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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19

receipts yeere liberal, 36e cars. against az
cars a year ago. and this In the race 91
predictions that receipts up there would
drop off TO nothing Bradsfreets came
out at noon as usual and was 1eaIiau
document. showing an increase Of tdlluy
bushels in the worlds visible a8oluat
758. 900 decrease a year ago. Cash demand
was improved. however. and sentiment IS
strongly bullish among the big fellows.
while the scalpers are short, almost 20 a
man.
CORN-Corn held firm IN face Of lower
cables and heavy selling by scatfered
bears and tinnid buHs taking profits The
old bull clique absorbed All offerings
quietly but were not aggressive buyers
C'learances were light, only 2o6,O00 BUSH
els, but liberal acceptances for export
were reported. We believe corn VIII work
up to around soc for May and advise its
purchase around present prices.
OATS-Oats were quiet. but firm.
reconsideration We're dun and
fea tureless. There were 5000 hogs re-
ported at the yards here and the market
was &c higher all around Packers were
steady buyers of May pork in quiet
way and the scalping traders sold IT.
There is quite a large short interest that
viii probably be forced to cover Esti-
mated tomorrow, SO 900 head.
J. c. GOINGS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
RAILROADS DEFIANT.
Say They VIII Not Grant President
Mitchell's Demands

New York, Feb. 19.-The Herald says:
officials Of anthracite coal railroads ex-
pressed very little concern yesterday
over the call issued by President Nit
chel, of the United Mine Workers as
ISOLATION. for a conference between op-
orators and delegates or the union to be
held early in March to determine the
wage scale for the year beginning April
j, when the present schedule expires
1T is an open secret among the coal
dealers that the 10 per cent. advance
exacted by President Mitchell from the
coal companies was granted as a mat
ter OF political expediency during the
heat OF a national campaign and a dis
position Is general to ignore the call for
the conference at the present time. and
thus carry out with the operators what
they said at the time of strike settle
ment last fall, that they had not recog-
nized President Mitchell OF his organf-
Eation- BY SO doing the anthracite men
and mine operators hope to restore the
conditions to the position existing before
the strike when organized labor in the
mining district had no recognized status
The railroad men think 1t not unlike
ly that q strike viii follow their deter
n1tnation to ignore President Mitchell If
that course be determined upon. His
demands. they say. are ruinous and
amount to an increase OF 10 per cent
over even the present schedule Of wages
for both inside and outside labor. and
the granting OF such an advance, max
ing 20 per cent. more than the scale of
one year ago. Is more than they can
stand.
"A representative Of a financial insti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, Feb. 19.-CATTLE-Receip
5000: generally steady. Good to prime
steers S4.SGa6.00; poor to medium, 1900
40. stockers and feeders, 81. Tp4440; cows
81. 50I410: heifers. $2.5004.35 Gamers. $1.75
az As; bulls, $2.60a4.20: calves. $40046.50:
Texas fed steers, $400G5.05; Texas grass
steers, $3.30d5.90: Texas bulls. $2.50U3-60.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000: tomorrow,
estimated. 10000; left over. 4751; opened
steady, closing easier Mixed and butch-
ers, SC. 20d5.3 71z; god to choice heavy $3.50
05.4O; rough heavy, $5.1505 %: light, S5.75
GI535: bulk Of sales, $500 81.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000; sheep and
lambs strong to 10c higher: good to choice
wethers, 50. 90d4.50; fair to choice mixed,
$3.50: western sheep. $3.901450: Texas
sheep. 81 50G3. so: native lambs. $425Q5.25;
western lambs. $5.00Q525.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19

Furnished by j. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant Stocks. Grain and Provisions,
Receiver and Shipper Of Grain
Chicago: Receipts hogs $1,000 SC higher:
Kansas city: Receipts hogs 1900. SC
higher; cattle. 5000. lower
Omaha: Receipts hogs. 10000 Sc higher:
cars; corn go cars, grade car; oats 5zl
Liverpool morning cable. wheat SD
northwest receipts: Minneapolis 2ss1 cars.
last year 1s2 cars; Duluth IS cars, last
New York. The stock market opens
higher all around, but there is q DISPOSE
ton to take profits BY tinid holders and
scalpers- Steel and Wire stocks are
weak. Trade light
Chicago: Liverpool. cables are ssd lower
this morning, which shows how weak the
foreign situation is. We may expect
lower markets before any advance what
ever. The bull crowd may come IN on
a good break and take hold but there are
Chicago: Northwest receipts are keep
ing up right along. despite the gossip that
they would fall off TO almost nothing.
The ANTICIPATED light receipts III the north
west have been worked to a finish
Kansas City; Receipts wheat q cars. a
year go II cars; corn 81 cars. year ago
Iiverpooi closing cable. Wheat a AID
lower, corn .3sQ1zd lower for the day.
Bradstreet,s; A year ago wheat de-
Exports Of wheat for the United States
and Canada were 6,000,000 bushels more
last month than in January year ago.
Minneapolis close. May wheat Use
Primary receipts wheat 425. 900 bushels,
shipments 100000 bushels; corn receipts
$50 900 bushels, shipments 29S.0O bushels.
New York. Sales to noon. 36l 500 shares.
Bradstreet's- Worlds visible wheat in
creased $50 600 bushels.
Clearances wheat and -four. as wheat.
209 600 bushels. corn. 206000 bushels.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat, SIS cars; corn, 270 cars; oats,
1S5 cars, hogs. 1000 head.
Chicago: Wheat is acting firm. Cash
business improving and export business
picking up.
Chicago: Puts May wheat 753sc calls
755sc; puts May corn ace, calls 4O5sc; curb,
May wheat 1850 bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
SANTA FE ELECTION.
Vote For Shop Extension at the
Regular Election.

The Commercial club met in special
session last night and appointed the fol-
lowing committee to take charge of the
arrangements for the election for the
Santa Fe bonds at the regular spring
election: D. W. Mulvane, Chas. f.
Elliott. John Schmidt, J. M Padget, and
John Dudley.
The committee appointed last week re-
ported as follows:
To the Commercial club:
Gentlemen-YOur committee appoint
ed to suggest and report mode of pro-
cedure to be adopted in the issuing OF
bonds to aid the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company in securing
and paying for lands for additional ter
minaI facilities and shops, begs to re-
port that they recommend the adoption
by the Commercial club of a resolution
such as is transmitted herewith
We desire also to report that we have
had some conference regarding the steps
necessary to be taken, and have ap-
pointed Messrs. Redden and Schoch a
subcommittee of two to confer with
and assist the city attorney in the prepa-
ration of the papers necessary to carry
out the provision of the act of the leg
is1ature authorizing the issue of such
bonds and to comply Herewith in the
issuing of such bonds by the city of
Topeka We believe that the credit of
the city is such that the Commercial
club will be justified in recommending to
the city council that these bonds should
not bear a greater rate Of interest than
that the time for which the bonds shall
run should be 20 years.
JOAB MULVANE,
A. A GODDARD,
SAMUEL T. HOWE,
A l. REDEEM,
~. F. SCHOCH,
Committee.
The report was adopted as submitted
and the following resolution was then
adopted:
Be it resolved by the Commercial club
that the mayor and council of the city
OF Topeka are hereby requested to call
an election and submit to the voters of
said city, at the time of the regular
spring election in 1901, a proposition to
issue the bonds Of the city in the sum Of
$4,000 for the purpose of aiding the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e Railroad
company in securing and paying for adj
dftfonaI terminal facilities and shops,
under the provisions of an act entitled
AN act to enable cities of the first class,
having a population Of over thirty. thou
sand, to issue bonds for the purpose Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
SIDE TRACK CIVIL SERVICE.
Bill Sent to Committee Where It May
Die.

The house had fun with Richardson's
civil service in state institutions resolu-
ton this morning. Bowman, Of Ander-
son, moved that the word conscience
be stricken out in the second line of the
first whereas and the word stomach
inserted. It would then read:
Whereas, The Republican party of
Kansas-the party of progressive ideas
and the party with a stomach ana con-
viction of its own
After that laugh had subsidized, Me-
Keever moved the resolution be referred
to the committee on state affairs. Weilep
to the partisanship in it, agreed But
before the house finally sidetracked the
resolution and consigned it to the state
affairs pigeonhole Babb wanted to have
it understood that the Peoples party
was the party of progressive ideas and
If there was any chance of the resolution
getting through he wanted to offer that
amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
USE BLUE PENCIL
Hurrers Injunction Bill slashed by
Senate Committee.

The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate has recommended the passage of the
bill introduced by Senator Hurrel con-
corning the abatement of nuisances by
injunction. This is the bill over which
there was fight in the senate last week
when Senator Hurrel insisted upon the
senate acting upon the bill without re-
ferring it to the judiciary committee,
because he feared that it would remain
there so long that it would not get out
in time for passage.
AS the bill stands now after the com
mittee amendments it is likely that
Senator HurTel Will wish that the com
mittee had held it until too late for pas
sage. The committee found that several
sections OF the bill were unconstitutional
and they cut them out. Sections 2, 3,
4 and were cut out entirely and as it
stands is much the Same as the old law
but is slightly strengthened. The Sec
ton providing for service by publication
is knocked out, as is the section relating
to questions which the plaintiff may ask
and the defendant be compelled to an
swer. Another section killed is the one
which provides the defendant must an
swer questions even If the questions in
criminate him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
L1oHTEN pEDDLERs BURDENS
Anti Agent Bill Will Be Amended in
the House

The sweeping nature of the Bigham
bill defining peddlers and imposing
licenses will be modified by an amend
ment when the bill comes up in a few
days. 10 meet the objections Of the legit-
innate lightning-rod men and other plod-
ding people who are entitled to be dis
tingUished from 'fakirs." The proviso
to be attached is that This act shall
not apply to persons selling or peddling
any goods by the owner or agent in the
county wherein the bona flde owner is
a. resident tax payer and is peddling
goods from his store or place of business
in which he keeps a stock of the same
kind of goods he is peddling.'
A peddler is thus defined in section /:
Whoever shall deal in the selling of
patents, patent-rights, lightning rods
goods. wares, or merchandise, pianos, or
gans. sewing machines, except patent or
other medicines, books, charts, maps,
and stationery agricultural and horti-
cultural products, including milk, but
ter, eggs and cheese, by going about
from place to place to sell the same is
declared a peddler.
Each peddler so defined is to nav a
license tax at the following rates:
F'irst-If the peddler travels on foot
and carries his goods on foot, So for
every period of six months
Second-If the peddler travels with one
or more horses or other beasts of bur
den, $40 for every period Of six months.
Third-If a cart or other land carriage
is used, $50 for every period of six
months.
Fourth-If boat or other vessel is
used, 800 for every period of six months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
TREMBLING IN BOOTS.
State Employees Afraid Of Gov
ernOr Stanley.

The recent declaration OF the governor
that all his subordinates should not con-
slider that they were reelected at the
November election is causing some OF
them a lot of uneasiness.
The appointment Of Morton Albaugh
is the only one he has made and sent to
the senate for confirmation and he has
but two weeks in which to make up his
list and submit it to the senate in time
to get the appointees confirmed.
From now until the close Of the legis-
lature the governors time win be taken
up making his appointments and signing
bills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19

ers continue to report having encounter
ed storms on the Atlantic. The British
seamer Lord Kelvin from New Orleans
January 16 via Norfolk January "A for
Hamburg, has put into Queenstown and
reports having had a fearful voyage.
She experienced terrific easterly gales for
Is days and her coal supply became ex-
hauSted and she was forced to burn pcr-
tons of her cargo for several days. Al
most throughout the voyage the weather
was the worst experienced by all on
board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
SALOONS MUST GO.
Ministers Of Wichita Issue Call For
8 Mass Meeting.

Wichita, Feb 1s.-At a meeting of the
ministerial association held in Wichita
last evening it was resolved to cali
mass meeting at the Auditorium next
Sunday afternoon for the purpose of in
sisting upon the closing of the saloons in
Wichita This resolution was adopted.
Resolved. That the ministers associa-
ton of Wichita issue a call for a mass
meeting Of the temperance loving peo-
ple of the city, to be held Sunday after
noon. February "A. at $3.50 o'clock to de-
ternaine what action should be taken for
the immediate withdrawal of the saloons
from our midst"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
BILL wAs pEFEcrIvE.
Fatal Error Found in the Railroad
Bill


An error was discovered in the rail-
road law adopted by the Republicans IN
the caucus few days ago which would
have been a fatal one for the bill II II
had not been found. In their fight over
the different points in the bill they for
got to give the railroads their day IN
court and that would have rendered the
bill unconstitutional Last night eau
Gus was called to remedy the defect and
committee was appointed to draw up
a section covering the question.
The committee appointed consists OF
five members: Senators Smith and
Noftzger and Representatives Mason.
Seaton and Rees. They viii report to
the caucus Wednesday night The rail-
roads are to be given authority to go IN
to the district court in case they are
aggrieved by an order from the board
and the penalties are to be stayed until
a decision has been reached. In case
the supreme court renders a decision on
the boards order in a mandamus pro-
ceeding the proceedings introduced by
the railroad company will either be
annulled or the penalties win go on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19

tuition closely identified with the an
thracite coal trade said yesterday: If
a strike should ensue il would be the
best thing for us. The question whether
we should manage our own property or
have the mana cement dictated by some
one else should be determined now, and
determined finally and for all time The
railroads have been mining freely and
have good stocks on hand It would be
cheaper for them to fight the matter out
now than to delay or temporize-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
SINGLE TAX BILL
Representative Green, of Cowley, In
PRODUCES One

Representative Green of Cowley county
has introduced two constitutional amend
George single tax bill and the other for
local self-gOVernment- The latter IS time
~ as a rebuke, to say the least, as TINS
legislature has spent hours and hours of
valuable time grinding through local bills
so that 1T remains for the last two weeks
of the session to dispose of the several
matters of real importance that must be
eral legislation that might be sifted out.
were there time, will be left to die on the
calendar.
The text Of Green's constitutional
amendment propositions is as follows
The following proposition to amend the
rnitted to the qualified electors Of the
state for their approval or rejection. viz:
which shall read as follows: The legisIa-
ture shall have power by law to exempt
any or all personal property and inn
taxation The voters OF any county, town.
ship or city IN the state may by vote, at
any general election, exempt or refuse
to exempt from taxation any or all per-
sonal property and improvements on land;
provided, however, that such question be
submitted to the voters by virtue of
petition therefor signed by not less than
20 per cent of the voters of such city or
county. and filed with the city, township
or county clerk not less than thirty nor
ton. Any part or parts of this article Of
the constitution conflicting with the bro
visions of this act shah be and the same
are hereby amended so as to conform
hereto and harmonic herewith ?
ANY city. township county may
frame a charter for its own complete
local self-government when it shall be
so determined by majority of the elect
ors within such city. township or county.
at an election petitioned for by 20 per cent
of the voters Such charter may provide
that municipal services and all AFFAIRS of
purely local nature shall be given over
to local sovereignty, free of legislative
interference In their relations to the state
interests. such cities, townships or coun-
ties shall remain fully under the control
of the legislature acting through general
laws. The legislature shall provide by
suitable legislation for carrying this sec
ton into effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Pneumonia car De pravantad.

This disease always results from a cold
or an attack of the grip and may be pre-
vented by the timely use of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy That remedy was ex-
tensively used during the epfdemics of La
Grippe of the past few years, and not a
single case has ever been reported that
did not recover or that resulted in pneu-
monia. which shows it to be certain
preventive of that dangerous disease.
Chamberlafn,s Cough Remedy has gained
a world wide reputation for its cures of
colds and grip. For sale by all druEgists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Senate Passes Bills.

The following bills from the house
were passed by the senate and will be-
come laws as soon as the governor signs
them:
Making the Office of county printer of
Linn county elective.
Authorizing the county commissioners
of Franklin county to levy and collect
a tax for the purpose of erecting a Jail
and jailer's residence at Ottawa to cost
$4,000
Dividing the court in Cherokee county
betWeen Columbus and Galena-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19

New York, Feb. .-AdONEY-Noney on
call steady at 2 per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 31zQfz per cent on call; ster-
ling exchange firm with actual business
in bankers bills at s4.876I487lk for de-
mand and at S4S4N4.S4l1 for sixty days.
posted rates. $4.S5NAS5h and $AS8d4.S8i5;
commercial bills. $4S3H6#.
SILV EEs-Silver certificates. GOOSE; bar
silver. 61< Mexican dollars, 47isc.
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady; re-
funding 2s, registered, 1885; coupon. 1053s
registered. 1873: coupon, 1874 old As reg
istered, 113s4; coupon, u3a4; S. registered,
ITO; coupon, 1102d.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. Feb 19-CATTLE-Re-
eeipts. $780, Including LOCO Texans: best
beef steers steady. others steady to weak.
Native steers, 81. 40d5 50: Texas steers, S3-55
6I4.40: Texas cows, 81. 60Gs so; native cows
and heifers. S250G $50: stockers and feed
ers. 3.25Q4.70; bulls, $1,000 435; calves, $500
@6.50.
GS-Receipts, 1900; market steady.
Bulk of sales. S. 25G5 50; heavy. $3.50
light. s5.10d5-25; workers, $5-10Q5.20; pigs,
S435@5.O5.
to weak. Muttons, $s.50d4. 20; lambs, $4.75
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Fennell Pension Stoned.

It has been discovered by sharp-eyed
members of the house ways and means
committee that Joseph r. Fennell, Of
Wichita, was paid 81, $50 on order of the
legislature of 1897 in lieu of pension, and
all further claims by the state. A bill
is now on third reading to pension Fen
nell at $50 month. The graft. was dis
covered in time to stop it before the leg
islature was imposed upon Luling, au-
thor of the bill. also seemed to be IN
aware of the previous settlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
INSTITUTE DATES.
State superintendent Nelson Makes
First Assignments.

The following dates have been decided
upon by State Superintendent Nelson for
the normal institutes this year:
First series, ending June %, examina-
ton July I and 2; second series. ending
July &C. examination July 20 and 30;
third series. ending August %. examina-
ton August 26 and p. A majority of the
superintendent favored Monday and
Tuesday following the Institutes for the
examinations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Anti Printer Measure killed.

The house corpnittee on printing, to
which was referred the constitutional
amendment proposition to abolish the
state printer, decided this morning to
adversely report the resolution back to
the house. Chairman Harris alone voted
to report favorably- He says he was de-
serted by the forces that instigated the
fight to abolish the state printer. State
Printer w. Y. Morgan, numerous can
didates for the Office in the future, and
lobbying politicians succeeded in head
ing off the move and strang1ing it to
death in the committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
BILLS IN THE SENATE.
The Following Bills We're Introduced
in the Senate Monday Afternoon.

The following bills were introduced in
the senate Monday afternoon:
BY Porter-Authorizing Grant town
ship, in Crawford county, to bore for
oil, gas or coal, and provide for the ex-
pense thereof.
By Allen-Relating to school text
books.
By Hurrell-To authorize county COM
missioners to order examination of prop
erty reported for taxes
BY Smith-To regulate terms of court
in Twentieth judicial district.
By Misunderstanding for levy and
collection of a tax for the erection Of
a monument in memory of the Kansas
soldiers and sailors of 1S61-1S65.
BY Leidy-Relating to school text
books.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING to suffrage,
giving women a right to vote for presi-
Dental electors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
BILL BoBs Up.
Senator Leidy Resurrects the School
Book Question

The text book system Will now get be-
fore the senate. Yesterday afternoon
Senator Leidy. chairman of the commit
tee on education presented a bill rela-
tive to text books and got ii ordered
printed and placed on the calendar uE-
der general orders. The bill provides for
state uniformity but does away with the
present rate scale and provides that no
more shall be paid for the books than
the minimum price paid for the books in
any state in the country.
Senator Morrow attempted to get the
motion reconsidered and the bill sent 10
the committee but his motion was lost
by a vote of Is to 13 He said that il
was not treating the committee with the
proper courtesy to take the bill over
their heads. Senator Leidy in defending
his action said that the committee was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-19
Kansas citv Produca.

Kansas City, Feb WHEAT
May, 665sc; cash. No. ? hard. 6Si5d69c: No.
016Sc.
CORN-May. 37ssG55es. cash. No. 2 mixed.
361hG134c; No. 2 white, &c; No. 3, 36ikc.
OATS-No- white, &c.
RYENo. 2, 4Sc.
HAY-Choice timothy, 1880. choice
prairie, $S.5099
BUTTER Creamery. 17a2oc; dairy.
fancy. Ice.
EGGS-Fresh, 13c.
Receipts wheat, Al cars.