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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
CHICAGO MARKET LETTER.

Furnished by the Topeka Grain and Stock
Exchange. Room .. Columbian Building
The closing today is the highest since
the great boom began, and the country
have again demonstrated their ability to
down the talent. The wheat sold yester-
day and Thursday either came mainly
from rural holders or it was short stuff
from the professionals, for the latter GER
tainly had little long stuff to sell The
marketed wheat that showed 100 to 100
per cent profit, and this encouraged the
talent to short it in anticipation of big
break which has been 50 freely pre-
dicted. Today the outsiders took every
thing offered, advancing the price from
7424c to 1880, and closing it within
&c of the top. 1t is evident
that they have the market
and can do about as they please,
with it. The galleries are packed. and
every pair of eyes is riveted on the wheat
pit The oldest commission houses say
they never saw so much interest mani
tested in wheat by the country as now.
Nothing can check the upward tendency
except temporarily, while outside sentl-
ment is so extremely confident and bullish.
Of course heavy frosts between this
and Monday would set the pit on fire,
but people who have the wheat don't
care WnotD0E In0Fo Is d 1EOSL OF HOI, duu
the professional who shorts the market
for any cause is likely to come to grief.
Corn aud oats started up again in
sympathy with wheat and part
lv because of the prospect
of frost tonight and Sunday
night There is a high barometer
in the extreme northwest, with tempera-
ture under 40 in Montana, Wyoming and
Colorado. The low is in Tennessee, and
conditions seems favorable for frosts in
Kansas and Nebraska and spreading
down into the middle states by Sunday
night.
Provisions - The demand was not
pressing at any time, and the close was
SO tame as to show no Inherent strength.
Puts, July wheat rs; calls, So Puts,
July corn 5238; calls 555s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Half a Million Gallons of Brandy
Stored at AtchisOn.
tits in the United States Bonded
Warehouse.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
TIER STATE NEWS.
Mrs. Strevel Wants a Divorce
from Her Husband.

ATcHIsoN, May 25.-The Atchison
bonded warehouse contains nearly half
million gallons of brandy made from the
juice of fruits, and it is the only special
bonded warehouse this side of St. Louis.
The object of a bonded warehouse is
to store the liquors before paying the
government tax on them. When in the
custody of the government they can re-
main eight years without paying the tax.
In a special bonded warehouse only
liquors made from the juice of fruits can
be stored. All matted liquors are ex-
cluded.
When the party so storing his liquors
desires to remove a package for sale or
otherwise he is compelled to get an order
from the revenue collector of the district
for the package number he wishes to re-
move and pay the government tax of
$L10 per gallon. This order is delivered
to the store keeper, who delivers the
package on its presentation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
OUT OF CAR WINDOW.
A Woman Leaps From a Train at Ellis
worth.

A Woman Leaps From Train at Ellis
worth.
ELLSWORTH, Kans, May 25.-Consider-
able interest has been felt here over
woman who jumped from a train here
some days ago.
Upon the arrival of the $3.50 a. N.
Union Pacific passenger train, Tuesday.
lady about 80 years old jumped out of
one of the passenger cars through the
window onto the platform and ran east
along the track and hid herself. About
daylight Nightwatch Ryan found her and
placed her in jail, under the impression
that she was insane. She is q foreigner
and can't speak word of English. Many
of our foreign born citizens of different
nationality have tried to interview her,
but so far without success The impress
sion is that she is either a Polander or a
Hung arian, as she had in her possession
(guilden) an Austrian coin. She also had
some twenty dollars in our money and a
ticket to OREGON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
WILL CALL 1T II WANTED.
Chairman of Missouri Democratic Com
Inl.tee Il ndy for q silver Conxention.

Chairman of Missouri Democratic Com
rnittee Z ady for a silver Convention.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Mr. C. c. Ma1fit,
trail committee, when shown the call on
county chairmen sent out by Chairman
Ferris, said: eff majority of the coun-
ty chairmen want it, will call the COM
mittee together to consider the question
of calling a state convention to consider
the silver question.
81 have received four or five letters
asking me to call convention, but that
is small number out of ia counties.
Only one member of the state committee
has asked me to call meeting. If
three members ask me to call it, l will
certainly call il"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
MRS. FRANK LESLIE MAD
Because Her Name Was Connected With
the Wilde Family.

New YORK, May 25-Mrs. Frank Les
lie is indignant that her name should
have been coupled with that of the o.
car Wilde family in any way. She says
that she is not going to Europe to con-
sole hrs. Wilde, mother of Oscar. In
purported interview printed here she
was also stated to have expressed SYM
patty with Oscar Wilde in his present
position, and to have referred to her
former husband, Willie Wilde, "as only
a hayward boy for whom she still felt
great friendship. In response to an in
quirv as to the truth of the report, she
answered with perceptible Indignation:
THE whole thing is farrago of non
sense, and [ have never given utterance
to any such words, and | think it is cruel
that my name should be constantly mixed
up in the scandal There has been abso-
lutely no foundation whatever for the
statements which have been frequently
published, where have been supposed
to comment upon the merits of the case
and to express my convictions of the in
nocence of Oscar Wilde. [ have never
said more regarding him but that l al
ways found him courteous, affable and
entertaining.
sit is untrue also that I am going on a
visit to Lady Wilde. l have not seen her
for some years. and | assure you that
do not feel so absorbing an interest in
the Wilde family as people try to
make out. l should be glad if the
Tribune would make my position in this
respect clear once and for all. And then
the absurdity of the report that l have
spoken of Willie as being a 'wayward
boy only and that our marriage was a
mistake that would not interfere with our
friendship! My marriage with willie
Wilde WAS blunder, 1 am we'll aware,
and l had to pay the penalty for it, and 1
can assure you that there is no friendship
for him on my part, nor do 1 intend to
meet him in London. l have never re-
'wayward boy" That would be too silly
for anything. Why, he is the eldest of
the family, and Oscar, the youngest, ad-
mits that he has reached the fOrties."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State ,TOnrnaI

Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Everything again
opened lower on the board of trade to-
day. July wheat started l &c off at 7oM
and quickly dropped &c more to 7434.
The leading cause of the depression were
reports of general rains throughout the
wheat belt, easier cables and some scat
tering reports that damage to crops by
unfavorable weather had been exagger
ated. At the recession, however, a lot
of buying orders were reached, Baldwin
and Farnum taking heavy lines and the
price speedily rallied to 76. This advance
was helped by report published in
morning paper that bugs were unusual
ly numerous and ravenous and having
started SO early were likely to attack corn
and oats after doing up wheat. The same
authority said that late wheat was head
ing out short and spindling. Later the
market eased off some but rallied again
to 761s
The advance on the prediction of much
colder weather in the west, with killing
frosts in Nebraska, Minnesota and the
Dakotas. AS values went up the crowd
grew excited and when the prediction
became generally known, it went Wild
July wheat did not stop until it had
touched 1914 and the farmers in the gal
l0Ey WIN AdQ u0lO Ou W lu0AH WnOAC
through good and evil reports we're dane :
ing. But the opportunity to unload at a
big profit was too good to be resisted by
the professionals longer and their sales
broke the market to 1871.
The market closed at 1919 for July
within &c of the top price of the day.
July corn opened &c lower at SO and
dropped at once to 5216c on accounts of
the rains in the corn belt, but rallied
with wheat to 52H.
July oats opened 56c off at 2914. sold
down to 2824 but rallied to 2915.
Provisions were weak with grains and
because of heavy receipts for Satur-
day. and lower prices for live hogs.
September pork opened 1890 lower
$12 3715, but advanced to $3.50, eased
off to $12.4215an firmed up to $1245.
September lard was quoted at 1915
and $3.50. July ribs went at $632k@
$3.50.
Hoes Receipts today, $4,000; left over,
500. Official receipts yesterday, 32.538;
shipments 9,217; market active and 10c
lower than yesterdays average. Lights,
$42O@45O; mixed, $425@455; heavy
$415@460; rough. $415@430
CATTLE-Estimated receipts today
800, including 400 Texans. Official
receipts yesterday, 3.105; shipments
1888 Market quiet and steady.
SHEEP Estimated receipts today, A.
500. Official receipts yesterday. 1919:
shipments none. Market slow and weak
at yesterdays decline.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
| $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
SIGN AGAINST SILVER.

London Bankers Petition Against ANY
Attempt Toward Silver Standard.
LONDON, May 25-The Times in its
financial article this morning says the
following nave signed memorial to sir
William Harcourt, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, ag ainst any attempt being made
to adopt the silver standard, either alone
or concurrentIy with gold: Brown, Ship
ley & Co., Denistown Cross company,
Fruhling & Goschen, Hambro & Son.
Frederick HUH 6 Co, Kleinworts &
Co., Hall Bros, II. Raphael & Sons,
Schroeder & Co.. and all the private
banks and principal discount houses,
and many of the directors of the leading
joint stock banks in London
An Oversight.
back!
n-maker-What's wrong? Don't
she run right?
Lights BICYCLE"
Isn't she well madeq''
''Stout's an OK wagOnH'
Amt she ironed right?"
Everything from hounds to tires
perfect
Then what's wrong?"
THE paint! The paint! Hain't mp to
style, so I've brought 'er back. Style
e'r nuthin', boss
That's as fine a job of painting as
you ever saw
Fine? An not blamed picter Nv
Napalvun on it anywhar?'' Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
The above are
Two good tests of Perfect
Vision.

II, when looking at the clock dial with one
eve closed. you see any SCI Of lines drumming
across ths dial from any hour to the hour on
the opposite side of the dal) palmer than
others Won are troubled with AstigmatiSm and
are also liable to be troubled with headache
Try both eyes as one eye only may be detective
The ofner test ought easily to be read al II to
Is inches from tho eyes, if the vision is nor
MAJ. Should any other distance be required
the TlsSon is defective.
These as well as many other defects can be
entirely overcome by wearing glasses sclen-
tiAoany fitted
If you have pain in the eye balls or itching or
burning sensation in the ids, call and have
your eyes examined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
WALES TOO FOND OF HER.
He Likes the Company of Certain
Peerless Too Well.

He Likes the Company of a Certain
Peerless Too Well.
LONDON, May 25.-An incident which
is being eagerly discussed by the gossips
is in connection with the queens draw
ing room of Wednesday last, when the
Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lorne),
third daughter of Queen Victoria repre-
sented the queen in place of the Princess
of Wales, who had been first selected.
1t was given out that the indisposition
of the Princess of Wales was the cause
of her refusing to be present,
but it would seem that the
health of the Princess of Wales
was not the real cause of her absence
from Buckingham palace last week.
Among the names of the ladies to be
presented wss a certain peerless, for
whose company the Prince of Wales
has shown a marked partially. This
caused the Princess to pay flying visit
to the Queen at Windsor, and her Ma
jesty reluctantly consented to call upon
the Princess Louise to represent her at
the drawing room.
But after this turmoil in the royal
family the much discussed peeress did
not appear at the Buckingham Palace,
and so the storm is blowing over
The Royal Baking Powder is the great
est of the modern time helps to perfect
cooking, and every receipt requiring a
raising ingredient should en- body it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
WHEAT FLUCTUATES.
It Went Up and Down But Finally
Closed at 797a.

CHICAGO, May 25-Wheat jumped up
5 cents busheI today in less than five
minutes. The advance was from 7424, and
was the result of United States weather
bureau predictions of widespread kill
ing frosts tonight The news of the
prediction spread like lightning and the
bulge followed instanter, where before
the market was slumping badly.
A reaction was caused by kilograms
from Kansas City Omaha and Sioux City
denying that the conditions of their re-
spective sections were such as 10 justify
predictions of frost At the bottom, how
ever, there was renewed buying and the
close was at 1890, practically the top of
the market for the day.
The frost predictions also affected corn
and oats, but not to the same extent as
wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
DIS PUTE OVER REWARD.
TwO.Claimants for the $3.50 offered for the
Arrest of Clvde AIatfOx

Two. Claimants for the $3.50 Offered for the
Arrest of Clyde IattOx.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Nearly two
years ago $3.50 was offered as a reward
for the arrest of Clyde Mattox, and off,
Gals of the district turned in a voucher
for having arrested him at Hennessey,
The arrest was made by Deputy Mar
shall Bitner of Oklahoma, who under
stood that a reward was offered by the
government, but after he had landed
Mattox in Jail at Wichita he was in
formed by the officials of the Kansas dis
trict that there was no reward offered.
Believing this to be true he dropped
the matter, but is now informed that the
money is about to be paid the officials of
the Kansas district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
A GREEN YOUNG BACHELOR.
Suggests a Set of False Teeth for His
Chum's Baby.

Suggests Set of False Teeth for His
Chum's Baby.
He was a bachelor, while the other
man upon whom he was calling was
young married man, and the visitor felt
very much like a fish out of water, says
the Philadelphia Record.
The year before they had been insep-
arabic chums, with the same tastes, the
same habits.
Now everything was changed.
The young benedict seemed to be Just
as sociable and tRlkative as ever, but
his old chum was Ill at ease.
He felt like masking a bolt for the
door, and with difficulty restrained
himself.
His nerves were at high tension, and
he sat watching the door pathetically,
expectantly, like the felon awaiting the
coming of his executioncr.
The door opened finally, and wom-
an wearing a white cap and apron en-
tered with avery young baby in her
arms
Here he IS" said the married one.
Here's my son and heir. Isn't he a
beauty, Jack, eh?"
Jack made some idiotic remark about
the baby's sex.
''Oh, yes" said the father. Hadn't
you heard? It's boy, of course
Certainly, I might have known, p"
Jack gasped. Its got hair on its
head"
The father laughed, but Jack looked
solemn.
"Baby's got TOOTH" said the father.
proudly.
only one?" queried the bachelor, and
then he had bright idea.
''Of course, that needn't worry you, "
he said; Il should think you might get
q false set pretty cheap. Such small
kid, v know"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
VESUVlUS IS ACTIVE.
Columns of Fire and Lava Are Issuing
From the Crater.

LONDON, May 25.-The Daily News
has dispatch from Naples, which says
that the activity of Vesuvius, which coin
cided in 1924 with the earthquakes in
Japan, Turkey and Calaberia, IS again
noticeable.
Thick columns of smoke, fire and lava
are issuing from the mouth of the CEN
ter, making a splendid spectacle by
night. A new cone is forming in the
summit which is already seventy feet
high. The seismic instruments are very
active.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25

LAWRENCE, May 25.-It is highly pro-
bable that Lawrence may, in the near
future, have IA free kindergarten system
tablished. for there is a movement now
on foot to that effect Mrs. Stone Greg
ory and Mrs. T. E. Bowman of Topeka
visited Lawrence on Thursday and be-
gan sowing the seeds for this new de-
parture. A meeting was arranged for in
the university library hall and the ladies
laid the plans Of the work before the la
dies and citizens of Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
A Matter of Method.

''It seems very hard for the sons of
rich men to shine in the world" re-
marked the young man.
1T all depends, replied the offhand
philosopher, ''on how they 60 about
shining. If they are too ambitious,
they go into literature and have
trouble. If they are sensible they go
into the match business. Truth.
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Ranann CirY aarket.

KANSAS CITY, May 25.-CArrLR-Re-
ceipts, 700; shipments 1000. Market
slow but steady Texas steers. $2.50@A75;
Texas cows $24O@4OO; beef steers;
$35O@5.75; native cows. $L50@460;
stockers and feeders. $2500435; bulls
81 6O@3.75.
The following are today's represent
alive sales secured by wire by the To
L. 4 l. Z.
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a Household Treasure.

D. W. Fuller of Canajsharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house aud his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G. A
Dykeman druggist, Catskill, N. Y, says
that DR.. Kings New Discovery is ua-
doubtedly the best cough remedy; that
he has used it IN his family for eight
years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for it. Why not try
remedy SO long tried and tested. Trial
bottles free at ]. K. jones' drug store.
Regular size soc and 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
HALF-RATE EXCURSIONS
To South Missouri, Arkansas and the
SnnthRRst

On May 81 and June II, round-trip
tickets to South Missouri. Arkansas and
the South ard Southeast, via the Mem
phis Route, Kansas City, Fl Scott &
Memphis R. R, will be sold at rate of one
fare. with minimum rate OF 81. Tickets
available for stop-of at intermediate
stations. For detailed information, time
schedules, and printed matter descriptive
of the great stock-raising and fruit
growing sections of Missouri and Ar
kansas, address
J.E LOCKWOOD, G.P. & T. A,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25

LEAvENwoRTH. May "a big shoot
ing tournament will be hold on the
sandbar opposite this city Decoration
Day, under the auspices of the Leaven
worth Boat & Gun club The sport is to
commence about o'clock in the morn
ing and continue all day. Many of the
crack shots who attended the tournament
at Kansas City, Kas, have promised to
be present and a delegation of Atchison
shooters will also participate.
There are to be prize and sweepstake
events.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
MRS. SCREWED WANTS a DIVORCE
She Repeats the Charge That Her Hus-
band Killed His Father.

FIT. SCOTT, May ga petition has
bsen filed in the district court in which
Mrs Noah Strevel, wife of Noah Strev-
ell, who was recently acquitted of the
charge of numbering his father, asks for
a divorce from her hus band, and repeats
the accusation that she made on the wit
ness stand, in which she says her nus
band confessed the crime to her.
She alleges extreme cruelty IN that the
defendant had repeatedly and without
provocation struck her with his fists, at
one time breaking out several OF her
teeth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
SMART STOCKTON GIRLS.
Two of Them Are Putting In 145 Acres
of Corn.

Two of Them Arc Putting In 145 Acres
of Corn.
STOCKTON. Kas., May 25.-Two girls,
aged IA and Is years, are farming 145
acres of corn near here. Their father
was about to hire a man to plant and cul-
tivate the crop, but the girls objected,
and offered to do the work themselves.
A bargain was soon struck on the basis
that the girls should have one-f1fth the
crop to use in any way they saw fit. One
hundred acres of the corn has been
planted and is SO far advanced that it
has been cultivated once, and they are
planting the other forty five acres.
The health authorities of number of
States have recently made exhaustive
examinations of the baking powders
with the uniform result of finding the
Royal superior to all others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
4. U. COMMENCEMENT.
The School Year has Closed and Examina-
tions Begin Monday.


tiOns Begin Monday.
LAWRENCE, May 25.-The school year
of the state university has ended Be-
ginning Monday the annual examina-
tions will be conducted throughout the
week, excepting Thursday, which is
Decoration Day.
The following is the commencement
programme:
Thursday. May commencement
concert of the music department, 8 P. N.
Friday, May 31.-Commencement re-
cital, department elocution, 8 p. N.
Sunday. June 2.-Baccalaureate ser
mon by Willard Scott, D. d., of Chicago,
p 10.
Monday, June 3.-Annual university
address by VIM. Harper, D. D., president
University of Chicago, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, une Address to the school
of law by John j. ingalls,, 10 a. IN. An
nuai Alumni address, by VIM. H. Car
ruth, p. IN.
Wednesday, June 8. Commencement
exercises Of all schools, 10 a. IN. Alum
nj banquet, / p. II.
All the exercises will be held in the
university hall in main building The
alumni banquet will be in Spooner libra
ry hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
Populist Editor Arrested.

CONCORDIA. May 20. N. Hagaman,
editor of the Concordia Blade, was ar
rested by United States Marshal Nicely
on the charge of publishing and sending
through the mails an obscene newspaper.
The arrest has probably grown out of an
extremely caustic article scoring Hon.
james a. Troutman after his speech
here last September. Hagaman is a
Pnnnlisf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
No Doubt oft.

Attorney Cbadgering witness)-Now,
sir, wouldn't you like to swear
With ess-Yes, I would.-Spare Mo-
nents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25

For thirty years the Royal has been
he standard for purity and strength in
baking powders, and has been placed at
the head by every board of official ex-
aminers, whether State or National
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
BURLINGTON GAINS IS.
The Population of the Kansas Town
Other Interesting Figures.

The ROpuIatlon OF INC NansaS AOWh-
Other Interesting Figures.
BURLINGTON, Kan, May 25. - City
Assessor J. :. King has just completed
his statistical report of Burlington. The
town shows an increase in population of
10 over last year, the number of inhabi :
tants being 2,522.- There are III old
soldiers; there are 562 dwellings and
So families; there are weekly news
papers and 1 daily; there are church
organizations with buildings, valued
at $23 500; 2 school buildings valued at
$4,000; / public library of $500 vol
umes, and 321 private libraries of not
less than 20 books each, containing
1880 volumes.