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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
Grain Letter

Chicago, Dec. 4.-WHEAT started the
week with a little better tone The ca
bles were the early incentive as they DID
not reflect our Saturday weakness.
Worlds shipments were light and there
was good decrease on passage shippers
reported a better inquiry for wheat and
some was worked all rail to the seabOard.
New York reported about 26 loads for ex-
port. The surprise of the day was the
small decrease in the visible where an in
crease of a million and half was expected.
This discrepancy is explained by the
heavy shipments from Duluth going to
Canadian lake ports for export where
they drop out of the visible supply. The
but has shown better tone than for
some time past The holidays VIII as
usual tend to dullness but we think is
near bottom.
CORN has been weak. Further pressure
the December has been the feature
Demand has dropped off and the ap-
proa ching close of liquidation makes longs
anxious to get into May. Receipts do not
promise to increase materially Good IN
terests have added to their holdings of
to be excellent buying for Investment
Corn may work a little lower but pur-
chases at this range will not at any time
show much loss in our opinion.
OATS were firm, the cash demand has
been better than for corn, 24OOOO bushels
worked by one concern There was the
same demand for May at 23Ac that exist
ed last week and It was not supplied
The local stocks increased $4,000, the v1S1-
BILE increase 1874, ,0O0
PROVISIONS have been firm. There
has been some Cudahy buying of ribs and
lard and an increase in outside trade
Hogs were cents higher. English pack
ers have been moderate sellers. small
somewhat. We favor purchases.
J. f. HARRIS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
HIT WITH A BOTTLE.
o. L. Mcintosh Dangerously In
jured by Drunken Negro.

o. L. Mcintosh, who is employed on
the city street force, was dangerously
injured Saturday evening by being
struck with beer bottle in the hands
Of a colOred man.
Mcintosh lives at SCI Kansas avenue.
About 9 o'clock two white men and a
cOlored man followed two girls, that
live in the same building. up the street
and made insulting remarks to them.
The girls ran up the stairway. The
young men went into the stairway to
drink some beer and created dis
turbance. Mcintosh went down the
stair and ordered them to leave They
would not go and he blew a police
whistle. While he was blowing the
whistle the cOlOred man struck McIn-
tOsh with the beer bottle. The three
young ruen ran back through the build
ing and down the alley. McIntOsh'S
head was severely cut on the left side
and his skull sustained a slight fra cture
near the base of the brain. The wound
is dangerous.
Today the police arrested Jake HOff-
master and Frank Cook, the two white
men who We're with the cOlOred man.
The cOlOred man has not been found
Complaints are repeatedly made to the
police about young men of questionable
character that loaf around the transfer
station, in staiTWays and on street
corners and make insulting remarks to
and about girls and ladies Who pass
What has become of the anti-Ioafing
ordinance that was passed?
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
RAILROADS WIN
In a Legal Contest With Inter
state Commerce Commission.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-The action of the
interstate commerce commission in en-
joining the railroads running into the
union stock yards of Chicago form
making a terminal charge of 81 per car
load on livestock was declared unlaw-
ful by Judge Kohlsaat of the federal
court today. Judge KOhlsaat ruling
that the charge was reasonable. The
prayer of the interstate commerce
commission that the court enforce the
order reducing the rate from 81 to ST.
was denied for want of equity. Judge
KOhlsaat in his decision, gives a his
tory of the changes which have been
effected in the rates for transportation
on the tracks owned by the Union
Stocks Yards company and in declaring
the charges from the terminals to the
stock yards reasonable. he finds that
the defendants only imposed this extra
fee to cover the charges imposed by
the Stock Yards company for use of
their tracks. The court was not asked
to pass upon the legality of the 'Chi-
cakO rate 'or charge for transporta-
tion up to the terminals of the com
pany's tracks. The decision is a decided
victory for the nine railroads running
into the Union Stock Yards.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
HOUSE IN EVIDENCE.
It Is introduced in the Stumbaugh
win Contest.

1t was expected that Probate Judge
Oolman would render a decision in the
StumbaUgh viii case today, but the
decision was deferred because the pro
ponents, who are trying to get the doe
ument prObated as Mrs. Stumbaugh's s
Will, wish to introduce further testi-
mOny.
The further testimony will be to take
the entire probate court, consisting of
Judge Dolman, to ROssville, to intro
duce the house in which the will was
signed as Exhibit A.
The entire case hinges on the ques-
ton as to whether or not the witness to
the document signed it in the presence
OF Mrs. StumbauSh. The courts have
decided that wills must be so attested
or they are not wills.
1t is claimed by the attorneys for
Mr. Stumbaugh that some of the wit
nesses to the will, in order to get a
good place to write, took the document
into another room from the one in
which Mrs. Stumbaugh was lying to
sign it. The other side acknowled ees
this, but it is claimed by them that
there were large doors between the
room, making them virtually one room.
and that Mrs. Stumbaugh could see the
witness signing the will from where she
lay.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

B. Rockwell to ]. H. Hunt, s35, tract
on Buchanan street.
Financial association to E. F. Ware,
S675, lot 211 West street, Horne's addi-
ton.
Hamilton Mayo and wife to William
Mayo, 81, lots 45 and AZ, WillistOn
street, addition B, College hill.
The Financial association to A. H.
Bates, $50, lot 4S6 and south half "a
Lane street.
P. H. Adams, ct al, to Susan J. HoI-
brook, $500, sheriff's deed. west half
southwest quarter 22-11-15.
Thaddeus I. Myers and wife to Will
lam bond, s., ,420.9S, northeast quarter
of section s, township 10, range 13
George WheadOn and wife to T. B.
Adell, 81, 500, west half of the southeast
quarter of section 49, township 10,
range 16.
John NJ. Bryan and wife to T. B.
Adell, 81, same.
Mary NJ. Miles and husband to James
Robertson, $780, undivided One-tenth of
southwest quarter of section %, town
ship 10, range Il.
c. a. Van Wolf and wife to James
NJ. Oldham, $3.50, tract in northwest
quarter of section Is, township 12
range 16
William Bassett to J. H Hunt, trus-
tee, 81, lot 1875 Western avenue.
J. II. Hunt, trustee, to Rosetta Belts,
$1,000, same.
Jas. G. Bacon and wife to Mary E
Scott, SO, part northwest quarter sec
ton "a. township Is, range is.
W. T. Stedman to N W. McLafn
S3,250, lots 443 and AS and north half
AL Jackson street, HuntoOn's addition
Saml FrOdsham and wife to Arthur
c. Shaffer, $500. lot PSI Sixth avenue,
east, Schmitt's addition.
Shawnee county to NJ. L. Freeman
lots and Highland avenue, south
west subdivision.
Shawnee county to same. lots 10 and
u, Highland avenue, southwest subdi-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
FELL INA CASK OF RUM.
TFrom the New York sun.1

TF7rom the New York SUM-
All the tramps in the village of Mill
stone, six miles from New Brunswick,
n. J., followed George Moran about and
looked at him with bulging, enviOus
eyes because he fell into a 4,500-gallOn
cask of raw rum in the Somerset Dis
tillery and swan about in it until he
became so drunk that he yelled for
some one to come and take him out.
What the tramps could not under
stand was that he called for help in
stead of accepting the situation.
Moran is a, big-bOnel, strapping citi-
zen. who on several occasions has
broken into the distillery. He climbed
in through a window this time and
found all the alcohol he needed.
There were many casks in the ware
house, but Moran, passing over those
containing mere quantities of SEQ and
], 900 gallons, took up with the giant
barrel of the esta ablishment with 4,500
gallons of Jamaica rum in it and the
lid off.
He climbed a stepIadder and began
drinking. As the level of the rum fell
his head descended until he lost his
balance and tumbled in.
At first the situation was ideal. All
he had to do was to float, open mouth
ed. in a ruby Elysium. But the fumes
began to overpower him, and, besides,
he was out of his depths
He uttered yell after yell. He was
about to give up in despair when he
heard footsteps. Just as TIE engineer
came in sight and saw his head above
the rim of the barrel Moran let go his
hold and fell to the bottom.
George Metz and some other en-
ployeS rescued him with great diff
Guilty. When they pulled him out he
was black in the face and his tongue
was sticking out They resuscitated
him with a few drinks of whisky. Slow
Iy he recovered, gaSplng. and trying to
sneak. The workmen listened for what
might he his last words:
Put me back again he gurgled.
He became himself with amazing ra-
pidity and left the distillery the hero
Of the town. The managers made him
promise. however, not to fall into any
more casks.
You people ought to have cork jack
| cts hung on the side of the barrels he
said to the management. ''Or keep the
windows cIosed-One thing or the
| other"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 4.-PROVISION NS-The
strength of provisions made them the
most interesting of the early January
January pork opened 73zai25S cents over
Saturday at SO .5212GD9 .5712; May ~ cents
up at So. 20. january, lard opened 5 cents
s.. .40GI5. .4215 and January ribs cents high
er at sos. May ribs We're also cents
Of the advance for some time, lard and
ribs being little changed from opening
ing factor, but a predicted shortage of
January pork on delivery day was more
the operation of a new rule requiring that
all pork before it is deliverable must be
sixty days: As the packing season was
not open till October 1. and the stock Of
new pork on hand November 30 was only
16,176 barrels. shorts made an early
scramble to cover.
WHEAT opened firm. despite lower ca
tuated narrowly during early trading.
New York did some buying here which
was q Strengt henlng Iactor. Ihe market
was dull. Northwest receipts were liberal,
Minneapolis and Duluth reporting 920 cars
compared with 1887 last week and 1871
a year ago. Local receipts were 9S cars,
So graded contract
Later in the session May sold down to
Orange Judd Farmer report being de-
cidedIy buIlish giving a reduction in the
winter wheat area and declaring the plant
to be rank and sappy. May advanced 70
691sc, closing 3sqAc over Saturday at $50
CORN opened firm, influenced largely
wheat and moderate receipts. The market
was dull and fluctuations for some time
following the opening were narrow May
opened a shade up at 32Hc and touched
OATS were steady with the other mar
kets, May opening shade higher a 231sc-
The market was quiet Local receipts
RYE@December 491kc: May SIC.
BARLEY-Cash 35d43c.
TIAIOTHY-December s.. 40; November
s.. so; March $50.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04

Chicago, Dec. 4-CATTLE-Receipt
19500 steady to 10 cents lower: butchers
stock and Gamers about steady; Stockers
and feeders firm. Reeves 81. .25G17 90; COWS
s.. .00Q4. so; heifers $3 .25d5: 50; Gamers Sl:90
d3 90; stockers and feeders g -O0Q 4. 65 51s
Texas grass steers 50 .25G4- p; Texas fed
beeves 81. .10d5. %; westerns 81. 00d5- %
HOGS-Receipts today 30, 900; tomorrow.
55. 900: left over 100. Generally ; cents
higher: mixed and butchers s.. .S0d4- -0l12; i;
good to choice heavy s.. .S5J4. .05; rough
heavy 50. .7oQ3 80; light 50 -S0q4.o5; bulk of
HER;P@Receipts 10000. Steady to shade
lower: native wethers 81. .O0d4-70 western
Wethers 81 10d4 50. Lambs, natives 80 OOlJ
5 so: western IS. 00d5 so.
Official receipts and shipments for Sat
urday.
HOGS receipts Il. .61T; shipments 1852.
SHEEP receipts ?. 168; shipments none
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
Again the State Surprises the
East.
Applicants For Census Positions
Make Highest Averages.
WERE FEW FAILURES.
Congressman Curtis COnse-
guently In a Predicament.
News From the Various State
House Departments.

In the recent series of examinations
held throughout the United States for
applicants for appointment in the cen
sus bureau at Washington the palm
was carried off by Kansas, the appli-
cants from this state making the high
est averages recorded at the eXamina-
tions.
This interesting statement is made at
the census department in Washington
and shows that Kansas leads the Uni
ted States as an educational center,
with Michigan second
The people of the east were surprised
to learn when the volunteer regiments
We're mustered in for the war with
Spain that every member of the three
Kansas regiments could read and write
and signed the muster rolls. This was
the only state in the Union which made
such a record
Now the state comes to the front in
the examinations for places in the CEN
sus bureau
Four-hfths of the applicants for these
census jobs We're from the west and
their averages were far in advance OF
the averages made by the applicants in
the eastern states
A Washington dispatch says:
Representative Curtis. of the First
Kansas district. has an interesting
problem on his hands as a result of the
examination among his constituents,
and he is still at work endedVOring to
SOtAe LLlE equation OF now many tunes
he can make seven go into five. He is
entitled to five positions in his district,
and for necessary examinations he
named seven of his constituents. never
dreaming that all of them would con-
front him when they arrived for the
distribution of his patronage. To his
CONSERVATION, however. all of the sew
en- passed and. in the terms of the eX-
amining board, way above the aVerag ge
required by the regulations.
This has made matters somewhat t
complicated for the Kansas congress-
man and he is comforting with Director
Merriam to see what can be done about
this most prepleXing problem. But he
feels elaUed over the remarkable show
ing made by his district. as well as the
rest of the country west of the Aissis-
sippi, and wants the effete east to ia ke
off its hat to the educated people of the
west, who have clearly Outstripped
their down east cousins in the educa-
tiOnal test applied by the examina-
tions"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
G. A. r. MEN TO MEET.
o. a. Coulter VIII Attend Meeting
National Council.

o. H. Coulter, department comman-
der of the Kansas G.. a. R. left today
for Chicago, where he will attend the
first meeting of the national council
of administration and the meeting of
the executive committee of the nation
al G. A r. department, chosen at Phil
adelphia. These will be the first meet
1ngs sicne the new national administra-
tiOn was installed.
The two bodies viii make the preIim-
mary plans for the national encamp-
ment of the C. A. r. which will be held
next year at Chicago. For this reason
the meetings to be held tomorrow will
be important ones
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
LINCOLN POST OFFICERS.
J. 7. Barkley Is Elected as the New
Commander.

Saturday evening the following officers
We're elected:
Post commander, J. T. Barkley; ;senior
vice commander. J. G. Wood; junior
vice commander, H. J. Bevelle; officer
of the day, Josiah Wilcox; officers OF
the guard, George w McCaslin; post
surgeon, A. NJ. Edison; chaplain, ]. w.
ter, Elias ShuIl; trustees, H. c. Went
worth, T. H. Lescher, Peter He'll, J. S.
eWri, J. c. Iserman; delegates to state
encampment, J. K. Hudson, W w
Dennison, c. H. Titus, J. W. SidweI,
Geo. w. McCaslin, J. F. Burriss; alter
mates, R. H. SempIe, J. G. Stewart, H.
c. Wentworth, B. F. Bevelle, j. G. Wa
ters. Z. W. Harrison. @. A. Huron.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
SKIN GRATING.
Over so Square Inches Replaced on
Mrs. Whitcomb's Body

Over so square inches of skin was
grated on various portions of Mrs
George WhitcOmb's limbs and body to-
day. The skin was used in covering in
spots where the flesh was so badly
burned that it refused to heal.
Much of the cuticle necessary in the
grating was taken from other portions
of Mrs. Whitcombs body, and the re-
mainder was supplied by Mr.. Whit
comb. The grating process took up
nearly two hours time.
Mrs. Whitcomb was seriously burned
several weeks ago while eXtinguishing
a fire in her home on West Sixth street.
The fire started from a broken lamp,
and would probably have destroyed the
home had it not been for the GOODNESS
and herOism of Mrs. WhitcOmb.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
CLEMENS SATIRE.
He Has Fun With Chairman Taylor
Riddle.


G. c. Clemens, after careful prepara-
tiOn has made public the following sa-
tire:
Like Taylor Riddle. am for Breid-
enthal, Harvey. Munger and Webb
McNaII for governor and have told
them so. have not only assured them
of my loyal support, but 1 expect to
make the speech putting them in nom
ination- In fact 1 have promised them
that I will.
I have no doubt of their nomina-
tiOn or election, and I predict that they
will give the state the best administra-
ton it has ever had. I don't know, my
self, what a good adminiStra tiOn is /
have never seen one, and I am not a
competent judge. But I have always
been assured that the governor to be
next elected would give the state the
best administration it had ever had,
and I propose to do as well by my can
didates s other folks have always done
by theirs. 1t is a continuing case of
Man never is. but always to be, blest; 3"
and am blest if I don't sometimes
think that it would be better if the PEG -
pie could drop a. nickel in the slot and
pull out a governor. if only they could
keep it up from day to day. But 1 am
confident that the next administration
viii be the best in the history of the
state. for it can not degenerate and
that is what every next administration
IS in prospect. 1 do not think much of
the Office of governor. Perhaps if had
chance to get it my views might un-
dergO modification. but from what
have seen of the job at short range I
think 1 would rather be a bishop or a
United States judge in some district re-
mote from the labOr-injunctiOn field
The Office OF governor has been made a
pie-cOunter to such an extent that the
incumbent has no chance t. be COVER
nor except at Y. NJ c. A. assemblies or
turnfests. Still. if my friends want the
miserable job. I am for them and will
do what I can to help them get it. I
am too loyal to my friends to doubt
they Will get it. AS for myself, 1 ask
no return, but an appOintiVe job with
a good salary and slack work, and they
have promised this. So my mind is
easy If L were governor, I would move
to New York or Hawaii; hades would
not be enough of a change, to afford the
quiet required by the exhausted guber-
material nerves"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
JUDGE ADAMS FUNERAL
Held From His Late Residence This
Aftsrn oon-

The funeral of the late Judge F. G.
Adams was held this afternoon at 2:3O
from the family residence at Fifteenth
and Mulvane streets, a large attend
ance of friends of the family and mem
bers of the State Historical society
from out OF the city being present.
Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon conducted
the funeral services
The pail bearers We're: f B. Cowgirl
F. D. COburn, George W. Martin, VIII
lam Sims. A B. Whiting and L. D.
WhitemOre.
The honorary pail bearers were as
follows: J. K. Hudson. F P Baker
Samuel A. Kingman, John Guthrie E.
F. Ware, Edward Wilder. Colonel c. X
AOlIiday and DR.. Peter MacNicar
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas city, Dec. 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceipTs 1000 natives, 1000 Texans. Market
for best steady. others weak Native
steers 81. .5O06. 90: Texas steers S3- -25a5-lo;
Texas cows s.. 1913 %; native cows and
heifers 81 .50d4 .25: stockers and feeders,
S2. .50d4. so; bulls 81 .90d4- 80
HOGS@Receipts 5000, Market strong; >
cents higher. active. Bulk of sales So .S00
8 S25a: heavy and packers &.!l1@q3sS sS5; :;
mixed S3-7543- -S212; light 81 a412la -S212;
workers. So. .s0613 .s212; pigs g .35d3- 7772.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs 81. 0Od5 .35; muttons s.. 7545. 90.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
CONGRESS MEETS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

state of Utah is ineligible to a seat in
the house of representatives. and
Whereas Such a charge is made
through a member of the house on his
responsibility as such member, and on
the basis, as he asserts. of public rec
Ords, afidavits and papers eVidenclng
such ineligibility;
Resolved, That the question of the
prima facie right of Brigham H. Rob
erts to be sworn in as a representative
be referred to a special committee Of
nine members of the house, to be ap-
pointed by the speaker, and until such
committee shall report upon the house
decide such question and right the said
Brigham H. Roberts shall not be sworn
in, or be permitted to occupy a seat in
this house; and said committee shall
have power to send for persons and pa
pers and examine witnesses on oath
in relation to the subject matter of this
resolution"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
Now York Monav Markst.

New York Dec. 4-NIONEY on call firm
at per cent; Prime mercantile paper 5l96
per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 S64
d4.s61a for demand and at 81 4;81a4.S1A for
sixty days Posted rates $4-S2G4 .S21a and
S4.S71k. Commercial bills 81. .S014 a 4. .S9la
SILVER-Silver certificates 5S&4 d5912c.
Bar silver 5S7sc. Mexican dollars 47Ac.
BONDS-Governmen bonds stronger; 2s
registered 1929; IS. registered 109A; cou-
pOn 10934: new As. registered 1925; coupon
1327sc: old Is. registered 11214; coupon 113z ;
IS. Registered liz; coupon liz.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
GOVERNOR is SICK.
He Is Confined to His Bed at
the Hotel.

Governor Stanley is unable to leave
his bed at the Copeland hotel, owing to
a severe cold which has been troubling
him for a week. The governor was
compelled to take to his bed Saturday
afternoon and has not left the room
since.
Mrs. Stanley arrived yesterday to
look after the chief executive.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
FIRST BLIZZARD ARRIVES.
It Is Small, but Responsible for Long
Drop In Temperature.

The temperature dropped from SIS
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to IL
this morning at eight o'clock.
The edge of a heavy rain and snow
storm passed over Topeka about five
o'clock AS near as Lake View the snow
and rainfall was heavy. Here the pre-
cipitatiOn was two hundredths of an
inch The storm could be plainly seen
as it approached. The storm passed to
the northeast. The snow flakes could
be seen in the air some so feet from the
ground. The greater part of the snow
melted before reaching the ground. The
prediction is for warmer weather Tues
day.
Eagle Health Pancake Flour is still
Goods lii,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
Kansas City Produee Markes

Kansas City, Dec 4-WHEAT--zDec-
63Ikc: May $3.50. Cash No hard 64d65c-
No. 3, 6OQ64c; No. red 6sa7Oc; NO. ), 6Ag
0oGORN-December 2s5sc: May 2Sssc. Cash
No. 2 mixed 271zc; No. white 2I5z4ztz4c;
No g. 271z Q271zc-
OATS-NO- white 251zc-
RXE-No. Al cents.
HAY-Choice timothy s.. .5O09. 90; choice
prairie s. -o007.5
BUTTER-Creamery 22Q25; dairy 1sc-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04
BY LONGEST ROUTE.
Judges of Court of Visitation Will
Not Jeopardize Their Salaries.

The three judges and the solicitor of
the court of visitation are in the city to-
day. at the office in the state house, pre-
pairing to take an appeal from the recent
decision of Judge William c. Hook of the
federal court.
The case will be appealed by the long
est route 50 the judges will not be depriv-
ed of their salaries.
Judge L. S. Crum is considering the ad-
visibility of resigning his place on the
court
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-04

Topeka Markets Today.
CATTLE.
COWss2. .50d3 .25.
STEERS-$3. .50d4. 90.
HEIFERS-$3. 00n3 40.
HOGS.
LIGHTS. .30@3. As.
HEAVY AND MEDIUMS. .3063. 80.
GRAIN.
NO. ? WHEAT-63 cents.
NO. 2 CORN-2415c.
NO. 2 OATS-23c.
HAYS. .50q6. 90.
EGGS-1sc
CHICKENS .50G3. 90.
RUTTER-Country tic.