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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
HAY WRITES A LETTER
Explains His Action Regarding
Passports to Africa.

Washington, March 13.-The resolu
ton of Representative Burleson of
Texas asking the secretary of state for
information as to requests by Rev.
Hiram w. Thomas to bear relief funds
to the Boer concentration camps was
ordered reported by the house commit
tee on foreign affairs today. As agreed
to the resolution reciteS:
Resolved. That the secretary of state
be, and is hereby respectfully requested
If not incompatible with the public
interests to inform the house of repre-
sentatiVeS whether he declined to COM
ply with the request of the said Rev.
Hiram w. Thomas ora any one acting
for him, for passports or to ask the
British government for permission for
the said Rev. DIR. Thomas and his wife,
or to lend his offices to secure through
the British ambassador a permit from
the British war office for them to visit
South African military concentration
camps for the purpose of distributing
funds raised in the United States for
the relief of non-combatant prisoners.
A letter from Secretary Hay was pre-
Sented by Chairman Hit explaining the
circumstances of the case.
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ORDERED TO STOP 1T.
Traffic Officials Told to DiscOn-
tinue Determinations.

Chicago, March 13.-Traffic officials of
western railroads are much disturbed
by an order just received from the in
terstate commerce commission to i'm
mediately discontinue their discrimina-
ton in rates against live stock ship
ments from Missouri river and inter-
mediate points to Chicago, says the In
ter Ocean.
The Chicago Livestock Exchange re-
Gently filed complaint with the inter-
state commerce commission that the
western railroads were making lower
rates on fresh meats and packing house
products shipped here from Missouri
river and intermediate points than the
rates on live stock
The traffic officials of the western
lines have now received notice from the
commission to change their dates SO as
to avoid discrimination. The commits
sionsren1inded the railway officials that
last October it made a ruling that the
railroads must not charge higher rates
for hauling live hogs than for hog pro-
ducts from packing houses. The COM
mission declares that the order made
in October applies to the shipment of
fresh meats at lower rates than live
stock, and wants the practice discon-
tinued at once.
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lected. But, if they insist upon using
one end cars and having a loop, we ask
that, they make the loop between Ninth
and Tenth instead of Eighth and Ninth,
thus avoiding the chance of illegal
transfers. Every passenger on our cars
who wants to take their cars can get
them at Ninth just as well as at Eighth
and we can get their passengers there
just as well as anywhere else.
Col. Jetmore has suggested that they
do not use our tracks but put in addi-
tional ones on East Eighth and on
Kansas avenue between Eighth and
Ninth. 1t is hardly to be supposed that
the council will permit any more tracks
on Kansas avenue.
''Since nothing vital can be gained by
the Vinewood Park company by coming
to our station, and we would be SER
iously Inconvenience if they did, we
are opposed to that part of their plan.
That is the whole situation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
WESTERN LEAGUE SEASON.
Will Open on April % and Close Sep
TENDER %.

Denver, March 13.-The Western
league magnates reassembled at the
Brown Palace hotel this forenoon for
further consultation This meeting of
the Western league has proved to be
less important than was prophesied-
President James Whitfield speaks with
confidence concerning the outlook for
the season and predicts that Milwaukee
and Peoria new members will strength
en- the league Mr.. Whitfield said today
that Johnny Killing would probably be
connected with one of the western
teams either as manager or holder of
an interest.
No objection has been raised to the
action of President Whitfield in indors-
ing the playing rules accepted by the
Buffalo conference. He informed the
owners and representatives of the
teams that the foul strike would be
modified satisfactorily, as it would be
void of its confusing features when it
was finally approved by the rules COM
mittee. The committee on schedule has
prepared draft of a schedule but it is
still undergoing revision and will not
be made public until late in March or
early in April
At today's session it was decided that
the playing season shall open on April
% and close on September %. It was
also agreed to ignore the playing dates
of the American association in prepar-
ing the schedule. No other business of
Importance was transacted and the
meeting adjourned sine die.
President Whitfield leaves for Kansas
City this afternoon
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PORTO RICO-PHILIPPINES.
Santa Fe to Assist in Long Haul of q
S. Soldiers.

Notice was received yesterday by the
Santa F'e passenger department that
the government is about to move large
body of troops. The transportation viii
be the longest ever handled, as it Will
be a straight passage from one end OF
the nation to the other. Soldiers are to
be conveyed under the contract from
Porto Rico to the Philippine islands
without a break. They will touch the
United States at Newport News and
leave it again at San Francisco, gong
by way of Kansas City. The Santa Fe
will carry the soldiers. The tickets will
be made through, and be for the longest
possible distance under the flag. The
mileage will be IL, ISL miles, being 1000
miles from Porto Rico to NewportNews.
3.4SO across the United States, 4,791
from San Francisco to Hong Kong and
4SO from the China station to Manila
The notice did not specify the number
of men in the command.
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Chicago livestock Markell.

Chicago. March 13.-CATTLE-Receip
$500 head Market strong to 10c higher.
medium. $4.35d6.35: stockers and feeders,
$2Sau5-25; cows, 81. 4oM56o; heifers, 81 504
calves, 3.00Q6 40; Texas fed steers, $4.75G
$50
mated tomorrow, 81 coo head; left over, 554
head. Market stronger. Mixed and BUTCH
ers'. Sc. 1Gl655: good to choice heavy, Sc. 40
@6.5O: rough heavy, s615a6.35; light, $6.05G
$50: bulk of sales Sc. 15d6.40
SHEEP-Receipts, 3, 900 head. Sheep and
lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, 81. so
G5.25; fair to choice mixed, So. 75d4.40; west
ern sheep and yearlings, S460G5.75 native
lambs, s4.OO1e.50: western lambs, s5.25G6. so.
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...... ........16 Us 25.4SS IL, IFS
Shipments ...... $500. 1851 6.715 9S5
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PREVENTS SHODDY GOODS.
Livestock Association Will Work For
Bills Passage.

Denver Col, March 13-Secretary Chas.
F. Martin of the National Livestock asso-
citation has issued a bulletin calling the
attention of stockmen to the present
status of certain bills of interest to the
livestock industry now before congress.
These bills are house roll 6565, by Con-
gresham Grosvenor of Ohio, to prevent
the sale of shoddy goods as pure wool:
senate bill 25SS, by Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania, to provide for the improve
ment in breeding horses for general pur-
pose use; house roll 1030S, providing for
permanent census bureau and an animal
classified census of livestock; others ask
ing for federal aid in the reclamation of
the arid and semi-arid lands of the west
by irrigation, that the interstate com
merce act be amended so as to give the
commission judiciary power for the adj
mission of the territories of New Mexico.
Arizona and Oklahoma to statehood, and
the Henry oleomargarine bill.
After stating the exact position in leg
islative progress that has been reached
by each bill, the bulletin says:
Every man engaged in the industry
should Immediately send a strong letter
to the chairmen of the committees named
and to the senator's and congressman from
their state, urging upon them to earnestly
work for the passage of the Grosvenor
shoddy bill for the passage of Senator
Penroses horse bill, for the passage of
the irrigation bill and for the defeat of
the Henry oleomargarine bill. This VIII
take but five minutes time and five cents
in cash. while millions annually are in
yolved and depend upon prompt and en-
ergetic compliance with this request.
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W. |. ELklNs, JR. DEAD
Prominently Identified With
Many Business Interests.

Philadelphia, March 1S.-William L.
Elkins, Jr., died today at his country
home -eMenlo Lodge" near Elkins sta
ton Pa a few miles from this city. He
was son of the millionaire traction
nagnate and was himself prominently
identified with many business interests.
He was about So years of age.
Mr. Ell.ins had been i'll since October
and was constantly under the care of a
physician for cerebro-spinal trouble.
At the time of his death Mr.. Elkins
was president of the Pennsylvania Iron
works, the Otto Coke and Chemical COM
Dany, the Pittsburg Gas and Coke COM
pany the United Coke and Gas COM
pany, the Hygiea Hide and Cold Stor-
age company, the McKeesport Gas I'M
provement company and the New Eng
land Gas and Coke company He was
also a director of the Allis-C Chalmers
company. Mr.. Elkins was well known
club man. being a member of the Union
League. Philadelphia Racquet, Philadel-
ptia FTour-in-ha,nd, Philadelphia Gun
and Huntingdon Valley clubs.
Mr. Elkins' widow is the daughter of
COL C. W. FELTON, of California
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DESERT Dixie
Five Deputy Sheriffs Go Over
to Guden.

New York, March 1S.-Five deputy
sheriffs and clerks who formerly served
under Sheriff Guden in Kings county
and who accepted office under Norman
s. Dixie whom Governor OdeH appoint
ed to the office left bikes service today
and returned to Guden. One of these
men was Timothy Dady brother of
Michael j. Dady. This detection left
three of Gudens former deputies in of
flee under Dixie. When Guden entered
the sheriffs office he said he was ready
for business and expected to have con-
siderable of it to attend to.
Jere Wernberger, attorney for Guden.
served an order on Dixie today signed
by Supreme Court Justice Gaynor, re-
quest1ng Dixie to appear in court to-
morrow to show cause why an order
should not issue, commanding Dixie to
surrender the authority he has assumed
as sheriff by appointment, as well as
the books and papers now in his pos
session officially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
SCORES ROOSEVELT.
Congressman Dick Says His
Cuban Policy is Suicidal.

Washington, March 1S.-Representa-
tive Dick, chairman of the Ohio state
central committee and one of the chief
insurgents, says that the attitude of the
western congressman in opposing Gu
ban reciprocity is an absolute political
necessity. He says that it would be
nothing short of suicide for this Repub-
lican congress to pass up the present
tariffs on steel, wood-pump. plate glass,
hides, etc, and that to take up beet SUI
gar would be resented as an affront by
all the farmers who must pass upon the
congressional action at the November
elections. He denies that the supporters
of beet sugar are either inconsistent or
stubborn. He says that they face
serious political problem, and know full
we'll that if they make a mistake now
their constituents will take an account
ing in the fall He says that the fash
ion in Washington is to discuss the
subject in a sentimental and airy fash
ion but that when the full meaning of
the action is understood by the Repub-
lican farmers it will be anything but
theory for the Republicans.
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For the Metric System.

Washington. March 13-The bill to
adopt the weights and measures of the
Metric system the standard for the
United States, as introduced by Repre-
sentative Shafroth of Colorado today
was ordered faVOrably reported by the
house committee on coinage weights
and measures. 1t provides: THAT after
January 1, 1904. all the departn ents of
the government of the United States in
the transaction of all business requiring
the use of weight and measurement,
except in completing the survey of pub
lie lands shall use only the weights and
measures of the metric system and af-
ter the first of January, 1906. the weights
and measures of the metric system shall
be the legal standard weights and
measures of and in the United States. .
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TODAY,S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, March 13-WHEAT-May open
ed AqSc lower, at 761zM76asc. on barely
northwest was getting better receipts, sta
tisticians reported conditions favorable for
that only one-third of the Kansas wheat
had been marketed Commission houses
The early local selling soon eased and a
few professional bulls entered the pit. May
Later it eased again to 1850. Local re-
ceiptS were 40 earS-1 car of contract
grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported
3S2 cars, making total for the three
points of 422 cars, against 265 cars last
Heavy selling for the southwest. espec-
1afly for S st; LOUIS, set in shortly after
ing: Bears took advantage of the weakness
and sold short and May slid off to. 751bc.
The close was weak, May 4@1c lower, at
GORN-Corn felt a bearish influence
early. May corn opened &c lower, at e21z
to yesterdays bullish action. A fair feed
ing demand was reported west and the in
terror movement was light. Receipts were
still small and not much stuff was offered.
Although trade was only local the few
bullish influences strengthened prices and
May sold up to 625sc, easing later to 621&c
Receipts We're liz cars.
Corn declined in sympathy and closed
weak and 15G5sc lower for May, at 615sc.
OATS-Oats We're nervous at the open
ably with prospects of a large acreage.
May opened steady. but other options were
slightly lower in sympathy with other
grains. The demand was very small but
the tension in the market was such that
prices advanced with each purchase. May
started unchanged. at 1890. sold to 457sc.
and eased again to 459sc- Receipts were Sc
cars
vISIONS-Provisions opened with a
firm tone. on better hog prices at the
yards and advanced with the slight show
of strength in grains. May started 212G5c
up, at $15471201550. eased to $15.45 and
again advanced to S15.471a: May lard start
ed 21sc higher, at S9.45, and May ribs I'M
changed, at SS.4212. and gained PIC.
FLAX-Cash: NV, SLIP; S.-W., $16S;
May $1.73.
RYE-March, SIC; May. 56s4c; July SIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 60465c.
TIMOTHY-S6.6 5.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, s9ds4c; No.
8 red. 79@S1c; No. 2 hard winter, 75076c;
No. hard winter, 741s@751Sc; No. north
ern spring, 76G7Sc: No. 2 northern spring,
75M77c: No 8 spring. Patio.
CORN-No. 8, 5914G5915c.
OATS-No. 2 4515045$4c: No. 8, 45645Kc.
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New York Stock.

Wall Street, New York. March -
SHARES Of Amaisamated ing Conner H' in the the
opening deals at 631566414, compared with
e41s last night. Large blocks continued to
Change hands at prices below GA. Ana
conda was affected in sympathy. Other
wise the price changes We're mixed.
number of soft coalerS and industrfals
showed sharp fractional gains
The local traction group took the lead in
a Spotty upward movement, which devel-
oped quite strongly after the opening:
Manhatt rose "a points to 49,, and
Metropolitan Street Railway, B. r. T.,
General Electric, Hooking Valley stocks,
National Biscuit preferred. North Ameri-
can, Republic Steel preferred, st. Louis
Southwestern preferred, Virginia Carolina
Chemical. the Wheeling and Lake Erie
stocks. the Cotton Oil stocks. InternatiOn-
al Silver and American Snuff gained from
to over points. There was some heay-
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mess in recent strong features, Chica SO
Terminal preferred ST. Joseph and Grand ,,. q
Island, Fort Worth and Depxer, lily
stamped, Virginia. Carolina Chenncail = ~ -
Irvine and Wheeling and Lake Erie lossniS
ground. Amalgamated Copper receR g.
support around 633s and rallied over =
point. Many prominent stocks hung peioW
Selling of Sugar lowered It over a PONY
and there some further selling. OF
Amalgamated Copper, causing other ac ~,
stocks to fail away in sympathy 1ns
fractions. however, held firm and de-
mand- for Southern Railway preferred ilrt-
ed it III points. Colorado and southern
North American extended its gain to 5s2
points, international Silver to and 81
Louis Southwestern preferred to rs polnts.
Profit taking caused a reaction OF oyer a
cal. Cotton Oil and Wisconsin Central pre-
ferred. Tennessee Coal showed some neaV-
mess and Colorado Fuel was tribe hlBh-
U 8. Steel preferred was taken hold OF
and lifted point and some other hlgn
priced specialties improved. Tennessee
after selling as much below and sugar
rallied rs points. Manhattan rose above
132. The coalers were firmer and Penn
sylvania recovered "A part or a point ue-
cline Railroad stocks were sluggish, but
the Transcontinental stocks recovered to
last night.
general list manning dull and sluggish
There were gains of l to ~ points III
Standard Rope. International Silver pre-
ferred, Continental Tobacco preferred,
apois, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie pre-
ferred: B. r. T. reacted sharply to below
last night. but rallied to IL points above
Hooking Valley. North American and St
Louis Southwestern preferred reacted IL
to ~ points. Later Sugar fell to 123Ss and
the market became nearly stagnant-
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MORE LAND COMPLAINT.
Western Kansas People Object to
Prices of School Holdings.

Complaints are again coming in to the
state officers concerning the low prices
at which school lands are sold in west
ern Kansas Two or three months ago
State Auditor Cole received a number
of such complaints. Now Superintend-
ent Frank Nelson is receiving them.
This time the complaints come from
citizens of Cove county. They claim
that appraisers generally appraise the
land at the minimum allowed by the
law passed by the last legislature, 81. 25
per acre, and the land is sold for that
price when it is worth from two to six
times that amount. As the receipts
from the sale of school lands go to make
up the state school fund, the state is the
loser by the low price at which the land
is sold. and the complainants want to
know If there is not some way in which
the low appraisement can be stopped.
Superintendent Nelson says he has
called the attention of some of the coun-
~ superintendent to the matter, and
they say they are powerless to do any
thing after the appraisers are appoint
county clerk appoint the appraisers and
the appraisers let themselves be worked
into putting a low valuation on the
land Consequently people have been
getting land at an extremely low price
in some of the western counties which
have good school land for sale.
Cheap Excursions to California.
only $500 during March and April via
the Santa Fe.
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VOTE DOWN SHERMAN BILL.
Pacific Coast Chinese Exclusion Meas
ure Has Right of Way.

Washington. March 13.-The house
committee on foreign affairs today vo-
ted against considering the bill of Rep
resentative Sherman of New York con-
tinuing the existing Chinese exclusion
laws and then voted to proceed by con-
tinuous sessions with the consideration
of the Mitchell-Kahn rigid exclusion
measure, having the endorsement of the
Pacific coast senators and members
The vote against the Sherman bill is
understood to have been six to seven.
When this measure was laid aside, there
was general concurrence in going on
with the Mftchell-kahn bill. The act
ual work on this bill by sections began
this afternoon and is likely to proceed
uninterruptedly until results, are. Sc
cured.
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GROWING SERIOUS.
Painters Strike at Pittsburg
Results i'm Clash With Police.

Pittsburg, March 13.-The painters
strike is growing serious owing to the
importation of non-union men from
other places Over 100 men came in
yesterday, and many more are on their
way. The last allotment arrived from
Washington, D. c., during the night,
and was met at the Baltimore & Ohio
station by strikers pickets. Several
men We're badly beaten before the
crowd was scattered by the appearance
of the police.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, and
General President Bahlborn, of the
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paper Hangers, are expected here
today to settle the trouble if possible.
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LUNG EXPERT CALLED
To Testify in the Albert T. Pat
rick Murder Trial.

New York, March 13.-Assistant District
Attorney Osborne resumed the cross-ex-
animation of DR.. John H. Girdner today
in the trial of Albert 7. Patrick. accused
of the murder of William NJ. Rice. Mr..
Osborne described the medical history of
Rice'S case from the prosecutions point of
view and asked the witness it, under the
conditions existing at IL a. m. as told by
the attending physician, something must
not have interviewed to cause Rice'S death
at o'clock in the evening?
There was quite sufficient evidence of
oedema of the lungs at that time DR..
Girdner replied. Ito account for the death
without anything intervening
DR.. Alexander G. Leuff of Philadelphia,
an expert in diseases of the lungs, was
then called
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NOTHING DEFINITE.
In Proposed Reminding Scheme OF
Steel Trust.


New York, March 13.-Geo. w. Perk-
ms, chairman of the finance committee
of the United States Steel corporation,
said today that several propositions to
convert a large block of steel preferred
into per cent bonds are now under
consideration, but none he said, had
taken definite FORM
Latest reports as to the refunding
scheme are that 100000, 900 of the pre-
ferred stock, which pays per cent in
terest., is to be retired against an is
sue of $250,000,000 bonds, the extra $780,
100000 of bonds to be used for the pur-
chase of other properties, or for add
tional working capital On this par
t1cular point Mr.. Perkins said:
This is one of the several PROPOSE
tons now in hand. It would be mis-
leading to say thatgit is likely to meet
with greater favor than the others We
are giving the matter our serious con-
sIderat1on, and any action we may adj
wise will be for the best interests of the
stockholders
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FAT NERVES.

A whirl of excitement was
recently caused among scien-
fists by the discovery of how
nerves act. y
Healthy nerves are fat
nerves. 1t is fat in the core of
a nerve that by hardening and
softening creates nerve action.
Maybe this explains why
SCOTS Emulsion has always
been such re m ar k a b e
remedy for nervousness,
SCOTS Emulsion makes fat
nerves. 1t feeds them with fat.
Good for all forms of nervous
ness and for neuralgia
Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 4es Pearl ST, N. T.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. COL Kansas avenue-l
London opening cables: Wheat UNI
changed to sd higher; corn, I'D higher.
Second Liverpool ca bles: Wheat, 7sd
higher: corn, sd higher.
Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs, 1000
head: cattle, 200 head.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, .
cars; corn, 30 cars; oats. 10 cars A year
ago: Wheat, III cars; corn, 20 cars; oats.
cars.
Wheat opens slightly below yesterdays
closing. but there is no pressure to sell
and it looks like steady market today.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat and
corn I'D lower for the day.
Kansas City: May wheat-Puts 72Ac;
615sc: calls, 621zc; curb, 6214c.
260 cars; Duluth, 122 cars A year ago:
Minneapolis, 254 cars; Duluth, cars. To-
tai, 3S2 cars, against 256 cars.