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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
RIFLEMEN's GREAT WORK.
The Battleship Fleets Team OutcIassed
Australians Rifle Club.

washington, Oct 27-President
Roosevelt has been made acquainted
through a report submitted to the
navy department by Lieutenant Harris
Lanlng of some details of splendid
work of the battleship fleet rifle team
IN defeating the Melbourne, Australia,
rifle club, said in the report to be
probably as strong a team as could be
put up in Australia. The navy team
OF rff1emen also beat a team in Sydney,
but were defeated by one from Auck-
land by a small margin.
The contest with the Melbourne club
was held on the third of September,
under very unfavorable conditions the
score resulting in a total of 1.414 for
the Americans and 1869 for the Aus
tralians. In this match the fleet team
used the pointed bullets and this I'M
doubleday helped the. American score,
but the match, Lieutenant Laning
says, was really won by the splendid
coaching of Midshipmen Allen, Thorn
son, Giffin, Vossler, Slower and Jones'
The highest score was made bv Cor
poral Farquharson of the marine
corps of the Connecticut, who made
SO out of a possible los. and thereby
secured for his vessel the temporary
possession of the Auckland trophy.
which is held by that ship, a repre-
sentative of which makes the highest
score in the match against any Brit
ish or colonial team. Firing in all the
matches was at 2OO, 500 and 500
yards.
AT Sydney the fleet rifle team defeat
ed team made up from councils of
the National Rifle association and the
Metropolitan association. The match
was most one-sided and the fleet team
outshot their opponents at all ranges,
defeating them by nearly ~ points
per man. The fleet team, Lieutenant
Laning says, shot splendidly and the
local riflemen said that the score put
up by it could not be surpassed by any
team of 20 men selected from all Aus
tralia. The high score was made by
Midshipman Slower, 102 out of a pos
sible los. The total scores We're:
Fleet team. 1854; Australia, LIS.
The twenty-five men with whom the
naval fleet team contested at Auck-
land, the report says, are considered
the cream of the New Zealand rifle
shots. The naval team had not had
the best of practice and the were
beaten by a score of 2,311 for Auck-
land against 2,262 for the fleet team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
THE ILLINOIS WATERWAY.
If Bonds Are Voted the Channel Can
Be Constructed in 6 Years.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-The proposed
deep waterway in Illinois can be con-
structed in six years and fully paid for
out of its water power earnings on
to estimates submitted by Engineer
LYMAN E. Cooley at a luncheon at the
City club yesterday. If the voters
approve the $20,000,000 bond issue
next Tuesday, he said, the state will
be able to make the best paying pub
| lie investment that opportunity ever
offered.
For the purpose of getting the facts
| fully before the people the association
| of commerce yesterday began issuing
posters stating that the waterway pro-
! ject has been approved by the execu-
| tive committees of both the Republl-
can and Democratic parties and also
by the commercial interests.
THE aggregate estimate for the
state investment in the waterway
and water power" said Mr.. Cooley.
amounts to S16,55S,734. The work
can be executed in five years, but an
extra year should be allowed for I'M
foreseen delays. The bonds can be
issued as the money. Is needed ana
the expenditures can be so distributed
that the net interest accounts shall
not much exceed 9 per cent. This
leaves a margin of some s2.0OO.0OO,
which should be ample to cover any
variation in prices and treatment.
1.-THE financial statement which /
have worked out in detail assumes
that the issue of s20.00O.0OO in bonds
will be completed at the end of six
years and that the water power earn
ings will begin then.
1.-THE net revenue from water pow
er is taken at 50 horse power on
the turbine shaft, which practically is
the equivalent of S25 horse power
in electric current to the customer un-
der the probable market conditions.
The power to. be actually available is
taken conservatively at 1855 horse
power at $22 net. giving an annual
revenue of s2.75O,O0O. 1t is assumed
that the growth of the market will
absorb this power in the fifth year af-
ter operation begins"
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SHERMAN NAILS A lie.
Was Not Interested in Government
Timber Lands.

Utica. Oct. 27-Before leaving here
Monday afternoon to resume his speak
ing tour through the state James S.
Sherman, Republican vice presidential
candidate, gave cut a statement deal
ing with the charge made public today
to the effect that Mr.. Sherman had
been involved in an attempted deal in
government timber lands in New Mex
leo with one Edmund Burke and 9TH
ers the company which they had form
ed seeking to obtain possession through
sharp practice at low figure, of mill
lions of valuable timber. Mr.. Sher-
mans statement is in part as follows:
My attention has been called to a
sensational article in today's New York
World making charges against me in
connection with the New Mexico Lum-
Der and Development company, cor
poration which has not been in exist
ence for some years. A careful read
ing shows the charges so far as 1 am
concerned had no substance whatever,
and as to my connection with the en-
terprise the fullest possible invest1ga-
ton and publicity are courted.
1.-THE fact about it briefly is that
some years since Mr.. Burke presented
a proposition involving the purchase OF
timber lands in New Mexico which
were not United States property. and
the construction of a railroad. There
were ten gentlemen, l think, who gave
5000 each to form a company and in
vestigate the project. Experts were
employed to inspect the property. Some
of us Investigated the lands, so there
was no secret about it and on the other
hand the local papers had much to say
of it at the time.
After looking into the matter care
fully and at length we decided that the
lands available would not yield a profit
on the railroad construction and de-
velopment The plan was abandoned,
the company dissolved, about half the
sum invested was paid back to each of
us. and our prospective connection
with the enterprise was ended.
mot one foot or one dollars worth
of United States property was con-
cerned with it in any way"
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Wall ST.. New York. Oct. 27.-STOCKS-
culte uniform advances of a small frac-
ton were shown by The opening prices of
stocks today. and the dealings were in
oniv moderate volume. Union Pacific,
Reading and American Smelling ran up
large fractions within the first few min
utes of the trading.
The tone showed some hesitation around
the nigh prices, reflected in declines rath-
er than reaction. The market held near
the TOP. Northwestern and Baltimore and
ONO preferred gained / and Virginia Iron
l. American Wooden declined 1.
Bonds were firm.
The Improvement in prices led to a more
general demand which embraced all of the
most active issues and a number of minor
STOCKS. Advances reached point in some
cases. but the substantial gains were
mostly confined to the usual leaders.
Northern Pacific. Rock Island preferred.
Americas Smelling. Utah Copper and
Sioss Sheffield Steel advanced Union
Pacific IA. Reading 1$s, Pacific Coast >,
and New York Air Brake 215.
Slight declines resulted from the cessa-
ton of buying but the losses were made
up later. The vibration was very slight
MINNEAPOLIS and st. Louis and American
car preferred improved /. Great Northern
ore certificates Ia. Smelling Ia and Lack
awanna q Consolidated Gas sagged /.
Union Pacific's firmness was feature.
The stock touched 1715s. but there was
scarcely any interest shown in the rest of
the list.
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whether we be young, middle aged or
old. we will feel that such a govern
ment is not only a blessing to the liv-
ing but that those who die will feel
that they leave it as rich inheritance
to those who come after them
I'VE can not tell just now the size OF
the sweeping victory we are going to
win, but indications point to a very
large one. Reports from Ohio, Iowa,
Kansas Wisconsin, Indiana and Hi
nois will tell you that all those states
will vote the Democratic ticket. If
their reports are true we will have SC
many votes that by the time we get to
the Allegheny mountains We may not
need votes east of those mountains. L
want it to be a victory in which every
part of this country shall have a part.
l want New York to have a share, too.
If we win it is going to be a peoples
victory. If we win it is going to be
peoples government and a peoples adj
ministration and 1 want the Democrats
of New York to say that they helped to
do it
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TODAYS MARKET REPORTS.

Chic%go. Oct. N.-WHEAT-Shorts and
comm ion houses Were active bidders for
wheat today at the beginning of business
on the local exchange and as result IN
itial quotations showed gains of ssM1sc
to 7kNf1c compared with the previous close
The demand was due to marked raining
off in the movement in the northwest, and
to an advance of nearly one pence in the
price of wheat at Liverpool. due chiefly,
it was said, to fresh reports of damage 70
the Argentine crop. Offerings were hght
during the early part of the day and the
advance was wen maintained. December
opened at 99ac to s1.0O1s and for time
held within that range at almost the top
figure Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 604 cars.
The demand continued active nearly All
tiay and the market was strong through
out the entire session! prices holding ABOUT
1c above Yesterdays close The nigh point
for December was reached at $1-0gi4G11.00as.
The close was strong at almost the Top
with December up 1G11sc at Sl-0OA-
CORN-Trade in the corn pit was rather
quiet and the market was firm wet
weather and the strength of wheat were
the principal influences December opened
lkc to c higher at 63ssc to 6Ss4c ana soid
at 6334 d637sc.
A firm tone prevailed the remainder or
the day. talk of the poor condition OF the
new crop helping to strengthen the mar
ket. The top for December was 6S5sc
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NEW CORN NOW So CENTS.
Farmers Bringing in Little at That
Price Around Salina.

Salina, Kan, Oct. 27.-About the
first new corn to reach the local mar
kets arrived Saturday, all of the mills
getting some
The quantity as not great enough to
amount to anything but it as the first
corn of the season. The quality was
excellent, too. The new corn is start
ing out at SIS cents a bushel.
Flfty,five cents for new corn is an
exceedingly high price. 1t is proba ble
that this price will tempt out great
zeal OF the corn that is now being
husked.
The other markets remain high and
unchanged. Old corn is still Quoted
at 13 cents although none is coming
to the local market. Wheat is bring
fall. probably the latter. as generous
rams have acted on the market and
may do SO still more.
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BANKS PAY LESS TAXES.
"A Decrease OH Salina Institutions
This Year of $1,644.17.

salina. oct. 27-The banks of
Salina will pay s1.644.17 less taxes
this year under the new tax law than
they paid last year and this decrease
is figured on an increased valuation of
S2SS325. The figures show that each
bank paws less personal property tax
this wear and in the face of the fact
that the farm lands of Saline county
and much of the personal property of
the city of Salina pays more state and
county taxes this year. 1t will be re-
membered that the state and county
tax on the railroad valuation is 81
2O14O less under the new tax law and
the state and county tax on farm
property is $3,53S.5O more than last
wear
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TAFI's BUSY DAY.
CONTINUED from Page one,

Ponent of this moral awakening in
New York today was Governor
t1ushes. AS to the panic he said. it
came year ago in October. Pros
DEFY so great resulted in wildcat
schemes and consequently loss of con-
ndence and then the panic. This. he
sald- was not widespread and was now
rapidly disappearing and with Repub-
mean success would speedily disappear
atogether Such, he declared would
not be the case with Democratic s11c-
cess.
At Arion hall the candidate found
an immense audience awaiting him.
II was composed largely of Germans.
MI Ia1t declared that to the German
americans belonged great credit for
tne oeIeat of the free silver heresy in
1880: Bryan. he said. could. if elected
put .ne country on silver basis by
executive order. Thirty-two blocks of
a parade which divided on each side of
the street and through which Mr.. Taft
passed was the feature of the evening.
w men the candidate reached the
Ciermont rink he reviewed the issues
to an immense audience. did the same
at the new Academy of Music and was
men received with great enthusiasm
at the Union League club
Taft Goes to- Troy.
New York, Oct 27.-William H.
Taft left New York at 9:O5 O'Clock
this morning for Troy where he will
time Mr.. Taft will speak at Yonkers.
Tarrytown. Peekskill. Fishkill Land
ing, Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Schenec-
tady and Cohoes. His itinerary,
winch was arranged some time ago,
Will doubtless be extended to include
a number of additional stops. Mr.
Taft felt the heavy work of yesterday,
but expressed himself as being in fit
condition to carry out his itinerary
Tor the rest of the campaign.
Taft at Yonl1ers
Yonkers, N. Y, Oct. 27.-As the
quite twice as many as that which
had heard the candidate inside Mr..
Taft was induced to make another
speech He told the overflow meeting
that great issue of the campaign is
whether or not the country shall have
a return of prosperity. The Republi-
can party he declared was the best
equipped to meet that issue.
That Judge Taft was nettled at the
stories printed in New York regard
ing his condition was made clear at
tho beginning OF his speech. He said:
This is an opportunity which
seek because if 1 had read the news
papers this morning as you have
without having had a little inside in
formation ] should have expected to
see myself brought in on stretcher.
1 don't like to say that our metropoli-
tan journals are given to any more
mendacity than other journals. but
they have a particular faculty for
transformation that does not seem to
extend generally into the country. I
may pride myself man able to
walk and not in a state of nervous or
physical collapse. I should hesitate
to go on and state just what l ate for
breakfast this morning. but as these
details would seem to be relevant to
my condition I might do so and de-
monstrate what it seems to be neces-
sary to demonstrate, that 1t Is not
found necessary to carry me to a hos
pital at the end of the day."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27

New York. Oct. 27.-MONEY-Money on
call steady. 1A@l1s per cent; ruling rate
~. closing bid IA. offered at ~ Time
loans. verv dull and steady; 60 day bills,
2%G3 per cent; 80 days. 3GD3A per cent; six
months. 31h per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, 4GI4k per
cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual bust
ness in banker bills at $4.S4. 7O64 "a so for
60 day bills and at S4s6.50 for demand !;
commercial bills. 81. S4A6I4 S41R.
SILVER-Bar silver. 51Ac; Mexican dol
lars. 45c
BONDS-Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds. firm.
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CLUBS IN GEORGIA.
The Cities Can Not Interfere With
Them.

Atlanta. Ca, Oct. 27-The state court
of appeals Monday held that municipal
ordinances that conflict with the state
law which licenses locker clubs, are
illegal.
The state prohibition law which went
into effect last January contains a
clause placing a license tax of $500 on
locker clubs. Later Macon passed an
ordinance making it unlawful for any
club, corporation. or association to
keep or permit to keep on its premises
any intoxicating liquors. The court
held in substance that municipalities
can not make Illegal what the state has
localized.
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The close was firm with December up

The close was firm with December up
14@ssc at 6334 Q6S7sc.
OATS-Oats were firm because of the
advance in wheat but the volume of trade
was small. Prices at the start were I'M
changed to AQAc higher, with December
a 47zc. Later December touched 4ie4U
477sc.
PROVISIONS-Provisio opened steady
on small receipts of live hogs. but weak
ened as a result of moderate profit TAX
ing. At the start prices were unchanged
to cents higher.
BUTTER-Maiket steady. creamery,
20036c: diaries, 1Sd23c.
EGGS-Market steady 25c.
RYE-Cash: 75c: December, 74c; May, 79c
BARLEY-Cash: 53M61c-
TIMOTHY-October. $3.70dS.90; March.
$3.S216d3.95.
CLOVER-October. $3.50.
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Market
steady.
KILLING STEERS


Close: Market unchanged December, s4c;
May. g73sc; July. 917sc. Cash No. hard,
941sc34S1:O1; No. 3, 93@99c; No. red, $1O011Q
1.0llh: No. 8. 9Sc@$1.00
CORN-Market unchanged to 1c higher.
December. 57Ac; Nav and July, 577sc.
Cash: No. 2 mixed. 671zc; No. 8, Csc; No ,
white. 66@69c: No. 3. 6S1ac
OATS,Market unchanged to 11c lower.
HAY-Marlxet steady. Choice timothy
50 $4,000: choice prairie. IS. 25GS.50.
BUTTER-Market firm. Creamery 271hc:
packing. 171Ac.
EGGS-Market NC higher. Fresh extras
2Sc: current receipts. &c.
WHEAT-Receipts. 20 ears.
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Kramer Breaks e5-AiiIe Mark.

Newark, N. J., Oct. 27.-F'rank L.
Kramer the champion bicycle rider,
broke his own worlds record for TWEEN
ty-five miles. unpaced, in competition
at the Vailsburg track, riding the dis
lance in 57:26 3-5. His previous record,
made in 1901. was 1892 AS. Kramer
rode against a field of strong, eX-
perienced long distance cyclists and
was superior to them at every point.
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Use More Machine Guns

Washington. Oct. 27.-Major General
]. Franklin Bell, chief of the general
staff of the army, called on the presi-
dent today and presented a report
made to him by Captain John Parker
on experiment for a machine gun ser
vice. Captain Parker has been at work
for year at the preside of Monterey,
California, on these experiments. 1t is
said he has recommended a machine
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago; Oct H.--CATTLE-Recei
about 5000 Market steady. Beef steers,
SO. 25d7 so; Texas, So. 40d4.65; westerns, Sc. 10
$3.50; stockers and feeders, $2.60G4. SO;
cows and heifers. $150G5.30; calves, 5000
500.
HOGS-Receipts about 1900. Market
setady. Light, S5.O995. so; mixed, S. 30@6. %;
heavy. So. 30d6.05; rough, $5.30@5.50; good
to choice heavy, s.. 50GI6O5; pigs, $S.25Q4. 80;
bulk of sales $5.5565.S5
SHEEP-Receipts about $4,000 Market
steady. Native. s.. 506D4 go; western, $500
4.65; yearlings. s450Q5.15: lambs, So. 75@5. So;
western. $4.00G600.
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New York Produce Marker.

New York. Oct 27.-BUTTER-Mar
irregular. Creamery specials, &c; extras,
26m2615c; thirds to firsts, 1S@25c; western
factory frsts. 1S12c: western imitation
creamery. firSts, 20c
CHEESE-Market easy. State full cream
specials. 13A6I14Ac; September small color
ed or white fancy. 13c; large, PIC; Oc-
tober small colored or white best, 121sc
large. 12c; good to prime. II @11a4c; COM
mon to fair. 10d11c: skins, 1O3zc
EGGS-Market firm. Western firsts 256
26l1c: seconds. 22M24c.
POULTRY-Dressed. easy; western
spring chickens. 12d16c; fowls, 12Q14c
spring turkeys. 13G16c.
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Kansas City. Oct. q.
Omen High Low Close Yes
Kansas civ Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo. Oct 27.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1900, including 600 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers, $5.0097-3o;
southern steers. S2.90a465; southern cows,
$2.00GD3. 25; native cows and heifers, $2.O0G
AIS: stockers and feeders. $2.60q4.S0 bulls,
s. 25a3. 50: calves. So 25Q675 western steers,
S.. 40M5.00: western cows, $200GS.75.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to sc lower. Bulk of sales, $5.25q575;
heavy. $570d5.90; packers and butchers,
$5.50d5. 80: light IS. 15d5. S. pigs $4.00d5. 10.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady.
Muttons. So. 70a4. 20; lambs, 81. 2505. IS; range
wethers So 5O14. 40; fed ewes, So 25@4. 25.
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Market GOSSIP.

lF uTIlSnGo ny - Z. IdAAs OOIIlItlSSlOLS
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth St Phone 4S6.
Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'D
higher. corn unchanged to Ad higher.
Second cable: Wheat 34Q7sd higher, corn
unchanged to 2sd higher.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 26S,
corn %. oats Al.
KanKsas City estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat 20. corn 10. oats Is.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat LIS, corn
139. oats 224.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow
Wheat 3d. corn Al. oats 116.
Northwest car lots today 4Ss, last year
10.
Closing cables: Wheat SOLID higher.
corn I'D higher.
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gun company for every regiment of in
fantry in the army. In his forthcom-
ing message to congress the president
probably will recommend that such a
service be inaugurated
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Cotton Marl.et

Galveston Tex. Oct. N.-COTTON-
New York. Oct. N-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet. points adavnce middling
uplands. $40: middling gulf. $9.65. Sales,
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Topeka MarFet .

Furnished by the Charles Woln Pack.
ing Co.. yards close al noon Saturday.
We cannot use pigs. thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar
ker hogs unless same are well finished
as we cannot use half fat stuff We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
Their notice.1
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Chicago, Oct. N.-CHEESE-Marke
strong. Daisies. 13l5c twins. 1215c young
Americas. 131zc
POULTRY-Alive. steady; turkeys, 15c;
chickens. S69c; springs. 12c.
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Now YorIs sugar and cofrcc Mnri,e,

New York. Oct. 27.-SUGAR-Raw.
steady: fair refining. 1856; centrifugal, 96
test. S4.06: molasses sugar, $33i; refined,
granulated IS. 90
COFFEE-Market quiet. No. Rio, csc;
No. 4 Santos. &C.
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Furnished 10y j. Il. Gail ComInlsssion =.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 40 West Sixth ST. Phone iS6
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Kansas CITY Live Stock Sales.

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
markets.