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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-03


Yesterdays session Of the cotton market
vas quite seactonary one from that
wAl1A iumediately preceded It. The hg-
ures Of the movement were sufficient in
their lack Of elasticity to cause every
cautious bear TO lose his faith upon the
sources OF supply. yet furnishing him with
that ammunition which could not be gained
from the quarters OF consumption.
While there was no support in evidence
that gave the least signs OF animated specu.
lation there was q hrmuess about the uu-
dertone which suggested that the convic-
tons Of the trade are well set and that
the short" fears very much to tramp
700 near the brink There were some
features about the situation that In times
'ess optimistic might easily have been the
omens of weakness Augusta, Ga, brought
the strike cloud before the business hori-
son again and st IS yet a wage question
that awaits arbitrameut with the oper-
atives IN mills at that and surrounding
places. Such considerations appear now
to he OF little Importance, however as
siuaiIar threatennss have NOT yet impeded
toe progress Of the spindle.
Liverpool was quite 10 line with the
wisbeB OF bulls Sales on the spot amount.
ed TO zoos halos Mt unchanged uuotatioua
Contracts finally showed ou advance OF
's.6id. u IS o fact worthy Of notice that
while tho big English market has frequent
ly been " ed rnncommiftai ,nIus.ar OF
late It has never offered any lers ~ doc
preston and IT, has at times almost an.
preached briluury or course these events
50 TO shoT tnnt tho Transatlantic operator
has ar least one eye upon the lolls ~ o1-
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Kansas City, Mo. Apru % c...,
CENTS $500 natives. ioG6 .roygt tie ne,
c CSnTS' market strong TO Ia higher. cbnIco
y,AP',t aud dressed bcef steers a oI Ei,Ulee ace
crs \, iCo sS?9 1000; tockcrs and fr@d,
leNaN and Indian steers ,-.'. 4i;."Ho.oO;
,.s.,,i -. nnilNe cows 31Nli5 40, bn,ge,s
nuGG'u.'n' cauuers 25uq3 80. MN. NH'- y. q. :
900. n nas1rS t.@u4i375, Hogs ReccptS N l.
GSjsi7.06. mia, e'Eu ,. closed steady heavy
Nam. ''',,, mss Aasa6l5 sheen R,,ci,.,y
n ~, strong to 10 higher: Unhys" '1,ip, :
%r G,% Mgstsrn anb- Ga5aG.7s: p las
a75. yearliH., NV, western wethrrs 5.S5ts
aa5yN''S and feeders 3a56i. -, ., ~ Ct, ~,
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New York Futures.

othtemoef '....'.. ....-.. y, 25-21 s.l6-lS
october ....... k.tEa utIiS u -, a.
naL-H ~
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eager inquiry In New York for cotton 20 be
shipped them from here. The bears tonight
seem TO he really more concerned about
the situation than at any time previously
this season.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

- D. tl'l, psrg.
Colulue 4" "'t'Tu' :q4
,lil'l'' ~ .,lIov oil 3IiI
rl!,,, Hu,l,io,' H., ~ onality " q
LlhtelS' "''7 Per ton
nam, ,..o IS % q
Prime cotton seed meal. % -
l'rimc cotton seed cake 70 "
Quotations on PRIME fotlol ~ y, i,si
and pismc cotton srrd ca At arr io' ~
ai Galveston,
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COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS

The range OF prices AZ New York and
New Orleans Tor the active montas Was Ms
follows.
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- T@TNITT VUT 7 UTUFeN-
i,l lt ,...'.''f 'tNS july Aug "a $50
ApIll May - a. ssh Aug sept. - 40 an.
I ,!Hy 'une - l9-t9b sept urr.....4 san
'"ut'"'} '''9 h'~ bcf-Nuv....1. Sl+
Noy.bcc.....l .gs
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SHRlNKAGE IN MOVEMENT
CAUSED INCREASED STRENGTH.
First LMerreoi News Was Encouraging
ard Values Gained and Stood
Heavy Liquidation.
AT -ur cloer

AT THE CLOSE:
Lherpcci, - point higher
New Nork, : &c ? points higher
New Orleans, 6 to Q points higher.
cnnTe.
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LiNerrcol, unchanged.
American side, unchanged.
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ference. T4lA 8T.60S 6O6. 02s q.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Vessels IN Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
Vessels Destined for Galveston.

lntasAot tAmJ ......,.',............B
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Houston Railroad Receipts.

oNoNlnC arn tho TNccipfs Of Cptf,, 1,,.
thf various railroads entering ihe rity.
rI,,,..s. 49,, M. Hacv.
International md Great Northern 1a.i
IoiNcSton. Harrishurc snd San An. ~
houston East and West TcNns.,.. pG
IulI Colorado and Santa Fc .... All
Snu Antonio ana ArarFas Pass IA
Missouri Kansas and Texas ........ A
\ Otal $500. ...-.... "a
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Totals -. .13,4S6 10000 6a3O,0as 6 4es 100
Last year ..2leOo S1,6o2 6,4aS, 100 ....,..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
tainment and dance at its hall this even
inas avid ONerrlNer, will ak

tainment and dance at its hall this even
ing. David Overmyer will speak.
Friday evening at the Railroad Y. NJ. C.
A will be given a recitatory and musical
programme under the direction of Mrs.
Mrs. Griley has in Topeka musical cir
cles the event should be one Of the best
which the railroad men are to hear.
Peter Schneider, who lost the ends of
two fingers Wednesday, was helping build
smith slH shop H w When hen the members We're
| caught between two heavy, castings. He
been with the company a good while
Edward Thomas of the cabinet shop
called together the members of the Nullu
| Secundus Mandolin club at the residence
of his mother, S35 Monroe street, Tuesday
evening. The organization has been in ex-
istence for more than year and is com
posed of II men, many of them Santa Fe
men.
Ralph Mattice, the Missouri Pacific
brakeman who became strangely incapac-
itated for work while he with his
train at Garnett Tuesday, has been taken
dition is said to remain unchanged from
what it was when he was brought in
Conductor Hatfield is in the hospital at
this place with "a an arm that has e been
time ago he scratched the first finger on
his LETT hand ana ia Later wnff nppehass bo
has been obliged to abandon work tenn
porarily.
his home, 81 LAWRENCE street Tuesday
night, had given the Santa F'e his ser
to Topeka from Virginia and entered the
car, department, where he was a regairer
and coach cleaner under George Elliott
nearly all the time.
Switchman Con Norton was again in
charge of the engine doing work around
first truss was fastened together and has
been raised. 1t is now hoped that there
steel, but within the last two or three
days only two have come in.
E. H. McGill, private stenographer to
A F. Hilton. general storekeeper, has re-
signed his position here to accept SINH
the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix road.
Mr. McGill will leave at once for Pres
colt. where his headquarters will be. His
successor will be w. A Barrett of this
place.
Advices from California indicate that
but little from the storm which blew
down SO many oranges month ago. It
result. but the railroads were in shape to
furnish immediate transportation to mar
promptly shipped out, There will be heavy
Of that the class n Of 65
keted.
Among the other committees appointed
the spreading of news Concerning the
rooms during the year. The three mem
bers composing it are William Godfrey. NJ:
Repp and John Bechtel. A sample of
Bechtels work may be seen on the regu-
lar bulletin board at the rooms in the
tertainment Friday evening. 1t is an
artistic piece of that class of workman
ship.
According to plans formulated by Sec
rotary Prout of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
and now being put into execution by him,
the families of members of that institution
are to be directly benefited by it, in that
a circulating library has been established
and those the rolls will be allowed to
take books home for two weeks. There
are now only about $50 volumes in the en-
tire collection, but from this humble be-
ginning it is hoped may be built up a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
CUMMINS DID IT.
Says He, and Not Metcalf, Shot
Filipino Prisoner.

Kansas City,Jan. 23.-Lemuel D. Cum
minis of Kansas City, Kan, was men
toned in the senatorial investigation
of the charges against General Wilder
s. Metca1f in Washington yesterday as
one of the two men who shot the two
Filipino prisoners. 1t was charged that
General Metcalf had killed them in cold
blood. Cummins was a member of
Company 3, recruited in Kansas City,
Kan, and at the engagement at Ca
1oocan, February 10, 1899, was a COR
poral
Cummins is confident he can vindicate
General Metcalf and justify himself. He
says neither Captain BOltwood nor any
of the other men who have been making
affidavits against Metcalf were present
at the shooting. His version of the af
fair is as follows:
Company b advanced with the regi-
ment up the hill in an attack upon Ca
loocan. From the start it was one I'M
ceasing fusillade from the natives
guns. We were half way up the hill
when Private Howard of my company
fell, desperately wounded. I carried
him to place of shelter and ran on to
catch up with the firing line. l caught
up with several members of the regi-
ment, including, as 1 now recall, General
then Major, Metcalf, Morris ]. Cohen,
afterwards killed; Harvey Harris and
three or four other soldiers, who were
members of Company /, the company
recruited at lola
almost in our front was the Caloo-
can church surrounded by high stone
wall from which came a steady shower
of bullets One hundred and fifty yards
in front of this wall was an intrench-
ment held by thirty or thirty-five ma
tives. AS we tried to advance one of
the Filipinos started to run, but was
shot before he reached the wall Then
there was a general rush from the
trench. Two were left behind.
Some of you fellows that are short
of ammunition takes these fellows to
the rear ordered MaHr Metcalf.
81 said to Cohen: Come on, let's CO.
and we started for the rear.
1.-The other members of the party con-
tinued to advance. We had trouble
getting our prisoners along, and when
they were about twenty feet from where
we had started, they were shot I shot
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department that will prove lasting ben
eft to the work. Six Wernicke Globe cases
are here and if anyone wants to donate
in this way to the association they can
be assured that their gifts will be received
gratefully.
P. A. Hartig, who was killed by the linn
tied Wednesday morning short distance
east of Eudora station, had for 10 or 20
years had the job of pumping water for
the Santa Fe at that place until the plant
was moved away from there more than
year ago. He was a native of Germany
and came to Kansas in the late SOS, being
one of the pioneers of that section. When
the railroad built west he opposed with
all the vigor of his sturdy German nature.
the construction of the line, but in vain,
and later he entered the service of the
same company. He has a grown family of
four sons and two daughters. his sOn-in-
law being Mr.. E. J. Mcdonald, a
former foreman of the Santa Ee road
water service, who lived in Topeka
Trainmen on No. thought Hartig had
crossed the track ahead of the engine in
safety until they reached Topeka when
they were informed of his death. Hartig's
wife died about a month ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
IS LAND GRANT AFFEcTEDP
Crucial Point in the Fight Against
Railroad Merger

As the date approaches for the hear
ing of the Northern Great North
ern merger case in the United States
supreme court interest increases as to
what the action of the court will be.
The opinion is very strong in some
has jurisdiction in the case and will go
into it on its merits. This opinion is
based on that part of the complaint
dwelling upon the injury to the state of
Minnesota in the matter of its land
grants.
Corporation lawyers say that when
the question of jurisdiction comes up
it will be found that the land grant
position of the state of Minnesota with
reference to the Pacific roads will be
found of Importance. 1t is claimed that
this introduces as between the state
and the railroads money question
which may be the determining point in
the matter of jurisdiction.
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Catarrh usually starts with a cold in the
head and if left unchecked in this climate
rarely gets well of itself.
AS fresh cold is taken the disease
ing along. the mucous membranes from
nose to throat, from thrpat to windpipe,
from windpipe to bronchial tubes and from
broncial tubes to lung cells.
The mucous membranes all connect, one
from one part to another lined with this
same membrane. This is why catarrh in
iy the stomach itself. bringing on chronic
catarrh of the stomach, which is a most
obstinate form of dyspepsia
Everybody is now well agreed that ca
tarrh is a blood disease and not a local
one ana the attenpt 10 cure ny local ap
from the purely local symptoms without
the remotest effect in staying the pro-
There is a new preparation recently of
fered to the public that is apparently des-
tined to do away with every other form of
catarrh treatment.
This new remedy is not a secret patent
tablet composed of Bloodroot Red gum
from the Eucalyptus tree and other val
taken internally and seem to have a re-
markably beneficial effect upon the blood
nnd mu9 fS pdiEop fro cline the
These tablets, while being pleasant, con-
venient and absolutely safe to use have
made cures in long standing cases of ca
tarrh that are little snort or marvellous:
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and any catarrh
sufferer who has tried inhalers. lotions,
Ointments, salves, ETC., and realized their
Inconvenience and uselessness will fully
appreciate the difference between a mere
ing Stuart's Catarrh Tablets impartial
trial
sized package, and no matter where the
catarrh is located. in the head, throat
Will surprise you with the effective result
Of even q few days use.
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NOT FOR D1sPArcH1Na.
Train Orders Will Still Be Sent by
Telegraph.

Chicago, Jan. est was said by Off
Gals of the Illinois Central railroad
that the installation of telephones over
the system to take the place of the
telegraph in handling the private bust
ness of the road would be commenced
as soon as possible The larger cities
like Chicago. ST. Louis, New Orleans,
Memphis and Louisville are to be
equipped first and connected by pri-
vate long distance lines. The system
will be extended to the SIN aller cities
as fast as possible.
The first use of the telephone will be
in the administrative department The
next to be taken in will be the traffic
department. Then. 1t is believed, the
dispatchers will use the telephones to
ascertain the location of cars, and the
last link in the development will be the
dispatching of trains with the hello"
instrument.
In each city the road will have a COM
plete local exchange of its own, con-
nected with the central offices of the
local telephone companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
FIREMEN's BALL.
Emporia Railroaders Danced at the
Wigwam Wednesday.

Emporia, Jan. 2s.-Whenever the railroad
boys give a ball there is ALWAYS a fore
sight about the preparations that makes
the event most complete. The b, of l. F.,
Cottonwood lodge No. 116, We're the enter
tanners at the wigwam Wednesday night;
The dance programme was as pretty and
costly as any ever used in this town and'
the originality of the way in which the
dances were signed up was enough to keep
those interested who didn't know a waltz
from a rag time. 1t began with instruc-
lions to mark up for eight hours" The
first dance was ito new Superinten-
dent" Then followed p more that in
cluded everyone from our guests" to our
absent brothers"
The hall was suitably decorated with
various colored tissue paper ropes and
bunting. ID. NJ Carter was chief of the
floor committee.
The lodge committee was A. Buck, Q. L.
Doty, D. H. Hamilton, c. E. Habel, E. A
Hahn. L. w. Burns and w. n. Breen-
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WIRES ovERBURDENED.
Santa Fe Trying to Find Some Help
For photographers.

1t is reported that C. H. Gaunt has been
employed by the Santa Fre road to investi-
gate the feasibility of applying telephones
of his invention to the telegraph wires of
the Santa Fe system. Mr.. Gaunt is
Northern Pacific man and an expert in
electrical business
the conditions
The Santa Fre finds its wires badly con-
gested owing to greatly increased traffic,
and the officials are confronted with the
proposition of building over 1000 miles of
telegraph line or making the present wires
do added service. Upon certain divisions of
the Northern Pacific Mr. 4aunt has in sue
ceSSful operation a device of his own, by
which the telegraph wires can be used for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
Has Made SEQ, 757. 900.

The stockholders of the Illinois Cen
trail always receive dividends In no
fiscal year since 1868 has the road fail
ed in this regard, and in that year divi-
dends amounting to 1878, $50 We're pail
In 1864, when the civil war was at its
height, dividend disbursement increased
to $1O66,330, and since then they have
never been less than 100000. An an
alysis of its statements from year to
year shows that, including the last semi
annual dividend, the aggregate of cash
distributed to stockholders amounts to
$92, 7o7 200, an average disbursement of
more than $1,000 900 a year. In no year
since 1890 has the company paid less
than per cent in regular dividends,
and the average during this time has
been 81 per cent
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EMPoRIA IS EXCITED.
Committee Calls Upon General Man
ager II. U. Nudge.

The grievance committee from Emporia
has called upon H. Z. Nudge, general
manager of the Santa ENe. and told him its
troubles. This particular grievance COM
mittee is not composed of railroad men,
but of the terrified citizens of Emporia
who have come to believe all that is print
ednesS of the Santa Fe officials.
The Emporia committee wanted to know
If the Santa Fe was planning to send all
it's trainmen to Newton, the fake which
d id +bb tbs SEC a. IorneI h Is,
General Superintendent Resseguie.
General Manager Nudge told the COM
mittee that the Santa Fe would take care
of Emporia's interests: that the story
about the move of trainmen is not true,
and that Emporia is not to be transformed
into a whistling post. The Emporians
went home happy and contented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
LEGAL.
(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal January q, 1902

First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal January q, 1902
NoTICB-.Whereas, in certain causes
States for the St Joseph division of the
western district of Missouri and In the
circuit court of the United States for the
district of Kansas, entitled George A.
Cowden against the Phoenix Loan assocfa-
been entered for the liquidation and wind
ing up of the Phoenix Loan association OF
St Joseph Mo- and /, wherein an; an the the re
duced to cash have been ordered to be sold
in such manner as the court may order
for said assets, of whatever kind and
wherever situated, as they stood on the
20th day of November, 1901 the sum of $780,
900 cash in hand on confirmation of sale.
1t has been ordered by the court that no
tice be given to the public and to the
offer and that if no cause be shown
against such sale on or before the 18th day
sets Will be made to said Cobe for such
sum or to anyone who may offer In excess
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will, at his office in Topeka, state
Of kan iao and until sag d II gay or FeP
of said Phoenix Loan association of St
Joseph, Mo-, as the same stood on the goth
day of November. 1901 NO bid viii be con-
sidered that does not exceed $4,000 and
which is not accompanied by a certified
check for $4,000 acceptable to said mas
ter and as an earnest of the bidders good
faith and to be forfeited to said estate If
sale is declared to such bidder and he shall
not comply with his bid. The property to
be sold consists of all the remaining real
and personal estate of said association,
its property of whatever description re-
manning on November 30. 1901, excepting
that day, particulars of which may be
learned by inquiry of the special master
or of the receivers of said estate.
GEORGE F. SHARITT,
Special Master.
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they have authority to respect the sum-
mons of the commission. and it is ac-
cordingly expected that when the ses-
sion is called there will be a full
quota of men present representing the
community of interests idea.
1t is stated that both Mr.. Hill and
Mr.. Hartman concluded that owing to
the opposition in the northwest to the
merger of the northern properties with
the Burlington it would not do further
to antagonize the public by disregard
of the commissions authority. By re-
fusing to answer, it is agreed. they
would only be putting off the day of
Investigation, as the commission would
in such event appeal to the United
States court for assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
DOUBLE TRACK FACILITIES.
Important Improvements in Il
Santa Fe Cut Of.

The Santa FEES work on the ottawa
Emporia cut off presents many inter-
esting features, not the least of which
is the reduction of grades and curves.
Out near WellSville the old track turns
like a grape vine with numerous grades,
some of them r--otty steep. In the re-
modelled track-the old one wound
around a hill-a cut has been made 40
feet deep, on tangent. Practically the
track has been doubled at that point
the old track will be used by west
bound trains, while east bound tratfic
will go through the cut over the new
iron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
New Manager For the Katy.

Edward NJ. Collins has been appoint
ed general superintendent of the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas railroad, with
headquarters in ST. Louis, succeeding
NJ. Sweeney, who resigned to go to the
Minneapolis and st. Louis. This an
nOuncement will be received with en-
inent satisfaction in railroad circles, for
Mr.. Collins is widely known and very
highly esteemed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
COUGHS AND COLDS IN chill
DREN
Recommendation of a Well Known
Chicago Physician.

I use and prescribe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for almost all obstinate,
CONSTRUCTED coughs with direct results.
I prescribe 1t to children of all ages. Am
glad to recommend it to all in need and
Seeking relief from colds and coughs and
bronchial Affections. 1t is non-narcotic
and safe in the hands of the most I'M
professional. A universal panacea for all
manlxind.-Adrs. Mary r. Melendy, NJ. D.,
PHI D., Chicago, ILL., This remedy is for
sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
WAS HENDERSON MISTAKEN
Adjutant Fox Says He Was on Sick
Bed at Date of Shooting,

Adjutant General S. M. Fox stated
last night that there must be some mis-
take in the affidavit sworn to by o. +.
Henderson of Westphalia, who swore
that he saw General w. S. Metcalf shoot
"a wounded and helpless Filipino" The
reason why there must be some mistake
lies in the fact that the regimental rolls
of the Twentieth Kansas show that
Henderson was sick in the hospital on
the date he specifies.
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one. Major Metcalf did not shoot them.
1 can exonerate him fully Captain
Boltwood, who has been so persistent in
making these charges, was not present,
and as far as 1 know never made a
complaint until after the promotions,
when he failed to get Metcalfs place.
The only ones present at the time were
those l have mentioned"