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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-04

done during the summer months. The
Good Government club which has re-
Gently been organized was taken into
the Federation, and Mrs Elizabeth
Johnson, of Republic county, was voted
an honorary men Der of the Federation
Mrs. McCarter had been requested to
prepare resolutions of sympathy on the
death of President Mckinley. The res
olutions were read and adopted by the
Federation and will have place in the
minutes of the Federation.
Mrs. G. 0. Knowles, chairman of the
travelling art committee and president
of the Ceramic club made strong plea
for a club house in Topeka The Cera-
mic club holds an annual exhibit free
of charge and Mrs. Knowles offered on
behalf of the members that the exhibit
this year be made little more elabor
ate and an admission charged, the pro-
ceeds to be a starter for a club house
fund. The offer was accepted by the
Federation who are to have nothing to
do with it except to go themselves AMI
interest the public in it as much as
possible Mrs Knowles personal idea
for a club house is to form stock
company CON posed of the club women
of Topeka, but the question was not
discussed at length as there were so
many matters to come before the meet
ing
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Oct 4-CORN-December corn
opened on dull market, 1sdAc lower. at
5634 d565sc on depressed cables. Lacking
any decisive features and with all trade
save one two unimpOrtant sales of
Scalpping nature, the market Sagged and
early sold off to 5615c. Receipts were IFS
cars.
Corn for a time showed a considerable
short interest but liberal offerings
December cloeed weak, sc down. at 5615c.
WHEAT-Wh heat opened heavy, with
December 1sd4c lower, at 6S5sG68lac, on
lower cables and large northwestern re-
ceipts. The demand was limited and Of
ferings we're somewhat liberal by local
and prices lowered around the opening
figures. Local receipts were 14S cars--2 of
contract grade: Minneapolis and Duluth
reported SS5 cars. ma king total of 1,O33
cars for the three points, against 996 cars
last week and $50 cars a year ago. Ar
gentine shipments this week We're 1872, 900
bushes, compared with 664. 900 bushels a
year ago.
er. at 6SsAc-
OATS-Oats felt the effects of the other
grains and December opened sc under
at 35Ac. There a small trade and
light demand which brought December up
a shade during the first hour, only to sag
off again with corn, to 351s@35Ac. Re-
ceipts were ITS cars
OVISIONS-Provisions were dull,
though somewhat higher, in sympathy
with better prices for hogs January pork
opened 5d715c up, at $15 69d15. 6215, and fiuc-
tuated between that price and $15-571a;
January lard opened 21sc higher, at 1923.
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a PLUMP FIGURE
flakes First Class Telling Argument

about a year ago a doctor and his
wife came to board with US. We al
ready had Miss G., who was at that time
health.
The first morning the new boarders
came to the table as guests, the young
lady remarked as she set her cup down,
This is coffeei' while the doctor added,
Not at all like the poor coffee they have
been giving US at the hotel smiled be-
hind my napkin and asked if either of
them ever used Postum Food Coffee
The doctor said he had tasted it, but it
was weak, miserable stuff. Miss G.. had
heard of it and wished she could try it.
1 said nothing, but at the end of
three months, when Miss @. was ready
to leave US for new field of labor,
said, I have been giving you Postum
Food Coffee all the time you have been
here What, is that coffee, Postum
she said. I remarked that I had noticed
with great pleasure, her daily gain in
health, and now that she was leaving
us after only three months at our table,
she had rosy cheeks and a plump fig
ure which was all the argument anyone
needed to prove the fact that she had
been well cared for and the reason for
tum Food Coffee. for no other change
had been made of any account, in her
food.
The doctor was very much delighted
with the experiment, and discovered
that where he had tried Postum before,
he had been unfortunate IN having t
underboiled Postum must be boiled
the delicious flavor, and then it will
suite the taste of anyone Mrs. Flor
ence Dougherty, PlacervilIe, Idaho,
RYE-Oct., 5S4c; Dec. 55c-
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Chicago: Closing grain prices a year
ago: Wheat, TIC; corn, 401sc; oats. 221s9
Flour shipments: ST. Louis. 1880 bar
rels; Chicag go. q ,297 barrels; Detroit, 400
barrels; Milwaukee, "a. 425 barrels; Mime
apolis, sc. S95 barrels; New York. 149 bar
rels: Baltimore, 30595 barrels Total. 1885,,
541 barrels
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat, Ad
lower; corn. 1sQHd lower
The feeling with respect to Sugar has
been decidedly more bearish by the adj
ditional cut in the price of the company's
refined product in certain sections. It is
believed that it does not have anywhere
near the monopoly that has been claimed
for it.
Chicago: Cash business here yesterday,
25, 900 bushels of wheat Exporters bought
10000 bushels of wheat
Argentine shipments: Wheat this week,
208 coo bushels; corn. 2SS 600 bushels Last
week: Wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn. 944. 900
bushels A year ago: Wheat, 664, 900 BUSH
els; corn. 152. COO bushels.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat and
corn, I'D lower
Chicago grain receipts today: Wheat,
ia cars; corn, 80 cars: oats, 175 cars
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 639 cars; Duluth. 246 cars. Same
day a year ago: Minneapolis, 1863 cars;
Duluth 90 cars
Chicago: December wheat-Puts, 6Sssc:
calls, 6S7sc: curb, 6Ss4c- December corn
Total clearances wheat and -four. 10000
BUSHES.
Primary receipts wheat today, 1.s14.4
bushels; last year, 1854 900 bushels Re-
ceipts corn today, 4S2 800 bushels; last
year, IN. lbs bushels
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New z ork Stocks.

New York, Oct. Avail Street.-The
opening business in stocks was widely
distributed. American Smelling preferred
and some of the other industria1s a large
fraction. There We're 800 shares of U. S.
Steel sold at 49 to 42sz, compared with AZ
showed small fractional gains.
Room traders attacked the market with
out delay and besides raiding the. INDUS
priced non-dividend paying railroads.
Eventually the entire market sold off
rapidly when large blocks of Sugar and
These leaders broke 21a and 81 points re-
spectively, the latter touching 1864. Many
other specialties lost from l to 3 points.
Standard railroad stocks, such as St Paul,
trail and Missouri Pacific fell to IL
points Lake Erie & Western broke 81
and the preferred points Prices rallied
feverishly before IL o'clock
New points of weakness developed in
obscure stocks. the absence of demand
causing some wide losses. Pet stocks on
gress upward, the leading railroads recov-
ering to within small fraction of yes
terday's close Amalgamated Copper, Su-
gar Brooklyn Rapid Transit and ST. Paul
led the rally with improvements of a
point or over. National Salt which broke
Violently yesterday, jumped points on
two transactions
stocks of all classes General Electric
breaking points. Lake Erie & Western
AZ points IN all o., Tol ein st LOUIS &
Central and others between 1 and points,
The market hardened on extremely light
transactions. National Salt recovered IL
points of yesterdays loss: Missouri Pa
cifc rose point over last night SJld
other stocks advanced to above last
nights level. St. Joseph & Grand Island
Gas rallied "a and Peoples Gas points
The close was quite active and strong
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Oct 4-CATTLE+Receip
5000 head, including 1000 head of Texans.
Market steady, Native beef steers, $472@
cows, 81 10a3. 10; native cows and heifers.
g. SGa5s0o; stockers and f feeders $2-75@4s5;
bulls, 81. $3.50; calves, 49, 00I5.25-
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market
opened strong Bulk of sales, s. 60d6. 20;
heavy. $675d6.S5; packers. Sc. 60n6. 75; me
dunn Sc. 50G6.75; light. s6.1066.65; workers.,
$600M6.5o: pigs, $5.00a6.0o
HEEP,MReceiptssa ! ; o9o J., head M q loa
AS: range wethers,. s2.s5d3. Is; ewes, $3.50
43.O0; stockers and feeders, 81. 50d3.25.
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CLARK is READY.
Will Soon Be on Trail of Delinquent
Corporations.

Secretary of State George Clark IS
getting ready to call up the delinquent
corporations that have not filled their
annual statements by October 1 as re-
quired by law.
Secretary Clark began the compila-
ton of a list of the delinquents today.
Il have not started anything yet. 1 am
having a list made by my clerks to see
what concerns it is that are delinquent
and then a test case will be instituted
shOrtly'
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Topeka Markets

Topeka, Oct. ]
HOGS
MEDIUM AND HEAVY-$6 50Q6- 20
LIGHT-$6. 2506. 60
ROUGH-$5.O Ou5. 10.
CATTLE.
EEIFERS-s2.5 0G3 rs.
COWS-$2. 0O03 90.
DRY LOT CATTLE
STEERS-S4. O004 So
COWS AND HEIFERS-S3.00 Q40a
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$2 $685. 5.
LIGHTS 50Q4.25.
GRAIN
NO. 2 wHEAT-60G62
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-5Sc.
NO. 5 CORN-58c.
NO. OATS-40c.
PRODUCE.
EGGS-15c.
BUTTER-15c-
HAY-s14.0 0G1500.
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BEER is DESTROYED.
Ottawa Druggist Heavily Fined
and Liquors Emptied.

ottawa, Kas, Oct. 4-The suit
against Brown, the druggist, for main
tanning a nuisance was settled by him
and his son pleading guilty and pay
ing 81 900 each and the costs of the
suit. They were sentenced to 80 days
in Jail, but sentence suspended. The
city marshal and constables today de-
stroyed the contrab band goods, con-
sisting of about eighteen dozen bottles
Of beer, by publicly breaking the bot
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New York Money Market.

New York Oct. 4-Noon-MONEY-
Money call steady at 81 per cent;
prime mercantile paper, .41a@515 per cent
sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. S53sGQ4- S55s
for demand and at $483A@4. 8S12 for go
days: posted rates. $4.S4G4. 8615; CONNER
cial bills, 81. S215G4 S31a
SILV ER-Silver certificates unquoted-
Bar silver, 577sc; Mexican dollars, 4512c.
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady. Re-
funding Is. registered and ,o COUPON. lo9; IS,
istered and coupon, 1857; old As regis
tered. 112: coupon, 112sz; SIS, registered and
coupon. 1914.
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MORNING WAS COLD.
Mercury Indicated SO Degrees at
Seven O'clock

Despite the forecast to the contrary, OBJ
server Jennings announces that the foot
ball game Saturday afternoon will not
have to be stopped account of bad
weather
1t takes pretty bad weather to stop a
football game and that may be why Mr..
forecast sent out today is: Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday, with probably
showers. rising temperatureS-' Today
the minimum was 49, The wind has been
southeast, blowing eight miles an hour
The tempcra lures for today as recorded
by. the government thermometer were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-04
MISSES DRESS SKlRTS.

Skirt of Atwood Cheviot-colors
Brown mix, Gray mix and TAM gore
flare, Percaline lined, Velveteen
bound So. SO
Skirt of Serge, z gore flare, trimmed
with Hercules braid, Percaline lined,
Corduroy VeIyeteen bOund-cOlOrS
ROYAL Blue or Cardinal-only So. SO
Skirt of AI-WooI Venitian Cloth,
trimmed with Satin Bands and Braid
lined-colors, Red and Blue-Only. $500
Another style of Cheviot trimmed skirt
of Satin Bands. $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-04
GRAHAM DENIES 1T.
Did Not Get Telegram From Will
White.

Lew Graham, clerk in the pension office,
any such manner as has been indicated
in certain stories given publication to the
effect that he and r. M Chilcott indueed
draw his Endorsement in response to d
telegram from Will White at Washington
to have this done. Mr.. Graham says:
Il do not know Mr.. White. I never re-
ceived a telegram from him nor sent one
to him. / never had any communication
with him whatever. I never spoke to the
Catholic priest in st. Marys about Mr.
Tracy"
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Indicted on Seven Counts.

Lemars. Ia, Oct. 4-E f. Ward,
former vice president of the Lemars
National bank, was today indicted by
the federal grand jury at Sioux City
on seven counts. The first charged him
with embezzleinent of $13, 600, the re-
naming six charge that he made
fraudulent entries. He plead not guilty
and his bond was fixed at 81, 500, which
he furnished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-04
Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Oct 4-Close-WHEAT-
Dec. 65az@657sc; May, 691a@695sc. Cash !:
No hard. 64s4@65c; No. 8, 64c; No red.
white. -5914 @5s1kc: No. white, 5s1zc.
OATS-No- 2 white. SSssQ39c-
HAY-Choice timothy, s12.5o@1s 90; choice
prairie, S1350a1450.
BUTTER--creamery 1s1s@1sc; dairy,
fancy, 14416c-
EGGS-Fresh, 15c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 81 cars.
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Topeka hide Market.

Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tons. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
Topeka, Oct. 4.
GREEN SALT CURED No. 1-S1kc.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. &712c-
NO. l TALLOW-415c.
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New York Stock Letter.

New York, Oct. Aft single industrial
stock should fall at any time 5 points in
a day while the rest of the list remained
unaffected, one would naturally ascribe
the decline to something wrong in the at
fairs of the company. Yesterday, although
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and sold back to 50 2z1k. and January ribs
a. shade higher, at $S071z.
1, $144: Oct. 81. Al: Nov, S1.3714; Dec, SlS5-
BARLEY-CaSh: 51d60c.
TIMOTHY-Oct-, $3.50.
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Wooden Garments
For Ladies and Misses
Barnum's. 6Io Kans. Ave.

You have no doubt read heard about these Gar
ments since all leading magazines have mentioned them
The Wooltex garments cost more than other gar
nts Notwithstanding their unquestloned superiority
If you will call at the store will show you the two
principal by which quality is determined One
the fire test showing the neness and purity of the wool
The other is the acid which determines the quality
of the color You will find both eminently satisfactory
We back up the wearing and color quality of any
Wooltex jacket replacing that do not give
entire satisfaction
But there is yet another very essential quality, and
that is the in which these garments
structed. Their make is unexceied. The Innings
mostly of Skinner guaranteed satin. They appear real
swell, being styled after latest Partisan styles
We show them in the following shades: Black,
Royal Blue, New Brown, Custom Beaver, Oxford and
Brown mixed Price for limited time only will be
$40. %, worth $500.
Should we be sold out of any shade size desired,
will take your order. forwarding same promptly
We al so show 500 Misses and Childrens Coats,
embracing the leading styles. Ask for any length
shape; you will find them here Very dressy garments
at SI25, SI.oS So. So $2.oS and up
Received by Express-About IS long and short Goats
for Infants and ChiIdren's sample line from
which made our selection for Fall and Winter.
These garments will be placed sale at slight adj
above their cost. Remember two garments
alike We guarantee to you all the way from SOC
to $500 a garment.
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ties and pouring the contents into the
street at the east of the court house,
in the presence of a thirsty crowd OF
spectators.
1t was the first public destruction of
liquors ever witnessed in this city.
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Josanh,s TIPS.

New York. Oct. 4.-The sharp break in
unsettling influence and last night senti-
ment on this class, of securities was de-
ci0edly bearish and there was much talk
of a renewal of the attack upon those
stocks in today's markets. based upon the
disappointing statements they have been
making and the fact that the majority of
them do not give out any information of
any value. The railroad list will be af-
fected sympa t5<etically. as many of! the
holders Of fndustrials who have lost by
the decline will be forced to liquidate
their railroad stocks 1t is opinion
that the railroad market is now close to
bottom and that profits are to be made
as New York Central. ST. Paul, Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Supporting orders may be ex-
pected in Peoples Gas and in Sugar, but
this is not the time to buy industrialS.
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH
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Cotton Markets.

Galveston, Oct. 4-COTTON-Ffrm, SIC
New York, Oct 4--COTTON-Spot cot
ton closed quiet 1-16c higher. Middling
uplands. S3sc; middling gulf, S5sc. Sales
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Sugar Market.

New York, Oct. 4-SUGAR-Raw steady.
Fair refining. 5-16c; centrifugal, Sc test,
sac; molasses sugar, &c. Refined quiet.
Crushed, $3.50; powdered, $500; granulated,
$40.
COFFEE-Dull and easy No. Z Rio.
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WARMER UNDERWEAR.
MISSES PEDESTRIAN SKIRTS.

Made of Melton Cloth-Brown or Ok
ford-12 rows of stitching around bot
tom-welt seams-all lengths from "a to
90 lHCnSS Y =. -
Another style fine quality Melton
Cloth, 10 rows stitching around bottom
two strap seams of rows stitching each
POCKET ON EACH SIDE-Welt
Seams-colors Light and Dark Grey.
Tan, Blue and Red-only. $500
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Minneapolis, Mimi, and Return $15.
O5 via Santa Fe.

Account National Convention of Chris
tan church, tickets on sale October 8, 9
and 10, final limit October 20. Can be
extended to leave Minnea polls as late
as October 81. See T. L. King, Agent,
A, T. & S. F. Ry., for PARTICULARS
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Silk Waists.

All Silk Taffeta waists-solid front of
hemstitching and tucks-back of fine
tucks-new cuff-BLACK ONLY.
Peau D'Soie Waist-Black and all the
leading colors-a splendid value $500
Taffeta Silk Waist-sold front of fine
pin tucks-new cuff, new style collar
Blacks and all colors- $500
Peau D'Soie Waist-same style as the
Taffeta Black-only. $3.50
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Enormous Stock of Underwear.

Ii we to place all the reserved stock of Under
in the shelves it would require than half
entire first floor space We show than twice our
usual line.
We desire to call your special attention a Ladies'
garment that offering at 1t is just the thing
you want for early Autumn
Children's Grey ribbed, fleece back Vests and Pants
sizes 16 to "a, only sc for 49, rise 2Lzc size.
Children's heavy Sanitary Vests and Pants soft
fleece back IOc for 16 rise 21Ac a size.
At ooc-We place sale about fifty pairs Ladies'
All Wool Sanitary Drawers (shrts having been closed
out) These the best Dollar goods the market.
Sizes are %, 80. 49,
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bid *"Asked-

Range of Prices on Stock.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Or
fee no West Sixth street. Phone 4s6.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City, Mol
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Wool Waists.

Imitation French Flannel Waists
newest cOlorS --..---------- - y A.~~O
ATWOOD Flannel Waists-all popular
colors-Bishop Cuff-each- 90
Atwood Flannel Waists-stitched
with white-very neat-popular colors-
Atwood Waist, Box Pleat in front,
tucks in back-dress cuff-all colors-
Waist of fancy striped Flannel
Bishop cuffs-NEW YOKE EFFECT
Waist of AIl-Wool, FRENCH FLAN-
NEL-tailor tucked front and back
novelty pearl buttons-colors, Green,
Rose and Tan-each. $3.50
FRENCH Flannel Waist-novelty
strap. trimming tucks in back-an pop
ular coidrs-a $3.50 article-only. $2.75
French Flannel Waist-OPEN IN
BACKS rows of tucks each in front;
rows of tucks in back-Special value
each ..-----.--- ------------- po'~o
French Flannel tailor-made Waist
vertical tucks all over, dress cuff-aH
colors-only .-------..-.....--.... $500 @o.Oo
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Mems and Boys Underwear.

One of extra heavy Mems Underwear
One of very fine Mems Underwear, the fleece
soft silk special 75c value. In this sale. 4Oc
Fifty dozen extra heavy Boys Underwear, fine and
soft-heeced back 23c for age 10, rise Sc size.
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Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by A G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant COL Kansas aVenue.l
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Kansas City and Return $500 via
the Santa Fe.

For the Priests of PalIas and fa1
festivities. Tickets on sale October
to II. Six trains a day each way.
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Range of Prices.

FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas ave.1
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-12-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A daughter Of Frank Kobe, of Cy-
press. Tex, hanged herself. Ill health
was the cause.
Andrew Wise. OF Beaumont. Tex
killed himself at Lufkin by taking laud-
anum.
Anderson Norris, a negro, who killed
Mrs. French near Corsicana, Tex, has
been sentenced at Waco to be hanged
on Jan. 10.
Mount Zion Lewis, a prominent citi
zen, was found dead in the front yard
at his home, near Hopkinsville, KY,
aged 90 years.
The bones of J. d. Johnson of Grand
view, Tex, who disappeared last May,
have been found.
The 6-year-old son of John Smith, liv-
ing near Bonham, Tex, was burned to
death in q fire which destroyed the
family home.
J. l. Davis, of Grant county. Ark,
was killed by tree which he was
telling.
Paris, France, is going to import
AMERICAN catfish and put them in the
river Seine.
w, 8. Coppey of Mckinney, Tex.
was bitten by rabid dog at his farm
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-12-12
TREATY IS CRITICISED
Senator'S Culberson and Bacon Call
Attention to Defects.
NOT AS GOOD AS OLD.
They Assert Several Important Safe
Guards Have Been Onitted-Nr.
Choate Has No Intention Of
Resigning Just New.

Washington, Dec. 12.-For 20 min
utes yesterday the senate was occu.
pied with routine business and then
went into executive session to consid.
or the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
When the senate went into execu-
tive session the new Hay-Pauncefote
tsthmian canal treaty was taken up.
Senator Cuiberson spoke briefly in crit
icism Of 1t. He was followed by Sena-
tor Bacon, who made a somewhat ex-
tended argument against it. Senator
Bacon criticised the treaty as unamer-
lean and said it contained many objec-
tionable features Of the original agree
ment. while 1t was entirely unsafe
guarded, as the old treaty had been.
by the senate amendments. He said
he would not obstruct ratification Of
the new treaty.