The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
October 4, 1899
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rf WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 4, 1899- WEDNESDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. ON DEFENSIVE. Neither England Nor the Transraal Republic Seem Willing to Opn the War Which Both Expect. BOERS MAKE A HAUL. Capture a Train Carrjinj 300,000 In Gold. Oom Taul Gives Matters Oter to the Lord. London, Oct. 4. The most sensational news from South Africa this morning Is a reiteration of the report of the ac quisition by the Transvaal authorities of 500.000 in gold which was on the way to Cape Town from Johannesburg. The confirmation of the story comes from two sources. The Cape Ar?us asserts that the Hoers made the seizure at Verenisrenff. the amount being the week's shipment of gold on the way from the Rand to Cape Town and forwarded treasure to Pretoria. The report is a'.so confirmed by a cablegram received today by a mining company in London from their representative, which is to the effect that the train upon which h was trav eling from Johannesburg to Cape Town was held up and looted by Boers who secured 3K).Ou0 in gold, the amount being considerably less than the origi nal estimate. There is nothing very tangible in to day's war news but the situation re mains as strained as ever unless hope may be derived from the apparent fact that the forces on the frontier are re garded by both sides as wholly defen sive for the present and from the state ment that Mr. J. H. Hofmeyr, the Af rikander leader in Cape Colony, is still prepared to endeavor to secure the ad hesion of the Transvaal government to the "irreducible minimum" proposed at the Bloemfontein conference to Presi dent KrEr by Sir Alfred Milner. the British hierh commissioner if the Imper ial government will stand by the high commissioner's original proposal. The stock exchange was inriuenced during tne opening hours today by vague rumors that Queen Victoria had cabled President Kruger and President Steyn holding out the olive branch and by a report that the Boers had been de feated in a small engagement. Prices rose, but there was a speedy relapse when both stories were discred ited. Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt. the dis tinguished Liberal statesman, member of parliament for West Monmouthshire had another slashing attack in today's F-apers. upon the policy of. the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. He reiterates his original statement that Mr. Chamberlain's assertion that the Transvaal refused to redress the grievances of the Outlanders is the re verse of the case .and he insists that Great Britain is responsible for "slam ming the door in the face of President Kruger. Just when arrangements were approaching a settlement." RELIES OX THE LORD. Pretoria. Oct. 4. A nvire extended ac count of the speech of President Kruger at the adjournment of the raads yester day is obtainable. According to trust worthy reports, he said: Everything points to war because a spirit of falsehood has overtaken other countries and because the people of the Transvaal wish to govern themselves. Although thousands may come to at tack us. we have nothing to fear; for the Lord is the final arbiter and he will decide. "Bullets came by thousands at the time of the Jameson raid, but the burg hers were untouched. Over a hundred were killed on the other side, showing that the Lord directed our bullets. The Lord rules the world. Mr. J. M. A. Wolmarans. one of the two non-official members of the execu tive council said he hoped that when the raads reassembled they would be without a convention and would be a free people. God. he declared, had of ten used England to bring the burghers back to the faith of their forefathers. In the course of his speech he exclaim ed: "England has refused everything, even arbitration." TOMORROW OR NEVER. "War 13 Expected to Begin at 4 O'clock Thursday. London, Oct. 4. Advices from Cape Town announce that Sir George Stew art White. V. C, who will command the British forces in Natal will proceed to Imrban today. On his arrival at Cape Town he found the situation on the Natal border so grave that he wired for immediate transportation for him self and staff to Durban and the Brit ish second-class cruiser Forte was placed at his disposal. A London News agency publishes the following dispatch from Voiksrust, Transvaal, dated October 3: "An un confirmed report is in circulation here that time allowed the British troops to depart from the Transvaal border will expire at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and failure to comply with the demand will be considered tantamount to a de claration of war." The British foreign office this after noon informed the Associated Press that absolutely nothing was known there of any Transvaal demand for the withdrawal of the British troops from the frontier. A meeting of liberal members of the house of commons, including several former members of Liberal cabinets, was held this morning at tne private residence of the leader of the Liberal opposition in the house. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. The subject under discussion was the rovernment's South African policy; and the meeting resolved to support the government on the re-assembling of parliament even at the expense of plac ing the present leaders of the Liberal party in conflict with their former col leagues. Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt and Mr. John Morley. The various announcements regard ing Boer movements seem to Indicate their probable plan of campaign in the event of hostilities. Their chief force apparently would surround the narrow etretch of Natal territory jutting into the Transvaal, thus threatening Laings Nek. Charlestown and Dundee, while the Orange Free State commander from Harrington is expected to operate tear Van Reenans Pass, and threaten ing Ladysmith. Military critics are confident that Great Britain will hold her own la Natal. The Free State commanders ap pear to be moving slowly. It is prob able that the government has loaned a portion of the Free State artillery to t( e Transvaal. The ot-ly concentration r. ;.;aceRt is at Karrismith. in the jio. lern section of the Free State ana a. ilosr.of. r. u'hwest of Bluemfon-t-; t. ijosi.io ti i eatening Kimberly and at i'b, where the burghers expect til- aia c the disloyal portion of the farmers an 1 at Aliwal, north in Cape Colony. Lichtenburg is the base of Com mandant Cronje's movement on the western border, menacing the Mafeking railway between Mafeking and Vry burg. in Bechuanaland. There is a well authenticated report that a large force of Boers is assem bled at Selik, at the junction, of Croco dile and Pongola rivers, evidently with the object of destroying the railway. The northern commander whose base is at Petersburg confronts Plummer's column which will move nearer the border today. The report regarding the extent of Boer artillery is probably exaggerated as it is believed the burghers possess few field guns: and it is unlikely that they would dismantle their forts in or der to send garrison pieces to the front. The military authorities estimate there are now 12.000 Boers in the field. Late advices from Cape Town this af ternoon indicate a widespread impres sion there that unless the Boers begin hostilities by Thursday they will not light but yi. ld to the imperial demands when formulated. The Cape house of assembly last ev ening agreed to a motion instructing the Cape government to demand the speedy return to Cape Colony of any and all roiling stock now in the Orange Free States or the Transvaal. A special dispatch from Johannes burg says the Boer officials there con tinue to urge the subjects who remain to leave and it is believed all who do not will be marched,' under escort, along the railway until a train is reached, to carrj' them off. orders have been issued from Pre toria closing ail the saloons in the gold tields. The Transvaal government has ta ken over the Perreira mines and all the mines in the gold fields. A group of five of the Eckstein mines have been closed. Additional transports with troops from India arrived this morning at Durban, Natal, and will proceed to th front immediately. It is rumored there that the Boers are withdrawing from the Natal border owing to lack of for age. Montague White, consul general of the South African republic in London, informed the Associated Press today that the Transvaal and the Orange Free State agreed some days ago to present a joint demand to Great Brit ain to withdraw her troops from the frontier but he asserts that he advised against its presentation and so far as he know s the demand has never reach ed the British foreign office. Gavin Brown Clark. Liberal member of parliament, who teleg-aphed to Pre toria, portions of the speech delivered last Saturday by the lord president of the council, the Duke of Devonshire which Mr. Clark thought afforded an opening for a pacific settlement, has re ceived the following reply from Pre toria, under date of October 3: "The government of the South African re public is gratified to learn that power ful influences are at work to secure a peaceful settlement. Considering, how ever, the manner in which their five year franchise proposals were rejected, after the government had every reason to believe that they would be accepted considering also the abandonment of the joint commission proposed by Great Britain as well as the declaration that the British government regard all for mer proposals as abandoned and are formulating fresh proposals, the gov ernment of the South African republic do not feel at liberty themselves to re formulate the rejected proposals. "If the desire for peace be earnest and sincere, an excellent opening is af forded by the Transvaal's acceptance of the joint commission, a proposition emanating from the British govern ment, which if carried out would un doubtedly bring a satisfactory and hon orable settlement." SHOES ML ST GO I11GHEH. Meetin z Called at Boston to Arrange tha Advance. Cincinnati, Oct. 4. The Enquirer says: President Thomas James, of the Na tional Association of Boot and Shoe manufacturers has announce! the place and date of the meeting of the associa tion. The convention will be held at Boston October C4. The association was organized at Philadelphia in August lat. A resolution was adopted declar ing that on account of the advance in raw material and machinery an ad vance in the price of shoes was war ranted and the association recom mended an advance in the price rather than a cheapening of the quality. The meeting at Boston will be im portant following up this preliminary action. PETITION M'KINLEf. Prominent Americans Ask Him to Mediate In South Africa. New Tork. Oct. 4. The New York World last night telegraphed President McKinley the first installment of signa tures to a petition asking him to oft'er the friendly services of ..he United States in mediation between Great Bri tain and the Transvaal. Among those who have signed the petition to the president are ex-Senator George F. Ed munds. ex-Secretary .1. Sterling Morton, John Sherman, Archbishop Ireland, Ma jor General o. O. Howard. D-.vid Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford. Jr., university Dor.aldf G. Mitchell. James D. Phelan. mayor of San Fran cisco; Wm. Warren president of Bos ton university; F. le La Tour Booth Tucker, commanding the Salvation army: Ballington and Maud Booth, of the Volunteers of An, erica; Archbishop Kain of St. Louis and James Gray, mayor of Minneapolis. Reunion at Kingman. Kingman, Oct. 4. A three days' re union of the Twenty-first Kansas and veterans of the civil war commenced in this city yesterday. The attendance is good. Business houses of the city are ail gaily decorated. The exercises con sisted of an address of welcome by Wil liam Wallace of this city, response by Col. T. G. Fitch of Wichita and drills and marches. The members of the Twenty-first held an enjoyable camplire in the evening. Weather Indications. Chicago. Oct. 4. For Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight with possibly showers in southwest portion; Thursday gen erally fair with warmer in north por tion; northerly winds becoming variable. RAISINCJONEY. Necessary to IlaTe $10,000 For Soldiers Reception. Committee and City Council Discussing the Details. A GUARANTY FUND. Proposed to Indemnify the Members Against Loss. Bant Offers to Mate the Neces sary Loan. The citizens of Topeka will not only put up S5.000 in cash out of their pock ets for the entertainment of the Twen tieth Kansas boys, but the business men will give their personal guaranty for double the same amount to indem nify the mayor and city councilmen against any personal loss they might be called upon to bear on account of appropriating an additional $5,000 for the same purpose. At a meeting of the ways and means committee of the city council and the finance reception committee last even ing, the Merchants- National bank, through its cashier F. G. Willard. who is also a member of the council, offered to loan the city the necessary amount at a low rate of interest, provided the payment of the money is guaranteed by responsible citizens in case there should be any trouble about it. There are two difficulties which stand in the way of the council appropriating the money direct. One is that there is not enough money in the treasury to do it, and the other is that the council has no legal authority to make such an ap propriation, even if the city vaults were overflowing with funds. The first of these difficulties will be overcome by the city council borrowing the money from the Merchants' na tional, and it is not probable that the second difficulty will amount to any thing, because there will be no citizen in Topeka who will have the temerity to object to the expenditure of the money for the benefit of the Twentieth Kansas boys. But in order to provide against any such contingency the guar anty will be made, and the" legislature next winter will be asked to pass a general bill in such a form as to legal ize the expenditure. The meeting last evening was attend ed by Mayor Drew, Councilmen Bur gess, Elliott, Mergan, Blossom. Willard ami Warner, and E H. Crosby, Joab Mulvane, Frank P. MacLennan and J. "W. Going, of the reception finance com mittee. Colonel Burgess, as chairman of the ways and means committee, explained that the council went into executive session at its meeting Monday evening to consider how it could make the ap propriation for the reception, and had found that there was no legal way in which it could be done, even if it had the money, and the committee had met with the finance committee to receive suggestions in the matter. "There isn't a member of the coun cil." declared Colonel Burgess, "but what is willing to vote this appropria tion if we had the money in the treas ury and could do it. Our levy has been about exhausted and we have just enough to get through the year with out making this appropriation." E. H. Crosby was the first member of the finance committee to express him self, i am not posted on this matter from a legal standpoint." he said, "but I understand that there is no law authorizing this expenditure. I under stand further that one, member of the council offered to loan the city the nec essary amount of money at a low rpte of interest. You gentlemen are person ally liable for any amount of luuuu ally liable for any monev you mav ex pend without authority, but the rest of u yiy tne laAet.. anu it any plan can be devised whereby we business men can back you up in this matter so the burden will not fall on you, I am ready to go tn for it." Councilman Willard. who had made the offer of the loan on behalf of the Merchants' National, said: "The first thing to be considered is the legal phase of the matter. The supreme court has decided that a city council has no right to appropriate any money for purposes of this kind. Therefore, if we should appropriate tS.OOO, or any other sum. it would be illegal and th note of the city would be worthless. So I proposed to loan this money to the city council if it can be done in a legal manner. My institution will take the risk of ad vancing this money. providing the business men will back the mayor and council in the guaranty, so that if any body should be mean and bring an in junction proceeding, we would have something to fall back on. We are willing to wait for our money, hut we want to know that we will get it some time. Such a guaranty would need to run until the statute of limitations should expire. The guaranty would provide for individual obligations." Mr. Crosby If 20 men should acree to put up $250 as a guaranty, would you accept it? Mr. Willard No. What is everybody's business is nobody's business. Some of the men might die or leave the city and then their guaranty would be worthless. Councilman Warner What kind of a guaranty would you want? Mr. Willard I would want it guaran teed by this city. This was not very explicit and Mr. Crosby asked: "Would you accept the note of the city endorsed by 20 responsible men." Mr. Willard Certainly. We would be glad to. Mr. Crosby I guess' you would. That would obligate each man for the full J5.000 and I don't believe you could find a man in Topeka who would be willing to do a thing of that kind. It did not appear that much progress was being made along that line and Mr Crosby asked Joab Mulvane for his views. Mr. Mulvane said: "The Twentieth Kansas has dis tinguished itself in a unique way that never happened before and probably will not again in generations. The regi ment stands out conspicuously on ac count of its splendid achievements It is our duty to welcome our soldiers home, and to do it in no small way, and I am in favor of doing it in a way they deserve. "Coming to the practical part of this project, the council has neither the au thority nor the money to make this ap propriation. Its will is probably as good as ours in backing them, but the question is, how to do it. There is no question in my mind but the legis lature can legalize this expenditure. Members of the legislature feel the same way we do about this matter, and as it applies only to Topeka there would be no difficulty in passing a gen eral law applying to all cities of the first class legalizing the appropriation. We must devise some arrangement to stand in the breach between the city officers and the creditors in the mean time. I think it can be arranged by a guaranty. I am willing to go in with others in this matter." Councilman Warner If you men are willing to carry out your assurances, most of your troubles are over. That's what we want and if we can get that I am willing to go on record as in favor of this expenditure. Mr. Crosby Mr. Willard wants each man to obligate himself for the full amount. I am willing to give $100 for this reception and to obligate myself for $230 more, but when it comes to each of us obligating ourselves for $5,000 that is a different matter and I don't think we should be called on to do it. Mr. WTillard All we want is to be sure we would get our money back. We would waive having each man pledge himself for the full amount, but if the guarantee is divided we would want the guaranty to be more than J5.OU0 in order to cover any losses that might occur from those who might leave the city. It was Councilman Mergan's idea to have each member of the council and the mayor give his personal note for $400, and let the business men endorse the notes if they desired. This would raise $5,000. Mr. Mergan said he was ready to give his note for $400. Mr. Mulvane thought it better that it should be a municipal action and not a personal one. because it would then be in better shape for the legislature to legalize. Councilman Burgess Nobody is tak ing any risk in this matter. If the mayor and council borrow- this money they will pay it bacE. That's all there is to it. Mr. MacLennan When Mr. Willard concedes that he was willing to accept the guaranty if it gave him a margin to cover possible loss, I think he approach ed the solution of this problem. If the council should give its note for $3,000 and 20 or 30 responsible men should obligate themselves for double the amount it would cover the ground. For instance, suppose 20 men should obli gate themselves for $500 each, or 40 for $250 each, it would make a guaranty fund of $10.000 Mr. Willard That would be all right. Mr. MacLennan I am willing to be one of a considerable number of men to go on a guaranty fund for double the amount borrowed in that way. Of course, the exact details can be ar ranged. After some further informal discus sion, Mr. Willard said he wished to consult with the attorney for his bank. Colonel W. H. Rossington, concerning the power of the legislature to legalize the appropriation, and concerning the form of the guaranty, before he could make any positive agreement as to de tails. Pending this the committee ad journed to meet again tomorrow night. Councilman Warner wanted to take immediate action declaring the sense of the committee to be in favor of the ex penditure, so that no time should be wasted in more committee meetings, but Colonel Burgess insisted that the details for securing the money should be arranged first. GEO. R. PECK FOR GOVERNOR Kansas Ma a Suggested as Available Candidate In Illinois. The Chicago people are booming Geo. TL. Peck for governor of Illinois. The Times-Herald covers the matter as follows: George It. Peck, general counsel for the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railroad, can have a gubernatorial boom if he wants one. A chief engineer of the local Republican organization put his name yesterday among the two or three upon whom the leaders here might be able to unite. Mr. Peck's name is admittedly used without his authority or knowledge. It cannot be discovered that he has ever been approached. The man who men tioned him seemed to be handing out a "feeler." Personal testimony from Mr. Peck could not be secured last night. According to the signs of the times, the Republican organization will not actually present a gubernatorial candi date to the next state convention. It may talk of it much: action is another thing. The prediction is warranted by the frank statements of some leaders with "don't quote me" provisos added and by the trend of talk among others. Inability to unite the organization managers on anybody who will strive for the nomination is one stumbling block. Politicians do not like candi dates who will not "get out and hus tle" for delegates. John M. Smyth probably could have the Cook county delegation solid if he would merely nod his head He has re fused to consider it. Unity might be achieved around George R. Peck, but talk of him has not gone nearly far enough to be determinate. Prejudice of "machine" politicians against possible candidates who have not conspicuously run with the "machine" weighs against his chances at the outset. The Chronicle says of the Peck boom: George R.Peck. general counsel of the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul railway, is being considered by several import ant bosses of the Cook county Republi can machine as a probable candidate for governor. Mr. Peck has not been consulted to find out whether he would accept his party's favor, but the bosses appear to take it for granted that he would not refuse the nomination if they were prepared to deliver it to him with out terms. The use of Mr. Peck's name, however, may be taken simply as an evidence of a new deal that is a direct and natural outcome of last week's love feast at Springfield. All reports of what hap pened at that function, with the excep tion of a few emanating from very close friends of the governor, agree thp Governor Tanner is not to be seriously considered as a candidate for renomina tion. The Cook county men who spent the week at the state ca.pital brought back word that the country politicians to whom they talked were not at all averse to the idea of having a Cook county Republican for governor. The county politicians were disposed to admit that the solid support of Cook's delegation in the next state con vention would be sufficient to assure the nomination of the man who was lucky enough to obtain it, whether he hailed from this country or elsewhere in the state. This sort of talk has awakened a de sire among many of the bosses to nom inate a Cook county man, and as a con sequence of their chats with lieuten ants since Saturday the prospects of at least half a dozen prominent Chicago Republicans are being earnestly can vassed. Mr. Peck's name was mention ed first by a North side boss, and It was wicely discussed at several down town resorts where the machine men meet for a. daily exchange o views and current gossip. A BLOODY FIGHT. Freshmen and Sophomores Clash at Late Forest. Girls In Doth Classes Join In the Fray. IT LASTS TWO HOURS. Young Men Punch Heads and Datter Faces. Their Sisters Pall Hair, Scratch and Rite. Chicago, Oct. 4. Freshmen and sophomores clashed in a bloody bat tle at Lake Forest university yesterday afternoon. Four score undergraduates, many of whom were girls, punched heads, scratched faces and pulled hair, and when the two hours' engagement ended, battered countenances and ach ing bones told the story of the bitterest class fight the Presbyterian college has ever known. Among the injured are: John Biggs, sophomore; head bruised and cut; taken from the scene uncon scious. Henry McCarter, president of fresh man class and left tackle on 'varsity football team: face bruises. STORM THE CITADEL. The field of hostilities was the rooms of the French department in College hall, where the freshman class had as sembled at 4 o'clock for a secret ses sion. Seventeen boys and thirty-one girls were in attendance. The meeting had been called for a few minutes, when loud pounding on the oak doors leading into the corridor warned the freshmen of impending trouble. Then three burly sophomores at the head of thirty-one of their fellows, including twelve girls, thirsting for their annual class fracas, hurled themselves against the doors from without, burst them from their hinges and dashed into the room. The freshmen made stubborn defense. The girls exceeded the number of their sex in the attacking party and had no trouble in overpowering the sophomore daughters after ten minutes' vigorous action, during which "Pysche knots," pompadours and silk collars were torn from their moorings. The young men indulged in football and Queensberry tactics, and bloody noses and black eyes came thick and fast. Freshman McCarter had enough skin scratched from his face to graft several of his classmates, and Sopho more Biggs, a young Dakotan, had his head pinner to the floor until he was pummeled into unconsciousness. During the melee, a freshman girl, whose brother was seeing stars, rushed from the scene to the Alice Durand hos pital and returned at double quick with a nurse for her fighting protector. In the. midst of the excitement the steam fittings against the wall were loosened, recitation chairs screwed to the floor were torn up and window panes were broken. FRESHMEN ARE VANQUISHED. After two hours' fighting the fresh men were overcome and driven from the scene, which the sophomores left in triumph. A few minutes later the girls in the defeated party returned, and, pulling the boys through the windows from the lawn outside, the class, with all the enthusiasm its sorry condition would permit, again took the fort. But the "sophs'" were back instantly to renew hostilities and another con flict was only avoided by the arrival of seniors and juniors, who carried the role of peacemakers. Among the soph omores who upheld the honor of their class were Clifford Williams, leader of last year's Glee club; Esmond Banta. manager of the Lake Forest football team; Victor Yeomans, Ralph Baldwin, C. K. Elden and Charles Ross. Alfred Lathrop, T. Paumbaugh and Henry Mc Carter were prominent in the freshman ranks. FILIPINOS DISPERSED. Details cf the Recent Fighting In Luzon. Imus. Luzon, Oct. 4. The statement that Major Price asked Admiral Wat son to send the gunboats to his sup port tn the recent engagement of his regiment in the vicinty of Imus is in correct. General Lawton has dispersed the in surgents, driving them to the west ward. The purpose of the rebels was to cut the communication maintained between Bacoor and Imus by means of the road between those place at a point between Imus and the east bank cf the river. The insurgents had trenches along the west bank commanding the open spaces. A force of 1.500 rebels at tacked Imus and 600 proceeded against Bacoor with detachments along the river. Colonel Daggett's force spread along the road from Bacoor toward Imus and three companies of the Fourth regi ment, under Captain Hollis. were thrown out from Imus. the two com mands forming a junction. The entire line crossed the river and drove the Filipinos from their trenches to the westward, through ricefields and thick ets. The marines, whose services were tendered by Admiral Watson, crossed the river near the bay, forming a part of the line of advance. Before the forward movement was begun the American artillery shelled the enemy's position. The only Ameri can casualty was the wounding of a lieutenant of artillery. Several wound ed Filipinos were attended by Surgeon Major Penrose and members of the am bulance corps. A number of prisoners were taken. General Lawton, while riding up the road to Imus, was the target for many shots. The telegraph line was cut at a bend in the road, commanded by the enemy's trenches, a hundred yards distant, and when Lieutenant Cunningham, with a repair party, appeared to restore the wire, two men and Lieutenant Cun ningham's horse were shot. Lieuten ant MeCloskey then brought a gun of Riley's battery into the open, and train ing it on the trench, dispersed the Fili pinos with two well aimed shots. Captain Poore and the Sixth infantry attacked the insurgents Sunday in a new trench which they had constructed near Tabuan. island of Negros, and scattered them. The Americans took one prisoner and captured twelve rifles. 6.000 cartridges and a quantity of rice and hospital supplies. ONE SHELL KILLED FIFTEEN. Bacoor. Luzon, Oct. 4. Another illus tration of the insurgent policy of evad ing the Americans in force was furn ished during the recent fighting by the fact that when our line swept across several miles of country, firing by vol ley and cheering, the Filipinos melted before them and it was only occasion ally that glimpses of the enemy could be obtained as they ran from their trenches and dodged through the bushes like rabbits. One body of the enemy under a for mer mayor of Imus, retreated toward Perez Das Marinas and anothev in the direction of San Francisco de Malabon. Lieutenant Knabenshue, with a party of scouts, crossed the river and found twenty-eight dead Filipinos in the trenches, fifteen had been killed by one shell. When the marines marched into Imus the soldiers cheered them and General Lawton complimented them upon their work. One detachment from Cavite was commanded by Captain Haines and another from the Baltimore by Captain Myers. The first wagon train with provisions to reach Imus in three days has ar rived and two companies of the Four teenth regiment f towns along the bay, marched in to relieve the Fourth regiment, whose members have been kept awake in the trenches day and night for a week under the annoying intermittent fire from the insurgents outside the town. DEWErSPLANS. lie Has Reen Detached From the Olynipia. Washington, Oct. 4. Admiral Dewey made an early start today to fill a number of engagements. After break fast he joined one of his associate of ficers for a stroll out Connecticut ave nue and on returning proceeded to the navy department, accompanied by Ad miral Farquhar, the new commander of the North Atlantic station and Captain Lamberton, his chief of staff and a Chinese servant. Few people were aware of the admiral's coming and there was not much of a demonstration when he entered the department. The admiral went to see Secretary Long and talk over his plans for the immediate future and as to these Secre tary Long promptly gave notice that the department was willing to give him perfect liberty to do as he pleased. The admiral was therefore at his in stance detached formally from the the Olympia, as of this date. He will telegraph the executive officer of the ship at Tompkinsville to haul down his flag today and thus will terminate his connection with the cruiser, which for more than two years has been his home. In accordance with projects already planned, the admiral will go to Ver mont Monday as the guest of Wr. Sew ard Webb, Shelburne Farms, near Bur lington. After a reception at the state capitol on the 13th instant, he will go to Boston to attend the reception there in his honor on the 14th instant. The Olympia will meanwhile have arrived at that place, for her orders issued today are to proceed at once from New Tork to Boston to be put out of commission and be extensively repaired. After the Boston ceremonies. Admiral Dewey is expected to return to Wash ington to meet his colleagues of the Philippine commission. Secretary Long said today that the admiral's time would probably be fully occupied in the deliberations of the commission for some months to come and in the mean while in order to leave him free for this work, he will not be assigned to any naval duties. Further than this point the department has not yet undertaken to define its plans for Admiral Dewey's future. When all of these details had been ar ranged the admiral walked over to the White House to keep an appointment made with the president to discuss the Philippine situation. The admiral remained with the presi dent an hour. President Schurman of the Philippine commission was also at the White House and Joined Admiral Dewey, as he left the President. BROKE WORLD'S RECORD. Wm. A. Stubba Sets 11,940 Ems an Hour. Philadelphia, Oct. 4. Wm. A. Stubbs, a compositor on the Baltimore Sun. broke the world's record for machine type-setting in a contest for a wager of $450 a side, with Wm. Duffy of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The contest was held in the Philadelphia Times office. Stubbs set 66.617 ems in five hours and 36 minutes, or an average of 11,940 ems an hour. Duffy set 55.026 ems in five hours 23 minutes. The previous record was 10. $00 ems an hour made in the St. Louis Post Dispatch office four years ago. FAST TRAIN DENIED. Court of Visitation Says It Need Not Stop at Albany The court of visitation has decided the third case since it was created. The court has denied the petition of the cit izens of New Albany. Wilson county, which asked that the Frisco railroad be compelled to stop its fast trains at that point. The company made a showing indi cating that the station has ample train facilities without adding the fast trains and upon this condition the court de nied the petition. If the court has another case between now and Christmas the judges will be surprised. Maxim Becomes an Englishman. London, Oct. 4. The Gazette an nounces this evening that Hiram Maxim and John C. Meiggs, of the United States, have taken out certifi cates of naturalization. Mr. Maxim's certificate is dated September 16, and that of Mr. Meiggs, August 30. Freight Claims Men Meet "Washington, Oct. 4. The freight claims association of the United States began its semi-annual meeting at the Shoreham today. President Graham called the meeting to order. The meet ing will last two days and will cover the subject of claims and some read justment of the association's rules. A "Wire to Dawson. Skagway, Alaska, Sept. 29, via Se .attle. Wash., Oct. 4. The Canadian telegraph line was completed to Daw son yesterday. The Dominion line reaches from Bennett to Dawson and tL wires of the White Pass and Yukon railway cover the distance between Skagway and Bennett. The first mess age was to the minister of public works at Ottawa. AN ARMISTICE. War Ceases For Fire Days In Venezuela While the Insurgents and Got eminent Confer. WORD FROM DETROIT. Captain Hemphill Is Watching the Situation. Will Go to Pueric Cabello To morrow. Washington, Oct. 4. The navy de partment today received tha following dispatch from Capt. Hemphill, com manding the Detroit: Laguayra, Oct. 4. Detroit arrived to day. Armistice of five days pending conference between insurgents and gov ernment. Detroit will leave about Oc tober 5 for Puerto Cabello with the Uni ted States minister to learn the result from the government representative. (Signed) HEMPHILL. ANDRADE 13 WHIPPED. New Tork, Oct. 4. A cable dispatch has been received in this city frotnv Caracas to the effect that the president, Ignaeio Andrade, has engaged passage for himself and family on the Red D line steamer Philadelphia, which leave La Guayra on the 10th, for Ponon, Por to Rico and New York. It is generally, believed he will go to Ponce. If the dispatch is authentic, it means that President Andrade regards I li&.t'.t defeated by the insurgents undi Gen eral Cypriano Castro, and will leave tfc country to save himself. Latest a.i vices received here say that General Castro and his advance guard are at Elvalle, which Is only three miles from Caracas. General Castro, however, has declared against entering the capital, as a battle there wouia entail the loss of the lives of many disinterested per sons. He wishes, therefore, to engage the government troops just outside the city. The latter, however, show no dis position to meet the rebels in a decisive battle. The revolutionary forces have been augmented by the followers of General Jose Manuel Hernandez, who is now in prison in Caracas. Thus far the latter have fought independently of the Cas tro forces. General Samuel Acosta. one of General Hernandez's leading officers, has been appointed military governor of the state of Carabobo, which has fallen into rebel hands. General Acosta is the person who killed President Cres po in battle. There are now said to be nearly 2.nnr political prisoners in Caracas. The news of insurgent success.it is asserted, has done injury to the credit of ihe present government. A local firm re ceived a cable order last week from the Venezuelan government for 3.000 rifles, 300.000 cartridges and one Hotch kiss rapid-fire gun. The firm, it is de clared, refused to make the shipment unless they received pay before de livery. ENGLAND IS PLEASED. Gratified at the Shamrock's Good Showing and American Friend liness. London, Oct. 4. The momentary dis appointment that the first day's contest for the America's cup should have re sulted In no race, has been followed by a feeling of satisfaction that Shamrock has shown herself a worthy challenger and hope runs high that she will wipe out a long record of defeats. Among yachtsmen, great admiration is ex pressed for the way In which Captain Hogarth Is reported to have handled the yacht. The afternoon papers comment In much the same terms a3 the morning papers. All think that the chances of the Shamrock and the Columbia are about equal, and all are gratifieff at the extreme friendliness displayed by the Americans. The Pall Mall Gazette, says: "Never have the qualities so peculiar to Anglo-Saxons chivalrous determi nation to fight a contest to the end on a fair field and without favor been more conspicuous than they were in yester day's race." The Marquis of DufTerin. commodore of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, reply ing to the Associated Press telegraph, as follows: "From yesterday's abortive race, it is quite impossible to form a reliable opinion as to the result of future con tests." FEAR FOR THE WAKEFIELD She la Now Nearly a Month Overdue at San Francisco San Francisco, Oct. 4. Shipping men fear that some disaster has befallen the ship Cyrus Wakefield, which sailed from New York for this port 1S3 days ago. She was last heard frc n at Port Stan ley, where she put in after the deathi at sea of her master. Captain Henry. She left Port Stanley Si days ago in charge of Captain Chapman and shouhi have reached here nearly a month ago. Five percent reinsurance is being paid on her. The ship Valkyrie reports passing the mast of a ship in the trai ls of vessels rounding Cape Horn. Mariners say that this may have be longed to the Cyrus Wakeheld. whicli is possibly now making slow progress under a jury rig. GEN. GREELY GOES UP. Makes an Ascent In a Military Kite Balloon at Potsdam. Berlin, Oct. 4. Brigadier General A. W. Greely, honorary vice president of the Internaticnal Geographical con gress, accompanied by Major H. T. Al len.military attacheof the United States embassy in Berlin today ascended at Potsdam in a military kite balloon, tho invention of Percival Slegsfeld. Em peror William granted General Greely a special permit to make the ascent. Gfeneral Greely has purchased a sirnilac balloon for the U. S. government.
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v era n Story of the Career Owner A Lad Who Had a Dream Which He Never For a Moment Forgot Its Full Realization. ALL America Is standing on tip toe. From the busy offices of Wall street. New York, to the crowded -wharfs of Seattle, from the lumber camps of northern Michigan to the Mexican border line, every good American is looking anxiously toward Sandy Hook, waiting for the first news of the great international yacht race. Which will it be? Will it be the stanch Columbia, the flower of the west, or the fleet Shamrock, the pride of the Emerald Isle and the old world? Will the cup of the old America, which Un cle Sam has held so long, remain with us, or will it be carried triumphantly back to Kngland by Sir Thomas Lipton and his Clyde built racer? Such questions only time can answer. Today everything stands in doubt. The early confidence of the American yachtsmen who once grew enthusiastic over the beautiful lines and the airy lightness of the Columbia has been somewhat shaken since the ominous looking Shamrock has been fluttering up and down the Jersey coast like a frightened gull after her astounding dash across the Atlantic. Splendid as are the lines and the sailing qualities of the Columbia, there has been a feeling of vague uneasiness since the Irish racer has stretched her canvas in American waters. 'A dark horse," say old sea dogs sagely, with a wise wag of weather beaten heads, a dark horse, an mighty unsartin lookir.I" But the Interest will not all be on one tide. While the Montana cowboy and the Michigan lumberman are waiting for the first word from New Tork the Prince of Wales will probably be pacing anxiously up and down the velvet piled carpets of Buckingham palace watching for the first word of the race to flash across the wide Atlantic. While the crowded excursion steamers of New York harbor are churning and panting after the two flying clouds of white canvas the emneror of Germany will be impatiently pulling his imperial mustachios and wondering how his sail ors, who were sent over to help man the Irish racer, have done their work. In faroff Ceylon 6.000 half naked men and women sweating among the vast hillside tea plantations of their great white master will pass around the word that their great white sahib and the white men of the new world are making strange trials of speed with little ships that are all sail and no body. And as the fragrant bales of tea are picked and packed many rupees will be slyly put up in wagers against the ship of the new world.. And when the last race is lost and won and the news has gone Fcurrying on a thousand singing wires all about the world, and while extras are being pounded out in sun scorched Madras and newsboys are crying the news in the frost laden air of Edmon ton, there will either be tears in the eyes of Uncle Sam or pandemonium in lower New York bay. For never before in the history of the world has a boat race attracted greater attention. The great machinery of states and kingdoms will stop, the wheels of commerce will slacken and when it is all over a few million people will say "I told you sol" In the meantime Sir Thomas John stone Lipton, the titled owner of the Shamrock, finds himself the most talked about man in two hemi spheres. And with Sir Thomas there la much to talk about. His has ptfSlllHliJl rmWm msM jSp upton-; Calcutta e,fic5- pll 7 jjj I I ..i rn n n n r-N c a ID) II. I uuu u y W of the Shamrock's been a strange history. In that history there is a key to the present situation. Sir Thomas is a man of originality. He defies and always has defied prec edent. He likes to have a public shock up his sleeve. All his life he has been trump ing aces. Has he still another trump hidden away up the sleeve of that im maculate white- yachting suit of his? Thirty-six years ago a ragged little urchin used to sit on the busy docks that fringe the River Clyde at Glasgow. He spoke with a brogue and had few friends among the wharf rats of the city. So he used to sit on the edge of the docks and dream day dreams. With eyes of bright Irish blue he used to watch the merchantmen and the schooners and the small sailing craft going eternally back and forth. He liked to watch them and the yachts that went skimming back and forth with broad, white w ings. The boy's name was Tommie Lipton. He was also very fond of watching the big tea vessels from China unloading S i: PPV7 ADHI Slav mot their odorous bales, and he often said to himself that when he was big he was going to own great ships and send cargoes of tea in them all over the world. But most of all he liked to see the yachts that went up and down the Clyde and said that some day he should like to own the best and fastest yacht in the world. Even when he became a messenger boy in a Glasgow station ery house he often used to steal down to the docks and watch the white sails go up and down past the dirty shipping that crowded the river front. "When I am big," the messenger boy earning 2 shillings and 6 pence a week used to say, "I shall be a rich man. I am going to have a yacht of my own. It will be the fastest yacht that was ever made." Then the messenger boy would start out on his rounds through the great, gloomy Scotch city. But he did not do as most boys. He did not forget his dream. The boyish fancy took root In his breast. He still said he was going to be a rich man some day, owning great tea vessels laden with fragrant chests. Thirty-six years have passed since the ragged little boy on the edge of a Glasgow dock said that some day he would be rich and own a yacht. What has happened since that time? Today the once ragged little Tommie Lipton has a fortune of $50,000,000. At vast warehouse docks in Colombo, Cey lon, lie fleets of vessels loading with chests of fragrant tea tea smelling just as it did in the nose of the little Scottish-Irish boy who used to watch the ships among the docks of Glasgow. Those fleets now belong to that same little boy. Today over 6,000 half naked Cey- lonese are picking and packing and sorting teas. Each one of them labors for Tommie Lipton. Four hundred and twenty flourishing business houses now stand in Great Brit ain alone, each one bearing the name of Thomas Lipton. In Chicago and Omaha, he owns abattoirs that could supply the whole British army with meat. In his employ are 10.000 whites and a far greater number of blacks scattered throughout the remoter regions of this earth. When the Princess of Wales finds her jubilee dinner fund falling through, this man takes out his check book and nonchalantly writes out a check for $125,000 to go toward feeding the poor of London. He is knighted by his sovereign as a reward for his munificent charities. He owns a beau tiful place, a veritable palace, at Osidge; he travels in special trains, he gives half a million to found eating houses in London, he chums wi the Duke of York and hobnobs with the Prince of Wales, he crosses the Atlantic in his palatial private yacht, the Erin, but above and beyond all this, he is the owner and the manager of the beautiful and mysteriously constructed yacht which is the challenger for the historic cup of the beloved old America. The ragged littie Irish lad who once wan dered about the streets of the gloomy Scotch city is now Sir Thomas Lipton, the merchant king of the united em pire. But in the gray blue eyes of this opulent merchant king there is still the same old merry twinkle that lurked there 36 years ago. Sordid and un scrupulous ways of business have never come to England's great mer chant to embitter his heart and dull his sympathies. Today among hia friends he is still known as "the merry millionaire." There are other men who are as wealthy as Sir Thomas Lipton, but then there are many ways of acquiring wealth. Llpton's success has been the reward of energy and earnest en deavor and uncompromising honesty. The story of his struggles leading up to all the final success with which his busy life has been crowned, if ever written out in full, would read like a romance. When this man today paces the wideJ aecK or nis Deautiful steam yacht Erin and chances to feel through the ven tilators the fetid air surging up from the boiler rooms below, he will prob ably recall the days when by the sweat of his own brow in just such a furnace room he worked his passage to New Tork as a stoker on an ocean liner. That flight from Glasgow was the mak ing of the man. Sir Thomas himself confesses that his early life and ex periences in the United States were his salvation. It Americanized him. It put a razor edge on his already sharp wits and gave him an extra dose of shrewdness. It taught him to jump at a chance when he saw one. That was why, after knocking about the United States for awhile, young Lipton saw there was money in the grocery busi ness in Glasgow if any one could only Yankeefy the methods of carrying on such a business. In some way or another his humble but hardworking parents had scraped up the vast fortune of $400 vast in deed for British working people during their son's wanderings about America. With this as a loan young Lipton start ed a little provision store in a narrow street of Glasgow, not a pretentious af fair, to be sure, for he was his own salesman, and his own bookkeeper, and his own porter, and his own delivery wagon. It was hard work, but he was happy. In the evening he put up his shutters himself and in the morning he himself took them down. Business increased, but not so fast as young Lip- ton wanted it to. As he is now In the habit of saying, he used to work 25 out of the 24 hours of the day. Then he decided to advertise. It was his first venture along a line In which he has since distinguished himself, and it was significant. He bought 20 of the big gest hogs in all Scotland. He had them decorated with gayly colored ribbons. Then he had them labeled "Lipton's Monsters" and driven through the streets of Glasgow. A sensation fol lowed. The sedate old Scotch wives of that sedate old Scotch town were as tounded. Such a thing had never be fore been in the memory of man! Everybody took to talking of the affair, and people began to flock to the Lipton shop, just to see what it was like. So many people came that the shop grew too small. The Idea of a second place in the same' city occurred to the prosperous young merchant. So a sec ond shop was secured, and then a third, and then still more, until London was invaded and the provinces of England were studded with them, and they were even taken to Ireland, and the name of Lipton became associated with the best tea and the finest hams that could be bought with a limited pocketbook. Each new shop was opened with a brass band and a parade. Each estab lishment, too, was lighted with elec tricity and shone like a star beside the dingier lamplighted rivals about it. Business went up by leaps and bounds. Before he could realize it Lipton found himself the biggest retail tradesman In England. With the acquisition of wealth came the desire to realize a long cherished ambition. He had 420 stores through oil Great Britain and 60 in London alone. But he wanted to go still farther. He wanted to do away with the middleman, to grow his own tea on his own plantations and kill his own hogs, and in doing so be able to sell to his millions of customers goods the quality of which did not depend upon the honesty or dishonesty of. the pro ducer and wholesaler. The idea was laughed at. Lipton let them laugh. He took a quiet little trip across the Atlantic, and before he re turned to England he had started a provision factory of his own in the city of Chicago. At the present time 3,000 hogs are killed each day In that same factory. Englishmen seemed to like those Lipton hams, for soon afterward another factory had to be started at Omaha. Then the tea business began to de velop. When Lipton's success as a provision merchant became the talk of commercial circles in London, a number of metropolitan bankers who had loaned money to certain Ceylon tea planters went to the big merchant and invited him to go into tea planting. They were afraid of their investments and trem bled for the interest on the faraway loans they had made. They thought they might unload on Lipton. They suggested he buy the plantations on which they had taken foreclosure pro ceedings. They swore there were mil lions in it. They set Lipton thinking. But Lipton did not decide at once. He packed his valise and went to Cey lon. He went over the plantations, no one guessing who he was or the object of his visit. He liked the appearance of those plantations very much. They fitted into his general scheme of things. He cabled to the London bankers, offer ing them a very low figure for their plantations. "Can't you do better?" cabled back the bankers. Lipton knew the plantations were his at his own figure. That is how "Lipton's Teas" became a byword throughout the world. He saw how the ruinous dirt and waste of the primitive Chinese method of preparing and packing the leaf was losing money for every tea planter in the east. He put in machinery, clean and economical affairs that allowed him to undersell his rivals, and gave the w-orkingman of England good tea to drink at a most reasonable figure. In a few years the now notorious Ernest Terah Hooley offered $12,500,000 for the Lipton business. Lipton declin ed with thanks. Instead of selling out he himself turned the business over to a corporation, and English capitalists fell over one another In the rush to get hold of 3tock. Last year that stock paid 14 per cent dividends. More than one-half of this stock Lipton himself owns. When at the time of the queen's dia mond jubilee the Princess of Wales pro posed to give all the poor of London a great dinner in honor of the occasion, her plans almost fell through because of the impecuniosity of the wealthy persons of London on whom the prin cess had relied for support. The din ner was all but given up by the princess in disgust, when one day Lipton learned of the true state of affairs while dining with the lord mayor, and, taking out his checkbook, wrote out a check for $125,000. Since then he has given $500. 000 to found eating houses throughout London for the accommodation of the poor, where such persons might secure food at its absolute cost price. Lipton's sovereign saw fit to rew-ard such, generosity with a knighthood. Tommia Lipton, once the Glasgow messenger boy, became Sir Thomas Lipton, Bart. When, In the name of the Royal Ul ster Yacht club, Sir Thomas first chal lenged for the long contested Amer ica's cup, there were certain proud aristocrats connected with yachting af fairs in Great Britain who sneered at the "pretentious teaman." They were aristocrats by inheritance and not by worth, and they did not like this parvenu sportsman's Intrusion into their ranks. But the "first gentleman of Europe" soon settled that little diffi culty. It must be borne in mind that whomsoever the Prince of Wales hob nobs with is no longor of questionable social rank. Such royal association glorifies him at once. So when Albert Edward grew chummy with the great merchant prince and it was seen that a tea seller could be as much a gentle man as a born nobleman and more self respecting a yachtsman than a Dun raven, the upper classes began to re lent and said that Sir Thomas was not such a bad fellow after all. It Is said in London that when Lord Dunraven declined to allow Lipton to use ther Valkyrie III as a trial horse against the new challenger the Prince of Wales himself silently but significantly re buked the childishly snobbish earl by offering to the Irish sportsman his own yacht, the Britannia. The prince, to prevent any misunderstanding in the matter, took a great personal interest In the trial races, and so when Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for America on the Erin he found those English yachtsmen who had at first looked upon him and his yacht with a jealous eye only too glad to be recognized by him as the Sham rock's owner. Since coming to Amer ica, too. Sir Thomas has proved himself one of the best of sportsmen, and by his amiability and kindliness and modesty has won many friends even in the camps of the enemy. And if in the end it so falls out that the historic cup of the old America must go back to Eng land, there is no one whom Americans would prefer to see carrying it back in triumph than Sir Thomas Lipton him self. But whether it goes or not is al together another question. If the Shamrock does win and the cup Is car ried back across the Atlantic, then the dream of the little Scottish-Irish boy who used to watch the ships from the docks of Glasgow shall have been realized, and he who was once known as Tommie Lipton will own the fastest yacht in the world. ROGER P. BARNUM- STORIES OP ROSA BO HEIR. Here is one of the many stories that are being told in Paris of the lata eccentric painter, Rosa Bonheur: After she had cut her long hair and shortened her petticoats she, to the In tense disgust of her father, brought home one day a pair of trousers, which she resolutely put on in spite of every thing said by the other members of the family. This attire proved later on to be the most convenient for her to go about with in the fields, the slaughter houses, the village fairs and various other places. In spite of her love for masculina dress, however, Rosa was too much o an artist to admire it In other women. who were not, like her, destin ed to live in ab normal condi tions. Her fa ther had obtain ed the direction of a public school of draw ing, which he attended two or three times a week. After his death Rosa, who took a great in terest in the pu pils, manifested a desire to suc ceed him, and nothing could equal the love and admiration she Inspired "Heap of little idoUl" among the girls, whose sole ambition was to resemble "dear mademoiselle." But they went too far; for, one morn ing, as Rosa Bonheur entered the schoolroom with her firm step and her expansive smile, she stopped short and raised her arms in amazement. "Heap of little idiots!" she screamed in a tone of ludicrous but real desperation. "What have you done?" They had all cut their hair short to do honor to their beloved mistress little round nob! It was not a joke. Rosa was furious. "Goodby, sottise filles!" she said: "you won't see me again till your hair has grown again; 1 will not teach mon sters!" And it required no end of persuasion to coax her round again. KF.W ZEALAND DRINK CIRB. In New Zealand a man who drinks too much for his own good may be sum moned before any justice of the peace on complaint of any member of his family or other person interested. Wit nesses are then heard, and if it can be proved that he "misspends, wastes and lessens his estate, generally injures his health and endangers and interrupts the peace and happiness of his family," the magistrate will issue a written or der to all liquor dealers w ithin hi3 juris diction forbidding them to furnish him with any intoxicating liquors for a period of 12 months. Dr. Richard J. Gatling. the Inventor of the machine gun, has turned hi3 attention to the perfection of agricul tural machinery
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1899. 5 TOPEKAJJOGIETY. First Reception of Season GiTen by Mrs. Tefift. Was a Farewell as Hostess Will Go to California. A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. List of Guests Was Large and Decorations Elaborate. Other News About Doings of Society People. The first reception of the seasan -was given Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. K. Tefft on West Eighth street, by Mrs. Tefft and Mrs. H. U. Mudge. The reception which was a delightful affair was given as a farewell to Mrs. Tefft's friends, and also that they might meet Mrs. J. II. Allen of Denver, who, with her husband will occupy the Tefft home during their stay in California. Quantities of Alabama smilax were sent from the south for the occasion, and the house never showed to better advantage. The bannisters were wound with smilax and the alcove under the stairs was a veritable bower with its banks of palms- and hangings of smi lax; Incandescent lights at the rear shed a soft glow over all. A small ta ble was placed in the midst containing a cut glass punch bowl, presided over by Mrs. Stephen Hall and Miss Ella Scovill. The guests were received by Mrs. Tefft, Mrs. Mudge, Mrs. Allen, Mrs.Geo. Fuller of Kansas City and Mrs. R. J. Parker of Newtoon, stationed in the first parlor. The bay window was banked with palms and smilax; smilax draped the pictures and a border of it extended the walls. Bowls of deep cream colored roses were placed on the piano and the gaB jets had shades of the same color. In the second parlor the drapings of smilax were supplemented with bril liant red roses; a rosy glow was cast by the red shaded gas lights. In the music room at the rear of the second parlor, Malcolm James madolin club played during the afternoon. Between the rooms was a white lace curtain draped with smilax. The dining room was entirely in green and white. On the lower part of the polished oak table which was placed in the center of the room was a jardiniere filled with asparagus fern which seemed to grow out on all sides, twin ing around the legs and sides of the table. On top was a battenburg center piece on which was a vase of white roses and ferns. The side board and mantle were banked with smilax. The following ladies assisted through the rooms: Mrs. Albert Parker, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. G. J. Mulvane, Mrs. Jas. A. Troutman, Mrs. Chubb of Hoyt. Mrs. James B. Hayden, Mrs. C. T. McClellan, Miss Arlle Ewart and Miss Lillian Tefft. A graphophone placed in one of the upstairs rooms was quite an attraction. About 250 guests called during the af ternoon. The Federation Meeting. The City Federation will hold its reg ular fall meeting tomorrow afternoon in Unity church at half past two. The first part of the afternoon will be devo ted to business and a report from the art committee will be read. The meeting to which the teachers of the public schools are invited, will be gin at half past three. The members of the Nineteenth Century club will be the hostesses for the afternoon. The programme will be very interest ing, consisting of piano music by Miss Work; violin selection. Miss Prescott; recitation. Miss Dilley; talk on art, Miss Hay; vocal solo, Mrs. W. B. Swan. One of the most interesting features, however, will be the exhibition of pic tures, suitable for school room decora tion. This will be one of the best op portunities Topeka people have had of seeing such a large collection of copies of the old musters. The exhibit will be open for the public at Unity church Thursday evening. Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. A Pleasant Thimble Party. Mrs. Ell Foster entertained the Portia club and a few of her neighbors at a delightful thimble party Tuesday after noon at her home on Buchanan street. A pleasant feature of the afternoon was music by Mrs. L. H. Strickler and Mrs. F. E. Kotsford. Letters were read from the president or the Portia club, Mrs. W. M. Davidson who has not yet re turned from her summer's outing in California, and Mrs. George P. Connor, a former member of the club, now of Springfield, 111. A word contest proved very Interest ing. At 5 o'clock a dainty luncheon was served on trays, Those invited were Mrs. D. C. Tillot son. Mis. L. H. Strickler, Mrs. Plannett of Sedalia, Mo., Mrs. W. B. Roby, Mrs. A. O. Kosser. Mrs. J. S. Sproat. Mrs. L. M. Powell, Mrs. G. F. Worley, Mrs. Fred Slater. Mrs. J. H. Frizell. Mrs. J. C. Al lison. Mrs. C. D. Startznan, Mrs. B. F. HcGiffln, Mrs. F. A. Botsforu, Mrs. W. M. Davidson. Mrs. Horace Ray, Mrs. Harry Guthrie, Mrs. EL M. Cockerell, Mrs. V. E. McVey. Notes and Personal Mention. The Alumnae Association of the To peka Kindergarten Training School will meet this evening at half-past seven with Mrs. Anne G. Overholt, at the Copeland hotel. All members are requested to be present as this is the regular time for electing officers. Mrs. F. K. Brown is spending a week in Kansas City with Mrs. A. H. Con nelly. The New Model will have their millinery opening Thursday afternoon Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum bating powders are the greatest en to health of the present day. menace eov.m. fcmiwo .nwrtse oo. rw ytnc. and evening and Friday. Music Thurs dav evening. Mrs. F. E. Dietrich and Mrs. John B, Payne and baby who are visiting rela tives in the city will leave the last of the week for their homes In Fort Worth, W?SW. Mills and C. M. Gunther left Tuesday for a trip to Chicago. Miss Marie Kiesow Is visiting In Kan sas City. Air. and Mrs. Hobson, father and mother of Mr. J. S. Hobson, will arrive from Ireland the last of October and will make their home in Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Hobson will meet them in New York. Mrs. M. E. Bolt arrived from St. Louis Tuesday and will spend the win ter with her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Mos nat at 319 Western avenue. The high school girls are organizing a basket ball team. Mr. and Mrs. Warren M. Crosby re turned Tuesday from a month's trip in the east. Miss Adah Carter spent Tuesday in Kansas City. Next Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday is the date for the New Model's millinery opening. Thursday evening there will be music. Airs. J. Grey Thomas left today for her home in Mobile, Ala. Her mother, Mrs. G. M. Chase, accompanied, her as far as Kansas City. Air. and Airs. Richard Johnson are spending the week in Kansas City. Mrs. Harry Guthrie, Aliss Callie Well house. Airs. Chute, Aliss Julia Chute, Air. C. R. Love and Aliss Bertie Love spent Tuesday in Kansas City. Premium Stamps at Mueller Bros. grocery, 134 Quincy street. An invitation has been sent by Airs. A. H. Thompson, president of the City Federation, to the Commercial club to attend the picture exhibit, which will be held at Unity church the last of the week. Mr. Brigham, president of the Commercial club, promised to attend and compliment! the Federation on the work it is doing. Engraved visiting cards and wedding invitations. Correct forms and lowest prices. At Adams Bros., 711 Kan. Ave. There will be a called meeting of the Thalia club tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock at the home of Miss Berdena Crandell on Western avenue. Aliss Anna AIcAIahon gave a pleasant party last Saturday evening at her home on Adams street in honor of her eighteenth birthday. Games and music were the order of the evening. A surprise party was given last Sat urday evening for Aliss Otta Stanfleld at her home on Quincy street There were about twenty guests present and the evening was a pleasant affair. FOR THE GRAINTRADE. The Sewalls Launch Their Fourth Big Steel Ship. Bath, Alaine, Oct. 4. The big steel ship Edward Sewall, just launched from the yard of her builders. Arthur Sewall Co., is the 9Sth one of the fleet built by the Sewalls. and is the fourth steel vessel constructed by the firm. The Edward Sewall is similar in de sign to the ship Arthur Sewall, launch ed last spring. She is 350 feet over all, 45 feet beam, 27 feet deep. The ship is especially adapted for the grain trade between San Francisco and Liverpool, and the- sugar trade of Hawaii. Her official measurements have not been made yet, but she is ex pected to carry nearly 6,000 tons. Captain Joseph E. Sewall. a cousin of Arthur Sewall, and who at present is in command of the Sewall ship Susque hanna, will command the vessel. COAL OIL EXPLOSION Kills a Milwaukee Child and Fatally Injures the Mother. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 4. A can of kerosene exploded in the home of Joseph Prudel, 690 Grove street, last evening, resulting in the death of a 2-year-old child of Airs. Prudel. and fatal injuries to Airs. Prudel. A six months babe was seriously burred and another child three years old was quite badly burned. Assemblyman Joseph Rechlicz and Peter Nowicki were badly burned while endeavoring to save the family from burning to death. The explosion was caused by pouring the oil from a gallon can onto a smouldering fire. CICL1ST.RLN OYER. Mrs. Oliver Furdy Has a Leg Broken and Is Otherwise Injured. Airs. Oliver Purdy, who resides at 1114 East Sixth avenue, was run over by a farmer's wagon heavily loaded with lumber at Sixth avenue and Mon roe street late Tuesday afternoon and seriously injured. The bones of her right leg were fractured at the ankle, and her head and body badly bruised. Mrs. Purdy was riding a bicycle, and when alongside of the farmer's wagon, pn electric car passed and the horses shied. One of the animals struck Mrs. Purdy, knocking her from her bicycle, and one of the wheels of the wagon passed over her right ankle. Passersby who saw the accident went to her as sistance and helped her to a seat on the curbing where she awaited the ar rival of a stretcher from the Santa Fe hospital. She was first taken to the hospital and later to her home. The team that was responsible for Mrs. Purdy's injuries ran away, scat tering lumber along the pavement and badly damaging the wagon. MR. RUSH MORE HURT. Thrown From His Buggy by Care lessness of Coal Wagon Driver. As S. Rushmore, an old gentleman living at 1113 West Eighth avenue, was driving north at the junction of Kansas avenue and Eighth today his buggy was struck by a heavily loaded coal wagon going at right angles to him. The driver of the coal wagon either could not or would not stop, and the tongue of the wagon forced Air. Rush more's buggy over in such a way as to throw Air. Rushmore out. He struck on his head on the pavement, cutting a gash in the scalp in the left side of the head, and raising a large lump on the back of the head. Air. Rushmore was taken to Dr. Roby's office where his injuries were dressed. This is the third accident of this character with in the past 48 hours. CAPT. ELDRIDGE KILLED. American Officer of the Fourteenth Infantry Shot at Imus. Portland. Ore.. Oct. 4. Assistant Artiu tant General McCain, at Vancouver bar racks, today received a telegram from Manila, slating that Captain Bogardus Eldridge of the Fourteenth infantrv, was killed yesterday in the fighting around Imus. He leaves a wife and three child ren who a-e now residing at Vancouver barracks. Captain Eldridge was appointed to wt Point from Massachusetts August 31. M76, and assigned to the Tenth infantry, pro moted to tirst lieutenant in the same reiri ment May 21, 1KV3; promoted to captain September 7. 1K7. and assigned to the Fourteenth Infantry. His service with the Fourteenth infantry was almost entirely in Ala-ska. havyig been stationed at Uvea, from February. lfc8, until May, when companies H and R. were ordered to Manila. PREVENTA JAM. Fifth Street to Be Kept Clear When Soldiers Arrive. Relatires Will Be Given First Opportunity For Welcome. THE LINE OF MARCH. It Will Be From Depot Direct ly to State House. Police and Militia to Be Used to Control Crowds. At a meeting of the Twentieth Kansas reception committee held in the office of the attorney general this forenoon plans were completed for the general pro gramme of the reception. Fifth street from the Santa Fe depot to Alonroe street will be set apart for the soldiers. The public will be kept oft the street by a line of police officers and K. N. G. companies which will extend around to the east side of the depot, thereby providing ample iroom for the soldiers to leave the trains. The arrangement will be explained to the officers by a commit tee which will meet the regiment at some point west, probably Emporia. To avoid a great jam at the station the soldiers will leave the train and form by companies on Fifth street. There for an hour the relatives and friends of the boys will be permitted to greet them after which the line of march will be taken up to the slate house where the general re ception will be held. As marks of identification the commit tee which will meet the soldiers will pro vide them with badges, probably the sou venirs which the G. A. R. will confer upon the returning fighters. The question of avoiding an immovable crowd at the depot was one which caused the committeemen to indulge In consid erable discussion today. Judge John Martin suggested that a cordon of police or members of the K. N. G. surround the depot and permit the re latives and sweethearts of the soldiers to pass in upon the platform. "This will keep the big crowd back," said Judge Martin. "I fear," said David Overmyer, "that such a plan would not be popular. I think we had best leave that plan alone, but I agree with the idea that Fifth street should be set apart for the meeting be tween the soldiers and their friends and relatives." This Idea was suggested by H. E. Rich ter, lieutenant governor. "I want to say," remarked Judge Alar tin, "that if you can protect Fifth street against a jam you can prevent It at the depot. There Is ample room under the sneds and on tne piatrorm ana aespiio all the regulations which this reception committee makes there the hugging and kissing will take place and there wi nil all the tears be shed." "That's a fact." said George Clark, sec retary of state, "but in my opinion we should arrange for these demonstrations on the street. This will lessen the danger to crowds of people who might push those in front forward on the tracks In the way of a passing engine or an arriving train." The plan suggested by Air. Richter was adopted and Fifth street will be kept clear of carriages and vehicles of every description. The sidewalks will be open but the crowd will be kept off the street proper. This will give the members of the regiment and relatives of the soldiers room for an hour's visit before the sold iers are turned over to the committees for the reception at the state house, which will be reached by a short march. On motion of State Auditor Cole the reception committee decided to entertain free at the hotel which makes the bent rate and furnishes the most attractive fare the commissioned officers of the regiment. This will include about 40 of ficers from second lieutenant up the grade. The contract will be made with the ho tels at once and the rooms reserved for the officers, headed by General Funston, by a sub-committee composed of David Overmyer, J. A. Troutman and George E. Cole. The committee adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman, J. A. Troutman. DRUGGIST ARRESTED. Chief Baxnsey Says, I Am Going to Enforce the Law." W. F. Lake, the druggist, was ar rested late Tuesday afternoon by Po liceman Hendricks on the charge of selling liquor. He have bond and bis trial was set for October IS. Lake's drug store is on Kansas ave nue between Fifth street and Sixth avenue. The arrest has caused a com motion among a certain class of drug stores and more than one proprietor is wondering how far the campaign will be carried. Alayor Drew said today; "I have is sued no special instructions to Chief Ramsey about the drug stores. He has instructions to enforce the law. That is enough." When Chief Ramsey was asked if he was going to make a raid on the drug stores he said: "I am going to en force the law." "Will you pull all the drug stores that sell liquor?" was asked. "If they sell it contrary to law," be replied. VOW ERS TAKE A HAN D. London, Oct. 4. A London News agency publishes a dispatch from Paris saying it is rumored there that a semi official exchange of views is proceeding between Russia, France and Germany with reference to the Transvaal crisis. KANSAS CITY ATTACKS Are Now Being" Hade on Topeka Through Disappointed Cor respondents. The action of the Twentieth Kansas reception committee in refusing to give its sanction to a money making scheme devised by the Topeka correspondents of certain Kansas City newspapers, has aroused the enmity of those corres pondents, and they are now redoubling their efforts to bring discredit upon the reception to be given to the regiment. They are especially bitter against Ma jor Anderson, because he denounced the efforts made by Kansas City to steal the Twentieth Kansas regiment. Attacks on Topeka and Major Ander son appeared in the Kansas City papers this morning.and may be expected from this time on. The animus of them just at this time is caused by the fact that the reception committee would not con sent to the publication of an "official souvenir' 'of the reception by the Kan sas City correspondents, out of which the correspondents expected to make a large amount of money. The Palmistry Camp At 507 Kansas avenue is doing a big business: they read your past, present and future for only 20 cents and guar antee satisfaction. Their engagement closes here Saturday night, so call at once while you have the opportunity, for only 20 cents. K. L. of a Entertainment Columbia council No. 50 will give a grand entertainment Friday evening, October 6. Club swinging, music, team drill, stereopticon display, etc. Every body come. Only 10 cents. Fine satin finished box stationery for -i n v. u..., i 1. i x jiruo. Eiue, t ou xian- i aa avenue. TRAFFIC WITH BRAZIL. United States Minister Bryan Return ing, Says Oar Xrado Grows Monthly. New York, Oct. 4. Charles Paj?e Bryan, of Chicago, United States minister to Brazil who has just arrived from Fern ambuco, said last night: "The sympathies of the leading men in Brazil and the larger proportion of the societies and thoughtful population are with our nation, on whose constitution they have modeled theirs. During our war with Spain that feeling showed itself in a marked manner. I saw tremendous enthusiasm when the announcements of our victories were made, and the names of our htrroes William McKinley, Dewey, Roosevelt and the others were men tioned. "The new administration of Brazil has as its aim financial economies and a pro gressive poiicy which is sure to result in great benefit to the commercial interests of the country that admits Brazil's pro ducts free. All factions of Republican in Brazil scoff at the efforts of our com mercial rivals to arouse suspicion of our disinterestedness friendship for our sister republics of the Western hemisphere. The public expressions of governors, political leaders and newspaper editorials have been so emphatically favorable to our country as to leave no doubt of the gen uineness of the sentiment which made itself manifest even before Dewey struck his magic: blow at Cavite. No American who was present will ever forget the pat riotic emotion by the thousands of Amer ican nags waving side by side with the Brazil emblem and the demonstration that occurred at midnight of the tnird of last July in a remote corner of the old state of Bahia to greet with showers of flowers, speeches and fireworks the in coming of our national anniversary. "But there is something more than sen timent." said Mr. Bryan in closing. "Something more than that wo are seek ing. Here too, hope exists for North American commerce in acts of congress permitting differential import tolls to be established favorable to Brazilian pro ducts, and admitting them free. "With returning prosperity, under an administration which emulates the reci procity of our own McKinley, there is little doubt of the most satisfactory in crease of our commerce with Brazil." SHOT BRIDE AND GROOM Disappointed Suitor Commits Double Murder and Suicide. St. Louis, Oct. 4. A special to the Post-Dispatch from. Montgomery, Mo., says: News has just been received of the murder of Frank Walker and his new ly married bride by Charles Rankin, a disappointed lover, who then killed himself. A child was seriously wounded by the shots that killed the couple. All con cerned in the tragedy are prominent residents of Montgomery county. The murder took place at the home of James Cook, nine miles east of here, where the couple and their friends had gone to eat the wedding supper. Walker, who had no relatives, worked a rented farm. Tuesday afternoon he and Miss Maud Goshorn drove to Mont gomery and were married. They then drove out to the Cook home, where a supper was prepared. A company of well-wishers was gath ered. Following a pretty custom, all the company left the dining room when supper was over, leaving the bride and groom to themselves for a brief period before the dance should begin. They sat side by side at the head of the table in front of an uncurtained win dow. It was then that Rankin shot the couple, firing a shotgun through the window. When the guests rushed in they found the couple dead in their chairs, their heads riddled with shot. A curious child, a member of the Cook family, who was also in the room, was badly wounded. No one saw the murderer and his identity was unknown until his dead body was stumbled over outside the house. A letter left by Rankin revealed the fact that he was a rejected lover of Miss Goshorn's and he committed the murder because she married another. He asked that his fellow craftsmen in the Odd Fellows lodge, to which he be longed, bury him with the usual rites. OTIS7 ACCOUNT. Official Report on Recent Fight ing In Philippines. Washington, Oct. 4. Gen. Otis has cabled the war department the follow ing account of the recent sharp engage ments with the insurgents: Manila, Oct. 4. Capt. Poore, Sixth in fantry, attacked intrenched robber band, western Negros, first instant, Lieut. Grubbs, Sixth infantry, killed; Dr. Shillock, three enlisted men, slight ly wounded. Twenty of the enemy kill ed, including two leading robbers; 12 rifles, large supply ammunition and stores captured; Poore's action highly commended. Insurgents west of Bacor and Imus, Luzon, attacked line of communication. Capt. Eldredge, Fourteenth infantry, killed: Lieut. Burgess, Fifth artillery, wounded: number enlisted men killed and wounded, ten or twelve; full report not yet received. Enemy driven west and south with a reported heavy loss. Yesterday enemy attacked Calamba, driven off some distance into country; our casualties, two enlisted men killed, seven wounded. Sixty insurgents kill ed, number wounded unknown. Fourth cavalry reconnaissance yester day from San Fernando in direction Santa Ana and Arayat; one man killed, no other casualties; insurgents driven back with considerable loss. Advanced picket post, three men out from San Antonio and Santa Rita west San Fer nando killed yesterday by Bolo men; result of carelessness, or over con fidence in natives. (Signed), OTIS. A later message from Gen. Otis states that Capt. Eldridge died of his wounds on, the evening of October 2. LEBANON CELEBRATES. Holds a Carnival on Twelfth Anniver sary Webb McNall Speaks. Lebanon, Oct. 4. The people of Lebanon and vicinity celebrated the twelfth anniversary of the founding of the town in a manner becoming the en terprise of one of the best business centers on the Rock Island road. Webb McNall was the principal speaker. Referring briefly to the pro gress and enterprise of the town, he branched out on the Philippine question and vigorously assailed the policy of President McKinley, reasoning at some length to prove that it was not a war in the interest of humanity but one of greed and averice. Other exercises of the day were flower parade, a free vaudeville show, baseball, foot and bicycle races, and an attractive street fair. In the baseball contest betw-een the Superior, Neb., and Lebanon clubs, the latter won by a score of 11 to L "This 'Gates Ajar design is a hand some one," said the tombstone man. "It is just what I want." said the widow. "He never shut a door in all our married life without being told." Indianapolis Journal. WMiiiMiiimiMitiiiMm WWW WWWWWWWWWWmWWWWWY 3 JT1 uriu THU -5 NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. The Star meat market has been newly papered. The Union Pacific hotel la being painted a pearl gray. Miss Grace Parr of Rossville Is visit ing North side friends. Mrs. Porter and daughter, Mrs. Leid, left today for Casey, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller of Park street are spending the day in. Kansas City. The ladies of the Presbyterian church are quilting today at the home of Mrs. A. J. Arnold. Mrs. N. A. Faus and Mrs. Henry Daub went to Kansas City yesterday to see the Priest of Pallas parade. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Welch and sons of San Bernardino, Cal., are expected to arrive shortly and visit friends. The Missionary society of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will meet Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. J. R. Madison on Park street. The Missionary society of the Second Presbyterian church will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. K. F. King, 113 East Gordon street. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hale left this morning for Kansas City where they will be the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Howard Stewart, for several days. Mrs. A. H. Eaton and little son Paul of Central City, Neb., arrived today and will visit Mrs. Eaton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Petro of Central ave nue. Mr. George Anderson and family have rented the upper part of the building at 824 Kansas avenue and will shortly move there from 919 West Gordon street. Mrs. B. F. Clark and Bister, Miss Florence Frith, returned home yester day from a month's visit to relatives and friends in New York city, Niagara Falls and Canada. E. H. Rudy, who has been with the Rock Island railroad with headquarters at Davenport, Iowa, has accepted a position with an eastern road with headquarters at Hoboken, N. J. The First church, the East side church and the North Topeka Christian church will hold a union meeting this evening at the North side church. A short programme will be given. The Fraternal Aid will serve refresh ments this evening at their hall, corner of Gordon street and Kansas avenue, Wednesday evening, October 4. All are cordially invited. Admission free. Miss Carrie Templin and Mr. Kyle Moore were married Sunday evening at six o'clock at the bride's home, 120S Logan street. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Mr. Mallory of the Third Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Moore left on the night train for Em poria where they will make their future home. Shawnee council No. 3, K. L. of S., installed the following officers last evening at their meeting: Presi dent, Mrs. Grant; second vice presi ident. Miss Minnie Francis; prelate, Mr. Bailey; corresponding secretary, Mr. Roff; financial secretary, Mrs. M. A. Swift; treasurer, Mr. McGrew; sen tinel, Mr. Clark. Charles Kaffer, a prominent young merchant from Salina, came in on the Union Pacific train Tuesday afternoon and went over to Atchison on the San ta Fe with his young bride. Their bag gage was highly decorated with white ribbons, old shoes, flags and pumpkins. Mr. Gerteison, the agent, could not make Conductor Lemon understand that he had a newly married couple on his train. Mr. Lemon being an old time conductor he therefore strictly ad hered to the golden rule, in case of doubt take the safe side, and wired Ed Howe of the Atchison Globe to meet the Santa Fe No. 106, that there were some of his friends on the train and that they were evidently belated guests of the Corn Carnival. The W. T. K. club held the first meet ing for the season yesterday afternoon at the home of the president. Mrs. M. M. Hale. The day was "Kansas Day" and roll call was answered by quota tions about this state. Mrs. A. J. Arnold gave a short talk about Edgar Allen Poe, and the man and his writ ings were also discussed by Mrs. Reagle and Miss Fannie Cole. Letters were read from two absent members, the founder and former president, Mrs. Martha Morris, now of Chicago, and Mrs. W. S. Hamriek. who is in Green castle, but expects to be with the club this winter. The president in her usual charming and pleasing way gave her annual address. She spoke of the ad vantages as well as the pleasures to be gained from club life. The next meet ing will be in two weks at the home of Miss Fannie Cole. PLAN OF DECORATING. Committee Discussing How to Make the City Beautiful. The sub-committee on decorations for the Twentieth Kansas reception commit tee held a meeting last evening to dis cuss plans for a system of decorations which will be creditable to the oity and state. The members of the committee reported that the city is looking to the state to take care of the decorations of the state house and grounds and the executive council is now considering a plan to il luminate the dome and wings. This plan is to outline the dome with strings of electric lights along the vertical and" hor izontal lines and also run strings of lights around the cornices of the four wings. This display will take about 6.000 electric globes and numerous arc lamps and the effect will be magnificent. As the feeling is general that if the capitol is to be illuminated at all it should be done in a manner befitting the occasion, this plan will probably be adopt ed. The committee expects to have a decorated line of march from the Santa Fe depot to the state house and are de vising plans to make the line of march a mass of attractive decorations. You can get a first class stove or steel range for very little money at T. J. Coughlin Hardware Co. E2 TT- :SDHY and F GIVEN BAD NAMES. American Soldiers Slandered by m He turned Missionary. New York, Oct. 4. Army Secretary Peyton of the Brotherhood of St. An drew, who has just returned from a stay of six months in the Philippines, declares that the United States has 45,000 "drunkards, rakes and gamblers" in and around Manila, and that relig ious progress is quite out of the ques tion while American soldiers are there. He says the Roman Catholic priests have made up with the Tagalos, and are losing no time and sparing no money to tell the Filipinos that the Americans now in Manila, who have made that city what Mr. Peyton calls a "hell hole," are fair specimens of Pro testant civilization. Mr. Peyton went to the Philippines under commission from Bishop Doane of Albany, chairman of the board of domestic and foreign missions of the Protestant Episcopal church, charging him to examine the conditions and re turn in time to report at the mission ary council, which will meet this month in St. Louis. Mr. Peyton visited five of the islands and enjoyed exceptional op portunities of observation. He is an ex-soldier, having seen service in the Spanish-American war, and having served at Montauk while the convales cent camp was there. In the course of an interview he said: "Without qualifying exceptions, the Tagalos are the most moral and most religious people I ever saw; but they are mere children in ability to govern themselves. It would never do, in my judgment, for the United States to abandon them. The Tagalos could not toope to control the other principal races of the island and there would re sult a lot of petty states too weak to take care of themselves and too ignor ant and too prejudiced to join in one united state. But the Tagalos could not even govern themselves, for, with American power gone, the friars would not let them do so. "At the present time there is no chancs for Protestant effort. It is practically useless to undertake to do anything there until the United States troops de part or reform. The United States has in and around Manila at this moment, or had when I left, a few weeks ago, 45,000 drunkards, rakes and gamblers. Of course there are exceptions, but they are not worth mentioning. The state ment is sufficiently accurate. When the American troops landed in Manila there was only a saloon or two in the whole place. Today Manila is a hell hole. There are 430 or more saloons, typical places of the western frontier, or worse, and the saloons are more respectable than are many of the other places within the city which Americans have either planted or keep alive by their support. "When the insurrection was at its height many Spanish priests were driven out and left the island. With the coming of the Americans a common danger has brought Tagalos and Span iards together, and old sores have been healed. Today not only Luzon, but the islands in the west and south, are cov ered with friars who are active as they never were before. Everywhere they are preaching to the people: 'Behold, these men. They are a sample of Amer icans. America is an infidel, or, what is the same thing, a Protestant nation. See the danger of fighting mother church. An infidel nation has sent the flower of its men and behold them. Your lots may be hard, you may have had grievances in the past. We may have sinned, but your state is certainly bet ter than that of Americans. You are moral. You are religious.' Just as long as these priests have 45,000 Americans there, and such Americans, as exam ples of what they are pleased to call an infidel civilization, so long it is use less for Protestants to try to convert Tagalos and other Filipinos. Let the army do its work and get away. Then, and not till then, will Methodists, Pres byterians and Episcopalians stand any chance." MEN TO HELP CRAMP. All Persuaded to Stay Away From Ship Yards. Philadelphia, Oct. 4. Sixty black smiths and machinists arrived here to day over the Pennsylvania railroad from New York, having been engaged to work at the Cramp ship building yards. They were met at Broad street station by a committee of strikers, who informed them of the situation at the ship yards. Thirty of the men deserted immediately. The remainder subse quently yielded to the appeals of the workmen when aboout to board a tug bound for the ship yard. OPENING RECEPTION. New Boomi of "X. W. C. A. to Be Dedicated. The Young Woman's Christian asso ciation will hold their opening reception at the new rooms, 623 Jackson street. Masonic building, Friday evening of this week. The reception committee is composed of Mrs. H. D. Crosby, Mrs. Horace Hall, Mrs. W. H. Eastman, and Miss Weiss. They will be assisted by the board of directors, Mrs. J. C. McClintock, presi dent, Mrs. G. A. Huron, Mrs. W. A. Coats, Mrs. J. W. Sykes, Mrs. A. Clug ston, Mrs. F. W. Watson, Mrs. J. D. Countermine, Mrs. N. H. Adams, Mrs. C. B. Alford, Miss C. Dusenbury, Mrs. W. A. McCarter, Mrs.Judge Brown.Mrs. Fred lies, Mrs. M. F. McKirahan, Mrs. E. B. Merriam, Mrs. S. Wood, Mrs. Nel lis. Dr. Ida C. Barnes, Mrs. C. H. King, Mrs. W. M. Forbes, Mrs. J. B. Hayden, Mrs. John Fisk, Mrs. L. W. Wilson. COLORED BAPTISTS Educational Meeting In Progress at Rev. W. L. Grant's Church. A special programme for an educa tional meeting which commences at the Shiloh Baptist church, Tuesday, con m lwwi a-a. V" mumi 1 flier RIDRY 1 tains the following list of ministers and orators: Revs. E. M. Cohran. D. D., St. Joseph; S. W. Bacote. A. M. B. I. E. Arlington Wilson. B. S. D., J. Tt. Richardson, G. McNeal. Kansas City; M. L. Copeland, H. F. Frazier and J. H. Vanlen, state missionary, Wichita; Gen. J. K. Hudson. W. I. Jamison, J. H. Guy, J. Hume Childers, Mr. Pat Coney ami J. A. Troutman. The meeting is being held in the new church at Twelfth and Buchanan streets. The building is near ly finished. It reflects credit upon th colored people ot "Tennesseetown" and Topeka and shows that the colored pop ulation of that vicinity are beginning to cultivate higher citizenship. Tlvf meetings will be held daily, closing next Sunday. Rev. B. F. Fjster and J. Hume Childers delivered welcome ad dresses Tuesday evening. Rev. G. W. Brown, Osage City, preaches the in troductory sermon. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. New York, Oct. 4. About 1,000 jewel ers, members of the Jewelers' Protec tive union, have struck for eight hours,, a 60 per cent increase of wago for overtime, and double wages for Sunday work. Cleveland, O., Oct. 4. At the annual meeting of the National Paint, Oil and Varnish association, President Francis H. Glidden urged the members to work for the expansion of the American mer chant marine. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 4. The sixth an nual convention of the American Soci ety of Municipal Improvements has be gun. Queenatown, Oct. 4. Considerable ex citement was manifested in the vicinity of the Royal Cork Yacht club last night and much disappointment was express ed, as it had been expected that the Shamrock would win. London, Oct. 4. The staff of General Sir Redvers Buller, who is to command the British forces in South Africa. ha3 been officially gazetted. It is the larg est since the Crimean war. Calcutta, Oct. 4. Will Burlee, the only survivor of the recent destruction by earthquake of the Ida Villa branch of the Calcutta Girls' school, has died from the effect of injuries received. Paris, Oct. 4. M. Berenger, president of the examining committee of the hijrh court, has ordered the arrest of M. Grosjean, Judge of the Versailles court, in connection with the Deroulede con spiracy. Antwerp, Oct. 4. A riot occurred at Wyngaardnatie today, arising from the strike of the corporation carters. The police were called out to quell the dis turbance and were received with shots from revolvers. The officers were obliged to charge the mob with drawn swords. Several police were wounded and many arrests were made. BIG FIRM FAILS. X R. Colt Co., Manufacturers of Gas Generators In a Receiver'sHands. New York, Oct. 4. A temporary re ceiver has been appointed for the cor poration of J. B. Colt Co.'s manufac turers of gas generators and stereopti con supplies of this city, with offices In Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta, on application of directors for a voluntary dissolution of the corporation. Liabili ties, $i0,000. The company was incor porated January 12, with a capital stock of J350.000. Not the Regular Medic Team. It is to be noted that it was the Kan sas City Medics' second football eleven that was defeated by Wentworth col lege at Lexington on Monday. None of the first eleven that played at Wash burn participated. Abandon American Negotiations. Shanghai. Oct. 4. It is reported that Viceroy Chang Chung has recommend ed that the government abandon nego tiations with the American syndicate under the Washington contract for tha construction of the Canton-Hankow railway and grant the reversion of the undertaking to the Franco-Belgian Lu han combination. We still have a few of those steel ranges at $25. T. J. Coughlin Hard ware Co. Bubonic Plague Spreads. Oporto, Oct. 4. Four new cases of bu bonic plague and one death were re ported Tuesday. The Bock Island. $9.00 to Chicago. Pennsular stoves and ranges at T. J. Coughlin Hardware Co., 702 Kan. Ave. Congratulations ARE IN ORDER NOW, And invitations for Autumn Weddings are flying thick and fast. We have the latest designs of fashion in Wedding Cards, Invita tions, Calling Cards and Stationery for Social Functions of all kinds. Our Writing Papers are of high grade, fashionable shapes, sizes and tints. SlclfO Stationery. 711 KANSASAVENUE.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1899. ROSE FROM RANKS Clad Hamilton Will Return as Captain of Co. A. To Be In Command of His Home Company. NO PLACE AS PRIVATE First Refased Enlistment In the Hnmbiest Capacity. TriaU In the Life of an Ambi tions Young Man. Captain Clad Hamilton of Topeka will be given a hearty reception by his many friends when he arrives home from the Philippines with his regiment. Hamilton is a popular man and relin quished a lucrative position in the law office of Gleed, Ware Gleed, to Join the volunteer army. Captain Hamilton was anxious to go to the front and organized a company in this city, which like two or three others organized by patriotic and wil-ling-to-fight citizens, was not accepted for the service by Governor Leedy. Hamilton was nonplussed as the de lay caused by Governor Leedy's atti tude found the companies filled. There was doubt in the minds of the com manding officers as to their ability to enlist Hamilton in the Twentieth and permission was asked in a long tele gram to the secretary of war. This message was forwarded on the morning of the day the regiment expected to start to the coast. The time for the departure of the train came and no an swer. Hamilton was pacing the side walks In his excitement. He wandered over to the Union Pacific depot carry ing what clothes he wore as though they were a burden. He wanted to get Into the army blue. As a last resort Hamilton got on the train and went to San Francisco. He Journeyed with the Twentieth as a cit izen and landed in San Francisco a cit izen. He soon enlisted as a private and by his proficiency in those discouraging days of the Twentieth's history was made a sergeant. Additional promo tions followed and he was made second lieutenant by Governor Leedy. The Oregon troops departed for Manila be fore the recruiting officers had filled th-.i quota for that regiment. The recruits came and Hamilton was assigned, on detached duty, to drill them. Later he rejoined his own regiment and since ar riving at Manila has advanced through two grades. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant and later sent to a captaincy on the field. The war deDartment officials who have been informed concerning Hamil ton say that he will come home in com mand of the Topeka company which is in the Twentieth. So it is that Hamil ton, who left Topeka as a camp follow er comes home in command of his home company. Hamilton is a Howard, Kan., boy. Years ago he sat patiently on a high etool and picked out the type which made up the reading matter of the Howard Courant. He was the leader of the town band and was one of the crack cornet players in southern Kansas. His fame was limited as he was a home man and did not gad about over the country. Later he went to Emporia. Setting type and playing his cornet in the orchestra which furnished the music for the society dances he man aged to get enough money to keep the wolf out of the house. "I have heard the animal howling in the yard," said Hamilton often, "but he can't get in yet awhile." During this time Hamilton formed the acquaintance of a young man working as a reporter on the Emporia Gazette which was at the time a Populist pa per. By the aid of his friend, Hamilton was established as a feature of the pay roll, his place being at a type case in a dingy back room upstairs. The "need" of help in the business office was re sponsible for a call upon Hamilton. He was apt behind the counter and pleased his employer but wanted outside work. By some scheming Hamilton was put on the street in the place of the re porter who had befriended him and the predecessor in chafing local items was established in the office. Hamilton suc ceeded. He was a student and when not engaged in his official duties read law books. He saved his money and continued to play in the orchestra. Af ter two years Hamilton resigned with out notice. He packed his trunk, his possessions having outgrown the red bandana which he once used and start ed west. The importunities of his friends could not deter him from his purpose. Without thinking of his ulti mate destination Hamilton got on a Santa Fe train headed west. He did not stop until he landed at Pueblo. Then he looked for a job. He expected to take his old place at setting type but there was in him an ambition to continue news work. He spent a half day looking around, found the Morning Chieftain office and asked for work. To his utter amazement the managing ed itor said: "Go to work at 6 o'clock this even ing." HarTulton stayed in that office two years saving sufficient money to return to Kansas. He visited his old friends a few days then went to the state uni versity and completed the law course. Thereafter he was established in Gleed, Ware Gleed's office. An incident in Hamilton's newspaper life is worth recalling here. Soon after he was installed as chief local chaser on the Emporia Gazette one of the old est citizens, in a drunken frenzy, went out to his barn and with the aid of a string fired the charges in a double barrelled shotgun into his breast. It -was a terrible wound and Hamilton in the discharge of his duty went to view the scene. He looked at the suicide and turned deathly pale. He waited to se cure no further facts and hastily re turned to the office. He was a sick man and no mistake. He sought his friend who immediately procured whisky and quinine. "Take this Clad," said his friend.rais ing the sick man's head from the table on which he was lying with an over coat for a pillow. "What is- it?" he gasped. "Whisky and quinine." "That'll kill me. I never tasted whisky in my life." Other stimulants were procured from a nearby drug store and the young man was soon restored. He plucked up his courage and returned t to the scene of the suicide and secured the facts with which to write the news for his paper. Another time Hamilton got into trou ble with a police court character, be- cause he had assumed the liberty of publishing what was a public record. The offended bully came to the office to thrash the reporter. Hamilton was busy at the time but gave the ruffian his attention upon hearing the storm of oaths which that worthy was exploding ever the beads o.t the people la the of fice. Hamilton' turned pale and whis pered to his associate: "I am afraid of that fellow." "Go to the stove and get that poker If he opens his head smash him," was the advice returned. Hamilton got the poker.and in a quiet voice said: "Another word and I'll stop your drunken tongue." The rogue who was a notorious bully stared at. Hamilton who is only a me dium sized man. Then with a wither ing look at the man with the poker the disturber departed. Hamilton's repu tation was made as a fighter. None of the Emporia bullies again sought to disarrange his personal appearance and he went after them in good style when the occasion warranted. ADY1CE TO DEWEY. By One Who Has Had Vast Ex perience In Handshaking. Washington, Oct. 4. There -was an ex quisite bit of comedy following the try ing formalities of the sword presentation yesterday, though It escaped all but those directly on the stand. As Admiral Dew ey closed and took his seat he turned to the president and in a tone of quizzical appeal inquired: TCow, really, dou't you think I did pretty well for an amateur?" Once during the ceremonies Secretary Iong embraced an opportunity to ease the trving .situation for the chief a-ctor in the day's events. When the secretary be eran his address the sun was shininsr di fectiv in Admiral Dewey's eyes and with out his hat he was at its mercy. The secretarv quietly inserted in his address a low aside "Admiral, turn your chair a little, we don't want to have you blind." One of the most remarkable features of the eventful dav was the ovation to Rear Admiral Schlev on the return of the party from the eapitol to the White House. His carriage was several lengths behind that of the president and Admiral Dewey's and received an ovation that scarcely ranked below that accorded to the admiral him self. The tumult grew as the carriage paced down the avenue and the crowd surged around it till the horses were brought to a foot pace. Finally a com pany of the high school cadets came to the rescue and formed about the carriage in a holiow square. Thus protected and flanked bv a force of police, the carriage reached the While House with a long gap between it and the next official guests. Out of the store of his experience the president was able to give Admiral Dewey one valuable suggestion before leaving the eapitol. The venerable Cardinal Gib bons was presented and after an exchance of greetings the president asked the ad miral if he felt equal to a general ordeal of hand shaking. The .hero of Manila swerved from the shock, explaining that his ritrht arm was partially paralyzed from his experience in New Tork. "Let me suggest to you," said the pres ident, "hereafter you shake the other man's hand, don't let him shake yours. You save yourself by not letting them get the grasp on you." Following the benediction the arrange ments for the review of the military es cort by Admirai Dewey were carried, out. While the police (prior to the troops get ting in motion) were forcing the crowd back to give a clear passage way for the troops across t he plaza there were de mands from the crowd to "hold up the sword." Admiral Dewey complacent as always lifted it and then it was raised again by one of the committeemen. Upon the latter putting it down. Admiral Dew ey, at the request of a photographer perching on a step ladder nearby, held the sword in both hands while the camera was snapped. The admiral and the president then seated themselves and conversed animat edly. The former was facing south, and he noticed a little girl, probably four years old in the crowd near the stand, kissing her hand to him. In an instant his face was aglow and he waved both hands to the young one. There was some delay in the starting of the escort, and during the interval, the admiral and the president were joined on the stand by Secretary Long. Secretary Hay, Secre tary Hitchcock, Attorney General Griggs, Postmaster General Smith, Secretary Root and ex-Secretary Alger. The Olympia men. who nad been plac ed at points of vantage, whence they could see their chief honored, lirst march ed across the plaza to take rhe place of honor at the right of the line and were greeted with continuous cheering. When they fell into place the review bp?an. General Miles and his staff riding by in salute and then taking up a position on the plaza north of the stand. Admiral Dewey, the president and the others in the party remained standing during the passing of the troops. The admiral touch ed his chapeau to each organization and removed it in salutation of every flag. He clapped his hands when the district national guard came into view and the guards were also given applause by the throngs. In the rear of the Olympla's men marcnea oetaenments rrora tne jxiacnias, the Marietta and the Iowa and the fam ous black goat, which is the Iowa's mas cot, trotted along with the jackies with most amusing impertinence. The reviewing party evidently enjoyed this feature. The Olympla's men got a splendid send off from every one. the cit izens in the mounted escort giving them three cheers and waving their hats as the men behind the guns passed bv. When the review was concluded the ad miral and President McKinlev entered the latter's carriage. The cabinet officers and members of the committee entered other carriages. When Admiral Schley, who was well down the list entered his carriage, he was given a. demonstration which continued all through the canitol grounds and he was compelled to rise in his carriage and bow his acknowledg ments of the warm greeting given him. h asTmuch money. County Has Over $113,000 In Topeka Banks. G. M. Beard and L. T. Gage, who were appointed some time ago to make the examination of the county treas urer's books, have filed their report with the county commissioners. The books shew that there is to be account ed for $113,2S7.24. There is on deposit in the various banks of Topeka. to the credit of the county, $113,497.18. The reason why there is more on deposit than the books show belongs to the county is because there is $209.94 out standing in checks given by .the coun ty which have not yet been presented at the banks for payment. The county's money is distributed among the various banks as follows: Bank of Tnpeka. $1S.795.53; Central Na tional. $21,284.50: Merchants National, $19,313.16; State Savings bank, $30,135.77; First National. $21,912.73. "Billy." said Sandy Pikes, "if yer had yer choice of dis 'less bizness what wud it be? A horseless carriage or a chain less bike. "Needer; twud be an endless meal." Chicago News. "Isn't it awe-inspiring!" said the youth with tendencies toward the su blime, "to think of this earth rushing forever forward on its track, superior to all human direction and beyond all restraint?" "Yes," answered the girl softly, after a long pause. "It makes me think of my new automobile." Washington Star. Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains, stings. Instant relief. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. At any drug store. Sean the Yoa HavB !3TS BOigtt OASTOHIA. Bean tli 8 M 'OU Have Always Boii 03.X.A.. Kind Yon Havn Always Bean th. 9 Tha Kind Yon Havn Always Bou!S Signature of RIDDLESJIEWS. Populist Chairman Giyes Out an Expansion Statement. Outlines Position of Ilia Partj on Question. WHAT IS FA YOKED. Would Hare President McKin ley Withdraw Forces. Filipinos Should Be Allowed to Establish Own Government. The position which the Populists will take on national issues, particularly ex pansion, next year, is fully outlined in the following statements, made by the chairman of the state executive com mittee, Taylor Riddle. These views are in harmony with at least some of the Populist leaders. Mr. Riddle said: "I favor expansion in the western hemisphere on American principles. I oppose an attempt to establish a uni versal empire on British or other mon arehial principles. I think it was a great mistake on our part to inaugur ate the war, and the mistake is made the more serious the longer it is con tinued. Of course, it was all right for Dewey to sink the Spanish fleet in Ma nila bay, but it would have been bet ter if our government had then ordered him to sail home with his victorious fleet. "There was a Spanish army at Manila, too, but the Filipino army had invested the city, and by the destruction of the Spanish fleet the natives, the rightful owners and rulers of the islands, would soon have achieved their independence for which they had been fighting for 300 years. And, even if they iiaa Deen V.1 t ,V,n 2r.mi 1 rrltl o t that time, we would have been in no way to blame. "We had the right in time of war to strike the enemy wherever found. But in this undertaking we made the Fili pinos our allies, and they were induced to believe that we were assisting them I in achieving their independence. We did not say that we wanted them to assist us in destroying the Spanish yoke so that we might impose an American yoke in its place. We acted treacherously with our former allies. They believed us their deliverers from oppression; but we deceived them, and as soon as the Spaniards surrendered, we turned our guns against the Fili pinos, refused them entrance to Manila, and treated their army as a hostile force to be guarded. Thus the friction between the two armies that had been allies against Spain continued to in crease day by day and mouth by month until the actual breaking out of hostili ties. "The Filipinos made the first attack, though that is a subject of dispute. The strict censorship of the press, however, has prevented us from hearing much but the side most favorable to us; but I do not attach great importance to the question whether the first shot was fired from a Filipino or an American regiment, or whether the shot was or was not authorized by an order from a superior officer, or by any officer what ever. The fact is that the victories of our army and navy had thrilled many of our people with the love of conquest -with a spirit incompatible with the genius of our institutions, which is gov ernment by consent, not by force. Alex ander, Caesar and Bonaparte dreamed of a universal empire by military con quest, followed by military despotism, and this same spirit caught hold of our people. The glories of an Anglo-American alliance, whereby the so-called Anglo-Saxon race should rule the world, were sounded here and in England. The peace commission at Paris had agreed to pay Spain twenty millions of dollars for all her rights of sovereignty and property in the Philippine islands, and the treaty of peace was before the American senate and nearing a vote when the first shot was fired. "This government had not given and would not give a word of assurance to the Filipinos that they should, soon or late, have their independence, nor that they should not be governed as they had been for 300 years by a military despotism. Nothing was in sight for the Filipinos but a yoke. No prepara tion was being made for the departure of our troops, but our military and naval forces were being strengthened in that quarter, for what? Could any ra tional man say or believe it was for any other purpose than conquest and subjugation? That our government had such designs, was heralded throughout the world by the American and British press, and what was known to all the rest of the world must have been known to the Filipinos. An assurance to them by our government like that made to the Cubans that our purpose was not conquest, or a declaration by our president, similar to that concern ing Cuba, 'that annexation by force would be criminal aggression and not to be thought of,' would have silenced every Filipino musket and made every possessor of one our lasting friend. But under the circumstances existing, it matters little from which direction the first shot came. "It is never too late to do right or re trace a false step. It might not be best to withdraw all our troops from the islands at once. But the Filipinos ought to be assured that our purpose is not conquest or subjugation, and that we will recognize their independence as soon as the wheels of their new gov ernment are set in motion, and that we will aid them in starting as in Cuba, This would not be a back down or re treat on our part. It would be a splen did diplomatic victory and would end the war on American principles. "It may be, according to our Ameri can standards, which have been the growth of centuries, the Filipinos are not capable of self-government, but they should be allowed to establish and maintain as good a government as they are capable of, and we could not be blamed if it is not as good as our own. The South and Central American re publics. Mexico and even France have governments inferior to ours, but we made haste to recognize them. Most of those who are encouraging this war on the Filipinos are imperialists. They do not favor the right of those people either to govern themselves or to be come citizens of this great republic. They say the British colonial system must be adopted, that these people can not be admitted to equal citizenship with us, but must be governed as sub jects and held in subjection by military force as Great Britain holds and rules India. We are expanding too fast when it becomes necessary to subvert the principles of our own government, adopt those of a monarchy, and rule part of our people as subjects, not as citizens. Such a policy would indicate to the people of the old world that we had acknowledged the failure of popu lar government, and that the Declara tion of Independence, though establish ed by a seven years war, was a mis take. "It has been said that our govern ment, having overthrown the Spanish authority in these islands, a principle of international law requires us to es tablish a government there which shall be capable of maintaining itself at home, and also of dealing with other powers as a member of the family of nations. "I know this has been said, but I also know that it is disputed by good law yers, who declare there is no such prin ciple of international law. The British and some other despotic nations that believe only in force as the supreme law, and scout the idea of consent as a basis of government, have asserted that so-called principle as a pretext for hold ing weaker nations, races and people, in subjection but republics and other governments "of the people, by the peo ple and for the people" can never recog nize such a principle, and therefore it can not be established as a part of the law of nations. "We never governed the Indian tribes, either with or without their con sent. They have always governed themselves and the colonies, the states and the federal government made many treaties with them. The Indians and the Filipinos ought never to be men tioned in connection with each other their cases are so dissimilar. At the settlement of Jamestown, that part of the North American continent now em braced in the United States and terri tories was almost an uninhabited waste a race of hunters end trappers roamed over it at wide distances. It is doubtful if the total number exceed ed half a million. The whites obtained what title the Indians had to their lands mostly by treaty, though often unfairly. But we find the Philippines densely settled by a native population largely agricultural and pursuing the arts of peace in a quiet way, except as interrupted by wars with foreign pow ers that attempt their subjugation. Under the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Monroe doc trine we ought to be the very last na tion to engage in that kind of a task with these simple people who live on the other side of the world, who never did aught against us, until we treated them as enemies and invaded their country who assisted us in our war with Spain, and whose only offense now is a desire for independence and a manly struggle for it against great odds. "These islands are not valuable for purposes of colonization. Our people can never colonize that region success fully, for the same reason that Great Britain has never been able to colonize India. It is too hot, and too densely in habited by a native population suited to the climate. Luzon is not two-thirds the size of Kansas, but has nearly four times our population. All the islands together are not one and a half times as large as Kansas, but its native population is estimated as eight to ten millions. It is as if Kansas had a popu lation of seven millions, inr'ead of less than one and a half millions in that case the state would not be viewed as an inviting field for immigration. Working people from the United States are excluded from the Philippines by the conditions existing and that they must continue indefinitely, unless the native population shall be exterminated by the president's policy of 'benevolent assimilation,' with fire and sword. This might be possible. It would also have a precedent in the dealings of Spain with Cuba; and Otis or some other American captain general might attain as great distinction as Weyler but still the climate would remain. "The Filipinos are not in rebellion against our government unless they owe allegiance to us. They were not born under our flag, they have never been naturalized, nor in any way ad mitted to citizenship. We have not even the un-republican title 'by conquest' to assert over them. Spain claimed title by conquest, but that claim was very shadowy, for Spain had little more than naval and trading stations at a few points along the coast. She never ruled the Filipinos by their consent, and this is the only sort of title that is good un der Republican ideas. Tom Reed says we paid two dollars apiece for the Fili pinos, but the trouble is we paid the purchase money to the wrong man, the Spaniard. Our twenty millions were paid for' Spain's alleged right to gov ern the Filipinos without their consent by a military despotism. We got a quit claim from Spain, but it is not as good as a quit claim deed from the holder of a void tax-title, for there is no way to get our money back, unless we fol low the example of Spain, by robbing the poor islanders. "I consider a foolish question, 'Who shall haul our flag down? although it was put up by President McKinley. The same power that placed it there in tri umph can take it down with honor. Our flag has been hauled down many times by ourselves. It has floated over Can ada, Mexico and the Barbary States, but was each time taken down. It now floats over Cuba but it must soon come down, unless we flagrantly violate our faith expressly plighted to the Cubans. We plainly owe the same duty to the Filipinos by a faith impliely plighted when we accepted them as allies in our own war with Spain. It can not be upheld there permamnently without na tional dishonor, and a wanton disregard of the principles upon which our gov ernment was founded. The war begun to liberate the Cubans from Spanish oppression, is now carried on to subju gate the Filipinos and bring them un der the yoke of the United States. We have reversed our position with Spain, and have become the oppressor of an unwilling people, with this in favor of Spain, that she had ruled Cuba for cen turies, while the Filipinos never owed any allegiance to us. It is the first time we ever played the roie of the des pot. We can not quit too soon. "It may be that partisan spirit, in fluenced by greed and commercialism, will attempt to justify this departure from American principles, by the re nomination of Mr. McKinley as an in dorsement of his Filipino war policy, but unless that policy shall soon be changed. Populists, Democrats and those Republicans who place the honor of their country above the success of their party, and there are many of them, will bury him deep under the ballots of an adverse majority in No vember of next year." SLAPPED HIS SISTER. First Drove Her Sweetheart Away, So Is Arrested. Ed Drain was arrested Monday for assault and will have to explain to Judge Guy why he was so rude. The story is that a young man was visiting Drain's sister and Drain ob jected. He found the young man at the house and ordered him to vacate. The young man did in such haste that he left his hat behind. Drain was not con tent, according to the story of the sis ter, who swore out the warrant, but took revenge on her when the young man disappeared. The sister claimed he struck her and swore to the com plaint before Judge Guy. "Mrs. Chipperton took care of my palm while I was away and ruined it." "How?" "It was one of those varnished palms and she watered it every day." Chicago Record. SHE DIDWELL. England Pleased With the Re sult of Arbitration. Didn't Get All She Claimed But Is Satisfied. DOUBTS STILL EXIST. Little Faith In Its Universal Application. Varying Sentiments Expressed by London Papers. London, Oct. 4. The award of the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitra tion commission is regarded by the af ternoon papers as eminently satisfac tory from an English point of view, but as hardly a proof of the practicability of universal arbitration. The Pall Mall Gazette says: "Without doubt Great Britain has done uncommonly well, as is proved by the comments of former President Har rison. If it were not already sufficient ly obvious, it is now made clear that the arbitration has shown the disposi tion of one government to be patient and pleasing, rather than risk a sinful and unnatural quarrel. This must have its impression in America ana tnus must have sown good seed, which has already grown Into a flourishing plant." The St. James Gazette says: "The outcome is not the result of arbitration but of friendly compromise, as stated by former President Harri son. We have not got all we wanted, nor all to which we are entitled; but ar bitration has resulted in giving British Guiana an indisputable title to the Northwestern district, where her future lies. "Every one will gladly join in the universal congratulations to the tri bunal upon the happy result of difficult and delicate labors." The Westminster Gazette says: "The result is decidedly satisfactory. The extreme contentions of both parties have been set aside; but the substantial point is that Great Britain gets more than, on various occasions, she had expressed herself as willing to concede to Venezuela. The practical feature of the case is that we have substantially succeeded against Venezuela, while vastlyimproving our relations with the United States. The award and the rapidity with which it was rendered can not fail to give a strong impetus to in ternational arbitration. The .Globe, adopting its usual offen sive tone, says: "For once arbitration has not op erated to our advantage. There are others besides the Venezuelans who shoulder it. "Besides the Venezuelans should not recognize that Great Britain will not suffer what she considers her rights to be subjected to the terrorism of war like menace, whether in one part of the world or in another, whether by a great state or by a small state." COWBOY LASSOES A SHARE. IFrom the Portland Press.l "Yes, there are funny thing3 going on down the bay and soon they will really be catching sharks with cod lines." This was the remark of a coaster who happened to drop Into J. H. Blake's on Widgery's wharf yesterday morning. The remark was nothing surprising. Yesterday after noon Capt. Rickett, who commands one of the oddest-looking three-masted fish erman's boats that sets sail from this port, and right here it can be said that he is among the smartest of the captains, poked the nose of his craft right round Commercial wharf. As he did so, some one from Henry Sargent's fish store on Commercial wharf, called out in that fa miliar style known to every traveler along the water front: "What you got, cap tain?" "Wait and see," came the replv and in his impatience he went to the lower deck and calling to his assistance his crew of five men, held up a swindle tall shark, which as a matter of fact, he had cap tured near Drunkard's Ledge, just about eight miles from the Cape lights. The captain was called to explain how he got the fish, but he was reluctant to pay much until the eager observers had a better opportunity to see his catch and then opening up in a very graphic way, said: "We were sailing along very quietly with nothing to cause a ripple on the smooth surface of what had been a smooth pea, when some one at the look out called out, 'A whale ahead! and then came a cry: Tt may be the sea serpent, of which we have heard so much. As they drew nearer, a tail flopped in the air and the water flew up as if under the influence of a sub-marine mine, and the captain seeing the danger called out every man to the ropes. To capture the fish was the next thing in order and there happened to be on board a man who had thrown the lasso over many a wild western broncho and he was the mp.n who did the trick. The man gathered up his rope, surveyed the distance and with a dexterous fling, landed the rope right under the fins of the sea monster. Then the fun began, for the shark showed the gameness of a trout and plunged here and there, throwing up the water in his trail. The men on board hel to the ropes, and as one described it to a reporter for the Press, "it was a tug of war." At last the shark showed signs of weakening and then tt was a dead pull to the boat. When the game, so to speak, was once on board, accurate measurements were made and it was found that in length the fish was 9 feet 7 inches: the tail was 6 feet 7 inches and that it had eight fins. It was a voracious monster, for in its jaw at least six her rings remained undigested. The Santa Fe Cars Are Clean. "When you go to Kansas City's big show which will be held September 28 to Oc tober 8, take the Santa Fe's 7:30 a. m., train. The cars are clean and fresh; there's no dust nor odor. 'Tis a two hours' ride, but it appears shorter and when you arrive at Kansas City you're rested and able to begin sightseeing immediately. There are other trains at 4:15 and 5:00 a. m., 2:00, 4:05 and 8:50 p. m., and they're good, too. A porter is each train and he keeps everything shipshape. While the fair .is in progress a round trip ticket will cost you only $2. St. Louis and Return 9-20 Via Santa Fe Route. Account St. Louis Fall Festivities. Tickets on sale October 1 to 6. Final limit October 9th. WANTED HELP, WANTED Work In private family by young colored boy. Address A T., care Journal. WANTED By a young man who carries evening Journals a place to work until paper time in afternoon; any good work: place of responsibility preferred: good reference. Address H. B. X., care Journal. WANTED A place to work for $2 or $3 per week and board by a boy 18; can give a good reference. Address A., care of Brubaker, 1913 East 6th street. WANTED By reliable voung man place to work in store; grocery preferred. Ref erence. Address X. Z., care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Millinery apprentice and cash boy at New Model. WANTED A white girl for general housework. X Wiss, cor. Crane and Quincy streets. WANTED Girls at the Topeka Vinegar Preserving works; steady work. WANTED An experienced dining room girl at 122 W. 6th st. WANTED A white girl for general housework. 719 Van Buren street. WANTED Girl for general housework. 1921 West Sixth street. WANTED Two experienced dining room giris: can secure permanent employ ment by applying at Hotel Whitley. Em poria, Kansas. WANTED MAUB HEIP. WANTED 30 boys to strip trees. Wat son's nursery, Oakland. WANTED Apprentice; must be able to read rapidly. An excellent opportunity to learn a good trade under competent in struction. Crane Co., 812 Kansas ave. MEN Our illustrated catalogue explains how we teach barber trade in eight weeks, mailed free. Moler Barber college, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMEN WANTKD-ew smooth selling scheme, big commissions, ex penses advanced. Address G. B. Co., care Journal. M. MANSON, 414 Kan. Ave., buys gentle men's clothing, shoes, hats, etc Pays $2 to $6 a suit. Drop me a card. WANTED MISCEIOJOraOUS. WANTED Knights of Equity want a dis trict organizer at once; good contract. See N. B. Campbell, 6u5 Kansas avenue. WANTED A good sized family buggy horse; will pay cash or will trade a fine Shetland pony stallion for same. Call at 310 East 6th street. WANTED Housepainting to do for rent of house. Address box 168 city. WANTED Guns to trade or repair: big line. Golden Rule. 514 Kansas avenue. FOR KENT HOUSES cistern at $12.50 per month, inquire at premises, 122 Fillmore treet. FOR RENT 5 room cottage, cistern, city water, cellar and barn. Inquire at 827 Western avenue. FOR RENT 8 room cottage. 624 Lincoln. FOR RENT 6 room house with stable. 704 Polk st. Inquire Furman's Shoe house. FOR RENT A seven room furnished cottage at 421 Clay St., $25.00, to right party. FOR SENT BOOKS. FOR RENT Large nicely furnished room east ana aouDie soutn winuows, modern conveniences. Suitable for two. 523 Van Buren street. FOR RENT At 320 W. 8th St., large front room with first-class table board. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms, 118 W. 6th street. FOR RENT Pleasent furnished rooms, 421 Quincy street. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Two steers and heifer. 2016 Clay street. FOR SALE A Durham cow. 131 Green wood avenue, Potwtn. FOR SALE Cheap Six room house, barn. 1 lots, 513 Lane. Part cash, rest time. Inquire 434 Lane. FOR SALE My fine family driving horse, harness and phaeton. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Fine surrey mare, weight about 1,250; good, clean traveler and fine color, city broke; bestreason on earth for selling. The Smith Co., 618 Quincy St. FOR SALE Good hard coal basebumer stove. 521 Topeka avenue. FOR SALE One of the best Journal routes in Topeka; well located and pays over thirty dollars a month. Can be bought for a cash price. Call at once at 1030 Madison street between 1 and 2 p. m. FOR SALE Two seated carriage, horse and harness, Jersey cow with calf. 607 Topeka avenue, North Topeka. FOR SALE A good hard or soft coal stove, suitable for hall or large store room. Call at 319 West 6th street. FOR SALE Very cheap. Shetland pony. 600 Harrison street. WASHBURN'S PURE APPLE CIDER, 15c per gallon delivered. Leave orders at 823 Kansas ave., or 1137 Washburn ave. FOR SALE Journal route. Address E. S. L., care Journal. FOR SALE Good team of horses, wagon and harness. R. Dietrich, 827 Kan. ave. jroTj&NFcnrND LOST Tan colored leather poeketbook between Berryton and 2 miles northeast of Big Springs on main traveled road. Return to John Carnahan, Berryton, Ks., and receive reward. LOST Between 8th and 5th on Van Buren ladies' black Eton jacket. Reward at 516 Van Buren for finder. STRAYED A Jersey cow, about 5 years old. Finder plea.se leave word where she can be found at 320 W. 8th and receive re ward. LOST Blue coat with pair gold specta cles in pocket. Reward at 1331 Central avenue. North Topeka. FOUND Where watches are cleaned for 75c; clocks 50c. 813 Kansas ave., up stairs. JPOJBCCiaANR FOR EXCHANGE I have a good proper ty to exchange for a farm near Topeka; might assume a small encumbrance and will buy out the owner's farming imple ments, horses, stock, etc. Give complete description of farm, etc., when answering Address W. C. Myers1, Gilman, Colorado. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 5 room house, 1028 Madison St., barn, shade, city water, cistern. Price 900, this week; part payments. A new 7 room house, 14 lots. 2 blocks of Bethany grounds, half block pavement; has reception hall, bath room; roll top bath tub. oak seat closet, marble bowl, enamel sink, gas, electric lights, sewer, city water, cistern, fine oak mantel, large porches, papered throughout, never oc cupied. Price $2,500; terms easy. Benedict Co., 601 Kan. ave., up stairs. FOR SALE On west edge of city, 7 room house, very well built, good repair, with cellar, cistern, well, barn and seven lots, only $1,400. Owner about to leave city. See us TOPEKA REALTY CO., 534 Kan. ave. H. MACFERRAN. Mgr. TJJJRKISHBATH3 TURKISH AND MINERAL BATHSI at the Topeka Mineral Welis. Experienced attendants. Sit Harrison sc. ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice in all state and federal courts. Suite 41. Craw, lord bidg.. Topeka. Kan. MISCELLANEOUS. EVENING LESSONS IN' SHORTHAND thorough instruction, 1122 Tyler street. FOR $1 PER MONTH the American Ben evolent Association will insure your time against sickness as well as accident. See N. B. Campbell, 6uo Kansas avenue. ANY ONE WANTING CHIMNEY or flues built or repaired call 707 Quincy st. CASH for acceptable ideas. State If pat ented. The Patent Record. Baltimore, AJ J. DRESSMAKINK AT 501 POLK STREET. STALLS IN GOOD BARN FOR RENT, at 421 Quincy street.. DOCTORS, DENTISTS! OSTEOPATHS Healers, Electropathy, graduated on sworn testimony. Box 590, Chicago. LEGAL. First Published in the Topeka State Journal, October 3, ls9.2 NOTICE. Mr. Chaney Introduced the following resolution Resolved, That the city clerk be and ho Is hereby instructed to advertise in tha official city paper for five days for bids for grading the city hall site at southeast corner of Seventh and Quincy streets, city of Topeka as per specifications on nits with city clerk. In accordance with the above resolution bids will be received at this office for the above mentioned grading until 6 o'clock p. m., Monday, October 18. W.ii. A certified check of $50.00 must accompany each bid. The mayor and council reserve the right to reject any or all bids. I, J. H. Squires, city clerk of the city of Topeka. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy as the same appears nn file in my office. J. II. SQUIRES. City Clerk. MAGNETIC HEALING. MA3NETb5iTeA D., A. E., McCollum, M. H., School of Magnetic Healing and Suggestive Thera peutics, Treat patients at office or resi dence. Students solicited, 81S Kansas ave. CHEMIST. J. T. LOVEWELL. Ph. D., Analytical chemist and Assayer. 523 Kansas ave. PHYSICIAN AND BUH5EON3. L?'A?'RYrERT5T3r OFFICE and residence corner Gordon sr. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 114. Uses the Brinkerhofl system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment fw piles, fistula, liahure. ul ceration. etv. DR. EVA ffiKDING, Homeopathist. est Kanaas ave. TeL. 401. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases o? women. wltM private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. eve. IDA C. BAHKES. M. D. Office 73! Kansas ave. Rtsiderce Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. zo. telephone 6S8 residence and 16 office. MONEY. BROKERS promoters, mortgage deal ers, wanting eastern monej" write for circular. Investors Directory, New York. MONEY to patent good laeas secured through The Patent Record.Baltimore, Md. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles. guns, watches, diamonds ana any per sonal nroperty. L. Biscoe. 23 Kansas ave. OSTEOPATHIST. LINDA HARDY, D. O. Graduate American School of Osteopathy, Kirksvllle, Mo., 627 Kansas avenue. STAMPS, SEALS AND 6TENCIU3. THE S. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue Free. 'Phone 292. FRESCO WORK. W W GILLESPIE. Fresco Painter. De signs and estimates furnished on all classes of woik. 1714 West Fifteenth, To peka, Kan. Refers to his work la State Journal building. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick ana paving jo. au Been i.ujuven to 118 West Eighth si. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES -Cleaned. 75c: clocks. Scj mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 61S Kan. ave. STORAGE. TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO. Packs and snips nousanow gooam. Tel. 186. C. D. Skinner. 123 East Siitn tt- mrELsaa JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined end spectacles properly fitted. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO.. 118 E. th St. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th st Blcycte and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent: repairing of all kinds. TIN SHOFa J. M. BAIRD, hot sir rurnaces, pumps ana tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. TeL 369. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas ave. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES, CHAINS. Face treatments. Mrs. Hattie Van Vieck. 220 East Fifth st. FLORISTS. MRS. 3. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to r. j. Groves. Ki Kanaaa ave. rnon w- VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY. JOHN F. STRICKROTT. Views ana Commercial Work. Developing and fin ishing for amateurs a specialty. City views for sale. 531 Kansas ave. MUSICAL. VIOLIN TEACHER FOR BETHANY college and City fctudio at 500 W. 10th sc. Henry B. Beermana.
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