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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-07
LIVE STOCK.
Coed Cattle StrOng-HOgs Active and
Higher-.Sheen SfeadY

INDIANAPOLIS May 6.-Cattle-Receipts, $50;
shipments, 800. There was a liberal supply.
mostly of steers. The market was strong on all
grades, but there was nothing good enough to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
HIS HONOR THE MAYOR.
Cranes New Play at Empire Too
Light for Its Cast.

New York, April 29.-"His Honor. the
Mayor" was the title of a new play
that was given it's initial production in
the Empire theater last night by Will
liam H. Crane and his company of play
erS. Mr.. Cranes last bill is called on
the play bill a comic play. 1t is moth
ing more than burlesque, and is I'M
worthy this clever actors abilities or
the capabilities of his company
1t is true that the play is announced
by introducing Mr.. Crane for a supple
mentary season in Mr.. Frohman's thea
ter, but it would be hard to explain it's
production on any stage. The authors,
Charles H. MeltZer and A. E. Lancaster,
tell us that their nonsensicaI bit is ia
ken from a French source, it must have
been a bad one or the adapters have
handled their work very badly.
Mr. Crane as Bartholomew Jones, a
theatrical manager. worked hard. and,
to some extent, gained laughs from a
friendly audience, for Crane is certainly
a favorite.
Miss Percy Haswell, who was a IA
vorite at Days shared honors in the
role of Miranda Wilmington, a young
woman with aspirations for the opera
stage. Vincent Serrano and Walter
Hale. Alice Fisher and Annie Irish
worked hard with their respective roles.
His Honor the Mayor" Will not do
for the Empire theater, nor for Mr..
Cranes repertoire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
COMING OF THE MACKEREL.
They Appear First at Two Points on
the Atlantic Coast.

Boston, April 29.-The keenest interest
now centers in the mackerel fishery
The first fare of the season was landed
at the Fulton fish market slip recently,
ten days in advance of the first cargo
last year and only five days behind the
earliest catch on record. Not for years
has the outcome of the seasons opera
lions been so widely discussed as now
There are reasons for it, of course.
They are to be found in the fact that
of late years the supply of salt macker-
Ell has been inadequate for the needs OF
consumption. Prices, owing to the
scarcity of the fish, have gradually
risen to point above the means of the
poorer claSSes-the large consumers of
become luxury, almost, on the tables
of the we'll to do. In the early part of
March the fish in greater or less num-
bers strike the southern coast in the vi
cinity of Cape Henry; by the middle of
April the schools reach the CapeS OF
Delaware and Sandy Hook. About the
middle of May, according to the move
ment of the fish in past years, a school
will arrive off Yarmouth, N. s., but
whence it comes is buried in mystery.
From the size and general character OF
parent that they do not belong to the
great littora1 schools which advance
from the south. Therefore, it is pre-
sumed that they come from somewhere
to the eastward of the deep sea-
simultaneously with the appearance
of this latter school the host of the
southern visitors, having by that time
gone as far north as Nantucket, will
vanish with a Suddenness quite as mys-
FERROUS as the appearance of the schools
off Yarmouth, only to appear again per-
haps in the bay-indented shores of Mas
sachusetts. Thenceforward until well
into the month of August the waters
will be more or less frequented by the
fish.
The banner year of the mackere1
fishery, all accounts agree, was the sea-
son of 1881. In that year the total
amount of mackerel sailed in the New
England states was 100000 barrels.
Since then the decline has been more or
less steady, and of late years most
marked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
MORE SURFMEN NEEDED.
There Are Vacancies in the Life Saw
ing Service of the United
States Coast

Boston,Apri 29.-More men are need
ed Tor the hfe-saving service along the
United States coast, as many vacancies
exist, and the civil service commission
announces that it intends to establish
a list or eligible from which selections
may be made for the position of surf
men. No scholastic test will be made,
but applicants will be graded upon
their age, experience and physical con-
d1t1on. They must reside not more
than five miles inland from the ocean
Day or sound shore, or the shore of the
great lakes, except applicants for the
LOUISVILLE station at the falls of the
Ohio river.
No person shall. be examined who has
not had at least three years experience
as surfman, sailor or boatman; and
the term "surfman'' includes not only
a person who has had experience as
such in the life-saving service, but also
persons who have had experience in
handling boats as surf fishermen or as
WreckerS- This regulation will be waiV-
ed, however, in the case of students of
the Northwestern university at the Ev-
anston, Ill, station. The compensation
for these positions is $50 or $65 per
month during the active season.
On May &c an examination may be
held to establish a list of eligibles for
the position of superintendent of public
documents in the office of the public
printer. The salary is $9.5S a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29

600 600 would be obtained from beer and to-
bacco, articles of voluntary consumption
The remainder would come from tonnage
taxation and from the stamp tax, which
would fall mainly upon the classes able
to pay. The bond feature of the bill has
been urged, he said, by the patriotic ad-
ministration which was to prosecute the
war.
He derided the income tax proposition
of the minority and was especially caustic
in his criticism OF the proposition to issue
$5SO 100000 of greenbacks. In one year of
the civil war the greenbackS had cost the
government $500, 100000.
of the ways and means committee, said
the great mistake that we always made
in the past when confronted by war had
been to underestimate the magnitude of
the task before us.
Mr.. Henderson (Rep., Ia.) made an elo-
quent appeal to the members to lay aside
party politics and give cash without re-
wAr. He had believed that there would
be war, but it had come. He despised
war, but the chief executive had unfurled
the flag and all his brain and heart and
energy should go to it's support.
The night session was occupied by br1ef
speeches, many of them mere pegs upon
which members, under the leave to print:
could hang speeches in the congressional
record. Those who spoke were: Messrs
Norton Dem.. o.; Howe CRep.. n: V;
Linney (Rep., N. c. y; Little (Dem., Ark;
Rhea Dem., Ky.l: Gum Oem, Idaho;
n. Y) Robinson Dem, Ind;)D; Vincent
Kitchen Dem. N. Co.; Cochran Dem.
MOI; Sparkman CDem.. FF'la:O; Botkin
Pop Kan); Burke (Dem-, Tex.,) and
Simpson (Pop., Kan.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
IS, 900 TROUSERS.
Uncle Sam Lets a Contract to Three
st. Louis Manufacturers.

st. Louis, April 29.-Uncle Sam is go
ing into the clothing business with more
activity than at any time since the
| Civil war.
Maj Charles A. Booth, in charge of
the supply depot at the arsenal, let con-
| tracts to three st. Louis houses for the
| making up of $4,000 pairs of trousers at
! from So to rs cents a, pair.
J The contracts werer awarded to Baer,
| Singer & Co., Marx & Haas and the
! 10th Jeans Co., all of whom promise to
/ drop nearly everything else and get out
| the trousers as soon as possible. Maj.
! Booth expects the contracts to be filed
| in three weeks. The trousers were al
| ready cut and had been stored at the
| arsenal for some time, but were in good
| condition.
Maj. Booth discredits the statements
| that the government has adopted a uni
| form to be made of East India kharki,
which resembles fine duck
He says he has received no orders for
anything of the kind, and doubts
| whether the matter has been decided.
He thinks it possible the army OF IN
vasion of Cuba may be uniformed in
light fashion suitable for the tropics.
No orders have been received by Maj.
Booth relative to uniforming the mill
tiamen, who will be sworn into service
this week in Missouri and surrounding
states. The $4,000 pairs of trousers now
being made up will probably be used for
this purpose. At the supply depot there
are on hand 1900 blouses made up and
1,5OO not made up. The unmade bIouses
will probably be got into shape in a few
days, and then Maj. Booth will have
5000 blouses to issue to the volunteers,
if he is so ordered.
The green volunteers may wonder
what Uncle Sam will allow them in the
way of clothes and equipment when
they have mustered in. Maj. Booth
furnished a list of the articles issued to
each new infantry recruit.
In the first place the value of the out
fit is $4S.36. This includes blankets, L
blouse, 1 cap complete, canvas fatigue
coat, 1 uniform dress coat, 8 linen col
lars, 2 pairs of drawers, pairs of white
gloves, 1 campaign hat, 1 helmet COM
plete, overcoat, 2 flannel shirts, 2 wool
undeFshirts, 1 pair barrack shoes, 2
pair calfskin shoes, 8 pairs cotton
stockings pair suspenders, pair can
vas trousers and pair kerSey trousers.
This is the allowance for the first six
months. The second six months 1888
worth are added. The second year
S251S are added. The third year the
additions are worth 1921, the fourth
year $25.1S and the fifth year $22.99. Old
soldiers have a way of taking care of
their clothes, so that when their term of
enlistment is out they are entitled to a
neat little balance on their clothing al
IOWance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
CHRISTEN THE WISCONSIN.
Alice Rusk, Granddaughter of the Late
"Unc1e jerry" Candidate.

Madison. Wis, April 29.-War talk
has aroused interest in the christening
of the battleship Wisconsin, which will
take place some time in September.
Three names have been mentioned for
the honor: Miss Alice Rusk, daughter
of Col. L. J. Rusk of Chippewa Falls
and granddaughter of the late General
jeremiah Rusk, secretary of agriculture
under President Harrison; Miss Caryl
Fairchild of Madison, daughter of the
late Governor Fairchild, and Miss Mol
lie Villas of Madison, daughter of ex-
Senator w. F. Villas.
Miss Fairchi1d is travelling in Europe
and no active campaign has been start
ed in her behalf. Miss Villas, when seen
recently, said her name had been men
toned without her consent and it is not
likely that her friends will press her
claims.
Miss Rush, however, already has en-
listed the support of many influential
public men in her behalf and stands in
a fair way of securing the honor Miss
Rusk is still a student in the high
school and is counted one of the beau
tiful girls of northern Wisconsin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
AN AGED ROVER.
Leaves California February in Di-
lapidated Wagon-Reaches
WELLINGTON

Wellington Mail: Quite a little curl
os1ty was aroused this morning by an
old, gray-haired man, who drove in
town with dilapidated old wagon and
a scrubby little team of ponies. The
old man had an honest and venerable
appearance, however, and perchance
more money than any of those persons
who regarded him with a feeling of
pity.
This strange individual, who claimed
to be SO years of age, and whose appear
ance bespoke every day of it, said he
left California on February 5, bound for
Benton, Butler county, Kansas, to visit
his sister. Pointing to his team of
ponies he remarked that they didn't
look to be worth much, but that they
had made the entire trip from Cali
fOrnia overland.
The old man was a veteran of the
Civil war and of several Indian fights.
AT one time he was taken prisoner by
the Indians and held in captivity for
% years During that time he acquired
the Indian dialect and partially forgot
his English, so that a t present his
speech is broken. He was also a mem
Der of the Masonic order. After talk
a while with old soldiers and Masons,
this strange person and the little boy
who Travelled with him climbed back
into their rickety rig and drove off to-
ward the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
ssTHE FIRST VIOLIN"
Richard Mansfield's Play Not Well
Received at the Garden Theater.

New York, April 29.-Jessie F'other-
gil's novel, 1.-The First Violin,'' with it's
sentimental story its taking descrip-
tions of musical life in small German
town, and its atmosphere of German
life, was a popular novel score of
years ago, although it's possibilities for
dramatic use were difficult to discover.
They were certainly not made clear at
the Garden theater last night, when
Richard Mansfield appeared in a play
made from the story.
1t is easy to understand why the
character of the disgraced nobleman
disguised as a musician should have
appealed to him. In that respect his
judgment was not at fault. He exhib-
tied the gentleness, refinement, humOr.
and affections with delightful sincerity
and naturalneSS. There was little
no trace of his customary affiectations,
and he even moved with facility that
stiff leg which has frequently caused
his admirers so much distress.
The play, by J. I. c. Clarke and Mer-
ridan Phelps, is such trivial, childish
effort that the audience was on the
point of laughing last night in it's ser
ious moments and in its humor appre-
ciated only the speeches that were OBJ
viously written by Mr.. Mansfield him.
self.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
KANSAS NEWS.
A IL eavenwOrth Dog Returns
From Chickamauga.
went With the Troops But
"FOOted 1t Back"
FOOTSORE AND WEARY
independence to Have a Bic
Cracker Factory.
Fort Scott Couple Married in
China.

Leavenworth, April 2e-Pomp Ora
MANS mound 'Gibe,'' which accompan-
led company B, goth infantry, to Chick
anauga, returned home yesterday,
plainly showing the effect of his trip
back to Leavenworth.
Pomp let private in company B
nave the use of his dog two weeks prior
TO the departure of the company, and
the brute, imbued with a war-like spir-
IT, refused to settle down to the pro-
sale existence of civilian life and would
not return to his master when the COM
pany left.
After arriving at Chickamauga he de-
cloed 10 return to LeaVenwOrth and be-
come one of the home guard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
A DIVING ACT
Results in a Tragic Accident at
Sells Circus.

Columbus, O., April ga tragic ac-
cident occurred at the Sells Forepaugh
circus yesterday afternoon in the pres
ence of 10000 people,
James Bishatt, who does a daring div
ing act backward, sustained injuries
which will probably prove fatal. BIZ
shaft dives from beam attached to
the center pole, a distance of 40 feet,
into a tank of water. AS he jumped
this afternoon a foot slipped. He fell
to the tank, his back striking the wood
en- side. He was quickly taken out and
carried to the dressing room, the hor-
rif1ed audience not knowing whether he
was dead or alive, the general belief
being that he could not live after fall
But Bishatt still had a spark of life
He was taken to ST. Francis hospital
where it was found that he had sus-
tanned very serious internal injuries.
The house physician expressed the
belief that Bishatt could not live. No
bones We're broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
FINED FOR KEEP1NG OPEN
Merchant Louis Isaacson Who Ran
Afoul of the Sunday Law
Will Appeal

Leavenworth Standard: In Justice
Johnsons court this morning the trial
of J. J. Roche for the Clerks Union
finding of the defendant guilty of having
exposed merchandise for sale on Sun
day and the fine assessed was 80
The case was appealed to the district
court.
The fine was imposed under section
1898 of the statutes which reads as
follows:
Every person who shall expose to
sale any goods, wares or merchandise
or shall keep open any ale or power
house, grocery or tipping shop, or shall
sell or retail any fermented or distilled
liquor on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, shall on con-
viction be adjudged guilty of a misde-
meanor and fined not exceeding fifty
dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
FOR A CRACKER FACTORY:
Independence Men Start PlantVTo
Run With Natural Gas.

Independence Reporter: By request
we have hitherto refrained from max
ing mention of the cracker factory en-
terprise which is now so well under way
that w. L. Wheeler and Joe Gee are
today in Chicago buying the necessary
machinery for it.
The home company was formed some
time ago with a paid up capital of
S. 900, of which AL Brown, w. L. Wheel
er, w. w. Walters and Joe Gee each
put in 1000. The company has been
incorporated.
The company has bought the sad
iron factory building. on the Santa Fe
right of way and it is now being fitted
up for use. The factory will be in OPP
Grafton in a short time and will be run
with natural gas, which will give it an
immense saving in fuel over other fac
tories, which are, we believe, usually
run with hard coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
KANSANS HEARD.
Vincent, BOtkin and Simpson
Address the House
On the Pending War Revenue
AT A NIGHT SESSION.
Opposition to the Measure Not
Serious.
Members Want a Chance to Go
ON Record.
AT A NIGHT SESSION.

Washington, April 29.-The general de-
bate on the war revenue bill closed last
night, after eight and half hours speech
making. There was little discussion of the
internal revenue features of the bill The
Democrats continued their assaults on the
bond features and their advocacy of the
income tax.
said that in disciplined armies and sea-
soned soldiers Spain at present had the
advantage. and that it was therefore the
part of prudence to supply the government
with all the pecuniary means necessary
to recruit and prepare our army for the
field. He combatted the opinion OF MT
SayerS that $3O0, 100000 would be SUFFICIENT.
Our war preparations were costing $2o,OO0.-
900 a month. With armies in the field the
expenditures would be much greater:
Mr.. Wheeler (Dem., Ala.), a member of
the committee, announced his opposition
to the bond provision, but said II It was
rot stricken out he would feel impelled to
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI discussed the
condition of the treasury. He objected
to the leaders of the majority side pictur-
ing to the country a bankrupt treasury
in order to lay foundation for bond IS
sues.
the bill, said that the loans proposed to
be floated by the pending bill could not be
avoided. He regarded the bond provision
of the bill as its most benefcent feature.
Mr.. McMillin Dem, Tenn.). criticised
some of the internal revenue features OF
the bill as especially onerous upon the
country should bear greater proportion
Of the war taxes; He quoted Secretary
Gent to prosecute the war o As oo there
were now in the treasury 800, OO0, 900, he
contended that bond authorization was
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., lid comes-SSd the
bill as the best that could be Trained to
raise extraordinary revenues Over S55,-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29

Some Texas sentiment from the
Houston Post: The administration has
not treated Captain Sigsbee as the
country would have had him treated.
He was entitled to the command of the
New Orleans, or some one of our regu-
lar cruisers that are undergoing re-
pairs, and not an auxiliary cruiser
merely. The administration has never
yet shown a sufficient resentment at
the destruction of the Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Populist congressional commit
tee of the Second district will meet at
Ottawa Saturday to select a place and
date for holding the convention.
The Linn county Republican conven-
ton instructed the congressional dele
gates for Col. Ed r. Smith. The dele
gates to the state convention were in
structed for R. w. Blue for congress
man. at-large.
Cloud county Republicans instructed
their delegation to the state convention
for w. w Caldwell for a member OF
the state committee.
1t has been said that the appointment
of W. D. Street as a member OF the
state board of charities removes him
from the race for congress in the sixth
district. Mr.. Street declined several
months ago. He never seriously con-
sidered the idea of running but some
of his friends urged him to become a
candidate.
Barton, Woodson, F'inney, Ness, ana
Pratt county Republicans VIII holo
their conventions to select delegates 10
the state convention tomorrow.
The first conventions of next month
will be held Tuesday. Butler county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
WAR CLOSES SHOPS.

Many Piano Makers and Shipping
Clerks Thrown Out of Employment.
New York, April 29-The Internation-
al Piano Makers union reported yester-
day that a large number of shops have
been closed on account of the war. In
this city many members of the union
are without permanent employment.
A large number of shipping clerks
have also been notified by the compa-
MES that they are to be discharged on
account of the war. Some of them have
been in the employment of the compa-
MES for nanV wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Fort Scott Doctor in Trouble.

Fort Scott, April 29.-Dr. Harrison H.
Keith of Mineral, Kansas, is under ar
rest on a United States warrant,
charged with opening mail addressed to
others. 1t is claimed while postmaster
he opened mail addressed to other doc
tors of the town who were in CORE
spondence with a medical college 70
garding Keith's standing as a physi-
clan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29

Angry Spaniards in Valencia burned
President McKinley's picture publicly.
Angry workmen in various parts of the
United States did the same thing last
fall. But while we may have fuses in
the great American family, we permit
no outsiders to say what we would
among ourselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
BRODIE ASKS A DIVORCE.
Bridge Jumper Files His Suit in New
York Supreme Court.

New York, April 29.-Steve Brodie has
fled in the supreme court notice of a
suit for absolute divorce from his wife,
Gertrude. Statutory grounds are al
legged. About three years Mrs. Brodie
brought suit for divorce from her hus-
band on the charge of cruelty, but
friends brought about reconciliation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Junction City g. A. R. Monument.

construction of Junction City's G. A.
r. monument to be erected in the City
park have been advertised for. The
monument will be 35 feet high and built
of native stone, surmounted by bronze
figure of a volunteer soldier, a cannon
and a stand of arms. 1t will cost ST.
300
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Figuring on a New Coliseum.

Chicago, April 29.-It is said that
Chicago capitalists are considering the
erection of a building to cost $500,000 to
take the place of the burned Coliseum.
Plans for the structure have been made
by S. S. Beman, it is understood. The
location selected is in South Park ave-
nue., between oath and 25th streets,
close to Lake Michigan. 1t is intima-
ted that the Illinois Central and street
railroads have given encouragement to
the scheme and location.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Humboldt Citizen Commits Suicide.

Humboldt, April 29.-M. B. Mullaney,
an old citizen of Humboldt, committed
suicide yesterday by jumping into the
river. He has been mentally unbaIanc-
ed for some time on account of sickness.
He was a member of the Knights of
Honor. The body has not been recover
ed yet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29
Mennonites Object to War.

Mcpherson, April 29.-As the war
war progresses the MennoniteS in the
south part of Mcpherson county are
rushing to the county clerk to be ex-
cused from military duty. Certificates
relieving them from duty are being is
sued by the clerk at the rate of forty
or fifty a. daV.