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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Oct. 10.
Observation-Disclosures of a large increase
il local stocks this week together with
unreSpOnSive cables made wheat weak
a the opening today. There was a slight
rally shortly after the opening owing to
the strength in corn and rather bullish
price Current report but offerings be-
came too heavy for the market to absorb
without concessions and a gradual decline
resulted. December opened 40$sc lower
at 7024a70zsc. Advanced to nc and de-
one of which graded contract. Mime
apolis and Duluth got S53 cars compared
with S37 for the corresponding day year
ago. Receipts here in four days have eX-
ceeded shipments by 100000.
CORN ruled active and strong, on a
general demand from elevator interests
and commission houses. A cOnSidera bic
decrease in stocks and a disappointing
yield according to prominent StatiSti-
can stimulated the buying. Receipts. were
1893 cars December opened a shade lower
al 304 d303sc and advanced to 301AG303sc.
The cash demand was fair.
OATS-COuntry buying and the advance
in corn strengthened oats. There was a
in weeks. Receipts 1876 cars. December
opened 1sc lower at 22ssc and advanced
to 225s622Ac.
PROVISIONS = Liquidation depressed
provisions and the market ruled dull.
January pork sold 21A cents lower at
50 .3712d9 40; January lard ruled unchang-
ed at $5.3l12 and January ribs 212 cents
lower at $3.50.
RYE-Dec. SEC: May 571bc.
BARLEY-CaSh 3SU46c
TIMOTHY-OctOberf $2.3712.
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CASUALTY LIST.
As Cabled by Gen. Otis to the War
Department.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Gen. Otis re-
ported to the war department today the
following casualties:
Killed-Sixth infantry, near Cebu Is
land, Cebu, Sept. Is, A, Charles N
Cotay, Daniel E. Adams. Seventeenth
infantry at Angeles. Oct. 16, L, VIM.
Parker. Thirty-sixth infantry at POrac,
Oct II, H, Willard Winters.
Wounded-Oct. Is at Angeles, Acting
Assistant Surgeon H. Eugene Stafford,
breast, slight; Sixth infantry near
Cebu, Island Of Cebu, Sept. Is, A, VIM
StoyaH, abdomen: severe; c. Horace
Hutchinson, severe; Fourth infantry,
near San Nicholas, Oct 8, F, James A.
O'Reilly, hand, slight; Ninth infantry
at Angeles, Oct. 16, D, George K. Web
ster, head, moderate; H, John Kelly,
thigh, severe; I, Albert Durand, back,
severe; Charles S. Wilson. head, Sc
we're; Seventeenth infantry, A, Corporal
Henry Rosser, head, slight; B, VIM.
Crosby, thigh, slight; H, Joseph B.
Thackery, larynX, severe; Thomas Z.
Scully, thigh; Sixteenth infantry at
GuiguintO, Oct. Is, F, Thomas Lynch,
side, severe; Leslie Shores, foot, severe;
Fourth cavalry, near Arayat, Oct. Is,
d, First Sergeant Gustav viii, arm,
moderate; Matthew KilliOn, leg mod
crate; Thirty-sixth infantry at Porac
Oct II, NJ, Sam Williams, cheek, mod
crate.
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NEEDN'T GIVE CENT.
Civil Service Commissions Circular
to Postal Employees.

Washington, Oct 19.-The postmaster
general has issued a formal warning to
all pOstmasters against the levy of pO-
Ht1caI assessments and simultaneously
the civil service commission has called
attention to the law governing the sub
ject and the commissions intention to
enforce it. This general warning is
similar to that issued heretofore prior
to political campaigns and 1t is under
stood follows complaints of specific vio-
lation of the law received from Ohio
and other states where elections are to
be held this year. The postmaster gen.
erals order follows:
by request of the civil service COM
mission all pOStmaSterS are hereby di-
rected to sign and post cOnspicuOusly
in their respective offices the following
circular, issued by the United States
civil service commission and to use ev-
cry means to direct the attention of
their subOrdinates to the provisions
thereof. w. SHALLENBERGER
Acting Postmaster General"
The commissions circular says:
The civil service act makes politi-
cal assessments of federal officers and
employees a misdemeanOr," and then
quotes sections 2 IL u, IS, IA and Is
of the act. which was approved Jan
uary 16, 1888. The commission now adds
the following:
1T is the duty of the commission to
sec that the provisions of this law are
strictly enforced and it will employ ev-
cry legitimate and available means to
secure the prosecution and punishment
Of whoever may violate them. The
commission requests any persons hav-
ing knowledge of the violation of this
law to lay the facts before it, and it
will at once take action upon them.
JOHN E. PROCTOR.
President
To further guard against violations,
the following notice to be posted at all
postoffices has been promulgated:
"All employees connected with this Of
flee are hereby notified that they are
under no obligation whatever, by rea-
son of their being in the public service,
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AFTER OTIS SCALP.
Editor of Manila American
Comes Over With His Knife.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct 19.-Prof. D.
G. Worcester and Colonel DENLY, Phil
ippine commissioners, arrived here on
the steamer Empress of Japan and left
Immediately for Washington where
they will make their report to the
president. Until the report is made
public neither gentleman will make a
statement of any kind for publication
Among passengers on the Empress
was Editor LettmOur, proprietor of the
Manila American. His mission to
America is to urge the removal of Gen.
Otis from the command of the United
States forces in the Philippines and the
promotion of Gen. Lawton to the COM
mand. LettmOur says that LaWton is
frequently denied the fruits of victory
by the hesitation of Gen. Otis.
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Grain Letter.

Chicago, Oct. 10.
WHEAT has shown great deal Of re-
sistance to any decline, even in the face
of all the bearfSh news which has been
brought to bear on it. The early trading
was mostly at decline from previous close
in sympathy with cables which showed
evidence of weakness. Primary receipts
fairly large with exports of a Ineagre
character. The Price Current spoke of
drought in winter wheat sections with
evidence that we may hear from insect
trouble. Ocean freights were reported
as having declined a penny, but with lit
tie possibility of any wheat being worked
at the decline. The market has been
hampered in a measure by the large
amount of puts sold for both the week
and for the day. and at the close traders
best buyers of wheat.
CORN has been strong and at the close
shows an advance of PC In early trading
some of larger local operators were sell
ers- Reports from some quarters were
depressed and 10 demand while others
claimed large demand but owing to
scarcity of cars impossible to do bust
ness. Investment buyers were in the mar
ket. however, and broader and stronger
trade resulted.
OATS followed corn and acted exceed
ingly strong. The cash demand has been
very large.
PROVISIONS have been weak with
packers free sellers of January product.
To this has been added a lot of IQuida-
J. f. HARRIS.
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PRAISE FOR SOLDIERS.
@. A. r. Department Issues an Ad-
dress

The state G. A R department off,
Gals have sent out an order pertaining
to the reception for the Twentieth in
which the department commander
says:
ION Kansas soil the first battle for
freedoms cause was fought. In the
great civil war for the perpetuatiOn of
the Union, which resulted in the free
dom of every slave on American soil,
Kansas took a leading part. She fur
nished more soldiers in proportion to
her population than any state in the
Union
In the late Spanish war, our state
promptly responded to the call for vol
unteers to carry freedom to an OPP
pressed people Victory to our arms on
sea and on land, because OF the NalOr
of our sailors and soldiers and the jus
tice of our cause. soon placed free
dom's banner, the Stars and Stripes,
protecting shield, over Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippine islands. Where our
flag has been raised, let it forever wave
ITO our comrades, our comrades
sons, and all the brave boys OF the
Twentieth Kansas led by that gallant
son of a veteran, Funston, and Metcalf,
Kansas and the Nation owes a deep and
lasting debt of gratitude, for the record
of the Twentieth stands uneQualled, for
deeds of heroism, by any other regi-
ment during the Spanish American war
thus bringing added luster and honor to
our state.
THE boys are coming home, bearing
more battles fought and victories won.
Their return offers to the Grand Army
of the Republic of this department, an
opportunity to join with the patriotic
people of the state in bidding them well
come-thrice welcome. to their homes
a welcome they so richly deserve, and
which our comrades are so willing to
render.
''The executive committee on the ar
engagements for the reception of the
Twentieth Kansas, to take place in To-
peka, have extended to the Grand
Army of the Republic of this depart
ment, an invitation to participate in the
reception. They also invite the COM
rades to take part in the parade in uni
form. The committee on parade has
accorded the Grand Army, the right OF
the line, thus giving our comrades spec
ial honor.
1.-The department commander has ac-
cepted the invitation on behalf of the
a. 900 comrades of the department, with
the full assurance that from no class
of citizens viii come a more profound
and heartfelt welcome to these boys,
than from the old boys who them
selves have stood on the firing line
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PERISH IN A STORM.
Four Dead and Others Missing In
Montana.

Denver. Oct ia special to the Re
publican from Great Falls, Mont. says:
Four men are dead and probably
eight more in Teton county from the
recent storm.
The dead are all sheep herders. They
are as follows:
Norman Druice and one other en-
plOyed by w. K. F1Owerre.
VIII Graham, working for Homer
Sheep company.
A man named Ladd. employed by
Wallace Taylor.
Two herders named Mcintosh and
COnIey, working for J. c. Quigley, are
probably dead as they are missing,
though their sheep have been found
There are two parties in the mountains
including ladies which have not been
heard from. They have tents and food
but may not escape. They are William
Coburn, Charles Mcdonnell and their
wives. of Dupuyer, now in the Sun river
canyon, and w. F. Ralston and four
sons in Birch creek canyon.
The severity of the storm may be
judged by the fact that it took horses
four days to bring in the body of Will
liam Graham on a toboggan. Snow is
four feet on the level in parts Of Teton
county.
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IN ARCTIC SEAS.
Three Men Spend Is Days In an
Open Boat

San Francisco, Oct 19-The first mate
John Wideosen of the sealing schooner
BOwhead, has reached here from the
far north with a story of the terrible
experiences of himself and two sailors
for Is days in an open boat in the Arc
tic ocean. The BOWhead had touched at
Good News bay and Wideosen and his
companions went ashore to get the pO-
sitiOn of the boat as the captain had
lost his bearings. During the night a
gale arose and carried the BOwhead out
to sea. The mate and the sailors then
sailed for Kuskowin river in their open
boat. They narrowly escaped wreck
several times and at last their boat
swamped off Hoskinuta, a small settle
ment. Their peril was seen from the
shore and they We're rescued. They
then tramped so miles across country
to Yukon, where they were picked up
and taken down the river.
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WANTS LOWER RATES.
Portland Is Dissatisfied With the Tar
if In the Philippines.

Portland, Ore, Oct 19-The trustees
OF the Chamber of Commerce has voted
to ask the war department for a re
adjustment of the customs in the Phil
ippine islands. A reduction of so per
cent in the specific duty was requested
on number Of articles such as fruits,
pork, butter and cheese. The trustees
ordered a telegram sent to the cham
bers of commerce of San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Seattle and Tacoma, saying
that they would endorse any Pacific
coast man, the Pacific coast jobbers'
name for Interstate commerce commits
siOner, and asking if this procedure
would be agreea BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19
FINEST AFLOAT.
The o. s. Transport Thomas Just
Turned Out of Cramps.

Philadelphia. Oct. 19.-The United
States transport Thomas, the finest
troop ship afloat, sailed from Cramps
shipyard for New York where she will
go into dry dock to be painted. The
Thomas is to go to the Philippines ear
" in November and will carry over two
thousand persons, including soldiers, Of
ficers, nurses and crew.
on the main deck is the icemaking
plant with a capacity of two tons per
day. There is also a condensing appar-
atus for changing salt water into filter
ed fresh water with a capacity of 10000
for a bakery, a laundry and a cold stor-
age plant. On the spar deck are the
soldiers writing room, a dining room
with &c seats for company and ship Of
fcers, a saloon and lavatOries. The
quarterlnaster's department, command
ing officers quarters, regular officers
quarters and smoking and lOunging
rooms are on the promenade deck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19

Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St. Topeka.
Kan. receiver and shipper Of grain
New York: Earnings st. Louis and
Southwestern for second week in October
Cincinnati Price Current: Rains reliev-
ing sOwn wheat but deficient west side
of Mississippi river. Warm weather caus-
ing apprehension if insect life. Further
instances of disappointing corn yields
Unimportant changes in grain movement.
last year.
Chicago: There is not particle Of
strength in cables and the contrary was
looked for by most of the traders here.
among the shorts took place at the close
last night and on the curb later where
wheat sold at INC. Calls were pretty
generally called at 1Bc. Price Current
inclined to be little bullish drOuth and
in sections bu weather map this morn
Liverpool wheat sd lower; corn Esd
Chicago: Hogs % 900; steady to firm
Cars: Wheat us, graded 1; corn, $685.
graded 20; oats 1856 graded Is.
evidenced by the distribution at primary
markets in comparison with last year. To-
days receipts 1904 900 against 1.2S1. 600 last
year. Shipments today $4,000 against So
600 last year. Chicago has shipped out
this week about 1900
Wheat acts if sold to a StandStill
Local crowd very bearish and been
pounding it all day, current news looks
beariSh but somebody or some interest is
apparently absorbing the sales and mar
ket gradually Tightening up.
New York; 30 loads corn for export to-
day.
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SURPRISED CANE.
Bandits Do Battle With a sherif7s
Posse

Nogales. A. T, Oct 19-Deputy Sher-
in Flewelling and posse returned today
from Harshaw where they went yester-
day, after their encounter with bandits
struck the camp of bandits in Box can
yon. 1t was just at sunrise. On COM
mand of the sheriff to surrender the
bandits, who were sitting around
camp fire, sprang for their Winchesters
and opened fire. The posse returned the
fire, over three hundred shots being ex-
changed in all The bandits retreated,
leaving one dead. A stage driver
brought word into Harshaw that one
bandit crawled into Howry mining
camp yesterday afternoon and died
there. Another, who was severely
wounded, was carried away by his com
panions. The bandits had the whole
country terrorized stealing cattle and
horses
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That" said the artist, proudly, lis
What I consider my masterpiece. And
I fiatter myself, he added, after a
pause, that am at least a good judge
of pictures"
Yes" answered the thoughtless girl.
'Isnt it funny that good critics are so
seldom good performers? ''-W ashing-
ton Star.
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LOYAL LEGION OFFICERS.
Elected at Convention of the Com
mandery In Chief

Philadelphia, Oct. 19.-The 18th an
nual convention of the COMMUNICATIVE
chief of the military order of Loyal
Legion today elected these officers:
COmmander-in-chief, Lieutenant Gen
era1 John M. Schofield, New York; SEN
ior c. P. Clark, U. S. N, Connecticut;
Junior vice commander, Lieut.. Briga-
der General Henry c. Merriam Kan
sas; recorder, Lieutenant Colonel J. P
Nicholson, Philadelphia; register, Ma
jor w. P. Oxford, U. S. A; treasurer,
York; chancellor, Brigadier General w.
L. James, Philadelphia; chaplain, Ma
jor Henry S. Burrage, Maine; council
in-chief, Major George W. Chandler,
Michigan; Rear Admiral George Brown,
Indiana; Colonel Charles A. Woodruff,
u S. A, Major General George B. San
born, Minnesota, and Major Roswell E.
Mason, Illinois.
indianapolis was selected as the next
place of meeting.
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The most forlorn object in Atchison
at present is a man who is visiting his
kim He is accompanied by his wife.
She is being taken around to afternoon
parties, and is receiving and returning
calls She has the appearance of being
in her element He WanderS up one
side OF the street and down the other
until meal time. In the evening he
feels like talking, having been lone
some all day, but the men of the house
hold have been working all day, are
tired and go to bed, and the women are
being entertained, so he goes to bed
at half past eight o'clock.
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AN ATCHlSON MAN.
Elected to Executive Committee of
Railway Bridge Superin tendents

Detroit, Mich Oct. 19.-The Associa-
ton of Railway superintendent of
Bridges and Buildings nave elected the
following officers: President, Aaron S.
Markley, Danville ILL., vice president,
w. A. Rogers, Chicago; Joseph NJ.
State, Richmond Va; w. S. Danes,
Peru, Ind; B. F Pickering, Sanborn-
VILE N. H; secretary, S. F. Patterson,
Concord, N. H; treasurer, N. w.
tive committee t. NJ. Strain. Spring
field, Ill; N. L. Helm, Grafton, w. Va;
F. w. Tanner Atchison, Kan: A. Sim
norman, Denver; H. D. Cleveland,
Milwaukee.
St. Louis was chosen as the next
meeting place, the dates being October
II, Is and 49,
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Oct 70.
y S00 E Be 5 f 9t hogs 10
Market quiet. Mixed and butchers $4.100
4.4713; good heavy 81 206t4. As; rough heavy
IS .SGd4 90; light 81. O504. 4215.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market weak.
Beeves 81. 35dt6 90; native cows and heifers
81 75d5. 90: Texas steers s.. 50l04. 10; stock
ers and feeders s.. O005 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market firm.
Sheep 81. 50I4 90; lambs S. 50D46O.
official receipts and shipments for yes
terday.
HOGS receipts 25. $50; shipments 2.7!5-
CATTLE receipts IA .526; shipments 3,5O1
SHEEP receipts 1888; shipments 2 e39.
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Kansas Oity Livestock Market.

Kansas city, Oct. 70.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5000 natives, 5000
Texans. Butcher grades steady, others
weaker Native steers "a. 30U6.35: Texas
steers s.. SOFAS. 05; Texas COWS 81. 25lTS. 20s
native cows and heifers 81. 75d5. rs; stock
ers and feeders IS .25Q5 90; bulls $3.50
HOGS- Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Bulk of sales $4.1235d4.20; heavy $4.109
4.171b; packers 81. 121a614.25: mixed $1,000
4.15; light A.121z@4.271a workers $1,000
4.271z; pigs s.. S56l4. %.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Lambs SO. 85d5. 90; muttons Sc .10Q3.S5
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Topeka Markets Todav.

CATTLE.
COWS-s2 5n62 -25
STEERS-S3. 5O1f4. 90.
HEIFERS-S .00613. 40.
LIGHTS. sOaS. So,
HEAVY AND MEDIUMS. 7563. 90.
GRAIN
NO. 2 WHEAT-59 test Gle.
NO. 2 CORN-25c.
NO. 2 OATS-2Sc.
HAYS. O0d5. so.
PRODUCE.
CHICKENS-S2 SOFAS. co.
BUTTER-Codntry lie.
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Furnished by J. C. Goings. CommissIol
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St. Topeka
Kan. receiver and shipper OF grain
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READY MADE HOUSES.
A Demand For Them Has Developed
In Turkey.

Cincinnati Ohio, Oct 19.-The En-
quirer says:
The publisher of a local trade DaDer
has just received an inquiry from
Smyrna, Turkey, for ready made frame
houses or cottages of two stories. with
either painted or in the white. COM
plete in every detail, excepting the
window panes. They must have from
three to five rooms, not counting the
servants quarters and range in price
from 5000 to $1,000 and upward. They
must be shipped knocked down. .
From 1000 to 1000 houses a year will
be ordered
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Texas Rates AGAIN slashed.

Kansas City, Oct. 19.-The Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf has announced
a farther reduction in rates on pack
ing house products from Kansas City
to Houston, Galveston and Beaumont,
Tex Effective October 81 the rate to
these points from Kansas City will be
SO cents a hundred pounds. This is a
reduction of cents from the rates
which were announced a few days ago,
and it is made in order to preserve to
Kansas City the scent differential I'M
der Omaha to those cities.
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TRANSPORT SCHEDULE.
For the Remainder of the Month as
Issued by the Government.

49St1SN4 y V110 . OV u u ALISIls
San Francisco, Oct. 19.-The following
schedule of transports to sail this
month has been prepared by the quar-
termasters department:
October 23.-Newport. with sixty-nine
officers and 512 men; Maneuense, with
twenty eight officers and $50 men; Tar
tar with forty-five officers and 1851
men.
october 25.-Benmore, with twenty
eight officers and 1877 men; Picking, with
seventy officers and 1 O65 men.
The Olympia and the Pennsylvania
will leave for the forth early next week
to take the Thirty-ninth regiment from
Portland.
The Hancock viii be read to sail
about the 9th.
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Kanaas Citv Prodnee nTarkes

Kansas City, Oct. ~
WHEAT-Dec. 645sc; May 665se- Cash:
No. hard 6315c; No 3. 6015@6Sc; No.
red erase; No. 3, 64d66c.
CORN-Dec. 265sc: May 231Sc: Cash: No.
mixed 2sstQ29c; No. ? white 29szc; No.
oATs-No. white 246srkc.
RYE-No. 2, .545sc.
HAY-Choice timothy s.. 20; choice prai-
BITTER 19a22c; dairy 1ec.
EGGS4Fresh lac.
RECEIPTS-Wheat 14S cars.
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COMBINE COMPLETE.
Include 90 Per Cent of Bridge Manu-
facturers In the Country.

Pittsburg, Oct LIT was announced
today that the bridge combine under
the name of the American Bridge COM
pany had been completed and would be
in operation by the first of next month.
The combine includes 80 of 81 plants in
the country and is capitalized at $67,-
500, 1000, of which $33, O00, 900 is preferred
and $34, 900, 900 common stock 1t will
control about SO per cent of the out
put of the country. The headquarters
will be in New York city.
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A SPECIAL CUP
offered For Another Race Between
Columbia and Shamrock.

New York, Oct 19.-The Evening
World announces today that in con-
junction with the Daily Mail of Lon
don, it offers a, cup to be sailed for by
the Shamrock and the Columbia, for an
extra race on a day to be agreed upon
by Mr.. Iselin and Sir Thomas Upton.
The Evening World suggests that a
change of crews be made, in order to
settle the question as to whether the
crew of the Columbia is better than
that of the Shamrock, or vice versa.
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Pie Plates Ready.

The wooden pie plates, which the
Grocers and Butchers decided to order
have arrived and can be found at the
Office of the secretary, VIM. Dransfield,
No. 1874 Kansas avenue. All the grocers
and butchers in the city, who intend to
furnish pies and cakes for the banquet
to the Twentieth Kansas viii call on
the secretary and procure the number
of plates which they desire to become
responsible for.