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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
Grain Letter

Chicago, Dec. 14-WHEAT-The wheat
market has shown additional strength to-
day and outside buying been on a large
scale. Foreign news has been of a better
character and some wheat, about 50 600
bushels worked from this point. Local
talent were free sellers of wheat early,
while commission houses apparently took
increase in stocks in the northwest of
about 100000, making a possible increase
in our visible Monday was one of the
bear arguments. Price Current claims
great damage to winter wheat in Ohio
and Michigan, while some reports are cur
rent that the Nebraska crop has also
suffered materially. Sentiment is govern
ing factor at the moment and it is strong
ly bullish and will probably lead to a
CORN has been exceptionally strong.
December making the best gain. There
was a sudden squirt in the all rail dema nd
yesterday and shippers are buyers of De-
cembeT today. Clearances I, JOG. 600 Liver
pool sd higher. Receipts small; western
offerings do not increase. The Price Cur
rent explains that feeders are taking most
of the movement Speculative trade not
large but shorts are covering and some
of the bulls increasing their lines
OATS were Gerry duh although up a
shade with the corn advance. New York
buying continues in a small way. Receipts
small
PROVISIONS There has been free
profit taking in provisions and no very en-
ergetic support. The result has been a
slipping off OF prices all around. The
English packers have sold. The buying
has been scattered. Shipments of product
sharp and product should be bought
again.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 14.-W WHEAT was dull and
without feature during the early part of
the session. May opened a shade under
yesterday at 6912c and declined on scalp
erS' selling to 691sd69Ac, where the mar
ket steadied on buying against puts. Lo-
cal receipts were 102 cars, 10 of contract
grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
351 cars against 499 last week and 707 a
year ago. With the exception of some
damages in Ohio and Michigan the crop
was reported in good condition.
Later in the session there was a better
demand from commission houses and
strength of the Manitoba crop report and
the Price Current review, May advancing
to 697sc, and closing firm 7sQ1zc over yes
terday at 69a4 C.
CORN was steady, May opening un-
changed at 327sc and holding firm for some
time Trade was dull and featureIess.
Receipts here 172 cars.
OATS-There was almost no business in
oats, May opening unchanged at 24c. This
was the only quotation made for some
time. Receipts were 165 cars
PROVISIONS were steady, opening a
shade lower on liberal hog supply and
lower prices for the same. The market
held firm on good outside demand. The
market was dull and fiuctuations narrow
well along in the session. May pork Op-
ened cents under yesterday at $40 321b6D
0.35, May lard a shade down at IS s. and
May ribs a shade under at S5. .4712d5. So
E'LAX-CaSh northwest 81 .49. southwest
81 40: December 81. As; May s143s4.
RYE-December Sic; May 5zb653c.
BARLEY-Cash 35lI 45c.
TIMOTH HY-December 81. As; February
s.. so; March g So.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
BOWMAN'S BEAR FARM.
TFrom the NeM York S11n.l

IRON the New Ork sun.
About sixty miles west of USiah,
Cal, in the highest, widest part of the
Coast Range mountains. is the cabin
where Bog Bowman and his mother and
sister live They run one of the queer
est farms in all the world, for they
raise bears for the market.
We started out to raise sheep and
hogs the same as the other ranches
but the bears killed them faster than
we could raise them" said Bowman.
The bears ate up most of our stock
and all of our profit and there was no
way of getting shut of them with so
much waste land about The bears
We're the best crop ever year, so I made
up my mind that they would have to
pay for their keep
Away back in the forties Mrs. Bow
man and her husband crossed the
plains, a young couple from Missouri
When the gold hunters came Bowman
opened a tavern at the ford of the Sac
ramentO River. where the city stands
today, and here nine children We're
born. It was the first outpost of civil
iZatiOn which the returning miner came
upon, and it was not unusual for the
BOwmans to take in 500 in the morning
before the children had eaten their
breakfast, all in gold dust, at S16 an
ounce It was Mrs. Bowman who an
sWered with the rOwbOat the miner s
summons from the opposite bank of
"HO-Ferry," and it was she who cook
ed the almost priceless vegetables car
ried around the Horn in tins, and sold
to the miners for an amount fixed by
the number OF tins remaining in the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Louisa Boggs to Abraham Holiday,
5000, tract in section Bills.
E. H. Blake and wife to Carrie E.
Blake, $1,000, lots ,, 4 and 6, Boswell
avenue, College Hill addition.
Erick Erickson and wife to Edwin
Newman, $500, part Of the southwest
quarter 30-11-16.
c. w. Jewell and wife to Henry Fell
ker, 800, lots 1873 to 149 odd inclusive,
Wabash avenue, AIilligan's addition.
Shawnee county to William II. Brad
bury, s37.45, tax deed, lot 41O. Lane
street.
S. and F A. studer to G. J. BolIette,
$500, lots 29S-3O0 Monroe street, Para
mOre's second addition.
Adam ROckey and wife to Owen Ri
ley, $1,000 lots 1906 to 1922 inclusive
even Buchanan street, Quinton &
Steele's addition.
Mary Howard and husband to A. A.
Thurman, $2,500, southeast quarter of
northeast quarter 12-11-15.
Benjamin p. Clark and wife to D. H.
Martin, $4,000, lots 10O-1O2 Kansas av-
enue.
Maria A. Haskell to John Mex Mil
Ter, 1925, lot 14S Crane street, Cranes
addition.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Stewart and Kyle Are Counted as
Republicans.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE Republicans
of the senate today adopted the changes
made by the committee on committees
The more important changes IN the Re-
publican membership of the committees
follows:
Finance --HEIansbrQugh. sPf92oper car-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Warren, Wetnore Car
Foreign relations-Wolcott
JudiCiary-Fa airbankS, Simon.
ommerce-Hanna, Mason, DepeW.
Agriculture=Foster
chairman; Hawley, Mcmillan, Perkins
Wellington.
Census-Quarles, McCumber-
Civil seryice-Baker, chalrmannr
Depew, McCumber, Kean.
District of Columbia-Stewart, Yelling
Education and labor-McComas.
To examine the civil service-Ross,
chairman; Deboe.
Forest servation-Beveridge, chair
man; Carter, Mcbride, DepeW.
G5 Ge0I4gIe44i lI surYeymkeanib aba ir,,an Sew
Indian affairs-Thurston. chairman !;
Nelson. Baker. Quarles, N1cCumber, Kyle.
Indian epredations2Deboe, chairman; /;
Mcbride. Ross Beveridge-
Inter oceanic canals-A1cBride, Hanna
Interstate cOmmerce-Kean.
IrrigatiOn-Simon, chairman; Stewart,
Manufactures-Scott Foster.
Military affairs-Burrows-
Naval affairs-Penrose.
Executive department-McComas, chair
man; BeVeridge.
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico (new)-
Foraker; chairman; GalHnger, Perkins,
Fairbanks. Nelson, McComaS, DepeW.
PatentS-Erit chard, chairman; McComaS.
PensiOns-DebOe, Quaries, McCum ber-
Philippines (new)-LOdge, chairman; Al
Hson. Hale, Davis, Proctor, Mcbride, BeV-
eridge.
Observation-Disclosures
Printing-Platt N. v. chairman; Elk
ms
Private land claims-Beveridge
Privileges and observation-disclosures.
Public buildings and grOundS-F'atr-
banks, chairman: Scott, Quarles.
Public health-SpOOner, Deboe. DepeW.
Public lands-ClaTk, (WyO), kean-
RailrOadS-Hawley, WetmOre, Scott.
Relations with Canada-Fairbanks, Cul-
1om.
Relations with Cuba Cnew)-Platt (Conn.)
chairman; Aldrich, CuIlom, Davis, Nc
MILAN, Chandler, SpOoner.
Revolutionary cIaiTnS-FOSter.
EuleS-Elkins.
TerritOrieS-B -BeVeridge.
Transportation routes-QuarleS, chair
man; ShOup.
Potomac river front-Hoar, Wetmore.
Foster.
Five civilized tribes-Baker.
REPRESENTATION OF meat prOducts-Mc-
Cumber. MCCOmaS.
Industrial XpOsitiOns-Depew, chair
man; Proctor Hansbrough, Lodge.
National bankS-Kean, chairman.
TrespaSsers upon Indian lands-McCum-
Der, chairman
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14

against Cuba and this should not be-
The present cable company claims
grant of forty years from the Spanish
government which has seven years more
TO run The new cable company proposes
to take all risks of litigation and to al
low the government to use the cable al
rates to be made by the government. The
time has come when should extend to
every part of the world with our cables.
We have come to the time when to stand
still means to retrogTade. I believe in
expansion and offer a resolution to the
effect that the club desires the CONNER
cable to Cuba"
The resolution was adopted and copies
Will be sent to the Kansas congressional
delegation.
NO LIQUID AIR LECTURE.
A communication was received from
a lecture bureau in New York asking the
club to engage Chas E. Tripler to give
a lecture and exhibition with liquid air
The cost Of the lecture was placed at
81 300 The offer Will be declined un-
less Mr.. Tripler can wait until the audi
tOrium is built as no building in the city
could hold enough people to make the
expenses of such a lecture.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Pettigrew's Resolution Disposed of
In a Hurry.

Washington, Dec. 14.-When the SEN
ate convened today Mr.. AIdrich, asked
for a temporary postponement of the
usual Thursday motion for an adjourn
ment over Sunday until it could be as
certained whether the Democrats would
be ready to announce their committee
assignments. He added, that in case
they were not so prepared, he would
ask the senate to sit tomorrow in order
that the appointments to the commit
tee could be made. In obedience to this
Mr.. Hale, who had moved adjournment,
withdrew the motion.
Mr.. PettigreW' resolution asking for
information as to whether flag of the
Philippine republic had ever been salut-
ed by the American forces in the Phil
ippines came up. Mr.. Chandler moved
to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr.. PettigreW asked a withdrawal Of
the motion, but this was declined.
Mr.. Chandler said that every word of
the resolution and speech made upon it,
would be cabled to Manila
Mr.. Pettgrew called for the ayes and
nays on the motion to lay on the table
The vote resulted Al ayes to 20 nays.
The senate agreed to the house reso-
luton for a Christmas holiday adjourn
ment on the goth of December until
the 3rd of January, and then at 1:O5 p.
M, adjourned.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
MRS. JACKSON.
Wife of David Jackson Makes a State
ment.

The State Journal received the fol-
Belle Jackson, widow of David T. Jack
son, whom S. E. Yoeman shot last
June, and for whose killing Mr.. Yoe-
man has been on trial during the past
week. The communication was written
before sentence had been passed upon
Mr.. YOeman;
To the Editor of the State Journal:
I wish you would state in your paper,
for the benefit of the public, that Mr..
Yoeman was tried and convicted for
the killing of my husband David L.
JacksOn) and I wish it distinctly un-
derStOOd that my husband was in no
way mixed up in his brothers troubles
which was proven in court have
said nothing all summer, for this sor-
row was too bitter for words to ex-
press.
After arriving here, a, few hours too
late, my husband having died previous
to that, looking out upon the street,
Mrs. YOeman and her daughter were
pointed out to me going sTnilingly by
as though nothing had ever happened
not one kind word did they send the
heart broken mother or me.
have nothing to fear from the judge
in his sentence of Mr.. Yoeman, for he
knows the evidence and what is just
deeply regret what happened yes
terday, but can not see what that mas
to do with the death of my husband
and the punishment of the man who
did it. OF course, we are strangers
here, coming from Eau Claire, Wis,
not La Crosse, and could not expect
one side of the story. I do not want
Mr.. YOeman's sympathy, for after what
has occurred it is like mOckery.
MRS. LENA BELLE JACKSON.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items Hnt ended for this column should
be left with the Kimban Printing COM
pany. $50 Kansas avenue
Miss Sarah Bernstein returned last
evening from Kansas City.
Mrs Aaron Sheetz is slowly improv-
ing from her recent severe illness.
An elegant Christmas present-a
Parker JOintless Fountain Pen Jeffers
Magazines and periodicals. by the copy
or yearly subscriptions at Jeffers &
James
Pictures, Picture Framing, Art Goods,
miscellaneous books, latest books, at
lowest prices. At Jeffers & James.
There Will be a joint meeting this
evening of all the NJ. w \. camps in
the city at the camp of 1243, 1000 Kan
sas avenue.
Mrs. Lee Altman is quite seriously i'll.
DR. Matthew Mitchell of Olathe who
has been visiting the family of his un-
Gle, DR.. NJ r. Mitchell of Van Buren
street, left today for Albuquerque.
Frank Hook. aged about sixty years,
died Wednesday at the county farm and
was buried today. The deceased was a.
tive Of Maine, but has been west for
the past twenty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Caskey OF jackson
street left today for Ellis, where they
viii visit friends Mr. Caskey is suf-
fering from rheumatism and 1t is hoped
the change viii be beneficial to him.
Special for Friday evening. from to
9 p. m: Ladies' corsets, 39c; men, s
black sox. regular 1Oc. , for 15c: mems
soc Overalls see; 25 pair children s
heavy shoes. regular Sl25. for soc;
mems scarlet underwear, SOC. Costley
& Post.
KNOX-SMITH
Miss Ida Smith and Mr.. Edgar Knox
We're married Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der u, at the home of the brides par
ents, near Fairview- The ceremony
was performed at o'clock by Rev. W
r. HutchinsOn~ pastor of the Baptist
church. The attendants We're Miss
May Knox and Mr.. VIII Smith. and
Miss Dora Brown played the wedding
march. At half past an ella bOrate
wedding supper was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Knox received many handsome
presents. They left today for PennsyI-
vania. where they will make their fu-
ture home
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
SHE USED RED PEPPER.
TF'rom the - York WorId.l

From the New York World.
William King, who calls himself the
human puzzle, applied at the police sta
ton at Bloomfield for lodging. Sergeant
Charles Burning conducted him to a cell.
King said he was a traveller and had
walked all over this country and Europe
for the past 50 years.
King claims to have two hearts and two
sets of ribs He offered to prove his
statement if a physician was called.
He said he had been staying in a house
in Orange with a woman whom he had
known 10 years and whose ingratitude
gave him much sorrow.
When he first went to Orange and call
ed he found her in poor circumstances
and about to be elected for .nonpayment
of rent He said he had paid her debts
and supplied food for the house but
when his money was gone she hinted that
he had better go.
King failed to take the hint. however.
and then his ungrateful friend put red
pepper on the stove while he was sleep
ing in an armchair. Then she went out.
He says he nearly SuffOcated and almost
sneezed his head off before he could get
out of the room.
After a good dinner the human puzzle
started to walk to Paterson.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
RECORD of a FIGHTING Editor.

TFFOm the r46W York WOrlQ.I
Colonel Daniel R. Anthony, brother
of Susan B. Anthony, is the last of the
real fighting editors Of the west. Col.
Anthony is more than 20 years old and
the active editor of the Leavenworth
Times. When he first began to fight is
lost in tradition. He began it actively
when the Kansas border ran with blood
in the beginning of the civil war. He
was the leader of a band of as hardy
fighters as ever followed Morgan or
JenniSOn. the famous red leg" guer-
rilla of Kansas, and has more than
once killed his man in duel.
Col. Anthony is on record in the med
ical books as the only man who has
had his aorta severed and lived In
duel with Col Jennison he was shot.
JenniSon was the proprietor of the Bon
Ton gambling house, the worst dive in
Leavenworth, and Col Anthony was
fighting him bitterly in his paper. One
evening they met in the street and both
drew pistols. Every one hid and gave
them the street. Both were badly
wounded, and Col. Anthony was car
ried home with his aorta cut in two.
His family physician, Dr. Sinks, told
the colonel that he would not live
through the night, and advised him to
say goOdby to his friends.
The colonel bade his sister goodby,
turned over, and went to sleep. When
he aWOke he asked the nurse:
What time is it ?'
six o'clock" replied the nurse.
The colonel chuckled for moment,
then said:
say, that's a good joke on Doc
Sinks, isn't it? He said I'd be dead by
$780,
He fell asleep again, and when he
aWOke the doctor acknowledged his
mistake and told him he would recover
to fight again, and he did.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
KILLED BYA TRAIN.
Elmer SIatten Loses His Life
Today on the Santa Fe.

Elmer Slatten was killed about 1870
by being struck by an east bound pas
senger train on the Santa F'e.
Slatten was working with a section
gang south of town near Pauline. The
second section of No. was several
hours late and running as a special.
The section men knew nothing about
the train and when they saw it COM
ing had barely time to get the handcar
off the track. Slatten jumped to the
side of the track with the rest, but
slipped and the engine struck him,
knocking him to one side and killing
him almost instantly. The train was
stopped and the body brought to town.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Hackett and Engineer Holland
Slatten lives near Eighteenth and
Harrison street and leaves a wife and
two small children one of them is a
baby a few days old and Mrs SIatten
is confined to her bed in a critical con-
ditiOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
BOYCOTT OF THE SUN.
Federation of Labor Passes
Strong Resolutions.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 14-Sentiments
of the delegates to the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention on various
pending labor questions were declared
today in the adoption of string OF
resolutions reported by committees.
The report of the boycott committee
on the New York Sun lockout was the
special order. The committee recon-
mends adoption of a resolution from
the Detroit trades council declaring en-
dOrSement of the Sun boycott by the
federation, approving the magnificent
defense of the rights of labor made by
the printers and stereOtyperS in the
matter and calling on all organized
workingmen, all lovers of justice, all
friends of humanity, to require of the
Sun corporation that it right the wrong
it has done to it's old employees by re-
turning to the condition that preceded
the strike or lockout of last august.
In the event of the refusal of the Sun
to comply the resolutions call upon
all mem berS of affiliated unions and all
who sympathiZe Herewith to refrain
from purchasing the Sun and Evening
Sun, and to discontinue dealings with
any person, firm, or corporation that
advertises in these newspapers
Several speeches were made, all in
favor of above declarations, or others
more radical. Delegate O'ROurke OF
New York who had been enjoined by
Judge Bookstaver of the New York su-
preme court from talking about the
Sun matter, stated these resolutions
did not emanate from his Topographic
cal union. He intended to obey the
courts order, but if he was arrested
on account of the acts of this cOnven-
tion, he was willing to go to Jail. He
was not in favor of any war for ex-
termination of said newspaper.
President Bowman and other mem
bers of the Printing Pressmen's Ma
tionaI union, spoke for the resolutions
and Judge BOOkstaver's action in en-
joining O'ROurke was strongly critics.
ed.
On ordering of the previous question,
the resolution was adopted unanimous
ly.
A resolution declaring for reduction
of the standing army to $4,000 men was
adopted after striking out the first
para graph which read as follows:
Where, the tendency of the pres
ent administration is to unnecessarily
increase the number of men in the
standing army" etc.
Other resolutions were adopted as
follows:
Urging state legislatures to outlaw
all kinds of competitive convict labor;
against permitting slavery in the Ha-
waiian islands; reaffirming seamenS
demands; cOngratulating F. w Palm
er, public printer, for paying increased
wages in his own discretion, to print
ers and book binders; favOring same
leaves, of absence for employees of naval
yards and arsenals as for other govern
ment employees, melting the letter car
riers to affiliate with the federation
and providing a special organizer for
the Pacific coast.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
81 Moderate
Indulgence"
in coffee
caused her
trouble.
Some can and some cannot
drink it.

"A temperate Indulgence in coffee
(taking it only at my morning meaD
seemed safe, but during these years I
suffered from time to time, inexpres-
sibly. from bilious sick headaches. and
the loss OF at least one-tenth of my
time.
1t did not occur to my mind that
anything so commonly used as coffee
could be the cause of the distressing
condition, until upon one occasion I
broke over my temperate line and
drank coffee twice a. day. After three
DAYS indulgence my daughter and my
self were both brought down by violent
sick headache, suffering extreme nausea
from the smell, taste or thought of
coffee.
Il naturally became convinced that it
was coffee poison; still. like the alcohol
victim, ] was not willing to give up the
1avOrlte beverage, and a few DAYS after
the sickness. resumed my morning cup,
with the same old result. This set me to
thinking seriously. 1 reasoned that if
such extremely bad results. drinking it
once day must produce half as bad.
and that in all probability my trouble
for years had been caused by the effect
OF comee on my system, even in the
small quantities used.
I concluded to stop mopine along
through the world half alive and sick
half the time. so I cut off coffee alto
gether and began with Postum Food
Coffee The longer I use it, the better
1 ike it. am now entirely free from
sick headaches. dyspepsia. and have
none of the effects of coffee poison.
Naturally, I very heartily recommended
Postum to friends on every occasion.
With sincere gratitude Frances Mon
trOse. 1915 Mcgee St, Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
Chicaqo L1vestock Warka.

Chicago. Dec. 14-CATTLE-Receip
II 800; best steady; others 10 cents and Is
cents lower; butchers steers lower; can
ners about steady; fancy Christmas
o. @5eeEes eyes ,9O 3esEeS eyes S4-1Ud .VOt cows
90; stockers and feeders s.. .00I4 So;
81 .O01I4. 70.
Receipts today 95, 600; tomorrow
IS 600; left over SIT. Heavy packing hogs
about steady, others shade lower Mixed
and butchers 50 .90q4 10; good to choice
heavy 50 -S9G4. 10; rough heavy s.. 75II3 IS;
light 50. .S5d4.O5; bulk Of sales s.. .9O0I4 .05.
HEEP-FReceipts 24,000. Best natives
steady, others slow. Native Wethers 81 .0OlD
4.75: westerns 4.10d4. 80. Lambs, native
81 OOIl5- 70; westerns S5. .00GI5. 50.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
CATTLE receipts 17.S13; shipments 1856.
HOGS receipts "a ,222; shipments 731.
SLICED receipts 1897. slipments none.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
PRECAUTIONARY MATTERS
Action of Board of Health About Vac
cination.

The city board of health should be en-
cOuraged in any steps taken to stamp
out the Cuban chickenpox." whatever
it is
Attorney General GODDARD has rati-
fed an opinion given by Attorney Gen
era1 Dawes to the effect that the board
Of health can not enforce the vaccina-
tiOn rules. They are probably right
about the matter, from a legal stand
point, but that should not prevent the
people from cooperating with the
board of health and obeying its instruc-
tiOns. The board may not be able to
enforce the vaccination order but never
theIess it is a wise precaution and the
people should do as the board has or
dered 50 far as possible.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-14
TO GUST TAYLOR.
Democrats Will Carry Fight to
Legislature

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 14-The state
mitteeS of the Democratic party in
secret session today voted unanimously
to recommend a contest before the leg
islature to GUST the Republican COVER
nor and lieutenant governor and en-
dOrse the action of minor candidates in
filing their contest before the gtate con-
testing board.
A committee consisting of ex-Gover-
nor J. B. NIcCreary and four other
prominent Democrats was appointed to
draft resolutions in accordance with the
vote of the committees, to report later
in the afternoon.