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THE TQ-PTTKA DAILY STATE JOTTRNAE DECEMBER, 19, 1912
ROSSVILLE FIRE
East Side Main Street Wiped
Out at Early Hour.
Loss iu Buildings and Stock Is
Estimated at $20,000.
WATER FROM RAILROAD TANK
Only
One tine of Hose
Check the Flames.
to
Modern Structures Will
Built on Site.
Be
An early morning fire in Rossi'ille
today, practically wiped out the prin
cipal business houses In the east side
of the town's main street, causing a
loss of probably J20.000. Water sup
ply from the Union Pacific tank at
RossvilJe station enabled the volun
teer fire department to fight the blaze
larirelv resDonsible
largely responsioie,
and this supply was
In checking the spread of the fire be
fore it reached the residence portion of
the town.
tt was shortly after S o'clock when
fire was discovered in the general
merchandise store of Gutch & Ophest.
one of the largest stores in Rossville.
From this building the blaze ate its
way through the row of frame struc
tures on the east side of the town's
principal street, cleaning out a half
iloren smaller stores and shops. There
was little fire protection afforded and
a thousand feet of hose which the
town had purchased was attached to
the Union Pacific water tower, but af
forded only a single stream to fight the
big blaze.
The loss of Gutch & Ophest will
amount to about J12.000. Edna Smith's
millinery store, with a stock of about
SI ,000, was totally destroyed. Next in
the line of the fire was the town hall,
a small frame building used for a
young men's club, the William Mark
ham barber shop, W. M. Blakley's jew
elry store, and Beal & Rankin's butcher
hop. All of these buildings were a
total loss and but little of the stock
was saved.
It is estimated that the $20,000 loss
is perhaps one-half covered by insur
ance, in tne nine iuwii ima ihuiiuub
there was excitement and alarm and
accurate figure, as to the loss of the
firms in the path of the fire were dim-
cult to oDiain. ut. loici-uuii i
the State journal asutt.eu iui m ; -n. iii6rj, jj. v.. v. imi, vj.
heat from the fire broke the plate glass ! Brooks, E. W. Rankin. W. O. Ander
fronts in the postoflice building on the son, J. A. Cole, C. P. Adams, C. Tt.
opposite side of the street. Crosby. W. Connors, John Marshall.
New and modern buildings, it is W. H. Davis, H. S. Putney, ri. A. Spiel-
claimed will be erected where the ;
frame structures formerly stood. The '
fire was stopped when it reached the j
stone store building of Beal & Rankin, t
although they suffered considerable i
loss from the blaze. 1 J- tioagins, u. ti. a. swartz, John
Less than a year ago Rossville suf- ' C. Witt, J. G. Stoneback, James Nel
fered from a $10,000 early morning fire, son, W. J. Wagner and F. E. Whit
At that time the blaze was on the' op- j nev.
posite side or tne street, cince tne
tire these buildings have been replaced
with stone and brick structures.
No definite cause for this morning's
fire has been assigned.
MOTORISTS IN WICHITA
Twenty-Fire Topekans Attend Slate
Association Meeting.
Twenty-five members of the Shaw
nee Motor league are in Wichita today
attending a meeting of the Kansas
State Automobile association. They
left Topeka Wednesday night at 11:45
o'clock, having chartered a special
Pullman car. They will return to To
peka early Friday morning.
The local motorists are interested in
road legislation. They left Topeka
i.rmed with two proposed road laws
with the intention of presenting them
to the state legislative committee of
the association for their considera
tion. The first proposes an amend
ment to the state constitution allow
ing the state to levy a tax for the im
provement of roads. A second propo
sition would empower th5 state to tax
autos on the basis of their horse
rower. This tax would De used in the
counties where collected in the main
tenance of roads.
The main object of the meeting of
the state association is to frame up
laws to present to the state legisla
ture for consideration.
Those who went from Topeka were:
J. Will Kelley, O. W. Horn, Lew Gar-
Dev. 1 9. tVireoasl :
fair and OOLHEK.
FriAiy
Zero Weather
May Arrive
Any Time Now
We've had some mighty cold
weather at this time in years
past. This week a year ago
marked the beginning of one of
the longest spells of real winter
we have had in a long time. And
weather has been open so long
now that when a change does
come, you'll feel It.
Be Prepared!
Get Coal of
McCleary
All kinds best grades cor
rect weights prompt deliveries.
Phones
866
3593
3599
I2Iij
fa 4 Uctim
Sr 2S2l
linghouse, Harry Imes, Robert Billard,
George Stanstield, rtank Southwick.
O. W. Barnes, D. E. Watkins, George
V. Crane, W. H. Kientz, Charles Mc
Cleery, J. S. Warner, D. A. Rosen
guist, J. F. Jarrell, Dr. F. H. Scholle,
W. J. Rickenbacher, Art Catlin. Frank
Pratt, H. S. Putney and W. W. Webb.
IT IS A SUCCESS
Topeka Traffic Bureau Has
3Eade Good Record.'
Commissioner Driscoll Tells of
Association's Work.
That the Topeka traffic bureau haaljj of Ransans Visiting in
uroven a markea success was uw
sentiment expressed Wednesday night
at a dinner in the Commerce building
attended by the members of the traf
fic association. H. D. Driscoll, com-
missioner for the bureau, outlined the
work of the association from the time
it was organized six months ago. The
presiding officer was George P. Mc
Entire. A resolution was passed endorsing
Judge A. E. Helm, of Wichita, for a
. tt r.vlli tilitips. .Tiidee
Helm was one of the attorneys for the
titles in Kansas in connection with
the Mississippi rate hearing in Topeka
last February.
Talks were made by the following
business taen: S. R. Duckett, assist
ant traffic commissioner; John Mar-
i shall, attorney for the public utilities
1 commission; W. J. Wagner, assistant
i traffic commissioner of the Wichita
.bureau; N. B. Burge, J. F. Haskell,
I W. H. Davis, W. O. Anderson, H. A. i
! Spielman, J. A. Cole, H. S. Putney, D.
O. Coe, C. P. Adams, E. C Arnold
and J. C. Witt.
Commissioner Driscoll reviewed
the I
which the bureau has been interested, i
S R. Duckett maintained that big sav- ;
h made the members of the
bu'reau'by calling upon the manage-i
ment for assistance. W. H. Davis
spoke enthusiastically. He said the 1
bureau is not antagonistic towards the '
railroads, but keeps the shippers in
line with their competitors In other
cities. According to H. A. Spielman
the bureau is a good advertisement for
Topeka.
Those who attended the meeting
were: George P. McEntire. S. R. Duck
ett, H. D. Driscoll, Tim Driscoll, David
G. Page, W. M. Forbes, George H.
Fleischman. C. E. Heartburg, William
Schick. J H. Gayhart O. II. White. C.
IX Skinner. Is. B. Burge. J Will Kel- j
"J- V''"V " " ' 'iitlie sweated fruit gets a sour product.
man, wimam jacoos. jr., .ari ives, ;
C. E. Wood, J. F. Haskell, Thomas ,
R. Jones, T. C. Whiteker, J. W. Jaml- j
son. D. O. Coe, C. G. Blakely, S. C. I
Pettit. otto Kuenne, o. P. . . aiteker,
HODGES FILLS
THREE PLACES
Continued from Page One.)
pointments will probably be announced
in the next ten days.
Other Appointments.
Among the widely known Kansas
Democrats who seem most likely to
win appointments this month are:
Thomas W. Morgan, editor of the Ot
tawa Republican, who may become
warden of the state penitentiary to
succeed J. K Codding; Judge A. E.
Helm of Wichita, who seems likely to
land one of the "appointments on the
utilities commission; Frank E. Brady
of Oswego and Frank M. Pearl of Hi
awatha, who are being seriously con
sidered for places on the tax commis
sion. There are a dozen applicants
for Joe Mercer's job as live stock
commissioner and the place will likely
go to a Seventh district man. It is
probable that F. C. Carroll of Leaven
worth, a well known Leavenworth
banker and member of the legislature
from hist district, may succeed Sher
man G. Elliott for the second place jn
the board of control.
indianTcall on taft
Spokesman Is Forced to Act as His
Own Interpreter.
Washington, Dec. 19. A delegation
of Indians, several of its members in
picturesque dress, called upon Presi
dent Taft at the White House. One
of the older chiefs started to talk
to the president through an interpreter.
He made a long speech, while the pres
ident waited expectantly to hear it re
peated. At its conclusion, the inter
preter fidgeted, looked bewildered and
said not a word to the president. The
chief waited patiently a moment, gave
a gloomy but dignified glance at the
interpreter, and then in English which
was surprisingly understandable, re
marked to the president with a gesture
toward the interpreter
"He doesn't get me."
It was the same chief who stopped
at the doors of the executive office on
his way out to don a pair of rubber
overshoes to protect his moccasins.
"PAPA'S KILLED MAMA"
Child
Announces Murder of
Mother by Her Father.
Her
Memphis, Term.. Dec. 19. A four-year-old
child munching an apple,
walked into the living room of a board
ing house here and announced that
"Papa has killed mama." The child's
mother, Mrs. Adam J. Boehler was
found dying on the floor of her apart
ment, her head almost severed. Boehler
escaped. According to the statement of
the child Boehler attacked the woman
with a razor and after slashing her
throat washed his hands and left the
i room. Mrs. Boehler recently filed suit
for divorce.
Spaulding Parsons, a drug clerk, was
shot and probably fatally wounded;
Jesse Woolen, police fficer, was seri
ously wounded and Charles Davis was
slightly wounded as the result of an
attempt to arrest Boehler. who barri
caded himself in a house in the central
part of the city.
VOLTAIRE IS GONE
Bill in Congress to Vacate and
Annul Kansas Town.
Lots Will Sell Soon at Rate of
$1.25 an Acre.
ORANGES INTO GRAPEFRUIT
Ir. Bigelow of Kansas Tells of
Turkish Bath Process.
Washington This Week.
Washington, Dec. 19. Senator Charles
Curtis has presented a bill in the sen-
( atj tQ. vacate and annul as a tovvn.
site the town of Voltaire, Sherman
county, Kan., and declare the same as
public domain. Furthermore, the bill
provides that C. C. Perdieu, owner of
the lots of this town, his heirs and
assigns shall, have the right to pur
chase the lands embraced in the town
of Voltaire at the rate of $1.25 per
acre for a period of six months after
the passage of the bill.
Another bill introduced by Mr. Cur
tis directs the secretary of the treasury
to pay to James L Wallace, his heirs
and assigns, the sum of $1,600 for
goods, wares and merchandise, also
seven head of horsea, which were ta
ken or destroyed by a band of Indians
who were then on a raid at or near
I Fort Kearney, Neb., on July 14, 1864.
A tnira om lniroaucea uy tne Kan
sas senator directs mat tne sum or
200 be paid to Claus H. Otten of Law
rence. Ka- for a horse killed by Com
Paly F. Seventh regiment of the Mis
souii st-te militia in the civil war in
the battle of the Big Blue,
Ever hear about sweating an orange
or a grapefruit? Well, it's done every
day in this season of the year by fruit
speculators, unmindful of
. i
1 " PU""L
health and welfare, according to Dr.
W. D. Bigelow of Gardner, Kan., the
assistant chief of the bureau of chem-
. istry, department of agriculture.
The sweating process is ery simi
! lar to a Turkish bath, except that the
""'f
- ripening -the
fruUJ ConseqUently the consumer of
unfit for his stomach and harmful to
his digestive tract. The artificial col
oring scheme gives a green fruit the
appearance of blng ripe, and conse
quently opens a market for it earlier
than normal. Many of the oranges
and grape fruits now on the market
of the country should be luxuriating
in some tropical grove in Florida or
uanrornia until January or u eoruary,
says Dr. Bigelow.
"They put these oranges in a room
fitted with a steam pipe or gas stove,
just about as warm as the average
heated room in Washington today,"
said Dr. Bigelow, to the State Journal
correspondent. "The orange will soon
get yellow but it won't be ripe. This
is a peculiar characteristic of citrus
fruits, lacking, for instance, in the ap
ple, which will ripen after being taken
from the tree, and differing from the
banana, which will not ripen pn the
tree and must be ripened artificially.
Some kinds of pears, too, will decay
on a tree instead of ripening, whereas
if picked they would ripen rapidly."
Kansans visiting Washington this
week included Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Grady of Garden City; B. F. Miller of
Fort Scott, W. S. Crawford of Iola,
and D. J. Kauffman of Arkansas City.
Robert G. Hackman of Elizabeth,
X. J., and Miss Hazel Leslie of Law
rence, Kan., were married in Washing
ton yesterday. Rev. James S. Mont
gomery of the Presbyterian church,
performed the ceremony.
Abram C. Douglass was appointed
postmaster at Denison, Kan., today.
TAFT HAS DECIDED.
The President "Will Take Law Profes
worship at Vale.
Washington, Dec. 19. President
Taft has made up his mind to accept
the proffer of the Kent professorship
of law at Tale and probably will take
I up his duties at New Haven early in
I the spring. The president is said to
' have determined upon accepting the
Tale professorship f several reasons.
He will not be restricted merely to
lectures to Tale students, but will be
permitted to lecture if he desires in
other law schools or upon the plat
form or to engage in any other occu
pation which he sees fit. If the presi
dent had returned to Cincinnati to
resume law practice he felt he would
have but little opportunity for prac
tice. He felt that he could not appear
in cases before the United States su
preme court, because he has appoint
ed a majority of its membership. He
remembered when he thought of the
law that he had named federal judges
in Ohio before whom he might have
to argue cases and he believed that
a out the only sort cf practice which
he could take up would be internation
al and that he regarded as uncertain.
At Tale the president will be in
surroundings dear to him and in a
position to engage in almost any sort
or Dusiness nttmg lor an ex-president.
The analogy between the Tale pro
I fessorship and Grover Cleveland's re
lations with Princeton appealed to
Mr. Taft strongly and when many of
his close friends and advisers wrote
to him, approving his acceptance of
the chair at Tale, he decided to take
it. Uhe president expects to snend
several weeks after March 4 in Au-1
gusta, Ga, where he has passed two
winter vacations,
MOORE IS ACCUSED.
Held for the Murder of His Mother
and Grandmother.
Columbia, Mo., Dec. 19. Lee Moore,
who discovered the dead bodies of hU
mother, Mrs. George Moore, and his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary J. Wilson,
crushed with an ax when he entered theu
home here, was arrested following hi3 tes
timony given at the coroner's Inquest.
Moore denies that he knew anything of
the murder until he found the bodies.
A charge of first degree murder was
placed against Moore, who hes been em
ployed at Moberly, Mo., as a railiuad car
repairer. When hereported to tiic police
that he had discovered the dead bodies o
his relatives, he said he had arrived
from Moberly early In the morning, but
the authorities .have learned, they say.
that Moore came here in the previous
afternoon and registered at a local hotel
under an assumed name.
A search of the hotel room, where
Moore is alleged to have stayed, the po-
e ,sa' wealed a quantity of biood on
! the towels and bed clothing and on some
of the clothing that the officers say Moore
wore. me hotel proprietor, tne police
say, identified Moore as the occupant of
the room and aa,d Moore was nervous
and acted strangely as he registered.
The conductor of a passenger train, the
police charge Identified the accused man
as a passenger who got off his train here.
On the witness . stand at the inquiry
Moore became confused and at times re
fused to answer questions. E. C. Ander
son county prosecutor asked him to re
late incidents of the trip he claimed to
have made from Moberly to Columbia,
i Jt Moore declined to do so.
Moore showed no emotion over the
murders or his arrest.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by six daugh
ters besides the one slain with her.
Among them are Mrs. Sallie Minterand
and Mrs. Fannie Reed, of St. Louis; Mrs.
MolUe Orear, Providence, Mo., and Mrs.
Clay Wells, Arrow Rock, Mo.
Mrs. Moore had one son besides the one
accused of the crime.
The police said that they had made an
examination of Moore in his cell, and
found blood stains on his bouy.
Th Drisoner. who is 35 years o'd, said
that he graduated from the Kansas State
Aerlcultural college six years ago.
He then worked in a store, he said, and
saved enough money to pay the expenses
of a trip he made to Brazil. He sa.d he
frequently had visited morgues in Chi
cago and St. Louis and viewed mutilated
bodies of persons who had been murdered.
THERE CAN'T BE '
A MONEY TRUST
(Continued from Page One.)
the New Haven. Morgan & Co. pro
posed in return for being made sole
financial agents for the New Haven
lines to loan the New Haven road 90
per cent of the agreed sale price of
ita securities at a "reasonable rate
of interest" and to give the road the
"benefits of counsel and advice."
This proposal was accepted January
11, 1911, by the Maine Central, Decem
ber 28, 1910, by the Boston & Maine,
and December 19, 1910, by the New
Tork. New Haven & Hartford, the ac
ceptance in each case being signed by
Charles S. Mellen.
Northern Pacific Reorganization.
tw jwu sue L" -1 .......... j
I i;af nf other intoristate eornorationa for
which you are fiscal agents?" asked i
Mr. Untermyer. Mr. Morgan could re- j
member no others except the U. s.
Steel corporation and could not esti-
matfl the number. Mr. Morgan said
Vila flr-m harl cunrtlierl the committee
with data on that point. Mr. Unter
myer replied that such data included
only those corporations with which
Morgan & Co. had formal agreements.
Mr. Morgan said his firm acted for
the American Telephone & Telegraph
company, the Northern Pacific and
Southern Railways, although they had
no agreement with them.
Mr. Untermyer took up the North
ern Pacific' reorganization. "Was that
property reorganized' under a voting
trust?" 5
Mr. Morgan said it was and that he
was a member of the voting trust.
"In that connection," he added, "I'd
like to present,, these reports of the
voting trustees of the Union Pacific
and the Southern- railways."
Mr. Untermyer looked at the reports
Mr. Morgan gave" and asked if they
were not "arguments by the voting
trustees in behalf of their good man
agement?" Voting Trustees.
Mr. Morgan replied they were the
reports of the trustees and Attorney
Lindabury interposed to say they were
"accounts of the stewardship of the
voting trustees."
"Don't you think that interstate cor
porations should be entirely free to sell
their securities in the open market
and not be tied up to one firm, no
matter how just its methods?" asked
Mr. Untermyer.
"No, not necessarily," replied Mr.
Morgan.
Taking up the Southern railway sit
uation, he said he saw no objection
to a director appointed by himself as
a member of voting trust entering into
a fiscal agreement with his own firm.
Mr. Untermyer asked if Mr. Morgan ,
did not think securities of interstate j
corporations should be sold in open i
competition as -were United States. I
"I do not." said Mr. Morean. He
said there was plenty of competition I
for railroad securities.
Mr. Untermyer asked where there '
eoni,l bo nnmntitlAn hotwocr. Ko Mow !
Haven and Morgan & Co. in the sale
of New Haven securities.
"They want a great deal more for
them than we think they are worth,"
said Mr. Morgan.
"Do you think it would be better for
the railroad to be able to offer its se
curities to another banking house?'
"No, I do not," returned Morgan.
He added that the position of the
banking house often had much to do
with the stability and success of cor
porations. Not All Securities Are Good.
"There's another point," he added.
"Tou must remember that all securi
ties sold and issued are not aJways
good and when there is a respon
sible fiscal agent there is moral
strength behind them."
"Will you name an instance of a
railroad bond proving bad, where
your firm has had to pay the loss?"
asked Mr. Untermyer.
"I can't remember any case, but I
know there have been several," said
Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Untermyer turned to the fiscal
arrangement with the U. S. Steel cor
poration. "Did you name the entire board of di
rectors of the U. S. Steel corpora
tion ?" asked Mr. Untermyer.
"I think I passed on it."
"But did not you hand out a slip
containing the names?"
If passing on the board is naming
it, I am quite willing to assume all
the responsibility," said Mr. Morgan,
"But did not you say who should
go on or stay off?" persisted the law
yer. "I possibly did the latter," replied
the financier amid a laugh.
Mr. Morgan said he had not passed
on all who went on the board of the
steel corporation, but said no members j
had ever gone on the board against
his protest.
Mr. Untermyer asked if Mr. Morgan
had not named Judge E, H. Gary for
chairman of the Steel corporation
finance committee when George W.
Perkins resigned.
"I think so. It's very probable. I
don't remember : now."
"Who fixed the price at which the
various subsidiary companies should
go into the organization?" asked Mr.
Untermver.
He Fixed the Prices.
"I approved the prices," said Mr.
Morgan.
."But it was left to you to determine
WHEAT JS EASY
Trading Appears to Be of Spec
ulative Character.
May Opens Lower, Advances
and Then Drops Back.
CORN PRICESARE UNSTEADY
Oats Market Is Quiet, but Com
, paratively Firm.
ProTisions Show a Tendency
to Move Upward.
Chicago, Dec. 19 WHEAT Wheat ruled
easy at the opening today on trades that
seemed to be formerly speculative. May
opened c to c lower at 91c to 90vic and
on firm cables advanced to 91c, but
again eased off to 9Oi-90TAc.
Further weakness developed later, May
closing c under yesterday's close at
90i&:90c.
CORN Corn onened easv. fldvnn(rl
slightly on covering and then declined
when the short demand seemed satisfied.
May started a shade to ic down at
48c to 4&c, rose to 49Vic, then back to
iS c.
The close was easy. May a shade down
at 48c.
OATS Oats were quiet but comparative
ly firm. May opened unchanged to c
down at 33?4,c to 3340 and ranged between
33;33i4c and 33Vic during the first hour.
PROVISIONS Provisions ruled steady.
May pork opened 10c up at $18.10; May
lard 2&5c higher at J9.909.87, and May
ribs 7c, Improved at $9.72.
RYE 61&63C.
TIMOTH Y $3.003.90.
CLOVER $10.00(6 18.00.
BARLEY 4675c.
Chicago orai- Market.
Chicago, Dec. 19.
Close
Open
.. 83
May .. 91-90S
July .. 87-H
High Low Today Yes.
S6
9114
SS
S5 85 86
90- 9034- 914
87H S7 87T4
CORN
Lec.
48H 4814
48 4874
49?-4 49ft
48
499
M ay . .
July ..
OATS
Dec. ..
May . .
49-49 49ls
49-i 49
33
32- 32T4
33"- 33
33 33i
July ..
33- 33
i poUK
Jan. ..17.85
' May ..18.10
17.87 17.75 17.82 17.75
18.12Mi 18. O 18.07 18-00
LARD
Jan.
9.90
9.87
9.72
9.72
9.90
9.92
9.75
9.73
9.85 9.87 9.82
9.87 9.90 9.85
9.67 9.70 9.82
9.70 9.72 9.65
May .
K IBS
Jan. .
May .
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Dec. 19. WHEAT Cash:
Market unchanged to c higher. No. 2
hard, 83tg87y.c; Mo. 8, 82'ffS4c; No. 2 red,
11.00421.03; No. 3, 96c(5l.2.
CORN Market c to a higher. No. 2
mixed, 4747c; No. 3, 46iJ4c; No. 2
white, 47c; No. 3, 47c.
OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
34!&4Ec; No. 2 mixed, 3333o.
RYE 61c.
HAY Market unchanged: weak. Choice
timothy, 813.00603.50; choice prairie, 812.00
(& 12.50.
' BUTTER Creamery, 33c; firsts, 3c; sec
onds, 29c; packing, 20c.
! EGGS Extras, 26c; firsts, 2324c;
seconds, 18c.
POULTRY Hens, 10c; roosters, Sc;
young turkeys, 15c; ducks, 1314c.
WHEAT Receipts, 66 cars.
CLOSE WHEAT May, S585e; July,
82 c.
CORN May, 47C ; July, 473M7c.
OATS May, 34?4c.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Dec. 19. BUTTER Market
firm. Creameries, 2223c.
EGGS Market firm. Receipts, 1,544
cases.
CHEESE Market firm. Daisies, 16?i3
17o; Twins, 16W16c; Young Americas,
164(S17c: Long Horns, 16!?iiffil7c.
POTATOES Market steady. Receipts,
15 cars. j
POULTRY Market steady. Turkeys,
alive, 15c; chickens, alive, 11c; springs,
alive, 10c.
VEAL Market steady, 9314c.
Xew York Produce Kark"t.
New York, Dec. 19. BUTTER Market
steady.
CHEESE Market quiet and unchanged.
EGGS Market unsettled. Held fresh
the price at which they should come
in?'
"Tes, but I was not always able lo
set them at the price at which we
wa1ev". ,
"Which committee of the Steel cor
poration selects the banks where its
funds shall be selected?
"The finance committee."
WILL CARLETON DEAD.
Known as Poet, Newspaper Man and
Lecturer 40 Years.
New York, Dec. 19. Will Carleton, the
poet, newspaper man, lecturer, died at
his home in Brooklyn last night of pneu
monia, after a short illness.
Mr. Carleton was born in Hudson, Mich.,
in 1845. He attended Hillsdale college,
Michigan, and during his Junior year
wrote a political poem entitled "Fax,"
which he delivered at a town meeting and
won local fame, which soon gained for
him a place as a lyceum speaker. In 1870
he became editor of the Detroit Tribune
and a year later published his first book
of poems.
"Over the Hills to the Poor House,"
was the best known of his works. In
3881 he married Miss Adora N. Niles.
BACiTroBTHPLACE;
Governor Wilson Will Spend Birthday
in His First Home.
Princeton, Dec. 19. When Woodrow
Wilson wakes up in the morning of De
cember 28, he expects to find himself
in the same hcuse In Staunton, Va., in
which he was born 66 years ago that
day. The president-elect said today he
would leave here December 27 and
reach his birthnlace that nieht to sleep
( . 1. .. D.u,hi-,a r-a .-cnn -J o-.i ivhfirA
111 luc L. i mil , . . ... . i-.
he wa? blorn- H spetnd
day. his birthday in Staunton, where a
jubilee celebration has been arranged
In his honor.
Musical Comedy Company Here.
The Lee Musioal Comedy company,
to succeed the stock players at the
Majestic theater, arrive in Topeka to
morrow, and will take up their abode
in i own. They have been playing in
El Paso, Tex., and are reported to be
good.
Sale of tickets, which range from
15 to 50 cents, began this morning.
The first week's bill, to open Monday
night, Is scheduled to be the humorous
farce, "The Cook Ladies' Union."
There is Only One
Thai Is
USED THE WORLD OVER TO CURE A COLO IU ORE DAT.
Always remember the full name.
tor this signature on every box.
STOCK SHIPPERS
To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign to
CLAY, ROBINSON S CO.
Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City
Wo Also Have Oar Own Offices at Chin, So. St. Joseph, Bo. On,
ha. Dearer. Sioux City, So, M. Vmml . E. Buffalo, E. St. Louis and
Fori Worth.
average best, 23ig'24c.
POULTRY Dressed, firm; fresh killed
western chickens, WV-SlSc; fowls, 1215c;
turkeys, 215323c.
New York Stock Market.
Wall St., New Tork, Dec. 19. STOCKS
Various influences were brought to play
on the stock market today. The attorney
general's rejection of the Union Pacific I
Plan to distribute Southern Pacific stock
and Reading's unexpected dividend in
crease were the chief new speculative fac
tors. In view of these varied influences
traders were in some doubt at the outset
but when the first rush of selling was
over the whole market moved ' upwards
sturdily and before noon was showing a
good proportion of gains.
Bonds were irregular.
Harriman stocks were weak at the open
ing of the market owing to the announce
ment that representative of Union Pacific
had been unable to agree with the attor
ney general on a plan of distribution for
its holdings of Southern pacific. Union
Pacific dropped 2 points on the opening
sale of 2,000 shares. Southern pacific fell
back Wt. to 104, the low point of the
recent decline. The remainder of the list
showed sympathetic heaviness. Reading
and New York Central lost 1. Some of
the industrials also were weak. Mexican
Petroleum fell back 24. Colorado Fuel
and Pressed Steel Car 1. American To
bacco advanced 1.
The market closed s trong. Renewed
buying in the Copper stocks which carried
up American Smelting 4 points revived
speculation In the general market and
there was a recovery to the early high
level.
New York Sugar Market.
New York, Dec. 19. SUGAR Raw,
steady; Muscovado, 89 test, 3.42; centri
fugal, 96 test, 8,92; molasses, 89 test, 3.17;
refined, steady.
St. Joe Live Stock Market.
St. Joe, Dec 19. CATTLE Receipts
1,600. Market steady to strong. Steers,
S6.7510.25; cows and heifers, $3.508.50;
calves, 84.6039.50.
HOGS Receipts 6.500. Market strong.
Top, 87.30; bulk of sales, 07.007.20.
SHEEP Receipts 1,000. Market strong.
Lambs, 86.60&8.00.
-Kansas T"ity Live Stock Mnrket.
Kansas City, Dec. 19. CATTLE Re
ceipts 3,000, including 300 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, 86.5O&10.0O;
southern steers $4.757.40; southern cows
and heifers, $3.5KB.25; native cows and
heifers, $3.608.00; stockers and feeders,
$5.O07.15; bulls, J4.2o6.26; calves, 86.0OQ'
10.00; western steers ,J5.50S.OO; western
cows, $3,7516.50
HOGS Receipts 8,000. Market strong to
7c higher. Bulk of sales, $7.O57.30; heavy,
$7.207.3o; packers and butchers, 17.10
7.S0; light, $6.907.15; pigs, $5.75(&.50.
SHEEP Receipts 2,000. Market strong
to 10c higher. Muttons, J3.75Sj4.7o; lambs,
$6.00Q7.75; range wethers and yearlings,
84.0066.75; range ewes, 83-006.00.
Chicaeo Uve Stock Market.
Chicago, Dec. 19. CATTLE Receipts
4,500. Market steady. Beeves, Jo.45fe6.75;
Texas steers, 84.40ijf5.65; western steers,
Jo.25,a7.50; stockers and feeders, 84.20'n,7.25;
cows and heifers, $2.70'7.50; calves, $6.50'st
10. 00.
HOGS Receipts 10,000. Market strong.
Light, 86.80.7.20; mixed, $6.907.32; heavy.
86.85iS"7.35; rough, $6.857.05; pigs, $5.00
6.75; bulk of sales, 7.0o(S7.25. .
SHEEP Receipts 15,000. Market steady.
Native, 83.856.10; western, 84.004f6.10; year
lings, 8640(66.75; lambs, native, 85.7o'a8.10;
western, J6.00a8.lft
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
JThe following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distanc
telepnone direct to the State Journal by
Clay, Robinson & Co., live stock com
mission merchants, with offices at .11
markets.
Kansas City, Dec. 19. CATTLE Re
ceipts 3,1X10 head. Market steady.
hjjl receipts n,uw oeaa. murKer
strung 10 oc nigner. duik ui ssu-ius, 1. xo-y
7.30: top. S1.371.
SHEEP Receipts 2.000 head
stronger.
KILLING STEERS.
No. Wt. Price.lNo. Wt.
Market
Price.
87.15
6.65
18.
22.
.1134
87.40
.1021
.. 941
.. 720
cows
6.85
6.00
960
4.
A ND
6.25 I
5.00
5.75
HEIFER1.
1 1230
2 lliSO
1 1340
38 840
1 S90
16 930
6.75
3.85
7.00
IS 731
7.25
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
16.
18.
930
7.00 I 4.
620
5.75
6.65
.1064
7.15 I 28...
CALVES.
7.50 I 1...
730
283
112
110
7.50
7.75 I
BULLS.
6.15 I 4 11303
5.50 I 2 820
.1260
. 960
4.75
5.00
7.20
7.25
7.20
HOGS.
68
33
68
4
.. 241
.. 26
.. 151
.. 42
7.30
7.20
6.1.5
84.
62.
93.
187
210
1K3
6.50
Topeka Market.
Famished by the Chan. Wolff Packing
Co. yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin aowa or hogs
weighing less than 170 i'm. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same ara well finiuned
as we cannot us hall fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once, until fur.
ther noticJ
Topeka, Kan., Dec.
19.
I,
MIXED AND BUTCHERS.
. .86.75 on
HEAVY .8U.95
r. i - - u ,
T.lCiHT .- 8-604(.80
STEERS.
Prime
3ood to choice
Kair to good
Common to fair
prim
Good to choice
Fair to good....-
Common to lair ,
-ora HEIFERS.
Prime
Good to choice
-alr to good.---
Common to f air.
Prime, fat
riesby
.1 i , i m m ..................
.84653.50
. 4.064.6
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.5.053.0 I
. 4.&5S5.(W j
. 4.(H.S0
. 3.5044.M
.84. 2594. 7S
. 3.66(34.011
VEAL 200 lbs. and under.)
Good to choice $5-303&M
..J5.80q J
6.30-U5. 7 -f
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25c.
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King Oscar Sardines,
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Look at our fancy foli
age, for decorating.
WM. GREEN
&SON
Fair to good.......... 4.266.a
(Cannot use straight grass eatt: unlesa
they have had conbiderabla corn.)
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
If you will favor us with your inquiries
advising numDer of head, quality, art
and length of Umm on feed, w win mak
yeu an ofler or arrang for ou,- buyers
U, call on you.
Topeka Fruit and Proa nee Market.
ISelling price by Sam'l E. Lux. Wholesale
- . ' ...... ..wuuvb.j
Dee. 19.
APPLES Per boi.. 83.254.75;
per btx.
$1ALWRA GRAPES Per bbl.,
COCOANUTS-Per do.. tec.
i.Tr!aPer box 80c.
6.0O3..
BLACK WALNUTS-Per bu..
81.00.
DATES rer
PACKAUE DATES Per box. 12 78
S-LOUIDA ORANGES Per box m
IrYzONA NAVEL ORANOfiaiw bo
"rlLoMbi GRAPE FRUIT per box.
5 KLOm'DA PINEAPPLES-Per box, 83.71
t iTvIONS r"er box, o.,5. -t-.
CRANBERRI-S-Per bbl., S78.
POTATOES-R. R- E. Oh'.o. 70c; Idah
"SoLLAND CABBAGE-Per cwt.. W.
BAN AN AS Medium Bleed bunches. p
bunch. J2.0OV2-26: large bunche8.Per ?u2
i hi i2 75; Pr " -ROOT
VEGETABLES Beets, per bu,
60c. Carrots, per bu. 76c Parsnips, p.?
bu.
,j 70C. . ... i'-- " n-, wv
6'nIONS Red Globe, 80c; Yellow, 0e
SPANISH ONIONS Per crate, J1.4Q,
RUTABAGAS Per lb., lo.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bu., Jl.oo.
HOT HOUSE LETT UC E per basket
CELERY Jumbo, 75o: Mommoth. 90c
HONEY Per case 83.78.
CHEESE Per lb., 20S20He.
OYSTERS Per can, aosoc; per ((i
$1.60a2.3O.
Butter and Eggn
rFurnished by The Continental Creamw
Co.. "opeku. Kan.J
Topeka. Kan., Deo. 19
CHICAGO EGGS 234c
NEW YORK EGOS 2930e.
CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 84c;
N. Y.. 36S7c; Elgin, S4c; Topeka whole
sale, 85 c
Topeka Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co.1
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 19.
jXjGSFresh country, 22c
POULTRY Hens, all sizes. 10c; springs.
10c- broilers, 2 lbs. and under, 14c; over 1
lbs., 11c; old cocks, 5c; ducks, 10c; geese.
Ha- stags, Sc
titrkeyS-Hch turkeys over 8 lbs.. 15c:
1 voung Toms over iu., ukz; 01a xoxns.
1 ,-,r
BUTTER Packing stock. 10.
Topeka Grain Market,
f Furnished by J. B. Billard, corner Kaa
1 sas ave and Curtia st.1
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 19.
WHEAT 703T5c
COBN-4QC
Topeka Hay Market.
rFurnished by T. A. Peck 212--J4 E. 6to.
lu Topeka. Kan., Dec. 19
PRAIRIE HAY-No. 1. 810.00; No. 'j
NEW ALFALFA Choice, 113.00; No. ,
112.00.
Topeka Hida Market,
roviotatlons furnished by James C. Smith
Topeka, Kan., Dee 11
mrW CURED HI DEH Natives, V
I UV4C- No. 2. "'Ac; Side Brands, lO0n
Buus and iaYit0'tlhlOre
Kn 1 13.00I&3.60: No. 2, 82.50.
TA LLOW -4&&c.
DRY H1DKS Butcher heavy. 2032ns
ory aalt, WalSc.
Mink, Jl.6Ofi7.0O; Raccoon, BOc84.o
Skuni Iblack). I4.60&1.75: Skunk (.hort
tripe). $3.25((tl.2o: Skunk narrow atrlpeL
2 76&75c; Skunk (broad stripe), 81.25:j0c
Hjpossum, 15C&J1.00; trash Worthies:
Muskt-at. large, 75-3300; Muskrat, medium!
frS25c; Muxkrat mall. K.tf2uo. The above
rHr are for prime furs.
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Sold by the Makers
W. W. Kimball Co.
822
Kansas Ave., Topeka.
Open Evenings 'Till Nine
Until ChristmsA
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