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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
KIA CHOU FALLS.
Japanese Capture an Important
Point on Lao Tung Peninsula.
Gives Them a Line Entirely
Across 1t.
NEAR TO NEW CHWANG.
Now About 30 Miles from the
Russian Base,
Which They Are Expected to
Occupy at Early Date.
AR TO NEW CHWANG.

St Petersburg. July 9.-2:10 p M
The capture of Kia Chou by the Jap
anese announced from Toxic today is
not officially confirmed at the war
office, but there is no disposition to
question the probable correctness of
the report as the little advices here
made it plain that the Japanese were
advancing in force along the railroad
against the Russian position The en-
peror and his military suite, who left
St Petersburg last night for the Volga
region to bid farewell to the fifth and
sixth army corps, may already have re-
ceived General Kuropatkin's report, but
the general staff has not received Cen
eral Sakharoff's report which usually
follows Kuropatkin's at a short inter-
val The occupation of Kia Chou while
It is not believed that it will exercise
material influence on kuropatkin'S
strategy is of Importance to the Jap
Rnese as it brings then. within reach
of New Chwang, facilitating General
Kurokfs junction with General kuroI
who may already be in touch How
FAR the Russian chief at
tempted to contest the position of Kiao
Chou with the Japanese the war office
bays will be revealed when the official
report arrives The japanese reports of
the severity of the fighting might indi-
pate Kuropatkin's desire to hold Kiao
Chou as long as possible for the pur-
pose of preventing a junction of the
Japanese army. but the threatening
position of the Japanese columns east
ward may have rendered Kuropatkin'S
Withdrawal further north imperative.
1t would not be surprising after the
Junction of the japanese armies, if
kuropatkin decided to retire even from
TIA Tche KiaO and Hal Cheng and con-
fentrate his forces about his main posi-
kion at Lao Yang This would render
easy the Japanese plan, repeatedly
predicted in these dispatches to get
possession of those places, flank the
Russians out of New Chwang, fortify
n line from New Cnwang across the
head of the peninsula to Taku Shan
and Feng Wang Cheng. secure control
of the railroad. establish a new base at
New Chwang, and prepare to advance
DIT retreat or to resist Kuropatkin'S ad-
Vance. as the case might be, at the close
Df the rainy season
News of the evacuation of New
Chwang by the Russians would seem
10 be the logical sequence of the an
nouncement of the occupation of Kaio
Chou by the Japanese.
The capture of Kaio Chou okla
Pin) throws the japanese line clear
across the Lao Tung peninsula and
from the Xalu river TO the Lao Tung
gulf. Kai Chou is about. % mics
south Of Kin Kou. the port of New
Chwang which is in the railway and
about u miles to the southeast of
New Chwang.
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PARKER Is TOLD.
rs That So," He Said, and Refused
to Discuss 1t Further

Esopus, N. Y, July 9.-The news of
Judge Parker's nomination was given
to him at $50 a. m. today by the cor
respondent of the Associated Press, who
found him clambering out of the water
after mis- morning swim.
We'll, judge, you've got it," cried
the reporter, as the athletic figure of the
judge appeared over the bow of the
barge from which he had been diving.
ruddy face breaking into a CHEEKY smile
in which satisfaction was undisguised.
He asked for details of the final vote,
and displayed the liveliest interest in
every fact and figure at the same time
refraining from the slightest comment
When asked if he would say anything
on the matter of his nomination he said:
No, 1 shall say nothing whatever upon
the subject until 1 am formally notified
of my nomination"
He climbed up the steep bank to his
house and cordially received the greet
ingS of the other newspaper men, VINO
had been waiting there, but again de-
clined to make any comment upon the
6 o'clock Judge Parker remained in his
room, which he left only to go to the
river for his usual swim.
At that time he knew only that there
had been an all night session of the
and that the balloting had
begun. There is little doubt that
Judge Parker has been confident for
many days that he would be nominated
and while he would not discuss this
aspect of the question this morning it
was plain that the announcement of
less perhaps in some details in figures
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am willing to read the minutes myself
every council meeting night, if that
would help any,
Councilman NelliS was distressed
for fear the newspapers would quit
printing news stories about the coun-
Gil proceedings if the official publica-
lions of the minutes should cease.
City Clerk Squires is very much OPP
posed to ceaSing the publication of
the minutes in official form. He says
the city tried it once, and it raised
such howl that the practice was re-
sumed.
The investigating committee was
almost thrown into a panic last night
by finding an item Oh the Capitals
bill for tuly, 1902, which showed an
undercharge of $1.93. 1t was the first
offense of this kind of which the Cap
ital had been found guilty, and the
committee gave it credit for the
amount which it had coming to it On
the same bill there was a mistake in
footing, made at the Capital office,
which gave the Capital another credit
of 6 cents. The same bill failed to
make any charge at all for ordinance
No. 1884, which was published that
month, but it charged twice for ordi-
nance No. 1924. As the two ordi-
nances are just about the same length
the committee allowed one to offset
the other.
The following is a complete tabu-
Iation ~ the work done by the COM
mittee in its last nights session:
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were flooded and it will not be pos
sibIe to handle receipts before Mon
day.
The railroads are recovering, and
today every line west and south oper-
ated some trains in and out of Kansas
City, although with little regard to
schedule. Railroad officials and bust
ness men whose interests were affect
ed say the damage locally to property
last years losses. One reason for
this, of course, is the fact that the
water was ten feet lower this year
and the railroads and merchants
prohted by their experience in 1903
The water did not reach the union
depot.
The relief committee of Kansas City,
Kan, which is caring for the 5000 or
5000 homeless in the suburbs of that
city has decided that no outside aid is
needed except that granted by the war
department. The committee decided to
accept any contributions that might be
offered, but not to appeal for them.
Colonel LoughbOrrow, of FIT. Leaven-
worth, Kan, who was sent by the war
department to investigate the situation,
has recommended that 1000 rations be
given the city today and additional
food supplies be sent each day as need
ed. An officer accompanied the rations
and with them were sent cooking
tents for 800 persons, 200 cots
and 400 blankets. A refugee camp has
been opened last year and all the
sufferers are being well taken care of.
Many persons are returning to their
homes in the higher parts of the flood
district as the water recedes, but it will
ity of the flooded houses are inhabita-
bIo
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New York SpocIxn.

Wall Street, New York, July s.
STOCKS-Prices of the prominent leaders
opened unchanged from last night in the
stock market today, but the general list
was a fraction higher. Pacific Mail rose
2 points, Lead 1 point and Norfolk and
western and Delaware and Hudson g
point There. was a fall of y point in
Hooking Coal.
Considerable amounts of Reading, Penn
sylVania and United States Steel prefer
red were taken at rising prices. The de-
mand for these leaders contributed large
ly to the frmness of the entire market.
The local fractions were irregular and
did not respond to the advance of a point
in Manhattan. Lead and the Southern
Railway stocks were bought heavily.
Southern Railway preferred rose ia
points. Pacific Coast points, Iowa Cen
trail preferred III points, Continental To-
bacco preferred IA points and Hooking
Valley I point.
Reading was bought in large blocks up
to Is point over last night. but the gen
eral list did not follow it. The bank
statement failed to show the expected
large increase in reserves and stock prices
drifted back to last nights level and for
some of the western railroad stocks
slightly below. Later it stiffened again
and the close was steady.
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GOVERNORS BAILEY WAS THERE.
Tells of Influnece of Bryan at Demo-
cratic Convention.

Governor Bailey got home late last
night from his trip to st. Louis. com
ing around by way OF Atchison to get
around the flood The governor left
St Louis little sooner than he had
expected on account of the flood re-
ports, bit it took him longer to get
home
Governor Bailey attended the Dem
ocratic national convention the ses-
sion that Bryan made his minority
report from the committee on creden-
tials regarding the Illinois contest
The governor SAYS Bryan was the
biggest man in the convention.
There is no doubt that in the es-
TEEN OF the convention Bran was
head and shoulders above any other
man there" said Governor Bailey to-
day. His magnetic personality and
brilliant oratory thrilled the crowd,
but the delegates didn't have any use
for his theories or his pOlicy. 1 have
heard Bryan speak a number of times.
but nv opinion of him personally
was improved considerably by seeing
him at St Louis. He was on his met
Gle there and was really brilliant. lie
could set the convention cheering
when it wouldn't pay attention to
anybody else. He he's splendid voice
and he carries himself like an ora
tor. which imDresses a crowd like
that
do you know" continued the gov
ernOr, those fellows actually think
The Hearst men are not SO slnguine.
but the big eastern Democrats really
believe they have Il good chance to
win -
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MARKETS TODAY.
Some Excitement Manifested I'm
the Wheat Pit.
Liberal Selling of July Causes
Weakness in Others.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Steers Sell In Topeka at from
81 to So.
No Kansas City Market = Hogs
Weak in Chicago.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, July 9-WHEAT-Easie ca
bles and improved weather conditions in
the southwest held the bulls in check to-
day and as result the wheat market
was fairly steady, with prices about at
Yesterdays closing quotations. There
was considerable selling by locals at the
was unchanged to Nc lower, at S3AQS4c:
Offerings were well taken, however, and
the price rallied to S45s@S41zc, reacting
later to S415c.
Liberal liquidation of July caused
weakness in other deliveries, September
selling down to $3.50. A bearish feeling
was manifested throughout the remain
der OF the the session. the market eloslng
CORN-Sentiment in the corn pit was
a trif1e, easier liquidation resulting
from the improved weather conditions.
September opened unchanged to 14c lower,
The market weakened on realizing sales,
September declining to 48%c. The close
was weak, with September off 3sqdzc, at
oATS-oats held steady at small de
cline. September opened a shade to nc
lower at 3274c to s2ssqs21zc, After selling
S214c, and held steady at 2"asc.
PROVISIONS-Pro were weak
with considerable liquidation going on
through commission houses. September
and sold off to $127712. Lard was down 219
@5c, at s7.05G70715. Ribs were off 214c, at
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red (old), s1o1;
No. red, 97G99c: No. 2 hard, sSa9Sc; No.
8 hard, S5q90c; No. l northern, $1.01; No.
2 northern, 96Q96c; No. spring, SS@94c.
CORN-No. 2, 49d4919c; No. 3, 4S1Ha49c.
0ATS[No. 2: 37qS71zc; No. B. S6a561sc.
FLAxNCash: NV. sL171k; s.-W.. sl.12;
July. SIP; Sept, 81. 1901. 1419.
CLOVER-July, $3.50.
BARLEY-CaSh: 30J53c-
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lower than Friday In ArmourdaIe,
however, the water still stood over
six feet in the lowest places.
The Missouri river at Kansas City
and north also receded fast, and no
additional damage to Harlem or the
east bottoms will result from the over
flow of that stream. In the west bot
toms on the Missouri side, where the
flood resulted from back water from
the Kaw, the fall was more noticeable
than elsewhere, and at the big whole
sale houses confidence was restored
and the merchants began to return
their goods, hurriedly taken away at
the first sign of danger. At the stock
yards the fall was slow and conditions
were still bad. Most of the pens
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HARMON LEADS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

required is being discussed between
the New York leaders and his con-
slant string of advisors.
The four names which seem to be
in the hat at present are Harmon,
Gray, Davis and Williams of Illinois.
At 1 o'clock Harmon Cleveland.
who was in charge of the interests of
Mr.. Harmon of Ohio, declared that
Mr.. Harmon would under no circum-
stances accept the nomination. The
conference was still on with represen-
tatiVeS from other states. Fifteen
minutes, before the opening of the
convention this Afternoon D. ]. Cam
pau of Michigan, Colonel Guffey of
Pennsylvania, Senator Hill and W. F.
Sheehan of New York had practically
agreed that Judson Harmon of Ohio
should be supported for the vice pres
idential candidate. Mr.. Campau de-
MED that Mr.. Harmon had declined
the honor.
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1902.
*One item lacking.

These amounts do not include any
discount on the bills for the padded
council proceedings The committee mas
not fully settled this point. 1t may de-
eide to refuse to pay for the padding
which the Capital inserted in the pub
LEGATIONS of the council minutes, and
which was not customary except for
the capital.
The members of the ways and
means committee are seriously dis
cussing the ACCESSIBILITY of entirely
abolishing the publication of official
council proceedings in the future The
law does not require such publication
The council some years ago resolved
to publish them as a matter of pub
licity. to give the public and individ-
uals concerned official notice and TO
guard against erroneous records.
During the past twelve months, the
city has paid the Capital $S00.5S
merely for publishing council pro-
ceedings. OF course there was an
the actual bill, padding and all,
S462.93.
Councilman Howe seemed to think
that the public wanted the minutes
printed.
Councilman Hughes said: Nobody
reads these minutes doubt whether
half the councilmen read them The
newspa pers print our proceedings in
the shape people want them to read.
The State Journal prints a better re-
port of what the council does than all
the other papers together. The news
papers pick out the things which
people are interested in and print
them. and leave out all this unim-
portant stuff. Just the other day
was noticing in the official proceed
ings a long paragraph about Bill
Jones or somebody petitioning for
sidewalk. 1t cost the city about
dollar to print that stuff about Bill
Jones sidewalk, and 1 expect he was
the only man in town that cared
cent about it. 1 think we better quit
paying out money to print minutes I
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TANINIANY IN LINE.
Murphy Says 1t Will Roll Up Largest
Majority in History.

ST. Louis, Mo-. July 80 the AS
ISOLATED Press Charles F. Murphy of
Tammany said today:
mo one need have any doubt where
Tammany stands in this presidential
canvass. 1t is solidly behind Alton b.
Parker for president. There is never
any doubt where Tammany stands
when a candidate is regularly NOM
mated. We came here with the belief
that Cleveland was the strongest man
to nominate and the easiest man to
elect. 1t was ascertained, after consul
tationS that in this conclusion we did
not agree with the majority of the del
egates. Now that the convention has
spoken and paid the high honor to
Judge Parker, Tammany hall will go to
work at once in New York county and
roll up for him the largest plurality
ever given to a presidential candidate
of the Democracy"
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WALL WIRES PARKER.
Sends Congratulations and Promises
of Hearty Support.

Milwaukee Wis. July Edward
c. Wall, Wisconsin's candidate for
president before the Democratic ma
tional convention when informed by
the Associated Press representative of
Judge Parker's nomination, sent the
following congTatulatory message to
the successful candidate:
Judge Alton B. Parker, EsoDus, n.
Y-Please accept my hearty con-
gratulations on your nomination by
the Democratic convention for presi-
dent. No one win strive harder to Sc
cure your election than L. There is a
reasonable prospect of your receiving
the electoral vote of Wisconsin You
can rely upon every Democrat in the
state doing his full duty to accomplish
that result-E. c. Wall"
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HILL Is DELIGHTED.
Declares Both Candidate and Plat
form Are Ideal.

St. Louis. July Senator David B.
Hill was seen as soon as the conven-
ton adjourned and said:
"Of course I am delighted with the
result and the more so because of two
acts, first. that Judge Parker was
named on the first ballot, and, second,
because with one exception no per-
sonal abuse or vituDeration was in
dulged in. Each state was allowed to
put in nomination its favorite son and
vote for him as we had planned. Judge
Parker will. I believe. make an ideal
candidate and will fit the platform
which IS also ideal"
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JUDGE GRAY LIKES 1T.
Says Every Democrat Should Feel
Satisfied With Parker.

Wilmington, Del, July 9.-Judge
George Gray, who was placed in nomi-
nation for president at the St Louis
convention is pleased with the nomi-
nation of Judge Parker. 9TH e
nomination of Judge Parker" said
Judge Gray today lis one with which
every Democrat should feel satisfied,
safe, hopeful and in line with the
best traditions of the party.
1T had the pleasure of meeting
Judge Parker on a steamer while COM
ing from Europe in 1895. and the i'm
preston he left on me was very
pleasant one. as that of a quiet, digni-
fed, brainy man."
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st. Louis 1.-Two stoclz Nfarket.

ST. Louis, Mo, July 9.-CATTLE&Re-
ceipts today, 1900 head, including 1900
head of Texans. Market steady. Native
shipping and beef steers. s. 75G6. 50: stock
ers and feeders, 5000 IS; cows and heif-
ers, 81. 25Q475; Texans and Indian steers,
81. 75G5.25; Texas cows and heifers, s.. 00dr
335.
Receipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights, 81. 25a5 IS:
packers, S5.1Gd5.30; butchers and best
heavy, S5.256I5. As.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 900 head.
Market steady. Native muttons, "a 0O6D
4.a5: lambs, s4.5oa71O; Texas sheep. $s.O0m
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BEST THAT COULD BE MADE.
Senator CocIxrell's View of Judge
ParIxer'S Nomination

Warrensburg, Mo-, July 9.-When the
action of the Democratic national con-
vention at st. Louis was told him SEN
ator Cockren expressed himself as high
ly pleased with the nomination of Mr..
Parker.
Parker is an affable, capable man,
who is loved by all who know him. he
said.
II think his nomination is the best
that could have been made under the
circumstances
Senator Cockrell sent the following
telegram:
ITO Judge Alton B. Parker. Esopus.
N.
Il tender you my sincere congra tula-
lions and will heartily labor for your
election. F. M. COCKRELL."
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READS THE PLATFORM.
Judge Parker Then Goes Out for a
Horseback Ride.

Esopus, July 19.-Judge Parker devo-
ted the first leisure of today to reading
the morning papers, devoting close at
tention to the platform. He refused to
make any comment whatever upon the
platform. Afterwards he started for
ride on horseback. The American flag
was run upon the Rosemont flag staff
today and flags and bunting appear in
increasing profusion on all buildings in
Esopus. The celebration planned for
tonight has been postponed until next
week. BY that time it is expected the
Ulster county delegation will have re
turned from st. Louis.
kilograms of congratulations have
begun to arrive.
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Chicago, July 9.-CATTLE@Re to-
day, Loo head. Market nominal. Good
to prime steers, $5.50d6.25; poor to medi-
UNI, 81. 5GI5.25: stockers and feeders, 81 $50
400; cows $1.50G4.50; heifers. 81 0od4. So
Gamers, 81. 50d260 bulls, 81. 0Od4. %: calves,
81. 50d6. 25; Texas fed steers, $4.50d5. Is.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to sc lower. Mixed and butch
ers, $5.30Q5.50; good to choice heavy, 80. As
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New YnrI1 Nfonex Marker.

New York, July 9.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal: no loans. Time loans
steady; 60 days, pa per cent; months,
Q3A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 31i4
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at S4.S7jz
for demand and at $4.s5l a4.S5S5 for 60 day
bills; posted rates, "a. Sc and ASS; COM
mercial bills, $4.S41Aq4.S5.
SILVER-Bar silver, 577sc; Mexican dol
lars, 4512c.
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best thing for the country 1 sincerely
hope that he will be elected"
She said that Judge Parker was a
personal friend of President Roosevelt
and within year or two had made him
a visit at his Oyster Bay nome. Mrs.
Parker is 80 years of age and lives with
her daughter, Mrs. Hall.
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I5.65: rough heavy. s53oq5. 40; light, $500
5 40; bulk of sales, s.. 500 so.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 1000 head
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers 81 75d5. so; eafr to choice Mixed
g. 5Od4 so; western sheep, $4O0d4.30; native
lambs "a. OQGD7. To-
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Layton's Health Club Baking Pow
der made Missouri famous. Use it and
you will make famous biscuits
ounce cans Is cents, rs ounce cans rs
cents.
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ChIcopo Produce Marked.

Chicago, Ill, July 9.-BUTTER-Market
steady Creamery, 131zGT77Sc; dairy, 129
BIC
EGGS-Market firm. Cases included, "a
6Dl5c.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, "a
SIC; Twins, Sc; Young Americas, Sq61zc.
POULTRY-Market firm. Turkeys, I06
lie; chickens, lie; springs, 14g17c-
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5000 HOMELESS.
Kansas City, Has, Flood Refu-
gees Are Being Cared For.
Government Sends Tents, Cots
and Cooking Utensils.
NOT IN UNION DEPOT.
Stock Yards Will Not Handle
Any Receipts Today.
Situation in Armourdale and
Argentine Brighter.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 9.-Flood
waters at ArmourdaIe, Argentine and
lower Kansas City, Kas., along the
Kaw have fallen steadily since late
yesterday and today continued to re-
cede. The stage here was two feet
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Oil nrnns : Cents

Pittsburg. Pa, July 9.-Another cut
of cents in the price of all grades
of oil was made today by the Standard
Oil company.
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sugar and Gomez tn New York.

New York, July 9.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, 31zc; centrifugal, SO
test, 15-1644c; molasses sugar, BIC. Re
fined sugar firm. Crushed, $575; powder
ed, $515; graduated, S5.05.
COFFEE Market steady. No. Rio,
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New YnrI, Butter


| New York, July 9.-BUTTER-Cream-
cry, common to extra, 13lJ1Sc; state dali
ry, common to extra, 13M17c