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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
TO LEAVE SUNDAY.
Colored Troops at Topeka Expected
to Start for New York at Once.

Colonel Beck commanding the two bat
talionS OF colOred troops in this city, has
received orders from Washington to get
his men in readiness to Leave for Santi-
The troops will go from here to New
York city and embark there for Cuba The
railroad that will take them out of To-
peka has not yet been designated.
On hearing that the troops. were to be
sent to Santiago, Colonel Beck last night
sent out kilograms canceling all furloughs
granted officers apd men of the two bat
talons and ordering them to at once re-
port at Camp Leedy in this city: It is
expected that all the absent soldiers will
be in camp by tomorrow afternoon.
The work Of breaking up camp will be
commenced Saturday afternoon and the
troops will march to the train Sunday
morning. Colonel Beck says his men will
be in readiness to start any time before
noon Sunday.
The colored troops are completely equip
ped with the exception of belts and KNAPP
sacks. These will be supplied them on
their arrival in New York.
The men are elated over the prospect of
seeing at least years service, and Camp
Leedy now holds happy looking crowd
of colOred men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
A HARD FIGHT.
fContinued from Firgt Page.O

over on the right wing was having the
severest kind of fighting.
Two guns of the Utah battery opened
on blockhouse No. IA, and soon knocked
1t into spIinters. Then the troops ad-
vanced by the Pasig road toward the
city, the Aston battery in the lead, and
a. previously described had the hottest
fighting of the day at the junction Of
the CingalOn road.
The spanish soon retreated and Gen.
Macarthur entered the city and estab-
Hshed headquarters in Malate.
The insurgents followed up the ad-
vance of our troops. An attempt was
made to keep them out of the city but
it was found impossible. Thousands en-
tered in companies, took possession of
empty houses and began pillaging.
MaIate and Ermita, the fashionable
residence districts were deserted. -
The troops scattered and stopped the
insurgents pillaging as far as possible,
but complaints continue to come in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Aug. y.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today. 10000;
left over, 5000. Market fairly active; Best
steady, others weak. Light, S3-50d 80 =;
mixed S3.55d3. 921z; heavy, $35Og3-95;
rough. So. 50d3.6 90.
CATTLE-Receipts, 2.500. Steady to
strong. Beeves, S4.30d5.65; cows and heif-
ers, S2d4S0; Texas steers, $3.2314- 30; west
erns, So. 75Q470; stockers and feeders $40
SHEEP Receipts. 1900 Market steady
to 1Oc lower Natives. $3d465; westerns,
$3-70q450: lambs, s3.75G650.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-ReceiptS, "a, $50; shipments, BIB
GATTLE-Receipts, S,526; shipments 3
SHEEP Receipts. 1851; shipments, l.
212-
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
TOW. IL. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
SPOILED THE BEEF.
Police Left the Cold Storage Door
Open in Taking Out the Beer.

When the police raided the plant of the
Topeka Cold Storage company at Tyler
and Curtis streets, North Topeka, they
admitted a large amount of warm air.
Having removed all of the liquor which
was being kept cool, the place was locked
up and left. But it happened that there
was some beef being kept in the place,
and 1t has since spoiled.
Chief Strauss was today notified by
North Topeka merchant that the meat
had spoiled as result of the police leav-
ing the door open. and that he would hold
the department responsible for the pay
ment of its value. City Attorney Bird
was consulted in the matter, and the mat
ter will probably be settled amicably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
New York Money Market.

New York, Aug 10.
MONEY-Money on call nominaIly 11b02
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 31l04
per cent; sterling exchange easy, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 S514
G55 for demand and at S4.S35s0% for sixty
days; posted rates. S4S4G74.85 and 81 SEQ
1867; commercial bills. 81 S2s4.
VER-Silver certificates. 5934 d5915c =:
bar silver, 59Ac; Mexican dollars 46c
BONDS-Governmen bonds easier sta te
bonds dull, railroad. bonds steady. United
1874; As, 11115; coupon, n115; Is, 81; 5s.
registered and coupon, 112; Pacific IS of
SO, 1924.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
GOING IN PERSON.
Insurance Companies Will Have a
Chance to Meet McNau Face
to Face

Webb McNa1l state insurance commits
sioner, will act as his own attorney in
taking dispositions in the injunction case
brought by the Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance company of Hartford to prevent h m
from revOking its license in this state.
Notice was filed on him yesterday that
dispositions would be taken in Chicago and
milwaukee, next week and today he sig
Nall will cross-examine the witnesses and
the dispositions taken promise to be inter-
esting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
BLANCO A COMMISSIONER
To Close Up the Business of Evacu-
ating Cuba.

London. Aug. 19.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily News says that
Generals BlancO, CastellanOs and Ad-
Iairal Manterola have been appointed
commissioners for Cuba and Generals
NIacias and Ortega and Udal VarinO for
Porto Rico.
It is probable, the correspondent says,
that Senior Leon Y Castillo. the Spanish
ambassador to France, will preside at
the sessions of the Paris commission.
possible by the attitude of the press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
FIRST DAKOTA WHEAT.
Sixteen Cars Reach West Superior,
Wisconsin.

West Superior, Wis, Aug. 19-Sixteen
cars of Dakota wheat were brought
through Superior yesterday, it being
the first consignment to arrive from
that region.
Fifteen of the cars went to the Con-
soIfdated elevators at Duluth and one
was stopped for mills at the east end
The Northern Pacific road brought in
the grain. it coming from near the line
between the Dakotas, via the Fargo &
Southwestern railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
SUNDAY BALL.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

tired to an adjoining room. They were
out but four minutes when Foreman
Frank Gutsch handed Justice McCln-
took a verdict which read: The I'M
dersigned jurors in the case of the
State vs.. Topeka and Wichita. ball play
ers, find that the defendants are not
guilty as charged
This was a test case to see if Sunday
baseball could be played here. It was
a victory for the baseball enthusiasts,
for the proposition was decided on the
point that the only statute bearing on
the case at all was interpreted as
meaning the playing of games known
commonly as gambling games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
NOBALLGAME SUNDAY
Mr.. Nipps Says They May Be Played
Later-Wants Good Feeling.

F. E. Nipps stated this afternoon that
there will be no ball game on Sunday,
but that the management will probably
arrange for games beginning the fol-
lowing Sunday. He said: !! would be
in favor of having a talk with the peo-
pie who are opposed to Sunday ball
games. Next season the ball grounds
should be moved so that the games
won't disturb residents. QuintOn
Heights might be a good place"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Aug. II.
WHEAT-azAbout 1c lower. No. ! hard.
NoL2 red, CSC: No. 8. SIC; No. 2 spring. CSC.
CORN-1hc higher. No. white, 29c.
OATS-No 2 white 241bc
RYE-Lower. No. 2 4552c
HAY-About unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady. Separator, 1Sc; dairy,
Ice.
EGGS-Higher, 1112c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
In for a Hot Spell.

The heat is gradually returning. and
each day sees a higher temperature.
The heat records for today are as fol-
lows: 6 a. m, 20; a m, 81; IL a. m,
SO; noon, %; 1 p. m, "a; and 2 p. m, 80
degrees. While there is a likelihood of
local showers, no indications of rain
nave appeared. The indications are
that tomorrow will be no cooler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19

Last night about nine O'Clock a quar-
rel occurred in the fair grounds near
the grand stand in which a colored
soldier from Camp Leedy shot at a
colored girl with a revolver. None of
the bullets are said to have taken
made, neither the soldier nor the girl
could be found, and the affair was
hushed up as quickly as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
JUST IN TIME.
No More Troops Needed at Santiago
After the 23rd Kansas Goes.

Washington. Aug. 19-Gen. Shafter
has informed the war department that
after consulting with Gen. Lawton,
commanding the department of San
tiago it has been concluded that it will
not be necessary to send any more
troops to Santiago for the preservation
of peace and good order. This state
ment is made with the understanding
that the present military force will
shortly be reinforced by the arrival of
the Fifth regular infantry and the
Twenty-third Kansas volunteers.
field park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
Tariff for Pnrtn hi. GO.

Washington, Aug 19.-The war de-
parfment today promulgated the tariff
rates for Porto Rico. The rate is the
Spanish minimum tariff rates hereto
fore enforced in the island The tobac-
CO schedule is the same as that for
Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
MORALES is DEAD.
Captured In a Cave and Died
En- Route to Prison.

Washington, Aug. 19.-United States
Minister Hunter of Guatemala cables
the state department that Gen. Morales,
leader of the revolution, was captured
in cave on Wednesday and died on
his May to prison at San Sabas stan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
ON HER OWN HOOK
COrea Notifies Germany Of Her
Intention
To Build Her Own Railways in
the Future.
THE REPLY WAS MADE
In Answer to a Request From
That Country
For Concessions Similar to
Those In China.
THE REPLY WAS MADE

Yokohama, Aug. 19.-The Corean gov
eminent replying to a German request
for concessions, has notified the German
consul at Seoul that it proposes to es-
tablish a railway bureau and to con-
struct it's own railways and that there
fore no further concessions will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
A Suicide at 70.

New York, Aug. 19-Arnold Wyman
Of BrattlebOro, VT, aged p years, com
eheoting himself in the mouth. No rea-
Son is known for his self-destruction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
SENATOR M'MILLAN.
President Considering Him for Am
bassador to London.

Washington, Aug 19.-The president
has under consideration for ambassa-
dor to London. Senator Mcmillan, of
Michigan. He told a member of con-
gress today that he was thinking SER
iously of the senator. Secretary Alger
will be a candidate for the senate in
case of a vacancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
COMES TO III. & S.
T. W. Greer of the L. @. & W. to Be
General Superintendent.

Springfield. Ill, Aug 19.-T. W, Greer,
SUPERINTENDENT of the Litchfeld, Carroll
ton and Western railroad, has resigned to
accept the position of general super1ntend-
ent of the Hutchinson and Southern rail-
road, with headquarters at Hutchinson,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
William Scott Dead.

William Scott, the lveryman, died
this morning at six o'clock at the resi-
dence of his son. r. c. Scott. 613 Mon
roe street The remains will probably
be taken to New York for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
kansas Citu T.iuestook Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 10.
CATTLE-Receipts. $50. Market steady
to strong. Native steers, So 95I SO; Texas
steers, S315d4.15; Texas cows. S265432o;
native cows and heifers, S1G4.I5; stockers
and feeders, $S.35a4S0; bulls. S2.l5QSSa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19

HOGS-Receipts, $1,000 Market steady
as IS 6eaVies. s. 650886; packers 35e $500
$50; mixed, $3.55d3.75: lights, $34OG3. 65;
yorkers, SO. Sos S.; pigs, .$$a3. 40.
Receipts, 5000 Market steady.
Lambs, $3.S5I6.00; muttOnS, So. "a. 70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
olof Ekbere,s Remnua1

Olof Ekberg. merchant tailor. remov-
50 to Office block, 11S East Fifth street
Nteeline Of summer weights still on hand
fall samples arriving. Am now ready
70 take orders for your fall suits.
america" repeated tonight at Gar
6eld park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

America repeated tonight at Gar
field park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
RANGE ofPrices.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co, 112 East Fifth St, Topeka, Kan.
Chicago, Aug. 10.
Article. Open High Low Close Yes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-19
Ranges of Prices on Stocks.
sock

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co.. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
New York, Aug. -.
Evening star., 1898-09-10
PORTO RiCAN NATIVES.
They Are Hard Working and Have a
Charming Personality.
From the Independent.

| FROM the Independent.
The personality of the Porto Rican is a
| very charming one. Generations of i'll treat
ment have developed in them a patient res
| ignation which has about it nothing of cow
ardice. Even now, with liberty within
! grasp. nothing is heard of recrimina ton
/ and none will be practiced. The same hos
pitalty will be offered to the Spaniard as
| TO other nations, and that hospitality is
| proverbial.
| The social life of the cities is identical
with that of most all other tropical Span
| ishAmerican countries. The mass in the
cool Of the morning, at which it is to be
feared religious thoughts are not the only
ones which fill the heads of the youths of
| both sexes; the retreat after sundown.
where slim waisted, dainty Senoritas glide
! up and down the plaza to the sound of a
| fine military band; shopping by gaslight
which develops into series of skirmishes
between buyer and assistant, dear to the
| nedrt OF the falr sex, and an occasional
| ball at the captain generals palace whera
costumes may be seen which have the un-
| deniable stamp of Rou de la Paix. and
| faces which have beauty which is at once
touching and enchanting. Small features
| large, black, lustrous eyes. and perfect oval
outlines make the crolia a distinct i'm
rrOVement on the SenSual-faCed Spanish
woman, and she is of more refined instincts
and gentler disposition: AS mothers they
| are uneXcelled, and literally sacrifice them
! selves for the welfare of their children. The
| capital San Juan, being the seat of gov
| ernment, is, of course, the social center
While Ponce is commercially of more i'm
| portance and is of more modern construc-
| ton aud advanced ideas.
A visit to the rural districts introduces us
| to a class of peasantrY ground down by un-
just taxation. Living in a hut constructed
| of palm branches thatched with palm
| leaves, his only clothing a cotton duck suit
| from the New England looms, and sur
rounded by numerous family, usually in
state of nature, as he passes his day work
| ing in his patch or corn or sugar cane and
| his evenings dancing the native danzas to
the sound of the guiro and tipple. He can
neither read nor write, and has not the IA
cilities afforded him for learning to do so;
and knows our country only by the dried
fish and rice it sends him for his consump-
ton. His bette noir is the Spanish civil
guard, who patrol the country in mounted
pairs, and whose boast is that they never
bring in a prisoner alive He pays direct
tax to the government in the form of inn
puesto territorial. assessment on the
value Of his farm, and the cedula, or in
ternal passport; and it has been stated that
these taxes amount to about 60 per cent of
his net income. But he is ready for eman-
cipatfon, and, when educated, will prove a
valuable and laW-abiding citizen.
Evening star., 1898-09-10

ed. in his lazy. drawing way. Had no
idea that ] was spelling sport. My dog
cart didn't turn up at the race course and
L thought I'd come in and have breakfast
with the major. III clear out though and
let you finish up your work
Have a peg, Johnson?' said Mai jim
getting up from the table. 1--WE are busy
Sorry l can't ask you to stay in the room
but we're making the handicaps. you
know
Il say, you fellows" exclaimed one tf
the others. as the captain slipped leisurely
at Fis whisky and soda, johnson likely
knows something about this Smpkin
they've sent up from Jagnat. He knows
every gee-gee in the country"
Yes" added the major; what about
this brute Harvey has entered for Jaenat7
We've got none of his performances TO go
on"
'Oh. that crock" said the captain, with
nne sccrn; stick postage stamp on his
Dack-shove him in at anything you like,
I ST. 10 lbs. Good morning. gentlemen
he added. as he set his glass down and
opened the door. Don't put a load OF
bricks on Zigzag's back
AS he walked away from his bungalow
he whistled softly under his breath, MAY
l fall In love with Kali, IL ever / saw a
chance TO beat that"
When the handicap was posted that even
ing on the notice board on the course, Zig
gag mad the rather heavy impost of 10
stone; while Simpkin had a weight to glad
den Harveys heart; he was In at eight
stone.
Harvey assured Johnson that the horse
couldn't lose at that weight.
To make the good thing a greater GER
tainty, Johnson let the trainer have his
Evening star., 1898-09-10
Copyright. 1898, by W. a. Fraser)

Lieut.. Layton had a friend, and the
friend had PecuIiarities. one OF the pc
Culiaritiss was an absorbing love of getting
into debt and consequent kite-fying. It's
as easy to gel into debt in India as it is 20
get into sunshine He was known by the
cheerful name of "Gaiety.'
With Lieut. Layton's name On the back
Of a note. and his friends on the face of it,
it was easy hunt to stalk n Narw,.rie
money lender with cash enough to discount
il But that transaction didn't really help
them very much; it tided the friend over
settling day after the Bungaioo races. but
it didn't provide the ways and means
against settling day with the Marwarie.
With nothing tangible in sight chances
had TO be taken. and one or two little flyers
on the part of Gaiety had only worked
them down deeper in the debt r1ira.
That was why Layton was wandering
about on the maidan close to the Lucknow
race course one evening when he should
have been at the gym or ;lle mess" or
almost anywhere except incoming about on
the dismal smoke-sCe ented plain.
He was doing some thing that no officer
in III" whole service would have given him
.Tedtt fCT-he was frettinG.
The friend who had used up the money.
Evening star., 1898-09-10

better that way; he almost envied him
III was the knowledge of racing that hroka
SO many of them.
At the three-quarters Zigzag was still
leading ~ '
He'll win! he'll winr' the other man wac
saving exultantly. "Itook 10 to about bir,, :,
ihen something crept up on Zigzag-
crept UP until the horses We're lapped head
@aiid @ mead. The glasses showed the white
JaeSse !.St.1, ana red cap OF the Jagnats stable
SlnPkln is coming nowr' went nm a
cry from many thrcats-the throats Of the
many who had backed him when tho tin
was spread about. p
AT the half-miIe Simpkin's Arab head
showed IN front. The two were clear
length in front of the field.
Ihe stand was wild with delight. for
SImpkin had started favorite
over on the horses Johnson and Dick
were riding so close together that thev
coulu speak in short gasping words aS ths
wind cut at their breath. 90 'io
Inree furlongs from home they were TO-
Eether, nose and nose-Simpkin had dron-
ped back a head.
johnson could hear something closin, IN
on them from behind. Np
90 on, DICK! he gasped. I'll pull back
ana let you up next the rail"
Il can't" answered Dick. helnIessIv .1
can't go any faster; I'm done for
"A great rage came into the heart of the
captain Ihis was the "sure thing" thaS
had put him on to. Beaten a Quarter of
mile from the flnish and the others closing
up on them; already chestnut head was
tapped on the quarters of Simpkin.
Zgzag was still full of running, fighting
for his head. Slowly, inch by inch the
chestnut was creeping up; his nose was at
Dicks girths now.
I'm done." he heard Dick say again, and
Evening star., 1898-09-10

having seen his string exercised. when he
was stopped by one Harvey, trainer to the
Rajah of Jagnat.
'Gcod-mornin'. Meester Johnson" began
Harvey, and in his manner was much Of
the e-got-Somet thing -behind-ail- This style
What is it, Harvey?" said Johnson,
scenting the something at once.
We'll, sir, you know Sirnpkin, don't you?
rs he any good?' asked Johnson. Hes
never done anything yet"
That's hall right. sir answered the
trainer. with wink. hand es in the big
'anGicap here. the same as your Zig
Zag's in
''Welf?' uueried Johnson.
The 'andicappcr don't know much about
i'm ere. sir, hand if you 'appened TO be
harywhere near when the weights was be-
in made hup and could get tidy weight
hon MIN we could land the stuff"
What weight'll do you?" asked the own
er of Zigzag.
'Hanything hunder eight stone seven
pounds. With eight stone four pounds on
is back he could galIop right away from
the hothers.
Then Harvey explained to the captain
all about the trials Simpkin had given
them down at JUsnaIt; how he had beat
en- horses that quite outclassed Zigzag
until Johnson saw that with a light weight
on his back there certainly was nothing
in it but Simpkin.
He knew tFat Zigzag. on his past FORM
would certainly not get less than nine
Evening star., 1898-09-10

stone seven pound in the handicaps, per-
ha9s ten stone.
This was 4 game after his own heart
They could make a coup with Simpkln,
and Zigzag would have less weight an
other time.
Besides. Zigzag would fetch a pretty
coed price in the lotteries and It would
take lot Of money to back him to win
fair amount. That would he too risky
II Simpkin were good as Harvey said
on can buy your 'orse in hevery lot
terry, said the trainer hand we'u take
an or three-quarters. just as you like
he never he backed 'eavily. for nobody
but the stable kTIuws nout about i'm
Always when things of this sort han
pen, the recipient of the favor credits il
TO rate That's just what the captain
dld The gods are bound to thrust this
purse in my pocket he mused as ne tray-
| eled down the trce-shaded road toward A
big white bungalow.
And fate laughed a little and went to
sleep again, for he was not to act real
! ly. till the day of the race.
Johnson knew that three officers were
| framing the handicaps that very morn
ing in Maj. Jim's bungalow
He didn't quite know how he was go
ing to get a hand in the business: but
an eng them something was pretty sure
to turn up.
When he stepped up on the veranda
! the rough dark green door of the bun
galoW was closed. He gave a knock and
showed II abruptly open and walked in
pretending TO be mighty surprised at find
ing anybody but his friend. Maj. Jim.
there.
"Awfully sorry, gentlemen he exclaim-