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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.


Chicago, Feb. 19.-WHEAT-This morn
ing the wheat market opened easier af-
fected by lower Liverpool cables and the
increase in the worlds shipments, and on
passage May 1dtssc under Saturday at
677se. Trade was quiet. The market
reports of bad weather in France, May
advancing to 681sc- Locals receipts were
65 cars, two of contract grade. Minne-
apolis and Duluth reported 723 cars
against $50 cars a year ago.
May eased off later to 677sc, where the
action. Shorts covered freely and the mar.
ket advanced to 693sG1se for May. at
which it closed n over Saturday.
CORN opened easier with wheat, May
shade down at 3411aQssc: The market later
May touching 34$zc. Trade was quiet. Lo-
cal receipts were S51 cars, % cars over the
estimate.
Towards the end of the session corn de-
veloped great strength and activity. A
demand from longs showed that the mar
price of May was steadily bid up. May
closing at the top, s4c over Saturday at
35ssG12c
OATS were Influenced by corn Re
eeipts here were $50 cars, 40 cars over
the estimate May opened kd1zc lower
PROVISIONS-Hog receipts under the
estimate was a support to the provisions
market. Trade early was small. but the
market was steady. May pork opened
at 212c over Saturday at 1885 and touched
S1100; May lard Opened 21z cents up at
S6.00d60215.
BARLEY2iCash. s5a4ee.
TIMOTH Y-February, 81. SIS; March, g. Co.
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left behind at Magersfontein and Kim
Derley, but it is difficult to believe
Lord Roberts would not have men
toned a detail of such Importance.
Again the statement that large Boer
force was massing northward of Kim
berley once more raises in the minds of
experts whether CrOnje is really with
the force retreating on Bloemfonteln
1t is suggested that the latter IS the
Free State main army, under General
Prinsloo supplemented by a portion of
The Magersfontein command, while the
main body of the latter under Gen
Cronje is trying to secure the Naal
bridge at Fourteen streams, thus bar
ring the way to Mafeking.
It is difficult to measure the full i'm
oortance of Gen. Buffers movements
IT he manages to seize E1langwana' hill
the way may be cleared for another
crossing of the Tugela and another at
tempt to reach Ladysmith via the dl-
rect road north.
In Cape Colony Gen. Brabant seems
to be successfully clearing the road for
the advance of Gen. Gatacre.
The only official news up to 2:45 p. m.
is a dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
1acobsdal, 40 p. m, Sunday, confirm
ing the press announcements regarding
Gen. Branbant's movements.
Bugler Dunn. the 15-year-old member
Of the First Royal Dublin fusIeers,
who was the first to cross the Tugela
river and who was shot in the right
arm while running with the soldiers and
sounding the advance" saw the Queen
ut Osborne this morning. Her majesty
presented him With handsome silver
mounted bugle suitably inscribed The
queen gave the lad a motherly welcome
and expressed her hopes that he would
have a successful career in the army.
BOER PRISONERS RELEASED
Arundel Feb. 18.-Commandant Pre-
torious who was captured by the Brit
ish at Elandslaagte and three other
Boer prisoners Wereahanded over to the
Beers from Arundel today. A messen-
ger under a flag of truce, had previous
ly arranged the programme. The pr1s-
Oners had a cordial interview with Gen.
Clements and were then taken in an
ambulance half way to the Boer camp
REINFORCING CRONJE.
Cape Town, Feb 19.-Dispatches from
Maseru say that large forces are being
sent from the Transvaal to the Free
State under prominent generals. 1t is
also said the Free State is making des-
perate efforts to collect an army to face
the British at Koffyfontein.
An official proclamation orders out
males between the ages of Is to 60 and
enthusiasts declare that every one up
to the age of 100 must so.
Typhoid fever is said to be playing
havoc among the Beers at Colesberg-
At Kimberley a reports current that
Mafeking has been relieved but that
the Beers are trying to conceal the in
formation.
BULLER STILL FIGHTING.
Durham, Feb 19.-The bombardment
of the Boer position on HIangwana hill
was continuous yesterday and fighting
is still proceeding at 6 O'Clock this ev-
ening. 1t is said that the British have
captured a hundred prisoners.
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GERMAN PRoTEcroRATE.
Kaiser Is Preferred to His Grand
mother by Dom Paul.

New York, Feb. IA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
A report is current in diplomatic cir
cIes in this city that DR. Ieyds had
fer his sole purpose in going to Ger
many the establishment of a German
protectorate over the Boer republic.
The German emperor, it is believed,
has been approached and asked to take
charge of the Boer republic. The Beers
it is said, seem to realize that their de-
feat at the hands of England will be
the ultimate result of the present war
Rather than submit to subsection to
Great Britain they will voluntarily
come under the sovereignty of the Ger
man empire, under certain stipulations.
which will guarantee their local self
government. It is stated here that
President Kruger, realizing that the
liberties of his people are in danger,
and that the continuance of the repub-
lie is threatened prefers a German en-
peror rather than an English ruler. The
overture to the German emperor was
made in the first place, it is reported,
With view to creating a rupture be
tween England and Germany. This
however, was avoided, as it is under
stood that Emperor William declined
to consider the proposition at least for
the present According to the report
DR.. Leyds, before leaving Berlin, pre-
pared a secret treaty with Germany, in
which that country was guaranteed
certain rights: Although the text of the
treaty is not known, it is said to give
the German empire the greatest posi-
Bile privileges, amounting almost to
ownership in the Transvaal republic.
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FOR MISSION FUNDS.
Duluth Diocese Ministers Solicit From
Eastern Pulpits.

New York Feb. 19.-In order to secure
funds for mission work among whites
and Indians in Minnesota, Rev. DR.. ]. D.
Morrison, bishop of Duluth, and Rev DR.:
T H. Nj. Xilliers Appleby,. arehdeacon of
the same diocese, made addresses in two
Brooklyn churches Sunday. DR.. Appleby
occupied the pulpit of the Holy Trinity
church in the afternoon and DR.. Morrison
preached in Christ church in the evening.
At both services offerings were taken up
for the work being carried on by the
Protestant Episcopal denomination in
Minnesota
At the service this afternoon, DR.. APP
pleby told his auditors of the missionary
work carried on by the Duluth diocese,
which covers 81, 900 square miles of terri
tory in the northern part of the state.
Within this territory live eight thousand
Indians, and there is also a white pcpu-
latton of 500, 600 persons. AS these people
live in the poorer part of the state, DR..
Appleby said that there was great need
for missionary work among them, espe-
cially in the lumber regions. The amount
of money needed is $1,000 each for the
white and Indian departments and SIS. 600
for the special fund. The hospital fund
when made up. will carry subscriptions
to the amount of $4,000. two-thirds of
which amount has already been promised.
Bishop MOrriSOn'S address in the Rev
DR.. Darlingtons church, was on the same
order as that of DR.. Appleby in the at
ternoon. Other addresses will be made BY
them in the churches of the Long Island
diocese
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SHE HAS CONSENTED.
England Thinks Her Duty IN Canal
Business Ends There.

London, Feb. 1.-THE Hepburn Mica
raguan canal report maintaining that
Great Britain nullified the Clayton
Bulwer treaty by securing control of
the Suez route to the far east is not
taken seriously here. The views of the
British government on the subject we're
expressed to a representative of the
Associated Press, who said:
Officially, of course, it is not neces-
sary to consider any such argument. as
Washington has already recognized
that the treaty has not been abrogated
by the fact that they have requested a
modification Of it Apart from this.
Mr.. Hepburn's argument is illogical and
far-fetched. The cabinet would have
stoutly denied that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty was either abrogated or lapsed,
had any such contention been raised.
But it was not, and of course we can
not now recognize any such argument
We are watching with interest the
progress of the Nicaragua matter in
the United States, though nothing more
has been done automatically. We have
given our consent and we are simply
waiting for the decision of congress-
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TOPEKA IS SORRY.
Regret That Francis Wilson Will Not
Appear in Cyrano.

Musical people Of Topeka generally
are disappointed at the announcement
that the Francis Wilson company will
put on -Erminie'' at the Crawford
theater next Saturday night instead of
Mr. Wilson's latest comic opera success
"Cyrano de Berger4c." While any
opera that the Wilson company puts on
is well worth seeing fErminie," after
fifteen years of almost continuous pub
lie use in one way or another, is aim st
a-threadbare product in the comic opera
market. If Mr. Wilson persists in his
determination to put On the old opera
here a big audience will see it and APP
preciate it, but the degree of apprecia-
ton would undoubtedly be greater if
the new opera was produced instead
1t it is simply question of Mr.. Will
son giving Topeka the best he has in
stock. He is carrying "Crano de
Bergerac" with him, and Topeka theater
goers would like to have him put it on
here
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MINISTER'S TALK.
Discuss Our System of Punishment
and Mercy


At the meeting of the Ministerial I'M
ion this morning, Rev. Hal F. Smith of
the Cumberland Presbyt erian church
ishment and Mercy Unreasonable and
Unjust
After the paper was read it was dis
cussed by the members of the union.
J. Z. Sidwell said that he knew of a
man who belonged to Topeka church
and was sent to the penitentiary for
embezzling. After serving his term he
returned and the church refused to ac-
cept him as a member. Rev D. NJ
Fisk said: 1.-THE churches are rich in
theology and poor in real sociology.
They should have 4 broader theology
that will be applied to men,"
In discussing the paper Rev. p p.
Price, the colored minister, said: We
should not allow the Sabbath to be
desecrated. I feel like asking all you
ministers who read newspapers on Sun
day to hold up their hands. But I
WON'T
Saved said DR. Fisk
1.-The Sabbath should be properly OBJ
served" continued Rev. Mr.. Price. Now
many of you rich ministers keep mem
bers of my congregation away from
church on Sunday because they have to
stay and cook your Sunday dinners.
never cook anything on Sunday. All l
eat on Sunday is cooked on Saturday"
In speaking about the civil war he
said: THE soldiers were not fighting
just for the freedom of the colored man
but a loaf fell and the colored man got
it,
A resolution was presented favoring
the idea of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon to
issue a newspaper and President Nc
Kirahan called for the prayers of the
ministers to be with the venture.
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CITIZENSHIP PARDONS.

Governor Stanley today issued citi-
zenship pardons to the Following list
of convicts whose terms of sentence at
the penitentiary expire:
J. r. Likes. Neosho county, one year
for bigamy; David Sill, Saline, years;
James Wilcox, Crawford: <Ab Taylor,
Shawnee ~ years, grand larceny; Bud
J. J. MaIoney, John Doe, Wyandotte
and Cowley, years, grand larceny;
Charles Tillson, Jefferson. 5 years, as
sault; Lawrence Carson, CowIey. 10
years. robbery; James Smith. Wyan-
dotte, z years, assault to ,kilI; Frank
Snow, Charles Zelle, Mitchell. 1 year,
larceny; George Williams, Neosho, s
years, burglary and larceny; Ephriam
Little.a Reno, one year. grand larceny;
J. E Ferguson, Woodson, burglary and
larceny 5 years; Lee Jkasey, Labette. s
years, burglary and larceny from dwell
ing: Charles Marshall, Douglas, larceny
IS months; Ed johnson. Montgomery,
years, burglary and larceny.
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MUST PAY ALL.
Counties Can Not Compromise Taxes
With the State.

Counties where the commissioners
have compromised taxes will not re-
ceive any deduction from the amount
of their state taxes, according to an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
GODDARD upon the request of State Aud
itor Cole.
Commissioners have compromised tax
indebtedness and then expect the treas
urer and the state auditor to deduct
that proportion from the state taxes.
This the attorney general holds is IL
legal and the state departments will in
sist upon the full payment of all tax OBJ
legations by counties whether the coun-
ties themselves have failed to collect
their proportion. Compromising of
taxes is causing much difficulty to the
state and cuts down the revenues but
the future will see marked improve
ment. Kansas counties will be required
to pay their state tax.
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strongest defensive position in the Free
State is a high ridge between Ventors-
burg and Senekal, north of Bloemfon-
teins and that General Roberts main
battle viii be fought there. This posi-
ton is connected with Ladysmith by
the HarriSmith railway, and there are
three strategic railways available for
communication with the rear and con-
Verging with Johannesburg for Pre-
torfa.
Generals Roberts and Kitchener have
already surprised both the Boer COM
manders and the military writer's with
an unexpected plan, and they may do
it again. They may avoid Bloelnfontein,
turn the Ventorsburg-Se line of
defense and strike for Pretoria. There
are signs of activity all along the Brit
ish line. General Clements dragons,
with the Australians, have been recon-
noitering the enemy'S position west of
Rensburg and drawing the fire from
two W1ckerS-MaXimS at Naal Kop. Col.
Brabant,i the popular Cape leader, has
been showing his mettle by attacking
the Dutch outside of DOrGrecht where
they were entrenched. The colonial
forces were under fire throughout. Fri
day, and biVOuacked in front of the
entertainments. They had not finished
their days work, for at midnight they
carried the trenches at the point of the
bayonet. Dordrecht has again been oc-
cupied, but the Dutch still hold the
hills northeast of the town. This bril-
liant feat shows how we'll the colonial
soldiers can fight, II any proof were
needed. Their casualties are reported
as sixteen killed and wounded. A fresh
accession of colonial forces is the Sec
onds Canadian contingent, which has re-
ceived a hearty welcome at Cape Town.
General Buffers army is preparing to
move, if it has not already advanced.
Dispatches from Frere camp repeat the
rumor that the Dutch are retiring from
their positions and that the British will
meet with less resistance than before
in attempting to force their way into
Ladysmith. It is probable that the
Free State forces have been recalled to
Harrismith and Bethlehem. but it is
not likely that the siege of Ladysmith
will be abandoned by the Beers until
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MORE STATE HOUSE WORK
Contract to Be Awarded For Complet-
ing Fourth Floor.

The executive council is now consid-
ering the completion of the fourth floor
of the state house, in accordance with
the provisions of the law enacted by
the last legislature.
The contracts which will be let will
call for the expenditure of probably
more than $4,000. The third floor is
now being completed and the work is
of an excellent character. The marble
work now being done under the super
vision of the executive council is the
best and at the same time the least
expensive of any that has been done in
the state house.
The work for which contracts will
soon be let will be of the same general
character and the executive council
seems to be getting more for the money
being spent than any of the predeces-
sors who have had to do with this work.
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Chicaeo Liveatock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 19.-CATTLE-Reeei
1900; rative steers, butchers stock and
Gamers, steady; Texans, strong; stockers
and feeders, easy. Beeves1I $400Q6.00.
cows, $3.00d4.40; heifers, $3.15d4.75; can
ners. s225d2- 80; stockers and feeders, So. 10
@4.75: Texas fed beeves, s4.00d5.0O.
HQGS..Receipts today. 81 900; tomorrow,
top. $50. Mixed and butchers, S4S5m
50712; good to. choice heavy, $. 500 10;
bulk of sales, $4.9Od5.0O.
SHEEP--Receipts. 1000; active, 10 to IS
cents higher Nati S6 wethers $4S5a575
10 to Is cents higher; natives, $500n7.15;
western, 5.75d7.00.
Official receipts and shipments for Sat
urday:
Cattie-R Receipts, 4e: shipments, 1,644
Hogs-Receipts, 81 045; Shipments, GAIL.
Sheep ReceIpts, 1,742; Shipments, SIS.
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NO ACTION TAKEN
By the British Government Regarding
the Macrum Incident.

London, Feb. 19-No action has yet
been taken by the British government
in regard to the allegations made by
Charles E. Macrum, the former United
States consul at Pretoria. nor has Mr..
Joseph H. Choate, the United States
ambassador received any instructions
to make inquiries in connection with
the matter. The British officials declare
that it is extremely improbable that
consular letters were opened at Durham
as alleged by Mr. MacruTn.
The cabled rumors that Mr.. Choate
might be recalled in order to show the
United States governments resentment
against the treatment received by Con-
sui Macrum at the hands of the British
officials are declared at the United
States embassy to be utterly ridiculous.
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Chicago; Feb. 1s,-WHEAT-Earl


Chicago. Feb. s-WHEAT-Early- Liv-
erpool cables showed decline of SD and
on passage very large causing decline
here from previous close with consider
able selling on part Of pit traders FThere
was some little buying for continental ac-
count Paris quoted up p to 1c, with re-
ports as to serious damage to French
crop. Market weak. somewhat after open
ing but in sympathy with corn and a large
decrease reported in English visible
slight advance was scored. Trade has
been confined principally to scalping
crowd and market acts as if there might
be some little absorption for account of
foreigners, who are unable to get the
cash stuff to their market The close is
about best prices of the day with firmer
tone.
CORN-Has advanced all the decline of
last week and closes at about top prices.
Country did not sell literally and local
operators who took profits last week are
replacing cheaper corn, discovering that
and that at the decline market there was
no offerings. They were disposed to re-
place their lines and did buy some but
had to pay up literally. The market ap-
pears to be in a stronger position that be-
fore Demand is excellent and there will
be accumulation of stocks before
spring work. begins when movement is
bound to fall off sharply
OATS-Gathered its only strength from
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New York Money Market.

New York. Feb. -MONEY-AIoney. on
mercantile paper, AS per cent. Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.ST%d4SS for demand
and at S4.S414G1h for sixty days: posted
rates, s4.s5 and 4.Ss1h; commercial bills.
81. S312 a. 81.
Bar silver 5924c Mexican dollars. 4719c.
BONDS Governments bonds strong, Is,
registered. 103: IS, registered 1895; cou-
pom, 1895: new IS, registered, 1347z: eou-
pen lS4ns old 4s Tfeygistered 115 coupon
1l9 9si Eeh ofd ara
Quoted at Lisbon, 45s., at Rome, 7.271a.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 19.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900. Market steady. Naive steers,
IS. 40; Texas steers, IS. 25Gt470; Texas
cows, $2.75G4.15; native cows and heifers,
81. 1904, %: stockers and feeders, $3.09a5.0O;
bulls, S3.00d4.00-
cents higher. Active. Bulk of sales,
A.75@4. IS; heavy, $4771sG490: packers, 81 70
yorkers s4.70d4so pigs. $406a465. -90'
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900. Market strong.
Lambs, 81. 50Q6 rs, muttons, $3.50Q5.35.
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Kansas CITY Wins.

The Topeka Whist club, twenty-five
strong, played a match game kith
Kansas City Saturday night at the lat
ter's club rooms in the Gibraltar. build
ing The game was a very close and in
teresting one Kansas City winning by
the small margin of ten points. A re-
turn game will probably be played in
Topeka within the next few weeks.
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corn. Patten supposed to be long big line.
was a free seller and put a damper on
any advancing tendency. There did not
appear to be much argument In favor of
higher prices
PROVISIONs cid their own. were
weak early but closed strong In sympathy
with the other pits. Hogs did not run so
heavily, only s4s000 and prices &c higher;
$1,000 hogs vest against $1,000 a week ago.
an 79, 900 last year The speculative trade
continues very light. but demand is good.
Ribs act especially strong and we believe
are purchase around &c.
j. F, HARRIS.
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MAIN BATTLE ON.
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page)
among the nations of the world; we
will vouchsafe to them the blessings Of
liberty.
wherever our flag goes up it shall
not come down without having first
guaranteed under its fold the blessings
of civilization, of liberty, and of SOW
ereign citizenship"
MIR. Richardson Dem, Tenn9 fol-
lowed MIR. Payne He spoke against the
bill, saying the measure was more dan
gerous to the liberties of the people than
any measure ever considered in the
American congress
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Topeka Markets Today.

CATTLE.
COWS-S2. SOFAS. so.
EERS-$3. 506I4. 90.
HE1FERS-$3. 00d3 rs.
HOGS.
sE3Od45O.
HEAVY AND MEDIUM-$44 0l4.60.
GRAIN
NO. 2 WHEAT-621ac
NO. 2 CORN-26 cents.
NO. 2 OA1 sac
HAYS. $4,000.
EGGS-13 cents.
HICKENS-66615 cents.
BUTTER-20 cents.
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Cans and Erne Are Matched.

New York Feb 19.-The conditions of
the match between Joe Cans and Frank
Erne who are to meet at the Broadway
Athletic club next month for the light
weight championship, are as follows:
rounds, the weighing in to be at 1873
pounds at o'clock in the afternoon of
the day of the encounter. Instead of a
purse the lads will fight for so per cent
of the gate receipts.
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For Davitt,s@Place

London. Feb. 49.-John O'Donnell and
Major John Mcbride, the latter com
handing the Irish brigade in South At
RIGA, were today nominated to fill the
vacancy IN the mouse or commons Iop
on October 26, 1899. of Michael Davitt.
irish nationalist, as a protest against
the Boer war.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

ss Kansa CITY sbra 1s sHLa "a Say
621ac; No. red, 69d70c: No. g. 64G6Sc
CORN-May. 329sc. Cash: No. 2 mixed,
313z032c; No. white. 32Q1sc; No. 3. SIC.
OATS-No. white, 25c.
RYE-No- q 53c.
HAY-Choice- timothy, ss.oOas.5O; choice
prairie, $7.25dz.5O
BUTTER Creamery, 2O@2Sc; dairy, 1Sc.
EGGS+Fresh, 1112c.
Receipts-Wheat IS cars.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Feb. 81.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota,
tons. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-9 cents.
GREEN SAL HALF CURED-SA cents.
GREEN UNSALPED-7lz cents.
NO. l TALLOW-4 cents.
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Potwin Cancns.

The Republicans of the First precinct
of the Sixth ward are requested to meet
in caucus in Aliens shop in Potwin on
Tuesday evening, February 20, to elect
three delegates and three a1ternates to
county convention to be held March 3.