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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 3O.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 10000 head Market weak
Native steers, So. 75G6.OO; southern steers,
cows and heifers. 81. 75a4.75: stockers and
feeders. g. 10000; bulls, $2.25@4.O0; calves.
S.. o06J650; ives tern fed steers, So 5Od5 %;
western fed cows, $17593.50.
HOGS--Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales, 81. 40@4. 65 heavy,
lights, s.. 90lI4. IS.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head
Market strong. Muttons, s.. O0d5. Is: lambs,
S 0gQ7.0o; range wethers. 81. 50q5.75; ewes,
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st. Louis lave STOCK Market.

ST. Louis, Mo. Dec. 3O.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 1000 head, including 500 head
of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers,
81. 754660: stockers and feeders, g. 0093. rs;
cows and heifers, 81. 25q4O0; Texas steers,
$2.25Q4.5O; Texas cows and heifers, $1.750
375
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head. Mar
40; packers. $4.66Q4.70; butchers and best
heavy, 81. 70d4. 80
SHEEP:-Receipts today, 1000 head.
$4s. 7Od7. 90; Texans, So. O0d5.OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
FRASER BROS
c. O. ID. STORE
S. E. Cor. 9th and Jackson.
Both Phones 600
The Store That UnderseIIs Them All

Good n. Y. Baldwin Apples,
peck .25c
Fancy Small Prunes, fbs.....2 Csc
Fancy Table Syrup, gallon csc
Hamburg Steak, 10 ...... .1Oc
Pork Sausage (our own make).
per 10 II &c
Good Pears, BIB can. .-..... Zoe
Fancy Prunes, fbs. Csc
Letter Patent Flour (high pat
ent). 50-rb sack .----..-.. $40
White Lard. 10 15c
Perfection Oil, per gallon. IL y c
White Russian Soap, 8 bars. use
Best GRADUATED Sugar, Is lbs $1.OO
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,ng. Mixed and butchers,. $500

strong. Mixed and butchers, $4,000. 80;
good to choice heavy, S4.70GD4 STA; rough
heavy, "a. 50Q465; light, 81. 4O14.7O; bulk of
sales, 81. 6504 rs.
sHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head.
Sheep strong; lambs 10c higher. Good to
choice wethers, $4.90d5.50; fair to choice
mixed, $4O064. so; western sheep, 81. OOQ5. so;
native lambs, $5.25Q7.40; western lambs,
Sc coal Is
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4,16S.17
Total AZ states-territories. . q

Missouri leads with miles of new
line and Texas is second with 312
miles, Six other states show over 200
miles each, as follows: Minnesota, 271
miles; West Virginia, 237 miles, Mis-
sissppi, 229 miles; Pennsylvania, z2O
miles; Nevada, 215 miles, and Calffor-
mia. POI miles; while Illinois is near
the 200 mile mark with 1876 " miles.
The following tabulation shows the
eronnine of the new track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Ill, Dec. so.-BUTTER-Marixe
firm. Creamery, 17G2Sc; dairy. 16QAc
EGGS-Market firm. At mark, cases in
cluded, 200l23c.
CHEESE-M Market steady Daisies. liz
Q11s4c; Twins, 11d111kc; Young Americas,
11AQ12c.
LIVE POULTRY-Marlxet firm Tur-
keys, 14c; chickens, 10c; springs, 1Oc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Ranouet for Folk

New York. Dec. S0.-Joseph Folk,
governor-elect of Missouri has accent
ed the invitation of the Missouri So
ciety of New York and will be the
guest of honor at its annual banquet
March l6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

sistent runors of an understanding be-
tween the Pennsylvania railroad and
the Gould interests which will make
the construction of these lines unneces-
sary, and the fact that the work is still
being held up lends color to them.
The following table shows shows the
ira clS laid hN Sirnca 1S2S
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Range OF Prices on stoclka.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
1856. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

New York, Dec. 3O.-COTTON-Sales to-
day, S25 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
and 10 points higher. Quotations per 100
pounds: Middling uplands, $685.; middling
gulf, S20
Galveston. Tex. Dec. so-COTTON-
No quotation.
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Chicago Live Stock Mar.e.

Chicago, Dec. Receipts to-
day, 5000 head. Market averaged lower.
Good to prime steers. IS. 4006. 40; poor to
medium $3.S0d5. 40; stockers and feeders,
s2.35Q4.35 cows, $1.50a4.25; heifers, $3.50
500; calves, 50 50G7. IS.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head; esti-
mated Saturday, 1900 head. Market
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Colonel Leutwein returns.

Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 3O.-Col
Leutwein. formerly governor of Ger
man Southwest Africa, who resigned
that post some time ago. arrived here
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Taft Made I.ife NIemher

Cincinnati. Dec. 3O.-The directors
OF the Cincinnati chamber of COM
merce have elected William r. Taft,
secretary of war, an honorary life
member.
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Sugar and Coffee in New York.

New York, Dec. 30-SUGAR-Raw sugar
steady. Fair refining, 4asc; centrifugal, %
test, 41sc; molasses sugar, 41sc. Refined
sugar firm. Crushed $6.45; powdered, s5.S5;
graduated, $5.75.
COFFEE Market steady. No. Rio.
SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

According to the last edition of Poor's
Manual, the railway mileage of the Uni
ted States at the close of 1903 was 2O7, 784
miles. The addition of the track laid dur
ing the past year makes the total main
line mileage of the country in round num-
bers 212,OOO miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Wool Market

st Louis, Mo, Dec 30-WOOI-Markef
nominal. Territory and western mediums,
21q22c; fine medium, 17Q18c; fine, 16Q17c.
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chicago,
Open High Low Clio
Kansas CITY Grain

IFurnished by J. e. Gall. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, MOI
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New York Butter.


New York, Dec. sO.-BUTTER-Marke
unchanged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. MOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn unchanged.
Liverpool, 1:so p. m: Wheat sd higher;
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat IL
cars: corn, III cars; oats, IS cars.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apoIis 159 cars: Duluth, A cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis. 452 cars; Duluth, 131
Liverpool closing. cables: Wheat Esd
higher; corn sd higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30
Russians in Despair.

Toxic, Dec SO.-Evening-The navy
department published tonight a. letter
written by an officer of the battleship
Sevastopol, which had fallen into the
hands of the Japanese. The writer
despairs of the relief of the fortress and
tells of the destruction wrought by
Japanese shells. He says the Russians
are resigned to their fate and are de-
-terrnined to fight to a finish rather than
suffer the shame of surrender owing to
starvation. Following is the text of
the letter:
tine fortress can not resist after De-
cember. The progress of the enemy in
reducing our principal line of outer de-
lenses is not fully known, but it is ire
sistible.
I'VE are sadly disappointed over the
non-arrival of the second Pacific
squadron and are daily nearing our
miserable end
General Stoessel's so-called impreg-
nable line of outer defenses is now a
myth. With 203 Meter hill lost the fall
of Port Arthur can not be avoided. It's
capture by the Japanese means the fall
of the town, however strong"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-30

FURNISHED by A. NJ. McDermott CommIs-
sion Co.. Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms % and q.
7G2 Kansas aV2nue.1
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Kansas City, Dec
Open High Low Close Yes

WHEAT
May IL. o51z O5M 1 O4ss 1 O4ss O511s-A
July -. s1A 91A 9O3s-1a 9O9s Il 9O3s-91
CORN,
May -. 1925 429s-1A 1875 1926 1925
July -. 4212-as 421a-3s 42as 42as-1a 42as-1
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Market Gossip.

*Ex-dividend IA per cent.
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NOT A RIPPLE.

Continued from First Page.)
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Topeka Hide Nfarket

Topeka Hide Market
Topeka, Dec. 30.
on Boston Quotations:1 ~oSSo
GREEN SALT CURED
NO. TALLOW ................ ''.-'-.sc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
NO SNAP CONVENTION WANTED

Chairman Heiffner of the democratic
state committee has written letters to
the thirty-SlX members of the commit
tee asking them to reconsider their
action of two weeks ago in fixing the
date of the. first democratic conven-
ton in this state at June I'd and ask
ing them to authorize him to call it a
month earlier, May I'd. This looks
like an attempt to take snap judgment
on the democrats of the state and it
should be nipped in the bud The
Statesman can see no good reason for
holding the democratic convention Sc
early as May and it doubts whether
any valid one can be given. 1t is ru-
| mored that the purpose of Chairman
Heiffner is to get an early declaration
of Washington democrats in favor of
Hearst for president. Hearst has
proven himself a staunch champion
vi III" poopio "S"iii7' oPpi O"'ioii ar"
robbery al all times and in all forms
and the Statesman has nothing to say
against him, but he can afford to take
his chances with other candidates. 1t
should not be forgotten that ex-Sena-
tor Turner is being seriously consider
ed by the democrats of all parts Of
the Union as q candidate for vice
president and it is the duty Of Wash
eStS of their own candidate. If Turner
wants an early convention to eject
delegates to St. Louis. it may be Well
enough to defer to his wishes, but 9TH
erWiSe, otherwise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29

tired, but that purchased for this city
is of a different pattern, usually $3.50
cheaper.
The Statesman is further Informed
that the American Fire Engine Com
pany is now building for the city of
Milwaukee three special Metropoli-
tan No / engines, capacity of each
1000 gallons of water per minute, en-
gines to be equipped with rubber tires
4-inch front and 5-inch rear, anti
friction Hearings, for $4,000 each
at the factory The Walla Walla en-
CINE is to be roller bearing without
rubber tires.
The city charter requires the pass
ing of an ordinance as preliminary
step to the expenditure of any amount
over one hundred dollars. If any Or
dinance has been passed authorizing
the purchase of the new fire engine it
is not generally known.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
German Band Not Coming.

BERLIN, Feb. 29.-Emperor Will
liam has refused to sanction the pro-
posed visit of the band of the l66tf
1t had been generally understood that
the band would be allowed to appear
at the exposition, and the change OF
plan is regarded as due to the present
disturbed condition of affairs in Eu-
rope.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
HILLS THROUGH RATE ON FLOUR

! The Oregoniai says:
The men who figure out transporta-
| ton rates for trans continental rail-
roads are at present confronted With a
most remarkable situation, which will
require shreWdness and finesse of a
| high order to avoid friction with the
interstate commerce commission, and
which in any event is almost certain to
result in a revision in rates from Ore
tideWater. At the present time wheat
is going east from points in Idaho and
Washington. and -four is coming west
for transatlantic shipment at coast
points from Minnesota and Dakota
points. The freight on the wheat which
is going east amounts to "a cents per
bushel, that on the flour coming west
is only about one-third as high. To be
exact, the flour rate from Minnea polls
to the Orient is IS per ton. one-half
Of which, goes to the steamship line
across the Pacific. The renal nder
as barrel Of flour is equivalent to
about AZ bushels Of wheat, the Mime
sofa and Dakota wheat in the shape
OF -four is crossing the continent at
rate Of about sa cents per bushel
compared with "a cents for Pacific
coast wheat going the same number
of miles east.
This extraordinary effort Of Mr.. J. J.
Hill to provide tonnage for his Pacific
steamship connections is in keeping
with the energy and persistence Of the
man, and possibly can be reeonciled
with his protested policy OF never do
ing business at a loss; but it opens ny
an interesting line of speculation as to
the reductions that might, could, would
or should be made in local grain rates
west of the Rockies. Our Pacific coast
farmers and shippers are lulled into
temporary silence by the high prices
in Chicago, which enable them to stand
the high rate eastward This situa-
ton cannot last always, however, and
| in time the Idaho and Washington
grower is likely to feel resentment al
the discrimination. ....
Admire Mr.. Hilrs spunk as we may,
and pray for similar manifestations to
the advantage of our local industries
| instead of to the benefit of the Mime
apOlis millers in competition with our
own, We cannot refrain from calling
attention to the elements of danger in
his scheme. The railroad end of that
Accent per hundred rate which Mr.
| Hill is making from Minneapolis to the
| Orient is practically the same. for the
| 00-mile haul as is charged the North
Pacific shippers for haul more than
1900 miles shorter. In making the 40
cent rate to the Orient, Mr.. Hill in eff
feet says to the millers and farmers
who are the beneficaries:
| You are 1900 miles farther away
fran that Oriental trade than are the
Oregon and Washington millers and
farmers, and if l charge you a. rate
proportional to that which they pay.
you can never get into the trade; there
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29

is right will of course vote with the
railroads against a railroad commits
sion this year and in support of a
republican delegation in congress that
will not vote to amend the interstate
commerce law in the interest of ship
pers. Republican farmers who believe
that present freight rates are all right
will of course vote with the Holy
Rollers" in this county to down Gov
ernOr Mcbride.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29

fore, 1 will substitute you at their ex-
pense, by making the rate the same fol
the 2000-mile haul that l now charge
them for a 400-mile haul"
Here is an invitation for the in
terstate commerce commission tC
get busy and a prOVOcatiOn on Mr.
Hills part toward an anti-railroaC
sentiment in the Pacific northwest that
will eliminate in rate reduction
much greater than he announced al
his love feast with the Big Bend far:
mers two years ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDS.

The following article appears in tn
Omaha Daily News:
Before the contract is awarded
for the purchase of the new fire
engine required by the depart
ment, there viii be determined
fight between competing manufac-
turers. and another clash between
Mayor Moores and the city coun-
Gil.
When the matter was up sew
eral weeks ago, the mayor stouuy
urged the purchase of a Metropol-
itan engine. made by the trust
regardless of price, upon the
ground of great superiority.
The advisory board did not re-
ceive competitive bids, but award
ed a contract for the trust en-
CINE at $1,000. This the council
refused to confirm, directing the
D''il u " INV iN' competing blOSJ
which were opened yesterday.
1 heSe bids show that the trust
has cut its price to $500, which
is about So less than the price
submitted by the Nett Engine
company. Acting on the wish of
the mayor. the board will award
the contract to the American COM
,pany. but the council will order a
competitive test. This test Mayor
Moores has consistently opposed
f. A. Wilkinson, agent for the
Mott company, who is now in the
city, says he asked a hearing be-
fore the board at its former meet
ing, but that this was refused
If the mayor is really interest
ed in getting the superior engine
he said this morning, he should
agree to test. We will bring our
engine here, free of all cost to the
Guy, anu SIlO" WI ii can 40.
We ask no favors, but that the
chance be given us. That ought to
prove which is the better engine"
Councilman O'Brien said: The
council will require the test to be
made as the prices are so close.
This is for the best interests of the
city, and not in the interest of any
manufa cturer.''
The cut ia price of the Metro
politan engine in the face of COM
petition is in line with the COM
pany's policy. The city Of Walla
Walla. Washington, recently pur-
chased one Of these engines with
out asking competitive bidding
paying $500 therefor. The same
engine was furnished to Milwaukee
for $4,000
, The Statesman is Informed that tn
contract price to be paid for the Met
ropolitan engine purchased for Wall
Walla is $500 at the factory. TIL
freight will probably bring the pric
up to the figure named by the Oman
paper. SO far as the public knows tn
engine was purchased without com
petitive bids.
The Statesman is informed fror
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29

The merger railroads are hauling
flour from Minnesota to Seattle and
Tacoma at 40 cents a hundred. which
cents buShel on wheat. The same
roads charge 1o1a cents to haul a
bushel of wheat from Walla Walla to
tidewater. All farmers and millers of
this county who believe that this dis
elimination against WASHINGTON wheat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
RIDING FOR A FALL.

By vote of 10 to 16 the republican
state committee at Seattle last Satur-
day decided to hold only zone state
convention this year and that on May
18th at Tacoma. The railroad lobby
| lists were out in force buttonholing
committeeman and this feature gave
the meeting the appearance of gath
ering of a freight and passenger asso-
citation or an adjourned session of the
| last legislature. Chairman Ellis Nor
rison voted with the minority in favor
| of two conventions.
The decision in favor of one state
convention early in May means that
county conventions will be held in
March and April. AS the railroad
lobby has started out to beat Mcbride
| by snap conventions it is likely that
| in every county in which the railroad
machine has control of the central
committee the convention will be call
I'D as soon as possible under the law.
In this county, for example, it would
not be surprising if the convention
should be called in March with the
idea of catching the Boxers" off guard
and wholly unprepared for the con-
test. However. the Mcbride repub-
licanS express confidence in their abil-
ity to outvote the other faction in a
fair fight and they are apparently
eager for the fray.
The railroad lobby undoubtedly had
economy in view as the main object
of holding but one convention. 1t will
cost less to pack primaries ana buy
two. Two years ago Il senatorial can
diiate footed the bills for the lobby,
but it is different this year. The rail-
roads must pay their own bills.
No doubt many thousands Of dol
lars will be expended in the next few
weeks by Stevenson and Chamberlain
in providing for the Legitimate ex-
penses' Of holding primaries through
out the state. To overcome this corr
rupt influence the Mcbride men will
require almost two-thirds ma jority
to start with.
Mcbride beat the lobby easily two
years ago in spite of it's lavish use of
money and he may be able to do it
! again. But it is a hard fight and the
lobby may win. In that event there
will be no hope for railroad legislation
except through the democratic party
and it will be the duty of all opponents
Of the corrupt lobby to vote the demo-
cratic ticket. The result Of the cleo
ton in 1896 and of that of 1900 proved
concluSvely that there are in this
state thousands OF Independent voters
who place conscience and principle
can be depended upon if the necessity
I shall arise to vote with the party that
truly espouses the cause of the people
in this state. The railroad lobby is
drunk with power and success and is
riding for a fall. Its arrogance and
insolence are unbearable and unless
all signs fail. the honest people of the
state next November will rise i'm their
| might and roll George Stevenson and
his cohorts in the dust The king of
Temple Flat must be dethroned and
| the laWmaking power of the state must
be restored to the hands of the people
to whom under God and the constitu-
! zion it belongs. a.y,i.,-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-29
w EATHER.

Tonight light rain or snow; Tues
day fair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

Moon brand brick cheese, pure and
sweet at your grocer's.
For Rent--A fine office. also desk room
In Oneida Block Title Insurance Co.
Andrews Hot Water Heating systems
make homes comfortable, 700 Globe Bldg.
Electric Bells repaired. Hammer Elec-
trio Co., 325 Fifth street. T. c. phone It'll.
Fred w. Reed will speak to the Boys
Sunday club at the Y. M. G. A. Boys de-
partment Tomorrow at $3.50 p. m.
Subscribe for all magazines papers, ETC..
and get your binding done at Century
News Stand. Third street, near Hennepin
avenue.
Special collections for the Aalesund fire
sufferers will be taken tomorrow morn
ing and evening at Zion Norwegian Luth-
eran church.
If you wish to rent a store, factory, Of
fice shop, house. flat, etc, read Edward
l.. McGrory's Rental List, published on the
Want Page tonight.
o. J. Hagen of the medical department.
University Of Minnesota, will deliver a
lecture on ''Linccln' at the Minnesota
Normal school this evening.
Thomas Lucas will speak to the social
lists at 10 Fourth street S at p. m. Sun
day. His subject will be-: "a Reply to
Mark Hanna $ Criticism of Socialism"
office force will be found on the second
floor of the rejuvenated federal building
Monday. The move will be made to-
morrow. "-.-
Owing to a minor surgical operation.
/ Rev James l.. Smith can not preach at the
Fifth Avenue Congregational church to-
morrow Regular services will be held,
however. ...-
Services will be held at the Kelley in
stitute tomorrow at 8 p. m. unde' the
auspices, of the Womans Kelley league.
The song service will be conducted by
Miss Grace Timer and Miss Gilmore. g..
Orpheus Singing society announces that
the services Of Miss Frances Vincent, So
prano, and Arthur Bergh violinist, have
been secured for it's concert to be held
at the Unitarian church on March 8. The
society will present several selections in
Guided in which will be incidental solos
by Oscar Anderson, tenor, and Knut O.
Ekman, barytone.