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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
BARGAINING.
Spain Will Occupy Her Time
Until Monday
In Trying to Secure Better
Terms of Peace.
NOW WILLING TO SELL
The Philippines but Wants
$1OO,OOO,OOO For Them.
Will Keep One and Take Half
That Amount.
NOW WILLING TO SELL

Paris, Nov. 25.-It is now known that
Spain will exhaust her time limit, which
expires on Monday, before replying to
the American offer regarding the Phil
ippine islands. In the meanwhile the
Spaniards are canvassing the entire
field and exhausting every resource to
postpone the inevitable.
As cabledsto the Associated Press on
Wednesday they could not accept the
American ultimatum as final without
asking if it were really so. That applied
to the time limit. Now the Spaniards
apparently doubt the fixedness OF the
amount the Americans offered for the
Philippines and today they sent COM
municatiOn to the American commits
siOners asking if the latter would accent
a counter proposal by Spain to cede the
Philippines for s1OOO 600. Spain
imagines the Americans might be will
ling to lop off the great island of Min
danao from the Philippines and pay
$50,000,090 for what would remain, in
stead of S2O,000,OOO now offered for the
entire archipelago. Spain will learn in
response to such inquiry that Ameri-
cans employ the world ultimatum to
signify ultimate conditions
However, strenuously Spain may seek
to increase her money advantage for
the cesSiOn of the Philippines she will
finally be compelled to know that the
United states offer means $40. 000, 00O no
more no less, and that the whole archi-
pelago must pass to the United States
for that sum.
Spain before giving up or turning
away will also propose some aIterna-
tive bargain Of the Carolines. or the
Canary islands to be held in the pos
session of the United States, in add
ton to the Philippine islands, on condi-
ton that Spain be permitted to retain
her sovereignty in the Philippines In
other words Spain would cede certain
territory in the Carolines and Canaries
and the control of the Philippines Dy
the United States under a nominal
Spanish sovereignty and as a further
inducement, propose that the United
States shall pay Spain no money on ac-
count of the Philippine islands,
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KILLED AND WOUNDED.
List of the Casualties atAnniston Last
Night

Admission, Ala, Nov. 25.-The city has
quoted down after last nights rioting
and it is believed that the full extent
of the shooting has been learned. Two
negro soldiers were killed and three
wounded and six or eight white enlisted
men were more or less seriously hurt.
The two members of the white provost
guard who were missing last night, re-
ported for duty today.
The dead:
PRIVATE ED CAPERTON, Third
Alabama.
A member of the same regiment, I'M
identified.
Wounded:
VIM. Bowie, Third Alabama, shot
through the body; will die.
The names of the other wounded
negroes will not be known until night,
as the commander of the regiment has
not made up the list.
Among the whites wounded were:
Private Gildbait, Company B, Second
Arkansas, shot in head and stabbed in
back; dangerous.
Sergeant Frank Dodson, Third Ten
nessee, shot in arm.
Private Jack Graham, Third Tennes-
see, shot in stomach
Private Will Bison, Fourth Ken
lucky, shot in shoulder.
1t is reported that several members
Of the Fourth Kentucky and Fourth
Wisconsin were wounded, but this could
not be confirmed at their headquarters.
Gen. Frank, commander at Camp
Shipp, has instituted an investigation.
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SAVED FROM
DESTRUCTION.
Steamer Utopia Rescued by the
FarelIan
While Drifting HOpelessIy To-
ward the Rocks.
IN A TERRIBLE GALE
Had Lost Her Propeller and the
Pilot House
Had Been Destroyed by Fire
Before the Storm.
N A TERRIBLE GALE

Port Townsend, Wn., Nov .25.-The
steamer Farallon, Captain Roberts has
arrived from Skaguay bringing news
of disaster to the setamer Utopia, which
nearly sent that vessel and all on board
to the bottom of Gastineux channel. On
November 20 as the Farrallon was en-
tering Gastineaux channel signals of
distress were beheld. The FarraIlon found
the steamer Utopia drifting helplessly
towards the reef extending from Point
Ardena, on Admiralty island. The ITO
pia had lost her propeller and terrible
gale was blowing with the thermometer
below zero.
The Farra1Ion succeeded in getting
hawser aboard and the Utopia was tow
ed out Of danger to Juneau.
On her up trip the Utopia, while
rounding Cape Fanshaw, 30 miles west
of Wrangel narrOwS was discovered to
be afire forward, caused by a lamp ex-
ploding. The fire destroyed the pilot
house wheel gear and several state
rooms. Capt. White ordered boats and
life RATS lowered. A passenger whose
name was not learned, as soon as the
boat touched the water slid down the
ing of the boat. Every effort was made
to save him, but without avail.
The Utopia's cargo was badly dam
aged and Capt. White and PurSer Max
we'll and several passengers lost all
their effects.
Capt. Roberts reports the weather in
Alaska unusually severe and during
the entire trip down encountered a SER
les of gales and hurricanes.
The City of Topeka was passed wind
bound in Linn canal on the way to
SkaguaY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
HOLDING 1T UNDER.
City Physician Mitchell's Struggle
With Malignant Diphtheria-

No new cases of diphtheria have devel-
oped in Topeka and there have been no
more deaths. There are now but two
cases-the two that developed Wednes-
day
City Physician Mitchell says that he
hopes to avert a general epidemic Up
to this time seven cases were reported
and guaranteed by the city board of
health. and of that number three children
died, nearly half of those who had the
disease.
City Physician Mitchell thinks that there
should be a city hospital where diphtheria
patients could be taken and treated;
There is a great deal in proper nursing, -
said he, and one great trouble is that
many of the cases are likely to appear in
families who are poor and have poor &C
commodations. There is also considera-
BILE carelessness and when a child has
diphtheria it requires the greatest care.
The disease affects the whole body and
especially the heart. Some time a draft
from open window raising a child
up results in almost sudden death.
1.-The city should have a hospital for
these contagious diseases and trained
nurses employed. I am satisfied that by
that method of treatment a great many
cases could be saved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25

Items intended for this column should
be left at the KimbaH Pig. CO., before II
o'clock in the morning.
Prof. w: H. WATSON of Rossvi1le was
a North side visitor today.
Miss Bessie Root came down from
Silver Lake to spend Thanksgiving at
home.
Born, Thursday, November a. to Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Oleson of Quincy street,
twins, a boy and a girl.
G. Nichols was down from Silver
Lake yesterday.
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. August Smith and
Mr.. Charles Small spent yesterday
hunting northeast Of town.
Miss Mamie Baird will entertain the
Violet club and a few of their friends
this evening at her home, S35 jackson
street.
Miss Maud Myers came up from
Rossville Wednesday and will visit her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Myers un-
til Sunday.
Mr. Hartley Green who is attending
Baker university at Baldwin. came
home yesterday and will visit his par
ents until the first of the week.
Clyde Swartz went to Coffeyville,
Wednesday evening, where he will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
Trying the j. 8. Collins Gun.

Sheriff Cook and Coroner Westerfield
took the J. S. Collins gun out this af-
ternoon to make some tests. This is
the shotgun that belonged to Mr.. Col
Inns and with which he was murdered
last May. 1t was apparent from the
wounds that the shots were fired from
a very close range and Sheriff Cook is
now trying to determine the exact
range by comparison. Tests are also be-
ing made with white paper to show at
what distance powder will make marks
or burns. Smokeless shells loaded with
No. 8 shot are used as these are SINH
lar to those with which Mr.. Collins was
shot The result of these tests will be
used in the trial Of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the Stute Journal

WHEAT-Wheat

Chicago, Nov. Is.
WHEAT-Wheat today opened. aunexz77
pectedly firm in view of decline of 4QHsd
at Liverpool and the weak tone OF other
English markets May started zs@4c
ed at 671h65kc. The latter option showed
the most weakness. Minneapolis and Du-
luth receipts were not so heavy as usual,
the northwest receiving points reporting
1853 cars, compared with 1,525 last week
and 1.542 a year ago. Chicago receipts
were 131 cars, two of contract grade. Ihe
falling off in the northwest probably had
something to do with the early hrmness.
One point which evidently had a good
st. Louis for prompt shipment OF half OF
the available stock there. New York
early reported no foreign trading, but
later exporters reported fair prospects Tor
a good export business. But cables con-
tinued to show weakness and the hrmness
here gradually disappeared under moder-
Argentine crop reports We're favorable.
May declined to 6615c and held at about
that figure. December declined to &c and
CORN-Corn Started firm. Receipts were
light, 22S cars, and cables were steady.
But continued cold weather west had a
bearish influence and longs sold literally.
Some stop orders were received. May
opened &c higher at S415c, declined to 341sc
OATSEOats followed corn. opening firm
and weakening later. Trade was very
opened a shade higher at -26ssc, declined to
261sc and recovered to 2614c-
VISIONS-Provisions wre very dull
A steady hog market helped provisions at
the opening. but prices declined later with
at 1918, declined to s9.0715 and recovered
and declined to S5.O215 January ribs
opened a shade lower at $4.659l467iz and
RYEENovember SIC; December. 51@511kc;
May. 5O16d51c-
FLAx-Cash northwestern. 81; Decem-
o41ac; May, 9SAc-
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JIM. HARRINGTON DEAD.
other Deaths and Funerals in Tope-
Ea

Rev. ]. NJ. Harrington, aged 81, died
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, at his
home, 100 West Tenth street.
Rev. Harrington has been guide at the
state house for several years. He had
been sick for some time.
Mrs. H. B. Pierce died last night of
heart failure at her home, SIT West
street. The body will be taken to New
York for burial
Florence Foster, the 11-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Leola Foster, was bur-
led this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home of the mother, 1910 Topeka ave-
nue..
Teresa Atkinson, aged years. and
George Atkinson. aged one and One-half
years were buried this afternoon at 4
O'Clock from the home of the parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkinson at 511
Crane street. Both children died of
diphtheria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25

Market opened slow, closed at sc decline.
T.i@hf hogs S.. 1903 521b; mixed So. zoos. 60;
rough. So 2Od3. %; heavy, $320d3.6 60.
CATTLE-Receipts, 5000 Market steady.
Beeves, S415@5.5O; stockers and feeders, 50
EEP-Receipts, L. 900. Market steady;
Native sheep, $2.60@4.55; westerns, $500
440; lambs $4GI5. 10.
HoGSReceipts i9, 800: shipments, 2116.
CATTLE-Receipts, 4,472; shipments, l.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1863: shipments. 2ss.
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
row. 1000.
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The Klein-Branner Suit.

The struggle over the Klein-Branner
estate is going on in HoltOn where it
was taken on a change of venue. The
suit being tried is one of the numerous
ones brought by Mrs. w. W. Webb and
Mrs. Schuyler Nichols against John
Branner. They claim that he did not
turn over all the property that belong
ed to their father Jacob Klein, who was
partner of Mr.. -Branner, until the
death of Mr.. Klein. There is over $780,
600 involved in the suits and a bitter
fight is being made in the courts.
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New york money Nrarket.

New YORK, Nov. ..
MONEY-Money on call, nominally PARK
per cent: prime mercantile paper, 31514ls
per cent: sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 80
"A ssh for demand and at S4.S2I4.S2 for
60 ays; posted rates, $4.S21h@4.S3 and $4S6
Q4.S655; commercial bills, $4S1Q4S17a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
Kansas City Produce Market

KANSAS CITY, NOY-
WHEAT-19@1c. lower. No ! hard. 81
0163c; No. 2, 61G6215c: No. 3, 58461c; No. 2
red 66G67c; No. g. 61Q65c; No. spring,
OO G6RNN Nf o' No. mixed, sOAa81Hc;
No. 2 white, 32c; No. g. Sic
OATS1ac higher. No. white, 271zc.
RYESteady. No. 2, 4S12c.
HAY-Firm, unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm. Separator, 21c; dairy,
EGGS-Higher. Fresh zoe.
Receipts of wheat, two days, 203 cars.
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Lecture Course.

The Redpath Grand Concert COM
pany at the High School Friday night.
A limited number of single admission
tickets on sale at Rowley & Shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25

Save Your Money Ladies by Buying
Gypsy Queen Baking Powder, a pure
cream tartar Powder, made by Otto
Krphna & Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25
Market Gossip.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
Receipts Of hogs: Chicago, 30. Co., lower;
Kansas City, 10000 lower.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat 145 cars.
grade 131 cars; corn 200 cars. grade 128
cars; oats IT'S cars, grade 1873 cars.
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapolis 6S7 cars, Duluth 776 cars, otal l.
463 cars; last year. Minneapolis la cars,
Duluth 401 cars, total 1,542 cars.
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SIIVER-SiIver

SILVER Silver certificates, 6O1k@611kc;
bar silver, 60 3-I6c; Mexican dollars, 1910.
BONDS-Government bonds steady: s..
105$s; As, registered, 1875; coupon, 1871
5s. registered 112; coupon, 1123z; Pacific Is
of 80, 1O23s.
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Weather Indications

Chicago, Nov. 25.-For Kansas: Part
" cloudy tonight and Saturday; var
table wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-25

Mabel Robinson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs j. F. Robinson, died yesterday after
noon. The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence
of her parents, III Central avenue, North
Topeka.
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HOGSEReceipts. p O0O Market 56s10c
lower Bulk of sales S330d3.40; heaYies,
50. 35@3471a; packers, $S.25d3. 40; mixed, 81 20
$40; lights, 50. 1OQ335; workers, $S.30G3.35;
SHE fEP~Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs. $4G5.15; muttons, S3Q4.1O.
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Kansas Citv L1vestock Market

Kansas City, Nov. Is.
CATTLEzReceipts, 1900 Best steady.
others slow. Native steers, 50. 55d5.20;
Texas steers, So. 25d4.60; Texas cows, 81; 20
a. go; native COWS and heifers, S1.25d4. 40:
stocbers and feeders, $2.15d4-35; bulls, 81
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Chicago Livestook Market.

Chicago, Nov. 26.
HOGs-Receipts. $1,000; left over, 4,s17.
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NORTH Topeka.

Items intended for this column should !
be left at the Kimban Pig. Co, before II !
O. clock in the morning.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
EXCURSIONS.

The weather this week has been and
promised to be so delightful. and so many
requests for another of those special sat
urday evening excursions to Fortress Mon
roe have been received, that the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company has
decided to reduce the fare for the trip
again tomorrow evening. One of the ele-
giant steamers of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line will leave 7th street wharf to-
morrow evening at $50 o'clock, arriving
at Fortress Monroe and Norfolk early Sun
day morning. On account of the reduced
rates at which tickets are sold for this
special excursion they will be good to re-
turn only on the steamer leaving Fortress
Monroe and Norfolk Sunday evening. All
the steamers of this line are handsomely
furnished, are heated by steam, lighted by
electricity, and serve excellent meals.
Tickets, staterooms, &c, may be obtained
in advance at the companys offices, 7th
street wharf.
The Washington, Alexandra and Mount
Vernon Railway Company will again re-
duce the regular fare for the round trip
to Arlington on Sunday, to the same low
rate that has been in effect on previous
Sundays since early in the summer This
gives another opportunity to go to the
beautiful national cemetery very economi-
cally. The electric trains leave the station
at 49, street and Pennsylvania avenue
every forty-fVe minutes for Arlington on
Sunday. Strangers in the city will find that
these electric trains are also the quickest,
most convenient and most interesting route
to Mount Vernon, the home and tomb Of
Washington. This line passes many points
of interest and also runs through the en-
tire estate formerly owned by Gen. Wash
ington. Electric trains leave the station
every hour from 10 a. m. to p. m. for
Mount Vernon.
Those who like to be out in the country
for part of the day Sunday can spend sew
eral very pleasant hours at Fort Myer and
Arlington. Both these places are reached
without change, by taking the electric cars
at the Aqueduct bridge. These cars leave
the bridge about every half hour during
the day and evening.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Church ChOirs.

The choir Of the Keller Memorial Church,
corner 9th and Maryland avenue northeast,
has been reorganized, and is doing excel
lent work under the direction of Mr.. w. c..
Souder. special program has been ar
ranged for next Sunday morning which
will consist of the following numbers: An
them, "Bonum Est Confteri," before the
service and for offertory: flute duet 30
God, My Heart is Fixed"-first flute, Mr.
Bergh; second Mr.. f. Souder. The evening
music will be soprano solo by Miss Lille
Bowdler, and trio for cornet, flute and eu-
phonium by Messrs. Boesch, Bergh and
Beeler. The personnel of the choir is: So
pranos, Mrs. VIM. Bowdler and Miss Lille
Bowdler; altos, Misses Elsie Parkinson
Edith keck, Clara Parkinson, Naomi Boss
and Charlotte Chase; tenors JOS c. Boss
and j. S. Manning; basses, D. w. Keck,
Adolph Bowder and FL. Lee Smith; organ
ist, Mrs. Geo. E. Reilly. The choir has also
an orchestral feature, consisting of the fol-
lowing instruments: violins. Mr.. w. H.
Weber and Miss Matilda Chester; flutes, E.
S. Bergh and F. p. Souder; cornets, Clar-
ence Boesch and Paul Keck; euphonium,
G. L.. Beeler. w. c. Souder, director.
Program of music of ST. Mary's Church
choir for next Sunday will be as follows:
High mass at 10:30 am. Asperges Me,
Theodore Won la Hache; Mass in D. Alois
F Lejeal: offertory. Jerusalem, Convcrtere
ad Dominum, Charles sGounod (soprano
solo and chorus); Psalms. Magnificat, Pao-
la Giorza; Salve Regina :tcherus}, c. Wen
alto), Ettieni II. Mehul; Tantum Ergo, in
c, John Wiegand; Laudate Dominum, Gre
gorian; organist and director, VIM. Wal
decker
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Ordered by the Commissioners

The following orders have been issued bv
the District Commissioners:
That contract be awarded Ed J. Hannah
for the reconstruction of the plumbing in
the Jefferson school building, he being the
lowest bidder.
That the following work be done under
the provisions of the assessment system.
the same having been duly advertised. as
required by law: Lay cement sidewalk on
the south side of Harvard street between
18th and 18th streets. abutting lots -, H.
40, Al, AZ, 43, "A, 45, 46 and 80 of block 81
Columbia Heights subdivision; estimated
cost, $3.50. Lay cement sidewalk and reset
curb in front of lots 1872, 1873. 1874, 1856 l36
137, 13s, 139, 140, 230, 231, 232. 2S7 and OBS
square 1856, being on the south side of q
street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets; estimated cost S605. Lay cement
sidewalk on the south side of Sherman
street between 18th and 10th streets In
square 134, abutting lots In said square
fronting on the south side of said street;
estimated cost, S4O0. Lay cement sidewalk
on the east side of 9Th or Juniper street
northwest, between T, or Maple street. and
Spruce street, LIE Droit Park subdivision
abutting block 2 Of said subdivision; esti-
mated cost, S420. Set new granite curb on
the south side of Oregon avenue, or Cedar
street, from 10Th street to the first alley
east of 18th street. abutting lot 213, square
1872: estimated cost, $40
That sewer along the east side of North
Capitol street between New York avenue
and o street be replaced, at an estimated
cost of S564 chargeable to the appropria-
ton for replacing obstructed sewers, 1899.
That 51I feet of G-inch water main be laid
on the west side of. 10Th street northwest
between r and streets, at an estimated
cost of $465.3O
Evening star., 1898-11-04

New Feature at Western High School
-GeneraI News,

-Ueneral News
When the new Western High School was
erected. among the innovations irtroduced
was a lunch room in the basement with
caterers stand, enabling the pupils to pur-
chase their lunches and delcacies without
leaving the building. On account of the
practical isolation of the building from any
as very desirable.
A number of merchants endeavored to
secure the control of the stand, under the
belief that there would be profit in the sale
of lunches So far no awards have been
made in the matter but with the approach
of cold weather it is likely that the stand
will be rented.
While nothing has as yet been definitely
decided IT is possible that the stand will
not he let to outside parties, and that the
school authorities themselves will practi-
cally operate it. The idea, it is understood,
is to have the children of the cooking
schools of the Georgetown division furnish
the materials to be placed on sale, such as
cakes, sandwiches, etc, all of which can
be prepared in the cook rooms under the
direction of competent teachers. The funds
thus secured can be used by the schools
interested for various purposes.
The ladies of Mzpah CHAPTER No s.
Order of the Eastern Star, have been hold
ing three-day lunch and supper bazar at
Masonic Hall on NJ street, which will close
THIS evening with q cake walk and dance.
Mrs. NJ. A Hunt is the chairman of the
committee in charge. while Mrs. Cunning
ham was chairman of the committee
Wednesday. The committee in charge of
the hail today consists of Mrs. Greenbaum
chairman; Mrs. Cunningham Miss Mole
Becker, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Lohman Mrs
Wagner and Mrs. Einstein. The committee
in charge yesterday consisted of Mrs Car
rie Bornheim, chairman; Mrs NJ. A Hunt
Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs Howes
Mrs Davis, Mrs. Saks, Mrs. Lichty and
the Misses McCaffran.
1t is understood that Rev. ]. B. Stitt, the
pastor of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ E.
Church. has decided to accept the call re-
Gently TO again become pastor of the Fay
ette Street NJ. L. Church. in Baltimore his
old charge. 1t will be remembered that the
call was extended several weeks ago and
the publication in The Star was the first in
timation the congregation of Dumbarton
Avenue Church had of the proposed change
He will probably remain with his present
charge until some time next year.
Mr.. Charles p. Stohlman of 1853 32d
street. who has been seriously Ill, is re-
covering rapidly.
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel F. Burrows
of Tenleytown, was held this afternoon at
l clock from his late residence on the
River road. The interment was al Rock
Vile Md