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New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD,

London, May IL 1 p. m.-The market for Ameri
can securities was dull and strong Last quota
tons follow:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
MISTAKE WAS MADE.
Proposed Brick Road in Leavenworth
Disapproved by Warden Haskell.

Warden Haskell, of the state peni-
Tertiary, in an interview in the Leav-
enworth Times declares that the leg
islature made mistake In voting to
build a brick road for Vint Stillings
from the penitentiary through Still
ings land to the city of Leavenworth.
Warden Haskell says that 1t would be
much better to build macadam road,
and not try to make a road out OF
prison brick.
This is probably an indication that
the prison authorities have at Last
concluded that the prison made brick
are not hard enough for paving pur-
poses, as has been suspected all the
time. The kind of shale obtafnable at
the penitentiary is not suitable for
making paving brick. Moreover,
Warden Haskell declares that the
supply of shale for making the brick
is Just about exhausted. This Is what
Warden Haskell says about 1t;
Say for me that in my opinion the
people of Leavenworth would have
done a more sensible thing II they
had worked for the passage OF Dill
in the legislature providing Tor
curbed road SO feet wide, all the way
from Limit street to the prison, and
this road to be made of the best
macadam. raised we'll in the center,
with good drainage on each side. FRO
visions should have been made TO
have it kept in good repair and then
travel, worth three or four or the
brick ones. such as we will build.
Another thing Leavenworth should
consider is that in the building OF lnlS
road it will be almost impossible Tor
farmers to pass over it to get to town
In its torn up condition it VIII be
setback to traffic, whereas in building
a macadam road these conditions
would not exist"
How much do you expect will be
done on the road before winter sets
| imp
IT have no idea We are going to
| keep right after it. The surveyor will
have to come out and do some more
work. then We can go right ahead. but
as for being able to calculate how
much ground We'll cover, It's beyond
| me.
There's one thing sure. If we don't
find way of getting around the shale
| proposition we are up against 1t all
the way round. and the state Will nave
| to make new ARRANGEMENTS for brick.
At the longest estimate the shaie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Sept. 5.-WHEAT-Ine 49,
market broke wildly at the openin.s5 X eo S.-av
the Initial quotations being an l ~
from to lac below the close ySs i+ 11a
Liverpool cables were lower ana ~ We
reported that a heavy slump na 4 s,1It
place in the Berlin market, ana tnS Iesc ST.
was that nearly everybody on the -
change was anxious to SELL Comnlsslon
houses had large quantities , % we're
the market and the small -holderss w.
frantic in their efforts 70 t Ilep0 yes
terday that the market IN SnS o1a,9 ,.aII3ed
had little support, prices, however, rSL Ii.r
somewhat at the end OF 1a ais II lover. at
99ikGg9szc. and sold up to $l.OO1s- Local
receipts were 2C6 cars est. a,.,,,s @,
The market was see-saW aiia II u ,a y eys
the greater part of the session, the rang
Of nrices on December running from &c
above to below the opening price Inc
close was weak, with December 17s0I74c
C0RNUThe corn market was much
steadier than wheat because OF plg oe-
mand for cash grain and good Duylng py
pit traders. December corn 1,oPSSeaateu uIi5
changed to isc lower at ol14@OA7s0' anu
eo The IN market sold after the middle of the
session The close was easy, with Decenn-
OATS-Trade in oats was light, put
prices were firm because of light oneT-
fngs. December oats opened FAC lower 70
&c higher at 53s@54c, and held around
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was firm on large shipments and g oG,o
buying of January lard October PORK
opened 1Oc higher. at $3.50. Lard was up
Sc October ribs were unchanged. at -. ~
WHEAT-Sept., 931ac. Cash: No: RED.
SOC; No red. soq9assc; No hard ss1e@
CoRN-sept., 6i%c. Cash: No. 2. 629
62lLc: No. 8, 61146621ac.
OATS-Sept., SIC.
RYE-Cash: SEC.
nj r-U CHI -ST2QP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
TO SEEK OTHER WORK.
Striking Operators Expect Little Trou-
BILE in Securing New Jobs.

New York, Sept. 5.-The World says;
From now on the striking telegraphers
will seek temporary employment at
other trades. The 400 girls in this city
will start this morning to get employ
ment in dry goods stores. The summer
vacations are over and they say they
can easily find other employment. They
will seek employment also as telephone
operators Twenty of the men obtain
ed other employment yesterday and on
October l next. when the S-hour law
goes into effect compelling railroads to
make three shifts of eight hours each
in % states COO men from New York
and Chicago will become telegraphers
on railroads. superintendent Brooks OF
the Western Union said yesterday:
THE meeting of the directors on Sep
TENDER 10 will take no action on the
strike and will simply transact routine
business. The 45 men from the diff
ferent locals who are coming here to
discuss arbitration might as we'll save
expenses and remain where they are.
Their coming will do no good"
officers of the union said that the re-
ports from the west that the strikers
in many cities are becoming dishearten-
ed and returning to work, are untrue
and are being sent out by agents OF
the telegraph companies. President
Ahearn of the New York union adver-
tised today in the local papers for en-
ers at typewriting, bookkeeping, cleIi-
cal work or anything else except for
the telegraph companies. Mr.. Ahearn
said: II ON sure that most of the
striking telegraphers will secure posi-
tons in other lines of business before
gobbling up a lot of our flrst-class OPP
orators and II the strike were settled
tomorrow there would be 80 per cent of
the expert telegraphers missing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
B0NAPARTE EXPLAINS.
Tells How 1t Happened That Alton
Case Was Postponed.

Lenox, Mass. Sept 5.-Attorney
General c. J. Bonaparte has the follow
ing statement regarding the Standard
Oil case:
I ION August IA. Judge Lands asked,
in substance. that the department of
Justice consider portions of the trans
cript testimony in the case OF the
United States against the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, in order to deter
mine whether the Chicago & Alton
railroad company, its officers and en-
plOyes were entitled to the Dement'S OF
an agreement assuring it and them Of
immunity against criminal prosecution
in connection with the granting of GER
tain rebates to the Standard Oil COM
pany.
1.-The department. in compliance
with the desire of Judge Lands. ex-
amineG the above mentioned RECORDS
and carefully investigated the entire
subject. and as a result of such investi-
CATION the attorney general on August
20 wrote to Edwin w. Sims, United
States attorney at Chicago informing
him in substance that the agreement
was shown to have been made in June
or July. 1906. by T. B. Morrison, Mr.
Sims predecessor in office; that Mr..
Morrison's action appears to have been
duly authorized at the time by the de-
partment; that in the opinion of the
depa rtment the arrangement had
greatly facilitated the indictments and
conviction of the Standard Oil COM
pany. and that while certain portions
of the evidence might be fairly open
to unfavora BILE comment, the depart
ment regarded the government as
bound in good faith. and also as a
matter of public policy to give effect TO
the agreement.
mr.. Sims was instructed to read this
letter when the grand jury reconvened
on September 3 and to take such fur
Their action to the foregoing end as
might seem to the court and to himself
appropriate in the premises.
THE department learns that MIR.
Sims did not comply with these in
structions by reason of his having ha "a
called to his attention very recently
certain new. and in his judgment, ma
teriaI facts. which he thought should
be submitted to the department for It's
further consideration before its conclu-
sion should be finally announced For
this purpose he asked and was granted
by the court a delay of three weeks.
The department is not yet advised as
TO what are the facts thus ascertained
by Mr. Sims. 1t has great confidence
in his sound Judgment and devotion 10
DUTY. and it awaits his reply before
taking further action in the premises
Inasmuch. however. as the clrcum-
stances of the case may be liable TO
misconstruction it is deemed proper 10
submit now the present statement TO
tho u1blic"
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PLANS OF THE Y. NJ. c. A
Religious Work Will Be Pushed This
Year.

The religious work committee OF the
central department, Young Men ChrIs-
tian Association. has made plans LOT the
years work. <--
gressive Bible class work among the as
sociation membership in the physlcal. go
vocational and general departments OF me
association work. 1t calls Tor the esta ~
lishment Of two prayer services, one iO1 OF
young men on Sunday morning at o:oO
and one to be known as the puslnesS
bIy be held on Friday Moons from 125O 10
u O'Clock It's evangelistic work IS to pc
done in closer cooperation with tne
churches and the mems clubs OF tne
churches and a council composed of dele
gates from the churches VIII be createo -
be known as evangelistic council, VINO
will plan for some great men nl me,
to be held during the winter season.
A committee has also been appointed LOT
the purpose of taking up and deyeioPlns
Bible study work in the shops ana lhous-
trial institutions of the city
been working for some years in Dehalr OF
the young men of foreign lands VIII wi ,, cone
aggressive lines. The young men OF tns
association have been helping the Young
Mems Christian Association Work IN Ja
pan Hitherto. they have collected anu
paid to this cause $500 a year. rms year
they will attempt to make the sum $to9.
The fail committee of the ASSOCIATION
In this work it will be helped by mem
bers from the colored department:
The committee in cooperation VIZ [ siII
endeavor in the near Iature to make
careful study of the attendance Oh lne
Young men of the city at churcn seT cry =,
and at the same time count viii pe
made of the attendance of young men at
places of amusement -, t4
AT its meeting next Sunday the commit
tee will probably stu1y noT deTSartment Of
liSious work OF tne Juii-o-
the aSSOcta ticn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
HANG HIM IN EFFIGY.
Nebraska Citizens Express Their Feel
ings Toward an InfOrmer.

Lincoln Neb-, Sept. 5.-News
reached Governor Sheldon today OF
the hanging in eff1gy of A. L. Stirs of
Chapman, who informed him last
week of the alleged murder of James
McGirr and the covering up of the
murder by county officials. In let
ter to the governor 121 citizens of
Chapman demand an investigator OF
the conduct of the, county officials.
The letter asserted that McGirr was
delivered over to Greek laborers of
the Union Pacific and was taken out
of town on a hand car. Shots were
fired and the body of a man fearrully
rnutilated was discovered on the track
the next morning. The county attor-
new. sheriff and coroner viewed the
remains but refused an inquest, the
letter declared. The governor viii or
der the body exhumed and an inquest
held
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NEW CHARTERS GRANTED.
Railroad With Capital Stock of Only
$4,000 Among Them.

The Independence North & South rail-
vay with a capital stock of only $1O,-
600, was chartered by the state charter
hoard on Wednesday afternoon, and 1t
has fer it's ambitious purpose the con-
struction of a railroad, telegraph and
telephone lines, together with electrical
reaching from Kansas City, Kan, to
Caney, Kan, through the counties of
Wyandotte, Douglas. Johnson. Miami,
COREY, Anderson. Linn, Woodson, AL
len bourbon, Wilson, Neosho. Chau-
tauqua, Montgomery and Labette.
The directors of this new project are
G. A. Leeds and T. c. Daniels of Kan
sas City, H. F. Guthrie E: H. Ware
HE that some big railroad company Is
hack of the project, and that 1t means
fine invasion of new territory by some
Kansas railroad
tia. a SIS. 900 concern, was chartered to
manufacture gas for light and heat;
also to supply light and heat by gaso-
line and petroleum, and furnish all the
equipment necessary for such purposes
The incorporators are w. c. Coleman,
w. R. Dulaney. J. F. Shearman, Frank
Peck and G. w. Cassidy.
A charter was granted to the John
dia, which has a capital of $4,000. 1t
will engage in the general farm pro-
duce business. The incorporators are
John Stewart, S. F. Scott, Geo. G. Hill.
T. y. ATWOOD, w lllldll 1ult, w. IL.
Carnahan and c. A. Betornay.
The Salina Music company of Salina
was granted a charter This company
has a capital of $4,000, and the direc-
tors are James E. Carnal, H. c. Bern
hardt, C. D. Wagstaff, Iorria F. Carnal
and Maggie Bernhard.
The Bunch Drug company of Beloit
also secured a state charter with $4,000
capital. The following is the bunch
which comprises the directors: w. II.
Bunch, Hanna E. Bunch, Leola Bunch,
Ethel Bunch, Ruth Bunch, Lizzie
Bunch and Bertha Bunch.
The Hopper family chartered the
Manhattan Construction company with
$4,000 capital. This concern will do a
general contracting and building BUSH
ness. The organizers are George E.
Hopper, Margery Hopper, Charles Hop
per. Agnes Hopper. and William A.
Hopper.
Two churches were chartered for the
city of Wichita. Whether this is due
to the actions of the attorney general
can not be stated. The new charters
are for the College Hill Methodist
church and the Trinity Methodist
church.~
Other charters granted were to the
Sterling Mining G. Oil company. Sterl-
ing SIC, 900; and the Winfield Cigar COM
pany Winfield $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
MARSHALL FIELD RANCH SOLD.
Great Nebraska Tract Is Disposed of
I'm Parcels.

Omaha Neb., Sept. 5.-The big
ranch of Marshall Field of Chicago, in
stanton county, has been sold in par
GELS. This sale breaks the largest in
dividual holding of land in Nebra ska.
In early days syndicate, headed by
David Cunningham of Cadiz, O., To-
Gated a township in Stanton county,
which was bought from the govern
ment with college scrip" This scrip
had been bought by this syndicate and
made the cost of the land about IS
cents an acre.
The syndicate failed to pay the
taxes levied by the state and the land
was sold by Stanton county. The
owners attacked the validity of the
levy and for years the case occupied
the attention of judges of several
courts. The plaintiffs finally lost the
case. Cunningham came to the relief
of his associates and paid the taxes.
but was compelled to sell the land to
secure himself. The township was
bought by Marshall Field. with the
exception of a tract obtained by. Jo-
seph A. Connor, who has held about
5000 acres since that time. Marshall
Field bought the land at an average
of SO an acre. At the sale the aver
age price was $3.50 an acre.
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bed we are now mining can not last
more than seven or eight months. The
state has an unlimited supply over IN
what Is known as the Greene farm. out
IN order to reach this we must cross
Senator Caldwell's land. This he has
refused to allow us to do.
1t would be necessary for us to cut
two tunnels 1 6 feet wide and 20 feet
apart to reach our land. Unless we are
allowed to do this. the brick question
viii be hard one. as there is no other
bed near that can be mined TO any
advantage.
I'VE are mining the shale $50 feet
down and are close to Caldwells land
We dare not go under our pullolnss
with the giant powder for fear OF Inc
settling of the ground. If we go under
the lake it will be at great risk as
the water may seep through and cause
great damage. in the mines
81, have sent Mr.. Fulton, our mine
Superintendent. down into the south
eastern part of the state to investigate
the feasibility of using machinery IN
Getting. out the shale. 1t may be that
we, will buy that. Anyway, this ques-
ton of getting material of which to
make the brick is serious and one
which the state will have to meet be-
fore long. ss..ss -..
Il had letter from the Kansas uni
versity this morning., he continued.
They're cIamoring for more brick
over there and claim that they should
be given their pro rata. because they
need it so badly and that they can do
more general good with it than any
other Institution because it is for the
state. That's what they all claim. but
/ simply haven't the brick for all the
demands. The Kansas university asks
for 100000 brick Immediately. The
board will have to thresh the question
out with them since it passed resolu-
lions that the road should be supplied
ahead of everything else except the
asylum at Topeka. You see we have
to fix place to put the crazy.
''The output of our plant is 1000
brick an hour when lit is running in
good shape. but that doesn't come up
to the demand now.
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NOT THE DEvLIN MINES.
Was Marquette Third Vein Coal Com
pany That Was Sold.

The announcement that the Devlin
mines have been sold for $221,0O0 to
the Walsh Brothers syndicate is de-
MED by the Devlin trustees. who state
that the property sold consisted of the
Marquette Third Vein Coal company.
I'VE have never had any control over
the Marquette Third Vein Coal prop
erty." said J. S. Dean. attorney for the
trustees. THE property was adJudt-
Gated in the state courts of Iowa and
w. A. Rosenf1eld was the receiver.
Rosenfield disposed of the property at
Davenport. The Devlin mines have
not been sold and will not be sold for
any such price as has been named.
The trustees will meet the fore part of
next week to consider the sale of the
Devlin Coal company and we have ex-
pectations that the bids already filed
will be raised. The property won't be
sold at the price named in the bids
which were submitted in the first in
stance. The story has caused consid-
cradle uneasiness on the part of the
creditors of the company and we wish
a correction made"
The highest bid that was received
was for something over 100000 and
the trustees hope to get a bid close 20
S1.0O0.000.
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RIrRAL CARRIERS MEETING.
Conclude Convention at Usage City
with Election OF Officers.

Usage City, Kan. Sept 1.-The Kan
cas- Rural Letter Carriers association
has concluded the annual convention in
tbis civ. George r. Folsom of Usage
Sitv secretary of the Usage County as
ISOLATION, was chosen president of the
state association, succeeding Jesse
Fumgardner of Holton. r. E. Terry of
bavaria succeeds S. c. Ellis of Fair
view as vice president. O.. Chase of
Iseavenworth was reelected secretary
and treasurer. w. R. Rust Of Meta
waka was chosen delegate-at-large to
attend the national convention and
Jesse Bumgardner of Holton and J. E.
Kirk of Winfield were chosen delegates
to the national convention. H. E.
Smith of Emporia, Felix LETTER Of
Tonganoxie and J. F. Ault Of Frank
fort succeeded J. c. Colin and Mr.. Rust
as members of the executive committee
Mr.. LETTER was reelected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
New york stock Market.

Wall St, New York. Sept. 5.-STOCKS-
First prices of stocks were lower than
last night. Prices in London helped on
the depression. Northern Pacific fell IA
points, Canadian Pacific IA points, Union
Pacific, Great Northern preferred, Read
ing, Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda
point Southern Pacific, American Smelt-
ing and Brooklyn Rapid Transit large
fractions Dealings were only of a mod
crate volume.
Buying to cover on decline caused
slight rally, but the higher prices induced
heavier selling and the market sagged to
below the opening. The principal weak
features were the Hill and Hartman
stocks Reading the local fractions and
the Copper stocks.
The market was a little steadier and
quite dull at II o'clock.
brisk rally carried prices to about last
nights level, American Smelling rising
M points and Union Pacific and Kansas
and Texas 1 point. Sugar preferred sold
at a decline of 25 POINTS and Erie. Great
Northern Ore Certif. Gates and Third Ave-
nue. IL points The demand subsidized and
prices receded again.
The market was feverish, but was re-
stored to the highest prices of the morn
ing Burlington sold at u.s. compared with
2IS for the preceding sale in April last.
The announcement of a stock exchange
failure led to short coverings. Reading
got up IL points, North American IA and
Distillers gave way 1 point.
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kansas city Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. 5.-CATTEEMoo
Receipts today. IL 900 head, including 1,SOO
head of southerns. Market steady to 10c
lower. Native steers. $ ooq7. 90; soutt q eE
40: native cows and heifers, 81. 1O@5.50;
stockers and feeders, So. 25G5.5O; bulls. $3.50
1400; calves. $3.50d6.75; western steers
IS 6O05 80; western cows, $2.25Q4O0.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk, So. s5@620 heavy, $5.15@
80; packers, $5.S5d6.15; pigs and nghts'
Sc. 10d6. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons. $5.00d5. 70; lambs,
IS. 60lI7 80; range wethers, s5.00d5. 40; fed
ewes 81 5065 40.
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Kansas City, Sept. 5.-C7ose-WHEAT-
Market 1k@1c lower. Sept, SIN; Dec,
919zc; May, 975s. Cash: No. hard $50
92c; No. 8, 85GS9c; No. red, 91@92c; No.
red, S7GSS11c
CORN-I5Q1c higher. Sept, SEC; Dec.
521zc; May, 5424c. Cash: No. mixed, 56A
SIC; No white, 56Q561zc.
OATS-Unchanges. No. white, $50
1910; No z mixed. 47c.
HAY-Firm Choice timothy. $3.50; pratt
BUTTER~Firm Creamery. 95c4k pack
EGGS-Firm. Extras, zoe; firsts, 1sc.
Receipts of wheat, $50 cars.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Sept. SEATTLE Receipts to-
dav estimated at $500 head. Market
steady Beeves 81 10D7.25; cows and heif-
ers, s1.50d5.25: Texans SSSCaS. 90; calves calves.
Sc. OOGl7. 10; westerns, s4,ooq6.00; stockers
and feeders, 81. 6G15.00. 1000
HOGS-Estimated receipts today, 16,C0O
head Market &C higher. Mixed, $o.600S p;
heavy. IS. 400I6O5; light So 1066. 521z; rough,
IS. 4oG5. so; pigs, S550d6.35; bulk of sales,
IS. 7d5.95. ,,ooo
SHEEP-Estimated receipts today. 1909
head Market steady Sheep ~. 2ol1o.eJ'
lambs, IS. O0G5.75 yearlings, $5.50q6.3O
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Market Gossin

FURNISHED by J. E Gall, Commissions.
G-ains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 west Sixth street. Phone 4S6. J
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat 1z0ssd
higher: corn I'D higher.
ni Second Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
car lots at K c. today: Wheat, 157;
e9 E 3. car lots at K c. tomorrow:
xxThsot -1so: corn "a; oats. %.
" car Tots at Chicago today: Wheat, 2os;
corn, 22s: oats. US 49,
Estimated car lots at &C Chicago t to-
n. w. car Lots of wheat today. LIZ.
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SANTA FEE TRAIL MARKERS.
Geo w. Martin and Col Rossington
Speakers at the Kinsley Celebration.

Kinsley, Kan, Sept. 5.-The peo-
pie of Edwards county turned out to
view the setting of the Santa Fe trais
markers. The ceremonies were in
charge of a committee from the Kin
sley Comm ercial club. George w.
Martin, secretary of the State Histori-
cal society, and Colonel w. H. Ros-
sington, of Topeka. made addresses
and the school children rendered
short program.
The occasion was also celebration
of the thirty-third anniversary of the
organization of Edwards county
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Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-CHEESE-Market
Americas, 1312c.
PIULTRY-Alive poultry steady Tur-
KEYS I2c: chickens, 111zc; springs, 13c.
BUTTER-Market strong. Creamery, q
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Mrs Jawback-rd be SO happy if I had
money enough to travel abroad for a
whole year.
Mr. Jawback-So would I.-Cleveland
Leader.