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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, .MARCH 1, 1905.
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Dressing Pins. 400 count, 5c paper for 2c
Safety Pins, all sizes, 5c card for . .2c
Lustre Cotton (Silkateen) 5c ball ..2c
Velveteen Binding, colors only, 5c quality... 2c
L Waterproof Dress Pacing,
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Belt Pins, assorted sizes, 5c book 3c
Tape Measures. 60-inch, 5c tape 3c
Basting Cotton, 5 00ryard spool 3c
Pearl Buttons, worth 5c and 10c doz., for... 3c
Darning Eggs, the 10c ones 5c
Shoe Polish, liquid, 10c bottle ..5c
Needle Book, 4 papers needles and 15
darners 5c
Hat lins. blue, white and black, 6 on,card..5e
Sewing Silk, black only, 2 spools for 5c
Kloster Silk. 100-yd. spools, something new, 5c
Kid Curlers, large size, 10c bunch 5c
Bailey's Talcum Powder, 10c can .5c
ATTEND
MOTHER IS GONE.
Primary Electioa Pledge Goes
foy the Board.
House Refuses to Pass the Com
mittee Measure.
WAS TOO CUMBERSOME.
Document of 50 Pages Which
Few Understood.
Members Tell Why They Would
Tote for It.
Another Republican "platform pledge""
vent glimmering in the house Tuesday.
The primary election law, a document
of 50 pages which few could understand,
waa defeated by a vote of 57 to 54, af
ter the friends of the bill had resorted
to a call of the house and every other
means to drum up enough votes to pass
the bill. Instead of increasing their
totfl, which ii 60 whin the call was
ordered, tiity lost three votes through
members who "switched," and all the
ebsenties wno vere brought in voted
no.
It was one day of the legislative ses
sion, utterly wasted. The discussion of
the primary election bill commenced at
10 o'clock in the morning, and contin
ued until 5:30 ino ailernoon, with
time out for dinner. Every section of.
the bill was taken' up sad punched full
o: nnl s. T iere were some spirited de
bates, and the members seemed to real
ly think that the bill would, in the end,
be passed. The committee of the whole
recommended the bill for passage and
on motion the house at once put the bill
on third reading and final passage.
When the roll call showed that the
friends of the bill lacked only 3 votes
of having a .constitutional majority, it
seemed to be certain that the bill would
pass. The doors of the hall were lock
ed, and the hunt for absentees com
menced. When the aye vote had fallen
off to 57 and the nay vote had increased
to 54. the friends of the bill went into
a stampede, and the call of the house
was raised by a vote of 56 to 47.
As soon as the vote was announced,
W. T. Morgan of Reno moved that the
elections committee be instructed to re
port a bill at once providing penalties
for illegal voting at primaries and re
quiring that the polls be kept open a
reasonable length of time. This motion
carried.
J. W. Adams announced a meeting of
the committee on elections for 1 o'clock
today.
The following was the vote on the
final passage of the bill:
For the bill Adair, Adams, Archer,
Banks, Benson, Bird, Brady, Brandon,
Brown of Sherman, Cones, the two
Clarks, Cowan. Creech, Crocker.
Crumly, Davison, Farris, Glasscock,
Grass, Guyer. Hail. Ham, Haskins,
Husey, Josseiand, Kirtland, Leland,
McBride, Montee. Murphy, Nelson,
Olhausen. Pawling, Peter, Phenicie,
Potts, Plummer, Pringle, Rhodes,
Royer, P.obinett, Roush, Sehermer
horn, Seaver, Simmons. Sourbeer.
Stannard, Steckel, Sticher, Stone,
Treadway, Trigg, Warren, White,
Young. Stubbs 5 7.
Against , the bill Allaman, Barnes.
Beekman. Beeson, Berryman, Bogus.
Br'.erley. Brown of Brown, Curran,
Eddy, Flstun, Ewell, Fieser, Fisher,
Goebel, Hackney. Hamersly. Harrison,
Hildreth. Holden. . Hullett. Humphrey,
the two Joneses. Lacy, Lander, Lupfer,
McGlllivray, Mead, Meagher, Miley,
Morgan, Mueller, Myers, Oshant, Oss
weiler, Perdue, Peter, Porreroy.
Plumb. Pralle, R!ohard3, Rochester,
Schmidt, Skinner. Stober. Stout. Tan
nehill. Taylor, Thompson, Turner,
West. Wilson, Wyckoff 54.
Absentees Burke, Dail, Fraser,
Holdren, Howerton. Kerns. Landergin.
Matthews, Orr, Polley, Ransom, Welch
12.
The opposition to the bill was
chiefly on the ground that it was en
tirely too cumbersome for practical
purposes. The members seemed to
feel that it was too complicated for
ordinary people to understanU. It
proposed too many radical changes in
the present system. The principal
trouble with Kansas elections now is
that there is too much law on the sub
ject. Somebody ought to be appoint
ed to put the election laws into
English so that people will under
stand them, and so that it will not be
necessary to pass 50 pages of addi
tional election laws every' time the
legislature meets.
There were some pointed remarks
Blade when the bill was on finai pas
sage and the members were explain
ing their votes.
Allaman of Atchison said: "Tender
some conditions, a new primary elec
tion law would be a s-ood thing. But
this proposed law will be a very ex
pensive change, and I do not believe
that It will help any political party
very materially."
Berryman cf Clark: "I am in favor of
a law which gives us a direct vote in
the primaries. I don't like the plan i
proposed in tnis law."
Fisher of Crawford: "I am a rock'
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ribbed Republican, and I believe that
this law is in the interests of the Dem
ocratic party."
Goebel of Miami: "We have had some
trouble in our county among the Re
publican factions, which a good pri
mary election law might have averted.
But this law puts the worst element of
the party in power."
Hackney of Cowley: "This law is too
cumbersome. It would take a lawyer
to unravel it. We can get all the pri
mary election law we need on two or
three typewritten pages. My people
don't want this law and if it they did,
I don't, and that settles it."
Haskins of Johnson: "This is an ex
perimental session. We are trying a lot
of new things. I say let the people try
this law a couple of years if they want
to."
Jones of Norton: "This law is a pro
pagator of machines and a breeder of
graft."
Lupfer of Pawnee: "I am not willing
to support a bill which requires a man
to take an iron-bound oath to support
certain men before they are nomina
ted." Morgan of Reno: "This bill is not the
fulfillment of a party pledge because it
is not what the people wanted. We can
pass a good law in an hour tomorrow,
with the help of the men who do things
in this legislature."
Pomeroy of Jackson: "We might fol
low the precedent of the Marlon county
court house steal and vote with the ad
ministration on this bill, but I will
stand by the people instead of the ad
ministration and vote no."
Pringle of Osage: "This law is too
cumbersome, but is better than noth
ing." West of Edwards: "This bill is thor
oughly unrecognizable as a primary
election law."
No Increase in Bonds.
W. P. Hackney made a hard fight
in the house last night to have a bill
passed amending the present law
which fixes $2,000 a mile as the limit
for which a county may bond itself to
build railroads. Hackney wanted a
county to be able to vote $4,000 per
mile for railroad aid, and said that it
would result in the construction of a
lot of north and south railroads
through the state.
The western Kansas members op
posed this, and they said that the rail
roads would play one county against
another and force the counties to
come up to the $4,000 a mile limit.
The house first struck out the second
section of the bill; then It struck out
the first section, and then, as there
was nothing left except the enacting
clause and the publication clause, they
struck out the enacting clause.
S. R. Boggs of Smith has Introduced
a resolution requesting the railroads
to grant half fares to all old soldiers.
It no doubt will create great excite
ment in the railroad offices of the
country. The resolution follows:
"Whereas, It is the custom of rail
way companies in Kansas to grant
unto ministers of the gospel permits
whereby they are enabled to ride on
trains upon payment of one-half of
the railroad fare charged other peo
ple: and
"Whereas, The old soldiers of Kan
sas, in the. war for the preservation
of the union from 1861 to 1865. by
their heroism, patriotism and valor,
made the running of such trains and
the preaching of such gospel in Kan
sas possible; and
"Whereas, In a few short years
such soldiers will be no more, while
the ranks of the ministers will fill up
faster than vacancies occur; now,
therefore, as a small token of our ap
preciation of and admiration for these
gallant men who served their coun
try, be it
"Resolved by the house, the senate
concurring therein. That the railroad
managers are hereby requested to
make an order placing such soldiers
upon the same footing as ministers,
and that upon presentation of proof
showing their honorable discharge
from such service that they be fur
nished with a permit authorizing the
agents of such railway companies to
permit them to ride on their trains
upon payment of one-half the fare
charged others generally therefor."
The resolution was laid over under
the rules.
J. Wr. Berryman of Clark introduced
a resolution directing the attorney
general to conduct an investigation of
the beef trust at the expense of the
state. The costs shall be paid out of i
the governor s contingent fund. If the
attorney general finds anything, he is
directed to proceed criminally against
the packers, to proceed against them
civilly under the anti-trust law, and
also to furnish the federal government
assistance in its fight against the beef
trust.
New Hig-h Kecord.
New Tork. March 1. Balances at
the clearing house at the close of the
month aggregated $27,542,576, which
establishes a new hhrh record. Ex
changes amounted to $589,794,377,
which were only once before equalled.
The last day's clearings transactions
reflected the payment of $75,000,000
for new Southern Pacific bonds.
Opening for Homesteaders.
Missoula. - Mont., March 1. Lake
Como forest reserve becomes subject
to homestead this morning. Between
15.000 and 20,000 acres of land will
be thrown open for settlement. The
land is in the famous Bitter Root val
ley and was set aside by President
Cleveland as a temporary reserve. The
city is thronged with people ready to
file claims as soon as the doors of the
land office open.
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DRY GOODS
Simmons' Waist Extenders
Tracing Wheels, good ones --
Corset Clasp, 10c pair for ,
Soap King Cocoa or Castile, large bar....
Monarch Sewing Machine Oil, 10c bottle...
Shoe J-aces. tubular, 1 yards long, dozen.
Dress Shields, Nainsook, 15c .shield for.
Wire Hair Pins. 15c 400-pin cabinet
Horn Hair Pins. 15c quality, for dozen.....
Celluloid Loop Hair Pins. 25c size for
Shears. 6, 7 and 8-inch, 25c regular for....
Tooth Brushes. 15c, 20c and 25c values....
Witch Hazel, best quality, 15c size bottle..'.
Garter Clasps, turquoise set, 25c pair for. . .
Barbers' Whisk Broom, 20 in. long, 20c qual.
Dress Shields. 19c qual. Nainsook, pair....
Hose Supporters. 15c fancy frill sides, pr. . .
Old-Fashioned Bntterniilk Soap, 3 cake box,
Mennen's Talcum Powder, can ,
Eastman's Talcum, glass jar, nickel cap...
Wright's Silver Cream Polish, large jar
Countess Dress Shields, can be laundered. .
Poster Satin Pad Supporters, 4 strap
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NOW ON.
CONGRESS' WORE
Oyer 100 Laws Affecting
General Public.
the
Over
1,000 Private Acts Have
Been Passed.
PROBING OIL TRUST
And Railroad Legislation Have
Been Inaugurated.
Twenty-eight Public Acts Au
thorize Bridge Building.
Washington, March 1. The legislative
activity of the Fifty-eighth congress
during its short session just closing
may be estimated by the fact that over
100 laws affecting the general public
have been enacted, and over 1,000 pri
vate acts passed. The private acts
consist largely of pensions granted,
while a few relief measures and remov
al of charges of desertion make up the
remainder.
The regular appropriation bills all
are progressing to completion and some
of them have already received the sig
nature of President Roosevelt.
The senate has atnended and ratified
arbitration treaties 'wit& .even " Euro
pean powers and 16 American republics.
It also has sat as a court and acquit
ted Charles Swayne, judge of the dis
trict court for the northern district of
Florida, on articles of impeachment vo
ted by the house.
In joint session of the two houses the
electoral vote for president and vice
president was canvassed and the offi
cial announcement made of the election
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
A revision of the Philippine tariff has
progressed nearly to completion without
indication of defeat, and an act has
been signed intended to develop the re
sources of those islands by guarantee
ing interest on capital invested in rail
road building and authorizing the issu.
ance of bonds for municipal improve
ments, schools and roads. The laws for
Alaska have been codified, an addition
al district Judge authorized and the rev
enues from the Jiquor traffic in that ter
ritory diverted to the support of schools,
the building of roads and the care of
the insane.
Legislation for the government of the
Panama canal zone and regulations for
the construction of the canal have been
passed by both houses, but differences
remain to be adjusted in conferences.
Two new battleships were provided
for by congress in the naval appropria
tion bill.
The trade mark laws have been re
vised and an international copyright act
passed. Jurisdiction of the forest re
serves has been transferred from the
interior to the agricultural department.
Authority to make arrests in forest re
serves has been granted employes as a
measure of further protection. President
Roosevelt has been authorized to set
apart a portion of the Wichita forest
reserve as a breeding place for game
animals and birds.
By resolution of the house the de
partment of commerce and labor has
begun an investigation of the oil trust.
Obscene matter has been prohibited
importation and transit as interstate
commerce. As a further aid in the en
forcement of the immigration laws,
steamships entering United States ports
are required to furnish complete pas
senger lists.
Captured confederate battle flags in
the possession of the war department
were ordered returned to the proper au
thorities of the state in which the regi
ment carrying the colors was organized.
The American National Red Cross
society was incorporated, as were the
trustees of the grand encampment of
Knights Templar of the United States.
Statehood bills have passed both
houses and are in conference. Both
measures contain provision for the ad
mission of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory as one state.
The foundation for railroad legisla
tion has been laid by the passage of
the bill through the house after exhaus
tive hearings and the beginning of an
inquiry by the senate which is to be
conducted during the recess.
A halt has been called in the extrava
gance with which public documents
have been printed.
The president was authorized to grant
medals for heroism in the saving of life
in train wrecks.
The extradition laws of the United
States were extended to the Philippines.
The state of Arkansas was ceded a
strip of land from the Indian Territory.
A portion of the Round Valley Indian
reservation in California was opened to
settlement. Settlers in the Rosebud
reservation were given additional time
to establish citizenship. "The- unallotted
lands of the Yakima reservation in
Washington were ordered disposed of.
Twenty-eight of the public acts are
authorizations to build bridges or dan?
navigable streams; 23 relate to the Dis
trict of Columbia, and 4 to the judiciary.
CHECK TO OYAMA.
(Continued from First Page.)
happily at the warm welcome accord
ed him. It was remarked that the
general's hair had turned quite white.
In the reception room General
Rogdanovitch welcomed General
Stoessel. He referred to the internal
troubles, saying that when General
stoessel lett Russia calm prevailed
while now an internal enemy was en
deavoring to undermine the prestige
of the state.
Replying General Stoessel said he
had heard while at Constantinople of
the disorders in Russia and since then
he had traveled in southern Russia,
had spoken to the people and had
noticed their tranquility ofmlnd ana
especially their lovalty to tne era
peror. He was confident that the
people would remain loyal and that
Russia would issue victorious from
the present crisis.
When the reception ceremonies
were over General and Mrs. Stoessel
entered an open carriage and drove
through the Nevsky Prospect to the
residence of Lieutenant General
Prince Viazky, a member of the im
perial council, where they will stay.
The crowds in the streets lustiiy
cheered the general. The absence of
military and naval officers from the
platform was very noticeable. Only a
few military men and no naval of
ficers excepting Admiral Zilotti were
present. A large force of police sur
rounded the railroad station while the
route to Prince Viamzky's residence
was patrolled by numerous detach
ments of Cossacks and life guards, ap
parently in expectation of a hostile
demonstration.
Altogether the general's welcome
was by no means in the nature of a
popular demonstration and lacked
genuine enthusiasm. Two months
ago all Russia was singing the
praises of the defender or Port Ar
thur. yet when he came home com
paratively few people assembled to
cheer him.
MURDOCK HEARS FROM IT.
One Correspondent AVould Hang tlie
1 Dorado Editor.
Colonel T. B. Murdock, the sage of
El Dorado, some time ago turned loose
a few remarks about tiusts and what
he thought might be expected from
a long-suffering public in case they
are not curbed. Colonel Murdock's
remarks were somewhat lurid and
forcibly expressed. They sounded
somewhat like a Populist speech dur
ing the palmy days of '93. They have
been copied far and wide and now
Colonel Murdock is daily receiving let
ters called forth by his utterances.
Part of them are commendatory, but
a considerable number are very rabid
in their denunciation of the El Dorado
editor. A day or two ago one came
from a Meadville, Pa., doctor who
heartily joined in Colonel Murdock's
sentiments. This was followed by an
other from a man in Kokomo, Ind.,
who wanted to enlist under the Mur
dock banner to . exterminate the
minions of the trusts.
But today a letter came from Pasa
dena, Cal., which expressed the op
posite sentiment. It had an Iguess
thiswillholdyouforawhile air about it
and Colonel Murdock thinks so too.
In the letter was a clipping from a
western paper entitled "Republican
Advocates Anarchy." The "piece"
was surrounded by a border and read
as follows:
"T. B. Murdock, a prominent editor
of El Dorado, said tonight: "After a
little the peoplei of this country will
rise up and hang a few Rockefellers
and other buzzards who rob and
plunder, not forgetting to include in
the general hangings a squad or two
of high court judges. Then all this
robbing and plundering and all these
"technical" court proceedings will
stop. For my part I am ready for
the hanging to begin tomorrow.' "
Here is the letter that accompanied
the clipping:
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 22, 1905.
"T. B. Murdock:
"If this attached slip quotes you cor
rectly I think that you are the one to
be on the end of the rope and not the
law and order people that you decry. I
for one hope some of these days to pull
on the right end of that rope, that will
elevate you and the other cattle viz.:
anarchists and socialists to the posi
tion in life where you belong.
"I regret that I do not live in your
locality, as I think you would look much
better in tar and feathers than you do
now, and if you lived in our section of
the country where we have patriotic
Americans, you would get what you de
serve good and plenty and d d quick.
"I advise you to stay where you are
in the only state of the union where
your anarchist utterings are appreciat
ed, and you do not get your deserts.
"WM. H. FLOTTER."
FOURTEEN DAYS IN OPEN BOAT.
Shipwrecked Sailors Six Days Without
Food or Water.
New York. March 1. Captain J. A. Mi
not of the steam dredge Texas which
foundered at sea with a loss of 22 lives,
was brought here today on the steamer
Rotterdam, from Rotterdam. The other
survivors of the Texas were landed at
Waterford several weeks ago, having been
rescued by the Brigantine Mercedes after
a terrible experience with hunger, thirst
and cold in an open boat.
The Texas, which was bound from Dant
zic to Galveston, foundered at midnight
on Christmas eve. Two of her boats were
launched, but one of them was swamped.
This boat, containing the chief officer and
21 men. sank immediately and ail its oc
cupants were drowned. In the second
boat the survivors drifted fourteen days,
the last six of which they were absolutely
without food or water. One of the men
died from exposure, another became in
sane and the remaining twelve were on
the verge of hysteria when help came to
them. Thev had drunk sea . water and
their bodies were covered with boils.
When taken on board the Mercedes one of
the. survivors said they had just drawn
lots to decide which one should be killed
to furnish food for his fellows. A little
later they were transferred to the steam
ship Zeno and landed at Waterford, Ire
land. 1C .
Arsenec in the Coffee.
Connellsville, Pa., March 1. John
Marsel, a bartender, is in jail at
Uniontown, in connection with the
poisoning of his wife and three chil
dren. All four were made ill by
drinking coffee which had been found
to contain arsenic and little hope is
held out for their "recovery. Marsel,
who fled, was captured.
Two Marriages at Wellington.
Wellington, Kan.. March 1. Miss Mary
Purcell and Mr. Will C. Wunderlich of
Lebanon Junction. Ky., were married
here by the Rev. J. M. Via at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Purcell. Miss Stella Giboney of Nortn
Liberty. O., was married here at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. R. J. Smith, to D. S.
Balbridge of "Ottawa. The Rev. D. H.
Stewart officiated.
Christian Science Recognized.
Columbus, O., March 1. The Ohio su
preme court today in the case of O. W.
Marble held in substance the practice
of Christian Science comes within the
scope of the state medical law.
MARKETS TODAY.
Another Depressing Day in the
Wheat Pit.
Large Receipts and Heavy Sell
ing Weakens Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Strong to Ten Cents
Higher.
Hogs Steady and Down About
Five Cents.
Chicago, 111., March 1. WHEAT Lower
prices at Liverpool had a depressing effect
on the wheat market today.pit traders be
ing quite liberal sellers. At the opening
the market was decidedly Arm, May being
c to e higher, at $1.13 to $1.1414.
July was up a shade to c at 9S
REID'S NEW MAGAZINE.
"Bit and Spur," a Gem of Its Kind,
Makes Its Appearance.
The first number of "Bit and Spur,"
the new horse magazine, is on the
market. Albert T. Reid, the well
known Topeka cartoonist, is interested
in the publication, and will furnish,
besides cartoons and illustrations, a
full-page two-color supplement for
each alternate issue of the magazine.
The first of his color drawings, "'The
Story of the Chase," will appear in
the April issue. A single column
miniature of the drawing Is shown in
the first number, besides several
comic sketches by Mr. Reid. George
Ford Morris, a Chicago artist, is also
interested in the magazine, and will
furnish drawings.
Miss Minnie Mclntyre, formerly
editor of the Horse Show Monthly, is
editing the new publication. The
magazine is "dressy" and beautifully
illustrated. The first number contains
a portrait of Mr. Reid, surrounded by
comic sketches and artistic drawings
by the artist.
NEW $7,000 CHURCH.
Will Be Built at Fillmore and Hun
toon Streets.
Architects' plans have been com
pleted for a new church edifice for the
Second United Presbs'terian congrega
tion. The cost of the new structure
will be $7,000 and it will be con
structed of cut stone. The church
will be erected at the corner of Fill
more and Huntoon streets. The con
gregation is now worshiping in a new
small stone structure, which will be
a part of the enlarged building.
A modified Gothic is the idea used
in the plans. The dimensions of the
building will be 5 0x70 feet. The main
auditorium of the church will have a
seating capacity of 360. and when the
Sunday school room is thrown open in
conjunction a total seating capacity
of 500. The constructive work will
commence in the very near future.
Bids will - he advertised for in two
weeks and the contract let soon after.
The congregation in question has
comparatively been but recently or
ganized.
SILENT ON GAS FRANCHISES.
No One Seems Anxious to Put Up Big
Guarantee Fund.
A number of committee meetings of
the council will be held this week.
The streets and walks committee will
hold a meeting Friday evening. Some
small items of business will come be
fore it for transaction. The gas fran
chises will not be acted upon unless a
request is made for action. Thus far
nobody has appeared to evince anxiety
to secure a franchise. Those who did
appear and present drafts of what
they desired have not pushed their
claims, and the whole matter has
been allowed to rest. One of the
members of the council stated yester
day that it looked as if the talk of
raising the guarantee fund to $5,000
or $10,000 had effectually silenced the
would-be promoters.
The claims and accounts committee
wili hold a meeting Friday afternoon.
The gas and electric light commit
tee will hold a meeting some time this
week, the exact time not being as yet
decided upon. The committee is ex
amining a new arc light for which
considerable merit is claimed by its
manufacturers. The new arc is one
of the enclosed type and needs the
attention of a caretaker only once
every two weeks, as against that of
the present type of arc, which requires
attention every two days. Whether
the new light gives as much as the
old type is one of the questions which
the city council will have to decide.
Some of the members of the commit
tee went down to the electric light
plant last night and watched the ac
tion of one cf the new arc lights which
was placed onto a circuit.
TO ENJOIN SELLERS OF LIQUOR.
New Tack Is Taken by the State Tem
perance Union.
The Kansas State Temperance union
has taken a new tack to get . at To
peka jointists.
In the Shawnee county district
court on Monday night, injunctions
were filed, signed by J. K. Coddi'ig
and W. L. Dexter, against Ted Davis,
Charles Davis, Nick Lonergan and
Carl Joeheck, to prevent the sale of
liquor at 516 Kansas avenue; against
Lee Jones at 330 Kansas avenue:
aeainst Cash Curtis, Joe Allen and
Willis Clough at 609 North Kansas
avenue, and George Klauer at 536
Kansas avenue.
Judge Dana has not set a time for
the hearings. He stated this morninjj
that he did not know when they will
come up, and in all events not before
next Monday.
In each of the. cases the court is
asked to give the complainants $100
attorney fees, for that represents the
cost of bringing the suits.
Kansas Man Dies in Colorado.
Lawrence. Kan.. March 1. Word was
received in Lawrence of the death of
Lorin C. Wilson at Colorado Springs. Mr.
Wilson died of stomach trouble, with
which he has been afflicted for several
vears. He has been a resident of Law
rence many years and is interested in a
number of business enterprises of the city.
The bodv wiil be taken to Washington
Court House, O., for burial.
Yeast "Are you partial to health
foods?" Crimsonbeak "Indeed, I am.
I've got every sofa in the house stuffed
with them." Yonkers Statesman.
99c. For a time offerings were readily
absorbed by commission nouses, bet on
a let up in demand prices suddenly de
clined. May sold off to $1.13fil .13 and
July to 98c. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 212 cars,
against 405 cars a year ago.
On general liquidation of May the mar
ket broke precipitately. May selling off to
$1.22. July declined' to 97c On active
covering by shirts May advanced to $1.15ft
and July to 98c. The close on May was
up le, at $1.15. July closed with a gain
of ?4Sy4c, at 9874c. -
CORN Larger receipts than expected
induced considerable selliig of corn re
sulting in a weak undertone. May opened
unchanged to' ftfc lower, at 47c to 47
47c. After selling up to 4747c the
price reacted to 47c.
The close was firm, with May up a
shade, at 47c.
OATS May oats opened unchanged to a
shade lower, at 31S31ftc, sold up to 31c,
and settled back to 31Ji31ftc.
PORK May pork was off a shade to 2
i65c, at $12.50fo.l2.52VS.. Lard and ribs were
each down 2cat $6.92 and $8.72 respec
tively. WHEAT 1 'ash : No. 2 red, $1.151.17;
No. 3 red, $1.08(fil.l5: No. 2 hard, $1.124fl-M:
No. 3 hard, fl.06ttl.12; No. 1 northern, $1.15
1.17: No. 2 northern, fl.Osgl.lS; No. 3
spring. $1.06 1.15.
CORN No. 2, 45(ff45c: No. 3, 45??45c
OATS No. 2, 34'.'Uc; No. 3. 30a3Oc.
RYE March, 77c: May, 76ff77c.
FLAX Cash: N.-W.. $1.35; S.-W., $1.25;
March. $!.25; May. $1.26.
TIMOTHY March, $2.95'2.97; Sept.,
S3. 10.
CLOVER March, $12.60.
BARLEY Cash: 4049c.
Range of Price.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Chicago, March 1.
Low Close Yes
Open High
w JtiHiAI
May ...1 13 1 15ft 1 12 1 15 1 13
July 9834 99ft 97 98
Sept .... 90Vi- 91ft 90 91ft 90
CORN
May .... 47- 47 47ft 47 iVAr
July .... 47- 44 47 48ft 47
Sept .... 48-47 4S 47?i 4S 48
OATS
May .... 31-31 31 31 31 31-ft
July .... 31-31ft 31 31 31 31-ft
Sept .... 29 2S 29 29 29ft
PORK
May ....12 50 12 57 13 47 12 55 12 62
July ....12 60 12 70 12 60 12 70-13 65
LARD
May 6 92 6 95 6 92 6 95 6 95
July .... 7 05 7 07 7 02-05 7 05 7 07
Sept 120 7 20
RIBS '
Mav.... 6 72 675 6 72 675 675
July 6 87 6 90 6 87 6 90 6 90
Kansas City Grain.
CFurnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
i t :.i .. ; . . .... ,i q, ,-w-u Q
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Cnristy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City. March 1.
Onpn
High Low Close Yes
WHKAT
May ...1 02 1 03
Julv 88 tS
1 01
87
1 03
87
1 02
S7-S8
CORN
May 45- 45
July .... 45 45
45 45
46- 45
45
45
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chir-aon. March 1. CATTLE Receipts
today, 22,000 head. Market steady. Good
to prime stfc-ers. V).bo(o.4', poor 10 meui
um. $3.90-35.75: stockers and feeders, $2.50
4.40; cows. $1.25r7;4.50; heifers, $2.00a5.00;
canners, $1.2o.2.70; bulls, $2.004.10; calves.
ij.cwaV.DO.
HOGS Receiots todav. 33,000 head; esti
mated Thursday, 30,000 head. Market
steady to weak. Mixed and butchers', $4.80
(&5.05; good to choice heavy, $5.005.12;
rough heavy, $4.854.96; light, $4.75'a4.95;
bulk of sales, 4.90ft5.00.
SHEEP Receipts today, 22,000 head.
Sheen stronir: lambs steady. Good to
choice wethers. $5.80fiS.25; fair to choice
mixed, $4.6S5.50: western sheep, $5.00fi 20;
native lambs, Jo.i&ai.o; western isuua,
$5.75S7.S0.
Kansas CltJ Li restock Market.
Kansas City, Mo., March 1. CATTLE
Receipts today, 7,000 head, including 200
head of southerns. Market strong to 10c
higher. Native steers, $4.005.75; southern
steers, $3.45fu4.60; southern cows, $2.25(53.50;
native cows and heifers, $1.75a4.60; stock
ers anrt fet-rifir 1.1 OfrfB.4 SO: bulls. J2.50S3.O:
calves, $3.00fr6.75; western fed steers, $3.7o
!?5.25; western fed cows, tZ-0&3.25.
HOGS Receipts today, 12.000 head. Mar
ket steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.7o
(S5.00; heavy, $4.90.5.02; packers', $4.S5
5.00; pigs and lights, n.i&ai.w.
shwf.p PLeceints todav. 7.000 head.
Market weak to Kc lower. Muttons, $5.25
(6.00; lambs, $6.50cu7.75: range wetners
$5.2536.75; fed ewes, $4.75&f.75.
St. Louis Live Stock.
St. Louis, Mo.. March 1. CATTLE Re
ceipts today, 3.500 head. Market steady.
Beef steers, $3.25'ff5.90; stockers and feed
ers, $2.25&4.10; cows and heifers, $2.00(5.4.65;
Texas steers. $2.&'84.75; Texas cows and
heifers, $2.003.&0.
HOGS Receipts today, 9,500 head. Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights, $3.754.S0;
packers', $4.95(56.05; butchers' and best
heavv, $5.05(&5.15.
SHEEP Receipts today, 3,500 head.
Market weak. Natives, $4.00(g6.25; lambs,
$4.CO87-25.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, 111., March 1. BUTTER Mar
ket easv. Creamery. 2432c; dairy, 2429c.
EGGS Market steady. At mark, cases
included. 25S27c
CHEESEr-Market firm. Daisies, 13c;
Twins, 12c: Young Americas, 13c.
LIVE POULTRY Market eaay. Tur
keys, 14c; chickens, 12c; springs, 12c.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, March 1. Close WHEAT
Receipts todav, 44 cars. Quotations
were lower. May. $1.03; July, 87c. Cash:
No 2 hard, $1.0031.08; No. 3 hard, $1,044
107'; No. 4 hard, 9Gc(fj$1.04; No. 2 red, $1.0sy
1710; No. 3 red, $1.05g.l.08; No. 4 red, 98c
CORN Market steady to higher. May,
45(&45c: July. 45i&45c. Cash: No. 2
mixed, 4ftTi46c; No. 3 mixed, 4 '-46c; No.
2 white, 4HV.!fi47c; No. 3 white, 4tc.
O 4TS Market steady to lower. No. 2
white, 31'&32e: No. 2 mixed, 31c.
RYE Market steady, 7S'&79c.
HAY Choice timothy, $9.5"gl0.00; choice
prairie, $7.75&8.00.
BUTTER Creamery, 2731c
EGGS Fresh, 23c.
Market Gossip.
Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis
sion Co., Stocks, Grains. Provisions and
Investment Securities. Room 12, Colum
bian building.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat ftd
lower; corn ftd lower.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. m.: Wheat d lower;
corn unchanged.
Northwest grain receipts today: Minne
apolis, 199 cars: Duluth, 2 cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 306 cars; Duluth, 6t
cars. '
Estimated grain receipts at Chicago to
morrow: Wheat, 7 cars; corn, 411 cars;
oats, 128 cars; hogs, 34,000 head.
New York Stocks.
Wall St., New York, March 1. STOCKS
The opening stock market today was
moderatelv higher, gains running to a
point in New York Central, Illinois Cen
tral. Erie first preferred, Brooklyn Tran
sit and Amalgamated Copper and to a
large fraction in Pennsylvania, Reading,
St. Paul, Colorado Fuel and Pacific Mail.
The advance ran along quietly for a
time, but pressure to sell developed be
fore the hour had expired. Purchases
were moderate and after the favorite rail
road stocks had been advanced but a
point t'ie eagerness cf the traders to take
profits caused a sharp setback. Pullman
was lifted 4 points. Consolidated Gas 3ft
points, Northwestern 3 points, Minneapo
lis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie 2 points
and Union Pacific. St. Paul, Louisville and
Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line, New York
Central. Pennsylvania. Reading, Erie,
Pipe, Tennessee Coal and Federal Mining
preferred 1 to 1 points. Heavy blocks of
the railroad stocks and specialties were
thrown on tii market before 11 o'clock
and the previous advances were cancelled
and in some c-aes pi ices w. .'; driven well
under last night, especially for Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific and Reading. Twin
MONEY TALKS J
X If you speculate In grain or
J stocks, do so with responsible J
uroKers, wnere you get fair 3.
treatment, and where your mar- J
gins and profits can be obtained
the minute you close your deals.
I offer you the highest banking J
and commercial references, and J
references and testimonials of
, 1 1 Aiiuwit jjeviyxe win, uava
tnrough my advice.
THOMAS J. MYERS, Broker.
X Grain, Stocks, and Bonds.
i Ground floor, Columbian bldg.,
Topeka, Kas.
t
it-
City Rapid Transit preferred declined 2
points and Southern Pacific a point.
Eric was carried up to 47ft, the second
preferred rose 1ft points. Louisville and
Nashville 2 points, Atlantic Coast Line 3
points and Lead 1 point. The rally in the
general list cat'ged by these movements
did not reach the previous high level and
prices fell back again owing to languid
buying. Lead preferred declined 6 points,
Colorado and Southern second preferred
2 points and Ghicago and Alton and the
the United States Rubber stocks 1 point.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit, newly traded
in, sold at 124, and down to 121.
Bonds were Bteady at noon.
An advance to 77 by Amalgamated
Copper, supplemented by a rise in Suar
of 1 points, was without essential influ
ence on the general market. Dealings
were slight in the grain curlers and they
suffered somewhat from the absence of
the recent spirited buying. Hide nnd U.
S. Leather preferred gained 1 points.
Interest in the standard stocks was re
vived by a bull demonstration in New
York Central which' carried it to 157.
Hurried purchases were made of Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific, St. Paul and
Pennsylvania and they reached the high
est of the day. Atlantic Coast Line got
up nearly 5 points and Sugar 3 points.
Kansas City Southern preferred. Pacific
Mail, Metropolitan Securities, People's
Gas and Virginia Iron improved 1 to 2
points.
Range of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Graino, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.
New York, March 1.
Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Yes
Sugar 144 14b 144 146 144
People's Gas F 108 108 107
AmaL Copper 75 77 75 77 75
B. R. T 65 65 64 65 64
T. C. 1 92 93 91 93 91
U. S. Steel 34 35 34 85 84
U. S. Steel, pfd .. 94 95 94 95 94
Atchison, com .... 89 89 f- 8! 88
Atchison, pfd 102 102 1(2 102 102
C. G. W 23 23 23 23 23
St. Paul 177 179 177ft 179 17h
R. I., com 35ft 35 35ft 35 34
Wabash, com 22 22
Wabash, pfd 4f 46 46 46 4f.
Mo. Pacific 108 109 10S 109 108
Western Union 63
Manhattan 171
N. Y. Central .... 154 157 154 157 154
Texas Paciflo 37 37 37 37 37
So. Pacific 70 71ft 69 71 70
Reading 95 95 94 95 94
Erie 40ft 4(' 46 47 4f
Erie, 1st 8i 82 81 V, R2
Union Pacific 133 134ft 132 133 132
C. & 0 50 51 50 61 80
B. & 0 107 109 107 109 1"7
L. & N 138 141 13 141 138
Katy 6i 66 64 6f 64
Pennsylvania .... 142 143 142 143 142
C. & A., com 42 42 42 42 42
U. S. Leather .... 12 12 12 12 12
C. F. 1 61 51 60 61 60
Fug; fir and Coffee In New Torfc.
New York. March 1. SUGAR Raw su
gar firm. Fair refining, 4c: centrifugal,
96 test, 5ftc; molasses sugar, 4c. Refined
sugar firm. Crushed, $6. o; powdered, $6.1o;
granulated, $6.05.
COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio,
7c nominal.
Now Tork Batter.
New York. March 1. BUTTER Market
weak. Western 'actory, common to ex
tra, 20(&28c; western imitation creamery,
common to extra, 24SJ29c.
Cotton Marke.
New York, March 1. COTTON Sales
today, 31,200 bales. Spot cotton closed
quiet snd 15 points higher. Quotations per
100 pounds: Middling uplands, $7.75; mid
dling gulf, $8.00.
Galveston, Tex., March 1. COTTON
Market unchanged, at 7c per pound.
Wool Market.
St. Louis, Mo.. March 1. WOOL Mar
ket steady. Territory and vestern medi
ums, 23(g26c; flr.o medium, VHd'llc; fine, 17
'gliiC.
Toieka Market.
Topeka, March 1.
Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing Co.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS' ....$4 4Vfi4.60
HEAVY 4.5.Va4.S2
LIGHT 4.154.45
CORN FED CATTLE.
Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing Co.
COWS $2.003.50
HEIFERS 2 50ft 3. t
BULLS 2 00i2.50
LIGHT CALVES 3 .017 4.00
HEAVY CALVES 2.5O'a3.O0
GRAIN.
Furnished by J. B. Blllard. Central
Mills, 534 North Kansas Ave
NO. 2 WHEAT 98CSS1 00
NO. 3 WHEAT 95-aSSo
NO. 4 WHEAT 88y90o
NO GRADE WHEAT SOsSKc
CORN 4
NO. 2 OATS 3'
NO. 3 OATS 28o
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Furnished by S. K. Lux. 210 Kansas Ave.
FRUITS.
ORANGES Navels, $2.10fi2.25 per box.
LEMONS California, $2.85 per box.
BANANAS $1.7592.76 per bunch.
APPLES Fancy, $4.00C(4.25 per bbl,
HONEY $2.40 per 24-rack case.
COCOANUTS 65c per doz.
FIGS 70c per box.
GRAPE FRUIT $4.00 per box.
NEW DATES 44c per lb.
CALIFORNIA TANGERINES $2.25 per
box.
VEGETABLES.
CAUL1 FI.OWER $.1.00 per crate.
PARSNIPS 50c per bu.
Hl'BBAIiD SQUASH-$1.2571.50 per doa.
POTATOES Colorado, 4S''!50c per bu.
SWEET POTATOES $3.00 per bbl.
CABBAGE $1.50 per cwt.
TURNIPS 35c per bu.
CARROTS 50c per bu.
CANADA RUTABAGAS lc per lb.
ONIONS $1.3Cf7l. 35 per bu.
CRANBERRIES $7.75 per bbl.
CELERY Jumbo, 80c per bunch; Blua
Ribbon. 60c per bunch.
SEED POTATOES Early Ohio, 60(g85o
per bu.
ONION SETS $2.50-5 3 25 per bu.
OYSTERS.
NEW YORK COUNTS 45c per can.
NEW YORK EXTRA SELECTS 35c per
can.
BULK OYSTERS.
STANDARDS $1.40 per gallon.
EXTRA SELECTS $1.65 per gallon.
FULL CREAM CHEESE.
KANSAS Y. A. IV -a per lb.
NEW YORK STATE (White), 15c per
lb.
BRICK 15c per lb.
LIMBURGER 15c per lb.
BLOCK SWISS 15V.C per lb.
BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY.
Furnished by Cope & Co., 134 Kansas
Avenue.
POULTRY Hens, 9c lb.; springs, large,
8c lb.: broilers, 12.c lb.; turkeys, goblers,
12c lb.: hens, 15c lb.
EGGS Fresh. 24c doz.
COUNTRY BUTTER 23250 per lb.
HAY.
Furnished by City Hay Market, 417 Quin
cy street.
PRAIRTF, Loose, per ton $7.00? 8.00
PRAIRIE Baled 7.50W- ( 04
ALFALFA Loose 9on-an 00
TIMOTHY S OfKj? 9 oo
CANE 6 50-S 6.00
STRAW Per ton 4.50fct 5.50
Topeka Hide Markel.
Topeka, March 1.
Prices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED .9o
NO. 1 TALLOW 40