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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-03

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
49, OF THE
WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY
At Washington. in the District of Columbia
at the close of business, April &C. 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-03

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
CLARKE AND SHELDON
Suggested as Proper Names For
Presidential Ticket.

London, July 18-Fully $4,000 persons
attended today's meetings of the worlds
convention of the Young Peoples Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeavor, the special
feature of the programme being the de-
livery Of messages from the churches.
The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, president
of the Wesleyan conference, said he con-
veyed from 60 600, 900 Methodists of
Great Britain, the desire to form an al
lance with every true soldier of Christ.
The Rt. Rev. Mandel Creighton, of
London, extended to the Christian En-
deavor society the heartiest welcome of
his diocese and assurance of the sympa-
thy with the work of the large body of
Christians here represented.
DR.. Parker of the City Temple urged
American Christian EndeavorerS to
nominate Rev. Francis z. Clarke and the
Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon for the highest
offices in the United States, as Christian
men should be at the head of things.
The United States ambassador, Joseph
H. Choate and the Archdeacon Of Lon
don sent sympathetic message
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
THE MIRACULOUS PHIAL.
Edgar saltus in The Smart set.1

Edgar Saltus in The Smart Set1
The Count de Saint-eGrmain lived
magnificently, entertained royalty, and
always paid cash. When he gambled
he had the tact to lose. He had the tact
and, what is more, the ability to please.
The mystery of him bewitched a mon
arch. But that was child's play. He be-
witched gems. He made little diamonds
big. He bewitched women. He made
doWagers demoiselles.
A man lives as long as he desires, a
woman lives as long as she is desirable
A princess whose desirability was de-
Ginning asked his aid. He gave it in a
phial, the contents of which he told her
to drink on the morrow. The princess
took the phial home. remarked to Rade-
gonde, her MAZDA respectable person of
40-that it contained a remedy for
cramps and wen to bed. During the
night Radegonde, who had supped on
lobster, and who in consequence was
somewhat incommoded, turned to the
phial for relief. In the morning when she
appeared to dress my lady's hair the
princess cursed her as only princess
can curse and rang for Radegonde.
But am RadegOnde," the poor thing
expostulated, and as a matter of fact
so she was, only, instead of being a re-
spectacle person of forty, the cramp
remedy had turned her into soubrette
of sixteen.
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TESTERS TEAMS.
Witnesses Testify to Seeing Him
With Them.

Post-Dispatch from New London, Mo-,
The leading witness today in the trial
OF Alexander Jester was W. Bryant
ents near Reece creek in Monroe county
The witness was then a young man. but
a body OF a man floating down Reece
creek when the ice broke up in the spring
the description fitting that of Gilbert
Gates, the murdered man.
MT j. =. Addickson, now of Moberly,
MO, teSuned that he saw the defendant
Alexander Jester. drive into the pasture
of the Giddings farm at the time the
Jester outnt passed through that COM
munity in January, 1871 At the time it
a app that that the wagons had been
which is supposed to have been the Gates
wagon and the one which carried the dead
a. s. Dry corroborated the Addickson
evidence He also saw Jester go south
and, presumably having lost his way, re-
turn to get on the Paris road.
-, Peasant Cartwright, aged g., stated on
distance with Alexander Jester on the
morning OF January ., 1871 He then re-
sided eight miles from Paris.
Witness overlook Jester on the road
en- route to Paris near the Elk fork of
Salt river, in charge of two wagons and
teams. and was pretty close to him be-
fore Jester knew he was near Jester
turned and seemed very much disturbed
gethsr about 300 yards. until they came
CurtWrixht remarked to Jester:
Il see you are by yourself are you?''
lester replied, Il ann
Cartwright then said: 'sIt is bad
weather for man to be out with two
teams"
Jester answered that they were no
trouble; only at night and morning; that
after they we're hooked up and Started
they went along all right
E. T. Wetmore testified that Jester with
his two teams stopped in his livery stable
~ Paris the night of January Is. 1871.
Jester slept In his wagon that night in
the barn altnough he was invited to sleep
in the office where there was a stove. He
appeared to be in trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
ROOSEVELT IN ILLINOIS.
Will Begin Campaign in Chicago First
Week in September.

Chicago. July 18.-Governor Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York, will open the
campaign in Illinois for the state and
national tickets the first week in Sep
TENDER, in Chicago. under the auspices
of the Hamilton club. A member of the
club said today that the Republican
candidate for vice president had prone
ised to do this, and that it was under
stood he would make no speeches in IL
linois before that time, even upon his
return from St. Paul. though he may
remain in this city on that occasion for
several days.
After opening the campaign, Governor
Roosevelt will probably proceed through
the state, according to route and plans
prepared by the state committee. An
official of that organization said today
that the national committee had agreed
upon a plan which would allot to Hi
nois q considerable portion of Roose-
velts time. This will be used according
to the best judgment of the state COM
mittee, and the tour will be as extensive
as any the vice presidential candidate
will make in any state.
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WILL NOT FIGHT BOXERS.
Chinese Soldiers Refuse to Engage
the Insurgents.


Santa Rosa, Cal, July 18.-Letters
have been received here from Mrs. J.
w. Ragsdale, wife of the United States
consul at Tien Tsin and from Mrs. Lucy
Drummond. The letters are under date
of June IA, and tell of critical conditions
existing there at that time. Another
letter from Mrs Drummond at Shanghai
tells of her safe arrival there with her
husband and children and describes the
hurried escape on June 16 from lien
Tsin on the last armored train that sue
ceeded in leaving there. Neither of the
letters contain any intimation as to the
whereabouts of Consul RagSdale and
family although it is supposed they also
left Tien Tsin with the other American
residents. Mrs. Ragsdale in her letter
says:
''All the mission churches in Tien Tsin
(the Chinese city, two blocks from mere
have been burned. They had been closed
ever since the trouble began and were
turned over to the Chinese officials. The
Chinese official seal had been placed on
the doors to show that they were under
Chinese protection. 1t points to a bad
state of things and proves how power
less they are to protect anything.
More than week ago, guard went
from here to meet and aid some Bel
gian refugees trying to reach Tien Tsin.
AT several villages they We're given tea
and things to eat. The boxers burned
every one of the villages and killed ev-
cry man. woman and child they found
because they aided foreigners
''All Chinese, from the highest to the
lowest, think the boxer spirit that
can't be killed. That's the reason it is
so hard for the Chinese officials to put
them down. The soldiers will not fight
Them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
ADVOCATE IS SOLD.
Bought by Prominent POpulists
For an Organ.

The Farmers Advocate was today
sold to a syndicate of young men COM
posed of Carl Vrooman of Parsons and
]. H. Curran, Parosns; Frank Peltret,
Wichita, and George B. Harrison, To
peka. The Wichita Bayonet, the paper
started by Jerry Simpson and now own
ed by Frank Peltret, will be combined
with the Advocate. The Topeka paper,
1t is announced, will continue to be run
as a farmers publication with strong
reform tendencies
Col T. w. Harrison, who has owned
the paper for the past few years. says
the purchase price was 81 900.
Carl Vrooman is one of the regents of
the State Agricultural college, and ].
III. Curran is secretary of the Populist
state committee. Peltret is a Populist
of Wichita, and George B. Harrison is
the erstwhile Socialistic Populist who
not long ago surprised his friends by
Joining the Topeka Republican Flam-
beau club
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Ii HUNG CHANGES MISSION.
He Says It Is to Protect the Ministers
and Promote Peace.

London, July 1S-The Daily Telegraph
has the following from Canton, dated
July 16:
In an interview with the foreign con-
suls today, Lii Hung Chang said that his
mission to Pekin was two-fold-to save
the lives of the foreign ministers and to
arrange the best possible terms of peace
with the allied powers. The American
and French conSulS, while congratulating
MIN upon these commendable purposes,
reminded him of his pledges to protect
Ioregners and to preserve peace in south
ern ana central China
Earl Lii replied that he must obey the
summons to Pekin, but that he had taken
all necessary precautions. He added that
he had received important cables from
Lord Salisbury and NJ. Delcasse, demand
ing protection for the foreign ministers in
Pekin and threatening to take life for life
of the high officials responsible if the
ministers We're murdered He told the
consuls that he the only man in
China who dared to transmit such mes
sages TO the empress, but that he had
sent them verbatim, and that he did not
doubt they had exerted a powerful inf1u-
ence in saving the ministers lives.
He went on to say that, as the doyen
of the viceroys he had also induced all
the other viceroys, except two, to join in
a lengthy memorial to the trone, asking
for protection for the foreigners, suppress
sion of the boxers, and full reparation
for the damage done and the lives lost.
TO the American consul, who inquired
minister at Pekin. Lii answered that he
had received no news from Pekfn within
the he past week, but that If they were
be satisfactorily arranged with the allied
powers
:" II they are dead'-here he shrugged
his shoulders significantly, and added with
lowered voice-'it is hard to tell what may
happen I am going to Pelxin practically
unarmed, except for my bodyguard of 200
men, and that ought to be evidence to the
whole world that do not favor any fight
ing and of my pacific intentions. am old
and in very poor health, and it is a great
personal sacrifice to undertake such a
Journey in this horrid weather.
After a, moments thought he said: If
your ministers are killed, do you think my
life may be taken in retaliation while en-
route?' This question received general
strong negative reply. He then asked the
consuls to wire to their respective ad-
rnirals to respect his own flag and to al
low him a safe conduct to Pel1in. He
was evidently exceedingly anxious about
the ministers, for returning to the sub
ject, he said
" My heart is sore about them. I know
them all personally, and am on the best
of terms with them
He added that he realized his gov
eminent had done wrong, and it was to
show his grave displeasure that he sent
the cablegrams from Lord Salisbury and
M. Delcasse to the empress word for
word as he received them. He concluded
by asking the cooperation of the allied
powers in furthering the success of his
mission, and said erphatically that he de-
pended upon them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
MR.. HESSIN LOSES.
Defeated For State Senatorial Nomi-
nation by Burton Man.

John E. Hessin of Manhattan has lost
his fight for a denomination for state
senator in the district composed of
Wabaunsee. Riley and Geary counties.
Mr.: Hessin had Riley county's support
and with that of Wabaunsee could have
won, but Wabaunsee went for G. w.
Mcknight, the Geary county candidate.
There is no doubt that Mcknight is
for Burton for senator. He was brought
out by George A. Clark, secretary of
state, who managed the campaign
against Hessin. Clark is one of Bur-
toms managers so it is hardly prob
able that he would permit Baker man
to get into the race from his own
county.
The county convention at Alma yes
terday named Mcknight delegate to the
senatorial convention and nominated
John w. Sudweeks for the legislature to
take the place of Representative Rhine
hart.
The convention did not instruct Sud
weeks but in electing Burton delegates
to the senatorial convention, it is claim
ed, put itself on record for Burton so
the Burton managers say: "Sudweeks
is in our camp"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
HANNA HOUSE HUNTING
Chairman Seeking a Place For
Committee Headquarters.

Chicago, July Ex-senator Hanna,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, arrived here today and was
taken to the Auditorium by National
Committeeman Graem Stewart. During
the>forenoon Senator Hanna denied
himself to everybody not calling on Off
cfal business. Committeeman KerenS.
New, Payne and Stewart laid before
Mr.. Hanna their ideas on places which
might be used for the headquarters of
the committee. Mr.. Stewart said that
the chairman would probably make his
selection this evening. 1t is said the
suites of offices formerly occupied by
Commissioner General Peck as head
quarters for the American exhibitors at
the Paris exhibition are being consid-
cred. They are situated on the second
floor of the Auditorium building.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, July 1s.-WHEAT-w Wheat was
moderately active and firm during the
was strong, thus furnishing the main
factor in sending. the shorts to cover and
port. Northwest receipts were small
and the Dakota crop news bullish. The
everything showed improvement except
wheat. September opened &c over yes
t tsiay at '74G TO s2sc' cropped on pTotie
7Isc. eased again to 771sc and then rallied
Of Contract grade while Minneapolis bis and ID
Duluth reported 2S1 cars against 165 last
week and 476 a year ago.
September later climbed to 777k07Sc, but
the bulge met no outside support and this
coupled with break in corn, caused a
nc under yesterday, at 761s@Nc.
CORN-The corn market was also firm.
Cash sales here during the past two days
aggregate 600 Blu, and the export busi-
ness has been very large. These consti-
f Gahfa the main ain suppSrding influences
unchanged at 1850 to 391ac, and sold up
to 40c Receipts were SSS cars The
weather west was favorable, but it was
reported that some irrepairable damage
had been done by the drought.
Corn broke during the afternoon on re-
ports of big crop prospects. Liquidation
was renewed and September sold down to
OATS Oats We're dull and featureless
opened a shade higher at 23sz and sold
to 2S3se; Receipts were Sc cars.
VISIONS-Provisions We're irregu-
lar-rather easy for pork but strong for
lard and ribs on buying by packers. Hogs
were lower. September pork opened SC
lower to sc higher at s11.65 to S11 rs
dropped to $11-571k and then reacted to
81. e715. September lard opened 21s05c up
at $6.6715 and sold to $3.50. September
ribs began the session unchanged to PIC
higher at $685. and advanced to $3.50.
RYSJuly, 53c; September, 5412c.
BARLEY-39646c.
TIMOTHY--septem ss-2O@s25; Oc-
tober, $3.171463 20.
FLAx-Cash, s1S0; September, s1.41A:
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Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago, July 1S.-CATTLE+Receip
1900 including 700 Texans; native steers
and butchers stock steady to strong.
medium. $4.5eg5. 90; stockers and feeders,
S; 35d4.65; cows. s.. 00Q4.65; heifers, S. 900
calves, $4.5066.75; Texas grass steers
stronger, $3.S5Q4.15; Texas bulls, $500
3.25.
HOGS-Receipts today, rs, 900; tomorrow
p OO0; left over. 1856; 10c lower, closing
81. 90@5. Is; good to choice heavy 81 900
5-221s; rough heavy, $4-S0@4.90;s light, $4,000
5.2219; bulk of sales. IS. 10a5.171S.
SHEEP-ReceiptS 1900 Sheep and
lambs, good to choice, stronger; others
steady. Good to choice wethers, $4,000
$50; fair to choice mixed, 3.10ll4. 90; west
ern sheep and yearlings, So. 00G4.50; Texas
sheep, $3.00Q400; native lambs, $4.40@6.60;
western lambs, $5.25@5. rs.
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day: Receipts-Cattle and calves, 4,463;
hogs, 15,947; sheep, II 056. Shipments
Cattle and calves, 1,765; hogs, 2OSS; sheep,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
POWERS MOB.
A Republican Witness Gives
Damaging Testimony
Against the Kentucky Ex-Secre-
tary of State.
DEFENDANT TOLD HIM
He Intended to Intimidate the
Legislature.
Said His Actions We're Approved
by Gov. Taylor.

Georgetown, Ky, July 1S-The trial of
Caleb Powers in the Goebel assissina-
ton case was resumed today and John
A. Black of Barbourville, a banker of
that place and a. Republican of promi-
nence was the first witness called. Wit
ness said Powers told him in January
he was organizing an armed mob to go
to Frankfort. Witness discouraged the
project, but Powers insisted that the
mob should be formed. saying it would
intimidate the legislature.
Black, continuing said: ST saw Mr..
Powers later and again demonstrated
against the formation of the mob which
was going to Frankfort Powers told
me it was being formed with the ap-
prevail of Governor Taylor. Charles Fin
ley and other Republican leaders at
Frankfort. Charles Finley also came to
me and endeavored to get me to CO.
operate with them. I protested bitterly.
Powers became very angry with me on
account of the position I took. I tried
to persuade them to send good citizens,
people of influence if any crowd was to
be sent"
A check from Charles Finley to the
L & N. railway for 81. 900 for transpor-
tation of the men to Frankfort was pro-
duced by Black in response to a question
from the prosecution.
On cross examination, Black said
that Finley claimed the mountaineers
weer being taken to Frankfort to ''in-
fluence" the legislature. Powers said
the purpose was to "intimidate" the
body. Continuing, the witness said he
never heard Powers make threats
against GoebeI except in a general
way" He referred to the crowd he was
getting up as a mob"
w. II. CuIton, who is himself under
indictment as an accessory, and sup
posed to be the star witness of the
prosecution for to-day, was called next.
The defense raised a point against the
competency of Culton as a witness, he
being under indictment and not having
been tried.
The jury was excluded during the
argument of the point.
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WHEAT-Cables from Liverpool were
I'D higher at the start this morning and
closed at a still further advance of SD.
making I'D up for the a. and mar
ket responded feebly, touching 777sQ7S for
September. There was plenty of wheat
for sale on the bulge and when prices
started down near the close early buyers
also turned sellers and dumped a lot Of
wheat that they had bought early. Re
ceipts were light at Chicago and in the
northwest but Kansas City got 2S7 cars
good milling wheat and the cash market
there not strong enough to warrant any
advance in futures. Foreigners do not
seem to be alarmed over the situation.
and although cables were higher today
it must be remembered that their cables
were declining while our markets were adj
vancing during the crazy bull market. We
eventually look for lower prices. but eau
ton should be exercised as we have had a
IA cent break already.
CORN-Corn had another sinking spell
today and closed at the bottom. just a
cent lower than yesterday. Gables were
lower but closed at an advance of I'd
from opening. We are inclined to think
corn is low enough and shouIc be bought
on quick breaks.
OATS-Oats sympathized with corn
Not much doing.
PROVISIONS-ThereW were q, coo hogs at
the yards and market sc to 10c lower.
Pork closed just where it did last night
and it looks if liquidation is over and
J. G. GOINGs.
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MANY SHIPS NEEDED
To Convey Troops and Supplies For
Them to China.

New York, July 1S.-The chartering
of transports to convey troops to China
is causing much stir in shipping circles.
Private cable advices state that fifteen
German steamships now operating in
the Atlantic trade have been requisl-
toned as war transports and supply
ships by the German empire. News is
also received in shipping circles that
the United States government is ac-
lively in the market chartering steam
ers of all nationalitieS on the Pacific
to act as transports and supply ships
for this country in connection with the
Chinese outbreak. Inquiry at the offices
of the British lines failed to discover
that any of their tonnage had been
spoken for by the British government
and agents did not expect to lose any
of their vessels. They argue that any
troops to be called into service by the
British, additional to those already in
service in the African war, would have
to be obtained from India or some 9TH
er dependency and such state of af-
fairs could hardly be expected to call
into service steamships of the Atlantic
fleet. Twenty-Five steamers have been
taken from commercial channels. These
steamships represent a total of 100000
tons gross, and are, of course, but the
beginning of the movement.