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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
WATER CARRIES THE DAY.
A Bottleful From Lincoln's Spring
Ordered From Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, March lit is set
tied that the battleship Kentucky will
be christened with a bottle of water.
Gov. Bradley has requested James
Speed of Louisville to get the water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11

from the old Lincoln homestead in
Larue county. Mr.. Speeds father and
Abraham Lincoln were close lifetime
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11

Central American countries will plunge
into war or not.
1t is the belief that there will be war;
in which three or more Central Ameri-
can countries will be involved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11

No-TO-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
MAYOR GRACE'S DAUGHTER
Is Presented at the Princess of Wales
Drawingroom.

London, March 1.-THE Princess Of
Wales today held the second drawing
room of the season, the only American
present was Miss Louise Grace, daugh-
ter of ex-MayOr Grace of New York,
who was presented by the Countess
lister, owing to Mrs. White, wife of the
United States charge d'affaires, Mr.
Henry White being indisposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11

Boys Knee Pants, worth Soc
Bankrupt HEn
Price 4UO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
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PRESBYTERIAN'S SESSION,
Business of the Fifth Day of the Gem
eral Assembly.

New Orleans, La, May A-The fifth
days session of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian Church of the United
States convened this morning.
Devotional exercises preceding the bust
ness session were conducted by Rev. S.
NJ. Long of DIiddlesborough, Ky.
The most important overtures and COM
munications submitted were:
Presbytery of Muhlenberg to request the
committee on publication to publish free
doctrinal tracts.
Presbytery of Montgomery-A new book
of Psalms and hymns.
The report of the committee on Sabbath
reported chat there was a gravely increas-
ing disregard of the Sabbath, as serious
as the transportation and delivery of the
mails that should occupy the attention OF
the assembly. In regard to the violation
of the Lords day. Among the ilustra-
lions given were the Sunday newspapers,
which diminished both the attendance at
church and the amount of contributions
Rev ]. w. Walden of Athens, Ga. was
added to the committee to prepare a new
hymnal.
petition was read from many colored
churches asking delay in forming the sep
arate colored body, the majority not being
prepared for it.
There will be a special communion SER
vice tomorrow night at which Rev. A. C.
Hopkins will preside and Rev. DIR. H. NJ.
Palmer Will preach the sermon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
BIDS ron ARMoRED BArTLEsH1ps.
Bethlehem and Carnegia Companies
Bid 500 Per Ton Flat.


Washington, May 24.-Bids were opened
to-day for supplying the armor for three
battleships, the Illinois, Alabama and Wis
consin, now in course of construction at
the Union Iron Works. Newport News and
Cramps
This is the second time that the govern
ment has endeavored TO secure bids for
supplying the armor for these ships. The
first effort, made about a year ago, was
unsuccessful because Congress had made
the maximum cost per ton for the armor
at a figure below the cost of production.
The present naval appropriation bill hav-
ing increased the price allowed to $400 per
ton, to-day's effort was successful.
For the Illinois, the two armor compa-
MES, Bethlehem and Carnegie, divided
their bids, one taking the lighter armor
and the other the heavier.
For the Alabama, the Bethlehem com
pany bid $1,O22.504, while the Carnegie
company did not bid.
For the Wisconsin, the Carnegie com
pany bid 81 ,O2S, 504
The rate in each case was $500 per ton
fiat for bolts and armor, the maximum
amount allowed by Congress.
The Bethlehem company undertakes to
begin deliveries of the armor within seven
months after contract, and to supply 300
tons monthly. The Carnegie company viii
begin Dec. l next, and supply the same
amount monthly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
AN ISLE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Where Our Flag Waved for Half a
Century.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Away down in the South Pacific ocean
there is a tiny island over which the stars
and stripes have been waving for nearly
half a century. It's ihhabitants are citi-
zens of the United seares. and the island
is as much part of this countrys domain
as is Iowa or Massachusetts. 1t is a tiny
spot of land, only $50 acres in area, but it
is the home of thriving American COM
munity, the descendants of Eli Jennings,
Yankee trader, who took possession Of the
island in the name OF the United States in
1853, ran up the American flag, and ever
after made 1t his home. An American
man-of-war formally signalized its acces-
! sion to the Union, and the American, gov
eminent granted to Jennings a title TO the
property under the laws controlling the
distribution of public lands. The name of
the island Is SWANS Island" 1t is also
known as "Gente HermosaH a Spanish
designation meaning beautiful people .
| It lies in latitude II degrees south and
longitude 10 degrees west, and northwest
Of Samoa. sre7
The little dot of land was first discovered
about 800 years ago by the Spanish I'D
miral, De Mendoza, who named it after his
patron saint and placed it on his charts,
but did not attempt to land. Eleven
years later another spanish navigator re-
discovered the island and made q landing
He found 1t peopled by a savage tribe,
who gave him a fierce resistance and killed
many of his men. These they cooked and
forced the survivors of the invaders to
eat. The Spaniards finally got away, hav-
ing renamed the place Gente Harmosa,
which certainly was very amiable of
them, after the treatment they had re-
ceived. The little atol was let alone after
that until 1870 wehn an expedition from
the United States found IL and gave ii the
name of Swaiu's Island. Ten years later
a trading schooner sighted the reef and
made a landing in order to trade with the
natives But they found no living soul
within its borders All over the island
we're the skeletons of its former inhabi-
tants, but not one remained to tell what
scourge had swept away its population.
Three years later ELI Jennings, bringing
with him a Samoan bride ana a few Sa-
moan servants, settled upon the little spot
Of land and made upon il a home for him
self and his descendants. His bride was a
Samoan princess, who had been educated
bv the missionaries Their children were
almost white and were very intelligent,
and the patriarch OF the island saw to ii
that they were all well educated As
these children grew up trips to the neigh
boring Islands and to New Zealand won
for them white husbands and wives, so
that the population Is now almost entirely
white.
The shores Of the island are a precipit-
Gus coral reef, except a single landing
which Is not easily found, SO it Is very
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
sHrPBUmnING CONSOLIDATION.
American and British Concerns Make
"a Powerful COrDorattop

Powerful Corporation.
New York, May 4.-Reports received in
this city to-day from London announce
the consolidation of the Cramp Shipouild-
ing Company of Philadelphia and Vickers'
Sons & Maxim of Barrow-in- Furness.
England. into one great shipbuilding con
Germ. This alliance, if perfected, and there
is little doubt of its being accomplished,
viii make one of the most powerful cor
porations of its kind on either continent.
The plan of consolidation provides for
an increase in the capacity of the Cramps
shipyards by the Introduction of British
capital, so as to increase the capital
stock of the Cramp company from s., 900 :
900 to SlC,000,00O, if not more The addi-
tlonal capital is to be furnished by the
Nlckers company in return for stock in
the enlarged corporation. Holders of COM
mon stock in the existing corporation Will
receive new stock.
The preliminaries to the deal were ar
ranged by William NJ. WINS of this city,
VINO is passenger on the White Star
Liner Teutonic, due here tomorrow
1t is expected that a netting of the di-
rectors of the Cramp company Will be
held in Philadelphia on Thursday, when
the details of the alliance will be submit
ted for adoption. The matter has been
under consideration for several months,
the first overtures having, it is said, came
from the Vickers company.
Philadelphia, May M.-Charles H.
Cramp, head of the William Cramp &
Sons Ship and Engine Building Company
Of this city, tonight denied absolutely to
a reporter of the Associated Press that
there is any truth in the reported consoli-
dation of the Cramps company and Wicker
Sons and Maxim of Barrow-in- Furness,
England, into one shipbuilding concern.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
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DAVITT'S ENCOURAGEMENT.
He Declares False the Sentiment OF
Irish Sympathy for Spain.

IRISH sympathy Tor spain.
New York May A.-N1ichael Davitt, the
Irish national leader in the British Parlia-
ment, has sent a letter to Rosa +. Down
ing at Washington, containing the follow
ing:
Il have your favor of the Sd inst, in
closing an extract from dispatches cabled
to the United States from London assert
ing that Englishmen extend a warm sym
pathy to America in the war with SPAIN
but that Irishmen, as Catholics, wish sue
cess for the prosecutors OF the Cubans.
"Of course this is a palpable falsehood
and is part of the campaign waged by the
London press, with the object of promot-
ing an alliance between Great Britain and
the United States at time when no other
nation in the world would ally itself with
the ruler of ireland and India Over and
over again here 1t has been made manifest
that we Irishmen are in hearty sympathy
with America in her disinterested mission
for the liberation of Cuba from European
tyranny.
THE one dominant aim of Great Britain
is to secure the alliance of America
against Russia in China and the far East
In order TO achieve this end lies of all
kinds are being cabled to the pro-Brtlsh
press of New York about possible Euro
pean coalition against America in favor
of Spain. There is absolutely no founda-
ton for these statements
4 crossed to Paris and satisfied myself,
in interviews with various continental rep
resentatives, that such coalition was
pure English fabrication. Russia viii
never join in any movement hostile to the
United States, while the German represen-
tative clearly announced 10 me that there
Is no thought in his country of being hos
tile to the nation in which there are Y, O00,
COO citizens who are loyal American citi-
zens by adoption. The Republic of France
would be shaken to its foundation if its
rulers dared TO join in a coalition against
the sister republic beyond the Atlantic.
from whence came the first inspiration of
French liberty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
CHICKAMAUGA CAMP.
Twenty-Six Thousand Volunteers
Now Tented There


Now Tented There.
Chickamauga National Park, May "a
There are now 5000 men in the volunteer
army under the tents at this point, and
the officers of the army expect that by
Saturday night there will be 1900.
The Third Tennessee Regiment, the first
distinctively Southern troops to reach the
park, arrived to-day under command of
Col. ]. p. Duffee, 1,005 officers and men.
The day at the park was unmarked by any
incident except the battle drill of the
First division of the First Corps. The
movements were under command of Gen.
Wilson, and the men were put through the
exercises in a very thorough manner. The
regiments of the division have been in
camp long enough to have become some
what Injured to the climate, as well as the
work and the maneuvers were character
lied by great energy, accuracy and re-
markable precision.
Gen. Breckenridge and staff to-day con-
tinued the inspection of the divisions of
the first corps in detail. He found the
hospital facilities still inadequate, but for
tunately there are very few sick and they
are being cared for at st. Vincents Hos
pital Of the Sisters of Charity. He stated
that in a very short time the hospital de-
partment will be In good condition.
Cen Breckenridge to-day gave orders for
a sham battle for inspection tomorrow
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
POPE ON ITALY RIOTS.
He Declares others Than Catholics
to BE Their Authors.

Rome, May 4-The Observatory Ro-
mano publishes a letter from the Pope to
Cardinal Andrea Ferrard, Archbishop of
Milan, expressing profound emotion be-
cause Of the grave disorders in Italy.
The Pope says: These disorders are
the fruit of evil seed, scattered with i'm
punity in Italy, which leads TO the corrup-
ton of minds, the perversion of morals
and the detriment of religion. We have
seen that, instead of exhorting and calm
ing wicked people, honest citizens have
been guilty of disorders in a mistaken
idea that they are devoting themselves to
the interests of the church and the Holy
See, affecting to ignore the fact that the
church teaches men 10 avoid riotirfg. But
il was not the Catholics who provoked the
disorders, the authors Of which must be
sought elsew here"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
HOME ron SOLDIERS CHILDREN
Or. wharton Tenders an Orphanage
for Their Use.


Washington, May 24-Rev. H. NJ. Whar-
ton, D. D., Baltimore, founder and head
of the two large orphanages, one at Char
lotte N c., for colored and the other at
Luray, Va, for white children, has ten
dered to the government these homes for
the care, without charge, of any child or
children of soldiers who may die or be
killed during the present war
Secretary Alger has written DR. Whar.
ton commencing his patriotic offer, aut
accepting the proposal in the spirit in
which ii was offered.
DR.. Wharton's address is Baltimore
Nd, and applications for admission should
be addressed to him there.
Secretary Ayers letter to DIR. Whar-
ton is as follows:
war Department, Washington, D. c.
May 21.-My Dear Sir: / want 10 thank
you for your unselhsh and patriotic tender
CT the institutions under your control for
the children which may be made destitute
by the present war. / can assure you thas
your action in this matter is worthy of the
highest commentator"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
QUEENS BIRTHDAY.
AnSlO-AmcricaR Alliance the Chief
Topic of Discussion.

New York, May 24.-The Queens birth
day was appropriately observed by the
British Schools and Universities Club and
by banquet at the Holland House. The
walls of the banquet hall were draped
with the Star spangled Banner and the
Red Cross of st. George.
About seventy-five members of the club
and their guests were present. Aside from
the number of speeches and toasts felici-
tating the Queen upon her 18th birthday,
there was a general discussion of the pro-
posed Anglo American alliance.
The principal speech of the evening was
delivered by Hon. Whiteaw Reid. He ad-
Vocated an Anglo-Saxon alliance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25

An expedition has just left Stockholm
for Eastern Siberia in search of Mr.. An
dree and his companions. The expedition,
consists Of MIR. stadling, the polar explor-
er: Or. Nilsson, the botanist, and Mr..
Frankel, an engineer, one Of whose brotn-
ers is a member Of the Andree exploring
party
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25

rare that strangers enter its harbor. But
the captain of a San francisco trading
schooner on his last trip through the
South seas spent a week upon the island,
where he was entertained most heartily
by those South Pacific Americans. He
has recently returned to San Francisco,
and he gives a very enthusiastic account
of the life which these people live in their
ocean-surrounded home. He says that
they have prospered and live in commod-
ious houses, surrounded by the comforts
ana rehnements of civilization. They
have books and musical Instruments, and
they read and study and take keen in
terest in the progress of the world from
which they are so far removed. They
have neat church In which they hold
frequent religious exercises, and IN every
family prayers are said twice a day, as
they have been ever since Eli Jennings
first hoisted the Stars and Stripes over
the island forty-five years ago.
ELI Jennings was a skilled mechanic. a
shreWd trader, and an energetic Yankee
and from the time he landed the signs of
civilized thrift began to appear and con-
stantly increased. The land was fertile
and there was a lagoon of clear fresh wa
ter in the center of the island. Cocoanut
and copra commanded high prices from,
the trading vessels and Eli Jennings
planted thousands of additional cocoanut
trees. He was soon a wealthy man, and
with his money he brought TO his isolated
island home the luxuries OF modern life.
He invested in New Zealand property,
which is now yielding dividends to his de-
scendants. He stocked the island with
fine poultry and domestic animals, and he
sent abroad for seeds to plant in his vege-
table gardens The browning achievement
of his life was the building of a fine 70
ton schooner which he sent with a cargo
to Auckland, New Zealand, where she
was properly rugged and coppered. She
became quite famous in the South Seas
for her speed and the perfection of her
naval architecture
Eli Jennings died twenty years ago, but
the New England blood still lives ia the
veins of his descendants, and they carry
on the affairs Of the island with the same
sturdy principles and the same progressive
thrift which brought prosperity to the
founder Of their clan. The trading captain
who spent a week in enjoyment Of their
hospitality says that they are robust in
health of splendid physique, and are Of
handsome appearance so that the old
Spanish name of the island, Beautiful Peo-
Pile Is very appropriate. lie says, too,
that rain or shine, storms or fair wealth
or. the Stars and Stripes are constantly
huttering from the high staff In front Of
the house which was Eli Jennings resi-
dence, where the dag has waved every day
since Jennings first landed.
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An expedition has just left Stockholm
for Eastern Siberia in search of Mr.. An
dree and his companions. The expedition
consists Of MIR. stadlng, the polar explor-
err: DR.. Nilsson, the botanist and Mr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25

IT. r. LamoOt, A. r. w. S., who has
just died in London from an attack OF
pneumonia. was the originator OF the
Laird in "Trilby." He and Mr. Du Maurler
had been fellow students. Mr. Lamont
was born nearly sixty-tive years ago Ia
Greencock, where his father was a bank
manager. AS an artist he devoted himself
especially 10 water color.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
First New York.

Company B, First New York, Capt.
Mansen, moved to the cOnvaiescent
camp at Waialae yesterday. Company
ID VIII go today. it being the last COM
pany to leave Camp Mckinley.
The members OF Companies X and
NJ who were left in Honolulu when
the commands left for Hawaii. are now
under command OF Lieut.. Baxter. OF
Company L, who has been detailed as
transportation officer OF the regiment
Quartermaster Millspaugh, Company
/, has been detailed as acting regi-
mental quartermaster.
The S. 5. Moana Will take forty sick
soldiers to the coast today. most OF
whom are from the First New York
regiment.
The field hospital al Waialae IS IN
charge OF Surgeon Barrett. of the En-
gineers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
he Concert.

The kindergarten benefit concert
given at Progress Hall last evening
was OF course well patronized. Alto
gether it was one of the best entertain
ments ever given by the local talent.
Some of the numbers were remarkably
good. \ pleasing novelty was the
whistling Of Miss Winnie. The Hawai-
ian orchestra aided materially and
Robt. Ellis. the professional tenor.
took full advantage of the first real
good opportunity he has had since his
arrival. The soprano solos of Mrs. c.
3. Cooper. Mrs. r. F. Woodward and
Miss COrnelia Hyde were appreciated
by all. Mr.. Frasier's mandolin solo was
we'll liked and Mr.. Brandt's xylophone
solo was an innovation that was TAX
ing. Miss Love recited so we'll that
her admirers declare improvement in
her work can be noted from week TO
week. Dr. z. o. Wall rendered n diff
cult piece for the violin with finish
that stamps him as the hard student
and true musician.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09

the United States. The repertoire has
oeen published and the advance sale
Of seats has been very large,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
To Watch the STAR.

Prof. Hosmer and Prof. Alexander
h ~ received from the Mainland blanks
To note observations on falling stars
on ,-e nights Of the 18th and 18th.
he requests 10 the local men come
from Prof. Pickering OF Harvard. De-
tails for watching here are now being
made out. Among those who are 20
serve are Profs. ingalls,. ElsJon and
Wood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
COmPan nv To- BE Here Today

Nance O'Neil and the Mckee Ran
kin company. 10 present a repertoire
OF high class plays AT the Opera
House, viii arrive today from San
Francisco. The star is regarded as
one OF the really great American
actresses and the support has been
carefully selected. including the names
or some OF the best known players in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
For Soldiers Thanksgiyinn

Mrs. Dole asks the help OF the ladies
OF Honolulu in getting up a Thanks
giving dinner for the soldiers. and will
be glad 10 see all those who feel an
interest in the enterprise at her home
on Emma street on Thursday morning.
November 10th at 10 o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09
5000 REWARD

For the return OF the Diamond Pin
lost at L. 3. Kerr's store during his
big sale Of new goods, just received
by the Warrimoo. See his advertise
ment
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-09

CONTINUED on Pare -
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