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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
KANSANS in NEED.
Sick Volunteer Soldiers Sleep
ON the Ground at Camp
Thomas.

Mrs. Alice King of this city, has
started a movement to raise supplies
for the hospital department of the three
regiments of Kansas volunteers now in
the field. She has just returned from
Chickamauga, where she inspected the
Kansas regiment and says that the
hospital department is badly in need
of everything. when I was there"
she said, 1.-The sick soldiers did not even
have cots to sleep on. They were also
compelled to wear their old clothes, on
the ground and eat the regular army
rations. Some of them were very sick
with fever and it will be a miracle if
they recover under the circumstances.
Chief Surgeon Armstrong has been
spending his entire salary for medicine.
While there 1 purchased muslin and
made eleven night shirts for the boys
and took some jellies and other things
there. 1 was instrumental in having
cots and medicines supplied. If the
mothers of Kansas could Just visit the
camp and see the condition of the kan
SaS boys / am certain that it would
take less than a week to raise funds to
supply the hospital with sufficient med
1cine to last until the government gets
around to it. There is so much red
tape concerning everything government
tai that it is likely to be several weeks
before the hospital is supplied with
medicine. For the purpose of rendering
temporary relief propose to take steps
to get the women of Kansas interested
in the matter. A little mite from each
community would in the aggregate give
great relief. 1 understand the hospital
department of the other two Kansas
regiments are in about the same con-
dition. Beside medicine the sick sold
iers need light food, bedding, sheeting.
night shirts and SO on. Several bolts
of muslin should also be sent to be used
in making bathing towels"
Mrs. King may enlist Mrs. Anime
Diggs in the cause and they will go be-
fore the governor and urge him to send
a little money from some fund to the
colonel of each regiment at once for i'm
mediate relief.
''All of the other states,' said she.
supplied their regiments with medicine
and hospital equipment. The Kansas
troops are the only ones saw in this
pitiable condition. The people of the
state cannot afford to neglect this mat
ter
Mrs. King said further: 1.-The sick
men had gunny sacks filled with hay
for pillows and sleep in their red fan
mel Undertaking while they are burn
ing up with fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
SPANS NEW ROCKET.
To Throw Water on Our Ships and
Drown Them

London. June 2O.-The Cadiz CORE
spOndent of the Morning Post says:
THE real reason for the visit of Cap
tain Aunon, minister of marine, was
his desire to attend the trials of a new
rocket, so powerful that on it's expIos-
ion near an ironclad, so great a dis
placement of water would be produced
that the vessel would be engulfed.
I interviewed the minister of marine
while here. He admitted that the gov
eminent had given him an unlimited
credit to purchase war material, adding
that they relied upon the loyal support
of the wealthy classes to provide fur
Their necessary munitions.
=. 1t is lamentable,' he said, that we
have been unable to dispatch a fleet to
the Philippines. Our lack of foresight
has cost US dear and ought to serve as
a lesson to US in the future to strength
en- our navy at all costs. I am determ-
ined to dispatch vessels to Manila 1t
would be an objectionable crime to
abandon our heroic soldiers there with
out an attempt to aid them
Captain Aunon said he feared it
would be impossible for Admiral Ger
vera to escape, but that he was con-
WINGED Cervera would take the first
opportunity for an exchange of COM
pliments with the Americans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
KAIFER DOESN'T DARE.
That is the English View of German
Interference

London, June 20.-It is difficult to
comprehend on this side the genesis of
the recurring scares about German in
PREVENTION in the Philippines reported
from the United States. Nothing
could be more silly than to credit Ber-
lin with a desire to become embroiIed
with Washington. 1t is the last thing
the kaiser would dream of. His inner
desire and ambitions are in a diametri-
cally opposite direction. He thinks of
himself, in the last resort as repre-
senting some so, 000, 600 of the German
race placed in the center of Europe
from the North sea to the Danube, me-
naced one side by hereditary Latin
foes; on the other confronted daily by
the vast, illimitable tide of Slavdom.
He knows well enough that these two
are drawn by internal forces into an
tagonism to the German between them.
Every time there is a street riot be-
tween Czech and German in Prague, or
a scuff1e between Dane and Prussian in
Hoistein, of Pole and Prussian in Posen
it makes clear to his mind that Gerrna-
ny's ultimate resource may turn out to
be her kinship with the AngIo-Saxon
peoples. which, awhile ago too remote
to think out, has now become one OF
her familiar intellectual assets. In
some future emergency, near or far,
it may loom before her as a veritable
rock of Geliverance. That is the truth
to keep well with both the English
speaking nations, and, moreover, is in
formed and far-seeing enough to have
much clearer perception OF Americas
stupendouS future might than exists
elsewhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
los LICENSES
For the Sale of Liquor in Topeka
Granted by q. S. Government

The records of the office of NJ w.
Sutton, internal revenue collector for
Kansas, show that there are in opera
ton in Topeka 108 government liquor
licenses.
The licenses to retail liquor dealers
follow:
A G. KIingaman. G. W. Kohl, o. A,
Keene, W. a. Kari, W. F. Lake, A.
Lord, Frank Long. J. Linen. Christ
Maier, A. H. Merrell. Mechanics union,
Miller pharmacy, Edward Mosier, VIM.
Miller, Amos Morris, Mrs. Alice Man
ming, 3. w. Marshall, Thomas Mooney.
H. Franker, Merritt & BuchOltz, SZ6
Kansas avenue, Norton & Fenner, w.
nor, Emmett Rowley, c. H Roof, b. F.
Sim, H. Schwartz, E. f. Shoop, E. F.
Sim, Scandinavian Benefit society, G..
W. Stansfleld, Swift e. Holiday, A. P.
Schroeder, Sons of Herman, Mrs Annie
Staples, 7. B. Smith, Chas. Simmons,
Henry Schafer, Henry Schmidt, To-
peka Turner's, Lon and A E. Townsend,
w. F. VanSciver, L S. Woolverton, a.
Walker, NJ. ]. Weightman, W. H. Will
son, Willis & Payne, F. B. Wallace,
Henry Wilson, H. c. Wilson, Edward
Wright, ArionS, AnheuSer-Busch Brew
Business Mems association, F. E. Bates,
B. o. Barrett, H. E. BlOunt, G. c.
Black, Frances Brown, Bradshaw &
Verlin, John Brown, c. L. Bradshaw,
William Bradshaw, N. c. Cave, Mary
L. Clements, Cain & Cramer, Campbell
&. Schaffer. c. V. Curtis. Nick Chiles,
Mrs Fannie Campbell, George Dupree,
Elizabeth Dever, J. J. Durkin, Excelsior
O. NJ B. lodge, John Ewing, j. H
Fincher, NJ. a. FuncheSS, Daniel Fan
ME. Joseph Faulkner, A. Failer, w. H.
Gunther, A L. Gray, P. n. Gish & Co.,
c. H. Gilbert, D. L. Grimes, Frank Ho-
bart, Rowley & Snow, J. r. Pigg and
P J. Putnam.
In North Topeka-R. L. Hoffman, ].
E. Tfmmon, Val Blatz Brewing Co,
A. ]. Kane, Anton Kohs, Kaw o. NJ. B.
lodge, a. w. Lacy, A. ]. Arnold, ]. E.
pears. Thomas Pratt and Frank Ray
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
sAGAsTA'S VIEWS.
Puts No Faith in Rumored German
Interference.

London, June 2O.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says:
official circles attach little impOr-
tauce to the rumOrS of German inter-
ference Questioned privately, with
reference to the reported remark of the
captain of the German warShip Irene at
a champagne luncheon with Spanish
staff officers in the Philippines a few
days ago, to the effect that the Ameri-
cans would never annex the Philippines
while William remains emperor, Senior
SagaSta made the sensible remark that
German officers do not make publicly
such crude statements and that the
German government when it wishes to
reveal it's intentions will choose other
channels.
The best informed people here be-
Iieve that during hostilities Germany
will maintain a perfectly correct and
neutral attitude, but that so soon as
there is any change in the political sta
tus quo of the archipelago proposed,
she will insist upon obtaining a cOaling
station as compensation for the dis
turbance of the political equilibrium of
the far east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
AFTER THE TOUGHS.
Rev. G. D. oIden's Campaign Against
Vice Attracts Attention.

The First African Baptist church last
evening was packed from the pulpit to the
doors with an appreciative audience to
listen to the Rev. G. D. Olden in his lee
ture upon The Dens of Vice and Their
Influence Upon the Young People of the
Race
The services were opened by a duet by
the Whitman sisters, which was very
Mr.. George W. smith read paper on
Clarence Bradshaw sang the solo,
Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?'
Rev. Olden opened and handled his SUBJ
ject in an eloquent and mastery manner.
He began by saying: Every den of vice
is school of crime, in which the arts of
the devil taught the young by the old
and experienced criminals, who are the
agents, Of hell, and the f9rerunners of the
keep the good people of the community,
white and black. in constant uneasiness
and dread They bring from other places
TO this peaceful city the toughest element
of negro men and women, whose presence
prosperity of the better class. and every
respeetable negro is forced to endure the
are saTne 6eonIe Who ctsim thar dens of
lated cities, and without them we would
not know where to locate the criminal
To this he asks the question: ''Is it pos
sible that in this age of Christian civiliza.
ton, it is necessary to foster schools of
crime in order to create criminals?
enough o to ' endangeT the homes and lives ives
of respectable citizens? Is not the num-
Der of criminals in our penitentiary large
enough? More than a third of the con-
victs in our state prison are from the
cOlOred race. Are we to be known through
out this world the criminal producing
race? This important consideration should
demand the earnest attention of every
law-abiding negro citizen
The property owners and taxpayers of
the other race are growing very impatient
over the actions of the tough class of our
people, and unless something is done on
the part of the better class of negroes to
put a stop to these brothels of he'll. the
cease to be virtue, and we will have a
repetition of what is SO prevalent in other
There are some people who claim that
if they were allowed to make an honest
living by toll. but these people are mis-
taken, for the class of men and women
who compose the tough element would
not work if it was offered them on a
golden tray. Their only and highest am
bition is to do man who does work.
this class the better. -
Mr.. Olden was told last week to be care
ful-that some of the tough element would
do him bodily injury. He said he was
in the cause of right
If l to be uShered into eternity at
long before the officer reports his prisoner
to the jail
He also said that he had been told that
a tough had snatched a girl from a
creted her in one of the dives of this city
for several days He said these places
were resorts for boys to indulge in crap
shooting. beer and whisky drinking.
At the close of his remarks Mr.. Olden
said: Thank God. the governor of our
state had the nerve to abolish the metro
pohtan police system, and let everybody
This was heartily responded to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
TO BE L. S. FERRY.
He Will Be Appointed as Police
Judge by Mayor Fellows.
I: s. Ferry will be police Judge.

I. S. Ferry will be police judge.
This IS the first appointment, under
the new order of things, announced by
Mayor Fellows. Judge Ferry served as
police judge under the last Republican
administra ton and made an excellent
record.
Mayor Fellows announced today that
he has not found the right man for
chief of police. He also said that Po-
lice Matron Thorpe will not be mo-
Tested
tinued Mayor Fellows. land that is that
it is not going to be a difficult matter
to close the joints. All they want to
know is that man is in earnest Three
or four jointists have already sent me
word that they are ready to quit when
ever say the word. 1t is going to be
much easier than I anticipated.
Il am not a hide bound prohibitionist
but am firmly convinced that the law
should be enforced so long as it is
law There is no excuse for allowing
violations of the law and I want po-
lice force who Will take care of that as
will as other~laW ViolatOrs.
There is no disposition on my part
to overturn everything and discharge
all the policemen. But there are some
on the force who are under obligations
to the jointists. I am satisfied, and do
not want to keep them on the force. I
want policemen who will obey inStruc-
lions no matter who it happens to hit
and l will have no other kind.
1T will be sufficient cause for the
OlScndrSe OF a policeman II Joint is
found on his beat. This town is going
to be cleaned up and it not going to be
any great job, either
Mayor Fellows announcement that he
will not overturn everything in police
affairs will be a relief to every one who
believes in seeing a good police force.
There are some patrolmen who are
good officers and it would be a mistake
to discharge them for some one who Is
untried. There are others who are not
and they should be weeded out.
The city council will hold an execu-
tive session this evening where the DO
lice affairs will be thoroughly discussed
Mayor Fellows will take the council in
to his confidence and no appointments
will be made without the concurrence
of that body. At the meeting tonight
an effort will be made to find the much
wanted chief of police. Chief Steele will
not be retained, that is certain but who
his successor will be Mayor Fellows
says he is not able to decide He thinks
that the members of the city council
may have some VaIua BILE suggestions to
make concerning the appointment
Mayor Fellows said today: ''I want q
man for chief of police who is known to
be thoroughly honest. He must show
no partiality and must be fearless in
his enforcement of the city ordinances.
ITnere are many such men, no doubt
and we will try to find the right one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
MONEY FOR NEW WORKERS.
The State Will Pay Out $4,000 to
Her Soldiers.

Chickamauga Park. June 2O.-The
most important happening of today at
Camp Thomas was the arrival of Gen.
Healy and staff of New York, to pay
the troops of that state for the time
they were in service before being mus
tered into the United States volunteers.
The total amount to be paid the New
Workers will approximate $3.50 900.
Being infused with the complaints of
some of the New York troops that they
were without money and needed many
things the New York World rushed to
the park carload of provisions for
distribution among the New York reg
iments- The car came from New York
in Sc hours.
The car was in charge of Mr.. Roeder.
a special staff representative of the
World
Several hundred more recruits ar
rived this morning. The arrivals yes
terday numbered nearly 500. The re-
rapidly than expected, all the regi-
ments filling up fast.
Efforts are now being made to per-
feet the guard service at the park as
rapidly as possible and in pursuance
to this orders have been issued from
the headquarters of the First division
OF the First corps that hereafter all Of
hcers will be required to remain with
the guard during the entire tour of du-
ty- They Will also make a prescribed
inspection and will be held responsible
gade is to appoint one of the members
gade is to OppOint one of the members
of its staff to do the work.
The hospital of the Third division.
First army corps, has some cases of
pneumonia and typhoid fever Major
T. c. Clark, chief surgeon of the hos
pital thinks that possibly the rain may
have had something to do with prOduc-
ing the typhoid fever, by washing out
the camps and carrying its refuse into
the water supply.
Henry n. Patton is the name of a pri-
vate of the Thirty-fi Michigan regi-
nent, who is now wandering about
Camp Thomas suffering from mental
alteration. Yesterday Col. Gardner
sent notice to all regiments on the field
in which he requested the commanding
officers to look after the man should he
be found wandering about the camps
Patton IS 30 years of age and has been
out of his camp almost two days He
was in the hospital at the time of his
mysterious disappearance.
Field Adjutant ClOugh of the Third
Wisconsin is very i'll, having symptoms
of pneumonia, but the physicians hope
that he win recover and resume his
work in the near future.
w H. Morrow, private of the Fourth
Ohio infantry has been committed to
Lyons View asylum by Recorder Hope
on a warrant of insanity
Five cars of equipment arrived YES
terday and were handed out for distri-
button today. These consisted of three
cars of gun carriages. timbers and ca
fsSOnS for the artillery and two cars of
guns and miscellaneous stores Addi-
tional guns and large quantities of ord
nance stores are expected during the
week
Regimental and company drills are
again in order for today. no unusual
weather is clear and the temperature
mild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
HIS LEG BROKEN.
Brakeman Chris of the Santa Fe Hurt
by Tramp.

Brakeman z. J. Chris of the Santa
F'e had his leg broken last night in the
Argentine yards by a tramp throwing
a coupling link at him.
Two tramps tried to board the train
Chris was braking on and he ordered
them off The tramps refused to leave
the car they were in and when Chris
went toward the door with his lantern
one of the tramps threw link at him.
1t struck Chris on the right leg. The
trampS made their escape in the dark
ness. For a moment Chris did not think
ne was hurt but suddenly the broken
leg gave way under his weight. He
was brought to the Santa Fe hospital
This morning two trampS were ar
rested by the police, giving their names
as Moses Rosenbach and William Col
Inns. Rosenbach was suspected of be-
ing the aSsailant of Chris. He was ia
ken to the Santa Fe hospital and Chris
identified him as the man. He will be
held by the police and turned over to
the Santa Fe authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
DISASTROUS WORK
Caused by the Abandoned Ditch of
the Oakland Dam Co.

People owning property south and
east of the bend in the river where the
dam was to be built below Oakland are
in constant fear that their property VIII
be swept away by high water
When the dam company was orga-
nized $50 900 was used in excavating a
mill race The river makes a detour
to the north around a point of land
known as 1.-The Horseshoe. The mill
race was to run southeast across TINS
horseshoe and meet the river at point
about mile below where it was start
ed When the excavation for the mill
race was started work was commenced
so feet from the river and from there a
ditch about rs feet wide and 500 feet
long was made. The 80 feet of dirt
between the ditch and the river was to
keen the river from running into the
mill race until the race was completed.
1t was never completed and in a year
after the work stopped the remaining
so feet of ground between the river and
the mill race was washed away EV-
cry year when the river rises the water
runs into the abandoned ditch and the
country east of the end of the ditch be-
ing quite low the water runs over it
sometimes to the depth of three feet.
Each year the water goes farther on its
way and deepenS the ditch. The prop
erty owners there expect the water to
cut a channel through from the ditch to
the river If this is done it would
leave the farms of r. B. GLASGOW,
Frank Durein, Patrick brothers, Gus
Lessman, d. Childs and F. Rohe on an
island in the center or the river
Adam Waidleich bought a farm OF
nine acres on the west side of the
horseshoe four years ago. The river
has washed and cut away the bank on
the average of 20 feet a year and now
the nine acre farm consists of but four
acres. Five acres are in the river COW
cred by water. The fence that ran
along the bank on the west is now 100
feet from the bank and nearly covered
by water. Before the water washed
away more than half of the farm Mr..
Waidleich mortgaged the entire nine
acres for a small amount compared to
the given value of the farm Today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
Christian Science Lecture

Mr. E. A. Kimban of Chicago will
lecture on Christian Science at the New
Crawford opera house on Tuesday
evening, June 81. Mr.. Kimball is a stu
dent of Mary Baker G. Eddy, the dis
coverer and founder of Christian Sci
ence, and the author of the Christie n
Science text book, Science and Health
with key to the Scriptures. The lee
ture will be delivered under the auspices
of the First Church of Christ, Sclen-
fist. of this city All are cordially in
vited to come out and hear one who Is
able to present this subject in an in
telligent manner. The lecture will be
free and no collection will be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20


o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. e P. Baker was the guest of her
sister in Lawrence last week.
Patriotic lawn social, Baptist church.
Tuesday, June 81. Good programme
ice cream and cake. Ten cents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Danielson will leave
Tuesday for western Kansas where
they will spend the summer.
The quarterly conference of the Kan
sas Avenue NJ. E. church will be held
Wednesday evening in the church
Dean John Whitefield Sykes of Grace
Cathedral held services last evening in
the Church of the Good Shepherd.
H H. Leese is suffering from an at
tack of seiatica at his home, corner OF
Madison and ParamoFe streets.
The following north side boys have
responded to the call: Fred Buechner,
Will Wetherholt, Stirling and James
Kimes.
Miss Annie Heartburg returned Sat
urday from Arkansas City where she
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w T.
Danvers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Central
avenue spent Sunday in Rossville the
guests of Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Troutman.
Mr.. Powell, who is assistant at Grace
Cathedral, will have charge of the ser
vices at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd until the middle of September.
with the exception of the monthly
morning service when Canon Miner
will be present.
Miss Nina Hilton, sister of Mrs. T. b
Reynolds. left last evening for Okla
hona City, where she has taken posi-
tion as stenographer for Mr.. V. q. Kist-
Ter of the branch wholesale house Of the
Parkhurst-Davis Grocery company.
AS George Palmer of Jones Ice com
pany was filling the ice box of the Ex-
change Grocery Saturday morning the
ice box slipped and caught in the little
finger of his right hand, ripping it
open the entire length. Mr.. Palmer
lives on West Gordon street.
The Christian EndeaVor society Of
the North Christian church held a call
ed meeting last evening and elected the
following officers: President, Mrs L.
E. Riordan; vice president, Mr.. VIII
Stovall; recording secretary, Miss Mat
tie Sherburne; corresponding secretary,
Miss Margaret Sommers; treasurer,
Mrs Stella Stovall.
The Children day exercises yesterday
morning at the Second Presbyterian
church were well attended. The pro-
gran1me. which lasted fifty minutes.
consisted of recitatiOnS by members of
the Sunday school with singing by the
choir A dialogue by little Grace Ward
and Pierce AmmeI was one of the best
numbers Maudie Ward also recited,
no entertainment being considered COM
plete unless this small elocutionist has
a part in it.