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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
TORE UP THE TOWN.
Gold Seekers Crazed by Sight of
a SpeckOf Metal.

Vancouver, B. C., Nov. 4-Advices
brought by the steamer Aorangi include
the following:
News from Pitcairn island state that a
man named Christian, who was accused
of the murder of his paramour and child
by throwing them over a cliff, has been
found guilty and condemned to death.
mour and child stood in the way.
- The defense force of the colony OF
and Jas men. The ii eommandant recon-
mends that it be increased.
gold rush has occurred at Kanowa,
Westralia. A speck of gold was seen I'M
der private house close to town and i'm
mediately the district around, including
way line, was taken up.
The New South Wales government has
gone into the stud farming business.
The Victorian legislative council threw
out by a majority of 19 to $50 the woman's
suffrage bill sent up by the assembly
The Australian governments have de
cided to experiment with inebriates. The
New. South Wales and Queensland govern
ments have set aside special buildings for
In Australia most of the railways are
owned by the government and at a confer
3nf down sSa ne@ Tbe cenference 70
cided to alter the form of return tickets
and to allow a refund to persons who do
A very disgraeeful scene occurred in the
members were suspended Messrs. Nc
Donald and Hoolan violently resisted at
Hooian styled the speaker of the
assembly as "a contemplate little niger
driver"
A proclamation has been issued bringing
Santa Cruz and other islands under the
British protectOrate.
Napoleon Jean Lisson was found guilty
at Sydney of numbering Mrs. Edith Cor
rick The jury recommended him to
mercy, but IiSSOn expressed a desire to
be hanged as soon as possible Justice
Owen was greatly affected in pronouncing
the death sentence, but he was urged by
the prisoner mot to cry"
Sydney papers dated October say
heavy dust storms have ragged through
the country, doing serious damage to
crops and in some cases to buildings
The drOuth in the country still continues
and crops being Withered up in all
directions. Some 'halves' farmers in
Riverina have abandoned their crops and
returned to Victoria owing to the drOuth.
Unless rain soon falls many wheat crops
will not be worth cutting, even for nay
ands- On her recent trip from Raraton-
ga, in the Cook group, to Auckland, H M:
S Tauranga called at Sunday island and
found all live stock on the island dead and
people living on what they could grow.
It is announced from Sydney that the
piece of land at Kurneu. where Captain
Cook first landed, and have it procla med
q public reserve. The Philosophical So
cfety of Australasia has affixed bronze
tablet with a commemorative inscription
against the rock which Captain Cook
and Sir Joseph Banks first landed
H WainscOtt. official receiver OF Cool
office on account of a speech in which he
said the country was rotten and condemn
ed the premier for not protecting public
officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. .
Benefciaries Object to thesale of Pol
icies on Their Lives

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. "A remarka BILE
petition has been filed in the district
court OF Lancaster county by Charles
F., David w, and George K Brown,
who seek to have Receiver Hill of the
defunct Lincoln Savings bank refrained
from selling to the highest bidder, in
surance policies aggregating $3.50 on
the lives of the Browns, pledged to Sc
cure a loan. The novel claim is ad-
vanced that by thus disposing of the
policies the lives of the plaintiffs are
placed in jeopardy
The Brown brothers met with revers-
es and were obliged to part with their
life insurance policies as collateral for
at the death of the assured, hence the
claim is made that by transferring
them great inducement is offered the
holder to make way with the parties in
sured.
Judge Holmes has assigned the case
Tor hearing at the term Of court which
meets this month.
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THE MILL&ADAMS Go.

cy at any time prior to his formal ap-
pointment of a receiver and to the fact
that suits are being prepared by others
in New York against the Tradesmen's
National bank and in PittSburg against
the German National bank for the pur-
pose of levying execution and judgment
which would if Judge Lacombe's decis-
ion is upheld, prefer certain creditors to
the damage of other creditors unjustly
Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency has today appointed the bank
examiners Of Pittsburg and New York
to be temporary receivers of the Ger
man National bank of Pittsburg and
the Tradesmen's National bank of New
YOrw respectively.
This action on the part of the comp
trOller will not interfere in any way
with the efforts of the officers of these
institutions to put these banks into
condition for voluntary liquidation and
the comptroller announces that he will
consent to the voluntary liquidation of
these institutions and will discharge the
receivers when assured of the ability of
the banks to meet their obligations in
full as promised by their committees
now making efforts to put the bank into
condition justifying the comptroller in
asserting to liquidation.
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AT OUR EXPENSE.
Cuban Prisoners are Conveyed Home
From Ceuta.

New York. Nov. 4.-Seventeen Cubans
arrived here on the steamer Kaiser VIII
helm, having been released from the
Spanish prison at Ceuta recently. They
were sent to this country at the ex-
pense of the United States government
and are the first batch of released pO-
ltical prisoners to arrive in New York.
They will be returned to Cuba at the
expense Of the United States.
The names of the Cubans are: Be
nigno BeganaS PaSOS aged % years, a
peasant from Havana province; Alicia
bedes Adam, aged q, trader; Pablo
BarrerO. aged SO, engineer; Augustin de
la Tore Y Lopez, aged 81, land owner;
Jose Manuel Junenez, aged q, sugar
planter; Pamop elliot Fernandez, aged
p, trader; Prospero Sanchez, aged p,
cOnfectiOner; Aurelo Garcia y Morell.
aged %, trader; Antonio SOOlOO, aged
%, engineer; Levy MachadO, aged p,
chemist; Manuel Vasquez Santana,
aged 80, carpenter; Pastor BOrge, aged
40, c1garmaker; LeScadO Saiz BecOny,
aged 20, teamster; Fernando Mendez
Sierra, aged a, trader; UIpano Adam
aged 80, land owner; Jose Ascuy, aged
aged "a, scholar.
Sierra, although a Cuban by birth, is
an American citizen. His father was
one of the early patriots and died years
ago on the field of battle in the fight
against Spain. The young man was
the only one Of the party who could
speak the English language, and he IN
dertook to interpret for his comrades
The men, while they were not dressed
very well, appeared to be in the best of
health and their appearance was the
cause of some remarks among the i'm
migrant officials who cOntrasted their
healthy condition after years in a Span
ism prison with that of our own troops
when they returned after their short
stay in Cuba. The men are going back
to Cuba to begin life again
They were released from the Ceuta
prison some weeks ago. Many of those
who arrived today were in for life
while a majority of them were SERVING
a thirty, years term The lowest sem
tence which any of them had received
was twelve years. They were confined
IN the Ceuta prison with seventeen men
al convicted Of taking part in the war
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and all necessary appurtenances. OF
course, no cash should be paid for this.
Governor Lee of South Dakota says:
ct am opposed to the annexation of
any of the territory gained by our re-
cent war with Spain, but 1 believe in
keeping a protectorate over all territory
50 acquired until the inhabitants shall
be competent for self government 1
am, however, opposed to relinquishing
one foot of territory so gained for
Spanish tyranny to rule again. Should
our government see fit to annex the
Philippines am not in favor of paying
a single dollar of cash indemnity for
any of the territory acquired at the cost
of so much life and treasure"
Representative WadswOrth of New
York says: Il would not be in favor Of
paying one cent"
Representative Hinrichsen of Illinois
says: IT am opposed to anneXing
the Philippines under any circumstan-
ces and am greatly opposed to assum-
ing the payment of bonds which have
been undoubtedly bought up by specu-
latOrs as steal of the rankest charac-
ter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
TOPEKA'S GAIN.
In Losing Her Big Hall She Ac-
Quires a Wholesale Car
riage House.

Hamilton hall is to be turned into a
wholesale house The new house will be
a distributing establishment for the Troy
buggy works of Troy, O., and it will be
the first business house of that kind that
has come to Topeka.
The firm that has leased the hall has
appointed Warner & Potter Kansas agents
and they will be in charge of the bust
ness done from Topeka.
This is the first firm of this kind that
has dared to break away from Kansas
City. All other firms have their whole
sale establishments in Kansas City and
Kansas dealers have been compelled to do
business through that place. There are
many such houses in Kansas City.
This is the beginning of the recognition
of the Importance of Topeka as a railroad
and business center. Dealers say that
they can more easily secure goods from
Topeka than from Kansas City, and
when the eastern factories find that out
Topeka will supplant Kansas City as a
wholesale center, at least so far as Kan
sas is concerned.
closes up the only really large hall in the
city. it is nevertheless an advantage. for
it starts the current in the right direction.
Hamilton hall will be closed to the public
on January / All the arrangements have
been completed, the leases have been sign
ed and the transfer of the property for
rental purposes to the Troy buggy works
has been made.
Councilman James Warner, who will
look after the business of the company,
says that he hopes that the experiment
will prove so successful that MANY more
firms will establish distributing stations in
Topeka. THE firm is here to stay" said
he. They have rented the hall and on
January Hamilton hall will be closed"
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CASE OF LETTER WRITING.
Discovered in Connection With the
Fashoda Affair.

New York, Nov A dispatch to the
Times from London says: A story OF
the greatest gravity, circulating among
persons in touch with official quarters,
alleges that when Marchand reached
FashOda he sent two messengers with
three French flags to the khalifa and
letter saying that if the khalifa hoisted
these flags at Omdurman he would be
under the protection of 1.-The great
French nation" and the British would
not fire upon him.
The khalifa replied that two British
dogs" had attacked Soudan; one dog
named Gordon had been killed, while
the other dog named Kitchener, was
about to be killed.
He would then wipe out the French.
Both Of these letters and the three
flags are said to have been captured by
the sirdar's officers.
If this be confirmed, it is obvious that
public opinion here viii be inf1amed at
the discovery of the fact that a French
agent offered protection to the khalifa
while the French government cOngrat-
ulated the British government on a vic
tory for the sake of civilization.
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immediately rearrested on a warrant
sworn out by the American Surety com
pany, who had gone his bond and were
compelled to make good his shortage
Aldrich's sentence just served was pro
ments found against him on the same
count. The surety company will push
the case against him on the other TWO
AIdrich took his arrest coolly. On his
arrival in Kansas City, it is said, that
bail will be furnished by wealthy friends,
who will also furnish money to- hght MS
case Aldrich, who is As years of age,
was well and favorabIy known for
wears both in club and business circles
in Kansas City, where he has wife
and child,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04

;, ITEMS ems intended for this column should
o 0e Leit at the klmbau Pig. Co., before II
CLOCK IN the morning.
Emil APPEL of Carbonate was in town
yesterday. - II
Mrs. Dearborn and son of Silver Lake
were IN town yesterday visiting friends
Mr.. John Wilt left Thursday for the
western part of the state on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jordan are expect
ga nome from their wedding trip Sun
Special sale the next ten days ofg1ass-
ware, queensware, tea and coffee. Mex
lean Coffee Co.
Mrs Hoover of Silver Lake was the
guest today of Mrs. r. NJ. Thomas of
Monroe street.
Harry Small returned yesterday from
AtchlsOn where he has been the guest
Small ~
Chicken thieves are around again.
MRS George Risen of 913 jackson street
lost number of her chickens early
Thursday.
w. Hon and family have moved to
this place from st. Louis and are living
at 1923 Kansas avenue. Mr. HoH is
employed in the Santa F'e paint shops.
Congressman Curtis returned from
Atch1Son county yesterday and drove to
HOyt in afternoon where he spoke in
the evening. Mr.. Curtis will speak to-
night in Lukens' Opera House.
FRED BueChner of the TWenty-SecOnd
Kansas volunteers, which regiment has
been mustered out, returned from Leav-
enworth last night. William Wetherholt
also of this regiment, but who has been
in the hospital in LeavenWOrth for the
past week, is expected home Saturday.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd met yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. f. D. Small
Sz9 jackson street and reorganized.
Canon M ]. Bywater was present and
presided at the meeting. The officers
elected were: President, Mrs. E. d.
Small; vice president, Mrs. H c. SAT-
ford; treasurer, Mrs. Jerome CoIvin;
secretary, Mrs Fred lies. The follow
ing executive committee with Mrs A
Woodman as chairman, was appoint
ed by the canon. Mrs Woodman. Mrs.
A. A. Rowley, Mrs. Richard Jones, Mrs
James Anderson and Mrs. Davis. This
guild will meet every wednesday af-
ternOon at half past two. The next
meeting will meet at the home of Mrs.
H. c. Stafford on Railroad street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
NO TRIBUTE TO SPAIN.
Governors of Many States Give Views
on Purchase of Philippines

New York Nov. 4.-Seven governors
and four members of the house OF rep
resentatives, in kilograms to the WorIo'
give their views on the proposltlon 10
paw Spain S40,O00,000 for the PnlIlP77
mines State executives and natlonaI
law makers generally agree in opposing
any plan calling for money payment
by victor to vanquished.
Governor Johnston of Alabama says;
'sT don't think the United States shoulQ
take the Philippines as a Tree - t,,ail1
I certainly would pay nothing tor theIIl.
We want to extend our commerce., Jul
not to go into the colonial business
Governor Adams of Colorado, VINO IA
vors annexing says: It IS the gel "a
ed and not the victor that pays. why
should the United States pay Spain Tor
islands she had forfeited by every law
of liberty and humanity
Governor Pingree of Michigan says:
sT am opposed to this country having
and looking after the Philippine islands.
They would be an elephant on our
hands. The American people, in my
oDiuion would never go there to colo
nize, as they can do better eiseWnere;
get soldiers to go into that climate to
clean I'D the back yards and look after
our interests there.
Governor McLaurin OF mississippi
saws: 81 think the United States, with
the consent of Spain, should take the
island containing Manila and take the
West Indies, with or without the con-
sent of Spain. Value them all and bal
war indemnity. If the balance shows
in favor of Spain pay Immediately"
Governor Stephens of Missouri says:
1.-THE United States should not accept
the Philippines even as a gracious gift"
Governor RamSdell of New Hamp-
shire says: 81 think the United States
should demand nothing in the Philip
pines except an ample coa1ing station
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fee Of the British government has ca
bled to Canada asking a report upon
and an explanation of the sale of the
island of Anticosi at the mouth of the
st. Lawrence river to a subject of a
foreign power. Attorney General Arch
ambault has received a request from
Ottawa for a report upon the whole
subject. The purchaser is a French
capitalist who it is said is now eVicting
English settlers and could with suffi-
Gent arms on the island, control the ST.
Lawrence river. In the event of a war
between Great Britain and France this
would be of immense advantage to
France.
1t is believed that the British govern
ment will order the cancellation of the
sale.
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BRAKE COMPANIES UNITE.
Westinghouse People Absorb a St
Louis Concern.

st. Louis, Nov. 4.-The Republic says:
Arrangements have been made for the
absorption of the American Brake COM
pany by the Westinghouse Air Brake
holders of the American company will
be held at the Office of the company,
American Central building on Novem-
Der Is to complete the transaction.
At this meeting a vote will be taken
upon the ratification of an agreement
with the Westinghouse Air Brake COM
pany to surrender the lease existing be-
tween the two companies and transfer
in fee simple the real estate, machinery,
furniture, fixtures and patents of the
American Brake company covered by
the lease to the Westinghouse Air Brake
company and to adjust all differences
between the two companies The books
of the company will be closed for the
transfer of stock on November L.
The American is a local corporation
capitalized at 81. 900 900.
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THE BUFFALO IS OFF.
Dewey Will Have the Second Fleet
in Asiatic Waters

Washington, Nov. Admiral Bunce
telegraphed the navy department today
that the cruiser Buffalo, Commander
HamphiIl, had sailed at noon for the
Philippines via Suez. The gunboat Hell
ena sailed yesterday for the same des-
tination. With these accessions coming
Immediately upon the heels of Captain
Barker'S squadron Of battleships and
golfers. Admiral Dewey will have a
formidable fleet, probably second in Of
fensive power to only one European ma
ton, namely England in eastern waters
1t is not believed however, that he will
have need of all this force and he
doubtless will be able to spare some of
the vessels which may be in need of re-
pair to return to Mare Island.
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FIRST SPANISH FLAG
Hauled Down in Porto Rico Reaches
Washington.

washington. Nov. "A torn and
weather-stained Spanish flag was re
ceived at the navy department today
bearing the following inscription:
'aThe first Spanish flag hauled down
in Porto Rico by the U. s. forces On
July IS. 1898. the Gloucester, Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright, U S. N, cons
snanding, steamed into Guanica har-
Dor and landed a force of 20 seamen
under the command of Lieutenant Har-
~ Iuse. Z. s. n. This flag was hauled
down and the U. s. ensign hoisted in its
place. After a sharp skirmish in which
four of the enemy were killed, the viii
lage was captured and held by the sea-
men forces until relieved an hour later
by the landing of the army regulars"
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TO EMBARK AT SAVANNAH.
Preparations for Sending Carpenters
Brigade to Cuba.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The quarter
master department of the army has be-
gun making arrangements for the ship
ment of Gen. Carpenters brigade to the
province of Puerto Principe The ports
along the north coast of Cuba, where
troops must be landed for this province
are not the best. 1t is probable Nuevi-
tas will be selected as the place of land
ing, but the transports will not be able
to get within ten miles of the port and
troops and supplies must all be landed
with the lighters. The troops are to be
in Puerto Principe on the 22nd, and It
will be necessary to have the transports
ready for some days in advance OF that
date It is intended to have the troops
embark at Savannah.
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COAL SUPPLY
Is Attracting the Attention of South
ern Pacific Officials.

San Francisco, Nov. 4.-The Southern
Pacific company is looking out for re-
sources of coal supply. Second Vice
President George Croker will leave
here on the goth to direct the introduce
ton of machinery for developing new
shafts in the cOmpanys coal mine at
Carbonate, a place on the Northern
Pacific out from Tacoma, Wash. About
the same time an engineering and pros
pecting party will leave here for the
state of Sonora, Mexico, to make a
more careful examination of certain
coal districts in the mountains about
100 miles off the line of the road to
Guaymas, over which the Southern
Pacific runs its trains.
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THE NEW CABINET
Formed by NJ. Dupuy Begins Business
Today.

Paris, Nov. 4.-The chamber of depu-
ties reopened today with a crowded as
sembiy. after its adjournment on Oc-
tober 25. the day of the fall of the cab
met presided over by NJ. Brisson. Amid
Dupuy. read the ministerial declara-
ton. He began by declaring the cabinet
fully recognized the difficulties and re-
sDonsfbilities of the task undertaken
and affirmed the supremacy of civil
power as the fundamental principle of
a republican state and expressed con-
fdence in the army which, he added.
would faithfully respect the laws OF
the republic.
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PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS.
Conservatives Lead in the Number of
Deputies Chosen.

Berlin, Nov. 4-The completed re-
turns in the elections for Prussian depu-
ties by the secondary electors give the
following results:
Conservatives, 147; Free Conserva-
tives, 81; Center, 80; Reform, l; Nation
al Liberals, "A; F'ressinige Union, 10;
Freissinige People, "a; Democrats, 1;
Farmers Union, 8; Poles, IA; Danes, q;
Independent, l.
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HE POKED FUN AT WILLIAM
Editor of Berlin Paper Placed Un-
der Arrest.

Berlin, Nov. 4.-Herr Langen, editor
of Simplicissimus has been arrested ow-
ing to the publication in that periodical
of a poem, entitled I'm the Holy Land"
ironically cOngratulating Palestine upon
receiving so august visitors as the
emperor and empress of Germany and
saying "Golgotha will be able to boast
not only of hearing the last words from
the cross, but the first of Emperor Will
liam'S"
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TOUGH ON ALDRICH.
Rearrested as He Was Leaving the
Penitentiary.

Kansas City, Nov. IA Star special
from Jefferson City, Mo, says: James
H. Aldrich. who was sent to the peni-
Tertiary here in May. 1897, to serve a
two years sentence for stealing $27, 900
from the Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis railway, whose paymaster
and cashier he was for years, was re-
leased today. his term having expired
under the good behavior rule. He was
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DAWES HURRIED ACTION.
To Forestan Effects of a New York
Court Decision.

Washington, Nov. lowing to the
decision of Judge Lacombe of New York
that an execution can be levied against
the assets of national bank in the
hands of the comptroller of the curren-
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FOOTBALL AT LAWRENCE.
K o. VS.. Nebraska Saturday, Novem-
Der 5.

The Santa Fe will sell round trip
tickets limited to 9Th for 7Sc
The 2 D. m train arrives in Lawrence
in time for the game. Special coaches
for attendants from Topeka
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SALE OF ANTICOSTI
Causes a Demand for an Explanation
to Come From London.

Toronto, Ont, Oct. 4.-The foreign Of
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THE MILLSADAMS co.
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NORTH TOPEKA

Items intended for this column should
pc Ieft at the Kimbau Pig. Co, before ii
O'Clock in the morning -