davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1898-12-26

temperature and condition of water at
y am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; con-
altloh, - receiving reservoir, temperature,
ton at south connection .; distributing
reservoir. temperature 30; condition at in
fluent gate house, I; effluent gate house. 10
Evening star., 1898-12-26

OFFICE OF MUTUAL, FIRE INSURANCE CON-
PANY or THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington December g. 1898
Policy holders hereby nOti1ad that all mol
Icics win expire the last MONDAY in be
cember t26th Instant, at O'Clock pm. Re
newal for the year 1899 will be at the rate OF 1
per cent the premium notes Please attend
early and avoid the crowd.
de6 LIST L PIERCE ROTELER. Secretary
Evening star., 1898-12-26

FREDERIC l. MOORE,
Member Washington Stock Exchange
Has removed lis office to the Wyatt building.
oc7-u 14th and F SITS. NV
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Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 31.-Ofcials
NOT SUCH A RUSH.
Only 81 Petitions in Bankruptcy Fill
ed Where 300 We're Expected

So far about q bankruptcy petitions
have been filed in this state. When the
bankruptcy law was passed it was pre-
dicted that hundreds of Kansas people
would take advantage of its provisions
to rid themselves of old debts.
L thought that at least 300 people
would take advantage of the law within
80 days. said Mr.. George F. Sharitts
clerk of the United States district court
today, but I find that the great major
ity of the boom debts and judgments
have been outIawed. This explains the
fact that up to this time but 81 petitions
have been filed in the state, as Outlawed
debts are just as dead as they would be
after passing through the bankruptcy
court. Eastern people who loaned money
in Kansas during the boom days have
become discouraged at the prospect of
ever getting it back and have allowed
judgments to die. If the law had been
passed a few years ago there are hun
dreds of people in the state who would
have taken advantage of it, but now
they do not need it's aid. A few more
petitions may be filed from time to
time, but I believe the bulk of the pc
titions is represented by the q already
filed -
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Aug. 81
WHEAT--Liverpool wheat cables today
came equal to ed lower before the open
ing here and receipts in the northwest
were generous, SAT cars against 80 cars
were bearish and early Sales of September
were made at 64G6414c and December at
compared with last nights close. Chi
cago receipts were 236 cars, of which only
cars were passed by the inspectors as
contract. That caused some nervousness
among shorts, and when they bid for Sep
TENDER they TO- nd very little for sale, and
in the competI ION to secure what little
recovered and the longer futures were ad-
vanced in sympathy. Beerbohm est.
bushels against ], POS 900 600 bushels las
year. September opened 1sGssc lower at
64d6414c. advanced quickly to $3.50, then
down at 617sd62c and sold up to 6214 03sc.
CORN-A good speculative demand de
veloped in corn, caused by unfayorable
and prices ruled strong. AdViceS from
those states claim that the injury result
ing from the long drought at the tune the
plant was in a delicate condition has in
many instances proved to be permanent.
September started &c higher at 30l4d3sc,
improved to 301205sc, then reacted to 30 &c.
OATS-Smau receipts and good de-
mand for the May option held oats strong.
September opened unchanged to sc up at
ROVISfONSGLower prices at the
yards and liquidation by packing interests
sion in provisions September pork start
ed 10c lower at SIS. 70, sold down to $S.I21a.
then rallied to $3.50. September lard open
ed sc down at $5l212 ana decIned TO 500;
September ribs began 712c off at $5-217a and
firmed up to $5.3212.
BARLEY-No. 2, September, 421aG441bc.
cember. Ale: May. 4215c
FLAX-Cash northwestern, soc: Septem-
beF S51gTi 9ct9a6er Sf4Ae May ssc
81. 40; October, S2.35.
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THE CARS NOTE.
Official Notification is Cabled to
Washington.

Washington, Aug 31-United States
burg, has cabled the state department
that he has been handed by the Russian
minister for foreign affairs, Count
Muravieff, copy of the identical note
of the representa- tives in St. Petersburg
of foreign governments proposing
joint conference to consider the Ques-
ton of general disarmament.
The full text of the note was not
cabIed by Mr. Hitchcock but will be
sent by mail Its character is such as
would require something more than a
mere Acknowledgement of receipt and
a 5 the proposition is one, the acceptance
of which would involve a radical change
in the foreign policy of the United
States, it is sure to receive most earn
est attention and consideration at the
hands of the president and Mr.. Hay,
when the latter assumes office.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

tnlCagO, aug. 81.
Estimated receipts today, 81. 900;
left over :, 79S. Market 5010c lower. Lights,
$3.60d4O5: mixed, S3.55d4; heavy, $3.50
3971a: rough. $3.4503. 60.
CATTL E-Receipts. IS 900. Steady to Zoe
lower. Beeves, S4G5.e0: cows and heifers.
S2d4SO; Texas steers, SO. 30G4.20; westerns,
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000 Market steady
to weaker. Natives. 81. 50; westerns,
So. 50d4. 80; lambs. So 75G6.1O.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, 2O, 222; shipments, $3.50.
CATTLE-Receipts All; shipments, l.
SHEEP-Receipts. S,7s8: shipments. 1916.
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
row 30 900
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LOCAL MENTION.

Probate Judge DOlman has issued a
marriage license to A R Swan, %, and
Ida KalIineyer, p, both of Topeka
Jailer Albert Hopkins yesterday set
the witness chair used in police court,
out in the sunlight where it stood all
day until court time. Then he brought
it into court. He said he was going to
roast the truth out of the witnesses in
a liquor case
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Harry Bone has notified Probate
Judge DOlman that the bonds of guar
dams and administrators must have af-
fixed a so cent internal revenue stamp,
also bonds of any kind. including drug
gists' bonds, real estate bonds, etc
Harry Schmidling, the genial business
manager of Gay Rhea is in the city to-
day making arrangements for the ap-
pearance of his show in Topeka all next
week. Mr.. Schmidling is an old Kansas
boy and he says their company is a
good one and will please everybody.
The tiger lilies, represented by Miss
Lizzie Smith and Miss EstelIe Moore,
We're chosen the National Flowers" by
three members of MarshalIs band at
the presentation of the operetta at Gar
field park last night. The Operetta was
arranged by Mrs. Belle Macarthur under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society Of
the First Christian church.
The work of replacing the present
floors of the second and third stories of
the Rock Island building in this city
with new floors of highly polished hard
take some time to put in the new floors,
but when the work is completed the
Rock Island building will have the
finest floors of any building in the city.
The new floors will cost several hun
dred dollars.
Forest J. Ropp has brought an action
in the district court for divorce He
asks to be legally separated from Mary
A Ropp. to whom he was married July
20, 1885 The petition states that the
defendant deserted Forest J. Ropp on
October s, 1896. He asks that he be
given the custody of the two children,
Rosa Belle, aged II years, and Bertha
Alice, aged 9 years, claiming that the
mother is not a proper person to care
for them.
The trial of Ed Conley and B. T. Put
nam, charged with maintaining a nui-
sance, was begun yesterday in the pol
ice court. 1t was not finished, and will be
resumed this afternoon. The men are
proprietOrs of the Topeka Cold Storage
house in North Topeka, which the po-
lice raided a few weeks ago. and from
which 63 cases of beer, ten kegs, a bar
rel of whisky and a key of brondy were
taken. 1t was the Topeka branch
house of the Lemp Brewing company Of
st. Louis.
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BLOODSHED NEAR.
Union Miners Are Restrained
With Difficulty From At
lacking Negroes.

Pana, I'LL, Aug. 31.-More outside re-
Inducements for the locked out white
miners have been arriving today By
tonight fully 5000 extra miners are ex-
pected to be on the scene. On the other
hand the operators say they will have
fully 300 more negroes here before the
close of the week.
Sheriff Coburn has been hourly in
creasing his forces in anticipation of
trouble, bringing deputies from Taylor
Vile, the county seat, sixteen miles dis
tant. A serious encounter has been mar
rowly aVerted between the locked out
miners and the 100 deputy SheriffS,
guarding the "a Alabama negroes who
have taken the places of the locked out
men at the SpringSide mine at the edge
of the city limits The clash could not
have been prevented had not state and
national officers of the United Mine
Workers of America interfered, by wir-
ing District President William Topham
to postpone action until after this morn
ing, pending investigation of the opera
ton of the Springside mine which is al
legged to be dangerous, being operated
without a boss and a registered engin-
eer.
At the time the message was received
the local miners reinforced by several
hundred miners from DanVille, COffeen,
MOwequa, Assumption, WE'LL, Itch
field, Gillespie and other outside mining
towns, were in secret session in a large
gulch between the Illinois Central rail-
ways and Pana Coal company's reser-
voir, near the north end of the city,
laying plans to march on the deputies
and negroes at Springside and forcibly
compel the negroes to leave. The
meeting was presided over by a negro
miner named Dean of DanVille. 1t was
only by the most persistent pleading
and reasoning by President Topham
and other leaders that the miners were
prevented from marching on the shaft.
The meeting was attended by fully
I, 900 miners their only light being that
of the moon and with guards and pick
cts doing duty to keep out all save un-
ion mine workers. 1t was pointed out
that the deputies at the Springside
mine were armed with Springfield and
Winchester rifles. There were only
two Winchesters and a few shotguns
in the miners crowd. All the men,
however, were armed with revOlVers.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co.. 112 East Fifth St, Topeka, Kan.
Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower, corn I'M
changed.
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat I'D
higher.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 16. 900. lower;
Kansas City, 1000, lower; Omaha, 4,5o0.
lower.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 81. 900. lower;
Kansas City, 1900, lower; Omaha, 5000,
lower.
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapOlis 3O5 cars, Duluth 345 cars, total SO
cars; last year Minnea polls 328 cars, Du-
Iuth Sc ears. total 1874 cars.
Chicago receipts: Wheat 236 cars. grade
9 cars; corn 467 cars, grade 256 cars; oats
354 cars, grade 26 cars.
Forecast: For Kansas City and vicinity,
continued fair. warm weather tonight and
Thursday. For Kansas, fair ton ght and
Thursday, warmer in west portion to-
night.
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mae Jacob spillman Suits.

Another suit has been filed by w Mar
tin Jones' executor of the estate of ia
cob Spillman. This one today is against
L. NJ. Sheldon, who is named as share
holder in the Capital Investment com
pany suit is also filed against JASPER
Hume Childers, to whom Mr.. Sheldon sold
his shares Judgment against each is
asked in the sum of $50. The claim held
by the estate against the Capital Invest
ment company is S10521. Already suits
nave been filed against the following
shareholders: J. G. Slonecker B. F. Nor
row Jas L. King. NJ w. Van Valken-
burg. p NJ SheIden and j. II. Childers.
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COURTMARTIAL FOR BERRY
For Speaking in Uncomplimentary
Terms of Alger.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-ColoneI J. R.
Berry, commanding the Seventh regi-
ment of California volunteers, protests
strongly against the efforts now being
made in the southern part of the state
to have the regiment mustered out. He
says that his men have the assurance
that they will yet go to Honolulu en-
route to Manila and that they are all
anxious to see active service The
colonel is quoted by the Examiner as
speaking in uncOmplimentary terms Of
Secretary Alger and Brigadier General
Otis and that paper says he may be
court martialed for his plain talk.
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KENTUCKY WANTS SONS.
Gov. Bradley Will Borrow Money to
Get Them Home.

Frankfort, KY, Aug. Ex-Governor
Bradley wired Secretary Alger asking
leave to bring Kentucky sick soldiers
at Chickamauga back to their homes.
the state to equip a special train for
the purpose He also wired General
breckenridge asking how many soldiers
from this state are sick at Chicka-
manga. The state has no money avail
able for this purpose but Governor
Bradley declared his intention of Dor
rowing sufficient money on behalf of
the state to accomplish it.
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BACK TO SPAIN.
Cervera and His Men Will Be Per-
mitted to Go.

Annapolis, Md, Aug. 31.-Orders have
been received here from the president
directing Admiral Cervera to make ar
engagements to proceed with his officers
and men back to Spain Immediately in
accordance with the instructions issued
by the Spanish minister of marine The
officers were very enthusiastic when
they received the news. 1t is under
stood they will return without giving
parole. Captain Eulate left this after
noon for New York
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AGUINALDO NAMES MAN
To Go to Paris by General Merritt's
Permission

London, Aug. 31.-The Manila CORE
spOndent of the Times says:
General Wesley Merritt's last official
act before leaving was to sign a per
mission for the insurgents to send an
emissary to represent them at the pro-
ceedings of the Paris grand commits
sion. General Aguinaldo has sent an
agent to Hong Kong to inform F'ilipe
AgOncillO, the insurgent leader, of his
appointment for this duty. General
intendant"
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ELLERBE LEADS.
Partial Returns From the South Car
DINA Primaries.

Columbia, s. G., Aug. ,s1.-only partial
reports from the biennial state primaries
have been received OF the 27,943 votes
accounted for, GoveTnT.o2T Ellerhe has re re
lows: Featherstone. 1912; Scumpert. s.
468; ex-Congressman TiIlman, 1855; Wat
Congre> >men Elliott and Talbert had no
opposition. Congressman Latfmer leads all
competitors and is safe.
Congressman STARTS race is close. In
Congressman Wilson's district the margin
is narrow. StOcker is reelected and Nor
ton also seems safe.
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CONFEDERATES INVITED
To Fraternize With Association of
Naval Veterans.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug 31.-The execu-
tive council of the National Association of
Naval Veterans of the United States,
through the commander of the associa-
ton, Daniel F. Kelly, has issued an invi-
army and navy to fraternize and parade
with the National Association of Naval
Veterans in Cincinnati September 6.
It is the purpose of the association to
make a reunion in the nature of a peace
illh laa
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B. & O. viii Pay Coupons.

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 31.-The re-
ceivers of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road company will pay the coupons due
September 1, $685. on 81, 500, 600 bonds of
the Central Ohio Railroad company,
amounting to S56.25O. These coupons
are payable at the Union Trust com
pany New York. and at the office of
the treasurer for the receivers of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railway company,
Baltimore.
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Congratulations From Michigan.
HER LAST PRoCLAMATIoN.
Queen Regent of Holland Lays Down
the Sceptre.

The Hague. Aug. 31.-The. Queen Regent
of Holland in a proclamation just issued
upon the occasion of the end Of her re-
e0mi2g of age TO-DAY. eXpresses warm
pleasure at seeing the whole nation
ranged jOyOusly around the throne of
the young queen. thanks God that her
dearest wish has been heard. and. after
thanking the people for their loving and
faithful support of herself. invokes Gods
blessing upon the youthful sovereign and
concludes:
May our country become great in
everything in which a small nation can
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President McCracken Dead.

New York, Aug. 3L-The death of
Major William V. NGcCracken, president
of the Louisville, St Louis & Texas
railroad, is announced. He was mem
Der of the Lotus and Olympic clubs, the
Loyal Legion and the Ohio society.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Aug. 81
MONEY-Money on call nominally at 215
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3A4412
per cent: sterling exchange heavy, at
81 S42404S5 for demand and at S4-S3H4 S3l4
for sixty days; posted rates, $4.s4 and $780,
commercial bills, $4.s21a.s. .-.oo.,
SILVER-Silver certificates 59$4a60l2c;
bar silver, 597kc; Mixeican dollars. 461zc.
BONDS-Governmen bonds easier. 3s
when issued, 1O47s; new Is. registered 12l;
coupon, 127: As, III: coupon, 1111s: Is, 90;
5s. registered, 112; coupon, liz; Pacific rs
of 80. 1927.
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Frank sucoeeds Wade.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Brigadier Gen
eral Royal T. Frank has been assigned
to command temporarily the Third
army corps formerly commanded by
General Wade, the latter having been
relieved to become a member of the
Cuban military commission.
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t records for today:
set Fire 10 the Chureh.

Peoria, Ill. Aug. 31.-Miss Mark
Crowley, So years of age, in a fit of
insanity this morning set fire to St.
Johns Roman Catholic church and
then got a revolver and started for the
parochial residence, threatening to kill
Rev. J. P. Quinn, the priest. About one
thousand dollars damage was done to
the church.
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COOLER PERHAPS.
But We Shall Not Get Tt Before To-
morrow Night Says Mr.. Jennings.

Today is somewhat cooler than yes
terday. but there is some moisture in
the air which makes it sticky wealth.
err"
Weather Observer Jennings says that
there is a change for cooler weather on
the way. but that it may not strike To-
peka and vicinity before Thursday
evening This afternoon there was a
slight change between noon and 2
o'clock.
Following are heat records for today:
Tir,a Weather Street
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NOT ANXIOUS TO SEE HIM.
The President Wires Hanna Not to
Hurry.


Cleveland O., Aug. SLIT is not prob
able that Senator Hanna will meet
President Mckinley as the former had
expected during the present visit of
the chief executive in Cleveland. Sen
ator Hanna is en- route from the north
west but will not reach here before to-
morrow evening, while the presidential
party will leave Cleveland tomorrow
morning for Canton.
It is understood that President Nc
Kinley has telegraphed Senator Hanna
telling him by no means to alter or
shorten his trip in order to get home
before his departure. Mrs. Mckinley
accompanied the president and Colonel
and Mrs Myron T. Herrick on a drive
down town today. Justice White left
during the mOrnir - which led some to
believe that the peace commission mat
ter had been disposed of finally. The
presidential party passed the morning
very quietly.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas city, aug. 81
salhc E Ea sS|fc s5 &a 57S61llc no
2 red. 68c: No. 8, 64c; No. spring, 5sc; No
CoRN-Higher No. mixed. 2714c; No.
white pc: No. 8. 26s4 G.
OATS-Firrn No 3 white, 211ac.
RYE=Firn. No. 2, 40c.
HAY-Steady- Choice timothy, $3.50
BUTTERISteady. Separator, 1519G17c:
dairy, 15c.
EGGS-Steady, 111kc.
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Plant Lime to Resume.

Savannah. Ga, Aug. 81.-The Plant
steamer line will resume their service
to Havana next week and the first boat
to make the trip since the war was de-
clared will be the steamship Mascotte
which will leave Port Tampa next
Monday. Her trips thereafter will be
every Monday and Thursday.
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WiIheImina Today Assumes
the Place of Ruler
Over the Destfnies of the King
dom of Holland.
HER PROCLAMATION.
She Thanks the People For Love
and Attachment.
Will Follow Example Set by Her
Mother.

The Hague, Aug. 31.-Upon the oc-
casion of her birthday and the attain
ment of her majority, Queen Wilhel-
nina Helena Paulina Maria, issued
proclamation to the people of the
Netherlands. It was worded as follows:
on this day. so important to you and
me, 1 desire before all else to say
word of warm gratitude. From my
tenderest years you have surrounded
me with your love. From all parts of
the kingdom, from all classes of So
ciety, young and old, I have always
received a striking proof of attachment.
After the death of my venerated
father, all your attachment to the
dynasty was transferred to me. On
this day I am ready to accept the
splendid though Weighty task wheretO
I have been called, and I feel myself
supported by your fidelity. Receive my
thanks.
My experience hitherto has left in
effaceable impressions and is an earn
est Of the future. Ny dearly loved
mother, to whom I am immensely in
debted, set me an example by her noble
and exalted conception of the duties
which hencefOrth devOlve upon me. The
aim of my life will be to follow her
example and to govern in the manner
expected of princess of the house of
Orange. True to the constitution, de-
sire to strengthen the respect for the
name and flag of the Netherlands. AS
east and west, I desire to observe jus
tice and to contribute SO far as in me
lies to the increasing intellectual and
mutual welfare of my whole people. 1
hope and expect that the support of all,
in whatever sphere of official or social
activity you may be placed, within or
without the kingdom, will never be
wanting.
Trusting in God and with a prayer
that He give me strength. I accept the
government. WILHELMINA-'
Thanksgiving Service.
Amsterdam, Aug. 31-Solemn thanks
giving services were held here today
in all the churches, as we'll as in the
churches throughout Holland, upon the
occasion of Queen WiIhelmina attaining
her majority.
Congratulations From Michigan.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug. 31-For
the first time the hag of Holland is
floating today from the Michigan con-
sulate of the Netherlands. Vice Con-
sui John Stecketee, who was made
knight of the order of Orange for long
service as consul, sent the following
cable to Queen Wilhelmina: Con
CALCULATIONS upon your birthday from
one hundred thousand Hollanders, re-
siding in Michigan. May Gods blessing
rest upon your majesty and people"
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IA Died En- Route.

New York, Aug. 31.-Fourteen of the
soldiers returning from Santiago on
board the Allegheny died on the pass
age to MOntauk Point.
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Go1d shipment Resumed.

New York, Aug S1--Lazard Freres
have received advices that their Lon
don house will ship to them sl,2SHooo
in gold this week
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Garfield park, August 81, September
L and 3, ''PinafOre," Saturday.
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Lawrence and return so cents by the
Union Pacific tomorrow Sept 1st
Trains at 5;55 a. m, 500 a. m. and
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Lawrence and return so cents, by the
Union Pacific tomorrow, Sept 1st.
Trains at 5:55 a. m, s;20 a. m. and 3