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changed prices TO points decline;
showed q generally weak undertone.
European and Brazilian cables being un-
satisfactory. spectators Indifferent, and
consumers procrastinating on account OF
heavy visible supply. and with selling
checked by lower prices and continued dis
appointing movement OF new Brazilian
stock. Close quiet and unchanged TO .
points lower: sales. $50 bags. including
September. y5ngs5.2 October. 81. Is. Spot
Rio dull. No. Z, invoice, y6.f2 1-2 No. q,
jobbing. ss62 1-2. Mild quiet; Cordova, $50
SIS.
Sugar-Raw strong: fair refining. 1850
31-sc.; centrifugal, 70 degrees test, 3-sc. !;
molasses. 3s-l6g3 3-Sc.; refined strong;
Mould A. 55-fc.; graduated. lie.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE week
has shown few changes IN the general
situation. Print-coths. from being In
very firm position. have come 10 be re-
garded as easier by buyers. Sales were
lighter than those of last week. but it is
reported that slight reduction in the
stock has been effected. Other cotton
goods have shown generally poor results
through the week. The dulness In the
woollen and worsted market has not been
dispelled during the week.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, September r.-Flour-
Wheat-Easy; spot and the month,
90 5-Sa69 7-Sc.: October, 50 14ds9 l-2c. De-
cember, 6S 1-4GsS l-2c. steamer No. 2 red.
Ga 3-fQ6f 7-Sc.; southern wheat, by sample.
64q7lc.
Corn-Steady; spot and the month,
80 l-4ff33 Csc: October, % S-Sd33 5-sc. (;
new or old. November or December. $40
% 5-4c. asked; southern white corn, $40
S5c.
Oats-Firm; No white western. &c 1-29
BIC.
Rye-Easy; No. 2, nearby, 40 1-4c.; No.
2. western. 80 3-4c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged
Eggs-F'irm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Unchanged
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, September 17.-Heavy clear
ances at the coast to-day held prices
steady in tho wheat pit. September closed
unchanged and December lac. higher.
Corn rose 1-4c. oats advanced 1-Snl-4c.
Pork left off unchanged; lard 1-2c. nigh
err and ribs unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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STOCKS OPEN LOW.
COVERING OF SHORTS IN SUGAR
STARTS UPWARD MOVEMENT.
CLOSE At GENERAL net GAINS.
Sugar Raided Down Three Points In
Final Transactions-whe Prices
vance-Lard Higher.

NEW YORK. September 7.-London
started prices downward this morning.
and there were general declines after
the opening, on account OF uneasiness
over the effect OF possibly unfavorable
bank statement. There was evidently
profit-taking on a heavy speculative line
OF some OF the leading stocks. the effect
being most pronounced in the Northern
Pacifics and st. Paul. At the same time
there were points OF strength In the mar
ket--notably, Baltimore and Ohio. South
western railroad-on reports Of passing to
the control of Great Northern interests,
looking 10 the formation Of great trans
continental route.
There was a covering of shorts in Sugar,
thus eliminating the leading factor OF
weakness from the market, and. as a
consequence, liberal demand sprang up
at the low level, and there was quite
notable absorption OF stocks.
Prices OF the Coalers were bid up sharp
ly in the second hour. on the strength OF
the Reading statement showing an IN
crease for the fiscal year of over million
dollars in net earnings and a balance
quirements applicable TO the dividend OF
the first preferred stock.
ST. PAUL UP AGAIN.
The completion Of the large speculative
selling in st. Paul brought that stock
up again, on buying invited by the traffic
statement for the second week in Sep
TENDER, showing an increase In earnings
Of Sl03, s71 over last years high level I ne
bank statement also proved stronger
than expected, with a surplus remaining
Of $445O, 500, and precipitated general
buying movement. Sugar was suddenly
raided down 3 points in the final trans
actions. and caused sympathetic reactions
in some Of the Specialties, but the gene
raj market held pretty firm, at net gains
throughout.
The railroad bonds have moved sharply
upward in the latter part of the weeh,
on increased volume of business. United
States seconds have advanced IL, ana
the 3s when issued, 3-S, and other gov
eminent issues II, in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks were 17S,sOO
shares, including Reading preferred, 1870;
Union Pacific. S.7Li: 81. Paul. 11.4oO; Union
'acifc preferred, $3.50; American To-
bacco, $3.50, Sugar, 34,Oi2
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call firm at 3aS IL per cent;
last loan at IL per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 4q5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at A.S SAG
S.4 for demand and si.d 9-iQ&@ for
sixty days; posted rates, AS3qsiS3 IL
and S4SQ$4S5 IL; commercial bills, $AaQ
S4.S1 Ia.
silver certificates, 60 1-4G61; bar silver.
60 7-S; Mexican dollars, AZ Is.
State bonds dull. Government bonds
firm.
BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly bank statement shows 'he
following changes:
Surplus reserve, decrease, $2O,SS6,375.
Loans, decrease, sl2.1SO5O0.
Specie decrease, 49, 700.
Legal-tenders increase. H07l,7oo.
Deposits, decrease, N9.Si5co.
Circulation, increase. $S49 100.
The banks now hold A,24O,4O0 In excess
OF the requirements of the % per cent.
rule.
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oRroLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. September l7.-(Special)--
Psanuts-Farmers' market quiet: fancy,
3s-%c.; strictly prime, ) lac; prime, "a
31-$c.; common. s63c.; Spanish, 7oc. IAght
demand for all grades.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, Sept. r.-(SpeciaL)--
Virginia peanuts steady At 3 1-+93 lac
for good to fancy; Spanish nrm, buyers
offering &C.. but holders not willing 10
sell al that figure
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, Sept. r.-(special.)--
Cotton-Quiet at $3.50. for good lots.
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KchmOnd, va, September II, 1913.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry. 60 to
Toe. mixed, IS 10 7oc.; shortberry, IS TO
bag lots, &C.; No. white. Ssc.; No. 8
white, CSC; No. mixed. IS l-2c.; No.
mixed, Csc. Oats-No 2 mixed, IL to
Csc. No. mixed. q IL TO 24c.; winter
seed, rs TO Csc. Rye-45 to SIC.
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st, Andrews Broth e rh O cd .

An important meeting OF the local coun-
ell of st. Andrews Brotherhood Will be
held tomorrow evening at SI5 o'clock
In the lecture-room OF the Grace Episco-
pal church. Every Brotherhood man in
the city is urgently requested TO attend.
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ways hereafter. for the regular Demo-
cratic nominees. Mr.. Curiett's example
VIII be followed by some men of influence
and prominence In politics.
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FINANCIAL.

TO THE DELINQUENT TAx-PAYEAa
THE TINE Is NEARLY UP fOk Inn
LANDS applied for. 1t will pay you 70 pos.
row the money and pay your taxes ANY
thus save your property Call on
WILLIAM b. PlZZiNl COMPANl..
40 1s-it 1906 Bank street.
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PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA,
SEPTEMBER II. 1888.
(By telegrsph.)
SAILED.
Schooner White Cloud. Deacon, lumber;
New York.
Schooner Marie. Higgins. lumber;
Hampton, Va.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. SEPT. II.
(By teiegrapn)
ARRIVED.
Steamer Croma, New Orleans.
steamer Chickahominy, London
steamer Glencoe, Rotterdam.
Schooner Agnes Il. Manson. Washing
ton.
Steamer Albano. Hamburg.
steamer Aneriey, Philadelphia
steamer Croma. Rotterdam
PORT OF WEST POINT. SEPT. II. lsse
By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
steamship Accomack, Thompson, Nor
soIk. passenaers and general cargo.
SAILED.
steamship Accomack. Thompson. NOT
folk: passengers and general cargo.
OLD PAPERs FOB SALE
100. PER HUNDRED
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGED.

Quotations are for bonds maturing In not
lefs than ten years.
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SUFFOLK. September H.-Ispsc'S
Hand picked, fancy; tl1'e $50 No. 4
~: spanish shslled. Nc: \ SLsc.'
farner1 stock fansx- si-zc.; Sf'''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
SPANISH TROOPS EMBARK
On Board a Steamer Bound for the
Canaries.

New York, April 7-Battalions from
the Luchana and Majorca regiments of
the line, 1,191 strong, embarked for the
Canary Islands, Wednesday, says the
Barcelona correspondent of the World.
AS they marched from the South sta
ton to the quay through the main
streets with colors flying and bands
playing the Cadiz Military march, they
were enthusiastically cheered by all
classes of the people. Not only did the
wealthy citizens and Republicans flock
Atlantic liner Antonio Lopez, but so
did the Socialist workmen, who are SO
numerous in Barcelona.
Transports are getting ready to take
two battaliOns of line artillery to REIN
force the troops in the Philippine Is
lands. 1t is reported in shipping cir
Giles that the government has taken 40
fast new transatlantic vessels for the
auxiliary fleet.
The Barcelona bourse, which is even
more important than the one in Ma
drid, is much agitated. There was a
heavy decline in all securities Wednes-
day and exchange went to AZ per cent
premium
Barcelona being the chief center of
Spanish industry and the most import
ant port of the kingdom, it's six hundred
thousand inhabitants take more inter-
est even than the rest of Spain in the
Cuban question. The prosperity of
BarcelOna'S extensive banking, ship
ping, mercantile and manufacturing in
terests is involved.
The CatalOnian provinces have long
depended upon the West Indian mar
kets, to which they used to send $780,
900 900 worth of goods annually before
the present Instruction in Cuba.
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POPE'S WORDS.
Text of What the Pope and
President Wired Each
Other.

New York, April IA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
The text of the popes message
cabled to President Mckinley is given
in a dispach from Rome as follows:
LAS the head of the religion of fra
ternity I will solicit Spain to grant an
armistice in the name of humanity.
pray you, pending the result of this
step, to deign to suspend all extreme
measures
President McKinleys reply is given
as follows:
''At least out of respect for you holt
ness we will wait, wishing success to
your endeavor''
(The above is censored dispatch.
The pope's text may be given cor
rectly but the Spanish censor at
Madrid probably edited President
McKinley's response)
The Rome correspondent of the World
obtained at the vatican the text of the
presidents reply, in the following
words:
AN armistice is a question which
concerns Spain and Cuba alone. But
between Spain and the United States
another question is pending, and 1 must
receive distinctly submissive and con-
ciliatory answer from SPAIN"
Subsequent official and private tele-
grams from Rome and Washington
leave little hope for the success of the
papal negotiations. They still continue
in the United States it is said here, but
the great difficulty lies in the fact that
the president has intimated to the Irish
prelates and the apostolic delegate that
he cannot permit interference from the
vatican unless it promptly persuades
Spain to accede to the terms which no
Spanish government could hope to in
duce the nation and the army to accept
if the independence of Cuba and the
withdrawal of Spanish troops be in
sisted upon.
The most unfortunate feature of the
affairs at home of prolonging the i'm
preston that the wishes of the pope,
the court, the government and the pub
liz
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TO THE REFORMATORY.
Another Fifteen Year Old Eastern
Wait in Charge of the State.

Bessie Mowbray, girl Is years old
who had lived with Mrs. George H.
Whitcomb, in Potwin for several years
has been sent to the Beloit reforma-
tory.
The girl is waif from Boston and
Mrs. Whitcomb undertook to care for
her Once or twice she found a home
for the girl but she would never stay
at any place.
The end came Monday evening. The
girl had been working about the
house. In the evening she was missed
and about 9 o'clock in the evening she
appeared at the home of Police Matron
Thorpe and asked to be allowed to stay
all night. Mrs. Thorpe kept her all
night and the next morning tried to in
duce her to return to the home of Mrs.
Whitcombe. She refused to go and COM
planned that she worked too hard.
Mrs Thorpe then suggested that she
should go to the reformatory and the
girl at once consented. She was ac-
cordingly taken to the probate court
and there committed to the reforma-
tory.
Bessie Mowbray will be taken to the
reformatory today. She has no rela-
tives so far as she knows in Topeka.
She is unmanageable only on account
of her restless disposition and her dis
like for labor.
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CONVICTED BY SCIENCE.
Chemical Test Applied to Money
Stolen From a Safe.

Des Moines, Iowa, April PROF.
Floyd Davis, the chemist, has returned
from Missouri, where he has been maxi
ing an examination of money found on
the person of Charles Martin, accused
of blowing open the safe of the Farm
ers' bank at Sheridan. The inveStiga-
ton is for the local Bankers Casualty
company 1t was wished to ascertain
whether the money came from the safe
which was blown open by nitro glycer-
inc Prof. Davis says the money bears
every evidence of having come in con-
tact with gases liberated by explosion.
No marks are visible to the naked eye
The alleged robbers clothing will be
subjected to the same test The ex-
animation has never been tried before
but is being used with a view to pros
ecuting all future cases of a similar ma
ture by the expert testimony of chem
lists After the announcement of the
result of the investigation, Martin Of
fered to enter plea of guilty provid-
ing the prosecution would agree to ask
that only the minimum penalty, two
years imprisonment be imposed
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OFFER OFlO MILLION LOAN
New York Life Insurance Company
Ready to Advance Money to
the Government.

New York, April THE New York
Life Insurance company has expressed
to President Mckinley it's willingness to
loan the government $4,000, 900 on any
terms which the government shall deem
just. This action was taken at a meet
ing of the finance committee of the
company, at which all of the members
were present with the exception of two,
who were kept away by illness.
The resolution authorizing the $10,-
900, 900 loan was offered by John Claf1in
and was carried unanimously. The tel
egram sent by the company to the pres
ident was answered by Secretary of the
Treasury Gage, who said:
Telegram received proffering loan
ten millions for immediate use of gov
eminent in event of war. Accept thanks
for your patriotic Offer
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DREW THE COLOR LINE.
Six White Men Working on a Topeka
Building Strike When a Negro
i1

There was a small strike last evening
among the men engaged in excavating
the cellar for the w. A. L. THOMPSON
block on Jackson street.
The trouble was caused by the con-
tractor, G.. G. Boardman putting a col
ored man to work Six white men quit
work and their places were filed at
once by men who were waiting.
The duties of the men employed on
the work was to fill the wagons. When
Mr.. Boardman announced that he had
employed a colored man the men pro-
tested but the colored man was put to
work and six men threw down their
shovels. The contractor said today
that the colored man would continue on
the work no matter what happened
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SPAIN GROWS FIRMER.
Cabinet Decides to Make No
Further Concessions.

Madrid, April 7.-2:30 p. NIT is as
serted here that the communication
from Rome which the papal nuncio and
the minister of foreign affairs placed
before the cabinet after the regular
meeting had adjourned last night,
asked what concessions would be made.
The cabinet, it is further stated decided
to reply that the government, simply
reaffirmed it's former decisions, already
known to President Mckinley"
There is no truth in the rumor cur
rent last night in Madrid that the
United States government had present.
ed an u1timatum to the government of
Spain demanding that the latter modi-
fly within six hours, the note presented
after the last conference.
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He was elected mayor of Topeka in
1887. and served two wears.

He was elected mayor of Topeka in
1887, and served two years.
In 1852 he was married near LOgans-
port, Ind, to Miss Mary Mcdowell Two
children were born to them, Mrs. P. H.
Adams, who died in Topeka in 1891, and
Mrs. Sterne, wife of United States Mar
shall w. E. Sterne, of this city. Mrs.
Metsker died in 1882.
Judge MetSker moved to Sedalia, No.
IN 1890, where he had large property in
terests. That has been his residence
since. He came to visit his daughter a
month ago and was taken i'll while
here. He was a man of considerable
wealth. owning large amount of prop
erty in Topeka and Sedalia. He was
manager of the. Sedalia street railway
and interested largely in a paving COM
pany there. He was a member of the
Masonic order and the Odd Fellows.
The funeral services over the remains
will be held at the residence of w. E.
Sterne Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. L. Blakesley will Officiate. A del
egation of Sedalia citizens and friends
will arrive in Topeka Friday noon to
attend the services. The services will
be simple and without show, following
the wishes of the deceased and the fam
lily Interment will be made in Topeka
cemetery beside the grave of Mrs. Nets
ker and her daughter.
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DEATH OLE JUDGE METsKER
He Passes Away at the Home of w.
e. Sterne.

Judge D. c. Metsker, ex-mayor of To-
peka- died yesterday afternoon at 5:20
O'Clock at the residence of his daughter
Mrs. w. E. Sterne at Ninth and Kansas
avenue He had been i'll for four
weeks Last Friday he suffered a par
alytic stroke from which he rallied on
Sunday and seemed much better Hopes
were then entertained for his recovery.
Yesterday a change occurred and all
hope was given up. Judge Metsker died
peacefully, his life seeming to fade rap
idly away. He did not suffer pain.
Two years ago Judge Metsker suffered
a slight stroke of paralysis which
physicians recognized as a forerunner
of a more serious one.
The deceased was a prominent man in
Topeka. He was born in Baughman
township. Wayne county, Ohio, on May
rs, 1881. When he was nine years of
age his parents moved to Cass county,
Indiana. In 1853 he went to Kokomo,
Ind, and soon afterward began the
study of law, being admitted to the bar
in 1856. While in Indiana he was clerk
of the circuit court
Judge Metsker came to Topeka in
1868 and began the practice of law. He
was elected probate judge of Shawnee
county in 1872 and held office four
years. Following this he was elected
state senator in 1876 and again in 1890.
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"PLUTOCRAT''
John Breidenthal Says Few People
Use the Word Right.

Bank Commissioner John Breidenthal is
opposed to the use of the word pluto
crat.' He says that the majority of peo-
pie who use it Unfortunately do not
know, its real definition. The fact that a
Republican paper in running his state
ment that the wealth of Kansas was in
the Populist party headed the article
Pops Are Plutocrats'' is responsible for
his Expression on the term.
ITO be plutocrat, said Mr.. Breiden-
thai today, "a man must be able TO use
dividually man cannot his wealth
in this way, and must first associate him
self with others and form company or
combine before he can either Cypress or
influence. The way the word is used in
reference to individuals illustrates how
many people are ignorant of it's meaning.
Why, when 1 was in politics some news
Graf
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DOOM OF SPAIN
Is Sounded in the Philippine
Islands.
Rebellion Breaks Out More ViO-
lently Than Before.
VICTORIOUS REBELS
Overrun LuzOn Capturing Gov
eminent Ammunition.
Merchants Closing Up and Pre-
pairing to Leave.

Vancouver. B. c., April War is
ranging in the island of Luzon, and is
rapidly assuming as serious proportions
as the rebellion of 1S96-97. Attacks were
made upon the Spanish quarters at Su-
big and Apilit, the rebels capturing and
carrying off large quantities of ammu-
milton.
All the the northern provinces are af-
fected- The natives refuse the taxes
Many of the rich natives and half
castles are closing their business places
and are preparing to leave the islands,
The provinces of Zambales, Tariac and
Pangasinana are in open revolt
News has just reached Manila that
the telegraph lines connecting the cable
with Manila, were destroyed by the
rebels March z, near Bolinao.
Vancouver, B. c., April From the
latest Hong Kong papers brought from
the Empress of Japan, it is learned
there have been very exciting times re-
Gently in the Philippines Spanish
troops being surprised and massacred.
The Bolina staff of the Eastern Extern
sion Telegraph company were practic-
ally beseiged for five days on account
of Spanish soldiers taking refuge there.
From Spanish gunboat a detachment
OF marines were landed and the sta
ton was opened after heavy firing be-
tween the station and the rebel camps.
Two days afterwards the British cruis-
er Edgar arrived, About the same
time Gen. Monet and 1000 men arrived
overland. Gen. Monet said ne had five
engagements between Bolina and Lin
gayen- The insurgents, he said, Suf-
fered heavy losses and the Spanish loss
es were one lieutenant and one soldier.
The garrison and priests of neighboring
villages had been killed, only six sold
iers managing to escape.
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Dr. Embree in Rrsiness

DR.. A. S. Embree and Ralph Moore have
rented the building formerly occupied by
the Kellam Book and Stationery COM
pany and will start new book store to
be known the Moore Book and Sta
tionery company. DR.. Embree is silent
partner and viii not take an active part
in the business He will continue to de-
vote all his time to church work Mr.
Moore has been employed by the Kellam
company for several years. The new
firm will occupy but half the room, the
Eden Millinery store using the other part
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FOUR BREAK JAIL.
Marysvil1e Prisoners Kill Jailer Bat
terson Last Night and Escape.

Marysville, April 7.-Homer Lane, in
for six months sentence for larceny
and Ed Royal, Tom Taylor and J. s.
Dalton, awaiting trial for burglary at
Blue Rapids and Vermillion broke Jail
last night. They made a dummy hinge
to the cell door and got into the cor
ridor where they attacked c. B. Batter
son, city marshal and deputy sheriff
who was guarding the Jail. with a bar
taken from the bed Patterson was
given a fractured skull and will die
Blood hounds from Beatrice are on the
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removed from this place to Lansing sew
eral years ago. John Seaton says that.
in case the deal is made, the company
can have the old furniture factory on the
east side of Third street for $500. The
property was bought in by Captain Sea-
ton at forced sale several months ago at
$500, although it is worth five or six times
that amount. The 65-horSe power engine
in the building is worth more than 5000.
To help along a very useful enterprise, he
offers to sell the building at what he paid
for it, The collar factory will employ at
least forty men.
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Tomorrow's Weather.

Weather Observer T. B. Jennings
says that he has been receiving re-
quests from a large number of ladies
about the weather for Easter. He
won't give out definite information
about it, but he says he will try to
please the ladies' The minimum tenn
perature for last night was "a degrees.
Mr. Jennings says that the weather to-
night and Friday will be fair with
warmer air.