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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
LEAPED INTO THE WAVE.
A Sergeant LingersAt His Lady Loves
Side Too Long.

NJAvv York. Aug S.-First Sergeant
Leonard J. Nygatt of Company L, For
+v-seventh regiment, is the hero of the
summer at Newport. Even HObson
would not stand knee high to Sergeant
Nygatt, for his heroism was displayed
at a moment when he stood between
love and duty, and showed that in spite
of the gentle aIlurements of the tender
passion he was above all a soldier the
heroine of the story is Miss Claire New
man, a society bell of Brooklyn, who
lives at 263 Carlton avenue.
Miss Newman and her mother Wis
tied the camp at Fort Adams, Newport,
on last Sunday and were Joined by the
sergeant At $3.50 the Fall river steam
er was to leave the pier for the return
trip The boys of the regiment ex-
pected to be sent to Porto Rico at any
moment, and so there was no telling
when the two would see each otheT
again. Miss Newman, her mother, and
Serg. Mygatt went aboard the steam
er. Suddenly they found the steamer
had left the pier, while theshore was fast
receding. Sergeant Mygett stood for
a moment fighting out the battle of his
heart There was love at his side and
there was duty reckoning to him from
the camp. With soft but quick move
ment he raised his lady's hand to his
lips and jumped far and clear from the
side of the ship.
I'm all right, Claire he shouted, as
he came up, and then started in for
long swim.
Sergeant Mygatt covered the quarter
of a mile of water in record breaking
time, and then surprised the evening
promenaders by climbing up a pier,
dripping and running like mad for
camp. Into Company LIS grounds he
dashed, and, as the last notes of the
tattoo called the men into line, Sergeant
Mygatt faced his company erect and
stern in visage, to call the roll. Soon
the story reached the ears Of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Hubbell, the commanding
officer He wrote to the Captain of
Company L to express to the sergeant
his high regard for him and his appre-
citation of his conduct. Miss Newman
is having a handsome gold watch en-
graved to send to the sergeant, whose
timepeace was ruined by the salt water.
She is proud of his daring deed. She
did not for a moment fear that he
would lose his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
CUPID AMONG INFANTS.
Indiana Professor Makes a Study of
Child Love.

Chicago. Aug. S-The tender, not
less earnest, plighting of childish hearts,
has been neglected by story writer ana
philosopher alike. That neglect is no
longer. A psychologist and pedagogue
is making the love of little boys and
girls the study of his life. For ten
years he has been collecting data and
he is now ready to take the world into
his confidence. He has not reached
definite results in every direction, but
has come to practical conclusions OF
great value, in his opinion, to the peda-
gogue, the anthrOpOlOgist, and the
sOcioIOgist.
The Investigator of this 1ong-neglect-
ed field, which is as broad as the earth
and as old as time, is Professor San
ford Bell, director of the department
of psychology and pedagogy in the
Northern Indiana Normal school at VAL
paraisO. Professor Bell has just ac-
cepted a call to be assistant professor
of philosophy, with charge of the de-
partment of pedagogy, at the Indiana
state university at Bloomington. Pro-
fessOr William L. Bryan is head pro-
lessor of philosophy at this institution.
He has expressed his belief that Pro-
fessOr Bell has opened rich subject,
and that the results will be among the
most valuable that the new psychology
has yielded.
Bell, has convinced me that the ca
pacity to love a. person of the opposite
sex is present as early as the age OF
, years, and that at no period OF HE
is it lacking. The instances have col
lected show clearly that the child of 2
8, or years is capable of entertaining
sentiments quite similar to those OF the
older. more reasonable child of 30.
The love of children is the rule rather
than the exception. Few of those whom
[ have asked to write their observations
or personal "reminiscences fail to record
love affairs of their own at ages rang
ing from four OF five to fifteen.
The data I have also show that the
love of a little boy for a grown Wo-
man is different from his admiration
for. a Young man and that the small
bow and the small girl spontaneously
show one another little courtesies and
make demonstrations of affection that
thew do not bestow except in the rarest
cases on those of the same sex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08

band before Judge Gibbons, and the
story of her search for her lost Children
as given in the foregoing, was told.
Domestic troubles caused the separa-
ton of the parents several months ago,
and. subsequently, Mrs. Printy said,
the children were taken to Scotland
without her knowledge.
After leaving court Mrs. Printy told
in detail of the disappearance of her
children and how she had found them.
The two children were taken down town
by their father on October p, 1896, &C
cording to her story. She kissed them
good by at the door Of their home and
waved her hand at them as they were
being put aboard a street car That
was the last she saw of them until, al
most worn out with fatigue and anxiety,
she found her way across the seas to
the lonely little Scottish convent.
Mrs. Printy said when she realized
that her children had been taken from
her she became almost frantic. She
begged her husband to tell her where
he had put them. but he refused. She
had not the slightest notion where they
were, but she followed in vain, clew
after cleW until she gained the infor-
nation that led her to Scotland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
VIZCAYA'S SEARCHLIGHT
Now Adorns the Tower of the Battle
ship Texas.

New York, Aug. S-FIashings of
searchlights at night in the navy yard
are as common almost as sunlight in the
daytime, 50 when a light Of great pow
er streamed from the battleship Texas
just after dark last night full upon-the
flag that floats over the commandment
house, it seemed strange that the men
cheered it so loudly. A young woman
friend of Captain Philips wife was di
recting the movements of the great
searcher. 1t flashed upon the arch of
the bridge, it shot straight into the air;
it swept the darkenipg skyline of BrooK-
Ign and moved over Manhattan Dor
ough, pausing as if familiar with the
scene as its wide ray struck athwart,
but above the tall buildings Of Broad
way.
When Lieutenant Bristol, who was
the first man on the Texas to sight the
Spanish fleet coming out of Santiago
harbor, and the men were running to
their stations, Captain Philip, remem-
bering that the searchlight on his ship
was not first class, and that the one on
the NIzcaya was of unusual power,
calmly remarked, even before a shot
was fired, THE Texas must have the
Nizcaya's searchlight.' And since the
night of July 3. it has cut the darkness
ahead Of the Texas and guided her back
to New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
NOW A DEMOCRAT.
Stephen A Douglas, Jr., Leaves Re
publican Party and Tells Why.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Stephen A. Doug
las, son of the statesman who was Lin
coins opponent for the presidency in
1850, and since boyhOod one Of the
fighting uMemberS of the Republican
party and at times a part of the Re
publican machine, has become a Dem
ocrat. Formally and officially he join
ed the ranks of the Democratic party
in Cook county and pledged himself to
become a member of the organization
and to do whatever work for the party
he is called upon to do in the following
public letter:
For years nave been considered by
Republicans as doctrinely unsound be-
cause really believe that this should
be a government of the people, by the
people and strictly for the people. This
was the reason. without doubt, why I
was not permitted by the machine to
make single speech in the state of IL
Hnois during the campaign of 1896,
though this year, under date of July g.
the Republican state central commit
tee hOnOred me with a request to take
the stump for them.
"Of late years the tendency of the
Republican party has been to fasten
this government under the control of
trusts and mOnOpOlies.
THE tendency of the Democratic
party has been to curtail the power of
money and place the government in the
hands of the mass of the people.
not only believe that this should be so,
but 1 also firmly believe that the only
thing that can prevent this country
from being Wealth-ridden on the one
hand or mob-ridden on the other is that
the government shall be in the hands
of the plain people.
''An my life my sympathies have
been with the people (having been
taught this by the two men I honor
above all others, my father and Mr.
LincOln), and today I believe my pro-
per place is in the. Democratic party
and there shall abide"
STEPHEN A DOTTGTAS JR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
APPROPRIATED S15O,OOO.
Serious Charge Made Against the
President of the Chicago Racing
Association.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Edward Corrigan, pres
ident and treasurer of the Chicago Racing
association,is charged with misappropriat-
ing $15O,O0O of the funds of the aSsocia ton
in a suit begun in the circuit court by
John Brenock. The charge is made that
the associations money has been used by
Corrigan to pay his personal obligat tons
among which was gambling debt Of 81,
900 to Leo Mayer. the bookmaker. and
that $4,000, borrowed on the property, has
been nearly all appropriated by the presi-
dent for his own use. Application is made
for a receiver and for an accounting
The expense account was manipulated,
the bill asserts, so that large sums were
drawn by Corrigan, payable to himself:
One item amounted to $4,000, the bill
states.
Among the specific charges is one that
on August 2, 1894, Corrigan received from
the association the sum of $72, 1913, placed 1t
to his personal account, and charged the
amount to the profit and loss account.
Brenock says that the directors execut-
ed lease of the track to George Rose at
an annual rental of 10000 This amo unit,
he says, is insufficient to pay the taxes
and other fixed charges, as the asSocia-
ton is indebted to A. S. Trude in the sum
of 800, 900, with interest at 6 per cent
The bill asks that these men be removed
directors of the association, and prays
that a writ of injunction be issued re-
straining any attempt to dispose of the
property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
TO MAKE 1T ANNUAL.
Chicago's Big Carnival In October to
Issue In Yearly Feature.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Chicago is to have
an annual carnival. That means
good time for the merchants and a roy
al good time for the people too. Twelve
days each fall are to be devoted to jol-
LITIGATION and business, and this year
will see the first of these annual cele-
brations. The first great Chicago car
nivaI will be held under all the more
favorable auspices, because with it will
be combined, without doubt, the great
national peace festival in honor of the
victory over Spain. The plans above
outlined were FULLY and finally decided
upon at a public mass meeting held at
the Great Northern hotel. The prOpO-
sal for the annual carnivals was
brought forward through the Chicago
Commercial association, which has been
considering it for some time and which
issued the call for the meeting. The
peace celebration is an offspring of the
National Business League, and it was
adopted by the mass meeting with the
hope that it could be held at the same
time as the carnival.
The plans for the peace arch, as orig
inally proposed by VOlney w. Foster,
involve a probable expenditure of $780,,
900. The idea is to erect temporary
arch as soon as the design has been
decided upon, and then to reproduce it
later in permanent material and leave
it as a. monument to ChicagO's interest
in that national victory toward the Sc
curing of which the city played so i'm
portant a part. On each night of the
carnival it is planned to have a grand
parade, the subjects chosen for repre-
sentatiOn covering wide range. For
the opening night a glorious demOnstra-
ton on the lake front is projected: A
special feature of the carnival will be
the military parades, and it is practical
~ certain that the president will have
20 900 soldiers ordered to Chicago at
that time. Nothing short of that figure
will satisfy the men whose energy is
behind the carnival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
SHARES HIS THANKS.
Schley Tells a Chicago Woman That
Every Man Deserves Credit

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Mrs. D. Redmond
of 301 Ashland avenue, who recently
wrote to Commodore Schley congratu-
lating him upon his victory over
Cervera, yesterday received the follow
ing reply:
Flagship Brooklyn, off Santiago de
Cuba, July 23-Dear Mrs. Redmond:
Thank you for your kind letter. The
victory of July belongs rather to every
brave fellow who participated that day,
and in this sense I do not feel that I
could appropriate your thanks, except
to share them with those who won
such imperishable gratitude from our
people that day. I feel profoundly the
high regard of our countrymen and
cOuntrywomen, and I shall always con-
slider that I was fortunate to have any
part in standing for them on that Oc-
casion. Thanking you again for them
and for myself, I have the honor to be,
very respectfully your
wv. S. SCHLEY."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
A TWINGE OF CONSCIENCE.
Causes a Chicago Taxpayer To Send
Mayor Harrison $500.

Chicago, Aug. 8-Four hundred dol
lars in currency were laid before Mayor
Harrison upon his return from his va
cation tour-$4OO wrung from the guilty
conscience of some taxpayer, who wrote
a letter telling the mayor he had bene-
flied by the methods of some of our
former assessors" The money was
turned into the city's general fund and
Mayor Harrison is waiting most
anxiously for more like it to come his
way.
Pinned to the four bills was a piece of
plain note paper, in which was printed
the following in large letters, evidently
intended to prevent identification of the
writer:
Dear Sir: Enclosed currency $500,
due the city through one of our former
assessors methods of doing business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
EXPORT TRADE GROWING.
Increase in the Expectation of Do
mestic Manufactures.

Washington, Aug. 8.-While the export
trade for the fiscal year just ended has at
tracted much attention. the most interest
ing feature Of it has been overlooked
ducts during the year have exceeded in
value those of any preceding year in the
history of the country, the expectation OF
ma nufa ctures has grown wonderfully.
The expectation of domestic manufac-
lures in the fiscal year 1898 as shown by
the records of the bureau of statistics, is
S2SS, 81, 449 which is nearly $1,000, O09
more than double that of decade ago,
almost three times as much as that of 1850
more than four times a much as in 1870
and seven times as much as in 1860 This
is especially interesting in view of the
fact that the imports of manufactures
during the year Were abnOrmalIy small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
NEW PENSION ESTIMATE.
Commissioner Evans Believes the
Number viii Not Go Over 10000.

Washington, Aug. SIN the judgment
of Commissioner of Pensions Evans the
number of claims for pensions arising
from the present war will not exceed 70
600. He asserts that soldiers who were at
tackled by yellow fever will not incur any
disability for which a pension viii be
granted, as when the patient is dlscharg-
perfect. The wounds inflicted by Span
ish bullets are rapidly healing, and the
commissioner does not anticipate many
claims from this cause.
It is the intention of Mr.. Evans to es-
tablish a new division for the adjudica-
ton of these pensions and sixty applica-
tons have already been filed Before the
troops are mustered out OF service each
man will be subjected to a physical ex-
amination,a record of which will be made.
war department and when application is
made for a pension reference will be made
of the applicant when mustered out of
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
A MOTHERS WEARY TRIP.
Crosses the Ocean in Search of Chill
dren Hidden by Their Father.

Chicago, Aug. 8.-CorbeIy Hill, Max
WelltOwn, near Dumfries, in Scotland, is
the obscure place in which DR.. James A.
Printy Of 59S Lincoln avenue put his
two children in a convent without his
Wlfe's consent or knowledge. It's a far
cry from Chicago to Maxweutown, near
Dumfries, but Mrs. Frinty sold her
rings and went in the steerage of an
ocean liner, and eventually threaded
her way to the convent on Corbelly
Hill, where her children were kept. To-
day she sued for divorce from her hus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
The Heroes of the Campaign
Before Santiago
Have Begun to Return to Their
Native Land.
ROUGH RIDERS FIRST.
Transports Leaving Every d ay
For United States.
Military Society of Santiago
Elects Officers.

Washington, Aug. S.-The troops of
Gen. Shooters command at Santiago
have begun to leave for the United
States. A part of the two regiments of
cavaly are now en- route from Santiago
to Mautauk Point, Long Island, as in
Dictated in the following dispatch re-
ceived last night at the war depart
ment from Gen. Shafter:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 7, 1898.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Gate City, with $50 men, Third and
Sixth cavalry, has sailed for Montauk
Point this morning.
SKATER, Major General.
Three other transports bearing troops
will leave Santiago today and two are
scheduled to leave Tuesday. All of
them will sail for Montauk Point.
Roosevelt at the Head.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 8.-The First
regular cavalry and the First volunteer
cavalry, rough riders, sailed yesterday
on the transports Miami and Matte
wan.
OF the rough riders the following re-
main here sick:
Second Lieutenant William Tiffany,
troop K; Corporal Edgar A Schwartz,
troop C, and Privates William Hoyle,
troop E; f. G. Whalen, troop a and T.
D. Steadman, troop D. They probably
will leave in ten days in care of DR..
Gonzales. Cummings battery sailed
on the Vigilancia.
The rough riders came to town by rail
from their camp. At the station they
fell into line, each company being pre-
ceded by a red and white banner bear
ing the number of the regiment and the
company letter. Col. Roosevelt rode
at the head of the regiment as it
marched down the Alameda, skirting
the water front to the dock, where the
Miami was moored. All the men looked
fit but worn out. They presented a pic
turesque appearance. Some wore new
Khaki uniforms, while others were at
tired in heavy blue flannel shirts with
their old equipment. All express re-
greet at leaving their five companies be-
hind, but were wild with joy at the
prospect of SO soon returning home
They take no tents or baggage with
them. The work of embarkation was
very easy and was quickly performed.
The men are ready and eager to return
for the Havana cOmpaign in the fall.
Lieut.. Stedberg, of the Fourth cav
airy, and Lieut.. Rivers, of the Third
cavalry, members of Gen. Young's staff,
who, since Gen. Young left Siboney sick
have been on Gen. Woods staff, have
been ordered to report to Gen. Young,
at Montauk Point at once.
A meeting of officers of the Military
society at Santiago was held at the
Palace, and the election of officers took
place. Gen. Shafter was elected presi-
dent and Gen. Wheeler first vice preSi-
dent and Major Sharp secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
ARMY OFFICER SUED.
His Wife Demands Separate Main
tenance.

ICudLILOs
Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug 6.-Afrs.
John Vos, wife of Lieut.. Col. Vos of the
Thirty-second Michigan volunteers, now
at Fernandina, Fla, today began suit
against Miss Rose Vandersluis for S10,
600 damages for alleged alienation of
her husbands affections. She had al
ready filed suit against her husband for
separate maintenance declaring that he
had contributed nothing to his familys
support since his regiment assembled
in AnriI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08
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Santa Fe Route.
Tickets on sale August z, and g..
Return limit August 16, 1898. For fur
Their information apply to ticket agent
at depot. Phone 6S2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08

Intervening years and that she has
little girls of her own. She read the
advertisement, wrote to Armour & Co,
and received the medal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-08

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20

board to strike at Porto Rico this
week if possible. Already troops
on the coast are preparing to sal
for the island. Miles will take
some of Santiago forces and Gen.
Brooks will command some of
Camp Thomas forces. Minnesots
boys going. Preparing for NOV.
ing to coast.
Cervera arrives at Annapolis
and gives thanks at church for bis
deliverance. Spain is still obstin-
ate. Willing to concede only
Cuba in consideration of peace.
However it is confirmed that the
enemy is seeking an end of war.
Bids for transporting spanish
soldiers have been called for.
They call for Is, 700 soldiers to be
taken.
Greenleaf, the surgeon, reports
only one death at santiago and 16
new cases of fever in the past "a
hours.
Investigation of the statement
made by Mr.. Cunningham Ora
ham that Dewey's squadron was
furnished with Englishmen de-
coyed from the British Chinese
squadron, will be made.
Tuesday, 1920 a. m.
Gen. Miles with some troops
leaves for Porto Rico. 10000
men to be thrown into Porto Rico
that bloodshed may be avoided.
Fourteenth Minnesota regiment
in army that will leave Chicamau-
ga probably today.
Gunboat Mccullough fired on
German warship Irene off Manila.
German admiral protested and
insisted that German ships had a
right to enter harbor without
searching; a claim that Admin al
Dewey declined to recognize
When Capt. Chichester of the
British cruiser Immortalite was
asked what he would do if the
Germans interfered with the bonn
harding of Manila he replied that
only Admiral Dewey and himself
knew that.
President issues. document set
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20

ting forth method of governing
Santiago. Authorizes governing
by Gen. Shafter and issues procla-
nation to the people of the prov
ince.
Gen. Corbin displays first battle
flag captured in waF.,
Light house keepers in Santiago
district burn their houses and it is
reported the Spanish garrison at
Guantanamo has spiked its cannon
and blown up its magazines.
Natterson thinks present to-
Cervera would be premature.
Col. Bryan and men leave Oma-
ha for Jacksonville.
Gomez men made useful. Sup
piled with arms from the q. S.
Auxiliary cruiser Harvard
leaves for Santiago.
Wednesday, / a. m.
General Toral likely to be court
martialled for surrendering too
much. Ministers inquire why he
gave up the whole military divis-
ion.
Santiago is in fit shape for an
epidemic Of yellow fever.
Trouble feared with Cubans over
Santiago government but DR.. Lin
coin of Cuban Junta said yester-
day that Cubans were not kicking.
Americans can control the island
as long as necessary.
German officials retriclent re-
garding Irene incident. They
admit only that there is a differ
ence of opinion between Admiral
Dewey and Admiral Deidrich re-
garding right to search German
vessels. The press veering toward
the United States. Admiral Dew
ely and Germans apparently ON
friendly terms as one of Dewey'ss
dispatches was taken to Hong
Kong by German warship.
Sagasta would cultivate, France
but DeRio would pat Germany ON
the back.
American auxiliary cruiser
destroyed Spanish steamer Off
Cape France