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c TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,. TtJESD AY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1900. Endorsed by physicians for f Excellence. Invigorating tor shavine. or after exercise. As "controls all pain, bleeding and inflammation. r Used Internally and Externally, CAUTION: Refuse the weak, watery, Witch Hazel preparations represented to he "the same as" POND'S EXTRACT. They easily sour and generally contain; "wood alcohol," a deadly poison. Pond's Extract is sold ONLY in SEALED bot tles, enclosed in huff wrapper. Pcnd's Extract Company, 76 Fifth Avenue, New POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT cures itching Piles, however severe. It is a soecilicin all skin jLsimi T23 E1TTXHS At 515 A. M. CONSISTING OF WATCHES, Solid Gold and Filled. CLOCKS, All kinds. SILVERWARE, Solid and Plated. Rogers' Knives, Forks, and Spoons; Jewelry, Fine Art Goods, etc., amounting to thousands of doilars, must all be sold at auction to the highest bidder. Mr. A. M. Cross has been here for nearly twenty years, in the jewelry business and proprietor of two of the best Jewelry Stores in the West. SALES TODAY AT 2 AND 7 P. M And continue from day to day at the same hours until the entire stock is sold out. Everything will be guaranteed same as at private sale. A great opportunity to get high-grade goods, wedding aud other presents at your own price. You cannot afford to miss it. Any article in the house put up at any time. Ladies especially invited. A. M. CROSS, Jeweler, 515 Kansas Avenue. MILWAUKEE CARNIVAL. Third Annual Summer Event Opens in Splendor. Milwaukee. Wis., June 26. Milwau kee's third anunl summer carnival was pened today most auspiciously. The city in filled with guests and an air f festivity prevails. The buildings are decorated with the carnval colors, red. crani and olive green, and the e'r-ctricul appointments at the counrt f honor and the hundreds of electric arches, which si an the main streets and Jivenif-s. rive the cyy a very pictur-.-que aid-arance. The reception to rtex, king of the carnival, marked the official opening at 2 o'clock this afternoon. His majesty and retinue were taken aboard the rev enue cutter Morill and conveyed up theJ river to the foot, of Mason street, where hn was officially received by a delega tion of the army and navy, including Rear Admiral Charles K. Colton, the hief ciieyt of the carnival. At 2:15 the procession moved to the court of honor on upper Grand avenue, where l'.fX presented to the city a handsome carnival column, constructed of solid Htor.e and measuring seventy feet high. -Mayor llo.se received the column for the city. A reception to Rex and his retinue followed. DYING VERY HARD. Premium Stamp Fake Still Trying to Hold to Topeka. A movement is on foot among the frrocerymen of the city to discontinue the me of the premium and trading M;tnips. The leading clothiers, dry goods stores, stores, hardware stores and book Mores have already served notice that the i-rivinur of stamps would be discon tinued after the tirst of July. A petition lias been signed by nearly every grocer in the city. However there are one or two grocers who have not as yet decided to fall in line, it is thought that they will Join the movement before the end of the week. A great many of the grocers are telling the customers that the. stamps will not be given after the first of July. n account of the discontinuance of the blue stamps by a great many of the merchants it is thought that the blue !amp concern will take Its office from Topeka. This will be true also of the j;reeu stamp company. The sales will fail off so much tiiat it will not pay to keep a person in the store. A representative of the blue stamp company of Kansas City is in the city, and tile matter will be. delinitely settled within a few days. A 'Wealth, of Beauty. Is often hidden by unsightly Pimples, Eczema. Tetter, Erysipelas. Salt Rheum, tc. I'.ucp.len's Arnica Salve will glorify the face by curing all Skin Eruptions, also Cuts. Bruises, Burns, Holls, Felons, Vlcers, and worst forms of Piles. Only 25 cts. a. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Waggoner, druggist, 7U1 Kansas ave. Capital Elevator Company. The Capital elevator in North Topeka lias passed into the hands of theFrench Uennett Orain company which today secured a charter to do business. The capital stock is $150,000. The directors and stockholders are Isaac II. French if Champaign, 111.; Emery P. French, A. II. Bennett, Fayette II. Bennett and Fred W. Freeman, all of Topeka. The directors will meet tomorrow and elect a manager and other officers of the company. . "For five years, I had bleeding piles and could not work. I was induced to try Kecii-s' German Salve, and It gave me ojeh quick relief and the cure is so per manent, I want everybody troubled with this annoying disease to know of It." K. F. Walker. Alton. III. R. W. Squires, Pharmacist, 732 Kansas avenue. Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Return $19.00 via Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 21, July 7, 8, 9, 10, 18 and Aug. IS. Stopovers allowed between Pueblo and Denver enabling cne to stop at Colorado Springs. Final limit of ticket October 31st. See T. L. King, agent, for particulars. Si 4.00 Chicago and Return via The Rock Island Route. Tickets on "sale June 25, 26 and 27, return limit July 3. - . - - final its Parity, Strength and General the toilet, a remedy, it A t York. or bleed ine 0vct far . diseases. o ETOCS OF- CRO Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. TIEN TSIN IS RELIEVED. Continued from the First Page. widely separated and show the extent of the present field of action. liofore Secretary Hay left for the cabinet meeting he had a call from the Chinese minister, who renewed in for mal manner the earnest recuest that foreign troops be kept out of China until Li Hung Chang could reach Pek- in. This time the recuest was made in a written document beailng the sig nature of the six great viceroys of China from Canton to Sha Shan Tung including Li Hung Chang himself. The answer of the United States govern ment stands as final, however, and the viceroys are informed that there can be no abatement of efforts to secure the safety of our officials and citizens. Minister vu looked gloomy on leaving the department. He had no news from Pekin or Tien Tsin. The plans of the war department were somewhat cleared up today by the announcement that General Chaffee, one of the regular army officers who par ticipated in the Cuban campaign will have command of such troops as go to China. He leaves with the 6th CJ""lry from San Francisco on July 1. There will be a stop at Nagasaki and then, if circumstances require, the military forces will go to Che Foo which is expected to be the base of military op erations. The news that the 9th Cavalry will sail fi'om Manila tomorrow for Taku. was received with pleasure at the de partment. The Sth has been recruited to its fullest possible limit of 1.407 men end is provided with an ample supply of machine guns, tents and field equip ment. It goes to China prepared for active field sertvee and is thoroughly equipped in the matter of transporta tion and subsistence supplies for a long campaign. The regiment is commanded by Colonel Liscum, one of the bravest and most discreet officers in the army. The trip from Manila to Taku will be made on transports Logan and Port A'bert, the latter carrying transporta tion outfit and machine guns. The ves sels will proceed at their highest rate of speed and are expected to reach the Chinese port by next Monday or Tuesday. The navy department was informed this afternoon that the gunboat Prince ton had sailed from Cavite for Canton. CHAFFEE PREPARES FOR BUSI NESS. Washington, June 26. Gen. Chaffee was in conference at the war depart ment today with the adjutant general and the heads of the various supply de partments with a view of his future needs in the conduct of the military campaign in China. It is expected that he will establish his headquarters at Che Foo about the first of August at the latest and that he will have not less than 5,000 men at his command, the ma jority of whom will be withdrawn from the Philippines. Gen. Chaffee had command of the troops which captured El Caney and practically closed the Santiago cam paign. He has since been known as the "hero of El Caney." Gen. Lawton in his report of the engagement at El Caney spoke of Gen. Chaffee as fol lows: , "I consider Gen. Chaffee, one of the best practical soldiers In the army and recommend him for special distinction for successfully charging the stone fort mentioned in this report the capture of which practically closed the battle." Postmasters Appointed. . Washington, June 26. The president nas appointed Elliott Wood as post master at Winthrop, Me. The president also signed today the commission of Joseph M. Oats as postmaster at Hono lulu. The commission for postmaster at that place had previously, through an error, been made in the name of James M. Oats, the brother of the present ap pointee. Small In size and great in results aro De Witts's Little Early Risers, the fam ous little pills that cleanse the liver and Dowels. iney do not gripe. All aru stores. Elected to Cape Parliament. Kimberley, June 26. Dr. Jameson has been elected a member of the Cape parliament. There was no opposition ;ans BUSINESS Work Divorcing State Institu tions From Politics Begins. President Blactmar Commences the Work of Organization. REACH EVERY COUNTY. Calls Attention to Needs of Rad ical Reforms. Kansas Society Will Make Study of Conditions. Prof. F. W. Blackmar of Lawrence, president of the Kansas Association of Correction and Charities, Is devoting his energy to make the local branch a success. This organization was perfected, as a branch of the national association of the same name, during the recent na tional conference In Topeka. The chief purpose of this organization is to stim ulate public sentiment to needed reforms in the management of the state charit able Institutions, and to secure the di vorce of charitable institutions from politics. vv hen Professor Blackmar was chosen president he did not sit down and per- Prof. F. W. Blackmar, President of the t w,-'-4v, if ,i V&?0W Correction. mit the association to drag along its i own way, but he immediately com menced active work to boom the or ganization. His purpose is to interest every class of people, irrespective of po litical affiliation in this work. Mr. Blackmar will organize every county in the state and a city organiza tion in important centers will be effect ed so that the progress of this work will be from the bottom up. Sheriffs, county commissioners and men who have to deal with the criminal classes will be enlisted and then will come the charitably inclined workers, those who study philanthropy and reform, on through the various channels until the Kansas association becomes an element of power and influence. Mr. Blackmar spent a few hours in Topeka today on business identified with the work of the association of which he is the head. To a State Jour nal reporter he said: "The work of organization which be gan in May is about completed. Com mittees have been appointed for the work. The scope of the work of the as sociation is very wide, embracing as it does every phase of charitable and cor rectional work. The work is apportion ed among committees which will enable individuals to specialize in their work. These ten committees with the officers of the association represent the active agencies for carrying on the work, al though it is expected that many others will be enlisted as sub-committees in order to make the work especially ser viceable. 'While we hope to interest many peo ple in the enterprise, in all probability the growth of the association will be slow. Its work also will not be spas modic but will be characterized by years of positive service to the community. Those who engaged in the enterprise re alized the limitations and difficulties under which they worked, though the whole tendency is to show positive re suits. The organization is not formed for the sake of organizing but for the purpose of specific results. There Is work to be done through the agency of this organization whose results can be actually measured. "Among the chief objects of the as sociation is the scientific study and in vestigation of the best methods for the care of the insane, lmbeciie, blind. criminal offenders, mcorrigibles, etc. Various meetings will be held which will enable those engaged to come to gether to discuss the best methods of carrying on charitable and correctional work. Every other body of workers in the state has its organization the teach ers of the state, the bankers and the county officers and there is no reason why those engaged in work of this na ture should not have a permanent or ganization. In order, however, to keep it from being narrow in its scope, and provincial, the organization has been made comprehensive enough to include all persons who are willing to take an interest in the improvement of every thing pertaining to work of this char acter. "The first annual meeting will be held in November, for which scientific pa pers will be prepared by those carrying on investigations or having wide exper ience in this work. Also, reports of committees and reports from the var ious institutions together with the dis cussions of ways and means and meth ods of carrying on the work will be taken up. A board of directors consist ing of twenty representative people and forming in part the members of the committees wiil have its first meeting on July 10 and every two months there after to conduct the work. "There is a growing sentiment, not only in Kansas but elsewhere, that the management of charitable and penal institutions is a professional work and that those who are especially trained through education and experience are the ones to be employed to conduct these institutions. The general . senti ment within the institutions and with out which arises from past experience is that changes of officers and attend antse are too freqeunt to admit of the highest class of work, and that it ought to take as much earnest preparation for conducting this work as in preparing for the law, medicine, or any other pro fession. What a condition would we be in if every two" years we could say to the lawyers: You have been practicing two years, now step down and out and let some one else try it; or to the physi cians, you have practiced medicine long enough and it is somebody else's time; or to the newspaper men, it is high time you charged your occupation hav ing been at it fortwo years. In what a state of helpless confusion our social life would be if we could turn in a new lot of people every two years to thus practice upon humanity, and yet we treat the helriless wards of the state In this way, for nearly ail of the of ficers and attendants are changed every two years. "The disastrous effects have been somewhat overcome in the wisdom of governors and boards in the selection of officers and attendants. But the dif ficulty is only partially overcome and the state association of charities and corrections hopes to create not only a sentiment, but to perform an active ser vice in changing this method. The as sociation is strictly non-partisan and seeks neither to criticise nor favor any person, property, or officer. It does insist, however, that we have bad methods of procedure and it hopes to Improve these methods. "Over half of the expenditures of our state annually passes to the support of the charities and corrections and it is necessary that this money should be spent economically; and when I speak Kansas Association of Charities and or economy I do not mean parsimony or niggardliness, I mean the giving of the largest return to the people in ser vice for the money expended and in the way it was intended to be spent. If we could give better housing and care of the insane each year- without paying special attention to the cure of insan ity we might merely by the aggrega tion of these people increase insanity, for the penal or correctional institu tion should carry with it a large amount of reform. The question of get ting people out of the penitentiary and out or the lietorm school into active. independent, honest life as citizens should be a greater question than get ting them into the penitentiary when tney have offended against the law. "There are grave questions then aris ing concerning the management of these institutions and a state organiza tion properly managed may give strong support to all workers in char ities and correction. But there is much more to be done than to look after the in stitutions. There is a strong commit tee on legislation which will look after the laws necessary for the proper man agement and control of these institu tions and that from the practical standpoint or observation. The poor houses, as shown in a report about to be issued by the state labor bureau, are in a poor condition. I know this to be true also from my own private investi gations. The method of sending child ren, imbeciles, old and young, the sick and insane, and the decrepit all into county poor houses where there is not the opportunity for classification or specialized care is an act inhuman and degenerate. The whole "management of our county chanties" is in a deplorable condition and I venture to say that owing to defective methods, over half of the expenditures per annum are worse than wasted. We think the ex penditures for the state charities hig' at 32.2 cents per capita for the popula tion of the state, and yet the expenses of the county charities alone are 24 cents per capita. This state organiza tion proposes to extend its influence into every county of the state with view to' ascertaining the exact condi tions of affairs and take measures for their improvement. "We should also, I think, spend much energy in studying the means of pre vention of crime and pauperism through the social habits and customs in rural districts and towns "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" applied scientifically to pauperism and crime. And then a hundred questions may be studied in such a way as to give enlightenment upon methods of the pre vention of pauperism, crime, insanity, Imbecility, etc. "The association will endeaver to make itself an agency of information to the people in respect to charitable and correctional affairs. It has no inten tion of doing police work or carrying on a work of espionage with regard to the personal conduct of officers, but it does propose to acquaint itself with the exact condition of these various in stitutions and of the various methods of conducting charities, and present this information to the public. And in this respect it is more in the interest of the great body of people outside of the in stitutions who need it than those al ready in the institutions. I am hope ful that the association will prove a great service to the state, for I know that those who are going into it have only an idea of disinterested service. We will probably meet with some op position and a great deal of discourage ment, but up to the present date the officers have received the most encour aging assurances from people all over the state which is conclusive evidence in rny mind that there is not only need of such an institution, as this, but the people will give it sufficient support to make it a great success. Other states nave had such organizations which have been inestimable service to their respective states. 'I am grateful for the Interest the newspapers have taken in this matter from the beginning. As I stated the membership embraces any citizen who is interested In giving this work sup port and paying the sum of $1.00 mem bership fee to W. L. Holcomb, Topeka, treasurer, or to Dr. C. R. Dixon. Law- ence, secretary. We would be elad of a large membership composed of those who are especially interested in this line of work." ROOSEVELT BALKS He Will Pass Through Kansas on Sunday. No Politics to he Talked Until After Notification. Governor Roosevelt will pass through Kansas next Sunday, the plan to have him make a series of political speeches failing on that account. Mr. M. A. Low returned from Chicago this afternoon. He was working with Vice President Paul Morton In the ar rangement of the trip for Governor Roosevelt. No arrangements were completed when Mr. Low left Chicago but on ar riving home this afternoon he received from Mr. Morton a telegram in which Mr. Morton stated that Governor Roose velt would pass through Kansas Sun day and that in all probability a stop of ten or fifteen minutes would be made at Topeka. The train will run as a special. . The telegram also stated that Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin would call Fri day on Mr. Morton to confer concerning Mr. Roosevelt's movements. Returning east Mr. Low believes a few short speeches will be made by the governor, who will, if arrangements can be made.be taken back via the Rock Isl and. 'Mr. Roosevelt," said Mr. Low, "will make no political speeches until after he has received official notification by the committee of his nomination for vice president." 'Then there will be no political queried the "and the de- speeches on this trip?" Journal reporter. No, replied Mr. Low, tails have not been completed for the Kansas trip, so it is now impossible to say what arrangements for stops will be made." Mr. Low said that Governor Roose velt could not address the state Repub lican league meeting, so the meeting will not be postponed from Thursday. CITY COUNCIL JOTTINGS. Bids For Detention Hospital Were Too High and Were Rejected. There were only two bids received by the council last night for the build ing of the addition to the city prison. One bid was put in at 7 o'clock but was not read as the time specihed lor bias to be hied was 5 o clock. The two bids read were from Chas. B. Ramsey, J1.240, and M. Heery, $1,250, but as both were higher than the city engineer's estimate, $1,212.38. they were rejected and it was decided to again advertise for bids. The school board presented a request that the grading of the alley between Van Buren and Harrison and Seventh and Eighth be delayed until the first Monday in July as the board thought they might be required to excavate through the alley in order to get heat for the high school building. The coun cil decided that the request should be made to the contractor and so informed the board. A petition was presented by the resi dents of Fillmore street between Sixth and Tenth requesting that the street be tween those points be paved with vitri fied brick. The bonds of M. W. Giimore for $500 as jailer and of John Ritchie for $10,000 for sidewalk contracts were approved. A resolution to nave Tyler street be tween Fourth and Fifth was adopted. The paving to be of vitrified brick and the curbing of Colorado sandstone. A complaint had been made to the council by some of the property owners of the grade in the alley between Tenth and Eleventh and Harrison and Topeka avenues. The matter was referred to the committee on streets and walks. Before adjournment Councilman Mer- gan. got the floor and proceeded to ar raign the Commercial club. He said that he felt satisfied that the club was opposed to the city purchasing or build ing a water plant and he could see no good of discussing the matter with them. He said he didn't care to discuss any matter with men who would run a show like the midway during the street fair and then advertise that the show could be attended by decent people. He considered that the Commercial ciuo was directly responsible for the vile shows and was getting warmed up for a eood strong talk when he was inter rupted by Councilman Weber who said the street fair had nothing to do with the water question. Mr. Mergan's talk led to several mem bers speaking on the question as to what they thought or attending tne meeting and the sentiment was almost unanimous in favor of it. A motion to adjourn was carried at 9 o'clock. Charleston, S. C. and Return $33.25 Via Santa Fe Route, Account annual meeting of the Na tional Educational Association. Tickets on sale July 2, 4, 5 and 7. Final .limit Sent. 1st. Passengers may go one way- ami return via another, except, that the same route must be used north of the Ohio River and West of Memphis. W also have a rate going or returning via Washington, D. C. for $44.60. The same route must be used west of Chicago, St. Louis or Memphis. Stop overs will be allowed at Washington w-ithin the final limit of Sept. 1st. This will enable passengers to visit New York, Philadel phia, Baltimore and the Atlantic Coast resorts. For full information see T. L. KING, Agent, Topeka. Hundreds of lives saved every year by having Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil in the house just when it is needed. Cures croup, heals burns, cuts, wounds of every sort. You can get jewelry at your own price at the auction sale of the Cross stock, 515 Kansas avenue. Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Return $19.00 via Santa Fe Tickets on sale June 21. July 7. 8. 10, IS and Aug. IS. Stopovers allowed between Pueblo and Denver enabling one to stop at Colorado Springs. Final limit of ticket October 31st. See T. L. King, agent, for particulars. Attend the auction sale of jewelry, 515 Kansas avenue, at 2 and 7 o clock p. m, BILLS STILL COME. Topeka Street Pair Claimants Are Still Appearing. Street fair bills continue to be re ceived by Treasurer Greenwald. A bill' from the Crawford theater management for bill posting and several bills for advertising the fair in Kansas papers were paid by Mr. Greenwald today. The straggling manner in which the news paper bills have been coming in leads Treasurer Greenwald to fear that all are not yet paid. - Notwithstanding the persistency with which the bills continue to appear, Mr. Greenwald still believes that about $1,000 will be saved out of the funds. It was supposed some time ago that all bills had been paid. RIFLES FOR CHINA. Two Car Loads Pass Through Topeka on Santa Fe, Two car loads of Remington rifles and field ammunition passed through Topeka over the Santa Fe today en route to the Pacific coast. The ultimate destination of the arms and ammunition is the United States war ships now on the coast of China, and the rifles will be used by the marines In the campaign in the celestial kingdom. The consignment was sent out of New York over the Erie and arrived in Chi cago yesterday afternoon. It was there taken charge of by the Santa Fe and hurried west as fast freight. It is ex pected that the rifles and ammunition will be on the way across the Pacific V c. . a ocean by Saturday. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, June 26. WHEAT Wheat early in today's session broke Zc from yesterday's close at Si6c. Trade was ac tive and the feeling rather nervous. Hot weather still prevailed in the northwest, while the southwest continued bearish. July opened at 8514c to iSc and sold off to S2Uc during the first hour. Longs be gan their selling at the start and on the break the northwest was a seller. Local bulls caused a rally to S3c, but the de mand was noticeably narrow. Receipts here were 143 cars, none of contract grade. Minneapolis and Dulufh reported IBS cars against 311 last week and 730 a year ago. Liverpool closed weak. July later recovered to -8370, but the profit-taking pressure from scalping longs and others was too heavy and near the end of the session the sagging pro cess set in and July closed at the bot tom. Ac under yesterday at :c. Kansas City declared that Kas. and Tex.. Indian Ter. and Oklahoma wouid raise 100. WAS. wo bushels more wheat than last year. Soma rain late in the day was reported from North Dakota and Minnesota. CORN Corn declined in sympathy with wheat. July opening 4c to "3c down at 41tic to 405ic. The demand was slack. On the decline there was some support. principally from scalpers and a reaction to 41c followed. Receipts here were 1,039 cars. Many sellers bought back their corn. and local bulls helped along the wTork. July rallied to 41V; c and closed firm, ic under yesterday at 41-fsC OATS The oats market which yester- day resisted the downward inclination of the other marKets, fell a victim to the new mood and slumped, yesterday's buy ers leaning In tne selling. July openeu 3SiV;C down at 2o1,:tf-Vc and sold off to 25c. Receipts were 527 cars. PROVISIONS 1-rovisions were fairly steady following some concessions to the wheat weakness and lower prices at the yards. July pork opened 12',ic down at $12.50 and sold to $12.30, easing later to $12. 2o: July lard opened 21-2c lower at $6.5 and advanced to $G.S7H. and July ribs began the session 21;avc up at 5o00, sold to $7.05 and then declined to $6.7i". FLAX Cash: N. W., S1.80: S. W.. $1.80; September. $1.45: October, $1.39. KYh-July, &MH.C. BARLKY-Cash, 42j46c. TIMOTHY September, $3.33; October, $3.30. Chicaao Livestock Market. Chicago. June 26 CATTLE Receipts. 2.000, including 400 Texans: about steady. Good to prime steers, $5.00i5.70; poor to medium. $4.sO1;5.0o: stockers and feeders, $3.00-34.75: cows. 2.SCM.tiO: heifers. $3.1' 5.25: canners, $2.25fTi2.75; bulls. $2.804.25: calves, 25 cents lower than last Tues day. $4.506.50: Texas-fed steers. $4.3'rS 5.15; Texas steers, $4.305.15; Texas grass- ers. $3.fiiX4.25: Texas bulls. K.iWi-n. HOGS Receipts today, 2o.00l: tomorrow. 33.000: left over. 3.550; generally 5c lower: top, $5.30. Mixed and butchers, 50.1015.30: good to choice heavy, $5.2iK7o.30; rough heavy, $5.05a5.15; light, $5.WU5.30; bulk of ales, Su.iOBS.iiiVz- SHEEP Receipts. 7.0OO: slow. 10c lower. Good to choice wethers. $4.15?i4.90; fair to choice mixed, S3.40Sio.30: western sheep. $4.15a4.70: vearlings, $3.00 5.40: native lambs. $5.00'i6.10; western lambs, $ti.00 6.10: spring iambs, $4.25'(i6.50. Official receipts and shipments for yes terday: Receipts Cattle. 20.962: hogs. 3. 961: sheep. 10,811. Shipments Cattle, 5,691; hogs, 10,714; sheep, 213. Kansas City LivestockMarkefc. Kansas City, Mo.. June 26. CATTLE Receipts, S.OoO; market steady to lower. Native steers, $4.50'ii5.35: Texas steers, $2.00H4.S5: Texas cows. $1. 5063. 50; native cows and heifers, $1.50'a4.25: stockers and feeders, $3.05''i4.ti0; bulls. $2.ic!(4.2j. HOGS Receipts, 15,000: market 5fll0c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.005.12Ii; heavy. $5.071-.'fi5.171.: packers. $a.0Xti3.ia; mixed, $5.OO!cT5.10; light, S4.9O4j5.05; yorkers, $5.0031; 6X6: pigs. $4.0055 4.90. SHKKP Receipts, 3.000: market strong'. Lambs, $4.5016.75; muttons, $2.60(5.00. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo., June 26. WHEAT July, 721.2c; September. 74Vic. Cash: No. 2 hard, 74c; No. 3, 7Vg73V4c; No. 2 red, SO-a S2c; No. 3, 745373c. CORN July, 39c; September, 40c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 39c; No. 2 white, 4C-a-c: No. 3, 39t2c. OATS No. 2 white, 27'i'5c. RYE No. 2. 56c. HAY Choice timothy, $1010.50 prairie. $7.0OS7.50. BUTTER Creamery, 1518c; fancv, 14c. EGGS Fresh, 8c. choice dairy, Topeka Markets Today. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Topeka, June 26. CATTLE. COWS $2.50-S3.50. DRY LOT STEERS $4.004.59. DRY LOT HEIFERS $3.00fi3.75. HOGS. LIGHT $4.6-54.i0. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4. 70S 4. 95. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 70(&71c, NO. 2 CORN 30c. NO. 2 OATS 23VSC ' HAY $5.00. PRODUCE. EGGS 9 cents. CHICKENS 66 cenU. BUTTER 13c. Elgin, 111., June 26. Creamery butter, 19c Topeka Hide Market. Topeka. June 26. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 64 c NO. 1 TALLOW 3c. GREEN SALT HALF CURED CUc Grain Letter. Chicago, June 26. WHEAT To start with Liverpool cables came d lower, and good rains were reported in dry sections of the northwest, where good rains were the most needed. These two items start ed heavy realizing and the market opened off and broke quickly but rallied again and held firm until near the close when Liverpool closing cables surprised every body by coming 3'd lower and the weather bureau reported rains all over the northwest. This was the last straw and traders fell over each other in their attempts to get rid of long wheat, break ing the market over a cent a bushel in the last five minutes and closing it at the bottom Quotations of the day. Since the market closed the curb has turned weak and July wheat Is selling at 8IV2O among curb traders. We believe the ad vance has been too rapid, but this break is also too severe and cannot hold, and we believe it is safe to buy wheat now and protect the same with reasonable margins. We believe the rain carne too late to be of value as the damage has already been done and soon as this senti ment among impulsive traders, that wheat is a sale if rain comes, is worn oft wheat will again begin its procession toward a higher range of values. CORN Corn held firm. The prophets are predicting hot, 'dry weather for the months of July and August, and as the crop got a late start the drought, if it arrives on schedule time, will do severe damage.- OATS Oats are firm and act as If go ing higher. PROVISIONS The market was slightly lower but market had a strong under tone and closed at an advance of about 10c a barrel from the bottom for July pork. We believe pork Is going higher. J. C. GOING3. New York TJp-Town Gossip. New York, June 26. Although the stock market was considerably unsettled a larg part of the morning yesterday, it leaves a rather satisfactory account of itself In the closing dealings and prices in the ma jority of cases ended somewhat better than on Saturday. It was evident that demoralization failing to develop the short Interest was Inclined to curtail its out standing commitments. At the same time numerous substantial brokers testified to purchases - which they beiieve to be for important long account. These purchases represented a conviction that prices in many instances had reached the point where investment in securities was more profitable than lending money at the cur rent 1,-biv n lint n t innQ T h r.ro 1 Qiriv.(a ! after a sharp and continuous decline in 1 tVio tortr rrtlrt- cnrRfithincr Hl.-ft th. vo the stock market something like the re action of the iast week. An influx of this excellent kind of buying orders, whether it will be continued in sufficient force to do more than effect a rally on the short interest is a question which will depend largely upon the developments of the fu ture. It is obvious that influence on the action of capital will grow to some ex tent out of complications or solutions de veloped in connection with the crisis in' China. There is more at stake from a material viewpoint than the killing of the missionaries in the far east or the de struction of their property and that of the foreigners engaged in commercial business. If an early settlement may not be reached in China the question of the extent of war expenses and the interrup tion to ordinary business traffic will be come one which will be taken into con sideration not only by the finance min isters of the great powers but by the leading private financiers of Europe and the United States. Market Gossip. ' Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Duluth gets 118 cars today. Chicago: Wheat. 143 cars; corn, 1,039 cars: oats. 527 cars. Liverpool: Wheat, d lower; corn, d lower. Car receipts last year: Duluth, 500; Minneapolis. 230. Th"re was a two hours' rain in north west Manitoba: a shower at Fargo; cloudy at Winnipeg. t.iouoy a.ni cool all over northwest, with. ! some light showers. Puis on 'Chang July wheat, good to- m rrow, iSc; call 40'jiC; calls, 43:c. Sfic. Puts on July corn. Butter Market. New York. June 2C BUTTER Re ceipts, 20.0u packages: market firmer. Creamery extras, IB1- y IDc ; factory, 14 lCc Cotton Mari?t. Galveston, Tex., June 26. COTTON Firm : 9V-c. New York, June 26. COTTON Spot closed quiet and steady. Midling uplands. P9-lc; middling gulf, 9 13-1 0c. Sales, 100 bales. New York Money Market New York, June 2"-. MONEY Money on call easier, at l"fV2 per cent.: prime mer cantile paper, alrlVz per cent. Sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers' bills at$4.S6l4 for demand and at $l.S3i4'3"z for 60 days: posted rates. $4.S5 and $l.S71,i'5i4.Ss; commercial bills, $4.S2''a-ii. SILVER Silver certificates. n'qc; bar silver. 61c: Mexican dollars. 4Sc. BONDS Government bonds. strong; U. S. refunding 2s. when issued, lo:.'-; coupon, 103:i; 2s, registered. loO: 3s, reg istered, Vt coupon. lo9; new 4s, reg istered, ISfti; coupon, 134U: old 4s. reg istered. 114; coupon, 115; 5s, registered, 113; coupon, 113. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kansas, receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago. June 26. Article. WHEAT June ... Open High Low Close Yea. 81 t:2 41 H 413, 85 86 8".V4 41 a 41'-i July . Aug. . CO l.N June . July . Aug. . S5H b6 82 4Ui 413g 41U 42 'A 4f 41-Js June July ... 2S--H 25'4 25V- 2534 25i- 254 24 Aug. .. 1" u.K June ., Julv .. Sept .. I.A1.D- June . July . Sept . RIbS June . Julv . Sept . 25-12 25-4 26 12 25 .12 20 .12 45 12 30 12 55 12 17 12 25 12 47 6 80 6 80 6 97 6 97 6 97 12 32 12 55 6 85 fi 87 7 02 12 40 6 82 7 00 7 00 7 05 6 77 6 95 6 92 6 97 7 00 7 07 7 05 6 97 7 15 05 7 07-10 7 05 KANSAS CITY: WHEAT- Julv ... Sept ... CORN Julv ... Sept ... 73 7o!i 38?4 39 7314 75Vi 72 A 744 3aH 72H 39H 40Vs-Vi 39 40 40! Range3 of Prices on Stocks. Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper o grain. New York, June 26. till' Stocks I Op'niHigh; Low ;CTse ;Yes I I I I ' 1 1 Si;gir 113 111! nii.i"! People's Gas .. S-5 96H 94 Am. Tobacco .. i'"': 80s W't A. S. & W 2t 30H 29 B. R. T 5-t 5s Federal Steel .. 29 -s :- 29-, C. B. & Q 122H 123,; V12 C. R. I & P... 104 VWk 103Ti! C. M. & St. P.. llotfe HfS.j Atchison com.. 241-4! 25 I 2ti;i Atchison pfd .. Ti.ns 711-i' 7'ii8j Manhattan 85 86 hA Western Union 79 - 79,: 79 Mo. Pacific .... 47Ti! 4SH! 47! U. Pac. pfd .. 711,; 71:S T"7 U. Pac. com .. 4&HI 49 I N. Y. Central.. 127 127i2 127 S. Pacific 32 32i J 3134 C. C. C 56 56'i 56 C. & 0 243i 25 I 21 Reading 57'j B.4 i R. & 0 71 71 69 T. C. & 1 64 61 62 N. Pac. pfd 7' "i 71 iOVi N. Pacific 50 5 50 L. & N 74 75 74 C. & G. W 10 lO'-s 10 112 1112 8H:4 8 3o. 2'. v'5 B ; 51 " 30 2:t 122ri'L2 104 13 1111 1 9 -4 24 7'"'4 85 78 47 48 12. 49 32 I 31 25 1 24-4 57 ! 57 691AI 71 fi-ji-! 63 7": 7" 5"; 71, 74 10 I 10 Telephone 273. J. C. G0IN5S, Commission Merchant, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain. 112 East Fifth Strsst. Leased private market and gossip w!i to Chicago. Always in the market for cash grain. Consignments of grain and correspondence solicited. )