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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-02
MARKETS TODAY.
Unfavorable Crop AdYices Brace
Up Wheat.
Selling of Corn Causes Weak
ness in That Grain.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Strong to Ten Cents
Higher.
Bulk of Hog Sales at from
5000 to S5.35

Chicago. March 2-WHEAT-Unfavor-
able crop advices and firm cables in the
face of the severe decline here yesterday
caused strength in wheat today. The
May delivery, however, was weak on
from the high point Shorts were active
buyers of both May and July at lac start
ana opening quotations on May We're Y
to INC higher at $50 to 99c. July opened
CSC to Ac higher at 921sc to 921hc. The ex-
treme weakness in coarse grains broEg hit
out considerable profit taking in the May
option, resulting in d d cline to 9714c. The
price rallied later 10 Sc July held
steady at 921zc. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of Ala cars,
against $50 cars year ago.
The May delivery strengthened later in
the day in sympathy with July. After
selling up to seize, May closed at ss54c.
CONFIDENTIAL selling of corn with ap-
parently little demand resulted in weak
were the incentive to the heavy selling
pressure. The opening on May was 7sc
July was &c higher to nc lower at 5211c
to 531@e. May declined later to $3.50, but
rallied again to Size July sold off to
OFF to 521zc and then reacted to 52s4c- Re
ceipts, 1SS cars.
1AQ9sc higher at 551s@14c, and July up &c
be for the account of the leading long,
caused a loss of over a cent in the price
of both May and July oats. The opening
on May was CSC lower to &c higher at
415sc : to 427zc. July opened Ac lower TO
sc higher at 39c to 395sc. Shorts support
ed the market on the break, but before
the decline could be checked May dropped
to 41c and July to 3Sssc- The covering by
shorts carried prices up about 12c from
the bottom. Receipts. 173 cars.
PROVISIONS-Packer and commission
houses had provisions for sale and in the
absence of any material demand all prod
ucts showed losses. May pork sold off
45c from the high point. The opening was
SC lower to 25c higher at s1445 to s14.75
After touching $14.S212, the price suddenly
dropped to s14.371a. May lard opened un-
changed to SC lower at $40 to $7.45, SELL
ing off later to s7.35. May ribs were 215c
lower to &c higher at s7.S71k to s7.45. The
price later went down to s7.321k.
No. red, S1.00d1. 0S; No. hard, 9OQ94c;
No. 3 hard. sOQ9Oc; No. 1 northern. 96c@
800; No. 2 northern, 92cQs1.O0; No 5
CoKN-.No. 8, 42@421zc; No; ss@41c.
OATS-No 2, 40Q15c; No 8, 391kd40c.
RYE-May, 76c: July, 75c.
F,LAX-Cash: N. w, $1.15; S. W., 81. 90.
May, $l11Q1111a.
TIMOTHY-March, s.. 90
CLOVER-March, $11.50
BARLEY-Cash, 10000.
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THEY MISS TOPEKA
But Weber & Fields Will Play in
AtchiaOn.

Atchison will have the great Weber &
Fields burlesque company Saturday night
1t also had Mary Mannering last night.
Thus is Topeka served in the theatrical
business. 1t does not get Weber & Fields.
Atchison is a smaller place than Topeka
and not so good a theatrical town, but
the theater there is managed by E. S.
Brigham. That tells the story. Weber &
Fields asked for a date in Topeka and
could not have it.
The theater trust has it's grip on To-
peka just firmly as on any city in the
country. If Klaw & Erlanger of New
York decree that Topeka must not see
Weber & Fields, that settles it, for Mr.
Crawford does not dare to disobey. This
is why Weber & Fields, the largest the
atrical aggregation that has left New
York in many years. will not be seen
here They have refused to bow to the
dictation of the trust.
With Weber & Fields are Lillian Rus
SELL Peter F. Daley, Louis Mann,
Charles ]. Ross, John 7. Kelley and many
others known to fame. There are 100 peo-
pie in the cast.
Mrs. Ffske is an Independent star, and
she will not be able to get into Topeka
after this year.. 1t might be mentioned
that the prices for Mrs. Fiske in Topeka
are 81 and $l.50 in St. Joe.
The Grand opera house is under the
Crawford management, or the big indie
pendent attractions like Weber & Fields
might be played there.
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made by Russia. 1t is the almost unani-
nous opinion of internationl jurists
that declaration of war is not an in
dispensable prerequisite to the opening
of hostilities Indeed, 1t has been the
common practice in recent wars to de-
clare war after hostilities have been be-
gun Japan's action, therefore is not
open to the least criticism in this re-
gard From the standpoint of interna-
tional law, it must be understood that
the charges made against her do not
come with good grace from Russia, in
asmuch as there are not only many his
torica1 instances of Russia herself re-
of war, but one case, that of her inva-
sion of Finland in 1908, when she began
war before there had even been a rup
ture of diplomatic relations"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-02
CRAZY COUNT
Caused the Native Rising in
Southwest Africa.
All Trouble Started Over a
Stolen Lantern.

Berlin, March 2.-The rising of native
troops in the Cross and Sassanang rivers
region of German Kamerun, West Africa,
resulting in several factories of north
west Kamerun being burned down and
four Germans killed, as announced in
these dispatches Monday, was caused by
the eccentric conduct of Count Won
Pueckler, and was directly due to the
theft of a lantern from the Northwest
was the governments district commits
SiOner, was reputed to be a quiet and
sensible administrator, having sound
knowledge of native ways and character
He formerly was an employee of the
Northwest Kamerun company, but re-
Gently had been employed by the govern
company, received in December last a
long letter from Count Won Pueckler re-
garding the stolen lantern, concluding
with the assertion that he intended to
ed by burning five villages Herr School
Ter inferred from the violence of the Ian
guage of Won Pueckler that the latter was
deranged and wrote both to the count
and to the agents of the company, COM
handing that nothing be done over so
trivial matter, saying that the company
idend and adding that the good will of
the natives must be cultivated. Herr
Schoeller's letters arrived too late Count
Won Pueckler with % men tried to arrest
the head men of one of the villages, but
the count was killed and his escort with
difficulty escaped. During the next few
days the company's factories on the
Cross river We're burned down and four
agents were killed. A punitive expedition
has now arrived in the hostile district.
Count Won Pueckler, as appears from in
Schoeller, had recently given way to fits
Of fury against the negroes, attributable
to the state of his mind owing to his long
residence in the hot climate of West
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New York Stock.

New York, March 2.-Wan St.-STOCKS
international stocks were mainly easy
at the opening today, in sympathy with
the heaviness of the London market.
Louisville lost II, but the variations 9TH
erwise were very slight.
There was scarcely any movement
among the usual active stocks, but the
tendency appeared to be upward, Man
haitian, Consolidated Gas and Chicago
Terminal preferred rose 1q1A, United
States Express and G. c. &c st. l. and
New York Air Brake 215.
Kansas City Southern preferred and
Chicago & Alton preferred rose a point.
The general market failed to respond and
drifted downward again. Amalgamated
Copper was slightly more affected than
the average.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
The usual midday dullness was accen-
tuated by the unwillingness of the pro-
fessionals to attempt to make turn in
the current lifeless market.
The dullness of the market became
more pronounced as the day drew to a
close, many of the traders leaving the
board room in disgust.
The market showed no signs of awaken
ing from it's torpid state and prices were
about motionless, except in special cases.
The closing was heavy and Hfeless.
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DEWEY DENIES 1T.
Says He Did Not Authorize
Signed State Journal Article.

Norton, Kan, March 2-Following w.
]. Mcbride as a witness in the Dewey
case, late Tuesday, came Chauncey
Dewey. He began his testimony by
saying that he was 26 years old and
that he took charge of the ranch in
Rawlins and Cheyenne counties in Sep
TENDER. 1900 He said he had trouble
with the Berrys until April, 1902, when
they came over and, by the use of
weapons and threats, ran him and his
men off piece of ground he was sub
ing to put in barley. That from that
on he frequently received and heard
of threats by them which involved
violence and injury to his person and
destruction to his property he said
that he and his men were constantly
confronted by the Berrys with drawn
weapons that his wells were filled and
rendered useless, fences were cut and
destroyed, over 1000 acres of his pas
ture was burned, a house or two was
burned and other depredations were
committed. The witness said that he
took a large number of men for the
tank for the reason that he thought
the Berrys would be overawed and
make no trouble. He said that when
he got to Alpheus Berry's on the after
noon of June 3, 1908, he dismounted
near the tank and sent Mcbride to the
house to tell them he was there for the
tank.
Burch Berry said: You will not take
anything away from here today"
st was holding my rife in my right
hand I took hold of it with both hands
and held it up, at the same time say
ing. stop. stop where you are. They
then pulled their guns and fired Roy
Berry fired at me. I then raised my
gun and fired at Roy Berry. l fired at
him because I remembered his threat
against me and because he fired at me
Court adjourned with Dewey on the
stand.
The cross examination of Chauncey
Dewey was continued by General Col
by of Nebraska during the morning ses-
sion. The first important feature was
to introduce a copy of the Topeka State
Journal of June 9Th which purported
to contain a signed statement by
Chauncey Dewey relating to the case.
Dewey denied making or authorizing
its publication and stated further that
he had no knowledge of it prior to its
publication in the paper, This was by
order of the court, withheld from the
| jury. General Colby next offered in ev-
idence the federal Indictments rs in
number, charging the G. P. Dewey
Land & Cattle company with intinli-
dating honesteaders. fencing public
domain, etc. These were admitted by
court over protest of the defendants
counsel. Chauncey Dewey concluded at
| IL a. m. without his testimony in chief
| being disturbed and Clyde Wilson came
| to the stand and his examination in
| chief was only partly finished when
| court adjourned.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, March 2.-CATTLE-Receipt
1000 Market strong to 10c higher. Good
to prime steers, $500q5.S5 poor to me-
dunn, S. 5od490; stockers and feeders.
$50; Gamers, s1.50Q2.50: bulls. s2-O0a4. 90:
calves, $3.00Q6.75; Texas fed steers, $4,000
40.
HOGS-Receipts today, rs. 900: tomorrow
10000, Steady at 5Q10e decline. Mixed
and butchers .s sa sS2oa5S5 good to ehoie Ice
light, "a. S5Q5.25; bulk of sales, $5.20Q5.40
SHEEP-Reeeipts, 10000. Sheep and
lambs slow Good to choice wethers
81 2564 60; fair to choice mixed, So 50a4. % ;
western sheep, $2.50Q5.25; native lambs,
81. 50Q5.75; western lambs, s4-50Q595.
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BANANAS--Fancy Port Limons, s. OOH
2.75 per bunch. vS
GPPLEsg ooa4.25 per Dbl.
CRANBERRIES- bbl., ss.s5d7 90
DATEs-5Q 8 &c Per per b. B, nc
OTATOES-Colorado, per bu e20os,
SWEET POTATOES-So Iifinoi.
per bbl.. $500; Muscatine, Ia, sacked. per
TrioMAToEs-Fancy Mexican. bss,..
crate, $500; fancy Mexican. basket crate.
New BEETs-Texas. per doz. punches.
- E:ErrUcE-Texas. per dozen punches.
RADIsHEs-Texas. per dos. punches.
PARSNIPS-Per bu., 500.
CARROTS-Per bu., $1.OO
GEIF6MERPer cr RsF cwt ;a sSe
CABBAGEE$3 sos. 20 per cwt.
oNIoNsmP.er e b s156@l-s5; Spanish on
CELERY-Blue Ribbon. per dozen, 5Sc:
Jumbo. per dozen. SOC
COCOANUTS- .S5 per sack; Coo per
HoNEY-24-rack cases. 81. sca2 S.
FIGS-Per h., &c; boxes Containing 10
s55Ts sS az ess Is Ni~
lects. pei. can. 35c; Baltimore standards
Pc o', Full CREAM CHEESE.
zo-lb. Daisy Cheese per lb....-..........12o
Ke eRsa York STATE Ger white, per ib..11ss
Brlck, per AZ ...-...14j8c
Block Swiss, per Observation-Disclosures i5c
BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY ~
POULTRY-Young ROSTERS, 6d6Ibc lb:
hens, SC h.: spring chickens, 71kQSl5c ID
ducks. SC h.; geese, &c ID; turkeys. I4e
lb. ~
BUTTER-Country, 16Q1sc.
EGGS-Fresh, 14c
HAY.
PRAIRIE HAY-Loose ......s5. 00dsOo
PRAIRIE HAY-Baled ........ < INNS n
ALFALFA HAY-Loose ........., 6.50SfS n
RAW-Bdied 49, --..-......... 5.5066 90
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, March 2-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 including 500 southerns. Mar
So. 7515.s IS; southern steers, IS. 40a4. 20:
southern cows. 81. 30@3. rs; native cows and
heifers. 81. 00Q425: stockers and feeders,
s.. OOG4-25; bulls, $1,000. Dc calves 5000
625i western steers, S3.50Q4.65; western
HOGS-Rece1pts 5000 Market steady.
Bulk of sales. S. 0505.35; heavy, IS. 30d5. A;
packers, $5.15Q5.S5; pigs and lights. $4-25Q
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady.
Muttons, s3.90q520; lambs, $4,000 Is
range wethers. $4.25d4. so; ewes. 81. 75Q4 25.
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Now YORK. MONEY market.

New York, March 2.-MONEY-Prime
mercantile paper, 41kq51a per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady, with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at 81 .50Q4. 55 for
demand, and at 81. .65d4 3d. 20 for 60 days
ciaI bills, $4S33z@ss; money on call easy,
1892 per cent. closing bid X, offered at
per cent, so days 81. six months 46EI.
SILVER-Bar silver, 577sc; Mexican dol
lars. 4514c.
BONDS-GOvernmen bonds, steady;
railroad bonds, firmer.
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St. Louis livestock Market.

st. Louis, March 2.-CATTLE-Receip
45oo M e ea5 a strong and higher Ugh Beef
81. 30@3. IS; cows and heifers, 81 2564 90;
Texas steers, 50. 15d440; cows and heifers,
81. I063.25
HOGS Receipts, $500. Market steady
Pigs and lights. $4;75a5.1o; packers, S. 600
5.45: butchers and best heavy, $5.30G565
SHEEP-Reeeipts $780, Market slow
Natives. S4O0I4.75; lambs, $4.5005.60.
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wrangling over a match for some time,
but it was only yesterday that they
agreed upon the weight question. Gibbs
made many friends by his bout with
Denny Leary and he has quite a fol-
lowing. O'Brien has been at Parsons,
Kan, for some time. His last appear
ance in the ring was with "Rube''
Ferns and on that occasion he fought
the .Rube" ten rounds to a draw.
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No. 2 mixed. 42a421kc; No. white, 44c;
oATs-Noo. ? white. 4oQAc; No mixed.
3S03ec
RYENo. 2. 62d65c.
HAY-Choice timothy. s9.5OG1O.OO; choice
prairie, $725n7. 80.
BUTTER : Creamery, 21@2sc; dairy.
fancy, 1Sc.
EGGsFresh, 15c.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago, March 2-BUTTER-Steady
Creamery, 14d26c; dairy, 131zG22c.
ed, 17G15c.
CHEESELStrong. Daisies. lie; twins,
1O15H%c: Young Americas, 11G1zc.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady Turkeys, 12c;
chickens. lie: SPRINGS, lie.
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smear and coffee Market.

New York, March 2.-SUGAR-Raw,
firm Fair refining, 27kG2 9-32c; centri-
fugal 96 test, Sssdl3-32c; molasses sugar,
25sG2 1890. Refined, firm. Crushed, $3.50;
COFFEE-Steady; No. Rio, 1920.
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o,Rrien and Gibbs to Fieht.

Kansas City. March z-"Brooklyn
jack O'Brien and Young Gibbs were
matched yesterday for 20-round bout
to take place before the Mechanics
club at Industrial hall on the night of
March II. Gibbs and O'Brien have been
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Bain's 1910 Bond Forfeited.

Wichita, Kas., March BY reason OF
the failure of Ralph Balm to appear In
police COURT for trial, Police Judge STAN
ley forfeited the $50 bond left for his APP
the hospital The case was continued
from time to time both before and after
by reason of certain knowledge the city
officers had of the defendants condition
by the city physician and affidayfts nv
Dr. M; W. Cave. 1t was learned yester-
day afternoon that the defendant was
physically able to appear for trial and
that he failed to do SO. The bond he
had given was Immediately declared for
feited.
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Kansas City Produce Marks-.

Kansas City, March 2-WHEAT-Re-
ceipts, 133 cars. May, S55se; July, S3ssc-
Cash: No. 2 hard, 90d9115c; No. 3, 84q6Sc;
No. red, sI06G1.e7; No. 8, $10141.04.
CORN-May, SAC: July, 461kc. Cash;
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Cotton Make.

New York, March 2.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet, Is points higher. Middling
upiands, $15.75s do. Gulf, $1,000. Sales. A.
600 bales
Steady 1880.
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Range of Prices.

FURNISHED by J. E. GAN. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. MOI
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Range of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
49, Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Wool Market.

St Louis, March 2.-WOOL-Nominal.
Territory and western mediums, 1SQ19c;
fine medium, 15@17c; fine, 15q16c.
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Chicago. March 2.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kaneas CItY Grain.

Furnished by ], e. Gall. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
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Dixev Is Dead.

Philadelphia, March edmond F.
Dixey, once famous minstrel, died to-
day at his home of consumption of the
lungs.
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Topeka Hida Markat

Topeka, March q
[PTces paid in Topeka tn is week, based
on Boston quotations:1
GREEN SALT CURED .....,,... 7a
NO. l TALLOW............... %
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New york Butter Market.

New York, March 2.-BUTTER-Steady
State dairy, 14q22c; fresh creamery, l5Q
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DICK ELECTED.
Succeeds Hanna for Both Short
and Long Terms.

Columbus, o., March '2.-General
Charles F. Dick was declared elected
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Bishop John w. Hamilton's lecture
Marauders, Miracles and Men of Mex
leo, Auditorium, Wednesday. Mar. 9. CSC.
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any knowledge of a strike among the Sec
ton hands. They say that so far as has
been learned here the Santa Fe is free of
all labor troubles at present. They ad-
NIT, however, that the working hours of
the men have been cut from ten to nine
hours. The change took effect on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-02
A SANTA FEE STRIKE.
Section Hands Take Exceps ion to Re-
duction of Working Hours.

Atchison, Kas, March ALI the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe section hands
between Atchison and Topeka struck to-
day because of an order increasing the
working hours from nine to ten hours a
day without increasing the wages The
wages are SIPS a day.
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to the United States senate today at
the conclusion of the joint ballot of the
two houses for both the short and long
term.
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Topeka Market.

RANGES-Navel, per box. $205@225.
LEMON%California. per box. s2s0a3o0.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-25

populistic notions of w. J. Bryan. He favors the government ownership of everything, believes in the initiative and referendum. He has not, however, been troubled. with the silver craze or at least he has given no outward man ifestations of such an ailment.
 He is, though. says Colonel NJ Cord, a more brilliant man than Bryan and a far better politician. He is about for 'ty-two years of age and half of his life he has spent in public office. He was first a prosecuting attorney. Then he held some state office and then spent six years in congress.
 When he was elected governor he be- gan the building of his machine which has enabled him to control the politics of the state and which but fo" the me- cessities of the hour at Chicago would have given him a big voice in national affairs.
 There is. a peculiar game law in Wis con5in: it is said to be different from the game law of any other state. A man may not shoot a rabbit or bird without taking out a license and the revenue from this source amounts to not less than SSO,0O0 annually This sum or as InuCH as IS ueIlNtu run bi-c licenses goes to an indefinite number of game wa: dens all of whom are az pointed by the governor. The game wardens are sent all over the state not for the purpose Of protecting the game but to see that the machine is kept well polished and fabricated. The wardens are not chosen with reference to their knowledge of fish and game but on ac- count of their familiarity with prac- ticaI politics. They are supposed to know less of the habits of deer than they do Of the habits of local political bosses.
 Thus every man in the state with the sporting instinct in him is made to con- tribute to the needs of the republican faction of which Governor La Toilette is the head.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-25
COMPETITION IN TELEPHONES.
The Independent Company Makes Some
 interesting Statements.

This morning the Gazette made some statements in an editorial which the Independent Telephone Co. brand as not true In order to satisfy them selves beyond a doubt MT. H. M. Joy, the president of the company, sent the following message to MT. John Van Liew, of Los Angeles:
 Phoenix, June 21, 1904. John Van Liew,
 General Manager Home Tel. & Tel.
 Co., Los Angeles.
 "Editorial in local paper says Sunset has fifteen thousand four hundred phones, Home less than eleven thou sand in Los Angeles. Sunset twenty two hundred and Home six hundred in Pasadena. Is this true? will you wire, at our expense, approximate number of each.
 Phoenix Independent Tel. Co.,,
 Per H. NJ. Joy, President" In reply we received the following:
 Los Angeles, June 21, 1904. Phoenix Independent Tel. O.,
 Phoenix, Ariz.
 Los Angeles twelve thousand four hundred sixty-nine telephones with five thousand waiting. Operation ore year. EdShueHd Just opened Wlln even thousand phones. Don't care to give figures on opposition. We are well sat isfed.
 JOHN VAN LEW" These telegrams explain themselves and certainly establish the fact that 8 part of the Gazette's editorial is false. We here copy a clipping from the leading journal on telephone industry. Telephony in an article says: