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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
FELL ON RYE.
George I'll. Phillips, the Chicago
Grain Plunger,
Has Again Been Pushed to the
Wall by Dealers.
NOTICES ARE POSTED
Calling For the Closing of All
His Open Deals.
Was Carrying Long Line of May
Wheat and Rye.
NOTICES ARE POSTED

Chicago, Jan. IA notice was posted
at the opening of the board of trade to-
day calling for the closing of all open
deals with George H. Phillips. the former
corn king
heavy call for extra margins is said
to have been the cause of the posting of
the notice. The call was made yesterday
afternoon and Phillips and his staff
worked all night over the firms books.
The trouble is said to have been due
to a S1a cent break in rye yesterday
Phillips is credited with holding a line of
900 bushels of this cereal, mostly in
May options. The break yesterday was
caused by a sale of only $1,000 bushels
Phillips is said to have on his books also
from four to five million bushels of May
wheat and about 100000 bushels of May
corn
Phillips opened negotiations with ele-
yator men before the opening of the board
side the pit. The negotiations fell through
and May rye, which closed yesterday at
66Ac, opened with sales from 81 to 6Oc.
The whole Phillips line was dumped into
the market Brokers acting for Armour
& Co., however. bought nearly all of it,
and the market in consequence rallied
sharply to Csc:
The effect of the notice posted by Sec
rotary Stone was instantaneous, the
whole. list opening off sharply. Wheat
L cent down, and oats nearly a cent de-
pressed. Mr.. Phillips could mot be seen
of his deals, but members of his staff
stated that he was still in good financial
condition.
H. Hubert, Phillips office manager, de-
clared that 1t was the SuddenneSS of the
call for the extra 10 per cent. margins
which had embarrassed Mr. Phillips. He
stated that Phillips had traded but little
on his own account, the grain for the
most part belonging to customers.
Later Jacob Ringer, attorney for Mr..
Phillips gave out a statement saying that
his client had been practically wiped off
the financial slate
He is broke" said Mr.. Ringer Men
whom he worsted in deals went after him
and they got him -
Mr.. Phillips gave out a statement in
part follows:
THE amount involved in my trouble of
today is about 100000 My customers had
their trades, well margined and if the
/ can meet all my obligations; was
and 100000 corn and oats. Saturday a
member of the board interested in break
ing the rye market sent notices calling
for an extra margin of 10 per cent on
rye This naturally caused selling orders
Monday, and the representative of the
member mentioned finding the market
bare of orders forced the market down 8
cents. This was done in a moment and
the news flashed all over the country
caused CONSERVATION among holders of rye
contracts, many of whom sold on a weak
market. A decline of one cent in wheat.
coupled with rumors rejecting on my
for margins. 1 was for the moment I'M
prepared and the only alternative left was
to close out. 1 have no excuses to offer
and no complaints to make"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
YELLyILLE WILL BE HERE.
Republican Tells About the Proposed
Exhibit.

Frank Tegarden of Yellville, Ark, will
come to Topeka tomorrow with about
1000 pounds of zinc and lead to be used
in making an exhibit at the Midwinter
exposition The ores are the property Of
the Tegarden Brothers and the Payne
Brothers of Yellville. and the display
will be in charge of Frank Tegarden-
The YellVille Republican says: Ores
from the Morning Star, White Eagle,
Mcintosh, Red Cloud, Silver Hollow,
Carbonate Point, Boat Creek, Beulah.
New Year, Beatty Mineral Hill, Turkey
Roost and Bull Shoals mines were col
lected and have been properly marked.
While the great boulder of zinc sent
from the Morning Star to the worlds
fair at Chicago was the greatest IN
the most complete and the best ever
sent out of Marion county.
The M1dwinter fair is an innovation
in fairs and expoSitionS. 1t is intended
to bring to the front Kansas products,
the Marion county exhibit of ores being
rectors because of the great number of
Kansas people interested here.
The fair is held in Exposition Hall, an
immense permanent structure erected
by the city. 1t is heated and well
lighted and can accommodate 5000 peo-
pie at one time. That it will be visited
has been insured by the railroads, all of
which have given open half-fare during
its continuance.
Thousands of men will see and inspect
seeing VIII become convinced that right
here in Marion county may be found
a profitable field for operation. Beyond
question the exhibition will supply the
proof of more than has ever been claim
ed for this zinc field, even though in
the limited time at their disposal they
have not been able to do full justice to
the riches here found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
SAW PROOFS.
Schley Gives Endorsement to
Statements of Fact
In Graham's History of the
Battle of Santiago.

Savannah. Ga, Jan. 14.-When Rear
Admiral Schley was questioned in ref
erence to the statement of his endorse
ment of the forthcoming book on
"Schley and Santiago" by George Ed
ward Grahma, he said:
q have seen the proofs of Graham's
book. 1t is the authors book and was
written at his own pleasure. My con-
nection with it had to do only with read
ing over, at Graham's request whatever
in the book should refer to statements
of fact. AS regards the Santiago fight,
no one was better prepared to write the
history of that battle than Graham. He
was there in the thick of it. So far as
reading the book was concerned. pass
ed only on its statements of fact. These
statements are true. They make up the
story of the fight as it occurred.
LAS to Grahams object in writing the
book, as to his championship of me and
as to his criticisms, had nothing to do,
or saw
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MAC NOMINEES HOMEslCK.
Has Returned to the United States
to STAY.

New York, Jan. 14.-Frederick Mac
Monnies, the American sculptor who
has been working in France for IL
years, and who arrived on the steamer
Augusta Victoria, announces that it is
his intention of making this city his
home in the future. In an interview he
said:
II got tired of living abroad I was
homesick and I decided to come back.
I am glad to get here and expect to re
main here permanently. When first
went abroad I used to come home every
year, but it is seven years since was
here last"
rs it true that you intend to devote
yorself entirely to painting?" he was
asked.
mo; am going to take a rest for a
year. 1 think it is a good thing for one
who has been working at one thing
steadily for a long time to stop and get
a new point of view. 1t gives one an
opportunity to look at the work of 9TH
ers and his own work from the outside
OF course I shall not stop working.
"A man can't stop that way. A few
of my friends have asked me to paint
portraits for them and 1 shall do them
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grease paint on his countenance with
a lavish hand The result is a mouth
that is startling and two big eyes with
the whites in proportion to the pupils
as the Atlantic and Pacific are in their
respective henispheres to the two con-
tinents.
Walker, a dapper looking young negro
with a smiling, intelligent face, resorts
sets of teeth that. would be worth a
fortune to any tooth powder house
Walker is the foil for Williams fun and
a good one he is. 1t does not take a
and bowls of delight. You amt got
no money" from Walker brings the re.
Spouse, Il didn't come here with none,
from Williams, and, We'll" from
Walker and then. Something viii be
missing here pretty soon and Il with
it" from Williams and roars of laugh
ter from the audience.
The finale of the first act Is a jungle
scene in Africa. Williams is the chief.
He brings to mind the hero of the fam
Gus slavery poem THE African Chief
Walker is the Zulu maid. The stage
is set with palms and jungle vegeta-
ton. The chief and the dusky damsel
sing MY Little Zulu Babe" 1t is
fascinating They do dance of
strange steps and gestures 1t is a
weird unconventional affair that is GER
tainly attractive.
There is nothing to the performance
which might be called a play. Between
the rising and falling of the curtain
there is a tumble of songs, dances,
monologues, dialogues and jokes. The
company is large and includes George
w. Pickett, a Topeka eolored boy, the
son of Philip Pickett who used to OPP
crate the mineral wells and bath house
on Harrison street. Father Pickett left
here for Oklahoma a few years ago. HIS
spent yesterday making Inquiries about
town in hopes of locating his father.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-WHEAT-All grains
nent that Geo. H. Phillips had been
forced to close out all his open deals for
ceipts and slightly lower cables were in
significant, compared with 5OOO,OOO bush
els els Of 9ng Wheat b SAID to be held by Ph
once be thrown on the market. May
Wheat opened with ao,a bad sd SLUMP Rna2 1 to
in high spirits and pounded at prices,
though many took ad tbnit of the state
a good advantage Trade was enormous
The pit fd was IN a , frenzy and sales Were we're
ti9guish which way the current ran
back to size, but this did not hold long
on the heavy selling, and it slid back to
recovery had reached S07sc for May. Local
receipts were 6S cars, two of contract
Al cars. making a total for the three
points of 479 cars. against 3S4 last week
CORN-May corn slumped 11sQ14c to. SO
s4c at 641a to 65c at the opening. The tone
only only influence. Gables We're slightly tiy
lower, but were Insignificant. There was
Phiilips Se was heavily Interested in corn er
but the selling went on at a tremendous
however, was wanted on the decline, and
there was a slow, recovery for May OPP
tions to 65&c, followed by a setback of
Nc. Receipts We're III cars.
OATS-Oats had the strongest tone of
cited and at once assumed large proper
tions May started Am7sc lower at 45c
and sagged to 441sc, but at once a strong
bull support pushed back the onslaught of
the bears and prices readily went to 1850.
a decided improvement over yesterday s
close. Apparently there was little Phil
lips selling and the pit continued in the
somewhat independent tone it had shown
for the last few weeks. After the early
bulge the weakness of the other pits grad
ually had effect and May eased back
to 451Ic.
RYE-Rye was the most excited mar
ket on the floor early. A fancy deal
had been carried in this cereal. and it was
that started the brokers to asking for the
full 10 per cent. margins in all his deals,
and which led to his closing. Rye opened
43z to SIC down at 62 to 63c on the failure,
and slumped to Coo. Phillips is said to
have carried 10000 bushels long in this
pit At the low prices prominent house
began to absorb nearly everything offered
and the price rallied to 65c.
VISIONS-ProvisionS were weak at
the opening the Phillips influence, but
had a fair recovery on outside buying and
an improved hog market. May pork
opened 51711c lower to Phase higher at
lard, 56712c to shade lower at $3.50 to
50 65, and advanced to So 771a. and May ribs
PIC lower to unchanged at 1856 to $S.571z,
and sold to $S-6719.
FLAx-Cash: N. W., size; S. W.. s1ee14.
RYEjan., 6ol4c: May, ess4c: July, s2slc
BARLEY-Cash, 58665c.
TIMOTHY-March. $3.50
WHEAT-Cash: No red, s31saS51kc;
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All THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

Laugh and the world laughs with
YOU seems to be the motto that sets
the pace for Williams and Walker. 1t
applied, at any rate, to that portion of
the theater going world which crowded
and stuffed into the Crawford last night
to see the comedians in their pot pourri
dubbed THE Sons of Ham,"
The coming of the two dark skinned
comedians is an event in the winter
amusement programme of the colored
people of the city. The two comedians
are great favOriteS with their own race
as well as with many Caucsaians. The
theater last night was packed from pit
to dome and standing room could not
be had. About three fourths of the
audience were made up of colored peo-
pie, the other fourth was white. For an
exhibition of allopathic laughter there is
nothing to compare with Williams and
Walker. They initiate and burleSque
the idiosyncrasies of their race in a
manner which brands them as coined
ianS and actors with at least a certain
degree of thespian ability. They bring
a larger bulk of hearty laughter from
the audience than ever could Robson
and Crane or jefferson and Florence in
their palmieSt days 1t would be non
sensical to say that the colored team of
funny men can equal in ability either of
the other aforementioned famous stage
partnerships Their talents lie in diff
ferent directions. The colored comedians
play to a kind of people who have no
fear of running kid gloves by hand clap
ping nor of disarranging a recent appli-
cation of powder, a stylishly arranged
coiffure nor broad eXpanse of white shirt
front by giving vent to their merriment
1t is at Williams and Walker where you
see heads thrown back. mouths wide
opened and laughter being let loose in
the good, hale and hearty old fashioned
way by at least three fourths of the
audience.
Theater goers who are in the habit of
attending comedits of Shake speare, Sher-
idan and Goldsmith to find an opportun-
ity to laugh would discover pleasing
novelty in the performance of "The
Sons of Ham," Such theater goerS
would laugh, too. They could not help
it. The SpaSms of merriment are spon-
taneous. The colored people present
made no attempt at holding back They
just let loose. The feeling is as catching
as the measles. The white folk, no mat
ter how sedate or naughty, will in spite
of themselves find at least a smile
taking possession of them.
The manner in which the colored men
initiate their own race is remarkable
1t is no longer necessary for white peO-
pie to blacken their faces in order to
secure a negro character for the stage.
If Williams and Walker were white and
accomplished what they do on the stage
they would be labeled first class actors
Williams is black and his mouth is not
dainty. 1t is of the size at least which
allows a pie to be cut in four pieces for
him to work on, but he is not satisfied
and he uses burnt cork and vermnlion
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CAN YOU TALK ARABIC?
IF So, Here's a Chance For a Good
Job

Civil service examinations will be held
here for those who wish to secure en-
ployment from the government as inter-
prefers of the Arabic. Italian, French,
Slavic and Croatian languages on Feb
ruary 49, On February II an examina-
ton will occur for those wishing employ
ment as hull craftsmen at a salary of
four dollars per day. The interpreters
receive compensation at the rate of
81 200 per year.
Examination for applicants for posi-
tons in the railway printing depart
ment and in the Indian service depart
ment will also be held.
The examinations will be held at the
federal building in Topeka and will be
in charge of Leroy Powell, secretary of
the local board of examiners. Applica
lions for examination must be made
before February 8
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
Topeka Markets

HOGS.
HEAVY-$5 75G6.1O
IIGHT-$4 5005 IS.
ROUGH-$50 0d5. So
CATTLE.
STEERS-s4O0d
HEIFERS-$3 0o6425.
COWS-$3. 0o6I3. rs.
VEAL CALVES
HEAVY-$3 5OQ4. So
LIGHT-$4 00Q5.01.
GRAIN.
NO 2 WHEAT-76c.
NO. WHITE CORN-66c.
MIXED CORN-65c.
OATS-5Oc.
BUTTER-15c.
EGGS-20c.
PRAIRIE HAY-By the car, $9.00013. so,
by the ton, $10.O0G14.O0.
ALFALFA-By the car, $11.o0Q13.00; by
the ton. 12.00Q14.00.
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Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City. jan 14-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 5000, including 200 Texans. Strong,
10c higher. Native steers, $475d6.60; Texas
and Indian steers. 49, 75@525; Texas cows,
81 406D4. 90: native cows and heifers s.. 500
SIS; stockers and feeders. So. 50Q4- 80;
bulls, $2.50Gl4 so; calves. $3.50a6 TO-
HOGS-Receipts, 5000. Market 5G10c
higher; bulk Of sales, $5.50d640. Heavy,
Sc. 45@6.50; packers Sc 15q645; medium,
$6.0016. 40; light, $5.40d620; workers, $3.50
600; pigs, "a. 50d5.25.
SHEEP Receipts, 1000; market strong.
Muttons, 81. 75614 rs: lambs. Sc. 00d6.00: west
ern wethers, $4.OOQ4-65; ewes, $S-75q425.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

When Weber & Fields and the Knicker-
booker theater in New York both open
their season with German dialect musical
farces there is no denying that this form
of entertainment, which in addition to, the
work of the comedians is composed Of
songs, dances and pretty girls in attrac-
tive costumes. is at the hoodt1de of pop
ular favor. The first production of this
type to be seen here will be Mason and
Mason's presentation of Rudolph and
Adolph," which will be at the Crawford
tonight. The two stars are respectively
Dan and Chas. A. Mason, the foremost
opponents of German character on the
American stage. Their managers have
surrounded them with a most capable
company which includes Lottie Williams
Salter, Beatrice Mckensie, Lew NJ. New
comb, Nellie Haskell. J. Williams, Estelle
Gilbert, Gloria Alorzo. the Laurence sis
tiers and Samuel Mirfield
1.-THE Bowery after Dark comes to the
Crawford Wednesday,. The play is what
its name implies, picture of the famous
New York street after twilight With
Photographic exactness the various types
of chara cter that one sees only on that
thoroughfare of the great western me-
tropolis are presented on the stage.
"a Lions Heart" will be at the Craw-
ford Thursday.
The sale of seats for the engagement
of Way Down East" at the Crawford
Friday and Saturday, will open Wednes-
day morning.
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NEW Parkhurst- Davis Store.

The Parkhurst-Davis Wholesale Mer-
camille company of Topeka is making
preparations to open a branch house at
Hutchinson. 1t is announced that the
business of that territory may be better
covered by the handling of the goods
from that point. An application has
been filed with the secretary of state
for a charter for the new company
which will be organized with capital
stock of $50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
NORTH AND SOUTH.
EAST AND WEST.
Piles Cured without the Knife.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding or ,Protruding
Piles No Cure No Pay. All druggists
authorized to refund money where Pazo
Ointment fails to cure any case of piles,
ordinary cases in six days; the worst
cases in fourteen days. One application
gives ease and rest Relieves itching in
stantly This is a new discovery and is
the only pile remedy sold on a positive
guarantee, cure pay Price Soc II
your druggist don't keep it in stock send
us soc in stamps for it. Paris Med. Co.,
ST. Louis also m'ftrs- celebrated cold
cure. Laxative Rromo-Quine Tablets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
"a Years in Customs Service.

San Francisco. Jan. 14-E. B. Jerome
chief clerk and assistant custodian in
the U S. custom house at this port died
at his home in Oakland early this morn
Ing of pneumonia He served "a years
in the customs service at this port and
personally transacted large part of
the business of the office He was a
veteran of the civil war. For years he
was president of the Reliance Wheel
club.
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Cattle Die From Blacklsg.

Mcpherson, Jan. 14.-Axel Clark 1iv-
ing north of the city, lost five head of
cattle last week which were attacked with
blackleg. There are many cattle in the
county who are suffering from the dread
disease, but so far it has not caused great
alarm. The greatest complaint from
this cause is during warm weather, and
when a change is made from one kind
of food to another.
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Kansas CITY Produce.

Kansas City, Jan. 4-WHEAT-May,
SO14c: July, 792s01kc. Cash: No. hard.
7SG79c; No. 8, T71kc: No. red S9d92c; No.
g. S7GS9c; No. 2 spring, 74d76c.
CORN-January, 65AdAc; May, 667bc.
Cash: No. 2 mixed. 6514466c; No. white,
6S1sq6914c; No; 3. 6Se- .o
OATS-No. 2 white, 4S1zQ 49c.
RYE-No 3 6G06Sc-
HAY-Choice timothy, $500; do. prairie,
. BUTTER = Creamery. 1S@22c: dairy,
fancy, 18c-
EGGS-Fresh, 24@15c.
Receipts of wheat. % cars.
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New York Poultry Show.

New York, Jan. 14.-Over 1000 birds
will be placed on exhibit today in the
Madison Square Garden. This assem-
blage of poultry and birds will form the
thirteenth annual show of the New York
poultry, pigeon and pet stock associa-
ton. Several hundred representatives
of the feathered tribe have already ar
rived.
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Wool Market.

Boston, jan 14.-WOOI-There has been
fair demand for wool this week. and the
market continues strong. Manufacturers
are keeping in close touch with the mar
ket and are taking fair lines from time
to time although no large purchasing is
noted Territory woods continued to head
the list of sales Good lots of fine me-
dunn secured are quoted at 43G44c fine
q but firmer.
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HOW ARE a
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No. red, -s1@s5c; No. 2 hard winter.
771k07S1zc; No hard winter 7615Q781sc;
No 1 northern spring, 7S1z@791ac; No 2
northern spring, 761sQ7S71c; No. spring.
721RG7715c.
CORNING. 8, 6165kc.
OATS-No. 2, 451hQSzc; No. 3, 45Q45Ac.
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FELL BENEATH THE CARS.
Brakeman Rudolph Sustains Fatal In
juries at Sharon.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 14.-C. F. Rudolph
of Medicine Lodge, a brakeman on the
Santa Fe railway fell beneath train
of eight cars at Sharon, Kan, yesterday
and died at midnight from his injuries.
He was 80 years old and had been long
in the Santa Fe service.
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Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat. sd
lower; corn, sd lower.
Chicago receipts: Wheat. 1853 cars. 1
graded a Corn 30 III rad ears none graded
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, sd
lower. corn, 4 to ssd lower. 90
cars, Duluth, Is. Last year same day:
Minneapolis, Sl5 cars; Duluth, a.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, " to
ed lower; corn. q to II lower, for the
day
Kansas City receipts: Wheat, q cars;
corn, 81; oats, IS. Same day last year:
Wheat. 10 cars: corn, Is: oats. 5.
Kansas City: Puts. May wheat. 1880;
calls. Sic: curb. S0ssc. Puts, May corn,
661sc; calls, 6714c; curb, SIC.
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New york Money market.

New York, Jan 4-MONEY-Money on
call steady at AZ per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, 41s@5A per cent; sterling
exchange barely steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4-S7Gz for
demand and at S4.s41sQA for so days;
posted rates, $4.S5Q4.SS; commercial bills,
"a. S3A@%.
SLY ER-Bar silver, 555sc; Mexican dol
441Lc