The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 8, 1898
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f;' i l MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 8, 1S98. TIIIFwD EDITION. MONDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. i -at ON THEWAY. Spain's Reply To President Mc Kinley's Terms Has Been Telegraphed To the French Ambassador.; THEY ARE ACCEPTED But Some Qualifications Are Hinted At. Details Are Still a Secret At Madrid. Madrid, Aug. 8. The cabinet council terminated after having completely ap proved the reply to the United States which, it is said, accepts the American conditions. The reply was telegraphed to Senor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish ambassa dor to France. The government is fully convinced that the note will be satisfactory to the Washington government and that a suspension of hostilities will be its im mediate consequence. From a well informed source it is learned that while the answer does not tiiscuss the four bases which the United States makes an essential preliminary to peace, and which Spain accepts with out reservation, it points out that in or der to avoid the definitive negotiations being in any way complicated by In cidents of the war it is expedient to agree beforehand to a suspension of hostilities. It is reported that Duke Almodovar de Rio, the minister of foreign affairs, and Mgr. Merry del Val, Spanish am bassador to the Vatican, will be select ed to represent Spain in the negotia tions. The newspapers make no comments on the situation owing to the strict ness of the censorship. Her majesty approves the general lines of the reply of Spain to America's peace terms, which Senor Sagasta ex plained to her. The government believes that the United States will accept Spain's an swer, which will certainly reach the White House by Tuesday. As a conse quence of the United States accepting the reply, hostilities will immediately afterwards be suspended. According to the reliable sources of Information the Spanish note is couched in dignified language. It asserts that Spain bows to the force of circum stances, having nothing to provoke the war, into which she had been unwill ingly led in the defense of her rights and territory. It expresses a willingness to appoint delegates to meet the American com mission to discuss a regime for the Philippines. It is understood that both Senor Sa gasta and Duke Almodovar de Rio, the foreign minister, told the queen regent that they felt deeply the painful duty circumstances imposed upon them. Room For Argument. London. Aug. 8. The Madrid corres pondent of the Times, says: "All the best authorities agree that the government has decided to accept the American conditions. The Ameri can reply to Spain's request for explan ation reached Madrid Friday evening. The text has not been given out, but it is known that it brought little consola tion. "President McKinley has turned a deaf ear to the suggestion that Porto Rico might be left to Spain and com pensation sought elsewhere. Regarding the Philippines the reply was not alto gather satisfactory, but it was of such a nature that there was no longer any necessity for postponing a decision on the main question. "Meantime Senor Sagasta's extensive consultations seemed to leave no doubt that the nation wants peace. I do not mean to say that all declared this in plain language. On the contrary, there was a deal of reticence. Some persons had more or less clearly expressed the idea that the best men in the country would patriotically forget for the mo ment all personal and party considera tions and cordially and disinterestedlj endeavor to assist the government in its difficulties. "This idea, however, if it was ever seriously entertained, was not realized. Perhaps one of two acted in this spirit, but in most cases the cloven foot of the politician peeps out occasionally under the flowing robes of the patriot. Some Only half concealed their suspicions that Senor Sagasta, in professing to consult the matter seriously in a great crisis of the national history, was in re ality playing the part of an old parlia mentarian and astutely laying traps for his political rivals. "If these suspicions had any real foundation, Sgasta must be a con summate actor, for in all the inter views he spoke with apparent frankness and sincerity and personal disinterest edness that might well have disarmed all but the most hardened politicians. Hven when it was suggested that he ought to leave to more capable hands the task of concluding peace, he dis played no impatience or resentment. He even showed the most perfect courtesy to Senor Romero y Robledo, listening with Jd.pt attention to his absurd pro posals. t,'lAs to, the contet of Spain's replv. the oracles differ. Some say it contains no contentious matter, accepts simply wn?nPi?. the four demands of Pres ident Mckinley's first communication ana suggests an immediate suspension -ffl lUeS- n the other hand, oth 'cunt7Vnat 11 is Ia-ced by an ac J? nr, H!e onSn of tne r, tending tSfPn hat' 418 Spain was in no sens? ntffressor she "eht not to be ex pay a war indemnity, either la money or territory." MAY NEVER GO TO MANILA. A Growing Belief That Movement of Troops is Near the End. San Francisco. Aug. 8. The big trans ports Seandia and Arizona may sail for the Philippines bv the end of the week, but not before. There is a growing be lief that the v may not carry so many men as was at first intended and that the be ginning of peace negotiations will mean the mustering out of most of the troops remaining at Camp Merritt and the Pre sidio. General Merritt has now with him or on the wav to Manila 15.000 men. Near ly o.'XK) tons of commissary stores will go on the Seandia and Arizona. The only movement of troops during the earlv part of the week will be the begin ning' of their march to the Tosemite of the Utah cavalry and. perhaps, the sailing of 130 members of the First New York regi ment on the Mariposa. No arrangements have been perfected yet for the rest of the regulars, and they are likely to re main here for several weks. unless som? vessel not now in sight takes them. Ma. jor General Merriam himself is anxious to go to Honolulu to look over the new ter ritory added to his department, but he state's positivelv that, he will not leave here until the way is clear to send all the troops ordered to sail for Manila. ANSWlRlRRIVES. Dispatch Received at the French Embassy. "Washington, Aug. 8. At 2:40 o'clock a dispatch was received at the French embassy and in view of the imminence of the Spanish reply to the American peace terms, it is believed to be Spain's answer. Washington, Aug. 83 P.M. The dis patch has just been received at the French embassy it is learned was the Spanish answer to America's terms of peace. It was in cipher and is quite long. The embassy staff began its translation at once, but it will take some time to complete the work. A GENERAL ADVANCE. General Brooke Moves Forward With 10,000 Men. Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 7, via St. Thomas, D. W. I., Aug.8. General Wil son has moved the headquarters of his division from Ponce to Juana Diaz. Gen. Schwan, with the Eleventh reg ular infantry and two batteries, moved today through Yauco toward Maya guez. Gen. Brooke is moving north from Guayama with 10,000 men. A general advance of the American force began this morning. The remain der of Gen. Ernst's brigade, constitut ing the advance center, supported by two batteries, moved out at 6 o'clock, and a part of the Eleventh infantry of Gen. Henry's division started to the left toward Adjuntas. Troop A, of New York, the Philadelphia city troop and Troop H. of the Sixth regulars, are con voying General Brooke's transportation column along the coast road through Salinas to Arroyo. Wire communication with General Brooke, on the right, has not yet been established. Col. Rice, of Gen. Miles' staff, will probably be assigned to the command of the Sixth Massachusetts. Madrid. Aug. 8. An official dispatch from Porto Rico says the Americans yesterday seized the customs house in the village of F'ajardo, which place was without a garrison. An American column, the dispatch also says, supported by artillery, ad vanced on Guayama. The Spaniard's made a brave defense but were forced to withdraw to Alturas. Seventeen of the Spaniards were killed. L C. SfillTH AT FAULT. It is Suggested That He Pay S700 to the Government. San Francisco, Cal.. Aug. 8. The board of survey appointed by General King to report upon the informal issuing of blan kets, shoes and clothing by First Lieu tenant L. C. Smith, regimental quarter master of the Twentieth Kansas rtgment, has made its report. While Lieutenant Smith Is not held criminally careless in the conduct of his office, yet the respons- toitity tor tne shortage is tastened upon him and it is recommended that he make good the value of the supplies, which is approximately $700. A report has been filed bv the board of survey appointed by General Merriam. finding that 1.0:24 pairs of shoes issued to i the Tennessee regiment were verv in ferior: that 1.074 Springfield ritles furnish ed the same regiment were second hind and worked over, though serviceable. The condemnation of 1.272 bayonet scabbards and an equal number of cartridge boxes is recommended. TRAIN CREW KILLED. s And Five Mail Clerks Injured in a Collision. Canton. Mass., Aug. 8. Three men were killed and a number of mail clerks were severely injured at Canton Junction to day by an express-mail special from New York to Boston jumping the tracks. The dead are: James Sheldon, engineer. G. W. Know lton. fireman. G. St. Herfelt, engineer, riding in the cab. Injured: Mail Clerks Ruckland. Butter field, Lincoln. Seymour and La Counte. National Wheat Stores. London, Aug. 8. The parliamentary committee appointed to inquire into the question of national wheat stores re ports that it is profoundly impressed with the immense importance of such concern as aids for national defense and recommends the appointment of a royal commission to deal with the mat ter. Wreck at Hiawatha. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 8 An east bound freight train on the St. Joseph and Grand Island railway, ran into a herd of cattle yesterday near Hiawatha. Kan. Sixteen cars and the locomotive were demolished and six cars of wheat were scattered over the right of way. Engineer Thomas sustained a broken arm and other injuries. Three steers were killed. The loss will aggregate thousands. Length of Time Consumed in Transmission Of Spain's Reply to the United States CAUSES SOME DOUBTS. Everything Points to a Quali fied Answer. It is Believed That New Fea tures Have Been Added. Washington, Aug. 8. Spain's answer to the demands of the United States is now on the way to Washington, but is coming with a slowness almost painful in view of the earnest desire to know whether the acceptance is complete or qualified. The reply had not reached here during the early hours of the day. The French ambassador and staff awaited It until a late hour last night and then concluded that it would be The Prominent Citizens of Porto here today. There are no less than five translations, four of them cipher, in the transmission between Madrid and Washington. After the Spanish cabinet meeting last night, the response was reduced to the Spanish cipher and then sent to the Spanish ambassador at Paris, Senor Leon y Castillo by whom it was to be deciphered, and translated into French, after which Senor Castillo would deliv er it to the French foreign officer, to be reduced to the French cipher, for trans mission to the French ambassador here. These moves, including work on the cipher code, calls by Castillo at the for eign office and time required for cabling will take, it is calculated, some eight or ten hours. Under the circumstances, the impression prevailed in all official quarters up to midday that the re sponse would not be placed in the hands of the president until quite late today at best and more likely not before to morrow. The impression is growing in official quarters that the Spanish answer.while in the nature of a concession of the American demand is not a brief and simple acceptance without reservation or condition. There is no direct official advice on this point, but all the press advices from Madrid indicate that the response is a document of considerable length, prepared with laborious care and that it has several features which may not appear in the conditions pre sented by the United States. Whether an acceptance of this char acter will be regarded by the authori ties here as sufficiently responsive to the American demands is a matter ex citing much conjecture today. In some quarters it is being urged that so long as Spain accepts the essential principle required by the United States the dis position here will be to deal with the defeated enemy in a generous spirit on minor details. It is probable that this will be the viewpresented by the French ambassador in case the Spanish reply is not a simple, categorical acceptance of the American terms. On the other hand it is believed that a, response which opens up diplomatic controversy, and gives the conditions a much broad er scope than as originally framed at Washington may not meet with ap proval here. For instance, the Madrid advices seem to imply that the answer is based on an immediate cessation of hostilities, but the view among officials here is that hostilities will not cease on the submission of a conditional re sponse, but that they will progress steadily until the American conditions progress entirely beyond the stage of possible diplomatic complications over details. There is a strong disposition in some influential, quarters to have hostilities continue until the actual evacuation of Havana and Porto Rico begins by the embarkation of Spanish troops. It is probable that the Spanish reply will be in the hands of the government in time for consideration at the regular cabinet meeting tomorrow morning when the sufficiency or Insufficiency of the re sponse can be determined. PRESIDENT'S VACATION. Mr. McKinley and Cabinet Members Soon to Take a Rest. Washington, Aug. 8. The president and members of his cabinet are looking forward to a vacation trip. If the peace preliminaries progress as rapidly as now anticipated, the administration will be moving not many days hence. After the protocol is signed, the president will name the five commissioners for the United States. The president and the secretary of state will have to hold sev eral conferences with the commission- Rico Hears with Pleasure the ers.but when the latter depart for Paris the opportunity for a breathing spell will be offered and will be utilized. The members of the cabinet are going in various directions. The president's plans are not formed, but he is under partial engagement to review the Grand Arms' of the Republic at Cincinnati the early part of September. He may conclude to make a round of the great camps at Chiekamauga, in Virginia, at Jack sonville and at Montauk Point. and hold a series of reviews of the troops. Com manding officers have urged that a visit from the president will do the troops much good. CRASH IJTA ST0113I. Fourteen Persons Hurt in a Trolley Car Collision. Cleveland. O.. Aug. S. A collision on the Loraine and Cleveland electric rail road occurred last night two miles east of the power house at Avon Point, 15 miles west of here. People were thrown for ward in both cars, which were stove in badly, and about 14 of the passengers were more or less injured, though none of them fatally. The crash came during a blinding rain storm. A head on collision also occurred last evening at Willoughby. 20 miles east, be tween a special car on the Painesville and Eastern suburban line and a regular mo tor. Misunderstanding of orders caused the accident. Eleven persons were in jured, many seriously, but none fatally. A PARLEY AHEAD. Fresh Difficulties Looked For by Madrid Press. Madrid, Aug. 8. The Liberal this morning says: The government accepts the United States conditions, ad referendum, be lieving that it is not authorized to cede terrijory without the vote of the cortes. If McKinley objects the cortes will be convened this month. A fresh note from President McKinley replying to Spain's reply is expected during the course of this week. Continuing the Liberal expresses the opinion that "certain passages of Spain's reply may lead to an exchange of cable messages of a critical nature, possibly creating fresh difficulties." BLANGOCIVES. UP. Liberates Cuban Prisoners and Prepares For Peace. Treats Insurgents With Great Consideration. HIS PROCLAMATION Tells How It Happened That Spain Was W hipped. Urges That Cubans Be For given and Treated as Friends. New York, Aug. 8. According to ad vices received from Havana by the Cu ban junta. Captain General Blanco ap preciates the fact that he must soon withdraw himself and his forces from the island of Cuba. He has assumed a mildness of demeanor which compares strangely with his previous bombastic attitude and frequently expressed de termination to hold out in Havana to the death and he is treating the insur gents with great consideration. In a recent proclamation he made known to the Spanish people of Cuba that Spain, through the intervention of foreign powers, had been forced to the News of Gen. Miles Arirval. disgraceful issue of suing for peace and that there would be no more war and no further use for soldiers. He offered a pardon to all Cuban political prison ers and more than 150 were released in Havana. In explaining Spain's defeat In his proclamation. Captain General Blanco informs his readers that Spain, having suffered so much in the present war, could not resist the interference of the foreign powers and go to war with all countries at once, so she was compelled to accede to their direction and sue for peace. Havana, he says, will be given over to Americans and Cubans and the Spaniards will be forced to evacuate. Captain General Blanco assures the soldiers and all Spanish residents who wish to return to Spain or go to other Spanish possessions that they will get free transportation, given by their mother country to their destination and will be protected from interference from either Cubans or Anfericans. He sug gests that the Cubans be forgiven and no longer regarded as enemies and that no unkind feeling be cherished. DEMONSTRATES IT. Otto Kuehne's Irrigation Plant Proves What Great Things Ir- rigation Can Do. To the Editor of the State Journal: In your article the other day describ ing Otto Kuehne's irrigating plant no mention is made of the important ser vice he has rendered to the residents of the Kaw valley by practically demon strating' that at a depth of about 50 feet there is an inexhaustible flow of water. Beginning with seven 3-inch points driven to a depth of about 20 feet and all connected to his pumps, he soon found they were utterly inadequate to supply the pumps. He then drove four points to a depth of about 50 feet and was able to run both pumps. He has since put down the other points to that depth and as you state, is getting about 20,000 gallons of water an hour, which means 800 tons cf water in 10 hours. With an unlimited supply of fresh, clear water assured, a starch factory is among the possibilities of Topeka's industries. C. T. SEARS. Rev. Bartholomew Lamport Dead. Chicago.. Aug. 8. Rev. Bartholomew Lampert is dead after an illness of eight months. He was presiding elder of the Northern Illinois district of the German Methodist church and a member of the important committees on missions and church extensions of the Methodist gen eral conference. Weather Indications. Chicago. Aug. 8. Weather forecast for Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; variable winds. SICKNESS ABATING. Number of New Cases at Santiago Be low the Number Returning to Duty. Washington, Aug. 8. Gen. Shafter's daily report to the war department of tne health of his command at Santiago, as bulletined by Adjutant General Cor bin last night, follows: Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 7, 1898. Adjutant General of the Army, Wash ington. Sanitary report for August, 6: Total number sick, 3,681. Total number fever cases, 2.638. Total number of new cases fever, 431. Total number fever cases returned to duty, 477. Deaths August 5: Private M. W. Desmond, company L, Ninth Massachusetts, typhoid fever. Private Dallas Tannay, company K, Thirty-fourth Michigan, malarial fever. August 6: Private George P. McLaughlin, com pany B, Ninth Massachusetts, typhoid fever. Private John A. Lewis, company B, Twenty-fifth infantry, chronic diarrhea. Private A. J. Grills. company H, Thirty-fourth Michigan, typhoid fever. Major M. J. O'Connor, Ninth Massa chusetts, pernicious malarial fever. Corporal Albert E. Kerr, company A, Second infantry, pernicious remittent fever. Private Burton Salisbury, company B, Twenty-first infantry, chronic diar rhea. Private Anthony Massa, company A, Seventh infantrv, thermic fever. SHAFTER, Major General. HOSPITALS OVERFLOW. And Tents Are Erected at tin Camp in California. San Francisco, Cal.. Aug. 8. There are now 292 patients in the divisional hospital at the Presidio. Both,of the big buildings in use are full and five hospital tents have been erected. Of the last 12 patients brought in, seven have measles. three from the Seventh California, two from the First Iowa, one from the First Tennessee and one from the' First Oregon recruits. The most serious case in the division hos-" pital is that of First Sergeant Kimmerly of the First Tennessee, who has spinal meningitis and is not expected to live. In the Presidio post hospital there are 53 cases, or a decrease of two from the total Saturday morning. Only one pa tient is dangerously ill. Private Reed of company E, First New York regiment, who is very low with pneumonia. PACIFIC P0RT5GAIN. Show a Largs Increase in Business the Last Year. Washington, Aug. 8. A comparison of the figures made by tne bureau of statistics covering the exports and im ports of the various port3 during the fiscal year with those of preceding years shows that the Atlantic ports, considered as an entire group, retained, when compared with the preceding year, their normal proportion of the ex ports of the year, but lost slightly in imports, the total increase in exports in these ports being 17.61 per cent, while the total increase in exportation, from the entire country was 17.3 per cent; the total importations of the At lantic ports, however, fell 21.4, while the total importation into the country de creased but 19.3 per cent. The gulf ports did not, as a whole, maintain the rate of increase which the country at large made in exports, their percentage of gain being but 8.6 per cent, against an average of 17.3 per cent for the total; while their loss in imports was still greater, being 29.9 per cent, against an average of 19.3 per cent for the entire country. The Pacific ports made the most satisfactory record of any group, their gain in exports being 25.7 per cent, while they actually gained in imports 16.3 per cent, while the total imports for the country were being de creased 19.3 per cent. The Northern border ports made the largest percent age of gain of exportations, their total for the year 27.3 per cent greater than that of the preceding year, while in im portations they lost 21.7 per cent. SHOOTING AT PICTURES. New Kind of Target Practice at Camp Thomas. Chiekamauga Park. Term.. Aug1. S. After a nine mile march to Rine"old, Ga.. this morning-, the signal corps, which has been stationed at Camn Thomas for some time, left on a special Western and At lantic train for Newport News. The train proes via Atlanta and the Seaboard Air line. The seven regiments included in General Wade's Porto Rican expedition are still awaiting orders. The paymasters begran their work today. This work will be done as rapidly as pos sible, but will probably consume at least ten days. During the next few weeks a strong provost guard will be maintained at Chattanooga to prevent disorder. Another target practice was commenced in the Second brigade. Second division. KIrst army corps, today, which promises to be highly interesting to the men. Colo nel Smith, acting brigade commander dar ing the absence of General McKee, who Is commanding the division, has ordered six companies to tire each day. Instead of firing at the regular targets they will shoot at pictures of men in prone posi tion. In other words they will be trained in shooting at men in trenches. This practice will continue for a week or two. Work on the new "George M. Stern berg" hospital was begun today. This hospital is being arranged under the su pervision of Colonel Hoff. an officer es pecially qualified for the work. It is lo cated at the foot of Lytle hill close to General Breckenridge's headquarters. ALL ONE COLOR. Not a White Man in the Eighth Illi t nois Volunteers. Springfield. 111., Aug. 8 The men of the Kighth Illinois infantry: colored, were paid today, and later left over the B. O. Southwestern, going via Cincinnati and Washington to New York. They expect to arrive in New York Tuesday night and will take the steamer Yale direct to San tiago. The men were in fine spirits, all seeminely glad to get the chance to go to Santiago. The Eighth is famous as the one regi ment of the United States army that is composed entirely of colored men. includ ing all officers. It is recruited as follows: Companies A. B. C. D. E and F. Chi cago; G, Bloomington: H. Springfield: I Quincy; K. Litchfield: L. Mound City: M, Cairo. The feld and staff "officers are: Colonel. John R. Marshall: lieutenant col onel. H. S. Johnson: major. Robert R. Jackson major. Frank Den'son; adjutant. Captain Harvey A. Thompson: quarter master. James S. Nelson; chaplain, Cap tain Jordan A. Chavis; surgeon, A. A. Wesley. Hobson to Visit Cervera. Annapolis. Md., Aug. 8. Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob son arrived this morning at 8:40 and will be in town only a few hours. He will call on Admiral Cervera and will also visit his quarters at the naval academy which he still retains. DAY TORETIRE. Secretary of State to Resign His Office And Become a Member of the Peace Commission. UE WILL ffOT RETUKX. Will Go Rack to Canton After Peace is Concluded And Resume the Practice of His Profession. New York, Aug. 8. A special to tha Herald from Washington says: In connection with the probable se lection of Secretary Day as one of the peace commissioners, it is stated that he will at an early date retire from the office of secretary of state and after concluding his labors as a member 'of the commission resume the practice of law in Canton Although this is the first public announcement that Secre tary Day intends to retire from public life, it it has long been known to his in timate friends that when he accepted the portfolio he did so with the under standing that he would resign his offlce immediately after peace had been re etored between Spain and tjie United States. A STATION AT CADIZ. A Missouri Democrat Wants Everything In Sight. St. Louis Mo., Aug. 8 A special to the Post-Dispatch from Springfield, Mo., says: It is declared here that when the state Democratic convention meets Wednesday the leaders will be found in perfect accord on that plank of the platform referring to the acquisition of territory by the United States. Editor James J. Bradshaw. a brother- in-law of Speaker Farris, candidate for governor, who joined Congressman itichard Bland last week in a letter of apparent opposition to the acquirement of territory, says today: I nere will be no trouble about the platform. All that Bland desired from the start was to prevent a declaration against the annexation of territory. H s position is Just this: we will have Porto Rico in a short time. When peace is de clared the Americans will pour into Cuba and develop its industries. Before a year perhaps formal applications will be made to be annexed to the ITnited States and Cuba will inevitably pass in to our hands. Why should the Demo cratic party of Missouri declare itself against a procedure which will be short ly consummated. As to the Philippines we have no business with territory on the other side of the world, except suf ficient to answer for a coaling station or naval harbor. Therefore I say that Bland and Stone are in perfect accord on this subject." Democratic State Committeeman Vir gil M. Conklin of Carroll, voiced the Missouri sentiment in its extreme today when he said: "I am in favor of ac quiring all the territory favored by any other Democrat, and in addition coaling station at CadlB." SANK A SLOOP. The Hudson Also Catches Another Loaded With Fish Key West, Fla., Aug. 8. The tug Hudson, which has been with the Tin eas on the north coast blockade, sank a little Spanish sloop a few nights ago and captured another one off Cardenas. The captured sloop was the Christina and was loaded with fish, a quantity of which was served up for breakfast by the Hudson's men who had been out for a month and had little left in the way of provisions. Three Spaniards who were on the Christina put off in their tender when they saw the Hud son approaching and gained a key gust off shore. The converted yacht Oneida also came from the blockade. She reports that day before yesterday a body of Spanish infantry fired about thirty rifle shots at her from a point on the beach several miles east of Morro castle. The gun boat did not return the fire. DEWEY'S THREAT. Told the German Admiral He Would Sink Every Boat of His Fleet. Wichita, Aug. 8. Judge W. P. Camp bell of this city has recevied a letter from his son Joe, who is with Battery D, First California volunteers. The volunteers arrived at Manila on July 1, and it seems that the German admiral took occasion to inform the Spanish of the strength of the American force. How this action was met by Admiral Dewey is told by young Campbell as follows: "The German admiral signaled to the Spanish our strength and Dewey this morning told him the next time he in terfered he would sink every German boat in the harbor." DAN LAMENT'S PERIL Freight Train Runs Into His Private Car on a Trestle. Seattle, iVash., Aug. 8. News has been received here that the private car of Dan iel S. Lament. vice president of the North ern Pacific railway, has been badly wreck ed on the Seattle and International road between Getschell and Arlington, 50 miles from this city. Fortunately no one was hurt, .i. While the passenger train to which the car was attached was standing still on a trestle 60 feet high, it was run into from the rear by a freight train. The engineer of the freight train had reversed steam and the force of the collision was not suf ficient to throw the passenger train oft the track. Mr. Lamont and the occu pants of the car took refuge in the for ward cars. Death of George Ebers. London, Aug. 8. George Ebers, the au thor, is dead.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVE!NTN"G, AUGUST 8 189S.- DRUNKENG001C Stirs Up Capt. Eulate of the Tizcaya, Most Despondent of All the Spanish Prisoners. CERYE11A SALUTES A Boy "Wearing a Commodore Schley Cap. Incidents of the Spanish Prison ers' Life. Annapolis, Aug-. 8. Of all the Spanish officers at the academy, Don An tonia Eulate, captain of the Vizcaya, teems the most despondent. It Is vouched for by many in his command that he gave orders that some of his crew be shot be cause they would not stand by their guns. A few days ago one of the Spanish cooks managed to elude the academy au thorities and get to the city, where he drank freely. His condition became so bad that he was placed in confinement on a ship, and Captain Kulate was called to quiet him. When the captain saw him he rushed excitedly at him, saying: "You cause me always trouble; I wish you had been killed at Santiagw." Jle raised his hand to heaven and sigh ed: Then, resuming, he spoke impetuous ly: I lost my ship: I lost all. My wife and family will be killed now In Porto Rico. Still you give me trouble. It were better you were killed in Cuba." Fears For His Family. Captain Eulate savs he is a poor man. His wife and family are in Porto Kico, nnd he has a little money invested there. Now that the American troops have landed there, he fears that his family will be slain and his land coniiscated. Captain Eulate says that Admiral Cer vera is one of the richest men in Spain, and says all his possessions lie there. The admiral's wife, he says, is of German descent. They have four children. Their son. lieutenant Cervera, has a. wife and child in Spain. A lady from Baltimore saw Admiral Cervera on the street, and. rushing up to him, presented a blank card and a foun tain pen, asking him for his autograph. The admiral was taken aback, but he bowed graciously, took the card and pen wrote his name. Cervera Salutes a Boy. A little boy with a "Schley" suit on and a "Schley" cap was walking along one of the streets recently when he met Admiral Cervera and some of the Spanish prison ers. They pointed to the cap, gesticulat ed and spoke to each other in Spanish. The child wondered whether they were saying something good or something bad about his suit, or the hero whose name it bore. So he advanced to the middle of the street and saluted the Spanish officers In military style. Admiral Cervera re turned the salute, rushed over to the lit tle fellow, embraced him and shook his hand cordially. "When the Spaniards go to the stores to make purchases they take with them lit tle Spanish-English dictionaries and give their orders as one does from a French menu card. All the ofticers write Eng lish fairly well and read it, but they can not speak It. Several of the Spanish prisoners are so well pleased with the surroundings and the treatment they receive at the hands of the naval academy authorities and the Annapolitans that they have expressed a desire to remain in the Cnited States. Some of them are taking lessons on the bicycle, permission having been granted them to pass in and out of the grounds on their wheels. Repeated After Thirty Years. The first social recognition of the pris oners was the dinner given bv Admiral F. V. McXair, superintendent of the naval academy, in honor of Admiral Cervera and his staff, at the superintendent's man sion on July 29. The table was beautiful ly decorated with American Beauty and La France roses, furnished and arranged by the superintendent's florist. The gen tlemen wore boutonnieres of white car nations with La France roses. The guests were received in the parlors by Admiral and Mrs. McXair. The dinner was served in eleven courses by the naval aeademv caterer. Those present were Admiral Pascual Cervera, his son. Lieutenant Angel Cer vera; Commodore Jose Paredes, Captain Antonia Eulate. Captain Emilia Moren, Admiral and Mrs. McNair, Commander and Mrs. White, Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Hutchins, wife of Captain Charles Hutchins, U. S. N. Thirty years ago Admiral Cervera was the guest of Admiral McXair at the naval academy. Cervera was then a naval at tache of the Spanish legation and McXair was a lieutenant commander. Visitor From New York. Alfonso Pesant of TCo. 140 "West Seventy eighth street. Xew York city, a friend of Captain Eulate. came here the other day to see him The captain went to Mr. Pe dant's room in the Maryland hotel, stay ing several hours. Six of the Spanish sailors were recent ly confined in the brig of the U. S. S. Santee. because they tried to go into town against orders. The privilege of the pa role of the city is not accorded to" the sailors, and the excuse they gave for at tempting to venture beyond their prescril ed limits was their unquenchable thirst that could be satisfied only in some liquor store. One of the Spanish sailors confined on the U. S. S. Santee was taken aboard re cently Intoxicated. He was badly fright ened when ordered below, and wept. He said he had been taught that Americans kill all their prisoners and he thought he was being penned up for slaughter. He was assured that no harm would befall him if he behaved properly, which seemed ,to pacify him. A MOTHER'S WEARY TRIP. Crosses the Ocean in Search of Chil dren Hidden by Their Father. Chicago, Aug-. 8. Corbelly Hill, Max welltown, near Dumfries, in Scotland, is the obscure place in which Dr. James A. Printy of 59S Lincoln avenue put his two children in a convent without his "Wife's consent or knowledge. It's a far cry from Chicago to Maxwelltown, near Dumfries, but Mrs. Printy sold her rings and went in the steerage of an ocean liner, and eventually threaded her way to the convent on Corbelly Hill, where her children were kept. To day she sued for divorce from her hus- MOTHER'S FRIEND takes married women through the whole period of pregnancy in safety and com fort. It is used externally and it relaxes the muscles so that there is no dis comfort. It prevents and relieves morning sickness, headache and rising breasts, shortens labor and preserves the mother s girl ish form. $1 a bottle at druggists. Send for a Fee copy of our illus trated booklet about MOTHER'S FRIEND. The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, 6a. band before Jad&e Gibbons, and the story of her search for her lost children, as given in the foregoing, was told. Domestic troubles caused the separa tion of the parents several months ago, and, subsequently, Mrs. Printy said, the children were taken to Scotland without her knowledge. After leaving court Mrs.Trinty told in detail of the disappearance of her children end how she had found them. The two children were taken down town by their father on October 22, 184)6, ac cording to her story. She kissed them good by at the door of their home and waved her hand at them as they were being put aboard a street car. That was the last she saw of them until, al most worn out with fatigue and anxiety, she found her way across the seas to the lonely little Scottish convent. Mrs. Printy said when she realized that her children had been taken from her she became almost frantic. She begged -her husband to tell her where he had put them, but he refused. She had not the slightest notion where they were, but she followed in vain, clew after clew until she gained the infor mation that led her to Scotland. CUPID AMONG INFANTS. Indiana Professor Makes a Study of Child Iiove. Chicago, Aug. 8. The tender, not less earnest, plighting of childish hearts, has been neglected by story writer and philosopher alike. That neglect is no longer. A psychologist and pedagogue is making the love of little boys and girls the study of his life. For ten years he has been collecting data and he is now ready to take the world into his confidence. He has not reached definite results in every direction, but has come to practical conclusions of great value, in his opinion, to the peda gogue, the anthropologist, and the sociologist. The investigator of this long-neglected field, which is as broad as the earth and as old as time, is Professor San ford Bell, director of the department of psychology and pedagogy in the Northern Indiana Normal school at Val paraiso. Professor Bell has just ac cepted a call to be assistant professor of philosophy, with charge of the de partment of pedagogy, at the Indiana state university at Bloomington. Pro fessor "William L. Bryan is head pro fessor of philosophy at this institution. He has expressed his belief that Pro fessor Bell has opened a rich subject, and that the results will be among the most valuable that the new psychology has yielded. My study of child love, said Professor Bell, has convinced me that the ca pacity to love a person of the opposite sex is present as early as the age of 2 years, and that at no period of life is it lacking. The instances I have col lected show clearly that the child of 2. 3, or 4 years is capable of entertaining sentiments quite similar to those of the older, more reasonable child of 30. The love of children is the rule rather than the exception. Few of those whom I have asked to write their observations or personal reminiscences fail to record love affairs of their own at ages rang ing from four or five to fifteen. The data I have also show that the love of a little boy for a grown wo man is different from his admiration for a young man and that the small boy and the small girl spontaneously show one another little courtesies and make demonstrations of affection that they do not bestow except in the rarest cases on those of the same sex. LEAPED INTO THE WATE. A Sergeant LingersAt His Lady Love's Side Too Long. New Tork, Aug. 8. First Sergeant Leonard J. Mygatt of Company L, Forty-seventh regiment, is the hero of the summer at Newport. Even 'Hobson would not stand knee high to Sergeant Mygatt, for his heroism was displayed at a moment when he stood between love and duty, and showed that in spite of the gentle allurements of the tender passion he was above all a soldier. The heroine of the story is Miss Claire New man, a society bell of Brooklyn, who lives at 263 Carlton avenue. Miss Newman and her mother vis ited the camp at Fort Adams, Newport, on last Sunday, and were joined by the sergeant. At 9:30 the Pall river steam er was to leave the pier for the return trip. The boys of the regiment ex pected to be sent to Porto Rico at any moment, and so there was no telling when the two would see each, other again. Miss Newman, her mother, and Serg. Mygatt went aboard the steam er. Suddenly they found the steamer had left the pier.while theshorewas fast receding. Sergeant Mygett stood for a moment fighting out the battle of his heart. There was love at his side and there was duty beckoning to him from the camp. With a soft but quick move ment he raised his lady's hand to his lips and jumped far and clear from the side of the ship. "I'm all right, Claire," he shouted, a3 he came up, and then started in for a long swim. Sergeant Mygatt covered the quarter of a mile of water in record breaking time, and then surprised the evening promenaders by climbing up a pier, dripping and running like mad for camp. Into Company L's grounds he dashed, and, as the last notes of the tattoo called the men into line, Sergeant Mygatt faced his company erect and stern in visage, to call the roll. Soon the story reached the ears of Lieuten ant Colonel Hubbell, the commanding officer. He wrote to the Captain of Company L to express to the sergeant his high regard for him and his appre ciation of his conduct. Miss Newman is having a handsome gold watch en graved to send to the sergeant, whose timepeace was ruined by the salt water. She is proud of bis daring deed. She did not for a moment fear that he would lose his life. TIZCAYA'S SEARCHLIGHT Now Adorns the Tower of the Battle ship Texas. New Tork, Aug. 8. Flashings of searchlights at night in the navy yard are as common almost as sunlight in the daytime, so when a light of great pow er streamed from the battleship Texas just after dark last night full uponhe flag that floats over the commandant's house, it seemed strange that the men cheered it so loudly. A young woman friend of Captain Philip's wife was di recting the movements of the great searcher. It flashed upon the arch of the bridge, it shot straight into the air; it swept the darkenirg skyline of Brook lyn and moved over Manhattan bor ough, pausing as if familiar with the scene as its wide ray struck athwart, but above the tall buildings of Broad way. "When Lieutenant Bristol, who was the first man on the Texas to sight the Spanish fleet coming out of Santiago harbor, and the men were running to their stations. Captain Philip, remem bering that the searchlight on his ship was not first class, and that the one on the Vizcaya was of unusual power, calmly remarked, even before a shot was fired, "The Texas must have the Vizeaya's searchlight." And since the night of July 3, it has cut the darkness ahead of the Texas and guided her back to New York, If EESOR FRANCISCO SltVELA. In all the duplicity and corruption and selfish treachery of Spanish politics this famous statesman stands pure and undefiled. On hi long public career there Is not a spot, and his private life Is as admirably perfect as his public. In his capacity as ed itor of Tempo, a Madrid newspaper, he is trying his utmost to bring about peace be tween Spain and the United States. He s cordially hated by Weyler, Kobledo and other corruptlonists high in power and royal favor. NOW A DEMOCRAT. Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., Leaves Re publican Party and Tells Why. Chicago, Aug. 8. Stephen A. Doug las, son of the statesman who was Lin coln's opponent for the presidency in 1860, and since boyhood one of the fighting numbers of the Republican party and at times a part of the Re publican machine, has become a Dem ocrat. Formally and officially he join ed the ranks of the Democratic party in Cook county and pledged himself to become a member of the organization and to do whatever work for the.party he is called upon to do in the following public letter: "For years I nave been considered by Republicans as doctrinely unsound be cause I really believe that this should be a government of the people, by the people and strictly for the people. This was the reason, without doubt, why I was not permitted by the machine to make a single speech in the state of Il linois during the campaign of 1896, though this year, under date of July 28, the Republican state central commit tee honored me with a request to take the stump for them. "Of late years the tendency of the Republican party has been to fasten this government under the control of trusts and monopolies. "The tendency of the Democratic party has been to curtail the power of money and place the government in the hands of the mass of the people. I not only believe that this should be so, but I also firmly believe that the only thing that can prevent this country from" being wealth-ridden on the one hand or mob-ridden on the other is that the government shall be in the hands of the plain people. "All my life my sympathies have been with the people (having been taught this by the two men I honor above all others, my father and Mr. Lincoln), and today I believe my pro per place is In the Democratic party, and there I shall abide." STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, JR. TO MAKE IT ANNUAL. Chicago's Big Carnival In October to Issue In a Yearly Feature Chicago, Aug. 8. Chicago is to have an annual carnival. That means a good time for the merchants and a roy al good time for the people too. Twelve days each fall are to be devoted to jol lification and business, and this year will see the first of these annual cele brations. The first great Chicago car nival will be held under all the more favorable auspices, because with it will be combined, without doubt, the great national peace festival in honor of the victory over Ppain. The plans above outlined were fully and finally decided upon at a public mass meeting held at the Great Northern hotel. The propo sal for the annual carnivals was brought forward through the Chicago Commercial association, which has been considering it for some time and which issued the call for the meeting. The peace celebration is an offspring of the National Business League, and it was adopted by the mass meeting with the hope that it could be held at the same time as the carnival. The plans for the peace arch, as orig inally proposed by Volney W. Foster, involve a probable expenditure of $150. 000. The idea is to erect a temporary arch as soon as the design has been decided upon, and then to reproduce it later in permanent material and leave It as a monument to Chicago's interest in that national victory toward the se curing of w hich the city played so im portant a part. On each night of the carnival it is planned to have a grand parade, the subjects chosen for repre sentation covering a wide range. For the opening night a glorious demonstra tion on the lake front Is projected. A special feature of the carnival will be the military parades, and it is practical ly certain that the president will have 20.000 soldiers ordered to Chicago at that time. Nothing short of that figure will satisfy the men whose energy is behind the carnival. COW SWALLOWED A CROSS. Trinket Lost 17 Years Ago Fomnd in an Animal's Stomach. Chicago, Aug. 8. Were not truth stranger than fiction, an enthusiastic woman who lives in New Mexico could not press to her bosom the little gold Maltese cross which she lost 17 years ago. The story of the trinket out-classes the most pretentious fabri cation of the Baron Munchausen tales, but its truth is vouched for by high authority. It appears that when a school girl the woman was awarded a medal by the Fort Worth seminary. This was in 1881. One day she was rid ing horseback over the prairie near Dallas, Texas, and was thrown off her horse. The mount ran away and in the confusion Miss Work lost her precious medal and another similar medal which she wore that day. In the stomach of a cow slaughtered in Armour's plant last week a medal was found. It has subsequently bee,n identified as the talisman of 17 years ago. The history of the trinket's ad ventures was brought to light only aft er advertisements had been published in the newspapers throughout Texas. These notices described the medal as bearing the name Ida May Work, with the year "18S1" engraved on the re verse side. One of these arrows fired at random found a mark in Albuquer que, N. M. It was learned that Miss Work had grown to be a woman la the intervening years and that she has little girls of her own. She read the advertisement, wrote to Armour Co., and received the medal. PHILIPPINE TRADE. Illinois Manufacturers Want Forts Opened on Liberal Terms. Chicago, Aug. 8. The directors of the Illinois Manufacturers' association at their meeting here discussed the ques tion of future trade relations in the former Spanish possessions in the Pa cific ocean, and passed the following resolutions, a copy of which Secretary Glenn has telegraphed to President McKinley Whereas, Negotiations for peace are now pending between this country and Spain, in which negotiations the presi dent of the United States has outlined his demands; and, Whereas, It is believed that such ne gotiations will result in the appoint ment of commissioners by both coun tries for the purpose of concluding a treaty of peace; and, Whereas, It is of great importance to the manufacturers of this country, and consequently of equal importance to all of its people ,that the markets of the world be open to its manufacturers; now, therefore, be it Resolved, Without in any way ex pressing an opinion upon the question of the acquisition of Spanish territory by this country, that it is the sense of this association that the president of the United States be and he is hereby respectfully requested to instruct those having In charge for this country the conclusion of such treaty of peace to exact that the ports of all Spanish ter ritory in the Pacific ocean be opened upon the most liberal terms to all pro ducts of American industry. PRESERYED THE ID I LL. Captain Philip Has Considerable Sen timent About Sim. New Tork. Aug. 8. On the battleship Texas, in dry dock, women in gowns white, blue, lilac, officers of the army wearing their plumes, and civilians in ex quisite attire formed groups today. Prone on the decks workmen in blue woolen shirts nailed, planed, hammered. There was noise of metal, murmur of conversa tion, rippling of laughing phrases. Captain Philip, in his white duck uni form, whiter than the snow on the Hima layas, made one sigh at everything that was not white. He stood near the tor pedo, shaped like a top and painted red, that the Texas captured at the instant when it was to be wrecked by it, and looked at a child coming up the gang plank. Seven years of age or younger, she had a decided air. with large blue eyes that looked straight at one. She wore a jac onet gown that was not long enough to cover ner Knees. Her necK ana arms were bare. She held in her hand, as rev erently as an Egyptian divinity holds a lotus flower, a bunch of sweet pease. "I want to see Captain Philip," she said to tne ensign. The ensign, charmed, directed her to the captain. Captain Philip's eyes were fixed on her with the kindest expression that one may imagine He took off his cap and bowed. She bowed, standing quite straight, and presented her bunch of sweet pease to him. He thanked her af fably. She bowed, walked down the gang plank and soon disappeared in a run among the buildings of the navy yard. Who she was the captain did nnt know, and he would not let one whom the scene had enchanted try to learn. "No." said Captain Philin, "don't ask her who she is. She might tell, or she might not tell, and in either case we would spoil an Idyll." EXPORTTRADE GROWING. Increase in the Exportation of Do mestic Manufactures. Washington, Aug. 8. While the export trade for the fiscal year just ended has at tracted much attention, the most interest ing feature of it has been overlooked. While exportations of agricultural pro ducts during the year have exceeded in value those of any preceding year in the history of the country, the exportation of manufactures has grown wonderfully. The exportation of domestic manufac tures in the fiscal year ISiW. as shown by the records of the bureau of statistics, is J2.S8.S71.4W. which is nearly J12.0U0.000 greater than for anv preceding year, and more than double that of a dfiade aco, almost three times as much as that of 1 S), more than four times as much as in 1X70. and seven times as much as in 1860. This is especially interesting in view of the fact that the imports of manufactures during the year were abnormally smalL NEW PENSION ESTIMATE. Commissioner Evans Believes the Number Will Not Go Over 20,000. Washington. Aug. 8. In the judgment of Commissioner of Pensions Evans the number of claims for pensions arising from the present war will not exceed 20. OuO. He asserts that soldiers who were at tacked by yellow fever will not incur any disability for which a pension will be granted, as when the patient is discharg ed from the hospital his health is almost perfect. The wounds inflicted by Span ish bullets are rapidly healing, and the commissioner does not anticipate many claims from this cause. It is the intention of Mr. Evans to es tablish a new division for the adjudica tion of these pensions, and sixty applica tions have already been filed. Before the troops are mustered out of service each man will be subjected to a physical ex aminations record of which will be made. These records will be placed on file at the war department, and when application is made for a pension reference will be made to them to ascertain the exact condition of the applicant when mustered out of service. We will do your IaunOry work on short order withoutout extra charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. Collars and cuffs laundred to look Uks new. by Peerless Steam Laundry.. COMINGHOML The Heroes of the Campaign Before Santiago Haye Begun to Return to Their Native Land. ROUGH RIDERS FIRST. Transports Leaving Every D aj For United States. Military Society of Santiago Elects Officers. Washington, Aug. 8. The troops of Gen. Shofter's command at Santiago have' begun to leave for the United States. A part of the two regiments of cavaly are now en route from Santiago to Mautauk Point, Long Island, as in dicated in the following dispatch re ceived last night at the war depart ment from Gen, Shatter: Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 7, 1898. Adjutant General, Washington. Gate City, with 550 men, Third and Sixth cavalry, has sailed for Montauk Point this morning. SHAFTER,-Major General. Three other transports bearing troops will leave Santiago today and two are scheduled to leave Tuesday. All of them will sail for Montauk Point. Roosevelt at the Head. Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 8. The First regular cavalry and the First volunteer cavalry, rough riders, sailed yesterday on the transports Miami and Matte wan. Of the rough riders the following re main here sick: Second Lieutenant William Tiffany, troop K; Corporal Edgar A. Schwartz, troop G, and Privates William Hoyle, troop E; F. G. Whalen, troop A and T. D. Steadman, troop D. They probably will leave in ten days in care of Dr. Gonzales. Cummings' battery sailed on the Vigilancia. The rough riders came to town by rail from their camp. At the station they fell into line, each company being pre ceded by a red and white banner bear ing the number of the regiment and the commpany letter. Col. Roosevelt rode at the head of the regiment as it marched down the Alameda, skirting the water front to the dock, where the Miami was moored. All the men looked fit but worn out. They presented a pic turesque appearance. Some wore new Khaki uniforms, while others were at tired in heavy blue flannel shirts with their old equipment. All express re gret at leaving their five companies be hind, but were wild with joy at the prospect of so soon returning home. They take no tents or baggage with them. The work of embarkation was very easy and was quickly performed. The men are ready and eager to return for the Havana compaign In the fall. Lieut. Stedberg, of the Fourth cav alry, and Lieut. Rivers, of the Third cavalry, members of Gen. Young's staff, who, since Gen. Young left Siboney sick have been on Gen. Wood's staff, have been ordered to report to Gen. Young, at Montauk Point at once. A meeting of officers of the Military society at Santiago was held at the Palace, and the election of officers took place. Gen. Shafter was elected presi dent and Gen. Wheeler first vice presi dent and Major Sharp secretary THE MILITIA QUESTION. Judge Advocate Holds That the Na tional Guard is Disorganized. Washington, Aug. 8. Judge Advocate General Lieber rendered a decision to day in which he holds that volunteer officers commissioned by Governors of states vacate their commissions in the state organizations upon being mus tered into the United States army. General Lieber"s decision is similar to that rendered by Adjutant General Tillinghast of New York state several days ago, which, however, Governor Black refused to approve. In General Lieber's opinion the Na tional Guard is thoroughly disorgan ized. In fact, the substance of his de cision is that the state organizations do not now exist in fact, and that govern ors of states have it in their power to organize new regiments and give out new commissions, to the detriment of the volunteers now in the field. In several states National Guard offi cers were granted leaves of absence during the existence of the war, and a somewhat similar practice has been ob served in the regular army In cases where officers were given indefinite leaves to accept commissions in state organizations. It will be seen, there fore, that General Leiber's decision, if followed, would also affect the regular establishment. It is not believed that governors of states will adhere to the rule, for, in the opinion of army officers, it would be disastrous to the welfare of the National Guard as well as the army. Secretary Alger has not yet approved the decis ion. This decision was rendered in the case of Lieutenant Colonel May of the District of Columbia National Guard. 17.50 To Indianapolis and Return Via the Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale August 7, 8 and 9. Return limit August 16, 1898. For fur ther information apply to ticket agent at depot. 'Phone 6S2. SHE HAD KIDNEY COMPLAINT. 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Druggists 50 cents. Manufac tured by John Morrowi& Co., Chemists, Springfield, Ohio. APPROPRIATED 150,000. Serious Charge Made Against the President of the Chicago Racing Association. Chicago, Aug. 8. Edward Corrigan, pres ident and treasurer of the Chicago Racing association, is charged with misappropriat ing $150,000 of the funds of the association in a suit begun in the circuit court by John Brenock. The charge is made that the association's money has been used by Corrigan to pay his personal obligations among which was a gambling debt of J3, 000 to Leo Mayer, the bookmaker, and that $30,000, borrowed on the property, has been nearly all appropriated by the presi dent for his own use. Application is made for a receiver and for an accounting. The expense account was manipulated, the bill asserts, so that large sums were drawn by Corrigan, payable to himself. One item amounted to $25,000, the bill states. Among the specific charges Is one that on August 2, 1894. Corrigan received from the association the sum of $72,333, placed it to his personal account, and charged the amount to the profit and loss account. Brenock says that the directors execut ed a lease of the track to George Rose at an annual rental of $10,000. This amount, he says, is insufficient to pay the taxes and other fixed charges, as the associa tion is indebted to A. S. Trude in the sum of $100,000, with interest at 6 per cent. The bill asks that these men be removed as directors of the association, and prays that a writ of injunction be issued re straining any attempt to dispose of the property. CREDITS NEGRO SOLDIERS. Returned Officer Says They Won the Fight at Santiago. Chicago, Aug. 8. Lieutenant Ralph R. Stogsdall of the Fourth infantry, who Is now in Chicago convalescent from yellow fever contracted at Santiago, gives a graphic description of the exposure, suf fering and heroism of the American sol dier in Cuba. He was sent home to re cover his shattered health, if that is pos sible, and is visiting his wife's parents at 1444 King place. "The public has very little conception of the suffering our troops underwent in the Santiago campaign, said Lieutenant Stogsdall. "Landing from the transports without tents, as the officers did, and no underclothing all month but what we car ried ashore on our backs; starting inland on empty stomachs, and making a long, wearing forced march without food; noth ing but a taste of hard-tack for midnight supper; rain, rain all night and wet as sponges: sleeping a few hours in the mud; a march without food again before break fast: a long hot day of stubborn battle in a sun that smote with fevers where bul lets did not reach such was the itinerary of our soldiers, and I have had all that I relish. "This fight and its fatigues demonstrat ed with new force that the American reg ular is the best soldier on earth. It is all right to talk about the individual bravery and heroism of volunteers, but it was the discipline of the regulars that counted. That won the battles. It alone could win against discipline, and the Span ish soldiers are in a fine state of discip line. "The negro regulars won imperishable fame. They sustained the real shock of the fight and won the day where the rough riders were spoken of as the vic tors. Our white regular has no point of advantage over the colored soldier where discipline is equal between them." WANTED DISCIPLINE. A Man Asks To Be Confined In a Pen itentiary For Sixth Months. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8. The most peculiar request ever preferred to War den Coffin, of the state prison, was made to him today. William McClain, who stated that his home is in Mech- anicsburg, asked that he be locked up for six months and treated just as any criminal might be. Mr. Coffin was thunderstruck, espec ially as the man was well dressed, with a profusion of jewelry, and all the evi dence of ready money about him. He had not been drinking, and was not obviously insane, and Mr. Coffin de manded an explanation. McClain was ready with one. "I have had a good time all my life," said he, "and have never tried to do anything for myself except enjoy my self. Now I have come to such a pass that I can not settle down to work or steady employment of any kind. I am a nuisance to myself and to my friends. "I thought this matter all over, and made up my mind to apply to you. If you will take me in and lock me up for a space of six months I will sign any papers you say. I want to be treated just as a criminal, and will work, eat and sleep with the common herd. I be lieve that in this way I can get the dis cipline I am so sorely in need of." Mr. Coffin refused his request, as the state has never made any provision for entertaining gentlemen of his descrip tion. McClain left with the declara tion that he would land in the prison before long, in such a way that Warden Coffin could not turn him out before he had the experience he wanted. A TWINGE OF CONSCIENCE. Causes a Chicago Taxpayer To Send Mayor Harrison $400. Chicago, Aug. 8. Four hundred dol lars in currency were laid before Mayor Harrison upon his return from his va cation tour $400 wrung from the guilty conscience of some taxpayer, who wrote a letter telling the mayor he had bene fited "by the methods of some of our former assessors." The money was turned into the city's general fund and Mayor Harrison Is waiting most anxiously for more like it to come his way. Pinned to the four bills was a piece of plain note paper, in which was printed the following in large letters, evidently intended to prevent identification of the writer: "Dear Sir: Inclosed currency $400, due the city through one of our former assessor's methods of doing business." ARMY OFFICER SUED. His Wife Demands Separate Maintenance-Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 6. Mrs. John Vos, wife of Lieut. Col. Vos of the Thirty-second Michigan volunteers, now at Fernandina, Fla., today began suit against Miss Rose Vandersluis for $10, 000 damages for alleged alienation of her husband's affections. She bad al ready filed suit against her husband for separate maintenance declaring that he had contributed nothing to his family's support since his regiment assembled In April. SHARES HIS THANKS. Schley Tells a Chicago Woman That Every Man Deserves Credit Chicago, Aug. 8. Mrs. D. Redmond of 301 Ashland avenue, who recently wrote to Commodore Schley congratu lating him upon his victory over Cervera, yesterday received the follow ing reply: "Flagship Brooklyn, off Santiago de Cuba, July 23 Dear Mrs. Redmond: Thank you for your kind letter. The victory of July 3 belongs rather to every brave fellow who participated that day, and in this sense I do not feel that I could appropriate your thanks, except to share them with those who won such imperishable gratitude from our people that day. I feel profoundly the high regard of our countrymen and countrywomen, and I shall always con sider that I was fortunate to have any part in standing for them on that oc casion. Thanking you again for them and for myself, I have the honor to be, very respectfully your) W. S. SCHLEY." Mr. B. P. McAllister, Harrods burg, Ky-., says: "I employed nu merous methods of local treatment for a severe case of Catarrh, but the disease grew worse steadily, getting a firmer grip on me all the time. 1 finally realized that this treatment did not reach the disease, and decided to try Swift's Specific, For Olr! 'nri. H HIIE3EII which promptly got at the seat of the trouble, and cured me perma nently." -Catarrh is a blood disease and can not be reached by sprays, inhaling mix tures, etc. S. S. S. is the only cure. Send for valuable books mailed free by Swift 8pecifio Company, Atlanta, Ga. mam Beware of Imitations W Tha ..Vial JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, A.INTS, NEW YORK, Investigate Our Terms on High I Grade X Pianos and X Organs. f I Conron Bros, j X Southeast Corner I Seventh and Jackson. J SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 cent Cis&r Esgulate the Stomach, Liver ani Bowels. Rtpans Tabuleg are the best Medicine known for Indigestion, Bilousness, Head ache. Constipation, Dyspepsia. Chroole Liv er Troubles. Dizziness. Offensive Breath, and all disorders of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Hipans labules centain nothing injurious to the most delicate constitution. All pleas ant to lake, safe, effectual, sad give Imme diate relief. May be ordered through nearest druggist or oy man. THE RIPAIt CHtlflfAI CO., We'll Do Your Hauling Right! TOPEKA TRANSFER CQ. Telephone 509 Kansas Aye. fgo office. 895 House. F. P. BACON, Prop. C2ySee me about storage. NATIONAL STABLES. X GILCHRIST BROS., Prop. X Good turnouts delivered to any p;u' T "ei the city. T X BOARDING A SPECIALTY. g Phone 46. 706 Jackson St. The Most Particular and Economical People SEND US THEIR "WORK. TheVevethem Satisfaction. Short time -work and Family Washing a Spe cialty. Topeka Steam Laundry PHONE 153. Summer Tourist Tickets to Colorado and return for $24.00, on sale daily to September la. by Santa Fe Route. iRIPAHS TABULESI
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 8. 189S. A V j. &J7 Perfect Milium ruuu A Perfect Substitute For Mothers Milk. For H Years the leading brand. "MfANT HEAL7HseT FREE. m.v. HotHSeo Milk mew took. 5 FREIGHT CONSOLIDATION. Vanderbilt System Will Hereafter Save But Two Divisions. New York, Aug-. 8. President Calla way of the New York Central railroad announced today that the eight fast freight lines which operate over the railroads comprising the Vanderbilt system will at once be consolidated in to two divisions, with general head Quarters in Buffalo. All that operates over the New York Central railroad and its connections will constitute one system and all oper ating over the West Shore railroad and its connections the other system. The New York Central system will include the Red line, White line. Midland line, J-Uae line and Canada Southern line. The West Shore system will include the North Shore Dispatch and the West Shore and the Nickel Plate lines. NEW CABLE FOR PORTO RICO Line Will Probably Be Built to the United States. New York, Aug1. 8. One of the first business enterprises to follow the ac quisition of Porto Rico is likely to be a new cable connecting that island with, the Cnited States. The existing lines are very roundabout and are under foreign control, and the rates charged are near ly five times the rate to England or France, while the distance covered is much less. It is suggested that with the occupation of Porto Rico the United States government may either adopt some form of regulation or take steps looking to the eviction of the existing company. MILLIONAIRE SUED. Bank Seeks Receiver for Income of Jacob Lorillard. New York Aug. 8. In a suit filed in the supreme court the Eleventh Ward bank asks the court to declare that Millionaire Jacob Lorillard. son of the multimillionaire tobacco and snuff man ufacturer, must live upon $15,000 a year and that all of his income in excess of this shall be taken in charge of by a receiver to go toward paying off a claim of $53,066.61 held by the bank against Mr. Lorillard. The suit is brought by the bank to compel Mr. Lorillard to pay the balance of a loan of $55,000 made by the bank to him in .890. The bank as serts that Mr. Lorillard is worth more than $2,000,000. Ke lives in a mansion in Westchester with his married chil dren, and consequently has no rent to Pay. THE p. A. R. TRAIN For Cincinnati, Ohio, Will leave the Rock Island depot Sun day, September 4, at 4 o'clock p. m., and will be made up of Pullman palace and tourist sleepers: also chair cars, and will run through to Cincinnati without change, arriving at Cincinnati 3 p. m. Monday, September 5. The Ladies of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. also the Modocs. 24 strong, will accompany this train, insuring to all a merry and enjoyable trip. For reservation in sleepers, also seats in chair cars, call at Rock Island passeneer depot or write to A. M. FULLER, City Passenger and Ticket Agent. 'Phone 3S4. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers were recorded in the office of the regis ter of deeds: Mollis Roseby and husband to Emma Nordquist. $1, part nw. qr 5-12-16. Martha H. Morthland to Francis A. Jett. $1,423, lots 151-3-5-7-S Paramore street, Paramore's second addition. Esmeralda Lasher to Geo. A. Root, $1, lots Sit, 61-3-5-7 Lindenwood avenue, Lindenwood addition. Wm. Pears and wife to S. J. Yoder, $t, lots .44-6-S-50 Monroe street, Pierce's additii n. To S. J. Yoder. lot 752 Monroe street, Ritchie's addition. Fever at Camp Thomas. Newton, Aug. 8. In a letter received here from Chief Surgeon Armstrong of the Twenty-first Kansas regiment he states that there is an epidemic of typhoid fever at Camp Thomas. and that an effort is being made to suppress the news. He says twenty men of the Twenty-first regiment are dangerously ill. Attention Karnival Knights. All Karnival Knights ni the city are earnestly requested to meet at Com mercial club 8 p. m. sharp Tuesday evening. August 9. Business of great importance will be transacted. Be on hand earlv. C. K. HOLLIDAY". JR., GALEN NICHOLS. President. Secretary. Indianapolis and Return $17.50 Via the Santa Fe Route Account National Meet League of American Wheelmen August 9-13 Round trip tickets on sale August 7th' 8th and 9th. either via St. Louis or Chi cago. For further information apply to ticket agent atepot. Telephone 6S2. $16.05 to Indianapolis and return via Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale Aug ust 19, 20 and 21. s Electric fans to keep you cool are new and timely features of Santa Fe Route dining cars. t-se Gypsy Queen Baking Powder- it U1 make you the finest cakes and bis cuits. Not how eheax but how good Is th c.ay try to do our work. Peerless ktearrj Laundry. 112 aid 114 West 8th. fcfS, B- yon' D- n- s- 511 Kan. Ave. MXlern dental work; reasonable prices. Gail Borden Eagls Brand Condensed Milk m A Perfect Substitute For 7 RALPH EAS LEY'S SCHEME. Will Be Carried Out Regardless Con clusion of Peace, Chicago. Aug. 8. Secretary Easley of the Civic Federation has returned from New York, where he has been in .confer ence with representatives of the various municipalities which are to send delegates to the convention to be held at Saratoga, N. Y., August 19 and 20, for the purposa of discussing the future foreign policy of the United States. A committee on ar rangements was decided upon, which will fix upon a programme and perfect the de tails of the proposed conference. It is made up as follows: New York, Isadore Straus. William H. Parsons, S. A. Robinson. Darwin R. James, William Brookneld. Willis J. Abbott. Chicago Henry Wade Rogers. Franklin MacVeagh. William R. Harper, William A. Giles. Ralph M. Easley. Philadelphia John H. Converse, Herbert Welsh, Charles Richardson, Francis B. Reeves, Henry C. Lea. Boston Samuel B. Capen, Gotham D. Gilman, Richard L. Gay. Indianapolis Albert J. Beveridge, S. E. Morss, E. B. Martindale. St. Louis, W. S. Chaplin. A. D. Brown; Pittsburg, Oliver McClintock; Cincinnati, James J. Hooker; Cleveland, H. A. Gar field: New Orleans, William Wirt Howe; Concord, Charles T. Page; Memphis, F. W. Brode: Buffalo, William H. Hotehkiss; Spokane. George S. Brooke; Hartford, E. C. Frisbie; Montgomery, C. G. Abercrom bie: Atlanta, T. B. Neal; Savannah. P. W. Meldrim; lies Moines, John MeVicar; Min neapolis. Cyrus Northrop; Omaha. Ed ward Rosewater; San Francisco, Bernard C. Moses: Los Angeles, P. M. Daniel; Den ver. T. S. McMurray: Louisville. E. J. Mc Dermott: Milwaukee. D. Vance. The perfection of peace negotiations be tween the United States and Spain and the impending cessation of hostilities will have no effect upon the plans for the project. Instead the question of national expansion is considered to be more of a live issue than ever. The Nicaragua ca nal will also receive consideration, as well as the proposed British alliance. The civic needs of our cities and the national busi ness situation will likewise have a place on the programme. The following circular has been pent broadcast over the country from the office of Secretary Easley. "The changes which have occurred in the war situation since the call was issued for the national conference on foreign pol icy of the United States at Saratoga Au gust 19 and 20 have worked to largely in crease thd interest in that meeting. Since the terms of the propose treaty of peace, as officially announced, show that the great problem of the disposition of the Philippines is left open, the committee will make no change in that part of the programme, but the growing demand for the building of the Nicaragua canal has suggested the practicability of giving rec ognition to that question. "If peace is declared, the subject of in ternational arbitration, having special ref erence to the proposed treaty with Eng land and looking also to the same action toward other countries, will be considered. The commercial interests of the United States will also be given an important place in the conference. The committee on arrangements does not presume to make up a complete programme for the conference, but simply to furnish a few representative speakers who view the problems from different standpoints. The rest of the programme will be left open to the conference." BOUNDARY DISPUTE Between Canada and United States to Be Settled by Joint Commission. New York, Aug. 8. Among the mat ters to be considered by the joint com mission appointed by the United States and Great Britain, which is to meet in Quebec on August 23, says the Wash ington correspondent of the Tribune, are arrangements for the more complete definition and marking of any part of the boundary line between the United States and Canada, by land or water, where the same is now insufficiently marked as to be a subject of dispute. A considerable part of the boundary from the eastern end of Lake Ontario to the western end of Rainy Lake on the northern frontier of Minnesota, has never been accurately defined or mark ed and frequent controversies have been been the result, especially in recent i years, since the country adjacent to the boundary has begun to be settled and developed. For example citizens of the United States holding patents there from for timber lands in northern Min nesota have been warned against and prevented from cutting the timber by Canadian authorities, who contended that said lands belonged to the domin ion government. American miners and prospectors on the shores and islands of the. Rainy Lake region have had their operations interrupted and pre vented on like grounds and American fishermen in Lake Eiie have been ar rested and their vessels seized when, as they supposed and contended, they were in American waters. In the 54th congress the committee on foreign affairs of the house of repre sentatives investigated these matters and reported with a favorable recom mendation a joint resolution for the appointment of a commission on the part of the United States to act jointly with a similar commission on the part of Great Britain to define and mark the boundary as conventionally determ ined by the treaty of Ghent and the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1S42. No action was had on the joint resolution. Among the papers submitted to the committee on that occasion was an ex ceedingly interesting report prepared by Assistant Secretary Adee of the state department. In relation to that portion of the boundary, which crosses Lake Erie. Mr. Adee reported: The Ghent map of Lake Erie is extraordinarily imperieci in con tour and inaccurate in 'dimensions as to all that part lying between tne en trance to the Niaraga river and Point Peele. It appears from a note thereon that the part west of Point Peele and Sanduskv. including all the islands, was reduced from the actual survey made bv order of the commissioners and a separate chart of the lake, westward of Point Peele, showing the triangulations and duty signed, is embraced in the Ghent series. The same foot note fur ther states that "the other parts of the lake (except the entrance into the Niagara river) are reduced from such printed maps as were supposed to be the most accurate." LOCAL MENTION. The colored soldiers have received new leggings. Atchison plays here the last three days of this week. Home grown watermelons are coming into market in large quantities. Paul Torrington promises the finest spe cialties in the K. K. minstrels that have ever seen in Topeka. The Karnival Knights will meet with the Grocers' association at Trades Assem bly hall tomorrow night. The bovs of the Twentieth Kansas have neatly printed cards with a picture of the Maine and announcing that they are go ing on the Philippine expedition. In connection with the John D. Knox bankruptcy proceedings. John R. Mui vane says it is an error to assume that the Knox homestead is worth $30. Oik): that in his opinion $25,000 would be the limit of its value. John F. Switzer left today for Philadel phia. He is one of the receivers of the J. B. Watkins Land and Mortgage company, which failed with over M.OamjuO of debts, and Mr. Switzer will attend a meeting of the holders of debenture bonds to ar range for the closing up of the business of the company. Ice Cream Social and Dance. At K. P. hall. 6th and Quiney, by N. R. A., 8 p. m., Aug. 8. 10 cts. each. Old Newspapers. Old exchanges for sale at 5 cents a bundle at the Journal office this week only. SOCIETV NEWS. There will be a subscription party at Vinewood Thursday evening in honor of the visiting tennis plavers. Mrs. J. W. Sidwell left Saturday for a month's visit in Colorado. Mrs. S. A. Boam is visiting her par ents at Joplin, Mo. Miss Viola Hardin and William Rhodes will be married on Wednesday evening. August 10, at 1025 Topeka ave nue. Mr. Rhodes is city salesman for Mr. L. Beard. Miss Louise Hopper left Saturday for Colorado Springs for a visit of two weeks. Miss Mattle Payne left Saturday for Colorado Springs to spend two weeks with her parents who are summering there. Mrs. Silas Rain is spending a few days at the Coultis farm. Miss Jennie McAndrew and sister Mary, will leave Tuesday for Chicago and Joliet to visit relatives. They ex pect to return in two weeks. A daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Welch at Stockton, Kan., the home of Mrs. Welch's parents. Mr. Edward Durien left Sunday for Yellowstone Park, where he will camp with a party of friends for two weeks. Mr. L. A. Fisher, proprietor of the Cash Shoe and Clothing company, left Sunday afternoon for New York to pur chase his fall and winter stock. Mr. Fisher will spend a month in New York city visiting his partents. Miss Floy Kitch will entertain Wed nesday evening for Mr. Mathew Rodg ers of Chicago. Mr. C. B. Merriam is expected this week from Newton, Mass. Mrs. James Brewer is visiting her son in Denver, Col. Mrs. Len Korn left today for Color ado Springs to spend a month. Mr. Frank Sim will join his family at Colorado Springs Tuesday. Miss Lida Bergen returned Saturday from a six weeks' visit in Colorado and New Mexico. r Mr. and Mrs. Simon Strtgzeniger re turned from Colorado Springs Friday. Mrs. J. F. Senour will leave tomor row for Lake Geneva, Wis., to visit her daughter, Mrs. O. D. Wetherell. Miss Frances Senour who spent last winter in Florida with Mr. and Mrs. Weth erell will return to Topeka in Septem ber with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. George Stoker have named their little daughter Ray Em ery. Mr. Will Wadsworth arrived today from Denver to spend a few days in Topeka before going to Pittsburg, Pa. His mother who has been visiting him also returned. The following party returned Sunday from a week's outing at Maple Hill: Miss Edna Crane, Glenna Cross, Lillian Tefft, Edith Truax of Chicago. Eliza beth Wheeler of Springfield, 111., and Messrs. Fe Howell, Jack Frey, John Waters, Ed Curry. Walter Burgess, and Martin Wikidal. Mr. Edward Dennis returned Sunday from a visit in Leavenworth. Mr. James Sproat, Dr. Ashton and Mr. June Moore have returned from the Omaha exposition. Messrs. Norman and Frank Wear are in Omaha. Miss Edith Brewer will return Tues day from a week's outing in Colorado. Mr. Curzon Accepts. London. Aug. 8. The Evening News to day says it learns positively that -George M. Curzon. the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, has accepted the vicerovaltv of India, in succession to the Earl of Elgin. The Gussie Gets Through Washington. D. C Aug. 8 The war de partment has received a telegram from General Gilmore. of General Miles' staff, reporting the safe arrival at Ponce of the transport Gussie, loaded with ordnance stores. $17.50 To Indianapolis and Return Via the Santa Fa Route. Tickets on sale August 7, 8 and 9. Return limit August 16, 1898. For fur ther information apply to ticket agent at depot. 'Phone 6S2. Give the Children a Drink Called Graln-O. It is a delicious, appe tizing.nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious' properties. Grain-O aids di gestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great benefit. Costs about li as much as coffee. 15 and 25c FESTIVAL SUBSCRIBERS. The following additional subscriptions to the Fall Festival fund were secured this morning by Charles K. Holliday, Jr.: James S. Sproat 5.00 G. H. Matthews 3.00 Atchison Candy Co 3.00 W. A. Haskins 5.00 G. M. Chase Co 5.00 L. S. Woolverton 5.00 B. M. Payne Co 10.00 W. F. Lake 5.00 S. B. Brett 5.00 J. B. Mills Co 5.00 Wolf Bros Cole 5.00 A. C. Klingaman 5.00 T. P. Culley 15.00 August Clothing Co 10.00 Rowley Snow 10.00 E. D. Giles Co 10.00 Warner Potter 10.00 C. S. Eagle 20.00 $136.00 THAT "ROUND ROBIN." General Shafter's Version of tbe Situation. "Washington, Aug-. 8. General Shatter has telegraphed the president regarding the publication of the "round robin" sign ed by the general officers of his command, as follows: "I can very readily see what Intense ex citement the publication must have oc casioned a great deal more than the sit uation warranted. Situation is greatly aggravated from the fact that before any of the men were taken ill they were thor oughly exhausted. At least 75 per cent of the command have been down with ma larial fever, from which they recover slowly and are in no condition to stand an attack of yellow fever or dysentery. Placed here now in the condition in which they were when they came here. I don't believe they would be in any particular danger. "The regiment of immur.es that recently arrived is not suffering at all. and I do not believe they will. They can keep out of the sun, and are well clothed and fed. "What put my command in its present condition was the twenty days of the command when they had nothing but meat, bread and coffee, without change of clothes, without any shelter whatever and during the period twice as stormy as it has been since the surrender. Fresh troops reaching here in the middle of August, with good camps, good water, abundance of tentaee which thev will find here need not apprehend serious danger. "I thank you for the high regard in which you hold my command and the vaiue or tne service tney have rendered. It pays for all the suffering we have en dured. I have riad to Generals Wheeler. Lawton. Bates and Kent, who concur with me in the view expressed aboTe." leaderTSTjail. Oshkosh Strikers Were All at Sea Yesterday. Oshkosh. Wis.. Aug. 8. The striking woodworkers here were deprived of a leader over Sunday on account of a clever coup executed by the mill men. Mr. Thomas I. Kidd. the recognized leader of the strikers was arrested a second time Saturday night and kept In custody over Sunday, thereby pre venting him from attending the usual Sunday labor meeting and advising the strikers as to the next step to be taken by them. The arrest was made on a civil action for damages brought by the Paine Lumber company in connection with the strike and subsequent riots. The strikers were led to suppose Mr. Kidd had left the city of his own accord and did not know he was under arrest. To prevent any possible trouble he was ta ken to a neigboring city over Sunday. Strong guards of special police were stationed at the various mills today, but there was no disturbance. This is the thirteenth week of the strike and with few exceptions the strikers' ranks are still unbroken. KNOCKED INTO A CREEK. Boy Thrown Prom an Electric Car on a Bridge and Skull Fractured. Leavenworth, Aug. 8. Everett War ner, aged about 16 years.and a stranger in the city, was knocked from an elec tric car at the Black bridge about 7 o'clock last night and precipitated to the bed of the creek 20 feet below. War ner came here about four days ago in search of work and last evening got on an electric car to go to the Soldiers' home. When nearing the bridge. Warner leaned out from the car to watch the trolley pole, and striking the iron gir der of the bridge was jerked from the car. He fell in between the electric road trestle and the bridge and in fall ing is' supposed to have struck one of the cross timbers which inflicted a gash about two inches long behind the left ear. His skull was fractured by the fall and he may die. SHE SWALLOWED THE PINS Miss Head Held Them in Her Mouth While Arranging Her Hair. St. Louis, Aug. 8. Her practice of holding pins in her mouth while she made her toilet may prove fatal to Miss Maggie Head, a young woman, 22 years old, living at 1116 Cass avenue. She worked in the Peper tobacco factory. Last Wednesday, after her day's work, she prepared to brush up and go home. She put several pins In her mouth while she fixed her hair. Just then one of the factory girls came bouncing along and accidentally collided with Maggie. In the jar she swallowed two of the pins. She went home very uneasy, and says she has eaten nothing since. She got along without much inconvenience, however, until yesterday. Shortly be fore 2 o'clock, while standing in the em ployment bureau at 113 South Sixth street, she was seized with convulsions. An ambulance was called, and she was sent to the dispensary. The doctors did what they could to relieve her, and forwarded her to the City hospital. An examination by Drs. Sutter and Dean showed the pins were lodged In the woman's oesophagus. She was in too much pain for an operation, but one will be performed this morning. The doctors say they had an instru ment by which they hope to remove the pins without cutting through the wo man's throat. Her condition is regard ed as dangerous. ADOLPH SUTRO DEAD. Millionaire and Ex-Mayor San Francisco. of San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 8. Ex Mayor Sutro died at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Adolph Sutro was born at Aix-La-Chapelle, Prussia, April 29, 1830. He received a liberal education and after business reverses in his own country, came to the United States with his mother and ten other children In 1850. Adolph Sutro started almost immediate ly for California, arriving at San Fran cisco November 21, 1850. He first en gaged in mercantile pursuits but later ventured into mining. In 1860 he visited the Comstock lode. Later he opened reduction works at Dayton, Nev., where the Gould and Curry ores were worked, reducing 100 pounds of silver each day. Mr. Sutro conceived the idea of tun nelling the Comstock lode and with the co-operation of the forty-one companies, operating on the lode, the work was commenced. The tunnel cost millions of dollars and was not completed for many years. Millions were extracted from this gigantic work. Later on. Sutro returned to San Francisco and engaged in other pursuits but always interested himself in mining. He bought real estate all over this city in early days and as the city grew, the value of this property increased tremendous ly. He was elected mayor four years ago and served one term. He has been ill for a long time, nervous troubles incapacitating him from business. While his death has been expected for some time it came as a great shock to the community today, such a sudden demise not being looked for. Mr. Sutro was the largest individual property owner in San Francisco and his wealth is estimated at about four million dollars. Claims a Comic Opera Star. Leavenworth, Aug. 8. Miss Hilda Clark, the young lady engaged to take the leading part next season in Sousa's new opera, "The Bride Elect," is a Leavenworth girl, having been born here. Miss Clark has appeared with The Bostonians and in "The Highway man." Allan Dale, the New York critic, predicts that she will succeed Lillian Russell as the "comic opera queen." Ask your grocer for Gypsy Queen, take no other. It is a high priced bak ing powder but sells for only 25c per pound can. V r UOURES NO COO INS IffiB C&1AK3 WD CUFFS STIFF WD USE SOW POUND or THIS STUCH WILL 0 Of ANY OTHSR STAtCB. 'D.C JiUBlNGER BROffC? 'SvMOKUKJCWA. n? nAVLNJLOMMi I. 111 fir.i.i-irRi.-iiw 17 ME exact reproductions of the $10,000 originals by Muville, which will be given you ABSOLUTELY FREE by your grocer on conditions named below. These Plaques are 40 inches in circumference, are free of any suggestion of advertising whatever, and will ornament the most elegant apartment. No manufacturing concern ever before gave away such valuable presents to its customers. Tlwy are not for sale at any price, and can be obtained only in the manner specified. The subjects are: American Wild Ducks, American Pheasant, English Quail, English Snipe, The birds are handsomely embossed and stand out natural as life. Each Plaque is bordered with a band of gold. ELASTIC STARCH has been the standard for 25 years. TWENTY-TWO MILLION packages of this brand were sold last year. That's bow good it is. ASK YOUR DEALER to show you the plaques and tell you about Elastic Starch. Accept no substitute. TEN BREWERIES UNITE. Big Combine in Chicago Backed by New York Capital. Chicago, Aug. 8. Negotiations for a merging of about ten independent local breweries are on the verge of being consummated. Attorney Harry Rubens, who has the deal in hand as the repre sentative of New York capitalists, left for New York yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, expecting that tomorrow the big transaction would be finally closed. The negotiations have been pending for a year. Different causes have work ed to delay the carrying out of the deal, principal among them being the out break of the war. Originally it was intended to include 18 to 24 plants in the consolidation, but as certain matters pertaining to the ti tle of a number of the properties could not be cleared up in time to satisfy the New York capitalists, who Insisted on the negotiations being brought to a fo cus. It was decided to go ahead with about ten breweries. Later an endeav or will be made to bring together the breweries left out. The new company will be capitalized at about $15 per barrel of capacity. The output of the plants, figured on the basis of the year 1897, is said to be In the neighborhood of 500,000 barrels, which will bring the capitalization at about S7. 500. 000. Of this amount about $3,000,000 will consist of first mortgage bonds. These bonds have already been underwritten and will be taken by New Yorkers. It is believed the consolidation will considerably improve the Chicago beer trade situation. FIRED ON THE JAIL A Mob Tries to Rescue Prison ers at Tampa. j Tampa, Fla., Aug. 8. Early this morning a mob tried to rescue three negro teamsters of the regular army incarcerated in the jail here. An armed guard ordered them to desist, but the mob opened fire on the jail. A volley was poured into the crowd from the upper story of the building and several shots took effect. The wounded were carried away by their comrades and the raid was unsuccessful. The party attacking the jail was com posed of members of the Ninth cavalry. The trouble was precipitated by the ar rest and incarceration of soldiers from that regiment at St. Petersburg, a small town across the bay, several days ago. The men were arrested by the town authorities and brought to the county jail at Tampa for safe keeping. The regiment was ordered to leave here last night for Montauk Point, L. I., and all were aboard trie train, when the memory that their men were in prison stirred their company comrades to at tempt their rescue. Accordingly, about thirty of the men, armed with rifles and revolvers, march ed and demanded the release of the prisoners. They were told that they were not In the jail, but they made a thorough search before they were sat isfied, and then proceeded to the county jail, where the prisoners really were. The jailer was notified by telephone that an attack would be made on the jail, but the soldiers arrived there be fore any preparation for defense could be made. On arrival at the ja';l they demanded that the jailer give up the prisoners, which he refused to do. In a short time the whole city was aroused and the citizens were arming themselves, and by midnight the streets were crowded. MURDER MYSTERY GROWS. No Clue to Identity of Body Found on the Pier at Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. 8. An inter esting feature of the mysterious death of the woman whose body was found on the lake front pier is the remarkably large number of cases of missing wom en which are being brought to light. An average of half a dozen a day have been reported to the police. All are cases of women of about the age of the woman whose body was taken from the lake, and friends and relatives of the missing women have vainly sought to identify the remains. The body was so decomposed that identification was almost impossible ex cept by the teeth and its general ap pearance. It was, therefore, taken from the morgue and buried in the potter's field. The clothes have been kept and may yet lead to an identification of the woman. The police? have not entirely acqui esced in the theory that the story told by the boathouse attendants must of necessity mean murder. They point to the fact that the autopsy showed abso lutely no evidences of strangulation or A Beautiful Presen FREE for a few months to all users of the celebrated ELASTIC STARCH, (Flat Iron Brand). To induce you to try this brand of starch, so that you may find out for yourself that all claims for its superiority and econ omy are true, the makers have bad prepared, at great expense, a series of PLAQUES Els? Is Get Tharn: All purchasers of three 10 cent or eix acent packages of Elastic Starch (Fiat Iron Brand), are entitled to receive-from their croeer one of these beautiful Game Plaques free. Tho plaques will not be pent by mail. They can be obtained only from your grocer. Every Grocer Keeps Elastic Starch. Do not delay. This offer is for a short time only. of bodily injury sufficient to cause death, and the scar on the head might easily have been received after death. A woman named llocker, who said she lived at 606 Wright street, called at the morgue and asked to see the body, after it had been interred. She thought it might have been that of her daugh ter, who had been missing since July 4. With sobs and tears she said that her daughter had been marriedto a Chicago man, a cutter in a tailor shop. She was a very pretty woman atiout 30 years of age, and did not live happily with her husband. He was jealous and many times threatened to kill her. Though afraid of him, the daughter persisted in living with him. According to Mrs. Becker's story, both the woman and husband disap peared about July 4. at least that was the last time that she has been able to hear from them. She was to return to complete her investigation, but did not do so, and she could not be found at the Wright street number given. Fred Rieter. an expressman, says that on the afternoon of June 25 he drove to the carnival Indian village at Flushing Tunnel park. He hitched his horse with a twenty-pound cast-iron weight and when he returned an hour later the weight was gone. Concluding it had been stolen, he left for home and had paid no further at tention to it until he had read the story of the weight being found upon the corpse of the woman. The weight at the morgue, he said, was in general ap pearance very like his, but there were so many of the same size, weight and fashion that it would be impossible for him to identify it absolutely. TRUST TO ROAST COFFEE. Building Big Plant to Help Its War on Arbuckle. New York, Aug. 8. With the object of carrying the war still further into the Arbuckle camp, the sugar trust Is rapidly completing a series of buildings in Williamsburg which will constitute the largest coffee-roasting plant in this country. The plant comprises three buildings. They occupy the entire block bounded by River street. North Second and North Third streets and the East river. Two of these buildings are new. One is four stories high, about SO feet deep and 50 feet wide. It will be the roast-ing-house. The other is a power-house. The third building is eight stories high and was formerly a sugar refinery. In addition the sugar trust has built an immense pier on the property. N ORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before XX o'clock in the morning. 2 lar?e loaves bread 5c. Gem Bakery. Mrs. Annie Gibb will return today from Colorado. E .A. Oollum is quit- til at his home, 120 Evelyn street, Holman's addition. Mies Nina Hilton came up Satudny from Oklahoma 'ity and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. 13. Reynolds. Rev. Fontain preached yesterday, both morning" and evenins-. at the Christian church to a pood sized congregation. Oscar I3is( hoJT find family movfd Satur day into their hous at "24 West Gordon street, v.hich they have had remodeled. Miss Kthpl Smith has returned to her home in Kansas City after a visit to her cousins, the Misses Pliley of Madisun street. Mrs. R. B. McMasters and son Fred re turned Saturday evening from Omaha, where they have been spending1 the past three weeks. Mrs. Mitchell will leave Tuesday for hnr home in Oawker City after a visit of sev eral weeks to her dauerhtpr. Mrs. A. M. Perto of 1014 Van Burf-n street. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Wizer and daughter Bertha arrived home Saturday from a visit to relatives in I-as Was. Albuquer que and other points in New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Will Forbes and children, who left Wednesday for Maple Bill to spend ten days camping, came home Sat urday, the heavy rain having drowned them out. Mrs. C. M. Matthews and son, who h;fve been the guests for the past three weeks of Mrs. Matthews' parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Page, at their home north of St. Marys, returned home Friday. Canon Guy W. Miner, who has br-en canon of Grace athedral for two yen ra and priest in charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd for the past four years, will leave shortly for Rhode Island, he having received a very flattering call from that diocese. The Direct Line to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francis co and Portland, is via the Union Pacif ic. The service of the Union Pacific to all principal western points is unex celled by any other line and consists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dining Cars. (Meals a la carte.) For time table and full information call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent. J. C. Fulton. Depot Agent. make a specialty of doing up col ored shirts and waists and guaranteeing- colors. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8,1898. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. By FRANK T: MAC LEXNAN. .VOLUME XXV No. 18S TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cenfti a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the sane price In any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier pystem. By mail, on year $3.K0 mail, three months SO weekly edition, one year SO PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 and E02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NETV YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchanpre Building, A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. rsusiness Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters" Room Bell 'Phone 577 Porto Rico is about four times the Bize of Rhode Island. England and Russia are evincing a disposition to keep the ball a-rolling. The queen regent is a nice old lady but her politics is objectionable. "Wonder if General Miles learned his style of warfare while he was in Eu rope. Opposition to territorial" expansion scored a point in the renomlnation of Tom Reed. Not enough men smelled the enemy's powder during the war to fill half the civil offices. Bismarck left an estate valued at $7, 000,000, mostly accumulated in the man ufacture of beer. It is not improbable that when Dew ey's fleet returns it will come by the way of the Nicaragua canal. English nobility has come to the con clusion that there is nothing so trouble some as a collapsed financier. General Aguinaldo seems to be labor ing under the impression that he is "a bigger man than old" Dewey. If General Miles wants to run for con gress in Porto Rico he could probably get the endorsement of the opposition. When that peace commission gets down to work perhaps it can do some thing for Richard Croker and David Bennett Hill. The Island of Luzon is as "big as Massachusetts, but it is not expected that the inhabitants of the Bay State "will believe this. The fact that Sampson was not at the front during the sinking of Cervera's fleet Is explained on the ground that he was acting rear admiral. August!, Blanco and Camara never had a chance to get glory and get lick ed at the same time. They're all that Spain saved from the wreck. After all, it may be pointed out. In simple justice to an unjustly used wo man, that Miss Schley did visit Madrid and that Spain did sue for peace. Colonel Roosevelt has acquired the fighting habit to such an extent that he can't stop. He will charge upon Secre tary Alger's entrenchments as soon as he gets home. If war should break out between En gland and Russia just as ours is com ing to a close what chance will there be for General Corbett and Admiral Fitz stmmons. Peace negotiations progress much af ter the fashion of the Santiago surren der. Apparently Spain has never learn ed the meaning of the word "ultima tum." General Miles Is received with cheer wherever he goes in Porto Rico. But Miles began It by telling the Porto Ri cans that they were good fellows and deserving of life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness. Eastport, Me., has long gloried In the unique distinction of flying "Old Glory" at the most eastern point in the United States. But that proud privilege is now to depart from the otherwise obscure Maine seaport. The flag will hereafter flutter its starred tri-color over Porto Rico, whose territory stretches about one degree farther east than Eastport. New Tork Sun: As between a foot hold for the United States in the East Indies, such as the Philippines, and a foothold in the "West Indies, Porto Rico, for example, that in the East would be of incomparably greater importance. The practical difference between our having it and not having it in the East would be Vastly greater than between having or not having it near our own shores. A second contrast between Por to Rico and the Philippines is more striking yet. "While every new year would be bound to make our acquisi tion of Porto Rico more certain and more easy, every year, would make the acquisition of the Philippines more im probable and difficult. The law of pol itical gravitation which would work in our favor in the case of Porto Rico would work against us in the Philip pines. And it would work surely for the benefit of some other power. The Philippines must continue to be what they are, namely, ours. FEELS THE BREATH OF LIFE. New Tork "World: A highly signif icant coincidence in current war history was the departure from this city of the Santiago pier building expedition on the day on which the American flag was hoisted In Santiago. The expedition, made tip of two tugs, two scows, three lighters, and a great floating derrick, to be reinforced at Newport News by the steamer Panama with 100 skilled mechanics, 250 laborers, and Its cargo of lumber, tools, and 'sup plies, was in its way quite as pregnant Xutura-resuita to the. Island, or Cuba as was the Shafter expedition which it supplements. Our purpose in Cuba is not war but neare nnd the army of peace is the real representative of our mission. San tiago will be the first point to feel the beneficial influences which we are to put in operation. Santiago will be cleaned and disinfected, sewered and paved, and made fit for human habita tion and ripe for prosperity. And more important even than the improvement In its physical condition will be the po litical improvement. With liberty will come justice. For the first time in its history its people will know honest government and fair treatment, and will enjoy in security the fruits of their labor. For the first time they will he in a position to reap the rich rew-ards of their great natural advantages of climate, soil, and geo graphical position. Under American protection and im pulse, Santiago in a year from now will be a busy, flourishing, happy mod ern city, and its prosperity will be merely a sample and index of that prosperity which the new order will bring to all Cuba. PICNIC FLIRTATION IN COURT. (From the New Tork Press.) A young man of Kansas took his best girl to a picnic, where she flirted so outrageously, as he thought, that he re fused to go home with her. The young woman went home alone and in a car riage. Her father paid the toll seventy five cents and sued the jealous lover for reimbursement. Both have hired lawyers and threaten to "carry the case to the highest courts in the land." While the lover's side of the story, to gether with his subsequent action, is more or less familiar to observant stu dents of American life, the father's con tention, though unusual, is well taken. He holds that having escorted the girl to the picnic the fellow was bound to see that she had safe conduct home and at his own expense. It remains for courts to say just how far a woman is privileged to go in flirting before her lover has the right to punish her in the impulsive way that many rural swains follow by refusing, as the Kansas lover did, to go home with her. ot only will affectionate youthful humanity in many communities hang on the decisions of the various courts in which this case bids fair to be tried, but American sociologists and the whole school of analytical novelists await final judgment with interest. Here is meat here for a homespun tragedy a la Ham lin Garland, and a paper for the Acad emy of Political and Social Science by Professor Commons. The addition to the body of the common law will also be notable. It is difficult to imagine a question of wider interest among the youth of the land, especially in rural communities, than that as to whether the acceptance of an invitation to a picnic or other festivity in unehaper oned America implies a contract not to flirt. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) Most men spend too much, time act ing on committees. Thirty years ago there was a charm about watermelons that we do not no tice now. A 16-year-old girl does not seem to suffer from warm weather as much as her mother. Subject for discussion at the Shannon literary tonight: Which is poorest, hunting or fishing? t When the girls are in doubt as to whether a visiting girl's complexion is "real, "they take her wading and find out. Families are usually the best con ducted in which the wife does all the scolding. A man's scolding does no good. Of every man who "disappears," it is said that he was the last person in the world who would have been suspected of such a thing. CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. The road to happiness and the road to misery frequently run parallel. Von ran often ludsre a woman's char acter by the men she doesn't know. A homelike hotel is the kind the aver age man always tries to avoid. The good luck of their friends worries some people more than anything else. Some men are so energetic in attempt ing to take things philosophically that they become prematurely soured. There are some problems beyond the scope of the human mind, and wise is the man who Is willing: to let it go at that. He who kisses a maid kisses a miss, and he who kisses another man's wife kisses amiss; so the only thing left for a man is widows. EX-RAYS. King Alfonso has the measles, and If he wants to be cured he will keep this thing up a week or two longer until Un cle Sam knocks the spots off of him, Galena Times. Part of Admiral Dewey's liver was re moved some years ago by a surgical operation, but his gall and nerves are all right. Abilene Reflector. The cyclone Is a national air which is not very popular. Emporia Republi can. General Shafter weighs upward of 300 pounds, but from reports we judge that he is in the swelter weight class just now. Galena Times. The Colon made a dash for a short period in Santiago harbor but she carne to a full stop for Schley and her pres ent condition is most nearly described by a question mark. Iola Register. AM51LNITI0NSATED. Krag-Jorgenson Rifles Are Not Ex pensive War Weapons. Washington. Aug. 8. In a report that was submitted to Secretary Alger to day General Flagler, chief of the bu reau of ordnance, asserts that the ex penditure of ammunition for magazine rifles has not been half as great as was anticipated when the regular army was provided with, the Krag-Jorgenson ri fie. Notwithstanding the fact that the Krag-Jorgenson discharges six cart ridgesfive from its magazine and one from its chamber in as many seconds the expenditure of ammunition has not been any greater than that of the single breech, loading rifles formerly in use. THE "ROUGH RIDERS." Something About Roosevelt and the Men Who Fought Apaches. Perhaps nothing has shown-the wonder ful adaptability of the average American more than the way in which the men of the greatest differences in training, birth and condition, drawn with an impartial estimate of fitness from all over the coun try, and now composing the historic "rough riders," have been able to sink every consideration of personal prefer ence or habit to join heartily in the spirit of discipline and daring which has brought COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT, the troop to its present condition of ef fectiveness. From the cowboy, whose feats in the saddle have been the admira tion of a border people who have known the Apaches, to the college man who has been cheered from the "bleachers" for his track athletics, we believe a large span may be fetched: but the unanimity of spirit and high patriotism prevailing throughout the troop has brought them together, shoulder Jo shoulder, man to man. This is rarely fine and preaches a whole religion for the success of what is best in our republic. When one inquires COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT what centralizing" force has been able to bring this singleness of aim about, the answer is unavoidable that it has been the convincing personality and charm of Colo nel Theodore Roosevelt. Since Theodore Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1SS0 he has played many parts. In political life he has been a New York state assemblyman. United States civil service commissioner1, police commissioner of New York city, and as Fistant secretary of the navy. In liter ature he is well known as the author of several historical works and descriptions and stories of western frontier iife. When Roosevelt organized the troop the president offered to make him colonel, but he declined the commission. "I am not fit ted to command a regiment," he said, '"for I have had no military training. Later, after I have gained some experience, per haps that may come." It has come now, and also recommendation for the medal of honor for gallant conduct in action. Pictures of the rough riders and other forces that took part in the siege of San tiga, from photographs taken during the engagement, will be found in ihe Santi ago (July 30) number of Harper's Weekly. MUST HAVE BIGGER ARMY. Chairman Hull Thinks 100,000 Men About Right. Washington, IX C, Aug. 8. Chairman Hull of the house committee on military affairs, who is now in Washington, is in teresting mmselt in questions which will come before that committee for settlement during the short session of congress. One of these is the status of the regular army. "This is an important subject," said Mr. Hull today. "As soon as peace is declar ed our regular army will be reduced to about 2fi.H men. I think that every one will concede that this number will not be sufficient for the future. In my opinion we will need 1,X0 regulars for some time to come. The reorganization bill which passed at the last session brought the reg ular army up to tll.OuO. I thought that probably 50AM) would be the appropriate figure for the standing army of the fu ture, but within the past three months conditions have arisen which will put an entirely different phase upon the situa tion. We will need men in the Philip pines, in Cuba and in Porto Rico,- and I doubt if 50.'M men will be enough. "Steps will be taken to frame a measure in the recess of congress, to be submitted to the committee on military affairs as soon as it meets in December. The com mittee can then pass upon it, and we hope to secure early action in the house and senate. Of course, my suggestion of lw," men is entirely my own opinion, and the committees of the house and sen ate will iix the number." 0,000 IN STAMPS. Should Union Pacific Mortgage Bo Stamped When Filed. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 8. Internal Revenue Collector M. W. Sutton of this district, was called on today by registers of deeds in several counties of Kansas for an opinion on recording the Union Pa cific mortgage with or without war reve nue stamps. Should the opinion be that the mortgage requires stamps, the rail road company will have to pay $5),X in Kansas alone. On June 28 of this year the Union Pa cific executed a mortgage for over $.;0.m), and this was not presented for record ing until after the 1st of July, when the war revenue stamp law took effect. The mortgage must be recorded in every one of the sixteen counties in the state through which thp road passes. It would, require over $5.i0 in revenue stamps for each county. This would also apply to other states through which the Union Pa cific runs. tThe law makes it a jail offense for a register of deeds to record a mortgage without stamps, and the officials are re fusing to touch this mortgage until a definite ruling has been made. The commissioner of internal revenue on July 28 rendered a decision that in cases where a mortgage was executed before the law went into effect, and filed after ward, stamps had to be put on. Collector Sutton will not pass on the points submitted until he calls Commis sioner Sotts special attention to the Union Pacific mortgage and gets a ruling from him. Rheumatism Gone Complication of Diseases After Having the Grip Better In Every Way Since Taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The grip and other forms of serious illness often leave the system in a thoroughly deranged condition. In such cases Hood's Sarsaparilla ia just what is needed. Read this "The grip left me with a complication of diseases. I was constipated, grew very thin and became discouraged. My wife procured a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and I began talcing it. After taking sev eral bottles I gained in weight and felt 50 per cent better. The rheumatism with which I had been troubled left me and Hood's Sarsaparilla gave me strength. I have great faith in its curative power." WlLUAM Calbeck, Peabody, Kansas. EKiOOCFS parilla Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Bold by all druggists. $1 six for 95. Hnnrl'c tillc act easily, promptly and 11UUU o rllla effectively. 25 cents. KANSASJEWS. Unaccountable Suicide of a Res ident of Kanopolis. Kissed His Son and Then Blew Out His Brains. WIFE SAW HIM DO IT. Salaries of Newton's City Offi cers To Be Increased. Crusade Against Vice About To Be Opened In Salina. Ellsworth, Aug. 8. An unusually distressing suicide, by reason of the Viptim. Tnhn T'i trlf.t i "u6icluii, uting l cum- paratively young man with a young lamny about him, occurred at his resi dence on the Gibson farm, east of Kan opolis. Eagleton was in Ellsworth dur ing the day, transacting business, and leasing the farm on which he lived for another year. After returning to his home, nothing apparently different in his demeanor, as far as is now known, he lay down upon a lounge to rest. After a short time he arose and said he would go to milk the cows, but soon returned, saying that it was vet too early, and again lay down. He called his little boy to him, asked him to kiss him, after which he placed a revolver to nis temple just as his wife entered the room. She screamed and ran to restrain his hand, but too late, the fatal bullet had done its mission. The wife took up her infant child, one month old, and ran for assistance. Death resulted instantly. No cause is known for the rash act. Eagleton was a man of very bright Intellect and cheerful disposition. He was a native of Massachusetts and held a very lucrative position In Bos ton for many years as a diamond ex pert. He had traveled extensively throughout the west, and at one time held large mining interests. BICYCLES,RELIGION, WAR. A Trio That Wrecked the Mind of a Young Man in Bourbon County. Fort Scott, Aug. 8. Constable T. P. Keating and John Shaffer of Fulton ar rived in the city having in custody a young man named Walter Fisher whose parents reside about four miles from that city, who is mentally deranged. Young Fisher, who is only 21 years old has been working in western Kansas until recently when he returnde to Ful ton. His parents noticed that his mind was partially affected but not until a few evenings ago did they believe his condition serious, when he sharpened a knife and said he was going to use it. He then rushed out of the house into the darkness and declared that the war was over and that he was going to cut down a flag from a windmill In western Kansas. He was captured Wednesday night by Mr. Shaffer and others. The unfor tunate boy in his conversation devolves principally upon the war, bicycles and religion. Yesterday his sister came to town and made complaint in probate court and he will be tried today at 2 o'clock as to his sanity. HIGHWAYMAN ESCAPES. Convict Earns His Liberty While Working on the State Road. Leavenworth, Aug. 8. Levi Moore, a convict at the state penitentiary at Lansing, made his escape and has not yet been captured. The convict got away through care lessness and stupidity on the part of the guards. y Moore, with several other convicts was working under guard on the state road south of Lansing repairing the macadam, and one of the guards sent him down the road a short distance to do some work. Moore started down the road and after getting some dis tance from the guard made a sudden break and ran into the bushes at the side of the road. Moore was sentenced to the peniten tiary from Crawford county in 1895 for six years, for being implicated in the robbery of an old farmer in that county. He had yet about eighteen months to serve. Up to his escape of yesterday Moore had always been an exemplary prisoner and the guard thought he could trust him as far as he did. At a late hour last night Moore had not been recaptured. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Wellington Proposes to Own the Elec tric Light and Water Plants. Wellington, Aug. 8. The prospecting for water on the Ninnescah near Belle Flaine is progressing satisfactorily.The work is being done by B. F. Evans of Newton, who put in the new water works system for that city recently. The city pays him $100 for his time and the use of his machinery and also pays the wages 6f four men to help him. Should a sufficient water supply be found, the plans of the city council con template not only the piping of the wa ter to this city, but also the erection of an electric light plant there and the transmission of light to the city to take the place of the present gas lights. It is estimated that the total cost of the erection and equipment of the two plants will not exceed $125,000. It is proposed to issue bonds for the neces sary amount and have the city own the two plants. ONE OP THE 200. Saline County Boy is Appointed Lieutenant Prom Civil Life. Salina, Aug. 8. Saline county has the honor of furnishing one of the two hun dred second lieutenants in the regular army appointed from civil life, in the person of Mark Wheeler, son of Robert Wheeler, of Bridgeport. Mark is 25 years old. He was a student at the ag ricultural college, Manhattan, and learn ed military science of Captain Cava naugh, a regular officer, then instructor in military tactics at that school. He made a good record, and that record helped him in his application for a sec ond lieutenancy. In addition to this he comes of a military sire, who was a gallant soldier in the rebellion. Mark stood No. 12 in the 28 that pass ed at Leavenworth. Obeying the orders of Adjutant General Corbin he starts for Atlanta tonight. having been assign ed to the Fourth infantry now there. BIG GAS DISPLAY. Iola Will Burn It Without Stint on September 1. Iola, Aug. 8. Iola is going to have a gas displav on the first of September that will bury itself within the mem ory of everybody who comes within 40 miles of the town. Mr. L. C. Beatty has kindly granted the use of his big well northeast of the Northrup place. It is proposed to pipe the gas up town and have the usual number of jets and also to connect the fence around the public square and illuminate it. Steps are also being taken to procure the large whistles which were such a prominent feature of the Fourth of July display two years ago and have them sing a few tunes. The gas dis play will be of sufficient interest to make it worth any man's while to take a day off and come to Iola on Septem ber 1. IN SERVICE 31 YEARS. Englishman Who Has Been a Soldier Since Coming to This Country. Leavenworth, Aug. 8. -Private John Brown of Company A, Twentieth in fantry took his discharge yesterday. He was first enlisted in the United States service in Troop E, First New York Lincoln cavalry in the 60's. With out counting the years he put in that service he has served 31 years in the regular army. He will probably re-enlist today and then be retired. His discharge was marked "character excellent." John Brown came from Liverpool, England, and as the above shows he has spent most of his time in America in supporting Old Glory in the great civil war and the numerous Indian campaigns on the frontier. BIG MILLING CHANGE. John Kelly Retires From Leaven worth's Principal Milling Plant Leavenworth, Aug. 8. A deal has been consummated early yesterday morning, whereby J. C. Lysle, of the Kelly Lysle Milling company pur chases the half interest of John Kelly, senior member of the firm. The change, however, will not go into actual effect till September 1 when Mr. Kelly will retire from the mill. The co partnership has existed for seventeen years and the Kelly Lysle Milling company is accredited one of the most prosperous and extensive in the west and has an annual capacity of 250,000 barrels. Mr. Kelly is negotiating with the Wilke Packing company and in all probability will become interested in this enterprise within a short time. He was formerly in this business and is thoroughly familiar with it. NEWTON IS PROSPEROUS. And the Salaries of the City Officers Will Be Raised as a Result Newton, Aug. 8. It is probable that the salaries of nearly all the city of ficials will be raised in the near future. The sentiment of the council is in favor of it and the matter will probably be pushed through at the next meeting of the council. The assertion is made that all the city officials are doing far more work than is warranted by the size of their sal aries. The salaries were cut down some years ago during the times of depres sion when the city was in hard straits and when there was also less work to be done. Since times have improved and the city has increased in size, there has been a corresponding increase of the work on the officials until the work is now past all reason for the salaries paid. At the meeting of the council last evening the city attorney was instruct ed to draw up an ordinance and to present it to council at its next meet ing, providing that the salary of the city clerk be raised to $40 per month instead of $25; the sexton of the ceme tery from $40 to $50 and the superin tendent of the waterworks from $50 to $60. The salaries of other officers may also be increased. LIEUT. MEYER NOW WELL. One of the Heroes of Santiago Hao Recovered From His Woun ds. Leavenworth, Aug. 8. Lieutenant O. B. Meyer of the Third cavalry has been returned to active duty and discharged from the hospital. The wound which Lieutenant Meyer received before San ilago has healed up and he is now able tj be placed on the active list. Yesterdav he reported to Adjutant General Corbin by letter, but does not expect to rejoin his regiment at Mon tauk Point, Long Island, where the troops now at Santiago will be moved. He is of the opinion that he will be as signed to duty at Fort Leavenworth, probably on recruiting service. BAD FOR THE MINERS. Machine Coal Diggers Throwing Men Out of Employment Pittsburg, Aug. 8. Arnott Co. have within the past week put in their coal mines a machine coal digger, which will be operated by electricity. This is the first machine in the mines in the imme diate vicinity of Pittsburg, but at Yale mining camp there are several ma chines at work. The coal miners nat urally hate to see the machines coming In, as they take the place of five or six miners. Electricians are now at work at Ar nott Co.'s mines preparing the way for the Introduction of two more ma chines. KANSAS NOMINATIONS. County Tickets Selected in Miami, Re public and Montgomery Counties. Paola, Aug. 8. The Populists and Democrats of Miami county met in sep arate conventions in Paola and a fu sion ticket for county offices was agreed to with the following candidates: Dis trict clerk, J. F. Hall; county attorney, W. L. Joyce; probate judge, J. f. tar ney; county superintendent of schools, Miss Mamie Glenn; representative, Paul Russell; commissioner, Charles Moore. The Democrats indorsed the Chicago platform and the action of the Democratic state convention at Atchi son. Belleville, Aug. 8. The following ticket was nominated by the Republi cans of Republic county: Clerk of court, B. B. McCall; county superin tendent, Lucy Howard; county attor ney, B. T. .Bullen; probate judge. J. T. Patterson; representative. F. N. Wood ward; commissioner, A. W. Miller. Independence, Aug. 8. The Republi cans of Montgomery county held their convention here and nominated the fol lowing ticket: County attorney, T. S. Salathiel; probate judge.N. M. Farlow; clerk of the district court, C. Munns; superintendent of schools, R. Y. Ken nedy: representatives, F. M. Benefiel and Henry Conrad. MAN WAS BASHFUL. This is the Reason fan Elopement Ended as a Farce. Wichita, Aug. 8. Miss Katherine Withers, the Fort Scott girl who dis appeared from home Thursday, and went to Kansas City to marry U. E. Atkinson of Emporia, arrived here from Kansas City and was at once taken in charge by officers upon request of her father, J. W. Withers, a merchant of Fort Scott, Miss Withers said: "The GOLD THE X&ffffm? st try THB IS. K. FAIRBANK Chicago. St. L,ouls. New York. HARDIN COLLEGE only reason Mr. Atkinson and I were not married at Kansas City Friday, was that he was afraid to apply for a license. I don't know where he is now." Miss Withers will be taken home to day. Emporia, Aug. 8. TJ. E. Atkinson passed through town alone, on his way to Newton. He said his first knowledge of the supposed Fort Scott elopement was when he saw it in a Kansas City paper. He saw Miss Katherine With ers in Kansas City Wednesday. She told him she had quarreled with her parents and would not return home. Atkinson denies any talk of marriage. HERINGTON WILL BE DARK. Municipal Ownership Does Not Prove Profitable There. Herington, Aug. 8. Herington has for some years had city ownership of light and water plants, both being operated from the same building and under" one superintendent. The council has issued the following notice of the results: During the two years prior to the present city administration the books show that the plant created a defie ency of about $3,200, although a large part of the cost of extension of pipe was paid from other funds. During the present administration in spite of the most economical and careful man agement, the plant has run behind ex penses from $150 to $200 per month. The city has a heavy floating indebted ness, and many of its creditors are In sisting on payment of their claims long justly due. The city has no legal right, aside from the matter of fairness to other creditors, to use any of the taxes to pay the running expenses of the plant. The council believes that it is imperatively necessary to diminish the monthly deficiency arising from run ning the plant, and that it will be much reduced by abandoning the light ser vice. It will therefore, be abandoned August 15. This will pot affect the wa ter service. TO INVADE KANSAS. One of the Big Creamery Companies of Elgin, 111., To Locate Here. Pittsburg, Aug. 8. Mr. Ensor from Elgin, 111., was in the city this morning inquiring as to the conditions and sur roundings of this city as a location for an extensive creamery business. Mr. Ensor talked with John Brewer, R. E. Carlton, John R. Lindburg and other business men in regard to the project. President Young of this company is also in Kansas at the present time on a tour of investigation. He is now at Emporia and the result will be that the Elgin company will lo cate two or three branch houses in this state. The company has made a success of the creamery business in Illinois and they look upon the prospect in Kansas as equally inviting as was the situa tion in Illinois, when they began busi ness there. Mr. Ensor is very favorably Impress ed with this location on account of its railroad facilities, which make it con venient for them to secure the cream from farms 30 to 40 miles from here in every direction. WON'T ACCEPT MONEY. Sedgwick County Man Has to Go Into Court to Pay a Mortgage. Wichita, Aug. 8. Jim McCormick of Mt. Hope has brought suit in the dis trict court to compel William A. Daily of Vernon, Ind., to take the money for a mortgage he held on McCormick's farm. The mortgage was for a thous and dollars. It was due July 17, 1S97, and Mr.McCormick forwarded the mon ey to the Chase National bank of New Tork city, where the mortgage agree ment stated that the money should be paid. It stayed there for nearly a year when the bank sent it back to Mr. Mc Cormick. Daily says that because one of the Interest coupons which Mr. McCormick had postponed payment of pending a trade was not paid on time he has a right to run the mortgage another five years and be entitled to the interest. He regards it as a good investment, but Mr. McCormick being a wheat raiser, employed Holmes Haymaker to help him get the man to take his money. A TEMPERANCE TOWN Is What Many Citizens of Salina Would Make That City. Salina, Aug. 8. The committee desig nated by the temperance union to so licit signatures to the petition praying for the closing of Joints and disreputa ble places In Salina, will hold its next meeting Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the res idence of Mrs. Vance on Fifth street. It is the purpose of the committee to get the full signature endorsement of the entire city, and the committee will make its report looking to that end. The petition, which is quite lengthy, was to have been presented to the council at its last meeting but it was deemed advisable to withhold it until as many signatures as can be obtained were added. It Is the purpose of the promoters to present the petition to the council as soon as it is In a form complete and representative enough to command attention. OIL AND GAS AT OTTAWA. That City May Become a Rival of Iola and Neodesha. Ottawa, Aug. 8. The Ottawa Gas Improvement company yesterday loca ted well No. 4 about 700 feet due west of well No. 1. The derrick is being moved to the new location and drilling will begin as soon as possible. Well No. 3 was put down nearly 800 feet. Good traces of oil were found with very little h DUST. $5? IBehind RUSH it What is it brain or brawn Do you clean by ma strength or do you use labor Do you use ihe best labor you are undecided which Powder COMPANY, Boston. Philadelphia. AND CONSERVATORY FGR LADIES 0 26tii year. Unprecedented prosperity-. 24 ProfessorB from 8 Uni- veralties and 5 European nir r valu rlri. A SI, (XX) Piano to beet music pupil. t!er man-American Conservatory. Xarer Scharwenka, Dlrector-eneral, present in person during May. Largest. Cheapest. Best. Address JOHN V. MILI.tC. Pres., 10 A St., MEXICO, MO. gas and that well has been closed for the present. The drilling so far has proven be yond a doubt that both gas and oil are to be found here In good quantities If only the exact place be located. In all other localities where gas or oil la found the same obstacles have had to be overcome as here, and in all gas or oil locations it has been necessary to drill a number of wells before one of lar?e proportions is found. The ex perts, including the state geologist, who have been here and examined the gas and oil sands, say there is no better sand found in the state than right here. These sands lie in drifts in the earth and it is only when the right place is found that gas or oil is struck in abundance. A METROPOLITAN MOVE. Abilene Arranges for Lighting of the City by Electricity. Abilene, Aug. 4 S. There Is a good show for electric lights. Jacob Brown Son expect to present a proposition to the city council for lighting the streets on an all night schedule with at least 12 arc lights. It is expected that the railroads will take several lights. This will light the city handsomely. A large majority of the taxpayers of the city believe in having lights and are convinced that the city can well afford them. The council will do the right thing by arranging for securing the proper lighting of the streets. It is understood that Messrs. Brown proposes to make a very low rate for residences and a large number of homes will use the lights. PLOWING WITH STEAM. Sumner County Farmer Introduces an Innovation in Farming. Conway Springs, Aug. 8. Probably the only steam plow in Sumner county if not in southern Kansas, is now in operation ten miles southeast of this city. It is being run by the well known thresher. Walter Mikes. Mr. Mikes is using his 18 horse power threshing en gine which is warranted to pull six 14 inch plows cutting six inches in depth. At present, however, in the trial Mr. Mikes is using but four plows. It would be utterly impossible to get a team through the sunflower forest which covers the ground, but the engine walks through without difficulty and very neatly covers the entire growth. The test is not to determine whether it will plow, this having alreadv been demon trated, but whether it will be as cheap as horse power. TO PROSPECT FOR OIL. Bonds to Be Voted in Bourbon County to Sink 25 Wells. Fort Scott. Aug. 8. The Bronson peo ple who have been interested in pros pecting in Bourbon county for natural gas have abandoned the idea of drill ing a single well at Bronson, though they have raised the money for the purpose. They have investigated the Allen county fields and find that out of over 30 holes they have but ten gas wells. They are of the opinion that the sinking of one well, unless they should happen to strike a gas pocket, would discourage the people and cause a ces sation of prospecting. A new scheme is not only suggested by them but is being agitated. It is for the county to vote about $25,000 of bonds for the sinking of 25 1.000 feet holes, equally divided in the different townships. This, it is argued would certainly satisfy everybody as to there being gas in the county. The belief prevails among Bronson's citizens who have investigated .that there is fully as much gas thereas In Allen county, and many in Fort Scott are of the same conviction. Dickinson County Prosperous. Abilene, Aug. 8. The county is In good condition, with no floating debt, and its railroad debt not long since re funded at a low rate of interest. De spite the purchase of a farm and the building of an addition to the court house it has more money on hand than a year ago. All these facts redound to the credit of the commissioners, who are capably managing the affairs of the county. Postoffice Discontinued. Salina, Aug. 8. The postoffice at Trenton, four miles northwest, has been discontinued. and Sam Fulsom.the post master, turned over his supplies to the Salina office. Mr. Fulsom has very poor health, and that is one reason why he resigned. Another is, that the office pays very little. Hereafter the Salina office will handle all mail that formerly went to Trenton. .Beloit Firemen to Omaha. Beloit, Aug. 8. The Beloit fire de partment is considering a proposition to take part in the International Fire mens' tournament to take place in Omaha September 5 to 10. Chief Joe Cadden of this department visited To peka with the Beloit company in IMS and 1897, and returned home on both occasions with a number of prizes. Lightning Immunes. Lyons, Aug.8. During a severe thun derstorm a cottage here occupied by Harry Theon, was struck by lightning and party wrecked. Fifteen women were in the house at the time, seeking shelt er from the storm. None were killed and only one Injured. Cor" Carnival a Go. Atchison, Aug. 8. After almost giv ing it up, Atchison has decided to hold the Corn Carnival this fall and active preparations will begin the latter part of this month. u
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TOPEHA STATE JOURNAL, ItfONDAY EVEXIXGr, AUGUST 8, 1803. MENJjRST. Col. Ingersoll Fayors Territo rial Expansion. Says lie Takes More Interest In People TUAtf CONSTITUTIONS. Plenty of Ink and Paper and Writers To Make New Constitutions if Necessary. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll has defined Ki3 position on the question of terri torial expansion as follows: As I understand it tho Tr,toA Sfotoa vvent into this war against Spain In the ltl"c or rreeuom. For three years ?ie DVeen-ndeaVr,nK conquer xnese people. The means employed "i ocvvcistr. nuiiuieus or tnousanus were starved. Yet the Cubans, with grreat heroism, were continuing- the ids ith lru1B- ln spite or their burned homes, their wasted fields, their dead comrades, the Cubans were not coTi- quered and still waged war. Under those circumstances we said to Spain. "You must withdraw from the western world. The Cubans have the right to be free!" It was understood and declared at the time that we were not waging war fur the sake of territory, that we were not trying to annex Cuba, but that we were moved by compassion a compas sion that became as stern as justice. I did not think at the time there would be war. I supposed that the Spanish people had some sense, that they knew their own condition and the condition of this republic. But the improbable happened, and now, after the successes we have had, the end of the war ap pears to be in sight, and the question arises: "What shall we do with the Spanish islands that we have taken already, or that we may take before peace comes?" Of course, we could not, without stul tifying ourselves and committing the greatest of crimes, hand back Cuba to Spain. But to do that would be no more criminal, no more infamous, than to hand back the Philippines. In those islands there are from 8.000,000 to 10. 000,000 of people, and they have been robbed and enslaved by Spanish offi cers and soldiers. Undoubtedly they were savages when first found, and un doubtedly they are worse now than when discovered more barbarous. They wouldn't make very good citizens of the United States; they are probably incapable of self-government, but no people can be ignorant enough to be justly robbed or savage enough to be rightly enslaved. I think that we should keep the islands, not for our own sake, but for the sake of these people. As far as the Philippines are con cerned, I think that we should endeavor to civilize them. and to do this we should send teachers, not preachers. We should not endeavor to give them our super stition in place of Spanish superstition. They have had superstition enough. They don't need churches, they need schools. We should teach them our arts: how to cultivate the soil, how to manufacture the things they need. In other words, we should deal honestly with them, and try our best to make them a self-supporting and a self-governing people. The eagle should spread its wings over those islands for that and for no other purpose. We can not afford to give them to other nations or to throw fragments of them to the wild beasts of Europe. We can not say to Russia, "You may have a part," and to Germany, "You may have a 'share," and to France, "You take something." and so divide out these people as thieves divide plunder. That we will never do. There is. moreover, a little sentiment mixed with this matter in my mind. Manila Bay has been filled with Ameri can glory. There was won one of our greatest triumphs, one of the greatest naval victories of the world won by American courage and genius. We can not allow any other nation to become the owner of the stage on which this American drama was played. I know that we can be of great assistance to the inhabitants of the Philippines. I know that we can be an unmixed bless ing to them, and that is the only am bition I have in regard to those islands. I would no more think of handing them back to Spain than I would of butcher ing the entire population in cold blood. Spain is unfit to govern. Spain has al ways been a robber. She has never made an effort to civilize a human be ing. The history of Spain. I think, is the darkest page in the history of the world. At the same time I have a kind of pity for the Spanish people. I feel that they have been victims- victims of su perstition. Their blood has been suck ed, their energies have been wasted and misdirected, and they excite my sympathies. Of course, there are many good Spaniards, good men, good women. Cervera appears to be a civilized man, a gentleman, and I feel obliged to him for his treatment of Hubson. The great mass of the Spaniards, however, must be exceedingly ignorant. Their so called leaders dare not tell them the truth about the progress of this war. They seem to be afraid to state the facts. They always commence with a lie, then change it a little, then change It a little more, and maybe at last tell the truth. They never seem to dare tell the truth at first, if the truth is bad. They put me in mind of the story of a man telegraphing to a wife about the condition of her husband. The first dispatch was. "Your husband is well, never better." The second was. "Your husband is sick, but not very." The third was, "Your husband is much worse, but we still have hope." The fourth was. "You may as well know the truth we buried your husband yester day." That is about the way the Span ish people get their war news. The argument has been advanced in the national senate and elsewhere that the federal constitution makes no pro vision for the holding of colonies or dependencies, such as the Philippines would be; that we can only acquire them as territories, and eventually must take them in as states, with their population of mixed and inferior races. That is hardly an effective argument. When this country was an infant, still in its cradle, George Washington gave the child some very good advice: told him to beware of entangling alliances, to stay at tiome and attend to his own business. X'nder the circumstances this was all verv well and good. But the infant has been growinsr. and the republic is now one of the most powerful nations in the world, and yet. from its infant days until now, good, conservative people have been re peating the advice of Washington. It was repeated again and again when we were talking about purchasing Iouisiana, and many senators and congressmen be came hysterical and predicted the fall of the republic if that was done. The same thing took place when we purchased Flor ida, and again when we got 1.000.0U0 square miles from Mexico, and still again when we bought Alaska. These ideas about Yiolaung the constitution and wrecking the republic were promulgated by our great and wise statesmen on all previous occasions, but after all the constitution seems to have borne the strain. There seems to be as much liberty now as thre was then. and. in fact, a great deal more. Our territories have given us no trouble, while they have greatly added to our pop ulation and vastly increased our wealth. Besides this, the statesman of the olden time, the wise men with whom wisdom was supposed to have perished, could not and did not imagine the improvements that would take place after they were gone. In their time, practically speaking, it was further from New York to Buffalo than it is now from New York to San Francisco, and as far as the transporta tion of intelligence is concerned San Fran cisco is as near Xew York as it would have been in their day had it been just across the Harlem river. Taking into consideration the railways, the telegraphs and the telephones, this country now. with its area of 3,50".w square miles, is nut as large as the thirteen original colo nies were; that is to say, the distances are more easily traveled and more easily overcome. In those days it required months and months to cross the conti nent. Now it is the work of four or live days. Yet. when we came to talk about annex ing the Hawaiian islands the advice of Cieorge Washington was again repeated, and the older the senator the fondar he was of this advice. These senators had the idea that the constitution, having nothing in favor of it, must contain some thing, at least in spirit, against it. Of course, our fathers had no idea of the 7e& ut ttereJ 1 u,jn i see mat AiasKa has imperiled any j S'ot'SSSkS'alVaJe'nleS6! a population entitling it to admission, and we are not uounu to taKe in t I inlands until the people are cl Shey are nt companions of f we are not bound to take in the Sandwich I islands until the people are civilized, until mey are ni companions ot tree men and free women. It may be that a good many i of our ejtjZens wjji EO to ti I islands and that, in a short ti pie there will be ready to be tne banuwioh me., the peo admitteil as a state. ah tnis the constitution can stand, and in it there is no danger of im perialism. I believe in national growth. As a rule the prosperous farmer wants to buy the land that adjoins him, and I think a pros perous nation has the ambition of growth. It is better to expand than to shrivel, and if our constitution is too narrow to spread over the territory that we have the cour age to acquire, why, w-e can make a broader one. It is a very easv matter to make a constitution, and no human hap piness, no prosperity, n progress should be sacrificed for the sake of a niece of paper with writing on it: because there is plenty of paper and plenty of men to do the writing, and plenty of people to say what the writing should be. I take more interest in people than I do in constitu tions. I regard constitutions as second ary; they are means to an end, but the dear old conservative gentlemen seem to regard constitutions as ends in them selves. As to the final destiny of the island pos sessions won from Spain, my idea is that the Philippine islands will finally be free, protected, it may be fur a long time, by the United States. I think Cuba will come to us for protection naturally.and, so far as I am concerned, I want Cuba onlv when Cuba wants us. I think that Porto Rico and some of those islands will be long permanently to the United States, and I believe Cuba will finally become a part of our republic. I know, of course, that some countries hate us. Germany is filled with malice, and has "been just on the crumbling edge of meanness for months, wishing but not daring to interfere: hateful, hostile, hut keeping just within the overt act. We could teach Germany a lesson and her ships would go down before ours just the same as the Spanish ships have done. Sometimes 1 have wished that a hostile German shot might be fired. But I think we will get even with Germany and with France at least. I hope so. And there is another thing I hope that the good feeling now existing between Kngland and the United States mav be eternal. In other words, I hope it will be to me interests oi Dotn to De friends. I think the Pinglish sneaking people are to rule this world. They are the kings of invention, of manufactures, of commerce, of administration, and thev have a higher conception of human liberty than any other people. Of course, they are not en tirely free: they still have some of the rags and tatters and ravelings of supersti tion: but they are tatters, and they are rags, and they are ravelings, and the peo ple know it. And besides all this thu Knglish language holds the greatest liter ature ot tne woriu. KANSAS TEAMS DISBAND. Atchison and Salina "Will Play No More This Season. Atchison. Kan., Aug. 8. Both the Atchison and Salina clubs, of the Kan sas State league, disbanded last night, having been unable to pay expenses. Several days ago it was decided to transfer the Salinas to Junction City, where Sunday games were allowed, but on Friday three attachment suits were brought against Manager Head, which tied up w hat little money he had, and he decided to give up the fight. Last night the principal backer of the Atchison team announced that he can see no chance of playing even, financial ly, with his team, and he will bear the expenses no longer, so that Atchison will have no more base ball this year. NATIONAL LEAGUE. SATURDAY GAMES. Cincinnati, 2; Boston, 1. Louisville, 5; Brooklyn, 4. Cleveland, 5; Washington, L Chicago, 1; Philadelphia, 0. St. Louis, 6: New York, 6. Pittsburg. 2: Baltimore, 1. SUNDAY GAMES. Cincinnati, 4; Baltimore, 1. Pittsburg, 4: Chicago. 2. Brooklyn, 8-6; Louisville, 3-5. New York, 12-S; St. Louis, 1-6. WESTERN LEAGUE. SATURDAY GAMES. Kansas City, 14; St. Joseph, 4. Milwaukee. 7: Columbus, 8. SUNDAY GAMES. Kansas City, 9-6: St. Joseph, 3-0. Columbus, 12-2: Milwaukee, 5-4. Minneapolis. 7-11: St. Paul, 2-3. Detroit, 3; Indianapolis, 2. Kansas Games. The Ottawa team defeated the Kan sas City Schmelzers at Ottawa Satur day by a score of 7 to 2. The Salina-Atchison game at Atchi son yesterday resulted in a victory for the former team by a score of 3 to 2. Ottawa May Come Here. Ottawa. Aug. 8. The Ottawa team will endeavor to arrange a series of three games with the Topeka team at Topeka. The club has secured new uniforms, and is now in splendid form. FLEET AT GUANTANAMO. It is Still Awaiting Orders From Washington. Tflaya del Este, Guantanamo Bay. Aug. 8. The fleet is still here intact awaiting word from Washington. The collier Lebanon, towing a coal schooner, has arrived. The schooner Admiral Sampson, with provisions for sale, also arrived. Both schooners are from Key West. The converted yacht Vixen was sent to Santiago to get the registered mail there for the fleet. The St. Louis is still here awaiting a decision of the question of her enter ing Santiago harbor. C -A. JSt T O 1"$. TT -A. Bean the s? m ma 'ou Have Alwa's BOEigJP CASTOITIA. Sea ih W'8 Kind Vju Have Always Bought O .A. IS T O XI. X -A. Bear the sf Kind You Have Always Botffiht Signature of RAILROAD NEWS. Delay In the Movement of West ern "Wheat and Stock. Rush Expected To Tax the Ca pacities of the Roads. DIVIDEND QUESTION Will Hare To Be Passed On fcy Santa Fe Directors. New Tijne Transportation Tick et Has Appeared. The rush of stock and wheat has not yet commenced on the Santa Fe and Rock Island roads. Last year the rush commenced the last of July and the extra crews were all working by August 1st. While the business this summer on both roads has been satisfactory the slowness of the movement of wheat and stock can not be accounted for. When the rush com mences it is expected to tax the capac ities of the roads running into Kansas City. The Santa Fe is well equipped both for the handling of stock and wheat and a large share of the business will be handled by that road. The Rock Island is also well equipped for the anticipated rush, and expects to be taxed to its utmost handling wheat from the northern counties and (from Oklahoma. TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY. The Santa Fe Directors Will Have the Dividend Problem to Solve. Following close on the Chicago Northwestern's annual report showing an increase in gross earnings of $5,073, 317, comes the preliminary statement of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe for the twelve months to June 30, 1S98, showing an increase in gross of $5,5S0, 439. The mileage operated was practical ly the same in the two years including the lines of the Santa Fe proper, the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fq, Santa Fe Pacific and Southern California rail ways having been 6,936.02 miles in 1898, as against 6,899.28 miles in 1S97. an increase of 36.74 miles. After deducting operating expenses, taxes and rentals, the net income from operation for the year was $8,992,100, or an increase of $2,689,492. t is not necessary to say that this result is something more than satisfactory. The interest charges, for the year are, we believe, $4,608,000, and 4 per cent on the adjustment bonds will take $2,040,000. The net income, there fore, will apparently leave some $2,340, 000 after these requirements have been met. Whether any portion of this will be used for purposes of dividends on the stock remains to be seen, but we should imagine that it would be a wiser and better course to keep whatever surplus there may be in the treasury for a con tinuation of the policy of permanent improvement of the property. The most gratifying- feature of the statement, in deed, is the fact that it has been made in spite of expenditures for improve ments which, we imagine, the detailed figures when they are forthcoming will show to have been extraordinary large. There is still room for the expenditure of large sums in the property which will produce great returns in more econom ical operation. There may come years when it will be less easy to spare money from the earnings, if dividend paying is once begun, for use in betterments, and it is more important that the property should be brought up and kept up to the highest standard than that a rush should be made to pay dividends. Rail way Age. KANSAS CITY'S DEPOT. The Reconstruction of the Union Sta tion to Be Commenced. Kansas City, Aug. 8. It can now be stated as almost a certainty that the union depot will be reconstructed. Since President Washburn of the depot company has returned from Chi cago and Boston he has been very ac tive in the matter and it is probable that the contract will be awarded with in a short time. Architects Van Brunt, Van Brunt Howe, who designed the plans for the reconstruction, stated, Wednesday, that there was no doubt in his mind that the work would begin in a very short time and pushed to a speedy conclusion. It is said that the depot company has agreed to increase the cost of the improvements to correspond with the architects' designs. This will make it amount to considerably over $30,000. Notices of the necessary increase in the cost have been sent out to all the railroads interested asking their con sent. All so far notified have agreed to pay the requisite additional sum, and it is thought that none of them will refuse. The replies will all be in within the next two or three days. BANNISTER MAY RECOVER. Newton Brakeman May Soon Leave the Osawatomie Asylum. Xewton, Aug. 8. M. A. Argabright returned last night from Osawatomie, where he had been sent as a committee of one by the B. of R. T. lodge of this city, to enquire into the probable re covery of O. C. Bannister, a brakeman and member of the order, w ho was ad judge insane and sent to the asylum from this city several weeks ago. It had been decided by the lodge that should Bannister's malady prove in curable, the beneficiary policy for total disability should be paid to his mother. The physician in charge, however, told Mr. Argabright that Bannister was slowly improving and that great hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery. This is good news to his many friends here. FROGS AND SWITCHES. Santa Fe Yards at Emporia to Be Greatly Improved. Emporia, Aug. 8. The Santa Fe rail way is making a number of improve ments in its yards here. As stated two new tracks will be composed of seventy- five pound steel rails. Fifteen new switches also will be put in. A number of new patent frogs -will be placed in these switches. The old side-tracks will be re-aligned and a number of new ones constructed. The Old, Old Story. Texas Railway News: "When a fine design of a car or locomotive comes out of a railroad office it nearly always bears the ear-marks of a humble per son who holds the position of draftsman or mechanical engineer, but he gets no credit for the work performed. It all goes to the superintendent of motive power. There are some of these offi cials who are ready to give credit to lOO pieces of embroideries," were j Ribbons. 25 boxes of dou ble faced black 3 satin Ribbons,ex- cellent quality, at special prices for this sale. No. 5, one inch wide No. 9, 1 inches wide. No. 16 No. 40 No. 80 No. 100 8 ..12 20c ....25 35c -.40 yard yard yard yard yard yard Notion Dept. We must clean up the stock accu mulations in this department small prices are made still smaller. Black and white elastic webbing worth 5c and 7c yard, for 3 Patent Hooks and Eyes, per card. 2C J Daisy Fly Killer, worth 15c 8C X A 5c box of Moth balls, for 2 Specials in new Toilet Soaps, for T a cake 5C 6 cakes for 25 J 10c Shaving Soap in wood box, for 5C 10c Shawl or Book Strap for 5c Kid Curlers, a dozen for 3C I Art Linen Dept. Fine hand embroidered Lin ens, work done in convents, embroidered in such designs as wild rose, daisies, butter cups, nasturtiums, etc., beautiful work at greatly reduced prices. S3-90 for $6.50 lined cloth. $3.90 for $6.75 dresser scarl $3.00 for $5 dresser scarf. S1.95 for $3.40 18-in center piece. 31.25 for $2.15 tray cloths. 75c fr $1-50 12-inch center piece. 190 for 35c, 30c and 25c doilies. the real designer, but they are not so numerous as they might be. The man at the head of the department is very often afraid to give credit where credit is due. This is a sign of weakness, for a strong man can well afford to tell something about the help he has had from his subordinates. The fact that a man is smart enough to hire good sub ordinates is an argument in his favor, but there are too few who look at it in that light. New Railroad Rumor. Parsons, Aug. 8. A well known citi zen of Parsons has received a letter from prominent capitalists asking hat he allow his name to be used as a local director in a new railroad cor poration for a line to be built from Jop lin, through Parsons to Eldorado, Kan. The parties which are to construct the line is the Bedwell Steet Rail and Tie company. It is said that the Missouri Pacific is the railroad corporation be hind the enterprise, and that the road is intended as a short line to Denver and the northwest. Nearing Perfection. Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, says, that in twenty-two years the percentage of railroad men discharged for the exces sive use of liquor has decreased from 1!0 per cent to 1 per cent, and where, twenty-five or thirty years ago, one railroad man owned his home there are now ten men thus happily situated. Pat Sherman and Missouri. Depotmaster Pat Sherman and his wife are spending a vacation in Mis souri. Pat used to live in the "show me state" and he announced that he would have a fine time on hog and hom iny but he regretted that corn husks were not ripe enough for him to use for cigarette wrappers as he did 40 years ago. II0BS0N SOUVENIR. To Be Made of Money Raised to Pay OS the Mortgage on His Home. Woodland, Cal., Aug. 8. Some weeks ago a sum of money was subscribed by Woodland and sept to the mother of Hobson of the Merrimac fame, to help pay off a mortgage on her home. The money was returned, with words of ap preciation, to the senders. It will be melted into a olid silver souvenir, which will be forwarded to Hobson at once. It is to be engraved with the scene of the sinking collier and suitably inscribed. Destroyed by Lightning. Salina, Aug. 8. The Union Pacific de pot at Dorrance. Russell county, was struck by lightning, set on fire, and completely destroyed. It contained con siderable freight. Fatal Fall From a Horse. Wichita, Aug. 8. Orville Brown, 14 years old, was thrown from a horse and his skull cracked. Doctors say he will die. $16.05 to Indianapolis and return via Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale Aug ust 19, 20 and 21. Omaha Exposition Fast train leaving Topeka 4:53 a. m. via Santa Fe Route, arrives in Omaha at noon. $16.05 to Indianapolis and return via Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale Aug ust 19, 20 and 21. Startling Reductions in all lines of Summer Goods. Silks and Suits, Belts, Ties, and Shirt Waists at three-quarter to half their former value. Wash Goods wonderfully cheap, with corresponding mark downs on summer gloves, parasols and hosiery. SILKS. 100 Black Bayadere Moirie Velours. lOO Colored Pekin Stripes lOO Plaids lOO Fancy Brocaded Silks 125 Fancy Velours lOO Black Royal Arnure lOO 27-inch Printed Foulards, lOO Black Bayadere Gros Grains 100 Fancy Printed Warp Taffetas. SHOE $2.00 High Shoes at $3.00 and $2.50 Oxfords all Sizes on these lots WASH Drawing cards while they last. in this A A TJaC a yard for 12tc Madras, for 10c Lawns, for 12J-c Lawns, and for 15c Lawns. 10c a yard for 15c Madras Cloth. 12C a yard for 18c Madras Cloths. 15c a yard for 20c quality of Printed Dimity and 20c and 25c Zeyhyr Ginghams. We have just received a beautiful new line of 36-inch Percales and Fall Novelties in Prints. UMBRELLAS. I M R.DFJ $2.50 black twilled Silk Umbrellas. 26-inch, jLflunUL.L.iXf choice handles SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The Z. R. B. dry goods store reopened today. The Topeka Academy of Medicine meets this evening. The Merchants' federation meets this evening at Weber's hall. Major Shreve of the governor's office spent Sunday in Kansas City. Dr. A. S. Embree has been confined to his home by an attack of rheumatism. Trainmaster C. L. Short of Ohillicothe, 111., spent Saturday and Sunday in the city. W. von Tahlen will build a new resi dence in the southwestern part of the city. Joseph Marshall is doing the surveying for the new walks in the state house grounds. There was no band concert at Garfield park yesterday on account of the cloudy weather. Kph Johnson, the colored boy who ran away from his home in Eudora, has been sent home. Wm. Mileham is building a two-story residence at the corner of Fifth and Bu chanan streets. A. W. Pana has moved the old Whiting home from Martin Dennis addition to Topeka avenue near Thirteenth. Lieutenant Klynn says that the colored troops at Camp Leedy are best equipped of any that have volunteered in Kansas. Stephen Pasker. guard at the county jail, served in the regular army under General Shafter before he became a gen eral. Mrs. E. S. Manning, who formerly lived in Topeka, died in Maxwell City. N. M., August 3, at the residence of her son, E. R. Manning. Governor Leedy says that he enjoys a call from a person who has no business because it gives him a respite from the person who wants favors. The W. A. L. Thompson building on Jackson street is n"Ow completed to the level of the roof. The front is of pressed brick, four stories in height. The Casino at Garfield park will be fin ished in a week. It will be opened with the production of "America" by 200 young people and veterans, assisted by Marshall's oand. The Mormon elder who speaks every evening at Sixth and Kansas avenue last evening made an attack on divine science as a religion. He drew a good sized crowd. Designs for the floral float for the Kali Festival must be handed in before August 19. There is a prize of $r for the best de sign. Mrs. E. B. Meredith has charge of the contest. Herman Leseher. treasurer of Mar shall's band, has gone to Great Falls. Mont., to reside. He will engage in the banking business with his brother-in-law, Robert Reckord. Tn a downtown window there is exhib ited a grewsome picture taken at a coun try church, where a coffin was propped up and the lid removed, whilst minister, mourners and friends were grouped about. The rain Saturdav snoiled the tourna ment In doubles at the Topeka Tennis club courts. The state tournament will be held Wednesday and Thursday. The sin gles will be played Wednesday. The Topeka Academy of Medicine and Surgery will meet this evening- at 8 o'clock in the office of Minney Maeee. at fi3-4 Kansas avenue. A paner will be read bv Dr. R. E. McVey on the subject of chil dren's diseases, with discussion by Dr. T. W. Peers. During the heavy rain Saturdav after noon there were several open cars on the trolley lines ana passengers had to stand, un to keen dry. It will be a trreat dav when the city buys out the eastern owners of the street railway and makes needed improvements. John H. Collins now has mosauito net ting in the windows of his cell at the county jail, and what mosquitoes happen to get through it he deluges with tobacco smoke. He is studying shorthand consid erably. He will have good practice for speed when his trial comes up. No one sees him except his mother and sister and Dean Svkes. except an occasional school mate who happens to be in the city. He refuses to see all others. Your Choice of the lot for 15c A YARD. DEPT. SPECJAL PRJCES this week on Small Sizes only, high shoes and Oxfords in colors and black, lace and button, round and pointed toes. These are all excellent values. $4.00 High Shoes at S2-95 $3.50 High Shoes at $2.00 $3.00 High Shoes at S2.00 $2.50 High Shoes at $1.50 $1.35 go at $1.35 2 to 3 A A to D only. GOODS. department excellent values for SSI Ofl each Plaid Silk Umbrellas worth $5, for $3.75 Changeable Silk Umbrellas, were $4.50 for $3.00 Fancy Silk Parasols, worth $4, for $2.00 Fancy Silk Parasols, were $3, for $1.50 Fancy Silk Parasols, were $2,50, for $1.25 i IN PERFECT ACCORD. Schley and Sampson Had No Disa greement About Fntering San tiago Harbor. "Washington, Aug-. 8. Secretary Long today requested the publication of the following- correspondence: United States Flagship New York.First Kate, Guantanamo Bay, July 27, 1S98. My Dear Secretary: I am led to write at the present time on account of the publication of an article which ap peared in the papers of the 19th inst., in which Commodore Schley is made to say that he had stated, apparently to the writer, that he had over and over again declared it was possible to enter the harbor of Santiago, notwithstanding the mines. Commodore Schley called upon me yesterday and voluntarily stated that the publication of the article on the 19th was false in every particular; that he not only never stated anything of the kind, but that he had never even thought of it; that he had always en tirely agreed with rne on the question; and that he did not know a single offi cer whose opinion differed from mine. As I have reason to believe that Com modore Schley has been misrepresented I have taken the liberty to address to you a telegram upon this subject this morning, and as I am about to sail for the East I trust that it will receive your attention at an early date. Very respectfully, W. T. SAMPSON, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy. Commander-in-crief, United States Naval Force North Atlantic Station. The Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington. The telegram referred to is as fol lows: Playa Del Este, via Hayti, July 27, 1898, 1:32 a. m. Secretary Navy, Washington. I call department's attention to an Associated Press dispatch in the New York Times and Herald of the 19th, at tributing to Commodore Schley certain opinions regarding mines. I request that the manager of the Associated Press be called upon to name the source and authority for this statement. SAMPSON. On receipt of this telegram the de partment wrote the following letter to the Associated Press: Navy Department, Washington, D. C, July 2S, 1898. Sir: The New York Times and the New York Herald, of the 19th inst., published an Associated Press dispatch in which certain opinions regarding mines are attributed to Commodore Schley. This dispatch is written in such a manner, as to convey the impression that it was received from your repre sentative with the squadron off Santi ago, and consequently had been censor ed by proper naval authority. I therefore have to request that you inform this department at your earn est convenience the source and author ity for the dispatch to which reference is made. Very respectfully, JOHN D. LONG, Secretary. Mr. C. A. Boynton, General Southern' Manager, the Associated Press Wash ington. The reply of the Associated Press is as follows: Washington, Aug-. 1, 1898. Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy. Sir: Your favor of July 28 is at hand, concerning articles published in the New York Times and the New York Herald of the 19th inst., in which cer tain opinions in regard to mines are at tributed to Commodore Schley. This letter was not written by either of our representatives with the squad ron off Santiago, but by another gentle-. All-wool Challiea At- yard UJr J Lunborg's 25c perfumes for f Q per ounce lUv Laundry Bags 4 f- Shoe Bags.. I C Umbrella bags v Suit Dept. Pretty Sum mer Shirt Waists on Ta bles marked choice each 35e 50c ...SI wm Choice each Choice I each Means double value to you and quick sell ing to us. 1 Jaunty Traveling Suits, worth $8.75 to $17.50 each for $6.75 $7.50 and lO.OO each. Nobby light and medium weight Jackets, worth a third more for 5 $7.50 and $10.00 each Stylish Silk Capes and Collarettes, worth $3.75 to $10 for $2 50 $3.98. $5.00 and $7.50 each. Wash Silk Waists, worth $3 each for $2.00 Hosiery. Ladies' fancy plaid U 1 'uuia- ana stripea tocu- mgs, worth QCr 50c, for (pair) O tl w Plain or ox blood and fine ribbed tan Stockings, 25c qual ity, lor pair I2lc Ladies' topsy black drop stitch and plain Stockings, beautiful quality, spliced heel and double sole, worth 25c for pair 1 C Glove Dept. Washable Chamois Gloves, 17 C a pair 0 1 J Black Silk Mitts, were 15c, 1 H for 1UC Black Silk Mitts, were 25c, j nn for 1 &r Black Silk Mitts, were 40c, for 25c I Ladies' fine white hemstitched all-linen Handkerchiefs, were I C T 25 c, for 1UW 4. man who temporarily on one of our dis patch boats. The dispatch was not subject to censorship. Our Mr. Graham, who has been con stantly with Commodore Schley since his squadron assembled at Hampton Roads, and is probably more familiar with his views than any newspaper man at Santiago, takes issue with the gentleman who wrote the letter refer red to and says that Commodore Schley was always in complete accord with Admiral Sampson as to the question of entering the harbor. He quotes Com modore Schley as saying: "Admiral Sampson and I have al ways agreed that it would be foolish to enter the harbor with the mines in place and the condition of the mines proved that Admiral Sampson was cor rect." Very respectfully yours, CHAS. A. BOYNTON. GRAND ENCAMPMENT, Knights of Pythias and Supreme Lodge Session, Indianapolis, Ind., August 22-29 and August 30 to September lO, 1898. Round trip tickets on sale at Santa Fe Route ticket offices August 19, 20 and 21 for $16.05, limited to August 30, with provision for extension to Sep tember 10. Depot, (phone 682); North Topeka (phone 364). $16.05 to Indianapolis and return via Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale Aug ust 19, 20 and 21. Indianapolis and Return $17.50 Via the Santa Fe Route Account National Meet League of American Wheelmen August 9-13 Round trip tickets on sale August 7th, 8th and 9th, either via St. Louis or Chi cago. For further information apply to ticket agent at depot. Telephone 6S2. Cool and comfortable dining cars on Santa Fe Route are obtained by usa of electric fans. Ice Cream Social and Dance. At K. P. hall, 6th and Quincy, by N. R. A., 8 p. m., Aug. 8. 10 cts. each. What is the use of paying 40 or 50 cents for a can of Baking Powder when you can buy a can of Gypsy Queen for 25 cents. LAKE BREEZES bring relief from the sweltering beat of the town or city. They raise your spirits and restore your energy. The greatest comfort and pleasure in lake travel in on one of the LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION CO'S ELEGANT STEAMSHIPS. Sailings between Chicago and Mackinac Island lour times every week, at extremely low rates. The new steel steamship "Manlton" is magnificent vessel, elegantly equipped wiln every comfort and convenience. In-weekly 'iwixt Chicago, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Petoskey Bay View, Mackinac bland, etc Write for interesting read ing matter, sent free, or Bpk Sour nearest agent. Address os. Berolzheiui, G. P. A. LtKE IWICH. AND LIKE Rush and N. Water St., Chicaja,
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