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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06
RICH FARMER A SUICIDE
Rufus P Miller Shoots Himself
Through His Heart.

Dover. kan, March 6.-Rufus P. Miller,
aged so years, a prosperous and wealthy
farmer living four miles west Of here,
today at noon, while his family was at
dinner, got up out of a sick bed, secured
a shotgun and committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart
Death followed Immediately. He had
been sick for several months and was
despOndent His wife, a daughter and
two sons survive him.
Miller secured the shotgun and went
outside and sat on the doorstep With
an iron poker he pushed the trigger and
the heavy charge tore through his
breast rending the heart into shreds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06

There will be a deaf and dumb
preaching service at the German
Lutheran church at Second and Van
Buren this evening by Prof. Jensen of
Omaha. There are about 25 deaf
mutes in Topeka, and it is planned to
have deaf and dumb preaching once a
month in the future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06
SMALLEST FOR MONTHS.
February Pipe Line Oil Runs Aver
aged 2O,16O.OS.

independence, Kan. March 6.=The
pipe line runs for the twenty-eizht
days of February aggregated 564.-
4S2.12 barrels. a daily average of
20,160.0S barrels.
The runs for January were 7a3.-
64S.02 barrels, representing a decrease
IN February Of 229. 1854 barrels. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06

The weather bureau man says that
there is small expectation of any
change in the temperature for the next
few days. The present indications seem
to point to a period of rather low tenn
peratures. The maximum for Sunday
was 60
Following are the hourly temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06

The fire department was called to
1907 Buchanan street at 1-30 this after
noon. SCOT aJaghting upon the roof
burned hole IL the same. The loss was
small The house was owned by J. w.
Martin and occupied by c. B. Tuttle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06
Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 6.=Forecast for
Kansas. Cloudy with showers tonight
and probably east portion Tuesday;
variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06
remnerntures in Large Cities.

Chicago. March 6.95 a; m femPeg- temper
o. rSt,xoaro %: Cincinnati, So; Bos-
ton a: Washington, 3s: Minneapolis
%; st. Louis. &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06

The wind at O'CLOCK was blowing
from the northeast at a rate of miles
per hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-06

it was indecisive The battle will be
renewed. at 7:SO o'clock tomorrow morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

Most central location-every car line in tn
city running within a block of the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

The best-equipped, modern, freproof stor
age building in.the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
N. Y. CLEARANcEs FOR 1905.
New High Record Established for
Bank Clearings.

NEW YORK, December 30-The bu.f-
ness year In the New York clearing house
established new high record for bank
clearings. The clearings were 500. 500. o60 .
2ol and the balances So 63, 546049
The total dealings on the New York
STOCK Exchange, with today's dealings not
included, were 211, s59S6o listed shares of
stocks and 1880, 45T shares of unlisted
stocks; government bonds, 81, 633. $50; state
and railroad bonds, 1888 SOP 100: unlisted
bonds $50, SOS, 200.
The sales of coffee on the New York cof-
Zee exchange amounted to 2f2i2 go ba ss,
against % $4,000 last year.
The years business at the New York
custom house for 1904. compared with 1905,
was as follows: Gold and silver coin and
bullion. imported in 1904, Sl4,G3S. 800; in
1903, 23,1l6,623; exported in 1904 Sill 443-
sos; in 1905 500 56S, H.
Merchandise imported in 1901 $500 56l, =
1ol; in 1905, sos. I29.340; exported domes-
tic, in 1904 $491 .I15 423; in 1905 1887 go ISs:
exported, foreign, in 1894, $l3,334, $50; in
1905, S13,319. 100.
Duties collected on merchandise in 1904.
SlI0,2T0,T16; in 1905 $167, SOP 800.
Merchandise shipped to Porto Rico in
1904, SS,331, 1872 in 1905. S12,Sll,SI4
Merchandise shipped to Hawaii in 1904,
S163,3l3i in 1868, S265,S40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
National Safe Deposit,
wings s. Trust Co..
Cor. 18th and New York Ave.
ESTABLISHED IN 1867.
per b., 10; hens, per lb., Is. Keats, per

per ID, 10; hens, per h., 10. Keats, per
h., 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. = The arrivals
each day have been slightly in excess of
the requirements. consequently the mar
ket has had a draggy tone all the week.
turkeys, choice. undrawn, per h. Is.
average. undrawn, per h., Ii; thin. per
10, IL; old toms, per To-. 16a17. Chickens
spring, large, per ID. y: medium. per Ib
II; small per h.. Il. Capons, lib. aver
age, per lb-. II; small, per h., 15a16. Slips.
per ID. l3al4. Hens choice. per H.. IL
boosters, per h., g. Ducks, old. per lb..
d2al2 young, per h. 13a14. Geese, per
h., 1oa13.
LIVE STOCK.--The feeling on cattle
continues strong, and choice goods are
drawing premium over our quotations.
togs continue only steady. Lambs and
sheep dun Choice calves wanted. Cattle,
extra, per cwt., 45oa4.75; butcher. per
cWt-. 3ooa3,50;. common, per cwt.. . 90.
rough, per cwt.. Local so Hogs. per cwf
gross. o.o0a5.25 ordinary, per cwt. 10
Sheep. wool, 3.50a4.5 so Lambs sprinp
choice, per h., 4; medium per III q.
Calves, prime, per h., Sash medium. per
3ha4. Cows, prime, fresh. each, $4,000
4o'oo; common, each, 2o00a3e.oO; old ana
dry. each, S.00a 1000
DRESSED MEATS.-Choiee. neat porls
In light supply and very firm Hog dress
ed veal dull. Calves, full dressed 9a1o
Hog dressed calves, 7a9. Hogs. small and
neat. per cwt., Oscar 90, medium. Coca
$50, heavy, 5,50aG.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Future Of the City.

Still, as the belief In the future of the city
and the steady growth of Its resources has
come to be realized more and more clearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

the intrinsic value OF enterprises which de.
pend mainly upon the expansion of the city
has been seen and IN consequence 1t has
been possible not only to finance with more
case such undertakings. but to secure
money for those already In operation.
The speculative value has also become q
factor and with the aid OF money loaned
upon such collateral the business of deaf
Ing In local stocks has assumed an impor-
lance that would not have been thought
possible few years ago. But all the con-
dftions have changed. There Is in the first
place more money IN the banks available
for such uses and for any other legitimate
use and there Is the increased intrinsic
value OF all these local activities due to the
growth of the city and its prospective de-
yeiopment.
1t IS not surprising then that the busi-
ness of dealing in local securities has en-
larged and that the seats on the local ex-
change instead of being valued at a few
hundred dollars are now sold for moro
thousand dollars than they were formerly
worth hundreds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
A BIG HOLIDAY TRADE
REVIEW OF BUSINESS CoNDr-
TIoNs BY BRADsTREET AGENCY.

Bradstreets review of trade says: Fol-
lowing an unprecedentedly active holiday
business In all parts of the country. distrib-
utive trade seems quiet by contrast. moro
particularly as unseasonably mild weather
affects retail operation IN seasonable heavy
wearing apparel.
What Is bad for retail business is, how
ever, good for outdoor industry, particularly
building, which remains very active, and
manufacturing operations likewise Ia
cilitated by uninterrupted passage of raw
materials to consuming centers. In whole
sale trade clearngs sales and stock aking
operations absorb attention, but It is noted
that operations for spring account are larg-
er than ordinary, and, In fact. business is
heavier than expected at this season.
Retail clearance sales have begun rather
carrier than usual Staples generally maiu-
tain all their old strength. Iron and steel
lead The industries in strength of demand
and prices. finished steel being particularly
active for this season. though pig iron sales
are fair at the west and open weather ia
Yors unprecedented production Labor Is
exceptionally well employed for this season.
and the weather conditions so far favor less
than ordinary shutdowns. January is likely
10 see some strikes in the printing trades
and some lines of building employees a the
metropolis.
Additional reports as to trade in the
year now closing point to 1865 as having
speculative, financial and industrial circles
AS whole. however, primacy must be as
signed to manufacturing industry which
shows largest gains over all preceding
years.
AS to the future, the outlook seems full OF
promise. and the advent of 1893 is awaited
with confidence unsurpassed in recent years
detailed dispatches point to widespread
Iniio weather being drag upon retail trade
heavy dry goods, clothing. shoes rubber
goods and furs being especially affected
Business failures in the United States for
the week ended December % number Dig
against 235 last week. 21S in the like week.
OF 1904. zoo in 1903, 202 In 1902 and ogs in
iHol In Canada failures for the week num-
Der "a as against IS last week, and 20 in
this week a year ago "
Wheat, including flour. exports for the
week ended December % are 344s 24S
bushels. against 4.473 4S2 last week. aSl 40
TINS week last year, 2,915, 236 In 1904 and
6"5ozoo in leO2 From July l to tie the
exports are 65,1S0279 bushels, against "a
d63,321 last year, Sc. 80, 7s6 in 1903, and 100
oo5,22o IN 1852 Corn exports for the v-aelr
are 4'G0t,.t bushels. against BOSS fs1S LAST
week l,ylsZ,342 a year ago, go OS, In 1ppp
ana 2o3f.o42 in 1902. From july 10 data
the exports of corn are 36.952 $40 bushels
against lo,S@'54 in 1904, 81, SOB 436 in I9n9'
and 1o.G62,53T in 1902" ''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
CITY MARKET REPORT

EGGS.-The market is showing a de-
cidedly easier tone on fresh gathered
stock, the receipts being far in excess of
the requirements Nearby, fresh Vir-
ginia. 81; w. Virginia and S W. Virginia
26; Tennessee, 20; North Carolina, &c;
storage. 20.
BUTTER.--There is small supply of
strictly fancy creamery, and prices on
that grade are very firm. Lower grades
quiet but steady Fancy renovated in
good demand. Creamery, fancy, 26a26 y
western firsts, %; seconds. 20. Process,
fancy, II; fair TO good. 10. Western, fac
tory. f1rsts 1914; seconds, 1871. Dairy
choice, 161e; good, 1512. Store packed,
fresh, Is.
CHEESE.-Receipts continue light and
market firm on choice qualities N Y.
state factory, fall, large, 10; fall, small,
10; summer, large, IA; summer small,
II u. Western factory, new, choice, IA,
fair TO good. 12a1S; Virginia, 11a12.
LIVE POULTRY. - The arrivals this
week have continued LIBERAL especially
of chicks and fowls, but the demand has
been sufficient to clean up the stock
Chickens, spring, large, per ID, II; me-
dunn, per H., II; small. per h.. 1oh
Hens. per H., H. BOOSTERS per H.. g.
Ducks, old. per lb., II: young. per lb. la
13 Geese. per lb.. 0a12. Turkeys, toms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
IN WASHINGTON
MARKET FOR BONDS
WASHINGTON KEEPS PACE WITH
THE REST OF COUNTRY.

That Washington is keeping pace with
the rest OF the country in financial matters
is shown in a most striking manner by the
increase and improvement In the bond
business during the past year." said w. f.
Lewis. president Of the recently organ
led bond brokers' association of this city
"A year ago one bond house was able to
take care of all the Investment business
OF this class here, and to spare. Now
however, several of the foremost invest
ment bankers of the country have branches
located here, and find sufficient business to
encourage them to look for even better
things from Washington In this line in the
future. AS further indication of the ten
dency of local financial institutions and
Individual investors to go into high-grade
railroad and municipal issues the recent
formation of the Association of Washing
ton Bond Brokers is pointed to-
During the summer just passed the
local banks and trust companies were fairly
steady buyers of the best class of railroad
bonds. With the hardening of the money
market in the fall, and the subsequent stiff
advances in rates. however. this demand
very naturally dwindled, and outside of
little swapping securities with some of
the banks the bond brokers were COM
PEELED to look to the individual investors
for business.
Among this class In Washington a
great zeal OF educational work has to be
done.
Ready to Invest.
'''rhe Washington investors have been
brought up on real estate notes, and for
time it will be a little difficult to over
come this seemingly natural preference
But when they are once shown that they
can invest their money in standard rail-
road bonds, having a broad national and
ofttmes international market; that they
nave Known value and reputation; that
they can be sold any five minutes in the
day; that they have a fixed value as col
lateral at almost any bank in the country;
that the obligor is usually a powerful
corporation doing a tremendously profit
able public utility business; that there is
no expense or trouble incurred in owning
bonds. and that the income from this form
of investment is just as large as that from
real estate mortgages, they usually come
into line with the modern investors and be-
come good bond buyers.
The fact that the list of local invest
ments is extremely linite,. and this is not
only admitted by thoughtful members Of
the Washington Stock Excha.. ~e, but is
evidenced by the greatly increased hold
inSs of high-grade railroad and municipal
bonds by the local banks and financial IN
stitutonS, and the further facts that the
national capital is growing at an enormous
rate in wealth and population, and that it
is the gateway to the south, whose won
derful resources are now being so rapidly
developed, must make it easily discern
ible to the most casual student of finance
that Washington must soon become an i'm
portant outlet for the best class of invest
ment securities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
British Revenue Returns.

LONDON, December 30-The revenue
returns for the united kingdom for the
period from April | to December 81, 1905.
show the total revenue to have been Sisl :
$4,000 The increases are: Estate duties
$780,. 9s5: stamps, S, 1000: post office and
telegraph. s., $4,000; Suez canal and other
loans, S347.790, and miscellaneous, Sg4f. 075.
The decreases are: Customs $4,000 975:
excise. S2,o19,110: land tax $50 600: house
duty, Sf50.000, and property income. $780,
600. The amount actually paid into the
treasury shows 1888, 100 decrease The de-
crease in customs receipts is mainly due
to tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
No More Absolute Villains.

H. NJ. Alden. in Harpers Magazine for January
The story of today is remarkable not for
its exclusion of evil traits. but for las truer
perspective of human failures and excel
lences. its wiser ningliug of these This
now temperament of fiction began as a
notable feature with George Eliot. and has
been steadily developed. until now the po-
lite reader has no relish for the unmixed
type of saint or sinner. If there Is any
bright cherub sitting up aloft that takes
care of the poor editor, it is one who re-
strains his hand when he would accept
story In which pure malice has any part
or one In which pharisaism wins any ia
y0x.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Languages in Russia,
from the london Chronicle.


There are towns in Russia where lam
guage is diverse-Revel. on the Baltic, for
example, one of the earliest of the mutfneer-
ing centers during the present uprising. A
writer says he has walked along the cab
rank in the square of the little town and
found droshky drivers who spoke as their
native tongues Russian, Finnish, German,
Swedish. Lithuanian and Yiddish And
there were bat ten droskies on the stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Elective Lighting for Trains.
London Electrical Review.

From the london Electrical Review.
Electricity is absolutely the only safe
means of lighting railway train. We look
forward to the time when the government
will make its adoption compulsory, and
thereby improve the lighting, reduce the
cost and abolish danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
His Preference.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Yon say this man stole your overcoat.''
said the magistrate, "do understand that
you prefer charges against hfm?"
We'll. no. your honor replied the plain
tiff, .soi prefer the overcoat II it's all the
same to you. sor.''
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
Farmers Fab les.

A traveller was eating at rail-
road restaurant and called for a
cup of coffee and a bun. On
breaking open the bun he found a
cockroach in the middle of it and
set up a roar. What is the
trouble" asked the keeper of the
restaurant.
Why here is a cockroach in
this bun, said the indignant
traveller. In that case my friend, "
said the restaurant man calmly,
I will have to charge you 10
cents, the price of a sandwich,
instead of FIVE, the price of bun.
We can't afford to furnish meat
with the bread for nothing. -
Daily c. c. Caller.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
GERMANY INTERESTED.
May Gust American Insurance Com.
p4a:es from Europe.

Berlin, The German govern
ment is watching with keen inter
est the investigation now being
conducted by a committee of the
New York legislature into the af-
fairs and conduct of American life
insurance companies, and is taking
steps to keep itself fully informed
regarding the progress and results
of the investigation.
According to the Colon Gazette,
the supervision officer for private
insurance has applied to the Ger
man representatives in the United
States, as we'll as directly to the
United States government, for in
formation on the situation. The
paper adds that steps against the
companies operating in Germany
are not yet to be expected, as the
investigation has not been finished.
Various newspapers have limited
within the past few weeks that
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
A Man, a Maid and a Football.

A sturdy young footballer in
Liverpool, who was counting the
lovely daughter of a wealthy mag
nate, had many rivals to contend
against. The magnate was an ar
dent lover of football, and when the
youthful player came one morning
to plead for the young lady's hand
her father replied:
Go and a score a couple of
goals for our team on Saturday,
and then come and see me again. ="
The lover pluckily fulfilled the
allotted task, and called again on
the man of money.
And now" said the magnate,
tell me in what respect you differ
from your rivals in seeking my
daughters hand"
That is easily explained, was
the ready response. They loved
for gold, while I goaled for love. "
The witty wooer won his wife.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
NEGRO ESCAPED.
Honk Gibson. Suspected Of Completely in
Murder Of Condit Family at Edna.
Captured and Escaped From
Officers.

No doubt a majority of HERALD
readers are familiar with the har-
rowing details of the findish MUIR
der of Mrs. Condit and four chill
dren, at Edna last Friday by ne
groes. Monk Gibson, a young
negro wko was working near, and
who gave the first alarm, was ar
rested on suspicion of having
either committed the deed or of
having knowledge of the perpetra-
tors and placed in jail. Sheriff Egg,
of Jackson county, feared mob
would take the negro from jail and
deal out to him the justice his crime
merited, so decided to take the
fiend to the Halletsville jail for
safe keeping. So without either
handouts or rope the negro was
placed on a forse, with a deputy
sheriff Before and another behind
him, and told to ride for his life.
He rode and escaped from his cap
tors, and was still at large at 1927
O'Clock this morning when the fol-
lowing telegram was received from
Wharton by w. B. Barbee:
Negro not caught yet. Ex-
pected to be caught any minute.
A. F. MoRELAND.
Sheriff Egg is doubtless a good
officer, but in his eagerness to pre-
vent lynching, he exercised very
bad Judgment in not taking every
precaution to prevent the escape of
a negro suspected of crime SO
foul that THE blood runs cold in
contemplating it.
If captured, and there is little
doubt that he will be, no power on
earth can save the negro from the |
wrath of the citizens in the vicinity |
where the deed was committed.
Mob violence is to be deplored, but |
it seems no law has ever been en-
acted to cover such cases as the
above.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
10 TRAGEDIES IN A FAMILY
-Four Murdered. Three Committed Sui.
eide, Three Died by Accidents.

Indianapolis, Ind--The death
of Samuel Horn, who was accident
ally killed last week while hauling
logs near Rochester, Fulton Coun-
ty, is the thirteenth tragic death
in one family. Four members
were murdered, three committed
suicide, three died in insane asy-
lums and three died by accident.
This series of tragedies, which
has occurred within the memory
of many persons who have lived
near the family, has awakened a
feeling that strange fatality at
tends in some way to the place and
the house is now unoccupied be-
cause of the fear that it inspires.
The first of the family were
Abraham Grippe and his wife, in
dustrious people, and grandparents
of Samuel Horn, who has just met
death. Mrs. GRIPPE became dis
coutented and wished to return to
Germany. After repeated refusals
by her husband she became derang-
ed, set fire to the barn and died in
the building.
Two weeks after Mrs. Cripe's
death Mr.. Cripe's sister fell dead
while raking leaves in the yard.
In an investigation that followed it
was shown that Mrs. Grippe, the day
before her suicide, had struck her
sister-in-law on the head with a
milestone, and it was from this
blow that she died.
In few months Lucan GRIPPE
showed signs of insanity, and soon
afterward was found dead in the
woods, where he had been struck
by a falling limb. Elias Grippe,
3 brother of Lucan, upon receiving
4 large amount of money for his
part of the estate, was found muir
dered in his barn one morning.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03

The wife of we'll known naval
officer in Washington recently
advertised for cook. Though, the
establishment presided over by the
officers wife is in accord with their
undisputed social position, yet it
is by no means pretentious, for the
naval man has no means aside from
his salary. Consequently when one
APPLICANT for the position as cook
announced to the wife her price
would be $50 a month she was
told that such wages were out of
the question. The cook, not deign-
ing to notice the remark, went on
at length to give her superior
qualifications, touching especially
on her ability to get up smart lun-
cheons and dinners. Again the
lady of the house said she would
not pay S5C for cook. Seeing that
her determination was unalterable,
the applicant for the place prepared
to take her departure. AS she was
nearing the door she remarked
patronizingly: Il seel You are
trying to live within your income!"
New York Tribune.