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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
THE SHAME OF 1T
Spain Will Never Admit That
She Was to Blame
For the Blowing Up of the
BattIeship Maine.
NOT BECAUSE OF CASH
She Might Pay Out, But Be-
cause of the DishOnOr
Of Admitting Guilt of Such
DastardIy Crime.

New York, March 22.-''I am in po-
sition to inform you-and it is highly
important just now in connection with
the political calculations of the Immedi-
ate future-that the Spanish govern
ment will refuse to accept any finding
of the Maine commission, which may
suggest Spanish responsibility, says
the Madrid correspondent of the Her
aid.
The Spanish ministerial view is that
the imputation which such a finding
would have, if admitted, would forever
be an irremovable blotch upon Spains
reputation as a civilized country which
she could not possibly bear.
If the report of the commission throws
blame upon Spain which would carry
with it a call for indemnity, the penin-
sular government will forthwith make
an appeal to the combined European
powers on the plea of equity and COM
mon fairness to intervene in favor of
Spain against what every Spaniard
would esteem as the most monstrous
and iniquitous finding.
1t is hoped that under such circum-
stances the United States will agree to
the appointment of a neutral court of
naval constructors, who could carry out
their work with perfectly unbiased
minds, a condition almost impossible to
officers of the United States, who would
naturally seek to exonerate their ser
vice from all fault or blame and would
look upon Spain as an enemy.
1t may be stated however that the
ministry still clings to the thought that
the commission cannot possibly return
a verdict other than that the explosion
was accidental. Constant reference to
plans for the solution of the Cuban
question by means of purchase coming
from Washington causes great affrOnt
here and will not be entertained. There
are other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ones
by which if autonomy prove not sue
cessful, independence could be given to
Cuba, but it must come through some
third and friendly power.
The strictest censorship has suddenly
been developed as regards dispatches
containing any mention of the torpedo
squadron now in the Canaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
GIGANTIC FRAUD.
st. Paul Banks Swindled Out Of
100000.

Washington, March 22-Information
has reached the government through a
number of banks at st. Paul, Mimi,
that during the past year and more
these and other nearby banks have
been made the victims OF colossal
frauds through the suspected coIlusion
of government clerks, connected with
the commission having in charge the
improvements on the upper Mississippi
river. Full details of the affair have
not yet reached the government but
the statements submitted by the banks
indicate that $500, 900 or more has been
procured from them through fraudu-
lent time checks for services never per-
formed. Copies of some of these time
checks are said to be signed by J. H.
SOuthaIl, chief clerk of the United
States engineers office at st. Paul and
are dated at different times during the
year 1897. Others it is understood are
dated in 1896.
How the banks came to be imposed
upon to the extent indicated and why
the checks have been withheld until
this time cannot be even conjectured.
1t is understood that the banks will
make a claim for reimbursement but
the law is said here to be clearly
against this contention. The govern
ment will begin a searching investiga-
tion at once into the whole matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
1T WILL FALL FLAT.
All Champaign Material is Simply
Regarded as Champaign MateriaP'
bV the Public.

Tomorrow the Populist state central
committee will give to the public the first
installment of campaign material in
which it will be proven, to the satisfac-
ton of the committee at least, that the
last Republican administration succeed
ed in wasting or stealing anywhere be-
tween S25, 900 and $4,000 from the state
The documents will appear as a serial,
nineteen chapters being necessary to cover
the story of the misdeeds of the Republi-
can state officers. Each chapter will be
a separate count, and nobody viii read
any of it.
The time to make exposure Of official
1nisdoing is at the time it is done or as
soon thereafter as it can be found out.
The Saving of it up as campaign ma
teriaI' gives another color to the whole
publication and makes it sound puerile
and foolish. The man who evolved the
idea of nineteen chapters of campaign
material of this kind must have thick
head. Perhaps the Populist state ticket
may be elected, but it won't be through
any such belated and overstrained efforts
as this. The Republicans have no reason
to fear such Quixotian generalship.
The Populists would better be proving
what good things they have done for the
state than be firing off a lot of ancient
history that everybody knows and that
has already done it's work. Depend on
it. the Republicans will have something
fresher than that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
MADE A BAD MOVE.
The Committee of Seventeen Failed to
Follow Legal Procedure.

Capt. Dan F. Wyatt, who has been in
Jail, constructively, for three days, is a
free man once more.
Judge Hazen decided today that he
is not in contempt for refusing to al
low his deposition to be taken in a Ifq-
uor injunction case.
In deciding the case, Judge Hazen fol-
lowed closely a decision of the supreme
court, which was made several years
ago. In that case the court held that
people cannot take dispositions when
there is no intention of having them
read at the trial and when the witness
whose deposition is taken is not out of
the county, the deposition can not be
read at the trial.
He made no reference to the methods
of the temperance committee to secure
evidence, and those who expected some
pointed and fOrcible expressions from
Judge Hazen, were disappointed. He
simply decided that the case was sim
liar to that decided by the supreme
court and that therefore the commit
tee cannot take dispositions of witnesses
who have no intention of leaving the
county.
This is another blow to the temper
ance committee. They expected to
have the evidence in such shape by
taking dispositions as to be of use when
the cases came up for trial, but this
leaves them without any relief until
the case actually comes TO ITlal IN the
district court.
The liquor men claim that the COM
mittee is trying to take dispositions to
secure evidence to be used in criminal
prosecutions.
When D. F. Wyatt was called to tes-
tffy before a Justice in the Hoffman
case, he refused to answer the ques-
tions, and was committed for contempt.
He was released on a writ of habeas
corpus and it was this hearing that
Judge Hazen listened to.
A NJ. Harvey testified that F. H FOs-
ter of the temperance committee, told
him that the purpose in taking the
dispositions was to secure the evidence
so that it would put County Attorney
Jetmore in the hole" and this was cor
roborated by o. E. Hungate.
F. NJ StahI, A. H. Vance and w. H.
CowIes said that the purpose of taking
the dispositions was to guard against
the witnesses forgetting before the
case came to trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22

against window glass with such force
that it broke some window panes in the
city. The wind suddenly changed from
the north to the west and the latter
part of the hailstorm came from that
direction.
The rain which fell amounted to Sc
of an inch. This makes a total of 2.S2
inches of rain which has fallen during
March, which is an excess of the nor
NAL for the whole month of 81 of an
inch. Mr. Jennings rain gauges were
frozen during the storm. The self reg
istering rain gauge told the truth un-
til it measured Al of an inch of rain,
then the little cup was filled with wa
ter and frozen. The regular rain
gauge had in the cylinder a cake of ice
which when melted, gave the exact
rainfall
The wind during the storm attained a
high velocity. 1t was highest during
the hailStorm, when it blew 81 miles an
hour
While Weather Observer Jennings
was thawing the ice in the rain gauge
this morning a telegraph boy brought
a message to his office. The boy was
shivering, but his spirit was good. He
exclaimed as the weather man opened
the message: Say, Mr. Jennings, won't
the wild geese come back tonight? If
they do, I'm going to be ready for
them
Mr. Jennings replied "They found it
cold up north there, but they may not
strike Topeka if they do come back"
The damage to crops is hard to esti-
mate. Mr.. Jennings said today: 1T
is hard to tell, but it is my opinion that
the peach buds have been injured. Con-
siderable small fruit will be killed. I
don't think garden truck will be hurt.
But where tender plants and flowers
were set out, they are pretty liable to
be nipped. Some other fruit may be
damaged besides the peaches
The snow which fell during the ear
ly part of the morning was simply
flurries. 1t made no showing on the
ground and some of it melted. Mr..
Jennings says that for tonight it will be
fair and somewhat colder, in the east
portion of the state. For tomorrow
fair with warmer weather is promised.
Yesterday snow was falling in Mon
tana, Idaho, the DakOtas and Utah.
The barometer in Alberta reached
the remarkable height of 30S while in
Kansas it was 29.5. Today the barOm-
eter here is 300 which is about normal.
It is gradually rising, which is an indi-
cation of settled weather. Mr.. Jen-
nings says that the temperature will
not go as high as 20 degrees proba bly,
for several days, but that warmer
weather is on the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
CUBAN EMANcIPAT1oN.
Senator Chandler Says the President
Will Issue Proclamation.

Concord, N. H, March Ex-senator
William E. Chandler in an editorial in
5ne me ConGord NlonlIQr On says thaI FTesl-
in the name of the United States to re-
lieve the famine and sickness in Cuba.
Food and medicine and clothing he
says, given by the generous people of
the United States will be sent with the
approval of Spain, if she consents, or
Will be carried by American sailors and
soldiers without that approval, if she
does not consent.
The end of starvation and torture is
near at hand. Every human person in
this whole land should sustain and help
the president in his coming proclama-
tion. which is to cause the name of
William Mckinley to be held in sacred
reverence by the Cuban generations as
long as will be revered the name of
Abraham Lincoln by the cOlored race
in America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
STOPS ALL THE NEWS.
Spanish Government Orders a Strict
Censorship of the TeIegraph.


New York, March ga dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
instructions have been given since
Friday night to the press censor to stop
all foreign and domestic press tele-
grams-and even telephone messages
containing news unpalatable to the gov
ernment. Unauthorized details of nav
al and military preparations, of the
movements of war vessels, particularly
of the flying squadron; of the purchase
of vessels of war and stores abroad are
especially interdicted
Hitherto no step had been taken to
prevent the Madrid press from publish
ing frequent abundant information.
The same press censor will also stop
telegrams sent from Madrid to news
papers in America, England and
France when they contain news which
is deemed likely to create alarm.
Therefore the people now are at the
mercy of rumOrS prOpagated by word Of
mouth or the post, which is much
worse.
THE Liberal says that on Saturday
several hundred telegraph and tele-
phone messages were stopped by the
press censor in Madrid.
The governments action has caused
a profound sensation, not only in Ma
drid, but throughout the provinces.
Even the ministerial newspaper, the
Liberal, sides with the majority of the
press in cenSuring vigorously a meas
ure which it says is calculated to in
crease the national anxiety, because
most people Surmise that the relations
between Spain and the United States
have got into a very critical stage in
deed when a liberal cabinet decides to
be more rigorous with the press than
was CanOVaS, and worse than the re-
dictionary cabinets of 1884 and 1885,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
WON'T BLOCKADE OUR PORTS.
Sir Charles Dixie Says the Spaniards
Would Not Attempt It.

New York, March 22.-The HeraId's
correspondent in London interviewed
Sir Charles Dixie as to the relations
between the United States and Spain.
He thought that there was no doubt if
war came, the United States would
more than hold her own. He did not
think it possible Spain would attempt
to block American ports.
Asked as to the attitude of other
countries in case of war, Sir Charles
said Japan, perhaps'is the only nation
that might be tempted to interfere. She
has not found the opportunity for ex-
pansion in China that she expected, and
a war between the United States and
Spain might tempt her to grab the
Philippines. I regard it as improbab BILE
that England would in any way take
part in such a war officially, but the
sympathies of England would be with
the United States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22

unless the people of the United States
are willing to look on and see the work
of starvation, so far advanced, COM
pleted.
If the death lists in any part of the
island are decreasing, it is only because
the material for starvation to work up
on is giving out. All that the reconcen-
trados can now do, with their homes
and implements destroyed by fire, their
stock driven off to furnish food for the
Spanish soldiers, and themselves emac-
lated and diseased, is to remain in their
pens with a look of quiet despair and
take the little food that they can get.
sent by the charity of the United
States.
It is perfectly true, says the senator,
that the insurgents practically have
the whose island. All that the Spanish
hold is Havana, and even while the con-
gressionaI party was there, there was
lighting in the suburbs of that city.
Senator Thurston was asked what ef-
feet intervention would have on the in
surgent movement. He said it would
have some effect in that direction, for
then the Cubans generally would rise
and declare themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
THE PUBLIC MUST WATT.
Report of the Court of Inquiry Will
Not Be Given Out at Once.

Washington, March 22.-One of the cabi-
net officers, speaking about the report
of the court of inquiry. which it is un-
derstood will come some time this week,
said he agreed heartily with the sugges-
ton that had been made that the presi-
dent should be allowed a reasonable time
to consider it before giving it to the pub
lie. and felt sure that the public would
take the same view Ir 50 important
matter, he said, the country can well af-
ford to give the chief executive, in whom
it has so much confidence, reasonable
time for delibera ton. feeling assured that
the full report will then be given out and
nothing withheld.
The same official also expressed the
hope that this same confidence which is
felt in the president will lead congress
and the public to recognize that the pres
ident has better sources of information
than are possessed by anybody else, by
reason of his communications with for
eign governments and his diplomatic
channels, and if anybody can shape
policy which will lead to a satisfactory
settlement of the present critical situation
it is the president. The solution. he add
ed may not be far off, after all. The
country may be sure of one thing-that
the president will safeguard it's rights and
its honor to the furthermost and at the
same time let no opportunity slip to pre-
serve peace with honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
BARKER WILL STAY.
q. s. Consul at Sagua Decides to Re
main at His Post.

Havana, March 22.-The United States
consul at Sagua La Grande Walter B.
Barker, in letter just received here,
says he is not suffering from nervous
prostration, but is in fine health and spir-
its, owing to the food supplies which are
at last on hand and sufficient to afford
relief
Mr. Barker adds: LAS consul or ex-
consul, I will continue here, giving all the
have won all my sympat thies-''
The surrender is announced in this
province of the insurgent Colonel Gull
iermo to Major Alberto Dubusiche, with
eight unarmed insurgents.
Colonel Tejeda of the Spanish forces re-
ports having been engaged near AIanZa-
Milo, near the province of Santiago de
Cuba, with the insurgent General Ben
ties. The Spanish version of the affair
says the insurgents lost four men killed
and two prisoners and that the govern
ment force lost four men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Reported on the Rock Island Line in
Colorado

The fall in temperature this morning
was general over the state. Snow fur
ries, similar to the snow f1urries in To-
peka, are reported at different localities,
but the wind and cold are the principal
features of the storm.
At points along the line of the Rock
Island in Colorado, the temperature is
reported as low as degrees below ze-
rO, and the wind in western Kansas and
eastern Colorado, is blowing at a ter
rife rate, raising great clouds of sand
that interfere somewhat with railroad
traffic.
Wichita, Florence and other Kansas
points make reports of a great fall in
temperature. Beatrice, Neb., reports
a fall of 20 degrees in the past II hours
Vegetables have been ruined, and it is
believed the fruit crop has been serious
ly DANA ged, if not killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
BRowNsoN GOES TO FRANCE.
Will Inspect Other Ships Being Built
for Brazil

London, March 22.-Commander Will
lard H. BrOwnsOn, U. S. N, who is Wis
iting Europe in the interest of the Uni
ted States navy department has started
for France to inspect the ships which
are being built at La Seyne, opposite
ToulOn on the Mediterranean for Brazil
concerning which vessels negotiations
have been proceeding.
Commander BrOwnSOn previous to
leaving for France, spent two days in
specting the Admiral Abreuau, ,purchas-
ed by the United States from Brazil at
the same time as the AmaZOnas and
some torpedo craft at Ellswick Com
mander BrOwnsOn is understood to have
been highly pleased with the AbreuaIl
though the United States authorities
may decide to change some of her plans
before she is completed. 1t will be i'm
possible however to complete her for
sometime to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
CUBA LOST TO SPAIN.
That is the Opinion of a Former
President of the Spanish Republic.

Brussels, March "a dispatch to
LIE Socrie from Madrid describes an
interview with Senor MargaH, at one
time president of the Spanish federal
republic and chief of the ministry, in
which he is represented as declaring
that Cuba is practically lost to Spain.
Spain is exhausted" he is reported
as saying. ''She must withdraw her
troops and recognize Cuban independ-
ence before it is too late By an i'm
mediate recognition she would obtain
payment of a portion of the war debt
and commercial advantages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
CASTLE ISLAND CLOSED.
In Preparation for Laying Mines in
Boston Harbor.

Boston, Mass, March 22.-After being
open to the public for more than five
years for recreation purposes, Castle
island, in Boston harbOr, was closed this
morning.
Orders from Washington to this effect
have been expected ever since the work
Fort Independence on the island, some
three weeks ago.
More than a score of men have been
at work painting torpedo shells and
getting ready the wiring and other nee
essary preliminaries to laying them in
position in the harbor if necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
MKINLEY ALL RIGHT.
Report That He is Breaking Down is
Denied

Cripple Creek, Col. March 22-In an in
terview here D. S. Sleeper, speaker of the
lower house of the Ohio legislature and
personal friend of President Mckinley,
said:
7 consider war with Spain inevitable.
macv cannot avert a combat. The strug-
gle will probably be very short. Cuba
Will be freed. the United States will get
whatever indemnity she has demanded
and that will end the matter.
''As to the president being on the verge
of a mental breakdown, I do not believe
it. I was in Washington not long ago
and had long talk with Mr. Mckinley
while I was there and there was
no sign of any weakness on his part. He
will not break down"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
BOTH IMPROVED.
Morning Glory Sitting on a Sweet
Potato Vine

Berkeley, Cal, March 2.-Superintend-
ent J. w. Mills of the Pomona agricul-
tural experiment station has succeeded in
a most unique and interesting expert
nent, the grating of a morning-gIory on
a sweet potato vine As a result both
plants attained unusually large growth.
The sweet potato vine produced q pounds
of potatoes, the average being from 10 to
u hounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
TEE HoUR HAs sTRucK.
Senator Thurston Says the Time for
Intervention Has Arrived.

Omaha, March 22.-''If the time for
the intervention of the United States
in the affairs of Cuba is not here now,
it never will come said Senator Thurs
ton to a reporter. This morning I
wired Senator Allen to announce that
would speak on the Cuban question in
the senate next Thursday"
The senator says that the only solu-
ton of the trouble is such intervention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
TERRIFIC IN NEBRASKA.
Wind is Blowing at the Rate of rs
Miles an Hour.

Omaha, March PA terrific blizzard
prevails throughout Nebraska. The
mercury has fallen 40 degrees. The wind
is rs miles an hour. Zero weather is an
nounced for tonight. The storm is par
ticularIy hard on cattle and winter
wheat. The severe weather is general
throughout the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
ONLY TIME CAN TELL.
The Laurada is Expected at Seattle
Soon.

Seattle, Wn., March 22.-Omcers of
the Alaska Transportation company
state that the noted steamer Laurada,
which is reported in a Wilmington, Del
dispatch as being off on another expe-
dition to Cuba, is on her way to this
city to be placed in the Alaska route.
She is expected to arrive here in a day
or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
FRENCH STRIKE A sNAG.
An Expedition Encounters Serious
Resistance in Madagascar.

Paris, March 22.-The Steele today
says a French expedition sent against
Bossireris, in the island of Madagascar,
has met with serious resistance, six Of
f1cers and 100 men being killed.
The insurgents, it is added, also cap
tured a number of rifles and 125, 900
!. cartridges.