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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENIXG, JULY 2, 1900. 200 LIVES LOST. Property Tahied at $10,000, 000 Destroyed. Tire Breaks Out on North Ger man Lloyd Pier. II0B0KEX, KEW JERSEY Three Ocean' Steamers Lost With Their Cargoes. Number of Persons Injured Es timated by the Hundreds. WILLTELM DER GROSSE Was Damaged and Narrowly Escaped Destruction. Fire Started in a Bale of Cotton on the Docks. New York, July 2. Fearful havoc to life and property was caused ty a. fire which broke out at the docks of the North German Lloyd company In Ho boken Saturday nieht. . Conservative people who have had experience along the docks are of the opinion that two hundred lives were lost. In less than fifteen minutes the flames covered an area a quarter of a mile long, extending outward from the act ual shore line to the . bulkheads, from 600 to 1,000 feet away and had caught four great ocean liners and a dozen or more smaller harbor craft In its grasp. The hospitals in New York, Hoboken and Jersey City are crowded with the wounded. The spectacle was witnessed by thou sands from both shores, and by other thousands who crowded upon every ferryboat, every excursion boat, upon every river craft that could be secuced for the purpose. The steamship Saale had been towed dovn the river until Ehe was just off Fort Liberty, where she had gathered about her a ring of fire boats and tugs, all fighting to save at least the hull of the doomed steamer. Flames still were leaping from her port holes and rushing out of her cabins. At varying distances about the burning chip lay coal and cotton barges, all ablaze, each with one or more tugs playing streams of water upon it. Some of these barges and lighters were loaded vith very inflammable stuff, and the llames leaped high in the air, while the i-.eat was so terrific that it was not jjossible to use effectively the small hose of the tug. For hours the river was crowded with email boats hastening to the scene of the fire or already taking part in the rescue of the hundreds who had leaped into the river when seized by the terror of the flames. These boats were pad:iled here and there, but soon their octu rants had nothing to do but to watch the mad sweep of the flames. Those who had plunged into the water had either been rescued or gone to the bot tom. There were hundreds of men on each of the destroyed steamships and a few iwomen. Crowds of dock laborers and also employes of the companies were on nil the piers. Men, women and chil dren were on the canal boats and men on the barges and lighters, and when the fire made its quick descent upon them escape was cut off before they realized their awful position. The peo Jile on the piers jumped into the water to save themselves and scores of men huddled under the piers, clinging to the eupports only to be suffocated by the flames or to drop back into the water from exhaustion. Men working in the holds of the four steamships were shut in by walls of flames and it was impossible to reach them. It probably never will be known how many men perished in the ships as the flames were so fierce they would leave but few If any remains of the hu man body. The flames started among a large pile of cotton bales on Pier 2, of the North German-Lloyd Steamship company. They spread with such remarkable rapidity that in fifteen minutes the en tire property of the company, taking in over a third of a mile of water front and consisting of three great piers, was completely enveloped in a huge blaze that sent great clouds of smoke high Into the air. The flames started so suddenly and pained such headway that the people on-the piers and on the numerous ves sels docked were unable to reach the street. There were great gangs of work men on the piers and these, together iwith a number of people who were at the docks on business and visiting the chips, scattered in all directions. As all means of exit were cut off by the flames, they were forced to jump overboard and it is believed a great number of people were drowned. At the docks of the North German Lloyd were the Saale, a single screw passenger and freight f teamship of 4,965 gross tons; the Bremen, a twin fcrew passenger and freight steamer of 10.52S tons, and the Main, a twin Ecrew freight and passeng-er steamship of 10.500 gross tons. They all caught lire and were burned to the water's edge. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.which had Just come in, was the only one of the four big vessels at the dock that escaped. , The loss of the crews of these vessels is s-aid to reach 100. The fire was first discovered i,y a iwatchman on the pier at 4 o'clock. He saw a small streak of flame shoot from a. bale of cotton on pier No. 2, at which was docked the steamer Saale. He im mediately sent in an alarm. In a few minutes the flames had ex tended to the steamship and were com municated to the adjoining pier on the north. One of the officials of the steamship Bremen said today that there were fully 200 visitors on board that vessel when the fire touched there, the majority be ing women. A boat was lowered from the Bremen shortly after the alarm had been given, but the craft capsized as It touched the water, and all hands were precipitated into the water and none of them was saved by those remaining on. the vessel. This in itself would in dicate that the list of dead may be larger than, it was at first thought to be. The property loss can simply be ap proximated at this time. None of the officials around the docks could give anything like a precise estimate of their losses, and none were prepared to make a statement on this point. A conserv ative estimate, made by a prominent fire underwriter, places the entire dam age at $10,000,000. The three docks of the North German Uoyd imp are total losses, with all their contents, and they are still smouldering, with many streams from fire hose play ing continually on the debris. The pier of the Thingvalla line is totally wiped away, and an extension which had just been built on the Hamburg-American line's expanse ol piers was burned down to the spile tops. The warehouses of Palmer Campbell, which were across the street from the North German Lloyd line docks, suffered greatly, and a num ber of houses along the street were scorched badly. The loss on the steamship properties and to other companies is estimated api proximately as follows: The .steamship Main, of the North German Lloyd line, cost $1,500,000, out side of cargo fittings and stores. The loss is placed at $1,200,000 for the ves sel and about $400,000 for the fittings and stores and the cargo that was aboard of her. The steamship Bremen, of the North German Lloyd line, cost $1,250,000, and her fittings and cargo were valued at $300,000. The cargo and stores were en tirely consumed, and the loss to the ves sel proper will amount to at least $750. 000. She is beached off Weeh&wken to night and still smouldering, apparently- destroyed,- save her machinery. The Saale, the steamship which will have the most horrible story of death to unfold when the divers go down in her, cost the North German Lloyd com pany $1,250,000, ar.d the fittings and cargo were valued at $300,000. The Saale is beached at Ellis island and still burn ing. The damage to the vessel proper is placed at about $SOO,000. The damage done to the Kaiser Wil helm der Grosse is estimated at $25,000. The three decks of the German Lloyd line which were burned to the water's edge, are estimated to have cost $300,- ooo. The docks were filled with merchan dise just received from abroad and val ued at $330,000. The Thrngval'a pier, which was en tirely consumed, was valued at $50,000, counting the stores which were on it. The Hamburg-American line dock, which had just been completed as an ex tension to their great pier, and which was destroyed in order to prevent the spread of the flames, was damaged to the extent of $15,000. This was the only loss they sustained, as the steamer Phoenicia, contrary to reports, was not even scorched. The warehouses of Palmer Campbell, houses E, F, G and H, were burned. Mr. Campbell said that he could not give a definite estimate of his losses, but the damage to buildings alone would amount to at least $50,000, and the con tents to $1,250,000. . - One lighter containing' 5,000 bags of sugar was destroyed, the loss being $27, 000. Eight barges and eleven canal boats were either burned or sunk with their cargoes. Total valuation, $125,000. The Hoboken Shore railroad had a number of cars burned and other prop erty damaged. Loss, $7,000. Minor losses on floating property, burned at the fire proper or set on fire by burning driftwood, will amount to about $20,000 The personal losses sustained by those aboard the steamships can simply be surmised, as there is no way of ascer taining this at the present time. Freight Manager Bonner said that the Main had about 5.000 tons of cargo in her hold. Of this there were 2,000 tons of grain. ,1000 tons of slag, about 3,000 bales of cotton and considerable gen eral merchandise. The Saale had a full cargo, including copper and general merchandise, but the Bremen had hardly any cargo aboard of her. "I believe." Mr. Bonner said, "that the loss to the cargo on ttie three ships will exceed $1,000,000. As to the loss of cargo on the piers, it is difficult to es timate, for there was both inward and outward bound cargo there." It is estimated that from 300 to 400 persons were injured and taken to the different hospitals in this city, Jersey City and Hoboken. Many of them were found to be not seriously hurt, and were discharged. Many others are believed to be so seri ously injured that they may not re cover. DIVERS AND WRECKERS ATWORK New York, July 2. Divers and wreck ers are still hard at work on the burned North German Lloyd steamers. It is believed that there are yet many bodies to be recovered from the Saale and two large wrecking derricks are alongside her removing the bent and twisted pieces of heavy iron that cover her hold. The injured in the Jersey City hospitals were reported to be doing well this morning, but several are not yet out of danger. MARINE COMPANIES HARD HIT. New York, July 2. Many small boats filled with men were about the ruins of the burned piers today searching for bodies. The marine underwriters, the authorities of Hoboken and the steam ship authorities, are all making an in vestigation to discover the origin of the fire. If they have discovered the real cause they have not made it public. The common report is that the bale of cotton which was first discovered in flames was set on fire by spontaneous com bustion, although it is possible that some one may have carelessly thrown a lighted cigarette or cigar among the cotton. Smoking, however, was strict ly prohibited among the workmen on the pier. As yet no definite idea is obtainable as to the extent of the loss of the in surance companies, but it may be safe ly estimated that the marine insurance alone will not be below $5,000,000. Prac tically every one of the score or so of marine companies is more or less affect ed, the fire being almost altogether of marine risk character. GOES TO WORK. President McKinley Begins Ad ministering Affairs From Canton. Canton, O., July 2. President McKin ley was astir early this morning and after an 8 o'clock breakfast was in his office attending to public business. The mails over Sunday brought many com munications from Washington which were attended to here and a number of commissions were signed early in the forenoon. The president, Mrs. McKin ley and Dr. Rixey went for a drive, tak ing a turn-about the city and along some of the country roads. WE SEX. L OUR. $2.50 AND $5.00 COUPON BOOKS At a 5 Per Cent. Discount for Cask Money refunded any time on presentation of book. TOPEKA LAlLWiY CO. (Co-Operative.) 'Phone 153. 625 Jackson St HILL LOOMS UP. tContinued from the First Page.l any other nation may do. Some urge that an explicit plank relating to bi metallism be omitted. Why not, then, omit an explicit plank relating to trusts? The Chicago platform con tained an anti-trust plank. Why should the convention of 1900 be content with a mere reaffirmation of the Chicago platform so far as bimetallism is con cerned, and yet adopt a specific plank relating to trusts? Some will say that because of a Erowth of trusts under this administration a specific anti-trust plank is necessary. That is true. It Is equally true in the opinion of demo crats whom I have the honor in part to reprosent, that because of the power under this administration of the money trust the greatest of them all an ex plicit plank on the money question is of the highest importance. The Chicago platform favored arbitration and de nounced government by injunction, and yet. gentlemen who urge that the money question be dealt with only by way of general reaffirmation do not think of objecting to an explicit pledge on these points. "We do not agree that it is politics to avoid the great principle to which Mr. Bryan's efforts have so largely de veloped. If we are to have a dodge for a platform, then let us have a dodger for a candidate. But if we are to nomi nate a man who believes in being ex plicit in his pledges to the people, then let us adopt a platform that will be con sistent with the character and record of the candidate." MAINE'S POSITION". Wants Chicago Platform Reaffirmed a3 a Whole. Kansas City, July 2. "Maine is in favor of the reaffirmation of the Chi cago platform as a whole," said L. M. Staples of that state, upon the arrival of the delegation this morning. "We want IS to 1, and we think that is the best way of getting it." When told that a movement was on foot among some of the eastern delega tions to consider the advisability of carrying-the fight against 16 to 1 upon the floor of the convention, Mr. Staples de clared positively that Maine would take no part in any such fight unless there was a decided change of heart on the present delegation and he considered such a change as extremely Improbable. The state has no choice for vice pres ident, he said, but in all probability will follow the lead of New York state if it agrees upon a suitable man. WANT WHAT BRYAN WANTS. Many of the Delegates Anxious to Carry Out the Leader's Wishes. Kansas City, Mo., July 2.--Senator Money of Mississippi was among the early arrivals today. He will probably represent his state in the committee on platform. "I am for the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform," he said, "for a strong plank in denunciation ot im perialism, for the denunciation of the trusts and the gold standard law and for the severe condemnation of the "ras cality in Cuba. I want an especially strong declaration on imperialism." Representative Francis G. Newlands was the first member of the Nevada del egation to arrive. The other members are expected to reach here tonight or tomorrow. "Nevada will not be captious about any part of the platform," said he. "We will do that which Mr. Bryan wants done. If it is his desire that a plank specifically declaring for the free coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 should be inserted in the platform, it will be done. I am inclined to think that it is a splitting of hairs to note a differ ence between a simple reaffirmation of the Chicago financial plank and a spec ific declaration for free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1. The one would mean the same as the other. Hence, either would be satisfactory to Nevada." "What position will Nevada take on the vice presidency?" "I have no means of knowing how the other delegates feel," replied Mr. New lands. "Personally I am in favor of the nomination of Mr. Towne. He is a close friend of Mr. Bryan and stands for ev erything that he stands for; he Is one of the most accomplished orators in the country; and he is the man we want to send in to the east to demonstrate to the people there that Bryan Democracy is just what Lincoln Republicanism was. My belief is that he would add strength to the ticket throughout the country." Either a simple reaffirmation of the Chicago platform or the leaving out altogether of the 16 to 1 plank is favored by the members of the Alaska delegation who arrived here today. "We are all silver people, of course," said Mr. Williams, of Juneau, "but we believe it is for the interests of the party to drop that issue. Big business men out on the coast with whom we have talked say they will vote for Bryan and contribute willingly to his campaign fund if the 16 to 1 issue is dropped, and we think it "is good politics to act accordingly." For vice president, the delegates fa vor a New York man. either Congress man Sulzer or David B. Hill. BRYAN MAY DECLINE. Sensational Story Brought by Dele gates Who Went to Lincoln. Kansas City. July 2. Since the return of some of the democratic leaders who went to Lincoln to see Mr. Bryan a story with decidedly sensatfonal feat ures has been in circulation. According to the statement made, if the commit tee on resolutions reports simply an en dorsement of the Chicago platform, without reiterating 16 to 1, Mr. Bryan may come here and go before the con vention and offer an amendment and make a speech in favor of his favorite ratio. Should the convention fail to act favorably on his amendment it is said he would be compelled to decline the nomination on the floor of the con vention. KILL RETURNS. Refuses to Say What Was Talked About at Lincoln. Kansas City, Mo., July 2. Former Governor David B. Hill returned from Lincoln, Neb., at 1:20 this afternoon and went immediately to his apartments in the Coates House. He declined to dis cuss his conference with Mr. Bryan, saying that he' might have something to say later in the day. He would not say what his conference with Mr. Bryan related to. "I am tired and hungry," said he, "and do not care to talk at this time." In Mr. Hill's apartments awaiting his arrivel were Eliot Danforth and Repre sentatives Fitzgerald and Rupert of New York, and a number of other vis itors. Mr. Hill begged to be excused. POPULISTS ARRIVE. All Favor the Nomination of Towne For Second Place. Kansas City. Mo., July 2. United States Senators Harris, Allen and Heit feld, all Populists, arrived today and will remain during the convention as spectators. All of them favor the nom ination of Towne for vice president. "I think Mr. Towne decidedly the best vote getter that can be named," said Senator Harris, "but I doubt whether the con vention will have the wisdom to accept him. My opinion is that the nomination will go to either Indiana or New York." "I have no idea," said Senator Allen, "what the situation is. I have yet had no time to discuss the matter with those in position to know. It is a little early too, to make a forecast for the proba ble action of the convention. It is like ly, however, that it will be guided to a considerable extent at least, by the wishes of Mr. Bryan, if he cares to make known what his wishes are. The situa tion which now appears to be somewhat chaotic, will clear up materially.I think, before the convention is called to or-dar." IT WILL BE JONES. Mr. Bryan Eas Turned the Tide in . His Favor. Kansas City, July 2. The interest which Mr. Bryan takes in the re-election of Senator Jones as chairman of the national committee will no doubt result in his selection. The contest that was inaugurated against Jones has been practically abandoned. Two Minnesota Delegates Arrive. Kansas City, July 2. Among the late arrivals were both delegates at large of Minnesota. Mr. Rossin is the private secretary of Governov Lind and chair man of the state central committee and Mr. O'Brien is the Minnesota member of the national committee. They are sim ply in advance of the Minnesota dele gation which is not expected to arrive before Tuesday night. The Minnesota delegation was in structed for Towne for vice president and both Mr. Rossin and Mr. O'Brien are enthusiastic in the advocacy of his nomination. Mr. Rossin will place Mr. Towne in nomination. Mayor McGuire. of Syracuse, passed through the city today enroute to Lincoln to call upon Mr. Bryan. Before he left Syracuse, he received a telegram from Mr. Bryan 'requesting him - to come to Lincoln before he went to the conven tion. Mayor McGuire favors the nomi nation of former Governor Hill for vice president. BRYAN AND HARRISON Chicago Mayor's Boom Starts For Kansas City on Wheels. Chicago, July 2. The Cook county democratic club left at 2 o'clock today for Kansas City in a special Burlington train of fourteen Pullman "sleepers be decked with bunting. Besides the 250 members of the club, there was a band of fifty pieces, numerous friends of the club from "down the state" and a large and vociferous Harrison vice presiden tial boom.' "Iowa is with ns," said James Todd, who is the democratic candidate for attorney general of Illinois. "We are with Harrison. It would be easy to unite on him, and I think he'll get it; even though he says he don't want it." As the train moved out the air was made to resound with cries of "Bryan and Harrison." Big placards fastened to some of the cars, bore these words, and each man wore a button with the same announcement. Mayor Harrison, accompanied by A. S. Trude, Robert William and Ben Ca ble, all delegates at large, occupied a special car. The demonstrations of his friends in the other coaches he greeted with a quiet, pleased sort of smile. Aside from wishing to see him the nominee for vice president, his friends want to see him made chairman of the Illinois delegation and also of the committee on resolu tions. HELDON CHOSEN. Topeka Pastor Placed on Christ ian Ticket With Dr. Swallow. Davenport, la., July 2. The executive committee of the United Christian party met here and chose the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan., as candi date for vice president in place of John G. Wooley, who declined to run. Mr. Sheldon is thus slated as running mate for the Rev. S. C. Swallow of Harris burg, Pa. The committee states that the author of "In His Steps" knew that his name would be considered and gave assurance that he will not decline the place on the ticket, RESERVOjpURST Letting Loose a Deluge Upon Grand Rapids, Mich. Property Damage Estimated in Hundred Thousands. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 2. The res ervoir of the city waterworks system burst today, letting loose a deluge of more than 100,000,000 gallons of water upon a thickly populated district on the hillside immediately beneath. The dam age is estimated at hundreds of thou sands of dollars. Houses and barns were washed away, others were badly damaged and a district three blocks square was partly wrecked. None of the houses in that district escaped damage. Many are filled with sand. The Grand Trunk railway tracks were undermined so that trains had to be sent around by the Pere Marquette. Mrs. William Cooper, aged 30, was swept away by the flood and buried in a mass of sand and wreckage. Her in juries may prove fatal. Her husband was also badly injured. A number of others sustained minor injuries. The district swept by the flood- is occupied by the houses of workingmen, and the losses are consequently thi more deeply felt. " OLD ONE GOOD ENOUGH Kansans Insist on Chicago Plat form Being Reaffirmed. Special to the State Journal. Kansas City, July 2. The Kansas del egation to the Democratic convention have taken the position that the nation al platform shall reaffirm the Chicago platform in general terms only, contain ing no specific reference to 16 to 1. A reaffirmation of the Chicago platform would mean 16 to 1 at long range but the Kansans have taken a stand against re writing the financial plank. This posi tion is in direct opposition to the wishes of Bryan who demands 16 to 1 refer ence. Four Kansans, Overmyer, Johnson, Pepperel and Brandenburg say the Kansans will not recede from, this position. ROOSEVELT HERE (Continued from First Page.) was. turned toward me. It was one mass of blood, and thisadded horrible fierce ness to the look he gave me. " You go to hell,' he said as he struck out on a run up the hill." When the laughter following the story died away. Governor Roosevelt said: "I couldn't forget such a fellow, and I got him a commission in the regular army.. He's now in the Philippines." Still another illustration of hcrw well Governor Roosevelt remembers his men was given before the train reached To peka. - ' Unittd States Marshal Hammer of the Indian Territory was Introduced to the hero of San Juan, and immediately on hearing the name he asked: "Wls Jack Hammer your son?" "Yes, sir, Jack's my son," said the elder Hammer. "Do you remember him, governor?" "Do I remember him. Well, I guess I do. Jack was sick in the hospital out side of Santiago, but when he heard we were" about to attack the city, he got out of bed and staggered into the ranks. I knew we left him- in the hospital and when I saw him with his company I asked him what it meant. " 'You don't think I'm going to let you have some fun without me, do you,' he said. When the train pulled into Lawrence it was some time before the crowd suf ficiently subsided to allow Congressman Bowersock to introduce Governor Roosevelt. "Fellow Citizens " commenced the governor. "Hurrah for Theodore Roosevelt!" yelled someone in the crowd. The governor smiled and bowed. "Fel low citizens." he commence again. "Three cheers for Teddy, the Rough Rider!" shouted another admirer. Again Governor Roosevelt smiled and bowed. "If you will please keep still a minule or two I have something to say to you," he said, good naturedly. Thus admonished, the crowd refrained from further noise, and President Mc Kinley's running mate said: "I'm glad today to have the opportun ity to talk to Kansans because it was Kansas which had the most to do with nominating me for the position of vice president. I understand that Lawrence 13 the home of many members of the famous Twentieth Kansas regiment, and for this reason I am particularly happy in talking to Lawrence people. A year ago at the reunion of Rough Riders we drank the. health of the Twentieth Kansas and gave three cheers for your famous fighting regiment. The only thing we regretted about it was the fact that we Rough Riders did not have the opportunity to be side by side with the Kansas boys In their campaign in the Philippines. "There is but one body that I place before the Twentieth Kansas regiment, and in this preference I am certain the boys of the Kansas regiment agree with me. That is the Grand Army of the Republic, the men who fought in the big war. Our war wasn't a big war because it didn't have to be a big war. It was just a little police duty, and we did it rieht up to the handle. "I'm not talking politics," continued the governor, "but I am talking plain Americanism " "That's what republicanism is, said an enthusiastic young man. standing directlv beside the platform. "Good!" exclaimed Roosevelt. "Young man give me your hand," and he reached down and shook the proffered hand heartily. "However, I have to talk the princi ples in which I believe," he resumed, "and I believe these principles are at stake in the election in this state next fall. I see here some students for the Haskell Indian school, and it might be pertinent at this time for me to call your attention to the fact that they are representatives of the people over whom Kansas expanded." Between Lawrence and Topeka Gov ernor Roosevelt sat inside the car, and his seat on the platform was taken by Lieutenant Crosby, who like the colonel of the Rough Riders wears a campaign hat and eye glasses. As the train pass ed the small stations on the way to To peka many people congregated on the platforms took Lieut. Cosby for gover nor Roosevelt, and waved hands, hats and handkerchiefs at him. The younger Rough Rider simply smiled at the dem onstrations and did not attempt to im personate his former superior officer by answering the demonstrations. During the trip into Topeka Chairman Albaugh, of the Republican state com mittee, formally invited Governor Roosevelt to attend the G. A. R. reun ion at Hutchinson the last week in Sep tember. Governor Roosevelt said he was heartily in favor of doing so, if the matter could be arranged with the na tional committee. The reunion of the Twentieth Kansas regiment is to be held at the same time, and Chairman Al baugh told the governor that there would be 30,000 people in attendance if it could be announced that he would be present. He also said that his visit at that time would be great benefit in a political way. Asked by J. R. Burton if he was rec ompiled to his nomination as vice presi dent; Governor Roosevelt said: "I'm delighted with the state of af fairs now. All I want is to be used to the best possible advantage in assuring a Republican victory next fall." "In an interview recently," said Bur ton, "you said the nomination for vice president meant oblivion to a weak man and prominence to a strong man." "That's right," said Governor Roose velt emphatically."That's the way to put it." When asked to explain why the Dem ocrats could not carry New York state, Governor Roosevelt simply smiled and said: "Because the Republicans are going to carry it." The speeches made by Governor Roosevelt on his return trip will be essentially political in character. On the way to Topeka this morning he said to Governor Stanley: "Do you folks want men to make po litical speeches on the Fourth?" "Use your own judgment about that," said Governor Stanley. "Then I'll talk expansion,", said Gov ernor Roosevelt. "That's means Republicanism," said Governor Stanley. "Well then I'll talk Republicanisfh," said the New York executive. Governor Roosevelt stated this morn ing that he never had any intention of resigning the governorship of New York. "My term expires on January 1, and I shall hold the office until that time," he said. "That'll be just the right time to give up the position," some one remarked. Roosevelt smiled broadly and nodded his head. "Yes, that will be just the right time," he said. On board the special Governor Roose velt was asked to settle a dispute re garding the correct way of pronouncing his name. "It is pronounced as though the 'Roose' spelled 'Rose, " he said. Follows Husband's Footsteps. Lillie Jordan, the wife of "Pie" Jor dan, who is under sentence to a term in the penitentiary for stealing a quilt, was arrested charged w'.th stealing a skirt from Mrs. Christian's boarding house in North Topeka. BESIEGED. "Continued from -First' "Pasfe,? V " arrived at Pekin or not the message from Yung Lu describing the critical situation at Pekin and urging the in stant advance of the foreign troops shows that at least one faction is ready- to welcome them and join in op posing Prince Tuan's anti-foreign agita tion. The latter is said to have accom plished another revolution at the palace by placing his own son (heir, apparent) on the throne after seizing or driving out the dowager empress and emperor. He hopes to derive advantage from these international complications. Though practically all the news tend to establish the accuracy of the dispatches announcing von Ketteler's murder, some people find a ray of hope in the fact that Sir Robert Hart, the inspector general of customs telegraphing on the subject of the situation of the legations after the alleged date of the murder, did not mention it. PROGRESS OF INVADING- ARMY. New York, July 2. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Official dispatches, given out by .the admiralty, show that a foreign force of 14,200 officers and men has landed, at Taku and that the river route has been opened to Tien Tsin, where -Admiral Seymour still remains as commander of the foreign contingent. This force has 89 field and machine guns and. is. capr turing arsenals, blowing up forts and shelling Chinese positions and mobs. All these acts of war are committed by the eight powers whose official representa tives have refused to leave the capital and have jointly warned the Tsung Li Yamen that it will be held responsible for their safety and that of all. foreign ers in China. It is not yet known whether the allied forces are -moving from Tien Tsin toward Pekin, but it is plain that their march will be opposed by Chinese regulars and swarms -of boxers and that their advance will in crease the dangers of the legations arid enkindle revolt in middle and southern China. HOW VON KETTELER DIED. Berlin, July 2. PrivyvCouncillor Ham mann informed the correspondent of the Associated Press today that the offi cial dispatch announcing Baron von Ketteler's assassination was received here early today. It was based upon a direct written message conveyed from Pekin and signed by Von Bergen, a member of the German legation at Pekin and Sir Robert Hart, the inspec tor general of customs. It was address ed to the commander of the European forces at Tien Tsin and was forwarded June 29 by Consul Zimmerman to the German consul at Che Foo. The message contained a number of interesting de tails. Baron von Ketteler while riding on horseback to the Tsung Li Yamen (foreign office) was attacked by large numbers of Chinese wno pulled him off his horse and beat him to death. An interpreter who was with him was seriously injured, but escaped and sub sequently reached the German legation Herr Hammann supposes that there was more bloodshed a, the legation, the destruction of which he declares he was more alarming, because the message adds that the conditions of the whites in Pekin was desperate and aid was imperatively needed. It was also an nounced that the ammunition was al most exhausted. When Herr Hammann was asked whether the course of Germany or that of the other powers toward China will be altered by the assassination of Baron von Ketteler, he replied that he was un able to answer the question because Count von Buelow, the minister of foreign af fairs, left here yesterday evening to meet Emperor William at Wilhelms haven before the alarming news was received here. He supposed Count von Buelow will forego his, vacation and re main in Berlin. Herr Hammann was also asked if the Chinese minister here would be given his passports but the privy councillor did not reply. SHELLING TIEN TSIN. Paris.. July 2. The French consul at Tien Tsin telegraphs under date of June 26 as follows: "Several shells were fired into the town yesterday evening, one faUing on the French consulate and seriously damaging the building without injur ing the residents, "The secretary of the consulate, who was acting as road surveyer for the town and two French sailors, were kill ed at the town hall." PLAN FOR SETTLING THE TROU BLE. Berlin, July 2. The consular body at Tien Tsin have unanimously proposed to the governments as the sole means of saving the foreigners at Pekin that the united powers should inform the Chinese authorities that the graves of the ancestors of the imperial family at Pekin will be destroyed if the for eigners at Pekin, especially the mihis ters, are harmed. It is understood that Great Britain is not disposed ,to adhere to the pro posal. GERMAN ENGINEERS DRIVEN" OFF Tsin Tiechoo, July 2. The German engineers on the'Shang Tung railway have been forced to abandon their work owing to disturbances between Kiao Ho and Wei He Hsin. The foreigners who were plundered by regular soldiery managed to reach a place of safety af ter a running fight in which many Chinese were killed. ANOTHER VERSION. London. July 2. A special dispatch from Shanghai containing another version of Yung Lu's message Is that It was an appeal to the Tao Tai Shong to send help. Yung Lu is further said to have declared that he and the dowager empress had been seeking to protect Europeans and legations, but that Prince Tuan usurped the imperial power June 20, since which the soldiers had refused to obey Yung Lu. The latter is also said to have stated that Tuan per sonally ordered the attack on the for eigners at Pekin. A gentleman recently cured of dyspepsia gave the following appropriate rendering of Burns' famous blessing: "Some have moat and can not eat, and some have none that want it: but we have meat and we can eat Kodol Dyspepsia Cure be thanked." This preparation will digest what you eat. It .instantly relieves and radically cures indigestion and all stom ach disorders. At all drug stores. The law holds both maker and clrru lator of a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sells you a dangerous counter feit of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ri-ks your life to make a little larger profit. You cannot trust him. DeWitt's is the only genuine and original Witch Ha?el Salve, a well known cure for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you DeWitt's Salve. At all drug stores. The Union Pacific have arranged for extra equipment on all trains for Kan sas City July 4th and special train will leave Kansas City for Salina at 11 p. m. in addition to usual evening trains. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, July 2. WHEAT Weakness at Liverpool, more rain in the northwest yes terday and today than that section had enjoyed in the whole month preceeding, and the unexpectedly heavy deliveries on June contracts had a depressing effect on the market early today. August opened 1 to le under Saturday at SOe to 80e and sold to 79e. At the decline there was a better demand and August recovered- to 79c. Receipts here were 92 cars, two of contract grade. The market later broke under liquida tion and the slack demand, and closed weak, August 3e under Saturday at 77c. New York, reported 25 loads taken for exports and the visible decreased 1,637.000 bushels. - , CORN Corn opened weak, August 4?ic down at 42 to 41c In sympathy with wheat and because of favorable crop prospects as shown by the morning's ad vices. At the decline there was a fair de mand and the market steadied, August reacting to 421ic. Receipts were 1,000 carsj In view of the wheat weakness corn was steady, August closing (iic under Sat urday at 43c. OATS Oats Were weak under Improved crop reports and in sympathy with wheat. PROVISIONS The provisions market was easy in sympathy with wheat and , large hog receipts, opening prices ranging from 2 to 12c down. FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.80: S. W., $1.80; September, $1.44; October, $1.25. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, July 2. CATTT.E Receipts, 21.000: steady to strong; good to prima steers, J5.20fj5.SO: poor to medium, $4.5ViJ 6.10: stockers and feeders, $2.50i4.70: cows, 2.9O-j4.40; heifers. $3.004.85; canners. $2.00 fe2.75: bulls, J2.5ixg4.40: calves, $4.5otft; .60. HOGS Receipts, 40.000; 510 cents lower; top, $5.20. Mixed and butchers', S5.G0-it-6.25: good to choice heavy, $5.H-fi5.20: rough heavy, $4.95!i5.05: light, $4.95&5.17; bulk of sales. $5.1ii5.17. SHEEP Receipts, 19,000: steady. Good to choice wethers, $4.25''a 4.90: fair to choice mixed. $3.254.25; western sheep, $4.10t4.75; western lambs, $5.5t&.00; spring lambs, $5.00(56.75. . Kansas City LivestockMarketl Kansas City, Mo., July 2. CATTLE Receipts, 6.001; market steady to shade lower. Native steers, $4.25''(5.40: Txaa steers, $4.00f;4.ft0; Texas cows. $2.75''3.75; native cows and heifers, $1. 514.75; stock- 1 ers and feeders. $3.504.75: bulls, $2.50'r3.95. HOGS Receipts. 5.000; market SijlO cents lower. Bulk of sales, $4.9o'(5.07: heavv, SSOonSOG: packers, $4.95'u5.10: mixed. $4.!'5 H5.07: light. S4.9oli5.05; yorkers, $5,00 5.06: pig, $4.754i4.95. - " SHEEP Receipts. 3.000; market steady; lambs, $4.6CX&6.50; muttons, $3.004.75. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo., July 2.-WHEAT-Julv, 6t'ie: September, 697e. Cash: No. 2 hard. 71t724c: No. 3, 60 71c; No. 2 red, 7Ui 77c: No. 3. 731 75c. CORN September, 39c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 394jc; No. 2 white, 40a41c;-No. 3, 40c. - OATS No. 2 v-: "J.e, 26c. - RYE No. 2. 58c. HAY Choice timothy, $10.0010.50; choice prairie. $7.00'!! 7.50. BUTTER Creamery, l&Slgc; uauy, 14c EGGS Fresh, 8&llc. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, July 2. CATTLE. COWS $2.5003.50. DRY LOT STr:ERS-$4.00fT4.SO. DRY LOT HEIFERS $3-0063.75. HOGS. LIGHT $4.654.S5. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4. 75 4.90. JRA1N. NO. 2 WHEAT 6Uc. NO. 2 CORN 35c. NO. 2 OATS 22c. HAY $5.00. PRODUCi EGGS 9 cents. CHICKENS 66 cent. BUTTER 13c. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, July 2. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week : GREEN SALT CURED 6C NO. 1 TALLOW-3'tc. GREEN SALT HALF CURED 6140. Market Gossio. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 199 cars; corn, 60 cars; oats, 20 cars. Last year Wheat, 166 cars; corn, 53 cars; oats, 9 cars. Northwest receipts of wheat: Minneap olis, 312 cars, Duluth, 20 cars. Last year was a holiday. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 115 cars; corn, 41 cars: oats, 12 cars. Last year Wheat, 142 cars: corn, 49 c'ars: oats. 4 cars. Liverpool: Wheat ld lower; corn, d lower. Chicago receipts: Wheat, 92 cars, graded 2: corn, 1.008 cars, graded 391; oats, 344 cars, graded 9 cars. Holiday last year at Duluth and Min neapolis. Omaha: Hogs. 6.000; cattle, 3.500. Visible supply: Wheat, increased 918.000; corn, decreased 1,143,000; oats. Increased 1,038.000. Total visible supply: Wheat, 46.442.000; corn, 11,019.000: oats, 6.876.000. Closing cables: Wheat, 1 to 2d lower; corn, to d lower for the day. New York Money Market. New York, July 2. MONEY Money on call steady at 1 per cent. Prime mercan tile paper, 3ft4 per cent. Sterling ex change steady with actual business in banker's bills at $4.86H for demand and at $4.S33i for sixty davs. Posted rates, $4.84'i Si4 K5 and $4.S7-:-; commercial bills. ti.XWiVt,. SILVER Silver certificates, 6iysHe.c; bar silver, 61Vic: Mexican dollars 48V;C. BONDS Government bonds irregular. Butter Market. New York. July 2. BUTTER Unset tled, creamery, 17iSrl9ic. Sugar Market. New York, July 2. SUGAR Raw strong: fair refining. 4 3-16c bid: centrifu gal. 96 test, 4 ll-16c bid. COFFEE Firm. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, July 2. Article. Open High Low Close Sat. WHEAT July ...79H-79H 77 77 80Vi-?4 Aug. ... S0VH 4 773i 774 81 Sept ... bOTi 8074 78 7S? COKN July ... 41-14 42 4114 41i 424 Aug. ... 42 42:i 41T4 4214 42- Sept ... 42- 43 42V4 42 OATS July ... 234 V, 23 23H 234 Aug. ... 23ft 5i 23 23V4 5fll4 Sept ... 24 24 23'4 23V- .... FORK Julv ...12 35 12 65 12 35 12 55 12 52 Sept ...12 60 12 75 12 50 12 75 12 72 LA:D Julv ... 6 70 6 72 6 65 6 65 6 77 S(-.'t ...6 So-SO 6 90 6 80 6 i2-S5 6 92 RIBS Julv ...6 95 7 00 6 92 7 00 7 00 Sept ... 6 97 7 05 6 97 7 02 7 05 KANSAS CITY. WHEAT July ... 70 70' 684 6S4 71H Sept ... 72 72 69"4 & TJi CORN July 3914 3ft Sept ... 40 40 39 39 40 Ran pes of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, July 2. I I I I I Stocks. I On niiliehi Low iCl'sei Sat. II I I I Sugar People's Gas .. Am. Tobacco .. A. S. & W B. R. T Federal Steel .. C. B. & Q C, R. I. & P... C. M. & St. P.. Atchison com.. Atchison pfd .. Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific .... U. Pac. pfd ... U. Pac. com ... Atchison adj .. N. Y. Central.. S3. Pac. pfd .. C. C. C C. & O Readirg pfd ... B. & O T. C. & I N. Pac. pfd N. Pac. com.... L & N C. & G. W 114 115 1134 11434:114 97H S,s 97,4 97"s 9'". ?94 (-2 r 8UVs 92 ! 90 31 324 31 31if 30 5t bfi 64 5i I 54 32 33 31 32V 31 12fV, I!'-, 1234 125 13 V6 304 1( jl'-M 10,. Ill W.. 111;110 24 26 25 2V 25 70 72 70 72V, 71 86 8S 86 87 : 791-4 80 79 80 79 47 4t 47 49 48 71 72 71 721 71 49 51 49 61 50 83 S3. 83 Si! SI 127 12X 127V 128!l2: 32 32 31 32l 324 57 57 57 57 57 24 25 24 25'i 2" 5S F.9V4 68 69 1 5t-. 71 72 71 72 71 68 70 68 6i 67 70 71 70 71 50 52 50 52 51 74 74 73 7: 74 11 11 10, 10SI 10ft