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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
FEAR AND HUNGER.
Responsible For Terrible Conditions
at Santiago.

washington. July ca message receiv-
ed from General Shafter indicates that
the situation of the people of Santiago IS
terrible. They are not only panic-strieken
over the fear of bombardment, but they
are suffering from lack of the actual ne
cessities of life. In one of his cable mess
ages General Shafter says;
1.-THE town (Santiago) is in a terrible
condition as to food; the people are starv-
ing. Rice is practically the only staple
article of food they have"
Further along in the same dispatch
Shafter says that the growing crops in the
vicinity of the city have already been util-
lied by the residents of the city and the
only growing article of food left is a few
mangOes.
Speaking of the troops under his COM
mand General Shafter says; 1.-The men
are in good spirits and remarkably We'll
In the course of another dispatch Gen
eral Shafter, referring to the condition Of
their injured says:
''An the wounded are doing singularly
well; only one death having occurred since
A private telegram from General Sum
ner formerly colonel of the Sixth CAV
airy, stationed at Fort Meyer Va, near
AN Fort Meyer officers safe and well"
The glad tdtngs received from poth
corning the condition of the troops and
particularly the wounded VIII be received
General Skaters statement of the stu
alton in Santiago IS borne out py the con-
dttion of the men captured by the Ameri-
squadron They had been on half ra-
tions so long that many of them were
taught that capture by the Americans
meant death, they would have welcomed
it because it insured them good food and
plenty of it.
1t is learned authoritatively that ire
mendous pressure is being brought to
bear upon the Spanish commander of San
tiago by the foreign cons1ls resident in
the city to induce him, in the interests of
humanity. to surrender to the inevitable.
The consuls have communicated with
their home governments and it is believ-
ed here that representations will be made
by them to Spain to induce her to permit
the city to surrender, thereby preventing
further loss of life and property. What
the result of these negotiations may be
cannot be foretold. The opinion is that
the Spaniards will fight to the last and
capitulate only when they are forced to
do so. For that reason any delay of Of
fensive action against the city is. not re-
garded in army circles with favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
LETTER FROM THE FRONT.
A Topeka Boy Writes Home From
the Cuban Coast

The following is a letter received by
DR.. y. B. McCurdy from Francis J.
Campbell who formerly lived in To-
peka and is now with the Twentieth
regular infantry:
Aboard the Mattewan, fifteen miles
from Santiago June 23.-We have been
aboard this snip since June 8, the day
we left Mobile. I saw the grandest
sight of my life yesterday. The navy
that came with US began their work
There was small village that they
fired upon. 1t took fire and burned
quickly. Then the ships came a little
further down the shore and fired upon
an old signal station on the top Of a
hill. The gunboatS kept up the fire on
different parts of the coast for an hour
and then small boats were let down and
around some time before they could get
near enough to land. After a time
they landed under fire from the Ameri-
can ships The sergeant who carries
the flag climbed to the top of the great
hill and placed the stars and stripes
there. The whistles of the boats turned
lose and our band played star
Spangled Banner" That was the first
American flag raised on Cuban soil
1 tell you that you can not imagine how
great the feeling was when we saw the
flag waving there over the hill top
And what pleased US more was that
a man of our regiment placed 1t there.
We are fifteen miles from the City of
Santiago. The opinion is that there are
about 1900 Spanish troops in Santiago.
As soon as we can get unloaded we will
probably start the trouble We have
SO transports to unload. They carry
q, 900 men besides horses, mules,
wagons, artillery and supplies If 1 re-
turn to the states alive I will think
this trip worth a million dollars to me
after seeing the gun boats fire on the
villages and Qualifications.
There are many Cubans lying around
IN the mountains and hills almost
naked They are wondering what we
are going to do. I think if we capture
Santiago that the war will end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Will Raise Spanish Vessels.

New York, July ga Herald special
from Washington says:
Il think it may be practicable to raise
the CristObal Colon and possibly one or
two other Spanish ships.'''
This is the reply made by Rear Ad-
miral Sampson to Secretary Longs
cablegram inquiring if it would be nos
sible to float any of the wrecked Span
ish men of war and add them to the
American navy.
Immediately upon it's receipt Assist
ant Secretary Allen gave consideration
to the employment of wrecking COM
panies to proceed at once to Santiago
de Cuba and take charge of the work
Of raising the ships and of removing
from them all valuable equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Reduced Rates to Nashville.

deavor Convention, to be held at Nash
vile July to u, 1898, the Union Pa
cifc will sell tickets at rate of one fare
for the round trip, plus $500 from all
points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah.
The Union Pacific and connections is
the best line and offers the fastest time
and best aeconano dations of any line.
For dates of sale and limits on tickets
and other information apply to
f A LEWIS, City Ticket Agent,
Or ]. c. FULTON. Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
ARMY REGULATIONS.
New Rules Regarding Courts Martial
and Surgeons.

Washington, July GA recent decision
of the secretary of war CONSTITUTES the
present law so as to provide army Of
f1cers may now sit on court martial for
the trial of volunteers and soldiers.
Secretary Alger has approved a
recommendation of the surgeon general
of the army that physicians appointed
by a governor of a state to fill vacancies
in regiments should be examined by a
board of three physicians appointed by
the governor and without expense to
the United States. The certificate of
this board that the candidate had pass
ed a satisfactory physical and profess
sionaI examination will be accepted by
the war department as an evidence OF
his fitness for the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
ROBBERS SECURE $500.
Rio Grande Southern Train Held Up
in Colorado.

Rio, Co1.,Ju1y 6.-The Rio Grande South
ern train was held up at Stony creek, 20
miles west of Rio. at Il 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning by three men. supposed to
be Mexicans. The train had stopped for
water when the robbers appeared. The
train crew was placed under guard, after
relieving the passengers of about $500.
They We're evidently amateurs and got
but a small part of the money on the
train. The express and mail cars We're
unmOleSted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
WAR PICTURES.
An Entertaining Exhibition at the
Crawford This Week.

An enjoyable entertainment at a popular
price is being provided at the Crawford
theater this week by the r. c. Albert
Vitascope company.
A number of Vitascope pictures and
views of United States battleshipS and
cruisers are shown, Illustrated songs are
introduced, Prof. leonardo proves enter
tanning with his feats of magic, and vocal
and instrumental selections are reproduced
by means of an automatic speaker.
The price of admission to any part of
the house is 10 cents. The entertainment
viii continue every evening this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Refugees From Santiago.

CCopyright, 1893, by Associated Press)
Kingston, Jamaica, July 6.-The Brit
ish warships Alert and Pallas, the
former with IA refugees and the latter
with %, and the Austrian man-of-war
Kaiserin Maria Teresa with 80 refugees
arrived at Port Royal yesterday.
They left the entrance of the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba at O'Clock Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
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est Exposition
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General Manager.
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f. z. NIPPS. Agent. Topeka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
AUGUSTUS FAMILY SAFE.
Escape in Boat and Run the NaniIi
Blockade.

Madrid July 6-The Spanish consul at
Singapore wires the following message
from General August, captain general OF
the Philippines:
"The situation is unchanged. My fam
ny ~ f II IN -, o95y ,G
passed through the American vessels, all
arrived safely in Manila.
General MOnet's column is besieged and
attacked at Macabora.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Wm. x. Carlisle Dead.

New York. July civilian x. Car
Isle died yesterday at the home Of his
father, John q. Carlisle, ex-secretary
of the treasury Mr.. Carlisle has been
a resident of New York only about six
months He came to this city, to as
sumo the practice Of his brother Logan,
who died recently. He had practiced
in Kentucky, Kansas and Chicago
courts,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
ONLY ONE CASE REMAINS.
Yellow Fever at Fort McHenry Has
Been Reduced.

Washington, July 6.-The official dis
patches to the marine hospital service
from Fontainbleau, the yellow fever de-
tention camp near McHenry, Miss, give
a most favorable outlook for the fever
situation. The cases a McHenry have
been reduced until now there is but one
and there are no new cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Umbrella Makers ASSIGN.

New York, July 6.-Clegg, Wright &
Co, manufacturers of umbrellas, have
made an assignment. The assets and
liabilities are each about 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Captain Sherman Dead.

San Diego, Cal, July Captain
Matthew Sherman, a noted naval vet
eran and ex-mayor of San Diego and
prominent in the Mexican war, died
here of paralysis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
Weather Indications.

Chicago, July 6.-For Kansas: Show
ers this afternoon and in extreme east
portion tonight; Thursday fair; cooler
tonight; winds shifting to westerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
sPANIARDs ATTACK

Belated News Of Rally by che Enc
my.
Copyright. 1898. by Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, Sunday. July 3, $50
a m per Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dandy to Port Antonio. Jamafca
Wa Kingston, July s.-The Spanish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
MADRID STUNNED
News of CerVera's Defeat and
Capture
is Held Back at First But
Comes Out at Last.
THE FEELING OF PAIN
Soon Gives Place to One of In
dignatiOn.
Signs of Civil War Now Every
where Apparent.

Madrid, July 6.-Senor SagaSta, the
premier has announced officially that
Admiral Cervera's squadron has been
destroyed, that the Almirante Oquendo
was burned and the Infanta Maria
Teresa sunk and that Admiral Cervera
himself is prisoner of war.
London, July 6.-The Madrid CORES
pondent of the Times says:
Dispatches received from American
sources describing the destruction of
Admiral Cervera's squadron, which the
morning papers considered wild exag-
gerations and consequently held back,
have now been published in special
editions They are regarded as sub
stantially true and have produced a
most painful impression among all
classes
The Madrid correspondent of the Dali
~ Telegraph, telegra phing Tuesday
night, says:
disorder is spreading among the mil
ttary; the crowds in the city are getting
Hotous and everywhere signs are ap-
parent that the population is arming for
civil war. Marshal Martinez Campos
and the captain general of Madrid have
held long consultations as to the ways
and means Of preserving ORDER
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times says;
Admiral Cervera's' family have re-
cetved a telegram, professedly from
him, stating that he is a prisoner, but
its authenticity is doubted. The fol-
lowing is an official dispatch received
by the government:
At dusk last night there reached the
SOcapa battery seven shipWrecked men
from the sunken torpedo boat destroy
ers- They said the Infanta Maria Te-
resa was steaming in a damaged condi-
ton behind Point Buzere. out Of sight
of the town, and that the Almirante
OquendO was af1re. Subsequently other
sailors, I do not know how many got
ashore and confirmed the above. The
enemy attacked our forces during the
morning, causing US a loss of seven
wounded.
Colonel Escario's column has arrived
The dispatch goes on to describe the
investigation of the foreign cOnsuls at
Santiago and the offer of the Americans
to delay bombardment until the morn
ing of July 5th, provided the Spaniards
refrained from attacking them. It
concludes with the words:
I have agreed -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
An Accommodation Train

that leaves Topeka at 1880 a. m. In
speed and equipment it surpasses any
other similar train in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06

Not how cheap but how good Is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. ~ ara Ia West sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06

Fast train via the Santa Fe, leaving
Topeka 4:55 a. m. and arriving at
Omaha at noon. See W. c. Carney,
agent, about this fast train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06
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Listen to Nature,
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-06

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The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

from 8l.O6 to $l.l5 and / shall there
fore take 81. 10 as an average In 1873
the Mexican dollar commanded q pre-
MUM Of about 3 cents over our gold
dollar. At that time yard OF cloth
worth dollar in the United States or
Europe, when imported by Mexico,
would be worth about 81 cents In Mex
iCan money plus transportation and
tariff Now, with gold at a premium
of 81. 10, yard Of cloth worth dollar
in the United States or Europe is worth
81. 10 10 Mexican money plus trans
portatiOn and tariff. Where the gold
price has fallen one.half the Mexican
price is about the same that it was in
1878.
On the other hand, those who export
from Mexico have a great advantage
over competitors living in gold standard
countries. For instance, coffee raiser
In Mexico because Of the rise In ex-
change has Jared much better than the
planter who has cultivated coffee ON
gold basis and who had found his in.
come diminishing while his debts and
fixed charges refused to fall. One Of the
gold men Of my own state has Laid aside
his political scruples sufficiently to in
vest in a large tract Of land near Tam
pico, upon which he is planting the
coffee berry. He is not the only Ameri-
can citizen who Ia seeking in Mexico
the prosperity for which he voted In the
United States.
Eleventh. THAT wages are not only
higher ON an average than ever before,
but still rising. Progress or retrogres-
MON can bs determined only byComDaE-
ing tho present with the past. Tho con-
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

Importance. Near Orizaba 10 q cotton
mill Of immense proportions The com
pany operates $4,000 looms and 70, 900
spindles. The plant has earned more
than 10 per cent year ON the capital
stock during the last FIVE years, has
been enlarged at the rate Of more than
10 per cent per annum during that
time, and the company is preparing to
add 500 looms and IL, 900 spindles this
year. At San Luis Potosi / found o cot
ton factory owned by an American.
The proprietor told me that he had
been enlarging his plant and found the
business profitable. went through a
new cotton factory at Monterey and
learned of q large mill now under con.
structiOn at Guadalajara. There are a
number Of cotton mills also In the
neighbOrhOod Of Pueblo.
The manufacture Of woolen goods,
the manufacture of hats, the manufaC-
ture Of boots and shoes and the brewing
Of beer are all growing industries. The
silk industry is In its infancy, but q
Frenohman has planted over 8, 900, 900
mulberry trees in the state of Guiana
juato within the last few years and is
much encouraged over the success thus
far achieved. l visited q silk factory
which he had recently opened in the
suburbs of the City Of Mexico.
The premium on gold has acted 90 a
wall to keep out foreign competition
and at the same time has given sub
stantial bounty upon exports. While l
was in Mexico the gold premium varied
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

prices which has afflicted all the gold
standard countries since 1873. While
exchange has fluctuated, the fuctua.
tion has only affected foreign trade, and
that huctuation, while of small impor-
tance when compared with the great
advantage Of maintaining the level of
prices, will entirely disappear when the
parity between gold and silver 10 re-
stored.
/ found quite a number Of MexiCans
who went SO far as to express the hope
that the United States would continue
the gold standard because Of the advan-
tage which Mexican manufacturers find
in high rate Of exchange, but the ma.
jority of the people with whom l talked
desire the restoration Of bimetallism in
the United States in order that stability
in exchange may be added to stability
in prices.
No Desire TO Abandon Silver
The United States has had the gold
standard for 90 years, and the system
has proved so unsatisfactory that at the
last election 6, 500, 900 voters expressed
desire for independent bimetallism,
while 7,000,0 900 cast their votes for
candidates pledged to international BIZ
metallis1n. The gold standard has been
so disastrous that even Republican ad-
ministration is asking foreign nations
to help US to get rid Of It. The people
Of Mexico could adopt the gold standard
II they desired to do so, and yet no con.
siderable number Of them wish to aban-
don silver.
Tenth. THAT Mexico is more pros
porous today than ever before. Her in
dustrieS are increasing In number and
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

enCe of the schoolteacher. AS an illus
tration, in the state Of Mexico the num-
ber Of schools has increased more than
400 per cent within the last ten years,
and the number Of pupils in attendance
shows an equal increase. The girls and
boys enter school upon an equal footing,
and the ambition Of the pupil is stimu-
lated by the offer Of rewards for merit.
Ninth. That the free coinage Of sil-
yer Is entirely satisfactory to the people
Of Mexico They have had a chance to
test the system thoroughly and to COM
pare 1t with the systems OF the United
States, England, France and Germany,
and found no disposition either among
the officials or among the people to ia.
vor the gold standard. The federal gov
ernment pays about 90, 600, 900 annual
ly on gold obligations, and while It Is
compelled to collect over $l2, 900, 900 in
silver to cover this interest account, 1t
has no difficulty in doing so, because Of
the prosperous condition Of the nation q
industries. The government Ia not only
meeting it's expenses, but has q surplus
In Mexico the producers of wealth have
not encountered the disastrous fall in
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

Wanted.--A few wide-awake, energetic
and reliable men for position they can
fill and be at home every night. Work
light and occupation commendable and
pay good. Address Lock Box 9S8, Nc
Phers0n, Kas.
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23
Prosperous Mexico and Free Silver.
By WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
!. All rights reserved.

Copyright 1898
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

There Is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
a local disease and prescribed local rem
sdies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t In
curable. Science has proven catarrh To
be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally In doses from 10
drops to a teaspOonful. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75 cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-06-25
The Social Democracy Convention.

The convention of the Social De-
mocracy which met at Chicago, June
I, and continued in session for several
days, according to daily press des-
patches, decided to turn the coloni-
zation department over to the BROTH
erhood of the Cooperative Common
wealth. This was probably the best
thing that could be done under the
circumstances. There was strong
opposition against the colonization
feature, especially on the part of the
German branches, which insisted that
political action be made the main
spring of the organization. The
headquarters will be removed to St.
Louis. This move was probably made
on account of the disturbing elements
prevalent in the Chicago branches.
Debs declined to act in official capac-
ity again. He said he would remain
in active service for the organization
as heretofore, but simply as a dele
gate Coming Nation.