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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago, Dec. 17-WHEAT-A direct
cable from Argentina stating the weather
there was improving and that little dam
age mad been done to the wheat crop,
started selling movement in the wheat
pit today and the early f1rmness was lost.
Foreign markets showed some advances
and with continued small receipts in the
with May shade lower to shade high
er, at 83sMS1kc. After touching S15sc, a
g1A@81Ac. Opening selling of May by the
leading long helped to bring out liberal
offerings from the pit crowd which re-
suited in the weaker undertone. Mime
apols, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of 400 cars, against gu cars a year
ago
The market was aected the latter part
OF the session by the large export bust
loads being reported taken for shipment,
close was steady, with May unchanged.
CORN-Iiquidatio by local traders on
the easier feeling in wheat caused small
to the bullish nature of the recent crop
news After opening shade to 1sqlac
1850. Receipts were 12S cars.
The close was steady, with May 1s@,zc
OATSCOats followed other grains and
after opening firm on light receipts prices
eased off a trifie on selling by scalpers.
May opened unchanged to a shade higher,
at 367sG37 to SIC, but later sold at 36a4c.
Receipts were 12S cars.
PROVIS1ONS-HOg products felt the eff
fects of better prices at the yards and
values were q little higher all around.
There was only a small demand, but
offerings also were light. May pork open
ed 1O@121ac higher, at 81. 721z@11 70; May
lard was up 5@712c higher, S6.571aG6. so,
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, S9@90c; No. 8
red, S86S9c; No. hard 78@s1c; No. 8 hard,
6S@7sc; No. 1 northern spring, SIC; No. 2
northern spring, S2Qs4c; No. spring. u
CoRN-No. 2, 425s@42lc; No. 8, 4214@
0ATs-No. 2, sf@s5c; No. 8, s41kc.
RYE-Dec., 520521ac; May, 55@56c.
FLA 5S-- NV. s1o1; s.-W., ssc;
: TIMio or s2S7A; jan. $3.50;
CLOVER-Dec., 81 90.
BARLEY-Cash:s 36G5Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

the original embodying consideration of
letter from Postmaster Merritt making
grave accusation against Mr. Tulloch.
These accusations are considered in de-
tail and the conclusion reached that they
do not require modification of any of the
conclusions or recommendations hereto
fore made. The supplementary report
also gives consideration to a letter from
Former Postmaster General Smith to the
president in which certain comments are
made on the original report and says the
Smith letter contains nothing leading "us
to doubt the correctness of the conclu-
sions announced in the original report"
The report adds: Mr.. Smiths letter
shows to our minds not only that there
was, as we said, failure on his part
while in office to appreciate the gravity
of the situation disclosed by the warning
he received, but that he fails to appre-
ciate this situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Cbicapo Livestock Markes.

Chicago, Dec. T.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day. 10000 head. Market slow Good to
prime steers, 81. 90d5. 20; poor to medium,
s.. coat so; stockers and feeders, 81. 1913 80:
cows, s1.35d3. 80; heifers, s1.75q500; can
ners. S1.25Q2.35; bulls, $175G4.25; calves.
81 O0d5. 35.
HOGS-Receipts today. 10000 head: esti-
mated Friday. 5000 head Market 10c
higher. Mixed and butchers, S43514 65;
good to choice heavy, $4,000. 60; rough
heavy. $4.SOd4. As; light, $.25Q4.55; bulk of
sales, "a. 45Q460.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, sS-50q400; fair to choice mixed.
lambs, $4OOd6. Is; western lambs, $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
MARKETS TODAY
Cotton Once More Goes Soaring
Skyward.
Furnishes Considerable Excite
ment in New York.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Light Receipts of sCattle and
Prices Steady.
Hogs Are Strong and Five
Cents Higher.

New York, Dec. 7.-CoTTON-Liverp
cables We're up today owing to a scare
OF shorts and aggressive bull tactics and
this caused the New York cotton market
70 snake OFF lethargy recently noted
FIRST prices were at an advance of II to
Y points January sold at $12.40; March,
ST.: 20; May, $3.50 and July $12.77; these
being new high records for the two last
q to 20 points
COTTON-Sales today, LOIS bales. Spot
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands, $l2.70; middling gulf, $1295.
Galveston, Tex, Dec H.-COTTON-
Market steady at Y 1-16c per pound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Kansas City, Dec. II.
kansas Citv Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 17:-CATTLE1-.o
Receipts today, 1000 head, including 15O
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, So 6OQ5.O0; southern steers, 81. 40
@365; southern cows S.S5Q265: native
feeders, S. 00d3 So; bulls, 81. 25q2.S0; calves,
&. 10; western steers, $3.25q400; west
ern cows. 81. S002.35-
ket strong to sc higher. Bulk of sales.
81 1904. As; heavy, 81 35Q4- SO; packers, $4So
GAS; pigs and lights, $3544.45.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $3.50G4.25; lambs,
81 5l1ff3 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

CASH No. 2 mixed Told, S915c; No 2
mixed (new), 3Sc; No. white, 391kc; No.
white. 39c.
oAT3No. white, seasse: No. mixed.
3452Q35c.
BUTTER-creamery. 2l@22c dairy, fan
cy, Zoe.
EGGS-Fresh. 271zc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
81. Louis Livestock Market.

ST. Louis, No, Dee. 17.-CATTLERe-
ceipts today, $500 head. Market steady.
Beef steers, S3.70d5.40; stockers and feed
ers s.. 106I3. 20; cows and heifers, g. 2514 90;
Texas steers, 81 20d3. 60; Texas cows and
heifers, g. 00G2.75.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1880 head Mar
ket steady to sc higher. Pigs and lights,
81 2od445; packers, "a 25G4.50; butchers
ana best heavy; 8 4Oq5 577z- .ooo 80
Market firm. Natives. $S-259s.75; lambs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

Liverpool. 1:sg p. m: Wheat sd lower;
corn unchanged.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, SO
cars; graded, 0. Corn, 12S cars; graded, l.
Oats, 123 cars; graded, %.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 379 cars; Duluth. q cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 541 cars; Duluth 80
cars.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat
~ cars; corn. Is cars; oats, L cars;
corn unchanged.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: May
wheat-Puts, Sic; calls, S17sc. May corn
Puts 431zcA calls, 4334c.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat and
corn UNCHANGED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
RANGE OF Prices on Stock.

[ Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
486. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
I opeka Marke..

n
FURNISHED by S. Z. Lux, successor to "
o. Anderson Co., 30 Kansas ave.
FRUITS
ORANGES-Mexican and Florida q *
per box; navel, per box, s. I5Q3.50; CaIifor-
MIA budded fruit, S2-33 per box
LEMONS-California, per box, 81 1913 q
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons, s. 25G
2S5 per bunch
GRAPES Malaga. 81. 1865 per Dbl
APPL ES-$3. 60Q3.85 per Dbl.
RANBERRIES-Per Dbl. st. 35d7 so
DATEs5An51sc per ID.
VEGETABLES
TTJRNIPS-Per bu-. 40c-
PARSNIPS-Per bu., 15c-
CARROTSEPer bu., T5c-
OWER-Per crate. 500.
POTATOES1kaw Valley, SOC per bu.
Colorado Pearls, BE per bu.
EET OTATOES-VIrginia. per bbI-
q 90: Muscatine, Ia. sacked, per bu., 81 81
HUBBARD SQUASf4-s7er doz-. 1850
zgCsABBAGE-s2oo Is per cwt.
0NTONS-Per bu-, S0G65c; Spanish on
ions. per crate, S1.55q1- 20.
HICKORY NUTS-$l. 40 per blu.
CEIERY-B1ue Ribbon, Ger doz Zoe:
! 9 ooe6A asF 500 per sack: sOc per
dozen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
New York Money Market.

New York, Dec. 7.-MONEY-Money on
call steady. 1854 per cent, closing bid
and offered at 5N per cent. Time loans
easy; so days. 6 per cent; 50 days, 81 per
cent; 6 months, 5@51k per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Kansas CITY Producs nnarkes.

Kansas City Dec 17-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. 217 cars. Quotations
Dec. 677sc: May, 6S14m693sc Cash: No 2
hard 691z071c: No. 3 hard, 65G69c: No. 4
hard. 60u64c. rejected hard, 57d60c; No. .
red, 91G83c; No. red, S0GS1c-
CORN-Dec-. S71zqS7ssc; May, s755c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
New York Bntter Market.

New York, Dec 17-BUTTER-Rece
today, $500 packages. Market steady.
State dairy, 15Q21c; creamery, 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Sugar and Coffee Market.

New York, Dec. 17.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, 31sc; centrifugal, SO
test, 35sc; molasses sugar. 27sc. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $5.05; powdered
s.. So; graduated, $445.
COFFEE-Market quiet. No Rio,
csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

Chicago. ILL.,, Dec Neutrality-suspicious.
firm Creamery, 16625c; dairy, 146Hc
EGGS-Market firm, 261kG2sc.
CHEESE-Market firm Daisies, 1914
101sc; Twins, 10c; Young Americas, 101kc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, 14q15c; chickens. 81zc; springs, &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Wool Market.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 7.-WOOI-Marlxet
nominal. Territory and western mediums,
1Sq19c; fine medium, 15d17c; fine, 15Q16c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Ran % OF Pr1ces

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
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Chicago, Dec. II.
lou ClOza Xoa
Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Market Gossip

FURNISHED by the H. H. Lee Commission
Company. Commission Merchants and
receivers and shippers of grain, 62S Kan
sas avenue. independent telephone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Ladies' NeCkwear

Lace Collars
A wide range of designs and prices = sI.25 to ST.
Liberty Silk Ruffs-these in black. also white
with black trimming $500 TO $1,000
Silk Stocks-a very large asserting of this beau
tiful neck dressing impossible to descrbe-trim-
mings are of lace, beaded, braid, buttons, others
tailored, prices -25c TO $3.50
Persian Scarfs-very pretty concet-made of
silk Crepe de Chine each ......-...-... So. SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Handmade Handkerchiefs

Armenian make with dainty lace edges-each
soc, z5c, SI5o.
French embroidered, colored embroidery, beau
tiful assortment-each SI.oo and SI.25.
Point and Duchess Lace handkerchief
A beautiful asserting of these most exquisite ar
tcles of handiwork Price range from ST. so to $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
Children's Handkercheifs.

very large assortment of these ranging from
the low priced at SO, to those in the pretty lit
tie box-3 handkerchief with initials or brown
les at the box OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
indians who Actua1ry worx.

It has always been theory among westerners that an Indiana full blood-wouId not work. But all this summer 40 Indians from Haskell in- ,stitute have been at work for the San ta Fe, near Emporia- Side by side with. them gang of Greeks has been employed. and the railroad bosses say the Indians excel the Greeks in every way. Indeed, it is acknowledged that the Indians made the best workmen of any engaged on the road and there are gangs of several nationalities em- ployed near Emporia. All summer these Indians. many of whom belong to the football and baseball teams at Haskell have. kept up their practice in these games. They never seem too tired to play, a game of ball. and they have beaten all the. teams in the neigh borhood.-Kansas City Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
0OAKyILLE HAPPENINGS

There will be meeting of the peo- pie of St Mary Magdalene's church to-morrow evening in the aforesaid building, to plan arrangements for the coming fair which will be held in Hhis locality from the last of Septem- Der to the third of October inclusive.
 Mrs Walter Place and Miss Dorothy Dains went to Washington Hollow, N T., Saturday, to spend a day or two at the home of Mir and Mrs Isaac Place.
 George Lease. who recently resigned his position as teamster for F. o. Slade &. Son. has entered the employ of the Oakville Co.,
 Airs George Hungerford, who has been sick for a considerable time and was recently brought to lner home here from Westbroolz. IS believed to be somewhat improving.
 Miss Margaret Scott. formerly oi t1Iis locality, who went to visit her parents in England about a year ago Is spending few days with friends at Oakyille.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
soUsA'S FIRST CONCERT.
Famous Band Leader Was Greatly .i < Hampered in Movements by
 Borrowed Shirt.

Persons with long memories inform us that MT. Demosthenes began his ca reer as a stump speaker by throwing yards of verbosity at the sad sea waves. John Philip Sousa's beginning as a public performer was much more ludi- crous than the beginning made by MT. Demosthenes, says the New York Tele- graph.
 Sousa made, his beginning as 8 .vio- lin soloist, and his first public appear ance was in 1unatic asylum. Sousa tells of series of mishaps which pre- vented him from making bowling success of his first appearance.
 On preparing for the affair, the musi- clan, then Ii years old, found he was minus white shirt. He sought his in structor and was soon equipped with a garment several sizes too large for him. Incased in the ample folds of the in- structor's shirt, and with startlingly large expanse of white polished linen under his chin, Sousa tripped out on the platform.
 He lifted his bow Several pounds of shirt accompanied his arm, and when he began to play the garment wabbled around his neck in most annoying manner After minutes playing the future bandmaster found himself too small for the garment, and unable to manipulate both the violin and the shirt at the same time with any degree of comfort or grace, he fled incon- tinently
 A luncheon was held after the per formance," and Sousa was, of course invited. His instructor said:
 This luncheon is given in your hon. or. The very bad performance given by you deprives you of the right to partake of food Kindly starve!' S0usa feigned to eat. He says he was very hungry, but the eye of his tn- structor was upon him, and he left the table with ravenous appetite. Then he went home and wapt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
So Much Greek

During these days of post office inves- tigation story is told of postmaster down in Virginia A young man from New York went to one of the little places in the old state to visit relative and having occasion to write, secured a postal card.
 You had better not write anything private on that card, z remarked his sis ter. '"The old cobbler who is postmaster here reads every card. "
 But the young man was writing to a chum, and they had been studying short hand together, so he put his message in pot hooks, curves and dashes, and mailed 1t. He had not got far from the office when the old cobbler rushed after him shouting:
 Here, you! Here, you! I can't read what you've written on this card!"- Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
roncomnustIble wood.

Though there are number of differ ent kinds of wood, ebony, ironwood, etc. of such close, hard fiber that even the fiercest fire has difficulty in "get- ting hold'' of it, there is only one sort, so far as now known, that is practically fireproof. This is small, scraggy tree, a native of South America, called the shopala, with thick, tough. stringy bark, full of a sort of fire resisting sap. This curious shrub grows largely on the great, grassy savannas, which are swept by fire almost every year during the heat of the summer. There it thrives splendidly, for the annual scourge only kills off it's bigger and hardier competitors and leaves the ground free for the growth of this vege- table asbestos.-N. Y. Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
NEWS ; FROM ; THE SUBURBAN ; TOWNS
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS
Important Meeting of Firemen to Take
 Action on New Uniforms.

Important Meeting of Firemen to Take
 Action on New Uniforms.
 A special meeting of the Watertown fire department will be, held on We'd nesday evening for the purpose of talk ing action on the purchasing of new suits. A sample suit has been sent on by one of the firms and members wish ing to be fully informed concerning the buying of these. suits should De on hand Wednesday night.
 The capture of a couple of young fellows in Waterbury on Saturday for burglaries in Winsted, may result in the undoing of several mysterious bur glaries committed here within the fast few weeks. The knives and the razor found on one of them were the ones stolen from the Hitchcock Hardware Co.'S store on Wednesday evening.
 The Rev Father Mccarthy of Wa terbury said mass at Woodbury yester- day morning. He was the guestzef the Rev Father Loftus in the afternoon.
 Charles Wilkinson and James E. McGowan left this morning for Ann Arbor, where they will enter the Uni versity of Michigan.
 Football practice has begun at the Taft school The first game, will be played on Saturday. The material for this years team is considerably lighter than that of former years, but in spite of this fact Coach Welton expects to bring out a formidable team.
 Mrs Frederick Gillette, who has been laid up for some time with asth- ma and heart trouble, is considerably improved.
 Edward Wooster captured couple of young coons on his farm Saturday evening.
 Charles Kelly for several years em. ployed in the shipping department or the Oakville Go, has severed his con- naction with the same.
 Miss McMahon, who has been visit ing at the residence of Michael Kielty, returned to her home in Thomaston yesterday.
 Clinton Judson, the cattle dealer, ex, poets carload from Vermont to-day.
 MT and Mrs George Brannon, who were recently married at the brides home in Pennsylvania, have returned to Watertown, where they will reside for, the present.
 The Misses Noonan and Madden and William Histon of Waterbury visited at Mrs John Kane's on Sunday.
 Miss Mary Lynn spent Sunday with ] friends in Waterbury.
 A large number of young people from Waterbury came up on the Sun day morning train and secured convey ances to take them to Litchfeld and other places to spend the beautiful au- tumn day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
PINEAPPLE CLOTH.
Fine Fabric from Fruit Fiber Made with Primitive TOolY by
 the Fflip1nos.


 There are in the Philippine islands a great profusion of plants of many varieties and almost 400 kinds of trees. The natives, in their simple mode of living, have found use for 8 number of these. Cotton and hemp are used in the manufacture of cloth ing, and that, too, with, considerable skill, notwithstanding the primitive machinery used. The Philadelphia North American says that there is not a loom moved by steam in all the islands, although there are thousands of primitive looms which the women work by hand.
 Necessity has ever been productive of invention, even among savages, and the necessity for something little finer in texture than cotton or hemp, and withal a little more pleasing to the eye, led the native Filipino to cast his eye about him for such material, and resulted in his discovering the many. good qualities of the. delicate but strong fiber of the pineapple. i, The pima" gauge, although made largely of pineapple spikes, is as airy as chiffon. and possesses the iridescent glimmer of a butterf1y's wing. It seems marvellous as a fairy tale that lot of little brown barbarfans, with primi- tive tools and priolxly pineapple tops, should fashion these rivals to the finest weaves from the latest improved factories of France
 The first step in the manufacture is the selection and packing of the pine- apple leaves. The best leaves only are chosen. These are made into convent ent packages enclosed in leaves of a larger and coaTser kind, and having been tied firmly, are placed in the bed of a running stream with heavy stones over them to prevent them from being washed away
 After remaining in the water for two or three days. they are drawn out and exposed .f for a short time to the sun and air. Every piece is closely in- spected to ascertain whether it has been sufficiently affected by the opera tion. If not. the same process is gone over again until the substance is in a state of decomposition This is done to separate the threads from the cellu- lose and lignose fiber, and to clean
  them from the sap, gum and other for eign substances. The threads are very fine, and vary. in color from white to deep cream-yellow and grayish white
 The whole is then beaten with a rude sort of mallet, made of hard wood, and marked on the faces with grooves like a futing- machine By keeping it moist with water while the beating is going on. the separate threads finally are blended into one mass, and after this stage is reached itis3a simple matter to reduce the tex ture to any desired thickness.
 The fbers, after being separated from the vegetable pulp and thorough ly cleaned, are dried and spun, then woven on simple hand looms. The plain. cloth is finished first and then the figures are stamped on it with blocks. and afterward worked or em. ] broidered by hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
First Game on the Gridiron Was
 Played Yesterday. . ..'

GIASJ 1d1ltS OiH NAAHNDN~
 Played Yesterday. ..' ..
 The first football game of the sea son was played yesterday att Washing ton park. The contesting teams were the West End A. C.. and the Hammer club. The Hammer club team haa every advantage over the West End boys in weight and experience and al- though the former won out they ought to have made a better showing against light team like tine West Ends. The score was Hammer club 10, West Ends 0.
 A Polander was arrested in Union City Saturday night for assaufting a fellow co1lntTyrnan. After he was put in the tolls his victim's heart soft ened and he wanted the prisoner re- leased. The fellow was let go under bonds of $15.
 A two weeks mission commenced at the 1O:30 o'clock mass at St Francis church yesterday morning. The mis- sion will be conducted by the Paulist Fathers of New York. This week the mission is for the women of the parish and next week it will be for the men.
 A we'll known local young man be came involved in a heated argument with some Waterbury young men on Maple street last night A large crowd soon gathered, but the men set tied their difficulty without striking one another and the Brass City young men. drove off immediately after the affair. A policeman arrived on the scene a few minutes after the quarrel, but no arrests were made.
 Michael Boytan, who has been ill Tn the Waterbury ahospftal with blood poisoning, has returned home.
 Charles Brennan of Church street is visiting friends in New York.