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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Manufacturers, conven+tor.

Indianapolis, April 15.-The seventh
annual convention of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers convened
this morning. After welcoming adj
dresses by State Auditor Hart and
Mayor Bookwalter and responses Pres
ident Search read his annual report
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Was son-in-Law Of sescher.

PhiIadeIphia, April 15.-ReV. DR..
Samuel NJ. Scoville, assistant pastor of
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, died to-
day of complication Of diseases. He
was son-in-law of the late Henry
Ward Beecher.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
the TWENTY
ASSE|N'BLY'S CLOSE
Sine Die Adjournment OF the
Legislature Friday After
noon.
TURNED THE CLOCK BACK
soIons Were Scheduled to Quit at
Noon, But Had to Resort TO the
Old Device CT " Stealing
Time"

|
Des Moines, Ia, April IA. The Twen-
! ty-third general assembly is a thing of
the past. The legislature adjourned
nominally at noon Friday, bat in
I fact remained in session until late in
1 the afternoon that the committees
/ might flush their work, the clerks
complete the enrolment Of bills that
/ they might be signed by the speaker
4 and president and that an details of
the closing hours might be attended to.
| Both houses went TO work in q bust
nesslike manner There Was little inn
portant business that needed attention
| The sitting committee, With Hubbard
ut the head. WAS complete master III
the senate, and Speaker Eaton man
| aged affairs in the house.
There We're several incidents Of pleas
IRE during the day Governor cum
MINIS was invited before the mouse and
was presented with a cane of wood
from the Philippines, he speech be4ng
made hy Mt. Kendall His response
was eloquent. The committee to pur-
chase a chair for The president OF the
senate performed that duty and there
we're more fine speeches as he gilt
was turned over to Mr.. Herriott. Com
planetary resolutions of thanks Of
various Kinds We're adopted.
Final Proceedings.
Ioes Moines, Ia, april IL. When the
hour for final Adjournment, 2 noon, ar
rived today, the clocks We're stopped
and neither house OF the legisi9turc was
nearly ready to conclude business. Tie
house WAS IN the thHoes al discussing
senatorial redistrietius che northwest
Iowa members ,nsfkins, a bitt + sifus
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
AMALGAMATED MEN MEET
Opening Session Of tho Convention
At Wheeling, w. Va.

ing session of the Amalgamated associa-
ton convention was called to order at 10
O'Clock this morning by President Shaffer,
After addresses of welcome and responses
the convention went into executive ses-
sion. Consideration of credentials was
taken up.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
WHOLE FAMILY SLAIN.

Russian 1obbers Commit WhoIccnIe
Murder at kovno.
St Petersbarg, April 16.-At kovno,
capital of the government of the same
name. all members of Jewish family,
numbering seven persons, were slain
by robbers, who beat out their brains
with axes. The murderers burned the
house occupied by the victims.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

Death does not always follow II
bowling of . dog. Sometimes the ar
NAL is pcnn2d up WHO'RE the infuriate
neignbors can't get 4 MIN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

Edgar D. Stewart is the young.
mayor in West Virginia. He is z6 a
is the first republican mayor of NJ
g.rtoWp
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

An Arkansas editor expresses tn
wish that every American belle VIZ
marries u foreign title may L
brought down 10 the washtub.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

OF course the doctors are wrangli,
about the merits of salt as an elk
CT life. Meanwhile. people continue i
die.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
wife Of Admir., kempfY Dead.

Oakland, Cal, April l5.-Mrs Cornelia
Selby Kempff, wife of Rear Admiral
Kempff, is dead in this city OF acute
pneumonia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

OF London's policemen S.3s per cent
are daily on the sick list.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Postmaster at Greene. la.

Washington. April 14.-Presidential post
master have been appointed as follows:
&owa-Wesley L. Booton. Greene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Aug. H-WHEAT-Strong bear
ish influences were at work in grains at
opened Irregular and weak, ssa1s to 7sQ1c
lower at 6S4tO 691sc- This month was sold
very heavily by leading long Interests.
cables, weak outside markets and good
crop reports. One statistical journal esti-
would exceed that of a year ago by LOO.
O0o0 600 bushels. The weather map was not
who had been frightened yesterday. put
out their stuff again. good support ar
rived, however, on the decline and there
the close of the first hour, September was
selling slightly under Zoe. Local receipts
neapolis and Duluth reported $50 cars,
making a total for the three points of
42e cars, against 1853 cars last week and
SIG year ago.
Talk of much manipulation with one
firm owning all the No. red wheat. sent
argued that with the September at SIC
! premium over December and heavy .har-
ing more. This sent prices back to a
weak close, September A@ssc down.
crossing faVorabiy' together With w the esti
mates of heavy harvests, broke corn early.
September started y to &c down at 52ss
| demand and strength in oats and wheat
brought something of rally, and Sep
| hung around SIC. Receipts were small at
| 81 cars.
september Q1ppeQ TO 5l12c on the wheat
| weakness and closed weak and &c down,
| at SEC.
Oats were received in liberal quantities,
| but only few cars were of contract
! grade. The cash demand was good, little
| stuff was sold and prices advanced sharp
| ly. September opened a shade higher to
| A@asc lower at BIB to- 30a4c and sold at
| 321sG3214c Profit taking on the advance
eased prices later to 31&c.
Manipulation was at work in provisions.
| With liberal hog receipts and lower prices
| at the yards. the opening was steady:
Support was at hand and prices advanced
| to 10c up at $500 to $1610 and sold at
! SIG. 12K; September lard sold a little
and opened 121ac to Sc down at s10;S71e to
| $1O.45. September ribs started unchanged
to 21kc off at $3.50 to ss.471s and sold to
| $751;.
| WHEAT-Cash: No. red 70Ac: No 8
red. 66G671kc; No. hard winter, 7014c; No.
| 8 hard winter 65@67c; No. l northern
| spring. 74c: No. northern spring, 73c; No.
coRN-No. 2, 5sa57c; No. 8. 55a57c.
| OATS-No. 2. Use: No. 3. 2715c.
FLAX-Cash: NV. 81. As; S.-W., $1.40
Sept. 81; 321s; OCT $1,s7.
| RYE&Sept.. A8s4 @4912e
! BARLEY.Cash: $50
| TIMOTHY-Sept.. So.
| CIOVER-Oct. 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14

61z points. The general list was about at
a standstill
Room traders took profits in Norfolk and
Western and its gain was wiped out with
some effect on other coalers. Some few
other active stocks were easier. but the
general market was sustained by the
strength of St. Paul, Southern Pacific Chi
cago and Alton, the Wheeling and Lake
Erie stocks and Wisconsin Central pre-
ferred, which were lifted a point or more.
Amalgamated rallied to above S.. while
Peoples Gas, u. S. Express Rubber pre-
ferred, Hooking Valley, Lake Erie and
Western and New Haven yielded 1 to 2
points. Wells Fargo sold at 240 gain
over night of II points Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and St. Paul rose IA and reacted
over points.
Bonds were steady.
Amalgamated Copper continued to drop
and its loss of IL points caused a sympa-
thetic break of 31s points in Anaconda.
Elsewhere the movement was unevenly
upward. Rock Island rising 35s points. To-
ledo, ST. Louis and Western preferred and
U. S. Express 2. and Toledo. ST. Louis and
Western, Canadian Pacific, Louisville, Nor
folk and Western, Colorado Fuel, Kara
wha and Michigan and Evansville and
Terre Haute l to IL points. The market
became duh and easier before II o'clock.
There were no movements in excess of a
fraction in prominent stocks. A few OF
the active stocks made small additions to
their gains. Kansas City Southern, Amer
lean Telephone and Ice preferred rose a
point or over. International Paper reacted
as much. Western Union stiffened nearly
a point towards the end of the hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
GOLD BURIED 40 YEARS.
Ohio Man Finds His Store of Wealth
Just Where He Left It.

Marysville, Cal, Aug. 14.-Forty years
ago j. H Merryman. an Ohioan, buried
beneath the floor of his mining cabin in
Plumas county, $1,000 in gold nuggets and
this week he unearthed his chahe to find
his stored wealth just as he had left it in
1850
In that year Merryman, who had pros
pered miner, concluded TO visit San
Francisco and putting in his belt what
gold he thought he would need buried the
balance. A gay life a the bay soon broke
him and while befuddled with drink he
was s'shanghaied." He was finally landed
at New York. Misfortune followed misfor-
tune and it was only recently that he had
money enough to return to California
During the intervening years the thought
of his buried treasure never left him and
it was with trembling hands the old pio-
neer grasped a spade to dig for gold on
the spot where he figured his cabin once
stood. Providence favored him after many
efforts and yesterday Merryman came
down from the mountains to take a train
for San Francisco. He will return east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
AN AVALANCHE OF OATS.
Kansas City Boy Has a Marrow Es'
cape From Death.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 14.-Ernest Har-
din, a 12-year-old boy, had narrow es-
cape from death shortly before noon
Wednesday. In company with another
boy Hardin was playing in the big oat
bin at the Laning & Harris grain elevator
at Twenty-first street and Grand avenue.
Hardin had mounted to the top of the
heap in one corner of the bin when a
workman opened one of the chutes under
meath for the purpose of filling a wagon
with oats. With scream young Hardin
sank out of sight in the grain vortex and
was drawn rapidly downward toward the
chute Hardin's young companion gave
the alarm and the chute was closed. Four
workmen with shoveis started to dig
young Hardin out. but he was buried un-
der from coo to 800 bushels of oats, and it
is probable that he would have persisted
had not some one opened two of the
chutes a short distance from the one in
which he was struggling with death.
The grain ran quickly out of the chutes,
and Hardin's head appeared above the
surface. He was taken out in an uncon-
scious condition. DR.. r. p Warning was
summoned, and after a protracted and
vigorous effort succeeded in restoring con-
seriousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14

Kansas City to examine their good
roads, with a view of recommending
something that would improve West
Sixth avenue and stand the traffic OF
hauling, the heavy loads of brick that
pass over the road nearly every day IN
the year. I think macadam. properly
constructed, would meet the reoulre-
ments. In the first place the street or
road to be improved is graded similar
to our manner for laying brick; then
the crushed rock. the cOarser of when
is brought from the crusher and spread
on the rolled surface to a depth OF say
six inches. is rolled until it is solld'
then another coat of finer grade is
put on. sprinkled and rolled in same
manner until the material Will not
creep before the roller: then the hnal
coating is screenings spread evenly over
the whole and rolled and sprinkled I'M
til it is nearly as smooth as our as
phalt. We have as good limestone rock
as was going into some of the best Work
we saw
George H. Whitcomb said:
1.-The macadam roads built IN and
near Kansas City have been success,
even those made II or Is years ago are
still in good condition. The expense for
repairs is small. Improved methods OF
construction have been adopted and
those now being built will show even
better results
I'VE can have Just as good roads in
Shawnee county as thew have around
Kansas City. The material is the same
and the soil should make an equally
good foundation. / believe every dollar
put into roads of this kind Will bring
large returns. We are fortunate in hav-
who are especially interested in this
subject and who will. i believe do all
they reasonably can to permanently i'm
prove the roads"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
CROSSED BURNING BRIDGE.
Missouri Pacific Engineer Did Merry
Thing Near Yates Center.

Jim Tull, an engineer who pulls the
throttle on an engine of a Missouri Pa
cific passenger train that runs between
Coffeyville and Osawatomie. had an ex-
perience Tuesday morning that tested
his nerve. says the Chanute Sun For
tunately he acted quickly and thus
averted what might have proven ter
rible catastrophe.
His train was laundering along at
good rate of speed, coming toward
Coffeyville. When near Yates Center
he discovered a bridge across stream
on fire. He was too close to it to stop
his train, and without a moments heSi-
tation, or even mentioning it to his fire.
man, VINO was too busy throwing coal
bridge, pulled open wide the engines
throttle and went across the bridge at
a very high rate of speed. Fortunately
he got his train across in safety, but it
was only few minutes until the burn
ing structure went down several feet
into the stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
SHORT ON Goals
Chicago's Stock of Anthracite is Run
ming Low.

Chicago, Aug. 14.--Chicago's stock OF
anthracite coal is running low on ac-
count of the great coal miners strike
Leading dealers express the opinion
that before winter, householders will be
compelled to use bituminous coal for all
domestic purposes. They say that even
if the strike scould be settled by Sep
TENDER 1, thtsenew coal would not be
received in zis-ge quantities before
Christmas. so hat at least temporary
use of soft COZ is extremely probable.
The present ost of anthracite to the
retailer in carload lots is S6.15 a ton
to which is added one dollar to the con-
sumner. A substantial advance in these
prices is predicted for September. About
49, 600 tons of anthracite coal are said
to be stored in Chicago now. but as 30
per cent of the demand for it is for do
nestle purposes, the impending scarcity
will not be seriously felt until the adj
vent Of colder weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
NO WHITES In MINDANAO.
C. 6. Stone Makes Report of an In
vestigation.

San Francisco, Aug. IA story dis
putting the existence of a race of white
men on Mindanao island is told today
by c. G. Stone who was recently
member of the army engineering corps
in the orient and who returned yester-
day. Stone vas commissioned by Cap
tain Baldwin to make tour OF the is
land with the purpose, in part, of ascer-
tanning the truth of the reports that a
race of people distinct from the typical
Moros inhabited the interior portions of
Mindanao. Stone states his inveStiga-
ton consumed considerable time. He
acquired the dialects of several tribes
and was afforded unusual opportunities
for Investigate He declares that the
sta tements as to the existence of ma
tive white men on the island are not
founded on fact. He met many persons
whose facial characteristics denoted
Caucasian ancestry when contrasted
with the Moros, but his inquiries led to
the development that these lighter hued
people were descended from Castilians
who had long ago settled on MindanaO
and had married native women
No colonies of these people were found
at any point and Stone noted them at
scattered places. All of them had forgot
ten the faith of their forehears and
were deVOut followers of Mohammed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
POKER GAME FOR WOMEN.
Sensational Discovery Made by the
Authorities at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Aug. 14.-It developed
today in connection with a determined
effort of the local authorities to break
up gambling rooms that a poker game.
which is patronized by well known wo-
men of this city, is being run at the
English hotel, and that those who en-
gage in it from tine to time are mostly
married women and are called together
by the telephone. The limit of the game
is 81, but at tines this is ignored when
excitement runs high. and some big
wagerS nave been made and lost during
the plays Manager Cunningham of
the hotel did not deny the story He
said poker was being played by women
all over the city. and it was probable
that 1t was being done in the hotel. He
said he had never tried to pry into the
matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
CHICAGO NEGRO FAIR.
President Roosevelt Will Press the
Button at Oyster Bay.

will press a button in the library of his
summer home at Oyster Bay today at 8
o'clock, and the signal will open the
first negro exposition ever held-the
Middle States and Mississippi Valley ex-
position-which will occupy the First
regiment armory until September IA.
The exposition will show the progress
of the negro race in this country from
the abolition of slavery forty years ago.
Over twenty states and territories are
represented.
The exercises attendant upon the open
ing will consist of addresses by Lieuten-
son and Rev. John W. E. Bowen, presi-
dent of the Cannon Theological SEM
mary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
WILL BRING THE BAND.
Leavenworth Labor Day Delegation
to Be Supplied With Music

committee that is to have charge of the
Labor day festivities at Topeka, Sep
TENDER l, announces that the delegation
of union workmen who are to come to
Topeka from Leavenworth to partici-
pate in the parade and the celebration
of the day will bring with them the we'll
known Fifteenth regiment band, which
recently returned to this country from
Manila.
We are planning to have seven diff
ferent bands in the parade" said MI.
Palmer. The parade will be better
than ever before if our efforts in that
direction will count for anything. We
are trying to make this years event
outclass anything of a similar nature
ever attempted prior to this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
New York Stock.

Wall Street, New York, Aug. A.
STOCKS-Stocks showed quite uniform
gains of a moderate fraction on large
opening dealings Rock Island, Norfolk
and Western, Canadian and Toledo, st.
Louis and Southwest preferred showed
point Exceptions to the advancing ten
dency were shown by Amalgamated Cop
per and a few minor stocks.
Sugar was taken In hand and lifted III
points Louisville gained points, Texas
and Pacific point and Southern Pacific
touched the best New York Air Brake
advanced ~ points while New York, Chi
cago and st. Louis second preferred fell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
All Deny It.

Denver, Aug 14-County Commits
sioners Thomas Phillips, Fred w. Watts.
Frank L. Bishop, H. Brown Cannon
and Charles A. Berdel who are charged
with malfeasance in Office in an infor-
nation filed by the district attorney.
pleaded not guilty today in the criminal
The prosecution is based on the alleged
payment of excessive prices for print
ing and stationery supplies, it being
claimed that the county has been de-
frauded out of over $4,000 during the
past year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
LIVED INARUINED CHURCH
Woman Found a Graveyard an Un-
pleasant Prospect

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 14.-In an af-
fidavit presented in special term OF SUI
preme court here today Mrs. Nellie Nc
Pherson said that for five and a half
months, while living at Lansing, her
husband had compelled her to live on
the second floor of an old ruined church,
with graveyard below and the base
ment turned into stable.
The church was never intended for
dwelling. There was no protection from
the elements. Tired of this life, she left
her husband and with her two children
went to Batavia to live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
Doc swallows Diamond.

Greenwich. Conn, Aug. 1.-THE value
of the English bulldog Sport, owned by
Mrs. McMaster Mills, wife of the presi-
dent of the Plaza Bank of New York, is
unknown, although it is conceded that he
is worth at least $1,000 more today than
he was yesterday. This is owing to the
fact that the dog was locked in Mrs
Mills room while his mistress went driv-
ing. and, having no other way to amuse
himself, doggie swallowed three diamond
rings which formerly adorned the hands
of his mistress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
Chicago Livestock Market.

$500 head, including 500 head of Texans
and 1000 head of westerns. Market weok
to lower. Good to prime steers, S. 00QS. 80:
poor to medium, 81. 40d740 stockers and
feeders. $2.5o@5.75; cows, s15oG5-75; heifers,
s250d6-50 Gamers. 81. 50d2-50; bulls, s2250
$50. calves, s3o007.25: Texas fed steers,
s. 0OQ5 5. 90; western steers, $5-0G@6 go
HOGSEReceipts today. q. 600 head: esti-
mated tomorrow. 10000 head: left over T.
9S5 head. Market 1od15c lower Mixed and
butchers. s6-5oq7 Is, good to choice heavy.
$625a7O5: bulk of sales, $6.55G6-s0
SHEEP-Receipts, II .000 head Sheep and
lambs 10d15c higher Good to choice weth-
ers S. 50d435: fair to choice mixed, 81 5o0
8. rs; western sheep, s.. 50d4-25; native lambs
s.. 50d6.50, western lambs. S6.35-top price
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day: Cattle Hogs Sheep.
Receipts $500. .....24.192 2s.407 22.093
Shipments 1880. $500 1882 $3.50 2.22
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City. Aug. l.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. 1875 cars. Sept, 621s@62asc:
Dec, 62as@621kc. CASH No. hard, Sc;
No r hard aa,e ss@ssc No No sa hard 57@'sc
CORN-Sept-, 41ss@411sc; Dec. 331x@33?sc.
Cash: No. mixed. 51A@52c; No. white,
sec; No. 3 white. 55c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 32a33c.
RYE-No. 2. 4@45c.
HAY-Choice timothy, $9.50G1O.O0; choice
prairie $500
BUTTER-Creamery. 1sc; dairy. fancy,
TIC.
EGGS-Fresh, 141kc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
Caught Tons of Fish.

Sayville, L. l., Aug. 14.-Forty tons of
weakfish and a half ton of biuefish was
the record breaking catch made by John
Wilson and Joseph Murdoch in their nets
the cove about half mile off shore from
Oakdale landing. After loading their eight
sloops the fishermen signalled for other
sloops IN the bay to help carry the catch
Old fishermen say it was the biggest catch
ever seen in those waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
JULY Baker Convicted.

Fair Play Col, Aug. 1.-THE second
trial of July Baker on the charge of
having murdered Uplide Vallie, ranch
man, on October last, resulted today in
verdict of murder in the second de-
gree. Baker was employed on Vallie's
ranch. Vallie was beaten to death with
a club. Mrs. Vallie is under indictment
as an accessory and it is alleged by the
prosecution that she and Baker were
infatuated with each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14

Malta Vita. the worlds food appeals
to your taste for its purity and perfec-
ton of preparation;to your purse for its
cheapness and to your better Judgment
for its health giving properties
Malta Vita retains its crisp delicious
flavor and gives tone to the system and
invigorates and strengthens digestion
Compare it with any prepared food and
judge for yourself. Try one package.
only Is cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-14
Emporia Ball Players Rise.

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 14--WiIl Ran
dolph, who has been playing baseball
with the Southern league, has been
drafted by the New York team of the
National league and will play an infield
position. VIII has made fine record
in the south and will undoubtedly make
good with New York