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The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-15

rather fearful of a bearish set of crop
figures from the government this week
London close: Wheat cargoes inactive,
weak options further one-quarter lower.
Liverpool close: Wheat Esd lower.
Estimated hogs, tomorrow. 80 600.
World s shipments: Wheat, this week,
6,057 ,OG0; corn, 5,OS2O0
minneapolis: Receipts, 7O9; last year.
617.
Duluth: Receipts, 4S; last year, 176.
Chicago: Provisions are a shade higher
not been large. Looks as if would react
a little.
Paris Wheat closed unchanged to sc
higher, flour sc higher to sc lower
Privileges good this week: Puts, May
wheat. 661l: calls, 6SA. Puts, May corn,
80: calls, 3S3z.
kansas City cash markets: No. 2 hard
wheat, SO test 62c; No. 2 MIXED corn, 2Saac.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-15

Hix-Weeks seems to have a lot of faith
in Homeopathy, doesn't he?
DiX-Never saw anything to equal it.
Why, last summer when he had an at
tack of hay fever he married a grass
widow.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-15

Mrs. Newcome Cher first football game)
OH isn't it awful? HOrribei Why,
they will kill that man underneath,
Her daughter Ian enthusiast)-Oh! he
doesn't mind it, mother. He's unconscious
by this time Puck.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-15
Range OF Prices

Range OF Prices
Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
The evening times., 1900-02-15
DISAPPEARED FROM A BOAT.
Albert a. Randolph. 81 Boston. \.
HaNe Contrlittrd Suis.ihc

Albert R- Randolph. 81 Boston. ~
Have Committed Suicide
NEW YORK. Feb. IA man. supposed
TO have been Albert r. Randolph Of Bos-
ton. disappeared from the steamer Pris-
ella. OF yhc FaU River Line. on Monday
night on the trip from this city 20 Fall
River. Ir was the last trip OF the season
Tor the Priscilla. and when she arrived aJ
Fau River Capt. =. G.. Davis ordered the
steward 20 get the passengers OF as
quickly as possible. because he had 10
take The vessel TO winter quarters at New
port.
William Wilson. a porter. discovered a
mans effects in sJateUOOm 125. which rs on
the gallery deck. port side. and just above
the wheel There was a silk hat a blue
orercOat. made by Neville. OF London, a
small SriP. q derby hat in a hatbOX. and
three canes and one umbrella, tied to-
gethcr. On q table in the room was
bulky envelope, addressed 10 Louis Ran
do'ph. oxford Ec,eL Boston A I0-eent
piece had been laid on TOP OF iJ. evidently
70 pay the postage.
The register showed that "A. Randolph"
had engaged the room and porter re-
membered showing him TO it, No one re-
uembered seeing the mau afterward-
When the crew returned 10 Fail River on
matter to Superintendent NickersOn. who
forwarded the letter and notified the
police. RdndOlph's effects were brought 60
this city yesterday on the Plymouth. and
are now at the Office Of the FAN River
Line The hatbOx is plastered with rail
road and steamship tags One OF them was
dated October a. 1893. and was marked
"Etruria. drst-class passage
BOSTON. Feb. l5.-The wife and dsugh-
ter OF Albert K. Randolph, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from the FAN River
steamer Priscilla while en- route from New
York reside st the Hotel Oxford. in this
city.
Neither wife nor daughter is able to
see reporters. but a friend Of the family
said that they we're expecting him 70 leave
New York for Boston
The friend told the reporter that
the family could not believe that Mr.. Ran
dolph committed suicide. and when asked
il the letter intimatcd that such was his
intention. said he believed not
Mr Randolph has been representing
some English capitalists for a number o.
years. and spent considerable of his time
abroad. When in America he had lived
at the Hotel Albert New York. Friends
say that last March Mr. Randolph met
with an accident on the cable cars in New
York. and has a suit now pending against
the company.
The injuries received ia the accident
caused him TO suffer from insomnia, and
the reporters informant was of the 0pIn-
ion that this caused him to take his life.
If he really did so. His family relations
were pleasant. and the wife aGd daUEhter
we're expecting to go abroad with Mr.
Randolph soon
The evening times., 1900-02-15
BUSINESS MEMS BANQUET.
IN Event which Promises 80 he Not
ublr in This City.

Men distinguished iu various ne ds Of
endeator viii tonight gather sb5Ut the
tables ia the banquet hall az the Riggs
House a. the guests cf the Washing J0n
Business Mems Association al their bzu-
quer and social reunion. Tnc Congress of
the United States will Be handsomely
represented. welI-Euovu members Of the
local Lsr viii meet. Jhe Commissioners will
be- in evidence. and among the TWO hun
dTcd diners will be some OF the foremost
names in tire ciry directory.
The Secretary OF the Association. Mr..
Barry Eulkley. mas done al enCrm0us
suCuut ~ work 90 uule 10 success.
Great care has been taken Ia the selection
of the respondents % JCdSts. and there " u
be- several speakers who have not bsen
generally heard ln Washington. a. Wei $
some whose names are familiar IN the re-
ports or aiJsr-dinucr elOqueuCe-
Matters of a business nature viii u8tuT-
ally Jaks prominent position in the pi0-
gramne. but the current topics Of the day
viii rot be neglected.
Thele viii be speeches from members OF
Congress in whose hands lie many OF the
interests and the destinies Of the District
OF Columbia. and these il Is safe 20 as
sumo viii be given careful attention. the
government OF the city in which all their
Interests are centred being an important
item to the association.
Thre is likelihood that Commissioner
Wight sill be asked To give utteranCe to
his views on some OF the problems now
occupying the attention Of the Business
Men as well as his associates in Office.
The banquet nall VIII be handsomely
decorated. and the menu has been arranged
with an eye 10 the palate Of the epicure
The guests will lake their seats at q O'Clock
ami among those who have been invited
arc Congressman :. W. Smith of MiChi-
gan. Jacob BrOmwell OF Ohio. and LeOnidaS
Livingston Of Georgia. George A Pearre
W. ;. Cowherd j. A Horton, b F. Clay
ton D. II. Mercer. and T W sims. Mr.. &.
" McFee. Hon John GOOde Commission
ers Wight and Beach. and Senators ". V
Sullivan. George Wellington. and William
Stewart
The evening times., 1900-02-15
THE MINES DESTRUCTION.
The second anniversary Of the. TrnS-
edy 40 Havana Harbnr

The second AnHiNersarN Of the TrHE-
edy "a Havana HarBur.
Capt. Charles d. Sigsbee. who command
ed the Main, when she was destroyed IN
Havana Ha=i-n, two years ago today. spent
the second anniversary OF that event in
his Office in the Bureau Of Naval Tntelli-
gence. All day visitors called and ex
changed greetings with the captain. and
time and again he rehearsed the events Of
the day before the blowing mp OF the Maine
two years ago.
Il would like to have gone out to Ar
iington Cemetery today" said the cap
tain, to visit the graves Of the crew Of
the Maine. but since I sprained my leg in
New York early in January l have not
been able to get around very Lively and
am forced to spend most of the time in
doors.
4 have received several invitations to
anniversary of the destruction OF the
Maine. One of them was from Chicago.
and the others were also from Western cit
les. l wrote to the committees letters Of
thanks regretting my inability to be pres
ont
There are no ceremonies in this city
IN honor of the day that I know of, and so
far as L knog at present I viii be at home
with my family at 9:40 tonight. and at that
time will probably be engaged as l was
when the explosion occurred. writing a
personal letter"
The evening times., 1900-02-15
Governing the Philippines.

A. organized resistance to American au-
thOriry. Of any serious sort. has ceased in
the Island of Luzon, IL is assumed that be
fore long President Mckinley will pro-
claim the collapse OF the Aguinaldo in
surrecti0u. and then it will Be necessary to
decide in some manner how the archi-
pel9go is TO he governed. Probably the
scheme covered by the Spconer bill will be
adopted bv the Republican majority in
Congress. as l. is desired by friends o.
ibe Administration to postpone Congress
sional legislation on subjects relating TO
the colonial problem until after the Presi-
dental election next November. Senator
Spoouer's bin is as follows:
BE &C. enacted etc.. That when all insurccton
agaiu,, io sovereignty and authority of the United
States iu th' Philippine Islands. acquired from
spain bg Che treaty concluded at Paris on the 10Th
dal Cf December. lS.S. shall have been completely
suppressed by the military and naval forces 0t
t1r utcd States. all military. civil and judicial
powers necessary TO govern the said islands shall.
until otherwise provided by Congress, he vested in
hucH person and persons. and shall be exercised in
s1ch manner as the President of the United states
ri'1lI direct for maintaining and protecting the in.
fahit'uts cf said islands in the free enjoyment Of
fHrir liberty. property. and religion.
As will be seen, the bill places auto
cratic power in the hands of The President,
and perhaps that could not he avoided II
Congress is determined to dodge the re-
sponsibility Of enacting laws for the ad-
mInistra ton of the new possessions dur
ing the present session. II il TO be great
~ regretted, however. that the lawmak-
ing branch of the Cove fnmcnt has been
willing to ignore its Gear duty - learn
something concerning the condij..s OBJ
tanning in the Philippines. and particularly
in the vice regal capital in respect of the
past government of Ctis and DENLY. Be
fore the unrestricted power to send whom
he pleases to the islands with fun power
aud dominion over them ought 10 be given
The evening times., 1900-02-15
AN EIGHT-HoUR LAW HEARING.
Manufacturers Agents Argue Before
the House Committee.


the House Committee.
Tn, House Committee on Labor this
morning gave hearing on the Gardner
eight-hour bill Chairman Gardner asked
IL thei~ was any one 10 appear in oppo-
si5ion to the bill. and former Representa-
tive-LOuis J. PaysOn Of Illinois. and j. X.
McCammnn, OF this city. said if there was
anyone to advocate the bill they would
like to be heard in reply. But no one
stePplc forward for that purpose. Mr..
MeCammon then addressed the committee
He said he represented the Cramps &
Son. the Carnegie Steel Company. and the
bethlehem Steel Company. They were
opposed 70 the bill because il vitally af
fected private interests He said that if
the bill was not defeated the big and little
contractors would not make any contract
with the Government He cOntended that
the passage of the bill would demoralize
present contracts.
Former Representative Payson said he
represented the Newport Jews Shipouild-
ing and DRY Dock Company and the Cen
tral and Southern Railroad Companies.
His principal objection to the bill under
consideration was the sectj)n OF the meas
ure which he said ought never to be en-
sSted into law He claimed that the bill
completely revolutionizes the present
eight-hOUr law.
II was an entirely new feature of the
eight-hOur law. To pass the bill would
be to inhict iTrepaTable injury to present
interests
The committee will have another hearing
on the 23d inst when the Cramps and
the New York Shipbuilding Company OF
Camden. \. J., viii be heard in opposition
to tn, bill
The evening times., 1900-02-15
SEEKS TO BREAK A WILL
An Alleged son 81 t.en~raI Torrenc
Claims Hi~ E~farr

CHICAGO Feb l5--The Hrst testimony
on behalf of David Tod Terrence. son OF
the late Gen. Joseph T. Torrence who
seeks 10 break his fathers viii and by So
doing become entitled 10 one-haIf OF
estate left hy the teSJstor, was given be
fore Judge Dunn
The sons version Of the family history
OF the late General Terrence reads like a
fair story. 10 dates back 20 the beginning
Of the civil war when the general lived in
Youngstown. Ohio shortly before The
war he married Young woman who had
been the sweetheart. of his s.hoaI-bcv
days He enlisted IN one OF the first rc=i-
mems thai went 10 the front He was Sc
Verely injured before the var was yeaf
old and returned home.
Some years thereafter General Tor
renee moved 10 Columbus. Ohio. and en-
tered the employ OF David Tod then Gov
eTnCT Of Ohio His IabOrs are said TO have
been al menial character and al one
time be Is said 20 have acted in the ca
oaciry Of c0achmau TO the famous Ohio
Governor.
Mrs. Terrence. his FIRST wife. was also
in the employ Of the Governors household
in the capacity OF cook. II was while his
parents were employed as servants OF Gov
ern0r Tod that the son claims 10 have been
born. and named David Tod Terrence. in
honor Of his parents patron
After their return 10 YOungSro from
the capital city, domestic iufelieity came
into the Terrence household and husband
and wife separated. Mrs. T0rrenra is al
legged 90 have suffered neglect from her
husband and the home was broken up. The
general secured divorce on the grounds
OF desertiOH and came &c Chicago. Tn4
son was lef, with his mother who. with
an aunt succeeded in making scauyv liv-
ing.
General Terrence amass=d wealth In
Chicago. leaving al the time of his death
an estate, valued al several million dol
lars 10 q daughter by second marriage
The son maintains that his father was in
sane and incapable Of making will and
urges as an instance of his insanity tas
purchase by the general OF 81 100 mink
overCOat in New YORK shortly before his
death.
The evening times., 1900-02-15
iSc Brass InkStlndS
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Collection Of Menus To- Re S.,I-,
Until 1880.

I mil 1850.
NEW GORh. Feb 15.-PIainlv Mis- =
IA BurtIes wishes to let the next genera
ton Of New Workers know what this gen
Grafton ate ia hotels and restaurants. The
trustees OF ,he New York Public Library
Astor. LenoE and TIldeu Foundations mel
and TO them Miss BuJtles proposed that she
make unique gift to the library coIIec-
ton OF l.ceo hotel and restaurant bills OF
fare
But Hiss Butues wishes the collection
to be sealed and to remain sealed until
the year 1850. Perhaps she hopes the New
lorkers OF 1850 viii revert to the dishes
on these menus and 50 save their diges-
lions.
Miss Buries has handed in geo bills Of
fare As the collection vas incompIsre The
trustees took no iual action as to accept
ing g..
Secretary OF War Root sent to the libra
~ fsesimiles of the treaty between the
OniIed states and the Sultan OF SuIu dated
august 20, 1899. Mr.. Root wrote TO Trus-
tee George L. Rives-
III you have plenty OF leisure. by COM
pairing tho SClu with The American COPY
YOU can readily acquire a knowledge o.
Arabic AS she is spoke in JoIo
The trustees thankfully accepted the fac
SimilsS. hr. Bives wrote TO Mr. Root thas
his Arabic is rather rusty. and he has not
time TO brush 10 up or To study Sulu
From the estate of Richard L. DugdaIe
S---to in securities and money was re-
ceived- The fund viii b. called after Mr.
pugdale and the interest on il viii be used
10 buy books on sociology and economics.
The evening times., 1900-02-15
A SHEET STEEL COMBINE.
The Formation Of Company at
PittSburg With Large CapItaI

The Formation Of Company at
PittSburE With Large Capital
PTTTSBURG. Feb. i5.-The long talked
or combination Of the steel sheet mills Of
the country has been formed NJ 4 meeting
here. twenty-five concerns on, Of twen-
ty- ..7e being represented. The capital
g. was fixed al So OoO. GC0 of s;cn
S26 tC0.C0o viii bee preferred. carrying a :
per cent dividend. aud S26.O00. 900 common.
Ten millions OF the preferred stock will be
treasury stock. aud the entire S26 OO0 600
OF the common stock will be placed in a
New York bank for year. None OF the
stock Will ne put on the market. the mill
owners taking it all
The concerns outside the combination are
the Apollo Iron and Steel Company. Of
Vandergrift Pa. ". d. Woods & Co. Nc
KeespOrt Pa, ZUg q Co. Pittsburg and
the Whitaker Iron Company. of Wheeling
These four firms control Gfty-6ve mills
and the combine 100 mills.
The name OF the new combine will prob
ably be the American Steel Sheet Com
pany. The company expects to have all de-
tails arranged 20 start business within
thirty days.
The evening times., 1900-02-15
Boer housekeeping.



] spent 4 wrctchod night in a room infested
with verniu, but a hUsv night. and iclJ the ut
most relief when J heard the clo's strike the
10 The dam. a large reservoir where The T5i1-
water WAS stored for irrigation purposes. Here
despite the chilling cold, ! partly uudrc~-cd aud
cooled my itching skIu. Going
back 20 the house, I finished my toilet. aud then
went for a stroll.
II was nearly O'Clock when ] returned The
family were only just ready 20 begin the day. Mr
Du Pessis sat at the side table IN the dining
room. And there was Mrs Du Plc-~is. whom {
had not seen before. and the children were there.
gi.ls and boys. down 10 hahy under twelve
u1Ttls. There had all ranged themselves on the
chairs along the walls. and sat mute.
Presently the old lady came in frou1 the kitchen
Carrying basin of water. towel. and piece
of-,,sp. These she placed on the table al the top
end iy the front door then seating herself a.
I had but just recovered from the effects Of thJt
terrible right, the wcuIsome hours OF which had
failed to erase from my memory the painful
moments OF the evening before. Vas I TO be
subjected 70 further torture1
Thank YOU | said. Il have washed
''NOu lie" ghe said. ii she were the most
natural expression to use' you had not water IN
your room
There was no water in my room / replied
bat | went 10 the dam at ) O'Clock this morn
ing and had a delightful wash.
-'But how il i your eyes are sO swollen il YOU
have heca mp so L ag? she asked.
.'Th- room did that for me- 7 answered.
calmly Ny lids are sill swollen and very pain
.ul'
con. hor' laughed Mr. Du Plessis. she got
bitten! Fancy a man grtting bitten: Those things
can't trouble us in the least you see
Il am not accustomed 10 thcm." I rctortcd.
In my house We never see such thing
s'ShaH we read nowE' asked the mother Il
think Meester ought TO read this morning
And pray added the eldest daughter
A Food-sized family Bible handed n. and
on placing it on the table and opening il L ran
dom what should crawl out but a specimen OF
my nightly visitors. I recoiled from the Holy
Book. but one OF the boys noticing my eiubar-
rassment calmly removed the insect. aud either
gave its liberty or kept il in his hand until after
The evening times., 1900-02-15
The CHATTAHooCHEE LOWER.
The damage 4" Property Estimated
in the ThOusamdS

COLUMBUS. Ga. Feb. ls.-The ChatJa-
hOOchee River reached q standstW al mid
night and this morning had fallen three
feet and is gradually receding. IL is i'm
possible to estimate the damage done 90
the new dam ar North Highlands TO 5hg
extension of the Eagle and Phoenix Mills
and 10 the new wharf until after the river
has reached its normal condition bur
enough is known 10 state with positive
ness that the losses viii foot way up n
the thousands.
Indications this morning are thar every
piece Of equipment. al North Highlands.
with the possible exception of one engine
and one derrick. has been carried aucy
and a large portion of the masonry wash
ed out. All traffic on the river has been
at a standstill for four days and tt VIII
probably be a week before steamers can
leave this port Considerable damage mas
been done on the Alabl ma side OF the rty-
er caused by the embarkment giving away
and getting water into the low-lying dis
Nrfn
The evening times., 1900-02-15
ENToMBED MINERS DEAD.
Two Rodi~S Recovered After Thirty.
two Hours Hard Work

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. 1.-The bod
les OF Patrick Quinlan aud Anthony Leger,
the two men who were entombed in the
Maliit mine a. Sugar Notch Monday by the
roofing caving in. have been recovered.
Al first there was slight hope that the
men might be behind the cave-in. in which
case there was chance OF their being
alive. This was an incentive for the res
cuers TO redOuble their efforts and after
thirty-tWo hours hard work they reached
the place where the two men were last at
WORK. only 30 find their mangled bodies
The evening times., 1900-02-15

Lord Pauucefoje and Mr. Kassou have
signed a reciprocity treaty between the
Island OF Trinidad and the United States
by which number OF American agri-
cultural products viii be admitted to the
British possession free or duty. In view OF
this diplomatic victory" We wonder il
the English Ambassador could not be in
duced to use his good Offices in securing
q convention between the people Of America
and Mr. Hanna. by which domestic prod
uots could be introduced into our own Isl
and OF Porto Rico free Of duty. Il may be
an imperJnsnt thought but really we do
not understand why the inhabitants OF
Trinidad should be able to get the neces-
saries of life from the mainland untaxed
while our own fellow-citizeus must be sub
jected 10 Dingieyism
The evening times., 1900-02-15

to the. President. Congress should IN
form Itself reasonably as to the policy
which is being and is to be pursued in
them and the character OF the general in
structions which will be furnished to the
Presidents delegates.
The country is not altogether satisfied
that the commercial saturnalia Of SNUG
CLING and Illicit trading with the rebels
which was an active scandal six or eight
months ago in Manila. could NOS have been
made impossible il an efficient Governor
General had been in the palace. or if his
grand yizicr had been a different sort OF
persons The memory Of the state Of things
10 which We refer is one Of the matters
which The voters OF this country keep in
their little books OF memoranda. and il
would have been kindness to Mr.. McKin-
ley il Congress had ordered an investisa-
tion; because. obviously. it is something
that ought to be cleared up.
There is another item Of Philippine ad-
ministration that the American people
would like 10 have explained before Con-
gress puts it into the power Of the Presi-
to take the public into his confidence.
That is. the course which is TO be pursued
in relation 10 the enormous areas OF arabic
land in Luzon and other islands. occupied
by the friars under decrees OF various
Spanish governors. aud which the natives
declare were taker from them without
compensation. We are aware that IL Is
this question which reads the Admnistra-
ton TO avoid the public discussion OF Phil
ippine affairs until after the national cleo
tions but. much as secrecy may be desir-
ed for the sake OF political expedency.
there really should be some sort Of infor-
mation on the subject accorded TO the
country. No doubt Mr. Mckinley would
do the best he could TO satisfy all parties
interested; but what is his idea OF that
best