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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
WILL HAVE A BIG SQUADRON
In the South Atlantic in a Few Davs.

Washington, Jan. 14-The United
States naval force in the South Allan
tic is made UP, with one exception, the
Maine, of unarmored but lightly pro-
tected cruisers and gunboats 1t will
be powerfully reinforced, however in a
few days, by the North Atlantic squad
ron, under Admiral Sicard composed
of heavily armored vessels, the most
powerful fleet that the United States
has had together in many years. The
vessels of the squadron are now dis
tributed as follows:
The flagship New York and the bat
tleships Iowa and Indiana in Hampton
Roads; the battleships Massachusetts
and Texas at New York The former
terS, while the last two are to leave
New York Saturday and Sunday re-
spectively, falling in with and joining
the squadron on the southern drill
grounds off the Chesapeake capes.
1t is authoritatively stated at the ma
Wy department that this southern
movement of the squadron is in no de-
gree attributable to the troubles in Ha-
vana, but that the movement is a part
of the programme for winter manoeuv-
erS of the squadron prepared by the
navy department months ago, after
consultation with Admiral Sicard and
Captain Taylor and duly announced
through the daily press at the time.
In support of this statement is issued
the following itinerary of the squadron
movements, prepared months ago, and
not changed since in any respect:
1.-The programme of exercises of the
North Atlantic squadron during the
winter of 1898 is as follows:
Leave Hampton Roads January Is;
passage to Tortgas four and half
days, January 20 small arms target
practice, January %, three days; to
drill grounds, January "a, one day;mOv-
ing calibre practice January 27, two
days, moving target practice January
go six days; squadron evOlutions Feb
ruary 6, six days, excluding Sunday;
return to Tortgas, February 10, one
day; coaling ten working days and two
Sundays, February %; exercises boat
f1otilIa February 27, four days; squad
ron evolutionS March 6, nine days; one
Sunday intervening; return to Tortgas
March TO- cOaling six week days and
one Sunday; squadron evolutions II
working days and two Sundays; April
1 drill grounds to Hampton Roads, four
days, arriving there April A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Annie Haywood died this morn
ing of typhOid-pneumonia at her home
ten miles southeast of the city. She
was SO years of age. She was the wife
of Uncle Johnny" Haywood, who is
well known in Shawnee county. The
funeral will be held tomorrow.
William CaIihan, the barber, who lived
in Topeka until December last, died
Wednesday at Usage City. He was
member of Topeka Journeymen Bar
bers' union No. 25. Members of the
union sent a beautiful floral offering.
3. F. Phelps, aged So years. died of
congestion of the brain at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. He was a machiniSt in the
Santa F'e shops and was apparently in
good health uD to last Saturday
working as usual on Friday. He leaves
a wife and three sons. The home is at
7O7 Jefferson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
PROMINENT SUICIDE.
Leading Merchant of Washington,
Seaton Perry, Kills Himself

Washington, Jan 14.-Mr. Seaton Perry
for many years one of the leading dry
goods merchants of Washington, commit
ted suicide at an early hour this morn
ing.
Mr.. Perry killed himself by shooting
He for some years had been a sufferer
from insomnia, brought on by nervous
ness, the result of close application to
business. Last summer he took a long
vacation, and this seemed to improve his
health considerably, but more recently the
attacks of sleeplessness returned. The de-
ceased was about Al years of age and
leaves a family. He had accumulated
considerable money and it was his inten-
ton to retire from business in a few
years. His wife is also wealthy in her
own name.
The establishment conducted by Mr..
Perry had been doing business at its pres
ent stand for over half a century, having
been started by the owners father in 1910
1t was probably the only one of the old
regime of business houses that lined
Pennsylvania avenue which had kept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
MORTON'S BIG BALL.
Signalized by Sending a Feast
to the COachmen Outside.

New York, Jan. 14.-At their big
colonial house 6S1 Fifth avenue, Mr.
and Mrs. Levi P. Morton, gave a dance
last night to signalize the advent of
Alice, the fourth of their five daughters
into society.
The cOachmen will remember it long.
1t marked new era to them. 1t was
the first time probably that the drivers
and Iackeys, following the most mon
otOnOus of all callings at a fashionable
function in New York have even eaten
with the guests.
When the supper hour came, after
midnight, and the dancers paused from
their dancing to sup in the great din
ing room, a corps of walters went out
to the cOachmen and footmen about the
doors with a liberal supply of hot cof-
fee and food from the feast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
TROD ON HER TRAIN.
Misstep in a CotilIion Almost Proves
Fatal to a Fair Dancer.

New York, Jan. 14.-During the prog
ress of the cOtilliOn at a ball of the
"Howling Swells'' at Sherry's last night
and while Mr.. Worthington WhitehOuse
was leading one of the most approved
figures, a. heavy fall was heard, and
Miss Madeline Goddard of Providence
was seen lying on the floor uncon-
scious.
In backing away to take her place in
the figure, Miss Goddard stepped upon
her gown and fell heavily, striking the
back of her head upon the floor.
She was then taken to a carriage and
driven to the home of Mrs. Ellis HOff-
man, to whom she is making a visit,
and medical assistance summoned, but
the hour was late and it was some time
before a physician was obtained.
Miss Goddard remained unconscious
for some hours and symptoms of
slight concussion of the brain were
manifested. She finally recovered con-
sciousness, and today has been stead
lily improving, so that tonight the doc
tors pronounced her out of danger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Cannon Calls Halt on Appropri-
ations for Fairs.

WASHINGTON. Jan 1.-THE house man
ayers decided not to proceed with the
consideration of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill today but to
give the day for the consideration of
private bills. This was doubtless done
to avert the possibility of precipitating E
a sensational Cuban debate during the
consideration of the appropriation bill.
Inf1ammatOry speeches during the pres
ent critical state Of affairs in Havana
would the conservative leaders believe
be particularly unfortunate. When the
house adjourned last night the amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill provided for the publication of an
other edition of the horse book was
then pending. Today the friends of
the amendment compromised with the
apprOpriatiOnS committee by agreeing
to reduction Of the number to be
printed from 100000 to $4,000. As
amended the amendment was adopted
and the bill was passed.
The resolution accepting the invita-
tiOn Of the government of Norway to
participate in the international fisher
les exposition at Bergen was called up
by Mr. Simpkins CRep., Mass)
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee said he thought on
the exposition question, congress was
running wild. We had domestic expo
sitiOns at Philadelphia, Chicago, New
Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville, Atlanta,
and Nashville and were now about to
have one at Omaha. Abroad we had
participated in the exposition at Wen
ma, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. The
anxiety of would-be commissioners to
have the honor and glory of our coun-
try represented at these foreign expo
sitions was agonizing. Now came this
exposition at Bergen. Twenty thous-
and dollars to be appropriated now. If
this resolution was passed congress
would be called upon to foot the bill
for a deficiency of $50, 600. He gave as
his deliberate Judgment that the inter-
ests of the United States did not re-
quire our participation in this exposi-
ton. If we did our duty by the Paris
exposition, that would be enough
Mr.. SimpkinS (Rep.. Mass) in reply
called attention to the fact that Nor
way, second in the world to no country
in fisheries. had accepted our invitation
to participate at Philadelphia and
Chicago. Common courtesy and de-
cency demanded that we accept this in
vitation.
Mr.. Dolliver Rep., Ia) thought we
would not in the next decade, particf-
pate in an exposition which would be
OF more practical value to the United
States. The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was adopted on
motion of Mr.. Perkins, Rep., Iowa). di-
recting the director of the geologicaI
survey to prepare and have printed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
STATE OF OKLAOHMA.
TIE Kingfsher Convention Asks for
an Enabling Act.

Kingfsher, o. T., Jan. 14.-The inter-
partisan statehood convention which
was in session here until late last night
brought over a thousand delegates and
other interested persons to Kinghsher.
The convention which was wholly har-
moniOus adopted unanimously a resOlu-
ton petitioning the present congress to
pass an enabling act, providing for the
admission of Oklahoma as a state.
There was no strife IS to the question
of single statehood, or double state
hood. The resolution simply petitions
for statehood, with such boundaries as
congress may direct with the simple
recommendation that if the Indian Ter
ritory shall be included the residents in
each of the five civilized tribes and Ok
lahOma shall vote separately upon the
acceptance, or rejection of a state con-
stitution which shall be operative for
such of said sections as accept it.
The convention also adopted d reso-
luton urging the passage of the free
homes bill, which has passed the senate
and is now pending in the house of rep
TRSentatiVeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
DEAL COMES OUT
Carter Harrison to Be Tam
many's Candidate
For Vice President in the Pres
idential Campaign.
WILL SHELVE BRYAN.
Don't Want Any Sixteen to One
in the Platform.
To Load Up With Hill and
German Again.
WILL SHELVE BRYAN.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Reliable infor-
nation comes from New York that
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago
is in training under the auspices Of
Richard Croker and Tammany hall for
the vice presidency in 1900. 1t should be
stated right here that this is not the
choice of the Bryan silver Democracy
leaders. The game now is to unhorse
the Nebraska man and groom another
man for the presidential run. The
other man has not yet been chosen.
Harrison is the Illinois connection of
the Greater New York combine which
seeks to abandon 16 to 1, and reorgan-
ize on a platform which will admit
sound money Democrats, and make the
party revolve about the nucleus of
Tammany hall
Perry Belmont will be brought for
ward for governor. He is close
friend of David B. Hill. The latter will
emerge from retirement, as he has al
ready begun to do, and work with the
mighty Croker. Such men as Arthur
P. German are being added to the COM
bine, and the radical silVerites are be-
ing quietly read from the club.
In line with the general scheme is
the evident disposition of the New
York Journal to turn down BRYAN and
let go the 16 to 1 issue The defeat of
Buck Hinrichsen for chairman of the
congressional committee is part of the
same game. He was one of the pion-
GERS of the silver movement in Illinois,
and cannot affiliate with the new move
ment.
1t is hardly necessary to call atten-
ton to Carter Harrison's evidences of
friendliness with the sound money
Democrats and Croker. His comp
trOller is Robert. A. Waller, a, sound
money Democrat. The trip of the
Cook County Marching club to New
York is still remembered. Also Gro
ker's visit to Chicago and his cordial
approval of Young Harrison.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, the Dem
ocratic national chairman, adheres to
the Bryan side, and views with alarm
the probability of a faction fight for
control.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
ASKED POSTAL BANKS.
And Wichita People Got a New Po-
lice Commissioner Instead.

Gov. Leedy removed Joseph Furnish
as a member of the Wichita police
commission and appointed H. C. To-
Ter, who is not eligible, because he has
lived in the city only a month, when
the law prescribes three years. Toler re-
Gently moved in from his farm
The Wichita Populists charge that
the petitions for the removal of Fur
nish and the appointment of Toler were
secured through misrepresentation. A
number of men who signed the petit
tions have notified the governor that
they signed a petition memorializing
congress to pass the postal savings
bank law.
It is now charged that ToIer's friends
circulated those petitions, secured sew
eral hundred signatures and then cut
off the original heading, replacing it
with an appeal to the governor for the
change in the police commission.
An effort will be made to oust Toler
Although his acts as a member of the
commission are valid, yet the fact that
he was not eligible, affords under the
law, any citizen to secure his removal
by application to the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
A Report That Fitzhugh Lee
Had Been AsSaSSinated
During the Riots in Havana a
Pure Fabrication.
WASN'T EVEN ANNOYED
Battleships Being COaled and
Sent to the South Atlantic.
Hannis Taylor Sends Forth a
BugIe Blast For Cuba.

Havana, Jan 14.-There is no foun-
dation whatever for the rumor that
United States Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee met with violence during the dis
turbances. During the height of the
uproar in the evening he walked about
freely in Central park and in front of
the hotel Inglaterra. Today he has
been attending to official business as
usual. This evening when this dis
patch is sent he is dining at the hotel
Inglaterra. At one time a report was
started that he had been assassinated.
Another crowd gathered in front Of
the office of Ell Diario de La Marina
shouting Death to Ell Diario,' last
night.
General Arou1as used the regular
troops to restore order and to repel
the desperate crowd which kept up a
continuous shouting on the streets near
Central park
These people accuse Ell Diario de la
Marina of being responsible for all the
attacks made upon army officers and
Spanish residents in the islands. They
say that La Discussion and Ell Recon-
centrado received their cue from FL
Diarfo. A man selling Ell Diario was
shot in the arm
All classes commend the authorities
for avoiding unnecessary force or N1o-
lence in the use of the soldiery and the
police. Last night at the palace Gen
eral Blanco and the autonOmist cabinet
were Joined by the civil governor OF 1a-
Vana, the colOneIs and chiefs of the vol
unteers, the ex-Marquis Apezteguia,
leader of the Spanish conservative par
ty and other prominent politicians.
SenOr COngOsto, the secretary general
remained at his Office until o'clock
this morning.
About 10 o'clock last night several
shots were heard back of the Albisu
theater. 1t is believed that they were
intended to raise an alarm. Shortly
after midnight the soldiers were with
drawn from the streets and went into
barrichS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
FIRST APPOINTMENT
Made by U. S. Marshal sterne Today
Don N. Willis, Fredonia.

Senator W. E. sterne today fled his
bond and it was at once approved by
Judge Foster. 1t is for $4,000 and the
surety is the American Surety company.
Mr.. Sterne also announced his first ap-
pointment, Don n. Willis of Fredonia, to
be office deputy. Mr.. Willis was assist
ant superintendent at the reform school
under the Morrill, administration and be-
fore that he was clerk of the district
court in Wilson county. The position was
offered to ex-Sheriff D. n. Burdge, but
declined by him when he found that he
was Objectionable to Judge Foster
AS United States marshal, Mr.. Sterne
was called upon to take two separate
oaths- They were both administered by
Judge Foster One was for the faithful
performance of the duties of the office
and the other was for the defense of the
constitution against all enemies, dOmes-
tic and foreign.
Marshal Sterne appointed the deputies
who served under Marshal Neely until he
appoints their successors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
TT WAS A WEYLER MOB.
Adherents of the Deposed Captain
General Started the Riot at
Havana

New York, Jan, IA dispatch to the
Herald from Madrid says:
The riots which occurred in Havana
have much significance. An officer,
a strong Weylerite, who was to have
been shipped home, and who has been
attacked in a newspaper for his bad
conduct, went with some companions
and wrecked the office of the paper
He was Immediately Joined by large
crowds of the revolutionary element
and they proceeded to wreck another
newspaper office. but the mob was
stopped by the police and the officer
was arrested. He will be tried by
court martial.
The crowd increasing, the local vol
unteers were called out. The mob
then dispersed with the cries of Long
live Weyler,'' Down with Blanco, the
United States and autonomy"
The public demonstration and the
utterances of the crowd are evidences
not hitherto given, and showing that
the feeling of the react1Onists when
probed is equally bitter toward the
Spanish government and the United
States. The news of the rising ex-
cited acute interest in Madrid. Early
placards were posted up in prominent
places forecasting what the evening pa
pers would publish later on and these
were surrounded by crowds of people,
who chartered as only SpaniardS can.
Later on when the papers came out
streets. Men read them, covered up to
the eyes with typical Spanish cloaks
and in the cafes and clubs all were in
tent on knowing the details.
The circumstance implies that the Of
ficers in question disagree with the au-
tonomy which the present government
is trying so hard to establish. 1t is
not true that the officers will be sum-
marily shot. They viii be tried by
court martial. Their conduct has been
physically what Gen. Weyler's was
morally.
The queen regent at an early hour
was given the contents of the kilograms
from Cuba and a. council of the minis
ters was held at the palace. Alarm
ing rumors went about in the stock ex-
change, the. most sinister of which was
that the volunteers had gone over to
the mutineers, whereas, the contrary is
the case. They stood staunchly by
the new government. There was a
.c...-----.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
MOVEMENTS OF wARsH1Ps.
New York Sails for Key West This
Morning-Other Activity.

Norfolk, Jan. 1.-THE flagship New
York sailed for Key West this morn
ing. Alongside the Monitor Terror,
I which is also at the Norfolk navy
yards, day and night shifts are now at
work preparing her for sea.
Ammunition to be used for target
practice while on the winter cruise has
been delivered aboard the Warshlps
within the past few days.
Naval officers decline to discuss the
situation, but point out the fact that
the orders for the squadron to make its
winter cruise in the gulf have not been
revoked.
ships have taken on coal and provis-
ions today and are being held in readi-
ness to proceed to sea should occasion
require The Marblehead will proceed
to Navassa upon arrival of the Detroit
from Hayti.
Tampa, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE cruiser
MONTGOMERY arrived here last night to
remain during the fishery congress, but
today she suddenly weighed anchor and
sailed from the harbOr under sealed or
d9rS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
Laundrymen's Strike in New
York May Result
In a Serious Attack on the
Chinese Washmen
WHO WON'T JOIN WITH
The Strikers But Cut Prices to
- a Low Figure.
White Laundrymen Parade
With a Big Red Shirt.

New York, Jan. 14.-Severa1 hundred
laundrymen are on strike in this city.
Jacob Bitterman, proprietor of the
Walker street laundry, put 20 China
men to work in his shop.
The strikers sent a committee to pro-
test to Tom Lee, the mayor of China
town." and also sent a number of it's
strikers to ask the unfair Cinnamon
to stop work, but all in vain The
strikers having obtained a permit from
the chief of police, had a parade, and
more than 1000 men, women and girls
marched in the parade; there was a
band of ten pieces Among the banners
carried by the strikers was a red shirt
six feet long and four feet wide, bear
ing the words:
I'VE are lighting for bread"
AS the Cinnamon left Bitterman's
shop last night. about so men. friends
Of the discharged irOners, lay in wait
for them in dOOrways near by. The
Cinnamon were taken unawares, and
they received severe punishment, being
dubbed and knocked about promiscu-
ously. Most of them were cut about
the head and had their eyes blackened.
The police finally rescued the China
men and arrested two Of their assail-
ants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
FIERY HANNIs TAYLOR.
Calls for the Formation of Cuban
American Leagues.

New York, Jan. 14-The chairman of
the Cuban-American league makes
public a letter from Hannis Taylor, for
mer United States minister to Spain,
in which he says:
IN every city of the United States
a Cuban-American league should be
instantly formed whose primary pur-
pose should be to arouse public opinion
to demand the instant passage of the
Senate'S belligerency resolution now
pending in the house of representatives.
When the demand is opposed by the
wornOut technical pretext that the in
surgents are not entitled to such action
until they have first established a
complete defactO government the an
swer should be promptly made that the
law of nations demand no such thing,
that the resolution in question need
only recognize the fact that there is
now in Cuba a state of war.
''WhO can deny the truth of that as
sertiOn when he remembers that Spain
has hurled in vain against the insurg
ent host over 100000 men; and has eX-
pended in vain over $500, 900 900. At the
end OF three years SPANS military
power in Cuba is nearly at an end,
while the army under General Gomez
is in actual possession of nearly the en-
tire eastern portion of the island. And
vet in the face of these facts, the house
of representatives, muzzled by the
present administration refuses to rec
Ognize the inconteStable fact that a
state of war actually exists in Cuba to-
day. That refusal is now proIOnging
unnecessarily the present COnIllcI ana
those who are responsible for it should
be held to act for the useless sacrifice
of human life thus brought about. In
the present desOlate state of cause of
Spain there can be no doubt that the
moral support that the passage of the
belligerency resolution would give to
the Insurgents would strengthen their
hand that by the beginning of summer
Cuban independence could be justly
recognized
The Cuba-American league has sent
out a circular requesting the mayor of
every city in the United States and
the sheriff or ranking officer in every
county to at once appoint a committee
for each ward in the city and each
township of the county to organize a
local branch of the Cuba-American
league.