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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
BLACKLIST LEGAL
It Is Sustained by the Ruling of
q Chicago Court.

Chicago. May 16.-In the superior
court today Judge Baker decided that it
is legal for employers to maintain a
blacklist The ruling was in the case of
Annie Condin against Libby. Mcneil &
Libby, Armour & Co, and other stock
yard packing house firms The plaintiff
was a labeller and can painter in the
employ of the Libby firm and in F'ebru-
airy, 1900, in company with a number Of
young women. went on strike. because
Of repeated reductions in wages. Later
the women tried to obtain employment
with other firms but their applications
We're rejected on account of their hav-
ing been strikers Miss Condor began
suit as a test and the court ruled that
the various firms had a right to take
protective measures against persons
who had quit the employment of other
firms without valid reasons. This is the
first time in a western court that the So
called blacklist" by which an employee
who leaves one firm and is kept out of
employment in his or her trade by any
other firms, has been given legal stand
ing by the courts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
HOME MISSION BOARD.
Morning Session Devoted to Reading
of ReportR

Philadelphia, May 1e.-The twenty
second annual meeting of the Womans
Board of Home Missions of the Presby-
terrain church began today in the audi
torium Of the Witherspoon building, Mrs
Darwin r. James of Brooklyn, presi-
dent, presiding There were As delegates
in attendance.
The morning session was devoted to
reading of reports Mrs. F. D. Palmer,
of New York, general secretary Of the
Freedman's department reported an in
crease in contributions Of $5,S78 over
last years receipts, the advance in two
years being $14,146. The contributions
of the churches. the young peoples so
ciety, the Sabbath schools and individ-
uals direct to the board of missions for
freedmen for the fiscal year ending April
Is. 1901, aggregated S7S,071. The women's
missionary societies. Sabbath schools,
young peoples societies and miscellan-
eous gifts aggregated SCI, 30S- This
amount has been applied as follows:
Teachers salaries $751; scholarships
$15,S29; building fund $7,192 general fund
$1s,731
The report of the treasurer. Miss S.
F. Lincoln, of New York, showed the re-
ceipts for the year to be 1851, POI, of
which amount S60,353 was designated for
the board of missions for freedom and
1926. 1913 for the women's board of home
missions. The receipts show an increase
OF S6S62 over last year. The disburse-
ments for the year amounted to $321,-
5S1, exceeding the receipts by S24. TAT.
The permanent fund amounts to ST. 900.
A discussion Of the topic Our Span
ish speaking people was participated
in by Mrs. j. c. Ross, Of Albuquerque.
leo, and the Rev. DR.. ]. Milton Greene,
of Porto Rico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May 16.-WHEAT-Weath
conditions constituted the ruling power in
the wheat market today. Under advices
of rains in the southwest, July opened
AQssc to 7RM5sc lower at 1850 to 711sc,
and on local liquidation inn1nedfatefy de-
clined to Tic This was followed by a
recovery to 7115c. After another slight
decline the market steadied at 711k611lc.
Local receipts We're 49 cars, one of con-
tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported lyS cars, against 1S9 last week and
The rest of the session the market ruled
Dun and closed easy, July nc lower at
GoRN-Corn acted in sympathy with
wheat following the opening. The initial
price OF July was 34c lower to 2sc higher
at 45c to 1880. Shorts covering on the
light receipts, a decline to 451sn1zc en-
sued. May opened unchanged at 5sc and
free bidding by the bull leader, it stead
led, rising to SIC Buying orders were
among the Dit crowd to sell at the de-
creased figures. Local receipts were 224
cars, 45 of contract grade.
Reports of freer country offerings de-
pressed corn later and the close was easy,
July 3sq12c. lower at 44szQ7sc and May S1zc
down at Size
OATs-Oats were fairly steady and held
firm, Notwithstanding expectations were
that rain would depress prices, July
2SAc to 2S16c and despite considerable
selling rose to 2S5sc May oats opened
Local receipts We're IA cars.
VISIONS-Provisions We're steady
with higher prices, on lighter receipts and
15c higher at SASS and sold to- si4.9215.
July lard SC higher at $7.95. and sold to
500, and July ribs 27zc higher at $7.s71h
RYE-Mays 52e: June. 521zc.
ARI.EY-Cash, 40055c.
TIMOTHY So Is
FsLAX-Cash northwestern. 81. 1872; No.
l, $1-7312; May, 1.72; October. $1.26.
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CATTLEMEN REBEL.
They Don't Like the New Kan
sas Stock Inspection Law.

Kansas cattlemen are preparing to 90
to war with the state over the quar-
antine and inspection law passed last
winter by the legislature They have
been complaining of the hardships it
imposes all spring. Now they are doing
more than complaining; they are defy
ing the law in places. They ignore 1t
altogether and wildcat their cattle
through without taking the trouble to
hunt up the state inspectors and pay
their two cents a head for having the
official take a peep at their cattle be-
tween the cracks in the cars. At least
that is common report.
There is no information to be learned
at the state house on the subject Just
at present, because the live stock sani-
tary board has closed its shop and gone
home. It meets periodically only until
July J. The appropriation to keep open
its office continually does not become
available until that date
A test case on the law that the cat
tIenen said would never work when it
was going through the legislature, and
are now compelled to fight against its
being put in force, is already on 1t
has been begun in the Chase county
court From there it will probably be
taken to the United States circuit court.
The intention is to have the law de-
c1ared unconstitutional, because in con-
hict with the interstate comm cree law.
f NJ Bourn of Colorado, Tex, is the
cattleman in the tolls in Chase county
He was arrested recently for ignoring
the law His case will come up at the
Tune term In the meantime BOurn is
soliciting aid and backing from cattle
men all over the state to help him fight
the case and have, if possible, the law
declared void. The Chase county case
will doubtless go against him. Then in
stead of appealing to the supreme
court it is his purpose to go before the
federal court with habeas corpus pro-
ceedfngs and attempt to have the law
declared void through its conflicting
~ TIT Ia % 177ofa
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No Remodel shamrock TT.

Southampton, May 16.-Designer Wat
son has reached the conclusion that the
hull OF the Shamrock II is SuspectibIe OF
improvement and there is reason to be-
lieve that alterations are about to be
made amounting practically to the re-
modelling of portions of the boat. The pre-
paratiOns at the dock where the chal-
lenger will be placed indicate radical
changes, not connected with the spars
and canvas. which have hitherto been
blamed for the boats shortcomings. A
large gang of platers and riveters who
assisted in the building of the yacht has
Deen summoned from Dunbarton by tel
egraph. These men will arrive today
and will work day and night until the
alterations are completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
THE REDEMPTION.
The Entertainment at the Auditorium
This Evening.

The people in the audience at the Re
demption'' this. Thursday, evening are
o'clock The doors win be closed dur
ing the rendering of the numbers, and
the audience shown seats by the ushers
only at the close Of the parts as follows:
After the prologue at SIS; after the
spirited March to Calvary at $50;
after the Earthquake scene and chorus
at $500 The famous Unfold" chorus
win be reached at 10 o'clock, and the
great Hymn of the Apostles which
closes the work-one of the grandest
choral effects ever written-at 1880.
THE Redemption" is given by the To-
peka Choral society Of $50 voices under
the direction OF Prof. Geo. B. Penny Of
the Kansas State university for the ben
eft of the pipe organ fund. Admission
% cents. Tickets ON sale at Stansf1eld's
and WolvertOn's drug stores and at the
Auditorium ticket office tonight
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Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions
fee ITO West Sixth street. Phone 45a
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
CO.. Kansas City, Mo
New York, May 1e--The morning trans
actions at the stock exchange yesterday
carried disappointment with them, in
View of the fact that before the opening
of business it had been announced that
the difficulties connected with the North
ern Pacific corner had been removed,
and furthermore, that, pending more
comprehensive Encouragement of western
railroad relations, a recurrence of the sit
uation which existed last week had been
provided against. Perhaps it was well,
however, to have all the urgent liquida-
ton that was deemed necessary com
pleted as soon as possible, although be-
cause much of it was imperative the de-
clines in prices yesterday morning were
in many cases again startling. Demon
alizatiOn. however, was not shown at any
time and there We're other indications
that the temper of the street was becom-
ing more calm. The successful compile
ton of the London fortnightly settlement
ha wing been indicated comparatively early
the arbitrary houses We're large buyers
Of stocks on the early declines. 1t is re
ported by number of banks and bank
ing houses that the buying from the out
side was of a most satisfactory charac-
ter, representing purchases for cash or
purchases on extremely liberal margins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16
THE REDEMPTION.
The Entertainment at the Auditorium
This Evening.

The people in the audience at the Re
demption" this. Thursday evening are
requested to be in their seats before s
O'Clock The doors viii be closed dur
ing the rendering of the numbers. and
the audience shown seats by the ushers
only at the close of the parts as follows:
After the prologue at Sis. after the
spirited March to Calvary at $50;
after the Earthquake" scene and chorus
at 800. The famous Unfold chorus
viii be reached at 10 o'clock. and the
great Hymn Of the Apostles which
closes the wOrk-one Of the grandest
choral effects ever written-at 1890
The Redemption" is given by the To-
peka Choral society of $50 voices under
the direction of Prof. Geo. B. Penny of
the Kansas State university for the ben
eft of the pipe organ fund. Admission
% cents Tickets on sale at Stansfeld's
and WolvertOn's drug stores and at the
Auditorium ticket Office TONIGHT
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KILLED HIS UNCLE.
Young Farmer Resents Attack
on Himself and Wife.

Des AToines, Ia May ga murder
took place seven miles west of Lovilia
last night when John Monteith shot and
Instantly killed his uncle. Fillmore Glad
SON. The trouble arose over q roller
which was in a shed on Monteiths
farm. Mr.. G1adson broke open a lock
ana started to remove the roller when
Mrs Monteith protested and Gladson
struck her with his fist, knocking her
down. Mr.. Monteith came uD to where
the trouble was and Cladson struck him
with the single tree of a wagon Mon
teith secured a shotgun, fired one shot
at Gladson and killed him. Monteith
gave himself up to the officers Mon
teith is 20 years of age and has been
married one year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-16

Chicago: Cables are sd higher this
morning in sympathy with our advance
of yesterday Rain is predicted In
southern Kansas and Oklahoma. where
crop damage news has been coming from.
Cash markets barely steady for spot ard
slow for future shipments Short inter-
est is rather large and we may get
sharp advance on this account.
Opening Liverpool cables; Wheat and
corn sd higher
Chicago: Receipts of hogs $4,000. cattle
$500 Kansas City; Receipts hogs 1900,
cattle 5000. Omaha. Receipts hogs 1000,
cattle 5000 Chicago hogs Sc higher. cat
tie steady; Kansas City hogs steady. cat
tie steady; Omaha hogs and cattle steady.
A year ago today Chicago July wheat
closed at 66ssc, Northern Pacific at $50,
Atchison preferred H.
Any part of fifty puts on Chicago July
wheat was offered this morning at nc.
good this week
Kansas City. Receipts wheat 1o1 cars,
corn Al cars. oats u cars. last year, wheat
"a cars. corn IA cars. oats cars.
Chicago. Receipts wheat AZ cars, graded
none; corn 224 cars. graded As cars.
Closing Liverpool cable. Wheat I'd
higher. corn 74M1sd higher.
Chicago Puts July wheat 7OssUAc. calls
715snS4c. curb 7lisc; puts July corn 445zc.
calls 451kc, curb 44szQ7sc bid.
Minneapolis: Puts July wheat U3sc,
Kansas city: Puts July wheat 651kc
calls 66Ac; puts July corn Hlsc, calls
1850.
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STORES Is ACQUITTED.
Man Who Killed Rev. J. J. Vol Set
Free.

Williamson, W. Va. May Estate
Senator S. d. Stokes, who shot and in
stantly killed Rev. J. J. Woll a Presby-
terrain clergyman, last November was
acquitted Of murder and set free.
The shooting was the outcome of Pew.
WollS sensational sermon in which
Williamson society came under the
sharp lash of the preachers invective
The theory Of the prosecution was that
Stokes sought the minister in his own
house and demanded an apology and
provoked a quarrel, in which Mr. Vol
was killed But the first witness put on
the stand failed to bear out that by
pothesis- Otis Reilly was within a hun
bred and fifty yards and at the first
. bark Of the pistols rushed toward the
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Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. 112 East Fifth street.
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Furnished by A G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. 112 East Fifth street.
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Furnished by A G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. 112 East Fifth street
Chicago, May 6.-WHEAT-Cables were
SD higher this morning. and an improved
tone in cash markets, but there was a dis
position to sell wheat on improved wealth
er conditions in sections where drouth
was reported There seems to be sta
bility to the price of cash wheat that
will not down. and millers are strong
bidders for good milling wheat. giving
as the reason for IL that they cannot
grind scenery or coed prospects. Re-
ceipts were only moderate. 40 cars in Chi
tract; 19S cars in the northwest against
255 for the same date last year. and lOl
cars at Kansas City. against o. cars q
year ago. Phe big traders are arrayed
on the bull side and are thoroughly or
ganized, while the rank and file are all
on the bear side. and in face of these
conditions would not sell short except
for quick scalping profits.
CORN-Corn was somewhat easier to-
day, although cables were higher and
cash demand unchanged Receipts are
running light and shipments heavy. Chi
cago got 224 cars, of which 45 graded con-
tract and Kansas City reported 81 cars,
high price of May induces shipments,
hoping to catch these fancy prices for all
contract grades. The Phillips crowd
seem to have things coming their way
and we anticipate higher prices
OATS-Oats are strong and the price
gradually seeking a higher level. Crop
usually light. The price is entirely too
low, even on favorable conditions, and
bargain hunters cannot do any better
than to invest in July oats at present
prices and hold them for a good. sub
stantial advance
PROVISIONS Provisions We're strong
and higher. Receipts Of hogs a. the
yards only moderate and prices SC higher
all around. July pork closed at an adj
vance of 121zc. Packers were the best
49, A. C. GOODWIN
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No Such Company.

Jefferson City, No. May ia reuuisi-
ton was issued by Governor DOckery to-
day on the governor of louisiana for the
return to Missouri for trial of Edward
J. Brisbane, alias Sullivan and a dozen
other aliases, fer alleged insurance frauds
lie IS under arrest in Baton Rouge. 1t
IS charged that he has been operating as
general agent of the National Fire In
surance Company Of America at Chicago
earning general offices in St Louis. No
such company exists.
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Friaco Rafunding alan.

New York. May 16.-At a special
meeting of the trust certificate holders
road company held today the plan for
the consolidation and the refunding of
the CON pany's bonded indebtedness
was ratified. Considerably more than
the required amount of each class of
stock was represented and no opposi-
ton to the plan was manifested.
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MRS. NATION FAILED.
Tried to Get Into Dancing Hall but
Found Door Barred.

Mrs. Nation attempted to attend a
dance last night, but the doors were
barred against her
The dance was being given by a party
of young people at Hudsons hall. Mrs
Nation has not delivered a lecture against
dancing for some time, so she thought
there was an opportunity. She started up
the stairs to the hall Prof. Hudson saw
her coming and closed the door. Mrs
Nation raped for admission. The door
was opened just a crack. enough for the
dancing teacher to inform her that he
really knows more about the art of
dancing than she does and that she could
not enter. She left without carrying out
her object
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Death of Editor Waestafr

Detroit Mich. May 16.-Robert D.
Wagstaf, marine editor of the Detroit
Free Press for the past ten or twelve
years, died here today from tubercu-
lOsis- He was one of the best known
newspaper men on the great lakes and
was considered an authority on marine
matters Mr.. Wagstaff. who was un-
married, was born in Buffalo "a years
ago.
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Kansas City Board of Trade.

Kansas City. May 16.-volume of trad
ing on the Kansas City board of trade is
increasing rapidly Kansas City is the
biggest hard wheat market in the world
and wheat growers and shippers in Kan
sas. Oklahoma and winter wheat terri
tories are beginning to learn that they
can hedge their crop. or their purchases,
or holdings, on the Kansas City. board of
trade with perfect safety, as the specu-
lative prices made there are based on
No hard winter wheat. 1t is the only
speculative market in the world where
No 2 hard winter wheat can be hedged
and delivered on contract The volume
of speculative trading is large. e9ough to
enable brokers to execute orders 10 ad-
vantage.
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IN HIS peUllOn Murphy says mat
said plaintiff on and prior to the 18th
day of February, 1901, owned and OPP
Grated a billiard hall and cigar stand
in the front room on the ground floor
of the building at No. Ill on Sixth ave-
nue. in the city of Topeka and the said
billiard hail had always been operated
and conducted in a lawful and orderly
manner.
plaintiff further alleges that he was
and had been for a long time doing
good paying business and was receiving
a comfortable profit from said business,
to-wit, the sum of 5000 per month above
all expenses.
Plaintiff further alleges that on
Sunday morning the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, a mob consisting of a large num-
Der Of wicked, lawless and evil disposed
people organized within the city of To-
peka and numbering several hundred,
confederated and banded together for
the purpose of destroying and injurfng
property and doing other acts of law
lessness and violence"
The petition says the mob broke into
his place and destroyed the property
and that none of the police of the said
City Of Topeka or other officials at
tempted to or did they prevent the wan
ton and laWless destruction of the said
property by the aforesaid mob" The
claim was made to the city council and
rejected, so suit is brought to compel
payment. Eugene Hagan IS Murphy's
attorney
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Kansas Citv Livestock.

Kansas City, May 16.-CATTLE@Re-
ceipts. $780, including 400 Texans. Beef
steers steady to 10c higher; other cattle
steady. Native beef steers. $4.60d5.70:
Texas steers, $3.S505.O0; Texas cows. 800
G4.25: native cows and heifers. s.. 2565 90:
stockers and feeders. 50. 75Q5.O0; bulls, 1925
a.. IS: calves. S4O0d6.00-
HOCS=Receipts 10 900: market steady
to Sc higher bulk of sales. $5.55G5. so;
heavy. s. z5d5.S5; packers. s. 60Q5-S0; mixed
$500, 80; light. s.; 3545-65; workers, $500
$50: pigs S4O0d5.20
SHEE@Receipts, $500: market 5G10c
higher. Muttons, S3.90d4.50; lambs, $3.50
05.25: Texas spring sheep, So. 75Q4.2 Is;
eT1rirer lambs 81. 50fT6 ~
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Gov. Murphy Is There.

San Francisco. Cal, May 16.-C4over-
nor Murphy Of Arizona, accompanied by
his wife. has arrived in this city to wit
ness the launching of the battleship
Ohio on Saturday He was with the
presidential party during the trip
through Arizona
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@za4.s41l.

81 S33z04 8414.
SILVER-Silver certificates nomina1ly
60c; bar silver, 593zc; Mexican dollars,
BONDS-Governme bonds strong. re-
funding 2s, registered, 1851 coupon. 1851
3S, registered, 1881 coupon, 1897 new IS,
registered, 138; coupon, 1873: old 4s regis
tered. u375; coupon, 1131S; IS. registered,
100. coupon. 100.
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Mr. Thompson MOVES.

w. H. Thompson, ex-clerlx of the court
Of appeals, has entered into law part
nership with his father, Judge J. F.
Thompson, under the firm name Of
Thompson & Thompson. Mr. Thomp-
son is about to sell his property in To-
peka and will at once move to lola, to
enter into the practice of the firm
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An old Man Drowned.

Coffeyville. Kan, May ia. Rey-
nolds, an old and we'll known citizen of
this city, was drowned Wednesday at
ternoon in the Verdigris river. He was
walking near a high steep bank. when
he missed his footing and slid down into
deep water. The body was recovered In
q short time.
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ITALIAN BARBER'S CRIME.
Kills Himself, Daughter and Fatally
Wounds His Wife.

New York May 16.-Giogiona BrusOto,
an italian barber, last night, shot his
wife. his 11-mOnths-old daughter, and
then turned the revolver on himself
shooting himself through the head, dy-
ing at once. The child is dead and the
mother is in the Presbyterian hospital,
in a serious condition.
So far no motive can be learned for
te crime.
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scene Of the ARRAY. There he found
Stokes. although shot twice, still stand
ing with smoking revolver in his hand
and in reply to question Stokes said:
Vol shot me first and I had to kill
him.
At that time, Reilly said, Mrs. Leneive,
OF Richmond Va, who was the only eye
witness of the fatal shooting, corrobor-
ated Stokes
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KANSAS Cit1 Produce

wH fnza'' July s5%c;; september, sl5(c;
cash. No. 2 hard. 6966s1zc; No. 3, 67@6S1zc;
No red. 691h0701zc.
CORN-Nay. 42ssc: July. 1850; cash, No.
mixed. 42tkq4Sc: No. 2 white, 4SAc.
OATS-NO- 2 white, 3112d32c.
RYE-No 2. 5315c.
HAY-Choice timothy. s10a1O.5O; choice
prairie S9.75010.
BUTTER Creamery, 141kg1s1zc; dairy,
fancy 13M14c.
EGGS-Fresh, 915d10c
Receipts wheat, 101 cars.
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orkney Wins at NEWMARKET.

London, May 16-At the Newmarket
second spring meeting today a selling
plate of 200 sovereignS was won by John
Musker's chestnut colt Orkney, ridden
by Danny Maher.