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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
colored People at the Fairgrounds.

The colored people are having big
time at the fair grounds this week.
They are holding floral exposition"
and barbecue under the auspices of the
various colored churches of the city.
The large dining hall has been nicely
decorated and at one end is placed the
art department, in charge of Mrs. Dru-
siIIa Merritt. Here are displayed sam
pies of crayon and needle work done
by some of the colOred people of Tope-
ka. Tables have been placed in the
dining hall, at which refreshments are
served The entertainment will con-
tinue each day and evening of this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
CORN SAVED.
The Rains Came in Time to
Save Big Portion of Crop.

The superintendents of the Kansas
graphed information to the general Off
ces in this city that the rain last night
and that of Tuesday night has saved
the greater portion of the corn crop in
all parts of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
More Alaskan Steamers

Tacoma Wash, Aug. 5.-Dodwell,
Carlill & Co. of Hong Kong, togeth-
er with a number of Tacoma capital
lists, have organized a steamship com
pany and will compete for Alaskan
trade with company headquarters at
Tacoma The new company has char
tered the steamer City of Seattle which
will leave here August Is with accom-
modatfons for 500 passengers and with
a freight capacity of 600 tons. The COM
pany will also put on two other steam
erS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
Trains All Late.

Denver, Aug. 5.-Trains in both direc-
tions on the Kansas Pacific railroad are
blocked by another and more extensive
washout near Straussburg, where train
No. 3, from Kansas City, was wrecked on
Tuesday. No. is today reported lin
definitely late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
Betting on Don Carlos.

! Madrid, Aug. 5.-A Carlist deputy has
made a bet with a conservative COL
league of $4,000 francs. the former wag-
ering that Don Carlos will be in -oain
at the head of his partisans before the
enc of Feb, 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
Will Leave it to Belgium.

Yokohama, Aug. SIT is semi-ofi-
cially announced that Japan has sug-
gested that Belgium be selected to act
as arbitrator in the questions in dispute
between Hawaii and the Japanese gov
ernment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
S1O5O to Chi.aeo

And proportionately reduced rates to
points east. Tickets sold August 6, 9
and 13, via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
THE NOVAK CASE.

vINToN, Nov. 2l.-The line of de-
Tense in the Novak murder trial has
been fully developed. Ills attorneys
will contend that when Novak awoke
the night of the fire he was overcome
by gases, that his mind was tempo
rarily derapged, and that he wandered
away before it resumed it's normal
condition, and when he was too far
gone TO turn back: that the fracture
In the head of Edward Murray was
caused by his falling from the sleep
ing room to the basement below and
striking a sharp object. Drs. Andrews
and Carroll, of the Iowa State Univer-
sity, were on the stand as experts to
show that these things could be
possible.
VINToN, Nov Elm the Novak
murder trial it was expected that
Frank Novak wonld 60 on the stand
himself to testify In his own behalf,
but he did not. The counsel held
consultation and decided not to place
Novak on the stand, although it had
been their intention so to do. They
then announced that the defense
would rest its case. The announce
ment came as great surprise. eAfter
the state had introduced four wit
nesses in rebuttal County Attorney
Tobin began the opening argument to
the jury.
SEATTLE. WASH, Nov. 22.-Charles
Wood, formerly of Vinton. Iowa, says
he met Edward Murray, whom, it is
alleged, was murdered by Frank No
yak. in this city a few nights since;
that he knew Murray we'll while in
Vinton and was acquainted with all
of the particulars of the Wolford af-
fair. Murray excused himself for
moment and disappeared. Wood af-
ter few days informed the police.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
BREVtTlES.

New York Dispatch: The United
States battleship Iowa arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard after concluding
her final trial trip. The report Of the
inspection board will be sent by tel
egraph to Washington and 1T is said
that the performance Of the Iowa dur
ing the trip was in every way salts
factory and that the board will recon-
mend that the government finally
accept the war vessel. Under natural
draught the Iowa attained about IS
per cent of her maximum speed, which
was about thirteen and one-half knots.
The police of Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
through a confession made to them,
have learned that the plot to kill
President Morales is of far greater
magnitude than at first thought. As
a result of this confession many new
arrests were made. The relations
between Italy and Brazil are daily
becoming more complicated. The
legation insists upon the degradation
of Spiritu Santo, who is accused of
connivance in the recent Italian OUT
RACES. The government has so far
evaded reply 10 this demand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

When the victory of party deter.
mines who shall be the governors OF a
people, an overruling Providence will
sometimes make the political choice
fortunate one. The available" man
turns out to be capable man. in
more than one instance during the
history of our country between 1860
and 1865, untried greatness developed
where to human foresight promotion
was only an expedient. High quail
ties are not suddenly created. They
sleep. but God knows where they are.
In a grand crisis they leap to light,
and men thoughtlessly say that cir
cumstances made them. Abraham Lin
coin, the Springfield lawyer, did not
put on any one else's greatness, or the
greatness of circumstances. He simply
found his own when 1t was most
needed. Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, In his
admirable critical essay, says of this
remarkable man: He was not fit to
be President until he actually became
President. He was fit then because,
learning as he went, he found out how
much there was to learn. and had still
an infinite capacity for learning" It
is this capacity for learning" that has
raised many boy from floor-sweep-
err to the headship of a firm, and fitted
many an official novice for RESPONSE
bilities which he never knew until he
was forced to carry them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
To Prohibit All Immigration.

COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 24.-The Column
bus Trades and Labor Assembly
adopted the following resolutions:
THAT the legislative committee be re-
quested to consider and report the
best method by which the assembly
can take effective action looking to
such legislation as shall restrict immi-
grafton absolutely, both for the pro-
lection of American workmen in their
first right to work and wages for the
maintenance of the American stan
dard of living"s
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
TEN SENTENCED TO HANG.
Policemen Who Killed Wouid-be Assas-
sin in Mexico Guilty.

Policemen Who Killed a wouid-be Assas-
sin In Mexico Guilty.
CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 24.-The great
trial of Arroyos murderers is over,
terminating with the sentence of death
pronounced on ten of the police
officials and policemen concerned in
the butchery of the hapless wretch
whose audacious attack on the pres
ident caused so profound sensation.
The jury was out over seven hours.
The court room was crowded to the
utmost capacity, for the closing scenes
in the trial were most dramatic.
Villavicencio and Cabrera took the
verdict coolly, as in fact did all the
prisoners. Dellido was sentenced to
eleven months imprisonment and
Cueller, who bought the knives at the
order of his master, the late Inspector
General Velasquez, and also Bravo,
were acquitted and set free. The
condemned men do not yet seem to
realize their perilous position. Their
lawyers entered an appeal in each
case,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
URGES MORE SOLDIERS.
General Miles Recommends Enlargement
Of the Army.

Of the Army.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-General
Nelson A. Miles wants Uncle Sam
to hurry up in getting ready for war
and thereby avoid it. He asks con-
gress for more than SIS, 900, 900 for
coast defense work next year. He al
so wants two more regiments of artil-
lery properly to man the harbor forth
fcations already constructed. He
urges the addition of at least 10000
men to the strength of the army and
he would give the president power to
increase the standing arl.y to 10000.
He asks for five more regiments of
infantry at once, and would send men
to Alaska to occupy three new forts.
These are among the recommends
tions in the report of General Miles to
General Russell A. Alger, secretary of
war. The secretary heartily :avors
the plan to add two regiments to the
artillery service and thinks troops
ought to be sent to Alaska to main tain
law and order. General Miles recon-
mendation of SIS, 900, 900 for coast de-
lenses is significant in the light OF the
fact that the government has appro-
priated $40, 600, 900 for such fortitica-
tions during the last ten years. From
an average of $4,000, 900 year to $751;
900, 900 is big bound.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
WHAT CONGRESS WILL DO.
Burrows Thinks Money Talk VIII Run
Session Into August.

cSss'ou ihtO august
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Bur-
rows, of Michigan, expresses the
opinion that there win be protracted
discussion of the currency question
during the approaching session of
congress and that in all liability
congress will be in session until
August. "In addition to the routine
business Of congress, appropriations,
etc." he said, "the Hawaiian question
will be disposed of and consideration
will be given to the currency question,
immigration and few other things.
AS to the Cuban question the situation
is very peculiar. There appears to be
a great deal of confusion with relation
to the disposition of new policy by
Spain and l don't think congress
ought to act until an opportunity has
been had to determine what will be
the result from Blanco's under taking.
l think" he added. ''that the most
perplexlng thing that confronts us is
how to handle the currency question.
1t is obvious that this question is
going to come up for discussion, and
it is equally obvious that it will lead
to protracted debate. am very un-
certain what it will result in -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

The latest report of DR.. w. T. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, covers the year ending June 80,
1896, In the schools and colleges, pub
lie and private, there were then en-
rollsd 15,997,19 pupils-an increase in
one year of 30S,575. AS only 1851 1926
of these were in private institutions,
psrochial and otherwise. the friends OF
public schools can contemplate the
situation with composure. But the
order of the day which may still be
pressed upon the committee of the
whole people as urgent" Is a steady
improvement of our educational meth
DDS. The quantity looks handsome;
the quality may be judged by the gen.
eral character of our population.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
DICTATORSHIP IN URUGUAY.
The President Making an Effort to Estab-
lish One.

The President Making an Effort to Estab-
lish One.
MoNTEvIDEo, Uruguay, Nov. 22.-It
is rumored, and the rumor can be cas-.
lily traced to high sources, that the
president ad interim, Senior Cuestas.
intends to establish a dictatorship
He has taken upon himself extraordi-
nary powers to prevent rebellion
and Montevideo is practically under
martial law. Under the presidents
orders troops have occupied all the
strategic positions of the city and the
excitement ais intense. Cannon have
been run into positions overlooking
the Plaza de Armas to prevent
the gathering of crowds there, and
troops are now on guard all over the
city. In the meantime President Cues
tas has placed strong guard around
the block in which is situated the home
of Julio Herrera, and Herrera is n
prisoner. He was Cuestas's principal
opponent in the race for the presi-
dency, and it is believed he is at the
head of the movement which has for
its purpose the overthrowing of
Cuestas by force, and it is to prevent
such a movement that Cuestas has
taken such radical steps. Cuestas was
formerly president of the senate, and
when President Borda was assassi-
mated took the presidency adj interim.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
Proportional representation is b

Proportional representation Is be-
coming a rather live question in this
country. The more the people inves
tigate the idea the more favorable IL
appears. What can be more just than
the proposition that each party be rep
resented in congress or elsewhere &C.
cording to its voting strength. The
present congress, for instance, is over
whelmingly Republican. Yet on the
popular vote the Democrats polled
within half million as many votes AS
the Republicans. Therefore to proper
iy represent the wishes of the people
congress should be nearly tie. The
Populists, Silver Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists, Nationalist and woman
suffragists would also have represen-
tation according to their proportion OF
the vote cast. Big majorities are al
ways dangerous to political parties
and therefore double danger
GUS to the welfare Of the
whole people. Every congress that
has had big party majority has made
a bad record Every congress that
has had a small majority has done
well. Proportional representation is
bound to become very live question,
and that in the very near future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
ALL OVER THE WORLD
A 100000 FIRE LONDON


AT Least 100 warehouses Destroyed by
LONDON, Nov. 20.-One of the most
disastrous fires in London's history
since the great holocaust in 1906 broke
out in large block of buildings ly-
ing eastward of Aldersgate street and
between that thoroughfare and Red
Cross Street, just after 1 o'clock yes
terday destroying property valued at
Sis, 100000. Late estimates place it at
$4,000, 900. There was considera bic
delay in sending in the alarm and the
district which was filled with ware
houses was soon the scene Of great eX-
element. A hundred fire engines
were called to the scene. The fire
continued to rage all night, though
its spread had been stayed. The dis
trict ravaged by the fire is bounded by
Aldesgate street, Red Cross, Maiden
Head Court and Bradford Avenue, and
includes the intermediate streets,
Jewin, Hansell, Well and Edwin, and
Jewin Crescent, and includes part of
pie Gate church yard, Wood Street
Square, Monkwell street, Nicholl
Square and Fore street. 1t is official
ly reported that $50 warehouses have
been Quilted. Nearly all the British
fire insurance companies are involved,
and fire insurance shares were practi-
cally unsaleaole on the stock exchange
after the fire was well under way.
LONDON, Nov. Insurance agents
say that their losses will be between
81, 500, 900 and $4,000, OOO Much of the
burned property was uninsured, being
refused on account of location. The
streets for quarter of a mile in
length, involving 100 great warehouses,
were destroyed, 800 important firms
and 100 minor ones We're burned out
and damaged, and the loss is estimated
at close upon S25, 100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
TAYLOR PREDICTS A CRISIS.
lie Insists That Public Men Cannot Ignore
Sentiment for Cuba.


ITHACA. N. Y, Nov 2l.--Hannis
Taylor. ex-United States minister to
Spain, delivered an address before a
large crowd at Cornell. Mr.. Taylor
said in part: events are moving fast
and no man. not even the president,
can stop them. No real statesman
ever tried to avoid crisis by turning
his back upon it or by self-deception.
If the president makes the fatal mis-
take of attempting longer to muzzle
congress by putting his imprimatur
upon false hopes and empty illusions.
before the ink is dry upon his message
events will dscredit all his predictions.
Let congress but speak the final and
emphatic word-recognition--and in
ninety days the long and bloody trag-
edy will be over, the whole Christian
world will rejoice and say amen.
Spain will be rescued from an impos-
sible situation and there will be no
war with the United States, and Cuba
will be free
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
IOWA CONDENS ED.

Miss Caliicotte, a sister of. w. CAL
from Denver recently, leaped from
the closet window Of the Villisca and
st. Joseph passenger a few miles
north of st. Joseph, and was picked
up nearly dead in partly nude state.
No cause can be assigned for the
attempt at suicide.
1t is announced that F. C. Harris
horn, who was one of the candidates
for representative in the celebrated
Hancock Wright county squabble, has
filed notice of contest with the Sec
rotary of state notifying him that he
will contest the election of John
Christie, Jr., to the legislature. The
notice means that Christie, who was
declared elected by the board Of
supervisors when the official canvass
of the vote was made. will have to de-
fend his right to seat in the house.
Burglars entered the meat market
of J. q. Gerbic at Yale, blew open the
safe and secured $50 and revolver.
Every door was closed and locked the
next morning just as they were left
the previous evening. No trace of
the burglars.
James Wilson, Jr., who, since March
/, has been acting as assistant pro-
fessor of agriculture under Dire ctor
C. +. Curtiss at the Iowa Agricultural
College, departed for Washington, ID.
c., few days ago, where he has
accepted position as private secretary
to his father, James Wilson. President
McKinley's secretary Of agriculture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

The experiment of putting a woman
in charge of part of the street clean
ing work in Chicago pleases the sweep
ers. One of them said, through ar
interpreter, 1--WE like the woman. She
doesn't curse and swear at us. Man
foreman drive us around like slaves
and call us bad names. She
say, How do?' and other nice things,
and then we do good work. She see
1t and say so. That make us feel
good, and we work more" You can
get better work even out of a dumb
beast by being kind to him; much
dealings with unpromising material
abundantly show.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

Judge Pryor of New York decides
that there is such thing as verbal
outrage, and that it need not neces-
sarily be attended with physical force,
and accordingly grants woman's Pc
tition for separation from her too
verbal husband. With this precedent
established there are likely to be pc
titions from the other half of the do
nestle establishment, for the ability
for abusive verbality is more largely
developed on the part Of the weaker
than the other sex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
Boy Injured In Play.

SAC CITY, Nov. 22.-While playing
"crack the whip" with older boys on
the high school grounds, 1l-year-old
Norman Lane was violently thrown
from a 12-foot embankment onto the
sidewalk below, breaking his right
leg below the knee. At first 1t was
thought he was hurt internally, but
after the limb was set he rested
quietly. People who saw the accident
say it is a miracle that the boy escaped
without broken neck. SO swiftly was
he thrown over the embankment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

The Prince of Monaco, who takes
lively interest In deep-sea researches,
has been taking soundings between the
Cape Verde Islands and the Azores.
From n depth of more than twenty
zine hundred fathoms, little more
than three miles and quarter, his
trap brought up peculiar amphipod
measuring nearly four and third
inches in length, with many smaller
ones. 1t had been supposed, from the
Challenger's submarine discoveries,
that no such form of sea life could
exist at a greater depth than twenty
sNen hundred and fifty fathoms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
Burglar Killed.

aged Is or 10 years, was shot and
instantly killed by Officer Donahue.
Lucas was caught in the act of burg
larizing saloon at East First and
Locust streets and was arresAed by the
police officer. He attempted to escape
from the policeman and struck the
officers gun blow with the intention
of knocking it out of his hand. The
gun was discharged and the bullet
passed into Lucas's brain, killing him
instantly,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
SHE GOT THE POLICY.

Evidence Introduced In the Davenport
Murder Trial.
DAVENPORT. Nov. Elm the trial of
Mrs. Claus Behrens for the murder OF
her husband last July, evidence was
introduced by the state to show that
Behrens was deserted by his wife last
December for one Henry Bendt, of
Rock Island, H.; that in July last
Mrs. Behrens returned to her husband
upon his promise to transfer his insur-
ance policy of So, 900 from his daugh-
ter to her; that he Immediately did so,
and died with paris green in his
stomach in less than ten days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30

WATERLOO, Nov. 20.-Walton Wade,
the l-year-old child of Mrs. John
Wade, of Norfolk, Neb., was acct
dentally scalded at the home of his
mothers parents near Raymond. The
child was playing on the floor near a
stove when in some way kettle of
boiling water was accidentally upset
and the steaming contents fell on the
boys head. The skull was SO young
and tender that it offered no protec-
ton to the heat, and the brain of the
little one was literally cooked. Death
from inflammation has since followed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
burglary at Corwith.

CoRwITH, Nov. 24.--The store of
Mitchell & Co. was burglarized. The
parties secured the tools to enter by
breaking into Nortz Bros carpenter
shop, and bored two holes in the rear
door, reached in and raised the bar
that fastened it. They then opened
the safe, that was tagged, telling them
how to do it, but secured no money and,
SO far as known, no goods. No trace
of them as yet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
Palma on Cuban Policy.

New YORK, Nov. 23-Discussing
d Dispatch stating that President Nc
Kinley's policy would be to urge the
Cubans to accept autonomy, Tomas
Estrada Palma. of the junta, said: at
is a moral impossibiity that the presi-
dent of great nation like this should
in any way uphold the hands of Spain
and help to crush us in our struggle
for liberty. The idea is ridiculous.
1T can not be. Cubans in Cuba and
,Cubans in America have the utmost
faith in the administration in Wash
inptop.o
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-30
Sioux Citv stockholders squeezed.

NASHUA, N. j., Nov. 24.-The Nashua
stockholders of the Sioux City Stock
Yards Bank, of Sioux City, have been
notified by the receiver that the
assessment made to liquidate the debts
of the institution has been reduced
from rs to so per cent. The stock
holders are directed to pay the assess
nent on or before December 5, or su it
will be instituted against them to
recover the amount. Stock aggre-
eating about SEQ, 900 is held in Nashua