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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-26
TIME TO COME OUT.
Resolutions to Withdraw Troops
From Cuba July 4.

Washington, April Ex-senator Mason
today introduced a joint resolution in the
senate requesting the president to with
draw the forces of the United States from
Cuba so as to turn the government of that
island over to the Cubans by the Fourth
of next July.
The resolution is preceded by a pream-
Bile setting forth that in entering upon the
war with Spain the United States dis
claimed any disposition or intention to ex-
ercise sovereignty over the island; that
the United States is under treaty obliga-
ton to give independence to the Cuban
people; that the continuance OF the United
States in possession of the island has ex-
cited the attention of the world and is
exciting the apprehension of the people Of
Cuba: that under the Monroe doctrine the
island is safe from foreign invasion; that
the Cubans have shown a disposition to
make their best efforts to govern them
selves and can undoubtedly do so with
out endangering life or property, and that
the United States has done all that could
be expected of it.
The full text of the resolution follows;
THAT the president of the United
States is hereby requested to Withdraw
the forces of the United States as rapidly
as may be done with convenience and
safety, that on the Fourth OF July. 1S0O,
all civil and military power OF the United
States be turned over and surrendered TO
the people of the island of Cuba"
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FAIR RETURNS
For Capital Demanded by Massa-
chusetts Republicans.

Boston, April 26.-The Republicans of
Massachusetts today elected delegates
and alternates to the national Repub-
lican convention in Philadelphia OF
the 1884 entitled to seats there were
1924 present. Congressman F. H. Gill
lett, the permanent chairman of the
convention, delivered a long address.
The platform, which was presented by
Attorney General Knowlton, was adopt
ed unanimously.
The delegates at large were chosen
by reclamation, as follows: Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Nahant; Samuel
w. Mccall, of Winchester; VIM. B.
Plunkett, of Adams, and Walter Cliff
ford, of New Bedford. The alternates
are Col George r. Jewett, of Salem;
Alfred E. Rose, of Lowell; DR.. Samuel
E. Courtney, of Boston, and Henry P.
Field, of Northampton.
This concluded the business of the
convention. Congressman Dolliver, of
Iowa, made a brief speech, and the con-
vention adjourned.
The resolutions affirm adherence to
the platform of the St Louis conven-
ton of 1896, and congratulate the coun-
try upon the rejection of free silver
coinage and the endorsement of the
gold standard
support such amendments to the bank
ing laws as will provide a. flexible and
sufficient medium of exchange, to the
end that capital may obtain fair re-
turns, that American commerce may
be enlarged and that labor may be as
sured of steady employment and of the
largest possible share in the fruits OF
our expanding trade"
Relative to combinations of capital
for industrial and commercial purposes, "
the resolutions declare that whenever
they become destructive of the rights
of citizens they should be suppressed by
adequate statutes enacted by legis-
latures of the states, or by changes il
the resulting evils are beyond the power
and jurisdiction of the states"
AS to the Inhabitants of the islands
acquired by the treaty of Paris, the
! resolutions say:
mo greater trust than the uplifting
and the educating of these defenseless
| people has been imposed upon the United
| States. The Republican party believes
it to be the high and solemn duty of the
nation to accept and execute this trusi
| with all the responsibilities it involves
! by retaining the islands and by pro-
| Viding for their adequate government
upon the principles of liberty and hui
| manity.''
The resolutions strongly favor the
construction of an isthmian canal an6
! the laying Of a Pacific cable and de
| clare that congress should offer by ap
! propriate legislation such reasonable
| protection and encouragement to Amerl
| can shipping as shall revive, build VI
and strengthen our merchant marine
| express hearty and unqualified en-
| dorsement to the administration o
| President Mckinley and urge the nom
| ination of Secretary of the Navy Johl
| D. Long for vice president.
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NORTH TOPEKA.
Warner,

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
J. T. Bells residence is for sale at
bargain, 128 Holman street.
c. T. Hawkins has sold his second
hand store to w. A. Miller.
Many new designs in popular-price
wall paper at letters & James.
H. Penner, a merchant of White
water, was in Topeka today on bust
ness.
Mrs. George Groshong and daughter
Fay, of Kilmer, were North side Wis
itors today.
John Coughlin. of the Coughlin Coal
company of Peterton, Kas., was in
town yesterday.
The ladies of the Church of the Good
Shepherd are making arrangements to
have a bazar shortly.
We sell the famous B. P. S. paints,
absolutely pure and the best in the
world. JEFFERS & JAMES.
Clyde Jones and sister, Miss Nettie,
returned today to their home in Brad
ford after a visit to relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Lukens and Mr..
Harry Lukens went to Kansas City to-
day to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Lukens' brother, Mr.. John Aikens.
The ladies of Helena chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star, will give an en-
tertainment and social at Masonic hail.
on Friday evening, April q. Admis-
SAOAs 10 CCnlS-
Miss Emma Guffy and Mr. Will Nc
Noun were married Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents, cor
ner of Laurent and Madison streets.
Rev W. 3. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Baptist church. OBLIGATED.
Tuesday afternoon the West Indian
ola school, taught by Mr.. c. NJ Morrow
and Miss Monicle. closed for the sum-
mer vacation. Appropriate exercises
We're held at the school which were
enjoyed by the parents of many of the
pupils.
George Kistler, an old settler of
Shawnee county. died last evening of
heart trouble and other complications,
at the home of his daughter on Har-
rison street He was the father of L.
c. and Charles Kistler and a brother of
c. NJ. and B. f. Kistler.
Miss Olivia Bischoff entertained her
needle club this afternoon at her home
on West Gordon street. The time was
pleasantly spent in social conversation
and the working of various pieces of
needle work. Refreshments We're served
by the hostess. assisted by her mother
Mrs Oscar Bischoff
FRIDAY BARGAINS.
Ten-quarter unbleached for 125kc;
/ six-cent Windsor prints for sc; all-silk
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DOLLAR DROP IN NAILS.
Competition Is Beginning to Appear
in the Iron Business.

SOmpSIlG1On 4S 6eg1nn1ng to Appear
in the Iron Business.
Cleveland, April 26.-The Iron Trade
Review says:
The iron trade has not been STAN
peded after the Wall street fashion by
the sensational developments of last
week. The announcement concerning
the overproduction in wire products and
the order for the closing of some Of the
American Steel and Wire company's
mills have been followed by sharp re-
auctions in the prices of that company,
wire nails being lowered 81 a key or to
81 20 Pittsburg mill to the jobbing trade,
and $2.35 PittSburg to the retail trade
in carload lots. The fact that wire and
wire nails have advanced more rapidly
and to a higher point relatively than
other products accounts for a portion
of the reduction. That it was calculat-
ed tc be sweeping enough to carry
with it a large reduction in the price
of billets is another consideration.
Still another is the fact that cOmpe-
tition is beginning to show itself in the
wire trade. An Ohio concern with con-
nected rod mill, steel plant and blast
furnaces and the newly started Biz
ningham, Ala, plant have between
them capacity sufficient to be felt il a
waiting market.
Thus far there is no action by the
large steel producers nor any statement
from them indicating the establishment
of a new price for billets. Transactions
are few and small, and 1872 to 1872. so
Pittsburg represents the market Since
any change of the steel basis will in
volve BesSemer pig iron, also further
developments in finished materials may
be awaited to better gauge consump-
ton. The iron trade in general has
done little in the past week. The av-
erage buyer considered that time of
excitement and questioning of the out
come was not a time to go into the
market It is impossible as vet to
measure the effect of the happenings in
American Steel and Wire cornpany's
affairs on other departments of trade.
! No revision is made of authorities in
| the trade recorded last week that con-
sumption is sustained in remarkable
way, considering the general expecta-
with trade at a standstill in so many
/ lines, there have been several note
worthy transactions. Southern furnaces
| have closed export orders for 10000 to
| $4,000 tons of foundry and forge irons,
! "a 900 tons being taken by the Tennes-
see company, % 900 tons by the Vir-
| ginia Coal, Iron and Coke company
$4,000 tons by the Sloss-Sheffield Steel
! and Iron company, and the balance by
/ the Republic Iron and Steel company
for shipment from it's pioneer furnaces
The American Steel Hoop company has
sold large lot of skelp also for for
| eign shipment. Other negotiations in
| export trade are under way which are
| expected to develop in an important
| way little later. Export rail business
| is a strong feature and there are re-
| ports of a considerable deal recently il
sheet bars for shipment abroad.
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ditions. because the existing laws are
such enforcement were he the respon-
followed by an arraignment Of the pol
icies of the Republicans in the recent
war and a general denunciation of i'm
perialism and militarism-
Il am not willing he said, ITO have
the result of the next election deter
mined by the returns from the Sulu
archipelago. Hands off, I say, and let
that republic govern itself. Two thou
sand soldiers have lost their lives, 300
have been brought home insane. While
this is going on the leaders of the Re
publican party are specializing and
wondering what can be made by syn
dicates in this territory reached by this
war of conquest"
Mr.. Bryan denounced the policy
which, he says. makes citizens of the
Cubans and subjects of the Filipinos.
All this" he exclaimed, Ito ape Eng
land in a colonial policy"
Bryan referred to Mark Hanna's Ohio
speech in which he said ''the Philippine
and Cuban acquisitions are the results
of destiny"
That" said Bryan, sis the argument
of the scoundrel. Destiny is not which
causes a man to wake up close enough
to a hen-roost to steal the chickens.
Hanna says God placed those islands in
our hands. I want to see the deed
which God signed in this transaction
The speech was concluded by the IA
miliar discussion of Shotgun gospel
and Filipino persecution"
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Chicapo Livestock Market.

Chicago, April 26.-CATTLE-Recei
5000; generally. steady. Good to prime
steers, $4.90d5.S0; poor to medium. s4.100
AIS; stockers and feeders, So 30d5. 90; cows
$3.0004.50; heifers, S3.25d4. 80; Gamers, s.. 25
@2.S5; bulls, g. 75d4.25; calves, $450d6.50;
Texas fed steers, s4.OOq5-2o; Texas bulls,
HoGs-Receipts today, 5000: tomorrow.
1900! 1880 a. left 6 OYER s e. 42Sg Ayerage about
IS. 3565.60; good to choice heavy, $5.45G5. go:
rough heavy, S5.30d5. 40; light, $5.25d5. so;
bulk of sales, IS. 45d5. 55.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900. Steady. Good
to choice wethers, $5.25Q5.65; fair to choice
mixed, 81: 25Q5.4O; western sheep, IS. 400
So 50d7. 80; western lambs, $6.00d7.30.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
Cattle-Receipts, 14260; shipments, 4,524
Hogs-Receipts, Is, 143; shipments. 1886
Sheep-Receipts, 16.437; shipments, 421.
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ribbon, 10 and zoe quality, for sc;
bleached muslin, worth &c, for &C; la
dies sailors, worth 75c, for 49c--a SOC
one for. 39c; one lot of ladies' Oxfords,
worth from $500 to $500, in small
sizes, 48c. COSTLEY & POST.
Owing to repeated damages inflicted
by certain lawless persons upon the
pleasure boats built and owned by To-
peka young men while such boats were
rious landings along Soldier creek, IL is
hereby suggested that a meeting Of all
such boat owners in the city be held at
West park next Sunday afternoon,
April %, to organize an association for
the protection and safety Of this kind
of property.-The Boat Owners of North
Topeka.
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ALABAMA DEMOCRATS.
Hold the Most Harmonious Con-
vention in Their History.

Montgomery, Ala, April 26-The Dem
ocratic state convention reassembled
this morning and completed the state
ticket. The ticket follows:
For governor-W. J. Sanford.
Secretary Of state-Robert P. Nc
David.
Attorney general-Charles G. Brown.
Superintendent of public education.
w. Abercrombie.
Treasurer. Craig Smith.
Auditor-W. H. Matthews.
Commissioner of agriculture-R. B..
Poole.
ious gathering ever known in Alabama
The electoral ticket and delegates to
the national convention are yet to be
selected. The platform will call for a
constitutional convention and endorse
BRYAN.
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A BLOW TO GERMANY.
Would Seriously Feel Increase of
Sugar Duties on Ships.

Berlin, April 26.-The Kreuz Zeitung,
referring to an article in an American
paper advising the United States to re-
taliate for the meat inspection bill by
increasing the sugar duties and ton
mage dues on German ships, admits that
this would be serious blow. 1t men
tions the strong opposition of Hamburg
and Bremen to the meat inspection BILL
and says:
TT is the irony of fate that this
American paper violently attacks their
shipping. The Americans want to ia
vor their own steamship lines, with
which the Germans compete, and if
they wish a pretext for hostile meas
ures in that direction they will find one
in the meat bill
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WHEAT-Liverpool cables came I'D
higher this morning and closed at the
same price. Northwest receipts $40 cars
against 1884 a year ago, while Chicago only
received 81 cars and Kansas City 80.
Clearances were only moderate, 231, coo
bushels Primary receipts only fair at
$4,000 bushels.
The trade expected stronger cables and
disappointed bulls commenced to sell out
soon as the market opened and kept it up
to the close. Shorts were fair buyers on
the market sag, if it would, so they could
buy in at a lower figure. The big short
lines are still intact. The market is not
broad enough to admit Of any large buy
ing and any good sized order affects the
market too much to admit of short cover
ing. How or when these lines are to be
covered is a sourse of much speculation
to traders. Surely it can not be done on
such a market as we are having at pres
ent without causing violent advance
If this feature was out of the way wheat
would sell liver. Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana are furnishing plenty OF crop
damage news, but conditions in Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas are fine as SIX Our
brokers are consistently bulllsh, however,
and are advising purchase OF WheaI on
any break from present prices Corn
cables came s4d higher this morning, but
part of this was lost as the close at 1iY-
erpool was only Is to I'D higher for the
day.
CORN-There was heavy buying of corn
at the opening, principally by locals, who
went over short last night, and the mar
ket advanced sc quickly There seemed
to be plenty of corn for sale at the adj
vance. however, and as the market eased
| off the same crowd that covered around
the opening sold freely again on tn de-
cline and have gone over short again, just
| as they did last night Cash demand is
| improving, receipts light and shipments
| liberal. The big bull pool has the market
\ under perfect control We are of the
| opinion that corn has started for SOC.
! OVISIONS-Provisions were strong
/ and higher until near the close of the ses-
sion when they eased of slightly, in sym
4 pathy with wheat and corn Hog re
ceipts light and prices steady at the yards
! Pork is going higher. J. G. GOINGS.
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New York Uptown Gossip.

Furnished by ]. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant. IL East Fifth street. Topeka.
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain
New York, April 26.-The stock market
IS still very professional, but the opera
tons yesterday indicated that the short
interest had become somewhat unwieldly-
II Is conceded that the general public is
out of the trading. but at the same time
the market in some instances is re-
nected in the high prices of the Penna-
X R, stock, after the heavy realizations
and recent large sales of treasury stock
by the company. The manner in which
B. & O., common is sustained is another
remarkable case in point, only to be ex-
planned by confidence in the dividend out
look. In the general market 1t is note
worthy that there is no liquidation upon
the occasion of bear raids but after the
covering of shorts is over there does not
appear to be any further support. Amer
lean Sugar Refining is stin a mystery.
The movement in it is supposed to drive
against the short interest
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N ew.


New England Limited: In service
April 29th and daily thereafter.
New Time: Twenty-six hours to Bos-
ton.
New Departure: From Chicago 200
p. M; into Boston next day 500 p. m.
New Cars: Sleeping, Dining, Buffet
and Library, Smoking cars and coaches.
Old Route: Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern, New York Central and Boston
& Albany
On same date train No. IA. 300 p. M,
will be discontinued. The New York and
Boston special 1890 a. m. and the Lake
Shore Limited, $50 p. m, will run as
heretofore. B. P. Humphrey, T. p. A.,
Kansas City, Mo, F. NJ. Byron. G. W.
A, Chicago. A. J. Smith. G. P. & T. A.,
Cleveland, o.
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A TIE VOTE
In the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee on New Bill.

Washington, April pa vote was
taken in the interstate commerce COM
mission committee in the senate on the
question of reporting the bill charging
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission, which resulted in a tie of
four to four. There were three absen-
tees, and of these Senators Aldrich and
Chiffon were paired, the latter for and
the former against the bill. Senator
Lindsay, the other absentee was not
paired and the chairman was authoriz-
ed to consult him and then to act ac-
cordingly. If therefore Mr.. Lindsay
casts his vote in favor of reporting the
bill, 1t will be put in; otherwise, it will
not be reported. The four senators who
voted for the bill were Messrs. Cullom,
Chandler, Allen and Tillman, and those
who cast their votes in the negative
Messrs. Gear, Elkins. Wolcott and
Kean.
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Liverpool: Wheat. 1sd higher; corn. sd
higher.
Chicago: No session of this board next
Tuesday, May LIST, Dewey Day.
London; Wheat firm, I'D higher.
Paris: Wheat firm, sc higher
Kansas City: Hogs, Il, 900: cattle, ,0O0
Omaha: Hogs, 1000; cattle. $500
Chicago: Hogs, $1,000; cattle, 5000. Hogs
steady.
Chicago receipts: Wheat 81 cars, graded
0; corn, las cars, graded 81; oats, 132 cars,
graded Is.
Northwest receipts: Wheat Minneapo-
lis, 25S cars, last year S24; Duluth, 1l2 cars.
last year TO-
Chicago: Estimated receipts of hogs to-
morrow, 10000.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 80 cars,
last year As; corn, IL cars, last year 40s
oats, cars, last year II.
Primary receipts: Wheat, IA 600. last
year ABS 600: corn. 401, 000 last year 3S4. 900.
Total clearances: Wheat and flour, 3d.
900; corn, 592 600.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat. I'D
higher; corn SD to I'D up for the day.
Chicago: Estimated receipts of grain to-
morrow-Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 205 cars;
oats, 100 cars.
There has been a heavy trade in Sugar
today and fluctuations are violent at
times Shorts have been good buyers.
There is a steady stream of investment
buying in Atchisons. The common is in
excellent demand. Trading has been Of
quite a volume in the preferred.
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FRUIT STEAMERS
Direct Line From Jamaica to England
Subsidized

Correspondence of Associated Press)
Kingston, Jamaica, April 19.-Orders
have been received from the British war
office to augment or strengthen the
West India regiment. A new company
win be formed, under command OF Ma
jor Lowry.
Arrangements have been completed
with regard to the direct line of English
fruit steamers, for which service 5000.
900 annual subsidy is to be paid, ia
maica contributing one-half. The serv-
ice will commence next year.
Much is expected from this direct
line. The chief thing sought is defect
the course of the fruit trade from the
United States to England.
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New York Money Market.

New York, April 26.-MONEY-Money
on call easier at 2 per cent Prime mer-
camille paper, 4Q5 per cent Sterling ex-
change unsteady, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.SSQA for demand and
at $4.S41z for sixty days; posted rates, ass
@4S519 and S4-S9Q1z; commercial bills.
81 S31zd4.S4.
SILVER-Silver certificates. 59Sz4e01zc:
bar silver, 59szc; Mexican dollars, 4lszc.
BONDS-GOVernme bonds. steady y.
S. refunding - when issued 1o21z; Is re-
istered, 991a, 3s. registered, 1o67zs coupons
1O91z; new As, registered, 1873: coupon, 134;
old As, registered, 1875 coupon 141s; 5sa
registered l12: coupon. 1131z.
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Topeka lEarkets Todau

COWS-s2. 50ds 50. ''a %
STEERS-$3 5064 CO.
EIFERS-$S 00Q3.50.
HOGS.
LIGHT-$4 S0d5.00.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-S4s od5 n
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-61c.
NO. 2 CORN-33c.
NO. 2 OATS-2315c.
HAY-S5.00.
EGGS-10 cents.
CHICKENS-6665z cents.
BUTTER-1S cents.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, April 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 1000. Market steady. Native
steers, $4.OOQ5.35: Texas steers, $4.00a4. 80:
Texas cows, s.. 25Q4.0O; native cows and
heifers, 81 7565.O0 stockers and feeders
S. 25d5 50; bulls. s.. 90d450.
HOGS+Receipts, IL 900. Market steady
Bulk of sales. S5.25G5.35: heavy, IS. 25G5. as
packers, $5.25Q5.421z mixed, IS. 25G5. 35
light, $505q5.30; workers, S5.20d5. 80; pigs,
$4.60d5.15.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Lambs. 5.2OQS 90: mutton. s.. OOQ57
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Weeks Wants to Quit.

New York, April 26-Four indict-
ments still remain against Francis H.
Weeks who in 1893 was sentenced to six
years and six months in Sing Sing for
defrauding estates for which he was
executor out of a sum aggregating ST.
300 900. Weeks was sentenced on one
of five indictments and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Townsend has filed a
recommendation for dismissal of the
four remaining indictments. Weeks
term will expire next month. The re-
quest of the district attorneys office
was taken under advisement by Judge
Foster.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. April 2s.-WHEAT-Nay.
61Ac; July, &c. Cash: No 2 hard, 63d19c;
No. 8. GOOGLE; No. red, 6s1zq69c; No. 3,
64d6Sc
CORNING. mixed, CSC cash; No. 2
white, 3s14c; No. 3, Csc; May, 3774c; July,
6ATs-No 2 white, 261kQ27c
RYE-No. 2, SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy s1o.OOQ1O.5o; choice
prairie, S7.5Od7.75.
BUTTER| 1sG1Sc; dairy. 15c
EGGS+Fresh. 1Oc.
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W. W. Mayhem. Merton, Wis, says, at
consider One Minute Cough Cure a most
wonderful medicine, quick and safe" It
is the only harmless remedy that gives
immediate results. 1t cures coughs, colds,
Group, bronchitis. grippe. whooping cough,
pneumonia and all throat and lung dis
eases. It's early use prevents consump-
ton. Children always like it and mothers
endorse it. At all drug stores.