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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12
KILLED HIMSELF.
Man Supposed to Have Murdered Miss
Ellison Is Dead.

Elroy, Wis, July 12-Conductor N NJ
Riggs. who was arrested here yesterday
in connection with the murder of Mile
Ellison, at Minnea polls, shot himself
early today, dying instantly. Riggs
when arrested asked to be taken to see
his wife and daughter who are visiting
in the country. He returned last night
and talked with many friends, being
apparently cheerful, but somewhat pale.
Shortly after midnight Riggs asked per-
mission to go TO the hotel and to his
room. With the officer outside and
without locking the door Riggs shot
himself through the temple. When
searched just after arrest Riggs had no
veal pom. OFFICERS from Minneapolis were
on their way here at the time
Robbery is believed to have been the
motive for the brutal murder of Miss
Ellison who was attacked while in her
room in hotel. The woman is known
to have had more than 81, 900 on her per
sSn, she having cashed q. draft for that
amount at one of the banks during the
day. When she appeared at the bank
to cash the order, which was drawn on
an instil- ton in her home town she
was accompanied by man who closely
answers the description of the suicide.
A brother of the dead woman says his
sisted sold out her millinery business in
Ellsworth. with the intention of invest
ing the money in a farm In Washing
ton which Riggs is said to have claimed
he had picked out. It was the under
standing of the girls family that she
was on her wedding trip and that she
would settle down IN her own home on
the farm in Washington. she took all
her money and negotiable apers with
her at the time she left home.'' says the
brother. THE amount is variously esti-
mated. but 7 am positive she had at
least $4,000 with her, and it may have
been as much as S6000."
Didn't Need the Money
Minneapolis. Mimi. July PA search
by the police of the house of n. NJ.
Riggs. who killed himself at Elroy.
Wis, last night, after being arrested
for the murder of Mile Ellison, in
Minneapolis. has supplied enough evil
dence to convict him Of the crime even
had he not acknowledged 1t by his own
act. Riggs was so well thought of at
ElrOy that the village authorities hesi-
tated to arrest him when requested to
do so, by the Minneapolis police.
After he was nominally placed under
arrest he was allowed to go several
miles out in the country to visit his
wife and daughter, who were staying
at a friends. He returned to Elroy
with them and was being kept at the
hotel when he requested to go to
toilet room. 1t has now been estab-
lished that, knowing the premises thor
oughly, h searched several rooms I'M
til he found a revolver with which he
killed himself. The police regard the
case as one of the strangest on record
inasmuch as Riggs did not need the
money and was in position that called
for steady habits and self control.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Easy at Opening Soon
Becomes Firm.
Selling By Commission Men
Eases Off Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted Steady to Ten
Cents Higher.
Hogs Steady--Bulk Sales 500
to $3.50.

Chicago, aJuly 12.-W HEAT-The wheat
market was easy at the opening today,
but soon became firm on good buying by
shorts. Firm cables were the chief cause
weather for the crop aided materially in
stiffening prices. September opened IN
changed to 1sQAc lower, at ISc to 4S1s4
1914 c. and sold at 7S1zc. Minneapolis, Dull
cars.
The market was strong all day on good
buying of flour in the southwest and a
reported good demand in the Minneapolis
market The high point for September
was 791s@ 791zc. The close was strong,
with September up &c, at 7Sd79c.
CORN-The corn market was easier on
good selling by commission houses, which
was based upon prediction of showers
for the corn belt. September opened I'M
changed to &C lower, at 52sz527sc, declined
to 521@c, sold up to 527kQ53c, and then de-
The close was wea with September
down CSC, at 5215c.
OATS-The oats market was a trifle
steady on selling by local longs. The
market opened unchanged to 14c lower, at
80 su301sc, sold up to 3sls 136lzc, and de-
clined to 357k6636c
provisions market, but trading was al
opened unchanged at $175212. Lard was
most at a standstiil. September pork
was unchanged. at $500 ribs were a shale
WHEAT-Cash: No red. 79d7ez4c: No.
red, 1l15nl9c; No. hard. 771zI79c: No 3
hard. 7515071iHc; No. northern, S01zGJS2lac;
No. northern, S01S115c; NO. spring, 1912
c6RN-No. ?. 5sAc: No. 3. 52s. a5sc.
OATS-No. ,, 31Szc; No. 8, 375zc.
RYE-Sept.. 57sz d6Olzc.
FLAx-Nothing doing.
TIMOTHY-Sept. 81. 25d4- 20
ER-Nothng doing.
BARLEY-Feeding, 40c
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WELCOME STORM IN SIGHT.
Clouds Hang Heavy in south and
Refreshing Rain Is Due.

Before nightfaH it is probable that the
city will have experienced the storm
which has been brewing hereabouts for
the last couple of days. 1t was insuffer-
ably hot during the morning hours.
There was hardly a cloud in the sky up
10 the noon hour and the sun shone with
its vigorous summer strength. And the
heat was intensified by the fact that
there was hardly vestige of wind stir
ring. But there was most acceptable
change after the noon hour A good
breeze started up from the east, veered
around to the southeast and Their got
around almost directly to the south and
then to the southwest. With the breeze
came a bunch of sSuge black storm
clouds in the south and which extended
through the west. They naturally OBJ
secured the sun and the temperature
dropped appreciably. Rumblings of dis
tant thunder were heard in the south
about two O'Clock and unless some I'M
usual freak of nature develops there
ought to be refreshing rainfall in
town during the late afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12
CORPORATIONS PAY KANs. CITY
Telephone Companies and a Refriger-
ator Concern Remit S5,1ss.s4.

Kansas City. July 12-In making its
annual report to the city comptroller
and forwarding a check for 81, $50. g.
the Home Telephone company declared
that its gross earnings for the year end
ing June 80 had been S12S, 1s4.3S. The
remittance was , per cent on this in
come, as required by the franchise or
dinance
The Merchants Refrigerating COM
cent of its gross earnings for the fiscal
year.
The Bell Telephone company paid to
the city 2,365.34, this being the yardage
tax upon its conduits- The auditor Of
the Bell company reported that his COM
pany had laid 46,S31.47 yards of con
duit By the franchise ordinance the
company was required to pay an an
nuaI tax of go cents per yard for the
first six miles Of conduit and 20 cents
for each additional yard. The remit
lance made was a quarterly payment
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office 10 W. Sixth St. Telephoae 1851
Kansas City, July u
Open High Low Close Yes


Kansas City. Mo. July 12-CAIILE-
Receipts today, 5000 head. including 1000
head of sOCtherns. Market steady to 10c
higher. Native steers. 81. 25G6.10; southern
steers, $2.75d5.00; southern cows s. 001l3. so;
native cows and heifers, s2.50l5. IS; stock
ers and feeders. s.. f5d4 $50: bulls. $2406D4.00.
calves, $2.50Q5.50; western fed steers, So. .
as. %; western fed cows, S250Q4.50
Receipts today. 5000 head Mar
ket steady. Bulk of sales. S6.75Q6. s211
heavy. sc. S0d6.S5. packers. Sc IS; pigs
and lights. s.. 90d6S21z.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market strong Muttons. S5.00d6 %; lambs.
Sc. 000S 90: range Wethers, $525I6.50; fed
ewes 81. 2565.5O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12
JETT SAYS he DID 1T.
Confesses to Killing NIarcum in Ken
lucky Feud War.

Beattyville, Ky, July 12.-Curtis Jett
at the trial of Judge Hargfs for murder
took the witness stand, admitted the
assassination of Mareum and told the
manner in which the crime was com
mitted.
MIR. Marcum has prosecuted me in
several cases and was my bitter enemy
and I am the man who killed him,
said Jet. He then told of the assassi-
nation. tallying with the description
given by B. J. Even. Jet said he had
not conferred with White in regard to
the killing, the pistol he used, he said.
was his own and had been owned by
him several months. He told the attor-
neys that Sheriff Callahan had given
it to him. The attorneys helped to de-
fend him in his previous trial. He did
not know, but thought they had paid
his attorneys fees He suddenly lost
his memory at the most crucial moment
and could tell nothing of his or Whites
actions preceding or following the muir
der. Jet did not remember seeing
White in the court house at all and as
far as he is concerned White IS perfect
ly innocent.
change of heart is apparent but that
may be found in the statement of
Commonwealth Attorney Adams, who
said Jett had been drinking and that
another attempt will be made to get
him to repeat his confession.
Tom White followed Jett on the stand
and asked Attorney Byrd to excuse him
as he did not want to answer any ques-
tons. He was asked if he was in Jack
son the day Marcum was killed, but de-
clined to answer. White even refused
to answer after being told to by the
court. Judge Dorsey ordered the wit
ness to Jail ". B. Johnson said Tom
White told him just few days before
Marcum was killed that Hargis wanted
him to do the fighting for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12
CoTTRELL GOES TO COLORADO.
VIII Be Professor on Animal Industry
In Mountain State

H. NJ. Cottrell. native Kansas man
who was formerly professor of agricul-
ture at the Kansas State Agricultural
college, has been appointed professor 81
animal industry at the Colorado Agri-
cultural college
This summer Mr.. Cotreu will go to
Florida to superintend the work Of
planting a $4,000 acre farm to alfalfa
Later on he will go to Jimenez. Old
Mexico to> investigate the adrisa bility
Of tablishing the Campbell system Of
dry farming on a $4,000 acre ranch
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

Kansas City. July .-CIose-W HEAT
Receipts today. 224 cars. Market 1zQlc
70s4c; Sept, 7IAc; Dec, 73c. Cash: No. ?
hard, z2Gg723zc; No. hard. marc; No ?
red. 721z4T3c; No red, 711zd72c-
CORN-Market unchanged to PC higher.
July. 1880; Sept. 4Szsc; Dec, 45szc. Cash.
No. mixed, SPEC; No white, SIC; No.
white, 531zc.
oars Market unchanged No. > white,
4GN41c.
RYE-Marlxet steady. 561ze
HAY-Market steady to lower. Choice
timothy, S1o.5oQ1i.oo; choice prairie, 1925
Differentiated firm Creamery. 19c;
packing. 161zc-
EGGS-Market firm. l6e.
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Colonel E. G. Little WIN nam.

Kansas City. July 12=An election
of Kansas City delegates to the annual
reunion of the Army Of the Philippines
to be held at Des Moines Iowa next
month. viii take place tonight at the
Coates house in the club room. at s
o'clock. Judge George P. Whitsett
former judge of the court of first in
stance, P l., is chairman of the enter
tainment committee, having charge of
the smoker which is to be given Incl
dent to the occasion.
Colonel Ed Little. Twentieth Kansas
volunteers, will be present and Will de-
liver an address.
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To Mount sysonby.s sIzeleton.

New York July flames r. Keene's
gift of the skeleton OF the champion
race horse Sysonby which died on Sun
day. June II, to the American Museum
of Natural History. was yesterday
transferred to the officials of the mus
cum, who during the day exhumed the
body from the temporary grave at the
Sheepshead Bay race course and turned
the skeleton over to the experts of the
institution, who will mount it for exhi-
hifion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

New York, July 12-BUTTER-Ma
steady Official price: Creamery, common
EGos2Market firm. State of Pennsyi-
vania and nearby, fancy selected white
23c choice western drsts. 17I1715c; choice
PoULTRY-Alive poultry firm Western
spring chickens, PC; fowls. lie; turkeys.
lId12c. Dressed poultry firm Western
spring chickens, 1S022c; turkeys, 1d13c;
fowls. 10d131kc.
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unchanged. No. , white.


Chicago. III, July ESE-Marke
steady. Daisies. l1@H14c; Twins, 101zd11c
Young Americas. 1114d111sc-
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur
keys. 12c; chickens, 12c; springs, 1Sa19c.
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New York, July 12lCOTTON-Sa1es To-
day, 900 bales. Spot cotton closed steady
10 points higher. uOtations per 100 pounds.
Mddling uplands, 5000; middlng guilt
81 Is.
Galveston. Tex, July I2.-COTTON-
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in to make good the deficiency. Mar
shall's band has been a pride to our
city and I THINK we ought to keep it
going, and a general contribution small
in size would quickly raise the money
that is. needed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

Wall St. New York. July 12.-STOCKS-
Higher prices for Americans in London
had no effect on the opening stock market
here today Pennsylvania was the only
prominent stock to make any response,
with a rise.of Z point.
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Chicago. July 12.-CATTLE-R Receipts to-
day 5000 head Market strong. Beeves,
81 25d6.30: cows and heifers. $500 10;
stockers and feeders, 81. 60674. 40; Texans,
50. 90S75 90; calves, 81. 7O1I6. 10
HOGS Receipts today. 1900 head: esti-
mated Friday. 1900 head. Market Steady
Mixed and butchers. s6.50G70 90; good
heavy, Sc. T5n7.00; rough heavy. Sc. 35Q6.60:
light. $6-50069715 pigs, $5-S046.50; bulk of
sales, S5S066. IS.
HEEP-Rsceipts today 1900 head
Market strong. Sheep, $460d6.15s lambs,
IS 75S7S 30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12
Have Hcme crown Melons

Lawrence, Kan, July 12-U. G. Thorn
as brought the first home grown water
melons to the market yesterday. he
says the crop Will be a large one.
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Busy Time for Grand Juries.

Jamestown. n. Y. July 12.@United
States District Attorney Charles H.
Brown today began the investigation of
the rebate charges against the Stand
ard Oil company and the Pennsylvania
railway and according to a statement
by him the grand jury viii be kept
busy for two weeks hearing the testi-
mony of witnesses in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

Liverpool opening cables; Wheat and
corn sd higher.
Liverpool, 1870 p M. Wheat unchanged
to I'D higher; corn ssd3zd higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago; Wheat. 119
cars; graded 10l corn, "a cars, graded,
90; oats, 124 cars; graded, z3.
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Marker GosslD.

FURNISHED by ]. Z. Gail. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w sixth st. IeIephone 4S6.I
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TopeIsa FIlde NIarket.

Topeka, July 2.
fPrices paid In Topeka this week based
on Boston ouotations-l
GREEN SALT CURED ............... 12s4c
NO. HORSE ........-.-......-..-.S s. 50973. %
NO. l TALLOW ...............-..-....-..4 c
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Chicago Markets.

Furnished by J. Z. Gall Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Telephone 1861
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

FULL CREAM CHEESE
KANSAS Y. Allie ID.
n Y STATE (white)-14c ID.
BIOCK. SWISS-16c H.
BRICK-13c ID.
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
Furnished by Cope & Co, 154 Kan. Ave.l
POTLTRY-Hens, Sc ID; spring chick
ems, 15c ID.
FGGs-Fresh, 12A5c doz.
COUNTRY BUTTER-Fresh, 13115c.
FURNISHED by the City Hay Market, All
Quincy street
PRAIRIE HAY-Loose or baled, 5000
ALFALFA HAYzLoose, 5000.
TIMOTHY-Best. $3.50.
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Kansas City live stock sales Today
1.-THE following So les were made today at
the stocks yards. Kansas City. Mo. and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay. Robinson & Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
principal stock yards.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-12

Kansas City. July Z
CATH E Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady.
Receipts today. 5000 head Mar
ket steady Bulk of sales, $675Q6. S21z
top. S6S71s.
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Excursion next Sunday TO Kansas
City. s1.25 round trip. Santa Fe.
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MUNICIPAL GAS PLANT.
lola Wsn Make Its Own Light After
August 1.

lola. July 1.-THE committee from
the city council appointed to investi-
gate the matter Of the in1me diate pay
lnent of the remainder of the debt due
on the gas plant have notified the
lola Gas company that the city wants
to take charge of the plant August l.
The gas company is making arrange
ments to turn the plant over to the
city on that date
It is figured that the remainder of
the debt on August viii be about
$4,000 The committee has arranged
for this money and will be ready to
turn it over and take full charge of the
plant on August 1
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Chicago and Return SIC. 00-St- louis
and Return .5O-Santa F'e.
Tickets on sale daily from June /.
Final limit returning October 81.
T. = KING. Agent.
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Furnished by j. E. Gail. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO W. Sixth st. Telephone 1851
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Furnished by Charles Woiff Packing Co
Yards close at noon on SaturdaysJ
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-19

debts, being accepted by the receiver
without any reference to the charac-
ter or the credit of him who offers it.:
and with no intention on the part
of the receiver to use 1t for any other
purpose than to again tender it to
others in exchange for commodities
and in payment of debts. Whatever
does this is money regardless of it's
form or substance. Or, to pharaphrase
an old saying, money is that money
does. Whatever does the money
work is the money thing
Accepting the above definition it
will at once become evident that the
number of money units that will ex-
change for q given thing must depend
upon the total number of money units
in existence for exchange against all
things Therefore, it will be seen that
money becomes the pricing instru-
ment and the unit of money, becomes
the unit OF money value, or price. 1t
is the one thing against which all
others are exchanged.
Buyers in response to a natural in
stinct always buy as cheap as they
can, and sellers similarly actuated al
ways sell as dear as they can. In the
conflict of the antagonistic forces Of
buyer and seller all things become
arranged one above another on a scale
in terms of the one thing against
which all others are exchanged, max
ing scale of prices wherein money
becomes the vague denominator.
Money units, all being equal and all
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BAILEY's SPEECH

The greatest congressional battle of
modern times is drawing to close.
Debate in the senate on the rate bill
will soon be exhausted, when a vote
must be taken. The argumentative
period is passed. The time remain
ing until the voting begins will be
consumed by the leaders of their re-
spective sides in lining up their forces
for the final vote
The merits and demerits of the
measure are thoroughly understood by
members of the senate and the speech
es that will be made hereafter will
be either for the purpose of individ
ual senators putting themselves upon
record, or for the purpose of influence
ing opinion in the country at large
by giving out cue for corporation
editors to follow in discussing the
rate bill. The railroad forces are
on the ground prepared for business.
1t is unnecessary to say that they are
represented by their ablest men, and
that they have full authority to speak
and act for the fourteen billions of
capital they represent. The people
Of the country at large are watching
every move made in the senate with
a tension unknown in connection with
any former legislative contest.
1t is well understood that the rail
roads own and control outright GER
tain number of senator's. Another GER
tain number represent the people of
their states and the country at large,
while number sufficient to turn the
tables either way are hesitating and
weighing the contending forces against
each other in an effort to determine
upon the course to adopt the better
to protect their own future political
fortunes.
President Roosevelt, occupying the
highest position in public favor prob
ably ever attained by chief magis-
trate, is the focus of interest because
it was through his initiative the meas
ure was forced upon the attention of
congress. At his back stands mighty
nation of free men more nearly a unit
upon the question at issue, than they
have ever been before upon any ques.
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Oh Nebrasla Independent

as fixing the dividing line between
legislative and judicial authority I'M
der the constitution as applied to pub
lie service corporations, and the coun-
try will watch the action OF each in
dividual senator on the amendments
to the rate bill with keener interest
than before, now that all hazi-
ness of intellect is removed, and the
question of whether senator is on
the side of the railroad or on the
side of the people will be revealed
stripped of all hope of concealment.
Senator Bailey's service to his cOun-
try, in this instance, regardless of the
outcome of his amendment or the fate
of the rate bill in this congress, is
worthy of the ambition of life time
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