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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-31

ficers of the G. A R. Assistant Adjutant
General A. M. Riddle placed his resig
nation in the hands of Commander
Norton.
Riddle is under $1,000 bond for the
proper conduct of his office. Norton
is not under bond.
Commander Norton would have ac-
cepted the resignation and did accept
it, but he was compelled to revoke the
acceptance on Tuesday of this week
by the council of administration
Assistant Adjutant General Riddle re-
signed Oct. Is. and an auditing COM
mittee from the executive board, con-
sisting of Charles Harris of Emporia,
and E. B. Jones of Holton, came here
last week to check Riddle out. When
they found out about the overdrafts
they refused to check him out and
postponed the audit till November, the
time of regular semi-annual audit.
Commander Norton is at his home at
Blue Rapids and it could not be learned
from him today what he will do. He is
quoted as saying that he will make
good the deficit before the audit next
month. Commander Norton also claims,
it is said, that an auditing of the ac-
counts before the regular time in No
ve1nber is irregular, that the two mem
bers of the executive committee who
conduct the investigation are not a
majority of that committee On &C
count of this contention the auditors
refused to check out Assistant Adjutant
Riddle and relieve hiE~ of duty and his
bond Norton opposed the special audit
when Riddle rendered his resignation.
Assistant QuartermaSter General w.
w. Dennison has charge of the depart
ment account. The overdrawing by
Norton makes trouble for him as well.
He declined to discuss the alleged mis-
mana cement of the department com
mander today. MY accounts are all
straight, 7 have drafts and receipts for
everything was all he would say.
Martin Norton was elected depart
ment commander June last, over
Farmer" A w. Smith. He has been
in office a trifie over five months In
that time $500 of the comrades money
has been used on his draft and his ex-
penditures have been called reckless
by some of Them
State Journal reporter went to As
sistant Adjutant General Riddle today
for confirmation of the story. Mr.. Rid
die is in charge of headquarters in the
a bsence of his. chief. He admitted the
state of affairs, outlined, and said:
Il 90 not know what will be the out
1 saw how things were going. 1t was
revoked The council will not relieve
me of my bond until this thing Is
settled by Mr.. Norton. He is not under
bond. and I am.
1.-The comrades who conducted the
special audit which was for the pur-
pose of checking me out, did not hand
in a report for the reason that action
was postponed until next month, at the
time of the regular audit, and we hope
to get matters all Strengthened out by
that time"
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Drew $500 When He Had Only
$3.50 at Disposal.
ADJ. RIDDLE RESIGNS
The Board Refuses to Accept
His Resignation.
He is Under Bond and COmman
der is Not.
May Be Held Responsible Be-
cause He Knew.

The state department of the G. A R.
has a mess on it's hands through the
overdrawing of his contingent account
by Department Commander Martin
Norton.
Commander Norton was voted a con-
tingent account of $3.50 by the council
of administration at their June meet
ing after his election and installation
The commander is paid no salary and
the contingent fund takes the place
of the omission. 1t is allowed for
stenographer and travelling expenses,
but the department does not indulge
in the luxury of a stenographer and
the commander has railroad courtesieS
in the form of passes the same as other
statehouse official inhabitants.
OverdraftS to the amount of $3.50 have
been piled up by Commander Norton
He has drawn, in round numbers, $500
from his $3.50 contingent fund
When the matter of overdraftS be-
came embarrassing to the other Of
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TWO PAYPENALTY
Only Two Jointists Serve Out
Sentences in A. Months.
Twenty-Five Sentenced to Jail
in That Time.
HAVE TWO CHANCES.
If Governor Does Not Pardon
Appeal to Commissioners.
Apparently Have Little Trouble
to Cheat the Law.

Since Jan 1, 1898, % persons have
been sent to the county Jail on a
sentence to serve time for selling
liquors contrary to the prohibitory law
and of that number hut two have
served their full time and three are
now in Jail.
This means that in Al months that
there has been an average of one per-
son every two months who served any
time at all and an average of one per
son every q months who has paid the
penalty imposed by the court. The loop
holes for escape have been everything,
from pardonS by the governor to legal
devices and pardons by the county
commissioners. In one case, that OF
Frank Crist, the bond has been declared
forfeited as Crist can not be found, but
his bondsmen, George Burghart and
Fred Ross, have not been called upon
to put up the $500 bond.
With such chances of not serving time
the jointistS seem to have had little.
fear or trouble. 1t seems that where
there is a will there is way to get
out and those who have served any
time are those who have simply decon-
to jail without fighting the cases
further. The list of those who have
served Jail sentences in the past four
years, are as follows:
1855. Served all time and costs and was
released Nov. 10.
Pink Pursely, sentenced March H.
1888, released June IS, to join the army.
pardoned Dec 20 by Governor Leedy.
JAM Is by Governor Leedy.
Harry Croft. sentenced April 81, 1888.
served jail sentence and was pardoned
Jan. % by Governor Stanley.
Walt Richards, sentenced April 81,
1888, served jail sentence and was par
doned June rs by Governor Leedy'.
Frank slime, sentenced June 10, 1898,
pardoned by Governor Leedy Aug. q.
A J. Stone. sentenced June Il, 1893,
pardoned by Governor Leedy Sept g.
Harry ogden. sentenced June IS,
1888. pardoned by Governor Leedy,
1898, pardoned by Governor Leedy in
December
Jack Durkin, sentenced November %,
1885, and pardoned December 27, by Gov
ernor Leedy.
Bert Russell. sentenced November %,
1898, and pardoned by Governor Leedy
December "a.
AL Hayslip, sentenced November 20.
1898, pardoned by Governor Leedy De-
cember "A.
1883, and pardoned by Governor Leedy
December "A.
Thomas Peet.sentenced March 20. 1899,
pardoned by the county commissioners
May 16. Since died.
Crook Wright, sentenced July 1,
1893. pardoned by the county commits
sioners August %
Chris Smith, sentenced July %. 1899.
served time and costs and was released
December 81, 1899.
''Sheep" Lyle, sentenced February g.,
1901, released on April 8 pending the ac-
ton of the supreme court and now or
dered recommitted-
Frank Crist, sentenced March IS, 1901.
Disappeared without being sent to Jail
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Chicago Live STOCK market.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-CATTLE-Receip
5000. including 500 Texans, 1000 westerns.
poor to medium, s5S0a5.s0: stockers. and
feeders, s2.00d4.25; cows, S1.25G4.50 heifers.
450;s calves, $4.0Od625; Texas fed steers.
$3.00G410; western steers, So. 60G5.15-
$4,000; left over, 1906 Five to ten cents
lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.7506.10;
good to choice heavy, IS. S066-1712; rough
heavy. s5.50M5.7o; light, IS. 75@5.S0; bulk of
sales. S. 7505-90
SHEEP-Receipts. IA, 900; sheep stronger.
Good to choice wethers. s9.5O@4.25; fair to
choice mixed. 81 90Q3-40: western sheep,
3.O063. rs; native lambs, $1,000. 60; western
lambs, s3-00I4. 40.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts. -. $500. q, 623 80 723 q, 273
Shipments ...... ALSO 2,962 S,057
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KING EDWARDS HEALTH.
PapillomatousGrowt Removed From
Left Vocal Chord.

New York, Oct. 31.-The London COR
respondent of the Tribune cables the
following concerning the health of King
Edward:
With a full sense of it's responsibility
in the matter, 1.-The Medical Press and
Circular prints some alarming details
on the subject of the kings health.
1t is stated that the papillomantous
growths have on three occasions been
removed from the kings left vocal
chord and that an immediate operation
of another nature has since been rend
cred necessary. Under the circum-
Stances says the Medical Press. 1T
seems right and proper that the natural
anxiety should be at once met with
clear announcement as to the truth or
otherwise of these distressing reports. =
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New York STOCK Letter.

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grain Provisions Cotton and Stocks. Of
flee 10 West Sixth street. Phone 4S6.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co., Kansas City, Mol
New York Oct s1.-Irregu1arity of
movement moderate volume of deal
ing characterized the market in the fore
sistent, although unconfirmed, reports
that decided progress was being made in
efforts to solve the so-called Northern
Pacific problem were reflected in a more
confident tone, resulting in increased ac-
tivity and strength. One of the largest
foreign houses stated yesterday that ac-
cording to their own figures the profit in
shipping 81, $50, 600 to Europe averaged
about 1-32 of per cent, or about 500 for
the entire amount. The bills had to be
disposed of before the gold was taken, and
the chances are much against further ex-
ports this week or next one 1nducenenL
for shipping ends with this week. namely,
the requirement for q SUBSCRIPTION 10
British consols, which must be in London
November z. Indirectly another reason
for strong exchange ends with the clear
ing up of the Northern Pacific situation,
some progress on which has been made.
market can be expected to recede into the
background as influence on the money
market unless the European situation
should become more acute
Less was heard yesterday of call rates,
which continue at an average of u per
cent. The banks end the first half of the
week with cash loss of about 5000, 900,
against which there are no apparent
that the Pocahontas coal syndicate only
sent 81 O00 900 to Philadelphia last Friday
If this is the case, there is a discrepancy
of 81 O00, 900 cash in last weeks bank state
ment. the ASSUMPTION that nVe mllilOn
was shipped in some form or other, as
first announced, is a reasonable one.
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Newton Shopman Run Down by a
Switch Engine.

Newton, Kas., Oct. BIB a clksmith John
Crotty met with an accident Tuesday at
ternoon between and o'clock, which
was probably one of the narrowest es-
capes from death that gentleman ever ex-
foreman of the blacksrnithing department,
he had occasion to cross one of the tracks
snow pillow which the company is fixing
up for winter. A switch engine was
close proximity to the 'boilermakers
piano. more commonly known as the ffue
RATHER 1t was of course making q. ire
mendors noise, and the wind was blow
ing gale Mr.. Crotty had his head down,
and did not notice that the engine was
backing up. Just as he attempted to cross
the track he was struck by the footboard
of the engine and thrown to the ground
The engine showed him along for several
yards, but fortunately the wheels did not
pass over any portion of his anatomy, and
with the exception of several severe
bruises he escaped injury.
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PIG IRON PRICES.
Southern Makers Decide Not to Make
Increase at Present.

New York, Oct 31.-The Iron Age
says:
There has been some discussion
among southern makers of pig iron of
the exped1ency of announcing a further
increase in the price of pig iron of so
cents per ton Conservative councils
have prevented, however, and it was de-
cided to let well enough alone. There is
a steady stream of buying orders in
moderate quantities. widely distributed
for delivery up to February, indicating
confidence in the manufacture but
showing little disposition on the part of
buyers to contract far ahead, except
when it is necessary to stock up in an
ticipation of the close of navigation. In
the Pittsburg district the buying has
been very heavy, the sales being up
ward of 10000 tons of foundry iron.
AS bearing on the question of the
magnitude of the consumption, the po-
SitiOn in the cast iron pipe trade is sig
nificant, because this interest is little
affected by what may be doing in Wall
street. The flow of moderate sized or
ders for prompt delivery has been ex-
ceptional for this season of the year
Never in the history of the pipe trade
have conditions been more favorable
The leading municipalities are coming
into the market. too, unusually early
New York has just called for about 6, 200
market for even larger amount.
The steel situation shows little
change Those who are caught with be-
lated deliveries or without covering
contracts are paying such premiums
that the question of building steel works
is obtruding itself A significant trans
action has been the sale of German
basic steel for delivery west of Pitts
burg, with more business pending
Prices for finished iron and steel, while
very remunerative. do not thus far ap-
pear to have had the slightest effect in
checking consumption. Still, hint in
that direction is conveyed in the reports
of the western bar trade. That same
branch in the east is beginning to COM
plain of siackening volume of work In
at least one line which was affected by
the strike in sheets. deliveries are be-
coming prompter. In others, notably in
tin plates, many stories are current of
orders untitled for which specifications
were put in as early as May. The out
look for structural work is bright A
heavy tonnage has already been book
ed, and a good deal of work is in sight
On the lakes a number of orders for
ships have been booked and the yards
are full to overlooking.
In the copper trade there is substan-
tial unanimity of opinion as to the
strength of the market.
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PRESS LEAGUE MEMBERS.
Meet With Implement Men at Kan
sas City Convention.

Kansas City, Oct. 31-Co1. J. G. Stowe,
former UMted States consul to Cape
Town who resigned his post two months
ago, to engage in private enterprises in
Kansas City, addressed the delegates to
the annual convention of the National
Association of Agricultural Implement
and Vehicle Manufacturers at their
morning session today. Col Stowe after
touching on the war Waging in South
Africa, spoke of the great trade posi-
bilities for American manufacturers in
the Transvaal, and urged increased eff
forts upon the part of the producers of
with applause. The convention then
took up the election of officers for the
ensuing year and the selection of a
place for holding the convention in 1902
In conjunction with the implement
dealers the National Association Press
League began its annual meeting today.
Several advertising agents of wide rep
utation are in attendance.
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Market Gossip.
Kansas City, Oct 2S.-Grain receipts:
FURNISHED by J. e. Gall, Commissions,

Liverpool opening cables. Wheat, I'D
lower; corn, Ad higher than yesterday.
Price Current says: NEED of rain in
creasing but wheat generally maintaining
good stand. Corn averaging poor quality,
much fed direct from shock. Packing,
175, 900 hogs against 460, 900 last year"
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
lower; corn, Is to I'D higher.
Chicago receipts: Hogs. 10000. market
weak; cattle, 5000. slow
Kansas City receipts: Hogs, 5000 weak:
cattle, 1000. slow.
Omaha receipts: Hogs, 5000. steady;
cattle, $500. steady.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 105 cars; corn,
1870; oats, 1913.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'D
lower; corn, SD higher for the day.
cars; Duluth. 1853. Same day last year:
Minneapolis, 319: Duluth, So.
Chicago: Wheat opens very strong in
strong and there is a stability to prices
that will prevent any material decline,
regardless of foreign markets.
Chicago: Estimated tomorrow: Wheat,
lis cars; corn, ITO; oats, 155: hogs, q, 900
head.
Chicago: Puts, December wheat, 701z0
ssc calls, Tic; curb, 707sc. Puts. December
corn, 575sc; calls, 5S1zc; curb, 5S1sc.
Total clearanceS: Wheat and flour, 681,-
O99 bu-: corn 49, O2 blu.
Looks as if primary wheat receipts to-
day would be about LOO, 600 bu., compared
with 622. 900 blu. last year.
Paris: Wheat closed confines higher;
flour, unchanged.
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and his bond for $500 signed by George
Burghart and Fred Ross declared for
feited but never collected.
Mrs. Lena Mahanna, sentenced March
90, 1901, to 120 days, a fine of $500 and
costs amounting to s124 making a total
of ga days to serve. Still in Jail
sheep Lytle, sentenced June 10 and
release secured on a habeas corpus case
now pending in the supreme court.
William Torrington, sentenced July
% to 81, 500 fine, 60 days and $257 costs
still in Jail.
Judd Richardson, sentenced August 8
to pay fine of 81, 900 and pay costs
amounting to $195. Still in Jail.
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An Autom obile Test.

New York, Oct 31.-James S. Mitchell,
the weight thrower, and G. w. Soules
have just reached this city in steam
automobile, which left Toledo on Oct.
IA on an endurance test The test ex-
tended through 1926 miles of country,
and included all sorts and conditions of
roads, hills, cities. towns and villages
Though II days were spent on the road.
there We're only so hours of actual run
ming time. In the entire trip the engine
burned So gallons of gasoline, which
might be estimated at costing about 10
cents a gallon, and consumed about
1000 gallons of water. The engine and
running gear reached New York i'll
good condition.
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point The local stocks were strengthened
by the rise in Manhattan to 12218
Special stocks were bid up strongly, but
their advance was without sympathetic
effect For instance, Delaware & Hudson
advanced ~ to 1731a. but other coalers
We're barely steady =. although there was
some Improvement in Pennsylvania, Man
haitian got up III. while Metropolitan
street railway was heavy The Junior
Vanderbilts, including Lake Erie & West
ern, New York, Chicago &c ST. Louis and
Cleveland. g. 2. & st. 1. ,pfd.: were Aq1h
higher, and National Salt pfd., Hooking
Valley and Buffalo, Rochester and Puts
burg pfd point Amalgamated Copper
was supported below Sc. and recovered to
yesterdays close Liquidation was re-
newed in Glucose, dropping 1t to 81.
Scarcely any, movement. occurred in the
Changers and Pacifics, these stocks being
conspicuouSly neglected.
There was no aggressive selling in any
quarter, but prices dropped steadily
Losses, however. were limited to fractions
in the leaders, excepting Amalgamated
Copper, which returned to the low point.
Great Northern pfd., I.ackawanna and
Cotton Oil pfd. lost a point, and Virginia.
Carolina Chemical each IL. Chooses de-
cline was checked supporting orders lift
ing 1t 1s over yesterdays close to 80. With
a later setback.
Bonds were irregular.
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MOBBED A NEGRO.
Kentucky Citizens Riddle a
Criminal With Bullets.

Hodgenville. KY, Oct 31.-A mob OF
fifty or seventy-five determined citi-
zens came down upon this little town
about o'clock this morning and tooA
from the Jail Silar Esters. a negro,
charged with forcing Granville Ward, u
15-year-old boy of near Upton, to COM
init a crime, and strung him to the
court house steps.
So quietly and systematically did the
mob go about its work that the citizens
of the town were in ignorance of the
existence of the mob until the negro
was in its clutches
The citizens composing the 1ynching
party approached the jail, and upon
their demand, the keys were surrender
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KILLED THEIR BABY.
Parents of Child Fight a Duel With
Pistols.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 31.-Little Ethel
Plumb, aged years, is lying dead at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs II.
Parke, at Virginia City, this state, as
the result of a duel fought with re-
volvers by Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb: Mrs.
Plumb has a bullet wound in the hip,
Mrs Parke was shot through the right
shoulder and Mr.. Plumb is in jail with
a powder burned face
Plumb and his wife have not lived
happily together for a long time, and of
late Mrs Plumb has been living at the
home of her mother, Mrs Parke. Last
night Mr. Plumb went to the house and
opened fire upon his wife, who secured
a revolver and also began shooting At
the first shot fired by the husband the
child fell dead with bullet through its
head. The women will recover.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Oct 31-WHEAT-Decemb
wheat opened shade higher today at
7Oss to 7015c on weaker cables. Consid-
ering this influence, the offerings were
very small and trade though light was
strengthened by this fact and by a firm
feeling in corn. There were not many or
by few of the professionals, but prices
advanced in the first hour of business to
none of contra ct grade; Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 51S cars, making a total
6SS last week and $50 a year ago.
December wheat sagged on setback in
corn but reacted and closed firm, Csc
CORN-December corn opened strong on
cables. wet weather in the west and small
higher at 571s to 57s4@3sc and quickly adj
holders did not sell early. There was also
an Improvement in the shipping demand
and shorts covered freely. Receipts were
On profit taking December corn sold
c ctY If 70 IFS 1pemm6 pTace b s6a r,
close, as@1Ac higher at 577s@58c.
WIFI an epfne6 STfeRig ahd gder
mand today and aggressive buying by
g the he sgbegE At 9 &c and
later sold up to s75Sc. Receipts were 12s
Provisions - Provisions were dull
again with light trade a lower hog
at s19so. eased OF 2lzc Dp and reacted to
$1495. January lard opened unchanged
WHEAT-Cash: No, red, 7112d7272c;
No. 3 red 6915072c; No. hard winter,
691a@701zc; NO. 3 hard winter, 69A@70c;
No. 1 northern spring. 70lkd7215c; No. 2
northern spring, 6sa7O1kc; No. spring.
CORN-No. 2, 57%c; No. 3. 57kG%c.
OATS-No. 2, size; No; 3, 37qAc-.
F'LAX-Cash: N. W., $1.47; No 1, S1.47.
Oct, $3.50: Nov, $1.46GL47; Dec, s1.45.
RYEOct., sac: Dec, 551zc; May, 5s1zc-
BARLEY-CaSh, 5165Sc-
TIMOTHY-Oct, $3.50; March, $3.50.
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FIFTY YEARS IN BUSINESS.
An Emporia Man Retires After Half
Century.

Emporia, Oct. 31.-The Gazette pub
fishes the following: To-day, after fifty
one years in the photograph business S.
H. Waite has quit. In all that time he
has never had a week off. He has made
every kind of photograph known to the
trade, from the old daguerreotype down
to the latest carbon print. For twenty
years he has gone to his shop in En-
poria every work day of the year. He
has the faces of all the old timers in
his gallery, and most of the young bus
mess men and their wives had their
first photographs taken at Waites. He
is trying to rest now and have a good
time. But he was so tired at noon to-
day that he didn't know what to do.
The Gazette is willing to bet that he
will be pottering around the old shop
again next week.
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VICTORIA MEMORIAL.
Designs Presented by Competitors
Are Unsatisfactory

New York, Oct S1-The private view
of the designs of the Queen Victoria
memorial at st. James palace was a
consolation stake for the unsuccessful
competitors and also for the public,
says the Tribune's London correspond
emit The accepted designs of Thomas
Brock for the statuary and of Aston
Webb for the Improvement of the hall
and the landscape effects have not ex-
cited public interest nor quickened sub
scriptions, but when the other designs
are examined in detail it is evident that
the metropolis might have done worse.
One design, however, provided for u
recasting of the facade of Buckingham
palace. The best feature of the de-
signs is a series of arches for a pro-
cessiona1 road, representing Canada,
Australia. India and Africa