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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
.sBREAKERsv QUIT WORK.
Several Non-Union NIachinists Refuse
to Take Strikers, Places.

Los Angeles, Cal, May Though I
am not a union man, I do not intend to
take the place of a striker" said Richard
Murphy last night. Il was brought out
here by the Santa Fe under a false state
ment of the conditions prevalent in Cali
fornia, and as soon as I found out what
the railroads real purpose was in bring
ing us to the coast, 1 quit work"
Murphy is one of the men who were
brought to Los Angeles a couple of weeks
ago to take the places of the machinists
who were expected to go on strike He
and ten others refused to continue work.
ing for the company when they discov-
cred that they were to be used as strike
breakers.
Five of these men were at a meeting of
the machinistS union at 1874 South Spring
street last night and professed a desire to
join that body and work in harmony with
them The other four men are George
Meyer, Anton Heipel, Jacob Huedder and
Raymond Wilcox.
All OF these men are machinists, and at
the time of their contracting with tho
Santa Fe they were employed at the
Baldwin Locomotive works in Philadel-
We were at that time getting 25 cents
an hour" said Murphy. so when this
employment agent offered US 80 to IS
cents, with a guarantee of steady jobs,
we were only too glad to get it. This
agent did not state definitely what rail-
road company We were to work for. nor
was it in the contract. But there was in
the contract a. clause Stipulating that we
were not to be used as strike breakers
This clause the company broke, and we
consider that we are no longer liable or
the agreement.
we We're brought here at the COM
pany's expense, and Immediately sent
over to Catalina Island. No newspapers
were allowed to US, and we had no com
munication with the outside world. This
was, I suppose, to keep the real situation
from our knowledge.
Our contracts were for 60 days, and
the time that was spent in idleness be-
fore we were put to work was to have
counted in as so many days work at full
pay
None of US belonged to unions bach
east, for in Philadelphia that is not nee
essary But as soon as we We're set t
work at San Bernardino we were told Of
the situation, and most of us concluded
that we did not want to antagonize Oul
fellow WOrkmen."
Three of the men who were at the meet
ing last night were Germans who speal
English with difficulty All of them sait
that they were told by the agent who en-
ployed them that they were to be taker
to San Bernardino to work on a new
plant and that they were entirely I'M
aware of the fact that they were to wOri
for the Santa Fe that they were t.
take the place of strikers.
ALTO the mon have profeSsed a willing
ness to join the union, and that body j,
endeavoring to find them work in thi:
city.
A donation of s25 was made last nigh
by the uniOp for the benefit of the men
who are practically without means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
SIX MISSING.
Boat With Occupants Lost in a Storm
on Catalina

Los Angeles, Cal, May 4.-The
storm which swept the southern Call
fcrnia coast last Sunday, doing much
property damage and fmperiling life
in many instances, may have caused
the death of six men who left Ava
lon bay. Catalina island, in a 4O-foot
yawl during the height of the storm
and who have not since been heard
from. The yawl was anchored in
Avalon bay Sunday when the storm
arose, but the force of the waves
caused her to drag her anchor, and
to avoid being driven ashore she
finally put to sea-
Aboard the craft was Joseph Fell
lows, a terminalist and boat builder,
with a party of friends, including Ed
ward Ross, David Barry, George Cra-
mer, George Graham and Homer
Evans.
Searching parties have failed to find
any trace of the missing craft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
WANT THE ORIENT.
Citizens of Hobart. o. T.. Get Move
on Themselves.

Hobart, o. T., May A mass
meeting of citizens and farmers was
held in the opera house in this city,
when it was decided to take necessary
steps toward securing the Orient rail-
road for Hobart. The meeting was
presided over by Judge D. S. Hill. A
committee of citizens, consisting of
w. H. Holsinger, D. S. Dill, W. T.
Hazard and Omer K. Benedict was
for a day of meeting, when they will
go to Kansas City to see what can be
done. Hobart citizens are anxious to
secure the road, and several business
men have already signifed their in
tention to donate large sums of
money. The present grade of the
Orient runs nine miles west of here
and crosses the Rock Island at a small
town named Lone Wolf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

and much valuable general informa-
ton concerning hotel rates, streets, car
lines and other things which strangers
to St Louis viii want to know about
The first cover contains a halftone en-
craving of Monroe. Marbois and Liv-
ingston signing the transfer of the
Louisiana purchase. while on the other
cover is found an illustration of the
southwest entrance to the palace of
liberal arts building. A map of the
United States showing the territory
acquired by the purchase and a brief.
but instructive. story of the transfer,
together with maps of the French ma
ton and the United States, are seen on
the first double page of the folder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
BAN ON .JoHNsoN GRASS"
United States Supreme Court Decides
a Queer Case From Texas.

WASHINGTON, May 4-The United
States supreme court in an opinion by
Justice Holmes in the case of the NJ.
K & T railway VS.. Clay May, sustain
ed the validity of the Texas statutes
prescribing a penalty against railroad
in that state which permit Johnson
grass to go to seed on their lines. The
law was attacked as unconstitutional
but the court upheld it as a measure
for the protection Of the people of the
state against injurious plant
Justice Holmes said: Great consti-
tutional provisions must be admins
tered with caution. Some play must
be allowed for the Joints of the ma
chine and it must be remembered that
legislators are ultimate guardians of
the liberties and welfare of the people
in quite as great a degree as the
courts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
-Four kansas Boys Pas.

Annapolis, Md. May 4.-The naval
academy authorities announced today
the names of the candidates who were
successful in the recent examination
for admission to the naval school
here as midshipmen. They include.
II. ". Bruno. D. F. Burdick, H. J..
Keener, J. B. Clark, Kansas; d. c.
Cordiner. F. H. Fowler, Wyoming; +.
J.. johnson. r, B. Jones. r. K. Tur-
ner, r. Z. White, California; <. r.
Wilson, J. H McCool, Washington; NJ.
c. Pigott, Montana: j. F. Shafroth, jr.,
Colorado; J. VI. Sutton, Oregon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
ALKALI IN WATER.
Made to dope" Engines on
Gulf Lines.

Galveston, Tex, May 4.-For a long
time the Santa Fe has been introduce
ing non-union machinistS in its shops
and 80 per cent. Of those on the Gulf
lines are non-union men. The COM
pany has over 1000 guards employed
over the 1,4oO miles of road on the
Gulf division of the Atchison, and in
addition to the guards at the shops
every water tank and fuel supply tank
and coal bin is guarded day and night
and with every engine two guards re-
main on duty every hour of the day
The only fear the management has is
that strikers or sympathizerS will
dope" the engines, and today several
attempts to doctor locomotives by
placing alkali in the water were frus-
trated by guards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Convicts Make Money for Kansas.

Leavenworth, Kan. May 4.-FTfty con-
victs at the Kansas state prison, at Lans-
ing, are now employed in making overallS
for a Leavenworth firm. 1t is expected
that twenty-five more men Will be put to
work soon. The state gets paid for the
labor and the contra ctor furnishes the
machinery. The same company has a
large plant here in which a great many
girls are eTnnlnNed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
CANNON WONT RUN.
Positively Declines to Be Candidate
for Vice Presidency.

Washington. May 4.@-Even at the
risk of being accused of declining that
which I probably could not get if I
desired it, I answer most unequivO-
cally that if the nomination were
rendered to me I would not accept it
under any circumstances whatever"
Speaker Cannon in an authorized
interview with a Post reporter, en-
phasized his determination with ref
erence to the vice presidency. AS he
concluded debating what he had to
SAY the snaa lzar addad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
TO PRoTEoT ENGINES.
Santa Fe Hires a Lot of Guards for
Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, May 4.=Chief of Po-
lice Burt stationed five extra men at
the Santa Fe roundhouse in this city
today. The action is said to have
been taken at the instance of the rail-
road company to protect the engines
against damage at the hands of per-
sons friendly to Strikers in other
cities. There has ben no strike here.
But few men are employed at the
local roundhouse, and it is said that
they viii not got out According to
those who will DISCUSS. the move at all,
it is said to havaf been merely a pre-
cautionary measure
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SHE SEES THE LIGHT.

Rockford Woman Pays ST to Settle
With Her Conscience.
The mail brought the passenger de-
partment of the Milwaukee & St Paul
road, among other things the follow
ing. which speaks for itself:
Rockford, April 30 went to KIRK
land a few years ago and took my boy
with me, but did not buy him ticket
and the conductor did not ask me for
the money. so I did not think much
about it at the time. He was a little
over 9 years old, but God has let me see
it was not right, and so I will send you
the fare, and 1 have learned a good
lesson. MRS. L. c. Van A.
There was a 81 bill inclosed in the
communication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
HEARST CASE REOPENED.
Fight on Coal Combine WIN Be Taken
Up May Fl.

In the anthracite coal rate inquiry
based upon the complaint of William r.
Hearst against the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway company and other
carriers of coal from Pennsylvania
mines to New York and other points,
the interstate commerce commission
today entered an order .reopening the
proceeding for further Investigation
and submission of additional testimony
on behalf of complainant or defend
ants, and setting the case for hearing
at the United States court room, New
York city, on May "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
WHO Will BE SURGEON?
Santa Ie Job Is Popular With EN-
poria Doctors.

1t is a question among Eamporia
physicians who will be nominees for
the position the late DR.. Jacobs held
here as Santa F7e surgeon and physi-
clan. Already several of the friends
of several Emporia doctors are circu-
lating petitions for the appointment
of the one named on each petition.
Petitions for Drs. Morrison, Eckdau,
Foncannon and Hunt have been cir
culated. The hospital is supported by
what each railroad man pays in for
it's maintenance.-Emp Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

Chicago. May 4.-Building opera
tons in Chicago viii be retarded Sc
riously unless the stone, lime and
cement teamsters make terms with
their employers The dealers have or
gained and decided by unanimous
vote to close every plant today pend
ing a settlement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

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Union Pacitic BooIzlet.

The Union Pacific is just out with a
very attractive guide to the Worlds
fair which contains some very beauti-
full halftone illustrations of the Worlds
fair buildings, maps Of the grounds
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-Four Tots Kfled by lightning.

Hobart Okla May 1.-The farm
house of Peter Schmitt. at Bessie, 25
miles north of here. was struck by
and four children, aged 8,
g. 4 and years, were killed. The
children were asleep upstairs.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
WALL STREET REVIEW
SLUGGISHNEsS BEFORE AppEARANCE
 OF BANK STATEMENT.
Increase in Loans, Although Small, Served to Discountenance the View of
 Heavy Stock Market LiuuidatiOn. 70

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-The stock market made strong demonstration 60 close the week and dissipate the reactionary appear -ance which had followed the opening strength. Features today were United States Steel preferred and the Southwest nection with the sanguine forecasts by per sons having an official connection with the trade. The rise In the Southwesterns was attributed to the increase of corn and cotton yields, which find currency for August was helpful in support.
 The market was sluggish and rather weak on the appearance of, the bank statement and pricAs wavered about tho time 1t ap peared, but the final dealings brought ac- tive buying and the market closed strong and active. Revised estimates were an cir culation this morning which prepared sen- timent for the heavier declines in cash re- serves than was indicated by the vxnown movements of currency. The increase in loans. although small. served to discounten- ance the view of heavy stock market liqui- dation during the week, The enormous credit balance If over StI. 900. 900 at the clearing houses today of one of the great banks reawakened the surmises of great transactions between the controlling inter cantiie reviews were cheerful to a degree that went far to corrcborate the growing belief iE substantial business revival and the expansion of the weeks bank clearings the country over was additional evidence for this view. The reduction In surplus re- serves 10 st2.63s.eo0 brings that item be- low that for the correspopding period last
 Total sales of bonds, par value. S1,773,- o00
 NEW YORK STOCK LIST
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S.--Cotton quiet and steady: sales. 2.750 Ordinary, 7h: good ordinary. 13-1s: low middling. T-16; middiing. 10; good middling, 10 3-16; mid ding fair. 10 1i-1s. Receipts 1i.s72; stock. l08.s .ss9.
 GALvESTON.--Firm middling, 10; sales, sf; receipts. 1s.o55; stock. 119,5O6
 MOBILE.-Firm; middling. 9H: receipts. S.1s2: sales. 200; stock. 21.s66.
 SAVANNAH.--Firm; middling, 13-16; eales. 44e: receipts. 15,sSS; stock. 115 Ss7. CHARLESTON. Quiet: middlng, sM receipts. i.sSe; stock, 2o,s57
 wfLMINGToN.-Nom receipts. s.7s3: stock. s1s.12s.
 NoRFoLK.-Receipts. HOO; stock. ST. BALTIMoRE.--Nomina middling, 10. 25 receipts 2s0: stock, S5s.
 BoSToN.-touet: middling, AS; net re- reipts. 5: gross. 4,Is3.
 PHILADELPHIA ~-- Quiet; middling. io.70; stock, 1.530.
 ST. LOUIS.--Quiet; middling, 10h: re- ceipts. 26s: sales. 4o stock, 3,36T
 NEW YORK.-Cotton quiet; middling .4s; gross receipts. 2.s37; stock. 46.620.
 Total today: Net recipts. 61.5is: ex- ports. to Great Britain, 19,O41; to continent, s&Tiss to Mexico, 50; stock. 476.672.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 61,519; ex- ports, to Great Britain, 19.041; to continent, 2l,T13; to Japan, 610; to Mexico. 5O
 Total since Sept. l. Net receipts 1534,- 1S6; exports to Great Britain. 566,50S: to France. 110,2 2T7; to continent, 330, 222: to Japan. 5.se0; to Mexico. 3.ss5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
STEADIER CABLES THAN LOOKED FOR
 CAUSE ADVANCE.
Prices Soon Ease Off Under Realizing, How even, and Then Rule Ffymer Again.
 Me6s Influences og Small Interest.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.--The cotton marke, opened steady at an advance of i@s points in response to steadier Liverpool cables than expected. and immediately following the call increased the gain somewhat on local covering and demand from bull interests. Later. however. the market eased off under realizing and declined about points from the opening. after which it was steadied by renewed covering and ruled about un- The weather was favorable, receipts lib- eral. and the weekend statistics bearsh.
 Receipts at the ports today, 6l.51s bales, against 72,sss last week and 44.oo0 last year For the week 400. 900 bales. against 397.s last week and 299.519 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans were IT, 09f bales, against 5,714 last year. and al Houston 13.0S1 bales. against 10000 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
G. E. PIERCE & CO.'S COTTON LETTER. (By Private Wire from Gibert & ClaY.)

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s. - Liverpool showed a disposition to establish a higher market and was several points higher to- day than logically due based on yesterday 6 closing of the American exchanges Cables stated that the spot sales of {. 900 bales did not indicate the large business doing Op- tions gained points and spots points as a result of this short sessions trading.
 Our market opened moderately higher but remained steady for only a short time at the advance. Larger receipts. excellent weather, weekend balancing of traders and the lack of speculative support caused a recession to below yesterdays closing fig ures. around which levels prices remained almost stationary, with trading exceptionAi- ly light The determination of the farmer to hold cotton is more general and far reaching than ever before witnessed and it must be assumed that his action is based on the belief that the production will not he as great as the Government figures and movement would indicate probable. Com bined with the knowledge that even a large sized crop is, in view of the depleted stocks of every description, most urgently wanted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

quiet and steady. Sales 2,75O bales, in- cIuding 1000 to arrive. Quotations un- changed.
 Futures opened quiet and 3M5 points higher. and gained 1@2 points additional in tho early trading. Unfavorable cables later had depressing effect on the market and prices reacted 6d10 points. remaining quiet to the end Of the halliday session.
 In he trading December opened points higher at 10 o6, moved up to 10 0s and de- clined finally to 10c. The market closed very quiet net l point up to down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
NEW YORK DRY GOODs.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.--In dry goods the market shows little improvement and both first and second hands report a disinclina- ton on the part of the brokers to operate with freedom. and yet where goods are on order a general disposition to hasten deliv- cries is evident. Stocks are no larger in manufacturers hands and among jobbers and yet there seems to be little fear regard ing the future on the part of buyers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.--Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining. S% centrifugal. ss test. { 5- ls; molasses sugar. sM. Refined quiet; No. g. 4.s5; No ', 4.so; No. 8. 4.50; No. g.. t.l6: No. 10. 40; No Il. 4.3o; No 12. tioners' A. 4.sO: mould A, 5. 40; cut loaf and crushed. SIS; powdered, 5.15; granu- lated. 5 .05; cubes. 5. 80.
 Coffee futures opened steady, unchanged, in sympathy with steady cables, but meet ing with continued scattering liquidation gradually eased off in absence of demand and closed steady, net points lower on all positions except March and April, which closed points, lower. Sales. 45,250 bags
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

KEY WEST, Oct. s.--Arrived: strs San Janiero. Risk. Galveston and sailed for New York. Mascotte. Allen Havana and sailed for Port Tampa; Benyaurd Hubbard: New York: tug Massasoit. Tortugas; schr. Hattie Darling Roberts, Nassau
 Larrinaga, Galveston; Lord Antrim Ham burg; Principessa Laetitia. New orleans and sailed for Genoa and Cette. Sailed; Str
 RNANDINA.-saiied: Str. Clematis, Beig., Lenaers, Antwerp. -
 MOBILE-ArrIved: Strs. Rosefield, Br.' Blackmore, Cardiff; Sabine. Young. New York; Brighton, Nor. Krohy. Port Limon. Cleared, Strs. vueltabajo, Cub, Cordeluz' Coatzacoalcos; sabine. Young, New fork'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. s.-CattIe--Receipts, 200. including 25 Southerns. Unchanged. Choice export and dressed beef steers 5 .O0 @s.1O: fair to good. 4.00@5. %: Western fed steers. 4.oo@5.5o; stockers and feed CTS. 2.25G4.2 25; Southern steers, 2. 80 a376; Southern cows. 1.5092.75; native cows, 1 50 @S.75: native heifers, 2.5094.5o; bulls, .75@3.2 25; calves, 2.50@6. .60
 Hogs-Receipts 1000. Weak to Sc low CT. Top, 5.s5; bulk of sales 5.5O I5. SD; heavy. 6.751b. s6; packers. 5.65 95.s0; pigs and lights, 5.40@5.sO.
 Sheep-Receipts, S00 Unchanged Ma tive lambs 4.o0Q5 10; native wethers, B. 26 @3.s0 Western sheep. 3.0o@3. 30: Western lambs. 4.O096.1 10; Western yearlings B. 25 @3.75; Western sheep. S.S093.s5; stockers and feeders. 2.5094.0o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
. Decrease.
NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH. Oct. s-Turpentine quiet, 52M; receipts, S2; exports.
 Resin firm; receipts. 1,43s; sales. 2.o07; a.55; E. 2.so; F. 2.s6@2.s7ls; 0. 2.7O; H. 2.7TM: I, 2.s0: K, 3.65; M. 4.l5@4.17M N. 4.37h; W c. 4.b5@4.so; W W. 4.sO. RLEsToN.-~Turpentine nothing do- ing.
 Rosin nothing doing
 WILMINGToN-Turpe nothing do- ingI receipts. sl casks.
 Rosin nothing doing; receipts. 153.
 Tar firm. 1 50; receipts. 142. Crude turpentine firm, 2.25. S.S0 and s.S0; receipts. 26s.