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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-03
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Wall St, New York, Jan. 3.-STOCKS-
Opening prices in the stock market today
moved irregularly, the losses pred0miuat-
ing. The strength and weakness were dis
trlbuted along about the same lines as
prevailed In yesterdays market. Read
ing rose 115 points. Baltimore and Ohio 3
point and Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Certificates sold at an advance of points.
American Ice rose IA points and 1nterna-
Anaconda fell points. American Sme1t-
ing IA points. New York Central and
Northern Pacific point and Union Pa
cifc a large fraction.
The indecision manifested at the outset
was not continued long, the spirited buy
ing Of Reading and some of the western
grain carriers making rapid and fun re-
coVeries in all directions. Smelling. which
had been forced off points, rallied to pa
points and Anaconda also rebOunded
points. Profit taking in Reading COM
menced on a large scale, after it crossed
a. and 1t fell back ~ points. Other
stocks yielded fractionally, but the entire
list showed decided strength again at IL
top. The rise in Reading reached %
points. St. Paul gained "a points and
Norfolk and Western, Atchison and North
american to IA points Delaware and
Hudson fell IL points and Atlantic Coast
Line IL points.
Orders for stocks increased and a large
variety was represented in the demand
Consistent favorites, such as Sugar. I'm
ion Pacific, Pennsylvania and Reading ali
sold we'll above their midday prices but
a number of obscure stocks kept pace
with them at times in point of specuIa-
tive interest Sugar spurted up 4 points.
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LOCAL MENTION.

The board of election supervisors will
meet this. evening in the Office of g. H.
Titus, election commissioner.
Ex-Sheriff Porter S. Cook and Mrs.
Cook left yesterday fer Los Angeles
where they will spend the winter.
Most of the city contracts on public
works, with the exception of the sewer
works, have been temporarily stopped by
the cold weather.
The last automobile license to be is
sued was to H. P. Dillon. He secured
No. 35. There are still Is automobiles in
town without any license.
Mrs. NJ. D. Bush has been appointed
to the position of assistant city clerk,
while Mrs. Engle, who was formerly
first assistant is made second assistant.
The appointments have not yet been
confirmed by the mayor and council.
A new smallpox patient was brought
out to the city detention hospital from
the Santa Fe hospital today. The last
patient was discharged from the hospi-
tai this morning and this makes a new
case again. Thomas Farrell of New
Mexico is the party removed to the de-
tention hospital.
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EVANS TURNS IN HIS KEYS.
Perhaps This Tempest Over state
House Janitor Is Over at Last.

After a sharp tiff. Cutodian J. c.
Collins of the state house. has won his
fight on Walter Evans, the colored
janitor who failed to do his work prop
erly, and who was let out by order of
the executive council
After the council had discharged
Evans, State superintendent Dayhoff.
who has been Evans sponsor, tried to
get the individual members of the
council to allow Evans to stay so
days longer. For a time, Dayhon
Thought he had the thing all fixed up,
and was feeling very good about it.
But Collins refused to take any orders
except the orders which were given
him at a regular meeting of the coun-
Gil. Dayhoff told Evans to stand pat
ana refuse to give up his keys. Evans
did so, and Collins threatened to have
him arrested unless he would give up
his keys by a certain time. Evans
finally decided to turn in his keys, and
he now says that he is going back to
Hutchinson to teach school.
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MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT.
Man Found Dead in the Home Of His
Relatives.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 3.-Charles
Edwards, who lives in Park avenue New
York, and is said to be connected with
large chemical corporation, died today Of
bullet wound received in q mysterious
manner.
Rfr Edwards came to. New Haven last
evening to visit his brothers-in-iaw.
Charles and Maxey Hitler, and attend a
reception at the home of Mrs. Harris, a
relative of ex-President Timothy Dwight
of Yale University. He returned about II
o'clock to the residence of Charles Hitler
and retired.
This morning he was found by Charles
Hitler in bed with a bullet hole in his
forehead. He died half an hour later
without regaining consciousness. The
coroner and police are investigating. The
pistol from which the bullet was fired is
missing, a fact which deepens the nays-
terry. There was no sign that the bullet
came from out3de the room and no in
dication that anyone broke into the house.
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MRS. GARDNER HAS IT.
Famous Painting Which the Italians
Say Was Stolen.

Boston, Jan. 8.-Henry ". Swift,
counsel for Mrs. Jack Gardner, made
the following statement concerning
Giorgfones' famous picture. Christ
bearing the cross" the disappearance
Of which from the Losehi palace at
Vicenza was noted in a dispatch from
Rome
Mrs. Gardner procured Giorgiones'
famous picture about which there is so
much discussion in a legitimate matter.
There is no doubt about it. It was not
stolen. Any further talk or action with
reference to this picture must come
from the italian government. Mrs.
Gardner does not care for any publicity
In the matter"
Attorney Swift added that he was
unable to state just how the painting
was secured by Mrs. gardner.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Commission House Bidders
Make Wheat Firm.
Wet Weather Has Bullish Effect
on Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady - Natives
1915 to Sc.
Hogs Are Quoted Steady to Five
Cents Lower.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Are Steady Native
1915 to Sc.
Cattle

Chicago, Jan. -WHEAT-Commission
houses and local shorts were fairly active
bidders for wheat here today and the
market was firm. The demand was MAIN
ly due to an advance in the price of
wheat in Liverpool Offerings were light.
May opened 3sc to 1sD1zc higher, at $3.50
to SS7s@SS45c, sold up to 8S9s 6S8szc, and
then declined to~SsssQSS1kc. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
SS9 cars, against AS cars a year ago.
The market was firm for the entire day.
The low point for May was SSAc The
close was firm with May up 1Q2sc, at S85z
QSSssc.
CORN-Wet weather had buIlish eff
feet on the corn market, commission
houses and local bulls being active buy
ers. Receipts were less than estimated,
and this stimulated the demand. May
opened unchanged to 3sc higher, at 1880
441sc, and sold at 4415@A%c.
Trading was extremely dull and the
market remained steady. The close was
steady. with May up sc, at 441ke
-QAIss-0asts were steady in sympathy
May was up a shade, at 3215c.
PROFESSIONALISM shipments of lard
had a steadyins effect on the provisions
market and offset a &c decline in the
price OF live hogs. Local bulls We're fair
purchasers May pork was unehsa ed
at SO. n. Lard was up PIC, at $750. Ribs
were We're up 25Sc. at $740
NO. 3 red, 661z 08S5zc; No. 2 hard S4150S6c
No. hard, S2dS4c; No I northern. $50
ssAe: No northern, 85QS7c; No. 8 spring,
S1I87c.
CORN-No. ., Asl042c; No. 8. 411k@42c.
OATS-No- 2, 301Ac; No 8, 3OLc.
RYE-Cash: 66067c; May 69G70c.
IL = Am -oash: NV, $115; S.-W., s1.09;
TIAfOTHY-March. $3.50.
LOXER-Cash: S1315.
BARLEY-Cash; 37655c
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Good Potatoes.

One of the leading downtown restau-
rateurs thus explains his success: II
serve the best Irish, or white, potatoes
that money. can buy, even though they
cost five cents apiece. 1 thInK nothing
of paying SIS barrel in order to ger
something extra fine. Americans al
ways eat potatoes. have not served
meal in years without potatoes in
one form or another. There are a hun
bred ways of preparing them, and
when they are in prime condition hey
add more to a dinner than any other
vegetable. It is hard nowadays to find
sound ones. They have bad hearts, rot
ten eyes and bruised and diseased skins
I always cook potatoes with the jacket
on, as the sweetness and flavor are de-
stroyed by peeltng. New York Press.
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..THE vIRGINIAN'' WEEDS.
Marries a school Teacher in Accord
ance With the Story.

Chicago. Jan. "a dispatch to the
Tribune from San Francisco says:
The original of Owen Wister's THE
Virginian." John Henry Hicks. man
ager of the great ct. O." ranch in
Mexico, was married yesterday to Miss
Katherine Adams. daughter of Ed
ward F. Adams editorial writer on
san Francisco newspaper. Hicks first
met her when she was school teach
er at Tempe, Ariz. Mexican friends of
Hicks sent him a box of a dozen dolls,
dressed to represent characters in
Wister's story. Hicks and his wife
will live on the IT. o." ranch which
is south of the Rio Grande, $50 miles
from 81 Paso.
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ALLEN NAY II.
Ells Chances for District Attorneysl1ip
are Improving.

washington. Jan. 81 L. Allen.
former state senator from Doniphan
county and now law clerk in the IN
dian Inspectors office at nduskOgee,.
who desires to be district attorney Of
me southern district of the Indian
territory, stil his. a fighting chance
LQF me appointment J. y. Humphrey,
formerly OF Wichita. and now assistant
district attorney that district, who con
adently expected his appointment last
Week has been weakened in his can
oloacy BY deal with Benjamin FL.
Colnerts the Chickasha Indian rough
rider now United States marshal Of
mat district, who is under three in
olctments in connection with Chicka-
sna warrants. Colbert and Humphrey
were formerly bitter. enemies but later
made up and Colbert has just had his
attorney here working with the presi-
aehL ana attorney general for Hum
pureyfs appointment. The impression
IS gaining ground that Allen may be
successful Senator Long is doing all
ne can for him. He called the atten-
tlon of the president this morning to
tne matter in which the Republican
executive committee of the southern
district or the Indian territory is com
posed Of relatives. deputies and friends
OF Colbert, who secretly met and in
dorsed Humphrey.
Pliny Soper has withdrawn his en-
doIsement OF Humphrey and will
probably take new steps in the matter
on his return here this week
Mr.. Campbell has invited L. NJ.
shaw. secretary OF THE treasury, to
make the annual address at Baker uni
versity May I. Secretary Shaw has
the matter under consideration and
may accept. Long, Campbell, Scott
and MurdOck yesterday joined the
congressional ana officials in Wash
5ngton in participating in the New
Year reception at the White House.
later forming a party in making
rounds of departmental, secretaries,
diplomats, army and navy Offices.
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a New Anlericanisnn


Henry James has made, during his
American visit, a collection of curious
phrases and expressions-he calls them
'.Americanisms'
At dinner in New York. Mr.. James
chuckling a good deal. repeated an
Americanism that he had heard that
day.
a philanthropic lady" he said, lone
OF those ladies whose delight it is to do
good, summoned a parlor maid and said
earnestly; .rr 80
9 Jane, I take a-real einterest Ia your
welfare Now, tell me, is there any.
thing serious between you and the gro
GERS delivery man?'
. We'll, ma am Jane answered. blush
ing, we are keeping company
Keeping company? Do you mean
by that odd phrase that you are be-
trothed2'
No, ma'am. not yet. We've only got
as far as wasting Los Angeles
Times.
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TOUCH OF BLIZZARD.
Driving Snow and a Falling Tempera-
ture Today.

The weather department seems to
have slipped a cog today as far as its
prediction is concerned for this part
of the state. The forecast sent out to-
day says; Generally fair tonight and
Thursday, with a drop in the tempera-
ture tonight, and slight rise for
Thursday"
The cooler portion of the predic-
ton seems to be about the right thing
for this portion of the section of the
state, but the fair" portion is far from
the facts, as there has been a light
snow falling at intervals all morning,
and at 1 o'clock the snow was whirl-
ing and blowing about with an IS
mile an hour wind from the north
west, seemingly urglng. on a blizzard.
The temperature at the noon hour
today is six degrees lower than it was
at the corresponding hour yesterday,
standing at % today, just where it
started at o'clock this morning. The
temperature has changed but little all
day varying but one degree, when it
reached % above zero at 9 o'clock.
The snow today is really a continue
ton of the one which visited this Sec
ton of the state Tuesday and has been
been general all over the state, the en-
tire southwestern portion of the state
being under a blanket of snow varying
from two to four inches in thickness,
while nearly the entire state has had
either a touch of rain or snow.
The minimum and the maximum
temperatures today have been practi-
cally the same, the maximum varying
but one degree from the minimum
which was %.
The hourly temperatures for the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-03
ATTACKED BY A CAT.
a Woman Is Badly Bitten and It Is
Thought She May Die.

New York, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Clara
Leidy, 81 years old, of West Brighton
is in a hospital terribly injured and
may die, following a furious attack
made upon her by a supposedly mad
cat.
her home where two cats We're fight
ing. She came upon the cats, biting
and clawing each other at the head
o fthe steps and kicked them. AS
she did so one cat turned and ran.
The other sprang at her and bit her
right arm. It then sank its teeth in
her face seven times and a second
time in her arm. The animal was
finally beaten off by ma nwho was
passing and escaped.
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ARRESTED FOR SURE THIS TIME.
Negro Who Escaped From w. S. nc
CIintock Captured by Police.


William Harper, a young celered man
was arrested last evening charged with
having stolen an oVercOat belong to w.
S. McClintOck, and valued at $40.
The overcoat disappeared Monday and
the owner went on a still hunt for it,
after having read that cold weather was
predicted for the week, and located the
missing wearing apparel in pawn shop
on lower Kansas avenue He learned
that the pawn broker had not advanced
all of the money promised on. the coat
and that the man who had pawned it
would be back soon for the remainder.
Here is where the impulse to turn de-
tective was too strong for the attorney
to withstand and he decided to wait for
the thief and make the capture alone
and single handed when he should ar
rive.
The. owner of pawn ticket 1896 arHiv-
ed soon to claim the balance due him
and was immedia tely pounced upon by
the amateur detectiVe3@ and the pair
started for the police station where it
was the intention of Mr.. MCClintOck to
have the thief locked up. The thief had
no intention of accompanying his captor
to the police station and as. soon as a
dark stair way was reached he made
dash toward the roof and hurrying down
the back stairs made his escape up the
alley
Mr.. McClintock had neglected to take
the name or a very accurate description
of his captive and could only give a
general description to the police force.
They arrested the negro last evening
and he did not deny that he is the man
who is wanted but claimed that
he found the coat s= ss ....-
He waived his preliminary hearing IN
the city court this morning and was
bound over to the district court. His
bond which was fixed at $500 was signed
by George and Anne Dupree.
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Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 3.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 5000 head. including 500
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, $3.75@6.o0; southern steers, 81 so
also; southern cows, $2.00Q3.25; native
cows and heifers, 81 00d5.00; stockers and
feeders. s.. 50d4.59; bulls. S2.25d400; eaAves
So GOAT. Is; western fed steers, s.. 256t4.90;
western COWS, S2.50M3.50.
Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket steady to sc lower. Bulk of sales
IS OOd5. 10; heavy. $5.00d515; packers, $500
C15. 12ih: pigs and lights, S460d5.05.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head
Market strong. Muttons, $4.50d600; lambs
Sc 0oG17. so: range Wethers, $5.50Q650; fed
ewes, "a 5005.50.
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He Erred.

Ex-Ambassador Choate was discuss
ing an awkward error that had been
committed by a senator
The man reminded me- he said "of
"a Sunapee farm hand at Christmas
feast.
's...fife leadi11g Farmer at -Sunapee gave
a grand Christmas dinner to his forty
helpers.
There was roast turkey, roast goose
cranberries, pumpkin and mine pies
hot doughnuts, with hot maple sugar
plum pudding feast
And before a certain tall and strong
farmland a platter containing two
ducks. Then he took one up on a fork
and extended it to the man next to him.
Here he said, you take this. Ones
all can manage ''-Exehange.
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An Irishman just over went into a
first-class restaurant one day fer a
meal.
The first thing the waiter brought
him was a bunch of celery. Pat looked
at the celery picking it Up. smelled it,
and put it, down. The waiter brought
in a bowl of soup. Pat tasted it sn1
then showed it aside.
The next course was a plate of
shrimps This was too much for Tat.
Ora bling his hat he made FOR the door,
The waiter rushed after him and asked
what was the matter.
Pat said: Il smelled the bouquet. and
I tasted the dishwater, but I'll be blamed
if I'll eat them bugs.
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OUR OK GORED.
Brazil Establishes Prohibitive Tariff
Against American Products.

Washington, Jan. S.-A serious blow
has been struck at the American export
trade by Brazil. according to .advices
received by cable from Petropolis, the
diplomatic suburb of Rio. This is to
the effect that an order has just been
issued putting in force the new tariff
which bears with great severity upon
imports Of American flour, grain and
many other important commodities The
state department has been powerIess to
ontr Brazil any inducement to desist
from the increase of duties on Ameri-
can products.
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Chicago. Jan. S.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day, 19 600 head. Market steady. Beeves,
50 65d6.10; cows and heifers, $150d4. 70;
stockers and feeders, s250@425; Texans,
So SCOT %.
mated Thursday, 10000 head Market weak
to SC lower. Mixed and butchers, 5000
s. 000510; light, S5.O0d5 2215; pigs, S4.7O0
$40: bulk of sales, S510d5.25.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head.
Market weak to 10c lower. Sheep, $4,000
SIS; lambs, S4.7507S5.
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M'CURDYS CLEAR OUT.
They Resign as Trustees of the Mutual
Life.

New York. Jan. Orchard A. Nc
Curdy, former president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, and his son,
Robert H. AIcCurdy. today resigned as
trustees Of that company.
The designations were accepted by the
board of trustees. This office was the
las tone remaining to either the former
president or his son in the company.
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New York. Jan. -MONEY-Money on
call firm, 10d59 per cent, ruling rate 206
%, closing bid 10 and offered at 10 per
cent. Time money firm Sixty and 80 days,
d6 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 6 per
cent; sterling exchange easy, with actual
business in bankers bilsl at S4.S54564 1855
for demand and at S4.S215d4 S24 for 60 day
bills; posted rates, S4S41a and S4.S61z04.Sz;
commercial bills, S4S2
SILvER-Bar silver, CASIO; Mexican dol
BoNDs- Government bonds IRREGULAR.
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New York, Jan. 3-The 10000. 600
special currency transfer to San Fran
cisco. made through the subtreasury
last Saturday. represents a payment
made by eastern interests for some gas
properties on the Pacific coast. The
reported purchasers are so-caIled
Standard Oil interests
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VERNON CHARGES.
Kansas Negro Must Explain Away
Something

Washington, Jan. s.-Charges have
been filed against w. It. Vernon, prin-
cipal of the Quinardo institute of
Quinardo, Kan. who is a candidate for
appointment as register of the treasury
to succeed J. W. Lyons. The nature of
the charges have not been DISCLOSE but.
they have beer. forwarded to Mr.. Vernon
for answer. Mr. Vernon has the support
of the entire congressional delegation
for the Office to which he aspires.
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St. Petersburg, Jan. San evening
paper declares that it is in possession of
Information to the effect that the rail-
road station at Irkutsk, Siberia has
been burned by revolutiOnists and that
traffic On the line is stopped
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Necroes orgaIllze FrateEnitv.

Columbus. O., Jan. 2.-The First Ma
tionaI Greek college fraternity, to be
founded by co1ored students was organ
led today at the Ohio State university.
The fraternity is called Pi Gamma
Omicron Charters have beer. arranged
to be granted to the following universe
ties Chicago, Indiana, Denison. Fiske,
Tennessee. Hampton college, Wilber-
f0,.0a and VIRGINIA
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DIVIDE HIS LAND.
Russian Peasants Seize Real Estate Of
Count Stroganof.

Perm. European Russia. Jan 3.-The
peasants ON the immense estates of
Count Stroganoff met yesterday and
coolly arranged to divide the major por-
tton Of the lands among themselves
They are sending to the count a formal
notification of the portion they will al
low him to RETAIN
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New York, Jan. 3-BUTTER-M Market
strong. Street price: Extra creamery
26c. Official prices: Creamery, common
to extra. 17d26c; state dairy, common to
extra. 16d28c; renovated. common to ex-
ira, 151z02015c; western factory, common
to firsts, 151501Sc; western imitation
creamery, extras, 20621c; western imita-
ton creamery, firsts, 1Sd19c.
EGGS-Market easy. Western, finest
selected. &c.
ern chickens. PC; fowls 14c; turkeys 15c
Dressed poultry steady Western chick
ems, 8014c; turkeys, 12Q20c; fowls. 9Q111Ac.
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TIED THE BOOKKEEPER.
And Burned His Books But Couldn't
Get Safe Open.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan Frank E.
Nelson. aged rs years, bookkeeper for a
plumbing supply house in Grand avenue
reported to the police today that two
masked men last night tied him hand
and foot to a gas pipe in the firms
store after a futile attempt to force him
to open the safe. Then he says, the men
in another effort to make him surrender
the firms money burned all the COM
pany's books and records in the furnace.
They escaped without securing any
booty.
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GRAND JURY DRAWN.
TO Investigate 1000 Cases Of .AIleged
Election Frauds.

New York, Jan. "a grand jury
drawn to consider about 1000 cases
of alleged election frauds has been
sworn in in the supreme court This
jury was empanelIed at the request of
States Attorney Mayer, who says he
has about 900 election cases in which
no arrests have yet been made and
which he viii present to this jury.
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Money sill Hinh

New York, Jan. 3.-The high rate
for call money continued today. the
first loan after the opening of the mar
ket was made at 40 per cent. By II
o'clock, however, the price had re-
ceded slightly and loans were offered
at from 25 to 80 per cent.