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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
OUR WHEAT REFUSED.
Argentina Dealers Say They Have
Enough in Their Own Country.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Nov. 20
Several cargoes of American cereals
which recently arrived here could not
be sold and will be taken back to Eur
ope. The steamer Sandman Prince,
which arrived here last week with a
cargo of wheat, will sail without IN
loading it.
This refusal of American cereals is
due TO the fact that Argentina's crop
is more than sufficient for home use
AIillers refuse to receive foreign grain.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
Chinese Actors Unable to Land.

New York, Nov 2O.-The Cinnamon who
We're sent over to London to appear in
the initial production of the Chinese play,
The First Born, are in a peck of trOu-
Bile. They returned yesterday on the
King Wilhelm der Crosse, and they were
not allowed to land because of the Chi
nese exclusion law The Cinnamon are
now being fed At the expense of the Ger
man steamship company and are dividing
their time between feasting and praying
to improvised joss that they may be
permitted to land.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

Can't Express Her Thanks, Scrofula
Sores, Terrible Itching. Entirely Cured,
Mrs. Emily Ford, Eldora Hardin Co,
Iowa, writes: II can't express my
thanks for the box of Beggs German
Salve as it has entirely cured the ter
rible itching and burning, that was In
my ankles. caused by scrofula sores.
At druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
YASSAR STUDENTS ILL.
Sixty Suffer From Eating Improperly
Cooked Food

New York, Nov. 2O.-A special to the
Sixty students at Vassar college are
reported seriously i'll, all having been
taken sick two days ago from eating
improperly cooked veal. Drs. KimbalI
and Talberg, of the college, pronounce
the girls out of danger.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
A Sinrla Trim Fara

Plus $500 is cost of round trip ticket
via Santa Fe Route to principal points
in Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Terri
tory. Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklaho-
ma and Texas provided ticket is pur-
chased on December Z, 1897. Liberal
limits and stop-oVer privileges.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
ORANGES ARE RIPE.
California Makes Her First Shipment
Crop Estimate.

San Francisco, Nov. 2O.-The first
shipment of this seasons orange crop
is now going forward.
1t is calculated that the California
crop for export Will amount to 5000 car
loads. Some place the quantity as
high as 1900 carloads The quality
promises to be exceptionalIy fine.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
Brvan's Froposed Mexican Visit

City of Mexico, Mex, Nov. 20.-Tele-
grams received by parties in this city in
dicate that the late unsuccessful candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States will probably visit Mexico next
month instead of January, as has been
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L.
B. O. on each tablet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

twisting VIII deceive inc
hound until the trail Is
broken short off; and the
hound of disease pursues just
as relentlessly along the trail
of weakness and debility.
Many diseases which are
called by different names are
all due to a weak, iupover-
ished condition of the blood.
The liver fails to sift out bill
iOus impurities; the stomach
cannot do its proper work /;
the system gets no nourish-
ment, but is filed up with
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

It is easier to
turn a bio o d.
hound from the
9 c MT than to
shake off a disease
which is fairly
rooted in your
constitution. No
ATs n
The morning news., 1897-12-29
SHOT AND STABBED,
woman Takes a Hand With a Knife
i'm a Fight in Tennessee.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 2S.-Charles
Halloway, well-known young farmer of
Marion county, living near Whitwell. a
mining town, went to the home of a COM
panion named Smith, living at Whitwell,
and, calling Smith out of the home, picked
quarrel with him. Blows followed hard
words and then both men drew their re-
volvers and began shooting. One bullet
lock effect in Halloways arm and he tried
to close with Smith.
At that juncture Smiths father and
mother, who had been attracted by the
shots, appeared on the scene, the former
with a sho sgUn and the latter with a huge
carving knife.
The old man fired at Halloway, who fell.
desperately wounded.
Mrs. Smith then, with her knife stabb-
ed him three times-in the breast, on the
arm and in the right side.
A physician was finally summoned, the
affray having been stopped by neighbors.
Halloway's wounds were pronounced ne
cessarily fatal he having been shot and
cut almost to pieces.
Holloway is the son of Green HalloWay.
a respected citizen of Whitweu He is a
married man, but is of a desperate char
acter. The Smiths were arrested.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
SECRETARY GAGE TO STICK.
HE DENIES THAT HE HAS TENDER
ED his RESIGNATION.

Says the Report That He Had Done
So Probably Arose From His Re-
mark That He Did Not Wish Ills
Financial Views to EmharrnSs
President Mckinley and Would
Resign If He Saw They We're Do
ing SO-Assistant Secretary VAN
derlip Also Makes "A Denial.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Secretary Gage
was seen to-day on his return from New
York and questioned as to the truth 6f
the published report that he had rendered
his resignation to the President and that
it had been firmly declined with many ex-
pressions Of confidence and appreciation of
his ability as shown in his administration
of the treasury department.
Mr.. Gage was not inclined TO discuss the
matter at length, but said he had not ten
dered his resignation, nor had he any rea-
son to believe that the President and he
were not in substantial accord on the
great questions now before the country.
The report, he said, probably sprung from
a remark he made to intimate friends, to
the effect that not for anything would he
embarrass the President, and IL he saw he
was doing this he would resign at once.
He addeda "A cabinet officer ought al
ways to be, and is ready, to surrender his
office at the cali of his chief, the execu-
tive, but I have not the slightest reason
to believe that such action on my part
is even remotely desired by the President.
The desires Of other people in that drec-
tion l am not disposed to consider"
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, when
asked to-day concerning the report that
Secretary Gage had rendered his reslgna-
ton and that Mr.. Mckinley had refused
to accept it, said: There is nothing in
it,"
The report In question gave Mr.. Wander
lip as authority for the assertion.
Mr.. Vanderlip, when questioned further,
said that SO far as he was quoted as au-
thority for the assertion, he could say that
there was nothing in it, for he had never
so stated 20 any person.
AS TO whether or not Mr.. Gage had Offer
ed to resign and Mr. Mckinley had re-
fused to accept it. he (Mr. Vanderbilt
could say nothing, for he did not know
whether it was so or not.
1t is believed In some usually well in
formed circles that the report Is sub
stantially correct but that there was no
formal tender of resignation.
1t is regarded as probable that in some
conversation with the President Mr.. Gage.
in a formal way, said that he would re-
sign If his financial views We're embar-
RAISING to the administration, ana tne
President in reply stated very positively
that he did not want his Secretary Of the
Treasury to do any such thing.
1t is learned Furthermore, that at the
time Of this conversation the President
informed Mr. Gage that their views were
in accord and that he must not think Of
resigning.
II is regarded as certain that Mr.. Gage
Will continue in office.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
CUBANS IN FULL CONTROL.
SPANISH RULE NOT RECOGNIZED
IN MANZANILLO.

SO-CaIIed Pacification of the Pro-
vince a Farce and the Entire COun-
try Abandoned "a the Insurgents.
Towns Established and Gun Pow
der, Arms and Shoes Manufacture
ed by tue RebeIs-The Inhabitants
Comfortably Settled Under the Gu
ban Republic.
City of Mexico, Dec. 2S--A gentleman
from Cuba, Manzanillo, in one of the So
called pacified provinces, says in reality
the war has only begun there, for the
country is abandoned to the insurgents,
who have built towns which are supplied
with abundant provisions from neigh
boring state, established by the rebels,
who manufacture gun powder, have arms
factories, tanneries and shoe factories so
that they can supply their troops with
the most indispensable articles.
Spanish authority is not recognized and
the inhabitants are comfortably settled
under the authority of the Cuban republic.
Occasionally Spanish conveys pass over
the high roads, but the insurgents go out
and meet them and fighting occurs on
the roads, the patriotic always taking the
offensive.
The poorer Spanish soldiers are in such
a condition that much sympathy is arous-
ed they being mostly boys, thin, pale
and all complaining of the wretched quail
ity of their scanty rations and of not re-
ceiving any pay for months Only very
sick soldiers are admitted to the Spanish
hospitals and Others who are really i'll are
compelled TO sleep in court yards, exposed
to the weather. Their condition is pitt
ful in the extreme, arousing sympathy
among the insurgents, who know that
these mere lads have been conscripted and
tight them under conditions which no
troops would stand without mutiny.
The Cuban republic, he says, is a fact.
and over considerable part of the ISL
and its authority is felt.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
DOESN'T MEAN INTERVENTION.
De LONE Talks of the Movement to
Send Relief to Cuba

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Mr. Bupuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister, expresses
strong disapproval of the reports that the
relief measures adopted by the United
States and co-operated in by Spain, are a
step toward intervention by this govern
men in the affairs of Cuba The minister
characterizes such reports as an effort to
mix politics with charity and as calcu-
lated to excite i'll feeling which will en-
barrass the charitable movement and i'm
pede its execution in Havana and through
out the island.
Referring to the subject, he said: This
talk of Intervention in certain quarters
has no other purpose than 10 embitter both
countries and to divert the original essen
tial purpose of the American government.
"The extension of aid to the sufferers ia
Cuba is nothing more than was the action
of all the nations of the 'world-including
Spain-in sending help to Chicago after
the big fire, and the United States in send
ing a shipload of grain to Russia and
last year to India, and the city of Lon
don in sending food to Paris when the
siege by the Germans was raised.
Turning TO a dispatch just received from
Senor Congosto, the secretary general AZ
Havana the minister proceeded, quoting
in part the dispatch: ut il not true that
the Spanish au1nOflleS III CuDd are not
equal to the situation. Succor is being
given abundantly and relief committees
are in regular operation. In two of the
proyinces-Puerto Principe and Santiago
there has been no concentration. Forty
plantations are grinding sugar, and there
Is ample work for those who want il.
Many Of the reconcentrados who are re-
ported to be suffering are in such cond-
ton through an unwillingness to. work.
The energy with which relief measures
are being conducted in Havana is shown
by a glance at the Havana papers every
day. where there are long lists of CT art
able donations from private parties of con-
densed milk, cornmeal and like articles,
especially serviceable for the relief of
children 1t should be borne in mind also
that the Spanish government has remit
ted all duties on relief supplies sent to
cuba. so that for every dollar of sup
plies entering Cuba, Spains adds a con.
siderable percentage, the remitted duties
running from 20 per cent. down.
ut IS perfectly well understood that the
Americans heln will be received In the
spirit that Il is given, and the American
eovernment-as Secretary Sherman ex-
PRESSED II in his recent letter-offers the
well-known generosity Of the American
people in the same spirit that they have
accepted foreign help in cases Of public
calamity. 1t seems thai some persons who,
make statements as 10 the conditions in
cuba forget that the evils Of war cannot
be mlteated IN q short time. Tlgy fan
10 compare the actual situation Of ao-dsy
with that Of the past, aad they totally
The morning news., 1897-12-29
HAPIER's REMOVAL.
Government Plays a sharp Trick I'm
the Mobile PostOnIce Fight.

Government Plays a sharp Trick I'm
the Mobile Postonlce Fight.
Mobile, Ala, Dec 2S.-Postmaster Bar
ker was installed before day this morning
in Office here and had an all-night vigil
in the postofice. Inspectors arrived last
night and overhauled the accounts OF the
Office and found them correct. This morn
ing they took possession and swore in p.
d. Barker and the employees on their ar
rival. Two of the employees refused to
take oath to the new postmaster and
were suspended.
Col. Rapier, who claims to hold Office
by virtue of section 1880 of the revised
statutes, which law requires that remov-
ais made before the expiration of the
term must be made by advice and con-
sent of the Senate, sued out a writ OF in
junction In the United States circuit court
before Judge Toulmin, he being represent
ed by Mcintosh and Rich, and Mr.. Barker
by District Attorney Wickersham.
The plea was that MIR. Barker is not
postmaster, because Col. Rapier has not
been legally relieved and Mr.. Barker's
name not being sent TO the Senate
Col Rapier asked that Mr.. Barker he
enjoined from interfering with him in the
discharge of his duties as postmaster Of
Mobile.
Judge Touimin rendered his decision at
o'clock, refusing to grant the Injunction.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
RUSSIA MAY GET INTO A ROW
FLEET OF JAPANESE WARsHIPs
READY FOR A FIGHT.

They Are Said to BE Acting in Close
Touch With the British Squadron
Japan Reported Determined to Re-
sist Permanent Occupation of Port
Arthur by Russia-Landing of Rus
sian ReinfOrcements From Odessa
May BE Resisted.
London Dec. ga special dispatch
from Shanghai, dated yesterday
(Tuesday), says: 1T is reported that a
japanese feet of over twenty warships is
stationed near Colo Island, outside of Ma
gasaki. fully equipped for war and only
awaiting instructions. This includes the
Yaquima and F'ukumi, two of the fastest
vessels in the Japanese navy, and the
Chen Yuen, that was captured from China.
The Japanese fleet, it is understood, Is
acting in close touch with the British
squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Alexan-
der Butler, commander-in-chief of the
China station.
Japan will certainly oppose a perma-
nent Russian occupation of Port Arthur.
The sudden dissolution of the Japanese
diet was owing to the war report
''It is expected that the japanese feet
will attempt to prevent the landing of
reinforcements from Odessa for the pro-
lection of the Russian trans-Asatic rail-
way in Manchuria."
The morning news., 1897-12-29
DR. EVANS WILLS.
Two Copies Contradict Each other
and Notification Possible.

Two Copies Contradict Each other
and Notification Possible.
Paris, Dec. 2S.-Rudolph Evans, the only
surviving brother Of the late DIR. Thomas
w Evans, the faMous American dentist,
who died in Paris on Nov. IA, arrived here
yesterday evening with his wife and son.
1t is learned from a reliable source that
the original will of DR.. Evans. drawn up by
a New York attorney, was so badly copied
by DR.. Evans, who also amended 1t and
added several codicils, that il is very
doubtful If ii is legal.
1t also appears that DR.. Evans made
two wills. one for the United States and
another for France, which was sworn 10
by the traslator, who demands $500
francs for the translation, and having
found difference in the two wills, he re-
fuses to deliver them until both are proba-
ted here. The United States consul, how
ever, insists that the wills be handed TO
him for verificatlon. This adds to the COM
plications.
Rudolph Evans. who. II his brother died
intestate, would have been entitled TO half
the fortune of the deceased, which, after
all. only amounts to 81. 100000, receives but
$4,000 Therefore, he Is determined to
fight the will.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
DEFEAT OF THE AFRIDIs.
British Victory over the Tribesmen
Appears Complete.

Appedfs complete.
London, Dec. 2S.-A dispatch from Pc
shawur says 1.-THE British columns have
returned from Khyber pass after punish
ing, with slight opposition, the Sekka-
Kels. in the Bazar valley. Military op-
erations on the frontier are now conclud-
ed Every Afridi in the Orakzi valley has
submitted.
ut is announced by the papers that the
enemy's loss was more severe that was
at first believed. and out of all propor-
ton to its possible fighting strength. Their
trade with our centers for the necessities
of life has been closed and their autumn
tillage prevented. The submission of the
Orakzais is now complete.
MANY hitherto unknown strategetical
frontier routes have been surveyed and
mapped out. The vaunted prestige of the
Afridis has been lowered and their pun
shment has paved the way for the per-
manent settlement of the country. It is
firmly believed that, cut off from India
and threatened with a reinvasion of their
country in the spring, they will now sub
NIT.
''It is now explained that the internal
friction resulting from the operations will
prove almost as severe a punishment as
the operations themselves"
The morning news., 1897-12-29
FITZSIMM0NS IN FOR A FIGHT.
HIS WIFE RELEASES HIM FROM HIS
PROMISE TO RETIRE.

The Australian 60 Defend His Title
10 the Championship, But Demands
That Corbctt Defeat Maher or
ChOynSkI Before He Meets Him.
He Also Insists That Mccoy MUST
Win Battle nt the MiddIe-Wefght
Limit Before Meeting Him-Cor-
bett Says Hell Force Fitz to FiEhts
Chicago, Dec. 2s-Martin Julian to-day,
on behalf of Robert Fitzsimmons. made
the following signed statement:
''Fitzsimmons will defend his right to
the title of champion. Mrs. Fitzslmnons
has released him from his promise Of re-
tirement"
Referring TO the conditions on which
Fitzsimmons will fight Corbett and Me-
Coy, Julians statement says These con-
ditons are as follows: Let Corbett Beat
n man like Maher or Choynsh and estab-
lish his right as member of BOb's classs
let Mccoy beat his way up TO a commands
ing position ana come along with his
challenge afterward. But first Mccoy
must fight a fit opponent at the middle-
weight limit and not at catch weights"
The statement concludes as follows: II
am not going TO allow Mr.. Fitzsmmons
to accept offers from inferior men. When
the proper time comes Fitzsimmons will
meet them oil. one after another In the
same ring. IL need be.
(Signed Martin Julian,
Manager OF Bob Ftzsimmons. WoridA
Championship heavyweight"
Cincinnati, Dec. 2S-James J. corbett Is
playing an engagement here. When
shown Juian's statement tonight on be-
half of Fitzsimmons, as reported by the
Associated Press from Chicago he said.
II have very little to say. If / should
beat Maher or Choynsk l would only be
advancing Fitzsimmons' reputation and
leaving myself just where / am now, Sec
ond TO Bob Fitzsimmons. l viii do noth-
Ing OF the kind Fitzsimmons is the only
man | will fight. / shall follow his trail
till I compel him to fight me. That is all
l have to say"
New York, Dec. 2S.-"EIid" Mccoy an
Eounced tonight that he had arranged ia
meet Al Smith in this city tomorrow and
that he will then deposit $1,000 as a guar
antee that he viii meet any man named
by Fitzsimmons. IL is to meet Martin
Julian's condition announced in Chicago
to-day that Mccoy has arranged the con-
ference of tomorrow He Is anxious, he
says to find out who Fitzsimomns wants
him TO fight.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
sINGERLY's SMASH.
EcISeIs Denies That Politics Cut Any
Figure in the Bank situation.

Figure in the Bank situation.
Philadelphia, Dec 2S.-Controller OF the
Currency Eckels wired a statement to
this city tonight In relation to the pub
lished articles intimatlng that political
feeling had something Co do with the fail
ure of the Chestnut Street National Bank
and the Chestnut Street Trust and Savings
Fund Company of which William NJ Sin
gerly the proprietor of the Record. was
president
The controller says; "I have read with
deep interest the statement in a New York
paper of this date relative to the affairs
of the Chestnut Street National Bank OF
Philadelphia. its president William NJ.
Singerly, and the acts OF the controller OF
the currency in connection with the bank S
failure.
Il have no objection to any criticism
which may be made by any one of my
Official acts which goes to the merit of
them, nor have | any wish to evade the
fun responsibility for them. The objection
which must be made 10 the article refer
red TO, is that by innuendo il undertakes
to show that the difficulties OF the bank
were not dealt with because OF some al
legged political Affiliations between Mr..
Singerly, some others and myself The in
justice or this lies in the fact that il is
untounded and puts me in the attitude OF
introducing into a grave business situa-
ton an element of selhshness and parti-
sanship. Nothing could be more foreign
to anything done or attempted to be done.
throughout the period of the time that
the affairs of the Chestnut Street National
Bank have been under supervision the
conditions have from time to time chang
ed. AT one time they would seem to be
better, and al another time worse. The
paper of Mr. Singerly and his allied com
mercial interests was the question to be
dealt with, and that question how to get
il out, having in mind the creation of dis
turbance to business conditions and the
possibility of saving the bank TO the share
holders and keeping creditors unharmed?
In compliance 10 an order of Controller
Eckels, Deputy Controller Coffin to-day
called a meeting of the directors of the
bank tovtalie steps to send out a notice
OF meeting Of the shareholders to vote
on the question of going into voluntary
liquidation. The law requires thirty days
notice of such a meeting, and Jan. 20 was
the day fixed
The plan for the liquidation of
all claims against the Chestnut
Street National Bank and the Chest
nut Street National Bank and the Chest
nut Street Trust and Savings Fund Com
pany was, as far as could be learned to-
day quite acceptable to the general body
OF depositors of both of those institutions.
The plan providing for the turning over
to the bank and trust company OF the
entire Record Publishing Company, of
which William M. Singerly Is the owner,
Il Is believed, will sufiice to pay all the
claims os depositors.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
HANGED AND BULLET-RIDDLED.
Double Murderer's Captors Make
Short Work of Him.

double muruereF8 C0DfOra Make
Short Work of Him.
Minter city, Miss, Dec. 28.-Joseph Hon.
klns. the negro who murdered two white
farmers on Christmas day at Glendora.
a small island town near this place. was
captured by posse at daylight this MORN
ing on the James plantation near zahu
Lake
Hopkins had concealed himself in a gin
house, but was discovered by two ne
groes, who gave the alarm.
Hopkins fought like demon before be-
ing taken into custody, and when ar
rested il was found that he had been shot
in three places during the melee. He was
not fatally injured, however, and was az
once taken to the scene OF his terribls
crime
Hopkins confessed his guilt and did NOT
plead for mercy. but begged his capfors
to make quick work OF him, and little
time was lost in carrying out the instruc-
tions
A rope was placed about the negro
neck and he was hanged to a limb. The
body was then riddled with bullets and
left hanging.
Hopkins record is a very bad one many
recent crimes being attributed to him.