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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17
WILL BE WORTH S15O,OOO.
IF Scepter Wins English Handicap
Whitney Wants Him.

London, March 1.-THE fiat race sea-
son had an excellent sendoff at Lincoln
this afternoon. The weather was pleas
ant and big crowds congregated to whet
their appetities for tomorrow's great
handicap. The American owners of
horses were not represented today. The
only American horse in the Lincolnshire
handicap is Foxhan Keene's Olympian
a years Odd. but the race is generally
expected to be a duel between r. s.
Siebier's Sceptre g years old and A.
NJ. Singers Donovan Rosa (5F years
Odd. 1t was rumored today that should
Scepter win. that horse will become the
property of either w. C. Whitney or
Foxhall Keene, the price named being
somewhere in the neighborhood of 3d.
600 pounds. The fact that Tod Sloan
had been riding Sir Waldie Grifhth's
Veles "a years ODD in training gallops
led to the rumor that the American
jockey would ride him in tomorrow's
handicap. but Sloan thus far only has
been granted a license to train and ride
in gallops.
Maher was the first American jockey
to score He won the Tathweu stakes
on L. E. RandalFs Bobaire.
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ELECT RIGHT MEN
Rev. Charles WI. Sheldon Dis
cusses Municipal Politics.
Wants Officers Who Don't
Have to Be PrOdded.
MUST GET TOGETHER.
Says Time Has Come For Relig-
iOus Bodies to Act.
Should Unite to Uplift the
Whole City.

LET us not get discouraged, but let
us work looking to the election to office
of men who don't have to be prodded by
the press, the pulpit and by public sem
timent and who will do their duty be-
cause it is right and decent" were the
words which Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
used Sunday evening at the First Meth
odist church in imploring the Christian
people to stand for purity in municipal
politics. His expression was part of
sermon preached ON Our Present OPP
portunity," which being paraphrased
would read, What the Christian church
of the present has to do" and in re-
Spouse there swept over the congrega-
ton which packed the building a wave
of applause.
There are people all over the world"
no other state. that have heard of Kan
SaS. They don't know what we raise out
of the ground. but they are anxiously
inquiring how are you getting on in
your fight against the saloon out there2
1t is true that the eyes of the world are
this state because of the moral earn
estness on the prairies that has come to
stay. And as we go. so goes to a great
extent the world with us. The enforce
ulent of law rests with the good people"
DIR. Sheldon is a firm believer in the
exert by pooling their interests. The
time has come" said he, when Chris
tendon must get together. In some
ways this has taken place already; in
some of the cities and towns our
churches are getting together If all
of our people would combine we could
hold the balance of power; if there were
a common desire to see the best men
put into office, we could do SO every
time There is no reason why 1900 peo-
pie in this city should not act together
for the uplifting of the whole place.
We have stood aloof long enough. the
time of doctrinal religion alone has
gone by. The evil forces of this town
really have a small minority, but it is
because the bad man has but one thing
TO do and by bearing down on that with
all of his energy is able to accomplish
htg purpose. The church of Jesus will
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not accomplish its purpose untirsit does

not accomplish its purpose untilsit does
unite"
DR.. Sheldon thinks the church has a
duty in taking an active part toward
lettering the conditions of the people.
There is a great work for the church
to do in making the city better. There
are a good many churches that are
simply meeting houses'-the people just
come and go on Sunday and that is all
there is to it. If a church doesn't have
something to do to call out its strength
as such, it does not exist as a church
of Jesus. Every one ought to be bee
hive of industry"
There is a great open door in front of
the church to help the young people of
the world; and there is no organize ton
that can do the work like it, We mead
to bring our children into family wOr-
ship; and it would be a good time at
the coming election to decide that we
want men on our school board who be-
lieve in the Bible. / have come to be-
lieve that preaching once a Sunday is
enough for the old folks; let them stay
at home Sunday night but give me my
young people for three or four hours
Sunday evening. / think we ought to
have in our Sunday school lessons, les
sons on good citizenship. / have been
making catechiSm on good citizenship
and am going to have my young people
begin using it next Sunday The i'm
portance of drilling young people for flu
ture service in this world cannot be
Over-emphaSiZed. This is not simply n
local struggle in which we are engaged
but it is to build up the city for years
to come
THE municipal problem is one which
is growing upon the church 1t would
satisfy us to go off in ease and do moth
ing and that is what the monks did.
but that is not what God wants. Lo-
cally, every man and woman in this
city who has the love of God has a dis
tinct duty to perform at this coming
election. You have just as clear duty
to go and vote as to go to the prayer
meeting One of the questions in my
catechism is who'll look after municipal
affairs if the good people don't. The an
swer is. $ne bad people. You should go
and help nominate and elect good men
to office and not wait for somebody TO
come with a carriage and take yoll.
God will be much pleased to see you
go and vote for a good clean man as to
see you turn into this church on prayer
meeting night The foundation of all
our civic life is upon the Christian fam
lily. The danger of the republic is in
wiping out our homes We must keep
the Sabbath as the bulwarz of our
whole life if we are to have a life worth
anything. Let us get together on these
things and this city shall be as a light
on a hill for all the world
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Vinegar From Prunes.

TFrOm the San FTanciScO ChrOnlcIe.I
The oregon agricultural experiment sta
ton is performing a very useful service in
some experiments which it is making in
producing vinegar from prunes. The most
serious problem which eonfronts our prune
growers is the profitable disposal of the
very small prunes and of that portion of
larger size which partly ferments in dry
ing Prunes being very sweet, viii pro-
tiuce a large quantity either of alcohol or
of vinegar. The vinegar produced from
prune Juice in Oregon is said to be so
strong as to require its dilution by one
half to bring it down to the commercial
standard. If the prune vinegar proves sat
isfactory to consumers its manufacture
will prove of great value to our prune
growers as an outlet for the inferior stock
producing.
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"a nATW M@YC 6IO
NA RNHa" Kansas
~ Ave.
ORG
Kansas
Ave.

Great purchase at an Underwriters Sale of Dry
Goods and Notions. These goods were bought at
IA, "a and u less than regular price.
The goods arrived too late to be advertised in
detail. Will mention few important items:
yards Indigo Blue Prints; 1850 yards American Shrng
Prints perfectly sound in PARTICULAR being neither
scorched stained. Underwriters sale SIC
bales Musin full yard wide perfect goods
sac quality, &c
5000 Unbeached Muslin, of highest grade Cot
71scin this sale
5000 yards Cotton Challes-most patterns
colorings this
1000 yards quality Skirt Lining-Come short length
yards perfect goods-orh everywhere 2c
yards heavy for
boys wentworth 21e per yard-sighdy damaged by
yards Southern Shirting-a dependable
quality SIC
We have many other goods which were pur-
chased under conditions, but lack of time
hibits further mention.
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haitian, Consolidated Gas and Linseed-
Amalgamated, after a FRACTIONAL advance
dropped sharply. The others advanced.
COLORADO and Southern second preIerrtssaz
points Fractional gains were the rule In
the general list.
The market was very spotty, vigorous
bidding up Of special stocks being utilized
to take profits IN others. Rock Island, Re-
public Steel preferred, Twin City Rapid
transit, Iaclede Gas, Consolidated Gas
Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie
preferred declined from l to 215 points;
Meanwhile American Linseed common ana
preferred. National Biscuit, North Ameri-
can, Peoples Gas. Third Avenue, st. LOUIS
cific, Reading second preferred, Bal
and Ohio the Toledo, St. Louis and west
ern stocks, st. Paul and Omaha, WaDaSn
preferred and Rutland preferred rose from
was quite general at noon Bonds We're
steady.
Manhattan. Brooklyn Union Gas and Con,
solidated Gas rose from L TO points ana
B. r. T. large fraction American Ice
fell rs points and the preferred to IA
points. Generally speaking there was more
railroads and the latter were not inilu-
enced by the fluctuations of the former:
Anal galnated was not well supported ana
declined 2I5 points below Saturday 8 close
advanced "a points, Westin ghOuse Electric
4, Continental Tobacco preferred ia. MIN
neapolis. St. Paul and Sault ste Marie
and Hudson and Rutland preferred a
point.
Special stocks moved upward, but the
general market was lower depressed py
the selling of Anal gamated Copper. The
prince went below g.. and some of the
steel stocks reacted. Brooklyn Union Gas
was lifted points in all and Consolidated
gar and New York and St Louis second
preferred gained / to ia points.
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WAS HARD FIGHTING.
Methuen Says He Gave Up After
a Fierce Struggle.

London, March 1.-THE war office has
received the following communication
from Lord Kitchener at Pretoria:
Lord Methuen has sent me a staff
officer with a dictated dispatch, from
which it appears that certain particu-
lars previously given are inaccurate.
The rear screen of mounted troops was
rushed and overwhelmed at dawn. There
was a gap of mile between the OK and
the mule conveys. The mounted sup
ports to the rear of the screen. with
General Methuen, Immediately reinforc-
ed by all the available mounted troops
and a section of the Thirty-eighth bat
terry, maintained them selves for an
hour. during which the conveys were
closing up without disorder.
In the meanwhile 200 infantry were
being disposed by Lord Methuen to re-
sist the Boer attack, which was out
thanking the left of the rear guard The
Beers pressed that attack hard and the
mounted troops attempting to fall back
upon the infantry, got completely out
of hand, carrying away with them in
the rout the bulk of the mounted troops.
Two guns of the Thirty-eighth battery
were thus left unprotected, but contin-
ued in action until every man. with the
exception of Lieutenant NeSham, was
hit. Lieutenant Nesham was called on
to surrender and upon refusing to do SO
was killed.
Lord Methuen, with 200 of the North
cumberland fusiliers and two guns of
the Fourth battery, then found himself
isolated, but held on for three hours.
During this period the remaining in
fantry, namely, 100 of the Lancashires
with some 40 mounted men. mostly Cape
police who had occupied the kraal near
the wagons, also continued to hold out
against the repeated attacks of the
Beers.
by this time Lord Metheun was
wounded and the casualties were ex-
ceedingly heavy amongst his men. The
ammunition was mostly expended, and
the surrender was made at about $3.50
in the morning.
1.-THE party in the kraal still held out
and did not give in until two guns and
a pompom were brought to bear upon
them at about 10 o'clock, making their
position untenable.
TT is confirmed that most of the
Beers wore our khaki uniforms. Many
also wore our badges. Even at close
quarters they could not be distinguished
from our men.
ut is clear the infantry fought well
and the artillery kept up the traditions
of their regiments. In addition to the
40 members of the Cape police already
mentioned, a few parties of imperial
yeon amy and Cape police continued to
hold their ground after the panic had
swept the bulk of the mounted troops
off the field
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, March 17.-CATTLE-Receip
10000 head, including 500 head of Texans.
Market 10c higher. Good to prime steers,
$65047. 10: poor to medium. 81. 25a6. 30 stock
erS and feeders, 81. 50sQ5. 90; cows, $125N5- %
heifers, $2.50G5.50; Gamers, $1.35Q2.2 Is; bulls,
$2.50d4.75; calves, $300Q6.50; Texas fed
steers, $4.750600
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head; esti-
mated tomorrow. SO, 900 head: left over, A.
butchers, $610a6.5o good to choice heavy,
g. d0g6 g; rough heavy, So o Ioa6;S5 light,
SHEEP-Receipts. $1,000 head. Sheep and
lambs Il . steady Good to choice 5we es rs.
western sheep and yearlings, s4.75@6. so;
native lambs, $4.00@6.65; western lambs,
S.. 25a6. IS.
Official receipts and shipments Satur-
day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
RecelptS 100 Z1,Ef5 45oo
Shipments 4f3 5,o93
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RAN AWAY WITH SISTER.


CONTINUED from First Page.1
ment with James Taylor, of Oakland,
Tor the sale of the farm. They were to
give Taylor possession of the farm on
mortgage on the place and gave Hodges
$500 in cash. This he placed to his
credit in a North Topeka bank. A few
weeks ago the sale of farm implements
addition of s., 500 more to the bank ac-
count. Before leaving, however, he
drew all this money from the bank.
On Saturday, February p, Mr.. Hodges
peka to visit. She went to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Weightman, at
1880 Morris avenue. Mr.. Hodges agreed
to meet her there Sunday noon and to
return home with her. He did not ap-
pear, and she concluded something had
happened TO prevent his coming, and
decided to return home alone.
investigation revealed the fact that on
SaturdayMr.H Hodges chartered railroad
car and loaded it with some of his
goods. together with some of his sis
ter's household effects, and that Mrs.
Hendrickson left Topeka Saturday
night. The railroad officials refused to
reveal the destination of the car.
Hodges has always been regarded as
an honest and upright man. No conclu-
SiOnS can be arrived at in explanation
of his mysterious conduct. Relatives
assert that they believe he has Joined
a brother who disappeared as myster-
louSly hVe years ago as he did a few
weeks ago, in the cattle raising business
in New Mexico or some other cattle
country. Mrs. Hendrickson it is believ-
ed is also with them.
Mrs. Hendricksons disappearance
comes as a hard blow to her lover TO
whom she was engaged to be married.
She left Topeka without giving him
word of explanation or even an intima-
ton that she intended leaving She
went driving with him the Saturday her
brother was loading her household
goods in the railway car, but gave no
word of her eonten plated departure
The only question that arose to post
pone their marriage was the one as to
which of the two should buy the neces-
sary household furnishings. It is report
ed that Mrs. HendrickSon said in con-
versation with some of her relatives
upon one of her visits to Granville,
that she wished she could get rid of
Palmer; that she could not afford to
marry him because he did not possess
enough of this worlds goods.
Had she reanined in Topeka another day
this excuse would not have been good.
Sunday morning Palmer hurried to Mrs.
Hendricksons home to carry to her the
good news that the death of an uncle
had left him 81, 900. He was disappoint-
ed to learn that she had left the city
without leaving him one word of ex-
PLANTATION.
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prominent lawyers in Kansas City, met
a sudden death near the corner of
Twelfth and Charlotte streets Sunday
morning. The exact cause of his death
is uncertain, but it was probably due to
apoplexy. He left his home at 1913
Charlotte at 10:45 o'clock to come down
town. He walked along the east side
of the street when he crossed over.
Lying along the east side of the power
house We're several loose rails. As Major
Woodson started to step over these from
the pavement to the walk, he fell. The
back of his head near the base of the
brain, struck the sharp corner of rail-
and long acut was inflicted. Three or
four men saw him fall They ran to
him and raised him up. Before they
had rendered him this service, he was
dead.
The news of Major Woodson's death
spread rapidly through the city and
produced a real shock. He was never
considered a great lawyer, in the broad
est meaning of that term, but his name
and face were as familiar to the citys
people as those of any member of the
bar. He made a speciality of criminal
practice, and had met with unusual sue
cess in that line. He had been employed
on the defense in almost every criminal
case of Importance or general interest
tried in Kansas City i'm many years.
AS a trial lawyer in criminal cases
Major Woodson, when in his prime, had
few equals in the city. He had a rare
gift of natural eloquence which he some
times used very effectively in making
the worse appear the better reason" to
juries. Among the famous trials in
which he was employed We're the Thorn
as Green, Robert F'itzsimmOns, Maurice
LaCross and Alice Plat murder cases;
the Jack Kennedy train robbery case
and the Lulu Prince Kennedy murder
case. His last case of Importance was
that of Tom Redmond, who was given
twenty-five years in the penitentiary
for the murder of Thomas ScruggS at
mark Ia
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Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis.
412 cars; Duluth. 1873 cars. A year ago;
Minneapolis, 61S cars; Duluth, 81 cars. To-
tai 545 cars. against 709 ears
Kansas City: Estimated grain receipts
tomorrow: Wheat, 81 cars; corn, 90 cars !;
oats, cars
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat and
second liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D
higher to I'D lower; corn unchanged
Kansas City grain receipts; Wheat, 20
cars; corn, 80 cars; oats cars A year
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat
IS cars: corn, 60 cars; oats. IA cars A year
ago: Wheat, 102 cars; corn. 10 cars; oats,
The present price of wheat is about 4c
busheI lower than March 1st and over ioc
a bushel lower than the high figures IN
January. The present level is the lowest
bearish on account of the large stocks in
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat and
-four I'D higher for the day
May wheat opened asc higher ana corn
&c higher ON short covering account Of the
cold wave Trading Quoted down after
the first few minutes, the market gradual
ly easing off.
to be brought about by main force The
price is too high and demand too poor to
admit of sales that big holders could re-
alize on and they may undertake TO BOOST
prices by main strength in order to IN
load their holdings, but the chances are
they will not undertake anything of the
Chicago: Estimated grain receipts to-
morrow: Wheat, so cars; corn, l15 cars
Kansas City: May wheat-Puts, 71s4c;
calls, 72ssc; curb PIC May corn-Puts,
621sc; calls, Csc; curb, 6212c-
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Troons Go Home.

Norfolk, Va, March 1.-THE troops
which have been on duty here during
the strike of the street car men left
for their homes today. The first trouble
following the withdrawal of the troops
occurred on the Ocean View line. y
rock was tied to a trolley wire and
when a car passed at high speed it was
thrown against each window and the
passengers were cut by flying glass. If
there is trouble tonight the militia viii
be returned and held until the disturb
ances ceases. Eighteen men returned
to work today.
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Kansas Citv Produce Market

Kansas City, March 17.-Close-WIIEAT
May, 721sc; July, 7214c. Cash: No. 2 hard,
721ac: No. hard, nc; No red, soc; No.
8 red, 79c; No. spring. 71@711@c-
CORN-May, 623scs Sept, 5914c- Cash:
No. 2 mixed, 63@631sc; No. white. 65c;
Nc g 3 T, white, s s MsS,ta 4704zkc
RYE-No. 2, 601@c.
HAY-Choice timothy, s14.o0; choice prai-
BUTTER-Creamery. Csc; dairy. fancy,
zoe.
EGGS-Fresh, 1214@13c.
WHEAT-Receipts, So cars.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, March 17.-CATTI-E--Re-
eeipts. 5.ooo head Including loo head of Of
steers. S6.20a650; Texas and Indian steers,
$460a5.65; Texas cows, g 2544 50; native
feeders. $3.25@5.00; bulls, $S25a450; calves.
$4.50d6.50.
HOGSEReceipts, 1000 head Market 5G
10c higher mo choice offered. Bulk of sales
S6.15Q6. As: heavy, s63506.50; packers. Sc, FOG
$50; MEDIUM il M s. 25@s 40; Light g s57oas2o'
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 head. Market
strong to 1Oc higher. Muttons, s5-2545.73:
lambs, S. 1860; western wethers, S5.20Gl
ewes S45065. 20.
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Topeka Market.

Tooeka, March IE
HOGS.
HEAVY-s6. 1906 20.
LIGHTS. 35a5. IS.
ROUGH-S5. 900I610.
PIGS-$3. 95@4.10.
STEERS-s3. 750475.
COWS-S3. 0064.00.
HEIFERS-$2. 25M425
VEAL CALVES
HEAVY-$3. o0d3 So
LIGHT-$4.00Q45O.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 wHEAT-7Oc
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-63c.
MIXED CORN-62c.
OATS-5Gc.
BUTTER-1Sc.
EGGS-12c.
PRAIRIE HAY-By the car, 50. 00G12.50s
ALFALFAWBy the car. s125OQ1sOO; by
the ton, So. 00@1400.
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MACHIAS AT ST. THOMAS.
American Gunboat Will Await Trans
fer at Danish West Indies

St. Thomas. D. w. l., March 1.-THE
United States gunboat Machias arrived
here Saturday. 1t is believed that the Ma
chiaS came here in order that her captain,
Lieutenant Commander Henry McCrea,
might confer with the governor of the
Danish West Indies. Colonel DeHedemann.
The governor being at Santa Cruz. the
Machias will proceed to that island Mon
day and then return here.
1t is said the American gunboat will re-
main at St Thomas for Some time and
will probably await the transfer OF the
islands to the United States.
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LETTER "a YEARS LATE.
Mailed in Kansas in 1879, MIR. Nivin
Received It Yesterday.

Middletown. N. z. March 17-Thorn-
ton A. Nivin, of Monticello. received
yesterday letter addressed to his faith
er, Gen. A. C. Nivfn. who died Is years
ago. 1t was mailed at the ShelbyviIle
(Kan.) postoffice in August. 1878, and
was written by Mrs. Lucy Hoge Irwin
in answer to a business communicate ton
from Gen. Nivin.
The letter with stamp uncancelled
was enclosed by the postmaster at Shell
byyille in a letter to the postmaster at
Monticello. He explained that the let
ter had slipped behind a partition in
the Shelbyville postoffice and had been
found while the office was being remod-
elled.
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Nornoanhurst Burned.

New York, March 17-Nornanhurst
the country place of the late Norman
Munro near Long Branch, n. J.. was
set on fire and burned to the ground
last night. The building was valued at
ZOO. The late Vice President Hobart
occupied the cottage during the sum
mer of 1899, and during the month of
August President Mckinley was a visi-
tor 1t is believed the building was also
robbed
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Look here said the mystified police
man, why are you winking at me? have
noticed it for the last five minutes,
Il thought I'd like to be protected while
! was in this big town. replied the old
man with the chin whiskers My nephew
that keeps a saloon in town somewhat
wrote me word that he Just has to wink
his eye at the police an he gets all the
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Sugar Market.

New York, March 17.-SUGAR-Raw
firm Fair refining. 2 1920; centrifugal,
SO test. 3 13-32c; molasses sugar. 1880.
Refined steady. Crushed, $5.25; powdered.
$4.S5; granulated, $4.75.
COMPENSATORY. No. Rio. 55sc.
OLASSES+Ffrm.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, March II.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1-7Ec.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2-6Ac.
NO. 1 TALI.OW-5c.