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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
JAPANESE LOSS is $4,000.
Lao Yang the BIoodiest Battle Since
Franco Prussian War.

Toxic, Sept. 2.-1O:3O a. m.-The
fighting at Lao Yang was continued
until a late hour last night. 1t was
resumed at dawn today. The fate of
the great bulk of the retreating Rus
sian army hinges upon the bravery
and fortitude of it's left flank.
Before falling back General Kuro-
patkin intended that his left, to the
eastward and northward of Lao Yang.
should be greatly strengthened in the
hope of checking General Kuroki's ad-
vance around his flank and to protect
his line of retreat and communication.
The greatest portion of this protect
ing force seems to have been massed
in the neighborhood of Heiyingtai, IL
miles northeast of Lao Yang, where
it was fiercely assaulted by General
Kuroki at IL o'clock Thursday morn
ing. The result of this fighting is not
known. If Kuroki wins and strikes
the flank of the retreating Russian
army and reaches the railroad it will
place the Russians in a most serious
predicament.
Yesterday the Japanese managed to
interfere seriously with the train ser
vice from Lao Yang. They used some
guns captured from the Russians. to-
gether with some of their own, to
lombard the railroad station at Lao
Yang, thus preventing the entraining
of Russian troops.
Few details of the pursuit of the
Russian right have been received here.
1t is evident that the Russians are NOV
ing back slowly, contrasting the ground
and shielding their movement as far
as possible. Nothing concerning the
actual occupation of Lao Yang has
been received here. Official dispatches
indicate that the Russians were still
in possession of Lao Yang this, Fri
day, morning.
The list of casualties in the fighting
before Lao Yang is growing, and the
indications are that it will prove to
be the bloodiest battle since the Fran
co-Prussian war. The calculations of
casualties must include the losses since
August %, for the contest has been
practically continuous since then. The
Japanese have already reported over
2 900 r.en in killed and wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
Western Rural Carriers.

Washington, Sept. 2.-The follow
ing rural delivery carriers have been
appointed:
Kansas"Olmnitz, regular, Charles
J. Kreisel; substitute, James Korp.
Piqua, regular, Frank w. Ullrich;
substitute, Willim lehman
Oklahoma-Ames regular, Frank
R. Reddick; substitute, Matte Red
dick Capron, regular, Ira d. McVey;
substitute, Mary E. McVey. Drift
wood, regular, Emmett E. Roe; sub
stitute, Ernest D. Roe. Foss, regular,
John E. Keeler; substitute, John E.
Keller, jr. Goltry, regulars. Joseph
Madison, Henry 0. Gibbs; substitutes,
George w. Post, Corwin A. Gibbs.
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cheering and Adams was we'll impress
ed with the hit he was making. He
waved his hands aloft and pounded the
air with his fists to let the crowd know
that he was used to such a greeting
and just then he saw that the appear
anCe of Senator Fairbanks started the
commotion. Adams of Sedgwick got
no further than 81 appear before YOU
and that was all he had time to do
before Fairbanks climbed onto the
speakers stand.
When Chairman Stubs introduced
Seantor Fairbanks he wound up by say
ing: Il wish to introduce to you the
tallest sycamore on the Wabash"
While Ed Hoch was spea king he said:
IT hope YOU will forget my mistakes;
they are many" Just then the peanut
vendor shouted, "they are hot they are
hot
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chicago Liveztock NFarket.

day, 1000 head. Market steady Good to
prime steers, $5.4oG610; poor to medium,
y. 10000: stockers and feeders, 81 O0d3. IS /;
ners, $1.65G2. Is; bulls, s. O0d40O; calves,
So. 50d625; Texas fed steers, g. 5003. 80; west
ern steers, 2.50d4OO.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket stronger. Mixed and butchers, S. 100
heavy, 81. 60a5O0; light, IS. 15Q5.65; bulk OF
sales, $5.30G5. 45.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
wethers, $3.50d4.O0; fair to choice mixed,
So 00G3. 40; western sheep, 81. 75lI4. 90; native
lambs, 81. O0d5.75; western lambs, 81. O065 75
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Sept 2.-WHEAT-In spite of
the additional rains in the northwest an
easier tone prevailed in the wheat market
today December opened a shade to 40
&c higher, at 81 .091s@1 09ss. On moderate
realizing the price declined to 81. 0S5s.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of BAT cars, against 1888 cars a
year ago.
The market became weaker as the ses-
sion advanced. closing at the low point,
with December off 13s611zc, at $107ssc.
CORN-Rain, accompanied by cooler
weather in the west, caused firm tone in
was later all lost profit taking. De-
cember opened 1sdAc higher, at 525sQ52%c,
and sold off to 52d521sc.
The close was weak with December
down 1s@5sc, at 51Bd52c, after the price
had touched 51Ac.
OATS-Trading in oats was light. De-
cember opened a shade lower to 1sc high
er, at 35sG33szc to 33A, and declined to
PROVISIONS - Provisions were cx-
tremely quiet. October pork was I'M
changed, at 81. 80: October lard was up 21a
d5c. at $1567.171z; ribs were up sc. at
wHEAT-cash: No. 2 red. 81. 1901 II; No.
8 hard, s101@1-07: No. / northern, s1.16; No.
CORNING. 2, 541A@541zc; No. 3, 54Q541zc.
OATS-No. 2, 311Id32c; No. 3, Bic.
RYE-Sept, 7115c; Dec, 731zc: May, n.
FLAX-Cash: NV, a26; S.-W., $1.19:
Sept, s119: May, s1.21.
TIMOTHY-Sept., $500; Oct, s2.s5.
CLOVER-Sept., s1225.
BARLEY-Cash; 37d56c.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Excitement i'm the Cotton Trade
and Big Decline.
Wheat and Corn Show Little
Change in Prices.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Reported Steady to
Strong Today.
Hogs Are About Ten Cents
Higher.

New York, Sept. There
was great activity and excitement in the
cotton market today when every one was
on the alert to get accounts in shape for
the reception of the governments Septem-
Der condition reports just after midday.
First prices were at a decline of 1S620
points. AS the session progressed it be-
came evident that the bulls were becom-
ing. demoralized and prices broke sharply
with December selling down to SO 40, as
compared with NI.15. the high price of q
day or so ago. The rest of the list show
ed corresponding losses. At midday the
market was feverish and irregular, with
prices showing a net loss of 81 to IS
points.
When the government report was issued
prices which had showed a net decline of
36 to a points, rallied slightly, and eep~
TENDER soon was quoted at 500, Oct,
s10.46; Dec. $1o.51, and jan, s10.54. Then
followed active liquidation and September
sold down to s1o.42; Oct. to 5000, Dec. to
s10.31 and Jan. to s1035, net loss OF
~ to 40 points. There was heavy profit
taking at the decline and the market in
the middle of the afternoon was very mar
row and irregular.
Spot cotton closed quiet and 40 points
lower Sales were POI bales. Quotations
per 100 pounds: Middling uplands, $11.10;
middling gulf, $11.35
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 2-COTTON-
Market steady at 111sc per pound.
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New York Money Market

New York. Sept. 2.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, at 7sd1 per cent, closing bid q
and offered at 1 per cent; time loans easy
and dull; 60 days, 2 per cent; so days. 21z
per cent: 6 months, 31z per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 31aG4
per cent; sterling exchange easy, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 81 $500
1875 for demand and at 81. S470d4.S7sz for
60 day bills; posted rates, $4.S51a and
s.. Ss5a. commercial bills. $4.S415.
SILVER-Bar silver, 571sc; Mexican dol
lars. 45zc-
BoND5Government bonds steady.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 2.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 1000 head. including 500
head of southerns. Market steady TO
strong. Natives, $3.75Q6.O0; southern
steers, $2.50a4.0o; southern cows, $150gs 90;
native cows and heifers, $1,000. 10; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 50G470; bulls, 81 0oQ3. rs;
calves. $2.50Q5. So western steers, s. O0d4. so;
western cows, $1.50d3 so.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 10 higher. Bulk of sales, $5.25Q5. 40;
heavy, $5.20Q5.S0; packers, $5.25Q5 40; pigs
and lights, S.. 0045. As.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $3.z594oo; lambs.
&. 59035O
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LAO YANG IS BURNING.
Continued from Page one.)

Shakhe and Kuropatkin's headquarters
is not available to correspondents who
would have to send their messages by
express to Shakhe, a difficult task ow-
ing to the heavy roads.
The public here is still in complete
ignorance of the new phase which the
battle entered upon yesterday; but in
terest is at white heat. Every foreign
telegram is eagerly bounced upon and
the newspapers are printing extra edi-
lions four or five times a day, a thing
heretofore unprecedented in the history
of the Russian capital
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FURNISHED by A. M. McDermott Cornmls.
sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and "a,
7O2 Kansas ave1

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn I'd higher.
Liverpool, 1870 p. M: Wheat unchanged;
corn I'D higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. GA
cars; graded, 8. Corn. 662 cars; graded,
49, Oats, 276 cars; graded, 70.
Northwest grain receipts today: Minne-
apolis, 253 cars; Duluth, Is cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 191 cars; Duluth,
cars.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat,
283 cars; corn, 80 cars; oats, IL cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'M
changed to 1sd lower; corn unchanged to
I'D higher.
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Kansas CITY Produce MarSet

Kansas City. Sept. 2.-C1ose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 2s6 cars Quotations
Dec $3.50: May. sec Cash: No. hard,
99cGS1 on: No. hard. 96G9Sc; No. 4 hard.
91G96c: No 2 rec, 81. 0561.07; No. red. S1.30
11.o5: No. red, 9Ic6$100.
CORN-Market steady Sept. 4Sc; Dec,
451Lc: May, 45N645Mc Cash: No. 2 mixed,
50G501zc; No. 8 mixed, 49c: No. white.
SIC; No. 8 white, &c.
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New York Stocks.

Wall St, New York, Sept 2-STOCKS-
Blocks of from LOCO to 5000 shares of var
the opening, including United States Steel.
ROCK Island, Erie, Reading and Kansas
and Texas The transfer of these amounts
was without appreciable effect on prices.
The market was generally steady with
decided firmness to st. Paul, Baltimore
and Ohio and Norfolk and Western in
ted States Steel preferred and Metropol-
1tan Street Railway were slightly lower,
the latter going of on the unfavorable an
nual report. General Electric moved up
point.
Bull traders had the market we'll in
hand during the first half hour and sue
ly. Advances in the railroad stocks e2-
tended to a point in Southern Pacific,
New York Central and Rock Island pre-
A falling off in the demand for repre-
sentative stocks caused some slight reac-
ton, which was subsequently made up
Wabash and other low-priced stocks. Wa
southern ana the s second o preferred N Sno
consin Central and Railway Steel Spring
I to IA points. Amalgamated Copper
bounded up to IS at II o'clock on large
Bonds were firm at noon with heavy
dealings in the specula tive issues
Reading was taken hold of for a bull
demonstration and rapidly rose to GO, a
ket did not vary much in sympathy, the
average level of prices was higher.
stocks on a rising scale, the Metropolitans
gaining point each. Dealings were quiet
in the general market and fluctuations
The upward movement of prices was
uninterrupted to the close. Reading was
the chief feature of the market and adj
chases. The closing was active and
strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
Fire Sweeps Gem, Idaho.

Wallace, Idaho, Sept. 2-Ffre last night
swept the entire business portion of Gem.
near here. and a large part of the resi-
dence district, entailing loss of S15O.OOO.
ing scores of people homeless. The houses
were occupied for the most part by
miners, many of whom moved to Gem
after the Black Bear confiagration three
months
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, H.. Sept. 2.-BUTTER-Marke
firm Creamery, 14G19c; dairy, 1215d16c
EGGsMarket steady. At mark, cases
included, 141zG16azc.
CHEESFlMarket steady. Daisies, Sc
G9c; Twins, SGe1c; Young Americas, Sa4
&C.
keys, nc; chickens, lie; springs. lac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
Kansas Rural Routes.

ing rural free delivery routes have
been ordered establish ed october /
Kansas-Pawnee Station. Bourbon
county, one route; area covered, "a
square miles; population, 404.
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SUGAR and Conee in New york.

New York, Sept. 2.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, SAC; centrifugal, SO
test, 4 5-16c; molasses sugar, 31ac Refined
sugar firm. Crushed, $5.95; powdered,
s. 80: granulated, Is.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio,
size.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02

st. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 2.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today. 2,2oo head, including Leo
steers, So. 00a5 40; stockers and feeders,
81. 254S.35; cows and heifers. $2.O0Q2. IS;
Texas steers, $2.3003.40; Texas cows and
heifers, 81. 75d2 IS
HOGS-Receipts today, $500 head. Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights, s.. 00G550;
packers $. 2@5.5O; butchers and best
heavy, IS 3065. 60.
SREEP-Receipts today. 500 head
Market steady. Natives. IS 256S 70; lambs
So. 5005. 40; Texans, So 006J4.OO
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FURNISHED by ]. E. Gan, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and StocEe,
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
$50 Correspondent Christie Grain and
stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
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Range of PrlceA.

Furnished by J. E. Gail, CommissionR
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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New York Butter.

New York, Sept. 2.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Renovated, common to extra, IL
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*Div. ~ per cent.
Wool Marire,

St Louis, No. Sept. 2-WOOI-Market
steady Territory and western 1,o1i,i1 sase
zzazS1zc' me medium. 1sq1sc; flne, i5aIso.
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and then with Mr.. Hoch addressed an
overflow meeting from a band stand on
the main street and spoke again from
the band stand at night. He shook
hands with the men and women, bend
ed low and paid special attention for
the shy farmer children, posed for pho
tographs and went to bed in his pri-
vate car at o'clock.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-20
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
(From the Washington Pots.


One of the prerogatives of United
States senator is that when he steps
aboard an elevator in the senate wing
of the capitol he is carried immedi-
ately to his destination, no matter in
which direction the elevator may be
bound or who may be aboard. Three
rings on the bell indicate that a sen
ator wants to ride, and the conductor
loses no time in responding to the
call
One day last week Mr. Barnes, the
assistant secretary of the President,
stepped aboard a Senate elevator
from the ground floor. In portfolio
under his arm he carried message
from the President of the United
States to the Congress.
"Senate foor,' said Mr.. Barnes, as
the conductor shut the door.
Just then there were three rings of
the bell and the indicator showed
that senator wanted to be lifted out
of the terrace. The elevator went
down instead of up, and Mr.. Barnes
went along. The senator in the ter
race only wanted to go to the ground
floor. AS he stepped off, however,
there was another senatorial ring
from the terrace. This senator want
ed to go to the gallery floor, and the
elevator went there without stopping.
As the car started down there were
three rings from the ground floor, and
again the car failed to stop at the
destination of the Presidents secre-
tary. Fortunately for Mr.. Barnes,
this senator wanted to get off at the
Senate floor, and the Congress, after
a long delay, received the message
from the President.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-20
AMERICAN R. R.
Work Done on RoadWiII Con
meet Two Continents.

Mexico City, Jan. 19.-Charles NJ.
Pepper, representative of the United
States Government for the projected
Pan-Amerian railway, has left here
for home after journey Of $4,000
miles and visiting the capitals OF
twenty-one different governments.
He was cordially received here by
Government officials and private ci.i-
zens.
Mr.. Pepper says Of the Pan-Amcri-
can railway being built by American.
in the southwestern part of the re-
public that it is today within les
miles Of the Guatemalan line. and
when completed, Guatemala and Me
aragua will build lines in continuation
and this will form a part of the new
road. Mr.. Pepper says he looks 10
see the road built more rapidly from
south to north than from north TO
south.
Argentina is doing most effective
work in railroad construction, where
it is part Of the national spirit of the
day. The country's agricultural and
grazing resources are immense, and
are proving singularly profitable. 1t
has become the national idea to speak
and write Of a railroad from New
York to Buenos Ayres.
Chile's roads are tending north
ward. Some 1000 miles have been
built, and later on the straits of Mag
elan will be reached. Brazil is plan
ming great railway, which is to
reach and pierce the Andes.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-20
House
EXHIBIT
Display of Office Methods
From Indiana Capitol.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2O.-D. III.
McAbee, state factory inspector, is
preparing to make an exhibit Of the
work of his department at the COM
ing st. Louis exposition. Mr.. Me-
Abee made exhibits at both the Paris
exposition Of 1900 and the Buffalo ex-
position the following year. At the
Paris show Mr.. McAbee captured the
gold medal for the best system of col
lecting the data of his Office. No
awards In this work were made at
Buffalo but Mr.. McAbee received
many letters congratulating him on
the thoroughness of his methods from
visitors to the exposition.
The exhibit contemplated by Chief
McAbee is of the methods he en-
ploys in his work. The inspection bu-
reau has to do with conditions In the
factories and work shops Of the state.
Chief McAbee has designed a series
of blanks which are used by the depu-
ties IN collecting data relative to the
institutions they inspect and ON
which they make their reports to
headquarters. The series includes
thirty-three blanks Mr. McAbee be-
lieves his system is the most COM
plete in vogue anywhere in the coun-
try He has compared it with the
methods employed by similar depart
ments in other states and believes it
will surpass any Of them. His sys-
tenn was worked out only after care
full study and consideration of the
methods employed in other states.
The best ideas in use elsewhere he en-
bodied in his own plan with many
improvements of his own suggestion.
That is why he feels confident of
making the best display at the expo
sition.
Chief McAbee will probably be the
only Indiana officer to make a dis
play at the exposition. The work of
other departments does not admit of
making exhibits. The exhibit from
his bureau will be placed in the So
Geological department.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-20
MURDEF ING LITTLE SON
Discovery Made by the Father, Who
Returned Late-She is Believed
to be Insane.
CBv Associated Press.)

Patterson, N. j., Jan. 20. - Mrs.
Arthur Aswald was arrested today on
a charge of numbering her eight-year-
old son at her home in Oakland. The
murder was discovered by her hus-
band on his return home late last
night. He found the headless body of
the boy on the dining room floor, also
his pet dog, which had been beheaded
and his wife in bed singing softly to
the baby in her arms. Two other chill
dren were asleep in the crib. She
could not understand what was said
to her. She is believed to be insane.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-20
LIVING IN ACKNOWLEDGES
She Has an Excellent Appetite and is
Gaining Every Day in Health
and Strength.

Syracuse, N. Y, Jan. 20. = Miss
Mary Whitelam, who lives with her
parents at No. 300 South avenue. is
the first Syracnsan to practice the
outdoor treatment for lung trouble.
Miss Whitelam had been living IN the
Adirondacks for four months prev
ious to her home experiment. She
pinned under the separation from her
family and finally determined to come
home and try the Adirondack method
of living. She has now been at home
for a month and declares that she is
growing stronger every day. Today
she was at home on the veranda,
where she spends all her days, reading,
sewing, writing or chatting with her
friends who drop in to see her.
II am perfectly comfortable out
here,' she said, "and zero weather
is luxury. You see | have fitted
up this veranda as comfortably as /
could l tackled up this large can
vas across the end and along the
side partly as a protection from
draughts and also to secure privacy.
1t is so near the street that my ar
rangements might attract unpleasant
attention. / should like to sleep out
doors, too, but the front veranda is
the only place available, and of
course, [ can't sleep here. So make
my best substitute that 1 can by
keeping my bed close to the open
window and the temperature as far
below the freezing point as it is out
side. ] sleep as we do in the Adiron-
dacks except that I have a roof over
me. / am wrapped in fur coat and
my feet are kept warm by heated
soapstone. / spend at least ten hours
day out of doors. In fact, I never
go in except to eat. I have an ex-
cellent appetite, feel strong and cough
very little, and am altogether diff
ferent girl from what I was when !
began"