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N. B. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
at 8 80 q. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDIN GS-STEAM-
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 7 90 g. M, and Alexandria at 90
g. ~, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
ct. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
C. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
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ESTABLISHED 1892.
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Manufacturers Of Standard Pharmaceutlce
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our stocE
snd are buying leading Proprietary Articles
Chemicals, SC. direct from the manufacturers
We are therefore enabled TO supply the trade
with al goods usually carried by wail-ap
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE a;
prices SIS low as those given by the best house,
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by first
n sight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness is our specially. We gnsrsntee
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spondeuce invited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-29

county seat and the first court house
ever built in Talbot was located there.
1t was burned by the British in 1872
and stood on the Wye river. Its debris
as still to be SEEN When York was in
its zenith it was a town of 300 or 400
people, but that was in the last CEN
fury, and Talbot county embraced much
of Queen Anne's county and Kent is
land.
When the division in the counties
took place the county seat was found
to be at the extreme end, and so it was
moved to Dover, which stood on the
Choptank river, near where the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic railroad
crosses This town was quite a ship
ping place and had considera BILE COM
merce, as reference to records in the
court house will show. The revolution
was raging at that time and the court
house at Dover was never built, and so
1t was located at Talbot Court House,
now EaStOn. OF the five settlements in
Talbot at that day three of them re-
main-Oxford, Easton and Hole-in-the-
Wall York and Dover have entirely
disappeared, but at the latter place a
cemetery of some size is yet to be seen,
with decayed tombS and monuments,
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missing him terribly, the family wrote,
refused to take his meals and might
die. OF course, letters and kilograms
didn't reassure the pining dog, though
his friends tried hard to explain things.
So the dog was taken to a telephone
receiver and at the other end of the
wire the Chicago man began a series
of cheerful, if slightly insane, remarks:
''Wha' re matter, old boy?" he began,
and the dog commenced to prick up it's
ears. brace up, old fellow. Was it's
precious dogums lonesome, hey? Too
badi Shouldn't leave him, so he
shouldn't. Coming back soon, dogums.
There, now. Be a good dog and dontee
ky"
When the conversation ceased the
dog barked, as much as to say: Cant
make me believe he's dead after that"
There have been many cases of court
ship by distance telephone. A lit
tie ingenuity and few round, white
dollars often enable an absent one to
keep himself not forgotten, even in
multiplicity of suitors buzzing about
the girl he left behind.
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UNION DEPOT LOSSES.
Denver Electric Company and Insur-
ance Companies at War.

Denver, June ga case in which
some dozen insurance companies and
the Denver Consolidated Electric COM
pany are concerned was begun this
morning in Judge Johnson's division of
the district court.
The plaintiffs are the American Fire
insurance company of Pennsylvania,
the American Fire Insurance COMPANY
or New York, the National Fire Insur-
ance company, the Merchants Insur-
ance company, the Merchants TDC1Ir
the London and Lancashire Insurance.
company, the Phoenix Insurance com
pany, the Hartford Fire Insurance
company. the Queen Insurance com
pany and the Detroit Fire and Marine
insurance company The defendants
are the Denver Consolidated Electric
compank, the Home Insurance com
company, the Home Insurance com
The suit is an old one which grew ONT
OF the burning of the union depot in
TINS city on March Is, 1894. The build
ing was insured in all the different com
panies concerned in this suit After
appraisers had looked over the build
ing some $50, 493 were paid to the corn
Pany owning the depot. Then an in
Nest1gat1on was made, and it was learn
ed, to the satisfaction of most of the
insurance companies, that there had
Deen negligence on the part of the
Electric company having wires in tbe
depot, which proved to be the DanT-o.
Consolidated Electric company. On +be
day of the fire two large chandeliers TO
Wnlcn electric wires were fastened had
1ailen IN the ladies' waiting room As a
result, it was decided, the wires in the
pulldlng became greatly oVercharged.
melted away in places, and so set fire
TO the woodwork of the building.
Ih1S is the ground for the suit against
the Denver Consolidated Electric COM
pany. The two insurance commands
are joined as defendants because they
would not institute suit in COMPANY
with the other insurance companies to
recover the amounts they had paid out.
from tbe Electric company.
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the exploit, while the Spaniards lost
IS dead and wounded not accounted for.
When Lieut.. Delehanty's pioneer expe-
dition to clear the river of mines below
Caimanera was preached yesterday the
marines were eager to follow the
achievement by capturing both Caima-
nera and Guantanamo, Notwithstanding
that Guantanamo is Is miles inland
from the bay, and far out of supporting
distance from the warShips. Besides
there are 5000 Spanish regulars there,
but the marines thought if two compa-
MES of them had whipped six compan-
les of Spaniards at Cusco Mountain, the
whole party ought to come pretty near
getting away with them dagoes up the
river" The officers smile quietly at
over hearing these enthusiastic out
bursts and are well satisfied with the
spirit that prompts them.
All reports from inland agree in pic
turing the Spanish situation as desper-
ate. The Cubans infest Santiago and
Guantanamo SO closely that even dis
patches between sections of the Span
ish army are captured oftener than
they get through. The military COVER
nor of Santiago made peremptory de-
mand three days ago on Guantanamo
for food and reinforcements. The cap
tured reply despondently stated that
Guantanamo was worse off than San
tiago, and nothing could be sent. The
Cubans watch every creek and cross
roads, gathering in Spanish couriers
and bringing them in to McCalla or
Sampson.
The Cubans are generally winning
the respect of the American regulars.
The Cuban soldiers so far seen are
about % per cent negroes, usually with
white Cuban officers. The officers are
intelligent, anxious for their troups to
win the good opinion of the Americans.
They are ready for any service. These
black Cubans are fine bushfighters skill
ed in wood craft and are invaluable
guides. Most of the trouble with them
as guides has been when they attempt
phGV QT6PdV
American food but will readily be ex-
cused for that when they are seen to
strip for swimming off the marine
camp. Every one of them is enaciated
owing to the uncertain commiSsariat OF
the insurgent army. They have been
almost uncOnsciously but systematlcal-
1y starving. 1t will take many weeks
of good feeding to get them into COM
Portable condition.
Nearly every one of them has a blood
debt against Spain. At Camp McCalla
there is one big negro whose real name
is not known, but who is called by the
marines "Old Machete," for his fond
ness for the Cuban national weapon. He
has with him his little boy, the only
one of his family left. All the rest,
even TO his cousins, have been butcher
ed by the guerrillas In action the old
man becomes half mad with excite
ment, drops his gun at the first chance
for close quarters and plies his big ma
chete like a fail.
tlefield yesterday brought in a couple
of bullet pierced Spanish skulls as med
ical specimens, the old man eyed them
like a cOnQOiSSe1r-
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FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
Colorado Penitentiaries Must Run on
Credit For Some Time.

Denver, June 29-An executive order
was issued by Governor Adams. in pur-
suance with the statements of the war;
dens of the state penitentiary at Canon
City and Boys reformatory at Buena
Vista that those institutions are run
ming behind in cash and there will be
insufficient funds to pay for expenses
during the balance of the fiscal year.
The order authorizes the heads of
these two institutions to contract in
debtedness amounting to an aggregate
of $52 900, subject to the approval and
signature of the governor, and which
will later be provided for by special Leg
islation. This is under the decision
rendered by Attorney General Carr
some time ago that such procedure is
necessary in order to run the inStitu-
lions during the rest of the year.
The penitentiary is allowed 1872 900
and the reformatory $40. 900.
The biennial appropriation is INSULT
cient to run the institutions for the en-
suing two years. In 1885, when the
penitentiary contained half as many
inmates as now, the appropriation for
it's maintenance was the same, and
there was no surplus at the expiration
of the two years. The same is true of
the refOrmatOry.
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PROVIDENCE IS KIND.
Cuba's Rainy Season Thus Far Proves
Myth.

(Copyright, 1898, by 4 associated Press.)
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Daunt1ess, off Marine Camp,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 20, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 29--Aslde
from the energetic attack of the Span
iards on the first American camp estab-
lished in Cuba nothing has astonished
the inhabitants of Camp McCal1a and
the feet general as much as the present
long dry interval in the midst of what
was supposed to be Cuba's rainy sea-
SON. May was -ushered in with rains on
the north coast and when the troops
reached the south coast there We're
few afternoon rain gusts, then cloudy
threats but no rain and since the ma
rines have landed at Camp McCalla,
there has been but one brief shower
and no more. The Cuban auXiliaries
say this is the usual thing for this viz
cinity and prophesy no more rain until
the first of August ushers in the hurri-
cane season.
Camp McCaila has proven healthful
and a fine place to acclimate and har-
den the soldiers. The men, some of
whom were half sick from six weeks
confinement on the Panther when they
landed, are all as brown as Indians and
hardy as prize fighters. They have had
their baptism and stood the ordeal.
They have gone six miles inland and
smoked the Spaniards out of their holes
on the peninsula, beaten them in the
brush at their own particular kind of
fighting and lost one man wounded in
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FOUR APPLES COST 5000.
Philadelphia Bank Cashier Robbed on
Street Car.

PHILADELPHIA June 29.-Charles A. H.
Baker of the Jenkintown National bank
is the owner of four apples he values at
$3.50 apiece. There is nothing out of the
ordinary about the apples, better ones
being raised within a stones throw of
the little brown stone building owned
by the bank.
Mr.. Baker had quite a sum to deposit
in the Fourth Street National bank and
his trusty satchel was his only cOmpan-
ion. He made the deposit, and, need
ing small bills, got six 800 bills changed
placing the notes in his Satchel. He
then took a street car and saw the
crowd congregated in front of the bull
letin board reading the latest war news.
Cashier Bakers modest looking satchel
was on the seat alongside of him.
Sitting opposite the cashier was
well-dressed man, evidently business
man. He stood up as the car slowed up
at the corner and, leaning over Mr.. Ba-
ker's shoulder asked what was the mat
ter. Mr.. Baker turning around, tried
to read the bulletin over the heads of
those on the street. but, failing to do so,
told his questioner that it was some
thing about the Spanish trouble
The stranger resumed his seat, and
fore the cashier thought of looking at
his satchel, which he felt was still
alongside of him. A glance, however
showed him that, instead of the we'll
known caba, so often used, there re-
posed a satchel of about the same size,
but of different material. Cashier Ba-
ker was startled. He grabbed the bag,
looking helpless1y at the conductor.
shot a doubtful look at the placid look
ing business man" and in a trice was
out of the car.
In and out through the crowd at the
corner dashed the cashier. Up Chest
nut and down Chestnut he hurried, but
his satchel was no where in sight. He
carried with him the one left in ex-
change, thinking perhaps some one of
the passengers had taken his in mis-
take, but the hope was a short-Hved
one. 1t dawned upon him that he had
been tricked-had been robbed of $500
just as easily as if he were a farmer
from way down east.
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LURED BY ROBBERS.
Wealthy Kansas City Man Deceived
by Decoy Letters.

Chicago, June 29.-John S. Corcoran,
a wealthy stockman of Kansas City,
Kas. was held up by men armed with
revolvers and robbed of $3.50. He says
he was deceived by decoy letter and
led into the hands of the robbers by a
man whose acquaintance he made on a
train.
Mr.. Corcoran came to Chicago sever
al days ago and was visiting with
friends. He received a letter last Fri
day from Waukesha, Wis, which pur-
ported to have been written by his sis
ter. 1t stated that his mother had died
and asked him to go at once to the Wis
consin town. He took the first train,
after telegraphing his sister he was on
the way.
AT the depot he found his sister and
mother, who was far from dead. He
chided his sister for playing a practical
joke and exhibited the letter, but the
Still Mr.. Corcoran did not suspect a
trap, believing some friend had been the
author of the annoying trick.
While returning to Chicago on a
train he made the acquaintance of
man who said he was stockman from
the west. Mr.. COrcOran was pleased to
learn that the stranger was going to
the stock yards and proposed that they
should ride on a trolley car together.
After they arrived here Mr.. Corcoran
allowed the man to guide him. In
stead of boarding a south side car the
man led him into a Madison street ca
BILE car and at Honan avenue Signaled
the conductor to stop.
Mr.. COrcoran suspected nothing
wrong and left the car with his cOmpan-
ion, walking south in Homan avenue.
They had gone only a. few steps when
two men stepped from the alley and lev
eled revolverS at them.
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FIGHT FOR A WOMAN.
Coney Island Lovers Have a Fifty
Eight Round Go.


New York, June 29-Two men, in
spired by hatred of each other because
of woman, fought each other in a
barn near Coney Island with bare
knuckIeS, with shoulders, elbows, feet
and even with their heads. They fought
until they were unable to see one an
other and scarce able to move.
The combatants were Curley Griffin
and Frank Tighe. The former, who
lives in this city is reputed to be a fair
boxer. The latter is a Philadelphia,
who plays small parts in a New York
theater.
In the first fourteen rounds the men
paid some attention to the rules OF the
game and did not damage each other
very much. The fifteenth roUnu was of
a rough and-tumble character and was
highly appreciated by the spectators.
Rounds sixteen and seventeen were
discovered how to use elbows, heads
and knees.
When Griffin and Tighe faced each
other for the eighteenth round their
eyes were closing, their lips swollen
and split, and their chests and arms
covered with blood
The spectators howIed for more blows
and blood, and the fighters tottered
after each other, each trying honestly
to hurt the other as much as he could.
Tighes nose was broken in the TWEEN
ty-fifth round, and Griffin's face was
unlike anything outside a ShambleS-
When dawn broke, both men we're COM
pletely blind. They CROPPED for one
another like animals in a cave, still
punching and butting viciously but
feebly. Not till o'clock, when fifty
eight rounds had been fought, were
they permitted to cease. Both were
utterly exhausted.
The referee gravely pronounced the
contest a draw. The rivals, who show
ed few signs of life, were bundled into
a carriage and driven to Manhattan
borough. They are now under medical
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TALKED TO HIS DOG.
Freaks of Men Discovered by Long
Distance Telephones

New York, June 29.-It was a Cincin-
natl man who rushed into a long-dfS-
lance telephone office carrying his grip
as if fresh from his train and asked to
be connected with his home. He had
nothing in particular to say, but it
seemed to give him pleasure to hear
the voices of the dear ones in the home
he had left. First the wife exchanged
a few words; then, one after another,
each of the five children came to the
phone and "helloed," told about their
school trials and triumphs and related
the doings of the pet pony and the cat
and the canary.
Every five minutess as is the custom
in costly long-distance work, the man
ager notified the proud papa, but he
always answered, I'll take five minutes
more" until last of all, the baby had
been held up to the transmitter and
had piped: Hello, papa
Then the Cincinnati man paid sos
and went away happy. 1t only cost
Chicago man about SO to telephone
from somewhere in Michigan to his
dog He was called away from home
suddenly on business. The animal was
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TO GO TO HAWAII.
California Men Anxious to Be Ap-
pointed Commissioners.

San Francisco, June 29.-When State
Senator F S. Stratton left for the east
recently his friends here knew nothing
of his intention to become an aSp1rant
for the appointment on the Hawaiian
commission about to be created to draft
a form of government for the Islands
after they have been annexed to the
United States.
The appointment Of the commission
provided for by the NeWlandS resolu-
lions affords a splendid opportunity for
aspiring politicians. Besides, the emol-
umentS to be derived from a place on
the board, there is a great deal OF
prominence of a desirable kind to be
gained by the members. The work to
be done is of international and world
wide interest, and the men to whom it
is entrusted will be in the public eye
for months. Consequently Senator
Stratton is not the only ambitious man
who would like to be appointed from
mittee will consist of five members,
three of whom will be appointed from
the United States and two from the
islands, one of the latter to be an
observation-disclosures in order that the
views of that portion of the population
of the islands which is opposed to be-
ing annexed may be heard by the men
who are to propose the form of the fu-
ture governmental system.
Among the names that have been
mentioned in connection with the i'm
pending appointments are those of
Judge Peterborough of San Diego, NJ. M.
Estee, Senator Stratton, Richard Olney,
of state, Minister Stack
pole and Hawaiian Minister Hatch- Of
these two have declared that they
have no desire for the appointment
Minister Hatch is quoted as having
said that he did not want the honor,
and NJ. NJ. Estee positively asserted
that he had no aspirations in that dlrec-
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National Educational Association
Meeting.

This year our educational friends
meet in Washington, D. c., July 7th
to 18th, and members OF the association
and others from points west of the
Missouri River. should by all means
take the Union Pacific.
The service of the UNION PACIFIC
via Omaha or Kansas City is the very
best. The equipment consists of hand
some Day Coaches, Chair Cars, Pullman
and Buffet Smoking and Library Cars
Fewer changes than via any other line.
One fare, plus $500 for the round trip
will be the rate from all points west
of the Missouri River for this meeting.
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DIR. SWAN ENDS HIS LIFE.
SenatorMorrill's Brother-in-Law Com
mits Suicide After Wife's Death.

Rutland, VT, June 29.-News has been
received in this city of the suicide by
shooting of DR.. James c. Swan, a lead
Mass a brofber-in-laW Of of Senator u Jns,
tin S. Morrill,. Mrs. Swan. who was
Senator MorrilPs sister, died a month
ago.
DR.. Swan purchased the weapon in
Brocktown on the morning of the day
she died. A friend asked him while
purchasing the pistol if he was intend
ing to kill himself. He said that he was
not, but che thought it would be just
as well if some of US who were in the
world were out of it." DR.. Swan was
over 70 years old.
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FIANCEE SEES HIM DIE.
Former Chicagoan Expires While Ar
ranging for Marriage.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 29.-George
Harsch. an iron worker of Leechburg,
formerly of Chicago, died suddenly this
evening while discussing his approach
ing marriage with Miss Lizzie Ramsey
of Thirteenth avenue and Sarah street,
Homestead, to whom he was engaged,
at the home of a relative in Milvale.
The date of the wedding was Thurs
day next. The two were talking when
Harsch fell from the chair on which
he was sitting to the floor. His f1ancee
tried to raise him, but he became un-
conscious, and in few minutes he died
in her arms. Miss Ramsey said he had
a weak heart Doctors said heart dis
ease killed him.
Harsch came here from Chicago eight
months ago.
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SEVEN-YEAR OLD DRUNK.
Small Chicago Boy Arraigned in Chi
cago Police Court.

Chicago, June 29.-The 7-year-old son
of August Imaul was brought into cen
trail station intoxicated with wine. He
was accompanied by is father and
mother, and the police say they were
responsible for his condition.
The boy was found lying on the side
walk at La Sale and Randolph streets
by a police officer. His father and
mother were with him, but as the boy
was so i'll the officer took the family to
the station. Lieutenant Perry ordered
the father to take the boy home and
get a physician, after warning him to
not get his son in that condition again.