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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
MANILA-WARD.
Kansas Recruits For the Philip
pines Left Last Night.
Adiutant DefOrd Took Charge
of Them All.
THEY WERE BUNKED
In Tourist Sleepers Made Into
Special Train.
Spoken of as Gentlemanly Set
of Fellows.
THEY WERE BUNKED

Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Klein
hans arrived in Topeka with Is recruits
from Fort Scott and last night at 1880
Sergeant Wisner arrived from Kansas
City with so and Corporal Northrop
from Fort Scott with Is. Adjutant De-
ford took charge of them, together with
the Topeka squad and they left in four
tourist sleepers over the Rock Island at
IL :05 for Mcfarland where they were
Joined by other recruits for the TWen-
tleth and special train was made up
and left for the coast
THAT is the most gentlemanly, we'll
behaved crowd of young men ever got
ten together" said w. NJ. HOdson of
the Rock Island, in speaking of the re-
cruitS for the Twentieth regiment in
charge of Sergeant Orville Taylor.
''They have been camped in their pri-
Vate car right under my office window
for two days and never a bit of loud
noise have 1 heard and not a drunk.
That is something to be proud Of"
Ever since Tuesday the recruits have
been quartered in a tourist sleeper
standing on the sidetrack in front of
the Rock Island offices waiting to start
for San Francisco to join their regi-
ment. The sides of the cars were dec
GRATED with bunting and flags. On one
of the flags was a poem dedicated to
the recruits and they felt quite proud
of it.
Goodbye, no tits only good night,
Though the morning be far away.
You'll return with victory written
For the coats of blue and gray.
Plant old glory, boys, in Cuba,
Focus all your hate on Spain,
Make the watchword of your battles
Well avenge our gallant Maine"
While the recruits had been quartered
in the car regular camp discipline has
been kept. Under the commandership
of Sergeant Taylor guard has been
mounted every day, sentries have been
posted, daily drill and school of instruc-
ton has been held and no one was al
lowed to leave the car without writ
ten permit.
One evening Lawson Whitteker ask
ed for permission to go up town for an
hour. That was about o'clock. He
did not get back until o'clock in the
morning. AS he stepped into the door
of the car a sentry grabbed him and
said: You are under arrest, follow
me-" He was conducted to the further
end of the car and thrown into the
guard house which for convenience
sake was a section. In the morning
Sergeant Taylor heard his excuse and
after looking quite serious he lectured
the private on the error of his ways
and advised him to do better. He was
extra guard duty.
Sergeant Taylor seems to be the
center of attraction in our camp" said
Sergeant Wisner. ''The San Francisco
camp could distinguish Sergeant Tay-
lor by the red flannel rag he wore
around his throat as protection from
talk of the town."
F.The Kansas boys seem to be of
special interest to the CalifornianS,
said Sergeant Taylor. *'I suppose it is
to the residents of either coast. We
have been treated royalty since being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
NO EXCHANGE.
Spain Will Keep HobsOn to
Protect MORO Castle.

Havana, June 17-The Spanish gov
ernrnent it is said at the palace has
not authorized the exchange Of the
prisoners of the Merrimac. The gun
boat Yanez Pinzon exchanged commun-
ications yesterday afternoon with an
American warship under a flag of
truce and the commander of the latter
was informed that Gen. Blanco has no
authority to exchange Naval Construc-
tor Hobson and his gallant companions
for Spaniards who are now held prison
ers in the United States.
The Spanish authorities here abso-
lutely deny that the armored cruiser
Vizcaya has been destroyed or even
damaged by the fire of the Vesuvius.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
STARVING SPANIARDS.
One Crawls Into the American Camp
to Surrender.

Camp McCalla, Guantanamo Bay,
June Is. via Kingston, Jamaica, June
17-During the afternoon a half starved
and ragged Spanish soldier crawled
into the camp and gave himself up. JIe
said he expected to be shot, but he
would gladly die If they would only
give him food and water. He had had
neither for forty-eight hours. He re-
ported that there were 1000 Spanish
soldiers, half-starved, who wanted to
give themselves up, but that they be-
lirved they would be killed by the
Americans as soon as they were once
iE capt vity. The Spaniard was given
was then taken on board the Marble
head. l4e declared that he would glad
II so hack and report to his comrades,
but they would certainly shoot him. He
is now held as prisoner on the Mar
blehead.
The Marblehead's little steam launch
cleared out a detachment of Spanish
hushwnackers this afternoon and
esca ped. after a hot engag cement of
quarter of an hour without the loss of
a man. The launch had been dragging
the harhor near the forts for mines,
but they had found one and was tow
ing it hack to the Marblehead when the
eremy, concealed in the bushes on the
men in the launch. The launch headed
towards shore and began banging away
but the bow gun finally kicked over
board, carrying the gunner with it. In
the meantime the enemy was fleeing
wildly The marine was promptly
rescued 1t is believed that several
SpaniarGs were killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17

in camp and even if we We're dubbed
the Ragged Regiment we have been
reaping a harvest from the nickname"
All the recruits who left last night
were supplied with small metal badges
giving their name, the regiment and
company they belonged to. The follow
ing printed once before are the names
of those who Joined from Topeka:
Walter c. Swartz, Jas. c. Coleman,
Chas. H. Reasoner, U. s. G. Brown,
Theo. @. Whitted, Etzel P. Blair, Roy
E. Timmons, Chas. r. Fish, Albert r.
Cotton, VIM. r. Smith, Jno D. Young,
Jas. G. Corkhill. Lewis G. Laws, Jos.
H. Redinger. Samuel ]. White, Edwin
A. Myers, J. w. Corkhill, Noble U.
Uric, L. B. Whitaker, T. B. Lawrence,
F. D. Spark, w. l.. Garretson, J. E.
Johnson, VIM K. Morris, E. H. Bren-
nan, W. F. Ayres, w. c. Campbell, c.
E. Anderson, E. w. Sheard, Harvey
Chandle, n. z. Rupe, F. T. Newell.
Frank M. McFadden, John A. Bu-
q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
60 AT ONCE.
Governor Leedy Will Issue Or
der Removing Police Boards
This Afternoon, to Go Into Eff
feet July l
OR AS SOON AFTER
AS Mayors Can Get Their Ap-
pOintments Ready.
This Makes Great Opportuni-
ty in Topeka
TO GET NON-PARTISAN
Police Force as Void of Politics
as Fire Department.
Patrolmen Who Are Capable
Should Be Retained.
Police Force as Void of Politics
as Fire Department.
PatrOlmen Who Are Capable
Should Be Retained.
REPUBLICAN CHANCE
To Show That the Party is
Better Able to Manage
Municipal Affairs in High Mind
ed Way Than Other Parties.

Governor Leedy will issue the notice
to abolish the police boards this after
noon. 1t will take effect as soon after
the first of July as practicable.
Governor Leedy said today: 81 will
issue the notice today for there is MOTH
ing else for me to do. 1t will be I'M
possible to have the boards abolished
by July 1, however. The mayors of the
cities will have to have time to get
things into shape so that they can or
ganize the forces. They can hardly do
that by July l."
At noon the order had not yet been
;a4ued. 1t will be in the nature of "A
proclamation and will take effect at
the date named by the governor Gov
ernor Leedy will also address letters t.
the mayors of all cities of the first class
informing them of his action and re-
Guesting them to prepare to take charge
as soon after July as practicable.
The feeling of the Populist leaders
is that their convention acted wisely
in knocking out the metropolitan police
system. Glen Fairchild of Kingmau
who led the fight in the Legislature
against the system two years ago said:
1T was the best thing that could
have been done and will make our
ticket 10000 votes in the state. The
people are tired of the metropolitan po-
lice system and they are anxious 10
get rid of it. This was just the t!nc
to do it, but it took courage. 1t took
more than the ordinary amount of back
bone for a convention to do what tie
Porulist convention did,
Taylor Riddle, chairman of the Popu-
list central committee said: 1T was a
smart thing for our convention to do,
but no one but Populists would do such
a thing. The delegates were convinced
that the system is wrong and they
knocked it out"
There is a lively scramble for places on
the police force in Topeka since the or
lContinued on Tlighth Pagel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
AWAITING ATTACK.
10000 to $4,000 Spanish Troops
Massed in Matanzas.

Key West, June IA gunboat which
has been on the Havana blockade for
three weeks past, has arrived here hav-
ing on board Major Prado and two
aides from Col. Rojas insurgent forces.
They were the bearers of important
dispatches for the Cuban leaders in the
United States.
Major Prado and his companions left
the interior of Matanzas province on
June 4 and made their way through
the swamps to the coast near Cardenas.
They were compelled to lay about that
place for seven days eluding the Span
ish troops, but eventually contrived to
get a small boat in which they rOwed
off to the nearest ship of the American
squadron.
The Cuban major says there are be-
(Continued on FIghtI1 Paee.o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
LEAVES CAD!z.
Admiral Camara'S Fleet Again
Puts to Sea.
Sighted Near the Northern
Coast of Africa.
1T WAS MOVING EAST
Captain of a German Steamer
Saw 1t
And RrOuphf fho NnwS Into
And Brought the News Into
Gibraltar.

Gibraltar, June 1.-THE captain of
German steamer which arrived here
this morning reports having sighted the
Spanish Cadiz fleet off Ceuta, north
coast of Africa, about opposite and
seventeen miles southeast of Gibraltar.
last evening. The warships, it is added,
were going in an easterly direction.
The fleet consisted of two battleships,
four alrge cruisers and four torpedo
boat destroyers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
ALL NATIONS
Are Represented in the New Re-
cruits for the Regular Army.

ST. Louis. June 17.-Brigadier Nelson
Cole has left for Falls Church, Va,
where he will report to Gen Graham
for duty at Camp A1ger.
represented among the men who are
entering the regular army at the re-
cruiting station in St. Louis. Among
the sixteen men whom Capt. Sweet en-
listed today was Algernon Van Allen,
son of Col. Van Allen of the First in
fantry in the English army. Van AL
len said that he had been a citizen of
the United States only a short time,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
HONORS FOR HOBSON.
Resolution offered to Make Him
Iieutenant Commander.

Washington, June 17-Representative
Underwood in whose district Hobson's
home is situated, has introduced a res
Olution extending the thanks of con-
g-ress to Hobson and his crew, author
izing Hobson's transfer to the line and
promotion to lieutenant commander.
He conferred with the president and
Secretary Long before offering it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17

but was anxious to join the army to
fight against Spain.
Lieut.. Eames of the Nineteenth in
fantry enlisted DR.. VIM. Minor, an an
alytical chemist and pharmacist. having
an office in this city. Sixty-eight men
who have been enlisted during the past
three days for the First regiment have
left st. Louis over the Louisville &
Nashville for Chickamauga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17
This is So Spanish.

Paris. June ia dispatch to Figaro
from Madrid says: Captain Aunon's visit
to Cadiz was with a view of experiment.
ing at sea with a new and powerful ex-
cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17

Topsy-Turvydom,or ParadoxicalJapan
Don't fail to hear Miss McGuire's
lecture tonight at the High School hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17

the first actual drawings made Santiago dfsuany es9a
harbor unkby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-17

fleet Sampson Geve his
dsnanted the bmban nnens Sampson
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
New York Produce Market.

New York May %
FLOl' R-Rcccipts, 1862; exports 20
9l3 sales. 1000; dull and weaker on all
grades; winter patents, SG.50f,5.7J; winter
straighls. $G,20M6.35; Minnesota patents.
s.. 80 ,.2J: Minnesota bakers. $5.25m5Go.
ItIE-Wcak; No. ? Western, q fob
aftout; state rye, 59GtGo elf. track and 60
fob dtloat
WfEAT-Rcccipts. 465 go; exports 49,
SO; sales, 5.lJ0.000 futures spot weak; No
red $i.4iI2 fob. afloat, export grades
PTS fob. afloat Sept. l to Sept. H.
CORN-Receipts, 110.11J: exports, 205 OIL ::
sales, 525, 600 futures. 1900 spot; spot weak:
No. :. ;S7s fob. afloat.
OATS-Rcceipts 11SS00 exports. 124 3S5:
srot weak; No. ?, 3234 No. ), 81 No. ?
white "a.
l@EFF- Steady.
LARD-Wcaker; Western steamed.
$G.%ii' May. $e4-ia, nominal
PcRN-Quiet.
i hl.T.TER- Firm; Western creamery.
l"1e6'lf'2; do factory, 1o11m12l2; lIgins.
l6l2; state dairy. 12i2M15l4: do. creamery.
13i: GiI6i2.
ClIGltS E-Dul; large white. Gi5; small
white. {; part skins. 5u5l%; fun SKINS :
az: larSe colorcd. "a small colered 7n7t.
EtGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
l2Hl2l; Western fresh, l2W12lo: Southern,
ia.
Petrol Et'M-Dun.
ROSIN Stc3dv.
Tt'HPENTINL,-D Dull, but steady
RICE Firm.
MoIASSFS- Steady.
lEttGHTS-To Liverpool, steady
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
Base Ball Notes.

Collins has made one error III ~ games
Stahl made his first msplay of the sea
son, last Tuesday.
Bergen has batted safely in IA out OF IT
Games, May 5-25 inclusive.
Cuppys arm is no longer an object oil
doubt says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank c. Leonard. who has managed
ball clubs in Augusta. Ga, in Portland
and in Lewiston. Me. has been appointed
manager of the Taunton team of the New
England League. and will assume his du-
ties next Monday. He will bring i've
men picked from the Southern League'
now disbanded.
When Frank Sclee was here nc stated
that the Boston club would cut its num-
her down to IA players, June /. viz: rive
uitchers two catcherS and the regular
nfield and outfeld, Duffy acting as sub
stitute infieIder and Stivetts as an extra
outfielder Enquirer. That
mems the release of but one man. kels-
ter.-Iicrald.
Judee HolIister at Cincinnati has de
cided the case OF Carney Flynn against
pres. Freedman and the New York base
hau club by giving Flynn Judgment Tor
s33l against the National Exhibition co.
freedman suspended Flynn. who was q
member Of the Giants pitching corps IN
1896 for attending his mothers funeral
Tho importance of this result is found in
the Interpretation of the notice and for
cause" clause of the players contracts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
NAUGHTY MAN.
Fred Barber of Brunswick. Swaps Teams
Which Doesn't Belong TO Him.

Fred Barber of Brunswick. came to Al-
gusta. Thursday. and swapped horses
with i baker Oh Sand hill. lie then cam,
down street and sold the whole rig that
he got from the baker to a Frenchman
named Prcyoust, who drives a Decent
team, for s..
Barber not satisfied with this, went tc
Gardiner ana hired a nice turnout from
Il man named Newell. This was a nice
horse and a top buggy, with ali the fix
ngs Of 4 FIRST class turnout.
Barber drove to Augusta, and falling ii
with Ane1e CIoutier, exchanged the
horse and carriage for Cloutier's bicycle
and $40 lie took the bicycle to the depot
ana after buying d ticket for Yarmouth
junction. checked il for that place Ht
didn't 20 on the same train as the vince
ana was only seen around town by on,
person after the train left. He has dis.
appeared entirely, and the worst thing
about it is that he hasn't left any clen
behind him.
City Marshal Morse received word Fri
day morning, from Mr.. Newell, that h,
had lost a team. The marshal looked tht
matter up and sent for Mr. Newell to com,
MP and identify his horse, which he did
much to Clouticr's disgust
K is supposed that the team brought
from brunswick was stolen, as it answer;
the partial description of Il horse stoler
from there several days ago. Marsha
aIorso WAS unable 10 receive any detlnit,
news from Brunswick about the horse
although hc telosraphcd several times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28

we ought to take every foot of Spanish
son outside of Spain itself, whether it be
III inns hemisphere or in the other. We
oousht. believe. TO drive the Spanish flag
p IN thc waters OF both the Atlantic and
Iacinc oceans"
NeiSon' Mlnn., regarded the proposed
;;nnue o. SFcehbacks as one of the most
Important features of the bill. He de-
80 ~ 81 ,h'a OF an the loans made during
~. ne 'lNli W ar, the forced loan covered by
me Sreenbacks was the most extensive.
ne lelt That the notes if issued would be
IN added menace to the treasury and that
- Wouio enable those so inclined to de
piete the gold reserve and render il the
mere easily possible to force an issue of
bonds.
Coekrell avowed his intention to support
me government in the prosecution of the
war ana made long argument in favor
Of the free coinage of silver and of the
issue OF legal tender notes
tochfell asserted that if this country
hau provided for the free coinage of gold
ana silver, nobody would favor the issue
Of legal tender notes. He said: "'rha
golden opportunity of the bankers and
the bondholderS has come, and now they
rush IN Tor more bonds in order that they
may more securely faSten the single gold
standard upon the country. we want tho
war earned on, for We believe it to be a
humane and just war. We are not de-
nahdlhS the substitution of the bi-metal-
lie system, but we are asking that instead
of bonds
German. Md. said he approved of some
provisions of the House bill and some of
the amendments made by the Senate com
mlttce. The burdens ought to be placed
upon the large interests able to pay the
taxes, instead of upon the people. regard
less of their condition.
Now is the time" he declared. while
we are engaged in war, 10 test the SUI
premc court upon the corporation tax
question. decision against it will not
destroy our financial structure. but It
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
TWO BAD FIRES.
HouIton and Portland Lose
Heavily by Fire Fiend.
Titcomb Lumber Mills Burned With a
Loss Of Over $4,000.
Bakers Block and Occupants Suffer to the
Extent OF $4,000.

Houlton, Me, May 27-The Titcoml
lumber mills at loulton were destroyed
by fire, Thursday night. The connecting
sheds and lumber piles were also burned
rs was a large stable. A frame boarding
house near the mills was badly damaged
The loss is variously estimated from $50,
600 TO 100000. There was no insurance.
The fire started ut midnight. Two hun
dred thousand feet of finished lumber and
a large quantity OF valuable white wood
were consumed.
The fire started near the mill from an
| unknown cause. and when discovered by
the Waterman, jeremiah Drscoli, was be-
You'd control and was rapidly spreading
to all parts Of the plant.
Driscoll made Il bold attempt to reach
the whistle cord in the boiler room fol
the purpose of alarming the town, but
was overcome by the dense smoke. He
was badly burned.
Driscoll was found after the fire lying
between two logs. 1t is thought he viii
recover.
Since Mr.. Titcomb has been in business
he has lost six mills and a dry house by
fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
PEOPLE WE KNOW i.
They Are Augusta People and What Thcj
Say Is OF Local Interest

When an incident like the following
occurs right here at home it it bound
to carry weight with our readers. So
many stranger occurrences so the
rounds of the press, are published as
facts, when the intelligent reader
knows they cannot be true, there is 10
wonder that people become skeptlcaL
On one subject skepticism is rapidly
disappearing. This is due to the actual
personal experience of our citizens and
their public expressions regarding
them. The doubter must doubt NJ
more in the face of such evidence as
this. The public statement of a reput-
able citizen living right here at home
one whom you can see any day, leaves
no ground for the skeptic to stand on.
Mr.. Thos. O. Pease os 70 Gage St,
SAYS: Ever since I left the army !
have had more or less trouble with my
back For weeks at a time | have been
so lame that | had to walk stopped
over like an old man. ] had about
given all hopes of relief up as every
medicine tried proved useless. In
March, 1896, the pain through my loins
was intense and almost disabled me
from doing anything. L heard ac-
quantances speak about Doan's Kid
ney Pills and | obtained them at The
Old Reliable drug store of Chas. X.
Partridge. They relieved me from the
start and l used altogether three boxes.
My back is stronger than it has been
for years and there has been no re-
turn of the laaneness. The complete
relief which 1 have received from
Doans Kidney Pills after having suf-
fering years from my kidneys. sur
prises both me and my friends, and !
shall be most happy to tell anyone
about my experience with this valu-
able remedy"
Doans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, price SO cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter Milburn Co., Buffalo. n. Y. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DoAN'S ard
take no substitute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28

ant adjutant general; Lieut.. Col
ltenry G. Hasbrock. 4th T. S. Artillery:
Lieut.. Col. John c. Gilmore. assistant
huJutant general: Lieut. Col. Wallace
r. Randolph Sd u. S. Artillery; Major
Joseph +. Sanger, inspector general:
frederick d. Grant of New York, 18th
New York Volunteer Infantry; Har-
rlson Gray Otis of California; Henry
NJ Duflield of Michigan, Charles King
or Wisconsin, Lucius f. Hubbard of
Minnesota, George A. Garretson of
ONO, William w. Gordon of Georgia,
John A. Wiley of Pennsylvania, Will
nam y. Bancroft of Massachusetts,
William j. Mckee of Indiana, Francis
Y. Green of New York, list New York
Volunteer Infantry; Charles Fitzsim-
mons of Illinois. Joseph X. Hudson of
Kansas, James Rush Lincoln of Iowa