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0 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.. FRIDAY EVENING-, JUNE 15, 1900." ? : I Look for " TSl- ' fcj thi3 SEAL W ILL. IVX to. j f - s2i U - -. y x ; - h 2 CIA ' M IS u p Kg BGFdB ON THE TRACK. (Continued from First Page.) 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 il ii v. 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. y i' L-i,,.- ...I.: L-ff c riow a - .v.v 1W 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 v OS Comfort and Durability Are often "guaranteed" by dealers whose guarantee means nothing- When yoa buy from us you get guaranteed shoes, and the guarantee means: Your money back if you want it. When you buy elsewhere you get wel!, we offer the friendly suggestion that ycu had better find out in advance just what you'll get, if you are really going to buy elsewhere. 623 Ilansas Avo. c 1 1 -w C .:' X ;V;' mx.iiiifL.. . ,lVlL.AVjKxngirili FlSHlfi'S "1 - lil Look for -ethis PF.tr, os the end of the box. charges reduced. The decision was 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. I