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Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC Observation-Disclosures - ro.
mercial. 81 Is discount; bank, par San Franeisco.
Sight par; telegraph. Sc. Boston-Par. Charles
ton-Buying l-l6c discount; selling l-lsc prern,rr
Chtcago-S0c discount. Cincinnati-Between bsnle
SOC discount; over the counter. soc premium savsn
Multiplying &c offered; selling par
BANK cLEARlNGs. Observation-Disclosures
SZ7s .2s6; balances s39sS57s Chicago : r.
changes S2S.22s5S5: balances. Ss6 $50 Ros,on-
Exchanges, S2l7o6.SS9; balances as5ls4s RsIt,-
more-Exchanges. &.5Ss 54s: balances Ss44 2sa PHI
adclpha-Exchsnges Nss7s.6l5: balances 50 la 90
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-CaH nooney -
London. 2is9S per cent: open market discount "a ~,
for short bills, 1854 per cent. long bills 3,692s
per cent Berlin discount rate. 27s per cent for
three months bills and per cent for short bius
Berlin exchange on London. % marks IS pfennirs
Faris discount rate. "a per cent. Paris EXCHANGE
on London, % francs p centines
FOREIGN sECURITIES.-British consols ,or
money. 80 i5-ls: for the account 90 Spanish As an
London. sSss French rentes 90 francs 42S centirne
THE SILVER AIARKET-Bar silver 5os!c. NJ
ican silver dollars. sssae Bar silver in London
closed 2sssd
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. $780, Lisbon. 2s;
Buenos Ayres. 1880
GOVERNMENT REcEIPTs.-custouas r.cs,n,s
reported from Washington. s7ss I22; internal rs,,s
hue receipts SoSsl; miscellaneous receipts $40 aoe
total receipts fog the day g. lse -, .x,ensftu-As
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THE ROCK ISLAND DIVIDEND.

member of the executive committee OF the Chit
cago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad SAYS.
There be some misunderstanding in
some quarters regarding the dividend the
preferred stock of the Rock Island Railroad. To
II k the matter clear. let say: The next and
last dividend the old stock of the Chicago and
Rock Island will be pdya bic November ]. There
after dividends the preferred stock of the
Rock Island will begin to accrue at the rate of {
per cent for 1898 The first quarterly dividend will
therefore, become due and will be paid February
!, 1903 The directors have vet decided 5 TO
what they will do regards the dividend the
new common stock The fact remains that the
company is earning at the rate of n. per on
the common stock The Rock Island
stock will be issued next Saturday Applications
for listing the stock will be made the earli-
est possible date aud the listing will be made as
81 on as the formalities the Stock Exchange can
D. COMPLIED with
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market steady. F1ns
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS-Market irregular Total
sales amounted in par value TO 81 O0O. against
N,'Ssoeo on Monday. The heaviest dealings urera :,
The Atchison issues, Baltimore and Ohio pr,or rer
stss Central or Georgia second incomes Erie prior
lien ss, Green Bay snd Western debenture rs
Mexican Central frst incomes. Northern Pscinc
ss Southern Pacific as. Third Avenue As. Union
Faeine convertible Is and Wabash debenture Rs
1eiofaoo Fuel and Iron convertible IS and Consol,
dated Tobacco ss were also active
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET-Money on call opensd =, Az
per cent; highest, ~ per cent lowest 3b per CEN,
last loan. per cent; closed at 3lx4 per cent mi
ing rate per cent Time money vas quoted AZ $
per cent for sixty TO ninety days. 5Iads ner cs,t
for four. five and six months. Commercial nane-
was quoted at So per cent for sixty TO ninety davs
5i2Q6 per cent for choice four and six noptb.,
single names and above for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed cr,,
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New-orleans Railway common sold at iG5s, serip
State Gas sold AZ 1A. Distilling OF Anie as nands
sold at sod1Sz; about 800 shares ehe
The market closed duh and Irregular
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CURRENCY MOVEMENT.

Following are the transfers Of currency through
the Sub-Treasury TO the West and South for the
months of July, August, September and october TO
date for the current gear, 1901 and 1900:
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Rrooklyn Ferry stock
TIob5ken Ferry lst Ss. 1915.
10 stock .----- --.----.
\ Y X + r Ferry 60 stock
do lst mtg 5s 1872 .. o..
NY x II + Con IS. 1896.
f0th X % 81 LIST mg IS. 1919
Union + OF y Y x Y stock
" & y J lst mtg IS. 1919.
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81 zo5Ooo Receipts for the month 70 date S izs IA;
expenditures 81 $500; excess Of receipts %So'Szls
Receipts for the year date NSl,S2o.lo0: expendi-
lures s1s 1896 s-s excess of receipts S25S3lA Ma
tional bank notes received for redemption SSS'ozS
SUB-TREASURY.-The sub-Treasury was DEBTOR
to the Clearing House S5il5T6-
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EXPORTS or MERCHANDISE.

1902 1901 1900
ended IS SO l95 S2i SlOe37 COS Sll Oa5 III
nee January 42 90 oi3 400 923 col 44TT2T OOs
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD


Lonoon' Oct a p m.-The market for Ameri-
- securities was dull and heavy Final prices
Hefouy- -- f--NNN
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tations were:
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal a 1--WE
securities and net changes from Mondays quo
taffons were.
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INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED by William, z Nichols & CO. No Is wall-st)
Int Int.
rate period Bid .Askd
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FERRY COMPANIES.
FURNISHED by E Nichols & Co. No Is waI-st)
Int period Bid Asked.
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STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
FURNISHED by William f. Il wall-st)
NETWORK.
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
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GAS COMPANIES.
Furnished by William E. Nichols & Co. No a.
Bid. Asked - VAIL ,

MISCELLANEOUS GAS COMPANIES
Furnished by William z Nichols a Co "
~ 10 Wall-e,
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GUARANTEED STOCKS
ooue,ations furnished BY Walker Sons No, =
Broad-stN
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T-Actual saIes--.-C1osing- Shares
open High Low Fin. Bid. Ask. Sold.
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES

STOCKS.
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TRUST AND SURETY COMPANIES
Reported by Clinton Gilbert No. waIl-stl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13

rations for fourteen days The quar-
termaster's department is purchasing
clothing supplies for 10000 people and
the medical department IS working IN
proportion in its purchases.
In the navy department the carefully
planned relief measure were being car
rled forward systematically and rap
idly. The Buffalo has been ordered to
be put in readiness for immediate use
as food and supply transport in case
II should be decided to send more sup
plies than the Dixie will carry. Action
has not yet been taken upon Admiral
BradfOrd's suggestion that water ten
derS be sent to Martinique to relieve
the pressing need of fresh water. The
admiral IS anticipating the acceptance
OF the plan, and has accordingly tele-
graphed to Pensacola and Norfolk to
have the tenders at those places made
ready for immediate service.
The admiral has also rendered the use
of his coal navy as food and passenger
transports. The equipment bureau, OF
which he is the head, has a small but
excellent fleet of large colliers and the
admiral has suggested to Secretary
Moody that these ships are, by virtue
of their great carrying capacity, excel
lently adapted to relief work. Each Of
the ships carries from 1000 to 1900 tons
of supplies.
There are no lack of indications of
spontaneous offerings from all parts of
the country. Today telegram was re-
ceived from the Pittsburg chamber Of
commerce asking the state department
if private contributions would be re-
ceived and how they should be ad-
dressed. Similar messages came from
other points. The department has, as
yet, made no response. A meeting of
the executive committee of the Red
Cross has been called at the state de-
partment this afternoon and it is prob
able that the suggestion will be made
that private contributions be turned over
to this agency. An original suggestion
came from a New York commission
house in the shape of a letter proffering
100000 pounds Of rice at cost price and
duty free to the government. The own
ers explained that they We're able to
make this offer by reason Of the fact
that the rice is still in bond.
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SAM Goes.
President of Hayti Driven From
His Capital.
A New President Has Alread Y
Been Proclaimed.

Port au Prince, Hayti, May Eek
President Sam embarked at 11:30 a. m.
today on the French steamer Olinde
Rodriguez. He was accompanied to the
landing place by the American, French
and German ministers.
Former President Sam, Tancrede Au-
guste, the minister of the interior and
of police, General Defy and NJ. c. Le-
conte, the minister of agriculture and
public works. gathered their forces IN
the palace at about midnight, where
their position was strengthened by the
fact that they had the presidential
guard on their side. Oppose to this
party was Gen. Saint Folk Colin, at the
head of a large body of armed citizens.
The latter were determined that the
members of the former government OF
Bayti should embark today on the
French mail steamer, or that the fight
ing would recommence and continue
with the greatest severity.
General V1lbrun, the former minister
of war, and NJ. P. Faine, the former
minister of finance and commerce,
sought refuge in the French legation.
Early in the morning M Tancreda
Auguste seemed to have abandoned the
Sam party, for he sought safety IN the
u S. legation His example was fol-
lowed by NJ. Brutus Saint Victor the
minister of foreign affairs and public
instruction, who also sought the pro-
lection of the U. S. legation.
Nobody seems to know what has be-
come Of the provisional government
Whlch was understood to have been g.
tablished yesterday under NJ BoisrOnd
Canal, a former president
At about the time that the former
president embarked on the French
steamer here news was received from
Cape Haytien, on the north coast. to the
effect that General Firmin, late Haytien
minister in Paris. had arrived at Cape
Haytien, and had been proclaimed
president. The dispatches added that
the whole north and northwest of
Hayti had declared in favor Of General
Firmin
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ROW OVER READERS.
Text Book Board in a MIDDLE
Today.

The school book commission appears
to disagree on a choice of readers for
the schools of Kansas for the next five
years. It completed the work of listen
ing to the arguments of the agents OF
the various readers presented last night,
but it has put in the greater part OF
today without making an adoption.
The agents of the companies inter-
ested have been sitting around the cor
ridors of the third floor of the state
house, where the commission is meet
ing behind closed doors, anxiousIy
waiting for some sign Of the result.
But there was no sign. When noon
came it was announced that the COM
mission had adjourned until o'clock
and it was not even stated that another
subject would be taken up during the
afternoon.
All kinds of rumors were rife. HalG
of the agents told somebody else con-
fidentially that he had a straight tip
that he had landed the contract An
other gave it out boldly that they were
convinced they didn't have a ghost Of
show. The Macmillan agents are con-
fident that they have the contract just
as good as cinehed, Dut most of the
other agents look skeptical over the an
nouncement
The struggle for the reader contract
has been intense. 1t means an immense
amount OF business, more than any OF
the other contracts. Last night ths
agents Of the competing companies
We're putting forth every effort to in-
fiuence the members of the commission
in favor Of their particular books. The
American Book company battery was
especially active, but the others were
not far behind in proportion to the
number of agents on hand One agent
claimed that several of the other COM
panles are not Offering the commission
their best books, but are trying to put
off poor editions on Kansas schools and
are using testimonials procured for
their better books to aid in selling tha
poorer ones. OF course the companies
attacked disputed this statement, and
the agent making it produced a lot OF
books to support his claim.
1t is not expected that the commits
sion viii have so much trouble after
the readers are adopted Next comes
the mental arithmetic, which win be q
minor contract. Then will come geog-
raphies, over which there will be a big
fight, but in which only four companies
will engage. Then viii come arith-
metics, and while that also will be a
big battle, it will not be so much a
contest as for the reader contract. This
will end the big contracts, with the
exception of the copy book contract.
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MAKES 1T $500, 900.
Senate's Resolution AccOrds
With Presidents Message.

Washington, May 13.-Soon after the
senate convened today Mr.. Cullom, from
the committee on foreign relations, re-
puorted a joint resolution appropriating
s5OO,OO0. including the $500 600 already
appropriated. to be expended under di-
rection of the president in such manner
as Will most promptly and efficiently re-
lieve the. stricken people of the French
West indies ana St. Vincent. The res
olution was adopted without comment.
The senate passed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill
Mr.. Stewart. chairman of the Indian
affairs committee offered a joint resolu-
ton providing that such part Of the In
dian appropriation bill recently passed,
as related to the division of the north
ern district of the Indian Territory into
two districts, should take effect on July
/, 1902. The resolution was passed.
At the request of Mr.. Burrows, chair
man of the committee on privileges and
elections, the Onmittee was granted
permission to sit during the sessions of
the senate.
Consideration then was begun of the
agriculture appropriation bill
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, May 13.-The conference
report on the omnibus claims bills Oc-
cupied considerable time at the opening
OL ltlE 4OUSC lOQdy NIL OIQeI " OOU
6Ala-) m ade the point of order against
the report that the cOnferees had intro
duced matter not authorized by either
branch of congress and extended dis
cussion followed on the point of order.
In making his ruling Speaker Hender-
son said there must be no abuse of the
prerogatives of a. conference committee
as that would open the dangerous path
way for the usurpation of the powers of
congress by q committee. He held that
three entirely new items had been intro
duced into the omnibus claims measure
and he therefore sustained the point of
order This had the effect of rejecting
the entire conference report.
Mr. Mahon (Pa.), chairman of the
committee having charge of the meas
ure, promptly appealed from the de-
cision of the chair, and Mr.. Underwood
moved to table the appeal. Coming
from the Republican side of the cham
Der an appeal from the decision of the
chair caused some surprise.
On being appealed to by his assistants
Mr.. Mahon withdrew his appeal from
the speakers decision.
The matter continued under discus
sion for some time in connection with
the return of the omnibus bill to con-
ference.
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COMMITTEE NAMED.
President Designates Those Who viii
Receive Subscriptions.

Washington May 13.-The following
was issued from the white house this
afternoon;
"The president has appointed a com
mittee to receive funds for the relief
of the sufferers from the recent catas-
trophies in Martinique and st. Vincent
The gentlemen appointed from each city
will be asked to collect and receive the
funds from their localities and nelgn-
borhoOds as expeditiOusly as possible
and forward them to Hon. Cornelius N
Bliss. treasurer of the New York COM
mittee which viii act as the central
distributing point for the country Tne
president directs all pOStmaSterS
throughout the country and requests
the presidents Of all the national banks
to act as agents for the collection OF
contributions and to forward the same
at once to Mr.. Bliss at New York
THE postmasters are also directed to
report to the postmaster general within
ten days any funds collected on this
.sThe president appeals to the public
to contribute generously for the reheI
of those upon whom this appalling ca
lamity has fallen, and asks that the
contributions be sent in aS speedily as
possible The gentlemen designated on
the several committees are requested 10
act at once. The following are the COM
New York-Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss,
treasurer; Morris K. Jessup. John Claf-
lin, Jacob H. Schit, W m. X. CofWlne-
Boston-Augustus Hemenway, DR..
Henry S. Pritchard, Henry Lee Hig-
ginson.
s.Philadelphia-C Charles Emory. Smith,
Provost Chas. c. Harrison, Jos. G. Oar
nngton, Clement A. Griseom, John H.
Converse.
Baltimore-James A. Gary.
Washington Chas. G. Glover.
"Pittsburg-A. J. Logan, H. c. Frick
''Buffalo-John G. Milburn, Carlton
s'Cieveland-Myron T. Herrick. Sam
uel Mather.
Briggs S. Cunningham.
s'Chicago-J J. Mitchell, Marvin
Hughitt, Marshall Field, Graeme Stew
art
Milwaukee-H G. Bigelow, Chas. F.
Pfister, Fred Pabst.
'Nfinneapolis-Th Lowery, J. j
Shevelin.
st Paul-Kenneth Clark. Theodore
Schurmeir.
"Detroit-Don NJ Dickinson.
'St. Louis-Charles Parsons, Adol-
phus Busch. Robert S. Bookings.
"Louisville-Ton Bullitt-
"Atlanta-Robert J. Lowry.
Kansas City-W. B. Clark, Chas
Campbell.
"omaha-John c. Wharton, Victor B
Caldwell
"Denver-D. H. Moffat"
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TALE OF DEATH.
Sixteen Hundred Persons Per-
ish in st. Vincent
Since Recent Volcanic Disturb
ance Began.
FLEEING FROM DANGER
Thousands of Refugees Taken
From Coast Of Martinique.
Bank of st. Pierre Transferred
Its Funds in Time.
FLEEING IRON DANGER

Castries, Island of st. Lucia, May 13.-
It is announced in advices received here
this morning (Tuesday) from the Is
land of St Vincent, B. W. L. that 1900
persons have perished there since the
SOufriere volcano has been in eruption.
st. Thomas. D. w. l., May 13.-Ad-
vices received here from the Island of
St. Vincent, B. W. L, forwarded on
Sunday last, announce that 700 deaths
have occurred in that island as a re-
suit of the outbreak OF the Soufriere
volcano, which is still slightly active.
The Danish cruiser VaIkyrien has tax
en- on board 500 refugees from the north
and northeast coasts of the Island of
Martinique.
The French cruiser Suchet has res
cued 1000 persons from Martinique and
the French cable repair steamer Pouyer
Quertier has saved numbers of the suf-
ferers from the volcanic outbreak there
All the rescued persons have been tax
en- to Fort de France, Martinique.
Only one man escaped from the jail
at St Pierre when that town was over
whelmed by the flow OF lava from
Mont Pelee.
The stencil from the unburied corpses
at St. Pierre is still almost intolerable,
according to advices received here and
the desOlation is indescribable.
It Is reported at St. Thomas that the
French Bark at St Pierre transferred
the catastrophe
ALL THAT WERE SAVED.
Paris, May 13.-An official dispatch
received by the minister for the col
onies, NJ. Decrais, today says that the
450 refugees landed at Fort de France
by the French cable steamer Pouyer
Quertier, We're all from the village of
LIE Precheur, near St Pierre, and that
the only inhabitants of St. Pierre who
were saved We're those who left that
town before o'clock in the morning Of
the disaster, Thursday last.
BODIES WE'RE CREMATED.
Fort de France. Island of Martinique,
May 13.-Strange to relate, in view Of
the number of inhabitants of st. Pierre
who were swept to death by the vol
eanic waves from Mont Pelee on Thurs
day last, very few corpses have been
found by those who are engaged in the
work of cremating the dead bodies This
is due to the fact that the most pOpulous
quarters of the town are buried under
a thick layer of cindered lava which
apparently entirely consumed the bodies
of the victims.
The Danish cruiser Vallzyrien having
done everything possible in the efforts
being made to succor the refugees, left
this port today.
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WARE IS READY.
VIII Take Charge of Pension
Office Thursday.

Washington, May 13.-Eugene F.
Ware, the new commissioner of pen
sions, this morning addressed a formal
note to H. Clay Evans, the retiring COM
missioner. notifying the latter of his
confirmation as pension agent and stat
ing that he is ready to assume charge
Of the Office at any time
It is understood that Mr.. Ware will
take the oath of Office within a day or
two and viii take charge Of the Office
Of commissioner Of pensions not later
than Thursday May Is. He Will prob
ably remain here in charge for a little
time until matters in the pension office
are running smoothly and viii then re-
turn to Topeka to close up his personal
affairs there, after which he win come
back to Washington with his family.
Mr.. Ware was the guest OF Congress
man Charles +. Scott at dinner last
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13
RE1IEF MEASURES.
Every Department. of the Government
Hard at Work

Washington. May $50 comprehen-
siveIy laid were the plans of the war
department yesterday, even before the
passage of the joint resolution provid-
ing for the relief of the volcano suffer-
naming for the officials to do today
The plans of the eommissary depart
ment, made after careful consideration
of the news dispatches from the An
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13
NraruauilIa sl1it Settled

Marysville, Kas., May 13.-The s50,000
suit of Louise NJ. Knight of Fairbury,
Neb., against Oscar c. Pusch, Of this
city, which was to have been tried in
the district court here this week and in
which many sensational developments
were expected, was brought to a sudden
close last evening by a compromise
The defendant pays plaintiff $500 and
f-0GfS
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HOPE FOR RATHBONE.
President Roosevelt Interferes
in His Behalf.

Washington, May 13.-The president
has directed Secretary Root to confer
upon the Cuban court of appeals the
right to review the testim ony in the
case of Estes G. Rathbone. convicted
of completely in the Cuban postal frauds
with authority to take additional evil
dence if it so desires. This authority
will be Immediately conferred and it is
presumed the court win act at once.
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Kitchener,a aame Bag.

London, May 13-The weekly report
of Lord kitchener received today shows
that 13 Beers were killed. that 6 were
wounded that S02 were made prisoners
that 81 surrendered and that 900 rifles.
157 wagons. 800 horses and 4. 300 head oG
cattle fell into the hands of the Britiahs
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Mrs. Muggah Gives UP Hope.

New York, May 13.-Having been no
titled that further hope for the escape
of her husband from death at St. Pierre
was useless, Mrs. Muggah, wife of the
captain of the steamer Roraima, is pros
trated at her home in Brooklyn Physi-
clans are in attendance. but there is
said to be slight chance for her reeov-
erv
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Dead Body Of an Artist Found.

Wichita, Kan May 13.-The body Of
an artist has been found covered with
rocks and debris near Mountain View,
Ok, showing indications of having been
murdered. It is thought that he was
out for some paper or magazine last
fall befC je the Conanche country was
opened for settlement. Nothing but
sketching tools have been found with
the body
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Chicago, May 13.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers in east portion this after
noon; partly cloudy tonight and We'd
nesday; variable winds.
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Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago, May 13-7 a. M tempera-
lures: New York and Philadelphia 56;
Boston So; Washington so; Chicago 4s;
Minneapolis so; Cincinnati 2.