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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29

Steel preferred and the coalers Anal.
gamated Copper was not affected by the
reaction elsewhere and it subsequently
rose a good fraction further. to 80. Ana
conda jumped 31z points in sympathy and
Consolidated Gas sold point higher
Renewed heavy transfers of currency
through the subtreaSury, of which about
one-half of the total of 81, 675, 900 went to
St Louis. kept the trading in stocks de-
pressed Declines reached point in Ca
madam Pacific. Delaware and Hudson,
Northwestern. Car, Pressed Steel Car pre-
ferred and Republic Steel preferred, Ia
points in Colorado Fuel, 2 points In Gem
eral Electric and 2b points Pressed Steel
Car There was rise of point in Hook
ing Valley, ~ points in Northwestern
in Chicago Traction preferred.
Bonds were heavy at noon.
Stocks huctuated rather listlessly during
the luncheon hour. The general drift was
narrow and the trading dull Northwest
ern fell 21a points to 163 and rebounded 3
points on the transaction.
Business was virtually at a standstill
during the afternoon and the fluctuations
We're not wide enough for even scalping
operations by the professionals. Sugar
became conspicuous when it rallied a
point from its lowest. Locomotive prefer
red advanced 11k points.
Prices dipped to the lowest of the day
during the final hour, net declines run
ming to about a point in Union Pacific.
ST. Paul, Missouri Pacific, Louisville and
and Southern first preferred, Smelling,
Paper preferred and Sloss-Sheffield Steel.
The closing was steady, but almost life
less.
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SANTA FE VERSION.
Story of the Wreck Given Out at
General Offices.

The following story of the accident
was given out at the general offices at
Topeka TODAY:
At 10 o'clock Wednesday evening as
east bound Santa F'e train No 2 run
ming between Los Angeles and Chi
cago, which leaves Topeka at 2:55 p. M,
was pulling into Dean Lake, Mo, one
of the tourist sleeping cars jumped the
track and went into the ditch. taking
another tourist. a Pullman and a diner
with it. Seventeen people were injured,
two dangerously, and considerable
equipment was smashed up. according
to the reports received at the general
offices of the Santa Fe this morning,
the following is a correct list of the in
iured:
Mrs. A. E. Baden. Winfield, Kas.
E. S. Baden, Winfield. Kas.
John r. Shoemaker. Denver, Colo.
w. H Murray. San Francisco. Cal.
S. N. Kirk. wife and two children.
Newcastle. Ind.
Lind Newly, Ornaga, Ill.
Mrs. Newly. Ornaga, Ill.
Anna Newly, OrnaGa. Ill.
Fred Miller. Philadelphia. Pa.
Albert Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
Emma Hester, Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Booth Tucker, New York.
Colonel Holland. Amity, Colo.
1t is stated by the local officials of
the road that no one was killed and
injured. These two people were Mrs.
Booth-Tucker. wife of the commander
of the Salvation Army in America, and
Col. Holland, also of the Salvatfon
Army. These two persons were On their
way to New York and occupied the
Pullman sleeping car. one of the worst
wrecked cars of the entire train.
Immediately after the excitement had
subsidized and the relief train had arrived
from Marceline, that part of the train
that did not leave the rails was pulled
out of the wreck and resumed it's jour-
ney towards Chicago. With the two ex-
ceptions of Mrs. Booth and Col Hol-
land, who were taken off at Foit Madi-'
son. nearly all of the passengers accom-
panied this train to the end of its run.
The report which was received at the
general offices today did not give any
informal ton as to the extent of the in
juries of the passengers, but it is
thought that most of them sustained
only slight cuts and bruises as the re-
suit of the breaking glass and the
shaking up which they received. Among
these was Dining Car Conductor Rurk-
hart who is reported to have been
slightly injured. The hurts received
by Mrs. Booth and Colonel Holland
were serious however. and it is report
ed that Mrs Booth viii not survive her
Injuries.
AS soon as word could be sent 10
Marceline 4 relief t.ain was started
from that point to the scene of the
wreck and arrived there shortly after
the cata strophe occurred. The wrecking
crew at the local shops of the Santa Fe
was also sent for and they, with their
wrecking crane, are now at work clear
irg up the debris.
The main line was blocked by the
wreck. and it was necessary to detour
east bound train No. around the
wreck by way of the Wabash The
track is almost clear now however.
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ceeded south on Kansas avenue out
Tenth street to Topeka avenue; thence
north to Third street and from there
west to Clay on which a turn to the
south was made again. The pavements
of the west part of town were pretty
thoroughly traversed. the party passing
the governors residence on the return.
BY way of Quincy street the visitors
zvere taken to lower Kansas avenue and
into North Topeka. After turn in
North Topeka the hotel men We're dis
tributed among their various stopping
places from which they made their ways
to their trains.
The social session of the Kansas
Missouri Hotel Mems association at
the Elks' club rooms last night was
spent over a smoker. The Modoc club
sang a few songs and the hotel men
told their troubles and swaDoed warns.
trhe Elks' club possesses the most COM
Portable quarters for the accommodate
fion of such social gatherings in town,
and the local entertainment committee
Avas fortunate in securing it for last
evening. From until 10 p. m. the even
4ng was devoted TO the business of the
regular session at the Throop hotel
parlors. from where it adjourned to the
Elks' rooms in the Masonic building.
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six, three from each state. and twelve
vice presidents. The executive board is
composed as follows:
D. = Dean, Kansas City, chairman;
John = Letton, Leavenworth; W. J.
Kupper. Kansas City; Z. J. Dinner. Wich-
ita P. F. Evans. Kansas City, and W.
b. Miller of Paola. The membership of
this committee is evenly divided between
Kansas City and Missouri
The twelve vice presidents elected are as
follows:
George Boone. St Joseph: c. H. Childs,
Kansas City; w. H. Blood. Kansas City;
Thomas Barnes. St. Louis; J. A. Robinson
Sedalia Charles Stimson, Sedalia; ]. s.
Failing, Pleasanton, Kan; ]. H. Upton,
Downs; H. c. Whitley. Emporia: D. H.
Fisher Chanute: A. w Boggs, Ottawa
and NJ G. Rasbach Parsons
One of the things agitated yesterday af-
ternoon was the change from the Ameri-
can to the European plan of service in
the dining rooms of hotels in Kansas and
in Missouri. There were friends and op
ponents to the plan and those who pro-
nounced the question one to be decided by
circumstances. The European plan ap-
pears to be growing in favor and in the
cities Is found very practicable. It is nos
prevalent, however After a discussion
OF whether extra charge should be made
for furnishing travelling men with sample
resolution was adopted giving as the sense
of the gathering that such charge should
be made. The need of the association for
the membership of the small hotel keep
ers over the state was frequently remark
ed upon yesterday and last night and a
particular effort will be made during the
coming year to induce them to come ip.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Dull Cables and Other Influences
Weaken Wheat.
An Easier Feeling Also Prevails
in Corn Pit.
LIVE STOCK TRADE
Cattle Steady Down at Last,
Range From 81 to $3.50.
Hogs, on the Other Hand, Are
10 Cents Lower.

chicago, Oct. WHEAT-Continued
me weather, dull cables and larger local
ana northwest receipts than had been esti-
mated, We're bearish influences in the
wheat pit today. and caused considerable
selling of December. As a result the mar
ket ruled easier, December declining to
SO12c, after opening unchanged to 1sc low
er, at S0s4NS01sc. Outside markets were
also easier and this fact contributed to
the depression Minneapolis, Duluth and
chicago receipts were 912 cars
december closed 1aGBe lower, at sofa
6Ossc, after selling down to 797sc.
CORN-The fact that the predicted rains
IN the corn belt did not nlaterialize caused
some OF Yesterdays buyers to sell and an
easier feeling prevailed December opened
soon sold off to 441sQ441zc. Receipts were
351 cars.
447sc. -i . US - 81
OATS-Oats opened steady, but eased OF
IN sympathy with other grains December
TO 36Q361sc. Receipts were 304 cars.
PROVISIONSEAn easier tendency pre-
vailed in the provision pit, due to further
declnes In the prices Of hogs. There was
nothing doing in January pork. January
lard was a shade lower, at 1856 and ribs
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. S30S31zc: No
J red, S1QS3c; No hard winter, 79@8012c;
No. hard winter, 72dS0c: No northern
spring. S5QS6c: No. 2 northern spring, 500
SIC; No. spring, 75GS3c.
CORN-No. 2, 4414@441ac: No. 8, 44Ac
OATS-No. 2. 3416Q35c; No. 5, 34dS412c.
RYE-Dec., soc; May, 551ac.
FLAX-Cash: NV, Sic: S.-W., soc;
Oct, SIC: Dee. SOC; May, 95c.
TIMOTHY-oct.,$ 2.s5; Dec, s2.9o; jan,
CLOvER-Oct, s1O5o
BARLEY-CaSh: 42d6Oc.
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DEATH FROM TYPHOID.
Mrs. Clara s. Mcspadden Is the
Latest Victim.

Mrs. Clara S. McSpadden died yester-
day at Christ hospital of typhoid fever
She is the wife of J. H. McSpadden,
the proprietor of the Princess Grocery
at Fifteenth and Lane streets. She had
been sick for some time, and her malady
was no doubt contracted from her little
girl. who was very sick win the dis
ease for several weeks.
1t is only one more incident like the
cases in the family of S. T. Howe,
showing that typhoid is contagious.
City Physician Storrs has insisted
throughout that typhoid is not contag-
ious, and it was really not of any par
ticAIlar importance anyway
The death of Mrs. McSpadden shows,
also, that Storrs is wrong when he de-
tsrnines that there is no more danger
of typhoid and that the school children
in the public schools can drink any
kind of water without first having it
boiled. But then, Storrs is usually
wrong. so his fastest mistakes excite
no particular comment.
Diphtheria is said to be much more
prevalent in Topeka than is generally
supposed. though it is known that cases
are numerous. OF course it is impossi-
BILE to find out anything about the
facts, because it is Storrs' policy to
keep the public in dense ignorance of
the contagious disease situation in To-
Deka
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PLUMBERS ARE COMING.
Those from Other Towns to Be Exam
ined in Topeka

Besides examining and issuing certif-
icates to local plumbers, Topeka's new
plumbers board is beginning to work up
a trade outside Of the city. Saturday
Fred Reinisch, of lola, will come here
to take the examination, and get GER
tificate. Under the law the plumbers in
the smaller cities of the state can get
their certificates at any of the larger
towns they please.
The city gets SIS for every master
plumbers license issued. and 50 for ev-
cry journeyman plumbers license. This
money goes into the city treasury. Each
of the three members of the plumbers
board gets $50 a year. and the members
have nothing to do except look after the
examination of candidates.
Six Topeka candidates have so far
been examined, and there will be anoth
er lot come up next Tuesday night.
There are altogether in Topeka Is jour
neymen plumbers and II master plumb
ers. This will bring in $96, enough
| money to pay two members of the board
for year. The names of the six
plumbers who have so far taken the ex
animation are Frank Waite, Warner
Grotewohl. F. Sumey, w. A. Wolverton,
Mead Mclaughlin and Frank Johnson.
In addition to an oral examination
touching sanitary questions, and the
correct method of putting in various
kinds of plumbing. each candidate is
taken in hand by Ed CLANCY, city su-
perintendent of plumbing, and required
to make a demonstration of his ability
as practical solderer. Each man must
make a joint of 5-inch lead pipe with
a brass ring of the same diameter and
must solder in a brass outlet at the
side of a lead pipe. He is required to
furnish his own material for this work.
So far the plumbing board has made
no report as to the result of the exami-
nations So far conducted. They EXPECT
to complete the examination of Topeka
candidate and issue the certificates all
at one time. If there are any plumbers
here who are deemed untitled for the
work, they will be denied certificates and
will have to work apprentices until
they can pass the examina ton.
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I'VE are members of the Kansas
Missouri Hotel Mems associa ton" will
be the warning sign that will hereafter
hang in the Hobbies of the hotels of
lkansas and Missouri for the inforna-
f1on OF the .unScruDulous who design to
secure free board and lodging by jump
ing their hotel bills. Probably more
time was devoted to the professional
dead beat than to any other single sub
5ect of discussion. The dead beat is the
hotel mans common enemy, and the
endeaVor to secure protection against
him has more influence in securing the
than any other thing Snformation
about individual dead beats was ex-
changed, and considerable time was
spert in elaboration over methods of
securing the passage of a dead beat law
IN both states in the organization. A
bill proposing to ena BILE the hotel keep
er to secure the arrest and u.-ishment
of man who Jumps" his hotel bill
was defea ted by narrow s.or:ty in
the Missouri legislature last winter An
interesting account of how the Illinois
association secured the passage of such
q law was given by H. J. Bohn. OF the
Hotel Monthly, who is attending the
gathering.
An interesting and unusaI case re-
eulting in an effort to punish a dead
beat under the Nebraska state law was
presented by Daniel Murphy of Table
Rock, Nebraska Mr.. Murphy IS the
defendant in q damage suit for IS. 900 on
grounds of malicious prosecution. the
plaintiff being a man who deliberately
refused to pay his hotel bill, apparently
with the design of bringing about his
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HANKLAIS CHOSEN
Topeka Man Made President of
Hotel Men.
The Professional Dead Beat Is
DisSected as Usual.
TELL OF EXPERIENCES.
Schemes for Dodging Payment
of Hotel Bills.
Secretary Wood Is Given a
Handsome Present.
TELL OF EXPERIENCES.

All available automobiles in Topeka
were mustered for the ride" given. by
&he Topeka Hotel Mems association as
the final feature of the entertainment
Of the Kansas-N Missouri association
which closed its session in Topeka to-
day. All the business of the gathering
WAS disposed of Wednesday night but
Few. if any. of the visitors left until this
afternoon. They had come prepared to
stay two days.
At 1920 o'clock the first of the line of
autos and carriages left the National
hotel and the others followed quickly,
carrying the visitors as rapidly as they
could be gathered UP. The assembly
Tor the drive was made at the National.
From the National the carriages pro-
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MISS. DAMMEss' STORY.
Mrs. Booths Secretary Gives Details
of the Consui's Death.

Fort Madison. Ia. Oct. 29.-MisS II.
Dammess, Salvation army memper'
tells the following story of the wreck
and the death of Mrs. Booth-TucAer:
with Mrs. Booth-Tucker and COM
panion and assistant to her I lerr New
York with her three weeks ago for a trip
of inspection to the Salvation army
colony at Amity, Colo, the trip being
made without accident or untoward IN
cident. Tuesday night we left Amlty Tor
Chicago, being accompanied by Coionei
Holland, who is manager of the Amlty
colony. General Booth-Tucker was
awaiting us in Chicago, where we We're
to have conference regarding the col
ony and other important matters and to
hold a series of meetings for nine days
in the army barracks and at Willard
hotel. When We left Amity, we secured
berths in the tourist car. but last even
ing concluded to change to a standard
Pullman sleeping car. We had made
our arrangements to this end when the
accident occurred. I had gone back
into the Pullman leaving Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Colonel Holland in a tourist
sleeper which was being run unoccupied,
they being busily engaged in conversa-
ton. I had been talking with them, but
left to arrange our baggage in the Pull
man. I had left them but few mo-
ments when the crash came. Although
thrown violently about. l was not hurt.
All of US who were uninjured went at
once to the aid of those who were hurI.
1t was a terrible shock to me when /
found Mrs. Booth-Tucker and learned
that she was fatally injured. When ex-
tricated from the wreck she was taken
into the waiting room of the station at
Dean Lake. where she was placed upon
a mattress and surgical aid given her
by DR.. Charles Hunter of Pfttsburg,
Kan, who was passenger on the
train The aid was of no avail, how
ever, her skull being fractured, and she
died at Il 80 o'clock. two hours after the
accident happened. She was uncon-
scious all the time. She moaned pitiful-
ly for short time. but her meanings
ceased when her clothing was loosened. -
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own arrest. Something over year ago
he spent several days in Murpny's
hotel. He stated that he expected a
draft by mail but the draft failed 10
come by the time he was ready to leave
town. He was engaged in selling maps
in and around Ia BILE Rock. He inform
ed the hotel clerk he had no money to
pay his bill and challenged him to COL
lect it The proprietor caused his ar
rest and confinement. The dead beat
then got the city marshal 10 accompany
him to an adjoining town ware ne eel
lected enough money TO SETTLE W with
After waiting a year he fled the suit
for DANA ges, alleging injury to his
credit and to mis- sensibilities as we'll 5
loss of time and money Murphy has
been looking up the mans career and
finds him to have been professional
dead beat The man gave his name as
David B. Railway of TongaaOxie.
Murphy says he will sue him for black
THE NEW OFFICERS.
J. R Hankla OF Topeka was elected
president of the association. succeeding
Benjamin G. Vieth of Jefferson City,
while Charles L. Wood of Topeka was
chosen secretary and treasurer to sue
coed himself. The affairs of the associ-
alton make necessary considerable ac-
tivity on the Fart of the principal Off
GERS through the year and the fact that
they are both in the same town Will ia
cilitate their operations considerably.
1t is, besides, an honor to both Topeka
men. The prize for having secured the
most additions TO the membership of the
organization during the past yeaI- was
awarded to ]. R. Hansla. At last
evenings gath ring the members of The
associate presented to Secretary
Charles L. Wood gold watch charm
as a recognition of his services IN the
past. The memento is decorated with
the official seals of both Kansas and
Missouri and is inscribed with the date
of presentation. The other officers Sc
lected consist of an executive board Of
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ana it is stated that west bound train
No / viii arrive in Topeka this after
noon on time. No. 3. the train that is
due here at 1870 a. M, will be about
two hours late.
The cause of the wreck as given in the
report received at the general offices
differs somewhat from that of the Asso-
ciated Press. Local officials OF the road
state that a brake beam on one of the
tourist sleeping cars dropped down and
after dragging along the track for some
distance. ran onto switch point, thus
causing the derailment of the train.
At the time of the wreck Engineer
Cunningham was in the cab of the en-
CINE and Conductor Andrews was in
charge of the train, but neither was
hurt.
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CUTS OFF S5,OOO,OOO.
Big Reduction in Expenses by
Harvester Trust.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-Oficial announce
ment of the completion of the Tnterna-
tional Harvester cOmpany's plans of
Capitalization were made today. sIere-
after one general agent and organiza-
ton will handle all five lines of the
consolidated companies, and it is said
there will be an annual reduction of
there will be a decrease of 1000 in the
number of men employed. c. S. Funk.
manager of the security department.
said TODAY that the chief object of the
Manufacture and distrfbutien, enabling
the company to continue former prices.
which would. not otherwise be possible.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. Oct. 29.-CATTLE-Recei to-
day, 1900 head. Good cattle steady; 9th
erS slow. Good to prime steers, S. 35G5 so;
poor to medium. $3.50@4.75: stockers and
feeders, 81 25a4.35; cows, 9. 1904 80; heifeTs
4.5O: calves. 81 coat. 70: Texas fed steers,
s2.75G3 80; western steers. s3.0OQ4.5o.
HOGS-Receipts today, % 900 head; esti-
mated Friday, 5000 head. Market 1o6i5c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.10d5.45 :;
good to choice heavy, $5.10td5.40; rough
heavy. 81. $4,000; light, $5.00a5.40; bulk of
sales, IS. 006I5. So.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head
Sheep andslambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $3.00G36 Is; fair to choice mixed,
81. O0d300: western sheep, s.. 25@3. 60; native
lambs, So. 25d5. IS: western lambs, s.. 50d6.25.
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kansas citv Livestock Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct 29.-CATTLE-
Receipts today. 5000 head, including LOCO
head of Texans Market steady. Native
steers s.. O0ff5. 30; Texas and Indian steers,
81. 65d3 40: Texas cows, S2.o0d3. 90: native
cows and heifers, $1.50d4.50: stockers and
feeders, $2.25G4.25 bulls, 81 15d3.00 calves,
s.. 50d 500; western steers, So. Goa 80; west
erll cows, 81. 75d2.65.
HOGS-Receipts today. 1000 head Mar
bes lec 59ws5 H paeke or sasi me-
dunn. s. 20d5. 90; light. s5.25d5. 40; yorkers,
s5.25d535; pigs, s5.30d540.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 10000 head.
Market steady Muttons, $269a3.S5; lambs,
s.. 90d525: range wethers, $2.10d3.25; ewes,
81 25fI3 Is
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Kansas Citv Produce Marks..

Kansas City, Oct. 29-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 124 cars. Quotations ::
Dec, 6s5sc; May, 691sd6s14c. Cash: No. 2
hard, 73@74c; No. hard, 70n72c; No. 4
hard. 62d66c; rejected hard, 60N62c; No. 2
red, SIC: No. red, Soc
CORN-Dec. 371sc; May. 3s7kd37c. Cash:
No. 2 mixed. 391zc; No. 2 white. Ss1zc; No
white 39Lzc.
oATs-No. white. s5c; No. mixed
34d35c.
BUTTER-creamery 1s1ka2Oc; dairy, fan
cy. lie.
EGGS-F'resh, 1870.
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SENT BY MOTHER JONES
MitcheII's Permission for Colo
RADIO Miners to Strike.

Denver, Oct. PA special to the Repub-
lican from Trinidad, Col, says the author
ity from President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers for the calling of a strike
of coal miners in district No Is was
brought by Mother Jones' who returned
from Indianapolis last night and it is I'M
derstood that next Monday is the date
fixed for the waIkout. This could not be
positively confirmed but President Will
liam Howells of district No. Is admitted
that the strike would be called. but said
the call had not yet been completed. 1t is
understood that over 10000 men will be
involved.
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PAID THE BURTON BANK.
More Money Found Buried Than
Robbers Took Away.

Hutchinson Kan. Oct. 29-w. e.
Cummings of Burton was in town yes
terday and this is what he told the
News about the bank robbers: He said
that the bank people found more mon
ey hid away than was taken from the
bank in the robbery of Thursday night
There were papers showing that the
gang had been to another bank but he
did not learn what the other bank vas
He did not learn how much money they
had found in excess of the amount
stolen, but the amount was much larger
than that taken away''