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The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
FIRST TROOPS AT KEY WEST.
Two Companies of the Colored 25th
Arrive There.

Key West. Fla, April 1s.-The arrival
of Companies A and G, of the Twenty
fifth infantry Sunday, aroused Key
West from tropical lethargy, and Sun,
day was marked by a stir unwonted
here, even in these exciting times.
The coloretd troops, 125 in number.
were obliged to remain on board the
City of Key West all night because of
lack of accommodation at the barracks.
already given over to two batteries of
artillery.
1t was eventually decided to quarter
them in old Fort Taylor, and Sunday
morning they formed a double file and
marched there-a stalwart body of men
many of whom have seen war serV-
ice in Indian campaigns and most OF
whom rank high as sharp shooters.
Some of the local papers have been
protesting against having colored men
sent here, and there had been slight
fear of an unfavorable demonstration.
So far from anything of the kind hap
pening, the colored troops were greeted
with only words of praise. Throughout
the day wagons have been going be-
tween the wharf and the forts, trans
ferring the effects of the new corners.
There was no movement of the fleet.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
SEVENTEEN INDICTED.
The Federal Grand Jury Completes
It's Labors and is Discharged.

The federal grand jury was discharged
Saturday by Judge Foster after return
ing seventeen indictments. Only those
were made public in which arrests have
been made. The indictments returned
were against the following: Ed and Otis
Roberts for counterfeiting, Thad Robbins
for burglarizing the postoffice at Watson
and Joseph H. Leach for murder at Fort
Riley.
The jury passed the following resolution
commendatory of Assistant District At
torney H. J. Bone before the final dis
charge: I'VE, the members of the grand
jury of the April term of the federal
court take this method of showing our ap-
probation for valuable assistant,
Harry J. Bone. assistant United States
attorney, for the kindness and consider
alton shown during the session and for
the gentlemanly manner in which he has
presented the business of the court for
ssW. A LETsoN, Foreman"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
woMAN's CONFESSION.
Authorities Enabled to Locate Coun-
terfeiter's Moulds.

Fort Scott, April 18.-By the confess
sion of a young woman the federal au-
thorities in this city Saturday located
the origin of a large amount of coun-
terfeit dollars, half dollars and quar-
terS, with which the mining towns of
southwest Missouri and southeast Kan
sas have been flooded for a year of
more.
The woman's name is Mrs. Warner
and she confesses that her husband
Jack H. Young and Pete Lee manu-
factured the coin at her house. Young
and Lee were arrested by Duputy Mar
shal. Shorts of Joplin, who found a lot
of plaster paris moulds in an old min
ing shaft where the woman said they
had been hidden. Other members of
the gang are being hunted.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
CHIEF OF POLICE ON TRIAL
One More Plague of the Metropolitan
Police System.

Trouble in the Populist ranks in Wy
andotte county has resulted in the ar
rest and trial in the city court of Chief
of Police Quarles of Kansas City on the
charge of drunkenness, disorderly con-
duct and disturbing the peace. The
charges were brought by c. B. Hewlett,
a Populist of Kansas City, who has
been antagonistic to Chief Quarles
since his appointment, and S. S. King,
commissioner of elections, appeared as
a witness for the prosecution. The
prosecution failed to show that Chief
Quar1es was drunk and disorderIy and
he was discharged.
In Commissioner Kings testimony it
developed that Warden Harry Lands
of the state penitentiary was in Kan
sas City recently inquiring into police
affairs, and had met with King and
Hewlett, and other Populists opposed to
Quarles, and discussed his removal. AS
Lands is a close personal friend of
Governor Leedy, Quarles' friends hold
that there was plot to convict him of
drunkenness so that the governor
would be compelled to remove him and
in this way accomplish the desired end
without antagonizing the faction who
are standing by the chief of police.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
A MIGHTY POOR RULE.
How the Rule Making Coal Contra
band of War is Juggled With.

Washington, April 1S.-The action of
Great Britain in declaring coal to be
a contraband of war, as reported from
Jamaica, is said to have significance
different from that attached to it in the
dispatches.
AS explained in a high diplomatic
quarter, such an order would not pre-
vent a vessel of either Spain or the UNI
ted States from taking coal at Kingston
or at any other port in the West In
dies.
Even when this article is contraband,
it is said to be usual to permit a vessel
of a belligerent power to take ABOARD
sufficient coal to carry her to the next
port. Once out of the port, however,
the vessel takes her chances with her
contraband cargo, and it is liable to
seizure as contraband of war, while en-
route to port of the belligerent power.
Applying this rule to the present case,
it is said that if a Spanish ship went to
Kingston for coal, she would be able to
carry a supply sufficient to carry her to
Porto Rico or Cuba. When once away
from Kingston, however, the vessel and
her cargo would be subject to seizure
by the United States ships. The same
rule, it is said, would apply in case a
ship of Great Britain or any other
country was engaged in carrying such
a contraband article
The flag would protect the ship as a
whole, but it would not protect the con-
traband article on board, the ship being
subject to search and to seizure OF the
contraband article. This rule would
apply equally, it is said, to SHIPS TAX
ing coal in Kingston for the use OF
TT9ited States naval vessels. In effect,
however the rule would be applica bic
mainly to Spain, as the United STATES
naval vessels need not look to BRUSH
West Indies for their coaI suPpirSs' SUPP .'zs
on this as well as other west 1noleS
ports for such supplies.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
LOCAL MENTION.

The work on the asphalt pavements
has at last been resumed.
Pearl Carr has filed a suit for divorce
from J. L. Carr on the ground of aban-
donment.
Capt P. H. Coney has sent tele-
gram to President Mckinley Offering to
raise a regiment to fight Spain
The county commissioners have paid
81 500 of the IS 900 held back on account
of the new bridge. The $500 still held
back will be used to repair the bridge
sidewalks.
The alley between Sixth and Seventh
streets and Kansas avenue and quincy
is almost irnpassable. Every day wag
ons are mired near the Sixth street en-
trance Such a condition is doubly dis
graceful when it is right in the heart OF
the city, That alley should be paved.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
WITHOUT MEALS.
Some Spanish Families Fasting to
Contribute Funds for the
War With the U. S.

London, April 1S-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
THE greatest enthusiasm is manifested
everywhere among the people, who are
subscribing even more than they can af-
ford to the funds for the national defense.
to deprive themselves of one meal day
in order to give their mite to the govern
ment. Many officials small salaries
have resolved to offer one days pay, and
even two, to the government. Boys un-
der age are asking permission to serve in
the army, their parents having already
consented.
Some popular bull fighters, whose per-
formances are worth hundreds of thous-
ands OF francs yearly, have resolved to
abandon their vocation and to shoulder
rifles in defense of the fatherland. 1 have
had long and interesting conversation
with diplomatic representative of one
of the European powers, who requested
me not to mention his name or national
ity, who said:
sibllity of peace is not yet eliminated. The
negotiations are proceeding without inter-
ruption and success is still possible. Per
sonaiiy. | must say I believe it will be
very difficult to maintain peace because
the excitement on both sides the Atlantic
is too strong to be opposed successfully by
of is this: There will be no real war in
the ordinary sense of the word Hostili-
ties will end almost soon as they begin,
because Europe will mediate between the
belligerents under conditions which will
tend to be extremely favorable to peace
the marked moderation of the Spanish
government will bear fruit.
The idea of armed Intervention by Eu-
rope is absurd and unfounded. Not one
power is disposed to support such sug-
gestion. although all admit that from the
is in the right and the United States in
the wrong 1t seems to me, therefore,
that Spain will yet enjoy an opportunity
of trying the experiment of Cuban auton-
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
DAN STUART SICK.
Famous Prize Fight Promoter Dan
gerously Ill at Hot Springs.

Dallas, April 1s.-word is received in
Dallas from Hot Springs, Ark, where
Dan A. Stuart is stopping, that the IA
NOUS prize fight promoter is very sick.
He has lately had the third operation
for appendicitis performed and his
friends are very apprehensive. Stuart
has been to Key West recently and be-
fore his confinement wrote Hugh F.
Kane of Dallas that he meant to vera
scope" the first big naval fight between
Spain and Uncle Sam in case it was
fought close to land. He has had an
instrument with strong glasses put in
readiness and is prepared for the first
scrap at sea. In his present physical
condition all that is forgotten, however,
and all his friends are hoping that he
will speedily recover his health.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

Lawrence Journal: The neighbors and
friends of Major Hood at Emporia met
the other evening. and formulated an
address to the people of the state Civ
ing reasons for the nomination and
election of Emporia's candidate for gov
ernor. Maj. Hood may not be nominat-
ed, but that does not alter the fact that
he is a splendid man, a representative
kansan, and would make governor of
whom the state would be as proud as
Emporia is of him as a private citizen
Maj. Hood is all right and Kansas peo-
pie know it.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
COAL BY WATER WAY.
Plan of a Leavenworth Coal Co. to
Reach the K. G. Market.

Leavenworth, April 1S.-An enterprise
that has been under contemplation for
some time by the Leavenworth Coal
company will be started about May L.
The company has purchased the large
transfer steamer Parker from a St.
Louis firm and will about the time men
toned begin the shipment of the coal by
river to Kansas City.
The company is now preparing to
build new chutes at the east side of the
top works of the shaft for the loading
of the boat. Preparation is also being
bottomed cars that will hold ten tons
each.
Eighty of these ton cars will consti-
tute a boat load. 1t is estimated that
it will take the Parker three hours
Kansas City chute and five hours to
make the return trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

s. In San Francisco an organization of
business men on several of the princi-
pal streets, demanded that a portion of
the money expended for cleaning the
streets, be given to them, and they
would look after the cleaning of certain
streets. This was done, and those
streets are as clean as a floor. Men
with brooms are employed to sweep
them and it does not cost any more
than the street commissioner had been
using fruitlessly. Why couldn't the
business men on Kansas avenue de-
mand part of the fund as is done in
San Francisco, and keep the avenue
clean7 This might end the dust nui-
sance on windy days.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

Honor dresses in home-spun.
Secrecy is sins coat of mail.
Pride is the national pickpocket.
=
Wearing f1nery unpaid for, is respect
ability going jaiIward.
Fame's race tracks run across the
rights of men.
Atheistic law is a full-grown orphan
lost in the woods.
Society's glowworms always shine
with sicl<ly light
A big heart and a big pocketbook
seldom travel far together
The moral training of the little child
is the future hope of the nation.
The garden hoe we'll used, is the best
paint brush for young ladies' cheeks.
Safety and success are the ends Of
all wise counsel.
Temptation is not dangerous until
you want to yield.
Judgment and edecision are mans
great wheels of fortune.
The merry hearted have a fortune
that thieves cannot steal.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

The girl who was "Queen of the
Roses at Santa Cruz, Cal, some years
ago. died miserably in a New York
rooming house last week after a
giddy life. Her first step down
ward was to grow ashamed of
her hne and beautiful name, Mary
which she changed to NJ. Ray This is
a warning to all the Macs and MATS
and Mayme's and other bleating appel.
lations with which silly girls try to
change the good names which their par
ents gave them.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
BOBBY MATTHEWS DEAD.
The Great Baseball Pitcher Passes
Away After 20 Years of Service.

Philadelphia, April 1S-A private tel
egram received here today announces
the death in an institution near Balti-
more of Bobby Matthews, the great
base ball pitcher. Matthews was about
45 years of age, and retired from the
professional ball field in about 1890, aft
er fully 20 years service in the profess
sion No other ball pitcher ever held
more than half that length of time.
Matthews started in as a professional
away back in the seventies with the
Kekiangas of FIT. Wayne, Ind, and in
subsequent years played with the Lord
Raltimores. Boston, Mutuals of New
York and Athletics of Philadelphia and
other clubs.
Matthews was attacked with pares1s
about two years ago and has since
been in a Baltimore institution for
treatment.
Lost-Gold watch See want column.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

Bad resolutions are good ones that have
been broken.
The tailor's goose has a larger bill than
any other bird.
a woman never weeps more bitterly
than when she weeps for spite.
About the only blow that strikes a man
faVOrably is his own boast.
It's hard for the man to make both ends
meat who makes one end drink.
Nearly all men are suspicious and nearly
all women are superstitious. -s
1t seems strange that the product of the
still should make men so noisy.
The man who is in touch with the tooth
ache is never in sympathy with it.
+
The wall-f1ower at a ball is often the
only girl present who can bake bread.
It is often more beneficial to a man to
remind him of something he knows than
to tell him something he doesn't know.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

A coal passer on a warship is great
deal safer than a coal digger in a coal
mine He has to encounter chance of
war once in Sc years while mine explo-
sions in the United States are of almost
weekly occurrence. Besides the coal
passer gets a steady job without lock-
outs or strikes. He can wear a handsome
white uniform on vacation days and he
gets to visit and go ashore at nearly
every port on the globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

About the only blow that strikes a man
faVorably is his own boast.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Reform School Ruling.

Assistant Attorney General Smelling
has decided that boys released from the
reform school on parole could not be re-
turned to the school by the authorities
at the expense of the state unless the
state wanted to take them. In cases
where boys on parole from the school
have committed offenses it has been
customary to arrest them and return
the boys at the expense of the state.
According to the opinion the expense
of arrest and conviction will after this
have to be borne by the county.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

Those partisan papers who are afraid
Lee will become a candidate for pres
ident, are beginning to overhaul that
Spanish story that he was responsible
for blowing up the Maine, and to put a
few patches and darns in it for cam
paign service.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

to $40; William McAdams, Buffalo, Sc
to So; Sylvester Rodgers, Severy, Sc to
$40; Gustav Shanan, Tonganoxie, $12
to $14; Nelson Crowley, Eskridge, Sc to
So; Solomon Clark, National Military
home, Leavenworth, SO to S12; Special
April 6, julius W. Bloodgood, ottawa,
Sc to $8.
Reissue-James Maglinn, Buffalo Sc
Reissue and Increase-Riichard Dan
iels, Council Grove, 81 to $50.
Original Widow Etc.-Kate Smith
Beloit, So; Louisa B. Brandage, Stuart
So; Elizabeth Roberts, Winfield, So.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

The governor is offering $500 for the
criminals who assaulted Sheriff Master
son of Marshall county. That is a waste
of money. The governors board of
pardons will be trying to get the ras-
Gals out of the penitentiary as soon as
they are got in. The governor ought to
put his foot down on the board of par
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
ABILENE PROPHET
Declares All Crops But Late Wheat
Will Be Large.

Abilene, April 1S.-Prophet Andrew
Kropff who has occasional views of the
future was in town today. He says that
his visions lead him to believe that this
will be a great crop year. Wheat, oats
and corn are to be abundant in this
section with the exception of late
wheat. This he says will suffer-just
why or how he does not know but in
many fields, it will scarcely pay for
cutting. All other wheat he thinks will
be a good crop.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Missouri Reuuisition.

Governor Leedy has honored a requi-
Sition from the governor of Missouri
for the return of r. w. Gilpin, who is
wanted in Chillicothe for criminal as
sault on the person of Pearl Campbell.
Gilpin escaped before he could be ar
rested, but is now believed to be in
custody of Reno rOuntV
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
SOLD OUT TO GO TO WAR.
Newton Has Patriotic and Warlike
Laundryman.

Newton, April 1S.-Frank D. Kauf-
man, adjutant of the second regiment,
K. N. G., with headquarters in this city,
is a successful business man. running
big steam laundry, but he is so firm in
his belief that there will be war, and
so patriotic that he will risk everything
to participate. To this end he sold his
laundry Saturday for good price and
openly gave as his reason for doing SO
the above statement of facts.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, April 1s.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Jasper NJ. Churchill, Inde-
pendence, So; Truman B. Niles, Melvern,
S12; James A. Smith, Dresden, Sc.
Restoration and Supplemental-Jame
c. Marford, dead, Concordia, 81.
Restoration and Increase-John L.
Jackson, North Topeka, IS to $12.
Restoration, Reissue and Increase
David G.. Lewis, Arkansas City, So to Sc.
Increase-John L. Colbert, Ogden, y
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

A patriotic Topeka woman has had
the inside of her skirt lined with silk in
the color and pattern of the Cuban flag;
one of these days when the war feeling
grows hot, she may be followed by
cheers all the way down Kansas ave-
nue..
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Fortune for a Farmer.

Mcpherson, April 1S.-Fabian Lagree
a farmer residing in the southern part
of this county, has fallen heir to for
tune of $50, 900 left him by a sister. who
died recently, at a hospital in Montreal
Canada, having gone there from her
home in Montana. Mr.. -Lagree is resi-
duarY Iegatee of the estate
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

1t is easy to see why Lawrence is op-
posed to the war. Anything of that sort
would throw into the shade the Guam
trill raid, with which Lawrence has
bored the rest of the state for the
last 40 years. Lawrence is not a jingo.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Masonic Temple at Peabody.

Newton, April 1S.-Thirty Master Ma
sons of this city helped to dedicate the
new temple at Peabody in Marion coun-
ty Saturday night Prominent Masons
from southern and central Kansas were
present
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Why Not

Take the Union Pacifc's new 500 a. m,
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p. m, reach
ing Topeka at 6:10 p M, or you can
ta1Ie the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at D. M, which reaches Topeka at $50
D. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

If Spain had started public schools 100
years ago, she would probably still be
the proud possessor of most of South
America. Let American states, with
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Militia Bows on This Roat.

New York, April 1s.-The monitor Ma
hant early this morning from PhlladeI-
phia, had anchored off Tompkinsvllle'
L. l. The Nahant left League 1slano on
The 15th and was towed to this port by
a tug. She is manned mostly by naval
reserves.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Why Not

Take the Union Pacific's new 500 a. m.
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p m, reach
ing Topeka at 6:10 p. m, or you can
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at Z p M, which reaches Topeka at $3.50
d. II.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
A Train for Topeka

The Santa Fe plug leaving Topeka
every day at 7:30 a. m, is designed pri-
rnarily for the accommodation of To-
peka people and its Journeys begin and
end here.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Why Not

Take the Union Pacifc's new 500 a. m,
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p. m, reach
ing Topeka at 6:10 p m, or you can
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at D. m, which reaches Topeka at $3.50
d. n.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Editors to Take a Trip.

Concordia, April 1S.-The North Gem
trail Kansas Editorial association will
meet here June 26-27, and an excursion
to Omaha to the exposition over the
Burlington will, it is expected, follow
the meeting. Programmes will soon
be issued
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

John James ingalls, says he doesn't
want to serve in congress because it
would give him no glory after serving
in the senate. But what a chance to
Say things Senator!
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
A Train for Topeka

The Santa Fe plug leaving Topeka
every day at 7:30 a. m. is designed pri-
naT-iIv for the accommodation Of To-
peka people and its journeys begin ana
end here.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

Is war inevitable again today? Ev.
cry day it is Inevitable but it doe:
not begin.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

Cissie Fitzgerald has confessed in
court that her real name is Marie Kate
Tipping. So she had no excuse for that
name Cissie after all.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

We are going to send a Sampson tt
take Havana; and it does not make any
material difference that he spells it with
a "p''
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

"On a peace footing seems to meal
for some people a dead run for tall tim
ber as soon as the first gun cracks.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

William j. Bryan has gone to Wash
ington to see what all this fuss over
Fitzhugh Lee is about.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

Leaves Topeka every morning at 7:SO'
arriving at Kansas City 9:15 a. m, re-
turning, leaves Kansas City f:4O' arrlV-
ing at Topeka $3.50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18
Mineral Water.

The finest in the west Come and try
a. J. w. PHILLIPS,
612 West Eighth st.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

When war breaks out, the Spanish
will have something to fight besides
h1IllS
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

The speeches that Americans want to
hear now, will come from the throats of
our dynamite guns. Remember the
MaineI
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

An Atchison girl who had never seer
q COW previous to her marriage las
fall, when she removed to a farm, has
made $35 on her butter in the last si1
months
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

TheRock Island Flyer
Leave Topeka every night at $50 p m,
arriving Colorado Springs 1l:O5' Denver
11:3O next a. m
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-18

In a town the size of Atchison ther
are probably not more than four wo
men who do not have to send out t,
borrow napkins and spoons when the.
give a party.