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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago, JUN q

Chicago, July %.
WHEAT-Lower cables, favorable wea-
Their, together with a heavy movement of
the new crop, started wheat trihe lower
today. The BEARS who had regained
some of their courage over Sunday, let go
of bag line at the decline. Sentiment
continued bearish until corn, which had
opened rather weak, started to rise rap
idly. Then wheat, which has been in
clined recently to follow the golden
cereal." caught n behind and commenced
climbing the ladder with it's more agile
neighbor. Chicago received 1913 cars,
of which 12O cars were new. Northwest
ern receipts were 1913 cars, against 457 cars
last year. September opened sc down at
67as@14c and rose to 675sc. December
started &c lower al 671sa14c and advanced
to 6714@13c.
CORN-Corn started rather Indifferent
to the weather conditions, opening off a
G1sc. This weakness was of short dura-
ton. The forecast for Tuesday showed no
relief from the dry, hot weather and this
together with reports from Kansas and
other corn states of a hot wave Sunday
that did untold damage to the growing
crop started buying all sides. Offer
ings were insufficient TO supply the de-
mand. September continued to rise until
it reached 3514c. a gain of &c over Sat
urday's close. Another bulIish feature
was an advance of 11sd a bushel at Liv-
erpol. September opened 1sd14c down at
949sQ1zc, rose rapidly to 951Ac, then settled
back to 359sd1ac.
OATS-Oats advanced on the rally in
corn. September opened unchanged at
2O1sc and sold up to 21c.
PROVISIONS-Higher prices for hogs
at the yards and the advance in corn held
provisions firm. September pork opened
21Ac lower at $685. and frmed up to $40.
September lard. unchanged at S5.6OQ5.6 21k.
September ribs started unchanged at $3.50
and rose to $5.671k
BARLEY-Cash, No. 3, 3Od35c.
RYE-July, 45c; August, 1890; Septem-
Der, 43c.
FLAX-Cash northwestern, 94c; August,
8916c; September, 92c; October, 92c.
TIMOTHY-July, $2571k
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A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
Montana Cattle Dealer Gets Exper-
fence in Chicago.

Chicago, July 25.-SamueI Dunno. a
cattle dealer from Miles City, Mont,
came into the Harrison street police
station today and asked to be. SEM
home as he was without money to buy
his ticket. Dunno first came to Chicago
July is, and was robbed of four pack
ages OF bills. each containing $780, He
told the police he was on his wav to
the Polk street station preparatory to
making a trip to Canada when a wo-
man called him into a doorway and
robbed him of the packages
Immediately after reporting the loss
of the $1,000 Dunno went out again and
lost $141 in the same manner. The next
day he did not appear at the police sta
ton and was not seen by the officers
until today. He went to Canada from
Chicago and there lost his trunk and
has not been able to recover it. When
he came back to Chicago last night on
his way home to Montana he had S95
and in an unexplained manner he part
ed company with that TODAY.
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STATE G. A. R. REUNION.
Names of the Committeeman Who
Have Been Appointed.

The old soldiers today began the
preparations for the State G. A h
Reunion. The committee has delegat-
ed the management of the reunion fea-
ture of the week entirely to a soldiers
committee. Committees appointed from
each G. A. R. post in the city met today
in the office of the department COM
mander at the state house for the pur
pose of organization The committees
appointed were organized with the fol-
lowing result:
Executive committee-T J. Ander-
son, chairman; ]. F. Buck. secretary,
=: H Coulter, treasurer; Wesley
Woodland.
Reception committee-G. w. Green
wood, chairman; Van Smith, secretary;
J. H. Squires, assistant secretary;
George McCaslin, c. C. Berry, w. J,
carter, J. M. Miller A. McGregOr, w
r. Marsh, A. F. Barker, L. Marker, J.
w. Stocl1well, c. H. Artzt, J. NJ. James,
William Pollum, H. Radford, NJ. F. Nc
K1rahan, N. Tobias, J. T. Mclaughlin,
d. P. Lamb, Ross Reed, DR.. Iserman,
w, E. Irwin, D. Warren, J. S. Next
rick, R. Delay, Allen Brown, A. Green,
H McCombs, L. w Holmes.
weed, ch CHARM SONNY j. p Stewart secre
tary; Fred J. Close, NJ. Ware, T. B.
Shipman, NJ J. Burdick, A. NJ. Gala
han, c. Gray, w. W. Reed.
Program committee-Leroy Courier,
chairman; L D. EversoIe, secretary;
P. H. COney, J. W Day. William
Swain, J. w. Coles, F. M. Kimbal, w.
u. Brooks, G. ParkhurSt.
Ground cOmmittee-W. E Brubaker,
chairman; E. Shull, secretary; James
Wilcox, John Kempton, F. H. Traver,
J. S. Weir, George bruce, George Car
penter John Ready.
Music committee. S Langston.
chairman; George R. Lugton. secreta-
ry; ]. F. Berkeley, DR.. DeObert, ]. NJ.
Dumenil A. K. Rodgers, o. w. Fox, L.
w Hammond, Monroe Williams.
Parade committee-A. NJ. Fuller
chairman; Dan Wyatt, secretary; w.
D. Alexander, E. G. Moore DR.. Mitch
ell, W. w. Dennison, Charles Sherer, J.
w, SidWell
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SPELTER COMBINE QUITS.
Southeastern Kansas LEASED Plants
Will Revert to Owners at Once.

Galena, July 25.-The Cherokee-Lan-
yon SpeIter company, popularity known
as the Spelter com bine, is no more, ana
the different elements which composed
it will soon be operating Independently
The combine was organized in the fail
of 1894 and the companies comprising
It signed contracts of association for
hVe years. They stated that the pur-
pose was to secure a, foreign market in
order to unload the 10000 tons OF sur
plus spelter that annually burdened
in doing all that they set out to do
At the time the company was formed
the company owned the Robert Ian
yon works at Nevada, Mo-, and Pitts
Cherokee-Lanyon smelters at Pitts
burg and the works at Scammon. In
addition to these big properties they
leased the following: The S. H. Ian
works at Pittsburg; the works at Cir
ard, the smeltery at Rich Hill, Mo,
and the Columbia works at Marion,
Ind. In order to curtail the output of
metal most of the leased works were
shut down and remain so to this day.
Notwithstanding this the combine pur-
trict sfxty-five to seventy-fce carloads
of zinc ore and during the existence of
the combination 1t has succeeded
in maintaining prices at remnuerative
rates for the miner. The smelters out
side the com bine fought it hard and the
demand for ore kept the output closely
cleaned up, so that prices gradually
elm bed toward the $50 mark.
The net result will be that the COM
pany will turn back the leased works
to their owners and continue to operate
the shelters that belong to themselves.
The leased smelters will probably be
put in operation at once, or left idle
until the five years expire. for the COM
bine must pay the rent for the full time
stipulated in the contracts, and the
owners of the leased plants may de-
eide that they can make more money
by leaving their works idle than by
operating them. Or there may be a
wholesale exodus from the coal fields
to the gas fields, and this latter will
in all probability come to pass very
speedily. It is also remored that the
Cherokee Lanyon people will go into
the gas fields at once
The effect of the dissolution of the
combine will doubtless depress the
market for a few weeks, but natural
conditions are such that a speedy re
action is expected.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.

Liverpool: ed lower for wheat corn,
said higher.
Chicago: Get a good many buying or
ders on corn from the western houses.
Weather is generally clear and hot, only
with scattering showers. We do not hes
itate to advise purchases Of the Septem-
Der option on every show of weakness.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, $1,000, higher;
Kansas City, 5000, higher; Omaha, $500,
higher.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 1850 higher;
Kansas City, 5000, higher; Omaha, 1900,
steady.
Chicago receipts of grain today: Wheat
157 cars, grade So cars; corn 496 cars, grade
249 cars; oats PIP cars, grade % cars.
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapolis 12O cars Duluth cars. total 123
cars; last year, Minneapolis 27S cars, Du-
luth 179 cars, total 457 cars.
Chicago: Keep your eye on both wheat
and corn. There seems to be a DISPOSE
ton on the part of spectators to mark
up prices, while the country Is ripe for
bull campaign and will give strong assist
ance to such a movement.
Chicago: Packers are primed for higher
provision market and are well fixed for
an advance. The crowd seems to expect
and favor the bull side on everything
traded in on this floor. 1t will take a
good, stiff market to stimulate specula-
ton. which is much desired by commits
sion houses and the trade in general.
Privileges good this week September
wheat puts. 641ac; September wheat calls,
1Ac; September corn puts, 3224c; Septem-
Der corn calls, 3612c.
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat 1sd
higher.
Total visible supply: Wheat. 9,3s2.OOO
bushels; corn, 1s,6T1,OOO bushels; oats, A.
go. 900 bushels.
Chicago stocks: Wheat, $4,000 bushels;
corn, 1902, 900 bushels; oats. $4,000 bush
els.
Visible supply: Wheat, decrease, 1913
900 bushels; corn, decrease, 1,316,OOO BUSH
els: oats decrease, 1902 900 bushels.
Privileges: September wheat puts, &C;
September wheat calls. 677sc;; September
corn puts, 1850; September corn calls,
36Ac; September pork puts, $3.50; Septem-
Der pork calls, 5000.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat. 2S5 cars: corn, $50 cars; oats,
345 cars; hogs, q. 900 head.
Forecast: For Kansas city and vicinity,
fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight.
For Kansas fair tonight and Tuesday,
cooler in eastern portion tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
CORPSE SWEARS VOLUBLY.
Emporia's Dead Man Rises and Inter
rupts Inquest

Emporia, Kan, July 25.-Word was
brought to the office of Coroner Boylan
had dropped dead in Fremont park
The doctor Immediately proceeded to
view the body, which he found stretch
ed under a shade tree. After the re-
mains had been properly viewed and
the coroner was about to order the
corpse removed to an undertaking es-
Establishment in order to properly hold
denly opened his eyes, and, to the hor-
ror of some of the onlookers, sat up,
and in language more forcible than e1e-
CANT wanted to know what in thu
they were trying to do with him.
The crowd burst into a laugh and
commenced guying the coroner, who
Immediately started for his office, where
it is said he has been in hiding ever
since. 1t afterward developed that the
man had a fit
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They Got Warmed Up.

In the east precinct of the Second
ward Saturday at the Republican prim-
aries there was a lively contest in the
organization of the election board
which came near ending in blows. Sher-
man Williams went to the polling place
having in his pocket a certificate of
appointment from the county central
ballot boxes. p. H. COney went to the
precinct and attempted to organize the
board. He had a certificate from the
city clerk authorizing the appointment
that the board would not be organized
by Mr.. COney, whereupon the latter re-
piled that it would have to be. The two
men were becoming heated in argu-
present vote on the contestants This
resulted in Williams election by vote
of II to 5.
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Sold ON Court House Stems

Today on the east steps of the court
house Under-sheriff Hanna at public
SALE disposed of 249 lots in Fagan's adj
dition to the city of Topeka. The
mortgages were fOreclOsed on this land
and the sheriff ordered to sell it. The
lots are all vacant and are situated
southwest of Washburn college. The
mortgages were held by the Enterprise
Land, Loan and Investment company
of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. T. Nc
Carthy was the defendant named in the
foreclosure suit. w. E. Pagan bought
the 249 lots for $1,190. He acted as
agent for the Enterprise Land, Loan
and Investment company This land
was plated during the boom days.
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RATE WAR ENDS.
Restoration Made on All Western
Roads

Chicago. July 25.-AI1 freight rates
were restored to normal tariff today on
the western roads. In this way was
brought to close, a long continued
and disastrous rate war. While it was
in progress many millions of dollars
were recklessly thrown away. For II
months, rates in all parts of the terri
tory west of Chicago have been badly
demoralized. No section escaped. It
is difficult to determine where the ILL
results were most severely felt. From
St. Paul to the gulf and from Chicago
to the Pacific coast the raVageS of the
war were experienced. But for it earn
ings of the roads would have shown
phenomenal and unprecedented increas-
es and stockholders would have been
enriched by the enlargement of divi-
dend payments.
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PRAYER MEETING
At the Police Station Conducted by
Robert Rosson.

Robert Rosson was found Saturday
evening by Patrolman Henry Bernard in a
state of intoxication and taken to police
station. Sunday he was penitent in the
extreme. He is colored man who has
at times taken turn at preaching.
Yesterday afternoon with the 20 city
prisoners about him he conducted a
prayer meeting. He delivered them a red
hot sermon, telling them about the wages
of sin, etc. Then he prayed. First he
asked the Almighty to shower blessings
on the unfortunate prisoners. Next he
pleaded for divine help to be bestowed
upon the police officers, and as last
request asked that the Lord exert his in
huence with newspaper reporters to in
spire them in telling the truth and doing
good.
Rosson is 45 years of age. He says
that p years ago he. was struck by light
ming and that three years ago while work.
ing the high school building he suffered
a SunStrOke.
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ADMIRE KANSANS NOW.
Col Fitch's Regiment No Longer at
the Rear of the Procession.

Camp Thomas, Ca, July 26-The
Twenty-first Kansas has made an en-
viable record for itself since coming to
the park. When it first pitched camp
here teh men were undisciplined and
without either arms or uniforms. Col.
Fitch and his command were held up to
ridicuIe in consequence. But, now that
it unquestionabIy stands at the head of
the division in many ways, the cOlOnel's
men show a disposition to ''get back
at it's traducers. The regiment leads
it's division at rifle practice and the
fame of the regimental QuartermaSter
has spread throughout the park, as
he has succeeded in getting more equip
ment and getting it sooner than any
other man.
The three battalions are engaged now
in studying outpost duty in the field,
and have done some very creditable
work. This is an indication of the pro-
gress the regiment has made with
drills and maneuVers.
DR.. Wheeler and wife, of Larned,
Kan, are here visiting their son,
private, who is sick in the hospital
Major Brown, who is division 1nspec-
tor of rifle practice, found a farm house
in the vicinity of the range, where he
got what he declared to be the best
dinner he has had ''since he left Kan
sas.'' In consequence, he gave dinner
party to Col Fitch, the other members
of his staff and a few invited guests.
Captain Newton, of Company A, is sick
in the regimental hospital.
Captain ]. P. GrinStead, of Company
L. is a veteran of the civil war, and had
been drawing a pension for a number OF
years. This month he received a noun
cation from the pension agent at Des
Moines saying that his change of ad-
dress indicated that he had again en-
tered the service of the United States.
Unless he disproved this by an AFFIDAVIT,
his pension would be stopped. The cap
a
number of other pensioners were enlist
ed in the army, and they had received
similar notices. They learn that the
pension authorities hold that if man
is able to pass the physical examination
required before entering he is dlsquan-
fed from drawing a pension for physical
disability.
Private Grant Jeffreys. Company g,
has been permanently detailed as brl-
gade orderly.
An order has been issued that officers
and men shall pack at once all surplus
camp plumber and deposit it with the
ouartermaSter az Lyle.
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HAND-ME-DOWN DOCK.
The Government Buys One Already
Made.

Washington, July 25-Chief Endicott
of the bureau of yards and docks, has
just returned to the navy department
arranging for the purchase by the gov
eminent of floating dry dock, a naval
adjunct very much needed at this time.
The dock is capable of lifting vessels up
to 1900 tons displacement which will
bring within it's scope most of the gun
boats of SIMPSONS fleet and a large
number of the auxiliary vessels
This dock is not sectional but in one
piece, so that it may be easily tOwed to
the point most available for naval use
The first journey will be to Key West
where the navy department has found
a suitable site with plenty of water in
what is known as QuarternaSter' cove.
a cove not far distant from the town
The dock will be started on it's way at
the earliest possible moment.
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The Revenue Stamp Case.

The preliminary hearing Of c. L.
Traver, c. w. Traver and w. A Will
lis, the three express company employ
es of this city arrested on the charge
of violating the new revenue law by
forcing shippers to buy the stamps, is
being held before United States Com
missioner Clark this afternoon. The
hearing commenced at 2 o'clock. There
is no question as to the facts and the
arguments are on the Interpretation of
the law. United States Attorney L E.
Lambert is appearing on behalf of the
government and Quinton & Quinton
and N. H. LoOmis for the defendants
The three men will probably be bound
over to the next term of the district
court by Commissioner Clark.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, July %.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today, 80. 900;
left over, $500. Market active, to 10c
higher. Lights, 50 1904, O215; mixed. SO. 80 a
410; heavy, SO. S5@415; rough. SO S5a3. 80.
CATTLE Receipts, 1850 Active, fully
Zoe higher. Beeves. $4.35@5.5O: cows and
heifers, s2-4O64.7O; Texas steers. 50 60G4. rs;
stockers and feeders, 50. 15d4.65.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000. Market quiet
but steady. Natives, $3Q4.SO; westerns.
s4d465; lambs. SO. 1860.
Saturdays official:
HOGS Receipts, .23S: shipments, 1904
CATTLE-Receipt $50; shipments, asa.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1851; shipments, 163.
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GREETS TWIN BABIES.
Lieut.. Myer, Wounded at Santiago,
Arrives at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth Kan, July 25.=First
Lieutenant Oren B. Myer, third cavalry,
wounded July before Santiago, arriv-
ed in the city Sunday morning and is
now with his wife and twin babies born
few days ago at the home of r. E
Thomas. The young officer is on the
road to recovery, and expects to join
his regiment in short time. He gives
detailed description of the fight on
that day, much of which has already
appeared in print. General Henry Car
roll, lieutenant colonel sixth cavalry,
was in command of the brigade, Gen.
Sumner having taken Wheeler's place.
who was sick. The lieutenant tells how
Gen. Carroll was wounded while stand
ing near him and fell in his arms. Two
minutes later Lieutenant Myer was
shot
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TOOK CAPRON'S COMMAND.
An Indian Territory" Rough Rider 8"
Calls on the President.

Washington, July 25.-One of the no
ted visitors who was warmly received
at the White House was First Lieuten-
ant John r. Thomas of Indian Terri
tory, the brave young officer severely
wounded in the fight in which Captain
CaprOn was killed While commanding
the company which Capron had so gal
lantly led.
Lieutenant Thomas is still pale and
walks with the aid Of crutches He was
taken to the presidents room by the ell
evator in the private part of the house
Lieutenant Thomas, who was accom-
panied by his father, Judge Thomas
was asked many questions by the pres-
ident, and gave a detailed account of
the first bloody fight with the Spaniards
on Cuban soil
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FOUGHT IN A BARN.
Desperate Encounter Between Chicago
Police and Burglars

Chicago, July 25.-While preventing the
police from arresting his brother, John
Cooley, a horse trainer, who is wanted for
numerous burglaries, Furman COiley has
been shot and fatally wounded by Detect
i've Michael Kilcrane. The shooting fol-
lowed a desperate fight waged between
the police and the three Coiley brothers
in barn at 713 Washington boulevard.
During the scramble John COiley escap-
ed and the police are still searching for
him. One brother Judd Coiley, is locked
up in the police station and the other is
at the county hospital. The physicians
said he could not recover.
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ORDERED TO PORTORICO.
Assignment Made From Tampa and
Newport News.

Washington. July 25.-The war board has
decided to send the First Florida, Second
Georgia and Fifth Maryland regiments
now at Tampa, to Porto Rico.
The Fifth United States cavalry has also
been ordered from Tampa to Porto Rico.
Batteries A and B of Pennsylvania now
at Newport News, have been ordered to
Porto Rico. There was some doubt about
the destination of these batteries. and it
not until today that the decision was
reached to send them to join General
Miles, where they will be used in the at
tack upon the defenses of the island
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New York Money Market.

New YORK, July ..
MONEY-Money on call, nominally IA
@11k per cent; prime mercantile paper, BIZ
a per cent; sterling exchange, heavy,
with actual business in bankers bills at
"a. S514Q1a for demand and at s4.S4@4.S4A for
Sky days; posted rates. $4.85 and SASSY;
commercial bills, S4821kd4S3.
SILVER-Silver certificates. 5S24 d591zc;
bar silver, 5994c; Mexican dollars, 46c.
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady. New
As, registered, 124a4 coupon, 1853 As, 1898;
coupon, 11G; ends, 81; IS, registered. 1111z;
coupon. 11294; Pacific IS of SO. 1o2.
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BUT SEVEN WENT IN.
Strikers Still Control the Situation at
Pana.

Pana, Ill, July 25-Today there was
a renewal of hOstilities between the
coal operators and the union miners.
The principal excitement was at the
Springside mine just outside the city
limits, where Sheriff COburn and a
force of armed deputies were guarding
the shaft.
The union miners and their wives
cOngregated in large numbers on the
roads and streets leading to the mine.
The only men who entered the pit were
seven who reside in houses on the
Springside cOmpany's property so yards
from the shaft where they are guarded
day and NIGHT.
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TO SAVE THE COLON.
HobsoH Completes His Arrangements
in New York.

New York, July 25.-Lieutenant Rich
mOnd p. HobsOn returned to the city to-
day after the second visit to Washing
ton since his landing from the St. Paul
here on Friday morning. While in
Washington he again conferred with
Secretary Long concerning the saving
of the CriStObal Colon. Upon his re-
turn to this city he went to the office
of the Merritt & Chapman WrecKing
and Derrick company to complete
pr parations for Fighting and preserv-
ing the Colon.
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Along the Lincoln Branch.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners will leave this afternoon on a
special train escorted by railroad Off
Gals for a trip over the Lincoln branch
of the Union Pacific to try to discover
whether the people living along that
line have good grounds for their de-
mand that a passenger train be put on.
The towns that will be visited by the
board on its jaunt are: Salina, Tescott,
Beverly, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove Luray,
Lucas, Waldo, Paradise. Plaineville,
Bogue, Hill City and HOXie.