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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
s1GsBEE SAYS THEY'RE THERI
He is Just From Santiago and Has
No Doubt About It

New York, June 3.-After visiting
Commodore Bunce at the navy yard to-
day, Captain Sigsbee relaxed from his
reserve sufficiently to say to reporter:
It had target practice right along
from the first day 1 arrived at Santiago
on Nav % and while none of my men
have been in the service long, am well
satisfied with their work at the guns.
We have not been in any fight so far.
but my men will give a good account Of
themselves.
"It was on the 25th when we cap
tured the Restormel. I knew that the
Spaniards needed the coal very badly
and 1 made every effort to see that they
did not get it.
''While off Santiago with Schley, I
saw two more Spanish cruisers and
Schley saw two torpedo boats. There
is no question that they are bottled up.
as tight as can be in Santiago harbOr.
Il went in so close that I made
sketches of their fortifications, which I
am sending to Washington.
Their guns could easily have reached
me. but the batteries made no attempt
to fire, for what reason / do not know
1t may be the Spaniards did not wan t
to reveal their strength and location of
their guns. 1 am going to Washington
with dispatches from the fleet and as
soon as we have coaled and provisioned
we shall put to sea again. This prob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
MADE ILL BY DUST.
A Sprinkling System a Necessity at
Camp Thomas.

Chickamauga Park, June 3.-An order
has been issued from corps headquart-
ers directing the division commander to
instruct the brigade commanders to ap-
point an officer in each regiment to act
as judge advocate and try all offenses
which do not come under the death
penalty.
Col. j. S. Culver, commanding the
Fifth Illinois volunteer infantry regt-
ment has been named by Division Com
mander Wilson, to command the first
brigade of the first division, first army
corps, succeeding Colonel Hunt Of the
first Ohio, who has gone to Tampa.
The appointment is effective at once.
Col. Culver is now in charge of the
brigade.
The board of army horse buyers, com
posed of Captain Carson, Lieutenant
Blunt, Lieutenant Winn and Dr.FOster.
returned last night from their tour OF
middle Tennessee and Kentucky. Dur
ing this trip they purchased and sent
to the park 450 horses and 80 mules
1t is announced from headquarters
that during the next few days a sprink-
ling system will be established in the
park The dust nuisance has become
so great that it must of necessity be
abated. Many of the men have been
made i'll by the clouds of dust constant
ly in the air.
The work of paying the Ohio vOlun-
teers were completed last night. The
amount paid was $125.O0O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03

ably will not be for three or four days.
LAS soon as I arrived outside the har-
Dor of Santiago there were indications
of the presence of Cervera's fleet on the
inside beyond the hills.
II hugged the mouth of the harbor so
closely that it would have been impos-
sible for anything af1oat to sneak out
without our seeing them. 1t was
arrival that saw two Spanish vessels
which was sure were the Vizcaya and
the Cristobal Colon They. crept eau
tfOusly into the stream and got to the
caught sight of me, they scampered
back as rapidly as they could steam.
announced my presence by the courtesy of
q salute taking, as target one of the
Spanish forts. The forts evidently did not
intend to accord me the courtesy due in
When I was satisfied with the practice
my men had had I steamed the St. Paul
side the mouth of the ,harbor.
fort and within easy range that lat I took iS
the Restormel with 2,405 tons of coal
This coal was evidently intended for
the Spanish fleet and and for the Restormel to
run our blockade and enter Santiago har-
dence that the Spanish were there. We
had to fire several shots at her before she
sent the confer to Kdy VEST. ''O'''-U anu
During the j 2Jperiogd 5bg j va, at Santiago
went several times, cruising a little to the
westward. but the St. Paul remained off
1T was on May 29 that 1 saw heavy
lines of smoking coming from what 1 at
ron coming to the relief of Cervera. There
was great excitement board the ST.
Paul and I Immediately put out after the
fleet. 1 soon found the smoke was com
ing from Schley's ships returning to the
'fOn this day both Schley and myself
saw positive evidence that the Spanish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
AWARDS TONIGHT.
Hutchinson Musical Jubilee Breaks
Past Records

Hutchinson, June 3.-Nearly the en-
tire jubilee crowd was present at the
auditorium this morning. A cool re-
freshing breeze made the building COM
Portable in all parts, which was
pleasant contrast to yesterday after
noon There were not large additions to
the crowd today. A few new faces could
be seen among the musicians, but the
attendance was about the same as yes
terday. The musicians are thoroughly
enjoying the musical feast and are sor-
ry that this is the last day.
The musicians are doing much spec
ulation as to the winners in some of
the contests, and there will be the usual
great interest in the decisions The
auditorium will be filed to it's utmost
capacity tonight to hear the result of
the contests. The decisions will be an
nounced at the close of the last con-
cert
Many of the visitors at the jubilee
express their determination of having
large delegations from their towns next
year The attendance during the first
two days of the jubilee is ahead of
last year, and that last year was in
advance of previous jubilees.
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is FRANK BROWN INSANE 2
Passed Forged Checks so Multitude
nously That His Folks Think
He's Crazy

Frank Brown is in the county Jail in
this city with the charge against him
of insanity. He will resist the charge
when his case comes to trial Saturday
afternoon.
He was arrested in the Indian Ter
ritOry two weeks ago on the charge of
forgery, and embezzlement. He was
taken to Arkansas City and waived
preliminary hearing and was taken to
Winfield for safe keeping. It was only
Wednesday last that he was able to Sc
cure bond. But he was no sooner re-
leased than the sheriff rearrested him
on the charge of insanity, on the war;
rant which was issued in Topeka last
March. Yesterday Brown was brought
to Topeka. He occupies the cell on the
office floor. Today he said:
II am going to fight this case. I am
not crazy. 1 suppose my folks had me
brought back here. I understand my
father swore to the complaint on the
charge of insanity. I think I will con-
duct my own case tomorrow and Will
nght it to finish. I will fight the case
against me down in Arkansas City, too.
Judge Beekman is my attorney there.
Ihe penltentary is bad and so is the
aSyIum am not crazy and they will
not think so after tomorrow
Frank Brown left Topeka last March
after having passed over 20 worthless
checks on Topeka merchants His
folks settled the cases as best they
could and as a protection, possibly, had
the warrant issued charging insanity.
He appears as rational as anyone when
he is sober. But when he uses liquor.
which is unfortunately often, he may
be mentally unbalanced.
Chief Steele said today: ct really be-
lieve now that Frank Brown is insane
The things he has done certainly look
as if he were unbalanced. I really be-
Attorney A. H. Case, who knows
Brown well and in whose office the
young man studied law, said today:
Frank Brown is not insane. But when
ind ic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
ROUGH RIDERS AT TAMPA.
Roosevelt's Aggregation Reaches the
Coast in All Its Glory.

Tampa, June 3.-Colonel Leonard
Woods volunteer regiment of cavalry,
better known as Roosevelt's rough rid
ers, $50 men all told, arrived in Tampa
last night, and bivouacked in the city.
Today the regiment will go in camp
west of Tampa, Bay hotel, near where
the Third and Sixth regular cavalry
regiments are located. Both Colonel
Woods and Colonel Roosevelt accom-
panied the regiment. A little over 500
of the men are fully armed and equip
ped and ready for service. This regi-
ment has been officially designated as
the First United States volunteer
cavalry,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03

Paris, June 3.-There is a persistent
belief here and at Madrid that Admiral
Cervera is not at Santiago de Cuba.
The correspondent of the Gaulois at
Madrid telegraphs from there saying
he has learned from the highest au-
thority that Admiral Cervera has never
been in the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba and that the Spanish ships there
belong to Captain Villamils torpedo
squadron.
1t appears from the information
gathered by the Gaulois correspondent
that Admiral Cervera, after leaving the
Cape Verde islands, Unanswered so
as to deceive the Americans and then
started at full speed for the Philippine
islands, where the fleet is to arrive,
on Saturday or Sunday. His orders are
to destroy Admiral Dewey's fleet and
then intercept, capture or destroy the
American transports on their way to
the Philippine islands from San Fran
CISCO"
In conclusion the correspondent of the
Gaulois says: Admiral Camara's S
squadron may be expected to join Ad-
miral Cervera in the Philippine islands
in a few weeks.
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SCHLEY'S REPORT.
1t Was Read at the Cabinet
Meeting Today.

Washington, June S.-Commodore
SchIey's official report on the Santiago
fight was read at today's cabinet meet
ing. He says he has no reasona BILE
doubt that Cervera is inside the harbor
that his firing was to develop the
enemy's batteries and was in that
respect entirely satisfactory. None of
his vessels was hit and no casualties
~, orr side
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HAS SCHLEY ENTERED?
Report Reaches Madrid That
Santiago HarbOr is Taken.

Madrid, June 3.-The Pals, prom
inent republican organ, says it is ru-
mored that the United States fleet has
made a second attack upon Santiago
de Cuba and that the Americans forced
an entrance into the harbor. In Span
ish circles here the report is not believ-
ed to be true. The Madrid newspapers
maintain that Admiral Cervera's fleet
is sailing in the direction of the Philip
pine islands
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MORTGAGES PAID.
Sedgwick County's May Record an
Excellent One

Wichita, June 3.-The amount of real
estate mortgage releases in Sedgwick
county for May exceeded the amount
of new mortgages filed by 1924, ,096.13, or
at the rate of one million and a quarter
a year. The total amount of mortgage
releases for the month was $169, ,625.2 .25.
The total amount of new mortgages
filed for the same period was $45, 529.13.
The greater part of this remarkable
debt clearing has been upon the farms
of Sedgwick county, but nearly $50, 900
of it has been upon the residence pro-
nnrtiaS
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REG1MENTAL MATRoNs.
A Bill offered in the Senate Provides
for Two Women to Each
Regiment.

washington, June 3.-Senator Faux
ner has introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary of war to appoint two
matrons to each regiment of volunteers
to serve during the war with Spain.
Their duty is prescribed as follows: To
mend darn wash the clothing and see
to the sanitary condition of the men of
their respective commands. The bill
provides that the rnatrons must be be-
tween the age of 80 and 50 and of good
moral character Senator Faulkner ex-
planned that the bill was introduced at
the request Of number of worthy la
dies.
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STARVING SANTIAGO.
Even Officials Are Unable to
Get Sufficient Food.

Copyright. 1898, by Associated Press.)
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 3.-News
received here today from Santiago de
Cuba confirms the reports of the dread
full destitution of the inhabitants there.
1t is said that now even the officials
are unable to procure a normal supply
of food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.
The Cruiser Svietlana is Ordered to
the Pacific

st. Petersburg, June 3.-The new Rus
sian cruiser Svietlana, of 3,S2S tons dis
placement, has been ordered to the Pa
cific. She has a speed, estimated, of over
- knots and carries six 5.9-inch quick fir
ing guns of the Canet type, ten 1S-inch
guns. She was built in France. She has
four inches of armor over her gun posi-
tions and has an armored deck two inches
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NO TRUTH I'm 1T.
The Alfonso XIII Was Not Cap
tired * Reported

Madrid, June 3-The report that the
Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII had
been captured by an American auxil-
iary cruiser is without foundation 1t
is announced officially that the Alton
so XIII is now landing her cargo of
provisions at Porto Rico.
The captain general of Porto Rico
cables that the question of subsistence
has raised no difficulty in the island
as several vessels have entered the
ports with provisions.
Senior Polo de Bernabe, formerly
Spanish minister to the United States,
has been appointed under secretary in
the foreign office.
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KANSAS EVERYWHERE
Arkansas City Boy Goes to Manila
From Dakota

Arkansas City. June S.-Rev. Moffet has
Just received a letter from his son. Cap
tain VIII T. Moffet, under date of San
francisco; which states that he and his
regiment left San Francisco for the Phil
ippines last Thursday. VIII T. Moffet
was in the newspaper business at Bis
marck- Dakota. He is the editor that the
saloons made such a fight against last
fall, destroying his office a couple of times
He is captain of company A, First regi-
ment. Dakota volunteers.
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REVOLUTION is ON.

Cape Haytien. Hayti, June S.-The re-
port that revolution has broken out in
San Domingo is confirmed, the supposed
Cuban expedition from here being really
the departure of Dom. .nican revolutionists
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BLOCKADE is EASY.

Madrid, June Sowing to the ease
with which it is claimed the American
blockade is avoided numbers of skip
pers are coming forth in emulation of
the now famous Captain De Champs
of the Montserrat.
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PIXIES PEAK
And other Distinctive Colorado
Scenes for the Car Windows.

Scenes for the Car Windows.
Santa Fe trains carry you through
some of the most pleasing sections of
Colorado by daylight. Tickets to Pu-
ebIo. Colorado Springs and Denver on
sale. June 5, and 6. 1898, at one fare,
plus $500 for the round trip. Good for
return June II to July g. 1898. Details
on application to
Agent A. T. & s. F. Ry-
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fleet was still bottled up inside the Santi-
ago harbor. When I came up with
Schleys fleet we both signalled-Schley to
me and I to him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
He's GONE.
CerVera Has Never Been at
Santiago de Cuba.
That is the Word Sent Out by
Correspondent OF
A PARIS NEWSPAPER.
Says He Has Reason to Believe
the Admiral
Is Now Approaching the Phil
ippine Islands.
Sigsbee Says He's Certain Ger
vera is Inside.
Sigsbee Says He's Certain Ger.
vera is Inside.

Paris, June 3.-The Gaulois, Madrid
correspondent says he learns on the
highest authority that Admiral Cervera
has never been in the harbor of San
tiago de Cuba.
Paris, June 3.-The Madrid CORE
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, June 3.-For Kansas: I'm
settled weather with conditions favor
able for thunder storms tonight and
Saturday; cooler; southerly shifting to
nOrtherly winds.
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spondent of the Gaulois says he has
reason to believe Admiral Cervera's
fleet is approaching the Philippine is
lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03

Prof. Spencer's concert Monday even
ing. Presbyterian church.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-14

NEW YORK, July 13.-The sharp break in
Wall street was due to the report that vel
low fever had broken out among the American
forces about Santiago. The size Of the break
is demonstration that there is an enemy in
Cuba which is more feared than the Spanish
army. There was undoubtedly good deal of
liquidation induced by the reports but there
were also the obvious earInarks of bear rad
in the piling up of all sorts of alarmist ru-
mors. Several times during the day the bears
had misgivings about their campaign. and
started to cover, but as often renewed the
selling movement. There was an extensive
covering movement in the final dealings how
ever, which caused substantial rallies all
through the stock list, and the speculative
bonds as we'll. Net losses of between l and
points are nevertheless very literally
sprinkled all through the list.
There was an extensive movement to realize
also in some of the junior mortgage bonds
which have been advancing during the last
few days.. The reaction IN these was as
large absorption at the decline and an easy
rally in mast cases. The Atchison adjustm nj
which led in point of activity, were an excep-
tinued very large in the Atchison prefe RI ed
stock, and it's net loss is less than the aver
age. There was no attempt apparent to sup
port the stock, but the pressure to realize was
Wall street timidity over the outbreak of
fever in the United States camp grows cut Of
fear that the disease will thus gain fcothold
with quarantine. The market was heavy from
the start on London selling, based on de-
creased estimates OF the government crop re-
ports. The peace rumors which carried up
Spanish As sharply had no effect on Ameri-
cans.
Business in bonds was largely confined to
the speculative junior mortgages, which all
reacted on realizing. Total sales, So s.. COO
U. S. new As declined ", and the old As 4
in the bid price today.
The total sales of stocks today were 293. 100
shares, including: AtchiSon Dfd 20 350: Rur-
lington, 12,4sO; L. & N, 6,73); Manhsttan
80, 0,120; Metropolitan, 3,225; Reading pfd.,
5055; Missouri Pacific, 3115; New York Cen
trail, 4,870; Northern Pacific, $500; Northern
Pacific pfd:, s,27o; Reading, $40; Rock
Island, 9,G20; st. Paul, 20,20O; Union Pacific
Island, 1920; st. Paul, 20,20O; Union Pacific
pfd. 1920; Tobacco, 1920; Peoples Cas-
o,345; Sugar, 4436; Leather pfd., 6115; Rub
Der, II, 800; Western Union, 4.613.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and Industrial shares fur
ntshed by G. H. F. Smith & Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-14
WHEAT WAS LOWER.
Free Movement of New Cron a,dD
ports From Harvest Fields
Governed Market.
WHEAT SUMMARY.

CHICAGO, July 13.-Indications of the f,eo
movement OF the new crop and reports from
the harvest fields weakened wheat todav>
July left off 1c lower, and September lost ~
Corn and oats declined Nc each. Pork closed
zz5Se down; lard lost 21sc, and ribs nc.
Higher Liverpool cables and confrm,.,o
OF heavy export business at the saahoau5
yesterday, together with advices from TaI
y aoIk that foreign demand was still uns atis,
ned, started wheat somewhat better. Fine
weather and good crop reports started gem
erous selling by scalpers partly to seeura
insestmeats m, in the recent break Trade was
this selling, and September went off 70 sTsko %
July lost %c, declining to 74Ac. A break Of
DC a bushel in cash wheat at ST. Lomis ana
Indications that by, this day week new wheat t
would be moving too freely for the demand
caused great weakness in the end, and prices
declined still further. p-'eeS
Chicago received 40 cars of wheat. 81 were
new, and II of the lot contract Minnelnolis
got "A carloads. Duluth none, while year
ago the two places received together IS4 AZ
Snc wera port - clearances an of wheat and nouS
,Ju,y opened Ac higher at 75%c. sold IN. To
'ssc, then dropped to 74c, the closing figure
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-14
AMONG THE SHIPPERS.

The following shippers were on the mar
ket: M; G; Johnson, River Falls. cattle and
tie and sheep: O. J. Griam, starbuck, cattle
and calves; E. Marks Live Stock company,
Princeton, two mixed loads; M. Schuschart,
Hutchinson, cattle and calves; P. t. French,
Nerstrand, cattle and hogs; G. Hansen,
Rloomer, Wis, mixed load; VIM. Mccoy,
field, I hogs; F. Schneider & Son, Alma, Wis,
mixed load F. Remes, New Prague, calves
and hogs; N. Halverson, Milan, cattle and
hogs M Griswqd sturgeon Ns MA Lake twS Loads Load
Anderson, Foster & Co., Evan, hogs; II.
Kraus, Vernon Center, hogs and sheep; J. B.
Daley. Kimball, mixed nike load; Lewis Brcs;
Wendell, mixed ioadi sLanby & Harson, Ell
Lowry, mixed load; J. Peterson, Belgrade
Atwater, mixed load; John Olson, Kerkhoyer
cattle and calves LalD. Wallace, Drayton,
mixed load 81 .
COMMISSIONS AND INSPECTION.
Commissions Etc.LPublic inspection of
hogs 3Oc per car. On double-deck loads, 6Oc
3awed cattle and meatss are condemned. Sales
unless otherwise stated,, per 100 lbs, live
Ssga 5sn Rsad 5 5hSsi M s lbs ans 1s0s # n
mails apparently affected with actnomycosis
or lumpy- jaw, or having any swelling on the
head or neck, are subject to inspection by the
state veerinaa 7d snr saad ~ thsy pass their
izer, etc. Public inspectors dock pregnant
sows 40 lbs, and stage. altered boars, 80 lbs
each. Yardage: Cattle, 25c; hogs. Sc; sheep,
SC per head. Feed: Corn, 60c per Blu; hay.
75c per 100 lbs bedding, Soc per 100 lbs. Com.
missions: Six dollars car load for single
deck car loads Of hogs and sheep. and $40 car
load for double,deek car loads of the same
to SO per car load veal calves in less than
car lots not less than 25c per head; cars Of
cattle containing less than five veal calves Of
less than 200 lbs weight each, the commission
on the calves discretionary. Double-deck cars
OF Calves $1S. Mixed car loads Of stock, SOC
per head for cattle. 25c per head for calves
100 per head for hogs and sheep, up to $12
ana shoep arriving at these yards In a single
car to be charged SO per car; less than car
load lots. 600 head for cattle, $50 head for
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-14

Sc; September began 3s@%c up. and rose to
6S1sc then weakened to 673sc at the close.
The weather was fine for corn and crop
prospects improved, but the comparatively
low price at the start encouraged bulls to buy
on the rally in wheat and prices were ma
terially edyanced. The market turned decid-
edly weak during the latter part OF the ses-
sion on bulls unloading their holdings, and
the early advance was more than lost: Sep
tember opened s@Ac higher at S2$9Szkc,
rose to 325s@32Ac, then sold off to 31%c bid
at the close.
heavy selling by professionals during the
last half hour, favorable crop reports and the
weakness OF corn caused a downfall In oats
A goQd cash demand was practically the only
bUllish factor. September began at 1870
ie&c, steadied to 1879, dropped to lsc, thea
The falling off in receipts and higher prices
for hogs started provisions strong. Later the
edge was taken off the market by moderate
realizing and selling by packers. The de-
cline in grain also had a depressing ef-
feet. September pork opened 5c higher at
$10.071S, declined to $9.S7lA, and rallied to
$3.50 at the close. September lard started 5@
7l2c better at $5.67la, advanced to $50, then
reacted to $500, the closing price. Ssptem,,
ber ribs began 2l5Q 71Ac up at s.. .70@575, and
sold down to $500, the closing price.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow wheat
80 cars; corn, 300 cars; oats, $50 cars; hogs,
10000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: