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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
HAD THE CAPTAIN SCARED.
He Thought Cuban Rebels Were Going to
Seize His Ship,

NEW YORK, May 22-The Norwegian
fruit steamer Baracoa arrived today
from Gibara, Cuba, with a cargo of ban
anas. Captain Clausen reports that
while anchored at Sauna, near Gibara,
awaiting the cargo, great excitement
prevailed on shore. Bands of insurgents
roamed through the town and it was also
reported that General Gomez, the Cuban
leader was in the neighborhood.
Captain Clausen received information
from a private source that the insur-
gent general contemplated selling the
Bsracoa with the probable intention of
using her for his family and as trans
port for his soldiers from town to town
along the Cuban coast
Captain Clausen Immediately got
up all possible steam and paid ous
his anchor chain to the forty
five fathom shackIe and made it
fast to heavy line, buoyed SO that on
appearance of the rebels he could slip
his anchor and steam at once to sea.
After waiting nearly forty ight hours
the excitement on shore subsided, the
rebels presumably having left the town
Captain Clausen was able to get along
the wharf and proceeded to load his
cargo of fruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
THE BERLINER PATENT.
No Need to Reissue 1t, Because It Was
Not Cancelled.

No Need to Reissue It, Because 1t Was
Not Cancelled.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The decision
of the Massachusetts court of appeals
upholding the Berliner telephone pat
ent will not affect in any way the prac-
tice of the patent office nor cause the
abolition of the rules that were adopted
month ago in consequence of the over
throw of the patent by the lower court.
These rules, it is said, were merely in
tended to facilitate the work of the
office. By them the length of time
within which any notice of alteration or
appeal must be given was reduced from
two years to six months, and it was fur
Their provided that when a case had been
pending five years and there seemed to
be evidence of intentional delay, the APP
plicant might be required to give evil
dence that such delay was unavoidable.
The Berliner patent had been pend
ing for fourteen years when it was is
sued, and the objects of the new rules
were to prevent other cases lasting that
long. The Berliner patent was not can
celled by the patent office, but by the
court, and there is no need to reissue it
in consequence of the decision of the ap-
pellate court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
ELKS DON'T FULLY AGREE.
Some Results, However, Were Obtained by
the Peace Convention.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 22.-The peace
convention Of the Eiks ended with yes
terday's session, and after an excursion
to Niagara Falls today the delegates will
leave Buffalo.
The expectation that the two warning
factions would be brought together by
the conference has only in a measure
been fulfilled.
One result of the peace convention
has been to strengthen the jamestown
faction aud correspOndingly weaken the
other, as nearly all the Atlantic City
lodges represented in the conference
have joined hands with the jamestown
faction.
With this as a nucleus the larger body
hopes gradually to gather in majority
of the opposing lodges. The number of
the Atlantic City lodges which were
welded with the jamestown lodge is
reckoned at about thirty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
HEAVY RAINS IN TEXAS.
Streets Are Flooded and Railroads Dam
aged by Waghouts.

Streets Are Flooded and Railroads Dam
aged by Washouts.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 22.-Heavy
rain. hail and wind storms prevailed over
southwest Texas late yesterday after
noon and night. The rainfall in this
city flooded the streets and raised the
river about one foot
Specials from Ell Paso. Pecos, Waring
and Comfort on the Arkansas Pass rail-
road report damage as heavy; houses
were unroofed and hail broke every
pane of glass in Waring and Comfort.
At Ell Paso the streets were flooded,
the cemetery is under three feet of
water and trains on the Southern Pacific
and Texas Pacific roads are unable to
proceed
At Pecos trains are delayed by wash
outs. Fruit trees are blown and cotton
washed up or crushed into the ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

teria1 one can get along with when it
comes to bathing, or rather swimming,
attire. There are plenty of cumbrous,
ugly and ordinary suits for hire at all
the places where the vast numbers of the
middle classes go, and there is little ac
tual swimming possible in the heavy
surf that pounds their shoes. In New
port and Narragansett, Bar HarbOr and
Long Branch the summer residents take
their own outfits, and there they swim
and dive, bask on the sands and need
more elaborate suits. And for them this
letter is written.
The French styles, with some mOdifi
cations, are suited to these fashionable
resorts. AS a general rule, the French
bathers are very economical in the
amount Of material used in making their
suits. American hberality has a better
showing The styles 1 shall mention
here are French ones, such as will be
seen ar &1x-les- Bains and at other noted
watering places, and those who have not
yet made up their suits would not go far
amiss in following them. In the first
place, She skirts to the suits are shorter
than usual, and the trousers are made
quite narrow, and they invariably reach
with the taste of the wearer. There are
a good many serges, white, red and blue,
as they hang excellently and shed water
easily. FLANNEL, with its ponderous
weight. is relocated entirely to the
''renting out' costumes Blue, red and
black pongee are found very good, light
and pretty for bathing suits. Silk warp
henrietta and fayetta, which is also half
silk, make perhaps the most satisfactory
costumes. Fayetta sheds the water like
ducks back as soon as one is out of it,
and it does not hang in f1abby, dragging
folds.
One up to date house in New York
makes speciality of all sorts of bathing,
cycling and travelling garments. There
one may see a white serge suit with blue
braiding. The pants have three gradu-
ated rows and the skirt two. There is a
sort of long blouse effect to the waist
and bow Of blue ribbon in the front.
The sleeves to all the costumes are small
and therefore not cumbersome Another
suit was dark blue serge, with white
serge facings, collar and belt. The first
one had a blue waterproof hat with
white ribbons. There was a very elegant
suit Of navy blue fayetta silk, with
white anchors embroidered on the trou-
sers and on the sleeves, sash and revers.
To this there was also blouse effect,
though the fullness was drawn down
rather snugly, as it would be unsafe to
| have it loose, as then it mi ght impede the
wearer's free movement. The rest of
| the waist fitted the figure rather closely.
! The skirt was short and cut in rather
/ f1aring Style. the front slightly gathered
between the reTers. This was very hand
some and withal very modest.
There was a suit for handsome, ath-
1etic young lady. The trousers had scar
/ let bows. They were of black silk warp
henrietta. The skirt was killed, and
there was a sash of scarlet silk prettily
draped. The waist fitted snugly, open
ing in front over cream colored surah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
WANTS PARITY RESTORED.
President Andrews Wants the Two Metals
Put Into That Relation

Put Into That Relation.
Boston, May ga largely attended
meeting of the Mystic Valley club was
held last night at the Quincy house.
President E. B. Andrews of Brooklyn uni
versity, Providence, and Hon. Brooks
Adams of Quincy spoke on ''honest
money"
President Andrews delivered the prin-
cipal address. He traced most of the diff
ticulties of the last twenty years to the
great currency changes made in 1878
By the diminution of the amount of
fundamental money, through cutting of
silver, regime of falling prices was in
augurated. What is to be the outcome
of the present condition of affairs the
speaker said he could not state, but his
conviction was that the old party should
be restored and the two metals be per
mitted to work together in the business
world,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
FOOT OF SNOW AT CREEDE.
It Has Been Showing There For Twelve
Hours.

CREEDE. Colo, May 22.-It has been
showing here for twelve hours The
snow lies foot deep in the streets
CLAYTON, n. NJ. May ga cold,
steady rainstorm has been in progress
since yesterday. with no indication of
clearing off, and one aud one-half inches
of moisture have fallen. Range inter
ests will be immensely benefited.
Sioux. FALLS, S. D., May eat was
only % degrees above zero here at 5
o'clock this morning. There was a
heavy frost last night, cutting down corn,
but doing no permanent injury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
WILDE'S TRIAL BEGUN.
The Second Series of Charges Is Mad,
Against Him.

LONDON. May 22.-The second trial of
Oscar Wilde was begun in the old Bailey
court today before Justice Wills. There
was a dense crowd of interested specta-
tors present in the court room. Wilde
was very restless and looked careworn.
The solicitor general, Sir Frank Lock
wood, in opening the case for the treas
ury said that the Indictment covered acts
of gross indecency during the period ex-
tending from February to October, 1898.
He then recited the charges made against
Wilde in connection with Edward Shell
~, Alfred Wood and others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
= Cable to 1RoZamhj 0ue.

WASHINGTON, May 22-Consul Hollis
of Mozambique reports to the state de-
partment thai on the 21st of March the
French steamer Francois Arago laid the
shore end of the submarine cable to be
constructed between that port and Ma
junga, Madagascar. The deep sea cable
is now being laid from the latter port to
MOZam biQue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
Congressman COggsWeIl Dead.

WASHINGTON. May 22.-Representa-
tive William CoggsweI of Massachusetts
died at 1:35 a m, from kidney trouble,
at his apartments in this city. Gen.
CoggswelI has been incapacitated for
congressional work for about six months
and was not seen in his seat during the
Last session of the Fifty-third congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
Knights of Pythias Choose Them at
Their Hutchinson Meeting.

Anights OF PythiAs Choose Them at
Their Hutchinson Meeting.
HUTCHINSON, Kas., May 22-The
grand lodge Knights of Pythias, which
is in session here, has elected the follow
ing officers:
Grand chancellor, H. L. Alden, of Kan
sas City; grand vice chancellor, r. NJ
McGonigal of Colby; grand prelate, w.
A. S. Bird of Topeka; grand keeper of
records and seal, Gus J. Neubert of Kan
sas City; grand master of exchequer, F.
S. Larabee of Stafford.
A parade of the members of the grand
lodge was given this afternoon, and a
grand ball will conclude the festivities
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
WIRE NAILS GO UP.
The Prospect is That They VIII Go Still
Higher

CHICAGO, May pa local paper
says: Wire nails have gone up twenty
per cent. If jobbers are correct in their
opinion, prices are going still higher.
The manufacturers have Withdrawn all
quotations, and are declining orders of
consequence for immediate delivery.
The market has been lifted from a
state of decentralization by the manufac-
turers who have gotten together and are
about to reform their old pool, aided in
SO doing by the better times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
TO MARRY VERY SOON.
It is Said Nellie Grant Will Be Married
This Week.

AnlS w eek
WASHINGTON, May 22.-It is rumored
that Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris will be
married some day this week at the home
of her brother, Colonel Frederick Dent
Grant, 20 East Sixty-second street, New
York. 1t is alse stated that a number of
the members of the family will be pres
ent.
The man whom she is to marry, as has
frequently been announced, is the ex-
confederate, Henry Kyd Douglass. Mrs.
Ulysses S. Grant is now the guest Of her
son in New York. but before long they
will depart for an extended visit to the
Pacific coast Algernon Satoris and the
two daughters are with their mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
GuntemaIa Offers to Buy In Bonds.

British and German holders of the bonds
of Guatemala. according to recent adj
vices received here, received an offer by
the government of about 70 cents on the
dollar for bonds in default Although
Guatemala is the wealthiest of the Cen
trail American republics, default was
made in her bonds in February of last
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
Munyon's
BOLD STATEMENT.
Tells the Truth and Moth
ing But the Truth.

Do His Remedies Cure or NOt2 He
Says the People EaVe a Right to
Know. and He Refers to Many Who
Have Been Cured and Who VIII
CheerfuIIy Answer All Questions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
NAV Fete PINT ar

The May fete at Bethany college men
toned in the society column, has been
postponed until Monday evening on &C
count of the GOODNESS of the weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

vest, worked with a scarlet anchor
Bows of the same color were set on the
short sleeves. a long burnoose of Turk
ish stuff of white, with red border,
was with this stylish suit.
For young girl of ii there was a
pretty smart suit of red and white serge,
the trousers drawn in with elastic. A
scarlet Tam was worn Close caps of
oiled silk are worn by some. They are
prettily made. There was a suit of dark
blue serge for very young girl, and
this was trimmed with a white silk sash
and white braid with a plaid inset in
front. The trousers were of white serge
gathered at the knees.
OLIVE HARPER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

today to spend the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. E Nj. Jones, at $40 West
ern avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

YOKOHAMA, May 22-Diplomatic re-
lations between China and Japan have
been resumed ny the appointment of
Count Hayashi, vice foreign minister, to
be Japanese minister to Pekin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
FORCING THE SEASON.
This Gives Ample Time to Prepare
Bathing Suits.
LATEST FANCIRS IN SWIMMING ATTIRE
Some Remarkable Creations fnSkirts
Waists, Trousers and stockings
Modest Attire Will Rule tho Season.

New YORK, May 20-This is the
time when all who expect to go to the
seashore for the summer prepare their
bathing outfits. Some people have re-
marked that it needs very little labor or
thought if one judges by the smallness
Of the result, but that is just the reason
why so much anxious thought is given
to it. 1t takes much nicely OF taste and
Judgment to know just how little ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

ham, in the supreme court chambers,
has denied a motion 10 vacAte an order
issued by Justice Lawrence for the ex-
animation af Maurice r. Mendham, the
plaintiff in an action brought to recover
So, S45.88 from Russell A Aiger of De-
troit, Mich, on account of certain stocks
purchased for the defendant by the plain
tiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22

Save money by buying your garden
hoes from A. NJ. Snyder & Co., plum bers,
f13 East Seventh street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
THE STAR GROCERY
POPULAR Low PRICE GROCERY.

attract
the buyer first. Quality Low
Satisfaction money
BAG n all trading
Looks the bu
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t52 calls up the Peerless.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16

shed tears of despair had not the
| thought Of my mother and Of the EN-
peror come to sustain me. "Couragew
said I. ''If it We're any one but Etienne
Gerard he would be in a bad fix now;
| that is a young man who is not so easily
| caught"
set TO work, therefore, upon Beau
mont's sheet as we'll as my own, and
by tearing them into strips and then
placing them together l made very
excellent rope. This l tied securely to
the center of my iron bar, which was
little over a foot in length. Then
slipped out into the yard, where the
rain was pouring and the wind scream
ing louder than ever. l kept in the
shadow OF the prison wall, but 1t was
as black as the ace of spades, and
could not see my own hand in front of
me. Unless ] walked into the sentinel
l had nothing to fear from him. When
I had come under the wall I threw
up my bar, and to my joy it stuck the
very first time between the spikes at
the top. 1 climebd up my rope, pulled
it after me, and dropped down on the
other side. Then l scaled the second
wall, and was sitting astride among
the spikes upon the top, when l saw
something twinkle in the darkness be-
meath me. 1t was the bayonet of the
sentinel below, and so close was it (the
second wall being rather lower than
the firsD that l could easily, by lean
ing over, have unscrewed it from It's
socket. There he was, humming tune
to himself and cuddling up against
the wall to keep himself warm, little
thinking that desperate man within
few feet of him was within an ace of
stabbing him to the heart with his
own weapon. was already bracing my
self for the spring, when the fellow,
with an oath, shouldered his musket,
and l heard his steps squelching
through the mud as he resumed his
beat, slipped down my rope, and, leav
ing 1t hanging. l ran at the top of my
speed across the moor
CTo be Continued)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16

first it was but tiny hope, another
minute and it was probable, another
and it was certain. There was no sound
in the corridor, none in the courtyard.
/ wiped the cold sweat from my brow,
and asked myself what l should do
next
One thing seemed certain. The man
on the floor must die. If l left him
could not tell how short time it might
be before he gave the alarm. dare not
strike a light, so l felt about in the
darkness until my hand came upon
something wet, which knew to be his
head. l raised my iron bar, but there
was something, my friends which pre-
vented me from bringing it down. In
the heat of fight l have slain many
men-men of honor, too, who had done
me no injury. Yet here was this wretch,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16

/ have already said that he was very
tall man, six feet, at least. and It
seemed to me that If I could mount
upon his shoulders, and get my hands
upon the spikes, ] could easily scale the
wall Gould pull my big companion
up after me? That was the question,
for when / set forth with a comradc
even though 1t be one for whom bear
no affection. nothing On earth would
make me abandon him. If I climbed
the wall and he could not follow me,
should be compelled to return to him
He did not seem to concern himself
much about 1t, however, so hoped that
he had confidence in his own activity
Then another very important matter
was the choice Of the sentry who should
be on duty In front Of my window at
the time of our attempt. They were
changed every two hours to insure
their vigilance, but I, who watched
them closely each night out Of my win
dow, knew that there was a great diff
ference between them. There We're
some who were so keen that rat could
not cross the yard unseen, while others
thought only Of their own ease. and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16

into the hole. l had wriggled through
panion seized me suddenly by the knees,
and yelled at the top of his voice:
Help! Help! A prisoner is escap-
inc"
All, my friends, what did I not feel
al that moment! or course / saw in an
instant the game of this vile creature.
Why should he risk his skin in climb
ing walls when he might be sure of a
free pardon from the English for hav-
ing prevented the escape of one so
much more distinguished than himself?
/ had recognized him as a poltroon and
sneak, but l had not understood the
depth of baseness to which he could
descend. One who has spent his life
among gentlemen and men Of honor
does not think Of such things until they
happen.
The blockhead did not seem to un-
derstand that he was lost more cer-
tainly than l, l writhed back into the
, darkness, and, selling him by the
throat, 1 struck him twice with my
iron bar. At the first blow he yelped as
little cur does when you tread upon
It's paw. At the second, down ne fell
with a groan upon the floor. Then !
seated myself upon my bed, and waited
resignedly for whatever punishment my
jailers might inflict upon me.
But minute passed and yet another
with no sound save the heavy, snoring
breathing of the senseless wretch upon
the floor. Was 1t possible, then, that
amid the fury of the storm his warn
ing cries had passed unheeded? At
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16
Call It a Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
HOW BAD HABITS ARE FORMED.


The New York Tribune saws "The habit of
taking headache powders Is increasing TO an
alarming extent among great number of wo.
men throughout the country. These powders as
their name indicates, are claimed by the manu-.
facturers to be positive and speedy cure for ai,y
form Of headache. In many cases their chief
ingredient Is morphine, opium. cocaine or some
other equally injurious drug having tendency
to deaden pain. The habit of taking them Is
easily formed, but almost impossible to shake
off Women usually begin taxing them TO re.
lievc raging headache aud soon resort to the
powder to alleviate any little pain or ache they
may be subjected to- aud finally like the NOR
plne or opium feud. get into the habit of taking
them regularly, imagining that they are IN pail
If they happen to miss their regular dose.'
In nine cases out Of ten, the trouble Is
In the stomach and liver. Take simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter which deranges tile
stomach and causes the headache. DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely of the purest, concentrated,
vegetable extracts. One Pellet is a
dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed;
once used, aLvayy tn /avov. They posi-.
lively cure sick headache and remove
the disposition to 1t.
Mr. Il VApaAsoN of CI>S Lib ycA... n,
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was over twenty feet, and l had reason
to believe that there were no sentries
there, except at the gates. On the
other hand, I knew that there was a
line Of soldiers outside Behold the
little nut, my friends, which | had to
open with no crackers save these two
hands.
One thing upon which l relied was
the height Of my comrade, 2aaumont.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-16

had now no doubt at all about get
Ting into the yard, but I had very con-
siderable misgivings as to how l was to
get out again. 1t would be too humli-
ating, after trying here and trying
there, to have to go back to my hole
again in despair, or to be arrested by
the guards outside, and thrown into
those damp underground cells which
are reserved for prisoners who are
caught in escaping. I set to work,
therefore, to plan what I should do
have never, as you know, had the
chance of showing what / could do as
q general. Sometimes, after a glass or
two of wine, / have found myself ca
pable of thinking out surprising combi-
nations, and have felt that If Napoleon
had entrusted me with an army corps,
things might have gone differently with
him. But, however that may be, there
is no doubt that in the small strata
gems of war, and in that quickness of
invention which Is so necessary for an
officer of light cavalry, could hold my
own against any one. 1t was now that
had need for 1t, and felt sure that
1t would not fail me.
The inner wall which I had to scale
was built of bricks, IL feet high, with
a row Of spikes. three inches apart,
upon the top. The outer I had only
caught a glimpse of once or twice.
when the gate of the exercise yard was
open. 1t appeared to be about the
same height, and was also spiked at
the top. The space between the walls