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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING-. DECEMBER 18,-1901.
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Makes poor bread good, good bread better. The best butter you
ever tasted because it's rightly made and rightly kept. Every pound
packed in an air-tight, odor-proof package, sealed at the creamery.
Ask your grocer for it.
THE CONTINENTAL CREAMERY COMPANY.
TOPEKA. KAS.
GENTLEMEN
have the reputation of having a
DREAD
of the questions arising inci- .
dent to
CHRISTMAS
giving, but we feel we can
bring the trouble down to
a minimum by offering
our line of
AMERICAN QUEEN
SILKS IN BLACK
as a suitable gift for young
ladies or those of more ad
vanced years. Have sold these
fabrics for eight years, al
ways with a guarantee.
Never have had one returned
as damaged or imperfect.
Therefore, we Know no
better Silks ane made. To be
had only of us ; are Topeka
agents. Others may tell you
theirs are as good, but ours
have been tested and found
true. We mention :
Tiffeta S1.38
Peau de Soie SI S2
Satin Duchess gl to S2
Gros Grain SI to 1.50
Faille Francaise. SI to 1.50
If Colored Silks are pre
ferred, we can please with a
large line in desirable colors,
in wanted fabrics.
AN INSPECTION IS SOLICITED.
thTMillsco;
AUDITORIUM,
Friday Evening, Doccmtnr 20th.
giffin's
entertainers.
Tilnsic, Songs, and
Character Sketches.
A first class show for
And a chance to dance after the
Show.
Tickets for sale at Palace clothing
store. Rowley & Snow's drug store,
and Klingaman Bros.'s drug store.
Dance tickets can be got only from
the ushers in the hall.
Grand Masquerade Ball
To bo given by the Woodmen of
the World, at the Auditorium
Christmas Night,
December 25th.
$15.00 in Gold will he given away as
prises. Everybody stands an equal
chance.
Tickets 50c. Ladles Free. Spectators loo
Tickets are on sale at F. Swearingen's
Jewelry Store, and at N. H. Wolff's
Tailor Shop.
Music by Swearinpteo's Fall Orchestra.
five Inches of Snow at Omaha.
Omaha, Dec. 18. Snow began falling
in this city and over a greater part of
the state at an early hour today. It
has reached a depth of five inches and
the local weather forecaster predicts
a continued fall tonight. Street cars
have been considerably hampered and
trains from the west are coming in
Srosa, thirty minutes to two hours late.
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CONFIRMED BIT SENATE.
Long List Presidential Appointees
fixed in Their Places.
Washington, Dec. 18. The senate has
confirmed these nominations:
To be United States district judges:
J. T. Adams, southern district of New
Tork; Thomas G. Jones, northern and
middle districts of Alabama; Robert W.
Archibald, middle district of Pennsyl
vania; Benjamin E.Keller, southern dis
trict of West Virginia; Andrew H. J.
Cochran, eastern district of Kentucky.
James H. McCleary, associate justice
supreme court of Porto Rico.
Judges of the United States court of
Indian Territory:
William H. H. Clayton, for the central
district; Charles W. Raymond of Illi
nois; no district named.
Judges supreme court of New Mexico:
William J. Mills, chief justice, Johjj R.
McFie and frank Parker, associate jus
tices. Judges of the supreme court of Okla
homa: - .
John H. Bufford, chief justice, and B.
T. Hayner and B. F. Bur well, associate
justices. i
Hosea Townsend,' judge of the United
States court, southern district of Indian
Territory.
TTnired States attorneys:
William B. Johnson, southern district
of Indian Territory; J. H. Wilkins, cen
tral district of Indian Territory; L. H.
Valentine, southern district of Califor
nia; P. L. Soper, northern district of In
dian Territory; Nathan F. Harlan, third
division, district of Alaska; John S.
Dean, district of Kansas; E. M. Cran
ston, district of Colorado.
United States marshals:
Benjamin F. Hackett, central district
of Indian Territory; Creighton M. For
aker, territory of New Mexico; Leo E.
Bennett.north.ern district of Indian Ter
ritory. William C. Sanger, assistant secretary
of war; William F. Willoughby, treas
urer of the island of Porto Rico; A. W.
Thompson, receiver of public moneys at
Clayton, N. M. ; E. C. Fox, register of
the land office at Clayton, N. M. ; Chas.
A. Prouty, interstate commerce com
missioner; Robert C. Bodie, supervising
inspector of steam vessels, second dis
trict. W. L. Toose, postmaster at Wood
burn, Ore.
SMITH'S RESIGNATION.
It Will Not Take Effect Until
the First of the Year.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. The
resignation of Charles Emory Smith,
of Philadelphia, as postmaster general,
will take effect next month and Henry
C. Payne, of Wisconsin, vice chairman
of the Republican national committee,
will be nominated as his successor im
mediately after the holiday recess. Mr.
Smith has agreed to remain until Janu
ary 15, if necessary, but will return im
mediately thereafter to Philadelphia to
resume the editorship of the Philadel
phia Press.
This change In the cabinet was form
ally announced at today's session of the
cabinet. All the members of the cabinet
expressed their profound regret and the
president paid a very impressive trib
ute to the services and personality of
tne retiring member of his official fam
ily. He said that he sought to persuade
Mr. Smith to alter his determination
and to remain in the cabinet, but with
out success and he had finally accepted
Mr. Smith's reasons as decisive. Mr.
Smith first announced to the president,
the latter part of last month, that
he had decided to return to' his edi
torial duties. The president at that
time urged him to remain.
Mr. Smith, however, had been fre
quently reminded by his business asso
ciates of the duties devolving upon
him, and was anxious to return to
them. He had several talks with Pres
ident Roosevelt on the subject and
finally on Saturday afternoon, last,
formally tendered to the president the
following leter of resignation:
"Washington. D. C, Dec. 14, 1901.
"My Dear Mr. President:
"Following my verbal communication
of some time Bgo, I beg to tender my
resignation of the office of postmaster
general to take effect at your early
convenience on the appointment and
qualification of my successor.
"This step is taken in fulfillment of
a plan long since formed, for purely
personal reasons, the execution of which
has been delayed until It could be
carried out without embarrassing your
declared policy and until department
measures in which I am deeply Inter
ested could be satisfactorily advanced
and assured.
"In laying down the trust committed
to my hands I want to thank you most
sincerely for the confidence you have
reposed in me, and for the great pleas
ure I have found in an association
which has deepened my esteem for you
personally and my admiration for the
spirit and aims of your administra
tion. "With my best wishes that you may
have the largest measure of success I
remain Faithfully yours,
"CHARLES EMORY SMITH."
Mr. Smith delayed the formal tender
until the president has chosen his suc
cessor. Mr. Payne Is now at his home
in Wisconsin. His name will go into
the senate for confirmation the first
week of January. He is expected to be
ready to take charge of the office by
the middle of next month at the latest.
It is stated that no other changes in the
cabinet are at present contemplated.
Mr. Smith has been postmaster general
since April 21, 1898, succeeding James A.
Gary, of Maryland, virtually at the out
set of the Spanish war. Mr. Gary had
been one of President McKlnley's
original cabinet appointees, but felt
himself physically unable to bear
the strain of tne cabinet duties dur
ing the war. Postmaster General
Smith in an interview spoke as fol
lows about the action:
"As indicated in my letter of resigna
tion, this step has been taken in con
formity with a plan formed many
months ago. I communicated my pur
pose to the president last month with
the accompanying statement that I
wished to consult his convenience as to
the time when I should go out. The
president was exceedingly gracious and
strongly urged me to stay, but finally
accepted my reasons as conclusive or
my duty to myself. My relations with
the president have been of the most
cordial character and have strengthen
ed as we have worked together. We
have een in thorough accord in all
matters of policy. I hi ve formed the
highest estimate of his lofty and patri
otic standard of administration and it
has been a great pleasure to co-operate
with him. My resignation has been de
layed beyond my original purpose for
two reasons which have been harmon
ized. First, to consult the president's
wishes and not to embarrass his de
clared policy as to his cabinet, and,
second, to carry forward department
policies in which I am greatly interest
ed to a point-where their success is as
sured. My successor, Mr. Payne, is a
man who by ability, experience and
knowledge of public affairs Is admira
bly fitted for the place, and I am glad
to surrender the trus to tuch excellent
hands. I return to active journalism
with a feeling of great satisfaction."
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Washington, Dec. IS. The transport
Kilpatrick has arrived at Nagasaki on her
way to San Francisco with short-term
soldiers, and the transport Egbert has
left Nagasaki for Manila.
Washington. Dec. 18. Delegate Wilcox,
of Hawaii, has introduced a bill making
the leper colony of Hawaii a United
States government reservation, and pro
viding that the colony shall be under the
control of the secretary of the treasury.
Racine. Wis.. Dec. 18. The missing lum
ber barge Galea is safe. She was picked
up. about ten miles northeast of this port
today by the steamer Santa Maria. The
crew had suffered from cold, but were not
frozen.
Washington, Dec 18. The house com
mittee on Interstate and foreign com
merce has fixed January 11 for taking up
the Pacific cable Question.
Washington, Dec. 18. The river and
harbor committee has taken action which
insures the early presentation of a river
and harbor bill. It was determined to
close the hearings on January 25. and to
have the bill ready to report on February
10.
Washington, Dec. 18. Secretary Root
has sent to congress estimates of $2,000,
000 for barracks and quarters in the Phil
ippines outside of Manila.
Washington. Dec. 18. Secretary Long
has sent to congress deficiency naval es
timates aggregating $5,000,000, of which
$4,000,000 is a deficiency for ordnanle.
Denver, Colo.. Dec 18. A special to the
News from Alma, Colo., says a man
named Whaite, aged 60 years, living near
Green's Lake, was frozen to death on the
road between Alma and Fairplay Sunday
evening. His horse was so badly frozen
that It was found necessary to kill the
animal.
Helena, Ark., Dec. 18. John Grey and
Bruggman Jarret, cotton pickers, were
frozen to death near Trenton last night,
their bodies being found this morning.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 18. An east
bound fast mail train on the Union Pa
cific crashed into the rear end of a freight
train near Rawlins last night. The pas
sengers were shaken up and Fireman
Charles Browl seriously injured. A
wrecking outfit and doctors have been
sent to the scene.
Y. M. C. A. ROBBED.
Soma One Raids Cash Drawer of
Railroad Branch.
The cash drawer of the railroad-T. M.
C. A. here was robbed of a snail sum
of money Tuesday. The fact that the
drawer had been emptied was discov
ered about 10 o'clock Tuesday.
This is not the first time that the cash
drawer has been robbed recently. With
in the past few months, four or five dol
lars have been taken prior to the last
"clean up." '
Blizzard in Scotland.
London, Dec. 18. A snow blizzard is
raging today over practically the whole
of Scotland and parts of England and
Wales. The roads and railroads are
blocked. Many country districts are iso
lated and in others work has been sus
pended on account of the weather. There
have - been several deaths from exposure
and numbers of minor shipwrecks have
been reported.
Orphans' Home Destroyed.
Tiffin, O., Dec. 18. The two story
brick heating plant of the St. Francis
Catholic Orphans' Home was almost
entirely destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock
this morning. Conditions are very ser
ious for the 300 inmates as the ther
mometer registers around zero and
there is no other way of heating the institution.
REALLYJJROWN IIP
Kansas Historical Society Cele
brates 25th Birthday.
Veteran 'Members Present to
Talk of Experience.
JUDGEXIXGMAN'S TALK
First President Tells How So
ciety Was Built Up.
D. W. Wilder's Paper Is Read
by W. E. Connelley.
The celebration held by the State
Historical society in the senate cham
ber last night In commemoration of the
25th birthday of the organization was a
success. The program was carried out
with the exception of the reading of a
paper on the "Historical Societies In
the United States," by Daniel W.
Wilder. Mr. Wilder was not present,
but his paper, an interesting collection
of facts about the different societies
for the preservation and collection of
history, was read by Mr. W. E. Con
nelley, who was one of the committee
of five. In speaking of Mr. Wilder,
John Francis, president of the society,
referred to him as "the father of Kan
sas literature." The invocation was
made by Rev. Dr. H. D. Fisher, chap
lain of the society, and a pioneer who
remembers only too well the strenuous
times when the making or breaking of
Kansas depended on the manner in
which those sturdy vanguards of civili
zation faced the situation.
The president's address, "The Occa
sion" was short, but fully explained
the reason of the meeting and the worn
of the society.
Mr. Wilder's paper showed by the rec
ords that the Kansas society was one of
the greatest in all the states; that of
Wisconsin upon which over a million dol
lars has been spent, and which has a
handsome building, being one of the
few which exceeds our own in import
ance. The Kansas organization has
made a great feature of preserving all
the newspapers and books produced in
the state and has set the example in
this respect for other states and terri
tories. "The Oklahoma society" says
Mr. Wilder "was founded by a former
Kansan and I expect that In the Philip
pines will be established by a formerly-of-Kansas
man." He attributed the
suspension of the Historical society of
Georgia for a few years after 1859 to
the fact that "some of us were 'march
ing through Georgia' about that time."
When the venerable ex-Chief Justice
of the Supreme court, and first presi
dent of the State Historical society,
Samuel A. Kingman, rose to deliver his
address, a wave of applause passed over
the audience. He Invited the audience
to come as far forward as possible,
as hia voice could not reach far.
He began by declaring that if he
were looking for an illustration of the
growth and improvement of the past
25 years, he would offer as a comparison
the first and last presidents of the soci
ety. JUDGE JKINGMAN'S ADDRESS.
Samuel A. Kingman, the veteran ex
chief justice of Kansas, delivered the
following address:
The subject given me implies egotism.
Tou cannot speak of things that abide
In the memory without bringing your
self In with the thought. Self and mem
ory are one, therefore what shall seem
egotistic in my remarks, should be
overlooked.
Why I am myself but a reminiscence.
In my youth when "In life's morning
march our bosoms are young," I .had
strong desires that the world, some
how, in some way, should be the better
for my life. Even now when selfishness
has cor-oded, and failures have weak
ened confidence and shaken faith, I still
have such desires. how far they have
failed of realization wholly or partially
It were bootless now to inquire.
I am happy in the thought that in
one matter which I have had part how
ever small or feeble, yet a little and my
best, is this society, whose quarter cen
tennial we celebrate tonight.
It is now a great institution, useful
now and In the future beyond the com
prehension of any mind. And I was in
it at the beginning. It Is good to be at
the beginning of a good thing. We are
naturally anxious in its first feeble
strivings, we watch its growth and de
velopment with curious Interest, we
tremble with anxiety when its existence
seems imperiled, and rejoice when its
action promises success.
It is these features that have given
the charm to the story of Robinson Cru
soe, the delight of generations of boys.
It was the start of a new life under
strange conditions so simply told, that
gives the absorbing interest to the story.
That such an institution as this was
needed no one can doubt. Other efforts
were made and failed: but the failures
showed that the want existed. As early
as 1859 an historical society were organ
ized in Lawrence, and you may see in
that invaluable work, "The Annals of
Kansas," that one S. A. Kingman de
livered the annual address.
In 1868 a similar society was organisi
ed in Topeka and the same individual
delivered the first annual address.
This society organized in 1875 was the
result of action taken by the State
Press association moved thereto by our
beloved ex-President Wilder. The so
ciety is therefore the child of the press,
and generously and nobly has it stood
by its offspring, and well deserves the
grateful mention of Its services by one
who knows whereof he speaks.
When the society was formed it was
merely a shadow, floating in the. air. It
Is true it had officers' and nothing else.
No funds' to conduct its work, no li
brary, not even a room in which to
meet.
Mr. Baker was the first secretary; but
he soon resigned to accept the more
pleasant duty of treasurer; pleasant be
cause there was nothing to do, but hold
a barren trust.
Mr. Adams was then made secretary.
Not because of any special fitness for
the place, but because he had a little
time that he could steal from other du
ties. It is true he was well known for
his high character, his fidelity and hi3
industry, but he had these qualities in
common with many other persons. That
which made him the invaluable officer
he Droved to be was not known or con
sidered; but if we had searched Kansas
over, we should probably have not
found his equal for doing the immediate
work before us to gather in and pre
serve the records of the past and save
those of the present' Kansas was the
field of labor, and skillfully and dili
gently did he labor in It. The facts
were scattered everywhere and perish
able. Our secretary had an appetite
for facts relating to Kansas. No event
was so insignificant as to escape his
notice if it bore upon our history. Ha
was indefatigable in his search, patient
yet oersistent in his pursuit, and quick
to seize any facts that would illustrate
our history. His avidity in this direc
tion was as remarkable as It was use
ful. They are the treasures of this so
ciety garnered largely by him, and are
a perpetual memorial of his worth.
The music of the evening added a
charming feature. There were a piano
solo beautifully played by Miss Helen
Thompson; an original number by Mrs.
Foster at the piano and Mr. Henry
Schwarzkopf of the 'cello; a quartette,
Mrs. F. S. Thomas, Mrs. Wm. Dickey,
Mrs. Ferry and Mrs. Foster.
After the program was completed, the
audience adjourned to the fourth floor
of the south wing, the new home of the
society, where they were entertained
by a reception committee composed of
Mrs. W. E. Stanley, Jno. Francis and
wife. S. A. Kingman and wife. Judge W.
A.-Johnston and wife, Geo. W. Martin
and wife and Dr. A. H. Thompson and
wife.
The spacious quarters of the society
and the thousands of interesting books,
relics, files, etc., attracted great Inter
est. The decorations were appropriate.
Among the valuable possessions of the
society attracting much notice are a
large, well preserved German Bible
printed in 1545 and a work on botany
published In 1737 and showing hundreds
of plants In their natural colors.
Among the visitors were Col. T. R.
Anthony of Leavenworth, Prof. Carruth
of Lawrence, Mrs. Noble Prentis of
Kansas City.
NAMED BY ROOSEVELT.
The President Fills a Number
of Important Places.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. The
president today sent the following nomi
nations to the senate:
Miguel A. Otero, governor of New
Mexico; Benjamin S. Baker, Nebraska,
associate justice of the supreme court
of New Mexico; Levi R. David, receive!
of public moneys at Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Also the appointments under the de
partment of justice announced yester
day after the cabinet meeting.
Washington Notes,
John Huddleson and Edward W. Haines
have been appointed guards at the peni
tentiary at 1 ort Leavenworth, Kas.
Homer A. Seip, of Summerfield, Kas.,
has been appointed inspector on board at
the naval station at Cavite, Philippine
islands.
Postoffices established: Hygienic, Shaw
nee county, Kansas, with Anthony Over
ton as postmaster: Lambert, Woods coun
ty, Oklahoma, with Ozero Wright as
postmaster.
Rural free delivery service will be es
tablished on February 1 as follows in
Kansas: Hall's Summit, Coffey county,
one carrier, length of route 24 miles, pop
ulation served. 600: carrier, Harry F.
Bell. Waverly, Coffey' county, two car
riers, length of route 51 miles: popula
tion served, 1,375; carriers, O. G. Emer
son and C. M. Craig. White City, Morris
county, one carrier, length of route, 27
miles: population served, 500; carrier,
Carson E. Wallace.
TODAI'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago, Dec. 18. WHEAT Light offer
ings and a good cable list helped wheat
at the opening today. May started a
shade to c higher at 80 to 80&c
Trade early was small and about evenly
divided. Local and northwestern receipts,
however, were so small that strength soon
developed. The cold weather and short
age of cars makes very hard railroading,
and traders fear there may be a shortage
of stocks here. Corn added some small
strength to wheat. May advanced to 80e
and at the end of the first hour was sell
ing at 80c. Local receipts were only 14
cars, none of contract; Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 516 car3, making a total
for the three points of 530 cars,' against
805 last week and 463 a year ago.
Liberal selling by early buyers In wheat
brought a sharp sag late in the session,
and May sold off to 79c, closing weak
.c down at 794tc
CORN May corn opened a shade higher
to a shade lower at 67c to 67c on a
small trade. Offerings, however, were
scanty, the cables somewhat higher, and
a firm feeling began to develop. Profes
sionals were doing some buying and
shorts covered. This carried May up to
67c. At this figure more stuff was put
on the market and prices eased to 67c
Receipts were only 37 cars.
Corn closed weak. May c lower at
66c.
OATS Oats were dull early with a light
trade but the usual small offerings. May
ooened a shade lower at 45c, but sold
up with other grains to 45(c. easing
later on better offerings to 45c. Receipts
were 96 cars.
PROVISIONS Hog products all opened
unchanged regardless of lower prices for
hogs. Trade was dull, but prices held
steady. May pork opened at $16.80 and
sold to $16.87V16.90: May lard at $9.90 and
advanced a shade, and May ribs at $8.62
and sold up 2c.
WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red. 80(ff82c;
No. 3 red. 77VwSS2c; No. 2 hard winter,
76S77c: No. 3" lard winter, 75S76c:
No. 1 northern spring. 76S7Sc: No. 2
northern spring. 75876c; No. 3 spring,
71iK75c.
CORN No. 2, : No. 3, 6465c.
OATS No. H. 46: No. 3, 46c.
FLAX Cash: N. W.. $1.56; S. W., $1.54.
Dec. $1.55; May, $1.56.
RYE Dec, 62c; May,' 66c.
BARLEY Cash, 56ffl63c.
TIMOTHY March, $6.55.
CLOVER March, $9.50.
Chicago Livestock Market.
Chicago, Dec 18. CATTLE Receipts,
20,000. Steadv to 10c lower. Good to prime
steers, $6.25(57.5u: poor to medium, $3.80M
6.00: stockers and 'feeders, $2.004.25; cows.
$1.004.50: heifers. $1.50g5.15: canners. $1.00
2.00: bulls. $1.754.50; calves. $2.505.75;
Texas fed steers, $4.30(35.40.
HOGS Receipts today. 48.000: tomorrow.
40.000; left over. 9.4S9. Steady to 5c lower.
Mixed and butchers', $5.85S6.50: good to
choice heavv, $6.30&6.70: rough heavy, $5.80
6.10; light, $5.305.90; bulk of sales, $5.85
6.40.
SKEEP Receipts. i2,000. Sheep, steady
to 10c lower: lames. 10 to 15c lower. Good
to choice wethers, $3.75g4.40; fair to choice
mixed, $2.803.60: western sheep, $3.004.00;
native lambs, $2.50(5.55; western lambs,
$2.00-64.25.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts 5.092 32,071 15.377
Shipments 1.520 1,410 864
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Dec. 18. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 8.000. Including 200 Texans. Market
easv to shade lower. Native beef steers,
I4.75H6.50; Texas and Indian steers, $3.00
4.75: Texas cows. $2.25'd3.75: native cows
and heifers, $2.75S.25; stockers and feed
ers. $3.00'ai4.25; bulls, $2.25.4.25; calves.
$3.25(55.50.
HOGS Receipts, 17,000; market steady
to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.806.65;
heavy, $6.65''a6.75; packers, $6.3&fi6.6o; me
dium. $6.256.65; light, $5.40(g,6.46; yorkers,
$5.266.25: pigs. $4.25&6.15.
SHEEP-Receipts, 2.500; market 5c high
er Muttons, $3.00;S'4.25: lambs, $4.505.30;
western wethers, $3.254.10; ewes, $3.00
3.80.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City, Dec. 18. WHEAT Dec,
TS-Ue: May. 7740. Cash: No. 2 hard, 74Mt
75V..c: No. 3, 74c; No. 2 red, 86tys; No. 3,
g4i,ig S5i,e : No. 2 spring, 73'&74c.
CORN Dec, 6Sy.c: Jan. 68c; May,
6Sc Cash: No. 2 mixed. 67Q.68c; No.
2 white. 68?c: No. 3. 67(fi67iC.
OATS No. 2 white. 47c.
RYE No. 2. 65a6c-
HAY Choice timothy, $13.50; do. prairie,
$13.75'ffl4.00.
BUTTEH - Creanmy, 1822c; dairy,
fancy. ISc.
EGGS Fresh. 24c
Receipts of wheat, 72 cars.
Cotton Market.
, New York, Dec. 18. COTTON Closed
quiet. Middling uplands, 8c; do. Gulf,
89ic
Wool Market.
St. Louis, Deo. 18. WOOL Strong. Ter
ritorv and western mediums, 14fe16c;
fine, vll&-15c; coarse, lltjjl4e.
Sugar Market.
New Xork. Sac 18 SUGAR Raw,
CHARLES ADAMS & CO.
THE WOMAN'S STORE.
For a Christmas Present
One Pair or more of
Kid Gloves in Hand-Painted Glove Boxes.
You buy the Gloves"
We Furnish the Boxes FREE.
77ie fact that we sell none but guaranteed Gloves of Best
Selected Styles, adds largely to the value of gifts of Gloves
from this store.
"Triumph" Gloves $100
"Ideal" Gloves 1.50
"Perfect" Gloves 2.00
A Half-Dozen
Handkerchiefs in Hand-Painted
Handkerchief - Boxes.
We believe we show more exclusive novelties in Handker
chiefs than any store in the city. Prices range front $c up
wards but we show the largest assortment at 15c, 25c and
SOc Make your selection and
WE FURNISH THE BOXES FREE.
Beautiful Necfcwear and High Novelty
Belts in Hand-Painted Boxes.
The assortment is so varied that anyone can be suited
with every purchase of one dollar or more of Neckwear or
Belts WE FURNISH THE BOXES FREE.
Any one of the Beautiful
SILK UMBRELLAS
(We engrave them gratis.)
or
Fur Scarfs, Collaretts, Muffs, and Capes
' . ..
that we are offering special values in.
a STORE OPEN EVENINGS, a
steady; fair refining. 3 9-32c; centrifugal,
test, 3e; molasses sugar, 3 l32a Re
fined, barely steady; crushed, $5.40; powd
ered, $5.00: granulated, $4.90.
MOLASSES Steady.
COFFEE Quiet; No. 7 Rio. 6Tia
New Tork Money Market.
New York, Dec. 18. MONEY Money on
call easier at 5 per cent. ; prime mercantile
paper, 5g5t4 per cent.; sterling exchange
firmer, with actual business in bankers'
bills at$4.863i(4.87 for demand, and at
$4.834 for 60 days; posted rates, $4.84r(i
4.87; commercial bills, $4.82S4.8314.
SILVER Bar silver, 55c; Mexican dol
lars, 43io.
BONDS Government bonds Irregular.
U. S. ref. 2s, reg 108U
U. S. 2s, coupon , lOS'.-i
U. S. 3s, reg 10
IT. S. 3s, coupon 108'
U. S. new 4s, reg.. 13m
XT. S. new 4s, coupon lSSs
XJ. S. old 4s, reg 11)
XT. S. old 4s, coupon... 112
XT. S. 5s. reg 107
XJ. S. 5s, coupon 107. .
Topeka Markets
Topeka, Dec. 18.
HOGS.
HE A VT- $5. 50(6 . 00.
LIGHT $4. 75 Sz 5.80.
ROUGH $5.00(fi5.75.
GRASS CATTLE.
HEIFER S $2.501 3.25.
COWS $2.001 3.007
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY $2.5063.00.
LIGHT $3. 506 4. 25.
DRTt LOT CATTLE.
STEERS S3.0OW4.0O.
COWS AND HEIFERS $3.OO3.50.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT 70c.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN 67c
MIXED CORN 66c.
NEW CORN 64 65c.
OATS 5Cc.
PRODXJCE.
BXTTTER 18c.
EGGS 20c.
HAY $12.0013.00.
ALFALFA $12. 0013.00.
Topeka Hide Market.
Topeka, Dec. 18.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Based
on Boston quotations.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1 8c.
GREEN SALE CURED NO. 2 7c.
NO. 1 TALLOW 5c.
New York Stocks.
New York. Dec. 18. Wall Street. The
goneral list advanced at the opening of
the stock market today in spite of un
certain fluctuations in Amalgamated Cop
per. This stock opened unchanged, ad
vanced relapsed to below last night,
and then recovered to ll4 above last
night. St. Paul rose a point and Pressed
Steel Car recovered a point of yesterday's
loss. The Gould stocks and the trunk
lines made notable advances. The taking
of a 5,000 share block of Southern railway
lifted it only .
Opening advances were extended, while
Amalgamated showed strength. St. Paul
reached 16234, and Baltimore & Ohio com
mon and preferred, St. Louis & San Fran
cisco, Rock Island, Tennessee Coal, Long
Island, General Electric, Rubber Goods
preferred and Locomotive preferred rose
lftl. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault
Ste. Marie stocks were activ and 2Vkti5
cents higher. A setback in Amalgamated
Copper to last night's price checked the
rise elsewhere, and speculation became
dull and reactionary. Prices were on the
up grade again at 11 o'clock following
strong bidding up of St. Paul, Sugar, Chi
cago & Alton. Brooklyn Transit, Manhat
tan. Great Northern preferred. Western
XTnion and Amalgamated Copper, all of
which excepting the last named sold at
the best. Delaware & Hudson rose 3VA,
New Jersey Central 5 and Lackawanna
1-
Stocks improved for a time despite the
renewed selling of Amalgamated Copper.
Gains, however, were mostly centralized
in the southwestern group and minor
western stocks. St. Joseph & Grand Inl
and first preferred advanced 34. St. Louis
& San Francisco first preferred 214. and
Canadian Pacific. Chicago Great West
ern preferred B, Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis preferred, St. Louis South
western preferred, Kansas & Texas pre
ferred. Wheeling & Lake Erie first pre
ferred, Colorado Fuel, Pacific Mail, Cot
ton Oil and Biscuit 1 to 2. The active
stocks commenced to ease off when Amal
gamated fell to nearly a point under yes
terday. Heavy buying of Union Pacific
lifted that security to above 102. and St.
Paul crossed 163. Atchison, Rock Island.
Southern Pacific and Illinois Central
reached the best, but there was some
sluggishness in the general market which
became easier when Amalgamated Copper
receded to 6214-
In spite of a rally of a point In Amal
gamated Copper the market was dull and
drooping except for special movements.
Gains reached for Colorado Fuel, Cotton
Oil, St. Louis & San Francisco second
preferred and Great Northern preferred
were from 2 to 4- Reactions ran from
1 to 2 for Lackawanna, Long Island, Min
neapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
preferred. New York Central and Chicago
Great Western preferred B.
Bull operators bid up St. Paul, XTnion
Pacific, Atchison and New York Central
to top figures and caused increased firm
ness all around. .An announcement of a
further reduction In the price of raw cop
per sent Amalgamated Copper down to
62, the lowest of tho day, and depressed
other stocks slightly. The market grew
steadier later when Amalgamated rallied
to above 63. Western Union advanced 2
points to 1314. Distilling rose 1 and the
preferred 2.
Market Gossin.
Furnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commis
sion Merchant, S01 Kansas ave.
Kansas City: Wheat opened 7!c, an
eighth above last night's closing, and Im
mediately advanced half a cent on in
vestment buying. Cash situation very
strong, and best traders are long some
wheat and picking it .up on soft spots.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, Hd
higher: corn. d higher.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat d
higher, corn d higher, than yesterday.
Omaha receipts: Hogs, 10,000.
Cables are very satisfactory this morn
ing, and we will see a gradually harden
ing market from now on.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 72 cars;
corn. 134: oats. 19. Same day last year:
Wheat, 117 cars; corn, 46: oats. 2.
Kansas City: Puts. May wheat, 76ie;
calls, 77c: curb, 78c. Puts, May corn,
68c: calls. 604c: curb. 68c.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 14cars;corn,
37: oats. 98.
Kansas City: Fifty-eight cars of our
receipts of wheat are from Nebraska
points todav.
Liverpool closing cables: Wrheat d
hit'her. corn i higher, for the day.
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis. 358
cars: last year, 2i2. Duluth, 15S cars; last
year, 3i)8. Total, 516. against 690.
Ban; of Prices
TFurniKhed by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Of- .
rice 110 West Sixth street. 'Phone 4S6.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Chicago. Dec. 18.
Open High Low Close Ye
WHEAT-
Dec. . .
M a v . .
Julv ..
COKN-
Aiav ..
Julv ..
OATS
D c. . .
Mav ..
Julv ..
FORK
Jan.
76 76V. 75'4
75H 754
m-hi lx 7i 7's-'4 79"
80 80 7- 79v4- 7
66
66 M
667
674 67H
4414
45-14 45'4- 44- 44
S;i 3H 33- 38
44
45'4
3s
3S 35
16 80
9 87
9 90
8 42
8 62
16 30
16 77
Mav
-.16 80 16 90 16 75
LARD
Jan. .
May .
RIBS
Jan. .
May .
9 S7
9 90
9 90
9 92
9 85
9 85
9 85
9 85
8 45 8 45
8 C2-65 8 65
8 40
8 57
8 40
8 60
Kansas City Orain.
CFurnlshed by A. G. Goodwin.. Commis
sion Merchant, 601 Kansas ave.J
Kansas City. Dec. 18.
- Open High Low Close Yea
WHEAT
Dec 73 73
May ... 77 78H 77V4 77'a 77fr
CORN
Dec. ... 69 69 68 6St& 69
Jan. ... 6S 69 68 6X-V4 6SV4
Mch ... 6Js-J4 6W4. 68V4 -6X 6874
May ... 6874 69'A 68V4- 68 6874
Range of Prices on Stock.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Of
fice 110 West Sixth street. 'Phone 46.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City, Mo.
New York,
Op'n Hich Low
...12IH4 12IH 120
Dec
Cl's
121
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66
63
41
39
18.
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12'
Sugar
People's Gas ...
Amal. Copper ..
B. R. T
U. S. Steel
Texas Pacific ..
C. G. W
Rock Island ....
St. Paul
Atchison, com .
Atchison, pfd ..
Manhattan ....
Western Union
Mo. Pacific
Wabash .... ....
So, Pacific
U. P., com
XT. P., pfd
Southern Rly.
Reading
N. Y. Central ...
T. C. I
Brie
C. & O.
B. & O
L. & N.
Pacific Mail ....
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106 106 105
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A. G. GOODWIN,
601 Kansas Avenue,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
Stocks, Cotton, Grain and
Provisions
For cash or .future deli vary,
private market wire to Kan-.as City, St. Louij
Chicago and Vnkr.
Telavluuie 213.