davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-24
Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON.
PORTLAND. Feb. -wheat-waIla Wal
la, nc; blue stem. SIC; valley, SIC
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Feb 23-Wheat higher, caused
by buying for export; blue stem, Sac; club. roc
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-24

600 bushels; decrease. 10000 Barley 4, ,4e6. 900
bushels; increase, 21s, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-24
FINANCLAL
es .475. 600 shares

Total sales -. Az, 600 shares.
UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YORK, Feb 23.-No bond transac-
tions to-day.
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY
Common. bid 39s, asked 35s preferred, bid
34A, asked Ban
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Continued on Page FourteeA.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
TUESDAY. Feb. 2s-2 .. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS.
Rid Ask Bid Ask
The oasis., 1904-09-24
Special Rate to AIbuquerque.

On account of the Territorial Fair, tickets will be sold Nogales to Albuquerque and return at S2O9O, sale dates October 9th to 14th, good returning until October a7th, 1904. No stop over allowed.
 H. JORDAN,
 Agent.
The oasis., 1904-09-24
For Fiesta Travel.

The Sonora Railway has issued a special time card taking effect Saturday, October 1st, and term mating on the 7th, including the daily excursion trains which will be run to accomodate the fiesta travel to and from Magdalena dur ing the week. The regular mail trains will run as now, leaving No- gales at 6:35 q. m., arriving at Guaymas at 5:50 D. m., and leay- ing Guaymas at 7:30 a. h., arriy- ing at Nogales at : 20 p. III. Beside those regular trains there will be two excursion trains leaving No- gales and Guaymas an hour later, and arriving at their destinations after the same running time on the road The two south bound trains will pass Magdalena at 9:02 and 10.02 a. m. respectively, and the two north bound trains at 4:2S and 4:2T P. m. Then there will be another special excursion train both ways, daily during the life Of the schedule, between HermosilIo and Imuris. They will leave Hermosillo at $50 a. m, and Imuris at 2:40 D. m. The train leaving Hermosillo in the morning will pass Magdalena at 1:22 ,. m, and arrive at Imuris at 2.O4. Turning there it will der part at 2;4O pass Magdalena at 3.12 and reach Hermosillo at SEQ D. m. Heavy travel IS anticipated, and the company will put forth every effort to handle it with ex- pedition and safety.
The oasis., 1904-09-24
A Murder.

Wednesday morning there was found in q pool of water, near the round house, the lifeless body of Luis c. Robles, a Calabasas rancher, who had been in Nogales the preceding day and evening. The skull of the deceased was crushed, as with a rock,
 At Calabasas two men who had been companions of the deceased the preceding day, were arrested Wednesday, their clothing being all bespattered with blood-one particularly. They were arrested by Sheriff Turner, brought to No- gales and lodged in jail.
 Thursday Justice Ashley inn panelled a coroner's jury to hold an inquest. Taking of testimony was continued until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The oasis., 1904-09-24
SONORA SETTINGS.

Douglas International Americans: r. Clark, of Washington, capital ist, interesting in mining, IS ex- pected to arrive at Hotel Queen to- day or tomorrow. He, through his representative, Mir. Harvey has secured an option on the Veta Grande, the big silver property belonging to Jim Finch. After careful examination, if the prop erty is found to be what 1t is re- ported, he will purchase it out right. Mir. Finch asks S250,000 for the mine. which is located near Bacoachi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
SEYMOUR TO ENLARGE.
Firm VIII Double the Capacity of its
Plant.

Seymour & Co, the big commission
firm at Crane and Kansas avenue, has
announced that it will double the size
of its plant and erect, in addition, a
$40, 900 ice plant on the Quincy street
lots in the rear of the present ware
house.
A permit for the erection of the ice
plant was issued today by the fire
commenced. The building itself will
cost $500, and with equipment will
cost $4,000. When asked today for
some of the details concerning the
plant, one of the members of the firm
said:
Il can't say exactly what the ca
pacity of the plant will be. We ex-
pect to supply our own needs and
sell to the public The product of our
plant has not been sold to any ex-
listing Topeka concern. We expect to
have the plant in operation by June
1. The building will face on the alley
just across from our present ware
The addition to the warehouse will
be the same size as the present
building, four stories high, and will
face on Kansas avenue. It will stand
on the lots just north of the present
this building viii not begin for two
months.
The cost of the proposed addition
to the warehouse is not given out by
the neighbOrhood of $4,000. 1t will
be built of brick and stone, with So
foot frontage and a depth of $50 feet.
1t Will be similar in architecture to
the present structure.
The ice plant is being built by the
Seymour firm. and not let to con-
tractors. It is a brick and stone
building. The firm states that the
surplus ice will be handled by Sey-
mour & Co. direct. but that no def
mite arrangements have been made in
regard to putting on a line of ice
wagons for the retail trade.
Seymour & Co. have been prosper
ing wonderfully of late years in spite
of adversely. The firm started in a
little one-story building in North
Topeka, and made a speciality of eggs.
Vast quantities of eggs We're shipped
east, and the firms business became
so extensive that the present building
at Crane and Kansas avenue was
erected about three years ago. Since
that time the concern has been visited
by a disastrous fire causing about
$4,000 damage. 1t was also in the
path Of the 1903 flood and for a
week stood in water about eight feet
deep.
The business of the firm has grown
steadily. and it now does an immense
business in eggs, poultry and other
DrOdnce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
DRAGS IN BRISTOW.
Minority Makes a Report on ''Charges
Against Congressman.

Washington, April 13.-Compiete
exOneration of ali members of the
house mentioned in the Charges
against congressman" documents, is
the keynote of the Mccall committee
report No one is directly blamable
for the publication of the list of SEN
ators and other high officials with an
incomplete statement of the cases.
The Democratic minority members
concur with the others on the general
phase of the case. but issue what they
call a supplemental report. This
mentions two cases in Kansas where,
it says evidence submitted to the
committee shows that George W.
Beavers at the request of Fourth As
sistant Postmaster. General Brtstow
increased clerk hire allowances far
minority say the investigation empha-
sizes the necessity of an investigation
of the whole postofice department.
In regard to the Kansas cases the
report SAYS Kingman and Erie, kaS-,
are not mentioned in Mr.. Bristow's
report, but they should have been,
for he is clearly chargeable with
knowledge that the law was violated
in the payment of money to the post
master at these places. After giving
the correspondence in the Erie case
between Mr.. Bristow, who recon-
mended the increase. and Mr.. Heath,
who made IT, the report says:
1.-THE report from the Erie post
master shows that he was not only
not entitled under departmental rules
TO an increase but that the allowance
of $3.50 he was receiving was Excess
sive. His letter shows that while pro-
testing that he was underpaid, he ex-
pected to receive partisan favOrs- Mr..
BristOW could through any of his in
spectors have learned whether the re-
quest was a proper one
1.-THE first letter from Mr. Heath
was marked personal and in advance
of any report fixed the day when an
increase would go into effect When
Mr.. BristOW signed his report last
October he knew that for several
years the postmaster at Erie had
been receiving an illegal allowance,
and he knew that this illegality was
begun as personal favor to himself"
OF the Kingman, Kas-, case the mi
nOrity says: IF he had knowledge,
however secured. that the postmaster
Mt Kingman was illegally receiving
government funds, Mr.. Bristow is mis-
taken in his view that he was not
bound to initiate an investigation"
Some of the things which the in
spectors should have ascertained are
mentioned as follows: They should
have learned that the pOStOffice at
Columbia, Okla, had enough ink on
hand to last for four years; that the
Office at Block, Kas., had received ink
and pads that were not needed
In the case of Mr.. Bowersock. of
Lawrence, Kas.. the committee find
the property in question was pre-
scented by Mr.. Bowersock to his
daughter. and that by reason Of his
wealth the gift was of but little con-
sequence to him, which is a point
bearing on his good faith in the
transaction
There is nothing in the clerk hire
transactions of members. according to
the report, on which a single member
may be justly criticised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
MARKETS TODAY.
Firm Tone in Wheat Caused by
Kansas Conditions.
Easier Cables Cause a Reaction
in Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Native Steers Sell at from $3.50
to 1928.
Bulk of Hog Sales at from S4.65
TO $5.O5.
LIVE STOCK TRAD

Chicago, April 13.-WHEAT-Decreas ad
northwest receipts and crop advices show
ing an insufficient and unfavorable con-
dition of wheat in sections Of Kansas,
caused a firm tone in wheat today. There
was a scattered demand for the July Op-
ton, with very little for sale. July open
ed a shade to &c higher, at S5asdS51sc-
Later, on the unfavOrable crop advices,
the market advanced to Soc. Receipts at
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago today
We're Y cars, against l38 cars year ago.
July advanced to S75sc and closed at
S7ssc, an advance of 1A417sc for the day.
CORN-In corn, owing to the fairly lib
eral offerings and easier cables, there was
a reaction after an early advance, due to
country adviceS that seeding had been re-
tarded in many sections by unreasonable
weather July opened unchanged TO &c
higher, at 49zz d497sc. The market advanced
to soc, but eased OF to 1870. Receipts
We're 100 cars.
July sold up to 5O5sa5OAc. The closing
price showed a net gain for the day of
OATs-sman receipts and unfavorable
crop advices were responsible for a firm
tone in oats. The opening was easier on
liberal selling by pit traders. July began
a shade to 1sa14c lower, at 6746s67sc. La
ter, on poor crop reports July advanced
to 371sc. Receipts were Il cars
PROVISIONS-Pro were firm. Ju-
II. 4215. advancing later to s14-471z. Lard
was 21z071zc higher at the opening. July
opened at S.. 79u6.75. The price sold up to
Sc. 771z Ribs were 2lAc higher, at S6.521s for
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. s1.OOa1. p;
No. red, S5cI$l. 90; No. hard, 92196c;
$1O0; No. northern, 90q9sc; No. spring,
coRN--No. 2 Sc; No. g. 47!ka5lc.
RYE-Fday. zoe; July, &c
FLAx-Cash: NV, S1.1s; s.-w.. s1-OS;
May. I.o9;
CLOVER-April s1O.75.
BARLEY-Cash: 33d57c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

Chicago, April 1s.-CATTLE-Receipt
today, 5000 head. Market steady to
strong Good to prime steers, So IC5I5. IS:
poor TO medium, s.. 50d490; stoclers and
feeders. 81. 75GI4.30: cows. g. OD1f4 Is; heifers
=. 25G4. 50; Gamers. S2.O0H2.6o: bulls, s. Goa
10; calves, s2.55Q5-Oo; Texas fed steers,
"a 00d4. 60.
HOGS-Receipts today, q 600 head: esti-
mated Thursday, 1000 head. Market sc
higher. Mixed and butchers. &16d5.55;
good to choice heavy. S5.25N5. 40; rough
heavy, 81. zoos Is; light. s4sGd5.25; bulk OF
sales. $5-1Od530.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1900 head.
Sheep and lambs steady to strong. Good
to choice wethers. "a. 1850, fair to choice
mixed, S3-5o0450; western sheep, S450Q5. IS;
S5.5Od6. 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
KANSAS FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Chicago Paper Calls Attention to
Semi Centennial.

1t was on the 30th day of May.
1854, that President Franklin Pierce
attached his signature to the bill
piloted through congress by Senator
Stephen A. Douglas, which measure
organized the territories of Kansas
and Nebraska, says a writer in the
Chicago Chronicle. At that time
neither ne nor anybody else realized
that he was connecting his name With
one of the most pOrtentOuS pieces of
legislation ever placed on the national
statute book. This act started the
armed conflict between the north and
south on the Kansas prairies, killed
the Wing party. created the RepubH-
can party to meet the new issue, split
the Democratic party in the Kansas
Lecompton constitutional fight of
1858, made the division broad and
deep in the Charleston convention of
1850, render p LincOln's election GER
tain in that year, precip1tated seces-
sion and civil war. killed slavery and
placed negro issue in politics which
It would seem that Kansas, after
starting such a formidable chain Of
events, ought to commemorate the
fftieth anniversary of its birth on an
imposing scale. She will not do this,
partly because the anniversary strikes
in the Worlds fair year, when an
other big event in American history
is to have it's centennial Lawrence,
Topeka and one or two other cities,
however, are to have local observ-
ances, and these, even in this interna-
tional exposition time, ought to at
tract some attention from the country
at large. Nebraska, which was yoked
with Kansas in the initial stage of the
catastrophe, will also hold some local
celebrations.
The battle-born commonwealth
for Kansas deserves this designation
even more than does Nevada or West
Virginia, to each of which it is occa-
sionaIIy applied=which helped to
make some very important history
while it was in the territorial stage,
has not been idle even in more recent
times 1t did more to shape the Pop
ulist party than Ohio did to bring out
the C9reenback party, and Populism
was Greenbackism, plus several IDEAS
invented for the occasion. 1t was on
the firing line in the turbulent canvass
of 1896 Everything new in politics
and sociology for the past quarter OF
a century has either been generated
in Kansas or had its first concrete ap-
DIication there. But that states ebul-
iitions subside quickly and 1t swings
back into conservatism, as 1t has done
again in the past few years. Kansas
is the country'S most picturesque
commonwealth. The eyes of every in
telligent American will be on 1t on It's
half century birthday on May 80, 1SV4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
NICK CHILEs MOVED IN.
Now Living on Fashionable Topeka
Avenue.

The people living in the neighborhood
of the new Kemper flats just being
erected on Topeka avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets, are very
much excited over the fact that Nick
ChiIes, the negro politician, and his
family have moved into the adjoining
house at III Topeka avenue. But Nick
won't live there long. The agent Of
the building states that it is his inten-
ton to serve a notice upon him at the.
end of the month to seek another
domicile.
Back of the whole deal is a story. j.
w. Golden, a brother-in-1aw of ChiIes,
and who is almost white, came into
the Office of the Richards Real Estate
company last Friday and stated that
ards showed him the property at III
Topeka avenue, and Golden leased 1t
for month, Mr.. Richards thinking
him a white man. Just as soon as
Golden and his family were safely
esconced in its four walls, Nick CnIIes
also moved in with his family That is
what the whole neighborhoOd is mad
about, and some of the people declare
that they won't have it so.
You see," said Mr.. Richards this
morning, there was something under
handed about it. I thought Mr.. Golden
u white man and never had the slight
est inkling that Nick Chiles would i've
in the place. It is the intention, so far
and Mr.. ChiIes to leave the place at
the end of this month when the lease
expires"
The property is owned by c. Dyson.
who lives west of the Topeka cem4-
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
THE FIGHT AT CHENIULPo.
Details Hitherto Unpublished Are
Made Public.

Made Public.
Victoria, B. c., April 13.=DetaiIs of
the fight between the Russian cruiser
Wariag and the Japenese fleet which
have never been published on this side
were supplied by passengers of the
Northern Pacific liner Victoria Just
arrived from the Orient. The principal
details relate ii the awful effects OF
the Japanese shell fire and the strange
attacks of the battle. copy of the
Korean Review of late date gives the
following version of the historic. COM
bat:
The Variag and Korietz made
straight for the easterlS channel, steer
ing little west of south, the Japanese
fleet waiting for them eight miles
away. When four miles separated them
the Japanese threw shots across the
Russians bows as a signal to hea re
to and surrender. The only answer the
Russian made was to crowd on more
ire and the Variag began to leave the
Aorietz and steaming "A knots, headed
straight for the Japanese flagship. The
object was to get as close as posi- Bile
10 the japanese, as the Variag'S guns
were only six and fouth-tenths inches
and quite useless at the damage range
of the japanese guns. This was at five
minutes before noon. The Japanese
foot was deployed into line facing the
approaching steamers, apparently not
intending to bring their whole force to
bear on them. The two Japanese YES
sells that smashed the Variag to pieces
were the Asama and ChiyoGa: no other
vessels of the japanese fleet took Dart
Not long after the warning shots the
two japanese ships let loose their
whole batteries, the noise being ter
rife. The Nariag swerved to eastward
and gave the Japanese her starboatd
broadside. All about her the sea was
torn into foam and spOuting fountains
of water with machine gun fire and ex-
ploding shells. Her steering gear was
smashed early in the fight and she had
to depend entirely on her engines to
steer. Seeing it was impossible to make
the eastward passage the Variag's com
mander headed for the west and came
around in a course which brought The
Wariag very much nearer the Japa-
nese. Then the deadly work was done
on her. Ten of her u gun captains
were shot away. A shell struck her
body of a gunner who had his hand on
his hip, and bursting, killed every 9TH
er man on the forecastle. Both bridges
were destroyed by bursting shells and
Captain Robnien was seriously wound
ed.
A lieutenant who was in the coming
tower peering through the observation
slit, had his face beaten clean in and
his head reduced to pulp by the terrific
impact of a shell which struck the slit
Just opposite his face and exploded
The scenes on the fore and aft decks
We're sickening. The Variags surgeon
went violently insane shortly after tho.
engagement so that the wounded men
had to wait until the boats with medi-
cal assistance arrived from the neutral
ships. The explosion of the Koriec u
was so violent that the neutral com
gnanders asked that the Variag be hot
blown up She was accordingly set On
FIRE and sunk. The Variag's Al dead
We're placed in one of the cabins and
burned and went down with their
ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
WICHITA MEN RELEASED.
Congressman Murdoch Went to Vir-
ginfa in Their Behalf.

Wichita. Kan. April 13.-Through the
agency of Warwick lodge Knights of
Pythias and Congressman Victor Muir
dock. two Wichita young men, Harry M.
GrObe and w. II. Berry, were released
by the authorities at Alexandria, Va. The
young men, both of whom are well known
here and bear good regulations, were
travelling for a local jewelry house. They
took about $500 worth of orders. each of
which was on contract, which made the
money payable in three years. They were
arrested March g. their patrons alleging
that they had obtained the orders under
false pretenses.
Two weeks later the local lodge, of
which Grobe was a member, sent an at
tornev to Alexandria With the aid of
CONGRESSMAN Murdoch, who went to Al
exandria, the bonds were reduced so that
the bows could furnish bail. Later they
succeeded in so far establishing their m
nocence that the grand jury ignored the
hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
He is BANKRUPT.
E. zanditon so Declared by Federal
Court.

Four creditors, through their attor-
neys, this morning applied to Judge
Pollock of the United States to declare
F. Zanditon insolvent The court
granted the petition and also a re-
straining order to prevent the stock
being disposed of except through the
channels of the regular procedure pre-
scribed by the referee. A receiver will
probably be appointed tomorrow by
Judge Slonecker.
The creditors named in the involun-
tary bill filed this morning are as fol-
lows:
Progress Manufacturing Co, ST.
Vieth and Brandt, st. Louis. 227.55
Common Sense Novelty Co. St.
Louis --...---.. --.-...-..... $40
Singer Brothers, st. Louis 57AO0
This action was confidently looked
for yesterday by some of the local
creditors. Mr.. Zanditon on Monday
afternoon turned over his store to
Kansas City creditors and appointed
Mr.. John L Powell, as trustee. The
stock is now being invoiced and it was
planned to hold a creditors meeting at
the store Thursday afternoon to ar
range for a retail sale to begin Fri
day. The declaration of the federal
court that Mr.. Zanditon is insoIvenL,
and the act of granting a restraining
order, does away with this meeting, or
with any power which it might exer-
else. Judge Slonecker will appoint q
receiver to take charge and the goods
viii then be sold and the creditors Civ
en- their proper apportionment of the
proceeds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

New York, April 1S-sTOCKS-The tone
of the stock market yesterday was reac-
tiOnary- The only transaction of prime
Importance was the purchase of some
what over million United States Steel
IS. This seemed to be no part of any
manipulation in the bonds; it appeared TO
be an investment in them.
If current gossip is true, new bear
pool of considerable magnitude has been
made up in an office on Wall street from
which have arisen the largest speculative
operations Of the last three months. The
first apparent operation Of this pool was
ANONYMOUSLY a sharp rise in the price of
Union Pacific stock It is claimed that
short covering order of considerable size
was discovered at S924- 1t was to the in
terest of the bear pool to force the exc
cution of this order, for thereby the pool
was enabled to put out its own short line
anywhere from to 10 points higher than
it otherwise would
Boston advices were that application
soon would be announced to scale down
all the Mexican securities and to raise
money w a voluntary assessment on the
stock
mis- is an impossibility as no money can
be raised from the scattered stockholders
except by the Intervention Of an actual
foreclosure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
Prince NIarries a Circus Rider.

New York, April 13.-Prince Hugo
HohenIohe has married Madame Helga,
a beautiful circus equestrienne, accord
ing to an American dispatch from Bar-
lin The princes marriage violates the
family laws which provide the forfei-
ture OF rank in the event of such an
alliance. Henceforth he will be known
as Count Won Hermisburg. Another
Prince HohenlOhe married a Niennese
actress. Hohenlohe is on = of meditizeI
reigning houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
Kansas CIty LlvestocIk RfarLet.

Kansas City. No. April 13.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 5000 head. including 700
head of sOutherns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, SS50d5.25; southern steers, 50. rs
u4S5; southern cows. 81. 6Od3. 3; native
cows and heifers, S2-O0Q4.35: stOckers and
feeders, S3.O0045O: bulls. 81. 6Oa3. IS: calves,
Szf5d6-o0; western steers, $3.5od4.50; west
ern cows, S2-eOGI4OO
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales, S465d5O5;
heavy. S5.00n5l0, packers, S4.sSQ500; pigs
and lights. S4-2504.90.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1900 head
Market strong. Muttons, S4-T5d5 50: lambs
So z5a6. Is; range wethers, s5.p0q5.50; ewes
So 5OI52 %