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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-02
poMpER gxpLosloN.

Lahore, Puniab, British India, Feb.
q Forty persons were killed yes,er
day hy the explosion of ten tons Of
gunpowder at Fort Bhatinda
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-02
oulrs STEEL DIRECTORY.

New York, Feb. 2.-John d. Rocke-
feller has rendered his resignation as
director in the United States Steel
corporation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
MARKETS TODAY.
Wet Weather In Northwest
Causes Demand for Wheat.
Firm Undertone in Prices Is the
Result.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady in Face of
Big Receipts.
Hogs Reported About Five
Cents Lower.

Chicago, Oct. I.-WHEAT-Wet weather
throughout the northwest caused a fair
demand for wheat today, resulting in a
firm undertone in that market. Initial
quotations on December were 15@%c low
er, at $1.111z@111A. May was off 14@3sc to
1aQ5sc, at $1.1012Q1 10A. The market then
strengthened, December advancing to
SLIPS and May to $1.11AG1.113s. Minneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of LBS cars, against ISL cars a year
ago
December advanced to s1.145s and May to
$l12%4. Reports from St. Louis of damage
The market closed near the highest point,
with December up 2GJ21Ac at 81. 1414 al. IA
May closed at $1.1212Q1.125s, a net gain of
lac.
CORN-Corn was weak in lower cables
and favorable weather. December opened
1sQ4c to $sQ1ac lower, at AIS 4477sc. At
ter selling at 48c the price settled back
to 471Ac.
After selling up to 1850 December closed
with a net gain of ssGikc, at 4S1kc.
opened off 14GAc to A@asc. at 27@@2sc.
IfsF ms 1PpTlss f9%ehed 2G hold steaav
January pork was up PIC, at s12-121A. Lard
was &c higher, at $7121a. Ribs were up 21a
Csc, at s6.35.
WHEAT-Cash: No 2 red, s117a1 10;
No. hard, $10301.10; No. northern, SLIT
@12o; No; northern, $1.10q117; No. 3
o odFSEMo 2 S95e So No 5s 3 2se
RYEOct., 7Sc; Dec. 7S1zc; May, Size
FLAX-Cash: NV, $1.16; S.-W, 1.09;
Oct. $1.O9; Dec, Slip.
TLMoIH ,9eao. $2s5; JAM, s27Oa2. Is;
CLOVER-Oct., $12.25.
BARLEY-Cash: 36@52c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Sad Day for Russia.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 1S.-4:40 p. m.
This is the patron saint day of the
heir to the throne as well as the fif-
tieth anniversary of the bombardment
and siege of Sebastopol, and it had
been hoped to signalize it by the an
nouncement of a victory for Kuropat-
kin and at the same time announce
the definite departure for the far east
of the Baltic fleet, which is now be-
lieved to be on its long voyage. But
the bad news from the theater of war
has caused a miscarriage of all the
plans and only the ghost of a holiday
remained. The city is decorated with
flags, but in view of the tremendous
loss of life below Mukden, especially in
General Myendorff' first corps, which
is from st. Petersburg and its neigh
borhood and which sustained the
brunt of the fighting at the Russian
center the people have no heart for
merrymaking. Besides the day was
cold and dreary. The emperor mark
ed the day by appointing his youthful
heir chief of the cadet corps, and by
a ukase pensioning the survivors,
widows and orphans of the Turkish
Russian war and promoting all the re-
tired captains of the Turkish Russian
war to the rank of lieutenant colonies.
In the afternoon the crowds displayed
more buoyancy on the strength of spe-
cial dispatches printed in the after
noon papers heralding the Russian vic
tory at Lone Tree hill and declaring
that the Russian army is advancing
and capturing many guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
NEGRO MErHoD1sTs FIGHT.
Difficulty Over Pittsburg appointment
May Split Church.

Pittsburg, Oct 1S.-The Bethlehem
African Methodist Episcopal congrega-
ton has unanimously passed a vote OF
censure on Bishop Derrick of New York
for failing to grant a petition to re-
tain Rev. l. S. Lee as pastor of the
church for two more years. The fight
is one between the negroes born in the
north and those of the south.
Bishop Derrick sent Rev. Mr.. Low
rey, presiding elder of the Allegheny
district to assume the pulpit of Beth
nouncement was made Hiram Chinn,
chairman of the board of trustees, took
standing vote of the congregation,
which elected to retain Mr.. Lee and
to appeal to the senior Bishop Turner
of Atlanta and to close the church un-
til Mr. Lee is reinstated.
Mr. Chinn said the fight would ulti-
mately split the southern and northern
churches and that the southern negro
the religious life. The af-
fair caused a riot during services.
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A GIRL PRANK DEADLY.
Teacher and Two Little Children May
Die as Result.

cambridge, Ga, Oct. 1s.-In order to
be revenged on their teacher, Professor
Byrnes, several girls poured croton oil
on his lunch. AS a result Professor
Byrnes is near death. and also three
children at the Barber home, where
ByrneS boards.
five of the girls for neglecting studies
and flirting with boys The girls pro-
cured the oil, it is said, and poured it
on Byrnes lunch. The professor did not
eat at noon, however, and carried the
lunch to his boarding place in the af-
ternoon. where he ate some and gave
the remainder to the Barber children.
All became violently ill, and physicians
say Byrnes and two children will prob
ably die.
When the news became public one of
the girls in the plot confessed, impli-
eating several others. The girls are all
members of prominent families.
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VISIT THE EDISON PLANT.
Members of City Council and Citizens
Look 1t Over.

At the invitation of the proprietors
of the EdNon electric light plant, half
a dozen members of the city council
noon, and were pleasantly entertained
by the company. Invitations were is
sued to all the councilmen and city Off
Gals but the following councilmen
were the only ones who were able to
attend: l.. A. Ryder, J. w. F. Hughes,
L. NJ. Nellis, S. A. Swendson, Geo. Neil
and S. r. Kutz.
In the company's large store room, an
elaborate display of various kinds of
electric meters, light globes, dynamos,
apparatus for testing meters, and all
kinds of electrical apparatus and equip
ment used by the company was ar
ranged for the visitors. The employees
of the company were all on duty, and
devoted themselves to showing the
councilmen about the plant and ex-
of the Edison company's magnificent
plant.
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He Went AWAY.

He had been away a two weeks va
cation. and on the first day of his return
he gave out the following to his type
writer to strike off and post up in the
office:
Yes, I've been away.
yes, 1 had a good time, thank you.
mo. 1 didn't gain seven pounds.
Il believe there were a few mosQui-
toes
Cant say whether 1 brought home a
case of malaria or not.
Il didn't go hunting.
81 didn't go fishing.
81 didn't go sailing.
II can't say that L feel a heap better.
81 didn't get sunburned.
Il didn't see any glorious sunsets.
II don't think it has added ten years to
my life.
Cant say whether 1 prefer the noun
tains to the seashore."
'.Ah, this is very satisfactory" observ-
ed one of the merchants friends after
reading the placard, land I am glad to
see that you didn't name the place you
went to. 1t wouldn't look well in cold
Didn't I put in the place? Well. I
went"
yes, know You went to Hades. and
had a good time and have come back
looking better, but don't give it away for
fear there'H be a rush to the spot and
knock your fall trade out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18

EAST AND WEST,
The Oyster As He Is.

IF I was axed my opinyun of de
oyster" said Brother Gardner to the
members of the Lime-kiln club, 81 should
have to obSarve dat he am not purvided
wild legs an teef an he hain't wort old
bones to drive COW outer de back yard
In de next place his eyes am sot too
fur back in his head to permit him to rush
rev a brush fence in an airline. He
hasn't de backbone to stand up to row.
nor de wings to fly away from one He
can't see in de night, an he am too lazy
to see in de daytime.
His gineral build an his average hab-
its prove to me dat natur' nebber intend
ed him to act either as a watch dog nor
occupy a bird cage. AS a fish he am a
sudden failure. AS a grasshopper he can't
hoe his row We turn him ober an ober
an take him in from all sides, an we ar
rive at de conclushun dat he am film his
mission when he am Stewed fried or
taken on de half-shell, an dat it am a
good thing he wasn't bon a woodchuck -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
New York Stocka.

Wall ST., New York, Oct. 1s.-STOCKS-
The opening in the stock market today
very active and decidedly irregular.
The declines were found amongst the Pa
cities, Changers, SouthwesternS, subsi-
diary Pennsylvania stocks and the Iron
and Steel induStrialS. There were 1000
shares of United States Steel preferred
sold at the opening at S215 and 825s, com
pared with S21s last night, and 1000 shares
of the common at q and 221s, compared
with % last night. Six thousand shares of
Reading changed hands at an advance OF
Is point There were blocks of a thou
sand to 1,200 shares in number of the
other leaders. Union Pacific and Kansas
and Texas sold at a decline of IS point
and Norfolk and Western rose y point.
Changes otherwise were less than half
point and very much mixed.
The reaction carried United States Steel
preferred Is point and St. Paul Is point I'M
der last night and ran to a moderate
fraction generally. Missouri Pacific was
pushed up to 1o55s and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit to 15s points; Wabash preferred
Is points, the Iowa Central stocks to
22s points. The response in the general
list was Indifferent and stocks which had
not made notable advances fell back to
the low level of the first hour. Cotton
Oil, Corn Products and Paper preferred
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bornly, but were driven back. The
Russians followed up the advantage
and occupied the pass Meantime in
the darkness the Russians got nearly all
the commanding heights including two
conicaI hills beside the pass, but there
was still one height at the left of the
pass which had not been taken, ana at
dawn the Russians were again forced
to retire, as the Japanese batteries com
manded the ground the Russians had
so hardly won.
The next day the Russians again ad-
vanced, assaulting the main pass cen
eral GerngroSS remained on the field
during all the hot fighting, never leav-
ing his men a moment.
During the day the Fourth corps was
forced to draw back, but at night re-
occupied it's earlier position. During
the night fighting of Thursday Lieuten-
ant Colonel Peocuta was thrice shot and
finally died fighting in the japanese
trenches.
Lieutenant Colonel Agafoff and Staff
Captain Hdinsky are among the wound
ed. The Thirty-fourth regiment suffer-
ed terribly.
The morning of October ID Colonel
Martinoff, chief of artillery, inspected
all the Russian batteries and the COM
mand moved forward. The Japanese
held with tenacity on the left flank. The
Japanese advanced on Colonel Harkin
who with seven companies was holding
a position on the right. The japanese
turned his flank but regiment was
sent TO MS support anu AC lQA AACO OoCh
the Japanese. Toward noon several
fresh japanese batteries appeared on
the heights firing high explosives. The
first Siberian battery changing ground
came under their fire and lost II men
in crossing an open space 200 yards
wide. Most of the Russian guns, how
ever, were hidden in defles and suffered
little loss, the Japanese shells falling
short. One ricochet shot wounded the
horse ridden by the writer of this dis
patch and also his servant.
The Russian batteries finally got the
range of the Japanese batteries, and 81
fenced them all.
After dinner a great many Chinese fu-
gitives came into the Russian lines. re-
porting that the japanese We're preparing
to evacuate the villages of Tchaonandzy
and Tchigawa. The Russians then moved
forward and at o'clock in the afternoon
occupied the passes as the Japanese with
drew, then just as the task had been ac-
complished came the order to retire,
which the columns accomplished safely,
but thoroughly exhausted by the long
fight.
London, Oct. 1s.-The Daily Telegraphs
ST. Petersburg correspondent gives credit
to the report that Russia is purchasing
seven fast cruisers, three each from Chile
and Argentina and one from Brazil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
DEED TO WATER PLANT
Formally Transferred to President
Street Today.

A deed given by Special Master
Hiram f. Dillon by order OF Judge
Pollock conveying the Topeka Water
plant to Charles F. Street, trustee, was
filed today with the register of deeds.
The deed is quite lengthy and in part
is as follows:
THAT, whereas, on the 18th day of
March, 1904, the circuit court of the
United States for the district of Kansas
First division. in a certain suit therein
pending wherein the Metropolitan
Trust company of the city of New
York was complainant and the To-
peka Water company, the Pioneer
Trust Co.. and J. w. O'Neill, receiver
of the Topeka Water company, were
defendants, did order, adjudge and
decree that the defendant, The Topeka
Water Co., pay or cause to be paid,
within 10 days from the 18th day of
March, 1904, to the complainant, the
Metropolitan Trust Co., of New York,
for the use and benefit of the holders
of the first consolidated mortgage
bonds and coupons for interest, the
sum OF $6O7, 650.62 with interest there
on from March II, 1904, to date of
payment and the costs of said suit, and
that in default of such payment the
lands mentioned and described in the
mortgage recited in compliments bill
OF complaint, which said lands are in
said mortgage and in said decree par
tlcularIy described as follows" The
description of the water plant MAINS
rights, etc, follow and then the de-
cree as follows:
And, whereas, said court in and by
said decree did appoint Hiram F. Dillon,
special master to execute the same.
And, whereas, default having been
MADE IN the payment of said moneys
SO decreed to be paid did
offer and sell to the highest and best
bidder ;
And, whereas, I, did on
said 22nd day of April sell
the above described lands and tene-
ments at public auction, and did then
and there sell the same to Chas. F.
Street trustee, for the sum of $780, 900,
said sale being made subject to the
superior and paramount lien upon said
property created by the first mortgage
or deed of trust amounting to 500 900
in accordance with the pro-
visions of the decree and order of con-
formation, and by virtue of the power
In me vested as special master do here
by give, grant, sell and convey unto
said Charles F. Street. trustee, his sue
cessors and assigns, the following
described property
A description follows,
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lost 1 to 15s points. Cleveland, Lorraine
and Wheeling preferred jumped q points
and Lake Erie and Western preferred 5
points on single sales. st. Paul was rush.
ed up to III at noon with slight effect on
the general list Realizing in some of the
speculative bonds made that department
irregular.
After st. Paul reached INK Union Pa
cific was bid up to near 10S, but the mar
Ket was very moderately affected. Sugar
rose 1% points on few transactions and
there was a further rise in the Iowa Cen
traf stocks, the common gaining points.
International Power dropped So points.
Aggressive buying of the standard
stocks was suspended and prices yielded
and Missouri Pacific u point. Confident
buying of various Specialties contributed
to a better tone later and at o. clock the
market was rising. United States Leather
gained IA points and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
DIR. FTSK'S FIGURES
Show the Growth and Development of
Washburn.

Dr. D. M Fisk, of Washburn college
has had compiled some statistics re-
garding the present development of
the school. The college has this year
SO members of the faculty. The school
opened on October 10 this year with SAB
students enrolled as against ASS at the
opening of school last year. The com
plete attendance last year was 617. If
the enrolment grows this year in the
same proportion to the number enroll
ed at the opening of school, it is fig
ured that this years attendance will
run up to 700.
The total value of all the buildings,
lands and equipment of Washburn will
aggregate a sum in excess of $550,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Uses Pitchfork on Wife.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Oct. IS
David Lenahan, a. saloonkeeper on the
outskirts of town, attempted to kill his
wife with a pitchfork during a fit
of drunken jealousy. He had been in
the city and upon returning home
sought a club, and. finding none, went
to shed, where he secured the pitch
fork with which he tore an ugly cash
four inches long in the back of her
head and inflicted other injuries. When
she ran to neighbors he followed her
She is in a serious condition, but will
live. Lenahan will be tried for the
crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Kansas City Livestock MnrIzet

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 1s.-CATTLE3.--
Receipts today, 20, 900 head. including 500
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, s40oa6.25; southern steers, 81
@3.75; southern cows, $1.50G2 70; native
feeders. 81. 25d425; bulls, $1-75d3.25; calves,
50. 50d6. 90; western steers, s.. 00Q4.50; west
ern cows, S150d3.5O.
HOGS-Receipts today, 10000 head. Mar
ket &c lower. Bulk of sales, g. 75d5. 10;
pigs pigs and lights. $46od5. o5
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, 50 25@3. 80; lambs.
81. OO6515; range wethers, S. 25G4. 90; ewes.
81. 75d3. 60; Utah wethers. ITO pounds, $3.50
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Kansas City Produce market.

Kansas City, oct. 1S-Close-WHEAT~
Receipts today. 1ss cars. Quotations
s1.O414. Cash: No. 2 hard, s1.O71zd1 10; No.
8 hard, s1.O4a1. 0S: No; 4 hard. 96c@$1. o.; re-
red. s1.oSald.10: No. 4 red, 96casio6
CORN-Market higher. Dec, 41ssc; May
40a4@4OBc. Cash: No. mixed, 4Sc; No. 3
mixed, 471ac; No. white, 4S12c; No. 3
white, 4S@4814c.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 500
&c; No. mixed, 291ac.
RYEAMarket steady, 7zd74c
HAY-Choice timothy, $S5Od9.0o; choice
BUTTERwMarket firm. Creamery, $50
19c; dairy, lac.
EGGSMarket lower. Fresh. 1sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Too Poor to Bury Baby.

Kewanee, Ill, Oct. 1S-Lacking money
for burial expenses and too proud to
ask assistance, Mr.. and Mrs. James En-
bree, recently of Moberly Mo-. kept the
dead body of their child in their house
from Tuesday night until Saturday af
ternoon, when the father obtained his
pay. Before leaving the house to see
an undertaken they put the body in the
coal house because of odOr and there it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Alaska Day at the Fair.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-In commemora-
ton of the 9th anniversary of the trans
fer of the territory of Alaska to the Uni
fair was observed today. One of the feat
ures of the ceremonies was the unwilling
in the Alaska pavilion of a bust of Will
liam Henry Seward, secretary of state
when the purchase was made. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Francis
Leomine Loring of New York city, to
which Gov. John G. Brady of Alaska re-
sponded. Addresses were made by Rev.
G. Merwin of Juneau, Alaska and Presi-
dent D. r. Francis of the exposition.
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comes across Sam Andrews instead and
stops to ask him what he'll take for
the cayuse he is riding. Sam sets
price, and they get into a row and
Bill Harper is shot dead.
There is no question in my MINI
that had Bill found Steve he would
have plunked him, and there is no
question but he was found by Sam and
got plunked himself, but out of respect
for the statoos made and purvided, it
is my duty to inform you that a YER
dict of rush of blood to the head will
be perfectly satisfactory to all interest
ed parties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Chile to Build Railroads.

Valparaiso, Chile. Oct. 1S-The
peace treaty between Chile and Bo-
livia, which has just been signed by
the ministers of foreign affairs for the
countries interested, will be submitted
to congress during the present session.
One of the principal classes declares
that Bolivia renounces a port on the
Pacific. Another provides for the con-
struction by Chile of several railroads
in Bolivian territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Long Strike Ends.

Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 1S.-The strike
of coal miners of district No. Is,
United Miner Workers of America.
which has been on for a year, has been
practically closed. The commissaries
are closed. most of the tents have been
taken down and the men are looking
for work wherever they can get it.
All the men who were on strike up to
October II are given union clearance
cards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
TRY TO WRECK BRIDGE.
Somebody Shattered the Center Pier
With Dynamite.

Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 1S.-An unsuc-
ceSsful attempt was made last night
to wreck the Colorado & Wyoming
railroad bridge near Sopris with dyna-
mite The central pier was shattered
but the traffic was not interrupted. No
motive is known for the act and there
is no clew to the perpetrators. A spe-
cial train bearing several hundred
miners had CROSSED the bridge shortly
before the explosion.
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Mrs. McVicker,s VIII.

Chicago, Oct 1S.-The will of Mrs. Har-
riet G. McVicker, widow of the theatrical
manager, has been admitted to probate.
Mrs Minnie Effie of San Francisco and
Mrs. Clara B. Game of the same city
were present in court and We're represent
ed by counsel, but nothing developed at
the hearing on which to base a contest
although the court was requested TO make
the records show that a protest had been
entered AGAINST the probating of the will.
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Shoots wife for burglar.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct. 1S.-While
searching for burglars in his house w.
Briesee a marble dealer, accidentally
shot Mrs. Briesee, and it was at first
thought that she would not survive.
The bullet struck MES. Briesee in the
abdomen and she is suffering a serious
though not necessarily fatal wound.
The husband is Frustrated over his al
most fatal error.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
Lease Roosevelt's Birthplace

New York. Oct. 1S.-The house at
No. % East Twentieth street in which
President Roosevelt was born has been
leased by a Republican campaign club.
Since the Roosevelt house was vacated
some years ago by the family it has
been used for business purposes, the
character of the neighborhood having
changed.
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,st Ionia IAre stnck nIarket.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1S;-CATTLE seo
ceipts today, 5000 head, including 2,50
head of Texans Market steady. Beef
steers, $4.OOQ60O; stockers and feeders,
81 OOd3. 80; cows and heifers, $2.15Q4.l5:
Texas steers, 81. 50G3.40; Texas cows and
heifers, S1.75G2.75.
HOGS Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights, $4.5Gq5.15;
packers, So 1Od5.35; butchers and best
heavy, $5.1505 40
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Natives, $315d3.S5; lambs,
81 25a5.3O; Texans, $3.O0d4.O0