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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-13
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 15.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened firm today because of the
continued absence in the rain in the
southwest and small receipts in the north
west. May wheat opened A@Hc higher,
at 92ss@92s4c, and sold at 92Bc. Minneap-
oils Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
o. 245 cars.
Prices held firm until the last hour, when
they weakened because Of reports of good
weather in the northwest. May sold off to
9l11c, and the market closed weak, with
May nQ1c lower, at 91ssc.
CORN-The May option was in big de-
mand in the corn market today and its
price was advanced almos. 1c above the
close Saturday Other deliveries were dull
Small receipts and the strength of the
wheat were bullish factors. May corn
opened shade higher, at Csc, and sold up
to eS3zc.
Selling by cash houses caused an easy
tone in the market late in the day and
May declined to 67Ac. The close was easy
with May shade lower, at 67hc.
OATS-The oats market was firm along
with wheat and corn. May oats opened
1sc higher at 53Ac, and sold at 5S7sc.
PROVISIONS-The strength of wheat
and corn Offset in the provisions market
5@1oc decline in the price of live hogs, and
the market was steady. May pork opened
21sc higher, at $13.45. Lard was unchanged
at $S.371a. Ribs were a shade lower to
shade higher, at $7.00@7 22E.
RYE.Cash: 77@7Sc.
-BARLEYoCash: 6S07Sc
TIMOTHY-April $50.
CLOVER-Nothing doing.
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PUT IT AT $4,000, 600.
Insurance Men Estimate the Loss b,
the Chelsea Fire.

Boston, April 13.-Although more
than 10000 people We're made home
less and hundreds OF buildings, in
Guiding residences, business blocks,
destroyed in the fire which yesterday
wiped out of a third Of the nefghbor-
ing city of Chelsea, careful estimate
by the insurance adjusters today
places the property loss at approxi-
mately $5,000,000, on which there
was insurance to the amount of $3,-
100000
The work early today took on a
substantial form and by noon the sit
uation was we'll in hand. There was
clothing in abundance, temporary
shelter had been provided for the
homeless and SO bountiful was the
supply of food brought in that no
one went hungry.
For a fire of such magnitude the
casualties were markedly small. Up
to noon today the number of the dead
was three. Many persons suffered
more or less injury, but today only
two were in a critical condition.
With the exception Of the fire in
the oil tanks on the east Boston
water front, the flames had burned
themselves out today. although the
ruins were still smouldering. More
than 1000 militiamen patrolled the
burned district, preserving order.
Following a conference with acting
Governor Draper Chairman McClin-
took of the local relief committee re-
quested the Associated Press to make
the following announcement.
1.-THE local committee has decided
to ask that all funds to be sent for
the relief of Chelsea go to the treas
urer of the general committee ap-
house this morning, Lee Higginson &
Co."
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FIGHT OVER BRYAN.
Is in Prospect at the New York Demo-
crat Convention.

New York, April 13-That the Dem
ocratic state convention which will
meet here tomorrow will vote to send
an uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional convention at Denver In July is
probable. The followers of William j.
Bryan are planning to upset the pro-
gramme if possible by the introduce
ton of a resolution endorsing Bryan
and while 1t is not expected that they
will be successful their action may pre-
cipitate a lively fight on the floor of
the convention. Chairman William J.
Connors states that it is unlikely that
the convention will adopt a platform.
leaving that to the national conven-
ton. A state convention without a
platform would be unique depar-
ture from customary procedure.
The state committee has gone on
record as opposed to an instructed
delegation and the organization is ex-
pected to have it's own way regardless
of the Bryan element in the conven-
ton. Delegates arriving today found
much to discuss in the personnel of the
four delegates at large and the vari-
Gus contests with which the commit
tee on contested seats will have to
DEAL Among the names mentioned as
delegates at large were Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall;
Chairman Connors of the state COM
mittee; Lieutenant Governor Chanler.
Alton B. Parker, John B. Stanchfield
and Mayor Mcclellan.
Mayor Mcclellan, however, said to-
day that he had decided not to attend
the national convention. In explain
ing his decision the mayor said it
would require about two weeks to
make the trip to and from Denver,
including the time it would be neces-
sary to spend there and that he is so
busy that he can not spare the time.
The state committee will meet at
o'clock this afternoon to make final
arrangements for the convention.
Thomas Carmody Of Penn Yam will
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". W. WEBB HAS AN ACCIDENT.
His Automobile Tries In Vain to Climb
Telephone Pole.

The automobile belonging to w. w.
Webb, local real estate dealer, was
badly smashed Sunday evening in from.
Of, the Chesterfield hotel. Mr.. Webb
and friend were taking ride at this.
time of the accident and Mr.. Webb
allowed his friend to guide the machine
which is a Stanley steamer runabout.
The friend was novice at the busi-
ness and ran the machine against the
curb1ng and before it could be turned
into the street again had begun the
ascent OF large telephone pole in
front of the hotel. The axles of the
machine were badly bent and the car
engine was a complete wreck. The car
was towed to a local garage where it
will be laid up for repairs for several
days.
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The Fourth district congressional
nsnt between Miller and Tucker seems
70 be turning into Cannon and anti
cannon fight, with Miller holding the
cannon end of the argument.
Many people believe that this atti-
tude OF Congressman Miller will be
enough to beat him. The people of
Kansas don't like the Cannon system.
and Tucker is taking a. determined
stand against that system Miller is
also a standpatter. and Tucker favors
revision of the tariff.
The Emporia Gazette in speaking Of
the Fourth district fight says:
AS Republican. DESTROYS OF party
, success in this congressional district,
the Gazette would like to know how
the Republicans expect to win with J..
M Miller, a creature of Cannon's. 1t
was Miller who publicly said in the Re-
publican district convention this spring
that ne would not dare to go back and
race Cannon, If the people of his dis
trfct in convention assembled declared
their honest sentiments. With the tide
or popular wrath against Cannon rfs-
ing in this state, with Cannon standing
as g. stone wall against the laws that
the American people desire, how in
heavens name is 1t good sense or good
Republicanism to nominate a man on
the Republican ticket sure of defeat be-
cause of his disgusting public serviliry
to the man who represents all that is
odious In the reacticnary sentiment Of
this nation.
Senator Tucker, who stood in the
state senate for progressive laws, has
publicly denounced Cannon; Congress
man Miller has publicly said that he
did not dare to face Cannon if the peo-
pie of this district declare against the
stand pat policy. What sense or what
good partisanship is there in nominal
ing man who is as sure of defeat as
the election is of coming around. Let
US have Republican in congress dur
ing the next session. Republican who
dares to face Cannon, and not a DEM
ocrat?
Moreover Senator Long stands for
just what Cannon stands for. And Joe
Bristow stands against Cannonism in
the upper house. Longs ideal is Aid
rich. Bristow will work with the free
men of the Republican majority and
not with the gang. Why defy Kansas
people by putting up men like j. M.
Miller and Chester 1. Long for the peo-
pie to defeat. Let us send Republicans
and not Democrats to Washington
Jewell City, April 13-The senatorial
contest in the Jewell Mitchell district
seems to be Jewell City affair Mitch
ell county comedies the nominee to
Jewell county this year and Jewell
county has no one in the race thus far
but two Jewell City men, Fred Beeler,
one Of the best known bankers and
statesmen in the district, and ]. w.
Berry, well known everywhere as an
architect and as regent of the K. S. A.
c. Mr.. Berry is a Bristow man and
while Mr. Beeler is charged as being
a Long-Leland man, he says he Will
serve the will Of the people and be his
own boss.
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TIGER TO GREET THEM.
Tammany Emblem to Take the Place
of the Donkey.

Denver April 13.-A monster tiger,
constructed of PAPER mache, located at
the principal four corners Of the city,
VIII welcome the delegates to Denver
when they come to the Democratic ma
tional convention July T. This emblem
has been selected instead Of the prosaic
donkey as the striped king of the jun
gle lends himself still more readily to
the purposes of ornamentation
A special committee Of citizens Is at
work devising plans for the suitable
decoration of the city during the con-
ventfon. The decision to erect man.
moth figure of a tiger at the junction
of Sixteenth street and Broadway, as
the central piece of decoration is the
first step in the work of the committee
Thousands Of electric lights will be
strung on wires across the streets and
flags and bunting will be freely used in
the decorative scheme.
At meeting Of the convention
league committees were appointed to
welcome with special marks of hos
pitality the delegates from each of the
states of the union. Residents from
every state are membes of these COM
mittees. Many of them will be welcom-
cations from their former places Of
residence.
There will be 2,016 delegates and al
ternates in The Democratic convention,
zoos votes being cast when the full
strength of the convention is polled
The great auditorium, which seats
1880 people and has standing room for
fully 1000 more, will be completed June
II. The officials of the national DEM
ocratfc committee who have che pre-
parations for the convention in charge,
say that propositions for the entertain
ment Of visitors are farther advanced
at this time than at similar peiod
prior to previous conventions in any
other city.
The 100000 pledged by Denver to
help pay the expenses of the convention
was paid in four equal instruments the
last one being sent to Chairman Tag
CART of the Democratic national COM
mittee March 81.
From present indications it appears
there will be an exciting contest in the
convention not only for the nominal
tions for president and vice president
but for the temporary Craftsmanship
which controls the selection of import
ant committees. The three-cornered
contest between w. ]. Bryan Of Ne
braska, John A. johnson OF Minnesota
and George Gray of Delaware for the
presidential nomination, is said to be
without precedent in the history of tbs
party for persistent activity of the adj
herents of the rival men. None of
these men will appear at the conven-
ton but headquarters have been open
ed here by their supporters and active
work is being done.
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YEAR OF TRAVEL.
Is Planned by the President to Follow
His Retirement.

Washington, April 13.-Should
President Roosevelts present desires
be realized he will spend the first year
after his retirement from office in
travel outside the United States. Mr..
Roosevelt's itinerary, however, has
not been determined. His plan is to
see some of the rugged and little fire.
quented portions of foreign lands, as
well as to travel the beaten track of
the tourist. That the president will
indulge his fondness for hunting big
game Is believed by those to whom
he has confided his intentions.
1t was at the recent dinner of the
Boone and Crockett club in this city
that the president last told of his in
tentions for next year. He was told
of the opportunities for hunting In
Alaska and urged to arrange for a
trip there. This. he said, would in
terfere with his plan for foreign travel
and would have to be considered, II at
all, at some future time.
President Roosevelt is quoted as
adding at this time:
'If William H. Taft is nominated
and elected president, which would
be very gratifying, it would make i'm
possible criticisms if 1 were abroad to
the effect that 1 was debating to him
and being followed or that I had die
tated and had been turned down in
my suggestions"
Plans for the occupancy the coming
summer of the presidents Sycamore
Hill home are being considered and
it is expected 1.-The summer capital at
Oyster Bay will be opened for bust
ness before the end of June. 1t is the
presidents present intention to re-
main at the White House until re-
turns from the Chicago convention
have been received, but it is likely
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children will
be settled in the old estate before the
president reaches there.
1t is predicted that the usual re-
gime of quiet will prevail at Oyster
Bay. Secretary Loeb is working out
the old plans for keeping the calling
list down to the minimum, and only
the most important business will be
allowed to come over the direct White
House wire and through the special
mail pouch from Washington.
AS to politics it is said the presi-
dent will be simply an interested
observer and politicians will find no
cause to make pilgrimages to Saga
more Hill.
Before the return from the sum-
mer's outing the president will have
prepared his last annual message to
congress beside doing many other i'm
portant tasks all of which are made
to fit into his perfected plans of rest
and recreation.
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be selected as temporary chairman
and will address the convention to-
morrow. Committees Will be ap-
pointed at the opening session and an
adjournment will then be taken, pos
sibly until Wednesday as the. com
mfttee on contested sears will have to
decide number of disputes. How
ever these contests may be settled, the
reelection OF Chairman Corners by
the new state committee IS predicted.
1t was reported today that Lieutenant
Governor Chanler will not be a can
didate for delegate at large to the ma
tiOnal convention
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ONE LONG ROAD.
''The Roosevelt Way" Planned to
Reach Across the Continent.

Denver, April 13.-Gilbert R. Weir.
real estate broker of this city, has
taken up the project of uniting a
series of connecting roads, making
them as one road from the Atlantic
to the Pacific as nearly straight as
possible and under one name-The
Roosevelt way. There will be at least
$50 miles from the mountains in
Colorado to st. Joseph, Mo-. an abso-
lutely straight line probably the
longest straight road in the world
The project is well under way. II
has already been Endorsed by the
governors of three states and the
commercial bodies of five cities, and
the leading automobile manufacturers
of the country.
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The Big Leagues open Tuesday.

Chicago, April 13.-After five
weeks of preparations and grooming
on southern training grounds the Ma
tiona1 league candidates will begin
their long race for a little piece of
bunting tomorrow. The worlds
champion cubs will do their opening
stunt at Cincinnati with big Jeff'
Overall and Johnny Killing as the bat
terry, and all the other cubs in their
accustomed places.
The other western opening is at ST.
Louis, with Pittsburg the visiting
team. In the east New York will
open at Philadelphia and Boston at
Brooklyn.
The American league teams will
also open Tuesday and the American
association a day later.
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Ean,as CITY live Sfock.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 13.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1000, including 500 head of south
erns. Market steady to strong. Native
steers, IS. 25G6.9O; southern steers, $4.75@
$50; southern cows, So 25@4.S0; native cows
and heifers, So. 000625 stockers and feed
ers. S. 1855: bulls, s.. 1905. Is; calves $4.0c
$780,; western steers. $5.0OQ6. IS; western
cows I3.5OG5 Is
HOGStReceipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket 5G10c lower. Bulk of sales, S. 70@o- 80
heavy, S. sOG5 80; packers and butchers,
s. 65@5.S5; lights. s.6oG5.SO pigs, $4,000
SO.
SHEEPLReceipts today 1900 head. Mar
ket steady to weak. Muttons, $5.25@6 30:
lambs. $6.50d7. 40; range wethers. $5.50@7. 90;
fed ewes, $5.00G6.25.
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Admiral Evans Is Better.

Paso Robes Hot Springs, Cal, April
13.-Rear Admiral Evans was feeling
considerably better this morning. Sur
geon McDonnold stated that the admiral
had had good night, was stronger to-
day and fully recovered from the little
setback last Friday. caused by the re-
currence of the pain in his left knee
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, April 13.-C1ose-WHEAT-
Receipts IS cars. Unchanged to 1c higher:
May $3.50; July, 79Ac; Sept, 77asc; Cash:
red, 96@97c; No. 8 red. 9S995c.
CORN-A@Ac higher. May, sc; July 1y
@63%c: No. 8 mixed, 631kc; No. 2 white. 631s
@63azc; No white 63A @631kc.
OATS-Unchanged to Nc higher. No.
white 52@53c; No 2 mixed, 49@4911c.
RYE-7467Sc
HAY-Steady to firm. Choice timothy,
81 .5O612. 90; choice prairie, $975@1o-S %.
BUTTER-1k@1c lower. Creamery extra.
2Sc; packing stock. 1711c.
EGGS-Firm. Fresh extras, 15c; current
receipts 13Nc
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New York Money Market.

New York, April 13.-MONEY-Money on
cali easy, 11L@1A per cent; ruling rate and
closing bid ~; offered at *. Time loans
quiet and firmer. Sixty days, 21k@2% per
cent; 80 days, 3 per cent; 6 months, SA@4
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 41xQ5
per cent; sterling exchange firm with actual
BUSINESS in bankers bills at 80 for
demand and at s4s445d4 s41z for 60 day
bills: commercial bills. A.S411
SILVER-Bar silver. 54ssc; Mexican dol
BONDS bonds steady.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d
higher; corn I'D higher.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat and
corn I'D higher.
Car lots at K. c.: Wheat. IS: corn. 10;
oats. Z.
Estimated car lots at K. c. Tuesday:
Wheat, IS; corn, Is; oats. %.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat. 80; corn,
12S: oats. 292.
Estimated car lots at Chicago Tuesday:
Wheat, II; corn, II; oats, III
Receipts of wheat in the northwest to-
day were 22S cars. Last year 30
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat and
corn I'd higher.
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Frisco Quake Claims a Victim.

Kansas City, April 13.-Suffering
from nervousness which has followed
him since he worked at his telegraph
key in the Western Union office for
fifty consecutive hours after the
earthquake in San Francisco. Jay A.
Carnage committed suicide by shoot
ing. He was 80 years old, unmarried
and was employed at a suburban
station by the c., M. & St. P. railroad.
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Nev York Protluc. saarket

New York. April 13.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery specials, &c; extras,
2S5kc; third to first, 21@2Sc; held common to
special. 21@2sc; state dairy, common to
imitation creamery, first, 22@23c process,
common to special, 21@25c.
CHEESE+Market weak. Full cream
EGGaFfrmer Western first. 151k@16c;
seconds, 14615c.
POULTRY-Alive steady. Fowls. he:
turkeys, 15c. Dressed steady. Turkeys. IL
@17c; fowls, 12G16c.
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SIGN Individual Contracts.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 13.-All the
marine engineers employed on the
Towanda Iron and Steel company
feet on the great lakes signed in
dividual contracts with the company
yesterday for the coming season, in
line with the open shop policy of the
Lake Carriers association this year.
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Chicago, Ill, April 13-CHEESE-Mar-
ket steady. Daisies, 121z@13c; Twins, 12@
121zc; Young Americas. 13c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry easy. Tur-
KEYS, nc: chickens and springs, 13c.
BUTTER Market steady. Creamery. q
@SOc; dairy, 20@26c.
EGGS-Firm. At mark, cases included,
14Mc.
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N.w York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, April 13.-STOCKS-
Opening transactions in stocks today were
small and moderate, fractional declines
were general, running to more than u in
Union Pacific. Reading, Interborough-
Metropolitan preferred, Brooklyn Transit,
Amalgamated Copper, American Smelling
and Central Leather. Erie first preferred
and Colorado Fuel declined 1. Third Ave
nue. rose ss-
The market receded yuite sharply dur
ing the first half hour of the business
with the active rises in specialties, show
Ing about the same weakness Heavy &C
emulation of the local traction stocks,
PARTICULARLY marlborough Metropolitan
preferred caused the market to rally
slightly Erie second preferred had fallen
~. Brooklyn Transit III and Canadian
Pacific, Reading, Amalgamated Copper.
American Smelling and Great Northern
Ore Certificates 1. The recovery carried
Third Avenue 81. PETERBOROUGH etropol-
ftan preferred ~ points. American Ice
points. Metropolitan Street Railway ~
and United States Rubber second prefer
red 1.
Prices slipped back to the low point ex-
cept for the local fractions which reacted
sharply and then rose again. The trading
fell into rut of dullness. 1nterborough-
Metropolitan gained IL. and Manhattan 5.
ST. Paul. Delaware and Hudson, South
ern Railway, National Lead and Consoli-
dated Gas declined ! point. American:
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The X. G. world DROPS Out.

Kansas City, April 1S.-The Kansas
City World ceased publication Satur-
day. It's farewell issue contained the
announcement. The management Of
the chain of newspapers with which
the World was linked decided to
abandon this field.
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An Arrest in the Bailey Case

Wichita, April 13.-Ben Conklin,
plasterer of Newton. was arrested here
Sunday and is being held by order of
Chief Emery for investigation relative
to the murder of Oscar Bailey, express
messenger, two weeks ago. Conklin's
arrest was due to mutterings he made
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in a crowd concerning the murder in
which he said that William Carr was
the wrong man. He professed to know
something about the crime.
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Cotton Markes.,
Galvestol

Galveston. Tex, April 13.-COTTON-
Market steady, 10 5-16c.
New York, April 13.-COTTON-Sales to-
day none. Spot closed quiet and Is points
gulf, SO 49,
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New York Sugar and t,one-.

New York, April 13.-SUGAR-Raw SUI
gar firm Fair refining, s.. 90; centrifugal,
96 test "a. AZ. molasses sugar, 1857 Refined
| sugar firm. Crushed. Sc. 20; powdered, s. 60;
granulated, $3.50.
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Solemn Man-Do you hear the clock tick
ing slowly? Do you know what day it is
ever bringing nearer?
Cheerful Man-Yes: pay day-Philadel.
phia.
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HORSES AN.

HORSES AND MULES.
Receipts of horses. $50 head: mules, zoo
head. Market opened late. Prospects are
| for steady prices. A good many buyers
here.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by J. e. Gai. Commissions.
Grainx Provisions. Cotton and StockA
Onice ITO W. Sixth st. Phone 1851
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The Double Track

The Double Track
OF the Union Pacific r r. between
Topeka and Kansas City Is a model in
Its way and operated over 1t are eight
trains daily that are models OF con-
yenience.