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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-18
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak on Heavy
Selling Movement.
Trading in Corn Quiet and
Prices Easy.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady = Natives
Bring $4.75 to $6.45.
Hogs Are Quoted at Five Cents
Lower.

Chicago. April 1s.--WHEAT-The wheat
market opened weak today on heavy
selling movement which was based upon
reports of rain and snow in various parts
of the winter wheat belt: May wheat
opened 1sQ4sc to 3s@13c lower, at 10
THO, and for time held within that
range. July wheat, which was much the
more active option of the two, opened AQ
&c lower. at 791%@795sc, declined to 1850
7915c, and then advanced to 799sQ79a4c.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 54S cars.
Lack of offerings caused a frmer tone
in the latter part of the session. The low
point for May was 1880 and for July 79c.
The close was steady, with May &c lower,
at T@771sc. July was off sc, at 791zc.
CORN-Trading was very quiet in corn
and prices were easy in sympathy with
wheat. May corn opened 1s@Ac lower, at
465s@46Ac, and sold at 1910.
Buying by shorts caused firm market
just before the close. The close was firm
with May 1sc higher, at 47c. July was Ac
higher, at 477sc.
OATS-Pit traders were, heavy sellers
of oats early in the day because of i'm
proved weather conditions and also be-
cause of the decline in wheat. The mar
ket was inclined to be weak. May oats
opened 1sQ14c lower, at 427sQ43c, and sold
at 42Ac.
PROVISIONS-The trading was very
light in provisions and the market was
easier because of weak market for live
hogs. July pork opened 1215c lower, at
SIS. IS. July lard was down 21kQ5c, at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-18
AFTER THE OCTOPUS .
The Kansas Assessors Board May
Raise Standards Taxes.


Independence, Kan, April 1s-The in
vestigation of the state board of asses
sorS into the value of the Standard
vi companys property in Kansas.
to ind whether the. company had been
less than legal.
1t is believed here from the testi-
iLlony, tnat the assessment on the hold
ings OF standard corporations will be
increased over the amounts submitted
by tax agents of the companies.
Mr.. Towle, tax commissioner of the
Standard Oil Company. with headquar-
ters IN New York, came here to meet
tne board. Mr.. Towle had submitted
report of the holdings of the Prairie
vi company, but had ignored item 8
of the tax law calling for a statement
OF OF gross earnings. He had failed to
1st the leases and rights of way and
na6 given no estimate of the value of
wells. Nothing was listed except the
casing, lines and lease fixtures. He held
enat this was all that had a phys
lcaI value and all that should be re-
turned. AS to the statement of gross
earnings he said that would take his
force OF clerks two months to COM
p!ete He was told that he had been
gwen since January 1 to make this
report and was ordered to supply it at
once Inc board is anxious to get the
gross earnings on the tax roll, while
the company evidently intended to
keep them off,
MI. 4OWIe stated that an S-1nch pipe
line could be built for less than 20
cents foot and and 6-inch lines
laid complete for 81 800 mile. He had
returned them on. this basis. When
SHOWN a statement of pipe manufac-
lures quoting 2-inch pipe al SO cents
foot, he stated that the same could be
bought for 9A cents, with all other
prices In proportion. He wanted Prai-
RE property assessed on the latter bas-
is. Mr.. Towle refused at first to give
the amount of oil in storage or handled
through pipe lines. He was ordered to
produce it.
Mr.. Towle said the company values
its telegraph lines in this state at
$36 a mile. After much questioning he
admitted that the company has a
through line from this city to New
York for its exclusive use, but denied
that this company is under the con-
troll of the Standard. 1t is asserted by
pipe line and telegraph experts that
these valuations are grossly underesti-
mated.
Tho members of the state board took
a transcript of the testimony to To-
peka and will go over the assessment
of pipe lines and telegraph lines care
fully. The local assessors insist on
assessing the holdings on the same
basis as local property and the COM
panies sought the protection of the
state board through a special law
which has deprived the oil and gas
counties of much revenue heretofore.
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sCHENCK AND WILKINSON BACK
They Refuse to Talk About Visit to
Kansas City.

]. ]. Schenck, the county attorney.
and j. NJ. Wilkerson, the sheriff. re-
turned from Kansas City yesterday af-
ternoon and are silent as to what their
mission was up there, except to say
that it was business" 1t was thought
that the sheriff, at least, had possibly
gone after Aaron T. Pigg, whom some
Jurors have charged with offering them
brides to hang the jury which convict
ed his brother. Bob Pigg, of violating
the prohibitory law in conducting the
tlI-famed Canadian club"
Mr.. Schenck stated to day that he
has not yet sworn. out a warrant for
Aaron Pigg's arrest on this charge.
That one will eventually be sworn out
when the case is completed against A.
Pigg there is little doubt, although Mr..
Schenck is noncommittal on the sub
ject.
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SAVE PART OF STRAWBERRIES
Columbus Man Has 115 Acres and
Two-thirds Are o. IA.

Columbus. Kan. April 1S.-T. J..
Skinner, who is the largest strawberry
grower in this part of the state. said
that he expected to have two-thirds of
a crop.
Mr.. Skinner has 115 acres of straw
berries In, and was looking forward to
picking to begin in a short time The
frost has, however. affected his plans
somewhat.
I'VE expect about two-thirds of a
crop OF Strawberries said Mr. Skin
ner "One-third has been killed by
the freeze While the early berries
have been killed. the late ones are not
hurt, and we will need about as MANY
pickers but later. We will need the
pickers now about Nav -"
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WORK OF NEGROES.
w. w. Fisher VIII Show What They
Can Do.

w. w. Fisher. the Kansas colored
man who is collecting exhibits in Kan
saS, Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri
for the negro exhibit at the jamestown
exposition, is planning to have on dis
play at the exposition a collection of
articles calculated to show the inven-
tive genius of the negro.
One of the interesting exhibits will
be the friction heater, Invented by c.
S. L. Baker of st. Joseph, and exhibit
ed in Topeka for some time last win
ter.
c. S. Smith, of St. Louis. a former
cavalry, has invented a new kind Of n
quick-f1ring gun, Of heavy caliber.
John Guthrie, Of Atcnison, mas a pat
ent potato peeler and shcer which is
said to be a marvel of ingenuity.
E. S. Brown, of st. Joe, has three
kinds of stoves, for gas, coal and wood,
each of which embodies a new princi-
pie in combustion, and is said to save
half the fuel. a ''
George jones, of Joplin, has a ma
chine which not only acts as a burglar
alarm, but is intended to kill the burg
lar at the same time.
H. F. Parker of Omaha, a postoffice
employee, has two patented devices. One
is a letter stamper and sealer. The
other is system for tracing letters
through the mail, so that in case of
loss, the letter can be located, or the
place where last handled discovered. 1t
is sort of a wholesale system of reg
istry.
Henry Brford of Kansas City, Mo-,
has invented a kind of roller skates
which are propelled by a gasoline en-
CINE, on a plan similar to the motor
cycle.
H. F. Franklin of Denver has an
overshoe for horses, to be put on the
horse in snowy or icy weather, to pre-
vent "balling up of the hoofs, and in
sure the horse a firm footing.
These are a few of the more import
ant inventions which have been discov-
cred by Mr.. Fisher. He is securing the
four states for inventions by negroes,
and will have a big collection by the
time of the exposition.
Mr.. Fisher says in speaking of his
work:
I'VE are certainly going to have a
splendid collection of exhibits from the
four states in my territory. I am work
ing through the school superintendent
in the various cities, and am having all
the especially creditable work of colored
pupils culled for exhibit purposes. 1 will
also have fine exhibit of manual train
ing work from the Topeka Industrial
institute and Quindaro institute, in
Kansas, and Lincoln institute in Mis-
souri,.
"AIl this material will be shipped
about May 1, going direct to Jamestown,
where I will be on hand to receive it. I
expect to be in jamestown during the
entire exposition. We have very good
building at Jamestown almost ready for
occupancy. 1t was designed by negro
architects, and built by negro contract
OrS with negro labor"
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NEGRO Is FULL GROWN.
Bishop Grant Says He Is No Longer
an Object of Charity.

Washington, April 1S.-The f1nan-
ciaI board of the African Methodist
Episcopal church is holding its an
nual meeting here with members
present from many of the large cities.
The annual report Financial Secre-
tary F. w. Hampton, which has been
submitted to the board, shows re-
ceipts for the past year of $161,293 of
which $74,l95 had been retained for
salaries of bishops, general officers
and general church purposes, $12,903
disbursed for education; S16,129 for
church extension and $5S,065 for
widows, orphans and INDECENT preach
ers
Bishop Grant, in an address de-
clared that after ~ years of freedom
the Am erican negro is no longer an
object for charity nor the ward of the
nation" and that "he is now a full
grown man and as such must take
mans place.
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Auto Livery for Garden CITY.

Garden City, April 1S.-Thomas H
johnson of Attica. Ind, has arrived
here with two carloads of equipment
Including four autos. and will COM
mence to install an uo-to-date auto
livery barn.
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Hickman. who
recently took over the Stone hotel. will
be the owners and proDrietors of the
establishment and will do a general
transfer business Autos will be for
hire and rent by the hour or day and
transfers will be run to the trains TAX
ing people to all parts of the city.
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kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, April S.-CEose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 49 cars. Market closed I'M
changed, with quotations as follows: May,
69s4c; July, 721sc; Sept, 73a4c. Cash: No;
red. T51k676c; No. 8 red, 6s1k974c.
CORN-Market unchanged. May, 4oA !;
Univ 426zc; Sept, 431zc Cash: No 2 mix
ed. 420423zc; No 8 mixed. 411kc; No. 2
white, 431kc; No. white, 4314c.
OATS-Market unchanged No white,
41s4c; No. mixed. 401zQ4c.
RYEEMarlxet steady 5S@52c.
HAY-Market firm Choice timothy,
s14 25Gl5 90; choice prairie, $14 50615. so. -,
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery,
E;c5tGSNMarket weak Fresh, 151kc.
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Kansas City, April IS.
Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-. April 1s.-CATTLE1zo
Receipts today, 5000 head, including 400
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, "a 75@6. As; southern steers, $500
$3.50; southern cows, S. 0oQ4- 40; native
feeders, 81 1906. 40; bulls, So. 25q450; calves,
81. 0007 90; western fed steers, $425qo.SO;
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head Mar
ket sc lower. Bulk, S. 4213Q6.5219; heavy,
Sc 4211Q6 471s; packers, IS. 4219Q65 ;pags and
light, Sc. oO@6. so.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Market steady. Muttons, S.. 25Q6. so; lambs,
ST. O068. so; range wethers, $5.500l7. 90: fed
ewes S.. O0G16 Is
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New York MONEY! Nfarket.

New York, April 1S.-MONEY-Money on
call steady; 2GS per cent, ruling rate 21s
closing bid 2 and offered at 21z per cent
Time loans dull and firmer. Sixty days.
months, per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, per
cent; stering exchange easier. with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S5406p4. IS Is
for demand and at "a $4,000 SPAS for 60 day
bills; posted rates. 81. S315 and "a S61k; com
mercial bills. $4S2H.
SILVER-Bar silver, 65ssc; Mexican dol
lars 501zc.
BONDS Government bonds steady.
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Doesn,t Need the Money.

New Haven, Conn. April 1S.-The
proposed issue of about $26, 100000 of
new stock of the New Haven Railroad
company will be deferred until next
autumn and possibly longer me
ground given for the postponement is
the fact that the company already has
enough of incoming funds for its
needs for some months to come.
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O'TOOLE BEATS ATTELL.
Featherweight Champion Bleeding at
End OF Battle.

Philadelphia. April 1s.-Featherweight
Champion Atteu met Tartar in Tom
my O'Toole of this city at the National
Athletic club last night For five and
a half rounds the Californian either was
afraid to cut loose or held his opponent
too cheaply. and, in consequence, had
a decision been rendered the Philadel-
phia boy would have been entitled to
a verdict. Atten made a grandstand
finish in the last 80 seconds of the
bout, too late to alter the verdict.
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Blizzard in Colorado.

Colorado Springs, Colo, April 49,
Central Colorado is experiencing a fall
in Temperature which threatens to play
havoc with fruit orchards Snow has
been falling here internationally through
out the day and in the mountains the
storm has reached the proportions of a
blizzard
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A vacant lot is not a
source of revenue. Stop
at 115 West 9th street
and ask the secretary Of
the Shawnee Building
& Loan Association to
explain how to make it a
paying investment.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, III, April 1S.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, $500 head. . Market steady
Beeves. M3@6.e5; cows. 81 1904 50; heifers.
$2.65Q5. As; calves, $4.50Q6.o0; good to PriIne
$50; stockers and feeders. s., s0q5 %.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head; Mar AZ
mixed, Sc. 5OG6 721s; heavy. $6.3Oq6. borough,
Sc. 5000. 45t pigs. s6:o5966o; good to choice
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Market steady Natives $450g6 6 g g; west west
S. 56GS. so; western west s6.50as6o.
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NOW Yorl. stock Mar,zet.

Wall ST., New York, April 1S.-STOCKS-
Opening dealings in stocks were insignifi-
cant in volume. Only a score of transac-
lions were recorded in the minutes af-
ter the opening. The movement was dis
tinctly upward, but was very sluggish.
Gains of % point in Union Pacific and
Amalgamated Copper were the most con-
spicuous changes.
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Drnrr MS Demoralized.

Springfield, Mo, April 1S.-Drury col
lege routine was demoralized today as
a result of the suspension by the
faculty yesterday of the entire junior
class. The lectures were practically
unattended. The faculty refuses to
recede from its position and the entire
student body may quit the institution.
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Date for NIcCIelIan Unveiling.

Washington, April S.-Announce-
ment was made today by the execu-
tive committee of the Society of the
ARMY of the Potomac that May 2 had
been selected as the date for the cere-
monies incident to the unwilling of the
Mcclellan statue in this city. instead
of May Is as has been publ1shed- The
reunion of the army of the Potomac
will be held here May 1, 2 and 8.
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Chicago, ILL.,. April 1S.-CHEESE-Mar
ket firm Daisies, 131z@14c; Twins 800
nc; Young Americas, 14@15c.
PoULTRInAnye p POI in steady dsc Tur-
BIiTTER-Market steady Creamery, %
m3O1hc: dairy, 20G28c.
EGGSNMarket steady. At mark, cases
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Me- Be Marvin Boy.

New York, April 1S.-The body of
small boy was found floating In the KIN
Won XIII today. 1t is that Of child
about 4 years of age and had been in
the water for some weeks On the sup
position that it may be the body of the
missing Marvin boy, DR.. Marvin has
bee1 Mortified
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LADY ASKED TO RETIRE.
lola School Board Wants a Man for
Superintendent.

lola, Kan, April 18.-At the request
of the lola school board Miss Clifford
Mitchell who for the past eight years
has been superintendent of the lola city
schools, will not make application to the
new school board for reelection. Miss
Mitchell was asked by the board not
to apply this year for the place and the
reason they gave for their action was
that they wanted a man as superintend-
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New Railway Mail Clerks.

Washington. April 1S.-These rail-
way mail clerks have been appointed:
Kansas"Arthur Hall, Inman, Kan;
Jesse Stroup, Stockton, Kan; NJ A.
Farley, Galena- Oklahoma-Leroy
Shroutt, Kristone; z. NJ. Caldwell,
Ponca City.
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same Old Price for Rails.

New York, April 1s.-The United
States steel corporation has fixed the
selling price of rails for the season OF
1905 at s2s per ton. This is the price
which has obtained for several years.
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SUGAR and Gomez Marked

gar firm. Fair refining So %; centrifugal
96 test. 1913; molasses sugar. 800 Re
fined sugar steady. Crushed s.. so; DOW
dered. $3.50; GRADUATED. $3.50.
COFFEE-Market quiet. No. Rio,
6AQ6Mc; No. 4 Santos, &c.
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Adee Goes Abroad.

New York, April 1S.-Alvey A.
Adee. assistant secretary of the state
department. was a passenger on the
steamer La Savere which sailed today
for HaVre.
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SIN. July ribs were as4c lower. al

$S.6211.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, TIC: No. 9
red, 75@161ec; No. hard, 75A@771zc; No.
Rar1 &n 96Se
CORNING. 3, 431k644c.
OATS+No. 2, 4Oc.
RYE-Cash: 69G170c.
BARLEY-Cash: 65@T3c.
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Tuo Cent Rate in New York.

Albany, n. Y, April 1S--The as
sembly today passed with but one dis
senting vote the bill providing for a
fat rate of two cents a mile on all
railroads in the state.
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Neu YORK. Produce Market.

New York. April Market
strong: Western factory common to f1rsts,
tras 27G2Sc; f1rsts, 24Q25c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State fIIil cream.
colored and white. small September fan
cy, 15c; same October best, 14Q141zc; same.
good to prime, 13q1S1zc; same winter me-
prime. 13s4Q13Ac; same, inferior, 111zQ
1215c.
EGGS-Market easier. Western hrsts. II
1171Sc: official prices, 17G1711c
POULTRY-Alive unsettled. Western
chickens, 10612c; fowls, 16c; turkeys, lie
Dressed poultry firm. Western chickens
100101kc; turkeys. logic; fowls, 10q1415c
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Cotton Market

Galveston. Tex, April 1S.-COTTON-
New w York, April is. -corToN-saIes to-
day, 800 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet.
Middling uplands, $11.l0; middling guf.
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chanI,er oil Counmerce Dedicated.

Buffalo, N Y, April 1s.-The hand
some new g story building of the
Buffalo chamber of commerce was
formally dedicated today.
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FURNISHED by the City Hay Market. ga
Quincy street,
PRAIRIE-Baled. $11.oO913.0o: loose, 81
@12.O0.
ALFALFA-Loose. s14-oo
Topeka Hide Market
fr.1ces paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston Quotations.l
Topeka. April Is.
NO. HORSE ................,.,.ae EO73 ~
NO. TALLOW ................,,,.,.,..
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today.

the stock yards, Kansas City. Mo. and
telephoned 10 The Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson G. Co., live stock com,
mission merchants, with offices at all
markets.l
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Range of Prices on Stocks.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO w. Sixth street. Phone 4S6
New York, April is.
StOckS- HIGH T.OV
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Chicago Markets.

Chicago Markets.
FURNISHED by ]. e. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w. Sixth street. Phone 4S6.1
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Kansas City. April Is.


CATTLE-Receipts today. 5000 h cad
Market steady
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head Mar
ket 5a715c higher. Bulk of sales, so-4oU
6.5212; top $6.55.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
NJ
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FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton -and Stocks.
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone 1851
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and
corn unchanged
corn A0Ad higher.
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NEW YORK.

remarkable bridge
of approaches
of
is Of ntlever design.
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Open High ]

National Board of Trade. Kansas City.
rFru, nished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and STOCKS.
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GRAIN MARKET.
BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY.
by Topeka Packing 90

TFurnished by Topeka Packing Co., ma
116 West Laurent st.1
POUITRY-Broilers, lbs, 15c: hens
1oc ID coarse young boosters, SC; sprine
chickens 10c; old roosters, &c; live tlITe
KEYS, re; ducks, &c; geese, &c.
EGGSEFresh country, lac.
BUTTER-Fresh country, 1920.
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Topeka Market
Topeka, April Is.

FURNISHED by Charles Wolff Packing Co,
Yards close at noon Saturdays.I