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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

WANTED-Real estate, improved unim-
proved; Pacific Heights Preside Heights
Richmond district above California st: give
description, price and location Address box
1903, Call
WANTED-2 or acres, with improvements, in
Fruitvale easy terms. Address box 1921.
Call office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
.PLATT FOR OLD TICKET
Says M'KinIey and Hobart Are
Sure Winners.

New York, May 24.-The Evening
World prints an interview with Senator
T. C. P1att in which the latter is quoted
as strongly advocating the renomina-
ton of President Mckinley and Vice
President Hobart. The interview says:
Senator Platt said that all the critic
ism which had been flung at Mckinley
can not alter facts and that the presi-
dent has conducted in magnificent style
the shortest and most decisive war of
modern times and simply astonished
the old world" by the way in which he
tinued Senator Plat, has had undOubt-
ed demonstration by the presidents re-
ception wherever he has been. Without
and elected.
THE Republican party is stronger
than it ever was. Vice President HO-
bart will be reelected with Mckinley.
He is my choice for vice president, just
as Mckinley is for president. AS for
the Democratic party, it has only one
ue-silver-and that has been re
pudiated by the entire country.
so far as we have gone American
commercial interests will asSuredly ben
eft. At any rate there is a certainty
no land ever held by the United States
must ever be relinquished. That would
be impossible
He spoke of the peace conference at
The Hague as visionary, beautiful but
impractical Universal peace, he
said, is not for this age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
COULTER NAMES AIDES.
G. A R. Department Executive Coun-
Gil Has an official Meeting

To the meeting of the council of ad-
ministration of the G. A. r. depart
ment. o. H. Coulter, department COM
mander, last night announced the fol-
lowing appointments:
Assistant adjutant genera1-George
w. Veale, Topeka.
Acting assistant adjutant general
Gilbert Bedell, Topeka
Assistant quartermaster general-W.
w. Dennison, Topeka.
Judge advocate general-H. F. Hide
brandt, Osborne.
Inspector general-Ben Dornblazer,
Fredonia.
Chief mastering offcer-J. T. Taylor.
Leavenworth.
The council has authorized an appeal
to the supreme court on the part of the
G.. A. r. in the case from EmpOria test
ing the law requiring public officers to
give old soldiers the preference in APP
pOintmentS. The mayor of Emporia
declined to appoint an old soldier en-
gineer at the EmpOria waterworks and
named a young man. The soldier
brought suit. but was defeated in the
lower court. The Grand Army now takes
the matter TO the higher court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
His Second District Friends
Start the Movement.
ONE BIG OBSTACLE.
Ex-Governor Leedy May b
a Candidate.
Both Men May Be Regarded as
Receptive Timber.

Ex-State Treasurer David Hefebower
who won the title of Honest Dave"
during his term of office may go to con-
gress from the Second district if the
plans of some of his friends are success
fully carried out.
They have suggested that he be NOM
mated and elected to congress in the
Second district which is now represent
ed by J. d. Bowersock. Since the name
of the ex-treasurer has been mentioned
his friends are waiting to see if the
boom will ''catch on" and if 1t is we'll
received they will turn out and attempt
to land the plum.
1t is argued that Mr.. Hefebower
could poll more votes than any Populist
in the district and the Populists realize
that a heavy vote will be necessary to
success next year.
Another eX-state officer mentioned
in this connection is no one else but ex-
Governor John w. Leedy. Although
Ex-Governor Leedy declares that he is
out OF politics far as personal adj
vantage is concerned there are some of
his friends who have suggested that he
become a candidate for congress in the
Second district. The governor now lives
at Lawrence.
Leedy is now engaged in watching the
development of a mine near Joplin and
hopes to achieve success in this direc-
ton. He processes to have quit the
game of politics but some of his friends
in Lawrence think he would make a
good race for congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
"HAIL" INSURANCE.
State Holds Companies Are Not On
der Control of Department.

The last legislature passed two laws
pertaining to mutual hail insurance.
One provided that so persons, or more,
might organize an association for pro-
lection against damage by hail An
other provides that so or more per-
sons may incorporate a company for
this purpose.
There are several associations of this
character doing business in the state
and persons who are not certain as to
the responsibility of the insurance fur
niShed have written Superintendent
Church concerning them, The ques-
ton was referred to J. S. West, assist
ant attorney general who has written
an opinion in which he holds that the
first class of companies are not undeS
the control of the department of in
surance but those Incorporated are.
The inference is that the most reliable
insurance can be secured from the in
corporated organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
DEATHS FINGER
Prevented G. G. Gage From
Making a New Will.

The will of the late G. G. Gage has
not yet been filed for probate.
So far as is now known the last will
was executed nearly Is years ago and
it was Mr. Cages intention to make
a new will. He died before he was per-
mitted to make a change in the dispo
sition of his large fortune.
For two or three years Mr.. Gage has
talked with a few intimate friends
about what he proposed to do for the
city. He was somewhat reticent so
his mind.
On the day he received the fatal
stroke of paralysis he walked into the
wish him to draw up new will. The
attorney was busy and replied:
.'Oh, there is no hurry about that.
Come in tomorrow when we will have
plenty of time"
That afternoon while in the office of
DR. L Y. Grubbs, the stroke came
which rendered Mr.. Gage helpless and
caused his death two weeks later.
The new will was never made and it
is understood that there are no public
requests in the old will.
Those who know something about
Mr. Cages business say that he left
fortune, which will amount to $3.50, 900.
He owned a great deal of Topeka and
Shawnee county property and there is
not a cent of incumbrance on any of It,
Besides that he possessed large sum
of ready money and owned government
bonds.
All the property is undoubtedly left
to relatives by the terms of the old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
MKENz1E FUMBLEs AGAIN.
Fresh Outbreak Over Grain Inspec-
tors Reported at Cofeyville.

Governor Stanley has been drawn in
to another controversy through the
laundering of State Grain Inspector A
E. Mckenzie, who named the wrong
man to act as a deputy inspector at
Coffeyville.
r. Y Kennedy is the disappointed
man and he has appealed to the gov
ernor, supported by many of his infiu-
entail friends. Governor Stanley is not
in town. but the matter will be pre-
scented to him when he returns. 1t is
claimed that the man who was appoint
ed at Coffeyville was not the choice of
the Republicans. Kennedy says he is
ready to furnish evidence to refute Nc
KenZie's claims that the defeated can
didate was turned down because he
was not a grain man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
SOME HISTORY
An Interesting Incident of a Big Dry
Goods Failure.

Some interesting inside history of the
Stevenson & Co. failure in this city
in March, 1895. was disclosed before
Judge Hazen in the district court to-
day. Few people who remember the
assignment known that Mr.. Edwin
Knowles, bank cashier and Mr.. D. A.
Mulvane, capitalist, engaged in a chase
about the store just as the doors were
closed and the notices posted. Mr..
Knowles was trying to ct within
speaking distance of Mr.. Mulvane and
Mr. Mulvane was determined that he
should not until the doors were locked
and the gong sounded for work to
cease.
The Central National bank, represent
ed by Mr.. Knowles, was given a chat
tel mortgage on the stock of the COM
pany to secure previous loan the day
before the failure, with the understand
ing that it should not be placed on rec
ord until it was finally decided to cease
business. Nothing was said about an
assignment, and when Mr.. Knowles re-
ceived notice on the afternoon of March
16 that the store would close he made
all haste to file the mortgage and then
went at once to the store with the idea
of taking possession. In the meantime,
however, George T. Stevenson had made
a deed of assignment and appointed Mr..
D. A. Mulvane assignee, and when Mr..
Knowles cached the store Mr.. Mulvane
was in the act of delivering the keys to
a man with instructions to lock the
doors and sound the gong for work to
stop.
l.
vane told of seeing Mr.. Knowles COM
ing toward him, and of his walking
away so as not to be within speaking
distance; how the bank cashier had
quickened his pace and how he had act
ed accordingly, and how Mr.. Knowles
had attempted to speak to him, but the
distance was such that he could not
understand. The chase was finally
ended by the gong sounding, which was
not only a signal for work to cease but
a signal that the doors had been locked
and the signs posted, and then Mr.. Null
vane stopped and allowed Mr.. Knowles
to approach him.
OF course it was then too late for Mr..
Knowles, as Mr.. Mulvane had formally
taken possession of the stock as as
Signee.
The suit now on in the district court
is to see whether the Central National
bank has a right to be declared pre-
ferred creditor. In order to sell the
stock clear. the assignee paid the bank
the amount of the mortgage on the
stipulation. however. that if the court
did not hold it preferred creditor the
money should be returned and a pro
rata accepted with the rest of the cred
itors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May "A.
WHEAT-Crop damage reports started
wheat strong today but the market be-
came heavier under hquidations encour-
aged by more seasonable weather and
to &c higher at 739sd1zc, advanced to 74lk
@5sc, declined to 54c, and rallied TO 1856
Chicago received 81 cars, none of which
graded contract. Minnea polls and Du-
luth got Ala, compared with 1913 for the
same day last year.
Corn and oats weakened under general
selling. in which the country figured con-
SpiculOusly. Receipts of corn, 1872 cars;
oats, 2s3. July corn opened unchanged at
33AGasc and eased off to 33Ac July oats
started a shade lower al 2312c, touched
2312@5sc and declined to 233sc.
Liberal receipts of hogs and lower prices
at the yards depressed provisions. July
pork ruled 671ac lower at S8-171zQS 20; lard(
21ad5c lower at $780, and ribs PIC lower
at 81 70GI4 7215.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
WANTS TO BET $4,000.
Bookmaker Frank Dwyer Has a Com
mission on Jeffries.

New York, May 24.-Betting on the
Fitzsimmon Jeffries fight, which has
been practically at a standstill for the
last few days, was enlivened last night
by offers from the admirers of both
fighters to wager big sums on the re-
suit of the contest. Several important
bets were recorded, and the indications
are that many thousands of dollars will
be posted before the week is ended.
Frank Dwyer, the well known western
turfman has So 900 to back Jeffries
with if he can get to 1. Mr.. Dwyer
represents a syndicate of western
sporting men who pick the Californian
to carry off the honOrs.
Jeffries and FitzsimmonS are training
hard for the battle and word comes
from their respective quarters that
they are both in excellent form
The mana gers have received s., 500
worth of seat orders already for the
event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
PARIS GREEN IN the WELL
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Had Very Mar
row Escape From Being Poisoned.

NIiddletown, N. Y, May 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Crosby, who live near
Thompson Ridge, came near being vic
Tins of poisoning by paris green. Mr.
and Mrs. Crosby reached home Sunday
evening. Monday morning Mrs. Crosby
noticed that the water had a peculiar
greenish tinge She found the paris
green had undoubtedly been emptied
into the well. Men cleaned out the well
and found in the bottom a large pack
age which had contained paris green.
The Crosbys have had litigation with
persons with whom they have had
financial dealings. A large barn on one
of their farms was burned two years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
NOT PAID FOR WANT OF FUNDS
State Pays Penalties of Incompetent
and Negligent Legislatures.

The much used stamp mot paid for
want of funds has been busted up and
put into use at the office of the state
treasurer owing to the fact that the
general revenue fund is exhausted. This
stamp has already been placed upon
nearly $50, 900 worth of warrants.
These warrants bear 6 per cent inter
est until paid The banks will cash
them and collect the interest.
These treasury difficulties are due to
the incompetency of the legislatures of
the past four years. insufficient tax
levies were made and the state must
wait unil the money comes in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
ONE VICTIM DIES.
Woman Shot by Levi Moore Passes
Away-Two Others Dying

Kansas City. May 24-Mrs. Anna
Meek, Sc years of age, of Turner, Kan,
who was shot on Sunday by Levi
Moore, a city market clerk. died Of her
injuries today. Mrs. Jennie Campbell
and Mrs. Ella Lands, Moore's other
two victims, are believed to be dying.
Mrs. Campbell had deserted Moore
for another man and he shot her. Mrs.
Meek and Mrs. Lands tried to protect
Mrs. Campbell which prompted Moore
to shoot them also Moore has a family
in Admission, Ala. He is in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
New York Money Market.

New York. May "a.
MONEY-Money on call nominal!y per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 31z@4A per
cent. Sterling exchange steady. with &C
tual business in bankers bills at S4.Sl&4GD
4.SS for demand and $4S5lk@A for sixty ISiy
Con bills. 1851. '
VER--Certificate 6la62c. Barsilver,
6IAc. Mexican dollars, 4S12c.
BONDS-Governme bonds strong; 2s,
registered, 100: IS, registered, loss; IS,
As coupon. 100; old As, registered, 1929 d;
old IS. coupon. 1131s; 5s, registered, 112A;
5s, coupon, 112A.
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WHEAT-Wheat acted weak up to noon;
but turned strong in the last hour and
closed about the top There was was lot ,1 Of
in it. Just where the wheat went to is a
mystery. 1t went into some place and
the market turned. The crop news was
not different from what has been expect
ed; perhaps it was worse Weekly, crop
ansas and Michigan. California was un-
expectedly favorable. There was an eX-
ceipts we're large. Ala cars. Liverpool
showed only Esd advance over the close
lost Friday, no help certainly to the bulls,
but the latter finally got along without
it was received with Indifference early
only Increased its effectiveness when the
selling had all been done. From a very
duh market it then broadened into an i'm
CORN-The corn market has been very
dull, the fluctuations narrow and the trade
The weekly weather crop bulletins We're
rather bullish, particularly from Iowa.
planting necessary. But they seemed to
be offset by a very perfect weather map
There keeps up some country selling, and
the sellingb Y the elevator people shows
demand for old corn, but quiet for new
OATS-Oats have held barely steady.
mainly because the weekly weather crop
bulletins were generally and very decided,
ly favorable. The seaboard reports total
lack of cash demand, and the cash bro
kers here declare the same thing. There
was fine weat Their. clear and warmer. Pat
ten has sold September. Armour sold July
The buying has been scattered There is
a general feeling that the oats crops pros
pect is a very favorable one There was
S1 PRoTfsfoNsTh The cEow wa assumes that
there has been Cudahy selling of product
PURCHASES made last week. The commits
steever. armour has bought July RIBS:
L a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, May u
Estimated receipts today. g. 900:
tomorrow, SO, 600; left over, $50. Market
weak to a shade lower. Mixed and butch
eGs seq2 s5 EGG hgi sSf 55
CATTLE = Receipts. 10. 800. Market
steady Beeves 81 25d5 50: cows and
heifers. 81. 90G5.0O; Texas steers, $4-251f5. 90;
stockers and feeders. 50. $50 10
SHEEP-Receipts 16 600. Market steady
for sheep, lambs weak to 10c lower. Sheep,
81. GOA so: lambs 81. 15d6.90
Official receipts and shipments:
Hogs-Receipts, 20094; SHIPMENTS, 5,5I7.
Cattle-Receipts. ISIS: shipments, 9.3.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; shipments, GIL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
GUN FOR KANSAS CITY.
One of the War Trophies Will Be
Mounted There.

Washington. May 24.-Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior Webster Davis
this morning called on Secretary Alger
in company with George Baer of Kan
sas City and secured the promise that
one of the captured Spanish guns will
be given to Kansas City. The gun is TO
be mounted in one of the public parks
of the city. There has been much local
interest in the matter. the city council
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Counterfeited Union Label

Lancaster, Pa. May 24-John Burk-
holder of Martindale. and L. H. Frank
Hauser of Terre Hille, have been ar
rested on the charge of counterfeiting
the labels of the cigarmakers' interna-
tional union. 1t is alleged they have
been engaged extensively in this bust
ness for years and supplied a large
number of factories
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Kansas City Produce Market

anSdS CITY, Ady II
wHEAT-Lower: July opened up 4c at
$3.50. declined to 6712c, closed 6s5sc; Sep
TENDER close 69c: No. 2 hard, 67q69c; No. 3.
64d671ac: No. 2 red, 74d76c; No. 8. 6SG72c;
No. 2 Spring. 66d6Sc: No. 8. 64d sc.
CORN-L-ower; July, 3014c: Septem Der,
3O14c; No. 2 mixed. S21aa24c No. white,
oAT3S-Duil: No. 2 white, cash, 2s1sc.
HAY-25e Pow NT choice Ole timothy, $500
''G8 UTTER9steady: creamery. 15c; dairy
BE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
COMPANIES FILE BONDS
Successful Book Firms Prepare to Ex-
ecute Their Contracts

The representatives of the companies
which were successful in the contest
for school book adOptions before the
state school text book commission are
busy in Topeka fixing up their official
bonds for the faithful performance of
the contracts.
Several of the bonds have already
been filed with George A. Clark, secre-
tary of state, and the executive council
has approved them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Burton Banks Consolidate.

The private bank conducted by J. A.
WEIGH & Son at Burton and the Burr
ton bank have consolidated under the
name of the Burton State bank, with a
capital of 100000 NJ A. Waterman,
deputy bank examiner, is now in Burr
ton experimenting the opening of the
new bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
TRUST OVERFLOW.
One Is About to Be Incorporated In
Delaware.

Columbus, O., May pat a secret
meeting of the stoneware potteries east
of the Mississippi river today CON
solicitation was effected. The combine
will be incorporated in Delaware with
a capital of 81 500, 000 1t will be known
as the American Stoneware company.
Thirty representatives attended the
meeting. r. H. Kent of Akron, will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas CITY, May Il
CATTLE-Receipts, 5 900. Market steady.
Native steers, $4.0OG5.25; Texas steers,
s.. SOFAS 80: Texas cows, $3.00n4.10; native
cows and heifers. s2.5od4 50; stockers and
feeders, $500 5.45; bulls, 81. 15Gt4-25.
HOGS-Receipts. Z, 900. Market steady
to sc lower. Bulk of sales, So. 69G 3. 20;
heavy, $3.62150t3. so; packers, So 6od3.l5;
mixed, 50. 5503T0; light. $3.50d3.65; workers,
$3.6Oa3.65: pigs, SO. 06a 30
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
Lambs, 81. 90Q7.75; muttonS, So. 15Q5-40
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London 1890 p. M: Southern Pacific,
St. Paul and AtchiSon preferred feat
in American Experimentation g higher.
L. N, Reading. Pennsylvania and Illinois
Central heavy and slightly lower. Fort
nightly settlements begin Monday and last
over until "Wednesday v; thought to be large
short interest in Americans.
Chicago receipts: Hogs 5000, left over
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Stanley at Wichita

Governor Stanley is at Wichita at
tending the commencement of the high
school. from which his two children
graduate today. He will return to the
executive Office tomorrow afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Cleveland Party Homeward Bound.

Sandusky, o. May 24.-Ex-President
Cleveland and Captain Evans who, with
a party of friends. have been fishing in
the vicinity of Middle Bass island for
the past two weeks arrived here today
and departed for the east Both ex-
pressed themselves as having enjoyed
their outing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
Sugar Market.

New York May "a.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining. 4lSc:
centrifugal Sc test 45sc: molasses sugar,
4c: refined firm; crushed. 57sc;- powdered,
SIC: granulated, 53sc.
COFFEE-DuQ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-24
COULDN'T RAISE HER.

Coverack, Cornwall, May 24-The at
tempt just made to float the American
line steamer Paris has proved unsuc-
cessful.
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probably be the president of the new
company Low prices of pottery ware
caused the combine and an advance will
be decided on at the next meeting
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Joseph's Tips.

New York, May "a.
Foreign houses will sell little ST Paul
and Atchison preferred on balance; other
wise they without orders. Earnings
of St. Paul are marvellous, the returns for
the third week of the present month
breaker of last year. that the average
gain for the corresponding week in the
past five years has not been less than
$175. 600. These figures do not lie: they
speak, volumes, and certainly should have
a tendency to put at rest all the disqutet-
ing rumors that have been circulating SO
freely of late about the great business of
the country hating, etc. 1t is probable
that Sugar, Manhattan and St. Paul will
have a sharp rally, SO that those that
trade in these stock should not DE slow
to take advantage of little recessions in
prices to buy them for quick turn. We
know that the Flower party is bUllish
b. R. T., and that it feels confident of the
j. ARTHUR JOSEPH
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S tarts Small.

Harrisburg, May 24.-The Carnegie
company which made application to the
state department recently for a charter
today filed notice of an amendment of
its title to the Carnegie Steel company.
The proposed corporation is capitalized
at 100000 which amount will be in
creased to $3.50, 0O0, 600
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having passed resolutions asking Sec
rotary Davis to secure the gift.
Secretary Alger promised that one of
the large guns will be furnished.
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Plaeue at Alexandria.

Cairo, Egypt, May 24-Two cases OF
the plague have been reported at Alex
andria making four in all.
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Market Gossin

Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East 5th St, Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain.
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