TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 29, 1901.
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AT THE PLAY LAST MGHT.
There are a nrabpr of people In Topeka
this morning who are wondering how tre
drama "Two Little Vagrants" ever made
a success in Paris and another in New
Y ork. One thing is certain, the success
in the two large cities was not made
with the drama in the hands of the a.g
srreca.ti.jn thai did the work here last
idem at the Crawford.
"Two Little Vagrants." with Henry Irv.
l:ig as Le Rerard and Odette Tvier as
Ian Kan and Eilen Terry as Carmen St.
ienri would still be the poorly construct
ed, sen-atiomil drama, full of cheap senti
ment, that it is now. There was one, ami
perhaps two people, in the cast who
know what it is to act. Neva Hurri m
iis Fan Fan made all possible out of the
part of the vatrrant and she pleased the
Cillery, balcony and parquet. I.ntTio
jTiscee made a verv acceptable Claude,
the other varrant. so long as she worj
ra.gg.-d clothes and had the toothache,
but -when her Jaw got well and she wore
lush and lace she did not please so well.
-The ot.'ier characters were simnlv horri
I'io. That's all that can be said "in their
iefer.se. They meant well, but they would
really be in danger of their lives "playing
before a 10, M and SO c-nt auiliei.ee In
Klondike. There were tne villains and
their loner coats and Bilk hats, women
who lovtd secretly and all the other
'"drama" characters that are used. The
play was full of such expressions as "I.
tile father of your child, your husband in
the sight of God," and tr.en the wile
who cries: "Stop one moment. You shall
know nil. I would have spared you this
blow." she says, and at the word sr.,'
she threw up her hand in front of "hub
by" as if ehe were (reins to land on his
Jaw In hoties of coimtliw him out. She
f;;arVS .ba:f SHtOlJvpercut, but s&ecjeyealed
line b'.Ttilhe secret of her life.
In the prat act George D'. rmor.t has a
little scran with his wife. Heiene L-'Ar-vriont.
and he believe her false. So wlien
The Fo.i slip;ed into the D'Armont house
to pinch the silverware. George caught
him in the act. covered him with "the
r?me orrlnsrer that "Diamond Dick" and
"Old Suth" used to carry, and told him
that if he would carry off the child slot p
lt.K in the next room, he would not pull
the triger ami besides that he would give
him a thousand or two for d. P:g th
d-ed. George always, during the four acts
of tiie play, and ids pockets full of money
nd gave it away a thousand at a time.
Then, two minutts after the burglar had
carried off the child. George changed his
mind and went to tell tli" burglar in the
bedroom not to do the Pat Crowe act. 11 1
was behind lime and the burglar anil
the child were Rone. "Great God. too late,
too -.ate." wailed Gecrsre. poor man. and
be held his band to his hvad anil did a
walk-around hit. "Doc-'' Brown, going
a ake.
Then hi? wife. Heiene. came !n and asked
for the child. George explained what had
happened and then mat.iully rose to the
occasion by raying: "But you are a wom
itn: with 'rod's help 111 Rive vou back
your child." It took two mure acts f,.
rsre to do It. but he did. He carried
out his promise, but it wasn't hard work
T"-r the child. who afterward became
Fan Fan. the llt'Je vajrriLr.t thief, was
Fomewhe e on the staff1 all the time. The
pia-V w.s full of long drawn out so-hs be
fall parties concerned. About evcrv two
minutes the coooanut shells were u'seO to
represent the galloping of Iwrw and now
and then a bowling ily ball was rolled
.cross the stage t represent the rumbie
f a cArriati-j.
r-.va. Juaxmuu dm Iran t an was
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BUT THE BEST.
Johnston o: Murphy
S hoes
and $6.00
LEATHERS,
ALL WIDTHS,
ALL SIZES.
Excellency Foot
$3.50
of Oxfords in the city.
$1.00 to $3.50
$1.50 to $5.00
Popular
Priced
Shoers.
arsh B Go.
the redeeming feature. Her make-up as
the ragged little thief was excellent and
she could have walked from the stage to
the street and minified with the news
boys without being detected as an impos
tor. Kven her voice was that of a boy.
Of course, rather a musical voice for "a
boy. but a boy's voice just the same. Sha
is a handsome woman off the staire and
a noble little urchin on the siape. if th
em ire company were as pood as Mis
Harrison the play would be better, as far
as acting froes. jt it could never be got.
ten out of the class where it belongs.
PLANS FOB OPENING.
Secretary Hitchcock Slakes Re
port to the Cabinet.
Washington, March 29. At the cab
inet meeting today Secretary Kitcheock
reported that his department is at work
trying to perfect plans for the opening
of the Kiowa and Comanche Indian
reservations in Oklahoma to settlement
in Autrxist next. Ke is trying to avoid
if possible the troubles which attended
prior openings, especially the opening- of
Oklahoma. The land is beintr resur
veyed for ths purpose of locating quar
ter section lines, county lines, county
seats and school lands.
There must le alioted to each of 3.0h0
In. :ians 160 acres and jrrazinR lands also
must be set aside. The whole reserva
tion includes H.OoO quarter sections.
This was the last cabinet meeting to
be attended by Attorney General
CriiTTS. and the leave-taking was
marked by the most sincere regret frorn
the president and members of the cab
inet. Mr. arig-grs wiil leave Washington at
10 o'clock tomorrow for his home in
New Jersey, and will at once begin the
practice of his profession.
Beet Sugar Promoters.
Norwalk. O., March 20. A number of
oilleers and stockholders of the Conti
nental Susrar company are here in con
sultation with farmers and business
men for the purpose of startinrr a beet
susrar factory. They agree if the farm
ers will raise 400 acres of beets to build
in Xarwalk a refinery to cost $230,000.
Refuse an 8 Hour Day.
Massillon. O.. 'March 29. The coal oper
ators this morning refused their hoisting
eiitrtneers" demand for an eiaht-hour iav
and a w-egre scale of Ji.2. to tJ.lo, and the
conference has adjourned.
Acquitted of Killing "Little Eat"
Omaha. March 29. A. special dispatch
from Charlron to the World-Herald states
that James Ha cue Wno.t. tried for the
murder of Baptist? f'arnier. better known
as "Little Pa V the hai-breed scout, has
been acquitted. 1 " "
KEEP 1TALIVE.
Populist Leaders Would Keep
Their rarly Intact.
State Committee Is Making Can
Tass of the Sentiment. .
W. D. STREET'S VIEWS.
Ex-Speaker Is Against Fusion
and For Omaha Platform.
J. C. Iiuppenthal Wants to Cap
ture Democratic Party.
Rank and file Populists are lining up
for the maintenance of their party or
ganization, and for going it alone in the
future. This is the tone and spirit dis
played, in a way, in the effort that is
being made by the Populist central
committee on getting the sentiment as
to what shall be done in view of the
anti-fusion law.
The poll is being carried on by the
Farmers' Advocate, ajid Secretary J. H.
Cuiran reports the answers to the re
quest for opinions piling in.
"I expect there will be several thou
sand letters if they keep on coming at
the present rate.," said he. "There's
more snap and vinegar in the old Pop
party today than there ever -was."
Last week these questions were pro
pounded to the rank and iile:
No. 1. Are you in favor of a straight
People'9 party ticket from this time on?
No. 2. Are you in favor of fusion?
No. 3. Are you in favor of the organi
zation of a new party.?
No. 4. Are you in favor of going into
the Democratic party?
No. 5. What do you suggest as an aid
to the perpetuation of People's party
principles?
No. 6. What is your opinion of the
propriety of making direct legislation
the paramount issue in the next state
campaign?
The replies published this week give
the beginning- of an interesting discus
sion. These earliest writers have a de
cided majority in favor of a straight
People's party ticket from this time on.
They are almost unanimous against or
ganizing a new parti-, and the advocacy
of going into the Democratic party is de
cidedly weak. Those who want to :ioin
the Democrats are the fire-eating kind,
and they propose to wade in and cap
ture the Democracy and make it come
around to their beliefs and principles.
Every one of the correspondents is in
favor of making direct legislation the
issue of the next campaign.
W. D. Street, of Oberlin, who was
speaker of the house in the session of
1S97, leads off the discussion. He is for
the straight ticket, against fusion, a
new party or entering the Democratic
party.
"I am -willing to follow the Omaha
platform, and the principles therein as
serted, when it leads, as a true soldier
follows! the flag in the heat of battle,"
says Mr. Street. "No compromise or
half a loaf business will again, satisfy
me.
"Put the principles of the party first;
relegate personal ambition.
"But the discouraging feature at this
time is the fact that a large majority of
the present state senate is favorable to
the trusts and corporations and against
the best interests of the people. They
hold over during the next session of the
legislature, in 1903. Even should the
cause of the people sweep the state two
years hence, plutocracy In the shape of
the senate will block the wheels of
progress and reform, and it will be four
vears before the people get any relief in
Kansas. During that time the people
will realize that they get what they vote
for to the full extent of what that means
in staying the advancement of their in
terests while greedy corporations will
rest secure fcr the time from molesta
tion." J. C. Fvuppenthal, of Russell, an ex-rep-esentative.
is one of those who pro
poses to take the Democrat3 under their
wing. He says:
"J believe the proper step for us of the
People's party to take now, is to dissolve
that organization in Kansas, and go in
mas.-; into the Democratic organization,
capture that party and control it abso
lutely. If the Bryan-George Fred Wii
liarr s-Altgeld kind of Democrats contin
ue to control their party, we should
help them, and no kind of outside he'p
can be so effective as work from the In
side. We as members of the Democrat
ic party can insist upon high principles
ana consistent practice but as members
of another party, we can not reasonably
hop? to control the Democratic party or
guide its course aright. There is now
great danger that the old moss-back,
bou'bon, aristocratic, plutocratic, non
progressive, anti-everything, conserva
tive element may again gain the ascen
deni y in Democratic councils. If they
do, ihere is nothing for humanity in that
party, so controlled
"Experience has demonstrated that it
takei a long time to form a new party
that will amount to anything except lo
cally. Local parties are of small conse
quence nationally. If the People's pr.rty
had everywhere the organization, coher
ence and strength (hat it has in Kansas
and Nebraska, I would favor its contin
ued existence letting the regenerated
Democrats come to us.
"Yes, I favor going Into the Den.o
crs ic party in Kansas, and doing our
best to keep that party as radical as
its Chicago and Kansas City platforms,
and to press) it forward continually in
the way of direct legislation, and puDlic
owr.ershin local, state and national, xt
our efforts in this line failed, and the
party went to its moss-back vomit, then
we would again have to 'move on' at the
behest of the policeman, progress. I;y
joining and controlling the Democratic
party, we would" have a great national
organization, and would carry many
along by force of habit and name who
have not studied the great new issues aa
the Populists have and while these
would be an injury were progress vtry
rap-dly and very suddenly made, yet our
sad experience is that people do rot
mon c very rapidly in public affairs, and
by the time we were able to enact ad
vanced laws even these 'slow-pokes-would
have caught the spirit cf prog
ress "
H. F. Powers, speaking of direct legis
lation, says he was given "the impres
sion that only the Republicans are ene
mies; to this reform. Yet the Democrat
ic legislature of Missouri this year de
fea'.ed a like amendment, notwithstand
ing the Democratic national platform of
11-uO declared for the initiative and refer
endum, wherever practicable . Will Mr.
David Overmyer, who drums this re
form to be the very essence of Democ
racy and that it is practicable everj -wh.Te
in the L'nited States, explain why
it isn't practicable in Missouri? And if it
is practicable there, and if the grval
Democratic party, as he claims, is con
mitled to it, why was the Democratic
ieg'slature of Missouri afraid to even
give the people a chance to say w hether
they wanted it or not? One fact of this
kini is worth more in determining the
real sentiment of the party on this ques
tion than pages of professions and plati
tudes. If the People's party would pet
heart and courage into its membership,
rekindle the enthusiasm of its earlier
days, and become once more a menace
to wrong and the hope of the toiler; it
muit get back to the policy of Its found
ers and steer a perfectly independent
course. The people have not changed.
They will again respond to that policy.
They will respond heartily and prompt
ly. Thousands who have moped in des
pair or worked with only half a heart,
will spring into the work when this only
wise, consistent and manly course is re
verted to."
W. F. Rightmire, of Cottonwood Falls,
who once ran for chief justice, is against
a new party and is bitterly against
training with the Democrats. He says:
"I am opposed to fusion in the future
as I have been in the past. Its curse
ha3 blighted our party, and done more
for its destruction than all other causes
combined.
"Most emphatically no," he says to
the proposition to go into the Democratic
party, "for the action of the Illinois state
committee foretells that the old moss
back element of that party will control
its action before the next presidential
election, and it will become an enemy to
any of the reforms we demand."
"Saw wood, saw wood, saw wood,"
says W. D. Cellar, of Edwardsville by
way of suggestion to aid in the prepara
tion and advancement of the party. He
objecte this way to going over to the
Democrats. "Most emphatically no. The
history of the Democratic party in Kan
sas is the history of the attempt of a
handful of chronic politicians to sneak
into office whenever they can get some
other party to give them a boost. No
reform ever has come. nor ever can come,
through the Democratic party iu Kan
sas." An Abilene man wants the Populists
to join the Social Democrats. "Buffalo"
Jones is in favor of the straightforward
policy. "We should continue the Peo
ple's party until something better is pre
sented," he says, "joining with the new
Democracy, but with the reorganization
as advocated by Cleveland, Hill and oth
ers, never."
He would not go into the Democratic
party "until we can know what the Dem
ocrats stand for. Party- is, or should be,
a declaration of principles, and it mat
ters not what name goes to signify the
principles."
FUfiSTOfl fUST WAIT.
Cabinet to Await Further Par
ticulars From Manila.
Washington, March 29. The cabinet
meeting today was devoted almost en
tirely to a discussion of the capture of
Aguinaldo, its effect upon the military
situation in the Philippines, the dispo
sition to be made of the insurgent chief
and the reward to be given to General
Funston. The subject was considered in
all its phases, but no definite conclu
sions were reached either with regard
to General Funston's reward or to the
punishment of Aguinaldo.
The president and all members of the
cabinet are in favor of the most liberal
and substantial recognition of the serv
ice performed by General Funston.
There was some discussion of the ques
tion of making him a brigadier general
in the regular army, butit was- thought
full reports should be awaited before
action is taken. The matter probably
will be allowed to rest where it is for
the present. General Funston is hold
ing a volunteer commission as a brig
adier general which will not expire un
til June 30 of this year, so that so far
as honor and emoluments are concerned
his standing would not be prejudiced by
the delay.
The disposition to be made of Aguin
aldo was a matter that could not be dis
posed of definitely. Whatever action is
taken in regard to him will originate
witn the army officials in the Philippines
and be passed upon finally here. There
is no inclination to deal harshly with tha
mas who has led the insurrection
against the forces of this country. Sor.e
of the cabinet officers think it is possibK;
he may be used with good effect by the
authorities of the Philippine commission
is tie establishment of civil government.
Gen. MacArthur's dispatch suggesting
that Aguinaldo might issue an address
advising the insurgents to accept the sit
uation was pointed to as indicating pos
sibilities along this line. Ort the othev
hand Aguinaldo's record has not been
such as to win for him great confidence
in his constancy and if his influence can
not be utilized safely he undoubtedly
will be sent to some place where he cao
foment no further trouble. Guam was
mentioned as a possible place for his de
tention. The president and his cabinet believ?
that the capture of Aguinaldo will mean
much in the crushing of the insurrection.
Indeed they are inclined to believe now
that it means the utter collapse of the.
opposition to the authority of the United
States.
LOCAL MENTION.
Mrs. Tanquary, matron of the Cushing
hospital in Leavenworth, visited friends
in Topeka today.
R. M. Hamer, representative from
Lvon county, has formed a law partner
ship with Judge C. B. Graves in Em
poria. At the Baptist church this evening
Miss Crum and her pupils will give a re
cital. Music and readings will consti
tute the programme.
There will be a game of basket ball
at the T. M. C. A. rooms this evening at
7:S0 between the two senior teams. No
admittance will be charged.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hackney have re
turned from Chicago and have taken up
their residence for the summer at their
Highland Park home "Kimderton."
G. C. Chesney was arrested yesterday
evening on the charge of selling liquor.
The police also had a warrant for Will
Pigg but they did not find him at home.
Judge Goodin, of Spokane, Wash., lias
the minutes of the first territorial con
vention which was held in Leeompton.
George Martin ' should secure them at
any cost.
D. H. Martin and L. Eiscoe have re
turned from a hunting trip to the Falls
river near Eureka where they shot 55
ducks in less than two hours. The birds
were all taken on the wing.
John Johnson who was a member of
the Twentieth Kansas and who re-enlisted
in the Thirty-sixth volunteers, ar
rived home this morning. The Thirty
sixth was mustered out in San Francisco
last week.
A man telephoned the police concern
ing some trouble in his neighborhood and
he apologized to the man answering the
'phone. He said: "I know that j'ou are
not supposed to do anything except
watch the joints, but I do wish that you
would pay some attention to this com
plaint." Recital by Miss Crum and pupils to
night at First Baptist church.
HARRIS MIGRATE
Senior Senator From Kansas
Goes to Oshorne.
Will Eecome a Citizen of Sixth
District.
THE FIRST DROPS OUT,
District Will No Longer Hare a
United States Senator.
iew Location Favorable to Po
litical Preferment.
United States Senator W. 'A. Harris
is migrating this spring to western
Kansas. He sold his farm ranch in
Leavenworth county a few weeks ago,
and has bought a thousand-acre ranch
near Osborne, in Osborne county, and
will engage in the breeding of fine stick
upon a larger scale than ever. Senator
Harris disposed of much of his stock
on his Linwood ranch at a public sale
recently.
By the emigration of Senator Harri3
and the political retirement of ex-Senator
Baker, Leavenworth county is left
to bemoan the fact that it is now with
out a United States senator of its own.
The removal of Senator Harris to
Osborne county in political significance,
as far as it has any, will give him a
possible strengthening of his fences in
his own party. Senator Harris would
be looking for a re-election if, by any
chance, the Populists should regain con
trol of the legislature.
The First district had but one member
in the last legislatures-Fete Laughlin.
of Muscotah. There were eight or nine
from the short grass counties in the
Sixth. In case there is ever anything
more coming to Senator Harris in his
own party councils he wants a strong
delegation at his back, and he would
stand a much better chance of going
into a convention with a big following
from the Sixth than in the sweepingly
Republican First district.
ENGLAND COMPLAINS.
Thinks America's Course in China Is
Not Positive Enough.
New York, March 29. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
There is the usual Chinese medley in
the dispatches from Pekin, St. Peters
burg, Berlin and Washington. A pos
itive assertion from Russian sources
that the Manchuria convention has been
signed is met with equally explicit
statements that England has protested
against it and that the Chinese gov
ernment has deferred action, owing to
appeals from the viceroys of Wuchang
and Nanking and protests from Japan
and other powers. Lord Cranborne ad
mitted in the house of commons that he
did not know whether the agreement had
been accepted or rejected. It is a. tan
glcrd skein of diplomacy, and the first
knot that needs to be unraveled is the
real scope of the Anglo-German agree
ment. This compact has not been re
pudiated, but the two partners have
clearly been playing at cross purposes
and with demoralizing effect.
As far as the Yangtse viceroys are
concerned, these viceroys who had pre
vented a revolution in central China
were protesting against the s,urrender of
Manchuria to Russia by the Manchu
party of reaction. Count von Buelow
paralyzed their action when he declared
that Manchuria was outside the scope
of the Angle German agreement, for he
virtually licensed Russia to enforce and
proclaim the provisions of the Manchu
ria convention. Lord Cranborne has
been breaking the force of this revela
tion by contradictions and evasions,
which leave a final impression that the
two partners are not in accord respect
ing the policy which should be adopted
toward Russia.
The action of Japan in interpreting in
a natural way the scope of that conven
tion and the dangers to which the
Yangtse viceroys may be exposed from
resentment of the Manchu dynasty may
warn the western powers that strenuous
opposition must be offered to the Rus
sian plan of campaign. Diplomatists
explain the situation as a result of the
German reversion to Bismarck tradi
tions. Bismarck always cantrived to
have a secret understanding with Rus
sia, whatever might be his relations or
alliances with other powers. The Ger
man emperor has made an agreement
with England, whom Bismarck never
regarded as a natural ally. He has sud
denly honored the traditions of Bis
marck diplomacy by disclaiming any
interference with Russian designs in
Manchuria. The diplomatic view is that
this result is due either to the necessity
of conciliating the anti-English prejudice
in Germany or to tht expediency of
winning Russian support to the indem
nity proposals or other points concern
ing which the concert is now divided.
Membersof parliament are encouraged
by the outspoken leaders in the Times,
and are hoping that the government will
pull itself together and condemn strong
ly Russian intrigues against the integ
rity of China. This would involve em
phatic repudiation of Count von
P.uelow's announcement that the Anglo
German agreement excludes Manchuria,
and the adoption of the literal interpre
tation of that convention placed upon it
by Japan.
Enciish complaints are heard that the
American government is inactive and
feeble in the China question. These
strictures will come with better grace
when it is apparent that the Anglo
German agreement is not a cover for the
P.ussian conquest of northern China,
and that the British government is bent
upon supporting the best of the Yangtse
viceroys, instead of condoning the plots
of the worst and most reactionary Man
churian intriguers.
HERO TO BE MARRIED.
Captain Hobson's Engagement is An
nounced. New York, March 29. Capt. Richmond
Hobson is engaged to wed Miss Emiline
Grigsby of this city. No date has yet
been made public for the marriage, but
it is reported that it will take place
very soon. Miss Grigsby is now visiting
the parents of Captain Hobson at
Greensboro, Ala., chaperoned by Mrs.
Hopkins, a prominent New York society
woman.
It had been reported for some time
that Captain Hobson and Miss Grigsby
were engaged, but it was said that the
Hobsons objected to the match. This
the family of the hero will not deny or
confirm. However, it is now known
trat there is no opposition to the mar
riage. Miss Grigsby is a beautiful woman of
the blonde type, and the friends of Cap
tain Hobson are very much pleased with
the announcement of the engagement.
Miss Grigsby lives at 660 Park avenue
with her mother. She is a Keutuckian
by birth, but has been a resident of
New York since her tenth year. Her
father was a Virginian and her mother
a Kentuckian. Her brother, Braxton
Grigsby, was a member of Roosevelt's
rough riders, and wes wounded in the
battle of San Juaiy Hill.
Miss Grigsby recently declined to dis
cuss her reported engagement to Cap
tain Hobson, but said that they had
been good friends for six years. Re
cently, when Hobson was ill in New
York, he spent a month at the Grigsby
home recuperating.
It is learned that Captain Hobson
was engaged to Miss Grigsby soon after
the sinking of the Merrimac in Santiago
Bay.
BIG SNOW IN KANSAS.
Melted
Almost as Fast as It
Fell However.
The railroads reported bad weather to
day generally.
The Union Pacific report showed two
inches of snow at Wamego. The wires
weie weather-bound and reports were
slow In corning in. All trains were on
time.
On the western division of the Rock
Island about four inches of snow havt
fallen. A strong wind from the south
prevails which, if it changes to the north
will be likely to tie up the division.
At Chickasha a much-needed ram be
gan falling at 2 o'clock this morning and
still continues. Over all the northern
divisions snow ha3 been falling. Tr.e
Santa Fe reports heavy wires. It is
raining at Wellington, Purcell and Cha
nute. At Newton there was enow and
rain,
LOCAL SITUATION.
The probable snow and rain that the
weather bureau made remarks aboi:
yesurday come true enough this moro
ing.The snow amounted to about an incn
in depth and with the rain made 11
hundredths of an inch of water. The
prct'pitation was causeo by a "low
com'ng in from New Mexico and the rain
has probably been quite general over the
state. The forecast sent out today is.
"pnbably rain and snow tonight and
Saturday." The maximum temperatu-e
for this morning was 33 and the mini
mum 32. At midnight last night the
temperature was 37. The wind has b?en
east blowing 16 miles an hour.
SNOW AT ATCHISON.
Atchison, Kan., March 29. Snow is
falling today over northern Kansas. At
Concordia the snow is four inches deep.
IS A DEADLOCK.
Railroad Commissioners Have
Not Het Been Chosen.
There was no change from the dead
lock of the morning when the executive
council got down to business again on
the railroad board election this after
noon.
The twenty-sixth ballot run off in the
same way, Stanley for Richter, Nelson
and Grimes for Findlay.Cole for McNeill
Godard for Walker and Clark for Craw
ford.
Balloting was continued. There was no
change at the thirty-fifth ballot. The
ironing out is still to come.
Secretary of State Clark's first choice
of Crawford was a trifle unexpected. He
is credited with being for Rees and that
he would go into the first ballot with
him.
Another Republican will be put in for
the one year term, after the three-year
man is selected.
LOST BOY RETURNS,
Herbert French Soon Got Tired
of Houghing It.
Tuesday, Herbert French, the 16-year-old
son of J. H. French, of 1264 Topeka
avenue, was sent home from Polk
school by his teacher for an excuse for
being absent a day or two previous.
No trace was found of him by his
parents, although vigorous efforts to
learn of his whereabouts were made.
He had, however, not left the city, but
had kept himself in seclusion, and after
thinking the matter over decided to re
turn home and face the wrath of a stem
father rather than to run away and ac
cept the chances of occasionally se
curing a decent meal and face the
hardships of a roving life.
As a result of his deliberations he re
turned home last night, and this morn
ing he was taken back to school by his
father.
New Minister at Constantinople;
Constantinople, March 20. John O.
Fleishman, who has succeeded Oscar s..
Strauss as United States minister to Tur.
kev. accompanied by the members of the
legation, the United States consul general.
C. M. Dickinson, and Vice Consul Wrn.
Albert, had an official audience with thx
sultan today, when Mr. Fleishman pre
seated his credentials. The usual cere
monv was observed and there was the
customary exchange of friendly assur
ances. Recital tonight at First Baptist
church. Ten cents admission.
TODAY'S MA1SKET KEPOKT.
Chicago, March 29. CORN Corn con
tinued the spirit leader of The speculative
markets on the board of trade today. The
bull leader unloaded about a million bush
els of May corn, but prices receded only
slightlv in consequence, and upon cessa
tion "of liquidation showed renewed
slreneth. May opened unchanged to Ho
higher at 42;sc to 43c and touched 4u',c
within a few minutes. The liquidation re
ferred to caused a reaction to 40, but
this was followed by a sharp rally to
4-Wrc. a new high record for the delivery.
Scalpers were liberal buyers, bidding for
25.tM and 60,00ft' bushel lot". St. Louis
aiso bought. Cables were firm. Receipts
were 2U cars. 13 of contract grade.
An enormous business was transacted.
Longs who sold earlier in the day rein
stated their lines and shorts covered free
ly. May jumped to 44c and closed lc over
yesterrlav at 4;!"c.
WHEAT Wheat was quiet. May opened
a shade to fcc lower at 757c to 75ai'i 'io
on liberal receipts and favorable crop re
ports, and sold to 71c with corn after
touching 7534C Local receipts were ;3
cars, none of contract grade, while MitK
neapolia and Duluth reported 37 cars,
against 433 last week and 4:J5 a year ago.
Argentine shipments were &00,000 bushels
less than the previous week.
The wheat market rallied later on ex
port sales at the seaboard and sympathy
with corn and closed steady. May W4
up at 7Uc. ,
OATS Oats were fairly active and firm
with corn and on the liberal cash sales
yesterdav. May opened Vc higher at 2!';e
touched 25H'ai,ic and then reacted to 25?
4i2nt.c. Receipts were 211 cars.
PROVISIONS Provisions were irregu
lar and rather dull. May pork opened
ISH'&STC lower at $15.20 to $15.35. declined
to'SH.Wi and later recovered to $!5.12!2.
The sluirin was on liquidation by local op
erators. There was no trade in lard dur
ing the first hour. May ribs open"d 5y
71...C down at $7.85'a7.S7V2 and sold to $.S0.
RYE March, 51c
BARLFY Cash, 3Srir,c. '
TIMOTHY Marcli. $4 .10. I
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, March 29. CATTLK Reoeir-ts.
2.01): steady to strong-. Good to rrn
steers, $4.K-u6.(jt: poor to medium. $.i.7.-.i
4.9; wtockers and feeders. Mt.iiia 4.S&: cow ,
$2.70u4.40; heifers. $i:.7?.i4.G"; runner. .:")
i2.60; bulls, $2.iX4.5ir; calves. 4. 5-, ,h;
Texas fed steers, $4.iWHr5.l"o: Texas cr:vsd
steers. U.i.M; Texas bulla. 2.7.Vf,-:i.7i.
HOGS Receipts todav. 1.i: tomorrow,
15.0"O; left over, 3.f.r. Choice steadv. other-i
slow. Mixed and butchers. $r..v:oti.l0: twul
to choice heavy, 5i.'o i. '2--z : one ht Ht
$t).15; rough heavv, S.Vv, 0'; 1'7; light, $5.8jcl
6.(fi: bulk of sales, $6.:v.i.;.(,.
SHKiCP Receipts, 000J: sheep strong:
lambs steady. ood to cool e wethers.
$4.85'a5.15: fair to choice mixed. $i.5 -4 1 ':
western sheep. $4. 85 y 5. 17; yearling.
5.15: native lambs, $l.s5 5.45: westerrr
lambs, $4.85415.45; western lambs, $5.15,1
6.45.
Yesterday's official: Receipts: Cattle,
30.53: hogs. 2o.fT75: sheep. s 11,7. Shipments:
Cattle, 5,u2; hogs. 5.2ou; sheep, i,U-jS.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas Cilv. March 20. -CATTLK Re
ceipts, l.OOO. including 2-o Tex sins; siock
ers and feeders slow, other c.iule steady.
Native beef steers. $4-5'(i 5.H'1: Texas steers,
$4.Wi4.Y; Texas cows. f' 75ii ).'' native
cows and heifers. $.!.25.4.5: siooktrs and
feeders. $3.75y5.25; bulls, 3.25i4.u; calves.
$4.."Or(i.50.
HOGS Receipts. 12.V: market stead
to 5c lower: bulk of sa les.Sa.so-;, .-..mo; heavy-j
$5.SKM)j.ii; packers, J5 5,!: mixed. S5 7
(oS.'ai: light. 5.7K'ii5.!-5; yorkers, 15.657 5. -i.'j ;
pigs. $5.iw-'i5.5ti.
PHKKP Receipts. 2.w0; market steady.
Muttons, $4.25'a5.'j.J; lambs, $5.35a5.25..
Kansas City Troduca
Kansas Citv. March 20 W H K AT Ma v.
C7:'-,,c: July, l-'.c: cbIi, No. 2 hard. C:-; !
7oc: No. 3, Rini'o: No. 2 red. 7u7c; No.
3. !"?i71r: No. 2 spring. Sec.
CORN May. Hloic : July. 4"c; cash.
No. mixed, 3!i..-ij4Ue; No. 2 white, 41c;
No. 3. 401 i.e.
OATS-No. 2 white, 2S'ic.
RYK No. 2. 52c.
HAY Choice timothy, $10 15711: choice
prairie. J-s 5fu:i.
BI TTKR . Creamery, 17520c; dairy,
fancv. llic.
EGOS-Fresh, lie. , ! ,
Receipts wheat, 7Sc I I
Topeka Markets Today.
Topeka, March 29.
TATTLE.
COW P $2.50573.25.
HL1FERS li.Ki.,3.5n.
CALVE3.
HEAVY $3.Wi 3.50.
LIGHT tUnder 21 lbs) $4.0054-50.
HOGS.
LIGHT $5.00 Ti 5.7".
HEAVY AXD M F.DTT'M $5.00125.70.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHKAT 5Vi66c.
NO. 2 CORN 31ic.
NO. 2 WH1TK CORN Z2iy.
NO. 2 OATS 2-tc.
PRODUCE.
BUTTER ICC
EGOS-5c.
HAY $6.00-5 7.00.
Topeka Hide Market.
Topeka. March 25.
GREEN SALT CT RED ',c
GREEN SALT. HALF
CURED oVaC
NO. 1 TALLOW-
Market Gossip.
Furnished by J. C. Coins. Commission
Merchant, Grain. Stocks and Provisions,
Receiver and Shipper of Grain.
Liverpool cable: "Wheat Via higher, corn
?8d higher.
Chicago: Receipts hogs, 18,000; cattle, 2.
000: market stead v.
Kansas City: Receipts hogs, 12,000; cat
tle. I..": market steady.
irnaha: Receipts hots, 15,000; cattle, 2..
OOo: steady.
Chicago: Receipts wheat 6:1 cars, grad-5
none; corn 211 cars. ;rade 13 cars; oais
211 cars, grade 24 grad-.
Kansas City: Receipts wheat 7S cars,
last year 42 cars: com 15 cars, last year
16 cars: oals 2 cars, last year 7 cars.
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat un
changed, corn Nd higher.
New York: Pahs to noon. 7S7.rl share.
Chicago: Puts May wheat, good tomor
row, 7ic: calls. 7o!-ic; puts on May corn,
4,'l;-c: calls, 4 l-:tr.
Chicago: T-'stimated receipts for tomor
row: heat 75 cars, corn io cars, oals 2.1a
enrs. hogs 15.l head.
Total clearances w heat and flour eoual
678.000 bushels wheat, corn 476.0UO busiiela,
oats 100.0i.i0 bushels.
New York Money Market.
New York. March 20. MONEY" Money
on call firmer at 3 per cent; primp mer.
cantile paier, Z'nVi per cent: .sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in.
bankers' bills at for demand and at
$4.?-4--4lr4.Sf for stxtv days: posted rates,
$4.8".i.j, and $4.S9; commercial bills, $4.h4.S
4.Mi;;.
SILVER Silver certificates. E0flc;
bar silver, f-l'Hc: Mexican dollars, 4Mc.
RONI0S -Government bonds steady; ra
funding 2s. registered, lor,; coupon, imi'; 3,
registered1. 111".: coupon. 111'1.: new 4s,
registered. IHV: coupon. HIS1-.; old 4s. rer
istered. H3I4; coupon, 1143; 63, registered,
lllVj; coupon, nm.
Butter Market.
TsTew York. March 20. BUTTER Firm
fresh creamery, ltKu22c; factory, U'ulil.o.
Sugar Market
New York. March 20 SUGA R Raw
firm; fair refining. 3 17-:i2c; centrifugal 'A
test, 4 1-321 l-lc; molasses sugar. 8
6-16c: refined steady: crushed, $5.75; pow
dered. $5.35; granulated, $5.25.
COFFEE Dull and easy.
Cotton Market.
New York. March 20. COTTON Cotton
closed easv; middling uplands. 8 3-.';
middling Gulf, 8 7-lSc: sales, 2,Ca7 bales.
Rang-e of Prices.
Furnished by J. C. Golns. Commission
Merchant. Grain. Storks and Provisions,
Receiver and Shipper of (iraln.
Chicago, March 20.
Article. Cpen High Low Closa let
WHEAT
Mar TT.'Vi 7
May . . . 75T- 76V4 75i 76'. 75V7J
CORN
Mar 4'' 41'-i
May ... 42T-.-43 44 42?- 43:, 42-
OATS
Mar . " 2 es
May ... 25 25- 26V4-U 25 Iti'.k
PORK
Mav ...15 20 15 42 15 10-2 15 ?0 55 47
Julv ...15 W) 15 05 1 b5 15 05 15 07
LAKD
Mar 8 07-10 S r-2
Mav ... 7 87 8 07-10 7 97 8 07-10 S 07
Rl RS
Mar 1 8 00 7 02
May ... 7 0 8 00 7 '.-" 8 00 7 12
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT
May ... 67'4 .... 6" K7; C7"4
Julv ... CbVs Co-
COK.V
April 5' -k
May ... 39 .... 89 2"T 3-:
July 4 a,--,
Rang-e of Prices on Stock.
Furnished by J. K. Gall. Commission.
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Slocks. t-
fice 110 West isixm street. i-nnne 4.';.
Correspondents Christie Grain arid Stock
Co., .Kansas City. Mo.
New York, March 20.
Blocks. lop'niHighi Low iCl'se 'yes.
I I I I I
1 1 ' 1
Sugar I4m.;f I4'i;' J.-;,! ire tti'4
People's Ohm .. 14V l"7'-! l"4Ui 1' 1 "
Am. Tobacco .. 12T-V 12'! 125 l-".1, li,4,
U. S. Steel com 45vl 46 4 Ti, 4-; ;
B. R. T Sl'4i M V. ! y
C. li. & Q- -.- '! 175 I 11'"- l.'-!"
C. R. I. & P.. 1 l'-:!i l'-i. 1 '-"".
C. M. & St. p. i4wv. JMV 1 ."-', ii""-. n.'t
Atchison com.. tilasj t'l"! ;l'-ii f-oV 4
Atchison pfd .. 05 O.V-;:j H I
Manhattan ... 125 12fi4; 12.j l-.;'4 :21s,
Western Union Kt'..; 0-.-V o V '
Mo. Pacific .... 1"KV :!', i l2- i"2-
U. P. Pfd Kl-i h.', W-,, M'-j,, W
I-. P. com KS fi--., .i, yj
Wabash ".! "? --! 3-'
N. Y. Central. J$f.i J47i llrV-,; 14-'-, 14V
So. Pacific 4'l,-a. Ai 4f.'-,i 4r; 4-
Pacific Mall .. 35',! 3r.-M x.'i sr.... .r.-,
C. & 0 47 1 47 I 4'-i 4V 4V;
M. K. & T 6 f."H! S7j &'; 01
R. & O ! !-': 0J 1 l-.'i
T. C. I f. 61 1 &7-V f f.7-.,
No. Pac. pfd .. M'j! '. J N-"?: fc' ! M j
No. Pan. com.. 05',j 0; I 04:.L,: !-'
L. & N 1 V'j Vi I
C, R. I. P. and New York CeoiriU.
each ex-dividend 1' per cunt