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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25
LOCAL MENTION.

State Treasurer Hefiebower and his
family left today for Miami county.
They were notified of the death OF Mr.
Hef1ebower's grand child, the son Of
Lorin Crawford.
District Judge Hazen has sentenced
Lon Townsend's bartender Cook who
was convicted at this term of court, to
go days in Jail and a fine of 5000. The
case will be appealed.
Major T. J. Anderson and r. S.
Brigham of the Commercial club called
upon Secretary of State Bush today and
requested that the state house be kept
open for the benefit of the ST. Joe ex-
cursionists who will arrive tomorrow
Secretary Bush made an order that the
building should be kept open from 10 in
the morning until l in the afternoon
and every room will be accessible.
The county commissioners have given
Adiutant General Allen the necessary
authority to encamp the colored troops
in the fair grounds and use Exposition
hall. Deputy County Clerk Swayze
says that there has been no trouble
whatever about the use of the grounds.
He says that as soon as the orderly
asked for authority to use the grounds
it was given.
Secretary Gill of the state board of
health is preparing a report on the
sanitary condition of Topeka His re-
port will be commendatory in its nature
in the main but he will say some point
ed things about Topeka diaries. He
says that he found many diaries in a
filthy condition and that it was impos-
sibIe to furnish wholesome milk in such
surroundings.
Governor Leedy has pardoned Harry
Croft BY that action Croft will save
| the fine of 5000. He has served his &C
! days sentence in Jail. Walt Richards
! was also released from Jail today He
| paid his fine and costs.
| Mrs. Annie L. Diggs will preside al
| the temperance meeting at Hamilton
| hall at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
| Rev. G. D. Olden, the brave minister
| who has declared a war of extermina-
| ton upon Smoky Row, will offer the
| opening prayer. Chas. F. Spencer vii
| make a few preliminary remarks about
| local affairs, and the main address viii
be delivered by Col. Geo. w. Balm
Mr. Balm is one of the most eloquent
/ and convincing speakers upon the
American platform and the hall should
| be crowded.
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SPANISH JOURNALISM.
Santiago Papers Not Alarmed at Ar
rival of American Troops.

Copyright. 1898, by Associated Press)
Off Juragua, Cuba, THURSDAY, June
%, by the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat filed Port Antonio, June pa
copy of a newspaper published in San
tiago de Cuba, called La Banderola
Espanola (the Spanish flag on June
Is, contained in it's local columns not a
single reference to the blockade or the
war. but calmly discussed plans for
placing electric lights on the plaza,
church fairs and other matters of town
gossip and alleged cable news from Ma
drid reporting the sailing of another
big Spanish fleet for Havana, and the
capture of the insurgent chief Hern-
andez: also that absolutely reliable
news from Washington says that vel
low fever has broken out in the block
aiding fleet and that 40 deaths have al
ready occurred"
The only real information contained
in the paper was a dispatch from Ha-
vana saying that Gen. Arolas had seiz-
ed all the food in the markets there
and would sell it to the inhabitants at
reasonable prices to prevent the sQueez-
ing of the population.
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SHIP ON THE HARVARD.
Another Attachment Leaves Camp
Alger-Missouri Private Dead.

Camp Alger, Va, June 25.-Another
detachment has left Camp Alger for the
seat of war. The Ninth Massachusetts
and two battalions of the Thirty-fourth
Michigan proceeded to Alexandra by
rail. There boats were taken to New
port News where the troops will be
transferred to the transport Harvard,
formerly the Paris.
Col S. M. Welsh will ask the post
office department to investigate the loss
of letters intended for soldiers at Camp
Alger. A number of letters were dis
covered in the rear of a grocery store
near camp. They had all been opened
and none had reached the persons ad-
dressed.
Private Oscar Stone, Fourth Mis-
souri,. died yesterday of measles.
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BACK TO THE OLD WAY.
Republican County Com mittee About
to Return to Crawford County
system.

The Republican county central COM
mittee is holding meeting this after
noon for the purpose of undoing what
it has done.
The resolution passed by the commit
tee abolishing the Crawford county
system at primaries has started such a
storm of indignation that the commit
tee is now ready to make a change and
hold the coming county primary in the
usual way.
The primary has been set for July %
and the candidates were invited TO meet
with the committee today to tell what
they want AS they seem to desire
nothing but the Crawford county prim-
ary system it is probable that the COM
mittee will reconsider the resolution
and give them that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25

The most conclusive evidence yet
produced that John Henry Collins is
the author of that johnson Jordan let
day afternoon by C. o. Foster. registrar
at K. U. When Mr.. Foster saw the
fac-simile of the Jordan letter it struck
him that he had seen the writing be-
fore. A little search unearthed four
cards made out by Collins applying for
two years course at the university.
The striking feature of the four cards
is that the names of the branches of
study desired in each case are written
precisely the same peculiar hand as
that of the Jordan letter, printing cap
itaI letters and all. Each card is signed
by at least three professors approving
the studies desired.
The effect of the discovery at Law
renee upon John Collins can not be told
for Sheriff Cooks orders to keep out
newspaper men are being strictly OBJ
served. This is the first case on record
in Topeka where a peace officer has de-
liberately interposed his authority be-
tween a person accused of a frightfu
crime, and the public
When a Journal representative called
at the Jail he was told that the orders
were imperative. The employees a
the Jail are only following instructions
and If they dared to disobey they feal
they would lose their positions
The story of John Collins breaking
down came from outside sources. H
had complained during the day tina
Grant Meade, his stepbrother, was no
showing him as much attention al
formerly and that he no longer brough
his meals and did not seem as cordial
In the evening Grant Meade was ad
mitted to the cell and said L haV
come to say goodbye john
John Collins sank on q chair and Gov
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PRAISE FOR GOV. LEEDY.
John L Waller Says Nice Things
About the Governor

John L. Waller. exconsul to dagascar,
has written letter to A. NJ. Thomas in
which he has the following to say about
the position of Governor Leedy in the en-
istment of colored troops in Kansas:
your favor of yesterday duly received
this morning and contents carefully noted
In reply have to say that the broad and
statesmanlilxe action of Governor Leedy
people of Kansas the right to officers of
their own race in the eight companies
1.-TWO battalions) to be organized in Kan
sas has placed him by the side of the
great Andrews, the late war governor of
grand old Massa chuSettS. The 1colored peo-
pie throughout the state and nation will
hand the name of Governor Leedy down
to their posterity with reverence and place
upon his head the choicest laurel at the
disposition of the race
1T takes great courage for the average
white man to do right by the negro. Gov
ernor Leedy has stemmed the current
brushed away every vestige of prejudice
and position in the army with that of his
white fellow citizen ard comrade- The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25

cred his face with his hands whle
tears streamed between his fingers he
had not given way to such an extent
at any time since the murder ana IL
was some time before he became COM
posed.
Mrs. Collins left an order today with
a restaurant that Johns meals should
be sent to him. She said 1T was too not
to carry them from the house every
day but she would continue to send the
suppers. The breakfasts and dinners are
to be sent from the restaurant
The comparison of the entrance cards
at the university is not the only evil
dence in existence to prove that john
Collins printed the johnson Jordan and
Smothers letters. Mrs. >. M. Wey-
mouth of AIS Harrison street called at
County Attorney Jetmore's office To-Day
and said she had some valuable IN
formation, but when a Journal reporter
called at her house she refused TO tell
the source of her information. II is
simply corroborative," said She Ihey
are letters in which the signature VIII
tally with others. The letters are not
in this town but they can pc secure "a
young woman who attended the
Topeka high school with John CoIllns
said today, though she would not per
NIT the use of her name, that printing
was a trait of John Collins that was
often noticed at school.
Detective Dell Harbaugh said TO-DAY
that he had made an examination OF
the entrance cards at the university
but that at that Tune ne hdo mo- S ooi
the Johnson Jordan letter. He says
that the examination papers when
were also printed were destroyed,
Attorney H. c. Stafford said today:
.sThe reason John Collins printed the
letters is because he can not Write d
| Iegible hand. 1 have examined some OF
| his writing and it is very poor and |
| think that accounts for his facility at
printing 1 believe that much more ma
! terial will be found to sustain the let
| ters to johnson Jordan and Joe Smoth-
ers.
A close friend of John Collins at the
| state university said a few days ago IN
! a converse ton that John Collins read
a great many detective stories and in
| fact employed all his leisure time in
| that manner. After he had digested a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25
TWENTY-FIRST KANSAS.
Private Schultz Court MartialedFor
Sleeping on Guard

Sleeping on Guard
Thursdays Chattanooga Daily Times
contained the following:
One hundred recruits arrived yester-
dav for the Twenty-f first Kansas Thir-
ty more are expected today, and when
these arrive Col. Fitchs regiment VIII
lack only about sixty men of having It's
full complement.
The regiment was out yesterday IN
company and battalion drills.
Private Shultz of this regiment has
been tried by the brigade courtmartIal
on a charge of sleeping on guard dur
The decision has not yet been an
nounced.
Chaplain Woodward has received
from Mrs F. o. Jackson acting for the
Woman's Relief corps, of Olathe, Kan,
sl7.45, which he turned over to the nos
nital fund. Mrs jackson was a nurse
in the hospital at the battle of Lookout
mountain and in this way she mas come
TO realize what the hardships OF soldler
life are The fund which she sent is
nroha bIv only the beginning of a move
mont which the boys of the twenty
first NAV have occasion to be more than
tbarl[f11I for in the event they go to the
front. 1910. awe
The chaplain also received eighty-two
..House wives from the La SAFE ave
me RaDtist church, Chicago, TOT us
trihution in the regiment These nanny
little eases contained pins, needles
thread buttons and other useful things
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Address and Portion of Letter Written to johnson Jordon

good story he would entertain his
friends by reciting the exciting Incl
dents in the story.
He would also invent improbable Sto-
ries which he would tell to his friends
and this man says that John Collins
tells the truth when he says that he
told Frances BabcOck wild stories be-
cause she liked to hear them.
This offers another side of the CHAR
acter of the young man to the public
The plan of having his father blown up
with bomb. as testified by johnson
originate in the brain of a dime novel
devotee.
Attorney H c. Stafford is confident
that there will be more to tell in the
Collins case when it is called for trial
Il am satisfied said he today, that
when this case comes to trial it will be
found that aside from the evidence of
the two negroes the most important
evidence is yet to be heard"
County Attorney Jetmore said today
that he has made no additional discov-
cries
The defense will ask for a change OF
venue This motion may be filed soon
and if it is granted the trial may be
had in another county before next fall
Harper and Jordan Free.
Justice McClintock this afternoon dis
missed the charge against Jesse Harper
and Johnson Jordan in which they Were
| held as accessories to the murder OF } .
| Collins. Each was held in a bond OF $50
! for his appearance as witness in the
| case against John H. Collins.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham Commissio
Co, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan

Forecast: Kansas City and vicinity.
generally fair over Sunday. with probabi!-
trife cooler tonight. Kansas. generally
fair and cooler tonight and Sunday.
crease, 81 933 450: loans, increase, 81 255, 800:
specie Increase. $1.201. 400; legal tenders.
81. 5C5: circulation. decrease. $4,000,
Chicago: Wheat opened some stronger.
n mueH 66o ong ~ 10 P snap to mar marke
Chicago Corn dull and fraetionally
TENDER wheat puts. csc; September wheat
September corn calls, SOC.
Northweste rne res eipts; This year, MI r.
cars; last year Minneapolis 200 cars, Du-
luth 1O2 cars. total SOP cars
Chicago receipts: Wheat 8 cars, grade
) cars; corn 265 cars, grade 81 cars; oats 149
Receipts Of hogs: Chicago. 1900. lower:
Kansas City, $780, steady; Omaha 5000.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 300. steady;
Kansas City, 100, steady; Omaha, LOO,
liverpool: Wheat un hanged; corn
9q New y York ii Reasonable activity and
! both the stock and bond market. The
movement in bonds presented healthier
/ larger bond houses report good trade over
/ coutry business in these securities. WI n
! forgotten that this corporation Will save
! fixed charges by its refunding scheme
is in position to carry through a refund
ing plan and effect a like important say
ing. The Vanderbilts. and also stocks
, which, independent of their outcome. will
i release their fixed charges by refunding
/ bonds. Big earnings are reasonably prom
| ised as a future attraction for Western
| Union. The industrials do not appear at
the moment to be working at all in har-
! mony.
| Chicago: Estimated receipts for Mon
| day: Wheat. IS cars; corn, 500 cars; oats,
200 cars. -
! Privileges: Calls September wheat. Ga
her w al 1ls(e-
! calls September corn, 3214a2sc; puts Sep
Der corn. 3134 a &c.
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DEATH OF GEO. WOLFF.
One of TOpeka's Oldest Citizens
Passes Away.

George Wolff died this morning at
$40 of heart trouble at his home 334
Harrison street
Mr.. Wolff was one of the oldest set
tiers in Topeka. He was born in Ger
many, June goth 1884 At the age of
IL years he came to this country and
lived with his parents in Cincinnati till
1855, when he moved to Leavenworth
The next year he moved to Colorado
and from there to Olathe and then to
Topeka, where he has resided ever
since. In 1861 he married Miss Mary
Swartz. who survives him, as do three
children, Franz L., John NJ. and Mary
Two brothers,. John Wolff of California
and Charles Wolff of Topeka and a sis
ter Mrs. Katie Wyman also survive
him.
Mr.. Wolff was with the Shawnee reg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25
BOYLE BRINGS SUITS
To Compel Railroads to Return Roll
ing Stock on Mileage Basis.

Attorney General Boyle today filed
suits against the Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific, Frisco and NJ
K. & T. railroads in the supreme court
to compel them to make returns of roll
ing stock for purposes of taxation on
the mileage basis. The suits are SINH
lar to the suit filed some time ago
against the Santa Fe road.
The Kansas railroads in the past
have been returning rolling stock in
various ways. The attorney general
holds that complete return of rolling
stock and mileage should be made by
each road, and the respective roads
then be assessed in the proportion the
mileage in this state bears to the en-
tire amount of rolling stock. The suits
will at least determine a uniform way
of returning rolling stock, and if the
state wins will mean an increase of sew
eral million dollars in railroad asses
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John Collins WeakenS and
Sheds Tears
After Being Returned to His
Cell in the Jail.
STRONGER EVIDENCE
Than Anything Produced at
the Trial
Is Contained in a Dispatch Re-
ceiVed From Lawrence.
STRONGER EVIDENCE

John Collins cried like a baby in his
cell last night.
He had not then heard of the damag-
ing discovery at Lawrence that the
handwriting of the Jordan and Smoth-
.ers letters is identical with his en-
trance cards at the university.
Grant Meade took leave of his step
brother John Collins, last night and it
was then that he broke down for the
first time since his arrest
The discovery of the similarity be-
tween the letters received by the
negroes and others written by John Col
Inns is contained in the following dis
patch from Lawrence:
Lawrence Kan, June 25-
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6 cars. against p cars last year. North
western receipts We're light. Sc car loads.
compared with 293 cars for the same
day last year July opened unchanged to
79c lower at 521z@73c, declined to 52zc
then rose to 721ac. September started $50
1ac higher at 671s@Ac sold down to
661sc and then rallied to 671s6Ac-
CORN-There was easier feeling in
corn. The weather was considered IA
vorable for that cereal Country offer
ings were large July opened rsc higher
at 321s@Ac, declined to 317sc, then up to
&c.
OATS-Oats sympathized with corn July
openeG 12c higher at 231zc and sold off TO
225sc.
PROFESSIONALISM prices for hogs
and a good cash trade held provisions
steady July pork opened unchanged at
SO. 80 and sold at that figure July lard
started unchanged at $3.50 and sold down
to $500. July ribs, unchanged at $40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25
STILL AFTER M'NALL.
q. S. Attorney Lambert Says He Has
Not Abandoned the Case.

United States District Attorney Lam
bert states that the criminal proceed
ings against Webb McNall, state insUr-
ance commissioner, will not be aban-
doned, as it has been generally believ-
ed would be done. The case is now be
fore Judge Foster on a motion to
uuash, but he has as yet taken no -ac-
ton. Mr.. Lambert says that he has no
intention of dismissing the case, and
unless some action to the contrary is
taken by Judge Foster, will prosecute
it.
Commissioner McNall was indicted
by the grand jury on the charge of OBJ
structing the administration of justice.
The Indictment was the result of his
action in the Hillmon cases.
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CIRCUS TENT WRECKED
Three People Killed and 33 In
iured by Storm.

ST. Louis, June Pa special to the
Post Dispatch from Sioux City Iowa,
says: Many new victims of the storm,
which blew down a circus tent were dis
covered today. The dead number
three and the injured thirty-three. OF
the latter ten are critically hurt and
some of them may die. The following
is a revised list of the dead and injured:
Dead:
ADOLPH HALV ERSON.
JUDGE A. G. STEINER
UNIDENTIFIED INFANT.
Injured:
John Reddy, John Naffzeiger, Mrs.
]. D. Fair, DR.. Harvey Marvin, Fred
Reynolds, circus clown; A Irwin, VIM.
Simpson, circus hand Wilbur Bailey,
Mrs. George Lyon, Peter Branch, w.
w. Winand, w. P. Keefe, Mrs. A G.
Steiner, J. H. Carney, Mary Beck
Frank Harvey. Maud Hanchan, Frank
Ryan, Henry Manson, Henry Newmier
Peter Wilson, DR.. w. w. White, Chas
Tenny, w. E. Lockhart, Ralph Shull
Jack Ryan, Herbert Jenkins. Fritz Sci
ger. NJ. w. Quincy, Tom Ford, Miss
Allie Wallum, w. j. Hawden, circus
hand.
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Whist Congress Delegates.

The Topeka Whist club will be repre-
scented at the National whist congress,
to be held in Boston July IL, by Mr.. E.
L. Copeland, president of the club, and
DR.. w. N West Mr.. Copeland and
Dr. West will leave here about July s,
and while in the east expect to spend
several days in New York and Wash
ington and at several of the seaside
resorts They will enter the contest for
the Minneapolis trophy, and will pick
up all kinds of information valuable TO
the TOneka whist PLAYERS.
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AMMUNITION SHORT
And Food Getting Scarce in Havana
It is Reported.

Chicago. June 25.-J. A. Vargas the for
mer Mexican consul in this city, is the
recipient of a significant letter from Ha-
yana The writer is relative of Mr..
Vargas. and an officer in the Spanish
army connected with the judicial branch
of the service. The communication con-
tains the assertion that the Spanish have
not more than 140 rounds of shots for
each cannon in and around Havana. The
bread in that city, according to the writer.
has risen to three times its former price
and soon threatens to be unobtainable. All
oth her food is scarce.
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Chicago livestock Market.

- Chicago, june %
HOGS-Receipts. 1900: left over. 49,
Market active, strong to sc higher. Lights
$500. 80: mixed, So. 75d3.95; heavy, SS75G4;
rough So. 1903. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts $500 Steady. Ma
tives, s.. 50d5.15; westerns, $4.40a5.15; lambs
$46I6.SO.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts. 81, 1852: shipments, Ssh
CATTLE-Receipts, 3,414; shipments, q
SHEEP-Receipts 10. 26s; shipments, none
Estimated receipts of hogs Monday. 35.-
600
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A FEELER.
Spanish People Are Being
Sounded ON Peace Terms.

Madrid, June 25.-The Correspondent
ella of this city today publishes a report
to the effect that the peace conditions
suggested by the government of the
United States include the possession, by
the United States of the island of Porto
Rico, the independence of the-island of
Cuba under protectorate of the United
States. The establishment of naval
station for United States warships in
the Philippine islands and the estab-
lishment of a coal depot for United
States warShipS in the Canary islands.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. june =.
WHEAT-Fairly active. No. hard, SOC;
No 2 79dSOc; No. 3. 7ou74l4c; No. red,
SIC: No. 3, 70Q72c; No. spring, 10d7oc; No
CORN-Lower, closing weak. No.
mixed, 2S15 @2a14c; No. white, 29Ss03O14c;
OATSEActive, higher. No. white. &c
RYESteady. No. 3 39d4Oc.
HAY-Receipts liberal Choice timothy,
SS BGT SrTisf pa5 Separator 12a1A4c:
EGGS-Unchanged. Fresh. S1kc.
REGENTS of wheat. Z cars.
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Harper and Jordan Free.
JANE GRAY Is FOUND.
She Did Not Founder at Sea as Was
Reported.

Victoria, B. c., June 25-The schooner
Jane Gray is reported to be ashore near
Kyuquat, about 100 miles from the place
where she was wrecked, causing the
loss of thirty-six lives. The survivors
of this marine disaster asserted that
the vessel foundered at sea, but it is
evident that such was not the case.
The Indians who found the wreck
stated that there were no bodies in
the ca bin.
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Trouble over a Reward.

Sheriff J. .Seitz of Mcpherson coun-
ty is having trouble with the state
about a reward of 5000. George and Joe
Nauschn committed thefts in SedSwick
county and a reward for their capture
was offered. Sheriff SeitZ of McPher-
son county captured the brothers in
Oklahoma and brought them back to
Kansas but instead of taking them to
Wichita he took them to his own coun-
ty to answer to the charge of horse
stealing Now the state refuses to pay
the reward.