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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, 'MARCH 6, 1905. 5 McCall's April Patterns. Weather Forecast : Cloudy with sKotoers tonight and probably cast portion Tuesday ; variable winds. - McC&ll's Mzgz jine for April. Mills' Store News Wk'K'STn!H TRACT MASK T F The announcement of n new silk is always received by women with mucli en quiring interest. "When the silk combines a warp that gives it a lustre that's individual, and a flexibility that has a swish, without a suggestion of a wrinkle, then it arises from the mediocrity of a piece of merchandise to a real discov ery. It is the wearing quality of silk that you look to immediately after the color has pleased the eye.. The many strands that together make Radium silk are carefully selected, and woven into a fabric that will outlast any fashion. It ilso positively will not stretch, pull, or break under strain of service. You will rind Radium silk at our silk counters. The price is 83c a yard, the width 27 inches. " tm . NAME ON SELVAOE At the section for the sale of Dress Linings Ave now hare on sale terial called Pres de Soie. Is like taffeta in everything but price. taffeta service in many ways makes a better . wearing petticoat shows to equal prettiness as a slip-skirt, and means a superior lining to an over-garment because it won't pull, break or lose its sprightly lustre there's a guarantee that says it won't. Pres de Soie is soft and silky, lustrous and serviceable. Its price is one-third that of a taffeta and its dependability three times more certain than silk. Made in 36-inch width and in sirperb black as well as a prismatic display of color tints. Price 33c per yard. The colors are black, grey, white, tan, lernon, pink, green, two shades of blue and two shades of brown. : a new ma It does a LI A R t( ETST0 DAY. "Weakness Is Again a Feature in W heat Tit. May Corn Opens a Shade Lower at 48 l-4e. Chicago, March 6. WHEAT Bearish sentiment prevailed in the wheat pit to day. Lower prices at Liverpool resulting from a large increase in world's ship ments were the basis oi the weakness of ttus market. May iipned Ls14c to 'u-SiC lower, at tl.WvCjl.loS. and sold off to Jl.lDfil.lj. July oiened vac lower, at lVui,Te. and reacted to J-bc. Minneap olis, Dulutli and Chicago reported re ceipts of 564 cars, against ti34 cars a year ago. The market closed easy, May being" off KiLc. at 51.1V-9- July was on Uc, at 1c. lOKN-iiny corn opened a shade to VsC lower, at 4?1.c to iS'ilsHc, "nd sold at 4,-'c. At the close May was up a shade, at 4V 4-ic. OATS May oats was off tit Vic, at Slf? SI -xe. t-KOVISJOXS Provisions were steady on moderate covering by shorts. Ribs were ;;i b'st demand. Mey pork pjysal rn 5e, at Jl. 62'.,. and adVanee.i ' to 12.t. Lail open-d down 2Uc. at $7.v., and so!-l up to . .fy 7.C. Kibs were unchanged, U'hEAT-rasli: No. 2 red. tl.lR'-Tl.l: No. 3 red. Jl.li-i 1.15: No. 2 hard, Sl.lSV'i l.lfi: No. hard, $l.t ;i 1.15: No. 1 northern", fi.lK, '.J l.lsi : No. 2 northern, Sl.Miftl.13; Iso. 3 "print?. $1.(7T(1.15. CORN No. 2, 4HVM7c: No. 3. 4iTj lS'ic. OATS-Nn. 3. 3lc; No. 3. 311 c. RYK March. Tv'c: May. 7c. FLAX C.-ish : N.-W.. SI 3 S.-W., $1.27'; March. $1,274: May. SI. 27"-. TIMOTH Y March, $3.03';i3.H;April, S3. 05: Sept.. s:.i:.. CLOVE II Maren, $12 70. BARLE Y Cash : 4C u -i'-'c. steers, $3.257 8.00: stockers and feeders, S2.oCa4.fi5: cows and heifers. S4.0-Kt4.3U: Texas steers, $2.5ii4.75; Texas cows and heifers. 3.1-5. HOGS Receipts today. 6.0OO head. Mar ket steady to strong. Pips and lights, $3.75 (!i4.75; packers', S-l.'iSio.uS; butchers' and best heavy. S5.fKKi5.15. SHEEP Receipts today, 1.000 head. Market steady. Natives, $4.0li6.0o; lambs, Chicago Lire Stock Market. Chicago. Mtrch 6. CATTLE Receipts today, 2.,e.l0 head. Market strong. Good to prime steers. J5.5-ti.30: poor to medi um, J1.iWi5.0ii: stockers and feeders, S2.X 4.45: cows. $2. n'Yt 1 4.25: heifers. i2.4-.rtl2. nintiera, tl 2&ti2.75; bulls, J2-"2i&4.0o; calves. HOGS Receipts today. 87,000 head; estl mated Tuedav, 32,txA head. Market oc higher. Mixed and butchers'. $4. i(NS5.1o Kxd to choice heavy. $4. 9yh 5.20: rough heavy, $4..yi5.J5; light, $4.sO-ya.u5; bulk of sales. S4.:hvio.10. SHEEP Keceints today. W.000 head. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. Sa.23-x6.00: fair to choice mixed, SuMjswj: western sheep, $o.5.tfi t.tx: native lambs, $7.X'f: 7.9.; western lambs, S7.50&7.8O. Itante of Price. Furnished by J K. Gall. Commissions, i Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks, office lit) West Sixth street. Telephone Correspondent Christy Grain and Stock Co.. Kansas City, Mo.j Chicago. March 6. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT May ...1 lo'i 1 Id 1 15H 1 15 1 15 July SV v"s- iV H' 99 Sept .... 91VM 01U 90H S1V S1H CORN May .... 4's-U 4S, 4RH 4vi4-Si 4S14 July 4-H 4! 4M 4xa- 4Hij-4 6ei,t 4- .- 4, 4-i 4M-Tk Oats May ... Julv ... S.-pt ... PORK May ... Julv ... LARD May ... July ... Sept ... EI BS Ma v Julv ... . Sept ... 31-Tb 32' i Zl 32 31-4 . 30 & 30 30U 2l'"a-30 12 2 12 S2 12 fi2 12 Rrt 12 67 .12 Si." 13 !-2 12 SO 12 IB 12 W . 7 02 7 10 T 02 7 10 7 02 . 7 15-17 7 22 7 15 7 22 7 15-17 . 7 7-30 7 S5 7 27 7 35 7 27 .RS2 69" 682 690 6R2 . 6 97 7(4 6 95-07 7 to 6 !5-S7 7 10 Knnsns City Grain. Furnished by J. K. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions. Cotton an-1 Stocks. - Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 4-. Correspondent Curistv Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, JloV) Kansas City. March 6. High Low Close Sat Open WHEAT M.iv ...1 2T4 July .v,'a COIiN Mav 45 July 4.y i 4?--i-s 454 45' 45i l a l mi ; S7 45' 4 45H Ubsm Cits Llvetocu MnrlcM. Kansas City. Mo.. Mareh 6. CATTLK Receipt today. 7.f head, including 2.-100 ha-l of sontherns. Market ste.-dv. Na tives. .?4.k5.Si: southern steers, S3.'5iv.t4.7n: southern cows. $2.i""i3.5: native cows and heiiers. S2. ''. 4. 6o : stockers an.l feeders. I... -"-J 4.i'ji: bulls. S2.S'.i''i'4.: western fed steers, fs. 7,Vi5.25; wistcrn fed cows, $2.00-y HOGS Re, eipts todav. 7.0il head. Mar ket c higher. Bulk of sales. S4.S-Vfl 5.00: , ;' ' ""'.',-: packers , S4.SV1l6.0U and licnts. 4.1,v,.-4.f.o. S.fKEI Receipts todav, 9.0i heid Market steady to 5e lower. Muttons. $4.75 ii'". l;'I"'"'s. liVo--.i7.5e; range wethers, Jo.( .it.to; fed ewes, Sl.75-e5.50. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. March 6. Close WHEAT Receipts today, 1:11 cars. Quotations were firm. Mav, Sl.oi: July, ST-ys. ',-c. Cash: No. 2 hard. Sl.(Aril.0K: No. 3 hard. S!.t4!sl.t6U: No. 4 hard. siSc-O S1.0S ; No. 2 red. S1.o7il.r!i: No. 3 red, Sl.O7ya-1.07; No. 4 iel, i-Ic 'n fl.(. CORN -Market firm. May, 45&'$45Ttc; Jtilyr 457e. Cash: -No. 2 mixetl. 451Etj4'le; No. 3 mixed, 45!i;C: No. 2 white, 47c; No. 3 white. 4-:,-c. OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 32'Sj til 33l-..e : No. 2 mixed, 32c. RYK Market steady. 783 0c HAY Market firm. Choice timothy, S9.5-1 lil't.i"-: choice prairie, Si-W-iS.oo. BUTTER Market weak. Creamery, (631c. EGGS Market lower. Fresh, 19c. 27 Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, 111., March 6 BUTTER Mar ket easy. Creamery. 23-?t30c; dairy, 23:a2J5e. . EGGS Market weak. At mark, cases in cluded. 2oe. C H K HIS E Market firm. Daisies, 13-g 3Se; Twins, 12il2Uc; Young Americas, 13i -c. LIVE POULTRY' Market easy. Tur keys, 14c; chickens, HVic; springs, lfc. Market Gossip. Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis sion Co.. Slocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Securities. Room 12, Colum bian building. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat un changed: corn unchanged. Liverpool. 1:30 p. m. : Wheat 'i'fjsd low er: corn t-qad lower. Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. 42 cars: gruded. 0. Corn, 75ti cars; graded, IS. Oats, 3H5 cars: graded, li3. Estimated plain receipts at Chicago to morrow: Wheat, 41 cars; corn, 474 cars; oats, 2S0 cars. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 50 cars: Duluth, 12 cars. A year ajto: Minneapolis, 544 cars; Duluth, 43 ca rs. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat d lower; corn unchanped. Visible supply changes for the week: Wheat decreased sX'l-) bushels; corn in creased 645.000 bushels; oats decreased 850, OoO bushels. Xcw ork Butter. New York. March 6. BUTTER Market irregular. Western factory, common to choice, 2(f;2i;o; nt-st-rn imitation cream ery, common to extra. 2i-u21'c. Sugar and Coffee In Kewr York, New York, March C SUGAR Raw sti Rf"" steady. Fair refining, 4c; centrifu gal, test, dsc: molasses sugar. 4:'rC. Re tined sus'f.r steady. Crushed, $6.75; pow dered. S. 15: granulated, SH.ijd. CO b FEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, '74c. Pigs St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis. Mo., March C CATTLE Re ceipts today. 2.5) head, including l..m steady. ieei hea-1 of 'IVxans. Market MONEY TALKS If you speculate in grain or stocks, do so with responsible brokers, where you get fair treatment, and where your mar gins and profits can be obtained the minute you close your deals. 1 offer you the highest banking and commercial references, and references and testimonials of well known people who have made a great deal of money through my advice. THOMAS J. MYERS, Broker. Grain. Stocks, and Bonds. Ground floor, Columbian blilg., Topeka, Kas. YVool Market. St. Louis. Mo.. March 6. WOOL Mar ket steady. Territory and western medi ums, 22-iiJ3c; line medium, 19&21c; fine, 17 OjlSe. , Cotton Market. New York. March 6 COTTON Snl?s to day, i.sio bales. Spot cotton closed quiet anil steady. Quotations per 3in pounds: s'p'11lnS l,planJs- 7J'5: middling gulf, Galveston, Tex., March 6. COTTON Market lower, Tuc per pound. Ploss-Sheffield Steel yielded S'l points and St. Paul preferred Vs points. An uneven upward movement was led by Missouri Pacific amongst the south westerns and Reading in the eastern group. Both of these stocks rose a point, but their following gained only fractions. The transcontinental stocks, New York Central, Erie and the Steel stocks were held back. Mexican Central rose 1 point an 1 Realty 2 points. Fort Worth and Denver City stamped declined 14 points, Wisconsin Central preferred, Tennessee Coal, Beet Sugar preferred. Pacific Coast and Hide and Leather preferred 1 point, and American Express 2 point.'. Bonds were fa her heavy and dull at noon. Union Pacific was sold down to l"27s on the decision favoring the Hill interests in the Northern Securities case. Southern Pacific weakened only fractionally, but St. Paul Io.t a. point and Northwestern l1 points. Large orders flowed into the mar ket for Union Pacific on the break and by 1 o'clock it had got back to 134T-H. Erie was also lifted dilig ntly to 4S and Penn sylvania developed pronounced strength. There was much confusion over the in terpretations of i.e Northern Securities decision. Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific rebounded a point over Saturday on the presumption tna-. only a minor phase of the contest was ir.clv. d in the decis ion. The market then became very dull and waited for a new initiative. LET US SEE IT. Demand in Legislature for State Accountants Report. Resolution Calling for It pears in House. Ap- BOTH ARE IN SESSION. Mbv Not Complete Work Before Saturday. Important Measures' Yet to Be Acted Upon. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grainj, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 486. . Correspondent Christv Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.1 Stocks- Sugar People s Gas . . . Amal. Copper .. B. R. T T. C. 1 U. S. Steel U. S. Steel, nfd Atchison, com .. Atcnison, pfd .. C. G. W St. Paul R. 1., com Wabash, com .. Wabash, pfd .. Mo. Pacific estei n L nion . Manhattan .. .. N. Y. Central .. Texas Pacific .. So. Pacific Reading Erie Erie. 1st Union Pacific .. C. & O B. & O L. & N Katv Pennsylvania .. C. & A., com .. U. S. Leather .. C. F. I New York, March 6. Op'n High Low Cl'se S:it . 14SS 14S 147 147 147 . llVa H,i;li R'"si HOVi 10!-i S9 "0 6i.'-2 31 SH1: tM 6;Si 6'!;is W K:Vi 9?i 36 StiH 30 i'6i 95 N 102H Ke4 W2i 1"2V 102H . i(Vs z.i' s.i IT. 17t.v, J77?i 17H 1n 35--S) 35- 35 ;',5Vi 35-s 23 23H 23 S 23 4-i-Si 47 4. 47'4 4'-i 10!" 4 110H ' S3:t WTs 7? 3'; 93 17"i, 137i 1574 l&Pi 157 1374 4Vs sn, T0V4 70 6Sg 7ih S-"i 5v 7 9S :in !.-4 47 4SH 47 -S 47S 47'i, fC-s 82 )S2 S2 S2'4 131s 1S 133 J 131't 1S4 5"Ts 51 5" 50 5'i lo-.t's 11-1 liW: iiipiii i,4i. 143li m 142H 2V 142 H6 66 65s'8 66 6& 143 143i 142-S 143 142'i 43-8 43?, 43V4 43 43 11 12',i 11-4 11 n M-ii 51 51'g 5ii.4 51 Toi;eka Alarket. Toiieka. March 6. Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing Col HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS' ....J4.R5fF4.70 HEAVY 4.7r-' 4.7214 LIGHT 1.4014.65 CORN FED CATTLE. Furnished by Charles Wolff Paeklni- Co 1 COWS 2.005l3.50 HEIFERS 2 5j'a3.60 P.CLLS 2.0(11(2.50 LIGHT CALVES 3.0u-4.00 HEAVY. CALVES 2.5O'a3O0 GRAIN. Furnished by J. B. Billard, Central Mills, 534 North Kansas Ave 1 NO. 2 WHEAT :...$ 00 NO. 3 WHEAT NO. 4 WHEAT ,' NO GRADE WHEAT "'snffi CORN 32c rni nn Aiu v iuvt-. x rsLES Furnished by S. E. Lux. 210 Kansas t HL1TS. sas Ave. New York Stocks. Wall St.. New York. March 6. STOCKS Opfiun pliers of stocks todav advanced easily anu a large number of stocks show- r-i wiut- yams. Atlantic coast Line ro. points, onsoluiated Gas 11 '2 points, Ca nadiart Pacific 1 points, Atchison 1 points, Colorado Fuel 1 points. People's Gas and Louisville and Nashville about a point and Susir, Southern Pacific. Smelt- "iK ana .Metropolitan Securities a large fraction. The larg, st deaUnes were in I nmn Pacilic and United States Steel, but their gains were friirtional. Professionals marked stocks on the ad vance and its volume wiped out the mod create gains. In the stocks where the im provement was substantial a good portion of the rise was retained. St. Paul and I rion Pacific in the railroads. Reading in the coalers and Tennessee Coal and Sugar vi. or,viiU were especially neavv. wune a n'lmwr 01 mtnor stocks were be in absorbed confidently at higrher priee in the meantime. Abeut 11 o clock the mr.rket p. neral'y strengthened and the active stocks crept up to the opening level. , nited States Reduction and Re fining advanced 2 points, the preferred 4 points. Canadian Pacific 2i points Linseed preferred 2 noints and" Maltm preferred. Lead preferred. Pacific M-if Realty, Metropolitan Street . -v iuu. c- ina . .1 Ull, LC .-1 1 1 i iq 1 pouits. nu.r.i per zt-racK case COCOANUTS 60c ptr doz. FIGS 70c per box. GRAPE FRUIT $1.00 per box NEW DATES 4-!4-ic per lb CALIFORNIA T.iNCiKlNf:st-); -. box. , ' VEGETABLES. PARSNIPS 50c per bu. POTATOES Colorado. 47-firJSc per hu SWEET I'OTATOES $3.00 per bbl CAU3AGE-$1.50 per cwt Tl'HXlPS-;5c per bu. CARROTS S'-c per bu. ONIONS $1.35 per bu. CRANBERRIES $7.75 per bbl ' CELERY Jumbo, R5c per bunch; Blue Ribbon. 65c i-er l.umeb. SEED POTATOES Early Ohio, 60IS3c per bu. ONION SETS $2.50T73.25 rer bu. LETTUCf: Per basket. 9oc. OYSTERS. NTTIW YORK COUNTS 15c per can NEW YORK EXTRA SELECTS 35c oer can. BULK OYSTERS STANDARDSs-Jl.40 per gallon. EXTRA SELECTS $1.65 per gallon FULL CREAM CHEESE. KANSAS Y. A. H'-o per lb. NEW VORK STATE (White), 15c per lb. BRICK 15' ic per lb. LI M BURGER 15c per lb. BLOCK SWISS lBc per lb. BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY. (Jobbers' Prices. Furnished by Cope & Co., 134 Kansas Avenue. POULTRY-Hens, ;-c lb.: sorings, large Se lb.: broilers, 12'tc lb.; turkeys, eobiers' 12e !h. ; hens. 15c lb. EGGS Fresh, lSe. COUNTRY BUTTER 23f?25c per lb HAY. Furnished by City Hay Market, 417 Quin cy street. PRAIRIE Loose, per ton 17 W no FRAIRIE Baled 7.50,1 S00 ALFALFA Loose S.OtX 11.00 The senate convened at 2 o'clock this afternoon; the house resumed business at 4 o'clock. Indications are that there will be enough members here to con tinue the transaction of business for several days. Opinions differ as to when the session will come to an end. The general im pression seems to be that the work can be finished up by Thursday night. Some believe that the session will continue until Saturday. : Some of the important measures which are still to be -considered are these: Executive and judicial appropriation bill. Miscellaneous appropriation bill. Bill fixing salaries of executive offi ces. '. t Pringle's cnti-pass ' bill. Primary election bill. Reapportionment bill. Taxation and assessment bill. It seems unlikely that Pringle's antl rss bill will get out of the hole, if there is much of an effort made to keep It there. It can not be taken up until the appropriation bills are disposed of, and it is very easy to hold up the ap propriation bills until the last minute. There are several important resolu tions hanging; Are on the house calen dar, which will probably get a chance this week. One of the most important is the Landergin resolution calling up on the governor to make public the last report of State Accountant Charles Rowett. This resolution was supposed to come before he houfe for action Saturday, but in the confusion, it fail ed to get a hearing. It may come up today. The following Is the text of the document: "Whereas, During the year 1904 the press of the -state of Kansas was full of charges of corruption and mal administration among high officials in the discharge of their duties; and "Whereas, the governor of this state tool; official cognizance of the charges and appointed a sta.te accountant to make an examination of the accounts of certain officials and make a report; and "Whereas, the sum of $4,250 has been paid out of the state treasury to the state accountant to make the examina tion and report; now, therefore, be it "Resolved, By the house, the senate concurring, that the report made by the state accountant to the governor upon January 7, 1905, be called for, and that 5.000 copies of the same be printed for distribution among the members of the senate and house." Two resolutions for the investigation rtf trusts are also pending. One is by Berryman. for the. investigation of the beef combine; the other by Lander for the investigation of the harvester com bine. Robert Stone's resolution for an inves tigation of the railway rate situation in this and other states, for the purpose of comparing Kansas rates with the rate charges in neighboring states, has been passed by the house, and is likely to be put up to- the railroad commis sioners for action. The resolution says: "Whereas, It is claimed by the rail road companies operating, in Kansas, that their charges are reasonable and lust for the services rendered and not in excess of rates charged for the same services in adjoining states, and "Whereas. It i.s claimed by the ship pers that the railroad charges in Kan sas are greatly in excess of rates in the adjoining states for like services; therefore "Resolved, By the house of represen tatives, the senate concurring, that the board of railroad commissioners be, and they are hereby directed to make an investigation of the charges made by the railroads in Kansas as compared with the charges in the. states of Mis souri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas. In making such investigation the board shall have power to send for persons and papers and examine wit nesses under oath and shall make their report to the governor within six months and give their findings to the press for publication, and the governor shall transmit the report to the next legis lature with such recommendations as he may desire to make. The report shall show: First The distance tariff in effect in Kansas and in the states named in parallel columns. Second Rates charged in Kansas and the states named on all classes and kinds of freight for the same dis tance to the same market. Third Rates charged in Kansas and the state named on all classes and kinds of freight for the same distance to different markets. Fourth A comparison of rates on coal from mines in Kansas to all Kan sas points o na mileage basis. Fifth A comparison of rates on coal from mines in Kansas to points in Missouri on a mileage basis. Sixth A comparison of rates on Kansas roads having continuous lines of road in other states, showing charges on the same class of freight in Kansas and the other states through which the roads operate. Seventh A statement of all rates charged jobbers in interior Kansas towns as compared with rates from points on the Missouri river. Eighth A complete statement of all charges made by Kansas roads on all commodities and compared with like commodities in other states named. "The object of this resolution being to secure an official and intelligent statement from the board of railroad commissioners and furnished by said board to the press in such shape as may be plainly shown to and under stood by the people, and thus settle the controversy as to rates that is now pending between the railroads and the people of this state." Five Horses Were Burned. Leavenworth, Kan., March 6. Five horses and a large quantity of hay, vehicles and tools, were destroyed in a fire which burned a large barn be longing to Contractor Michael Staton Sunday. For a time the St. John's hospital was In danger, but prompt work on the part of the firemen saved the hospital. Cortelyou Added to Cabinet. Washington. March 6. The president sent a hirge number of nominations to the senate today, including all of the members of the present cabinet except Postmaster General Wynne. Mr. Geeorge B. Cortel you was nominated for that office. j Stetson Spring ! Hats I t sr ,' I I A y -i ' - j li " - l I A 1 M I "The Good Clothes Store." T S" I AUCR&ACM aeusn, 9 s Oisr $15 Silk Lined lop On Special Sale re without- doubt, the greatest Top Cont values ever offered in Topeka made by Hart, cliaftner & Marx, the oracles of Men's clothes fashions, made of Imported Knglish Covert in nobbiest of tan shades pure silk lining throughout perfectly tailored, and have that hMJse effect that characterizes them with the highest class of merchant tailor work you would pay us $20, even $25, If we asked It they have the value. Our price Is but S 1 5 Exclusively Hart, long, loose, boxy, hundreds of new designs, for. L'Aigion Raincoats, at $15.00 Schaffner & Marx productions, In black, tan and fancy; broad shouldera-r they have the call for qualify and style; $25 Winter Suits O $25 Overcoats for tp M jlx m Unreserved .choice of our finest Winter weight Suits and Overcoats, the best clothes in America at original prices, now one-half price. L 0 t& Fuesday $5, $4. $3.50 Finest Trousers just JTr when you need them all fabrics. Now jj f t C. E. EDWARDS LOST. Seth AVells' Brother-in-L,av Failed to Secure Seat in Congress. Washington, March 6. After delay ing the case for months, the commit tee on elections No. 2, house of rep resentatives, finally decided in the closing hours of congress not to make a report on the contested election case in the Eleventh Kentucky district, wherein C, E. Edwards, formerly of Kansas, was contesting for. the re mainder of the seat in the congress which has just expired. The ranking member of this elec tions committee is J. M. Miller, rep resentative from the Fourth Kansas district, and he was the firm friend of Mr. Edwards in the contest. He sought to secure enough strength to make a report favorable to Edwards; but could not muster sufficient mem bers of the committee. On the day the final vote in committee was taken on the proposition. Miller and two others voted to make a report giving the seat to Edwards, but that was not sufficient. So the matter ended. Edwards, who left Erie, Xeosho county, Kansas, in the nineties, and went to London, Ky., and engaged in the mercantile business, ran for con gress at a special election held in the Eleventh district in 1903 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the member. Dr. Godfrey Hunter, a for mer of congress, also ran. . Then there was another man named White all being Republicans. There was controversy'4 as to1 w ho was the legal Ttepublican nominee; and this was the rock on which the committee on elec tions split. Some favored .Hunter; others White; while three, including Mr. Miller, and being one more than any . other constestant had, favored Edwards. Iut three was not a ma jority of the committee, so a favorable report for the former Kansan could not be made. However, Edwards is not pining away with disappointment; for he is representative-elect, or, now, the rep resentative in fact from his district. For in 1904, he went after, and se cured, the straight Republican nomi nation, and was elected. He went after his old time antagonist. Dr. Hun ter, and vanquished him completely. Edwards is a brother-in-law of Seth G. Wells, auditor of state for Kansas. One of the characters around Kansas headauarters during the inaugural time was Pliny L. Soper, of Vinita, Indian Territory, formerly of Kansas. Mr. Soper visits Washington about once a year, and his activity and energy and breezy manner always stir up the Kan sas colony and cause much interest in what he says and does. Soper is United States district attor ney for the northern district of Indian Territory. He has held the job for near ly eight years. He was appointed by President McKinley early in his admin istration in 1897. The place was given to Soper because of his friendship and admiration for the late president. When the McKinley propaganda in the west and south was on in 1S94. and states and territories were being lined up for the then Ohio governor, Cyrus Leland, na tional committeeman from Kansas at that time, with his friends and associ ates, was seeking to make Kansas the first state in the union to declare for the Ohio leader. He was successful, and Kansas went on record first of all. the states. Indian Territory was scarce be hind in the matter, and the leader of McKinley sentiment ' there was Pliny Soper, Leland's nephew. It is said, and the man who makes the statement gives aa authority the closest Ohio friend President McKinley had, that Kansas and Indian Territory were the only states where the McKinley propaganda did not have to use a cent in making the preliminary organization. Soper was born in Kansas. His place of nativity was Doniphan county. His education was received in the Sunflower state, and he is proud of it. In 1SS9 Soper got his first political preferment appointment as assistant United States district attorney, under Joseph W. Ady of Newton, the attorney for Kansas. He served in that position until 1S93. and in 1894 went to Indian Territory. Here, as related above, be became conspic uous in the McKinley movement, and in 1897 became United States district attorney for the northern Indian Terri tory district. ! Soper is also national committeeman for his territory. As such he has more to sav about federal patronage in the territory than any other man, and he manages his duties carefully and credit ably. In case of statehood for Indian Terri tory and" Oklahoma, Soper has been fre quently mentioned as a possible United States senator. new building and $4,000 for a sewer system and repairs. Since the beginning of the session Senator Waggener has been persistent in his efforts to get this $19,000 appro priation for the Orphans' home but the senate ways and means committee, of which Senator Millar is chairman, re fused to put this $19,000 in the regular appropriation bill for the Orphans' home. Friday night Waggener started something of a fire around the state university appropriation bill and then Dr. Allaman introduced this special bill of the Orphans' home in the house Friday night, advanced to third reading under a suspension, of the rules, passed by a vote of 89 to 0. in ten min utes, sent to the senate and there un der a suspension of the rules passed by a unanimous vote and sent to the gov ernor for his signature. COMMITTEE OVERIttXETJL Ijesislature Appropriates $19,000 Atchison Orphans' Home. for Ten minutes after the house passed the special appropriation bill, introduc ed by Representative Allaman for the Soldiers Orphans' home at Atchison, Friday night the bill was before the senate, the roll was being called and despite all efforts of the ways and means committee to prevent the pass age the bill was passed by the senate and the Orphans' home got $15,000 for a SOUTH TOPEKA. Leave Items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co., 912 N. Kansas avenue.) All kinds of pumps, Pratt Bros. Field and garden seeds. C. C. Nich olson. John Ehrhart, of Hoyt, was in town yesterday. George Fiederling spent Sunday at his home in Elmont. Jack Walkley has taken his old posi tion with Pratt Bros, after an absence of a year. William Boast, of 909 Jackson street, expects to leave Tuesday for his farm in Missouri. Judge D. H. Orner of Twin Lake. Col., was the guest Saturday and Sunday of J. H. Foucht. Charles and Arthur Hutton of Shorey will leave today for an extended trip through California. , The Taka Hasha club will meet Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. J. Beachurn. 506 Park street. Star lodge No. 331, A. O. U. W.. will give a dance in Barrett's hall next Tuesday evening. Music by Stein berg's orchestra. Miss Josie Dickinson will return to her home in Meriden today after an ex tended visit to her sister, Mrs. Clayton Cassler of Holman's addition. Mrs.' Maurioe Todd, who has been vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson of 1101 Madison street, return ed to her home in St. Joseph last week. There will be a cabinet meeting of the Epworth league of the Kansas Ave nue M. E. church this evening at the home of Rev. J. A. Stavely, 1325 Quincy street. Miss Lolah McAfee has resigned her position in the H. H. Bair stationery store and Miss Jessie Myers has tak her place. The McAfee family expect to leave next month for their new home in Kansas City. There will be a taffy pull at the meet ing of Victor council No. 4, this evening at their hall. All members of the coun cil are requested to be present. Visitors from other councils are invited to come and meet with this council. Word has been received from Los Angeles, Cai., that Mr. Ollie S. Marks is seriously ill with tuberculosis of the lungs at his home in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Marks will be remembered by maiw of the older residents of the First ward as they formerly lived here at which time Mr. Marks was one of the clerks in the N. F. Conkle dry goods store. Misses Bessie Carson and Vera Bridge were In a runaway yesterday which might have been very serious, but fortunately no one was injured. In company with Miss Ethel Carson and MissLena Hohnbaum theyoung people started to Grantville to siend the day visiting friends. When on the river road by the bluffs the horse driven by Miss Carson and Miss Bridge became frightened at an old mowing machine on the roadside and started to run. Miss Bridge jumped out of the buggy, which was upset, while Miss Carson managed to make her escape after the buggy was tipped over. Neither one was hurt. The horse broke away from the buggy and continued to run for a half mile when he was captured bv some men. The harness was badly wrecked and the dashboard of the buggy broken. The young ladies met friends on the way to Grantville, so tied their horse in a nearby stable and continued on their tria. Mrs. Mary E. Baker, 45 years old. wife of Frank Baker, died Sunday af ternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Riordan, 113 East Saywell street. The remains will be sent to Maple Hill tomorrow morning at 10:05 o'clock where the funeral ser vices will be held and the interment take place. An opportunity will be given those friends of Mrs. Baker's who wish, to see her to do so by calling at the Riordan home tomorrow morning between the 8:30 and 9:30 o'clock. The Baker family formerly lived in North Topeka at which time Mr. Baker clerk ed at the New Era Department store. Later , they lived at EFkridge. While there Mrs. Baker's health became so poor that the family decided to go south. A fruit farm in Arkansas was purchased and the trip commenced but when Topeka was reached Mrs. Baker was so feebls that it was necessary to discontinue the trip. Mrs. Baker is sur vived by her husband and three chil dren, Mr. Orson Baker, Mrs. Henry Ri ordan and a younger son, Frank, who is still in school. Eskridge papers please copy. ROOSEVELT STAYED IN. President Spent Sunday at Ills Own Elreside. Washington, March 6. Surrounded by the members of his family and his house guests. President Roosevelt spent Sunday in recuperation from the fatigue incident to the heavy men tal and physical strain which he un derwent during the inaugural cere monies. It was expected that the president would attend religious services, and in anticipation of his leaving- the White House thousands of people gathered in and about the White House grounds as early as 9:30 o'clock. No restrictions were placed on en trance to the grounds and throughout the day unnumbered thousands of people wandered about the historic executive mansion. They swarmed about the main entrance, peered through the closed glass doors and windows. The White House, of course, was closed to all visitors except the person al friends and relatives of the Roose velt family. During the day the Pres ident and Mrs. Roosevelt received in formal calls from many of such friends and at both luncheon and din ner large companies were entertained. It became evident early in the day that if the president should leave the White House to attend service at his church he would be surrounded both at the church and in going to and from the church by an almost uncon trollable crowd of curiosity seekers and admirers. He was advised strong ly not to leave the White House under the circumstances and finally yielded to the admonitions of his friends. Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks attended service at their usual place of worship, the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church. ' It was remarked by old Washing tonians that this was the first inaugu ration period fr thirty years when the weather had been so uniformly pleas ant for so many successive days and comments upon "Roosevelt's luck" and "Roosevelt's destiny"- became trite in repetition among the vast crowds which thronged the capltol. A Dinner to His Relatives. A Roosevelt dinner was given by President Roosevelt to members of the Roosevelt family last night, the first of the presidential regime. Even "Constant Reader" does not remember that there have ever been so many near and distant relatives of a presi dent in Washington as there are at this time. The official chronicle of White House guests for many years shows that all names have been dis counted in number by that of Roose velt. It is said among the gossips that there were twenty-one Roosevelts un der the flag and eagle of the White House and that these constituted the party at the dinner. On the official list of White House permanent resi dents and temporary guests were the following Roosevelts: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice L. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel C. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. Master Ker mit Roosevelt. Master Archibald B. Roosevelt, Master Quentin Roosevelt, Mrs. W. S. Oowlos (sister of the presi dent). Mr. and Mrs. W. Emlen Roose velt. Miss Christine Roosevelt, Frank lin B. Roosevelt, Miss Eleanor Roose velt, Mrs. J. West Roosevelt, Miss Lorraine Roosevelt. R. B. Roosevelt, Miss Elfrida Roosevelt. VERDICT FOR $1,000. Parkhnrst & Davis Get Judgment Against Insurance .Company. The Jury in the Shawnee county dis trict court returned a verdict for $1.0ft0 and interest at 6 per cent for 13 months to the Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile com pany against the Kansas Fire Insurance company. Two years ago E. C. Garlinghouse es tablished a grocery store at Newman. Kan., and bought considerable stock on credit from the Parkhurst-Davis Mer cantile company in this city. He took out an insurance policy for $1,000 and gave it as security. About a year ago the store burned down. The insurance policy was de clared null and void by the Kansas Fire Insurance company. The -suit was brought on that issue and full recovery obtained. Milton Brown was the attorney for the defendant, while Monroe & Shoch represented the plaintiff. DEATHS AXD FUNEKALS. Leroy Currier, candidate for coun cilman, Second ward. Stands for best interests of Topeka. Be sure to vote. Robert Linder, age 20 years, a stu dent at Kansas university, returning to his home at Wathena, died on a Santa Fe train between Lawrence and Topeka on Saturday evening of stom ach trouble. His parents were with him. The body was taken to DeMoss & Penwell's undertaking establish ment, from which place it was sent to Wathena this afternoon. Interment will take place there on Tuesday. A. L. Erickson, age 70 years, died at the family residence on Saturday night. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. Interment in Topeka cemetery.