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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1G, 1900.
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This is really nine-tenths a question of the
treatment of the pores of the skin. Some
toilet soaps are as nippy and keen as mustard. If
you will only use the virtue you call your Judgment,
it will tell you that any soap which leaves the hands
habitually dry is robbing the skin of its natural oil.
Free alkali is the robber's name. Ivory Soap has
no free alkali. Try it I It floats.
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GREAT-AUDI
Hears Gov. Roosevelt at Coring
ton, Kentucky.
He Aims His Talk Directly at
Col. Bryan.
Covington, Ky., Oct. IS. Addressing
one of the largest crowds that has ever
asso-mbied in thiacity to listen to a. can
didate for public office. Governor Theo
dore Roosevelt last night closed his cam
paign in Kentucky, and will proceed on
his tour of Ohio. Long before the gov
ernor's arrival here court house square,
in which the speaker's stand had been
erected and decorated, was congested
with men and women anxious to hear
him. Though the audience was not so
enthusiastic as that which gathered at
Lexinerton or that at Mount Sterling or
at Ashland, or at Maysville, the gov
ernor was given the most respectful at
tention, and he was interrupted fre
quently with applause or by persons
who male frienrUy comments upon the
salient, points of his speech.
It was the tenth speech Governor
Roosevelt had' made since morning, the
rust being: at Lexington, where W. C. P.
Breekenridge and Judge Durham, both
ex-confederate officers, put the crowd
in the best of humor in jointly introduc
ing the governor. Then at Winchester
and next at Mount Sterling other large
crowds greeted the arrival of the train,
providing parades. Moorehead, Ashland,
Greenup, South Portmouth, Vanceburg
and Maysville in successive order paid
tribute to the governor's popularity in
Kentucky, and the crowd which gath
ered at the depot here betrayed no
diminution of desire to see him.
Early in the day Leslie Coombs, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee, had received dispatches from Cov
ington, informing him that Republican
leaders here were apprehensive that an
organized effort would be made to break
up the meeting. Mr. Coombs (hurriedly
transmitted his information to the gov
ernor, whereat the latter smiled broad
ly and assured the chairman that there
eould be no possible danger of serious
interruption on his tour in Kentucky.
To insure absolute tranquillity and to
1 rovide against any display of hostility.
Chief of Poice Pugh and the sheriff of
this county doubled their forces. All
t-ueh precautions, however, proved to
Jiave tieen unnecessary, for beyond iso
lated instances of good-natured badin
age and the tooting of a few tin horns
the meeting was as peaceable as a mat
inee. The governor's speech was brief. After
the speaking Governor Roosevelt was
escorted by the First Voters' club of
Cincinnati to the Grand hotel in that
city, where an informal reception was
held.
In his speech. Governor Roosevelt
said :
."I wish to appeal to you. men of Ken
tucky, in the name of civil liberty. I
regard the currency as an important is
sue; 1 regard our prosperity as an im
portant issue; but more important than
jinything else is the right of every man
to cast his vote as he chooses and to
Jiave it counted as cast. We can afford
to differ on questions of policy; but we
can not afford to differ on the funda
mental rights of American citizenship.
(Applause).
"In the state of Kentucky every man
is in honor bound to stand up and see
that there is no condoning of the offen
ses of those who violate the will of the
i.eople. There should be favoritism for
none and discrimination against none.
"I wish on this point, to appeal not
only to Republicans, not only to gold
Democrats; not only to those silver
SJemocrats who from high and conscien
tious motives are with us in this con
test, but I want to appeal to the mis
guided men who have upheld the other
side in the wrong that they have done,
men who are misled by the shibboleth
of a party name.
"We have reached a stage in the cam
paign when our opponents are engaged
in busily explaining either their actions
or their words. Mr. Jones, the chair
man of the Bryanite Democracy, has
Just been explaining that he is not con
nected with trusts, because the cotton
"bale trust is not a trust. Of course us
ing the word in a technical sense, there
is no trust in the country. The sugar
trust and the Standard Oil trust are not
technically trusts at all, but simply great
corporations. So the cotton bale trust
is in the same sense of the word, not a
trust, but a corporation. But of course
ail thi3 is mere quibbling. TTsing the
word in the popular sense, as we gener
ally do use it, all these corporations are
trusts. It is sheer hypocrisy to speak
of the steel trust, the sugar trust and
the Standard Oil trust and then to deny
that the cotton bale trust, the ice trust
and the whisk trust combines are in the
same category.
"Oa Saturday last in Oiiio. Mr, Bryan
which touches your com
gamsle co. ciwciniiATt
tried to defend himself for what he had
said about our army, answering my
criticisms. He first of all stated that I
had changed my position since my De
troit speech, which is simply not so. I
stand precisely where I stood then and
Mr. Bryan either knows this, or ought
to know it. Our regular army is infin
itely small in size compared with the
population and even Mr. Bryan ought
not to be afraid of the S6-100 of a regu
lar soldier for every thousand of our
people. In the next place Mr. Bryan
sought refuge in saying that the army
bill had been amended. It is of course
idle to quibble about amendments. The
present law is what he was speaking of
and what I was speaking of. At present
we have an army of 100,000 men, 65,000
of whom are regulars, and it was con
cerning this army that Mr. Bryan spoke
when he stated that the object of get
ting it was to terrorize the laboring men
when they made just demands. It is
impossible to stigmatize too strongly
such a statement. It does not contain a
scintilla of truth; it has not a particle of
foundation; it can only appeal to thor
oughly base and unworthy passions. The
bill was voted for by the great majority
of the patriotic Democrats of both
houses. Does Mr. Bryan mean to imply
that these Democrats in so voting.head
ed by Senator Cockrell were actuated by
the purpose to put the army in forts
near great cities in order to terrorize
workingmen? What he says applies as
much to the Democrats who voted for
the bills as to the Republicans and if
such a statement is slanderous as re
gards some of the supporters of the bill,
it is also slanderous as regards the oth
ers. ,
"The simple truth is. as Mr. Bryan per
fectly well knows, that every intelligent
man foresaw that there would be trouble
in the Philippines and that for this rea
son as well as to garrison our seacoast
forts, and for other duties, such as meet
ing a contingency like that which arose in
China, the army was provided. When
Mr. Bryan advocated the signing of the
treaty with Spain he advocated the tak
ing of the Philippines and therefore re
storing and keeping order in them, and
if he was sc blind as not to foresee the
trouble ahead, the reflection is upon him.
and upo.i no one else. The only thing
that could have avoided trouble in the
Philippines vas the policy of scuttle, the
policy of cravfn. ignoble flying and shirk
ing of duty. To stay there and establish
a stable government, as proposed bv Mr.
Bryan, is a policy which would cause as
much Trouble with Agulnaldo's followers
as any other, because thev are fighting
simply to found a cruel and oppressive
oligarchy. The only way to secure per
manent peace and civil and individual lib
erty for the great bulk of the inhabitants
of the Philippines was to do precisely
what we hive done, take them over as
a necessary incident of the war with
Spain and then put down the bodies of
armed bandi'p and introduce a govern
ment of law, order and justice.
"Mr. Bryan has sought in vain to an
swer what 1 nid about the army. He does
not dare to answer the questions I put to
him in the same 'spirit. I answered the
ten questions he had asked, and I pro
pounded some for himself. He had not
answered whether or not he will pay the
interest on the national, debt and the pen
sions of the volunteers of the civil war in
gold "or silver, if elected. He has not an.
swereJ -whether he will refuse to receive
the elec-.orrtl votes of North Carolina, be
cause obtained for him by a flagrant vio
lation of the doctrine of the consent of
the governed, which he so ardently cham
pions when he seeks to apply it to the
Tagp.l bands, on the other side of the
gl' be. He has not answered the question
why he supports in Kentucky a faction
of the Bryanized Democracy, which seeks
to deprive, and has deprived white men
as well as black. ex-Confe lerates ai well
as ex-Union soldiers, gold Democrats and
Silver Democrats as well as Republicans
of their right to cast their votes as they
wish and to have them counted as cast.
He has not answered the oues'i"n as to
whether he will condemn Mr. Croker and
Mr. Cr ikers associates in New York for
themselves being stockholders in the ice
trust and doing ail they can to prevent
its dissolution, while in public hypocritic
ally denouncing trusts. ,
"Let Mr. Bryan answer these questions
as I have answered every question he
raises and then I win put some more."
SANTA FE'S LUMBER ROAD.
Contracts Let For Connecting the
Beaumont and G. C. & S. I".
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe has
let contracts for the grading and bridge
work on the extension of the Mont
gomery branch of that road. The ex
tension will be about 60 miles in length
and will take the Montgomery branch
to Silsbee Junction, where it will connect
with the Gulf, Beaumit & Kansas City,
which was purchased by the Santa Fe
some time ago and reorganized under its
management last week.
The contract for the first 25 miles was
given to Kicker & Lee, of Galveston,
and the contract for the second 25 miles
was let to John Scott & Sons, of St.
Louis. The contractors are to begin
work at once and are to complete their
contracts by February 15, 1901.
The Beaumont traverses a big lumber
region and its acquisition gives the San
ta Fe lumber business of its own for the
first time to any great extent. This
road's annual report, filed a day or two
since, showed gross earnings of $269,505
and operating expenses, $188,816.
For sprains, swellings and lameness
there is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Pain Bairn. Try it. For sale by all
druggists. -
GO TO CHICAGO.
Continued from the First Page. J
"No, sir."
. "Has Grimes ever appr'oached you on
this proposition?"
"No, sir."
"Has Mr. Grimes ever received any
money from your bank outside of taia
transactions officially?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"You would know if any money had
been paid?"
"Probably I would."
"How long was this money to remain
in the bank?"
"It was always subject to the demand
of the treasurer."
Frank Thompson, teller of the Central
National bank, swore that he has had
no transactions with Grimes, except, so
far as relates to his official business as
state treasurer.
"Have you any knowledge of the
bank's paying the treasurer for the use
of state money."
"No, sir."
"Have you ever heard of such trans
actions?" "No, sir."
"Who would know?"
"Mr. Bonebrake or Mr. Knowles."
"Have you ever had a conversation
with Grimes about this subject?' .
"No, sir."
"Know nothing about it?"
"No, sir."
Mr. Bonebrake stated that he had not
heard, and had no knowledge of any
payments of interest or bonus to Grimes.
Clarence Bowman, assistant cashier of
the First National bank, who has been
manager of the local cleaxing house, tes
tified that he had never heard of any
payments of interest having been made
to Grimes: knew nothing about it, and
was excused.
Then, owing: to the fact that Major
William Sims, president of the First Na
tional bank, is out of the city, and Mr.
Freeman was excused until Wednesday
morning, an adjournment was taken un
til that time.
The officers of the Bank of Topeka
and State Savings bank will be sum
moned for examination tomorrow.
MONDAY AFTERNOON TESTIMONY.
Continuing his testimony in the Grimes
case Monday afternoon Mr. Ware said:
"On my own behalf I object to being
asked to give hearsay testimony in this
or any other case."
"Your objection is valid," said Mr.
Doran.
"Would you tell us who you heard this
from ?"
"No, I think I will not say," replied
Mr. Ware.
"All right, we'll pass you on that
proposition," said Mr. Doran.
"Is this information of such a nature
as to be hearsay?"
"Wholly so, because I have never seen
Grimes in the bank; I have never seen
anything which would cause me to
suspect that Grimes was engaged in
such a transaction. I once asked the
president of the bank if such interest
payments had or were being made, and
he replied no."
Mr. Ware further testified that no one
had ever talked to him about such in
terest payments. "I regard such trans
actions as illegal and would have re
membered it, had any one mentioned it
to me."
"One of the reasons why I resigned as
a director of the Merchants National
bank was because I objected to the
bank's carrying so much state funds,
I mean public funds because there were
other funds which could be had." "
Mr. Ware stated that he had no knowl
edge of the payment of moneys by the
Central National bank, of which he is
now a director, to individuals or to com
mittees for any purpose.
Arthur Capper was the next witness.
He interviewed Mr. Grimes at the state
house, and said that Grimes had sug
gested he call upon the bankers and ask
for affidavits concerning the payment of
interest on state funds.
"You got ne?" said Doran,
"Yes."
"From whom?" "
"The State Savings,"
"Did the others refuse?"
"No, they did not refuse, but they
gave several reasons why it would not
be wise. Mr. Bonebrake said there was
nothing in the charges and that the
newspapers were working the case for
a sensation."
"Did Grimes tell you he wanted to
hush the matter up?"
"No."
"What did Grimes say?"
"That there was nothing in the charges
and that he was being persecuted."
"Did Grimes ask you to get the affi
davits?" "No; I asked him about the case, and
he simply suggested that I could get
at it better by seeing the bank officers."
Mr. Capper was excused, and a con
troversy as to adjournment ensued. Mr.
Garver and Mr. Hite again protested be
cause no witnesses were present, but
that fact caused the judge to grant the
adjournment.
POLITICAL BREVITIES.
Interesting Event3 Condensed Fop
the Busy Reader.
A Bryan and Stevenson club has been
organized at Marion. The officers are as
follows: President, R. H. Baker; secre
tary, J. M. Young; treasurer, J. Forney. A
committee to look after registration is
composed of C. Thompson. C. C. Jones,
J. Gaw and D. Doty. C. B. Wheeler. C.
Hill. E. Williams, A. Swan, II. Riddle and
F. Wagner were appointed to arrange dec
orations and parades. The club starts out
with 150 members.
T. H. Grisham, the fusion nominee for
congressman in the Fourth district, made
a speech at Osage City last night.
Captain Howard Scott of the Twentieth
Kansas is making fusion speeches in
southern Kansas.
General O. O. Howard made a Republi
can speech at Quenemo last night. -
Governor Stanley and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Richter spoke at Herington last
night.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith made a Republican speech at Well
ington last night.
Eugene Debs spoke at Abilene Sunday;
at Armourdale last night.
State Superintendent Nelson made a
speech at Enterprise last night.
W. V. Church, superintendent of insur
ance, is doing some campaigning on his
own account.
It is expected that the various contest
cases pending before the state supreme
court will be decided this week. The two
cases are Republican quarrels.
J. B. Case, of Abilene, says Calderhead's
me.joritv in the Fifth district will be
larger than ever before.
Senator W. A. Harris spoke at Lawrence
last niarht.
Speaker Henderson closed his campaign
in Kansas with a speech at Emporia last
night. ,
W. D. Oldham, who nominated Brvan
for president in the Kansas City conven
tion, spoke at St. Marys last night.
J hn P. Irish spoke at Leavenworth last
Mail Arrangements.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 16. The winter
arrangements for mail service to Yukon
and Atlin districts for the coming season
will be the same as those prevaling dur
ing the winter season of 1899-1900. Mail
matter of all classes addressed to Lake
Bennett or Log Cabin will be trans
mitted from any point south.
Dull Cabinet Meeting.
Washington, Oct. 16 The cabinet
meeting today was devoid of interest.
Nothing new regarding the Chinese situ
ation had been received and after a
short discussion of the political situation
the meeting adjourned.
10UTSEY1N BED.
Is Placed by a Boor Leading I nto the
Court Boom.
Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 16. The trial of
Henry Youtsey on the charge of com
plicity" in the Goebel assassination was
resumed today, although Youtsey's con
dition was unchanged. He was placed
on a bed which was pulled up to a door
way in the court room in plain view.
Wharton Golden was the first witness
to take the stand.
Golden said he never told Rev. John
Stamper, nor Mrs. Stamper, that he was
to get $5,000 for his testimony, nor that
if he could see Colonel Campbell he
could get $10,000. He denied all the
statements attributed to him by the
Stampers, L. F. Sinclair and others.
W. H. Culton was recalled and again
denied telling Charles Reynolds that he
had a contract for immunity, nor had he
told one Chipley that Wharton Golden
had gotten them all in this trouble.
Arthur M. Goebel was recalled and in
answer to a question from Colonel Nel
son said he had never testified in any
of these cases until yesterday.
Lieut. John Ricketts said he remem
bered seeing Youtsey some days after
the shooting talking to Captain Bennett,
and when Youtsey walked away he
(Ricketts) asked Bennett who Youtsey
was. On cross-examination he said he
knew Youtsey's face as being the man
he had seen and talked to before, but
did not know his name.
ALL TIREDOUT
Mr. Stevenson Arrives In New fork
to Meet CoL Bryan.
New York, Oct. 16. Mr. Stevenson ar
rived in Jersey City at 11:21 a. m. He
was accompanied by Judge Howard
Carrow, whose guest he was at Camden
yesterday. Harry E. Paul and Ralph
Gongers were also in the party. Sena
tor Keys met Mr. Stevenson and the
other members of the party and accom
panied them to carriages which were in
waiting and which conveyed them to the
Democratic state headquarters on
Washington street where they made a
short call before proceeding to New
York. The vice' pfesidental candidate
was applauded by the crowd in the rail
road station as he passed from the train
to the carriage.
The train on which Mr. Stevenson
journeyed from Camden to Jersey City
made short stops at Burlington, Tren
ton and Newark and at the latter place
Mr. Stevenson made a four minute
speech to a crowd that had gathered at
the station. Mr. Stevenson arrived at
the Hoffman House in this city at 12:33
o'clock p. m., accompanied by Judge
Carrow, John B. Stanchfleld, candidate
for governor and Senator Mackay, nom
inee for lieutenant governor. They were
received by Richard Croker, Senator
Murphy, Dr. Crosby, Senator Macarren
and others, after which Mr. Stevenson
was shown to his room. Mr. Stevenson
said he was greatly fatigued.
STREET RAILWAY MEN.
Albert Fatten, of Topeka, is Attend
ing Their Session.
The American Street Railway associa
tion is holding its annual convention in
Convention hall, Kansas City, this week.
Several hundred delegates from all over
the United States attend and matters of
general interest to street railway men
are presented both in discussion and ex
hibits. The Topeka Street Railway com
pany is a member of the association.
Albert M. Patten, cashier in the office of
the general manager- left this morning
for Kansas City and will probably at
tend all the sessions. As an electrician
he is much interested in electrical de
velopments and machinery. General
Manger J. M. Patten and President C. C.
Baker, of the local company, will attend
some of the later sessions. ,
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.
Bock Isload Depot Changes and Im
provements In North Topeka.
Constructive changes of considerable
magnitude will be made in the Rock
Island depot properties in North Topeka.
The two-story frame structure that
formerly saw service as general offices
when this division was first opened and
latterly has been used as a passenger
depot, has been sold and will be removed
to become again a private residence.
An addition 24x20 feet will be built to
the present freight station, on the north
end. The addition will be used for
freight and ticket office and waiting
room. By these changes more freight
room will be furnished and all North
Topeka business will be under one roof.
The work will be begun next week.
REGENCY IN NORWA Y.
Crown Prince to Take the Place of
His Father.
Christiania, Oct. 16. Six members of
the Norwegian state council of Stock
holm, who are here in connection with
the proposed visit of King Oscar," have
been telegraphed to return to Stockholm.
It is understood the summons is con
nected with the probable appointment of
the crown prince as regent during the
illness of the king. The crown prince
presumably therefore will open the
storthing in the capacity of regent.
Shot by Unknown Parties.
Chicago, Oct. 16. Adam Maesch, a
woodworker and until a few weeks ago
secretary of the woodworkers' union, was
shot and probably fatally wounded last
night near his home by two men sup
posed to be striking woodworkers or their
sympathizers. The attack is said to have
been due to the fact that Maesch had
returned to work with non-union men
after a strike had been declared.
Kebela Are Scattered.
San domingo, Island of San Domingo,
Oct. 16, via Haytien cable. The upris
ing is ended and the rebels are scattered
and troops are pursuing them. The tri
bunals are occupied with the prosecu
tion of political prisoners. Confidence
is re-established and business is reviv
ing. Souse Fell on Them.
"Vienna, Oct. 16. The facade of the
Czech high school at Prossnitz, Mora
via, toppled into the street today, killing
seven persons and injuring ten.
To Enlarge Trieste Harbor.
Trieste, Oct. 16. The agreement pro
viding for a notable enlargement of the
harbor has been signed by the Austrian
government. The municipality of
Trieste contributes a million kronen for
the immediate commencement of the im
provements. Still Bringing In Gold.
' New "York, Oct. 16 It is announced
that Goldman, Sachs & Co. have en
gaged $2,000,000 gold for import. Lazard
Freres also announced an engagement of
$600,000 in gold which is on the way
from Europe, in addition to previous an
nouncements. This brings the total of
gold engaged for import on the present
movement to $9,150,000.
The best method of cleansing the liver la
the use of the famous little pills known as
DeWitt's Little Earlv Risers. Easy to
take. Never gripe. At all drug stores.
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items Intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing com
rany. 835 Kansas avenue.
Prescription puzzles solved by Kane
& Co.
Wrilliam Smith expects to leave soon
for Freeport, Ind.
D. F. Neiswender of Silver Lake was a
North side visitor today.
F. C. Burgen and family have moved
from 836 to 839 Madison street.
Mrs. C. C. Nicholson of 919 Van Buren
street is slowly regaining her strength.
Miss Annie Clark of Beloit is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Petro of 1014 Van
Buren street.
Mrs. M. M. Hale of 422 Park street has
returned from a short visit to relatives
in Oskaloosa.
Mr. Lee Smith and family have moved
here from Oklahoma and will live at 1037
Jackson street.
Rev. W. B. Hutchinson went to Mc
pherson yesterday to attend the Baptist
state convention.
The meeting of the Argonaut club will
be Tuesday evening the 23d, instead -of
this evening aa announced. ,
Mr. Thomas Wells and family have
moved here from Hamburg, Iowa, and
are living at 1114 Van Buren street.
Mi. John Nystrom returned yesterday
from Kansas City where he went to at
tend the conference of the Swedish Mis
sion church.
Woodbine camp No. B5 R. N. of A.
meet at Mrs. Munsie's this evening.
Nannie Hart, oracle pro tern. C. O.
Smith recorder.
Mrs.Ogee and family have moved from
927 Kansas avenue to Oakland near the
woollen mill where Mr. Cbas. Ogee has
purchased a home.
Mrs. J. M. Kortz left yesterday after
noon for Iowa to be with his father who
is ill, and whose advanced age, 91 years,
makes his condition serious.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Central
Avenue Christian church will meet Wed
nesday after noon at the home of Mrs
Alpha Robinson of 817 Quincy street.
Mrs. Harry D. Jones left today for
Ponca City.Okla., to make arrangements
to move her goods here. Mr. Jones has
a position in the drug store of Kane &
George Swartz, formerly a well
known business man here, visited old
friends in North Topeka last week, re
turning to his home in Kansas City Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Spencer and family
have moved here from Caldwell and will
make their home at 923 Topka evenue.
Mr. Spencer is in the employ of the Rock
Island.
Miss Lou Dell McMaster went to Sa
lina this afternoon to attend the wedding
of Miss Ethel Vernon and Mr. Bracken
which will be solemnized Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Biankenship of Chanute, who ha3
been visiting in Kansas City and Law
rence, arrived today from Lawrence and
is the guest of Mrs. D. A. Wizer of 515
Kansas avenue.
Russell Green, who has been spending
the summer here visiting the family of
his uncle, Mr. Herbert Green of Monroe
street, leaves this afternoon for his home
at Madison, Wis.
Rev. J. S. Glendenning returned yes
terday from Lawrence where he attend
ed the meeting of the Synod. Rev. Mr.
Glendenning also attended the meeting of
the Topeka presbytery held at Kansas
City, Kan.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Rice drove over
from Eskridge yesterday to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Hogaboom of 206
East Gordon street. Rev. Mr. Rice will
return today but Mrs. Rice will remain
a little longer.
"Aunt Martha," the well known old
colored woman who claims to be over a
hundred and twenty years old and says
she can remember George Washington,
will leave next week for Oklahoma to
visit her children.
Royal Neighbors' Woodbine camp No.
55 are requested to meet at their hall
Wednesday, October 17, at 1 o'clock
sharp, to attend the funeral of Neighbor
Melissa Offield. All camps of the city
please join us. Nannie Hart, oracle pro
tern. C. O. Smith, recorder.
The Second department of the Ep
worth League and the Ladies' Home
Missionary society of the Kansas Ave
nue M. E. church will give a social
Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs.
T. F. Seymour of 915 Van Buren street,
the proceeds of which will be used for
charitable purposes.
Mrs.Mary Chapln, who has been ill for
some time, was taken Saturday to Christ
hospital for treatment. Mrs. Chapin is
an old resident of Topeka and the widow
of a formr prominent Santa Fe man,
and at whose death a number of years
ago a special train brought his remains
to this city from Emporia.
Mrs. Charles Small has received word
of the death of her sister, Miss Kittie
Smith, which occurred last week at her
home in Fort Madison, Iowa, from
typhoid fever. Miss Smith made an ex
tended visit last year to her sister here
and at that time united with the Cen
tral Avenue Christian church where she
had many friends who will be grieved to
learn of her death.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT
Chicago, Oct. 16. WHEAT Wheat was
firm early today, there being a fair gen
eral demand with shorts covering mod
erately. Liverpool's decline of n3,d wag
less than expected, receipts were moderate
and export business looked for. Minneap
olis reported all of its flour mills running.
A decline at Antwerp equal to lc was
taken to indicate favorable Argentine crop
prospects. December opened at 74e to
75c and sold to 75c. Above 75c trade was
more quiet. Local receipts w re : 8 cars,
nine of contract grade. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 51(2 cars against 632 last
week bnd 1.106 a year ago.
Some selling was occasioned by the
world's visible Increase of 4.250,000 bushels,
but the offerings were well taken and
December later advanced to 75c, closing
firm, w,fac over yesterday at 751sc.
CORN In corn the demand was good
and offerings notably light. Steady ca
bles and the wheat firmness together with
the receipts, 756 cars, were suppor.T.ig
factors. December opened at 34Vc and
sold to 34tac.
The clse was firm, December sc up
at 35Hac.
OATS Oats were steady and the trade
very light and the market derived a tone
of firmness from the surrounding grain
strength. December opened at 21c and
advanced to 22c. Receipts were 40i" cars.
PROVISIONS Provisions were quiet
and easier on lower prices at the yards.
January pork opened at $11. 224: Janu try
lard at $6. 5714 and January ribs at $5.'j7
6.00.
FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.76ff: S. W.,
$1.75: October, fl.75: November, $1.67; De
cember, $1.65: May, J1.C5.
RYE-October. 50e.
BARLEY Cash, 38.0 57c.
TIMOTHY October, $4.15.
Chicaa'O Livestock Wriv
Chieagn. Oct. 16. CATTLE Receipts,
5..V0, including 2.000 west rns. 1 OX) Tdans.
Generally steady to slow. Good to prime
steers, $5.3CKj"5.85: poor to medium. $4.45
5.25: stackers and feeders, $2.354 50: cows
$2.6534.15: heifers, $2.75a4.65: canners, $2.00
fiW; bulls. $2.7&S 4.4ft:" calves $1 00ffS.25;
Texas fed steers, $4 0034.40; Texas giass
ers. $3.205 4.10.
HOGS Rec Ipts today, 25,0'0: tomorrow,
estimated 32.000; left over, 4.259: 10 cents
lover; top, $5 10: mixed and butchers', J4.75
(fiS.lO: good to choice heavy, $4.7." S 3.05;
rough heavv, S4.fi '.a 4.70; light, $4.70?8;5.05:
bulk ?f sales. $4.805.00.
SHEEP Receipts, 17,0:0: sheep slow.
Lambs steady to slow. Good to chcice
verhers, SS.H-74.20; fair to choice mixed.
$VW4. western hep 3.9c 20: y Br
ings reras sheep, $2 50-ft2 61: n -:ive lambs,
$,.-K.a.).6ij; western lambs, J4.83'&5.50.
OfficliI for yesterday:
RECEIPTS Cattle, 25,517; hogs, S4.571;
Sheep, 28.201.
SHIPMENTS Cattle, 4,400; hogs, 8,012;
heep, J.0HS.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City. Oct. IS. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 13,000; market steady. Native
steers, $4.15.45: Texas tcerd, $2.76&6.35:
Texas cows, $2.00'g3.10; native cows and
heifers. $1.5O4t4.00: lookers and feeders,
$2.25!M35; bulls, $1.75u3.25.
CALVES Rcciipts, 1,200; market steady,
$4. 257 5. 75.
HOGS Receipts, 3,900; market, BfrTKc
lower. Bulk of sales, $40'T4.85; heavv,
$4.75'a4.;2Vi; packers, f4Wfi4.9i; mixd.
I4.75fe4.7i: light. $1.7514.92.; yorkers,
$4.S0 4.9214: P:gs. $4.27'-'r; 4.70.
SHEEP Receipts, 8.000; market steady.
Lambs, $4.1Cig5.00; muttons, $2.&uti4.00.
Kansas City Produce Mar is.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15. WHEAT
December. mc; May, TlVi'SSo. Cash: No.
2 hard, 6;Stc; No. 3, 64&fiStkc; No. 2 red,
fcifTOe: No. 3. 67fi9c.
CORN December. 33HflHc. Cash: No.
2 mixed. 34'yi5c; No. 2 white, JiTfec; No.
3, 361'?;37c.
OATS No. 2 white, 2432Se.
RYB-No. 2. 47c.
HAY Choice timothy $10; choice prairie
$s.oo.
BUTTER Creamery, 18S2JC; dairy, 17c.
EGGS Fresh, 15c,
Today' Topeka Markets.
Topeka, Oct. 18.
CATTLE.
COWS $3. 00 fi 3.15.
HEIFERS $3.tVi 3.25.
HOG3.
LIGHT $4.50114.65.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4.50G4.C5.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-63Vii64c.
NO. 2 CORN-S2C.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN 33S33HX
NO. 2 OATS 23c.
HAY $ti.50i& 7.00.
PRODUCE.
EGGS 15 cents.
BUTTER 17 cents.
CHICKENS 5 cents.
Elgin. 111., Oct. 16. CREAMERT BUT
TER 21Uc
Topeka Hide Market.
Topeka. Oct. 18.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREKN SALT CURED 74o.
GREEN SALT HALF CURED 6C
NO. 1 TALLOW 4c.
Joseph's Tips.
Furnished by J. C. finings Commission
Company, members Chicago Board of
Trade, Topeka, Kansas.
New York, Oct. 16. The market is a
buy on any and every recession. Do not
wait for marked declines. Better get long
of L. & N. and Atchisons. Both Petina.
and U. Pac. should receive your attention.
Tobacco will work higher.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
New York Money Market.
New York, Oct. 16. MONEY Money on
call nominally 3 per cent; prime mercan
tile paper, 5Ui per cent. Stirling ex
change steady with actual business in
bankers' bills at $4.S4'H for demand and
at il-Wilit. for sixty days. Posted rates,
t4.811-2 and $4.8541 Vi. Commercial bills,
$4.73a4f74.8iP,i.
SILVER Silver certificates, 1tiic;
bar silver, c: Mexican dollars. 4!'Hc.
BONDS Government bonds steadv; C
S. refunding 2s, 1W&; do. coupon, P'3; 2-,
registered. : 3s, registered, lots-: do.
coupon, l'Mi't new 4s, registered, l.i3; do.
coupon, 134: old 4S. regirtfrd. 114; do.
coupon, 114; 5s, registered, 112; do. cou
pon, 1134.
Butter Market.
New York, Oct. 16. BUTTER Steady;
creamery. lG'5 22c; June creamery, l4i21c;
factory, 13tltic.
Sugar Market.
New York, Oct. 16. SUGAR Raw.
steady: fair refining, 4Hc: centrifugal, iQ
test, 494c; molasses sugar. 4c Relined
Steady; crushed, $6.15; powdered, $5.85;
granulated, $5.75.
COFFEE Dull.
Cotton Market.
New York, Oct. 16. COTTON Spot cot
ton closed quiet, 3-I6c decline: middling
uplands. 10 l-16c; middling gulf, 10 6-16c.
Sales, 219 bales.
Grain Letter
Furnished by J. C. Golng3 Commission
Company, members Chicago Board of
Trade, Topeka, Kansas.
Chicago, Oct. 16. WHEAT Cables did
not reflect our decline of yesterday and
in consequence a little better feeling pre
vailed among the local traders, who were
the principal factors in the market to
day. Northwest and St. Louis reported a
better flour business today with Minneap
olis mills again open. The northwest re
ceipts are light, while clearances, princi
pally flour, amounted to over half million
bushels. Bradstreet's reports showing an
increase of over four million bushels in
world's visible was little noticed. Chang
ing from November to December for ele
vator interests still continues. A little
selling by early buyers at the close gave
us some set back from top prices, but
close is firm and sentiment is rather bull
ish. CORN Corn ruled very strong, new
cr. p futures gaining He and holding it.
Cables were steady and there was a brisk
shipping demand, fully 500 000 t 'ken here.
Country offerings light of both old and
new corn. Total public and private stocks
is about 4.000,0iXi bushels. October acts
rather tight, offerings are limited none
in position to sell, except holders and
they don't keep October, on tap all the
time.
OATS Oats have been firm with th
feature a little more outside demand for
small lots. So far as big trade is c.n
cerned, the day has been unimportant.
Prices are up V to ic cn the increased
outside interest. Receipts 407 cars, 20
Wednesday.
PROVISIONS The selling of January
ribs and lard by Lipton has been a fea
ture in provisions today. Robson and
Grelgg-Wolff have led the commission
selling. October pnrk was offered at $1Y50.
A good cash demand for lard reported.
Product has been Irregular: lard rather
easy; ribs steady. Shipment liberal.
J. F. HARRIS.
New York Up-Town Gossip.
Furnished by J. C. Goings Commission
Company, members Chicago Board of
Trade, Topeka.
New York, Oct. 16. The stock market
has struck a pretty rapid pace. Whether
it can keep It up remains to be seen.
Some of the enthusiasts claim that the
advance has only started and predict a
rise of at least 5 points all along the list.
Conservative people, on the other hand,
are advising their friends to avoid the
mistake of leading up with stocks on
these sudden bulges. As is always the
case when stocks are advancing, "every
body becomes more or less excited and
extravagant predictions are heard on all
sides. All the old dead timber in the
market brought in to prominence and
buyers are so anxious to go with the tide
that they are not as particular as they
might be in regard to their choice of
stocks. There is quite a list to seleot
from, so no excuse can be advanced lor
taking chances with trash. The latter
will undoubtedly be given attention before
the culmination of this bull movement. It
i generally safe to begin taking profits
when the very low-priced stocks come out
from their seclusion. It is evident frt m
the very large increase in the volume of
specialties transaction that the buying in
not all for the short account. All new
orders to buy stock. Sellers are very
scarce. The rise in prices has developed
the fact that the short interest was much
larger than generally estimated. It was
particularly heavv in People's Gas. Su
gar. Northern Pacific, the Grangers and
Tennessee Coal and Iron. The oj.ini n
among brokers last night was that nearly
all the big bears had covered their lines
and with the demand for stocks from this
source pretty well satisfied buying from
other quarters would have to mi.ke its
appearance in order to prevent a sharp
reaction In prices. The fact that there are
more prominent people in Wall street at
the present time than there has been for
many months would indicate that the
market is to be boosted still higher, and
that notwithstanding the talk of a de
cided slump before election dy. ftock
are a purehase on the nof t pluce. An n Iht
lnrne biock of gold ha be.-n i-iikkiI for
shipment to this city and further import
are looked for during the week. It i
stated upon excellent authority that it ii
the intention of the bnnks to brintr ov r
between I5,oon,oon and 2ii.im.iih within th
next fortnight. The Iniprovninem in tl
financial Kituatlon Is a utrorig bull argu
ment and coupled with the certainty "f
McKinli y'B election. it fhouM lnlrfl
greater confidence amon 1he believer in
higher prices and spur theni to more vig
orous action. NotwithH'Hndin&r the ii
nial of the report that the warring e. n
companies had settled their trouMtfs, Wftil
Street still believes H at a e.i of wom
kind is pending between the I f ple'n nt.d
the Oeden. The shorts in l'eoi.l..' ii,n
have received a severe squeeze ji.tin an. I
are badly dlslieured. An advance if
nearly ten points has oceurre.i ourli g t!
last few days and If the O.mI n,,w in I
consummated, the pric wi.i K pev. r:.l
notches higher. Westrn In ues. wh, h
led the Felling of Mo-K lust week, nr-i
now urgent buyr. There R-ems to hav
been H decided rhanef ir sentinel.! In 1
direct oils and ever nody know that rtsui.
grs of an election scai, has In-rii pe J.
There is such a tt.Ip le'in (.vit-hti.
f:uine. The unexpected InvartuOlv happen
n Wall Btreet. 'iearinc thl In niin.l it
might be prudent to take a Rood profit
when they are In fikM. It Is i lie p.-ner-al!y
accepted belief among well postef
people that the t .'il i tils will tot c ,rry
any utocks over the election. tlnMf..r.
free Belling on the bulpeg may be hi. kej
for. H. Hudson.
Market Gossitx
Furnished by J. C. Gnlnrn Commission
Company, member Chicago Boatd of
Trade, Topeka, Kan.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. m.: Wheat weak. VI
lower: corn, qult. H'i lower than yewtei -day's
close.
London. 1 :no p. m.: Wheat eny. 3id
lower. December 4i lower; corn, qui. t,
December 4d lower thun etttcrday'ii
close.
Paris: Wheat weak, l'i'Jl ic lower: floor
weak. 5c lower than yesti rt ay's 1 ie.
ChiCHKo: Weatlt.-r map sl ws c e ir It
northwe.-t. cloudv In corn lelt. ChuLt
weather is Indicated. Condition" continue
very favorable lor mln niov ieni.
Omaha: Hoks. 7.5"": tatile. .t.iVn.
Chicago receipt: Win a', cars. Rrad
ed 9; corn. Tf.i; cars, graded 13; ut, 4 '7
cars, graded ;(2.
Kans:is Oraln Dealers' secretary f'H
mates that sixty per cent of the w in at of
Ka' sis has been rnarketeii. (i her t-iaifi
d alers not in association who an. tc-.miiy
Well posted, place It at in per tent of
which Kansas City haa received about 2i,
h.A busliel.H.
St. Louis receipt: Wh'at. tcil .y 1vr.n,
last year .ll.KKi; corn, tm ay hut tin. ia t
year 54.2.0; oats, today Jtt.,4 0. lust jmr ;,
i00.
Northwest receipts of win at: Minn-
apolis, today 4::i cars, last year 4'u; Lni
luth. today 171 cars, last year JM.
Chicio: i'rovi.-ions opt n, tusy and
dull, .13 '."JO hogs f r tomorrow.
Antwerp: Wheat, lVd lower than yei
terrlay. Kah-ia City receipts: Wheat, today 11
cars; corn, today. ;:i cars; i Hts today !l
cars. Same tlate last year Wheat,
cars: c. rn, 28 cars; oats, 4 c;irs.
Chicago: Hoard has Paris close Whea'.
uiM-haned to 15 centimes luwtr; flour, it
to 15 centimes lower.
Liverprn 1 close: Wheat. -tl lower;
corn unchanged since ytstird.ys cl( s.
iontion close: Wheat 1 i lower to '.vl
higher; corn unchanged to id lower.
Paris: Wheat unchanged to l.'.c lower;
flour li-ilac lower.
Chicago: Hogs close very weak at tlis
decline, ts.nno left over:
Total clearances: Wheat, 112. HC bit
flour, 99.Mt: corn, CV,::i'l: oat.
Wheat and flour equals r:-2.' o bushe s.
Primary receipts and shipments: W h at
Recepts. today ,".M,i.ii. hist jfur 1.1
0o; shipments, today 3: .' H. hist year
521,0011. t'. rn Receipt, today TiC'tr. "lust
year 4R.ivi; shipments, today UJ,tJ, lust
year 735.000.
Chicago: Cash wheat snles sn far. rj o.j
bu. Minneapolis, reporting a better de
mand as mill resume, t ash corn sale
here this morning .Im,),'""! bushels.
Chic-go: Estimated receipt for tomor
row Wheat. KM cars; corn. 40 tars; ca.s,
2ii0 cars: In ks, 33. ""0 cars.
Bradstn-et'si: Wheat, incr.nse 4.20 i.twi.
New York: Traders trying to bleak
market.
Bradstreet's: Wheat, Increase 4.273 " 0;
corn, increase 2, 041, two; oats, increase iay,
00. Bradstreet's: Wheat, lat week, de
crease 736.000; corn, last week, Inert ana
23S.IIO0: oats, last week, Increase 1 ,... .
Kansas City close: Wheat December,
667-c: May, 71'4C. Corn December, ;J'- ;
Jay, 34-S.c.
St. Loui: Wheat October 72'ic: De
cember. 73-SiC bid;" May, 77lvo'1,c. Corn
0 tober, bHc; December. 34'2o; May, 30 -q
asked.
New York report 29 load of wheat ana
71 of corn for export.
Rausre of Prices.
Furnished by J. C. Clolng Comml'slnn
Company, members ChicuKO Board of
Trade, Topeka.
ChicaKO. Oct. 16.
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sion, grain provisions and atocks ( tJti'-m
109 East Kift h Btreet. 'Phone 123. Cliatde.
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City, Mo.
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Ex-div-ldend, 2
per cent-
Regular Board of Trade private mark' t
wire to New York Stock HxchntiRe, clii.
capo. St. Louis and Kansas City Board
of ITrade.
J. C Goings Commission Co.
5Ieniers Chicago Hoard of Trade.
Buyers and Shippers of drain.
Milling wheat a ppcclalty. Consignment
solicited.
113 East Fifth surest. - Topeka. Kuttni.
. We respectfully woliclt your patronar
and offer careful and honest execution of
oilers.
Please note: We are represented in
Kansas City by The F. P. Smith Commis
sion Co.. members of the Kansas citv
Board of Trade, and are making a soe.
clalty of executing orders la that market.