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FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
A Decrease the Past Fiscal Year
as Compared With 1897.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Commis-
sioner General T. V. Powderly of the
immigration Bureau, in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury
gives the total number of immigrants
who arrived in the United States dur
ing the last fiscal year as 30 300, a de-
crease as; compared with the fiscal year
1897 of / 563 of the whole number
135. .775 were males and 90, 534 females.
Ten thousand and thirty came
into the United States through Canada.
During the year 5000 were debarred
and of this number there We're twelve
insane one idiot, 2,261 paupers or per-
sons likely to become a public charge,
257 diseased persons, two convicts,
seventy-nine assisted immigrants and
All contract laborers. One hundred
and ninety-nine were returned within
one year after landing. Of the whole
number over IA years of age, 1,416
could not write; 43,057 could neither
read nor write; q Cos over 20 years of
age had $50 or over, and 96,203 had less
than $50.
The total amount of money shown by
immigrants during the year was S3-
81. OFT but the actual amount brought
over was probably greatly in excess of
this amount. OF the whole number
of arrivals 5S.613 came from Italy,
q ,221 from Russia proper, 25,12S from
Ireland, It'll from Germany, 1869
from Hungary. 12.420 from Galicia and
Burkowina, in Austria Hungary; 12,-
sos from Sweden and 9,9S7 from Eng
land.
Mr.. Powderly states that the natural
ization laws of the United States have
been repeatedly violated and in his
opinion each arriving immigrant when
admitted to the United States should
be provided with a landing certificate
setting forth the name. age, sex, birth
place Of the immigrant, government to
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Fusion Wins in Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Nov 11-Election returns
to-day served to remove all doubt of
the election of the fusion State ticket,
with the possible exception of Super
intendent of Public Instruction, by
average pluralities of $500 The Re-
publicans concede it. The same fig
ures make it certain that the Republi-
cans have the Legislature on joint bal
lot, and probably both houses. The
Senate stands: Republicans 20, fu-
sionists II, one in doubt. House: Re-
publicans 4S, fusionists 49, six in doubt.
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KILLING oF HENRY HoPKEN.
The Trial of John Matthews Be-
gun at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 11.-In the trial of
John Matthews for the murder OF
Henry Hopken, the first two witnesses
were put on the starpi to-day.
Matthews was Constable for Mil
pitas. June 2Sth last he was drinking
in a saloon, his buggy being hitched
in front. Some one came in and tol1
him his coat had been stolen. He
dashed out and drove at a rapid rate
for some two blocks, held up the first
man he saw and accused him of the
theft. Hopken denied it, There was
a shot and Hopken fell dead with a
bullet through his head. Matthews
acknowledges the shooting, but says
Hopken started to run.
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Took Cerbolic Acid.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov IL - Mrs.
Alice Wolf committed suicide to-day
by taking carbolic acid Her husband
Dr. Wolf, died in Sacramento about
two years ago. A brother died of con-
sumption last year. DR.. VOLTS sister,
Adelphite, was killed at the Palace Ho-
tel, April 5, 1895, by Count Carlo Reta,
who then killed himself. Friends of
the young girl opposed her marriage
to the Count, and the lovers resolved
to die together.
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Complexion Of the Next House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-At late
hour tonight Chairman Babcock of the
Republican Congressional Committee,
said that the latest advices received
by the committee made no change in
the political complexion of the next
House of Representatives. The Re-
pubilcans, he said,l would have 1S5
members certain, giving them clear
majority of 13. These figures. were the
same as those he gave to the Associat-
ed Press early in the day. Secretary
Kerr of the Democratic Congressional
Committee has gone to Pennsylvania.
and no additional statement from him,
therefore, could be obtained.
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JUsTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
Jas. Lynch Shoots and Kills Jas.
RYAN at Kingman, Ariz.

KINGMAN (Ariz.), Nov. II. : James
Lynch shot and killed James Ryan in
the Bucket of Blood saloon at this
place this evening.
The Coroners jury found that the
killing of James Ryan was justifiable
homicide. 1t appears that Ryan and
John Lynch. a brother of the man who
did the killing, had quarreled, and
RYAN got his gun and fired a shot at
John Lynch, when James Lynch, to
save his brothers life, ran behind the
saloon bar. secured a gun and shot
Ryan, killing him instantly.
Whisky was at the bottom of the
affair. The home of the deceased is IN
Illinois
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Populist Governor in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 1.-THE cleo
ton Of Governor has been in doubt un-
til this evening, when official returns
We're received from several counties,
and showed big changes from the esti-
mates in favor of Lee. Chairman Kidd
of the Populist Committee, claims Lees
election by 500, and Chairman Herried
of the Republican Committee comedies
Lees election by about 200. The Legis-
lature is safely Republican in both
houses
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Eraney Knocked Out.

LOUISVILLE Ry), Nov. 11-Aus-
tralian Jimmy Ryan knocked out Jim
Franey, the Cincinnati welterweight.
here tonight in the fourth round of
what was to have been a twenty-round
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He said: I'VE all honor the volun-
teers. Let us remember the debt which
we stand under to the regular army"
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SPANISH CRUISER
MARIA TERESA.
No Further Doubt That the Stranded
Vessel Off Cat Island
Is the Warship Abandoned at Sea by the
Vulcan and Merritt.

The Cruiser Resting in an Easy
Position on Smooth Bottom Be-
tween Two Reefs-British Ad-
mira1ty Authorities at Nassau,
1t Is Asserted, Are Going to
Take Possession of the Teresa
as a Derelict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05
USELESS BRIDGE.
Canadian River Leaves Katy Trestle
Over a Dry Channel.

South McAlester, I. T., July 5.-The
big rains last spring caused the South
Canadian river to become crooked, and
the waters tumbled over each other in
forcing a new outlet. In doing this
they cut an entirely new channel and
left the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
bridge standing over a dry river bed,
While the company was compelled to
put in new bridge a mile and half
north of where the old bridge stands.
The railroad company found it impos-
sible to bridge over the river at this
point because no foundation could be
secured, and it asked congress to be
permitted to divert the present course
of the river back into the old channel.
Congress has just passed a law permit
ting the company to do this.
In the meantime, however, J. T. Phil
lips, who owns a farm of several hun
bred acres of land, refused to allow the
company to divert the river unless he
was paid $4,000 damages. In the act
of congress the judge of the United
states court was empowered to appoint
a commission to assess the damages
against the railroad. This morning
Judge Clayton appointed a commission
to assess the damages, and report the
amount to the court.
In the meantime, it is understood,
the railroad company will begin active
operations toward diverting the present
course of the river, and by the fall ex-
poets to have it running in it's old bed
and under the bridge that is already
constructed
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TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
Nominations are Confined to the
Military De partment

Washington, July 5.-The president to-
day sent these nominations to the senate:
Regular army-Quartermas depart
ment-Charles D. Loeff1er of District of
Columbia, to be military storekeeper, with
rank of captain.
Volunteer infantry-Second regiment
Charles B. Carlisle of Louisiana, to be
Third regfment-To be captains. Charles
K. Maddox, VIM. Y. Carter, Jefferson Will
cox of Georgia.
First HeutenantS:-Lee c. Hoyl, Thad H.
Parker of Georgia
Second observation-disclosures H. Blount. Jr.,
Fourth regiment-First lieutenant-Wm
B. Preston of Virginia.
Second lie1ltenant-JOhn Mackay
First regiment-To be chaplain-Rob-
ert D. Wear of Alabama.
To be captain-James K. Vardaman
of Mississippi.
First Observation-Disclosures E. Darby of
Mississippi.
Second observation-disclosures K. Mayors
of Mississippi.
Reuben V. Basket of Tennessee.
First northumberland e. Toomey,
private company Q, Eighth volunteer in
fantry.
Tenth regiment-To be chaplain
Charles T. Walker of Georgia.
Tenth regiment-First lieutenant
James A. Roston of District Of Column
bia.
Volunteer engineers Second regiment
To be captain-Thomas w. NJ. Draper
of Colorado.
To be first Heutenants-E. Storrer
Tice of Colorado; Frederick ]. Mills of
To be register of land omces-Peter
Campbell, at Akron, Colo; Elmer E.
Hershey, at Missoula, Mont; George
E. French, at North Platte, Neb.; Fred
ericl M. Darlington, at Alliance, Neb.
Receiver public moneys - Frank
Bacon, at North Platte, Neb.
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PRISONERS CELEBRATE.
Two Holiday Pardons for Lansing
Inmates.

LeavenwOrth, July 5.-The Fourth of
July celebration was noiser than usual,
and while it was joyful there was sad
ness, owing to the news that so many
former soldiers of this place were killed
and injured at Santiago. The only
celebration at Fort Leavenworth was
among the prisoners in the United
States penitentiary. There was no
work and an extra, dinner was served
During the afternoon short addresses
were made by Warden French, Deputy
Warden Allen and Chaplain LeaVett.
The news that the Spanish fleet at San
tiagO was destroyed and that the city
would soon surrender to General Shat
ter was read to the prisoners, and they
clapped their hands and made patriot
ic demonstrations of approval
At the Kansas penitentiary at Lam
sing there was a full holiday and ex-
ercises in the chapel A colored glee
club from Topeka furnished music. A
short address of patriotic nature was
made by Mr.. Ross. An extra dinner
was served. James Reed, of Oklahoma,
and Harry Jackson of Wyandotte coun-
ty were two Fourth of July prisoners
released. They were granted pardons
for good behavior. Reed saved the
lives of prisoners by crawling into the
coal shaft and fixing machinery, and
this was brought to the attention of
Governor Barnes who pardoned him.
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TO RESIST WATSON.
SpaniardS are Fortifying the Coast
AGAINST American Squadron.

London, July 5.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The enthusiasm for the Spanish SOL
diery continues, but there is bitter resent
ment for the bad military and naval or
ganization and resignation of the response
BILE ministers Is demanded.
1.-THE war fever is running high. The
cabinet is divided into peace and war par
ties. An uneasy feeling has been caused
by the special precautions being taken.
Admiral Camara will pass through the
Suez canal today. The destroyers are re-
turning to destroy Commodore Watson's
squadron.
The coast towns are being rapidly for
tilted, especially Punta Cabrera and Cerro
Chorrucles, commanding Gibraltar bay,
with the view of preventing the Ameri-
cans from coaling. There are renewed
difficulties regarding the exchange of
''Senor Gamazo. minister Of public in
structfon and public works, talks of pre-
cautions in view of the attitude of the
working men in Castilla.,,
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TALKING IT OVER.
The President and Secretary Alger
Discuss the Situation.

Washington, July 5.-Secretary Alger
had a. conference with the president to-
day leaving the White House about 10
o'clock. Together they discussed the
events of yesterday at Santiago and the
aggressive operations to be resumed be-
fore the city at noon today the expira-
ton of the truce limit granted by Gen
Shafter in the interest of non-conn bat
ants. Secretary Alger gave out no in
formation and in reply to queries as to
news said he had nothing to communi-
cate He declined to discuss the re-
ported junction of PandO's reinforcing
columns with the Spanish forces in San
tiago.
In the hour interval between Secreta-
~ Ayers departure and the cabinet
meeting a number Of senators and rep
resentatives had personal interviews
with the president. Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, a member of the SEN
ate foreign committee was among them.
Most of the visitors came to talk over
appointments.
Secretary Long went over to confer
with the president shortly after 10
o'clock. He had with him some dis
patches and other papers Secretary
Long announced at half past ten that
there were no new important advices at
hand.
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GOOD PAY FOR CHAPLAINs.
Volunteer Ministers Have Their Sal
aries Advanced by Senate.

Washington, July Snow that con-
gress is about to increase the pay of
volunteer chaplains, the house having
already passed the bill giving these
$4,000 per annum, instead of 81 500 as
now the demand for these places in the
new regiments to be organized will be
on the increase. Although there are a
number of regular army chaplains in
the field just as are the volunteer
chaplains, the pay in their case is NOT
affected. 1t is thought the senate will
note this injustice to the regular chap
lains and provide for an increase to al
regular chaplains who are serving with
troops in the field.
-luIOddB qua 9ABq IIIM 4u9pIs9Id 9QL
ment of about Is volunteer chaplain5,
two for engineer regiments, three for
the volunteer cavalry and ten for the
immune regiments.
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Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 10000. higher;
Receipts Of cattle: Chicago, 10, O0O steady:
Kansas City, 5000 steady.
Chicago: Provisions are the strongest
thing traded in the board. Trade is
light. SO also are offerings. We do not
see how hog product can sell much lower.
The cash demand is good and will con-
Northwestern receipts: This year Min
neapOliS 101 cars, Duluth So cars, total 1877
cars; last year, Minneapolis $40 cars, Du-
1uth 240 cars, total $50 cars.
Chicago: Heavy liquidation in wheat
and corn Foreigners figure that Span
ish-American difficulties are likely to
selling some of their stuff held in antici-
patton of prolonged conflict and possibility
of other nations being dragged into the
controversy.
Kansas City: I have been up in Me-
braSka since Friday and talked with
great many grain men and saw consid-
never saw the crops looking finer and the
reports from the west are very excellent
for, both wheat and corn, more particu-
larly Wheat.-Kyser
Forecast: For Kansas City and vicinity.
generally fair and warmer tonight and
Wednesday. For Kansas, generally fair
tonight and Wednesday; high southeIly
Chicago receipts for two days: Wheat,
II cars; corn, 7SS cars; oats, 345 cars.
Liverpool: Wheat, 11sd higher.
New York. Sales to noon, 1925.
Stocks in Chicago: Wheat, SIG 0cO bush
els; corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 494 600
Total visible: Wheat, 14,071. 600; corn, %
$4,000; oats. 6.1S6O00.
Visible supply: Wheat, decrease p
$4,000 bushels; corn, increase, 151.0OO BUSH
els: oats. decrease. 1423. 600 bushels.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat, 10 cars: corn, 80 cars oats.
260 cars; hogs, 900 head.
Liverpool closing cable: December I'D,
September sd lower.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

D.
WHEAT-Good crop reports and excel
lent weather for harvesting today took
the edge off the bull sentiment that pre-
vailed Friday Wheat started about
where it left off four days ago and prices
declined quickly on general selling, APP
parenJly by those who were bulling the
market last week. Liverpool cables were
27sd higher, but were entirely ignored here
Worlds shipments were 7.452O 600 bushels,
compared with 6.077.O 600 bushels last year,
and this added to the weakness. Chicago
received y cars, against p cars last year
Minneapolis and Duluth received 297 cars,
compared with $50 cars last year. July
opened unchanged to &c lower at 1870
T612c advanced to TIC, declined to 7512c,
then rose TO 761sc. September started Csc
lower to &c higher at 70Ssn1sc, sold up to
Tic then weakened to 693sc.
CORN-EaNOrabl weather and general
ly better crop reports created easier
feeling in corn. July began unchanged
to 1sc lower at 321ac and declined to 31ssc.
OATS-Oats started higher, but soon
weakened with corn July opened CSC bet
ter at PFC and sold down to 2l5sc-
PROVISIONS-S Selling by packers and
declines in the coarse grains weakened
provisions somewhat. July pork opened
sc higher at $9471s and sold off to SEQ u.
July lard unchanged at $50 bid. July
ribs unchanged at S5.271s.
BARLEY-Cash, No. 8. 30d32c.
RYE-July. 44-. September 42c.
FL AX-Cash. 81 .C45z: northwestern, Sl.O45z /:
September. S1.0l: October. 81 asked
TIAIOTHY-July and August, 81. 60; Sep
TENDER, $3.50; October, $2-4735.
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GUNNERS AIDING SPAIN.
German Expert Artillerymen Enlist
ed and Assigned Guns.

Wabash, Ind, July 5.-John Kistner, a
naturalized German, who has resided in
America for five years, is in receipt of a
letter from an old friend, an officer in
numbers of expert artillerymen who have
been in charge of batteries in various
Spanish army and are being assigned to
guns at peninsular seaports and have also
been sent to Cuba, Porto Rico and the
CanarieS. They are highly skilled in gun
practice, and, with the huge Krupp guns
that have been supplied Spain in the last
two years, will make it serious for Amer
leans. The, officer also writes that he
has knowledge that many French artil-
lerymen are enlisting in the Spanish army
and navy. KiStner, who is intensely loyal
to America, has sent this letter to Wash
ington.
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sSachuSettS
n@ "nGzn1E
Only American Killed.

Washington, July George H. Ellis,
the only man in the United States navy
who was killed in the engagement of
Santiago, is chief yeoman of Commo-
dOre Schley's flagship Brooklyn, in
which Office he succeeded Downing the
Spaniard spy captured by secret SER
vice officers in Canada and who ended
his career by suicide in the Washing
ton barracks while awaiting trial. Ellis
is a native American, born at Peoria,
ILL.,, in 1871. His naval career was very
brief, he having enlisted on May 80,
1897 and his only cruise being that
which ended in death. His next of kin
is his wife, Sadie Ellis, who lives at
Bulls Head, n. Y.
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Kansas City livestock Hrarl<et
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, July 3
WHEAT-Stronger. No / hard. new,
75c; No. 2 old, S2dS4c; new. 731s075c; No.
3, old. 7Sc; new, 690I71c: No. 1, red, old, SIC:
No. 2 old, SIC; new. 751ad76c; No. 3. new,
72673c: No. spring, nc; No. 3. 6SQ70c.
CORN-AettVe, about steady. No. 2 mix
ed, S01ac; No. white, S1QS17zc; No. 8,
oATs-Active, about steady. No. 2
white. 26d27c.
RYE-Steady. No. 2. 4oc
HAY-Dull New prairie lower; choice,
$3.50; choice old prairie, IS; choice timothy.
TEiRNFiirmT. Separator, I2g14ssc;
dairy, 12c.
EGGS-Firm. Fresh. Sc.
Receipts Of wheat, 46 cars.
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AVENGED THE MAINE.
Continued from First Page.)

YIN eAAff-Se IN = a - = -. -
deck of the flying spanfards and must
have resulted in killing and wounding
many of their men.
The Spanish ships had now reached a
point about seven miles west of MORO
and mile or two beyond the place
where the F'uror was burning and the
Pluton broken in two against the cliff.
The flagship and the Oquendo were
the first to show signals Of distress
Two 10 inch shells from one of the bat
tleships had struck the Maria Teresa
at the water line, tearing great holes in
her side and causing her to fill rapidly
The Oquendo suffered about the same
fate and both ships headed for a small
cove and went aground two hundred
yards from the shore, flames shooting
from them in every direction
The officers and crew must have been
aware of the fate which seemed to be
before them, but it was not until the
ships were on fire and enveloped in
flames and smoke that the men ceased
firing.
Spaniards Swim Ashore.
The Gloucester after sending boat
ashore to the Fulton, steamed along the
coast to where the armOred cruisers
were stranded and went to their as
sistance. There was danger from the
magazines and many of those on board
jumped into the water and swan to the
shore. A number who were unable to
reach the small strip of sandy beach
in the cOVeS were thrown against the
the wounded were lowered into the
ships own boat and taken ashore, but
this task was a most difficult one. The
Gloucester had all her boats out and
one seaman swan through the surf
with a line from the Maria Teresa
making it fast to a tree on the shore,
by this means many on the flagship in
Guiding Admiral Cervera lowered them
selves into the C4loucester's boats.
The wounded were taken to the Glou-
cester as rapidly as possible and the
lower deck of the yacht was soon COW
cred with Spanish sailors, mangled in
limb and body by the bursting of shells.
The GlOuceSter's crew gave the wound
ed men every attention possible. The
shore was soon lined with those who
had escaped from the Infanta Maria
Teresa and the Almirante OquendO.
They were still on both vessels when
the fire commenced to reach the maya
zines and the boxes of ammunition ly-
ing on the deck.
A dozen or more explosions followed the
firing. the smoke from which covered the
waters edge. Another column of smoke
two miles further to the westward was
observed. The NiZcaya was also in flames
and was obliged to run ashore to keep
from going down. The Iowa and the IN
diana were keeping up a terrific fire upon
her and her condition was as bad as that
of the others.
The Brooklyn, Oregon, Massachusetts
and Texas, and several smaller vessels,
continued the chase after the CriStObal
Colon, and in less than hour were lost
to view of the burning ships on shore. The
the imperiled crew of the Vizcaya. Her
captain surrendered his command and the
prisoners We're transferred to the battle
ship. The Vizcaya probably lost about
sixty men, she carried complement
of 400 and only $40 were taken aboard the
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LEAVING SANTIAGO.

New York, July 5.-The central cable
Office Of the Western Union Telegraph
company at 1880 this morning issued a
notice to the effect that its cable Oper-
ators at the city Of Santiago de Cuba
have gone on board a British gunboat.
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IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
But Washington Hasn't Heard of It
Yet

Washington, July 5.-The state de-
partment has posted the following: An
official telegram was received yesterday
by the department of state from Mon
teVideO announcing a military revolt
against the government of Uruguay at
the capital, in which many were killed
and wounded. Martial law has been de-
clared, and citizens are being called in
defense of the government, which is
said to be holding it's own, although a
renewed attack by the revOlutiOnists is
mOmentarily expected
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MAJOR BENSON ARRIVES.
He is Inspector General for First Di-
vision, Third Corps.

Chickamauga Park, July 5--Major H.
c. Benson, formerly captain of the
Fourth United States cavalry, has ar
rived at the park and reported for duty
as the inspector general of the first
division of the third army corps. His
headquarters will be at the headquar-
ters of Gen. Grant.
Major Benson relieves Major A. NJ
Fuller of the First Missouri, who was
acting inspector general. Major Fuller
will be judge advocate of the division
and inspector of small arms practice.
Senator Carter of Montana is a guest
of Col. Grigsby, in command of the
rough riders. Gov. Jones and party of
Arkansas remained over today but will
leave for home tonight