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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
LAND IN CUBA.
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lutely necessary lights are used, only
about one quarter of the usual number
of street lamps are lighted. All the
stores and business houses are without
gas light and the state of Semi-dark-
ness in which the streets are thrown,
gives Havana quite a weird appearance
at night, but it saves the coal.
In spite of the regulations in force for
governing the price of provisions, the
military governor finds it impossible to
prevent people charging double prices
for everything, owing to the discount of
silver.
The army and laboring people are
paid in silver
The number of unemployed people in
creases every day. Thousands of Ia
borers, of all classes are without en-
not doing any business have been COM
PEELED to reduce wages fifty per cent as
a rule and many of them are not pay
ing any wages at all, but are giving
clean clothes and food to their employ
es as the price of their labor, which
has led to many abuses.
The enthusiasm of the volunteers is
highly commended. They are doing
duty day and night, not only without pay,
but supporting themselves in the bar
gain. Thousands of additional volun-
teers are said to have been enrolled in
different parts of the island and the
Spaniards say they could get as many
more if they had arms to distribute to
them. o
All the stores OF TO TIE
government have been exhausted.
The former insurgent leader, Masso,
is busily engaged in completing the for
nation of the fourth battalion of his
brigade of volunteers. They are nearly
all natives. Two battaliOns of negroes
are also being enlisted here.
In spite of the lack of light, the vol
unteers drill every night in the public
squares.
There has been much comment over
the allegation that when the German
warship GER passed through the block
ade line, she did not salute the Ameri-
can fleet and that the latter did not sa
lutte her, forming a contrast with the
manner in which saIutes were ex-
changed between the British and
French warships and the American
fleet. From this the Spaniards claim
to discern that a cold feeling prevails
between the United States and Germa-
ny.
The Spanish officials have discovered
in the house of an English nurse, Sister
Mary, who attended the sick and
wounded survivors of the United States
battleship Maine in the hospitals, a
considera BILE quantity of American re-
lief provisions. Because she had not
notified the authorities of the existence
of these provisions, she has been ord
cred to leave Havana
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CAN HELP OURSELVES.
Pail Mall Gazette Says United
States Can Now Take What
She Chooses.

London, June 6.-Every evening paper
of this city echoes the morning news
papers praise of Lieut.. Hobson's ex-
plot with the collier Merrimac at San
t1ago de Cuba, which they say was a
gallant deed, ably planned and pluckily
carried out
The Pail Mall Gazette says: 1.-The he
ro1Sm or these men and the courteous
chivalry of Admiral Cervera will not be
forgotten in a hurry
Continuing the Pail Mall Gazette says
1t thinks that as a result of the Mer-
rlmac expedition the naval war be-
tween Spain and the United States is
practically finished and the paper adds:
Had the Cadiz squadron meant bus
mess, it would not have dallied until
Admiral Cervera's fleet had been rem
dered useless
The Gazette concludes by comment
ing on the probable military operations
saying: 1T will pay America to secure
both Porto Rico and the Philippines be-
fore peace is discussed. For peace on
the only possible terms Spain is not
the music. To surrender now would
produce a revolution at home, hence it
is prepOsterouS to talk of the basis of
status quo ante bellum.
Peace when it comes will have a
very different basis, and the seizure of
Porto Rico and the Philippines will
place America in a position to dictate
cept.''
The Westminster Gazette referring to
Admiral CerVera's action in connection
with the capture of the Merrimac's
crew says: ''It is an incident which
ennobles war and surely helps in secur-
may we'll be generous to such chiva1-
rOuS foes
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arrivals were light. 165 car loads July
opened 2AG314c down at S91zQ9O15c and
sold off to S91sc. September Started 124c
lower at 767sW71c, declined to 765sG21c.
CORN-Perfect weather all through the
corn belt and lower cables influenced corn.
The only support came from holders of
puts. July began &c lower at 321s614c,
sold down to 3lAc, then firmed up to 3l7s
Q32c.
OATS-Oats were governed by corn.
declined to 235sc.
PROVISIONS-There was some scatter
ed selling of provisions. Prices were af-
fected by the break in grain and de-
cline of 5@10c for hogs at the yards. July
to S10.571b down to SO. 325A, then rose to
$1o35. July lard started sc, off at s6-071a
and sold down to $685.. July ribs began
nc lower at $5.671s. up to $50. then de-
clined to $3.50.
BARLEY-Cash, No. 8, 35@4Oc.
RYE-Cash. 47c; July, 47c; September,
Acc.
F'LAX-Cash and northwestern, S1.2O;
June, $119: September, S1.09.
TIMOTHY-June, 81. 50.
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She is a marine ship and has on board
800 marines taken to Key West on the
Panther.
After lying in the harbor for several
weeks, suffering from close confne-
ment on board ship, the men were
landed and went into camp Tampa,
where they We're thoroughly drilled.
The Resolute picked them up about a
week ago and started for Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet. The marines were not
TO be used, as was at first supposed,
on board the fighting ships of the fleet,
but were intended to constitute a land
ing force to support the fleet in an at
tack upon any fortified point, which it
was decided to capture and occupy.
Now that the plan of campaign against
santiago IS understood to contemplate
operations between the fleet under
Sampson and United States troops I'M
der Gen. Shafter, it is believed that to
prevent confusion among forces on
shore the marine detachment, COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel Hunt
ington. will be placed under the orders
of Gen. Shafter to act as part of the
regular army for the time being.
The cable cutting ship sent down by
the signal corps to Santiago to cut the
cables connecting Cuba with the out
side world has not yet completed that
work, for Gen Greedy, who is directly
in charge of it, had notice yesterday
that the cable leading from Guantan-
amo to Hayti was still in operation.
This particular cable was reported
IN the press O1SpatcneS TO nave Deen
cut, but it is probable a mistake was
made and one of the local cables run
ming along the coast of Cuba was cut
under the impression that it was the
main line. 1t is believed, however, Tat
this last link that remains to connect
Havana and Madrid will not last long
er than a day or two. The cables, con-
Meeting Key West and Havana will not
be interfered with by our government,
inasmuch as the censorship exercised
at Key West prevents their being used
in the Spanish interest. The govern
ment still permits commercial mes
Sages to pass over these cables, proVid-
ing theyt5do not contain Information
that would be of assistance to Spain
in conducting the war. 1t is supposed
that under guise of a, commercial mes
sage the report reached Madrid of the
arrival yesterday at Havana OF the
ship Ardilla, with a load of cattle.
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EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
To Include Merrimac Crew Will Take
About Two Weeks.

Washington, June 6.-The war de-
partment has supplied to the navy de-
partment the list of names procured
from the commandant at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga, of the Spanish prisoners
of war there. This department this
morning sent this list to Admiral Samp-
son and the admiral himself Will enter
into communication with Admiral Ger
vera respecting a change OF prisoners.
Cervera will be allowed to select from
take in exchange for Constructor Hob
son and the gallant crew that manned
the Merrimac on her last run. Hob
sons rank relative, is that of Heuten-
ant junior grade and he stands at the
head of that grade in his corps By
the ordinary rules of exchange he would
be about equivalent to a captain in the
army. The highest grade officer among
the Spanish captiveS at Fort McPher-
son is a first lieutenant, so that in order
to equalize the exchange it may be
necessary for Admiral Sampson to
throw in with the first lieutenant one
of the dozen second heutenantS among
the prisoners. HObSOn's crew, none be-
ing of commissioned grade, can be eX-
changed man for man for six private
soldiers of the prisoners of war.
Sampson and Cervera having ar
ranged the details, the list of prisoners
to be exchanged will be submitted to
the war department which will direct
the conmandant at Fort Mcpherson to
send them to Key West to be placed
tiago for transfer. All this will take
some time, so that the officials hardly
expect to complete the change in less
than two weeks at the, earliest. The
commandant at Fort Mcpherson re-
ported to the war department this
morning in answer to an inquiry that
all the Spanish prisoners there were
we'll and abe to travel.
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sIasBEE IS JUMPED"
His Friends are Displeased With the
Presidents Action.

Washington, June 6.-Captain Sigsbee
has gone back to New York to join his
ship the ST. Paul. While in Washington
he spent a good deal of time before the
naval war board and it is supposed that
the members of the latter were ayaiIing
themselves of the extensive knowledge of
the topography of Havana harbor and of
the character of the defenses there pos
The friends Of Captain Sigsbee are
somewhat chagrined over the discovery
that, without any intention of working
him injustice, he has been Jumped in
his standing on the naval list By his Jun
ommendation that the commanders of
the American warships in the battle of
Manila be advanced several numbers.
They are thoroughly confident that this
substantial injury threatens to be inflicted
entirely through inadVertance and that
the officials will take steps to remedy the
matter now that their attention is direct
ed to it. 1t is possible that the easier
way to accomplish this would be to in
clude Captain Sigsbee himself in the list
of officers to be advanced in recog nition
of the splendid manner in which he acc
Quilted himself after the blowing up of
the Maine.
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regarded as a dangerous factor in the
transportation of large bodies of troops
by sea to Porto Rico and Santiago, the
war department is preparing to take
immediate steps for forwarding several
transports to both places and safe
escorts are to be afforded them by the
ships now a part of the blockading
fleets off Havana, with other vessels
that are to be relieved from further
duty at Santiago. The army is re-
ieved of the necessity now of waiting
further on the navy to provide it neces-
sary vessels to convoy the merchant
ships, and a large movement is now
expected to begin
Constructor Hobson's action in OBJ
structing the channel, so that POSSIBLE
ity of escape by the Spanish fleet is
now remote, removed ali probabilities,
the most conservative officers agree,
of another great sea fight between the
American and Spanish forces. Until
last Thursday both Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley are unders' God
to have been of the opinion that the
heavy battleships and armored cruis-
ers, by exercise of caution and under
the guidance of skilled pilots familiar
with the waters, could be taken be-
tween the Notifications and up into the
harbor, but were convinced on repre-
sensations made later that no battle
ship could possibly get around the turn
at the rlarrOwest point of the channel,
where there was barely water enough
for the lighter vessels of the Spanish
fleet.
Reluctantly, therefore, they aban-
doned their original programme and it
was not until Admiral SIMPSONS mes
sage was received that the department
knew what steps had been taken to
hold tight the Spanish ships.
Admiral SIMPSONS programme hav-
ing been developed, the next course of
procedure executed by him is yet to
be presented. Notwithstanding the fact
that the Merrimac's wreck prevents
the passage of ships in or out of San
tiago, the policy of the navy depart
ment will not, be to withdraw all the
heavy fighting vessels now blockading.
that port and leave loop through
which Cervera might escape and make
his way to Martinique, where possibly
he could secure sufficient coal to enable
him to reach some home port. Several
of the heavily armored vessels, includ-
ing two of the battleships and the New
York, are expected to be withdrawn
for service in completing the destruc-
ton of what remains of the defences
at Porto Rico prior to the landing of
American troops for the seizure and
occupation of that port. A suitable
squadron will be left in front of San
tiago, where it will remain unquest1on-
ably until the United States is in actual
possession of the city.
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CONFUSION AT TAMPA.
Gen. Miles is Disguised With
the Prevailing Conditions,

Washington, June 6.-The war de-
partment officials are moving heaven
and earth to improve conditions at
Tampa and vicinity. General Miles has
made some pretty sharp reports to the
department of the conditions there. 1t
is said among other matters of COM
plant that railroad cars were stored
for a distance of ten miles from Tam
pa, making it impossible to get at the
supplies that are absolutely essential to
the embarkation of troops for Cuba.
The railroad officials, however, are do
ing all they can to assist the quarter
masters department in clearing up this
confusion. Secretary Alger today said
he was confident that matters would be
Strengthened out in day or two.
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CHASED BY sPANIARDs.
An American Vessel is Pursued by
Two CorVettes.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press)
Port Au Prince, Hayti, June 6.-Ac-
cording to the latest advices from San
tiago de Cuba there were nOt more
than II ships in the offing there all day
yesterday and it is believed there that
three missing vessels have gone for
provisions and munitions of war. At 9
o'clock the Haytien steamer NouVelie
Voldregue arrived here from cape Hay
ten, after touching at all the ports
along the coast She reports that yes
terday at Mole st. Nicolas she saw Nthe
United States troop-ship iteSClute
awaiting Instructions. The vessel Was
under convoy. 1t was ascerta1oed from
passengers on the Nouvelle Voldregue
that the Resolute had been pursued by
two Spanish corvetteS.
From the same source 1T IS learned
that Admiral Cervera's squadron in it's
entirety is not in the port of Santiago
de Cuba, but that only cruiser, sup
posed to be the CrfStobal Colon, one
torpedo boat and two auxiliary cruisers
are there.
A dispatch from a governments source
at Port Au Prince says:
A Hayden informant, now IN Santi-
ago de Cuba, cables that the restitution
there has greatly increased since the
commandment began and the military
commander has been forced to reduce
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New YORK, June 6.--F OlIOWlnS IS a COM
plete list of the patients on the hospital
ship Solace, which arrived yesterday:
Name. Rating. Ship.
William Watson. .oiler. Manning
James B. Scott. seaman. .St.Paul
Geo. Mark1e. private marine....... Iowa
John Engle. ordinary seaman. 49,: Iowa
Karl F. Norman. seaman Wilmington
Robert Voltz seaman Nashville
J; F. Kendig. .apprentice-........; ;Castine
f. F. Burkett. coal passer. ....... .Suwanee
NJ Cook - coal passer Machlas
Geo. w. Barber. seaman. Puritan
Carl ASkenburg. seaman. Algonquin
A. w. Simons, quartermaster, 3rdC. Dolphin
AN M sfa an6 gHnners rbI tIFne{
]: Varley: LIST class fireman. Mangrove
NJ. j. Henry .pri. marine. Marine battaTn
M W. Aatonen, gunner's mattel C-l INDIANA
D. o. O'Connel .pri marine Marine bat'n
S. Traamell....p ri marine. Marine batn
Thos. Nelson. .pri marine Marine bath
James Mcleod. master Newport
6 n Reliy mechanic. End C..Ncze s7c
b; O'Leary- coal passer. 49, -Marblehead
I'd A. Donahue. .pri. marine. Marine bat n
J. Davis. gunner's mate, 3rd G MarbIehead
H. w. Kuchmeister, pri. marine, Marine BIN
ChaS. l.. MeiSS.. gunnerS mate. .OSceOla
Robt McFetters. pri. marine Marine bath
w. Chiles Illness attendant. .Amphitrite
Daniel Burns, quartermaster, 3rd C-Puritan
J. McKennan. .2nd class fireman. .Suwanee
r F. Mitchell. first sergeant. Annapolis
J. w. Eek. first sergeant. Marine bat'n
VIM. A. Shaw. mechanic. End c. .Machtas
Daniel w. Donovan. seaman Bancroft
Robert l. Grub; .landsman. .Winslow
F. F. Brothers. End class fireman. Maple
William Giles ;:-.naval cadet -. Oregon
L. F. Epson. ordinary SeamanNew Orleans
c. F. Weirz, Quartermaster, End c Porter
]. y. Weber. ordinary seaman. MontgOm'y
P. w. Lynch. private marine. Oregon
Michael H. Cox. seaman. .Samoset
H. F. Mackey. seaman -. Wampatuck
F: w. Weiss. .....water tender. 49,: Iowa
AlonzO Gartley, apprentice, End C.Oregon
Of these a American seamen four are
afflicted with consumption. Three of
these are young. men. two mere boy ap-
prentices, and the fourth is James Nc
LeOd. famous the maSter-at-arnnS of
the Newport, who has worn eight service
straps. He is nearing his last days. Sew
eral of the men are suffering from frac-
tured limbs, the result of accident aboard
ship.
DR.. Thomas F. Street, surgeon of the So
lace, said today that all his patients had
improved greatly during the four days
trip. When they left Key West, he said,
he was almost certain there would be
some deaths aboard, as some of the men
were in an extremely serious condition.
Those who are afflicted with lung dis
eases made the entire voyage in the
swinging hammocks deck, and the
others took occasion to draw in fresh
ocean breezes at all times by day and
night.
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T0PEKA'S SHARE.
Nearly All Other Towns in the
State Have Contributed to
goth Regiments Band.

A telegram was received by the
Journal today from Col. E. C. Little of
the Twentieth regiment, saying that the
band of the regiment still needs $3.50 to
complete it's equipment. Col. Little
asks Topeka to help raise the required
funds.
The only company that went from
Topeka is with this regiment. This tel
egram should meet an immediate re-
Spouse from Topeka people who are
justly proud of their offering to the
Philippine army.
The Commercial club should see that
Topeka's quota, $3.50 is raised and tele-
graphed at once.
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CHINA'S new CAPITAL.
The Seat of Government Will
Be Removed From Pekin.

London, June 6.-The Globe today
says that it learns from a reliable
source that the Tsung Lii Yamen, (Chi-
nese foreign office has decided to make
Stun Flu Capital of the province of
Shen SIP the capital of the Chinese en-
pire in place Of Pelxin.
General Tung Flu Ling, it is added,
now commands a. picked force stationed
in a town half way between Peldn and
Sian Flu, for the purpose of protecting
the emperor and his court on their
journey to the new capital and troops,
it appears are already stationed at in
terValS along the route to be traVerSed
by the imperial party.
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SPAIN NOT BROKE YET
She Has Enough Money to Run Her
Some Months Yet.

Paris, June 6.-The Temps today pub
fishes a dispatch from Madrid, which
announces that the Spanish minister
of finance, Senior Puigcerver has sub
mitted to the cabinet the arrangements
for the new loan, which it is under
stood is to be made without the guar
antee of the tobacco monopoly and
without the assistance of foreign cap
ital.
The Bank of Spain, it is said, will
advance when necessary, in Install
ments, the sum of one billion pesetas,
the amount of the loan and undertakes
the foreign expenses of the army and
navy The government, it is added,
estimates that it has sufficient resources
for several months.
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GEO. ii. EVANS ARREST.
His Bond Fixed and He is Released
Without Further Ceremony.

George H. Evans was arrested Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock by Sheriff
Cook on warrant charging him with
criminal libel 1t was the instrument
issued on the three complaints signed
by ex-Secretary of State w. G. Ed
wards, ex-Attorney General F. B..
Dawes and Mayor Charles A. Fellows.
and filed with Clerk E. NJ. Cockrell, of
the district court.
Judge Hazen fixed the bond at $500
in each case. Evans had arranged for
bondsmen and was not obliged to go
to Jail.
The case grew out of Evans having
made affidavit and had published So
called exposure of Fellows and U. S.
Marshal w. E. Sterne claiming that
they bribed Edwards and Dawes into
awarding state house contracts to Fell
lows & VanSant in 1895.
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Report of Sec. COburn Shows
Unheard of Wheat Prospects.
The Average a Year Ago Was
Only SO.
KANSAS IN THE LEAD.
Wet Weather Has Delayed the
Corn Crop,
But There is Yet Time For a
Big Crop.
IANSAS IN THE LEAD.

The crop report issued today by Sec
rotary Coburn of the state board of
agriculture shows that the condition of
wheat is the best in the history of the
state at this time of the year. The
report which was issued on June 4.
last year, showed the average condition
in the state to be SO and still the wheat
crop was the largest in the history of
the state. This year with the average
condition at 1O3 the prospect can be
said to be that the wheat crop of last
year will be surpassed by several mil
lions of bushels.
The report is as follows:
June g. 1898.
A summary of reports from nearly
every township in the state to the KAN
sas board of agriculture is given out
today, showing conditions of the var
ious growing crops on May 81. 1t says;
WINTER WHEAT.
Excessively and almost uninterrupt
ed wet, cool weather for several weeks
has caused the winter wheat prospect
to be probably the most promising in
the states history at the time OF year
Its stand and growth are not only very
excellent but the entire absence thus
far of injury by insects is equally no
ticeable. From scattered localities pres
ence of a few last years chinch bugs is
mentioned, but in no instance are they
alluded to as doing, or likely to do bus
iness. A little rust is alluded to by
correspondent here and there, but APP
parently more with a view to relieving
his report of monOtony than to suggest
harm or fear. The general average OF
condition for the state is 103.
CORN.
The same continuous wet, cool wea Their,
so favorable to the development of the
wheat plant. has been adverse to the corn
situation, causing seed in the ground to
rot. and retarding blowing, planting, ger
ninatiOn and cultivation. Hence much
1mainly with listers) and that portion
which is above ground has made but linn
tied growth. although in some localities
cultiva ton is in progress. Within a few
days the situation has considerably i'm
proved For the entire state the condi-
ton averages 79.
The following table gives the average
condition of winter wheat and corn by
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MORE HEAD SHAKING.
Naval officers Deny That Troops
Have Been Landed in Cuba.

Washington, June 6.-Naval officers
shook their heads in negation this
morning at the stories that were cir
culated to the effect that troops had
been landed in force at Santiago. They
were so confident that the reports were
premature, to warrant the belief
that from their knowledge of the move
ments of the transports at Tampa and
Mobile, it would not be possible for the
troop ships to have arrived by this
time on the south coast of Cuba The
Resolute, reported yesterday as hav-
ing been at st. Nicolas Mole, Hayti
tor a brief space of time is not a. troOf
snip in the strict sense Of the term.