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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
FOR NAVAL MILITIA.
National Association to Meet in WASH
ington Next Week.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Final touches
upon bill to be presented before
congress at an early date, which, in
short is provision to make the ma
val militia of the various states come
under the same benefits and training
as the Dick bill made possible for the
national guard of the country. is the
principal business to be taken up by
the delegates to the national naval
militia association at meeting here
December 9.
Commissioned officers from all
state naval militias are expected to be
present and besides the 10 states
which already have q naval militia,
Wisconsin and Indiana possibly will
have a tentative representation.
The new naval militia bill to be put
in final shape has received the careful
work of the naval militia general
board. and has been revised by the
general board of fthe United States
navy with Admiral Dewey at its head.
No federal naval reserve nor naval
subsidy nor allied feature is contem-
plated.
An opening address at the associa-
tons meeting will be made by the
secretary of the navy and the assis-
tant secretary will speak on the field
and scope of the naval militia
An official visit will be made to
President Taft Thursday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
STILL IN THE MUD.
The Work of Tightening the Prairie
Is Progressing.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 4-The
transport Prairie carrying 100 ma
rines and cargo of equipment to be
used in a possible campaign in Mica
ragua, is still stuck in the mud at
Pea Patch island, IS miles from this
city, where she grounded early Thurs
day night.
No attempt was made to pull the
big ship out of the mud on the food
tide at a. m. today, but an effort
will be made at 5 o'clock this after
noon. The Tightening of the vessels
coal and stores continues without in
terruption. The ammunition is also
being un1oaded.
The marines have not yet been TAX
en- off, but they probably will have to
be sent ashore.
The Prairie is almost quarter of
mile out of her course, river men
declare, and it is said she will have
to be brought back to the navy yard
here for survey. So far as can be
learned, however, no damage has
been found.
The transport Dixie now at the
navy yard, which may be called upon
to take the place of the Prairie, is
far from prepared for sea voyage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
A ROW IN CAMP.
Quarrel Between Heads of Two Rail-
way Mems Unions.

ST. Paul, Dec. A quarrel between
Vice President Whitney of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, and
President Hawley of the Switchmen's
union, is the latest element injected
into the strike.
Whitney, who hurried to Duluth
from Buffalo, in response to demand
from the switchmen who are mem
bers of the brotherhood, declares the
switchmen were not given an oppor-
tunity to vote on the strike in connec-
ton with Section 312 of their consti-
tuition. Hawley retorted that the men
were given the opportunity and the
vote was taken.
Whitney also says rs per cent of
the switchmen at the head of the lakes
are members of the brotherhood and
will not abide by the strike order and
to this Hawley replies that only three
of the brotherhood men have return
ed to work.
Whitney says the Switchmen's I'M
ion of North America in calling the
strike, were unfair with the broth
erhood, unfair with their own mem
bers and unfair with the railways"
To this last statement President
Hawley retorted today: "Whitney's
statement is a lame and contemplate
excuse for the men that he wants to
go back as ScabS.
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FOR WINE FOR HER.
Continued from Page One.)

resentative. She always coughs after
such conversations. So she did not
cough up a great deal to the report
ers. 1t was explained that in Kansas
City yesterday she had two concerts
and that she would have another one
here tonight, that at Kansas City she
received no one and that she would not
receive anyone here. And even when d
reporter gets by the singers husban
and her manager there is madame s
maid who is well schooled in obedience
and who forms the third and last wall
between the would be interviewer AMI
the song bird. It was announced in i
decisive manner that there would be
no interviews given out in Topeka and
after trying for half an hour to get a
word with the singer the reporter took
the announcement as true and walked
out into the storm.
Next Stop at Denver.
After her concert here tonight
Madame Sembrich leaves for Denver.
From there she goes to Los Angeles,
where she will rest for a few days
Later she makes another trip back
across the continent, singing in New
York on March 2. In April she will sail
for her home near Lake Geneva. The
name of this home was spelled out but
you can make as good a guess at it
without the diagram as you could with
one so 1T is not given. There are S.
COilCSIlS after tonight D0IOF0 she sails.
Madame has set of training rules
during her concert tour to which she
adhereS steadily. according to her hus-
band and her manager. One of these
rules is to lunch at 2 o'clock and then
take nothing more to eat until after the
concert. Another is not to talk to ra-
porters on the day she sings. Some
times when she does not have a concert
Tor day or two she converSeS with
them. But not on the same day She
sings.
Stem ell Sembricf1 husband of the
prlma donna, Joined her in Kansas City
Travelling in the west. it was explain
ed is distasteful to him. But with only
two more stops between Kansas City
and the coast he Joined the party He
is madames first piano teacher, and
her first and only husband She is re-
markable, according to her manager
in that she declares she is we'll salts
fled with her husband and does not want
newspaper stories bad enough to take
another.
Il took him for my husband and will
keep him. she declares when friends
remark upon this popularity.
Audience Will Be Large.
Tickets for the Sembrich concert to.
night are going rapidly today and in.
dications are that large crowd viii
greet the singer when comes time fol
the first number on the program. 1t i:
lot believed the weather will affect the
attendance.
Madame's manager announced toda,
that there would be no changes in the
program as announced, declaring it 1.
the same program she has given in ev.
cry concert since her present tour be-
gan
This is Sembrich's first concert toul
and according to her husband she does
not like it as well as grand opera
But Madame thought she would make
grand trip in concert" said he, ant
his little eyes sparkled, land it will
be a grand trip
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FRUIT MEN TO MEET.
Well Known Speakers on Program for
State Horticultural Society,"

The forty-thtrd annual meeting of
the State Horticultural society will be
neld December %, 20, 80 in the SUI
preme court room of the capitol build
Jig. A feature of the sessions will be
she discussion of some means by which
fruit can be saved from destruction by
iate spring frosts.
T. v. Munson of Denison, Texas, one
Of the best informed men in the coun-
try on grape culture, will address the
meeting on the second day. Mrs. j.
C. McClintock of Topeka will have an
address on FLOWERS Of the Home
Garden
Among the other speakers of note
will be Governor Stubs. George A.
Blair of Mulvane, J. J. Alexander of
Norton, C. A. Blackmore of Medicine
Lodge, F. w. Dixon of Holton, George
c. Richardson of Tonganoxie, Prof.
4 lbert Dickens of the State Agricul-
tural college, B. T. Smith of Lawrence.
New trustees for the First. Third,
Fifth and Seventh congressional dis
t..icts will be elected on the second day
of the meeting.
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ANS0N IN THE RACE.
Veteran Ball Player After National
League Presidency.

Philadelphia, Dec 4.-For the first
time since he became chief executive
Of the Philadelphia, Horace Fogel was
besought for his vote by a candidate
for the presidency of the National
league.
When Fogel went to his desk
yesterday he found a letter there
from cap" Arson of Chicago. In
the letter Arson congratulated Fogel
on his success in gaining control of
the club and asked for his support in
his campaign for the National league
presidency
81 am an active candidate" wrote
Arson, don't mistake that. 1 will
poll a vote that will be surprising and
am confident that I will be elected"
President Foge1 was pleased with
the letter from Arson, but declared
that it would not change his attitude
in regard to the election.
st have not made up my mind
whom 1 will support, and won't know
until I attend the meeting" he de-
c1ared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
New York Stock Nfarket.

Wall St, New York, Dec. 4-STOCKS-
only few exceptions to the advancing
tendency of prices were shown in the
opening dealings of stocks today. United
states Rubber and PETERBOROUGH Metro
politan preferred rose I, and the common
Rock Island preferred and st. Louis
Southwestern preferred large fractions.
Minneapolis and St. Louis declined g.
Traders were mystified for time by
the conflicting movement of prices. Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and ST. Paul
showed weakness, while Northern Pacific,
Great Northern preferred and Rock Island
We're rising vigorously. Eventually the
weak stocks rose to yesterdays closing
level or above, Reading making up more
than a point. Rock Island preferred ad-
vanced "a, Great Northern preferred 25s.
United States Rubber second preferred
21a Northern Pacific 2, st. Louis South
western preferred and Delaware and Hud-
son H. Louisville and Nashville, Norfolk
and Western, American Hide and Leather
preferred and Pacific. Mail 1. Lake Erie
and Western preferred sagged ", Pacific
The market closed generally buoyant.
The demand for stocks took on great ami
nation and breadth later in the morning.
Enormous blocks of United States Steel
were absorbed to about 90% Gains of a
point or more became almost universal
Northwestern rose "a, the preferred 4,
Rock Island preferred ~; Great Northern
Ore certificates ~ and the list generally
to points. There was some recession on
realizing at the last.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Dec. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
a possible general strike on all railroads
of the country based on the situation in
the northwest seemd to have little effect
early in the day was quiet and sentiment
in the pit was bearish. Prices at the open
May at s1.05sz to s1.057sQ105. During the
early part of the day the price held with
in that range.
half of the session owing to reports of
an improvement in conditions in the
northwest May sold off to s1051a. The
close was weak with May off 1sc at s1e57s.
CORN-Opening corn quotations were a
shade higher to 1sc lower, May being at
6114 @61ss to 613s@611sc. Later the price
eased off to 611.c.
Additional weakness developed as trad
ing progressed, May declining to 60zsc.
The close was weak with May down $50
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to do with the subject of life insur-
ance. Policies aggregating $4,000
on the life of Mrs. Snead are known
to be in existence and other policies
running into the thousands are said
to be written for her.
AS to actual responsibility for the
death of Mrs. Snead, however, little
has been brought to light, but sew
eral clews upon which the authorities
are working, it is hoped, will bring
out the real motive of the crime and
fix the responsibility for it.
Two points especially were in the
minds of the investigators as they
took up their task today. It is de-
sired to learn the whereabouts of
Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, the dead wo-
mans mother, who has not been seen
since the tragedy. Definite informa-
ton as to Fletcher Snead. the miss
ing husband whose life was also heav-
lily insured, is also wanted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
ANOTHER BIG GAS WE'LL.
Cne Flowing &c Million Feet in Kansas
Natural Gas Fields

Sealy L. Brown, gas inspector of
Montgomery county, writes a Topeka
friend that one of the big gas wells OF
the west was drilled in this week in his
county. 1t is a monster, having a rock
pressure of 155 pounds and a volume
per day of 26 million cubic feet. Last
week a fifteen million foot well was
drilled in on this same farm. The big
well will be connected with the Topeka
and Kansas City pipe line at once.
And yet they still circulate reports in
Kansas City that the Kansas gas sup
ply is giving out. In all the history of
the Kansas gas fields there have been
only three wells drilled in that were
bigger than this 26 million foot well.
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INSURANCE MAD.
Many Policies on the Life of Mrs. Ocey
w. NJ. Snead.

New York. Dec. 4.-Officials inves-
tigating the death of Mrs. Ocey W.
NJ. Snead, victim of the East Orange
bath tub tragedy, found themselves
wandering today in a labyrinth of in
surance finance.
Insurance mad" is an expression
which has been used in characteriz-
ing the Wardlaws, the family iuto
which Mrs. Snead married, in view of
the facts so far brought to light re-
garding the group of elderly women
who were custodians of the bath tub
victim for months preceding her
death.
Papers found reveal countless
memoranda in the handwriting of
Miss Virginia Wardlaw, aunt of the
victim, now under arrest and charged
with her murder, nearly all having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
COLORADO LEADS.
Income From Sugar Beets Amounts to
$7,5OO,OOO in Year.

Denver, Dee Am estimate COM
leted today makes the income to
Colorado farmers from sugar beets
this year s7,50O.O00. an increase of a
r ilIion dollars over the product of
last year. This, it is claimed, makes
colorado the leading state in the
Union in the production of beet sugar.
cred in the vicinity of the mountain
two weeks ago and Governor PERISH
ng anticipated disorder. Constabu-
larry reinforcements have been sent to
the scene of the fight but no further
rouble is expected, as the tribesmen
are reported to be returning to their
homes.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 4.-WHEAT--
Cash: Market unchanged No hard,
s.. 030I. 90; No g. 99cMS1.07; No. red, Sl.lSd
I23; No. g. S116011S
CORN-Market unchanged to nc higher.
No. mixed, 5S1z45Sc; No 2 white, osci
No. 3, 5S1zc; No. mixed, 5Sl5c.
OATSLMarket unchanged to Nc higher
No. white, 4d43c; No. mixed, 4oQ4lc
RYh70c.
HAY-Market unchanged.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. extras, 3212c; firsts
SOC: seconds, sc; packing stock, pc.
EGGsExtras, PC; firsts, &c; seconds
and dirties, 16c; current receipts. sc
southerns, loss off, 14c.
WHEAT-Receipts. 35 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, 81 0VA DID
Nav 81 01zaM1 90 bid; July, 93c bid
CORN-December, 57A Q5Sc; May, 6O1sc
July 59az659Kc.
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New york Money Market.

New York, Dec 4.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal Time loans dull and steady
60 days, 1905 per cent; 80 days, 41z@4az
per cent and six months, AZ per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5Q0h
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81. 81. 1904. 81 10 for
60 day bills and at S4G.70Q4.S7.75 for de-
mand: commercial bills 81 1904 S3&
SILVER-Bar silver, 51ssc; Mexican dol
lars, 43c.
BONDS Government bonds STEADY,
railroad bonds firm.
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*IncreaSe


The percentage of actual reserve of
the clearing house banks today was
2sS7.
The statement of banks and trust
companies of Greater New York, not
reporting to the clearing house, shows
that those institutions have aggregate
deposits of $1,2z6, 227 400; total cash on
hand s140,127, 900 and loans amounting
TO 81 1873, AL 300
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MAYOR RESIGNS.
and Marshal's Salary Drops Owing to
Lack of Business.

Lake Arthur, La, Dec. 4.-Civic
righteousness has made new record
and municipal, civil and criminal bust
less is dull in this city with the re-
suit that the mayor has resigned and
the town marshal's salary will be re-
siuced to 81 a month. The mayor ten
cred his resignation to the council
BECAUSE he said there was nothing
% do
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FORCED A FIGHT.
Mindanao Tribesmen Worsted in En-
counter With Constabulary.

Manila, Dec. 4.-Fanatical Moros and
Sananos forced a fight on a detach-
nent of constabulary under Lieutenant
Elarts near Mount Mailindang, Min
5anao Island, last Sunday. Six mem
bers of the constabulary, four porters
and one policeman were killed and one
Of the constabulary was wounded. The
sggressors let twenty of their num-
Ter dead when they finally scattered
Some four thousand fanatics gath
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04

for the Promotion of Industrial Edu-
cation TODAY Charles Allen, director
Of the New Bedford Industrial school,
said in an address: sin the light OF
my experience have come more and
more to believe that the problem of
the intermediate industrial school is
Fundamentally an educational prob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
Red Cross stamps Barred.

Washington. Dec. An an effort
to get Great Britain to rescind it's
order forbidding the entry of mail
Tearing Red Cross stamps, the state
department has cabled to Am
hassador Reid at London asking him
TO use his offices in the matter. The
nessa ge stated that as many letters
end packages bearing the stamps al
ready have been sent, it would cause
considerable inconvenience if they
were not delivered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
e.sAGE CITY LusIBERNlAN DEAD
Death Occurred in Kansas City Hos
pitai Following Operation.

Kansas City. Dec. 4-George C. May,
a prominent lumberman of Usage City,
Kan, died here at Mary's hospital Mr..
May was one of the early Kansas set
tiers. He was i'll at his home IN Usage
City for several weeks and was brought
tc this city for an operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
WRECK ON CENTRAL BRANCH.
Train Was Making Five Miles an Hour
When Accident Occurred.

Atchison, Kan. Dec. AT Cawker
CITY westbound Central Branch pas
senger train struck a broken rail-. The
rear passenger coach left the track
and fell to its side.
None of the passengers or trainmen
was injured The train was running
about five miles an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Dec. 4.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold STA $50
more than the requirements of the 25
per cent reserve rule. This is de-
crease of sI599 225 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
week. The statement follows:
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UNDER ORDERS.
Parr Testifies That His Investi-
CATION Of Sugar Frauds
Was Pursued by the Direction
of President Roosevelt.
THE WIRE IN COURT
And a Working Model of the
Trick Scales.
Investigation by Congress Is
Likely to Follow.
THE WIRE IN COURT

New York, Dec. 4.-The storm center
of the sugar trial today focused upon
Richard Parr, the special agent of the
treasury department who was foremost
in discovering and exposing short
weight frauds on the Williamsburg
docks of the American Sugar Refining
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Chicago Produce s1arket.

Chicago, Dec. 4-BUTTER : Market
steady. Creameries, 261zQS21xc; diaries, "a
Q2Sc.
EGGS-Market steady Receipts 1894
cases at mark. cases included. 201k6253kc !;
f1rsts. 2S1sc; prime firsts, 305zc.
1611c; Twins, 16G161kc; Young Americas.
16@1SAc; Long Horns. Ice.
fancy. 43@45c; fair to good, S5@4Oc
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
Ac; chickens. I11zc; springs, n1xc.
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 lb. WITS,
rose; 90 to IS lb. WITS. Sd9c; IS to no Id.
WITS, 9Q11c.
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Friday will be spent at the United
States naval academy and a banquet
will be given Friday evening in Wash
ington.
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Kansas city Live STOCK Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts LOCO. including 100 southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, A.75GS-50;
southern steers, $350G5.75; southern cows.
$2.60Q415; antive cows and heifers, $500
$50; stockers and feeders, So. 10QS.25; bulls,
steers, IS. So@5.50; western cows. s2.7594 so.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Bulk of sales, $7.90QS. 20; heavy, IS. 15gS. S;
packers and butchers, $S.00QS. %; light,
$7.60QS. 10; pigs, $6.50Q7.2.
NO SHEEP.
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below zero i'm Wyoming.

Laramie, Wyo.. Dec. 4.-The govern
ment thermometer registered IL degrees
below zero last night. At Green river,
the temperature fell to is below
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New York Sugar and Gomez Market

New York, Dec. 4.-SUGAR - Raw,
steady; fair refining, s.. 50; centrifugal So
test S4.33; molasses sugar, $3.5S. Refined,
quiet crushed, Sc. So; powdered, 1915; gran
ulated, $5.26.
COFFEEMarket steady. No. Rio.
sssQS1kc; No. Santos, SAC
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Kansas City,
Open High Low CT


FURNISHED by j. E. Gall Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton ard Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 1851
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Range of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
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New York. Dec. 4;-CoTToN.Spo
closed quiet, 10 points higher; middling
uplands, $14S5; middling gulf $3.50 No
sales.
Market higher, 1850.
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corn lad higher.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat So, corn
345, oats IS.
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ravors intermediate Industrial Schools
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. At the
anal sessions of the National Society
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Chicago, Dec. 4.-CATTLE@Receipt es-
timated at 400. Market steady. Beeves,
So $685.; Texas steers, s3.70Q4.75; western
steers, S4.O0Q7.40; stockers and feeders.
s.. 10@515; cows and heifers. $2-18Q5. 65;
calves, S. 25GS.5O.
HOGS-Reecipts estimated at 11,000
Market steady. Light. T.7OGS.30; mixed,
s. s0@S35 heavy. s7:So@S. 40; rough, 81. 500
S.. Ss7.To; bulk Of sales. ssosaS So PISS
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1.50o.
Market steady. Native. 81. 1905 10; west
native, S5.25@7.75; western, $5.25@7.75.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1890 bushels; ship
ments, 81. 800 bushels
CORN-Receipts, 53s.7Oo bushels; ship
ments, GA 900 bushels
Car lot receipts: Wheat So cars, with %
of contract grade; corn 345 cars, with 10 of
contract grade: oats "a cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 124 cars.
compared with 976 cars last week and 391
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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Chicago, Dec.
Open High Low Close Y
Kansas City Grain Market.

Furnished by j. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone 4S6l