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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
TODAY's MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. April A.-CORN-Esxcited trad
ing IN May corn was renewed today and
another high mark attained May opened
unchanged to 12c higher at 4615c to 47c.
Phillips, the bull leader. and a numerous
following bid actively and in &c leaps the
price shot to 4Sc Realizing sales precip-
itated a sharp rbeak TO 47c but the Phil
lips support checked the slump and
caused d rally to 47stc. The news was
all bullish- Gables were higher, crop bul-
1etinS reported that no corn had been
planted north of the Ohio river, and the
receipts. so cars, with 10 of contract
q half.
May later rose to .4s1lc. and closed 15sc
over yesterday at 4S1sc- A cash inquiry
for the first time in days was reported,
and helped in the closing rally.
w HEAT-Wheat when left to itself was
inclined to be easier on liberal receipts
and favorable crop prospects, but shorts
were alarmed by the corn strength and
hrmness of cables and bid the market up.
May opened Is to &c higher at 7115 to 71Ac
and dropped early to 71SsM12c- Then. fol-
We're sellers at the start, but bought on
the rally Local receipts We're 81 cars,
of contract grade Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 236 cars. against 163 last
week and 260 year ago.
May, helped by corn and an export de-
mand, advanced to 72s4c later. rea cted to
72d1sc on profit taking, and closed &c
higher at 721sc-
OATS-May oats opened a shade lower
to unchanged at 25s4c to 25A05sc, and
rallied to 26Ac a. fair general demand,
due chiefly to corn strength Receipts,
163 cars.
PROVISIONS were dull,
and the few trades which were made
early did not result in material price
changes July pork opened SC lower. at
S14.40; July lard z1ke~ down at 81. 95677 9T5s,
and July ribs a shade depressed at $7.S711
F'LAX-Cash: N. w. $1-61; No l, $1-60
May, $1.60; Sept, 1.27; Oct, $1.24.
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TWO OTHER TRAINS
Beside the Presidents Will Make the
Western Tour.

Cincinnati, O.. April 24.-In addition
to the presidential train which VIII
leave Washington on April % for the
launching of the battleship Ohio at san
Francisco, there will be two other
trains from Ohio. General Grosvenor,
who is in charge Of arrangements for
the congressional train that will carry
the Ohio congressman, announced that
it would leave Cincinnati on Friday
night, May 3, reaching New Orleans on
May 5 and Los Angeles on May 8,
joining the presidential party at the
latter place, and arriving with ii at San
Francisco about May IL. At New Or
leans the congressional train will travel
over the Southern Pacific to San Fran
cisco. and thence to Portland, Ore. The
congressional train will return via
Yellowstone National park to st. Paul
over the Northern Pacific. Among the
congressman booked for this train are:
GrosvenOr, Cromwell, Bremen, Nevin,
Gordon, Meekinson. Shook. Hide
brant Lybrand, Wallock. Southland
Tompkins, Mcdowell, Cassingham.
Dick and others with their families.
The Ohio train, bearing Gov. Nash
and staff, the Ohio comm ission Ia
charge Of the launching, and others.
viii leave Columbus May 4. via the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern through Cincinnati.
St. Louis and Kansas City, thence via
the Santa F'e to Los Angeles. where it
Will also join the presidential party and
go with it into San Francisco, and re-
turn via Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
LOSES A FORTUNE.
"Honest" John Kelly, Noted Sporting
Character, Assigns.

New York, April 24.-"Honest'' John
Kelly, one of the best known sporting
characters in the country, after nearly
two years experience as a member of
the firm of John Kelly & Co, stock
brokers at 80 Broadway, announced his
suspension today. Assets or liabilities
were not made known, but from an
authoritative source it was learned that
the liabilities would be in the hundreds
of thousands. This fact was learned a-f-
ter an examination of the books by ac-
countants who were set at work today.
This is a knOck-dOwn blow, said
Kelly. Il never was in Wall street my
self I simply put up the money to back
the firm. 1t has cost me $154, 900 in ten
months"
The firm was composed of "Hopest'
John Kelly, Samuel J. O'Keefe and Har-
~ l.. Cohen. O'Keefe is said to be a
well known sporting man, and. he has
ben a heavy dealer in stocks Cohen is
a man of perhaps % years.
The subjoined statement was given
out by Abraham Levy of counsel for the
firm:
Mr.. Kelly has made many sacrifices
to tide over the affairs of the firm. Out
side of these transactions he does not
owe a dollar to anyone. The firm was
obliged to suspend payment, and, al
though there is no doubt it will event.
ually pay one hundred cents on the dol
lar within a short time when it Will re-
sumo business. it was deemed advisable
in the best interests of the creditors and
all concerned to make a voluntary gen
eral assignment. This will prevent q
sacrifice of the assets and give time to
ascertain just what is the exact cOndi-
ton of affairs. The liabilities are com
paratively small.
I'VE may add that a number of Mr..
Kelly's friends have offered him finan-
cial assistance, but Mr.. Kelly is resolv-
ed to adjust the matter through his own
resources. Thomas L. Reynolds who has
kindly consented to act as assignee, is
the wealthy and well known real estate
operator of 494 Lenox avenue"
Although the official statement says
that the liabilities are comparatively
small, from another source it was learn
ed that subsequent investigation made
on the books showed that the liabilities
would be large.
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GOLD NUGGETS FOUND.
Tennessee Region Where Metal Is
Sought For Pastime.


Jalapa, Tenn, April 24.-John w. Adj
ans, civil and mining engineer, has just
returned from the gold fields of the
Colxer Creek district and makes glow
ing report.
In my capacity as a civil and mining
engineer of many years experience II
gold mining L was recently retained TO
examine the. report for a client on the
aIluvial gold fields of Coker Creek,
district some few miles from this place,
20 miles from AIadisonvil1e and II miles
from Jellico Plains, and found a physi-
cal condition which set me wondering
and amazed aat how and why such
southern Klondike and vastly rich
placer gold deposit has remained so OBJ
scure.
1T is a matter of record and beyond
dispute that over 81. coo worth of gold
has been taken from Coker Creek ana
carried to the United States mint. Per
sona1ly, I have proved that over $4,000
worth of gold has been PANIED out from
less than three quarters of an acre,
some of the nuggets weighing as much
as one and a quarter ounces There are
at present a number of residents along
this auriferous little water course who
take advantage of pretty days and
propitOuS frame of mind to occupy
themselves along this generous creek
and through the plateaux on either side
'panning' the yellow metal, and always
with liberal results. 4,
A NATTER OF PASTIME.
II stopped at cottage on the creek
not many days ago while making my
examination, to take dinner In talk
ing the matter over with mine host he
told me that farming with him is a
matter of pastime rather than a bust
ness or livelihood, for he depends solely
on panning or sluicing for his living. He
then produced a clear glass beer bottle
full to the stopper with gold varying
in size from dust tO. nuggets of such
magnitude as to barely pass through
the neck of the bottle. In addition he
showed me several too large for that
receptacle. This collection, he told me,
and he is a truly worthy citizen, was
the result of last months panning-
It spent ten days in that region, en-
ploying a few hands sinking pits, none
over nine feet deep, and panning the
dirt that came out, and am well within
the mark when I say that not less than
g out of every 5 pans of dirt show
ed the color, and a large proportion Of
them gave results in small nuggets from
the size of pinhead to that of a grain
of corn.
This wonderful deposit extends over
many thousands of acres, and it is L
mystery how it has escaped the public
notice.
my account is more than conserva-
tive but so well known is this deposit
locally that the Madisonville bank for
years past has been buying this gold
and forwarding it to the United StaaeS
mint for coinage, and such high-class
firms as Powers & McClung, of Knox
Vile Tenn. have been receiving it for
many years past in payment for gooGs
from the local merchants and others at
the rate of 80 cents per pennyweight-
One miner within the last few months
carried So 600 worth of the precious met
al to the bank for coinage.
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ca icago Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 24.-CATTL E-Receipts
5000. including 300 Texans Generally
steady. Texans firm. Good to prime
steers. $4.90N600. poor to medium, SO $50
ass; sfockers and feeders, s2.75a4.s5; cows,
s2.s0Q4 so; heifers. S2.S5@47 Is; Gamers. $1,000
275: bulls. 81 75I425. calves. $4.00T5.00:
Texas fed steers, S4.2505.s5: Texas grass
steers. 50 50a400: Texas bulls $2.S5d3.s5.
HOGS-Receipts today, $1,000; tomorrow
%. 900; left over, 3,150 Easier; top. $500.
Mixed and butchers, s5.7ol56.00; good to
choice heavy IS. S5d6.05: rough heavy,
S5.70Q5.S0; light, $5.e5a5.90; bulk of sales.
s.. S5d5.95
SHEEP Receipts 20 900; sheep slow.
Good to choice Wethers, 81. 75ff 4.g0. fair to
choice mixed 81. 40GJ4.70: western sheep.
81. 6504 80. yearlfngs. $475NI4.g5: native
lambs, $475Q5.30 western lambs, 5000
$50.
Official for yesterday: Receipts-Cattle
and calves, 6. 1893: hogs, 1887: sheep. 8 429-
Shipments-Cattle, 2111s hogs, s, 405; sheep,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
GEN. WOOD ARRIVES.
Came From Havana to Introduce the
Cuban Commission

New York. April 24.-General Leonard
"a Wood. governor general of Cuba
with Mrs Wood and his private SecHe-
tary arrived here on the Ward inner
Moro Castle General Wood, VINO e1-
poets to return to Havana, on 1'hufsu55y
a0y way of Jacksonville, Fla, mas mace
the hurried trip to this country TOT me
purpose of introducing to President NC
Kinley, before the latter leaves WASH
ingtOn for the Pacific coast. the HNe
members of the special COMMISSION On
foreign relations appointed by the Cu-
ban constitutional convention AS SCUM
Az the steamship was made fast TO its
pier General Wood. his wife ana Secre-
rarv were transferred to the tug boat
President and carried 10 jersey lily n
time to catch the 9.25 p. M tram 1oi
Washington >,
..The members of the commission,
said General Wood. represent all the
different groups of Cubans composing
the constitutional convention Ihey
have come TO the United states LOT tne
purpose of comforting with Presloehe
Mckinley on matters which the cohNeA--
ton does not thoroughly understand
and when they return and make ttelI
report I am convinced that there Wall
be a thorough understanding on all Sues
of the controversy
THE constitutional convention mas
never voted on or rejected the FlttI
amendment. This I can state posltlNeiy'
notwithstanding the reports to the con
trary which have been sent TO the Cnlteu
States from Havana Things have been
cabled here which had not the slgntes-
foundation in fact, which described
strained relations between the represen-
tatives OF the United States and those
Of the Cuban people Everything mas
been harmonious since I went to Cuba,
and the convention now in session is a
thoroughly representative one. Before
the Platt amendment was passed by
congress. the Cubans knew the desires
of this government on the issues which
the amendment contains because they
were submitted to them through the eX-
ecutive Intervention and the establish
ment OF naval stations are the two
things which they do not properly corn-
pfehend and I think that when they are
fully explained in washington. the only
indication OF a difference of opinion viii
have been removed
There are really but two great ques-
tons vet to be settled. One is the re-
duction of the duty on sugar and the
other is the passage Of the convention
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All sORTS OF DISEASE.
fitzpatrick Reaches Honolulu With
Smallpox. Mumps and Measles.


Honolulu, April IL, via San Francisco.
April 24.-The transport Fitzpatrick ar
rived here on the 18th from San Francis
co with two cases Of smallpox on board
and several cases of humps and meas
les She is in quarantine outside the
harbor and will not leave Honolulu I'M
til she has been thoroughly cleaned and
fumlgated- All the soldiers on board
will be transferred to another vessel
while the steam er is being cleaned The
Honolulu board of health has refused
to allow the men to be landed here, as
proposed by the army officers, and the
er Mary E. Foster as a hospital ship TO
quarter the men while the transport
is freed from danger TO further infec-
ton.
Lieutenant Thomas N. Cobb. jr., Of
the TWenty-ninth infantry, one of the
island from the transport Lawton, died
early on the morning of the 18th. lie
was taken i'll while on the way from
Manila.
The ship Henry Failing arrived at
Kahuali after voyage of 352 days
Falkland island in distress and with her
crew sick was delayed there sever al
months.
After leaving there she took the Cape
of Good Hope route to Hawaii. Her
trip is said to be the longest on record
from New York to Hawaii.
The natives Home Rule party has
changed its name to Independent Home
Rule Republican party in accordance
with the suggestion made by Delegate
Wilcox that the natives join the Repub-
ncan party Wilcox is now a Republican
dependent party of the last campaign
have followed his change
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One is economic and the other political,
yet in a measure they are akin. After
the constitution has properly been
framed, and adopted the economic ques-
ton viii disappear, as there must be q
great reduction in the duty on sugar
Then Cuba will be prosperous and IT'S
relations with the United States settled
on a solid basis. That will end the whole
difficulty. and in "A hours the country
can be turned over to the representa-
tives chosen by the Cuban people. To-
day all the departments of the Island
are practically in the hands Of the Gu
bans VINO have been instructed as to
how things can be managed and when
the time arrives all we viii have to do
will be to take a receipt for the money.
At the request of congress we have ac-
counted for every dollar expended in
the Improvement Of Cuba since the mill
itary forces have been in charge of the
island and we hold the receipts for
these expenditures There never was
such an accurate accounting demanded
before and it has been complied with
There was some trouble in the post
office al first, but the RathbOne-Neely
cases have been thoroughly worked up
and the men will be brought to trial in
May. The bonds of these men have
been forfeited and will have to be paid.
There has been an agent of the surety
company in Havana lately, and after
looking over the ground he viii report
back that the bonds must be settled.
While I have said that everything
has been harmonious since have been
in charge of Cuban affairs, I must, how
ever, explain that it was impossible for
me to please every one down there, and
especially the ambitious and disappoint-
ed spectators. Also I find it necessary
to close the mails to La Discussion, on
account Of a caricature which was like
~ to create trouble. Only one copy Of
the paper came to this country, and the
editor of the paper was arrested. The
paper was not seized as stated in the
fpbac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
10000 MEN.
That Is the Size of the Permanent
Army Determined Upon.

army determined Upon.
Washington. April 24.-It was Off
cially announced today that Col. Henry
NJ. Robert, engineer corps; Col Thomas
f. Barr and Lieut. Col John w Clous
judge advocate generals department
would be made brigadier generals be-
fore retiring. Col Robert will reach the
retiring age on May 2, but Gen. John M.
Wilson, the present chief of engineers,
who need not retire for age until next
October, generously offered to retire be-
fore that date in order that Col. Robert
might be promoted to brigadier general
before he retired. This offer has been
accepted by the president Col. Robert
has been longer in the service than any
other active officer of the army. He was
cadet in 1853 and in 1857 entered the
engineer corps where he has served con-
tinuouSly. After his retirement Colonel
George L. Gillespie will be promoted 10
chief of engineers Col. Gillespie is jun
ior to Colonies Barlow and Haines, but
he viii have four years to serve as chief
of engineers.
as judge advocate general
Col. Barr would retire next November
and Col. Clous June g.
After elaboration it was decided to
appoint Col Barr, who will retire imme-
diately and Col. ClOuS will be appoint
ed and then retired. This will bring
Lieut.. Col. Edward Hunter to the top
of the corps as colonel, but Lieut. Col
Geo Is. Davis will be detailed as Judge
advocate general with the rank of brig
adler general Col. Davis served in the
civil war, enlisting as a sergeant in the
First Massachusetts cavalry in 1863, De
coming second lieutenant in 1865. He en-
tered the military academy in 1867. and
in 1871 was assigned to the Fifth cav
airy service, serving in that regiment
until 1888, when he reached the grade of
captain and was appointed to the judge
advocates department with the rank of
major. He was professor of law at the
military academy in 1895. Col. Davis
wrote a book on military law which is
understood to be a standard military
work It has been determined to in
crease the regular army to approximate
ly 10000 men and to leave it at that
number, unless conditions in the Phil
ippines should make more troops neces-
sary. The President and Secretary Root
reached this conclusion today and the
details will be worked out by the Sec
rotary and Gen. Miles. The number Of
officers appointed will be as originally
contemplated. The artillery corps will
be increased to its full strength of IS 900
men. Some time ago it was announced
that the companies of cavalry would
contain IS instead of so enlisted men
and 1t is expected the infantry cOmpa-
MES also will be reduced to bring the to-
tai to the figure agreed upon. 1t has not
yet been determined what proportion of
the troops shall be stationed in the Phil
ippines, although it is known that a
large force will be needed there for some
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
sOLELY ZOE PLEAsURE.
Trip of the Pennsylvania's President
Into Mexico.

INTO mexico.
Philadelphia. April 24-Mr. A J. Cas-
sat-, president Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company, arrived home last night
after a three. weeks trip to Mexico. Mr..
Cassatt stated to a representative Of the
Associated Press that his trip was solely
for the purpose Of pleasure and recrea-
ton for himself and family who accom-
panied him and that there was no truth
whatever in the reports published that
the object of his trip looked to the ac-
curing of control Of certain southern
and western railroad lines by the Penn
sylvania Railroad company. Mr.. Cassett
went south by way of Louisville, New
Orleans and San Antonio and spent
about ten days in Mexico, passing over
the lines of the Mexican International
and Mexican Central railways and re-
naming several days in the City Of
Mexico He expressed himself as being
very much pleased with the progress
and development of that country since
his last visit here some ten or twelve
years ago as we'll as with the improved
business conditio-ss- and the evidences of
prosperity which he met with along all
the lines Of railway over which he pass
ed in the southern states. Mr.. CaSsatt
returned home by way of st. Louis and
was able TO make an inspection of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company's lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24

Furnished by AL G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, 112 East Fifth street.
Chicago receipts; Hogs, 1900; cattle.
l0i Kansas city receipts: Hogs. 5000; cat
omaha receipts: Hogs. 5000: cattle, c.
600. Hogs sc lower, cattle steady.
LierpOOl opening cables. wheat 1zu
lower; corn, I'D lower. 80
Chicago: Liverpool cables are hall 2
penny lower this morning and no demand
for prompt shipment. The short interest
in May wheat is all that keeps the cash
price up as high as it is MIiers, DoLn
IN the northwest and southwest, concede
that price of cash wheat is at least luc
a bushel too high. Every time the mar
ket bulgeS, either on short coverings or
crop damage fakes" it should be sold
and protected with ample margins w heat
viii start on the down grade some time
who sells it short and has the patience To
wait will make plenty of money.
Chicago. Corn is in the hands Of a rev
manipulators, but it will do to sell one
Liberal run of hogs this morning and
prices at the yards sc lower all around
Packers, seem to be supporting July pork.
Second Liverpool ca bles: Wheat, "a 70
SD lower; corn, Is to sd higher
Chicago receipts Wheat 81 cars. graded
I: corn so. graded 10. oats 163. graded "a.
last year. 175. Duluth. %: last year So.
Bradstreet's. Wheat, decreased 3 .632 900
bu. corn, decreased $4,000; oats. de-
Kansas city receipts. Wheat. So cars;
last year 2S. Corn, 26 cars last year. IS.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat. lsd
Chicago. Puts. May wheat. Use. calls.
72ssc. Puts, July corn. 441ac, calls. 45lac.
Curb May wheat, T21sui4c-
Minneapolis: Puts, May wheat ulac;
Kansas city. Puts. May wheat size;
calls, Csc. Puts, May corn, &c; calls, 42lac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
BURNED A HORSE.
Barn at Tenth Avenue and Buchanan
Also Destroyed by Fire Bugs.

The fire department. was called. at two
o'clock this morning for a fire in a
barn at Tenth avenue and Buchanan
street which burned at least one horse
to death.
The barn was occupied by J. Butler
and two horses and two mules were sta
blede there One mule is known to have
escaped but the two horses can not be
found. Only one carcass was discovered
in the debris The fire was Of incen-
diary origin and by the time the alarm
was turned in had gained a. great head
way The department made an IN
usually quick run but the barn was de-
stroyed by the time the engines arrived
The department kept the fire from
spreading to adjoining buildings. A
surrey, delivery wagon and some har-
ness were burned. Nothing could be
saved from the building
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-24
EMPEROR OFFERS PRIZE.
Kaisera William Desires to Encourage
Singing of German Songs

Chicago, April 24.-The Tribune says:
German singing societies in Chicago are
greatly interested in the announcement
Of the emperor Of Germany that he will
distribute prizes to the value of 10000
marks this year to encourage the sing
ing of German folk songs. Last year the
German singing societies Of this country
competed for a prize offered by the EN-
peror. The competition was held in
Brooklyn and was won by a Brooklyn
society.
1t is presumed that the recent offer
Of Emperor William will include prize
for America as well as a prize to be
competed for at some place in Germany
BY societies from all over the world.
1t is understood that the prizes offer
ed by the emperor will be known as the
kaiser prizes and that one viii be offer
ed TO the societies in the United States, =
said Harry s. Rubens. THE German
emperor is deeply interested in the en-
couragement Of the singing of folk songs
and takes this method Of arousing in
terest."