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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, March u.-WHEAT-Despi
numerous bnIlish factors the wheat mar
i she so3ng bus he
els OF wheat reserves was construed by
were slightly higher in the fact of a sharp
decline here yesterday Commission houses
bought to some extent, as did also New
York Offerings were not large and re-
ceipts were still small. There was a re-
| to Minneapolis millers Yet the weather
conditions ruled the market and turned
ed in Oklahoma ma and showers helped. many
very bearish and the markets there were
| lower This took the life out of the other
| wise firm market The opening for May
was Mc higher to unchanged, at 77A477c.
Prices eased to 765sn76szc of selling but
reacted again to nc on buying supposed
May was weak at 7678c Local receipts
We're 81 cars-1 car OF. contract grade; Min
| making total for the three points of 1873
cars against 1856 cars last week and 4S5
Veal ness continued throughout the SEES
sion; May sold as low as 76l4c and closed
CoRN--Corn started strong and entirely
independent of wheat. The government
in farmers hands was the lowest estimate
on record and compared very unfavorably
crowd at once took to the bull side of
the market and in consideration of the
fair trade with higher prices. Commission
houses bought to some extent and May
6254 a621se. held up w wen There was some
small selling lin, for profits as 80. the day ad-
led Receipts were 1856 cars.
Late. in the day May corn was forced
down to last nights closing. 615sa6134c. but
the strength engendered by the reserve
report held at the last and May closed
firm and A62sc up, a &c.
OATS-There was a large crowd in the
oats pit at the opening, expecting an ac-
tive an active trade in May because of
the bullish government report. Business
was slack, however, and prices continued
to fiuctuate narrowly much after the fash
ion of the past week. Corn strength had
some influence The statistical report
els, compared to 292, 600, 900 bushels last
year Contract reports also showed 100000
bushels of contract stocks shipped out
late yesterday. Local bought to some ex-
tent. May opened 1sc up, at 445sc, eased
to 4412c, reacted to 44szc, and then went
back to it's opening price. Receipts were
179 cars.
PROVISIONSAThe run of hogs at the
yards was 1900 head smaller than had
been estimated, and in consequence prices
for hogs and provisions advanced. Trade
buying on the coarse grain strength. May
pork started PIC lower, at $152215, and
sold to $15.2714; May lard PIC higher. at
1887 and May ribs shade to 2fxc up, at
$8371a0lS.40, and eased to s.. 35G8. 371b.
VIII EAT-Gash; No. 2 red. 8214a841ac;
7512@77c; No. hard winter. 751Aa761ac; No.
1 northern spring, 7612M7S12c; No. 2 north
ern spring, 7512077c; No. spring, 7412G
oATs-No. 2, 441Ia44Nc: No. 9, 44Hc.
FLAxaCash:. NV, $1.72; S.-W., $1.6S;
RYE-March 5e1zc; May, 57Ae; July,
EARLEY-cash: 5saes1kc.
TIMOTHY-March, $685..
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Spivey will withdraw from the race in
the Third ward provided Mr.. Snattinger
decides to enter the race as an indie
pendent candidate. The Democrats have
small hope of carrying the Third ward
With R. NJ Spivey as their candidate,
although he is as strong a man as
could have been selected. The Demo-
Gratis only have about 200 votes in the
ward, and the odds are too strong
against them. BY throwing their
strength to an independent Republican,
however, they might control the cleo
ton This is what they will do if op-
portunity presents itself.
DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT.
On the other hand, the Democrats ex-
press the fullest confidence that they
viii elect cOuncilmen in the First and
Second wards. In the First ward J. w.
Blossom is pitted against S. c. Miller.
Miller beat Blossom two years ago, but
the Democrats think that much of
MillerS Republican support will come
to Blossom this time, and elect the
Democratic candidate.
E. B. Snyder is also counted as a GER
tain winner in the Second ward. He
will have to beat George H. Elliott a
popular man but a radical prohibition
list. The Second ward has marked
Democratic tendencies in almost every
election 1t has one Democratic coun-
Gilman now When r. NJ. Spivey was
running for city clerk on the Demo-
cratic ticket, he carried the Second
ward by good majority. Mr.. Snyder
therefore mas cnance to win, even In
spite of Mr.. Elliott's popularity.
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
There is going to be a desperate eff
fort made by the Democrats to elect
several m embers on the board of edu-
cation. The Democrats think that by
hard work they can line up the solid
negro vote of the city for the Democrat
ic candidates for the board. on the
gorund that the present board has dis
eliminated against the colored school
children.
The Democrats believe that Edward
Wilder can be defeated by John Cleve-
land in the Third ward. They claim
that Wilder is not popular with the Re-
publicans of Topeka, and that he will
be scratched, especially in the Second
ward. The city at large votes on all
candidates for the board of education,
and it is therefore not ward fight.
The nomination of J. B. Billiard in the
First ward was expected, owing to the
radical position which Mr.. Billiard has
taken on the Bible question. 1t is not
likely that Mr.. Billiard can win, but
the Democrats will help him.
1t is likely that at the mass conven-
ton this evening. all the work of the
ward caucuses will be indorsed It is
also probable that one of Dave OVerrny-
er's platforms will be adopted. A DEM
Ocratic convention would not be COM
plete without one.
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new ATHLETIC PARK.
One to Be Built at VineW0Od
For Medical College.

The opening of Vinewood park and
the construction of the new electric
railway line to that summer resort will
furnish Topeka with an up-to-date
baseball and football park.
Manager Frank Kelley, of the Vine
wood park company, has offered the
| athletic association of the Kansas Med
zeal college the free use of the athletic
field the company is planning to build
at the park. The offer will be conAid-
| cred at a meeting of the executive
committee of the athletic association and
will undoubtedly be accepted.
The Vinewood railway company will
have equipment enough on the line to
give five-minute service to the park,
and it is announced the trip from the
city to the park will be made in fifteen
minutes or the round trip in thirty min
utes. A schedule of this kind will be
much more satisfactory to the public
who attend athletic exhibitions than the
service that has heretofore been given
the public to the Washburn athletic
park.
Manager Kelley, in talking to a re-
porter for the State Journal this morn
ing, said that it was the intention of
the company to build a strictly modern
ball field and to enclose it with a good
fence and to erect suitable bleechers
and grandStand.
1t is also the wish of the mana cement
of the park to see a professional base
ball team organized in Topeka for the
last two months of the season this year
and for the entire season in future
years. Inducements in the shape of the
baseball park will be offered.
1t is the intention of the company to
spend q hundred thousand dollars in
building and equiping the line, and. it
is planned to have it in operation by
August 1.
In addition to this it is planned to
spend nearly fifty thousand dollars in
improving the 400 acres of park prop
erty. A summer theater and a good
cafe in addition to the dancing pavilion
would be the main features. Tennis
courts. golf links and other pleasure
grounds will be laid out.
There seems to be little doubt but the
city council will grant the franchise
asked by the Vinewood railway COM
pany. The possibility of the failure of
the franchise ordinance to pass the
council is the only thing that will pre-
vent the improvement of the park and
the electric line.
The plan is meeting with the uni
versal approval of the citizens of the
city. Topeka has been for so many
years without suitable park accommo-
dations that the plans of the Vinewood
park company are gladly welcomed.
The Vinewood company feel certain
comes up for consideration at the next
meeting of the council. and have al
ready let the contracts for the con-
struction of the line.
The people of Highland Park are
greatly eIated over the prospect of an
excellent car service between that
suburb and the city.
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years ago from troubles contracted in
the army, and the family moved to
Kansas City, Kas. Miss Armentrout
found employment in the city clerk $
office in Kansas City, Kas-, and even
tually became chief assistant in the
office, resigning when Trembly, of Bag
Bag fame. became city clerk. Since
then she has spent considerable time IN
the public libraries of both Kansas
Cities and the law library of the New
York Life building. She was postmaster
in the house in the legislature of 1901,
Der of the house and a majority of the
senate In addition to this she has the
endorsement Of every politician of con-
sequence in Wyandotte county, some
thing no man office seeker ever had
She also has the support of Justice
Smith. whose home is in Kansas City,
and altogether she is considered a very
formidable candidate.
1t is not yet decided how the librarian
will be chosen. This will be the first
time rev officer has been chosen since
the court was increased to seven mem
bers. Heretofore, when there We're only
three members, the judgs simply got
together and talked their appointments
over, and whenever any two of them
agreed that was all that was neces-
sary. But now that there are seven
Justices they may hold an election
The state library now has in 1t $4,000
books. The librarian is entitled to -FOUR
assistants, two of whom receive 5000
year each, and the other two $780, the
librarian receives a salary of 81. 600
The librarian of the travelling library
is chosen by the travelling library COM
mission. If Miss Armentrout is elected
state librarian Mr.. King will retain his
position as librarian of the travelling
library If he is elected state librarian
Miss Armentrout will probably sue
coed him
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sion regarding the labor outlook. The
general market was quite active ana de-
cidedly firm.
Large buying orders were distributed In
some of the low priced specialties anq
when they bounded up strongly many any r1 a7il
road stocks however did not respond TO
any great extent and there was some pres
sure against Missouri Pacific ana
the coalers which kept the generally ac-
elsewhere reached from / to 212 points.
including Colorado and Southern and the
second preferred, Wisconsin Central
stocks, the Virginia-C Carolina CHEMICAL
Joseph and Grand Island, Chicago Ierml-
nal preferred Northwestern, Colorado
Fuel, Peoples Gas and Pacific Mail
The announcement that S1,250,UUO golu
would be transferred to San Francisco
through the subtreasury to finance the
street railway deal started a general sell
ing movement which Cancelled or largely
reduced the gains. The usual market lead-
Missouri Pacific and Erie first preferred
lost point. Business was very active
on the decline. Toward noon the selling
decreased and there were some ftful raj
pushed up new to 57A, the common stock
and Cotton Oil preferred also rising a
point. Amalgamated Copper was lifted a
point over last night and Peoples Gas
11a points. The market became very dull
at the rally. Bonds were steady.
The general market was practically inert
and only obscure specialties moved. Amer
lean Cotton Oil gained IL and the pre-
ferTed points. and Mexican Central rose
point. There was a drop of 81 points
in Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sault Ste
Marie preferred and Detroit Southern pre-
ferred, Manhattan Beach. American Snum.
house Electric and American Agricultural
Chemical lost l to points.
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his newspaper to take a political job
in the Kirwin land office. When his term
expired the Democrats were in power
and he was without job or newspaper.
He now has place in the Topeka pen
sion agency, but he considers BelOit
his home. Miss Wooster is well known
in Kansas educational circles. She is
the author of the line of text books
which bear her name. T. A. Cordry
was for several years connected with
Governor Riddle as his right hand man
in the publication of the Minneapolis
Messenger, but he went to the Hutchin-
son News about three years ago and
has practically edited that paper since
w. Y. Morgan became state printer.
Prof. Lantz is the prairie dog extermi-
nator of the State Agricultural college.
Mr. Cordry has been making a still
hunt for the place, as have several 9TH
ers. He believes he has four of the
judges promised to vote for him, which
ever, the four judges do not vote for
him on the same ballot it will not elect
him.
the guessers believe the real race is
between Mr.. King and Miss Armen-
trout. Mr.. King was librarian for four
years and thoroughly understands the
work. When the travelling library was
established he was placed in charge of
it, and while it is distinct feature it
is really part of the state library. If
Mr.. King is elected state librarian it Is
not at all improbable that Miss Armen-
trout will be librarian of the travelling
library.
Miss Armentrout is Kansas girl
who was brought up on the Kansas
prairieS. Her parents were pioneers in
Rice county. and when that region be-
came settled they moved west again
and were pioneers again in Finney
county. Miss Armentrout's father was
an old soldier and died a number of
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Wool Market.

ST. Louis, March 11--WOOI.-Quiet.
Territory and western mediums, 15Q1712c;
fine, 126I16c; coarse, 126i15c.
Boston, March n--WOOL-The demand
for wool continues quiet but values are
very firm. Fine territory woods have be-
come well reduced in stocks as well as
fine medium of good staple For choice
lots of fine territory wool the market is
firm on the secured basis of &c. while
good stapled lots are quoted at soc. Fine
and mediums are quotable on the basis of
44G145c, secured for good lots with the
range higher if well staples. Medium ter
ritory woels are quotable at 3S440c,
secured.
The market is quiet for fleece woods.
but values hold steady, Ohio fine Delaine
al 2S1zc, but 29c is the general figure asked.
x. x Ohio and above is quoted at ESQ
261ac.
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ENGINEERS ASSAULTED
As Result of Trouble Between Brew
ers and Their Employees.

Cincinnati, March 11.-After the fail
ure of the conference last night to adj
just the differences between the pro-
prietors of Cincinnati, Covington, New
port and the United Brewery workmen,
there were several engineers assaulted
and two of them are reported seriously
injured today There were several acts
of violence again today which caused
the patrol wagons to haul away injured
men. AS the stationary engineers insist
on remaining under the jurisdiction of
the engineers union and refuse to abide
by the orders of the United Brewery
Workmen, the engineers at the breweries
are the ones who are attacked most but
the new drivers and all others who are
working for the breweries at this time
are subject to assaults from the crowds
that assemble about the breweries.
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lF'urnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant Col Kansas avenue-l
Opening Liverpool cables. Wheat, I'D
higher; corn, Ad higher.
Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs, 5000
head market opens &c higher. Cattle, A.,
300 head.
The government report, issued at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, was sur
prise to the bull crowd, indicating over
1856 million bushels wheat in farmers
hands, or 3 per cent of the 1901 crop, and
over 1874 million bushels corn, or % per cent
of the 1901 crop. These figures are based
on the lowest estimate and are probably
too low by good margin. Worlds stocks
of wheat are about the largest on record
for this time of the year, 200 million BUSH
els and the high price of corn has pre-
vented its consumption, which viii even
tually make a long crop out of a short
one see evidence of famine.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, &C
cars; corn. 46 cars; oats, IA cars. A year
ago: Wheat, $50 cars; corn, 81 cars; oats,
II cars
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat, 10
cars; corn, So cars; oats, Il ears. A year
ago: Wheat, 81 cars; corn, % cars; oats,
s cars.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis.
100 cars; Duluth, 1856 cars. A year ago:
Minneapolis. 260 cars; Duluth. 102 cars. To-
tai, 296 cars against 3S2 cars.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D
lower; corn, I'D higher, for the day.
Kansas City: May wheat-Puts, 727sc;
calls, 737sc; curb, 731ac. May corn-Puts,
615sc; calls, 625sc; curb, 621sc.
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the supreme bench and she displaced
James l.. King, a Republican
1t is probable that Mrs. Digs sue
cessor will be chosen this week, possibly
on Thursday. Some of the judges are
going to Kansas City this evening to
attend a bar banquet and they will
probably not get together in body be-
fore Thursday, but it is quite likely that
the matter of a librarian will be taken
up on that day, as Mrs. Diggs is already
preparing to turn her office over to her
successor.
There are a multitude of candidates,
not only for librarian, but also for as
Sistant librarians, of whom there are
Armentrout of Wyandotte county, Liz
zie E. Wooster of Saline, Emily Sutlif
of Douglas, James L. King of Shawnee,
Prof d. Z. Lantz of Riley t. A Cor
dry of Reno, w. H. Caldwell ofMitcheu,
H. J. Hoagland of Jackson, and A. b.
Eastland of Greenwood. These are only
a few of the more prominent ones.
There are others. Among the others is
the widow of an old soldier who now
lives in Ohio. Her husband was a men,
Der of a Kansas regiment and she her
self formerly lived at Atchison and
laugh school for a number of years. She
believes these facts ought to entitle her
to the place and writes that she will
come back to to Kansas if the supreme
court will give her the place.
It is believed that Mr.. King, Miss
Armentrout and Mr.. Cordry are the
more prominent candidates. H J. Hoag-
old soldier, and he is advancing
that as a reason why he should have the
place, particularly since President
Roosevelt has issued an order that old
appointments. w. H. Caldwell was for
mer1y editor of the Beloit Courier and
he was a power in Sixth district poll
tics, but a number of years ago he sold
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MRS. DlCCS TO GO.
She Will Retire as State Lii
brarian March %.
Her Successor May Be Chosen
This Week.
NO END OF CANDIDATES
James L. King One of the
Strongest Applicants.
Held the Position Until Dis
placed by POpulists.
10 END OF CANDIDATES.

The four years term of Mrs Annie l..
Diggs as state librarian will expire on
March %, and it devolves upon the JUS
tees of the supreme court to elect a
successor to her. 1t is needless to say
that the new librarian will be a Repub-
lican inasmuch as six of the seven SUI
preme court justices are of that politi-
cal faith. When Mrs. Diggs was elected
the Populists We're in the majority on
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Official receipts and shipments yester-
kansas Citv livestock.

Kansas City, March 11.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head. including 1,500 head of
Texans. Market steady. Native steers,
Sc. 1Oa6.5 so: Texas and Indian steers, 81. 40G
$50; Texas cows s. 25@4. 50; native COWS
ers 49, O0Q4. Is; bulls, S.. 25Q4 50; calves $3.50
06. so.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head. Market 5@
Zoe higher. Bulk of sales, Sc 096I6. 40; heavy,
Sc. 25@6 $50; packers, s6.15d6.45; medium,
Sc, 25d6. IS; light, S.. 50Q615; workers, $500
Clio; pigs, 81. 50G5. Is.
sHEEP--Receipts. 5000 head. Market
steady Muttons. IS 1893 s.: lambs, 6. log
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Topeka Market.

Topeka, March IL.
HOGS.
HEAVY-s6. O506.20.
LIGHTS 40d5.S0.
ROUGH-$5. S5d6.05.
PIGS-$4 20d4.70.
CATTLE.
STEERS5S3s 755I4. 75.
COWS-$3. 00614.00
HEIFERS-$2 256425.
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$3 .000I3. so.
LIGHT-s4U0Q4.50
GRAIN.
NO. wHEAT-70c.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-63c.
MIXED CORN-62c-
OATS-50c.
BUTTER2oc
EGGS-12c.
PRAIRIE HAY-By the car. se.OOG12.5o;
by the ton. $10.00G14.00.
ALFALFA-By the car, s12.50G13.OO: by
the ton So O0d14.O0.
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New York Stock.

Wall Street, New York March IL
STOCKS-The support extended ato Amer
lean stocks in the London market had
strengthening effect on the local dealings
st the opening and there was no trace of
yesterdays late selling movement. Inter-
national stocks showed fractional Inn
prpxements. particularly Pennsylvania
and ST Paul. Colorado Southern and
Mania titan were pushed up sharply. but
Reading showed heaviness on apprehen-
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Drummers Accident Association.

Utica, N. Y, March 1O.-At the 18th
annual meeting of the Commercial
Travellers Mutual Accident association
of America, held here last night, the
membership was reported at 27,010; in
demnity claims paid for past year, 1,34S:
amount, $97 17T-35: death claims paid
eight; amount, $4,000; total paid, $751;
III; per cent, Sos
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Kansas CITY Produce Market

Kansas City, March .-Close-WHEAT
May, 1859; July. 731se- Cash: No. 2
hard, 73c; No 8 hard, 72d721zc; No. 2 red,
SIC; No red, SIC; No. 2 spring. 7112g72c;
No. 2 mixed, 61k0I62c: No. 2 white, GAG
6412e; No: while, 6212Q63e:
OATS-No. 2 white, 464461@c.
RYE-No. > SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy, $14oO; choice prai-
BUTTER-c Creamery, 21@25c; dairy. fan
cy, zoe.
EGGS-Fresh, 12d121sc.
WHEAT-Receipts, &c cars.
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May Call in Hanna.

Chicago, March 11.-Senator NJ A
Hanna is to be invited to Chicago as the
representative of the National Civic
Federation to negotiate a settlement of
the nachinists' trike in the A1lis- Chal-
mers works. The step will be taken in
case James O'Connel1 president of the
International Association of Machinfsts
fails in his efforts to bring the long
standing strike to an end.
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THE KEMPER GRAIN CO.
40 West Sixth Street,
Phone 486. Topeka, Kansas.
Capital and Surplus, 100000.

We have a private wire to Kansas
City and Chicago. We can handle your
accounts either on the Chicago or Kan
sas City markets as safely as any house
in the trade. Members Kansas City
Board of Trade.
We solicit part of your patronage.
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OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.
Gov. Taft is in the Hospital For
Three Weeks.

Cincinnati, March 11.-Wm. H. Taft
governor of the Philippines, underwent
a surgical operation today at the Jew
ish hospital in this city as he has con-
templated ever since his consultation
with an expert in New York immed-
lately after his return to this country.
The operation is not regarded as serious
and it was successfully performed. The
patient is reported as doing nicely He
will be in the hospital perhaps three
weeks.
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Can't keen 1T Secret,

The splendid work of Dr. Kings New
Life Pills is daily coming to light No
such grand remedy for liver and bowel
troubles was ever known before. Thou.
sands bless them for curing constipation,
sick headache, biliousness, jaundice md
indigestion. Try them. Csc at Arnold
Drug Co., 81 N. Kansas avenue.
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Answer to shy girl: Cheer up. Re
member that faint heart never won a
man yet. Don't give up the chase vet.
Leave nothing undone. and always curl
your hair.