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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-26
STEVENS DEATH RECALLED.
Victim Was Prince Ito's Right Hand
Man in Korea.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Mr Matzui is
acting as charge of the Japanese en-
bassy in this capital, pending the ar
rival here of the new ambassador now
en- route to Washington. The charge
received his first news of the assassina-
ton of Prince Ito through the press,
but up to nearly noon, was not in re-
ceipt of any official advices from his
own government. He did not, how
ever, question the accuracy of the re-
port.
Mr.. Matzui, who was personally at
tached to Prince Ito will, when official
confirmation is at hand, take steps to
put the embassy building in mourning
and meet the other requirements of
Japanese etiquette.
Mr. Matzui was insistent in his
declaration that Prince Ito was not in
Manchuria On any official mission. He
pointed to the fact that the prince
severance of his relations with the
active administration of affairs i'll
Japan, dated from his retirement from
the office of Japanese resident general
of Korea about a year ago.
The position he held at the time o.
his death was rather an honorary one
for the privy council of which Prince
Ito was president, is a body without
administrative actions.
1t is purely advisory and is called to-
gether by the emperor at irregular in
tervals when he feels in need of advicf
from the several statesmen who MAXI
up the council. Ito was a man fond OF
original investigation; he always de-
sired to learn at first hand the condi-
lions which he was obliged to meet.
In the opinion of the embassy people
here that was the reason for his pres
|eEce in Manchuria when he met hi:
death. OF course he would seize upor
the opportunity to meet and confer witt
such a man of affairs as NJ Kokovsoff
the Russian minister of finance, whl
happened to be in Hardin. But he en-
bassy people are firmly convinced thai
there was in the visit nothing in tn;
nature of formal appointment between
the two men.
The officials were quick to draw E
parallel between the killing of Prince
Ito and the assassination in San Fran.
cisco about year and a half ago O.
Durham Stevens. who had been Prime.
Ito's right hand man in the reorganiza
ton of the Korean government follow.
ing the Russo-Japanese war. Mr.
carrying out Prince Itos plans for tn,
and the regeneration of the DYNASTY
siderable element in Korea, which wa!
attached TO the old order of things I
was known that the lives of both 1t,
and Durham Stevens were in constan
| jeopardy and every precaution wa
, taken by the Japanese officers to pro
tect them. 1t is a curious coincidenc
that so long as the two remained il
Korea. the very center of the disturb
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party. Congressman Ollie James will
also speak briefly
Seventy militiamen from the
Marion, KY, company, which acted
the governor when the terrors of
night riding rent the purchase" as
this part of Kentucky is termed. will
do police duty in the crowd.
When the president steps first from
the fleet upon the wharf 500 school
children will sing the opening bars
of MY Old Kentucky Home"
While Mr.. Taft is the hono. guest
one feature of the decorative scheme
has been included principally for the
benefit of Governor Wilson. That
executive is said to have deplored in
a recent speech the fact that Ken
lucky soil did not grow cotton. There
fore several bales. grown and ginned
in the grandstand and properly and
respectfully labeled
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Continued from Page OneO
badge was pinned on the lapel of the
presidents overcoat. The badge was
a gift of the citizens.
Because the schedule called for only
one hours time here, the presidents
presidential fotilla departed for Cairo.
The Start From St. Louis.
With the blowing of hundreds of
whistles the ringing of bells and the
general good wishes of the thousands
of people gathered at the wharf.
President Taft was given a farewell
which he will not soon forget on
leaving st. Louis.
1t is the starting of his down
river" trip, which will eventually end
in New Orleans. from which point he
will start on the last leg of his trip
around the country. He is scheduled
to make eight speeches and his
Girardeau, Cairo, Hicksman, Mem
phis, Helena, Vicksburg and Natchez.
He is scheduled to arrive in New Or
leans, October 20, where he will spend
three days.
The Mississippi river boat
"Oleander' chartered for the trip and
was fitted up especially for the occa-
sion. A wireless station was installed
which enables the president to be in
constant touch with Washington dur
suite on the boat and every detail is
carefully planned for his convenience
and pleasure.
The president is in the heart of the
Democratic stronghold and it is ex-
pected his speeches will hape deep
! political significance, even though
| politics are not touched upon during
! the trip. It is a we'll known fact that
the president has made an especial
effort to win the south to the Re-
| ril hi f,-ir1 hox
much to do with Strengthening his
| his power in the south.
| 1t is practically the same trip as
| that taken by President Roosevelt and
the people are looking forward with
anticipation to the comparing of the
| present chief executive with his pre-
deceSSor.
Cheers in the Night.
There was little incident on the trip
| down the river last night. Throughout.
the night a cheer would occasionally
| come from one bank of the river or the
| other as the presidents boat, the
! Oleander, passed Bonfires lighted the
river in several places
| With his strenuous day in St. Louis
i and his strained throat President Taft
| was completely tired out last night and
an hour after the boats left the city he
| sent word to the governors boat, the
St. Paul, that he would have to be ex-
cused from attending the banquet ar
ranged for him and them until later
the trip.
Elaborate plans for the feast had tc
be changed in few minutes and there
was much hurrying and confusion. TnS
viands intended for the banquet were
put back in the refrigerators and the
governors were given lonely and
frugal repast Not the least amusing
feature of the incident was the frantic
efforts of the newspaper men to send
out kills on their deliberately detailed
stories of the banquet, including sew
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STORY ON TAFT.
Indignantly Denied by Oficials of st
Louis Commercial Club

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 26.-Officials of
the ST. Louis club, where President
Taft ate breakfast yesterday morning
as the guest of the Commercial club,
were indignant today over a story
printed locally and attributed to the
authority of the clubs head waiter,
that President Taft had taken big
cocktail at the club thus falling off
the water wagon that he had added
six big cups of black coffee to the cock
tail and had partaken of the remainder
of the breakfast in according proper
lions.
AS a matter of fact the club officials
say they knew full we'll that the presi-
dent is dieting, that he has recently
absta1ned from drinking any alcoholic
beverages, merely as a part of the
dietary plan and for reasons of health,
and the service to him was governed
accordingly.
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New York STOCK Marked.

Stocks Started at higher prices than yes
terday's closing on an active and varied
demand. The gains extended to rs in
American Wooden, in Northern Pacific
and large fractions in Union Pacific,
Chesapeake and Ohio, Rock Island pre-
ferred, Kansas and Texas, Great Northern
Ore Certificates, the PETERBOROUGH Metro
politan stocks and Pressed Steel Car.
When prices had made a little further
advance, selling orders for both accounts
made their appearance and there was a
reaction. United States Steel was the
main point of attack and it reacted a
point. Trading then became very dull and
the tone continued heavy.
There was a gradual restoration of the
mornings loss, United States Steel rally
ing to a fraction over last night, and
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Reading
and several other leaders to about pari-
ty. Business was restricted to compare
lively few stocks and there was less in
terest manifested in the market than for
many weeks. Canadian Pacific lost 1.
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No Doubt at the Capital That Ito's
Mission Was Political.

MlSSlOIl
Washington, Oct. 26.-Oficial
Washington was shocked at the news
of the assassination of Prince Ito.
The Japanese embassy here, was
plunged into mourning at the tidings.
Officials of the state department ex-
pressed their great sorrow for the
taking off of so distinguished a per-
sonage, as they looked upon Prince
Ito as one of the foremost of the
worlds statesmen.
Despite a denial from Toxic that
Prince Ito's tour was political it has
been made apparent that he was en-
trusted with several most important
missions by the mikado, the foremost
being an attempt to forestall the pro-
test of America and the other powers
by effecting a more complete under
standing with China.
Prince Ito played an important part
in the framing of the recent treaty
between Japan and China relating to
railway construction in Manchuria.
The treaty was concluded on August
81, and has been considered by many
diplomats a violation of the treaty of
peace concluded between Japan and
Russia after the war. In the face of
her Portsmouth pledge not to OBJ
struct measures that China may take
Tor the development Of commerce and
industry in Manchuria, Japan forced
specific pledge from China not to
build a railway from Hsinmintun
north without Japan's consent.
Another significant provision is that
should China build the Kirin railway
east, she must borrow half the re-
quired capital from Japan, thus in
surfing Japanese control of an impor-
tant branch from Japan's main line
toward Vladivostok. China was COM
PEELED to transfer the Taishichao
Newchwang line to Japan.
Japan also refused to discuss the
absorption of sovereignty along the
South Manchurian railway, which is
far greater than ever charged against
Russia. Her attitude was in glaring
contrast with Russia s recognition of
China's sovereign right in the recent
Hardin agreement.
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LONDON WAS NOT SURPRISED.
Bitter Resentment of the Koreans Was
Well Understood.

Well Understood.
London, Oct. 26-The assassination
IF Prince Ito, who was regarded here
rs elsewhere in Europe as the maker
Of modern Japan, though everywhere
deplored, is not regarded in official
and diplomatic circles as surprising in
view of the embittered resentment of
the Koreans over the Japanese occu-
patton of their homeland
1t has been a half century nearly
since the prince was in England and
so he was known personally to but few
here. Nevertheless, his work in
spreading western ideas and the sub
sequent eminence which he attained in
diplomacy and craftsmanship made his
name a household word. Since the
news of the murder was received here
the Japanese embassy has been filed
with government officials, diplomats
and other callers, while kilograms of
inquiry and coincidence without num-
Der are being received.
The japanese embassy here, in COM
mon with other official centers, re-
ceived its first intelligence of the assas-
>ination through the Associated Press
dispatch from Toxic.
Commenting on the dispatch Coun-
selor Yazama of the embassy said:
"I do not think the tragedy was the
result of an organized conspiracy, but
rather that it must have been the
isolated crime of a Korean who re-
garded Prince Ito as an enemy of his
country. Hardin, of course, is policed
by Russians, who probably were not
expecting to find Koreans in the
crowd. There were no Japanese police
there
The outrage is regarded here as
wholly political. though this single act
of revenge is not thought likely to
nave any great effect upon the political
situation either in Korea or Japan.
Prince Ito's son, Kirokui, is en-
route from London for Genoa, where
he is due to arrive today. Hirokuni is
deputy master of ceremonies at the
court of Toxic. His business interest
in this city is said by the japanese en-
bassy to have been of a private char
Scter.
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kansas CITY Produce Market.

kansas City, Mo, Oct 26.-wHEAT--
Cash: Market 1@2c lower. No 2 hard,
s.. G9G1. 20; No. 8, s116a1.1S
CORN-White. Aq1sc higher; mixed, un-
changed; No. 2 mixed. SIC; No; 3, 5Sg5S1sc;
No. 2 white, 621aG63c; No. 8, 6214 Q621Sc-
OATS-Market unchanged No. white.
4O@411ac; No. mixed, 39Q4Oc-
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, s12OO@12.50; choice prairie, s9.5oq9 TO-
BUTTER-Creamery extras, 3Oc; firsts,
&c: seconds 26c; packing stock 221ac.
EGGS-Extras, 26c; firsts, 241zc; seconds
and dirties, 20c current receipts, 2219c;
southerns, loss off, 14c-
WHEAT-Recefpts. III cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, $1ol1s@
1.O1A; May, S1.014@1 017s; July, no bid
Illlv 60Ac
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HICKMAN READY FOR TAFT.
Chorus of School Children to Sing 'My
Old Kentucky Home. -


Hickman, KY, Oct. 26.-For 60
minute view Of President Taft today
Hickman has been making prepara-
tons for weeks. 1t is the most i'm
portant Kentucky town on the Mis-
sissippi river and as the itinerary Of
the chief executive nowhere else
brings him across the borders of the
blue grass state the opportunity pre-
sented at 4 o'clock today has already
been taken advantage of by more than
1900 visitors from the vicinity.
From the wharf where the presi-
dent will alight, a chute has been
constructed to a speakers stand just
below the first bluff rising from the
river. Surrounding this stand Is
wooden stockade from behind which
the throng will hear the presidents
address prefaced by five minute talk
from Governor Augustus E. Wilson Of
Kentucky, who is afloat with the Taft
tried vainly to recover it in Arkansas,
and lost what was left of it in Mis-
souri, he told his Illinois hearers.
Except for his hoarseness the presi-
dent looked in fine trim and ready for
the final laps of his long journey
Ground the country.
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BARON sHIBUsAwA wEPT.
Members of Japanese Commission
Greatly Affected BY Ito,s Death.

Worcester, Mass, Oct 26.-With
words OF appreciation of the policies and
political accomplishments of Prince Ito,
the honorary Japanese commercial com
In1ssioners, who arrived in this city
from Boston early today, learned of the
assassination of the Japanese states
man. Baron Shibusawa the mead of
the commission, was nearly Frustrated
for time and wept. The members of
the party were unanimous in the praise
of Prince Ito's leadership in what they
called the New Japan"
As the leader of the party, Baron
Shibusawa was the chief spokesman.
He said:
THE news of the assassination of
Prince Ito is SO sudden that L hesitate
to believe it. 1t seems however that
there is no room for doubt. Our country
could sustain no greater loss than the
death of this distinguished citizen
personally, Prince Ito was a liberal
and ph1lanthropic man. He was liked
by all people with whom he came in con-
tact. Being, however. the foremost
maker of the new Japan, in the fifty
years of his political life he was often
exposed to the danger of assassina ton,
but he had been Fortunate
"Hfs political activities were manifold
Among them the most conspicuous was
his institution of the new constitution 1t
was the emperor who gave the constitu-
ton. which was the most conspicuous
change in the policy of Japan. and this
was greatly due to Prince 1tOS fore
sight.
His couptrymen will nearly ell agree
that the emperor had no adviser in
whom he had more confidence than
Prince Ito, whose death will be a great
loss to his majesty.
Prime Minister Five Terms,
1.-The prince never hesitated in the
face of adversely and was a most de-
voted servant He served five terms
as prime minister and in spite of his
official duties he thought of his other
duties in the settlement of Korean af-
fairs, which were in a more or less
chaotic condition. Despite the earnest
entreaties of his political friends. he
thought it was 2 position in which he
could serve his countrymen best and in
which he intended to devote the re-
nainder of his life. Prince Ito's policy
regarding Korea was TO guide the en-
peror and people of Korea in such way
that they would have more confidence
in Japan and would not risk their owr
destiny by rushing TO any extremity
For mis- Korean policy the prince was
very much criticised in our country
especially for his leniency in treating
with Korean affairs. but the emperor
believed Prince Ito's policy to be tbs
best for both Japan and Korea.
my friendship with Prince Ito dates
back to 1861. when 1 was Junior secre-
tary in the department of finance an6
Prince Ito was then plain Mr. Ito. He
was vice minister of the department
and my chief. For the last 40 years We
have been on the most intimate terms
Everyone was delighted with the
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Oct. 26.-BUTTER-Marke
steady Creameries,26 @3oc; diaries, 29@
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts 6.922 at
mark, cases included, 1Se; firsts. 241ec'
prime firsts. 261ac-
1614c; Twins, 151a@15s4c; Young Americas,
16@16Ac; Long Horns, 15s4@16c.
POTATOES-Market easy. Cho1ce to
fancy. 46G4Sc; fair to good. 42@45c.
{ POULTRY-Market easy: Turkeys, l4c'
chickens 111zc; springs, 1112c-
VEAL-Market steady so to so lb-wts :,
7@71zc; 60 to S5lb.w ts., 71sq9c; So to ITO lb.
WITS, 91z@11c.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, No. Oct 26.-CATTLE-
Receipts 10000. including 600 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers. s4.5o4S.50;
81 5edsO; native cows and heifers. s.. Esq
%; stockers and feeders, 50. 10d5.00; bulls,
81 75d3.75; calves, $3.50d7. %; western
steers, $3.75@5-2 5; western cows, s2.75@4. IS.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market steady
Bulk of sales, S7.40a7-To; heavy, 81. 60d7. 80;
packers and butchers s7.5067.75; light,
81 1907 IS; pigs, s5.5Oa7 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady.
Muttons So. 9G64 70; lambs, s.. 5000; range
wethers and yearlings, s4.00Q5. %; range
ewes Sc 9Dd5 co.
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DINNER TO BE SHIPPED IN.
jackson, Miss, Is Making Elaborate
Preparations for Taft.

Chicago, Oct 2s.-In their effort to
give President Taft royal welcome
when he visits their little city, citizens
of Jackson, Miss, are having an entire
banquet furnished from Chicago
The hotel where the dinner will be
given, will supply nothing but the chairs
and tables. Linen. china, glass, silver
ware and food will be shipped from Chi
cago. Forty servants. including the
most skilled walters and. the finest cooks
to be found in Chicago will travel the
1888 miles to the Mississippi city to pre-
pare and serve the -repast in the most
artistic and approved fashion.
OF the food only filet of pompane and
roast wild turkey both of which are ma
tive of Mississippi, will be obtained
there, No wines will be shipped from
Chicago. as Mississippi is prohibition
territory.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct 26.-BUTTER-Mark
firmer Creamery Specials. 311kq32c; ex-
tras. so1k as1c; third to firsts, 26@2s1&c;
process, 251h@271sc; western factory, 2512@
25c: imitation creamery, 26@27c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State full
cream specials, 1614@17c; ditto. fancy Ice;
ditto common to good, 12AQ1512c; SKINS,
full to specials. sole.
EGGS-Markets teady to firm
POULTRY-Dressed quiet; western
chickens 13 @161zc; fowls, 1212@15c.
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat Nd
lower; corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat 1sd lower; corn
!kd higher.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat 101, corn
80, oats 1863.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat -, corn ITO, oats 206.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat III,
corn 60. oats q.
Northwest car lots today $50, last year
Closing cable: Wheat unchanged to sd
higher; corn unchanged.
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chicaco Live STOCK Market.

Chicago, Oct neutrality-suspicious.
estimated at 5000; Market steady and
So. sO@4 80; western steers. z25a7.5 stock
ers and feeders, s.. 00a5. 10; cows and heif-
ers. $200d5.75: calves, Sc $4,000.
u HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market steady Light, s7.39@7.s5; mixed.
81 45@Soo: heavy, s7.35ds- 05: rough. 81 $50
TBS; good to choce heavy, S7-55@8-O5; pigs
s5.56d7. 10; bulk of sales, $7.75Q7 IS.
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new SPEED RECORD.
Leon De LAGRANGE Flies at 81 Miles
an Hour Rate

Doncaster England, Oct. 26-Leon De
LAGRANGE, the French aviator, flying
Bleriot monoplane here today, broke
the worlds speed record. He travele
a mile and $50 yards in one minute and
Al 1-5 seconds. This was at a rate of
nearly 54 miles an hour
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SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market strong. Native, s2.50@4. 80; west
ern, 275q4s0; yearlings. s4.50@5.50: lambs,
native. 81. 2h@7. 15; western. $4.50G7. 10.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts. 10000 bushels; ship
ments, $500 bushels.
CORN--Receipts, 217.ou bushels; ship
ments, $4,000 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 10 cars, with
81 of contract grade; corn $50 cars, with
191 of contract grade; oats 1863 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 1877 cars,
compared with 1,049 cars last week and 6O4
care the corresponding day a year ago.
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princes personal charm. but all admired
especially his devotion to the emperor.
at would have been a satisfaction to
the prince himself to give up his life for
his majesty, and for his country. 1, as
well as the rest of my countrymen. feel
the loss greatly
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Cotton Market.

New York, Oct 26.-COTTON-Spo
closed quiet 10 points advance; middling
uplands. $14.55; middling gulf, $14.S0 Sales,
1900 bales ,
Galveston, Tex, Oct. 26.-COTTON-
Market steady. u 11-16c.
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
Kansas City, Oct 2s.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts2 0,0oo head. Market steady to
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady to SC lower Bulk of sales, 1880
sHEEP-Receipts 10000 head Market
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Topeka Market.

FURNISHED by the Chas.s Wolff Packing
Co., yards close at noon Saturday We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are we'll finished,
below prices effective at once, until FUR
Their notice.
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Topeka Hide Market
Quotations furnished by James n s,,,,.,
& Co., 1O8 East Third 81 smith

u1nrs NJ Topeka. Kan, Oct. 2s.
g s. hides, 101kc;. side brands. silc flat.
s cue M hides esc flat; No. G. s bull hides.
to 35c; slunks. 15c to 25c: No hoz rSe
h eass hid sS &c &C. horse fs;1 hides $50 No
Ic; dry flint fallen, 16c; dry flint IiSbts'
i' WSGI Dry salts. lac: dry culls. lie.
and clothing according to brirhtnesslSp in =
gee light fine. 14@17c: heavy fine i1da
nc DeIective woods. lie to SC per III less
Grain Market. 49,
tr urnlshed by ]. B. Billiard corner Kan
sas ave- and Curtis St1
WHEAT Topeka. Kan, Oct. 2a
OLD CORNL5Sc
NEW CORN-53c
OATS-3SQ40c.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. E. GALL Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone ASH