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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
FIRE on TEE oREGoN.
Early Discovery of the Flames Pre-
vents a Terrible Disaster.

Astoria, Ore, Feb. 15.-The steamship
Oregon, which left for Dyea and Ska
quay yesterday, was tOwed back last
evening with her coal bunkers on fire.
The fire is said to be under control
But for the timely discovery of the
fire in the hold of the Oregon, the yes
sci might now be mass of raging
flames at the mercy of the waves and
wind.
The Oregon sailed from her dock in
this city at 1890 yesterday carrying
Some 600 passengers and as much
freight as it was possible to place
aboard The steamer proceeded to the
mouth of the river without accident
When just about to cross out. smoke
was discovered coming from the bunk
ers, where 500 tons of coal were stored
The alarm was Immediately given but
1t was some time before the position of
the blaze was aScertained
Meanwhile the passengers had learn
ed OF the fire and for time there was
CONSERVATION. The steamer was 90
miles from a suitable berth and as the
terrible position of the situation dawn
ed upon the fortune seekers the excite
ment was intense. The officers of the
oregon alone were cool and went among
the frightened passengers assuring them
that the fire would be extinguished
without damage to their property The
excitement then Subsided and the crew
was better enabled to work at the
bunkers- The fire was at the bottom
of the coal and il was necessary TO pt1t
back to port. The steamer arrived at
her dock at p. m, and the work of
unloading the coal commenced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
This Sort Of Thing Almost Nightly Topeka

is no use talking, need more men.
Now they are trying to cut down the
force. As long as thugs know that the
city is not well protected with police,
they come here and have their own
way. Some of these holdups have been
very bold. Others have been pretty
thin. Sometimes a man has to make
some sort of an explanation when he
gets home, and he tells that he has
been robbed. But when they knock
man down on the streets it is bad. My
men are working hard to catch these
fellows, and Think we will be success
full
Chief Steele,s idea of patroIing the
whole city with policemen is folly. 1t
couldn't be done if there were a hun
dred policemen. The way to stop the
robberies is to arrest all suspicious
characters. That terrorlzes the crlml-
nal element quicker than anything else.
But a lot of inexperienced policemen
who haven't been on police duty for
even one year can't be expected to
know who suspicious characters are
and who are not. 1t takes years of
familiarity with criminals to know them
so that they can be spotted whenever
they stir hand or foot The foolish idea
of hunting up a lot of Populist ward
workers and putting them on the pO-
lice force is bearing fruit. NJ. D. Hen
dersOn and J. B. Billiard think that is
the way to run the police force but they
must eventually find out that it isn't
To be sure, they learned their lesson
from the Republicans who used to put
none but Republicans on the police
force. 1t is a rotten system that every
voter in the city is responsible for.
Every man who thinks that men who
belong to his party ought to be put on
the police force in preference to men
from some other party ought not to
complain if he gets hit over the head
with a gaspipe by a highwayman. If
he fosters a. partisan police force he
must take the consequences. The To-
peka police force should be as far away
from politics as the fire department is
a policeman who has been on the force
10 years is worth 10 times as much to
the city as one who has been on only
one year.
But people will have to learn to di-
vOrce politics from municipal affairs
through bitter experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
FOUR WEEKS IN WELL
Winfield Dog Exists a Month
Without Food or Water.

Winfield, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Hotchkins
owns a valuable mastiff to which the
entire family are attached. This dog
fell into a dry we'll near the Frisco
stock yards and remained exactly four
weeks without nourishment of any kind
and is now fast on the road to recovery.
Four weeks ago last Saturday the dog
followed its young master to the Frisco
stockpens where he was employed han
ding cattle. The dog disappeared and
the family gave it up for lost.
Saturday morning, just four weeks
from the date of the dogs disappear
ance, some children playing near the old
well heard a noise at the bottom and an
investigation followed. The dog was
brought to the top by means of a rope.
still alive but terribly emaciated. 1t is
almost a certainty that it existed four
weeks without either food or water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
1T rs AWFULLY GUSHY.
Oceans of Cheap Sentiment Crudely
offered by Hal Reid,s Company.

Human Hearts is an appeal to the
gallery and Hal Reid is what might be
termed in the popular parlance of the day
"a frost" when considered from the
standpoint of good acting. Consequently
the play is not artistic success by any
means. although from the size of the audi
ence at the Crawford theater last night
it might be called money Garner.
The gallery and balcony of the house
were filled, and there were not as many
vacant seats in the parquette as there
have been at some of the better attrac
tions that have played in this city. 1t
was an audience that never failed to ap-
plaud the melodramatic situations, and
the ladies, or at least a large majority of
them, shifted and Wept a little to help
the touching scenes along.
Miss Esther Cuff, the former Topeka
girl. appears on the playful as Esther
Rujaero. taking the part of Ruth Lar
kin" For her age and experience on the
stage Miss Cuff does well, indeed, and if
there was a palm to be presented to any
member of the company it might well be
given to her. Miss Cuff has undoubted
histrionic ability. and has an offer to en-
gage with Charles Frohman next year.
She has a voice that would be a fortune
to many more famous actresses.
Mr.. Reid was so hOarse that he could
hardly be heard last night, and several
people in the piece were inferior to those
associated with him last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
DEATH HOVERS
Over the Water Route to the
KIOndike.
Steamer Clara Nevada Goes
Down and 40 Drowned.
HER BOILERS EXPLODE
All Sorts of Old HuIks Being
Pressed Into Service
To Take KlOndikerS NOrthward
Disasters Inevitable.
OREGON CATCHES FIRE
Flames Break Out in the Coal
BunkerS
Of One of the Biggest Alaskan
Steamboats,.
All Sorts of Old HuIks Being
Pressed Into Service
To Take KlOndikers NOrthward
Disasters Inevitable.
OREGON CATCHES FIRE
Flames Break Out in the Coal
BunkerS
Of One of the Biggest Alaskan
Steamboats,.

Victoria B. C., Feb. ia brief dis
patch from Captain Irving.of the steam
er Islander, which arrived at Union
from Skaguay, reports that the steamer
Clara Nevada, of Seattle, is wrecked
and it is supposed that all hands were
lost. The dispatch does not state wheth-
er the Nevada was bound south or
north or how many passengers she had.
The Nevada was formerly the Hosler
of the United States revenue service
Captain Irving reports terrific weather
on the way up north.
Seattle, Wn. Feb. ia report has
reached here that the steamer Clara
Nevada from Alaska to this city had
been sunk and that her crew and pas
sengers are lost. The report says that
the steamer went down near SeaWard
City. 1t is stated that people on shore
heard her boiler explode and saw the
vessel on fire as she went down. 1t
cannot be ascertained how many pas
sengeTs the Clara Nevada had aboard
as no report has been received of the
number who took passage at Skaguay
and other points.
The Clara Nevada was formerly the
HOsler, which was built at Camden, N.
J., in 1872, for the United States coast
and geOdetic survey service. Last
summer she was condemned by the
government for the reason that she was
out of date and sold to the Pacific and
had her thoroughly overhauIed before
placing her on the Alaska line. She was
considered perfectly seawOrthy.
The Clara Nevada is commanded by
Captain c. b. Lewis and her crew con-
sists of 2S men. The officers are:
Pilot Ed Kelly; First officer Smith;
Engineer David Reed; Purser Foster
Beck, Stewart O'Donnen and a clerk,
George Rogers.
Victoria, B. C., Feb 15.-Steamer Is
lander brings news that the steamer
Clara Nevada, of Seattle, was burned in
Lynn Canal and that 40 men who were
on board are supposed to have perish
ed.
The Nevada left Skaguay for Juneau
on February and when the Islander,
which arrived from COmOx this morning
reached Juneau the Nevada had not ar
rived there. The date that she should
have reached Juneau fire was seen on
the waters of the canal and the opinion
is that general that the flames were
from burning steamer. Whether the
passengers and crew reached land, or
whether they perished is not known. It
is feared that they met with death, as
there had been terrible wind and
snow storm in the north and small
boats could hardly live.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
Denver Enters the Race For
the Big Exposition
Of 1908 Celebrating the Louis
lana Purchase.
THREE CITIES NOW in
For the Honor of Holding the
Exposition.
They Are st. Louis, Kansas
City and Denver.

Denver, Feb. 15.-Major S. K. Hooper
Of the Denver and Rio Grande railway
is receiving communications from DIFF
ferent parts of Colorado asking him to
take decisive steps toward paving the
way for a grand patriotic demonstra-
ton in 1908, in honor of the purchase of
Louisiana, of which Colorado was
part. He says:
There is no doubt that a celebration
will be held. Whether it is held in
Denver depends on the people of this
city. I will not undertake to assume
the responsibility Of calling a meeting
to consider the subject. The conven-
ton and excursion committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is the body
which should take the initiative OF
one thing, however, we may be as
sured, and that is a celebration will be
held somewhere within the limits of
the Louisiana purchase. 1t would be
a grand affair and the city that
secures the prize will reap large bene-
fits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15

People who saw the bars supposed
that the era of the open saloon had
come in earnest and that Sheriff Cook
had decided not to make fight, but the
fact that the bars are not being put up
indicates that they are at least not sure
of their footing.
Two of the bars were more expensive
and handSOmer than any now in use in
Topeka and are finer than the bar that
was placed in the building at 514 Kan
sas avenue last spring and which Gre
ated so much talk and so many trials
That bar seemed to break the ice and
the arrival of these last cOnsignments
of bars and bar fixtures has made no
comment or stir. The bars are about
20 feet long and are a good load for
an express wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
Four Gunboats Detailed From the U.
S. Fleet to Go to Gulf Ports.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The torpedo
boat Cushing has returned to Key
West from Havana. The squadron at
that number being detached to redeem
the departments promise to have war
ships present at the Mardi Gras cele-
bratiOns. The Texas and Nashville left
for Galveston, the Narblehead, for New
Orleans and the Detroit for Mobile. The
remainder of the squadron win remain
near TOrtugas for about ten days coal
ing.
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb.15-(Via Cal
weston, Texas). The United States
cruiser Montgomery sailed from Port
Au Prince late last night under cipher
orders received from Washington. 1t is
believed that her destination is Ha-
Vana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
WILL NOT TALK SILVER.
Mr.. Bryan is Not Expected to Make
an Extended Speech at the
BANQUET

It is not expected that William J. Bryan
viii make an extended speech at the Dem
Ocratic banquet, but will conf1ne himself
to subjects appropriate to the occasion,
which will be devoted to other than a gen.
eral discussion Of political topics.
Plans for Mr.. Bryan reception are now
being made 1t is believed he will come
to .Atchiso9n and join the special train
which viii be run to accommodate the
large crowd of visiting Bourbons. If so,
a committee will go from Topeka and
escort him to the city Should he come
to Topeka by some other route commit
tee representing the state Democratic
committee will meet him at some con-
Nenient point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
MORE FUSS
About Canadian Troops and Our
Troops Crossing Foreign
Territory

Vancouver, B. c., Feb IAs-%Fhere has
been some talk that the United States au-
thorities would refuse to allow Inspector
Primrose with twenty-six men belonging
TO the Northwest Territory mounted po-
nee 10 land at Wrangel en- route to es-
tapllsh a post on the Sticzeen river. Ed
ward Dudley, United States consul. who
telegraphed to Washington to this effect.
has received reply from Assistant Sec
retary of State Day that President Nc
kinney has directed that the police might
pass through United States territory bear
ing arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
cANcER Is pENIED.
Mrs. Stevens Says Miss Willard Has
the Grip.

New York. Feb. 15.-AIiss Frances. 2
Wille~d. president of the " c: T u; y;
for the last three weeks. Mrs. Stevens.
vice president of the w. c. T T.. said TO
dav: Miss WIZARDS condition is more
faV0ra BILE today than it has been for the
last three days. but her condition is still
serious The doctors entertain hopes of
her recovery Miss Willard is not suffer-
iner from cancer of the stomach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
WABASH ENTERS BUFFALO.
Will Run Its Own Passenger and
Freight Trains Into the City.

St. Louis, Feb 15.-The Wabash manage
ment has completed all arrangements for
the operation of its own freight trains to
and from Buffalo. For some time past
the Wabash has been operating its own
passenger trains in and out of Buffalo
and by March 1 it expects to extend it's
freight service from Detroit to Buffalo
This viii be accomplished by leases of the
Grand Trunk and Erie tracks, which have
been ratified by the respective boards of
directors. 1t is a practical extension of
the Wabash system eastward to Buffalo
together with the use of terminal facili-
ties there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
s. H. SNTDER'S DEAL.
Former superintendent of Insurance
Operating New Mexico Mines.

Santa Fe. N NJ. Feb. 15.-Deputy United
States Surveyor H. T. Brown left here to-
dav for the Chama river to make sur
veys of placer lands extending for Il
miles along the river. above the Piedre
pany represented by Judge 5. H. Snider
1t is said that $4,000 has been expended
in machinery for operating these placers.
Judge Snider and family have located at
ESDauOla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
BIG STEEL MILL STARTS.
Pennsylvania Plant Idle for Three
Months Resumes Work.

Bethlehem. Pa. Feb 15-After an idle
ness Of three months the Bethlehem Iron
company.s steel mill, giving employment
to Loo hands, started up today
The cOmpany's ordnance plant is shin
ping armOr plate daily, fast filling the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
Weather Indieations.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-For Kansas: Cen
orally fair tonight and Wednesday, be-
coming unsettled Wednesday; increas-
ing southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
DIES OF THE PLAGUE.
Nine. Florence Morgan, Superintend-
ent of the Bombay Hospital, a
Victim

gan, the superintendent of the plague hos
pital. has died here of bubonic plague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15
CHECK FOR SOLDIERS HOME
ton to the Support of the Dodge
City Institution.

Governor Leedy today RENTED to
Treasurer Hehebower a check on the
national treasury department for SO. 3.250,
to be placed to the credit of the state
soldiers home at Dodge City. The
check represents the donation of the
government to the support of the home
for the quarter ending December 81.
1897. The government contributes 800
per annum towards the support of each
Inmate of the home and there are now
13O old soldiers there. This is the larg-
est number of inmates since the estab-
Ishrnent of the home, and the check
was consequently the largest ever re-
ceived by the state for this purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-15

Secretaries of Federated Clubs will
procure their tickets for F. Hopkinson
Smith lecture at the High School oe
Mrs. Chas. King, No. 1 Ross block.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21
RADICALISM VERSUS NORTH CAR.
OLINA DEMOCRACY

Some northern newspapers and one
or two southern, all of the same flnan-
cial stripe, are much amused at the
action Of the North Carolina demo-
Gratis inviting foreign capital to come
in and invest and promise to take good
care of them. The New York Sun is
of this class, and is funny and sharp
after it's sort. 1t of curse thinks it
very absurd to oppose goldbuggery
and favor the money of the constitu-
ton and at the same time invite peo-
pie abroad to make investments in
North Carolina. AS rich men do in
vest and are in control of the United
States government practically, while
investing to subserve their own per-
sOnal interests, why not invest in
North Carolina if the advantages Of
fered are superior. They will be as
we'll protected perhaps in their invest
ments as in any other Of the southern
states, all of which have and hold the
very same financial views. The Sun
finds a mare's-nest, but there is moth
ing in it. While this state has been
very unfortunate and very much af-
f1icted for some years with very in
competent officials Of the blab-mouth
type, and bad laws have been enacted,
has been INDUCED at the expense of
railroads, the better claSseS-the real
white men of the state-are trying to
find relief from the curses visited upon
them by foolish, ignorant, demagogic
politicians seeking grab, grub and pie
particularly, and they hope to succeed.
The Sun is awe struck at the idea of
inviting capital to come and quickly
double itself, and thinks to tax in
comes an awful sin against plutocracy.
North Carolina has long had an in
come tax, and some northern states
have it, and Great Britain has it. It
is a most equitable, righteous and
needed tax, and The Sun merely pro-
trudes it's c~1oven-foot when it classes
it with other taxes. Its talk about the
North Carolina democrats partakes Of
the characteristics of much of it's 9TH
er ravings-is fanaticaI and foolish, if
smart. The democratic invitation to
capital is we'll meant, and heretofore
capital has paid we'll when judiciously
invested in North Carolina. The dem
Ocrats are not to be held responsible
for wild clamor against railroads
which made money and prospered we'll
under democratic rule from 1876 to the
era of fusion and folly and the COM
bined rule of unsteady populism and
rampant radicalism. Of the latter
sort is The Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21

That was an amusing cartoon the
sensational n. Y. Journal got off on
the trusts. When the Congress talked
of taxing the nabobs of the accursed
trusts to help raise the services of war,
they run in arms at once, rash and
raging at the oppression of these de-
vourers of the people. It was not be-
cause the proposed tax was really
high, which was not the case, but be-
cause it turned the tables and put bur-
dens on the oppressors.. The cartoons
represents Uncle Sam standing
abashed and shaky while four OF the
trust magnstes who represents the
most giant monopo1ies. are standing in
a line to the side OF him angry. de-
faint, furious, wish a lard on each
breast designating the particular trust.
Underneath is printed-The Trusts
Ns our business to tax you. Samr.e ell
what DO you mean by trying to Tai
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21

dory on Miacomet Rip on the SOU n
shore Of the island. A few years AT =
ter the family were astonished by tn,
appearance OF "Ezry." He had greatly
prCspered in China and had come tS
Nantucket to visit the family. Nobody
was more delighted to see him than
Captain bed. There was n love feast
The black eye that "Ezry" a given
him was not referred to. In the mean
time the "old Nancy Rotch" had COM
pleted a prosperous voyage and Cap
tain Gardner sold his piece" OF her
for more than he paid for IL. When
he died "Ezry" suggested nat the
captains estate should go to their
mother during her life and apers
were executed 10 that end. "Ezry" de-
dosited in the Savings Institution $500
for her benefit with the statement hat
more would come for her IL necessary.
When the mother died at the age OF
90 the estate was sold and the pro-
ceeds divided among the children. ex-
cept that "Ezry's" lay he gave to
~"Belindy's" oldest boy, who had been
named for him. T.. F. r.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21
BRUSHES WITH THE SPANISH
Lauuc hes From the Warships Engage
Soldiers ON S~hore-NavaI Reserves Or
the Yankee Put a To Flight.

tCopyrlght by the Associated Press.)
OF Santiago de Cuba. Friday. June
18th, ? p. m. per the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Wanda. Kingston, ia,
Saturday JUNE 1S.- S:45 a. ma hot
brush between some Spanish troops
and a reconnoftering party, in steam
cutters, occurred at daylightthis morn
ing in a small cove west Of MORO
castle. The Massachusetts, steam cut
ter. in charge OF Lieutenant Harlow.
entered the cove to take ~oundings
and ~reconnoitre. When well inside the
inlet a detachment of Spanish infantry
opened fire upon the cutter from a
blockhouse. The fire was vigorously
~returned by the marines in the Massa-
chusetts boat and also by marines who
were in the New York's cutter, which
was in charge of Naval Cadet Powell
and which will he followed in.
The New York's cutter was hit ten
times and a marine in the cutter OF the
Massachusetts had the stock OF his rife
shattered, but by good luck no one was
hit.
The Texas opened fire with her
6-pounder on the hillside and the Vixen
steamed right INTO the cove and pep
pered the bloCkhouse with her rapid
firing guns. Eventually. the Spaniards
retreated 10 the WOOds and the two
steam cutters withdrew.
The Yankee arrived here yesterday
and Captain Brownson reported that
on Monday last while off Cienfuegos.
a Spanish gunboat came out TO meet
the Yankee, evidently MISLEADING her
for a merchant vessel. The Spaniard,
however, soon saw his mistake, turned
tail and opened fire, which was hotly
returned by the Yankee The latter
chased the gunboat until the Spaniard
took refuge n the harbor, whose
forts opened fire on the American
vessel. Thereupon the Yankee en-
gagged the eastern and western batter
les, but, seeing no chance OF catching
the gunboat. Captain Brownson with
drew. During the engagement a S9an-
ish. shell burst over the Yankee and "A
falling fragment struck a landsman
named Kennedy. formerly an Insurance
clerk in New York city. infilcttng a
severe flesh wound on his right shout
der. He is expected to recover.
The Spanish gunboat chased by the
Yankee was OF about 500 tons and 200
feet long.
The naval reserves who nan the
Yankee fought well.