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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-13
NOT A CONVICT.
Suspicious Character Nabbed by Po-
lice but Is Soon Released.

A very suspicious looking individual
came into Duncan's restaurant at ITO
East Seventh street this morning about
8 o'clock and ordered breakfast. He
carried his right hand in a bandage,
and wore three four days growth
of beard in addition to a nondescript
suit of clothes. Duncan at once suS-
pected him, and tried to start a con-
versation, but after saying that he was
from Newton, Kas., he became silent,
and when his host asked some more
questions, he said: Say, maybe you
would like an unabridged history of
my past life.'' Duncan gave up at this
broad hint, but his suspicious were not
aIlayed, and when the stranger left
soon after he was grabbed by Police
man James, who marched him down to
the station.
Chief Stahl put the man through a
series of questions, and learned that he
was travelling fakir. He gave his
residence to the chief as Fort Worth,
Tex, and his name as Breen. The chief
made him expose his injured hand,
which proved beyond a doubt that he
was not an escaped convict, as the
member had been injured four five
weeks He was not booked, but told
to leave town.
Isom Green, the negro ''vag" who
was told to get out of the country
Monday morning, was heard from
again last night He had been arrested
by the constable at Lecompton and
locked in the calaboose, charged with
being an escaped convict. After he
was released here he was twice held
up by officers before he got out of the
town.
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ABOUT PRISON PAROLES.
Attorney General Called Upon to Set
tie Important Points.

A matter has been referred to the at
torney generals department which
raises the question as to whether a pris-
oner in the penitentiary who has been
paroled and then taken back to the pen
itentiary is entitled to good time" for
good behavior while he is out on parole.
1t makes a difference in the time a pris-
oner is released. Attorney General God
ard holds that he is not entitled to good
time" because he is not subject to prison
rules while on parole, and good time'
is time deducted from a prisoners SEN
tence for being obedient to prison dis
cipline.
This also brought up the question as
to whether a prisoners sentence ran
while he is out on parole. For instance,
if man were sentenced to the peni-
should parole him at the end of one year
or. if he violated this parole at any time
during his lifetime. could he be taken
back to the penitentiary and be made to
serve the balance of his time?
Mr. GODDARD has not been called to
pass specifically on this point but he be-
lieves the sentence is not suspended but
runs, and that the prisoner is free at the
end of a given number of years named
prisoner would always have a sentence
hanging over him.
South Carolina has a parole law SIM
liar to that of Kansas. but the supreme
court there has held that a paroIed pris-
oner Is liable at any time to be return
ed to serve the balance of his original
sentence If he violates his parole.
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MIR. FINCH HERE.
Lawrence Editor Working on Kansas
Day Plans

c. s. Finch, editor of the Lawrence
Journal and president of the Kansas
Day club came to Topeka this afternoon
to confer with D. A. Valentine, secretary
of the club, and to draft the invitation to
be extended to Senator Hanna to address
the club at it's annual celebration on jan
uary 29. In addition to the official invi-
tation the Kansas delegation in Washing
ton will be asked to urge Senator Han
ma to come to Kansas.
If Senator Hanna accepts a number Of
be called together to decide where to hold
the celebration and whether or not to
have banquet There would probably be
a big crowd come from all over the
state to hear Senator Hanna and no din
ing hall in Topeka would be half large
be in use on Kansas Day for the Mid
winter fair so that will not be available
1t may be deemed advisable to do away
with the banquet feature entirely, but
that point has not been decided upon
If Senator Hanna declines the invitation
some other prominent eastern Republican
will be invited in his place.
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8 MORE CAUGHT.
fContinued from First Page.)

was presented with boxes of candy and
two bouquets. The officers allowed
Lewis to have the candy, knowing it
would be the last he would receive for
some time.
At one place a bridal couple were at
the depot ready to start on their wedr
ding trip The bride took flowers from
her corsage bouquet, and with the adj
miring approval of her husband, step
ped up to the cot and presented flowers
chuckled and said to one of the officers
This is great to have a bride divide her
wedding bouquet with me. You can
keep the guns as long as get the flow
ers-''
Warden s. A Hawk, of the second
opened at Atlanta, Ga, spent the after
noon at the old penitentiary. He in
Quired into all the details of the mutiny
and of the steps taken to run down the
desperadoes. He posted himself on 9TH
er points connected with the manage
ment of a federal penitentiary. Mr..
Hawk has been warden Of "a penitentiary
in West Virginia.
Mr.. Hawk states that the Atlanta
penitentiary will be formally opened the
first of the year. He will start with a
force of thirty guards and will have 1870
convicts- He is now selecting his guard
force according to civil service rules.
Mr.. Hawk stated that he wanted one
guard for every ten convictS, which is
about the right proportion. There is
only one guard on an average to fifteen
convicts here
Mr.. Hawk said that most of the build
ing at the Atlanta penitentiary were put
up by contractors. He will erect the
large stone wall to surround the entire
prison with convict labor and will also
erect a few of the small buildings. There
is cell room at Atlanta now for $50 pris-
onerS and 740 more will be added.
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TROUBLE FOR CALDWELL.
Rumor Says Wilder Metcalf Would
Be Postmaster.

A rumor comes from Lawrence that
General Wilder S. Metcalf will be a
candidate for postmaster at Lawrence,
against e. F. Caldwell the present
postmaster. 1t is also stated that G. s..
Finch, of the Lawrence Journal, who
was a candidate when Caldwell was
originally appointed, will also be in the
race again.
When Caldwell was originally ap-
pointed he was president of the Kansas
Republican league, and it was the pres
t1ge that came from this position that
gave him the place. Now there is no
Republican league, and Mr.. Finch is
president of the Kansas Day club. the
only Republican organization that does
anything, and if any prestige comes
from official positions he would have it.
General Metcalf has a war record and
a large number of friends behind him,
which makes him a formidable candi-
date. Then when he goes after any
thing he has fashion of going after
it in earnest and landing it if possible.
Altogether they may make it very
interesting for Congressman Bower
sock, especially as it happens in his
home town. Postoffice fights, when
they become bitter, are very bad
things for congressman but a congress-
man cannot escape them. Mr.. Cald-
well has the advantage of being in the
office, and it is not always easy to get
a man out when he has good record
behind him.
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New york Stock Letter.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks o.
Correspondent Christie Grain and stock
Co.. Kansas City, Mol
New York, Nov 1s.-The reactionary
coincident with a petty furry in money.
Some loans were made in the last hour
at per cent and the average rate was
nearly AZ per cent The average previous
ly has at time exceeded 4 per cent
during any one day. There appears no
acute reason for higher rates on this par
ticular day, although there are best or
pointed out here for hardening money for
the rest of the year. Even yet the de-
mand for time money is comparatively
light, although there is no doubt that 1t
is the most economical form of borrow
ing According to the present outlook.
moreover. while outside business has not
have increased their holdings of stocks
and are borrowing considerable more
money than they were fortnight ago
So far no real relief has come from the
government redemption of bonds which
has gone on at a moderate rate each day,
and yet the price of government bonds 1e
being supported by the consclousness tha a.t
there is a sure market at good price In
Washington Ordinarily higher money
would bring easier sterling. but 1t is 50
now because sterling is as high as II can
ton governing the movement of gold II
is not question whether gold Will be
h oRR ue SP gofd " w H be sypped sterng
is ZIG per cent higher than it was when
last weeks gold was sent and the cost OF
shipping has increased during the same
time The principal change being in the
price obtainable for the gold abroad All
the engagements today are expected to be
for French steamer, but there can De
shipments by next Saturdays steamer as
we'll.
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with a measure of that kind. Silver
would first be made obnoxious, and
then the cry would go up that it is
draining all the gold out of the treas
ury, and that no more must be issued
without having the gold behind it, and
the result would be that silver would
be retired and national bank notes
would take it's place.
There is plenty of time for some
thing to happen yet, and the unexpect-
ed is quite possible.
What do you think of Kansas poll
tics?" asked the reporter.
There isn't any politics in Kansas
now, except what the Republicans have.
All the interesting things happen
among them
1T is very amusing to me-" continued
the senator, "to hear the Republicans in
Kansas take a stand against fusion on
a high moral ground, arguing that fu-
sion is entirely wrong, while in New
York and Philadelphia it was veay
right and proper in order to purify poll
tics. 1t makes a difference as to who
does the fusing."
Senator Harris is looking well despite
the fact that he has had little. rest
during the summer, and must start
back to Washington Immediately to
prepare for the coming session of con-
greSS
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. Nov. 13.-CATTLE+R Receipts,
1900 head, including 500 head of westerns.
Market strong to 10c higher Good to
prime. steers. S. 25a7.10; poor to medium.
s.. 75a6; 90; stocl<ers and feeders, 81. ooa4 Is;
s1.00q225; bulls, $1.75@4.50: CALVES, 81. 509
$50; Texas fed steers, $3.30Q4.00; western
steers. So 6505.0O
HOGS-Receipts today, AZ. 600 head. esti-
mated tomorrow, IS, 900 head left over, A.
416 head. Market about sc lower Mixed
and butchers S. 40G5.70: good to choice
heavy, $5.50@5.571a; rough heavy, $3.50
5-45; light, S.. 10Q5.50; bulk of sales, IS. $50
$50.
SHEEP Receipts, 1900 head Market
steady. Good to choice wethers SO. 400
4.20; fair to choice mixed. 81. 75d3. 40; west
ern sheep, So. 00@3-S0; native lambs, 81. 50q
4.50; western lambs So. 0OG14. 25
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts 1000. ........ S.642 1864 80 $50
Shipments ...... 500. 1921 2,460 $3.50
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PLOT DEVELOPS.
Further Light on Rathbun's
Plan to Beat Insurance Co.

Louisville. Nov 13.-Newell G. Rath-
bum who is in jail on suspicion of
having murdered Charles Goodman in
Jeffersonville, made another damaging
admission to the detectives today. For
the first time he admitted that he had
a confederate in Little Rock and when
closely pushed by Chief of Detectives
Sullivan, stated that his wife was in
part of the conspiracy, although he in
sisted that she was entirely innocent of
completely in any plot to put Goodman
out of the way.
At first Rathbun stated that his only
confederate was a deserter from the
regular army by the name of Blanch-
ard, but he finally admitted that this
was false, and that Blanchard was fic-
titiouS The suspicious of Capt. Sult-
van were aroused today by news from
Little Rock that a Miss Corinne Pryor
had stated that Rathbun had proposed
a very much similar plot of defrauding
an insurance company to her and had
said that if she would marry him and
carry out her part that he would send
a corpse home; that it could be buried
him, and that he and she would d1-
vide the insurance. He also learned that
Mrs. Rathbun still insisted that the
corpse sent from Jeffersonville and now
in Little Rock was that of her hus-
band.
After ascertaining these facts, Capt.
Sullivan had Rathbun brought into his
private office and Intercepted about
this phase of the case.
Rathbun said: "I.have only told you
part of the truth SO far. 1 arranged
this matter with my wife in Little Rock
long ago. I told her that I would find
a corpse and that she was to telegraph
for it to be buried and then collect the
insurance, and in time I would desert
again from the army and meet her at
some place and we would divide it.
After making this statement Rathbun
said that his wife knew nothing of any
plot to commit murder or to set fire to
a hotel. Indeed he said, mo murder
was committed, for 1 did not kill Good
man.. 1 might have killed him if neces-
sary, but he died of natural causes.
One of the most perplexing features
of the case as it now presents itself to
the police is in regard to the real iden-
tity of the prisoner here That he has
been passing himself over the country as
Lieut.. Newell G. Rathbun, that he was
married in Little Rock under that name
and that he was insured for $4,000 APP
pear to be certain, but the detectives are
convinced that it is an alias and that
he has never told his real name. or his
real home
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T0DAY,s MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-WHEAT-Trade in
the wheat pit opened easy today with De-
cember unchanged to &c down, at 71A@
715sc, on lower cables. There was a good
general business early with liberal offer
ings by longs. This stream increased as
the session advanced and seemed to indi-
cate repetition of yesterdays heavy
foundations. Great quantities were want
ed, however. by professional bulls and
commission houses, especially of May,
around 75c. On the pressure, December
sold off to 1880, but reacted again &c on
the demand. Local receipts were 81 cars
one Of contract grade; Minneapolis and
for the three points Of 671 cars, against
765 cars last week, and sol cars a year
Wheat fuetuated narrowly, gaining
some strength from corn and December
price-1sc higher than yesterday-at 717sc.
CORN-December corn opened shade
ativeIy fair cables liverpool not slump
ing as much as this market did yesterday
ing became somewhat general that the
decline yesterday had been too great:
decreasing faster than here and prices
advanced There was. a moment early
the end of the first hour it had reacted to
5sAc; Receipts were only 81 cars.
corn, bulls bought freely and December
corn closed strong, 17sq1Ac higher, at
OATS-Oats continued somewhat indie
pendent of the other pits and December
opened &c higher, at 39c. The local trade,
however, was almost dead, though there
was some outside demand for May at 40c.
December fuctuated nc and steadied
around 39c. Receipts We're 1876 cars.
PROVISIONS-Prov opened dun
and lower a weaker hog market. There
was some small investment demand, but
prices hardly fuctuated. January pork
opened nc lower, at s14.S71z; January lard
a shade lower, at $3.50 and January ribs
21&c d3wn at s. e5g5 s714; ,o.,e,-..,.
No. 3 red, 71@721kc; No. 2 hard winter fla
71%c: No. hard winter, 7016G72c; No. /
northern spring, 721z@7S1ac; No. northern
spring H@7174c; No No. spring, Ga 6 1ga.
OATS-No. 2, 401kc; No 8. Zoe
FLAX-LCash: Northwestern. s.. AZ; No.
RYADec., 5915c; May, 6214c.
BARLEY-Cash: 51MSOc.
TIMOTHY-March S615
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LANSDON AS EDITOR.
Fort Scott Teacher May Again Take
Monitor.

A story comes from Fort Scott that
Prof. w. C. Lansdon principal of the Fort
Scott High school, is again to become
editor of the Fort Scott Monitor and that
it will eventually lead to congressional
boom for Prof. Lansdon in the Second
district.
Lansdon is an enthusiastic and eHec-
tive Burton supporter and one of the de-
tails of the story is that an agreement
has been reached whereby the Burton in
tereSts will support Congressman Bower
sock for United States senator. leaving
a vacancy in the Second district into
which Lansdon might step Lansdon IS
said to be a politician of more than ordi-
nary ability, but in case Congressman
Bowersock gets out of the way Charles f.
Scott now congressman-a t-large, believes
theh Second district belongs to MIN and
he will file on it.
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New York Stocks.

New York, Nov 13.-Wall Street-There
ings Of the s STOCK market today and it
made inroads on prices, but there was
strsags # ether points 81 PsP
Canadian Pacific were each up q point.
come bS the re 81 s Of the
fractions and various railroad stocks.
improvements "; renfhed ~ polRRfsi IN D. Il
Union Pacific. Great Northern preferred,
New York Central, Erie second preferred,
was announced s., $50, 900 gold Would be ex-
erai. ST. Louis &c San Francisco first pre-
ferred and Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault
Adams Express jumped 20 points to 1876
and American Express and Pere Mar
The market steadied and became dull.
Prominent stocks recovered somewhat
nouncement of the gold enga cement
Wide changes were confined to inactive
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg preferred,
Lackawanna and St Louis & San Fran
cisco which lost to y "a points Cana
Bonds were irregular
The addition of one million dollars to
newed selling BY the bears and the entire
list, with but few exceptions. fell below
j to IL points in Sugar, Pacific Mail. II
Erie pt Il issues gained ia21s points and Chi
cago 81 Western Illinois IA points The
local fractions rallied and steadied the
market
Covering by short interest caused a
sharp rise in all the principal railroads
and specialties but earlier high prices
Manhattan and sugar. Manhattan later
yielded to 129 and carried other trac-
burg declined 90 points and Ann Arbor
preferred and Rubber Goods is points.
American Linseed Oil improved points
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Senator Harris Discusses DIFF.
ference i'm Fusion.
Opposed in Kansas on High
Moral Ground.
USED in NEW YORK.
Adopted There by Republicans
For Same Reasons.
Tsthmian Canal Most Important
Legislation.

ures to come up at the coming session
of congress will be, in my opinion, the
inter-oceanic canal question" This
statement was made by United States
Senator William A. Harris as he sat
il the lobby of the Throop hotel last
evening.
Senator Harris returned from Wash
ington only a few days ago, and he
came up from Linwood on business yes
terday- He will return to Washington
on Friday. after addressing the Knife
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.Joseph'o Tips.

FURNISHED by A G. Goodwin Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas avenue.1
New York, Nov. 13.-We look for some
further reaction in the early trading to-
day. but on any declines we advise the
purchase of standard railroad stocks, the
fractions and the coalers. Gold exports
COO, but these have been expected and
will have but little influence. The advance
in call money to per cent is only tenn
porary. The practical settlement of the
Northern Pacific question removes the
most serious menace to the market. On
Atchison, ST. Paul, u. P. and G.. N. 1t
would be well to hold your B. R. r. and
Manhattan for higher prices. Southern
Railway is going up and substantial prof
its can be made through purchases of
Pressed Steel at current figures.
Great Western and other stocks will go
up during the next 80 days. London open
ed heavy and lower, but later developed
an improving tendency.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
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Kanaas CITY, Livastoek.

Kansas City, Nov 13.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 10000 head, including 500 head of
Texans Market steady to strong. Ma
tive beef steers. s4.60Q6.25; Texas and In
dian steers. $2.75d400: Texas cows, $1.75g
800; native cows and heifers, 81 50G4- rs:
stoclzers and feeders, $2.50Q4.25; bulls, s.. 90
o. Is: calves So O005; o.
lower. Bulk of sales, $5.35d5.75: heavy,
S5.75d5.S5; packers S; 60a5.75; medium,
S.. 5O@5.70; light, s520Q5.60; workers., $500
555; pigs, $4.50d5.1O.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
steady. Muttons, So. 0003 So: lambs. 81 00Q
Ats; range wethers. 50. 25Q36O: yearlings,
So. 1903. So; ewes, 81. 75G3.25
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Topeka Markets

Topeka, Nov. 81
HOGS.
HEAVY-s4. 7Od5. 40.
LIGHT-S4 55d5.20.
ROUGH-$4. 20Q5. Is.
CATTLE
HEIFERS-$2 5O03.25
COWS-$2. 00I3- co.
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-S2 50G3. 90.
LIGHTS. 50d4.25.
DRY LOT CATTLE.
STEERS-$4 O074.50.
COWS AND HEIFERS-$3.0 0@4.00.
GRAIN
NO. 2 WHEAT-64c.
NO. WHITE CORN-62c.
NO. 8 CORN-62c.
NO 2 OATS-4Oc.
EGGS-17c
BUTTER-17c.
HAY-S12 O0d13. 90.
ALFALFA-$12. 00G13.00.
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FURNISHED by A. C. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. COL Kansas ave
Liverpool opening cabless Wheat and
corn, SD lower.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, Nd
lower; corn. I'D lower.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, 81 cars;
corn. 81 cars: oats. 13S cars.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis.
467 cars; Duluth 147 cars. A year ago:
Minneapolis, 26O cars: Duluth, 131 cars.
Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs, Sf00
head: market lower. Cattle, 5000 head;
market steady
Chicago privileges: December wheat
Puts, 71ssd7112c; calls, 721sq72zc; curb.
7124a717sc bid December corn-Puts, bs1ac;
calls, 601zc.
Chicago: Estimated grain receipts to-
morrow: Wheat, 65 cars; corn, 100 cars
oats 40 cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, I'D
lower; corn, I'D lower. for the day.
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AFTER TWO SUSPECTS.
County Authorities on Trail
of DeSperadOeS.

gan and a posse started late Tuesday
afternoon on the trail of two more sus-
pected LeavenWOrth convicts. About
noon two white men on horseback one
armed, rode up to a Swimming station
five miles out in the country. On being
seen they rode rapidly away, going west
and then north Word was brought to
town by rural route delivery, and the
posse was hurriedly formed and started
in pursuit. The country where the men
were seen is heavily tinbered and an
excellent place to hide.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Nov. 13.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call easier at per cent; prime
mercantile paper, 41aq5 per cent; sterling
bankers bills at $4.s71z @4.S71s. for demand
and at $4.S4Q4s41z for SO days; posted
rates. 81. S4150D4. So and Sass. commercial
bills. S4.S31kM 4S3sz-
SILVER-Bar silver, 571sc; Mexican dol
lars, 45Ac.
BONDS Government bonds firmer Re
funding Is, registered and coupon, 1881;
3s. registered, 1os; coupon, 1OS1A new IS,
tered and coupon, 1925; 5s, registered and
coupon, 107.
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Kansas CITY Produce.

Kansas City, Nov. 13.-Close-WHEAT-
Dec. 67s4@677sc; May. 720721kc. Cash: No.
2 hard, 6S1k@69c; No. 3, Csc; No red, 72c;
CoRNwDec., enz@s44c; May, s44c
Cash: No. mixed, 671sc; No. white.
SIC; No. 3, 66666szc.
OATS-No 2 white. 43c.
RYE-No. 2, 53Stc.
HAY-Choice timothy. s1250Q1sOO; choice
prairie 1890
UTTER-Creamery. 1Sa21c; dairy. fan
cy 16c-
EGGSLFresh. zoe.
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A PLOT TO KILL.
Now Believed That Convicts Intended
to Kill Trelford and Lemon.

Kansas City, Nov. 13.-From stories
that have leaked out from the cap
tured convicts it evidently was part of
the plan of the dash for liberty last
Wednesday to kill both Deputy Warden
Lemon and Capt. Trelford, the officers
in immediate charge at the time. Trel-
ford was forced to flee with the con-
victs, and when they, had gotten a
sufficient distance from the penitentiary
he was threatened with death. He took
desperate chances and succeeded in
escaping.