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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-25
FROM CHILL" FISHER.
Well Known Jackson County Poll
tician Corrects False Reports.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
The publication in Sundays Capital
regarding the primaries in Jackson
county is misleading and gross per-
version of the facts. A few men voted
who have been Democrats and Popu-
lists, but as many on one side as on
challenged and stated that he was now
a Republican and intended to vote the
Republican ticket this year, and each
man challenged swore in his vote.
In the Third ward of the city of
Holton, carried by the Curtis Walker
faction, is situated Campbell college.
Messrs. Walker, Sarbach and Logan
are three of the trustees. There were
Is or 20 students voted who do not
actually reside in the town but were
here for the purpose of attending
school only. About Is voted who had
been Democrats. There was one young
man came from Kansas City and voted
for Curtis and Walker in this ward
who had lived in Kansas City for about
two years and whose wedding cards are
just out giving his place of residence
as Kansas City, Mo. There was one
voter who came from the Second ward
ballot was deposited by one of the
judges before the name was called and
chance given for challenge.
There was no way to prevent illegal
voting as the organization in this ward
was in possession of the Curtis Walker
faction. In this ward there were 1872
known Republican voters who had res
idence there and PA votes were cast,
and there were at least 25 known Re
publican voters who did not come to
the polls. Broderick and Thompson had
the majority of the legal votes cast
in this ward, without question.
In the other two wards the judges
were impartial and took all the pre-
cautions possible to prevent illegal
voters and if there was any Illegal
voting done it was on the Curtis-Walk-
er side. In the list of names published
in this letter there are three men who
had at one time voted the Democratic
ticket and two who had been Populists.
These men, however, made a statement
regarding their politics satisfactory to
every voter present. All of the other
voters named in this letter are straight
Republican voters of good standing. and
who had never voted any other ticket
than the Republican. In those named
from the First ward, all are known Re
publicans of good standing
At Mayetta which was carried by the
Curtis Walker faction, there were "A
more votes cast than was ever before
cast for the Republican ticket, and
there has been no visible increase of
population. The county central COM
mittee based the representation from
Mayetta on 105 votes, and 179 votes
were cast. This precinct gave Curtis
a majority. The majority of the Re
publicans voting there were for Rrod-
erick and Thompson, as can be shown.
1t is a fact that families We're moved
from the reservation in this county to
Washington township and were paid
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CAVE NOT ONEOF THEM.
Denies That he Is in Boss Buster
Movement.


S. E. Cave, sergeant-at-arrns of the
house of representatives in the late la
mented legislature, denies that he is
in the boss busting business, as he
was quoted as being in the State Jour-
nal recently. He was so quoted be-
cause he was given as one of the
county organizers in a list given out
by the boss buster papers about ten
days ago. Mr.. Cave writes the follow
ing:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
I see in your summing up the boss
busters in your paper you have this to
say: Still another boss buster is S.
E. Cave of Haskell Mr.. Cave will be
remembered as sergeant-at-arms of the
late house, and was the commander
in-chief who had charge of the bat
talions of assistant sergeants and jani-
tors but he never protested against
them, etc" Now I would like very
much if you would kindly inform me
when I got into the boss busting
business. I have stayed on my ranch
since the adjournment, and tried to at
| tend to my own business. I don't think
I have talked politics with dozen men
since the legislature adjourned, so I am
at a loss to see where I gained the
title of boss buster" unless the ad-
ministration, knowing the treatment 1
have received at their hands naturally
/ Jumped at the conclusion, knowing if
/ any man in the state had grounds to
| join the boss busters" it would be
yours truly" so gave it out that way.
AS for my sanctioning the extrava-
gance of the late legislature with ref
erence to the battalion of employees,
| if you will consult the chairman and
secretary of that steering committee I
think either of them will tell you I did
not approve of it.
In a conversation with Mr. Benning
! ton, the chairman, he said: "Steve, it
| is a fight with US to keep this thing
from becoming a disgrace to the party
and state, but the boys have made SO
many promises in order to control the
organization of the house that we sim
ply can't help ourselves"
Now with reference to the ''and cot"
business, I think you should bear in
mind that I was not the chief clerk of
the house, and I only did as COM
manded by the chief clerk. I think the
speaker, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Leland,
will bear me out in this statement.
Now in conclusion allow me to say
am in favor of the present admins
tration as it is. am satisfied the Re
publican party in Kansas is badly in
need of a good dose of ''purifica ton"
but must question the advisability of
delegating ''sore heads''-like myself
to administer the dose.
STEVE E. CAVE,
The Prairie Dog Statesman.
| LOckport, Kan, Jan. 23 1904.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Shorts Bid Up Prices of Wheat
But It Breaks.
Same Conditions Cause a De.
mand for Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Slightly Higher in
Kansas City.
Hogs Also Strong and Inclined
to Be Higher.

Chicago, jan: 25.-WHEAT-Shorts bid
the price Of both May and July wheat up
The buying was general and practical
~ no wheat was on the market for a
houses bad dte 1fbers how UfeD commission
reacted, although the market continued
s1rong put extremely nervous. May open
ed 7s91Sc to 1Q17sc higher at 917sG92Kc
Later the price touched 925sc but grad
ualy declined from this figure until 91a4c
was reached; The market became stead
lSI around VIC. July showed good gains
higher nigh at s27SqS3Ac Minneapolis, Du-
cars, against 1908 cars a year ago.
Sensational breaks occurred in the price
OF the May delivery on the heavy selling
the big holder. When TT the n ieading long o
began to sell the pit crowd became active
the price of May rapidly decEeed unt int it
had reached Sc, a loss of 35sc from the
nlgh point of the day, A f1rmer tone de-
session and some recovery was made on
support from the principal bull interest.
at S9SSM8912c; July closed &c lower, at
CORN-Higher cables and strength in
wheat caused an urgent demand for corn
from shorts and May was up &c There
We're very little offerings on the advance
and the higher prices were well maintain
1890, sold up to 501sc, and later steadied
AROUND SOC; Receipts were 4So cars.
day. May C losing 1ac lower, at 1880.
OATS-Oats We're firm. Shorts were &C.
tive. buyers of May and offerings were
| light. May opened &c higher at 421l C
later selling up to 421ac. Receipts were
| 246 cars.
PROvISIONS-Prov were strong
| in sympathy with the advance in grains
There was general buying of May lard
which helped other products. May porl
was up nc at the opening. at $3.50, but
later sold at $13.371z; May lard was 21aQ
| sc higher, at $7371@617. 40, but on the good
demand it later advanced to $745. May
ribs We're a shade higher, at $675, later
advancing with lard to $3.50
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red SSQ97c; No
3 red. s5@95c; No. hard. SOQS3c; No. ;
hard, 72qs2c; No. northern, sSQ9oc: No.
northern, S3QSSc; No. 3 spring, 75087c.
CORNING. 5, Hq42c; No. 4 ,4GQ41Kc.
OATS--No. 2 381zc: No. 8. CSC.
RYE-Jan., 611zc; May, 5S1zc.
FLAX-Cash: NV, s1.15; S.-W., $.0s
Jan, $1.0s May, S1.111z.
TIMOTHY-Jan., 80; March, 1920
CLOVER-Jan., S11.25.
BARLEY-Cash: 3SQ60c.
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can national committeeman from Kan
sas, a power behind Senator Burton,
who was at the Coates house several
hours Saturday night, expressed the
opinion that the fact that United States
Senator J. Ralph Burton has been in
dicted by a federal grand jury for al
legged trafficking In his influence, would
have no effect whatever on the anti
boss movement among the Republicans
of Kansas, the prime object of which is
to beat Governor Bailey for renOmina-
ton and reelection. Senator Burton is
classed foremost among the boss bust
ers,' and the politicians are wondering
whether or not his indictment would
work adversely on the anti-boss move
ment.
This trouble of Senator Burton's, If
it exists. will have no effect on the
anti-boss movement in Kansas said
Mr.. Mulvane. Senator Burton S
troubles are only his own. I do not
care to comment on the indictment
matter, as I know absolutely nothing
about it exce0t what 1 have seen in
the papers.
When asked how the Hoch cam
paign was progressing in Kansas. Mr..
Mulvane said he could tell better to-
morrow He expressed the opinion.
however, that the boom was in good
condition. Before leaving for Topeka
last night Mr.. Mulvane held confer
ence at the Coates house with Charles
Ridgway, ex-Postmaster Barnes and
one or two other Kansas City, Kas.,
politicians.
while at the Coates house Mr.. Null
Vane talked few minutes with A. G..
Mead, who represents Mitchell county
in the Kansas legislature Later Mr..
Mead said that he believed Hoch would
beat Bailey for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation easily
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They voted at Holy Cross. which was
carried by Curtis and Walker, and
afterwards returned to their old resi-
dences on the reservation.
The reported interview with me 1
deny. There is. not word of truth in
the reputed interview. did not see a
Capital reporter while in Topeka Sat
urday.
The so-called hay haulers went to
Hoyt and voted for Curtis and Walker,
and I have not asked them for their
mules 1t is reported and believed in
Hoyt that a Curtis ward heller re-
ceived $50, besides a fund for the sup
ply of 'incidentals,' which were sup
piled.
The reputed straw vote for governor
in Straight Creek township is wholly
a creation of imagination. and never
occurred.
l have shown this to several of the
best Republicans of the county, and it
has met with their approval
W. R. FISHER
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which had shown prominent strength in
bly,: Sugar, Peoples Gas and Reading.
Some heaviness was also disclosed in a
number of minor stocks. Railroad stocks
ruled pretty close to Saturdays final
prices, but Missouri Pacific was conspic-
uously heavy. Peoples Gas rebounded to
ket became steadier. but was very dull.
The market continued to drop. The
failure of a brokerage house in Balti-
more made a bad impression. Losses
of a point were scored by St. Paul and a
number of southwesterns Rock Island
preferred fell Ia points and Republic
Steel preferred IA points.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 25-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 5000 head, including zoe
head of southerns. Market higher. Ma
tive steers. 50. 75Q4.90; southern steers, $50
Q4-f5; southern cows, 50. 25d2. 80; native
cows and heifers, s.. 25d3. Is; stockers and
feeders, $3.00d3. 90: bulls. $2.35Q3. 40; calves.
s.. 10000; western steers, 50. 70d4-45; west
ern cows, 81. 5003. 40
HOGS-Receipts today, $1,000 head. Mar
ket strong to higher. Bulk of sales, 81. $50
5.05; heavy, 81 95Q5.10; packers, 81. 90d5 .O5s
pigs and lights, 81. 1904 So.
SHEEP-ReceiPts today, 1900 head.
Market higher. Muttons, $S50Q4.5 so; lambs,
8 50q5. IS; range .wethers, sS25g440; ewes.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Jan. E-Receipts to-
day. 20. 600 head. Market steady to strong.
Good to prime steers, 81. 90Q5.65; poor to
medium, s. 25G4.50: stockers and feeders,
$2O0Q4.00; cows. S1.5044. 90: heifers 81 f5a
$50; Gamers, $1.50a2. As; bulls, $2-0044OV;
calves, s.. coal TO-
HOGS-Receipts today. 1900 head; esti-
mated Tuesday, 35 900 head Market steady
to strong Mixed and butchers, 81. 90d5- 10;
good to choice heavy, s., 0505-30: rough
heavy, s4.S5Q5O5; light, s4.6Oa5.o0; bulk OF
SHEEP Receipts today, 10000 head
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $41094.5O; fair to choice mixed
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Kansas CITY Produce marke..

Kansas City. Jan. 25.-C1ose..WHEAT
Receipts today, 203 cars Quotations
May, 744M74ssc: July, INC. Cash: No. 2
hard, 75@7Sc; No 8 hard, 74a75e; No.
marc, Soo,Ic peJee d so 5aLu' W.
CORN-May, 4214@42ssc; July, 421sc- Cash;
No. 2 mixed 3915M40c; No. white, 4Od
4015c: No. 8 white, 3915G40c.
OATS-No. white, 3SQ39c; No. mixed,
RYE@No 2. 5Od51c.
HAY-Choice timothy. ssoOQs.5o; choice
BuTTER-c 19@2lc; dairy, fan
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS+Fresh, 26c
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New York, Jan. Money on
call steady at 1sz62 per cent, closing bid
at 13z and offered at per cent. Time
loans firm; so and 80 days, $685. per cent;
6 months, 4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. $40
5A Aper cent; sterling exchange easier,
with actual business in bankers bills at
81 Sc for demand and at 81 S33Od4 S345 for
60 day bills; posted rates. 81 S31204S4 and
81 S61LG4. 81; commercial bills, s4S27s.
SILVER-Bar Silver, 55c; Mexican dol
lars, &c
RONDS-Government bonds irregular.
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Cotton Market

New York. Jan. 25-COTToN-sales to-
day, 21O0 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
and 40 points higher. Quotations per 100
pounds: Middling uplands. s1525; mid
ding gulf, $3.50
Galveston. Tex, Jan. 25-CoTTON-
Market firm at 143zc.
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st. Louis Livestock Market.

ST. Louis, Mo-, jan 25.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 5000 head. Market strong.
Beef steers, s. 75Q5.25; stockers and feed
ers, $2.25Q3 TO; COWS and heifers, $2.25R
400; Texas steers, s. 1904 Is; Texas cows
and heifers, g. 00Q275.
ket steady Pigs 'e ana i1Ut nesa 5594 g.
packers, $4.S09510; butchers and best
heavy, $4.90Q5.20
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head
Market strong. Natives, s3.75G4.75; lambs.
s.. 5G65. Is.
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Government Side Finiehed.

Washington, Jan. 25-The govern
ment had practically concluded its side
of the case when the trial of August
w. Machen and others. charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government.
was Presumed today.
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ment concerning the situation Saturday
night:
1.-The result now depends upon Atchi-
son county and advices from there to-
night give positive assurance that Mr..
Curtis will lose that county. Stuart mas
carried Nemaha and Doniphan coun-
ties; Curtis has carried Shawnee, JEFF
ferson and Brown counties; Broderick
has carried jackson and Anthony will
carry Leavenworth with Atchison sure
to go to Andy White.
This gives Curtis 81 votes as against
70 for the combined opposition and
should there be such a thing as a con-
tested delegation from the Soldiers
home the opposition will still have o.
uneontested votes to oppose the 81 Cur
tbs votes"
The results In Nemaha and Jefferson
counties were, of course, conceded be
fore the primaries were held. Jefferson
gives IL votes to Curtis and Hoch, while
Nenaha gives Is votes to Bailey and
Stuart.
w. r. Stubs, chairman of the anti
Bailey campaign, makes the following
statement:
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Chlcaeo Produce Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery. 15q21c; dairy, 13Q19c
.EGGSmolMMarket firm. At mark, cases in
cluded 26@2Sc
CHEDSE- Market steady. Daisies, 1Olz
G1015c; Twins, 10c; Young Americas, 101zc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market firm. Tlr-
keys, lie; chickens, lie; springs, 11c
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YOUNG THE SPEAKER.
President Murdock Secures Iowan for
Kansas Day

Congressman Murdoch, president of
the Kansas Day club. wires from Wash
ington that Lafayette Young, of Des
Moines, has accepted his invitation to
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In Jackson coun-
ty the fight was 10
cal, and we took
no part. Bailey and
Hoch did not en-
ter into 1t. Similar
conditions exist in
Reno, where the
primaries are held
today. We took no
hand in the Reno
fight. The first test
case for the Bal
ley-Hoch contest
comes in Johnson
county today. That
is purely a Bailey
HOch fight, and the
politicians may be
able to figure with
the result in John
son for a basis. We
believe that HOch
will carry the coun-
ty. Our information
from there is to
that effect.-Chair-
man Stubs state
ment Saturday.
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Range of Prices on Stocks

Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and StockA
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
$50. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
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The Hoch men
went to work to or
ganiZe the county.
They began active
work last Monday
m o r n in g. They
poured the litera-
ture into the coun-
ty. over 26, 900 let
tiers and other doc
uments We're put IN
to the hands of the
voters. Every Re
publican and in
many instances ev-
cry resident was
given a story of the
graft of the last
legislature and the
working of the ma
chine. Every school
district was In touch
with the managers
in Hutchinson, who
worked quietly but
in c e s s antly. No
work showed above
the Surface.-BOSS =
Buster Dispatch in
the Topeka Capital,
Sunday.
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SUGAR and Coffee nTarkat.

New York, Jan. 5.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
nominal. Fair refining, 2 27-32c: centrffu-
gal, Sc test, 3 11-32c; molasses sugar, 2 49,
32c Refined sugar dull. Crushed IS
powdered, $455; GRADUATED, s445
COFFEE-Market firm. No. Rio.
SIC.
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Wool Market.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 25-WOOI-Market
nominal. Territory and western mediums,
1Sq19c; fine mediums. 15Q17c; fine. 15Q16c.
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Ran sc OF Pucex.

FURNISHED by j. E. Gall Commissions
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
Chicago, Jan. %.
irh I ca
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Don't let the little ones suffer from
eczema, or other torturing skin dis
eases. No need for it. Doan's Oint-
ment cures. Can't harm the most deli
cate skin. At any drug store, so cents:
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Open High
Kansas City Grain.

[ Furnished by ]. f. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
Kansas City, Jan. %.
Oman High I.nv (,lnSA Sat
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s.. 25Q4.V0; western sheep So 5OQ4.35 ma
tive lambs, $4.50Q6.oo; western lambs, 81. Is
GAS.
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NOW YORK Buttar MArkat.

New York, Jan. 2-BUTTER-Marl
irregular State dairy, 14419c; creamery
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Topeka Marker.
FRUITS.

~ VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by s E. Lux, successor to W.
o. Anderson g. CO.. PIC Kansas ave.
FRUITS
ORANGES-Navel. per box, s275
LEMONS-California, per box. Sa00
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons 50 z5az
100 per bunch
GRAPES Malaga. s5.O0a5.5O per bill
APPI ES-S3 S5Qt4.00 per Dbl
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, Sc. 40as %
DATES4z<Q5c per Id.
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New York money Market.

.Ex-dividend 21A per cent.
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w. r. Stubs, chairman of the anti
Bailey campaign, makes the following
sta te0ant-
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Open High Low
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-26
One hundred thousand troops, who

One hundred thousand troops, who
have embarked from Japanese ports, are
reported bound for Port Arthur or Dali
ny, where it is possible they have Landed,
and the great port may be in danger. The
cable between Port Arthur and Chefoo
has been cut and all transports have
been pressed into service. Mobilization
is to be ordered in the cars dominions.
Mexico has officially declared her
neutrality in relation to the war in the
far east.
Russia has issued a proclamation say
ing she was unprepared for hostilities
and denominating Japan's attack at Port
Arthur an act of treachery.
Possibility of war with Great Britain
was openly discussed by Russian mill
tary officials, who count on Germany's
support.
Russian troops were reported adj
vancing on Seoul, the capital of Corea.
The Japanese captured two more ships
and seized Elliott islands, strong
strategic point.
A British steamer was fired on by
Russian forts at Port Arthur and de-
tanned in spite of protests.
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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO An
NoUNCE PERSONNEL SOON.
Body to Be Composed of Seven Mem
bers-Three Are Already
Chosen.

Washington, Feb. %. = President
Roosevelt has selected the men who are
to constitute the new Panama canal
commission and formal announcement
of the personnel of the commission will
be made as soon as the treaty with Pana-
ma shall have been ratified next Tues
day. AS heretofore chronicled by the
press, Rear Admiral John w. Walker,
who is president of the existing 18TH
milan canal commission, will be men,
Der of the new commission, probably its
head, and Gen. George w. Davis also
will be member. In addition to those
two Col Frank G. Hecker, of Detroit,
who, during the Spanish-American
war, was director of transportation for
the war department, has been chosen
for place on the commission. He has
indicated his acceptance Of the appoint
ment. The commission is to be composed
of seven members. The other four have
been selected, but no indication is given
as to who they may be, except that one
of them is a prominent man of Louisi-
ana. He will be the southern man on
the committee. 1t is understood to be
quite certain that Former Senator
James K Jones, of Arkansas; Former
Gov Savers, of Texas; Isham Randolph,