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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
THE TROY FIRE.
Extent of Loss Smaller Than
First Reported.

Troy, Kan, Nov. 15.-This city was
visited last night by one of the most
destructive fires ever had in northeast
ern Kansas. About 3:15 a. m. fire was
discovered in J. w. NIcCIellon's hard
ware store on the north side of the pub
lie square and was under heavy head
way before help could arrive TO put 1t
out. A can of powder exploded, send
ing fire all over the whole building and
it was soon a mass of flames.
Leland'S Opera House, one of the I'm
est in Kansas, was adjoining it and it
was soon afire and beyond control The
pOstOffice, and the DOniphan County
State Bank were on the ground floor of
the opera house and were soon con-
Sumed
The fire jumped from the opera house
to the Highly hotel, a three-stOry frame
building. and it was impossible to do
any thing with it, The next buildings
consumed were G. Jenkinson's grocery
store and H. B. GIen's music store.
JenkinsOn saved nearly everything, but
the others were a total loss. Help was
asked for from st. Joe, but arrived toe
late to assist much in putting out the
fire.
Loss on opera building and fixtures
about SIS ,000 partly insured; J. w. Nc
CIellan's hardware, SIS, 900, fully insured;
Law offices and club rooms, above Nc
Clellan's hardware store, about 81, 600
no insurance; hotel and furniture, $10,-
OOO insured. JenkinsOn grocery, loss by
breakage and water, 1000, insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Nov. 15-WHEAT opened easy
today 3s61@c under yesterdays close, the
weakness of Liverpool being the principal
factor. December opened at 667sd67c and
Yesterdays buyers sold and the price
eaSed off a shade recovering on buying
against puts. On this huctuatiOn Decem-
Der ranged from 66Ad667sc to 6.1sc and
receipts Wv We're gRt. 6S1 cars against rs
last week and 1,039 a year ago. RcceiptS
here were SO cars, IA of contract grade
Liverpool at the opening was &c higher
in response to the rally here Yesterday.
but turned weak for lack of support
Near the close. after huctuat1ng narrow
ly on a Scalping business, the price adj
Vanced on buying to cover shorts. Deem
Der from $3.50 to 67$sd671ac and May from
70szc to 711sG7Ac. December closed 1sc
under yesterday at 6714c having eased off
on profit taking. May closed 1sQ14c lower
CORN opened relatively firm end
shade lower December at 311sc. May at
323sd321Rc. The trade was light The
market held steady at about initial prices
on some covering by shorts. The buying
was partly due to light country offerings
and to cover some of McLain Bros, 4
Co May contracts. Receipts here were
216 cars.
OATS were firm with corn unchanged
to shade lower December at PHO and
May at 2334 d235sc. The market held It
about those figures on light trade. Re
ceipts here were JOB cars
PROVISIONS were weak with wheat.
lower hog prices and the poor shipping
demand. opening unchanged to q shade
lower January pork at 50 Az; January
The market was dull and these prices
held for some time.
FLAX-Cash northwest s.. 80: southwest
s. 80: December 81 %; May 81 .2S94.
RY E-December 5015c: May SIC
BARLEY-Cash 34d44c.
TIMOTHY 81. AS; March s.. SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
HOW KENTUCKY STANDS.
Nothing Will Be Settled Before De-
ram her d

Gem Der 4
louisville Ky Nov. 15-The progress
of the contests in various counties OF the
state is the point about which interest
in the fight for the governorship is cen
tered. The determination of these dis
DuteS may swing IN either direction the
res11Ir Of the face of the returns as they
viii be made to the state board of cleo
ton commissioners These contests in
vOlve over 1000 votes in seven counties
Christian county % votes, TaylQr's plur-
ality in one precinct. at Hopknsville,
which was thrown out by the county cleo
ton officers.
Johnson county where the SIS plurality
for Taylor is being disputed by the Demo
Gratis on the ground OF alleged lrregu-
Knox county. 1885 plurality for Taylor
in contest. Under a mandatory ordeN OF
Judge Brown at BarbOurville. these re-
turns have been certified by the county
election officers, but the contest undoubt-
eddy viii be renewed before the state
Mercer county. 2S6 plurality for Taylor
The Democratic chairman of the election
hoard has filed notice OF contest in three
large Republican precincts, alleging var
should be thrown out CoebeI viii have a
safe plurality in the county The county
contest will come before the state board.
Nelson county. 1-19S votes are being con-
that they were certified for w. P Taylor
instead of ". S. Taylor.
The republicans MED SUIT at BareSLoWn
against the county election commissioners
and election officers in the thirteen pre-
cinctS involved and are seeking TO obtain a
mandatory injunction to compel the cleo
ton OFFICERS to certify these 1.l9S votes
for W. s Taylor The matter will also
come before the state board
In Pulaski county 300 votes are con
tested. TaylOr's plurality was 1.54G. in
GLIDING the 300 which came from ffve pre-
cinets where contests have been institut-
In Harrison coanty 185 votes are IN con-
test
The state board of election commits
siOners will meet at Frankfort December
4, Before it the points involved, in these
disputed ballots will be argued by the
leading counsel Tor the state
The official count in Jefferson county is
progressing satisfactorily with little
change in the unofficial figures. Five
wards have been completed
Ihirty-fiVe cases OF alleged violations
of election law came up before Judge
TOWney today. Each of the prisoners
was bound ever in the sum of $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
Contract For Its Construction
to Be Let Dec. IL.
City Clerk Instructed to AdVer-
tise For Bids.
BE AWARDED ENTIRE.
Fire Bell Will Be Dispensed
With on New Building.
Building Will Be Furnished
With Gas Pipes.

The city council is at last ready to
receive bids from contractors for the
erection of the new city building. The
consideration of the plans and speclh-
cations was completed last night, and
the city clerk was instructed to adVer-
tise for bids.
. Contractors will be given until
o'clock on the afternoon of December
II in which to file their bids with the
city clerk Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check for $500
as an evidence Of good faith and to in
sure that the bidder will enter into a
contract.
The contract for the erection of the
building will be let to one man. There
was a disposition on the part of some
of the councilmen to keep plumbing and
steam fitting contracts, and also the
contracts for furnishing the big steel
trusses which will form the support for
the room, separate from the rest of the
contract. but after considerable dis
cussiOn it was decided to let the con-
tract for the entire building.
This viii not include the elevator, the
gas fixtures or the boiler for heating
purposes. If the council decides to have
the building heated by the Edison COM
pany no boiler Will be purchased. II
was voted last night to have the build
ing furnished with gas pipes, but as it
viii be easier to decide how many
shall be placed after the framework is
up the specifications for the gas fix
lures viii not be drawn for awhile.
There will be no fire bell on the new
building. COuncilmen Blossom wanted
a belfrey erected and the present bell
placed over the city hall part of the
building. Several cOuncilmen objected
because a fire bell near an auditorium
is a nuisance. Besides fire bells are not
used in cities employing a paid fire de-
partment, but are used in towns to call
citizens together to put out a fire.
Councilman Blossom argued that the
bell warned people to get out of the
way of the fire department, and it also
allows people to locate the fire.
This brought out the question as to
whether the city owns the old fire bell
or whether it was sold with the old city
building. Colonel Burgess said he hop
ed it was sold. Some of the other
cOuncilmen also expressed the hopes
that it was off the city's hands, but
they did not see what the Knights and
Ladies OF Security would want of it.
Mr.. Blossoms motion to put fire bell
on the new building was voted down,
receiving only one affirmative vote.
The successful bidder will be cOmpell-
| ed give bonds signed by some good
I surety company for the faithful per-
! Torrance of his contract and also to
/ protect the city from liens on the build
/ ing when it is completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
THE MILLS DRY GOODS co.


to this city on Saturday last, was ar
rested at the Hotel St. Marc on Fifth
avenue. where he had registered as &C.
w Caldwell, Philadelphia He had
been sending invitations to himself by
telephone and telegraph to occupy a
box at the horse show and to dine at
various prominent clubs.
Chief of Detectives AIcCIusKey- says
Whitman is wanted in Chicago and pO-
lice records in this city show that he
has swindled several hotels in this city,
Chicago, Boston and Atlantic City
Thompson is also accused of being a
hotel swindleT. Edmund's picture is
in the rOgue's gallery and he has served
terms in both Elmira refOrLhatOry and
Sing Sing.
Charles E. Stewart served a term of
five years in Sing Sing for forgery about
1873. and later eighteen months for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenSeS.
natl and served four years for it in
the Columbus penitentiary. He served
a term in Rochester for robbery and
last OF all three years and three months
in Sing Sing. for the theft of thOus
ands of dollars worth of bonds and 9TH
er paper from the Waldorf stOria, the
property of John c. Calhoun.
AlOnzO J. Whitman has been arrested
a score of times. He has travelled the
world over. He inherited 5000 600 from
his father in 1888, after leaving college.
He led his class in the Columbia law
school and after getting his diploma
and before admitted to the bar he went
to Duluth. He made a great deal of
money there during the boom times He
was elected mayor of that city, and
served in both houses of the Minnesota
legislature. He drafted the Whitman
election law, under which the state vOt-
ed for years He was chairman of the
Democratic state committee and was a
delegate to the Democratic national
convention. When he was defeated for
congress he begun to lose money and
his downfall was very fast. He lost
his fortune on the Chicago board of
, trade within a year. He then turned to
the race track. He made money as a
bookmaker, met a bad streak of luck,
WEIGHED and was ruled off the track for
passing bad checks. He was sentenced
TO serve nine months for forgery in
San Francisco in 1895, appealed, got a
reversal and was released. Subsequent
~ he was arrested for swindling the
| Columbia bank of this city out of $3.50.
He got out of it and has successfully
evaded prison walls ever since then,
though arrested several times on var
iOuS charges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
THE YAOUI WAR
Is Still Progressing With Victory
Pearching on the Mexican
Banner.

Nogales. Ariz., Nov. 15.-An official
report from HermOsiIO, Mex, reports a
renewal of hOstilities with the Yaquis
and the taking of the town of Vicam by
the MeXicans. The report saws the reb-
els have been seriously in need of pro-
visions and munitions and the fOraging
parties have been unsuccessful except
in case of a bunch of steers, taken on
the river Mayo
Two Americans named Nettleton and
BOstwick We're attacked by Indians
near OntOgate. NettIetOn was cap
tured and hanged. The fate of Bost-
wick and about a dozen other persons
in that vicinity is unknown. The Mexi-
can troops are making vigorous cam
paign. They have taken Vicam and
We're successful in a fight at La Angos-
tura IN which three MeXiCanS were
killed and nine wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
OTIS FILES REPORT.
Covering the Time of His Service In
the PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Copies of the
annual report of General Otis have been
received at the war department, but
the report will not be made public until
it has received the consideration of the
president and secretary of war. Cen
eral Otis divides the report into periods,
one covering the time from his aSSump-
ton of command in the Philippines I'M
til February 4, 1899, when he says the
rebelliOuS subjects of Spain, attacked
were rightfully and legally in posses
sion of the city, bay and harbor of Ma
Mia. The second period treats of the
operations from the time of the Filipino
attack upon the United States, up to
the close of active operations on ac-
count of the rainy season.
General Otis says that in order to
give clear and comprehensive state
ment of the situation in both periods
he makes his report in narrative FORM
tions existing under the protocol until
the attack and then follows with a.
story of the operations Of the army
since that time. General Otis makes
his narrative complete argument in
favor of the careful management of
American affairs so as to avoid rup-
ture with the Filipinos and juStifies the
action of the Americans in all steps
following the outbreak. Much of what
he says has already been published in
the Geographic reports, sent to the de-
partment and in official reports re-
ceived from officers who participated in
the enga gementS. Accompanying the
report are the reports of staff officers,
giving the details of the different
branches of the army in the Philippines,
the operations in the fields, the depart
ure of the state volunteers and the ar
rival of the troops to take their places
and other information of a technical
character relating to a great army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
GANG OF SWINDLERS.
Rounded Up by the Police of
Greater New York.

New York, Nov. 15.-There is at po-
lice headquarters here a quartette of
prisoners in whom the police of almost
every large American city and many
of the leading business houses, banks
and trust companies have a deep in
terest They were rounded up after be-
ing watched for several months, and
We're formally held by a police magis-
trate on the nominal charge of being
suspicious persons. The police of New
York say that most of them have been
convicted here and elsewhere of swind-
ling that has netted them many thOus-
ands of dollars. The prisoners are:
AlonzO J. Whitman, 80 years old, of
Danville, n. Y, the alleged head Of the
gang.
Frank Edmunds. 40 years of age, a
clerk, of New York
John Thompson. alias William Hart
ley, alias P. LawtOn. alias Dr. George
w Johnson, 81 years of age, clerk,
residence unknown.
Robert J. Knox, AZ years of age, law
Yer, of New York
There is under arrest at Pittsburg n
fifth member of the gang, Charles D.
Stewart, alias Charles Ward, about 90
or 20 years of age. He was arrested
there yesterday.
According to the statement given out
by Captain McClusky, chief of detec-
t1VeS, members of this gang, have re-
Gently obtained several thousand dol
lars through manipulation of bogus
drafts and other evidences of credit.
Several months ago, a man claiming
to be w l. Howe, cashier of the Ma
tiOnal Bank of Lawrence. n. Y, or
dered ten thousand drafts of a certain
design from a firm of photographers in
this city and paid for them in cash
They were sent to him care of Mrs.
Whitman, Evansville. N "
A few days later, a North river ferry
boat deck hand found one of the books
of drafts in the river, and the book was
sent to a detective bureau. Soon re-
ports Of bogus drafts began to pour in
from all over the country they were all
made on these firms and drawn on the
National Bank of Lawrence n. Y In
VesugatiOn by the police traced them
back to Whitman, who lived with his
mother in Evansville, N. Y. There it is
alleged he formulated the plans, and
his tools all over the country carried
them out.
Their general plan was to enter into
times for the purchase of real estate
and depOsiting bogus drafts for large
amounts with banks or with the bust
ness men with whom they sought tC
deal to draw upon the alleged credits
before bogus nature of the drafts could
be aScertained.
The scheme was worked in this city
IN Brooklyn, in WOOnSOcket, R. L, and
Pittsburg. Among the bogus drafts was
one drawn upon the Lawrence Natfona
bank, Lawrence. Kan.
Whitman who came from Evansville
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15

few really grave factors are to be found
in the money market situation. Recent
ducts are declared to be misleading by
authorities outside of Wall Street.
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis 469,
last year 531; Duluth 221. last year SOC.
New York: While stocks opening some
what irregular. greatest strength was in
Southern Pacific and stocks for / Ondon
account Indicating that little credence
placed in Paris reports regarding fail Of
Estimated cars at Chicago tomorrow:
Wheat 50; corn 2l5; oats 105. hogs %. 600.
Total clearances wheat and flour 100000;
corn 7G2. 600.
over December. Millers moderate buyers.
New York: London houses fair buyers
OF southern Pacific. HOuSeman bought
5000 Van Antwerp bought 1000. Selling
comes from insiders.
New York: There has been no increase
in commission house buying.
New York: Chicago, Burlington and
dend~
Liverpool close: Wheat sd lower; corn
I'd lower than yesterday.
The buying of Atchison is of the best
and said to come from insiders. Both
common and preferred strong and very
little stock for sale on the way up.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 80. last
year 122; corn 25, last year %; oats 10. last
Wheat. is rather stronger than expected.
rather than from any outside source.
Foreigners sold in small way.
New Y 1rk; Notice is given that 81 1870 900
OF the general trust mortgage five million
registered bonds of the Northern Pacific
nave been drawn by lot for redemption
by the sinking fund being the remainder
of entire issue. They will be paid at 10
and accrued interest to whatever date
they are presented interest viii cease
January first. The bonds should be as
signed to the Central Trust Co., of New
York, trustee for redemption.
St. Louis close: Wheat. December G97zc:
May 73c asked. Corn. December 3Ol<c: May
305sc. Oats, December 2315c. May 2431c bid.
Estimated Atchison earnings for Octo-
Der will be in the neighbOrhOod of S650O00.
New York: Sell all the local transac-
lions stocks for a good turn.
They won't put the wheat today There
has been other buying than against puts.
Harris bought May wheat, traders sold.
Toledo, Ohio: Some country holders Of
wheat are preparing to have it shipped.
Country miiIers paving more than Toledo
can.
Primary receipts $1,000, last year COG. o.
600, shipments 346.000 last year 1.034000
Corn receipts 542 900. last year Ga, 900; ship
ments $4,000, last year $50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15
THE CASE OF PETERSON.
Got His Money and Then Abused the
Treasurer.

In connection with the Peterson case
it should be stated that Peterson pre-
troops during the reception. He was
prepared for a large number but only
a few called for meals Treasurer
Greenwald naturally opposed the pay
ment of the full BILL but advocated
payment of 500. This was authorized
and was regarded by the committee as
an exceedingly liberal allowance. Peter
son called on Mr.. Greenwald for his
check and received it promptly. He
then turned upon the latter and abused
him shamefully. This was resented and
he was elected from the store. Peter
son caused an arrest for assault Mr..
GreenwaId stood ready for trial, but
the prosecuting witness failed to ap-
pear and the case was dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15

A divorce case has been filed in the
court of appeals-an unusual proceed
ing. Divorces sometimes get into the
supreme court when there is consider
able property involved, but they are
seldom recorded on the doclIets of the
appellate courts Mrs Louisa Kennedy
brought a suit in the LeavenwOrth
county district court for a divorce from
John J. Kenney, and she secured an
order for temporary alimOny during the
time the suit is pending. Mr.. Kennedy
refuses to pay the alimony and in that
way the case is brought to the court Of
appeals. Mr.. Kennedy claims that Mrs
Kennedy is in reality Mrs. John Pick
ersgin It is alleged that Mrs. Ken
nedy, or Mrs. PickersgiH, whoever she
may happen to be. applied for a di-
vorce from her first husband. but hear
ing he was dead, she married Mr.. Ken
ney about a month after she applied
for the divorce and the decree was
never granted. Now Mr.. Kenney claims
that he was deceived. that Mrs. Kenny
is not his wife because her first hus-
band IS not dead, and that she has no
claim upon him.
Ralston Yeast is the best. Try it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15

Chicago. Nov. 15.-CATTLERe Receipts
a 600; good to choice steers steady to
strong, others slow; COW market about
steady. Gamers firm; stockers and feed
ers steady, active. BeeVeS 81 .25II6. so; cows
50 25d4- IS; heifers 50 50Gt5. %; Gamers 81 s.
as .05: stOckers and feeders s.. 00lT4. 20:
Texas grass steers s.. GOA Is: Texas fed
beeves s.. 50ff5. 50; westerns s. O0d5-2 %
HOCfS-ReceiptS today IS. 600; tomorrow,
80 OOO left over 6.157 Market slow and
weak to sc lower Mixed and butchers
50 .90lI4. Is: good to choice heavy 50. $50
4.121b; rough heavy 50. 75Q3. 80; light 50 s.
d4.05 bulk of sales So. 95fI4.O5.
SHEEP-ReceiPts 1900. Sheep slow,
lambs steady.
Oficial receipts and shipments for yes
terday-
CATTLE receipts 6.460: shipments $50.
HOGS receipts IS, 004. shipments 5,3l4-
SHEEP receipts HIS; shipments 2, AS.
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5000 HORSES.
To Be Shipped East over the North.
ern Pacific.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 15.-The North
ern Pacific has completed arrange
ments for the transportation of over
5000 horses from central Washington
points to st. Paul and eastern points.
The first train load will arrive in this
city within a day or two. The trans
pOrtation of 5000 horses will require
$50 cars each containing twenty five
horses.
The horses are a small fraction of
the range animals in the west which
are a drug on the western market. It
is the intention of the movers in the
enterprise TO break the cOnsignments
into smaller lots and scatter them
throughout the eastern states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-15

ufnlSheo Dy = - S5O1i3BS' ~OA4!IiI ~
Merchant. 112 East Fifth st, Topeka.
kan. receiver and shipper of grain.
Liverpool: Wheat sd lower; corn I'D
London: Wheat cargoes dull, options I'D
Paris: Wheat y lower, steady; flour
5 to 10 centimes lower.
Cars at Chicago: Wheat 50, graded 1;
corn 213, graded 20; oats 103, graded 2.
City, hogs 5000; Omaha, hogs $500.
London: Markets active in some cases
show good advances. Sentiment regarding
TranSVaal look more reaSsuring and good
Southern Pacific is the feature, Is ad-
vance, Atchison and New York Central
and Readings strong.
Wheat opened lower Influenced by IN
covered yesterday. Logan. jackson Bros.
Lamson and traders sold St Louis bought
Corn duh but relatively firm. Trade fea-
Duluth close: Wheat, December 651se;
May 691sC bid.
Minneapolis close: Wheat, December 63ss
06312c; May 6T5sc-
Good next week: Puts. May wheat &c
calls I3c- Puts May corn 3ls4c; calls &c
Puts December wheat 667s I67c; calls Gs1s
U6f3sc- Puts May wheat 403sNI4lct calls
ll1zut19sc. puts May corn 3212ci calls US
New York: New York Times says: Wall
Street is in a waiting mood, nervousness
seems to have disappeared. Little snow
OF liquidation in evidence General Sentl-
market rates did not approach recent
stringency figures. The mere fact that
the government can act and is ready in
an emergency goes almost as Tar from the
there were action. With scare crows elm
mated, unWarranted bugabaoS suppressed