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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
June 1st to October 31st the Grand
est Exposition

Tune ISL 20 OCIOUoA . ISL Lub OIduu-
est Exposition
Except Worlds Fair) ever planned in
the United States. Located within
cheap and quick access of the entire
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at
your own doors. Through tickets be-
yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced
excursion rates to Omaha. Take the
Burlington Route the old and firmly es-
tablished line to and through Omaha in
any direction.
L. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager.
St. Louis. Mo.
H~C. TOWNSEND.
P. & T. A, st. Louis, Mo-
E. E. NIPPS, Agent, Topeka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
THE ROCK ISLAND FLYER

Is the Best Tram Tor Kansas Citv.
Leaves Topeka 7:3o, arrive at Kansas
Guy S:Io q. m, reftG;rnlng, leaves kan
p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
SCOTS Ice Cream.
Beauty Is E-ood peep.

Parties a speciality. Phone 622. Mail
orders promptly attended to.
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Modern dental work; reasonable Drices
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Not how cheap but how good IS tbs
evay we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. liz ara La West sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
Omaha Exposition


Fast train leaving Topeka 4:55 a. m.
via Santa Fe Route, arrives in Omaha
at noon.
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Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip
ped with electric fans.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
:ity not have surrendered by daybreak. !
The Americans are much better fortified
in the trenches.
Skaters Fighting Force.

Washington. july General
Skaters Available force. after counting
all reinforcements and deducting the
dead and sick and wounded. is %. $50
fighting men. according to military es-
Inmates. This is based on an estimate
Of Is. 600 men in General Skaters
original expedition and about 10000
in various expeditions which have gone
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21

fourth infantry, whose families are
now at Salt Lake. The doctors are
much encouraged by the condition OF
the men and say they will recover.
Captain Ducat is shot through the
thigh and his right leg is partly para
lyzed. Propped up on ascot. he told .
press representative a story of the bit
ter fight, which resulted in the wound
ing of himself and Lieutenant Lyons
and the loss of many privates.
On the first day Of fighting near Ell
Caney. the captain and lieutenant,
with Is men, set out to capture a
stone house on top of steep hill.
Safely housed behind stone walls, the
Spaniards poured in murderous fire
on the plucky Americans as they en-
tered the narrow path leading up the
hill. Step by step, the men forged
ahead, their comrades falling right in.
BY the time the top Of the hill was
reached. but % of the band renamed.
With shout, they forced their way
into the coveted stronghold, and in a
desperate hand-to-hand fight with re-
volvers succeeded in scattering the
Spaniards. Captain Ducat and Lieu
tenant Lyons received the wounds at
close range. OF the Is men, buts %
answered thoroll -caH.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
The Guns Of the Amer,
leans Trained on
the Spanish.
THE TROOPS MUCH REFRESHED
Arrival OF Reinforcements Acts as .
Bracer-Spanish Firing Was Very
Weak-Belief That Resistance IL
About Ended. sps

Headquarters of Gen. Shafter, via
Kingston, July 13.-From 4 O'Clock
this afternoon until dark the American
guns have been again pouring deadly
fire into the Spanish lines. Our men
are greatly refreshed by their three
days. rest, and have been fighting with
lion-like spirit.
The knowledge of the arrival Of re.
Inducements gives them new enthusi.
asm. The artillery is in place, and
doing effective work. The fire from
the Spaniards in the trenches is very
weak. The city of Santiago is almost
in darkness tonight. and our men be-
lieve that the resistance of the Span
iards is about at an end. They expect
q general assault tomorrow, should the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
ATTEMPT At SUICIDE.
Blanc0 Was Frenxied When He Hear
Of Cervera's Defeat.

Blanco Was Frenxied When He Heard
Of Cervera's Defeat.
Key West, July 15.-According to adj
vices from Havana received here today,
Governor General Blanco attempted to
commit suicide when he learned be-
yond doubt that Admiral Ceivera's
squadron had been annihilated. The
earlier misleading dispatches, which
gave the impression here that Csrvera
had eluded the American feet, caused
the greatest joy in Havana, but when
the truth became known. with meager
details, showing the utter destruction
of Cervera's squadron, all gaieties were
stopped and every public and many pri-
vate buildings were hung with crepe
and other black draperies.
Blanco was in the palace when the
intelligence reached him, and he be-
came almost frenzied. He was closeted
with his staff and General Arolas, of
the Spanish forces, discussing the news.
when he made the attempt on his life.
After struggle he was subdued and
disarmed, but the shock was so severe
that he was FRUSTRATED and compelled
to keep to his bed for several days.
When he arose his first order was to
prohibit any food supplies leaving
Havana for interior towns, where the
distress is most severe and where many
are starving daily.
This and other information was
brought by Jose Pauline Blanco, who
Indignantly repudiated suggestion Of
kinship with the encouragement. He
says he is loyal Cuban, and escaped
to avoid the necessity of fighting
against his cause, as every male in the
island who ia able to bear arms is being
pressed into service. Blanco says the
living conditions in Havana are con-
stantly growing worse, the greatest dis
tress necessarily falling on the Cubans,
as nearly all the food is seized for the
troops. M
The reconcentrados who have sufi.
cient influence with the dispensing
authorities sometimes contrive to get
one wretched meal day. but the others
starve, and it is no uncommon thing,
Blanco says, to see persons drop dead
in the streets. Even among the Span.
iards starvation is rapidly sapping their
loyalty, and large numbers of men are
banding themselves together. awaiting
the first American attack on Havana al
asignal for revolt. The grocery and
provision stores are empty.
Work on the defenses continue with
ceaseless yigor. Two lineso cable
bearing torpedoes have been strung
across the harbor from the city side to
MORO castle, and the same has been
done In the bay of Mariel, where it wae
reported American troops are to be
landed.
The Spanish>ships now In the harbol
are the gunboats Condo Venadito. Mar.
quise de la Ensenada, Neuva Espana,
Filipinas and Nunez Pinzon, several Of
which are unfit for service.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
!. ITALY TO USE FORCE.
Squadron Sent to Colombia to Collect
Corrutti Claim.

Squadron Sent to Colombia to Collect
Corrutti Claim.
Washington, July 15.-The state de-
partment has been notified that the
Italian government has determined to
adopt force in securing the payment
by the republic Of Colombia OF the ar
bitration award made by President
Cleveland in favor Of Ernesto Corrutti,
an Italian citizen, amounting to $780,
900. To this end the Italian govern
ment has summarily closed diplomatic
negotiations with the Colomb ian min
lister at Rome and notified Admiral
Candani to proceed with the Italian
squadron to Cartagena, Colombia, and
there adopt forcible means to collect
the amount. A dispatch from Caracas
announces that the Italian squadron
under Admiral Candani left La Quay
ara Monday for Cartagena, in order to
seize the custom house there. The in
formation reaching the state department
is that the Italian squadron will arrive
at Cartagena on the 10th, and that it
consists of four warships.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
A FAMINE is IMMINENT.
Provisions In Porto Rico Soil at Pro-
hibitive Prices.

Provisions In Porto Rico Sell at Pro-
hibitive Prices.
Princeton, Mass. July 14.-Captain
McKenna, of the British bark Ethel.
who arrived here today from Arceibo,
Porto Rico, brings story of great des-
titution at San Juan and other places,
and deep interest among the inhab-
iiants OF the island in the progress OF
the war. Flour IL selling at $19 per
barrel, salt Ash at 50 cents per pound.
and other provisions at prices 90 high
that none but the wealthy could get
them. Captain McKenna, while at
Arceibo, fed on an average 80 persons
a day. All classes are praying for Q
speedy settlement Of hoatilities. and
majority express sympathy with the
United States. whose efforts they be-
lieve wifi result in bringing them re-
lief from the irksome rule Of Spain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
Insurgents Captured a steamer.

Hong Kong, July 1b.-LetterB re-
ceived here from Cavite, under date OF
July 9, say that while the Spanish
steamer Filipinoos was hiding in the
river near Subig, the crew mutinied
and killed the officers. They then
handed the steamer over to the insur-
gents, who armed the vessel and dis
patched it to Subig for the purpose OF
making an attack on Grande island.
Continuing. the letter confirms the
story told by the press correspondent at
Manila in regard to the action OF the
German warship Irene, and the steps
taken by Admiral Dewey to prevent In
reference with the insurgents, adding
that the Spanish prisoners, in spite OF
their protests, were handed over to the
insurgents with the captured arms and
ammunition. The Germans, it ap-
pears. fraternize with the Spaniards,
and German officers are often seen In
the Spanish entertainments.
Dysentery is reported to have broken
out among the American troops. {
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
STRUCK a CHURCH.
Last Shot From the squAdro1 Found .
nsevily Charged. Mark.


on Santiago de Cuba, via Playa del
Este, July 18.-At $3.50 O'Clock this
morning. after several range-finding
shots over the ridge protecting SAN
tiago from the sea. the cruiser Newark
opened fire into the city with her s.
inch guns. The signal corps reported
the effect of the shots. The New York,
Brooklyn and Indiana participated in
the firing at intervals Of five minutes.
The bonn bardment lasted for two hours,
when. General Shafter reported that the
shells were mostly falling in the bay
and doing but little damage. The last
shot, however, struck prominent
church in the heart Of the city. which
was heavily stored with powder and
ammunition, causing . tremendous ex-
plosion. The extent Of the damage is
not yet known. Z
When the warships ceased firing, and
before Ehafter had begun ! land attack,
q dag Of truce wsb seen coming from
the city. The object Of this was not
known TODAY at noon. fl z ssss 81 IS
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
Rebellion IL Gro wing.

London, July 15.-According to q
dispatch to the Times from WI Chou,
the rebellion In that district OF China
is assuming serious proportions. The
cities of Yung Shien, Pc Lien and Hu
Chuan have fallen. The Triad So
ciety is concerned in the movement
Troops are being forwarded to the
scene Of the disturbances.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
Troops for Honolulu.

Washington, July 15.-SecretaTy Al
ger today issued orders attaching the
Hawaiian islands to the military de-
partment of California. The First New
York volunteers will be assigned to gar
rison duty at Honolulu. General Otis
has charge of the transportation Of
troops to the islands, and hopes by the
10th or little later to secure four
coast vessels, with capacity Of 1900
men.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
sAcAsTA is OUT.
Spani-h Leader Gives Up the Fight and
Tenders His Resignation.

Spani-h Leader Gives Up the Fight and
Tenders HIS Resignntion.
London, July lS.-Tle Madrid cor
respondent Of the Times says: Senior
Sagasta went to the palace today and
rendered his resignation and that Of the
cabinet. 1t is said that he advised the
queen regent to appoint new cabinet,
largely consisting Of the military ele-
ment, which would not necessarily mean
the adoption Of a warlike policy, but
probably the reverse.
It is generally expected that the res.
ignation will be accepted, but the result
may possibly be merely partial recon.
struction of the cabinet. The minis.
tiers are now in council. and Senior
Sagasta has doubtless communicated to
them an account Of his audience with
the queen regent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
c1.rk ~. Chief 81 staM.

Washington, July 16.-Captain Chas.
E. CLARK, commanding the battleship
Oregon, has been appointed chief Of
staff OF Commodore Watson. command
ing the Eastern squadron, under orders
to proceed to European waters and bar
rass the coast of Spain. and to pursue
and destroy the Spanish fleet In COM
mand Of admiral Camafa. Captain
CLARK will retain command of the Ore
con while serving as chief of staff.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
GERMAN BLUFF
Dewey Quickly Showed
His Authority in
Subig Bay.
KAISER'S WARsHIP RETIRED

Raleigh and Concord Prevented It's In
terference-The Capture OF Isla
Grande-Insurgents Aided in Taking
the Port From the Spanish.
Manila, via Hong Kong. July 10. -
The insurgents, on Wednesday, July s,
reported that the German cruiser Irene,
in Subig bay, refused to permit them
to attack the Spaniards on Grande
island. Rear Admiral Dewey promptly
dispatched the Raleigh and Concord to
investigate the matter. On entering
Subig bay the Raleigh opened fire on
the forts. whereupon the Irene slipped
her cable and steamed out by the other
channel. The result of the fire of
the American warships was that the
Spaniards numbering over 500 men sur
rendered everything.
On returning to Manila, the Irene ex-
planned that she interfered lin the in
terest of humanity" and offered to
hand over to the Americans the refugees
has declined to accept them.
Governor General Augustin has is
sued proclamation promising to grant
autonomy to the islands and offering
the insurgents inducements to join the
Spanish forces. General Aguinaldo,
the insurgent leader, IN reply, said
the overtures of the Spanish command
er came too late.
Washington, July 5.-The admins
tration Is very much pleased with the
readiness shown by the admiral IL
meeting the grave issue presented to
him at Subig bay, as he did. Naval
officers, too, We're not little gratified
at the speedy retirement of the German
cruiser Irene, after the appearance Of
the Raleigh and Concord.
The navy department has received
this dispatch from Manila: "Aguin-
aldo informs me that his troops have
taken all the Subig bay ports except the
Isla Grande. which they were prevent
ed from taking by the German man-of-
war Irene. On July ~ the Raleigh
and Concord went there; they took the
island and about 800 men, with arms
and ammunition. There was no re
sistance. The Irene retired from the
bay on their arrival. shall send the
Boston to help Aguinaldo. It is pot
practicable to send to Guam. No troop
vessels are available. DEWEY
A comparison of the ships show that
the Irene was much superior to either
of these two American vessels. and in
tonnage Was almost as large as the
Raleigh and Concord together From
this, it is inferred that the retirement
of the Irene was from motives of gen.
eral policy, rather than from any dispo-
sition to try conclusions with the two
American ships. In armor, the Ger
man ship was much stronger than the
Americans, but in guns the Americans
had the advantage.
In official quarters here there appears
to be no disposition to look upon the
action of the Irene as menace which
will require explanation. It was
thought at first that this outward show
of force on the part of the German
ships might lead to an inquiry by this
government as to the purpose of Ger
many. Thus far, however, there Is no
disposition to make such inquiry or to
attach much importance to the incident.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
On the Back Track.

Port Said, July 1s.-All the war
ships Of Camara's feet have sailed for
Spain. The Spanish admiral was al
lowed to transship 600 tons of coal from
San Augustine last night in the har-
Dor, on furnishing written guarantee
that the Pelayo needed It, and that the
entire squadron was returning to Spain
direct.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21

ner,a 10 armlng a third feet and ex-
~ nave 1t at sea in five weeks.
vaca,; 'lueit Mckinley will take M
~ until the war crisis il passed.
Russell I p patrol vessels. Governor
Cuba A Tile olockading squadron of
into tba na missionaries are to be sent
which nil; u'ilerent Spanish possessions
troll VIII soon pass to American con-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21

Il was published in London that the
limited Ststes has purcheaed FIVE ocean
linerssof & 90 IONS each n Europe
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
what Caused the trouble.

London, July l3.-The Madrid cor,
respondent of the Times Gays: Thu
cabinet resigned. in consequence oi
irreconcilable differences OF opinion
on the question Of initiating peace ne.
gotiations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21

Messina, Sicily. July Is. The Span
ish torpe1o-boat destroyers sailed for
home this morning.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
WOUNDED IN BATTLE.
The Brave Heroes of the First Conflicts
Are Home Again

Atlanta, Ga, July 1.-two hun
dred and thirty-five sick and wounded
reached Fort Mcpherson today from
Tampa. Among them are several
rough riders and members of the Sew.
enty-first New York. The most seri-
ously wounded are Captain Ducat anu
Lieutenant Lyons. OF the Twenty
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23

studv the requirements of the line to
which he is assigned. Then to pass the
nar,nauent examination he must know
ali the railway postotfices along the line,
and name them in their regular order, as
we'll as the other offices that receive their
mail from the route but are not directly
ON it. The candidate must also show his
ability TO read rapidly the addresses on
mail matter. After he receives his ap-
pointment he is required by the depart
ment to take further examinations at
stated times. These take place in the d.
vision superintendent offices and consist
of trial OF the clerks memory and his
knowledge of the postoffices in the States
through which his run passes and also
those for which he asserts the mail This
is done with case and lot of cards di-
rected to the various offices, and these
the clerk has to distribute, 80 per cent
being the minimum allowed to pass the
examination. On a long run The clerks
are required to know the location of from
1S, 600 to 20, 600 postofficss, and so soon as
they pick up letter they must determine
without hest tation the most advantage
Gus and quickest route to send it. With
trains running on very fast time and stu
tions only a short distance apart the
handler of the mail must keep cool.
clear head to get the pouches ready in
time.
AuO illo VI buo pOSudl ClcIk 10 iioe VIVA
out danger. For the year ending June 10,
Sq7, there were $50 casualties, in which
IA clerks lost their lives and 80 were seri-
ously and rs slightly injured. In one
aceidennt alone five clerks met death by
the underm ming of trestle and the
wrecking of the train.
General Superintendent James y. White
In his last annual report urged the me-
cessity for ra-classltieation OF the postal
employees. II believe it but simple JUS
tice to careful, hard working and pains
taking class of employees" he said. 'At
the time the service was last organized,
in 1883. there Was not line in the
United States upon which more than five
men were employed in any one crew upon
any train. We now have crews that num-
Der from twenty to twenty five men. We
run as high as six postal cars on one
train. in which is performed the distribu-
ton covering the mail for nearly one
third Of the United States. The Postal
Service can without exaggeration be said
to rank with recognized professions, such
as medicine or law. 1t seems hardly neo-
essary to again refer to the dangerous
character of the work these men perform.
The record of the casualties of the past
year, as shown in this report, speaks
more eloquently in their behalf than any
thing l might write."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23
MAJOR Il. S. MELCHER

was called upon to speak as the repressn-
tative of Portland and referred to the i'm
provsment of her natural facilities made
by the city in the building of railroads
connecting her with the West and which
justified the prediction that Portland s
magnificent harbor would soon be the
seat of an immense export trade Aliud-
ing to the high character of the people u
Portland. Major Melcher said that ~nlle
the city was thought to have retrogra"eo
recently, the Brunswick man soon W
be sent there would find iS an easy task
to straighten things out.
Mayor Stoue of Biddeford, ana oecre-
tary Rich also spoke briefly, Mr.. Rich
alluding in particular to the beauties of
the park which the members had visited
during the afternoon.
Mr. E. NJ. Blanding for the committee,
reported resolutions thanking all those
who had contributed to the success of
the meeting. Then the board adjourned
after one of the pleasantest and most sue
cessful meeting in Its history.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23

lack of moisture My oorrespon DENTS pea
vines were probably eaten by outworms
and the mole was after the worm and
ten to one he got him. Field mice often
do damage in garden and field by eating
the seed crop, and careless farmers ascribe
it all to the moles.
Sometimes In small garden moles
become SO common that they have to be
removed, or part of them. A mole can
take hint without being knocked in
the head. He is nobody's fool. If you
want him to move his quarters keep his
runway trampled down from day TO day
except the last five or six feet. The time
to do this is when he Is working. He is
very methodical He burrows in the
morning from 10 to 12, and from 4 to 6
in the afternoon. In hot weather he
works soon after daylight
''When any one sees his field or his gar
den marked by the tumuh of ground
moles, he may know at once that some
subterranean pest in the shape of grub
or beetle or q worm is there to feed on
the roots of the crop that may be planted
there, and that the mole Is there TO feed
ON the grub or beetle or the worm. Let
the mole alone. He is there to do you q
good turn. If you kill him or drive him
away you are spurning friend. indeed. "