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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster is campaigning
this week for the Republicans in the
short grass country. Today she speaks
at Dighton. She will also speak at Ness
City, Leoti and Garden City. Mrs. A.
W. Thurston, of Topeka, is accompany
ing her.
The fight in Doniphan county IS wax
ing hotter and hotter. The Republicans
are making a vigorous campaign. Con-
gresham Curtis, Harry Bone, j. X.
Burton and Frank Nelson are speaking
there this week and school house meet
ings are being held with a brass band
to draw crowd. The opposition is also
active. The Troy Times comes out this
week with a story about Cy Leland'S
transportation of an estate of vii
liam Wakefield. a negro. Mr.. Leland
was appointed as Wakefield'S guardian,
and although he attained his ma Ority
eight years ago, Wakefield alleges that
he has never been able to get a settle
ment out Of Leland. The records in
the probate court are said to show that
no settlement has ever been made. The
estate amounted to IS, 500. Wakefield
also makes an affidavit that he was Of
fered 800 by Charles Norman, Mr.. Lee
lands sOn-in-law, to make 4 statement
that the records are incorrect
Frank Grimes, who has been assisting
Chairman Albaugh in running the cam
TO prepare for the final roundup out
there. He said he would return to To-
peka- as soon as Stanley is elected.
F. l. vandegrift has been quoted as
saying that Stanley will be elected but
by less than 10000. Mr.. Vandegrift says
he claims no power of foresight and
therefore has elected nobody. What
he has said is that the majority will not
be 10.0 900 either way. He guesses that
I.eedy will come to the First and Second
districts with a majority, and the con-
test will be decided by the vote in those
two districts.
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IN FIGHTING TRIM.
The Government is in Better Shape
Than, at Any Time Since the
War Began.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The adrninistra-
ton is awaiting results from the peace
commission with equanimity in the re-
alization that the government is per
fectly well prepared for any turn the
negotiations may take.
The navy especially is in a state Of
preparedness, should it come to a re-
sumption of hOStilities, far in advance
of it's condition at the outbreak of the
war. One by one all the splendid fight
ing machines of the North Atlantic
squadron, which had been brought
north at the earliest moment were
locked, cleaned and thoroughly ref1tted
at the New York and Norfolk navy
yards. Their ammunition supplies were
replenished and they are now with pos
sibly one or two exceptions, ready for
instant service in almost any quarter OF
the globe.
Admiral Dewey has taken consider
able precautions in the case of his own
vessels, having dispatched them one by
one to the big British docks at Hong
Kong, where they have been placed in
as good condition as possible outside OF
our nome ports. Secretary Long has
prudently declined to part with. the nu-
merOus fleet auxiliary vessels acquired
by the government just prior to and
during the war. These We're all in
spected by a technical board which
found that a number of them We're not
particularly well adapted to navy use
but the secretary concluded that these
vessels are still sufficiently serviceable
for emergency uses and accordingly
kept them in condition to be commits
AS far as the army is concerned while
the original force Of nearly a quarter
of a million men called into the service
by the president has been largely di-
minished by the mastering out Of many
regiments and organizations, it is the
opinion of expert army officers, that the
army as a whole is really a more form
liable weapon than it was at any peri
Cd during the war. This apparently
paradoxical statement is explained by
the fact that such Of the troops as are
pline of several months hard training
The men have steadily improved in eff
hciency and their officers know how to
take care of them, as well as to fight
battles. The staff corps have cured
many of evils from which they suffered
during the war and are prepared to
move troops with rapidity with due care
for their health and for their adeuuate
rationing during any campaign that
might be expected. In fact all branch
es of the military and naval service
prohted by the experience Of the war
and are now as previously stated in
better shape than before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
.M,KINLEY,S PICTuRE.
Central Committeeman Phi1brick
Writes That Populists Did Not
Take It Down.

Among the many campaign stories
that have been floating around was one
from Halstead to the effect that the
Populists had taken the picture Of Pres
ident Mckinley down from the wall of
the hall in which they were to hold a
meeting. OF course few people pay any
attention to campaign stories but this
particular one seems to have stirred up
the Halstead- Populists and the State
Journal has received the following letter
from Q. Philbrick, who was chairman
of the meeting:
.Halstead, Nov. 2,-The facts in the
case are as follows: The hall belongs
to the I. o. o. F. and was rented by
the Republican club for the campaign
season with the proviso that the Popu-
lists should have the use of it for their
public meetings when it was not want
ed by the Republicans. There was
committee appointed to look after the
hall, of which I was a member.
went to Mr.. Trego, committeeman on
the Republican side, to see about get
ting the hall and he said he would see
the doctor who had rented it for lee
ture purposes. AS had to go away
saw the doctor myself and he said he
would attend to it, which he did, taking
Mr.. Trego's receipt for the rent of the
hall and delivering the same to G.. A.
Hege, another member of the commit
tee, so they could go on with the ar
engagements in my, absence.
THE Republican committee came to
Mr.. Hege and said that we must not
2
Kinley they had on the wall or we could
not use the hall. He told them we had.
rented the hall without reservations,
and would decorate as we pleased, and
If there were any disIoyal proceedings
to see te it afterwards, and if they were
afraid of any insult or injury to the
picture they could remove it, After
considerable talk they took the picture
away. a small dingy affair, and we re-
placed it with a nice large one, hand
Somely framed, in company. with one
of Bryan, Dewey and Sampson. Just
as fine, honorable and brave COM
panions as the president ever had. The
meeting was presided over by an old
soldier. How is this for old-fashioned
disloyalty and genuine apprehension?
Prominent Republicans who occupied
front seats during the evening were eye
witnesses to these facts and yet the
author of the article referred to char
acterizes us as disloyal and copperhe
claim to be just as loyal and love my
country as well as he, as my more than
three years service in the civil war and
confinement in Andersonville prison
testify. C. PHILBRICK."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
STRUCK DEAD.
Two Men Killed by Live Wire
in Honolulu.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 4-Honolulu adj
vices tell of the electrocution of Thomas
Hannah of San Francisco, a member of
company I, New York engineers, and
native hackman; also the narrow es-
cape from death of Private Gertz Of
San Francisco, on the night of October
p. Hannah and Gertz were in a car
rage on their way to camp. The night
was dark and stormy. In the heart of
the city their journey was INSTRUCTED
by a horse lying N the street near a
deserted hack. Near by the body of a
man was seen. Alighting Hannah plac-
ed his hands on the body to lift 1t. He
was stricken dead instantly by cur
rent Of about a thousand volts. Gertz
placed his hand on Hannah and he was
hurled to the ground. A fireman seized
him by the shoes and pulled him away
from the deadly current, thus saving his
life. The electric current came from a
live wire that had fallen to the street.
Hannah was a native of Tennessee
and a pressman by trade. He worked
for several years on the San Francisco
papers. At the outbreak of the war he
enlisted in the United States battalion,
Second volunteer engineers.
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PEACE REIGNS.
All Symptoms of a Race War at Will
mington Have Disappeared.

Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 4.-Every-
thing is quiet here and there is now no
reason to believe that there will be any
serious trouble before, on or after the
day of election. There is an uncOnfirm-
ed rumor that a battery of artillery now
a Fort Caswen will pass through here
en- route to Charleston Monday or Tues
day, but no significance is attached to
this movement. The troops could take
went by sea from Southport. So far
as any race conflict is concerned the
situation here has lost all interest.
The Republican county convention
met last night and a motion to adjourn
sine die without making any nomina-
lions for county offices was unanimous
ly adopted. The registration book of
North Williams precinct in Columbus
county which mystertously disappeared
a day or two ago was produced by the
fusion registrars at o'clock yesterday
morning. Frank MCNEIL, a Democrat
lawyer sent from Wilmington, threaten
ed immediate prosecution of the regis
trars If the book was not forthcoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
MONEY TO GET MARRIED.
A Handsome Chicago Belle Missed
Out on Chauncey Depew.

New York, Nov. An Chauncey M
Depew's mail today was a large white
envelope, postmarked Chicago, and con-
tanning a photograph of a, young wo-
man whose features and attire dis
played personal beauty and a quiet
taste. A neat sheet of note paper, COW
cred with feminine chirography, was
addressed to Dear Doctor Depew,'
and the writer related that she was
anxious to be married to the man of
her choice this fall, but the lack of suf-
fcient money to buy her trousseau
threatened to prevent that wished for
event. Would DR.. Depew kindly send
the money with which to purchase the
aforesaid trOusseau, and thereby earn
the lifelong gratitude OF two loving
hearts, etc, etc.
The young woman inclosed her pic
ture as a guarantee of good faith. Pri-
vate Secretary Duval felt a kindly in
terest in the expectant young couple,
and showed the photograph to Mr.. De-
pew, who admired the fair young face,
handed the picture back to Mr.. Duval,
and said that it reminded him of a
story. A sudden business call prevented
his telling the story.
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LEEDY POSITIVE.
Says He VIII Never Appoint
Police Commissioners.

Carbonate, Nov. 4.-Governor Leedy
who speaks here tonight, in an inter
view says st see the Leaven-
worth Republicans have smoked
Brother Stanley out a little bit on the
metropolitan police question He says
that he is opposed to re-establishing the
metropolitan police. He might have
gone further, but it might not suit his
purposes to promise that he will not re-
establish the system. That is what the
Peoples party promised in convention
last June, and in obedience to the will
of the people I abolished it. 1t will not
return to vex the people so long as I
remain governor of Kansas. I practic-
ally made this declaration when I
abolished the system. I make it now
without any strings to it. I am not
only opposed to the system, but 1 burn
the bridge that our Republican brethren
have left standing-I say it will not re-
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
A GOOD SHOWING
Made for AIger's Department by Con-
tract Surgeon Menage.

Cincinnati, Nov 4.-The war invest
igation commission resumed it's work
today with Gen. Dodge, Gen. Sexton and
DR.. Conner present. The first witness
was Dr. Menage, contract surgeon serV-
ing with the Sixth infantry. He testi-
fled as to the absence Of hospital tents
for the regiment in Cuba He treated
his sick in the regiment in preference
to sending them back to the division
hospital because Of the difficulty in
transportation. The nearest hospital
was perhaps a mile and half away.
The medical supplies were reasonably
sufficient. The appliances and supplies
at the hospital, the witness did not
know about. His chief trouble was in
getting an ambulance. This he got af-
ter a delay of two days. He made
requisition for drugs but once. Dr. Nc
Graw did most of that work The regi-
ment left there about the 9th of Aug
ust At that time there were about 80
or 40 men in acute condition. Perhaps
one-eighth of the command was report
ed regularly for treatment.
There had been no yellow fever up to
this time.
The condition of the transport was as
good as could be given. There was
and a limited amount of matted milk.
They purchased with the hospital fund
beef extract from the steward of the
vessel. There was some available IN
Santiago The regiment lost no men on
the voyage. The vessel was held five
days in quarantine at MOntauk Point
in a detention camp. The condition OF
the camp was good except there were
no beds. DR.. McGraW was in charge of
the men In camp while the witness re-
manned aboard the vessel to take care
of supplies. The witness explained the
movements Of the Sixth from the de-
tention camp to the regular camp and
told of the march which perhaps five
sixths of the men were able to make.
The regiment was in camp until in Oc-
tOber. The command did not material
" improve in health in that time. This
he attributed largely to inability to
DrODerly diet the men.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

4.
WHEAT-Higher British consols and the
disappearance of the war scare, together
with sharp decline in wheat at Liver
pool started the market here at put price.
the seaboard for export amounted 10
practically nothing, while Liverpool re-
fused wheat offered from here last night,
replying That buyers We're not operating.
Trade here was very slow and the market
a dragging one. Prices were not allow
ed to decline much, though, as holders of
tain the market around the opening de-
cline. Receipts here were 289 cars, against
IA cars for the corTeSpon ding day last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
1,O42 cars received, as compared with 949
cars a year ago. December opened 9ac
lower, at 657sQ66c. declined to 65@Qzsc,
CORN-Heavy receipts, 551 cars, and con-
tinued favorable conditions for more ex-
tensive movement started corn easy. Crop
on account of the wet weather that has
Bulls bought heavily on this account,
ket. December opened Ac down at &c,
advanced to 311sc. then declined to 22c.
OATS-Continued light movement from
demand were the features in oats. This
caused a good speculative demand and che
market ruled strong May started ls51lAc
PROVISIONS-Hea buying of lard by
a prominent packer steadied the whole list
of provisions. January pork opened --1sc
up at $40, declined to $9.O5, then rose to
S91215. January lard began 214c higher at
IS 05, sold off to $5.021a, then rallied 10 S.. 10.
January ribs started unchanged 5t N;C13a,
sold at "a. 65Q4.671s, then advanced to 81. 70.
BARLEY-Cash, 8704Sc.
RYE-November, 521zc; December, sic;
TfMoTHY-November $3.50; January.
PsIi,Ax-Cash northwestern, $1.O21S; De-
cember, $1.00s4; May. $1.OS.
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TEARS Up HIS CLOTHES.
An Aged Negro Declared Insane by
the Probate Court.

Charles Graham, a small, emaciated
and aged negro who lacks not more
than ten years of being a centenarlan,
was adjudged insane in the probate
court this morning. After the testimony
in the case had been taken, DR.. b D.
Eastman, the expert member of the
jury, said to the ancient bit or dusky
humanity:
''NIr. Graham, how old are you?"
The old darlSey carried g skinny hand
to a patch of white wool on the top OF
his head, rubbed it for a moment, and
then disclosing two rows of toothless
gums, answered in a faltering voice;
''Wen, sab, Use just turned 21."
Il guess there is no need to ask any
further questions" said DR.. Eastman,
and the jury promptly returned YER
dict of insanity,
The old man has lived at the county
poor farm for the last four years, but
of late has been in the habit of tearing
up his clothes as fast as they were
given him.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham Commissi
Co., 112 East Fifth St, Topeka. Kan.

Furnished by the W1ckham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth ST., Topeka, Kan.
Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower; corn, sd
lower
corn 551 cars; oats, 27l cars.
Liverpool, closing cable: Wheat I'M
receipts f-hogs. Chicago, 1900, steady:
Kansas City, 1900. steady; Omaha 5000.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago. 10000 higher;
Kansas City, 1000, steady; Omaha, 1900
steady.
[ of stock.
Northwestern receipts:: This year. Min
neapOliS $50 cars, Duluth 1888 cars, total l.
o42 cars; last year, Minneapolis 74S cars
Duluth POI cars total 949 cars.
George Baldwin says buy wheat on this
break.
Chicago: Provisions rather strong, but
shade easier now. Times-Herald says: 1
am bullish on provisions and advise pur-
chases, and stick to the buying side.
am willing to let the other fellow do the
selling from this on, around these prices,
says a prominent SpeculatOr.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat $50 cars; corn $50 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, q COO head.
Exports four ports: Wheat and -four
equal to $4,000 bushels; corn, $4,000 bush
els.
Forecast: For Kansas, fair tonight and
Saturday, probably cooler Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
LOCAL MENTION.

The police this morning arrested A.
T. Morey, who is wanted at Leaven-
worth charged with assault with intent
to kill. Morey had some trouble with
his wife and drew a revolver and
threatened to kill her. He will be taken
to Leavenworth for trial.
John Calvin died last night at his
home in Highland Park of nervous
prostration Mr.. Calvin was one of the
Oldest lawyers in Topeka and was
known among the Oldest citizens as a
man of unusual ability and honesty.
Mr.. Calvin's health has been poor for
some time and he has worried greatly
over business reVerSeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
COLORED MEN PROMOTED
For Gallantry at FL Caney and San
Juan

Washington. Nov 4.-The following
named officers recently appointed have
been ordered to Santiago de Cuba and
to report to the commanding officer,
Ninth regiment. U. S. v. infantry, for
assignment to duty:
First lieutenants Alexander Richard
SON Edward Williams, William Wilks,
Second Lieutenants Robert G. Woods,
Jacob c. Smith and John w. Brown.
They are all colored and were formerly
attached to the Twenty-furth infantry,
or Ninth and Tenth cavalry. They were
promoted on account of distinguished
personal gallantry in the field at FL
Caney and San Juan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
HUNGRY RATS.
Found Craving at the Corpse Of an
Aged Woman.

New York, Nov 4.-Sitting in a rock
ing chair in the little room she occupied
at No. 203 East Fifteenth street, with
her hands and feet gashed by the teeth
of hungry rats, Miss Emma Fox, 20
years old, was found dead this morning.
Indications have led the police to be-
ieve the rats may have attacked the
old woman before her death.
Little is known of the womans an
tecedents. Miss Fox was only partly
dressed when discovered dead, and wore
no shoes, though she had on a loose
wrapper that she had evidently thrown
about her just before she sat down.
AS she sat helpless in the chair it is
thought the rats, emboldened by her
stiffness, boldly attacked her hands and
feet, crawling up and down her body
to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
BOWS AND ARROWS
Restored as Implements of Warfare
in China.

Pekin, Nov. Am spite of the formal
promise of the Chinese foreign office,
there Is every indication of a concerted
movement of Chinese troops in the
neighborhood of the capital.
1t is said that Kang-Yi, the high
Mapchu official who was next in rank
to the late Prince Kung in the Kioun-
Ki-Tschu, or council of state has OBJ
tanned great influence over the young
emperor. He is bitterly anti-foreign
and hopelessly conservative. It is proba-
BILE that Kang-Yi was the instigator of
the edict re-establishing the bow and
arrow exercises for the Chinese sold
ierS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
SLIPPERY YUAN-SHEK-HAI
Nobody Knows Exactly Where He
Stands.

Pekin, Nov. At is reported that
Yuan Shek-Hai, the Chinese general in
command of the foreign drilled troops
at Tien Tsin and an officer whose power
is much dreaded by the dowager en-
press and her advisers has received a
grant of money, ostensibly for the pur-
pose of increasing the strength of his
division to thirty thousand men, eff
time shows that the dowager empress
can rely upon his fidelity" It has been
sad that Yuan-Shek-Hai might use his
troops in conformity with the views OF
the foreign ministers at Pekin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
WHERE IS CHATTANOOGA?
It May Be In Georgia Instead of in
Tennessee.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov4-State's Attorney
Wimbash has filed his report with Gov.
Gambler. on the claim set forth by
Georgia that 1.5OO square miles of terri
tory lying In Tennessee and North Car
Olina belongs to the first named state.
He goes over the case as far back as
1882 and says the question is still an
to decide.
There is still some doubt as to wheth-
er Chattanooga is in Georgia or Ten
nessee. Referring to this matter, the
states attorney says: Chattanooga
within the ancient boundaries of
Georgia. If the question Is reopened and
hat boundary is established Chatta-
-ooga will Of course be In this state.n
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Harvard,s New Coach.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. At. c. Stor-
row, Harvard 80, an old crew and the
one who last fall and spring had charge
of the freshman eight, has been chosen
to succeed R. c. Lehman, of Oxford,
as coach of the Harvard crew. It has
not been given out just what stroke he
will teach, but it is fairly certain that
he will use a modification of the English
stroke as taught by Lehman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-04
A Word to the Wise is Sufficient.

FIly's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh when everything
else failed.-AIfred w. Stevens, Cald-
well, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works like charm;
it has cured me of the most obstinate
case of cold in the head; would not be
without it-Fredk Fries, 283 Hart ST.,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
A 1Oc trial size or the SOC size of Ely's
Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by
druggists. Ely Brothers So Warren ST.,
N Y
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Entertainment by the Blind.

A rather unique entertainment viii
be given at Institute hall, 11S West
Eighth street this evening. The par
Elephants viii be three graduates of the
state institute for the blind at -Aansas
City, Mabel Packard, Ida Craigmile and
Raymond Packard. The programme will
consist of musical numbers and recita-
tions, and the proceeds will be divided
equally between the three participants.
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FRANCE GIVES UP.
And the Government Will Ex-
plain Its Action Later.

Paris, Nov. "A semi-oficiaI note is
sued this evening says the government
has resolved not to retain the Marchand
mission at Fashoda, adding that this de-
cision was arrived at by the cabinet after
an exhaustive examination Of the ques-
ton.
The government replying to an inter
pellatiOn, to be asked in the chamber of
deputies, will avail itself of the oppor-
olutiOn.
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10 e Amb assadors.

London, Nov. 4.7LThe Vienna cores
pondent Of the Standard says that Off
cial negotiations are about to be opened
between the United States and Turkey
to raise their ministers to the rank OF
ambassadors.