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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-04
Effort to Force Shawnee COun-
ty Delegation Away
From SeatOn Not Likely Until
His Chances Are Gone.
AFTER A BREAK COMES
The Delegation Will Scatter to
Some Extent.
Some 1t is Reported May Go
to Stanley.

An effort has been made to have the
Shawnee county delegation to the state
convention break to Stanley at the
first opportunity.
There is no prospect that the plan
will succeed. One of the most promi-
nent members of the delegation who
would not consent to the use of his
name said today: 1T do not believe
that Seaton will be nominated, but 1
do not feel that 1 can do anything else
but vote for him in the face of the in
srtuctions.
after the break comes I have an
idea that good part of the delegates
will go to Hood. My opinion is that
Hood stands a good chance of captur-
ing the nomination. 1 think it would
be Seaton's wish to have the delegates
vote for Hood, while on the other hand
Hessin's strength would go to Stanley.
do not believe that any one can vote
our delegation for Stanley"
There is a rumor that the deal thai
was made at the Horton convention
was to make Stanley governor and that
several of the most prominent mem
bers of the Topeka delegation are in
the deal. A man who will have as
much influence on the delegation as
any one, said since the county conven-
ton that Stanley will be nominated for
governor at Hutchinson.
1t has been pointed out by the poll
tcians that NJ a. Lows actions inCi
cate a deal of this kind. Mr.. Low was
one of the original Hessin men, but
when it came to the test in Shawnee
county he allowed himself to be elected
delegate on the SeatOn ticket and thus
helped to destroy all chances of Mr..
Hessin securing representation in the
Shawnee county delegation. Mr.. Low
did not attend the county convention
but the use of his name served it's pur-
pose and he was not needed at the con-
VentiOn.
The slate makers have lodged the
governor in arranging their candidates.
Not one of the old crowd can be found
who will venture a guess about the re-
suit of the fight for the first place on
the ticket. They will admit that the
leaders will be Hood, Stanley and Sea-
ton but refuse to give an opinion as to
who will be successful.
The rest of the slate is all arranged
as outlined by Chairman Jim Simpson
in Fridays Journal with the additional
names of George Case for lieutenant
governor and Frank Grimes for state
treasurer. If Stanley should be nomi-
mated the f1Xers would be willing to ac-
cept J. B. Remington of Miami county
for treasurer.
In a letter to a friend, Bill Higgins
who now lives in Kansas City, named
the slate as given by Chairman Simp-
son. He is evidently not entirely out
of the counselS of his party.
Harry Richter, who spends much of
his time in Topeka but lives at Coun-
Gil Grove, has been crowded out by the
Leland crowd and his name is wiped
off the slate. But Mr.. Richter is not an
easy man to dispose of and he still
hopes to see the Simpson-Leland slate
broken when the test comes. Mr.. Rich
ter was the candidate for lieutenant
governor on the Republican ticket two
years ago.
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ate this morning resumed consideration
of the war revenue measure.
Mr.. Morgan (Den. Ala.) took the floor
and offered the amendment of which he
gave notice yesterday requiring the sec
rotary of the treasury to proceed with
the collection of taxes under the pro-
visions of the income tax law of 1894
not directly repealed by the Dingley
bill. If the secretary of the treasury
should refuse to levy the taxes under
the law, the amendment provides that
it shall be the duty of the attorney gen
eraI to proceed against the secretary of
the treasury to compel him to perform
the duties, and if the attorney general
should refuse to take that action, any
taxpayer of the U. S: may bring the
necessary action to compel the enforce
ment of the law.
Mr.. Morgan said that full opportunity
was presented by his amendment to
have the question, which it involves
settled by the supreme court, for quite
naturally, affirmative action taken by
congress on the subject would relegate
the entire subject to the supreme court
Congress could scarcely refuse he
thought, to provide another test of the
income tax question in view of the fact
that it was forced to increase taxation
and time borrowed money in order to
prosecute the present war.
With the conclusion of his speech
Mr.. Morgan asked for a yea and nay
vote upon his amendment. The amend
ment was rejected, 35 to 49, as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Cannon. Chiffon, Clay. Cockren
Daniel, Faulkner, Harris. Heitfe.d
Jones (Ark.), Lindsay, McLaurin, Nal
lory, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell
Money, Morgan, Murphy, Pascoe, Pet
tigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach, Stew
art, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turpie,
Whites.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, CAT
fiery, Carter, Clark, Davis, Deboe. Ell
kinS, Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye, CALM
ger, Gear, German, Hale, Hanna. EIa s.
brough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, McBr de,
Mcmillan, Morrill,, Perkins, Platt
| Comm, Platt IN. W. -Pritchard, Quay,
Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Thurston, War
rem, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson,
Wolcott-3S
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TO ARREST EVANS.
The Warrant is Issued for George n.
and in Sheriff IS Hands.

Sheriff Porter S. Cook said this after
noon at las O'Clock: Evans will be
arrested in about an hour if we can
find him. The warrant is in my hands
and he will be arrested as soon as we
can find him"
This is the arrest which has been eX-
pected for three days, in which George
II. Evans, the eX-pOlitician and con-
tractor has been made the defendant
in case of criminal libel which prom
ises to be full of sensational develop
ments. Evans was one of the contract
ors figuring on state house work in
1895. He did not secure the contracts,
and since then made affidavit to facts
which have been deemed Hbelous by
Mayor Chas. A. Fellows, United States
Marshal w. E. Sterne, ex-Secretary of
State w. G. Edwards and ex-AttOrney
General F. B. Dawes. Matters came to
a focus when three complaints were
filed yesterday afternoon in the office
of Clerk E. M. CockreIl, of the district
court. One was signed by Mayor Chas.
A. Fellows, one by eX-Secretary of
State Edwards and one by ex-Attorney
were prepared by County Attorney a.
P. Jetmore. George H. Evans is made
the sole defendant in the cases. United
States Marshal w. E. Sterne is party
to the suit, although he did not sign g.
complaint. He was one OF the parties
included in the so-called exposure
which Evans made.
The complaint signed by c. A. Fellows
charges that George H. Evans sought to
Witty. scardalize and defame c. A. Eel
lows and w. E. Sterne in claiming that
on August 5, 1895, they. (Fellows and
Sterne) attempted to bride f. 3. Dawes
and w. c. Edwards. members of the ex-
ecutive council. to enter into a contract
whereby each one was to receiv g 900 for
their influence and votes in securing con-
tracts for Fellows & Van SAINT for finish
ing parts of the state house. A copy OF an
affidavit said to have been made by Evans
is included in the petit on. VIII oh says that
Evans Swore that the contract price Tor
the work was to be $34 400. which was sew
eraI thousand dollars more than It was
worth. 1t is claimed that Evans wrote a
letter to Mayor Fellows asking what the
contract should be, and that the latter
made the following notation on the back
..P. s.OMy bid: Cost, $4,000; sterne.
$4,000; Edwards, 5000: Evans, $1,000
Dawes, $1,000; j. Cox, 81. 200; $34 400.
The petition further claims that George
H Evans caused to be prepared and pub
lished this alleged exposure in the Advo-
cate and News and that in making these
charges and publishing them G A. Eel
lows and w. E. Sterne were injured, etc.,
The complaints signed by. F. B. Dawes
and w. c. Edwards are similar to that Of
Mayor Fellows.
The complaints were filed late yesterday
afternoon and the warrants were issued
soon afterward. They were placed in
Sheriff Cooks hands this morning. Judge
Hazen fixed the bond in each case at $500.
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LEARNING TO SHOOT.
Volunteers at Chickamauga to Begin
Target Practice.

Chickamauga Park, Tenn, June A.
Reg1mentaI and company drills are the
order here today. The departure of IN
Spector General Breckenridge and staff
for Tampa, cancelled the second days
inspection of the first division of the
third army corps and the elaborate
peated today as was intended. The
work OF 1nstructing the volunteers in
the art of handling fire arms will now
begin.
tabIished at once and next week all the
regiments VIII be given target practice.
Capt. Rockwell of the ordnance de-
partment is doing his utmost to equip
the regiments with arms, ammunition
possible.
1t is now generally believed that the
nrSt OHIO cavalry will be sent to Tam
pa during the next few days. The reg
iment is thoroughly equipped and has
the new krag-JorgenSen rifles. The
new rifles were issued to this regiment
on account of strong probability of
its accompanying the regular cavalry
to Cuba.
Speaking of the press reports to the
erect that the war department has
ordered the park to be put in condition
for the entertainment of $4,000 troops
for all summer, Lieut.. Richards said
that no notice to that effect had been
received at Gen. Brooke's headquart-
ers. He added, however, that if suffi-
Gent volunteers are sent here to COM
plete the third and sixth corps as was
the original intention, there will be U.s.
600 troops anyhow. Col. Richards said
further that if any of the regiments is
recruited to it's full strength there will
be $4,000 troops at the park when the
sixth corps is completed.
There is now practically no complaint
anywhere in the big camp. The men are
getting used to army rations and the
supply of water is abundant.
Adjutant Macarthur left General
Wade's headquarters last night for San
Francisco where he will assume COM
mand of a brigade of troops for the
PhlIlpplne islands He was recently
made a brigadier general.
All the regiments are making strenu-
Gus efforts to recruit to full strength in
compliance with orders issued a few
days ago. A number of recruiting Of
ffcers have been sent out and are ac-
lively at work.
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FOR OUR CRUISER.
Plans for the Ball to Buy the s9Tope-
ka" q Present

The ball to be given to raise money
for a souvenir to be presented to the
new war cruiser named after Topeka,
by the navy department will be given
Thursday, June 9th. Governor Leedy
and state officials, Mayor Fellows and
city officers will take part in the grand
march.
The music will be furnished by Stein
berg's and Watsons orchestras and
will be in the nature of a promenade
concert.
Several solos will be sung by the
leading vocalists of the city. Invita-
tions have been sent out to the leading
people over the state, and altogether it
bids fair to excel anything of a patrt-
otto nature ever given in the city.
The hall will be decorated with palms,
cut flowers, Cuban and American flags,
and pictures of eminent statesmen and
leading naval officers.
Large flags are greatly needed for
decorating purposes, and the commit
tee would esteem it favor If any one
having them to loan, will kindly advise
either I. A. Strauss at Alb Kansas ave-
nue. or Walter Burgess at Stansfield's
drug store, when they will be called
for. The best of care will be taken of
them, and promptly returned. They
also desire donations of evergreenS, as
paragus and smilax.
The ball committee is composed of
the following gentlemen: Walter Bur-
CESS, chairman; Tom King, Ed Curry,
Will Alexander, Ed Mcbride, Bert
Hickerson, Frank Bennett, w. w.
Webb Lou Bronson, John Waters, c.
K. Holiday, Jr.
The floor committee is J. R. Hankla,
c. S. Sutton, Irving Doolittle, H. A.
Weaver, Frank Wear, r. K. Jamison,
J. B. Hayden, E. H. Crosby, Earle Will
liams, Chas. w. Barnes, Ralph Peter
son, F. A. Lewis.
Thirty-two ladies who will have gem
eral charge of the ball are: Mrs. Jona-
than Thomas, Mrs M. A. Low, Mrs.
J. J. Frey, Mrs. ]. B. Johnson, Mrs. S.
j. Crawford, Mrs. c. S. Sutton. Mrs. A.
H. Horton, Mrs. ]. B. Hayden, Mrs. c.
J. Brown, Mrs. c. S. Gleed, Mrs. E. II.
Crosby, Mrs. w. T. Crosby, Mrs. A. B.
Quinton, Mrs. Geo. W. Crane. Mrs. L.
H. Mum, Mrs. c. S. Eagle, Mrs. D. ].
Harding, Mrs. c. r. Hudson, Mrs. Chas.
Blood Smith, Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Mrs.
W. w: Webb, Mrs: Horace Hall. Mrs.
Robt. Pierce, Mrs. Bell Hall Small, Mrs.
J. L. King, Mrs. w. J. Black, Mrs. H.
P. Dillon, Mrs. w. A. L. Thompson,
Mrs. ]. F. farrell, Mrs. Harold T.
Chase, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. F. p.
MacIennaQ.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago, June 4.


WHEAT-The encouragement from Liy-
erpOol today was not quite up TO eXpec-
tationS and wheat started tract on lower.
This weak feeling was made more mark
ed by favorable crop reports. Later. re
ports, however, complained Of ch nch bugs
and rust in the south and southwest, and
the sentiment turned bullish. There was
a report current that rust had appeared in
wheat in many parts of Hungary. Chi
cago arrivals were 50 cars, against q cars
for the same week last year. Minneapo-
lis and Duluth received 1854 cars, against
$40 cars for the corresponding week the
year before. July opened re lower at
sS12a94c, sold up. to os419c. fell off to 9334c.
then firmed up to 947Ac. September be
gan sc lower at 791s@SO14c. declined to
1850, rallied to S0Mc, weakened to I9AQasc,
then rose to 791@Q3sc-
CORN-UnfaVorabl weather in the corn
belt and lower cables created a heavy
feeling in corn. Buying was mostly
against puts. July started &c lower at SO
@331sc and sold down to 327sc.
OATS-Sympathized with corn. July
opened 1sc off at 2414c, rose to 24ssc, then
fell back to 2414c-
PROVISIONS7-There was some selling
good cash trade oyer night J Wy pork pork
up to ,s11.O5; then, down to s11 July lard
$6.121a. July ribs, 21zc better at the start
at s.. S21aQ5.S5, rose to $5.8712Q5.9O, then fell
to $5.7l1a.
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Furnished by the John F. Donovan
Commission Co, Room 5, Columbian
Building, Topeka, Kan.
Liverpool: Wheat closed sd higher;
London: Wheat closed firmer, little de-
mand at advance. Worlds shipments in
dictate Il. 500. 600 bushels.
Paris: Weather in France bad again.
Berlin: Wheat closed marks lower.
of winter wheat 50 per cent
New York bank statement: Reserve, de-
crease 81 454, 800; loans, increase, 81 $50 so;
specie, increase $3.50. 100; legal tenders, in
crease, $25S.3G0; deposits, increase $13,413,-
200; circulation, decrease Sc, 800.
New York: The action of the United
States senate yesterday had been reason
ably expected ever since the revenue bill
reported from the senate finance COM
nittee with many pernlciOuS amendment
The Washington news seemed to take the
efferVescence off the stock market, VIII CHI
in some direc tions had certainly been run
ming at rather rapid pace. One time in
the past the senate vote would have had
a rather demoralizing effect upon Lon
don. If in the present situation foreign
holders choose to sacrifice the few Ameri-
can securities they have left their sales
will find Judgement in the hands of strong
capitalists this side who have decided
confidence in the business future of the
United States. If the tactics of the sill
veriteS become too offensive there viii be
such patriotic popular uprising, without
distinction of party, that he Will be an
exceptional legislator who can withstand
it. The reaction in yesterdays stock mar
ence upon the bond pit. Exports for the
week: Wheat, 5,24S,0Oo bushels. against A.
sos. 600 last week; corn, 6,605 900 bushels,
against 6,164, 900 bushels last week.
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GOLD is PLENTY.
And Famine Unknown in the Philip
pines.


Washington, June 4.-'Notes on the
Philippine Islands" has been issued by
the state department as No. 131 of the
advance sheets of the consular reports
One expert extensively quoted Frank
Karuth, says that extensive gold de-
posits have been opened up quite near
the sea, assuring a large output for
many years to come. 1t has also been
proved that they extend over a wide
district.
AlluviaI gold is found in the island
of Mindanao, and there are extensive
copper deposits in Luzon. While no
coal has been found there is Ignite of
a very good quality, quite useful for
steam vessels. This is in great guam
tity. Roughly washed alluvial gold has
been found to contain rubies and
amethyStS. There is no want of labor
at cheap rates, and on the whole the
general conditions for mining are eX-
ceptionally favorable.
Some facts q interest aside from min
ing are noted. For instance, the Phil
dppine archipelago contains nearly 1000
islands. Two of them are larger than
Ireland; Luzon with $4,000 and Min
danao with $4,000 square miles. Earth
Quakes are not infrequent. The rainfall
is not excessive. nor is it continuous.
The climate is very healthful for a
tropical region, and diseases such as
yellow fever are unknown. The ma
tives are mostly Malays, but in the in
terror are remnants of race of
Papuan origin
The author of the pamphlet speaks
in the highest terms of the character
of the natives The family tie is very
strong, children are orderly, parents
respected and the race has an inbred
courtesy and prudence, and ready hos
pitality is never missing. Eight million
natives inhabit the Philippines; food
resources are ample and famine I'M
known.
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MERRIMAC CREW.
Promotion Is in Store for L hem
When They are Released.

washington, June 4.-S p. NIT is
now known that the navy department
about ten days ago was considering
plan for closing the harbor at Santiago
very similar in general scope to that
apparently put into execution yester-
dav 1t was proposed to get two large
hulks or scows and fill them with Dig
boulders, such as could De easiIy op-
tanned in the neighborhood OF New
York. These were to be dashed on
either side of a tug and run into the
harbor and at the proper point were
to be scuttled. Provisions were to be
made for the safety of the crew by at
taching to the tug a torpedo boat stern
foremost. At the proper moment the
crew was to go abroad the torpedo boat,
scuttle the hull1s by an electrical con-
triyance and cutting loose from the
hulks make a rush for liberty and the
open sea- There are signs that yester-
DAYS project was a development of this
idea. Probably the plan OF taxing In
scoWs was rejected because Sampson
could not waste valuable time in walt
ing for such craft to be brought from
the United States.
AS to the prospects of the Merrimac's
being removed by the SpanlardS, as is
reported to be under way at Santiago,
the officials at the navy department
declare that this is likely to be a dlfh-
cult dangerous and time-consuming
operation. The hulk could be blown up
by the use of dynamite charges which
would not be difficult to place IN the
shallow water where the Merrimac lies,
for the reports say the top of the fun
mel is above water, indicating depth
of about 40 or so feet, but it is believed
that the wreck les in sight from the
sea and it is not doubted that Sampson
will post some of the heavy 1roncladS
in such a position as to be able to
command the site with her heavy guns
and prevent the Spanish wreckers from
working. At night something might De
accomplished by the wreckerS but even
that work would be full of danger.
Substantial promotion is in store for
the gallant men who took the Merrlmac
in according to the statement of one OF
the officials competent to speak on this
subject, and to pledge the navy depart
ment When they get out of their
Spanish prison they will profit by TINS
in the shape of advance in numbers ana
in rating, which means money. How
soon that will be cannot be told at pres
emit The department, so far as is
known now holds no Spanish prisoners
of war of rank Col Cortijo and the
Spanish surgeon who was captured with
him has been surrendered in exchange
for couple of newspaper men, there
now remain of prisoners of war only
two, or three private soldiers at Fort
Mcpherson, and it cannot be expected
that these can be exchanged for the
American officers who were on the Mer-
rirnac The captiveS, therefore, are
likely to remain prisoners in Santiago
until the place surrenderS or Sampson
manages to capture some Spanish Off
GERS of equal rank and enlisted men to
the same number as the Merrimac'S
little crew.
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wEsTPoINT sUPER1NTENDENT
Col G. q. Ernst is Ordered to the
Front.

Washington, June 4-CoIoneI o. H.
Ernst, corps of engineers, superintend-
ent of the West Point military acad-
envy, who was recently appointed a
brigadier general of volunteers has
been ordered to report to Major Gen
eral Miles, commanding the Sixth army
corps at Chickamauga, for assignment
department that the vacancy thus Gre
ated in the superintendency of the mil
itary academy will not be filed unless
it becomes evident that Gen. Ernst's
absence will be prolonged beyond the
beginning of the next term in the fall
Meanwhile the affairs of the institution
will be administered by Col. o. l. Helm,
the second ranking officer on duty
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A PLAIN CASE.
Why Maine Investigation Committee
Has Not Investigated.

Washington, June 4.-Senator Chand-
Ter from the committee on naval affairs
today made a report to the senate on
the resolution passed on February 21st
last, directing an investigation into the
destruction Of the battleShip Maine. The
committee say that in view of the care
full inquiry by the naval court and that
which was later made by the senate
committee on foreign relations they
deem an investigation by the naval
committee unnecessary and therefore
have made none.
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wants to Get Lowe Out.

T F. Doran and Captain ]. G.. Wa
tiers were before Governor Leedy today
asking that NJ. E. Lowe, ex-city scav-
enger who is in the county jail at Alma,
be pardoned. Lowe was the only one
convicted of the grave robberies and
he was sentenced to six months in the
Wabaunsee county Jail. He has served
more than half his sentence and Mr..
Doran would like to have him pardon
ed. Governor Leedy did not say
whether he would pardon Lowe or not.
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Homestead Bill Passed.

Washington, June 4.-Upon request of
Mr.. Dingley the house ordered the
printing of 5000 copies of the revenue
bill as it shall pass the senate. Mr.
Lacey (Rep., Ia.). secured consideration
of the senate bill to protect homestead
ers who may enlist and serve in the
forces of the United States. After
some delay it was passed and upon mo
ton of Mr.. Dingley the house adjourned
at 12:45 p. m.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

chicago, June a
HOGS-Estimated receipts today, 1900:
higher. Lights, s3.85a4.25; mixed, S4.05Q
4.321.: heavy, s4d4. Biz; rough, $44410.
CATTLE-ReceiptS, 200. Market steady
sHEEPIReceipts 1000. Quiet and
steady. Natives, $36465; westerns. $4.10@
AGO: lambs, S4.25G6.25
Yesterdays offcial:
CATTLE-Receipts, 1876; shipments, g.
'' sHEEP-Recefpts, 10. sss: shipments, go.
Estimated receipts of hogs for Monday,
%. 600
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CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Honored at Columbus, Ohio, by the 6
A. R. Posts.

Columbus, O., June 4.-The local
Grand Army posts today Joined with
confederate veterans from the south in
memorial exercises at the Camp Chase
Confederate cemetery. Col. w. H
Knauss, G. A R., presided. Addresses
were made by Col B. H. Young OF
Louisville; Governor Taylor Of Tonnes
see; ]. H. feathers of Louisville, all
confederates, and by Capt Gilbert H.
Barger G. A. R. The confed crate club
Of Louisville and school children here
sang. Flowers were profusely strewn.