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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-20
INSTITUTES A SUCCESS.
santa Fe Planning to Hold Another
Series ON Englewood Branch.

Great interest was manifested in the
series of farmers institutes which nave
been held at various points in the state
within the last two weeks under the au-
spices of the State Agricultural college
and the Santa Fee said Charles l. Sea
graves. general colonization agent of the
railroad company, today and believe
that much good will result from them:
Mr. Seagraves accompanied the profess
sors from the college, who lectnred at
these Institutes on the best methods TO
secure large yields of corn and wheat and
other topics of interest to agriculturists.
The last of these institutes was held at
Lawrence yesterday. Mr.. Seagraves said
that the attendance at all of the meet
ings were far beyond what had been an
ticipated and that they were successful
in every particular.
He is now working out the details for
another lecture tour on the part OF the
agri culSura1 college professors which will
Be 11fdErta4zen by them probably during
the last week in March. These lectures
viii be delivered at places along the En-
gleWood branch Of the Santa F'e and on
this occasion 1t is proposed to carry the
professors in a special train and have
them deliver lectures in the cars At some
of the larger towns the lectures will be
given in halls, as they were on the trip
which has just been concluded.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Melissa Jcrrett died at the home OF
Mrs w H Wood, 1241 Fillmore street.
at midnight last night being within
thirty minutes Of the hour of her birth
69 years ago. Mrs Jerrett came to this
city two weeks ago from Hiawatha to
visit her friend, Mrs. Wood and was
stricken with pneumonia shortly after
her arrival and fingered until last nigh+
Mr.. Frank Watson Of Bartlettsville, In
dian Territory, the only immediate
member of the family will take charge
of his mothers remains which viii be
taken to Lindsborg for interment
Mrs. Margaret Marley, wife of James
Markey, special agent for the Rock Is
land, died at her home. 129 Van Buren,
street, at noon yesterday. The remain
will be taken to Milwaukee for burial.
Mrs. Mary Rafferty, died at her home
near Dover Sunday evening at 10 o'clock
as the result of an operation for appen-
dicitis. The funeral was held from the
Church of the Assumption at 10 O'Clock
today Interment was in the Cath
ole cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Buckniller died at the
home Of her son-in-law, w. T. Hotch-
kiss, near Berryton, last night, of para
lysis at the age Of 81. The funeral win
be held tomorrow morning al the Church
of the Assumption and the interment
will be in the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Maria Wilson, aged 81. died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs E. L.
Simpson. 719 Lake street, Monday morn
ing Of drOpsy. The funeral announce
ments viii be made tomorrow.
News has been received of the death
of Miss Ethel Lyman. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John LYMAN, who formerly
resided at zoos Buchanan street, this
city Death was caused by spinal men
nights after a brief illness. Mr. Hyuan
left Topeka about two years ago for
Texas and afterwards moved 20 call
fornia Miss Hyman who was an only
daughter, was about nineteen years Of
age and is remembered by her friends in
this city as an uncommonly sweet and
beautiful girl.
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WANT THE PHILIPPINES.
Japanese Newspapers Advocate the
Purchase of the Islands.

Victoria. b c., Feb. 2O.-some
japanese newspapers are advocating
the purchase of the Philippines from
the United states. according to adj
vices received by the steamer Athe-
MAN. The YOrodsu HoehO says the
Philippines have cost the United States
much money and no substantial ad-
vantages have been secured, and that
Japan could meet with more success.
as America has failed because of racial
differences between ruler and ruled
and the long distance which separates
the government and the islands. Con-
Guiding the Yorodsu Hocho illustrates
japanese success in FOrmOsa.
The terrible distress prevailing in
the three famine-stricken districts of
north Japan is exciting profound
ympathy elsewhere IN the empire,
the former tendency to refuse foreign
aid having vanished in view of the ex-
IRENE need. Governm ent aid has been
offered and relief work begun. Later
advices from the famine zone show
that hundreds of persons, including
women and children, are perishing
from starvation, aggravated by bitter
cold
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to the leaders. If this is the case the
senate VIII pass the bill, and there will
be legislation.
1t has been several years since there
was an omnibus public building bill
and the members of the house and sen
ate are beginning to chafe under the
restraint Public buildings, like river
and harbOr improvements have been
facetiOusly referred to the country over
as pork" and unkind things have
been said about the ''barI," which was
opened at the last minute when mem
bers had been unusually good in their
behavior toward the leaders and spea k
err and were just on the point of rebel
lion and Instruction. But as a matter
of fact, public building legislation has
been fairly we'll distributed over the
country, and buildings largely placed
where they should have been, and with
the laudable intention of facilitating
government business, and adjoining a
town, as we'll as contributing to the
popularity Of a member of congress.
Representa- ves Campbell. Scott and
rEIng- 100000 each+ Tor the cities Of
Pittsburg, lola and Newton. These
amounts may be scaled down some
what, however.
Representative Bowersock has a bill
for the Improvement of the Kansas
City. Kansas, public building, carrying
S125.00O
Senator Long has bills for the New
ton building; for the improvement of
the Kansas City building. and for the
enlargement of the Wichita building
The latter bill would appropriate $780,
600 for the desired purpose.
Tt IS proper to say that an excellent
showing as to postoffice business has
been made in support Of the claim for
public buildings for Pittsburg lola. and
Newton. Receipts at each of these Of
fees have increased steadily and they
are all important and deserving. accord
ing to the rule heretofore followed in
public buildings.
Kansas City. Kan, secured a public
building some years ago, but at the
time It was Inadequate for the amount
of business transacted. Since then. the
city's population has increased some
1900; the receipts of the postof1ce have
nearly doubled it is stated and q term
Of United States court is now held there.
which necessitates added room in the
public building for that purpose The
commercial club has been making a
strong effort for relief and laid the
tor LoTg in such an Intelligent way
that bills We're introduced at once
Wichita's public building was erected
in 1891. The town then had a popula-
ton of possibly 10000. Tt is reliably
conceded now to have in the neighbOr-
hood Of $4,000. and its postal business
has increased over geo per cent since the
building was erected. Postal receiuts
now run over $4,000 per annum. Be
sides. there are terms of United States
court held several times each year; the
railway mail service has headquarters
in the building: and the special exani-
ner OF the bureau of pensions has an
office there This has made the build
ing entirely Inadequate for the demands
placed upon it.
Kansas now has five nublic buildings.
Thew are situated at Topeka, Leaven-
worth, Atchison, Salina, Fort Scott.
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for the success of the exhibition last ev-
eqlng belongs to Miss Margaret Douglas,
physical director at the Y w. c. A, W no
Tor several weeks past has, with uutirlng
energy, drilled the classes to the point OF
perIection, which they displayed LAST
pupils as one possibly could be, was evi-
denced time and time and again last
night Every once in while. between
me numbers on the programme one OF
the girls would yell out:
wv hos all right?''
Miss Douglasg' the rest would shout
Who says so2H
'Everybody!''
Who's everybody
THE Y. ". c. A -
And every time this call was given the
audience would applaud Miss Douglas
was also the recipient of a number OF
handsome bouquets from the members OF
the classes In handling the programme
Of last night without q hitch Miss Doug
las was ably assisted by Miss Nellie r
Graham. who played plano accompani-
ments for all OF the drills and exercises
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CHECKING Up LAND SALES.
Accountant GaTord Begins Work to
Sec Where State Stands.

J. c. Gaford, state accountant. has
started I'm an examination of the rec
ords of the school land sales in the Of
flee of the state auditor. and will make
a complete summary of all transactions
in school lands from 1860 down to
date. The object of the investigation is
to ascertain VIII neither or not the money
received from the sale of school lands
has all been turned over to the state
treasurer for the benefit Of the school
fund
When it is understood that there are
two sections of each land in each
township belonging to the public
schools, and that each of these sections
has prOba bly, been sold in small tracts.
the extent of the work on making a
record of all the transfers may be ap-
preciated- It is the biggest Job Of ac-
counting which the state accountant
has so far undertaken.
At the same time, the clerks in the
accountants Office are checking up the
receipts Of the clerk of the supreme
court. The investigation of che secre-
tary Of states records is practically
complete. but will not be closed up until
the end Of February. A complete in
ventory Of all the bonds in the treas
urer's Office is also being made Mr.
Gafford now has four assistants work
ing in his Office
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HIS CONSCIENCE UNEASY.
Fellow Wants to settle With santa he
for Beating a Ride.

Another conscience stricken Individual
has signifed his intention Of making an
unsolicited contribution to the Golfers of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe For
fifteen long years this chap has been in
the debt Of the company ,unknowinelvt to
it, of course, but as soon as it is figured
up just what the man owes, the debit
will be discharged and he will be able
to sleeo easy once more.
A letter was received from this fellow
at the passenger department Of tae SAN
ia Fe this morning. In it he stated that
way back when the Sac and Fox Teser-
walton was opened he got on a train at
small station in Oklahoma and. rode tn
Arkansas City He paid the brakeman
on the train one dollar to pass hin
through, The fare for this trip then v-as
two dollars and half. In his letter Iie
said that he had been converted recenfIv
and wished to ease his conscience nv
paying the company the money he haa
defrauded 1t cut of so many years arc
He asked that the interest due an fbe
two dollars and a half be compi1ts5 80
he be notified just how much is due the
company and then he viii settle. ne
viii be notified Of the amount r5,fa -
may possibly be heard from again,
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Kansas Citv Live stocIs sales Toda1
Mr.. STEWART IN THE RACE.
Old Citizen Would BE Commissioner
From North District.

J. n. Stewart, who is a candidate for
commissioner of the First district, is
making an active campaign for the
office which ne aspires to fill. He
has been one OF the heavy tax payers
ever since he located in the county
more than % years ago and as such
feels that he should have a voice in
the councils where the rate of taxation
is fixed.
Mr.. Stewart came to Shawnee county
in 1873 and purchased a farm near
Silver Lake which he has managed
continually ever since. up to a few
years ago when be retired. Although
closely Identified with the political his
tory of the county as a Republican
worker he has never held a county
Office.
IF I am nominated and elected. -
said Mr.. Stewart, Il viii not be handi-
capped by party pledges. nor governed
by any clique nor ring, and win have
my entire time to devote to the inter
ests Of the county which for more than
a quarter Of a century has been my
home
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HORN WILL BUILD.
Buys Property ana VIII Expend
$1,000 on Building.

c. ". Horn of the Horn Planning
Mill company has purchased half OF
lot $50 and the lot adjoining on Van
Buren, street and Will commence the
erection of warehouse and storage
room on the lots purchased as soon as
the weather conditions will permit
The building which is in reality an
addition to the mill now in operation
on Van Buren, street viii be 80 by 150
feet and will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
I'VE expect, said Mr.. Horn. ito get
at work at an early date on the addi-
ton to our property as the growth of
our business has made more room
necessary, and the work viii be pushed
to completion as soon as possible The
building which we are figuring on con-
structing Will be used for a store room,
In part for lumber, but most Of the
room viii be occupied with our finish
ed products. 1t IS really too soon at
this time to say exactly when the
building will be commenced but we are
in need of it badly at this time, and
we want to commence work as soon
as we are certain that the weather
will not Interfere with the work of our
men.
"a portion of our yards will be
moved from the lots which are on
Jackson street, and as soon as this
move is made necessary we will be
badly cramped for room and this move
has made it necessary for US to pur-
chase this ground and build"
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Wall St New York, Feb 2o--SIOCkS-
Opening changes in the stock market to
day from last nights prices were general
Nv small with gains predolninating. The
hard and soft coal carriers were eNcep-
lions and were a small fraction lower on
the decision of the supreme court regard
ing rights of coal carriers to deal in that
commodity.
Prices fell sharply in spots and then
rose vigorously when supporting orders
appeared Reading and Smelling sold a
point below last night and Great North
ern preferred lost its rise before the re
covery set in. Large fractional gains
were shown IN most of the important
stocks by II O'Clock. besides advances of
to IL points in St Paul. Brooklyn Ran
id Transit. Colorado Fuel and u s. Rub
her. . points in Consolidated Gas and 3
in Northern Pacific
Fitful buying caused a large number of
gains. reaching a noint or more. which
We're mostly in stocks not Of first impor-
lance including many fndustriaIs-
Bonds were steady ct noon.
The heavy buying Of Reading which in
creased its rise to points overshadOEved
the whole market. The jump in that stock
caused a rally in other coal stocks.
The market BEGAN TO show some effect
OF the profit taking invited bv the day s
rise. but except in the cases Of Reading.
which Welded 2 point. Northern Pacific
ia points end Great Northern preferred
~ points. the reaction was sn7r3 Read
ing reboundad to above 40 before the
hour expired.
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Kansas city. Feb. 20.
~. GT,o V1-
Knrsas 90 T.ive Stoclz NIarl.ct.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. 20-CATTLE-
Receipts today. 1900 head, including 800
head of southerns. Market slow and
steady. Native steers, S40006.00; southern
steers, 50 1904 80; southern cows, 81 25d3-l5;
native cows and heifers, s.. $4,000; stock
ers and feeders. IS. 0G14. 80; bulls $2-6064.0 90;
calves So 006b7.50; western fed steers, $3.50
as. so; western fed cows, S250d4.00-
S-Receipts today, 10000 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales, Sc. 05Q6. IS ;
heavy, $610d6.2O; packers, $6.0715q6.171a
pigs and lights. $5.S066.10.
SHEEP Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market steady to weak. Muttons. 81 254
BIS; lambs, s5.5oQ690; range wethers, $3.50
R6 Is: fed ewes. s.. 25G5. 20.
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Kansas civ Produce Market.

Kansas City. Feb 0-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today. 80 cars; Quotations
were weak to lower and as follows: May,
1850: July. 73s4 G: Sept, 73Ac. CASH: No;
? hard 7567Sc; No 8 hard. 71QI6c; NO. 2
red. SsdS9c; No. 3 red, S3dSTc.
CORN-Mav. 391hc: July. 393sc. Cash
NO > mixed. 3sAc; No , white, S9ci No )
3 OAR 81 Market steady. No white 2'ss
d301Sc
RYE-Market steady 5s1hd6oc.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy
SO. 50d11 90; choice prairie. IS. 25dS5O
BTTTTER-Market steady Creamery &c
EGGS-Market weak. Fresh, 10c
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Milwaukee. Wis, Feb. 2O--The golf
craze has at last hit Milwaukee and hit
the town hard. This was evidenced by
the proposal of the park commissioners
to abolish the game at Lake and Wash
ington parks, where 1t has been played
for the past four seasons The pro-
posaI was received with storm of pro-
test and with little effort a petition
was signed by 500 players asking that
the game be retained on the public
cn1Irses
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..Waco Kid'' Again Arrested.

Elmer Thomson, Waco Kid" was
arrested on a vagrancy charge yester-
day by Detective Pavey. Thompson,
who is considered an undesirable Wis
itor by che police, was recently fined
500 for carrying a revolver, and or
dered to leave town He paid the fine,
but returned to Topeka after a short
absence He says he is being perse-
cuted by the police, and that some of
the officers have a grudge at him.
waco had over 500 in his pockets
when arrested.
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New York, Feb. 20.-NIONEY- on
call strong and higher, 31zd4 per cent;
ruling rate 4a41z; closing bid and OFFER
ed at per cent; time loans STEADY 70
firm 60 and 90 days and months, 512 per
cent. -,
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5000
actual business in bankers bills at 1854
"A $500 for demand and at S4.S2A a $3.50 for
60 day bills; posted rates. S4S31294 81 and
81 SIGI4 S71h; commercial bills, S4S212.
SILVER silver, 661sei Mexican dol
lars. size.
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JUDGE GEIGER's FATE.
His Political Destfnies Hang on Meet
ing on March I.

Atwood. Kas.. Feb. 2O.-Charles E.
Scott. chairman of the Republican
committee of the Seventeenth judicial
district, has called a meeting of the
committee in Oberlin for 8 o'clock p.
m. March 1. The committee will call
a convention for the nomination Of a
successor to Judge A. c. T. Geiger, of
Decatur county.
It is likely that Judge Geiger will
have some opposition for renomina-
ton. w. H Pratt and Chauncey
Lewis both of Phillips county, are
likely to get into the race
Each county in the district will have
one representative at the meeting of
the committee. The counties in the
district are Phillips. Norton, Decatur.
Rawlins and Cheyenne. L. H.
Thompson, of Norton county, is secre-
tarv.
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N-e0y york. Feb. 2o-BUTTER-Mar
serrner street price: Extra creamery, CSC.
OfffeiaI price: Creamery. common to ex-
fra 1662Sc; factory, common to hFsts, IA
6717e: western imitation creamery extras,
Die: western imitation creamery, hrsts'
EGGS-Aarket easy. Western irsts,
19c: western seconds. 13dl31ac-
POTTITRY-Dressed poultry firm. West
ern chickens, 10d13c; turkeys, 15Q2lc;
fowls 101l4c.
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Liverpool. 1:8O p m: Wheat I'D higher;
Grain r receipts at Chicago: Wheat. q
cars; graded ?. Corn. 49S cars; graded H.
Oats. 1879 ears; graded 81.
Northwest grain receipts today; Mime
anoIis 264 cars; Duluth, 50 cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis. 100 cars; Duluth, l6
cars.
16 cars. corn. I15 cars: oats, % cars.
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas city
Wednesday: Wheat, 81 cars; corn a cars
oats, 9 cars.
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Chicago, Ill. Feb. 20.-BUTTER--Nfarr--
EGGs-Market weak. At mark, cases
ca F,F,TZNfarlzet firm. Daisies. 13c;
Twins. 11M 012c; Young Americas. 13c;
POUITRY-Alive poultry steady FUR
l,evs 12N15c:- chickens and springs. &c.
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gar STEADY E7air refining. a2Tsc aseefa tfff
gal IS test. 3 11-S2aD39sc. ruolasses sugar.
z7sc. Refned sugar quiet. Crushed, $50;
powdered S450; granulated $500
:, CoFtEE-Market steady No. Z Rio.
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day, % bales. Spot cotton closed 10 points
lower. Quotations per 100 pounds. Mid
ding uplands, s1100; middiing gulf, $11.25.
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FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains PROVISIONS, Cotton and Stocks.
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Pennsylvania Congressman Dead.
Philadelphia. Feb. 20 George
Rooster, congressman from the Third
Pennsylvania district. is dead after q
long Illness. aged 81 years.
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Cbicago3 Feb. 20.-CATTLE Receipts to-
day. 5000 head. Market slow and steady.
Beeves, So. 96e16 ~ COWS and heifers. $500
40: stockers-1aA s@2ders, s2-75q4.65; Tex
ans, So. 6oJ4.40.
Receipts today. $4,000 head: esti--
mated Wednesday, 200 head. Market
steady. Mixed and butchers, s6.O0d6,30;
good heavy. $62006.30; rough heavy, Sc. esq
6.15; light, s6.0o616 %; pigs, s5.70Q610; bulk
of sales, Sc. 15d6.25.
sHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market steady. Sheep, S. 60q5.70; lambs.
s.. oo0T 25-
Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today
1.-THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards. Kansas City. Mo. and
telephoned to the Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
marIets.1
Kansas City. Feb. 20.
CATTLE Receipts today. 1900 head.
Market. steady.
c. r Wahl Of Blaine topped the cattle
market at $50 with 3-year-old Herefords-
Receipts today. 1900 head Mar
ket steady Bulk of sales S6-o5q6.l715; top.
SHEEP Receipts today. 5000 head
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CHICAGO Markets.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth St Telephone 1851
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Market GOSSIP.

FURNISHED By the A. N McDernott Com
Mission Co, Stocks. Grains. Provisions
ana Investment securities Room Il
Columbian bldg.J
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Galveston. Tex. Feb 20-COTTON-
Market lower. at 107zc Der pound.
New York, FEB. eo.-C0TTO1-Sales to
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National Board of Trade Kansas City.
Furnished by j. z. Cali Comnisslons
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office no w. Sixth st. Telephone 4S6I
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Mrs. Margaret Marley, wife of James
Markey, special agent for the Rock IS
land, died at her home. 129 Van Buren,
street. at noon yesterday. The remain
viii be taken to Milwaukee for burial
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Mrs. Maria Wilson, aged 81. died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs E. L.
Simpson. 719 Lake street, Monday morn
ing Of dropsy. The funeral announce
ments viii be made tomorrow.