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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24

to have been well planned and finely
carried OUT
Gen. Miles referred in terms of praise
20 the work of getting a large amount
OF supplies into Cuban camps and the
placing of a million cartridges in the
hands of the insurgents and paid high
tribute to the way in which the plan
was executed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
FOR WATER TENDER.
Government Purchases the British
Steamship Morse King.

Baltimore, June 24-The government
has purchased the British steamship
Morse King. of the Puritan line of
steamers plying between here and Ant
werp. The vessel will be used for con-
densing purposes and as a water tender
for the troops. She will leave for New
port News today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
CHINESE CHEAP LABOR
Is Causing Trouble in Connection
With Government Contracts.

San Francisco, June 24.-The building
trades council of San Francisco has
adopted resolutions severely arraign-
ing Major o. I. Long, department quar-
termaster, U. S. A. for his alleged ac-
ton in permitting uniforms for the
troops now here to be made by Chinese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
DEPARTURE NOT FIXED.
Much Uncertainty Attends the Ma
nila Expedition.

San Francisco, June 24-Accordine
to the latest advices obtainable. the
next expedition to the Philippines will
Of sail earlier than Monday or Tues
next, and General Merritt will fol-
W day or two later on the Newport
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
WILL NOT RETIRE.
Joseph Chamberlain Denies Reports
of Official Changes.

London, June 24.-The secretary of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, emphatically denies the
rumors that he contempIates retirement
from the cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
COLLINS HELD.
He Must Appear at the Bar of
the District Court
To Answer the Charge of
Numbering His Father.
A DAMAGING LETTER
Is introduced by the State
Near the Close.
1t Proved to Be the Last Link
in the Chain.
HE is REFUSED BAIL.
Accused Must Remain in Jail
Until Fall.
Harper and Jordan Will PrOba-
bly, Give a Bond.
John H. Collins was today refused
HE is REFUSED BAIL
Accused Must Remain in Jail
Until Fall.
Harper and Jordan Will PrOba
bly, Give Bond.

John H. Collins was today refused
bail pending the time when his trial
is to be held in the district court. Jus
tice w. S. McClintock held a session
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The herald., 1898-10-13
Confesses His Crime

SAN JOSE. CAL, Oct. 12.-Augustine Bur-
timer has confessed to an Associated Press
reporter that he killed Frank Brown. In
an interview at the County Jail this morn
ing he said:
II killed that man; he tried to catch me. -
This is the first time the man has con-
sented to talk Of the crime. When he was
seen he was asked where he was going
yesterday morning: If he had been hunt
Ing before Brown was killed.
The fellow is hard of hearing, and in ad-
dition is sullen and morose and seemingly
of low intellectually. After some hesi-
fancy he said in slow, careful words that
he was after birds.
where were you going?" he was asked
ITO the Tully place." he answered.
Had you been hunting before you saw
Brown?"
The man hung his head and looked stead
lily at the floor, his lips twitching, but he
said not a word. The question was re-
peated:
Had you been hunting?"
Then the man threw up his head and
interjected: II killed that man; he tried
to catch me-"
He would say no more and refused to
make any explanation, dropping into the
sullen, silent mood which he so continually
maintains.
The herald., 1898-10-13
CRoss-CoUNTRY RUNS
Fast Time Made on the Vanderbilt
Lines

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-The Tribune says:
To attend banquet in Chicago one night
and stay until the lights are put out, and
then go to the theater In New York the
following evening, is something out Of the
ordinary run, but that Is just what some
Vanderbilt officials have done. Aside from
this little departure from the routine. these
same railroad officials have been doing
some remarkable travelling within the last
five days. Last Thursday a special train
composed of four cars and an engine started
from the Grand Central depot at $3.50 o'clock
In the evening. The cars were those of
Chauncey NJ. Depew 8. H. Galloway, pres
ident of the New York Central; President
Newman of the Lake Shore. and Marvin
Hughitt, president of the Chicago and
Northwestern. Twenty-four hours later
this train crossed the Mississippi River.
That was a feat in itself, as the running
time of the Central's fastest limited train
to Chicago is just "a hours. After visit
to the Omaha Exposition the party re-
turned to Chicago, and there Mr.. Depew
made two speeches. After the dinner of
the Hamilton Club in Chicago on Monday
night the return trip was made. Mr. De-
pew and Mr.. Galloway boarded their cars
at IL: o'clock. Chicago time or 1880 o'clock
In the morning, New York time. and the
word was given to the engineer At $50
o'clock last night the train rolled into the
Grand Central Station, five hours short of
the 24-hour run. The fast time was cele-
brated here by theater party last night.
The herald., 1898-10-13
Track LAYING Begun

SALT LAKE, Oct. 12.-Track-laying on
the Utah and Pacific Road southwest from
Milford was begun yesterday, and Presi-
dent McCune is authority for the state
ment that 1t will never be stopped until
the road gets to the Pacific.
The southern terminus Is not decided on
but as the same men who control the Short
Line also control absolutely and own the
Pacific Coast Railroad and many interests
at Port Hartford. 1t Is said here that theiI
own road In California will be utilized
The Pacific Coast Railway Is part of the
Oregon Improvement Company, which is
almost part of the o. r. & N. Company
and Oregon Short Line.
The first annual meeting Of the Union
Pacific Railroad was held yesterday here
106,eS7 shares of stock being represented
by holders in person. and sos, ,743 by proxies
The original Board of Directors Of the
Union Pacific Railroad was unanimously
reelected,
The herald., 1898-10-13
SPACE AT PARIS
Secured for Exhibition Of American
Products

NEW YORK, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
Ferdinand W. Peck, Commissioner Gen.
eral to the Paris Exposition, said In an
Interview:
The Director-General officially informs
us that some of the requests for additional
space made by me In behalf Of the Ameri-
can exhibitors have been granted. Since
my arrival in Paris. I have been devoting
myself to this question. In the original
allotment the section set aside for the
United States amounted to about 900. 900
square feet. This was not enough by half.
l pointed this out to the exposition officials
and told them of the enormous number of
manufacturers who desired to be represen-
ted by their product, and impressed upon
them the fact that great enthusiasm pre-
vailed in the United States in regard to
the exposition, SO that 1t was not question
of how much space We wanted, but how
much they would give. We wanted, said,
every inch that was obtainable.
Il have already secured concessions
bringing up the allotment about 10000
square feet. and am most sanguine that
1t will finally be not less than ESQ., 0OO When
return to the United States early in No
vember I shall be able to state exactly
what our American exhibitors can count
upon. Until then 1t will be impossible to
proceed with the work of distribution"
The herald., 1898-10-13
PEARY OVERDUE
The Arctic Explorers Friends Are
Getting Anxious

ST. JOHNS, NJ F., Oct. 12-Some anxiety
Is beginning to be felt here because of the
on-arrival Of Lieutenant Peary's steamer.
the Windward. which is now due on her re-
turn from Sherard Osborne Fjord, west OF
Greenland. where Is was planned that she
should land Lieutenant PeAry and the
members of his expedition.
CAPTAIN John Bartlett. in command of
the windward, wrote to his friends by
the auxiliary steamer Hope which accom-
panied the Windward as far north as Lit
tleton Island, that he expected to bring the
windward back about the first week in
October.
Sherard Osborne Fjord Is about 200 miles
further north than Lieutenant Peary's
previous anchorages. On August 10 he was
at Etah, near the entrance to Smiths
Sound. In letter written on that date,
he seemed to imply that he was about to
proceed to the sound.
The herald., 1898-10-13
OFFICERS ELECTED
To Direct Affairs of the Federal Steel
Company

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-E. L. Gary Of Chi
cago. chief counsel for the Illinois Steel
Company has been elected to the perma-
nent presidency of the Federal Steel Com
pany. Directors were chosen as follows:
]. Pierpont Morgan, New York.
r. H. Porter. Chicago
Marshall Field, Chicago.
Norman B. Ream, Chicago.
L. H. Gary, Chicago.
Robert Bacon of the Morgan Bank, New
York.
d. o. Mills, New York.
Samuel Mather, Cleveland.
Roswell P. Flower, Ex-Governor of New
York.
c. c. Cuyler, New York.
Nathaniel Thayer, Boston.
The three men who filed the articles Of
Incorporation in New Jersey are retained
as nominal directors to complete the full
board 1t is expected, however, that in
few weeks John w. Gates, president of
the Illinois Steel Co., and Samuel Spencer,
president of the Elgin, Joliet and Illinois
Railway, will take their places on the
board.
One of the projects that will be con-
sidered by the new federated company will
be the establishment of a mammoth ship
building plant in or near New York, for
the construction of steel merchant vessels
and men-of-war.
The herald., 1898-10-13
THE TOBACCO WAR
The Big Company Trying to Eat Little
Ones

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12-Now that the Am
erican Tobacco Company controls the
Drummond plant, 1t is making ready for a
big fight against all independent factories
A reduction of ten cents pound in the
leading brand manufactured by the Drum
mond Company will be announced In a day
or two
When 1t became assured that the Amer
lean company would buy out Drummond
ten per cent cut was made by Liggett
G. Myers. Up to month ago, the ST. Louis
concerns were allied against the American
Tobacco Company and Jointly met every
reduction that was made by the American
Just prior to the passage of the internal
revenue bill increasing the tax on tobacco.
both of the st. Louis companies raised the
price on their goods so as to cover the
additional tax and during the pendency
of the negotiations to form the Continental
Tobacco Company, the fight between the
indeperdent factories and the American
company was stopped. Now 1t Is on again
and Il promises to be more bitter than
ever.
The new conditions place the Drummond
cigarettes, which have been used as a club
on the American company, in opposition
to the product of the Liggett & Myers Com
pany.
The herald., 1898-10-13
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
Causing Discussion Among the Peace
Commissioners

PARIS, Oct 12.-The sittings yesterday
of the joint peace commissions of the
United States and Spain were devoted, ac-
cording to the Gaulois, to an examination
of the solution which It is possible to give
to two questions in the protocol. The Phil
ippine question, the Gaulois adds, was dis
cussed incidentally, the United States COM
missioners seeking to impose system Of
compensation for claims connected with
the entire group by assuming the debt.
provided Spain guarantees the Cuban debt
The Spaniards, it further appears, wish
the United States to assume the Cuban
debt and to hand over to Spain all the war
material in Cuba and Porto Rico
The discussion, still according to the
Gaulois, was very animated. Judge Day
the President of the American commission
and Senor Montero Rios. the President of
the Spanish commission, having received
precise instructions from their respective
governments, the Americans consider that
they cannot discuss the principles form
ing the base of the, protocol, ito which the
Spaniards reply that the protocol was
signed at a critical moment and under so
pressing necessity that IT cannot be con-
sidered as expressing the sovereign will Of
Ia free nation.
The herald., 1898-10-13

ysaaessoe = ~ place Tor holding ths
eouneu of 1D1.
Inoi6ontal 10 the eonvsntion was meet
ing today ok the AmsricAn church building
fund commiss1ou. The annual report
showed that " fund amounts to eols,ee0 an
increase during the last thrse yeayu Of jss,- :
900.
The Officers elected include the following,
President, Right Rev. John williams:
Woo presidents. Right. Rsvsrsnds Henry
b. Whtpple. William q. Doana, George d
Gillespie. Thomas A. starksy, Cortiandt
Whitehead. and Bishops johnson Of Los
Angeles. Nichols OF California and Taboo
Of Central Pennsylvania; secretary esns
eral, James G. Wilson; corresponding Sec
retary. Rev. J. Newton Perkins; treasurer.
George 9. Thomas OF Philadelphia and As
sistant Treasurer. q. w. Roberts Of New
York; also board Of seventeen trustees,
The herald., 1898-10-13
A Banking Combine

BOSTON, Oct. 12.-Kidder, Peabody 6:
Co., Who are back Of the movement to COM
bine nine of the national banks Ct this city
into one institution, have sent circular to
the stockholders of the Columbian, Revere
and Howard National Banks announcing
that their offer Of September 15 1898. to pur-
chase stock will be withdrawn October 13.
1898, and that after that date no stock VIII
be purchased from them under that offer.
This announcement isf taken to- mean that
the promo ters Of the new PLAN already have
secured more than the necessary two-th.rds
vote of the stockholders Of these banks In
favor Of the proposal, and it is understood
that similar notices will follow in respect
tcs the other ba nks.
The herald., 1898-10-13
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE
Direct and Indirect Done BY Forest
Fires

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE annual re-
port of Commissioner Hermann of the
General Land Office estimates that over
eleven billions of feet of public timber have
been destroyed by fire In the past thirty
five years. representing, in value, many
millions of dollars. The report says forest
fires form the main subject for the ot-
tention Of the Land Office now threaten
ing as they do not only the growing forests,
but the forest lands whose productiveness
1t retards indefinitely.
1.-THE direct effect on the flow Of streams
and dependent agricultural possibilities" !"
the report continues, "also must be con-
sidered. Moreover, the loss has been
wholly without compensation for none Of
the timber has gone to develop the coun-
try and no local interests have been bene-
fitted as largely In cases of forest cutting.
MANY Of our Western forests are re-
The herald., 1898-10-13
The Leather Trade

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-The Times says:
Officials of the United States Leather
Company refuse to confirm or deny the
rumor that, within a few days, owing to
lack of profit In the leather business 1t
will endeavor to lower the price of hides
and advance that Of leather by closing
many, If not all, its tanneries and depend
ent industries. The tanneries in the East
and South number about 100. The price of
hides just now is almost prohibitive. Chi
cagos sell at II to 12 cents a pound and
South Americans at 14is to 16h cents, while
there has been an over-production of leath-
er and its manufactures. The heather COM
pany several years ago met a like situa-
ton by shutting down" for four months
and forced the price of hides from 13 to
Is cents q pound.
The herald., 1898-10-13
DENVER COURTS
Called on to Decide Some Political
Questions

DENVER, Colo, Oct. 12.-Judge Butler,
in the district court today, decided that
Charles A. Towne, chairman of the nation
al silver committee, had no authority to
remove Richard Broad from the chairman
ship of the state committee for colorado
and that the Broad faction of the party
was entitled to the name and emblem on
the ballot. The Teller Silver Republicans,
who fused on nominations with the Demo-
Gratis and Populists, will carry the case to
the supreme court
The committee of the middle of the road
Populsts to fill vacancies on the state tick
ct has chosen Judge James Glynn of Lead
VILE as candidate for governor, in place
of Simon Guggenheim, who declined. The
ticket so far as completed now stands as
follows: Governor, James Glynn; lieuten-
ant-governor, John calderwood; secretary
of state, II. S. Tompkins, treasurer. DIR.
Orlando king; attorney-general uitman
Brown; auditor, George Ash; regents of
the university, Herbert George and Mrs
+. A LYONS
The herald., 1898-10-13
IN A CUBAN PRISON
An Americans Experience Under the
SpaniSh SvStem

ROCKFORD, H., Oct. 12.-Samuel En-
sign, an engineer Of the old-time Racine
and Mississippi Railroad and a resident
of this city for many years, has re-
turned. old and broken in health, with a
sad story of Imprisonment and suffering
in Cuba. When Ensign left Rockford he
went to Cuba, where he obtained situa-
ton as engineer in a sugar refinery One
night Ensign, with two fellow-workmen
resisted an assault made upon a native
woman by Spanish soldiers. The next morn
ing, Ensign says, all three were taken
prisoners to Havana. where they We're
placed in Moro Castle One of the men
died In seven months and the other lived
two and one-half years.
For thirteen years and five months En-
sign alleges he was confined In the castle,
allowed to speak to no one and only to
The herald., 1898-10-13
FIRST TO FIND FAULT
WITH THE WAY CAMPS WE'RE
CONDUCTED
GRAHAM GIVES EVIDENCE
Whatever Was Wrong Laid to the
Charge Of Men From Civil
Life
Associated Press Special wire.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL. General Gra-
ham continued his testimony before tne
war Investigation commission TO-DAY. lie
furnished the commission report snow
ing the percentage Of sickness IN his COM
mand from the lst of May to the Soth OF
September. The statement showed grad
ual increase for the entire period. The
highest percentage was per cent to"alo
the end OF Septe mber.
Gen>ral Graham believed that the prox-
unity of the tents to one another at Camp
Alger was responsible, more than anything
else, for the sickness there. and the medi-
cal officers were also Of this opinion. He
thought the want of water for bathing pur-
poses and the habits OF the men IN eating
food other than that prescribed by the reg
ulations had had a bad influence. In the
beginning OF the history Of the camp there
was no bathing place, but later the men
marched several miles, in brigades, once
a week, for baths. There had been no lack
of medical supplies, but some OF the medi-
cal attendants were inexperienced and In
efficient.
General Graham stated that the commits
sary supplies were plentiful, but the men
were often without food supplies because
the regime ntal officers were not sufficient-
ly impressed with the Importance of renew
ing their food. This was especially true In
the case of fresh members. In one case an
officer Of Kansas regiment had refused
to draw the fresh beef rattons until he
could have a saw with which to cut 1t up.
The general also found many Of them to
be ignorant OF the method of preparing the
reQuisitions, Notwithstanding a school had
been regularly organized for their educa-
tion in these matters. He said that the
corps was for time short OF wagons for
transportation, owing TO shipments to Flor
ida. This deficiency had occasioned some
hardship to the men.
General Graham testifie dto temporary
shortages Of hospital linen, ice and other
supplies at Camp Alger, but did not believe
any deaths had been caused thereby. He
positively denied that surface drainage
had found it's way into the wells.
General Graham testified to temporary
to be an ideal camp and we'll supplied. He
said that he would recommend that in the
future there should be regular officers In
all volunteer regiments; that camp tents
should be further apart than now, and that
arrangements should be made for cremat-
ing all effete matter. General Graham said
some OF the officers from civil life had
proved efficient, but tina, others were incor-
rigible. Some of them were, he said, too
old TO learn.
The herald., 1898-10-13
The Church In Cuba

WASHINGTON. Oct. H.-rhe annual
meeting Of the archbIshops Of the Roman
Catholic church began at the Catholic uni
versity today under peculiarly auspicous
circumstances. Just prior to the opening
session Cardinal Gibbons. presiding officer
OF the archbishops, received q cable dis
patch from Rome announcing that Pope
Leo had appointed Archbishop Chappeils
Of New Orleans as aspostolic delegate 10
Cuba. 1t did mot go into details. This waa
the first official act of the Vatican toward
meeting the important new church condt-
tions In the Antilles arisng out Of the
war.
The herald., 1898-10-13
Trainwreckers Convicted

CHICAGO. Oct. 12.-The jury in the ca Sc
Of Attorney Edward Ow!ngs Tomne and
John L. Mowatt. charged with conspiracy
to wreck the Lumbermen's Building and
Loan Association by instituting receiver
ship proceedings, found both defendants
guilty. Towne was fined s15O and sentenced
to the pen. Mowatt was fired $1,000. Both
men were released on bonds pending appl-
ca ton for a Few trial.
Towne is playwright Of some note and
has been prominent in politics, having been
candidate for Judge of the Superior Court
on the Peoples ticket year ago.
Mowatt was a clerk in a wholesale dry
goods house.
The herald., 1898-10-13
A FAMILY QUARREL
Stops Work on the New Castellane
Palace

PARIS, Oct 12.-As Is we'll known, the
Countess Castellane, daughter of the late
Jay Gould. is building red marble palace
intended to be a replica of the Petit Tri-
anon Of Marie Antoinette. Recently the
work stopped and the strikes were said to
be the cause. 1t has been learned. how
ever, that Count Castellane went to the
builders and architects and demanded q
commission Of 40 per cent out of the money
his wife was paying them The Gould
boys heard Of the extraordinary transac-
ton and interposed. There was q family
quarrel in the house Of Castellane and
now the work has stopped.
The herald., 1898-10-13
Objects to Sewage

st. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-THE Board of HeaNh
Of 1t. Louis has adopted resolution esix-
ing Congressman Barthold to introduce
In Congress his bill to stop Chicago from
emptying its sewage into the Illinois and
finally into the Mississippi River Doctors
Starkliff. Hughes and Merritt, the medical
members Of the board, agree that the effect
Of the operation Of the canal will be to
pollute the water supply Of st. Louis.
The herald., 1898-10-13
Not Subject to Tax

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The Commits
sJoner of Internal Revenue has rendered a
decision on the question: of the taxab.llty Of
letters Of credit. The Commissioner holds
the letters are not bills Of exchange, as
they are rot drafts or orders on any person
for the payment Of money, but rather
conditional authorization and agreement
to be fulfilled upon the performance of GER
tain specifications. which may not occur.
such as the shipment of merchandise and
therefore are not subject to taxation.
In another case the commissioner holds
that checks drawn in foreign country on
a foreign bank but collected through banks
in this country, are not subject to stamp
tax,
The herald., 1898-10-13
UNDER SEALED ORDERS
Oregon and Iowa Bound
for Manila

NEW YORK, Oct 12.-The battleships
Oregon and Iowa sailed today with sealed
orders from Washington. There has been
considerable speculation as to the destina-
ton OF the battleships. 1t was flIst stated
that they would proceed direct to Manila,
but subsequently 1t was reported that there
was some doubt Of this and Honolulu may
be their objective point, from where they
may proceed to Manila to strengthen Ad-
miral Dewey's position.
Captain A. 8. Barker is in command of
the Oregon, and Captain Silas Terry COM
mands the Iowa.
The herald., 1898-10-13
st. Louis Preparations

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, October 49,
Mayor Ziegenhain has issued proclama-
tion making Friday October IA, the day
on which President Mckinley will visit
st. Louis, a holiday. Richard C. Kerens
and a few invited guests have left here
for Omaha where they will Join the Pres
ident and act as an advance guard for the
larger citizens committee.
If the present plans are carried out the
President will arrive here about $3.50 FRI
day morning.