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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

good deal Of the wheat in store So
fancy grades. We look for good scalp
ing market from now on and favor the
bull side on quick breaks.
Corn and oats were firm with a
strong undertone. Receipts of corn
are remarkably small with the visible
decreasing heavily as each week goes
by. Shorts are becoming alarmed at
the stubbotnness shown by cribbers
and when the crop killer begins to get
in his work later on there viii be quick
spurts from time to time and should
crop prospects turn out disappointing
we may expect a good advance.
Provisions quiet but steady. with a
firm undertone. All eyes are centered
on July pork. There is an enormous
short interest with the price humping
on rock-bottom and the final outcome
is being watched with great interest
That short covering viii cause a wild
advance is generally conceded by weu
informed people.
Thousands Of careful and conserva-
tive traders are hoping and waiting for
just a little further break on which to
take on a moderate line. If no further
break comes there viii be scrambliug
to buy it on an advancing market and
at considerably higher prices. We con-
slider July pork at present prices a
purchase to the extent of a bargain
and if bought at an investment and
protected with a fair margin viii make
all kinds OF money in the near future.
The smallest trades accepted is so bar
rels and so cents per barrel margin VIII
hold throughout the worst. Get on the
wagon for a long ride
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TERRTFIC STORMS.
Lightning and Cloud Burst Last
Night Do Great Damage.

Night Do Great Damage.
Chicago. April 29-Rain storms in the
states of Wisconsin. Iowa and eastern
Nebraska yesterday and last night.
were very severe and reports show
much damage was done. The dispatch
es received are as follows.
Torrents of water fell and car
ried away sidewalks and loose material
with it for blocks. People along Ames
avenue and adjacent streets packed
their goods preparatory to leaving for
higher and dryer quarters. One hun
dred feet of sidewalk was flOated away
and the Ames avenue sewer caved in
Dubuque-Nearly two inches of rain
fell in one hour and ten minutes. Both
power houses and many residences
We're struck by lightning
1unton, Ia--Had a cloud burst.
Trains on the AnimOsa branch of the
Chicago & Northwestern and Clinton
branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul were delayed several hours by
WaShOuts
Sioux city. Ia--Had a heavy thunder
storm, considerable damage being done
to telephone an electric lines Streets
were washed out and a number Of build
ings damaged by lightning.
ShebOygan-A terrific electric storm.
followed by a cloud burst occurred
here last night. Several buildings We're
struck by lightning and two dwellings
burned. The electric wires are on the
ground and many meters We're burned
out The city fire alarm service was
also destroyed and all telephone wires
are down. Water to the depth of a foot
flowed through the streets.
Mitchell S. d., April 29.-The cyclone
which struck the little town of Epipn-
any, near here, last evening. destroy
ed the large Catholic church. Father
Kroeger, the priest, was severely in
jured and is others more or less seri-
ously The damage is said to be $40
600 The church was carried Is feet in
to the air, the floor and altar dropped
IN their original places and the roof anu
sides of the building were scattered to
the four winds
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BLOODSHED In SIGHT
In Louisiana if Pharr Seeks to Be In
augurated

New Orleans, April 29-It is said to-
day that the managers of Captain
Pharr the Republican, opuIist candi-
date, have rented every available house
in Baton Rouge and propose to have
$500 men present to see that Pharr is
inaugurated. The Democrats viii Ger
tainly take possession of the capitol If
any such thing is attempted. They win
either seat Governor Foster or there
viii be a riot
The troops have again been called in
to requisition. Although the election
was held last Tuesday the result has
not yet been made known
The Pharr people have called mass
meeting in Washington artillery hall to
denounce the returns from the parishes
that have Democratic majorities.
Shreveport, La, April 29.-The Cadoo
rifles of this city and a detachment of
troops at New Orleans, upon orders
from Governor Foster, have left for
NatchitOches to restore quiet. The par
ish is about evenly divided between
Democrats and Populists, and when the
commissioners went to count the re
turns they decided that as the election
in this particular ward was not legally
correct, this box would be thrown out
of the total vote of the parish. The
requests vigorously ODJecL6u-
The Republicans and Populsts have
issued the following call:
within the next a hours public an
nouncement viii be made of a call
signed by many of our leading citizens
professional and laboring men, asking
all white men in this city to assemble
and demand an honest count of last
Tuesdays vote.A majority of the white
people of Louisiana have been swim
died at the ballot box. Ihey can undo
this monstrous wrong if they viii. A
place of meeting has been selected and
one of the early days of the week viii
be the time. Wait for the call and let
the people speak so that all the thieves
may hear and heed"
While the combine carried all the
Populist parishes, they received most
of their vote from the Negroes. and Il
they succeed it will be a triumph for
the Negro of Louisiana again.
The Democrats got their big major
tiles, however, from the Negro parishes
of north Louisiana, where the blacks
have no white leaders as they have in
this part of the state. The combine
people. therefore, argue that the boxes
in these parishes We're stuffed and want
to throw them out.
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TOOK OUT A RIB.
Remarkable Surgical Operation in
New York


New York.
New York, April 29.-The removal Of
rib from a man sound asleep was ac-
complished in the Metropolitan hOspi-
tai on BlaczwelTs Island Saturday
afternoon.
The subject was Samuel Ralstone, a
man of magnificent physique Four
years ago he was injured by a blow on
the breast, and partial operations fail
Saturday the doctors went to the very
root of the matter. The patient walk
ed coolly to the operating room, and
was quickly placed under the influence
of ether. His chest was barred and the
surgeon began his work. A deep in
cision was made part of the breast
bone exposed and the diseased portion
carefully removed. Then the opening
was made larger and deeper and the
most critical part of the work begun.
The principal seat of trouble was on
the first rib. and on the left side of the
body Every stroke of the knife and
every insertion of the probe was full
of danger, for the slightest mistake
would have meant a penetration of the
lungs. Locating the entire extent of
the necrOtic bone, the surgeon rapidly
removed it, Then the great wound
was seWed up The operation was a
success and the result will be COM
pIete cure of an injury that would
have meant a painful and lingering
death
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YOUNG MEN REJOICE.
a Decision Of a District Judge Puts
Them on Equal Footing With
Worlen-

RichfeId. April 29.--Judge Hutchin-
son of the district court dealt hard
blow to the scores Of young women
who monopolzed the profession Of
teachers in western Kansas, at Rich
field Saturday
For several years the taxpayers Of
western Kansas, burdened with mort
gage debts and subjected to crop fail
ures. have been econOmizing in every
way possible At school meetings they
would vote to pay very small salaries
to teachers. in many cases naming $50
per month. School bOads have re-
spected such orders, and the result is
that the county schools Of western
Kansas are presided over by young
women, many of whom have gone
there to take advantage of this situa-
ton
Naturally, the young men could not
afford to teach for such wages and
have been driven to the ranches, farms
and to other pursuits. Judge Hutchin-
son decided i'm a mandamus case that
school boards may make any contract
they choose with teachers, and the
young men are rejoicing, because they
say it gives them an equal chance with
the women.
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New York: London bought back this
morning about as much stock as was
sold yesterday There was some room
buying but it looks as if long stocks
had been sold through the feeling that
there might be unfavora bic develop
ments on the other side.
New York; -Four ports cleared wheat
and -four $4,000 bushels.
Chicago: Wheat opens higher on
continued wet weather in northwest
Champlin buying.
Chicago: Puts. July wheat 613kes
calls CSC. good all next week.
Chicago: Weather forecast is for
showers and thunderstorms tonight
through spring wheat states followed
by cool and clear weather Thursday.
Liverpool, 3:15 p. m; Wheat I'D
higher; corn unchanged to I'd lower
Minneapolis 1911 cars, last year 1874
cars; Duluth JIG cars, last year 219
cars.
Chicago: The Winnipeg Commercial
says: 'eThe weather has been season
able this week but very little seeding
has been done yet owing to the snow in
the western districts and rain in the
eastern sections keeping the soil too
wet to work"
New York: Union Pacific statement
for year ending December 81, the sys-
TEN shows net increase 1887, 600. sur
plus increase 81, 500. 600. Deficit decrease
about S2.4OO,oOO. Oregon Short Line
and Utah Northern net increase about
s1.OOOOoO; deficit decrease about $1,000
600.
Chicago; Estimated receipts tomor-
row, wheat II cars; corn 80 cars; oats
200 cars; hegs 80. 600 head.
St Louis close: Wheat, May $3.50;
July c91kc; corn, May 257kc; July 279sc.
Chicago: Puts, July wheat 635bc calls
6sAc; puts, July corn 29lc; calls 29he;
puts. July pork $50; calls s8.4O; curb,
July wheat 631acc
Berlin: Wheat opened q mark high
er to y mark lower
Chicago: Inspections. Wheat S1-2;
corn 194-97; oats 1924
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Nc 20 go &c.

New YORK AprII y
London sent good buying orders in
st. Paul L. & N, Reading and Atchi-
son, which indicates that the Transvaa1
matter is evidently a small factor.
Insiders promise to support tobacco
at Il, Manhattan at 1882, NJ. K. & Il.
at %, L. & N. at 51az and leather pre-
ferred, at 81.
Mr. Morgan is evidently doing good
work abroad and foreigners are invest
ing in good American securities. Stocks
are very much below their last fail Of
prices. On the other hand railroad
earnings continue splendid and there
is nothing in the outlook to injure vail
ues. War clouds have passed away
to very great extent, and at present
are not a real factor in the situation.
The life Of congress is drawing to a
close
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sATAN WAs PREsENr.
Advent of a Polecat in an Atchison
Church Creates a Stampede.


Atchison, April 29.-Never was a con
gregatiOn so summariiy dismissed and
SO wildly stampeded as that of lions
colored church at the southern limits
Of the city and surrounded by a wide
expanse of hazel brush.
on this occasion, just as the big.
strong lunged, ebOny-hued pastor had
worked up his congregation to an eX-
citing pitch by portraying the awful
fate of those who should be weighed in
the balances and found wanting at the
last, great day, there entered the
church through the open door. a little
black and white spotted cat with big
bushy tail, closely pursued by a big,
yellow dog. Just as the cat, and it was
8 pOlecat. reached the platform on
which the preacher was standing. he
gave it a vigorous kick and landed it
over among the sisters on the mourn
ers' bench. The church was quickly
allied with the odor.
In an instant men. women and chill
dren and dog and cat We're a frantic,
struggling mass. seeking any refuge
other than lions temple. They pressed
to the door and as fast as they made
their exits ran screaming down the
street. lit was some time before calm
succeeded the storm and some Of the
sisters still believe de devil manifest
ed hisself in de church that night
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EDITORS ADJOURN.
Boys of the big Seventh" Elect Of
ficers- Political Preference.

Boys of the big Seventh" Elect Of
ficers- Political Preference
Hutchinson, April 29.-The Republi-
can Editorial association of the Seventh
district has finished its session and ad-
journed.
The business of the meeting consisted
of shop talk and discussions on practi-
cal phases of the newspaper business.
The officers elected were. President,
z. J. Bookwalter, Halstead Independ-
ent; vice president, F. J. Davis, Larned
ChronOscope; secretary, c. L. Hobart,
HoisingtOn Dispatch; treasurer, J. E.
Junkin, Sterling Bulletin; executive,
committee, c. COnkling, Lyons Repub-
lican; p. H. KnOwiton, Newton Kan
san; J. E. Junlzin, Sterling Bulletin; w
Y Morgan, Hutchinson News. Dele
gates to national association, E. Mat
tie Shawhan, w. Y. Morgan, J. r. Ken
drick E J. BOokwalter.
A vote was taken on the choice for
governor, resulting: Peters. 10; Trout
man, 8; Morrill,. 6; Calderhead, 2 A
vote for United States senator gave
Vandivert IA; Judge Johnston, 2; S R.
Peters, 2; ingalls,. 6. The association
unanimously indOrsed Hutchinson for
the Republican state convention and
favored a date late in July.
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minute yesterday because she wheezed
in her preliminary gallop. A veter-
mary discovered "a sponge stuck in her
nOstrils. This discovery unearthed the
most modern method Of ''deadenIng a
horse and one that has doubtless been
practiced in California for some time
The impression prevailed that De
cisiOn was "doped" in her last race.
She ran well for a little way, but
stopped to almost a walk near the nm
ish. The mare has been sick ever since
the race The veterinary made an ez-
animation of Decision and discovered
sponge in her nOstril also. The board
Of stewards is making an investigation
of this latest scandal.
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To PENsIoN Ex-sLAvEs.
Topeka Men are Organizing Lodges
in Atchison.

in AtchisOn.
Atchison. April ga few weeks ago
an order known as the ex-Slaves Pen
sion association was organized in Atch-
ison. and last night the first meeting
Of the organization was held at the Eb
eneezer Baptist church
Jefferson Davis and George Washing
ton Charles. jr., of Topeka We're pres
ent and addressed the meeting The
church was crowded and thirty mem
bers were added to the organization,
making 800 members. Only colOred men
and women who were once slaves are
permitted to belong to the order, which
has for its object the passing of q law
pensiOning ex-slaves.
on February 6 of the present year
a bill was introduced into congress by
Thurston Of Nebraska to pension all
who were once slaves, and the organ
ization proposes to cause the bill to
become a law.
1t is estimated that there are 200 ex-
slaves in Atchison. there being more
here than in Topeka, or perhaps any
other town in the state
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SCHOOL BONDS DEFEATED.
Proposition Failed to Garry at Special
Election

Kansas City, April 29.-The PROPOSE
ton to issue 100000 in bonds to i'm
prove the city schools was defeated at
the special election here. The vote
stood. For the bonds, 1924; against the
bonds, 1859.
There was very little interest mani
tested in the election and an exceed
ingly light vote was polled. Although
the registered vote Of the city is about
TO- 600 only 2.1S3 votes were cast.
The board of education viii not make
any extensive Improvement this sea
son. A few necessary repairs are all
that viii be made.
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CORBETT AND BRADY WIN.
They Recover SO, 200 From Kineto-
scope COMPANY.


New York, April 29.-Jim Corbett and
Billy Brady have won their suit against
the kaleidoscope Exhibiting company.
When Corbett SPARED Courtney be
fore the kaleidoscope it was with the un-
Outstanding that he was to have a roy
atty on the exhibition Of the pictures.
"a contract to this effect was entered
into, but when it came to settling up
Corbett and Brady alleged that the
company was shy to the tune of $1,000,
and they brought suit to recover this
amount. In the supreme court yester-
day Justice Smyth handed down a de-
cision sustaining Corbett and Brady,
and ordering the company to pay over
to them the amount for which they
sued.
Judgment was also entered against
Samuel J. Tnden, nephew of the late
governor, Samuel J. Tilden, on a note
of 81, 900 indorsed by him and given to
Corbett and Brady on account of the
kaleidoscope company.
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BICYCLE OWNED BY TWO.
Tt Had Its Advantages in This Case
at Least.

at Least.
Working as clerks in the ONCE of the
gas company are two young men who
recently came here from the east They
are brothers of the name of Morgan.
They dwell in brotherly peace and
harmony and own many things in com
mon. including a bicycle.
Neither were aware that it was
against the peace and dignity of the
city of Topeka to ride bicycles with
out bells or on the sidewalks.
When Mr.. Morgan No. rode the BIZ
cycle down the sidewalk to the gas
c0mpany's stairs and went up them he
was in a very peaceful and innocent
frame of mind
Police officer Jack King saw the in
cident and noticed that the bicycle had
no bell and concluded to make q cap
ture.
He went to the stairs and met Mr..
Morgan No. / coming down
rs that your bicycle2" he asked Of
Mr.. Morgan
1T is" said Mr.. Morgan.
Then I shall have to arrest you,
said King, and he did.
Thus far the question of identity had
not bothered Mr.. King
But it did when the case was tried
and Mr. King was asked about the
suit that the rider wore.
He wasn't at all sure about the suit
The prisoner was the man he arrested
and did not deny it. but he was able
to prove that he was not the man seen
ten minutes before with the bicycle.
NIr- King was compelled to admit that
he was probably mistaken and Mr..
Morgan No. 1 was allowed to go
The two Morgan brothers look and
dress very much alike and if it had
not been for a few details of their
clothing which Mr.. King did not note
at first but which he remembered after
ward Mr.. Morgan No. 1 would un-
doubtedly have ben fined for an Of
tense committed by Mr.. Morgan No. 2.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, April %.
WHEAT-Weak; No. 2 hard $4,000;
No. 3 45055c; No. 2 red Tic: No. 500
CSC; No 2 spring 59c; No. 3 55057c-
CORN-Firm; No. 2 mixed 235lc; No.
2 white 24Ac.
OATS-Steady; No. mixed 1870; No.
white zoe.
RYE-Steady; No. 2 33c.
HAY-Firm; unchanged
BUTTER-Steady, creamery 18@14c;
dairy 1O012c.
EGGS-Firm; strictly fresh 7075kc.
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OUICdSO5 ApIlI y.
HOGS-Oficial receipts yesterday 28,-
652; shipments 1918.
CATTLE-Oficial receipts yesterday
1923; shipments H.
SHEEP-Omcial receipts yesterday
15.104; shipments 2077. Estimated re-
ceipts hogs tomorrow SO. 900.
HOGS Receipts 81, 200; left over 1000.
Market active and steady. Light 50 45
03 rs; mixed SO 1908 65; heavy So 100
3 so; rough SO 1908 %.
CATTLE-Receipt 1900 Steers
weak to 1Oc lower; cows steady; beeves
SO 1904 Is; COWS and heifers 81 6003 IS;
Texas steers 81 SO03 IS; stockers and
feeders 81 SO03 so.
SHEEP-Receipts 20, 600. Best steady;
others weak to 1Oc lower.
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mARYsVILLE PLEASED.

Secured Several Good Things at the
Late Beloit Encampment.
BIarysville. April 29.-Marysville
seems to have made a hit" at the Be
lott encampment.
The G. "A. r.. secured delegate at
large. w. III. Smith, the w. r.. @. dele
gate at large, Emma Calderhead Eos
ter. the S. of VI chaplain and delegate
from Fifth district.
Mrs Julia III Death. of Blue Rapids.
secretary Of the w. r. C. convention.
made the nominating speech for Mrs
Foster. The nomination was seconded
by the four past department presidents
who were present, Whereupon the other
nominees for the Office withdrew their
names. and Mrs Foster was elected
unanimously
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WIND STORM An LEoTI.
Houses, Windmills and Awnings /
Blown to Shreds.

Leoti April 29-Wichita county was
visited last night by the greatest wind
storm in her history. No loss of life
nor injury to persons or stock have
been reported. but the loss in WindmilIs,
outbuudings and balloon dwellings is
great.
Scarcely an awning isaleft in Leoti
and a dozen or more dwellings, are lit
tie less than wrecks An immense rain
was all that saved the thousands of
acres Of growing crops all over western
Kansas
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IT HAS HAPPENED.
Window Washer in a Sky Seraper
Falls Out and IS killed.

Chicago. April 29.-Louis Larson, a
Janltor in the Old Colony building while
washing windows on the 18th floor of
the building, slipped and fell to the
street below.
Nearly every bone in his body was
broken, the noise as he struck the stone
sidewalk, sounding like a pistol shoe.
He was 25 years Old and married.
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ATCHIsON IS GENEROUS.
Sends a Liberal Donation to Cyclone
Sufferers

Atchison, April 29.-Atchison sent 500
in cash to the cyclone sufferers.
A letter was received from Louis
people were homeless and destitute. and
asking for aid. over a year ago a
fund was raised in Atchison for the
Cheyenne county Kan, sufferers, and
500 was left over. w. F. Guthrie,
who had charge of this money, at once
forwarded it to Mayor Kreech. The
Methodists also sent liberal purse.
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TREATIsE On sILVER.
A Leavenworth- Man Writes Intslli-
gently on Finance.

gently on FINANCE.
Leavenworth, April 29-W. H. Far
reu of this city is the author of an
earnest little book which has appear
ed from the press of KetchesOn &
Reeves. It's title is The Crisis; or The
Way To Settle The Gold and Silver
Question
1t is advocated that instead Of coin
ing the metal in actual money it may
be deposited only, the depositor re-
ceiving therefor bimetallic certificates
similar to the present silver certih-
Gates, in denominations of 81, IS $40
and $50. If the gold and silver be
coined lit may be deposited i'm the
treasury and the certificates issued in
lieu thereof. one-half payable in gold
and one-half payable JIM silver the in
tent. in either case. being to put behind
each silver dollar coined a gold dollar
on an equality and parity in legal
tender and debt paying power. includ-
ing import dues.
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sHAEFFER was A Wo1rA1T.
Death Reveals the Fact that a Brave
Soldier was Of the Other Sex

Atchison. April 29.-The recent death
and burial of Otto Schaefer unlocked
as romantic secret as was ever di-
vulged in song or story
His death was a gedy-ziIed bv
lightning while at prayer-and his
funeral was marked by an incident ne
culiarly dramatic and which his friends
regard as q prophecy Of something be-
yond the grave He was buried bv the
Grand Army boys during a lull in AN
awful storm BY accident, doubtless.
one OF the guns of the little SQUAD
OF comrades who fired the last salute
over his body was loaded with BAN as
Wen as with powder. The bail struck
g pigeon, snow white winging its
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EMPoRIA BALL PARK.
Grounds Secured by White West of
the Normal.

Emporia, April 29.-Manager white
has closed a dve-year lease with
Charles Ryder for his piece of prop
erty lying just west of and adjoining
the normal The grounds viii be graded
and materially improved for the base
ball season. A large amphitheater,
with a seating capacity for 5000 peo-
pie win be erected at the southwest
corner of the grounds, with bleach
ers" on either side.
Work viii be commenced this week
and pushed rapidly as possible until
completed The club is being worked
out" and put in shape for the seasons
work.