The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 6, 1898
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WW THIRD EDITION. WEDXESDAT EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. JULY 6, 1893. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. i mum 1 I J H El French Steamer La Bourgogne Goes Down With 800 People on Board Collides With the British Ship Cromartyshire in a Fog South of. Sable Island ONLY 200 WERE SAVED OF ALL ON BOARD. All the Officers of the Unfortunate Vessel Were Lost But Four Among the 59 Pasengers Resscued There Was But One Woman. The Lost. Steamer Was Bound From New York For Havre. Mother and Sister of Hiram P. Dillon of This Gty, Among the Lost Passengers. Halifax, N. S., July 6. The French Trans-Atlantic Company's steamer La Bourgogne, which left New York Saturday last for Havre, sunk, after a collision with the British ship Cromartyshire in a dense fog, sixty miles scuth of Sable Island. The collision occurred at 5 o'clock in the morning of July 4. Only 200 persons were saved out of the 800 souls aboard La Bourgogne. Sank Immediately. Halifax, N. S., July 6. The Allan line Eteamer Grecian, Captain Nunan, which sailed from Glasgow on June 24, for New York, arrived here today towing the British ship Cromartyshire, which has been in collision with La Bour gogne. She reports that the latter sank almost immediately The passengers and crew saved number 200 persons in all. Of this number 170 of the saved were passengers and the other 30 res cued were members of the crew of the French steamer. Only one woman was saved. All the officers of La Bourgogne were drowned with the exception of the purser and three engineers. As Told by the British Captain. Halifax, N. S., July 6. The British Iron ship Cromartyshire was towed in here this morning by the Allan liner Grecian, with her bow torn away by a collision, 0 miles .south of Sable island with the French steamer La Bourgogne, which latter vessel went down ten min utes later. Of the 600 passengers and crew on board La Bourgogne only 200 were saved. One woman was saved by her husband. The captain and other dek officers went down with the ship. The Cromartyshire laid to and picked up the 200 passengers and seamen who were rescued, transporting them to the Grecian, which came along- shortly af terwards. The log of the Cromartyshire signed ty Capt. Henderson is as follows: On July 4th at 5 a. m., dense fog posi tion of ship 60 miles south of Sable is land, ship by wind on the port tack beading about N. N. W., though under lyi lv La (rl u u yUifiy; y Lull reduced canvas, going about four or five knots per hour. Our fog horn was being kept going regularly every min ute. "At that time we heard a steamer's whistle on our weather side or port beam, which seemed to be nearing very fast. We blew the horn and were an swered by the steamer's whistle, when all of a sudden she loomed through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed. Our fore topmast and main top gallant mast came down, bringing with it yards and everything attached. I immediately or dered the boats out and went to exam ine the damage. I found that our boats were .completely cut off and the plates twisted. Other ship disappeared through the fog. However our ship was float ing on her collision bulkhead so there seemed no immediate danger of her sinking. "We set to work immediately to clear the wreckage and also ship our star board anchor which was hanging over the starboard bow and in danger of punching holes in the bow. We heard a steamer blowing her whistle on com ing back and we answered with our fog horn. The steamer then threw up a rocket and fired a shot, but we neither saw nor heard anything more of the steamer. "Shortly after, or about 5 o'clock the fog lifted somewhat and we saw two boats pulling toward us with the French flag flying. We signalled them to come along and we found the steam er was La Bourgogne from New York to Havre and that she had gone down Vie lay to all day and received on board about 200 survivors from amongst the passengers and crew, reported to be in all about 800. "Several of the passengers were on life rafts without oars and I called for volunteers from among my crew and the surviving French seamen to bring those rafts alongside the ship. Some of the passengers and seamen from the sunken steamer assisted us and we jet tisoned some 36 tons of cargo from our forehold in order to lighten the ship. "At about 3 p. m., another steamer hove in sight bound westward. We put up our signals 'N. C want assist ance Shortly after a steamer bore down on us. She proved to be the Gre cian bound from Glasgow to New York. The captain agreed to take the passen gers on board and also agreed to tow my ship to Halifax. Owing to the con dition of my ship, I accepted the offer and proceeded at once to trans-ship the passengers and get ready our tow line. At 6 p. m., we had made a connection and proceeded in tow of the Grecian to ward Halifax, having put a sail over the broken bow to take part of the strain off the collision bulkhead. There was at that time 14 feet of water in the fore peak." Went Down Quickly. Mrs. Henderson, wife of the captain, was on board the Cromartyshire with her two children. She tells a thrilling story of the ter rible experience. The weather was foggy and she had risen from her bunk at an early hour as' was her custom when the weather was bad. Shortly before the vessels came together she detected a steamer's whistle blowing on the port side. The Cromartyshire was sounding her fog horn at intervals of one minute. Mrs. Henderson called the attention of her husband to the soundings of the whistle and a minute later the mate, who was on watch, also detected the sound. It came nearer and nearer and Mrs. Henderson stood near the cabin in order to rescue her chil dren should a disaster occur. Suddenly the huge hull of an ocean steamer loomed up in the mist going about 17 knots an hour. Almost im mediately there was a fearful crash and Mrs. Henderson rushed below and found her children awakened by the shock. She dressed the little ones as quickly as possible and removed them to the deck, expecting to see her own ship go down any minute. Captain Henderson as soon as the collision occurred, ordered the boats to be lowered and the damage to be as certained. As it was found that the Cromartyshire was in no immediate danger the Britisher put about. The vessel with which they had collided was at that time unknown. A few minutes later her whistle was heard and several rockets were sent up. Captain Hender son replied in like manner, thinking the steamer was offering assistance, but in a few minutes all was quiet and those on board began to realize the awful re sults of the collision. A Terrible Scene. At 5:30 the fog lifted and two boats were seen approaching with only men on board. Later the weather cleared still more and men were to be seen in every direction, clinging to wreckage and floating on life rafts. It was a ter rible scene. No pen can picture the ap palling sight revealed to the on-Iookers when the curtain of mist arose. The work of rescue was commenced without a moment's delay, and over 200 persons were picked up and taken on board the ship. Mrs. Henderson who had ample oppor tunity of interviewing those who were rescued, expressed her belief from what she heard that there had been no effort to save the women. There were many foreigners on board who fought for pla ces in the boats. It was fully a quarter of an hour before La Bourgogne went down and during that time there was ample opportunity offered to rescue at least some of the women and children. As it was only one woman, Mrs. La casse was saved. She has been on board ever since. She is the wife of A. D. Lacasse, teacher of languages ,of Plain vllle, N. J. j The crew of the Cromartyshire com ment freely upon the fact that only one woman was saved out of 300. Nearly all the first class passengers were lost, those saved being steerage and sailors. Lacasse and his wife were in the water eight hours, clinging to a raft, before they were picked up by a boat from the Cromartyshire. They lost everything but what they stand in, including mon ey and valuables. One passenger was going home to France with his two chil dren, his wife having died a month pre viously. He was saved but his two ba bies went down with the ship. Mrs. Lacasse says the officers bravely stayed by their posts going down with the ship. The only officer saved was the purser. He went down, but being a strong swimmer, managed to save himself. When the ships struck they were off Cape Sable. The passengers with the sole exception of Prof. Lacesse were be low decks. Without warning came the terrible shock. Lacasse rushed in haste to his state room on the saloon deck and got his wife out of bed and partjry dres sed. They hastened on deck only to be precipitated into the water. They were not long in the water, however, when they found a partly submerged raft upon which Lacasse lifted his uncon scious wife and clung to it himself. Some of the boats, Lacasse says, cap sized and all on board were drowned. The struggles, swishing water and ter rible screams of the drowning made the situation an awe-inspiring one, never to be forgotten. One man on La Bourgogne when she sank went out of his mind and Jumped to a watery grave. May Be Two Vessels Sank. On the morning or the collision Cap tain Henderson was on the poop deck with his third mate, A. C. Stewart. Sailor Haley was on the lookout and First Officer Killman was also on the forecastle deck. The Cromartyshire was making about; five knots an hour with several sails set and taking in all the time. Not a sound was heard until the lookout. Bailor Haley, saw a large steamer half a ship's length ahead on the port bow. In an instant the Cromartyshire's jibboom struck the Bourgogne's bridge and the sailing ves sel crashed into the liner, stoving a big hole near the engine room. The Bourgogne scraped the whole length of the Croma.-tysbire's port side and then she veered off. The Bourgogne blew long, mournful whistles for as sistance. Third Mate Stewart of the Cromartyshire says that the French man evidently thought they were an other ship and that they, the Bour gogne, had sunk the colliding vessel. The boats went out and nearly 200 people were saved. At the time of the collision, Mr. Stewart says La Bour gogne must have .been going at the rate of 18 or 19 knots an hour through a dense fog, shutting out everything more than twenty yards away. About three hours after the Cromartyshire picked up the survivors, the Allen liner Grecian was sighted and took the Cromartyshire in tow. About 8 o'clock that evening three miles away, Third Mate Stewart heard guns and saw three rockets go up and a blue light the signal of distress, burning. The Grecian signalled tq the Cromartyshire that she was going to assist the vessel signalling. In a few minutes, however, the light disappeared and no more guns or rockets were discharged, the vessel certainly having sunk. Prof. Lacasse, one of the survivors, is of the opinion that there was a third vessel in the col lisoin ,as he saw the Bourgogne sink within ten minutes after the collision. But 59 Passengers Escaped. Halifax, July 6. "The list of saved shows that there were 165 persons rescued, of whom 106 were officers, sailors, firemen, waiters and other ship's people, while 69 passengers escaped. j No First Cabin Passengers Escaped. New York, July 6. In answer to a query addressed to Halifax today the following private dispatch was received in this city: "Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Polloh not among the saved. No cabin saved." The above telegraWi evidently meant that no first cabin j passengers were saved. The Associated' Press list of those rescued includes a number of second class passengers. La Bourgogne's Officers. New York, July 6. La Bourgogne was built in 1886 at La Seyne. She was a four-masted ship-rigged screw steam er of 7,395 tons gross register and of 8,000 horse power. She was 494.5 feet long, had 52.2 feet beam and was 34.6 feet deep. She was built of steel and iron, had 12 water tight compartments and carried water ballast. The officers of La Bourgogne were: Deloncle, commander. Dupont, (Fr.) second captain. Pichard, first officer. Delinge. second officer. Rempler, third officer. i Dalido, chief engineer. J Brissac, second engineer. i Gautier, third engineer. Laisne, fourth engineer. Durand, purser. j Scol, assistant purser. Dr. Delpech, surgeon. I The British ship Cromartyshire, Capt. Henderson, sailed from Dunkirk on June 8, for Philadelphia. She is a full-rigged three masted ship of 1,462 tons register. She was built at Glasgow in 1S79 and is owned by W. Law Co., of that city. She is 248.9 feet long, has 32.8 foot beam and is 22.8 feet deep. Some From St. Louis. St. Louis, July 6. Inquiry at the lo cal office of the French Transatlantic Steamship company revealed the fact that only a few passengers on the ill fated La Bourgogne had shipped from here. The names of the only two are Anton Donelli and C. D. Angelica. It is probable that others from this city are on board, having shipped from the New York office. The Chicago Party. Chicago, July 6. The following is the list of cabin passengers from Chicago: Mr. E. R. Rundell and wife. Mrs. Edwin S. Osgood. Master Ed Osgood. Mrs. James Marshall. Mrs. E. C. Cook. Miss Frances Hess. Mrs. H. H. Knowles. Miss Gertrude Knowles. Miss Harriet M. Tower. Miss Eloy Reeves. Mr. P. A. Wright. Chicago, July 6. Among the passen gers on the Bourgogne were Mr. R. Rundel and wife. Mr. Ruhdel was vice president of the Chicago Economist. In the party with Mr. and Mrs. Rundel were Mrs. Edwin S. Osgood and son, aged 11 years. Mrs. Osgood was the wife of Mr. E. S. Osgood, of the firm of Osgood Co., engravers in the Wom an's Temple. Accompanying this party were also Miss Harriet M. Tower, as sistant principal of the Garfield school; also Miss Floy Reeves and Miss Hess, of the Lewis institute. Mrs. Russell. Miss Reeves, Miss Tow er and Miss Hess went as delegates to the World's Sunday school convention now in session in London. Mrs. James Marshall is the wife of James Marshall of the Chicago Title Trust company. She was going to Paris. Mrs. E. C. Cook, who accom panied Mrs. Marshall, is the wife of E. C. Cook of the City Lumber company. The last person to engage passage on the steamer in Chicago was C. D. Angelica, a clothing dealer at 114 North Ninth street, St. Louis. Mr. Angelica came to Chicago last week in ill health and to consult with his brother about a trip to Europe. Thursday evening passage was secured for him in the second class, but too late for his name to appear in the list of second class passengers. His brother says Mr. Angelica reached New York in time to catch the steamer before she sailed. One From Denver. Denver, July 6. The Bourgogne car ried one passenger from Denver, a wo man Miss Mattie Picoc. Washington Represented. Washington, July 6. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pollock, of this city, were on La Bourgogne. Mr. Pollock is the sen ior member of the law firm of Pollock Mauro, and is a man of large means. They had planned to remain abroad three months. The agents of the steamship company here have on their lists also the names of Miss E. D. Vallette and Mrs. C.Bour quin. The names of neither appear in the city directory. A Kansas City Family. Kansas City, July 6. Among those on La Bourgogne were the entire family of John Perry, of the firm of Keith Per ry, of this city, one of the biggest coal and lumber concerns in the southwest. They included Mrs. John Perry. Kath- and Sadie, twins, aged about 20 years and A. Perry, aged 11 year3. Mrs. Per ry with her two youngest children had met the older daughters, who had just graduated from an eastern college, in New York, all proceeding to France for a summer's outing. No other passengers are listed from this city. Mrs. Joseph H. Durkee, also among the ship's passengers, was an aunt of Jed H. Durkee, of this city, who man ages the J. H. Durkee coal company's interests here. She was supposed to be traveling with the Perry party. The Perry-Durkee families, are among the oldest here and move in the leading circles in Kansas City and are well known in the southwest. Eight Californians. San Francisco, July 6. On inquiry at the office of the local agents for the French line, it was learned that there were eight Californians on the ill-fated La Bourgogne. They were: Mary Martin. A. Reggardi. P. Pampanin. Louis Handu. Mary Raboli. C. Alberts. G. Carneto. B. Bartrami. Mary Martin was a Swiss woman. A. Reggardi was a gardener from Santa Cruz. P. Pampanin was a fruit dealer on Dupont street. In 1895 he started for Italy, but became insane in New York and was sent back to San Francisco by friends. Louis Handu was a young Frenchman who had been employed for several years by Lux Miller, near Gilroy. Nothing is known of Mary Raboli, except that she was a native of Italy. C. Alberts and G. Carneto were Swiss, but nothing could be ascertained con cerning their local connection. B. Bartrami was from Los Angeles. All of them engaged passage in the steerage except Mary Raboli who trav eled in the second cabin. The Passenger List. -New York, July 6. Inquiries at the French line offices concerning the num ber of people on La Bourgogne, showed that there were but 85 first cabin pas sengers. The remainder of the list, it was explained, was made up of second cabin passengers and was not quite complete. No record is obtainable of the remain der of the second cabin people nor of the third class. This makes the total number of persons on board, according to beat information obtainable 725, di vided as follows: 85 first cabin, 125 sec ond cabin, 295 third and 220 crew. Five From Boston. Boston, July 6. At least five pas sengers on La Bourgogne engaged passage at the office of the French line steamer here. They were Leon Bar teau, a music teacher, with a studio in this city and living with his wife, also a passenger, at Jamaica Plains. Al bert Weiss, a member of the Boston Symphony orchestra. Miss Minnie Connors, (foreign buyer for a dry goods house here), and Madame Vert Arrouet, a French dressmaker residing in Brooklyn. The One Woman Saved. Halifax, N. S., July 6. Mrs. Lacasse, wife of Mr. A. D. Lacasse, language teacher of Plainfield, N. J.. was the only woman saved from La Bourgogne. One From Reading. Cincinnati, July 6. Dr. I. E. Livin good, on La Bourgugne is from Read ing, Pa. He has a brother here. Two From St. Paul. St. Paul, July 6. Among the pas sengers on La Bourgogne lost off Cape Sable, were Mrs. Heloise Legas, a widow of this city, and her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Bronk. Two From Allegheny City. Pittsburg, July 6. Two of La Bour gogne's passengers were Bertha and Maria Flueckiger of Allegheny City. (Second class passengers). Company's Agent Silent. New York. July 6. Oscar Gaiuchois, the general freight agent of the French line, said at 11 a. m. that the company had received no communication re garding the reported loss of La Bour gogne. The only information that had been received had been through the As sociated Press. He said it would be impossible for him to make any state ment at present. Not Mrs. Hummel of New York. It was said at the office of Howe Hummel this morning that the Mrs. A. Hummel, who was board La Bour gogne was not the wife of A. H. Hum mel, the attorney. Judge Dillon's Wife and Daughter. The Mrs. J. E. Dillon and Mrs. Dillon Oliver, who were on board the Bour gogne, were the wife and daughter, re spectively of Judge J. E. Dillon, counsel for the West Shore railroad, the Man hattan Elevated railroad and the Gould railway system. Rochester Loses One. Rochester, N. Y., July 6. H. S Crum ley, whose name is in the passenger list of La Bourgogne. was a resident of this city. His parents live in Kingston, Ont. Two Philadelphians. Philadelphia, July 6. Two Philadel phians, who are known to have sailed on La Bourgogne were Francis Penn Steel, Jr., aged 24 years, and his sister, Gertrude Steel, aged 17 years. Young Steel is one of the principal ac tors in the Mask and Wing club, the burlesque organization of the Universi ty of Pennsylvania. The Steel family is wealthy and prominent socially. Some From Mexico. New York, July 6. It was learned at the Hotel Martin that the following persons sailed on La Bourgogne, after having stopped at the hotel: B. J. Gautier, Galveston. I. Stras, wife, son and, daughters, Brussels. Mrs. C. Bichon, Mexico. Auguste La Coste Oleron, St. Marie, France. Mrs. M. Sabella, Mexico. -Mr. and Mrs. Groin, Mexico. Scampo, Mexico. Sad News For Topeka. Mrs. J. E. Dillon and Mrs. Dillon Oliver, lost on La Bourgogne, were wife and daughter of Judge Dillon, and mother and sister of Hiram P. Dillon of this city. Mrs. Dillon was on her way to Carls bad to spend the summer on account of her health. J. P. Rowley is the Topeka agent for the French line of steamships. He says there were no Topeka tickets sold for La Bourgogne which sailed from New York Saturday. The ship was considered one of the greatest pas senger steamships crossing the Atlan tic and the French line, of which La Bourgogne was one ship, was one of the best, handsomest, and safest in the ocean service. CERVERA OUR GUEST. Sampson Ordered to Send His Prisoners to the United States. Washington, July 6. Sampson has been directed to send his prisoners to the United States. Possibly the Har vard will bring some of them. The St. Louis is filled with wounaed soldiers and can not be used to convey the Spanish sailors. The enlisted men and non-commissioned officers among the prisoners will be sent to Portsmouth, N. H., where they will be confined on Seavy's Island in the harbor. Orders for the immediate preparation of that place for the re ception of the prisoners are going for ward. The commissioned officers from Admiral Cervera himself down to the ensigns will be sent to Fort Warren, Boston harbor, where they will be turn ed over to the army for safe keeping. CER VERA CABLES HOME. President Extends a Graceful Cour tesy to Captured Spaniards. Washington, July 6. A graceful cour tesy has been extended to the captured Spanish admiral, Cervera, by the presi dent. Through General Greely, chief signal officer, permission was sent to Cervera to communicate with his fam ily in Spain by cable. Permission was also granted to other captured Spanish officers to use the cable to transmit per sonal messages to friends in Spain. The messages will be, of course, carefully censored and nothing will be allowed to pass that would be of assistance in any manner to the enemy. 800 WOUNDED. Clara Barton Cables Regarding the Situation. Washington, July 6. The following ca blegram has been received at the White House from Miss Clara Barton, dated Siboney, Cuba, July 4: "Kennan and Egan reached here yes terday. Five more of us -came today by army wagon and on foott Eight hundred wounded have reached here from the front since Friday morning. Surgeons and litter squads have worked night and day. Hospital accommodations inadequate and many of the wounded lie on the water-soaked ground. The Texas is feed ing refugees at Siboney. Texas will go to Guantanamo tomorrow. "(Signed) BARTON." HOBSONlsliCK. Has Climatic Fever, But Is Well Cared For. New York, July 6. A Herald dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica, says: Refugees arriving here from Santiago report that Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson and several of his men have been ill with climatic fever in Santiago since Saturday. They are be ing well cared for both as to food and as to medical treatment being attended by Spanish and English physicians. They have excellent quarters in the leading hotel of the city. WHEELER FEEBLE. Shatter is Sick Today -Others Doing Well. Washington, July 6. Secretary Al ger received the following dispatch from Gen. Shatter this morning: Playa del Este, via Haiti, July 6. Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Camp near Santiago, July 5 Captains Alger and Sewell and Mr. Corbin are well. I am feeling better. Had hoped to be up this morning.but as everything is quiet, I will remain still. Gen. Wheel er is feeble, but remains with his com mand. Gen. Young leave for Key West today. Gen. Hawkins slightly wounded in foot. All others well. (Signed) SHAFTER. Major General Commanding. HOBSON TO BE" FREE. Shatter Will Make Exchange of Prisoners Tomorrow. Washington, July 6. The war de partment posts the following from Gen. Shafter: Adjutant General, Washington Camp Near Santiago, July' 5. I am just in re ceipt of a letter from Gen. Soul (prob ably Toral) agreeing to exchange Hob son and men here. Will make exchange in the morning. Yesterday he refused my proposition of exchange. (Signed) SHAFETR. Major General. GRIEF, .RAGfc. AH Frevail in Madrid Since the Truth. Has Leaked Out About Cerve ra's Fleet. WORST STILL HIDDEN. Strong Precautions to Prevent Popular Outburst. Palace of Queen Regent Heav ily Guarded A CRISIS IMMINENT. Marshal de Campos May Suc ceed Sagasta And Propose Peace to Save the Seaboard Cities. Madrid, July 6. The enthusiasm aroused by the misleading dispatches to the Spanish government from Cuba is changed today into the wailing3 of the families of the victims and lamen tations of the national disaster. The ministers are crestfallen and are still concealing the worst. The extremity of despair, rage and recrimination, prevail among the pop ulation and the authorities are adopt ing strong precautions fearing popular outbursts. Marshal Martinez de Campos has been foremost in the endeavors to pre vent disturbances. A government crisis Is Imminent and it is regarded as probable that Senor Silvela or Marshal De Campos will suc ceed Senor Sagasta as premier and pro pose peace in order to prevent the Americans from attacking seaboard cit ies of the peninsula and ruining Spain. The palace is strongly guarded and the queen regent who is described as being inconsolable, is receiving the sympathy of the sensible portion of the popula tion. There is no disguising the fact that grave forebodings are heard as to (Continued on Sixth Page.) PRISONERS fclUTINY. Men on the Harvard Compelled to Fire on Them. Washington, July 6. A special dispatch to the Evening Star, dated off Santiago via Port Antonio. Jamaica, July 6, says: After the destruction of the Spanish fleet some 450 of the men on the Maria Teresa were placed as prisoners on tha Harvard. For some reason not yet ascertained these men mutinied. The officers and crew of the Harvard were not unprepared, however, and imme diately opened tire on the Spaniards, kill ing six outright and wounding twelve. This taught the Spaniards a lesson and restored quiet. BRINGS 320 WOUNDED. Red Cross Steamer Iroquois Arrives From Santiago. Key West, July 6. The Rer Cross steamer Iroquois has arrived from San tiago de Cuba, with 320 wounded on board. No communication with the vessel 3 permitted. The board of health authorities have granted permission to land the wound ed. A surgeon, in charge of the wound ed, asserted in the course of an inter view that the most of those on board were injured in the first day's fight, last Friday, when a general engagement oc curred along the line. These men are the milder cases, sent to Key West to make room for the large numbers being brought into camp from the field. Most of them will be ready for duty in a month or six weeks. There are only a few seriously wound ed on board. The surgeon said all would be placed in hospitals here, in stead of being sent north. Considerable delay in landing wa3 caused by the steamer grounding on a bank, where she lay for two hours. Hundreds of soldiers and sailors, with citizens, met her at the wharf, inquir ing as to friends in Cuba. Several other transports are en route to Key West with wounded. There is much excitement in the city. DEMAND FOR PEACE. London, July 6. The Madrid correspond ent of the Daily Telegraph sent a dispatch to his paper today saying: "I am In formed that peace will be demanded to day." MUST MOVE ON. Suez, July 6. The Spanish fleet has arrived and has been notified to leave within 24 hours without coaling.
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TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAIi, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1893. MADRIDSTUNNED Sews of Cerrera's Defeat and Capture la Held Back at First But Comes Out at Last. THE FEELING OF PAIN Soon Gives Flace to One of In dignation. Signs of Civil War Xow Every where Apparent. Madrid, July G. Senor Sagfasta, the premier, has announced officially that Admiral Cervera's squadron has been destroyed, that the Almirante Oquendo was burned and the Infanta Maria Teresa sunk and that Admiral Cervera himself is a prisoner of war. London, July 6. The Madrid corres pondent of the Times says: Dispatches received from American sources describing the destruction of Admiral Cervera's squadron, which the morning papers considered wild exag gerations and consequently held back, have now been published in special editions. They are regarded as sub stantially true and have produced a most painful impression among all classes. The Madrid correspondent of the Dai ly Telegraph, telegraphing Tuesday night, says: "Disorder is spreading among the mil itary; the crowds in the city are getting riotous and everywhere signs are ap parent that the population is arming for civil war. Marshal Martinez Campos and the captain general of Madrid have held long consultations as to the ways and means of preserving order." The Madrid correspondent of the Times says: Admiral Cervera's family have re ceived a telegram, professedly from him, stating that he is a prisoner, but its authenticity is doubted. The fol lowing is an official dispatch received by the government: At dusk last night there reached the Socapa battery seven shipwrecked men from the sunken torpedo boat destroy ers. They said the Infanta Maria Te resa was steaming in a damaged condi tion behind Point Buzere, out of sight of the town, and that the Almirante Oquendo was afire. Subsequently other sailors, I do not know how many got ashore and confirmed the above. The enemy attacked our forces during the morning, causing us a loss of seven wounded. Colonel Escario's column has arrived. The dispatch goes on to describe the investigation of the foreign consuls at Santiago and the offer of the Americans to delay bombardment until the morn ing of July 5th, provided the Spaniards refrained from attacking them. It concludes with the words: "I have agreed." Before Hearing the Truth. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Madrid, July 6. Almost Indescribable enthusiasm prevailed here over the sup posed escape of Admiral Cervera and his squadron from tha harbor of Santi ago de Cuba. The admiral's name was on every tongue,, and it was claimed that it was he who saved Santiago de Cuba, "by adding to General Linares' handful of soldiers" his brave sailors to man the guns ashore and repel the Americans under General Shafter. Such is about the exultant eulogy of Admiral Cervera heard on all sides, this state of public feeling being due to the official announcements from Santi ago. For instance, one statement from Santiago is as follows: '"When Admiral Cervera found It cer tain that Colonel Escario's reinforce ments were in proximity to Santiago the admiral held a council with the commanders of his squadron, d.sclosing to them a plan to force the blockade in broad daylight. The commanders re sponded unanimously: 'Ad lante (for ward). "It was then arranged that the tor pedo boat destroyers should take the lead, feigning an attack, and discharge the torpedoes against the enemy's ships, the Cristobal Colon protecting their advance, sheltered by the batteries of Morro castle and distracting the enemy's attention, while the remainder of the squadron sallied out of the har bor. "The Americans at first were taken by surprise. Then, recovering, they opened a tremendous fire, esrecially against the torpedo boat dest-oyers, which vessels Admiral Cervera had in structed to steer an opposite course to the squadron. The Americans were de ceived and maneuvered towards the supposed course of the Spaniards, while Admiral Cervera went full steam ahead, maintaining a continuous fire until clear of the American lines and then steamed away westward, pursued and breasted for some distance by the swift est American vessels, until they were lost sight of from Morro castle. "In the meantime, the torpedo boat destroyers sank under a rain of shell from the numerous American warships. It is presumed part of their crews were saved by the enemy or swam ashore. a number of life buoys were provided on board the torpedo boat destroyers, whose crews anticipated that their ves sels would be destroyed." The foregoing is the popular Spanish version of the sortie of Admiral Cervera from the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and the sacrifice of the crews of the torpedo boat destroyers is said to be highly appreciated by the queen regent, while the general public is overjoyed at their conduct. It was supposed here that Admiral Cervera was running for Havana, since he had not been reported as arriving at Cienfuegos. Hopes were expressed in this city that the Spanish admiral would capture or destroy some American vessels while on his way to Havana. Foreign advices giving contradictory "versions of the sortie cast a tinge of perplexity and dampness upon the gen eral rejoicing. In military circles it was considered that General Shafter has been checked, that Rear Admiral Sampson has been baffled, and that the aspect of the war liad been changed, but the universal expression of opinion is that peace is Impossible until something occurs which is satisfactory to the national feeling. SPANIARDS ATTACK. Belated News of a Rally by the Ene my. (Copyright, 1S98, by Associated Press.) Santiago de Cuba, Sunday, July 3, 5:30 a. m., per Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy to Port Antonio. Jamaica. viA Kingston, July 6. The Spanish made a desperate night attack upon our left shortly after 10 o clock baturday night. The assault was directed at the position that had been carried by Gen. Kent's men. The Spaniards left the trenches and charged across the open striking heavily upon Gen. Wikoff's brigade, consisting of the Ninth, Thir teenth and Twenty-fourth infantry. They were reinforced by a heavy fire all along their line of guns batteries and succeeded in driving some of our men from the trenches, but the heavy Are the Americans in return poured in stag gered the Spanish line and sent It reel ing backward with heavy loss. The Americans had advanced from the trenches, for the first time, and while the Spaniards were in the open some of our Gatlings on the extreme left did some terrible execution. The casualties among our men were not heavy. Gen. Hawkins was shot in the foot. Over 200 additional wounded men were taken to the rear during the night, one consignment of 120. Under Gen. Shafter's orders the bat tle was reopened at 5 o'clock this morn ing along the whole line. At this writ ing the sound of the firing is like the long roll of a machine gun, punctuated with the heavy boom of the Spanish batteries. The recruits were ordered to the front today. Our loss has now reached 1,700 killed and wounded. Part of the night attack was directly opposite the station of the Third and Sixth cavalry. Captain Bowden, of the Third cavalry, went with a working party at 1 a. m. to straighten the line of entrenchments between Gen. Chaf fee's brigade on the right and Gen. Kent's division on the left. Whether there was an accident is not known but he clashed in the darkness with the Spanish, who were advancing in front of the working party and was obliged to retire. Rollo of Troop E was killed, and Poole, of Troope E was wounded. The Spanish did not advance close enough to draw the fire of the Amer ican main line. The action lasted about 18 minutes and went on simultaneously at other points on our front. The Span ish loss could not be ascertained. WOUNDED COMING HOME. War Department "Will Land Santia go's Sufferers on American Soil. Washington, July 6. There has been some question as to the delay in send ing back the transports that are at San tiago. Their failure to return is ex plained that they are held to bring back the wounded. The present programme is to place the injured men upon these transports and bring them to this coun try. Fort Monroe will be their destina tion. This military reservation at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay will be turned into a. military hospital. It is admirably located for this purpose. It is so far north as to be removed from the objections which attach to Florida points on account of heat and there is ample room accommodation for all the wounded men. The transports will also be used to convey the thousands of prisoners al ready captured. These will be taken to Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, and will be held until the close of the war. The feeding of these prisoners, as well as the starving people of Santiago, has been fully provided for in the arrange ments made by the subsistence depart ment of the army. FOREIGNERS LEAVE MANILA "War Vessels Have No Further Busi ness There. Washington, July 6. As yet the state department has received no confirma tion of the statement which reaches here from London that upon the arrival at Manila of the American land forces several warships of Germany and other European powers which had been there for some time left immediately for other Rorts. lit official circles however, the announcement is regarded as au thentic. It is pointed out that the only possible pretext upon which forces from foreign men-of-war could have been landed In Manila would have been the protec tion of the lives or interests of their own countrymen residing there. State department officials say that with the arrival of the American reinforcements for Admiral Dewey, the danger that foreigners in Manila would suffer was eliminated from the situation and that a large number of warships probably left, merely because their presence was no longer necessary. ARMY REGULATIONS. New Rales Regarding Courts-Martial and Surgeons. Washington, July 6 A recent decision of the secretary of war construes the present law so as to provide army of ficers may now sit on court martial for the trial of volunteers and soldiers. Secretary Alger has approved a recommendation of the surgeon general of the army that physicians appointed by a governor of a state to fill vacancies in regiments should be examined by a board of three physicians appointed by th governor and without expense to the United States. The certificate of this board that the candidate had pass ed a satisfactory physical and profes sional examination will be accepted by the war department as an evidence of his fitness for the place. DEAD AND WOUNDED. Revised List of Casualties Among Of ficers in Shafter's Army. (Copyright, 1S98, by Associated Press.) Headquarters of Gen. Shafter's Army, July 4, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 6. The following is a substitute list of the killed and wounded officers, from official sources, so far as obtained: KILLED. JULES G. ORD, first lieutenant.Sixth. Infantry. W. H. SMITH, first lieutenant, Tenth cavalry. WM. SHIPP, first lieutenant. Tenth cavalry. WM. SATER, second lieutenant. Thirteenth infantry. JOHN HAMILTON, lieutenant col onel, Ninth cavalry. ALBERT G. FORSE, major. First cavalry. E. N. BRl'NCKET, second lieuten ant, Sixth Infantry. A. M. WEATHERILL, captain, Sixth infantry. DENNIS M. MICHIE, second lieu tenant. Seventeenth infantry. W. D. DICKINSON, first lieutenant, Nineteenth infantry. WOUNDED. John Robertson, second lieutenant. Sixth infantry. L. H. Gross, second lientenant. B. E. K. Luscom. lieu.ttHia.nt colonel, Twenty-fourth infantry. James Torrance, captain. Thirteenth Infantry. Henry Carroll.lieutenant colonel. Sixth cavalry. C. W. Woodbury, captain. Sixteenth infantry. W. B. Scott, first lietrtenant. Thir teenth infantry. Theodore J. Wint, major. Tenth cav alry. Thomas A. Roberts, second lieuten ant. Sixteenth cavartr'. G. B. Walter, captain Sixth Infantry. Clarence D. Purdy, second lieutenant. Sixth infantry. A. L. Mills, first lieutenant. First cavalry. Henry C. Taylor, Commander W. S. V. R. F. McCoy, second lieuten ant. Tenth cavalry. John H. Patterson, lieutenant colonel. Twenty-second infantry. John R.Broadman, captain.Twentleth infantry. James F. Brett, captain. Twenty fourth Infantry. W. S. Woods, first adjutant. Ninth cavalry. J. R. Seyborn, first lieutenant. Eighth infantry. P. A. Ellis, major. Fifteenth infantry. W. S. North, lieutenant colonel. Fif teenth infantry. R. T. Eskridge, major. Tenth Infant ry. Dr. Danforth, acting assistant sur geon, U. S. A. R. S. Furman, second lieutenant, Sixth infantry. H. C. Ducal, captain, Twentieth In fantry. H. C. Egbert, lieutenant colonel. Sixth infantry. Charles D. Parkhurst, captain, Third artillery. J. J. Hapgood, second lieutenant, Sec ond Massachusetts. D. J. Monahan, second lieutenant, Second Massachusetts. Albert Laws, second lleutenant.Twen-ty-fourth infantry. J. B. Jones, captain. Twenty-second Infantry. W. N. Lesiter, captain. Sixteenth In fantry. R. C. Day, first lieutenant, cavalry. M. J. Henry, captain. Second cavalry, brigade. M. H. Barrum, second lieutenant and adjutant, Frst cavalry. B. E. Millard, second lleutenant,Tenth cavalry. S. H. Lincoln, major. Tenth, infantry. W. S. Warrimer, captain. Second Massachusetts infantry. R. C. Van Vliet, captain. Tenth In fantry. Carl Coop, first lieutenant. Tenth in fantry. W. E, Dove, first lieutenant, Twelfth infantry. J. T. Bastel, lieutenant colonel. Sev enth infantry. James B. Jackson, captain. Seventh infantry. H. A. Lafferty, second lieutenant. Seventh infantry. Hamilton S. Hawkins, brigadier gen eral, U. S.A. SCHLEY THE HERO. Prevented the Escape of Cer vera's Fleet. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Off Santiago de Cuba, by way of Kingston, Jamaica, July 6. After a, chase of CO miles to the westward, the Brooklyn, closely followed by the Or egon overhauled the Cristobal Colon after she had ran ashore and had haul ed down her flag. Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn went on board of her and the commander of the Spanish armored cruiser came forward to surrender and was taken on board the New York, which came up an hour after the Brooklyn and the Oregon had comple ted the capture of the Cristobal Colon. The latter was '"not seriously dam aged, though she was struck several times by shots from the Brooklyn and Oregon. s During the chase, a clever maneuver of Commodore Schley's in heading due west to Cape Caney, while the Cristobol Colon had taken a more southerly di rection, with a much greater distance to cover, rendered the Spaniard's es cape impossible. There seems to be no doubt that the Cristobal Colon, and perhaps the other three Spanish armored cruisers would have escaped had it not been for the prompt action of Commodore Schley. The Brooklyn, his flagship, alone was In a position to attack the Spanish ves sels as they left the harbor, and the commodore steamed directly toward them and engaged the four cruisers, in flicting great damage upon them. The Oregon was the first to join the Brook lyn and afterward the Iowa, Indiana, Texas and Vixen closed around the Spaniards, all pouring in a deadly fire, but, from the beginning to the end of the fight the Brooklyn, Oregon and Gloucester took the most important part in the destruction of the enemy. One man. George H. Ellis, was killed on board the Brooklyn. His head was blown off by a shell. One other man, J. Burns, was injured on board of her. The Brooklyn was struck half a dozen times, but no injury was done to any of the other American ships. SCHLEY'S SHIP HIT. Brooklyn Not Damaged Americans Killed lOO at One Shot. Off Santiago de Cuba, Monday, July 4, 6 p. m., per the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Cynthia II., via Port An tonio, Jamaica, Tuesday Morning, July 5, by way of Kingston, Jamaica. July 6. During the pursuit of theSpanish fleet on Monday the Brooklyn was struck half a dozen times, but no injury was done to any of the other American ships. The Spanish flag was hauled down from the Infanta Maria Teresa, while the Vizcaya's men were swirnming ashore at Aserradero. After the flafigs had been hauled down. Cuban soldiers concealed in the bush fired at the Span iards, arousing the indignation of the American soldiers, who witnessed the act. The Cristobal Colon's crew were taken of the Battleship Indiana. aboard the Oregon. Several hours after the Colon went ashore head on, she floated and was beginning to sink and the New York then rammed her several times, using fenders. It is hoped she will be saved to become part of the United States navy. Admiral Cervera held a consultation with his officers before sailing out of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and by a small majority the move was agreed upon. The minority said that destruc tion was sure, as many of the firemen had mutinied and the best men in the fleet were worn out by serving the guns in the shore batteries. Early on the morning of the sortie, careful observations were taken of the sea, east and west. Admiral Cervera decided upon taking the westward course, with Manzanillo, Cienfuegos, or, if possible Havana, the port to be reached. He would have gone east but for the sighting of a large transport fleet off Siboney and the assurance that a convoy of war vessels was still with the transports. As a matter of fact, there is no war vessel larger than a converted yacht, except the New York that could have obstructed Admiral Cervera's escape eastward. Naval men here, are sure that the Spanish vessels could have disabled or sunk the New York and escaped had the eastward course been chosen. It was feared for a time by many that some of the sailors and officers who swam ashore from the Vizcaya, the Al mirante Oquendo and the Maria Teresa were killed by the insurgents, who were seen in the chaparrel near the beach. It Is claimed that one shell killed 100 men on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel fore and aft. Will Raise Spanish Vessels. New York, July 6. A Herald special from Washington says: "I think it may be practicable to raise the Cristobal Colon and possibly one or two other Spanish ships.'" This is the reply made by Rear Ad miral Sampson to Secretary Long's cablegram inquiring if it would be nos sible to float any of the wrecked Span ish men of war and add them, to the American navy. Immediately upon its receipt Assist ant Secretary Allen gave consideration to the employment of wrecking com panies to proceed at once to Santiago de Cuba and take charge of the work of raising the ships and of removing from them all valuable equipment, MEAT CONDEMNED. Measles Spreading Among Kansans at Camp Merritt. San Franclpco, July 6. A considerable quantity of bacon supplied to the regi ments at Camp Merritt was condemned by a special board of survey appointed by Major General E. S. Otis. The meat was inspected at the commissary tent by the board and immediately adjudged unfit to be eaten. Today a board of survey will be appoint ed for the Third brigade by BrigadierGen eral H. G. Otis, at the request of Colonel Loper. to inquire into and report upon the quality of the uniforms issued to the Fifty-first Ohio regiment. Measles is spreading in the Tennessee and Kansas regiments, which are espe cially harassed by the disease, although none of the regiments at the camp has escaped. Surgeons say that measles break out in most new levies of troops, run a more or less extended course and die out. There are 6 patients quarantined in the measles ward. AUGUSTI'S FAMILY SAFE. Escape in a Boat and Run the Manila July 6. The Spanish consul at Singapore wires the following message from General August!, captain general of the Philippines: "The situation is unchanged. My fam ily has succeeded in miraculously escap ing from Macabora in a boat and, having passed through the American vessels, all arrived safely in Manila. "General Monet's column is besieged and attacked at Macabora." ONLY ONE CASE REMAINS. Yellow Fever at Fort McHenry Has Been Reduced. Washington, July 6. The official dis patches to the marine hospital service from Fontainbleau, the yellow fever de tention camp near McHenry, Miss., give a most favorable outlook for the fever situation. The cases at McHenry have been reduced until now there Is but one, and there are no new cases. Mail to All People. Washington, July 6. First Assistant Postmaster General Heath said today that inquiries had been made in re guard to the postal service to Cuba and the Philippines as to whether letters could be sent to or from persons other than soldiers and sailors. He said that the mail services to these places is pre cisely the same as to any part of the United States and mail will be trans mitted to any one. The postage to be affixed is the same as upon the ordinary mail carried by the postoffiee, in the case of letters be ing two cents for each ounce or frac tion thereof. These rules will apply to any postoffices established in terri tory occupied by our forces. Wm. K. Carlisle Dead. New York. July 6. William K. Car lisle died yesterday at the home of his father, John G. Carlisle, ex-secretary of the treasury. Mr. Carlisle has been a resident of New York only about six months. He came to this city, to as sume the practice of his brother Logan, who died recently. He had practiced in Kentucky, Kansas and Chicago courts. HAYTIAN PIRATES Natives Claim Americans Aban doned Nayassa Island And Prevent Landing of "East ern Queen." SOUGHT SUPPLIES Dangerous Negroes Threaten to Kill The First White Man Attempts to Land. Who Baltimore, July 8. A special cable dispatch to the Sun from Kingston, Ja maica, says: The captain of the schooner Eastern Queen, six days out from Inuga reports calling at Navassa island to take off the tools and stores of the American company which owns the property. He found the island occupied by a band of Haytians who prevented him from landing by threatening to shoot any person setting foot ashore. They said the island had been deserted by Americans and is now in their posses sion. Mr. John Fowler, president of the Phosphate company, who owns the is land, said today: "We have not abandoned Navassa and when we had to withdraw our workmen we left the United States flag flying. All the property on the island belongs to us. We have notified the state department of the reported occu pancy of the island. Our agent in the West Indies who is located at Port Au Prince, Hayti, has arranged with the admiral of the Haytian provinces to remove our property. The Haytians claimed the island once before, but the ruling of the state department when Lewis Cass was at its head, decided their claim out of order and respect has been since accorded our claim to pos session. "We hold .the United States govern ment responsible for loss, if any may occur to our property, as the island is under the United States flag and only United States laws apply to its gov ernment and the discipline of our em ployes. "We would continue working the de posits if we could get ships to load there. Only this has stopped the busi ness of exporting and consequently en tails a loss upon us." CRASH ON LAKE ERIE. Two Big Steamers Co in a To gether While Under Full Headway. Cleveland, July 6. A disastrous col lision occurred in the lake three miles from the mouth of the river shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. As a re sult the passenger steamer State of New York is badly damaged, almost all the upper works on the port side hav ing been swept away by the prow of the whaleback, Henry Cort, bound in. The State of New York left her moor ing shortly after midnight two hours later than her scheduled time. She was bound for Toledo and carried about 200 passengers. The big whaleback steamer Henry Cort was due to arrive with a tow and expecting her hourly, the tug L. P. Smith left the mouth of the river, following close after State of New York. When about three miles from shore Captain Ed Dalk of the tug, heard a deafening crash. He at once proceeded to the steamer, finding her badly disabled and taking aboard a number of passengers with whom he returned to the harbor. The whaleback had struck the pas senger boat near the paddle box which it demolished and then swept away the upper works for some distance. There was a wild rush of passengers in all stages of undress to the deck. Officers and crew, however, acted with the greatest coolness and although all the passengers were greatly excited, order was soon restored and the reas sured passengers returned to their state rooms to dress and collect their baggage. A number of passengers were taken aboard the whaleback. It is a remarkable fact that no one was injur ed in the slightest, although a group of 20 persons were conversing on the deck near the railing that was demolished. Soon after the collision the big pas senger steamer began to list badly, showing the seriousness of the disaster. Two tugs were sent to the rescue of the boat and she was towed into the river. The cause of the collision has not yet been determined. The Henry Cort belongs to the Rockefeller fleet. She is said to have been burning her regula tion lights. She is not damaged. The State of New York Is owned by the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit com pany. WAR PICTURES. An .Entertaining Exhibition at the Crawford This Week. An enjoyable entertainment at a popular price is being- provided at the Crawford theater this week by the R- C. Albert Vitascope company. A number of Vitascope pictures and views of XTnited States battleships and cruisers are shown, ilustrated songs are introduced. Prof, Lenardo proves entertaining- with his feats of magic, and vocal and Instrumental selections are reproduced by means of an automatic speaker. The price of admission to any part of the house is 10 cents. The entertainment will continue every evening this week. ROBBERS SECURE $500. Rio Grande Southern Train Held Up in Colorado. Rio, CoI.,July 6. The Rio Grande South ern train was held up at Stonv creek, 20 miies west of Rio. at 11:10 o'clock vester day morning by three men. supposed to be Mexicans. The train had stopped for water when the robbers appeared. The train crew was placed und.r guard, after which two robbers went through the cars, relieving the passengers of about $500. They were evidently amateurs and got but a small part of the money on the train. The express and mail cars were unmolested. Captain Sherman Dead. San Diego, Cal., July 6. Captain Matthew Sherman, a noted naval vet eran and ex-mayor of San Diego and prominent in the Mexican war, died here of paralysis. Umbrella Makers Assign.. New York, July 6. Clegg, Wright Co., manufacturers of umbrlklas, have made an assignment. The assets and liabilities are each about $100,000. LETTER FROM THE FRONT. A Topeka Boy Writes Some From the Cuban Coast. The following is a letter received by Dr. U. b. McCurdy from Francis J. Campbell who formerly lived in To peka and is now with the Twentieth regular infantry: Aboard the Mattewan, fifteen miles from Santiago June 23. We have been aboard this snip since June 3, the day we left Mobile. I saw the grandest sight of my life yesterday. Th navy that came with us began their work. There was a small village that they fired upon. It took fire and burned quickly. Then the ships came a little further down the shore and fired upon an old signal station on the top of a hill. The gunboats kept up the fire on different parts of the coast for an hour and then small boats were let down and a few men tried to land. They rowed around some time before they could get near enough to land. After a time they landed under fire from the Ameri can ships. The sergeant who carries the flag climbed to the top of the great hill and placed the stars and stripes there. The whistles of the boats turned lose and our band played "Star Spangled Banner." That was the first American flag raised on Cuban soil. I tell you that you can not imagine how great the feeling was when we saw the flag waving there over the hill top. And what pleased us more was that a man of our regiment placed it there. We are fifteen miles from the City of Santiago. The opinion is that there are about 12,000 Spanish troops in Santiago. As soon as we can get unloaded we will probably start the trouble. We haife 36 transports to unload. They carry 27,000 men besides horses, mules, wagons, artillery and supplies. If I re turn to the states alive I will think this trip worth a million dollars to me after seeing the gun boats fire on .the villages and fortifications. There are many Cubans lying around in the mountains and hills almost naked. They are wondering what we are going to do. I think if we capture Santiago that the war will end. FEAR AN1) HUNGER. Responsible For Terrible Conditions at Santiago. Washington, July 6. A message receiv ed from General Shafter indicates that the situation of the people of Santiago is terrible. They are not only panic-stricken over the fear of bombardment, but they are suffering from lack of the actual ne cessities of life. In one of his cable mess ages General Shafter says: The town (Santiago) is in a terrible condition as to food; the people are starv ing. Rice is practically the only staple article of food they have." Further along in the same dispatch Shafter says that the growing crops in the vicinity of the city have already been util ized by the residents of the city and the only growing article of food left is a few mangoes. Speaking of the troops under his com mand. General Shafter says: "The men are in good spirits and remarkably well." In the course of another dispatch Gen eral Shafter, referring to the condition of their injured, says: "All the wounded are doing singularly well, only one death having occurred since I the battle." A private telegram from General Sum- ner, formerlv colonel of the Sixth miv- j airy, stationed at Fort Meyer, Va., near i this citv. savs: I All Fort Mever officers safe and well." The glad tidings received from both I Genera! Shatter and General Sumner con- i cernlng the condition of the troops and particularly, the wounded will be received i witn joy in an pa.ns ui me uuum.i.y. General Shafter's statement of the situ ation in Santiago is borne out by the con dition of the men captured by the Ameri can fleet from the vessels of Cervera's squadron. Thev had been on half ra tions so long that many of them were nearlv famished, and if they had not been taught that capture by the Americans meant death, they would have welcomed it because it insured them good food and plentv of it. It is learned "authoritatively that tre mendous pressure is being brought to bear upon the Spanish commander of San tiago by the foreign consuls resident in the citv tJ induce him, in the interests of humanity, to surrender to the inevitable. The consuls have communicated with their home governments and it is believ ed here that representations will be made bv them to Spain to induce her to permit the citv to surrender, thereby preventing further loss of life and. property. What the result of these negotiations may be cannot be foretold. The opinion is that the Spaniards will fight to the last and capitulate only when they are forced -to do so. For that reason any delay of of fensive action against the city is. not re garded in army circles with favor. Befugees From Santiago. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Kingston, Jamaica, July 6. The Brit ish warships Alert and Pallas, the former with 14 refugees and the latter with 28, and the Austrian man-of-war Kaiserin Maria Teresa with 38 refugees arrived at Port Royal yesterday. They left the entrance of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba at 4 o'clock Mon day. Weather Indications. Chicago, July 6. For Kansas: Show ers this afternoon and in extreme east portion tonight; Thursday fair; cooler tonight; winds shifting to westerly. OMAHA EXPOSITION. June 1st to October 31st the Grand est Exposition (except World's Fair) ever planned in the United States. Located within cheap and quick access of the entire Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at your own doors. Through tickets be yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced excursion rates to Omaha. Take the Burlington Route the old and firmly es tablished line to and through Omaha in any direction. L. W. WAKELET, General Passenger Agent. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General Manager. St. Louis, Mo. H. C. TOWNSEND, C P. T. A., St. Louis. Mo. F. E. NIPPS. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING JULY 6, 1898. f i erf i pv FLYIN THE BRAVE COMMODORE, HIS VALIANT MEN AND HIS POWERFUL SHIPS. Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, commanding the United States fly lug squadron, 'was born in 1840 on his father's farm, a tract of land com prising 800 acres, situated along the Emniitsburg turnpike road, three miles north of Frederick City, Md. His father was John T. Schley, a brother of Colo nel Edward Schley, whose descendants are today among the most prominent and best known people of Frederick. There were seven in the family of Which John T. Schley was a member, all of whom inherited large farms, and several of them fought with distinction in the Mexican war. Thomas Schley, the Maryland founder of the family, was an Alsatian by descent and began life in the town of Frederick away back in the last ctmtury. Commodore Schley's father married a Miss Virginia McClure, a beautiful wo man of Baltimore. She died a few years subsequently, and her husband died some years ago in Baltimore. When the commodore was not more than a few days old, the Mexican war hero, Gen eral Winfield Scott, was a guest of his father at Richfield (the name of the farm). The friendship between the men was so great that soon afterward the youngster was named Winfield Scott Schley in honor of the old warrior. As a boy he was full of fun, mischie vous and venturesome. He was fond of iff r :r -psr Jk if f l toft M --CM I COHMODORE WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLET. climbing trees, robbing birds' nests and seemed never to tire of playing tricks on his "woolly headed" old uncles, all of whom, nevertheless, thought the world of the prankish lad. His early years were spent on his father's farm, where he lived until about 16 years of age, when he was admitted to the Naval academy at Annapolis. Before entering the academy he spent much time in company with his first cousins, the chil dren of the late Colonel Edward Schley, on the latter's large farm not far from his own home. The boys and girls of each family played together in company with the children of the colored slaves and none was more lively and mia chiavous than Scott. Near the Foot of IT la Class. In those good old times the Schley a owned farms of several hundred acres or more and the principal event of the sea son was harvest time. It was no un usual thing for Colonel Edward Schley to lay in an extra supply of eatables the week before harvest, for well he knew that those who gathered his golden grain would need it all before the "wind blew over the stubbles." Har vest time in those days brought out a force of willing helpers willing be cause the boys used to make 50 cents a day while the slaves, men and women, of course, were made to work without compensation. In 1852 among those who gathered sheaves in Colonel Schley's harvest field at the rate of 50 cents a day was Winfield Scott Schley. He worked eight days, made $4 and the re ceipt for his payment ia now in the possession of Mrs. Laura Schley Chap line, his first cousin, who with her fam ily resides in Frederick. Commodore Schley did not distinguish himself at the Naval academy, where he graduated in 1860, near the foot of "his class. This was not owiag to dull ness or lack of natural ability, but be cause he was so busy with important mischief that he couldn't get much time to study. None of his scrapes was very serious, SQUA DRONo however, except one. That was when he challenged a fellow officer to fight. To issue such a challenge was a serious offense, but the matter was overlooked because, as President Lincoln remarked a little later on a similar occasion, the American people are always ready to find an apology for a man who is guilty of being too ready to fight. He was a bold and spirited petty offi cer in the war, serving on the blockade ships, but of course too young for im portant command. Nevertheless he be came known as a plucky youngster, ready for anything. Hi. Career In the Civil Wtt. Probably no naval officer in the world has had such varied experience of so many kinds, in war and peace, as Schley. In brief it is this: In 1861-5 active service in the civil war; 1865 suppress ed a riot of 400 Chinamen on one of the Chincha islands and also landed in La Union, San Salvador, because of an in surrection and took possession of the cus tom house to protect American interests 1871 landed marines in Korea and thrashed the natives; 1876 punished pirates in the lower Kongo; 1884 res cued Greely, the arctic explorer; 1890 took Ericsson's body to Sweden 1891 commanded marines; 1892 he went on lighthouse service, with headquarters at Staten Island; 1898 made plans for buoying Kew York harbor; 1S95 sue- ceeded Robley D. Evans ("Fighting Bob") as commander of the cruiser New York. Between times he -sfeited Japan and other faroff places, did scien tific work, rescued shipwrecked sailors and did general utility work. Twice before Commodore Schley has been a leading figure in the newspapers. In 1884 he was the first officerto volun teer to rescue General (then Lieutenant) Greely away np in the arctic regions. It is said that on the Greely expedition some of Schley's officers were disposed to protest that he was taking serious MS CAPTAIN FRANCIS A. COOK. risks with his ships. His reply was; "Gentlemen, there are times when it is necessary to take risks. This is one of Vhose times. The Rescue of Greely. He commanded the expedition of the Thetis, Bear and Alert and brought the survivors in triumph to St. John's, N. F. It was a good, ciean, quick job, well done, and his arrival was just in the nick of time. It was dramatic It led to 1 promotion and the command of the Bal timore, then a new ship. In 1891 Schley came back in a hurry from his Ericsson trip to Sweden and hurried to Valparai so in the Baltimore. It was a fine, new, nice white ship, and he did want to try her. There is not much doubt of that. In Chile there was a civil war. Minis ter Egan was accused of favoring one side. Feeling against the Americans ran high. It culminated when two sailors of the Baltimore were murdered in the streets of Valparaiso, the police looking on and probably assisting. Schley land ed marines at midnight. He has been criticised for this. But at least he was not afraid to fight Because of this will ingness he got no chance to do so. There was a day when a rumor reach ed New York that the Baltimore had been blown np as the Maine was. What really happened was this: War between Chile and the United States was imminent There was talk away down there of a combined attack on the Baltimore to be made by the Chilean cruisers Esmeralda and AJmirante Coch ran and by torpedo boats. On either side of the Baltimore lay the German ship Leipzig and the British Melpomene. Captain Schley requested their com manders to change their anchorages and give his guns a fair show. They did as requested, the Englishman rather un willingly. There was no fight. Maybe Schley did wear the chip on his shoulder a little too prominently. r "MS mm I fSf CAPTAIN JOHN W. PHILIP. His transfer to the lighthouse service was construed as a rebuke. It was not until 1S95 that he again received com mand of a ship. Schley wears a fine gold watch. It was voted to him by the Maryland legislature after his rescue of Greely. More than this he values a handsome ebony cane with a gold head, given him by the crew of the Baltimore when he was relieved of the command. The spokesman chosen by the seamen on this occasion touched his cap and, with a scrape of his foot, said, "You know, sir, that when you were an offi cer the regulations would not allow us to give you a present, but now that you have given up the command of the ship you are only a gentleman. -A Born Fiffhter. He is a born fighter. Wherever since the war broke out there has been a promise of trouble Schley has been pret ty apt to be on the spot He is resolute, resourceful and daring, quick to decide in an emergency and confident in him self. It would always be his instinct in battle to take the offensive, to strike the first blow. It i3 said that when he was appointed to the command of the flying squadron he went to the president and begged permission to go to meet the Spanish flotilla of torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers which had start ed across the ocean. He urged that the approaching arma da could not be regarded otherwise than as a serious menace. Spain in sentring it was to all intents and purposes com mitting an act of war. At the very least it ought to be stopped and made to go back. If it would not comply with rbia command, then it should be attacked. In 1863 Commodore Schley married Miss Nannie Franklin of Annapolis, an attractive young woman of good bid Maryland stock. She is a very jolly and popular woman, and as ready to dance or make merry as she was a quarter of a century ago. They have three chil dren, Thomas Franklin, Virginia and Winfield Scott The only daughter, Virginia, married, in 1890, Ralph Gran ville Montague Stewart Wortley, a nephew of the Earl of Wharncliffe. If he cared to stay in England, Wortley would be no end of a swell. Like young Paget W. C. Whitney's son-in-law, he prefers to stay in this country. He is a hustling American railroad man and financier, with headquarters in New York, and doesn't use all his nynppa Svhley u a Joker. Several anecdotes are told of Commo dore Schley during his younger years which convey a good idea of his sportive, jovial character and his keen enjoyment of a joke. He was on the Niagara in 1860, when it conveyed the members of the Japanese embassy to their home. The vessel, on her way around Good Hope, stopped on the coast of Africa, where the Japanese laid in a stock of monkeys. Old Captain McKean and the officers did not object, for it was public policy then to gratify every wish of the Japanese. It was only Midshipman Schley and his deck scrubbers who ob jected. The monkeys were allowed to roam about the ship as they pleased. There were all kinds of monkeys, big and little. Several huge ringtails would almost live in the rigging, making fly ing leaps from footrope to backstay, al ways catching firmly by their tails. The monkeys were not pleasant creatures about the decks and were a subject of especial aversion to Midshipman Schley. One morning Schley had the early watch, and with a gang of men was scrubbing down. The monkeys were full of mischief and were making the rigging ring with their chattering mock ery. "Bring me a bucket of slush," said Schley to a captain of a top, and to an other he gave orders that two of the big monkeys should be caught. It was in the China sea, and the big ship was making 15 knots. Schley took the two captive monkeys and carefully greased their tails, then with a savage whoop at them struck both with a ropeJs end. Both monkeys broke for the fore weather rigging and made a wild leap for the lower studding sail sheet which was over the water and 80 feet from the ship's side. Swish went the tails around the quivering sheet Alas, the tails slipped, and two sons of Africa went shrieking into the sea. The Japs ran screaming from their cabins, but the of ficer of the watch told them the ship could not be put about or her sail short ened in time to save the monkeys so there was mourning in the Japanese cabin. Captain Verat XJentenant. Another story is told of him which tends to show the complexity and many sidedness of his character, his youthful ambition, his love of fun and his alert ness in taking advantage of circum stances and adopting expedients to suit the occasion. After Commodore Schley left the Ni agara he was promptly promoted to a lieutenancy and assigned as executive officer of one of the 90 day gunboats, the Owasco of the gulf squadron. Her commanding officer was a devotee of John Barleycorn, and periodically had to retire to his cabin for repairs, where he usually staid a week. The Owasco was stationed off Mobile and was one of a small squadron of which Captain James Alden of the Richmond was sen ior officer. One day a quartermaster of the Rich mond reported to "Captain Alden that the captain's gig of the Owasco was ap proaching, the captain's pennant flying. Supposing his visitor to be the captain of the Owasco, Alden put on his uni form coat, the side boys were ordered and the boatswain's mate made ready for his three pipes at the gangway. When the Owasco's gig came alongside, the man who sprang up the ladder was Lieutenant Schley. "I expected to see Captain of the Owasco," said Alden, with slight sarcasm. "I am commander of the Owasco, 6ir, said Schley. "Since when?" asked Alden. "An hour ago, sir, said Schley. "Where is Captain V "Locked up in his cabin, sir, drunk." "Who locked him in?" asked Alden. "I did. I first put him under arrest and then shut him up in his cabin. Then I took command of tho ship, and here I am to report for orders. Alden was fond of a joke, and he was at first disposed to laugh at the young man's summary action, but he said "Well, the first order I'll give you is for you to lower that pennant in the gig, go back to your ship, sir, unlock that cabin door and restore Captain to duty. Then report to me in writing if the captain's illness still incapacitates him and I will know what to do. Don't be in too great a hurry to get command of a ship, Mr. Schley 1" SCHLEY'S BRAVE CAPTAINS. The Gallant Officers and the Formidable Ships They Command. Though the fleet commanded by Com modore Schley is numerically much weaker than that of Admiral Sampson, it contains nevertheless some of the finest and most formidable vessels in the navy. It comprises two battleships, the Texas and the Massachusetts, and four armored cruisers, the Brooklyn, the Columbia, the Minneapolis and the New Orleans. The battleship Texas, Captain John W. Philip, is one of the best vessels of her class. She can steam 17 knots an hour, has a displacement of 6,815 tons, develops 9,000 horsepower and cost $2,- CAPTAIN JAMES H. SANDS. 500,000. Her main battery is composed of two 12 inch and six -6 inch guns, and her second battery consists of a dozen smaller guns. The Texas has been rather unfortunate in her history, so much so indeed that the sailors, inclined to be supersti tious as they are, believe that she is hoodooed. They entertained the same be lief about the Maine, which had met with a series of accidents before the final catastrophe in Havana harbor. About two months ago the Texas was placed in the drydock in Brooklyn for repairs in consequence of slight injuries she sustained by running ashore. While in the drydock one of the caissons gave way with the result that the sides of the Texas were torn and her superstructure partially damaged. The full extent cf the injury it is impossible to ascertain, but alter undergoing repairs she is said by the naval authorities to be as sound as ever. Captain Philip was born in New York Aug. 26, 1S40, and was appoint ed to the Naval academy from that state in 1856. He graduated in 1860, was attached to the sloop Marion in 1861 and was commissioned as lieuten ant in 1862. He was on special service 1862-8, was on the steam gunboat Chip pewa, south Atlantic blockading squad ron, IS 63 -5 and participated in the siege Till v V"'.:-.-'? f of Charleston. He was attached to the steam sloop Wachusett, East India squadron, 1866-8, the steam sloop Hart ford, flagship Asiatic squadron, 1866-7 and attached to the steam s'oop Rich mond, European fleet. 1869-72. He was commissioned as commander in 1874, CAPTAIN T. T. HIGGINSON. commanded the Adams (second rate) in 1877 and the armored cruiser New York in 1893. The Powerful Massachusetts.' The battleship Massachusetts, Cap tain F. T. Higginson, is one of the lar gest and most efficient of her class. She cost 3, 020, 000, has a displacement of 10,228 tons, her horsepower amounts to 9,000 and develops a speed of 15 knots an hour. Her armament consists of four 13 inch guns, eight 8 inch, four 6 inch and 30 guns of smaller caliber. Captain Higginson was born in Mas sachusetts and appointed to the Naval academy from that state in 1857 and graduated in 1861. Ho saw considerable service during the civil war and was at the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Chalmette batteries and the capture of New Orleans. He was com missioned as a lieutenant in 1862, as lieutenant commander in 1866 and was commissioned as commander in 1876. SCHLEY'S BIRTHPLACE, In 1893 Captain Higginson, while in command of the cruiser Atlanta, was relieved of his command and ordered homo because of his failure to exercise proper dispatch in getting hi3 ship to sea for Nicaragua to protect American interests there. The protected armored cruiser Brook lyn, Captain Francis A. Cook, is the most magnificent cruiser in the navy. She marked almost as great an advance on the New York as the New York did on the armored cruisers of foreign navies that had preceded her. She is larger, more powerfully armed, carries a larger coal supply and has more capacious ac commodations for her crew. The con tract for the Brooklyn was awarded to the famous shipbuilding firm of William Cramp Sons of Philadelphia. Her keel waa laid in August 1893, and was completed three years afterward. She has a speed of 20 knots an hour, her dis placement is 9,271 tons, and she cost $3,000,000. She carries eight 8 inch guns, twelve 5 inch and 20 smaller guns. Career of Captain Cook. Captain Cook was bom in Northamp ton, Mass., May 10, 1843. He was grad uated from the liigh school of his native town, and was preparing for college at Dudley institute when, on Sept 20, 1860, he received an appointment to the Naval academy. During the excitement incident to the opening of the civil war the secretary of the navy ordered the removal of the academy to Newport The term was shortened one year on ac count of the graduating class being un able to take the customary summer's cruise, and Cook left with the class of '63. He was promoted to ensign in 1868, master in 1866 and commissioned as lieutenant commander in 1868. In 1886 he was ordered to the com mand of the sloop Ranger, on special service on the lower coast of California. In 1889 he was detached from the Ranger and ordered as inspector of ord nance at the Boston navy yard. For four years he was stationed at that point and in 1893 he was ordered to the navy department as assistant to the chief of the bureau of navigation, where he remained until appointed to take com- maud of the Brooklyn. Captain Je-vrell and the Minneapolis. The protected cruiser Minneapolis, Captain Theodore F. Jewell, has a.dis-i placement of 7,335 tons, a speed of 23. 7 knots an hour and has 20,862 horsepow-' er. She cost $2, 690, 000. Her armament consists of one 8 inch gun, two 6 inch, eight 4 inch and 16 other guns of smaller caliber. Captain Jewell was horn-in the Dis- WW 1 H Jo I U e. Ill v Ijiviu'i w,;muWWMwjuuwi-.uii.iA.l?.MA 1 ta5;g3J3P trict of Columbia and was appointed to the Naval academy from Virginia in 1861. He graduated in 1864. He served on the Colorado of the European squad ron from 1865 to 1867. He was promot ed to master in 1866 and served on the Canandaigua, also of the European squadron, during 1867 avd. 1868. He was commissioned lieutenant in 1868 and was on duty in the hydrographio office. He was commissioned lieutenant commander in 1868 and served on the Sabine. He was attached to the Naval acade-' my as assistant in the department of. physics and chemistry in 1871 and was ordered to the Tnscarora the next year, serving as executive officer during her deep sea sounding expedition in the, north Pacific ocean. He was instructor in physics and chemistry at the Naval academy from 1874 to 1878. Captain Jewell was in command of the coast survey steamer Gedney from June, 1878, to August, 1879, when he became executive officer of the Constitu tion. He was placed in command of the naval torpedo station at Newport in May, 1881, and remained there until 188C, being promoted to commander on Jan. 26, 1885. The Essex was under his command on the Asiatic station from June, 1886, un til May, 1889. He was again placed in command of the naval torpedo Btation in December, 1889. The protected cruiser Columbia, Cap tain James H. Sands, has a displace ment of 7,375 tons, her speed is 22. 8 knots, her horsepower 18,509, and she cost $2, 725, 000. For armament the Co lumbia has two 6 inch guns, eight 4 inch, one 8 inch gun and 16 smaller gun a. Captain Sands was born in the Dis trict of Columbia and appointed from Maryland to the Naval academy in 1859. He graduated in 1863, was promoted as ensign the same year, was commission ed as lieutenant in 1866 and as lieuten ant commander in 1868. He was on the New York 1875-6, and the latter year was placed on duty at the navy yard, New York. The New Orleans, Fermerly the Amazonas. The most interesting vessel in Com modore Schley's fleet, or, in fact in the United States navy, is the new cruiser ZuS, 1 NEAR FREDERICK, MD. New Orleans. She is nothing less than a British man-of-war flying the Ameri can flag, for only a few weeks ago she was at Gravesend, having just been turned out, a splendid new cruiser, by the great English shipmaking works of Sir William Armstrong. And, by way of an early variety in her career, she was at that time flying the green and yellow flag of Brazil. Even so late as a few days ago, when she left the navy yard at Brooklyn, there was still upon her stern in the midst of a mass of gold arabesque work the Portuguese name of Amazonas. She is very swift capable of making 21 knots an hour. Tho largest guns of the New Orleans are 25 feet long, which is nearly five feet longer than similar guns of Ameri can make, and they add largely to the peculiarity of her appearance. There are six of these, and the caliber of their bores is six inches. One of them sur mounts the forecastle a "bow chaser;" CAPTAIN THEODORE F. JEWELL. enother one displays its humped back and long proboscis on the poop deck, while two more crouch on either side. It is very noticeable how exposed are all the guns of this ship, the sides of the ship being much cut away to allow a full swing for the long barrels. Between tho 6 inch guns on either side are two more guns, 4.7 inch caliber, and be tween these last two and directly amid ships there is still another gun, a 6 pounder. There are also, fore and aft eight other 0 pounders. These ara what are known as rapid firing Nordenfeldt guns. She carries 400 men, a large berthing space being made possible by her length, which is 380 feet, although hex beam is only 42 feet STEWARDS DECREASED. Gen. Miles Provides For Ten With Each Army Corps. Washington, July 6. Major General Miles, commanding the. army, has issued orders that only ten hospital stewards can be allowed to each army corps. This Is in accordance with the recent act of congress, limiting the number of these stewards in the army to 200. Com manding officers of Bigineer companies, serving away from the headquarters oj the battalion o regular engineers, are authorized to appoint sergeants, cor porals, and first-class privates of their companies, and, when necessary, to re duce such enlisted men to the lower grades. Non-commissioned officers of perma nent independent batteries or com- panies will be appointed oy the com manding officers thereof, and will be furnished with a certificate of rank signed by the battery or company com mander. Men who are sick in the di vision or brigade hospitals of their command, at the date of muster will be mustered on the muster and which they belong as "present" with the remark "sick in division or brigade hospital." It being found ir.iracticable tft em broider the colors and standards for the several volunteer organizations as required by army regulations, so as to be available at an early period, the colors and standards are to be inscribed either in gold or painted in imitation of embroidery. EXAMPLE TO THEW0RLD. Philadelphia Judge Refuses to Natur- alize Wife Beaters. Philadelphia, July 6. No wife-beater can be naturalized in Judge Butler'a court. While hearing applicants in the early part of the week the judge asked the applicant's voucher if he knew the man to be of good moral character. "Yes," was the reply, "excepting that I have heard that be beats his wife occasionally." "What?" said Judge Butler, and thes answer was repeated. The applicant was stood aside at once. Yesterday he again appeared before the court with another voucher. The lat-; ter, when questioned regarding the ap plicant being a man of good moral character.made some rambling answers to the effect that he had heard that the applicant had trouble with his wife, but he believed that he was discharged by the magistrate. "That will do," said Judge Butler;! "there is no use going further. This man is not to be naturalized." DELAWARE TEACHES. The Crop This Year Is Practically a Failure. Philadelphia, July 6. Special Agent I.N.Mills of the Delaware railroad com pany has completed the railroad's esti mate of the peach crop for this year, and it shows that the crop is practically a failure. Mr. Mills has traveled throughout the peninsula and consulted the growers, so that the railroad company would know how many cars were necessary to move the fruit. His calculations show that the crop will be 311.434 bask ets. Last year was considered a very poor year, yet the yield was about 1,000,000. baskets, and 1896 was another poor year, but the crop reached a total of nearly 3.000,000 baskets. Four or five years ago the crop reached upwards of 9,000,000 baskets. The trouble this year is the curculio, a troublesome insact. and I nearly every orchard. The estimate made by Mr. Mills js regarded as con servative, and shows the condition of the crop at present, although ir a few weeks many trees that are now appar ently in a healthy condition may ba ruinea. HON(niSFRED DOUGLASS. Senate Bill To Incorporate a Memo rial Association. Washington, July 6. Mr. Galllnger has introduced a bill in the senate to incorporate the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical associatiuru The purposes of the bill are set forth as follows: "First, to preserve to posteri ty the memory of the heroic character and life of the late Frederick Douglass; second, to collect and preserve forever an historical record of the inception, progress and culmination of the anti slavery movements in the United States, and to assemble in the home stead of the late Frederick Douglass, commonly called "Cedar Hill," in Ana costia, all other suitable exhibits of rec ords or things that illustrate the anti slavery movement; third, to promote the American principle of the security of civil liberty and the establishment of the absolute social, civil and political equality of all men and women in law and in fact." The incorporators named by the bill are Helen Douglass, Wil liam H. H. Hart, Francis J. Grimke, Sarah Blackall and Edward A. Clarke. JEAN DE RESZKE ILL. Bicycling and Wagner Music Save Worn Upon Him. London, July 6. Jean de Tteszke'9 health is causing some anxiety to hla friends. His non-appearance before the queen at a special performance of "Romeo and Juliet" at Windsor. &s well as his failure to appear at the conclud ing Wagnerian cycle, is due to genuine illness. His physicians are inclined to attri bute his weakness to injudicious wheel ing, a pastime which Jean has taken up ardently. He has been warned by the most eminent throat specialists of London that unless he takes the utmost care of his voice, especially re fraining from wearing it by too mueti Wagner, he may lose it altogether. LOVE'S PATH IS THORNY. Princess of Wales Tries to Melt Queen Victoria's Heart London, July 6. The Princess of Wales is stated to be now employing every influence to obtain the queen's consent to the betrothal of Princess Vic toria of Wales to Lord P.evelstoke. Money is the main obstacle. Lord Revelstoke has only $15,000 a year a3 managing director of Baring's bank. While the Prince of Wales is willing to settle$25,000 per annum on hisdaugh ter. the latter is willing, in fact anxious, to renounce all royal rights and privil eges, being deeply in love with Lord P-evelstoke, who is held by everyone in the highest esteem. Princess Victoria Is always aboutwith her mother, and her sad look3 evoke general sympathy. It is expected that the queen will eventually consent: but she is very stubborn in such matters, and she Is much distressed because nona of the Prince .of Wales' daughters haa made a brilliant marriage. Beaut; Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. N beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by 6tirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets. beautv for ten cents. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, "WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1893. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BI FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXV No. 160 OFFICIAL. CITT PAPER. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. stly edition, delivered tv carrier. 10 rents a week to any part of Topeka or euburbs. or at the sama price In any Kan sas town where this paver k carrier system. By mall, one year 3 J2 By mail, three months Weekly edtlon. one year PERMANENT HOMT3. Toneka State Journal Building. WO ana ft2 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NKW TORK OFFTCE. Temple Court Bldg.. A Frank Richardson. Mgr. crnoAOO offtcw. Stock Kxchanpe Building. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. IIKTION OFFT(TH. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone WJ Reporter" Room Bell 'Phone 577 Perhaps Admiral Cervera will now tell where Hobson is. Where Is Fitzhugh Lee in these troublous but glorious times? At last accounts Admiral Camara was ailing on toward his fate. Captain Sigsbee could not be there but he was ably represented by Lieu tenant Commander Wainwright. It is all one whether Spanish fleets are encountered In harbor or on the high seas. The result is the same. Recent events at Santiago probably made revision necessary to many ora tions prepared for the Fourth of July. Lieutenant Commander Wainwright did not feel that the Maine was wholly avenged until he bad a hand in the work. If there has been any question about It heretofore, it can no longer be uoubt ed that this is the greatest nation on earth. It looks as though our navy would not have much more to do until Spain grows a new crop of warships. The failure of a bank at Abilene which, took place recently is charac terized as "a regular Spanish finish" by the "Washington Post. Cervera's sortie and Linares' refusal to surrender were probably corn of a disposition to take the consequences rather than face the folks at home. Perhaps Cervera was deceived by re ports of successful blockade running along the Cuban coast and thought that he could do the trick as well as another. g Never perhaps did a governorship come with greater surprise than did that which was conferred upon the present American ruler over the La drone Islands. Time and again has Sampson battered down the fortifications at the entrance to Santiago harbor and silenced their guns only to find them doing business at the old stand the next day. They Just won't stay battered down. Globe Democrat: The fears which were felt three or four months ago that the war would seriously hurt business have not been realized. There has been no perceptible check to the improve ment in general trade which began ten or twelve months ago. Some branches of business would, of course, under any conditions, be helped by war. The in dustries which furnish military supplies and the railroad companies which transport them would be sure to in- crease their profits in any case. But Do Important branch of trade has been materially injured by the war, and the majority of them show greater activity than they displayed six months ago. The weekly tables of bank clearings for the country at large show, by their gains over last year at this time, that there lias been no interruption in the general business expansion. New York Post: Another executive will appoint black men to command black troops Gov. Leedy of Kansas. He is the first governor beyond the Mississippi to adopt this policy, and the fifth in the country, the others being the executives of Massachusetts, In diana, Virginia, and North Carolina, Sectionally, they represent the extreme east, the middle west, the trans-Mississippi region, and the upper south. Po litically, they stand two Republicans (tha representatives of Massachusetts and Indiana), one Democrat (the Vir ginian), one Populist (Leedy), and one Populist-Republican (Russell of North Carolina). The governor of Alabama, who is a Democrat, but no stronger a Democrat than Virginia's, refuses to appoint any. but white officers for the negro troops of that state. Some other governors, both south and north, have not yet absolutely committed them selves either way. IN A NUT-SHELL. The requirements of the new revenue law are embodied in the following "di rections for taking": Put a 2-cent revenue stamp on every check or sight draft. Put a 2-cent stamp on every inland bill of exchange, time draft, promissory note or money order for each $100. Pay 1 cent extra on each telegraph message sent. Pay If cents per $100 on each life in surance policy, unless taken on the Industrial weekly payment plan, when the charge is 40 per cent of tha first weekly payment. Pay 25 cents on each one year lease, 50 cents on a lease between one and three years, and $1 on a lease exceeding three years. Pay 25 cents on eacji mortgaga be tween $1,000 and $1,500, and 25 cents on each $500 additional. Pay $1 extra for a passage ticket to foreign port costing not more than $30, $3 extra if it costs between $30 and $60, aund $5 if it costs mora than $60. &X li ce&ta extra every, time you occupy a seat or berth in a parlor or sleeping car. Pay a tax ranging from 75 cents to $15 per $100 on legacies above $10,0o0, ac cording to total value. Pay 50 cents tax on a surety bond. Pay 1 cent a pint on wines. Pay from 25 cents to $1 on each cus tom house entry, and 25 cents on ware house receipts. Pay 25 cents on each protested note. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR (From the New Tork Press.) The most inveterate smoker never carries his own matches. A girl is a coquette from the time she wears her first new dress. If all the world ever loved a lover times have changed a great deal. Che most acceptable fairy grandmoth er is a crabby old spinster aunt with a lot of money. He who is always talking about the joys of married life doesn't have to bother much with the children. o In saying goodby the man who ap pears the calmest and least unmoved feels the keenest. She who seems most tearful and demonstrative is least af fected. o It is easy enough for a man to fool another. Only an adept can foo) a wo man. A woman never can fool anoth er women, but the dullest of them find the shrewdest of men unsophisti cated. "THE KANSAS APPLE." A New Book Which Will Tell All About That Product "The Kansas Apple" is to be the title of a new book soon to be issued by. Secretary Wm. H. Barnes of the Kan sas State Horticultural society. Secretary Karnes says that in the ex citement occasioned by the "Beef Steer and His Sister" the people forgot all about the Kansas apple and it is to draw a share of their attention to this important product of Kansas soil that he is compiling facts for a whole book in which the story will be told in all its completeness. The first thing Secretary Barnes did was to start out in search of reporters and he wrote letters to 300 fruit grow ers asking them to tell all they knew about the apple. He has received 2S1 letters from every locality of the state. Some of the letters are from wives of apple growers who tell the most ap proved methods for making apple dumplings and other good things out of that succulent fruit. W hile the fruit grower tells how he sprays his trees his wife sits in the house and tells how she prepares the fruit for the table. There will be a chapter oh what to do with culls and the reports received indicate that it is hardly worth while to bother with culls because cider and vinegar are so cheap, unless the grower dries them and sells them in that form. The book will be ready for distribu tion either in August or September. STATE FEES." Treasurer's Report Showing Amounts Turned in by Officials. State Treasurer Heflebower has com pleted a statement showing the amounts in fees turned into the slate treasury by the various state officials and appointees during the fiscal year ending June 3J, lS'JS. The statement shows the following: Warden of the penitentiary $;S.0.0.1o Bank commissioner 6.712.40 Board of charities 4,079.94 Secretary o state 2.1-8. .a Clerk of the supreme court 2.91W.6d Oil inspector 9,:is4.46 Auditor of state 942. 4o The amount turned into the treasury by Dr. Wharton, state oil inspector, is con siderably more than was turned in during any one year by any of his predecessors. MONEY IS ALL RIGHT. Examination of the County Treasury is Completed. L. S. Dolman, G. N. Holmes and C. P. Bolmar, countv treasury examiners, have completed their work for the fiscal year and filed their report. It shows that County Clerk Wripht collected $67.30 and there was vet outstandinK $3.25. County Attorney Jetmore collected $31 and $339 outstanding. Register of Deeds Frank Stevens reported collected $l,2i5.b5 and paid postage $9.25. The following accounts were found to be correct: Amount to be accounted for $209,190.83 Cash on hand in office.. 8.733.75 In the bank of Topeka. .52.275.49 In Merchants' bank 52.327.49 In First National bank 45.32S.34 In Central National 51,2S0.31 Outstanding checks 764.69 Total $209,955.52 $2,9,955.52 ALMOST OUT OF DEBT. The State of Kansas Now Owes But $25,000. One year from today there will not be a man in the United States holding a bond of the state of Kansas. On July 1 next year the last outstanding bonds will fall due. There are but $2a,000 of them and they will be taken for the benefit of the permanent school fund and refunded at 4 per cent. The state school fund commissioners have purchased the bonds that fall due this year, and money has been sent to the fiscal agency in New York to pay them. Thev amount to $47,000 which completes the $220,000 of state bonds owned by the school fund. These bonds are also to be refunded at 4 per cent and they have been drawing 7 per cent. "SOAPY" SMITH AGAIN. Sues the San Francisco Examiner For Heavy Damages. Denver, July 6. Soapy Smith, the Denver celebrity in gambling who is one of the "features" of the Klondike, has sued the San Francisco Examiner for $25,000 damager for libel. The Ex aminer's offense was in saying that "Soapy" had used questionable means in acquiring possession of funds dur ing a big game in the gold country. HASKELL WOUNDED. Well Known Kansas Man Injured at Santiago. Colonel J. T. Haskell, who was reported as among the wounded at Santiago, is well known in Kansas. For manv years Colonel Haskell was the chief inspector of the Kansas national guard and was closely identilied with the organization. Colonel Haskell is attached to the signal service department. He is a thorough soldier and is considered one of the finest looking men in the army. It is not known how badly he is injured. He has visited and been entertained by the K. N. G. at Topeka, Emporia, New ton, Wichita. Leavenworth, Gaxnett, Hutchinson and elsewhere. c 5 Should be In every family rpss. medicine chest and every i --j traveller's grip. They are li lnvaluabl whsn tha Btomkch U out of order; cor headaohe, blliousneM, and ail Uti trouble. JtfUd aa& eOcleat. 2i seat. n 9 THE LADRONES. Something About Uncle Sam's Latest Acquisition. The seizure of Guahan, the largest of the Ladrone islands, by the vanguard of the Manila relief expedition, revives the Interesting possibility that when the war with Spain is at an end the stars and stripes will be found floating over them. Of all of Spain's outlying island posses sions this little group, known either as the Ladrone or the Mariana islands, is per haps the most insignificant. Still it was right in the path of the Charleston and the transport City of 1'ekin on the road to the Philippines, and it is understood that Captain Glass sailed with orders to stop and seize these islands, or the prin cipal port, at least, before proceeding to reinforce Dewey. They might come in handy if a Pacific coaling station were wanted, and at any rate they can be held as security for the big war indemnity. The principal port of Guahan is the town of Agana. i For a place of its size It is said to be well fortified, having two forts, in which are mounted cannon of various ages and uncertain eff ectiveieess. Soon after the commencement of the present war the garrison at Agana was strength ened, and some new guns were mounted, but the authorities at Washington were confident that Captain Glass would have little difficulty in reducing the forts with SCENE IN" THE LADRONE ISLANDS. the Charleston's guns. If he has, he has some new artillery aboard that can he ued to hold the place alter an American garrison has been sent ashore from the transport and the cruiser has sailed away. The Ladrone islands are in the Pacific ocean about t,OL0 miles west from San Francisco and about 1,500 miles east of the Philippines. There are fifteen islands in the group. These islands are of vol canic origin, have a warm, healthful cli mate and comprise an area of 417 square miles of fertile land. They were discov ered by Magellan in and called Las Islas de las Ledrones the thieves" isl ands on account of the strong propensity to theft observed in the natives. In hW7 they were named the Mariana islands, after Queen Maria Anna. The northern group, Gani, consists of ten islands, now uninhabited. Five inlands, of which four are inhabited, form the southern group.. These are Guahan (Spanish Ouajan), Rota, Aguigan, Tinian and Savpan. On Guahan, the largest and southernmost of the group, is the only town of the colony. San lgnacio de Agana, with the fortified harbor of I'ma ta. This is the only place at which the American tiag was probably raised. The general surface of the southern isl ands is mountainous, but far inferior in elevation to that of the northern group, though the altitudes do not-exceed 2,GoO or 2,700 feet. The present population of the Ladrones consists of the descendants of the original inhabitants, called by the Spaniards Cha morros; of Tegal settlers from the Philip- RAPID TRANSIT IN AGANA. pines and of a mixed race formed by the union of the Spaniards and the Chamor ros. The number of the original inhabi tants previous to the subjection of the islands by the Spaniards in ItiSS has been variously estimated at from 40.000 to 60 0 0. The Spanish conquest and the forcible suppression of the natives reduced their numbers to such an extent that in 1741 the population was only 1,M6. From that date, however, the population began to in crease owinr to the introduction of new colonists from the Philippines and in lsr:6 was P.ro0. Recently an epidemic carried off one-third of the inhabitants. Since 1871 the population of the Ladrones has been roughly estimated at S,000. All the inhabitants speak Spanish. The islands are governed by Spaniards appointed by the governor general of Ma nila. The laws which govern this once free people are not only made in a foreign country, but every opportunity is given the governor to increase his petty fortune by levying petty fines and taxes. .After three years he returns to Spain to spend the rest of his life in ease. The people abhor the officers, but are. intimidated by the soldiery. Every Sunday morning the governor, at tended by his assistants, the Judge, the secretary.the tax collector and the mayor, is escorted to church by several compa nies of soldiers. At one time there was one soldier to every five able-bodied males on the island. The people are compelled to support the soldiers and pay enormous salaries to the Spaniards. The revenues derived by Spain from the islands do not pay for their government. The breadfruit, banana and cocoanut grow to perfection, and the soil is pro ductive in sugar, rice, corn, tobacco, cot ton and indigo. The climate is salubri ous, the heat being tempered by the trade winds. Horses, cattle and llamas were early introduced by the Spaniards; wild hogs are numerous and very large. There are two other small groups called La drones one in China situated at the mouth of the Bay of Canton, which is a resort of pirates: the other in the Pa cilic 10 miles off the coast of Colombia. ROUGH RIDERS SHOWN That the Real Horsemen Come From Kentucky's Forests. Chicago, July 6. A special to the Chicago Record from Tampa says: Grigsby's cowboys, be it known, es teem themselves the only pebbles on the beach in matters of horsemanship, and look with contempt upon all the other cavalrymen in camp. Their hor ses are perfect demons, some of them, and it is the glory of the rough riders to mount and ride the most demoniac of these. One day a particularly vic ious beast was playing havoc with a sciuad of cowboys. Five of the best riders were thrown ignominiously after being bucked to the queen's taste. A lieutenant then undertook the job and was promptly knocked out in one round. In the meantime a great, gawky Ken tucky mountaineer lad stood grinning at the performance. He was a trooper Sn Troop A, First Kentucky cavalry, but there was no suggestion of it in his rough, homespun clothes, stooped shoul ders and slouchy demeanor. His name, it might be mentioned for the benefit of history, is Charles Bryant. After the five men and the officer had been well jounced and thrown, Bryant deliberate ly remarked. In the drawiing fashion of his species: "I reckon I kin ride that yar hoss." The Montana men sized up the Ken- tucklan with Ill-disguised contempt. "That's a Montana horse, pard, that Is," retorted the spokesman. "He eats green things like you every day." "I kin ride him," sententlously re turned the Kentuckian. "If ye can ye can get everything you want at the canteen," returned the Montana man warmly. "Will ye risk the hoss, 'cause I rec kon I'll ride him or kill him," replied the Kentuckian. "We'll risk the horse, but we won't risk your ignorant hide,"- replied the cowboy. "Sling him around," said the Ken tuckian. The horse was swung around in front of Bryant. In an instant his lazy de meanor disappeared. With a bound like a panther he leaped astride the beast, and in an instant there was a terrific struggle in progress. The horse bucked, kicked, ran around and around the field, reared on its hind legs and fore legs and rushed through the timber trying to scrape the rider off. But the Kentuckian stuck like a sand burr, guiding the animal with the skill of a born horseman, and the instant the horse paused to rest digging his heels and rounding it with a stout club he carried. The struggle continued until the horse, thoroughly tired out and panting, stood docile. Then Bryant took one circle of the field, the thorough master of the animal, and dismounted. The Montana boys watched the per formance, their contempt and ridicule quickly changing to open admiration. They were too generous these western men to withhold full recognition of the splendid horsemenship of the Kentuck ian, and when he dismounted a dozen friendly hands were extended and a grand march was inaugurated to the canteen. Indeed, so generous were the plainsmen that late in the afternoon the Montana men led a very much be jagged Kentucky cavalryman tenderly to hi3 quarters and laid him peaceably in his tent. And when his commander heard the whole story he could not find it in his heart to chide him. BANKS PROSPEROUS. Past Year Shows a Growth of Business Washington, July 6. Charles G. Dawes, the controller of the currency, has made the following statement re garding the general condition of na tional banks at the close of the fiscal year: The last year has been one of growth and expansion in the business of the national banks of the country, as re ports clearly indicate. The individual deposits of the banks, which on Julv 23, 1S97, were $1,770.480,G36, reached on May 5, 1898, the sum of $1,999,30S,43S, and the five statements called for dur ing the la-st year show that the rate of gain was quite uniform. The declara tion of war did not stop this gain, the increase between February IS and May 5 of this year being $10.647, D05; and the individual deposits of the national banks of the United States now stand at the highest point in the history of the system. The expansion in loans since May 14, 1897, has been $173,728,365. The con current expansion in the loans and in dividual deposits of our banking sys tem is the best possible evidence of growing confidence in the business and banking world. Increasing deposits with contracting loans, or decreasing deposits with increasing loans, are con ditions which may exist without being considered as necessarily indicating prosperous conditions; but the conjunc tion of a steady increase in loans with a steady Increase in deposits is almost without exception the evidence of mark ed increase in the activity of profitable business exchanges of the country and its general prosperity. HOME FOR LEPERS. Sisters of Charity Attend Sufferers In New Orleans New Orleans. July 6. The most interest ing institution in the south is the Louisi ana home for lepers. The institution is under the direct man agement of a medical officer and a corps of Sisters of Charity, and under the gen eral control of a state board of seven. The Sisters of Charity, who with extra ordinary self-sacrifice have devoted their lives to this service, reside on the prem ises In quarters detached from those of the patients, but they never leave the place. The ordinary service of the in stitution is performed by those of the inmates who are able to do so. Employ ment is a recreation to them. The pa tients are of both sexes, and upon some the disease is in its earlv stages, while in others its ravages are more fully display ed. The medical report describes one of the inmates thus: "No. 15 Is a fine and. generally speaking, healthy looking srJrl of 20 summers. If it Were not for the de formity of her fir.pers no one would ever know she had anything like leprosy. Her general health is of the bet and fitip lnrk- i in the face as fair as anyone would wish to see. The institution Is supported by a small appropriation from the state treasury. It received last year a legacy from Mrs. Honora Burke Ringrose of this city, of $L'.iM. besides many small sums, and con tributions of provisions and other supplies. Of the patients three were born in France, two in Germany, one in New York and the balance in Louisiana. The late in ternational congress on leprosy, held at Berlin, decided that the disease is con tagious and has never been cured. UNLOADED BY SUCTION. London's New Method of Transferring Cargoes of Wheat London, July 6. An interesting public exhibition was lately given in the Albert dock of a comparatively new and very rapid method of transferring bulk wheat from a ship into barges. The vessel Chi cago, which belongs to the London Grain Klevator company, and Is fitted with pneumatic machinery invented by Mr. F. K. Uurkham of Millwall. was moored alongside the grain ship Minnewaska, and from the ship's lower hold the grain was delivered into the barges at the rate of 135 tons per hour. The chief feature of the apparatus is a cylindrical tank which Is partly exhausted of air, from which a number of flexible suction tubes can be carried to any place in the grain ship. On its wav from ship to barge the wheat passes through auto matic weighing machines, and is not touched by hand at any stage of the pro cess. The same svstem is in operation at Hamburg, Stettin. Limerick and some few other places, and is considered to be the most perfect method of unloading wheat which has yet been devised. The Chicago was buils by Messrs. Ramage and Ferguson of Leith. TOLUNTEERS DESERT. Illinois Recruits Show Startling Lack of Patriotism. Springfield, 111.. July 6. The work of ex amining the Ninth regiment continues. Company C of Carrai and companv I of Hardin county were examined and four companies are now ready for muster. There have been quire a number of de sertions since the regiment came into camp, nearly every company suffering to some extent from this cause. The names of the men who have deserted are posted at company headquarters for the execra tion of their comrades on whom they have turned their backs. Six men of company C. who have passed the examination, have deserted, and the company also lost 14 men who failed to pas sthe examination and they have been sent home. It still has 108 men left however, and was the first company readv for muster. Com pany A of Mcbeansboro lost four by de sertion of men who had passed and 20 w ho failed in examination were sent home. Company G of Wabash has lost one by desertion. Klectric fans to keep you cool are new and timely features of Santa Fe Route dining cars. KANSASNEWS. Seneca Banker Forces Payment of a Judgment And the Debtor Has Only a Truuk Left. IS CAUGHT IX A TRAP. Lakin Man's Effort to Catch Burglars. Results in Painful Injuries to Himself. Frankfort, July 6. A banker In Sen eca held a judgment against William Houser, living near Frankfort. He heard that Houser was about to leave the state and had Sheriff Huff meet him here to head off the fugitive. They drove to Summerfield but. found that their man had not gone out that way, but was probably back nearer home. They drove back to Beattie and met him there. Houser gave up a fine span of mares, a harness and spring wagon, all he had, and carried his trunk to the depot. Houser married a second wife some years ago and thereby hangs a tale of financial disas- ANOTHER KANSAS GIRL, Journeys to San Francisco to Become an Army Bride. The San Francisco Examiner of re cent date contained the following: Wartime weddings are taking place in this city nearly every day, over 20 having occurred within the past month. A few have' grown out of attachments between native sons and native daugh ters, but the majority originated be yond the Rocky mountains. Corporal Leonard Boyd, of company D of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, and Miss Julia Lyngar were married at the Hotel St. Nicholas, Justice of the Peace Kerrigan officiating. With military promptness Corporal Boyd entered the handsome hotel par lors at exactly 2 o'clock, accompanied by his bride. Miss Lyngar was attired in white and carried a rich bunch of white roses. Her left wrist bore a tiny true-lovers' knot wrought in blue rib bon. Captain Henry B. Orwig, command ing company D, and Corporal Edward Bowen were present as witnesses. They were attended by several of the grooms' companions in arms. Mrs. Boyd is an attractive brunette. She explained that she and Mr. Boyd had been affianced for some time. Their homes are in the town of Opolis, on the dividing line between Kansas and Mis souri. When the marching orders came for the Twentieth Kansas, the corporal was whirled away on the overland train before he and his sweetheart had decided what to do. "We wrote some leters back and forth, and then we did some telegraph ing," said Mrs. Boyd, smiling through a mist that might have turned to tears if she had not remembered what is ex pected of a soldier's bride. "Well, at last we concluded to get married. He wanted to go back to my home, but the departure of the troops was uncertain and leave of absence was out of ques tion, so I came to him. It was a long journey to come alone, but I was not lonely, for I had my thoughts. Going back will seem longer." Mrs. Boyd's father is Dr. A. C. Lyn gar, of Opolis. The lady will return to the home of her parents to await the coming of her husband from the wars. COFFEY HAS A DECREASE. Personal Property Valuation Shrinks $53,956 in a Tear. Burlington, July 6. The county clerk has completed his abstract of taxable personal property as reported by the township assessor. A study of it re veals that the number of horses, cattle, mules, sheep, hogs, goats, farming im plements, wagons, pleasure carriages, gold and silver watches, pianos and other musical instruments is less in every instance than shown by the ab stract last year. Nine of the items show an increase in average value and four a decrease. There has been an increase in money of $3,524, in notes of $904 and in mort gages of $753. There has been a fall ing off in the aggregate of all other personal property of $14,763. The total value in 1897 was $513,822; this year $4S9,392, a loss of $24,430. In cluded in this year's total is the item of judgments amounting to $29,769, which are taxable under a law passed by the last legislature. That item last year was $243. so that taking out the increase in judgments, there has been an actual shrinkage in personal prop erty in one year, of $53,936. MOTHER COW FOUGHT. Resisted Effort to Take Away Her Family. Smith Center, July 6. George Boston met with a painful, though not serious accident last week. He attempted to separate his Jersey cow from her calf. The cow, which had heretofore been very docile and gentle, objected to the separation and while putting the calf over the fence made a sudden and vic ious attack upon him. Before he could defend himself she had him down against the wire fence and with horns and hoofs was making a winning fight. Mr. Boston finally suc ceeded In getting under the fence away from the cow. His hands, arms and back were badly cut by the barbed wire and hoofs of the cow, but no bones were broken, probably from the fact that he was close to the fence during the at tack. THROWN" FROM A HORSE. Miss Grimen of Lakin Has a Wrist Broken. Lakin, July 6. While returning home from town Monday morning. Miss Blanche Grimes had the misfortune to be thrown from her horse, south of the river bridge, and when found by Mr. Stoneman, who was coming to town, she was suffering terribly. He placed her in his cart and drove to the resi dence of Dr. Johnston, who, upon ex amination, found that her right wrist joint was dislocated and one of the bones of the hand fractured. After the dislocation and fracture was reduced, she returned to her home. EDWARDS COUNTY HARVEST. Few Fields of Poor Wheat in the Whole County. Kinsley, July 6. The harvesting Is fairly begun in Edwards county thi3 week and the fields are a busy scene. The dry weather of the last few days has ripened the grain very rapidly and VSM Now is the time to Subscribe One Year, $4.00 HARPER'S WE will be remembered for its famous "War Numbers" of the Civil War. Its value during the war with Spain will be even greater because of vastly improved facilities. History is being rapidly made. The gravest questions of our time are coming to the front, and every American should have each week an accurate, concise PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THIS WAR r from now until peace is assured. A brilliant staff of artists and correspondents are representing the WEEKLY at the front. Rufus F. Zogbaum, Carlton T.Chapman, Frederic Remington, T. de Thulstrup, W. A. Rogers, Clyde, D. V. Hunt, and others, with a large staff of photographers, are accurately portray ing the movements of our army and navy and happen ings at Washington and elsewhere. Among the WEEKLY'S correspondents are Frank D. Millet, John F.Bass, and O.K.Davis, in the Philippines, John Fox, Jr., with General Shafter's army, Harold Martin, at St. Thomas, and others. By subscribing now for one year, you will obtain the 'WEEKLY during the most important engagements. Subscription for One Year 3 HARPER Franklin Sq 0 E. O. DE MOSS. Odd Fellows' Building, Undertakers Finest ambulance in the west. FREE tc the public Day and Night. J H PRICES ARE REASONABLE. IDE MOSS ot 4 Phone 192. as a result It will come on nearly all at once and it will take lively work to save it all. Some of the late wheat has shrunken slightly as a result of the dry weather when it was filling and will not yield as heavily as expected but the early wheat is very fine. Everything points to an average yield that will be very large as there are few fields that are really poor. A view towards the north from, any elevated point in Kinsley is one of won derful beauty this week. The yellow fields of wheat contrasting with the green of the corn and the grass makes an.attractive landscape. NOW SEEK A PARDON. Kansas Volunteer Gets Drunk and Paints Washington. Washington, July 6. A young volun teer in tlfe Twenty-second Kansas came to Washington the other day and after getting hilariously full proceeded to perforate the atmosphere with a six shooter.the same being against the reg ulations of both the army and the city. Consequently the youth was run in. He was taken from the loek-up back to camp and tried by court martial, the sentence being six months imprison ment. The young fellow Is from Mr. Simp son's district and has hitherto borne an unblemished reputation, both at his home and in camp. Col. L.indsey is try ing to have him pardoned and has ask ed Mr. Simpson to intervene. So today Mr. Simpson asked Mr. Curtis to ac company him on a visit to the president in young Jones' behalf. On their arrival at the White House they found Senator Baker and Mr.Long ahead of them, but the senator said that as the case seemed to be one of emergency he would wait. When they were ushered in Mr.Curtis said to the president that the case they desired to present to him was one of great emergency and the president re marked with a jolly laugh: "Well, it must be an emergency, sure enough, that would bring you two gen tlemen to plead its cause together." The president will pass upon the mat ter as soon as the papers are laid be fore him. USED A EOKSEWHIP. Wichita Woman Assaults a Promi nent Physician. Wichita, July 6. A sensational scene was enacted on the business streets yesterday morning when Mrs. Cirace Ramaley tried to horsewhip Dr. W. A. Clark in front of the Fourth National bank. The woman only succeeded in striking one blow before the man se cured the rawhide and took it from her. Mrs. Ramaley claims that Dr. Clark was the cause of the separation of her self and her husband last winter when she was very badly used. She also says Tjt. Clark has been saying naughty things about her. Dr. Clark and 13r. Ramaley are partners in business, No arrests have been made. PARMER MEHNEKT KILLED. Called to His Door and Shot by Sup posed Robber. Fort Scott, July 6. A. C. Mehnef't, an old and well-to-do farmer living eight miles north of this city was called to his door and shot dead Jast Sunday night, probably for the purpose of rob bery and Chas. W. Adams, a young ...-j --4. V. EKLY i BROTHERS N. Y. City L. M. PEN WELL. 523 Quinci? Street. J I, 0 PEiIWELL,S 523 QtKincy St. man who owns and lives alone on tha adjoining farm has been held as a sus pect. Mehnert lived alone and was miserly. He was reputed to have from $2,000 to $4,000 in money in his house, and it is believed the assassin took it. Mehnert's body was found today lying just out side the door. Four buckshot were ta ken from the heart and his head was cut and bruised. He has two daughters in this city and a son in Waco, Texas. His divorced wife died here last week. The officers found foot tracks leading from the scene of the murder toward Adam's house and claim to have other evidence to warrant his arrest. LINDSBORG'S PROGRESS. Elevator Is Being Equipped With Modern Improvements. LIndsborg, July 6. The Thorstenberg Grain company is adding about $3,0u0 worth of improvements at this place. An engine and power house 18x24 of brick, a 8 horse power Atlas engine is being placed in position and a 40 foot Fairbanks track scale will be put in on the east side of the elevator, also a. steam shoveler and steam car-puller. It will be one of the best equipped eleva tors in the west and will prove of great convenience to carry on their enormous grain business. CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP. Lakin 2dan Fixed a Burglar Catcher and Walked Into It. Lakin, July 6. Corporal Snow la limping around with his cane this week, the result of being caught in a trap set for burglars. He was looking through his place of business for reported rob bers when the accident occurred. West Point Candidates Fail. Independence, July 6. Allen Youn? has received word from Congressman Ridgley that Skinner and Gamble, tha young men who were successful as ap pointee and alternate to West Point last year had failed in the final examina tion. As Allen Toung was third in the examination held at Cherry vale he can now be admitted to West Point If he can pass a successful examination at the academy. JOE CAJiTRA KILLED. Chanute Horse Dies on St. Joe Race Track. St. Joseph, July 6. Beautiful weather favored the harness races yesterday ana the pport was good. In the second heat of the 2:18 pace Joe Cantra, owned by Strickland, Chanute, Kan., ran into- tne fence and was killed. Driver Joe lechen was badly injured. ,t,lrrl Firt race Louisa M. won second, '"lra and fourth heats. Aelse won first heat. Time 2:12. 2.WV-. 2:16'.. 2:1W. Schecam. Nell Cafferty. Don Menzallo, Little -rete, Imn T., Miss Klopping, Joe Feppo Cor nelia. Bell and Jne Cantra also started. Sei-ond race Kllen Madison won third, fourth and fifth heats. Dr Spe llman won first and second. Time 2:20V. 2:lyT- ii; 2:224, 2:20V,. Satan and Pilot Lambert aIThirdartrace-J-ohn Nolan won threa straight heats; Major Chew second. Time, 2 i:.v, 2:15. 2:15. Querist, George W. Mo Kinnev, Ida Sultam J. B. p.. CutungXJon na Allertoon. Cuybrook Atair and B. C. also started. Summer Tourist Hates. Colorado and return for $24.00 from June 1st to Oct. 31st, via Santa Route.
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TOPEKA STATE JOXJIiNAXi, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1893. 5 fS 0 Nine styles of satin striped French Organdies worth 50c, our reg ular price 39c, to close out 25c per yard. A lot (about 1 25 dozen) Ladies' extra fine plain all-Linen Hem stitched White Handkerchiefs, regular half dollar goods, at 25c, as they are too expensive at regular price for most of our trade. 25 styles, extra grade, UTos. 40 and 60, all-Silk Fancy Ribbons (Bayaderes and Plaids, etc), usually sold at 50c a yard, for 19c. 150 short lengths Lace Curtains, averaging from to 2 yards long, at half price that is for 10c to 35c each. About 20 dozen new style 50c and 75 c Shirt Waists, your choice for 39c Special values in high grade boxed Writing Paper, from 10c to 25c per box. Regular retail price is fully a half more. Several odd lots of White Goods, worth respectively 8c and 15c, which we are offering at 5c and 10c. Very neat styles. Eight styles beautiful Embroidered Organdies, of the usual 50c and 75c kinds, for 25c and 35c. We are closing them out. 0 u II U The Topeka Cash 1 i i 15231 Kansas A v ah n p mtrr,t ensm A DENVER HOUSE. Hanager Crawford is Trying to Add One to His Circuit. Mr. L. SI. Crawford, manager of the Crawford theater in this city, is in Den ver negotiating for the control of one cf the theaters there. It is understood that both the Tabor Grand and Broad way theaters will probably open next season under new managements, and Mr. Crawford went to Denver to en deavor to secure control of either one or the other of the houses. Manager Crawford controlled the Tabor Grand in Denver in the days of his greatest prosperity as a theatrical manager, and it was at that time that Topeka secured the best attractions .that have been seen here since the Crawford theater was built. If Mr. Crawford is successful in securing either the Tabor Grand or Broadway theaters in Denver, it will mean much to Topeka in attractions for next sea son. For several years Denver has secured all of the better attractions, the majority of which nave failed to visit Topeka. With Mr. Crawford in control of one of the houses there, Topeka would receive at least a respectable share of the attractoins booking that city. LESS CORN IN CRIBS. Kansas Farmers Have Less Corn The.n Last Year. Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture has completed a canvass of reports of assessors which shows that the farmers of Kansas have much less corn in their bins than'they hfed last year and much more wheat. He issued the following statement today: Returns of assessors furnished to the Kansas state board of agriculture from 73 counties show 15,500,1)00 bushels or nearly 29 per cent less corn as having been in the hands of their farmers March 1 this year than at the same time in 1S97. Jewell county farmers were holding on to 4,179,000 bushels; Republic, 3,754.000; Brown, 3,155,000, and Nemaha 2,S94,000 bushels. In the same 73 counties there was 84 per cent or 747, 000 bushels more wheat held on the farms in March this year than the year before. PAYS WISCONSIN. Travelers Settles a Case Like Webb SIcNall Has Against Them. Madison, Wis., July 6 The Travelers' Insurance company of New York has paid to the state $36,145. This sum was adjudged due to the state by the su preme court at the end of a long suit brought against the company by the state on the ground that the company, which was doing both a life and acci dent insurance business, must pay taxes on both lines, whereas it had up to that time been paying taxes on but one. BY THE UNION JACK. Canadian Army Marches Under the Stars and Stripes at Home. Ottawa, Ont., July 6. Returning from Burlington. Vt., where it participated in the celebration of the Fourth, the Forty-third regiment marched through Ottawa with the stars and stripes alongside the Union Jack. Officers and men were enthusiastic over their en tertainment at Burlington. Pocketbook Lost and Found. Mrs. C. D. Nichols, of 611 West Twelfth street, yesterday lost her pocketbook while walking along the street. It contained in cash and a pair of gold spectacles. A brick hauler, who was near, picked up the pocket book but did not make an effort to find the owner. He was seen to pick it up, so the police were notified, and today when visited by an officer he re turned the property. Omaha Team to St. Joe. St. Joe, July 6. President Johnson of the Western League was here today and a proposition to transfer the Omaha franchise and team to St. Joseph is under consideration. It is thought the transfer will be made. LOCAL MENTION. Will Barrett, a young man employed in the Santa Fe shops in this citv, painfully injured his right hand in celebrating the Fourth of Julv. In ex ploding revolver cartridges with a ham mer, one of the bullets entered his hand, inflicting a deep wound and bad ly tearing the flesh. W .C. Stephenson, the well known real estate dealer, who was a member of the council for several years, has decided to make the race for repre sentative from the Thirty-sixth dis trict. He will be an opponent of Col. George W. Veale. Judge Sanborn's order, naming How ard S. Aboott as special master of the T7nion Pacific to succeed William D. Cornish, has been filed in the office of the clerk of the United States circuit court in this city. Judge Cornish re signed to become one of the vice presi dents of the road. Only the smaller branches of the Union Pacific now re main for the attention of the special master. All business connected with the main lines has been completed. 1 1 LDM: Dry Goods Co. KANSAS COUNTY FAIRS. Secretary Coburn's List for 1898 Completed Today. Following !s a list of fairs to be held in Kansas in 1MS, their dates, locations and secretaries, as reported to the state board of agriculture and compiled by Secretary F. D. Coburn: Allen County Agricultural society C. H. Wheaion, secretary. Iota; September 6-9. Anders in County Fair association C. II. Rice, secretary, Garnett; August 3u-Sep-tember 2. Brown County Fair association John H. Meyer, secretary, Hiawatha; September ii-H. Clay County Fair association E. E. Houpes. secretary, Clay Center; Septem ber 14-1G. Corfey County Fair association J. E. Woodford", secretary, Burlington; Septem ber 13-iti. Kaw Valley Fair association W. R. Stubbs, secretary, Lawrence. Finney County Agricultural society D. A. Mims, secretary. Garden City; Septem ber 13-16. Franklin County Agricultural society Chas. H. Rldgway, secretary, Ottawa; September 20-25. Greeley County Fair association I. B. Newman, secretary. Tribune; October 12 13. Jackson County Agricultural and Fair association S. B. MeGrew, secretary, Hol ton; August 29-September 2. Jefferson County Agricultural and Me chanical association Kdwin Snyder, sec retary, Oskaloosa: September 6-9. Johnson County Co-operative Fair as sociation J. M. Warren, secretary, Edger ton: September 13-16. Marion County Agricultural society F. H. Prescott, secretary, Peabody; Septem ber 6-9. Frankfort Fair association C. W. Bran denburg, secretary, Frankfort; September 27-30. Miami County Agricultural and Me chanical Fair association W. J. Carpen ter, secretary, Paola; September 27-30. Montgomery County Agricultural soci ety L. W. Kingsley. secretary. Independ ence; August 30-September 2. Southeastern Kansas District Fair asso ciation U. V. Kingsley, secretary. Inde pendence; August 9-12. (Fair to be held at Parsons.) Morris County Exposition company E. J. Dill, secretary, Council Grove; Septem ber 27-30. Neosho County Fair association H. Lodge, secretary. Erie; September 6-9. Chanute Agricultural Fair, Park and Driving association Aug. Bareis, secre tary. Chanute; August 16-19. Ness County Fair association N. H. SUdger, secretary, Ness City; September Osage County Fair association W. B. Davis, secretary, Burlingame; September 6-9. Riley County Agricultural society Jerome Walbridge, secretary, Riley; Sep tember 6-9. Rooks County Fair association David B. Smyth, secretary, Stockton; September 13-16. Wichita State Fair association H. G. Toler, secretary, Wichita; September 19 24. Fredonia Agricultural association J. T. Cooper, secretary, Fredonia; August 23-26. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS" Webb BTcNall's Answer to an Imper tinent Inquiry. Webb McNall celebrated his return to his desk today by taking a long range but nevertheless accurate shot at an impertinent editor of an insurance pa per. WThen he oame back to his office bub bling over with good humor he was handed a letter from C. L. McKean, manager of the Chicago Independent. He wanted to know why Commissioner McNall had published in his annual re port the salaries paid to the officers of but one insurance company. He hinted that the Kansas commissioner might have been paid to suppress the informa tion. The truth is that the report of the sal aries paid by the company got into the report by mistake, but Commissioner McNall rolled up his sleeves and dis posed of his correspondent in the fol loing letter: Upon returning to the office I found your letter of June 30th. and In reply thereto will say that I notice that you use this language: "Please advise us for the Information of the readers of the Chicago Independ ent, whether or not the Mutual Benefit is the only life company doing business in Kansas whose officers complied with your demand or whether or not that company is the only one whose officers did not or would not arrange with you for the suppression of the information." The above extract from your letter re fers to the salaries of officers of various insurance companies transacting busi ness in this state. It is the custom of this department to answer all communi cations coming from gentlemen, but af ter reading your choice letter, I will simply say that it is none of vour bus iness. .WEBB McNALL., Superintendent. Bears the i ThB Kind Von Have Always Bouzht Signature of OASTOTlIja.. Bean the The Kind Von Have Always Boo!jS Signature of 0-a.STOH.IA. Bean the the Kind Veil Havs Always Bought Signature J&f yVtfZo- of Trap to Kent. Single or double; speedy horses, fine lookers; by the hour or day, at Wat son's livery barn. Seventh and Van Buren, SOCIAL AMD PERSONAL. General Notes of Society and Persona! Items. Recent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. Stems of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. AH communications to this department must give the full name and address of th writer. Anonymous personals and descriptions of social atfairs will not tf published.) The Coultls farm seems to be as popu lar this summer as it was last; the Topeka people who spent the Fourth there are: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wild er, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunt and daugh ter, Mr. And Mrs. J. E. Maxwell and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Taylor and son, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blanch and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Whitton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quinton, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Foss, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. H. L. Armstrong, Mrs. A. T. Waggoner and son, Mrs. C. G. Willett, Miss Grace Mc Kee, Miss Mary Whitton, Miss Grace Green, Miss Emma Banks, Miss Ger trude W'illett, Mr. Wr. H. Whitton, Mr. Howard Huey and Mr. Leon Thorpe. A Day's Outing. One of the largest picnics on the Fourth was that which went to the farm of W. H. Davis, six miles north east of Topeka; they went in the morn ing and remained until evening, when they went to Mr. Davis' home in town where they had fireworks. The chil dren belonging to the different families were along, making over fifty in the party. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Garvey, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Davis, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sproat, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Guild, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hackney, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ranney, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schoch, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. IS. E. Pitts, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. Eckert, Miss Nannie Hopkins, Miss Gertrude Hopkins, Miss Rebecca Rog ers, Miss Effie Morris and Mr. George Hackney. A Pleasant Picnic. Miss Relta UpdegrafC entertained a few of her friends at a very pleasant picnic last Saturday afternoon. Those present were: Miss Helen Quin ton, Miss Fay Quinton, Miss Eleanor Thompson, Miss Anita Collins, Miss Louise Wood, Miss Carrie Jones of San Francisco, Miss Anna Kemper of Wa mego. Miss Bertha Beal, Miss Grace Frost, Arthur McClintock, Earl Mc Farland, Roy Thompson, George Sny der, Wallace Thompson, Howard Pat ten, Charlie Hinckley, Lester Davis, John Jones and Tod Ingraham. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Len Korn spent Monday in Kansas City. Miss Marion Kenderdine and Miss Belle Thompson left Tuesday for Las Vegas, to spend the summer. Mr. Charles Adams entertained a few friends very pleasantly Monday evening in honor of his birthday. Miss Southard of Ottawa is visiting her sister, Mrs. Koontz, at 1028 Tyler street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frampton and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Newman spent the Fourth on the Wakarusa, near Berry town. Mrs. Louis Hess of Chicago is visiting friends in Topeka. Miss Nellie Newman of Horton spent Sunday and Monday in Topeka with her mother. Miss Lillie Wilson of Lawrence Is the guest of Miss Carl Baker. Mr. and Mrs. George Noble and Mr. and Mrs. George Crawford spent Sat urday and Sunday at Maple Hill. Miss Olive Lewis has gone to Vera to visit Miss Edith Goddard. Mrs. E. E. Wardin and Mrs. C. E. Wardin and sons left today for Colorado Springs to spend the summer. Miss Lucy Knowles, Miss Grace Welch, Miss Bertie Love, Miss May Hawley, Mr. Mowry Thacher, Mr. George Thacher, Mr. Ed Arnold and Mr. Otto Kiene, spent the Fourth at Kiene's farm fifteen miles west of town. Miss Lulu Ewart will return from Kansas City Thursday, accompanied by Miss Ethel Merwin who will be her guest. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jury left today for a trip to Denver and Pueblo. Miss OHva Van Tassel spent Saturday and Sunday in Horton. Miss Mary Smeddick and Miss Mary Wilson have returned from a short vis it to Kansas City. Mr. George Barry and Mr. Theodore Snattinger spent Sunday and Monday in Salina. Bishop Millspaugh and family left Tuesday for Prior Lake, Minn., to spend the summer. Mrs. O. V. Sessions of California, who has been visiting Topeka friends for a few days, left Monday for New York City to spend the summer. C. E. Tomlinson of Kansas City spent the Fourth in Topeka with his family. Col. J. M. Dumenil returned Tuesday from Pratt, where he has been attend ing court. Mrs. Dr. Swaney of Lowman Hill has returned from Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended the commencement at Oberlin college; her daughter was one of the graduates. Mrs. W. H. Parsons and sister. Miss Emma Resing, left Monday for Wash ington, D. C. They will visit Captain W. H. Parsons at Camp Alger. On their return they will visit in Cincinna ti, Indianapolis, Aurora and Chicago. Mrs. Emma Evarts who went to Las Vegas several months ago with her sis ter who was very ill, has returned to Topeka for a few weeks. Her sister's health is much improved, but she is not yet able to return to her home. Miss Winifred Hadley and Master Hadley are visiting their father in An adarko, Oklahoma. Mrs. C. B. Reed and children have gone to Sterling for a two weeks' visit. Mr. Judd of Chicago is in Topeka vis iting his son Dr. Corbin Judd. Misses Ida and Katie Hammer of St. Marys are in Topeka visiting their sis ter. Mrs. M. Gamluskl. Miss Bertha Wintworts has returned from a visit with Miss Fanny Wrilt of Rossville. Miss Grace O'Brien and Miss Lizzie Boiles of St. Marys spent Tuesday in Topeka. Miss Tillie Carlson has returned from a visit with her sister in St. Marys. Mr. Weslow, Mr. A. C. Sherman and Mr. L. Howard of Rossville spent Tues day in Topeka. CASTOR I For Infants and Children. Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of AN ENGLISH YIEW. Think Shafter Struck Too Soon Praise American Navy. New Tork, July 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Military and naval experts are enabled to express their opinions respecting the Santiago operations with clear knowledge of the facts. They are critical, but this does not imply unfriendliness to America, but merely an Intense interest in the art of war. One of the highest officers of the British army considers that General Shafter's advance on Santiago was im prudent when his force was materially inferior to the requirements of the cap ture of the town by storm. He declares that Shatter on landing ought to have taken up a strong defensive position, for tified it and waited for reinforcements and siege guns before attempting to carry by storm the Spanish position. He be lieves that Shatter was in a critical posi tion after Friday's battle and was only delivered by Cervera's felly in pushing out of the harbor and allowing Sampson to win a victory on the easiest terms. The high officer considers that the American campaign was not well planned, and that the serious loss of life was un necessary. Other officers, while credit ing the American army with splendid dash, valor and fortitude, are disposed to criticise what they consider grave indis cretions in the war department at Wash ington in publishing Shafter's urgent call for reinforcements and in pronouncing a conflict In which the American troops gained and held advanced positions a "drawn battle." Naval experts have nothing to say in criticism or Sampson's fleet, and marvel at the facility with which Cervera's pow erful vessels were driven ashore and de stroyed. The opinion expressed by journals like the Globe that Sampson ought to have entered Santiago harbor weeks ago and that there has been a lack of co-operation between the naval and military authorities, is not shared by any expert who is familiar with theapproaches to the inner bay. The handling of the American fleet is considered by skilled of ficers of the British navy as beyond the range of cavilling criticism. They do not admit that the battle has much practical utility in its bearing upon naval warfare. For example, there is much astonishment that the torpedo boat destroyers should have proved ineffective, even against a steam pleasure yacht, but the deduction is made that this proves nothing, sine the Spaniards displayed no skill in using these vessels. Members of parliament Interested in naval matters assert that the comnarativa value of armored cruisers and battleships is as much a mystery as ever, since Cer vera's fleet, with English crews on board, might have sunk one of the most formid able of their opponents. William Allan, one of the most practical naval experts in parliament, contends that the Spanish navy is of no account in any engagement, since it has neither engineers nor mechanics competent for scientific warfare. He does not believe that Ca mara's fleet, after entering Suez canal today, will ever reach the Philippines, and hopes that Sampson will promptly enter Santiago harbor. In diplomatic circles there is a general feeling that the Madrid government will not make peace so long as there -is ground for hoping that Germany may in tervene in the Philippines in some way. The presence of a German fleet at Manila out of all proportion to any requirements of the safety of commercial interests, is considered by some of the best informed men here a convenient pretext for the con tinuance of the war by the Madrid gov ernment, in the desperate hope that some complication may arise. One of the most mysterious factors In the situation is Aguinaldo, whose in trigues against his leading associates are reported in press dispatches. He is re garded as a Spanish insurgent of consid erable capacity and courage, but as cor rupt and unprincipled. Among diploma tists he is described as an insurgent who was bought up not long ago by the Span ish government, but who was easily in duced to act in conjunction with Dewey in the expectation of receiving a hand some reward. He is regarded as an un trustworthy and uncertain leader, unfit to be placed in control of the islands, and a one who would readily make a coalition with Germany for tha purpose of embar rassing the American forces in the islands. Ambassador Hay's judicious and elo quent speech at the American' dinner is praised by nearly every London journal, and is attracting more attention than any address previously made by him. It im parts a new impulse to the movement for promoting the Anglo-American concord, which was irresistible before. KABID AGAINST SPAIN. Com. Wainwright Was a Different Man, After Destruction of the Maine. Syracuse, N. TT-, July 6. Lieutenant Commander Wainwright is well known here owing to family connections. In speaking of his magnificent work at Santiago one of them, his cousin, said: "There is an interesting story in con nection with his being appointed to command the Gloucester. As you know, the lieutenant commander was the second in command of tha Maine. "Like many other officers in the navy, he believes that, while the work was not done with the sanction of the Span ish government, it was done by the officers of the Spanish army and navy, who were acquainted with the location of the mines. "Naturally Lieutenant Commander Wainwright is of a quiet and amicable disposition, but the tragedy worked a great change in him. He was rabid on the subject and was extremely anxious for an opoprtunity to wreak vengeance on the men who were re sponsible for the destruction of his ves sel. "Owing to there being so many of ficers above him he was afraid that he would not get a ship, and implored the government to give to him command of some vessel, if it were only a row boat. "His opportunity came when the gov ernment bought the Corsair and re named her the Gloucester, and since then he has been in command in Cuban waters, banging away at the Span iards whenever he got the opportunity. He knows no fear, a fact that he show ed yesterday when attacked by the two torpedo boats, the shore batteries and the Vizcaya, and we all are proud of him, and feel that he is gratified in doing such good work in "remembering the Maine.' RUSSELL TAKES CHARGE. "West Point Professor Recruiting Sig nal Corps at Camp Merritt San Francisco, July 6. Captain Ed gar Russell, who for the past five years has been assistant professor of chemis try and electrical engineering at West Point, has arrived from Washington and reported to Major General Otis for duty. He was recently made a captain of volunteers and was sent out here to take command of the signal corps com pany at Camp Merritt. This company will consist of 55 men. Eighteen men for the company have already been en listed. Twenty more are coming from the east. The remaining 17 are to be enlisted. MILLER WILL LEAD. Uniforms of Twentieth Kansas Pro nounced Unfit for Service. San Francisco, July 6. It is almost certain that Brigadier General Miller will head the fourth expedition to the Philippines which is now expected to start next Monday or Tuesday on the steamers Peru and City of Puebla. Major Kellogg, of the Fourth United States cavalry, has received word from General Otis that he will take ship with 598 men and 11 officers of his command, and Major Grugan, of the Sixth United States artillery is in receipt of a simi- o o4o4K4o4co44Kdo4 o Revenue o t t t o o t t o o larly gratifying order, his assignment of troops being 269 men and seven offi cers. Lieutenant Abernathy and 60 men of the Third United States artil lery left from the last expedition, will also go. The board of survey appointed to in spect the uniforms supplied to the Kan sas volunteers has reported that the garments are of very inferior quality. Gen. Merriam's son, Henry, who has been a student at Stanford university for a couple of years, has successfully passed an examination for second lieu tenant in the army and will be assigned to some infantry regiment. ARMS FOR CUBANS. Expedition Which. Left Tampa June 25 Arrives Safely. New Tork, July 6. A special to the World from Washington says: The Cuban legation has been ad vised of the safe arrival in Cuba of the second expedition of Cuban volunteers from the United States under command of General Emilio Nunez. The expedi tion left the coast of Florida on the steamer Florida June 25 and landed at Punta Caney on the 30th. On board the transport, besides the 350 Cuban volunteers, chiefly from Florida and New York, were two dyna mite guns, 4,000 Springfield rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. "CHAIR CRITICa" The London Times Defends Shafter Against Local Boards of Strategy. London, July 6. The Times editorial ly this morning warmly defends Major General Shafter against "American chair critics at a comfortable distance." It says: "Doubtless he would have used more artillery if it had been sent to him, and if he has been somewhat in a hurry there seem to have been people in Washington rather in a hurry to supersede him. What a man has rea son to think that reinforcements mean suppression, be perhaps finds it difficult to resist the temptation to do some thing striking before the reinforce ments arrive." The American sense of humor will be tickled by the remarkable change of tone in the continental press which has promptlv followed their great success at Santiago. Some of their severest critics are now hastening to express sympathy with American aims and to say severe things about the Spaniards, who have "so greatly disappointed them." TIME TO STOP Say Spanish Republicans Oth ers Hare Different Views. Madrid, July 6. Senor Salvi, the con servative leader, declares the present situation is more favorable to peace than to war. But he adds, the govern ment alone can judge of what ought to be done in the present circumstances and he will support the government in any determination it may reach. The republicans say the country is unable to withstand such misfortunes and that the time has come for a gen eral settlement. The military party favors a continu ance of war. Military men say they think Spain could never have expected naval victory and that so long as she does not meet with disaster ashore, she ought not to sue for peace. The Carlists are anxious for the war to continue. The government views are believed to differ. Senor Sagasta, the premier, says he is awaiting details of recent events from official Spanish sources, adding that he will see the effect which the loss of the Spanish squadron has upon Spain be fore deciding upon his course. Skeleton Keys Pound. Two double skeleton keys were found lying near the W. I. Miiler lumber office at 213 East Sixth street, and have been turned over to the police department. They are supposed to have been used by the burglar who blew the Miller safe to pieces with dynamite last Sun day night. The police think that the finding of the keys will prove a valu able clue to the identity of the burglar. They are working on the ease and say they may soon have the dynamiter. Fair and Cool Tomorrow. The rain of this morning began at 8:10 o'clock and continued for two hours. It measured .70 of an inch. Mr. Jen nings says that rains may be expected in this vicinity tonight, but that Thurs day will be fair and cooler. Panama Canal Promoter Dead. London, July 6. Dr. Cornelius Herz of Panama canal notoriety, died at Bournemouth at 3 o'clock this morning. So-To-Em for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes 'wealt men strons, blood pure. 50c, 1. All druggists Educate loot ISowela With Cn.caretg. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forevev 10c, 25c. If C C. C. fail, druggists refund money. There Is no remedy equal to Herblne for the cure of constipation, sick head ache, indigestion, vertigo, los3 of mem ory, uncertain appetite, unrestful Bleep or skin eruptions. If you want a per fect tonic for the liver, Herbine will not disappoint you. Geo. W. Stans field. 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenues. o o I o o o Stamps are Not Needed on Studebaker sold the War Department seven train loads of work. We are agents for Shawnee Co. Come and see us. FORD FOR COLONEL. Fort Scott Man to Be Placed at the Head of Colored Troopa. George Wr. Ford of Fort Scott will undoubtedly be made lieutenant colonel of the Kansas colored volunteers. Ford is an ex-regular army officer and is at present in charge of the national sol diers' cemetery at Fort Scott. He is described as intelligent and efficient. Governor Leedy has been at sea con cerning the appointment of some one to take charge of the colored troops. The position was offered to Major Young of .nio, a West Point graduate, but after endless dickering and talk of consolidating the Ohio and Kansas troops the negotiations with Young were ended and since then Governor Leedy has been on the hunt for the right man. He thinks he has found him in Ford. WILL ARREST DESERTERS. Colored Troops Who Go Home Will Be Brought Back. The colored officers have no end of trouble with deserters. Men come to Topeka with their minds made up but change them before they are mustered in and take French leave. The officers have decided to make an example by arresting some of these men and bring ing them back to Topeka in the custody of an officer. A man named" Davis of the Kansas City company slipped out of the guard lines last evening and cannot be found. Captain Waller has telegraphed to Kansas City authorities to arrest Davis and if he is found he will be brought back. The work of mustering is still going on. The Lawrence company was final ly enrolled today and the officers are working with the Atchison company. There will be but one company of uni formed men in the camp and they are the Topeka company, which has been furnished with uniforms by the state, but the uniforms are exhausted and the rest of the troops will be equipped when they go to the front. Assistant Adjutant General Boyd said today that there are now 526 men in camp. Fruitless Search for Gold. San Francisco, July 6. The schooner Free Trade, which, under command of Captain Moore, sailed from here about, six months ago in search of a mythical mountain of gold, has returned to this port. The money for the voyage was contributed by H. Talbot Watson and several other wealthy Englishmen who were ultimately deserted on Kodiak is land, Captain Moore getting away with the vessel, which remained in his name. Moore is at Tillamook and the schooner will probably be libeled for the sea men's wages. More Z. R. B. Claims. The claims against the Z. R. B. dry goods store continue to be filed in the clerk's office of the district court. Yes terday afternoon a suit was filed against the concern by D. W. Mulvane for an advertising bill of $326.69. The petition claims that D. W. Mulvane is owner and proprietor of the Daily and Semi-Weekly Topeka Capital, and that the firm is indebted to the newspaper in the sum of $326.69. Judgment is ask ed against Zeno R. Brown, manager of the concerm Sale of Snow Printing Plant The Snow printing establishment is "to be sold at sheriff's sale some time within the next two weeks. Clerk E. M. Cockrell of the district court, has prepared the legal notice of sale. When it is published, ten days will be given, after which the plant will be sold. It was appraised at $12,019.50. The order of sale is on attachment made on a judgment of $2,000 held by W. J. Cos tigan. There is no pain or discomfort when Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment Is used. It relieves that itching increased by scratching. It is prepared with scien tific accuracy and professional knowl edge, and is the kind that cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles with no pain or loss of time. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy. Cor. 6th and Topeka Ave. Trap for Rent By the hour or day, single or double team. Enquire at Watson's livery. Seventh and Van Buren. Mineral Water. The finest In the west. Come and trj It. J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 West Eighth St. LAKE BREEZES bring relief from the sweltering heat of the town or city. They raiseyour spirits and restore your energy. The greatest comfort and pleasure in lake travel is on one of the LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION CO'S ELEGANT STEAMSHIPS. Sailings between Chicago and Mackinle island four times every week, mt extremely low rates. The new steel steamship "Manlton" is a mag-niiicent ressel. elegantly equipped with eyery oomfort and conTenience. Tri-weekly 'twixt Chicago, Charlevoix, Harbor Spring, Petoskey, Bay View, Mackinac Island, ate. Write for interesting read ing matter, sent free, or ask Sour nearest agent. Address os. Berolziieim, G. P. A. LAKE miCH. AND LAKE StPEBIOll TlfiANh. CO. n Bush and N. Water St., Chicago. o t o o o o o 17 i dm n pi H: W J Pi 8 h P Ah t a a u j o o o o o p o NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before U o'clock in the morning. Bread, 2 lbs. 5c. Gem Bakery. Tom Shirley of Grantville was in town today. C. Kaser is quite 1U at his borne on Kansas avenue. Miss Annie Pribble Is very ill at her home on Quincy street. John Spear is having his house on Central avenue repainted. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. French of Kan sas City are visiting North side friends. Miss Annie Nyetrom is expected home from Kansas City today where she has been visiting since Saturday. Mrs. S. L. Courtney returned yester day from Council Grove where she visi ted her mother, Mrs. Phillips, over the Fourth. Mrs. Wilson, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrc, Hodge of 1012 Madison street, has returned to her home in Oklahoma. Miss Carrie Lower of Salina who has been the guest of Mrs. Mark Putnam for several weeks, left last evening for Solomon where she will visit friends. Miss Mabel Miller left for Illinois Saturday where she will be the guest of relatives for some time, after which she will attend the Cook county normal school. Mrs. Carrie McMahan and son Robert who have been the guests of Mrs. Mc Mahan's sister, Mrs. W. H. Hurliss of 927 Van Buren street, returned to their home in St. Joseph, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoyt visited friends in Morganville over the Fourth. Mr. Hoyt returned home yesterday, but Mrs. Hoyt will be compelled to remain some time longer as she met with an accident while there, being thrown from, a buggy and breaking her ankle. The Sunday schools from Menoken, Silver Lake and Soldier township en joyed a union picnic on the Fourth at Silver Lake. Music was furnished by Pence's band. In the evening many of the people came in to Topeka to witness the fireworks. Star lodge No. 231 A. O. U. W., and Degree of Honor No. 152 had a joint in stallation of officers last evening at the A. O. U. W. hall, 1000 and 1002 Kansas avenue, after which ice cream and cake were served. The A. O. U. W. officers were: M. W., F. D. Russell; P. M. W., G. W. Betts; foreman, Morton Groen dyke; overseer, L. A. Altman; recorder, J. R McNary; financier, W. C. Steele; receiver, William M. -G. Lane; guide, D. E. Elder, -Jr.; inside watch, W. E. White; outside watch, H. A. Johnson. The officers for the Degree of Honor were: C. of H., Mrs. Bertha Cullom; L. of H., Mrs. J. W Emory; C. of S., Miss Mattie Sherburn; recorder, Miss Eleanor Holllday; P C. of H., Mrs. H. L. Sherburn; financier, Miss Nora Star bird; receiver, Mrs. E. Dake; usher, Mrs. Angie Warren; I. W., Mrs. M. Groendyke; O W., Mrs. E. Holllday. The following from a late issue of a Los Angeles paper will be of interest to many North side people: "The in quest over the remains of Logan Stair, the 13 year old boy who was drowned at Gilbert's natatorium, 242 South Broadway yesterday was held this morning, and it deeloped that there was gross carelessness at the natator ium. G. H. Truesdell, the attendant, was put on the stand and testified that he took time to change his streetclothes for a bathing suit before going into the water to search for the boy. It was be tween 15 and 20 minutes from the time the alarm was given until the body was recovered and then it was necessary to search for a physician who did not ar rive until at least five minutes later. Coroner Campbell questioned the wit ness rigidly and it was brought out that there was no method of resuscita tion known at the natatorium. Trues dell testified that they "watched the boys," but was forced to admit that no one was on guard yesterday. The Jury after due deliberation rendered a ver dict finding that the deceased came to his death by accidental drowning, and concluded with this significant clause: 'We, the jury suggest that proprietors of natatoriums use greater precaution that drowning children may be rescued more quickly and means of restoration be kept on hand.' The body of Logan was embalmed and shipped to his form er home in Akron, Ohio." Logan Stair was a nephew and the adopted child of Mr. Louis Stair, now of Los Angeles, but formerly proprietor of the Metro politan restaurant on this side. The news of the death of the little boy will be a great shock to the many friends of the family who remember him as a bright and promising child. Scott's Ice Cream. Parties a specialty. 'Phone 622. Mail orders promptly attended to. C. B. Lyon, D. D. S., 511 Kan. Ave. Modern dental work; reasonable prices. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life A wJ. To qnit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, EOc or tl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Are you lacking In strength and en ergy? Are you nervjus, despondent. Irritable, bilious, constipated and gen erally run down in health? 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 189S. if GOLD I 1 UJ aria i3i5:2&y i MAJOR PERRY BELMONT With That Rank He Will Be and Insector General. Washington, July 6. The president today sent these nominations to the senate: War Volunteer To be inspector gen eral with rank of major: Perry Belmont of New York. Engineers First regiment, to be cap tain: First Lieutenant Edmund Saw telle, First XJ. S. volunteer engineers. To be first lieutenant: Second Lieu tenant H. R. Bishop, jr.. First U. S. vol unteer engineers. To be second lieutenant: Wm. G. Mitchell of New York. Third regiment To be first lieuten ant: John W. Daniel, jr., of Virginia Infantry Seventh regiment To be captain: Robert C. Wells of Missouri. To be assistant surgeon with rank of first lieutenant: Major A. W. Shockley of Missouri. Ordnance department Regular army First lieutenant to be captain: Edwin B. Babbitt, Ormond M. Lissak, Beverly W. Dunn, John T. Thompson. Infantry volunteers Fifth regiment John E. Davis of Mississippi, assistant surgeon with rank of lieutenant. Transfers Second lieutenants: R. V. Beach Second regiment volunteer en gineers to First regiment; L. B. Ham ilton, First regiment volunteer engin eers to Second regiment. J. J. BURKE DEAD. Noted Comedian Dies From Injuries Received "While Bathing. New Tork, July 6. John J. Burke, the comedian, died last night in Belle vue hospital from injuries received while diving In the ocean at Sea Cliff, L. I., last Friday. He had been diving from a raft and struck his head on a sharp stone. When he came to the sur face he was unconscious and partially paralyzed, but was rescued by a young girl. Burke is well known in the south and west. At one time he was stage man ager for William Simms, proprietor ot a variety theater in San Antonio, Tex. Burke was a member of the Reilly and Woods organization and was also in the extravaganza of Major Henderson, Al addin, jr., and Ali Baba. ROUGH RIDERS' LOSS. Only 359 of 568 Who Landed in Cuba Are Fit for Service. Siboney, via Playa del Este, Cuba, July 4, via Mole St. Nicolas, Hayti, July 6. Of the 568 rough riders who landed in Cuba only 359 are fit for service, the rest having been killed or wounded. Corp. White, of Troop A, was struck by a piece of shell on Saturday morning but his wound is slight. The Yale Jumper, John Waller, of the rough riders, was hit in the head by a piece of shell, but not badly hurt. The report that Lieut. John D. Miley was wounded is untrue. Second Lieut. H. K. Devereaux and Serg-t. Basil Ricketts, of the rough ri ders, who were wounded in Friday's fighting, have been transferred to the steamer Cherokee and will be started for home soon. Cable Operators Quit "Work. Kingston, Jamaica, June 6. The op erators on the West India and Panama cable station at Santiago de Cuba, have suspended business on account of the fighting there. Communication with Santiago via Kingston, consequently, is closed, but not with Cuba. The cable to Santiago had been connected with Cienfuegos by the Santiago caole and the line from here is now working to Cienfuegos and direct thence to Ha vana. Tabler's Buckeye Mle Ointment gives tnstant relief. It allays inflammation and heals. It Is prompt In its action and positive in its effect. It is the the" kind that cures without pains or discomfort. It is for piles only. 50a Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue, andJMiller's Pharmacy.cor- ner bixtn ana lopeka avenue. To Core Const patloa Forever. Tafce Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c If C C. C. tail to cure, druttjjists refunU money. Ballard's Snow Liniment will cure lame back. Sore Throat, Wounds. Strains, Bruises, Cuts, Old Sores. La Cfies, It will cure your back-ache. Geo W. Stansfield, 633 Kan. Ave., and Mil ler's Pharmacy. Cor. 6th and Torpeka fi Infant Foodh Sonifensed fli!k Mothers milk. For fo J fc WUgtS THE LEADING BRAN CX Wv.-.,..,,,. DUST. t i POWDER NEWS FROM KAXSANS. Leavenworth People Receive Mes sages From he Front Leavenworth, Kan., July 6. News was reecived at Fort Leavenworth last night telling that Captain James For nance. Thirteenth infantry, had been killed at the fight before Santiago. Captain Fornance was one of the most popular officers ever stationed at the post ,and the news caused sorrow. Captain Fornance was a native of Pennsylvania, and graduated from West Point in 1S71. In June of the same year he was commissioned second lieu tenant in the Thirteenth, and after a year was promoted to first lieutenant, and was made regimental adjutant. He had this position for seven years and participated in one Indian campaign. He was promoted to captain in 18S3. While stationed at his post he married a young lady of New Orleans, and leaves a widow and one child. News was received during the day that the report of the death of Lieut. Col. Henry Carroll was not correct; that he was badly wounded in both hips, but might recover. The news was for warded to his wife, now in Lawrence. The wife of Lieut. Alfred L. Mills, First cavalry, received a cablegram from Cuba from her husband, stating that he was wounded in the head, but he expects to recover. He is receiving the best of attention, and will likely re turn home. Mrs. Lieut. Grisard received a mes sage from the war department stating that no word had been received about her husband, and they were unable to confirm the report about his being wounded. Art, effort is being made to get a cable message through for his wife. Mrs. Orin B. Myer is in receipt of a telegram from Gen. Myer, who states that he has the permission of President McKinley to bring his son back from Santiago, and that his information is that his wound is not serious. REVIEWED BY GEN. LEE. Seventh Army Corps Paraded in the Rain at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., July 6. The parade and review of the Seventh army corps by Gens. Lee and Arnold was a grand success, though marred by rain, which fell all afternoon. The Second Illinois had the post of honor on the right of the line, leading the parade. The Fourth Illinois came seventh, leading the Third brigade of the First division. The Iowa and Wisconsin troops were in good shape, and marched well. The Illinois boys attracted much at tention by their soldiery appearance and good, steady marching. They had an easy swing that particularly delight ed the thousands who lined the streets under umbrellas, and they received much applause. Gen. Lee rode at the head and reviewed the troops as they filed off toward the camps. He compli mented Arnold, the commander of the First division on the fine condition of his men, and their good appearance un der such adverse conditions. The Tor rey rough riders (Second cavalry) were heartily greeted and cheered all along the line. Over 12,000 men were in line, and the parade was a fine spectacle, the companies marching in platoons. WHILE SOLDIERS LIVE. Spain Will Not Give tTj- or Sue for Peace. Madrid, July 6. The cabinet council after a short session decided not to open negotiations for peace, but to con tinue the war, with all risks, while a single soldier remains in Cuba. The government has no news as to a bombardment of aSntiago and has bombardment of Santiago and has cabled Ben. Blanco for details of the naval battle. TOTE ON HAWAII. Washington, July 6. There will be a vote on the Hawaiian annexation this week. It is expected within the next 48 hours. This is an understanding but is not an agreement as yet. ROCK ISLAND WASH OUT. Last Night's Rain Did Much Damage in Western Kansas. An unusually heavy downpour of rain fell on the line of the Rock Island from Pittsburg, Kas., west to Limon, Col., last night, resulting in considerable damage to the track and tying up traf fic for several hours. In the vicinity of Norton, Kas., the downpour resem bled a cloud burst, and several stretch es of the Rock Island main line were washed out. As a consequence all trains from Colorado over the Rock Is land are late today. The rain this morning was general over the state. A good rain fell along practically all of the lines of the) Santa Fe and Rock Island. COSGKESS TO QUIT. Washington, July 6. Senator Allison ex pressed the opinion today that congress would adjourn before the close of the present week. Professor Walter on Board. Ann Arbor, Mich July 6. Tt has been definitely ascertained that Prof. E. L. Walter sailed on La Bourgogne. Prof. Walter occupied the chair of language and literature in the University of Michigan. Mr. P. Keteham of Pike City, Cal., says: "During my brother's late sick ness from sciatic rheumatism. Cham berlain's Pain Balm was the only rem edy that gave him any relief." Many others have testified to the prompt re lief from pain which this liniment af fords. For sale by all druggists. Summer Tourist Kates. Colorado and return for $24.00 from June 1st tt r--, Slst, via Santa Fe Route. FIDO SHOT. Commander of the Reinforce ments for Santiago Was Wounded in the Battle With Garcia's Army. CUBAXS FOUGHT WELL And Held the Spaniards in Check Some Time, But Were Finally Driven Back hy Superior Numbers. New York, July 6. A dispatch to the Herald from Kingston, Jamaica, says: Another of the Spanish leaders, Gen. Pando has fallen in battle but his troops numbering 7,000 have succeeded in get ting into the city of Santiago. This interesting news is obtained from refugees who arrived here from Santi ago on the British man of war the Pal las, and the Austrian warship Maria to these refugees Gen. Pan do was seriously wounded in the arm while commanding his troops in a bat tle at Los Palmas, at which point, Gen. Garcia with several thousand Cubans, attempted to prevent his further ad vance toward Santiago. After the battle Gen. Pando's men proceeded toward the city, finally enter ing without difficulty. Gen. Pando was carried along with the troops and now is being cared for on the dismantled Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which is lying in Santiago harbor and is used as a hospital ship. It is said that the Cubans under Gar cia in their efforts to intercept Pando's army made a stubborn fight. They were no match for the 7,000 trained sol diers under the Spanish general, al though they cheeked the enemy's pro gress for a time. Wounded Coming Home. Washington, July 6. The war depart ment today received the following: In Camp near Santiago, July 6. The Iroquois sailed two days ago with 300 wounded; Cherokee sails today with 325 wounded. (Signed), SHAFTER. Major General Commanding. LANDING OF REFUGEES. Kingston Receives Those Who Save Escaped Santiago's Fall. Kingston. Jamaica, July 6. Thousands of people met the launches of the Eng lish and American warships at the wa terside at Santiago, and when the for eign residents learned that passengers would be taken off, the English and Austrian consulates were besieged by hundreds emploring a chance to leave. One Spanish merchant, in a pitiable state of alarm, offered the British con sul, Mr. Ramsden, $15,000 in gold to designate him as a British Cuban, worthy to be taken away. Those brought to Jamaica came In the clothes they stood in, some even with absolutely no kind of baggage, having thought only of escaping with their lives. The non-combatants in the city were in a state of desperate panic. Miss Ramsden, the British consul's daugh ter, says the American shells flew around their house on Saturday and Sunday morning., Mr. Ramsden could not leave Santiago and his wife would not. No one seems to know accurately the strength of the Spanish forces in the city and its environs; but 9.000 appears a probable estimate of those fit for duty. Streams of wounded have been flowing in day and night from the fir ing lines. Every fifth house in Santi ago is an improvised hospital. The sailing of Admiral Cervera's fleet had a bad effect on the soldiers. They were dismayed when they saw the war ships no longer in the harbor and left themselves abandoned to fate. They interpreted it to mean that Admiral Cervera and General Linares consider ed the city could not be held. The de struction of the fleet was not known when the Alert and Pallas left, but was rumored through the city. It is understood here that an officer of the Vizcaya, in civilian dress, who had been on shore duty, came on the Alert, which is still at Port Royal. The captain of the Almirante Oquendo is supposed to have arrived on the Alert in disguise. The archbishop of Santiago, having addressed a communication to General Linares and the authorities ad vising a surrender of the city and not having received a favorable reply, ca bled to Madrid on Monday morning be fore cable communication was inter rupted. In his cable he said: That the Spaniards, having bravely fought and lost should now. in the in terest of humanity, cease to continue the useless struggle. Brigadier General Vara del Rey, sec ond in command to General Linares, having been killed on Sunday, and Gen eral Linares having been wounded. General Toral is in chief command in Santiago. Senor Beary, the Mexican consul at Santiago, with 76 other persons has landed from the Austrian warship. It is now learned that the Austrian man of war carried 77 refugees, instead of 3S. as originally reported. When the warship left Santiago it was reported that 8.000 Spanish troops had arrived from the westward and also that the colonel in command was seri ously wounded. On Another Steamer. H. A. Auerbach of this city sailed from New York for Europe last Satur day on the same day the ill fated "Bourgogne" left, but he took the Cun ard steamer "Lucania," Ballard's Snow Liniment. There is no pain it will not relieve, no swelling it will not subdue, no wound it will not heaL It cures frost bites, chilblains and corns. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenue, avenue. The electric fans now operated in Santa Fe Route dining cars are desir able and seasonable accessories to an already unsurpassed service. Ladies" Shirt Waists laundred so that the colors will not fade, by Pearlesa jsteam Laundry. DESPAIR, GRIEF, RAGE. (Continued fromS First Page.) the future of Spain. The tone of the general public may be summed up in the remark generally heard, "God alone knows what will happen." Death Rather Than Surrender. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Before Santiago de Cuba, Monday, July 4, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 6. Not a shot has been exchanged between the opposing armies since yesterday noon. At the request of the foreign consuls in Santiago, Gen. Shatter ex tended until tomorrow, the period in which Gen. Linares may agree to sur render his forces under the threat that the town will be bombarded. The Span ish general's decision is doubtful. It is unquestionably true that the annihila tion of Admiral Cervera's fleet was a staggering blow to him; but Mr. Rams den, the British consul, says Gen. Pan do has reinforced Gen. Linares with 5,000 troops and that the Spaniards are bitterly determined to fight it out. He said that so intense was the feeling among the Spanish subaltern officers, that Gen. Linares would probably be shot if he surrendered. Their attitude was expressed in Gen. Linares' reply to Gen. Shafter yesterday: "This gar rison dies, but never surrenders." j Among some of the soldiers however. have ascertained from the experience of the inhabitants of Siboney that American soldiers do not abuse women but respect property and relieve pris oners in distress. Many of the Spaniards therefore are now utterly indifferent if further mis fortune befalls the Spanish army. The armistice is not officially recog nized and our boys have been cautioned to keep out of sight. (50 HAVE DIED. Santiago's Fight Cost America 1,700 Men. (Copyright, 189S, by Associated Press.) Before Santiago, Sunday, July 3, via Kingston, July 6. The fighting during the last two days has cost the Ameri can army seventeen hundred men. This estimate is made'by the surgeons at division headquarters after careful fig uring by the surgeons at the hospitals. The list of wounded, as made up at the division headquarters, is very large in proportion to the list of those killed outright. Probably less than 100, all told, of the number of wounded, have died, making the total number of deaths in the neigh borhood of 150. The remainder of the wounded will probably recover. Considering the fact that not over 12,000 men were engaged on our side, and that not all of those were actually under fire, the percentage of loss is very heavy. The slaughter was brought about mainly by the gallantry with which our troops advanced into the open ground in the face of a heavy fire from the Spanish intrenchments and rifle pits. Our men generally had an opinion that the Spaniards could not shoot and many, it must be confessed, thought they would not fight. Bou impressions were erroneous, particularly the latter. The Spanish have fougnt with great determination and bravery. The re turns show that a number of regiments suffered very heavily, the Seventy-first New York being the worst cut up of the volunteer regiments and the Thir teenth and Sixth regular infantry suf fered most among the regulars, with the Seventh and Sixteenth infantry close In the race for glory. In some companies of the Thirteenth regiment one-third of the men are gone, and there are companies in that regi ment now entirely without officers. In the Sixth infantry more than one third of the officers are gone, only one field officer. Major Minor, being left. The following is a list o non-commissioned officers and privates injured in the Seventy-first New York: Dead. Private Deutchsberger, company C. Private Holland, company M. Corporal Milous, company C. Private Scofield, company D. Private Skinner, company B. Private Booth, company L. Private Decker, company M. Badly wounded: Private Jeffings, company B; Private Clark, company B; Private Hale, company F. Following is an additional list of kill ed and wounded: Killed. Major Force, First cavalry. Lieutenant W. E. Shipp, Tenth cav alry. Colonel Hamilton, Ninth cavalry, commanding the regiment. Private Steede, company D, Twenty fifth infantry. Private Howe, company D, Twenty fifth infantry. Private Phelps, company B, Twenty fifth infantry. Private Leaverwitch, company G, Twenty-fifth infantry. Lieut. J. Hughes, Fourth infantry. Lieut. Field, company Z, Second Mas sachusetts. Capt. John Drum, Tenth infantry. Lieut, Garroshe Ord, aide-de-camp on Gen. Hawkins' staff. Lieut. Williamsat, Thirteenth infant ry. Dr. Menocal, First division hospital staff. Lieut. Lounsberry, Seventh infantry. Private Ashley, rough riders. Private Green, rough riders. Private Spalman, rough riders. CAMARA'S MOVEMENTS. Secures Additional Coal From the San Augustin. New York. July 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from Port Said says: The San Augustin.with government per mission, will transfer to the Spanish fleet, which entered the canal yesterday, 1.50 additional tons of coal when four miles from Suez. Before the squadron left here 1.000 troops, with supplies and ammunition, were transferred from the Buenos Ayres to the Isle de Luzon, thereby making the Buenos Ayres available for a cruiser. The torpedo boat destroyers Audaz. Osada and Proserpina finished coaling this afternoon and under orders received from Madrid sailed for Messina, Sicily. New York. July 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from Suez says: Admiral t'amara's squadron, increased by the transport San Augustin, is expect ed here today. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington, July 6. The president today appointed the following postmast ers in Kansas: Benjamin A. Allison, McPherson; James Frey, Enterprise. COIJST K1tAZ vox THtrx. This la the gentleman who is trying to conciliate the discordant elements consti tuting the empire of Austria and the kinfedom of Hungary. He was made prime minister of the dual state not very long ago, accepting the office at the personal re quest of Emperor Francis Joseph. Count Thun was born in 1S47, and has taken an active part In political affairs ever since attaining his majority, although by profes sion he ts a soldier. TKIBUND MEETS. Notable German Gathering at San Francisco. San Francisco, July 6. At the hall of the San Francisco turnverein the Nord Amerikanisher tribund began its eighteenth biennial session yesterday. The hall is elaborately decorated in honor of the occasion. Representatives from all the states in the Union are present. One of the important questions to be disposed of is as to whether the present constitution shall be abolished. The New York delegation desires this step to be taken because the constitution is declared to be ambiguous, ana many bitter controversies have arisen be cause of this fault. The convention will also be called upon to decide whether women shall be admitted to the organization as mem bers. It is probable that the convention will vote to change the course of study at the normal school from two years to one. Many of the delegates think it advisable to go back to the one year course Very little business was transacted at the first session of the convention. President Henry Braun, of St. Louis, called the convention to order and an nounced the election of a temporary chairman. Delegate Courtin of San Jose and William Wartmann of Pitts burg were placed in nomination, the bal lot resulted: Wartmann 201; Courtin 162 Mr Wartmann was declared elect ed and H. L. Hortlich was elected tem porary secretary. The chairman an nounced the following committee on credentials: J. E. Cremer, St. Louis: E G. Roener, Chicago; Mr. Lhl, Lake Erie: Mr. .Kristermaim, nn-ui,..., Barth, San Francisco; C. E. Sonafer, Rock Mount; C. Aure, Philadelphia. On Saturday afternoon the delegates will leave the city for San Jose for the great state turnfest to be held in that place. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there Is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has lame back and weak kid nevs malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stim ulant to liver and kidneys, is a blood pur ner and nerve tonic. It cures consitpa tion headache, fainting spells, sleepless ness and melancholy. It is purely vege table a mild laxative, and restores the svstem to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottie guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle at Swift Holliday s drug store. I was seriously afflicted with a cough for several years, and last fall had a more severe cough than ever before. I had used many remedies without re ceiving much relief, and being recom mended to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, by a friend, who, know ing nne to be a poor widow, gave it to me, I tried it, and with the most grati fying results. The first bottle relieved me very much and the second bottle has absolutely cured me. I have not had as good health for twenty years. I give this certificate without solicita tion, simply in appreciation of the grat itude felt for the cure effected. Re spectfully, MRS. MARY A. BEARD, Claremore, Ark. For sale by all drug gists. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and arc particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 50c per box. Sold by Swift Ilolliday, druggists. Annual Salea over 6,000,000 Boxes FOE BILIOUS AND HEEVOUS DIS0EDEE3 sueh as Wind and Pain in tho Stomach. Giddiness. Fulness after meals. Head ache, Dizziness, Drowsiness. Flushings ot Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on tne Skin. 0ld Chills. Dis turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Kervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES, Erery sufferei Will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHARI'S P1LI.8. taken as direct ed. will quickly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of tho sys tem and'eure feick Headache. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival And have th LARGEST SALE f any Patent Medicine In the World 25o. at all Drue Stores. HAVE A WHITE ELEPHANT. The Department Perplexed as to the Disposal of Spanish Prisoners. Washington, July 6. The question of what dispostion to make of the Span ish prisoners taken by the United States forces is causing the war depart ment some perplexity. The matter was under discussion yesterday, but Secre tary .Alg-er said no conclusion had been reached as to the steps to be taken. It is realized that the naval prisoners can not be kept long aboard ship. They must be gotten off before active opera tions are taken by Sampson's fleet against the shore batteries. it has been suggested that the prisoners be loaded on the transports available and that lhe vessels be anchored well out in the water pending- their final disposition. As was the practice dpring the late war, the naval prisoners in all probability will be turned over to the care of the army. General Shafter. however, already has his hands full in this direction, for. accord ing to the unofficial reports which have reached here he had captured a large number of prisoners. One suggestion which the army officials have under consideration is the establish ment near Shatter's army of a camp where both the army and navv prisoners may be located. A -suggestion that it might be in good taste to bring Admiral Cervera and his staff to Washington, where they could be placed on parole, meets with some favor in army circles, though it is very questionable whether such action will be taken. The suggestion that the Snanish prison ers be brought to the United States is sure to meet with objections from those who are fearful that this will increase the danger of the importation of yellow fever. Kelief in Six Hours. Distressing: Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Oreat South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages to male and female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your rem edy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Brug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To peka. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve In the world for cuts. truises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Swift Holliday. Give the Children a Drink Called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appe tizing.nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids di gestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great benefltj Costs about Vi. as much as coffee. 15 and 25c. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, July 6. WHEAT Better cables today from Liv erpool than expected and light receipts started wheat rather firm. The excellent weather conditions, however, kept the trade in a bearish temper and -there was considerable seliing of small lots by com mission firms. Crop news was conrlicting. Reports from the Dakotas claimed the growing crop had been seriously damaged by drought. tin the other band the ad vices from Michigan. Indiana and Ohio were of the most flattering nature. Scalp ing business was restricted by the tax im posed by the new revenue law. It is thought this drawback will cease to be much of an influence when the trade gets fully accustomed to it. Xorlh western re ceipts were 4H cars, as compared with 1'17 last year. Chicago received 11 cars. July opened unchanged at 7-P2c, advanced to lAiC went down to 7-P4c, then up to 7-lsC September started tc lower to tc higher at 6s1i'yc, sold up to K)c, then reacted to (isic. CORN Heavy buying hy shorts and smaller receipts than anticipated strength ened corn. July began unchansred to Vsc higher at Sl3iiVsC and rose to 32c. OATS Lack of short interest, together with small offerings, devt-" ped a strong tone in oafs. Julv opened ac higher at 2174c and sold up to 224c PROVISIONS An improvement in the yellow fever situation in Mtssissipi. to gether with a strong market for hogs strengthened provisions. September pirk opened 71-2' higher at S9.73, rose to $!).S2l2. then sold down to 511. 7H. September lard started unchanged at S't.Zo and advanced to $5.40. September ribs unchanged at $5.35-5.40 and sold up to $5.45. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Julv fi. HOGS Estimated receipts today, 22.OU0; left over, 3.50:1. Market strong, 5c higher. Lights, $:!.62'.4ifi3.)5; mixed, $3.70-a3.90; heavy. $3.70'n 3.'.uV-- CATTLE-Receipts. 12 .VM. Steady, 10c higher. Beeves. $4.1Jfi5,:jO: cows and heif ers.2.4Of;4.70: Texas sters.3.50S4.7o; stock ers and feeders. $3.2j'?i 4. SO. SHEEP Receipts, 12.0X1. Market steady. Natives. f3.40A5; westerns, $4. 25-54.75; lambs. $4?a6.40. Yesterda's official: lioGS Receipts. 19.PS2: shipments. 5,410. RATTLE Receipts, 10,673; shipments, 3,- SIIEEP Receipts. 10.393: shipments, 113. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row, 2S,0j0. Kansas City Livestock Market Kansas Citv. July 6. CATTLE Receipts, 4,ro. Market steady to strong. Native steers. $3.r.-': Texas steers. $3fr4.7: Texas cows. $2.50'S3.50: na tive cows and heifers, 524. 95: stockers and feeders, S3.10&5; bulls, i3.25Ji4.15. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. wt. Pr. S6 native steers 1382 15. 0!) f:2 Texas steers 1172 4.75 24 Texas cows 714 3.;0 28 native cows and heifers 730 4.95 28 stockers and feeders 5S0 6.0 10 bulls 1540 4.15 HOGS Receipts. 9.000. Market strong. 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $3.tio'fj 3.S0: heav ies, J3.6oJT3.90: packers. $3.35a3.S0: mixed, $3.50'ii3.S0; lights. $3.40!&3.65; yorkers, J3.6o"i 3.65: pigs, $:yj3.45. SHEEP Receipts, 2.000. Market firm. Lambs, $3.756.50; muttons, Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, July 6. WHEAT Fairly active, somewhat higher. No. 1 hard, new, 7oc: No. 2 old, 83c: new, 746r7t3c: No. 3. old. 7tfts0c: new, 69c; No. 1 red, new. 77c No. 2, old. S3e; new, 76c; No. 3, 714! 73c; No. 2 spring, 72rt? 74c: No. 3. 72c. CORN Higher, active. No. 2 mixed, 31 g31c: No. 2 white. 32c: No. 3, 31 '.-ac. OATS Active, steady. No. 2 white, EC,o. RYE Steady. No. 2. 3SET40c. HAY Old lower on arrivals new crop. BUTTER Creamery quiet, country firm. Separator. 12'iil4t2c: dairy. 12c. EGGS Higher. Fresh, SVzC New York Money Market New York, July 6. MONEY Money on call nominally l'4'fti lVo per cent: prime mercantile paper, 3xSd 4 per cent: sterling exchange easier, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S-Vu'' 4.S.514 for demand and at U-'t' for tJ davs: posted rates. $-I.S5', and $4.S7; com mercial bills. i4.5K4.S3'. SILVER Silver ertificntes, 58 -59c; bar silver. ot'Hc: Mexican dollars. 4..1e. BONDS Government bonds strong. New 4s. registered. 124V-i: coupon, 1244: 4s, 110; coupon, ll'l'-;.: 2s, 5s, registered, coupon, 112i.; Pact lie (is of 'iiu, lol'i. Market Gossip. Furnished bv the AVirkham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan. Chicago: Fits deserted save by local scHliers. Must get some outside buying to sustain the market. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 30 cars, Ouluth 1U cars, total 4(1 cars: last year. Minneapolis 122 cars, Ou luth 45 cars, total 1G7 cars. Second Liverpool cable: Wheat 'd lower. Privileges, good next week: September wheat puts. Kic: September wheat calls. 74i.c; September corn puts, 31c; September corn calls, 35'-wc. Chicago: Packers buying provisions. Hog product is the strongest thing traded in on the floor and we think will show material strength with any outside buy ing. Chicago: Trade in wheat not large: offerings liberal and demand fair, confined mostly to local crowd. Liverpool: Wheat, d lower. Corn, V-d lower. Chicago: Buying of corn is of the best characcer all around. All are believers in higher prices and advise purchases on every break. Forecast: For Kansas City and vicin ity, showers tonight and probably Thurs day. For Kansas, showers this afternoon and in extereme east portion tonight; Thursday fair: cooler tonight. Chicago receipts of grain: Wheat, 11 cars: corn, 703 cars: oats. 27J cars. Receipts of cattle: Ch cagro. 12.500. higher: Kansas City, 9,uuu, higher; Omaha, 7,oo0, higher. New York: Tt would not be fair to say that the stock market requires a constant stimulus of favorable war news to keep it movine: upward. General business halts somewhat until the agricultural outlook becomes more assured, and this year there is a little underlying solicitude as to ex actly how easy the financing of the gov ernment war loan may be effected. The attitude of some heavy operators is in fluent ed to a large extent by prospects of wheat market, as they now contend that a low price for the cereal wilt materially affect results of railroads in the coming fiscal year, besides having possibly some unpleasant political effect. To the con servative element in the street some of the views here enumerated appear rat her over strained. The St. Paul company afYurds an illustration of how far this general traffic has. already operated to sustain the toal volume of railroad revenue. The Rock Island June gross, published yester day, was a remarkably favorable report and the company for three months of the fiscal years shows an increase in gross of more than 25 per cent. A point of encour agement in yesterday's speculation was the disposition of London to buy Ameri can stocks on the strength of the brilliant victory off Santiago harbor. Bradstreet's: Wheat, decrease 6,200.000 bushels. Coffeyville. Kan.: Two car loads of wheat on market and test weight is 42 pounds per bushel. New York: Sales to noon. 114.320 shares. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. 13 cars: corn, 213 cars; outs, iM) cars: hogs, 2'i.OOO head. Privileges: September wheat puts. G'fS 6SLbc: September wheat calls. 7o1sc: Sep tember corn puts. 327xc: September corn calls. 3320: September pork puts, $9.67; September pork calls. $9.97. Range of Prices. Furnished bv the Witkham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan. Chicago. July 6. Article. Open High Low Close Yea. WHEAT Julv 74i 7Rr-i 74 ?fi 7Pi Sept GS;S 6vA 6U-? 6-VMi Dec 6i?a Wi 8Vi 6sa CORN July 314- 32S,- 31-T4 32H 31 SA Sept 3L4 S'i 32Vi 3:'.1s-,i 32 Doc 3!'i SSvfc 23ti 33 32"-33 Mav 35Ta 36 35;;-i 3ti 35is OATS Julv 214 224 214 224 21 Sept. ll';8 201 IJ.Tfc s.p.i Mav 22 234 22 23Vs 22V4 PORK Julv 9 63 9 C2 9 62 S 62 9 30- Sept 9 T5 9 S2 9 75 9 X2 9 62 Dec 9 Si 9 b5 9 80 9 55 LA KP July ...5 25 5 30 5 25 5 30 5 22 Sept 5 35 5 45 5 35 5 45 5 35 BIBS Julv 5 35 5 4 5 5 "5 5 45 5 22 Sept 5 40 5 47 5 35 5 47 5 35 Ranges of Prices on Stock3 Furnished by the Witkham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan. New York. July 6. Stocks. Op'n High! Low iCI'm- jYes. Suirar 134! ISOIil 129 15YH?,Q-'3 People's Gas 9-l 9'.. Am. -J ooacco Am. Spirits 12i'-2 1221,41 12" 121 1 1 13- I i-'-. 40'2I ::9-i 64 65:,4 13 E. O. E. Leather Lead 401'.. 1 6e: hti SPA 32'M M I O. B. Q 106 JOS lo5 I 96-V 9.V'i 99 I 9-4i J3i! 33 pr.'i! ih I 92 92l in.-,!io-,:it 9'. j 9. l 13'l! V.U 33: xv IO-.1.4 105 92 l 93 34 i 35 itocK jsmna C, M. St. P. A., T. A S. F. A.,T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western l.Tnion Mo. Pacific I'. P U. P. Pfd C. N. W N. Y. Central.. 99 13- 505 X 24 126 UJfn 4P4 1S 25U 74 24 2 59-4 f, 234' 21W r.9 12-,..J2.V- 115;lT'i I 12C 12 115l 11 Omn ha C. C Reading Jersey Central. T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. Pacific Mail L. N M..K. T. Pfd C. G. W 41 '4 1: 93 251.4! 69 29 41 9 IV, I 2r.! 69 2S: 41 41 JV b'i 92.., 9 25; i5 69: 2-; 19 53'-.! r.3U ,a I .i 34 I 34 33! 33; 34' M'.il 14'ii 14 TOO IATEjrqj?L ASSIFV WANTED Lady cashier and bookk"( per; state wages and experience. Address C. A. C care Journal. WANTED Cook, S23 Kansas ave.. North Topeka. WANTED To do chores for board. Ad dress M. M., care Journal. WANTED S laborers. 3 farm hands. 3 good solicitors. American Employment Co. WANTED 2 girls for private family, one girl to go to country, one dishwasher. American Employment Co., room 5 Jew ell block. WANTED Lady's bicycle, in good condi tion and cheap for cash. Address Bicy cle, care Journal. WANTED A girl for general housework at No. 1016 Tyler st. r
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TOPEKA STATE JOTJKSTAIj, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JTTEY 6, 1898. RA1LR0ADJEWS. Santa Fe Competes For Euro pean Freight Traffic By Steamship Connections Es tablished at Galreston. SALT IS DAMAGING. Drippings From Refrigerator Cars in Transit. One of the Greatest Problems of the Present. The Santa Fe railway system will here after compete with the Southern Pacific road In the freight traffic from the west and south to European ports. President Ripley has arranged for a freight steam ship line from Galveston to all the princi pal ports of Europe, similar to the line recently arranged for from San Francisco to the principal Asiatic ports. The ar rangement became effective on July 1. The combination Is between the Santa Fe line at Galveston and the H. Diedrich eon Steamship company for freightage from that point to European ports. An of fice has been established in Galveston un der the general management of E. Silver stor.e, who recently resigned his position as contracting freight agent of the South ern Facirie. Formerly the Southern Pacific had an exclusive and lucrative practice over the Sunse. "'ne to New Orleans and thence by connecti-rnf ocean lines to Europe. A great portion of California and European trade traveled that course. This is on of the masterly moves of President Ripley and will prove a profit able one for the Santa Fe. EXAMPLE OF HONOR. BIis3 Minnie Gilman of Burlington, Gets Santa Fe MedaL It is hard for the male portion of hu manity to acknowledge that the procil'.vi ties towards honesty are greater in wo man than in man. but an instance re centlv came to the attention of the Santa Fe treasury department which wouid go to show that this is the case. A certain document in connection with the mortgage of the Chicago, Kansas Vestem road, the corporation covering ad the Santa Fe branch lines in the state, was started out of the ofiice in this city to make the rounds of the recorders of the 47 counties through which the branch lines run for the purpose of having it re curded in each. The ofiice in this city estimated the fee for recording the docu ment in each countv at $2 and instructed the Santa Fe agents at the various county seats to pay this amount, but no more. In making- this estimate the ofnee used the schedule in force under the oid fee and salary law, when the schedule now t in force under the new law snomo nave been used instead. The fee under the new law amounts to not more than $1.60. The document started or. its rounds and the first recorder took the fee of i'i. The second noticed the fee received by the first was $1" also. The third did the same, and so on until it passed through the hands of the majority of the 47 record ers. i hen one day It went into the office of the recorder of deeds of Coffey county, who happens to be Miss Minnie Gilman. She recorded the document, but instead of following the precedent established by i about 40 gentlemanly recorders she only f took the fee allowed her by the law now i in effect. $1.8. i The Santa Fe treasury department nat urally believes that it wouid he a wise move for all the counties of Kansas to elect recorders in the future from among the female members of the county. WHISTLE WAS A FRAUD. How a Crowd of Railroad Men Work ed a New Drummer. "The worst joke I ever heard of was rerpetrated upon a traveling man w-hile was running in Nebraska." said a con ductor who knows the knights of the grip like a book. "There was a young travel ing man in Lincoln one day. He was ver dant, as you wilt see when I get through with my story. Someone went to Walt Mason and Captain L,. W. Billingsly and told them there was a chance for some fun. Mason went up to the traveling man and engaged him in conversation. After he had gotten into the good graces of the traveling man he asked him if he belonged to the Honorable Order of Ori verdes. The traveling man said he did not and had never heard of the order. 'Weil, you must join it.' said Mason. 'N'o traveling man can afford to be with out it. If you want to join I will see that you are initiated tonight.' The man agreed and Bll'.ingsly and Mason put several other fellows onto the deal and they pro cured a hail to use for the ceremonv. Well, the way that traveling man looked when he got through was a caution. Among other things he had H. O. O. stamped on his back in big red letters. Mason told him that by giving a certain sign to conductors and hotel men they would charge him nothing. 'When you go up to the hotel clerks. Just shut one eye and whistle and they won't. charge you. The railroad conduct ors the same way.' "Well, when it came time for the man to go he went up to the hotel clerk, wink ed one eye and whistled. The hotel clerk, who had been put onto the scheme, said: That's all right, your bill is settled.' Now, that made the traveling man feel pretty erood. He walked jauntiiv down to the depot, boarded his tram, and when the conductor came along he winked one eve and whistled. The conductor had been posted, so he passed him bv. The trav eling man decided that was the best order he ever heard of and he got off at a small station. He stayed over nisht and the next cay took the train. Trie conductor same around and the traveling man wink ed one eye and whistted. "Tickets.- said the conductor. "Again he shut one eye and whistled. W hat s the matter with you you blooming idiot? I want your ticket roar ed the conductor. "Well, that was quite a prettv mix-up, and tne conductor put the man off at Hastings without a cent in his pocket and the conductor pue the man off at Do you know what became of that green horn? Well, today he is the richest man in Hastings." WILL ENTER KANSAS CITY. St. Joe Grand Island Will Benefit Northern Kansas. The persistent rumor that the St. Joseph fLlff.?1; i?!ana railroad is to gain en l f?CX,to City has been revived and this time there is more truth than t,onJ? h""r! I" For s''me time negotia- c7m. n P!rrf-ss oetvveen A. t; ence with Pittsburg" ai&W&OTirS there is little or no chance for the dell t fall through. Its consumption may be announced bv Thursdav system. It penetrates the richest erain and cattle producing territory in the V'2tt cf Nebraska. Its wheat and corn" aril oats have always gone to Chicago and the mercantile trade of that fertile sect'rm has been exclusively enjjyed bv the Wno'e eale merchants of Chicago and St Joseph This will be changed when the road ?s numbered among Kansas City's railroads The St. Joseph Grand Island will gain ntrance to Kansas City by a lease of Uje P ttstu-rtr 1 or lfte Kansas City, 1 .tlsnurg Cilllt svsrem nr,.1 v- L r..v. 8rr?,fnwa., P"- ot the St. joserh Grand Isutnd. witn a v ew of br'nain' the latter road into Kansas Citv The cK-al has not been closed, but negotiation have progressed to su.-h an extent tn it is almost certain the entram'. of the Grand Island to Kansas riiv woi XJi j;otm.ej ioii.-j neK. ine Jeph ft i,rnd Island extends ironi m. josepn. .uo. to Grand Island a distance of 2c2 miles. The roa.i was origins iiy a part of the T'n.on t,..7 Santa Fe tracks from St. Joseph toPlatt" burtr. Mo. From Plattsburg trains will run over the Kansas City si Xorth Con necting and Suburban Belt tracks. It will be the shortest line between Kansas C'tv and St. Joseph and will be an insu perable competitor for freieht and pas ser.trer traffic. The Milwaukee ondgre across the Missouri and the Pittsburg Gulf terminals will be used by the St. Joseph Grand Island In Kansas City. SALT DOES DAMAGE. Drippings From Refrigerator Cars In jure Railroad Work. The Master Car Builders' association has taken up the investigation of an apparent- trivial subject, but one never theless "of vital importance to railroad in terests, namelv. the damage caused by the salt watr dripping-s from refrigerator cars Manv of the railroad officials in d-ffe'rent parts of the country in charge of track and bridge work are co-operating with the association's committee to de vice a method of preventing this damage, whu-h is quite serious. The salt water dripnins come from refrigerator cars loaded with dressed beef. In such cars the mixture used for cool ing purposes is composed of ice and salt and the proportion of salt to ice varies from 6 per cent to 11 per cent. One re frigerator car will produce about 200 gal lons of brine in 2i hours. The committee has examined a number of suggested schemes and has recommended a -very simple device, which consists merely In rvnnin, pipes from a reservoir beneath tbe floor of the car, and into which the drip is led in such a way that the salt water will be conveyed to the middle of the track and there discharged. The cost of this device will be com paratively small and the salt water fail ing on the ties can do practically no dam aee. PAID THE RAILROAD. How a Swede Settled a Damage Suit Amicably. The transactions that claim agents have with farmers over dead stock are varied and sometimes provoking. However, one of the most amusing is related by a claim asrent of the International Great North ern. It was over a colt, owned by a Swede. We are sorry, of course, that this af fair happened," said the railroad man, "and I hope it will not be necessary for us to co into court." The oid farmer looked at him suspicious ly, and shifted about uneasily, but said nothing. "You must remember," contin ued the claim agent, "that your colt was a trespasser on our property when the ac cident" occurred. We don't want any liti gation, however, if we can help it, and we d like to arrange a settlement with you on a friendly basis." Veil," slowly said the Swede. "Ay tal vou. Ay bin sorry das fool colt runnwl on de railroad track, but Ay bin a poor man. Ay SKa.ll give you two tollar." HOSPITALS IN FAVOR. Engineer Hamilton Talks of the Di rectors' Official Tour. Engineer William Hamilton has return ed from a trip over the Santa Fe system w-ith the board of directors of the Santa Fe Hosoital association. The hospitals at Fort Madison. Ottawa, La Junta, Las Vegas and Topeka were visited by Engineer William Hamilton, who represents the engineers on the board: Conductor E. E. Ives, who repre sents the conductors, and Er. J. P. Ras ter, who represented the road. General Superintendent H. TJ. Mudge. Superin tendent of Machinery John Player and General Manager J. J. Frey also belong to the board, but owing to business were not able to go on the trip. General Man ager Frey is chairman of the board. "We found during our trip," said Mr. Hamilton, "that a great many members of the hospital association who heretofore held the idea that the hospital assessment was an imposition have changed their minds and now the work done by the hos pital association is universally acknowl edged to be one of the best things for the members that was ever conducted. The hospitals are in the best of condition and the members of the association are full of praise for the surgeons and the good work they are doing." PEACH PROMOTED. Topeka Man Becomes General Pore man at Ft. Madison. Gansr Foreman John T. Peach has been transferred from the ro-mdhouse at To peka to be general foreman of the shops at Fort Madison in the place of Foreman Wintercheck, who has been made general foreman at Albuquerque. Fred Carson has been promoted to take charge of the gang formerly in charge of Peach. JOTS FOR PARENTS. Volunteers Under 18 Kay Be Dis charged Upon Proper Application. Washington, July 6. Scores of appll. cations for the discharge of enlisted men In the army have been received at the war department. They come from fathers and mothers, wives and friends, all of whom are bringing every possi ble element of influence to bear to have their requests granted. Senators and representatives have urged the requests upon the department, and the war offi cials have expended a lot of time and patience in investigating the cases. In order that a clear understanding may be had by the public concerning the matter of discharges from the army. Assistant Secretary of War Meikle john has rendered a decision which will be the gnide in future for action by the department on applications for dis charge from the service. The secretary desires It to be un derstood distinctly that all such appli cations must be made to the war de partment through the regular military channels. Satisfactory evidence that an enlisted man is under 18 years of age will entitle him to be discharged upon application, but enlisted men between the ages of IS and 45, will be required to present perfectly satisfactory rea sons for the discharge for which they may apply. The decision of Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn is embodied in the follow ing which will be published In general orders to the army: "Under the act to provide for tem porarily increasing the military estab lishment in states in time of war, ap proved April 22, 159, the age limits for soldiers of the national forces are fixed at IS and 45 years. Persons not less than IS nor more than 45 years of age enlisting in the volunteer army and possessing the other qualifications men tioned to the fact are legailv enlisted. Upon application to the secretary of war and satisfactory proof that any volunteer soldier Is under the age of 13. he will be discharged. Minors over IS years of age are not entitled to dis charge, but meritorious cases will be considered. The applications for dis-cnarg-e must be made through military channels to the secretary of war. "Attention is called to paragraphs 90 and 971. army regulations. Sharkey's Challenge. Kew Tork. July !.-Tom Sharkev. the sai,or pugilist, throusrh his new manager. Tom O-Rourke. has issued a challenge to any heavyweight in the world. Kid McCov preferred, to box twenty or more rounds for i.-.'" a side before the club giving th best inducements. To bind a match he deposited 51 with a local morning news paper and the challenge will remain open for ten days. American Armor Sets the Pace. London, July 6. The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily Mail says- "The battle of Santiago de Cuba is -c.mopean nations will give larger or ders to American makers for armor and the ike." CONSIGNORS EXEMPT. Transportation Companies Responsi ble for Revenue Tax. Assistant Attorney General Snelling has just ruled on an important point concerning the use of revenue stamps. The inquiry came from A. J. Kinsley of Beloit and was with reference to ex press companies forcing the sender to pay the revenue. It clearly indicates that the companies should pay the rev enue and not request the consignor to pay for the stamps. The opinion is as follows: "Tour in quiry relative to affixing revenue stamps to bills of lading or receipts for goods issued by express companies has been referred to me for answer by the board of railroad commissioners. The United States revenue law upon the matter in question is, in part, as follows: "It shall be the duty of every railroad or steam boat company, carrier, express company or corporation or person whose occupation is to act as such to issue to the shipper or consignor, or his agent or person from whom any goods are accepted for transportation, a bill of lading, manifest or other evidence of receipt and forwarding for each ship ment received for carriage and trans portation, whether in bulk or In boxe3, bales, packages or not so enclosed or included and there shall be duly at tached and cancelled as in this act pro vided, a stamp of the value of one cent. Any failure to issue such bill of lading, manifest or other memorandum, as herein provided shall subject such raiiroad or steam boat company, ex press company, carrier or corporation or person to a penalty of $50 for each offense." The law makes it the duty of the ex press company to issue a receipt for every consignment of goods received for shipment and such receipt is not valid unless the same has a one cent stamp affixed thereto and cancelled. The stamp, on cancellation thereof, constitutes an essential part of such receipt which is to be given to the con signor bv the express company and the law provides a penalty of $50 against the express company for failure to issue such receipt. Xo penalty Is provided against any consignor for failure to affix a stamp to such receipt, -nor Is there any pro vision in the law implying in any way that it is the duty of the consignor to affix said stamp and cancel same. As the law clearly requires the express company to issue a receipt for every consignment under penalty it is clearly the duty of said company to affix the stamp required by law and to cancel the same. A consignor should demand a receipt for every consignment made by him and he should not accept such receipt unles it is stamped according to law. RUN OUT OF CAMP. California Volunteer Dishonorably Dismissed. Oakland, Cal.. July 6. Private Han sen of Company I, from ilarysviile, was run out of Camp Barrett for expressing himself in uncomplimentary terms with regard to the United States govern ment, the officers of the regiment, the food supplied and other things which displeased him. He was arrested, stripped of his uni form and marched through the camp between two guards, while the angry trooDS shouted. "Ride him on a rail." He was then escorted outside the camp limits and curtly dismissed. This is the first case of "flunking" in the Eighth regiment. WHEAT DISAPPOINTING. Crop is Not Coming Up to Expecta tions in Many Places. "Weather Observer T. B. Jennings, in the weather bureau, climate and crop service weekly bulletin for the week ending July 5, gives the following con ditions: Heavy rains in the central eastern counties the first of the week, rains more general the last of the week, dry hot weather intervening. The rainfall was ample in the extreme northwest, from Phillips to Russell, from Edwards to Reno, in the southeastern counties, and the counties between the Kaw river and the northern tier; elsewhere the rains were light, with none in some counties. RESULTS. Eastern Division: Wheat harvest about over, and in south threshing has begun; the wheat is not turning out well, Wyandotte giving the best re port; rust, chinch bugs, and wet weath er having damaged it. Oats are being harvested and are also proving a light crop. Com is tasseling and silking in the southern counties, and is generally in good condition and growing well. Ap ples a poor crop. Haying is in progress: crop good. The heavy rains on the 26th overflowed the rivers and streams in the southern counties, washing away the wheat In shock on the bottoms and causing great loss to many farmers. Shawnee. Wheat harvest nearlyover, crop disappointing, several pieces on upland will not be cut; oats ready to harvest but badly rusted: corn, not drowned, is doing well; apples cot over half a crop. Middle Division: Wheat harvest nearing completion, being farther ad vanced in the eastern than in the west ern counties; wheat not yielding as well in quantity or quality as expected, though quality is better west than east; threshers are at work. Corn Is improv ing, is generally in good condition: much of it has been laid by; in Sumner it is tasseling and in Cowley some is in the roasting-ear. Oats are much dam aged by, rust. Late cherries are ripen ing in Washington. Western Division: Hot, dry week, prematurely ripening wheat, injurious to all small grain and browning the range grass. Harvest becoming gener al. Barley harvest has begun in Kess. Corn is making better progress than other crops. Grasshoppers and pota to bugs are causing some damage in parts of the division. The week closed with showers and cooler weather. BASEBALL NEWS. The scores in Tuesday's National league ball games follow: Baltimore. 7; Philadephia. 4. Washington, 4: Brooklyn. 2. Pittsburg. S: St. Louis. 2. Chicago, 5: Cleveland, 4. Boston. 5: Xew York. 2. Western league games resulted as fol lows Kansas City. 10: Omaha, 3. Itidiunanolis. 5: Columbus, 1. Milwaukee, 4: Detroit, 2. St. Paul, 7; Minenapolis, 4. McKeever's Path Seems Clear. The fight on Representative E. D. Jifc Keever has been abandoned and unless signs fail he will have no opposition. An effort was made to bring out Eugene F. Ware, but he declined to allow his name to be used. J. B. Furry. L. S. Ferry. J. G. Wood and W. F. Schoch were also mentioned, but no one would consent to be a candidate. The ileKeever oppo nents have consequently been driven to the wall by failure to secure a candidate and the fight has practically been given up. Collars and cuffs laundred to look Ilka Dew, by Peerless Steam Laundry. L A. WJV1EET. Kansas Division's Annual Ses sion at Salina Enjoys Fast Races Under Elec tric Light. NEW OFFICERS NAMED. State Meet for 1899 Coming to Topeka. Jnnior League For Boys and Girls Arranged. Salina, July 6. The business meeting of the Kansas division of the League of American Wheelmen resulted in the fol lowing nominations being made for the ensuing year: Chief consul, C. M. Irwin, Wichita. Vice consul, J. B. Doncyson and H. G. Lesher, Topeka; H. E. Best, Council Grove. Secretary-treasurer, A. E. Hickerson, Topeka; F. G. Gossett, Wichita. Representative, O. K. Leigh, Hutch inson; W. M. Glenn. Tribune. J. B. Doncyson of Tcpeka was in line for promotion and wished to be Bomi nated for chief consul but the fight made against htm by Salina resulted in his defeat. He was re-nominated for vice consul, a position he now holds. W. C. F. Reichenbach who has been secretary-treasurer for many years and who has taken an active part in the league work steps down and out. The mail vote will take place in Oc tober and one candidate for each office, except representative, will be chosen. Chief Consul John L. Bishop will give way to the new chief consul, in Decem ber. From a financial standpoint the state meet was a decided success, the attend ance being very large. Among the matters decided at the business meeting was that a Junior League for boys and girls under 18 years of age be formed in the state. Topeka was chosen as the place where the state meet should be held in 1SS9. The Salina track has lost none of its far famed fastness and the novelty of racing by electric light brought out im mense crowds. The one-third mile track record un paced, held by E. P. Maule of St. Lou is, :3a 2-5, w as lowered by John White of Kansas City, who clipped 1-5 of a second off and set the mark at :39 1-5. KANSANS DON'T GO. Twenty-SecondJNot Included in Shafter's Relief. Washington, July 6. The Second bri gade, First division of the Second army corps left Camp Alger yesterday and started on their journey to Santi ago to reinforce General Shafter's army, the Second brigade is composed of the Eighth Ohio, Sixth Illinois and Sixth Massachusetts, General Garretson com manding. The Sixth Massachusetts was the first to get away, going aboard the cars at Dun Loring and leaving for Charleston, S. C, shortly after 10 o'clock last night. The other regiments followed. The Ohio regiment goes to Xew York where it will embarVcT on the St. Paul, while the Illinois troops go to Charles ton, S. C, and with the Massachusetts men will be transported upon the Harv ard and Tale. All surpfluous baggage was left behind and everything that could be spared was discarded, it being the desire to move the regiments with all possible haste. Only six horses were allowed to a regiment, all other animals belonging to the brigade being retained here, whence they will be shipped as soon as possible to Tampa, under charge of a, commissioned officer, and from there they will be sent later to Santiago. The brigade is in fine condi tion and the men left enthusiastic and eager to reach the seat of war before the end of the Santiago campaign. It is expected to have the troops off San tiago by Sunday. When the soldiers left Camp Alger they were given a roy al send oft by the men who were left behind. CHARLESTON'S CAPTURE. Some History Concerning the Ladrone Islands. San Francisco, July 6. The Ladrones, which were captured by the Charleston on her way to Manila, were discovered by the Spaniards in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. The group lies in the South Pacific ocean, between lat itude 13 degrees and 21 degrees north and longitude 144 degrees and 146 de grees east, and consists of 15 islands, only four of which, the more important being Guam and Rota, are inhabited. They were discovered by Fernando de Magalhaens, better known as Magellan, in the course of a cruise in the Pacific ocean, in 1521. They were called by him Las Has de los Ladrones that is to say. Thieves' islands because of the extra ordinary propensity of the natives to steal, especially every object In iron, that they could lay their hands on. In 1667, during the reign of Philip IV.. the Spaniards established a regular settle ment on Guam and the islands were re named the Marianne islands, after Queen Maria Anna, who sent there a number of missionaries for the propa gation of the Christian religion. At that time, the Spaniards not yet having had time to ruin them by bad govern ment, the islands were in a fairly flour ishing state and their inhabitants num bered from 40,000 to 60.000 souls. The settlers were very well received and all went well until they began to attack the independence of the natives. When the war was ended the natives were practically exterminated, and to day the total population is estimated at something between 8. OK) and 10.000. Admiral Anson visited the islands in 1742. and spoke of them in the most glowing terms, but when Byron landed on one of them some years later he was grievously disappointed, for he found it deserted and overgrown with impene trable shrubbery. The miserable condi tion of the land was at that time at tributed, and apparently with good rea son, to be incompetent and cruel ad ministration of the Spaniards. Xaturally the islands are fertile and capable enough of cultivation. The eo coanut, the orange and the watermel on are indigenous to some of the is lands, and the Spaniards have intro duced the culture of the cotton plant, sugar cane, rice, maize and so forth. Their general aspect, however, is sterile and dreary, Guam being, indeed, the only one that has a prosperous ap pearance. The coast is rocky and sur rounded with coral reefs, and there are many natural bays and parks. The is lands are of volcanic origin, and volco noes still exist in several of the moun tains. As to the climate, it is intensely hot in the summer months, but during others there are cool breezes from the sea. Fearful hurricanes at times rav age the coast, especially, it is stated, at the full and new moon. After the war of extermination the Spaniards transferred to them a num ber of the inhabitants of Luzon. It is said that since 1772 they have been rather better governed and that in pla ces che land has been well cultivated. SNAP SHOTS OF HOME NEWS Mrs. Howel Jones Is quite ill. The state supreme court is in session. Atchison plays here the last three days this week. Major T. J. Anderson is not able to be down town. The Topeka Fourth of July orators have returned to their homes. The officers claim that there are over 500 colored troops now in camp. The Z. R. B. dry goods stock is being appraised under order of Sheriff Cook. ISTels McConnell, city dog tax collector, has been sworn in as a special policeman. Mrs. A. P. Shreve and daughter Edna have gone to La Junta to spend the sum mer. The Committee of Fifteen was scheduled to meet last night, but there was no Quo rum. The Topeka Auditorium association di rectors meet this evening at the Com mercial club rooms. Thomas A. Clements has gone to In dianapolis to take a position with Ault Archibald of that city. A regulation uniform for the city police men will be selected this week by repre sentatives of the force. The lawyers will miss the "Battle of the Blue" which has hung for over a year in the district court room. The summer Bible camp at Wakarusa under the management of the Topeka X. M. C. A. opens on Juiy 16. William Nuzum, an employe of the To peka foundry, is suffering from a fractur ed arm, the result of a bicycle accident. Charles Crilley, who formerly resided in Topeka, but who has been, in Old Mexico for a number of years, is visiting in the city. A tournament in "singles" will be played Saturday afternoon on the courts of the Topeka Tennis club. Tenth and Fillmore streets. General Superintendent Mudge of the Santa Fe sprained his ankle yesterday in stc-ppins out of his carriage at the Santa Fe ofnees. General Hawkins, who was wounded at the battle of Santiago, commanded the regular troops at the Topeka Fail Festi val in lai?6. Bailiff John Coyne of the district court and Mrs. Coyne will leave next week for Pocatella, Idaho, to spend a month visit ing their son. The condition of Artist George M. Stone, who was injured last week in a bicycle collision, is slightly improved but he is not yet out of danger. Charles Hinckley, son of Mr. H. V. Hinckley, had one of his hands badly torn by the explosion of a toy cannon on the evening of the Fourth. The Army Relief society will meet in the Senate chamber Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock to prepare another box for the army hospitals of the Kansas regiments. Kid Murphy stopped over in Topeka. yesterday to inform his friends that he was on his way to Guthrie to meet Kid Ryan for lightweight honors August 1 The Santa Fe division superintendents, who spent several days in this city ar ranging the new time card which goes into effect next Sunday, have returned to their homes. A Topeka man left for a three months trip in California- He was gone a montti and returned. "Kansas beats California all to smitherines," was what he said when asked why he came back so soon. Governor Leedy wears a new crash suit. Taylor Riddle, chairman of the live stock sanitary board, has started a Texas fever tick hatchery In the state house. He says that he intends to muzzle his speci mens. While fishing In the Wakarusa recently. Dr. H. C. Miner of this city caught a channel catfish weighing a trifle over nine pounds. In order to prove the truth of this statement. Dr. Miner has preserved the fish in alcohol. Wallace Rynerson, who has been the Topeka agent for several brick and roof ing companies, will move to Kansas City tomorrow, where he has accepted the po sition of city salesman for the Kansas City Hydraulic Press Brick company. There should be a bicycle lamp ordi nance in Topeka. A number of collisions between bicycles and bicycles and buggies have occurred recently at night which would not have occurred had lamps been attached to the wheels. Lamps would be a protection to the wheelmen. The Topeka Daily Legal News, which has been edited by Arthur Calaham, has been sold to Miss 3S"anon L. Herron, who for several years has been a clerk in the register of deeds' office. Miss Herron resigned her position in the office of Reg ister of Deeds Frank Stevens to take the management of the News. Arthur Cal laham will go to Chicago. The Topeka Turners who went to Omaha to attend the National Turnfest returned last evening in special cars over the Rock Island. They were met at the depot by a large crowd of Turners and friends, and Marshall's band. They went to Turner garden, where a supper had Deen preparea. ine topeka rurners car ried off honors in turning. Otto Wendel berg is the instructor. There was a hot time at Turner garden last night in cele bration of the victory. FOOD FOB CUBANS. Snips Now Being Loaded in York Harbor. New Washington, July 6. The plan of feeding the starving Cubans is pro ceeding systematically, despite the at tention wich the authorities are obliged to give to the war. These plans are being carried out by the commis sary department of the army. Large consignments of food are be ing loaded on the steamer Port Vic tor at New Tork, viz: 75,000 pounds of corn meal, 562,000 pounds of flour, 750,000 pounds of bacon, aci.OOO pounds of coffee, 150,000 pounds of sugar, 60,000 pounds of soap, 60,000 pounds of salt and a.OOO pounds of pepper. These will be made up into ra tions and distributed over a wide terri tory to the Cubans. This is but one of several consignments as the work of relief has been going on, for the past two months, hundreds of thousands of government rations being distributed. The supplies now include refrigerated and cold storage beef for Cuban troops and the reconcentrados. The first con signment of this kind will leave Tampa on next Saturday, and will be sufficient to last until the next consigpment of refrigerated beef goes forward. No Relief for Ireland London, July 6. In the" house of com mons, after a long debate, the resolu tion of John Redmond, Parnellite, de manding redress of the dispropor tionate taxation system in Ireland, was rejected by a vote of 2S6 to 144, the mi nority including the liberal leaders and Rear Admiral. Lord Charles Beresford, Lieutenant Colonel Sanderson, H. C. Plunkett and other unionists. Gladstone Favored Alliance. London, July 6 Mr. Henry Norman, in an article in the Daily Chronicle this morning, quotes from a hitherto unpub lished letter of Mr. Gladstone to the Scribners, dated March 17, 1SS0, which concluded a reference to America, and England as follows: "The union between the two countries is still an honor to all those who seek to corroborate the bond." Spanisn Vessel on Fire. Cadiz, July 6. Dispatches received here thi3 evening report a fire, contin uing for twelve hours, on board the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII. It is said that no serious damage was done, but the accident will delay her depart ure for some time. Bests, Sitnatioss, Real Estate, Auction Sals O AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. ANNOUNCEMKNTa I am a candidate for the office of coun ty attorney of Shawnee county, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. Primaries July 23d, 1898. H. G. LARIMER. WANTED twat.'P! HELP. WANTED Man with wife; must be good milker and good horseman. G. G. Bur ton, Seward ave one mile east of Santa Fe shops. W N TE D 50 men and women to organize for Royal Circle. Special attractions: good pay. Write at once for terms and territory: give reference. J. W. Johnson, State Deputy, Kingman, Kan., Box 269. LADIES, girls, boys! Earn a wheel sell ing our goods. Easy to sell. Dewey Tea Co., 270 East North ave, Chicago. WAJfTED HELP. WANTED By a young man 23 years old. something to do to earn a living in To peka. Address C. O. B., US East Eighth St., Topeka. WASTED lEMAIS HELP. WANTED At once, competent girt, gen eral housework, Swede preferred. 1409 Western ave. WANTED White girl at 1243 Topeka ave., good wages. i v v i u o uuiuig 1UUU1 fiuia l uia WANTED AGENTS. WANTED 3 men in Topeka and one man in each unoccupied town in Kansas and adjoining states to take orders for men's made to order suits at $4.50 to $15, mostly $4.50 to $10. pants $1.50 to $o: $60 per month made by beginners without experience. We furnish full line of samples and all necessary outfit. For application and ref erence blank and full particulars, ad dress American Woolen Mills Co., Tailors for the Trade, Chicago, I1L WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To purchase a driving horse with good action. John T. Danley, cor ner Twelfth st. and Western ave. WANTED Boarders, pleasant furnished rooms. S15 North Van Buren st. WANTED Everyone to know that in re plying to an advertisement which reads to" address "Care Journal" the reply must be made in writing and sent through the mail postpaid, or left at this office. It will then be placed in one of the boxes see aside for replies to classified advertise ments. WANTED Gasoline stoves to clean, SI: guaranteed for season; old burners re placed by Improved gas or gasoline burn ers. Full line summer stoves and ovens. Phone 313. Hull Ktove&Repair Co.. 116 E.81Q. WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Solicitors of good address to sell California roses, rare, hardy orna mentals, etc. Town and cities only. Wrill pay salary weekly: oe Quick; state age; I The Howland Nursery Company, Los An j geles, CaL j $15 TO $35 a week and expenses paid men to sen cigars on time: experience unnec essary. W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE A good saddle horse. 1350 i Mulvane st. f i FOR SALE A sound young horse, safe i for lady to drive. S32 West Gordon St., North Topeka. FOR SALE Stand, good property, cheap for cash. Corner Fifth and avenue. I I FOR SALE Second hand piano, very cneap. ojj. an .tsuren st. FOR SALE CLolce eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOR SALE Ten R.I.P.A.N.S for S cents at druggists; one gives relief. FOR RENT Five rooms, ground floor, cellar, cistern, well, barn. 711 Madison. FOR RENT. Six room house. 612 Jackson street. Inquire at 61$ Jackson street. FTJF.NISHED ROOM3 FOR RENT at 9S4 Kansas avenue. Gas. beat, hot and cold water, bath and ail conveniences, single or en suite. FOR, KENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Suite of beautifully furnish ed rooms, with board. 520 Harrison st. FOR RENT Desirable unfurnished south rooms, with closets. 714 Jackson. THREE unfurnished rooms with bath; also furnished rooms. 125 E. Tenth st. FOR RENT Furnished room, modern conveniences, first class board, 6 p. m. dinner. N. W. cor. 4th and Van Buren. FOR RENT Newly repaired pleasant f ur nished rooms. 4ZL Quincy st. MISCELLANEOUS. PRIVATE DETECTIVE Evidence secur ed in all cases: shadowing a specialty: watch your husband or wife, tab your clerks; ail business strictly contidential. Send your address with instructions to Special Agent, Lock Box 372. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAT CON CERN Be It known that my petition i3 on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 90S West Twelfth street, in the Third ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hearing of the same is set for Thursday, 9 a. m., July 14, 1SSS. A. O. ROSSER. Topeka, Kan., June 14, 1S98. CARBONATED Boon Mineral Water is healthiest and moat economical: get prices. ja.iiicii jr nixuore, aopeKa. r Ur. iUVMLura uiata LUdi a it; investors Lists, write to Investors' Directory Co., New Tork. STALL IN GOOD BARN for rert-cheap. 421 Quincy st. YiaYi The best known remedy for women. laaies in attendance. Kansas Vlavi Co.. Z Columbiaa Building, Topeka. FREE DISPENSARY cf Kansas Med!cl College, comer of Twelfth and Tyler, la open daily except Sundav, frem 1 to n a. E. M Brockets M. D. DOTJTHITT PLACE rlas been orened. Your choice ef lota Slay to ugene WEIBLE HORNER. 113 East Seventh St., make all sizes of door and window screens, mouldings, brackets, sash and doors, wood carving and turning. STORAGE. STORAGE The Topeka Storage anil Warehouse Co., (fororterlv Topeka Stor age Co.. 30c Kas. Ave.) store stoves house hold goods, etc. On June 1st will remove to a new fireproof stone building, 212 and 214 Kas. Ave. C. D. Skinner. Prop. WAICHMAKX.U. WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks, 6c; mainsprings, 75c; crystals. 10c Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old Jewelry exchanged for new. If bar up, Uncle Sam. all Kan. ave. FOB SALE SEAL ESTATE. REAL ESTATE If you have bargains in real estate to offer list them with Em mett E. Roudebueh. 115 West Sixth ave., soccessor to J. S. Collins Co. LIST your real estate, wants and for rent with Emmett E. Roudebush, 115 West Sixth ave., successor to J. S. Collins Ccu FOR SALE 3S lots near the Eant Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison cts., 60 lots sear Shorey, S room bouse anj 1 acres near city 'imlts. 80 acres 6 miles north, all on time payments or cheap for cash. M. fieery, 109 Kast Third. LOST AND FOUND. LOST A small dun mare, 8 years old, 4 white feet and whito face. Reward at 627 Fillmore st. FOUND The umbrella repairer and Jew eler. W. S. McCormick. at S13 Kan. ave. MONEY loaned on pianos, organs, sew ing machines, watches, diamonds, type writers and any eood security. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. MONEY TO LOAN on farms or clt property at reasonable rates. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. tn At. WANTED We want to make food farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money oa hand tnd every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbi&a Xsuiidinff. MONEY to loan on farms. SCOTT CO.. da Kansas ave. LOAN3 on pianos, typewriters, bicycle, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Blscoe. 623 Kan. Ave. MILO NORTON, at 406 West Sixth Ave., will make farm loans of or ovee at 6 per cent interest. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue free. 'Phone 291, PAVING. FOR first class paving, sidewalk or building brick, dried by steam and burned tn down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call oa W. Edson. secretary of C. C. V. Brick and Paving Co.. US West Eighth ave. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gorflon st. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 114. Uses tiie BrinkerhoC system of rec tal treatment a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, nshure. ul ceration, etc C.E. 2IENNINGEB, ELD, HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICI.VJT, Office: 727 Kansas Ave. Phone 19. Kesidence: 127D Topeka Ave. Phone 11 6. E. SHELDON. M. D.. Surgery and disease of women, wits private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. Ave. IDA C BAHNE3, M. D.. Office 732 Kan. Are. Residence 13th ana riav Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.. and S p. m to 6 p. m. Telephone i3i real' der.oe. and IS office. FLOJISTS MRS. J K- HAGUE. Florist, s-uccessor to R. J. Groves. U.7 Kan. u. 'Phone fed. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler ana On. ticlan Complete stock or watches, aia monds, sllve.-ware. etc. Eyes examined and spectacles prcperly fitted. 11 ETJIANrrEIX LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed and seeds with Van Siyck. 609 W. 10th. J. 31. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, ptsrnpa and tin roofing. 218 W. Sta. Tel. S3i BICYCLES TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 113 W. Sth St. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent: repairing of all ktcds. JPBJNTEES TOPEKA PRINTING CO.. 112 East Sev enth t. Mail orders given prompt ax tection. Print everything:. Prices right. We'll Do lour Hauling Eight! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. Telephone 509 Kansas Aye. 1 1 oice. F. P. BACOH, Prop. gjJTSee me about Btoraga. NATIONAL STABLES. GI1CHKIST BK03., Prop. a .ft, X Good turnouts delivered to any part T of the city. BOARDING A SPECIALTY. Fhone 4& 706 Jackson St Greta Western Steam Dye Clsanlnn: Works 117 East Seventh Street. Bet. Kansas Ave. and wuiucy. south side. Does the best work in the city of Dye ing. Cleaning and Repairing- on Ladies and Gentlemen's clothine at reasonaole prices. Give us a call. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. C. F. RODIGEK., Prop. The DirecULine to Denver, Salt Lake J?ity, San Francis co and Portland, is viil the Union Pacif ic. The service of tfie Union Pacific to all principal western points is unex celled by any othefif line and consists of Pullman Palace fSleepers, Pullman Tourist Sleepers, hair Cars. Dining Cars. (Meals a la carte.) For time table and full information call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent. J. C Fulton, Depot AgeaU
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8 TOPEKA STATE JOTTRNAI WEDNESDAY EVEXIXG, JUET 6. 189S XEVFS FAMINE ENDS. Chicago Stereotypers Xose Every Point In Their Strike. Chicago, 111., July 6. After being without papers of her own for four days Chicago today again enjoyed the borne product. The lamous stereo typers' strike has passed into history with the men woefully defeated. They did not accomplish a single thing they struck for. On the contrary, they knocked themselves and all the other union men in Chicago oflices out of their pay for four days and have ever lastingly killed union work in the stere otyping departments of the papers. TJp to almost 9 o'clock last evening there was very little show of any morn ing paper appearing today and the ex pectation was that Chicago would again be thrown upon the mercy of enter prising neighbors for what news of the world they got. But at that hour the situation changed by the typographical union meeting breaking up after vot ing to stand by their contracts with the publishers. Everything depended upon what the other unions employed about the newspaper ,offlces would do. The question was whether they would consent to work with non-union men in the stereotyping room. The publishers were determined that there would be no more union work in that room for a long time to come after the present experience and they stood ready to "fight it out on those lines if.it took all summer." They awaited the decision of the pressmen and the compositors, really expecting for the most part that these latter would stand by the stereotypers. While the publishers were in session in H. H. Kohlsatt's office in the Times Herald building. President Prescott of the Typographical union cai.ed and ask ed the publishers to again receive a committee from the stereotypers' union. While there was some objection to this, the request was finally acceded to, and the stereotypers' committee was brought in. After some little talk they said they had another "proposition to make to the publishers that was in the nature of a compromise. They stated that the stereotypers were willing to return to work if the publishers would grant them the in- crease in wages that had been asked, and drop aU other questions that had been raised. That is. the men wanted their wages raised from $3.25 to $4 per day, but were willing to forego their requests for an increase in the over time pay from 50 cents to 75 cents an hour, and for the reduction of the work ing hours from eight to seven hours per day. They were also willing to concede the right of the publishers to have more than one apprentice in each room. In fact, they backed down on all of their demands except for the increase in wages of 75 cents per day. They stated In making the announcement that it was the furthest the stereotypers' un ion was willing to go in surrendering their demands. The publishers declin ed to agree to the terms, but after a slight conference decided to submit counter propositions to the stereotyp ers' committee. These were to the ef fect that the men return to work on exactly the same basis they were be fore they struck, with recognition for their union, and further with an arbi tration clause put into their contracts. While this would have preserved the union it was i surrender of everything else the m-n hrd demanded, and they tnstantlv declined it. Failing in his efforts to bring the strikers and the publishers to an agree ment Mr. Prescott assembled a meeting of the Tvpographical union to decide what it was going to do, for the pub lishers were ready to place the new men they had imported into the stereo tvpine rooms and resume publication. The Typographical union met about 5 o clock and it was almost a before it adjourned. When the meeting was over it was announced that the meeting had voted by almost three to one to stand by their contracts with the pub lishers. The speeches in the meeting had shown the men that the stereotyp ers had broken their agreement with the publishers and made an illegal strike. Other similar phases of the question quickly caused the men to de cide to stand by their agreements and the crisis in the situation was passed. The composers all set out at a rush for their offices glad that the trouble was over and that matters had not taken on a more serious turn. The stereotypers had not been given one grain of comfort by their brothers in the union, but when the publishers heard the turn affairs had taken they became a little more lenient. It had been previously de termined by the publishers that none of the strikers would ever be given a posi tion in a Chicago oflice again, but when they realized the extent of the rout of the enemy it was determined to allow such men as they particularly desired to have in their service to return to work on the same basis as they left, but there will be no scale about it, or no union recognized. Some of the strikers will, therefore, get back their former positions as individuals, coming into the office on not quite so good a basis as such of the imported men as the publishers may employ. They will select the best of the latter and return the others to their homes. It should be stated the pressmen voted on the question much as the Typographi cal union did. The damage that has been done by the strike is inestimable according to the views of business men. in the shutting off of practically all sources of information. Ko class has escaped the inconvenience of this and the community has been taught the lesson that life without the dailv pa per is not very much of an existence after LOSES AN El'E. Rev. "W. H. Manary of Peabody, In jured at Hutchinson. Hutchinson, July 6. After the cele bration of the Fourth the Rev. W. H. Manary of Peabody, who had been the speaker of the day, was standing in front of the Midland hotel when some one threw a giant firecracker in the air and it exploded directly in Mr. Man ary's face. His right eye was badly wounded, and it is believed he will lose its sight. Rev. Mr. Manary was former ly presiding elder of the Methodist Pro testant church and lived at Emporia. Another serious accident was the shooting of Mrs. Caroline Luck through the arm by a rocket. The stick went through the arm, severing an artery, and the result will probably be an am putation near the shoulder. COLONEL FITC1L WRITES. Twenty-First Regiment is Becoming Very Proficient Already. Wichita .July 6. A letter was re ceived in the city yesterday from Col. Fitch by Mr. Ed Vail, in w hich he says the Twenty-first regiment is in good shape, is becoing very proficient in field work and are ail proud of Kansas and glad they came from that state. They have received no definite orders to move yet, but expect such orders almost at any time. Col. Fitch himself is in the best of health and his surroundings are congenial. Colorado and Return $24. Commencing June first, the Santa Fe route will sell summer tourists tickets to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Den ver, good until Oct. 31, and with stop ever privileges at rate of $24.00 for the round trip. See W. C. Garvey, agent. We will do your launary work on iihort order withoutout extra charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. JOINT CLOSING ORDEll Saloon Keepers Notified to Quit Busi ness at Once. City Marshal I. A. Strauss, acting un der orders from Mayor Fellows, yester day sent Assistant Marshal J. Owen out on the mission of closing the joints. Owen started at the bridge and went south, stopping at every place which had a reputation for handling liquor. Each one was notified in a business like manner that they must close im mediately. A few of the jointists plead ed for a little time in which to get rid of the liquor on hand, but they were met with the statement that the orders of the chief were to close immediately, and that if they did not do so they would lay themselves liable to arrest and prosecution under the city nuisance ordinance. With but one exception the jointists accepted the order quietly and agreed to comply with it. The only one who did not submit quietly was Mr. Pigg. He refused Sergeant Owen admission to his joint. Accordingly, a long mark was drawn opposite his name on Mar shal Strauss' list, and he will be watch ed closely. The disorderly women as well as the jointists, were notified to cease their existence as such. COfilfilEriD WHITE. German Papers Praise the Am bassador's Criticism. Berlin, July 6. The speech delivered by the United States ambassador to Germany, Andrew D. White at the Fourth of July banquet at Leipsic, Monday, has been printed widely in this country and is much commented upon. The Frankfort Zeitung, prints the speech verbatim, comments favorably upon it and says Mr. White's utterance ought not to be heeded here. The Tageblatt says that it will find an echo far and near. Other papers omit the portions which were unfavorable to Germany. The Lokal Anzelger says Mr. White forgot to set forth the reasons why Ger many does not favor America during the present war. The foreign office has sent Emperor William a copy of the ambassador's speech with the com ments of the leading papers. THE COLLINS ESTATE. Appraisers File an Inventory "With. the Probate Judge. A. W. Knowles, A. T. Daniels and J. E .Torrington, as appraisers of the estate of the late J. S. Collins, filed the following report with Probate Judge L. S, Dolman: Personal property, $798.05. Money in bank, $627.77. Lake View stock, $100. Massachusetts Mutual Insurance policy, $1,324.83. The Masonic policy was nearly all cancelled to defray the obligations of Mr. Collins to the lodge. Besides the personal property, the real estate is described as follows: Twenty acre tract in Pottawatomie county. Tract 343 West street. Lots 193, 195, 197 Van Buren street, subject to a mortgage of $2,500. This is the Collins home. Lots 746 and 754 West Tenth street. Lot 4 in W. J. Fritz addition. Lot 154 Quincy street, subject to a mortgage of $1,800. Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, block 150, Horton. Lots 21 and 24, block 149, Horton. Lots 1 to 3, block 27, Fort Scott. All the claims were renounced by Mrs. Helen Collins, Miss Grace Collins and John H'. Collins in favor of D. W. Neilis, as administrator. The money deposited in bank was in the name of "J. S. Collins, agent." The lot on Quincy street will soon be sold by the sheriff to satisfy a mortgage against it of $1,800. PELAYO BREAKS DOWN. Spanish Battleship Disabled Midway of Suez Canal. Ismaelia, Egypt, July 6. The ma chinery of the Spanish battleship Pe layo is out of order and she is compelled to stop here since early this morning. Ismaelia is a town of Egypt on lake Tymsah, on the Suez and Sweetwater canals, equal distance from the Red sea and the Mediterranean sea. It was the headquarters of the Suez Canal company during the construction of the canal and is connected by railroad with Suez and Cairo. Read What CUTICURA REME DIES Have Done for Skin Tortured Babies. My little sister (Annie Matthews, La Plata, Charles County. Mrt.) had the cow-pox, when only seven years old. She suffered terribly, and everything: we tried did no good. Every time hor clothes were taken off, every bit of scab would come with them; she was raw all over. One box of Cuticuka (ointment) and a cake of Cuticcra Soap, cured her in threm weeks. Mrs. ELIZA ROVE, Feb. 2398. 1219 Fourth St.,N. W. "Wash.D.C. My niece's little baby, two years old, was so badly afflicted with Eczema that he needed constant watchinc:. His face was always full c-f large sores which he scratched constantly. Mornings, his clothes, face and hands were stained with blood. They had medical treat ment, and tried everything. She commenced Cttticoea Remedies. Hie sores left his face and he was entirely cured. Mrs. L. J. ROOT, Feb. 16, 1898. Xew Scotland, N. Y. Our little boy was four weeks old when he had Eczema, in the most horrible state. His face was full of scabs, and parts of the flesh were raw. Wo used Cuticuka Soap and one box of Cuticura (ointment) and in one week this bov was as pood as ever. Mr. and Mr3. J. C- FREESE, Feb. 15, 1838. 300 So. First St., Brooklyn. "When my boy was three weeks old, I noticed a very red roughness on his face. TVo had several doctors, but they did no pood. I was told to use Citticura Remedies, aud after using one box and a half of Cuticuka oint ment; and Cuticcra Soap, h is entirely cured. Mrs. V. O. LOVE. Feb. 26, 9S. 1913 Wilder St., Phila., Pa. Babi on lire, babies burning: up, babies in agxcy from torturing and ditfiirurirtr, itching and burning, akin and vceip diitwi. None but mothers realize how they uf far. To know that a warm batb'with Csuccr.4 Soap. and a ttncle anointinr with Ccticcsa, purest of emol lient akin cure, will afford instant relief, permit rent and Iwp. and point to a spedr cure, and not to oe them ia to fail in your duty. Think of the year of suffering en tailed by inch neelecV Cures made in cniiuiiood mrm speedy, permanent, and economical. So'd throughout the wor'd. Pottkk Dkbq aws Cbxk. Cob p., olp I-nn., Ronton. KT "Ail A:xmt Babj'a Skin, Scalp, and Hair Jtm. BOTH FEET CUT OFF. Belle Plaine Man Has a Serious Ac cident While Drunk. Wellington, July 6. Joe Purcell of Belle Plaine, was run over by a Santa Fe train a mile this side of Mulvane, and both his feet were cut off. From what can be learned, the accident was caused by his own carelessness. He was drunk at the time. With a crowd of Belle Plaine compan ions, Purcell was returning from Wich ita on the evening Santa Fe plug. A mile this side of Mulvane he threw his hat off and attempted to jump from the train to recover it. He had miscalcu lated the speed at which the train was going-, and his feet had no sooner touched the ground than he attempted to regain his place on the train. He cauKht hold of a rod and ran along for a distance, when the wheels caught his feet and pulled him down. Both trucks of the rear coach passed over his legs. His companions were attempting to as sist him when he fell. DRUNKEN MURDERER. Joseph Bell Shot Byron Cushman at Humboldt. Humboldt, July G. Joseph Bell shot and mortally wounded Byron Cushman. The shooting took place at the Santa Fe depot and was done out of pure drunken wantonness. After the celebration of the Fourth proper had closed, Cushman and other Humboldt people accompanied the Cha nute delegation to the train. Joseph Bell was in the crowd and was drunk. He had a revolver with him and in the imbecility born of drink, drew it and pointed it at different people about him. He finally aimed at Cushman and fired. The wounded man fell on the plat'arm and was cared for by his friends who took him home and summoned medical assistance. He lingered in an uncon scious condition until noon yesterday when he died. Bell is the son of a prominent hard ware merchant of Chanute. Bell skipped out immediately but was captured at Neodesha. HONORS FOR SCHLEY. Senate Resolution Tendering the Thanks of Congress. Washington, July 6. Senator Petti grew has Introduced a resolution ten dering the thanks of congress to Com modore Schley and the men under him for gallant conduct in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago. It oc casioned some debate. Mr. Pettigrew said he introduced the resolution to remove, in a measure the erroneous impression that Sampson had won the most remarkable battle of the world. The resolution went to the committee on naval affairs. MAllllIAGE MANIA. A Young Man in Jail Charged With Insanity. F. B. Young, aged 20 years, is being held at the county jail on the charge of insanity. He is a short, stout fel low, with blue eyes, long tight colored hair, and is dressed roughly. He has the insane desire to get married. That might not be considered a phase of in sanity by a great many people, but in his case it signifies. He raves and pleads and demands. He says his fath er had him locked up because he would not marry the girl whom he had picked for him. The young man has not a cent, has no employment, and had none in anticipation, yet he longed to get married, and he gives vent to his dis appointment by pleading with Jailer Carl Lawson to let him out so he can go to Leavenworth and get married. His mind is thoroughly deranged, but it was not made so by love. It is not a case of "love-insanity," although his mania does take a sentimental turn. He is the son of R. L. Young, a farmer living near Pauline. He says he left his home on July 4 and went to Lecompton, intending to go to Leaven worth and marry the woman he had decided should be his mate, "for better, for worse.' He remained there until yesterday when his father appeared on the scene and urged him to return to Topeka. Once here the father took the unfortu nate young man to police station where he left him, requesting that he be held on the charge of insanity until dispo sition could be made of his case. He was registered at police station, after which he was removed to the county jail and placed in the larsre cell just off the jail office. Today, when asked why he was held there, he stepped to the steel bars and, putting his face close up to them, said: "Oh. I guess they think I'm crazy. I don't think I am. and I ought to know. My father brought me down to the police station. I guess he thinks I'm crazy. You see, my father is married for the second time. I used to fuss with my stepmother. We never came to blows, but we used to fuss. I left home on the Fourth and came to Topeka. Then I went to Lecompton. I was going to Leavenworth. My father came after me and brought me back." "Is it true that you wanted to get mar ried?" "Yes," replied the young man. "My father wanted me to marry a girl there, but I wouldn't do it. I want to marry a woman over at Leavenworth. 4 was go ing over there. Oh, I want to get mar ried, nut my father don't want me to marry her. He wanted me to marry a girl with mtinoy. I have been around a good deal, and I know a thing or two. I got a letter jNlonday from my own mother. Father is separated from her. Say. do you think they would be liable to draft me? I would hate like mischief to go down to that hot climate." ALFOXSCTXII CAUGHT. Key West, July 6. It is reported here that the Spanish warship Alfonso XII attempted to run the blockade out of Havana and was captured by an Amer ican cruiser. Two more ships are ex pected today from Santiago with ser iously wounded soldiers on board. Standard Oil Co. Loses by Fire. Chester, Pa., July 6. The fire which started Monday night at the Bear Creek oil plant of the Standard Oil company at Marcus Hook is still burning. Three tanks which contained nearly 60,000 bar rels of oil have been destroyed. Sever al crude oil tanks were blown up last night to prevent the spread of the flames. The loss thus far amounts to nearly $75,000. Special Low Kate Excursion to Buffa lo and Saratoga. Via the Lake Shore Michigan South ern Ry. A splendid opportunity for an inexpensive trip. Full information on application. B. P. Humphrey, T. P. A., Kansas City, C. K. Wilber, A. G. P. A., Chicago, A. J. Smith, G. P. A., Cleve land. Cool and comfortable dining cars on Santa Fe Route are obtained by use of electric fans. Through sleepers both standard and tourist to Washington for the N. E. A., via Santa Fe and Pennsylvania lines. REWARDS A CHUM. Such Was McKinley's Appointment For Paymaster Coffin. Washington, July 6. President Mc Kinley has made very few personal ap pointments in the army since the war with Spain was begun. One of these is Eugene Cornn, whom the president has appointed a paymaster. Coffin was a member of the band that accompanied the Twenty-third Ohio regiment to the front when President Lincoln made his first call for volun teers in 1S61. In this regiment were General Rosecrans, who died a few months ago; President Hayes, Justice Stanley Matthews, General "Bob" Ken nedy and President AIcKinley himself. Coffin then became intimate with young McKinley, and they have ever since been the warmest friends. Coffin has been for years clerk at Willard's hotel, Washington, and he has a wide reputation among traveling men, because of the musical inscrip tions with which he heads the register at that hotel each day in the year. He is a great fellow for fun, as many per sons who have stayed at Willard's can attest. A few months ago a large quantity of bedding was added to the hotel stock. With Indelible ink Coffin inscribed a bar of some familiar melody on each sheet, and in such a place that when a guest should turn down the clothes to get into bed the music might confront him. Among the songs thus represented in the Willard's bedding were "Happy Be Thy Dreams," "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," "Sweetly Dreaming," "After Toil Cometh Rest," "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming," "Oft in the Stilly Night," "Good Night, Good Night, Be loved," "Wedding March" from Lohen grin, "Do I Wake or am I Dreaming?" "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls," "Oh, What a Difference in the Morn ing, "Let Me Dream Again," "Of Thee I am Dreaming, Marie," and many others of like sentiment. Coffin's plan for amusement was to first spot his victim, and then a note to the housekeeper calling for a cer tain tune for such a room was all that was necessary to complete his happi ness. His first victim was a Phila delphia drummer, who drifted in one night somewhat the worse for his rounds. The housekeeper was notified, and a bed was placed in order. When the drummer awoke the first thing that met his gaze was the chorus of Tony Pastor's old song, "Oh, What a Differ ence in the Morning." It made a hit with him, and he insisted on purchasing it as a gift for a friend. Coffin is one of the finest saxaphone nlavprs in the country. For years he has amused the guests at Willard's at the regular evening concert in the hotel, but he will be seen no more at the desk in Willard's until Cuba is no longer under the dominion of the Dons. AGREE ON TEST CASE. War Eevenue Stamps Start Litigation in New York. New York, July 6. The Merchants' association and the local express com panies have agreed on a plan of ac tion to decide the question of who shall pay the one cent tax on the receipts given for express matter. The express companies at first decided to impose the tax on the consignors in all in stances in the absence of any clause in the law compelling the companies to pav. The merchants of the city re belled and turned to the Merchants' association for aid- The association,- through It counsel, decided that the wisest course of action would be to pay the taxes under pro test, thus protecting their legal rights in anticipation of a test law. communi cation with boards of trade a.- over the country was then instituted, with the result that it was ascertained that the merchants and business men all over the country were up in arms over the subject. Several law suits threatened the express companies, and on this in formation a fourth conference between the leading officials of the express com panies and the Merchants' association was called. At this meeting an amicable decision was reached. It was declared by the express people that they were perfectly willing to leave the question to the United States court, and that they would not only put no obstacles in the way of a test case, but would even do all in their power to hasten a decision. This will, of course, obviate the neces sity for many smaller cases all over the country, and it is believed that the trade associations generally will be pleased to let the decision of the local test case be a criterion and abide by it. S AYED ACTOR RURKE. Plucky 17-Year Old Girl Rescues Him From the Sea. New York, July 6. Miss Alice Good win, seventeen years old, rescued Ed ward Burke from drowning at Sea Cliff at great risk to herself. Burke is twen- tv-eight years old and an actor. He has been staying at Sea Cliff during his city engagement. Yesterday after noon he. was swimming in the bay, and dived from the long pier. He struck his head on something in the water, sustaining concussion of the brain. Miss Goodwin, who was bathing some distance away, saw Burke dive from the pier and come up feet first, float that way for a moment and then disappear. Knowing something was wrong, she ran to the pier and out to the end. The man rose once more, and she sprang into the water and caught him. Burke was unconscious. He was of considerable more weight than the young woman could easily handle in the water, especially as the tide was running rather swiftly, and she and the body were carried away from the shore. Miss Goodwin, after a gallant strug gle, reached shallow water, and gained a footing, when help reached her. Burke was taken ashore and attended by phvsicians. He was brought to Man hattan in the evening in the care of doctors, and transferred to Bellevue hospital. MEXICANS LOYAL. Denied That Priest Headed Demon stration for Spain Santa Fe, N. M., July 6. Exaggerated reports being sent out from the terri tory anent the alleged general disloy alty of the native Mexican population has created a sensation. The outburst was brought about by astory in cir culation that when last Tuesday re cruiting officers went to Santa Cruz for the purpose of obtaining men for the infantry call, they met with angry demonstrations, and at the church the priest waved the Spanish fiag. forbid dingany of his parishioners from enlist ing against it. This story has been circulated broadcast, and though given credence by many is without founda tion. Vicar Genen al Fourchegu, admin istrator of the diocese of Santa Fe. has rigidly investigated the reported affair, with the result as stated. Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip ped with electric fans. GOLD-FILLED SKIN. St. Joe Man Absorbed It Standing in Yukon River. St. Joseph, Mo.. July 6. Superintend ent Woodson of state lunatic asylum No. 2 here, recently received into the institution for treatment a patient whose case is without precedent in American annals. "Abe" Boyle, the patient, went to Alaska in the summer of 1S96 and suc ceeded in reaching Circle City in Sep tember of that year. When the news of the big strike at Dawson City reached the camp he was one of the first to set out for the Klondike diggings. He spent the winter months in under ground mining, the output of which was to be washed when ice broke on the Yukon in the spring. He was moderately successful, but his claim was one of the few from which the nuggets and coarse gold had, to a considerable extent, been carried lower down the creek, while the washing from above left the gravel heavily impreg nated with what is known as "flour gold," which will escape over the quick silver plates of a stamp mill in spite of all efforts to capture it. Boyle, during the summer of 1S97, when the first great bonanza strikes were reported from the Klondike pla cers, was much of the time immersed to the waist in the waters of the Yukon. The ice that comes down from above i3 rich with gold absorbed from the sands of the shallow streams. The cakes get aground on a bar. and, as they melt, deposit their treasure. It is in this way that placers are sometimes formed. The alert miner then washes the sand from the bar and obtains his reward. Boyle washed the gravel from his own claim on one of these bars, hoping to reap a double harvest. Being in the water constantly, his body seems to have accomplished what no invention of man has yet done, for through the pores of the skin there was absorbed an in credible quantity of "flour gold." He was seized with what he thought was rheumatism, and kept on with his work until his limbs became unmanageable. It was as if ossification, if not putre faction, had set in. His condition grad ually spread upward, and he lost his appetite and eventually became a vic tim of dementia. There being no physician in the camp capable of handling the case, he was sent to the states in charge of a friend, who kept him for several months at his old home in Lander, Wyoming. His condition did not improve, even under a -course of treatment at the Saratoga (Wyo.) hot springs, and he was finally taken to Larimie. Wyo. There Dr. William H. Harris, an old army surgeon, made a careful examina tion of Boyle, and thought he had lo cated the source of his trouble. He resolved upon an experiment to test the correctness of his theory. Bovle was given temporary lodgings in a Turkish bathhouse, and was submitted to a treatment in which the medicine ad ministered consisted largely of mercury, which, as is well known, will carry from the human body every alien and pois--onous matter. When he had been ther about a week, being dosed constantly with mercury, Boyle was given a thorough Turkish bath, being kept in the sweating room as long as it was considered safe for him to remain there. His chair in the sweating room was placed in a shallow basin of zinc, so that the perspiration that poured down from his body would all be retained. He was afterward rushed through the remaining feature of the bath and put to bed. When he j awoke from a dreamless sleep he was found to have entirely recovered from j the hitherto unaccountable stiffness of J ins uiiius, jus uesn oeing sort ana pli able as an infant's. This was the great step toward the demonstration of Dr. Harris' theory, notwithstanding Boyle's mind was still affected. The next thing done was to examine the contents of the zinc basin in the sweating room. An assay of its con tents showed that the mercury admin istered in the form of pills had passed off through the open pores of the skin, carrying with it the flour gold with which Boyd's body had been saturated. An assay by Superintendent M. A. Grant of the Keystone mine showed that the value of the flour gold drawn from Boyd's body by means of the mer cury approximated S270. It was evident that the treatment had been pre-eminently successful, so far as Boyle's malady was purely physical. Its effects upon the mind were some thing with which physicians did not choose to experiment, and so he was sent to asylum No. 2, in this city. He is now apparently in the best of health, physically, and Superintendent Wood son believes that he will be able In a short time to restore his reason and make him a sound man. MUST NOT SPEAK TO HER. Peculiar Restraining Order in Den ver Divorce Case. i Denver, July 6. Judge Le Fevre granted an order in the Dohme divorce suit restraining John G. Dohme from accosting his wife on the street and talking to her. Some time ago Mabel Kelsey Dohme filed a suit for divorce, charging cruel ty and non-support. Yesterday she hied an amended complaint to the orig inal petition, alleging that her husband is in the habit of stopping her on the street and talking to her in a loud voice. and askin for the restraining order proniDitmg mm trom speaking to her in the future. FOR THE CONCLAYE. Pittsburg Planning For the Knights Templar Reception. Pittsburg, July 6. The various Knights Templar eommanderies are be ginning to make decided plans for the social end of the triennial conclave to be held in October, in Pittsburg. Drills have been held regularly by all the eommanderies, with a view to perfec tion in the street parade, but the wo men are now organizing. During the week some 15 of the wives and sisters of the Sir Knights of Pitts burg Commandery No. 1, met for the purpose of organizing and outlining plans for the entertainment of the guests of the commandery. Mrs. Wil liam F. Aull was elected chairman, the others present being placed on commit tee. The meeting then adjourned till September 1. The women interested in Ascalon Commandery affairs held a meeting in Masonic hall on Wednesday to organize and consider plans for the future. Nearly 100 were present. An other meeting will be held next Wed nesday. Immediately on returning from Bos ton in 1895, No. 1 Commandery K. T., elected a committee to look after the commandery work for the next con clave. This committee is as follows: Frank Shellenberger, D. R. Torrence, John McKean, Clarence Burleigh. Eli Edmundson: chairman, J. G. Morris. This committee has been meeting at in tervals ever since its formation, attend ing to matters in general. Although the arrangements for the coming conclave are well under way in each commandery, all are careful as yet to keep secret definite details of the work done and projected for the future. 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