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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29
APromlsing You-g awv,r.

The Irish Standard takes much pleas
ure in presenting to it's readers the pic
turc Of Edmund y. Prendergast, OF Min
neapolis, who was admitted to the bar
legal firm of Noyes and Prendergast with
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29
A Great Orohan Fair.

In response to call from Mother
Xavier, of the Catholic orphan asylum
large number gentlemen
interested IN T. Catholic
Association T.: evening
9th inst.
Archbishop Ireland |, ,:a.ded and stated
the object Of the meeting, which was to
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29
After Being SOukeJ.

Tho l'hosopl.er OF the Ilee! spoke CT education
now
Treat the Averages boy kindly AMI lie vii! I've
trHcablc." rcma-kc! :hn Philosopher. dl1act:o.
ally; b"t a!r'!:" him q blow AM. after that YOU
might nI well fow seed upon tho rocks"
Ah. yes" replied the Post. wth ills pcrchant
Tor the nGurgttrc. There 10 roll quite 60
journal,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29
ShUnf lied.

lle--You have heard the old, cid story
;hat tS ovsr new?
She-Yee; bu. I haven't been to q min.
rtrel show for two ycars-Indianapol!s Jour-
nal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29

"Heai!y. now" unused the autumn isat.
Il don't secm TO be on"
Blu. Just then It drnpped.--Indianars :iS
Journal. l9sS
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-29

and gave Detroit, Mich, as his perma-
nent address.
The fair in Ascension parish, corner
Eighteenth and Dupont avenues north,
will close tonight. The voting ON con-
tests has been quite exciting during the
week. One of the closest competitions
is the most popular candidate for mayor.
1t will be known after tonight whether
Gray or Webster is the favor;te.
The final figures Of Tuesdays regis
,tration show total OF 1887 for the
day, and total for the two days Of 49,
500. 1t is hoped that the registration to-
day will be the largest Of the three days,
James McArdle, fireman at the c. A.
Smith lumber mill, was fatally scalded
Wednesday By the bursting Of steam
pipe. Ec YVES at work in the engine
room. when, without warning, tic pine
burst and covered him with steam. He
was removed to st. Barnabas hospital,
where he died at abou: midnight. He
was AZ years Oh! and leaves a wife and
family residing 1T st9 Washington street
northeast. FIR. McArdle was quito we'll
known and his sad ending is deeply re-
GREETED by those who bore his acquain-
lance.
The wedding Of Miss Julia Ann Tho.
reese Francna and Eugene j. McGann
was soiounizcd at the Church CT the
Holy Cross Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock Miss Mae McGann acted as
maid CT honcr and Phillip Kohl waa best
man. The ushers were Messrs. Burke
and Hurley. The bride wore tailor
made gown Of blue With . large velvet
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17
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place in Havana harbor last night, and which tore a stout .battleship into shreds.
 There is, 1 regret to say, no reason for hoping that this pitifully small list of survivors will be swelled by the names of any others saved. Wild ex- citement, and still wilder rumors, fol- lowed the conclusion of the terrific blast. The explosion shattered windows and electric lights and flung the city into tumult of excitement, such as it has rarely witnessed before. Crowds that had gathered in public places dis persed in quick order and other knots gathered to follow a moment later at the hotels some leader who knew no more where he was going than they.
 Fire engines came bounding down the narrow streets from no one knows where, and going no man knew where. All the populace turned out and throngs gradually trended toward the water front, but for half an hour or more no one in the midst of that half-crazed crowd knew aught of the awful tragedy that lay just beyond.
 The streets became congested and one had tooth and nail task to force his way through. The report was first that the arsenal had blown up, and then it was said that the Spanish man-of-war had torpedoed the Maine And this was while the men of the Alfonso XIII were struggling to the work of rescue.
 The Ward Line steamer City of Washington and the cruiser were the first to reach the scene, and their crews did all that could be done to rescue the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17

1 drowning. Three boats from the Maine were there, too. In fact, ficrcswere more boats to pick up swimmers than there were swimmers to be picked up.
 Some more survivors were brought to the landing place and turned over to the flremen, who carried the wounded on stretchers to the hospitals. Others were brought alongside the City of Washington, and still others were car ried to the Alfonso XIII. The wreck took fire and lighted the harbor by the lurid glare of flames, fed chiefly by the lnf1ammable cellulose contained in the forward and after ends. The wreck burned the long night through. and when broke the solemn, pityinp dawn dark wreaths of smoke were still curl ing upward from the shapeless mass. At sunrise all the flags in the harbor were at half-mast
 l spent the early morning hours on board the City of Washington. and could not help but admire the generous spirit of all connected with that vessel and the fortitude of the sufferers thick ly strewn on mattresses about the deck and in the staterooms. Once in a while some poor sufferer would groan, but as rule they lay quiet as careless as the dead whose bodies lay with the wreck.
 A score of different causes have been assigned to account for the explosion and the cataclysm that followed, all of them more or less reasonable, accord ing to the light in which they were viewed. Captain Sigsbee was up nearly all night looking out for the comfort of his men. He took short rest before
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17

early daylight, and soon afterward he stood on the deck of the City of Wash ington peering into the falling mist which was screening the wreck of his gallant ship.
 The City of Washington was under way then, shifting her berth. She passed close to where the curled and twisted plates of the after superstructure showed where the wreck had gone down, and tears came to Captain Sigs- bees eyes as he looked and thought of the gallant men whose lives had so sud denly gone out.
 The Maine went down in water deep enough to submerge all but the after part of her superstructure deck. The whole forward part of the hull was turned completely inside out by the ex- plosion. Officers tell me that had the explosion taken place when the vessel was in deeper water, that first wild lurch of hers would have sent her settling sideways to the bottom. As 1t was, the vessel sunk within three minutes, partly fighting as she touched bottom
 Reverting to the many explanations that have been advanced to account for the disaster, the officers of the stricken ship are consistently silent. They will say nothing beyond pointing out the many precautions that are taken with explosives and the care that is taken
 .1t- At.> If ,e L. how any internal explosion could have occurred without the exertion of an outside force.
 The captain choked down his emo tion when I asked him of the disaster.
 There is very little that can tell you" he replied "I was in my cabin at the time had just finished letter to my family when that awful crash came The ship lurched heavily to port and I knew in an instant swhat it all meant-that it meant my ship had blown up.
 "All the cabin lights were put out, and I groped my way out of the apart ment met my orderly running to- ward me. Reaching the deck, I gave orders to post sentries, keep silence and to flood the magazines. The magazines were already flooding themselves. 1 saw then that the disaster was complete; in fact, 1 noticed few of our men struggling in the water.
 "Only three boats were left of the number we carried These, gig, barge and the second whaleboat, were lowered as quickly as we could get them into the water There was big hole knocked in the side of the barge, and it is wonder it did not sink with the few men who had climbed into 1t. :"
 "What do you think caused the ex-
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Of Havana harbor were sent there by Span- ish hands.
 As rule, the opinion at Washington is that the Maine was destroyed through Spanish conniyance. and this opinion will De maintaned until proof positive to ths contrary can De udduced. Should tt bs shown that the explosion was not due to accidental causes war must result This is the feeling of men who are versed ia international affairs, and who are not usually carried off their feet 6y the out- bursts Of popular excitement.
 One Of the most eminent Republican iend- CTS, q man who IS perhaps more Intimately acquainted with diplomatic usage than any other m public life, one who has reputa- ton for conservatism and carefuiness Of speech and who or more than one occasion has spoken the sentiments Of the admins trafon m Congress, said last night that # # should be proven that Spain was m any way responsible for the destruction Of the Maine, war would inevitably result.
 He vas asked # Spain could De considered Gabie in monetary sense for damages.
 There IS TO question Of monetary dam- ases." he replied emphahcahy, (which could be thought Of for moment. This is q matter which passes far beyond anything Of that kind. Consider for q moment what has happened! An American man-of-w war has been sunk m the harbor Of the ore unfrendly nation m the world
 "His not question for US to discuss from scientific point of view. Had the Majne foundered in the har6or Of Glasgow, then tt might De subject for considero- ton. The philosophers have TO stanoins n such case
 # was suggested to him that divers might De sent to tie bottom Of the harbor to Investigate the condition Of the wreck and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17

 says:
 s t has been Known for some time s6 % that tbe hnrbor Of H1vand was not 6so 6 = safe place for American men-of- .. 2s war. Members Of the Foreign & g Relations Committee of he Senate s & have received, m confidence. m- s6 70 formation that within week cap- oo oo e tain Siqs6ee has teiegraphed to the es & Nary Department, begging them to S 8 send TO more ships to Havana at s $ present, and adding, "We are fabie sS o to De blown out of Me water any oo oo s g s minute. s
 Senator Money Of Mississippi, who served in the last Congress as member Of fhe Foreiqn Affairs Committee of tie House. and who visited Cuba last winter to make a personal Investigation of tie conditions fbere. says he learned then that the har6or of Havana was mined throughout, and that $40 torpedoes were located at ayoifabie points. Senator Moneys statement fs con- hrmed n general way by others. There seems to be no question that there are tor oedoes in the harbor, and when that is admitted tie burden Of proof falls entirely upon Spain.
 Conditions could hardly be sraver than they appear tonight. and the promised djscIaimer for the De Tome letter has not yet been received. Every navai officer ot any standjns who has talked about the disaster deciares # IS lis opinion that tt was ths result Of design. and that TO mere accident could have brought abovt such terrible consequences. Among he members Of Congress the opinion is d. most unanimous that tie destruction Of the Maine is due to treachery. and that tie American sailors lying dead at the bottom
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17
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marines, only IoI have been accounted for. This means that 253 perished in that frightful explosion which took
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17
WAR WITH SPAIN
 MAY BE THE NEXT
 THING TO FOLLOW
A Senator Talks Seriously of That Contingency to Follow the
 Horror of the Maine.

BOSTON. Fed. f6.-A Washington specia,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17
Captain Sigsbee Believes His Ship Was Blown
 Up From Outside.
Tells the Facts to the Govern ment at Washington, but Wants the People Kept
 in the Dark.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
Todav's Ranges of Prices.

Furnished by the w A. Michael Com
mission Co, Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks, ITO West Sixth Ave. Topeka.
Article. open High Low Close Yes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
GARBAGE ORDINANCE.
One is Found Among the Archives
and Enforcement Will Be
Attempted.

Sanitay Sergeant C. w. Fowler has
made the startling discovery that there
is a garbage ordinance among the
records of the city of Topeka which was
never enforced and which apparently
has been forgotten by everyone con-
nected with the city affairs. 1t was
passed number of years ago, and like
many other ordinances its passage com
pleted it's history.
The ordinance requires every resident
to place a barrel or cask in the alley
in the rear of the residence, and there
empty the garbage. It also requires
the city to provide teams for carrying
away the garbage. and says that the
work of removal shall be under the
supervision of the city physician.
The ordinance was never enforced
probably because of the expense at
tached to the removal af the garbage
and the same difficulty would present
itself now. However, the sanitary de-
partment means to make an effort to-
ward the enforcement of the ordinance
and unless the council officially sits
down on the move for the reason of
lack of funds, the opening of spring
will see the ordinance in OperatiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Jan. Fl.
ed from 923zc to 927sc, an advance of near
~ cent, while S59sc was bid for July,
yesterdays closing price being SAC. Liv-
erpool was again the factor in the
strength here. That market showed an
opening advance of 2sG5sd and at l 80 D.
It was the same story of continued
drought in India and heavy rains in Ar
gentina, with lighter offerings from the
latter country. Receipts here were light,
tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ceiptS We're 1858 cars, against 1854 cars last
week and 276 cars a year ago. The IN
SeaSonable weather was also factor
traders fearing the effect of an expected
freeze following the rains. There was
holders taking profits. May reacted to
9215c and July to $3.50, but grew strong
again later May advancing to 925s0slc
and July to S41zc.
CORN-COrn was very quiet, but steady
The strength of wheat cOunteracted the
influence of expected heavier country Of
ferings. Receipts were 344 cars. May
opened shade higher at 29Q291sc and held
at 291sc.
OATS-Oats were dull, but steady with
ceipts were 222 cars. May opened 1sc
higher at 237sc and sold at 2334 d7sc.
PROVISIONS-ProviS were strong.
Hog prices were firmer and there was a
fair general demand for products. May
pork opened Pee higher at 50; 1919, ad-
Vanced to $3.50 and reacted to $9.7712 May
lard opened 214c higher at $3.50. May ribs
opened a shade higher at $4.8212Q4S5.
BARLEY-Cash, No. 3, 2I1R@47c.
RYE-Cash, 45e; May. 47@47Ac.
TIMOTHY-Cash and January, 81. 20;
March, S2S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
SALE OF INDIAN LAND.
Provision for Partition of Tracts in
Jackson and Brown Counties.

Washington, Jan. 21-A provision has
been inserted in the Indian apprOpria-
ton bill for the appraisement and sale
of the surplus and unaIotted lands OF
the Pottawatomie and KickapOO In
dams of Kansas.
By the provision the secretary of the
interior is authorized and directed to
cause to be sold, in trust for the POtta-
watOmie and KickapoO Indians, the
surplus unallotted lands of the reser-
vations of the two tribes in Jackson
and Brown counties, Kansas. The lands
are to be appraised in tracts of one
half quarter section by three competent
commissioners. The sale is to be made
through the public land office at To-
peka, Kas., to the highest bidder, but
the price paid must be more than s. an
acre. No person will be allowed to pur-
chase more than two quarter sections.
There shall be exempted from the sale
lands for two boarding and industrial
schools, not exceeding 320 acres for
each school. To carry the provision into
effect the sum of $1,000 is appropriated
Before the surplus and unallOtted lands
are disposed of there shall be allotted
by the secretary of the interior so acres
to each absentee of the POttawatomie
and KickapOO tribes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
WHERE M'KINLEY STANDS.
he is Waiting for Autonomy to Be
Thoroughly Tested.

Washington. Jan. 21.-Gentlemen in con-
gress who, by reason of their position.
have a chance to be accurately informed
on the policy of the administration as to
Cuba, say that this policy is, in sub
stance, as follows:
At the present moment it is felt that
the same material conditions prevail that
existed when the president sent his last
message to congress. At that time it
was stated that, the plan of autonomy
having been inaugurated, it was the pur-
pose of the executive branch to give
proper time for the plan to be tried.
The recent occurrences at Havana are
looked upon as affOrding evidence of dis
content with this plan, but whether this
will be sufficient to overcome the plan it
self is not looked upon as established with
any degree of certainty, or even approx
1mateness- In the meantime, while close
~ observing the progress of the autOno-
nous plan. the administration had adopt
ed every precaution to guard against any
that will threaten American interests.
should come it is said that the naval YES
sells of the United States are so disposed
as to be in the harbOr of Havana within
six hours of any crisis which would i'm
peril American interests. In order that
there may be no delay should an emer-
gency arise, it is said that Consul General
Lee has been empowered to make direct
request of the commanders Of the war
ships so that the vessels could start on
receipts of word from him, without the
delay incident to having his requests pass
through the official routine at Washing
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
NEW PENSION RULES.
Commissioner Makes Some Regula-
tions Governing Attorneys.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Commissioner
Evans of the pension Office has in prep
aration a new set of regulations govern
ing the practice of attorneys. The eff
fort will be made to simplify to some
extent the methods now in vogue in ad-
Indicating claims but without in any
manner lesSening the requirements i'm
posed upon pensioners to show cause
why their claims should be allowed and
to relieve the embarrassment which re-
suits from different constructions of the
laws by successive administrations of
the pension office.
There is a feeling that a. claim acted
upon by one administration should be
regarded as jes adjudicata, unless evil
dences of fraud in it's prosecution sub
sequently have been brought to light
when it shall be re-opened. The new
rules require the approval of the secre-
tary of the interior before becoming op-
erative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
KILBOURN LIS CRAZY.
Newspaper Man Possessed by a Sui
cidal Mania.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Hallett Kill
bourn one of the oldest and best known
business and newspaper men of Wash
ington, will be examined in lunacy pro-
ceedingS with a view to his confinement
in an asylum. His mania is suicide,
and, unknown to any except his physi-
clans and his immediate family he has
made half a dozen attempts at self
destruction in the past week.
Mr.. Kilbourn was born in Rochester,
N. Y, IS years ago. During a congress
sional investigation into an alleged real
estate boom under the Shepherd regime
he refused to produce his books at the
capitol and by order of the court was
incarcerated in Jail for 80 days for con-
tumacy. He sued the government for
$4,000 for false imprisonment, and Sc
cured $50 900 by congressional action.
After disposing of his real estate bust
ness he became interested in newspa-
per work. During the past few years
he has lived on his income.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
NO MORE STATES NOT NOW
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona
Knock in Vain.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. IA special to the
Tribune from Washington, D c., says:
The fate of the territories now pressing
forward for statehood already has been
practically settled, and unless the unex7
pected happens there will be no territorial
legislation at this session. The house
committee on territories, after giving
their innings to the advocates of admit
ting Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma
into the sisterhOOd of states, fixed on
next Wednesday for the vote on these
measures. There is little doubt OF the
result of that meeting. The nembershlp
of the committee is fifteen OF these the
Republicans muster eight while there are
seven Democrats. The Republicans Will
vote solidly against admission of any OF
the territories, which will prevent the
measure coming before the house.
The senate committee is likewise dis
posed Chairman Knox of the house
committee on territories has talked over
the situation informally at various times
with members Of the committee at the
other end of the capitol and the two
bodies are working along the same lines
With these cases disposed OF adversely,
the propositions will be submitted again
with renewed vigor at the next session
of congress. -
Arizona, New Mexico and oklahoma are
the only regularly organized territories
now remaining, in view of the parcellng
out of the Indian Territory among the
I'VE civilized tribes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-21
Fraulein stolle,s a. lecture.

The president of the Federation of
Clubs received yesterday a complete
list of the pictures that will be shown
on next Tuesday evening at the Grand
Opera house, and it is rich beyond the
fondest hopes of the ladies who have
been instrumental in bringing this
beautiful entertainment to Topeka.
The selection for Topeka, which is
culled from the half dozen lectures that
Fraulein Stole has prepared, includes
masterpieces from the galleries of Ber-
lin, Dresden, Vienna, Rome, Florence,
Venice and Paris. Introductory views
of these cities will be given, and then
the spectator will be led into the great
galleries, where Fraulein Stole painted
her stereoptican slides in view of the
paintings they represent and in exact
imitation of their colors. No picture
lover can afford to miss it.