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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished Blythe Associated Press tn the
State journal

CHICAGO. April 22-Wheat started up
advanced 214c before 10 o'clock. Heavy
cent of the price, but the mar ket re-
manned very strong. Partridge was
again thought to be covering and the
bull feeling was also helped by very
strong cables aud the expectation of a
two million bushel decrease in the visi-
BILE supply. May opened at 6115, sold
from 6J7a to 63A and reacted to 611s.
Corn was strong, following wheat in
its fluctuations, with shorts covering
freely. May opened 1c higher at 49,,
touched 1871 and reacted to 49,.
Oats were firm with wheat and corn.
May opened &c higher at 295e, touched
293s and reacted to the opening price.
Provisions were higher, influenced by
the sensational advance in grain.
July pork opened 10 cents higher at
$12.70
July lard sold at $7O71k and ribs at
$3.50.
Estimated receipts today, 10000;
official yesterday, S,588; shipments, l.
619; left over, 1000 Market weak to sc
lower; light $46O@495; mixed $4,000
800; heavy, $45505.OU; rough, $455
@47O.
CArTLE-Estimated receipts today.
5000; official yesterday, 232; ship
ments, 523 Market strong.
SHEEP Estimated receipts today, 49,
O0O Official receipts yesterday, 5,415;
shipments, 4,O87. Market barely steady.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow.
10000.
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Kansas Sporting Notes.

Lon Agnew and Bob Thompson will
meet in an eight-round go at Kansas City
tonight
Kansas City won from Omaha Satur-
day at Omaha by the score of to Z.
Pete Daniels pitched the winning game.
Major NJ. M. Colby, the hunter, sports
man and guide from Leon Lakes, Colo,
is in Topeka, the guest of DR.. Fay of the
Santa Fe.
The cyclists of the Topeka Athletic
to eject a captain and lieutenant for their
bicycle club, and also to adopt constitu-
ton and bylaws
Jake Mohler and E. L. Pound are the
latest applicants for admission to the Ath-
Ietic club Mohler will be valuable ac-
QUESTION to the T. A. A baseball team.
He can run like race horse.
Clarence Smith, formerly of Topeka
but now with che Santa Fe at Newton, is
in Topeka for a few days "Smithie"
Dick Cooley and ranked next to him in
batting average. Smith has lost no inter-
est in the game and the Newton fans are
in high baseball fever.
J. H Hermann of ST. Paul, the hacker
of Tommy Dixon, who is in Kansas City,
met Oscar Gardners representatives yes
ter,lay, and match was arranged Ar
ticles of agreement were signed for a
finish fight on Sunday, May 26, for $500
a side aud $3.50 purse guaranteed by
Rye Goodwin, under whose management
the battle is to take place. 1t is probable
that the side bet will be raised to 81, 900
a side. They are to weigh in at 1870
pounds four hours before tn g fight.
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Henry c. Payne Says Silver
Sentiment is Growing.
Doing So In Spite of the Stand
Against 1t.
SAYS 1T WON'T LAST
People Take it Because it is an
Enticing Theory.
They We're Disgruntled With
Democratic Legislation.

NEW YORK, April %. = Henry G
Payne, one of the receivers of the North
ern Pacific, is at the Waldorf hotel.
Speaking of the money question and the
silver craze, Mr.. Payne said:
"The general sentiment in Wisconsin
is antagonistic to free coinage of silver.
OF course when you get further among
the silver mines, you get into the hotbed
of the question. The better papers and
the better class OF people in Wisconsin
have taken a stand against the free coin
age theory, but there is no use denying
that the sentiment is growing.
This little book called Coin is being
widely circulated, and as the creed Of
the SILVER party is an enticing one, the
silverites are securing many converts
from the ranks of superficial students,
who do not weigh the matter carefully.
The whole trouble is the people are dis
satisfied You can always get a more
ready hearing for new theory when the
people are tired and wish to discard the
laws in vogue.
sit was said that if the Sherman pur-
| chasing law was repealed we would have
good times. 1t was repealed and then
the panic followed. Then they said re-
adjust the tariff and it would be all
right.
IAN onslaught was made on the tariff
and still the good times did not come.
! Then the Democrats tried some unique
financial Legislation and the people be-
came heartily Disguised They began to
| look around for relief, and then the op-
portunity of the silver advocate was at
hand He slipped into the breach with
his alluring theory and plausible state
ments, finding many ready listeners. The
craze is like everything else that flares
up and l do not think it will last.
Sober judgment and intelligent reason
ing will SHOW the fallacy of adopting a
deprecated currency, and I believe that
enough wise voters will be found to
counterbalance the other side when it
comes to test"
Mr.. Payne says that his visit to New
York is in conjunction of routing bus
mess of the Northern Pacific railway.
He talks freely about Mr.. Spooners
chance as a senatorial choice from Wis
! consin III 1896 He said: THE last
election changed the complexion of the
state legislature and a Republican will
be elected. Mr.. Spooner is a very able
man, and think that he will be returned
to the senate practically without oppo-
sitiOn"
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SALUTED WITH GUNS.
Surgeon General of the United States is
In Kansas.

In Kansas.
FIT RILEY, April 22.-Brigadier Gen
eral Sternberg, surgeon general .. S. A.,
is here inspecting the post On his ar
rival he was greeted with salvos of artil-
lery, II guns being fired
He inspected the hospital corps, the
quarters and the hospital. and ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with
everything. At his request the corps
went through a little drill, which so
pleased him that he said he would like
to see them do some first aid work, such
as would have to be done in case of ac-
tual war. Each little squad had patient
designated them suffering from supposed
injury. After they had dressed the cases
he quizzed every man of each squad on
the chief points TO be attended to in all
first aid work.
He will recommend some changes in
the pouch now carried by the corps, as
an urgent necessity, especially the turni-
quet The present one is worthless In
its place he will recommend a rubber
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CHICAGO MARKER LETTER.


A continuation of the urgent demand
from shorts made wild opening; May
touched 62M within two minutes after
the bell tapped, realizing sales caused
reaction of 81 when the bulls took hold
again and tried to lift the market but
the sole cause of the recent advance the
short interest had eliminated and within
had disappeared the market for
long stuff The changed conditions were
quite apparent. Speculation has outrun
the commercial demand and prices must
sell back to meet the latter or speculation
must halt until overtaken by the cash
and holding demand. Interviews with
agents for the big milling con-
Germs in the northwest at Milwaukee
and St. Louis show that they are asking
but ten cents advance for flour over
those current week before last aud are
getting very few orders at that. All
sorts of rumors have been floating about
concerning the advance in -four but the
| facts are as stated. The visible decreased
! less than anticipated and less than last
week. The amount on ocean passage in
creased nearly 10000 and primary re-
ceipts show a considerable increase. Con-
ditions today are similar to what they
were at the opening of navigation last
year That was about the sixth of
April AMI July wheat then sold
at $500. Afterwards there were
killed, frosts in the central states and
drouth in California, with Armour pre-
dieting 90c for wheat, but July sold at
548c, less than sale week last year. Near
the close there was rally in wheat on
supposed buying by Armour and scalp
ers were disposed to tail on and help bid
up the market
Corn and oats had a sharp advance
with Capt Phillips and other prominent
shorts buying. Speculation is extending
to the coarse grains and it is generally
believed by the bears that prices will be
thigh temporarily.
Provisions have been quiet all day
with small fluctuations Packers seem
disposed to sell on the rallies.
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OUR GAME noRE FRUIT.
The JOurnal-Capital Game Resulted in q
Base-baIlistic Revival.

The JOurnal-Capftal Game Resulted in q
Base-baIlistic Revival.
The JOURNAL Capital baseball game,
or rather the Capital JOURNAL game,
aside from furnishing amusement to a
thousand people, has resulted in much
good in a sporting way. The state-house,
Santa Fe offices, pension office, and other
places where nine or more young men
are gathered together, are organizing
for base ball
The Topeka Athletic club will have one
OF the strongest amateur teams in town.
1t played six-inning game with the
Santa Fe freight office boys Saturday
afternoon at Athletic park, and the score
was 81 to in favor of 7. A A. Dick
Alden and Jim Doncyson were the bat
terry for the victors, and Shearer pitched
for the freight department.
At the west wing of the state house a
team is being organized to play the east
wing, and eventually all corners. Jake
MOhler will be behind the bat, George
Seward will have the homogeneous title
of short-stop, Harry Overholt will hold
down first base, and Thompson of the
auditors Office is liable to be most any
where.
By far the best amateur game of the
season will be the match Just made be-
tween the Y. Nj. @. A and the Topeka
Locals The Locals" are colored nine
and lay claim to being the best team in
Topeka, white or black, a title they are
willing to defend any time. The Locals
have organized and ordered uniforms
They line up this way: Tom McAdoo,
pitcher; George McAdoo, catcher; T.
Harper, first base; E R2yster, secon d
base; J. Harper, third base; George
Richardson. short stop; E Love, right
field; w. Link. centerfieId; Il. Edmunds,
left tiaId: E Slanrhter nanarar
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HOTELS CONSOLIDATE.
Gladstone and Fifth Avenue at Arlansa
City Under One Management.

Gladstone and Fifth Avenue at Arkansas
City Under One Management.
ARKANSAS CITY, April 22.-The New
Gladstone hotel has absorbed the Fifth
Avenue hotel, and the latter hotel served
its last meal at breakfast this morning.
H. W. Rhodes, of the New Gladstone, has
leased the Fifth Avenue for two y~ars
and will run it in conjunction with the
Gladstone. Meals will be served only at
the latter hotel. while the Fifth Avenue
will be usd for sleeping purposes only.
The two upper stories of the building
will be closed entirely, while the three
lower stories will be utilized. Landlord
Rhodes will place Ed Bassett, now clerk
of the New Gladstone, in charge of the
Fifth AYanue.
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RECRUITS FOR CUBA.

Three or Four Hundred Men Have Left
Alabama For the Island.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 22.-Friends
of the Cuban revolutionists in Birming-
ham have been advised that force of
between 800 and 400 men who were en-
listed by the agents of the revolutionists
in Ala ALBANIA and Louisiana has been ship
ped from point near Cedar Keys. Fla.
aud expect to land at an obscure point On
the Cuban coast.
About 200 other recruits were from Ala
bama, a number being from this vicinity,
and the remainder from louisiana
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LAST OF THE M'COOKS.

Today the Army Loses tho Last of a
Fighting Family.
DENVER, April 22.-After having been
continuously in the service of the United
States for period of forty three years,
Major General Alexander Mcdowell
McCook retires from the army today,
step made necessary by the law, the age
of ga years having been attained.
For the first time in nearly half cen
fury the army is without McCook on
its active rolls, and with the retirement
of Major General McCook today, the last
of the fighting McCooks' goes into re-
tirom0nt
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WANT MORE TROOPS.

The Condition of Things at Havana is Con-
sidered Serious.
TAMPA, Fla, April ga report that
General Campos with few aides, num-
bering twelve, had gone into the interior
to treat for peace with Masso, Cuban
leader, is stoutly denied by passengers
arriving last night
Friday telegram from Puerto Prin-
cipe was received at Havana calling for
more troops. As 5000 troops are now at
Puerto Principe, it suggests q serious
situation, and that stron preventative
measures will be taken against General
Gomez acquiring a foothold in Puerto
Principe
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THE wATTs-RoDGERs FIGHT.
The Pugilists Will Leave Topeka May 10
for the Scene of Battle.

Wade Watts of Topeka, who will fight
Pat Rodgers of St. Joe in four weeks.
will go to Kansas City this week to go
into active training for the contest.
Watts has been training quietly for a
week or more. He will take with him to
the city Bob Hall, Jim FInney and posi-
bly, Frank Tucker. Watts will be under
the supervision of "Icelander'' Jack Lar
ney. The fight will be an interesting one.
1t will take place Sunday, May 49, aud a
special train will leave Topeka at 10
o'clock on that morning on the Missouri
Pacific for the scene of the fight The
exact location has not been selected, but
it will not be in Shawnee county.
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NEWS OF KANSAS.
A Monster Baptizing in the
River at Lawrence.
Mrs. Lease is the Heroine in a
Masonic Play.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
A Couple Married at First Sight
at Dodge City.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

LAWRENCE. April 22.-The colored
Baptists of Lawrence furnished enter
tainmeut for thousands of people Sunday
afternoon. A circus parade attracts a
large crowd of people, but as drawing
card it is nothing compared with pup
lie baptism in the river.
There was a crowd of fully five thous-
and people on the banks of the Kansas
river BY one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At eleven o'clock service was held IN
the Warren Street Baptist church, at
which thirty-six converts who were
aversed to being dipped in the muddy
river. were immersed in the pool back
of the pulpit
The north bank of the river just below
the dam was literally solid with colored
people. On the slopes back OF these,
were the townspeople Of Lawrence, VINO
were eager to see how the affair was to
be conducted. The Massachusetts street
bridge was packed with people on foot
and in carriages
The Rev S. w. Beasley, who converted
the people, stood at the waters edge,
dressed in neat attire. He didn't go into
the water The pastor of the church
stood waist deep in the water about
twenty feet from the bank Twelve
stout young colored men formed
double line from him TO the bank.
Through this gauntlet" the candidates
were led Arriving, they were faced
about and, after a few words by the min
lister, they were soused back into the
water, hastily raised upright and led to
the bank.
The spirit of the occasion affected
some differently Some of the women,
after being dipped, would become hys-
terical and wave their hands. The young
men composing the gauntlet often had
their hands full with such cases.
Others took it as a huge joke and
laughed heartily as they waded toward
the bank. Most of the men laugh ed
generally shrieked. The crowd was very
we'll behaved. When a candidate
laughed the crowd laughed with him
When a woman shrieked, those on the
bank would say, Praise de Lawd,"
dressed am de Lamb" An amusing ac-
cident occurred with a large colored
woman The spirit" seemed to seize
her before she was clear under the
water. There was lively scram bling in
which the whole ''baptizing staff partic
ipated. Finally she was pulled out OF
the water and started for the shore. She
waved her arm frantically and shouted.
She was happy All the women wore
black robes and the men just ordinary
clothes.
There were seventy-seven baptized in
the river, thirty-six in the pool at the
church. and twenty last Sunday, in the
pool Next Sunday there will be thirty
North Lawrence colored people baptized
in the river.
The revival was the means of CONVEX
sion of 1856 colored people. Some o.
/ I l. i
Rev. s. w. Beasley IS a we'll educated
colored revivalist. From here he will q
to Fort Scott to conduct revival Since
the revival here he has been conducting
Bible institute. About twenty coloreC
Baptist preachers were in attendance
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Kansas CIry Markex

KANSAS CITY, April 22.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1910; shipments, 500. Mar
ket steady. Texas steers, $2.650
AIS; Texaa cows $2.5O@325; beef f
"A go; ssockers and feeders. $225@
475; bulls. $L950425.
Representative Sales.
KANSAS CITY, April 22.-The follow
ing are today's representative sales Sc
cured by wire by the Topeka Grain and
Stock Exchange.
DRESSED BEEF STEERS
10. 1913. ....56O Sc. HOG. -. A. 10
texans.
3S. .1O74. 45.. 9O8......3.T5
WYOMING.
8. 1882 ....215.
TEXAS HEIFERs
rs. e56.
NATIVE HELPERS.
&c.. TIC. ..415 TO-. 900. ....aS5
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Prairfe Dali Farm.

Stations Fergus McGregor. Jackdaw,
Glenwood and Flying Bird will COM
mence the season at the farm. After
May 1st will continue it at the fair
grounds.
Champion trotters and show horses
bred.
ever. McGregor, Wilkes and Nutwood
blood!!
Send for circular. Address
r. L LEE,
Wanamaker postoffice.
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NEARLY DROWNED IN A BARREL.
A Robinson Man Finds His Two Children
With Life Almost Gone.

Robinson Man Finds His Two Children
With Life Almost Gone.
HIAwATHA, April 22.-News has just
reached here of what came near being a
double drowning. Mr.. Dowell, of Rob-
inson, was at Mr.. Davis farm buying
stock when he heard faint cry for help.
Going in the direction of the sound he
saw small child struggling to get out
of a large barrel of water that was sunk
in the ground.
HurriedIy he pulled it out, when to
his horror another little body rose to the
surface which he as quickly got out
Mr.. Davis came al his call to find his two
children three aud four years old appar-
emily lifeless
After two hours of hard work over
them they revived.
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BY the sledge Hammer Route.

WICHITA, Kas., April 22.-Saturday
night constable of this city broke into
the First Baptist church with a sledge-
hammer, against the protests OF the
church hoard, and took. possession of all
the property on attachment proceedings,
commenced Thursday by Rev. L. A. Hall,
pastor of the church, who is suing for his
salary
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FARMERS WANT TORCHES.
They Are After Campaign FIambeaux to
Kill Moths.

Kill Moths.
WICHITA. April 22-J. F. Eager. of
Haysville. was in the city hunting UP
the Republicans who managed the cam
palgn IN this county two years ago He
wanted them and wanted them bad.
At that time everything looked favor
able for Republican victory, and the
committee used a liberal supply OF
money IN buying torches aud aambeaux.
Inc election came, Ben Harrison was
defeated, and the 400 lamps the commit
tee had purchased were slowed away
Tor future campaigns
IL Is well known fact that the orch
ards OF the county are bothered a good
oeal at present with moths. They settle
on the trees, deposit their eggs, and. in
tlme' these eggs hatch out worms that
hurt the apples or other fruit
MI. Eager conceived the idea that if
ne mad couple of dozen torches in his
orchard that he could make an immense
slaughter among these moths before the
eggs were deposited An improvised
torch was made and set out in the or
chard 1t was not there very long when
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Sigma Chi. Entertain.

LAWRENCE, April 22.-The members
of the Sigma Chi fraternity entertained
at their handsome rooms in the Opera
House block on Saturday evening. There
were about sixty ladies and gentlemen
present During the evening the Al
hambra Mandolin club of Topeka played
several concert selections The club
members were the guests of the Sigma
CHS. Besides the club selections Mr..
Charles H. Upton, an Alhambran, gave
a couple of selections and sang a song.
Miss Sweeney recited and Mr.. William
NJ. Lyon sang. Later in the evening tn 9
floors were cleared and dancing TOOK
place.
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VICTORY FOR MRS. STURGEs
Appellate Court Refuses to Reopen the
Texas Cattle Case.


Texas Cattle Case.
CHICAGO, April 22-The appellate
court today affirmed Judge Tuley's de-
cree in the famous Sturges- F arwell
Texas capitol building arbitration, and
refused to reopen the litigation on a
writ of error brought by the Farwells
Mr.. Sturges died in a sanitarium while
the appeal was pending, and the Texas
decision is a victory for Mrs. Sturges,
who was party to the suit and her hus-
bands executor.
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49,. SIS. .265 IT,. 548. .a75

49,. SIS. .265 H.. 54s.. 1875
49,. TAG. ...375
Hoes = Receipts. 1000; shipments,
500. Market weak &c lower. Bulk sales,
$460@475; heavies .$475@490; pack
ers, $47O@49O: mixed, $46O@475;
lights, $450@465 workers., $46O04 So;
pigs, 3.9O@455.
HOGS
10. .27S. ...4s5 55.. 155. .....47O
103.. 1873 ..440
PIGS
s.. Ill.,. $50 227.. 81. 400
SHEEP = Receipts, $500; shipments,
1900 Market slow but steady.
WHEAT-2c higher; No hard 57@
5Sc: No. 2 red 59@591S; rejected, SO.
CoRN-Slightly higher; No. 2 mixed
45c; No white, 4515 bid.
OATs-Slow; No. : mixed 2S15@2lc;
No. white, 32@33c.
RYE-Firm. Soc
FLAX SEED-$L50N16
BRAN-Scarce, firm, 70@71.
HAY-Weak; timothy $7.75@9OO:
prairie $L75@9OO.
BUTTER-scarce, firm; creamery. 150
10; dairy, 11@15.
EGGs-Firmer 10c.
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LIFE GOES OUT OF OIL.

There Is Now Little or No Activity in the
i Market:
PITTsBURe. April 22-The life and
activity seems to have gone out of the
oil market Oil opened this morning at
81 95 bid, and was offered at $198 down
TO $1.96 without any sales. Only 1000
barrels were sold on the Oil City ex-
change up TO 1920 The Standard again
made a reduction in the price for credit
balances OF 10 cents to So TO-
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Liverpool wheat closed Il higher;
corn d to q higher. English visible de-
creased about one and a quarter millions
Private cables received at New York
by the Produce Exchange says unfavor-
able weather in Germany is causing the
advance at Berlin.
The four ports cleared for export to-
day: Wheat 10000 bushels, -four $4,000
packages, corn 1000 bushels, oats none.
Northwestern interior elevators de-
creased 100000 bu. last week
Primary receipts aud shipments,
| wheat. $4,000 bu.; corn, $4,000 bu.;
shipments, wheat, $4,000 bu.; corn, 464,
600 bu.
London opening, off coast, firm, Sd
higher; on passage, strong, Sd higher;
English country markets I'd higher;
corn, firm; futures, strong, Id higher.
Puts so, calls 63@6316 on May wheat;
81 3 and 64@641S on July wheat; 475s
and 4924 on nj ay corn, and 4811s and %
on July corn for tomorrow.
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Married at First sIrht.

DODGE CITY, April ga. J. Peed, of
Lamar, Colo, aud Miss Rose Mullin of
New Castle, Indiana, met in Dodge City
by written agreement 1t was the first
sight or each other. Both were satisfied.
A marriage license was procured and
they were married by Rev. E II.
Vaughan
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the moths surrounded it. and the heat
burning or whitening their delicate
wings, they fell about it until they were
an inch deep on the ground Now he
wants to slaughter them on larger
scale. and that is the reason he wants to
borrow the Republican torches