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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FREE CANADA.
Rejection of Belgian and German
Treaties Regarded as a Declara-
tion of independence.

London, July 30-The Daily News
this morning publishes the report of an
interview with Sir Charles Tupper, in
which the eX-Canadian premier said
that the French Canadian loyalty to
Great Britain was largely due to the
knowledge that the annexation of Can
ada to the United States would result
in the abolition of their privileges to
laws, language and religion under the
Quebec act.
Dilating upon the benefits of fedora
ton. Sir Charles said he regarded Sir
Wilfrid Laurier's plan for the forma
ton of a great imperial parliament as
hopelessly behind the times and i'm
possible of success, because such a
body must include in it's powers the
right of taxation for imperial purposes.
Therefore, its memberShip must be
framed somewhat upon a population
basis which would mean that in a few
years the people of the colonies would
utterly swamp the voice of England,
who would never submit thereto. Sec
ondly, the colonies would never submit
to a surrender of their autonomy nor
would they hand over a large part of
their powers to a body thousands of
miles away.
MY idea" continued Sir Charles, sis
that framed by the Ottawa conference
and afterwards supported by Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain, of preferential
per cent duty on corn and meat Can
ada could supply England with~all she
needs. l believe England would re-
store the duty on corn and that the op-
eratives would be the most ardent sup
porters of the plan, seeing that thereby
they would enjoy to greater extent the
great growing conOnial markets. 1 re-
gard Sir Wilfrid aurier's preferential
tariff as an absurd scheme, altogether
misunderstood by the English press and
the people. 1t is not preferential to
England above other lands and under
the present treaties England cannot ac-
cept. The offer now that they cannot
be accepted seems to me an insult rath-
er than a compliment.
THE Canadian ministerys course in
declining to be bound by the Belgian
and German treaties is little less than
a declaration Of independence. 1t has
been already proved that the colonies
are bound by those treaties. Had Sir
WilfrioL Laurier offered England pre-
ferential trade on reciprocal terms after
the denunciation of the treaties, 1 be-
ieve that England would have accept
ed
In conclusion Sir Charles Tupper de-
clared that under a low tariff Canada
nearly went into bankruptcy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
A FIGHT FOR SENATOR'S.
Republican and Free Silver Commit
tees Hard at Work in Washington.

Washington, July 30.-The Republi-
can national committee is maintaining
it's headquarters here during the sum-
mer and keeping a force of employees at
work getting out documents for use in
those states where their compaign next
fall will be of a national character. The
states are Iowa, Maryland. and Ohio.
The legislature which will be elected by
them next fall will choose United States
senators. Major Dick, the secretary of
the Republican national committee is
in charge of the headquarters and will
be assisted by Mr.. S. A. Perkins, the
assistant secretary. A literary bureau
is maintained to supply campaign mat
ter to country newspapers.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee also has its headquarters open
1t is not expected however, that much
will be done before next winter be-
yond planning outlines of literary
work. Chairman Babcock says adViceS
from Ohio are very gratifying and he
expresses himself as having no doubt
the Republicans will elect a majority
of the legislature and return Mr.. Han
ma to the senate. The free silver men
are not behind the Republicans in their
industry. The American bimetalIic un-
ion has headquarters here with Messrs
George E. Bowen and H. F. Bartine in
charge. Literature bearing on the free
silver question is being distributed
Much of it goes to Iowa and Ohio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
TO KLONDIKE A BIKE.
A New York Syndicate Will Use ths
Bicycle as a Mems of Trans
portRtion

New York, July 3o-The Herald to-
day says:
One of the most novel of the many
schemes to obtain a share of the wealth
of the Klondile region has been devel-
oped by a syndicate of four wealthy
New Workers, who are planning to es-
tab1ish trading posts and stores in the
mining camps and also purchase all
promising claims on the market. They
will transport their men and supplies
to the gold fields on bicycle specially
designed for the purpose. The mem
bers of the syndicate prefer that their
names shall not be mentioned at pres
ent- They have no stock to sell and
will furnish all the money required
themselves. Their attorney is Henry
F. Granger of No. 45 Broadway.
AS Mr.. Granger outlined the plan, the
enterprise will be undertaken on an ex-
tensive scale. He will meet mining
expert in Seattle and at once dispatch
him to- the gold fields, well supplied with
money to buy up all the promising
claims in the market. The attorney
will also talk with returning miners
and gather all the information possible.
If it is possible to buy or charter
freight steamers on the Pacific coast at
anything like their true value he will
invest in two or three. If the trans
portation companies have got control
of all available vessels, however, they
will be bought here on his return and
dispatched at once around the Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
A FRENCH GIRARD.
He Pounds an Academy With Pecu-
liar Restrictions.

Paris, July 30.-The will of the late
Edmond De Gonicourt came before the
court of probate today for construction.
The court will give judgment on Aug
ust~4 4.
After providing for the payment of
number of legacies, the will deals with
the De Gonicourt academic, which he
creates with the bulk of his property.
The academic is designed to aid young
men of talent. Politicians, the nobility,
poets and funetionaries are to be ex-
cluded.
The academic is to be composed of
ten life members, to be renewed by the
vote of the majority of the surviving
members. In the case of any member
of the De Gonicourt academic ever De
coming a member of the academic
FranciaiS his name is to be stricken off
the list of the members of the former
institution. Eight of the ten members
are designated in the will. They are
NJ. NJ. Alphonse Daudet, Huismans,
Mirabeau, Rosny, Sr., ROsny, Jr., Hen
nique, H. Marguerite and G. G. Gef-
feroy
Each of the ten members of the De
Gonicourt academic is to receive a life
annuity of 5000 francs. The will pro-
Vides also for an annual prize of 5000
francs to be awarded by the academic
ians to the author they consider has
during the 10 months produced the best
novel or work on history, aesthetics,
erudition or the best book of tales. The
testator expresses the hope that this
will be called the PriX De GOincOurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
ENGLAND MAY CONSENT.
Report Comes to Washington That
She Will Join in a Monetary
Conference

New York July 3O--A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Official information just received in
Washington indicates that Great Brit
ain will consent to join in an interna-
tional monetary conference, to be held
in this city next winter.
This information is a complete con-
firmation of the cable dispatches from
London published a few days ago,
which stated that Great Britains rep
resentatives had received the PROPOSE
ton of the United States envoys more
faVorably than had been expected
The statements received here indicate
Stevenson, Paine and WoIcott will be
so far successful to insure the meet
ing of another international monetary
conference.
Though Great Britain has not yet
made an official response to the propo-
sitiOn of the United States envoys an
intimation has been given to represen-
tatiVeS of this government that Eng
land will soon consent to participate in
an international conference in Wash
ington. This report comes through Off
cia1 channels, and gives much satisfac-
ton to those who hope an international
agreement is possible.
Reports received from the special en-
voyS also state that the reception in
France was far more favorable than
the press reports indicated at the time
of their visit, and that France practi-
cally accepted the proposition to Join
in a conference and abide by its re-
suits, provided Great Britain could be
induced to do likewise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
VIRGINIA MAN HUNT.
Men and Dogs Securing the Country
in Pursuit of Capt Hatfield.

Huntington, w. Va, July 30.-Cap-
tain Hatfield, the notorious outlaw who
escaped from Jail yesterday morning,
is still at large. Bloodhounds and
bands of men are securing the noun
tains in pursuit of him. A reward of
$500 is offered for his body, dead or
alive.
Hatfield escaped by cutting a hole in
an 18-inch brick wall in the Mingo
county Jail and then made his way to
the same mountains where he lived for
20 years, eVading the authorities dur
ing all his trouble with the McCoys.
His wife called on him the day before,
and it is believed she left a hatchet,
this being the weapon used to make his
escape. Hatfield's trial for the murder
of VIM. Rutherford comes up in Sep
tember. Hatfield had some trouble
with Rutherford on election day last
November. Tt ended in Hatfield kill
ing Rutherford, his nephew and an
election inspector named Andrew
Chambers. Hatfield after the triple
killing took to the mountains with his
son, and for two days defied pursuit
Then he went to sleep on sentry duty
and awoke to find himself prisoner.
Hatfield has killed probably IS men,
and trials for half a dozen of these
murders yet confronted him. More
than 100 persons are now searching for
him, but it is believed that he will die
rather than surrender. 1t is said he
is headed toward Ohio and guards are
out at all ferries along the river in this
section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
THERE'S MANY A SLIP.
Walters Madagascar Affairs are Not
so Rosy as They Seem.

Washington, July 30--Touching the
statement that John Waller is going to
London to exploit his concession from the
Madagascar government upon decision
of the state department to its validity
1t is learned that the department up to
this time has not undertaken to pass upon
this matter. There has been some CORES.
pondence on the subject but in the alb
sence of any evidence that the French
government, which now controls NADIA
gascar has denied any of Walters claim
ed rights to the concession, the depart
ment has not been able to take up the
case.
The general principle of international
law is as stated in the letter of the de-
partment to Waller a portion only of
which was published, but much depends
upon the conditions of the concession and
the execution of it's provisions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Quite Likely the Kansas Nation.
al Guard
Will Be Here During the Fall
Festival.
LEEDY HIMSELF
Is Taking an Interest in the
Matter.
Meets With the Committee of
Fifteen Today.
Adjt. Gen. Allen and Congress
man Curtis Also There.

Governor Leedy, Adjutant General
Allen and Congressman Charles Curtis
are in conference with the Committee
of Fifteen this afternoon to make ar
rangements for bringing the Kansas
National guard to Topeka during the
Fall Festival
Governor Leedy and Adjutant Gener-
al Allen have taken hold of the matter
and they propose to have a state en-
campment of the National Guard in
Topeka during Festival week. Last
year the committee paid all the expen-
ses of bringing portion of the militia
to Topeka. 1t cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000 This year the committee does
not feel justified in bringing such a
large number of the militia to Topeka
on account of the expense and Governor
Leedy and Adjutant General Allen
have come to the rescue.
General Allen will make a proposition
to the committee this afternoon which
he is satisfied will be accepted. He re-
FUSED TO say just what it would be but
intimated that it will almost certainly
result in giving Topeka a state en-
campment of the Kansas National
guard.
Until recently the state officers have
shown no signs of weakening on the
question of state encampment. The
National guard has been slighted dur
ing recent years. Their allowance has
been cut off and they have been unable
to hold encampments. The Committee
Of Fifteen made it possible to hold a
partial encampment last year and the
state department believes in helping
out this year.
In other states encampments are held,
ana regular appropriation is made
for the purpose.
1t was through Congressman Charles
Curtis and Gov. Leedy that the. reg
qlars from Fort Riley were secured for
Festival week. Congressman Curtis
has been invited to be present today so
that he will be in a position to assure
the war department of what will be
done in Topeka and to clinch the order
for troops. 1t is necessary to have a
portion of the national guard here in
order to secure the Fort Riley troops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
President Hall CriticiSes Chris.
tian EndeaYorers
For Taking Oaths They Cannot
Hope to Keep.
MEMBERS TOO YOUNG.
To Undertake So Far Reaching
Obligations.
Oaths Are Vulgar and to Be
Avoided When Possible.

Worcester, Mass, July 30.-Consider-
able comment is heard today over the
criticism offered by President Hall of
Clark university of the pledge taken by
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety and his intimation that it is al
most sure to be broken. The words
of DR.. Hall were spoken in connection
with a lecture at the summer school.
He talked at some length on profane
and formal oaths and discussed the
wisdom of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety pledge.
He said: 1--WE find elaborate vows in
the Christian Endeavor society. How
much shall we rely on them? That is
a grave question. The oath should not
be taken too early, and certainly none
should be taken that cannot be kept.
For a young person to take an oath
which extends for years into the future
and which is almost sure, it seems to
me, to be broken, is a very serious
lightly"
DR.. Hall continued: tWhat shall we
say about all this? 1t is difficult
question and the answer is not easy.
Some of those forms of oaths should
be preserved. 1t seems to me proper
that the regime of the soul requires
that the soul rise sometimes to the
very height of affirmation in great
crises. L believe there should be some
thing by which the soul can express it's
whole conviction.
1--WE need to have standards. Swear
ing is form of classification of a per-
ceptiOn. 1t is standing up a less de-
gree of certainty against a great estab-
Ished degree, and thus lending strength
to the lesser. On the other hand, oaths
are vulgar and it is a demoralizing
habit to always talk in superlatives.
This over-emphasis,a as it appears in un-
derlining words of writing, seems a
sign of degeneration, a losing of the
power of discriminating degrees of GER
tainty. 1t stays the sane ,ities. In this
connection we should discuss vows. 1t
is a grave and serious question, how
far we should go in taking VOWS like
that of the Christian Endeavor society.
Certainly such vows like that should
not be taken too early in life, or be too
elaborate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
INTO HAVANA.
Cuban Rebels Boldly Sweep
Through Edge of the City.
The Cuban Insurgents Carried
All Before Them.
USE RAPID FIRE GUNS.
The Thunder of the Gun Firing
is Heard
All Over the City Causing Great
Alarm.
SPANISH TROOPS RUSH
To the Spot But Too Late to
Intercept
The Raiders Who Make Good
Their Escape.

New York, July 3O.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
Havana's outposts have again been
attacked by a large body of rebels, who,
before the Spanish troops could be
gathered to resist, had swept through
the suburbs, carrying all before them
They used, it is believed, rapid firing
guns and a large quantity of dyna-
mite.
The attack was made late last night.
Today there is an inclination among the
Spanish officials in Havana to deny the
fact that the rebels had evaded the forts
and swept into Havanas limits The
facts, however, remain, and the path
left by the rebels through the suburbs
southeast OF the city may be plainly
traced.
At the first sounds of firing last night
the Spanish soldiers in the city and
suburbs sprang to arms. They pro-
ceeded hurriedly to the southeastern
part of the city, from where the rattle
of musketry, followed by the boom of
heavy guns or dynamite could be heard
plainly all over Havana. Then the
sound of firing increased, and finally,
after a few hours, died away, showing
that the rebels had retired.
Several wounded Spanish soldiers
were brought into Havana and remov-
ed to hospitals after the engagement,
and several were killed. The reticence
of Spanish officials prevents any knowl-
edge of the result of the attack becom-
ing general 1t is a fact, however,
that great damage was done by the in
surgents on their bold raid.
There was great excitement in Ha-
vana during the rebel attack. Hun
dreds, aroused by the heavy firing,
poured into the streets and the word
passed along, 1.-The rebels have attack
ed the CITY," created almost a panic in
some quarters There is still great ex-
citement here, due largely to the refusal
of the officials to give out information.
This attack on Havana was not un-
expected. For weeks past the rebels
have been in sight of the capital and
have practically moved without inter-
ference. The insurgent leaders now
near Havana are Brigadier General
Castillo, with a large force at Mari
ano, nine miles southwest, and Colonel
Nestor Aranguren. at Guanabacoa, across
the bay. General Alexander ROdri-
guez, rebel commander of Havana
province, with a large force, is near
Minar, and Colonel Arrange is at Co
Zorro.
There is a belief in Havana that the
rebel raid was led by Aranguren, who
is noted as one of the most daring of
the rebel chiefs.
Captain General Weyler has left Ha-
vana for MatanZas, and the belief is
expressed that the knowledge by the
insurgents of this intention on his part
led to the attack. 1t is understood
that large bodies of insurgents have re-
Gently crossed from Pinar del Rio and
MatanzaS and that the rebel strength
in this province has assumed fOrmid-
able proportions. Quintin Banderas,
with 800 men, is among those who have
come into the province of Matanzas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
BOOTH-TUCKER'S PLANS.
Contemplate the Colonization of $50
Families Within a Year.

New York, July 3o.-Mr Booth
Tucker, commander of the Salvation
Army in the United States, has Just re-
turned from the southwest, where he
inspected lands for the purpose of Sc
lecting a site for his proposed poor
mans paradise" The commander
hopes to interest capitalists and if he
is successful there will soon be estab-
lished in the southwest a colony that it
is expected will go far toward solving
the problem of how to better the condi-
ton of the city poor.
Commander Booth-Tucker hopes to
have early in September a conference
with several eastern capitalists who
own tracts of land in Arizona, Colora-
do, New Mexico and Wyoming. He
does not expect that any of them will
donate their lands to this plan of es-
tablishing a western Utopia, but he be-
Iieves he can demonstrate the practical
bi1ity of his plan and that he can assure
these capitalists a return of 5 per cent
on their investments. If he succeeds
in doing this he will raise $780, 900 in a
month and with that money will start
$50 families for the new Utopia within
the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FIRED A SANTA FE BRIDGE.
Strikers Hold Train and Make Trou-
BILE at Roanoke, Ill.

Roanoke, Ill. July 30.-Four hundred
miners from Ninon, Wenona, Toluca,
Kingley and StreatOr made a raid on
the mines at Roanoke yesterday. They
arrived at 8 o'clock and encamped out
side the town. A conference with the
mine operators was held at o'clock
the latter agreeing to close the mine
general strike. The visitors were order
Iy, except that they seized a Santa Fe
train and demanded transportation to
Minonk-
This was refused and the train was
held from IL o'clock until in the even
ing.
Late at night nearly all of the raiders
left town and trouble Is 10 longer fear
ed. An attempt was made to burn the
Santa Fe bridge near town last night
but the fire was discovered in time to
save the bridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
GENE STILL FOR WAR.
Do Somebody Let Mr.. Ware Go and
Fight

The question of the American tramp
has been solved. The solution is from
no less eminent authority than Eugene
F. Ware, poet chief of Kansas and bril-
liant barrister of Topeka.
Today Mr.. Ware made public the rea-
son for the daily increase in the number
of weary wanderers and told how the
tramp difficulty could be corrected
Dressed in a crash suit and wearing a
heliotrope tie, this is what Mr. Ware
said, accompanied by all his character
istic f1ourishes of arms and language.
THE emancipation of women is re-
SpOnSible for all the trampS in America
today. Women are doing all kinds of
work, are going into all lines of buSi-
ness and the different professions and
crowding the men out into the cold
cold world. They crowd the men out Of
the higher positions, and those men
crowd other men out of a little lower
positions and so on until the most
worthless men find themselves crowded
out of employment. That's why the
country is overrun with tramps today
Now 1 have remedy for this. We
need a navy and we need a popular
loan of $3.50. 0OO. 900 to build it with. Let
the people in this great United States
subscribe this loan and let us build the
navy. Put these unemployed men at
work on the ships and in navy service
and let us get out of the notion that a
large standing army or navy eats out
the heart of the people. The men have
10 Oe leu any w ty, anu we might as well
get something out of them for their
feed.
And when we have our navy COM
pleted there is but one more step to
prosperity Get up war with some of
these pestering nations we have on the
face of the globe, lick the socks off of
them, and then compel the payment of
an indemr ity of two billion dollars. That
would be a big investment for our pop
ular loan of $3.50 000, 900.
"Of course we couldn't make such a
paying investment unless we scared up
a war. But there are plenty of ma
tions itching for a scrap, and 1 don't
think there would be any difficulty at
all in getting up a fight. There's the
whole solution of the tramp question as
we'll as the question of prosperity All
Uncle Sam has now to do is to carry it
out"
Will Uncle Sam now please take no
tice?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MORE GOLD FINDS.
Rich Placers Discovered in the Yaqui
Country in Mexico.

HermosiIlo, Mex, July 3O-After a
long wait a party of California pros
pectors, who, two years ago, went into
the Yauqui Indian country west of here
and discovered rich gold placers on the
BatepitO river. have secured a title to
the property and have begun to work it,
Four members of the party have al
ready taken out $40, 900 worth of gold.
The news of the Bonanza has Just
reached here and there viii be a big
rush to the new Ell Dorado. The coun-
try is somewhat difficult of access by
the mountain route, but can easily be
reached from the coast by going up the
Yaqui and Batepito river by boat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
AGAINST CIVIL SERVICE.
A Summary of the Presidents Order
Shows Large Loss.

Washington, July 3O.-A statement pre-
pared at the treasury department, shows
that the recent civil service order of the
president increases the exemptions from
the civil service competitive examina-
tfons from 63 to 219 in the internal revenue
service and in the customs department
34S positions are added to the exempt
class and $50 places hitherto outside the
rules have been brought within them. All
of the exempt places, however, are sub
ject to a rigid non-competitive examina-
ton conducted by the civil service COM
mission.