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THE TOPEKA DAILY gTATE JOURNALFRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 29,1909,
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Children's
Misses' and Children's Shoes
K to V2 Off Regular Price
Bring or send the children down in the morning'. There's
a two fold advantage in shopping in the morning a larger
assortment to select from and better service by reason of
the smaller crowds, than in the afternoon.
All sizes, button and lace, patent and vici kid, tan and black.
$2.50 Girls' Shoes, 2 i to 5 J for $1.75 pair
$2,50 Misses' Shoes, 11 J to 2 for $1.50 pair
$2.00 Misses' Shoes, 8i to 11 for $1.25 pair
$1.50 Child's Shoes, 5h to 8 for $1.00 pair
Kid Glove Bargains
At 19c Pair
A lot of 5J and 5 Ladies'
2-and 3-clasp gloves, that
originally sold for many
times nineteen cents in
black only.
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Colored Velvet Ribbons
a yard to close out at
ONE OF THEIR OWN
Women's Kansas Day Club Here
Today.
Formally Present Pawnee Rock
to the State.
NO POLITICS IN THIS.
Organization Not Partisan and
Nonpolitical.
Mrs. A. II. Horton Will Probably
Be New President.
, Women do nothing by halves, Kan
sas women especially. Having organ
ized three years ago a Kansas Day
club of their own they have elaborated
the celebration of the state's birthday
year by year, until, today, the anni
versary ia being observed in install
ments, commencing with a joint meet
ing of the legislature in representative
hall this morning when the president,
Mrs. J. S. Simmons of Hutchinson pre
sented to the state, through the gov
ernor, the deed to Pawnee Rock. The
purchase of Pawnee Rock, a small
tract of land surrounding it and a
road leading to it for the club's gift
to the state, was the crowning
achievement of Mrs. Simmons' ad
ministration. The property is not en
tirely paid for but most of the mon
y is In "sight and different projects
for raising the remainder are in con
sideration. The Women's Kansas Day club, un
like the Young Republican's Kansas
Dey club, is non-partisan and non-political.
The Idea of its organizers, Mrs.
W. A. Johnston, Mrs. J. D. McFarland,
Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. L. D. Monroe
and other Topeka women, was the cel
ebration of Kansas Day along patriot
ic and historical lines and the preser
vation of state history. The program
meeting of the club was held this af
ternoon at the First Baptist church.
The speeches included addresses of
welcome by the president, Mrs. Sim
mons and Mrs. Walter Roseoe Stubbs,
and a report of the historian, Mrs. W.
A. McCarter. The -patriotic women's
societies which have been associated
with the Ww- K- D. club in the pur
chase of Pawnee Rock and similar in
terests were represented on the pro
gram. Mrs. Anna Heacock spoke for
the Women's Relief corps, Mrs. A. H.
Horton for the Daughters of the
American Revolution; Mrs. Eustace H.
Brown for the Kansas Federation of
Women's clubs and Miss Caroline Lex
ow of New York, for the Good Gov
ernment club of Topeka, the mother
organisation of the Women's Kansas
Day club. Miss Lcxow is the daughter
of the man who was at the head of
the famous Lexow commission of New
York and is a suffragette . of
national renown. She is in
town to organize a suffrage
chapter at Washburn college such as
she has organized at many eartern
colleges, and was invited by the Good
Government club, which is an equal
suffrage association, to represent it on
the Women s Kansas Day club pro
gram. Mrs. A. H. Horton of Topeka is the
most prominent candidate for presi
dent of the club and will doubtless be
elected at the business meeting to be
held tomorrow morning. The election
promises no excitement. The usual
offices of vice president, for which
Mrs. Andrew Plattner of Ellis is the
most prominent candidate, secretary-treasurer
and auditor are to be
filled and a vice president will be
elected from each congressional dis
trict. Mrs. Stubbs will give a reception at
the Governor's House tonight for the
members of the club and their es
corts. ' Judge Hanna of Colorado Springs will
1 give a free lecture on Christian Science
' next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
; the Grand Opera house. The public is
cordially invited. .
Bargain Day r5
hi
i til
turday
H 1
At 89a Pair J J:
Broken color and size as
sortment of Ladies' 2-and 3
clasp Trefousse Glace and
P. K. gloves that formerly
sold for $1.25 to $1.75 pair.
KANSAS DAY
CLUB BANQUET
(Continued from Page One.)
typical Kansan, and there is nothing
more to be said.
Bruce H. Grigsby of Chanute has
been assigned to speak about "The In
dependent Voter." Mr. Grigsby is
county attorney of Allen county and is
serving his second term. He is re
garded as one of the coming men. His
work on the platform during the last
campaign attracted attention from
many critical judges in his section of
the state.
W. D. Vance of Republic county
will talk about "The Battle."
Here is another county attorney In
tne lists ana ne comes out of the west
like Scott's hero to wrest the laurels
from the eastern champions.
O. W. Brown of Johnson countv will
respond to the toast "Kansas." Here
is another Baker university man. now
in his junior year. He has won blue
ribbons in all his college oratorical
contest entries and will likely share the
honors tonight with the lawyers and
campaign orators. As required of all
who have the privilege of responding
to this toast Mr. Brown was born in
Kansas in Johnson county.
O. A. Hull of EI Dorado who sDeaks
on the toast, "The College Man and
Politics," is well qualified to talk on
this subject. He is still another college
man, from old K. U. and is an orator
of note among the western schools. His
Interest in politics has been fostered bv
the Republican club at the State uni
versity of which he is a member.
E. E. Glasscock of Lamed has the
subject "The Limitation of Fealty."
He formerly practiced law in Chau
tauqua county but has lived in Paw
nee for several years past. That he
has an oily tongue goes without say
ing, for he has sold automobiles in
every section of this prosperous state.
He is sure to make a fine speech to
night. Last but not least comes Dr. J. B.
Dykes of Leavenworth who will talk
on "Free Government." Dr. Dkyes is a
practicing physician and surgeon" and
with his brother conducts a hospital in
the soldier town, but just because he
puts up pills and saws men's bones no
one should think' for a minute that he
will not be at home tonight among the
orators. He is eloquent, this doctor.
THey say that he made the best speech
of the last campaign in the Sixth dis
trict, and it is no secret that he as
pires to a seat facing the desk of
Uncle Joe Cannon in Washington.
W. H. Vernon of Lamed is the pres
ent secretary of the club, and upon
whom falls mainly the task of mak
ing the annual club banquet a success.
The correspondence, the advertising,
all the preliminary details with the
printer, the cook and the caterer, these
devolve upon the .secretary. Mr. Ver
non has made good in his difficult
place. The secretary of the club was
formerly secretary for Justice Mason
of the supreme court, but last year,
worktn- with the aid of the Kansas
Day club's mascot properties, he got
himself elected county attorney of
Pawnee county.
KAXSAS IX STORM GRASP.
A Strons Wind Sweeps Over the State
Bearing Snow With it.
Wichita. Kan.. Jan. 29. One house was
blown down in a wind storm that reached
Wichita last night about 5:30 o'clock, and
much other damage done. The wind veloc
ity was 56 miles per hour, the highest since
last May. The temperature has dropped
about thirty degrees. A light rain turned
into a sleet. Unconfirmed reports of dam
age by wind have been received from
towns west of this city.
Severe Storm at Sallna.
Salina, Kan., Jan. 29. A drop In the tem
perature of twenty-two degrees in an hour
Thursday afternoon changed a spring day
to winter. A strong north wind prevails,
driving a heavy rain before it, with a
tendency to snow, and at 6 o'clock it is
still growing colder. The storm is de
veloping into the worst that has prevail
ed this winter.
Newton Gets the Storm.
Newton. Kan.. Jan. 29. Rain early in the
evening turned to enow accompanied by a
terrific north wind. Temperature, 32 above,
a drop of 30 degrees since 1' o'clock.
Heavy Wind at Strong. j '"
Strong City. Kan.. Jan. 29. About 6
o'clock last evening rain began falling and
soon turned to snow, accompanied by a
verv hlKh northweBt wind. The temoera-
ture has fallen over thirty degrees since S
o clock, indications are ror cower weather.
that were 5c to 10c o 1 Jg
v. y v. n
DRUG STORE BILL.
Pasles the Houseby a Party
Tote.
Lively Debate Oyer; the ' Club
House Clause.
TO BE LEFT AS IT IS.
Cranston and Griffin Get Real
Angry.
House Employes May Be Re
stricted to 43.
The house, after three days of de
bate on the Jackson anti-drug store
bill, late Thursday evening passed the
measure on a party vote. From 2
o'clock until 7 the debate continued
on the bill, waxing warm to the verge
of a personal encounter at times and
then cold to the point where Cunning
ham got one amendment through on
his own single yea vote, no other
member raising his voice at that time.
A score of amendments, minor and
important, were killed-one after the
other and the bill went marching on
Just as its author would hare it go.
Cunningham of Cowley and Douglas
of Mitchell championed the bill and
it must be said that they are able ex
ponents of the art of driving the band
wagon over all opposition.
From trying to remove the most
dTastio provisions of the bill its op
ponents shifted to the ground of add
ing to its rigors. As Buck of Lyon
said: "We are determined to pass a
cranky bill, so let us have one up to
specifications and a little extra for
good measure." It was this spirit
that prompted the amendment direct
ed especially against club rooms pro
posed by Louderback or Bourbon ana
abetted by Davis, his colleague. The
Republicans surprised the opponents
of the bill by agreeing to the amend
ment and it passed without opposition.
But a glance at the statutes proved
that this amendment was not a death
blow to the clubs as it did not change
the present law relating to clubs at
all.
An Exciting Movement.
Griffen of Barber talked long and
often for his amendment to destroy
the provision that no person who has
engaged in the sale of liquor as a bev
erage for a term of five years back
can secure a permit. In the middle
of one of his speeches Cranston of La
bette made the vehement assertion
that such a class of druggists ought
not to have a permit. Griffen re
sponded with heat and only a couple
of desks separated the angry men as
they stood with clenched hands ex
tended toward each other. Foley of
Rice, chairman of the committee of
the whole, rapped mightily for order
and threatened the gentleman from
Labette with expulsion by the ser-geant-at-arms
if another such inter
ruption occurred.
Griffen came within five votes of get
ting his amendment through, the near
est to a successful attempt to material
ly change the intention of the bill. .
After night had fallen and the tired
and hungry legislators were nearing the
end of their labors Krehbiel moved that
the superintendent of pubfic. instruc
tion compose the third member of the
state liquor permit board In place of
the president of the state board of phar
macy. Dolley spoke against this
amendment and it lost. Then Davis
of Bourbon suggested the secretary of
state as a substitute ' but this motion
lost. Finally Stone of Shawnee, a Re
publican, moved that the state auditor
be the man for the place and the mo
tion carried. The other two members
are the secretary of the state board of
health and the dean pharmacy at
the state university.
It is likely that the senate will amend
the bill, before it reaches the governor,
back to its original form which pro
vides for an appointee of the governor
as the third member of the board. The
state auditor has enough to do without
going into the business of. issuing li
quor permits.
Jewett of Sedgwick, baa introduced
a bill in the house which provides that
the number of house employes shall be
restricted hereafter to 43.
The state fair bills introduced in the
house will remain in their pigeon holes
until the -ways and means committee
gets a line on appropriations for the
term and finds out just how much it
can allow for the fair. It is not likely
that any state fair matter will be con
sidered for ten days or more.
The ways and means committees of
both branches of the legislature went
to Lawrence today to visit the univer
sity and inspect that institution with a
view to familiarizing themselves with
its needs. The university has asked
this legislature for over a million, so
the matter Is worth looking into. The
strangest part of the trip is, that these
committeemen are paying their own
expenses on the trip. The memory of
man runneth not back to the time
when a committee of the Kansas legis
lature made a junket and paid its own
expenses, and many such Junkets have
been made in times past. This is real
reform, and the first of the brand that
has been in evidence since Governor
Robinson took the oath of office.
Statesmen by the million will preach
reform and let the state pay the
freight, but so far the members of this
Joint committee are the first who have
preached reform and payed the bill out
of their own pockets on a salary of $3
per day.
In a letter to the presiding officers of
both branches of the legislature. State
Auditor James M. Nation Thursday
gave warning of a bankrupt state
treasury, and urged the strictest econ
omy In appropriations this session.
In his letter, Mr. Nation calls atten
tion to the fact that the legislature two
years ago failed to provide sufficient
funds. The result is, he says, that the
state treasurer will be stamping war
rants "not paid for want of funds"- by
October, and possibly, by the first of
September, this year.
Mr. Nation estimates that the avail
able cash with which to pay current ex
penses until October will be about $1,
940,000. The expenses, he says, will be
about $300,000" per month, or, approxi
mately, $2,400,000.
KILLED AT YVAMEGO.
Forrest M. Piatt Met Death In the
Railroad Yards.
Wamego, Kan., Jan. 29. Forrest M.
Piatt, 21 years old, son of 'West Piatt
of Manhattan, was killed in the rail
road yards here. Piatt was going to
Topeka, -where he had a position. It
is believed he got pff the train here and
was struck by a freight train.
STATE IS HARD UP
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Auditor Nation Calls Attention
to Situation.
Says That Funds Will Be Ex
hausted September 1.
PRESENTED IN SENATE
Ways and Means Committee Will
Consider Situation.
Trouble Caused by Former Leg
islature Being Too Close.
The depleted condition of the state
treasury, due to the failure of the
legislature of two years ago to pro
vide sufficient revenue to pay state
expenses and take care of appropria
tions, was called to the attention of
the senate late Thursday afternoon in
a communication from State Auditor
James M. Nation. The condition of
the state's finances the- auditor con
siders a very 'serious '"matter and he
predicts that by October or possibly
in September next, the state treasurer
will be stamping warrants "not
paid for want of funds." .
This communication, which was
addressed to Lieutenant- Governor
Fitzgerald, president of ..the senate,
was read just prior to adjournment
Thursday afternoon. ... It was referred
to the committee on ways and means.
While it is admitted the condition
may be one of considerable serious
ness, as the auditor declares, yet
many of the senators do not con
sider it any . occasion for becoming
alarmed, and there is a general feel
ing prevailing that the state will be
found doing business at the old stand
even if the state treasurer does have
to use the "no funds" stamp.
It is stated that the last legislature
evidently made a mistake in calculat
ing the amount of revenue that would
be required to pay state expenses and
appropriations provided for, and the
levy made was not sufficient for the
state's needs. The present legislature
will probably take action looking,
toward an increase in the levy for
state taxes, if it is deemed necessary
to make such Increase.
The State's. Finances. j
Auditor Nation's letter, which was
listened to very attentively by the
senators, is as follows: -
"I beg to call your attention to a
matter pertaining to- our state
finances which I consider of very
serious moment. -
"The facts are that the legisla
ture two years ago failed to provide
for sufficient revenue to pay the ex
penses of the state, and take care of
the enormous appropriations made by
that legislature. The result is, that in
my humble judgment, the state treas
urer will be stamping warrants 'Not
paid for want of funds' In October
and possibly in September of this
year.
"We had on hand on the first day of
December, 1908,' in the general revenue
fund about $10,000,, not including the
amount tied up inthe defunct. First
National "Bank of Topeka;- At that time
practically all of the' 1907 taxes had
been paid into the state treasury. We
have already drawn 'but of the county
treasuries $662,000 of ,the 1908 taxes and
this $662,000 will not more than pay the
expenses of the stat up to February 1.
Now this leaves as . a balance in the
hands of the county treasuries, of the
tax of 1908, of $1,540,006. I estimate the
fees that will be received from various
sources, and available to pay current
expenses up to October 1, will aggre
gate $400,000. So that we will have
available cash with which to pay cur
rent expenses up to October 1, about
$1,940,000. Now I estimate that the ex
penses of the state for the months of
February to September inclusive, will
average $300,000 per month. I base this
estimate on the amount of buildings In
process of construction, the ordinary
current expenses of the state, and the
additional expense liable to be incurred
by this legislature 4n the way of de
ficiency appropriations and appropria
tions becoming available at once. So
that between now and October 1 we will
have expenses aggregating $2,400,000,
and only $1,940,000 cash available to pay
it. ' . ' " "
"I feel perfectly afe- therefore, in
advising you that the' state treasurer
will be stamping warrants, 'Not paid
for want of funds. not later1 than Oc
tober and possibly in September of this
year." r
The senate in committee of the whole
Thursday afternoon considered and rec
ommended for passage only two bills,
one amending the present law relating
to weights and measures and the other
appropriating money to; pay premiums
for agricultural and live stock exhibits
at county fairs.
There was but little oojection raised
to the weights -and, .meatnires' bill as
drafted, with the exception of certain
provisions in section 15, which permit
ted "reasonable variation" from the
stated weight, or measure for individual
packages, providing the variation is as
often above as below weight- or meas
ure. Senators Brewster and Hodges
believed that provision . destroyed the
force of the entire bill. 'They believed
that giving such. permission would
leave a means of evading the law in
cases of short weights or measures.
Senators Fagerberg and Carey explain
ed that In the case of certain commodi
ties there was a shrinkage in weight af
ter the article was pnt in barrels or
packages.
The senate finally decided to strike
out the provision in controversy and
retained the provision which allowed for
natural and ordinary shrinkage in such
commodities as may evaporate or
waste.
The inoncent appearing little bill of
Senator Cooke which provided for per
mitting county commissioners to give
$500 to county fair societies, which rais
ed $200 on their own part, raised quite
a storm of controversy and incidental
ly it gave an excellent opportunity to a
number of senators. to advertise their
respective county fairs.
Senator Avery submitted an amendment
requiring the Fair association to raise S250,
whereupon the county commissioners
could be authorized to give an equal
amount. Senators Denton. Quincy. Carey
and Cooke rushed to the defense of the bill
and opposed Avery's amendment. They
favored permitting the association to
raise $200 and the commissioners adding
$50 to the amount.
Senator Hodges did not approve of ex
tending any such assistance to the fairs,
declaring that it appeared to him to be a
scheme for the county to hand over money
to private assoclationsr" He therefore
wanted to strike out the enacting clause
and kill the entire bill.
It was explained by-Senator -Qnlney that
the fairs to be assisted are ail public coun
tv fairs, 'not conducted for private gain
and the Hociges substitute was lost.. Sen
ator Avery's amendment met a similar
fate, the bill finally being recommended
for passage in all essential particulars as
drafted. 4
When the committee of the wholxose
the senate by vote excused the members
of the ways and means cemmittee and
Senator Brady from attending Friday In
order that they might go to Lawrence,
the seat of learning, and inspect the state
university. . .
The senate adjourned at 6 o'clock.
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New Senate Bills.
The following bills have been introduced
in the senate:
S. B. No. 338. By Brewster An act re
lating to the taxation of the live stock of
live stock dealers and feeders.
S. B. No. 339. By Brewster (by request)
An act to provide for improving the public
highways.
S. B. No. 340. By Brewster by request
An act in relation to railroad companies.
S. B. No. 341. By Bender An act relat
ing to disorganizing certain school dis
tricts and annexing the same to other dis
tricts. S. B. No. 342. By Murphv (by request)
An act requiring distribution of gas to
consumers by pine line.
S. B. No. 343. By Moore An act making
an appropriation to the Concordia normal
school.
SWEPT BY STORM.
The Throop hotel was one of the
buildings which caught the full force'
of the storm and it rocked to such an
extent, in spite of - its construction
of stone and brick that many, of the
guests left the upper stories of the
building. . i
In all parts of the city trees have
gone down before the fury of the
storm and old dead trees which have
weathered the storms for years have
been leveled.
All of the house of representatives
stenographers ho have been housed
in the northwest rooms of the state
house moved their offices downstairs
this morning 'and many of them oc
cupied space on the floor of the house
on account of the cold and w-lnd which
makes work at their old quarters im-1
possible.
Fighting the Storm. j
The swinging sign of the New York
dentists between Sixth avenue and
Seventh street broke lose during the
night' and swung into one of the big
second story windows and smashed it.
A force of men began work early
this morning on the awning in front
of the Brown grocery store, corner of
Western avenue and Sixth avenue and
by hard work managed to fasten it in
place o that it has so far withstood
the fury of the storm.
The fine electric sign but recently
swung across the walk in front of the
Tromp- smoke house went down and
out before a particularly severe gust
of wind and is an almost total wreck.
At the Emahizer &, Speilman fur
niture store -the wind broke the strips
of brace glass . used to strengthen
the plate glass front but the damage
was discovered in time to supplant the
strips with lumber and the glass front
was saved in this manner.
Contrary to the rule in such cases
the green houses about the city seem to
have been almost entirely free from
damage on account, of the wind. James
Hayes suffered a slight loss, a few
frames of glass going out before the
wind.
At the home of Miss Nora V. Sinell
at Twenty-first and Kansas avenue,
several windows were blown in. ' -
At Tenth and Topeka avenue the
cornice on the building occupied by
Hobart's drug store, was blown into the
street. Numerous signs Jn the locality
were wrenched from their fastenings. ,
On Kansas ' avenue during the day
abrupt changes of the wind were no
ticed. Those on the sidewalks found
great difficulty in keeping their feet.
At times the wind would come from the
north and then within a few moments
would sweep around into the south so
that in going a block a pedestrian
would some times have the wind at his
back and again in his face.
OX THE NORTH SIDE.
Damage and Freaks of the Wind in
Xori'i Topeka.
The smoke stack of the Kaw Mill
Co., is a ' total wreck, loss between
$500 and $600: Day Foreman E. D.
Casner, narrowly escaping death from
the accident. The mills are closed
down.
Smoke stack at Kuehne Preserving
works also partially destroyed, but
replaced and factory in operation.
Several dyke construction stables
and living tents were blown away
and work on the dikes is practically
suspended.
A portion of Union Pacific round
house roof was blown off; no one
hurt. Signs, trees and windows
broken.
The smoke stack of the Kaw Mill
ing Co., blew down about 6:45 o'clock
this morning. E. D. Casner of 1110
North Van Buren street, day fireman,
was in the boiler room at the time.
He heard the noise of the falling
stack and ran in the doorway be
tween the engine and the boiler room
just as the "breeching" which con
nects the base of the stack with the
boilers was torn out and fell within a
foot of where he had been standing.
The stack is of boiler steel and was
100 feet long from top to base. It
weighed 4,000 pounds. The fall
made a total wreck. It seemed to
buckle up and fall without the guy
wires being torn or broken. This was
probably due to the suction formed
by wind between the elevator which
is on the northwest end of the mills
and the boiler room on the east end.
The stack is said to have been in per
fect condition. It has been erected
for about four years. r
J. B. Nicholson, manager of the
mills, said this morning that he was
afraid the mills would" have to be shut
down until a new stack could be
erected in its place. He also stated
that he intended to replace it with a
better and stronger stack.
At the time of the accident a full
head of steam -was on in the boilers,
but the fires were rather low. The
safety valves were broken by the fall
of the stack. The steam was shut
down immediately after the accident.
In telling of his experience Mr. Cas
ner said this morning: :
"I had just put some Coal in the
furnace and was straightening up
from the work. I heard a noise and
was afraid something was happen
ing. I run for the engine room and
had Just got in the door way when the
'breeching,' torn out by the falling
stack, fell, and just missed me, G.- H.
Gibbs, the engineer met me. We
turned off the steam and then notified
Mr. Nicholson and others of the trou
ble." . ,
"The stack was in perfect condi
tion," said Mr. Nicholsron, manager-of
the mills, this morning.. "Its fall was
due to the force of the wind and not
to any defect in the stack. However,
It is a total wreck. I hate the loss
of time the accident has .occasioned
JUST RECEIVED
All the New. Spring
Stetson Hats.
Watch jm Oram. tfmbA OV Badnaa ttttttuSm XTI
STOCK SHIPPERS
To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To
Clay, Robinson & Co.,
Uys Stock Commission Msrefessfe, Stock Yards, Kansas City.
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WH L80 HAVE own own yrrni'- ai uniwawu. o. it. IOSEPH,
M. OMAHA. DENVER. SIOUX feTT. M. ST. PAUL. E. BUFFALO!
mi,.,. ian Via Inc. .thf Sfflck. I
am afraid we will have to close down
for about ten days until a new stack
can be placed in position. The new
stack will be stronger and better than
the old one. .
TV., m.ln ,iiilr?irn- nf thp North" T6-
peka Woolen Mills was unroofed last
night. The damage is estimated at
f . icAii n 7in TYit vncf 1 nf tin
and the force of' the wind literally
stripped it from the boards.
Much smaller damage is reporiea on
the North side. The Union Pacific
wires are not working very satisfac
torily In either direction, but the morn
ing trains on that road were about on
time. " .
About 8 o'clock this morning, the
southwest corner of the Union Pacific
round house roof was blown off. No
one was hurt. At the time Frank
Burns and Ira Vetters, coach cleaners,
and C. D. Clark, engine watchman,
were in the switch engine which was
standing in the round houpe at the
time and so escaped injury.
No work is being done on the dikes
today. The ground is frozen too hard
to be worked. - In addition .to this, the
Robert Klncald camp, near the coal
shutes. and the Joyce Bagwell camp on
Soldier creek -were blown down last
night. The destruction includes both
living and stable tents. Today the
men are trying to find shelter for
themselves: and the horses:
IMPROVi: THE TRACK.
Service on Cottonwood Kails TJne Will
Be Bettered.
Strong City, 'Kan., Jan. 29. J. A.
Reifsnyder, owner of the Strong and
Cottonwood Falls' street railway, is
improving the track, putting in turn
tables, and will soon give the people
quick service between the towns with
the electric motor recently purchased.
He expects to install it by March 1
and should secure the contract for
carrying the mails between towns.
TODAY'S MARKET KKI'OilTS.
. Chicago. Jan. 29. WHEAT-Trade in the
wheat market here today whs greatly
i sif nripa f a-lHtl fill1
namperea uy m-n, " , vr
to the storm. Traders were bearishly in
clined, i lie if-ituiiif, L Z
ported the market. May opened unchanged
to i4vaC lower at 51.07 to $1.07. advanced
t0Biivmg of Julv as a result of reports
. , . I , : m.thArn Kannnn hfl been"
injured by tne neseiau ny
about middav, May advancing: to $1,077
. - -W- " f !, iruln h(lWOVr. Wafl
later lost on prwui. ijv.,.s. r-CTCa,
closed firm with May up 6c at l.(r7V4
'A?t-k .it .j firm Mav otened
V I L . V "I 11 ,
62c to 63c, sold 635x3ic.
Sentiment oecarne "i
mg tne iasi nan i m xa., ...v.
some selling pressure placed on the distant
deliveries. The close was steady with
May unchanged at 6"Jc.
OATS Oats were steady early in the
dav Mav opened a shade higher at 52Vic.
PROVISIONS Previsions were firm.
Prices at the opening were unchanged to
5c hizher. . ......
RYE Cash: iwai"c; Jiay, ust; uni.
BARLEY Cash: XoJT
TIMOTHY March, $3 .9TV2.
CLOVER March, j9.40. y
Chicago Grain Market.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J
Chicago. Jan. 29.
Open High Low Close Yes
WHEAT
May
July
S-pt.
COKN
May July ,
Sept.
OATS
May
July
10714-107107 107
. 97 -s 9S 97'i
. 94 94 94
107-&il07li
97S, 97i-t-
4V4 94H
63-631,4 63-Vi 62 62 62
63-63-V863',4 6L", 62 63
63- 63i4- 62- 62?- 63
.. 52
' 52-'. i
46--H
39V4-?g
17.00
17.20
17. a;
9.60
9.77
9..S7
8.82
8.97
9.10-
Sept. .
PORK
Jan. .
Mav .
July .
LARD
Jan.
May .
Julv .
RIBS
Jan.
Mav '.
July .
. 31
1723
9. Ml
9.9-'
9.0
9.16
Kansas City lite Stork.
Kansas City. Mo., Jan. 29. CATTLE
Receipts 2,000. Market steady. Native
a new shipment of
Sweater
Coats
in grey, maroon and
blue, all sizes, 32 to
44, just the kind you
buy in sales reduc
ed from $1.50 to 95c
special. P7 F
.Priced A !P
here,
Styles in
$3.50
steers. 4.806.65; southern steers, 14.50
o.SO; soutehrn cows, $2.60i&.26; native cows
and heifers, $2.25S!5.75; stockers and feed
ers, 3.5g6.75; bulls, 3.255.00; calves, J3.50
6.C0.
HOGS Receipts 7.000. Market Be to 10c
higher. Heavy. $5.2CKJ6.35; packers and
butchers. 6.006.30; light, 5.60gS.10; pigs,
4-2S!S5.40.
SHEEP Receipts 2,000. Market steady.
i Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Jan. 29. CATTLE Receipts
2,000. Market steady to strong. Beeves,
t4.207.00; stockers and feeders. f3.2ya$.K
cows and heifers, Jl.SS'SS.W; calves, JS.OftSS
S.0O.
HOGS Receipts 21.000. Market Kc to 10c
he-iher. T.ie-ht ti - m i vnH r. s -
b.o5; roughs, J5.90i05; good to choir
heavy, 46.0&ff.fi5; pigs, 4.665.66; bulk of
SHEEP Receipts 5,000. Market steady.
Kansas City Live Stock Kale.
IThe following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City, Mo., anl
by Clay, Robinson &. Co.. live stock com
mission merchants, with offices at all
markets.J
Kansas City, Jan. 29 CATTLE Receinta
2,0(X head. Market slow and steady.
HOGS Receipts 7,000 head. Market 6o
to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, JE.901i-6.SO; top,
56.40. -
SHEEP Receipts 2,000 head.'
Market
sieaay to strong.
KILLING STEERS.
No. Wt. Prlne.lNo. Wt.
25 9S4 J5.20 14 944
1 930 4.00
Price.
$4.75
COWS AND HEIFERS.
IS 10 3.7
4.
... 812
3.75
3.75
4.75
3.75
3.50
6.00
3.75
30 9-J8 3.68
1 llt 4.26
22 741 5.10
1...
16...
.. 900
.. S03
1.
.1130
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
18 S64 4.75 1 640
CALVES.
6.00 I 1 172
5.00 ll 327
BULLS.
4.00 1 1310
3.50
HOGS.
5.75 I 64 26f,
fi.35 37 150
5.50 I 56 98
150
213
... S10
...1350
186 167
6$ 276
54 151
6.30
5.70
5.20
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 29. WHEAT
Close: Market unchanged. Mav. $1.00;
July. 9iv.ie. Cash: No. 2 hard, Jl.07; No.
2 red, S1.10l.ll.
CORN Market unchanged. Mav, 59ic:
July. 59c; September. SS-'Sc Cash: No. 2
mixed. 58c; No. 2 white, 6oe:
OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
49432c: No. 2 mixed, 4S449i4c.
RYE 72g77c. . -
HAY Market stendv. Choice timothy,
S9.7510.00: choice prairie, JS.2r.ffl.50.
BUTTER Market steady. Creamery ex
tra. 32c; packing stock, ISc.
EGGS-Market 5c higher. Fresh extra,
oip; current receipts, 34c.
WHEAT Receipts, 103 cars.
Cliicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Jan. 29. CHEESE Market
strong. Daisies, 15c: twins, 1414140;
young Americas, lSViiaWc.
POULTRY Alive, steadv: turkeys, 16c;
chickens. lH4e; springs, 13Vic.
POTATOES Market steady. 6579c.
BUTTER Market steady. Creamery,
227 2Se: dairies. 'MyfrToc.
EGGS Market steady. Firsts, 24c.
- . New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 29. BUTTER Market
Fancy steadier, other grades slow. Cream
ery, third to first. 23g2Sc. Receipts 4,467.
CHEESE Market firm. State full
cream specials, 143416c; ditto fansy.
14Hc; ditto good to prime, 14c; winter
made, best, 13"4c; ditto good to prime, 12"J
13c; ditto common to :'iir, lOiiSlHiv.-;
skims, full to specials. 2llc.
EGGS Market firmer. Western firsts.
32c; seconds. 31S31ic.
Market Gossip.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486.
Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat i
lower, corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat lower, corn
lid lower.
XfK York Stock Market.
Wall St., New ork, Jan. 29. STOCK 8
Prices took the downward course in the
opening dealings in stocks today. Selling
orders were freely disturbed throughout
the list but the declines generally were
moderate. United State Rubber first pre
ferred fell li, Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie 1 and Union Pacific.
Reading, Amalgamated Copper and Peo
ple's Gas large fractions.
"ev York Sugar and Coffee Market.
New York, Jan. 29 SUGAR Raw. flulet;
fair refining. S3.17; centrifugal, 96 test,
S3 i : molasses sugar, S2.92. Refined,
steady::; crushed. S5.35; powdered, J4.75;
granulated, S4.65.
COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio.
7Hc; No. 4 Santos. 8'ic
AD CHICAGO PRODUCB