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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
TODAY's MARKET REPORT
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State journal
Cbica on ADril 7


WHEAT-Wheat today opened at a
small decline, July starting at from SAGE
to 847sc, against yesterdays closing price
of S4MGS5c. The short session at Liver
of about SD. The weather west was
warm and favorable. The Michigan crop
report making the condition 96 per cent,
was one of the principal bearish 1nf1u-
today was about 125 900 bushels, 81 cars in
regular receipts and 63 cars. and 5000
bushels from the mixing houses. Chicago
receipts were 1876 cars. Northwestern re-
ceipts showed marked falling on, log
cars being reported at Minneapolis and
Duluth, compared with 220 cars last week
and 264 cars a year ago. There was some
scattered buying by local shorts, enough
to give the market an appearance OF ac7
tivity, but offerings We're quite general
and considerably exceeded the demand
from that source and the trend of the
market was steadily downward. July de-
ferings falling off as the price dropped.
CORN-There was general selling of
corn, the decline in wheat being the big
factor. Favorable weather and fears of
preciptated selling. Yesterdays export
engagements were very large. Receipts
were 254 cars. May opened a shade lower
a 291a@5sc, and declined to 291s@4c.
quite prominent in sympathy with wheat
and corn. but the market held up better
under it than was expected. Trading be-
came very dull later in the session. Re-
lower at 251kc and declined to 25Aa9sc.
PROVISIONS Provisions were lower,
with a very light trade. ScalperS offered
moderate quantities and in the absence of
easily. The hog market was lower. May
pork opened sc lower at SOS and declined
to $3.50 May lard opened 215c lower at
s5.221z and declined to SITE. May ribs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
BREWERS PROTEST.
Proposed War Tax on Beer Meets
With Opposition.

Washington, April 8.-A delegation
representing the United States Brew
ers' association appeared efore the
ways and means committee of the
house today and protested against the
proposed increase of the tax on beer
to meet war emergencies.
The delegation consisted of Messrs.
c. Thoman, of New York City; Paul A.
Saga, of Baltimore; Robert FORTRESS,
of Alexandria, Va; ]. w. Brown, of
Brooklyn, and c. w. Wells, of this city.
They cited the recent newspaper re-
ports that the committee would double
the beer TAX and urge that there was
no reason why the brewers should not
be subjected to such an additional tax
when other lines remain exempt
Chairman Dingley explained that the
increase had not been considered either
by the committee or the house, but if
they wante dto state their views on
that understap ding they might do so.
The brewers said that if it became nee
essary to increase taxes all along the
line they would raise no objection, be-
cause that would necessitate, in the
case of retailing, either raising the
price per glass or furnishing less of the
product for a given sum. In event of
war causing the tax to be raised from
81 to 81 per barrel they asked that con-
gress provide a satisfactory rebate as
Is per cent should be allowed for loss
from whatever cause. The committee
adjourned without giving any assur-
ance as to what would be DONE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Frank Lesiie's for April

BicycliStS everywhere will be inter-
ested in the article on the League of
American Wheelmen which appears in
the April number of Frank Leslies
Popular Monthly. 1t is a well written
account of this great organization from
it's beginning in 1880, told by A. Cressy
Morrison, who, until the recent cleo
ton, was the first vice-president of the
league. There are more than twenty
very good illustrations, including por-
traits and groups of wheelmen. In the
same number Senator James H. Kyle
has an article on 1.-The Statesman OF
Jackson's PERIOD" being the sixth
paper in this magazines series on An
drew jackson. This also is profusely
illustrated. The Island of Martinique is
Interestingly described by Julius G.
Tucker, United States consul at that
place William Stevens Perry, Bishop
of Iowa, contributes an deliberately IL
Illustrated article on the Episcopal
church in this country. The great in
terest displayed in the Alaska gold
fields makes particularly timely and at
tractive the paper on Gold Mining in
British Columbia" which treats the
subject from a geological as well as
practical standpoint. Other interesting
articles are THE Coastguard of Eng
land" AT the Foot of the Pyrenees,
by Mary de Morgan, and April Fool 5
Day. There are some excellent short
stories a striking inStallment OF the
now serial, Marie Tremaine," an Illus
trated Easter poem, some notion Tor
young people, and talk about new
books = Frank Leslie'S publishing
House New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
THERE'S The MAINE.
Senator Carter Says That Mat
ter Must Be Settled.

Washington, April despite the
fact that thousands upon thousands
of people who remain in the lines,
which clamored for admission to the
galleries yesterday in the hope of hear
ing the presidents message at last
turned away weary and exhausted
when the announcement came that no
message would be sent to congress
until Monday, many of them were back
in their places hours before the house
and senate convened today. But the
great strain under which both the pub
lie and the members have been laboring
for days has taken some of the edge
off their eagerness.
1t Is realized that for a few days
more they must await the course of
events. Many public men regard the
situation as more critical than it ever
has been so far as the position of the
United States in concerned. The talk
of prociaiming an armistice by the
queen, they assert, is futile unless the
Insurgents accept. The surrender of
Spanish sovereignty over the island
must come they believe, or our program
will be carried out
but even if the Cuban question is
settled to the satisfaction of the gov
eminent" said Senator Carter, of Mon
tana, today, there will still remain the
Maine affair. That is an extremely
ugly question for Spain to meet. The
people are very much wrought up over
the assassination of our sailors in a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
CARDEZA STILLIN MEXICO
Extravagant Philadelphia Arrang-
ing for Private Bull Fight.

City of Mexico, April TT. D. M.
Cardeza, a business man of PhiIadel-
phia, who chartered Pullman car two
months ago for the special purpose of
coming to this city and witnessing a
bull fight, is still touring Mexico alone
in his car.
He has had the car all to himself
from the time he left Philadelphia. 1t
will be several days before he departs
for the United States. 1t is estimated
that the cost of his trip will not be less
than 500, 900. He has arranged to give
a private cooking main here next Sat
urday, which will be witnessed by him
self and a few friends. He is also try
ing to arrange for a private bull fight,
at which the most vicious bulls that
can be obtained in Mexico will be used.
Mr.. Cardezas extravaganza is the Won
der of Mexico, and he is looked upon as
a modern Croesus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07

Chicago, are the latest additions to the
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no young person in the land can have
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
HOT IN WASHINGTON.
Ike Lambert Just Back From There
Tells About Tt.

I. z. Lambert, United States attorney
returned from Washington convinced
that there would be a war within week
That is, Mr.. Lambert thought so when
he arrived home two days ago, but he
has changed his mind since that time.
He said today:
Il hardly know what to think about
the present situation. When 1 left
Washington 1 felt sure there would be
a fight going on inside of twenty-four
hours, but it has been averted up to
this time, and it begins to look like
there would be none at all.
THE people around Washington are
greatly excited. They want war and
criticise and abuse the president be-
gress wants war too, but the president
has held them down. Mckinley had
to get down on his knees last week to
beg the congressman and senators to
postpone action until he could investi-
gate matters more thoroughly They
were sending for senators and
congressman every few moments and
vent congress from taking affairs out
of the presidents hands and proceeding
with a declaration of war, or something
which would secure the freedom of Gu
ba. This is the general theme of all
the talk
Everybody wants free Cuba and
they don't seem to care how that con-
felt that war would be declared was be-
cause the members of congress are so
excited over the matter that felt sure
that they would not heed the presi
dents wishes and would act on their
own responsibility. Things seem to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Large and Varied Collection of Elk
plosives at Havana.

New York, April THE correspond
ent of the World at Havana telegraphs
his paper that he has learned the kind
and size of the torpedoes and mines in
the Spanish naval arsenal there. He
also AYERS he has learned that some
were experimental with the week be-
fore the Maine arrived.
Two strings of tOrpedoeS were run
across the narrow harbor entrance re
Gently. They are in small floating
boxes, Two feet by one foot. They are
called mine torpedoes.''
They are in the arsenal to-day fifty
buoy mines loaded with gun cotton.
They are two shallow head spears
placed together, four feet each in di-
ameter and each about two and a half
feet thick
Eighteen mine torpedoes similar to
those recently placed in the entrance to
the harbor were put aboard the tor
pedo chaser Philippines yesterday.
Washington, April IA prominent
Republican member of the house said
at noon that there had been no renewal
of negotiations with Madrid and that
nothing had been received from there
up to an hour ago.
London, April Tt is reported that
the queen regent of Spain has again
appealed to Queen Victoria direct, ask
ing the latter to exert her influence to
avert war, and it is added, the queen
touchingly recalled that both Victoria
and herself are widows and thus de-
priVed of advisers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
SHIPS RACE TO SHANGHAI
Wager on a Voyage of Two Vessels
From New York to China

New York April IA bet was made
few days ago at this port between the
captains of two sailing vessels as to which
would reach the destination first.the stake
being $500 Both vessels are bound for
Shanghai, China, and both sailed today.
One, the British ship ATLANTA, Captain
Mcbride, cleared the bar at noon, and the
other, the British bark Bees Wing, Cap
tain Griffths, cleared the bar ten min
utes later The voyage, under ordinary
circumstances, takes about four months,
the question who shall have the money
and the glory will be decided somewhere
about the end of July or LIST of August
next. They will probably be heard from
number of times on the voyage in the re-
ports of passing ships. The ATLANTA is
an iron built vessel of $50 tons and was
launched a. Glasgow in 1885. The Bees
Wing is built of STEEL is 1854 tons and was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
MORMON CONFERENCE.
Delegates From All Over the World
at Independence, Mo.

Independence, Mo. April THE forty
sixth annual conference of the reor-
ganization of the church of Latter-day
Saints began yesterday in the church
here. The conference was opened by
President Joseph Smith, who, with AL
exander Smith and E. l. Kelley COM
pose the first presidency, and are the
presiding officers of the conference. The
morning was devoted to opening cere-
monies and a sermon at IL O'Clock, and
the first business meeting was held
this afternoon.
The committee on credentials reported
delegates from Maine to California, and
from the South Sea Islands, and Aus
tralia, this being the general conference
of the church of the world.
The conference will be in session for
probably ten days, and will dispose of
a large amount of routine business
There are about geo delegates present
many of them women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
HAS TWO DOZEN CHILDREN
Peter Kelly Promptly Discharged by
Lynn, Mass, Justice.

Lynn, Mass, April 7.-"You can CO."
police court this morning, after the lat
ter had said that he was the father of
"a children.
Kelly is 80 years old, and was arrest
ed last night on the charge of drunken
ness. When his case was called he
acknowledged that he had drank a lit
tie too much.
Have you any children?" asked the
judge.
Yes, your honor" replied Kelly.
How many?" was the next query,
and the judge and spectators were all
Twenty your honor"
Kelly said that all were living and
that the mother was alive also
He left the court after his discharge
smiling cOntentedly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Crime Cured.

'tLast winter I had bad cold and
severe cough. was lame in every joint
and muscle I was sick and. felt as
though was coming down with typhoid
fever. 1t was no doubt a bad case of
grippe. Mr.. E. P. Bulge gave me a bot
tie of Brazilian Balm, saying he was
sure it would help me. The relief was
almost instantaneous. It quickly
stopped my cough and took the grippe
with all the pains and soreness out of
my system. I gave the balance of the
50-cent bottle to Mrs. Bishop Wiley for
her daughter. It proved so beneficial
she says she never intends to be without
il. "-Edwin Fitz Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
MRS. M'KINLEY'S GUESTS.
She Entertains Party of Ladies at
Luncheon.

Washington, April Save for the ar
rival of distinguished public men who
sought conference with the president
there was little outward evidence at the
White House today of a grave crisis. All
the forenoon workmen were decorating
the east room and some apartments used
in the entertainment of executive guests
in preparation for a luncheon to be given
later in the day by Mrs Mckinley in
honor of the party of ladies who have
been her guests for some time past One
hundred guests were entertained at this
time and the east room was made one
bunch of ferns and palms. In view of
this function it necessary to refuse
admission to large crowd of strangers
At 10 O'Clock the presidential confer
ences with the leaders began. Senator
Cullom of Illinois, who brought some
friends to present to the president, and
Representatives Grosvenor of Ohio and
Cannon of Illinois, the latter the chair
man of the house appropriations commit
tee, who came to see if there had been
any overnight developments, were the
first corners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Book Notices.

Pa1amon and Arctic. By John Dry
den. III pages.
Selections from the Poems of Robert
Burns. Edited by w. H. Venable,
LID. Sc pages.
Selections from the Poems of Lord
Byron. Same editor. 10 pages.
Selections from the Poems of William
Wordsworth. Same editor. 40 pages.
Selections from the Poems of Thomas
Gray. Edited by A. NJ. Van Dyke, "A.
so pages.
The Rape of the Lock and an Essay
on Man. By Alexander Pope. Edited
by A. M. VanDyke. ITO pages.
The above books by American Book
Company, New York, Cincinnati, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Apr1I z
HOGS+Receipts (estimated) $500; left
over, 1000. Fairly active, averaging shade
lower Light g. 7ogS gss :, In1se d sS'004'
CATTLE-Receipts $500. Strong to loo
higher. Beeves, s3.9o45.40; cows and hell
stockers and feeders. 50. 75d470.
SHEEP-Receipts, 49, 600. Sheep strong,
lambs steady. Native sheep, $S-6O44-S5'
lambs, S4.6064S IS.
Official yesterday:
CATTLE-Receipts, 1881; shipments a.
OSS.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow, ZS,0Co
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New York Money Market.

New Y q
MONEY-Money on call nominally 1-3G
per cent: prime mercantile paper,506 per
cent: sterling exchange steady, with act
ual business in bankers bills at 81 S314 a y
for demand and at s4.s0Ad1s for 60 days;
posted rates, $4S01aQ4.S11s and $4.S4I5; COM
merciaI bills, $3.50.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 56657c; bar
silver 55szc; Mexican dollars. 45c-
BONDS-Government bonds irregular.
New 5s, registered, 121; new IS, coupon.
121a4 As, 1oSss: As coupon, 1101A: Is, 81; IS.
Is of &c., 103
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Would Take $1oo,ooo,ooo of A Per
Cent Securities at Par

New York, April THE talk of war
has naturally led to talk in the bank
ing community regarding the sinews of
the same. 1t was reported that the ad-
ministration had already informally
been in communication with bankers of
this and other cities. A prominent local
bank officer said to-day:
THE New York banks would not take
up a 800, 600 900 bond issue on a per
cent basis, but they would take $780,
000, 900 of per cent bonds at par. The
people in general would take an issue of
the smaller paying bonds''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
JAPAN'S ALCOHOL ORDER.
She Has Taken More Than 5000 Bar
reIs to Make Smokeless Powder.

New York, April Am order for
1000 barrels of high proof alcohol has
Just been filled by the American Spirits
Manufacturing company for the Jap
anese government The order required
a train of 80 freight cars to move it
from Peoria, Ill Other recent japanese
government orders for alcohol have ag-
gregated with the last order, between
5000 and 1000 barrels. Agents of Japan
said the alcohol was to be used in the
manufacture of smokeleSS powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Asthma Can Be Cured.

]. R. Nib1o, ex-schoo1 superintendent
of Rochester, Pa, says: 81 have been
great sufferer from asthma for years, but
I have had splendid winter, owing to
the surprising efficacy of Brazilian
Balm A lady in Cincinnati, who had
suffered with asthma for IL years, could
NOT lie down; was perfectly cured with
Brazilian Balm.
Sold by druggists A. J. Arnold &
Son. wholesale agents. Topeka. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Called to Washington.

Madison, Wis, April II. c. W.
Brooks of the regular army who has
been military instructor at the uni
Yersity for three years has been called
to Washington to report to the artil-
lery department. He is an expert ar
tillerist He delivered a touching fare
well address to the battalion He ex-
poets war and that he will go to the
front at once
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firm
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, april 2.
wHEAT-1k@1c lower. No. / hard, soc;
No. 2. s715Q9 soc: No. g., S51z@S8c; No. l red;
93c: No 2. 90G92c; No. 5. S7IIS9c; No.
spring. S6@S7c; No. 3. S2GS5c.
CORN-F'irmer. No. 2 mixed, 2oAG12c.
OATS-Rather slow, about steady. No.
white, 261aG27c.
RYE-Lower. No. q Acc.
HAY-Strong, higher. Choice timothy,
SS.50d9: choice prairie, $50.
BUTTER = Firm Creamery. 16q1sc;
dairy, 13Q15c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
GOLD TIDE RISES.
Importations are Becoming Larger
Every Day.

New York, April Brown Bros. &
Co. have taken 81, 25O 900 in gold for i'm
port. Kessler & Co. have $250,00O en-
gagged for import from London.
Additional gold engagements are an
nounced by L. Won Hoffman & Co. of
$3.50, 900, and the National City Bank of
$500, COO, the latter from Berlin. Mueller,
SchaH & Co. have 100000 on the way
from Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
ENGLISH IN SUGAR.
Have Bought Five Louisiana Planta-
tions and Will Build a Refinery.

New Orleans April IAN English syn
dictate, represented by Quendon Hogg OF
ilworth ST. Mary, F'lorenau and Orange
Grove sugar plantations, paying S'oo,oOe
It will spend 100000 on improvements
and $3.50 900 on a sugar refinery: The
Contreras and Bermuda SAND plantaIons
the cOmDanX.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Large Strawberry Crop.

Fayetteville Ark April THE straw
berry crop in this part of the state has
not been seriously injured by the late
frosts. The secretary of the horticul-
tural association has issued circular
calling for 10000 pickers, to be ready
April rs. There are about 5000 acres in
Washington, Benton and Crawford
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07

"A Skin of Beauty is Joy Forever"
nR. IT. Felix GOURAUD'S ORKEN.
~ TAI CREAM. OR MAGICAL
REAUT1FIER.
Purifes as well as Beauties the Skin-No
other cosmetic viii do il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
A CLOSED DOCUMENT.
The President Says His Mes
sage Will Not be ReOpened.

Washington, April president McKin-
ley announced to some of his callers to-
day that he regarded his message to con-
gress as a closed document unless there
is an unexpected radical change in the
existing Situa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
Sugar and Coffee.

New York April s.
SUGAR-Raw, firm: fair refining, 3ssc;
centrifugal SO test, 4Mc; refined, firm;
crushed. slice; powdered, 59Ac; granu-
CoFFEE-Quiet. No. Z, e7sc.
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Bank President Shot.

Lancaster, Pa, April david B.
Lands, president of the Conestoga Ma
tional bank, and one of the leading citi-
zens of this city, was shot and killed
this morning by Ralph w. Wireback,
who is extensively known throughout
the country as a maker of a patent
medicine bearing his name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07

The fat undertaken,
WHO plants by the acre,
Poor victims of cough and cold,
Is signing and crying,
For we've all stopped dying
Since Brazilian Balm was sold.
And for those who desire
Not just yet to go higher
1T is worth its weight in gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07

opened unchanged at $40 and declined
BARLDY-Cash, No. 3, S4@S5c.
RYE-Cash, 5OAc; May, 50szc.
FLAX-Cash, $1-1Sd1. 10; cash northwe est
ern 81. 2015; May, 81. 201a; September, $1.oS1s-
TIMOTHY-April $275.
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Chicago Receipts: Wheat,

Chicago Receipts: wheat, % cdIs, COII,
254 cars; oats, 224 cars.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago; $500; Kan
Liverpool: Wheat, I'D lower.
London. 2:15: Consols, III; Americans
H0Ad below opening, dull and steady
Gables open weak but closed steady,
though still I'D lower
Exports four ports: Wheat, $4,000 BUSH
els; -four 81 800 barrels: corn, 500, 900 BUSH
els oats, 1892 bushels; wheat and flour
equal to 326, 600 bushels.
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Follows New York.

Chicago, April THE board of trade
directors voted to-day to hold a regular
session tomorrow, following the ex-
ample of the New York stock exchange
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The Only Line to Denver

Via Pueblo and Colorado Springs-the
Santa Fee Through Pullman sleepers
and free chair cars.
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GOOD Times HAVE COME.

You can afford to indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury of good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction
You can get both of these publications with
almost library of good novels for So per year.