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

| this morning in his own court room
| Many went to the appellate court room
| in the court house expecting to see the
| finale of the Collins hearing
| After binding Collins over for trial
| last evening Justice McClintock an
! nOunced to the attorneys for the state
and defendant that he would listen to
| arguments in regard to bail Friday
morning. Accordingly, Attorneys Jet
more and Stafford, for the state and
Attorneys GODDARD and Hayden for the
defendant, met before Justice McClin-
took. John Collins was not present
but his stepbrother, Grant Meade, was
there Attorney Hayden opened the
arguments and cited authorities where
rulings had been made in regard to
allowing bail in certain cases where
murder was charged
County Attorney Jetmore made a
strong appeal against allowing Collins
to be released. He took up the damag-
ing testimony given against Collins.
He concluded by saying: John Col
Inns murdered his father. The evidence
shows that he is guilty and that he did
of that early morning when John was
dressed when he went over to Mr.
Lange's. while his sister ran over In her
night clothing, the finding of the re-
volvers and Johns having lied about
them, the mysterious telegram to Miss
BabcOck with the words Tell nothing
his demeanor and all bear out no other
supposition than that John Collins is
guilty.
Attorney GODDARD closed the argument
with another reference to the law
books, and the statement: 1.-The state
has introduced its worst testimony
and we have tried to learn the worst
if possible. This is a case where bail
should be allowed. The defense has
introduced no evidence to try to dis
prove any of the statements. You have
therefore only heard one side of this.
The state assumes the defendant in
nocent until he is proven guilty"
Justice McClintock replied: IF the
defense wishes to introduce any evil
dence to show that the defendant is not
guilty will be very glad to hear it,
Attorney Hayden said: I'VE do not
care to do So"
I do not think this is case which
will allow of ball. said Justice Nc
Ciintock- This sealed the fate of John
Collins summer.
In the matter of the letter which
Johnson Jordan received and which it
is claimed John Collins wrote, Justice
sidered as court record and would be
sent up with the case to the district
court.
Attorney Jamison, who represents
Jordan objected, but finally accepted
the order of the court. He will probably
have the opportunity to examine the
letter a reasonable number of times
should he so desire.
Johnson Jordan and Jesse Harper,
who are held on the charge of compile
ity in the murder of J. S. Collins will
be allowed bail Attorneys Jetmore
amount but this viii be settled definite
ly on Monday afternoon
Attorney Jetmore said: Il think
81, 900 would be about right
Attorney Jamison-No. bond should
be required at all. These men viii be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
HAMMERING Ar THE GATES.
Miles and Alger Look for Immediate
Attack on Santiago.

Washington, June 24.-Secretary AL
ger and Gen. Miles were in conference
in the secretary's office when the first
Madrid bulletin announcing that fight
ing had begun was shown to them. The
secretary read it aloud with evident
satisfaction and both of them expressed
themselves gratified with this favorable
report coming as it did from the enc
my. There was no surprise that the
fighting had begun SO soon. 1t was
suggested by the reporter that the
troops had only completed their land
ing. Yes, but they have gone there
to fight, and are ready to begin it at
once" replied Gen. Miles. Secretary
Alger said no word had been received
indicating that fighting. was in pro-
gress. He had no reason to doubt,
however, that our troops had encount-
cred the Spanish forces. and had given
good account of themselves. He COM
mented on Admiral Cervera's cable that
the situation was Critical and that
the Spaniards had been obliged to re-
tire, as in strange contrast with Mad
rids claim of a Spanish victory
Gen. Miles said that the American
troops would now push forward aggres-
sively, driving the Spanish and forcing
them to fight. There was not a sug-
gestion of apprehension or doubt, either
with Secretary A1ger or Gen. Miles, as
to what the outcome would be. They
had made their plans well and they
were confident that Gen. Shafter and
his troops would be hammering at the
gates of Santiago before long,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
LONG WRITES HoBsoN.
Secretary Commends the Young Hero
in Personal Letter.

New York June PA dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Long has sent to Assistant
Naval Constructor r. 2. HObson in
care of the cOmmander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic squadron, an inspiring
letter, commencing him for the extra
ordinary heroism he displayed in sink
ing the collier Merrimac in the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba
The letter was written shortly after
the secretary had recommended to the
president that Mr.. HObson be advanced
ten numbers in his corps but the recon-
mendat1on was not carried out for the
reason that Representative Pearson,
the uncle of the young hero, requested
that action be delayed until Mr.. Hobson
could be communicated with. A bill is
now pending in congress for the trans
fer of Mr.. HObson to the line, with the
rank of lieutenant commander. The
secretary's letter to Mr.. Hobson is
dated June 90 and begins:
Sir-The department has been wait
ing for your exchange before address,
ing a letter of commentator to you in
reference to your success in designedly
sinking the United States steamship
Merrimac in the narrow entrance of
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba in the
early morning of June 3, 1898; but as
the exchange hoped for has been de-
layed. the department will not wait
for that action to take place"
Secretary Long then quotes Rear Ad-
miral SIMPSONS letter, describing and
continues:
Tt was exceedingly gratifying to the
department to receive from the COM
mander-in-chie of the North Atlantic
station such letter, calling special at
tention to your extraordinary heroism
on the occasion referred to. Readiness
for emergency, fertility of resource and
such extraordinary herOiSm as you dis
played in taking the Merrimac into the
entrance of the harbOr of Santiago de
Cuba, under the most calling fire from
the shore batteries of the enemy, at the
risk of almost certain death to yourself
are qualifications most enviable for
any naval officer to possess, your ac-
tiOn even calling from the Spanish ad-
niral, in a most signal manner, an ex-
preston highly cOmmendatOry of your
brave act.
The department takes this occasion
to most heartily congratulate you upon
your most distinguished conduct, and
avails itself of this opportunity to in
form you that it has taken steps to
give you some professional reward, as
recommended by the cOmmander-in-
chief, which the department hopes will
be gratifying to you, and at the same
time assures you that your gallant act
not only reflects additional lustre upon
the traditional glories of the navy, but
brance by your fellow cOuntrymen and
appreciated by the whole civilized
world
This letter was personally signed by
Secretary Long. 1t will be held by Ad-
miral Sampson until an opportunity is
found to convey it to the young officer,
now a prisoner in Santiago de Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24

The entire battalion of the Third ar
tlllery now at the Preside, will go with
TINS squadron of transports.
The offer of the naval reserve to man
the tugs purchased by the government
has been accepted.
The cruiser Philadelphia is still short
OF men, but efforts are being made to
complete her complement so she may
soon sail for Manila
For the purpose of exercising the
three hundred horses which will be ta-
ken to the Philippines, it is proposed to
construct a long treadmill on the vessel
TO which they may be assigned.
Ihe order appointing seventy corpor-
ais and three sergeants has been is
sued by Colonel Loper of the FIfty-ffrst
Iowa. Frank Martin of Company I3.
who has been appointed aide de camp
on the staff of Brigadier General Lin
coin, has left for Mobile to report to his
new commanding officer.
Colonel @. McReeve of the Thirteenth
Minnesota volunteers, has been present
ed With handsome sword by the Off
GERS of his regiment.
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WORRY ABOUT HoBsoN.
Naval officers Object to Rewarding
Him at Their Expense.

Washington, June 24-Representative
Pearson, uncle of Naval Constructor Hob
son. had another long interview today
with Secretary Long respecting the re
ward of that hero. The secretary is
puzzled by the conflicting interests in this
case. He intends to reward Hobson in
accordance with the merits of the feat,
but would like to do that without injustice
to other meritoriouS officers
A study of the naval register shows that
if Hobson is advanced to the grade of
lieutenant commander, he will have been
given a greater reward than was
known in our naval history. Gushing got
56 numbers and gained one year and nine
months time in his record, yet Hobson, it
is calculated, will be given, if made q
naval commander, 344 numbers and will
gain twenty years in time. He will be
course of about 10 years, and owing to his
youth. will retain that place less than
20 years. something absolutely without
precedent in the American navy.
These facts are being adduced by naval
officers who are desirous of finding some
other means of rewarding our naval
heroes which, while thoroughly satisfac-
tory to them and their friends will work
no injustice to others AS instance of
how the present practice works the Of
fcers point to the fact that for his Splen-
did achievement at Manila, Dewey gain
ed only ten numbers. while, astounding a
II may seem, instead of a reward for his
excellent management and SeamanShip in
bringing the great battleship Oregon sue
cessfully through one of the most remark
able cruises on record, Captain Clark ac-
tually lost three numbers through the
promotion. over his head, of officers en-
gagged in the battle of Manila bay Cap
tain Sigsbee is cited also as a case in
point, having suffered the loss of several
numbers, representing a year or two of
naval service, through the Manila re-
wards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
sHELLED EVERY VILLAGE.
Sampson Was Busy During the Land.
ing at Baiquiri.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press)
Playa Del Este, Guantanamo Bay
Province of Santiago de Cuba, June "a
Before the landing the fleet in front
OF FL MORO opened out and the ships
Steaming along between Santiago and
Ba1qu1ri, to prevent reinforcements by
the railIo Dad to the latter point, sheIIed
every village on the coast.
The Bancroft, Wilmington and Vixen
discovered a regiment of Spanish SOL
dlers defiling down the road, to Juragua
and their shells sent them scamperine
up the hill like jack rabbits
The warships before the landing
Shelled BaiQuiri town and the surround
ing hills for half an hour What re-
mained of the smouldering village was
wrecked the crash of the guns rending
the rock and reverberating among the
hills. Great smoke banks drifted in
shore completely yelling the ridges for
miles. Steam launches with one pound
Colt guns in the bows and the Tecurn-
sch and Suwanee covered the landing
inside the pier.
The firing was reopened after the AS
sociated Press dispatch boat DauntIess
left. The iron mines and most of the
property at Baiquiri are owned by a
Baltimore company.
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Death on the Texas.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press)
Playa Del Este, Guantanamo Bay.
June 24.-While shelling the batteries
of Santiago de Cuba, the battIeshjp
Texas was struck by a 6-inch shell
which passed through her port side,
killing F. o. Blakely, an apprentice. and
wounded eight others
The Texas, with a number of trans
ports was making a fent west of the
entrance of Santiago harbor and was
shelling the woods
A Spanish battery on the hill west of
the harbor opened on the warship and
for three hours there was lively ex-
change of shots. The Spaniards shot
wild, but the last shell struck the Texas
just above the gun deck and exploded.
Blakely who was standing directly in
fhe path of the shell, was cut to pieces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
CUBAN VERSION.
The Junta Hears of the Landing at
Baiquiri

New York. June 24.-The first official
cabIegram received by the Cuban junta
direct from their government since the
breaking out of the war was received
here today by Senior T. Estrada Palma
1t was as follows:
playa Del Este, June 23.-We are at
Guantanamo. Position taken from the
enemy Playa Del Este. Fought with
200 Americans and fifty Cubans against
450 Spaniards. Complete route. Enemy's
flight shameful. We captured eighteen
prisoners, one officer; sixty of the enemy
are dead and sixteen wounded; two Of
f1cers killed.
"On our part we had two killed and
three wounded We captured 20S
Mauser rifles and 5000 cartridges. To-
day the forces of General Rabi and
Brigadier Castillo took Baiquri with
the aid of the American vessels. Span
iards set fire to the town on retreating.
Sixteen thousand American troops dis
embarked at Baiquiri. General Garcia
is on board the cruiser New York.
COLONEL LABORDE."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
BETTER FOOD FOR MARINES.
Senate Committee Recommends an
Important New Law.

Washington, June 24-The senate
committee on commerce authorized ia
Vorable report on Senator Whites bill
for the protection of American seamen
after making various material amend
ments- Senator White presented the
report to the senate during the day.
The Dill at is now stands prohibits the
imprisonment of sailors in the dones-
tic or coastwise trade and limits i'm
prisonment to one month in the foreign
going ships. 1t entirely abolishes cor
poraI punishment board for offenses
committed there. The question of all
lotment of wages to creditors was com
prised by limiting the time for which
such ailotments can be made to one
month. The scale of food demanded by
the seamen is substantially granted by
the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
MEANS LONGER WAR.
That is the Spanish View of the At
tack at Santiago.

London, June 24.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Times says:
THE American landing at Santiago
de Cuba has made little impression
here. Nobody doubts the ability of the
town to resist for a considerable time
while even if it should be captured,
matters will not advance much as the
concentration of the American efforts
at Santiago will give Gen. BIanco time
to complete his preparations for the
main struggle.
This change in the American plan of
campaign, as shown in the Santiago ex-
pedition is expected rather to prolong
than to curtail the duration of the war
Regarding the prospects of peace
doubtless any solution consistent to ha-
tional honor would be accepted; but the
initiative must come from the outside.
I cannot find the slightest indication
that it will come from the Spanish gov
ernment.'
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times says:
1.-The government has received an ad-
ditiona1 dispatch from Cuba, not yet
published, to the effect that Spanish re-
Inducements are being concentrated on
SantiagO''
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SAMPSON TO GO IN.
Tt is Now Expected That He Will En-
ter Santiago Harbor.

Washington. June 24.-The impression
here is that the Spaniards will make their
strongest stand close to Santiago and the
inner harbor, within the range of protec-
ton of the guns of the big Spanish cruis-
ers lying there There is no doubt that
until these ships removed from the
field of operations the campaign against
Santiago will be conducted against odds.
The guns of the ships command the hills
over which soldiers must come to at
tack the town and reach the bay but we
win soon bring our artillery into play.
The naval officials here believe that
when the time comes for attack by
land upon the town Sampson will force
his way into the harbor and take part
in the engagement. They are satisfied
that the wreck of the Merrimac does not
completely block the channel and say that
if Sampson does not come in the Spanish
fleet is likely to make a despera te effort
to get out The mines are to be con-
Sidered in such a case but it is believed
that once Moro castle is taken by the
combined attack of the soldiers and fleet
these obstructions can be easily removed
with the experience gained in Guantana-
mo bay.
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MILES IS PLEASED.
Spent Month Working Out Plan for
Skaters Expedition.

Washington, June 24.-Major General
Miles, commanding the army exDras-
sed himself as delighted with the sue
cessful execution of the strategic policy
ne adopted in arranging for the landing
OF Skaters army of volunteers at Sam
tiago. 1T was a plan,' he said, that
required month to work out and it
was eminently successful. Especially
pleasing is the work performed by the
Cuban forces in cooperating in the
landing of our forces. The harass1nent
of the enemy in the rear in such a way
is always most demoralizing and it
contributes no small amount in the fru-
1tlon OF the project Their work seems
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MILES MAY GO.
Reported That He Will Take Com
mand in Cuba

Washington June 24.-Reports were
current at the war department again
today that General Miles, commanding
the army, would leave the city within
the next two days. 1t was asserted
also that he had asked to get into the
actual fighting by going to Cuba and
there assuming command of the troops.
This was contradictory to the reports
circulated a few days ago that General
Miles would take command of the Porto
Rico expedition.
When General Miles attention was
ports he declined to discuss them. He
considered it inadvisable to give any
intimation as to when or where he
would go. His long conference with
Secretary Alger during yesterday af-
ternoon lent some color to the reports
that the generals future movements
were under consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
TO MEET THEIR DOOM.
No Doubt That the Cadiz Fleet
is Sailing Toward the
Philippines.

Washington, June 24.-The state de-
partment has just received advices con-
firming the report that the Spanish Ca
diz squadron is in the Mediterranean
moving eastward. The dispatch came
from an agent of the department in Al
giers and was as follows:
Captain Moon of the English steamer
Hampton informs me that he passed
on the 22nd inst, at 3 p. m, off Pam
pettera, the Spanish squadron bound
east, 15 ships. five transports loaded
with troops and three torpedo boats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
General Linares With I,2OO
Troops Quits Juragua
In Too Great a Hurry to Ap-
ply the Torch.
CUBANS IN THE VAN
Lose Two Killed and Seven
Wounded
In a Skirmish with Spanish
Rear Guard.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat DauntIess, off Juragua.
Province of Santiago de Cuba, June %.
via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June pa
The advance of the American army
has reached the edge of the table land
in which the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba lies. Here, seven miles from
MORO castle, as the crow flies, the
main body of the troops had united
and the Spaniards are in full retreat
toward Santiago de Cuba. They may
attempt a surprise, but a decisive en-
gagement is not expected for several
days.
Gen. Lawton's brigade which rested
last night at Demajayabo, four miles
west of Baiquiri resumed it's march at
daylight. Before noon his brigade, con-
sisting of the Twenty infantry,
the First infantry, the Second -Massa-
chusetts volunteers, with companies of
the Eighth cavalry, half of the Fourth
cavalry and several companies of the
Twenty-fifth colored cavalry occupied
Juragua, five miles beyond and the
American flag was hoisted there.
The Spaniards retired before the ad-
vance, which was covered by Cuban
skirmishers, burning the block houses
as they went
Col. Wagner, with a small recornais-
ance party of about 40 men, brushed
against the flank of a retreating Span
ish column 200 strong, at Firmezaz. A
dozen shots were fired by the Span
iards, as Col. Wagner fell back Be
fore Gen. Lawton could bring up the
Twenty-second, the van regiment, the
Spaniards had decamped westward.
Juragua was abandoned by General
Linares and 1900 Spanish troops with
such haste that they had no time to
burn the town, though an Intellectual
attempt was made to destroy the loco
motives of the railroad and the rolling
stock. Gen. Linares retreated to Sc
villa, six miles west of Juragua by
road, and nine miles from Santiago dc
Cuba. detachment of 40 Cubans,
under Col. Aguirra, collided with The
Spanish rear guard. The Cubans lost
two men killed and had seven men
wounded. The Spanish loss is not
known. One Spaniard was machetted.
Gen. Chaffee with the Ninth cavalry,
the remainder of the Eighth and
Fourth, Seventh, Twelfth and Seven
teenth infantry reached Juragua at
dark.
Gen. Bales, with the reserve of the
Twentieth infantry and Colonel Woods
Rough Riders, dismounted, with a dyn-
amite gun, hurried forward from Bat
quiri at o'clock. proceeding by forced
When the couriers brought the news
that Juragua had been occupied, the
troop ships which had not disembarl1ed
their troops, steamed to Juragua. with
the view of landing them there But
the heavy sea beating on the beach
made it impossible to get the boats
through the surf
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Message From SAMPSON.

Washington, June 24.-Admiral Samp-
son is now in constant and practically
immediate cable communication with
the navy department. Six dispatches
were received in rapid succession
through the early hours of this morn
ing, the last one bringing the situation
up to II o'clock last night. They show
ed that only a half hour elapsed be-
tween the fling of the message by the
admiral and the receipt of it IN Wash
ington, so that the authorities here
are now assured of being only a half
hour behind the actual developments
at the scene of action.
The only message bearing on the gen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
HOBSON SAFE.
Heroes of the Merrimac are Not
at MORO.
Are Confined in the City Four
Miles Away.
CABLE FROM SAMPSON
Informs the Navy Department
of the Fact.
Information Obtained Under a
Flag of Truce.

Washington, June 24-The navy de-
partment has received the following
cablegram:
playa del Este, June 24-From
flag of truce I learned today that Lieut..
Hobson and his companions are all
we'll. They are confined in the city at
Santiago, four miles from MORO.
"(Signed) SAMPSON"
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and for denying the fact in an official
dispatch to Washington. The secretary
of war is requested to make an investi-
cation of the matetr.
Labor Commissioner FITZGERALD is
also incensed at the telegram of Major
Long which is said to entirely misrep-
resent the situation. The killing of
Chung Ying by a highbinder in China
town is positively stated to have been
done because he underbid other Chinese
firms on government work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
OFF FOR THE POLE.
Sverdrup on Board the Fran
Sails Today.

Christiania, Norway. June 24.-The
Arctic exploring ship Fran having on
board Capt. Otto Sverdrup's expedition
to the Arctic regions, sailed from here
at IL 80 this morning.
DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, and
an immense crowd of people were pres
ent to bid the party farewell.
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SANTIAGO TOTTERS.

Port Au Prince Hayt, June 24.-Accord-
ing to advices received here this morning
the Americans will soon be masters at
Santiago de Cuba, in spite of the steps
taken by the Spanish military command
ers and Admiral Cervera to defend the
place