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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-24
OUR TRUANT LEGISLATORS
Over n Hundred Congressmen are Not in
Washington All.

Over a Hundred Congressmen are Not in
Washington at All.
WASHINGTON, March 24-Over a hun
dred members have taken advantage of
the fact that the house Las no important
matters pending at this time to go home
and the attendance is consequently very
slim.
The bill which was debated yesterday
to abolish the death penalty in certain
cases in which it is prescribed in the
federal statutes and allowing the jury to
return a verdict qualified without capt.
tai punis hment," in cases of criminal as
sault and murder, was passed-170 TO 60.
Mr.. Hit. chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee. called up the message
of the senate announcing the senate's
disagreement to the conference report
on the Cuban resolutions; On his mo-
ton the house insisted on its substitutes
for the senate resolutions and agreed to
the further conference asked for by the
senate. The conferees were not imme-
diately announced. Mr.. Boutelle, chair
man of the naval committee reported the
naval appropriation bill.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the AssOcia ted Press to
the State Journal.

CHICAGO, March 24-Weak cables,
favorable weather reports and falling
off in the estimated receipts caused an
other decline in the price of wheat today.
The market opened at 6156 Ga, de-
cline of &c from last nights closing.
Private cables reported that the Europe
an market quoted wheat 19@Md lower
than yesterday. Another factor which
weakened the market here was the
weather report which showed almost
Summertime conditions in the west,north
west and southwest with clear sky every
where. Shortly after opening there was
some brisk buying by bulls which caus-
ed an advance of &c.
Corn opened weak in sympathy with
wheat at 291l, decline of &c from yes
terday's close. Later it declined anoth-
er 1ac.
Oats like corn and wheat were weak
opening at 1917, or 1sc below the closing
price of yesterday.
The hog products were also weak.
Pork opened at $500 or 121kc below
yesterdays closing.
Lard at $500 decline of sc.
Ribs at $4.75 decline of nc.
HoGs-Receipts. $4,000; official re-
ceipts yesterday 25,235; official ship
ments yesterday 10,443 left over 5000.
Market dull Lights sc and heavy 10c
lower. Light $3.85@410; mixed $500
395; heavy $3.s094. 0215; rough $3.50
@3.S5,
CATTLE = Receipts $500 Market
slow. Beeves $3.40@45O; COWS and
heifers $1.4O@3. IS; Texas steers 50. 90
@4oO; stockers and feeders $2.65@
g. 80.
SHEEP = Receipts $4,000 Market
steady.
Official receipts cattle yesterday g.
s97; official shipments yesterday 3,0S1.
Official receipts sheep yesterday 49,
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LIKE THE HILLMON CASE.
The Water works SM1t Again Goes
Over to the Next Term of Court.

The Water works SM1t Again Goes
Over to the Next Term of Court.
The old city waterworks case was to
have come up before District Judge
William Thompson in Judge Hazen's
court today, but by one of the many
slips made by the prosecution the case
was again put over, this time until next
term.
This is the suit of the city against the
Topeka Water Supply company to cause
the water company TO lose its franchise
for not living up to its contract
When the city attorney filed his amend
ed petition in the case he failed to notify
the defense. Judge Thompson ruled
that the petition could not stand City
Attorney Bird asked leave to file the Pc
tition again instanter, and this was
granted. Judge Thompson then gave
the water company 20 days to answer and
this carries the case over to the April
term.
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WESTERN PIGEON REVIEW.
The Second Journal of the Kind to be
Published-SomsP Pigeon Trnnsfers.

The Second Journal of the Kind to be
Published-Soms Pigeon Transfers
The initial number of the Western
Pigeon Review is out. 1t is published
in Topeka, and is the second exclusive
pigeon journal in the world. Two ex-
tracts are taken:
From the loft of Charles Henschelle,
St. Joseph, Mo-. to Johu Haman, Tope-
ka, Kan, white fans. Cocks 1st and End
at Topeka. Hens 1st and End at Topeka
jessie Topeka LIST Liverpool 80. jessie
4th worlds fair) One hen out of Balti-
more cup winners. one cock out of Gill
bert loft and one cock out of Baltimore
cup winner, the largest and grandest lot
of white fans ever shipped this far west.
NJ. F. Hankla sold to H. w. Abbot of
Galveston, Texas, eight inside tumblers;
among the number was three prize win
ners at the late state show. From the
loft of John Ramsbarger, Topeka, Kan,
to W. H. Abbot, Galveston, a fine 1895
black carrier hen.
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NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.

Meet in State Convention and Adjourn
Until Evening.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Although the
Republican state convention had been
called to meet at noon, it was nearly half
an hour later than that when the gavel
of Mr.. Hackett, chairman of the state
committee, called the members to order.
When ex-senator Plat entered the
hall, his appearance was the signal for
hearty greeting, the delegates and spec
tators cheering wildly aud the band
playing "Hail to the Chief"
The Rev. DR.. David ]. Burrell offered
prayer. Hearty cheers were given when
Edward Lauterbach, Mr.. Platt's first
lieutenant, entered the hall, and an
equally enthusiastic welcome was given
Lieutenant Governor Saxton, who is look
ed upon as leading candidate. for the
governorship, the nomination for which
and for the lieutenant governorship will
be made at later convention.
Upon the subsidence of the cheers
the roll of the convention was
called and at its conclusion Chairman
Hackett called upon Senator Cornelius
r. Parsons, of Rochester, to act as tenn
porary chairman He made an address
The speakers references to Gov. Nor
ton were received with enthusiastic
cheering. Temporary secretaries having
been selected and the rules of the state
assembly adopted as the rules of this
convention, Senator John Raines, author
of the excise bill which is known by his
name, arose to make motion. AS he was
recognized. he was loudly cheered. His
motion, that all resolutions be referred
without debate, to the committee Oh reso-
lutiocs was adopted. Resolutions for
the appointment of the usual committees
were put through.
Senator Clarence Lexow was made
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, the announcement of his appoint
ment eliciting cheers.
There was a call for cheers for Greater
New York, which were given, a reso-
nant groan amidst the Kings county del
egation marring the unanimity of the in
cideut.
The chairman of the committee on
credentials is Senator Bracket, on nomi-
nations G. W. Aldridge commissioner of
public works, and on permanent organi-
cation, Fred W. Gibbs The convention
was in session only f1fty-three minutes.
There were no counter motions and
there was no debate upon any of the
motions made
Adjournment was until 1880 o'clock this
evening when permanent organization
will be effected with Congressman South
wick in the chair, vice president for
each congressional district and full
corps of secretaries and assistants.
Inc MChlnley 6I6nenG IN the cOnV6n-
ton is not formidab BILE and it is scarcely
probable that it will be heard from in
this evenings session. A petition origi-
mating with the Erie county delegation
asking that the names of Platt and Lau-
terbach be dropped from the list of dele
gates and the names of Samuel Thomas of
New York and Mayor E. B. Jewett of
Buffalo substituted, received but 20 sig
natures out of the total of 500 member
ship of the convention.
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LOSS OF $4,000 REPORTED.
n. R. Kendall Claims to Have Had a
VaIise With Valuable Securities Taken.

n. R. Kendall Claims to Have Had
Valise With Valuable Securities Taken.
BALTIMORE, March 23.-H. R. Kendall
who said he was employed by J. p Nor
gan s. Co., the New York bankers, re-
ported at Camden station last night that
he had lost satchel containing $4,000
in securities on B. & O. train between
here and Washington. Mr.. Kendall said
he was on his way home from Cincin-
natl and after leaving Washington fell
asleep. When he awoke the satchel
which he had left in the rack above him
was gone, He notified the Baltimore &
Ohio authorities and then proceeded to
New York.
Members of the firm of ]. P. Morgan
s. Co. in this city deny all knowledge of
II. r. Kendall. 1t is also denied at the
banking house that there has been a loss
of $50 1000 in the manner described in the
FOREGOING dispatch from Baltimore.
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Rams ctrx AIarksta.

KANSAS CRY, March 24.-CATTLE-
Receipts $500; shipments 1900. Market
weak, 10c lower. Texas steers $2.75
@3.70; Texas cows $2.3o@3O0; beef
steers $30O@415; native cows $1.25
0S.45; stockers and feeders, $2.75@3. 80.
bulls $2.00@2.s5.
Representative sales-Texas steers %
head, averaging 1,141 pounds, $5.70; Tex
cows. IL head, 1000 pounds, So. 90; beef
steers "a head, 1920 pounds, S415: ma
tive cows, 16 head, 1910 pounds, IS. 10;
stockers and feeders IS head, 1172
pounds. 1886; bulls head, 1862
pounds, $2s5.
Hoes-Receipts 9,7O0; shipments 200.
Market 5@10 cents bower, in some
cases 10 cents lower. Bulk OF sales
So 65@3. rs; heavies $250@3. 60; pack
ers So 65@390; mixed So 60@3.75; lights
So 10@37O; workers $36O03.70; pigs
$30O@3.65.
SHEEP = Receipts 2,7OO; shipments.
500 Market slow but steady. Lambs.
$3.25@4 So; muttons $235@355.
WHEAT-Continues nominally steady,
though feeling very weak; No. 2 hard,
61@62; No. 8, 44@52; rejected. $500;
No. 2 red. 72@73; No. 2 spring, elmo.
8, 57@59.
CoRN-steady. No mixed %; NO.a
white 23A.
OATs-Fair; demand higher. No.
mixed, 16@161S; No 2 white 191S@b20.
RYE-No. 2, 33@34.
HAY-Very firm. Timothy $9500
II so; prairie $5.50@Z50
BUTTER Firm and inactive; creamery
17@19c; dairy 12@16c.
EGas-Active, sac.
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NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
Over ThirtyOne Million Dollars for
Vessels, ArInOr and Repairs.


WASHINGTON, March 24-The naval
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
which begins on July next was COM
pleted today by the house committee on
naval affairs and may be considered by
the house this week. The total
amount carried by the bill is
1851, 034, of which $12,779, 1873 is for
the increase of the navy. The appro-
priation is an increase over the amount
of the last bill, which was about 291a
millions. Under the increase of the navy
the chief items are the four new battle
ships and fifteen torpedo boats, the former
to carry the heaviest armOr and most
powerful ordnance. Under the bureau
of construction and repair, $1,250,O0O is
carried for the construction and repair of
vessels and an additional sum of $780,
600 is made Immediately available for
wock urgently required on the
Miantonomah, Bennington, Baltimore.
Petrol, Mohican, Ranger, Atlanta, Vesu-
vius. the tugs Fortune and Standish and
the Pensacola and Swatara, the latter
two of which are to be sold.
An expenditure of 1900 is authorized
for the plans and preliminary work for
model tank, for trying models of vessels,
tc be built on the old naval observatory
grounds in Washington, aud to be placed
at the disposal of private ship builders
who may conduct private experiments in
the tank
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WICKED OLD MILLIONAIRE.
Charged with the Murder of an EiSh-
teen Year Old Girl.

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Samuel P.
Laugden, wealthy coal operator, was
arrested today on suspicion of having
been implicated in the death of Annie
McGrath who was found dead in bed in
a Girard avenue house last night Lang
don is 81 years old and the girl is IS.
The couple had been living together
under the names of McGrath, Mcdonald
and Langden as man and wife. Lang
den was in the girls room nearly all day
yesterday. The body was discovered by
the servant about three hours after he
had left There were no marks of vio-
lence on it, but the physicians say she
had been dead twenty-four hours. One
hand was clasping a handkerchief to
the breast and wet towel lay over the
forehead and eyes. Suspicion pointed to
the supposed husband and he was ar :
rested today.
A post norton examination has been
made. but the coroner's physicians de-
cline to disclose its results. Miss McGrath
was the daughter of a we'll known bust
ness man and Langden is reputed to be
one of the wealthiest coal operators in
the state. He is also finan cially interest
ed in a number of southern railroads.
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New York-Four ports cleared wheat
and -four ass, 900 bushels.
New York-Berlin wheat closed II
higher. Liverpool wheat aud corn IA
changed.
Chicago-Probably the cause of the
strength in wheat is the fact that $4,000
bushels was shipped from Chicago yes
terday.
Chicago-Think pork purchase for
turn Think Lindbloom good buyer.
Chicago - Lindbloom big buyer of
pork. Would buy on all breaks from
now on.
Chicago-Wheat opened lower but
steady and good demand at 61A. Not
many orders at opening.
Chicago-Brosseaw and Champlin
covering short wheat.
Chicago-Look for rally in pork. Some
good buying at these prices.
Duluth 453, last year 1873 cars; Mime
apolis 270 cars against 202.
New Y ork-Opening prices of stocks
show an average decline of $8 per cent.
Room traders show disposition to cover
shorts. London selling L. & n. and ST.
Paul. There is liquidation in ST. Paul
by good houses.
Llverpool-Press wheat easier, demand
poor, holders offer moderately, = lower.
Corn ID lower. consois 1095s, Berlin
wheat "A to q lower.
Chicago-Keceipts Wheat 1880,
corn 269, 800, oats 398,26U shipments;
Wheat TIA, 143, corn 50, Ill. oats 2T9,192
Chicago-Inspections Wheat 46-3,
corn 567-146, oats 426-6 81.
Puts May wheat 617s, calls 63; puts
May corn 293s, calls 1913; euro May
wheat 62h
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FELLOW JACK QUARANTINE
Cuban Port Vessels Being Vigorously
Guarded-Csuses Diplomatic COrrespon-
dence.

Cuban Port Vessels Being Vigorously
Guarded-Causes Diplomatic COrrespon-
dencs.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-MaintaininC
a vigorous quarantine at Nassau against
Cuba because of yellow fever at Santi-
ago and other ports, has been the subject
of diplomatic correspondence between
Secretary Olney and the British ambas-
sador, Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Complaint has been made to the state
department that an unnecessary rigorous
quarantine was being imposed upon the
vessels of a steamship line plying be-
tween New York and the gem of the An
titles.
In the course of the correspondence
the British ambassador said he had
referred the subject to the gov
ernor of Bahamas, asking why
such rigorous quarantine has
been imposed at Nassau against arrivals
from Cuba Governor w. +. Haynes
Smith has submitted his report to the
request of Sir Julian at Washington in
the following language:
THE matter is one which is dealt with
under the law by the local council and
the United States at Santiago
upon the same subject has
been carefully considered. Inc restric-
tions have been continued this year du-
ring the winter because the disease of
yellow fever appears to maintain its vir-
ulence at Santiago and other ports in
Cuba during the winter months.
efforts have been made this wintor to
attract to Nassau some of the winter Wis
itors to Florida, and a new line which
is subsidized by the colonial
government has been started to run be-
tween Nassau and Palm Beach, Fla,
which was declared port of entry by
special act of congress. The local coun-
ell felt that it was most undesirable to
incur special risk in view of the large
number of American visitors who are
coming to the Bahamas
"The colonial authorities have not the
appliances at command nor the large
quarantine stations necessary to deal
with the numbers who may desire to
leave Cuba and the council, looking to
the exceptional circumstances existing
in Cuba considered it would not be wise
to delay the safeguards"
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F1rz GERS PUGNAo1oUs.

Threatens to Smash Bottle Over the
Head of Corbett's Partner.
BUFFALO, March 24.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Jim DAILY, Corbetrs former
sparring partner. nearly came to blows
in the buffet of the Tiff house last night,
and they are still likely to break the
peace at any moment. According to
eyewitnesses serious encounter was
only =. avsrted by the interference of
friends, Fitzsimmons threatening to
smash Days head with a bottle. Mar
tin Julian, Fitzsimmon's manager, was
questioned tonight about the affair, and
admitted that it was partially true.
"Fitz had it from good authority"
said Julian, shat Daily and his friends
had laid plot to do him up because the
opportunity was not given to Daly-of
sparring with Bob this week, Naturally
when Bob saw Daily and his crowd he
put himself on his guard, and little
scene followed"
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CHICAGO MAkhEr LETTER.
Furnished by Topeka GrAiu and stock Ex-
change. 526 Kansas Avenue.

FURNISHED by Topeka Gr4fu and stock Ex-
change. 526 Kansas Avenue.
Wheat-The routine news was uni
formly bearish this morning which
caused a lower opening. There were
good buying orders, however, from shorts
and outsiders, and the first quotations
were the lowest of the day. Champlin
was a steady buyer and offerings were
small. Exports were fair and good
inquiry from exporters appears on each
fractional decline. Early cables came
lower on account of yesterdays decline
in our markets. 1t looks at present as if
a further decline is in order.
Corn and oats quiet and featureless.
The predicted increased receipts do not
materialize, but cash markets remain
dull and lower.
Provisions experienced another de-
cline on account of lower prices at the
yards and heavy liquidation by tired
holders. Pork has had good break and
shrewd people are buying moderately
and predict a good upturn from present
prices.
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urday evening. So the T. A. A. men
take the cooked hat contest by a margin
of four points.
The Y. NJ. c. A. bowlers were cratic,
A. G. Martin, who led in the preliminary
games to qualify, and Henderson play
ing in poor form The rolling af the T.
a. A. team was uniform. The Young
Men took a great squirt in the first game,
but the Athletics improved after that.
The second contest of the series will
be at duck pins, of which the first three
games will be played Wednesday even
ing on the I. A a. alleys.
The score was. Y. NJ. G. A, 34s; 7. A.
A. S39.
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x. S. U. FOOTBALL.
Lawrence Already Preparing for the Big
Thanksgiving Cams.

Lawrence Already Preparing for the Big
Thanksgiving Cams.
Football at Kansas State university is
again becoming the absor bing topic of
conversation among the students. No
sooner is the season closed and the
Thanksgiving dinners eaten than plans
for the next year are made.
The football people at the university
announce that with the number of old
men who will be here next fall, together
with the new men who will tahe hand
Kansas will put up very stiff game of
ball
Missouri is again in the interstate asso-
citation, so that insures a battle royal
next Thanksgiving Day. Besides the
regular league games with Missouri, Ne
braska and Iowa, Kansas will play games
with Denver and the university of Min
nesota. The former game will be at
Denver. October II, and the latter at
Kansas City just after Thanksgiving. 1t
is probable that games will be played
with Ann Arbor and the university of
Chicago.
The following old players will be back
here to play foot ball next September:
Center, "Sal" Walker; guards, shorty
Hamil and Nate Foster; tackle, c.
Crooks; backs, Johnny" Outland, Bur-
ney, Hester and Kennedy.
Already there are several promising
new'men, among whom are: Davis for
CENTER G. Simpson and Voigis for
tackles, Sanderson, Colvin and Agnew
for ends, Hess, Philips and Hocken-
smith for backs,
Hector COwan has been retained as
head coach and he will be assisted in
this by the two "Billies." Williamson
and Matteson-two men who have done
much for Kansas Oh the gridiron.
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Inter.Colleglate Debnte

between Drury college, Springeld, Mo-,
and Wash burn ia the event of the week.
Drury college bears the same relation to
Missouri as Washburn does to Kansas,
and an interesting entertainment is as
sured. The debaters will consider wheth l.
er the Monroe doctrine applies to the
Venezuelan controversy and the Wash
burn Glee club assists with music. The
question will be holly contested by both
@sIdes, as the best speakers are to repre-
sent their colleges. Thursday evo, III arch
26, at college chapel
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LET BEER ALONE.
Giants Manager VIII Not Tolerate Drink
ing.

JACKSONVILLE, March "a. - Another
chance has been given to Bill Clark. He
will be allowed to remain here with the
team until it returns toiNew York. The
players were highly pleased when they
learned of this decision, all of them
agreeing that "Big Bill" had been pretty
harshly dealt with.
Clark appears to be very sorry over
the affair and says he will not take an
other drink as long as he is with the club.
He says he was hungry, aud. with his
supper, drank two glasses of beer, not
inn ginning that any fault would be found.
Yesterday was another off day for the
team. The weather forecaster served up
a small-sizsd hurricane, which lasted
throughout the day. During the after
noon the boys tried get up little prac-
tice, but the wind raised such clouds of
sand that they were forced to give up
They took a fve-mile run and went
home,
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Mrs. Hausknecht,s Pocketbook

fuss Essex, colored boy of 10, was to-
day arrested by Constable Fred Stone
street, charged with stealing the pocket
book of Mrs Lydia Hausknecht, an ac-
count of which is mentioned elsewhere.
The complaint was made against both
fuss and Richard Essex, but Richard
was not arrested. They told two colored
girls of the theft and these told a police
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CLOSE BY INJUNoTI
County Attorney of Dickinson Takes a
New Move the Jointa.


ABILENE, March 24-County Attorney
Smith has taken new departure in fight
ing the jointists by filing an injunction
against H. w. Lash for maintaining a
nuisance in running joint on A street.
1t is a new method of procedure but is
sanctioned by the statutes. If it can be
made perpetual the action will close
every joint provided somebody will sp-
ply for the injunction.
Nor need the county attorney do it. In
Junction City three weeks ago John
Davidson, leading merchant, brought
action, securing a temporary injunction
against parties alleged to be starting
joint near his place of business and
asking that the institution be permanent
ly enjoined as a public nuisance. The
proprietors asked that the temporary in
junction be dissolved but Judge Moore
held that under the provisions of the
statutes any citizen may bring action for
an injunction of this kind, even without
the assistance of the county attorney in
such instances the citizen acting in be-
half of the state. He refused to dissolve
the injunction and the trial as to whether
or not itshall be made permanent will be
heard later.
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JUDGE THOMPSON TO SIT.
Shawnee Will Have "a New District Judge
For Awhile.

shawnee Will have u New District Judge
For Awhile.
Judge William Thompson, of Bur
lingame, will begin sitting in the dis
trict court tomorrow morning. He ia to
act as judge pro tenn in a number of
cases. Judge Hazen will read law on
questions he has under advisement dur
ing the time that Judge Thompson is
here.
He had expected to decide the Gaines
motion this morning. but was unable to
do SO, and Frank Novels, convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Matson, was unable
to be in court this afternoon, so his mo-
ton for new trial could not be heard.