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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04

New York, June 4.--The stock market
yesterday reached the highest records
since the temporary elimination Of the
bull movement in the first week Of May
In the face of heavy realizing sales
there was a new buying force eXerted
that prices made an advance throughout
the entire list with scarcely an exception.
There was also an unusually good dlstri-
button of business. and while two or three
issues reached a rather extraordinary
record in the way of dealings. there We're
nearly three dozen stocks which were
traded in excess of 10 900 shares each
The diversifcation Of the speculation
was also shown by the fact that the
buoyancy and activity of the day were
participated in by railroad shares and in
dustrials and local traction issues. Lon
don bought stocks and commission houses
had liberal orders. 1t can not be said that
there was anything especially important
in the new developments of the day to
spur the market on to a higher level.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
WINS A RICH BRIDE.
Mr.. Harry s. Lehr Married to
Mrs. John V. Dahlgren.

New York. June Monday noon love-
" Mrs John Vinton Dahlgren was
married to Harry S. Lehr in St.
Patrick's Cathedral here. Mrs. Dahl
gren was led to the altar by her cousin,
George w. Childs Drexel of Philadelphia.
She had neither maid of honor nor
bridesmaid A wedding breakfast was
served at her mothers home, 20 West
Fifty-sixth street. Mr.. and Mrs. Lehr
will go abroad for a brief stay and then
go to Newport
Mr.. Lehr's home was originally in
Baltimore, where his father came as a
German consul, and where his family
still lives. He was an unknown wine
merchant until one night a few years
ago he waded in a public fountain with
Mrs. Freddie Gerhard. This incident
gave him the title of an Original young
man." and it was not long afterwards
that Mrs. Elisha Dyer introduced him to
the most exclusive circles in New York.
Next he became private secretary to
Mrs. Astor. and set all Newport laugh
ing one day by escorting Mrs Stuyves-
ant Fish, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, and a
rag doll around the streets of that
fashionable resort Mr.. Lehr. however.
has no fortune at present save his enter
tanning personality. His bride is worth
any where from S1,0O0,0O0 to $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Lehr and Mrs. Dahlgren are about
of an age. Their wedding which was
solemnized by Archbishop Corrigan at
tracted more attention than any the
"400'' has seen since Miss Vanderbilt
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ARSENIC EATERS.
rAbrjdred from science-gossip.7

rAbrideed from Science-Gossfp.1
senie Is ea9eI, Nv fI1e 5easants Of styria
Graefz was the frst to call attention to
this practice ia a report which he made in
1922 to the Austrian goysrnEnenE on the
senic poisoning in those districts He
found that arsenic was kept in most of
name ~ Of ssbvdrach. evidentiy a corrup-
ton of FHuttenrauch4= Qr furnace smoke
His statements were subsequently con-
firmed from personal observation by
DR.. McClagan of Edinburgh, but for many
years afterward the. arsenic eaters were
till 1860 that c. Heisch published con-
Arsenic IS principally eaten by hunters
and WoodcutterS, with the object of ward
ing off fatigue and inpr9qvingg their stay az
sale of arsenic is Illegal in Austria with
out a doctors certificate 1T is dithcult. to
obtain definite Information of a habit
which is kept as secret as possible. Ac-
cording to Dr. Lorenzo, in that district
the arsenic is taken fasting usually in a
cup of coffee, the first dose being minute,
but increased day by day until it some
times amounts to the enormous dose of
twelve or fifteen grains. He found that
lived, though liable to sudden death. They
have very fresh, youthful appearance
and are seldom attacked by infectious
diseases After the first dose the usual
symptoms of slight arsenic poisoning are
EVIDENT but these soon disappear on con-
tinuing the treatment.
In the arsenic factories in Salzburg it is
stated that workmen who are not arsenic enc
manager of one of these works informed
Mr. Heisch that he had been medically
advised to eat arsenic before taking up
his position. He considered that no one
should begin the practice before II years
old nor after 30, and that in any case
after 50 years of age the daily dose should
be gradually reduced. since otherwise
sudden death would ensue If confirmed
arsenic eater suddenly attempts to do al
together without the drug, he immediate
" succumbs to the effect of arsenic poi
SOning- The only way to obviate this is
to gradually acclimatize the system by
reducing the dose from day to day. As
further evidence of the cumulative prop
critics of arsenic, it is interesting to note
that when the graveyards in Upper Syria
are opened the bodies of the arsenic eat
ers can be distinguished by their almost
perfect state of preservation. due to the
gradually accumulated arsenic
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backs are only natural in a bull mar
ket, and we believe prices are going to
work much higher. Would buy the Sep
TENDER as 1t ought to 90 to q. premium
over July Export demand is fnaprov-
ing. Receipts today. ia cars: estimated
tomorrow So.
CORN-Corn was weak in SYN pathv
with wheat There was good support
on the fractional decline. Crop condo
lions are very poor, and the country
stations are bare of stocks. Believe
corn is a safe purchase.
OATS-Oats are steady. Commission
houses sold moderately but the buying
was of a gilt-edged character. Oats are
a safe purchase, and the price is sure
to work to a much higher range.
PROVISIONS-We Packers sold
July pork and sca1pers bought Warm
weather is coming on and prices of hog
products are liable to work lower.
A @. GOODWIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
TO EJECT SOONERS.
Gen. Merriam is Ordered to Use Troops
in Kiowa Territory.

Washington, June AT the request
of the interior department the secretary
Of war has instructed General Merriam
commanding the department Of the
Colorado, to employ as many of his
troops as may be necessary to maintain
order on the Kiowa reservation in Ok
lahoma~ This action is based on a dis
patch from Colonel Randlett in charge
of the Kiowa and Comanche agency, re-
porting that at least ], 900 intruders had
settled in the Wichita mountains which
are within the Kiowa lands soon to be
opened to settlement and that they
claimed the right to do SO under the
United States mineral laws. Secretary
Hitchcock said today that they had no
rights whatever and that they would be
promptly elected
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DONE TO GET VOTES.
Explanation of the Changes in
the Platt Amendment.

New York, June 4--Inside Information
concerning the action of the Cuban con-
vention on the Platt amendment has
just been received in Washington It ap-
pears that the first draft of the amend
ment as interpreted by the majority or
the committee on relations with the Uni
ted States was submitted to Cen Wood
and by him sent to Washington. This
draft was approved by Secretary Root
and his approval was made known 10
the Cuban convention. When the mat
ter came up for discussion however, it
was found that there were a number OF
delegates whose votes could only be OBJ
tanned by the extended alterations
amendments and interpretations which
finally were adopted by the convention
and rejected by Secretary Root.
1t is stated officially that the people of
Cuba believed at first that the Plat
amendment had been adopted and they
were satisfied The belief is expressed in
official circles here that the Cuban peo-
pie as a whole are perfectly satisfied
with the Platt amendment and that it
will finally be adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04

Chicago June 4.-WHEAT-Cop ious
rains fell in Kansas last night and
cables were not up to our advance of
Yesterday, but there was a continue
ton of the squeeze in July and the
price of that future opened on a range
of 7sc to zee, and sold atA 795zc in a
very short time. Short covering quick
" exhausted itself, however, and heavy
selling started prices on the down
grade, July selling as low as 1880, q
drop of over four cents a. bushel from
the top. Receipts were rather light in
the northwest. 323 cars, against 554 for
the same day a year ago. On the break
there was good buying Of wheat both
September and July. and the closing
was steady at the decline These set
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HERON MUST GO.
Trial of the Professor Begins at
Grinnell, Iowa.
On Charge of Conduct Unbecom-
ing a Minister.

Des Moines, June AT Grinnell, To-,
the trial Of Prof. George ID. Heron,
charged with conduct unbecoming a
minister, began at II O'Clock this morn
ing in the Congregational church of that
city with thirteen churches of the dis
trict represented as follows.
The First Congregational church Of
Chester Center, Newburg, Gilman, Mar
shalltOwn, GarnfOrth, Victor. Iowa City.
Oskaloosa, Kellogg, Newton, Mitchell
Vile and Burlington and the Plymouth
church of Des AIoines. 1t was called to
order by DR. Boardman Of Marshall
town, the oldest minister present.
DR.. Heron has sent a letter in his own
defense dealing with his specific, individ-
1a1 case, and not with marriage and di-
vorce in general. He states that he was
called on a. divine mission as a sort Of
new prophet and that his wife did not
give him her sympathy and apprecia-
ton, so that the home atmosphere was
uncongenial. With the Rands all was
different and they aided him in work, in
deed and with money He and his wife
discussed the matter many times and
finally agreed to separate and he went
away that the desertion plea might
stick. The letter viii not change the ~
suit however, although it came as a. sur
prise, it not being expected that any de-
tense would be made.
That Heron will be expelled from the
church before adjournment tonight is a.
foregone conclusion. Evidence Of the
civic trial at AlgOna will be introduced.
Twenty-six jurors are present and be-
fore the trial eight said they would IA
vor expulsion, even before hearing testi-
mony. DIR. A L. Frisbie and Rev. e. J.
Van Horn represent Plymouth Of Des
AFOirp1
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WANT MORE PAY.
Mayor Hughes Chatting Under
His Small Salary.
Favors a New Ordinance Making
Many Changes.
HE MIGHT GET $4,000.
Legislature Authorized City to
Pay That Sum.
Other City Officers Who Think
They Are Underpaid.
HE MIGHT GET $4,000.

Mayor Hughes is in favor of having a
salary ordinance passed. revising the old
schedule of pay, creating new jobs
wherever it seems necessary, and gen
orally reorganizing some OF the depart
ments Of the city.
Among other things, the council may
raise the pay OF the mayor himself from
$500 to $1,000 a year This is quite an
important item to the mayor. The last
legislature made provision for such a
raise in pay. and of course the mayor
would like the raise.
City Treasurer Hale is in a similar
boat. His pay is only $50 month. with
SO for clerk hire. The last legislature
granted authority to the council to raise
this to 500 month. Mr.. Hale claims
that this should be paid him without any
clubbing, and ne has filed a bill every
month for 500 salary, which the COM
mittee on claims and accounts has reg
ularly cut down to the old figure.
Several other of the city employees are
clamorinE for more pay.
w. s. Fulton, who thought that he had
been appointed assistant city engineer,
thinks that the council should raise his
pay to match this title. It has been dis
covered, however, that the city
ordinances provide for no such position
as assistant city engineer. City Engl-
neer McCabe says that he has no au-
thority to either appoint an assistant or
to raise anybody'S pay.
Last April an ordinance was intro
duced before the council making some
changes in the present salaries. but this
ordinance has never been reported. It
is in the hands of the ways and means
committee.
Now that Mayor Hughes has interest
ed himself in the matter, he may induce
the council to fix up some new regula-
lions about the pay for city officials.
Mayor Hughes says of the proposed
ordinance. THE city of Topeka has
been working under the present salary
ordinance for about sixteen years. 1t
is time the old ordinance was fixed up.
The legislature authorized the city to
pay It's counci1n en- 5000 a year instead
of $50 1t also authorized the pay of
the mayor to be raised to $1,000, and
the pay of the city treasurer to $1,000.
Everybody knows that the members Of
the city council do $500 worth of work
a year I think that the council should
give itself more pay. The city of Wich-
tia has raised the salary of it's coun-
cilmen to the full hmit-$200 a year.
1t was suggested to Mayor Hughes
that his own services should be worth
$1,000 a, year, but the mayor modestly
replied:
"Oh, I don't know about that"
The salary revision ordinance, which
is now in the hands of the ways and
means committee, does not fix the sal
airy of the mayor or councilmen- The
place for the insertion of these amounts
is left blank. The council as a whole
will have to put in the figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
CHANGE OF FRONT.
County Commissioners Now Talk En-
couragingly of State Fair.

At the conference Monday afternoon be-
tween the county commissioners of Shaw
nee county and the joint committee Of the
Commercial club and the Topeka EXPOSE
ton company, the commissioners talked
encoura ging1y-
Although the request of the committee
asking Tor an appropriation Of $4,000 to
help put the fair grounds into repair was
not granted. partly because Of a lack Of
funds on the part Of the county and part
" because the commissioners are still in
doubt as TO their legal right to appropri-
ate money for the purpose asked. they
showed that they were heartily in favor
OF the fair and aereed ia submit to the
result OF a petition of the majority of the
taxpayers Of the county on the PROPOSE
ton
The. project which has the backing Of
the Commercial club will be doomed by
the circulation of a set of petitions which
are now being prepared, asking the coun-
y commissioners to assess 2 per cent
OF putting the fair grounds into shape.
The commissioners will be guided en-
tirely by the result of the circulation of
these petitions. If a sufficient number of
signers from among the total number of
assessment will be made. The necessary
amount of money will, however, be re-
lists for the reason that the county treas
ury is empty and viii be until after the
the fair
The state fair people are confident now
that the holding of the state fair is as
sured and that its success can not be
WHY SAID. q. III. samson +bis r,arn,rs-
the people are all worked up to this
project There has never been a more
opportune time for holding a state fair
me people OF Kansas have not had any
thing OF this Kind for so long that Won
Wouldnt De able to keep them away If
We viii probably give the fair during
just preceding the Kansas City fair and
show and viii eb in the season that
malklng the circuit and Will come to To-
E~----
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Furnished by a .. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, Sol Kansas avenue
Opening Liverpool cables: wheat, SD
higher; corn innehan3ged WI. -,
graded, l. Corn, 64S cars; graded, 50. Oats,
New York: Stocks open strong and act
like going higher. Good buying of Atchi-
sons. United States Steel and Erie com
Gables are about penny higher this
morning. market is in a strong position:
news IS universally bullish. The squeeze
in July wheat viii probably be of much
greater magnitude than at first antici-
pated, as there is a very heavy short in
tereSt. We have repeatedly. in these
notes, called your attention to the fact
and that determined effort was being
made to bull it, and the market now VERT
to prices and we look for much higher
grain markets. September oats are safe
Chicago live stock receipts: Hogs. 10000
head; higher. Cattle, 800 head; strong.
10000 head strong. Cattle, 5000 head;
Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs. 5000
head; steady Cattle, $500 head: steady,
Second Liverpool cables. Wheat. SD
Chicago: Wheat opens with a rush OF
buying orders in the July option Some
good selling of September, Influenced by
copious rains in Kansas.
Chicago: September wheat-Puts.
INC; calls, 7Zlzc- July corn-Puts,
441sQHc; calls, 443s@5zc. Curb. July
Kansas City. July wheat-Puts.
66s1c; calls, CSC. July corn-Puts, 40ssc;
calls. 4G5zc
Chicago: Estimated cars-Wheats So;
corn, $50; oats, 200.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 90 cars;
corn, 49, Last year: Wheat, 81 cars;
corn, 20
Bradstreets worlds available supply
for the week: Wheat decreased 3.500,-
600, corn increased ]. 409. O0O oats in
creased $4,000. Last year wheat de-
creased 3. AS, 900 for the same day.
Northwest receipts of cars, 823,
against 554 last year.
Closing Liverpool cables; Wheat. un-
changed to sd higher; corn, I'D lower.
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COUNT TO BEGIN.
Parker Hughes Contest Com
mences at 8 a. m. Wednesday.

The counting of votes in the Parker
Hughes contest for the office of mayor
of Topeka viii begin at o'clock
Wednesday morning, in the Office of
Lieutenant Governor Richter, at the
state house The count will proceed I'M
interruptedly until all the votes are
counted, the commissioner, James E.
Lariner ruling on all disputed ballots
It is believed by those interested that
the count viii be completed within three
days Mr.. Larimer will then make up
his report, which will go to the supreme
court, where the real legal battle over
disputed ballots will be fought.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Then We Get the Figures.-''One never
know a mans real value until he is
dead" commented the thoughtful wo-
man.
True" replied the worldly woman
Previous to that we can only speculate
on the amount of life insurance that he
carries Chicago Post
Changed Her Mind.-Lady visitor
Well, Maisie, have come after that new
baby; you know you told me last week
that you didn't want it, and that could
take it home
Maisie--WelI, you can't have it. I want
1t myself. now; but III get you a piece of
paper and you can cut pattern--Leslie's
Weekly.
Badina ge.-Jac k-Niss Pechy's poodle is
dead Did you hear about it
Ion-Yes / m going up to call on her
Jack-Io condole with her, suppose
Tom-No; to propose to her, now that
my rivals out of the way.
Jack-Ah you want to get in before she
takes up with some other puppy.-Phila-
delphia Press
The NIaid-Of course, mem. I'm awful
sorry about you losing your husband.
and I'd like to make things agreeable to
You but see you have set the funeral for
Thursday. You'll have to change it,
The MistresS-Have to change it, Jane?
The Maid-You can't have forgotten,
mem, that it is my day out--Boston
Transcript.
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New YORK Money Market.

New York. June 4-Noon-NfONEY-
Money on call steady at 3 per cent; prime
mercantile paper, 3s4G4ik per cent. ster-
ling exchange easier, with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at 4.8Sdf6S1s for
demand and S4 S56I4. S51A for co days: posted
rates. s4S51504s6 and S4s9; commercial
bills 81. S4A al. S43z.
VER-Silver certificates. nominally
at COO; bar silver. 59Ac; Mexican dollars.
4Sc
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady Re
IS. registered and coupon, 109. new IS. reg
istered and coupon. 1882, old As, registered
and coupon, 1131a; IS. registered and cou-
pom 1857
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no RUSH IT THROUGH.
Trial Of MRS. Lulu Prince-Kennedy
For Killing Her Husband

a "a @AAAAA4S @AGA A1~ JAIN
Kansas City. June 4--Examination OF
witnesses in the trial Of Lulu Prince
kennedy for the murder of her husband,
Philip Fl. Kennedy, contracting agent
Of the Merchants Dispatch Transp
ton company, viii, it is expected, begin
on Thursday morning The panel OF
forty-seven venirenen from which viii
be selected the jury of twelve has been
selected and the case postponed until to-
morrow. Al that time the state Will
strike on fifteen names from the list Of
forty-seven and the defense twenty. 1t
is believed that twelve men viii be ac-
cepted promptly, and that the opening
statements viii be begun before court
adjourns Wednesday, Prosecutor Had
ley says the state viii finish its case
by Friday noon and the counsel fer de-
tense profess to believe that IL viii be
given to the jury no later than Saturday
night Other court officials, however,
taking into consideration the fact that
nearly 200 witnesses have been sub
p0enaed and the care which each side
has exercised in preparing for the case
say the trial viii last well into next
week Mrs. Kennedy appeared light
hearted today and expressed a desire to
see the trial finished quickly
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Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas CITY. June 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceiDts 5000 head including 1000 head of
Texans. Native and Texas beef steers
strong, others steady. Native beef steers.
81 e0Q5 10: Texas steers. $450G5.40. Texas
grassers, 50. O0614.50; Texas cows. 81 S0G94.50;
native cows and heifers. s. 25EI5: 10; stock
ers and feeders. s.. 65ff490; bulls, $3.50
ASS: calves. 81. o0G6-O0
HOGS Receipts. 1900 head. Market
strong Bulk of sales. 5.75d5.90 heavy,
S. S5a5 95: packers $5.S005.9 30; mixed s. IS
as so; light. $5.6545.S0; workers, $56045-75;
HEEP@Receipts. $500 head. Market
steady Muttons. $3.7504.s5: lambs. $3.50
$50: grass Texans, $3.00Q4.10; spring lambs
S. 25Gi6 90.
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Chicago, June 4-CATTLE-Receip
$500 head. Steers steady; butchers stock
weak Good to prime steers, So. 50d6.10'
poor to medium s4.50d5.40. stockers and
feeders. S3.O0d4.75. cows, 81. 5000 so heifers
81 90d5- IS: Gamers. 81. 00G27O; bulls. $1,000
4.40: calves. $4O0G6-00; Texas fed steers
a. 2505. 10; Texas bulls 50. 75u3-85
HOGS=ReceiptS today, 90, COO head; eSti-
mated tomorrow. 1000 head; left over, g.
$50 head Market opened &c higher, clos
ing easier Top. $500; mixed and butch
ers'. $685. SO; good to choice heavy, So
$500: rough heavy, s. 65G5.f5 light, $5.621z
as. 80: bulk of sales, $5.S21R6 as. 921z.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
weak. Good to choice wethers. $4-2064.50;
fair to choice mixed. $4O0d430; western
sheep "a 25d45 50: yearlings, $4.00Gi4- IS:
western lambs. s490d5.50; native lambs.
s4O005.50.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
REGENTS - ......... % 625 1884 20 S34
ShfnuaantS 51S3 SIPS 237
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TWO GOOD BATTLES.
Mofatt and Gardner and Root and
Carter to Fight in Frisco

San Francisco, June 4.-The San
Francisco Athletic club has secured
three good matches for its open air ex-
hibitiOn which is to be held at Six
teenth and Folsom streets on the after
noon of July f. Jack Moffatt of Chi
cago and George Gardner are to battle
for the mfddleweight championship of
the world; Jack Root and Kid Carter,
who are now in the light heavyweight
class. are to box twenty rounds, and
the opening event Will be between Al
Naill and Charles ThurStOn-
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Kanaaa citu Prndnna

Kansas City, June 4.-WHEAT-July
67H 0ssc: Sept, 661sc Cash: No 2
hard, 701s @71c; No. 3, 6S1z 0697zc; No 2
red. 705z @711zc-
CORN-Juiy 405kc; Sept 41H@Hc.
Cash: No. mixed, 41szc; No white,
42c.
OATS-No 2 white 29@Hc.
RYE-No. 2 ,551z @56c-
HAY-Choice timothy, 10.50Q1lOO;
do prairie. $9.7501000-
BUTTER - Creamery 147z q 167zc;
dairy. fancy, 13614c.
EGGS-Fresh, &C.