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The age-herald., 1897-10-08

Cash quotations: Flour in better de- mand. No. 2 spring wheat S65s; No. 8 spring wheat S2@S6; No. red s4ss; No. 2 corn 27k@A; No. 3 oats 1874 No. 2 white f. O. b. 22@23; No. 3 white f. o. b. 21A @22A; No. 2 rye 46; No. 2 barley nominal; No. f. o. b. 2S@40; No. 4 f. o. b. 261z@35; No. 1 fiaxseed s5@9S; prime timothy seed $2.60@2.62Ak; mess pork, per Dbl, $775@7.SO; lard, per 100 lbs. $4.25; short ribs sides, Qoose) $465@5.0O; dry salted shoulders, (boxed) 4B@5A; short clear sides (boxed) 51s@A; whislSey, dis tillers finished goods, per gal, $1.22; sugars, cut loaf, unchanged granulated do; standard "A" do; No. yellow corn 27h@A.
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In w all Street.

stance of today's market may be com prised in the words Chicago Gas" The announcement that the companies out side of the Consolidated had .been sold to a syndicate representing interests powerful in gas in many other large cities, caused slump at the opening of the stock market of over three points within the first few minutes of trading A block of 5000 shares was the initial sale at prices ranging from 96 to 95, and the first of these was the highest price of the day. The stock sold at one time as low as 92ss the pressure of long stock being augmented by vigorous eff forts of the bears. Large blocks of the stock were sold short in the interest of the bear clique, with the design of effect ing a sympathetic decline of tine general market. The total sales were over 100,- 900 shares. This purpose was only partly successful and before the termination of the first hour the shorts were covering hastily and prices of many stocks, the high priced industrials being conspicu- ous rose a point or over. The market declned again under renewed pressure on Chicago Gas and for the balance of the day fell into a condition of almost total apathy. The available offering of stock at the low level was apparently ex- hausted, but it was equally apparent that buyers were not ready to bid up prices to point that would invite sales in any quantity. The announcement that $1.000,000 more of gold had been engaged for import to New York was without apparent effect either on the stock market, the money market or the o1,ap ay,xa hrIx-a to a small extent on balances. Net changes are very marrow in almost all cases anli are distributed between gains and losses. Consolidated Gas and La Clede Gas lost 14 and 1A respectively in sympathy with the weakness in Chicago Gas. New York, Chicago and St. Louis second preferred declined 3N. Tobacco rose over a point, as did Pitts burg, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis and Metropolitan Traction gained point.
 The changes in the prices of bonds were slight and the volume of dealings was small. Total sales, $1,200,000.
 United States new As were advanced A bid and the 5's rose % bid.g
 The total sales of stocks today were 310,000 shares, including: Chicago. Bur- dington and Quincy, 13,7O5; Louisville and Nashville, 9,057; Northern Pacific prefer red. 15,4S0; Rock Island, 15,5O5; St. Paul, 2O,005; Union Pacific, 6,219; American Tobacco, 9,745; Chicago Gas, 103, 1855; Su- gar, 10677; Chicago Great Western 7,- 760; Bay State Gas, 24,5O0.
 Money on call, steady at 2@3 per cent; last loan, 2Q3 per cent; closed, 2@3 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 41s@5 per cent.
 sstering exchange, dull and steady. with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S4% for demand and at $4.S2A 01$4.S2 for sixty days.
 Posted rates. $4.s2hs4.s4h and s4S5@ s4S5h.
 Commercial bills. $4.S1
 Silver certificates 56@57c. l.,
 Bar silver 56c.
 Mexican dollars, 431ac.
 Government bonds strong.
 State bonds duaa.
 Railroad bonds easier
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CENTRAL OF GA. RAILWAY CO.

Trains are run by Central Time.
 Effective Sept. 26, 1897.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, Oct. 7.-Cotton futures. steady; sales, 7s,4OO bales. October, 6.0s bid; November 6.14@616; December, 6.16 @s.17; January, 62o@6.21; February. 6.25 @6,26; March, 6.aO@6.S2; April. 6.s4@6S6: May, 6.S8@6.40.
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Financial


 New York, Oct. 7-The Evening Posts London finacial cablegram:
 The stock markets here were irreg- ular and inactive today, the only firm markets being Kaffirs and West Aus tralians, the former on cables stating a legal opinion which indicates the pos sibility of cancelling the dynamite mo- nopoly and on rumors of important dis coveries of gold in Matabeleland. Amer jeans kept over the parity, although dull. New York prices were better than yes- terday and the close was firm on re- ports of the shipment of 100000 pounds in gold to New York. Henry Georges nomination had less effect here than in New York, being offset by the gold movements and the peaceful Cuban news. The best informed operators however, look for an uncertain market for a while. General securities closed dull on the exports of gold to New York and to Egypt and on the weakness of the bank returns. s7rss.s
 The trade reports for September are
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to New Orleans, and Pullman Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Shreveport. Birmingham to New Orleans. DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO CIN-
 ClNNATI, LOUISVILLE AND s-
 LEXINGTON
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

Samuel Hunt. General Manager. O. K. Cameron, Master of Trains. N. R. Adriance. Supt.
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BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. co Time table Mo- H. taking effect a. m. July
 4. 18g6 -'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
KANSAS NEWS.
Soldiers Home Investigation Is
Now Over.
Congressman Warner Returns
to Washington.
FAVORABLE TO SMITH.
Grip Epidemic at LeavenWorth
Hospital OTertaxed.
Scores of Persons Are Reported
Frustrated.
FAVORABLE TO SMITH.

Leavenworth. Feb. 6--The soldiers
home fnvestiga ton has ended and cen
gresham Warner has returned 10
Washington. taking with him the testl-
rnony given during the past few days
written out and ready for the printer
A report is expected inside OF Two
weeks
Governor Smith was the last import
ant witness on the stand and MS cross
examination By Jesse George ana Fat
Ccney was the event Of the entire IN
vestigatiOn. The committee gave MN
all the latitude desired and stated Inat
he was personally concerned ana nad
right to tell in mis- own way ABOUT lns
infringement of the home and refuIe, II
ne could the statements made by row
ell
CONGRESSMAN Warner left for his
home at Decatur. III From there ne
goes to Washington. D. G. reaching the
capital Sunday He says the testimony
taken here Will in all proba bll1ty De IN
print by Wednesday of next week ana
that in about enc week thereafter the
committee will likely be ready TO SUB
init its report to congress
Those who watched the Investigation
throughout do not hesitate to say that
everything looks unusually bright Tor
Governor Smith The inquiry this week
was wholly favorable to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
A WAR THREATENED.
Arbuckls Says Havemeyer's Testi-
mony was Untrue

New York, Feb 6--Bef0re the Iegis-
lative Joint committee on trusts ad-
journed yesterday, Chairman Lexow
announced that failure on the part of
John F SearIes, secretary and treas
urer of the American Sugar Refining
company, TO appear before the COM
mittee today would bring upon him
such punishment for contempt as the
laws of the state of New York pre-
scribed- Mr. Searles was not on hand
today
Edward NJ. Shepard and John F Par
sons. attorneys for the sugar company
explained that the subpoena to appear
before the committee was served on
Mr. Searles just as he was leaving the
city He was today in Washington
and could not meet the committee until
Monday Mr. Shepard said Mr.. Searles
would be in this city or Albany, as
would best suit the convenience of the
committee. Chairman Lexow said that
the committee would decide in execu-
tive session what would be done in the
premises
John ArbUckle was then called to the
witness chair He said it was not true
as stated by President Haveneyer. that
the American Sugar Refining company
did not threaten to force him out of the
coffee business after he engaged in the
refining of sugar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
SEN APPoRTIoNMENT
PopnIists VIII Gain and Republicans
Lose by the New Plan

The senate committee on district ap-
portiOnment has practically agreed up
on 4 senatorial apportiOnhent which
will cut off three Republican senators
and possibly a fourth The plan to re-
apportion the districts so as to accom-
pIish this is as follows:
The counties of Woodson and Allen
now form a Republican district. repre-
scented in the present senate by Senator
Lamb Directly south are the counties
OF Wilson and NeOsho, forming the
Thirteenth district, represented by Sen
will be drawn north and south instead
of east and west. and Wilson county
thrown with WOodsou and NeOShO with
Allen Both Wilson and NeOshO cOun-
ties leave sufficient PopulisC majorities
to elect PopuHst senator's
Washington and Marshall counties,
now forming the Twentieth and Nine-
teenth districts respectively, both rep
resented by Republicans will be thrown
together to form one district, and the
big Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth dis
trictS in the western part of the state
will be so divided in three districts as
to give an additional district TO the
PopuIists-
At present Mcpherson and Harvey
counties form the 30Jh district and Mar
ion. Morris and Chase form the 23rd- both
represented by Republicans The two
strong Republican counties. Marion and
Harvey will be thrown together to form
one district, Mcpherson thrown into the
31st district. a PopuIist district, and Chase
and Morris made one district. which II IS
believed viii elect a POpuliSt senator
In the northeastern part of the state
Brown and Jackson will be placed in one
f7iSTrict and Doui0bau and Atchisou in
one district All of the four counties are
Republican. but the re-arrangement will
reduce the Republican majorities, and
give the Popu1sts show to elect at least
one senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
MISSOURI WILL INVESTIGATE.
Legislature Appoints a Committee to
Look at K C. StockY ards.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb 6--Repre-
sentative Whitecotton yesterday intro
duced a resolution calling for the ap-
pOintment of a committee of three to
Investigate the question of legislation
affecting stock yards, and to consult
with a similar committee from the Kan
saS Iegislatu re- He said that there were
a number of bills before the house af-
fecting the stock yards of the state. and
TO pass some of them might be to Grip
pie the live stock interests of the state
and cause Missouri cattle to be shipped
out of the state. when it might just as
well be handled in Missouri He point
ed out that the legislature did not wish
to do anything which would cripple the
live stock interests. and suggested that
no action should be taken in the matter
without the most careful investigate
The committee will organize for bus
mess next week, and will probably ask
for a clerk and stenOgrapher 1t will
make visit to Kansas City and invest
igate the stock yards there, making ar
engagements, if possible, to meet COM
mTttee from the Kansas legislature while
there 1t may also visit St Louis.
The committee will draft a bill COW
ering the matter if, when it gets through
it believes that any legislation upon the
subject is necessary The appointment
of the committee means the death of all
the stock yards bills which have been
Introduced in the house up to this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
sURPEME COURT OPINIONS.

by the supreme court this afternoon:
CHIEF JUSTICE DOSTER-
C.. R. L & P Railway company vs.
Laura a Mills error from D0niphan
! county; affirmed
The k C.. F. s. & NJ Railroad COM
pany vs. J. G Murray; error from
Johnson county: dismissed
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOHNSTON
State OF Kansas vs. Edna Walters;
appeal from Bourbon county reversed
State of Kansas vs. Samuel F. New
man; appeal from Jackson county; re-
versed
Rebecca Berry ct al VS.. Joseph Berry;
error from Nemaha county; reversed
State ex rel vs. the City of Emporia;
error from Lyon county; reversed
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ALLEN
Southern Kansas R. R. Co vs. Flor
ence NJ ShowwaIter; error from Sum
ner county; modified
D Z Cunningham vs. the Ca1onia1 &
u s Mortgage Co; error from Barber
PER CURTAIN.
T. C Dennis vs. State Bank of Seneca:
error from Nema ha county ff1rmed-
Margaret A Usher VS. Simpson HoI-
lister; error from Douglas county; dis
missed
F. Eracht. ct al. VS.. NJ. E. seery.
error from Chase county: dismissed
J. A Burnett vs.. Van D. Prather
original proceeding in mandamus; dis
s. P. White vs. Chanute National
bank. error from Wilson county; dis
missed
W. H George VS. Allen & Allen. er-
ror from Neosho county; dismissed
Merchants State bank vs. Curry Dick
erSon. ct al, error from Ellis county:
dismissed
Phenix Packing company vs. E E
Galbreath, error from Wyandotte coun-
ty; dismissed
National Bank of Commerce VS.. F H.
Stallman, ct al, error from Reno coun-
ty. dismissed.
A T & s F R'y Co. vs. s E D
Coutiett; error from Franklin county: dis
missed
NJ l. Barnett. ct al vs. Evan Rogers.
ct al, error from Lyon county; dismissed
NJ l. Barnett. ct al vs.. E. ] Parker
ct al; arror from Lyon county. dismissed
A 5 Taft vs. A A Lawrence; error
from Shawnee county: dismissed
John l. Deeds Us. E A DuDree: error
from Marion county: dismissed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
TEXAS EATING HOUSES.
Manager of Fred Harvey's System
Locates Two Counters"

Galveston, Feb 6.-NIr. D. Benjamine
who has general supervision of the eat
ing houses and stations along the line
of the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe
system. under Fred Harvey, was in
Galveston yesterday talking with Chief
Engineer c F W. Felt about the &C
commOda tions he would have in the
new depot. There will simply be a
lunch counter here, not a dining room
Mr. Benjamine is also looking into the
new eating station at Temple which is
TO be opened some time between the
18th and goth of this month
Mr.. Benjamine said that the two sta
tons already in operation IN Texas,
CIeburue and Paris, are doing very
nicely. Mr. Harvey has recently OPEN
ed two stations on the St Louis & San
Francisco. one at Monet and one at
Fort Smith, and he leaves Galveston to
give them a first inspection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
TO BREAK HOPKINS WILL.
A Suit Has Been Entered at Kansas
City by His Relatives

Kansas City. Feb. 6.-Twenty-nine
relatives of the late millionaire Charles
Grandson Hopkins today filed papers
in a suit in the circuit court here to
break his will Hopkins died last fall
and his will bequeathed his estate to his
secretary and his housakeeper. leaving
but small requests to his relative
Hopkins was 10 years old and uumar-
ried, and his will expressly stated that
he had no wife or issue To his sec
rotary. Thomas Barr, he gave outright
SS25,000, and to Miss Elizabeth Calvert
he left property valued at many thous-
ands. The petition to set aside the will
which was Witnessed at the time of be-
ing written by ex-MayOr Henry Kumpf,
sets forth that Hopkins, being in his
dOtage was unduIy influenced by Barr
and Miss Calvert
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AS DECIDED ON.
CONTINUED from First Page.I

appoint men who have families to sup
port Single men are TO be given no
places under the police administrations
until all married men with families de-
pending upon them are provided for, If
that be possible
It has proven true in Topeka as well
as ether cities OF the state that a num-
Der of men who constitute a part of the
floating population attempt to go from
joints or saloons to the police force,
either compelling the city TO provide a
living for them or they engage in VIO-
1atiOnS of its laws Topeka has also
proved an exception to this rule, police
men having left the force to run a joint
or ex-jointisrS on the force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
BIG ROBBERY AT aUENEMo.
Joe Parmenter Hides 5000 Where q
Thief Caa Find It

Ottawa, Feb 6--News comes from
Quenemo of a bold burglary on Wed
nesday night:
Poe Parmenter of Queneno, was paid
a sum of $500 in cash. which he did not
take the precaution TO place IN bank
On the contrary he placed It in a cash
register in his house, and then reckless
" accompanied his wife TO lodge
meeting When they returned home
about the first thing Parmenter discov-
cred was the fact that some one had
made unlawful entrance into the house
by breaking in through a window; dis
covary number two was, that the cash
register and its valuable contents were
gOne-
He made a hasty examination Of the
premises and found tracks in the newly
fallen snow. which led toward a neigh
boring woods. He notified neighbors Of
his loss, and the tracks were followed
up to the woods; here the register was
found-it had been broken open and
the money distracted The tracks from
this point led back into the town, where
they were lost in the many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
Railway Managers Call Off
Their Employees
Who Had Secured a Petition
Against Cut Rates.
SEQUEL TO CUT RATES.
Did Not Know That Their Men
Contemplated Action.
Sly Plan Of Georgia Magnates
to Fight Rates.

Atlanta, Feb 6--The railway managers
appear TO have quietly called off their
employees who were circulating petitions
asking the state commission to restore
the fertilizer rates
There has been a good deal of quiet in
Quiry from the Arrangements about this
proceeding on the part of the men It is
understood that the men Were acting in
good faith, but it appears that they start
ed at 1t without consulting any officers
They probably thought that il would be
better II the arrangements could honestly
say that they had nothing TO do with the
matter with them The men took the pos
iuon that the reduction of 20 per cent in
crease in net revenue TO the roads that
they would cut salaries to come out where
they mad been accustomed to- It was q
nalrer OF seII-protectIon with the employ
The committees which came to Atlanta
anu went through other parts OF the sta te
appear 10 have secured thousands of sig
natures TO their petitions but the papers
nave not peen sent IN TO the commission
and seem TO have quietly disappeared
There is ground for suspectfng that the
movement has been dropped Some Off
Gals who have been in Atlanta recently
have intin1a ted that while they appre-
ctated the feeling which prompted their
men to undertake TO get the rates re-
stored 1t might be better if it were NOT
pressed, as it might antagOufze another
element and cause renewed pressure to
be brought against the roads The law
yers for the railroad companies believe
that they have 4 good case against the
commits sion's rates as a whole. and they
have resolved to make 4 legal fight in the
courts and see the thing through TO the
end If their cause is just. they Will get
more in the end than a restoration of the
fertilizer rates viii amount to-
Another meeting of the lawyers wiz be
held in Atlanta next week to discuss the
legal steps to be taken Perhaps a draft
OF a bill to be presented to the courts
may be submitted at that time A sub
committee OF the attorneys was appointed
to prepare the papers and report at a
called meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
NO QUORUM.
House Adjourns Till Monday Morn
ing.

A quorum not being present the house
of representatives were unable to proceed
with business this afternoon and an ad-
jOurnment was taken until Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock
There was a ,perceptible feeling of dis
pleasure among some of the POpuHSt
members yesterday when the motion was
made to adjourn until this morning by
Barley of Elk They supported the mo-
ton. however This was true again to-
day at noon when q recess until o'clock
was moved by Mr. Barley The motion
carried but instead of going back this af-
ternoOn TO the hall q large number of the
members took the train for home A ma
jOrity of the Republicans also absen1ed
themselves with but little Difference te the
wishes of the Republican side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06

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ed Used with the Asthma Cure they
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
Preferred Death to a Prison.

Ashland. O.. Feb. 6-After nine
hours elaboration the jury this morn
ing brought in verdict of murder in
the first degree against Elias Keister
who killed Horace L SteadanS. by
shooting him in the back November %.
The prisoner took the verdict quietly,
only remarking to the sheriff that he
had all along preferred death to i'm
prisouuent for life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
KANSAS FIRM GETS 1T.
Missouri Valley Works Of Leaven.
enworth to Build Galveston
Train Sheds.

Galveston, Feb. 6.-Yesterday the
contract for the train sheds to be built
over the tracks of the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe depot was let to the Mis-
souri, Valley bridge and iron works of
Leavenworth. Kan Mr.. A J. TulIock
is the chief owner in the company Con-
struction has also begun on the Santa
F'e depot The contractors began put
ting in the concrete foundation
While trenching for q foundation
WOrkmen came across a cypress plank
which had lain under the old fOunda ton
for nearly half a century and is just as
good today as when it was first put in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
EPIDEMIC OF GRIP.
Scores of Leavenworth People are
Frustrated

Leavenworth, Feb. 6.-There is ser
ious epidemic ofsthe grip in this Iocali-
ty. The disease has developed in nearly
every part Of the city and its vicinity,
and also at Fort LeavenWOrth. this
week and is spreading rapidly. II
promises to be a repetition Of the cpl
demic of the winter of 1889 when so
many persons were Frustrated. a num-
Der of whom died of the maIady.
A report comes from Fort Leaven-
worth that the hospital is Overtaxed.
most Of the patients suffering with the
grip. and that some Of the pa tents are
being cared for outside of the hospital
Scores of persons are Frustrated at
the present time in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06

Silver City. n. NJ. Feb 6--United
States Marshal E L Hall today re-
ceived a telegram from Capt Carr OF
the FL Paso. Tex police. informing him
of the capture early this morning OF
John Mcdonald. alias Black Jack the
notorious leader of the band of border
bandits who have been committing
robberies and murders in southwestern
New Mexico and southern Arizona for
the paSt wear