming with the ex
pectation of getting work and big
money for it. J. M. VAUGHT.
filUCH ANXIETY
Was Shown at Today's Meeting
of the Cabinet.
Washington, June 15. The cabinet
meeting today lasted until after 1
o'clock. Much of the time was devoted
to -the discussion of the Chinese situa
tion which is regarded as critical. The
severance of communication with Pekin
and the failure to hear from Minister
Conger for 60 hours naturally creates
considerable anxiety and the complica
tions in connection with possible future
contingencies were talked over, but
nothing further will be done until later
advices are received. No effort will be
spared, however, should the occasion
arise to protect the lives and property
of American citizens.
Secretary Long said there were still
800 marines at Cavite who were avail
able in case of necessity.
Sipping Association.
The cattlemen of Grainfield have or
ganized a stock yards association for
the construction of a stock yard and a
dipping pen for the benefit of cattle af
flicted with ticks. This plan has been
adopted and has proven very successful
in several localities in the western part
of the state. This association has taken
out a charter in which the following di
rectors are named: A. T. WTyant, H. C.
LaTourette, J. E. Smith and A. F. Stim-
lts of Grainfield and J. AI. SutclifTe of
Gove -City. The capital stock paid up
ul luis association is JI.OOO.
Remember the Concert To-Night
At Garfield Park by Marshall's band, 8
o ClOCK.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago. June 15. WHEAT Wheat was
again active early In todav's session. Julv
opened azc lower at 72-8c to 72c, in
fluenced by rains in the northwest and
weak Liverpool cables. Rains were .re
ported fairly general in South Dakota and
the southern portion of North Dakota,
but in Minnesota and Manitoba onlv oc
casional showers were reported. Southern
Kansas. Southern Illinois and Nebraska,
where rain is not wanted at present, also
reported rains. The southwest was a
seller here early, but the northwest sent
in buying orders along with gloomy crop
advices and July soon after the opening
advanced to 73c. Local speculators were
purchasers. At the top trade became more
quiet, but the market held steady for
some time. Local receipts were 67 cars,
three of contract grade. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 4:ls cars, against 450 last
week, and 6:6 a year ago.
After a period of comparative quiet, the
market again became active and strong
on exceedingly bad official crop advices
from the northwest. July finally sold up
to 741s and closed strong, 'aLc over yes
terilay at 74c.
CORN Corn was fairly active earlv.
The market opened easv, Julv a shade
depressed at 38V2 to SStbc. but the rain and
cool weather west, together with a good
demand and small country acceptances,
caused a rally, which carried July to 3iTs
t&'.'c. Receipts here were 5!S cars.
The close in corn was firm, July vc
higher at 3S7e.
OATS Oats opened easy. July 5ic lower
at 22:HiC. in sympathy with wheat and on
profit-taking by yesterday's buyers, but
rallied later, helned bv the strength de
veloped by wheat and corn and by a gool!
demand or its own. July early touching
22;t.ic. Receipts here were 3:35 cars.
PROVISIONS Provisions wore active
and firm, helped by light hog receipts and
a firm market at the yards.' Packers were
good buyers, principally of lard and ribs.
Julv pork opened 22ifi5c over vesterdav at
$n.25v(271i and sold up to $11.32i; July lard
began the session at SfrTMjC up at $t'.50,
closed SH.60. and July ribs opened 5c high
er at $(;.571. selling to $6,624.
FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.S0; S. W., $1.80;
October, $l.2.y51.29.
RYE 55ii i-c.
B A R LE Y 37 v2W44c.
TIMOTHY $2.75.
Chicago Livestock Market.
Chicago. June 15. CATTLE Receipts,
2,500; steers about steady: butcher stock
best steady, others shade lower. Good to
prime steers. $5.105.75: poor to medium,
$4.5itfi5.0l: stockers and feeders, best
steady, others weak. S3.50ft4.it0: cows. S3.in)
fi4.70: heifers. $3.15';4.10; canners, 2 35J)
3.00: bulls, $3.0tV!i4.5U: calves. $5.00'u7.Wi;
Texas fed steers, $4.65fi5.35: Texas grass
steers. $3,757(4.40: Texas bulls. $3.15Ti3.05.
HOGS Receipts today, 20,000; tomorrow.
10. if): left over. 7.315. Opened shade
higher, closed weak: top S5.071-'. Mixed
and butchers'. $4.9')fj 5.07V?. Good to choice
heavy. S5.0ofi5.0T1: rough heavy. $4.85$
4.P5: light, $4,905 5.07'.; bulk of sales, $5.00
SHEEP Receipts. 7.000. Sheep best
about steady: others weak. Good to choice
wethers. $4.75'fi5.40; fair to choice mixed.
$3.755. W): western sheep. $4.6535.25: year
lings. $j.50fi6.60; native lambs. $5.0ifi!6.75:
western lambs, $6.00.75; spring lambs.
$5.0i.7.50.
Official for yesterday:
RECEIPTS Cattle, 10,906: hoss, 2S,909;
sheep. 11.711.
SHIPMENTS Cattle, 4,249; hogs, 4,976:
sheep, 1,219.
Kansas City Live6toekMarkef;.
Kansas Citv. Mo., June 15. CATTLE
Receipts. S.fcil: market steady. Native
steers, $4.te'n5.55: Texas steers, $3.2.Vb3.25:
Texas cows. $2.9ffj4.25; native cows and
heifers. $2.30H5.15; stockers and feeders,
$3.251 4.955: bulls. $3.im-4.75.
HOGS Receipts, 13.0i0. Market opened
strong to 5 cents higher, closing weak.
Bulk of sales. S4.S5fi4.95; heavy. S4.?K.:;d.00:
packers. $4.tS.V&4.95; mixed. $l.fi4.t2'4;
light. S4.SCfx4.90; yorkers, $4.S5fi4.90; pigs,
$i.75fi4:.
SHEEP Receipts, 2.000. Market steady.
Lambs, $4.50Jj7.25; muttons, $3..a5.25.
Kansa3 City Produce Market.
Kansas Citv, Mo.. June 15. WHEAT
Julv. 634c: September. 1.74c. Cash: No. 2
hard. 65tHo;'Ko. 3, 62g65c; No. 2 red, 6Sc;
No. 3. t4fi67c.
CORN Julv, 3C4: September, 36Vic.
Cash: No. 2 mixed, 37Vitl3sc; No. 2 White,
3S4-UV.C: No. 3, 38c.
OATS No. 2 white, 25c.
RYE No. 2. 53c. . .
HAY Choice timothy $10.00310.50; choice
prairie, $6.50tOT 00.
BUTTER Creamery, 1531714c; dairy
fancy. 14c.
EGGS Fresh, 8Vic. 7
Topeka Markets Today.
Topeka, June 13.
CATTLE.
COWS $2.50'ff3 75.
DRY LOT STEERS $4.004.50.,
DET LOT HEIFERS $4.00(34.5(1.
HOGS.
LIGHT $4.4554.60.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-$4.5g4.;0,
OR A Hi.
NO. 2 WHEAT 60Uc.
NO. 2 CORN 34c.
NO. 2 OATS 22g23c. , .
HAY $5.00.
PRODUCE.
EGGS 9 cents.
CHICKENS 664 cent. '
BUTTER 13c. -
Market Gossip. .
Furnished bv J. C. Goings. Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan., receiver and shipper of- grain.
Hogs steady. - ' -.
Weather map shows prettv good rains
over South Dakota and south part of
North Dakota, but Manitoba and Minne
sota get very little.
Duluth gets 155 cars wheat todav.
Liverpool: Wheat, ?'d lower; corn, sJ
lower.
Argentine shipments: Wheat, 1,520,000;
corn, RiS.bOO.
Omaha: Hogs. 6,5fv cattle, 2.500.
Chicago receipts: Wheat. 57 cars, graded
1; corn, 698 cars, graded 270; oats, 335 cars,
graded 25.
Northwest receipts of wheat last vear:
Duluth. 212 cars: Minneapolis, 454 cars.
Privileges good tomorrow. Puts, July
wheat. 73c; calls, 75c. Puts, July corn,
3SUc: calls, 39i.se. .
Curb July wheat, 74'ic
Privileges good next week: Juts. July
wheat. 72c; calls, 84c. Puts, July corn, 37c;
calls. 40c.
Rains are predicted for the northwest
for tonight.
Closing Liverpool closing cables: Wheat.
T to Id lower; corn. Vad lower than yes
terday. Minneapolis receipts 2S3 cars wheat to
day.
Estimated cars at Chicago tomorrowi
Wheat, 50: corn. 700: oats. 270.
Kansas Citv- receipts: wheat. 106 cars
against 70 last year; corn. 36 cars, against
Cl last year; oats, b cars, against 2 last
year.
rnmary receipts: w neat. 636,lJ. last
year 7i-l,000; corn, 623.000, last year 647,0t0.
Topeka Hide Market.
Topeka, June 15.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED Sric.
NO. 1 TALLOW SiC.
GREEN SALT HALF CURED 6Uc
Grain Lettei.
WHEAT IJverpool cables came T4d
lower this morning and closed at a still
further decline of -sd. making a net de
cline of Id for the day. Receipts were
liberal at nearly all market centers, while
exports were light and acceptances small.
July wheat opened at a decline of half a
cent over night, but despite the bearish
news and predicted rains for the spring
wheat belt the market advanced steadily
from the start, closing at the top. There
seems to be a power behind the throne
that is taking all offerings and traders
are puzzled to know just who it is. Re
liable reports from the northwest indicate
that unless they get a good soaking rain
over the wheat belt inside of a week
there will be a calamity sure.
There has been serious damage done to
spring wheat, beyond any question, and
there is plenty of time yet for still fur
ther deterioration. We see nothing in tha
situation to warrant any selling of wheat,
but o nthe other hand believe prices will
go much higher. Conservative trader
and commission houses, who never pet
"rattled" or enthusiastic, are advising
their clients that unless the spring wheat
territory is immediatly relieved by soak
ing rains that wheat will go to a dollar a
bushel sure.
CORN There does not seem to be much
gimp In the corn market and It does not
advance like it should, especially with
the help it is getticg from wheat. Re
ceipts are increasing : 1 cash markets
are not strong, while acceptances seem to
be fallinw og.
OATS Oats are strong and act as if
going higher.
PROVISIONS July pork held steady to
day and showed unmistakable symptoms
of legitimate strength. Think we have
had break enough.
J. C. GOINGS.
Cotton Market.
New York. June 15. COTTON
ton quiet and firm: middling
9 l-1c: middline culf. 9 15-16c.
-Spot cot
uplands, New York, June 15. COTTON Spot cot
ton closed quiet; middling uplands.
9 l-16c; middling gulf, 9 5-ltic. Sales, 23
bales.
Galveston. Texas, June 15. COTTON
Quiet, 8 9-lGc.
Sugar Market
New York. June 13 SUGAR Raw
strong: fair refining, 4V8c: centrifugal. 98
test, 45ic; molasses sugar, 3"jiC: refined,
strong: crushed, $6.10; powdered, $5.80;
granulated, $5.70.
COFFEE Firm.
Sutter Market.
New York. June 15. BUTTER Steady;
creamery, liOc; factory, 14ijl5?c.
Range of Prices.
Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kansas, receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, June 15.
Article.
WHEAT
June ...
July ... '
Open High Low Close Yes.
73ti
74
74-4
3s74
72-
73'i
4.4
72-4,-73
73'iHri
3-)"s-
3S&8
Aug. ..
COKN
June ..
July ..
Aug. ..
OATS
June ..
July ..
Aug.- ..
PORK
June ..
Julv ..
Sept ..
LA t;
J une ..
July ..
Sept ..
Rl US
June ..
73!i
3S'i- 39
3U1-S 3i.V
i 39V4
22'
22
22Vi
22U
11 22
11 22
11 40
6 52
6 53
6 60
11 22
3! 22
11 32
6 47
6 47-50
6 55
6 52
6 55
6 55-57
11 25
11 40
11 32
11 47
11 17
11 32
6 55
6 60
6 60
6 05
6 50
6 55
6 55
July
6 57 6 62
6 47-50 6 55
Scdt . 6 tO-62 6 02-65 0 55 6 60
1 KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT
Julv ... 64
Sept ... 66
C IKN
July ... 36's
Sept ... 36V4
65H
67V4
64
66
65
67
614
66;i
364
38Vi
36'.g
364
36,4
36Vi
36i
Hange3 of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan., receiver and shipper of grain.
New York, June 15.
j i 1 I 1
Stocks IOp'nlKIghiLow iCl'selYea.
I I I I I
j 1 1 j 1
Sugar 114! 117511 1154! 117H;11H
Pcple's Gas .! ;( 9! ! 99 j 894: 9!S
Am. Tobacco .. SI 91 j 90v8 -"V 91 '4
A. S. & W 344 i 344! 34 I 3441 34
b. R. T . i w4; '.yTi
Federal Steel .. 32 32 3! 31:V 324
C, .B. & Q 127 I274! 12-Aa liK?,.l2!
C, R. I. P... IMS lu6--j V6 .106
C. M. & St. P.. 114 1144 ll::41 114 ;l!4'i
Atchison com.. 25 j 25 j 254! 254! 25
Atchison pfd .. 714i 71 3i ) 74i 71, 71-j
Manhattan ... 89 ?9'i! 89 j 89V, I 9)4
Western Union 1UJ T.i'n 794' 794; SO
Mo. Pacific 5141 51 a, 514j 514 51"4
U. Pac. pfd .. 734: 734 73: 734; 734
U. Pac. com .. 534! 53. 52, 524; 51'i
Atchison adj .. 84 81 j M 84 1 ....
N. Y. Central.. 129 13-4i J29"4,j 130 ilo
So. Pac. pfd .. 33 33 3'j"g 324 : 33
C. & 0 264 2S4 2S4 2'i4j 264
Reading pfd .. 5s 5S-4 58 58
B. & 0 774 77 76 764! 78
T. C. & 1 674 67 64 67 1 67
N. Pac. pfd 744 714 734 73 74
N.' Pac. com 564! 574 55 564 56V.
L. & N 77 77 77 774; 77
C. & G. W 10? I 11 1& lu li4
Ex-dividend, 1 per cent.
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