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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
ALL READY NOW.
Arrangements for che Creamery Con-
vention are Complete.

The final arrangements for the Cream
cry convention have been made and the
advance sale of tickets is large. The
committee on arrangements is depend
ing upon enough tickets being sold to
furnish all the funds necessary to pay
the expenses of the convention The
tickets are on sale at all the grocery
stores and can be bought for 10 cents
each At the convention the price will
be Is cents.
The programme provides for free
lunch of dairy butter, hot biscuits. but
termilk and other things that will tickle
the palate. After a person gets inside
the hall there will be no further charg-
es. The lunch will be served free. 1t
will be served both up and down stairs.
The halls will be kept open until 1870
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
Prof. Worra1l has been engaged to
decorate the halls. There will be be-
tween 20 and 80 booths of manufacture
ers and daily exhibitions of butter max
ing.
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WKINLEY SAID NOTHING
When Told of the Disaster to the Bat
tleship Maine

Washington, Feb. 16.-Commander Dick
ms, after carrying out the instructions of
Secretary Long with regard to relief
measures for the survivors of the Maine,
went at once to the White House, where
the president was aroused and informed
of the disaster.
President Mckinley received the news
calmly and expressed his deep sorrow,
but said nothing further except that he
was thoroughly satisfied with the meas
ures adopted by the navy department.
Secretary Long retired at az m. and
gave orders that all further dispatches
from Havana should be transmitted to
Captain DickinS.
It is learned that Secretary Longs Sec
ond dispatch from Key West. which was
not given out, was merely from Captain
Forsyth confirming the message of Cap
tain Sigsbee.
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PARALLEL OF MAINE HORROR
Was the Loss of Life in the Apia
Hurricane.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The. only parallel
to the Maine horror in the history of the
United States navy was the great Sa-
officers and forty-six men of the Pacific
coast squadron lost their lives in a hur-
ricane which swept the harbor of Apia.
Samoa and surrounding waters March 10
and 16 When this hurricane started there
were in the harbor the following, men-of-
war: The u. S. S. Trenton, Vandalia and
Nipsic; British ship Calliope, and the Ger
man vessels Adler, Olga and Eber, and
a few merchant ships and small craft.
Admiral Kimberly. commanding the ma
val forces. made the department a long
report on the disaster, in which he show
ed that Notwithstanding the utmost eff
forts of the officers and men and a dis
play of the most expert seamanshtp, the
VandaIia and NipSic were wrecked on q
reef The Vandalia lost three officers and
thirty-nine men, the Nipsic seven men and
the Trenton one man, whose head was
smashed by an accident aboardshlp- The
admiral's report showed that the Adler
had been thrown high upon reef and was
careened on her side; that the olga had
been beached in a good position He said
the Eber was nowhere to be seen, and re-
ported that the Calliope, having success
fully run out of the harbor during the be-
ginning of the storm, had returned show
ing signs of having experienced heavy
weather
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1Iotes and parsonal Mention.

Mrs. Claiming Cook and Mrs. W. C..
Smith left today for their homes in St
Louis after a visit with Mrs. J. K.
Hudson.
Miss Fannie Turner will arrive Thurs
day from Muncie, Ind, to visit Misses
Anna and Harriet Jones.
Miss Carrie Quinche spent Sunday
with friends at Atchison.
Mr.. D. E. Merwin of Kansas City Is
spending a few days in Topeka.
Miss Bessie Burnham came up from
Alma Tuesday to visit Miss Florence
Hillyer.
Miss Mabel Wilson is going to attend
the Phi Gam party in Lawrence Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold T. Chase are
spending the day in Kansas City.
Mr.. Lon Davis, Mr.. viii Wikida1, Mr..
Edward Dennis and Mr. Luther Nellis
are going to LeavenWOrth Friday to
attend a party given by the COtillion
club at Turner hall.
Mrs. William GuShard and daughter
arrived today from Decatur, ILL.,, to Wis
it Mrs. Gushards mother, Mrs. G. Per-
kins.
Miss Lou Mclaughlin of Hutchinson
is the guest of Mrs. Emma Evarts.
The Parole club met Tuesday evening
at the home of DR.. Pears on Topeka av-
enue.
Miss Leila Green of the car service
department of the Santa F'e is very all.
Miss Frances Freeman of Seneca is
visiting friends in Topeka for a few
weeks.
The Golden Rule club will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Rydings at 219
Buchanan street.
Miss Blanche Roudebush will enter
tain a number of her friends informally
Friday evening.
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Kansas City, Feb. Is.
| to 10c lower. Texas steers. S3-25@4.55:
| Texas cows, S2.250g3.S0; native steers, s. 500
stockers and feeders, S3q4.05; bulls, 81 $50
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The Nautilus Club.

The Nautilus club will give their an
nual party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Merriam at 1888 College avenues
Friday evening, February IL.
1t has been decided that in addition
to each member inviting her husband,
the young people of the members shall
be included That is the young people
having reached the age of sweet six
teen There are fifteen young ladies
and fifteen young men and they will
add much to the pleasure of the even
ing.
This is one of the important social
events of College Hill, and all are look
ing to it with a great deal of pleasure.
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s1GsBEE A FAvoR1TE.
Has Been Especially Favored by the
Navy Department.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The commander
OF the Maine, Capt. Sigsbee, is a favor
lite in the navy department. For four
years he was chief of the photographic
office and his energy brought the office
up to a high standard. He was lucky
to get so important a ship as the Maine,
considering his actual rank, which is
that of a commander, but Immediately
he justified the departments Judgment
in the selection by running his ship
straight into a dock in New York har-
COR to avoid running down a packed ex-
cursiOn boat. This was a display of
quick judgment, nerve and pluck that
pleased the department so highly that
the captain was sent a complimentary
letter.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

ChIcagO FED. Ib.
HOGS-Receipts, IS, 900; left over, 1.514
Market fairly active. sc lower Light
SO. 90d4.10: mixed. $395q4.121a; heavy, 1895
64.15: rough. 50 95Q4.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900. Quiet gener-
ally 5a1oc lower. Beeves, 50 9915.49; cows
and heifers, 81. 10d440; Texas steers, s. 50
a435: stockers and feeders, S3.50d4. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Weak to 10c
lower Native sheep. 50. 10d4.65 westerns,
So 5504 so: lambs. $4.A0G5.65.
Official yesterday:
HOGS-Receipts, q, 81: shipments, $500
CATTLE-Receipts, ,422; shipments. p
425
sHEEP-Receipts, 5000; shipments. l.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow.
1900.
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The funeral of Joseph z. Parrish was
held at the Third Presbyterian church
r.71eedaV
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DE LoMEs PRoTEsTATIoNs
That He Loves This Country Only
Less Than His Own.

heard the news Of the disaster to the
Maine at the Hotel St. Marie this morn
ing At first he refused to credit the
news, but when the truth dawned upon
him he said: 1T is terrible. 1 pray God
the news has been exaggerated. You may
be sure Of one thing, however-no Span
lard did this.
Like myself, all spaniards of import
ance entertain friendly feelings toward
this country. There will be no war, there
can be no war between America and
Spain.
This appalling disaster forces me to a
declaration that / love America as I do
no other country than my own"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16

Tuesday at the home of his son, w. A
Swift at $50 Monroe street. The Rev. S
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STARTS FOR EUROPE.

Secretary of State w E. Bush was
this afternoon asked to start for Liver
pool, Eng, at once by a cablegram
stating that his aunt who resides there
was seriously i'll and wished to see him
before she died. Mr.. Bush left at once
for the east. His aunt is said to be a
very wealthy woman and has always
regarded her nephew in Kansas with
great favor
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NEWS AT MADRID.
The Spanish Minister at London Elk
presses an Opinion.

Madrid, Feb. 16.-The first news received
here direct from Havana said the explo-
sion on the Maine was caused by a fire
and that the warship, envelOped in flames,
afterwards sank
London, Feb. ia representative of the
Associated Press communicated the news
of the disaster to the Maine to the Span
ish ambassador here, Count De Rascon.
who was without information on the sub
iect. After expressing regret a I the ter
rible occurrence, the ambassador said that
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have been caused by foul means AL
though anchored, the Maine would have
had steam up in one of her boilers, for
the dynamos and auxiliary machinery.
If an internal machine had been hidden
in the coal and thrown into the fur
naces, obviously there would have been
an explosion of the boiler, and as a re-
suit of magazine. That this terrible
event should have occurred in the har-
Dor of Havana renders a solution of the
mystery, of international Importance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
CHANGES in Kansas Banks

Washington, Feb. 16.-The COM
ptroller of the currency today an
nounced the following changes in ma
tional banks of Kansas:
First National bank. Hiawatha, Sam
ueI DetWiler. vice president
First National bank, Topeka, c. S.
Bowman, assistant cashier
First National bank. Burlingame,
Emmett S. Taylor, assistant cashier
Alma National bank, Alma. L. G. Nc
Crumb, president, vice Fred Lutz. who
was appointed vice president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
a High Five Party.

A very pleasant little high five party
was given Tuesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Foster at their home in
PotWin.
The invited guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hall. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Willard, Mr. and Mrs. William Hender-
son, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Troutman,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Hardt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. StilIwen Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Pierce. Col. and Mrs. J. w. F. Hughes
and Mrs. Franck. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Wiley.
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Nothing but Trouble.

Mrs. Racy-There's nothing but trouble
in this world for woman.
Mrs. Lacy guess you are right.
'fLook at the trouble we have to get a
husband, and then it's nothing but trou-
BILE with him after we've got him. -
Yonkers Statesman
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mr. Thomas H. Haskell died Tuesday
afternoon at O'Clock He was taken
sick two weeks ago with stomach and
heart complications and grew steadily
worse, having a rally last Friday but
rapidly sinking until yesterday. He came
TO topeka in 1856 and was prominent in
city ama1rs. He enlisted in the Second
Kansas regiment volunteers. He has been
a leading member of Lincoln post. C. A
r. He leaves a wife and two sons, all
of whom live in Topeka His only daugh-
ter died three years ago. The sons are
John Haskell, a Topeka railway motor
man, and Jacob Haskell a city fireman.
The funeral services will be held at the
late residence, 325 Clay street, THURSDAY
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Lincoln post
The interment will be made in a vault in
Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. William Schick died this morning
at 1920 O'Clock a T her residence, 116 Quin-
cy street. She leaves a husband and two
children. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made.
The funeral of A c. Swift was held
Tuesday at the home of his SON w A
Swift, at $50 Monroe street. The Rev. S.
c. Coblentz conducted the services.
The funeral of Joseph E. Parrish was
held at the Third Presbyterian church
Tuesday.
Wesley willis (colored) was buried yes
ferday.
The richest Of Klondike finds is Beggs
Little Giant Pills. They cure not only
constipation, sick headaches and bill
1iousness, but relieves all kinds of dis
order. Take no substitutes. At drug
Gtsts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
Her Remark.

Professor Knowall-M Vernon, what
would you say if I were to tell you that
vanity is but the looking glass that reflects
imaginary virtues and conceals real faults?
Miss Vernon (simply)-I should say you
ought to know.-Brooklyn Life.
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WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT.
Capt. George Sumner Says It is Inn
possible.

New York, Feb 16.-Capt. George
Sumner, who in the absence of Admiral
Bunce is acting commandant at the
navy yard, said today: 1T is impossi-
BILE that the blowing up of the Maine
was due to accident. The magazines
are closed at shutdown and the passage
ways and ammunition elevators are
guarded at all times by men who shoot
on sight any man or men caught tam
pering with them
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stripes Vergus Cheeka.

Tom-So you are going to marry Miss
Rockingham, Ell? l don't see what you
can see to admire in girl of that stripe.
Jack-It isn't her stripe, but her father
check that attracts me.-Chicago News.
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TOPEKA GIRLS FACES
Who Appear in a New York Papers
Bouquet of American Beauties.

Several Topeka girls were given
places of honor in the Sunday New
York Journal. The paper issued col
Girl" which contains pictures of beau
tiful women in the large cities of the
country
Those from Topeka whose faces ap-
near among the rest are Miss Blanche
Johnson. Miss Winifred Wagner and
Miss Susie Wilder. who is now Mrs Ben
CriSWeu.
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The Bohemian Club.

The Bohemian Whist club met Tues
day evening with DR.. and Mrs. Lowry
Mrs. L. w. WilIitt substituted for Mrs
Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. B. t. Lewis for
Mr. and Mrs. D. o. McCray and Miss
GIenna Cross for Mr.. Eagle.
The next meeting which will be the
last of the series will be at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eagle.
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descriptions of social affairs will not be
published.l
The young ladies of the Modern Liter
allure club gave a very delightful dance
at Harmony hall Tuesday evening
Music was furnished by Steinberg's
orchestra. Punch was served through
out the evening.
Those present were: Judge and Mrs.
J. B. Furry, Mr.. and Mrs David Pal
mer. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Morgan, Miss
Jessie Cushman of Michigan, Miss Mary
Thompson. Miss Priscilla Alexander.
Miss Franc Littlefeld. Miss Lolita Ran
ney, Miss Cora Penfield. Miss Ollie
O'Brien, Miss Moon, Miss Frances
Moon. Miss Mabel Wilson, Miss Anna
Bartholomew Miss Rosamond Horton,
Miss Arlie Ewart, Mr.. Will Alexander,
Mr.. Tom King. Mr.. Walter Gust, Mr..
Lew Bronson, Mr. Earle Williams, Mr..
E. c. Curry, Mr.. Ben Azers, Mr. Ed.
Mcbride, Mr.. Fred Kingsley, Mr.. John
Waters, Mr.. Fred Gillett, Mr. Warren
Akers, Mr.. Ed. Kellam, Mr.. Edward
Dennis, Mr.. julius Wedding and Mr.
Charlie KIeinhanS
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HOGS-Receipts, 10000. Market weak to
SC lower. Bulk of sales $3.S06p3. 95; heavies.
So. S215d4; packers. S3.S0I4; mixed, So. 100
3.971a; lights. So. 1908. 80; yorkers, S3S5Q $50;
pigs $3.50d3. IS.
SHEEP-Receipts. 5000. Market steady.
Lambs, S4q5.50; muttons, $3.10Q4.35.
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ONLY Poaaible wav.

Mrs. Communicates, John, really do
lice force.
Mr.. Commuter-Wby, Mary?
Mrs. Commuter-Well, it's the only pos
sible way we can ever hope to secure any
control over the cooks.-New York Jour
nal
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AMERICAN SECURITIES FALL
On the Receipt in London ofthe News
of the Explosion.

London, Feb. 16.-American securities
opened firm on the stock exchange to-
day owing to the belief that the Cuban
difficulty was ended, but later they fell
rapidly owing to the news of the disas-
ter to the United States battleship in
Havana. harbOr.
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''Here," said Mrs. Perkasie as she
glanced over the daily paper, sis the ao-
count of the arrest of a man for stealing
SO, 900 worth of diamonds"
Genuine diamonds" asked Mr. Per-
kasie, cor did they belong to an actress?"
Detroit Free Press.
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to President Mckinley and Secretary
Long today placing at their disposal
the steamship City of Washington, now
in the harbor of Havana, and the Wig
lance, now en- route to Havana, for any
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 1s.
WHEAT-Dull, about steady No. 1
hard, &c; No. 2. 90G91c; No. g. s71zdSs14cs
No. red. 94a95c; No. 2, 9Sa94c; No. 3: 800
92c; No. spring, S70Ssc; No. g. S5QS6c.
CORN-Higher. No. mixed, &c
OATS-Active. No. white, 251zc.
RYE-Firm. No. 2, 45c.
HAY-Unchanged
BUTTER-Firn. Creamery 1561Scs
dairy, 12G14c.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh. 11lzc.
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Bill-See that girl up in the balconyP
Jill-Yes.
''I've been trying to catch her eyes for an
hour
''Wen, wait until she drops Them
Yonkers Statesman.
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AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
A London Paper Believes One Was
Hidden in the Names Coal
BunKers

London, Feb. 16.-The Globe this aft
ernoon commenting upon the disaster
to the United States battleship Maine
says: TT is impossible to refrain from
the suspicion that the explosion may
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
Hurting the business,

Manager of Dime Museum-Say, Tom
I wish you'd go up and worry the liviI
skeleton. I think he's takin on flesh
New York Truth.
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GEN. BLANco INSISTS
That the Explosion Was Purely an
Accident

Madrid, Feb. 16-The captain general
of Cuba. Gen. Blanco has cabled the
authorities here and has sent similar
message to Washington saying that the
disaster to the Maine was indisputably
due to an accident.
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LEAVE KEY WEST.
American Vessels Start for Havana
to Lend Assistance.

Key West Fla, Feb. 16.-The lighthouse
tender Mangrove sailed for Havana a
o'clock this morning, having on board
several doctors
The steamer Fern has also sailed for
Havana and the torpedo boat Ericsson left
at midnight with dispatches for the fleet.
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the explosion must have been due to an
unaccountable accident, as the visit of
the Maine to Havana was of an entirely
friendly nature.
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Wesley Willis (colored) was buried yes
1erday.
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RANGES of Prices.

Furnished by the W. a Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks, ITO West Sixth Ave. Topeka,
Chicago, Feb 16.
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ward Liner Ofers Is ships.

New York Feb. 16.-President S. M.
Booth of the Ward Line sent kilograms
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Ranges of Prices.

Furnished by the w A Michael Com
mission Co, Brokers in Grain, Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave, Topeka.
C,hicaeo. Feb l6
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Fresh, 111zc
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Article. open High Low aS Close Yes

Ranges of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com.
mission Co.. Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave. Topeka
Kan.
New York Feb 16.
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Receipts of hogs: Chica go, 50. 900; Kan
sas City. IS 900; Omaha, 5000.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat, 49 cars;
corn, 253 cars; oats, 126 cars.
New York: They are selling stocks on
rumor that cable between here and Cuba
is cut
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-24
AUGUST A MONTH OF HOT DAYS.
Mercury Up to 92 Degrees Made
Everybody Uncomfortable.

Mercury Up to 02 Degrees Made
Everybody Uncomfortable.
August will have established a pretty
good record. even if the hot weather Of
the last day or two does not continue The
maximum temperature yesterday was 80
degrees, and the mean was three degrees
above the average for the day.
So far the month is four degrees ahead
of the average in temperature, and there
is an excess for the year of over go de-
grees. There is also an excess of nearly
four inches of rainfall.
The day was an all around hot one 1t
started in hot and staid hot. The maxi
mum was reached at 2:3O O'Clock The
lowest that mercury went was IA degrees,
and that was between and O'Clock in
the morning. At o'clock at night when
the last observation was taken, 1t was at
50 degrees. There was very little breeze
during the early part of the night and
people made the most of the street cars
A ride around" was the thing of the
evening and conductors and motormen
were glad when their last trips had been
made.
While IL was hot in Savannah, people
here were more fortunate than those in
Texas and along the West Gulf coasts,
where the temperature was IS and higher
during the night.
The indications sent out from the wealth
er bureaus at midnight were for fair
weather to-day. with continued high tenn
pera tlIra