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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-28
Paris: Wheat and -four unchanged loo j.,

Paris: Wheat and -four unchanged.
Wheat shipments for the week, 4. 800 1873
bushels, against 4,OS4.0o0 bushels last
week; corn 6,164 ass bushels, against s.
SOC. 900 bushels last week.
New York bank statement: Reserve, in
crease, 81 9S9, $50; loans, increase So 02, 40;
specie increase 81, Ass. 200; legaIs, increase,
81 284, 800; deposits, increase $15,01S, 600; cir
culation. decrease, Sc, 800
New York: good example of the
character of the current stock market is
furnished by the movement in Rock ISL
and. After it had crossed par a good deal
of scattered liquidation took place: 1t
seems difficult for Wall street spectators
to digest the vast significance of the sp,en-
did crop outlook of the United States and
unusual profits at which wheat supplies
are now being sold. There is no doubt
that next week Rock island stockholders
will have declared to them a very hand
some reward for their patience with re-
ceiving low returns in times of depression.
The gas companies of Chicago were for SO
long the victims of political and specula-
tive blackmail and attack that it is hard
for the average trader to realize the sta
bility reached by the consolida ton of the
several companies into the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke company.
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat. $50 cars: corn, 1025 cars; oats, 40
cars; hogs, 5000 head
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, May IS.
HOGS.--Receipts today, 1900: left over,
10000. Market slow. sc lower than yester-
day. Light. So S0@4.10: mixed, s3.95q425;
heavy. So. 90G435; rough, So. goa 4-05.
CATTLE-Receipts, $50. Quiet and un-
changed.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Quiet and I'M
changed. Natives. $3.254455; westerns, 81
GAS lambs, S406.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts. 1886 shipments. 3. 791.
CATTLE-Receipts. 1861; shipments, g.
$50.
SHEEP-Receipts 8 724; sh pments, LIS.
Estimated receipts of hogs for Monday
% 600
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WORM HAS TURNED.
Fitzhugh Lee, Compelled to Leave
Cuba, Will Force the Reuters Out.

Richmond, Va. May 2s.-Dispat ches
from points in Virginia and North Caro-
lima say that Major General Lee, who left
here yesterday for Tampa, received a
warm welcome at every place along the
route.
At Greensboro. N. c., where the train
stopped five minutes, General Lee re-
sponded to calls and made a brief speech,
in which he said:
81 spent two years in Cuba and was run
out. Now I am going back to run some
body else OUT
The crowd applauded these words vo-
ali sl1
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COLORED SILVERITES.
State Convention Will Be Held in
Topeka June IA.

The annual state convention of the
Colored Free Silver league will be held
in Topeka June IA
The official call for the convention
was issued today by President J. r.
Lyle and Secretary ]. B. Gibbs.
Each club in the state will be enti-
tied to one delegate for every ten mem
bers or a major fraction thereof.
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FANCY GROCERIES.
Soldiers Who Have Money May Pro-
cure Luxuries

St. Louis, May 2S.-Imrnense purchases
of fancy groceries have been made for
the army in the South by Captain Duval.
commissary of supplies stationed in this
city. The orders placed aggregate $50 900.
and the goods will be shipped fast as
possible to Chattanooga. While these or
ders were placed by the government
through its commissary officer here. the
goods will not be delivered to. the soldiers
as part of their regular rations They
will be sold to the officers and men at
cost price as extras for their mess.
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FLANAGAN CONVICTED.
Case Has Been Dragging Along for a
Year and q Half.

Atlanta, Ga, May 2S-The jury in the
case of Edward e: Flanagan today re-
derer was sentenced to be hanged June "a.
Flanagan is over 40 and was in love with
the 11-year-old daughter of F. G. Allen,
and, possessed of the idea that the family
was prosecuting him, he opened fire on
them while they We're at supper on De
cember 81, 1896 killing old Mrs. Allen. the
grandmother, and Miss Ruth Black,
visitor. Two other members of the fam
lily were wounded. This was the third
trial of the case.
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Democratic Conven ion.

The Democratic county convention is be-
ing held this afternoon at Hamilton hall
to select delegates to the state convention
in Atchison on June Is. Eleven delegates
will be chosen from this county. Reso-
ent state administration The Shawnee
county Democrats will praise Governor
Leedy, a Populist executive. while the
Populists of the county at their conven-
ton two weeks ago denounced hing
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HENRY VREELAND DEAD.
Father of Mrs. Henry Bennett and
Walter Vreeland.

Henry Vreeland, father of Mrs. Henry
Bennett and Walter Vreeland of this city,
died this morning at 1898 Western avenue,
the home of Mrs. Bennett. Death was due
chiefly to old age, 81 years, although there
were stomach complications.
The funeral will probably be held Mon
day afternoon. The remains will be in
tered at Rose Hill cemetery, Chicago.
Relatives from Chicago are expected to-
morrow. Mrs. VreeIand, who with her
husband were among the pioneers in Chi
cagO, survives him..
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, May g.
WHEAT-Lower, dull. No. hard. Sl.11
CLIP; No. 2. $1.Os@1.11; No: 3, s1.0Sd1 :0S1s;
No 1 red, 81. 10: No. 2, $1.1O: No 3, s.. 0460
107; No. spring. s1-OSq1.0I1a; No g. $1,000
LOS
CORN-Lower rather dull No. mix
ed, S291h@3o1zc; No. white, 3113QS21zc; No
3, 3015 G31@c.
RYEweak, No. 2, 55c.
HAY-Dull, unchanged.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, May IS.
CATTLE-Receipts, 100. Market I'M
changed.
HOGS-Receipts, $500. Market weak to
Sc lower. Bulk of sales. $4Q425; heayies.
81 10Q 40: packers, So S5d- 420: mixed So 900
4 2214; lights, So 75Q4.l0; workers.. S4.05a4. 10;
pigs, $3Gt3.S0.
SHEEP-NOne
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IN MEMORY OF BELLAMY.
Memorial Services Will Be Held in
the Senate Chamber Tomorro

Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the
senate chamber at the state house, there
will be a memorial meeting in honor of
the late Edward Bellamy.
Chief Justice Doster, Judge Allen, Mrs.
Annie L. Diggs, G. c. Clemens, Rev. c.
NJ. Sheldon and Mrs. Althea Briggs Stry-
ker will speak. The meeting is open to
the public.
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On'y One NIGHT CO Denver

Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Santa
he Route. Pullman palace sleepers and
IrSe rechnlng chair cars through. No
other line runs its trains through All
these points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-28

We will do your laundry work on
short order withoutout extra charge.
Peerless Steam Laundry
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Ladies' Shirt Waists Hundred so that
the colors will not fade, by Fearless
Steam Laundry.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by the John F. Donovan
Commission Co., Room 3, Columbian
Building, Topeka, Kan.
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Furnished by the John F. Donovan
Commission Co, Room s. Columbian
Building, Topeka. Kan.
..,., o tJ.,-., Gnleaso' MAY 70 -.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Large pleasant furnished
room all modern improvements. three
blocks from state house. 1926 Van Buren, st.
FOR SALE@Spring wagon, SO; two-seat-
ed buggy, SIS; single harness, s.. $40
East Sixth.
The herald., 1898-12-22
Horrible Health

NEW YORK, Dec. pa dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says:
The American officials and private citi-
zeps alike, after a casual inspection of Ha.
vana, generally declare the reports of its
unsanitary and unhealthy condition not to
be gross eNaggerations.
1t requires a careful inspection to reveal
how terrible the conditions now existing
really are. The ineubators Of disease exist
in the homes rather than in the streets and
death is so often seen that it becomes COM
monplace. These facts are revealed in their
fullest hideousness only when framed with
figures.
General Greene had fair appreciation of
the seriousness of the situation when he
first reached Havana, but it is only now.
when his staff officers have made their re-
ports that he realizes the problem that will
confront his successor, General Ludlow.
Captain Davis, who has nearly competed
his inspection of the hospitals and prisons
and public buildings, shows in his reports
to General Greene such a condition of affairs
as probably exists in no other city in the
world-certainly in no other city of the
Western Hemisphere. Speaking today,
Davis made this striking comparisons:
Vienna, with million and a half popula-
ton, has been called the pest hole Of
Europe, because of its death rate of more
than twenty five to the thousands; yet Ha-
vana, with less than one-sixth its popula-
ton, has more deaths in eleven months than
Vienna has I'M twelve. The deaths this year
in Havana will outnumber those in Chicago
by probably 5000, and will exceed the totals
Of Boston, St; Louis, Baltimore and San
Francisco combined"
The herald., 1898-12-22
HOBSON AT DENVER
Needed No Protection Against Kiss
Crazy Girls

! DENVER, Col, Dec. 2l.-Lieut. Rich
mond p. Hobson is the guest of the city oil
Denver today He arrived from Kansas
City over the Union Pacific Railroad at
O'Clock this morning, but remained in HI.
sleeper until am, when he was met by 9
committee of the Sons of the Revolution and
was escorted to the Brown Palace Hotel,
where breakfast was served.
The naval hero was heartily cheered by
hundreds of people who had assembled at
the depot and the hotel to give him vel
come. During the forenoon the lieutenant
visited the High School and the Manual
Training School and was introduced to the
students, who received him most enthusias-
tically. He then called at the office of the
State House and chatted briefly with Gov.
Adams, but the proposed drive about the
city was curtailed owing to a snowstorm.
AT o'clock the Sons of the Revolution give
luncheon in honor of their guest, and from
5 to a public reception will be held at the
Brown Palace. AT o'clock Lieut.. Hobson
will give his lecture on the ATTACK on San
tago" at the Tabor Opera House for the
benefit of the Soldiers Aid Society, and at
6:45 he will take his departure for the West
over the Union Pacific.
AT 3 o'clock a reception was given at the
rotunda of the Brown Palace hotel, at
tended by no less than 1000 people. There
was no kissing. The committee having the
affair in charge had decided that this
feature of Hobson's receptions in the east
should be omitted here and the gallant of
ficer heartily seconded the decision. Ar
rangements were made to prevent the sue
cess of any attempts by enthusiastic, dam
sells, but they We're unnecessary. Though
more than thousand women were present
to greet Hobson, not one offered to kiss
him. At o'clock he delivered his lecture
at the Tabor opera house and at p. m.
boarded the Union Pacific train for San
Eranciscn
The herald., 1898-12-22

The state Of the weather. which has bee1
vet ana fog6y fof ten days past, ~ gwen
a the cause of the spread Of the 'malady,
Gr1ppe this year has not been 30 fatal
however, a. Il was 6aring the famous opi-
demic OF seven years ago.
Columbus Ohio--An epidemic OF grippe
has struck Columbus. and It 10 estimated
that there are several thousand cases. Lo-
cal physicians all report the maiady prev.
aient in their practice. though not In ~.
serious form as the epidemic OF 1891 t,
81. Louis-There are two dozen cases Of
grippe IN the city hospital and about 1tll
cases In East St. Louis. The number of re-
ported suspects is daily increarine. 30
general have the cases become that the
physicians of the city agree that Al, cpl
demic of grippe is at hand. No dha thu
have been reported SO far, and the disease
exists in comparatively mild form.
Cincinnati-The grippe. which seems to
be prevalent In some Ohio cities north oe
here. has made its appearance In Clncin-
natl in very mild form and to a COMPARE
lively limited extent. Adults are rarely
attacked. The disease shows preferences
for male children. 1t yields readily to Sim
pie treatment. {.
The herald., 1898-12-22
HALL GAINES IMPRESSIONS
Gained During His Visit to the United
States

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Hall Caine, the nov
elist and playwright, who returned from the
United States by the White Star steamer
Majestic, which reached Liverpcol on Tues
day, interviews himself this morning in the
Daily Telegraph to the extent of four col
umns, giving his personal impressions of
America.
Of American journalism Mr.. Caine speaks
highly, though he is surprised at the small
and ileetng impression the war has made
upon the minds and conditions of the
American people,
He thinks there is "no great life in the
controversy on the expansion question" }"
and doubts whether anybody feels kenly
either way.
Referring to the relations between Great
Britain and the United States, he says:
Il believe the feeling in America toward
England is the same as it was three years
ago. There has been no such extraordinary
change as is to be observed in England.
The feeling for England is deep and wide
spread, but the English traveller in America
is made to feel that we in England are
much more vocal on the union of the An
Elo-SaXon race than our compatriots in
America are yet prepared to be-
Mr.. Game discusses pleasantly and ad
mrably most of the American institutions.
The herald., 1898-12-22
A DIRIGIBLf BALLOON
TAKEN ACROSS THE ENGLISH
CHANNEL
The Net Result Scarcely Adds to the
Hope of the Safety Of
Andree

NEW YORK, Dec. PA dispatch to the
Times from London says:
The Daily Chronicle successfully carried
out the first trip from London TO the con-
tinent in a steerabie balloon. For weeks past
the large balloon In the grounds OF the Crys-
tai Palace has been awaiting northwester-
ly or northerly wind. 1t started at ll:3O
o'clock in the morning. The passengers were
Percval Spencer, the famous aeronaut, to
whom the balloon belongs, and Lawrence
Swinburne, of the Daily Chronicle. staff.
The ballooon's cubic capacity is $4,000 feet
and Its weight, empty, ten and half hun
dred pounds. The steering apparatus con-
sists of Il sail twelve feet square weighing
ten pounds, and trail rope 800 feet long,
with UNDERGROUND weight at the ena.
When steering becomes necessary, the bal.
loon descends until the rope trails on the
ground and by attaching the upper end to
one side or other of ii ring above the car,
the sail is brought round to catch wind. In
this manner a course OF four or five points
from the direction OF the wind can be sailed.
The balloon was reported by Lloyd's sig
nal man to be crossing Beachy Head at l:S0
pm. Soon after o'clock it was reported
to be passing over Fecamp. Mr. Swinburne
telegraphs the Chronicle that the balloon
descended safely at St. Romaine, Is miles
east of Havre, at 4:35, and that the steer
ing apparatus was employed twice during
the trip. The aeronautS had one narrow es-
cape when the balloon descended too close
to the waves and shipped water in mid
channel.
Although the general purpose of the trip
was to add to the knowledge concerning
dirigble balloons, special interest attaches
to it owing to the light it may throw upon
the fate OF Andree, whose balloon, in which
he attempted to reach the North Pole, was
rigged with a precisely similar steering ap-
paratus.
This is the fourteenth successful cross
channel trip, several other attempts having
fatal results.
The herald., 1898-12-22
NOBODY RESPONSIBLE
FOR INJURY TO BATTLESHIP
MASSACHUSETTS
Witnesses Agree That the Ship Was
Struck by the Famous Phantom
Floating Rock

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-There is still
| twenty feet of water in the big dry dock in
the navy yard supporting the injured battle
ship, MASSACHUSETTS. Two sets of divers
worked all day building cradle which sup
ports the entire bottom of the ship. The
cradle is made particularly strong under the
| frames. The supports had been placed as
| far back as amidships last evening. Between
| that point and frame No. l6 forward the
keel was so buckled in various spots that it
did not touch the keel blocks at all. These
| facts were reported by the divers to Naval
! his final report until the water has been
pumped out of the dock This will not be
| for several days.
The Court of Inquiry held it's first regular
session in the courtmartial room last night.
! The court consists of Commodore H. +.
| Picking, president; Captain James Sands
and Captain c. p. Hooper. Lieutenant r..
L. Russell is judge advocate. Captain Nicol
| Ludlow. commander of the Massachusetts,
who was the first witness examined, was
asked why he left the navy yard at low water.
In reply he said he simply obeyed orders in
leaving at that time, and that he had been
advised that there was no danger in going @
| Pilot Bell he stated that he had Sandy Hook
| Pilot Weaver on board. as he had heard that
| the outer buoy beyond the rock had been
carried away, and he wished to avoid all
risks, He testified that the battleship was
not forced to change her course at any time
| in the entire trip from the navy yard to
| Tompkinsville, and she followed the proper
channel all the way. Captain Ludlow told
| the board that the Massachusetts was going
at half speed and with slow ebb tide when
she struck the obstruction, which he be-
| lieved was movable. Between the Battery
and Governors Island, he said, the battleship
crossed the bows of the Staten Island ferry
boat Castleton, but the ferryhoat. he de-
clared, did not cause the Massachusetts to
| change her course. Captain Ludlow said
| that he felt no shock when the battleshp
struck. He concluded his testimony by
stating that he had no complaint to make
| against either of the pilots or against any OF
| the ships officers. Lieutenant Potts, navi-
eating officer of the Massachusetts,, corrob-
grated the statements of Captain Ludlow
| regarding speed and location at the time
| of the accident. He declared positively that
the Massachusetts, was in the channel at the
| time. Lieutenant Potts also gave it as his
opinion that the battleship ran over NOV
able obstruction and that she dslodged it..
| Pilot Bells testimony was .corroborative.
He said, in addition, that the tide at the
time of the accident was not too low for
safety.
Pilot Weaver and Lieutenant Commander
Schroeder also corroborated the testimony
of the other witnesses
The board will meet again and continue its
inquiry The belief prevails among the
officials at the yard that neither the pilots
nor the officers of the ship will be held
responsible for the accident.
The herald., 1898-12-22

ian, found the original manuscript of .
treatise by Galileo on the tides
The manuscript is all in Galileo's hand
writing and ends with the words written at
Rome in the Medico Gardcns on January
8, 1915.
The Pope has taken the greatest interest
in the discovery and ordered that the man.
uscript be published in an elegant edition
at the expense of the Vatican.
Besides this, other documents throwing a
good deal of light on the question of Span
ish domination in America, especially in
Cuba, have been found in the Vatican
archives.
The Pope originally intended to present
these documents to the Queen Regent of
Spain, but was dissuaded from doing so by
Cardinal La Pecelatro, who said it would be
pity to deprive the Vatican library of
such treasures.
These political documents will shortly be
published by the Holy See. The Pope will
present richly bound copy to the Queen
Regent of Spain and one to the President
of the United States, although this latter
courtesy is not viewed with favor by num-
Der of the prelates of the pontificial court,
who are doing all in their power to prevent
The herald., 1898-12-22
IOWA SILVERITES
Saw Out the Planks for a State
Platform

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Dec. 21.-About fifty
of the leading members Of the Silver Demo-
cratic party of Iowa held)a conference in
this city today at which an understanding
was reached as to the issues upon which
the party will unite, and which will doubt
less be incorporated in the state platform.
Briefly summed up the declarations which
are acceptable 20 a majority of those in
the conference were as follows:
The party is opposed to fusion with any
other party.
The party is unanimously in favor of BIZ
metallism, but the question of ratio will
not be given prominence. The Chicago
platform may be endorsed, but there should
be no repetition of the words "16 to l."
The greenbacks should not be retired
The placing of the national currency in
the hands of private corpora tionsl or ma
tional banks is bitterly opposed.
The formation of trusts is condemned
The policy of imperialism or expansion
and the annexation of Cuba and Porto
Rico is inadvisable
1he standing army must not be increa sed
as is contemplated in the Hull bill. The
present army is sufficient for the needs of
the government
The herald., 1898-12-22
INGLESIDE RACES
Commissions Taken by Black & Co.
Ingleside Race Entries

Black & Co., 143 South Broadway, will re-
ceive entries and take commissions on the
Ingleside races, held under the auspices OF
the Pacific Coast Jockey club:
Entries will be posted daily and complete
service by wire. Following are the entries
for today:
First race. five furongs, purse, maiden
two-y olds-St. Kr.stine. us; Racivan,
115; Master Lee, lis; Watossa. lis; Alaria.
ll5; Trade, 11S; Earl Islington, 1lS; Strongo-
Ii, lis; Merops. 118.
Second race, mile and a sixteenth, sell
ing-Hardly, IS; Myth, 104; Greyhurst, 104;
Lena 10; Lady Hurst 1O7; Gov. Sheehan,
113.
Third race, six furlongs, selling-Casta take,
SO; Bonnie lone, 80; Mocorito, 102; Col. Dan,
102; Eventide. 104 Kamsin, 104; Cherry
Stone, 107
Fourth race, one mile purse-Ocorona,
81; Ulm, 81; Edgemoht, 109; Tom Calvert,
113; Elidad, 113; Frank Jaubert, 114
Fifth race, six furlongs, selling-Pat MUIR
ply, 104; Una Colorado, 1H; Major Cook,
lO4; First Call. los; Sweet William 1O7; Ia
mar, H., 1O7; Torsion, 1O7; Highland Ball,
los; Paul Griggs, 113.
Sixth race. five furlongs, purse-Ann
Page, 81; Banewer, 1O2; Stamina, 1O5; Rey
Hooker, 105; Miss Marion, 11.
Weather clear; track heavy.
The herald., 1898-12-22

enough, or. the Spanish prove better than
Iexpected, we were At oncA to haul OF and
substitute for direct attack close block
lade OF the port, which was to extend east
and west to adjoining ports as quickly as
possible. Having silenced the western bat
teries, it would be quite practicable to shell
the city, which would do only after Civ
ing twenty-four hours warning in advance.
/ see the force of your reasoning, that We
would have no troops to occupy the city If
it did surrender, yet, MIR. Secretary, it will
be very unfortunate, beslaes great loss OF
life, if we must delay until the rainy sea-
son is over. Probably close blockade
would terminate the trouble before Octo-
ber. l shall do my utmost to carry out your
wishes, as set forth in your letter. At the
same time hope you will consider the plan
j have here outlined. have discussed the,
matter freely with Captains Evans, Taylor
and Chadwick, and all unite with me that
the direct attack is sufficiently promising
to warrant its trial"