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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
Many Senators Displeased With
the Message.

Washington April 1.-THE presidents
message did not receive the endorse
ment of a majority of the senators and
many excused themselves from speak
ing about it until they could have time
for careful perusaL In a general way
the objections were based on the ground
that it did not go far enough in recog-
nizing the rights of the Cubans.
The senators who have been especial
1y noted for their conservatism, were
pleased, but they were the exception to
the rule and many of these senators
who had in the past few days shown
disposition to slacken their opposition
to a conservative course, appeared to
be disposed to return to their original
positions
A large number of the Democratic
senators refused to express themselves
at all. as did several Republicans on
the ground that as they could not speak
in complimentary terms, they would
say nothing at all. One of the most sig
nif1cant utteranceS on the subject of the
message was that of Senator Foraker,
CRep.), from the presidents own state
and a member of the committe on for
eign relations. He said:
Il have no patience with the message
and you can say so.'' He refused to go
into details.
committee, said: Without referring
to the message specifically, I can say I
am for independence and for war on
account of the Maine"
Senator Cullom, Rep.), also of the
foreign relations committee, commend
ed the document. He said: 1T is a
strong paper, a we'll prepared and
careful review. The senate may go
farther than the president recommends,
but it will have a strong influence in
shaping the course of events
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
JUDGE FOSTER ON DUTY.
He Opens the United States District
Court Today.

The United States district court be-
gan its session today. There will be lit
tie else than criminal business to be
considered and the docket does not con-
tain many criminal cases. The session
will probably not continue over two
weeks.
The grand jury is also in session. The
principal business to come before the
grand jury at this term will be the in
dictment of the four men from Manhat-
tan who are charged with robbing
freight car on the Fort Riley reserva-
ton and making counterfeit money. J.
S. Leach, the Fort Riley soldier who is
held for murder, will also be indicted
He will be tried in Topeka in June.
Judge Foster will devote all his time
today to hearing motions and tomorrow
morning cases on the criminal docket
will be commenced
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CIVIL WAR.
CONTINUED from First Page.1

if not only the recognition of the present
government of Cuba would be eliminated
but as if the language of the other por-
lions of the Foraker resolution, which it
was at first decided to retain. would also
be abandoned and a new resolution re-
ported.
This resolution has already been draft
ed. 1t is the result of the numerous con-
ferences that have been in progress for
the past week between members of the
committee and other prominent senators
and is intended as a compromise measure
upon which it is hoped almost all the SEN
ators, irrespective of party, can agree.
This draft instructs the president to take
immediate steps to put an end to the war
in Cuba and leaves some of the details to
him. 1t directly recognizes the right of
the Cubans to independence, and while it
does much inferentially is couched in
terms which it is believed will lend them
selves more easily to diplomatic construc-
ton than would those of the first draft
agreed upon.
There is still difficulty in getting unan-
imous agreement upon the resolution. A
half dozen more senators are holding
out Stiff1y for the recognition in terms of
the present Cuban administration and the
form of government now in force among
the insurgents.
The steering committee is still hopeful
of bringing them into line, and upon its
success may depend the expedition tar
diness of the committee in presenting its
report and of the senate in acting. There
is no longer any doubt that majority of
the committee can be brought to discard
the recognition of the present Cuban
thority if it is made clear that by so do
ing it can secure practical unanimity in
the senate and immediate action by the
senate as soon as the resolution is re-
ported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
TO KILL LEE.
There Seems Little Doubt That There
Was Plot at Havana

Havana. via Key West, April IL
Havana is guarded more closely than
ever, the Arolas battalion being posted
around the limits of Vidano, the swell
suburb of the city.
Within the last two days a number
of Cubans have been arrested and are
now confined in the Cabanas fortress,
charged with serious offenSeS. Some
say the prisoners have been engaged in
a plot to assassinate United States
Consul General Lee, and others assert
that they have been acting as spies for
the United States government. There
is no doubt that the Spanish govern
ment is alarmed more than it has ever
been before and is taking every precau-
ton.
There are reasons to believe that
there was a plot to kill Consul General
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
AFTER KANSAS BANKERS.
Commissioner Breidenthal Wants
Financial Statement at Once.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal to-
day issued an official call for financial
statements from every bank in Kansas.
The statements are to be in within ten
days from today. The last call was
sent out on December "a, 1897.
In addition to the instructions usual
ly contained in the calls for financial
statements, Commissioner Breidenthal
in the call sent out today instructS the
Kansas bankers as to what they must
do to comply with the banking law
passed by the last legislature. He says:
''On July 1 the authority of all banks
that have not received certificate I'M
der the new law will be revoked.
ITO receive this authority the banks
capital must be unimpaired; all its as
sets must be worth the amount at
which they are carried on its books'
its bank building and furniture ana nX-
lures cannot be carried at a valuation
in excess of one-third of it's capital; its
investment in real estate cannot exceed
so per cent of it's capital. circumference
on real estate will be included as part
of investment in real eState-) Its total
investments, that is, the total of Its
loans, securities, real estate, furniture
and fixtures, oVerdraftS, etc, cannot eK-
coed four times its capital and surplus
THE total liability Gndebtedness) to
any bank, of any person or company,
corporation or firm, including in the Ii
abilities of a company or firm the la
bilitieS of the several members Thereon,
shall not at any time exceed Is per cent
OF the capital and surplus OF Sucn Dank
The habitua1 borrowing by bank for
the purpose of reloaning is unlawful.
quote from section 20, chapter At, of the
Laws of Kansas of 1897: And any fail
ure the part of such bank to comply
with, or any violation of the provisions
of this act, shall work a forfeiture of it's
franchise. Should your authority be
revoked, remember that you are re-
sponsible for same. Your act works
the forfeiture; the commissioner simply
declares same.
Private banks are required to select
a name for their bank, and all the prop
erty and assets of such bank must be
held in the name of the bank and not
in the name of the owner or owners
thereof.
mo certificate will issue to any private
bank until these requirements are COM
piled with.
Private bankers should not overlook
the fact that the death of the owner or
any of the owners of a private bank
will force the closing of the bank; that
is to say, no business can be transacted
after such death. You cannot create IL
abilities for dead man. 1 again urge
all private banks to Incorporate.
Read this communication carefully
just before making your statement.
Make out and forward your statement
promptly after receiving the call, thus
avoiding the liability to penalty prov1d-
ed in section 10 of our law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
TRIAL OF COL. WARNER.
President of the Defunct Baxter
Springs Bank Having a Hearing.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal is in
Columbus. Kan, today appearing as wit
ness in the case against Colonel Alexan-
der Warner. the president of the defunct
Baxter Springs State bank at Baxter
Springs. The bank was closed by Commits
sioner Breidenthal over year ago, and
later criminal proceedings were brought
against Warner by depositors on the
charge of having received deposits when
the bank was in an insolvent condition.
Colonel Warner is a prominent Republic
can of southern Kansas. and when the
bank was closed it was found that $17 of
the S29 then on hand were Mexican dol
lars, which Colonel Warner had used in
making campaign speeches during the last
campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
SOCIAL CALENDAR.

MONDAY-The TerpSichorean club Wi
dance this evening at HudSon'S hall.
The Husbands Recreation club will
meet this evening with Judge and
Mrs. w. A. Johnston. The L. A. w.
whist club will meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Ferry. The AIohoa whist
club will meet with Mrs w. j. Rad
cliff.
TUESDAY-Mrs. Eugene Ware and
Mrs. w. c. Campbell will give re-
ception Tuesday afternoon. The Wo-
mans club will meet in the afternoon
WEDNESDAY-The Ladies' Music club
will meet with Mrs. Frank Foster in
Potwin. Miss Eleanor Work will en-
terrain Wednesday evening.
THURSDAY-The officers of the West
ern Sorosis will entertain in the aft
ernoon, complimentary to Mrs. w. c.
Campbell at the home of Mrs. w. w.
KitcheI. Miss Caro- Penfield will en-
terrain the members of the Modern
Literature club and the Douze whist
club in the afternoon. The Viennese
club will dance at Harmony hall in
the evening. The Vespuccian club
will meet with Mrs. Clement Smith at
721 Polk street, Thursday afternoon at
2:30.
FRIDAY-The members of the Topeka
club will give a party in the evening
at the club house. The Informal club
will dance at Hudson's hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
Chicago livestock Market.

Ch1cagO, AprlI H.
today, $1,000; left over 1,065; market fairly
active, 5010c lower. Light, So 76dI3.95: mix
3.75.
CATTLEAReceipts, 1875 500. Good steady
others weak to 10c lower. Beeves, s.. 500
$50; cows and heifers, $2.2564-6O; Texas,
steers. So. 60a4.60; stockers and feeders,
So. 1904. 65.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000. Generally loo
lower. Native sheep, s. 6og4 go; west
erns, SO. GOA. IS: lambs, 81. 5005.80
Saturdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, 1852: shipments, 1,315
CATTLE-aReceipts; 10; Shipments, 1874
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow.
q 900.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
Kansas City, April IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident. of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: Il was in
a most dreadful condition. My skin was
ed, pain continually in back and Sides
no appetite-gradually growing weaker
day by day. Three physicians had given
me up. Fortunately a friend advertised
trying Electric Bitters,' and to my great
joy and surprise the first bottle made
decided improvement. 1 continued their
use for three weeks and am now well
man. 1 know they saved my life and
robbed the grave of another victim No
one should fail to try them. Only so cents
per bottle at Swift & Holidays drug
store,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
EMPORIA CROWD SAFE.
Special Telegram From Seattle Shows
Morgan the Only One Killed at
Chilkoot.

Emporia, April 11.-Capt. A. G. La
kin received a telegram today from
Connover Bros, Seattle, stating that
John Morgan was the only one of the
Emporia party to lose his life in the
snow slide on Chilkoot pass. The others
had passed through and were safely
encamped at the summit.
Young Morgan, it seems, had gone
back down the pass to leave letter
for home with some parties that were
going south to Seattle, and thus lost
his life.
Two letters were received from Harry
Lakin by Emporia parties today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
Market Gossip.


Furnished by the W. 4. Michael Com
mission Co.. Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks. ITO West Sixth Ave-. Topeka.
Kan.
bushels; corn, 100000 bushels; oats. 49,
$4,000 bushels.
els; corn, 16,549,00O bushels; oats, $4,000
bushels
bus iSaRe e SUPPLY decrease bushe G
oats, increase, 1,493, 900 bushels.
neapoiis 175 cars. Duluth So cars, total 271
cars; last year. Minneapolis 391 cars, Du-
lu Se% VI S earS to %a Se2 sf 6ar will not give
up the hope of the preservation of peace
Every rumor of renewed negotiations will
be welcomed. There were some financiers
who maintained the opinion on Saturday
that the issue of armed intervention by
the United States would not be forced by
the president today; It was also CON
resolution providing for intervention it is
not a foregone conclusion that war will
follow. Wall street will not accept war
as a possibility until it is an accomplished
fact There are many p 0i which which
States cannot be threatened with invasion.
The Spanish fleet will be forced to oper-
base of supplies. SPANS navy is inferior
to ours in the heavier class of fighting
vessels Summing up the whole situa-
that should war come peace will be won
with comparatively small loss to the pro-
ductive power of the United States. Last
weeks advance in the minimum discount
rate of the Bank of England and of the
Imperial Bank of Germany to 4 per cent
was a logical outcome of the situation.
The drain of gold from London to the
United States has reduced the Bank of
England's reserve to unusually low fig
ures. The continental banks show no
disposition to ease the pressure at the
English center.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat, LOG cars; corn,3O0 cars; oats,
800 cars; hogs, $1,000 head.
Exports four ports: Wheat. 49,. 900 bush
els flour. 42 90 barrels 900 BUSH
els; oats $4,000 bushels; wheat and flour
equal TO 372 900 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
An Informal Party.

Mr.. Carl Nellis entertained three ta-
bles very pleasantly Saturday evening
at progressive high five.
Those present We're Miss Jean Frost,
Miss Grace Lemon, Miss Lillian Nc
Farland, Miss May Lange, Miss Eleanor
Work, Miss Grace Jilson, Mr.. Slower of
New York city, Mr.. Edward Everett
Bogue of Grinelle, Iowa, Mr.. Stanley
Medlicott and Mr.. Bert Lemon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
New York Money Market.

New YORK, AOrlI H.
MONEY-Money on call, nominaIly 212d3
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 555N6
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 4-S3A
az for demand and at $4.S0614. S014 for 60
days; posted rates 81. S015Q4.S1 and $4.S415;
commercial bills, $4.791&.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 55z assoc;
bar silver, 5534c; Mexican dollars, 45c.
EONDS-Government bonds firm. New
As, registered, 121; coupon, 1915; As. reg
istered, 1081a; coupon, 1101a; Is, registered,
81: IS, registered, I1A. Pacific, IS of s9,
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Kansas City Produce Market.

fAeiIIStiS CITY, ApII H. 7
WHEAT-Hard closed firm: soft neg
No. 8, sSas0c; No. 1 red, SIC: No. 2. sc;
No. 3, SsQS9c; No. spring, SedsSc; No. 3,
S41k@S7c.
261z@267sc.
0ATS@Active, higher No. white, 26ls
027c.
RYE+Higher. No. 2, 47Kc.
HAY-Active, steady: Choice timothy,
SO. so; choice prairie, $50.
BUTTER = Firm Creamery, 16q19c;
dairy. 13015c
EGGS-Weak Fresh SIC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11

J. A. Proudfit of Oskaloosa, Ia, died
this morning at o'clock. He was a
brother of A. J. Proudfit of this city and
had been in poor health for some time.
A ]. Proudfit left on Saturday for Iowa
in response to a telegram announcing
that his brothers condition had taken
a turn for the worse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
HARRY MARTIN ILL.
Topeka Boy in a Dangerous Condi-
ton at Fort Madison HosnitaL

Mr.. Harry Martin, a son of Mr. r. G.
Martin of this city, is dangerously i'll
with appendicitis and pneumonia at the
Santa Fe hospital at Fort Madison, Ia
consultation is being held today, at
which DR.. J. P. Raster, chief surgeon
of the Santa Fe, and DR.. L. H Mum
of this city, are present. Martin is en-
ployed as assistant pharmacist at the
Santa Fe dispenSarY in Chicaen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
The Ninde Chautauoua.

The following is the programme for
the Ninde Chautauqua this evening:
Roll call-EventS of the week.
Music.
Medieval Europe, chapters XIV. and
XVI.-Mr. Foster.
Talk. Thomas a'Becket and his inf1u-
ence-Miss Goddard.
Roman Art, chapters III. and w.
Mrs. T. E. Stephens.
Review of Roman Orators in the
Observation-Disclosures. Carr.
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School of Medicine to Meet.

Topeka School of Medicine and Sur
gerry will meet this evening at A O. U
w. hall, 1913 Kansas avenue.Dr. Schenck
will read a paper and DR.. Agnes Wal
lace will report case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11

The Graham Earle company has decided
to play second weeks engagement at
the Crawford theater in this city. and will
be seen at popular prices all of this week.
"a Klondike Romance will be presented
tonight, and the usual rule in regard to
ladies' free tickets will be observed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11

Miss Emma L. Kelly of this city, who
is now in Dawson City, Alaska, was
thrown from a sled and severely injur-
ed while inspecting claims in the vicin-
ity of Dawson the latter part of Feb
ruarY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
WhV Not

Take the Union Pacific's new 500 a. m,
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p. M, reach
ing Topeka at 6:10 p. m, you can
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at p. M, which reaches Topeka at $3.50
p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11
DEADLY GASOLINE.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth Gives Some
Valuable Advice on the Subject.

Fire Marshal George Wilmarth gives
it as his opinion that the fire Sunday
morning at Ala Park street in which
Mrs s. c. Miller was burned to death,
that the room was full of gas when
had come from a leak in the stove, and
that the moment she lighted a match
there was explosion and she was
knocked over and died almost instant
ly. Concerning gasoline accidents, and
there are many in Topeka, Chlef VIII
marth has some timely advice to give
His long experience with the Topeka
fire department has enabled him to
collect information about this most Sc
rious of accidents which is valuable
to all who use gasoline stoves, and 1t
is especially appropriate at this time in
the light of the horrible accident of
Sunday morning.
Today in response to query for his
opinion of gasoline accidents, he said:
1.-THE terrible accident of yesterday
morning makes the question OF the
handling of gasoline an important one
at this time. People who have gasO-
line stoves should have them inspected
often and keep them in perfect repair.
1t is awful to think of the fire yester
day, and it should make people ex-
tremely careful in handling it. Do
you know that if a pint of gasoline is
set in an ordinary kitchen and the doors
and windows closed the room will in a
very short time be filled with gas? This
is true, and if a match is lighted in that
room there will be an explosion which
will shatter the windows, knock the
person down who lighted the match and
the air will become a solid mass of
flame. 1t is especially important,
then to keep stoves in repair to prevent
the evaporation of gasoline.
Another thing, where it is possible,
the stove tank should be outside the
kitchen with a pipe leading into the
stove. The ordinances of the city do
not allow of keeping the supply can in
the house. gasoline stove should
never be filled while the flame is burn
ing, nor by lamp light, and even when
there is a fire in a kitchen stove near
by. When a fire occurs the first thing
over the flame to smother it. If it is
a woman who is in the kitchen at the
time, she should carry the rug in front
of her dress in approaching the fire.
II can safely say that there are more
accidents resulting from the handling
of gasoline than from the handling of
gun powder. Could you get a person
to approach a can of powder with a
match? You see how careless people are
with gasoline. 1 do not mean to reflect
any criticism on the poor woman who
lost her life yesterday, 1 think that
from the way the body lay in the kitch-
en-, and the condition of everything
that it must have been caused by
leakage of the stove and the room filled
with gas. In case of a gasoline fire
if a rug is not handy ordinary wheat
flour is good to throw on, or if cOnven-
lent, sand. One thing that L want to
impress on the people is that whenever
mediately. If upon entering room
smell of gasoline is noticed, the win
dows and doors should Immediately be
cd hot q r7oa fob iS lighted ~
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HOT FIGHTING.
Philippine Islands Insurgents are
Pushing the War.

Madrid. April IA dispatch from Ma,
Mia says that the insurgents captured
Coba but were expelled later by the
Spanish garrison with insurgent loss
of 500. The Spanish losses are described
as insignificant.
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LEAVES MANILA.
q. S. Consul to the Philippines Aban-
donS His Post.

Madrid. April IA dispatch received
here from Manila, capital of the Philip
pine islands, confirms the report that the
United States consul at that place has
left Manila.
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Why Not

Take the Union Pacific's new S:20 a. m,
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p. M, reach
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at p. m, which reaches Topeka at $3.50
%. m.
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Bike Kills a MARQUIS.

(Brownlow Henry George CeciD, died
this morning, as the result of bicyc-
ling accident.
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AT HALIFAX.

Halifax, N. s., April 1.-THE United
States cruisers San Francisco and New
Orleans arrived here this morning.
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Sugar and Coffee.

New York, April II.
SUGAR-Raw, steady; fair refining, 35sc
centrifugal So test, 41sc; refined, steady:
crushed. 5 1-16c; powdered, 7-16c; granu-
lated, 5 3-16c.
COFFEE-Dull.
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Lee, and that it was allowed to come
to a head by the Spanish detectives in
order that they might get credit for de-
feating it.
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CATTLE+Recefpts, 1900. Market steady
to shade lower. Texas steers, 375q4- %;
Texas cows, $303.60 native steers, $3Ho-ZO,
native cows and heifers, $2.5094.50; stock
ers and feeders, $3.50@5.60; bulls, $275Q
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

(AH communications to this department
must give the full name and address of
tnS writer Anonymous personals and
descriptions of social affairs will not be
published.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-11

At the Masonic hall, North Topeka,
on Wednesday evening, April s, a lodge
of the order of the Eastern Star was in
stituted by Mrs. Helena FarnSwOrth,
past grand matron, admitting full COM
plement of twenty charter members.
The name of the order will be Helena
Chapter, Order Eastern Star. After
the lodge had been duly installed, the
officers of Beulah chapter took full
charge of affairs. and conferred degrees
on several candidates.