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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
NO AGREEMENT.
Committee on Foreign Relations
Fails to Act on Congress
Resolutions.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The senate
committee on foreign relations failed to
reach an agreement at it's meeting to-
day on any of it's Cuban resolutions be
fore it, but referred the whole matter
to a subcommittee and then adjourned.
The members of the foreign relations
committee who saw the president today
assured the other members that the Gu
ban situation will come to a head in
very few days and that congress would
be informed. The most limit placed up
on the time which the matter will be
settled one way or the other, was stat
ed as one week, while others thought
it might be 48 hours
The committee considered that it
would be unwise in view of negotiations
now on, to precipitate matters at this
time. 1t was said that congress need
not take action to hurry the admin
tratiOn in view of what had been
learned by members. The senate pas
Sed a resolution on motion of Chairman
Davis of the foreign relations commit
tee, allowing them to sit during the
session of the senate. The committee
resumed it's session at o'clock this
afternoon.
The only distinctive feature of the
morning meeting was the general dis
position manifested to wait for a reaS-
enable time upon the president and the
sentiment in this direction was quite
unanimous upon the part of the mem
bers. The meeting was largely devOt-
ed to the consideration of the testimony
taken by the Maine court of inquiry.
A majority of the members of the COM
mittee found that they had not had
time to read this testimony and much
of it which appealed to individual mem
bers was read by them to the full COM
mittee. The general understanding ap-
peared to be that the situation was
such that the report and the testimony
will have to be fully considered in ar
irving at a conclusion.
While the present disposition of the
committee is to oblige the president, it
was made evident that a large MAORI
ty of the committee would favor VigOr-
GUS action as it is made evident that
diplomatic resources have been ex-
hausted What form this action viii
take was not discussed at today's
meeting of the committee, no prefer
ence being shown for any of the four
resolutions before the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Full Time at the Santa Fe
Shops 30 Days Off.
Not Likely to Be a Change OF
Time Before May 1.
AT OTTAWA SHOPS
The Santa Fe is Making Needed
The Santa Fe is Making Needed
improvements.
Engineer Snyder Has an Eagle
For His Engine.

The Santa Fe shop men who are eff
fected by the 40 hours a week order are
discussing the probabilities of an order
for full time on April LIST. It has been
stated upon good authority that an or
der will not be issued for full time on
April 1st and that it is not likely to be
issued before May LIST but it is thought
that the force will resume full time
then or perhaps a little later.
Some of the shopmen are of the opin-
ion that the eight hour order will stay
in effect until after May for the reason
that nearly every May there is an agi-
tation for eight hours work. This year
the agitation will probably be for ten
hours York\
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
LANTRYs SANTA FE WORK.
Have Established Headquarters at
Morgan, Texas-To Employ
500 Men.
strong Citv perriek:

Strong City Derrick:
B. Lantry Sons have closed another
extensive grading contract with the G.
c. & S. F. Railway company, and have
established headquarters at Morgan,
Texas, from which point the local man
agement of operations will be done. The
work is the Strengthening of the G. c.
& s. F. tracks and the grading will be
done at several points on the system.
As the work is that of overcoming
obstacles which the engineers in the
original survey of the road passed
around. there will be a great deal of
heavy rock and earth work, requiring
large quantities of powder for blasting
purposes Two steam shOvels Will be
Kept in constant use, and two construc-
ton trains will be used by the con
tractors to handle supplies and ma
chlnery. No less than 500 men will be
given employment. Several saddle
horses and one hundred work mules
are being shipped from here with new
harness and wagons and their grading
outnt IN Arizona is also being moved to
morgan A lot of new machinery is be-
ing received from the east for this
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
BANCROFT NEARING HOME
Reaches the Bermudas From the
Asiatic Station.

Washington March 3O.-Information
has reached the navy department that
the Somers, the new vessel recently &C
quired by purchase by the United
States had left Elbing, Germany, for
Pillau. The latter place is below Elbing
is gradually getting toward the sea
preliminary to her start for the United
States
The officials of the navy department
were greatly garfield by the receipt of
a telegram announcing the arrival of
the gunboat Bancroft at Bermuda on
her return from the European station.
The Bancroft will proceed to the Nor
folk navy yard where such repairs as
are necessary will be made to her.
were greatly gratified by the receipt of
departure of the cruiser Montgomery
from Key West for Norfolk 1t is said
the vessel is in need of slight repairs
which can be made at Norfolk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30

Kline street between First and Third
streets Many of the shopmen living
in Oakland and the northeastern part
of Topeka drive to the shops in buggies
and carts and pass over this street.
During the recent rains the water has
formed a pond on the street named.
and with no way for the water to drain
away it has stood there and soaked
into the ground until the street has be-
come mire and wagons sink into the
hubs when they try to go through it.
The shOpmen are DESTROYS that some
thing be done to remedy this fault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
Pensions for Kansans.

WASHINGTON March 30.-Pensions
have been granted as follows:
Decentralization Nichols, WalIesville
So; Frank Dermontt, National Military
home. Leavenworth, So; Joseph Brun-
Burlingame, SIS; Henry Althaver. Ma
tional Military home, Leavenworth, IS;
Joseph NJ Turner, Lawrence. Sc; Will
liam Irvine Junction City, Sc; Thomas
w Lewis Weber, IS; James H. SIa-
vens, Galena, So; Mathew Jackson,
Fort Scott, Sc.
Unconstitutional Green, Peru, SO to
81; Gabriel Anderson, Fort Scott, S. to
$40; Joseph c. Wilson, Erie SIG to "a
Original Widows, Etc.-Mary J.
Monyhon, CherryvaIe, IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
oRDERED To RosToN.
The Bancroft Will Go There and the
Helena to Key West.

Washington, March 3O.-A change has
been made in the order of the gunboat
Bancroft. This vessel arrived at the
Bermudas from Lisbon and it is ex-
pected was on her way to Norfolk. In
view, however, of the great amount OF
work in progress at the Norfolk navy
yard, it was decided to send the Ban
croft to Boston and an order to that
effect was sent to her commanding Of
fider today The Bancroft is in need
Of extensive repairs. They viii be
made at the Boston navy yard and the
vessel probably will be detained in that
harbor as part of it's defense. The gun
boat Helena, which was formerly at
tached to the European station also ar
rived at the BermudaS. She is bound
for Key West and will be added to Capt
Sampson's fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30

If there is a history of
weak lungs in your family,
take SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nourishes and invigOr-
ates.
1t enables you to resist the
disease. Even if your lungs
are already affected, and if
besides the cough you have
fever and emaciation, there
is still a strong probability of
a cure.
The oil in the Emulsion
feeds; the hyPophOsPhites
give power to the nerves;
and the glycerine soOthes and
heals.
SOC. and 500, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
SHOPS AT OTTAWA.
Santa Fe Making improvements "A
Reading Room Added.

The Santa Fe shops at Ottawa. Kan.
are being improved and new machinery
is being put in
A new air condenser, drill press. new
sewerage and water system, and gener-
al overhauling of the shops is being
done. The shops employ about 225 men
One of the newest features that is be-
ing added is a reading room where the
latest railroad and mechanical books
and periodicals will be on file for the in
formation of the employees. Such read
ing rooms have been kept up in other
places by Y. NJ. G. A. associations but
this is quite a novel feature for shops
to maintain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
Fncinaar .snvder's Eagle.

Engineer Snyder has new decora-
ton and a novel one for his engine S33.
A large silver colored eagle with out
stretched wings holds in it's mouth the
key stone emblem of the Chapter degree
of Masonry. The emblem IS made of
brass and is about two inches high and
bears the letters of the chapter. This
is probably the only decoration of the
kind carried by an engineer on his en-
zine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
SPANISH wARsHIPs START.
Fleet Leaves Cartagena-D Destination
Unknown.

Washington, March 30.-The navy de-
partment has received a dispatch say
ing that several Spanish warships have
left Cartagena, Spain. The destination
has not been learned as yet. The news
excited great interest at the navy de
partment.
It has been learned that the ships are
the armored cruisers Infanta Maria
Theresa and Cristoba1 Colon and the
torpedo boat destroyer Destruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
New smoke Jaekg at the Shoe.

New smoke jacks are being put in po-
SitiOn in the rOundhouse of the Santa
Fee at Topeka, The old style of jacks
or hoods have given considera Bile trou-
BILE about not working well and filing
the roundhouse with smoke. The new
jacks are the same as the old style with
the exception that instead of coming
down over the stacks the base of the
jacks are cone shaped and fit tightly
into the smOkestacks on the engines,
making a better draught and a tighter
connection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
Engine for the Weed R11rner.

Engine No. 40, from the Howard
branch has been rebuilt in the Topeka
shops for use in pulling the weed burn
er when it starts on its spring trips
No. 40 is one of the smallest engines on
the road and will be the only one used
for the purpose of hauling the weed
burner and will take it all over the San
ia F'e system as soon as the weeds are
tail enough to burn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30

and the United States, will it require
the allies to put down the riots in
Cuba?" (AppIause).
Il have bowed my head in humilia-
ton" replied Mr.. Wheeler, "at the con-
duct of this affair so far. but 1 cannot
believe that this administration will
extend a friendly hand to the murderers
of the sailors of the Maine and the pat
riots of Cuba" (Renewed applause in
the gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
1000 MEN AT WORK
Repairing War Vessels in the Brook
lvn Yards.

New York, March 3O.-At present
there are over 1000 men at work in the
navy yard, Brooklyn and work is going
on there day and night.
The work on the Dolphin has been
completed and stores and ammunition
are being put on board of her. She will
be ready to sail by Saturday if neces-
sary. There are nearly 20 vessels in
the yard including the Chicago, Atlanta,
Texas. and MaYfiOWer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
AN ALLY OF SPAIN.
The Government is Called So by Dem
ocrats in the House.

Washington, March 30.-An exciting
incident occurred late in the house. Mr..
Wheeler (Dern., A1a.) speaking to a pro
forma amendment aroused an outburst
of applause in the galleries by a state
ment to the effect that the Republicans
of the house were today betraying the
government and the American name.
Mr. Cummings Dem, N. V: How
much time, considering the prospective
alliance of the governments of Spain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
INFERIOR TO MAYFLowER.
The Gerald Bought by Spain is a
Poor Bargain

Washington, March 30.-It was stat
ed at the navy department today that
the steam yacht Gerald, just purchased
by Spain, cost that government proba-
bly, $3.50, 600
She is not regarded as a very formid-
able acquisition to the Spanish navy,
as she is inferior to the MaytiOweT, the
yacht bought by Secretary Long two
weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
NOT A DOLLAR
Will Amos Cummings Vote in Aid of
C11na ITndeE Present Conditions.

of New York made a stirring speech in
the house late in the afternoon de-
nouncing the gag rule adopted in the
senate and declared that he would not
vote supplies for the Cuban recOncen-
trados until this government had noti-
fed BIanco and Sagasta, explicitly, that
the murderous concentration order must
be repealed.
The galleries applauded him loudly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
A BRAZILIAN CRUISER
Now Beng Built Catches the Eye of
Commander Niblack.

Berlin, March 30.-Lieut. Commander
Albert P. Niblack, U. S. naval attache
here is continuing his negotiations with
rnored cruiser which is being built there
for Brazil, but which will not be fin
ished for a long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
CONFIRMED FROM LONDON.

Spanish Fleet.
London. March 8O.-NGan advices re-
ceived here today from Las Palmas.
Canary Islands, under date of March
%, confirm the Washington advices of
the sailing of the Spanish torpedo flo
tiIIa fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
KICK ON KLINE STREET.
Santa Fe Shop Men Want the Street
Commissioner to Repair It.

The Santa Fe shop men are ready to
MAKE strong complaint to the street
commissioner as to the condition. If
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
A Valuable Publication.

On June 1 the Passenger Department of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company will is
sue the 1898 edition of its summer Excur-
sion Route Book. This work is designed
to provide the public with short des scriptive
notes of the principal Summer resorts OF
Eastern America. with the routes for
reaching them, and the rates of fare. Their e
are over four hundred resorts in the book
to which rates are quoted, and over fifteen
hundred different routes or combinations
of routes. 1t is compiled with the utmost
care, and altogether is the most complete
and comprehensive handbook of Summer
travel ever offered to the public.
1t is bound in handsome and striking
cover, in colors, and contains several maps,
presenting the exact routes over which
tickets are sold. 1t is also profusly illus
trated with fine halftone cuts of scenery
at the various resorts and along the lines of
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
On and after June it may be procured at
any Pennsylvania Railroad ticket Office at
the nominal price of ten cents, or, upon ap-
plication to the general Office, Broad Street
Station, by mail for twenty cents
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28

they would have become the most pros
porous, as they were undoubtedly at
the time the most virtuous people in
the world. In all the colonies there
were only six cities having a popula-
.tion of over 5000. Pauperism as it is
understood to-day. was unknown; SO
also was vice. This is mainly why,
when the struggle came, they were en-
abled to make 50 desperate resistance
against the best soldiers and sailers Of
the old world. With their trade prsc-
ticalIy annihilated, their agriculture
nearly destroyed, hostile fleets on their
seaboard, and savage Indians in the
rear, they never quailed. How they
exulted when victory camel
During the war upward of sixty inn
portant battles and engagements were
fought. The number Of soldiers and
sailors employed by Great Britain was
about 1876, 900. To them the colonists
opposed 130,711 regulars and 1854, ,060
volunteers and militia, making a total
in round numbers, of 1000 men.
According to other returns, how
ever, the number of the revolutionary
forces is much larger. The cost of
the war to the colonies was over $685.
600, 900.
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
Decoration paz at aettysburg.

decoration Day at GeCCyBDurRs
Memorial Day. May 80, will be a great
day at Gettysburg. Imposing ceremonies
will be performed on this historic spot in
which President Mckinley and his Cabinet
are expected to take part.
The Personally Conducted Tour of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to Gettysburg,
Luray, and Washington, which leaves New
York and Philadelphia May %, will afford
an excellent opportunity to visit the famous
battlefield on this occasion. Two days will
be spent at Gettysburg, one at Luray, and
two at Washington.
The party will be under the guidance of
one of the company's experienced tourists
agents. A chaperon, whose especial charge
will be unescorted ladies, will accompany
the trip throughout. Round-trip tickets,
covering all necessary expenses during the
entire time absent, will be sold at the ex-
tremely low rate of $27 from New York,
$26 from Trenton, $24 from Philadelphia
and proportionate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information ap-
ply to ticket agents Tourist Agent, 1196
Broadway, New York; 7So Broad Street,
Newark; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assist
general Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station. Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
Delaware College.


Entrance examinations will be held
in the College buildings, at Newark, ,on
Friday and Saturday, June 17th and
18th, 1898. Also on the same dates at
any of the following places, at which
candidates shall notify the President
of their intention to appear for exami-
nation, viz: Wilmington, -Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Seaford,
Georgetown, and Lewes. Candidates
must present themselves on the first
day named. Examinations will begin
at $50 A. NJ. each day.
Examinations for admission will be
held also at the college at the opening
of the next term. Sept. 18th and 14th,
1898. Candidates desiring to do so
can take part of the examination in
June and complete It in September.
Candidates for admission win notify
the President at which of the places
they desire to appear.
For further information apply to
GEO. A. HARTER, Pres.
Newark, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
Discovered by a woman.


: Another great discovery has been made
and that too. by lady in this country.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its seYerest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly, and
could not sleep. She finally discovered a
way to recovery, by purchasing of US a
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, and was SO much relieved on
taking first dose that she slept all night;
and with two bottles, has absolutely cured
Her name is Mrs. Luther Iutz. friat
bottles free at DR.. a. Vaughan's Drug
Store, Regular sizes 6Oc and S1.oO. Every
bottle guaranteed.
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
LITERARY NOTES.
THE JUNE CENTURY.

The june number Of the The Gen.
tury has several features OF particular
timeliness. Captain Alfred T. Mahan,
recently recalled to active service as
syecial adviser to the Naval Strategy
Board, contributes paper describing
the reasons for the failure of the
Spanish Armada. This is introduce
tory to ageneral article on the Armada,
illustrated by Varian, and written
by William Frederic Tilton. Mr..
Tilton's paper is chiefly based on
the manuscript Irish correspondence in
the London Record Office, and on the
narratives of survivors and other
authentic Spanish papers, gathered by
Captain Duro, the historian of the
Armada. Mr.. Emory w. Fem, who
served as a major in the Cuban army,
recounts his experience under General
Garcia in an article entitled "Ten
Months with the Cuban Insurgents. ="
Mr.. R. o. Crowley, formerly electrician
OF the Torpedo Division in tthe Gun
federate Navy, describes 1.-THE Con-
federate Torpedo Service" which he
was largely instrumental in organizing.
Mr.. Crowley laid the mine which blew
rp the FIRST gunboat ever destroyed by
this means. Mr.. Stephen Bonsal, for
merly of the American Legation at
Madrid, writes of "Toledo, the Pm
perial City of Spain," the illustrations
being by Joseph Pennell. Accompany
ing a number Of hitherto unpublished
drawings by Vierge for Cervantes'
masterpiece, William Dean Howells
has an article on "Pictures for Don
Quixote." Bret Harte contributes one
of his characteristic Western stories,
'sThe Passing of Enriquez, the GEN.
tral figures OF which are characters
already familiar to readers of The
Century. "The Three RS at Circle
City," by Miss Anna Fulcomer, is the
description of queer polyglot school
that fourished in the Arctic regions.
Another story in the series of "Gallops''
by the new Century writer. David
Gray, is called "Carty Carteret's
Sister," Two illustrated papers make
up ''By American School of Dramatic
Art;" one by j. Ranken Towse, giving
"a Critical Review of Daly's Thea
ter" and the other. by the late George
Parsons Lathrop, presenting a pen
picture of "The Inside Working of the
Theater." Andre Castaigne's illustra-
tion this month in The Seven Won
ders OF the World" is striking re-
construction Of the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon. OF special interest to
women is Mrs. Amelia Gere Mason's
Club and Salon. -
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
yellow Jaundtce Cured.

Suffering humanity should be supplied
with every means possible for its relief.
II is with pleasure that we publish the
following: "This is to certify that I was q
terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for
over six months, and was treated by some
of the best physicians in our city and all to
no avail. DR.. Bell, our druggist, recon-
mended Electric Bitters; and after taking
two bottles, I was entirely cured I now
take great pleasure in recommending them
to any person suffering from this terrible
malady. I am gratefully yours, NJ. A.
Hogarty, Lexington, KY" Sold by DR.. H
Vaughan Druggist.
Middletown transcript., 1898-05-28
Being EIaYatad.

"Did you ever hear of man who
had striven all his life faithfully aDd
singly toward an object, and in no
measure obtained itP If man con-
stantly aspires, is he not eleva tedf
Did ever man try heroism, magma
nimity, truth sincerity and find that
there was no advantage in them-that
it was a vain endsavor2" 2"-Thoreau,