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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Chicago Llvestock Market.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-CATTLE-Rece
14,5O0; native steers steady. to strong. COW
market and Gamers about steady; stock
ers and feeders active. shade higher.
Beeves 81. .25d7. .25; COWS s.. .00G4. Is; heifers
s. .OO6I5 90: Gamers 81. 006J3 90: stockers and
feeders $3.O0Q4.75; Texas fed beeves 81
5.25.
HOGS+Receipts today 3S 900: tomorrow
"a 900: left over Asp. Strong to shade high
er. Mixed and butchers s.. .90d4 is; good to
choice heavy 81 O5I4. Is; rough heavy s.. 90
@4.00; light 50 3.9eq4-10; bulk of sales $4.05
Q4.1O
SHEEP Receipts 13. 600: about steady
at yesterdays prices. Native wethers So 80
GI4.50: western Wethers 81. .00G4. 50; lambs,
native S4 0005.60: western 81. 75d5- -25.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
CATTLE receipts 4S42: shipments 1 1873.
HOGS receipts 40, 500; shipments 1856
SHEEP receipts II, 494; shipments 1,6S3.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
PARDONED BY M'kINLEY.
James n. Bacon Who Made a False
Report to the Comptroller.

washington, Dec. 2O-The president
has granted a full pardon to James Fl.
Bacon, who was convicted in 1896 and
sentenced to imprisonment for seven
years in the Utah penitentiary for MAX
ing a false report to the comptroller of
the currency of the condition of the
National Bank of Salt Lake, Utah, of
which he was president. The method
of making his report it is asserted by
the comptroller of the currency, Dawes,
and his predecessor was we'll nigh uni
versal among banks, and was wei un-
derstOOd by the department and until
this time had not been the subject of
official complaint.
They both state that in their judg
ment Bacon was innocent of any moral
wrong and that he ought not to have
been convicted. Attorney General
Griggs in reviewing the case, says that
the evidence did not warrant a finding
of guilty.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Josenh's Tins

Furnished by J c. Czoings, Commission
Merchant 1I2 East Fifth St. Topekal
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain
New York. Dec. 20.-Foreign houses viii
probably sell 10000 shares on balance.
movements in specia1ties but general mar
ket viii have two distinct sides, 50 act
accordingly. Insiders buying Tobacco and
predict over par Speyers are buying
Southern Pacific; get some to hold for
substantial gain. Both Union Pacific pre-
ferred and Norfolk and Western are good
if bought conseryatively- Buy either Man
haitian or New York Central on any little
recession. Standard shares are the SAT-
est to be long of The low priced issues
should have Your attention. The OppOr-
tunities for picking up something almost
for nothing for a present and mark you,
you'll not have to carry your lines long
into the new year before you can, if you
so desire, close up with big profit.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
SCHOOL GIRL INsULTED.
BY Strange Man Near Sixth and
Clay.

Gertrude Palmer, 14-year-old school
girl was insulted by an unknown man
this morning about g o'clock while on
her way to school.
The girl attends Clay school and was
late this morning. It was a, few min
utes past 9 O'Clock when she reached
Sixth and Clay streets, half a block
from the school She says that a man
grabbed her by the arm and wanted her
to go with him She Jerked her arm
free and ran to the school house and
told her story to Principal McClintock,
who notified Chief Ramsey
The frightened girl said the man went
into a house near the school, but Chief
Ramsey could find no trace of him. The
man was described by the girl as tall,
with a dark beard, light overcoat and
soft hat. The teachers at the school
say that they have been troubled by
man who has been seen in the vicinity
of the school several times.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Grain Letter

Chicago, Dec. 20-WHEAT-The wheat
market has been heavy most of the day
and weak holders disposed to sell out In
early trading the market seemed to be in
hands of locals who were inclined to be
little bullish on the advance in Liverpool
cables after our decline of Yesterday. The
little advance was short lived as holders
of calls became the sellers and further
decline in stock market caused on un-
easy feeling among the longs. The de-
mand for cars for shipping wheat east is
on a large scale and were they available
quite q quantity of wheat could be work
ed from this point at a profit The north
west We're reported good sellers Of wheat
today in this market while the east re-
ported large sales for St Louis account.
Statistics and in fact everything of q bull
Hsh character seems to be overlooked in
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
PHOENIX ROAD OFFICERS.
Annual Election of the Santa Fe,
Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.

Phoenix Ariz, Dec. 2O.-At the an
nual meeting of the board of directors
of the Santa F'e, Prescott & Phoenix
Railway company, the following named
officers were elected:
F. NJ Murphy. of Prescott, president
and general manager; D. NJ. Ferry, of
Detroit, vice president; c. Q. Bowen, of
Detroit, secretary and treasurer; G. W.
Kretzinger, OF Chicago, general coun-
sell; r. Z. Wells, engineer; F. J. Sar-
mientO, Prescott, assistant secretary
and treasurer; J. J. Wragovich. Pres
cOtt, auditor; executive committee, F.
NJ. Murphy, n. K. Fairbanks and c. Q.
Bowen.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
The Largest Plant in the World.
From the WASHINGTON Starl


''The largest plant in the world said
an eminent naturalist TO the writer the
other day, is probably a gigantic sea-
weed, known as the .nereocy-tis,' which
frequently grows to a height of more
than three hundred feet The stem of
the plant is as strong as an ordinary
rope and large quantities of it are
dried and used as rope by the inhabi-
tants of the South Sea Islands, where
the curious vegetable ropes are found.
This seaweed usually grows to a depth
of from two hundred to three hundred
feet. As soon as the plant takes root
a spear shaped balloon is formed which
grows with the stem toward the surface
of the center. The balloon frequently
has a diameter Of six feet or more. 1t
has, of cOUse an upward tendency, and
therefore keeps the stem growing un-
til it floats on the top of the water.
This enormous weed grows in such
quantities that large meadOW-lixe is
lands are formed, which are often so
big as to impede navigation. The ropes
made from the stems Of the plant are
used for building purposes, and the bal
looms when dried make very serviceable
vessels"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

Merchant. 112 East Fifth St. Topeka
Kan. receiver and shipper Of grain
Chicago: Cars, wheat Is. graded %; corn
158, graded /: oats rs, graded IL
Antwerp: Wheat unchanged.
Chicago: The cables are trife stronger
and it is fair to presume a little higher
crowd while inclined to the bull side are
at moment without wheat. Outside trade
past few days have taken hold and are
not disposed to let go on these breaks
mand here is on the improve.
Chicago: Hogs close a little strong es-
timated for tomorrow 35,OOO-
London; Wheat cargoes quiet, options
Paris; Wheat steady unchanged to
centimes higher; -four oUUdr unch1anged;c l1s
Omaha: Omaha Hogs p go: cattle cattle 800
New York: London discount rate is up
4 per cent and gold shipments viii un-
doUbtedly be resumed.
Northwest cars: Duluth 55. last year 134:
Minneapolis 29S last year 6S5.
New York: Industrials well bought
again today, railroads well supported
pecialIy good buying of Pacific
Opening trade been confined largely to
scalpers; they have bought. Mitchell has
sold more than any one Private cables
say holiday aaggregating business.
profits to some extent. Should be dis
posed to sell on rallies.
The heavy offerings in provisions yes
terday were well taken. today there are
plenty of buying orders but not much for
sale. These breaks help to make the mar
ket all the stronger and purchases on
Kansas city receipts: Wheat 40. last
year 70; corn 81, last year %, oats 6, last
year 3.
Official report of Ohio state agricultural
department says: Damage by fly in some
sections is alarming, IS counties report
condition 20 per cent and below. some
counties being below 50.
Liverpool close: Wheat Ad higher than
yesterday.
Privileges good next week were quoted
a 68072c for May wheat and 32A and 1914
cents for May corn.
Puts May wheat e9Hc. sold eaIlas9asc.
closed 691sd6914c; calls opened 69zfc. sold
69s4 0697sc, closed 695sN69azc. Curb. May
corn 325sd3234c c; calls 32ss a 32s4 &c.
Duluth close: Wheat May 6S1sc: July
691sc bid
July 677sc.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
TWO BIG SUITS.
Filed In Chicago by One Montana
Concern Against Another.

Chicago, Dec. .20.-TwO suits have been
instituted in the superior court here
against c. J. Mcnamara and Thomas
A. NARROW, members of a Montana cat
tie dealing and herding firm for S225,-
600. The suit is filed by the Home Land
and Cattle company of Montana and
defendants, believed to be in this city.
Of the two actions, one is against Nc
Namara and NARROW individually for
500, GEO damages, the other against the
firm of Mcnamara & NARROW for $125,
600
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Kansas City Livestock Market.

ceipts 5000. Market active steady to
strong. Native steers 9.85a6 90; Texas
steers So. 25d4 90; Texas COWS 81. 50It3 so;
native cows and heifers s.. 0065. 90: stock
ers and feeders s.. .1044; IS; bulls 81 .50Q4. 90.
HOGS-Receipts "A 900. Market strong.
Bulk of sales s.. .95d4. 90; heavy 50 1904 .02th
pa ackers 50 .95Gt4. .0212 mixed 50 90GI4 90: light
So. 1904. 90; yorkers S3 .95q4.00; pigs 500
3. 90
Lambs 81. .OOd5.50; muttOnS 50 .25d4. so.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
New York More- MarEs..

New York. Dec. 2O.-MONEY- Money on
call firm at 6d9 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 51aQ6 per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
and at 81. .S104. .S11a for sixty days Posted
rates 81 .S21z and 81 -SS1a. Commercial bills
81. .SO1kd 81
SII1V VER-Silver certificates 59d5915c, bar
silver 59c. Mexican dollars 471zc.
BONDS-Governme bonds strong; 2s,
registered 1927: IS, registered 109%4; cOu-
pom no; new As, registered 133$4; coupon
1889: old As, registered 11334: coupon 114A :;
5s, registered 1121z; coupon 113.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Fleotion Contest &C.

Washington. Dec. 2O.-Elections COM
n1ittee No. 1 of the house held its first
meeting today and arranged to begin
the consideration of contested election
cases soon after the holidays The case
of VIM. F. Aldrich. contestant, vs.. Gas
ton A. Robbins, Fourth Alabama dis
trict, was set for hearing January s;
the case of Walter Evans. contestant,
against Oscar Turner, Fifth Kentucky
district was set for hearing January Il
Later the committee viii fix times for
hearing the other contests Of which
there are eight pending
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Kansas cirv Produce ~aress

Kansas City, Dec. 2O-WHEAT-AIay.
662sc; Cash; No, 2 hard $685.; sse;e5 No. g.
CORN-May 291sc. Cash No; 2 mixed
29c asked No. 2 White 29c; No. 2S12c.
OATS-No 2 white 241ad25c.
RYE-NO. 2, 48c.
HAY-Choice timothy $9.OOd9 so; choice
BUTTER-C Creamery 22a25c; dairy 1sc.
EGGS-FreSh 16c.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
PENSION FOR MRs.LAWTON.
Bills Introduced In Both Houses of
Congress.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Fair
banks today introduced bill granting
a pension of $4,000 a year to the widow
OF General IaWtOn.
Representative Lands of Indiana in
trOduced a similar bill in the house.
Mr.. Lands represents the district from
which Lawton's first regiment was re-
cruited
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Topeka Markets Today.

CATTLE.
COWas2. .5Oa3. SO.
STEERS-S3. .5Od4.OO.
HEIFERSS3 .00d3-75.
HOGS
LIGHTS. .5003. go.
HEAVY AND MEDIUM-$3.5 .501f3. Is.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-62 cents.
NO. 2 CORN-24 cents.
NO. 2 OATS-23 cents.
HAYS. .5OQ6. 90.
PRODUCE
EGGS-16 cents.
HICKENS-6d615 cents.
BUTTER-Country, 2Uc.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Cotton Market.


Liverpool, Dec. 2O.-COTTON-Spo de-
mand good: prices higher; American mid
New York. Dec 2O.-COTTON-
closed steady 1-16c higher; middling up
lands 9-16c; middling Gulf 11-16c.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Butter Market.

New York, Dec. 20.-BUTTER-Recei ceipts
753 packages; firm; western creamery z
@25c; June creamery 22Q2512c; factory 157z
QI20c.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Kansas CITY Poultry Market

Kansas City. Dec. 20.
CHICK ENS-5Q6c.
EGGS-17c.
BUTTER-15G17 cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Topeka Hide NFarket.

Topeka, Dec. Cd.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-10 cents.
GREEN SALT HALF CURED-9Hc.
GREEN UNSALTED-S1z cents.
NO. TALLOW-3S4c
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

ct was nearly dead with dyspepsia. tried
doctors. visited mineral springs and grew
worse I used kOdol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me" 1t digests what YOU eat. Cures
indigestion. sour stomach, heartburn and
all forms Of dyspepsia At all drug stores
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

Patent leather dress shoes at Fur
mans.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Sugar Market.

New York. Dec. 2O.-sUGAR, raw firm
Refined quiet.
COFFEE -No1ninally. No. Z, 69zc.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
n. 8. Central Inereases pividends.

New York. Dec. 20.-The New York Cen
tra1 Railway company has declared a
quarterly dividend on IL per cent. an in
crease OF one quarter per cent from last
quarter.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

Come out and vote for the doll to most
popular lodge K. of P. in the city,
Wednesday evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Ranea OF Prtcas.

Furnished by J. c. Gofngs. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka.
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
WHEAT
RANGED of Prices on Stock.


Furnished by J. c. GoIngs. Commission
Merchant IL East Fifth St. Topeka.
Kan. receiver and shipper Of grain
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

A lazy liver makes a lazy man. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters is the natural, never
failing remedy for a lazy liver.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

Christmas slippers at Furman's.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20
Market Gossip.

Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant 112 East Fifth St. Topeka
Kan. receiver and shipper Of grain
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-20

IRONQUILL 10 cent Cigars
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12

returns indicate that Nash has a plurality
of about 80 900 over Mclean, Mclean ana
thing like $1,000 over the Republican can
didate.
Mclean ran upon platform emphat-
ically indorsing the Chicago PLATFORM
and imperialism, and he made a gallant
fight against great odds. Ohio is the
home of the President It Is the nome OF Il
National Committee. Postmasters al
over the United States were urged to
contribute money to save Ohio. Mr. nan
Republicans to support the ticket and In, in
And yet, in spite of all that could be
done Mr. Hannas own d county 4bn { MAS Gar
party. which had a majority of nearly
50 900 in 1896. is now overwhelmed by
vote is antf-Repubiican. Mr.. Jones him
self has made an open fight against Mr..
Hanna and his methods, and the Repub-
ean party 16 has a iTTn b.
Iowa South Dakota and Kansas re-
suits are passed over with brief para
graphs, as not OF leading Importance. On
Nebraska he says:
national issues and the fusion candidate
for Judge received about 1900 plurality
this year, against 5000 last year for the
fusion candidate for Governor and b.
600 for the fusion electors in 1896 and the
fusion candidate for Judge in 1897. AS
sistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn came
fr 9m to nphod the to esH ma pee
Senators Thurston and Hayward were on
the stump warning the people not to re-
and nd other Of err prominent Republicans from
outside the State lent their influences.
Notwithstanding the efforts put forth by
the Republicans, the fusion forces gained
a signal victory Their candidate. Judge
Hocomb, carried five of the Congress
sional districts out of the six and lost the
remaining district the First, by only 1000.
The fusionists made a gain of three Dis
trIct Judges and large gain in county
officers
whole, the election returns from all the
States give encouragement to those who
hope for the overthrow Of the Republican
party in 1900. 1t is evident that those who
still believe in it. 1t is also evident that
the hostility to the Chicago platform
among those who opposed It is not as
pronounced as ii was in 1896. 1t is ap-
parent also that there is a growing hos
tility to the monopolies which have grown
up under a Republican administration. 1t
Is safe to say that the American people
would, by a large majority. pronounce
against the attempt to raise the standing
army to 100000, and it is equally certain
that upon direct vote on the issue
large majority of the people would pro-
nounce against an imperialistic policy
which would develop here colonial sys-
ernments.
IF the rebuke administered to the Re-
publicans at the polls had been more Sc
we're the prospect of remedial legislation
at the hands of the Republicans would
be brighter While 1t was sufficient to
indicate that the people are not satisfied
with the Republican policies it may not
have been sufficient to stay the course of
the Republican party toward plutocracy
and toward the European idea of a gov
eminent built upon force rather than
upon the consent of the governed-a gov
eminent relying for its safety upon a
citizen soldiery."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
BRYAN ON THE ELECTION.
Democratic Leaders Summing Up Of
the Results.

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. u.-W. J. Bryan
this evening gave to the press an ex-
tended statement summing up the results
of the elections in different States.
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,
where the Democrats reaffirmed the Chi
cago platform, he finds that they nave
made gains, while in New York and New
Jersey the Republican vote shows a fall
ing off. Maryland, he declares, is now
safely Democratic. On the Kentucky
election he says:
THE result in Kentucky does not give
any encouragement to the Republicans.
The latest returns show that the contest
between Mr.. Goebel and Mr.. Taylor is
very close. The Democrats claim the
election of Goebel and the entire State
ticket by small pluralities. The Legisla-
turc is safely Democratic in both branch
es, ana the election of Blackburn to sue
coed Lindsay is assured. No one who has
watched the contest will doubt that with
the Democracy united on national issues
Kentucky can be relied upon for a major
ity of 10000 or 100000"
Ohio is summed up as follows: What
consolation can Republicans draw from
the Ohio election? Mr.. Hanna secured
the nomination of his candidate for Gov
ernor upon q platform indorsing the Re-
publican administration. And while the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
FOREIGN DEMAND
For American Apples Will Increase
the SHIPMENTS Enormously.

American apples are rapidly increasing
in favor abroad, and though as yet the ex-
port figures show no increase over those
of last year, prices are up 80 per cent, and
the trade Is looking for enormous ship
ments that before February l may break
the record of the former seasons. Apple
exporting to Europe does not start till
early in August, and the comparatively
small figures thus far reached are no cri-
terion. Last year the Canadian ports
shipped nearly twice as many barrels as
This year" an apple exporter said, New
York, Boston and Portland will ship three
times as many as Montreal and twice as
many as Montreal and Nova Scotia"
The situation is exceedingly pleasing to
the apple growers of America, in great
part because of the small demand for
there are grapes and pears in abundance,
to mention no other fruits. The pear crop
is especially fine, and thus apples are
not in their usual domestic favor. AS a
crop the apple yield promises about the
average, hardly more. 1t was thought
that it would be below last years figure,
but later reports indicate much better re-
turns than were expected in Western New
York, for example, and elsewhere. Vir-
ginia Is getting to be the foremost apple
State, producing nowadays some of the
and seven barrelfuls, where two barrelfus
is the average for tree. There is rec
ord of two Virginian trees having yielded
thirty-one barrels between them.
Exporting apples ABROAD Iasl year was
far from being q success. More than a
million barrels went abroad, against a
trifle less than a million the year before
Ghe export record being 2,919846 barrels
in 1867, twice the figures of any other
season. but the shippers in many cases
lost heavily. The bulk of the shipments
approximately 100000 barrels) went from
Canada and Nova Scotia. and many own
ers of American orchards did not ship at
all.
Canada kept on exporting all last
year" the veteran New York exporter,
Josiah Rich, said the other day, because
she has no other outlet for her apples. She
cannot send them across the frontier to
this country, because the duty of 70 cents
apples sent abroad last season were
Canadian 1 advised all my principals not
to ship at all on account of the poor
prices. New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
ADVERTISEMENTS.
DOES THE WORK.
No Surgical Operation, No Pain, Tri-
fling Expense-A Simple, Harm
less Remedy, but It Does
the Work.

There are some people who have piles
as frequently and regularly as other peo-
pie have colds.
Any little bowel trouble will bring them
on, any extra eXertion, as in lifting, will
produce them, and in fact will often ap-
pear without any apparent provocation.
Piles, however, are much more serious
than a cold. as the tendency Is always to
grow worse until the trouble becomes
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While there are many pile remedies
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and that is the we'll known Pyramid Pile
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This remedy is composed Of simple,
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In long standing cases the Pyramid Pile
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The cases that the Pyramid Pile Cure
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The Pyramid Pile Cure is prepared by
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
Not a Success a Second Time.

In well-known town In the Midland
counties resided two friends, who were
very fond of practical jokes, and bore
the character Of being two cute 'uns.' -
Their cleverness, however did not save
them from being landed with a bad
twoshiling piece.
consultation took place between them
as to how to get rid of the false coin.
Lets go to the theater," said one; it's
only sixpence to the pit. I'll try it, and if
l get in all right you can pay and fonow
me; we shall have our nights amusement
and be a shilling to the good"
Agreed" said the other. No. l ten
dered his counterfeit coin at the doors of
the temple of the drama, which was taken
In change.
No. 2, seeing his friend had safely pass
ed the money box, went up gleefully and
put down the first coin he could take from
his pocket. 1t was half crown
Imagine his CONSERVATION on receiving
the change-the bad two-shilling piece
Tit-Bits