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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-19
CLOSE THE SALOONS.
Police Shut Up 16 Drinking Places
Near Army Camp.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-Dr. Oscar F.
Long, superintendent of the transport
service at this port, will soon leave San
Francisco to take charge at Washing
ton. d. C.. of the land and water trans
portation of the United States army,
comprehending the Atlantic as well as
the Pacific seaboard. He will succeed
Gen. Bird, who is soon to go on the re-
tired list. Capt. Carroll A. DevoI will
succeed Gen. Long at this port.
Major Carver Rowland. Twenty ninth
infantry has been relieved from duty at
Fort Mcdowell and will sail for Ma
Mia to reioin his regiment which is
about to return to this country, Lieut..
Col Morris c. Foote. Ninth infantry is
assigned to the command of the post al
Angel island The police commission
has closed 16 saloons near the Preside
gates on Baker and Greenwich streets.
The moving cause was a letter from Col.
J. B. Rawles commander of the post.
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STATE SCHOOL FUND.
semi-Annual Distribution is SO Cents
Per Capita.

According to the semi-annual appor-
tionment of the state school fund. which
has just been completed by the clerical
force in State Superintendent Nelson's
office, the amount to be apportiDned at
this time is 80 cents per capita, one cent
more than last February. This one cent
makes difference of more than $4,000
in the total amount
The total school population this year
IS 503963, as against sos S54 a year ago.
The amount to be distributed at this
apportionment is 1896, 1851, while last
year it was over three Thousand dollars
less, $193, 366. 50. The school population
and amount apportioned to the various
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LETTER OF THANKS
Sent to Congressman Cochran by
Beers in Brussels.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-Representa-
tive Cochran of Missouri two weeks ago
introduced a resolution inviting Paul Kru-
ger to visit the United States the guest
of this country. Yesterday Mr.. Cochran
of the Boer delegation Quartered at Brus-
sells. thanking him and all who are sup
porting his efforts for the noble interest
they are taking in the two Boer republics.
The letter reviews from the Boer stand
point the causes which led up to the war
and declares that Great Britain invented
pretext after pretext to bring the con-
cure the extensive gold mines of the
TranSvaal in pursuance of a settled ma
tiOnal policy in control of all gold mines
wherever possible. either by purchase or
seizure in order that Great Britain may
command the worlds industries. The let
ter in closing appeals to heroic and gem
erous America to intervene in behalf of
the Beers and says:
Since England would not permit friend
ly Intervention, invite her to congress of
nations and see whether such congress
called in the interest of peace will be ig-
nOred- England would not dare to refuse
to attend such a congress if called by the
United States and participated in by four
five of the powers.
The maXimS of your republic-equality.
justice, liberty-have been the chief means
of building the great republic and its high
est purpose should be the preservation of
other lands whose people aspire to similar
blessings We shall continue to hope that
Won and other members of your congress
whose hearts have been touched by the
noble deeds of the people of our republic
undertake the termination of the war in
South Africa. -
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FAFORS PANAMA ROUTE.
Col. Ernest Turns Down the Darien
Tunnel Scheme.

Washington, Feb 19.-Coi o. II.
Ernest of the istmian canal commits
sion, was before the committee on in
teroceanic canals of the senate yestcr-
day. In a preliminary statement he
said the cuts on the Darien route be-
fore the tunnel was reached made that
route impracticabIe. While it had not
been examined carefully, he thought 1t
would take twenty years to construct
such a canal and at cost of 100000
900.
AS a men Der of the commission he
was assigned to the Panama route paE-
ticularly, but went over the Nicaragua
route In answer to questions by SEN
ator Hanna he said he would have rec
commended the Panama route in the
first report of the comuission had the
offer of the Panama Canal company 10
sell for $4,000, 900 been made at that
time, and gave the following reasons
for so doing:
The Panama route was shorter
straighter, lower, having four locks as
against eight for Nicaragua, and would
cost 81, 350, 600 less per year to MAINTAIN
and operate. Colonel Ernest said there
We're difficulties on both routes. The
Bohio dam on the Panama route was
more difficult than the Concuda dam on
the Nicaragua route. but the clay
banks on the latter, route were difh-
Guilty that would have to be overcome
The healthfulnesS of Nicaragua was
better than Panama, but by sanitary
and police regulations the conditions in
Panama could be improved.
Colonel Ernest Gid not agree with
other witnesses that silt in the Chagres
river would ever be a serious menace
to the Panama canal. The difficulties
in the construction of the Bohio dam,
he said, could be overcome.
Colonel Ernest said that insurance
rates on the Nicaragua route would be
greater than on the Panama route
Senator Morgan asked a series or
questions regarding the floods and con-
ditfons of the Chagres river on the Pan
anna route. Colonel Ernest said the
water rose 1873 feet above low water
in 1879. In fifty years there had been
four floods of over 80 feet. Such floods,
he said, would cause considerable risk
and contingencies in the construction
of the Bohio dam. Police and sanitary
control of Panama would be necessary,
he said, should the United States de-
eide to construct the canal
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NEVER SAW GOUDIE
Dick Burge Says Until he Met Him
in Jail.

London. Feb. 19.-On the resumption
of Ehe hearing of the charges growing
cut" of the Bank of Liverpool frauds at
the old Bailey, the defense was begun
with an examination of Dick Burge-
the pugilist. one of the accused men,
He testified that he made 100000 from
boxing during the last ten years; that
he had known Laurie Marks, the miss
ing American book-maker, for IS months
and that he advanced him &250 in Octo-
Der last on the understanding that they
were to deYide the profits of Marks bus
mess. Subsequently Marks informed the
witness that James Names Gan Ameri-
can boOkmaker, who is supposed 10
have been connected with the robberies)
had a rich friend in Liverpool and sug-
gested that he. Burge, go there with
Names, as lot of money might be
made by their transactions. Burge de-
clared he never saw Thomas p. Goudie,
the accused bookkeeper of the bank I'M
til he met him in Holloway Jail. The
witness never knew that Names was a
friend of GOudie'S and never suspected
the checks were forged. When he heard
of the Bank of Liverpool frauds he had
no idea that Marks and Names were
connected with them.
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GRAHAM Is NOT READY.
Populists Don't Want to Be Swal-
lowed by Democrats.

The Graham county Populists are OPP
posed to giving up their organization
and going into the Democratic party.
At their county convention to elect del
egates to the Topeka conference they
passed the following resolutions:
Eve. the Peoples party, of Graham
county, Kansas, in convention assem-
bled, with malice toward none and char
ity to all, do hereby reaffirm our al
1egiance to the Omaha platform, espe-
cially the initiative and referendum by
the people, and in order to gain a great
er knowledge of our principles. we di-
rect the county committee of the Peo-
pies party to organize and commence
a vigorous campaign and explanation
of its platform; and also we request
that all of the reform papers of the
county redouble their efforts in helping
to mould the opinions of all for the good
of the many. We heartily welcome the
cooperation and support of all those
who believe in the principles of the
Omaha platform We hereby instruct
our delegates to the state conference
February p to carry out the spirit of
this resolution
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NEW SUGAR MILL.
An Experimental Enterprise to Be
Made at Independence.

Independence, Kas., Feb. 19.-Work is
soon to be commenced on a sugar mill
at this place which will be the only one
of its kind in the world. Cane is the
product used and from it will be MADE
sugar, paper and several other prod
ucts that will utilize all parts of the
cane many of which are wasted in the
process now commonly used. This mill
will be an, experiment. A syndicate of
Chicago capitalists is backing the ell
terpfise and will erect a $65,000 plant.
The site is to be donated by this city.
Forty acres of fine bottom land just
across the river are necessary for this
mill which will cost over 500 an acre,
and a gas we'll is also to be furnished,
which will run the amount required of
the city up to about $4,000. The inventor.
of this new process is S. 3. Dennoson,
of ChicaPn
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TO SAVE THE LAUTARO.
Services of Wrecking Company En-
gagged For the Purpose.

New York Feb. 19.-Arrangefnen have
been made by the Colombian govern
ment, says a Colon dispatch to the
Journal and American, to secure the
services of a New York wrecking COM
pany to recover from the bottom of
shallow Panama bay the government
armor-clad steamer Lautaro, which was
sunk on January Is by the Padilla, OF
the rebel fleet.
The sunken steamer not only OBJ
structs navigation, but it is thought
that the damage done was not great
and that the Lautaro can be restored
to the Colombia squadron within a
short time in as serviceable condition is
she was before the battle
1t is stated by several of her officers
that she was not sunk by any of the
shots from the Padilla, but through the
action of a young officer who opened
the sea-cocks as soon as it was known
that General Alban had been BILLED
The Lautaro was the flagship of the
government squadron sunk in Panama
bay in the naval engagement on Janu-
airy Is. The fight was marked not only
by the sinking of the Lautaro, but by
the death of Governor Alban governor
of Panama), who was killed by the
first shot fired from the rebel fleet. The
vessel was leased from the Chilean gov
eminent.
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secretary. and Prof. L.. D. Whittemore.
sergeant.
The seniors and sub-juniors on Feb
ruary IL elected the following set of
officers of the same society: Eden
Tice, president; Chauncey Brown, vice
president; Julia Leland, secretary, and
L. D. Whtttemore. sergeant.
The -Atheneum society officers elected
February 8 are: Hugh Larimer, presi-
dent; Ralph Tuttle, vice president; Miss
Fay Quinton, secretary, and Earl
Ewart, sergeant.
Those elected February II are: Luther
Tillotson, president; Orlando Deever,
vice president; Miss Lola Berry, secre-
tary. and Earl EWart. sergeant.
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TESTING THE WELLS.
Santa Fe Begins Search For Pure
Water at Wellington.

Wellington. Feb. 19.-The Journal
says:
THE Santa Fe commenced testing
their prospect wells east of the union
depot Tuesday. Day and night engineers
have been employed. and the test will
continue for thirty days, in the hope of
securing better water for the engine
boilers The first analysis of the water
poor water for boiler use, and upon the
recommendation of w. Archer. water
supervisor of the road. water will be
pumped from the wells continuously
for the period of a month in the hope
that the water will improve The next
analysis of the water will be made at
the end of fifteen days test, and the
final analysis will be made at the end
of thirty days test. If the final anal
ysis should prove unsatfsfactory the
company will put down another prospect
well at point on the Hunnewell branch
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FOR A CHAT IN MIDOCEAN.
Plan For Wireless Message From
Prince Henry.

New York, Feb. 19-News from Prince
Henry of Prussia is likely to reach the
metropolis Friday morning and come
by way of Ireland. The Cunarder
Lucania received special Instructions
before she left here last Saturday for
Liverpool to make every effort to have
a ten-hour chat by wireless telegraphy
with. the Kron Prinz Wilhelm in mid
ocean. The two ships ought to pass
each other some time Wednesday off
the banks of Newfoundland. The Luz
cania next Friday will telegra phi Brow
head, Ireland, the news that she CLEANS
of the doings of the prince and this in
formation will be cabled to America
twenty-four or more hours before the
Kron Prinz, on which the prince is,
reaches Sandy Hook and many hours
before she passes Nantucket.
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BACK TO THEIR OLD HOME.
Hebrews Are About to Secure Pales-
tine For Themselves.

London, Feb. 19.-The leaders of the
Zionist movement anticipate important
developments as a result of the visit of
DIR. Theodore Herzel of Vienna, presi-
dent of the Zionist congress-, recently
held at Basic, Switzerland, to Constan-
tinople. DR. Herzel was summoned to
the Yildiz palace by a special telegram
from the sultan and is now negotiating
with the sultan for the acquisition of
concessions in Palestine permitting of
the tunimpeded immigration and settle
ment of Jews there. Dr. Herzel's de-
mands include charter granting some
simple form of home rule and opening
the sultan's crown lands to Jewish
colonization
A representative of the Jewish colo
nization association which was endow
ed by the late Baron Hirsch with
large sum of money is also at Con-
stantinople which is taken to signify
that the trustees of the Baron Hirsch
fund are about to concentrate their re-
sources upon Palestine.
~
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The Country is Threatened With
Financial Crash.
Unusual Drop in Customs Re-
ceipts the Cause.
FELL 100000 PESOS.
Situation Aggravated by Light
Nitrate Exports.
J 100000 PESOS.
Payment of Sums More Than
10000 Pesos Stopped.

New York, Feb. 19.-There is alarm in
certain circles regarding the financial
situation in Chill. according to a Herald
dispatch from Valparaiso.
The trouble has been brought about
chiefly by the unusual drop in customs
duties last month Of about million
pesos and also by the reduction in nj
trate exports. due to the longshoremen's
strike, which is now ended.
The government is devising means to
meet the crisis. 1t has directed that the
payment of sums more than 10000 pesos
he postponed and that the appropria-
tioH for extraordinary expenses be not
touched.
Economies i'll various directions will
be carried out. 1t is reported that the
new Chilean loan has been placed in
I.urope at 6 per cent interest.
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HOGAN IN A ROW.
"COOn Song" Writer Challenges
a Hawaiian Prince.

Honolulu. Feb u. via San Francisco
Feb .19.-Ernest Hogan, the colored
comedian and song writer, has got into
a warm controversy with a company Of
local men who engaged him and a large
company to come here. AS a result of his
trouble Hogan has sent a formal chal-
lenge to Prince Cupid Kalayanole 10
fight a duel Hogan had a row in the
princes office yesterday and claims that
he was insuIted by Cupid. After leaving
the office he had one of his friends write
to Prince Cupid and invite him to
meeting with any kind of weapons he
might choose.
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corn, "a cars; oats, 20 cars.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, 33
cars; corn, 122 cars; oats. II cars. A year
ago: Wheat, AZ cars; CORN 81 cars; oats
Kansas City: Estimated grain receipts
tomorrow: Wheat, cars; corn "a cars;
oats, cars.
Liverpool closing cabless Wheat. ssd
lower: corn, SD lower than opening.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis
202 cars; Duluth, 81 cars. A year ago: Min
neapolis, 81 cars: Duluth, s. cars.
Kansas City: Futures, coed tomorrow;
May wheat-Puts, 751zc; calls, 76c; curb,
1910 bid. May corn-Puts, 611zc; calls, &c;
curb, e1szc bid,s
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago Feb. 19.-CATTLE-Receipt
1900 head, including 500 head of Texans.
Market active and strong. Good to prime
steers, s650dZO5; poor to medium, $4.O0fI
$40; stockers and feeders. $225G4-75 cows,
81. 25df5 As; heifers, $250d5.50; Gamers, $1.25@
225: bulls, 81 50I4.60 calves, $2.50II7. 25; Tex
as fed steers, ST. 25d5. rs.
HOGS-Receipts today. 10000 head; esti-
mated tomorrow, IS 900 head; left over, A.
957 head. Market strong. Mixed and
butchers, $5.S0d6.25: good to choice heavy,
s.. 50d5S5: bulk of sales, $5-9ea6.20.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Sheep
steady: lambs steady to 10c lower. Good
to choice wethers, $4.7505.25: fair to choice
mixed. So S5G4.60; western sheep, $4.50d6.00;
S.. 25d660
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments yester-
day:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts 49,. ........ 5.573 25,316 1906
Shipments $50. ...... ,S06 5,15S 220
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Kansas Citv livestock.

Kansas City. Feb. 19.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head, including 1000 head of
Texans. Market steady to 10c higher. Ma
tive steers. Sc 00d6.35; Texas and Indian
steers, $4.2505.65: Texas cows 81. 75d4.50;
native cows and heifers, S3.75d5. 25; stock
ers and feeders. $3.00Q490; bulls, s3.25d4.75;
calves, S4506i $50.
HOGSEReceipts 1900 head. Market ac-
tive and steady to SC higher. Bulk of sales,
s.. 95Gl62 IS: heavy: s.; 20463 80; aclers $; 500
yorixers s535d6.60; pigs. s4.56@530
SHEEP--Receipts, $500 head. Market
strong Muttons. $450d5.75: lambs, $6.256
$50: western wethers, S4.75q550; ewes, 81. IS
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Kansas Citv Produce market.

75d751kc: No 8 hard, 73lkG75c: No. red.
S512c; No. 3 red, S41sGS512c; No. spring.
CoRN-May, 6lAc: Sept, $3.50 Cash.
No mixed 6024 a61c; No. white, 65Q66c;
No white. 641aQ 65c.
OATS-No. ? white, 461kd47c.
RYE-No. g. G9Q61c.
.HAY-Choice timothy, $3.50; choice prai-
UrTTER-creanery 22a2sc; dairy. fan
EGGS-Fresh, 27G271Sc
WHEAT-Receipts 80 cars.
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Small Emporia Fire.

Emporia, Kas.. Feb 19.-The large
three-story Normal school boarding
house at the corner of Merchant and
Twelfth streets was completely Quilted
by fire Tuesday. A number of Normal
students lost all their clothing and
other effects The house was run by
Mrs Scroggins and Mrs Vanlanding-
ham. There was $500 insurance on fur
niture. which will not cover the loss.
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Snes the Santa Fe-

Concordia, Kas., Feb. 19--R. E. Nc
Bride. of Clifton, has brought suit in
the district court here against lie
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
for $4,000 damages for personal injuries
received in a wreck on the road at
Waterloo. Okla. September &c. 1900
when he suffered a broken leg and
skull and internal injuries. He is yet
cripple.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by A G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant COL Kansas avenue.l
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, sd
lower; corn, I'D lower.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
lower: corn. I'D lower for the day.
Omaha live stock receipts Hogs, 5000
head: cattle, 5000 head.
Chicago grain receipts; Wheat, 2 cars;
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IODeka, FED II.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Base
on Boston quotations.:
GREEN SALT CURED NO. Ike.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2-61Rc.
NO. TALLOW-5c.
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Kansas City, Feb. 19.-Wheat-Cables are
disappointing, but foreign acceptances are
good one-half million bushels being work
light. but winter wheat receipts show
signs of increasing. This is especially true
of red wheat and it is noted that St. Louis
market closed sc lower yesterday. com
pared to unchanged prices here and at
Chicago
We advise purchase of wheat on breaks.
CORN-In anticipation of freer move
ment of corn, the market was weak yes
terday and it is generally conceded that
big short lines were put out. On any fur
Their break any show of strength
this line will be covered and corn may
prove a purchase for scalping turn. The
price Is high and over Coo the market is a
sale for a long pull.
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New York Stock.

sToCKsNThe opening dealings in stocks
was no consistent tendency to prices. Min
neapolis,. st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
declined a large traction. Union Bag and
Paper preferred was off a point, Other
small fractional limits
Sugar was bought at the. decline and
Joseph and Grand island first preferred,
Texas and Pacific Land Trust and Chi
point, but similar advances in the Mime
apolis. St Paul and Sault Ste Marie
Jumped s points to ~ A rally to above 50
in Amalgamated Copper invited fresh SELL
effect on Sugar and other specialties. The
railroad list generally was very sluggish
dealings. Sugar. crossed 1871 again and
night = Among the usually quiet stocks.
Evansville and Terre Haute preferred adj
ern. Pacific Mail and Snuff l point St
Paul preferred. Colorado Fuel and Chica-
IL points on and Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis 2M points.
Minor specialties largely absorbed at
tention and their movements were mixed.
EVansviIIe and Terre Haute gained IA.
the preferred 6; Chicago, indianapolis and
preferred ~ points: Buffalo,r Rochester
and Pittsburg points and Canadian Pa
points for Illinois Central, Hooking Valley
preferred, Pressed Steel Car and DistiIling
preferred. Sugar was lifted to 1872 before
O'Clock. but Amalgamated receded
Amalgamated and Sugar moved in oppo-
site directions, which confused the traders
and reduced dealings in other important
stocks. The Reading stocks Were quite
heavy and Erie second preferred lost IL
points L. S. Express fell point while
st. Joseph and Grand Island second pre-
ferred and Virginia Carolina chemical
rose 1 to ~ points; Standard Rope and
Irvine per cent bonds were rapidly adj
Vanced 81 points to 60H.
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STEEL TRUST DIVIDEND.
J. P. Morgan e. Co. Distributes $1O,-
100000 Among Underwriters.

New York, Feb. 81 p Morgan &
Co, distributed a dividend of $40. 900 900
today to the members of the syndicates
formed to underwrite the United States
Steel corporation. The dividend repre-
sents per cent of the $500 100000 for
which the syndicate was liable.
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PRODUCE.
BUTTER-20c.
EGGG C-o
Sugar Market.

New York. Feb. 19.-SUGAR-Raw firm.
Fair refinir g. 31sc; centrifugal, Sc test
35sc; molas ses sugar, 25sc. Refined firm.
Crushed, $780, powdered, $3.50; granulated,
81 so.
COFFEE-DulI. No. Rio, SIC.
MOLASSES-Firm. New Orleans, SAG
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Wool Market.

ST. Louis, Feb. 19.-WOOL-Firm. Terri
tory and westerns, 16q1Sc; fine, RQ17c;
coarse, 12416c.