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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28
MARKETS TODAY.
Scattering Demand for Wheat
Helps the Price.
Corn Opens Easier but After
wards Braces Up.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Light Receipts of Cattle and
Market Unchanged.
Hogs Weak but Price Holds
Fairly Well.

Chicago March s.-WHEAT-Thers WAS
q good scattered demand for wheat at
and the big export business OF yesterday
and the opening was firm with May
changed TO q shade higher at l29sQl2s4c 10
tes4c ne ldFOlaple weather nad d de-
pressing effect. however. and there was
considerable selling early on that account
Whlch caused May TO sell down to i3ssc,
bur a rally quickly followed and the price
advanced to I24 "A 7Z7kc. where 10 steadied
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
e $50 cars, which with local receipts of
e cars none of contract grade. made
total receipts for the three points Of 1879
ears year ago. on a fair demand MAY
sold up TO 73NI31sc but the volume Of
trading was light Later the market de-
Felopcd weakness on prospects Of bear
lsh statistics On Monday and May closed
Me lower az tz9salz52c-
LDRN-F' aForable weather conditions,
present and prospective. caused liquida-
tlon IN corn and opening prices were cas-
fer with May unchanged to 1sc lower at
July and May was sold by commission
houses and pit traders Affer selling off
TO 839sc. May advanced to 43a<c and held
firm on good demand. Local receipts
were l0i cars. none of contract grade. The
close was 1s014c lower, at 433sQ4Slec.
OAIS-Oats opened easier on profit tax
ing By people who had bought on yester-
GAYS break and May was unchanged TO
&c lower az BE TO Ss-se and before the
selling from this quarter was over the
price bad declined TO 8z3sQ32Ac- Later
better demand developed and with put
light offerings tho market firmed, May
advancing to 33ssc. Local receipts were
E3l cars
PROVISIONS-Pr Provisions were dull the
first part of the session and opening prices
were barely steady. May pork being un-
changed at $500. with lard PIG higher at
SOTO and ribs of 21ac at $3.50 There We're
no features IN the trading and little
change in prices
~ - EAT'-C'ash. no. . red. 73c. No. 9
red. 67072c. No . hard winter 70ca7lc;
40 h9rd winter. 5I070c. No. ] Northern
spring. f6n71ci No Northern spring. 754d
lfiac No. 3 spring. 6S076c.
C0RN-No. . $50 43lac' No. 3. 39iad40e.
OATS-No. .. 32032iac; No. g. 31u31iac.
LA&-Cash. NV. S1.10. S-W.. s1.G9.
May. sl1l0I111a.
RYE-May. 497s 050C
BA RLEN-Cash, 42054c
IMOTHY-Aarch $3.50.
LONER-March. 81 25G12.o
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PROMISED TO MARRY HER.
sympathizing Jury Gives Julia
Matheis $4,000.

Detroit March 3S.-Julia Matheis, or
Toledo. with her mother. Mrs RaDs'
and sister Birdie Matheis, appeared in
the district court before Judge Swan
as complainant in a breach of promise
suit against Ernest Findlay, member
of the firm of Findlay & Saunders,
manufacturers agents, 40 Kanter build
ing She was REPRESENTED by Attorney
Q. S. Brumback, of Toledo, and Charles
F. Delbridge, of Detroit.
In appearance the Matheis girls are
tall and slender, with blue eyes and
prepossessing features. They appeared
well bred and modest and were attireu
in dark tailOr-made suits and big hats
covered with ostrich plumes. During
the ordeal of the morning. especially
while the imprisoned letters of Find
lay we're being read, the complainant
was much affected and kept her eyes
shielded by the broad brim of her hat.
These letters were written by Find
I lay while employed for five years as
travelling salesman for the II. S. Rob-
! inSOn Shoe company Of Detroit, the Nc
/ IntOSh company of Springfield Mass,
read them. one would think the man
was either madly in love or else was
conducting a Halle Erminie RiEes
+ campaign Of some sort, vet no word was
uttered that would cast suspicion upon
the good name of Miss Matheis. In
warm. imDetuOus language he called
4 her his own dear. darling. true julie.
/ his always fair and adorable seraDh.
/ his divine angel sweetheart swearing
+ in every other line that he would be
4 true to her forevermore and thanking
! her for her LOYALTY to him during the
five years he had monopolized her, all
/ though she had many suitors at her
beck.
According to the statement made by
Miss Matheis and her mother and sis
ter. Findlay made his last visit to her
in November, 1901, AMI in the follow
ing month she read Of his marriage to
Miss May Thornburg, of Richmond,
Ind
Findlay did not appear at the trial.
as he had taken the precautiOn to ffe,-
with his bride in good time. Tt was
ascertained that he had left for the
west last week and is probably now in
Denver or Pueblo.
Attorney Brumback paid a glowing
tribute to the complainant, saying THAI
she was blest with an excellent dispO~
sition, a good education, a respectable
family. clean reputation. and until
the time Of her humiliation over Find
lays conduct great personal beauty.
spoke of the ruthless unjust injury in
hicted by the defendant. and his COW
ardice in refusing to appear and said
that there has been nothing in the trial
to oalliate his conduct.
The Jury were out over two hours
and returned a verdict Of $4,000 in
favor of the complainant A number
of Miss Matheis friends visited her al
the Cadillac. while others hung around
the court to COngra tulate her.
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awful excitement, the fierce animal-ilxe
courage of the men and the terrible rain
of bullets made my blood turn cold.
For a moment from pure curiosity I
stood watching the little skirmish I
happened to come up with. but when l
saw the men fall and realized that the
sound of those shot meant death and
that the fierce carnage was brining all
the brute in man out in its full glory,
I turned and fairly fled A woman's
place is in the hospital, and not on the
field"
Miss Reasoner went to the yellow
fever camps and visited the hospitals in
Cuba. When she went to Cuba she had
a letter of Introduction to Clara Barton,
head Of the Red Cross society, who as
sisted her to investigate the condition
of hospitals and the sufferings of the
reconcentradoes. Miss Reasoner has a
sister who, until recently, was a teacher
in the high school at IeaVenworth, Kas-
Elsie Reasoner was reared in Leaven-
worth and has regarded the town as
home ever since she left there the
first time several years ago. She at
tended the Leavenworth high school
several years
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Wall Street. New York. March IS
STOCKS-The tone of the opening trad
ing was within a narrow range. There
We're simultaneous sales of 4.G90 shares Of
Pennsylvania at 1852 to 1864 compared
with 1875 last night. New York Central
and St. Paul opened unchanged and Union
Pacific was I'D rs points The changes
elsewhere in the list were narrow and
mixed.
There was continuance of urgent liz
uidation into the second hour. which car
ried many prominent stocks a point OF
more unssr last night. United States
Steel preferred broke IA. A rise in Man
haitian to point over last night first
checked the decline The unexpected in
crease in the reserves disclosed by the
bank statement led TO urgent covering of
shorts and a violent rally which wiped
out most Of the losses Pennsylvania
Reading and few minor stocks rose a
point over last night and fractional gains
were established in other prominent stocks.
With the demand from shorts satisfied
the market became quiet and prices slip
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In the Spanish American war Miss
Reasoner wrote special articles for the
Chicago papers. particularly regarding
the work of the Red Cross society. She
was also for a time Paris correspondent
of the London Globe. She attended the
coronation of Queen Wihelmina as
correspondent. Miss Reasoner was
press representative of the transmits
sissippi exposition at Omaha in 1898 and
also visited the Paris fair as press cor
respondent OF the American commission.
Miss Reasoner is "a years old. 1t is
said that she was the only woman
newspaper correspondent in Cuba who
saw any real fighting When the war
began Miss Reasoner was doing press
work in Omaha. Il wanted to go TO the
war" she said. There was nothing
unusual about that. It would be safe
to say that nine-tenths Of the American
girls did
OF the skirmish which Miss Reasoner
saw she said:
7 had an opportunity to see some
real fighting. and though it was what
had come to see. it IS perhaps the one
thing hope shall never see again. The
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ped back again. The close was dull and
steady.
nervousness in the early dealings owing
to the wide and contrary course OF some
of the recently conspicuous stocks. St
Paul and Manhattan after a steady
Opening declined a point below yesterdays
close on their next transaction. Mean
while Pennsylvania was lifted a point
above its first price and New York Cen
tral after declining slightly rallied a point
also Traders became confused in try
ing to determine the ultimate course Of
the market and bid up some stocks while
unloading others. Southern Pacific and
United States Steel preferred were down
q sharp fraction. Southern Railway pre-
ferred and St Louis South western pre-
ferred lost ] and Northwestern 2. Analga-
mated recovered sharply and Consoll-
dated Gas gained IA Later St Paul.
Northwestern and Manhattan wiped out
their losses The market grew steadier for
a time, but the unloading Of high priced
stocks was resumed again shortly before
IL o'clock st. Paul dropped to ISL. South
ern Pacific to 5Sls, Union Pacific to $50
and the whole market broke badly.
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mac ARTHUR LIKES 1T.
Expects to Stay for Years at Head Of
California Department.

San Francisco. Cal, March 2s.-Major
General Arthur Macarthur, who is to
succeed General Hughes in the COM
mand of the department of California,
has arrived here. accompanied by his
Wife He has been transferred from
the department of the lakes at his own
request. When asked about his new
command. General Macarthur said:
No department in the country would
have pleased me more than this one.
l expect to remain here for a mum ber
of years. 1t is my intention to relieve
General Hughes on April /, although
his date of retirement is not until the
18th of that month. As to changes in
the department there viii be only one
for me to make and that is the selec-
ton of a personal aide, who will be
Captain West OF the Eleventh cavalry.
The other positions vacated by officers
who axe serving under General Hughes
are filled by orders from WASHINGTON. ;.
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sunflower Camp Banonet.

The 500 members of Sunfover camp
No. 556 NJ. ". A. VIII again rejoice over
the prize banner award. Last year they
lost It to Kansas City, Kan. BY in
crease in numbers over their neighbcrs
at the mouth of the Kaw. they ara
again the biggest camp in Kansas. and
the official representative of the board
of directors of the head camp. Director
f. E Murphy viii formally deliver the
handsome banner next Tuesday even
ing, March 81. at the lodge room in the
Bates building, corner of Sixth and
Jackson streets. Following the presen-
tation of the banner, a banquet win be
served to the members of the camp. for
which about 500 plates viii be PREPARED.
The occasion will serve as the anniver-
sary of the camp as well. owing to its
close proximity of the date OF the usual
annual entertainment.
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Chicago March Is.


FURNISHED by A O. Goodwin Com.nis-
ana receivers and Shippers of grain.
Room No. 3. Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1887
WHEAT-The growing wheat cron has
maintained It's excellent condition the pa
week. according to reliable reports from
an parts OF the winter wheat belt Weather
conditions have been perfect and just cool
enough 70 prevent q rank growth. Rain or
snow has fallen all over the wheat belt
There are no reports of damage except
I'm some parts Of Indiana whore the fly IN
9urrd some carly sown wheat. which is
being put TO oats and the plant is going
1nto the growing season in better con-
dirion than ever before al this time If The
and iu excellent condition for the starting
OF THE growing crop In some parts of the
has been some complaint of the straw be
ing too heavy but conditions are almost
IS our or q lph in the speculative mar
kets wheat traders are feeling the over
strained conditions produced by the jan
s1stc for the May option tt was "a forced
position and the reaction has been more
dropped to lower point than the level
from which the bulge started. Good
weather I'm ala wheat producing countries
is "a pearlsh factor and the crop situation
is such that few traders care to take the
bun side. and the trend of values appear
dia has come in as fresh competitor
with Argentina and Russia, So that tine
vantage over other exporting countries the
past four months is now forced to COM
pete with lower priced foreign wheat i'm
consuming markets The market has been
fairly eVened zap. there being no large
lines ont on either side and no incentive
for the bull &c take big lines M
loss ne expects to carry Them
through adverse conditions and MAKE a
campaign. There is possibility of the
bulls getting help il Armour should come
10 and take hold of The MAY. as contract
stocks arc small and any adverse vather
conditions or damage TO the crop might
start advance
CORN-The large holders Of May corn
who began to hquidate two weeks ago
have about finished and May showed
decline of over 80 bushel from the high
pcirt ON the bulge. Armour and Cudahy
interests lei the selling. the former get
ting ont first. both taking July corn rs the
May declined There were some real re-
ports that Armour was taking the Nav
ON the break. but The other packing in
terests took July There has been heavy
liquidation by scattered longs and heavy
losses made by those who tailed on to
the Armour and Cudahy holdings. The
market has acted exactly as the bear in
terests predicted. the two enormous lines
hold by these two big traders selling out
vixen least expected. All the CONTRACT corn
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TWO ADVERSE REPORTS.
Postof1ce Agent MacSwain Inves j.
eating Rural Routes.

Valley Falls, Kan. March 2s-S. A
MacSwain, special agent of the post
Office department. who is investigating
proposed rural routes in the First con-
gressional district, was here Friday. He
has devoted the past three weeks 10
the following named points: Piper,
Wailula. Ackerland, Jarbalo. Easton
and Leavenworth. He has made adj
verse reports in the case of two of the
six towns. Charles r. Mills, who pre-
ceded Mr.. NIacSwain in the First district
is now engaged in laying out a com
plete county system in Shawnee county.
Excepting Shawnee county. Mr. Curtis
now has 1O9 routes in his district.
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M,KINLEY,S pORTRAIT.
Col Bingham Decides on Picture to
Be Hung in White Hoaze.

Washington March 2S.-COlonel Bling
ham, in charge Of public buildings and
grounds in Washington, has selected w
D. Murphy's portrait Of the late PTesi-
dent Mckinley as the one to be placed
in the White House Congress appro-
priated 81. 500 for the purchase OF a Dor
trait Of the late president and d num-
Der Of well known artists competed for
the honor of painting the portrait.
The Murphy portrait has the indorse-
ment of Senator Hanna, Justice Day
and Colonel Dick, three Of Mr. Mckin-
leyss most intimate friends It is life
size and represents the president hold
ing his glasses in his left hand and
sheet of paper in the right. in one OF
his characteristic attitudes
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TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Four Deaths at the Federal Peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, kan, March 2S-An
epidemic Of typhoid fever has broken
out at the United States penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth. four victims hav-
ing succumbed to the disease in ten
days. The last death occurred last
night the deceased being Samuel Wat
son, of Ardmore, ]. T.. serving q sen
tence of five years for larceny. He had
served only four months of his SEN
tence. Six deaths have occurred
among the convicts within the past two
weeks, two dying of consumption.
There are many cases of typhoid fever
at the prison and more deaths are ex-
pected soon
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NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.
Striking Brewery Workers Give It
Back to Employers.

Mahanoy City. Pa, March 2S.-Refus-
ing to submit their grievances to arbi,
tration as proposed by the twelve hresv-
cries controlled by the Anthracite
Brewers association the United Brew
cry Workers to the number Of bout
LOCO went on strike today. The hreN-
ers' association wanted the differences
settled by a board of arbitration to
consist Of five persons. two each to be
selected by the parties to the contro-
Versy and these four to name the fifth
arbitrator who should be a DrorineaN
member of the United Mine Workers
union. This proposition was rejected Icy
the brewery workers, who said there
vas nothing to arbitrate. The chief
demand Of the union is for an Increase
in wages
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Kansaa Citv Liveatock.

Kansas city, No, March 2s-CATTLE-
Receipts today 100 head. Market unchanged.
Native steers. S3.1505.25. Texas and indian
steers 81 50d4. 20. Texas COWS, S1.90d3.25,
native cows and heifers. s1.75d4.5o. sock
ers and feeders. IS. 75d4. S.; bulls S2.Ooa3. IS:
calves 3 sos IS. western steers 3. 301l5. 90.
western cows. S19563.90.
Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket weak. Bulk Of sales, $I.254I40. heavy,
s.. 300I7. As. packers S7.20Q7.35. medium.
S725d7 10: light. S7000720; workers, s710n
20. pigs, $650ED6.95.
SH EEP-Msrket nominal A1uttOns $3.50
1850: lambs S5.75d745. range Wethers,
81. SCU6.20. ewes, 81 75Q5.90.
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Market Gossip.

Liverpool-Closing cables: Wheat. so
&c higher; corn, @d9sc higher for the
day.
Chicago-Car lots today: Wheat u:
grade, none. Corn, 49, grade, none. Oats,
.; grade, 2.
aso-Cab1es are stronger than ex-
pected this morning and there is a bet
ter feeling in wheat on the early curb
Privileges good Monday Puts. May
wheat, 725s: calls May wheat. Z2ss; puts
May corn. 435s: calls May corn. 4312Q 1855
curb, May wheat, 1885; curb. May corn,
Northwest cars Minneapolis today. 49,.
year ago. 49, Duluth today, 81; year ago,
Clearances today: Wheat and flour
405. 600: corn $1,000; oats. 5000 bushels
Estimated cars Monday: Wheat, 20;
corn, 100; oats, 200; hogs, q. 600.
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Kansas Citv Produce Market.

Kansas city. March C1ose-W HEAT
Receipts today, 81 cars Quotations
May. 64ssd64ssc July 603s06o5sc Cash:
No. 2 hard. 6s069c. No. 3 hard, 65G66c; No.
red. 69d72c: No. g red, e6q69c.
CORN-April. 355s035s4c: May. S5ss a9534 c
july 355sd35stc Cash. No. , mixed, $3.50
2Sc: No white 3Sc No. white, 3S1zc.
OATS-No. > white 3412dS7c; No mix
ed. 331ac.
HAY-Choiee timothy, $3.50; choice prai-
rie. IS. 7509.O0.
BUTTTER-Cr Creamery, 21d25c; dairy, fan
EGGS-Fresh 10ssc.
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PRISON FOR RICH DOCTOR.
Jury of Lexington, Ky, Causes ssnsa-
ton in Financial Case.

Lexington, KY. March 2s-A sensa-
ton was caused here late this afternoon
when the jury returned verdict OF
three years in the penitentiary for DR..
A. Z. Taylor, prominent physician
ana the president OF the Industrial 8Iu-
tual Deposit company, one of the COM
panies thst went to pieces here a year
ago The charge was embezzlement by
appropriating the surplus fund to divi-
dends when no dividend had been earn
ed There are three more indictments
against Taylor
Fifty similar indictments are to be
tried against prominent citlzens.
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could be moved out of Chicago before May
delivery time. but on the other hand the
grading always improves in June and the
chances are that contract corn Will be
mere plentiful in July than in May. In
formation from the country indicates that
liberal supplies remain back and that soon
as the roads improve and spring work is
over receipts of corn viii be heavy Cars
are becoming more plentiful and shippers
are catching up. while the demand has
fallen off considerably. but speculative
prices persist in staying at a stiff premium
over commercial values and this fact
keeps the trade guessing as to what the
big interests viii do next
A. g. GOODWIN COMMISSION co.
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Mounted Police Called For.

Victoria, B. c. March 28-In view Of
he fact that trouble is expected al
Fernie in the event of nonunion men
being imported by the Crows Nest Coal
company. the British Columbia gov
eminent has requested the Dominion
government to send a detachment of
Northwest mounted police to Fer-Iie
the center of the strike. and a SQUAD
of 80 men has been ordered to proceed
from Calgary. The coal company has
given the men until today to decide
whether they viii return to work. Fail
ing a decision the officials say that out.
siders viii be brought in.
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Chicago H.. March 2s.-BUTTER-A
ket firm. Creamery, 18a277ac; dairy, la
EGGs- Market firm. At mark. cases in
Guided 13c-
CHELSEA Market steady. Twins. 1871
1sl4c Daisies, 13ltQ131sc. Young Americas,
1890.
POULTRY Market steady. Dressed tur-
keys, I5d17c; dressed chickens, 10d13c
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HERE'S A NEW ONE.
Charles F. Clyne, Democratic Candi-
date for Congress.

Stafford, Kan. March 2S.-Stanord
county Democrats win present the
name of Charles F. Clyne to the Demo
cratic Seventh district congressional
convention at Dodge City on April g.
for the Democratic nomination FOR con-
gress.
Mr.. Clyne is young attorney, y
years old, but he has already attained
considerable prominence as a political
orator. He is graduate of Michigan
State university both in arts and lave
and was prominent in that great insti-
tuition.
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ceipts today go head, including 100 head
of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers
s.. 50d5.5e. S lockers and feeders. 81 30tJ AGO;
S3.50a450; Texas cows and heifers, $500
3.35
ket steady to strong. Pigs and lights,
$710a720. packers s7.00q7.25; butchers,
s7.25a75Q
SHEEP-Receipts today, 800 head.
Market firm. Natives, S47Od5.30. lambs,
s5.50a7 40; spring lambs, SS00q1000. Tex
ms 81 nn0A so
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, March 2s=CATTLE-R Receipts
today. goo head. Market steady. Good TO
prime steers. S5.00Q550: poor to medium,
S3.75G475; stockers and feeders, 3 75Qt75;
cows Sl.59Q4- so, heifers, s2-5OQ4 Is; Gamers
SIS: Texas fed steers. $400aS.5O
HOGS Receipts today. 5000 head, esti-
mated Monday $1,000 head. left over from
Friday, 1883 head. Market steady. Mixed
and butchers, s7.2007z0: good to choice
heavy. s.. 40Q7- 671a rough heavy, S. 100 80;
SHEEP-Receipts today. 400 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Coed to choice
wethers. s. 59d6.75. fair to choice mixed,
81 5905.50: western sheep, S5.5oa6.7 %: native
lambs. s5.5oQ7.50; western lambs, $500
$3.50
Official receipts and shipments Friday
Cattle. Hogs Sheep
Peeeinfs - .. 20l 23772 A32
csl-f...-c,,t= IA o0x
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propped pead in His &c.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 2S.-Alex-
ander BalfoUr. ST. prominent busl.
ness man. dropped dead in his Office Iu
the Drexel building today Mr.. Baifour
was a director of several local banks. a.
director Of the Keystone TeleDhons
company. the Union Traction and a
member of the board of inspectors OF
the eastern Denitentiary. He was
about 20 years of age.