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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-19
New York Stocks.

New York July 19.-Wan Street.-The
2iz points break in Union Pacific and By
low prices all around for Americans in
London. The declines there reached a
point in a number. of cases. St. Paul
lost IA points and the majority of stocks
scattering gains here and there in the list
which gave the market an irregular APP
pearance- General Electric rose 1s4 points
and United States Steel stocks were UNI
Opening prices were the lowest for st.
Paul and Union Pacific. as the bear
traders shifted their efforts to AtchisOn
and Southern Pacific. These leaders fell
a point each and then halted Prices took
abrupt turn upward all around when
large purchasing orders appeared for the
zrrangers and Pacffics Early losses We're
more than wiped out all around and many
other prominent stocks became nOta bly,
strong. The Readings, Delaware & Hud-
mated CoD5er. Western Union and sugar
ran up I to points and Laclzawanna
gained 4 points Union Pacific. and St.
Paul were under pressure again at II
o'clock and lost over point each other
stocks eased off a fraction
Stocks We're well taken at the recessions
and simultaneous advances in the south
ern and southwestern stocks of from / to
points caused renewed buying Of the
Western and Pacific railroads and tinted
We're unable to absorb the heavy offerings
invited bv the rally. Speculation seneraifv
" good owing to the conspicuous strength
Of many low priced stocks. Chicago Great
2Vester2 nreferred rose noints Hocl<ine
Coal 2Ik and Hooking Valley 4 points
Bonds were active and strong
The midday trading was very irregu-
lar on a large volume of business United
States Steel, which hung. tenaciously to
last nights level in face of continuous Of
1erings, suddenly ran up to 4l1z on enOr-
nous bidding. blocks of 600 to 1900 shares
changing hands. The preferred stock
reached S97s and there was a. sympathetic
rise of rs and points respectively in Re
public Steel preferred and Tennessee
Coal. Professional operators took ad-
vantage of the diversion created by this
movement and 1lnlOaded their railroad
stock St. Paul and Atchison were driven
down to the lowest of the day and large
inroads were made in prices of the Pa
cities. Southern and Southwestern stocks.
Sugar reacted 13s from the best and Del
aware & Hudson ? points. Railroad stocks
were rising again at 1 O'Clock, led by
Southern Pacific
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DEAD IN MID AIR.
David WOodaII, City EmpIOye,
Meets a Horrible Death.
Killed BY Electricity While Fix
ing City Lights.
HANGS HEAD DOWN.
Body Suspended Near Top of
Pole For Over an Hour.
Finally Lowered to the Ground
by Assistance of Firemen.
Accident Believed to Have Been
Caused by Guy Wire.

David WoodaH, a colored lineman in
the employ of the city electric light
plant, met death by electrocution while
attending to his duties last night at
9:45. He was working on the arc light
pole at the corner of Woodlawn and
Laurel avenues in Potwin. when he
broke a circuit in some unknown man
ner, and was killed instantly.
D. H. Morgan, who lives at 127 Wood
lawn avenue, heard the lineman drive
up in his cart and tie his horse to a
tree. He then heard him ascending
the pole, and a few seconds later the
light flashed feebly once or twice. fol-
lowed by a loud groan from the line
man and the sound of something
striking the ground, which later proved
to be his hat. Mr. Morgan ran to the
pole and saw the body hanging head
downward near the top of the pole.
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SHOT Her BABY
While She Defended Herself
Against Drunken Indians.

Chicago, July 1s.-A special to the
Record-Herald from Phoenix, Arizona,
says:
While defending herself against
drunken Indians, Mrs. J. Irving acct
dentally sent a bullet through the braip
of her babe. who was playing on the
floor.
The tragedy happened last night IN a
settlers cabin on the Maricopa reser-
walton, about 40 miles south of this city.
''Maricopa Jim,'' an Indian, accompa-
MED by several young bucks, all of
them drunk, attempted to assault Mrs.
Irving. After the shooting she escaped
from the cabin, and under shadow of
darkness ran to the cabin of another
trader, who gave the alarm.
An armed force of settlers returned
to the scene of the tragedy but the In
dams had disappeared. 1t is presumed
that they fled to the mountains A
posse is in pursuit.
There are about 1000 Indians on this
reservation Most of them say they are
not in sympathy with Maricopa Jim,
and they promise to assist the whites
in bringing the guilty Indians to jus
tice
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in line at the various booths through
it all, waiting to be registered
DIR. James White discovered a negro
with a bad case of smallpox in the
tent district near the Rock Island
depot today The negro has been
mingling with the crowd for the past
week He was sent to- a temporary
pest house. The affair is causing ex-
element among those camping near
where he was found
]. Ware Butterfield. of Topeka, stood
off a whole crowd of homeseekers yes
terday at one of the booths. He got
shut out the night before just as he
reached the door. so he appeared in
the morning and produced his number
given him the day before Usually
these numbers are not recognized after
teeth, however, and got in the first.
Some of the crowd wanted to throw
him out, but he bluffed them out.
The hOmeSeekerS do not seem to care
whether they nave work or not at the
present time There is a big demand
for workm en- of all kinds, but the home
seekers are not supplying it.
Ice is being shipped here from Wich-
tia, st. Louis and Oklahoma City.
Two of the big restaurants were tied
up for several hours today with
walters strike. The walters demand
ed So a day and ten hours work They
were getting 81 and working from early
morning until late at night The pro-
prietors had to yield.
An OLD confederate soldier from Arkan-
sas today presented a soldiers declaratory
statement for the widow of his old con-
federate comrade. The registration off,
GERS refused it. Only declaratory state
ments OF union soldiers of the civil war
soldiers of the Spanish war and soldiers
of the present war ars taken.
Commissioner Richards today received
orders from the secretary of the interior
to have a platform built in a large open
space for the drawing of homes in the
new country July 90 The work viii be
intruSted to A r. Greene, who is super
intending the erection of the land offices
here and at LawtOn- Mr.. Richards infOr~
nation is that the commission to have
charge of the drawing will not be appoint
ed until the last minute and that the an
nouncement viii be made from here.
There is little excitement at Fort Sill
now The homeseekers no longer have
to organize in companies The CLERKS
day. The people are scattering over the
new country in search Of claims. and the
camp near Fort Sill. which last week was
a community of 10000 souls is reduced
three-fOurths in population.
People who started for Fort Sill by rail
are experiencing difficulty in reaching
their destination. They leave the train at
Rush Springs which is town Of 800 in
habitants- The livery stables and citizens
with teams arc conveying the hOmeseek-
ers across the country, a distance of 30
miles. The fare has been raised to $
passenger and people have to wait some
times three days before they can secure
transportation. Those who are wise take
AnadarkO. where the congestion is not so
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PHYSIO MEDlCS LOSE.
Attorney General Decides Their
Certificates Can Not Be Taken.

The opinion in the Physio- Medico So
eiety certificate has been handed down
from the attorney generals office in
favor of the board Of examiners.
DIR. +. Burfield, of Kansas City, de-
manded that the certificates OF mem
bershlp in that society be taken by the
board of medical examiners in place of
diplomas or as proof that the holder
had Dracticed for more than seven
years The board of examiners refused
to accept the society certificates and
asked an opinion from the attorney
general.
The attorney generals force decided
that the Physio- AIedicO certificates
should not be accepted.
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LARGE REGISTRATION.
Nearly 10000 at Ell Reno and
10000 at LAYTON.

lei Reno, July 1s.-Up to date rs. 79s
homeseekers have registered in the Ell
Reno and Lawton land districts, SO 400
Of these having registered at FL Reno
and 1886 at Lawton.
Thursdays registration: Fl Reno,
1857; Lawton, 1000
Eight Of the sixteen days allowed for
registration have passed, and still the
crowds continue TO come The I.awton
crowd is falling off perceptibly
The long continued drOuth in this
section was broken by q downpour of
rain lasting an hour or more. It was
quite general over the new country and
q portion of the western section of
original Oklahoma It was the first
rain for two months, and was a god
send to the country.
The storm did not interfere with reg
tmtratiOn here. HON eseekers stood out
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Market Gossiu.
Furnished by A G. Goodwin Commits
sion Merchant. COL Kansas avenue

Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat, Nd
higher; corn, I'D higher.
Western hog receipts: Chicago, 1000
head; Kansas city II 600 head; Omaha
5000 head Market steady all around.
Cables We're a fraction higher On wheat
and indications are that we will get a
further advance. Cash markets are firm
and there is an excellent demand for
wheat Good, strong bids to the country
shippers fan to get any wheat.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat, I'D
higher: corn, SD higher for the day
The Price Current says: Corn prom
ises further reduction Present indica-
changed; estimated, us 100000 bushels;
worlds crop, 100000 bushels over last
year"
New York: London markets for Ameri-
cans are nearly a point lower all around
at D. m. AtchiSOn common is down "a
and preferred 81 points.
Chicago grain receipts. Wheat, 203 cars;
corn, 1856 cars; oats, 129 cars.
Chicago Wheat opens higher, but there
is good sized offerings and believe tho
market viii break temporarily If it
breaks would buy some wheat.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
higher: corn, 55d higher for the day.
Chicago: Estimated grain receipts for
tomorrow: Wheat, 265 cars; corn, 226 cars;
oats, 10 cars.
Chicago: September wheat-Pnts, CSC:
calls, 7014c; curb, sec bid. September corn
Puts, SIC; calls, 56c.
Lima, O., July 19.-Crude oil went up &c,
making &c in three days.
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New York stock Letter


Furnished by ]. E. Can. Commissions,
fee no West Sixth street. Phone 49,
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co, kansas City, Mo.
New York, July 19.-The trading eIe-
ment and the professional western bears
who went short of the stock market on
crop damage reports were somewhat de-
ceived by yesterdays midday reaction in
the stock market.
The market received an excellent test.
When it declined dizziness prevailed and
there was considerable languOr. The late
rally was sharp and decisive. 1t was CO.
incident with a similarly abrupt advance
in corn options and some theories were
advanced that the movement in corn was
speculative one designed for the pur-
pose OF retardlng q rise in stocks. 1t ig
believed by some good observers that the
western element Overstayed the bear side
of last weeks market either because some
of the members believed too sincerely in
the eNtraVagant reports of crop damage
or because they were ignorant Of tho
rapid completion of the detail arrange
The Importance and scope Of the arrange
ment of Northwestern railroad relations
has hardly been appreciated by the pub
lie. In the new board of the Northern Pa
cific railroad there Will be associated men
who have at times been in sharp business
competition
The serving together on the directorate
of this company is significant to the fact
that their interests at last have been
this story of restoring harmony. It
would be reasonable certainly to insert
that other agreements have been made on
this Northern Pacific settlement.
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THREE WERE KILLED.
EmpOria Wreck Caused by Der
rick Overturning the Train.

Emporia, Kan, July 19-Further de-
tails from the wreck which occurred
on the Howard branch of the Santa F'e,
one mile south of this city at 1:3O
Thursday afternoon has been received
The crew of the bridge train were on
a work train going back to work on
bridge No. 2. The train was going flf-
teen miles an hour. 1t consisted OF
three cars, a caboose, a coal and tank
car and a derrick car. The men were
riding on the derrick car. On the der
rick car was a long crane. founding
a curve the crane turned SO as to throw
the car out of balance. The engine
pushing the three cars could not hold
them on. The crane tOppled the nght
derrick car off and it dragged the coal
car Off The men on the derrick car
were thrown under it as it fell. Two
or three men were thrown out OF dan
ger. Frank Mcdonald of FredOnia. and
Silas Wing of Ghanute, who leaves a
wife and two children. were literally
crushed to death. They died instantly.
0. c. Lake of Topeka was thrown under
the rear truck of the derrick car and
his legs were cut off and his lower body
bruised so that he never regained con-
seriousness, but died at 4:30.
W. d. Clark, a bridgeman, was thrown
in the wreck and is badly injured
Three ribs are broken but he will live
The bridge gang is an iron worker 5
gang from Chanute- The men have
DGGn III al IRON DIlOEe OIL LIE
Howard branch Just south of town.
Only a few members of the gang came
to town at noon, the others seeing the
wreck came I'D on handcar and got
their comrades out of the wreck. The
engine, which was not damaged by the
wreck, backed into town and brought
Coroner Page. In a few minutes DR..
Jacobs was at the scene of the wreck,
giving what assistance he could.
The Wreckage will be cleared away
in a few hours, but the bridge is out
and trains cannot run over the Howard
until another crew puts in the bridge.
o. c. Lake lived with his brother,
George Lake, of 324 Branner street He
was an old Santa F'e man, having been
with the company eight years. He
worked in the bridge and building de-
partment until last May, when he went
of the steel gang which put up the new
Santa Fe blacksmith shop frame. He
was about 35 years old and single.
Frank Mcdonald, who was also
killed, was an employe of the gang
which built the blacksmith shop frame.
He lived in F'redonia.
Cyrus Wing, the brakeman, was a
Southern Kansas division man, and so
far as can be learned never lived here.
Frank Hammond, the steel gang
foreman lives in Topeka. opposite the
men were on the car at the time it left
the track, returning to work after din
ner, and it is considered miraculous
that no other fatalities resulted than
did.
George Lake went to Emporia this
morning, and this afternoon returned
to Topeka with the body of his brother.
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New York July 19.-NoOn-NfONEY-
Money on call easier, at 21zQ3 per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 4q4lk per cent;
sterling exchange firm. with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at S467zQ47lk for
demand and at S4.S4H4 for go days: posted
rates, S4S5lk and S4.SS, commercial bills.
$4.S40t4 $40.
VER-Silver certificates unquoted.
Bar silver, 583sc. Mexican dollars, 46lz
BONDS-GOvernment bonds steady. Re
funding 2s, registered and coupon, 1071k;
IS, registered. 1851 coupon, 109; new AZ,
registered, 1874; coupon, 1881; old As, reg
istered and coupon, 49, IS registered
107A; coupon, 100.
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MONEY ALL THERE.
Three Counts of Coin in Frisco Mint
Shows None Missing.

San Francisco, July 19.-The work of
counting the gold coin in the mint has
been completed by the experts in
weighed was SAT ,140 000 The coin was
found intact to the dollar and has
now been checked up three times by
as many different sets of men, so that
completion of the count sets at rest
the theory that the recent shortage of
$4,000 at the mint was the result of a
miscOunt.
the secret service agents or Superin-
tendent Leach relative to the search
for the thief.
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CONFLICT OF ORDERS
Results in a Wreck and Loss of
Life in Kentucky.

Evansville. Ind, July 1.-Two freight
trains on the Louisville & Nashville
road cOllided at Nortonville. KY. last
night. killing two men, fatally injuring
two and slightly injuring two. The ac-
cident was due to a conflict Of train
orders. Killed.
E. NJ Corbett, brakeman.
Cleveland Harrison, a tramp.
Fatally injured:
Two tramps, names not known
Slightly injured:
Engineers James McGrath and VIM.
Porter
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Chicago. July 19-CATTIE-- Receipts,
5000 head, including LOO head of Texans
Market steady to 10c higher. Good to
prime steers. $5.506I6.2O: poor to medium.
50 S0Q5.20: stockers and feeders, s. 49aI4 50:
cows and heifers. 81 35lI490 Gamers. $3.50
M2.35; bulls, g. 006I4- 40; calves. $3.50 6-95s
Texas steers. So 35EJ4-25.
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head; esti-
mated tomorrow. II, 900 head; left over, g.
346 head Market active to sc higher.
Mixed and butchers s5.75ds05: good to
choice heavy, S.. 95d6125a: rough heavy,
$5.65M5-S5: light, S5-6505.95; bulk of sales,
$5.S5GI5. 9716.
SHEEP Receipts, 5000 head. Market
steady to strong Good to choice wethers.
So. 70GI4 50: fair to choice mixed 50. 50f13 90;
western sheep. 50. 50d4.o0; yearlings, $1,000
4.75; native lambs, So $4,000; western
lambs, So 10000
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments for yes
Cattle Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...... ....--.- 6,S31 26.363 BID
Shipments 1886 1851 1,l98
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, July 9-CATTLE-Re-
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kansas Citv Produoa

Kansas City, July 19.-Close-WHEAT
July, 62Ac; September. 6S5sc; December,
66c. Cash: No. 2 hard 631kd64c: No. 3.
621zQ63S4c; No. red, 641zQ641zc; No 3, s.
0l6315e.
CORN-July, 571k@575sc; September.
5514 December, 5514c Cash: No. 2 mixed,
5612Q5S15c: No. 2 white, 59c; No. 8, 5711Q 5Sc.
OATS-No 2 white. 4112c.
RYE-No. 2, 61062c.
HAY-Choice timothy, $500; choice prai-
RE, S12 O0dI3.00.
BUTTER-Creamery, 1sc; dairy. fancy.
1Ed15c-
EGGS-Fresh, nc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1873 cars.
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ceipts. 5000 head, including 600 head Of
Texans. Market generally 10c higher. Tbs
top price for steers today was S. TO- the
highest for July since 1884 Native steers
$4.75d6-10; Texas steers, So. S5a4.50; Texas
grass steers, $1,000 90; Texas cows. 81. sou
3-25; native cows and heifers, 81 Associates:
stockers and feeders, So. 00Q450; bulls, 81. 50
6I4.50; calves, $2.50GG5. %.
strong to sc higher. Bulk of sales 800
5.S5; heavy, 585d 500 packers, IS. 65M5S5
mixed, S5.60d5.85; light S. 40d5.75 workers,
$535d5.70 pigs. $4-50d5. 80.
HEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Market
steady. MuttOns, $4,000 Is; lambs. $4.501r
500. stock sheen 81 5lllf2 7h
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Cleveland BAH CLUB change.

Cleveland, O., July 19.-The present
owners of the Cleveland baseball club
have relinquIshed control of the club
to a local stock company McAIeer
will be retained as manager and the
capital stock Will be increase5
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ZEE wooDALL INQUEST
Jury Finds That He Came to His
Death in Manner Unknown.

At the coroner's inquest held today
at Stoker's undertaking establishment,
the jury found that david Woodall
met his death by coming in contact
with a live wire in some manner I'M
known to the jury"
Attorney A B. Quinton, who repre-
scented the widow, tried to show that
Woodalls death was caused by the
negligence OF the city light plant, in
not properly repairing breaks made in
the insulation of wires attached to the
light. The jury however failed to find
that such was the case.
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theories as to the manner in which he
made the fatal circuit. 1t is generally
believed that it was the fault of the
manner in which the guy wires were
attached to the pole without proper in
sulation.
This is the first accident of this kind
which has occurred in Topeka Several
linemen have been severely burned by
fallen trolley wires, but none fatally.
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sas to his correspondents in each county

sas to his Correspondents IN each county
of the state.
The books were franlzed by the govern
ment. Major Anderson had some CORE
nlent at Washington concerning the post
age on the books and was furnished the
necessary printed forms to frank them
through the mails
ut is a Just recognition by the govern
ment of the worth of Hr. Coburns re-
port said Mr.. Anderson. "Coburn's re-
ports are becoming famous the coun-
try over and are the best immigration lit
eratnre Kansas ever had.'
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Topeka Markets

TOPEKA July i
HOGS.
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-$5.45Q5 IS. IS.
LIGHTS. 80d530.
CATTLE.
HEIFERS1 50lf3.OO.
COWS-$2. O0d2. IS.
DRY LOT CATTLE.
STEERS-$4.0 so.
COWS AND HEIFERS- .00d410
VEAL CALVES
HEAVY=S2 OOG2 so.
LIGHTS. 50n3-50.
GRAIN.
NO . NHITE=5Sc
NO. . CORN755c-
NO. . WHITE CORN-55c
NO. OATS-35c
EGGS-sc.
BUTTER-14c
HAY-S17. GOALS. co.
ALFALFA HAY-$17.00.
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Tennis at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., July 19.-In the tri-
state tennis tournament, Miss Closter-
man defeated Miss Marian Jones. for
mer champion.
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New York, July 19-SUGAR-Raw
steady. Fair refining. 35zc; centrifugal. SO
test, 5-32c; molasses sugar, BIC. Refined
unsettled Crushed, $3.50; powdered, $50;
granulated, 1913
CoFFEE-Dum No. Rio. SIC.
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sENDs CoBURN REPORTs.
Government Franks Them to Stats
teal Correspondents

Secretary Anderson of the Commercial
club, who is the statistical agent for the
government for this state. today com
pleted the work of sending Secretary F.
D. Coburns last annual report Of the
board OF agriculture for the state Of kan-
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Galveston, July 19.-COTTON-Ffrm. sikc.
New York July 19.-COTTON-Spo cot
ton closed quiet and ] 1-16c lower. Mid
ding uplands s 7-16c; middling gulf
11-16c- Sales, 40 bales.
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5.O57 packages. Market firm. State dairy
14a141kc; creamery. 15q191sc; factory. 100
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Range of Prices on Stock.
Furnished by J. e. Gan. Commissions,
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks Of
fee 10 West Sixth street. Phone $50.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City, No.
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Furnished by A G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas avenue.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City. July 1s.-CATTLE-Re-