The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 8, 1898

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!f f'f y- T et f5Ve -Ss k THIRD EDITI01T. FRIDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. JULY 8, 1898. FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. .1 TO Sampson "Will Begin to Batter Down the Fortifications Around Santiago Tomorrow Un less the City Surrenders. ARMISTICE EXTENDED Until That Time to Allow the Spanish Commanders To Communicate With Blanco and "With Madrid. Washington, July 8. Gen. Shafter and Admiral Sampson have agreed on a plan of campaign. At noon tomorrow Admiral Sampson will begin a bom bardment of the outer works. Armistice Extended. (Copyright, 1S9S,' by Associated Press.) Gen. Shatter's Headquarters, before Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Ja maica, July 8. The armistice has been extended until noon on Saturday in or der to allow Gen. Linares to communi cate with Captain General Blanco and with Madrid. Wounded Doing Well. Washington, July 8. The war depart ment has posted the following dispatch: Hon. R. A. Alger, Secretary of War: Camp near Santiago, July 8. At the request of Spanish general employes of English cable company were sent in to him to telegraph his government as to surrendering. Men In good spirits and are making themselves more secure every hour. Wounds' are much less dangerous than similar wounds made with calibre 45. Among the large number wounded there are few amputations. Perhaps ten will cover it. General health of command 3s good. One hundred and fifty cases of fever will run their course In four or five days, but none serious. I am feeling much better. SHAFTER, Major General. Linares is Weakening. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Major General Shafter's Headquar ters, before Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 8. The armis tice has been extended until noon on Saturday in order to allow Gen. Linares to communicate with Captain General Blanco and with Madrid. Gen. Linares Informed Gen. Shaftei that he had no telegraph operator and one was sent Into the city accom panied by the British consuj, Ramsden, under the British flag. Not a shot had been fired recently on either side, but work is beirg pushed on the batteries and entrenchments. Our position has been greatly strengthened during the last forty-eight hours, the American lines advancing to within 400 yards of the enemy and our hillside batteries overlook and command the city. Gen. Lawton's division advanced 600 yards to the great surprise of the enemy. The dynamite gun of Col. Wood's rough riders in charge of Sergeant Hallett Alsop Borrowe, has been beau tifully placed, hidden in a snug pit The streams have been bridged over, allowing the transportation of heavy artillery with facility and the roads have been greatly Improved. The gen eral" health of the soldiers is good. The armistice is affording a long needed rest for our men and they are now in good shape to resume fighting. Gen. Linares Is evidently weakening and the mediation of the bishop of San tiago and the consul corps may per suade him to surrender. In case hostilities are resumed the plan of assault Is for Rear Admiral Sampson to bombard the forts at the mouth of the harbor, driving the men away from the guns and then land a thousand men and occupy the forts while launches with grappling irons go in and countermine the harbor. The fleet will then enter and bombard the city, supporting the land assault. Gen. Garcia, the insurgent comman der, received orders yesterday not to at tack the Spaniards while the negotia tions are cn foot. The Spanish cruisers are still filled with charred bodies and the buzzards are devouring the re mains. The Cubans, by Rear Admiral Sampson's orders have buried the bod ies of over one hundred Spaniards which were washed ashore. Indiana's Narrow Escape. The dropping of a six inch shell, from on high through the deck of the Indi ana three days ago, during the trying engagement with the forts when the Mercedes was sunk strikingly verified the predictions of naval 'experts as to the dangerous effects of elevated fire upon warships at close range. It was more by good luck than bv good man agement that the Indiana escaped de struction, or an awful loss of life from this one shell. The president is determined that the navy shall not be sacrificed for a small stake such as Santiago. To the cabinet officers he has pointed out the extreme ly dangerous position that the United States would occupy among nations if left exposed by the loss of its navy the arm of the service which has evok ed the unwilling admiration and respect of the greatest powers of Europe. Wit fl out a navy, or at least without the steel bull dogs that make up its back bone now lying before Santiago, it might be concluded that we should'no longer be as safe as we feel ourselves to be at present from the arbitrary in terference of European powers in the settlement of our difficulties with-Spain. The function of the navy in tomor row's attack will be to help the army in the assault when it shall come to the first stage by entering the harbor, but this will be done only after the fortifi cations at the entrance have been re duced and the way cleared. It is gath ered here that this was the conclusion reached at the conference between Shafter and Sampson. Sampson report ed briefly just after the conference, but the department has not been able to communicate with him since and it is feared that wire troubles exist that will prove embarrassing at this juncture. Shafter has said nothing about a for ward movement on his part, leaving the conclusion plain that he wants the reinforcements. All the Spanish naval officers captur ed by the American fleet are to be con fined within the limits of the naval academy grounds at Annapolis. They will be placed in the quarters vacated by the American naval officers who left the academy to go into active service and will be treated with the greatest consideration having earned the admir ation of the American sailors by their splendid exhibition of courage in the face of almost inevitable death or cap ture. Admiral Cervera, it is expected will be among the prisoners who in all likelihood will be given the freedom of the grounds under limited parole. Waiting For Reinforcements. Washington, July 8. Gen. Shafter reports all quiet in the camp before Santiago. The army is losing nothing by its rest and according to the gener al's account, is gathering strength. More reinforcements are due today or tomorrow and when they arrive it is ex pected that the assault on the city will be resumed. It is hoped that this will be tomorrow, though so far as the ar my is concerned it is gathered from Gen. Shafter's report that it will not advance before reinforcements arrive, unless in order to repel a counter at tack from the Spaniards. Gen. Shafter and Admiral Sampson had a conference day before yesterday and as a result the fleet is going to make another try at the fortifications at the mouth of the harbor tomorrow. If the army is ready this will partake of the nature of a general attack: if not then the navy's action will be sim ply in the line of execution of a policy of reducing Santiago by stages accord ing to regular siege methods. While co-operating as far as possible with the army the navy is not to be sacrificed in this attack upon the Spanish forts. CONGRESS ADJOURNS. Both Houses Go Out of Busi ness at 2 O'clock. Washington. July 8. The senate ad journed sine die at 2:06 p. m. The house adjourned precisely at 2 o'clock. Immense cheers were followed by the singing of patriotic songs. Rep resentative Bromwell of Ohio proposed three cheers for President McKinley, which were given twice over by the Republicans. Then followed cheers, joined in by the entire house, for Admiral Dewev and General Joe Wheeler. The whole house was one vast demon stration, and flags were passed about to every member and enthusiastically waved while the members sang the closa of the Fifty-fifth congress. Peary Reaches Sydney. Halifax, N. S.. July 8. Lieutenant Peary has arrived at Sydney, C. B., on his way to the Arctic regions. He says he is confident that he will reach the North Pole this time, but he may con sume four years in doing it. UNDER JHJR FIRE. Hobson and His Men Were in Morro Castle During the First Bombardment of the Fortress. A BRITISH PROTEST Secured Their Removal to a Safer Location. Tale of the Merrimac Incident Told by the Chief Actor. New York, July 8. A Herald dis patch from off Santiago de Cuba says: Your correspondent saw Mr. Hobson after he had made his report to Ad miral Sampson and he consented to give the Herald a fuller interview about his experiences. He spoke in glowing terms of the courage and bravery of his crew. "We have been 33 days in a Spanish prison," said Mr. Hobson, "and the more I think about it, the more mar velous it seems that we are alive. "It was about 3 o'clock in the morn ing when the Merrimac. entered tha narrow channel and steamed in under tt WITHER GOEST (By the State Journal's Staff Artist from the New York World.) the guns of Morro castle. The stillness of death prevailed. It was so dark that we could scarcely see the headland. We had planned to drop our starboard an chor at a certain point to the right of the channel, reverse our engines and then swing the Merrimac around, sink ing her directly across the channel. "This plan was adhered to but cir cumstances rendered its execution im possible. When the Merrimac poked her nose into the channel, our troubles commenced. The deadly silence was broken by the wash of a small boat ap proaching us from the shore. I made her out to be a picket boat. "She ran close up under the stern of the Merrimac and fired several shots, from what seemed to be 3-pounder guns. The Merrimac's rudder was car ried away by this fire. This is why the collier was not sunk across the chan nel. "We did not discover the loss of the rudder until Murphy cast anchor. We then found that the Merrimac would not answer to the helm and were com pelled to make the best of the situa tion. "The run up the channel was very ex citing. The picket boat had given the alarm and in a moment, the guns of the Vizcaya, the Almirante Oquendo and of the shore batteries were turned upon us. "Submarine mines and torpedoes were also exploded all about us, adding to the excitement. The mines did no dam age, although we could hear rumblings and could feel the ship tremble. "We were running without lights and only the darkness saved us from utter destruction. When the ship was in the desired position and we found that the rudded was gone, I called the men on deck. While they were launching the matamaran I touched off the explosives. "At the same moment two torpedoes. fired by the Reina Mercedes struck the Merrimac amidship. I cannot say whether our own explosives or the Spanish torpedoes did the work, but the Merrimac was lifted out of the wa ter and almost rent asunder. "As she settled down, we scrambled overboard and cut away the catamaran. A great cheer went up from the forts and warships as the hull of the collier foundered, the Spaniards thinking the Merrimac was an American warship. "We attempted to get out of the har bor on the catamaran but a strong tide was running and daylight found us still struggling in the water. Then for the first time, the Spaniards saw us and a boat from the Reina Mercedes picked us up. It then was shortly after 5 o'clock in the morning and we had been in the water more than an hour. We were taken aboard the Reina Mercedes and later were sent to Morro castle. "In Morro we were confined in cells in the inner side of the fortress and were there the first day the fleet bombarded Morro. I could only hear the whistling of shells and the noise they made when they struck, but I judged from the con versation of the guards that the shells did considerable damage. "After this bombardment Mr. Rams den, the British consul protested and we were removed to the hospital. There I was separated from the other men in our crew and could see them only by special permission. Montague and Kel ly fell ill two weeks ago, suffering from malaria and I was permitted, to visit them twice. "Mr. Ramsden was very kind to us and demanded that Montague and Kel ly be removed to better quarters in the hospital. This was done. "As for myself, there is little to say. The Spanish were not disposed to do much for the comfort of any of the pris oners at first, but after our army had taken some of their men prisoners, their THOU, SPAIN' treatment was better. Food is scarce in the city and I was told that we fared better than the Spanish officers." SPANISH PRIVATEER. She is Reported Hovering Off the British Columbia Coast. Washington, July 8. The navy de partment has been informed that a Spanish privateer carrying five guns is hovering off the coast of British Colum bia. According to last accounts the privateer was between Prince Charlotte Sound and Dixon's entrance. Prompt instructions have been sent to the military authorities of the north west coast to prepare for a visitation. TROOPS" FOR HONOLULU A Regiment to Be Sent to Ha waii at Once. Washington, July 8. As a result of the cabinet meeting today it was de cided to dispatch a regiment of troops to Honolulu immediately and the com mandant at the Presidio, Cal., has been communicated with to learn what forces are available. C. B. Lyon, D. D. S.. 511 Kan. Ave. Modern dental work; reasonable prices. TO PRESS THEJUTTON. Machinery of the State Cam paign to he Set In Motion Tonight by Three Political Factions. Republican Leaders Meet For a Conference. Populist "Workers Are Getting Together. Also Bolting Democrats Will Also Talk It Over. This is a day of political conferences and it also marks the opening of a great state campaign. This evening at 8 o'clock Republican leaders will be in conference at the Copeland and at the same hour Populist workers will as semble at the National. Barney Sheridan, the bolting Paola Democrat, came to Topeka this morn ing. It is no doubt a coincidence that he came to Topeka on the same day that the Republican executive commit tee was to meet but he will do a little conferring himself. There are at least two stalwart anti-fusion Democrats in Topeka, Eugene Hagan and Col. W. P. Tomlinson, and before Mr. Sheridan goes home they will agree when the bolting Democrats are to hold their convention. There are several things that will claim the attention of the Republicans at their meting tonight. Some plr.n will be proposed for giving the state cen tral committee more direct control of the situation throughout the state. To that end the chairman and secretary of all the congressional committsres have been ordered to meet here with the Republican state executive commit tee. There has been a great deal of trou ble heretofore between the congression al committees and the state committee especially in billing speakers and dis tributing emoluments. Chairman Mort Albaugh' wants har mony and he proposes to have things arranged so that it will be present in large quantities during the coming cam paign. There may be a little objection on the ground that the state committee wants to be "the whole thing" but this will undoubtedly blow away and things will move along smoothly. Another thing that is giving the Re publican committee some worry is the absence of a campaign fund. The com mittee have no Mark Hanna barrel to tap this year and neither have they any office holders to assess so the question of finance becomes one of absorbing in terest to the mrnagers. The committee is entirely without funds. Befoie anything is started some thing will have to be done to raise some money. When a member of the executive committee was asked what would be done toward securing a fund to carry on the campaign, he said: "We will have to depend upon the patriotism and liberality of the people of the state and they will respond nobly just as they always have." While this sounds all right it means that the committee is not perfectly at ease on the question of a campaign fund. There is not a rich man among the Republican candidates and that means more work to secure contribu tions. The Republicans were slow about coming in. Among the first to arrive was big, jolly, good natured W. A. Reeder, the congressional nominee in the Sixth district. He came with his manager. John Q. Royce, and seemed perfectly contented with the situation. The only thing he said about the situa tion in the Sixth district was: tney tell me I will win and I believe they are right." Frank Grimes of the short grass country and George Cole of the coal mining districts also came in this fore noon. The rest will arrive on me ai ternoon trains. The Republican committee has not yet found headquarters. The whole Populist committee will meet this evening for the same pur nose that has called the Republicans together. They are not so much troubled about finance for they have office hold ers to assess but a large slush tuna was lost when the metropolitan police system was kicked into eternity and, some means must be devised to replace it. RESERVES CALLED OUT. War Preparations in Spain Take on Renewed Activity. London, July 8. A special dispatch from Madrid, reviewing the situation says: All Spain knows of her defeat and the people are beginning to realize the magnitude of the disaster. The conservative press exhorts good citizens to maintain peace. An important circular has been sent to all the republican organizations sign ed by the leaders and bearing the mot to: "Prepare." In the meanwhile extraordinary mil itary precautions have been taken to quell any internal troubles. Gen. Correa, the minister for war and his secretaries, are working day and night. A second call has been issued for the Canary island reserves and ad ditional forces of home infantry and cavalry are being raised while the ar tillery is being augmented by two pieces to each battery. The peninsular armies will take up 220,000 men by July 15. The railroads are preparing war trains on all lines, and carriages are in readiness at all the garrison stations. A high authority, however, expresses the opinion that the rank and file of the soldiers are inclined to condemn the war and feel they are being driven to bloodshed for unjust cause by scheming politicians and he therefore doubts the army's attitude in the event of civil troubles. The officers, too, while anxious for war, are divided on the question of loyalty to the various claimants to the throne. This question of succession is an important factor in a terribly tense situation. It is believed fhe government is anxious to find a pretext to arrest Gen. Weyler, fearing the part he might play in the event of trouble breaking out. AFTER KLONDIKE GOLD. Probable Mission of the Spanish Privateer in the Pacific. San Francisco, July 8. The report from Washington that a Spanish priva teer is hovering off the coast of British Columbia, is not credited here. Some time ago it was reported that a man named Brown had cabled from Vic toria to the Spanish authorities at Ma drid, asking for letters of marque to fit out a privateer and prey upon the treasure ships coming from Mie Klon dike. At the time this was thought to be merely an advertising scheme to re vive the waning interest in the Klon dike gold fields and no trace of Brown could be found at Victoria. If a Spanish privateer is really cruis ing off British Columbia she will have rich picking. The steamers Roanoke and St. Paul are due to arrive almost any day from St. Michael with big ship ments of treasure to the North Amer ican Trading Transportation com pany and the Alaska Commercial com pany. The steamer Lelanaw is also due with returning prospectors and their "clean ups." The Roanoke and Le lanaw are bound ?or Seattle and the St. Paul for San Francisco. Leon Sloss, of the Alaska Commercial company when told of the alleged pri vateer said that of course such a thing was possible but he did not believe it. He placed the rumor on a par with last season's story that Chinese pirates con templated an attack on the Klondike fleet which story caused the govern ment to send a revenue cutter north to escort a treasure boat down. The United States gunboat Wheeling is the only government vessel at pres ent in Alaskan waters and she is con veying a surveying expedition to the Yukon. CHECKED BY FLOODS. Movement of Army Troops at Manila Impeded. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Cavite, Philippine Islands, July 4, via Hong Kong, July 8. Floods in the country districts are hindering the ad vance of the American troops. Rear Admiral Dewey has given notice that he will not allow any more refu gees removed from Manila on board shin. The German cruiser Cormorant left here today for Iloilo where the British gunboats Pigmy and Rattler are in the harbor. Weather Indications. Chicago, July 8. For Kansas: Local rains this afternoon; fair tonight and Saturday; variable winds. PLAINJTALK. Attorney General Boyle De clares For Resubmission In a Letter to the State Tern- perance Union. OPPOSED TO THE LAW, But Promises to Prosecute Lie nor Cases Faithfully. Draws the Line on the Appoint ment of Assistant Attorneys. Attorney General Boyle today sent his reply to the secretary of the state temperance union outlining his position, on the prohibitory law. Mr. Boyle says that he is a lesubmissionist and will not appoint assistant attorney genera's to assist in enforcing the law but that when it becomes his duty to prosecute liquor cases he will do so. Following is his letter: T. E. Stephens, Esq., Topeka, Kansas. Dear Sir Yours as secretary of the Kansas State Temperance union, and of date June 22, 1S9S, received. Delay in answering has been unavoidable. Your inquiry is to the effect that as I have been nominated for attorney gen eral, the temperance union desires me to furnish it my views of the duty of an, attorney general, touching the enforce ment of the prohibitory liquor law. Ami further, what my purpose is in refer ence to the enforcement of this special statute in the event of my election. The inquiry you make is frank and to the point, and dt is my purpose to swer you in the same spirit. The union is entitled to the information requested. and I desire to so express myself that no one can fail to understand ray posi tion. The suggestion naturally occurs,w- are the duties of an attorney gene reference to the enforcement of the hibitory law? As I understand statute his duties are twofold. First, it devolves upon him to attend! to liquor cases as well as all other crim inal suits that go to the appellate courts or to the supreme court. Second, whenever, in his judgment, the facts warrant it, it Is his duty to ap point assistant attorney generals to take charge of the practical prosecution of liquor cases. In other words, as sistant attorney generals may be ap pointed by the attorney general when ever it is made to appear that the coun ty attorney fails to do his duty in en forcing the prohibitory law. The statute makes it mandatory upon the attorney general to attend to cases appealed from the trial court; and I consider it the duty of an attorney gen eral to earnestly, and to the best of his ability, prosecute liquor cases so ap pealed, and in the event of my election I shall faithfully pursue such a course. The other duty, that is the appoint ment of assistant attorney generals, in volves, of necessity, the exercise of dis cretion. It is in the exercise of this discretion that a man's judgment will in the very nature of things, be influ enced by his sympathy for or against the policy of this class of sumptuary legislation. I am not a prohibitionist. I am not in sympathy with the spirit of the law. I desire to do my duty in all things, yet I frankly admit that in the exercise of discretion in appointing assistant at torney generals my Judgment may be more or less influenced by my convic tions. Thus far I have appointed no assistant attorneys to enforce this law. Whenever an attorney general has m the past exercised this power there has resulted enormous expense to the coun ty, bitter dissension in the locality, and the results have never amounted to anything so far as the better enforce ment of the law is concerned. Disguise it as much as you will, the 'plain fact is that where the local sentiment is strongly against the law, it te simply an irritation and expense to send as sistant attorneys to such a locality. It is a begging of the question to say that horse stealing might be popular in cer tain localities, hence the law could not be enforced against horse stealing. There is a broad difference between a law that declares against the commis sion of an act that is in its very nature criminal a crime per se and a law which seeks to regulate what a mart shall eat and drink. My position can be briefly stated to this effect: First: I will honestly, and to the best of my ability, prosecute all liquor cases coming to the supreme court or appellate court. Second: I am not in favor of appointing assistant attorney generals never hava appointed any sine 1 have occupied th:s position, and in all probability will not as long as I continue to occupy it. I trust I have made myself thoroughly understood. I have expressed these sen timents with the greatest respect for tha good men and women who are devoted to the principles represented by our prohibi tory law; and. although they may not ap prove my official attitude. I trust they will give me the credit of honest cand..r. I know the custom has been for candi dates to dodcre this issue. In other words they have literally followed the injunction of the great Apostle Paul: They became all things to all men. The candidate wants votes, and, therefore, when in tha country districts, and where the sentiment is strongly prohibitory in character, his policv is and has been to advance the prohibition foot: but when in the larser cities, and where the sentiment Is strongly anti-prohibition, the resubmission or anti prohibition foot is shifted to the front. As for myself. I will admit that could be happy with either, were t'other dear charmer awav." But the day for flirta tion, double dealing and hypocrisy is past. The people are entitled to know what men will do if elected to office. I hope there will be no misunderstanding as to mypo sition. Very respectfully, goyLK, Attorney General. SPANISH FOyilS GO UP London, July 8. Spanish 4s went up today on the rumor that Madrid is negotiating with Washington Sor peace, but the officials of the British foreign office say there are no indications that peace is being negotiated. Wrecked Schooner Sighted. Seattle. Wn., July 8. Captain Cris tensen, of the schooner Eliza Miller, re ports that on June 23, he sighted the hull of a wrecked schooner, 245 miles off Coes Bav, thought to be the Namod, which left Shanghai for Seattle last De cember, carrying ten people.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JUET 8, 1898. NO NEWPOLIGY. Senator Harris Sajs tlie Annex ation of Hawaii Is a Beginning: in Indispensable Military System. REPLIES TO CRITICS. Suggests There Is No Cause For Alarm And Explains Why lie Approyes the Action. Replying to objections as to his atti tude with reference to Hawaiian an nexation United States Senator Harris In a letter to John P. St. John ol Olathe Bays: "It seems to me that you. in com mon with others who are opposed to the annexation of Hawaii, are unnecessari ly alarmed as to the result of this ac tion. Since 1S42 there is no question but what our policy in regard to the Hawaiian Islands has been one that has expressly declared tne relations of the Islands to be such in regard to our defense and commercial interests that no other nation could possibly be per mitted to occupy them, and while we from time to time have disclaimed any Intention ourselves in that direction, yet there has also been constant ex pression that in the course of time cir cumstances would be such as to com pel their annexation to this country, so that I think the president in his mes sage of June 15, lS'JT, was entirely cor rect when he asserted that annexation was a consummation of our former policy and not a change. "I have taken my position In regard to it entirely from the standpoint as developed in the present war with Spain of military necessity. I believe that the possession of Hawaii, with an adequate military and naval station there, the construction of the Nicara gua canal and the possession of Porto Kico, with a similar station, are three parts of a military system that are all absolutely Indispensable to our future security. So far asterritory is con cerned, it seems to me there is no ground for the accusation of any terri torial aggrandizement as the motive in thi3 matter. The territory of these islands is too insignificant to be con sidered a matter of any great impor tance. If they were simply single little Islands, one on the Atlantic front and the other in the middle of the Pacific, the matter would not be changed In the least. "So far as their requiring an increase in our navy is concerned, while it is undoubtedly true that the palpable policy and interests of the country will require a larger navy than we have had before, yet the possession of these points of vantage will increase the ef ficiency of whatever naval power we may have to such an extent that it will be an economy instead of an additional expense. Without these points wa would undoubtedly have to have four times the naval force that will be nec essary if they are in our possession. I do not think that the nation will con sent ever to be again in the absolutely helpless condition in which it found itself when hostilities began in April last. "We will undoubteaiy have not a large standing army, but a larger army with a skeleton organization which can be filled up rapidly so as to be an ef ficient factor in any future trouble. We will also add to our naval strength, and It is a matter of regret that we have not done so sooner. We are indebted to MY. Tilden for his urgent advice in that direction for what little modern navy we had, and unquestionably the coun try will support the policy of making this more efficient. "It Is semewhat mortifying to think that even a fifth rate power like Spain should have been able to have held us at awn's length for so long. Had we had a hundred or a hundred and twenty-five thousand men in the regular army, and had we had anything like such a navy as our Immense coast line would Justify, we could have taken pos session of trfe island of Cuba in less than three weeks after the declaration of war. As it is we have been forced to take time to prepare ourselves and thereby give them time to so fortify and entrench themselves that it has required double the number of troops with quadruple the loss of life that would have been required in the first instance. "I can not see why it should be thought that taking these points purely as military stations should in any way give countenance to the Idea that we are embarking on any policy of terri torial aggrandizement. "There may be here and there a hot headed individual in the senate or in the house who says something of this sort, but I can not find anywhere any real feeling of that kind. Providence has practically placed us In possession of the Philippines without any intention or violation on our part, ai g we will undoubtedly take our own time to set tle and determine what shall be done there. We can not afford to permit dictation by Russia, Germany, or any other power, and I believe that we will be able to decide the question as to those islands in the right way at the right time. I am sure there is no general desire to make them an in tegral part of our territory. To what extent we can assist them in estab lishing self-government or how best to arrange for their future are problems yet to be determined. I would utterly abhor and repudiate any desire or in tention on the part of this government to acquire territory for the sake of ad ditional territory, but to acquire mili tary points of immense value strateg ically is a matter of paramount neces sity, it seems to me, in the present con dition of things. "The present war has demonstrated clearly that the dreams of universal pesine which some sentimental people indulged in a year ago are utterly with out foundation, and as our commercial interests must necessarily expand and grow we must be prepared to solve the problems which will result from con flicting interests. "I would myself much prefer to have seen annexation accomplished by treaty rather than by joint resolution, as by treaty seems to be the more regular way. We have annexed territory here tofore by treaty and by conquest, in every case obtaining simply a portion of the territory of the other contracting party. In this case, however, a new phase is put upon the transaction by the fact that for the first time here is a complete surrender of the autonomy of the party of the second part and an absolute absorption of the entire terri tory and extinction of the existing gov ernment. As it is a new case it can hardly be saiu to be governed by the jprttcftdQUta heretofore established." W'M'i" i g-3Z?3r-f J C3 ,Y r rrzrTY-gJ m (10 Jf ijj LfW h J1 ft' ill II i 8 COLONEL FREDERICK DENT GRANT. (Fourteenth New York Volunteers.) PATRIOTIC CHOIR GIRL. Refuses to Sing a Spanish. Hymn in Church. New York, July 8. Miss Etta Tillman of Matteawan. N. Y.. is a deeply religious young woman. She is intensely patriotic, too, and true patriotism Is the sister of true religion. Miss Tillman has a fine alto voice and is one of the quartette choir of the Pres hvterlan church of Matteawan. Last Sunday. In church, this American girl re fused to sing a hymn that was set to the tune of the "Old Spanish Hj'mn." Even Spanish music is repugnant to her loyalty to her country. The Rev. Mr. Peter Beekman. a visiting clergvman filled the pulpit of the Pres bvter'lan church last Sunday. He asked Miss Hadeau the church organist, to se lect the hymns for the day. and one of the hvitms she chose is arranged to be sun; to the music of the "Old Spanish Hvmn." The moment In the services arrived for sinning this hymn: the choir arose. Miss Tl'.iman. Miss Inez Weed, the soprano: Charles Bingham, the tenor, and Howard C. Duff, the bass. Miss Badeau played a few bars on the organ and the choir be gan to sing but not Miss Tillman. She stood in her place, her lips tightly compressed, calmlv returning the wonder ing gaze of her fellow choristers and of the good church people, who instantly missed her sympathetic volc and mar veled much. I will sine: no Spanish songs," said the good American girl after the services, "last of all in church. There, at least, one should be sincere." SIX HELD FOR MURDER. Into this country and deliver him into tho hands of the authorities. Whether the officers have acted upon these suggestions or not they decline to say, but almost simultaneously with the receipt of this letter Chief Wilkie left Washington. Since then all information regarding- his movements has been kept secret. When inquiry was made yester day, however, as to the disappearance of JVeutenant Carranzi.it was su-'gepted that he might appear in the city of New York, in which case he would immediately be taken to a military prison and convicted by his own letter, which, was secured some time ago. It is reported from Montreal that Lieu tenant Carranza left in a small boat for a tour of personal observation of the northern coast of the United States. As soon as the boat left the Canadian waters he would be liable to capture by the American authorities, and no one could hold thern to account. If captured. Lieu tenant Carranza would probably be (sen tenced to death. CASE OF "MOON EYES." Ship'i Finals of the Chicago Building Trades Council Trouble. Chicago, July 8. Six men are under arrest at the Central police station charg with participating in the murder of John J. Finnegan, late president of the American Federation of Steam En gineers, on June 30 at the Building Trades' Council building:. Five of the men Wm. Cavanaugh, M. J. Sullivan, Lawrence Cullen, Thomas McQueen. and T. O. White were before Justice Fos ter at the Harrison street station on Mondav. and their cases continued un til next Saturday, when the coroner will make an investigation. The sixth, ar rested by Detectives Roach and Brown, is Joseph Sullivan, alias "Red Joe." All are members of the Stonecutters' union. Captain Colleran says no more arrests will be made in the case. Detective John H an ley charges the men with beating Finnegan on the night of June 30 and leaving him in the hallway at 1S9 Washing-ton street. Fin negan died at the county hospital last Friday. Cavanaugh. Cullen, and the two Sullivans are charged with murder. McQueen and White are held as acces sories. John Weber, who went to the meeting of the Hoisting Engineers' union on Thursday night with Finnegan and narrowly escaped receiving a similar beating, has positively identified the men as the guilty persons. The police say they are confident they will con vict the men. Weber says that Cavanaugh, Cullen, and Sullivan made the fatal assault, and the other two were near at hand ready to offer assistance. WAR TELEPHONES. Signal Corps Has Put Up Lines of Communication. Washington, July 8. The officers of the signal corps with Shafter's army are keeping pace fully in establishing telegraphic communication in every di rection where the army makes its move. Today a dispatch was received from Major Green, who is the signal corps officer on Shafter's staff, showing that three lines of telephone wire have been established and that they extend up to within ,200 yards of the advance works of the American army. The officials have an adequate supply of telephones with them and are put ting these Instruments up as rapidly as the wires are stretched. Major Green's dispatch was dated at the headquarters of the army, near Santiago, and came to the United States via Playa del Este. He adds that he found the telephones in the captured Spanish intrenclxmenta of Santiago in perfect form. WHERE IS CARRANZA? Chief of Spanish. Spies May Be in Cus tody. "Washington., July 8. The mystery of the disappearance from Montreal of Lieuten ant Carranza, chief of the Spanish spy sys tem, is possibly due to the work, of John Wilkie, chief of the government secret service bureau, who, it is surmised here, may have captured him- Carranza left Montreal on Monday, and Chief Wilkie disappeared from Washington at about the same time. About a week'apo Chi Wilkie received from a citizen of Canada a proposition to entice I.i u ena m C.i rransa-1 cross t he Can adian border tn a point within the limits of the United States, where he could be captured by officers of the secret service, or to kidnap him, bodily and bring- him 's Crow Blind With Moon Blink Reach Port- Philadelphia, July 8. The overdue Brit ish bark John Gambles, Captain Wielke. from Sourbaya. Java, with a cargo of sugar, arrived here a few days ago after a voyage frnught with terrible dangers. About May 23. while on the equator, the members of the crew became affected in a most peculiar manner by the fumes aris ing from the cargo. They lost their sight a t night and could see only in the sun shine. Captain Wielke says the men fell all over each other at night and he feared that at any moment all hands might be bereft of sight. While lying down in this region under the powerful rays of the tropical sun the cargo began to steam and vapors arose from it so as to blacken all the paint work and render life on board almost un bearable. As the days wore on the greater became the heat, and all hands were be ginning to lose their sight. At first only two or three of the men were affected this way. but gradually it worked on until everyone on boa i d, excepting Captain Wielke. complained of not being able to see. Their eyes became terribly inflamed and they lost all appetite. Affairs on board became most serious. The oflicers believe that the fumes aris ing from the cargo caused the difficulty, and are afraid that they have been per manently injured. One man was sent to the hospital yesterday immediately the vessel was berthed. He is almost stone blind and slicrht hopes are entertained that his sight will be restored. The affection of the eyes from which the crew suffered is believed by seafaring men. to be what is known as "moon blink. Some years ago a ship arrived in New York from a "deep water" voyage with her crew similarly affected. CROMWELL'S MACE. Two Bare Belies Owned by a Chicago Woman. Chicago, July 8. Mrs. M. K. Sleeper of this city is the possessor of two pieces of ivory of unusual interest and value. The first one in point of value Is the mace used by Oliver Cromwell. This instru ment is twenty-two- inches long and weighs four pounds. On one side are marks which may be hieroglyphics. The mace js yellow with age, but In such a state jof preservation that genera tions yet unborn might use it with effect. It came into Mr. Sleeper's possession over forty-five years ago. At that time he was a manufacturer of parasols and um brellas in Philadelphia, and procured the mace through one of his agents, who was sent to London to purchase silks and ivory. At the Inn where the agent took up his abode was discovered the historic piece of ivory, and the agent, who was always on the qui vive for curios for Mr. Sleeper, who had the mania for "collecting," In duced the innkeeper to transfer the own ership, not without substantial consider ation. At the time the old house of parliament was destroyed, one of the workmen en gaged in trying to save something from the museum picked up the mace, which had silver caps on the ends, with the in scription telling its history. Wishing only the silver, which he removed and sold, he gave the mace to his friend, the inn keeper, who treastirer it until purchased by Mr. Sleeper's agent. The affidavit of the innkeeper was past ed upon the mace when Mr. Sleeper be came owner of it. and although yellow wun age it remained until a snort Time w lit ii ii leu mil itu li 1 1 ia oiecpei have never questioned the authenticity of the article. The other curio is a piece of elephant's tusk, in which a bullet is imbedded, with, no trace of where it entered. One of Mr. Sleeper's workmen, in sawing through the ivory, broke his saw and discovered the cause of the accident to be this bullet, wnicn muse nave emerea tne tusk when the animal was quite young, as it is much over 1 years since hammered bullets were made and such a one is here imbed ded. The head curator of the Philadel phia museum examined it over twenty years ago and pronounced it very xre and valuable. This piece has also been in Mrs. Sleeper's possession over forty years. 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 j when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids di- j gestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, j and children, as well as adults, can f drink it with great benefit. Costa about 4 as much as coffee, la and 25c I ODEI Real Live Bargains We are of fer ing some real live bargains for this week. End-clearing op lines in our Clothing Depart-! ment. It will pay you well to investigate. They have on them! NEW MODEL PRICES, which are always the lowest prices com patible with reliable merchandise. A Special in Men's Suits. Is a variety of Cas-; simere Suits. Black Thibets. Suits that; sold up to $3.50 a suit will be sold Saturday at special price of D D $6.95 A Special in Men's Odd Pants I lO doz-Cassimere and Cheviot pants. Black or mixed colors; thoroughly well made good fitters: are worth, from $1.50 to $1.95. Will be sold' Saturday at special price of R 1 25. Best line of men's Cottonade work- ing pants in the city; every pair war- J rrntea not to rip at prices from 69c i to $i.uu. A Special in Bov's Ions Pant Suits. An elegant line of strictly all-wool iassimere suits in light or mixed shades; elegantly made; perfect fit-i ting. Sold on the Avenue at S7-50. Our regular price $5.75. Saturday's special price j4.75. A Special in Bov's Knee Pant Suits. 15(3 Boy's Cassimere and Cheviot) Knee Pant Suits. Fancy mixtures or Diacit. n,very suit well made. Satur- J day's special price S1.25. A Special in Boy's Snee Pants. SO dox. strictly all-wool Knee Pants. J Elegant patterns, made with patent waistband. 75c qualites Satuday'sj special price 50"!. Men's Crash Hats, 25 c quality lOo. 1 men s urasn XLats, cue quality 393i Special Prices on all Boy's and Hen's straw liats. 50 dox Men's fine, soft Percale Shirt3, with cuffs detached white collar I bands; best shirt in the city for 50c. j Boy's fine Cotton Sweaters, the 60o 5 quality 39c. j I OTS of Summer Comforts at the Busy Corner, Sixth and Qumcy. ry Goods Une bale standard LL brown Muslin,regular Jr 6c quality, Saturday per yard.. i pl i il l t mjr m une case soic nnisn Dieacnea iuus- j l Steven's all-pure Linen, brown il r crash, Saturday per yard f-L 75c white crochet bed spread, hemmed, ready for use, fVC foaturday, each f U w 1.25 "White crochet Bed Spreads, extra large and heavy, hemmed ready for use, QCp Saturday each ..530" Full bleached Table Damask, 54 inches I Qr wide, Saturday per yard I One lot white checked Nainsook, 3 styles, Q- Saturday per yard One lot plain white India Linen, Q- Saturday per yard 0 Light and medium effects in Lawn and Cotton Challies, about 50 bolts left, ORP Saturday per pattern of 12 yards U" Ladies' White Duck ready made Dress Skirts, full sweepfiQp and 5-inch hem, each 03 laaies Drown urasn reaay-maae jy; i o l i n j as i i '.or PSS lK I I S. Will f'MSL Villi T? 1 'fca'Vik.? i4i ui rjv ai.zD on the Avenue, our x I price, each Ladies' ready-made White Lawn Aprons, I flf each I Special Prices On Low Cut Shoes. I i I fli rt rtn Special Price p 1 J 0 1.48 i -4 1 Ladies' Pine Kid Lace Low Cut. black or chocolate hand turned, perfect ting. i Ladies' Chocolate Lace Low Cut, cloth top, hand turn ed, all sizes, all widths. Special Price Ladies' Wine colored Lace, I Low Cut, coin toe. For- T morly sold fet 1.75. f OR I Special Price l?liWtf J 'Ladies' Dong. Lace, Low Cut, -coin or opera toes, McKay sewed. CJ f Q Q Special Price ipl.OO Ladies' good ser viceable Choco late Lace, Low Cuts, all sizes, McKay sewed. CJ f n r Special Price.. liUU Misses' Strap and Bow San dal, tan or black McKay sewed, all sizes. Special Price.. Misses' Dong. Oxford, hand turned heel, pat. tip. In; sizes, 1, 14 and only. Special Price Misses' Dong. Spring Heel, Lace, Low Cut, pat. tip, all sizes. Special Price Misses' Chocolate Spring Heel, Lace, Low Cut, coin fl R toe tip. Special Price 1? 1 U l Children's Chocolate Lace, Low Cut, Spring Heel, coin toe tip. Special Price Child's Ox-Blood or Black Strap and Bow SandaL Most every size. Special Price 98c 50c 98c 98c 89c The New Model Supply Store. Kemper Paxtons. Sixth and Quincy. 0n Our Bargain Counters You Will Find. Ladies' Low Shoes 1 98c Ladies' Solid 2, 3 and Z at Slippers, worth $1.25 at 60c, 75c and I Leather Shoes in 75 c. Boys' Goat I for 69c I l 1 $25,000 FOR A DITORCE. Wedding Kept Secret a Quarter of a Century. New York, July 8. Under an agree ment that he should pay his wife $25, 000, in lieu of all claims, John feck, of Haveratraw, N. T., has been granted an absolute divorce. The announce ment will recall the marital difficulties which led to the divorce and caused several sensational incidents, among them a suit for $50,000 brought against a wealthy widow by Mrs. Peck. Peck is a member of the firm of Peck Brothers, brlckmakers, of Haverstraw, and manager of the wealthy Scott es tate. Though he was believed until a few years ago to be a single man, lit igation over some property disclosed the fact that in October, 1869, he had married Elizabeth Gardiner, then em ployed as a seamstress in his father's family, in Rutherford, N. J. Four chil dren nad been born to them, yet they had not lived openly together during nearly 25 years, and the marriage was a well-kept secret. Haverstraw was astounded in April, 1897, by the news that Mrs. Peck had brought suit against Mrs. Carrie G. Scott, widow of a member of the firm of Scott, Bennett Rowan. She charged that Mrs. Scott had alienated her hus band's affections, and demanded $r0,000 damages. Mrs. Scott had appointed Peck her agent in the estate and their business relations necessarily brought them much together. Public sympathy seemed to be with Mrs. Scott, who was most estimable woman. She was pros trated by the notoriety resulting from the suit, but protested that the charges were utterly unfounded. It became known meanwhile that Peck had previously served his wife with papers in a suit for absolute di vorce on the ground of abandonment. The case against Mrs. Scott was never tried, and the interest subsided, until September, 1S97, when Peck was ar rested on his wife's charge of abandon ment. This case did not reach the trial Stpfck established a legal residence In North Dakota and pushed his suit. Tes timony was taken before a referee, and the abandonment charge against his wife was sustained despite her general denial. Then negotiations were opened between the opposing counsel, and it was agreed that Peck should pay his wife $25,000 in consideration of which she would not oppose the suit further. DODGE WAR TAX. REAL FIGHTING PARSON. The Manufacturers Will Bring Suit Against Chicago Express Companies. Chicago. July 8. The directors of the Illinois Manufacturers' association have determined to appeal to the courts in or der to compel the express companies to place revenue stamps on receipts and bins of lading. In the opinion of the manu facturers this obligation falls upon the maker of the instrument and not on the shipper, and legal steps will be taken to settle the question. The express companies insist that the shipper must affix the stamp, inasmuch as the law on the subject appears to be a trifle vague. We will do your launary work on short order withoutout extra charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. The electric fans now operated in Santa Fe Route dining cars are desir able and seasonable accessories to an already unsurpassed service. There Is no pain or discomfort when Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment 19 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. Stansfleld, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy. Cor. 6th and Topeka Ave. Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip ped with electric fans. Kansas Man Enlists With Oklahoma Volunteers. Guthrie, Ok., July 8. The examina tion of the enrolled men for enlistment In Captain Harry Barnes' company of the Oklahoma battalion was resumed with a rush. The men were listed al phabetically. The examination was not rigid ;a man's general appearance seem ed to be the test. Little attention was paid to vision and hearing, many men being accepted without any question as to their eyes or ears. Probably the most unique recruit ac cepted was J. S. Davis of Fallis, Lin coln county, who has already been giv en the name of "the fighting parson." Davis is a minister in the M. E. church and has been employed in evangelical work In Oklahoma for the last four .years. Until two years ago he had a regular charge. Since then he has been blacksmithing during the week and preaching on Sundays. Davis is a san dy, red-haired man, with keen gray eyes, eyebrows that meet and a thin, aquiline "fighting nose." He already has the reputation of a fighter, without having fired a shot. It is told of him that vhenever rowdies became too ob streperous in his rural congregations, "Parson" Davis did not wait for a coun cil of war, but plunged into the midst of the disturbance and threw the hood lums bodily out of the church. Mr. Davis was asked why, as a man of peace, he had enlisted. He said: "Well, it's just this way: We are in it now and the quickest way to get out of it is to go down there and lick those fellows. I feel that I am called to fight for my country. My wife thinks so, too. and was the first to suggest it. She said: 'John, I'm ready to go home as soon as you are ready to enlist, and I think you had better get your things in shape.' I have done so, and she will go to her fattier, C. E. Malcomb, at Marion, Kan., and work in his real es tate office until I come back. I am go ing as a private. I am a Missourian and used to belong to company 13 at Butler, in Bates county." "Parson" Davis is stooped from pounding on his anvil, but his muscles are as hard as iron. When he was ex amined he was told to expand his chest. He ran the tape out three Inches and was told to stop. He appeared chagrin ed because he was not allowed to ex pand six inches, which he did afterward on the street. W. P. Baker, regimental surgeon, is conducting the examination. FEAlFriPilOID FEVER. suffering with typhoid. Complaint is made that th government has supplied no lime or other disinfectant. M'KINLEY MEMORIAL. Red Tape at Camp Alger Much Trouble. Causes Washington, July 8. Gen. Garretson, commanding the Second brigade, First division, at Camp Alger, Va., sent for the colonels of the regiments which make up the brigade for the purpose of holding a conference. The fear of typhoid still prevails in the camp, and Majors Parke and De vine, acting surgeons, have been invest igating conditions tending to produce this malady. One of these surgeons said yesterday that "one patient could put the whole camp on its back." The water supply is Itoked upon as the principal source of danger. Some of the wells are sunk to a depth of 65 of 70 feet, but it is said to be possible for the germs of typhoid to reach that depth, owing to the sandy nature of the soil. The surgeon making the investigation say that if when their report is made Chief Surgeon Girard persists in hold ing that the water is pure they will for ward their report to the war depart ment. Gen. Gobin has promised to see that this is done in case Col. Girard maintains his position. A special commission has been ap pointed to Investigate conditions in the quarters of the New York cavalry, which now has five men at Fort Myer New Yorkers Commend the Conduct of the War. Washington, July 8. John C. Calhoun, vice president, and Dr. James M. King, chairman of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, have presented to the president a mem orial In behalf of the society. It be stowed praise for the president's splen did management of the war with Spain and eulogized the impartial and unsec tional army and navy appointments made by him. It referred to the ap pointment of Gen. M. C. Butler and Gen. Fred D. Grant as instances of the fact that sectionalism has been thor oughly wiped out. On behalf of the Empire State soci ety Dr. King will, at Camp Alger, pre sent Gen. Butler with a beautiful horse and trappings. Mr. Calhoun has also sent to Gen. Grant a beautiful sword. MEDDLESOME PARENT. Interference in His Son's Family Gets Him in the Supreme Conrt. A suit has been filed in the supreme court in which there may be found a warning for fathers with sons. Flora Baker was a country lass who lived with her parents on a farm in Shawnee county near the Osage line. James Eagon lived with his father, John Eagon just across the county line. James Eagon admired Flora Ba ker but for some reason the elder Ea gon did not approve of the apparently mutual attachment. But James Eagon married Flora Baker just the same. The ayung couple remained at the home of the bride for three weeks and then went to James Eagon's home. The father refused to talk to his daughter-in-law and for some time there was no change in the situation. Finally Eagon, the elder, concluded that the flame of love was somewhat less fierce than it had been and he proposed to his son that he abandon his wife. He offered to pay all his expenses as a student at Baker university if he would do so. The young man accepted the proposition and went to school and the young wife was sent back home. Then Mrs. Eagon, the younger, arose in her wrath and sued her meddling father-in-law for $15,000 damages. She was awarded $4,000 and now the case has been appealed. SHAVED WITH A SPOON. New York Burglar's Plan to Escape Identification. New York. July 8. It was a spoon of base metal, such as one would expect to eat one's food with in jail. Nevertheless, Edward Deaney fashioned it Into a razor and shaved oft his mustache with it. He was arrested on Wednesday for a burg lary In North Plainfleld, N. J.. and the Newark poLice took steps to have him identified as the man who had been let ting himself into houses there by me,ans of skeleton keys. The only means by which Deaney could hope to confuse his identity was to shave off his mustache. But the trick availed him not. A little girl who had seen him enter a house was asked to pick out the robber from a proup of prisoners. "That's the man!'' she cried, pointing at Deaney, "only he's shaved his mustache off." GOES TO HER FATHER. Daughter of Joe Wheeler Will Minis ter to Him. Tampa, July 8. General Joseph Whee ler's daughter Annie, who has been in training as a nurse since the war began, has gone to Cuba on a Red Cross ship to take care of her father. "Fighting Joe's" age, he is 62 years old, makes the heat and exposure of battle doubly hard. BY-GONE DAYS. Frank Whitaker Exhumes Some Re minders of Old Times. Frank Whitaker, in looking over some old papers of the family, found a card advertising a hotel which was started !n Topeka in 1SC6 and was located on the site where the postoffice.now stands. It was called the Topeka House. The pro- Srietors were James J. S. Garvey Co. Ir. Garvey was a brother of W. C. Gar vey, station agent of the Santa Fe. The card is printed In blue and red iik and contains the following: 1866. 1866. TOPEKA HOUSE. Immediately opposite the state build- ings, Topeka, Kansas. Omnibuses for the depot, and stages for all parts of the state, leave the house daily. JAS. J. S. GARVEY Sc. CO. Proprietors. He also has In his possession a copy of the Topeka Daily Blade of the Issue of September 7, 1S76. This paper was edit ed by J. Clarke Swayze, who was after ward murdered in a quarrel. The paper changed hands from time to time and changed name, and the State Journal is the lineal successor of it. Mineral Water. The finest In the west. Come and try It. J. W. PHILLIPS, 12 West Eishtn St. Time to Act. WHEN THE BODY IS NOT AT ITS BEST LOOK TO THE KIDNEYS. The Discovery of J ohn Morrow Has Placed the Means of Re storing Health in Every body's Power. When the human body is entirely free from pain and the nerves are strong and the senses keen, when severe mus cular exertion is a joy and the individ ual labors hopefully to achieve tha success in life that ambition urges him toward then Is certain that the kid neys are working properly and health fully and the whole body feels tha good results. When the reverse of these conditions exist it is time to give careful attention to the health. The kidneys are like a key-stone In an arch. Their function Is to keep ail parts of the body In the harmony of good health. But when the kidneys get out of order every part suffers. First, usually, there Is pain in the small of the back. Headaches, nervousness and pain in urinatinir follow, and the sys tem is all run dc n. To check kidney disease In these ear liest stages or to cure cases of many years standing, there is nothing better known to the medical world than Mor row's Kidneoids. The remedy discov ered by John Morrow, the great Amer ican chemist, is put up in little yellow tablets, which, despite their small size, have great power over the kidneys. A grateful letter from a well known grocer of Springfield, Ohio, Mr. F. A. Lewis, tells how the Kidneoids act. Mr. Lewis writes: "I have taken two boxes of Morrow's Kidneoids and have been wonderfully benefitted. From the burning sensa tion and the retention of urine,- I was positive that I was suffering from kid ney trouble. I had taken many reme dies without success, and finally decid ed to try Morrow's Kidneoids. The ef fect was almost instantaneous, and I am thankful that I was able to discov er such a cure. To those wishing re lief I can recommend thi3 remedy." Morrow's Kidneoids are now on sale generally. If not to be had of your dealer, they will be sent postpaid upon receipt of 50 cents per box, or six boxes for $2.50, by the Herb Medicina Co Springfield, Ohio.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JTJEY8 1898, 3 The largest I line of I Negligee I Shirts in the City I $2.00 I Strictly 7 RAILROAD MEWS. Santa Fe Pacific Improvements Now in Progress. Mate It Superior to Coast Ter minal Rivals. POOLING OF ENGINES. Reduces Number in Santa Fe Service. Supt. Stillwell Has a Letter From the Irish Poet. Material Improvements are now being made on the Santa Fe Pacific and the track grade is being raised to avoid the washouts. In some places the grade has been rais ed six or seven feet. A series of ditches along the sides have been put in. They lead to large culverts under the track at given distances and the ditches thorough ly drain the surrounding country and carry the water under the track by means of the large stone culverts. For many years the rains have played rivoc with the track, but with the new system of ditches and the raising of the track the trouble will bs avoided. New and heavier steel is being laid and the bridges are being rebuilt. A new eating house has been built at "Wlnslow, and when the improvements are completed the Santa Fe Pacific will be the finest road with a. terminal on the coast. FROM THE IKISH POET. Supt Stillwell Finds An Amusing Ap plication For Work. Every railroad official, during the course of his official career, receives many appli cations for employment which are re markable communications in different ways. While cleaning out his desk this week W. H. Stillwell, assistant general superintendent of the Rock Island, un earthed the following application, sent to him in 1n!5 by a daughter of Erin resid ing in Mapleton. Tvlonroe county, Iowa. In connection with this poetic appeal it may be said that Jlr. Stillwell was suf ficiently moved to give the "ould man" a. position, which he is yet holding: "Mr. Stillwell. dear sir, -will ye's plaze take the time To scan these few words in me poor bit o' rhyme; As I ask of ye kindly, an' it's sure no dis grace. To be just after givin' me ould man a pi rice. An' three, Pat's a jewel, so thrue an' so kind, "VTid a ciane heart an' hand an' a sinsl ble mind. But gitthig too old to be workin' around. An' plowin' an' diggin' our bread from the ground. We've two little childer", an' sure they are sweet, But faith they need vittles, an' shoes for their feet; An' Pat, bless the darlint, has rheumatics bad. Tho' he'd do quite a bit if a chance cud be had. Euf he's not up in spellin' an' writin' like sum. So he can't be a banker wid a Canada plum; Tet he's not ouite a granehorn, for, thanks be to God, 'Tis over tin years since he left the ould sod, Where the praties were scarce, an' the bit o" the green Was owned by thlm landlords, the manest I've seen. He is most dacint lookin', wld hair gray, not red. An' the swatest of teeth, like pearls set in his head. An his eyes-like the sthars that are twir.Klin' wid light, While his mouth, O 'twould sind you clane wild wid delight. I'm sure there are places the darlint can till. That naded good slnse, if one hadn't great skill. I've no;i; ed at crossings sometimes there's a house. In faith but that small, only fit for a mouse. An' I've thot if me Pat could git such a berth, I'd just be the gladdest ould wife upon earth. He surely cud flutter that bit of a rag. The red on that stick ye'd call it a flag; Or tind to a tank, or a bridge mavbe. too, lor sumthmg like that he cud a'lsiiy do ltd t0 show he'3 a rale honest From a praste an' a lawyer who know he s not bad. An' a bit o' pure gold he wears on his breast. The square an' the compass will tell ye tne rest. Eut he s so bashful an' fearin' to Bp I do that same wid a pride an' delight eliV ladiea yr heart will in An' bnt1ni3-a J?63"' bertn fr this dar- 140,000 Miles Per Year. Pooling of Santa Fe Engines Econom ically Successful. Tnder the new system of pooling en Fines on the Santa Fe the number of en gines In service is greatly reduced On the passenger run from Topeka to Newton six engines were used under the old rules, and now, with the engines pooled and making two division there ere but three on the passenger run west In place of six heretofore. On the Kansas City to Arkansas Citv run, where three engines were formerly used, but two are now in service. The idea of pooling the engines is to tret a greater amount of work out of each en Sine. Under the old way an engine made -it r tWVYYYTTYY r AA O TOMORROW, Any Man's Suit in the House (except Worsteds). $IO.OO. J Any Boy's Suit in the House (age 4 to 15 years), $3-50. Between 5th and 6th. fWf. about 70,000 miles a year, and with the engines pooled it is expected for the en gines to make 70,000 miles in six months. DESTINATION NOT KNOWN. What Occurred Whan Two Gruff Offi cials Met. "It -was many years ago," said a re tired engineer, "that we had a division superintendent here who was rather short in his language and we also had a yard master who was just as short. Well, when the yard-master and the superintend ent got together no words were lost. One day the superintendent wanted to know where the engineer of a switch engine had gone. The engineer in question had just passed the yardniaster making a drop switch. The engine was going so fast that the vardmaster could not swing on, so he had "to walk. That made him hot. "Where has Smith gone?" asked the superintendent, meaning the engineer. "That way." pointing down tne track. "Where is" he going?" thdndered the su perintendent. "At the rate he was going," said the vardmaster, "he must have been going to hell or Tecumseh: I don't know which, but as Tecumseh is right on your road you might stop and see." REDUCED KATES. Western Lines Get Together for Kan sas Business. Reduced rates for the following Kan sas meetings have been declared by the Western Passenger association; Annual Young People's Alliance assem bly, Kansas conference Evangelical asso ciation, at Atchison, August 11 to lfi; fare and one-third from all points in Kansas and Missouri from which the one way rate to Atchison is $6 or less. Meeting of board of education at Fre donia, July 16; one and one-thrid fare from all points in Wilson county. Annual meeting Jsortheastern Kansas District Missionary Baptist association, Frankfort. July 12 to 18. One and one third fare from all points in Kansas from which the one way fare to Frankfort is $3.75 or less. Annual meeting- Pirnce Hall grand lodge A. F. A. M. of Kansas at Fore Scott, Au gust 8 to 13. One and one-third fare from all points in Kansas. Annual meeting International Order of Twelve, Knights and Daughters of Ta bor, Parsons, July 12 to 15. One and one third fare from all points in Kansas and Nebraska. Kmancipation celebration, Wichita, Au gust 4. One and one-third fare from all points within a radius of 50 miles. MANY CIRCUS DAYS. Forepaugh's Aggregation Will Not Come to Topeka. The Kansas roads have decided to grant a rate of one and one-third fare for all exhibitions of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers shows in this state this year. The shows will exhibit at the fol lowing towns on the following dates: Lawrence, July 19; Chanute, July 20; Pittsburg, July 21: Coffeyville, July 23; Wichita, Julv 25: Harper. July 26; Arkan sas City, July 27; Wellington, August 1; Eldorado, August 2; Kingman, August 3; Hutchinson, August 4; Great Bend. Au gust 5; Lyons, Augtist 6: Mc-Pherson, Au gust 8: Salina, August 9; Abilene, August 11: Concordia, August 15. The shows will exhibit at Guthrie, O. T., July 28, and Oklahoma City .July 29. LAS D FOR SETTLERS. Western Kansas Has 960,000 Acres Open to Homesteaders. "WaKeeney, July 8. This land district embracing the counties of Rush, Ness, Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, Ellis, Trego, Gove and Logran and the south tier of townships of the coun ties of Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas and Sherman, yet contains about 1,500 quarter sections of vacant land Which is open to homestead. Be sides the WaKeeney district also con tains a large number of homestead and timber entries which have been aban doned. The district is situated in a section of the state which is this year raising the largest wheat crop ever raised in the history of the settlement of any county in the district. The en tire district is inviting, more so this year than ever, and every dealer re ports more farm machinery sold than in any previous year. To Breakfast New Yorkers. San Francisco, July 8. The reception being arranged for the New York vol unteer regiment about to arrive here will take the form of an elaborate breakfast. Tables will be spread for 1,500 people and 100 ladies of the Red Cross will wait on the soldiers. The governor and his staff will probably be present. The expenses will be borne by a large number of former residents of New York, now citizens of San Francisco. Abused Wife's Petition. Mrs. Lou V. Millifcen has filed a suit in the district court for a divorce from Herbert A. Milliken. She claims that they were married October 25. lSy2. Some months afterward, she alleges, her husband struck her, knocking her down and causing internal injuries from which she still suffers. She in cludes the A. T. S. F. R. R. company in her suit and asks the court to re strain them from paying $150 due the husband until the case is settled. She asks for a divorce and the custody of her child, Francis O. Milliken, and that the defendant be required to pay the costs in the case. Dave Hanna Will Marry. Hill City, July 8. Friends of D. J. Hanna, of Hill City, ex-member of the legislature from Graham county, an nounce his engagement to a young lady residing in St. Paul, Minnesota, the wedding to occur in September. Mr. Hanna is vice president of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of this place, and is a large stock feeder and grain raiser. Straw and Crash Hats at Closing-out Prices. Strictly Cash Sale. VWV A BIT OF HISTORY. Something About the Past and Pres ent of WaKeeney. WaKeeney, July 8. The Union Pa cific depot here, built of white magnesia stone of Trego county, is one of the largest on the line. It was erected in 1S79 at a cost of $8,000, J. F. Keeney and A. E. Warren, Chicago capitalists who came to WaKeeney in its infancy to boom the town and county, contributing $7,000, and the Union Pacific furnish ing $1,000. The structure has been bad ly cut up, there being no less than 500 names cut in the blocks of stone as higrh up as one can reach, and repre senting nearly all the states. July 4, 1S79 ,Uov. St. John spoke from the depot here to an immense throng. At that time and for several years later WaKeeney had a population of from 1,000 to 1,200, ahd the daily receipts of the railroad company wefe larger than any town west of Topeka, except Sa lina. Frequently as many as 100 pas sengers got off the trains here daily, looking for locations. Messrs. Keeney and Warren bought upwards of two townships of land, and laid out the towns of WaKeeney, Collyer and Ogallah. Keeney was the first member of the legislature from Trego county, and later he was going to make the race erf his life for governor. The boom died out, and his ambition to be governor never materialized. The population of the town dwindled down to about 400, and they are the happiest and most contented people one will see in this section of Kansas. Good schools and churches, a magnificent stone court house, two newspapers, a prosperous set of business men, and the seat of the government land office, are what one will find in WaKeeney today, while Trego county had the largest acreage of wheat and produced more bushels than ever before in her history. DOING THE CAPITAL. Kansas Teachers Arrive in Washing ton Via Gettysburg. Washington, E. C, July 8. The Kan sas delegation to the National Educa tional association reached the city safe ly at 1 o'clock yesterday morning over the Pennsylvania road. They came by way of Gettysburg and spent a day on the historic battlefield. Among the prominent educators are Prof. Olin, of Kansas university. State Superintend ent Stryker, Prof. MacDonald, of To peka; Miss Helen Ball, editor of the In dian Helper, Haskell institute, Law rence; Mrs. Parsons, wife of Captain Parsons, of the Twenty-second Kansas; Miss Lindsey, daughter of Col. Lind sey; Miss Engle, of the Lawrence schools, and about 100 others. DESERTERS LOCKED UP. Men Who Ran Away From War Come to Grief. Atchison, Kan., July 8. John and Arch Parker and Jess McDonald, who enlisted when the negro volunteers were being recruited in Atchison last week and who were taken at once to Tcka, were arrested in Atchison as deserters upon the authority of a telegram from the adjutant general of the state. The men claim they have never been sworn into service. DONCYSON FOR CHIEF. Topeka Man May Become Head of Kansas L. A. W. The reports sent out from Salina that J. B. Doncyson of Topeka had been nom inated for vice consul of the Kansas divis ion of the L. A. W. were in error. Mr. Doncyson was nominated tor chief con sul. Something that was never before done was introduced at Salina, and rtiat was to nominate a chief consul and a secretary treasurer from the same town. C M Irwin of Wichita was nominated for' chief consul and F. D. Gossety of the same place was nominated for secretary- lIjarJlrDoncyson was nominated for chief consul and A. E. Hickerson of Topeka was nominated for secretary-treasurer. TOPEKA WON. Takes a Sensational Game From the Atchison Team. Topeka won the most exciting game of the season from Atchison yesterday to the tune of S to 7. From start to finish the game was re splendent with sensational plays. A wonderful catch by Price in right, a double by Eyler and Rebesman, two home runs by Rebesman. a two base hit that won the game by Fear to say nothing of the jovial sayings of Dr. Brown on the third for Atchison, were the features. Up to the eighth inning Eyler pitched wonderful ball, when he was compelled to retire. Mauok went in and the crowd was free in showing disapproval, but Eyler was sick, and asked Fear to let him quit pitching in the seventh. Eyler was overcome with heat. In center, Bailey, the new fielder, did not prove himself up to the standard. He managed to make two errors on two chances and at the bat made one safe hit. He will have a chance to redeem himself. Yesterday's game was of the sort that should suit the most critical ball play er. Not until the last man was out was it at all certain who would win the ga me. The following was the score: Topeka 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 38 Atchison 0 0000304 07 The teams play this afternoon and to morrow. We make a specialty of doinsr up col ored shirts and waists and guarantee ing colors. Peerless Steam Laundry. J) TO MOVEON SPAIN Commodore Watson is Ordered to Tate His Squadron And Proceed at Once Across the Atlantic WITH SEALED ORDERS Which Will Name the Point of Concentration. He May Give Chase to the Cadiz Fleet. Washington, July 8. Secretary Long Has ordered Admiral Sampson to detach from his command immediately the vessels to be embraced in Commodore "Watson's eastern squadron and to direct the Com modore to proceed on his mission. The vessels of the squadron will not be the same as those originally selected, for the reason, probably, that the recent en- COMMODORE gagement with Cervera's squadron neces sitated some changes. The new eastern squadron will consist only of the battle ships Iowa and Oregon, the protected cruisers Xewark and the auxiliary cruis ers (carrying side armor) Oixie, Yankee and Yose'nxite. the colliers Averenda, Cas sius, Caesar, Leonidas and Justin and the supply boat Delmonieo. The Iowa. Oregon and Newark are all in the south with Sampson. So is the Yosemite. The Dixie is at Newport and the Yankee at Tompkiosville. The col liers are at Hampton Roads with the Del monieo. The ships are to set -sail as soon as they can coal and supply. It will not be required, in the case of the southern vessels, to come north, which would mean the loss oX several days, but they wiil start directly from the points where they are now located. The order provides that each ship shall make her way across the Atlantic to a' marine rendezvotis, which will be designated in sealed orders, to pre vent its exposure to the slightest possible danger from tike enemy, and the most that is known is that it will be at some point off the Spanish coast. It probably will not be long after that before the American fleet will be in full pursuit of Camara, with his remnant of the Spanish navy. Meanwhile, the gath ering of the American fleet off the Span ish ports is expected to have a sobering effect upon the inflamed people. The number of colliers accompanying the expedition is evidence that a long cruise lies ahead, and that our naval au thorities propose to be caught in no such position as was Camara at Port Said obliged to submit to a refusal of coaling privileges. 1 moatrois aground. Red Cross Steamer Has Trouble Echoes of the Conflict. Key West, Fla., July 8. The three hundred and 25 wounded heroes of San tiago brought here by the Iroquois are doing well and none is in danger. They are distributed between the marine and convent hospitals and an unused sugar factory which had been previously fit ted for such purposes. All officers and some of the men are quartered at the convent hospital. where the nuns are doing- fine service as nur ses. At all places the utmost care and skillful medical and surgical attention are devoted to the wounded men. These wounded warriors, returning to their native soil, after the glorious achievements in the field we're, strange to say, received in rather cavalier fash ion. Their landing would have been common place had it not been gro tesque. The Iroquois entered the har bor about 5 o'clock, and through some body's negligence went aground on a sand bar, where she remained for three hours, a brace of government tugs struggling to free her, while from the rails of the stranded ship peered bronz ed faces of wounded men, eager to step" once more on American soil. Eventually the steamer slid off and was docked. News of her arrival brought to the dock a motley crowd of curiosity seekers, mostly Cubans. There was not a sign of enthusiasm, even among those very persons for whom the disabled soldiers had received their hurts not a cheer, not a handclap. It was exactly as if one of the regular line steamers had arrived on a day trip and was discharging her ordinary pas sengers. There was no gang plank and the wounded men were obliged to clam ber down the ladders as best they could to get ashore. All the ambulances in the town had been brought into service, but despite their frequent and hurried trips, filled to the last inch, the provision was en tirely inadequate. In consequence many of the men had no other resource than to walk four blocks to the horse car line, in which they were jostled to the hospitals, at the other end of the town. The sight of the stalwart fellows, blacked by the tropical sun, bruised and scratched by Cuban jungles amd wrap ped in bandages which covered, but did not conceal their wounds as they sham bled and straggled along the rugged roads, had in it much of pathos, per haps tragedy. It was 11 o'clock before the last of those able to keep their feet had been safely disembarked. Most of these suf fer from rifle shot wounds in the arms or hands. About 35 others, whose in juries are in the lower parts of their bodies, had to be carried off in stretch ers. Fifteen, who are suffering from a mild attack of measles, were left on board the steamer and will probably be taken back to Cuba when the Iroquois returns. The debarkation was not completed until early yesterday morning. Most of these men laugh at their wounds. They want to go back, for they have tasted real fighting and are hungry for more. It was learned that as they fell in the firing lines in Santiago the corpor als hustled them to the rear, but in nearly every case, the moment make shift bandages were swathed about their wounds they pushed again to the front, until it eventually became neces sary to strip them of their cartridge belts. Said one of tbem in telling this of the others: "Damn It; they had to stay back then; they had nothing to fight with." They talk of the two days bloody battle in the most unconcerned way imaginable. One man was struck by a Mauser bullet while in the act of firing his revolver. The ball struck his right forearm between the wrist and elbow. It went straight through the forearm, then penetrated the upper arm, struck his right side and passed through body, coming out at the left side. Strange to say, he will not die but he swears he will make his way back to Cuba and score at least ten dead Spaniards for each of his gashes. All are loud in their praises of the fighting qualities of the Spanish troops, but say their losses must be enormous. Of our own dead and wounded extrav agant figures are given by many, but wiser heads place the figures for the two days fighting at between 1,200 and 1,500, perhaps 300 of whom were killed. JOHN WATSON. At the hospitals suits of pajamas were served out to the soldiers and they lounge about the rooms in the airy gar ments, reading the latest newspaper tales of their own prowess and chaffing each other thereon. Indeed, many of those whose wounds are trifling have been unconcernedly walking about the streets and renewing friendships at the hotels, with no other apparel than the scanty sleeping garments. The Iroquois will probably return to Santiago within a day or two, and meanwhile another ship, with a larger body of more seriously wounded men is expected to arrive here hourly. fusionTails. W. G. Hoffer is Democratic Nom inee For Congress in the Sixth. Colby, July 8. Fusion in the Sixth district has failed and the Democrats have nominated William G. Hoffer, edi tor of the Lincoln Sentinel as a candi date for congress, refusing first to adopt a resolution endorsing the Popu list nominee, N. B. McCormick, the preserft congressman. Mr. Hoffer began his Kansas career as a student at the Midland college, Atchison. He began his newspaper career on the old Patriot at Atchison. From Atchison he went to Larned and worked for two years on the Eagle-Optic. In 1894 he bought the Lincoln Sen tinel, and made it a straight Democrat ic paper. ONE LITTLE INDIAN Brought From Arizona by Miss Linn "Wyatt Miss Linn Wyatt has returned from the Fort Apache Indian boarding school, where she has been stationed for two years in charge of the kindergarten. Fort Apache, where the school is located, is in Arizona 100 miles from the nearest rail road station, which is Holbrook. Miss Wyatt brought with her Nalaga-h Nugahyumny, a little Apache girl eight years old. Her name means "little eyes." and it is characteristic, for her eves are small and black. She has already become devoted to all members of the family and does not want to go back to her native home. TWENTY-SECOND HAPPY. Reports of Illness Denied Volunteers Like Lindsey. Camp Alger, July 5 Headquarters Twenty-second Kansas "Volunteers, Col. H. C. Lindsey, Comdt. The various re ports sent out from this camp regard ing the Twenty-second Kansas, by par ties who seem to have a grudge against us, have been misleading. The condition of the Twenty-second Kansas at present is better than any other reg iment in the camp. We arte fully equip ped except knapsacks and cartridge belts. The health of the regiment i3 the best, although there are from 20 to 30 on the sick list daily yet there is no one in the hospital wfeo is suffering with anything serious. Two are recovering from the measles, and the majority are put on the sick list on account of sore arms, caused from vaccination. The regiment feels grateful t Col. H. C. Lindsey for his treatment and good judgment used in caring for them. The colonel has taken the precaution and time, to visit each company and sea that the rations were used properly and 'that each company had the full quoto. The boys all feel that Col. H. C. Lindsey is the right man in the right place and all mothers and fathers of those in the Twenty-second can be assured that their sons will receive the best treatment and care". A new brigadier general has been ap pointed for this brigade. Mark W. She of South Dakota, a man well posted in military tactics. All of the regimental as well as company officers are well pleased with him. TrapTfor Rent By the hour or day, single or Imililo team. 1 Enquire at Watson's Uvery, Seventh and Van Buren. .Watson's Livery, 7th and Van Buren. Z For a short tiriie only, preparatory to our semi-annual invoicing, We Offer you Your Pick, Nothing reserved (except $15, $16.50, $18 or $20 Suit in our store for $11.85 Of any Youth's or Boy's Long Pants $10, $12.50 and $14.85 suits for. $7.45 Of any Boy's or Child's Knee Pants $5, $6, and $7 suit for $3.95 Of any Men's $5, $6, and $7 fine nobby pants for $3.95 Reduced prices on Straw Hats, Shirts, Underwear, etc., for a short time only. 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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1898. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY' FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXV .No. 162 OFFICIAL CITT PAPER. f TEF.1I3 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily pditlrtn. flelivered tv carrier, 10 rents a week to any part of Topeka or uburbs. or at the same price In any Kan sas town where this paper haJT a carrier eysteui. By mail, one year By mail, three months vv eekly edtion. one year -50 PERMANENT HOWE. Tmcfca State Journal Bui'ding. M9 ana m& Kansas avenue, corner of Kighth. 7V YORK OFFTCE. Temple Court Bl&g.. A- Frank Richardson. Mgr. CHICAGO OFPJCW. Stork Exchange Building. A. Frank P.ichardson. Mgr. LONTlON OFFTCT5. 1 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Justness Office Bell 'Phone Vn Reporter' Room Bell 'Ftaona 577 A converted pleasure yacht took Ad miral Cervera prisoner. Commodore Schley put in a solar plexus blew and didn't wait till the 14th round either. Some temperance lecturer should get hold of Cervera and exhibit him as a victim of the bottle. In declaring himself president of the Philippines.General Aguinaldo probably did so with a mental reservation. A wave of satisfaction swept over the country when it was announced that Hobson was safe within Shatter's lines. Isn't it about time to change that or der which the government has placed for torpedo boats and make it cruisers or even yachts? If the Kaiser continues to disturb the performance at Manila, he may ex pect soon to hear the other powers shout "down in front." Admiral Cervera's bombardment of Boston has been Indefinitely postponed, and the citizens of "The Hub" can now come out of their cyclone cellars. The Spaniards will have no difficulty in remembering the Maine. It is the only American ship they have been able to sink and dearly have they paid for It. If the Bryan Democrats and the gold Democrats knife the ticket in Pennsyl vania this year the work of computing the Republican majority will likely lap over into 1899. In France, a vote of confidence has Just been given to the Brisson ministry, which declares as articles of its faith retiring pensions for workingmen and state insurance. Mr. Hearst's correspndents are get ting within range of the firing. Mr. Creelman now carries a small chunk of Spanish lead as a souvenir of the en gagement at Santiago. The European powers who were wait ing until there had been some fighting before intervening in the interest of peace, have their attention called to recent events about Santiago. The warm friendship which., has sprung up between the United States and Great Britain seems likely to add another holiday to the list of each coun ty. Since England joins us in celebrat ing the Fourth of July, we can hardly do less than return the compliment When the Queen's birthday rolls around. The annexation of Hawaii, which is now a certainty, is one more long stride In the direction of a Nicaraguan canal and a Pacific telegraph cable. If both were needed before they are doubly necessary now. "With all these, the holding of the Philippine Islands may become closely entwined. The responsibility for Cervera's fool hardy attempt to run the blockade, has been fixed. It was Captain General Blanco who ordered the movement. It proves the absurdity of subjecting a commander to the dictation of some one who is not on' the ground. What could Blanco know of the situation? The Spanish admiral proved himself a true soldier. He obeyed orders, though he knew that it meant the annihilation of his fleet and perhaps death to him self and his men. Balaklava now has a parallel. There is a movement in London di rected by influential and earnest men to secure an annual financial grant to establish and maintain a perma nent municipal opera house. The appeal for a subvention is made to the London county council, a liberal body representative in the strictest sense of the people, and the proposal has been met with favor. It carries a claim for popular support in the declared inten tion of placing good music within the reach of the mass of the people, where encouragement'can be offered to young artists and where the development of native operatic art can be promoted. In their appeal to the county council the experience of important continen tal towns is cited, where without heav Uy drawing upon the public funds it has been found practicable to provide good muslo with highly beneficial re sults. Beauty Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a cleen skin. Nfi tseauty without it. Cascareta, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring 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 Gaseareta, beautyfor ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Are you lacking In strength and en ergy? A're you nervous, despondent. Irritable, bilious, constipated and gen erally run down in health? If so, your liver is torpid and a few doses of Herb tne will cure. Herbine has no equal s a health restorer. Geo. W. Stans fteML 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's i iiArmacy. Sixth and Xoneka avenue. UNDER THE DOME Statistics Concerning Railroad Men Completed At the Office of the Commission er of Labor. MUCH INFORMATION Is Brought Out of Interest to Laboring Men. Children Illegally Barred From City Schools. Labor Commissioner Johnson has completed the compilation of statistics concerning railroad men. He had a great deal of difficulty In securing in formation concerning machinists and railroad laborers but some interesting information was secured in other de partments of railroad work. Reports were received from 40 loco motive engineers. The average age is SS and the average length of time they have been employed in that business is 10,2 years. Of those reporting 2S favor an eight hour day and eight are oppos ed to it. The average wages received are 3.8 cents per mile. A remarkable revela tion about the engineers which appears in the report is that their earnings are not so large as most people suppose The average wages from all sources is given as $1,120 per annum. The total cost of living is $715. There are various opinions expressed about legislation for the benefit of the engineers. One says: "Let the Kansas railroads alone." Another engineer says in speaking of the black list: "In regard to the blacklisting business I do not think any penalty or punishment could be too severe for the offending party. The Idea that a man must be banished off the face of the earth to suit some snob of an official is all wrong and should pe stamped out." Reports were received from 42 fire men whose average age is given as 32.4 years. The wage rate per mile is 2.1 cents and the average annual earnings amount to $i 36.39. The cost of living is $503.05. Nineteen railroad conductors report ed. Their rate of earning is three cent3 per mile and the average yearly earn ings for 1S97 were $1,059.60. ranging from $600 to U.4S0. The average cost of liv ing is Sj.10, ranging from $379 to $1,200. Twenty-four brakemen, whose aver age ages is 31.3 years, report. The av erage time they have been employed is 6.1 years and their average wages is two cents per mile. The average total wages for 1S97 amounted to $668.77. The cost of living was $529.46. On the question of needed legislation one brakeman wants the sidetracks even and level with the ties so that it will not be so dangerous to do switch ing. He also wants the switch stands nine feet from the tracks.' Another brakeman wants all roads to be com pelled to have gravel ballast because of the danger of falling when Walking on the rock ballast. Reports were received from 27 rail way track foremen. Twenty-five favor a universal eight heur day and 12 op pose it. The average earnings for 1S97 were $575.76, ranging from $384 to $S40. The cost of living averages $467.39. One foreman thinks that the railroad companies should be compelled "to pro vide suitable tool houses with stoves in them to warm the men's dinners and dry their clothes in stormy weather." Another thinks that a law should be passed "to compel the railway compa nies to employ not less than one track man per mile." Reports were received from 37 rail way trackmen. Their average daily wage rate is $1.17, ranging from $1.10 to $1.25. The average annual wages for 1897 were $319.36. The cost of living is $321.64. One man says: "Under the present state of affairs no laboring man can maintain his family and buy suita able clothing for less than $1.50 per day." Another says: "I would like to see our wages increased as it is all we can do to make both ends meet. If we could get enough so we-could pay cash we could do better." Ten railroad blacksmiths replied to the inquiries of the labor commissioner. Their average wages were 28.9 cents per hour. Their average annual wages for last year amounted to $716 and the cost of living is $452. In discussing needed legislation one blacksmith says that there should be "A compulsory education law that would keep children out of the work shop and keep them in school." An other says that there should be "A law that will prevent a company from dis charging a man without assigning a reason." Still another one of the black smiths fays: "Railroad officials used their offices to intimidate their em ployes at the last national election. If individuals would do what these men do the penitentiaries would not hold them all. The company still hangs to the old plea and lays us off when the rush is over. We have been driven to the extreme limit to get our work out for them and get thanked by being laid off. This was not done so much a few years ago for there were then neither the men nor the machines. Now Eur ope has come to live with us and Yan kee genius ha3 filled the shop3 with ma chines and the devil and the railroad officials run the country." Nine railroad machinists reported from five different counties. The aver age time worked was 8.3 hours per day. The wage rate ranges from 22.5 cents per hour to 30 cents per hour, the aver age being 27.5 cents. The average wages for the year were $689. All the reports indicate that the rail road men are making permanent in vestments and a large proportion own their own homes. Nearly all think that convict labor should be utilized in making good roads. Legal School Age. Has any school board the right to keep children between the ages of five and seven from attending the public schools? Assistant Attorney General Snelllng says that they have not. It is done in Topeka and every city of the first clas3 and in several cities of the second class. The inquiry came from the office of the state superintendent of public instruc tion and originated in a city of the sec ond class where children are barred from attending school unless they are over seven years old. In discussing the matter Mr. Snelling said: "The constitution of Kansas pro- n n Lrd 1 t Are gaming favor rapidly, r sns Business men and travel- j ry lers carry them In vest r" iwVatr 1 u.. o.n-v lh.m in parses, housekeepers keep them in medicine letfU, friaaas ttwimmiml tiiwa to friends. II I V i J iflfir J vides for a permanent school fund and it also provides that it shall be distrib uted at certain intervals. There is a law that says that in cities' of the sec ond class children between the ages of five and seven may be excluded from the school temporarily and I take it that means in cases where a school house has been burned or something else has happened to crowd the schools. But it was never intended, and children between these ages cannot be legally excluded from the schools because a school board does not build a school house or fails to provide a place for them to attend school. "The statute gives cities of the first class the right to make regulations gov. erning this matter. But even then I do not think that children over five and under seven years old can be ex cluded from the schools. "The constitution provides that the school fund shall be distributed accord ing to the school population and for all children over five years of age. It is not constitutional for the school board to draw money for a child and then de prive it of the school privileges. I am satisfied that children over five years of age are entitled to school privileges no matter where they may live in the state." SENTENCE REMITTED. Dewey "Would Nrt Punish, a Seaman Who Got Drunk. Washington, July 8. Judere Advocate Oeneral Leml-py of the navy has received the findings of the first court martial held in the Meet of Admiral Dewey since the battle of Manila bay. William Savage, an able seaman on the Olympia. went ashore the day after the battle and returned to the ship intoxicat ed. He said he had been celebrating the victory. Then he committed a breach of discipline and was ordered under arrest. A court martial was. convened and Sea man Suvapre pleaded guilty. The court sentenced him to confinement in irons for fifteen days. Admiral Dewey approved the finding's, but indorsed the sentence as follows: "In view of the recent victory of the squadron the sentence is remitted and the prisoner is ordered to return to duty." Thursday's Games. Cincinnati, 7; Chicago, 5. Philadelphia, 6; Boston, 5. Pittsburg:. 7; Louisville, 3. New York, 10; Brooklyn, 1. Cleveland. 6; St. Louis, 5. Washington, 2; Baltimore, 1. Omaha, 3-1; Kansas City, 2-2. Indianapolis. 13; Columbus, 4. Detroit, 4; Milwaukee.. 2. St. Paul, 4; Minneapolis, 3. Diamonds in the Street. Cleveland, July 8. A special from New castle, Pa., says While- the Schmidt Bros, were watching- the parade of the Buffalo Bill show thieves entered their store from the rear and stole $;i0,000 worth of diamonds and. jewelry. The thieves escaped, leaving diamonds scattered all over the street. Anson Released. New York, July 8. Adrian C. Anson has been released as manager of the New York base ball club and it was announced that former Manager Joyce would be ap pointed. THE FINAL ACT Which Americanizes Hawaii Performed by the President. Washington, July 8. It was by a cere mony of the simplest character that the resolutions annexing the Hawaiian isl ands to the United States were enacted finally into law. It occurred in the cab inet room of the executive mansion, and only six persons besides President McKin- ley were present. At twenty minutes before 6 o'clock Alonzo II. Stewart, assistant doorkeeper of the senate, arrived at the White House with the engrossed copy 01 tne resolu tions, signed bv Speaker Pro Tem Payne and Vice President Hobart. The presi dent said simply that he would sign the resolutions immediately and a few min utes later a little group was gathered about the cabinet table to witness the completion of this important legislation. Those who comprised the group were Mrs. McKinley, Secretary Cortelyou. Mr. Stewart. Captain ti. r Montgomery or the siirnal corns, who is in eharee of the war room at the White House; Captain Charles Leffler, the president's confiden tial messenger, and George B. Frease. postmaster of Canton, the president's home city. Precisely at 7 o'clock the president af fixed to the- resolutions these words: "Ap proved July 7, lWtS. William McKinley." Before rising from the table. President McKinley also approved the general defi ciency bill, the last of the great appropri ation measures passed by the present con gress. The president nrespntpd to Mr. Stew art the pen with which he signed the Ha waiian resolutions and it will be preserv ed by him as a souvenir of an act that will make historv for the Lmted States. Minister Hatch of Hawaii arrived at the state department at 11 o'clock today and held an extended conference with Secretary Day on the consummation of the annexation of Hawaii. Mr. Hatch had sent extended official dispatches to Hawaiian agents in San Francisco to be forwarded to his government by the steamer sailing today. The minister will leave here today to catch the steamer Ala meda, sailing for Hawaii on the 13th. Mr. Lorin M. Thurston, Hawaiian commis sioner, goes with Mr. Hatch, but will wait until the lth to take the steamer Rio Ja neiro for Hawaii. It is understood also that Mrs. Dominis. formerly Queen Liliuo kalani, and her party, who have been in Washington for many months, contem plates faking an early steamer for Ha waii. Minister Hatch and Mr. Thurston ex pressed the deepest satisfaction at the fa vorable outcome of this long struggle. As they entered the state department they received congratulations on every hand. Mr. Thurston remarked that It felt good to be an American. It is the view of the Hawaiian authorities that Hawaii became a part of the United States on the mo ment the president attached his signature to the resolutions of congress. The an nexation is said to be complete without any further action here or in Hawaii. At the same time it is possible that the Ha waiian legislature may pass a resolution similar to the one passed by our con gress. Mr. Thurston explains the status thus: The Hawaiian senate unanimously passed a treaty of annexation. This in effect was a tender of Hawaii to the United States. Now the United States accepts the tender by a Joint resolution of con press signed by the president. The ten der is complete. If. however, it is desired to have both branches of the Hawaiian legislature pass an act similar to that of the American congress, Mr. Thurston says this may be quickly accomplished. The session has just ended, but an extra session can be called at once, not more than 15 days being required for assembling an extra session. For the present the existing civil organ ization will continue, with President Dole as chief executive, and until five commis sioners appointed by the president com plete a system of organization and put it into effect. The return of the ex-queen is not regarded as significant in showing any purpose of continuing the contest aganst annexation. Although it has been reported that she was excited, this is de nied by those fully acquainted with the facts. The former queen retains her citi zenship in Hawaii, and now that all Ha waiians become citizens of the United States, she is also said to be entitled to this citizenship. She has four residences at Honolulu, one of them being a large and handsome establishment opposite the government buildings. One of her other houses has been occupied as a British con sulate. Her niece. Princess KaiuU.i. is now at Honolulu and has recently snown her friendliness to the United States by taking the post of vice president of the Red Cross society to lo k af .er our wound ed men coming through there. It is said that the transmission of the republic to the United States can be ac complished without the slightest delay or friction. KANSASNEWS. Hutchinson Will UseTwo Blood hounds To Run Down Thieves and Burglars. POISONED BY SALMON. Salina Family Has a Trying Ex perience. Traitor Farmhand Loses His Job. Hutchinson, July 8. For the past year the bloodhound question has been many times discussed by the city council. There has been much petty thieving which no one has been able to trail down. Chickens have been stolen by the thousand. The council long ago decided that a pair of well trained bloodhounds would be a good, invest ment. When the body of Clarence Boyd was found back of the court house where the unfortunate man had been carried after being murdered, and a complete mystery surrounding the case. Mayor Jtiarsna decided that the hounds should be purchased as soon as good ones could be found. Fortunately the Boyd mystery was solved, but the hounds would have located the crime at once and have settled some things that are unknown even yet. Two trained hounds have been pur chased and are now here. They will be put to work soon. COTTAGES AN IMPROVEMENT. Soldiers' Orphans' Some Becoming Quite Attractive. Atchison, July 8. Since the erection of the new cottage at the Soldiers' Or phans' home the institution is well worth visiting, and it shows excellent arrangement and perfect management. The children's dining room and the kitchen are in one of the new cottages and everything shows a perfect neat ness and cleanliness that is not always shown in such institutions. In the girls' dormitory are innumerable white iron cots, comfortable chairs, and nu merous tables, where, after play and study hours aire over the children can enjoy themselves. The Sunday school Is alive and full of interest and the children sing exceed ingly well. Rev. Comer, of the Bap tist church is the superintendent. The chapel is finished in white and is decor ated handsomely with evergreens. The girls' band have a room in which they practice almost daily, and vie with the boys on producing good music. On the Fourth the children were given a picnic in the woods near the home and the day was celebrated in patriotic style, with a display of fireworks in the evening. It is an interesting place for visitors. IOLA DOES HER HONOR. Betty Cash, an Indian With Money, Commands Attention. Iola, July 8. Among the distinguished visitors in the city is Betty Cash, who probably has more money than any other colored person in town. Betty used to live in Fort Scott and when the Cherokee allotment came off she was on hand and drew just $1,900 as a bonus for her distinguished ancestry. Betty is a very cool, intelligent look ing colored woman and appears capa ble of caring for her long expected and recently acquired wealth. She is vis iting her cousin, Mrs. Saline Washing ton on North Walnut street and strange to say she has taken quite a facy to Randolph. Randolph can talk ot noth ing but his $2,000 coz, and in anticipa tion is alread tasting the delights of that money. STATE CIRCUIT RACES. Good Card Presented at Council Grove The Result Council Grove, July 8. The Kansas state circuit bicycle meet held here yes terday was well attended and a good card was presented. The summaries follow: One mile novice, won by Dave Penny, Council Grove; second, John H. Gabriel, Kmporia. Time 2:38. Half mile open, amateur, Hugo Felix, Salina, first; Frank Bush, Salina, sec ond: R. E. Prather, Browning, Mo., third. Time 1:08 2-5. One mile open, professionals, George Mierstein, Omaha, first; Ivar Lawson, second; W. B. Vaughn. San Diego, Cal., third. Time 2:55. Morris county championship won by Mac Johnson, one-half mile. Time 1:33 3-5. Half mile, boys' under 16 years, won by Claude LIndsey; Herbert Davidson second. Time 1:25. Two mile, professional, handicap, first W. C. Etherton, 325 yards; second, Iyar Lawson, scratch; third, W. B. Vaughan. Time 4:31. Three mile amateur, handicap, Hugo Felix, Salina, first from scratch; Frank Bush, Salina, 2i5 yards, second; R. E. Prather, Browning, Mo., 125 yards, third. The next race of the Kansas circuit will be held at Newton. July 11; Hutch inson, July 13, and then to Wichita, Winfield, Arkansas City, Emporia and Topeka. Then the riders will go to ths Missouri state circuit. There are only four professional riders on the circuit. It is hoped there will be a big string of riders at Newton. Joe F. Ollinger of Salina, Kas., official handicapper and chairman of the racing board will be with the circuit and receive entries for all races the day of the races. STANLEY ON THE ROAD. Addresses Chsrokee County Republi can Convention. Columbus, July 8. The Republicans of Cherokee county held their conven tion in this city yesterday and nominat ed the following ticket: G. H. Wiison, probate judge; M. McKillop, district clerk; Ira Heaton, county attorney; M. L. Cattlet, county superintendent; W. H. Peters, county commissioner; Evan Edwards, representative Twenty-fifth district; G. W. Wheatly, representative Twenty-sixth district. Delegates to the judicial convention were instructed for A. H. Skidmore for district judge. W. E. Stanley was in attendance and addressed the conven tion. DEADLOCK PROMISED. Doniphan, Brown and Nemaha Fight for Judgeship. Atchison, July 8. There Is a three cornered fight on in the First judicial district, which is composed of Doni phan, Brown and Nemaha counties. Each county will have twelve votes in the Republican judicial convention which is to be held at Hiawatha about the middle of July, and each county has a candidate for the nomination. Judge R. M. Emery, the present in cumbent, is from Seneca, and has the support of Nemaha county for a renom ination. Browa county's candidate is R. F. Buckles, of Hiawatha, who is said to have a pull on Cy Leland for Brown county's support of Bailey at the Hor ton congressional convention, but this pull is complicated by W. T. Stuart of Troy .entering the race for judge. Stuart is Leland's right hand man and was his spokesman both at Horton and Hutchinson, and if his candidacy is in good faith, as it is now ciaimed, Leland can hardly turn him down. An other deadlock similar to the one at Horton seems probable. SHOOTS HIS BROTHER. Children Playing With a Revolver Have an Accident. Cherryvale, July 8. Ripley Appleby, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Appleby living five miles east of the city, was accidentally shot by his brother, a boy fourteen years old. The parents were away from the house and the boys were playing with a revolver which was accidentally discharged, the ball entering the boy's chest, passing through the xight lung and out between the shoulders. A physician was sum moned and the wound dressed. Yesterday the boy was still alive and it was thought he might recover. WANT A NEW TRIAL. Railroads' Stubborn Fight Over Lin wood Wreck: Cases. Hill City, July 8. B. F. Boston, of this place, was in the Llnwood railroad wreck in January, 1873. He was on the Union Pacific train, going to Kansas City with stock. He brought suit in the district court of Cloud county against the Union Pacific road for $20,000 dam ages, and in April, 1S95, the jury re turned a verdict in his fvor, placing the damage at $8,000. Hf was badly crippled, and for months was a constant sufferer from wounds received in that wreck. The railroad companies ap pealed the case to the supreme court of the state, which court sustained the verdict of the Cloud county court in their hearing of the case on the 10th of June. And now they have filed their motion for a new trial. Mr. Poston and his many friends are watching the case with great interest. The motion for a new trial has not been acted on yet, but he expects to hear from Topeka in a few days. WOMAN DEFEATED. Hill City Has a Hot light Over School Director. Hill City, July 8. The contest for graded school director for the Hill City schools resulted in one of the most ani mated election fights ever witnessed here. There are no emoluments at tached to the position, yet nearly every voter in the school district took an active part at the election held a week ago. There was a tie vote, Jerome Shoup and Mrs. A. S. Kuney being the candidates, and each received 54 votes. Another election was ordered. There were 164 voters out, 73 being women. The election resulted in 87 votes for Mr. Shoup and 77 for Mrs. Kuney. TRAITOR FARM HAND. Hurrahed for Cervera and Lost a Good Job. Wellington, July 8. Ed. Metz, of Ox ford, is not lacking in patriotism. Yes terday morning a harvest hand, and a good one, who had been working tor him some time, heard of the Santiago naval battle, expressed the hope that every American ship had been sunk with all on board. Mr. Metz immediately informed him that he had no further use for him; that he would do his work himself or let his grain go to waste rather than give employment to such a traitor. CANNED SALMON POISON. Salina Family Has a Trying Experi ence. Salina. July 8. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Anderson wre poisoned by eating can ned salmon. The poisoning came very near being serious. Dr. Crowley was called and administered the necessary remedies in the nick of time. The doctor says that many of the poisoning cases result from allowing the contents of the cans to remain in them after the cans have been opened. If the contents are removed to an earthen dish immediately after the can has been opened, mucn or the danger is averted. (First Published in the State Journal juiy s, xsas.j COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Chamber, Topeka, Kansas, July 6, 1898. Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present, Councilmen Benson, Burgess, Blossom, Drew. Elliott, Mergan, Round tree, Skinner and Warner 9. Absent, Dickinson 1 Quorum present. Mayor C. A. Fellows presiding. The minutes of July 4, 1898, were read and approved. Claims were presented and referred to the committee on claims and ac counts, who reported the same back recommended payment as follows: General revenue fund $5,985.96 Fire department fund 170.18 Judgment fund 56.80 Water supply fund 7.2:0.00 $13,462.94 On motion the report was adopted. Estimate of the city engineer of $3. 266.96 in favor of John Ritchie for side walks constructed in 1898 was approved and a voucher for the same amount was allowed to be paid In sidewalk war rants. L. T. Yount commissioner of elections submitted a list of members of the council whom he has appointed as super visors of elections and requested their confirmation, viz: J. W. Blossom, First ward; A. P. Benson, Second ward; D. J. Dickinson, Third ward James Bur gess, Fourth ward and Fred Roundtree, Fifth ward. On roll call each and all of the above named councilmen were confirmed by the following vote: Ayes Benson, Burgess, Blossom, -Drew, Elli ott, Mergan, Roundtree, Skinner and Warner 9. L. B. Merrick called attention to the condition at the corner of Second and Taylor streets and requested that the original grade be restored. Referred to committee on streets and walks. The North Kansas Holiness union was granted the use of the City park from July 8 to 18th, 1898, for the pur pose of holding camp meeting. George Dupree, arrested in April, 1S98, for maintaining a nuisance requested that the city attorney be instructed to dismiss the case. Referred to the judi ciary committee. Bond of L. S. Ferry, police judge, in the sum of $1,000 was read, and on roll call approved by the following vote: Ayes Benson, Burgess, Blossom. Drew, Elliott. Mergan, Roundtree, Skinner and Warner 9. Reports of city officers were present "The Knox Ladies' Sailor Store.' St f' art 4Sm SaIe m.rs Rrr aT mn Men's and Boys' $1.00 Straw Hats, Special Sale' Price Men's and Boys'. $1.50 Straw Hats, Special Sale Price Men's $2.00 Straw Hats, Special Sale Price Men's $2.50 Straw Hats, Special Sale Price Men's $3.00 Straw Hats, Special Sale Price. Crash Suits and Light Weight Clothing for these hot July days 631 as ed for the month of June, 1898. and filed as follows: City treasurer, food inspec tor, license collector, city weighers, su perintendent electric lights and dump master. The ways and means committee re ported back the resolution of Mr. Mer gan in reference- to advertising for bids for the Lake street bridge and recom mended that it be deferred until fall. On motion of Mr. Mergan the matter was laid over until the first meeting of the council in September, 1898. The committee on licenses reported back the ordinance in rererence to li censes, recommending its passage. On motion the report was adopted. Mr. Burgess introduced ordinance No. 1966, being "An ordinance to appropri ate money," etc., which was read the first time and on motion rule 18 was suspended by the unanimous vote of the council and the ordinance was read and considered by sections and on separate motions sections one and two were adopted. The ordinance was put upon its final passage and passed by the fol lowing vote. Ayes Benson, Burgess, Blossom, Drew, Elliott, Mergan, Round tree, Skinner -and Warner 9. The ti tle was agree to. Mr. Burgess introduced ordinance No. 1667, being "An ordinance to authorize the mayor and city clerk to issue war rants to John Ritchie for sidewalks constructed in 1898," which was read the first time and on motion rule 18 was suspended by the unanimous vote of the council and the ordinance was read and considered by sections and on separate motions sections one and two were adopted. The ordinance was put upon its final passage and passed by the fol lowing vote: Ayes Benson, Burgess, Blossom, Drew, Elliott, Mergan, Round tree, Skinner and Warner 9. The title was agreed to. The followingresolution was offered: Whereas, It is deemed by the mayor and council of the city of Topeka that it i" necessary for the comfort and convenience of the citizens of the city of Topeka and for the public health of said city that a sewer be constructed in that part or territory of the city of Topeka, bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point where the center line of Tyler street, north, intersects the center line of Grant street; thence easterly along the center line of Grant street to its intersection with the center line of Central avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Central avenue to its intersection with the center line of Saywell street to its intersection with the center line of Jefferson street, north; thence southerly along the cen ter line of Jefferson street, north, to its intersection with the norh line of Fair child street; thence easterly along the north line of Fairchild street to its in tersection with the west line of Hamil ton and Smith's addition; thence north erly along said west line of Hamilton and Smith's addition to the northwest cor ner of said addition; thence easterly along the north line of Hamilton and Smith's addition to its intersection with the east line of Reserve No. Four; thence southerly along said east line of Reserve No. Four to its intersection with the north line of Fairchild street produced easterly; thence easterly along said north line of Fairchild street produced easterly to its intersection with the low water at the north bank of the Kansas river; thence southerly along low waters edge on said bank of Kansas river about forty feet or to its intersection with the south line of Fair child street produced easterly; thence westerly along said easterly production of the south line of Fairchild street to its intersection ith the east line of Reserve No. Four; thence southerly along said east line of Reserve No. Four to its intersection with the south line of Hamilton and Smith's addition pro duced easterly; thence westerly along the south line of Hamilton and Smith's addition and its production westerly to its intersection with the west line of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Rail way company's right of way; thence southerly along the west line of said Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway company's right of way to its intersec tion or conjunction with the north and west lines of the TTnion Pacific Rail way company's right of way; thence along the north and east boundary line of said Union Pacific Railway com pany's right of way to a point where said boundary line produced westerly intersects the center line of the alley between Harrison street and Topeka avenue; htence southerly along said center line of said alley to its intersec tion with the center line of Norris street; thence westerly along the center line of Norris street to its intersectibn with the center line of Tyler street. Special Straw 1U111U1IUYY. Men's and Boy's 50c Straw Hats special sale 'jfQ, price y Men's and Boys' 75c Straw Hats, CO C special sale price 5 65C $1.12 $1.45 $1.85 .$2.25 y Kansas Avenue north: tflence northerly along the cen ter line of Tyler street north to the point of beginning, in the city of To peka; therefore be it Resolved, By the mayor and council of the city of Topeka that a sewer ba and is hereby ordered constructed in that part or territory of the city of Topeka as above and hereinbefore bounded and described, and be it fur ther Resolved, That this resolution ba published for six days in the official newspaper of the city of Topeka. A. P. BENSON. On roll call the above resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Councilmen Benson, Burgess, Blossom, Drew, Elliott, Mergan, Roundtree, Skinner and Warner 9. On motion of Mr. Drew, the city clerk was instructed to advertise for bid3 for the grading, curbing and paving of Madison street from Fifth street to Sixth avenue. Mr. Dallas appeared and made an argument against the passage of the ordinance known as J'the stamp or dinance." Messrs. Greenwald, Stein berg and J. N. McManus made argu ments in favor of its adoption. Mr. Urmy argued against the $100 clause for fee buyers and said $20 would be about right. Mr. Roundtree moved that the coun cil proceed to consider ordinance No. 1968, being the ordinance Introduced and referred June 30, 1898, which motion prevailed. Section one was read and adopted; section two was read and paragraph nine was amended by inserting the wuuis au nucKsters and peddlers using wagons," and on motion was adopted as amended. Sections three, four, five, were read and considered and on separate motions adopted: sec tion six was read and after consider able discussion was adopted. Sections seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen were read and considered sep arately and on separate motions adopted. The ordinance was put upon its final passage and passed by the following vote: Ayes Benson, Bur gess, Blossom, Drew, Elliott, Roundtree and Warner 7. No Mergan and Skin ner 2. The title was read and agreed to. Mr. Burgess moved to reconsider the vote by which ordinance No. 1968 was passed, which motion on roll call was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Benson, Burgess, Mergan, Skinner and Warner 5. Nays Blossom, Drew, Elliott and Roundtree 4. Mr. Burgess then moved to refer to section two and amend paragraph six by striking out $100 and Inserting $25 and to strike out the words "payable quarterly," which motion prevailed. Section two was then adopted as amended. The ordinance was then put upon its final passage and passed by the following vote: Ayes Benson, Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Mergan, Round tree and Warner 7. Nays Blossom and Skinner 2. The title was read and agreed to. The matter of unpaid warrants out standing, which were issued by the 1 metropolitan police commissioners, in excess of the amount allowed by the council, was referred to the judiciary committee. Crosby Brothers submitted the fol lowing: Topeka, Kan. Hon. C. A. Fellow3, Mayor, Topeka. Kansas. Dear Sir: We have the honor to re spectfully petition the city to permit us to make the following alterations, should we so desire: To convert twen ty feet of lot number 232 on Jackson street into an alley and turn same over to the city for its, together with the rear twenty feet of lot number 236 on Jackson street, we to assume and use the alley in the rear of lot number 235 Kansas avenue for our purposes. We, however, reserving the right to restore the existing alley to the city in the same condition as received by us and assume and convert to our own use the said lots on Jackson street at our pleasure. Yours very respectfully, CROSBY BROTHERS. Mr. Burgess moved to accept the pro position; on roll coll the motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Burgess, Blossom, Drew .Elliott, Mer gan, Roundtree, Skinner and Warner 8. No Benson 1. On motion of Mr. Skinner the council adjourned to meet Monday evening, July 18, 1898, at 8 o'clock. S. S. ilcFADDEN, City Clerls. m iimi mi m(t I

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TOPEKA STATE JOUEXAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY S, 1898. THE MILLS-ADAMS CO. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. lv i f 0:- i I n t uCiiii We Sell "Gordon Dye" Hosiery. No One Else In Topeka Does. We never tire of telling the merits of Gordon Dye Hosierey. It stands the test of time, it pleases everybody, it has become the standord of stock ing excellence hereabouts. Gordon Dye Hosiery is made for men and women, and girls and boys, and the smallest babies. Ladies' Black Hose. No. 276 Ladies' Fast Black SEAMLESS Cotton ift. Hose, 40-GAXJGE spliced IJ eel and toe AVU F A JTo. 3342 Ladies' Fast Black Seamless REAL MACO VELVET FINISH AL f 15c pr spliced heel and toe. Vilnnl- 1 TTTTrTTf foot or 2 for Uoe 988-Ladies' "GORDON i)YE," Senmless Real Maco XTRA double WHITE SOLE, spliced lieel and toe r. 1921 Ladies' "Gordon Tye' Seamless, made of first choice Egyptian silky cotton, 4 thread, EXTRA DOUBLE SOLE, spliced heel and toa 1921 Ladies' "Gordon 25c pr pr Dye" Seamless 4 inch Rib bed Top, REAL MACO cotton, EXTR LA DOUBLE Q r d heel and 0(J pf SOLE, spliced DOUBLE toe 1941 Ladies' "Gordon Dye," Seamless RE SI BRANT RIB, Real Maco cotton, extra spliced heel and toe 1915 Ladies' "Gordon Dye" Seamless 50-gauge PREMIER quality best combed Maco, DOUBLE SOLE, IMPROVED too.. 2782 Ladies' "Gordon Dye," Seamless, superior Maco Gauze Lilse, extra d-uble sole, spliced heel and toe 2753 Ladies' "Gordon Dye," Seamless super fine Lilse Ingrain, Drop stitch spliced heel and toe 25c pr 35c pr 35c pr 35c pr Summer Underwear SPECIAL. As a special inducement to have you visit this department TOMORROW, we will offer all our Summer Weight Union Suits Ladies, Childrens and Mens At H Off Otir Regular Prices. AWe will also have on sale Children's Ribbed Vests at 5c each. Children's Ribbed Vests at 8 l-3o each. X s Hisses' Ribbed Pants at 35c Pair S Ladies Cool India Qauze Vests 25c each. Ladies Knee Length Pants 25 ar,d 50c each. r Ladies EXTRA SIZE Vests 15 and 25C each. Children's India Gauze Vests, long or short sleeves. Children's India Gauze Pants or Drawers, knee lengths. Boys Summer Shirts, 25c. Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, 25 and 50o THE MILLSADAMS CO. PREVENT MONOPOLIES. Penalty for Increasing Food Prices at Manila is $1,000. Hong Kong-, July 8. A dispatch from Manila, under date of July 4, says that Admiral Dewey will remain inactive until General Merritt arrives. The rebels are practically doing- noth ing:, but the Spaniards are strengthen ing their position, destroying huts and woods and constructing entrenchments. The authorities have enacted a pen alty of $l,UoO against anybody who shall raise the prices of provisions. The Spaniards assert that, despite the loss of the waterworks .there will be no m famine during the rainy season. They are confident' that an ample force from Cadiz will arrive soon and annihilate the Americans, and they still hope to conciliate the natives. In the mean time they declare that they will endure patiently whatever comes and resist to the uttermost. I COMPANY DISGRACED. Californians Refuse to Accept Governor's Officers Strip ped of Uniforms. Oakland. Cal., July 8. A sensation was caused in Camp Barrett by the re fusal of Company M, of Woodland, Eighth regiment of California volun teers to accept the officers appointed by Governor Budd. Only seven men con sented to be mustered into the service of the United States. The governor at once ordered that the men be deprived of their uniforms and sent back home in disgrace and the name of the com pany erased from the rolls of the na tional guard. Whisky Men at War. Cincinnati, O., July 8. J. B. Greenup of the Standard Distilling company, having: asked the distributors of Chi cago, St. Louis and Cincinnati, and others to meet him in New York, a meeting was held here today, declining tiis proposition. The distributors are still buying at $1.25 and selling at $1.2" and decided to secure their own distilleries, either by purchase or by building unless an ar rangement was speedily made by the new combines. Greenup was invited to meet the dis tributors here. Large Hospital Tent B Cincinnati,July 8. The Chesapeake Ohio railway today brought a hospital C tent from the south with 92 patients i and attendants for the hospital at Fort V Thomas. Ky.,and another hospital train will arrive, tomorrow. I osnorrow 2269 Ladies' "Gordon Dye," Seamless Egyptian cotton, DOUBLE SOLE, ;50cpr plain or RIBBED TOP, black or WHITE FOOT 2279-Ladies' "Gordon 1 50c pr Dye," Seamless GAUZ Lilse spliced heel and toa Children's Hosiery. No. 126 Child's Fast s 10c pr Black, one by one ribbed seamless, an sizes.. 15c pr 2 pr 25c No. 255 Children's Fast Black seamless, one by one ribbed,or Derby ribbed seamless, all sizes, 5 to lO Mo. ltJou Misses' one by one ribbed, Gordon Dye, 25c pr DOUBLE .K-N-EK, DOU BLE heels and toe No. 23 68 C h i 1 d r e n's "Hercules" HOSE, Derby ribbed, DOUBLE SOLE.. No. 1230 Children's "Gordon Dye," one by one 25c pr 35c pr 3 pr $1.00 ribbed, double knee, heel and toe Children's BROWN, GREEN and OX BLOOD 25c pr HOSE Children's Plaid Hose 50c pr s Hosiery. 15c pr No. 101 Men's Superior fast dye Hose, high spliced heel and toe, seamless, black or WHITE FOOT. No. 3511 "Our leader" "Gordon Dye" extra DOU BLE SOLE, Egyptian Silk cotton, black or WHITE FOOT; also plain balbrig gan 2 pr 25 25c pr SB AN EVIL SPECTACLE. Winston Churchill so Characterizes Spain Praises Americans. London, July 8. The Hon. Winston Churchill, son of the late Lord Ran dolph Churchill, speaking at Leicester this evening-, said that Spain, as a col onizing power, was an "evil spectacle, though the world must acknowledge Spanish courage." America, he declared, was performing a beneficial surgical operation. The logical outcome of the war was Ameri can annexation of Cuba. This, he be lieved, would be better for Spain and the world at large than the formation of another "firebrand republic." HALIFAX EXCITED. Inquiry Into La Bourgogne Affair Creates LIuch Interest. Halifax, N. S., July 8. Everybody looks forward to the government in quiry into the loss of La Bourgogne to be held here on Thursday with profound interest and suppressed excitement. The wreck commissioner for Canada, Captain W. A. Smith, Is in the city. He will conduct the inquiry. He is a retired Allen line captain and sailed be tween New York and Liverpool for years. He expresses regret that La Bourgogne survivors were hurried out of the city. The proper place to hold the inquiry was in Halifax, and the proper time before the survivors sep arated. Captain Smith will inquire what the speed was at which La Bour gogne was traveling, what was the con dition of the boats, what-discipline was maintained, etc., and will report to the Canadian government, who will trans mit the report to the board of trade of Grat Britain. The unpublished statements of the en gineer and the assistant purser, who are the only surviving officers, will be sub mitted. They are written In French and are in possession of the French consul, who will not give them out. They are r.ot under oath and may not be admitted by the court. The officers of the Cromar tyshire have been subpoenaed. An effort may be made to apprehend the survivors at Boston. Strange tales which amount to mur der are in everybody's mouth and the people are amazed that the witnesses were allowed to leave the city. MURDERER SHOT. Slayer of Four Kentuokians Killed by the Sheriffi Danville. Ky., July 8. Richard Vo taw, of Washington county, who shot four persons at a tent meeting in Mer cer county, Sunday night, was today shot and killed instantly by Sheriif George Coulter, of Danville. Two of Votaw's victims are dead and -the other two, who are women, are dying. General Notes of Society and Personal Items. Eecent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. Item of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. fAn communications to this department must give the full name and address of thy writer. Anonymous pereonaJs and descriptions of social alfatrs will not bo PullLshed. An enjoyable affair which took place on Monday evening was a picnic sup per, with fireworks and music after wards at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Troutman in Potwin. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. William Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Skin ner, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Overholt, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Garvey, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Nesbaum and Mrs. Jane Stormont The Pleasant Hour Club. A flourishing literary club, of which little is known, is "The Pleasant Hour cbub." The members are confined to the ladies living in the block between Huntoon and Thirteenth streets. They meet Thursday afternoons; the places of meeting are decided by be ginning with the first letter in the al phabet and taking them in order and they begin at the last letter of the al phabet to decide who shall furnish readings for the afternoon. They en tertain the gentlemen once a month. Monday evening the members of the club and their husbands enjoyed a pic nic supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams. The club colors are green and white and the ladies wore to correspond; they made souvenir neck ties to mat-ch their guwms; these they placed in envelopes and passed to the gentlemen and in this way partners were found for supper. The remainder of the evening was spent in music and sending off fire works. An Informal Party. Miss Emma Isaacs entertained a number of her friends very pleasantly at cards Friday evening. The rooms were prettily decorated with flags and red. white and blue draperies. Those present were Mrs. Jessie Gos sett. Miss Mollie Goodwin, Miss Crisa Tuttle, Miss Suza Tuttle, Miss Jessie Ransdall. Miss Mayme Worral, Mr. Tom Whitmer, Mr. Andrew Bunten, Mr. Morris Stevenson, Mr. George Welch. Mr. Fred Frank of Manhattan, Mr. George Jarvis of Minneapolis, Minn., Brof. Worral and Mr. Fred A. D. Mars ton. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Cora Huff of Garnett arrived in Topeka Thursday and is the guest of Miss Gertrude Willett. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ranney and daughters left Thursday for Petoskey, Mich., to spend several weeks. STiss Grace Harley who has been their guest for some time accompanied them and will go to her home in Michigan City. Mrs. H. A. Tice and family have gone to Cascade, Col., where they have ta ken a cottage for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lange and daughter May, and niece Miss Inez Ladd and Mr. Carl Nellis. left Thurs day for St. Louis; they will go from there by boat to St. Paul and will spend several weeks at the different northern resorts; on their return trip they are going to stop in Chicago and Omaha. Mrs. D. S. Eckert left Friday for To ledo. Ohio, to spend the summer. Mrs. William Davidson and daughter Helen went to Yates Center the first of the week for a several weeks' visit. Miss Cora Hopkins has returned from a three weeks' visit with relatives in Solomon City. Miss Xellie Wetherholt and Miss Eda Smythe have gone to Omaha to attend the exposition. Mrs. Ellis Thompson is spending a few weeks in Burlingame. Miss Ross of Lawrence, who has been the guest of Mrs. Barret on Clay street has gone to Burlington, Iowa, from there she is going to take a trip to the northern lakes. Miss Liggett of Detroit, Mich., who is visiting in Colorado, will arrive next week to visit Mrs. Eugene Ware. Misses Edith and Llbbie Gregory, formerly of Topeka. how of Chicago are visiting friends in Topeka. Judge A. H. Horton has gone to Col orado Springs. Dr. L. M. Powell and family went to Lawrence Thursday for a two weeks' visit. Mrs. Charlie McCabe Is spending the week in Kansas City with Miss Mary McCabe. Miss Lynn Wyatt has returned from Fort Apache, Arizona, where she has been teaching the Indians for the past two years; she brought with her a lit tle 6-year-old Indian girl by the name of Katherine Antonio. They expect to remain until September. Miss Dollie Zimmerman has gone to Lincoln and Omaha for a two weeks' visit. J. L. Sheldon, the piano tuner, is here. Order by P. O. Box 422, City. Miss Pearlade Presoott has returned from St. Louis where she had an en gagement with a concert company. The company is having trouble with their leader and so they have disbanded for the present. Mr. Charles Shilling went to Kansas City today where he has accepted a po sition. Miss Rose and Mr. Max Prescott are going to give a lawn party this evening complimentary to the Misses Mead of Pueblo. Miss Kate Rushmore of Kansas City Is visiting friends in Topeka. Mr. David McCoy returned to Pueblo, Col., today after a weeks' visit with relatives in Topeka. Mrs. W. W. Webb left today for Bear Lake, to spend the summer. Mr. Dan Ledarman Has gone to St. Louis for a visit; he will be accom panied home by his sister. Mr. Robert Anderson and Mr. Leon Thorpe will leave soon for a trip through Kansas, Missouri and Nebras ka on their wheels; they will come home by way of Omaha. Miss Lydia D. Ball of Cleveland, O., is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. E. Shel don at the Copland. Miss Gussie Fuller has gone to Pe oria, 111., for a visit. Admiral Miller's Special Mission. San Francisco, July 8. Rear Admiral Miiler today received information from Washington that he is soon to be sent to Honolulu on a special mission, prob ably in connection with the annexation of the islands. He will receive his in structions early next week. Omaha Exposition Fast train leaving Topeka 4:55 a. m. via Santa Fe Route, arrives In Omaha at noon. Horses and buggies get best cars at Watson's. ag r r Ti 1i rrWM i I WTH TTi n mm Miy mi .w 11 r 1 1 1 111 1 in THE INVASION OP After a Drawing by ANEW MUSIC HOUSE. Helton Capitalists Purchase the Adams Music Pavilion. The Topeka Music Company Is the name of the company which has pur chased from the F. G. Smith company the stock and fixtures of the C. P. Adams Music Pavilion at 113 West Sixth street. The new company is composed of three of Holton's wealthiest citizens. C. D. Logan, R. P. Logan and W. E. Brown. C. D. Logan has lived in Jack son county since 1S76 and is at present one of the owners of lumber yards lo cated at Corning, Blaine, Solden, Whit ing and Ho'.ton. He is also interested with his brother, R. P. Logan, in the music business in Holton having the largest store there. R. P. Logan moved from Pittsburg, Penn., to Kansas a year ago and went into partnership with his brother. He will be in charge of the store at To peka. The other member of the company is W. E. Brown; he is also interested with the Logan Brothers in their Holton lumber yard and is a member of the firm of Hedges Brown at Whiting. The intention of the company is to carry a large assortment of such high grade pianos as the Steinway, Brad bury and ti"e Haines Bros.' product. They will also carry other standard pianos and organs, and a complete line of musical instruments and all kinds of sheet music, particular attention being paid the popular airs of the day. Mr. C. D. Logan, who is now at Holton, will come to Topeka Monday and in augurate the business, having been elected manager. Mr. R. P. Logan will have active charge of the Topeka store. FINDS HIMSELF DEAD. Bob Sample 13 Recorded as Dying in Iiibbey Prison Bob Semple, chief clerk in the office of Bank Commissioner Breidenthal, and the best known Populist in the state, made the discovery recently that he was offi cially dead. This is according to the rec ords in the United States war depart ment. SemaJe has never been able to secure a pension because his record as a warrior has been apparently shrouded in mystery, and the other day he decided to investi gate the matter. In reply to a letter written the war department he found that "liob Semple," according to the records, died in Libbey prison before the end of the civil war. In reality Semple was released from Lib bey prison on parole and sent to the pa role camp at Alexandria, a short distance from Washington. There is, however, no record of this in the department at ash ington. as officially he ceased existing over 30 years ago. The most annoying thing about the mat ter to Semple is the fact that the war de partment now refuses to recognize him as the man who was mustered into the Union army under that name. GOING TO HAWAII. Philadelphia Being Loaded With Supplies and Coal. Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal., July 8. Instructions have been received at Mare Island to get the cruiser Phila delphia ready for sea immediately. Her supplies are now being assembled with greatest dispatch. She will go into com mission on Tuesday next, according to the latest reports, and will probably get under way for sea within a week later. The Bennington has about all her coal on board from the collier Swan hilda. Orders received today are re ported to contain instructions to her commander to leave tomorrow. Either the Philadelphia or the Ben nington will convey the official news of the action of congress on the Hawaiian annexation and formally raise the flag in the name of the United States. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment gives Instant 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. 50c Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue, and Miller's Fharmacy.cor ner Sixth and Topeka avenue. Trap to Kent Single or double: speedy horses, flna lookers; by the hour or day, at Wat son's livery barn. Seventh and Van Buren. Summer Tourist Hates. Colorado and return for $24.00 from June 1st to Oct. Slst, via Santa i'e Route. CUBA GENERAL SHAFTER'S TROOPS LANDING AT BAIQUIRI. From HARPER'S WEEKLY. T. de Thulstrup. Reproduced from Harper's Weekly. By Permission. Copyright, 1898, by Harper Brothers. AUGUSTI WOULD QUIT. Surrender of Manila Deferred by Ministers at Madrid. Chicago, July 8. A special cable to the Chicago Record from its corres pondent, John T. McCutcheon, with Ad miral Dewey's fleet, Manila Bay, July 4, (via Hong Kong), says: The American troops under General Anderson, which have reached the Philippines, are now comfortably quar tered in the Spanish military barracks at Cavite and are busy preparing for active service against the Spanish. No attack on Manila is probable before the arrival of the second detachment of troops under General Green, which is expected soon. The present force of soldiers and marines is considered in sufficient to protect life and property in Manila in the event of the capitula tion of that city. The soldiers, how ever, are all eager to begin the fight. Captain General Augusti has desired to surrender Manila for some time, and for that reason the Spanish council which is conducting the defense trans ferred the military leadership from him to the senior colonel of artillery. The insurgents control the city water works and have cut off the supply from that source, but as this is the rainy season and there is a cloudburst every day, the Spaniards do not suffer from lack of water. A more serious matter for them at present is that the insurg ents have captured San Juan del Monte, a few miles to the rear of the city, which had been fitted up with old can non and a supply of ammunition and provisions to serve as the last strong hold of the Spanish government after the forces should be driven out of Ma nila by the bombardment of the Amer ican warships. Governor Marina, whom Captain Glass brought as a prisoner from Guam, the seat of Spanish government in the Ladrone islands, declines to accept pa role from the Americans, preferring to remain a prisoner at Cavite rather than run the risk of being shot in Manila by his countrymen for surrendering when menaced by the guns of the Charleston. Today the warships In the hay are dressed with a brave display of flags in honor of the Fourth of July. The troops hold a military review at Ca vite. The health of the American forces continues good. VICTORY FOR SMITH. Meriden Druggist Not Held For Prosecution. Meriden, Kan., July 8. On June 29 Rob ert Smith, a prominent druggist and mer chant of Meriden. was arrested for vio lation of the prohibitory law upon a com plaint charging six different sales and also for maintaining a nuisance. On the com plaint Justice Childs issued a warrant with a search and seizure clause added to it. and Smith was arrested, and Con stable Taylor made a raid on Smith's premises and secured several barrels of beer and two barrels of whisky. Smith's attorneys made application to Judge Myers in chambers in Valley Falls for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming the proceedings to be illegal in that the war rant was void arid that a search and seiz ure clause could not be added to a war rant unless the county attorney verified the complaint. Judge Myers sustained the position-of Smith's attorneys. The case attracted an unusual amount of interest because of the prominence of Mr. Smith, who is operating the largest general merchandise store, in connection with a drug siore, in the city of Meriden. II. T. Phinny. county attorney of Jeffer son county; G. W. MeCammoh of Valley Falls and Thos. II. Bain of Topeka renre sented the state, and Gephnrt Schaeffer of Oskaloosa. renresented Mr. Smith. After Judge Myers held the warrant void Justice Childs ordered Constable Taylor to return the seized goods to Mr. Smith. Ordered to the Philippine. Rome, July 8. The Polito Romano says the Italian government has or dered the third class cruisers Piemento and Delagi to proceed to the Philippine islands. Coyle Called to New Tork. Oakland, Cal., July 8. The Rev. Rob ert F. Coyle, pastor of the First Presby terian church and one of the most elo quent pulpit orators in this country, has received a call to the Madison Ave nue Presbyterian church of New Tork city, one of the most prominent eccles iastical institutions of the United States. LAWYER AND GOSPEL. The Subject to Be Handled by Dr. Countermine Sunday Evening. Dr. Countermine, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has sent the fol lowing letter to some twenty lawyers in Topeka and elsewhere: Dear Friend: I am to preach Sab bath evening on "The Lawyer and the Gospel." and that I may have a cor rect understanding of the religious status of the lawyer, will you please answer the following questions: First Are you a professing Christian? Sec ond If not, will you please give me your reasons for not being? Your name and personal identity will be kept a confidential secret. I only want to collate and use the reasons. Ti3ting you will be able to send me an early reply, I am most cordially yours, Some seventeen answers have already been received. Some of them 'will be read Sabbath evening. SOLICITOR ARRESTED. Representative of Colored Paper Must Not Flirt in Atchison. Atchison, July 8. Ophelia Simpson, a girl with an almost indistinguishable streak of color In her veins, was arrested bv Orrin McAferty and locked up on a charge of street walking. She was lined $10 in police court this morning. The grirl says her home is in Kansas Citv. where her mother resides. She was bookkeeper for the American Citizen, and declares she was never arrested before in her life and that she Is innocent of the charge placed against her. She was here on a visit, but it is evident her as sociations were not of a very high order. The girl sat in her cell and cried all fore noon. Chief Seip says that every street walker will be arrested promptly. MONSTER DEED. $2,500,000 Instrument Escapes the War He venue Stamp. Atchison, July 8. A deed was filed in the register of deeds' office in Atchison dated June 27, 1S9S. If it had been made after the first of July it would have re quired $2,500 in revenue stamps. The deed is from Simon Borg of New Tork and Gilmer Clapp of Boston, and conveys to the Central Branch Union Pacific Railway company the 100 miles of the Central Branch road from Atchison to Waterville. The consideration is 25.000 shares of $100 each of full paid non-assessable 4 per cent gold bonds $2,500,000. "'he decree of the sale of this division of the road was made through H. P. Dillon, master in chancery, at Tojieka. in the case wherein Samuel L'arr and Oakes A. Ames were plaintiffs and the Central Branch company was de fendant. ROBBED A WIDOW. Herington Thief Steals Chickens and Calves. Abilene. .TuIt- -7h D'x of Herington, wh. was recently -eleased from jail after serving a term for chicken stealing, is said to have resumed his old tricks, and several calves that were taken from a widow were found in his possession. Dix gave them up and said he got them by mistake. Changes at City JaiL City Marshal Strauss has decided that the arrangements at the city jail office are not what thev should be. He will have the old telephone box taken out and a new box built to the south wall near the jailer's desk. A door will be cut in the partition wall immediately in front of the jailer's desk and leading into the second room from the front room. Pris oners when brought in will be taken through this doorway. The interior of the jail office will be painted and thing3 put to rights. There is some talk of pur chasing a new team for the patrol wagon. Both horses are old and unfit for active service. No Jointists Need Apply. Pink Pursley and Nels Robinson, two colored men who passed the physical ex amination for volunteers of the state re cruiting officers, have been refused by the United States army recruiting officers on the ground that both men are jointists. Robinson was released from the city jail and Pursley from the county jail, where they were serving out sentences for liquor selling. Summer Tourist Tickets to Colorado and return for $24.00, on sale daily to September 15, by Santa Fe Route. Colorado and Return $24. Summer tourist tickets to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver and re turn, on sale daily to and including September 15, 1S9S, at Santa Fe depot. Not how cheap but how good! Is ths iy we try to do our work. Peerless Clean Laundry. 112 and Hi West tUk rrSrr NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before 11 o'clock in the morning. Bread, 2 lbs. 5c. Gem Bakery. Pork steak 2 lbs 15c. Dell Parker's. Charles Hoyt went to Kansas City yesterday. Arthur Small has recovered from his recent attack of fever. The Interior of the Second Presbyter Ian church is undergoing some repairs. Miss Eda Putnam came back yester day from her visit to Kansas City rel atives. Charles Morse come in from the east last evening and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morse. Willie Freeman left this morning for Fairview where he will spend the sum mer visiting his grandmother. Mr. A. II. Vance who has been the guest of J. H. Skinner, the nurseryman, left yesterday for his home in Troy, O. Mrs. Halford who has been visiting Mrs. A. F. Eby for the past week will return to her home in Wichita tomor row. Fred Joseph went to the country yes terday and will visit the family of Mr. Goodnoe, five miles northwest of El mont. Mrs. Sarah Seymour of Hillsboro, III., is the guest of her brother-in-law. Mr. T. F. Seymour and family of 309 West Gordon street. Miss Margaret Sherhan of Chicago is the guest of her cousin. Miss Margaret Hanley of Topeka avenue. She will probably remain ail summer. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McMasters and Miss Lou Dell McMasters spent yester day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cas. Matth ews who are camping seven miles up the river on a part of the Scotton farm. Mr. McMasters reports the fish plentiful and the mosquitos few. TO GOVERN HAWAII. Commissioners Will Ee Appointed After Congress Adjourns. Washington, July 8. The Hawaiian commissioners who are to constitute the government of those islands will not be appointed until after adjourn ment of congress. The deferment of announcement of choice is due to a pressure of other duties on the presi dent. Recess appointees can proceed1 immediately to the execution of govern mental functions though open to con firmation when congress convenes. The appointment of the members of the International Canadian commission to settle ail disputes between Canada and the United States and the non partisan industrial commission, to in vestigate the entire subject of immi gration labor, manufacture and busi ness, also have been deferred till later and will be made as recess appoint ments subject likewise to confirmation at the next session. Electric fans to keep you cool are new and timely features of Santa Fe Routs dining cars. Annual Sales cver6,000,00o Boxtt FOB BI1I0U3 AKD KEEV0US EI30B.DEK3 such as Wind and Pain In the Stomach, Giddiness. Fulness after meals. Head ache, Dizziness. Drowsiness, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costivenoss. Blotches on tne Skin. Cold Chills, Dis turbed Steep. Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Tremblinjr Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE V7ILL GIVE BELIEF IH TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer Will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEF.CH.4WS P1LI.8, taken as direct d, will Quietly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remov obstructions or irregularities of tho sys tem and cure hie It Headache, for a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Geecham's Pills are ITithoui a Rva A tiff tiri tbn LARGEST SALS Many Patent Medicine In the Wo:rId 2sc at all Drug Stores,

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JXTLY 8, 1898. I NEW MODEL Groceries. Buy them at' the New Model." If you don't see it in this list you will find it in our store. i 18 lbs best Granulated Sugar $1.00 1 20 lbs good White Sugar ....$1.00 All package Cofl'ee ioc( 2 cans Corn 15c J 2 3-lb cans Tomatoes 15c 3-Ib can California Peaches.. 10c Best Soda Crackers, lb by bx 6c 1 25-07. can Kemper Fax- tons Baking Fowder 15c 11 bars Silk Soap 25c, 10 bars White Russian Soap. 25c 11 bars Diamond C Soap. 25c, 15 bars good Laundry Soap.. 250 2 lbs goo J Santos Coffee 25c' 1 lb Early Breakfast Coffee.. 20c, 1 lb Pea Berry Coffee 25c 1 1 lb Japan lea 25c 1 lb Gunpowder Tea 25c' lib English Breakfast Tea loci 2 lbs Ginger Snaps 15c 1 1 gallon can Apricots 25c 2 cans Warren Ai Salmon... 25c 1 can good Salmon 10c 4 cans Oysters 25c 4 large Mustard Sardines.... 250 1 can Peas c 6 pkg Oat Meal 25c 4 cans Greenwich Lye 25c' 1 large pail Syrup 45c 1 No. 2 Lamp Chimney 5c i 1 pkg Parlor Hatches 5c 8 lbs Laundry Starch 25c 3 cans Lewis' Lye 25c The New Kemper Paxtons. 1 ROOSEVELT GOES UP. Promoted Along With Many Other Heroes of Santiago Battle. Washing-ton, July 8. The president today sent these nominations to the senate: War Volunteer army Brigade gen erals of volunteers to be major gen erals Hamilton S. Hawkins, Henry W. Lawton, Adna R. Chaffee, John C. Bates. To be brigadier generals Col. Leon ard Wood, tirst regiment. IT. S. volun teer cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Cham bers McKibben, Twenty-first infantry. First regiment volunteer cavalry To be colonel Lieutenant Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt, first regiment, U. S. volunteer cavalry. To be quartermaster of volunteers, with rank of colonel Frank J. Heicker of Michigan. To be chief surgeon, with rank of lieutenant colonel Major Philip F. Harvey, surgeon IT. S. A. To be division surgeon, with rank of major Charles M. Robertson of Iowa. To be brigadier surgeons with rank of major Royce Day Fry of Ohio; Elmer E. Hegre of Washington: Charles R. Parke of Pennsylvania; Jabez N. Jack sen of Missouri; Wallace Heff, of Ohio; George F. Shiels of California: Wm. S. Bryant, assistant surgeon First Mas sachusetts heavy artillery; Wm. F. Niedeman, assistant surgeon. Twenty second Kansas volunteers; Francis C. Ford of Texas; Lawrence C. Carr of Ohio. Volunteer Infantry Second regiment To be captains: Harry W. Miller, Stephen OV Fogua, John E. Morris. Ed win S. Brossard, Irvin Mather, Chas. A. McCoy, Frank J. Mooney and G. Flovd Smith of Louisiana; Marshall S. Swaim, James B. Massie. Elias B. Wil cox, Anthony E. Fatjo of Texas. To be first lieutenants Louis A.Shal lers, Vivian G. Wyn Bell, Geo. M. Staf ford. Michael Pickard of Louisiana; Edwin T. Rockwell of Ohio; Thomas A. Bagnall, Charles E. Johns of Texas; John M. Gregory, Jr., of Florida; John M. Cunningham, Sydney Smith, Louis ana; Dudley Tobln of Texas; James H. Hicks of Louisiana. The senate in executive session con firmed all the nominations. LATEST LOSS REPORT Shows 1,052 Wounded Treated at Siboney Hospital. Washington, July 8. The war depart ment has received from Gen. Shafter the following dispatch giving as far as practicable, up to this time, a statement of the total casualties in each division (except Gen. Wheeler's) of the army un der his command, as a result of the re cent fighting: Playa del Este, July 7. It is impossi ble so far to get returns, but there have been trealed in the hospital at Siboney 1,052 wounded and there are still 200 in the hospital here. In Lawton's division there are killed 4 officers and 74 men; wounded, 14 officers and 317 men; mis Bins 1 man. In Kent's division, killed, 12 officers and 87 men; wounded, 36 officers and 662 men; missing 62 men. In Bates' brigade, killed, 4 men; wounded, 2 officers and 26 men; missing, 6 men. Signal corps, killed, 1 man; wounded, 1 man. Gen. Wheeler's report not yet received. SHAFTER. Gen. Lawton's division was made up rtt the Eighth, Twenty-second. First, Fourth, Twenty-fifth. Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments of IT. S. in fantry and Second Massachusetts vol unteer regiment of infantry. Gen. Kent's division was composed of the Sixteenth, Sixth, Second, Tenth, Twenty-first. Ninth. Thirteenth and Twenty-fourth regiment of U. S. in fantry and the Seventy-first New York volunteers. Gen. Bates commanded the second bri gade of Kent's division made up of the Second, Tenth and Twenty-first regi ments of U. S. infantry. MUST BE TJXANIMOUS. New York, July 8. A special cablegram -from Rome to the Evening Journal quotes the Spanish ambassador to Italy as hav ing said today to the correspondent of the paper named: "If all the powers invite Spain to conclude a ceace. Spain will .jield."- NEW MODEL. I 2 pkg Tea Dust 25c 2-braided Clothes Line 25c 1 can Dried Beef 15c 6 cans Potted Ham 25c 2 lbs Best Honey 25c 1 can Beans 5c 1 3-ibcan Table Syrup 10c 1 lb pure Maple Sugar 10c 1 good Broom 10c 2 sacks Table Salt 5c 1 can Apricots 5c 1 can Plums 5c 1 can Quinces 5c 1 large bottle Blueing 5c 2 lbs good Cheese 25c 1 lb New York Cheese 15c 3 pks Ralston Pancake Flour. 25c i-lb pkg good Laundry Starch 5c l-Ib pkg Corn Starch 5c 10 lbs bulk Oat Meal 25c 2 lbs best Country Butter.... 25c 3 bottles Household Ammonia 25c Our prices on Flour are always the best. No. 1 Hams gc California Hams 6c Breakfast Bacon, 8c and 10c Bologna, 10c, 3 lbs 25c Honey Cured Hams 12c Dry Salt 6c Fine White Lard 5c Berkshire Lard 10c Summer Sausage 15c Midwurst 16c Sixth and Quincy. 550 DROWNED. This is the Final Figure on the Bour gogne Disaster. Boston, Mass., July 8. The Plant line steamer Halifax has arrived here having on board 162 survivors of the Fj-eneh steamer La Bourgogne which was sunk in a collision with the ship Cromartyshire, off Sable island, last Monday. On the passage from Halifax La Bourgogne's passenger list was carefully revised and it was shown there were 714 souls on board the steamer of whom 550 were lost and 164 saved. Of the saved 12 were second class, 47 steerage and the remainder 106 were members of the crew. On arriving here the ship's wrecked men were given every necessary atten tion. Each was provided with a ticket for New York. The correspondent of the Associated Press who took passage on the Halifax for the purpose of learning from the survivors more of the details of the disaster than had been possible in the short time between their arrival at Halifax and their departure for New York during the trip to Boston had op portunity to come in contact with very many of those who escaped. Their stories of experience were thrilling, and many of them gave horrifying details of brutality, if not of murder, possibly never equalled in the history of the merchant marine. Among the survivors there were a few who. could speak English well, but most of them could communicate with the correspondent only through an in terpreter. There were Swiss, French, Germans, Belgians, Italians and Arab ians. Some of them showed the marks and bruises received during the terrible struggle for life. Among those on board the Halifax, not one could be found who was on deciv at the time the collision occurred. The only man saved from La Bourgogne who was on deck when the ship struck was Mr. Lacasse. Lacasse with his wife left Halifax by rail. The survivors agree that when La Bourgogne was struck by the Cromar tyshire, the shock was not great. There fore it is believed that many of the passengers never awoke. The state ments as to the time intervening be tween the collision and the sinking of La Bourgogne vary greatly. Some say ten or fifteen minutes and others say 30 or 45 minutes, while one man was certain it was a full hour. The blow struck La Bourgogne was one that could not have been provkled against by water tight doors. Among the remarkable escapes were those of three stokers of La Bour gogne, Louis Lejulien, Jean Alvany and Francois Meloy. They were in the stoke hole when the accident occurred. Their story in substance is as follows: The engines were stopped after the col lision and subsequently were started in the hope of beaching the steamer on Sable island. About five minutes after the crash the water began to come into the boiler room and soon rushed in in great volumes. The pumps were tried but to no avail. The water put the fires out and the engines stopped. The chief engineer gave orders to close the water tight doors, but even when they were closed the water came in almost as fast as before. Then all hope was abandon ed and the engineer blew twice on the whistle, the signal for all to escape who could do so. There was a rush but about 15 men were drowned in the stoke holes and the engine room. The three men who succeeded in getting out found that all of the boats had left and they at once plunged into the sea. They were picked up later and taken on board the Cromartyshire. SPANIARDS DISPERSED. 4,000 of Them Scattered by the Gun boat Maple Key West, Fla., July 8. On Wednesday while the Alaple, of the blockading fleet, was cruising off Cardenas she sighted about, 4. ".NX! men. supposed to be Spanish soldiers, on the beach. The little gunboat fired about 50 shots from a distance of 4.000 yards and scattered the supposed Spaniards. Yesterday afternoon the Maple held up a British tramp steamer, the Victoria, from Progreso for New York with a cargo of hemp. She was caught about 40 miles off Havana. It was said she had a eon tract to load at Vera Cruz with provis ions for. Havana, but at the last moment weakened and did not make the attempt. As her papers were regular, she was per mitted to proceed. CAMAliA STARTS BACK Paris, July 8. A dispatch received here from Ismalia says Admiral Camara's squadron has re-entered the Suez canal and is returning to Ssain. Model Supply Store. RECORDJMAKER The Most Notable Congress in the Nation's History Is About to Close Up Business and Go Home. IT TOTED MORE MOSEY Than Any Congress Since the Civil War. Appropriations Reach a Total of $900,000,000. Washington, July 8. The passing of the second session of the 05th congress marks the close of the first war con gress in a quarter of a century. As sociated with the first nostile conflict with the nation of another continent since 1S12, the annexation of Hawaii and contemporaneous with a further movement for territorial expansion though with few important changes in the domestic scheme, the present con gress outranks almost any other that has ever assembled. It began with a widespread clamor for sympathetic ac tion for suffering Cuba but there was apparently then no expectation of arm ed conflict. But when the trend of events culminated, the emergency was quickly met and necessary legislation enacted. The first few but significant was measures, suddenly needed, were framed and made law, but with the is sue made clear there was a flood of bills and resolutions that fairly sub merged the two branches of congress. Hawaiian annexation, Spain and Cuba, war appropriations, and war leg islation, organization of the vast volun teer army and expansion of the navy, a new bankruptcy law all these were features of the session. Notable speeches and dramatic scenes over for eign issues were comparatively fre quent in both legislative chambers. Urgent deficiency bills, carrying mil lions of dollars were rushed through with far less delay than marked the course of an ordinary measure of like irrportance. The total appropriation as footed is almost $900,000,000 and up wards of $350,000,000 of this was for purely war purposes. It was the largest aggregate by any session since the civil war and the general deficiency was the largest separate measure since the $750,000 single appropriation in 1S63. The naval appropriation bill provided for three new battleships, four moni tors, sixteen torpedo boat destroyers, twelve torpedo boats and one gun boat. The urgent deficiency bills all carried provisions for aggressive work in the prosecution of the war. The general deficiency bill enacted In the last days carried a provision for refunding the in debtedness of the central and western Pacific railroads to the government. Cuba and Hawaii. Cuba and Hawaii were the important matters of debate and provoked the most widespread interest. Hawaiian annexation' finally passed at the close, was agitated throughout the session, first in treaty form, In ex ecutive session, last in open session by resolutons accepting the Hawaiian gov ernment's cession of the islands. There were a number of messages from President McKinley bearing on the Cuban situation, ranging from the submission of a report upon the Maine disaster and the consulate reports, to the call for a declaration of war. The first real war legislation was when congress placed without limita tions, fifty million dollars in the presi dent's hands as an emergency fund for national defense. Party lines wrere swept away and both houses unani mously voted its confidence in the ad ministration. Soon afterward a bill re imbursing the survivors of the Maine disaster for their losses not to exceed a year's pay with a similar amount to those who perished, became a law. On April 11. the president in a message left the Cuban Issue in the hands of con gress. Resolutions were soon enacted and became a law April 19, declaring that the people of Cuba ought to be and are free and independent and demand ing" that Spain relinquish its authority and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and di recting the use of our land and naval forces to enforce the resolution. The declaration of war was passed by congress and approved on April 25. Subsequent legislation gave free admis sion to all military and naval supplies purchased abroad by this government; allowed temporary fortifications to be constructed on the written consent of owners of land so taken and prohibited under executive discretion the export of coal or other war material, and three days before the declaration of war President McKinley had approved the volunteer act. Under it all the soldiers massed against Spain mustered in the entire volunteer army have been rais ed, embracing 125.000 men under the first and 75,000 under the second call. Army Reorganization. A month previous legislation had been enacted reorganizing the line of the army, effecting the three modern battalion war formation. It designated the peace organization of these regi ments as 12 battalions of four com panies each or two skeleton or unman ned companies and supplied the third battalion in war time by manning the skeleton company, in organizing two additional ones and made other import ant requirements. Another law amend ed the present administration of justice in the army, accomplishing reforms in court martial methods. One feature of the session was the en actment of the war revenue law. Its framers expected it to produce $150,000, 000. Other revenue legislation included a bill enlarging In favor of importers the provisions as to disposition of abandoned imported merchandise and extending the outage allowance on dis tilled spirits in bonds from four to six years. Legislation That Failed. Many important measures were agi tated, which never passed. These in cluded the movement to either modify, or overthrow the civil service system, which brought out investigations, num erous conferences and commissions and acrimonious debate on the floor of both houses, but finally was lost in the war excitement. The Loud bill to create a basis of sec ond class mail matter was killed in the house in March. The personnel of the navy bill, reorganizing the entire naval service was reported to the house but went over until the next session. Bank ing and currency legislation proposing a general reform in the existing scheme was reported from committee, but never reached consideration in the house. The Teller resolution, a declaration for the payment of the national bonds in silver as well as gold, was passed by the senate by a vote of 47 to 32, but was defeated in the house. Statehood bilis for New Mexico, Arizona and Ok lahoma were killed in committee. An immigration mil requiring ability to read and write on the part of those 16 years old, passed the senate but did not reach a vote in the house. The anti-scalping bill, prohibiting ticket brokerage, reported in both houses, went over to the next session. The free home amendment to the In dian appropriation bill giving over 20, 000,000 acres of public lands as free homes for settlers was finally compro mised on a two years" extension of pay ment for such lands. Minor Legislation.' Minor war legislation included the following: Allowing a maximum in crease of 100 army hospitals; towards providing for the maintenance of vol unteers between their enrollment and mustering in United States service; ad ding two assistant adjutant generals; organizing a volunteer army corps; or ganizing a volunteer brigade of engin eers; creating two additional artillery regiments, adding 1,610 men; adding fifteen assistant surgeons to the army permanently and in emergencies as many contract surgeons as necessary; creating a United States auxiliary na val force, not exceeding 2.000 enlisted men and appropriating $3,000,000 there for; organizing a naval hospital corps of twenty pharmacists and as many hospital stewards and apprentices as necessary; organizing a naval battalion of the District of Columbia; keeping life saving stations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts open during June and July for patrol purposes; ratifying all temporary appointments of naval officers on and after April 21; authorizing assistance for Cubans and providing them with arms and supplies; allowing homestead settlers who volunteer to count their service in homestead requirements; resolutions of thanks to Dewey and his men, the presentation of a sword to him and medals to his officers; and providing for increase in the force of inspector generals ordnance and other army departments. Other Laws. Other important legislation, aside from war, included: Prohibiting the killing of fur seals In the north Pacific and importation of seal skins into this country; prohibiting foreign vessels from carrying merchandise directly or indirectly between U. S. ports; an Alas kan homestead and right of way act; encouraging railway construction; ap propriating $200,000 for the relief of the Yukon miners, suffering from the fierce winter there; creating a non-partisan industrial commission to investigate immigration, labor, manufacture and business; appropriating $473,151 to pay the Bering sea awards; creating a com mission to allot lands on the Uintah In dian reservation in Utah; adjusting the old land dispute between the United States and the state of Arkansas, to compromise calling for a payment from the latter of $160,573: dispensing with proof of loyalty during the late war as a pre-requisite in bounty land application where proof otherwise shows title: abolishing the distinction between offered and unoffered lands; the re-classification of the patent sys tem; creating a commission to revise the statutes relating to patents and trade marks; removing the disability imposed by section 3, of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution hereto fore incurred: allowing $2.88,000 for the relief of the book agents of the Metho dist Episcopal church south, for damag es during the war; $330,151 for the heirs of John Roach, the Philadelphia ship builder for work on the cruisers Chi cago, Boston and Atlanta: $23,160 like wise for the dispatch boat Dolphin: $69,550 to the Richmond Locomotive and Machine works for damages and losses in the construction of the battleship Texas. Late in the session a general bank ruptcy law was enacted providing for voluntary and Involuntary bankruptcy. REFUSED BY JUDGE FOSTER Application of Otto B. English is De nied. The application of Otto B. 'Enplisli of Kew York for the appointment of a re ceiver of the Kansas Cement and Plaster company of Hope, Dickinson county, has been refused by Judge Foster of the Unit ed States circuit court. In his applica tion Kngiish stated that he was the owner of 44 shares of stock in the company, and that since his purchase of the stock 220 shares, constituting- a controlling interest, had been sold to the Wymore Cement company of Nebraska and a contract made by which the latter company was to take the entire product of the former at les than the cost of production. The other stockholders admitted that a contract had been made with the Wy more company, but denied that the terms were less than the co.t of production. It was also shown that English had acquir ed his 44 shares through a mortgage of CUBANS REFUSED RATIONS American Generals Demand Menial Service of Insurgents. "Washington, July S. The war depart ment officials express no surprise at the action of one of the American generals with Shatter's army in refusing to extend aid to some of the Cubans because of their refusal to do menial work required of them. "While the desire and purpose of the government is to feed the Cubans who may need it, yet this matter rests with j the commRndinp perioral, who urKiiiestinn- auiy nits iiik i iih iu wunii'nu rii liuiis 11 ior any reason he deems such action neces sary. A separate account of all food fur nished to the Cubans is to be kept by the army officials, so that at the end of the war an intelligent statement of the sub ject may be given to the public. POPULISTS DIVIDE. Two Tickets Placed Before the Peo ple of Missouri. St. Lotii3. July 8. The People's party of Missouri is split in twain. The Pop ulist state convention yesterday divided and as a result of the split two Popu list tickets will be attempted to be placed on the official ballot of the state at the coming election of two state su preme judges, a railway and ware house commissioner and a superintend ent of public schools. One ticket was put up by the Rozelle convention, com posed of delegates who believe in fu sion with the Democratic party. The other ticket was put up by the rniddle-of-the-roaders, who do not believe in fusion with any party. The tickets fod low: Middle-of-the-roaders: Supreme judge, long term John M. Voris. Supreme judge, short term A. H. Liv ingston. Kailroad commissioner J. H. Hillis. Superintendent of public instruction- John D. Brown. National committeeman Paul Dixon. National committeeman J. H. Hillis. National committeemanThomas Day. Rozelle ticket: Supreme judge, long term, S. A. Han dy. Supreme judge, short term J. H. 11c Call. Kailroad commissioner Dr. J. R. Smith. Superintendent of Education J. D. Elleff. National committeeman Arthur Ro zelle. National committeeman Owen Mil ler. National committeeman W. R. Lit tell. Ballard's Snow Liniment will cure Lame back. Sore Throat, Wounds, Strains, Bruises, Cuts, Old Sores. La iies, it will cure your back-ache. Geo. W. Stansficld, 632 Kan. Ave., and Mil ler's Pharmacy. Cor. 6th and Topeka RUSSIA WANTS PEACE. Ready to Join Any Other Power in Bringing It About. St. Petersburg, July 8. The Russian officials and the general public here are strongly in favor of speedy peace, as the only salvation for Spain, and the newspapers recommend the interven tion of Europe to compel a cessation of hostilities. It is asserted that if any power directly interested in the fate of Spain or the United States proposed mediation, or initiated intervention, she would certainly have Russia's ap proval. Washington, July 8. It can be stated authoritatively that no overtures toward peace have been received up to the time of the cabinet meeting today. At the same time cabinet members look upon the situation as having more factors conducive to peace than at any time heretofore. It would be no surprise if peace overtures came to the govern ment any moment, either directly from Spain, or through some intermediary. This is felt to be so imminent that it leads to numerous rumors that the ac tual overtures have been made, but the reports are premature and are based on expectations, rather than anything tan gible. This is not only the official statement of government authorities, but the same Is taken at the British, French, German and other foreign embassies and lega tions, where it is stated that a peace movement has not assumed a definite form, but that all circumstances tend in the direction of a desire by Spain to terminate the conflict. None of the for eign representatives have yet received instructions to act. At the British embassy specific in quiry was made concerning a published report that Sir Julian Pancefote had made indirect overtures to the presi dent, looking to peace and that the president, while declining intermedia tion, had said he would agree to peace if Spain applied direct on certain stated terms. The embassy authorized a full explicit and complete denial of the re port. The ambassador, it was stated, had not seen the president of late and no overtures of any kind had been made by him to the United States. CITY OF PUEELA EEADY. Preparations for Manila Expedition Progressing Rapidly. San Francisco. July 8. The City of Puebla came off the dry dock today and went to her berth at the sea wall. She will receive freight as soon as the mil itary authorities may choose to send it aboard. The Peru Is ready and has been taking on board a great deal of freight left over by the Newport. She will also take two field pieces which are on the dock ready for shipment. It is said the next expedition will sail either Wednesday or Thursday. A military guard was sent down to the Peru to day. If the troops were ready to move they could be received next Sunday and the two vessels could leave on Monday. Annexation of Hawaii will probably cause a change in Gen. Otis' plans for transporting troops to Manila. It has been suggested that all the forces en camped in this city be removed as speedily as possible to Honolulu where a camp may be established. Transports would then ply between Manila and Honolulu, saving two weeks which would be consumed by the round jour ney from Hawaii to California. The United States may send a body of troops to Hawaii to support the new civil authorities and to garrison the is land. Major George P. Schriven of the sig nal corps has been ordered to go to Manila on the Peru and report to Gen. Merritt. Captain C. Dupont Coudert, commis sary of subsistence division of the Third army corps at Chickamauga is adjutant general of that division. PEACE DISCUSSED. Spanish Cabinet is Reported to Have Cohsidered the Matter. Paris, July 8. The Temps publishes a dispatch from Madrid which says that its correspondent in spite of official de nials published in the newspapers, per sists in the belief that the Spanish cab inet yesterday not only deliberated up on the question of negotiating for peace, but charged the minister for for eign affairs, Duke Almodovar de Rio, and the minister of public instruction, Senor Gamazo, to study the matter and report upon it. The correspondent adds that he does not believe the pope will again inter vene, although he has charged the pa pal nuncio at Madrid to renew his ex pressions of sympathy with Spain and the dynasty and has also ordered the Spanish prelates to restrain the Car lists. According to a dispatch from Rome to the Imparcial, of Madrid, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, in response to the pope's intercession, has declared he will exert his influence, with the co operation of his two allies, to bring about an honored peace. ON TO PORTO RICO. War Department Decides to Hasten San Juan Expedi tion. Washington, July 8. The situation at Santiago is not a matter of very seri ous concern to the government, except that there is a desire to have the work completed as soon as possible in order that the expedition to Porto Rico may move right on. The subject of the co-operation of the army and navy for the reduction of San Juan de Porto Rico was gone over thor oughly by the representatives of the war and navy at a conference before Gen. Miles' departure. Gen. Miles goes to Santiago, where the expedition will be made up as soon as Santiago has surrendered. That result is believed to be impending. It is iquite likely to take place before Gen. Miles arrives. BLAHGO FOR FIGHT. Urges a Continuation of the War at Madrid. Madrid, July 8. According to a dis patch received from Havana, Capt. Gen. Bianco openly urges the continua tion of the war. The newspapers of this city say the moment has net yet arrived to seek for peace, one of them adding, "We find ourselves in a. position from which we are able to make our enemies feel the consequences of war." Band concert tonight. Garfield park. IT et V mr Groceries, Fresh Meats, Queensware and Tinware. If you don't find in this list everything you want, you will find It In the store at equally low prices. 18 pounds finest California Granu lated Sugar $1.00 Arbuckles Coffee, per pkg lOc Lion Coffee, per pkg lOc Levering's Coffee, per pkg lOc Mokaska Coffee, per pkg lOc Sugar Cured CaL. Hams, per lb.. 6c Salt Bacon, per lb 6c Wolff's No.l Sugar Cured Hams per lb 9c Breakfast Bacon, per lb Sc 2 lbs of Fresh. Country Butter. 25c 3-Ib can Wolff's O. K. Lard 25c 5-lb can Wolff's O. K. Lard 40c 10-lb can Wolff's O. K. Lard 75c Good White Family Lard, per lb. 5c 2-lb roll Armour's Butterine 25c Pyles' Pearline, per pkg 3c 20 Ids Sal Soda 25 c 8 lbs Floss Starch 25 c lO bars Lenox Soap 25c lO bars Silk Soap 52c lO bars White Russian Soap 25c 10 bars Clairette Soap 25c 12 bars Monday Morning Soap.. 25c Household Ammonia, per bottle. 10c 3 cans Lewis Lye 25c 4 cans Greenwich. Lye 25c lO lbs handpicked Navy Beans. 25c 6 pkgs Rolled Oats 25c Chase Sanborn's Seal Coffee per can 35c Dwinell Wright'sWhite House Coffee, per can 35c 2 lbs Bulk Cocoanut 25c Loose Bros. Soda Crackers, per lb 6c Two packages Wrigley's Pepsin ioc. Special low price on FLOUR. 112 East Sixth. Street. RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, In Wh ich Mrs. W. T- Beerbohm Nar rowly Escapes Injury. While riding north on Harrison street last night about 8 o'clock a carriage occupied by W. T. Beerbohm, his wife and child was run into by a runaway horse. The carriage was upset and the wheels of the buggy attached to the runaway parsed over Mrs. Beerbohm. She was picked up badly bruised. The other occupants of the carriage were not hurt and today Mrs. Beerbohm finds she has suffered no injuries more than severe bruises. The horse that ran away belonged to Will Dresser of North Topeka and started from Sixth and Topeka ave nues as Mr. Dresser was getting out of the buggy. Both the buggy and the carriage was badly wrecked. TODAI'S MARKET KEPOHT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, July 8. WHEAT Wet weather all over the southwest started wheat his her. There was some good buying on eroo dam f Ire ports. The cash wheat situation was nrm and statistics were bullish. Argentine shipments were light, 24. I'M bushels, com pared with 72.0tiO bushels last week. The Corn Trade Nens places the total reserve of wheat in exnorlins: and imnoiting coun- tries August 1 next at lll.uuo.OOO bushels. I against 2&5.000.0CO. an evarere lor the past I five years, showing a deficit of 154. 000. OX) bushels. This also had a strengthening effect. July opened 'iliM-c higher at 70Va I 8j4c and rose to TTVic. September start ed HSc better at 6SHf?ic, sold up to 69c. then reacted to 69e. i'ORN Import buving by shorts on heavy rains in the southwest and bad crop reports strengthened corn. July opened unchanged at 32e and advanced to 32c. OATS Oats were up in sympathy with the other advances. July opened Vic higher at 22eas' and rose to 2.1c. PROVISION'S A good cash trade and the advance in hogs started provisions firm. Later. however, heavy selling by packers turned prices downward. Sep tember pork started 5c higher at $10.10 and sold off to $9.95. September lard be gan 5e up at $5.60 and declined to $5.55. September ribs opened 2tc better at $5.65 and weakened to $5.55. PARLE V Cash, No. 3. 30fr35c. P.TE July. 4o,e: September. 43c. FLAX Cash northwestern, $1.0P2; Sep tember, PSe: October, y.fec TIMOTHY July, $2.55. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas Citv, July 8. CATTLE Receipts, 6.000. Best grades steady, others weak. Native steers, $3.75 (T5.i0: Texas steers, $3.30&4.;0; Trxas cows, $3rr3.40: native cows ana betters. $l.o''i' 4.H: stoekers and feeders, $3.30t5; bulls, 2.75S4.25. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. 18 native steers 1162 $5.2 36 Texas steers 13.2 4.:0 I 79 Texas cows 20 native cows and heifers 972 25 stoekers and feeders ."91 71 bulls 562 0 4.M 5.0 4.25 5S iOo HOUS Receipts. i2.V00. Market bisrher. Bulk of sales. $3. '.ra 4 hen vies. $3.SO,a4.10; packers. $3. .53.95: mixed. $3.65 4: lights. $::.45if 3.55; yorkers, $3.70ii3. ,5; piirs. $:a 3.65. SHEEP Receipts, Z.O'H. Market steady. Lambs, $3.GoyS.2;; muttons, $3it4.65. K.ansa3 City Produce Market. Kansas Citv, July S. WHEAT Active. No. 1 hard. new. 77c; No. 2. old. K5c: new, 76'iT!'.iC No3. old, S0c; new. 71a73c: No. 1 red, new, nc; No. 2. old. S3'TiS4c; new, 75fSc; No. 3. 71i73c; No. 2 spring. 73sji4c; No. 3, 7Ka73e. CORN Active, steadv. No. 2 mixed, 32321c: No. 2 white. 33;a33-lc; No. 3, SSVsc RYE Steady. No. 2. 3Sii40c. HAY Active, unchanged. BUTTER 'Creanv-ry, weak. Separator, 124?14Vc; dairy, 12e. EGGS Firm. Fresh, 8c Chicago Iave3tock Market Chicago. July S. HOGS Receipts. 22,000: left over, 3,000. Market 10c h gher. L'ght. 3.73'&3.97; mixed. $3.!54.05: heavv. $3. 410. CATTLE Rece pts. 5,0X1. Market steady. Reeves. $4.30'tj5.?5: enws and heifers. $2.40 o4.75: Texas steers $3.50a4.to; stoekers and feeders. $3.50 4.75. SHEEP Receipts, 7.(X. Market steady. Natives, $3Cy5; westerns, $4.25'&5.25; lambs, $4;t6.15. Yest(rdav's official: HOGS Receipts, 23.6G3: shipments. 5.S03. CATTLE Receipts, 8,943; shipments, 4, 101. New York Money Market. New Tork. July 8. MONET Money on call, nominally IV l-.j per cent: prime mercantile paper, per cent: sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8-:.34 (r74.8G for demand and at $4.8-1 for (W days; posted rates. $4.f5Ti 4.831, and $4.b61.'S 4.S7: commercial bills. $4.b33i. SILVER Silver certificates. SSrWic; bar silver. biz,c; Mexican dollars. 45:,c. BONDS Government bonds firm. New 4s, registered. !24t4; new 4s, coupon, 12t1i; 4s. lJvU; 4s. coupon. llO'i; 2nds, 95: 5s, reg istered. 112V; 5s, coupon, 112,; Pacific 6s of '89, lOlVi. Market Gossip. Furnished bv the WPkham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan. Chicago: Corn does not sympathize with the strength in wh?at. Some corn being thrown on the market this morning. This market may do better from the fact that the American market is not influenced by early cables. Chicago: Provisions opened with some grocer Fancy Cakes, per 1-lb pkg Long Branch Graham Crackers, 1-lb pkg 15c L. B. Oat Meal Crackers 1-lb pkg 15c Cooked Sliced Ham, per lb 20c Ham Sausage, per lb 11c Bottle of large Olives 25c Shepard's Lightning Ice Cream Freezers $1.60 Granite Preserving Kettle 35c Lemonade Straws, 500 in box. 50c Lemonade Glasses, per doz $1.10 Lemonade Squeezers lOc Western Diamond Washers. ....$2.60 Cream Cans 35c 6 cans Oil Sardines 25c Mustard Sardines, per can 5c 2 cans Warren's Al Salmon 25c 3 cans Red Salmon 25c 4 cans 1-lb Oysters 25c 3 cans Lunch Oysters 25c 3 cans Boneless Herring 25c Corned Beef, per can 15c Roast beef, per can 15c Chicken Tomale, per can loo Sliced Beef, per can 15c Potted Ham, per can. 5c Potted Tongue, per can 5c Potted Chicken, per can lOc Potted Turkey, per can lOc Lunch Tongue, per can 25o Lunch Sausage, per can lOc 10-lb pail New White Fish 45c Large pail Table Syrup 45c Pint Bottle Lemon Extract 25 c Pint Bottle Vanilla Extract 25 c Gum and a Dewey Souvenir Spoon for Get our prices on Mason Fruit Jars. Telephone 252. show of strength, but Interest has been transferred to the wheat pit. Chicago receipts today: Wheat, 23 cars; corn, 214 cars; oats, 73 cars; hogs, la.Ot'O head. Liverpool: Wheat steady, d lower. Corn id lower. R' ceipts of hegs: Chicago 2?,000,5c higher; Kansas City, 12,u0, i&i 10c higher; Omaha, 5,300, steady. Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 5 0M. steady; Kansas City, 6,5u0, steady; Omaha, 1,900, steady. New Tork: For a dull market yester day's possessed unusual interest. In a general way it was peculiar because it showed firmness in the absence of all stimulating news and with the general run of room traders either aggressively bearish or discouraged. The Vanderbilt properties are not footballs of specula tion. This process is a continuous but quiet one. There are some events iyiiiif ahead which are worthy of reflection of ehrewder class of traders. Congress ad journs today. Next week the awards of new government bonds will be announced and there will be a great demonstration of the exteremely high credit of the Lnited States. The crop outlook will soon be definitely settled and all present indica tions favor large yields of cereals. Peace negotiations cannot be far ofT. with thu American army now in position to strike a deadly blow at Spain herself. In brief, the outlook points to a climax of vitally encouraging developments. The weather through Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska is generally cioudy and warm: good rains reported at Abilene, Hutchinson and Clay Center. Privileges good next week: September wheat puts, 6412c: September wheat calls. 74c: September corn puts, 31c; September corn calls, 35c. Forecast: For Kansas City and vieinitv, unsettled weather, probably local showers Saturday. For Kansas, local rails this afternoon, fair tonight and Saturday. Northwestern ieceits: This year." Min neapolis 39 cars, Duluth 4 cars, total 4.1 cars; last year, Minneapolis 67 cars, Iu luth 5S cars, total 125 cars. Second Liverpool cable: d lower on September wheat. Kansas City: Our correspondent at Pa ola says: "Wheat in this locali: v is very poor. Lots of it not cut at all. Some threshed proves inferior quality. Corn looks fine on uplands, but backward and weedy in bottoms." John Kelley. one of the largest millers in Kansas. wires C. C. Christie f rc m Leav enworth: "Farmers in this vicinity report wheat crop very poor." Chicago: Thpre has been good general buying of wheat all morning. St. Louis was a heavy seller yesterday, but was a buyer today and bid the price up. It looks foolhardy to short wheat for a fractional decline, when every bit of news favors the bull side save the expectation of a big crop of inferior wheat. New York: Sales to noon, 126,068 shares of stock. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. 18 cars: corn, 215 car$; oats, 95 cars: hogs. 15.000 head. Abilene. Kan.: O. P. Rvers. a miller here, drove through the country yester day: threshing in progress. Wheat vield better than expected. Good grade. Corn never in better shape at this season. Oats only fair. Privil-.ges: September wheat puis. CSr; September wheat calls. fT:,; September corn puis. 32, -fee; September coin calls, 32"sc: September pork puts, $9.iJ; Septem ber pork calls. $10.20. Ean?s of Prices. Furnish ed by the Wlfkhim Commission Co., 112 E ast .tirtn street. Topeka. Kan. Chicago, Julv 8. Open Klgh Low Close i"e. Article. WH EAT July Sent Dec CORN July Sept Lvc llav OA TS July Sept Mav POKK Julv Sept LARD July Sept RiLS July Sept 77 79 76iJ, fis 6V4 32- 32- 32 32;i 33 32-, 33 js ?H 8 U 3oVa 35')i 53?g 69 32 32-V t8"; 35s-i2 3o-- 23 22i-"J 23 2a- 2o'-Vi 20U 20V4 23 9 85 10 10 5 52 5 60 2(0i 23- V4 231 23 9 85 10 10 9 S5 S 95 9 85 10 00 9 9 10 05 5 52 5 60 5 45 5 52 5 45 5 52 5 47 5 55 5 55 5 65 5 55 5 65 6 55 5 5-5 5 55 5 57 5 60 5 62 Hanges of Prices on Stocks Furnished by the WPkham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan. New York, July S. Stocks. Op'n i Highj Low iCl'se j es. Sugar 132: 133 People's Gas 99;,i HO'i Am. Tobacco 1:2 'i L2;''i Am. Spirits lo;4 E. G. E 4'i't Leather 66:'4 60:''4 Lead Sl'j 8!i C, B. Q l"fi. 107 'fei Rock Island 97Vsl C, M. St. P. 9.-T-: l'HO,! A., T. Ai S. F. I 13 13-sl A..T. irS.F.Pt'd 34 K4' Manhattan 105 It 5 Western Union 93 grij IVlo. Pacific 35?4 35! U. P 24 24 'J U. P. Pfd 6 6 Ai C. N. W 127 Vi 32S', N. Y. Central.. 117117! Omaha 7Si So' C. C. C 42 43' i Reading 19 19 I Jers.-y Central. 924 fn"4 T. C. 1 25 25! No. Pac. Pfd.. 7'i 70i Pacific Mail 2!t- 29Vs I.. i N 64 54 M..K. &r T. Pfd 34H S42 C. G. W 14i,2 14 '2 131-J lS2'i!l31'.i 991-! 10 i 99'i 122H! I'.2''i;l22--S l "m, i 1 40 j 4 i 4 t W-i i 66341 343 31V, 34 10ri! IOO1'..!"!; WI 6 H, 99 V, 19! !9-g 13.4 13'4. .oor4 105 i M m'j. 92 105U-! 24 60 127 1!S! 7ij F"Il 8, 24 I 24

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f F t i -i i i V t J On Sale Saturday Morning z WE have made prices as you see that will close them out quickly. Come early if you want choice styles at low prices. ON SALE SATURDAY MORNING. These prices last as Z bng as the goods last. 25c Printed Dimities, closing price 1 2ic 25c Printed Lawns, closing priee. 12ic 25c Printed Lappets, closing price. X2ic 35 Boucle Batiste, closing price. ..19c 35c Barred Batiste, closing price. -19c 25c Domestic Organdies, closing price X2c 30e French Organdies, closing price 12c 25c 12ic 39e 25c lSe Madras Cloth for waists, 812ic 50c Scotch Suitings, closing price. .25c 50c Canvas Cloths, closing price. ..25o 25c Si'otch Ginghams, closing price. 15c Z z PARASOLS AT CUT PRICES. CHILDREN'S MULL CAPS AT CUT PRICES. SILK AND RIBBON SASHES AT CUT PRICES. flO HOPE FOR MANILA. Insurgents and Americans Move Slow ly But Are Invincible. (Copyright, 1SSS, by Associated Press.) Manila, June 30, via Hong Kong, July 8. There is no material change in the aspect of affairs here. The Spaniards are strongly posted about the outskirts of the town, and also along the whole length of the conduit of the water works, eight miles inland. It is believ ed the Spaniards only hold the water works on sufferance, because the insur gent pickets hold sway everywhere and oouM easily raid and wreck the conduit, liut. the insurgents are extremely anx ious to consiliate the neutrals, and therefore refrain from causing horrible privation. The insurgents have never employed cannon before Manila, but they are now bringing up 60 guts, with the intention of making a simultaneous rush upon the Spani.sh entrenchments at Santa Mesa, Santia. Ana, and Malate, thus rendering- the other positions of the Spaniards untentabie, and by a single coup drive the Spaniards inside the ci tadel, with a minimum of destruction, to non-combatants and property. It is expected that it will take a week to bring the guns along, as they have to make retours through a difficult part of the country and it is not desirable to hurry. The American troop3 are expected here monentarily and then probably there will be a quick finish of the war. The insurgents in the large camps at Malabon, Calcooan, Francisco, Jlara (tuina. San Pedro and Paranaque are in excellent spirits and perfectly orderly. They are delighted with a successful ruse, which they recently adopted to draw the Spaniard's fire. This method is by firing crackers in the darkness, in the weeds near the Spanish position. The explosion of the crackers resembles the rattle of musketry and causes the Spaniards to open fire and waste their ammunition. The Insurgents allege that they had only one riiie at the capture of Cal cooan and they say they similarly sur rounded Guliguiguin at night and fired crackers and a few rifles, while theii main force crept close to the enemy with machetes. The Spaniards, the in surgents add, squandered their ammu nition and then bolted. General Monet, the Spanish com mander at Macabobo, has escaped from there in a canoe, bringing with him the family of Captain General Augusti from Macabobo, where the captain g-eneral sent them when the American fieet arrived, believing that the natives of that part of teh country were loyal. General Monet had a terrible vovage. He ran. the gauntlet of the insurgent troops along the river banks and he and his party were starving when they arrived at Manila. The Spanish general alleged that he left his troops in a strong position, but that he wants reinforcements. A river steamer from Bulacan today ran the blockade, bringing 200 refugees, women and children. The Spaniards are employing gangs cf natives, armed with axes and ma chetes, to destroy the woods in the out skirts of Manila, under Spanish over seers with horse whips. SEVEN SENT BACK. Manila Soldiers Who Got No Further Than Honolulu. San Francisco, July 8. Seven of the soldiers who left here on the second ex pedition to Manila, are back at Camp Merritt, having returned on the I;io Janeiro. They got as far as Honolulu, w here the regimental surgeons ordered them back on account of physical dis ability. Four are from the First Nebraska volunteers Sergeant Stafford of com pany E, Corporal C. A. Sheelsr of com pany L, Private W. I. Malone of com Pny L, and Private Butler of company C. two from, the First Colorado Pri vates Howard and Burke Fannon, the latter of the hospital corps and' one from the Twenty-third T'nited States infantry, Private Paul Miller. Private Craig of company F, Nebraska volun teers was left in a Honolulu hospital where he is under care for pneumonia and measles. Scott's Ice Cream. Parties a specialty. 'Phone 622. Mail eiders promptly attended to. Band concert tonight. Garfield park. pedal Wash Goods .Sal To Close Out all Our Summer Wash Goods. 10c Ginghams, closing price.. 7c 12c Zephyrine Organdies,price 83C 12ic Organdies Suisse, price. 8&C 10c Printed Lawns, price S30 8&c Printed Swiss, price Glc 12-ic Printed Batiste, price 83C 8ic Arcadia Organdies, price. 61c Fancy Ribbons. 50 pieces plain and fancy, 25c and 35c values, for 15o yard Stationery. Special prices on pound papers, box papers and tablets; good quali ties at dry goods prices. Fancy Hosiery. Ladies', Children's and Gent's in endless variety, all prices, 25c, 30c, 35c, 39c, 45c, 48c, 50c, up to $1.50. RAPID PROMOTION. Charge That General Corbin Has Been Advanced by Political Favoritism. "Washington, July 8. Late yesterday a fternoon a bill conferring upon Ad jutant General Corbin the rank. pay and allowance of a major general was passed by the senate. When unanimous consent was asked by Mr. Sewell (Rep. X. J.), for consideration of the bill, Mr. Pettus (Dem., Ala.), objected. How ever, by a vote the senate decided to consider the bill. Mr. Pettus sharply criticised the measure and charged that General Corbin had been rapidly promoted by reason of political favorit ism. This charge brought several sen ators to their feet, among whom were Messrs. Bate, Pasco end Bacon (Denis.), all of whom referred to Gen eral Sorbin's distinguished ability and special fitness for the position he occu pied. Mr. Morgan said that while no doubt General Corbin was a deserving officer, this was a piece of personal favoritism, and senators were now engaging in re turning favors. "I have no doubt," he continued, "that General Corbin has rendered acts of conspicuous service which some of our friends on this floor appreciate very highly, for we have handed down the names of almost every distinguish eu man on this floor amongst the com missioned officers of the army, and Gen. Corbin has had a part in that. I thank him for it. I am sorry I did not have somebody to put in. What are we do ing here except returning compliments to a gentleman who has had the oppor tunity and exercised it very graciously of conferring titles and commissions upon our sons." There was no division on the vote by which the bill was passed. During the greater part of the ses sion, the senate considered unobjected bills on the general calendar, passing a large number of them. The bill permitting the secretary of war, in his discretion, to have erected on the W est Point reservation an edi fice for reiigious worship was passed without amendments. Its primary pur pose is to enable the erection of a It -man Catholic church. A till to increase the number of post ciuartei master sergeants of the United States army was passed. Ancther measure reported from the military committee to reimburse the governors of state and territories for expenses incurred by them in aiding the United States to raise and organize supply and equip the present volunteer army, was passed. A bill to restore Major J. "Wham, formerly paymaster in the United States army to his full rank and pay in the army was unanimously passed. A resolution authorizing the commit tee on finance to make an investigation of internal revenue and customs mat ters and to hold sessions during the re cess of Congress was agreed to. These bills were passed: Fixing the pay and allowances of chaplains of volunteer regiments, mak ing them the same as those of a mount ed captain; permitting officers in the regular or volunteer army to hold posi tions as commissioners, superintendents or historians of national parks. Mr. White (Cal.), offered a resolution, requesting the president to take im mediate steps if not incompatible with public interests to secure the release or the fair and speedy trial of Harry K. Spring and Charles Nelson, residents of California, who have for a long time been under arrest in the Republic of Colombia. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Morgan announced that he pro posed to try to git up his bill for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal by the United States. Mr. Turpie (Ind.), sharply opposed the idea suggested by Mr. Morgan. He maintained that the opponents of the bill had a right to be heard briefly. The suggestion of Mr. Morgan, he thought, was premature, as the report of the existing c;nal commission had not been riled. Unler a special order two hours were then devoted to the confederation of unobjected bills on the general calen dar. Among the bills passed were the following: To enable naval courts martial and courts of inquiry to secure the attend ance and the testimony of civilian wit nesses; authorizing the re-adjustments of the accounts of the army officers in certain contingencies; incorporating the American Social Science association; to establish a United States court at Tehomingo, Chickasaw nation. I. T., and to pay William C. Dodge $10.XiO for 6I3 615 KANS.AVE. Laces. the use by the United States of a patented cartridge loading machine. Mr. Allison called up the house reso lution providing for the adjournment of congress today and had it referred to the committee on appropriations. THEY'VE MADE UP NOW And Topoka is a Gainer in Popula tion. Mr. C. D. "Wear and his wife, Mary No land Wear, have came to Topeka from Kansas City to live. They came here to seek quiet and incidentally for Mr. Wear to escape the shotgun owned by his father-in-law. Three weeks aero the couple were mar ried the wife left her husband and went rie dthe wife left her husband and went to live with her parents. Her husband followed her the next day, but was order ed to keep off the premises by his father-in-law, who had a shotgun to use in en forcing his side of the argument. Mr. Wear had a writ of habeas corpus issued and his father-in-law was compelled to bring- the wife into court. As she enter ed court she vowed she would never, no, never, live with him again. The follow ing is the account of the trial given by the Kansas City Journal: By common consent all the witnesses were excluded from the court room and Mrs. Wear took the witness stand. She was a small woman very small and her graceful figure was clad in neatly fitting1 blue. She drew a heavy veil over her face as she walked to the witness chair. Judge Scarritt told her to- remove the net ting. "I feel better wfth It on," she replied, in a clear, determined voice. In response to questions tt developed that she preferred to live in her father"s home, that she had not the slightest use for her husband, "none whatever." Judge Scarritt looked surprised. She vol unteered the information that he need not be surprised at the state of affairs in her home life. Judge Scarritt hastened to assure her that she was entirely right as to that. Then he asked: "Why did you marry your husband?" She looked surprised dimly surprised, owing to the veil, but her answer was to the point. "I guess that's my business, she said. Then she removed her veil. "Has your father ever coerced or mis treated you in any way?" asked the court, "My parents are the best friends that I've got, and have always been good to me." "How did you come to leave your hus band?" "Because T wanted to and the court, who had begun to think that he was mak ing some progress in the ease, looked as if he wanted to resign and give the affair up. But he thought he would try it just once more, so he asked: "Doesn't your husband treat you all right?" She said she guessed she wouldn't an swer that question. Beside?, she said she was getting tired of answering questions and would answer no more for love or money. "Case is dismissed remarked the court, "and the witness is at liberty to go with her husband or her parents as she may see fit." Mrs. Wear tossed her head as she left the chair and started from the court room with her parents, who were waiting to take her home with them. But young Wear was not to be put away. As she attempted to pass him without even look ing in his direction he grasped her by the arm and said: "Belle, I want to speak with you a few minutes." Her eyes met his defiantly for a moment oniy for a moment and then they softened, and she demurely followed him into a room adjoining thf? court. The pa rents made strenuous efforts to keep her from talking to her husband. But they got no satisfaction for their pains. When Mr. and Mrs. Wear did not emerge from the room in a half hour.Mrs. Xoiand became frightened and pleaded with the deputies to treak into the room. They declined with thanks. Finally some lawyers forced the door, but quickly came back, smiling, while one stood guard at the door and refused to let anyone enter. "Those two young people can stay In there as long as they want to, and they will not be disturbed either." he declared. A moment later Mrs. Wear appeared in the doorway ail smiles and sunshine, lean ing fondly on the arm of her husband. who gazed complacently at those about him. He said: "She's going with me, and she's going" to stay with me. We want someone to go to the rar with us, as my wife is afraid of her father." And the two walked past the parents of the girl without so much as seeing them. "You need hnve no fear of me." said the father to his dauehter. "and as for you. voting man," addressing Wear, "all you have t o do Is to t a ke care of you r w i f e. for if she ever sends for me again, you'll never see her after she leaves you." "Which goes to show," said the deputy sheriff, "that you can never tell what a woman Is liable to do. I knew by the look in her eyes when I first seen her that But his hearers had fled. Ballard's Snow Liniment. There la 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. On Sale Saturday Morning z W a We have two good Lace Bargains to offer you tomorrow. Hot 1. 75 pieces of white and cream Mechlin and Platte Valenciennes all widths from -in. to 8-in. wide, and all prices from 5c to 25c per yard. 1,01; 2. 60 pieces of Black Silk Chantillas, from 2 inches to 7 inches wide; prices run from 10c to 25c per yard. Now these are all new, fresh goods, opened this week, and all marked at about half their value. A new arrival of White and Black narrow Valenciennes Laces from 2o per yard up. Ladies' Neckwear. Silk String Ties, 10c, 15c, and 18c Silk Bow Ties, Black and Fancy, at 25c. White Dawn Bow Ties, lOc Z White P. K. and Silk Ascot Puffs from 19c X to 75c BANK BILL GOES OVER. International American Bank Must Wait Until Next Session. Washington, July 8. Yesterday in the house was given to consideration of measures by unanimous consent. Few of importance were passed. After the resolution providing for final adjourn ment was agreed to, the day was char acteristic of the closing days, members In large numbers being almost con stantly upon their feet, appealing for recognition and consideration of their local measures. Bills were passed regulationg postage on letters written by the blind; adjust ing clothing accounts of soldiers who die within six months after entry upon service; granting right of way through the Indian territory to the Gainesville, McAllister St. Louis railway. Attempts were made to call up the resolution by Mr. Berry (Dem. Ky.), extending thanks to Commodore Schley and the men under him, and also the senate resolutions extending thanks to Lieutenant N. F. Newcomb and the of ficers and men on the Hudson, in the fight off Cardenas, and directing the re tiring upon full pay of Captain Daniel B. Hodgeson of the Hugh McCulloch, engaged in the battle of Manila, but objections by Mr. Ray (Rep. N. X.), prevented consideration. Senate amendments to a large num ber of bills of minor importance were concurred in and many pension bills were disposed of. The house accepted the senate provision for an appropria tion of $200,000 to pay the cost of trans porting dead American seamen and sol diers to their homes for Interment, in the discretion of the war department. The bill to incorporate the interna tional American bank was called up, but by unanimous consent, it went over to the first Wednesday after congress shall meet in December. A bill granting right of way to the Cripple Creek Short Line railway through the Pike's Peak timber reserve was passed. By the adoption of a res olution. Mr. Payne (Rep. N. Y.), was formally elected speaker pro tempore of the house. DOLE WILL RULE. Government of Hawaii to Rest Large ly With. Him. "Washington, July 8. Senators and representatives who conversed with the president today gained the Impression that for the present the government of the Hawaiian islands would be left largely in the hands of President Dole. Tender the Joint resolution, annexing the islands, the government, until oth erwise provided by congress is invested in such person or persons as the presi dent of the United States may determ ine. Besides President Dole some other rerson in Hawaii and one or more citi zens of the United States may be se lected to act with him. It is expected that the names of the commissioners provided for in the resolution to recom mend necessary legislation for Hawaii will be sent to the senate before the ad journment of congress. W OMEN SHUT OUT. Denied Equal Kighta in the North American Turnbund. San Francisco, July 8. The North American Turnbund has closed its bi ennial convention. A proposition to cre ate co-operative commonwealth com munities was rejected. The present platform and declaration of principles was voted to be retained, but a revis ion is to be recommended to the incom ing Vorortek, which Is to be chosen in September. The proposition to give equal rights to lady members of the councils of the association, was rejected by a large majority. During the next few days the delegates will visit various parts of the state and will attend the state turner fest at San Jose on Sunday. The Direct Line to Denver. Salt Lake City, San Francis co and Portland, is via the Vnlon Pacif ic. The service of the Cnion Pacific to all principal western points is unex celled by any other line and consists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dininj Cars. (Meals a la carte.) For time table and full information call on F. A. Lewis. City Ticket Agent, J. C. Fulton. Depot Agent. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Xonr Ufa Anay. To quit tobacco easily and forever, ue mag netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 0o or II. Cure luar-tto-teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago er Maw York. The letter boxes need repainting. Topeka has a first class ball team at last. The political campaign will soon open in earnest. Mr. A. A. Hurd, solicitor for the Santa Fe, is in Chicago. Very few people are attending the Omaha exposition. Fishermen from Lake View and along the river report good catches. General Superintendent Mudge of the Santa Fe is in Colorado. F. R. French, editor of the Lakln Index, Is visiting in the city today. There are five men named Davis in the grocery business in this city. The Forepaugh and Sells Brothers shows will not visit Topeka this year. The Kansas Holiness camp meeting opens .this evening at the city park. Yesterday was a day of runaways. Two hacks and three buggies were on the list. The ex-policemen are making an effort to sell off their uniforms and equipment. Several awnings have large holes burn ed in them as a remembrance of the Fourth. Every package of patent medicine sold at drug stores now contains a revenue stamp. Misses Harriett and Sue Lovell of 1261 Lane street are cousins of General Shatter at Santiago. Mr. "W. P. Homan, general manager of the Kansas Midland railway, was in the city yesterday. Henry Grueber promises to have the scaffolding out of the state house dome within a few days. Some of the streets in Parkdale have water standing in them the full width of the street and half a block long. There will be a matinee for children at the Crawford theater tomorrow afternoon. The admission will be 5 cents. Insurance Commissioner Webb McNall will go to his home in Smith county to morrow to look after his wheat crop. A tennis tournament will be held tomor row afternoon on the courts of the To peka Tennis club at Tenth and Fillmore streets. The bicycle repairers are reaping a har vest, but the wheels that are damaged are always broken "while riding along on the smooth pavement." One of the prettiest sights around To peka is the pond of Egyptian and Japan ese lotus at Brentwood, the suburban home of Major T. J. Scudder. The Topeka Trades and Labor assembly has Kigniried its intention of uniting with the Grocers' and Butchers' association for the big picnic. No date has been set as yet. "Webb McNall says that Harry Rlchter claims to be the author of the valued pol icy law, but he has discovered that Mil ton Brown of Garden City is father of the bill. Mr. E. L. Copeland and Dr. "W. N. West have gone to Boston as representatives of the Topeka whist club at the National Whist Congress. They will spend some time in the east. Topeka can boast of one drinkng foun tain: just one. One thing is certain, if Topeka is to be drv otherwise, we should at least have a sufficient number of pub lic drinking fountains. Christian States has filed a mechanic's lien on the 7-. R. B. Dry Goods store for $'.4.fil for work done in fitting up the store last spring. The lien was filed in the clerk's oftice of the district court. Sergeant Fenr.ell of the Sixth Infantry, who is in the list of wounded at Santiago, is the man whose jaw was broken by J. S .Leach, now in the Shawnee county jail. Leach killed one soldier and seriously in jured Fennell. The first closed car of the season with out a vestibule was run out of the To peka railway shops this morning, all new ly painted and repaired. It Is probable that the vestibules will not be taken off the cars this summer. A special term of the Kansas court of appeals will be held in Topeka September to IS. inclusive, for the purpose of catching up with the docket. The court is a year and a naif behind. The regular term of the court will be held in Novem ber. Mrs. Lucretia Wilson. a stranded actress, with her 3-year-old daughter, was in To peka yesterday trying to collect enough money to get to her home in Denver. She was a member of the New York Specialty company, the manager of which abandoned the com pany in Cairo. I1L, with all the funds, leaving her with but 4 cents. A W 1 3 Rests, Situations, o o Real Estate, 4 Auction Sales AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. ANNOUNCEMENTS. I am a candidate for the office of clerk of the district court, subject to the Re publican primaries July 23, 18.8. I. S. CURTIS. I arh a candidate for the office of coun ty attorney of Shawnee county, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. Primaries July 23d, H. G. LARIMER. WANTED HALE HELP. WANTED 3 men for stone quarry, 2 farm hands. 1 good solicitor, horse and buggy furnished. American Employment Co., room 5, Jewell block. WANTED By young man, position as clerk or assistant bookkeeper in office or wholesale house; can furnish reference Address W. H., care Journal. WANTED Man with wife: must be good milker and good horseman. G. G. Bur ton, Seward ave., one mile east of Santa Fe shops. WANTED HELP. WANTED Work at anything to earn an honest living: can do family sewing or will take dishwashing or any housework. Address "B. J.," care Journal. WANTED Experienced stenographer. Make application in writing. State how much experience and where vou have worked or are working now and give ref erences. Address Lock Box 97, North Topeka. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED 3 girls for private famllies.one for hotel. 2 for country. American Em ployment Co., Sixth and Kansas ave. WANTED Good girl for general house work. Apply at 110 West Sixth St. L. C. Bailey. WANTED Lady cashier and bookkeeper; state wages and experience. Address C. A. C, care Journal. WANTED White girt for housework; must be a good cook. Address C, care Journal. WANTED SAXESHEN. WANTED Solicitors of good address to sell California roses, rare, hardy orna mentals, etc. Town and cities oniy. Will pay salary weekly: be quick; state age; The Howland Nursery Company, Lis An geles, Cal. $15 TO $35 a week and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time; exDerience unnec essary. W. L. Kline Co., St- Louis, Mo. 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 $5; $tiO 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, -address American Woolen Mills Co., Tailors for the Trade, Chicago, 111. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTEDGood second hand wagonette, 8 or 10 passenger, cheap for cash. G. Pocock, Wakefield, Kan. WANTED To purchase a driving horse with good action. John T. Danley, cor ner Twelfth St. and Western ave. WANTED Boarders, pleasant furnished rooms. 915 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 set aside for replies to classified advertise ments. WANTED Gasoline stoves to clean, $1; guaranteed for season; old burners re placed by improved gas or gasoline burn ers. Fuil line summer stoves and ovens. Phone il3. Hull Stoe&Repair Co.,lltS E.Sth. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE; Light Columbus phaeton in good repair. Price $75 No. 129 Bu chanan st. FOR SALE Single seat open buggy, near ly new, $20; also road cart, cheap. Call 508 Home St., Potwin. FOR SALE A sound young horse, safe for lady to drive. 832 West Gordon St., North Topeka. FOR SALE; Stand, good property, cheap for cash. Corner Fifth and avenue. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOR SALE Ten R.T.P.A.N.'S for 6 cents at druggists; one gives relief. FOB. KENT EOOM8. FOR RENT Two partly furnished rooms. No. 417 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Suite of beautifully furnish ed rooms, with board. 520 Harrison St. FOR RENT Desirable unfurnished south rooms, with closets. 714 Jackson. THP.eTe 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 fur nished rooms. 421 Quincy st. JOESENT-HOUSES FOR RENT Eight room house, partly furnished. Price $18. No. 129 Buchan an st. FOR RENT Five rooms, ground floor, cellar, cistern, well, barn. 711 Madison. FOR RENT. Six room house. 612 Jackson street. Inquire at Glo Jackson street. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at 934 Kansas ave. Gas, heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. MISCELLANEOUS. WEIBLE HORNER, 113 East Seventh St., make all sizes of door and window screens, mouldings, brackets, sash and doors, wood carving and turning. NOTICETO WHOM TT MAY CON CERN Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of bnawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 803 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, 198. A. O. ROSSER. Topeka, Kan., June 14, 1S9S. FOR Investors' Lists that are Investors' Lists, write to Investors' Directory Co., New York. STALL IN GOOD BARN for rent cheap. 421 Quincy st. Viavi The best known remedy for women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler, is open dailv except Sunday, from 1 to 2 p. m. E. M. Brockett. M. D. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots $150 to $450. Eugene Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave. CARBONATED Boon Mineral Water is healthiest and most economical: get prices. Boon Mineral Well, 618 Fillmore, Topeka. STORAGE STORAGE The Toptka Storage and Warehouse Co. (formerly Topeka Stor age Co., 305 Kas. ave.) store stoves, house hold goods etc. On June 1 removed to new fireproof stone building. 212 and 214 Kas. ave. C. D. Skinner, Prop. WATCHMAKE WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks, 50c; mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard Up, see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. ave. FOB, SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 5 room house, 1 lot, well, cistern, small stable, block to pavement, west of ave nue. Price $1,100, $200 cash balance monthly. 8 room house, 2 lots, shade, good: barn, cistern, well, city water, location fine and desirable property. Price $2,500. 6 room house. 2 lots, well, cistern, fruit, shade, cheap at $l,0oo; $150 cash, balance in payments. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Only few more lots and new 5 room house on time, Kensky's addition, corner of Crane and Chandler. FOR SALE Lots 163. 16S. 167 Buchanan St., east front, within 150 feet of Sixth ave. car line: $500 each. C. K. Holliday, Jr., 435 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Auburndale property, 7 room house, "nicely painted and papered, 1V& lots, $SX; $50 cash, balance $10 per month a bargain. J. W. Ferguson Co., Agents, 625 Kansas ave. REAL ESTATE If you have bargains in real estate to offer list them with Em mett E. Roudebush. 115 West Sixth ave., successor 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 Co. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-iirst and Madison sts., 60 lots neaf Shorey, 8 room house and 3 1 '2 acres near city limits. SO acres 6 miles north, all on time payments or cheap for cash. M. Heery, 109 East Third. 1 LOST AND FOUND. LOST A money sack some place between Collins' in North Topeka and Cope's. Finder returning the same to Cope's Com. Co. will be rewarded. FOUND The umbrella repairer and jew eler, W. S. iicCormick, at 813 Kan. ave. MONEY loaned on pianos, organs, sew ing machines, watches, diamonds, type writers and any good security. N. B Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. MONEY TO LOAN on farms or city prop erty at reasonable rates. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th ave, WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO., Columbian Building. MONEY to loan on farms. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, waK-hes, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kansas ave. MILO NORTON, at 406 West Sixth ave., will make farm loans of $l,5oO or over at 6 per cent interest. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 KAN. AY. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low priee. Catalogue free. 'Phone 292. PAVING. FOR first class paving, sidewalk or building brick, dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson. secretary of C. C. V. Brick and Paving Co., lis West Eighth ave. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. I'ses the Brinkerhol'f system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, tishure, ul ceration, etc. C. F. MENNINGER. M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Office: 77 Kansas ave. 'Phone 19. Residence: 1270 Topeka ave. 'Phone S5. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Oftice No. 720 Kan. ave. IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m, to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5. p. m. Telephone 593 residence and 16 office. FLOBISTEl MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves, 817 Kansas ave.. Phone 602. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed and seeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. TIN SHOPS J. M. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. LEGAL NOTICE. (First published in the Topeka Stata Journal July 7th, Ism.) TO THE PUBLIC. By order of the Mayor and council of the city of Potwin Place, notice is hereby given that all ordinances of said city will hereafter be strictly enforced. All persons over twelve years of age are prohibited from riding bicycles on the sidewalks. Parties residing in said city and owning dogs are respectfully requested to pay the. tax to the undersigned forthwith, in de fault of which payment the dog will be killed. All persons are also warned not to hitch stock to the trees in the parks or lead the same on or across the sidewalks or picket the same in the streets, alleys or parks. A. BUNKER. Deputy Marshal City of Potwin Place. Potwin, July 7, 1S9S. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and Sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. PRINTERS. TOPEKA PRINTING CO.. U2 East Sev enth St. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything. Prices right. We'll l)o Your Hauling Rleht! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. I Telephones 509 Kansas Aye S2Q Office. 05 House. T. T?. BACON, Prop. t3TSee me about storage. I NATIONAL STABLES. J GILCHRIST EROS.. Prop. O Good turnouts delivered to any part of the city. BOARDINQ A SPECIALTY. O Phone 46. 706 Jackson St Western 316201 VMS 111 East Seventh Street. EeU Kansas Ave. aud C'uiucy, south side. Does the best work In the city of Dye ing, Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a calL SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. C.F.RODIGER.Pro?' LAKE BREEZES bring relief from the BwsIteriDfr heat of the town or citF. They raise your spirit9 and restore your energy. Tiie greatest comfort and pleasure in lake travel is on one of the LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION CO'S LEGAMT STEAMSHIPS, Sailings between Chicago and Mackinse Island four times every week, at extremely low rates. The new steel steamship "Kanltou" la a maTnificent vessel, eletrantly equipped with every comfort and convenience. Tri-weekly 'twixt Chicago, Charlevoix, Harbor Spring, Peteskey, Bay View, Mackinac Island, etc. Write for interesting read- v ng matter, sent free, or ask Sour nearest, aveuc. aaarasi os. Berolzheim, G. P. A MFIiUidit -l it CO. Bush tntf N. Water SL, Chicago. aSLi" a "-3

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o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o WE OWN IT NOW. The C P. Adams Music Pavilion, Stock and Fix tures. Doing business with us is like doing business with a bank. Our leaders will be the Steinway, Bradbury and Haines Bros. Pianos. We have others, too, but they aren't so expensive. We want to get acquainted with you. Come in and see us, and what terms we make. "3" 113 West A A I HP n lib J. M. KNIGHT, combine Undertaker -tc -tc -tc -tc .-tc -tc -tc -tc -tc -If -tc -It -tt -it -it -it -tc. -tc -tc -c -tt -tt -It -It -It Adult Cloth Caskets, and plate for Adult Cloth Casket, and plate for Adult Cloth Casket, satin lined, for Children's Casket Fine Metallic Caskets YOU CAN BUY Fine lino of Landaus, Kocka-ways, 2- and 3-seated Traps for hire for weddings, operas, parties and funerals. 'Phone 52. FOOD FOR CAPTIVES. Another Weighty Problem Connected With Santiago's Siege. "Washlngrton, July 8. The problem of feeding the people of Santiago and the prisoners taken there, in addition to the United States troops under Shafter, was discussed at a long conference this af ternoon between Secretary Alger, Quartermaster General Luding-ton and Commissary General Eagan. It is a very serious matter, and cannot be ade quately adjusted until the war depart--ment has been acquainted with the con ditions that will exist after the town has been taken. Gen. Shafter took with him supplies for six months for about 30,000 men and animals. These, it is estimated, will last the United States troops and their Cuban allies, the needy people of Santiago and the Spanish ar my defending the place for three months, so that there is no fear for the present of any lack of subsistence. The supplies that accompanied Gen. Shafter were intended for use in the Porto Rico as well as the Santiago campaign, and for that reason it is in tended to send additional supplies to Santiago, so that those now in the pos session of the American forces will not be depleted. Arrangements for send ing a greater quantity of food stuffs to Santiago will be made at once by the commissary general and the quarter master general. The administration does not propose to let the people of Santiago suffer after the city is in pos session of the American army. SURGEON TO LEE'S AR31Y. Distinguished New York Physician to Go to Cuba. New York, July 8. Dr. George Ryer son Fowler, chief of the staff of sur geons in the New York Polyclinic, has been appointed chief surgeon in the United States volunteer army, with the rank of major, and by direction of the secretary of war he has been directed to report to Major General Fitzhugh Lee, at Jacksonville, Fla, for assignment to duty. Dr. Fowler was seen at his office in Brooklyn. He said: "I am ready to start for Jacksonville In compliance with General Coburn's order, and I expect to leave Brooklyn today. The order was not wholly un expected, as I put in my request for a commission some time ago. I received my request with the signatures of the president and secretary of war written upon it. I countersigned it and re turned it two weeks ago. I have been awaiting orders ever since." BREWER A PATRIOT. Kansas' Ex-Judge Praises His Country and Her Fighters. Denver. July 8. Justice David J. Brewer of the supreme court of the United States was at the Denver club Monday afternoon. The news of the destruction of Cercera's fleet has been confirmed and the distinguished jurist was one of the happiest men in Denver. "I am proud to be an American," said he. "Why, if we had read of such a remarkable exploit in the Bible we would hardly have believed it. Every year, as I grow older, I am more pro foundly impressed with the strength of this nation. Every year I meet with new evidences of faith in the physical, mental and spiritual supremacy of the American. When I came through Kan Our Illustrated Pamphlet Be IN Every Household. syyjreB .Cqnpensco. Saum o o o o o o o o o o o o o t t o o o o o o Sixth St. 406 Kansas Ave. 'Phone 52. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Fine funeral oars, hearses, pal ace coaches and drivers in livery in attendance. Free ambulance to trains or any part of the city day or night. Why Pay Exorbitant Prices to Other Firms When six silver handles S15.00 six textile handles 18.00 six textile handles, 20.00 2.00 for Adults 55.CO sas I was told that every man who vol unteerd in the army for the war against Spain wrote his name. That is a fact of tremendous significance. The high est civilization is moving forward and the lower goes to the rear. "The events of the past week are so vast in their influence upon the destiny of this country and the world that it fills the mind of a thinking person with an almost overpowering sense of the re sponsibility of this nation. We learn to be broader. Wre see beyond the tur moil of political strife, and feel the heart throb of the people. One political party rules today and another tomor row but whenever the crucial test comes somehow the nation is carried forward to a higher destiny. Here is a great nation, receiving elements from far distant lands, which are not always assimilated, but experience of more than a century has demonstrated that the great body of American people can be trusted. This war opens new re sponsibilities, but I firmly believe the problems will be wisely solved. I am not an ardent advocate of acquisitions of territory far removed from this con tinent, but I feel that the genius of our people for success will carry them through. This is one of the proudest days America has ever known." BURNED IN CARRIAGE. Peculiar Accident to Washington Women While Driving. Washington, July 8. A very peculiar accident happened to Mrs. J. Ford Thompson and her daughter, Mrs. Thomas E. McArdle, while driving up Fifteenth street, near Riggs bank. Mrs. Thompson's dress caught fire, and was burned completely off the lining, for tunately without more serious damage than to slightly scorch her arm and burn a quantity of her hair. Mrs. Mc Ardle's hand was quite badly burned in her effort to tear the burning cloth ing from her mother, and her dress was also injured by the flames, but not to any great extent. WThat started the Are can only be conjectured. It is sup posed that one of the ladies stepped on a match on the floor of the carriage, igniting the flimsy material of Mrs.' Thompson's summer dress, which quick ly caught fire. The carriage in which Mrs. Thomp son and her daughter were driving was a surrey, and the ladies were on the rear seat, with a light laprobe over their knees. This caught Are at the same time as the dress, and the blaz ing edge of the robe, whicn hung out at the side of the carriage, attracted the notice of a colored man who was driving down Fifteenth street. He call ed out to the Thompson's driver to stop ,and. jumping from his seat, ran to Mrs. Thompson and began to beat out the flames with his hands. Both Mrs. Thompson and Mrs Mc Ardle jumped out of the carriage when they saw the flames, and Mrs. McArdle tore the blazing dress from her mother. Tom Bowie, driver for the California Fruit company, ran up to them with a blanket, which he wrapped around Mrs. Thompson and extinguished the flames entirely. The fire had run quickly up Mrs. Thompson's skirt to her waist, then up the sleeve and back, scorching one arm slightly and burning her hair. The dress was less inflammable stuff.which resisted the flames and protected Mrs. Thompson from more severe injuries. The colored man who first saw the fire and beat out the flames was quite badly burned about the hands. iilfSIG Condemssd Milk. entitled "BaBiesshoulO Sent on application Milk Co. KewjrofeK PLENTYTO EAT. There Are No Signs of Famine in Havana Sajs the Correspondent of the London Times. POOR ARE IN DISTRESS Owing to Lack of "Wort and High Prices of Food. Situation No "Worse Than Ex perienced in London. London, July 8. The officials of the Spanish embassy here say they have no knowledge of any peace agitation being on foot at present. A dispatch from the United States declaring that the Americans are able to capture San tiago de Cuba and that the perpetual strain has broken the men's nerves and constitutions, bringing them to the verge of disaster, unless reinforced, is published conspicuously here and has also been telegraphed to Madrid. The Times today published a long letter from one of its correspondents, E. W. Knight, dated from Havana on June 26, in which the writer gives de tails of his difficult landing in Cuba, ex periences in prison, and release. In regard to the conditions of affairs in Havana, Mr. Knight says he found the city in a very different condition from that described in the American press and that the town is perfectly quiet. Continuing he says there are no signs of popular excitement and no intima tion of a general massacre of foreigners which has been foretold. The corre spondent also says there are no signs of famine in Havana, though he ad mits, it is true, that provisions are very dear and that there is distress among the poor who are without work owing to the blockade. But he adds, that the distress is no greater than some times experienced in London. Of the pres ent attitude of the population, civil and military, the correspondent says he can hardly speak too highly, adding: "There is no excitement and no fear, but a dignified calm resolve to defend the country bravely. All here eagerly desire an American force to land m Cuba in order to try conclusions in a fair fight with Spanish troops. The latter. I think, will give a good account of themselves when the time comes." CLARA BARTON CABLES. Heroic Woman's Work Caring for America's Wounded. New Tork, July 8. The following ca blegram has been received by Stephen Barton from Miss Clara Barton: Siboney, July 7, via Playa del Este. Came from Shatter's front in the night for food and clothing for refugees, who are leaving Santiago by thousands, starving and naked. The State of Tex as has gone to Port Antonio for ice to save her meat, will return tomorrow. Are sending supplies to refugees, all we can from both camps, by army wag ons and pack mules. It is nearly im possible to land supplies, high tide, no docks, surf terrific, our ships yawls cannot stand in surf. Have mended one of the broken flat boats which our men drag ashore in the surf, waist deep. No transportation. Horses and packers tent would be helpful. Wounded men taken from our operating tents are laid on ground, often without blankets or shelter from rain or sun. As others die their clothing is taken to put on the na ked, to get them down to Siboney, ten miles over roads that upset any wag ons. Mrs. Gardner, myself and whole working force of the Ked Cross at the front are in direct range of the sharp shooters. Lesser and the nurses are doing splendid work at Siboney. The men are as brave as lions. Shafter is acting wisely and humanely, doing all he can. Wre return to the front at once. (Signed.) CLARA BARTON. AT D ETROITfNT 899. Kansas City Endeavor Society Wins Progressive Prize. Nashville, Tenn., July 8. Auditor ium Endeavor was filled with an en thusiastic assemblage when the Seven teenth international convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor was called to order by Presi dent Clark. Following devotional ex ercises, addresses of welcome were de livered by Governor Taylor and others, and a brief telegram of greeting from President McKinley was read. In his reply telegraphed on behalf of endeav orers Rev. Clark expressed, the heart iest sympathy of the endeavorers,"with their Christian president" and informed President McKinley that his praise and thanksgiving proclamation had been read during the opening exercises of the convention and that the endeavorers had united in prayer for a speedy peace. Secretary John W. Bear then read his annual report, and President Clark followed with his annual address. The speaker's references to a friendly union between the United States and Great Britain were vociferously cheer ed. The Kansas City union was given the banner for the best progress made. Detroit was selected for the meeting of 15S9. "WHEAT IN SALINE. Conditions Do Not Justify the Com plaints as to Yield. Salina, July 8. With all that hes been said about the damage done to soft wheat it is difficult to find one who will tell you that he has a very low average in his yield. One poor farmer who was entering loud complaint about his soft wheat, when asked what his average was (he had be threshing) said it would go about 17 bushels to the acre. And yet two years ago he would have been tickled to death over such an average. It is by comparison with the yield last year that the farmer is discontent ed with the yield this year. The "high land" farmer has eclipsed the "lowland" farmer this time especially if he has hard wheat. The hard wheat crop composing nearly two-third3 of the crop of the county, averages good. Take quantity, location, price, and sev eral other features into question and Saline county is fully as well favored in the yield this year as last. In hay and oats the yield is much better. Pos sibly the corn crop will be good, al though it is too early to make any spec ulation concerning it. REVENUE RECEIPTS. Collections for June Exceed May by $10,000 Leavenworth, July 8. The collections in the office of internal revenue as re ported by Collector Sutton for the month of June aggregated $38,400.05 from the following resources: Collections on lists.... 138.77 Beer stamps 1,200.53 Spirit stamps 470.S0 Cigars and cigarettes 6,946.0 Adhesive stamps 5,026.10 Tobacco stamps 344.80 Special tax stamps 10,253.59 Oleomargarine 14,018.64 Total $38,400.05 The collections for May aggregated $27,827.67. "Just wait until next month," said Chief Clerk Feagans. "Then we'll show you some figures. We will have the war tax then." ENDED IN ELOPEMENT. Comic Opera Lovers at Wichita are Now Married. Wichita, July 8. The friends of the contracting parties were surprised to learn of the marriage of Miss Jessie Lantz of El Dorado, and Harry Hill of this city. The ceremony was performed Tuesday night just this side of the county line, between the home of the bride and AVichita, and was the culmin ation of a romantic courtship extending over a period of many months. Miss Lantz will foe remembered as the young lady who sang the principal con tralto role in the"Doctor of Alcantara," a comic opera given by local talent last year. She has a magnificent voice and a very pleasing stage bearing, and made quite a favorable impression on the local audiences. Harry Hill took part in the opera and was devoted in his attentions to her, which she receiv ed with favor. However, her mother who was with her objected to the growing intimacy and forbade her daughter having anything to do with him. Apparently she obeyed her moth er's commands and many months of clandestine correspondence followed. Tuesday, in accordance with pre-arranged plans, Harry Hill boarded the Missouri Pacific and went to El Dorado. They met, secured a carriage and start ed overland for this city. A marriage license had previously been secured and when Sedgwick county was reached they were married. Continuing their journey, they arrived here and are now at the home of the groom's mother on North Market street. The bride is a charming young lady and has a host of friends both in her home city and here, who will wish her long years of happiness. The groom is a native of Wichita, having made this his home, though he spends a part of his time with theatrical companies on the road. PLANS CHANGED. New University Building Enlarged by George Fowler. Kansas City, July 8. Contractor Wil liam Nadelhoffer, of Lawrence, Kas., who has charge of the construction of the new machine shops, at the universi ty, the gift of George Fowler, the Kan sas City packer, was in the city yester day ordering the iron work necessary for the building. The excavations have all been made, the rock for the foundation is on the ground and two car loads of cement were covered up on the site of the building yesterday afternoon. The building originally was to cost $18,000, but Mr. Fowler has ordered changes in the plans which will increase the cost several thousand dollars and it is thought that the board of regents may make some further additions, making the building, when completed, cost $25,000 or more. Mr. Nadelhoffer says the new bui'.dirg will be the finest of its kind in the west ern country and will be finished and ready for occupancy by December 1, of this year. ANONYMOUS LETTERS Are Pouring in on Marshal Strauss Regarding Joints in Operation. City Marshal I. A. Strauss has been flooded with letters and comnlaints since he took charge of police affairs, anrl a large number of the communications have been unsigned. People, especially within the past two days, have written to him saying that there was a joint in operation at a certain place, and they would sign the note "A Citizen." Marshal Strauss says that unless com munications are signed he cannot pay at tention to them. Speaking of the matter he said today: "I will be glad to attend to any violation of the law which people may wish to call my attention to, but I must ask them to sign their names. I got two letters yesterday signed 'A Citi zen' and 'A Resident.' Now. I don't know whom these communications come from, and I don't care to get mixed up In any trouble where T don't know the source of the information. "If people can't place enough confidence in me to sign their names to communica tions, or come to me in person, then I can't attend to the complaints. I will willinerly do all in my power to attend to complaints v.'hon sitrned. and as ouickly as possible. Jf T get a letter complaining of a joint and it isn't signed, then that joint will have to go until we get around to it In our regular work." Disorderly Re3ort Broken XTp. Jailer Grubbs last evening made his first arrest. He with Patrolman Smith went to the fair grounds about nine o'clock and arrested two white women who were living in a tent on the south bank of the Shunganunga creek. They were charged with disorderly conduct. They have been camped there ever since the colored soldiers went into camp. Complaint was made yesterday by residents, and the arrests followed last evening. The women gave the names of Estelle Boyse, aged 19 years, and Maggie Hall, aged 36 years. Runaway Boy Arrested. Charlie Rice, aged 13 years, was ar rested yesterday by Patrolman Simp son and taken to police station. He ran away from his home in Kansas City and came to Topeka. He says he had some trouble at home and decided to strike out for himself. His parents have been notified, and he will be held until word is received from them. 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 vour own doors. Through tickets be yond Omaha allow Etop-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. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent. HOWARD ELLIOTT. General Manager. St. Louis, Mo. H. C. TOWNSEND. G. P. T. A., St. Louis. Mo. F. E. NIPPS. Agent. Topeka, Kan. C3 AST'OXl X -A. Bears th Si 18 ton Hav8 Always Bomjni Bears the yf ii8 "illu nam aim OA8TORZA. Be the The Kind Vou Have Alwavs Bou0 O uSL. ISt 1 O 3S. X Sears th TH3 Kind You Have Always Bcujtit Signature f7? y Vss-a Z- WHO IS TO PAY? The Question as Regards Ex press Companies and Patrons to Be Settled in Court. United States District Attorney I. E. Lambert will on Monday next file com plaints in the United States district court against C. L. TraVer, agent of the Wells, Fargo express company, and Frank Lewis, agent or the United States and Pacific express companies, in this city, and S. R. Smith, joint agent for the WrelIs-Fargo, American, United States and Pacific express companies at Leavenworth, for violation of the war revenue law. The complaints were sent to Leavenworth today to be sworn to by Collector of Internal Revenue Sutton. The express companies in this city and over the entire country have been forcing their patrons to pay the revenue of one cent on each bill of lading by charging an additional one cent on each consignment shipped. Mr. Lam bert holds that it is the intent of the law that the companies and not the shippers should pay the revenue, and the criminal prosecutions will be brought to test the matter. The penalty for violations of the law in this connection is $100 for each of fense. Several hundred bills of lading have been issued by each company since the new law went into effect. The section of the revenue law which it is held has been violated by the ex press companies reads as follows: "'It shall be the duty of every rail road or steamboat company, carrier, express company, or corporation or person whose occupation is to act as such, to issue to the shipper or con signor or his agent, or person from whom any goods are accepted fortrans portation, a bill of lading, manifest, or other evidence of receipt and forward ing for each shipment received for car riage and transportation, whether in bulk or in boxes, bales, packages, bun dles, or not so inclosed or included; and there shall be duly attached and can celed, as in this act provided, to each of said bills of lading, manifests, or other memorandum, and to each duplicate thereof ,a stamp of the value of one cent." After the complaints are filed the three express agents will be arrested and a preliminary hearing held before United States Commissioner Geo. W. Clark. They will probably then be bound over to the next term of the United States district court. Unless special arrangements can be made, the cases will not come up until next No vember. One of the Topeka express agents re marked today' that he thought Mr. Lambert would be wise to let the mat ter remain as it is until after the test case brought in New York is decided. The case there is on friendly grounds for the purpose of testing the law, and it is understood that arrangements have been made to carry it at once to the United States supreme court for early and final settlement of the ques tion. SPANIARD AGROUND. Was Chased by American Gun boats Thought to Ba Alfonso XII. Key West, July 3. A four masted Span ish steamer of about C.000 tons, with two funnels, has been aground at Mariel, west of Havana, after being chased by the gun- boats Hawk, Castine and Prairie. The j intelligence was brought here this morn- ing by several auxiliary warships return ing from the north coast blockade. At the time they left the l:nes the identity of the wreck had not been established. By many, however, she is thought to be the Alphonso XII. The steamer was first sighted at the western end of the Ha- vanaa blockade about six miles from Mor ro castle, heading for Havana. The Hawk immpilintflv trave chase and was soon joined by the other two gunboats. The trio opened a hot fire on the enemy, who unable to escape and helpless, was forced ashore. The affair occured a day or two ago, but 1 none of the ships which participated in it i has since arrived here and the Doats which brought the news were not close enough to learn further details. EMPORIA'S GOOD START. McKloskey's Maroons Defeat Wichita 14 to 7 The Hew Teams. Emporia, July 8. Emporia's new base ball team, formerly the Dallas, Texas, league team, which has been trans ferred here for the remainder of the season, played the first game yesterday with Wichita, winning by the score of 14 to 7. The line-up follows: Emporia. Wichita Hughes catcher Hardy Rpwtpi' Ditcher Barnett McCloskey first base R. Bevis f- Cahill second base Cusack Montgomery short stop E. Bevis Dunn third base Harlan Mayer left field Rcse Hurlburt center field Johnson Menefee right field Donavan Advancing on "Woo Chow. Hong Kong, July 8. News has been received from Canton of serious dis turbances at Luk Chuan. in the prov ince of Kwangsi. The rebels are said to be everywhere victorious and to be ad vancing on Woo Chow. The British consul and commissioner of customs at Woo Chow, has tele graphed for gunboats. There is con siderable uneasiness at Canton on ac count of the presence there of a black flag chief, and the British gunboat Tweed is being hurriedly placed in com mission and will sail for Canton and the west river immediately. Destroyed by Fire. Sacramento. Cal., July 8. The entire business portion of Corning, Cal., was destroyed by fire. Undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. The loss Is es timated at $100,000. 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