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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
MAD WOMAN'S ANTICS.
Assaults and Nearly Kills Woman
on the Train.

Kankakee, Ill.,, June 6.-Mrs. Ernest
Peters of Manteno was attacked by an
insane patient while the latter was be-
ing transported to Chicago on an IL
linois Central passenger train. Her in
JurieS may prove fatal
Mrs. Peters had been visiting reIa-
tives in Kankakee and boarded a train
for her home. A woman attendant
from the Kankakee hospital for the in
sane with a female patient entered the
car. AS soon as she entered the maniac
seemed to have a strange fascination
for Mrs. Peters and insisted upon sllar-
ing her seat with her. This being de-
MED, she began to beat her. Mrs. Pc
ters attempted to escape by climbing
over the back of the seat.
The patient had by this time become
greatly frenzied and. Selling Mrs. Pc
ters' satchel, began beating her over the
head with it The Satchel opened and
a pair of scissors fell upon the floor
and before any help could be secured
the maniac had seized them and struck
several times at her victim inf1icting
injuries at every blow. The train crew
and male passengers finally OVerpOWer-
ed the patient, but not until after hard
struggle. Mrs. Peters was unconscious
and was removed from the train at
Manteno. She has been delirious dur
ing the past "a hours and her physi-
clans have but slight hopes of her re-
covery. She was severely stabbed in
the head with the scissors.
The insane patient was a large and
powerful woman and was in charge of
an attendant who could not control her
in the least while in a rage. The pa
tient was being taken to Chicago and
was not manacled. Considerable adj
verse comment regarding the transfer
ring of insane prisoners in ordinary
passenger trains without their being
manacled otherwise restrained is
heard in connection with this assault.
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A PATHETIC CASE.
Stepmother Sues Sons For Failing
to Support Her.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 6.-The sons of
Rev. B. H. Fish, a Baptist minister,
aged 60 years, and a resident of Nc
Keesport, We're given a hearing in GRIM
inal court on an information made by
their StepmOther. She alleged the de-
PENDANTS failed to support herself or
husband. The sons are Bryant S. Fish,
William c. Fish and Howard NJ. Fish.
Mrs. Fish told the court her husband
has been an invalid for the past. three
years and that it has been five years
since he has been able to preach, hav-
ing in the meantime made some little
money selling books. Some money has
been contributed by the church, but
since March last, the wife alleged, the
sons have contributed nothing toward
their support.
When the sons testified it was shown
that their burden is great also. Each
has a wife and family to support, and
although they expressed a willingness
to help their parents, they said it was
only at the expense of bringing starva-
ton to their own doors. The case was
q pathetic one, and the court found it
hard to decide. 1t was finally dismiss
ed, and nothing was said about the
costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
APPOINTMENTS.
Long List of Places Filled in the Med
ical Branch of the Service.

Washington, June 4.-The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
For appointment in the volunteer
army-To be chief surgeons of division
with rank of major-Capt. William H.
Arthur, assistant surgeon; Captain
George Bushnell, assistant surgeon;
Donald Mclean of Michigan, George r.
Fowler, of New York.
Captains and assistant surgeons to be
brigade surgeons, with rank of major
VIM. c. Gorgas, Henry P. Birmingham,
Marlborough c. Wyeth, Richard w
johnson, Edward c. Carter, VIM. O..
Owen, VIM ]. Wakeman, VIM. Steven
son, Adrian S. PolhemuS, John L. Phil
lips, VIM. c. Borden, Edgar A. Mearns,
Guy L. Eide, VIM. D. Crosby, VIM. l.
Kneedier, Charles M. Candy, James
Pitcher, Charles B. Ewing, Walter D.
McCaw, ]. R. Kean, Henry L Raymond,
Francis J. Ives, VIM. p. Kindall, Ed
ward r. Morris, Henry S. Harris, VIM.
B. Bannister, Paul CIendennin, Charles
e. Woodruff, Eugene L. Swift, Charles
F. Mason, James D. Glennan, Alfred
Bradley, Philip G. Wales.
major-Willis G. Macdonald, Charles NJ
Drake; Georgia; Joseph K. Weaver, Penn
sylvania; Charles E. Ruth. Iowa; John W.
Bayne, District of Columbia; Milo B.
Ward Missouri; Schuyler c. Graves,
Michigan; George t. Vaughan of marine
hospital: Samuel T. Armstrong, acting as
sistant surgeon; Samuel O. L. Potter OF
California: George. A. Smith, Iowa; Ar
thur Snowden, Virginia; R. Stansbury SUIT
ton, Pennsylvania
To be additional paymaster-James B.
Kener of Indiana. (NOmina ton of James
B. McKenna of Indiana for the above Of
flee withdrawn
To be commissary of subsistence with
rank of captain-Warren c. Fairbanks of
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WAITING FOR THE BATTLE.
Sixteen American Warships at the
Entrance to Santiago Harbor.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Wanda, off Santiago de
Cuba, with the American fleet, June 3,
via Kingston, Jamaica, June 4-Sixteen
warships of the United States and 1000
men are drifting here under the shadow
of Cuba's towering mountains.
In the mountain side is a small open
ing, a rift that leads away, twisting
and turning up to the city of Santiago.
fifteen miles from the sea. In this mar
row harbor stream lies the fleet of
Admiral Cervera. All day and all
night the eyes of the American sailors
are fixed upon the narrow entrance to
the harbor, as the warshipS slowly drift
up and down past it.
Perched high on the side of the en-
trance to the harbor, is MORO Castle,
which for two centuries has looked
down upon all vessels entering there.
On the opposite point small palms and
tropical shrubbery grow rank and
green, almost hiding the battery that
has been placed at that point.
Sailing along the shore, four miles
off, one would scarcely distinguish
MORO castle. 1t looks like a thousand
other rocky spurs that project from
the mountain sides all along the east
ern shore of the island.
This is the picture of the Santiago
blockade there.
The mountain scenery is majestic,
great peaks, green robed, rise 5000
feet above the sea with sunlit clouds
obscuring them and then drifting away
from their cleaning SUBMITS.
Down in the deep Swallowed blue at
their base are the warships, silent and
grim, drifting, waiting for the battle
At night the moonlight makes a beau
tiful picture of the mountains and sea.
Imagine the ocean washing from the
hills of the Rocky mountains, with a
tropical sky above ALL and you have
a picture of Santiago de Cuba.
No attempt is made by the fleet to
go into the harbor. Mines are near the
entrance and it would be suicidal for
large ships to enter, so there is moth
ing to do but sail UP and down past
the harbor mouth, hoping the Spanish
ships may again show themselves, or
come out for an open combat
The Spaniards have plainly laid
trap for the American ships. Harbors
are mined; batteries have been planted
all along on either side and the
Spaniards are we'll equipped with good
guns and smokeless powder But the
Americans will not fall into the trap.
One ship may be sacrificed, but If it
is blown up and sunk, it will block the
harbor and prevent the Spaniards from
getting out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

ed ,adjutant general of the department of
California
A dispatch from General Thurston has
been received stating that the secretary
of war has instructed General Merritt to
1nclude the Nebraska troops in the second
Including the Utah light artillery, which
stituted for the company of engineers to
be sent to Manila, the expedition will con-
Nebraska regiment receive orders to go
this number will be increased to 1857,
which viii tax the capacity of the trans
which they are to sail.
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KILLED BY PAREGORIC.
Chicago Woman Uses the Drug fol
Fifteen Years.

Chicago, June 6.-When DR.. Springer
of the coroner's office went to hold a
postmortem examinatin on the body of
Mrs. Rebecca Proctor he found the
corpse embalmed. An inquest was or
dered and it was found that the woman
had died from slow poisoning, caused
by taking paregoric during the past fif-
teen years.
Undertaken Clifford, who ernbalmed
the BODY, said he had done so on a
death certificate given by DIR. Doherty-
The coroner's jury censured the physi-
clan. Mrs. Proctor was SO years old,
and the wife of Alfred Proctor, a steam
filter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
ARMY OFFICER AGED 10.
Such is Prince Oscar, Son of Emperor
William.

Berlin, June 6.-At the annual spring
parade of the Guards on Thursday the
Emperor introduced Prince Oscar, his
fifth son, to the regiment as a sub-lieu-
tenant. AS the little Prince is not yet
10 years of age, his appointment di-
verges from the rule by which every
Hohenzollern becomes an officer of the
Foot Guards on his 10th birthday. The
reason for this divergence is that his
majesty will not be in Germany on July
81 the day Prince Oscar will be 10 years
of age.
The little Prince was also decorated
with the order of the Black Eagle on
Thursday. The Empress, the Crown
Princess of Greece, sister of the En-
peror, and other PrinceSSeS witnessed
the ceremony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
PEOPLE you HEAR OF.

Senator Til1man has an older brother
George Tillman, who is a candidate for
governor of South Carolina. A cores
pendent says he never wore an over
coat nor donned underwear"
When Don Carlos starts in to win his
throne in Spain he will carry with him
one of the most beautiful swords in the
world-a present from his wife. 1t IS
and its hilt is fairly incrusted with dia-
monds, rubies and sapphires.
Jerry Rusk was responsible for the
story that when an Ohio congressman
went to Phil Sheridan's father to look
over boy for West Point he was in
father said: Don't take him. He's full
of peace. Take Phil; he is full of fight.
He fights all the boys about here"
1t is known to but a few intimates
that a son of John Wanamaker, the ia
nous Philadelphia merchant, is Euro
pean buyer for his father. He lives
mOdestly in Paris, where he is much
respected by American art students,
many of whom he has assisted.The club
of American art students is especially
indebted to him.
1t is said on the authority of Nebras-
ka railroad officials that John NJ.
Thurston, tired of his position as Uni
ted States senator, is about to resign
and become the law partner of Judge
Dillon in New York He and Judge
Dillon are warm personal frlendS ana
the partnership would probably in
crease the senator's income fourfold.
TIL wife of Maxine Gomez was Miss
Pink Martin of Nails Greek, Tenn. Her
widowed mother went to Havana after
the war because her brother was in
business there.
Alfred De Rothschild appears to have
a horror of London water. He has eve
ry pint of water used in his London
house brought up every day in special
cars from his wells at Tring, in Hert-
fordshire.
In a letter written friend on the
eve of his departure for Texas to recruit
his regiment of rough-riding cavalry
Theodore Roosevelt said: 81 have got
about 20 Harvard men in my regiment
who are real Americans, and this Off
sets the fact that there are at Harvard
two of three professors who are not
Whistler, the well known artist, was
student at West Point in the early
sos. He was dropped at the end of the
Sd year for being deficient in chemistry.
While taking a riding lesson one day
he had a bad fall. Major Porter who
was in command, expressed a fear that
he was seriously hurt, but Whistler
said: mo, major, but don't see how
any man can keep a horse for his own
q n1nSRT0aut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
SWALLOWED HAT PIN.
Remarkable Fate of an Iowa Farmers
Child,

Iowa City, Ia, June 6.-Death from
swallowing a long hat pin is the re
markable fate that befel Robert, the
2-year-oId son of David Simpson, an
Iowa City farmer, yesterday.
For three months the child had suf-
fered great pain and a pOstmortem
held last night revealed in the baby's
brass. bead-headed pin, five and one
half inches in length. The child was
playing with the pin the day it was TIA
ken ill. The little ones lungs and
aesophagus finally clogged and death
ensued. Local physicians claim the
case is Unprecedented in medical and
surgical annals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
Examining Surgeons.

DIR. l. Y Grubbs and DR.. J. G. Nc
Clintock asked Governor Leedy today
to make some kind of an order desig-
mating them as official examining
surgeons. They We're appointed some
time ago but no provisions were made
for payment for their services. Gov
ernor Leedy will issue a general order
at once making the required designa-
ton and he will also see that the
physicians are paid by the state. Their
duties are to examine the applicants
for positions as surgeons in the Kan
saS regiments.
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SEIZED FOR UNCLE SAM.
San Miguel Island, Off California
Wrested from Spain.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 6.-Captain
Waters, the owner of San Miguel is
land, has made the discovery that this
bit of land was never coded to Mexico
by Spain. BY some oversight it was
omitted from the list of islands given
up when Mexican Independence was
acknowledged.
AS soon as he learned this fact, Cap
tain Waters FASTENED to his little is
land, hoisted the American flag and
took formal possession in the name of
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
SAILS IN JULY.
Cruiser Coluznbia's Repairs Going on
Rapidly.

New York, June 6.-Work on ths
cruiser Columbia, damaged in collision
with the FOscClia is progressing rapid
1y at the Navy ard. The crushed plates
on the starboard side have been remov-
ed for a space of eight or ten feet on
either side of the hole cut into the
cruiser. In spite of the hope that the
vessel would be ready for service inside
of two weeks, workmen aboard of her
said today that she would not get out
of the yard in less than one month. ana
that it would be near the middle of
July before she went to sea again.
Money Savers.
We are to you, on buggies and vehicles
of any kind.
WARNER & POTTER,
628 and $50 Quincy Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

American audacity has given the
Spaniards another turn. The first was
at Manila; the second at Santiago. when
the Merrimac crew ran her into the
harbor and sank her right under the
enemy's nose. Such things will cease
to surprise them, if the war last much
longer,
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POLICY HOLDERS LOSE.
Suit Against the Covenant Mutual Life
Insurance Company Decided.

Bloomington, Ill, June 6.-Judge
Myers, in the Mclean circuit court has
rendered a decision in the case of J. h
Rowen against the Covenant Mutual
Insurance company of Galesburg which
is of interest to Is, 900 policy holders.
The complainant, representing the old
policy holders, brought suit to resist
a heavy increase of assessment recent
ly made. The judge decides that the
old policy holders have no remedy in
the courts. The case will be appealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Joe Letters luck is staying with him.
The British steamer Foscolia which
was sunk by the Columbia last week,
had on board 10000 bushels of wheat
from Letters bins. But Joseph had
sold it for $3.50 a bushel and had the
money
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Disfigured
For Life
Almost Entire Face a Solid Sore
Tried Everything for Weeks
But Kept Spreading Until
Thought There Was No Cure.
Tried Cutioura. In Few Days
Better. In Short Time Cured.

Our little girls humor commenced with 2
tiny sore on one nostril, but it kept on spread
ing till we thought she would never get IL
cured. For several weeks we tired every
thing we could get for the blood, both exter-
nally and internally, but it kept getting larger
all the time, till both nostrils, the upper tp' a
part ofthe loacer lip, Hndup one SIDE 10 tAe eye
acere a solid sore. We thought there was no
cure, and that she would be di9fgaTed Jor tye-
REMEDIES. We used part of a bottle of the
CIJTIcURA REsoLvENr and nearly box OF
CUTIouKA (ointment), and followed the dlrec-
tions infinitely. After few days 1t began TO
look better, and in short time she was en-
tirely well, with no scar or trace OF tne
send Won this testimonial, and you may use
any part of it that you wish
Mrs. VIM. CHICHESTER,
1ab < 1908 Plainville, Conn.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

information without asking questions.
-
It's a pity that a man can never see
him.
The first thing a widow does after
husbands successor is to make up her
face
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Chicago News: If Thomas Bracket
Reed will only be reasonable and admit
that the majority of the house of rep
resentatfves may be right and he may
be wrong he can take his pick among
the Caroline or Pelew islands and take
possession as soon as he pleases,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Cleveland Plaindealer: The Cervera
trade mark seems to be: Spanish ex-
tra-vintage of '9S-bottled on the
PREMISES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

If the house concur in the senate
amendment to the revenue bill, those
who ride in palace cars hereafter can
do so with a sense of contributing a
share Of the expenses of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
CHICAGO NEWS PRoVERRs.

The meaner man is the more agree
able he tries to be.
+
Hope for the best, prepare for the
worst and take what comes.
There is nothing so apt to make a
man economize as the lack of money
It takes a clever woman to obtain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

The saddest part of that last affair
at Santiago is that the two admirals
can't get together and fight if they
should both get in the humor at the
same time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

The eagerness with which London is
anticipating an issue of American
bonds, is in marked contrast to the eff
forts of Spain to raise the wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

VIII Uncle Sam demand an abstract
of title with the deeds to the Philip
pines, Carolines, Porto Rico and Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

If Admiral Cervera is in need of coal
he might put his divers at work. There
was a fine lot of it aboard the Merrimac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

There should be no more questions as
to why Cervera does not come out or
why Schley does not go in. The ad-
Eniral of the American fleet seems to
have settled all that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Since the war revenue bill taxes al
most everything put up in bottle,
perhaps it will be amended to include
CerVera'S fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

In excitement growing out of the war
1t is much to be feared that the arrival
of that $25, 0O0, 900 in gold from the
Klondike Will be overlooked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Dewey's plan is to sink the enemy's
ships in the harbor, and not his own.
1t is possibly more efficacious in the
long run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Interest in the war seems to have
entirely obscured the interest in the
starving Cuban recOncentrados.T heyare
being permitted to die. undisturbed, by
either party to the conflict.
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Homaseekers' Excursions.

One fare for the round trip CpluS so
on June via the Santa Fe route, for
tickets to Arkansas, Arizona, Indian
Territory Louisiana, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Texas Liberal limits and
stop over privileges. Apply to agent
Santa Fe route for details
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Joe Letter might be a good man to
put in charge of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Secretary Alger does not seem to find
it as easy task to outfit an army as
it was to collect herd of reindeer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

George Vanderbilt took a mean ad-
vantage OF Chauncey Depew when he
got married in a church, thus prevent
ing anY speeches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06
A First Glass Train

for everybody-the train that leaves
Topeka 1880 a. m. daily via Santa Fee
A local train running only between To-
peka and Kansas City.
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If Col. John Jacob Aston is ready, the
invasion of Cuba may now begin.
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After all, the trap was Cervera's and
he was first to get caught in it.
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mineral Water.

The finest in tire west Come and try
It J. w. PHILLIPS.
612 West Eighth ST.
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An Atchison man dreamed last night
that he had been operated upon by
physicians, and that he got well, and
an museum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

Ladies' Shirt Waists Hundred SO that
the colors will not fade, by Fearless
Steam Laundry.
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Dummy Ingram. the base ball pitch
er. arrived today, but when he said he
would not play on Sunday, Manager
Beauchamp fell deal, and there was no
one to hire him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

When a girl quotes the sayings of a
young man on all occasions she might
as we'll pick rawlings off his coat.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

(FrOm the AtchiSon Globe)
A doctor never pays for a cigar at a
drug store.
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When a Christian Scientist loses a
patient, the people raise a big howl;
but nobody pays any attention when a
regular doctor loses a patient. 1t is
regarded as a dispensation of provi-
dence.
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TELEPHONES.
Business Offce-..... Bell Phone 1oI
Reporters Room. Bell Phone sH
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Alfred De Rothschild appears to have
a horror of London water. He has eve
ry pint of water used in his London
house brought up every day in special
cars from his wells at Tring, in Hert-
fordshire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

There are bright sides even to a d.
yorce- We have noticed that when a
formerly of Atchison couple, who have
been taking The Globe, get divorced,
they thereafter take two papers instead
of one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-06

TIL wife of Maxine Gomez was Miss
Pink Martin of Nails Creek Tenn. Her
widowed mother went to Havana after
the war because her brother was in
business there.