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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUBNAIr- MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1908. .6 ' ' . s - , X ' i V", V ' ' . V K . " ' ' " Ay, r i ,, j CLOSING UP. (Continued from Page One. . the First congressional district, where Bird S. McOuire, Republican, seeks re-election, with good prospect of success. A large Socialist vote is ex pected In the state. Owing to there being no full state ticket to e chosen, the factional Democratic fights i . i i.-,.r4 into .national 1 1 i (l L ndvc ut" uif i" " - r: politics will find no expression to-) I morrow. All tactions are iji and for re-election of Senator Gore. Missouri Safe for Bryan. St. Louis, Nov. 2. Political activity in Missouri today is largely centered in lh efforts of police and election offi cials in the large cities to make cer tain an honest election, grand jury in4 vestigations of registration frauds hav ing focused . public attention on this rhase of the situation. That Missouri is safe for Bryan is generally con ceded by nonpartisan observers. Both Claiming Illinois. Chicago, Nov. t2. Illinois was claimed by both Republicans and Democrats today. Chairman West of the Republican state committee, as serted that the' Republicans would re elect Governor Dineen and would car ry the state for the national and state tickets by 200.000. He said the Re publicans would have in their next general assembly 39 Republican sena tors and S5 Republican assemblymen, while the Republicans would elect 19 members of congress. Chairman Boeschenstein of the Democratic state committee claimed to fce confident that the Democrats would have a signal victory in Illinois and would elect for governor Adlai E. Stevenson, former vice president of the United States. The Democrats would have a majority In the state of be tween 60.000 and 70.000 he said. Three Cornered Fl-lit. Milwaukee,' Nov. 2. With noon day and night meetings in Milwau kee of the various political parties the national and state campaign closes to day. The greatest struegle in Wiscon sin is In Milwaukee county, In which the Republicans, Democrats' and So cial Democrats are contending for supremacy. These three parties claim the county and two- congressmen whose district cotfer portions of the county. -. .-" " " ' The Republican state chairman's latest figures are. 100.060 plurality in the state for Taf nud n overwhelm ing legislature. - Th-; Democratic chairman says 50,000 plurality for Bryan. . " Indiana Seems Close. Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 2. Both the Republican end Democratic par ties claim Indiana. Conservative es timators are of the opinion that neither will carry the state by large plurality. In the hard fought guber natorial contest between! James E. Watson, Republican and Thomas R. Marshall, Democrat, the liberal ele ment has taken an active part in be half of Mr. Marshall's election and it Is expected that he will make large gains In the cities, while Watson is' thought to be very strong In the small towns and rural communities. Usual Solid South. Richmond, Va., Nov. 2. Bryan's plurality in Virginia will be about 25, 000. Only electors and congressmen are to be voted for. Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 2. With several parties attracting general attention in the state the campaign leaders expect a heavy vote tomorrow. Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 2. Today's outlook Is for the usual Democratic majority In this state. Columbia, S. C, Nov. 2. A Demo cratic majority of 60,000 upwards and a complete Democratic delegation in congress, Is expected in South Caro lina. Raleigh, N. C. Nov. 2. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kitchin clos ed the campaign today with a rally and parade, many stores suspending business. Republicans centered activ ity in the eighth and tenth districts. Whisky an Issue. Philadelphia. Nov. 2. Today In Penni sylvania was devoted by the several state chairmen to making final prepax tions for getting out a full vote. Chairman Andrews of the Republican state committee still stands on his pre diction made Saturday that Pennsyl vania will give Taft a plurality of more than a quarter of a million, while Chairman Dlmeling of the Democratic state committee, says the Republican plurality win be greatly reduced over that of 1904. The principal fight in the state is for members of the legislature, the local optlonists showing much activity. In some sections party lines have been obliterated in the contest on the liquor question. Figures on New Jersey. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 2. The Republi cans claim Taft will win the state by at least 83,600 plurality, while the Dem ocratic figures early today still stood at 17.000 plurality for Bryan. The Demo crats claim four of the 10 congressional members. The Republicans t concede mem oniy one. -. r-,n Margin Small in Kentucky?" Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 2. .The Brvan men in this state declare that their candidate will -poll 16.000 more votes than Judge Taft. white Republican managers claim the state by 10,000. Look for Surprises. Cincinnati, Nov. 2. Both parties in Ohio express confidence, but both are willing to admit that there might be some surprises. Although State Chair man Garber claims the state for Bryan by 5.000, the strongest Democratic faith is on the state ticket, where that party has put forth its greatest .ef fort. On the side of the Republicans the only difference of opinion seems to be the size of the pluralities.' The party leaders Insist-that if Harris loses votes In the cities on his stand Tor local option he will more than make up the loss In the country, while they claim that Taft will carry the state by AN 'ABSOLUTE CURE For All Nervous Diseases,. Varicocele, Etc., Etc. Dr. D. A. Cookinham, Specialist who successfully treats and cures all forms of Chronic, Nervous and Pri vate Diseases of MEN AND WOMEN, and who, from his long experience In the treatment of such diseases, is better capacitated to treat and cure you than others who have not ;made the treatment of such troubles ,8s yours a special study. Authorized by the state to treat all;. chronic, jner vous and private diseases. ' v IT COSTS YOU NOTHING FOR CONSULTATION OR EXAMINATION Hours 9 to 12, 2 to 6, 7 to 8. Sundays, 9:30 to 10:30. Monday, Tues day, Thursday and Friday evenings. DR. D. A. COOKINHAM, 106 East Seventh Street anywhere from a normal forty thous and plurality up to the high water mark of a quarter of a million set by Roosevelt. The legislature, involving the United States senatorship, several constitutional amendments and county offices, have taken minor places in the campaign. Rests With New Voters. Helena, Mont., Nov. 2. On the na tional ticket while the managers of both parties claim the state by small pluralities, the result is in doubt, de pending largely upon the votes of the 10,000 new voters. It is generally con ceeded that P. R. Ray, Republican candidate for congress and Donlan, Republican nominee , for governor, will ' bo elected". ' ' " Headquarters Almost Deserted. Chicago, Nov. 2. Quiet reigned at both the Democratic and Republican national headquarters in this city and the few officials remaining passed the time in receiving mail and repeating their prophecies of victory tomorrow. At Democratic headquarters James W. Riley, secretary .to Chairman Mack received morning visitors and prepar ed a report of the activities of the campaign for the consideration of the committee after election. The rooms were deserted and temporary parti tions removed. Later in the day Dr. P. L. Hall, vice chairman of the -tional committee, took official charge of the headquarters and was Joined by Charles W. Bryan.. .',- ; William Hay ward, secretary of the Republican national ticket, who has been at headquarters almost contin uously since August 8. was Joined In the morning by Ormsby McHarg, who succeeded Senator J. M. Dixon in the management of the speakers bureau. Mr. Hayward was in telephonic communication with party leaders in Illinois and Indiana and declared that nothing had occurred to change his prediction of Republican success. The multitude of helpers who have been busy for weeks mailing campaign lit erature were dismissed Saturday night and only the heads of departments were in attendance today, closing up their reports .which will be submitted to the 'national committee ' Thursday. Colonel John ' I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms at Democratic headquarters, re turned today from a speaking tour throughout Ohio and Indiana and added Ilia iexpresaloff, qf qnfid-enCPhip the forecasts made by the party man agers. . . ! o' Vice Chairman John E. Lamb will return tomorrow to- treadquarters af ter he has voted jn Terre Haute. an,d will be Joined "atf -'headquarters, "by Moses Wetmore, Urey Woodson and John W. Tomllnson. national commit teemen, who will receive the returns election night. Democrats Sure of Johnson.. . .. St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 2. Both par ties In Minnesota are confident of suc cess. State , Chairman. Brown, of, the Republican committee declined to give out an estimate as to how many votes J. F. Jacobson would lead Governor Johnson. He said Republicans were confident of securing six out of nine congressional districts of the state.' State Chairman Day or tne Demo cratic committee said: confidently believe that the Republican majority will be reduced more'than one-half in the state. We will elect two and pos sibly three Democratic congressmen. Governor Johnson will .have a ma jority in the neighborhood of 50,000 and is sure of election." Republicans Confident. ' Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 2. The day before election- finds the Republicans of South Dakota confident of winning a sweeping victory in the state. They fully expect to elect the entire con gressional and state tickets and capture more than 100 of the : 149 members of the legislature, which elects a .United States senator. The Democrats are still hopeful of electing their nominee for governor. Cummins' Chances Good. Des ' Moines, la., Nov. 2. Chairman Clint Price, of the Democratic state committee, says Iowa is In the doubt ful column with chances bright for a Democratic victory. Chairman Franke, of the Republican committee, estimates Taft's majority at 75,000. The Democrats are claiming possible victories in five congressional districts. In the Eighth Jamison has made a very hard fight against Hepburn and the Democrats claim they will have a big victory there. The Republicans admit there Is a possibility of the fight being close In the First, Second, Sixth and Eighth. They do not admit the possibility of de feat and In the Seventh they are pre dicting a sure victory for Hull. Managers for Cummins, for the Uni ted States senate are claiming his elec tion by 25.000. Lacey's managers are also claiming it but by a smaller ma jority. The entire Republican state ticket will be elected by majorities ranging from 75,000 to 90,000. Oregon Is Close. Portland, Ore., Nov. 2. Although the Democrats are claiming Oregon for Bryan by over 2,000, there seems to be little reason for changing. the estimates of the Republican state central com mittee of last week, which credited Taft with a plurality of from 12,000 to 20, 000. - , Nevada for Bryan. Reno. Nev., Nov. 2. That Brvan will carry this state by 4.100 votes; that Uni ted States Senator Newlands will be re-elected by a majority greater than that forecasted for Bryan, and that Congressman Bartlett will be. re-elected Is the substance of the forecast from the Democratic state central commit tee. Chairman Humphreys, of the Repub lican state central committee, claims the state by 2.000 majority. ' AH Oi-er But the Voting. San Francisco, Cal..' Nov. 2. Cam paign activity so far as It relates to the national tickets is at an end in Califor nia and the state chairman have not seen fit to change their previous esti mates. The Republicans claim a plur ality of 45,000 for Taft and the Demo crats assert Bryan will carry the state by 20,000. Utah Conceded to Taft. Salt Lake. Utah, Nov. 2. It is prac tically conceded that Taft will carry Utah, and interest centers in the fight in Salt Lake county between the Amer ican and Republican parties, which in volves the long-fought Issue of church participation in political affairs. Church leaders are openly working for the Re publican ticket. 5 . Idaho for Taft. Boise, Idaho, Nov. 2. Both parties are claiming the state, but unbiased opinion seems to be that Taft will have a substantial plurality. Southern ' Idaho has a large pro- portion of Mormon voters, and: 'a heavy Republican vote is looked for in this part of the state. The legislature undoubtedly will be Republican insuring the re-election of united, states Senator Heyburn. Republicans Claim Everything. Seattle, Wash., Nov,. 2; The chair man of the Republican state Central committee issued a forecast today of the election In this state claiming the Taft electors, the entire state ticket and the legislature by at least 30,000 plurality. The Democratic state chairman pre dicts Bryan will carry the state by 15,000 to 20,000. GOMPERS' APPEAL He Pleads With Labor to Cast Its Vote for Bryan. New York. Nov. 2. Samuel Gomp ers, president of the Federation of Labor made his final appeal to or ganized labor last night to support the candidacy of W. J. Bryan. In an address extending over two hours Mr. Gompers dealt in detail with the la bor issues of the campaign. ' Grand Central Palace,, where the meeting was held, was crowded. In the course of his address Mr. Gompers declared W. H. Taft 'in a speech at Buffalo last Friday night had endeavored to misrepresent the cause of labor and to deceive labor ing men into the belief that prom inent leaders were "falling away from Mr. Gompers in his effort to pledge the labor vote to the Democrat party. . . , This quoted phrase being included in a paragraph from Mr. , Taft's Buffalo speech which Mr; Gompers read. After reading this Mr. Gompers said: i "Then Mr. Taft mentioned the names of John Mitchell, James Duncan, Max Morris and Daniel J. Keefe as men who were falling away from Mr. Gompers. "Yesterday I sent telegrams to John Mitchell, and to Jas. Duncan. I did not send telegrams to Morris or Keefe. I will now read you the answers: " 'Quincy, Mass., Oct. 31. I have not changed in thought, word or deed since Bur Washington executive meeting when our circular was drawn up and approved by the whole council. Any statement by any party stating differently is without authority from me, nor do I expect to change my views. You are at liberty to use this in any way you see it. (Signed) " 'JAMES DUNCAN.' "The next telegram is dated Chi cago. October 31 and reads: "Your telegram giving what pur ports to be an extract from a speech by Taft at Buffalo last night is at hand. ' His statement so far as re lates to me conveys a. wrong impres sion. I am in full sympathy and ac cord with the policy of the American Federation, of Labor as promulgated and outlined by the executive council. (Signed) "JOHN MITCHELL." Mr. Gompers read a telegram of similar purport from Max Morris -of Denver. He also read two other tel egrams, one from the branch of the American Federation of Labor at Louisville, and the other . from the branch at Fort Wayne, Ind. Both tel egrams informed Mr. Gompers that the branches, had endorsed Mr. Gom pers' policy. The telegrams and peroration were the two striking features oi the labor leader's speech. Mr. Gompers was in such great earnestness that he -implored the audience not to- interrupt him with applause saying: , "I want to appeal to your con science and your judgment not to your enthusiasm. The appeal I make tonignt l nope will not pass away like an ordinary appeal. I want you to remember what I say, not until next Tuesday but until justice has been se cured ror labor." Mr. Gompers attacked Judge Taft for what he termed his "unfair and terribly injurious labor injunctions" detailed the campaign that had been conducted to secure recognition at the Republican and Democratic national conventions and ended with the fol lowing peroration: "I appeal to you on .- this coming Tuesday to so case your ballots as to express your demand for justice to la bor. I appeal to you to so east your ballots so that on the 4th of March next we shall place in the president's chair that great commoner, that great tribune of American rights, that transcendental American, that magni ficent character who will live as long in the minds of American men as lib erty shall be a principle of our gov ernment, I appeal to you for the home. for the fireside; for the destinies of American men for human virtue. I appeal to you to cast your votes for w. j. sryan." Grain Market. (Furnished by J. B. Billurd. corner Ka Ave., and Curtis SLJ .- . lupena, jvan., hov. z. -MyHE4,IZ?0- S&ASSc: No. J. 823841 CORN 5e. NEW CORN-SSc Everybody reads the State Journal. DIRT IS FLYING. Actual Work on the South western Has Began. Twentj-FiTe-JTeams Used and More Sent For. SET THE MARK HIGH. Promises to Complete Grade'to ...., County Line Dec. 1. Mr. Griffith, the Contractor, Expected Here This Week. After numerous delavs the actual construction work of the Topeka & Southwestern railroad which will con nect Topeka and Council Grove was commenced at 8 o'clock this morning and the contractor, J. T. Griffith, promises to have the grading completed to the west line of Shawnee county by the first of December, the weather con ditions permitting; Twenty-five teams and as many men commenced work this morning and the force would have been much larger if men to handle ths outfits could have been secured. , D. J. Griffith, who has the contract for grading the line, is in a Kansas City hospital at this time though he expects to be able- within a week to personally superintend the work. In the meantime the work is being done under the direction of Superintendent W. E. Snot well who has been with Mr. Griffith in this capacity and i3 thor oughly familiar with the work. There are 108 teams and equipment available for the work which was started this morning and the entire' force would be at work at this time-if men could be secured to handle them. Mr. Griffith has 40 teams in Kansas City and 25 at his home" in Jandon, near Kansas City, and they will be shipped to Topeka and placed on the work as soon as a sufficient number of men to handle them can be secured. An office has been opened at 811 Kansas avenue by Mr. Griffith where the office work including the hiring of men will be done. There have been numerous delays in starting the work on account of the immense amount of detail work which was necessary be fore the actual work of grading could be commenced. All of this has been at tended to and the right of way to the west line of Shawnee county has bee-i secured as well as nearly all of the right of way for the entire line. The only strenuous opposition which was encountered in securing the right of way was encountered near the city of Topeka and this has been settled in one way or another, several cases being adjudicated by Judge Dana of the dis trict court. Where condemnation, pro ceedings were reported to. the claims for damages have been paid to the clerk of the district court"."" " The construction company has open ed offices cn the fourth floor of the Mul vane building where a corps of engi neers is at work on the detail infor mation necessary lor the grading out fit. As fast as raeii can be secured the grading force win 'og increased until the entire capacity of- the outfit of -173 teams is reached. With a force of-this1 -size at work it will be a matter of but a short time un til the grading in Shawnee county is completed and the outfit will then pro ceed' across the space intervening be tween 'that point -and Council Grove. A member of the construction company is in Kansas City where an attempt will be made to secure additional men and Topeka employment offices have orders for all the men tney can secure. H. -M. Herbert, president of the con struction company and consulting engi neer is in New York but he will return to Topeka within a short time and it is his intention to personally supervise the work. In the meantime the dirt will fly and the grading outfit which was placed at work this morning is in the hands of experts who have been in the employ of Mr. Griffith for a number of years. The Tooeka men who are interested in the Topeka & Southwestern railroad project and who have worked so long and so hard to make the venture a suc cess are jubilant.- They feel that the herculean portion- of their task has been completed and that the, building of the road Is but a question of the time necessary to accomplish the task. While the west has suffered Dut lit tle from the panic of this year the Topeka 8c Southwestern railroad project ten me ereeci ui me mini BtrineencT. Thousands of -dollars have been raised to be used in building the road and nearly every dollar came from the west and a majority of it from Topeka men and women wno De. Ueve in the ruture oi ine.roau. ' The Topeka men who were back of the venture were Inexperienced and numerous delays-were caused from this reason and then there was well defined opposition in two or tnree in stances on the part of property owners who were opposed to ine line crossing their property. Ordinarily - cold weather will hot interfere, with the graders and the hopes of the promo ters of the Topeka & Southwestern railroad seem in a fair way to be real ized. . THANKSGIVING DAY. The President Fixes on. November 26 - by Proclamation. Washington, Nov; 2. The president has issued the annual- Thanksgiving proclamation, in which he points out the steady growth of the nation in strength,-worldly - power, . wealth and population and that our average of in dividual comfort and well being is higher than that of any other coun try in the world. For this, he de clares, Americans owe it to the Al mighty to show equal progress in moral and , spiritual things. . The proclamation follows: Once again the season is at hand, when, according to the ancient custom of our people, it becomes the duty. of the president to . appoint a day of prayer and of thanksgiving to God. Year bv vear this nation grows in strength and worldly power. During the century and a quarter that has elansed since our entry into the cir cle of independent people we have grown and prospered in material things to a degree never known be fore and not now known in any other country. The thirteen colonies which struggled along the seacoast of the Atlantic were hemmed in, but a few miles west of tidewater, by . the In dian haunted wilderness, have been transformed intothe mightiest re nublic which the world has ever, seen Its domains stretch across the con tinent from one to the other of the two greatest oceans and it exercises dominion alike in the arctic and trocic realms. The growth in wealth, in I population ' has - surpassed even the growth in territory. No where else! in the world is the average of in-! dividual comfort and material well being as high , as in our fortunate ' land. ! For the very reason that in ma-' terial wellbeing we have thus abound ed, we owe it to the Almighty lo show : equal progress in moral and spiritual ' things. With a nation, as with the in- . divldaulR vhn mak. im a nation I terial wellbeing is an . indispensable foundation. But the foundation avails nothing by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted, which is spent in piling, heap on heap, those things I which minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to power that rests only on Wealth. Upon material well being as a foundation must be raised the, structure of the lofty life of the spirit, if this nation is properly to ful fill its great mission and to accomplish aU thwe? ardently hope and de !Lre'.JFhe thinSS ot the body are good; the things of the intellect better- but best of all are the things of the soul; for in the nation, as in the individual, in the long run It is character that counts. Let us, therefore, as a people. V?OU r,tJes ie8oIutely against evil, and with rtmnrl Via.!.. i -- . . ' "V y 9 wun Kinan- .;Z 7 wwara au men, but with unninching determination to smite down wmr, . , . I J Pfi h 5Sf iB givf n us for riffhteoua- p"uiv. iiu in private lire l O W. t n (Tfrrti T TVi j . . ' . nicuuure xvoose veil, president of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 26th of No- TXeTLnTXt- as a of general thanksgiving and jrayer, and on that day I recommend the people shall cease irom tneir daily work, and in their hnmea r in thai- , . . - -- i"unif meet devoutly to thank the Almighty for u sirai uiessings tney have received in the past and pray that they may be given strength so to order their lives as to deserve' a continuation of these blessings in the future. In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed uone at the City of Washington, y.j - ct. uaj ui v-tj iu uti , in me year of our Lord one thousand, nine uuu J 1 1113 inn; ipendence of the United States, the uuuuitru auu 1,1111 ty-ixiiru. tsignea.) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. iy the President: lLVEY A ADEiE, Acting Sec. of State NOT ALLJJFJINE MIND. Methodist Bishops Returning: to the Support of Cannon. - Chicago, Nov. 2. The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church are not of one mind respecting the case of Speak er Cannon. A number of them some time ago declared their disapproval of nis attitude during the last congress on ine question oi legislation appllca ble to the liquor question as it touch ed prohibition states.- Last week the board of bishops was in session in Indianapolis. Bishop Ham ilton of Boston, formerly located in San-Francisco, prepared a letter, while In Indianapolis to the Northwestern Chirstian Advocate, in which he dis tinctly declined to oppose Mr. Cannon's re-election and expressed his confidence in the speaker's uprightness and cor rectness on the liquor question. It is known too, that Bishop Hamil ton does not stand among the bishops alone in his view on Mr. Cannon. More than one of his colleagues -is said to have urged him to write the letter dis senting from the criticisms . of the speaker. , . .The Christian Advocate on Wednes day, it is expected will print the Ham ilton letter. In order that his views might be known before election day the bishop gave for publication here a copy of his letter, which follows: "To the Editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate: I have been asked as several of the bishops have been. for-the. reason why I did hot join some of my. colleagues in protecting against the re-election of the Hon. Joseph u Cannon to the house of representatives. "I have resided for eight years in San Francisco, and have not had the same opportunity to be familiar with the intricate - political understandings among the politicians in the eastern and middle states. ,-I did know that certain members of the committee of the general confer ence which visited the Bpeaker of the house of representatives in wasning ton in May felt that they have been navalierlv treated, or more humorous ly entertained than comported with the serious mission upon which they had been sent and they felt that the de nomination representing fully one-fifth of the population of the entire nation deserved more respectful considera tion. - - "I was quite as willing to rebuke trifling in high places then the evil in question was one that had cost . the world, ,aa Mr. Gladstone asserted, greater suffering and loss than had been incurred by . war. petilence and f amine combined. . . - "And much as I respected the chief officers of the government, I was as ready to help defeat any one of them who by 'hint, squint, or silent con spiracy,' as Mr. Taft has said, had in timated that he preferred the support of the saloon to - that of the churches. We have a notorious example of one such politician who was once ambitious to be the candidate for the presidency, but who is now completely stranded. "I know Mr. Cannon personally and could not believe that he would lend himself, or the Influence of his high position to oppose any honest endeavor to secure a fair expression of the will of the people on the one subject so much in the mind of the whole country. "I therefore - wrote Mr. Cannon a straightforward Interrogatory letter asking him if he had 'directly or indi rectly" sought to hinder legislation in the committee on judiciary or In con gress in the matter of the federal gov ernment In its-relation to the traffic in intoxicating liquors in the prohibi tory states. . - "He replied so candidly that he had not opposed the legislation and had not intended to treat the general confer ence committee disrespectfully that I was bound to accept his statement. And when- his declaration was confirmed promptly by Mr. Littlefleld himself in reply to the letter I addressed him on the same subject, I felt justified in de clining to oppose Mr. Cannon's re-election. . . ,, "Respectfully and f althf ully. - . "JOHN W. HAMILTON." r QUA YS JH A .1 K KT It E I'O UTS. Chicaa-o Nov. 2. A presidential election duHnet? pervaded the wheat pit today and pricei were inclined to sag owms to lack of support. Bullish reports from Australia and Argentina imparted mod erate firmness at the opening, but the initial gains were soon lost on selling by commission houses and pit traders. Weather conditions in this country were favorable for the fall own crop. apcem ber opened ',,c to HW4c h'S1?" a to n.m.!il.mi. and then i declined to 99c. MinneaDOlis. Duluth and Chicago report ed receints ot 1.113 cars. The market remained dull and easy the remainder of the day.' The closewai easv. unchanged to a shade lower, Decem ber at 99c(Sl.O0. - " CORN Lia uidaUng sales by local hold- STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay, Robinson & Co., Liv8 Stock Commission Merchants, Stock 1 Yards, Kansas Citv. i "SSMl DENVER. 8.0U ers based on clear weather in the corn belt-had a depressing effect on the corn market but trade was quiet. December opened luc lower at 63V&C, and sold off to 63c. The market was steady the balanoe of the session, December closing unchanged at 63'ic. OATS The easy tone of wheat and corn induced a little selling of oats which re sulted in slisrht declines. At the start prices were unchanged to a shade higher with .December at 4Sc. Later De cember sold at 4Sc. PROVISIONS Provisions were quiet and steadv.. Offerings were very light despite liberal receipts of live hogs throughout the west. At the start prices were a shade higher to 6c lower. RYE Cash: 74HT5c; December, 74c; May, 79c. ' BARLEY Cash: 64(Slc. ' ' v TIMOTHY November, 13.80;. March, $3.90. CLOVER November. 8.60; Marefi,'.S.S5. Chicago Grain Market, (Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions. Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Cffiqe 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6. Chicago, Nov. 2. Low Close Sat Open High WHEAT Dec. .. May ... July .. CORN Dec. .. May . . July .. OATS Dec. .. May .. July .. PORK Dec. .. Jan. .. May ., LARD Dec. .. Jan. .. May ., RIBS Jan. .-. May .. WXrti-VlOOiA-Vi 99 100 ioo- 103!4 103 10654 . 97 974 VTi 63 63'i 61 62 4S 50y- 50 63 62 62 4R 49 63Vi 6314 62 62 -624 62Mi . -48-4S4 50 . 50- 4514 45 m:o 16.07 16.00 . 16.00 15.85 16.00 15. bo 16.22 16.10 15.97 15.S0 9.37-40 9.35 9.37 9.50 9.65 8.52 s.62 9.32-35 9.60 9.35 9.52 9.37-40 9.42 8.37 8.50 8.37 8.47 8.50 8.42 ' 8.67-60 8.50-2 Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. da 11. Commissions. Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6J Kansas City, Nov. 2. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT Dec. ... 93 93 93i- 90H 93- May ... 97 ' 97. 97 - 97 97- July... 91 91 ' 91- 91- 91- CORN n. ... Ffi R6 56- 56- 56 May ... 57- 67- 57- 67- 67- July ... 57- 67- 57 57- 57- Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. 2. CATTLE ReceintH 9.000. Including 400 southerns. Market 10c higher. Native steers, U.lo 7.26: southern steers. 2.904.50; southern cows. X2.00Ca3.15: natixe.cows ana neuers, 2 Oixfifi lrf): stockers and feeders. i2.75fS4.75: bulls. J2.11K&3.40; calves. 3.50.76; western steers. J3.4OI&4.80; western cows, 2.253.75 , HOGS Receipts 8.000. Market steady. TinlU nf nalas 906,5.80: heavy. S5.75&5.95: packers and butchers. S5.60S5.90; light, J.OO 6.75: pigs, 3.7DWt.W. RHRKP RecelDts 10.000. Market weak. Muttons. $3.75(54.25; lambs. 4-255.75; range wethers. S3.501K.4.60; led ewes, s.axo.3, dilnnirn t.lve Stock. Chicago, Nov, 2. CATTLE Receipts about 18.000. Market strong to 10c higher. Beeves. $3.267.50; Texans. 3.5O4.S0; west, ems. 3.106 90; ..stookers and feeders, S2.5o34.60: cows . and - heifers, Jl.60feo.30; calves. J6.008.26. , HOGS Receipts about 40,000. Market steady. Light. J5.OMi5.70: mixed, ,20 6.00: heavy. 5.266.06; rough. 5.25(a6.45: good to choice heavy. $6.45!86.06; pigs J3.25 4.70: bulk of sales, 5.45(i5.8&. SHEEP Receipts about 25.000. Market 10c lower. Native. 2.6v?i4.60; western. i&0 ST4.60: yearlings.' $4.4O5.0O; lambs, 4.00 6.90; western. $4.0065.90, Kansas Ctiy Ttve Stock Sales. IThe following sales were made today at the stock yards. Kansas City. Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal by Clay. Robinson & Co., live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. - . Kansas City. Nov. 2. CCATTLE Re ceipts 8,000 head. Market steady to 10c higher. - . , , . HOOS Receipts 8.000 head. Market steady to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, J6.40 6.90: top. 15.97. . ,. , SHEEP Receipts 9,000 head. Market elnw HORSES AND MULES Receipts 250 head. Few buyers: trade dull; better de mand expected later in the week. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Price.JNo. Wt. Price. 17........ 1458 J5.90 f 2 ...1197 JS.S5 100 1343 6.45 86.. 1021 4.25 28 1132 4.36 i COW 3 AND BElifEKH. 47.... .7..... 3.... 2... , 957 3.25 2.50 4.00 28 940 3.25 2.50 .. 904 ..1126 1 610 S 996 2.60 2.25 980 2.25 42 874 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 18.. 940 4.50 I 14. 3.50 r 4.90 64. . 721 2........ 206 9 ! 18 3a. 1 1010 2 1260 CALVES. 6.00 I 2.... 3.65 I 16..., .S5 I BULLS. 2.60 I L... 3.10 I .. 1S6 ...243 7.00 4.26 ...J133 2.25 HOGS. 72 136 107 53....... 2G4 , 186 207 83 5.90 33. .. 154 .. 207 .. 78 ..' 81 6.40 6.85 3.65 3.65 S.75 5.60 3.65 , 80... 14. . Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Nov. 2. WHEAT Market unchanged. December, 93c; May, 97c; July, 91c. "Cash: No. 2 hard, 9ScS1.02; No. 3. 92Sc; No. 2 red, $1.021.03; No. 3, 9Sce.oi. - ! CORN Market llc lower. December, 66e; May. 67c- July. 57c. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 63066c: No. 8, 6365o; No. 2 white, 64&67c: No. S, 64S6c. OATS Market unchanged. No. white, 46t48c; No. 2 mixed, 46&'47c. RYE 72T6c. HAY Market steadv. Choice timothy, 9.50ai0.00: choice prairie, 88.5O9.0O. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery ex tra. 274c: packing stock, 17c. EGGS Market east. Fresh extras, 28c; current receipts, 23c. , WHEAT Receipts. 251 cars. Chicago Producr Market. Chicago. Nov. 2. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 13c; twins, 12c; young Americas. 13c. POULTRY Alive, easy; turkeys, 13c; chickens. 10c: springs. 12c. BUTTER Market- steady. . Creameries, 20S27C; dairies. 1823c. EGGS Market steady. Firsts, 26c. Sen Vork Produce Market. New York. Nov. 2. BUTTER Market nrm. creamery specials. 28c; extras, 274 27c: thirds to firsts. 19(&)26c: western fac tory firsts. 19c: western imitation eream ery firsts. 2020c. CHEESE Market quiet. State full cream specials, 1314c; September small colored or wnue xancy, lac; large, I2e; October small, colored or white best, 12c; large, 12c; good to prime. ll'Sllc; com mon to fair. lOOllc: skims, 2tl0c. EGGS Market Btrong. Western firsts, 276 29c: seconds. 2526c. POULTRY Dressed, firm: western springs. 15lSc; fowls,' 1214c; spring turseys, izwxtc - - - Market Gossip. TFurnlshed by J. E. Gall. Commissions, , Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. ' Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat d higher, corn unchanged to d lower. Seoond cable: Wheat d higher, corn d lT."4a :"p?Urt BUFFslo: lower. Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 104. corn 16. oats 12. ' ' v Closing cables: Wheat SKd higher, corn Hd lower. New York Stock Market. Wa-11 St.. New York, Nov. 2. STOCKS The principal foreign stock exchanges were closed today and this, added to the approach of the election, made the early dealings in stocks very dull. The mod erate demand centered on the few specu lative favorites and carried Great North ern preferred up 1. Cnion Pacific. northern Pacific and Reading 1, and St. Paul and American Cotton Oil . Purchases of stocks continued for the most part in the active favorites but some of the Inactive specialties showed strong. TheHarrlman and Hill stocks led the rise in the aotive stocks. Minneapolis and St. Lpuig Preferred advanced four points, WastinKhouse Electric 2, American Cot ton Oil 2.. . the Union Pacific and Hill stocks 1 to 1. American Smelting 1'4, and Atchison preferred. Southern Rail way preferred. Amalgamated Copper, Oen , Electric.- Southern Pacific Sloss Sheffield Steel and Union Bag 1. Stocks were - taken on a slowly but steadily rising scale which placed prices at the highest about noon. Union Pacific's gain was 2. Southern Pacific and Read ing 1. Federal Mining preferred 4, Great Northern Ore certificates 2. South ern Railway, preferred and American Smelting 1 and Atchison. Pennsylvania, Chesapeake and Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line, Southern Railway and several others a point. Bonds were Irregular. Speculation was quiet, but the under tone remained strong: The usual leaders fluctuated narrowly at about their best prices. The more decided changes occur red in the less prominent stocks. . Rane of Prices on Stocks. fFurnlshed by 3. E. Gall, Commissions, 9Laln- Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486.J New York. Stocks- Op'n High Low Sugar l.wi hi Gas ..; 95 KM Copper 79 8o B. R. T 48 4Xi Am. Car & Fndv.. 42 42 U. S. Steel. Com.. 47 48 U. S. Steel. Pfd...llO 111 Atehison. Com 93 93 Atchison. Pfd 96 97 Anaconda 46 46 R St. Paul 142 143 142 Rock Island 19 19 19 ureal ivortnern...l33 Wabash. Pfd 28 Missouri Pacific... 66 Am. Smelting 91 Northern Pacific. 145 N. Y. Central 106 Southern Pacific. 107 Reading 131 134 133 28 28 56 66 93 91 146 146 109 107 133 131 Erie. Com 30 So. Railway Z2 23 Union Pacific... C. & O B. & o.: L. &'N... ........ Katy ..... ..i..;. Penns-lvanla .. 172 174 172 42 43 42 9S 9914 98 108 K8 10S 43 99 98 10S 108 65 127 126 174 174 83 b 6t .66 126 127 126 Can. Paciffc.".' .174l 1T 174 National Lead 82 83 52 C. F. & I Rock Island. Pfd.. 46 46 '86 46 46 Ex-Div. . New York Money Market. 1. closing. bid and offered at 1. Time loans dull and slightly firmer; 60 days, 3 per cent; 90 days, 3 per cent; six months, 33 per cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper, 44 per cent.- . Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.844.84.10 for 60 day bills and at $4.86.10 for demand; commercial bills. 84.83e4.83. SILVER Bar silver. 50c; Mexican dol lars. 46e. BONDS Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. lrregulas .New York Suar and Coffee Marketl New York. Nov. 2. SUGAR Raw, steady; fair refining. $3.48; centrifugal, 96 test. $3.9S; molasses sugar. $3.23. Re fined, ouiet: crushed. $5.80; powdered, $6.20; granulated. $6.10. COFFEE Market quiet; No. 7 Rio, 6c; No. 4 Santos. 8c. . - , Cotton Market. ' Galveston, Tex.. Nov. 2. COTTON Market steady. 9-16c New York, Nov. 2. COTTON Spot closed ouiet. 5 points advance; middling i-ninnris. $9.40; middling gulf, $9.65;. sales, S60 bales. Topeka Market, (i uruUhed by the Charles Wolff Pack ing Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. W cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs weighing lss than 170 lbs. Do not mar ket hogs unless sum are well finished, as we cannot use half fat stud. W giva below prices effective at once, until fust iner notice.! ' " " . ' Topeka, Kan., Nov. 2. - ' ' BOOS. ' ' MIXED AND BUTCHERS $6.06W6.35 HEAVY 6 55f5.60 LIGHT 4.666.35 Per et Cows (sood) $2.7&3i;3.0a Cows (common) a.O0&.M Heifers (good) I.O0S3.U Heifers (common) 2.(O3.0 Bulls (good .... 2.262.7fi Bulls (common) rjbSj.oo Calves (100 to 200 lbs.)..... 4.00&4.7S Calves over (200 lbs.)...-........... .0O3.5 rFurnisbed by The Continental Crwmen 1 Co.. Topeka. Kan. . EGGS Chicago. 26c: N. Y., 23626c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, J7e; N. Y., 26c ELGIN BUTTER-27c. fWholesale price; furnished by Topeka Packing Co.. 114-11 W. Laurent street 1 a BaQ8 ANE POULTRY. POULTRY Hens. 8c; springs. 10c; broil ers. 12c: roosters, 3c; old roosters, 3c; tur keys, 12c; ducks, 7c; geese, 4c. BUTTER Packing stock, 15322c. WHOL fesALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE. (Furnished by Sam'! E. Lux, Wholesale Fruil and Produce.! RUT AN COCOANUTS Per dos., o; original sack, $6.00. BULK DATES Per lb.. 6o. HONEY Per case.. $3.3503.60. GRAPES Tokay, per crate, $1.50; Catawba, per bsk. 18tt0c; Almlra grapes, Mr bbl., J6.25&6.00. . APPLES-Per box $1.151.75 GRAPE FRUIT Per box, $4.76. KIEFER PEARS Per bu.. $1.26. FANCY TABLE PEARS Per box. $2 75. WIGS Per hox. 65070c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $10.00. CABBAGE Per cwt., $1.60; Wisconsin Hnllnnd per cwt., $2.00. RED GLOBE ONIONS-Wlsconsin. per b SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate. $1.85. . ITALIAN PRUNES-PerP crate. $1.09. i.EMONS-Messina, per box. $4 00. ORANGES Florida, per box. $3.o3.76. vi ANANAS Medium, per bunch. $2.25' 5- large, per bunch. $2.75.800: Jumbo, per' bunch. J3.26&3.50; extra large, par lb.. 3ARROTS Per bu.. 75c. PARSNIPS PerP.bu.. 75c. TURNIPS-Per bushel 60c. pirv.TS Per bushel, 76c. COLORADO POTATOES-Per bu., 80c. NEBRASKA EARLY OHIO POTATOES PVFFT POTATOES""-Per bu., $1.00. CELERY Colorado White Plume Jura VIsh'oYSTEBB-N, J. Counts, re, Be N. Y. Extra Selects, per ca 4oi t Standards, per can. 35c Bulk-N. Y. Counts, per gal.. $2.30; N. Y. Extra Selects. 5eV gal.. VheME.8' Per aI" 1S0' Wisconsin. Y. A.. 16c; Llmburger. 16c; Daisy. 20-lb. each. 15o; Dairy Twins. 2 ta box. 15c; Wisconsin yellow. 15c; Wis consin white. 15c: Brick. 15c; Bloc Sirlaa. domestic style. 160.- - Nov. 2. Cl'se Sat 132 132 132 96 95 96 79 80 7 48 4S 4x3 42 42 42 47 47 47 110 111 110 93 93 93 96 97 46 46 143 142 19 19 134 132 28 28 66 55 92 91 145 144 1I 106 109 107 31 30 23 22 173 171 42