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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11

A students recital will be given in
the Oakland Presbyterian church. Tues
thur sodeFstrom. He will be assisted
by the Oakland high school orchestra,
Miss Florence Ludinston, soprano and
pupils will take part: Ltnn1e Donaldson.
Carl Weber. Mary Gerdom, Naimo Ray.
Mildred Wright, Elsie knauber, Ethelyn
Nearly 800 women of the C. W. 3. NJ.
auxiliartes Of the Christian churches Of To-
Peka. met Friday in an alf-day session at
the Oakland Christian church DR.. Ar
thur Braden. Of Lawrence. dean of the
Bible chair at the university, delivered .!.
-Four Functions of the Church" and one
in the evening on The Bible Chair at Law
mountain schools of Tennessee David
Owen. state Bible school superintendent
gave the closing address of the meeting
Oakland church was given the book BY
the organization in recognition Of the at
tendance of the members of the auxiliary.
be a M ns The West Side chTistian church ir
September. Mrs r V Lesson is president
of the Union
Edward Mathews of Topeka. were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs J. r Michael
Mr. and Mrs E W Reubarger wabash
avenue. have gone to Memphis, Tenn on a
business trip Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rem
barger are at their home during their alb
Otto Magee has returned TO his home II
Kansas City afrer spending the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs NJ V Msgee. Greer
street. and his wife. Mrs. Otto Msgee. who
is visiting in Topeka
Miss Eva Hutchinson and Mr.. C. C.
Hutchinson. both Of Abilene. are visitors al
the homes OF Mrs James Horton and Mrs
George Carruthers-
The Loyal Women's class Of the Oakland
Christian church will be entertained witt
a picnic at the " < Copeland farm. Wed
uesday- The hostesses Will be Mrs Arthur
Taylor and Mrs Newton Scott
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Potter will be
host and hostess. Tuesday evening. Juns
T. TO the Oakland Veterans club Thes
will entertain in honor of Courade Potter
seventy fifth birthday anniversary.
The Ladies Aid society of the Oakland
Christian church, will be entertained
Thursday afternoon, by Mrs C. NJ Rea1gh
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HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR



state the Thermometer fell to so to 81
degrees. maintaining the below nor
NAL stage of the last month. And this
drop is scheduled for Topeka
The official forecast promises gen.
eraIIv fair weather tonight and Tues
day. much cooler tonight and probable
thunder showers this evening. The
mercury had risen to go by o'clock
Tonight the thermometer will prob
ably register around the So mark.
The forecast for the week reported
this morning predicts occasional
showers the fore part of the week and
cooler. returning to fair and normal
weather in the last part of the week
The river had remained at 90 feet
for the last twenty-four hours and is
now within a few tenths of the normal
stage of the season
The highest temperature on record
for this date is SO, in 1914. and the
lowest AZ in 1889
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Anderson rhanks Yolunteers.

neighbors helped in hauling the debris
away after the volunteer workers had
piled it.
Anderson Thanks Volunteers
W. o. Anderson today issued a for
NAL vote of thanks to the volunteers
Sunday who were under his COM
mand-
TT was wonderful the way they
turned out and worked all day in the
hot sun" he said. Business men and
sponded cannot be praised too highly
The help given by the labor unions
was especially commendabfe-"
Anderson and ]. Will Kelley today
declared that altho much Roadway
toward cleaning up the district had
been made there is still much to do.
Bert Overton declared that the Cham
Der of Commerce would see to it that
all volunteer workers wishing to go
out this week, regardless of the day,
would be furnished a conveyance by
the Chamber of Commerce J. VIII
Kelley, declared that another concen-
trated effort to aid the farmers would
be made by the Chamber of Commerce
probably Wednesday. I do not think
there is any doubt but that this body
will continue to place workers in the
fields" Kelley said The work is
there for them"
w. o. Anderson declared that he
would issue another call for members
to the district in body next Sunday
if farmers declared in favor of it
Employers Lend Men
Sunday and today, several Topeka
business men took number of their
employees into the district with them
and, clad in overal1s, straw hats and
cha mbray shirts, worked shoulder to
headed a squad of fifteen or more en-
ployes. Charles Wolff of the Wolff
Packing company headed another de-
tachment, while Anderson was fol-
| lowed by a dozen or more of his en-
| ployes-
The workers in the fields were ham
pered Sunday and today by only one
/ thing-sightseers The condition was
a lot worse Sunday than today. Thou
sands of cars and other vehicles lined
sightseers crowded into ruined farm
/ yards. Members OF Battery A; at
I tempting to guard the district, were
| helplessly confused by the mob. Nor
| did the sightseers offer any indication
| of working They hampered those
and kept farm owners on the jump TO
| keep them from carrying away things
/ that had been strewn over the farm
| yards. Travel on the roads was made
| dangerous. Scores of cars received
! smashed tenders and dented and bat
| tered bodies. That some one was not
| seriously hurt was considered nothing
! short of miraculous.
More Need Assistance.
! The county commissioners were no
titled today that J. W. Thompson iv-
/ ing east of the Central avenue road
| on the county line and one-half mile
| east of the Hoyt road, was hard hit by
| last Tuesdays tornado and is in need
| of help in clearing his farm.
| The forty-acre farm of Gus Oberg,
near Bishop, is also in bad shape Vol
unteer workmen. the county commits
sioners suggest, will be doing a service
| by helping these two men.
/ Several parties of Topeka left for
the tornado district this afternoon I'M
| der supervision of the Chamber OF
Commence.
| Among them was a party of ter
| from the Pelletier's store. The work
ers were sent to farms on the north
side of the river.
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Kansas City June 11--HOGS-Hog re-
ceipts 5000: market Toe to zoe lower Bulk
S149OG15.55: heavy. $1545d 1855; packers
and butchers. s15-2oG 15-55- light. S14T5d
1885. pigs. s135O0I4J0-
CATTLE-Cattle receipts 1900 ineIud-
ing 600 southerns. Market steady Prime
fed steers So 56d 1880, dressed beef
steers, S100od -35: western steers. $9.001
1850: southern steers, sT-25G13.0o: cows.
Sc 25d11 90: heifers. S. s01 L. 50: stockers
and feeders. sT.60G 1015: bulls. sT.50d loco
calves. s.. Goa 1250
SHEEP-Sheep receipts 1000: market
steady Lambs SIS. O6lII625. yearlfngs,
ST O0a7 1900. wethers, S10ood1iJ0; ewes
Ss75G HOO; stockers and feeders, Ss.0oG
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FURNISHED By the Topeka Board OF Trade.)
Exports from the United States and
Canada Saturday were $4,000 of wheat
5000 barrels of flour. no corn. 10000
bushels Of oats. wheat and flour combined,
942 900 bushels.
Missouri's wheat crop this year accord
ing to the government forecast will be
o0,Io0. 600 bushels. 1 million more than a
year ago; oats, 40. 500. 600 bushels, s1s mil
hon more than a year ago
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 1JT.433 bushels last week
and Germ stocks decreased @-930 bushels.
Total wheat stocks are 47SA5S Bushels !;
corn, 312.312 bushels.
Exports Of wheat from tie United States
in April. as reported by the department Of
commerce were 14.G3,013 bushels; flour.
949 24s barrels; wheat and flour. 1870, go
bushels compared with c2-426 941 bushels in
April 1916 In ten months exports of
wheat and flour this year were 16S million
bushels: last year. ten months 30 million
bushels Corn exports in April this year
were 6.i62.s 02 bushels; last year, 4.s91.s16
bushels; in ten months this year. 6162-9 $50
bushels: last year. % -0S9 .ss1 bushels. oats.
April this year 5.435.114 bushels; last year,
SIT .611 bushels: in ten months this year,
40. 7o5.5a6 bushels; last year I4,51i,527
bushels.
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Morning Gossip Letter.

Furnished by the Iopeka board OF Ir3de-b
There is a bullish feeling in the Deem
Der corn on the theory that 20 cents under
September is too great discount
The close Saturday was 50 cents below
the maximum price which gives the buyer
more leeway than in the past
There Is also a great deal Of selling of
July by longs and buying Of Septem Der
The discount Friday was lose Saturday
night il was 7lzc. Updike was a heavy
seller Of July and buyer Of September and
is said to be largest holder Of July for
some time past
Some Of the best traders are bullish on
oats Prices are very reasonable espe-
ciaIly when compared with corn While
the promise is for larger crop than last
year those who are buying oats say all the
surplus that the United States and Canada
can raise this year will be wanted abroad
Consam ption should be heavy owing to the
prospective scarcity and high prices Of corn
later in season.
There are no restrictions IN trading in
oats and large operators are giving them
Many. however, regard the market as
two-sided affair.
There is still considerable planting and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11
3RD SERIES OF CAMPS
Men Selected for Universal Service
May Get Commissions.

Washington. June 11.-Establfsh-
ment Of a third series of officers train
today by the war department Men
drafted into the new selective service
army will be chosen after the draft to
be trained in this third series. Under
the tentative plan likely officer ma
terial will have an opportunity to rise
from the ranks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11

Chicago June 11-BUTTER-Market
easy Creamery, SEA Seize
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts. 31196
3e14c; ordinary firsts. 30631c; at marx,
cases including. 311a6 321ac.
POTATOES-Market unsettled. Louisiana
Texas and Alabama. S3.25d350; Louisiana
white, s. 25d3-35- Old receipts. 10 cars.
s. 90@d315.
POULTRY-A1ive steady. Fowls, &c
springs. 30I33c.
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st. Paul, Mimi, June 11.-Mike
Moore, alleged go-between in the kill
ing of Mrs. Alice Dunn, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree to-
day. Moore was the first of several
persons indicted in the case and it was
charged that he arranged with Joe
Redenbaugh. confessed slayer of Mrs
Dunn. for the killing at the beduest
of her husband, Frank J. Dunn
Dunn's trial is to come next
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N0RTHCLIFFE HERE

Continued from Page oneJ
kitchener's million" the first army
OF any size to be sent by the British
Isles to the continent At the same
time he was hammering the British
censorship and finally so aroused the
pubic that it was broken down. Thru
his London Daily Mail and Times he
exposed the DardaneIles blunder and
awoke England to the Importance of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11

Chicago, June 1--HOGS-Hog receipts
A 600; market dull 10c to 15c below Sat
urday's average. Bulk, S14-90G15.45; light.
1900 1880; mixed. -S14 T51 80; heavy,
S14 .so415.65; rough, s14-so@15.oo; pigs,
S1c.0ol1410.
slow Native beef cattle. 50 25d - 10
stockers and feeders s7.40d 10 50: cows and
heifers. 81. 25d 11So: calves. $3.50 14-5O-
SHEEP-Sheep receipts 1000: market
strong wethers, SS.4O6 II. 90; lambs, 50 80
d14.60; springs, $4,000 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11
KAISER WANTED PEACE
Negotiations Opened With Russia
Officially Confirmed Today.

Petrograd. June 1.-THE council of
soldiers md workmen has made pub
lie the fact that the German COM
rnander-tr- chief on the eastern front
sent a wireless message inviting the
Russian armies TO a separate arms
tice and proposing that they euter
into secret pourparlers with the Ger
man leaders. The council denounced
the proposals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11

market steady. Centrifug gal. $3.50: mola sses
S5.01: refined steady; cut loaf. &c; crushed
SS15; mould A, $500; cubes. s.25; xxx
powdered. $40: powdered. s.. s.; fine gran
ulated, $50; diamond 4. $3.50: CONNECTION
ers A $40: No. 1. S735
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TODLY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, June Observation-Disclosures
crop prospects gave bears an advantage TO-
day but business continued limited Open
ing prices which ranged from lie decline
to 14c advance, with July st S2.3i to S2-55
and September at SOP were followed by
material setback and then a slight rally.
subsequently 4 big falling off in the
United States visible supply total caused a
further >upturn in values The close was
unsettled to Z cents net higher with
July at S2-3S and September at 500.
CORN-Favorable weather led to free
selling and sharp declines in corn The
break was checked by an official forecast
of low temperatures
After opening sc to 212c lower the mar
ket steadied at a moderate reaction.
Later the market scored decided gains as
result of fears that the crop conditions
in July would be relatively low and that
the acreage would be smaller than had been
expected The close was nervous at an ad-
vance of lac to DC net
OATS-Oats sagGed with corn. Buying
power was limited except at a decline
PRONISI0NS-Lowerq quotations on hogs
weakened provisions
Chicago Grain and Pork Market
(The range OF prices for grain futures on
the Chicago BOARD or Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board OF Trade-)
Chicago, June IL
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Kan.a. City Live stock Sales.

CThe following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yard. Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone Ill
rect to the State Journal By Clay Robin
son s. Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.)
Kansas City. June 11-CATTLE-CattIe
receipts 1900 head. Market steady strong
H0GS-Hog receipts 5000 head Market
Zoe to Zoe lower Bulk OF sales, .T5G
1910: top. $3.50. 9
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New York. June 11-BUTTER-Market
unsettled. Creamery higher than extras.
sea- a +0lac.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gath
cred extras 3Jd 4 fresh gathered stora &c
packed FISTS 33Hd341ac.
CHEESE-Market firmer. State fresh
special. 246Ac.
POULTRY-Alive steady. No prices
quoted Dressed quiet; chickens, 23G30c
fowls, 191aQ25c; turks. 1SG35c-
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Chicago, June 1.-WHEAT-Market
close: July, S23S; Sept s2oe.
CORN-JuIy, s1-51A G15s; Sept. s1.51&
GE; Dec; S115@ e.; 80
PoRKEJuiy. $3.50: Sept, s3s.75
LARD-July. S21 So: Sept. $21 so.
SHORT RIBS-JuIy. S2107: Sept. S21. 20
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repIantinz to be done in important pro-
ducing states Weekly weather forecast Is
for occasional showers and mild temporal
lures.
Flood conditions reported along the Mis-
souri, river had considerable effect on price
of corn.
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Kansas City. June 11-WHEAT-Cash /:
Market unchanged No. >, hard s.. S20 100
No. 3, 81 Goggles; No. p red, $2.946i2. go
No. 3. $2SSd292
CORN-Market unchanged. No ., mixed.
S16I0@; No. 3, S1-66d Z; No. .. white,
81. esq =; No. 3, s1.6TG16S; yellow. S1,6SG
1-69; No 3, 81 -61G II.
OATS-Market unchanged to 1ac higher.
No. ?, white SIC; No. >, mixed, 64d65c.
RYE-S2 25G2.3 sc.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S3. 20d $50.
HAY-Market unchanged Choice timo-
thy S19OOG2000; choice prairie, s22.oo9
.. so; choice alfalfa. $4,000
SHORTS-S1. 60
BRAN-S140
Wheat receipts 81 cars
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Kansas City. June 11.-BUTTER-Cream
cry. SOC; frsts, SIC; seconds, Sec; packing
321ac
EGGS-Firsts, SIC.
POULTRY-Roosters, 14c; hens, 1s1sc ::
broiIers 2Sc-
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side.
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 q. m. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 K-2.
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WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka. Kan for the Iwenty-four hours
ending at : a. m Monday
III ha-
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
By Frances Jones, I'll Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. m. $3.50 !;
other hours 4751 k-2-
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shorn lambs and sheep &c Gu,isr above
prices
Positively cannot use sheep or Iants IN
less fat
Retail Hny.
FURNISHED By W A GiIchrist. GIG Q1iacg
Streetl
Topeka, Kansas. Jans II
PRAIRIE HAT-S1aO0L
ALFALFA-s2o.Oo
TopekS Hay Marsss-
Furnished By T. A Beck e1e-2i4 T. dth-s
Topeka, Kansas. June II.
PRAIRIE HAY-S1s-0o.
ALFALFA-S1S0o-
Poultry and EKEr.
FURNISHED 5y the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Sadtson.J
Topeka. Kansas. June II
HENS-31z lbs. and over. lie. under ia
lbs zoe: bEoilers. Ia to lbs &c. unceE
Ia lbs, pc, old ROSTERS. 13c. stacy young
roostere. lie.
EGGS-29c.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka s4Gsse
Butter from $50 &c
-spexa Grain Market
sFurEtshed BIS J. IL Billiard rssruer Kansz<
Ava and s-artis SIS
coRN-s15o. ' June
OATS-65c.
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TOPEKA MARKET REPoRr.


Topeka livestock Market.
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Col
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MANY HELP TODAY


Continued from Page onel
neighbors helped in hauling the debris
away after the volunteer workers had
piled it
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Topeka, Kansas. June II.
PRAIRIE HAY-S1s-0o
CO.
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CONTINUED from Page One,
removed from Springfield for another
inuuisition such as was held at STOCK
tor Saturday night Word from STOCK
ton this rncrning was that Taylor Ad-
ans Mrs Adams, Make Adams ano
Sam McGinnis are still in jail there
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prices
Positively cannot use sheep or Iants IN
I less fat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
GONZALES DEFEATS COLIMN
or VILLA FOLLOW I;lt -

hN associated l'reSS
CHIHUAHUA CITY MEN, january
u ,ria TEL Paso Junction. .-Gcncrul
fhblo Gonzales. with dc facto forces,
defeated column of Francisco Villas
followers. at Pillar de Concho, sixty
miles west of Santa RoSalia and forty.
miles north Of l'arral. it was officially
announced here late to-day. Many
villa prisoners were captured and the
Nliia losses were said I" have been
heavy. The date Of the battle Was not
given.
Following tho announcement. il was
stated that Genera! Gonzales who is "a
nnaJor-general At Mexico CITY. Will take
command of the government forces op-
Grating against Villa during General
Francisco Murguia's temporary absence
from the front on an official visit to
Chihuahua City
The people of the city are preparing.
Dig reception for General Mureuia
in honor of his recent victories over
the Nilla forces
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
Garrison Sees Dangers
acing This Country
lHy Associatcd Press. !

NEW YORK, january t.-UDicss
the present problems confronting
tho United states arc settled sOon,
aud rightly. the nation "mnst mourn
In smckcIoth and ashes" for Its folly
and hccdlcssncs, LindIcy W. Gnr-
rIsOn. former Secretary of War,
said In an uddrcss Tonight before
the New York state ilnr Ass0cin-
tiOn.
Mr. Garrison hnid that tho cncr-
giles and the best md wIsest leaders
the nation can produce VIII De taxed
to determine the pnrt the United
Stutcs should play In world politics.
He nddcd thnt proposals nrininE
from men who love their country,
revolving around the central Idea OF
u world nliinncc TO enforce pence
through world court had his
whOlc-hcnrted sympathy, but that
the nation must not "lct emotion
lead us to u radical departure from
tho policy which hns kept us great"
"Fcar for our snfcty need not
cause us to enter such AN ngr~r-
mcnt." MIR. Garrison said, "for we
hnvc both men and means to pro-
vide for our safcty, and 10 we will
not nrnii ourselves of them, we nre
not worth saving
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
DECIDES
ON MEXICAN POLICY
Will Be Announced After Meet
ing in New York on Monday
of Joint Commission.
PROBABLE END OF PARLEYS
Withdrawal of Troops and Send
ing Of Ambassador Fletcher
Thought to Be First Steps.
IRy Associated prcs. !

WASIIiNGTON. January I2-Tbo
next moves [" be made 10y the United
states in dealing with tho dc facto
government Of Mexico have been de-
cidcd upon by President wilson. and
will be announced after tn" meeting
in New York on Monday of the Mex
ican-A American Joint Commission with
drawal OF tho rcrshing expedition
across tho American border and the
sending Of Ambassador Fletcher to
Mexico City arc understood to H.. tho
first steps that Will he taken.
Secretary Lane and the other mom-
bcrs OF tho American commissioT Will
meet tarranZa'S representatives i'm Nev.
York on Monday in what is expected
TO be the final session Of tho joint com >
mission. TIL" American commissioners
have jnformed the McNicans that i'm
view OF Carranza's repeated refusal to
ratify the protocol signed AT Atlantic
city. they regard further conferences
as useless. Their attitude is approved
by the President
carranza suggested that his refusal
to sign the protocol need not prevent
the commissioners from considering
many questions at issue bctw4.cn TN.
two governments. and the Mcxiran
commissioners may cndeavor again on
MopdaT To have the conferences rc-
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II DEATHS IN TWO MONTHS
ofi"ihi Statement Concerning Mortal
ity Among tInhnma Guards
men Hordcr.

NcGALES. ARlI.. January l2-
twelve deaths have occurred among
the troops OF tho AlabamT National
Guard since their arrival here two
months ago. according to IN official
statement made to-day by the military
authorities. This statement followed
the publication OF letter written by
j. Il. Crane. OF Nogales. to James NJ.
Burke. Of Nisalia. Cal. In which II was
said there had been an average OF i've
deaths day among tho Alabama
troops of pneumonia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13
WILL. PAY $50 DEMANDED
FON BODY OF SOLDIER

bN SSSori;'t"tI Press.
SAN ANTONIO, TEN. January IL
me war Department has authorized
MaJor-General Funston TO pay $50 de-
mahded by McXicanS for the delivery
OF the body of Corporal John II. Stew
art Company G, Of the Ninth United
states Infantry. The body of the SOL
dier was found Tuesday night on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande River
with the throat cut the theory Of
death being murder
Thc American forces AT Laredo were
h0tihed, and subsequently they ask cd
Tor the body. Thcrcupon the MeNicans
demanded 500. later making the
sum $50.
Stewarts relatives have been To-
Gated. II is understood. and the body
VIII be cared for at their direction
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New Austrian Envoy
Glad to Come to u. S.
iBy Associated Press. 1

ROTTERDAM, January 1" NiH
London. January I3b.-..I nm look
ing forward with pleasure and con-
ndcncc to renewing my acquaintance
with WnshinEt"n," snid Count Adam
TnrnOwskt Won Tnrnow. the new
tmstro-IiunEnrian Ambassador to
the United Stntcs, before cnibnrkinE
on the steamer N0Or,lRm Tonight
for New York.
The ambassador speaks English
huently, and recalled the time when,
ns am Rttnche, he spent several
ycnrs In wnyhinGton. since that
time ne hns not been tn the United
states. 'IIowcVrr." SRid Count
THrn0N. ~ go friend. ana
know thut shall meet friends.
anticipate no difficulties. ms there
nre no rompiicn tions Of amy sort
between the United states nnd
.tustr in-iiunEnr!.'
The Countess TarnOwski. who re-
Gently was III. NOW has recovered, !,
md. with her son. will proceed to
the United states i'm n few months.