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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
TIT FOR TAT.
Why British Vessels Must Fay Ton
mage Dues in America.

Washington. April 26.-Inquiry into
the protest cabled from London of Sir
Christopher F'urness, head of the Fur
ness line of steamers, that tonnage dues
are charged in the case of British yes
sells entering American ports, while
Dutch and Danish vessels enter free,
discloses the fact that tonnage dues
are imposed upon British shipping en-
tering An erican ports because the
British levy a corresponding duty on
American shipping under the guise of
light house dues. The act of June 10,
1856 authorizes the president to sus-
pend the collection of tonnage dues on
vessels from countries which do not
impose fees or duties of any kind on
United States shipping. If the British
government VIII remit the light house
dues it may secure the advantages in
the remission of tonnage dues on Brit
ish shipping in American ports as are
enjoyed by a number of other countries
including even some of the British de-
Tendencies such as the West India is
lands. German shipping is in like po-
sition with that of the British shipping
because the German government imposes
not light house dues. but another class
of treasury dues which our government
has held to be Of character to pre-
vent Germany from claiming the bene-
fits of the law of 1886
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
STATE OFFICERSAT SEA
They Don't Know If They Can
Have Car in Mckinley Train.

The state officers are still at sea as to
definite plans for the reception Of Pres
ident Mckinley. Department Comman-
der Martin has wired to Secretary Cor
telyou to learn if a car can be attached
to the presidential train at Junction
City to bring to Topeka the delegation
of state officers, if they accept the invi-
tation Of the department and go to the
encampment to first greet the president
and escort the party from there into
this city. Further planning is held up
until this point is determined
Temporarily it is planned to have the
president. upon reaching North Topeka.
brought to the state house, where there
will be address of welcome by the gov
ernor on behalf Of the state and a well
coming address on behalf of the city, 10
which double welcome the president is
expected to reply and then be taken for
a carriage ride over the city This will
use up all the two hours in getting him
back TO the train again and it is doubt
ful if a parade is attempted. There Will
probably be a platform erected on the
south steps Of the state house for the
exercises that are to take place on the
grounds.
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FINAL MEETING.
Cabinet Assemble For Last Time
Before Presidents Departure.

Washington. April 26.-The cabinet
meeting today, the last one before the
presidents departure for the Pacific
coast, was occupied almost exclusively
with the discussion of the visit of the
Cuban commission. Secretary Root who
has been conducting the conferences
with the commission submitted rather
exhauStively an account OF the inter-
views he had with them. He told the
president and the cabinet of the objec-
lions which the commissioners raised to
the Platt amendment and of some OF the
misunderstanding regarding it under
which they seemed to be labOring. There
was a general exchange Of opinion
among the members Of the cabinet re-
garding the situation and in light Of
the views expressed Secretary Root will
hold another conference with the COM
nissioners upon their departure. The
president viii not see them again except
to formally bid them farewell
While there are one or two points up
on which some of the members of the
feeling Of the cabinet, as reflected in
their exchange of views today, was that
the result of the commissions visit
could not be but extremely beneficial
in removing erroneous Impressions
which it is said are entertained in the
constitutional convention regarding the
purposes of the United States. Altogether
It would not be too much to say that
the cabinet generally are hopeful that
the convention, after hearing the report
OF the commission, will be much more
disposed to accept our terms than they
have been heretofore.
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CURED IN 40 DAYS.
Experiments With a New Remedy
For Consumption

New York, April ga dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
DR. Carlos L. Villar, an Argentine
army surgeon, has just published a re-
port of the treatment of so cases of tub
ercu1OSiS with his serum at the military
hospital in this city. The treatment ex-
tended from December 2, 1900, to April
20, 1901.
tuberculosis in the early stage says
DR.. Villar, was cured within 40 days.
Patients whose cases were more ad-
vanced but without complications. he
reports were all cured within 80 days.
OF those patients whose cases were ad-
vanced all were cured except those who
could offer very little resistance to the
disease.
Dr. villar did not divulge the char
acter of his serum, but it is known to
be a yellow fluid Hypodermic injections
are made, varying in quantity every sec
ond third, fourth or fifth day according
to individual cases.
Argentine physicians have been invi-
ted to investigate the cure and the
serum treatment. The experiments with
the serum have created a favorable i'm
preston.
DR.. Geo. F. Shrady of New York in an
interview published in the Herald com
mentilg upon the dispatch said that the
medical profession did not place much
confidence in the serum treatment Of
tuberculosis.
There have been many experiments Of
this nature" said he, ''since the an
nouncemert of the discovery of Prof.
Koch in 1876. The so-called tuberculin
of Koch is seldom used except for df-
agnosticating tuberculosis in cattle. The
serum treatment has not been Of any
real value i'll consumption.
'@rhe medical profession now holds, af-
ter centuries of experiments that the
proper treatment for tuberculosis is a
change TO dry, pure air. The impress
sion that men are not cured of consump-
ton is q prevalent and an erroneous one.
There have been thousands of cures. The
disease may be cured II nature is able to
throw off the solid matter from the
lungs.
Pure air, good food and exercise
build up the natural powers of resist
ance. The fact that DR.. Villar does not
give the formula Of his remedy would
prejudice the medical profession against
it. A remedy designed to benefit the
human race should be as free as air or
water
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT.

Chica go, April 26.-CORN-Belief that
bulls are turning their attention 70 the
July option gave corn for delivery that
month strong demand May, while
holding steady, was not active Light re-
ceipts and higher cables were factors in
sustaining prices. May opened unchanged
to PC higher at 48 to 4S1zc and gradually
worked up to 4S1zQ5sc, Phillips bidding for
small lots. July opened u to &c up at
45la to 1890, and advanced to 46c. Re-
ceipts were "a cars, of contract grade
May closed sc higher at 4S1Sc, and July
the session the market was rather quiet.
WHEAT-Wheat was strong and active.
A sharp advance at Liverpool gave the
market an impetus and May opened Is to
sc higher at 20 to 73J4c. and sold to 1850.
On profit taking the market reacted to
73c- Argentine shipments were 1852. 900
bu- Local receipts were IS cars, none of
contract grade. while Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 229 cars, against 275 last
week and 207 last year
May later reacted to 727zc because of
disappointing cash business, but closed
firm &c higher, at 73e.
OATS-Oats were steady in sympathy
with other grains, but profit taking
checked any marked advance. May
sold to 26ssc, where the market steadied.
Receipts We're 214 cars
PROV1SIONS-Dull. but steady in SYM
pathy with corn July pork opened PIC
lower at S14-55, and sold to $14. GO; July lard
opened unchanged at $S.0715 and July
ribs also at yesterdays closing figures
.FLAx-cash: N. w. s1.ss; No. l, sl.s2
RYE-Aprf. 51Ac: May. 51@1zc; July, Sic.
BARLEY-Cash. 3Sd56c.
TIMOTHY-SepteTnber So. 25Q327.
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dispatches from America. stating that
the duty does not offer a sufficient mar
gin for enlarging the export of coal
from the United States.
Captain e. b. Baldwin was a passen-
ger on the Deutschland Preparations
for his Polar expedition are well In
hand and he expects to sail with 40 COM
panions for Norwegian port in June.
Supplies have already been sent from
America and his ship is nearly ready
for the voyage in the direction of Franz
Josef Land
The Guild hall art show will be one
of the chief attractions of London for
American sightseers, who are arriving
in great force. It is the best exhibit OF
Spanish art ever seen in England 1t
includes 208 works from private CALLER
les of England and the continent, every
Spanish painter of any distinction be-
ing represented One room contains 80
early, middle and late periods of his
art
There are tavern pieces like "The wa
ter Carrier of Seville" and 'sThe One
let" several landscapes, one portrait Of
himself and q splendid array OF portralts
of Philip ", Innocent III, Don Baltazar
Carlos, cardinals, prime ministers. Span
ish mobiles, queens and princesses. These
works come from Buckingham Palace
Apsley House, Grosvenor House, Lans-
downe House and other private collec-
lions. J. Pierpont Morgan lends a por-
trait of <"The Infanta Maria Theresa"
The effect of this room, filed with por-
traits in low tones and Of few coIors, is
remarkable. The painter himself is not
present as Snowman, like the masters of
modern portraits, but Spanish grandees
and ladies are there in silvery and black
environment of their own.
Another gallery contains eleven works
of Murfllo IS Goyas and examples of
Coello, Greco, Zurburan. Morales ana
other masters of the Spanish school.
Senator Clark's Fortuny, from the Stew
art collection, shares with "A Spanish
Marriage the place of honor in anoth-
er gallery, with 1.-THE Garden of the
Poets on the opposite wall. There are
20 Fortunys and five examples Of Al
varez, Pradilla Salvador and other
Spanish painters A fourth gallery, with
works Of living Spanish painters, COM
pletes this brilliant exhibition.
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CAN NOT BE DONE.
State House Heating Plant
Presents New Difficulties.

The executive council finds from re-
ports submitted today by the engineer
and architect that to remove the
state house heating plant and keep
within the limits of the s44, 600 appropri-
ated by the legislature for the purpose is
an impossibility The estimates submit
ted We're incomplete and the architect
and engineer were instructed to con-
tinue with their figuring. They are TO
prepare plans and specifications in de-
tail and solicit bids for boilers, piping
and machinery. 1t is found that the
boilers in the present plant are not
worth moving They are old, sprung
with the lighting plant is all right for
moving Boilers, it is thought, viii have
TO be new.
The project Of removing is not given
up because Of these discouragements,
however. If no other way shows out, it
is probable that the site will be selected
and the plant constructed with what
money is available For more machinery
and whatever more funds are needed the
next legislature viii be looked~to. Mem
bers of the council now admit it will be
a close squeeze to make the change in
side the appropriation Attorney Gen
eral GODDARD reported to the council that
the Johnsons and the BENEFITS have
over the title to the Bennett house. As
soon as the papers are presented to him
and approved by the council the
closing Of the deal viii be made. In
his estimates on furnishing the execu-
tive council Governor Stanley included
the retention of some Of the furniture
already in the Bennett house.
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BURGLAR LEAPS
into The RIVER
Pursued by Three Constables He
Takes to Water.
Was Drowned in Full View of
the Officers.
WATCHED TWO NIGHTS
In a Farmers Field Where He
Hid His Booty.
WATCHED TWO NIGHTS
Body Washed Into Shallow
Water and Recovered.

Chicago, April ga special to the
Tribune from Omaha, Neb., says: Hard
pressed by three constables, a burglar
thought to be z. c. Worley, Ieaped into
the Missouri river at Penton, Iowa, and
persisted in mid-stream in full view of
his pursuers. By chance a farmer had
come upon the burglars booty, hidden
in his field. and for two nights a squad
of men lay and watched, surprising the
thief last night The fugitive made a
bold dash for liberty and was chased
to the Missouri river where he plunged
in. The constables had set off from
shore when they saw the man disappear.
The current washed the body into shall
low water, where it was recovered some
time afterwards A book in The dead
mans pocket bore the name of z. c..
WOrlaX-
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Upton INDEFINITE.
Cannot Say Whether He Will Bring
Shamrock to Boston Races.

Cannot say w h6Gn6r he Will BRING
Shamrock to Boston Races.
Boston, April 26.-Sir Thomas Upton
has cabled the Hull Massachusetts
Yacht club that at this time he cannot
say whether or not he will bring the
Shamrock to Boston for the race against
the independence and possibly the Con-
stitution The owner of the Shamrock
says he will wait until he comes to New
York before giving a definite answer.
W. Butler Duncan has also notified the
committee in charge of the races that
he cannot enter the Constitution at this
time, but he will have a definite answer
ready later in the season. A similar let
ter has been received from J. Pierpont
Morgan, the owner of the Columbia. The
special committee Of the Hull-Massa-
chusetts club sent to Mr.. Upton two in
vitations, one by cable, and the other by
mail. The cable invitation was answer
ed Immediately.
Charles Hodges, the secretary, said
that an answer to the invitation sent by
mail is expected within a week as Sir
Thomas made reference to the accept
ance of the invitation in his speech at
the launching last Saturday.
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TO KNOCK OFF REBATES.
Importers and Jobbers OF Green
Fruits Take Action.

New York, April 26.-The Journal of
Commerce says:
A petition or agreement is being cir
and jobbers of green fruits, with partic-
ular reference to lemons and oranges,
having for its purpose and object the
elimination of the practice of giving and
taking rebates. It is pointed out in the
petition that the evil has grown to such
proportions that it is working positive
injury to the trade, and it is sought by
means of the petition to obtain such
support for the movement to eliminate
the practice that this menace to the
business will be removed. The petition,
which has already received a large num-
Der of signatures, is similar in intent to
the movement begun a year or so ago
against rebating. It is claimed in certain
quarters that the giving of rebates by
importers of Sicily lemons has been and
is q great cause of Generalization at
the auction sales. I'm some cases said
a broker, 1.-The rebates given amount to
so cents per box The object of the re-
bate is to stimulate prices on the fruit
when it Is offered at auction, the first
offering being to a certain extent a de-
terInining factor at the sales. In their
own interests importers should combine
to stop the practice. To a great extent
the remedy rests with them, as if they
do not give rebates there can be no one
to take them. The evil has grown to
large proportions and should be looked
into, but under present conditions it IS
doubtful if the movement will result in
1ovfninp1
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ABOUT S2OO.OOO.OOO.
Sir Robert Hart Thinks Is the Right
Figure.

Washington, April 26.-The foreign es-
adjustments here are receiving a num-
Der Of important dispatches relating to
the question of indemnity and how it
shall be automatically a Chinese loan
or to each of the powers individually
One OF the dispatches coming through a
European foreign office says that Sir
Robert Hart has concluded that China
can pay a total of $500 900. 000 and the i'm
preston is conveyed that this viii be the
amount agreed upon. the various claims
being scaled down to this limit Another
dispatch comes from one of the most
prominent Chinese officials and a pleni-
potentiary in the peace negotiations. He
makes a suggestion that when the amount
Of the indemnity is agreed upon it viii
be greatly to the interests of China as
wen as to the powers, If the amount pay
able TO each power can be made by in
StalAfnents and not by q gross payment
outright In that case China would nor
be compelled to negotiate a large loan
The view prevails among Officials that
while this proposition is fair. it is not
practical. and there is little idea that it
viii be favorably entertained
other dispatches which have passed
within the last few days revive the idea
Of having The Hague tribunal administer
the 1ndemnlties after the total is once
agreed upon
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sion Merchant, 1l2 East Fifth street.
Chicago: Gables are another eighth
higher again this morning Cash demand
is slow, but there seems to be considerable
wheat taken possibly Old contra cts.
Foreigners and millers are overstoclSed
that the cash demand has been entirely
from this source, we may expect a rotten
market for both the spot and futures
manipulated later in the day as there is
a concerted attempt to close the markets
high as possible. in order TO make good
reading for the Sunday papers.
Chicago. Liberal run OF hogs this morn
ing and market Sc lower at the yards.
markets pretty will evened up.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat. I'D
higher; corn, unchanged.
Chicago receipts: Hogs. a 600, Sc
lower; cattle. 100. steady.
Kansas City receipts. Hogs, 1900, &c
lower; cattle. $500, steady.
Omaha receipts: Hogs. $500, SC lower.
cattle, 1000, steady
New York: Stocks are very firm again
are a quarter to one point higher for
Americans. There is a fortune i'm buying
such low-priced stocks as u. S. Steel and
so high that it's dangerous to trade in
them. on either side.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat SD
higher; corn, sd higher.
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis. 206
cars; last year, 159- Duluth, 3 cars; last
year. 1853
Chicago receipts: Wheat. IS cars; corn.
"a: oats, PA.
Kansas city receipts: Wheat. 70 cars:
corn, a; oats, H. Last year: Wheat, 80;
Chicago: Puts. May wheat, 725kc: calls.
lSl2e Puts, July corn, 45Ac; calls, 461sc.
Minneapolis: Puts, May wheat, 721scs
calls, 73kc.
calls, 695sc. Puts. July corn, 4lssc; calls,
1Hc.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should BIS
left with the Kimball Printing company,
S35 Kansas avenue.
T. F. Seymour went to Kansas City
today.
A. Tomlinson went to Kansas City
today.
T. NJ. Forbes went to Kansas City
Thursday.
Sam Epler of Meriden was a North
side visitor yesterday.
John Holiday and John Perry were
at Maple Hill today.
Miss Bessie Henry is confined to her
home, 1O35 Quincy street. by illness.
Judge Redden will make the address
memorial day at Rochester cemetery.
Rev. Mr. Mooney will preach next
Sunday morning and evening at Ross
vile.
NJ R. Crosby of Kansas City was
transacting business in the First ward
today.
S. E. Post of the firm of Costley &
Post, arrived this evening from his
home in Aurora. Mo.
You can now call up phone SOS. the
Union Pacific Tea Co, and your order
will be delivered at once.
Miss Magdalen Ball of Hays City is
visiting Misses Kate and Lizzie
Schwartz of Madison street.
Special for Saturday at o'clock, for
one hour only, $3.50 Mantellos 75c dozen
Aldridge's studio, 1O15 Kansas ave.
Miss Maggie Wilson entertained
about 20 friends vehy pleasantly
Wednesday evening at her home, 1927
Monroe street, at tacky party.
The w. T. K club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
J; l. Paine. 900 Morris avenue. Lowman
Hill
H. c. Bergman and family have re-
Gently moved here from Wabaunsee
county and are living at 1881 Kansas
avenue.
c. Kaser went to Kansas City today
to attend the SD anniversary of the or
ganization of the I. o. o. F. lodge in the
country.
DR.. A. A. Raub. Kent Raub, L. A.
Wick and Frank Raynor went to Rich
land today to try their luck fishing on
the Dragon
Miss Adelia Brown has accepted a
stenographic position in the Santa F'e
offices at Las Vegas. N. M, and will
leave tomorrow noon for that place.
Shirt waists for Saturday at removal
sale prices; one lot at 47c- These would
be cheap at s1.O0. One lot at SOC. would
be cheap at $3.50. COSTLEY & POST.
Dr. Mcfarland of the First NJ. E.
church will deliver a lecture on temper
gregational church Everybody is in
vited.
We have a full line of ready to wear
hats, including the latest-the shirt
waist hat Prices. 25c to $1.59 Shirt
waists for Saturday. CSC At the New
Era Department Store.
Special prices on our summer corsets
for Saturday, %, 80 and soc. We carry
a complete line. including straight
and long or short also the popular
shirt waist extender All sizes in Chi
cago waists. 75c. At the New Era De-
partment Store.
At the close of the regular prayer
meeting last evening at the Kansas
Avenue M. 2. church the following
church trustees. to serve one year. were
elected: Mrs NJ c. Holman, Mrs. W
s. Hamrick. Mrs Ira Colburn, Mrs. E.
c. Seger. Mr.. J. K Withers, Mr.. H.
W. Cheney and DR.. Warmer.
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EXPORT COAL DUTY.
Question Causes Clash in the British
Parliament

New York, April ga dispatch to
the Tribune from London says
The ministry has decided to make the
export duty on coal a party question.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach was unexpect-
eddy firm in dealing with an influential
deputatiO of coal owners and shippers
agreeing to consider the expediency Of
exempting existing contracts if some
practical method could be found for
n Getting just grievances. but giving
warning that the tax would not be
abandoned. Mr.. Balfour is equally per-
sistent and the ministry is clearly de-
termined to stand or fall on the coal
duty
While the agitation against the re-
vival of export duties continues una
bated. there are signs that the coal
owners and exporters will come to an
understanding by which the tax can be
shared The government is helped by
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Chicaco Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 26.-CATTLE-Receip
1900; generally steady. Good to prime
steers, $5O0d6.OO; poor to medium, $1,000
4. IS: stockers and feeders, 50. 75l490; cows,
$2.7564.60; heifers. $2.75G4s5; Gamers. 500
G2.65; bulls, $2.S5GI4 IS. calves, S400a5. Is;
Texas fed steers, "a. 25M5. 40: Texas grass
steers. S3.50u4.O0: Texas bulls, s275d3.90-
HOGS-Receipts today, 25,000; tomorrow,
1S000 left over 1850 Weak. top. $6.05.
Mixed and butchers. s4.700600; good to
choice heavy, $5S0lJ6-O5: rough heavy, s.. 65
sHEEP-Receipts: 5000: sheep steady.
Good to choice wethers, $4.6O14.90; fair to
choice mixed. s4.3Oa465; western sheep,
$4.50d4.90; Texas sheep, S4.60a4-90; native
lambs, $450u5.30; western lambs, S4.754
$50.
Official for yesterday: Receipts-Cattle,
10, 100; hogs. "A 353 sheep. II. 939 Shipments
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CY LELAND'S DOG.
he Gets His Master Into Court but
That Is AL

Three men We're in the city court yes
terday, to say nothing of a dog, and the
court was puzzled for a time, perhaps.
The men were Harry F'inlay, son-in-
law of Cyrus Leland, George Clarke
coachman for Cyrus Leland, and Cyrus
Leland himself who appeared against
George Hicks, colored, accused of hav-
ing dog which belonged to the family
of Cyrus Leland. The dog was there in
all his glory Respondent in a new col
lar The court had to decide whether
Hicks was guilty of stealing the dog
from Harry F'inlay. Hicks said he had
not and that the dog belonged to him.
Clarke said that whether the dog be-
longed to Hicks or not the collar belong
ed to him. The court decided that Hicks
had not stolen the dog and so Hicks
took dog, collar and all. Hicks furnish
ed evidence that he had bought the dog
and SO the wrong man had been ar
rested.