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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09

TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May 9.-WHEAT-Light re-
ceipts, higher cables and a belief among
traders that the government crop report
for May would reduce the winter wheat
area started wheat steady today. Trade
was dull, however, and the market soon
began to sag on outside selling, induced
by favorable crop reports and wet wealth
er in sections where the crop has been
suffering from lack of moisture July
opened a shade higher at 672sc to 67I5d5sc
and declined to 671sc. Chicago received but
10 car loads and Minneapolis and Duluth
261
CORN-Delayed planting owing to cool
weather held corn steady for a. time, but
the market was unable to withstand the
heavy liquidation that set in shortly af-
ter the opening and prices suffered mater
tally. A poor shipping demand acceler-
ated the decline. Receipts 122 cars. July
opened unchanged at 39q1sc and declined
to 3S5sc.
oATs-Oats followed wheat and corn.
Receipts 112 cars July opened unchanged
at 22s4 G7sc, and sold off to 221ad5sc.
PROVISIONS-Hig prices for hogs
and general buying by packers strength
ened provisions July pork opened 5M10c
higher at 81. 621aG11. 6715. Eased off to
81 SO and advanced to $11621s; July lard
opened 547a cents higher at $6.S0G6.S212
and rose to $6.S752G690: July ribs opened
5077a cents up at S6.571aQ66o and held
steady at $3.50.
FI4AX-Cash: N w. $3.50; S. w, $LS0;
May, $50: September, slips.
RYE5324c.
BARLEY-37644c.
TIMOTHY-$2.50.
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KANsANs CAUCUS.
Strong Sentiment in Favor of Naming
Six Candidates

Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 9.-The Kan
sas delegation was in caucus all of yes
terday afternoon. No vote was taken
on any Of the propositions which will
confront the convention, but had a vote
been taken it is likely that the plan to
indorse six candidates for vice presi-
dent, the Democrats to take their pick,
would have carried with only two or
three negative votes. This subject, the
matter of reorganizing the national
committee and fusion prospects in Kan
sas were discussed at length and with
the utmost freedom.
Conner Davies, editor of the Concordia
Kansan, was elected chairman of the
caucus and J. H. Curran secretary
John Breidenthal, George Easterwood,
Leon Locke, Pat German, Fred j. Close,
w J. Babb and Mrs Annie Diggs were
the principal speakers. The Kansas
delegation was reinforced by the arrival
of Congressman E K RidgeIy and
Jerry Simpson Much regret is ex-
pressed at the inability of Senator
Harris to be present
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SILLY THREATS.
Western Union Official Angry at
Railroad Assessors.
Talks as if He Could Control
Votes of Employees.
MEN ARE NOT SHEEP.
They Can Not Be Driven to the
Polls.
q AsSaesmnnf Of Lines Not Salts
MEN ARE NOT SHEEP.
Assessment of Lines Not Salts
factory to Company.

The Western Union Telegraph conf
pany officials are displeased with the ac-
ton Of the state board of railroad as
SCISSORS in refusing to lower the valua-
tion Of the company's property in Kan
sas and threaten to fight the present
administration in the coming campaign.
A Western Union official who was in
Topeka yesterday said:
THE employees of the company in
Kansas will vote against the reelection
of the present state house crowd be-
cause the board Of assessors insists up
on making this company pay an enor-
NOUS and outrageous tax"
should this threat be carried into ef-
feet 1t will make a difference Of 200
votes for the Republicans next fall
There are 500 employees in the state ana
the majority Of them, in fact nearly all
of them, are Republicans, so the Popu-
lists figure that they viii get nice vote
on account of this assessment contro-
The property of the telegraph COM
pany is assessed at $65 per mile for the
first wire and S12 for each additional
wire The first Wire includes the in
struments and poles attached; the addi-
tfonal wires assessed at So per mile
cover also the instruments attached to
those additional wires.
None of the state officers deny that
graph property in Kansas is out OF pro
portion to the assessment of other pro-
Derty Half values, percentages ard
other ambiguous and evasive resolutions
adopted by the boards of commissions
concerning the assessment of property
in the various counties have produced a
conglomerate mass of returns from
which it is impossible to gain reason
able valuation of property.
on the other hand the railroads and
telegraph companies are compelled 10
pay a heavy tax from which there is
neither escape nor recourse.
The Western Union is the first cor
poration this year to make a protest.
This was followed by a protest from the
telephone company which has had a
monopoly for several years on the bus
mess No political threats have been
made by the railroads and the telephone
companies but the Western Union Oftl-
cial quoted says the Postal company
viii stand with it in making a fight
against the 1900 assessment.
The Western officials claim that the
state board of assessors declined to low
er the assessment because this is a po-
ltical year"
The official referred to claims that tho
officials comprising the board admit
that the assessment of the company Is
too high but the refusal to lower the
valuation, he says. is because the ad-
ministratiOn fears the attacks Of the
people at the polls.
There is no justice in this" contin-
ued the Western Union official as he re-
moved his hat and paced the floor Oi
one Of the offices in the state house
"Our company is paying too much tax.
es; the attitude of the board is ridicu
lOuS; the assessors will not give US jus
tice because this is a political year
Well Well try and get the boys to SET
them at the polls"
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RECORD SMASHED.
Santa Fe Limited Surprises Old Train
Men.

Persons who happened to be passen-
gers on the westbound California limi-
ted on the Santa Fe today were treated
to what is perhaps the most remarkable
run on record. The distance was not in
the least extraordinary, the run being
only 46 miles, but the speed mentioned
was something phenomenal. The time
was 81 minutes.
When the train reached Holiday it
was running on time. Here it had to
stop for water and in some manner was
layed out at this point for seven min
utes When the train passed through
Frisbee 1919 miles from Kansas City it
was still seven minutes behind time In
running to Lawrence three minutes
were made up. In passing through
Lawrence it had to slow down to a ten
mile per hour speed. 1t passed through
LecomptOn minutes late, through
Spencer 2 minutes late and the last two
minutes were made up between Spencer
and Topeka, a speed of 20 miles per
hour was reached. The train ran into
the station here promptly on time.
Engineer Sherman and Fireman Bur
gett We're on engine No. 283 when the
run was made. One thing for which the
Santa Fe line is noted for between To-
peka. and Kansas City is the number of
sharp curves. When the schedule for
the California limited was made the
running time between the two points
was drawn as close as was thought
possible. Therefore the run made this
morning is looked upon as something
wonderful. Old engineers who had been
over this run shook their heads and
said that they did not believe it.
Engineer Al Roberts and Fireman
Ash also come in for a fast run today
They were hauling the eastbound Cali
fornia limited. When they took the train
out of Newton it was something over
nine hours late. The schedule time from
Newton to Topeka is three hours and
twenty-eight minutes. They made the
run in two hours and forty minutes
gaining forty-eight minutes. Four stops
were made beside a slow down. This
run also is something of a record
breaker as far as the Limited is con-
cerned.
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MARCH DELAYED.
Roberts Compelled to Halt For
Few Days.
In Order to Repair the Bridges
Over the Vet.
BUTLER WILL JOIN
In the Next Forward Movement
Toward Pretoria.
Beers Are Showing No DispO-
sition to Fight.

London, May 9.-Although the British
expected considerable opposition at the
difficult drift of the Sand River, the
latest adviees from Smalldeel, Orange
Free State indicate that the federals
are not yet ready to make a determined
stand to stem Lord Roberts advance.
The latter's front, indeed, is so wide and
overwhelming in numbers that it is diff
cult to see how the Beers can help be-
ing ousted out of Virginia Siding as
they were out of Smaldeel, even if they
elected to give battle
The same considerations would prob
ably affect the situation at KrOonstad,
hence the belief that little real opposi-
ton viii be encountered south of the
Vaal.
The repairs to the bridges over the
Vet river and the Vaal are expected to
retard the general march from Small
deel and Fourteen Streams for three or
four days when Gen. Butler will also be
ready.
The general idea is that Lord Roberts
will direct his right on Harrismith in
order to get in touch with the Natal
army coming through Van Reenans
pass. dispatch from Maseru dated
May says the Beers have deserted
both Ladybrand and FickSburg in a
panicky condition owing to reports that
the British had occupied sZenikal. thus
threatening their retreat to the Trans
vaal.
FREE STATE CAPITAL MOVED.
London May 9, $50 p. NIT is an
nounced in a special dispatch from LO-
reno Marques that the government of
the Orange Free State has been moved
from KroonStad to Hebron.
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at Kansas City. Other delegations
taking this position are those OF Colo
RADIO, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Idaho,
New York, and West Virginia Gen
eral Weaver claims that the action Of
the Nebraska delegation will have the
effect of preventing a nomination, but
the friends Of Mr.. Towne and of other
aspirants do not by any means concede
this The Texas delegation with 120
votes will at first at least cast it's in
fiuence for nomination, such being its
instruction by the state convention.
After a heated discussion for more
than two hours the Kansas delegation
voted to postpone action on the vice
presidential question until tomorrow.
The sentiment apparently was heavy
against the nomination of a vice presi-
Dental candidate, but a great differ
ence OF opinion was expressed as to
whether the convention should recon-
mend certain names to the Democratic
national convention, or whether a COM
mittee should be appointed to go to
Kansas City July and confer with
the Democratic leaders, and be author
lied to place the Democratic nominee
on the Populist ticket. The latter plan
seemed to have the stronger support
The Minnesota delegation after a
lengthy session at which outside advo-
Gates for and against the nomination
for vice president were present, voted
to stand by Towne and to place him
in nomination before the convention
Senator Pettigrew was present and
urged this course.
The South Dakota delegation at their
meeting decided to support Towne for
vice president
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REFUSE TO
PAY TAXES.
League Formed in Spain to Re-
sist Revenue Collection.
Will Close All the Stores in
Madrid Tomorrow.
IN BARCELONA NEXT.
If Successful the Movement Will
Be Extended.
Minister Stoned by the POpu-
lace in Interior Towns.

Madrid, May 9.-The government is
seriously concerned in regard to the OPP
position developed to it's financial pro-
jects. The feeling in Catalonia especial
~ is running high and has taken the
form of hostile demonstrations against
the minister of the interior, who is now
making a tour Of Barcelona and its
environs. A league against the gov
ernment's taxation schemes has been
formed in Madrid, with the title of
National Union" whose platform is
a refusal to pay taxation, and as a pro-
test the members of the union propose
a general closing of the stores in Madrid
tomorrow. Whether this measure will
be universally adopted remains to be
seen, but the government realizes the
significance of the movement, and fear
ing trouble may arise from the at
temptS of the members of the union to
coerce non sympathetic store keepers
by closing their stores, steps are being
taken to protect the store keepers. To-
morrow therefore is looked forward to
with anxiety.
After q trial Of their strength in
Madrid the leaguers intend to repeat
the demonstration in Barcelona, where
a fruitful yield is offered by the strong
Catalan autonomist movement which
is itself due to Madrid's taxation policy,
whereby prosperous Catalonia is con-
demned to support teh rest of the coun-
try. The visit of the minister of the
interior has given the Catalonians an
opportunity to openly display their hos
tility in Barcelona itself. His reception
is divided into three categories. He will
be received by the officials ceremonious-
", by a majority of the population sui
lenly and by the students and the re-
mainder of the inhabitants with riotous
demonstrations. The students have
even erected barricades in the streets.
which the police have had to clear,
while gendarmes with drawn swords
have charged the students.
The minister met with a similar hos
tile reception in the neighboring towns,
and he was compelled hastily to leave
the town of Terasta, where he intended
/ to visit the factories, owing to the tu-
multous demonstrations of the rioters
who stoned the ministerial equipage,
wounding the minister the Marquis
! PortugO, who accompanied him.
When the Spanish ministry was re-
/ organized, April 10. on account of dis
/ sensions among its members, SenoI
! DatO was appointed minister of the in
| terror in the cabinet, presided over by
/ Senior SilVela-
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Market Gossip.

Chicago: Hogs. q. 600; cattle. 1900. Hogs
10c higher.
Northwestern receipts: VRleat-Duluth.
81 cars, last year "a; Minneapolis, 162 cars
last year.
:, Estimated hogs at Chicago tomorrow,
24.000
Liverpool: Wheat, sd higher; corn, I'D
lower.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 1s cars. graded
/; corn 122 cars, graded "a; oats, III cars
graded r.
Kansas City: Hogs, 1900; cattle, 5000.
Omaha: Hogs, 7,500 cattle, 1000.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, Il cars,
last year p; corn, % cars. last year q;
oats, 1 cars, last year cars.
Minneapolis: Wheat, today, 200 cars.
Puts on July wheat, good tomorrow
66szc; calls, 6732c. Puts on July corn, 3S5s
Q14c; calls, 391sQAc. Curb, 67k6Ac.
Kansas City cash market in detail: Mill
wheat 3l2 to over; heavy, low grade,
test to over; middle. 315 to over; light,
to over. Mixed corn, 371zc to 37s4c;
white, 3S1kc.
Primary receipts: Wheat, s1S, 600. last
year 1874, coo; corn. 371,000, last year 405. 000-
Total clearances: Wheat and flour, 3S7,-
600, corn SS2. Goo
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat un-
changed to sd higher; corn, unchanged to
I'D higher
Estimated cars for Chicago tomorrow:
Wheat, II; corn, 122; oats, Sc.
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my business increased. Pure food at
the lowest possible price giving a profit
is my idea of how God would run a res
taurant The business on the south
side with Gods consent has prospered
so nicely that 1 concluded to come to
the north side, which is a hotbed Of
sin OF course, the people in North
Clark street are better dressed than
those south, but sin has a firm hold
in North Clark street, and 1 will i'm
mediately begin my mission work.
Il have ordered 5000 tracts, and these
I shall distribute among those who are
leading the gilded lives of vice. This
portion of the community is saturated
with iniquity, and I am hopeful that the
mission work which I will establish
shortly viii be productive of saving
many souls. I set out an elegant din
ner for 20 cents"
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SHELDON'S METHOD.
Chicago Restaurant Managed on the
Preacher Editor Plan.

Chicago, May 9.-The Sheldon method
applied to restaurant has been adopt
ed by a Chicagoan. and while the en-
deavor probably viii not attract the
worldwide conspicuity won by the Kan
sas preacher editor. it is said to have
proved a success. Paul Funck, who has
been managing q restaurant on Chris
tian principles in Clark street for sew
eral months, has invaded North Clark
street where he has opened Christian
Restaurant, No.2" near Division street.
Mr.. Funck combines mission work with
the industry of dispensing pork and
beans and eggs with the sunny sides
up" When the hungry guests have
eaten their fill he clears out the tables
and arrangeS them into a temporary
platform. Then a gospel meeting is held
and many are said to have been brought
back into the straight and narrow path.
Mr.. Funck has peculiar ideas in run
ming restaurant according to the
Sheldon method. His menu is adorned
with the scriptural warning, Prepare
to meet thy Cod" Whether this warn
ing applies to before or after partak1ng
OF the viands set forth by Mr.. Funck
Is not explained. but the patron is Civ
en- another chill while ordering his re-
past by the solemn interrOgatOrry which
also confronts him on the bill: Where
viii you spend eternity2" The patron is
also Informed that Jesus is coming
agar" and is advised in the same line
lllaL vanilla Ice cream IS 10 cents Der
dish Large placards on the walls bear
admonitions that no profanity is allow
ed while eating and that the restau-
rant is closed on Sundays"
"Ye s,sir, try to apply Christian rules
In the running of my business" said
Mr.. FuncS yesterday, land 1 believe
lnat GOD smiles on me because of it. l
came to this town five years ago-the
straggliest, dirtiest bum that ever float
ed into South Clark street. I could drink
more whisky than a man bit by a rat
tlesnake and no distillery could ever
beat me by working overtime.
Il was Doe Of the first order, and
when arrived from Cripple Creek they
wouldn't even let me hit the free lunch.
went hungry for the first two DAYS
in the city and liked to died of starva-
ton. sent in a note to a Niger
waiter in a South Clark street Joint
asking for one little crust of bread. and
the Niger laughed at me. I couldn't
stand this game and determined to re-
form was converted in one of the
missions on the 1eVee,' and somebody
gave me the price of a bath and shave
Then 1 went to work in a restaurant at
80 cents a day and cut out the booze
4 saved my mOney-every penny OF
it-and one day a restaurant in South
Clark street was for sale. Ny boss
agreed to stake me for the restaurant
] to pay him back in installments
When took hold of the place at 203 il
was a terrible place. The atmosphere
was splotched with profanity all day
long, but I stopped that mighty quick
I asked the guests not to swear. and
handed them q tract at the same time
which told them that God would not
hold him guiltless who took his name in
vain. Then I closed up the place Sun.
days, kept it as clean as hard work
could make 1t, and it is surprising how
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RACE PROBLEM:
Second Conference Begins With
Large Attendance.

Montgomery, Ala, May 9.-The race
problem conference opened its second
session here today with an unexpectedly
large attendance. a. NJ. Wadden of
Wilmington, n. c., spoke on the events
in North Carolina, which led up to the
present movement to amend the con-
stitution of that state so as to restrict
suffrage.
John Temple Graves followed with an
argument for the separation of the races
in distinct localities as a cure for exist
ing evils.
The last speaker of the session was
Ex-Governor Macorkle of West Virginia.
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New York Up-Town Gossin.

Furnished by J. c. Goings Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth street Topeka.
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
New York, May st is not hard to
predict a further decline in prices when
a liquidating movement in the stock mar
ket once gets under way as it did yes
what is the precise moment when the
volume of buying shall overcome the SELL
ing There is no dispute among Wall
street observers as to the question of
sales of long stocks yesterday. The bear
dation by a skillful play to reach stop
loss orders. Nevertheless a considera bic
part of the selling was voluntary on the
part of holders who had become tired out
by the long continued dullness of specu-
lation and the irregularity of prices. Some
of the declines yesterday will compel
brokers to make calls for more margin
and the extent to which response is made
to these calls may go farther toward de-
termining the extent of the reaction.
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CHICAGO livestock Market.

Chicago, Ill, May 9.-CATTLElRe-
ceipts, 1900. Steers active, easy to shade
lower; butchers stock steady. Good to
prime steers, $4S5d5.60; poor to medium,
81 1904 20: StockerS and feeders, So. 75935-10;
cows, So 0GGs4.60; heifers, $S.25@5.O0; can
ners. 2.35a3.0O bulls, s2SoQ4S5: calves,
81. 0066.75; Texas fed steers, $4.O0Q5-20;
Texas bulls, Sc. 25@3.75.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000; tomorrow
% 900, left over, 2, 443. Five to 10c higher;
top So 40; mixed and butchers, s.. 05lI5- 81
good to choice heavy, s5.25Q5.4O; rough
heavy, $5.1Gd5.20 light, $49545.2712; bulk
sHEEPwReceipts 14OOO; sheep strong,
shade higher. Good to choice wethers,
s.. 40G5.75; fair to choice mixed. $5-00d5.4 10 /;
595: native lambs. $5.50q7.40; western
lambs. SC. 0017.4 40.
Official for yesterday:
RECEIPT. Cattle, 627s; hogs, 1S,1OS;
sHffiPMENTs- Cattle, 1882; hogs, s,4s4;
sheep, none.
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New York MoneY MARKET.

New York, May 9-MONEY-Money on
call nominaIly 214a15 per cent; prime ner-
camille paper, 3159I414 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at 81. SS1za1s for demand and
at $4S45s for sixty days; posted rates, "a 50
az and $4S9Q15; commercial bills, $4-S3l29
4S4A.
SILVER-Silver certificates. 60Q601Ac;
bar silver, $3.50: Mexican dollars, 4l12c.
BONDS Government bonds weak; U.
S. refunding Is, when issued, JOB; Is. reg
istered, 991k IS, registered, 1921; coupon,
1091a: new As registered and coupon. 134;
old As. registered, 114s4; coupon, 114sz; IS,
registered, 11215; coupon, 1121z.
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Kansas Citv Produce Market.

Kansas City, No, May 9.-WHEAT-
July 621sc. Cash: No. 2 hard 63c: No. 3,
60d621sc: No. red, 67G6Sc; No. g. 62a66c.
CORN-July. 36c. Cash: No. Mixed 37Ia
034c; No. white, 3S5ac No. 8. 3S14c.
OATS-No. ? white, 2614Q12c-
RYE-No. 2. SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy $40. 5oQ11.OO; choice
prairie. $7-000I7. 50.
BUTTER-Creamery 1sq1Sc; dairy, fan
cy, 15c-
EC1GS-Fresh 1Oc
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HIS BODY FOUND.
Southern Hotel Clerk Who Mysteri-
ousIY Disappeared.

ST. Louis, May 9-The body of Chas.
Morton, former night clerk clerk of
the Southern hotel, who disappeared af-
ter resigning his position last Friday
night, was found in a room at the Re
gent hotel today. He had evidently end
ed his life with a. dose of carbolic acid.
Nothing was found to indicate why he
should kill himself. The dead man was
one of the most widely known hotel
clerks in the country. Previous to com
ing here he was for many years at the
Grand Pacific at Chicago.
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An Called Out.

philadelphia. May 9-The executive
board of the allied trades council took
drastic measures today in it's fight
against the Brotherhood of Carpenters
1t has called out all its members wher-
ever the brotherhood men are employed
There are over 5000 members of the al
lied trades and about 5000 of the Broth
erhoOd of CarDenterS
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SURROUNDED BY FIRE.

Buffalo, N. Y, May "a special from
Empire, Pa, says: This village is com.
pletely surrounded by forest fires and
it is impossible for any one to get in or
out. Five houses have been destroyed
and three children We're burned to death.