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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
FOUND MURDERED
Body of a Mother and Her Son
Discovered
Dead in Their Home on a Mon
tana Ranch.
A DEMENTED WOMAN
Had Lived With the Family for
Some Time.
Had Previous Record of Killing
Her Husband.
DEMENTED WOMAN

Butte. Mont, Oct pa special to the
Miner from Bearmouth gives the fol-
lowing details of the discovery of a
double crime at the Conn ranch on Will
low creek:
A member of a threshing crew on an
adjoining ranch had occasion to visit
the Conn ranch. and when he entered
the farmhouse terrible sight presented
itself On the floor with brains oozing
from his head lay James Conn dead with
a ragged bullet hole through his temple.
Near him lay his mother, her head
crushed in with a blunt instrument.
presumably the butt of revolver
AT the time of the holdup of the
Northern Pacific train bloodhounds were
put on the trail Of the robber and the
dogs followed 1t for several miles in the
direction of tie Willow creek district
but lost the scent Those familiar with
the country decided a [ the time of the
robbery that in all probability the out
law would attempt to escape that way
as the country is such to afford an
excellent opportunity to evade capture
being heavily timbered
The discovery of the crime was made
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and Off
GERS are now at the scene. Near the
stable the threshing men met a de-
mented woman who had lived with the
Conn family for some time. This woman
killed her husband about twenty years
ago, and it is suggested that perhaps
she committed the tragedy. The scene
of the crime is about thirty miles from
Rearmouth. remote from the WIRES and
details are meageF
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New York Stock.

Wall Street, New York. Oct. 29..-STOCKS
Opening dealings showed no relief from
the recent staenation, trading centertng
in the very small number of the leading
stocks Prices ruled slightly above yes
terday's close, with a few large individual
transa ctions scattered here and there.
The general market was Indifferent and
held firm at the opening level Minneap-
oils St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie common
and preferred and General Electric gainei
~ points each.
ing figures under special selling. but The
movement generally was narrow and did
not attract much attention. Room traders
were reluctant tc do much in the absence
of any leading large speculative interests
and there was q disposition TO await de-
yelopments in TIE general condition con-
fronting the market Norfolk and West
ern was more freely offered than any OF
the leaders and fell a point from the high
est Tie rise il Texas and Pacific vas
also wiped out and Colorado Fuel extend
ed its loss to over 2 points. Wide f1uctua-
tions occurred in a number of obscure
stocks New York. Chicago and st. Louis
Second preferred North American. Lack
awanna and Lirseed preferred declining
from IL to 4 points. the last named lead
ing Rubber Goods common and preferrad
improved l to points
Bonds were steady at noon.
Prices sagged all through the list under
spirited selling of some of-rhe leaders
Norfolk and Western was lInloaded heav-
~, causing a reaction to %. and sharp de-
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MARKETS TODAY.
Slight Fluctuation in Grain
Trade Is Quieted.
Urgent Foreign Demand for
Wheat Is Reported.
MUCH LIVE STOCK.
Kansas City Prices Steady ii
Spite of Receipts.
Demand for Good Cattle Is
Strong at All Centers.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-WHEAT-Wheat open
cd steady on firm cables, small receipts in
The strength of the northwest markets
was again the feature.
Advices from San Francisco were still
bullish, stating the demand from Austria
LA was again urgent: December opened
a shade lower to &c higher, at 731sG7S14 c
TO 1859, and on fair buying advanced to
on selling of May by brokers. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported receipts of 694 cars,
which, With local receipts of 70 cars g Of
contract grade), made a total for the three
points of 7SS cars, against 759 cars last
The market held about steady the great
er part of the day, but considerable profit
ia king. toward the close caused a decline,
December selling down to 725sc. The close
was asd11c lower, at 72A@725sc.
COEtN-Weak cables caused corn to open
slightly lower and. trading was light
Commission houses bought freely at the
decline and the early loss was largely
regained, the firmness in wheat also being
lowed, however, on selling of May by
brokers. December opened a shade to so
Ne lower at 5O7sq5lc, but quickly ad-
5012c. Local receipts were 1873 cars, with
20 of contract grade.
The market was Influenced chiefly by
wheat. and stogether with realizing on De
cember. thar option declined to 501sc. The
close was &c lower, at 5o1sG5oa4c-
OATSAThee opening in oats was quiet,
with prices practically unchanged. The
market was Influenced considerably by the
ACTON Oh otner grains December opened
unchanged. at 3c5sc. but declined slightly
to 30a4c. Local receipts were 159 cars.
PROVISIONS-Hig prices for hogs ut
the yards impaired strength to provisions
at the start with lard still the leader.
Commission house brokers were tbs best
buyers January pork opened 10c higher,
at $15.75; January lard 21zQ5c higher, at
s., S5a9.S7l2, and ribs were sc higher, at
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 74c: No. 3
red 6S171c; No. 2 hard winter, 72d73c; No.
hard winter, zoe; No L northern spring,
74c; No, northern spring, 73c; No 3 north
ern spring, zoe.
S 4FTNN9' ) assSas SS No 5si Z SSzSg'Sc
FLA x=4Cash: NV. 81 LIS ;S.-W., Sis;
Oct, s1.20; Dec, s1.l6a1.1S1s
RY E-Dec., SIC; May, 51AG51iac.
BARLEY-Cash: 35a5Sc.
| TIMOTHY-Oct., 81 121s; Jan, $4.25.
CLOVER-Oct., $11.15
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A JOHNSON CROWD.
Cleveland Mayor Appears to Win in a
Joint Debate.

Cleveland, Oct. 29-Mayor Tom Johnso,
and Major Hopkins the latter an alto.
ney ana ex-chairman Of the Republican
county committee, debated for three hours
last night in Gray's armOry upon the ro-
spectVe issues which are Prominent in The
pending campaign. Four thousand peenia
crowded the armory and listened win
eagerness- The large stage was given 0ve-
equally TO paruS3ns of the respee.rl--5
speakers, but the audience was evidantIy
IN sympathy with the mayor ana his state
ments. The conditions of the debate were
that Mr. Hopkins was free TO ask any
pertinent question that he choose
Debate covered such questions as .holna
rule and Just taxation" The mavCr's
principal points were that the system Of
taxation in Ohio is not Just to all proDertN-
owners alike, while Mr. Hopkins sought
to prove that under present laws and pres
ent circums tances the laws are as equal
as they could be
The question whether franchises are IA Y
able in the state of Ohio was he subject
of warm discussion by the two men inc
mayor asserting that franchises as he m
derstood the meaning of the word are tax
able. while his opponent held the contrary
view and cited the opinion of the supreme
court judges to uphold him. The differ
ent rates of taxation imposed upon small
property owners and the larger corpora
lions of the city and state also took mn a
large part of the discussion
There were numerous Interruptions and
political cries from the supporters Of eoth
sides, but there was greater applause
when the mayor made hit than when
his opponent did.
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HELD MEN AT BAY.
Ministers Wife Jumped in Phone
Hole and Stopped Work.

Hamilton o.. Oct PA stream OF
cold water two preachers a preachers
wife md three injunction suits were the
chief features of the telephone war N
Hamilton. The trouble originated last
Saturday when the Hamilton Home
Telephone company tore up the poles of
the City and Suburban Telegraph As
sociatiOn N South D street and erected
its own poles. This afternoon the City
and Suburban secured an injunction
against the Home DeoDle interfering
with its poles and asking for an order
of the court to compel the Home people
I to restore the removed poles.
In the meantime the City and Subur-
4 ban people attemDtedato set more poles
/ in South D street, and were stopped by
an injunction secured by the Rev. w. H
| Fenneman. When the papers were seEW-
ed the workInens started ito erect poles
in front of the residence of. the Rev.
c. q. Mechling, of the Congregational
church. He could not persuade them to
desist, and so started out to secure an
| injunction.
While he was thus engaged the tele-
phone worknen kept at work and Mrs,
Mechling. seeing that they were about
to set a pole, jumped into the hole The
men dug another and then she started
keeping the men from getting the pole
set. The men started to dig a third
hole. and then the Rev. Mr. Mechlins
arrived home again, and, seeing the pre-
Fdfctanient of his wife and the persist
ency- of the workmen, got out his gar
\ den hose and drove the men off with a
stream of water.
One of the men grabbed a rock and
started after the Rev. Mr.. Mechling, but
Constable Morton who was present
pulled his revolver and stopped this pro-
ceeding At this iuncture the deputy
sheriff arrived with the injunction pa
pers and stopped the work
This occurred in the most aristocratio
part of the city and caused a great
amount of excitement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
NEGRO IS DETERlORATING
Lecturer Predicts Blacks Will Be
come Extinct in This Country.

Muscatine, Ia. Oct. pa sensation
was created here by Rev. J. L. Murphy
of the English Lutheran church, who
said in a lecture on the race problem
that the study of the sociological condi-
rion of the negro today proves that he
is deteriorating in this country, will
later lapse into barbarism and finally
become extinct
He points out that before the war the
negro was trustworthy, and the honor
of any woman Of the south was safe
without the protection of white men.
Today however. white woman scarce
ly dares venture forth alone. Mr.. Mur-
ply says that not only is the black
man becoming degraded morally in the
south. but also physically. Physicians
testify that he is more susceptible to
disease than a few years ago. and espe-
cially in pulmonary troubles Pneu-
monia is almost always fatal.
The position taken by Mr.. Murphy is
that in time the progressive class of
blacks will tire of the conditions in this
country and return to their former Afri-
can home to teach their fellow blacks,
while those left in this country will then
raDidlY become extinct.
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morning and we may expect steady mar
ket today in wheat.
Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat. 294 cars; corn, 20 cars: oats. o.
cars. year ago. Wheat, 81 cars; corns
100 cars: oats. is cars
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow: Wheat. 158 cars; corn. IS cars;
Chicago: Wheat opened steady. Some
profit taking going on. Believe market is
going to be a steady one that Will oIoro
buying under 100 for May and selling
= C SnIc Corn market opened obout
steady Selling is of better class than the
buying. Market looks top-heavy.
Northwest grain receipts today; Mime
apoIis 346 rars: Duluth, 348 cars. year
ago: Minneapolis, 46S cars; Duluth. 161
New York: Close observers think there
is pretty good sized short interest IN
Missouri Pacific Market is steady.
New York: Good buying OF Texas "a
Chicago: Privileges next week on May
wheat and corn are selling at 20 from the
Estimated grain receipts at Chicago to-
morrow: Wheat. s. cars: corn. $50 cars;
Ciearances at four ports: Wheat. 2ss.ssa
bushels; corn, 1900 bushels; wheat and
flour as wheat, 800 900 bushels.
Chicago: Oats shade lower. All the
markets yielded a trifie from the top
Topeka: Eight cars of wheat received
today. Farmers delivering new corn free
ly at 35c bushel-
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat 1sQ
I'D higher: corn sd higher for the day.
have again very heavy receipts. Corn mar
volume of trade Trade not large.
Chicago: Privileges to I Ma Nay
May corn-Puts, 421zc; calls. 4s1zc; curb
42kc.
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clines were recorded in the transcontincn-
declined under last night and there was
some pressure against u s. Steel on the
announcement of a Judicial decision in a
sue.
Speculative liquidation increased in con-
siderable volume, the rise in sterling ex-
change which revived, talk of gold ex-
ports and the absence of inside support
stimulating short selling and sales for the
long account. The soft coal stocks dis
played relatively more weakness than 9TH
er active issues, led by Baltimore and Ohio
and Norfolk and Western, but st. Paul
and the Pacifics were also materially af-
fected. The low level reflected losses over
night Of from to points in many Of
the active issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
HOTEL MEN MEET.
Executive Committee of Association
Arranging for Annual Session.

At meeting of the executive COM
m1ttee of the Kansas Missouri Hotel
Mems association. held at the National
hotel, this city Tuesday afternoon, ar
rangements were begun for the next
annual meeting of the organiza ton. The
principal object of the gathering was to
determine the time and place. which
were decided upon for December Is and
10, at the Coates house Kansas City
The membership of the committee is
as follows +. Nj. Curtis, Copeland. To-
peka; w. B. Miller, Commercial house.
Paola; Sam Is Campbell Savoy, Kan
sas City; George Boone. jr St Charles
St. Joseph; J. r. Hankla, Fifth Avenue.
Topeka With the executive committee
at its session was F.. p. Ewins of the
Savoy, Kansas City, president of the
association. 1t was the first visit Of Mr.
Ewins to Topeka in a number of years
and after being shown about the city
he expressed himself as being pleased
with the hotel facilities here
The association has a membership of
about $50 all over both states and the
object is to benefit mutually the mem
bers by Interchange of ideas At the
Kansas City meeting the coffee sales
men grocers and packing house people
viii give exhibits and the manufacture
ers of hotel equipment, such as dish
washing machinery. will have their
wares there in charge of demonstra tors
The gathering will close with a banquet
Charles l.. Wood of the National. To-
peka. is secretary and treasurer Of the
association
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GIRL CLUBS DRIVER.
Cruelty to Animals Episode on Noun
taIn Road in Jersey.

Montclair, n. J., Oct. 29.-Alice Burton.
a sixteen-year-old girl. who lives near
Great Notch. was on her way home from
school when she met an Italian beating
an emaciated horse in order to make him
draw a heavy load of junk up a steep hill
She ordered the man to stop, but he only
glanced at her with contempt and went
on abusing the horse.
Miss Burton jumped up on the step of
the wagon. pulled the club out of the Ital-
ians hands and began to beat him over
the back and shoulders with it. He tried
to take it away from her. but failed.
Miss Burton then commanded him to
unhitch the horse, and he did so. A farm
with a team and an empty wagon
came along and Miss Burton stopped him
and explained the situation. He lowed the
Junk wagon up the hill.
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MERGER HEARING
Is Again Postponed This Time Till
Novembe Is.

St Paul, Oct. 29.ETheo hearing of evil
dence before Special Examiner Ingersoll
in the case of the State of Minnesota VS..
the Northern Securities the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific Railway CON-
panies and others, set for today. has been
postponed until November 3D.
Attorney General Douglas, for the state,
and the attorneys for the securities COM
pany have been consulting for several days
with a view of preparing a stipulation Of
what evidence taken i'm the federal case
against the companies and in the Power
case may be admitted to the record of
the states case So that 1t will not be necsS-
sary to go over the same ground again
Such stipulation has been agreed upon
and Mr.. Ingersoll adjourned the hearing
to November b. in New York city.
Mr. Ingerscll is also the referee in the
federal case and the hearing IN that case
will be adjourned to November 10 in New
York. The plan is to adjourn the hearing
in New York Of the state case from day
to day, if necessary, until the federal
hearing Is completed and then proceed at
once with the hearing of the state case.
It IS expected that the taking of evidence
in the east will be completed before any
witnesses are heard n the west.
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SUIT Is ENDED.
The Castellanes Are Now Free From
Litigation.

New York. oct. 29.-Samuel Inter
myer. counsel for Asher Werthimer of
London, Lorenzo Semple, counsel for the
European creditors of the Count and
Countess De Casteuane and Charles A
Gardner. representing the Castellane
and Gould estate. appeared today before
Judge Lacomb in connection with the
entry of an order concerning the pay
ment of the claim of Mr.. Werthimer
The order which was signed, con-
firms the agreement which provides for
the payment to Werthimer of the sum
of $347, 1927 in monthly payments with in
terest at 4 per cent per annum. This
general settlement provides that pay
ments of $4,000 a month shall commence
on October 10. 1902. and be continued
until May Is. 1908, when the payments
shall be increased to $4,000 per month
until the total sum is paid.
The order further provides for the
payment of dividend Of per cent to
all the creditors and that Mr.. Inter
myer shall discontinue litigation in Lon
don and Paris and withdraw the Dit
mar suit now pending before the court
of appeals of this state.
This action ends the Werthimer liti-
cation against the Castellanes.
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WHEAT-Liverpool cables 1sdssd higher
for the day, clearances 100000 bushels and
indications of increased southwest receipts
had tendency to induce longs to take
profits this forenoon. The market opened
firm. at yesterdays closing prices. and
scored small advance. principally on
short covering. but prices did not hold.
There was considerable short selling above
TIC for Chicago May and this, together
with steady realizing, caused a setback
from the nigh point. The market rallied
to fraction above 75c several times but
of the session prices gave way, closing
around the lowest quotations
Receipts were moderated cars at Chi
cage 694 cars in the northwest against 622
for the same day year ago, and 294 cars
a Kansas City. against 81 cars for the
same day last year Chicago houses are
very buliish and are advising their trade
to buy May wheat, while all other mar
kets are Indifferent and about nine out
of every ten traders are inclined to sell
the market short
Taking it for granted that the combined
forces at chicago can control the market,
wheat is safe purchase on setbacks like
the one we have today. Cash markets
are Indifferent both at home and abroad.
The successful class of traders were sell
ers of the May option today around 75c.
but will buy it back when small profits
appear Believe manipulation will put the
market higher and advise purchases on
this break
CORN-Corn was weak again from start
good shipping demand was reported. Farm
ers' deliveries of new corn threaten to he
heavy however, especially while prevail
ing prices exist. Think sales of corn on
the hard spots are safe. but would take
moderate profits when in sight and wait
for the bulEes. Receipts today. 1873 cars at
Chicago and 70 cars at Kansas City gainst
100 cars for the same day last year Els
timated receipts tomorrow. $50 cars at Chi
cago and 3S at Kansas City. C1earances
barely nothing.
OATS-Oats were duh and lower Re
ceipts were liberal and the cash markets
dull The oat trader who will not sell
short at these prices has no business trad
| ing The price looks silly.
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Chicaeo Liveatock Market.

Chicago. Oct notwithstanding to-
day. 2l.000 head. Including 500 head of Tex
ans and $500 head of westerns. Market for
good cattle active: others slow Good to
50. 7516. IS; stockers and feeders. 81. z5d4-S5
cows, $1.4oa4 so; heifers. S200l5.O0; can
ners, S1.40d2.50; bulls, $2.00d4 80: calves
50. 7517 IS; Texas fed steers, 81. G0d4. west
ern steers, s.. 75G650.
HOGS-Receipts today, $500 head, esti-
mated Thursday, Is, 900 head left over from
Tuesday. $3.50 head Market 5a10c higher.
Mixed and butchers s6.S5qS75; good to
$3.50; light, 1920 60; bulk of sales 500
GI6.60.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
wethers $3.5GG4.15; fair to choice mixed,
250d3.50 western sheep, s. 1903 Is; native
lambs, s.. 50d550: western lambs, s.. 75q5.S9
Official receipts and shipments Tuesday:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts 49,. 5000. Z 100 las 2s6S2
Shipments ...... ...... 1853 Lob Aus
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FOR THE IRISH CAUSE,
Mass Meeting in N. z. Subscribes
$4,000 Against Landlordism. ~.

New York, Oct 2s-'If only the pep
pie OF the United States will place in
our hands the weapons in a few months
we will see the end of the Irish land
question" -
John Redmond. Nd. p. in these words
concluded an imprisoned speech at
Carnegie hall. The great audience was
wrought up to the highest pitch of en-
thusiasm. The band blared out THE
Wearing of the Green Bourke Cock
ran, chairman of the meeting, called
under the auspices of the United Irish
League of America, jumped to the desk
With wave of his hands he stilled the
tumult-
What man." he shouted, will enjoy
the high honor of rising in this meeting
and making the first subscription2''
There was wild scene for a time as
men fairly tumbled over one another to
contribute their money The result was
that nearly $4,000 was raised
The meeting was a reception to the
Irish ENJOYS, John Redmond, Michael
DaVitt John Dillon and Edward Blake
They are here to raise funds for the
cause in Ireland. When they entered
the audience rose and cheered again and
again P. J. Kennedy opened the exer-
ciseS by Introducing William Temple
Emmett, granddaughter of Robert EN-
met, who in turn introduced Bourke
Cochran.
Mr.. Redmond got rousing reception
He said he felt sure the appeal for funds
would not 1dll on dear ears The night
against landlordism." he declared, "has
been revived so strongly that within the
last twelve months a conspiracy has been
fomented by government and Irish land
lords to crush the movement and ruin its
leaders.
Mr.. Redmond went on to explain the CO.
ercion act. "At this moment he said,
/ there are hundreds of Irishmen and
nearly half our parliamentary representa-
/ ton suffering in Irish jails all the degra-
dation that English laws can conceive.
The landlords have instituted civil suits
against all of us in partisan courts. These
suits may result in 100000 damages
against every one of us. In order to fight
these suits large sums of money win be
necessary.
! If we can only carry on our strike as
the coal miners in America carried on
theirs we will force the landlords TO arbi-
trate as the coal owners had to do here
4 and in a few months we will see the end
of the Irish land question:.
Michael Davitt spoke after receiving g
rousing greeting. followed by John Dillon
| and Edward Blake Captain James Mitch
ell. son of John Mitchell of IS, presented
resolutions. which were passed with !
storm of yeas.