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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
GEN. MACEO KILLED?
reported That the Cuban General Has
Been Found Dead.

Havana, Dec. ct is stated in most
positive terms that Antonio AIaceo. the
great insurgent leader and the heart
and soul If the Cuban cause. has been
killed in Havana province after having
effected the passage Of the western tro-
cha near Mariel, at its north extremity
With the Cuban leader died the youth
Francisco Gomez, son of Maxine Go
mez, who accompanied the mulattO
general on his passage Of the trocha
Most explicit details of the finding Of
the corpse of the fallen leader of the
Cubans and of the facts relied upon for
the Identification are at hand. through
the report of the Spanish commander,
Major Cirujeda, who contested the
passage Of the trocha Unsuccessfully on
December 4 Qast Friday with E1aceo,
and who sustained another conflict
yesterday with the forces under the in
surgent leader. 1T was in a reconnOis-
ance, after the latter engagement, that
the Spaniards found the TWO corpses,
not separated in death, which they
have identified as those of Antonio Ma
Geo and Francisco Gomez.
The one body was that of mulattO,
a stout man with gray, crispy, curling
hair and the other that of a slender.
dark haired man. Both were dressed
in white linen duck suits. When the
linen suit was removed from the elder
it was found to have underneath it a
fine undreshirt with the initials a
NJ - upon it, The pair of black silk
socks ON this body had the same ini-
tials worked in red. There was a gold
ring on the finger, containing on the
inner rim the engraved inscription
Antonio Maria" A revolver with
an ivory handle, and marked, together
with a small, gold-mOunted telescope,
We're also found on the body
The half of the younger mans body
was resting on the body of the first.
There We're found on il a silver watch.
and ammunition bag and several hand
kerchiefs bearing the Initials f. O.
Among the papers was q letter written
i'm the somewhat cramped handwriting
of an aged man and signed by Maxine
Gomez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
NORTH TOPEKA.

All news items for the state Journal
should be left with the Kimba1l Print
ing company. S35 Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Austin Of Kansas city is In town.
Camel and Mendoza coal at E. p. Ew-
arts.
Miss Mabel Proudht is on the sick
list
Mrs J. Turpin is very sick at her
home 903 Polk street.
The Coming Woman at Lukens' to-
night Admission 25 cents.
Mrs. June Baxter of Kansas CITY is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. s. IL. Courtney.
There is a case of measles in the
family of Mr.. Bowman. 300 West Cor
don street
Clyde Jones Of Radford. who is NOV
ing 70 Kansas City. visited North side
friends yesterday
w H- Phillips of Council Grove will
arrive tomorrow to visit his sister, Mrs.
:. L. Courtney.
Mrs. Hinkley has returned to her
nome ln Pueblo after visiting North
/ Topeka friends.
Joe kreamer has returned to his
studies at the university after visiting
friends on this side.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec
end Presbyterian church met this
afternoon with Mrs. Davis.
The Needle Ten viii hold a special
called meeting at the home of Mrs.
Russell Barber on Kansas avenue to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs Mary A. Hart has returned to
her home in Lawrence county. Missouri,
after spending some time with her
daughter. Mrs. c. F. Bridge.
AIr Sproul and family have moved
from their home in Shorey to 1108 Quin-
cy street They formerly lived in
North Topeka and their many friends
gave them a warm welcome back
again
The W. r. K. club held a very inter
esting meeting yesterday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. T. N. Davis on To-
peka avenue. Current events We're
discussed. The poems of James Whit
comb Riley and the story Of the pig
mentation Of Henry M. Stanley were
also talked over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
DISEASE AND HUNGER.
Yellow Fever, Smallpox and a Scarcity
of Food Prevail in Cuba.

Washington, Dec 9.-The Marine hos
pital service has received reports as
follows of smallpox and yellow fever
in Cuban seap0rts
Under date of November "a the United
States consul at CienfuegOs, reports
that during the week ended NOvem Der
% there were in that city u deaths
from yellow fever and two from small
pOx. The United States sanitary in
spectOr at Havana reports go new
cases and 81 deaths from yellow fever
and 54 deaths from smallpox during the
week ended Novembe % The inSpec-
tor also says that while it has not di-
minished particularly in severity that
smallpox has increased considerably
among civilians and that enteric and
malarial fever and dysentery have aug
mented among all classes
The So of the 81 deaths from yellow
fever during the week ended November
20 were among Spanish soldiers in the
military hospitals. The inspector says
he is informed from what he believes
creditable sources that in the eight
government military hospitals which
We're established in the city and its inn
mediate suburbs there are over 10, 200
sick and wounded Spanish soldiers.
The weather continues unseasonably
warm with a temperature ranging from
10 to 81 degrees night and day. The
inspector at Santiago de Cuba says yell
low fever still prevails more or less
among the soldiers. Malaria is usual
of food is being felt among the poorer
classes and fruit and vegetables are
sometimes a luxury on the rich mans
table many people can get no work
and paupers and beggars people the
streets SO that if this state of affairs
city of poor hunger stricken inhabi-
ra0fS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
DIDN'T WEAR SILK SOCKS.
Details Of Maceo's Death are Ridicul-
Gus SAYS q Cuban.

Washington, Dec 9.-Senator De LONE.
the Spanish minister received a cable
dispatch from Havana last night which
seems to bear out the press report of the
death of Antonio Maceo and young Co
mez
Second Secretary Diaz Albertina. who
is the only member Of the Cuban junta
in the city expressed himself in most
positive terms that the story had no
basis on truth and was sent out for the
sole purpose of Influencing. and. if pos
slple deteatlng action by the congress Of
the United States
You VIII notice. said the secretary.
mat the story contains very many de-
tails Of the finding of the body, the
marked linen. and letters from the elder
70 the younger Gomez have been found
near that Of his chief. vas also marked
with his initials. Anyone who knows
either Of these men. knows that they
nave not seen. much less worn linen
shirts and silk socks for many a day.
RMS part of the story is quite ridiculous
and. bears unmistakable evidences of
Spanish origin and then the letter to
young Gomez. "a Cuban father ia writ
ing to- his child never signs his name as
TINS letter was signed: M Gomez
That IS cold formality that a Cuban
neNer employs. lie would have signed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
L. S. SOLDIERS HOME.
Gen. Franklin's Report Shows Appli-
cations for Admissions Have
Increased

washington, Dec. 9.-W. B. Frank
lin. president of the board of managers
of the national home for disabled vol
unteer soldiers in his report to congress
said a graduated decrease is shown in
the cost of maintenance Of both the
state and national homes. The whole
number cared for at all homes was 40
AS an increase of 2.9e5 at an average
cost of $111.6O per man.
Applications for admission he said,
are more numerous than ever before
Gerater numbers of persons apply for
admission each year and as they are
nearly all eligible, it viii be necessary
for congress to make additional prOvis-
ion for their accommodation. It is es-
timated that there are 154,S00 soldiers,
any one of whom may become a bene-
ficiary of the homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
M'KTNLEY'S EASTERN "TRIP.
VIII be Made in Private Car 80 of
General Sup't Miller.

Canton. O., Dec. I'm his trip to the
inauguration at Washington, Major
Mckinley and family will use private car
% of General Superintendent John F.
the Pennsylvania lines. superintendent
Miller lives in Richmond, Ind, but his
headquarters are in Columbus, where
he was intimate with Major Mckinley
four years while the latter was COVER
nor
The private cars Of railway presi-
dents and general managers have been
offered Mckinley for this trip, but the
latter promised superintendent Miller
years ago if he was ever elected presi-
dent he would accept car IS for the
trip to Washington and that is the car
that viii be used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
In THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town

The Just For Fun club enjoyed a
masque party last evening at HudsOn's
hall. Many good costumes were worn
by the guests. Among the best repre-
sensations were Mrs r. r. Hankla
and Mrs. L. S. Woolverton as TOpsies
Mrs. fl. W. Hinckley, sc2ool girl; Mrs.
j. L. King, Quaker; Mrs. VIII Bord, in
Grecian costume; Mrs. W. A Morton
represented a sunfiOWer Mr.. p. c.
Chamberlain was dressed in a butchers
costume: Mr.. VIII HOrd and Mr.. Chas-
s. Eagle as clowns, Mr.. II. A. Dunn was
e brownie; Mr.. w. A. Morton was en-
cased in a pasteboard box representing
q cologne bottle; Mr.. J. II. Wetherel a
hunter; Mr.. Geo. Hackney was dressed
as Uncle Sam; Mr.. J. F. Myers as a
green country boy and Mr.. wv. o. Cros-
by as soldier
Those who danced We're Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. CrOs-
by, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Crosby, Mr.. and
Mrs P. c. Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs.
J. r. Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. II. A.
Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. w. IT. Eckert, Mr.. and Mrs
c. 5. Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Gun
dry, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. Hayden, Mr.
and Mrs. J. r. Hankla, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. HOdsOn, MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Hurd
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Hord, Mr.. and Mrs
1 B. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Hackney, Mr.. and Mrs. III. W. Hinckley,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. King. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Kistler, Mr.. and Mrs. b. T. Lewis,
-hA4 anu MIS- a. 4-lAls51 MI d-A4t-
Mrs. wv. ID. Lacey. Mr.. and Mrs. #. "A.
Lewis Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Morton,
Mr. and Mrs. T.. H. Mum, Mr.. and Mrs
J. #. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Il. z. Nipps.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. j. Parker. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Prescott, MI and Mrs. A. 3.
QuintOns Mr.. and Mrs J. p. ROWley.
MIR. and Mrs w. +. Shock, Mr. and
Mrs. G. B Smith. Mr.. and Mrs r. S.
Slower. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Veale, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. WoOlVerton, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. H. Wethereu, Mrs. William
sas City, Mrs. Chas. Conkle of Cannon
City. Colo, Mrs. NJ. O'Brien, Mr.. Geo.
Hacllnaw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09

Mrs c. H Curtis left Monday for
Hanover, ~ Al. She has been ia Iope-
ka several months and has been the
guest of Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mrs A
D. Robbins and Mrs. G. Q. Knowles
during her stay.
The w e. T. O. met with Gene Ware
Saturday evening The young people
danced and played cards Roy and
Hugh Benner viii entertain the club
next Saturday.
Edith have returned from an extended
visit in lola, and are at Mrs. z. Chris
mans They win leave soon for their
home in Terre Haute, Ind.
Mrs NJ A. Low returned Monday
from 4 visit with her sister in F't. Worth,
Tex
Miss Anna AIcCabe will spend the hoI-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q.
capt. A. NJ Robinson of fire station
No was married last night to Miss
Minnie Good at her home at 3l9 Jackson
street. Rev. Linus Blalzesley perform
ed the ceremony
The Junior Atlanteans met Monday
afternoon with Miss Pearl Latham The
club is studying Egyptian history.
Miss Lillian Tefft who is attending
the WOman's college in Baltimore, Md,
viii spend the holidays with relatives
in Columbus, o.
Mrs Chas T. McCabe will keep open
house on New Years day She will be
assisted by a number of ladies. Among
them will be Mrs. Frank Edison Mrs
Chas. Holman. Mrs VIII Macferran,
Mrs. Will Wilton, Mrs. Emma White
Miss Anna McCabe, and Miss Mary
McCabe of Kansas City
Miss Emily Tewksbury Will receive
with the Douze whist club on New
Mrs. Yearnsley White and daughter,
Katherine, have returned to their home
in Spokane, Wn., after visiting Mrs. J.
Miss Helen Moon viii go to Lawrence
Saturday to remain until Monday with
Miss Grace ColWeU- She Will attend
party Saturday evening given by the
young ladies of the city
Miss Abbie Ware, who is attending
Vassar. viii come home for the holidays
and win receive on New Years with the
Pansy club.
Miss Helen Wells Of Lansing, Mich,
will spend the holidays with her cousin,
Miss Florence Greer.
Mrs. J. S. White is visiting in Law
The Shakespeare club met last even
ing with Mrs. F. H. Parkhurst- The
club read Henry V.
Mr.. W. s. Furman viii spend tomor-
row in Kansas City
Miss Alice Prescott went to Kansas
City this afternoon to remain several
days.
Miss Lillian Travis viii leave tomor-
row for Houston. Tex, to spend the
winter with her sister.
Mrs Guilford Dudley will entertain
dozen ladies tomorrow with a ] o'clock
luncheon, complimentary to Mrs. Cr0s-
by Of Minneapolis. Mimi.
The Daughters of the King are giving
a o'clock tea this afternoon in the
Guild paTlOrs.
The teachers of the First Presbyterian
Sunday school held a social at the home
of MI j. 3. Lariner ia POtwin last
night
Mr. and Mrs Edgar NJ Smith spent
Sunday i'm Kansas City.
Mrs. r. Vinton OF Iowa is the guest OF
Mrs. r. NJ Carpenter.
Miss Lillian Vincent, daughter of Con
gressman-elect w. j. Vincent of Clay
Center, has come to Topeka to perfect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
COLORED- BAPTISTS.
State Board of the Church Holds Its
Annual Meeting.

The state board Of the colored Bap-
fist church held its annual meeting at
the residence of Mrs. M. d. Jones at 900
Western avenue, North Topeka, yes
terday afternoon. Rev. w L. Grant is
president The Mission Circles board
also met at the same time and place
Mrs Alice Pattern, vice president of
the WOman's Mission was present and
spoke.
The members of the state board were
Rev. A. II. Ewing of Leavenworth, Rev
Mr.. Burdette Of Eudora, Rev ". F.
Banks of Olathe. Rev. d. Jones of kan
sas City. Rev. B. 2. River, state mis-
sionary from Kansas City, Rev p W
Barker of North Topeka, Rev. J. w.
Price of Topeka, Rev. p d. Skinner of
Lawrence and Deacon White of Atchi-
SON
The members of the Woman's Circle
present We're: Miss Alice Golf, score
tary; Miss Lulu Clnkscale, Mrs Susan
Tellice Mrs NJ. D. Jones, Miss Nellie
McAdoo Miss Amy Minis and Miss
White Of Atchison-
The next meeting of the board will be
held the Tuesday before the first Lord s
day in April of 1897 with the First Afri-
can Baptist church of which Rev. G. d.
Olden is pastor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
WHERE PEFFER STANDS.
The Senator's Exact Views on the
Tariff Question.

This weeks issue of The Advocate con
tains the following article, giving Sena-
tor PETERS platform on the tariff:
AS was promised last week, in response
to an inQuiring reader. we now give
brief statement of Senator PETERS views
concerning the tariff.
First-T1e never was in favor of high
duties on any articles except luxuries,
as his writings in the Kansas Farmer
Second-Ie has long favored free sugar.
free salt. free lumber and free coal. This
fact. also, appears in the columns of the
Kansas Farmer, extending as far back as
ten years ago.
Third-IIe would lay high duties on all
artlcles OF luxury s9ch as me oress
goods. fine laceS. embroidery. etc, cost
~ carpets fancy AOWlliiS pieces VINES
liquors, cigars, nigh grade cutlery ana
articles used only by the rich and fastid-
arucleS OF everyday use among the poor
er classes of our people, such sugar.
l0W-grade clothing, common SHOES, heaVy
gloves cheap mats, agrlcultural 1mple-
ments, common furniture, rough lumber,
fence wire, nails, etc
permanently established he would FAVOR
free trade absolute in all classes of arti-
cles except such as are used only by the
wealthy and proflgate.
Changing conditions have materially
modified the senator's opinions on the
tariff question. He believes in good wages
and fair profits on the products of labor;
and, until the effects of the gold standard
policy began to show themselves in fall
ing prices, increasing immigration and
rapid DEVELOPMENT of Agriculture in other
lands he had believed in the Jackson
theory of prOtection-the laying of reve-
nue. duties 50 adjusted as to encourage
domestic Industries and protect them. as
far as such revenue legislation could,
against foreign competitors
But the sharp competition that our
farmers now have TO meet in foreign
markets. and the deadly rivalry of the
foreign laborer in our own country, have
put new face on things and have
brought new questions to the front.
The farmers necessary isolation makes
them the prey of spectators and the
servants of orgauized capital. They now
need the aid of friendly legislation, and
tariff law that does them no good ought
not to exist They have to compete in
free trade market with products Of cheap
foreign labor: the home price of all they
have TO sell is regulated by the price Of
what they sell abroad; hence they must
be permitted to purchase their supplies
at free trade prices, or they cannot hold
their own.
And to talk about protecting the Ameri-
can labOrer while admitting his foreign
rival freely into the country and employ
ing him i'm our shops, factories and mines
side by side with our own people, is alb
surd
1t is for these reasons that Senator PEI
fer favors free trade in all articles Of
everyday use among farmers and working
people generally. For revenue he would
substitute a graduated tax on large
landed estates and on incomes If the
rich people are to rule the country let
them pay the taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
4 CHRISTMAS STORY
But Not the Kind Capt. Joe Waters is
in Favor Of

Captain Joseph G. Waters, the attor-
ney, forcibIy elected A i. House, the
proprietor of the Bee Hive clothing
store, from his office on the third floor
OF the Columbian building yesterday
afternoon.
It was about a bill Of IS which Mr.
Waters owes Mr.. House.
Mr.. House called to collect it. Mr..
Waters could not pay it at that time.
and, so Mr.. Waters says, Mr.. House
became abusive, whereupon he ordered
him out of the office. Mr.. House did
not go. Mr.. Waters says, and he put
him out The only serious damage
done was to Mr.. Houses nerves and to
Mr.. Waters hand, which he scraped on
the door in the excitement
People in the building were greatly
alarmed by Mr.. Houses loud cries for
help He says he haC no intention Of
insulting Mr.. Waters.
There were no arrests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
DOLLAR FROM EACH ONE.
Amusing Scheme Of the Populists TO
Raise Money.

The Populist state central committee
has opened a book in which they are
registering the names OF an the SdlCl-
didates forappointive positions under the
incoming administration A reglstra-
ton fee of one dollar is charged for en-
tering the name Of the applicant on
this register. Ihe eenlnal commute
went into the campaign without any
campaign fund to speak of and most OF
the money that the POpulist committee
used arose from the sale OF campaign
scrip which was redeemable in Populist
campaign literature, The committee
had a contract with the publishing
houses that published their literature
whereby they received the wholesale
profits on all the literature that was
exchanged for scrip. The money that
arose from the sale of the scrip was
turned into the committee and was
used to defray the expenses OF the cam
paign. Since the campaign has closed
the scrip still continues to come in from
the publishing houses for redemption
Besides this there are several other
items of expense that require money to
fix up and now that the campaign is
over it is hard to get any contributions.
The POpulists have shown that they
Were equal to the emergency, how
ever, and as a result the scheme men
toned above of opening a book and
registering the names of all of the can
didates for appOintlVe positions and
charging a fee for ii. This has worked
very successfully. Already the amount
of dollars that have come in to the
committee has been quite large and the
men that had applied for positions
prior to the opening of the official en-
ployment agency are fastening to re-
enter the race by getting ON the list Of
course putting up their dollars 1t is
estimated that the profits that arise to
the committee from this source alone
will be something over fifteen hundred
dollars.
The governor is informed from time
to time OF the names that appear on
the list for each office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-09
GOLD MINES OF THE U. S.
A Mining Exchange Needed to Bring
Foreign Investors to Them.

New York, Dec 9.-The Herald this
morning says:
Charles Buffers, an American mining
engineer and expert of the highest rep
utatiOn, whose face is as well known in
Europe as in this country, has arrived
here from johannesburg, South Africa,
where he has been for about six years
in charge of some Of the largest mining
interests in the Trausvaal.
Mr.. Buffers visit to the United States
is chiefly for the purpose of examining
into the gold resources of the country
with a view to their further develop
ment by Anne ~ican and European CAPT
talists
He is one of the II Americans. who,
with John Hays Hammond were ar
rested by the BOer government because
of affiliatfOn with the reform movement
in the TransVaal last year at the time
of Dr. JamesOn's raid. Mr.. Buffers was
released on May 20, fined $4,000 and
obliged to give bond not to interfere
in the affairs of the BOer government
for three years.
In an interview Mr.. Buffers said:
THE Transvaal government is now
settling down TO assist the mining inter
ests in every possible way. The gov
eminent feels that il is absolutely es-
sential. A large amount of the capital
that has been made there is now going
to Australia or New Zealand, or else is
coming to this country.
zone thing that prevents the enlist
ment of foreign capital in United States
gold mining he said, lis that there is
no international exchange for gold min
ing stocks here.
mo European investors would think
of buying shares in an American gold
mining company whose shares are quot.
ed at a few cents each" he observed,
as in the case for instance with certain
Cripple Greek stocks. Some Of these
days when the best business elements
in the United States begin to realize
that Europeans are forging ahead of as
in gold mining, these elements viii
combine and organize a first class min
ing exchange which viii have on lis
committees the ablest men who are
known at home and abroad and whose
names Will be a guarantee of the stand
ing Of the exchange. Such an enterprise
viii have the support of many financial
houses in Europe and viii give gold
mining shares dealt in here a chance
to be dealt in abroad