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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
Chicago wheat,

Chicago June 20.-'rhcre was n good
general demand for wheat at the start,
influenced by the continued reports Of
poor returns for threshing in the
southwest and opening prices were
strong. July being hQ% higher at
,GNq6E. while September was HQA
higher az 75ff75M.
The market became weak. July de-
ellning 10 I6hG76%, and September to
74Sa7iH, but toward the close better
demand developed and prices rallied.
July closed hGhc higher at 76%d76i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
DENVER.
PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, June 20.--Close. Wheat
July, i6Sd76S old, n; September. 74;k
40; old, 75ba75A; December, Az old,
75k.
Corn-June, 45ia; July, 49% Septem-
Der 49lA; December, 4sls May. AN.
Oats-June. Ss% July, 40, September,
SSh; December, S3ss QS3S.
Pork-June, le,S7h September, 16. 80.
Lard-July. S.S7k; September. s. 9O0
S.s2h October, s. 771sGS so.
Ribs-July, 927laq9. 30: September,
s,21h; october s.O2ik.
Rye--July, 5lhd52: September, 50.
Flax-Cash, northwest, i.O3; south
west l.O0dl.Ol; July, 100; September,
1903.
Timothy-June, 1855.
CloVer-June, II so,
Barley-Cash, 47G55.
Cash Wheat-No. 2 red IN; No. 8
red 1905. No. 2 hard winter n: No. 3
hard winter. 72@76; No. northern
spring 70; No. northern spring 76a77;
No. spring 72a76.
Corn--No 2, 4shG4sl5 No. 3, 4sd
49i5.
oats-No, 2, S7h9SS; No. 3, 37@Sih.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, June 2O.-Wheat-Recelpts
60, $50 bushels. Irregular and generally
easier owing to rain In the northwest
and lower English cables. July, S2B6
s3A Sept 79%GS01-l6.
Butter-Receipts. $3.50 packages
Steady. Stated dairy, l7G2l; creamery
1sd2lia.
Cheese - Receipts, 1850 packages
Steady
Eggs-Recepts, $500 packages. West.
ern extras, 1914; do seconds to firsts. IL
dl7c.
Sugar-Raw. firm: fair refining, Sk:
centrifugal, &c test, ll-16.
Reflned--Steady' crushed, 1876; granu-
lated 4s5
Coffee-Quiet. No. Rio. 5h.
Molasses-Quiet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT NO. 3.

Wabash Mining Company principal
place Of business, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that at a meeting
OF the Board OF Directors, held on the
2lst day Of May, 1903. an assessment OF
five C5l cents per share was levied on the
capital stock OF the corporation, payable
on OF before June 9th, 1893, to w Mont.
Ferry. Treasurer, at room 800 Auerbach
Building, South Main street Salt Lake
City, Utah. Any stock upon which this
assessment may remain unpaid on the
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on the 20th day OF July, 1890,
to pay the delinquent assessment, to-
gether with the costs Of advertising and
the expense Of sale,
W. MONT FERRY,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Location OF ONCE: 800 Auerbach Bldg,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
UINTAH RESERVATION SURVEY
Bids Being Complied -- Contracts to
BE Awarded About July 10.

The clerical force IN the office Of the
surveyor general is buslly engaged in
preparing for the plating Of the Tin
tan Indian reservation, which work will
cost the government, II is said, about
100000
The survey includes the plating OF
2,s5O,OOO acres OF land Much OF the
work cannot be done without difficult
~, especially that portion which takes
in the rugged peaks Of the Uintah
range OF mountains, some Of them tow
cring to an altitude Of over 1900 feet,
The BIDS submitted TO the surveyor
general are now being compiled and It
is expected that the contracts viii be
awarded about July 70.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, PRO.
bate Division, In and for Salt Lake Coun-
ty. State Of Utah. In the matter OF the
estate OF Howell II. Miflln, deceased.
Notice.-rhe petition Of Celia N. Mililln,
Mjflln. deceased praying for the settle.
ment of final account OF said Celia NJ
Mnln. Administrative and for the dis
tributlon of the residue Of said estate TO
the persons entitled, has been set for
hearing on Friday, the 18th day OF June,
A. d. 1893. at 10 o'clock q. m, at the
County Court House, IN the Court Room
OF said Court In Salt Lake city, Salt
Lake County Utah,
Witness the Clerk OF said Court with
the seal thereof affixed this 9Th day OF
June, A. u. 1908.
tSeaD JOHN JAMES, clerk
By ]. L, Eldredge, Jr., Deputy Clerk,
Young 4 Moyle Attorneys for Peu-
TONER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

Salt Lake stands thiry-frst in this
! weeks list OF cities whose bank clear
| ings are given by Bradstreet, the figure
being S,214,052; an increase OF 10 Der
cent over the corresponding week Of
last year
The local brick yards continue TO
turn out large amounts of brick, for
winch there is O good and steady mar
Ket. salt Lake has come to be great
erick center, and brick are shipped TO
southern Idaho and western Wyoming.
as well as TO all points In this state.
The Improved and Salt Lake brick
companies are turning out 100000 brick
each daily. -
There continues TO be great deal OF
small building In Salt Lake, but build
ers claim that there would be many
more larger buildings going up but for
apprehension as to the labor unions.
or the buildings OF any size In prospect,
there are the Y. NJ. G. A., Strevell
Fischer, Atlas and Home Independ-
ent Telephone company blocks.
The Holmes apartment building IL be-
ing pushed up with rapldity, and the
University club building across the
street has reached point In construc-
ton where its attractions are becoming
more apparent. That building will be
credit 10 the town. Work on the
Presbyterian church continues with
speed, and In 10 days the building will
be where II will make something OF
an impression, The fine addition to
the All Hallows college Is practically
completed' and the two-story addition
20 the Scott-Strevell building Is well
under way and work has be-
gun adding a third story to the
Central block Contracts win be let next
week for the new Atlas block.
Building permits were issued for the
week ending June 20 as follows:
Geo. Mueller, 2is east Second South,
alterations. 5000.
H. W. Wrine. 27i Wall street, brick
cottage $3.50
John Philips Eighth West between
First and Second South, frame cottage,
800.
Hattie Knudson, Fourth South be-
tween Eighth and Ninth East, brick
cottage, 81 800
c. S. Scales, Somerby street between
Fifth and Sixth South frame cottage
$500.
Mrs. a. Klngshury. So4 east Second
South. brick residence. s1.S0O.
ID. l.. Dean. Eighth West, between
Sixth and Seventh South, frame cot
tage, $500.
Lily w. Clark. Tenth South between
Eighth and Ninth East, brick cottage,
81 800.
j. ]. Boswell, corner Sixth and ]
streets, brick residence. $500.
$. A. Wrist, lSs + street. alterations,
$50
Thomas Pells, No. Washington Ave.
addition, iig5. a
Total. N2.S2s.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

The shipments Of copper bullion from
the independent SHELTERS aggregated
~ ..o9 pounds, the Utah Consolidated.
i0l.em Bingham Consolidated. g45 COO.
United States. 49, 1863. with the out
put of the American added The total
VIII reach above 100000 pounds.
The week has recorded some unwel-
come changes In the metal quotations
Lead dropped back to lis former price
SS1O per 100 pounds Silver started out
Monday with the selling price az 52is
cents per ounce Tues lay IL was adj
yanred to SO cents, Wednesday Il drop.
ped back 60 b2's cents Thursday Il fen
TO 52A Yesterday found IL up 10 527.
cents again and TODAY Is marked up at
5S cents. Copper brought l2N cents per
pound.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
GREAT WESTERN MINE.
New Air Compressor Machinery BE.
Ing Delivered 20 PrnnertY.

Manager David Evans, OF the Great
Western mine, near Alta, has placed
an order for a complete air compress
sor plant and the machinery is now
being delivered to the property As
soon as everything Is In place. c. s..
Hayes, who has been awarded the con-
tract to drive a l,b0O-foot tunnel, will
be ready to comence operations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
READY TO RECEIVE Bios.
Plans and Specifications OF Yampa
Smelter Completed

The specifications and blue prints 81
the yamna smelier. to be built by the
Unite company at Bingham. were COM
pletld today
on Monday next the company will
begin 90 receive bids for the construc.
ton ~ the building as well as those
for the machinery.
The contract for the concrete work
was lei yesterday by Mechanical En-
ginCeT J. ~ CalloW.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
srocKuoLoERs ANNUAL MEETING,

Notice Is hereby given that the regular
annual stockholders meeting az fbe III.
ence Mining company. a corpnration ~.
der the laws Of Utah. whose prlncinal
place OF business Is Salt Lake CITY. Titan
VIII be held on the 9Th day OF Jtily iall'
az o'clock =. m, at the company's Once
room ~ Mccormick building in said salt
LAKE City, Tor the purpose OF electlnE d.
fee'ofs ana oincers Of said company.
WIN. c. HALL.
June u. isos. H'ies'Vf'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
BoNERINE CONCENTRATIONS.
W. =. Snyder Returns from East
with Instructions.

Willard +, Snyder, manager OF the
Western Exploration Co. reached home
fiom the cast late yesterday after
noon. He announces that the plan to
erect large concentrating plant at the
new townsite Of Bull for the Honerine
mine Is TO be carried out After con.
sulting with eastern shareholders. he
returns with instructions 10 commence
work as soon as possible. The initial
plant win have capacity for 100 tons
Of ore daily but will he increased later
Power will be derived from the plant
AZ the mouth Of the great Honerine
drain tunnel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
LIVE STOCK,
CHICAGO.

Chicago June .--Cattle--Receipts,
zoe; steady, Good 10 prime steers, 500
r5.S5, poor to medium. 4.00M4s5; stock
ers and feeders 3OO9475; COWS, 1000
40; hcfers 2.25a47j, Gamers, 1900
$50; bulls. 2.5Odi95: calves, 2.OOd6.5O,
Texas fed steers. S.5Oq450.
Hogs Receipts, today. 1900; tomor-
row. 42O0; left over, 1894 steady 8
cents lower. Mixed and butchers. SOS
Msl5' good TO choice heavy, 6.lOq6. 20;
rough heavy, 5.S0d61O. light, 6.2Oa6. 3O;
bulk Of sales. G.O5@61h
Sheep-Recelpts 2,OO0 sheep, steady:
lambs steady. Good to choice wethers.
4.5O9625; fair to choice mixed, $1,000
425; western sheep, 4.25Gi.5O; native
lambs 4.OOG675; western lambs, 4.OO0
500
DENVER.
Denver Colo, June 2O.--Cattle-Re-
celnts, $500, Steady. Beef steers, 3.75
Ql75 cows. 3.50d450; feeders, S.5O0
4.S5; stookers, SOOQ425; bulls, l.5Oq
$50
Hogs-Recelpts, 500. Market lower.
Light packers, 5,OOd5S5; mixed, 5.SO0
r.yO. heavy. 5.s0@5.95.
Sheep--Unchange
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

Dividend No. 3 Of igE on
the preferred stock OF The
Utah Sugar Company will be
due and payable at my Office
DeseTet News Bldg. SAIL
Lake City. Utah. on June
20. 1905, 10 all stockholders
Of record on June %, 1895.
The stock books Of the conn
pany viii close for transfers
on June ~. leo, az 3 D. M.
aud VIII be reopeLed on July
LIST 1893. az 10 a. m
HORACE G. WHITNEY.
Sec and Treas.
Salt Lake city. June Is. isl2.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
Grand Central dividend.

The June dividend Of the Grand Gem
trol Mining company amounting TO VS.
0W. 10 cents per share, was disbursed
today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
BUSINESS NOTES.

In local business circles the demand
for money continues strong, but the
banks generally are meeting it. The
volume OF business is good, but mer-
chants complain that collections are not
80 easy az at the same time last year.
Only limited transactions have taken
place In local stocks and bonds. The
Sugars are all somewhat dull, due as
brokers state, to the talk Of an indie
pendent factory at Lewiston. Until
something more definite is known re-
garding this matter dealings In sugar
stocks promise to be limited. Utah
Sugar preferred stands at 1895. with n
dividend Of IN cents, payable at the
end Of the month. Other dividends pay
able within the next 10 to 20 days ars
as follows. lions Savings bank pays 2
per cent; c, w. K NJ. Co. pays 1a. pre-
ferred dividend July 10: and Church
bond and Salt Lake City railway bond
coupons will be paid July J. and other
dividends due In July are: First Ma
tlonal bank Ogden. per cent: Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone Co., ~ per
cent, Commercial National bank, 8 per
cent; state Bank OF Utah. per cent:
National Bank of the Republic, 3 per
cent; Provo Commercial & Savings
bank, per cent; Lehi Commercial Il
Savings bank, IL per cent, Thatcher
Bros Banking Co., Logan per cent:
Barnes Banking Co., Kaysvllle, ( per
cent; Davis County bank, Pennington,
Der cent.
n. La Al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
BANK CLEARINGs.

Bank clearings throughout the United
States and Canada for the week ending
friday, June 49, 1903. were:
Inc Dec.
Salt Lake City ,..s S.27iOS2 1871 go.
Totals, L, S,...., 2,209, 1870, 5S7 l4.3 go.
outside N. Y..... $40. 709.S27 10 ...
Totals, Canada &C.. 50, 96S,7lS 1914 ..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
ORE AVN BULLION.
Settlements for the Week Reached
The Sum of S3Oh,33n.

Tho ore and bullion settlements for
the fiscal week ending last evening as
reported by Mccormick d CO.. were
1905, $50, as follows.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ESTATE
OF James r. Miller. deceased Credlt tors
win present claims With vouchers
10 the undersigned at the office Of James
H. MOyle, Dthcf,t N1uunal Bank bullu-
ing. Salt Lake city, Utah, on or before
the first day Of May, a. u, 1903 Reuben
q. Miller ana Leroy c. Miller admnls'
traitors Of the estate Of James X. Miller
deceased.
Date Of first publication June Goth, A.
ID. 1898
James II. Moyle, attorney for estate,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
Consult County Clerk or the respective
pignern for further information.

4
IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court In and for Salt Lake County, htate
OF Utah. Department No, l. In the mat
Ter of the estate Of william Green, de-
ceased. Notice. THE petition OF jaime
Mattson sjodahl, praying for the admls'
sion 10 Probate OF certain document
purportlng 10 be the last VIII and Tesla-
inent OF William Green, deceased, anu ior
The granting OF Letters Testamentary 10
jaime Mattson Sjodahl has been set Tor
hearing on Friday the 26th day OF June,
a ID. 1908, al 10 o'clock 4. m. az the
County Court House. In the Court Room
Of said Court, In Salt Lake CITY, salt
Lake County Utah. "a,
Witness the Clerk OF said Court win
the seal thereof aiixed THIS Sth day ot
lsean JOHN JAMES. Clerk
VIM. II Foland, Deputy Clerk
Il. Ellis Browne. Attorney for Petitioner
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

REGULAR CALL.
Con. Mercur. 800 at l.42.
Daly-West, % at 400
Lower Mammoth. 100 at 96 S0 800 at
n; 200 at s7h; 200 at 96A; 100 at 96l4.
shares sold, 300.
May Day, 1000 at 19% GO; $500 at
30. Shares sold, $500.
Ben Butler. 1000 at IS.
Century, 100 at 56.
Wabash, 600 at 2Oh; 800 at 2O%.
hares sold, 1000.
OPEN BOARD.
Con. Mercnr, 400 at Lac.
Daly-Judge, 100 at 1915.
Lower Mammoth, 100 at 81.
Star Consolidated. 1000 at 2s&.
Martha Washington, 5000 at 2% 50,
Joe Bowers. 5000 at rs.
REHABILITATION.
Shares. Value.
Regular call $500. :. 6S25 3.nO.S
open board ........ :. ll,6OO s,2S2.5O
loday's totals ........ 1926 8 5,6t2Ss
Feek's totals 49,. ...i77,6s5 SlO7.5l2.SS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

Thomas A. Thcrley. Date June H..
Mayhem II. Daley deputy mineral
SuryeyOr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
Salt Lake Bank Clearinss

" A. McHugh, VI. r., Released.
Sligo, Ireland, June Cop. A Nc.
Hugh, M. p, vice president Of the
irish League who was arrested June 8
under warrant for contempt Of court,
was today released from jall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
WOOL
ST LOUIS,

81. Louis. June 2O.-Wool--Unchaneed
Territory and western mediums. i5G
lils; fine medium, l5@l5c; fine. l4dl6.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

Salt Lake stands thiry-hrst in this
weeks list OF cities whose bank clear
ings are given by Bradstreet, the figure
Delng S'240S2; an increase OF IL per
cent over the corresponding week of
last year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20
GOLD FROM KLoNDlRE.

Poday's totals ........ 1926 5 5,6i25s
Feek's totals 49,. ...l77,6 s5 SlO1. 5l2.SS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-02

Watch for Fish & Youngs cut prices
In their advertisement next week.
II. II. Gooding and wife will spend
the Fourth in Wayland with their
daughter.
G. S. Barnes is suffering from a
stroke of facial paralysis and under
the care of DR.. Morris.
o. p. Bard of Texas will speak in
this city on Socialism, Sunday and
Monday, July 5th and 9Th.
Messrs. Clark & Weeks are con-
structing derrick for lifting heavy
weights at their marble works.
Mrs. Ed Sisco was in Detroit Sun
day and her niece, Miss Eva Wiler
returned with her TO spend her vaca-
ton.
The Misses Hattie and Carrie Ran
ney and Erma Grant of Greenville,
were here in attendance at the Alum.
nj banquet.
The ladies of the Methodist society
will hold a baked goods sale at Pierce
& Henderson's Saturday afternoon,
July 18th.
Mrs. ID. Mcdonald of Calumet who
has been the guest OF Mrs NJ. Wilson
the past few days returned home
Wednesday.
The Holmes K Robinson block is re-
csiving new set of iron eye beams
When the block was built wooden
beams were used
Chas u. Whitney and Miss Jennie
Wood were married Wednesday at
the home of the bride on the North
side by Rev. A. O. Carman in the
presence of goodly company.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-02

The Baptist Ladies will serve ten
cent tea next Wednesday afternoon
and evening, at the home of Eli Ken
dali. Make your plans to be there.
The opening dance of the sea son
will be held at Ben HALLS paw lion,
Long Lake, July 4th, afternoo and
evening. Fire works in the evening
on the lake.
Mrs. WIN. Reynolds, who recently
sold her residence here, was married
last week in Grand Rapids and will
reside in that city. Her son Roy is
in this city this week shipping the
remainder of the household goods to
the new home.
The lakes in this vicinity are being
well patronized by picnic parties,
Tuesday at Pine Island Sheriff E. e.
Fales and wife of Ionia, III. l.. Page,
w. p. Hetherington f. A. Washbnrn,
T. Frank Ireland and their wives and
w. r. Hetherington ane Stuart Hay
den formed party who enjoyed the
pleasures of boating and fishing.
Without even game of ball this
city will undoubtedly be little
quiet on the fourth, most of the
business places will be closed por-
ton of the day at least. The barber
shops will close at II O'Clock, and in
order to supply meat for the dinners
the markets will be open till 10 O'clock,
all grocers will close the entire day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-02
Notice to sidewalk Builders.

All persons intending to build side
walks during the month of June must
file their applications on or before
June 4th, as no walks will be graded
and staked except the first Monda !
in each month.
GRO. w. MoULToN, City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
and southern counties during the

week.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is nearing completion
in the southern counties and is progress
ing under favorable conditions in the
central, while stacking is progressing in
the south. the wheat generally is of
good quality and yield Corn has grown
rapidly this week, though still small for
the time Of year. much of it has been
cleaned and the cultivators are still at
work; reDlanting has been finished in
the flooded district and the corn is COM
ing up and being cultivated. Oats are
in fine condition. and in the south are
ripening. Flax is doing we'll Glover IS
ready to cut and in many of the coun-
ties has been cut and stacked or barned.
The first crop of alfalfa has been well
secured, and in Elk the second crop is
being cut Grass continues in fine con-
dition and meadows and pastures are
very good, in Franklin and Linn haying
has begun. Potatoes, except in the
flooded district. are good and upland
potatoes are fine and are now on the
market. Apples are a very light crop in
Riley but are growing nicely in Shaw
nee early apples are being marketed in
the south. Early peaches are ripe in
Montgomery but are a light crop
Grapes are coming out well and now
promise fair crop.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is progressing in the
southern and central counties and has
begun rs TAR north as Ottawa. May
wheat is being stacked in the south the
yield is fair and of good quality; the
wheat is ripening in the west and north.
Corn though small for last of June is
growing rapidly and is being cultivated.
oats are very promising, and with few
exceptions are in fine condition. Rye is
in the shock in MCPHERSON is being
harvested in Clay, and is ready to cut
in Cloud. Barley is lodging badly in
Barton-also wheat. Alfalfa is making
rapid growth in Ottawa; in Jewell only
about half the crop has been cut on ac-
count of scarcity Of hands; in Saline
some Of it was flooded but is giving fair
promise Of recovery; in Washington
the second crop is growing rapidly. APP
pies are abundant in CoWley, with a
fair amount on the trees in Jewell.
Peaches are ripening in Cowley and
blackberries are plentiful. Potatoes are
a fine crop ana are being marketed.
Grass very good, pastures are fine, and
an abundance of hay is promised
Stock are in good condition.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is progressing in the
south and is nearly ready to begin in
the central counties: wheat is in very
good condition. though in Trego much
has lodged. Corn is improving, and is
being cultivated oats are in full head
in the central and north. Rye is we'll
headed and turning in MOrtOn-win be
ready to cut next week in the south and
is ripening in the north. Barley harvest
is progressing in Clark and the barley
is heading in Hodgeman; it is in full
head in Finney and very promising in
Ford. The first crop of alfalfa is in the
stack and the second crop is growing
rapidly. and in Ford is being cut Po-
tatoes are fine. and are being marketed
as far north as Sheridan. Forage crops
are growing well south, more slowly
central and north. Range grass is fine.
and cattle are doing well.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
ARUSSIAN VIEW.
Cars Uncle Talks of the Massacre at
KishineH

New York. June 30-A special dispatch
to the World from Hamburg, Ger
many. reports an interview with the
Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the czar
on the Jewish question in Russia The
grand duke said:
The Jewish agitation is chiefly insti-
gated by influential Jews outside OF
Russia such as the members OF the So
cietv in New York which has presented
a petition, especially the powerful Jews
in Berlin.
7 do not in the least eondone the civ
il administration. The governor tot
Kishinef) although an old officer. dec
grated for bravery appears to have lost
his head But directly application was
made to the military authorities-who
can not intervene without being requir-
cd to do so-the crisis was ended in two
Or three hours. Military assistance was
summoned too late and the governor has
since been removed
The grand duke was asked what re-
ception would be given the American
petition in Russia. He replied;
"There can be no question Of interven-
ton Of America in the purely internal
sffairs of Russia. Nevertheless l am
aware that the rela tito between Russia
and America have always been Of very
cordial nature, especially since 1S49,
when Russian fleet visited New
York.