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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Feb 2S.-WHEAT-Crop dam
age reports were the controlling factor
in the wheat pit today although their
effect in the early trading was less mark
ed than of late. Opening figures for the
May delivery were from &c to sc up
with the more distant futures varying
fluctuation in the first hour, May losing
it's edge on the free offerings and the
days closing figures, on preference by
buying concerns. Opening prices for May
tween see is 40 and s sif4 zno II iioe'ua'eo De-
Late in the session influential buying
bolstered up by more crop damage re-
ports ran away with the market and all
the f futures adxaneed s. sharpy &c May ran
lures shared in the advance. The close
was strong at near the high point with
CORN-In corn trading was well bal
anced. Opening figures were unchanged
uations kept within &c to Nc. sellers hav-
ing slight advantage. May fell from
65%c, the opening price, to 6511G65ssc and
rested upon the low point.
The market remained narrow affair
until the late strength in wheat lent firm,
ness to prices in the corn pit. In the final
half of the session the advance was from
1zc to &c from the low. The close was
oATGoats opened Unchanged to nc off
and remained featureless through the first
trading being practically at a standstfIl
Initial prices for May were 47c, unchanged
to 1sc lower tnan the Ilnal quotation Sat
urday.
PROVISIONS-Fur advance in hogs
coupled with a strong demand caused a
sharp advance in provision prices, initial
figures gaining from nc to 321zc with
pork at the high point. A rush of buying
quickly shot prices still higher, May pork
taking on IS cent gain, carrying it up
to $24.65. a record price since the civil
PORK. s5x4o to ss45s1s; lard, SIS Is; ribs.
$12.S5.
RYECash: 791kGS01kc; May Soc
RART,EY-CaSH. 630T3c
TIMOTHY-March, $4O5.
CLLOLVER-March, $3.50.
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CAN'T LEARN ENGLISH.
Young Kansan Loses Aidshipman's
Place for This Reason.

Washington. D. c., Feb. 2S.-Twen-
ty-eight midshipmen at the naval
academy have been found deficient in
the recent gemi-annual examinations,
and their designations have been asked
for Edward G. Gill of Kansas. a
member of the third class. is included
in the list to be dropped from the in
stitution
The case of young Gill is an odd one.
Though one of the best mathemati-
clans in the third class and also ex-
cellent in mechanical work. Gill does
not seem to be able to master the Eng
lish subjects, the course which has
never been considered difficult in com
parison to mathematics and kindred
subjects.
According to the report of the naval
academy officials, young Gill is also
poor linguist, though his marks in this
branch are not so low as in English
Last year Gill stood No. in the class
in algebra and geometry, six in trig-
onometry and three in mechanical
drawing He stood 100 in English
among the 211 members of the class.
and this year was not able to pass at
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28

Wall ST., New York, Feb. 2S.-STOCKS-
Light selling pressure at the opening to-
day caused fractional recessions in the
prices of stocks throughout the list. Read
ing was exceptionally heavy, with loss
of IA. Union Pacific. St Paul, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, United States Steel, Con-
solidated Gas. marlborough Metropolitan
preferred and American Smelling prefer
red declined substantial fractions.
Buying orders were placed in Reading
and it made up its loss but only a few
others of the leading stocks made full
recoveries, the market becoming heavy
again when the southern issues weak
ened. A demand for the Copper stocks
helped the market later but the move
ment generally was of little consequence.
Ann Arbor advanced and the four per
cent bonds l.
A desultory rally carried the most active
stocks a fraction over Saturday. Union
Pacific Atchison, Colorado Southern and
American Smelling, American Steel F'oun-
dries and Consolidated Gas rose 1. ILL
nofs Central and UUnited State Pipe pre-
ferred declined 1, and Manhattan IA.
Bonds were irregular.
After Reading had been bid up IA above
SATURDAYS closing the active stocks COM
menced to sell off. but the decline was
checked before it had much progress ana
prices began to rise again.
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PEACE PREVAILS.
But the Bethlehem Steel Works Are
Idle.

South Bethlehem. Pa, Feb. 2S.-Peace
prevailed in South Bethlehem and it's
environs today, but the Bethlehem Steel
company, many of whose employees are
On strike, was not able to resume work
as was expected when operations were
stopped by the disturbances on Satur-
day.
Only comparatively small percent
age of the 5000 men reported for duty.
Most of the men want to work, the
officials say, but are afraid to run the
gauntlet of the pickets.
Since the shooting on Saturday. in
which one man was killed, the foreign
element among the strikers has given
the state police little trouble.
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TRAIN JUMPS TRACK.
DeraiIed While Running at a Rate of
Sixty Miles an Hour.

Cleveland. O.. Feb. 2s.-For reason
not yet determined, westbound Twen-
tieth Century limited on the Lake
Shore railway was derailed at Ohm
stead Falls. 20 miles west of Cleveland,
at o'clock II is morning. The train
was running probably at a speed of so
miles an hour. Two or three passen-
gers, whose names have not yet been
learned, were slightly injured.
The train was running as a double
header and had a straight track. All
the seven cars were derailed, but were
not thrown more than a few inches
from the tracks. Neither locomotive
was derailed. Five or six hundred feet
of track was torn up. There were
probably eighty passengers aboard the
train, which IS due in Chicago at $3.50
a. m.
A second train was made up at
Cleveland and sent to the scene of the
wreck The passengers were taken
aboard this train and sent to their des-
tination. The relief train will reach
Chicago about noon.
The railroad officials state that there
was so little shock when the cars left
the track thae many Of the passengers
We're not aware the train had been
derailed.
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NEGRO CONFESSES.
Ed Thomas says He Murdered James
White.

Pittsburg. Kan, Feb. Esd
Thomas, or Young, the negro, who was
taken to the state penitentiary Satur-
day, after having confessed to the muir
der of James White, colored, and who
is thought to nave been implicated in
the murder of the Borlz family, is the
same man VINO was arrested on the
day following the Bork murder in
Pittsburg. He was placed in the city
Jail, but gave a satisfactory explana-
ton. A 3S-caliber revolver was found
on his person at the time, which tend
ed to prove that he had some knowl-
edge of the crime. He later was re-
leased.
Ed Charles, the second negro &C
cused of the crime, remains stolidly in
different to the questionings of the Off
GERS and stoIuly maintains showing of
ignorance.
The first crime to which Young con-
fessed is the murder of James White,
on the night Of January s, 1909. The
story told by Young to Mr.. Wooley
and Mr.. True is to the effect that he
and Ed CHARLES were in Pittsburg on
the day of the murder. White told
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IN attendance among the visitors, hav-
ing been represented by IFS laymen. the
Baptist church coming second with
registration of 81. In Topeka the First
NJ. E. church furnished the largest
number of deicgates-150-the First
Pres byterian church coming in second.
1t is stated that the attendance at the
ba nquet On Tuesday evening was over
a thousand
The central cooperating committee
OF 45 which had charge of the arrange
ments for the conventions adopted the
following resolutions thanking Execu-
tive Secretary John T. Moore for MS
successful management of the details OF
preparing for the convention:
Whereas. We have had widespread
and effective campaign of invitation, IN
spiration, education. as layn1en OF
northern Kansas on the subject OF Tor
eign missions: and
Whereas, Our plans and efforts have
been wisely, effectually. ably and sue
cessfully conducted. SO that the most
far-reaehing and successful gathering
oe men in this city and community mas
been held. that has ever occurred for
any purpose in the state OF Kansas
and
Whereas, A brilliant and successful
termination and conduct of this move
ment has been largely the result OF the
experience, ability, energy and EMERGENCY
of our executive secretary; be 1t
Resolved, That we. the members OF
the executive committee. cooperating
committee and missionary committees
tender to our leader, the Rev. john u.
Moore. our sincere regard, good fel-
iowship and hearty thanks, with our
united prayers for his health, success
and the perpetuation of his soul WIN
ming services in his chosen field, be-
in His steps, Who went about doing
QOOd'E
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HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Earl Gregory's Death Was Caused by
"Riding the Rods.''

Kansas City, Feb. 2S-At an investi-
cation conducted by DIR. Fred Gambler,
deputy coroner of Wyandotte county.
at Bonner Springs Saturday the facts
leading to the death of Earl Gregory. a
student at the University of Kansas,
were made clear by Ira Irwin. also a
pupil at the university
Gregory's body was found Saturday
morning at 1880 o'clock under the Union
Pacific railway trestle across Wolf
creek in almost the same spot where
two other persons have met death.
Irwin told DR.. Gambler that he and
Gregory, with William Hammer an
other student, started to walk to Bald
win. T IN, but before going far the
three decided to come to Kansas City.
They went to the Union Pacific depot
at Lawrence and boarded a. Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific passenger train.
Irwin and Hammer found a place be-
tween the coal tender and the first bag
gage car, while Gregory rode between
the first and second baggage cars.
When they got off at Kansas City
Gregory did not join them and they
began to suspect something was wrong
Hammer went to his home at Forty
Irwin returned to Lawrence yesterday
morning. After he had reached there
and found that Gregory had not re-
turned the report that Gregory's body
had been found was received.
Bonner Springs is the only stop made
by the train on which the boys were
riding. 1t is believed that when the
train slowed down Gregory intended TO
get off and join the other boys near the
tender, stepping off after the train was
on the treStle.
William Gregory of Guthrie, OKLA,
father of the boy who was killed, ar
rived in Bonner Springs yesterday.
Irwin is also a resident of Guthrie.
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Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 2s.-wHEAT-
Market unchanged. No. 2 hard, $1,000
LIB; No. 3, $1.07Q1. 10; No. red, $1.2O@1 q;
No. 8. $1.I70I1.23
CORN-Market unchanged. No. 2 mixed,
6lc; No. 3, 59Q60c; No. 2 white, 61szQ62c;
No. 3. Gle.
OATS-darket unchanged. No. white,
46Q4Sc; No. mixed, 43@45c.
RYE-72@T5c.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, $14O0Q145O; choice prairie. SILL SO
BUTTER-Market unchanged. Cream
cry extras 29c; firsts, &c; seconds, Csc;
packing stock, 201zc.
EGGS Market CSC lower. Current re-
ceipts, $3.50 case.
WHEAT-ReceiptS, 224 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $1.O97s al 091z;
July, $10391.O 31s; September, $1.00.
CORN--cMay, SAC; July, 65Q651sc; Sep
TENDER. 637sM64c.
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New York Money Market.

call 23z0S per cent ruling rate, "a per
cent, closing bid rs per cent; offered at 3
per cent Time loans, firm and fairly ac-
tive; 90 days, 31h per cent, and 80 days,
31k0Ssl per cent; six months, 3szQ4 per
cent.
per cent.
Sterling exchange strong, closing. steady
with actual business in bankers bills at
81 81. S0d4. $3.50 for go day bills and at
s.. s7.15 for demand; commercial bills,
STIVERgBar silver, 501kc; Mexican dol
lars, &c.
BONDS-Government bonds weak; rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
EXPERTS EYE TALK.
Says Nervousness Due Often to I'M
paired Vision.

Half of all our nervous troubles or
iginate with some strain or weakened
condition of the nerves Of the eye,''
said DR.. D. r. Paine optometrist with
the Santa Fe Watch company. This is
self evident since of the twelve pair of
cranial nerves six pair belong to the
eye. Causes of serious nervous illness
is often due to eye strain. We cannot
always guarantee a cure Of the nervous
troubles but in many cases the correc-
ton of the eye troubles. and proper
fitting Of glasses will alleviate much of
the suffering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28
MAYORS AT WICHITA.
VIII Discuss Plans for Better Govern
ment of Cities.

Wichita, Kan. Feb. 2s.-On May IS
and 10 the first meeting of mayors and
other officials of Kansas towns and
cities will be held in Wichita. The
meeting was arranged here Saturday
at a conference between Mayor c. L.
Davidson of Wichita, Mayor William
Green of Topeka and Professor Gates
of the chair of political economy of the
state university. At this meeting a
state municipal league will be formed
The two great objects of the league will
be the dissemination of information rel
alive to the government of cities and
work for new and more uniform legis-
latiOn
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Chicago Troduce Marker.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-BUTTER-Mar
steady. Creameries, 26QS0c; dairies, ZIG
sc.
EGGS-M Market easy. Receipts $685. cases
at mark, cases included, 1SG21c; firsts,
221kc; prime firsts, 235kc
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1874
@17c; Twins, 161s@16azc; Young Americas.
161z @16szc; Long Horns. 161zd16szc.
POTATOES-Market steady Choice to
fancy, 3SG4Oc; fair to good, 33Q37c.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
tic; chickens, I71zc; springs. Tic
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 Id. WITS,
S69c; 60 to IS Id. WITS, 9d1Oc; IS to 10 Id.
WITS. 10Q11c.
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'D
higher; corn unchanged to 1sd lower
Second cable: Wheat sd higher to I'D
lower; corn unchanged to I'D lower.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat Is, corn
80, oats u.s.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat 54, corn 655, oats 329.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 224,
corn 100. oats Ii.
Northwest car lots today 576 last year
545
Closing cables: Wheat H@5zd higher;
corn unchanged.
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NIETHoDIsTs HAD LARGEST.
Nearly Two Hundred Delegates Repre-.
sented Church at Laymen's Session.

Final figures have been made out in
regard to the attendance at the Lay
mems missionary convention which
closed last week. The total registra-
ton was 1,4S7. OF this number. 535 rep
resented those who hailed from the dis
tricts of the northeastern portion of the
state outside OF the capital city, the
local registration being $50.
The Methodist church reached drst
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Now york Produce Market.

New York, Feb. 2S.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Western factory, 22@23c; western
imitation creamery, 24@D25c.
CHEESE@Market firm.
EGGS-Market weak Western firsts.
241z025c; seconds 231k@24c; refrigerators,
21@23c.
POULTRY-Alive, easy; chickens, 170
171hc; fowls, zoe; turkeys, 14020c. Dressed,
firm; western chickens, 16117c; fowls, 140
19c; western turkeys, 1SQ25c.
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CALVE A WRECK VICTIM.
Compelled to Cancel Date Owing to a
Motoring Accident

Paris, Feb. 2S.-Mme. Calve is still at
Montpelier. the result of a motoring
accident. She was engaged to sing here
tonight. but has telegraphed that she
will be unable to sing Her injuries
are not dangerous
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CFhicago Live Stock NfarLret.

estimated at 22,0Oo. Market steady to foc
lower. Beeves. s4.s5GS.1o; Texas steers.
$460@S.15; western steers, $460d6.35; stock
ers. s2.6OG6.25; calves, S7.25@96
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market 10c higher Light, s.. 1909 70; mix
ed. $s.45g9.S5; heavy, s950a9.9o; rough.
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New York sugar and Gomez.

firm; Muscovado, SO test, s.. Sc; centrifugal.
So test, $4-S6; molasses sugar, SO test, $361
refined, steady; crushed, 1886; graduated,
$5.25; powdered, $o.35.
COFSFEE-Spot, steady; No. Rio, SIC;
No. Santos, 91k@91zc.
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Notes and Personals.

-
w S. Robinson of Manhattan. who
bought the Thomas Page farm north
west of Topeka. will arrive tomorrow
and take possession. The place COM
prises 220 acres.
Frank Short has returned from a
visit in Wamego.
Work laying the pressed buff brick
which will constitute the front of the
garage at 921-923 Kansas avenue was
begun this morning.
For Sale: pairs fancy heavy
draught mares, some high class road
sters and some mich cows at Page
farm auction sale Tuesday.
Mrs r. I. Wilkerson of Valencia is
visiting North Side friends today.
Miss Elsie Beeler. who has been en-
ployed at a local creamery. has gone
to EmDoria where she will work as
cashier for mercantile firm.
J. H FOUGHT has two lumber wagons
each having three boxes. which he will
sell for SIS each.
For Sale: Spring wagon. work har-
ness, farm wagons, cultivatorS, plowS,
ETC., at Page farm auction on Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid of the. Pleasant Hill
Methodist church will meet Thursday
at the home of Mrs ]. o. Browning.
A free ice cream social will be given
at the K. and L. of S. hall this even
ing following the initiation.
Amity lodge 231 K. P. will confer
the rank of Knight at the meeting to-
night.
sition as trimmer with Miss Gladys
Cunningham at $40 Kansas avenue.
For Sale: A bunch of feeding hogs
on Tuesday at Page farm northwest of
town.
Miss Nettie Curtis has returned to
her home in Paris. Mo. after visit
with her aunt. Mrs w. ]. Curtis of
116 West Curtis street.
Herbert Dunmier of Lawrence has
returned home after a visit with J. o.
Wolf of 1875 Jackson street.
Bijou-The Biograph feature.
Amity lodge 231 will hold an initia-
ton class at the hall tonight.
A mem bership contest is being held
by the Indian Creek grange. J. o.
Browning and o. F. Whitney are in
charge. At a special meeting Satur-
day afternoon 81 members were adj
mitted, making the membership about
$50.
F. A. A Council No. 1 will give a
dance Wednesday evening March 2,
25c. extra ladies 10c. Music furnished
by Halls orchestra.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by j. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 49,
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Kansas City Grain Market.

FURNISHED by j. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grams, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.l
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Galveston, Tex, Feb. 2s-COTTON-
Market steady. 14Zc.
New York, Feb. &.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet, middling uplands S14.95; mid
ding gulf, $3.50. Sales, 400 bales
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$50; pigs. SS.5Oa95o: bulk Of sales, $3.50
sHEEP--Receipts estimated at 1900.
Market steady. Native, "a. 90G7S0; west
ern; $5.2sSg7;SSi yearlings, S:75gS Is; lambs.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT = 1890 bushels; ship
CoRN@Receipts, $500 bushels: ship
ments Isl, 800 bushels.
of contract grade; corn $40 cars. with none
of contract grade; oats 11S cars.
neapolis and Duluth today were SEA cars,
compared with 615 cars last week and $50
cars the corresponding day year ago.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb 2s.-CATTLE-
Market steady to strong Native steers,
x55Cqf.75; southern steers, $500Q6.7B;
hefers s sG% socEr ns' Hd fesosT nd
800: western steers. sS.SgS.s5: western stern
HoGs~Receipts 10000. Market 1oc high
g er r.. Bulk dS OF sales $9SOgseo; heavy, $3.50
M sHEEP = tee 1ooO0 Market steady
western ewes. ss,OOa7.co. ''"' leu
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
[The following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
telephone direct to the State Journal BY
Gay, Robinson s. Co., live stock commits
SION merchants. with offices at all mar
a Kansas ss City. Feb. 2S.-CATTLE-Re-
ceiPts 1900 head. Market strong
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market loc
TO- lS e n higher. Bulk of sales. ss.25qe.55:
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head Market:
afmoI RsF EtTonngi sheep 2,I 14c to 15c higher
Price firm for good to choice grades; com
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Range OF Prices on Stocks.


FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.J
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Chicagn Grain NIarkef.

Furnished by J. E Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
ONCE 10 West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
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May loss 1895 -1Os
sept. " $ 100 IS $50 iCS lS Sc =
CORN
May =. SIX 81 g. 81 s4t,4
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WHEAT

Kansas City, Feb. Is.
Open High Low Close Sat.