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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-01

SAAlO al tAO (A4kA A&AOA Va SAOP0t Wa
the Chinaman can raise more on a rood
Of ground than the imported Russian
peasant a on an acre.
This latter fact Is SO well appreciated
by the Russian authorities that they
encouraged and assisted large numbers
OF Chinese peasants to settle on farms
In the fertile zones around Hardin and
Tsitsikar, In order that there might
be no trouble yer the food supply Of
the important town of Hardin. These
farmers have prospered exceedingly.
helped by Russian capital whenever
they needed it. Their produce il
brought to Hardin by the Sungari and
Nonni rivers on q large feet Of boats
operated especially for that purpose by
Russians.
Before the war n Of the most pow
erful men at Port Arthur was a China
man known as Typhoon Tai. He was
one Of the viceroy's most trusted bench
men, having control, as a contractor,
over many thousands OF coolies. He
started as a cody himself and never
made much Roadway In the world un'
der his own native government, but
when the Russians acquired Port Ar
thur his 1ilance came. Labor was II
great demand for the construction OF
forts, docks and buildings, and he I'M
dertook to supply some of it. The Rus
SLAMS paid him well, and when h
'.made, good they gave him other con
tracts Of greater Importance. So In {
few short years he has become a multi
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-01

The foreign population of the British
isles number $4,000. Germans hold
first place in point of numbers. Rus
SLAMS second and French third.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-01

Pumps Busy For 1900 Miles ON the
Battleship's Cruise From a Cuban
Port to lew Y0rk-Exccllent Disci.
pline OF the Crew Probably Saved
Her From Destruction In Crash
with the Missouri.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-01
DO YOU
KNOW
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class of printing, on short
notice.
We employ only 6rst-class
workmen, and consequently
can guarantee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13
THE POULTRY GAZETTE.
Topeka Has the Third Largest Paper
of Its Kind.

The Poultry Gazette, issuer by the
Gillies Publishing company of Topeka,
is the third largest poultry journal pub
lished in America. out of over sixty
such journals. The other two are each
a quarter of a century old, published in
the east. The company makes a sworn
affidavit that no issue of the Poultry
Gazette for 1904 will consist of less than
q, 600 copies. The February issue con-
tains 1,150 inches of paid advertisements
at the regular rate-nine cents per
agate line, or $1.25 per inch. The March
issue will be fully as large. The April
number will be enlarged four pages. Six
years ago the Gillies family started the
paper, with job work to float it. Now
they do no job work at all, the paper
keeps them very busy. Every state in
the Union is represented on its mailing
list, and a dozen foreign countries. The
Poultry Gazette is the recognized au-
thority on poultry matters throughout
the west. The poultry show recently
given in Topeka was the largest in the
United States with the single exception
of the one given in New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13
BURTON is ARGUING.
Trying to Have Indictment
Dismissed.

st. Louis. Mo, Feb. 13.-Argument
on the demurrer of Senator ]. R. Bur-
ton of Kansas to the Indictment
charging him with using his influence
to prevent the issuance of a postoffice
fraud order against the Rialto Grain
and Securities company and receiving
for such services $500, was begun be-
fore Judge Adams in the United States
district court
Senator Buttons contention is that
the extent of the United States inter-
est in the matter was in the issuance of
an order which would serve to stop the
transmission Of mail to and from the
company and that no question of gov
ernmental interest or policy was in
volved He commended, through his at
torney, Judge Chester Krum, that NO
law of the United States was violated
by him and that the United States has
no legitimate interests in the efforts
of the Rialto Grain and Securities
company to prevent the issuance of q
fraud order against 1t.
Senator Burton was in court. In his
demurrer he admits that he accepted
the money from the company, but says
he did so merely as an attorney and
that he did not agree to use his inf1u-
ence as a senator in preventing the is
suance of fraud order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13

Just before President Roosevelt ar
rived Senator Hanna conversed with his
nurse. He was asked if he would not
like a little whiskey. In a feeble voice
the senator replied:
Yes, give me some of that whisky
Mr.. Carnegie sent me-
While it was being poured out the
nurse said:
Senator we want you to take this
whisky before you go to sleep"
Sleep" he said. why, 1 haven't
had a wink today"
TELEGRAMS SENT OUT.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Telegrams have
been sent to Governor Herrick of Ohio,
to relatives of Senator Hanna and to
personal friends this morning, an
nouncing the senator's present condi-
ton. The high fever continues to give
great apprehension.
NOT WITHOUT HOPE.
Washington, Feb. 13.-General Dick,
Senator Hanna is holding his own; that
while his condition is extremely criti-
cal, it is not absolutely hopeless.
Daniel r. Hanna and his wife arrived
from Cleveland at 1918.
THE PRESIDENT CALLED.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The president
arrived at the Arlington at 80 and
when informed of the slight reduction
in Mr.. Hanna's temperature during the
last few hours, said:
"Oh, am so glad. I will go up
stairs at once
He walked over from the White
House.
President Roosevelt remained ten
minutes He did not see Mr.. Hanna,
but said he talked with Mrs. Hanna
and the other members of the family.
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GERMANY A FACTOR.
She May Take a Hand in Affairs OF
the Orient.

New York. Feb 13.-Possible action
by Germany is regarded here as a fac
tor in the far eastern situation. and is
causing some apprehension, cables the
London correspondent of the Herald.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph. already quoted as
having cabled that he had information
on .'unimpeachable authority for stat
ing that if the fortunes of war prove
adverse to Russia, a diversion which
may lead to far-reaching results is
confidently expected from Germany
further adds:
Already proposals are affirmed to
have been made which if accepted will
considerably complicate matters.
THE German government will sup
port Russia automatically in any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13
Naw York Stock.

Wall Street, New York, Feb. 13.-STOCKS
The hrmness of foreign markets during
yesterdays holiday here helped opening
prices IF stocks of a higher level this
morning. Among the internationaIs Ca
madam Pacific rose a point and New
York Central and Louisville and Nash
Vile q point. There was jump of 2sz
points in Commercial Gable. Business
was on moderate scale.
Early gains were retained and in some
extent. increased, but the movement was
too slight to attract attention and the
trading was profoundly dull. Allis-Chal-
mers advanced points, L4ackaWanna IA
points and Delaware and Hudson, ColO-
RADIO and Southern first preferred and Ice
preferred 1 point. Pere Marquette de-
clined Sss points and Reading first pre-
ferred 1 point.
The almost immovable surface yielded
after the appearance of the bank state
ment. New York Central reacted 1ss
points and earlier gains were mostly lost.
Cleveland c. c. and st. L preferred
jumped IL points. Commercial Cable
gained "a points in all and Realty pre-
ferred and Republic Steel rose l to 15s
points. The closing was inanimAte
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13
MARKETS TODAY.
Buying by Shorts Cause
Strength in Wheat.
Corn Is Influenced Largely by
Higher Cables.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Unchanged, Natives Sell
ing at 1915 to $500.
Anticipated Heavy Receipts of
Hogs Weaken Market.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-WHEATBuying by
shorts and commission houses on higher
Strength in wheat today. Small receipts,
a good cash demand and an improved ex-
port business helped to create a bullish
strong, with May 1zQ9sc to 5sGAc higher,
at 961sQ9679c, and, although there was
some recession from the high point, the
market was well supported around $3.50.
and advanced later to sc Minn SaOe1is
duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
asa cars. against 47s cars last year
Selling of July by the big long interest
May declined in sympathy to S5Ac. St.
Louis houses covered big line of July
Which resulted in rally; The close was
July closed at a gain of 1Q11sc, at SSszQ
CORN-The corn market was influenced
by the strong Liverpool cables. There
was a good demand from shorts, but the
oerings were exceedingly light May was
at 541sQ54ssc, and after selling at sac, the
price worked up TO 549zc: July was AQAc
later advancing to SIC, but declining
again to 52s4c. Local receipts were 1874
The market continued strong May
closed with a gain of A97sc, at 54azc. Ju-
iy %as up Ss@ y lat at {23Sc s ar 60
orally operated that the big bull leaders
were liberal purchasers of oats today.
There were Comparatively few offerings
on the market. AS result of the condi-
ton strong feeling prevailed. May open
/ ed unchanged to 14c higher, at 43g4314c
and advanced steadily to 435sc July sold
up to 3sslc,, after opening AZ higher, al
/ 391ac. Local receipts were 129 cars.
Professionalism taking by bott
outside and local holders caused weak
ness in provisions. A decline of 10c II
the price of hogs was mainly responsible
for the selling. May pork showed the
greatest loss, opening 2215Q30c lower, a
sl4 5214Q14.6O. Covering by shorts, how
ever, resulted in rally to s14 Is; May lars
was down 5Q10c, opening at $7.621zg7. GIL
The price held around $7621s. May RIB
were z1<g121kc lower, at s7.ooa'7 o5.
/ WHEAT-Cash: No. red, 96c4$1. Oh
No. red 91@$1.O1; No. 2 hard, ssq91c; No
3 hard S3Q90c; No. 1 northern, 94Q9Sc
No. northern, 90a97c; No. spring, $50
coRN-No. 3. 4s14Q44c; No. 4. 4o@A1kc.
i OATS-No. 2, 40c; No. 8, 3915c.
RYE-Feb.. $40; May, 64qs41xc; July,
q64c.
Feb, $1.11k; May, $1.13.
TIMOTHY-Feb., $s.O6; March, $40.
CLOVER-Feb. $1O.75Q11.O0.
BARLEY-CaSh: 3SM60c.
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LEMP A SUICIDE.
st. Louis Brewer Shoots Him.
self Through the Head.

st. Louis, Feb 13.-William ]. Lemp.
proprietor of the brewing company,
committed suicide today by shooting
himself through the head. The deed is
supposed to have been committed be-
cause of sorrow over the recent death
of his son.
Mr.. Lemp, who was 6S years old and
a native of Germany, has lived in St.
Louis for As years. He stood high in
business and social circles and was re-
puted to be a millionaire.
Mr.. Lemp it seems was alone in his
room when the shot was fired. Com
planning of not feeling well, he had
not risen as early as the other mem
bers of the family. Breakfast had been
served and the sons had gone to their
duties at the office. and Mrs. Lemp
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Kansas CITY, Feb
Open High Low Close Thr:
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 13-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day, 200 head. Market nominal. Good to
prime steers, 81. 75Q5.75; poor to medium.
cows, $1.25G4.O0; heifers, s2.0044.75; can
ners, $1.5q2.50; bulls, $200Q410; calves,
IS. 50d7.50.
HoGS-Receipts today, $500 head; esti-
mated Monday, $1,000 head. Market 5d10e
lower. Mixed and butchers, $4.S0Q5-30;
good to choice heavy, s5.20d535; rough
heavy, $495Q5.30; light, s4.7eQ5G5; bulk of
sales, 81. $4,000.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $3.50Qt4.00; fair to choice mixed,
SO 56d4. 90; western sheep, S350Q5.35; native
lambs, S. 90Q6.15; western lambs, $3.50
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Death of G. NJ. Bittman.

Leavenworth. Kan, Feb. 13-George
NJ. Bittman, aged rs years, one of the
Oldest and most respected citizens of
Leavenworth, died at his home here
Friday after a lingering illness. The
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Bittman was considered one
of the wealthiest men in the city and
leaves a large estate. He is survived by
a widow and three children, E. E. Bit
man of this city; Mrs. Barth, wife of
Major Barth of Fort Leavenworth, and
a son at Wamego, Kan. Mr.. Bittman
came to this country from Germany
when but years of age and settled in
Leayenworth in 1858
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had gone up town. The servants were
busying themselves about their daily
tasks A snot was heard from the di-
rection of Lemp's room. The servants
who hurried to the apartment found
Mr.. Lemp lying on the floor, a revolver
clutched in his right hand and bull
let wound in mis- temple.
One of the servants ran to the brew
cry office nearby and summoned the
two sons, Edward and William. AS
soon as they reached the house they
dispatched servants for physicians.
Several physicians who were soon at
the house found life was not extinct,
but saw there was no hope of saving
his life. He was still breathing when
Mrs. LemD returned home, and died a
few minutes later without having rec
ognized any one.
Mr.. LemD lost interest in life three
years ago when his son Frederick died.
He was the brewers faYorite son. the
superintendent of the brewery and the
chief reliance of his father. He died
suddenly OF heart failure, and the blow
to his father was SO severe that he
never recovered from it. At first he
seemed to resist the impulse to with
draw from active life. but after a time
he yielded to it and was seldom seen
at his office.
Without having any disease which
could be diagnosed, he became feeble
and gradually became respondent.
When Fred Pabst the Milwaukee
brewer, died on January 1, Mr.. Lemp
was affected almost as much as he
had been by the death of his son. He
attended the funeral and on his return
was more respondent than ever
After the death of Mr.. Lemp none
but relatives and very close friends OF
the family We're admitted to the resi-
dence.
Besides the two sons and his widow,
Captain Pabst, survives William J,
LemD.
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L
FURNISHED by S. E. Lux successor to W.
o. Anderson & Co, 20 Kansas ave-
nue-l
FRUITS
RANGES-NaveI per box, s. 90G2 15
LEMONS-California, per box, 81. 1898. 90.
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons, g. O0a
300 per bunch
APPLES-$4 GOAT % per Dbl.
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, $6.65Q6.75.
DATES-50514c per ID.
VEGETABLES
TOMATO ES-Fancy Mexican, basket
crate, $500; fancy Mexican, basket crate.
s.. 25.
NEW BEETS-Texas, per doz punches.
LETTUCE-Texas. per dozen punches.
RADIsHEs Texas. per doz. punches.
40c.
TURNIPS-Per bu., 40c.
PARSNIPS-Per bu., 75c.
CARROTS-Per bu., 75c.
TABAGAS-Canada, per cwt-, $3.50.
CAULIFIOWE R-Per crate, $3.ee.
POTATOES-Per bu., 95c.
SWEET OTATOES-Virginia, per bbl..
AGO; Muscatine, Ia, sacked, per bu., s1.25.
CABRAGEl$ 65q3.75 per cwI-
ONIONS-Per bu.. S1-15Q140: Spanish on
ions. per crate. S-5G
HICKORY NUTS-S6c per bu.
CELERY-Blue Ribbon, per dozen, soc;
Jumbo, per dozen. Soc
Market steady. AIuttons, s.. 90; lambs,
81 50n5. 70; range wethers, s4.o044S5; ewes,
81 50Q4.0O.
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Soldiers Are Paid Off

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 13.-The sol
diers at the post were paid off Friday
and the veterans at the home will be
paid today. The veterans will receive
in pensions about $106 900 and the young
soldiers will put in circulation more
than half that amount. The veterans
do not spend all their money in Leaven-
worth Over half of the sum stated will
be sent to old soldiers out on furlough
of LeavenWorth patroled every night
and drunken soldiers are promptly sent
to the guardhouse.
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weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Feb. 13.-The statement of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for the five days of this week
shows:
Loans 1893. 56s. 900. increase S71s1oo; de-
posts 1,026, 357, 500, decrease S799, 900
circulation $40. 1877 100 decrease $772, 800;
legal tenders $71,3 100 decrease 81. 343,
900; specie $205. 647, 800 decrease S319, 400;
reserve $276, 1858. 600, decrease S14, 663. 800;
reserve required 1856, 5S9, 375. decreas
s199. $50; surplus $50, 279. 225, decrease ST.
4e3. $50; ex-United States deposits $29,-
ST., 925, decrease 81, sos, IT'S.
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Kansas citv Produce Marker.

Kansas city, Feb. 3.-CIose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, so cars. Quotations:
2 hard S6asSc; No. 8 hard, S2dS5c; No. 2
red, 9ScQ$1o0; No. 8 red. 94Q97c.
CORN-May, 451a4455sc; July, 451sG451zc.
Cash: No 2 mixed, 42d4215c; No. white,
431zG44c; No. white, 43c
OATS-No. 2 white, 42d43c; No. 2 mixed,
40d41c
RYENo. 2, 54d55c.
HAY-Choice timothy, ss.5o@s.5; choice
p BUTTER 2oa22c; dairy, fan
EGGsLFresh. 2sc
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 500 head: Market I'M
changed. Native steers, 50. 75Q5.20; south
ern steers, SO. 25Gi4O0: southern COWS, 81. ESQ
$50; native cows ana heifers, S1.75Q42 Is;
stockers and feeders, 81. 5004. Is; bulls, 81. Is
as so; calves, SO. O006 so; western steers,
s.. 40aI43 so; western cows, S200Q3.25-
HOGS-Receipts today, 4000 head. Mar
ket lower. Bulk of sales, 81 S5Q5. %; heavy,
lights 81. 7Gd4.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 500 head.
Market steady. Muttons, s.. 75G4. so; lambs,
IS. 0od5.75; range wethers, 81. 15d435; ewes,
50 5OIJ3 30
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action taken to bring the alleged evac-
uation of Wei-Hai-Wei before The
Hague tribunal.
"Germany's fixed resolution is to win
back Russia's friendship" the dispatch
concludes, but the proposals which
have emanated from Berlin are definite
and concrete, and if accepted are like
ly to interest Europe more keenly in
the far eastern war"
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St. Louis Livestock Market.

St. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 13.@CATTLENRe-
ceipts today, 400 head Market steady.
Beef steers, 50. 7015. IS; stockers and feed
ers, 81 00QI4.00; cows and heifers, 81. 25d4. %;
Texas steers, 81. 75Q4.25; Texas cows and
heifers, $200Q3.00.
HOGS-Receipts today, $500 head. Mar
ket sc lower. Pigs and lights, 81 1904. IS;
packers, 81. 80G525; butchers and best
heavy, $5.1Gd5. 35.
SHEEP=Market nominal
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7O2 Kansas ave.l anu -
New York, Feb. 13-STOCKS-Yes
day being Lincoln's birthday. no business
was transacted in New York Abroad
consols and rents were higher and Amer
leans in London showed no marked
changes: Absence of business day after
day is the chic and perhaps the only fac
tor in building up bearish feeling on tha
market. Not one man in ten Connected
VIII, VIII the STOCK market feels aggressive
puiHsn- mere are uVe times as many
VINO Aeel dggresslvely bearish and who
think that the market must break before
long to a level at which there will be
something more than room trading
There are two occurrences which will
stimulate commission business one is
the advance, the other a decIine The oh
stacle with which the market becomes
oversold or overbought. The influence of
the japanese war is now a negative one,
although every development is watched
with TIE keenest interest
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New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. s.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal; no loans. Time loans steady.
Sixty days, 33z@4 per cent; 80 days, 4Q414
per cent; months, ~ per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, NO
"a per cent; sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
"a. S519Q4-s555 for demand and at 81 $50
Q4.S4 and $4861h; commercial bills. $zsl5z
Q4S2.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5sAc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
BONDS Governrent bonds steady.
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IT'S WARM TODAY.
Promise of Much Colder Weather for
Tomorrow.

The promise of warmer weather, made
by the forecaster Friday. entities him
to a credit mark as today has been
warm.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is possibly snow furries tonight
and Sunday. Much colder. Brisk
northerly winds" The forecaster evil
IDENTIFY thinks that the pleasant weather
is not for long. The wind at two
o'clock today was west blowing six
miles an hour The hourly tempera-
lures recorded by the government Their
mometer today were as follows:
o'clock SO IL o'clock. As
8 o'clock. .34I12 o'clock ~ 40
9 o'clock 1 o'clock. so
10 O'Clock Al o'clock. .......5 81
Wind six miles from the south.
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New High Record in Loans

New York, Feb. 13.-The loan account
OF the associated banks shows further
increase this week. bringing tfla Grand
total up to $685.. $50 800, a new high rec
ord. For the first time in four weeks
deposits show q Decline though in the
of SIG. 000. 600 -
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Cotton Market

New York, Feb. 1S.-COTTON-saies to-
day, 2,045 bales. Spot cotton closed steady.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up-
lands, $1400; middling gulf, s15-O5.
Galveston; Tex, Feb. 13.-COTTON-
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, III, Feb 13-BUTTER-Mar
ket firm. Creamery, 15d25c; dairy. 1S15d
zoe.
EGG+Market steady At mark, cases
included, 2S1aG311zc.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1Od
1015c; Twins, 914q10c; Young Americas, Il
Q1015c.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, 12c; chickens. JIG; springs, 111kc.
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pool closing cables: wheat I'd

Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn Esd higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat II
cars; graded, 1. Corn, 194 cars; graded. /.
Oats, 129 cars; graded, 3.
Northwest grain receipts TODAY: Minne-
apolis, 367 cars; Duluth, 10 cars. 4 Week
ago: Minneapolis, pa cars; Duluth, IA
cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 257 cars:
Chicago: Privileges for Monday: July
wheat-Puts, SSc; calls, $3.50: curb. SS7sc.
527sc split 49, 80