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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27

enough SO that I could erect a 50-tOn
m i'll myself if I felt sufficient confidence
in my process. I will not do it, because
1 think it safer to have the expert
mental mill first
NJ process is to be protected by a
patent. 1t will be made public as soon
as the patents are perfected I have
nothing to conceal"
DR.. Fahrig.s report is a very exten-
sive document, giving in detail the his
tory of his experiments and the results
which he obtained 1t will first be made
public by Prof. j. T. Lovewell, of this
city, at the meeting of the Kansas
Academy of Science to be held at lola
next week. Prof. Lovewell will at that
time read such portions of the report
as are of interest to the public, in con-
nection with a paper which he will pre-
sent to the meeting on the subject of
Gold in Kansas Shale."
DR.. Fahrig has been at Joplin, Ga
lena, and other Missouri and Kansas
towns, inspecting zinc mines for east
ern investors. He will leave for Phil
adelphia tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
MUSK OK COMING.
Only One in Captivity to Be
Christened in Topeka.

The State Journal has received the
following letter from C.. F. Periolat. of
Chicago, an Arctic explorer:
Monday morning, December 80, at
4:40 a m-, there will be on board the
train coming from San Francisco, pass
ing through your city the only
musk Ok that ever has been brought
from the Arctic regions alive. This was
brought down On the whaler Beluga by
Capt. H. H. Bodfish, whose home is in
Vineyard Haven, Mass.
1T is a very interesting animal and it
is claimed that it would not live in this
latitude, but by what information we
nave received from Col. C. j. Jones Of
your city and other naturalists, I am
satisfied that the animal will live. We
kept it in San Francisco for a month to
give it a rest before shipping it here.
1t will finally go to the United states
National Zoo at Washington. I have
written Colonel c. J.. Jones today ask
ing him if he would be so kind as to
christening the animal Jennie Jones on
arrival at Topeka which / think he will
do. If you are interested in this mar
ter you better see Col. Jones and he
can give you a further history of the
animal for he has beer among them in
the Arctic"
Buffalo" Jones has consented to
christen the animal and the ceremony
will take place at the Santa Fe depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
MAY BE ROCK ISLAND.
New Company Chartered Which
Has That Flavor.

Austin, Tex, Dec 27.-The charter OF
the Oklahoma City & Texas Railroad
has just been filed in the sec
rotary of states Office. 1t has a capital
stock of $500. 900 and is formed for the
purpose of building and operating a
railroad from a point on Red river. in
Hardeman county, where a connection
is made with the Oklahona & Western,
south to Quanah and a branch line
from a point one and a half miles from
its northern terminus to the town of
Acme, Tex. The general office of the
company will be located at Quanah.
1t is that this road Is to
be built in the immediate future.
Tt is rumored in railroad circles In TO
peka that the Rock Islaid is ehind the
organization of this and that
it is the first of a number of roads to
be built in Texas, and the
indian Territory as extensions to the
already existing lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
WOMEN WIN.
Will Be Admitted as Delegates
to Ill. e. General Conference.
New Constitution Adopted by
the Requisite Majority.

Chicago. Dec 27.-Announcement was
made here ID that the new constitu-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which was drawn up at the last general
conference of that denomination, held
at the Auditorium in 1900, and referred
to the various conferences throughout
the country has finally been approved
by the three-fourths vote required. The
vote is as follows: Ayes, S,196; nays,
2.513.
The element which opposed the new
organic law of the church because it
provided for the admission of women as
delegates to the general conference,
made war on the new constitution all
along the line, but met with defeat. One
hundred and twenty annual conferences
voted on the question, a total of 10. 700
ballots being cast by delegates The
principal changes provided for by the
new constitution are:
1t gives women the right to sit as
delegates in the general conference.
1t gives laymen's electoral meetings
authority to vote OF constitutional ques-
tons
1t changes the vote necessary in the
general conference to amend the con-
~stitution from three-fourths to two
thirds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.
DR.. Winship's Lecture at the High
School Tonight,

The closing session of the association
will be held in the High school audi
forum at 8 O'Clock tonight The main
feature will be a lecture on Boys" by
DR.. A. E Winship, of Boston. DR.. Win
ship was expected to arrive yesterday
mi but he was delayed and failed
to come His lecture is expected to
be one of the treats of the association.
The musical features of tonight's pro-
gramme will be a solo by Mr.. David
Bowie and a number by the Rluejay
trio, of Ottawa
The session of the State Teachers
association for 1901 will be marked down
as a record breaker in the history of the
organization The attendance has been
enormous, the weather could not have
been improved, and practically without
exception the teachers have enjoyed the
sessions The association was rganfzed
on September %, 1863, more than thirty
eight years g There were only thirty
1our teachers present at that meeting.
Today the is upwards of
two thousand, although not that many
have enrolled. Not near all of those
who come to the association enroll as
members- 1t is the most representative
gathering in the state, coming as it's
members do from the school houses of
town and country all over the state. 1t
is also one of the largest educational
associations in the entire country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
FUSE OR NOT FUSE
That is the Question Before the
POpulist Conference Today.

Several mem bers of the Populist state
central committee came to Topeka to-
day to attend the meeting of the COM
mittee in which the future of the party
is to be decided The question is wheth-
er or not h proposition of the Demo-
crat state central committee for the
Populists to go into the Democratic
primaries shall be accepted, or shall
he Populists continue to go it alone.
The members of the committee who
arrived early are as silent as the grave
regarding the probable action of the
committee, but it is known that Chair
man Ridgley, John w. Breidenthal, H
N. Gaines, Mrs. Diggs, and other lead
ers are opposed to the Democratic plan
They are in favor of putting up a
straight ticket and waiting for the fu-
ture to turn the political wheel around
to them again. Secretary Curran,
Andrew Shearer and some of the lesser
are said to be in favor of
the Populist organ
~ization, going n the Democratic
primaries, capturing the Democratic
machinery and putting up a tlcket TO
suit the Populists.
Ex-Iieutenant Governor A. M. Har-
vey does not agree with many otner
Populists and Democrats that the day
of practical fusion Is over He thinks
it can be accomplished regardless Of
the Republican anti-fusion law. In dis
cussing the question today he said:
IT believe that the Democrats and the
Populists will each hold a convention
next year and that they will be held in
the same town at the same time The
Populists and Democrats will agree
upon part of the tick for each party.
The PopulistS will nominate their part
of it and the Democrats theirs and then
each will fill up the rest of the ticket
with the nominations of the other party.
1 believe that will be agreed upon-'
Twill the Populists name the COVER
nor?' was asked.
II ardly think So" said Major Har-
vey. IT think the campaign will com
mence quite early and that the record Of
Senator w. A Harris in comparison
with that of Senator j. r. Burton Will
be one of the leading features of the
campaign. 1 think, too, that there will
be a good deal said in favor of Frank
Doster for chief Justice. There are five
justices to be elected. There is a feel
ing that on account of the excellent rec
ord of Judge Doster that a great many
Republicans will vote for four Republic
cans and give Doster the fifth vote"
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WILL WHITE TALKS.
econtinued from First Page,

Continued from First Page.l
music department of the public schools
OF New York city. and as such the street
Eaznins of the lower ward schools were
thrown upon him for training
Their principal idea of music was
noise" said Prof. Tomkins. 'aThey
would open their mouths and yell. I
wanted to direct them, but in order to
do that ! had to lead them. so 1 yelled
tee e I told them that we would
play we were creeping up on a band of
Indians, and we wanted to sing softly
20 we could surprise them We won't
GO ft,' said the boys; 'we'l lick 'em
anyway I had to take another line. L
told them the Indians were thirty thou
sand strong and entrenched in a fort,
and we would have to creep up softly
and surprise them. Indians never are
thirty thousand strong, but 1 had to
adopt heroic measures with those boys,
and it worked. They sans much softer
and kept making the music softer and
softer in order to make the Indians
think they were going away instead of
getting nearer"
Prof Tomkins told how the boys i'm
proved and developed under the influ-
ence OF music when he had once got
hold of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
400 KILLED
In q Battle That Lasted More
Than Six Hours.

Colon, Colombia, Dec 27.-News was
received today that Genera Marian, the
Colombian revolutionary leader. at
Honda, on the Magdalena river,
December 9. with 1900 men. The gar
rison, consisting of 430 men, fought from
6 a. m until 1870 p. m. At s a. m. the
garrison received reinforcements num-
being 200 men. The battle started on
the outskirts of the city, and ended at
Caracoll, nine miles from Honda Bayo-
nets and machetes were used. The gov
forces were victorious. -Four
men were killed during the
battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27

sponded f~eelingly. expressing his ap-
probation of the gift and the deep af-
lection and regard he felt for his for
mer pupils
The movement which has been start
ed to build a SIS. 900 alumni building on
the campus of the State Normal at EN-
poria received an impetus at the re-
union in a characteristic speech by
Prof. J. H Hill. 1t is expected that the
alumni will contribute the entire
amount, and pledges are being eirou-
lated among them.
Prof. Bailey also made a speech,
bringing up the emo of the way in
which he compelled those present to
wrestle with difficult matthew atical
problems in past years
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Nelson Gives a Review.

The educational review of the past
year presented by superintendent
Frank Nelson was closely listened to
by the teachers, ecaus of it's practical
connection with their work. Superin-
tendent Nelson told particularly of the
legislation passed by the last legisla-
ture affecting the public school system
He said hat the consolidation of coun-
try school districts was the most inn
portant step of the year, and he pointed
out that it provided a way for the e1e-
mentary training of every child in the
state SO that it could be fitted for the
county high school and go from there
directly into the university, without
having to go away from home for pre-
1iminary training. He also emphasized
the value of the travelling libraries ill
an educational way and manual train
ing schools. He said manual training
and industrial education are sure to
conn in the public school system Of
Kansas, and told what has recently
been done by the Topeka board of edu-
cation in that line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
SHALE MILL HERE.
One Will Be Erected For Ex-
perimental Purposes.

The Fahrig process for extracting
gold from Kansas shale is to be tested
by the construction of an experin entail
mill in Topeka, which will handle one
ton of shale a day. The mill will be
operated under the direction of DR..
Fahrig's son, Ernest Fahrig, jr.. who
will come here from Philadelphia with
in a few weeks. Ernest Fahrig, jr., is
an electrical engineer.
DR.. Fahrig came to Topeka yesterday
to consult with Mr.. Lantry. Mr.. Cush-
ing, Mr.. Holiday, Mr.. Saum of Hays
City, and others, and to present to
them an extensive written report of his
work and its results. In talking with
a reporter for the State Journal, Dr..
Fahrig said:
Il do not believe in secret processes
for extracting minerals. Whenever a
process is secret, it is suspicious. In
regard to the Gage process. which is a
secret, can say that I would be will
ing to put down 500 that there is moth
ing in it new to chemistry. When I
was in Topeka before, / was careful to
say nothing derogatory to Mr.. Gage or
his process. Now that the Gage process
has practically fallen fiat, I viii say
that Mr.. Cages proceaVdid not York
/ don't care how he gets honest results,
provided he gets them. The failure of
the Gage process cast discredit Upon all
the work of us who are investigating
the shales. 1t would have been infinite
ly better for US if Mr.. Gage had sue
ceeded.
THE electrical process which I have
invented 7 believe will be a success. L
have the utmost confidence that there
is gold in Kansas shale. The only
question is how to get it out I do not
advise anyone to invest large sums of
money in shale lands or shale mills I'M
til all doubt is removed. l could not
c-onscientiousIy advise these gentlemen
who are employing me to go ahead and
construct a 50-ton mill to use my pro-
cess. 7 want them to construct a test
mill, n they have decided to do so.
1 know my process will get gold. But
/ want it to operate with more constant
results. I want the line to be more
even Heretofore it has been too much
up and down Sometimes we got better
results than others. We must find out
why that is. 1 want the line of results
to be Is high as possible, but it must
be more nearly level, before I will adj
wise the erection of a large mill.
Il will not be in Topeka when this
experimental mill is operated. My son
will represent me-, and he will be under
the direction of Mr.. SaEm and the 9TH
er gentlemen who are interested
4 am not q rich man, but I have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27

mighty speculative industrials We're unset
tled. sugar rose X point and then ran on
70 below last night. A-malgamated Cop
Westinghouse Electric lost a point
Sugar met support when It touched 1111k
and was quickly rushed to lis. which rep
resented a gain over last night of ~
points Simultaneous bidding up OF
A-maigamated Copper to 60 (ex-div.), and
Manhattan to 1873, completed the route OF
The coalers and transcontinental stocks
moved up strongly Buffalo,. Rochester
ana P1ttsburg preferred advanced 3
points Westinghouse Electric rallied 3
and the first preferred sold at 1877. a rise
OF 30 points since the previous sale last
month Profit taking subsequently lowered
Sugar and Amalgamated Copper to l to
iR points and temporarily checked the
buying elsewhere. Toward IL o'clock Peo-
over a point and the general advance was
resumed.
The. successful marking up of Ama1ga-
mated Copper, Sugar and Manhat-
tan encouraged long buying through
out the market. Sugar continued
touched 11sZ, St. Paul, Union Pacific.
Metropolitan Street Railway, Consolidated
Gas, Chicago, indianapolis and Louisville
stocks, international Paper. Pullman.
New Jersey Central, Pacific Mail and
Lead common and preferred gained 1 TO
~ points. Lake Erie and Western rose
31& points. A later relapse of ~ points in
Sugar caused some hesitation and ANAL
gamated rose to 116 without effect on
the market Bonds were firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
PROF. PEARsoN's PAPER.
he Ably Discussed Literature In the
Schools

One of the principal papers read in the
college and high school department
Thursday afternoon was the one by
Prof. P. H. Pearson. His subject was
Principles that Should Govern the In
struction in Literature in our Schools
and Colleges" The principles which he
named were Interpretation, appreciation
and discipline, and he gave numerous
illustrating the anagemen
Of the subject of literature in the class
room, and also a complete outline for
intensive study.
Prof. j. A. Terrell. of Sedan, discussed
the dividing line between arithmetic and
algebra. He believed in introducing
~algebraic processes into the early stages
of instruction.
Prof 5. M Nees, principal of the high
school at Independence, spoke on 1.-The
County High School as a Factor in
Education" Prof. Nees has been in
high school work for the past seventeen
years, and he ave some valuable ex-
periences along that line. He showed
that the county high hoo is the real
connecting link between the common
schools and the university.
All Of the papers were freely dis
cusSed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
PROF.. TAYLOR HoNoRED.
State Normal Alumni Present Him
With Valuable Memento.

The alumni of the State Normal
school held their annual reunion in the
city council chamber following the con-
cert last night. The hall was ovid
for an hour or more, and several hun
bred of the former students of the Nor
NAL passed In and out during that time.
Ex-President Taylor. who went to an
Illinois college last summer after being
at the head of the Kansas Normal for
nineteen years. was present He came
all the way from Illinois just to attend
the reunion. and Prof M A. Bailey,
who addressed the association yester-
day, came all the way from New York.
President J. N. Wilkinson called DR.
Taylor up in front Of the gathering and
presented him with q marble has re-
lief OF Merry Sunshine" as a token of
the regard in which the Normal alumni
Aol6 ther ex-pxesident On TaYIsr re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
Kansas City Produces.

Kansas City, Dec. 27.-CIose-wHEAT-
May. S0Ac. Cash: No. 2 hard. T%47Sc:
No 3 hard. 76Q771zc; No. 2 red, sSqS9c; No
CORNEDec.. s7hG67ssc: jan. 6 %Ge6Mc;
May, 6SAM6S1zc. Cash: No. 2 mixed. Ga
Csc; No 2 white, 6TAu6S12c No 3 white,
663kM67c.
OATS-No. 2 white. 4SG49c.
RYE-No. 2. 66c-
.HAY-Choice timothy. sl~s.5O;choice prai-
RE. s13.50.
BUTTER-Creamery. 1S@22c; dairy. fam
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS-Fresh, 19c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 80 cars.
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CLARK'S PICTURES.
Makeup of the $4,000 Collection
Bought by the Senator.

New York, Dec. 27.-The collection of
DR.. Preyer. cappelneister of Vienna,
which Senator Clark. of Montana, has
just bought for 1,600. 900 francs ($32O, O00),
according to the Paris correspondent of
the Herald, is composed of forty works
by Did masters and twenty-six modern
pictures of the French school of 1880.
which are of considerably greater value
thar the old masters. This is the opin-
ion of NJ. Kleinberger, a dealer in old
masters.
There are four pictures by Troyon,
one Of which, an important work, is
La Descent de Montmartre-"
The old masters include some fine ex-
amples of Luini, the best Virgin and
Child" a portrait of a woman by Hol-
bein, a panel of the school of Memling,
a landscape with figures attributed to
Rembrandt, and three small sketches
by RubenS.
When the undertaken a
young man with a cigarette cough he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
Topeka Markets

HOGS.
HEAvY-s5.50G6.00 .
LIGHTS. 75d5-S0.
ROUGH-$5.0OQ5. Is.
CATTLE.
STEERS-S3. 00G3.5 So
HEIFERS-$3. 90.
COWS-s2-5 0d3. 80.
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$3.5 0G4.50.
Lights. 0005-00.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-72c-
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-66c.
MIXED CORN-65c.
OATS-50c.
PRODUCE.
BUTTER-16c.
HAY-s13.O 0d15.00
ALFALFA-S12. 00G15.00.
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OriciaI recelpts and shipments yester.
Kansas CITY livestock.

Kansas City, Dec. 27.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head. Market steady. Native
beef steers, $4.75d6.60; Texas and Indian
steers. So. 0004.5 so; Texas cows. 81. 25G3.50;
native COWS and heifers. $2.50n5.00; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 75Q4.25; bulls, S2.25g4-25;
HoGs~Receipts. 5000 head. Market 10
a15c higher r,e OF Bulk Of sal s. soS g so9s, Is;
dunn, s6.25@6.70; light, S5.55G6.45; workers,
s5.35Q6.35; pigs, $4,0od5 40. !.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000 head. Market
strong. Muttons, s.. 00@4.50: lambs, $4504
$50: western wethers, $s.5oQ4.40; ewes,
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SlOu 4d6Fcudnls OIL hduSdS 4N6.l
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat. I'D
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
higher; corn, sd lower, for the day.
Liverpool cables are not as strong this
morning as they should be, but our mar
kets seem to ignore them almost entirely:
Cash wheat situation is very strong and
speculative interest increasing Would
buy wheat on any soft spots
Kansas City: May wheat opened on a
range S0AGs0ssc, against s1Hc for yester-
days close Trading is of good volume
and look for the market to do better after
overloaded longs have thrown their sur
plus lines over
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis.
SS cars; Duluth, 81 cars A year ago:
Minneapolis, 213 cars, Duluth, Is cars To-
tai. 40 cars, against 22S cars.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat. GA cars;
Topeka receipts today was 3 carse of
wheat.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D
higher; corn, sd lower, than Monday.
Kansas City May wheat-Puts, 1880;
calls, s07sc: curb, ,s0Hc. May corn-Puts,
CSC; calls, 6Sac; curb, 6S1zc-
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River Is Very Low.

The water in the Kansas river is low
er now than it has been for years.
Some old settlers say since 1876. The
water is so low that the temporary pill
ing used in building the Santa Fe rail-
below the water arenow sticking upout
of the water several inches. Scott KEEL
sey said this morning that the river
was the lowest he had known it to be
in 20 years or SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-27
ohicaeo Livestock Market

Chicago, Dec. 27.-CATTLE-Receipts.
$500 head. Market steady. Good to prime
steers. $6.4007-00; poor to medium, $3.50
500; stockers and feeders, s. O0@4 %; cows.
81. 0004. Is; heifers. $1.5oQ5.25: Gamers, $10o
@2.20; bulls, s1-75Q450; calves, 81. 5o96.oo;
Texas fed steers, 49, 121x-
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head; esti-
mated tomorrow, 5000 head; left over, A.
500 head. Market 10c higher. Mixed and
butchers, S.. 90d6.55; good to choice heavy,
Sc 1906. 70; rough heavy. S. 0a6 light.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000 head Sheep
and lambs strong. Good to choice weth-
ers. So 70n4.50; fair to choice mixed, 5000
3-75;. western sheep, native
lambs, 81 50Q5.&.
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NATIONAL AID OUT.
Insurance Commissioner Cancels
Its Certificate.

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 27.-Insurance Com
missioner Shober has issued an order
canceling the certificate of authority
to do business in South Dakota Of the
National Aid association, of Topeka,
Kas., giving as his reason unsound
financial condition.
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Cotton Market.

New York. Dec. 27.-COTTON-Spot. cot
ton closed quiet and 1-16c lower. Middling
uplands. SIC; middling gulf, SIC. Sales,
4S3 bales.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Dec. 27.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call firm at 6Aa per cent: prime
exchange barely steady, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at A.S6%W4S6H for
posted rates, &.S4G4.S4h and $4.S71k; COM
mercial bills. $4.S2%M4.S31k.
SILVER-Bar silver, 551ac; Mexican dol
lars. 4356c.
BONDS-Government bonds weak. To-
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New York o c

Wall Street. New York, Dec. r.
STOCKS-Railroad stocks were taken in
round amounts at the opening at sharp
advances, especially the nscontinentals
and coalers. Missouri Pacific advanced a
point and Manhattan rs points. The