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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22

The Charleston Is a secOnd-rate crufs-
er, protected, and Is a ship of about
the class Of the Chicago, Baltimore and
the Philadelphia The Monadnock is a
monitor about the size of the Terror
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
RED CROSS SHIPS.
National Association Decides to Pro-
vide Them.

vide Them.
NEW YORK, May 21.-At a joint
meeting of the executive committee of
the American National Red Cross Re-
lief association with the Woman's COM
mittee as auxiliaries today, it was re-
solved that a sea-going tug should be
purchased and forwarded to Key West
and placed at the disposal of Miss
Clara Barton, in accordance with her
request, and that the relief committee
should take steps to purchase or char
ter Red Cross hospital ship, to be
equipped by the WOman's auxiliary
committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
Ceryera Left Without So
Much as One Boat of
His Squadron.
DISCREDITED AT WASHINGTON
HARDLY POSSIBLE THAT THE nan
TIE COULD HAVE BEEN rorcur
AS REPORTED

Not So Many Ships I'm the sn.r,.A
Fleet as Are Now Said to Have
Been Destroyed, and Neither
schley Nor Sampson Could Have
heen Present mt the Time and
Place Ftxed-scraps of Informa-
ton Regarding the Hostile Shin.
I'm the West Indies.
Copyright by the Associated Press.
CAPE HAYTIEN, May M.-A pas
senger from Port de Paix who arrived
on the Haytien steamer today brought
rumor that a fight had taken place
off Mole st. Nicholas, in which twelve
Spanish warshdps had been sunk and
two American warships disabled.
The report lacks confirmation.
1t is reported here from a vague
source that cannonading was heard off
the Mole to the northward yesterday.
ceasing at nightfall, and that the firing
was renewed early today and continued
until noon.
STORY DIsCREDITED.
WASHINGTON, MAY 2f.-No con-
hrmation OF the rumored engagement
off Mole st. Nicholas has been received
at the navy department up to a late
hour tonight and naval officers are dis
inclined to believe that the American
fleet has encountered the Spaniards. 1t
was expressly denied at the department
that information even giving such an
intimatton had been received
Unofficially 1t was pointed out that
the story carries its own condemnation.
In the first place the Spanish admiral
has not the number of ships under
him reported as sunk. In the second,
1t Is hardly possible for either SchIey
or Sampson to have been In a fight at
rhe time and place fixed. Leaving Key
West late Friday as they did even the
fastest of the American Ships could
not have covered the distance-betwee
700 and 800 miles-to reach the wind
ward passage in time to engage i'm a
battle where. according to the rurnor.
must have been fought early today or
yesterday.
NO CONFIRMATION.
KEY WEST, Fla, May 21.-The day
has been dntolerably dull The news
paper men and naval officers gathered
at the hotel tried to keep cool and
speculated as to possible naval move
ments. Key West today is not news
center. There is no confirmation of
the rumored naval battle.
In the prize court today the Spanish
prizes Mathilde, Candidate, Sofia and
Argonauta, against which "pro con-
fesso" was entered yesterday, nobody
appearing to claim them, were formal
ly condemned and ordered to be scid.
The day Of the sale was not set
The rifles and ammunition found
yesterday in a secret chamber on the
Argonauta are valued at $1,000. They
also were condemned, and ordered sold.
SANTIAGO SILENT.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nav 19.-Pri-
vate telegraphic inquiries concerning
the Spanish squadron. said to be at
Santiago de Cuba, have failed to bring
any responses, though the cable is In
working order.
SIGHTED THE FLEET.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May IL
The Dutch steamer Prinz Frederick
Hendrix, which has arrived here from
Curacao. confirms the report of the
Continued ON Fifth Page
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
POWERS MAY YET MIX IN
NO CERTAINTY THAT A GEN
ERAL CONFLICT IS AvERTED

Change In the Tone Of French Sen.
timent Relief, but Not a Guar
antee That the War VIII he Con-
fined to It's Present Limits-The
Text of the Salisbury Speech Be-
fore the Primrose League.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
Both Cleared and COmplicat-
ed By the Days News
Developments
INTO STRATEGIC UNKNOWN
sCHLEY AND SAMPSON HAVE SAIL
ED AWAY FROM KEY WEST
AFTER CERVERA

Official Information Is Lacking, but
1t Is Probable That They Are on
Opposite Sides of the Island on
the Lookout for the Fleet of the
Spanish Admiral-NO News of n
Battle Yet Received at the Ma
tionaI Capital-Present Status.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
VAN HASSEL'S TURN.
Mrs. Whiteker Leaves Her Husband
Again and Goes to Live With
Van HasseL

The Whiteker-Van Hasse1 contest for
the affection of the woman, Mrs. White
ker or Mrs. Van HaSSeI has taken an
other turn. This semi-friendly contest
which has been in progress for the past
six months has been something of a
novelty in matrimonial chronicles.
Word has just been received from
EmpOria that Mrs. Whiteker has mar
ried John Van Hassel and that the mar
riage was sOlemnized at Sedalia, Mo,
where Mrs. Whiteker'S parents live.
Mrs. Frank Whiteker is comely look
ing woman. She married Frank White
ker several years ago and the couple
lived as happily as most married
couples. Mr.. Whiteker drives a fruit
wagon for his brothers who are in the
fruit business in Topeka.
One day Mrs. Whiteker met John Van
Hassel of Americus, Lyon county, and
the two formed a strong attachment.
That was early last summer. Finally
Mr.. Van Hassel came to Topeka where
he met the object of his affections and
she renounced her husband and went
home with Van hasseI where she as
sumed charge of the household.
The couple was not molested for some
time Mr. Whiteker knew where his wife
was, and when he began to pine for her
society he went to Lyon county where he
saw her and begged her to return. She
assumed the pining role.
M MIS-: Whlteker said she was sorry and
but that Van Hassel had 'hypnotized''
return she said that She was happy and
cOntented and that she did not care what
became of Van Hassel.
Her next move was to second her hus-
band in a damage suit against Van Hassel
for alternating her affections but before
the case was tried Mrs. Whiteker's affec-
tiOn for her husband had suffered another
relapse and the suit was dismissed.
Mrs Wh1teker went to her home in
Sedalia where by some method un-
known to unrOmantic people the old feel
ing for VanHassel rivived. She wrote
to him and informed him of that fact
and he left his work and went at once
to Sedalia where he again became the
accepted suitOr. Mr.. Whiteker's star
had gone down and the VanHasseI orb
illuminated the sky.
A day or two ago the couple reap
peared in Lyon county and Mr.. Van
Hassel announced that Mrs. Whiteker
had become Mrs. NanHasseI.
Mr.. Whiteker can not be found and
his brothers do not know whether he
expects to reopen the contest with Van
Hassel
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
THAT EARLY CURFEW.
Leaves a Large Party in the Dark in
the Middle of the State House.

Mrs. Annie L. Diggs' Mandolin club
or string orchestra was lost for several
minutes on the fourth floor of the state
house last night. While practising sew
eral new selections in the new library
rooms in the north wing of the capitol
building about O'Clock the electric
LIGHTS went out like a flash and the
cIIIb members and about 20 guests pres
ent found themselves in absolute dark
ness.
Some of the young ladies screamed
because they didn't know what else 70
do and two or three of the young men
said something violent. AS soon as the
shock was over an inventory OF the pos
sessions of the male sex present was
taken and a total of two matches dls-
covered. It was agreed that the failure
of the lights was simultaneous with the
shutting down of the state mouse elec-
tric light plant. So by the aid OF the
two matches the party moved together
to the cloak room by the entrance door
Here a council of war was held in the
darkness. and it was decided ThaI some
of the men would have to make their
way down stairs and secure a lght OF
some kind to enable the others TO make
their safe escape. Two OF the men Nol-
unteered and started on their darkSCSne
tourney. The darkness in the corridors
was more dense than in the nDrary
rooms and they were compelled to reel
their way along on their hands ana
knees They finally reached the stair
and about ten minutes later returned
with one lantern secured from the engl-
neer in the basement of the bulldlng-
nv the dim light of the lantern the
members Of the party endeavored to
secure their belongings in the shape OF
wraps, hats and overshoes, and every
one succeeded in extricating one or
more of the various articles of wear
from the supply in the cloak room
Then procession was FORMED, ana
/ single file, with the man with the Ian
tern leading. the party proceeded eau
tiOusly along the corridors and down
the three flights of stairs to the main
floor of the building. AS soon as the
main floor was reached the party had
no trouble in making its exit from the
building
Today the various members have been
I busy exchanging jackets, hats, over
/ coats and rubbers- The light in differ
+ ent homes last night revealed the hor-
rible mistakes that had been made in
the dark cloak room But few of those
in the party succeeded in securing their
rightful possessions by the sickly light
/ from the one lantern.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
Rad Blood in Oakland.

Yesterday evening Bert Pugh and
Charles Osborne, both of Oakland, were
riding home together in the same car;
suddenly osborne exclaimed It's a lie, -
and the two would have come to blows
had it not been for the passengers. Pugh
got off the car and went to his home.
Later he, in company with ms WlIe'
started for a reception in North Topeka,
and while waiting for the car, osborne
came up to where they were standing
Pugh turned to Osborne and instantly
a fight ensued and osborne was ,IL pauIy
bruised. Osborne is a son of ex-Eecre-
tarv of State Osborne. The quarrel IS
said to be the outcome of an affair OF
long standing and Oakland people are
in a good deal of stir over the ngnl,
as the trouble may involve many of the
church members.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
REPUBLICAN STAND POINT.
Some 'View With Alarm" the Calling
of an Extra Session, While
Others Don't Care.

The Republicans who are in Topeka
today regard the call for special ses-
sion from widely different points or
view Some of them view with alarm
for fear the POpulists may accomplish
the objects for which the session is
called, that is, passing laws Whlch may
reinstate their party in public favor
while others sit back and smile and say,
"GiVe 'em rope.
That it has caused a furry of excite
ment among the Republicans there can
be no doubt, but no plan of action has
been mapped out by them as yet II
has been suggested that all Republican
members may stay at home and refuse
to have anything to do with the special
session, but it is merely idle talk thus
far.
Some Republicans think it places Gov
ernor-elect Stanley in a predicament. as
he will not know what to recommend IN
his message to the next legislature until
this one gets through doing business,
but George Clark, secretary of state
elect, looks at it differently.
1T is a good thing for Governor STAN
Iey'' said Mr. Clark today. He can
go back down to Wichita now and face
that crowd of office seekers and tell
them he can make no promises Of once
until he sees what this special session
leaves at his disposal. 1t will give him
a rest, and he needs it,
f Dumont Smith, editor of the Kins-
lev Mercury, who is Private Secretary
Lewis competitor down there, said to-
day:
'sYou can't tell what fool thing a
Pop won't do. did not suppose Cover
nor Ieedy would ever call that herd Of
fellows together again that were here
two years ago. 1t is really disap-
pointment to us Republicans, because
they are likely to do some of the things
that we want to get a chance at. For
instance, they Will reduce Pullman
rates one half and express rates % or 30
per cent, both of which ought to have
been done long ago, and which the Re
publicans want a chance to do. I don't
take much stock in this freight rate
business The rates are fair enough to
all concerned now
Governor-elect Stanley returned to his
home at Wichita last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
WoMAN's NIGHTMARE.
She Shudders When She Realizes the
Danger and Pain of Child bearing.

There is so much suffering and danger
in store for the young mother, that her
happy anticipation soon gives way to q
feeling of dread at the thought of the
pain which she must undergo. This
constant fear so preys upon the mind of
many women that it fills them with ter
Tor and makes baby's coming n source
of the greatest anxiety and dread
All the suffering and danger of the
of Mothers Friend - which prepares
the body for this important event. 1t
relieves morning Sickness and many
other unpleasant conditions which ex-
ist during this time. Thousands of
women praise Mothers Friend" for
bringing them safely through the most
critical period of their lives.
Every woman should send their name
and address to the Bradfeld Regulator
Co., Atlanta, Georgia, and receive frees
valuable information Oh the subject
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17

making a statutory declaration has
been widely availed of throughout the
country and is causing serious misgiv-
ings and strong protests from the press.
Thousands OF children have thus been
exempted from vaccination during the
past year. Sir Richard ThOrne an
nounces that One-third Of the children
of England and Wales have escaped
vaccination. He says the country is be-
ing prepared for widespread epidemicS
of smallpox such as are unknown to
the present generation.
1t is suggested in order to counteract
the anti-vaccinatiOnist that insurance
companies refuse to issue policies to I'M
Vaccinated people.
Mrs. Druce, after apparently surmount-
ing the last difficulty in the way of OPEN
ing the Druce vault by securing perrnis-
sion from the cOnsistOry court, in her at
tempt to establish that her son is the
rightful sixth Duke of Portland by de-
termining whether or. not father-in-law,
T. c. Druce, is really buried there, Is
obstacle in the refusal of Mr. Herbert
Druce, whom the cemetery company rec
ognize as the owner Of the vault, to give
his consent to its being opened. More
over, the home secretary has interviewed
he, declares his permission IS necessary,
and the proceedings thus seem intermina-
bic. Nevertheless, Mrs Druce. is issuing
10000 worth of Druce-Portland bonds,
the holders of which she claims will re-
ceive SO for every 50 within twelve months
estates. She declares that &11,00O of
these bonds have already been taken up 1t
present duke cannot lose his dukedOm, as
he has taken the oath in the house of
lords, and that if Druce succeeds there
win be two dukes. 1t is also declared
that the estates, owing to the conditions
of the succession, cannot be alienated from
the present holders.
The temperance of Robert Arthurs at
the Comedy theater, after long absence
in the provinces. is the only theatrical
novelty Of the week. His play My Lord
Sir Smith is a weak musical comedy, but
it served to give an opportunity to Ada
Reeve, who quite ecHpsed Robert and the
others in the cast and made a brilliant
success.
Jest" is to be Withdrawn from the Cri-
terion on Wednesday, and Charles Wynd-
ham will close the theater for month.
Clement Scott announced this week his
intention of retiring from the post of
dramatic critic on the Daily Telegraph
He SAYS he is going on lecture tour in
the United States.
Princess Louise. Marchioness of Lorne,
has promoted q matinee performance to
take place next Monday at the Strand
theater in aid of the East End mothers
home In addition to the leading actors
and actresses the Duke of Manchester,
the Earl of Yarmouth and Lady Grenville
are billed to appear.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Programme for Its Annual Meeting
Secretary Wilson to Be Here.

Secretary Coburn has just completed
the program for the twenty eighth an
nual meeting of the state board Of agri
culture, which begins in Topeka on jan
uary IL. There will be three other state
meetings in Topeka the same week. The
Swine Breeders association cOnvenes on
Monday, the improved stock breeders
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the
state board of agriculture will begin at
4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Dur
ing the entire week the State Poultry
association will have its show running
at Hamilton hall
As a usual thing the meetings Of the
state board of agriculture are held in
Representatives hall, but as the legis-
lature will be in session this year the
day sessions Will be held in Library hall,
but the evening sessions will be in Rep
resentatives' hall as usual.
The principal address will be given by
Secretary Wilson of the United States
department of agriculture, on Wednes-
day evening.
At the first session of the board on
Wednesday afternoon routine business,
such as reports of committees and Off
GERS, will be attended to, but in the
evening addresses of welcome will be
delivered by Governor w. E. Stanley
and Mayor Charles Fellows of Topeka.
Ex-Governor George w Click, presi-
dent of the Kansas board, Will respond.
G. NJ. Davis of HugOtOn, will deliver an
address on "The Southwest Corner"
while Professor W. H. Carruth of the
state university, will speak on Euro
pean Contributions to Kansas Agricul-
ture.''
The program for the rest of the meet
ing follows:
Thursda y-''Swine Plague and Black
leg Protective incubation" DR.. Paul
Fischer, state agricultural college; The
Serum Treatment for Hog Cholera" Dr.
D. E. Salmon, chief of United States
bureau of animal industry; The
Farmer His Own Veterinarian DIR. NJ.
Stalker, Iowa agricultural college;
sheep Raising in North-Central KAN
sas," J. N Grau. AsherVilIe, Mitchell
county; sheep. Good and Bad" Pro-
fessor John a. Craig, Iowa agricul-
tural college; THE Kansas Cow and
Creamery" Senator George w. Hanna,
Clay Center; Life Among the Ger
mans" Mrs. Frances NJ Sherman, Kan
sas City; 'MOdifying the Characteristics
of Farm Animals" President G. E.
Morrow, Oklahoma agricultural college.
Friday" Practical Lessons in Agri-
culture" E. Whitcomb, Friend, Neb.;
What I Know About Alfalfa H. D.
Watson, Kearney, Neb.; election of Of
ficerS and mem bers; kansas as a
Stock Growing State J. H. Neff, editor
DrOVers' Telegram, Kansas City, Mo;
''As Seen by the Commission Man." w.
S. Hannah, Kansas City stock yards;
THE Farmer and His Wife, as Seen
by the Merchant J. Logan Jones, Kan
sas City, Mo; address by James Will
son, secretary of agriculture, Washing
ton, d. c.: Another Point of View"
Mrs. G. T. Wilder, Manhattan.
The railroads have granted an open
rate of one and one-third fares for the
round trip, good for the entire week,
and Secretary COburn adds, Whose
ever will may come.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17

and tests given. You may hear from
some loved one. Also at 1880 p. m. a
good lecture will be given by one of our
most able men, exposing spiritualism-
Good music and tests will follow the
lecture.
St. Johns A NJ E. Church-Preach-
ing by J. r. Ransom, pastor, at IL a.
m. and 7:30 D. m. Morning subject,
Love to Gods Church," evening sub
ject, Prayer" Sunday school at 8 p.
m Young peoples meeting at $50 p.
First United Presbyterian, corner Of
Eighth and Topeka Avenues-Rev. NJ.
+. McKirahan, pastor. Preaching to-
morrow at IL O'Clock on "Christ's Power
over Death" and at 1880 on Does
Anybody Care for You?" Harry Nc
Kitrick will lead the Christian En-
deavor at $50.
Mrs. NJ. L. Brainard Of Chicago will
speak at 3O7 Van Buren street at p.
m. upon 1.-The Ancient Mysteries
Grace Cathedral-BishOp, Right Rev.
Frank K. AIillspaugh, D. D.; dean Very
Rev. John W. Sykes; canon. Rev
Maurice J. ByWater; 1880 a. m, Holy
communion; $3.50 a. m, Sunday school;
IL a. m, morning prayer. Litany ser
mon by Very Rev. Dean Sykes; offer
tory, 20, Come Emmanuel" GregOrian
plain song and harmOnized refrain;
7:30 o. m, choral even song, sermon by
Very Rev. Dean Sykes.
Good Shepherd, corner of Laurent and
Quincy-9:3O a. m, Sunday school; 1880
feSsor Barber, head master OF st. John s
Military school, Salina.
st. Simon's, Seventh and Western
$3.50 a m, Sunday school; 4:30 p. m,
evening prayer, sermon by Professor
Calvary ChapeI-3 D. m, Sunday
school; p. m. evening prayer, sermon
by the Rev. Joseph Wayne.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. Dec. II.

CHICAGO, DtC IL
WHEAT@The short Saturday session in
wheat was marked by considerable actfv-
ity and rapid changes in prices The open
ing was easy at a decline of ~ from yes
teTday's closing price. May starting at
673Ac, with plenty Of sellers at that price;
sc. Even taking into consideration the
sharp that took place near the close here
yesterday this action of the Liverpool mar
ket was hardly looked for, and it encour-
aged short selling and liquidation 70 an
extent that soon forced the price down 70
673z Gssc. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
were $40 cars, compared with 934 last week
Up cars. 10 of contract grade World $
shipments were estimated at about SOV1.VJO
bushels of which 6074 600 bushels came
from America Argentine cables told Of
continuous general rains in that country
greatly retardfne harvesting and causing
Considerable damage This stopped the
liquidation to some extent ana increased
the buving demand May advanced to
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17

6734c. but the market again became very
weak under heavy. selling by prominent
longs. the May price being forced down
to &c before the pressure was removed
CORN-COrn was rather quiet and easy.
Receipts were rather liberal 645 cars, and
a continued heavy movement was predict
ed the weather being more favorable
The market was also affected by wheat
May opened a shade lower at S47sQS5c and
declined to 3434
OATS-In oats trading was of a scalp
ing nature Receipts were 3S4 cars. The
market was weak with corn. May opened
a shade lower at 263sq24c and declined to
2612c.
PROVISIONS The. light offerings Of
easily taken care of. May pork opened
unchanged at $9-6212 and eased on to s.; ;.i, a.
and sold at $3.50. May ribs opened 21zc
lower at $50 and held at that price.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
SOCIALISTS UNTIRING
In Their Efforts to Commit the Fed
eration to Their Theories.

Kansas City, Dec. IA forlorn hope was
never bolstered up by, more matchless elo-
quencest than the socialists among the dele
gates to the American Federation of La
bor put forth in behalf of the principles
which they believe offer the true relief
from grinding industrial conditions and
the oppression of capital, at this morn
ing'S session.
The federation is opposed to committing
itself to the Endorsement of any political
party and has voted in each annual con-
Vention to this effect. Democrats and
Republicans have given up their efforts for
their theories of government, but the So
cialists have not. Each year when the
convention meets they are on hand. They
realize that their work will be in vain as
far as practical definite results are con-
cerned, but they glory in the agitation
they cause and in the fact that they make
converts in secret. The entire morning
session today was spent along these lines.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
HE MAY BE SORRY.
A Man Who Was Robbed Takes the
Robber Into His EmploY.

G. G. Vintng, the merchant of Corning
who yesterday secured a pardon for Ed
TempletOn, the man who robbed him at
the open end of a revolver in his store
four years ago, will take 'Templeton into
his store as a trusted emplOye as soon as
he is out of the penitentiary.
'',Yining is a rare specimen Of humani-
board of pardOns, today. 1T is not usual
for man to do as he has done. Temple
ton went into Winnings store late one
night and covered him with a revolver
and a knife and took all the money he
had. Then he sent TempIeton to the
penitentiary, but it was not a year before
he was trying to get him out again. Now
he says he will take him right into the
store where the robbery occurred and al
low him access to everything