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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22
New York stook.

Wall Street New York Aprf 81
$50 So, 81 - ~ wide opening in Reading. Of
pared with 6615 last night. marked the con-
unuanee OF the speculative campaign in
that stock The price sagged below last
night There was renewed selling of the
Changers and Pacifics on the continued
drouth in the southwest. but some support
was offered Southern Pacific and Missouri
Pacific. American Grass Irvine rose 8
points and international Power rs points.
Louisville and international Power in
creased their gains to and 5ss points re-
and Manhattan Beach So points A rally
to above 10 in St Paul helped the Pa
eelhcs and Southwesterns slightly. Toledo,
st. Louis and Western preferred gained a
The bond market was irregular.
The market became firmer in tone but
still showed irregularity on realizing Read
ing common, Manhattan and Sugar react
ed a point and Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis, after touching 122, gave way
points. Northwestern and Chicago Term
mai transfer preferred sold ~ points un-
der yesterdays close The advance in the
Fries reached / to 15s points and other
hard and soft coalers were lifted Chesa-
peake and Ohio Norfolk and Western.
Delaware and Hudson, Baltimore and
Ohio Pittsburg c. c. and St Louis and
Pennsylvania rose a point Srslore and De-
troit Southern stocks improved "a points
each Sugar was lifted a point over last
night and AmalgaTnated Copper touched
The market showed yesterdays uneven
ness ard heaviness in spots. St. Paul,
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, New York
Central, AtchisOn, St. Louis and San
FRANCISCO ana IeAaS ana racine We're a
point OIL and other important stocks l0st
large fractions. Cleveland, G. G. and st,
Louis and Smelling fell IL to - points
and Sugar. broke rs to 1851 and then re-
bounded to 12z1z Amalgamated Copper
rose from 64A to 6s4a Manhattan from
1875 to 1857, and the Readings made net
gains of IA to "a points with the first pre-
ferred leading. The Fries later Joined the
advance, the common touching a. Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rose IT'S
to 119. New York Air Brake and Ameri-
can Snuff fell to 21s points. Keokuk and
Des Moines preferred sold al IS. compared
with IS at the last sale year ago.
Southern Railway was lifted to 342s and
st. Paul and Union Pacific recovered to a
shade above last night. but realizing
checked the advance. Reading reacted 15s
points, to below last night, and Manhat-
tan fell more than point under last
night Long Island reacted AZ points. keo-
kuk and Des MONIES advanced 81 points
Cotton Oil / and Virginia-Carolina Chem
ical rs points Nashville, Chattanooga
and St Louis rallied AZ points. Interna-
tional Powers gains We're increased TO
over points. The market became dull and
steady
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MAY BE TOO LATE.
Business Men to Discuss *. G..
Line Friday Night.

A meeting of the Commercial club
will be called for Friday evening to
consider the proposition for a Kansas
City electric railway between Topeka
and Kansas City, which may be too
late The Commercial club has placed
itself on record as being in favor Of
the Vinewood railway before it had
any Kansas City significance. The To
peka merchants are opposed to the
Kansas City scheme, and a, petition was
circulated among the business men ask
ing President John f. Frost Of the
Commercial club to call a special meet
ing in order that the matter might be
taken up, discussed and the club take
action as to whether the club favored
a Kansas City railway scheme or not.
The list of merchants names who
were on the petition was printed in the
State Journal Saturday evening
Major T. J. Anderson received tel
egram this morning from President
John E. Frost from Galesburg, Illinois,
where he is visiting, authorizing Major
Anderson as secretary to call the
special meeting if the petition is pre-
scented in time. The petition viii be
presented to Major Anderson today.
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT.


Chicago. Ill. April 22.-WHE AT-ScantHr
showers over isolated spots in the wheat
belt were sufficient to put. bears in bet
easy. May wheat started ssd16c to 3z@ssc
lower, at 447z444Ssc, on this influence and
the slightly lower cables. Trade was very
light early because the crowd was still in
guessing mood Locals sold freely at
the start and May was decreased to 1910
74c. There was however still a fair com
mission house business and prices rallied
to opening figures and steatied local
receipts We're 81 cars; Minneapolis and Dii-
the three points Of 2ss cars aea 5S.st IA
cars last week and 302 cars a year ago.
Weather continued the dominant factor
in the wheat pit most of the day. After
report of a decrease of $3.50 600 bushels in
the world s visible started smart buying
rally and May touched 75c. Doubts as to
the extent Of western rains caused specu-
lators to swayer again and prices eased.
May closed steady a shade lower, at 745sc
CORN-Aay corn opened 54c lower to
unchanged, at 615sd615sc in sympathy with
was ngit ana on a WAITING character. al
though September was bought rather free
" and made slight advances. When wheat
slipped off May sold OF to 6115c. and then
steadied around 6l5sc. Receipts were 1T
Corn continued dun ana May declined to
6l14c. At this price however, there was
nothing to be had and on the continued
small country movement May reacted to
62i4Q62ssc. closing firm and sc up, at 621zc.
OATS-The reports Of rains in the south
west had an easing influence early on oats,
the local crowd selling and sending May
down to 1880 after an opening &c lower at
42a4c. Although the trade was quiet com
mission houses bought in little and May
rallied to last nights closing igure-427sc
Receipts were 24S cars
PROVISIONS-A weaker hog market and
the early easy grain situation depressed
provisions: Scalpers, however, bought a
little and packers supported, inducing
small upturns in all the list. May pork
opened SC lower to PFC higher at si6.3715G
6.45. and sold to $3.50; May lard 21Lc off
at 50 6215 and gained &c. and May ribs I'M
changed, at SS.971k, advancing to S9.05.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. S2le5l8315e;
No 3 red. 795zQ S21zc; No 2 hard winter
761hG771kc; No. 3 hard. winter, 7415N771ac:
No. 1 northern spring, 764607715c: No. 2
northern spring, 741zQ751ze; No, spring,
CORN-No. 8. 61a62c
OATS-No. ,, 43Ad4SZc-
FLAX-Cash: NV, s179: S-W., $L6s;
May, S1.69 Sept, S138; Oct, s1.34.
RYE-May. sec: July. 56kc
BARLEY-Cash: 63G69c.
TIMOTHY-ApriI. s6.S5s
CLOVER-Cash: S. 10
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KANSAS IS DRY.
CONTINUED from First Page

Continued from First Page1
the central and southern counties is in
very good condition. it is injured some
by Russian Jhistles in some Of the north
ern counties. Oats and barley are doing
We'll Corn planting is general Grass
is affording some pasture in a few coun-
ties. Peaches are in bloom in the south,
but are damaged farther north Plums
are in bloom, and cherries are beginning
to blossom
Clark-The cool damp weather has
been fine for wheat, barley and oats.
ecatur-Growth of grass rapid latter
part of week; wheat prospect continues
good. cool weather being an advantage;
corn planting advancing rapidly.
FOrd-Wheat much improved, show
ing fine; oats and barley up and looking
we'll; planting corn.
Grant-Ground in fine condition for
farming; grass beginning to grow; stock
Wintered well.
Csray-Fine rain during week; wheat
looks fine; grass growing nicely alfalfa
in good condition: fruit not hurt by
frosts; corn planting progressing; cattle
wintered well, considering scarcity of
feed.
Greeley-Moderate rain and snow fore
part Of the week; grass starting nicely
Haskell-Rains of the first part of the
week produced an excellent effect on the
growing crops, wheat rye and oats;
planting of corn and Kaffir corn has
commenced; prairie grass starting nice
".
Hodgeman-Sman grain doing reason
ably we'll
Kearney-Warm windy weather; ev-
erything growing.
Iane=Week favorable to wheat, oats
barley, and alfalfa doing we'll; prairie
grass beginning to afford a little pas
ture.
Morton-Grass growing slowly, on ac-
count Of cold nights; not much blowing
or planting yet; late wheat coming up
and looks all right; later peach bios
SONS on.
Rawlins-Vegetat growing rapidly
under the warm sun: Russian thistle
may crowd out some of the wheat, and
worms are doing some damage; other
wise the spring is opening out in good
shape.
Ness-smaI grain doing well; corn
planting in progress; grass growing
rapidly; TOO cold for gardens; large ac-
1eage of spring crops being put in;
plums in bloom; cherries beginning to
bloom; peaches damaged.
Norton-Light rain during the week ;
corn planting under full Roadway
ground in good condition; peaches and
/ aprieots nearly all killed; warmer
weather and rain needed.
Sherman-Light rains first of week.
grass starting nicely; stock in good
condition; wheat doing nicely: farm
work behind, owing to late winter:
spring very favorable for all crops;
fruit promising.
1A0IldS-ttalIl ana IlISI OF Week
first few days too cool for growing
crops, but latter part of week favora-
BILE; corn planting in full progress; some
planting of cane and Kaffir: range
grass starting; cut worms taking gard
ems; wheat good in northeast portion,
but not doing 50 well in other parts;
subsOil dry.
Trego-Corn being listed, and sod
breaking being pushed with vigor; more
| rain needed.
laee-Dry, with cool nights; wheat
not injured much; the light rain did
some good; alfalfa and range grass
making good growth.
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be considered by the streets and walks
committee.
A petition for a-railrOad crossing at
Lane and the Union Pacific crossing
was received and referred to the com
mittee on streets and walks.
The Merchants National bank asked
that its bond as city depOsltary be
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 The
daily balance of city funds in the bank
has averaged only $4,000 during the
past year. The petition was referred
to the ways and means committee with
power to act
lut{ons of sympathy for the Beers was
received ana referred to the judiciary
committee.
A request for the use of the auditor
ium on June p for the memorial exer-
cises of the Knights of Pythias was
granted. A similar request for May 13
for the Knights Templar entertainment
was granted. Another for June 5 and
for the Choral society concerts was
granted
Under suspension of rules the coun-
ell passed all the cAlinances providing
for the opening of large number of
streets and alleys in the west part of
North Topeka. It required consider
able time to read and pass all these
ordinances, and it was past 10 O'Clock
before this work was finished.
An ordinance was also passed prOvid-
ing for the -appraisement of the lots
on Twelfth street which We're errOne-
ously assessed last year.
Canon Bywater asked the council to
accept $50 in full settlement of the
taxes accumulated against the Church
of the Good Shepherd in North To-
pelSa- This matter has been frequently
before the council and has been here
tofore turned down. along with other
similar requests. BY a vote of to 4
the request was granted
A request that the park lines on JEFF
ferson street south of Tenth be re-es-
tablished was referred to the streets
and walks committee. This proposed
change is for the purpose of straighten-
ing the line of the street.
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ANGRY At FUNSTON.
Reported That the President
Thinks He Talks Too Much.

St Louis, April PA washington
special to the Republic says: The presi-.
dent is much annoyed over General
F'unston's garruIousness. which seems TO
be approaching a chronic stage, as evil
denced by the vulgar comment credited
to him in the press dispatches from Den
yer, describing Senator Hoar as suffer
ing from an overheated conscience.
The general has had one private re-
hinder on this subject, and gave his
promise to let his tongue have a rest,
but the president naturally feels that
promises are of little value unless their
maker has some notion Of redeeming
them.
The friends Of General Miles are be-
ginning to make disagreeable comS ents
upon the fact that an old officer receives
SHARP public repFimands when his desire
to talk gets the better q him, while a
young officer takes all sorts of liberties
without punishment. The president has
very pronounced principles in favor of
treating all men with equal fairness,
and the next overhauling Funston gets
is likely to be one which he viii remem-
Der better than he appears to remember
his pledges
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Woman's Board lEeets.

Omaha. April 22-The frst session of
the annual convention of the Woman's
board of missions of the northwest Will
convene here tonight. Delegates from
z states began to arrive this morning,
a goodly number of them being from
Salt Lake A delegation Of 100 from
Chicago is expected a 4:30 and another
from Milwaukee at 6 O'Clock During
the day the local committee entertained
the arrivals at places of interest in the
city The address scheduled for tonight
will be delivered by Rev. H. G. Under
f. G. Knauer of Natanga, Africa
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HIS LAST JOURNEY.
Body of D. W. Dunnett Who Died in
Court Room Sent Home.

The body of d w. Dunnett. the
Hutchinson, Kan. lawyer who fell dead
during the session of the United States
district. court here Monday was sent to
his home at Hutchinson today for bur-
ial. The president of the Hutchinson
Wholesale Grocery company Of which
Mr.. Dunnett was a member. came to
Topeka today to attend to the arrange
ments for taking care of the body
Mr.. Dunnett was quite we'll known in
Topeka. His trip here this time was the
first in several months and he spent
considerable time in renewing acquaint-
ances. He called upon Major T. J. An
derson, who was in the same regiment
with Dunnett during the war. He was
very enthusiastic about the prospects of
his son in competing for the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship to oxford university,
from Kansas. He left Major Anderson s
office in the afternoon to go to the court
room and in less than an hour Major
Anderson received word that he was
dead. Mr. Dunnett was an officer in
the army during the civil war. He was
about 50 years old and had lived in
Kansas nearly all his life.
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CHICAGO BANK MERGER.
The First National and Metropolitan
About to Combine.

Chicago. April 22.-The Record Herald
is authority for the statement that the
First National bank of Chicago, has
made an offer for the stock and bust
ness of the Metropolitan National bank
of this city, in terms that undoubtedly
will be accepted. A meeting of the di-
rectors of the latter institution proba-
bly, viii be held ton orrow to consider
the proposition. The combined capital
stock of the two banks is 81 600 900 and
their combined surplus and undivided
profits are about $3.50 900. The merg-
ing of the two banks would give the
united institution about 500, coo 900 in
deposits, making it the second largest
bank in the United States.
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Pigeon Shoot at Omaha.

Omaha, April 22@The tournament Of
the Nebraska State Sportsmen's associ-
alton began today with ten events at
white flyers, six OF which at Is and four
at 20 targets Tomorrow, Thursday and
Friday like programme viii be fur
nished and on the last named day will
occur the big 25 live bird handicap, open
to all, with an entrance fee of $25- For
this event nearly all the crack shots OF
the country are entered. Saturday
Crosby and Elliott win shoot for the
Cast Iron medal and 500 side, at 100
live birds. This event was postponed
from the Kansas City tournam emit
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PLACE TO READ.
z. M. CA Establishes Reading Room
at Wolff Packing House.

A branch of the city Y. NJ. c. A has
been established at the Wolff packing
house, where the employees Of the firm
can eat their monday lunch. play chess
or other games, and read. The idea
meets the hearty approval of the en-
ployes, and at noon yesterday they pro-
nounced the enterprise a great success.
Current ma gazines and books are fur
nished by the association, and the men
have the privilege Of taking them home
to read at night. The employees are well
pleased with this chance to amuse ana
enjoy themselves during the noon hour
1t is established in the building separate
from the packing house, where the men
eat their lunch
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47e Pictures shown.

New York. April 22.-Paintings to the
number of 4T9 constitute the thirty fifth
exhibition of the American Water Color
society, which opens to the public to-
day in the American Art galleries in
this city. Most of the old mem ers Of
the society sent pictures that are com
monplace in theme and treatment
With a few exceptions the interesting
pictures shown are by those whose
names are new to the exhibition Only
one prize is awarded this year. that of
w. J. Evans, which goes to Arthur I.
keilar for his .-The Finishing Touches ,,
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Kansas CITY Lizestock-

Kansas City, April 22-CATTLNRe-
ceipts, 5000 head, including 1000 head of
Texans Market steady to shade higher
Native steers. S5-50d6-S5; Texas and Indian
steers, S500Q6.25; Texas cows. S350d5-09
native cows and heifers. $3.5016.65: stoclsers
ana feeders. $3.40d525; bulls, S350Q5.15;
. calves. 81 5g9G5.00.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head. Market 5d
10c lower. Bulk of sales. s6.75d7O 5; heavy
$L05Q7.20; packers, $6S50710; medium.
S6.90d7, 10: light, Sc, 50a6.95; workers, $3.50
SIS: pigs. S5-S56I6.5O-
steady. A9uttons. $5-5005-S0. lambs, S. 4eD
6.S5; western Wethers, $5.55Q5.S0; ewes, $500
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COLGATE is DEAD.
Head of the Great Soap Making Con-
cern IS No More.


New York. April 22--Bowles Colgate
of this city. who was, until IS months
ago, senior member of the manufactur-
ing firm of Colgate & Co, is dead
Mr. Colgate was born Sc years ago,
and was the son of Charles Colgate Up
on leaving school, instead Of taking a
college course, he entered the firm.
Upon the death of his father, several
years ago. he became senior member Of
the company He was the representa-
tive of the third generation from the
founder of the house.
For the last seven years Mr.. Colgate's
health has been failing and in that per-
iod he had made several journeys to
Europe for special treatment. His
health continued to decline, however,
and finally he was compelled to retire.
He spent most of the time since at
Lakewood, N. J., where he died
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

washington, April ZZ-1n executive
session the senate, at the request OF
nomination of General Crozier to be
chief of ordnance on Thursday next
Havana, April s22.-Former Director
of Posts Estes C. Rathbone has been
released on bail
Washington, April 22-The agricuI-
tural appropriation bill reported to the
house carries about Sc. 200, 900. an in
crease of approximately $3.50, 900 over
the appropriations last year and a de-
crease of about 100000 from the esti-
mate.
Paris, April 22.-The third son of
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane,
who was born April IA, has been bap-
tized jay.
Chicago, April 22.4The vincennes
apartment hotel, Thirty sixth and Vim
fire. All the occupants escaped IN
safety. Loss, s15O00o.
Denver, Colo. April 22-The Denver
Times has been sold by its bondholders
for $4,000 D. H. Moffatt, president of
the First National bank, being the pur-
chaser. A new company will be imme :
from Mr. Moffatt. It viii be continued
as Republican newspaper.
Havana. April 22-Elihu Root. the
United States secretary OF war, and his
family. have reached here.
Manila, April 22.-The cholera totals
to date are: Manila, Al cases and 319
deaths; provinces, SIS cases and 626
deaths
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Charged With Abduction.

Vienna. April 22-Leopold Stein has
been arrested here on information re-
eeiVed from the New York police.
charged with attempting to abduct a
Viennese girl. Stein formerly lived in
New York where he married Miss
Ulrick two years ago, and subsequently
deserted fel.
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Kansas citv Produce Market

s ns 5s Sly april Ii, 22zGlose-I4EATo
hard, 747z@75c No; hard, 74c; No. red,
79c No 3 red. 7S6179c.
CORN-May, 6s5sG6Sslc; Sept, SIC. Cash:
No. mixed, Sc; No. white, SIC; No. 8
white, 66c.
OATS-No 2 white, 46c
RYE-No. 2. SIC.
.HAY-choiee timothy. sla75; choice prai-
BUTTER-Creamery 2sc; dairy, fancy.
EGGS-Fresh, axe
WHEAT-Receipts. So cars.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by A. G. Goodwin Commission
Merchant, COL Kansas avenuel

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat un-
changed; corn, Ed higher.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, 81 cars;
corn, ~ cars; oats, 14S cars
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat. So
cars; corn. So cars; oats, 20 cars A year
ago: Wheat, 102 cars; corn, "A cars oats.
80 cars.
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat, 80
cars; corn. "a cars; oats, Is cars. A year
ago: Wheat, Sc cars; corn, 2 cars; oats,
cars.
Worlds visible: Wheat decreased $780,
600 bushels.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat and
Kansas city: July wheat-Puts. 711kc;
calls. 741sc; curb, 73c. July corn-Puts,
slice; calls, 6315c; curb, &c.
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Ardmore, I T., April 22.-Ex- Cover
nor VIM Byrd of Stonewan has been
nominated by. the progressive Indian
party for governor of the Chickasaw
Nation. The national party had already
nominated Ex-Governor Palmer Moselev
and it is expected that the race made
by the two ex-gOvernors will prove one
of the most exciting in the history of the
territOry's politics. The issue viii be the
supplementary Indian treaty now
pendine$i in congress-
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the senate: U. s. attorney-Joseph
Lippnaan. district Of Utah. u. S. mar
shals-Henry z. Osborne. southern dis
trict of California; John Shine. north
ern district of California. Navy-Rear
Admiral Henry c. Taylor, chief of the
bureau of navigation
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New York April 2-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call firm at AZ per cent. prime
mercantile paper, 41sa5lz per cent. sterling
exchange steady. with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S75s .S73z for demand
and al 81 SIS for 90 days; posted rates, $4.86
and S4SS1s.
sILvER-Bar silver, sic; Mexican dol
lars A1c.
BoNDs-GovernmeE bonds firm. To-
days quotations.