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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
DEAD AND ALONE.
Omar Newman's Body DiscOv-
cred i'm His Potwin Home.

Omar Newman, an insurance agent
was found dead in his sitting room at
his home 314 Woodlawn avenue Potwin'
last night.
sition and had evidently lain undiscoV-
cred for four or five days. No signs OF
violence were evident and it is believed
his death resulted from an apoplectic
Late Wednesday afternoon Lizzie
Hibbitt a cOlOred girl who was formerly
employed by the family attempted to
go into the house All the doors were
locked and the windows fastened De-
tecting a peculiar odor she suspected
something was wrong and the tact was
reported to the police who forced an en-
trance.
The body of Mr.. Newman was found
in the sitting room on the couch partly
covered by a quilt. His death probably
same suddenly for he was fully attired,
even to his cap and glasses DR.. Hoge-
boom was called and he gave it as his
opinion that death resulted from heart
trouble or from apOplexy. The posture
of the body was not unusual except that
the hands were rigid in appearance as
though he had died in commissions. Be
cause of the deeomposed state of the
body an inquest was not held and the
body was buried Immediately.
Mrs. Newman has been in Albuquer-
que for nearly two weeks with her child
rem where she has been visiting a grown
son, Fred, who is in the employ Of the
Santa Fe. Mr.. Newman had not been
seen by anyone since Friday and the
neighbors assigned the reason that he
had gone to Albuquerque.
Mr.. Newman was 81 years Of age and
had resided in Topeka for more than 20
years. He was in the insurance bust
ness and was connected with the Mutual
Life of New York. He had his Office
in the Columbia. building He had lived
in Potwin since 1885 He leaves five chill
dren: Mrs May Hagerdorn of Los An
geles, Cal; Jack Newman of St Paul,
Mimi; Mrs. Alice Kingman. City of
Mexico; Mrs. Nellie Atkins, Lima, O..
and Fred Newman, Albuquerque, N. NJ.
Mrs Newman and the children have
been notified of the death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
PHILIPS CINCH.
Bull Operator Refuses to Let
Go of His Corn
After Shorts Had Bid It Up to
55 Cents.

Chicago, May MAY corn, the supply
of which have been cornered by G. H.
Phillips, scared to So cents a bushel to-
day the highest price since August, 1894,
when the market touched SIC. Today's
bulge carried the market five cents
higher than the high point yesterday.
Shorts were rendered the privilege of
covering their contracts when the mar
ket was at 48c. Many did so. Those
who did not improve their opportunity
sought to buy today, but bid higher and
higher only to find scarcely any for
sale
Phillips predicted that The price would
be IS cents before the end of the month
This prediction" said he, lis not based
on the fact that the short interest is
in a tight box but on the fact that the
legitimate demand has reached the
limit of production. For years the bears
have kept prices unnaturally low; now
the bulls are having their innings and
the farmer is getting what his corn is
worth" .-s-t----
The market during the afternoon
worked back to So cents and the closing
price was SO cents, cents higher than
Yesterdays close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
LOCAL MENTION.

Supt. Frank Nelson will deliver the
commencen ent address at the Hia-
watha high school commencement to-
morrow evening.
Amendments to charters have been
filed as follows: Emporia Savings bank,
increase s., 1000; Gregory Creamery COM
pany, increase $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Gilpin. who live
at Twenty-first street and Kansas
avenue, are parents of a boy, born 2 p.
m. Tuesday.
The weather forecasters are now be-
ginning to think there may be rain
Today's forecast is fair east, showers
west portion tonight, Friday probable
showers Today's maximum up to
noon was 81 and the nainin I'm SO. The
wind has been southwest, blowing 26
miles an hour.
The first pedd1er tax has been paid in
Shawnee county under the new law
Grant E Allen paid County Clerk
Wright SO as six months license for
a two horse peddler wagon There are
a good many peddlers in the county, but
they are not anxious to pay the tax
and may test the law in the courts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
VOICE FROM WILDS
What Is Happening to State
Fishing Expedition.
Party Torn With Dissension
Over Question of Bait.
POOLING THE FIs I'll.
Is 1t SpOrtsmanIike to Capture
Them by False Pretensesg
Governor Stanley Takes PrOmi-
nent Part in Discussion.

Especial by Pneumatic Tube-)-On the
Spring River, Arkansaws May "A re-
porter of the State Journal did not 60
out with the state house fishing party
today. but if he had this is probably
what he would have learned:
Governor Stanley received a special
delivery letter from his secretary this
morning containing important informa-
ton on how to make fish bite. A Mis-
souri, genius holds the all-important Sc
cret and sells the preparation called
Magic Fish Lure"
Governor had hardly got started with
the expedition the other day before the
mail brought this valuable literature to
the state house and Luther Burns,
recognizing its immense Importance, at
once forwarded 1T.
Ever since the special delivery mes
senger from the Hardy postoffice handed
the governor his stack of circulars there
has been a continuous row in the Legal
department of the expedition As this
department prepOnderates in the ratio
of six to two the trouble is serious. The
great moral and legal question of
whether it is right to fish with the Won
Cerful Magic Fish Lure is the cause OF
the disturbance The worst of it is that
the legal department is hOpelessly d.
vided on the question. They are three
Tor and three against the use Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago May 2.-An advance of PC in
the price of May corn was the feature OH
change during the first hour today. This
option opened 15H115c higher. at 50u51c.
and was bid by frightened shorts to 54c-
Phillips who is credited with having cor
nered the market, sold but little. July
opened 1sW1zc to 3sM15c higher, at $50
the advance in May. Receipts were 2lS
carS-15 of contract grade.
WHEAT-Trade in wheat was mOder
ately active. July opened NC higher, at
731kQ735sc, on steady cables and dry hot
weather. and sold to 74Q741sc in sympathy
with corn and oats. Local receipts were
81 cars-1 of contract grade-Wnile Mime
against 215 cars last week, and 439 cars
a year ago.
OATS-As in corn, the belief that the
market for May oats had been eornered.
caused an attempt to cover short lines,
disclosing market almost bare of offer
ings. May opened 15c higher at 2Sssc, and
established a new high price mark by adj
vancing to 2915c early. July opened AQssc
higher at 2655c. and sold to &c. Re
ceipts were 176 cars
PROVISIONS-In the provisions market
there was a fair investment demand for
July pork. while July lard and ribs were
rather freely offered strong hog mar
ket was influential in supporting prices
July pork opened unchanged, at $780,
and advanced to $15.20; July lard opened
unchanged. at PIC higher. at $SG75Sf1S-10,
Chicago, May Try -May, SIC; July.
BARLEY-Cash. sS@57c
TIMOTHY-Sept- $3.20Q3.25.
CLOVER-May $10.50.
FLAx-Cash: Northwestern, $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02

then you viii be able to state to the
public the truth. Yes am in the
rotary. a place of fllth-a place where
7 am In danger of catching my death
a faucet is left open and splatters
water over my bed and cell all night
and day. The cigarette smoke has been
poisonous, and il / escape death or
delirium it will be by Gods interfer-
ence. I was sick yesterday, and told
young Simmons so, but no proper food
was given me. I have been almost
beg for dry bread, even giving Mr..
Dodd a dine to get two loaves, which
he did not get, for them. 4 have but
little money myself, but If it takes all
have. these boys shall have butter
and bread today. They told me they
were sleeping between blankets which
they have used five months without q
change; also have not had a bath in
three weeks. One has a shirt on which
he has worn five weeks without change
This inquisition would be a disgrace
to Spain. I want the voters of Sedg-
wick county to know that Ahab and
Jezebel still reign as king and queen,
and that they like it, too; else why
allow this barbarity? I could make
this more lengthy in showing the cru
city toward the prisoners here, and
shall write more hereafter. ] am glad
to subscribe my name to these facts;
also to say that I am a friend of hui
mainly, and for being such am in this
place of torture.
''Oh, Kansas merchants, ought you
not to count the merchandise of this
Jerico accursed? Why do you touch
any of its wedges of gold or garments?
Let it be accursed."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02

magic charm. They are now sitting en-
bane, as the boatman says AS the
bOatman does not know enough French
to leave out the article he said "on the
bank" He was not departing from the
truth however. The quarrel had become
SO Virulent by nine o'clock that Mort
Albaugh and Governor Stanley chased
the legal department out OF the boat by
hurting the 90 pounds OF fish, which
represented the first catch, at the de-
baters. one at a time
The legal department is divided on the
question this way Judge Greene. Judge
Pollock and Judge Cunningham say that
It is manifestly a violation of all statu-
tory and ecclesiastical laws to put sweet
SAVIOR on your fish hook to en-
tice bass and croppie to nibbIe- Judge
Smith, Supreme Court Clerk Del Nalen-
tine and Court Reporter Dewey dissent.
Judge Pollock says that it is the glaring
est and baSest kind Of pretense to per-
fume a common angle-Worm with altar
Of roses. Del Valentine and Dewey
half of the legal department hold to the
reverse opinion They say it's all right
and proper to barb fish anyway you
can get it. Del is a leading light in a
fish protective association up at Clay
Center and is regarded as a sportsnan'S
authority. As for the law OF it, every
body knows that in every state in the
union the clerks and reporters know
more law than the judges on the bench.
This tradition is held by the laity along
with the knowledge that the court re-
porter writes the things for the news
papers and the clerks run the cash regis
ter. same as sand-sellers in the grocery
stores.
Mort Albaugh was mad enough at the
legal department for the row it kicked
APP He breathed hard, as if somebody
had opened a jackpot and he without
pair to draw to- But when they We're
out in the middle OF the river again.
leaving the legal department maroOned
long bong. the governor conided to Al
baugh that he had sent back TO Mis-
souri, for some of the lure" and then
the bank commissioner ragged again.
Tt was for fear the governor would
catch the most fish. This time, in his
rage, he went so far as to threaten that
he would not run for governor in 1902,
and pulled the boat back to the shore
once. more, where he had Stanley
They couldn't agree to convict on the
Indictment for illegal fishing, or illegal
intent, because OF the fight among
themselves, but there was unanimous
verdict on the charge of trying to catch
more fish than anyone else. The court
did not want to sit longer .Ong bong
themselves, SO they sentenced Stanley
TO solitaryscOnhnemen on the bank I'M
der a dead cottonwood. They left him
nothing but his fishing pole. basket and
pile Of circulars to confront him The
governor says he can stand it for the
rest of the day. The only thing there is
to worry him is the fear of sunburn.
He bought a scoop-shOvel hat some time
ago to guard against the hot sun, but
unfortunately he left it at Wichita the
last time he was home He had to Dor
row a broad-brimmed hat of an Ar
l1ansawer, and that's getting pretty
hot
The fish haven't been biting very good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
MRS. NATIONS TRIALS
Again Writes to State Journal From
Wichita Jail

Mrs. Carrie Nation. who has been in
jail at Wichita, takes exception to the
following, which appeared in the Eagle:
OLD MADAME INGRATITUDE
Mrs. Simmons Gets Poor Return for
Sympathy.
Mrs. Nation showed awful ingrati-
tude yesterday.
When she was put in the county Jail
several months since, Mrs. Simmons,
wife of the sheriff, provided her with a
good bed and was especially sOlicitOus
for her comfort Mrs. Simmons is nat
urally a kind, sympathetic woman, and
her heart went out for Mrs. Nation
Mrs Nation accused Mrs. Simmons yes
terday of standing in with the saloons
and the bad element generally. That
was poor return for the sympathy she
had wasted on Mrs Nation
"A young woman called at the Jail
yesterday and said she wanted to see
her aunt, Mrs. Muntz. When she saw
her aunt in jail she broke down and
cried Her grief finally turned to rage
and she told Mrs Nation that she
wished she had been killed the first day
she set foot in Wichita She declared
door again she would certainly shoot
her.
In a letter to the State Journal Mrs.
Nation denies the allegations "Of
course she says. the Eagle is at its
old traits again I never had a pillow
all the time I was in Jail before, and
would not have one now but for the
kindness of Mr.. Smith and wife
7 never saw d relative of Mrs. N1untz
and never heard any such conversation.
desire that my friends shall cut out
everything said OF me in the Eagle,
so I viii not be at the trouble of deny
ing their fabricatiOns in the future"
Another letter Of Mrs. Nations sent
to the State Journal is addressed to
Mr. Beacon, from the Wichita inqui-
sition."
Yesterday" it says. you put in an
editorial which was not true Please
state your authority for this falsehood.
You did not hear me speak to Mrs.
You and the Eagle amused yourselves
in Jail before by stating falsehoods
about me. VIII you state one truth by
putting this article in. If you do not
put it in just as I write it please re-
turn by bearer.
when was II. Jail before Mrs. Sim
mons told Sister Wilt and Sister Ev-
ans that I used obscene language to
her husband, and also that I was not
sane person When heard it I went
to her house to confront her with these
ladies', and could not find her. When
she came to our cell, where these Wo-
men and myself were. asked her of it.
She said I did do so. and I told her she
was a liar This was all the vile lam
guage used. am glad I have the
three witnesses to prove these things
by. Let Mrs Simm ons name the vile
names called her If you, Mr. Beacon,
want to know the truth send a re
porter to the cells Of these women;
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Martinelli Takes the Oath.

Washington, May cardinal Marti-
neli took the oath of his new Office and
subscribed to the profession of faith
at the papal legation today The oath
was administered by Mgr. Conaty, of
the Catholic university, and witnessed
by Mgr. Marchetti, the papal delegate
tremely simple. Among the provisions
of the oath are pledges on the part of
the cardinal that he will not resign his
office; that he will not canvass for any
one in the election of a new pope, and
that he will maintain the right of the
sovereign pontiff to exercise temporal
power. The confession of faith en-
bodies the Athanacian and the Nicene
creeds. Both documents were in Latin.
and they will be preserved among the
church archives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should tS
left with the Kimb1H Printing company,
S25 Kansas avenue
B. A. Williams of Silver Lake was in
town yesterday.
H. A Tibballs of Oskaloesa was in
town yesterday
George Klussman Of Manhattan was
visiting Topeka friends yesterday.
Charles Lukens went to kansas City
yesterday with a car load of cattle. ~
Mrs. Cyrus Kistler is visiting rela-
tives in Galesburg and Alexis. III.
Miss May Karr and Miss Lucy Lands
were in town yesterday shopping.
W. F. Smith has gone to Chicago to
attend meeting of the Air Brake COM
mittee.
One doctor has a house in Oakland
where there is a contagious disease case
carded Cuban smallpox"
Here are removal prices: 25 dog. ladies'
Shirt Waists for Friday 3Sc. 35 doz at
79c. COSTLEY & POST.
Miss Lizzie Petroof Kansas Cityis Wis
itfng her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w Petro of Harrison street.
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. LETTERS will return
this evening from St. Joseph where they
went to attend the Kuchs-F arren we'd
ding.
Mr.. sturgis who has lately bought out
the Cline Hardware Co, is moving his
family into the Perkins property at 324
West Gordon street.
S9c for rs doz. ladies' Shirt Waists Fri
day. 79c for 50 doz ladies' Shirt Waists
Friday. COSTLEY & POST.
Rev. T. J. Pearson has gone to Wich-
tia to attend the council Of the Congre-
gational churches of Kansas. He will
be away over Sunday.
We have been delayed two weeks in
moving into our new building. This
gives you two weeks more to buy goods
cosTLEY & POST.
Mrs. S. E. Black wife. of Jurge Black
of FL Dorado, Kan, will arrive Monday
to visit the family of Judge Blacks
brother, Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Black Of
Holman'S addition.
$50 yards Novelty Dress Goods worth
25c yard; for Friday, III c yard 275
all wool Novelty Dress Goods, regular
SOC yard; Friday, lie yard.
COSTLEY & POST.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Banta of Maple
Hill were the guests the first Of the week
of Mr. and Mrs Frank Baker of 919
Jackson street. They returned Tuesday
accompanied by Mrs. Baker, who Wis
tied them until today.
Shoes % pairs ladies. Size 215. 8, 81,
regular $3.50. $500; Friday for 39c pair.
Many other Shoe Bargains.
COSTLEY & POST.
Mrs. J .Bergerman and children, Rosa
and Sadie of Salt Lake City, and Miss
Betty Bernstein, of Denver, Colo, who
have been spending the past three
months in Chicago, arrived here this
week and will be the guests for a few
days of their cousins Mrs. H. Bernstein,
before returning to their homes.
NOTICE.
All applicants for membership in the
Original Order of Pluto will please APP
pear at the hall over Spears ten cent
store on Thursday evening at $50
O'Clock May 2. for the purpose of ini-
tiation.. BY order of Pluto
A N. GOODMAN,
Deputy Installing Officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
Ministers object to Being Coached by
Won Waldersee-

Pekin, May AT a meeting of the
ministers yesterday the report OF the in
demnity committee was read Regard
ing the resources of China the report
was very voluTninous. 1t was practical
" a repetition of Jameson's well known
pamphlet upon the subject. Sir Robert
Hart offered suggestions SIMILAR to
those already credited to him and
cabled to the Associated Press. It is
claimed that the revenues from all
available sources will not allow China
is rendered
The next meeting will be held next
Tuesday. The subject of Count Won
Waldersee's letter viii then be taken
up and a reply to it Will then be
drafted The ministers personally OBJ
ject to the tone OF the letter.. They
claim that they know what they want
without being told They particularly
object to any of the legation guards
being under authority except that Of
the ministers themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
New York Stood LOO.

Furnished by J. z. Call, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks or
fee no West Sixth street Phone 4se
Correspondent Christie Grain and stock
Co. Kansas city, Mo.
New York. May 2-There was one graft
flying. not to say reassuring. feature IN
Yesterdays stock market. It was the
slackening of the enormous volume Of
trading which had taken place the day
before. It is true that the total sales
rose to a great figure and that the decline
in activity was only relieved. Neverthe-
less this later decrease in the size of
speculation serves to prevent the market
from rushing madly over precipice. Ii
is also gratifying to note the heavy profit
taking which was a feature Of the early
deal1ns and which was not checked un-
til Union Pacific common developed Il
fresh outbreak of buoyancy. With regard
to this particular movement criticism
must be withheld until it is publicly
known as to the real purpose and motives
back of it, 1t Is purely speculative, OF
course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02
DARK FOR REED
Believed That Commissary officer
Will Be Found Guilty.

Manila, May 2-The evidence for the
defense in the trial of James c. Reed,
ex-depot commissary at Manila,
charged with soliticing and receiving
brides and other official misconduct,
was submitted today. 1t is generally
believed the court will find Reed guilty.
It is again reported that Cables will
shortly surrender.
The remnants of Tinio's army are
surrendering.
Batangas, Province of Batangas,
Philippine Islands, May Felix Roxas,
editor of the Democracia, a daily or
gan of the Federalists, has been ap-
pointed governor of Batangas. Lieut.. L.
D. Blanchard, of the Thirty-eighth vol
unteer infantry, was appointed treas
urer.
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DOLPHIN AT WORK.
Succeeds in Getting Fewer Hours For
Telegraph Operators.

Detroit, Mich, May 2.-As a result of
a conference between President c. NJ.
Head of the Pere Marquette system and
H. NJ. Dolphin. grand chief of the Rail
road Telegraphers Of America, here the
telegraphers of the Pere Marquette sys-
tenn who have been working anywhere
from 10 to 16 hours a day will have an
esta blished work day of II hours.
The men have protested against the
long hours but their protests were never
brought to the attention of Mr.. Head
by the head of the operators union. Up
on hearing the statements Of Mr.. Dol
phin, Mr.. Head promised to make an
inquiry into the condition of things and
have reform brought about without
delay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-02

Furnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant, III East Fifth street.
New York: Liverpool opening cables
Wheat. 14d lower; corn 54d higher.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, 26.0o0 head; cat
tie, 1900 head. Market steady.
Kansas City receipts: Hogs 5000 head;
cattle, 1000 head. Market steady.
Omaha receipts: Hogs 900 head; cat
tie, $500 head. Market steady.
Chicago: Cables start out quarter
lower for wheat this morning, but there
boost the closing cables and sustain
prices until the trade gets tired Of trying
to play the short side Wheat should be
sold on bulges at these prices ana pro-
trades, If patience is exercised, VIII result.
The continental demand yesterday
standing the fact that Liverpool cables
were quoted higher, the continental cables
New York: Second Liverpool cables
Wheat, sd higher; corn, AQssd higher,
New York: Stocks opened strong again
this morning with heavy trading all
around the room. The feature Is strength
in Union Pacific and Atchisons. Enor-
NOUS transactions are taking place In
Union Pacific common.
Chicago receipts: Wheat. "a cars.
graded. car Corn. 21S cars. graded, 10
cars. Oats. IT'S cars: graded, - cars.
Northwest receipts today. Minneapolis,
135 cars. Duluth. "a cars. total. l69 cars
Last year: Minneapolis, 800 cars; Duluth,
132 cars: total. 439 cars.
New York: Closing Liverpool cables
Wheat. Ad higher; corn, go higher
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 81 cars;
corn. 46 cars; oats. IL cars Last year:
Wheat, 20 cars; corn. "A cars; oats,
Chicago: July wheat-Puts. 78ssc; calls.
1859; curb. lS%e bid July cornn,--Ppgs5'
Minneapolis: July wheat-Puts. 1850
kansas city: July wheat-zPuts, esc;
calls, 6S1zc. July corn-Puts 425sc' calls
435sc.
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New York. May 2.-Albert T. Patrick,
David /. Short and Morris Meyers, who
have been indicted on eleven counts
for forgery of the will of the late mil
liOnaire VIM. NJ. Rice, were arraigned
before Recorder Golf in the court of
general sessions today. Patrick was
also arraigned on the charge of murder
in the first degree for causing the death
of Rice. Counsel for the defendants de-
sired time in which to prepare a de-
murrer to the indictment for murder,
and Recorder Golf adjourned the pro-
ceedings until tomorrow No plea was
entered