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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-15
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were standing around the plant this
morning but there were no indications
of any disturbance. The steel branch OF
the labor association in the American
sheet steel fight viii owe its success to
its ability to bring out the men employ
ed at the great works in Vandergrift,
Pa This plant is the largest of its kind
in the world, and already some of the
men are members of the Amalgamated
association. It is claimed that before
the day is over a portion at least of
these mills viii be idle. At IL a. m. no
report had been received from the men
employed there, but Vice President
David Reese of the first district is at
work and although he refuses to talk
1T is known that he is making strenu-
GUS emOrtS to bring the Vandergrlft
men out The strikers have been coun-
selled to observe the strictest order, and
they have also been asked by President
Shaffer to keep from the different
works.
NOT A UNION MAN WORKING
East Liverpool O., July 15.-NOt a
member of the AmaIgamated associa-
ton went to work at the Wellsville
mill today. Only the laborers are
working The union has 40 men,
Everything is quiet At the Beaver tin
mill In Lisbon, the 300 Ama1gam ated
men are idle, and only the tin house
men are working
TRUST OFFICERS CONFER.
New York, July ia conference OF.
officers of the American Tin Plate COM
pany was held here today. 1t was de-
MED that the strike was the subject
under consideration. Warner Arms,
vice president of the company was in
his office today, but he declined to dis
cuss the strike
APPLIES TO ALL PLANTS
Washington July 15.-Secretary Nor
risOn, of the American Federation of
Labor, today refused to either admit or
deny that there Is an agreement dRting
back two years between the Amalgam-
ated association of steel workers and
the Federation of Labor, under which
the former can call out the steel work
ers of the latter when it is deemed nee
essary. He. however, said:
In the recent strike at Reading.
where the tube workers and iron and
steel workers were concerned, not a
m an remained in the mills. The same
conditions undoubtedly will apply to
all the plants controlled by the trusts
If the adjustment is not secured before
the strike extends that far. We have
tube workers organized and also iron
and steel workers there who are not
eligible to the Amalgamated associa-
ton Our advices indicate that these
desire better conditions. There also is
no question that they will desire to
come in under an agreement and Sc
cure an increased compensation for
their work at the same time as the
men,"
1000 MEN IDLE.
New Philadelphia. O., July 15.-The
plants of the American Sheet Steel
company in the Tuscarawas valley are
closed down today, owing to the strike.
The mills affected are those at New
Philadelphia, Denison and Canal
Dover. Two thousand men are idle.
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MONEY PILES UP.
War Tax Reduction is So Far Without
Apparent Results.

Washington, July Ian increased
internal revenue following the whole
sale reduction of the war taxes is the
anomaly presented by the treasury re-
ceipts for the first ten days of the new
fiscal year According to a statement
given out at the treasury the total re-
ceipts at the close of business on July
10 amounted to $10,0S4, 1851; the re-
ceipts for the same period a year ago
amounted to IS 6S1. 3S1. 10 an increase
for the new year of 81, 403, 1885
At first it appears remarkable that
the removal and deduction of the stamp
duties should have this effect. officials
Of the treasury department were some
what nOnplussed at it, and an inquiry
was sent to Internal Revenue Commits
siOner Yerkes asking what was hap
pening that the receipts should be so
generous The explanation, however,
was not far to seek. 1t appears that
the n manufacturers of beer. tobacco,
cigarettes and snuff have been laying
in a stock of the new revenue stamps.
stamps bcame obsolete, and the brew
ers, tobacconists and snuff makers
were compelled to purchase the new
stamps which had been supplied to the
revenue agents throughout the coun-
try. The provident merchants had per
mitted their stocks of stamps to run
down so as to have as few as possible
on hand for redemption. In buying the
new issues they bought in larger guam
titles than ordinarily, many doubtless
laying in a months stock in advance.
This accounts for the swollen returns.
1t is learned also that many orders
were held back until after July 1. The
cigarette tax under the new law is
nearly so cent less than the old one,
and the saving is considerable on a
large consignment. On both beer and
tobacco there is a reduction of about
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LOCKED IN A BOX CAR.
German Robbed and Ill Treated
at Wichita-Other Holdups.

Wichita. July 1.-two men robbed a
German of SOS and locked him in a box
car near the stock yeards about 2
O'Clock yesterday morning. The German
was bound for the new country and
was walking about town when sudden
ly two men stopped him and demanded
his money and without much ado re-
lieved him Of $50 cold cash. After as
surfing themselves that they had gotten
all they could find on his person, they
took the German and led him to a box
car that was standing close and forced
him to enter. After he was in, the foot
pads slid the door shut and securely
sealed it
Another hold up happened about 3
o'clock yesterday morning in the Rock
Island yards Two country boys from
Missouri happened to stray over into
the yards and were accosted by three
and relieved each boy of about $35- The
police arrested two men on suspicion
yesterday afternoon, but the country
boys failed to identify them as their as
Sailants-
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New York Stocks.


New York, July 15-Wan Street
Heavy declines in Americans in London
before the opening here foreshadowed the
effect here of the strike of steel workers.
points lower at o'clock and. the pre-
ferred points. and in the railway list
losses ran to points or over in Erie
Pacific.
The market here opened demoralized
and prices were smashed All around
First sales of United States Steel were Of
20000 shares on running scale down
of 4 points from Saturday. OF the pre-
ferred the first sales were of 5000 shares
on a scale downwards from S715 to 861z
lions in these stocks were wild and err
ratio over a range of several points above
the lowest. but the recoVeries constantly
Welded Meantime other stocks were
dronnine nv intervals Of and 3 points
Union Pacific was forced down points
within the first few minutes, Texas q
g. Anal gamated Copper 31z. Southern Pa
cific 37s and Missouri Pacific AZ points.
down from 1 to points. Trading was
nervous and excited and enormous
without apparent regard to the prices
liquidation was summed in spots II.
the markets, especially for the coalers.
during the second hour. Delaware & Hud-
son fell ~, Jersey Central 5 and Laclka-
wanna 81 points. Colorado Fuel also
slumped 65s and North American points.
the lowest but the tone was feverish.
The leaders huctuated a point either way
cry relapse, which cancelled temporary
recessions- The rally reached 33s in Atch-
ison, in Union Pacific and 25s in St
Paul Bonds were very quiet and very
weak for the active issues
The market looked a purchaser to the
shorts after the funk and they com
menced to cover. In addition supporting
orders were executed for various pools
and substantial interests and this COM
petitive buying sent prices up from ! to
22t points, the latter in u s. Steel pre-
ferred. Among the railways st. Paul.
Atchison and the Pacifics made the least
recoveries. The rapidity of the rally in
vited realizing and there were frequent
set-backs of a point here and there. The
sharp break in the corn market on re-
ports of rains in the corn belt accen>
tuated the rally.
The market hardened on light declines.
PENNSYLVANIA and Southern Railroad pre-
ferred scoring Minneapolis and St Louis
rose 4 points over Saturday. The o. S.
Steel stocks, Missouri Pacific Union Pa
cific and Atchison Jagged. Sugar reacted
on the cut in the product by another COM
pany-
grain carrying roads induced a more gem
eraI buying of both accounts and prices
rose steadily during the early afternoon
Earlier losses were wholly wiped out in
Atchison preferred, Sugar. Erie, Peoples
Gas and Rock Island. the last named ris-
ing 15s points over Saturday. and declines
were reduced to a small fraction in Atch-
ison St. Paul. Union Pacific and various
other prominent stocks.
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FUNSTON TO QUIT.
Report That He viii Resign
His Place in the Army.

washington, July 15.-Army officers
who have just returned from Manila
say Gen. Frederick Funston will soon
resign his commission as brigadier gen
eral. They predict that when the Fill
pinos have adapted themselves to the
new conditions Of civil government
Funston will retire from the army and
engage in business in the islands. The
report that the Kansan would resign
was thoroughly discussed by officers at
the war department, and while no one
seemed to have any direct information
concerning his intentions the statement
that he would leave the army was gen
orally accepted as true.
People in Washington who knew Fun
ston say that he is not by nature adapt
ed to the routine and humdrum of mill
tary post in times of peace and that his
spirit of daring and enterprise will lead
him into other fields. Officers who have
returned within the past few days say
lie did not expect the promotion that
resulted from his capture of Aguinaldo
and that when he was shown the cable
nouncing his appointment as a briga-
der general he expressed establishment
that his exploit should have led the
president to accord him such recogni-
ton. At that time, it is said, he was
making arrangements to get out of the
business concern to represent it in the
Philippines. The promotion for the
time being of course, diverted his at
tention from such plans. The offer is
said to have been renewed since, and
as it would bring him a much larger
salary than that of brigadier, it is IN
derstood he has about decided to ac-
cept.
Army officers, especially the older Of
ficers, are very favorably impressed
with Funston's report to the war de-
partment of the capture of Aguinaldo.
They regard the report as a modest,
straightforward and complete state
ment of the facts connected with that
historic event. That part of the report
in which he accords full recognition to
the important service of Lieut.. Taylor
and other subordinate officers called
for much commentator from the OFF,
GERS.
without an exception the returning
officers denounce as false the published
story that Aguinaldo's capture was the
result Of collision between the insur-
gent chief and the United States Off
Gals.
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Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant col Kansas avenue.
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat. "a
lower: corn. 3Ad lower
Kansas City live stock receipts. Hogs.
10000 head. market 5d10c lower. Cattle.
10000 head: market 1Oc lower.
Omaha live stock receipts. Hogs $500
head; market Sc lower. Cattle. 5000 head;
market setady.
siderably on Americans and we may ex-
pect a lower opening especially in U. S.
Steel common.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat. "a
I'd lower: corn, SD lower
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, 40 cars;
corn. 459 cars.
cars; corn. III cars: oats, 3 cars. Last
year: Wheat, 7O1 cars; corn. IS cars; oats.
81 cars.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D
higher; corn, sd lower.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis,
429 cars: Duluth q cars. Last year.
Minneapolis 253 cars. Duluth. "a cars.
Visible supply: Wheat decreased ], lO9-
600 Bushels: corn decreased 405 600 bushels.
oats decreased ]. IT'S, 900 bushels. Total Wis
ible supply: Wheat, 1873 900 bushels,
corn, IA or, 900 bushels; oats, 7,42s,o 900 bush
els.
Chicago: Wheat-Puts. CSC; calls, e7sSo.
Corn-Puts, 47c; calls. SIC.
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Furnished by J. E. Gan. conmissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Or
fee ITO West Sixth street. Phone $50
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co., Kansas City, Mo
New York, July 15.-The stock market
last week was dominated by four factors
the scare over the corn crop, the anN-
fety created by the bank statement or
July g. the fear Of a western rate war
and the labor settlement In the steel
trade.
Two Of these factors have disappeared,
namely: the financial problem and tho
railroad question.
Conferences were held by the leading
officials of both eastern and western
railroads. with the result Of the issue OF
orders for the restoration Of rates every
where.
Even former reca1citrant roads agreed
to the policy OF not giving away business
unnecessarily.
The highest rates for money. on call
were made at the beginning Of the Weeh
and from these points (Which by the way
did not. reflect excessive chargesl there
was a steady decline to the close.
The liquidation in the stock market re-
neved the situation immensely and the
surplus reserves of the New York citv
banks were much more than doubled.
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Jenlxins-FHas -Windbag been successful
as a statesman
Jones-XVeII to some extent: but he has
never succeeded in attaining to the high
est peak of eminence-
Jenlxins-1OW SOP
Jones-He has never had a collar named
after him yet.-Tit-Bits.
what is your vocation?' asked the
cannibal king. sternly-
Teri am weather bureau man.
your majesty ventured the weather man
''. .sTurn him loose commanded he
caunibaI king: he has been roasted
enough. Ohio State Journal.
..Fair and warmer, p. W wrote the
llp-rc-date weather man.
Whats that2" asked the caller.
My weather prediction" answered the
weather man.
but the initials" persisted the caller.
do they stand for swear words r.
stOh no." explained the weather man
they stand for Dec volente, q wise con-
ditional clause for anyone speaking of the
weather. Chicago Post
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TRAIN CUT TWO
BY a Fast Freight at Crossing in
Missouri

Kansas City. July 15.-The Omaha
EHxansas City passenger train, No j. of
the Omaha, Kansas City & Eastern.
was crashed into by a fast cattle and
meat train of the Rock Island railroad
one and one-half miles east of Wealth
erby. Mo- One m an, L. Price. a farm-
er, residing near Santa Rosa. No. was
killed. and many trainmen and pass
engers injured.
The Rock Island freight train was
cumming down grade at high speed and
cut the passenger train in two. hurting
the cnalr car with 80 passengers, a
fdistance Of % feet, and splitting the
tcOmbination baggage car and coach
into two sections
The Rock Island engine and three
s1neat cars passed through the Omaha,
FIX ansas City & Eastern train and were
ditched on the far side of the crossing
1.-THE engine was turned completely
around and was ditched on the south
sside of the track. headed south, where
las the train had been running north
k-Ine engine was complied stripped
Eand the tank was left lying on the
north side of the track.
The passenger train consisted Of but
kthe two cars and a locomotive. The
locomotive did not leave the track, and
fhe engineer and fireman We're unin-
t5ured The engineer and fireman of
bthe Rock Island train jumped and es-
fcaped with slight injuries. The terrible
1force of the collision hurled the light
tcars of the passenger train to either
side of the track, the coach a1ighting
on the east side of the 20. k line
track and north of the Rock Island
track. while the baggage car was
thrown in two pieces on the south side
of the Rock Island track The Rock
Island train was made up at ST. 10
seph and was running as second No So.
1t was drawn by engine 702.
Under the rules. both of the trains
should have been slowed up at the
crossing and whistled twice the train
first to arrive having the right of way
over the crossing. The passenger train
was first at the crossing. It stopped
Wllistled twice and started to cross
when struck by the freight train. The
meat train did not stop at the crossing
as required by the rules, probably be-
cause there is a steep grade Just be-
sond the crossing. and to stop makes it
difficult to pull heavy trains up the
ascent
The wrecked cars and locomotive
were thrown against the telegraph
poles and the telegraph lines of both
railroads were down until several
hours after the wreck.
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rrampg Set Fire .

Lincoln Center, Kan, July 15.-The
stables, sheds and granaries on the
Elrod farm, just out of town, were de-
stroyed by fire at o'clock Sunday
morning Three horses were burned, as
well as a large number of farm imple-
ments and a quantity of feed. Loss was
about 81, 500, with but $500 insurance
Fire probably started by tramps.
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GOLD SEEKERS FALL OUT.
S. S. OFT Wants Receiver For Kansas
Gold Field Syndicate.

There is a split in the ranks Of the
TregO county gold shale millionaires.
A receiver for the Kansas Gold Field
syndicate is asked for and an injunc-
ton to prevent E. S Quinton and E. w.
Poindexter from making or modifying
contracts for the company.
The case is brought by S. S OFT, A
B. Poole, W. H Poole and Howard w.
Haynes in the district court against
QUinton, Poindexter and others. The
suit seems to have grown out of the
failure of Quinton to make successful
negotiations for the deposit of $780, 600
to bind the sale of the lands, provided
gold is found.
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Chicaeo live Stool Markat

Chicago, July 15.-CATTLE-Receip
5000 head, including $40 head OF Texans
Market 109I25c lower. Good to prime
steers, $5.00d615; poor to medium, $3.50
40; stockers and feeders, $2.0094.25; cows
and heifers, s.. 351475; Gamers, 81 65Gd2. 40,
bulls, $2;25a4;35; calves, $4-00a6.20; Texas
steers, 50. 20d4.50.
HOGS-Receipts today, 50 900 head: esti-
mated tomorrow, 25 600 head; left over, p
636 head. Market averaged 10c lower.
Mixed and butchers. $5.S5Q6.171z. good to
choice heavy, S6-0506. 25; rough and heavy,
$5-S5a6-00; light, S5S5a6.10; bulk of sales,
SHEEP Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady to l5125c lower. Good. to choice
Wethers, $3901I4-65; fair to choice mixed
$. 10000; western sheep, 50. 1901. 90; year.
lings, $4.25d4. so; native lambs, $3.50Q6.00s
western lambs, $4.00d5.30
Official receipts and shipments for Sat-
urday:
shipments ...... -. So 2.s95 81
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Kanaaa Citv Liveatock.

Kansas City, July 15.-CATTLESRe-
ceipts, 10000 head, including 5000 head of
Texans Best beef cattle strong; others
easy to a shade lower. Native steers. $3.50
$3.50: Texas and Indians, $3.50044 40; Texas
grass steers, $300d3.75: Texas cows, s. Goa
3.25; native cows and heifers, Sc. COG So;
Stockers and feeders, $3.50 .25; bulls, $3.50
6f400; calves, S.. 00lI450
HoGS-Receipts., 10000 head. Market ;
heavy. $575as. 90; packers. $5.s5a5-s5:
mixed, s5-6oq5.s0; light, s555q5-75; workers.,
$550d5.75; pigs, $5.00d5-45.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head Lambs
strong; sheep steady Muttons, g. 00d4.2 5s
lambs, s425Q5.25; Texas grass sheep, 500
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kansas civ Prodnca

Kansas City, July 15.-C1ose-WHEAT-
September, 61sz Q617sc: December, 637sM64c.
Cash: No. 2 hard, 61zzc; No. 3 hard. 601zQ
Gle; No. 2 red, 6715c; No 8. &c
CORN-July, SIC; September, SIG; De-
cember. size. Cash: No. mixed, 521z4
531zc; No. white, 53d541kc; No. 3, Sc
OATS-No ? white, Ale.
RYE@No. ?, 55c.
HAY-Choice timothy and prairie, $500
BUTTER-Creamery. 1sc; dairy, fancy.
15c.
EGGS-Fresh, nc
WHEAT-Receipts, 500 cars.
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WANT 4 NEW DYNAMO.
Would Be Used to Light the City
Building.

A scheme is being worked up by May
or Hughes and C. c. AIunson superin-
tendent of the city electric light plant,
for the installation of a new s., SOB dyn-
amo at the city plant for the purpose Of
supplying the buildings owned by the
city with lights At present the city
plant is equipped to supply nothing but
arc lights.
The city pays about 500 month in
electric light and gas bills. and SO IN
the course Of a year. it is figured that
the city could pay for a new dynamo,
and save about 800 a month there
after.
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New York lGonev lFarket.

New York July 15.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call nominally at per cent
prime mercantile paper. 494ik per cent.
business in bankers bills at s4.S7H for de-
mand and at 81 S4i%G74843< for go days.
posted rates. 81 S51kd14.SS: commercial bills.
S4.S32t GI4S 41z-
LVER-Silver certificates unquoted-
Bar silver, 5S1zc: Mexican dollars. 46i2c
BONDS-Governme bonds weak. Re-
funding Is, registered and coupon, 1Ol1t1
3s registered. Jos: coupon. 1O8A: new A..
registered and coupon, 1881; old IS, reg
istered and coupon, 1123z; IS. registered
and coupon, 10Ssz-
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1000 Iron Moulders Strike.

Chicago, July 15-Nearly 1000 iron
rnoIders employed in Chicago went out
on strike today in consequence of the
failure of the employers to grant their
demand for a fiat scale of SO per day
About so firms are affected and it is ex-
pected the number of strikers will be
materially increased within the next
two DAVIS
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Topeka, july ID
DRY LOT CATTLE.
COWS-S3. O003.5O
HEIFE RS-$3. OO613.75.
STEERS-$4. 00G475.
GRASS CATTLE.
COWS-S2- 50Q3.25
HEIFERS-S2 759f325.
CALVES
HEAVY-$3. O0d3.5 0
LIGHT-(under 900 lbs. - 0d4.0Q
HOGS.
LIGHT-S$4.O 0d5. 40.
HEAVY AND DIIJAT-s5. O0a565.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHITE-5Sc.
NO 2 CORN-55c-
NO 2 WHITE CORN-55c.
NO. 2 OATS-35c.
EGGS-Sc.
RUTTER-14c.
HAY-$1400.
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killed bv Lightning.

Colony, Kas., July 15.-Henry Har-
bin, a lineman for the Bell Telephone
company, was instantly killed near
town Saturday afternoon. He was
climbing a pole. carrying wires. when
the lightning struck His brother on
a reel wagon started to his assistance
He touched the wire and was knocked
down He was unconscious for a short
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voLUNTARY RAIsE.
Employees of Tube Works Get 10 Per
Cent Advance

Pittsburg, July 15-The ]. 400 employees
of the National Tube company at Nc
lIntary advance in wages of 10 per cent.
The men are not organized but the
AmaIgamated association was making
efforts to induce them to join the union.
Several months ago the men demanded
a ten per cent advance but were re-
fused.
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GOLD FROM NOME.
eteamer Kimble Brings Down$75, 900
and Twenty Passengers

Seattle. July 15.-The steamer John s
Kimble, which sailed from Nome, July
a, arrived today with 20 passengers and
$4,000 gold from that district consign-
ed principally to a local bank. She re-
ports that St Michael. as regards the
discharge Of freight from steamers was
still ce-bound July 8. Passengers could
land and about 1000 from the Kfondike
and other Yukon points had arrived
there, two-thirds Of them being Nome
bound.
The steamer st. Paul sustained slight
injuries in the st. Michael ice jam. She
was driven on the beach but later pull
ed of by the river steamer Sadie.
The steamer Ruth was forced on the
EOIOvin bay beach. staving noles in her
and causing a lealy-As she was aground
she was believed to be in no great dan
ger
The first vessel, the Kimble. reached
Heller City. July 3.
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rran shooter III IN Londor

Decatur, Ill, July 15.-Chauncey Pow
ers Of Decatur. who went to Europe
with the team of American trap shoot
blegram today asked his relations to
come. His brother. Frank Powers. has
started.