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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
HE SAW THE son.

From the Detroit Free Press.
II wish that people, wouldn't try to ,, pc
insurance agent. life is a Serious bust
ness. That is why I spend so much Of
my time trying to impress upon people
that some of my uneXcelled life insurance
have lost a. whole day and been put to
considerable expense when l might have
used both to better advantage, and all
because people look upon me as a fit sub
ject for their practical jokes.
1.-THE other day [ CHANGED to step into
a hotel to see what was going on and
while there l struck up an acquaintance
with a man who looked to be about sixty
discovered that he carried no insurance
and he looked like a splendid risk
lost time in telling him all about the
celebrated insurance that 1 handle. He
through, but 1 didn't let that bother me
as I had him in corner where he
couldn't escape. Finally, through an over
sight on my part, he managed to get in a
word.
See here said he, I have heart dis
ease and couldn't get my life insured if
I wanted to. But have a. son who is as
sound as a dollar: Why not talk to him ~
% He is out at my home about thirty
miles from here, 1t will be worth your
time to see him.
III see him at once, answered.
first train out there. 1 found the house
all right and rang the bell. woman
answered and 1 asked if Mr.. Blanks son
at home.
HE is she answered looking at mo
rather queerly.
- May I see him?' I asked
" You may, she answered, and led the
way inside. She disappeared for a mo-
with a six months old baby in her arms,
and I collapsed -
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M'KtNLEYS MESSAGE.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

he said he would himself have taken the
responsibility of Directing. He would
never consent, he said, to turn over TO
one man money in the treasury of the
United States.
The bill passed the house 1872 to 1O3-
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, March 2.-Mr. Perkins
(Cal) when the senate convened today
presented a petition of the California
delegation in congress of 35 associations
and $1,000 people of California against
the ratification of the French and ia
maican treaties
Mr.. Hoar made the point against the
petition that it ought to be presented in
executive session and that even there
he would question the right of a state
congressional delegation to make such
petition.
Mr.. Perkins thought the right of pc
tition was sacred at all times, but the
chair held that the whole matter would
have to go over to an executive SeS-
sion.
Mr.. Pettigrew secured the adoption of
the following resolution:
That the president be requested if
not incompatible with public interest to
send the senate a statement of the num-
Der of saloons that have been establish
ed in Manila, P. L, since the occupation
of that city by United States forces, who
conducts these saloons. who are their
patrons and what kind of liquors are
sold and the quantity of such liquor
The president is asked to send the SEN
ate of the number if any of the saloons
run on the American OF English plan in
Manila before we occupied the place.
The president is also requested to in
form the senate whether or not it is
within his power as commander in chief
of our military forces to suppress all
saloons in Manila and prohibit and pre-
vent the sale of liquor to our soldiers
The chair then laid before the senate
the message of the president concern
ing the revenue collection on Porto
Rican products. The message was re-
ferred to the committee on appropria-
tions.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Turner
directing the secretary of war to re-
port the amount of money expended in
the payment of travel pay and COM
mutation of subsistence to those officers
and men returning from the Philippines
and with the bounty or reward paid for
the re-enlistment of soldiers was
adopted.
Mr.. Penrose called up the Quay case
and Mr. Hoar addressed the senate in
support of Mr.. Quay's right to a seat in
the body.
In closing his argument in favor OF
seating Mr.. Quay Mr.. Hoar said SEN
ators knew that the three seats, claimed
by Messrs Mantle, Allen and Beckwith
were decided against these men be-
cause they were silver men and the
senate was about to enter upon the con-
sideration of the repeal of the Sherman
| law.
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Market Gossip.

Kansas City receipts: Hogs, Il. 900.
Liverpool Wheat, steady, Esd lower;
OMAHA receipts: Hogs, 1900
London: Wheat, I'D lower than yes
paris: Wheat firna, 5. to 15c higher.
Flour. firm, Is to zoe higher.
sheep, FOO Hogs left Over 2sS opened sDes
slow, weak to SC lower; mixed and butch
erys', s4.70a4sO: good to choice heavy,
81 50Q4S0. Cattle and sheep steady.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 20 cars, grad
ed, 0; oats, ~ cars, graded q; corn, S01
Chicago: Hogs close SC lower; estimated
receipts for tomorrow, $4,000.
Chicago: The covering of quite a line
thing that held market. This morning
about three millions with large increase
in stocks this week in northwest will not
further liquidation can be expected. Ca
bles from Liverpool sd lower, while
Paris is higher.
Minneapolis: Wreat receipts. today 2Ss
cars: last year, 80 cars
Duluth: Wheat receipts, today 303 cars;
St. Louis receipts: Wheat, 25,S 500 bu;
corn, $500 bu,,. last year, q, 900; oats. none,
Argentine Shipments wheat this week,
100000 bu.; last week, 1920 900 bu- Corn,
3s4, 900; last yeek; 100000.
Provisions dull, weak selling lard by
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. cars to-
today, against 81 cars last year; oats. 8
cars today, against cars last year
Chicago: WeaLher forecast for next &C
and Iowa-Fair: colder tonight. For Kan
sas-Fair, cloudy; warmer Saturday.
Liverpool close: Unchanged to Esd lower
for wheat.
Liverpool: Wheat. options close sd. and
London ed. lower than yesterday.
Minneapolis: The amount of wheat in
country elevators in northwest decrea sed
about 4 ana aaIf naillsoa bushels lasi
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GONE TO CUBA.
Secretary Root Will Look Over the
Island.

Washington, March 2. - Secretary
Root left Washington today for flying
trip to Cuba. With him We're Mrs. Root,
Miss Root, Edward Root, his son; Col
Carter. assistant adjutant general;
Private Secretary W. S Coursey and
Arthur Brooks, attendant. The party
had a special car over the Southern
railroad. 1t is expected that the trip
will occupy about two weeks, allowing
for a weeks tour around the island of
Cuba. The army transport Sedgwick
is on her way to Tampa and the party
will embark on her tomorrow for ma
vana.
It is known that the main object of
the trip is to enable Secretary Root to
confer personally with Gen. Wood and
as the latter will accompany the secre-
tary on his tour around the island there
will be ample opportunities for such
conferences. It is gathered from rather
urgent communications that have been
received here from Havana that not
withstanding the apparent serenity of
conditions in Havana and Cuba, gen.
orally, Gen. Wood has reason for grave
apprehenSionS as to the future; not be-
cause of the possibility of outbreaks
but rather owing to the extreme gravity
of important questions that are press
ing from all sides for immediate de-
ciSiOQ.
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MAFEKING NEXT.
Continued from first Page.l

we alone can realize. We could posi-
bly, have hung on for six weeks longer
but the privationS would nave Deen
great and sickness and the pauclty OF
our ammunition would have limited the
number of assaults we would have been
able to resist
I'VE started the siege with 10000
troops, 1000 civilians and 1000 natives;
Between casualties and sickness 5000
soldiers passed through the hospital IL
is impossible to emphasize the prl-
VatiOnS of the sick. Since the middle
of January man once down was prac-
tically lost. The reduced ratlons OF the
soldiers just sufficed for their subSlSt-
ence. Daily thirty old horses and mules
were slaughtered and converted into
soup and SauSageS. From January 10
to now there have been over 200 deaths
from disease alone. The last fortnight
saw the majority of the field batteries
endorsed and the guns permanently
posted in our defenses. The cavalry
and drivers were converted into infan-
try and sent to the trenches. A line OF
defenSeS had been constructed with the
view of possible final contingency II
the outer works should be carried.
''Since the investment the total cas-
ualtieS We're: Killed or died of wounds,
"a officers and 235 men; died of diseases,
6 officers and $40 men; wounded, 20 offl-
GERS and 500 men, exclusive OF white
civilians and natives
BULLER'S LOSSES.
London, March Gen. Buffers cas-
ualties among his officers during the
fighting of February 81, We're:
KiIed-Col. O'Leary of the Lanca-
shires, Major Lewis, Captain Sykes and
Lieutenant Simpson of the Scots Fusi-
iers, Lieutenant Morielly of the War
wickshire and Lieutenant Daily OF the
Irish Fusiliers.
WOMEN SHOT IN THE TRENCHES.
Colenso Camp, Wednesday, Feb Is
The Beers lost heavily during yester-
days fighting. The lyddite wrought
fearful havoc in the trenches. Many or
the wounded were quite yellow from
the effects Of the fumes. over hun
bred prisoners were taken.
Many of them were Hollanders ana a
few were genuine Beers. Considerable
ammunition for rifles fell into the
hands of the British as well as dam
aged Maxim gun. Beers Of 10 years OF
age were among the wounded. The pr1s-
oners had not heard of the surrender OF
jority seemed glad to be captured. They
admit heavy losses. The women re-
manned with the Beers in the trenches
until three hours before the British
charged.
Two women were found. one dead, the
other fatally wounded. Before she died
the latter said her husband would not
let her go as she was a good shot. The
woman was only 10 years old.
An idea of the intensity OF the shell
fire can be gathered from the fact that
of the 80 guns in action the 18th battery
alone fired 794 rounds, firing every ten
| seconds. The British casualties were
about 200 men.
ARRESTED AS REBELS.
Rensberg, Thursday, March 1.-The
greater part of the Dutch residents
at Colesberg have been arrested
as rebels. The Beers yesterday were in
| full retreat northward with a British
force following them
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New York Uptown Gossin.

Furnished. by J. c. Goings. Compassion
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
New York, March 2.-The whole specu-
lative situation has changed again and
traders are as much at sea as ever: Bull
sentiment has received another chill and
selling of stocks has become a feature.
1t is difficult to follow with any degree
of accuracy a market that reVerses its
position at every session, therefore pre-
dlet1onS are of little value. Everything
is certain, however, factors of unfavor-
able character are developing. As re-
CARDS the labor troubles, there is rea-
son for uneasiness. The labor unions in
sist that wages be advanced so that men
can enjoy part, at least, of the big
profits that are going into the pockets
of the parties who control the trusts and
combinations. Unless something is done
at once to avert this trouble, the country
viii witness the greatest strike in its his
tory, within the next few weeks. Among
companies. the situation is viewed with
apprehension, while holders of this class
of securities are in a very uneasy frame
of mind. Should the men employed by
these concerns be ordered to quit work,
it is a moral certainty that the stocks
will receive a severe shaking up. The
movements of Steel and Wire are watch
fact that commission houses are carrying
big lines of it. Some of them have be-
labor troubles at Chicago. Should there
be free unloading in this stock, the price
railroad earnings appear to have only
temporary influence. Some one is always
ready TO Iee0 out these STOCKS on every
point or two advance. Statements given
out yesterday were of a most excellent
effect upon shares. Market is not broad
enough to take notice of such influences.
Atchison, preferred, is about the only
stock in the railway group that shows
genuine strength and even that is freely
statement will be as bad if not worse
than that of last week. Stocks will be
sold in anticipation of an unfavorable ex-
hibit. All things considered, there is not
much to be made the long side of the
market at present. There is a tendency
to lower prices, and no mistake will be
made selling whole list rallies.
r. N. HUDSON.
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Engineer Hears Paderewski.
[From the Chicago Chronicle. ]


AW, say, went down to one of them
big theayters the other day when my
layover was in Chicago, and I heard
that foreigner with the asbestos hair
that looks like bag of waste that got
busted open when the local crew kick
ed it off at a way station where they
didn't stop. He didn't appear to be big
germ the front section of his name
blamed if 1 can spell all on it at onct
but it's somein' like Paddyhooky.
Well, anyway, the guy can play the
peanny out o sight. He had one of them
wagon-top eXtension-fronts with a
straight shot stack and there wasn't
any speak easy in the nozzle at that
don't know whether it was a simple or
compound, but 1 guess it was both, for
his nobs with the flowin' hair could
make it sound like any old thing that
ever run, but all through the trip [ new
er heard it start off lame. He took hold
of her kinder easy at first, and then he
Widened on her and she began to spin
around like as if the rail was sleety.
but he put her on sand, and as soon as
she got down to business again he Just
dropped her down in the fireman's notch
and went after her again. but he didn't
work her there long, for 1 guess he was
getting short on water, and he seemed
to baby her a little and he hooked her
up in about six inches and she cut out
a lot OF miles in pretty fast time, you
/ bet.
Then he made a little slow-lIp and
scooped a thankful of water and he after
her again. She was down in the com
pany's notch for the next five minutes
and then 1 guess he got a message from
the dispatcher to take ten more oars
for she pretty nearly stalled and didn't
seem to be cuttin' her fire, but she got
over that pretty quick, because I think
the dispatcher busted the message, and
she began to hum again. I don't know
/ how fast he got her goin that time, but
! know I was clean scared and lust
4 hung on to my seat and wished that
/ there wasn't any bad curves ahead I
/ wouldn't have given a cent for my life
! then if a broken rail or p caboose tail
! light showed up ahead for didn't know
| how many cars of air he had cut in but
he brought her down to as pretty a stop
as ever you see, and I just naturally
unloaded right there and cut out for
eight hours rest for my nerve was clear
/ gone, YOU bet
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Scarlet Lancers to the Front.

LFrom the Pail Mall Gazette.1
Lord Roberts successful application
to the war office for the 10th (Queen's)
Lancers to be allowed to leave India
for the seat Of war in South Africa re-
calls to mind (writes a correspondent
the not generally known fact that this
splendid regiment are holders of a rec
ord which is unique in the annals of the
queens army. The 18th Lancers (for-
merly Light Dragons, by the way) are
the only regiment of British cavalry
that has ever penetrated and broken a
square of infantry. This fine feat was
performed at the bloody battle of Ali
wal, in the Punjab. in January. 1876
The gallant Sikhs had thrown them
selves into squares, and in this forma-
ton they for a long time resisted the
desperate charges of our cavalry Just
as stubbornly as our own infantry had
resisted the French cuirassiers at Wa
terloo. It was history repeating itself
only this time we happened to be the
assailants.
Again and again did the 18th Lancers
strive to break through the sullen masses
OF the Silks; again and again scores of
saddles were emitted. and We were beaten
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Linoleum NUISANCE.

The county commissioners are consid-
ering the plan of placing a smooth ce
ment on all the office floors in the court
house. At present the floors are made
of rough cement, and this is covered
with linoleum, but the linoleum wears
out and is expensive. In addition to this
it causes a great deal of dust, and this
accommodating in the vaults, Injuries the
books and records. The linoleum is be-
coming very much worn in some of the
offices, and the commissioners are be-
ginning to believe that it will be cheap
er in the long run to put down cement
floors similar to thing
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Furnished by J. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, March 1.-WHEAT-The bears
in wheat have made but little progress
character suitable for them. Liverpool
cables were sd lower and Argentine ship
million bushels. The opening prices on
this particular news were the lowest of
the session. Some elevators that were
reported as buyers and local shorts be
came frightened and bid market up with
prices closing at top. Although the Mod
ern Miller gives glowing account of win
ter wheat the government report issued
monthly states that Indiana and Ohio
ing and thawing. Country elevator stocks
for, month show AZ million decrease. 1t
looks like million increase in our visible
supply on Monday mkt.
CORN-Has been about steady, but not
very much wanted and not very much
offering. There was some increase in
country acceptances, as the new rates
shipping demand here not so good as yes
terday for reason that seaboard people
find it cheaper to bid at the. river. the
Liverpool was I'd lower. Cfearances, 5o2.
600; Receipts, .so1 cars, with S75 for Sat
OATS-The future in oats been buy
ing of May and selling of July, resulting
in slight relative weakness of July. It
is assumed the spring prospects have
been helped by heavy snow and that there
viii vii be speedy Springg work and nd good
with ISL for Saturday
PROVISIONS-Eas but closed firm
There was good buying by large inter
ests. Chicago stocks showed very little
increase, and We're considered bullish
creased 5000 tierces during the month
compared with $1,000 increase last year
Total stock last year, 379, 900 tierceS. AL,
600, two years ago and $4,000 tierces
years ago. Receipts today, %. 900 here. to-
morrow estimated 10000. The buying OF
product today has been of better charac-
ter than 10 ra week past.
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Topeka Markets To-day
New York Money Market.

New York, March 2-MONEY-Money
mercantile paper. 419Q51z per cent. Ster-
ling exchange steady at $4.S6lz for de-
mand and at $4S2B for sixty days; posted
rates, $40 and $4S71z@4.s8; commercial
bills, $4.S21a.
bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dollars, 47s4c.
BONDS-Governmen bonds weak; u.
receipts 5s2f bu last TesT 577 Coo bu
coupon, 137A: old As, registered, 116ls; old
As, coupon, 11713; IS, registered, u512; cou
pom, 1515.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Dee Caruthers, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Caruthers, was held
this afternoon from the home of his
parents, 500 West Sixth street. He was
well known among the younger people
of the city. He had been sick for some
time with fever and his death was
caused by an attack of spinal menin-
gifts.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Pearson died Thureday afternoon at the
home of the family 134 Taylor street.
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Parent and Teacher Fight.

North Vernon, Ind, March AT
Brewersville today in front of Stearns
store AL Fuller and Isaac Powers, "a
school teacher. met and began shooting.
Fuller's child by the teacher. Powers
was shot once through the lung and
Fuller received three balls. Both men
will probably die.
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ers', $4.65d4 90: good to choice heavy, $3.50
44.90: rough heavy, $4.65@475; light, $465
Q4.S215: bulk of sales, 81 1904. S215-
SHEEP-Receipts, 11.000. Generally
steady; lambs generally steady. Good to
choice wethers. $5.50Q6.00;s fair to choice
mixed, $4.50d5.40s western sheep, $350G5.9 80;
yearlings. IS. 75d6.50. Native lambs, s.. 600
$40: western lambs, Sc. coat. 40
terday:
Cattle-Receipts, S,1S2; shipments, 9S5.
Hogs-Receipts, % sos; shipments, 407.
Sheep-Receipts, 1920; shipments. s19.
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The Glass Rlnwers

Backman's glass blowers at sos Kan
sas avenue continue to draw immense
crowds of enthusiastic visitors with
their splendid exhibition. Saturday will
positively be their last day here and on
that afternoon children will be admitted
for five cents. Each child will receive
a present. There will be 200 glass ships
given the children
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. March 2.-CATTLE-Receip
5000 Generally about steady. Good to
prime steers, S510Q6.00; poor to medium.
$4,000 so; stockers and feeders, s. 40q4-75;
cows, So 00Gl4.20; heifers. 50 254460; can
S5.00oS!e0: Texas fed steers, $3.90Q5.0 90;
Texas bulls, So 20d3.75.
HOGS-ReceiptS today, %. 900; tomorrow,
20 600; left over, 1898. Steady at yester-
days close: iop. $50. Mixed and butch
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City, March 2.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts, 5000. Market steady to shade low
er Native steers, $365a5. 50; Texas steers,
$3.25d4.S0; Texas cows. s.. 50G3.3 native
cows and heifers, 81 25G4. so: stockers and
feeders. s.. 25@5.25; bulls, $2.S5G400.
HOGS-Receipts, 10000. Market weak to
; cents lower Bulk of sales, 81. 1904. 70;
heavy, s. 7qg4 80; packers, $467lAa4 771s !;
workers., 81. 65d4.70; pigs, S. 5O74 25.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900. Market strong.
Lambs, Sc. 00Q7. 90; muttons, So. 1906 Is.
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Governor !. Inspecting.D

Governor Stanley expected to go to
Beloit yesterday to inspect the girls
industrial school but changed his mind
and went to Winfield to inspect the i'm
beciIe asvlI1ro
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Kansas civ prodnce Market.

Kansas City. March 2.--WHEAT.. May,
611hc. Cash: No. 2 hard, 621kc: No. 8, $50
G2c: No'2 red, 69G70c; No 8, 64QeSc
CORN-May, 3115c. Cash: No. 2 mixed,
3112c; No. white, 32q14c: No. 8, S1sz Q32c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 241k@szc.
RYE-No. 2, SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy. 50 .25@9.75; choice
prairie $7.00G7 25.
HITTER 2OQ. DC; dairy. 1Sc-
EGGS-Fresh, 1212c.
,FLAX..cash: N. W.. $50; S. W.. s1.6o;
RYE-May, size.
BARLEY-Cash, 36143c.
TIMOTHY-March, 81. 55.