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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

I'D lower. Exporting houses here have
second cable I'D lower.-Logan.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat S-13; corn
Chicago: Very little long wheat on
market today. The wheat being sold is
scalping lot. The big increase in north
west is wet blanket on market, but 1
think we are entitled to a rally. Primary
receipts $4,000; shipments 104, 600; wheat
$500 barrels flour.
increase in wheat this week That does
not look very bullish--Aldrich.
chicago; Wrenn has commenced selling
some OF their long May heat.-Aldrich.
chicago; ANY good. buying would cause
supposed to be for Cudahy Good buying
in corn and market strong.
Chicago: St Louis Will show very small
decrease according to Kelly. Minneapolis
will decrease 100000 Duluth will increase
LOO, 000-Logan.
Chicago pit observer: There has not been
much wheat for sale since opening e1-
cept by people going short, the long wheat
Kansas City: Hall & r. sold ~ loads
spot wheat for export yesterday. 1t is
said our millers are working on 5000
spring wheat to come here from Chicago.
w. w. CoWen.
St Paul says: Reports to newspapers
are almost sensational as to floods. The
Northern Pacific has to use Great North
ern tracks and mail from three to five
will hear of great damage.
Chicago: Apparently good many buy
Chicago: Minneapolis -four sales yes
terday 1900 barrels; yesterdays offers
Chicago: Baldwin sold some pork and
is now bidding for it, Aside from this no
feature; Stever and Wolff best buyers
Gelt.
Chicago: Wheat very dull, no pressure
but demand limited: our stocks ought to
decrease about 200, 0O0 for week.-Logan.
Chicago: Pillsbury says; I'VE had
late seeding last year. 1 sincerely hope
it will not be 50 late this year. The heavy
rains have had lately carried away
some bridges. and will probably make
what wheat has been ordered to Duluth
move along little slow. Country elevator
stocks have decreased very fast during
past week and are still decreasing rapid
ly.''-Logan.
Chicago: Bartlett and F. buying May
oats.
Chicago: Scalpers would rather sell on
sWellS, Candy and Clifford buying offer
ingS are small and Scattered.-Logan.
Chicago: Puts Csc. calls 7415c bid; puts
2435c, calls 2o12c bid; good next week on
May wheat and corn.
Cars today, Minneapolis 1S3 Duluth LOG.
Chicago receipts: Hogs 1900; left over
$500; quality good, price steady; receipts
cattle $500; market strong Hogs tOmor-
IL 900.
Think there is quite a short interest in
wheat and it ought to be bought now
Ben
Boards cables: Liverpool spot wheat
quiet, corn firm, I'D up; future wheat
quiet, corn quiet, I'D up; on passage
wheat steadier, corn firm; country mar
kets English partly Cd higher, French
quiet, Berlin quiet, unchanged.
Chicago: The four ports and New Or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

sosimilar in form and manner of growth
that they have only a slight difference
in leaf formation to distinguish them
from each other, but this odd sort is
quite distinctive and decidedly at
tractive. 1t is becoming commonly
known as the fhfera palm, but botan-
ically is the Westinghouse Filifera- The
large leaves are of rich dark leathery
green, picturesquely fringed with long,
thread-like flaments along the seq
ments of the leaves. These in time
form long white hairs, dropping down
in masses from each leaf, and giving
the whole plant a very odd appearance.
This palm, though so odd and rare, is
not difficult to grow, and it is becom-
ing very popular for parlOr decoration.
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

Chicago, Ill, April ..
WHEAT-Opened a shade higher this
morning. For the first time in several
days the bulls were able to extract some
comfort from the early morning news
and better support was given the market
Opening cables were unchanged notwith-
standing small decline here yesterday.
Northwest receipts were light 2S9 cars
against 43S last week, and crop reports
from Missouri and Illinois were very bad.
Opening sales of May were made at 1OS
@7O34c, compared with yesterdays closing
price of 701zc. 1t sold around that figure
for time and then eased off to 70asc- A
big increase in Duluth wheat stocks sug-
gested a probability of a visible increase
this week and second cables came lover
This caused some selling. By the end Of
the first hours trading, however, the
price had recovered to 701ac.
CORN-WaS quiet but firm, wet weather
west, prospects for continued rain
throughout the corn belt, and small local
receipts, 70 cars, being the bull motives.
May opened a shade higher at 25U2o4sc
and steadied at 251sc. July and Septem-
Der were slightly stronger
OATS-Were firm. Trading was fully
as light as it has been all week, the
strength being from sympathy with corn.
Local receipts amounted to 12S cars. May
opened unchanged at 177s@1712c and held
at TIC.
PROVISIONS easier. The live
stock market weakened after trading
there opened and provisions followed.
May pork opened PFC lower at sS.55 and
sold to $S.5215. May lard unchanged at
$4-25. May ribs opened a shade lower at
$4.6715.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
ROCKS FILL THE AIR.
900 Pound Boulders Driven Through
Buildings by an Explosion.

Shamokin, Pa, April All the build
ings of the Shamokin Powder company
were completely wrecked by a terrific
explosion which occurred in the mill of
the company at an early hour this
morning.
Fortunately there were no lives lost
all of the workmen having gone to their
homes. The dwellings of David Ham,
Emanuel Klinger and Daniel Osman,
together with the Outbuildings and
barns, were badly damaged. The pow
der mill is located about five miles from
this city, but the force of the explosion
shook nearly every building. and many
persons rushed from their houses to
ascertain the cause of the shock The
only person injured was Mrs. Ham,
who was badly cut about the face and
body.
The damaged residences are located
nearly half a mile from the scene of the
explosion. Mr.. and Mrs. Ham and
Mrs. KHnger were buried in the beds
beneath the debris.
Boulders weighing 200 pounds were
hurled through the sides of the dwell
ings. The loss Will amount to nearly
$50, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

leans cleared 1850 wheat. 1925 -four:
equal to 241, 2S0 wheat, $50, sol bushels corn.
Boards cables: Antwerp unchanged:
Paris flour 10 lower to unchanged; wheat
10 lower to unchanged; Berlin. May,
marks higher: July 2 marks higher
Chicago: Looks as if local crowd all
got long corn and all tried to dump al
once. Hall and Barrett selling corn.
Supplement to Missouri report SAYS.
Large tracts under water, other localities
both upland and prairie reported dead
Condition of live wheat only 64-Rooke,
St Louis.
Pit observer: Good deal September
wheat been picked up today by commits
sion houses Raymond Pynchon last to
get sOme.-Logan.
Chicago: Fairbanks estimate of pro-
visions held in Europe and adoat on April
I. total tierces April l, 533. GA; March !
55O2S3; April 1 418,9O2, last year, April 1
279 4S7.
Chicago: Cash sales of wheat so far
Puts, May wheat 7o1k@7O5sc; calls, May
wheat 719s@7114c; puts July wheat 69ssQ
$3.50; calls. July wheat 7O1Ac; puts, May
corn 2494q 245&c: calls. May corn 249z@
St Louis close: Wheat, April 94c, May
SI19c, July 739sG731zc: corn, April H2zc,
May 225sd22szc. July 24c; oats, April 1896
May 1s14c, July 1S1sc bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Swift & Holiday, 1872; o. A. Keene. "A;
A. w. Lacey, 159; F. B. Wallace 1O9-
GAN NOW SELL BEER.
Probate Judge Dolman Has Revoked
Judge Woods Beer Order.

DRUGGISTS can now sell beer without
a physicians prescription. The order
made by Probate Judge Wood to pre-
vent sales of beer by druggists has been
revoked by Probate Judge DOlman and
the sales of beer will be made on GER
tifcates signed by the applicants just
the same as for other liquor.
The ruling made by Judge Wood with
reference to sales of beer was that
druggists should not sell it unless upon
a prescription of a physician. Nearly
every druggist in town Immediately
discontinued the sale Of beer in any
form, but a few continued to sell, but
were careful not to report the sales.
Probate Judge Dolman said today: 7
have revoked the order because I find
no law TO justify it. The druggists
have just as much right to sell peer
as they have to sell whisky. It used
to be that many of them sold beer but
did not dare to report it because their
nerrnits would have been revoked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
MEXICAN CONGRESS OPENS.
President Diaz Reads His Annual Ad-
dress.

dress.
Mexico City, April 2.-President Diaz
opened congress last evening. He began
his message with a review of the for
eign relations. In reference to Cuba,
! he says that whenever Mexican citizens
have been arrested and imprisoned in
/ Cuba, charged with being implicated in
| the Instruction, the Mexican consul at
Havana has been successful in securing
their release.
With respect to the United States, he
refers to the extension of the term for
completion of the work of the interna-
tiOnaI water boundary commission by
an agreement between the two govern
ments concluded at Washington last
November.
The extension is for one year and the
object of this commission is to settle
the controversy arising from changes
in the bed of the Rio Grande in that
u9 RI of its course where it forms the in
ternatiOnal boundary.
He also states that the same COM
mission has reported on the plan for
construction of the dam of the same
river above Ell PaSO, and says that the
Mexican minister at Washington is ne
gotiating a treaty with the United
States government upon lines recon-
mended by the commission. He also re-
marks that the two governments have
agreed to SubmittO the arbitration of the
Argentine minister at Madrid the
stander and Barbara NJ. Messenger,
growing out of the arrest of the former
by Mexican officials on the border of
lower California.
In dealing with domestic affairs, the
president refers to the progress of pub
lie works in the country and deVOteS
much space to the subject of educa-
ton.
Gold and silver mining continues to
prosper. He remarks that since his
previous message in September 2053
mining grants have been issued. During
the last fiscal year the total exports of
Mexico amounted to $105, 100000 of
which mineral products were $71,000, coo.
In some of the mining camps of Mex
leo great progress is being made in the
application of electricity generated
from water power for the operation of
mining and milling machinery.
The railway system of the country
has been extended since September by
4S5 kiIometers; % new or modified char
tiers for railroads have been granted in
the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
SECURED A MANS STOMACH
The Feat is Performed by Means of
Machinery and the Roentgen Ray.


Chicago, April with a little ma
| chine which looks like an egg-beater
DR. FentOn B. Truck has performed the
| feat of laundering the inside of a mans
stomach at the Post Graduate Medical
| school, and by means of the Roentgen
ray he at the same time viewed the
! apartment where his little device was
| at work.
The operation marks an era of prog
| ress in the medical world, as the expert
ment was the first of its kind made in
! full view of the operator.
One of the largest and most complete
ROentgen ray outfits ever produced was
furnished to the college for the expert
ment.
Attached to the end of DR.. Trucks
instrument, which is called a cyromele,
or revolving sound was a flexible cable
of spiral steel wire, on the end of
which was a. small sponge. The cable
was enclosed in a rubber tube and
this, with the sponge, was swallowed by
the patient.
The latter, who was stripped to the
waist, then stepped before the Roetgen
light, the doctor put the horoscope to
his eyes and an attendant turned the
handle of the cyromele. The cable re-
VOWED as fast or as slow as desired,
the sponge at the farther end proceeded
to its work of securing the inner walls
of the patients stomach, while the doc
tor through the microscope viewed the
work by locating the metallic cable by
means of X rays.
By pushing or pulling on the cable
the various portions of the inner walls
of the stomach were operated upon and
the matter which was gathered in the
sponge was then removed for micro
ScOpic examination.
No nausea or other discomfort was
felt by the patient though he stood be-
fore the rays for over an hour while
the doctors in attendance, the nurses
the operator of the y ray outfit and a
newspaper man examined his interior
At the close of the ordeal he was of
n 10 T1al Nv far111
crafty his curiosity to see the opera
ton by temporarily taking his place as
patient and swallowing the sponge and
tube, despite his assertions that it had
not hurt him.
The Roentgen ray outfit used in the
operation is capable of throwing a IA
inch spark of great density and illumi-
mating very large CrOOkes tube. By
its means it was not only possib bic to see
the ribs and backbone of the patient
but to view the vibrations of the heart
and to outline the liver and kidneys.
DR.. Truck is enthusiastic over the
success of the experiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
A POST FOR MRS. DIGGS.
For Once Merit is to be Recognized as
Well as Political Work.

The faithful labor of Mrs. Annie L.
Diggs inthe interests of the reform
movement which has continued without
cesSa ton for years in Kansas, is likely
to be rewarded by the present admins
tratiOn which realizes the great force
this little woman has been in campaigns
of the past.
It is understood that Mrs. Diggs will
be elected superintendent Of the girls
industrial school at Beloit, a position
which is worth $500 a year.
So far as can be ascertained Mrs
Digs has not been a candidate for any
political office, and the reward which
will be given her is wholly unsolicited.
She is not in the city today, and it is
not known whether she will accept the
place.
However, m, re than a week ago it
was decided that she should be sent to
RelOit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
FRANCE LEYIES TARIFF.
Puts Tax on Cattle and the Tonnage
{ of Foreign Vessels.

Paris, April 2.-The chamber of depu-
ties has adopted the port dues bill, i'm
posing a, tax upon foreign vessels OF
franc 25 centimes per metric ton upon
merchandise and upon each head of
cattle or passenger landed.
At n cabinet meeting today the min
lister for the colonies, NJ. Lebon, was
authorized to present to the bureau of
the chamber of deputies a bill provid-
ing for the expenditure of 10000 900
francs with which to build Warships,
the expenditures to be spread through
ten or fifteen budgets, the sum of $780,
900 francs being provided for by the
budget of 1897.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

Topeka. Kan:
New York. April 2
There was a continuation of short COW
ering in Jersey Central, Delaware & Hud-
son and Lake Shore today and prices are
higher although market is irregular and
depressed at times. Sugar and Chicago
Gas continue to be the bull leaders and
are strongest on the list. We believe Su-
gar is a purchase and that outsiders are
short all they can carry. We look for
temporarily higher prices in Chicago Gas
but believe a good long decline will surely
come soon as shorts are all run in. The
"Ilambcatchers, Tobacco. Leather pre-
ferred, Consolidated Gas and Rubber pre-
ferred, are good things to let alone. Amer
lean spirits are dull and featureless. but
offer opportunities for scalping profits.
General Electric is a sale on all sharp
bulges and we believe is destined to sell
in the twenties, possibly below The
Changers are recovering some of their
heavy losses under heavy short covering
and will work some higher, but we think
they should be sold soon as short cover
ing is over. Missouri Pacific looks tempt
ing and we believe is the best purchase
on the board. There has been a severe
decline, and no apparent reason given,
except that too many got long. The list
as a rule is a sale and very few purchases
on the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Chicaeo Livestock market.

Chicago. III, April 2.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today 1e. 900;
left over $500. Trade active but early
strength lost Lights So. 95d4.15: mixed
SS.95q4.15; heavy $3.sOd4.1719; rough $500
CATTI4E-Receipts $500. Steady moth
ing fancy on sale. Beeves $3.S0d5.20; COWS
and heifers 81. OO6I435; Texas steers $3.50
4-40: StockerS and feeders s. 4064- 40.
SHEEP-Receipts G. 600. Steady tostrong-
Native sheep S3.OOd5.00; WeStersls g. 600
40; lambs S3.75d55O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2.
WHEAT-Dun, steady; No. hard Sic;
one car out of store 78c; No. 8, 72075c; No.
2 red CSC; No. 8, 9OG94c: No. T. 75c; No. 2
spring SOC: No. 3, 740D76c.
CORN-Dull, steady; No. 2 mixed 2O73@
6Ars-Quiet, firm; No. white, choice
PC.
RYE-Steady; No. 2, &c.
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
BUTTER-Good grades scarce and firm
creamery 17Q1812c; dairy 10Q14c.
EGGS-Weak, receipts liberal, strictly
fresh TIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Charming Table Decorations.

The French manner of combining
pink and yellow is in great favor at pres
ent for table decorations. Yellow daft
fodils placed among long wired loops
of broad pink satin ribbon are very
handsome and effective, and ices served
in pink paper cupsencircled by a wreath
of stemless dafodils upon pink plate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
In the Lead.

If you are going to Kansas City, Chi
cagO, st. Louis or other eastern cities.
the Union Pacific offers the best serv-
ice and the fastest time. Don't pur-
chase your tickets until you have con-
suited our time card, or make inquiry
regarding rates and through car serv-
ice. f. A. LEWIS
City Ticket AKA
J. G. FULTON,
Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

If the hair is falling out and turning
gray the glands of the skin need slim
remedy and Stimulant is Halls Hail
Remover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
THE FILIFERA PALM.

In Some Respects 1t Is the Prett1eSt
of Decorative Plants.
Among the many handsome decora-
tive palms that are now considered in
dispensabIe in our homes, a new beauty
is now making its appearance. Many of
the different varieties Of fan palms are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

HOGs+Oficial receipts yesterday 24,266;
shipments 2,514.
CATTLE OFFICIAL receipts yesterday s.,
951; shipments 2 683.
SHEEP-O Official receipts yesterday 12,-
429; shipments 1881.
head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Once Tried. Alwavs Used

The next time you travel, give the
Santa Fe Route a trial. Pullman Pal
ace sleepers and free reclining chai1
cars on all drought trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

California Limited leaves Topeka
Thursdays and Sundays, 1913 a. m,
fornia Vestibuled Pullman sleepers,
buffet smoker and dining car through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Cheap Travelling This Spring.

Ask Santa Fe agent for particulars
regarding excessively low rates of fare
on April 9Th and goth, and May 4th and
18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
kansas Citv Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2.
CATTLE-Receipts $500; shipments l.
100 Market steady to strong; Texas
steers So. 50d4. 80; Texas COWS $2.50Q3-95;
native steers So. 25Q5.OO; native cows and
heifers $1.4004.25; stockerS and feeders
s.. 256D4.7O; bulls 81. 3514-OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

HOEt-Ftecelpts 5,UJU, shlpIltuIs oOO-
Market steady to strong. Bulk of sales
49, S513. 90; heavies 50 85d4.00; packers So. 80
$3.50; mixed SO. 85Q3.9 5; lights $S.45@3 IS;
workers. SO. 1898. so; pigs S3.00G3.70.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000; shipments 700.
Market strong. Lambs 81. 75Q470; mutt
tons Sc OOGD4 so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
Todav,s Range of Prices.


Furnished by Goodwin & ChamDer1in,
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
Topeka. Kan:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

Doctors and druggists concede to
Ayers Sarsaparilla the first place
among blood medicines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02
N. Y. Stock Letter.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
Topeka. Kan:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-02

REPRESENTATIVE SALES:
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-07-21

uhli v1bec nastati by nemohl a
hornici, az by hnancnf prostfedky
jejich vycerpany byly, tu "a sta
rych podminek do prace vratiti by
Sc museli. V pondelf utinen prvy
pokus ma urovnani stavky to "a
kroeenim nekolika Glenn smfrefho
soudu ohioskeho illinoiskeho,
ktefi do Pittsburgh eleny podob-
nych soudn Indiany, Pennsylva-
ME a West Virginie "a deelem
spolecne porady pozvali. Mnozi
majiteln doln prohlasili clennm
soudu tohoto, ze byli by volnymi
cely spor cestou arbitratnf vyffdi-
ii, jedine vsak tenkrate, kdyz by
Sc majitele vsech doln zavazali, ze
rozhodnuti soudu smfrefho zavaz-
nym pro ne bude. v ltery sc ST.
tuace ponekud pfiostfila to ma
slcdkem prohlasenf nekterych ma
jiteln dolo, ze vetsinu stavkuif-
cfch zpet vice do prace nepfijmou
a ze mista jejich stroll nahradf.
Ohlasenim tfmto ovsem stavkafi
nemalou merou popuzeni nenf
proto take divu, ze poelo Sc mlu-
viii tom, ably prot tenn horni-
kun, kteff dosud pracuii, nasili
pouzito bylo ably sc zbranf v
rukou dol0 zahnani byli. X
prvym vytrznostem doslo Dan
vile, H., kdez as 400 stavkafn,
po vetsine pry cizozemcn, vrhlo
sc ma ternosske delniky, z dolu