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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
QUITS TIE ARMY
Pittsburg Volunteer Glad to Reach
Home Again.

Pittsburg, July 14-Joe Barker of
Frontenac, who enlisted in company F,
at Fort Scott, and was with the Tween
tieth regiment at San Francisco, has
returned home with an honorable dis
charge. Barker is not yet 81 and he
enlisted against the wishes of his par
ents. His father has been busy since
endeavOring to get a discharge for his
son and finally succeeded.
The boy did not find a soldiers life
the most desirable existence in the
world, and while he does not confess it
he is very well pleased that the dis
charge came when it did He wore his
uniform home, and while it has seen
only about five weeks service in camp,
its appearance would indicate that it
has been worn for not less than year
in the hardest kind of field duty.
The original color, young Barker says
was of the regulation blue, but it has
faded to a brick red and is saggy and
out of shape, and is not fit to wear on
a fishing trip where old clothes are gen
orally used. The material is exceeding
ly cheap and the uniforms were put to-
gether in a slip shod who sIovenly
manner by Cinnamon who received 25
cents per suit for their work. It is re-
ported the Twentieth regiment has re-
ceiVed new uniforms of good cloth and
good work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14

ToraPs first offer was to evacuate
Santiago and march all his men, with
their arms and artillery, into the in
terror. Unconditional surrender" an
swered Shafter. Toral then offered to
evacuate If he might march his men
to Holguin with their small arms. Again
Shafter replied, Unconditional surren-
der" Next TOral wanted to evacuate,
Stipulating only that officers might re-
tain their side arms and that the men,
without arms, might be taken to HoI-
gum Again ShafteE answered, I'm
conditional surrender" ToraPs last
offer was to retire, leaving everything
behind and surrendering all eastern
Cuba This was also refused. 1t is
ToraPs men that Shafter wants and the
government has proposed to carry them
to Spain If it is any inducement to give
up without a fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
LATTER-DAY MIRACLES.
Long-Lost Reason of a Hospital Pa
TENT Returns.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 14.-For six years
Mrs. Clara Carol of Philadelphia has
been undergoing a living death. In all
that time she was bereft of the power
OF speech and lOcOmOtiOn; her mind was
too weak to grasp the simplest in
cidents of a day; she was absolutely
helpless. The change came last Tues
day. In the twinkling of an eye with
the suddenness of the lightning's flash,
quick as the appearance of an electric
spark, reason, understanding, strength
returned to the one whose very exist
ence betokened the awful hand of the
destroyer. This week Mrs. Carol re-
turned to her husband, her home and
to friends who have counted her among
the dead.
Six years ago next month Mrs. Carol
and her husband, prosperous business
man OF Philadelphia, came OF this city.
Mrs. Carol was travelling for her
health. While in a hotel here she be-
came a paralytic. The stroke robbed
her of every faculty. She was taken to
st. Francis hospital and placed under
treatment. From that time until last
Tuesday the woman was absolutely
helpless.
Care such as one gives to an infant
was laVished upon her. She was fed
with a spoon, treated in every manner
as a child, disrObed and put to bed at
night, and in the morning the sisters
would again take charge of her and go
through another days programme OF
watchfulness. In all this time Mrs
a sound escaped from her lips and she
did not ever seem conscious of her sur
rOundings. Oftentimes her husband
visited her. To him she gave not the
slightest sign of recognition. Twice her
brother from Louisville, called to see
her. To his words of loving sympathy,
his looks of unutterable anguish naught
but a vacant stare came from the af-
f1icted woman.
Last Tuesday the change came. The
sisters went to her room and found her
up and dressed, and when her hearty
salutatiOn reached their ears they al
most tainted with establishment. Said
| one:
but it was true, and during that
! whole day Mrs. Carol was the life of
! the place. She talked almost unceasing-
| ly, sewed a few garments that we gave
| her, and in the afternoon went to the
! piano and played several OId-tine mel
/ Odies. To all of our questions she gave
| eminently rational replies, and told US
| of her relatives and position in life. l
/ have knowledge of what has TRANSFERRED
| during a portion of my stay here she
/ told US, but could not account for it
! all I remember several visits of my
J husband and of my brother, and I
| thought that 1 would die when tried
| to speak to them and found 1 couldn't t.
/ A few days ago, however, felt as
/ though the chain that bound me to
! silence and inertia was to be broken
/ and that I was again to enter into the
| fuIlneSS of life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
MERRITTHE FROM
He Arrived at Honolulu July En-
Route for Manila.

Victoria, B. c.. July 1.-THE steamer
Warrinoo has arrived from Honolulu
and reports that Major General Wesley
Merritt had arrived at Honolulu on his
way to Manila.
The City of Para arrived at Honolulu
July 5. The Morgan City and Indiana
were scheduled that evening.
Bandmaster Watson, of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota, was suffering with
typhoid fever and was taken to the Red
Cross hospital The Monterey and col
lier Brutus left Honolulu for Manila
July 1. The Monadnock, with the col
lier Nero, arrived at Honolulu July g.
Necessary repairs to her machinery will
delay here there six or seven days. The
Nero was in first class shape. The
Monadnock made the trip alone and had
a hundred tons of coal left. She aver
aged ten knots the whole distance.
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soA1PERs NEW DODGE.
Furnish Christian Endeavor Badges
to Ticket Purchasers.

Nashville ticket brOkers, who becamo
famous on account of their fight with the
last year. have a new dodge, and one
which railroad men say never before has
been used in this country. The Chris
tfan Endeavor association is holding its
annual meeting in Nashville, and the city
is flooded with strangers All these came
on low rates granted by the railroads.
and all, of course, hold round trip tick
cts.
These are issued on what is called the
certificate plan. Each is supposed to be
used only by the person whose name ap-
pears upon it. Conductors require the
identification of persons presenting the
return portion and to hoodwink them
enterprisng Nashville brokers are making
a collection of badges.
Each delegation went to the city with
flying ribbons pinned to coats and dresses
and upon each appears the name of the
resident state. Brokers furnish these
badges to persons buying their tickets as
an additional means Of identification.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
JEALOUSY DID 1T.
Harry Lawson, an Iowa Volunteer,
Tells How He Was Shot

San Francisco, Cal, July 14.-Harvey
E Lawson, company B, Fffty-hrst
Iowa, regiment is being treated at the
regimental hospital for a gunshOt
wound in his left foot at Camp Mer-
rift Lawson tells a strange story OF
a Jealous rival in an Ohio town where
he onced lived, who followed him out to
California to get revenge for being
supplanted in the affections of a young
woman Lawson says he learned the
errand of his enemy and has been
sticking very closely to camp.
Saturday night, according to his
story. he ventured little way out of
the camp, in the direction of the Pres
lido. when, from out of a dark corner,
he was attacked and a revolver pressed
against his breast. He seized the muz-
zie quickly, bore it down and received
a bullet in his foot. His assailant,
whom he says he recognized as his
enemy. Meeks by name, vanished, and
Lawson Iimped back to camp. The
officers intimate that the story of
Lawson was cOncocted to conceal the
true facts.
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AS Grand Master of Brother
hood of Firemen.
NAMED BY M'KINLEY
AS a Member of the Industrial
Commission.
Ticket Brokers Working a New
Dodge.

Peoria, Ill, July 14-As a result Of his
appointment to the Industrial commission
by the president, it is stated on good au-
thority that Frank 2. Sargent, now grand
master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, will of necessity retire from that
organization. w. v. Powell, grand chief
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers,
returned today from the east. Upon learn
ing of Sargent's appointment he gave 1t
as his opinion that the resignation OF the
latter from the position which he now
holds will follow very soon. As to whether
Sargent will accept the place it has not
yet been definitely learned, but Grand
Chief Powell says there is no doubt in his
mind, for, in addition to the new place
paying him more than the old, he is evil
IDENTIFY willing to take up his new duties.
Said Mr.. Powell:
Il believe that he is willing to leave the
organiza ton, for, like all of us, there IS
no telling when his successor may be Sc
lected. He has succeeded in getting the
organization up to high standard, prob
ably as high as it ever will be. He doubt
less feels that i is a good time to get
out.
We are, highly pleased oyer Mr.; S ar-
gents good fortune, but at the same time
we regret to see him leave the hremen;
He has filed the position of grand CHIEF
in a most able manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14

Sioux City Tribune: The state of
Iowa refuses to construe the revenue
law in favor of the express companies.
Many copies of the new code have been
sent by express and shipments are be-
ing made every day. The United States
Express company refused to accept a
package containing a copy OF the code
for shipment, unless the state would
pay the revenue stamp tax. and the
state promptly refused to do it, and the
package was sent by freight. the rail-
road company paying for the stamp.
Hereafter all the state business will be
sent by mail or freight, and the express
companies will lose a great deal of
money from this source alone. Ship
pers generally are taking this course
and the companies will find that their
unpatriotic construction of the law will
prove expensive to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
MINIATURE EARTH.
Gigantic Model For Exhibit at
Paris Exposition.

London, July 14.-The celebrated French
geographer. Prof Ellsee Reclus, is spe-
cially coming over from Paris to lay be-
fore the Royal Geographical society par
ticulars of his project for a gigantic
model of the earth.
Prof. Reclus' idea is to construct a
globe on scale Of 100000 of nature, or
eight miles to the inch, this being the
smallest sized sphere on which it would
be possible to show, correct to scale, the
depth of every river and the height Of
every hill on the earth's surface.
This exact replica of the world would
measure roughly 81 feet in diameter, or
half the size of the dome of St. Paul 5.
This would mean distance OF 80 feet be-
tween New York and London, and Paris
and London would be about three feet
This scheme is not exactly a new one.
Prof. Reclus having had it in his mind for
communale council of Paris had promised
a large sum of money toward the con-
exhibition of 1900. but unfortunately diff
culties arose, and the money was not
The primary object of Prof. Reclus' visit
to London is to interest people over here
necessary capital to carry it out in this
country. But among other things, he
as to the most suitable and least expens-
i've mode of construction The globe
would either have to be supported on an
axis in similar manner 10 the ORDINARY
wooden globes, Grand this seems likely
-f-oated in an immense bath so as to be
easily turned around.
When Prof. Reclus first made his pro-
ject public an eminent English scientist
Suggested that the surface of the earth
be modelled on the inside instead of the
outside of the sphere. SO that an observer,
suspended in the center of the globe. could
easily examine any part of it. This idea,
however, did not meet with approval, ex-
cept that it was suggested that if the
globe was given a rotary motion a visit
to the interior might prove a permanent
cure for delirium tremens.
People may be inclined to think that
such a globe as described would be of
small practical utility. But apart from its
many and important scientific uses it is
computed that the thousands of the work
ing classes who would visit such OBJ
! ject would probably learn more geogra-
ply in a few minutes contemplation of
the earth surface than in months spent
over maps.
| idea of this kind in view when they asked
} for tenders for the construction of a SINH
lar globe, though on a much smaller scale,
some two or three years back The scheme
had to be abandoned, however, on account
| of the expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH.
Mastodons, Like Foreign Dons, Viii
Be Pursued.

Winfield, July 1.-TWO students of
southwest Kansas college, c. N. Gould
and Mark White expect to start next
Monday on a trip into Oklahoma for
the purpose of making geological and
botanical Investigations The trip will
be made in the interests of the state
university Mr.. Gould made a trip
southwest of Blackwell last spring and
found traces of some extinct animal,
which were sent to DR.. Williston at the
university. The fossils proved to be of
value especially because they were the
first ever found in the Red Beds of
Kansas or Oklahoma.
DR.. Williston was trying to find time
ever since to get down into this region,
but other duties have prevented and
he wrote Mr.. Gould to go down and
see what could be found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
TRAVELLING BY RAIL IN PERU.
Crew is Never in a Hurry and Time
Cuts No Figure.

From the New York Sun.
The railroads in Peru are unlike any
thing of the kind elsewhere in the world.
We Americans hear good deal about
Henry Meiggs' wonderful railroad up the
Andes. No doubt it is great piece OF
engineering, but it seems to me that the
most wonderful part of the. railroad IS
the fact that the PeruVianS ever let any
outside of their country make for
tune or achieve any result in Peru The
management of the Andean railroad ts
unique. There are no time cards that
we could ever discover. We were simply
told that the train would go north or
south in the morning or afternoon OF a
certain day, and we had to wait for 1t.
The natives stretched themselves out on
the railroad station platform and slept
until the train came in, with a locomotive
twenty years behind the times. There is
always all the elaboration in the world
about starting the train from the station.
No one cares for time among Peruvian
railroad men. The engineer jokes with
the lOafers about the station and deliber-
ately oils and looks over the locomotives.
Stops of twenty minutes at ordinary sta
lions are common. Nearly all sO-called
accommodation trains are run three times
a week. The trains rattle along at Y
miles an hour and will stop for the night
at a station. The next morning the en-
gineer will stoke up his locomotive ana
the train will jOggle along again, stopping
for rest when night comes on. ! don't
believe there is a train run in the night on
Henry Aeiggs' railroad in Peru
A man at Lima told me that a Few
weeks ago Il locomotive ran off the track
and rolled down a thirty foot embank-
ment, and that it was ten days before
the locomotive was put on the track The
workmen worked leisurely in the day
while traffic on that branch Of the road
SUSPENDED.
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FOR PROJECTILES.
Government Preparing for Ordnance
to Besiege Havana.

in the ordnance bureau of the war depart
ment for furnishing finch shrapnel shot
5000 howitzers at Jos pounds in weight
and 1000 mortar shrapnel at 1876 pounds in
weight.
Considerable Importance is attached to
the award of this contract, for the reason
that this ordnance is to be used for the
big siege guns soon to be placed in posi-
ton in the hills about Havana. The fol-
lowing are the principal bidders:
Taunton Locomotive works United
States Projectile company of Brooklyn,
Schith & Co. of Philadelphia, BuiIeds'
Iron foundry of Providence Falls Rivet
and Machine company of Ohio and the
Marine Machinery and Conveyor COM
pany.
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next house and serve through the en-
tire congress he will have presided
longer than any other man save Clay.
-
Colonel Earl HObson Of Bowling
Green Ky, a cousin of the naval hero,
was made a colonel for his conspicuous
GOODNESS and courage at the battle of
Pittsburg Landing, when he was not
quite 20 years old.
A Hanover postage stamp dealer
named Decker, known throughout Ger
many as a high philatelic authority, has
been sentenced to a months imprison-
ment for embezzlement. He subst-
tuted less valuable stamps for those
sent to him for his expert opinion on
their genuineness and value.
-
Stephen B. Griswold, law librarian of
the New York state library, at Albany,
who has just completed thirty years
of continuous service, is the only per-
son in the state capitol who has held
office for so long a period. During his
incumbency the number of volumes IN
the library has increased from 10000 to
10000
Commodore John c. Watson was Far
ragut's flag lieutenant at the age OF ~
and was in all that naval nero 5 nBhts
from the capture of New Orleans to
Mobile bay. In the last named engage
ment Watson assisted in flashing the
admiral to the rigging of the Hartford
He has served in all parts OF the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
PRIEST KILLED BY TRAIN.
Father DeCailly,a Well Known Iowan,
Loses His Life.

Fort Madison, Ia, July 14.-Rev. Louis
Joseph's Catholic church, and one of the
oldest and most widely known priests in
Iowa, while returning from a visit to the
country was killed While attempting to
cross the Santa Fe railroad track about
6ztR Year. IN native OF ITons wSf Fr r rs
where. he was ordained priest at the
age of Is years. He had lived in Iowa
for over forty years. and had built many
churches and schools. For several years
he had been a member of the bishops
council. He was one of the promoters
of the Iowa Orphan home. Father De
Cailly was a nephew of Matthias Loras,
the first bishOD of Iowa.
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No man is a thoroughbred unless he
owns two umbrellas.
A cheap woman's way of abusing
man is to pity his wife.
Some men think it is no disgrace to
drink whisky if they get it at drug
store.
If a father calls his 12-year-oId child
at 9 o'clock at night, and asks that 1t
go to bed, some people call it roast
When a woman tells a hired girl
story to her company, they wonder now
often her husband has been compelled
to hear it
Don't forget that worry kills as sure
" as consumption. The only difference
is that you can break yourself OF the
worry habit.
The linen pants the men are wearing
are more comfortable than shirt waist 5
for the reason that there are no corsets
under them.
It is very creditable in 50 many wo-
men in the United states la i,S ,1 up
Red Cross work; the costume lsn De-
coming to any one over sixteen.
1t is easier to open can of corn than
to prepare a dozen ears of fresh corn
For this reason, some women argue
that the canned corn is better 1oI
you.
A man who works hard all day pays
a great deal of attention to what ne
| will have to eat at night He nasn
| had his appetite spoiled by any PINK
/ teas or 1uncheons.
A woman writes this office to ask
| what her 15-year-old boy is to do IN the
! evenings. She says that if he buns
| around with other boys, he gets tough,
| and if he calls on a young girl he gets
| tender. and the result is more tataL
/ What is the matter with the boy going
/ To bed2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14

General Peter Tracy of Memphis en-
joys the double distinction Of being e
cousin Of Dewey and the uncle OF Hob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-14
MAY BECOME GENERAL.
California Freight Rate War May In
volve Outsiders.

Chicago, July 14.-Some fear for the new
schedule of freight rates. which went into
effect on all transcOntinental lines less
than a month ago, is expressed, because
of a fight which has started between the
Southern Pacific and the Panama line.
At the Southern Pacific office in this
city it was stated that the Panama line
on a few commodities, including some
canned goods and wine, and that the
Southern Pacific had met the competition.
Whether further REDUCTIONS would be
made by the Panama line could not be
stated.
The danger to the new and advanced
transcontinental rates lies in a spread Of
the warfare. So far none of the COM
modities handled in quantities by the
northern lines has been effected.
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low Ratea for Deleentes.

Eastern lines have agreed upon a round
trip rate of one fare for the national con
vention of letter carriers, which will be
held at Toledo September SO. Tickets will
be sold September 4 and s. and Will be
good for return passage to and including
September 10. For the following meetings
round trip rates of one and one bird fares
have been authorized: National AsSoe1a-
ton of Local Fire Insurance Agents, De
troit July 1916; Beta Theta Pi fraternity,
Cincinnati, July 1922; Commercial Law
league, Putin Bay, O., July 26-2e; an
nual illinois Christian encampment. Eu-
reka. Ill August 81: annual convention
American Bankers association, Denver,
August 1926.
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NEGROES FIRE ON TEXANS.
Troops in Florida Attack a Water
melon Stand.

Miami. Fla, July 14-There was great
excitement here because of an armed con-
fiict between a detachment of the Second
Texas and number Of negroes.
The soldiers attempted to wreck a
watermelon stand kept by a negro in a
section where the negro community is
very numerous Former disturbances
had caused the vendors to arm themselves
and dozen soon came to the assistance
of the prosecuted watermelon seller with
Winchester rifles, shOtguns and revolvers
In moment firing began and the SOL
dfers ran for cover. One or two of them
had revolvers and they returned the fire
wounding one of the negroes in the arm
If any of the soldiers were hurt the off,
GERS are keeping the fact secret
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CAPTIVETN A GARBAGE BOX
Mrs. n. Brin Meets With Rough
Treatment.

Chicago, July 14-John Clancy, &C
cused of locking Mrs. H. Brin in a
garbage box and beating her husband
severely with a club, in an attempt to
make away with their horse and buggy
was arrested by the Chicago police
Brin says he discovered Clancy a rev
DAVIS ago lust as he was about to drive
away with his buggy and ran into the
alley to stop the theft. The man at
tackled him so severely that he has been
confined to his bed ever since, ana When
he was REINFORCED by his wife Clancy
threw her into a garbage box 1t IS
then alleged that he fastened the 10
and made her a prisoner. Nelghbors
came to the rescue and drove clancy
away with stones.
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Good Advice.

London, July 1.-THE Times COM
menting upon the situation this morn
ing, says it thinks the outbreak of dis
ease among the American troops and
the news of the Irene incident may de-
eide Spain to continue but it dissuades
her from such rashness, which will
only result in more onerous terms of
peace later, as it is quite nIusory for
Spain to hope for real help from Ger
many''
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The fact has developed that the
French steamer BOurgogne at the time
of its disaster was fully one hundred
miles north of the regular east bound
steamship course and about sixty miles
north Of the cutcOrners usually taken
by a number of the regular liners. Had
the BOUrgogne been where it should
have been it goes without saying the
collision and consequent dreadful loss
of life would not have occurred.