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HUNTINGTON DEAD.
Continued from First Pageo

of the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence, who was also president of
the Continental congress and governor
and chief justice of Connecticut. Also
Bishop F. d. Huntington and the artist,
Daniel Huntington.
Directly, or indirectly, he had thirty
thousand men under him. In business
he was an autocrat; his manner was
quick and decisive; he was direct in his
speech, and expressed himself with
force when he said anything. He also
knew when silence was golden. He was
a good story teller, and had a large
fund of anecdotes; he had original wit,
a store of quaint, homely sayings which
were often singularly apt. Sitting in
his office chair, with a black skull cap,
which he usually wore in business
hours, pushed back on his head, he had
an open, jolly, unassuming look, and
the stranger would hardly have taken
him for one of the financial kings of
this country.
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LONG AND CAMPBELL.
They Met at Tribune Last Night to
Discuss Issues.

Chester I. Long and L P Campbell.
rivals for congressional honors in the
Seventh district; thu first confident of
victory, the second without a ghost of
SHOW because of the three cornered fight
which he is keeping alive, met in Joint
debate at Tribune last night. Populisrs
and Democrats cOncede that Mr. Long
had the best of the argument There is
not much sympathy for Campbell lying
loose around the POpuliSt or Democratic
headquarters which accounts in a meas
are for the concession that Long had the
best of the joint meeting
Mr. Long submitted the following
questions to Mr.. Campbell:
-First-Do you indorse the Kansas
City Democratic platform?
'Second-If elected, will you support
Ine nominee for speaker of the Demo-
cratic caucus?
'-Third-Should the treaty with Spain
be ratified as made?
"F'ourth-DO you favor the United
states retaining the sovereignty and
control of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines2
.'Fifth-Defne imperialism and state
wherein 1t differs from expansion.
SiXth-Do you regard imperialism a s
the paramount issue of this campaign?
SeVenth-DO you favor the admission
OF Porto Rico and the Philippine islands
as states?
''Eighth-Did President MCKINLEY do
right in suppTessing the insurrection in
the Philippine islands, or should the
army have been withdrawn and the flag
pulled dawn?
''Ninth-If you do not favor the United
States retaining the Philippine islands,
what should be done with them?
'"Tenth-Are you in favor of govern
ment with the consent of the governed
zppine islands?"
Following are Mr.. Campbell's answers:
Il indorse the Kansas City platform
IL the Democrats support me for con-
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REFUSE ALLOTMENTS.
Full Blood Creeks Set Up Govern
ment of Their Own.

Denison, Tex, Aug. 1.-THE full blood
Creek Indians refuse to take their allot-
ments, and have withdrawn from the reg
ular Creek government. They have estab-
lished a pure Indian government of their
own, with Chinnubie Halfo at it's head.
No white persons or halfbreeds will be
permitted to live with the full bloods,
and the full bloods will keep to them
selves and away from settlements where
the others live. The government is to be
run according to the ancient law of the
tribe. The Seminoles are disposed to
make the same movement. 1t is not be-
lieved that the United States government
will attempt to prevent the new govern
ment being put into operation, but if it
does the Indians are expected to sell their
lands and remove to Mexico, negotiations
looking to movement of that kind haV-
ing been under way for some time.
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New York Uptown Gossip.

New York Aug 14.-Strong and dull
that is the only sure comment which can
be passed upon the stock market Prices
for some important investment stocks
were advanced easily yesterday, but there
was no general increase in business. A
curious part of the style of the current
speculation is that now and then GER
tain stock starts into comparative promi-
reasons being assigned for the movement.
For instance, nothing is publicly known to
explain why St Paul should become one
of the leaders in the market yesterday
Rock Island should equal it in net gain,
and that Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
should follow at little further distance
Western dispatches report that rains over
Sunday just in time to save the corn crop
from another threatened blight. The
sharp decline in corn options was taken
as circumstantial evidence of the dis
patches referred TO- put corn ralIleo
sharply near the close on very heavy
demand for export. 1t hardly seems con-
silent that foreigners should be in haste
to buy this cereal when the general be-
lief is encouraged that large crop IS
assured. While railroad stocks
were being advanced easily, sugar was
gradually declining after a successive
rally. The dullness in that stock, how
ever, robbed its movements of much sig
nificance, and it might readily be taken
UP by the bulls again, in the opinion OF
some ObSerVant traders. should the mar
ket need new stimulant on the industrial
side. The most striking feature in the
current market position is that advances
may be readily brought about. This is
clear proof that the floating supply OF
stocks is small, and it supports the con-
tention of many persons that SecurltleS
are largely in strong hands. No satfsfac-
tory explanation, however, is offered as to
why commission house business does not
increase under these circumstances.
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Chicago Liuestock Market.

1000, Including $500 Texans. Good to
prime steers, $5.3Oa5.s5; poor to medium.
cows S. Soa4. 40; heifers, Ss00G5'0O; can
ners, 81. 15G2.75; bulls, 81 75Q4 40;. calves,
strong. $4.50Q6.S5; Texas fed steers, $4-250
SEQ; Texas grassers, $325Q4.20; Texas
bulls, $2.50Q3.25.
HOGS Receipts today. IA 900; tomorrow,
others easier: top, s5.35. Mixed and butch
ers,, $59oa5, 271k good to c loo a. heavy,
8 9095.25 rough heavy, 8 q o 1OG4 50; light
SHEEP Receipts, 5000; sheep steady;
lambs stronger. Good to choice wethers,
81 2504 60; fair to choice mixed, So. 1914 Is;
western sheep. $4,000 40; Texans, 5000
400 native lambs, $4.25Q5.65: western
lambs, A.75GI5.60.
OFFICIAL yesterday: Receipts-Cattle, "a
6S1; hogs. 80. 326; sheep. IA Shipments
Cattle 5.162; hogs. s. $50; sheep, Isl.
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STILL GET THE MONEY.
Sir Robert Hart Continues to Collect
Chinese Customs.

New York, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Sir Robert Harris message from Pekin
of August which has just been pub
lished is not the first that has been re-
ce1Ved from him in London, though it
is the first which has been commune
Gated to the world. On Friday he sent
through a service telegram to the Off
ces of the Chinese imperial maratime
customs This would indicate that in
spite of the disorder in Pekin he is en-
deavoring to carry on the work of his
department. The tenor of Sir Robert
Harris communication is regarded as.
on the whole. hopeful for though he
clearly intimateS that the situation in
Pekin of the foreigners is grave, he
does not suggest that it is desperate.
But between the date of Harris dispatch
and that of the latest received from
Minister Conger there is an interval of
three days, and matters may have
changed for the worse in that time.
With reference to Sir Robert Harris
mildly worded phrase that the presence
of foreigners in Pekin, is inconvenient
to the Chinese government, it should
be remembered that Sir Robert is still
in the service of the Celestial admins
tration and would be reluctant to de-
nounce his employers, especially if he
thought they might be able to read his
cipher.
Lord Salisbury's reply to the formal
announcement by the Chinese minister
of Lii Hung Changes appointment as
plenipotentiary has not yet been hand
have been settled. It will be much in
the same spirit as the reply of the
United States government and will be
equally vigorous in tone. The Chinese
will be told that negotiation is out of
the question until guarantees for the
safety of the ministers and other for
eigners have been given.
The Yang Use Valley question has
been somewhat complicated by the evil
dent determination of the French not
to allow the British claim to look after
that region pass unchaIlenged. English
mercantile interests are, of course, pre-
dominant in this part of China, while
French trade is comparatively small, but
there are French missions and French
consuls at various points along the
great river. The Anglo-Chinese COM
munity are much chagrined at the con-
duct of the British consul at Chung
King. who hastily retired with some
prominent English residents at Shang-
hal, while the French consul remained
at his post, and is now acting as the
representative of the European COM
munity and negotiating with the vice
roy. This naturally strengthened the
French claim for voice in the admin
istration of affairs in Central Asia as
well as in northern and southern China
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NEARING PEkIN.
CONTINUED from the First Page.1

it is evident that wire communication is
not open to the front. This was hardly
to be expected, and the safe arrival OF
the message at least shows that a GER
tain measure of communication is open.
One of the chief sources of congratula-
ton among officials is that the fancied
hordes of China have not materialized,
or at least have not prevented the inter-
national column from drawing close to
the gates of Pekin.
Shortly after this dispatch arrived an
other message from Gen. Chaffee, far
more lengthy, gave the melancholy re-
suit of the fighting at Yang TSun. The
casualty list was given in detail, with
the additional information that the dead
had been buried at Yang Tsun and that
TSin hospitals.
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Destitute Family.

"A sorry looking family of colored peo-
pie applied at police headquarters for
aid this morning. The family was COM
posed of an old man, his son and his
sons wife and his granddaughter. They
had walked all the way from Weir City
where they had gone from their home in
Tennessee, expecting to get work. There
is a strike on at Weir City and the men
were unable to secure employment, so
they came on to Topeka, the Mecca of
the colored race. They were given food
by the humane society and the men were
promised work. The women were both
barefooted and the ir feet were swollen
to twice the normal size by their hard
traTnD
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Grain Letter.

WHEAT-Cables were only I'd higher at
the opening and weather perfect for
threshing and shipping to market. Re
ceipts were liberal at all market centers.
sos cars at Chicago. 300 in the northwest,
249 at Kansas City, and Is cars at To-
peka- Primary receipts were heavy. ex-
ports 325, 900 blu. and acceptances barely
nothing We can see nothing in the Sit
uation to offer the slightest encourage
ment to bulls Everything tends to lower
prices This is just the time that the
market generally does the other thing,
however, and should the trade get in and
oversel the market, which they are liable
to do if they trade on conditions, there
will be a sharp upturn when they try to
cover at higher prices. This is the only
raw of hope we can offer.
CORN-Corn turned strong and at one
time was up almost a cent Near the
close of the session, however, there was
good selling by parties who were afraid
it might rain over night, and the market
broke back half a cent, closing half
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The Topeka Iron company to James
Coughlin, $40, lot 646 and Garden Place
addition.
Uriah G. Barker and wife to o. A.
Taylor. $50, lot 500 Dillon street, Williams
and Dillon'S addition.
H. G. Wilson and wife to Hiram Smith,
$500. lot 2O7 Locust street, Parkdale addi-
ton.
w. E. Dustin and wife to Robert II.
Brown, $4,000, northeast quarter 34-12-
Is.
P. Ross Phillis and wife to Angie L.
Dair, $50, part southeast quarter 6-12-
16.
Pauline Seibert to P. H. Forbes, $500,
lots ia and 16 West Thirteenth street,
TROOPS third addition.
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WEAVER TO SPEAK.
Ex-Populist Presidential Candidate
to Campaign for Bryan.

Gen. James B. Weaver, who carried
the electoral vote of Kansas for presi-
dent of the United States in 1892, has
been engaged by the Populist state COM
mittee to speak as follows:
MarysvilIe, August 20
Seneca, August q.
Hiawatha, afternoon, Horton evening
of Aug. %.
Lawrence, afternoon, Ottawa, evening
of August %.
Garnett, August %.
Chanute, August 28.
Girard, afternoon, Pittsburg, evening,
August 80
Cyclone Davis of Texas has been as
signed the following dates:
Mound City, August IA
Weir City, August 16
Columbus and Galena, August II.
Coffeyville, August Is.
Gen. Weaver will speak at the Bryan
notification meeting in Topeka, August
%.
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Soldier is DISCHARGED.

H B. Hillman, the soldier from Fort
Riley who was arrested charged with
assault with intent to kill a civilian
named O'Malley, had his hearing before
United States Commissioner G. w.
Clark yesterday afternoon and was dis
charged. Hillman struck O'Malley with
a saber and bit a hole in his cheek
when O'Malley went out to the fort to
collect bills. In the evidence it develop
ed that Hillman had orders from the
officer of the day to eject O'Malley from
the grounds and it was in resisting the
soldier that he received his wounds.
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REEDER IS sNUBBED.
Prevented From Speaking at Ellis on
Account of Postoffica CONTROVERSY.

A postoffice controversy at Ellis In
winch Congressman w. A. Reeder was in
VOWED was responsible for a snub which
ne received there last week while touring
the Sixth district with Governor Stanley.
Reeder went to Ellis to make a short
speech, but the factions which he had
offended in the postoffice controversy kept
him from speaking.
Cal BaScom and Representative NJ NJ
Fuller were candidates for postmaster
The fight was very bitter, and as a com
promise move Charles Brettle was APP
pointed.
When Mr.. Reeder went to Ellis with
the governor, the Fuller ascom forces
packed the meeting and elected Mr.. Fuller
chairman. At the conclusion of the gov
ernors speech Mr. Fuller, owing ito the
!ateness OF the hour" adjourned the meet
ing, depriving Mr.. Reeder of the oppor-
tunity to make his speech.
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Dog Tax Collections.

Nels Mcconnell reports that about ST.
100 in dog tax has been collected and
that there is about 500 more that will be
collected before September 1, at which
time all dogs on which tax has not been
paid will be killed. He has visited the
colored settlements collecting tax and
will make them final call between Sep
TENDER Is and 20. A great many dogs
are owned by the colored people and a
number of the people have said that
they would pay taxes on the dogs at that
time. If they do not there will be de-
crease in the dog population.
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FOUR MEN DROWNED.
While Making Repairs on the Steam
boat Hill City.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 14.-Four en-
ployes Of the steamer Hill City en- route
drowned this morning at Blue Point
Landing, Miss. The men were engaged
in repairing the wheel of the steamer
when the plank gave way and they
We're precipitated into the river. The
dead:
WILLIAM BROWN.
r. FRSEHEEN.
JOHN DARGE.
A fireman of the boat name unknown.
The victims of the accident resided
in st. Louis.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 14--CATTI1E--
Receipts, I6 900: market steady to shade
lower Native steers, $450Q5. IS; Texas
steers, So. 05G4.75; Texas cows, $2256l3.50;
native cows and heifers, 81 ESQ 5.35; stock
ers and feeders, 50. o0a4. so; bulls, S225a3. 60
HOGS-Receipts. 1000; market strong to
SC higher Bulk of sales, IS. 0005 10; heavy
$5.05d5.15; packers. $5.05Q5.121s; mixed,
s.. 95d5. 10 light, S490d5-1O; workers, 5000
SHEEP-Receipts 5000; market steady.
Lambs. $4.OOQ5.50; muttons, S.. 25Q4.25.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Aug. 14.-MONEY-Mo on
call nominally at IA per cent; prime
mercantile paper steady at 5 per cent. ;
sterling exchange firmer with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at $4.S7ss for de-
mand and at S4S4 for 60 days; posted
rates, $4.S41z0I4 S51a and $4.8S12G4.S9; COM
mercial bills, $4S3AdA.
SILVER-Silver certificates. 61%G62%c;
bar silver, 611sc; Mexican dollars, 4S15c.
BONDS-Government bonds strong; re-
funding Is, when issued, registered. 104;
coupon, 1O4; Is, registered, 100; IS, reg
istered, 1903: coupon, 1O9; new As, reg
istered, 1929; coupon. 1929; old As, reg
istered, lis; coupon, lis; 5s, registered, lib;
coupon, 113.
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Troublesome Mute.

An insane man, s. H. Bennett, was ia
ken in charge by the police yesterday
evening in North Topeka He was ped
ding goods and got into some difficulty
in passing a woman on the street, who
he said, had run into him. He is a mute
and unable to do more than shake his
fists and rnutter When taken to the
station it developed that he had been in
the asvl1n some time ago and had been
discharged. He will be tried in the pro-
bate court this afternoon.
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Topeka Markets Today.

Topeka, Aug. IA.
CATTLE.
COWS AND HEIFERS-$2.5 0G3. Is.
HOGS.
LIGHT-$46 0G4.7 rs
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-$4. 65Q4S0.
GRAIN.
NO. WHEAT-63d6 315c.
NO. 2 MIXED CORNSS3hc.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-35c.
NO. 2 OATS-22c.
HAYS 0OQ5 so.
PRODUCE.
EGGS-9 cents
CHICKENS-6Q615 cents.
RUTTER-13 cents.
Elgin. ILL.,, Aug. 14.-Creamery butter,
20 cents.
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Kansas oitv Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 14-WHEAT-
September, e47sc; D I1eea1l e5%e@t rs
6512c; No. 2 red, 70d71c; No. 3, 67d69c.
CORN-September 347sc; December,
32B@Ac. Cash: No. mixed and white,
SEC: No 8. 351ac.
OATS-No. 2 white, &c.
RYE-NO. 2, 47Q15c-
HAY-ChOice timothy, $3.50; choice
BUTTER~C 15Qlsc; dairy.
fancy. 15c.
EGGS-F'resh, 12c.
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The Grand Trunk Railway System

The most popular tourist route to the
Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes, st.
Lawrence River and Rapids White
Mountains and Atlantic Coast Resorts.
Solid veStibule trains.
For copies of tourist publications and
full information apply to ]. H BurAis,
city passenger and ticket agent 249
Clark street, corner Jackson boulevard,
Chicago.
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APPETITE OF A DOG.

It Has Resulted in a $500 Damage
Suit.
S. Nathenson and r. E. Cowdry will
have a law suit over a dog belonging
to Cowdry.
Nathenson complains to the judge of
the city court that Cowdry had a dog
that had an appetite for human beings
and that the said dog attacked him and
did bite and injure him to such an ex-
tent that he was unable to attend to his
business and that he thinks $500 dam
ages were sustained by him at the
hands or mouth of said dog.
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Carpenters Pull Out.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Times-Hera1d
says: The carpenters, the strongest or
ganization of artisans in the Chicago
Building Trades council, has decided to
withdraw from that body and most of
the men probably will be at work with
in two weeks. The movement of the
carpenters is the second big break in the
central organization of the Building
Trades workmen who have been at log
gerheads with the contractors for many
months.
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FRED PURDY ARRESTED.
He is Wanted in Usage County for
Breaking Jail.

The district court docket is in better
shape than it has been before for some
time and Judge Hazen will not convene
court again until the September term
which commences September 4.
Judge HaZen has been working hard
to clear the docket and everything that
can be has been disposed of. There are
several cases under advisement that
Judge Hazen will give decisions On next
Monday morning. The motion docket
will not be called again until the next
term of court.
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REPUBLICAN LEADERS COMING
Members of State Committee Will
Witness Bryan's Notification.

The Republican state committee has
been called to meet in Topeka August 21,
in time to permit the members of the
committee to witness the notification of
w. J. Brayn by the POpulistS which
takes place next Thursday.
The Republican committee will meet at
10 a. m, p. m. and 1870 D. m.
The meetings of this committee will be
held monthly, doing the work which was
formerly entrusted to the executive COM
mittee.
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TO LEAVE CANTON.
McKinleys Will Return to Washing
ton Thursday Afternoon.

Canton, O., Aug. 14.-President and
Mrs Mckinley will leave for Washing
ton at :35 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The Canton home will not be closed dur
ing their absence, which will probably
be for about two weeks.
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FAILS TO SUPPORT.
So Alice Cline Sues Her Husband for
Divorce.

Alice Cline has brought suit in the
district court to be divorced from Silas
J. Cline.
They were married in St Joe July,
1881. She claims that her husband has
not supported and treated her properly
and that he used bad language toward
her while she has at all times been
faithful and Obedient wife.
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INTO A PHONOGRAPH.
Mr.. Bryan Repeats Part ofHis Speech
of Acceptance.

Chicago, Aug. 14-Mr. Bryan closeted
himself with photograph today and de-
hvered over again parts of the speech of
acceptance he made at Indianapolis last
week Those sections in which the can
didate promised to call an extra session
of congress TO deal with the Philippine
question and the closing periods were the
principal parts of the speech that went
into the photograph 1t is expected that
Mr.. Bryan's speech as ground out by the
photograph will play an important part
in the campaisn-
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Home Man for Burton.

The Republicans of Dickinson county
have nominated C. W. SpurIock for rep
resentative and instructed him to vote
for ]. r. Burton for United States sena-
tor. Spurlock was a member of the last
house of representatives
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Toneka Hide Market.

Topeka, Aug. IA.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-6Hc.
NO. 1 TALLOW-315c.
GREEN-SALT HALF CURED-5Zc.,
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wants Thurston's Place.

Omaha. Aug. 14.-Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock, publisher of the Omaha World
Herald prints in that paper today let
ter to the voters of Nebraska, announc-
ing that he will be a Democratic candi-
date for senator to succeed John NJ.
Thurston, before the next legislature.
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Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's a bottle of Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises,
sprainS instant relief.