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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1903-02-25
Kronika MiejScoVa.
z rady mieiskiej.


Pomimo przekonywajacych ar
gumentow aldermana Mavor i in
nych, re W kasie miejskiej jest de-
ficyt re pilniejsze sprawy sa do
zaiatwienia, niz kwestya podwyz-
,szenia placy policyantom, przy-
jeto ordynans o podwyzszenlu
placy znaczna wiekszoscia glo-
sow, dzieki tym aldermanom,kto-
ryni zalezy ma poparciu policyi
podczas nadchodzacej kampanii
przedwyborczej. Ia obarczaniem
miasta nowymi ciezarami g}oso-
wall miedzy innyIni alderman
Kunz Leininger, gdy tymcza-
sem radzca miejski Smulski glo-
sowai przeciwnie.
Alderman Butler stawi} wnlo-
SEX, azeby ma wypadek zatamo-
wanna ruchu tramwaiowego zwra-.
cano pasazerom pieniadze lub do
reczano i'm tykiety, upowazniajace
ich do bezpiatnej jazdy dnia ma
stepnego.
Komitetowi prawnemu przeka-
zano projekt blu, majqcego bye
uchwalonym przez Legislature.
Rozchodzi sic: o nova ustawe
miejska; : zaprowadzenie sadow
municypalnych, a zniesienie sq-
dow pokoju policyjnych; ;-znie-
sienie urzedow townowych w
granicach miasta; = zniesienie O.
sobnej administracyi parkow; :
= zlanie urzedow podatkowych;
= uproszczenie systemu admin
stracyi; = Madame miastu prawa
wyiacznego porozunnewania sic
zNkonpaniami tramwajowemi; =
nabywanie ma wlasnosc zakladow
powszechnego pzytku; : zasto-
sowywanie we wszystklch waz-
nych sprawach referendum; :
skuteczny samorzad; = wylaczne
prawo zalatwiania wszystkich
spraw lokalnych.
Pozary.
Fabryce yJute Pail Company"
pm. 12o-131 N. Franklin st. gro
zi1 pozar calkowitem zniszcze-
MEM, kt6remu zapobiegla energia
stray ogniowej, Me dopuszczo-
no ognia do skladu }atwo palnych
materyalow pozar szczesliwie u
gaszono. Straty ME przeniosa su-
my $4,000.
Ma rogu Grove ave. i So ul. spa
lily sic diva drewniane domy mie-
szkalne, try budynki zostaly
czesciowo uszkodzone. Piec ro-.
DIN pozosta1o bez dachu mad glo-
wa.
o p6inocy powstal pozar W DO
mu pm. 2369 Austin ave. Wierny
pies szczekaniem i wyciem zbu-
dill cz1onk6w rodziny Johna Bar
tleman,' kt6rzy zdoiali ujs6 groza-
cej i'm smierci.
Wadliwy komin spowodowa}
pozar domu pm. 1545 40 ave., be-
dacego wlasnoScia Johna Black.
Caiy dom spionai do szczetu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1903-02-25

,,Giron" biegac bedzie w ro-
ku przysziym ma torach austrya-
ckich, hr. Wimpfen bowiem ma
dalto nazwisko jednemu zeswych
koni wyscigowych.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1903-02-25
Telegrar11y.

zaproponowal mocarstwom sprzy-
mierzonym, azeby car rosyjski
zamianowal trzech sedziow roz-
jemczych, ktorzy tworzyc beda
TRIBUNAL haski" rozstrzygna
kwestye sporne. w protokole uio-
zonym przez Bowena, ktory ska
da pretensye mocarstw w rece
haskiego sadu rozjemczego, znaj-
duje sic klauzula, Il TRIBUNAL roz-
pocznie swe obrady dnia Igo
wrzesnia oglosi wyrok W pre-
ciagu naidalej 6 miesiecy po roz-
poczeciu obrad.
Stuttgart, 25go lutego. = Zwia-
EEK stuttgardzkich nakfadcow
] ksiazek postanowil ME wziac u
dzialu w wystawie w St. Louis, a
nadto naklonic innych niemiec-
kich wydawcow, by w niej ME
wzieli udziaiu, Z powodu, re W
Ameryce przedrukowuja dziela
niemieckie ME placac "a to od-
szkodowan lub honoraryow.
Berlin, 25go lutego. = Kalifor-
nijska tancerka Isadora Duncan
tax ogromne tryumfy odnosi W
Berlinie, re nietylko panic zaczy-
naja sic pojawiac w salonach w
sandaikach, wprowadzajac to ia
ko nova mode, ale take zwolen-
nicy przyjaciele tancerki zebrali
fundusz w sumie S25o,ooo celem
zalozenia wybudowania teatru
greckiego, przeznaczonego g}6-
wnie do przedstawieh w stylu
starozytnym wedle wskazowek O.
ryginalnej tel, jedynej W swoim
rodzaju artystki.
Rzym, 25go lutego. : w izbie
! pos1ow przyszio do seen burzli-
! wych, ltorych wynikiem bedzie
niezawodnie kilka pojedynk6w.
Pewien posel interpelowai Rad W
sprawie wygnania Austryi pew
! nych wloskich poddanych, co do
prowadzi1o do debat, w czasie
ktorych przyszlo do halasow 4
| prawie bojeK pomiedzy republika-
nami a konserwatywnymi. Trze-
ba bylo ma czas niejaki zawiesic
posiedzenie.
Konstantynopol, 25go lutego.
- Ma wczorajszej radzie gabine-
towel naradzano sic mad propozy-
! cyami austryacko-rosyjskiemi w
sprawie Macedonii, po naradzie
minister spraw zagranicznych
odwiedzil ambasadorow austrya-
skiego rosyjskiego powiedzial
i'm, IL w1adza, ktora nialoby sic
nadac generalnemu inspektorowi,
bylaby zanadto wielka, takze
niektore finansowe reformy by}y-
/! by "a daleko idace. Zreszta pro-
! pozycye zostana przyjete wkrot-
ce w zycie wprowadzone.
Melzsyk, 25go lutego. : Wczc-
raj po po3udrliu godzinie Sis
wydarzyl sic wybuch wulkanu
Colima, najgwaltowniejszy, jaki
pamietaja najstarsi ludzie. 0 go
dzinie 2:I6 wydarzylo sic trieste
ME ziemi pod Tuxpam, poczem
nastapil wybuch. Miejscowosci
! Cindad Gunman j Tuxpam leza w
! poblizu wulkanu.
Manila, 25go lutego. - Oddzia}
generala San Miguel opuSci} miej-
scowosc Montalbank, I6 mil stad,
uszedf prawdopodobnie w CORY
Mrc Wiadomosci Z Bosoboso
! doncsza, ze ladroni znajduja sic
w tamtej ololicy. San Miguel ma
przy sobie oko}o 800 ludzi, Zdaje
sic, re ME moga oni d}ugo utrzy-
mac sic W gorach, w}adze obsa-
dzaja sttazami doliny i przesmy-
ki, ably ich wylapac lub Emusic
do potyczek. San Miguel ogsosiil
manifest ostrzegajacy jego zwo-
lennikow, by unkneli stare A.
merykanarni ably tylko ma poll
cyantow ciagle napadali,
New York, 25go lutego. =
vCzlowiek, ktory wedle powszech-
nej opinii byl jedynym, ktory
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1903-02-25

w Petersburgu. zalozono
bank persko-rosyjski z filiami W
Moskwie, Tyflisie, Baku, Eriwa-
ME, Tabriz Teheraaie.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
MECHANICS TRUST CO.,

OaFIIAL. SIVV,UVJ,
Will advance you any amount of money on fur
riture, plano. notes. stocks, etc, at a greatly
reduced rate; a rate that will enable you to pay
off any debt you may have: you return US the
money az you can: our loans are
TIVE, and the more none We loan out the
CHEAPER your loan will be; in this way voc
get the benefit of our success and n discoIlt
when paid before the tim given; It will pay
you to Join our BANK loan sy;trm.
OUR CREDIT DEPARTMENT
10 also a new enterprise for N. Louis. If you
want to go in business for yourself We will help
you buy anything you want, such as a team.
wagon, harness. furnished houses. hotels. stock
of goods. etc: on easy time payments
MECHANICS L CO.
Cor. Sixth and Olive. second floor: entrance III
N. Sixth st. Phone KinloCh c 2lI3.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
HIuIuc 10nHc Lowest market prices on
MtUihV OlVVhO all stocks. Write for our
B0UGHT AND SOLD. 1 i will HI only on =, cost sSng "a" a
BARGAIN PRICES. vs. VII! !, buy and wha; we
cATLIN & POWELL,
DEPT. L. 2, WALL. ST n v |
STOCKHOLDERS. MEETINGS.

mEC A1N6Ss
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting OF the
Board OF Directors OF the st. Louis. Memphis
and southeastern Railroad Company will be held
in the principal office Of the company. in the
COMMERCIAL building. $40 Olive street. in the
10. 1908. at . a. m. for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before the meet
ing. b. f. OAKUM President.
+. II. Hamilton. Secretary.
81. Louis. No., Feb. z. 1903.
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting Of the
Board Of Directors OF the St. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad Company will be held In the
principal ONCE OF the company; in the CONNER
Louis. Missouri on Tuesday. Marcn 10. 1906. a,
. a. IN. for the ira nsaction of such business as
may properly come before the meeting.
p; F. President.
st. Louis. Mo. Feb. T., 1903.
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STOCKHOLDERS Meeting-Notice Is hereby
given that a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Goodfenow Shoe Company VIII be held at the
office of the company. Nos. e7 and 500 Wash
Missouri. on Monday. the sixteenth day Of Feb
ruary, 1903, at 3 o'clock a. m. for the purpose
of voting. upon the proposition then and there
TO be submitted. to change the name Of said
company from The Goodfellou Shoe Company
to The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Shoe Compsny,' and
for the transaction OF any other business that
may come before said meeting.
JOSEPH S. GOODFELLOw. President.
y. WILSON. Secretary.
St. Louis. Mo, Jan. 81. 1908.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
OLIVE ST.---S22,0OO,

I am authorized to offer for sale a splendid
piece Of property on the north side of Olive St.
lust east o! jefferson ave. on lot 20 by l01 i'm
proved with substantial buildings: under a lease.
which will shortly expire. Of $3.50 per annurn:
the lease NAV be renewed at s.. 400 Jer annum.
This property will undoubtedly sell for 1000 per
foot in the near future. See me for full particu-
las Holm J.. MCDONALD. 92I Chestnut It.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

st: Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern R'1ay Co.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meet
Mountain NJ n n & Southern Railway Company WIN
In the City Of ST. Louis. Missouri. en- Tuesday.
March 10th. 1898. al nine o'clock A. n. for the
election Of Thirteen directors for the ensuing
year. and for the transaction of any other bust
ness tnat may come before said meeting. The
the same cffce. on tine same. day, a. twelve
o'clock noon. The transfer books will Dc closed
on Friday. January 10th. 1903. at three O'Clock
P. NJ; and reopened on the day following the
annual meeting Of the stockholders CT any id.
1ournn.ent thereof.
--. GEO. J. GOULD. President.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
St. Opportunity

| have for sale the four-story building li12
Olive St, which has recently been thoroughly
overhaulcd from top 10 bottom nj an expenditure
of s4.CeJ. The property Ia now occupied by "A
annum. The incumbrarce on the property is
$3.50 at ) Per cent, with three years to run.
The owner would consider as part payment for
this property a residence in the West End val
red 81 about $1,000 cash. call ana see me for
JOHN L. MCDONALD. %. Chestnut st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-08
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
GROUP undeveloped gold claims: Colorado,
near Boulder: cheap. u 322. Republic.
Joplin s per cent zinc lease: undevcloped go
acres; $3.50. A 32l. Republic.
LEAD and discovered mines,
1y dividends; may pay s per cent monthly: s25;
shares now sl7. 80, and advancing: order quick;
get in: booklet free. Pilot Rock Zinc Co. Dodd
City. Ark.
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& Tontrup,
z CHESTNUT ST.
STORES, OFFICES, ETC.

200 S. Twelfth, opposite City Hall. saloon and
6 rooms; $50.
2743 Gamble. corner store: s25.
202 S. Commercial, 5-story warehouse; $50.
100 n. Thirteenth ST.. store.
1924 Franklin ave, 2-story building, 2fxii4, suit
able for factory or storehouse.
Twelfth and Lucas ave, n. E.. Cor. c-story
building and addition: $50.
1908 N. I~effngwell ave-. 3 rooms and bath: Sll
1881 Biddle St. 3 rooms. second floor: So.
91s y. Pendleton ave, 10 rooms. bath. furnace,
etc: $50.
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MONEY! 3 MON EY!
sl0-s15-s25-S5o F$ls-3lOOlseW

LOANED TO
Housckeepers and business men on FURN1-
TURE. wagons. live stock and PIANOS. leaving
same In your possession. II YOU owe any loan
or salary concern or any bills We will pay them
and advance you more money. You can repay
us in easy or YEARLY
payments.
We make no inquiries OF your employers. We
extend payments in case of sickness or out OF
work. Call. write or phone Main 39SM.
NEW YORK FINANCE MPAN
201-20S-2 09-210 Odd Fellows building. Ninth and
Olive SITS.
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n WANTED.

FROM 1850 to 81. so on five-room house. with
800 20 1.oO0 fee frontage, near Goodfellow ave.
J. 325. Republic.
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LOWEST RATES, EASIEST TERMS,

We do not belong to the loan combination. We
are not ruled by their rates and terms: there
fore. we can and will do better by you than any
one on loans on furniture. pianos. and house
hold goods. We give discount II paid before IT'S
due. Any business intrusted to US Is treated
confidential. See us. Chemical Finance Co.. sol
Chemical building. Eighth and Olive SITS.
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UNIMPRcvED CITY PROPERTY FOR
8 DAk2.

24 feet on north side Vernon. between Union
and Belt: 80 feet south side chouteau ave-. near
Thirty-eichth: 800 feet on LcnEview, just south
Of Webster: coo feet at Jennings. Mo. Charles
u. Gibson. 1924 Olive st. House and lot, 1872
Canterbury ave. at Greenwood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
New York stoclr.

Wall Street. New York. Feb. 27.-sTOCKS
The majority of stocks showed small
Important exceptions were Rock Island,
Wabash. Southern Railway and Metropolf-
stocks had a good effect on sentiment and
caused some hardening elsewhere after the
opening.
The slight losses at the opening vere
made uD when a few leaders were taken
hold Of Wabash preferred and st. Paul
were lifted point each and AmaIsarnated
! Conner NTafr6r,olitar, Street T3afl,t.5.- r~o,
nesSee Coal. New York Central, Missouri
Pacific and St. Louis and San Francisco
long maintained on the rise and were
working lower at II o clock. Minneapolis
and St. Louis preferred and United States
Reduction preferred declined . points.
The market worked back to the opening
/ low level and in some cases lower A NUM-
Der or unusually inactive stocks showed
/ losses of ! to ? points Chicago and East
ern Illinois preferred sold at a decline of
Q points from the last sale and the St.
Louis and san Francisco certificates for
the stock sold points lower than this
stock St. Louis and San Francisco fell
to S54 and the second preferred lost ?
points. Lake Shore was offered at S25,
without a sale, compared with the previous
sale Of 534la. Wabash was then ltted IA
points, the common point, and the mar
ket steadied.
Bonds were irregular. at noon.
Trading was very sluggish during the
noon hour and prices moved irregulariy
on a narrow range Wabash stocks forged
steadily upwards the common touching
321a and the preferred 551z. but their rise
did not help other stocks. Northwestern
declined point while Minneapolis. St.
Paul and Sault Ste Marie preferred gained
/ as much.
The preliminary estimate of the bank
statement indicating a large cash loss by
the banks caused heaVy selling an through
/ the list and prices declined rapidly Net
4 losses of a point or more We're recorded
and included Shelters preferred. Tennes-
! see Coal. Cotton Oil, Atchison. Baltimore
and Ohio. Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago
and Alton. Erie second preferred and
] READING second rrofpTrnH Mort
and Jersey Central lost , points and Lack
awanna 5 points. The Wabashes fell a
/ point below the best and all other promi-
/ nent stocks ruled large fraction below
/ Ia llilhf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

running from S1.00d2.OO per bunch
Professionalism per barrel. iona.
thans $500: Roman Beauty, s. 251t3 50.
Winesaps So O0a3.75; Ben Davis. y 50Qf2 Is;
Missouri Pippins, $2-50Q2.I5; York Imperials,
ST IRAWBERRIES-A few nice Texas
TABLE POTATO S-kaw Valley 45a
per bu: Minnesota Burbanl1s. 65c: Min.
nesota Rural, soc; Colorado Pearl. 70Q75c;
Colorado Rural, ia i5c
SWEET POTATOES-e5c per bu-
VEGETABLES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Holland $125 per
6Ni1oNs-spanish onions. s175 per crate.
Kansas grown. 75c per bu-; Wisconsin red
oYSTERs-New York count. 4oc per
can. extra select. Soc per can, standard,
25c per can; bulk stan6 "a I'd per gallon
SIS; bulk, extra, select, $l60 per gallon.
CELERY-California blue ribbon, SOC per
doz.; California jumbo, 46c per doz-
CRANBERRIES-Jer Jerseys. S1L5001200 per
')bl: per standard box. S4-O04425
HICKORY NUTS-60d65c per bu.
PECANS-Unpohshe 4c ID; polished,
eD'42'TEs-Fair. 4l1a5c ID; Fard. sasHo
cocoANUTs-sa.5o per sack SOC per
RA.DIsHEs Texas radishes. 25as5c per
dozen lunches. Texas green onions, 251
per dozen punches
NEY-Colorado 24-rack cases $3.50.
BUITER EGGS: POULTRY
BUTTER-Country, 12c.
EGGS-Case count, 12c-
ULTRY-Hens. SC ID. ROSTERS, 15o
each; ducks, 9lac ID; geese. SC H.; turkeys,
u12c h.: young ROSTERS, SIC ID; live
spring chickens. Sc Ib.
PRAIRIE FAY-By ...-.....-. IS. 50de "a
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baled). 6-0of16 81
PRAIRIE HAY 0oose) ....-....... 5.00150i
ALFALFA HAY-By load, per ton slo.oe
ABFA LEA HAY-Baled, per ton. SS00d10 %
SIRAW. per ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So d
Market very dull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
SENATE PASSES TWO.
Naval and Military Academy
Appropriation Bills.

Washington, Feb 27.-At the opening
of the session of the senate today Mr.
Blackburn (ky) announced that he
would object to all requests for unani-
nous consent until the senate shall have
an opportunity to say whether or not it
wants to consider the Littiefeld anti
trust bill.
The naval appropriation bill was
The following amendments were
agreed to-
Increasing the limit of cost of con
structing granite dry docks at Ports
mouth and Boston from 81, 900 each
to $1,150000, and 81, Z25, 600 respectively;
appropriating 81, coo 900 for the closing
and small stores funds, removing the
restriction put upon the secretary of the
navy that the four battleships provided
for shall be of the general type of the
Oregon, and the two armored cruisers
shall be of the general type of the
Brooklyn.
An amendment by Mr.. Nelson (NIinn.)
was agreed to, providing that retired
officers of the navy ordered to active
duty shall have the rank, pay and al
lOwances of officers of the active list of
like service and if actively employed for
three years for retirement shall when
detached from duty retain the rank and
highest retired pay of the rank they
then hold and providing that the rank
and pay of any officer of the retired list
shall not be reduced An amendment
PJfOVu
for the erection of a monument in Ar
lington cemetery. Va. to the memory
of Captain Charles Vernon Gridley of
the United States ship Olympia
Mr.. Foraker offered an amendment
which was agreed to, providing for plans
for the erection of a monument at
Nicksburg Military park to the memory
Of the gunboat fotilla operating iii
western waters during the Civil war.
The bill then was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Warren the military
academy appropriation bill was taken
up. The amendment providing for the
appointment Of a cadet from Porto Rico
Occasioned some doubt as to whether or
not the commissioner from Porto Rico
should have the authority to appoint
the cadet Mr.. Foraker solved the ques-
ton by Offering an amendment inserting
the words ITO be appointed by the presi-
dent" which was greed to.
Mr.. Blackburn moved to take up the
Littlefeld antitrust bill. Mr.. Quay said
he wanted to state that if the vote
came upon the bill direct, he would ask
to be excused as he owned stock in
some of the sO-calIed trusts affected by
the bill. but he reserved the right to
vote upon taking it up.
Mr.. Blackburn's motion was defeated,
% to 38, a party vote. with the exception
of Mr. McComas and Mr.. Wellington
(A1d) and Mr.. Nelson (1tnn.).
The senate then went into executive
session to consider the Panama canal
/ f1o-af1
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tinue the legislative day of yesterday
until March 4
The rules are as follows:
Resolved, That Immediately upon
the adoption of this rule, and at any
time thereafter during the remainder
of this session, it shall be in order to
take from the speakers table any gen
eral appropriation bill returned with
senate amendments, and such amend
ments having been read the question
shall be at once taken without debate
or intervening motion on the following
question:
VIII the house disagree to said
amendments en- bloc and ask a confer
enee with the senate? And if this mo-
ton shall be decided in the affirmative
the speaker shall at once appoint the
conferees without the intervention of
any motion. If the house shall decide
said motion in the negative. the effect
Of said vote shall be to agree to the
said amendments
The second rule which is designed to
continue the legislative day of yester-
day until March 4. is as follows:
Resolved, That for the remainder of
this session the motion to take a re-
cess shall be a privileged motion and
take precedence of the motion to ad-
jOurn-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
MARKETS TODAY.
Trading in Wheat Light and
Prices Unchanged.
Corn Opens Shade Higher and
Holds Own.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady Ranging From
$3.50 to $500.
Hogs Are Weak and Lose a
Point.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Feb. 27-WHEAT-The trading
in wheat was again light ana opening
prices were about unchanged, May being
q shade lower, at t3s.q'll &c Saoies vs. Vs.
high temperatures prevailing throughout
the northwest. which fact with tne
strength in corn caused firm feeling IN
the pit The large Argentine shipments
acted as a depressing factor and prevented
a further advance May selling uP 20 atssc
west were still light. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reporting 2gi cars when, win l,ocel
receipts OF cars made total IQr the l9fee
points of 3O4 cars, against 81 cars last
week and 46 cars a year ago.
On a good export demand the market
closed strong and at the top for May, az
CORN-There was a continuation Of yes
Eerday's bullish sentiment in corn at the
start. and May opened a shade higher at
f61sd465sc. Fears of manipulation Of the
May option caused active covering Dy
shorts, which advanced to 4674c, AFTER sen
5ng early at 463sQ461ac Buying by provis-
Son interests, firm cables and extreme I'M
favorable weather were the early Dull rae
tors. Local receipts were light, at ~
cars. with only one car of contract grade.
OATS-Oats opened dun with prices
about unchanged and the market lacked
any features the first hour May opened
unchanged to shade higher, a. 522s y
2Fstc to s53zc and sold later at 35sE Q555scs
ehe strength in corn being the main sup
porting factor. Local receipts were Jos
Corn was decidedly strong at the close.
and May was sc higher, at 47Ae the best
price of the day.
PROVISIONS-Ther was only a small
trade in provisions and the opening was
steady. with May pork unchanged at
sl7.s5: May lard was PIC higher, at $9-6llz,
and ribs were unchanged, at S9S21s The
demand was not as active as of late and
prices were inclined to sag tritie-
WHEAT-Cash. No. red 7555d76lzc;
No 3 rec, 72d75c; No. 2 hard winter, 7l0
T4c. No. hard winter. $50 TIC; No north
ern spring. 691kdS1c; No. 2 northern spring,
785kGiS0c, No. 3 spring, 72079c-
O4Ts-No. 2. s4lad35c; No. 3. s4l5c
FI4AX-Cash: NV, S11e; S.-W., Slip;
HIay $1.151a.
RTE-May. Sic.
RLEY-Cash: 44Q56c.
TTMOTHY-Feb., $3.50.
OF OVER-Feb. SIl-51011.6o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
MANY PUT THROUGH.
The Senate omnibuses Ninety Loca
Bills.

In the senate this morning all the
local bills on third reading were omni-
bused and all of them, about 80, were
put through Next Monday all the bills
relating to the vacation or tracts of
land in the small towns in the state
win be printed under one heading and
passed. The senate revision commit
tee is getting in it's work on the calen-
dar and the indications are that all the
bills of any Importance will be disposed
of before the session closes The date
of adjournment will probably be one
week from Saturday.
The bill to increase the salaries of
judges of the supreme court from $4,000
to $1,000 per year is threatened with
death in the senate. The committee on
fees and salaries has recommended that
that bill as well as senate bill of
similar import be killed. Senator
Smith got the senate to vote to place
the bills on the calendar and will try
to save one of them. The bill will meet
much ODpOsitiOn