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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-09
1000. Market strong.
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas city, April g. 1897.
WHEAT-Good grades steady early,
closing weak, low grades lower through
out: No. 2 hard IS; No. 8 IS u q p; lat
ter for special billing: No. 2 red 90; No.
81 a 81: No. 20 q so; No. 2 spring 73 q
76; No. 8 SO a y.
2 mixed p q p: latter for special billing.
OATS-Firn, fairly active; No. white
10 q q cents.
RYE@Steady; No. 2 81.
HAY-F'irm, unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamer slow and weak;
southern stock strong; creamery 16 q 171k;
dairy 10 a IA cents.
EGGS-Ffrm. better demand: strictly
fresh ~ cents; cases included s1z cents.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
s. & D. and Lindbloom best buyers of
wheat.
Boards cables: Liverpool spot wheat
quiet y lower, corn steady Il up, future
wheat steady q lower corn steady. On
passage wheat slightly better, corn quiet
country markets English dull, French
steady. Berlin quiet q higher.
Looks as if elevator people were buying
May and selling July again LOGAN.
s. & D. buying May and selling July
wheat. LOGAN.
Duluth stocks will increase $50. 900.
Northwest cars today: Minneapolis 1S9,
Duluth US; last year Minneapolis $780, Du-
luth 49,
Compartive declines in different markets
since last January when our May wheat
Liverpool p; Berlin IS; Paris 10; Antwerp
III. LOGAN.
Chicago: News Bureau: Although one
grain cargo has already started east, feet
amount afioat is 5,541, 900 bushels as fol-
lows: Wheat 349 900; corn 4.152, 900; oats
739 600: rye 1874 600; barley $1,000
Minnea polls says: Flour sales yesterday
by two Minneapolis firms IS, 900 barrels.
Minneapolis stocks viii decrease 400. O00-
Rocks of St Louis wired Logan that
Thomasville, Ill, will not get back the
seed planted. Sangamon, MacCupin, Nor
gan and Montgomery counties will not
raise seed Jacksonville says only 1-3 of
ferent sections of Illinois of same tenor.
The above made up from letters received
by reputable St. Louis grain houses.
Minneapolis says: Cash wheat ~ a 2
over May. LOGAN
Heavy selling long oats.
Our second cable: Opened lower but
now farthing higher. LOGAN.
Ben Stauffer bought considerable wheat
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Kansas Citv Livestock Marxet

Kansas city, April g. 1897.
CATTLE-Receipts3 $500. Market strong
to 10 cents higher, active. Texas steers
$50 q Abs; Texas cows So a 3.2O; native
steers $500 q $40; native cows and heifers
s1.25 q 40; native steers $500 q 4.50; bulls
s.. 25 a BIS. ...---.-.
HOGsEReceipts 5000. Market fully 5
cents higher, active. Bulk of sales So. 20
q 3.S71a; heavies $3.75 a 3.921z: packers
SO so a 3.S5; mixed 1915 q $50; lights $3.50
q 3.75; workers 1910 q 3.75; pigs $500 q
$50.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Lambs 81 q SIS; muttons s. 90 q 3.65.
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Statesmen WANTED.

NJ ANTED-Wide awake solicitors to
w represent US in sale of complete line
of ornamental nursery stock Town and
cfty trade only. Must be reliable and
good address. Good pay L. L. May &
Co, St. Paul MINI.
CALEsMEN FOR CIGARS-Good salary
y and expenses paid. Novelties given
with our goods experience unnecessary.
c. c. Bishop Co. St. Louis.
cnaO OWFEKLY SALARY AND Elk
n d OPENSES PAID statesmen for CT
CARS experience unnecessary; permanent
position. The W. L. Kline Co., St Louis,
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Todav,s RANCE of Prices


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| Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
| Topeka, Kan:
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Missouri Pacific.
Governor Merriam Receiver.

St. Paul, Mimi, April 9.-Judge Brill
has appointed ex-Gov- Vim. R. Merriam
receiver of the Minnesota Packing and
Provision company and of the St Paul
Refrigerator and Car company, follow
ing the order filed yesterday As receiv-
er of both companies Mr.. Merriam must
file bonds in the sum of SIPS, 600.
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AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED AGENTS-For War in Cuba
w by Senior Quesada Cuban represen-
tative at Washington. Endorsed by Cub
an patriots. In tremendous demand. A
bonanza for agents. Only $3.50 Big book
big commissions. Everybody wants the
only endorsed, reliable book. Outfits free.
Credit given. Freight paid Drop all
trash and make $500 a month with War
in Cuba. Address today The National
Book concern. 352-356 Dearborn St, Chica-
20.
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EoE M9Ebid Conditions take BEECH
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XWTANTED-An unfurnished room. must
w have bath privilege. J. W. Bell.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.

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Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castorfa.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them CastOria.
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Music tomorrow night at Clements'.
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WANTED-To buy some vases and
w fountain for lawn Room 3, SOL Kan
sas avenue.
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wANrEo-MlscELLANEoUs.

w ANTED-To borrow s.. 00O-private
w money on first-class Topeka real es-
tate. centrally located Fair rate of in
terest paid. Three years time. X Y. z,
Journal office.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

o~OOOO~~-0-0-~-0 ---o-0--.c-~-~~~~~-~-Cco-0-
TANTED-An idea Who can think OF
w some simple thing to patent? Protect
YOUR ideas: they may bring you wealth
write John Wedderburn & Co., Dept E,
= Patent Attorneys Washington. D G.
for their 81 500 prize offer and new list OF
/ 600 inventions wanted
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TNAILORING-A good place to get your
4 clothes made is at VIM. klinge, sos Kan
Ave. basement; pants to order SO and
down; suits, SIS and up. Trimming and
work drSt-class.
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W The best known remedy for
Ul0WI women. Ladies in attendance,
Il Iu 1 Kansas Viavi CO., Columbian
Building, Topeka
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IDA c. BARNES. NJ. D.
OFFICE 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 18th and
Clay. once hours: a. m. to II a. m,
and D. m. to p. m Telephone 59S resi-
dence. and 16 Office.
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GRAIN MEN PROTEST.
Strong Fight Will be Made on Gal
weston Rates From Newton.

Newton, Dec. 1O.-The grain men Of
this city and Wichita are preparing to
protest against the grain rates, which
We're put in effect between Wichita and
Galveston, on December 6.
Last Monday the rates on grain from
Wichita to Galveston We're raised from
z cents per hundred to 81 cents. A
year ago the rate was 81 cents per hun
dred but after a hard fight by the grain
men the rate was reduced to p cents,
which was the same rate as Kansas
City had to the gulf Now it is pro-
posed to raise the rate and make it cost
4 cents more to ship grain to Galveston
from Wichita, than it does to ship the
grain to Galveston by the way of Kan
sas City.
The grain men are somewhat exer-
cised over the change in rates but say
that they will wait until the official
rates are announced before they take
any action. 1t was announced at the
time of the change that the rate from
Kansas City to the gulf would also be
raised cents, but as yet it has not
been learned if that change has been
made.
1t is claimed by the grain men that
over 100000 bushels more of grain were
shipped to Galveston last year, under
the reduced schedule, than there ever
was before.
No action whatever will be taken, the
grain men say, until the official sche
dule is published.
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YOUNG FAIR FOUND.
Son of Sterling Banker Located-Mis-
treated by Tramps.

Guthrie. o. T.. Dec. 1O-Roger, the
II year old boy who disappeared from
the home of his father, Senator D. J.
Fair of Sterling, Kan, was located
here today under the care of a physi
clan.
The boy became angry with his
teacher six weeks ago, and, tossing up
his books, disappeared. He fell in with
a gang of peddlers, who forced him to
beg for them.
In order to give him the appearance
of a mendicant, the pedd1ers burned his
leg horribly with carbolic acid. Can
creme set in, and when the peddlers
reached here, they found it necessary
to give the boy medical treatment. A
local physician had already arranged
to amputate the leg, but the boy de-
INJURED.
DR. H L. Smith finally took charge
of the lad The telegraph stories of
young Fairs disappearance, and the
large rewards offered by the father
convinced the physician that his pa
tient was none other than young Fair
A portion of the boys undergarments
bearing a laundry mark was sent to
Senator Fair at Sterling. The mark
was recognized, and Mr.. Fair immedi-
ately came to Guthrie.
The scene when the father and son
met was very touching. The boy will
lose his leg. Senator Fair, who is one
of the most prominent men in western
Kansas, will take his boy home at
once.
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them He said in his prayer meeting
that it has been necessary for him at
different times and places to take to
the woods and it is not improbable
that he may watch an opportunity TO
escape from the church and leave town
before daybreak. The people are on the
alert, and a guard viii be left to watch
his movements. The plan now is to
prefer charges against him today and
arrest him.
At 1 a. m. Martin lost a half dozen
of his little band. AS they departed
he bade them good night in a loud
voice, and locked the doors behind
them. The men and boys who stood
outside hooted, but offered no violence.
Martin then resumed his prayers, and
a, brother who came out doors after
fresh supply of coal announced to the
waiting crowd that the little band was
prepared to fight it out on that line all
night
About daybreak, The crowd outside
having scattered Martin and his sup
porters left the church without trouble
The Evangelist attempted to hold an
other meeting last night, but the DEM
OnstratiOns of the townspeople became
so threatening that the preacher di-
rectly withdrew A crowd of about 100
citizens escorted him to the railway
station and kept back those who would
have harmed him.
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FARMERS ARE AROUSED.
Asks the Court to Stop the Building
of a Powder Mill Near to
Their Property.

Turner, Dec. 10.-The farmers living
in the Kaw valley around Turner have
gone into court with their fight to pre-
vent the erection of a powder and
dynamite mill on the old Turner smell
ter property.
At the request of the officers and
directors of the school district and q
other citizens living in the vicinity of
the smelter property, Samuel c. Miller,
the county attorney, began suit in
the common pleas court in Kansas
City, Kan, late yesterday afternoon to
enjoin d. McVichie and r. Campbell,
the trustees in whose name the prop
erty was purchased, from erecting or
establishing a mill for the manufacture
of gunpOWder, gun cotton, nitrO-glyceF-
inc. dynamite and other dangerous ex-
plOsiVeS on the old smeiter property A
temporary restraining order which will
prevent further work on the proposed
mills until the case is decided, will be
served on the defendants or their work.
men today.
The people in the neighborhOOd are
in a high state of excitement over the
efforts to establish the mills and they
say they will make a. fight in the court
to prevent it. 1t is asserted that on ac-
count of the proposed powder mill be-
ing so located, in case of an explosion,
the lives of children IN school, of pas
sengers on trains, of people travelling
the public highways and of dwellers in
the neighbOrhOOd would be placed in
jeopardy, besides which much property
both public and priVate-WOuld be
liable to destruction.
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Equal sUFFRAGIsTs.
Many Papers of Special Interest to
Women Read aJ 2 stes Gem
ter Convention

Yates Center Dec. 1O.-Among the
prominent workers who are in attend
ance at the state convention of the
Kansas Equal Suffrage assOciation,are
Mrs. Addison, state president; the Rev.
Edith Hill Booker and Mrs. Helen
Campbell.
The programme of yesterday consist
ed in the reading of reports from coun-
ty and district organizations.
Last night the Baptist church would
not hold the crowd. DR.. Sarah Hall of
Ft. Scott read an interesting paper on
1.-The Woman in Medicine" and was
followed by Mrs. Henrietta Turner on
The Growth of the WOmen's Clubs .
Then came Rev. Edith Hill Booker. on
The Woman in the Ministry" She
demonstrated to the satisfaction of her
hearers that there was at least one WO-
man in the land who was abundantly
able, mentally and physically, to occu-
by a position behind the sacred desk.
Miss Ellen Green, who travels for a
wholesale paint house, read a paper on
THE Woman in Business" Last on
the programme was an address by Miss
Laura A. Gregg, who is working hard
in the cause of equal suffrage.
Many signatures for membership in
the club were secured.
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COUNTY ATTORNEY ARRESTED
Charles w. Skene With Of
fetal Misconduct

Wamego. Dec. 1O.-Chas. W. Skene,
county attorney, who has not been in
office a year, was arrested yesterday
and brought here from WestmOreland
by the sheriff on warrants issued from
the Offices of Justices of the Peace
Pearson and Fee, sworn to by George
A. Novice, q St. Marys' saIoonkeeper,
charging misconduct in office.
A continuance was taken in each case
until January. D. B. Sprague and p.
H. Tracey appeared for Novice and J.
K. COdding for Skene. These cases are
the outcome of open saloons in Pot
tawatOmie county under Skene's ad-
ministratiOn-
1t is claimed that Skene had an un-
derstanding with a certain brewing
company through which its beer was
to be exclusively sold in the county.
Novice and White who We're openly
running a saloon in st. Marys, had
been arrested for violation of the state
prohibttory law during the past sum-
mer.
Their cases were dismissed at the
September term of the district court,
as Novice says, because he had agreed
to do business according to Skene's
wishes.
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lola BRIoK PLANT.
Has in a Short Time Turned Out Over
100000.

lola, Dec. 1O.-The lola Brick works
which are now shut down after run
ming steady for a little over a half
a year have done perhaps as much to
build up lola as anything else.
Up to the present, over 1000 600 have
been sold and delivered and there are
about 500 900 on hand, part of which are
already contracted for. Over rs per
cent of the product has been used in
lola, no effort having been made to
work the outside trade. The largest
shipment made out of town was about
$4,000 to Hutchinson, and carload lots
have been sent all over the state. The
work has given employ nent to about
thirty-five men. nearly all home people
The recent break in the machinery
will be mended in a short time and
work will be resumed and the output
increased
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
SHOW COMPANY EGGED.
Drunken Uncle Toms Outfit Warmly
Greeted at Cawker City.

Cawker City, Dew. 1O.-Van Amberg's
Uncle Toms Cabin company now max
ing tour of northwest Kansas. arr
rived here today noon. In the after
noon a portion of the company proceed
ed to fill up on Kansas whisky, and by
the time the performance was to COM
mence a number of the players were
not in condition to show up. Those
who did appear on the stage gave
strange performance.
By the time Little Eva was supposed
to have been gathered to the angels, a
generous supply of eggs had been Sc
cured, and they were used unstintedly
on many members of the company.
The manager was caught on the
street and eggs were poured down his
back. The car belonging to this COM
pany was about half mile from town.
Some of the best sprinting ever wit
messed here was done by this company,
judging by the time the actors made
in getting to the ear, which was for
tilted against the attacks of the indig-
nant citizens.
The Thespians did not again venture
out of their car. which was pulled out
of the depot the next morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
SCREEN LAW A TEST.
Mr.. Boyle Says it is the Basis of All
Labor Laws

In discussing the scrip and screen law
litigation today Attorney General Boyle
said:
''The exercise Of police power in such
cases as that involved in the present
litigation has never been passed upon
by the United States supreme court.
This case will go to the court of ap-
peals, then to the supreme court of the
state and probably from there to the
United States supreme court
THE confines of the police power of
the state have never been outlined in
the highest court of the land but this
case viii call for a direct decision upon
that proposition.
TT is largely a question of whether
labor has redress in the courts of law
for the frauds and wrongs heaped upon
it by the growing and crushing power
of organized capital. If the court holds
that this law is unconstitutional then
the decision will apply to all labor laws
1t would simply nullify the eight-hour
laws, anti-child labor and all similar
laws
Mr.. Boyle says he will insist that the
Kansas statute be complied with until
the case is finally decided in the higher
courts and if necessary will take steps
against the companies to compel them
to obey it.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
Twenty Deaths in Three Weeks
at San Marcial, n. NJ.

Denver, Col, Dec. 1O.-A special to the
Republican from Santa Fe, n. M, says:
Acting Governor wallace today kept
the wires hot making a full examination
into the smallpox epidemic prevailing in
the lower Rio Grande valley about San
NIarciaL He found that the facts had
been greatly exaggerated. but advised the
territorial board of health that the sit
uation demanded immediate attention
According to the best authority there
have been SO cases in and about Old San
MarciaI and 20 deaths during the past
three weeks. The Socorro county Of
fcers today appointed three physicians to
begin wholesale vaccination of the people
and the local authorities have organized
a strict quarantine against all villages
where the disease prevails.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
The Burlington's New Observation
Vestibuled Trains.

A very handsome set of wide obser-
vation vestibuled trains are just out of
the Burlington's shops. They are avail
able for all classes of travel, and are
the only trains of their kind to st.
Louis from the Missouri River. These
are the Denver, Missouri River and ST.
Louis limited trains. Every car has a
vide observation vestibuIe. The trains
are lighted throughout with Pintsch
gas and equipped also with standard
and compartment sleepers-
These trains are a duplicate of the
new Elf TO Chicago.
This achievement reflects the high
est credit upon the Burlington man
agement in Missouri, which is the first
to Introduce into the service, from the
west to St Louis, these solid, complete,
wfde-vestibuled trains for all classes of
ASK your Ticket Agent for handsome
descriptive folder.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
St. Joseph, Mo.
L. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
St Louis, Mo
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permon, Baxter Springs, Sc; William
Tinnen. Burr Oak, S12; Alexander Blair,
National Military Home, Leavenworth,
Sc; Edward ShidIer. Lyndon, $40; John
S Wflgus, Lacygne, SO.
Restoration and supplementaI-Pet
B. Porter, Galena, 81. -
Iucrease-Special, November p, Cliff
ford Fetters, Ottawa, $12 to ST; Cal
der Whiteman, NOnchalanta, $S to S19;
Franklin Conway, Smith Center, $S TO
$40. -
Original Widow, Etc.-Rhoda Porter
Galena, IS. -,
Original Reissue - Catharine Might
Hutchinson, $12.
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s was Arthur sheeslev. a son .of the

ness was Arthur sheesley, a son of the
prisoner.
He told the story of his father get
ting into trouble and being struck over
the head by a mover more fully than
either his mother or sister had done
asserted that he has acted strangely
ever since. A prisoner who has occu-
pied the same cell with Sheesley in jail
here testified that Sheesley had had sew
eraI fits during his confinement. The
defense is making a strong case of in
sanity and it is likely that it will have
a good deal deal of weight with the
jury.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
Drop in
Any Time.

We always glad to see our friends. You
needn't present your card at the door. Come right
in and look around. The you look around at
our Clothing, the better satisfied. The more
carefully you examine it, the better like it, The
more you know about clothing, the more certain we
are of eventually securing all Of your trade. We
keep only such goods as we can guarantee and that
good deal better than any but the expert tailor and
we'll do it at half his prices-Tomorrow, if you re
down town. drop in and see what we Offering
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
Natural Gas at Parsons

Parsons, Dec. 1O.-Parsons is now
connected with the natural gas helds
Of kansas. Parsons Natural Gas com
nanv completed the piping of this city
today. A blowout was given last
night. in which thousands of citizens
70 ". sged off without the Slightest mishap.
and Parsons people tomorrow will be
burning natural gas as fuel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
OLDEST CONDUCTOR DEAD.
Was in the Railroad Service for 60
Years

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 10-Captain San
ford Bell, the oldest conductor in the
to run a Western & Atlantic train into
Atlanta. when the place was still Mar
thasviile, died in this city yesterday.
Captain Bell was % years old, and for
so years had been in the railroad SER
vice. For so years he had been a con-
ductOr, and since 1852 had been in the
constant service of the Western & At
lantic system. His life was filed with
thrilling incidents, as he survived sew
eral wrecks and commanded the IA
nous General during the war.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
FARMERS CONVENTION.
Third Annual Institute in Session at
Newton.

Newton, Dec. 10-The third annual
meeting of the Harvey County Farm
ers' institute was called to order in this
city yesterday. The morning session
was short, the principal thing being the
paper by c. Z. Branine, entitled, How
Shall the Farmers Maintain the So
cial Standing to which He is Entitled?"
A discussion followed, led by Mrs. c. S.
Charlton.
The dairy question was the next con-
sidered, L. G. Harlan of Pleasant town
ship and Fred Eeiber of whitewater
discussing it.
Miss Josephine Harper Of the State
Agricultural college addressed the in
stitute.
The session of the Institute will con
tinue the remainder of the week.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-10
HIS DEFENSE INSANITY.
Murderer of Dan McTaggart Putting
UP q Strong Case.

Independence, Dec. 1O.-The trial Of
Henry Sheesley continues to attract at
tention. Thirteen witnesses for the
defense were examined yesterday, and
most of their testimony was in regard
to Sheesley's sanity. They asserted
that they had seen him at different
times and places and that he had acted
strangely. The most important wit