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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19

study class be organized where the
mothers could go deeper into the sub
ject.
The kindergartens of Topeka are do
ing a great work; at present there are
five in different parts of the city. At
each one of these kindergartens a
mothers meeting is held once a month.
The mothers meetings at the Central
Congregational church are general and
all mothers and others interested in the
work are invited to attend.
There are II young ladies in the
training class and they meet every aft
ernoon with the exceptions of Wednes-
days for study.
Several ladies, members of the Kin
dergarten association, who feel the inn
portance of kindergarten training are
gladly devoting their time and energy
to this work and meet at stated inter
walls with the training class to give
special instruction in different branch
es- Mrs. T. E. Bowman conducts the
lesson on ethics. Mrs.J. H Hunt is the
teacher of literature. Mrs. H. E. Ball
lectures on Childhood in Art and Miss
Grace Simpson, a member of the train
ing class conducts the physical culture.
Visitors are invited to any of these
meetings.
The next general mothers meeting
will be held the last Wednesday in
April.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press 20
the State Journal

chicago, MaTch L.
WHEAT-Wheat today was rather easy
at the opening. The cold wave which
was expected to follow the rains in the
winter wheat belt had not materialiZed,
and prospects were that no severe tenn
perature would be experienced. Gables
did not respond to yesterdays strength
lures Local traders We're accordingly
bearish July opened 1sc lower at $3.50
sec and held around those figures for some
time. The feeling in May was stronger.
There was continuation of the demand
from shorts in that delivery which was
a feature yesterday, and active bidding
cent over yesterdays closing price, to
$1-O634c. Letters brokers We're good sell
for May had the effect of starting buying
in July and that future advanced nc in
sympathy, getting up to 867zc. Realizing
in both options increased at the en-
HANGED values and reactions took place
later, May declining to $1.063s and July to
S63sc. The southwest reported a falling
ceiptS were moderate at 312 cars, against
316 cars last week and 412 cars a year
ago. Chicago receipts amounted to 21O
cars, so cars of contract grade. The ad-
dition to contract stocks here today were
1O1, 900 bushels, mixing houses contributing
80 cars and 5000 bushels.
CORN AND OATS-COrn and oats were
very slow. scalperS doing most of the linn
tied business in both markets. The feel
ing was steady. May corn opened shade
lower at 297s054c and sold at 2974c. Re
ceipts were 1S6 cars. May oats opened IN
changed at 25s4c and sold at 2524a7kc- Re
PROVISIONS-Pr Provisions were dull and
easy. There was some liquidation of scat
tered lots. May pork opened sc lower at
ed 21ac lower at $50, sold at $5.121a and
declined to $5.0714d51O May ribs opened
PFC lower at $500.
BARLEY-Cash. 34042c.
RYE-Cash. 49c; May, 49AG15c.
FLAX-Cash, Sligo; cash northwestern,
TTMOTHY-March 50 s.
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THE MOTHERS, MEETING.
Ladies Interested in kindergarten
Work and Child Culture Meet.

An interesting mothers meeting was
held in the kindergarten rooms of the
Central Congregational church Wednes-
day afternoon. The attendance was
very good, but the meeting was some
what shortened owing to a another
meeting to be held in the rooms, after
wards.
Mrs. e. Dawson Worden gave her
first talk on the Mother Play Book
by FrOebel.
It may be interesting to those who
are not familiar with the origin of this
great book to know that it was written
long before the kindergarten idea, was
conceived and that it is the basis of all
kindergarten work
FrOebel went into the homes of the
German peasants and studied the
mothers with their children: observed
their methods, their plays and their
songs ana then compiled his book, in
PRODUCING of course methods, plays and
songs of his own The kindergartens
came afterwards.
Mrs WOrden began by giving an out
line of the Mother Play and the sig
nificance Of this book Froebel says:
He who understands this book has
1athomed his greatest secret" She
then took up the first play which be-
gins with the mother holding her child
IN her lap and is known as the PLAY
with the Limbs" The child is Just be-
coming conscious of his physical actiV-
ity; he is just beginning to use his
limbs, he lies on his mothers lap and
kicks with his little feet and limbs and
Win MS INQUIRER assistance they are
gradually strengthening This is called
the "symbOlical age Of development .
Each play contains a motto for the
mother and a song for the mother and
child, with a picture illustrating it.
FrOebel attempts to demonstrate to
the mOther and teacher that it is more
the mood, then the method which ac-
composites the greatest benefit with
the child and that it is more what she
does with him than for him: in short
the mother and teacher should work
with the child and not for him.
The mothers of Topeka are becoming
thoroughly interested in the kindergar-
ten work and realize the great good
that may be accomplished by it. one
mother present urged that a mothers
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the east and west. His wife and daugh-
ter are still in Bridgeport, Conn, and
they will arrive in Topeka some time
next week
Inc ofhclaI board OF the First Metho-
dist church will meet this evening and
formally receive DR.. Thorpe as pastor
of the church.
DR.. Thorpe is much pleased with the
prospects of the work here in Kansas.
He said today:
Il recognized the push and the enter
prise of the west, and especially of the
State Journal when received word
from here. It shows that the papers
are keeping up with the times I shall
preach tomorrow morning. I think the
relationship here will be most pleas
ant"
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]. M. SHEAFOR GONE.
Takes His Departure IMAM
nOunced For Parts I'm
known.

J. NJ. Sheafor. the veteran attorney,
who has had an office at 523 Kansas av-
enue. has mysteriously disappeared. He
left Topeka Thursday night, it is sup
posed for Colorado. He has been ar
ranging his affairs quietly for several
days. In the same office with him L.
Biscoe had a desk. To Mr.. Biscoe he
concealed the intention of leaving, but
the latter knew that he contemplated
going way.
Today Mr.. Biscoe said: Il have known
for some time that he was preparing to
leave There was a judgment against
him for $613 in the McKiernOn case and
I think he was afraid of being arrested
and required to give bond He borrow
ed $3.50 from an old gentleman named
Hall a few days ago. He has lived here
for % years.
J. NJ. Sheafor lived at 511 Lane street.
He was well known and has been a sue
cessful lawyer. 1t is thought that he
left Thursday night over the Santa Fe for
Colorado. He has a wife. but no chill
dren. She accompanied him. It is said
that he owed large number of bills in
Topeka. He owes Bowman & Co. on a
mortgage on a place in SeabrOok. Mr..
Sheafor is a man of perhaps so years of
age and has practiced law in Topeka for
% years.
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TO STAY.
rcOntinued from First Page.1

tive in their assertions that they are
not weakening in the slightest degree
and are willing to continue the fight.
The question of the amount of 1ndem-
nifty which might be paid in case such
an agreement were feasible. was talked
of earnestly by the officials of the Junta
here today
Just what amount might have been
paid three years ago, and that which
might seem reasonable now from the
Cubans' point of view, may be gather
ed from the following reply to such a
question which I. Estrada Palma made
today:
'At the beginning of the war the debt
was $250.000,000, but Cuba could not
stand it, and this was one of the rea-
sons that the revolt was precipitated.
In the beginning of 1896, after the
invasion of the western provinces by
the Cubans, the latter might have been
willing to pay 5000, 900, 900.
'At the beginning of the dry season
of 1861. they would have paid $780,
900 600, but now they would not give
more, if as much, than 500 100000.
IF the wet season should set in this
year before such an agreement could be
arranged, we would not think of paying
anything.
1.-The reasons for the decreases in the
amounts are the increased chances OF
our success" continued Mr.. Palma,
mot to speak of the destruction and
desolation of the island that impair its
productive capacity
1t was rumOred that a message had
been received in the city from Wash
ington to the effect that the cabinet
was favorably disposed to a proposition
from Spain providing for the withdraw
al of the Spanish troops from Cuba,
leaving the Spanish flag floating there,
in case the United States fleet should
be recalled from Key West.
When Mr.. Palma's attention was call
ed to this rumOr, which purpOrted to
have it's origin in an official quarter in
Washington, he replied:
well, that would satisfy the Cubans
and 1 assure you we would see to 1t
that the Spanish flag would be very
quickly supplanted by our own. Cuba
Libre' is our motto, and we will never
agree even ad interim, to the accept
ance of anything short of absolute indie
pendence."
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AT LEAVENWoRTH.
Air Was Full of the Big Gray Birds
Last Night.

Leavenworth, March 19-The tuneful
honk of thousands of wild geese flying
over the city nOrthward last night was
music indeed to those who had previ-
ously some doubt that spring had real
ly arrived.
The warm weather prevailing the
last few days has brought the wild
geese from their southern haunts.Large
flocks of brant and wild geese, the
largest ever seen, dazzled by the cleo
trio light at the corner of Fifth and
Delaware, descended to a level with the
house tops, and attracted considerable
attention by their wild cries.
Yesterday was an ideal day for duck
hunting and many local nimrods took
advantage of the weather to go to the
lakes and sloughs across the river to
hunt ducks.
The warm rain of yesterday brought
with it the jack snipe.
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DR.. THORPE ARRIVES.
Will Preach His Inaugural Ser
mon Tomorrow Morning.

Dr. E. L. Thorpe of Bridgeport, Con-
necticut, arrived in Topeka this noon
and is stopping at the National hotel
He is the newly called pastor to the
First Methodist church. He is a large,
fine looking man. with a most pleasant
manner. He will preach his first ser
mon at the First Methodist church Sun
day morning. Miss Mabel Day will sing
a sacred solo. He will also preach in
the evening. On Friday evening next,
DR.. Thorpe will be rendered a recep-
ton at the church.
DR.. Thorpe is a man with western
ideas and an education gained both in
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SOCIETY NEWS.

The first party of the new series was
given by the Informal club Friday
evening at HudsOn's hall Those who
danced were Mr.. and Mrs. James l.
King, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. L. Evan, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H Eastman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs HOr-
ace Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Freeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Nichols. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. h
c. Lescher, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Furry,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Dana, Mr.. and
Mrs. A r. Lingafelt, Mr.. and Mrs
Ferry. Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Hankla, Mr.. and Mrs. L
w. DoOlittle, Mrs. W. L. Newcomer,
Miss GIenna Cross, Miss Emily King,
Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Lenna Short,
Miss Lolita Raney, Mr.. W. W. Webb,
Mr.. Len Korn, Mr.. c. s. Eagle, Mr.. F.
a. Lewis, Mr.. F. z. Wear, Mr.. VIM
AIaclay Lyon, Mr.. John Waters. Mr..
J. z. Morgan. Mr.. Charles W. Barnes,
and Mr.. DOrr Norton.
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Kan.
Chicago: The Record saws: Letter
claims to have contracts for ocean freight
room for wheat to the extent of 100000
that Letter had settled a big line of May
wheat. The trade was inclined to look
French met the rumor with a prompt de-
NAL. Another circuD1Stantial story in cir
was short nearly 100000 bushels of May
wheat here had become alarmed at the
his commission merchants to buy it in.
They started to do so and raised the price,
when Letter brokers are reported to have
sold II 70 them at a good round price. The
transaction is said to have little signifi-
canoe, even if true"
ket will be treated for a day or two to
great lot of sensational stories on the
bear side. All signs seem to be failing
jus tnow in the stock market. for its ac-
ton is in some ways almost inexplcable.
The reason IS that 1t IS a nervous market
in the extreme. For instance, after a de-
cline the market will become very dull
and the bulls Will argue that 1t is evil
an advance the trading Will become light
and the bears will claim there is no
power of absorption of stocks in the mar
ket. Both forget that the market is al
most entirely professional and controlled
by a few traders. The earnings of rail-
roads reported yesterday for the second
week of March were simply overwheIn-
ingIy favorable. In a market like this,
however, it takes more than enormous
traffic receipts of the railroads to make
any bullish enthusiasm There was no
idea that the market would develop any
change over Sunday unless there should
be developments toward a better under
standing with Spain.
LiverpooI: Wheat sd higher.
Chicago: Times-Herald says: I'VE have
had mud roads in Illinois ever since Jan
uary 1st. Practically impossible roads
weeks, says John Spellman."
Chicago: Business light in wheat. Very
little for sale or wanted so far. Tone
Chicago: About 100000 bushels contract
wheat received today.
Forecast: For Kansas, fair tonight and
Sunday, colder tonight:
Chicago: Receipts of cattle today, 200.
Market steady
New York bank statement: Reserve,
increase IS, 338, 625; loans, decrease $40 $50
100: specie, increase S5,211, 300: legal ten
ders. decrease 81 SOS. 500; deposits decrease
81 304, 500; circula ton, increase $69,100.
Receipts of grain at Chicago: Wheat
121 cars grade 80 cars; corn 1S6 cars, grade
sc cars; oats 1877 cars, grade 80 cars.
Receipts of Hogs: Chicago, II 600: Kan
sas City 5000; Omaha, 1000
Exports four ports: Wheat and -four
AS. 900 bushels.
English farm deliveries, 5000 bushels;
average price, 35s Sd; last week, $780,
average price, 35s Sd. Cargoes wheat ar
rived off coast for orders none; yester-
day three. Waiting at ports for orders,
2; yesterday, 2.
Paris: Flour, March unchanged; May
and August, 15c higher. Wheat, March lOc
higher; May and August, 15c higher.
Antwerp: Unchanged.
Provisions: Meat shipment for WEEK.
Is 1868, 900 pounds, against Il 4SS,OOO pounds
last year.
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CAMPos' TESTIMONY.
He Says There are No Mines in the
Havana Harbor.

New York, March 19.-Marshal Mar
tinez Campos replying to a question of
the Madrid correspondent of the World
says: "When I was captain general of
Cuba for the first time I examined into
the question of land and coast defenses
at Havana as well as at the other Gu
ban ports.
Nothing having been done and in
view of the Improvement in artillery at
the end of 1895, again paid attention
to the matter. But I did nothing for
the interior defense of the port, nor
did I think that it was the moment for
doing so. In any case I would not have
thought of constructing mines in a port
freqUented by so many vessels.
1T would have been very costly work
and would have driven commerce from
that port.
THE assertions that have been made
concerning mines in that port are
among the many infamous calumnies
invented by the enemies of Spain.'
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A Clever Trick.

It certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has lame back and weak kid
neys. malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself right away by
taking Electric Bitters. This medicine
tones up the whole system, acts as a slim
ulant to liver and kidneys, is a blood pur-
H +ior, abe aePhe t3IIG. II cures Gonsitpa
ness and melancholy. 1t is purely vege-
table, a mild laxative, and restores the
system to it's natural VigOr. Try Electric
Bitters and be convinced that they are a
miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only soc a bottle Al Swift & Holidays
drug store.
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WAR IN IS MINUTES
If Tt is Shown That Spain Was Re
sponsible for the Maine Catastrophe.

Pfttsburg, Pa, March 19.-Secretary
of the Treasury Gage arrived in Pitts
burg this afternoon from Cleveland to
attend the annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce at the Duquesne
club tonight
He was met at the station by a COM
mittee of prominent citizens and escort
ed to the DUquesne club for luncheon
In an interview he said that if it was
shown conclllsiyeIy that the Spanish
government was responsible for the
blowing up of the Maine, the United
States would declare war within if
teen minutes So far as the people
were concerned, he was of the opinion
that 80 per cent believed the explosion
was an accident. The report OF the
board of inquiry, he thought, would be
in Monday.
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AUSTRIA WILL KEEP OUT
And Will Sell No Warships to Any
body.

New York. March ia dispatch
10 the World from Trieste, Austria,
says:
Austria will sell no warships to either
Snain or America. That much is sure.
The highest naval authority in
Trieste said today: Austria needs all
her ships and will sell none.
He spoke emphatically, adding: If
it were otherwise should have no time
for an interview. Two warsh1ps are
building here for this government in a
private yard and will be completed in
two months. Another is building in the
government ship yard at POla.
THAT the Austrian court sympath!s-
es with the Queen Regent of Spain,
who is an archduchess of Austria,
needs no proof But for reasons of
state this country will keep out of any
Rntanolern antS.''
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a High Five Party.

Miss Stella Smith entertained at
very pleasant progressive high five
party Thursday evening.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with palms, white roses and red carna-
lions.
Those present were Miss Elizabeth
Lee Miss Adah Conkle, Miss Cora
Shellabarger, Miss Mabel Chambers,
Miss Nell Chambers, Mr.. Al Wick, Mr..
Clyde Lawrence, Mr.. Dell Parker, Mr.
Harley Hamilton, Mr. Jim Miller, Mr..
VIII Kerr The prizes were won by
Miss Shellabarger and Mr.. Harley
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FLAG LOWERED TO SPAIN.
Montgomery's Colors Were Dipped to
the VizcaYa.

New York, March ia dispatch to
the World from Havana says:
Until Captain COnVerSe'S explanation
appears it must be considered true that
olated naval usage. 1t seems she dip
ped her national colors to the Vizcaya
and OquendO and that they merely an
swered this unprecedented salute
Section No. 11S of the American naval
regulations says: mo ship of the navy
shall lower her sails or dip her ensign
unless in return for such compliments
But one flag can ever be placed above
the national banner, and that is the
church flag, with its blue cross, which
denotes that there are religious SER
vices aboard.
In fact on no occasion is a man of war
supposed to lower the cOlors, except as
a signal of surrender in battle.
The Montgomery action is unac-
cOuntable.
American officers here say that the
adept Captain Converse could not possibly
have known about it, even though he
could not fail to see the Vizcayas and
OquendO's flag salutes in passing. 1t is
argued that CAPTAIN Converse might have
thought the Spaniards saluted first, not
having seen someone raising and lower
ing the American colors on the little
Fern. The most important American Of
hcers here were seated. They saw the
Montgomery ensign dipping.
Admiral Manterola to a reporter said
that he had gone aboard the OquendO to
see that the usual formal forming of the
marine guard was properly done in honor
of the Montgomery departure. He saw
the American ensign dipped three
times to the Vizcaya. She had hardly
finished answering when the Montgomery
dipped again three times to the Oquendo.
The cruiser was passing so fast that her
dipping was partially continuous. The
Spanish admiral appeared very much
pleased, and concluded:
I'VE considered it, and do consider it, a
very great compliment
Captain Eulate said: The Montgomery
hOnOred US with a salute.
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Ranges of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com
mission Co Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave. Topeka,
New York, March 19.
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HOW ABOUT MURDERED MEN.
Does Secretary Gage Think the Amer
lean People Have No FeelingsP

Cleveland. March 19-Secretary Gage
frankly declares that he does not believe
present compHcati Ons with Spain will lea d
to war. He says: The people of the coun-
try are getting used to this war talk and
they understand that it means little
nothing. There is, of course, a possibility
of war, and if it comes the financial re-
sources of the government are equal to
any emergency. which may confront US.
President Mckinley would doubtless ask
for and get any appropria ton he wanted
Our credit abroad is good. as evinced by
the standing of our bonds. The price
quotations on government securities is the
best sign Of the excellent condition of the
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THE OREGON IS COMING
Starts on Her Trip Around the Horn
Today.

San Francisco, March 19.-The United
States battleship Oregon steamed out
of the Golden Gate shortly after seven
O'Clock today, bound for CallaO, where
she will receive orders from headQuar-
tiers which, it is generally understood,
will direct her to join the Atlantic
squadron.
coat of white paint glistening in the
morning sun, attracted unusual atten-
ton along the water front, and she was
saIuted by many of the vessels anchor
ed in the stream as she steamed out OF
the harbOr.
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Kansas CITY Livestock Market.

Kansas City. March 10.
CATTLE Receipts, 200. Market un-
changed from yesterday. Retail trade
only
Bulk of sales. 50. 65GI3. 50: heavies, So. roo
go: packers. $3.60a3.9O: mixed So. 55a8S5
lights. $4,000. 20; workers., $3.5013.70; pigs,
50 25d3 $50.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady.
Lambs, S4.45Q525; muttons, $3.50Q4.50.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, March 19.
HOGSAEstimated receipts today 5000;
left over 2O46. Market fairly active
Light, Sc. 75d3. 9215; mixed. SO. 75Q 3.9772
heavy, SO. 7504.05; rough, So. I5d3.S0.
SHEEP-Receipts, 200 Market steady.
Native sheep, So. 25d465; westerns. $500
$50; lambs, S4.25d5.45.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, %, as: shipments, 4,343.
CATTLE-Receipts, 2,727; shipments, D.
SHEEP-Receipts $3.50; shipments. g.
Estimated receipts of hogs Monday. 2s.-
OO0
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w. U. STATEMENT.
Shows Value of Property in Kansas
to Be $3.50, 259.9o.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany filed a report of property owned
in the state with the auditor of state
today. The report is made under the
law passed by the last legislature re-
quiring telegraph and telephone COM
panies to make property statements for
the purposes of taxation.
The report shows the company to
have S,253 miles of poles in the state
and 24,216 miles of wire. The total
value of the Kansas property is stated
to be $3.50, 259. so, computed as follows:
S,233 miles of poles at $29 per mile,
1929, 337; 24,2l6 miles of wire at SO per
mile, S2l7, 944; insulatOrS, each so cents,
$12,1OS; battenes, 20 cents per cell, So
812; instruments, 50 each, IS, 05S; Office
furniture, So OOO