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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-10
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs. G. c. Baker and daughter Nellie
will leave Thursday for Bear Lake to
spend the remainder of the summer
DR.. and Mrs. J. D. COuntermine ex-
pect to leave Friday for Green Noun
tain Falls, Col, for a few weeks out
ing.
Miss Elizabeth Wheeler who has been
visiting in Topeka for the past two
months, will leave Saturday for her
home in Springfield, III.
Mrs. Mary c. Goddard returned Mon
day from ten days visit in Brecken-
ridge, Col.
Mrs. w A. S. Bird returned Sunday
from three weeks outing at the
springs near Sabetha.
Mrs Sallie POtter-Sneed of Sedalia,
Mo, who has been visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Thomas Cross, at 1116 Tyler, re-
turned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Daley and
son Bernard of Louisville. Ky, are Wis
iting the family of Mr.. John A. Daley
on Fillmore street.
Mrs. c. S. Sutton went to Chicago to-
day to spend a few days.
Miss Hester TrOtt of Junction City is
the guest of Miss Margaret Jones'
Rev D NJ. Countermine, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Fowler
vile, N Y, IS visiting his brother. DR..
Countermine, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of this city.
Miss Agnes Barnett of Chicago is in
Topeka, the guest Of Mrs. L. c. Badg-
ley.
Mr.. W. W. Whitney returned the first
of the week from an extended eastern
Mrs. E. w. Garrett of Winfield is
spending a couple of weeks with Miss
Clyde Hornaday Miss Hornaday will
give a lawn party in her honor Friday
evening.
Miss Daisy Prouty of Chicago, for
merly of Topeka is visiting friends in
the city.
The Sunday school of the First Chris
tan church enjoyed a picnic at Gar
field park Tuesday afternoon and even
ing.
Mr.. c. A. Roehr returned to Kansas
City Tuesday after spending a week
with his parents in Topeka.
Mrs. George Burkhart is spending the
week in Omaha.
Mr.. T. P. Gully went to Omaha to-
day on a short business trip.
Prescott & Co. are doing the plumb
ing in the new W. A L. THOMPSON
Hardware Cos building.
Miss Katherine Lux is spending a few
weeks at Colorado Springs.
Miss Lillian Gibboney left today for
six weeks visit in WapelIo, Iowa
Mr. z. NJ. Duncan has returned from
the east where he spent his vacation.
Miss Margaret McGiffin is spending
her vacation in Horton.
Miss Lola McMahan is spending a
couple of weeks at Colorado Springs
and ManitOu.
Miss Eleanor Harris arrived from Chi
cago today to visit the family of Mr..
Howell Jones.
Miss Emma Sands has returned from a
visit in the east
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PASSED THE TROCHA.
Gomez Defeats 1000 Spanfards
In an All Day Battle.

New York. Aug. 1O.-The Cuban junta in
this city has the following Cuban ad-
vices:
The American arms sent into Cuba on
the last Nunez expedition on the govern
ment steamer Manderer nave Deen USED
with good effect by the Cuban soldiers un-
der General Gomez. Diaz and Roles News
OF Cuban victories in the western prov
inces has reached here. one of the battles
being the largest and most important ever
fought in that part of the island. With
the news OF victory. however comes a
story of Cuban suffering from starvation
and an appeal for further aid from the
United States.
The principal battle was the result of the
successful attempt of General Gomez. with
5000 men. to force the trOcha between Las
Villas and Canaguey. to make his head
quarters with the officers of the govern
ment of the Cuban republic at Cana guey-
The trOcha at this point was guarded bV a
400 Spaniards and never had been broken
before General Gomez himself led his
soldiers as they made the attack on the
ing.
The prime pal Lighthouses were not heav-
lily garriSOned and were quickly stOrmed
ana taken The Spanish soldiers fell
back to the trocha line and there made
stubborn resistance, which they kept up
the greater part Of the day In the aft
ernoOn. however. their main body gave
way before a machete charge of the Gu
bans and the entire Cuban force passed
More than 600 Spanish wSre killed in the
battle and about 40 CGbans lost their
There were many wounded on both sides.
Spanish and cuban wounded were cared
for alike by General GOmez's physicians
and Spanish prisoners were liberated after
being deprived Of their arms
In Tres Palmas General Diaz. with a
diers, engaged Spanish column 600 strong.
drove them out of the village and took
possession Of it. together with store Of
uted among the Cuban families.
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THEY GOT THE MONEY
And Hooley's Partners Try to Ex-
plain How It Happened.

London, Aug. 1O.-On the resumption
TODAY of the examination into the at
fairs of Ernest Hooley, the bankrupt
company promoter, the register an
nounced that Mr.. HooleX was i'll and
that his examination must be ad-
iourned 1t was decided, however, to
allow those who have been charged
with receiving brides to make sworn
statements.
Mr.. Duguid, formerly financial edi-
tor of the Pail Mall Gazette, explained
that the $4,000 which HoOley paid him
was a compensation. explaining that
Mr.. Hooley appointed him city editor
of a newspaper, but was unable to full
fill his contract.
Mr.. Hooley upon another occasion
offered the witness $4,000 in shares of a
hydraulic company which he refused to
accept.
Earl de Ia War; was next sworn. He
admitted having received &S,OO0
through Mr.. BrOadley, HOoley's agent,
after the f1otation of the Dunlop COM
pany; but the witness said he had never
received anything to transmit to the
Earl of Albemarle, nor had he received
c 900 for introducing Eooley to Lord
Granville.
A cable dispatch from Lord NOrbury
denyed that he had received $1,000 to
Join the Singer board.
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AS SEEN BY LONDON WRITERS
Criticism of English War Correspond
ents on Our Commissary Depart
nent and Other Things.

New York, Aug. 1O.-TwO London corre-
spondents have arrived from Santiago on
the transport Alamo and are quartered at
the Hotel Martin They are George Lynch
of the London Chronicle and Seppings
Wright of the Illustrated London News.
Mr.. Lynch tells something Of his impress
sions of the campaign
The Alamo, like some other transports
sent north. was. he said, iu-prOvided with
food supplies and totally lacked comforts
for the sick When the Alamo arrived at
Newport News there were but three days
supplies left on board. After some delay
here the assistant of the port doctor came
out and made most peTfunctOry exam
ination of the ship and its passengers
One of the sick men died-a sailor. The
body was hung over the side in a wooden
box resting in a lowered boat. It was there
for nearly As hours, when the odor became
unbearable, but no one on shore would
visit the boat nor were any orders receiv-
ed. Finally Mr.. Lynch telegraphed to
the secretary of war and to the quarter
master general, asking that the ship be
ordered to some port where the ordinary
laws of civilization prevailed Shortly
after orders came to go to sea and bury
the dead.
Continuing, Mr.. Lynch said that during
the 48 hours not pound of supplies was
received from government sources, or
any source, except some sent to the Of
ficers Of the ship by personal friends
While ne praised the conduct of the men
in the ranks, Mr. Lynch had no praise for
the cOmmisSary and Quartermaster de-
partment officials. During the Ashantee
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S15,OOO,OOO ADDED
To the Capital Stock of the Metro
politan.

New York Aug. 10.-The capital
stock of the Metropolitan Street Rail
way company has been increased from
$50 GOO. COO to $4,000, 600. This increase
was decided upon at a largely attended
meeting of the stockholders after a
statement setting forth the exact fnan-
ciaI condition of the road had been read
After the meeting Secretary Warren
said:
six million dollars of the increased
capital will be used to take up out
standing debenture certificates, 81, 00O,-
900 will be used to pay for the cOnstruc-
ton of work now under way; the re-
naming $4,000, 600 will remain in the
treasury and be used as occasion de-
mands for the Improvement Of the
cOmpany's property"
Mr.. Warren said the change of motor
power on two of the company's roads
was nearly paid for. He was asked:
rs it a fact that your company intends
'gobbling up the Third avenue surface
road2"
Certainly not" he replied. The
road would be Of no service to US. We
parallel it now"
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GERMANY PARTY
To Russian Encroachment in Chinese
Empire.

London. Aug. 1O.-The Standard. Daily
News and the Daily Chronicle and other
morning papers comment editoriaIly upon
the unsa tisfac tory nature of Mr.. CurzOn 5
explanation of the Chinese situation.
The Daily Mail urges the government to
copy Germany in its dealings with China.
The Daily News says:
1T now appears that a German as well
as a Russian veto is in force. We hope
Sir Claude Macdonald will have the skin
checkmate-''
The question excites almost equal dis
cussiOn on the continent, though the Ber-
III In papers are inclined to make light of
England will yield to Russian diplomacy
The Paris papers, on the contrary take
the matter seriously The Journal des
Debats, a cautious and moderate paper.
thinks that when the SOudan campaign
is ended. England, by her arrogant attf-
tude, will provoke one or two powers to
such an extreme as to make a conflict
inevitable and then will seek an alliance
either with the United States or Japan.
The Temps taunts England and encOur-
ages Russia. It evidently hopes that
France will be benefited by the conflict.
The next cabinet council 1t is reported
will deal with this and other grave mat
tiers.
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campaign, Mr.. Lynch said. ice was car
ried with an English column which pene-
trated 40 miles in from the coast, yet at
Siboney, on the coast, our men. used to
drinking ice water, were without a pound
of ice, and even the hospitals had nothing
but warm water.
The food for the men fighting at the
front was bareback and black coffee and
the sick and wounded had but little else.
When the 900 refugees from Santiago
food. except to give them one hard cracker
apiece. and Mr.. Lynch said he had some
Struggling in the fereest manner for this
cracker as it was passed out between the
1T was a campaign in which the men
were the generals said Mr.. Lynch.
ana the 1mpetuoslty OF the men drove the
Spaniards back and forced the American
lines to within yards of Santiago. The
Tenth cavalry and the rough riders were
When asked if the victory would have
been as overWh elnIng II the Americans
were confronted with troops of another
Mr.. Lynch said he would not back the
Germans against such troops as the
American regulars ana the rough riders.
He said the stories OF cowardice on the
part of the Seventy-first regiment were
untrue.
most tragic features Of the campaign was
the disappearance of the missing men
What became of them-there were eighty
one in aIl-will probably never be known.
Mr.. LynchS opinion is that they were
wounded while fighting in the tail grass
themselves, died from loss of blood and
The body of one man was seen by the
correspondent half way back to the hos
pital, where he had crawled until his
under a tree and died with the photograp phi
of his life in one hand and that of his
fighting lines the CORES Ondent said there
was q total absence Of what is known in
the English service as bearer corps.
which Searches for the wounded on the
firing line and hurries the injured to the
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FUSION IN BUTLER.
Three Parties Unite and Name a
Complete Ticket.

Ell Dorado, Aug. 10-The Populists,
Democrats and Free Silverites of But
Ter county met in separate conventions
here and nominated a fusion ticket, as
follows: J. n. Randall, POpulist, pro-
bate judge; J. NJ. HoIcomb. Populist,
superintendent; Ed Brumback, Popu-
list, county attorney; z. G. SnOdgrass,
Democrat, commissioner; V A. Osborn,
Democrat, clerk of the court: F. P. Gill
1espie and DR.. F. B. Lawrence Free Sill
verites, representatives. DR.. Lawrence
was the candidate for the fusion nomi-
nation for congress in this district, but
was defeated by H. S. Martin. Mr..
Martin was present and addressed the
convention, ably presenting the princi-
pies of his party.
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PENSIONS MADE EASY.
Complete Hospital Records TO Be
Preserved

New York. Aug. 1O.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The suggestion that the hospital and
medical, as well as military records of
all officers and soldiers enlisted in the
war against Spain be carefully made
and preserved as a part of the per
manent records of the war department
in order to facilitate the adjudication
of and payment of future claims for
pensions, it appears. is being favorabIy
considered by the higher officials of the
department. The plan suggested is
so practical and easy of execution at a
moderate expense of time and is withal
one from which both the government
and claimants for pensions Will derive
such benefit that it seems strange no
body ever proposed it Iong ago. There
appears now to be a fair probability
that it viii be adopted and carried out,
as no legislation Will be needed to set
dt in motion
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NOW FOR STATES PRISON.
Atchison Saloonist Commits Assault
With Intent to Kill

Atchison, Kan, Aug. 1O-Jack Weld.
a special policeman, was assaulted and
badly beaten by Turk Burk, a Main
street saIoonkeeper, who is said to have
had the assistance of his brother, John
Burk Turk Burk was arrested on a
charge of keeping his place of business
open on Sunday. Weld is said to have
furnished the information, and this led
to the trouble
Weld says that without any intima-
ton of an intended assault he was made
the victim of a rain of blows. which
stunned him. He received several bad
cuts on the head, and has caused war
rants to be issued charging Turk Burk
and John Burk with assault with intent
to kill. Turk Burk says his brother
John had nothing to do with the trou-
BILE. Turk Burk has given bond in the
sum of 81 600
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SICKNESS AT CAVITE.
The Americans are Suffering From
Dysentery.

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 1O-According to
mail advices received on the Empress
of India, there is considerable dysen-
terry among the American troops at Ca
vite. One hundred and fifty cases are
reported.
Count Ito, of Japan has gone to China
presume bly, to visit Ii Hung Chang. It
is officially announced that his visit is
purely a pleasure trip and that it has
no political significance
Captain Thulmann of the steamer
Dosing. shot and killed his conpradOr,
at FuChee. China ThuImann claims
that he is a citizen of the United States.
He has been taken to Canton for trial
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A Birthday Party.

Master Ray Leech very pleasantly
entertained a number of his little
friends Tuesday afternoon in honor of
his sixth birthday. The afternoon was
spent in playing games and refresh
ments were served. Those present were
Gladys DOugherty, Floyd Dougherty
thel MattingIy. Samuel Nelson, Mabel
Nonkers, Edith Peck, Dora Carlson,
Genie Herrick, Jessie Ferrin, Stella Fer
rim, Charley Farrin, Faye Humbert
Barbara Ripley, Mary Hum bert. Villa
Leech, Ray Leech, Pearl Bard, Earl
Leech, Glen Bard, Hazel Hipes, Celia
Tit, Kittie Tandy, Olive Flick, and
Willie Howe
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SHOT BY A CYCLIST.
8 Year Old Boy Murdered on the
Highway.

Maynard. Ia. Aug. 1O-A brutal and un-
provoked murder was committed in this
city last night when an unknown cyclist
shot and mOrtally wounded little George,
the S-year-OId son of William BOrghers, a
farmer living southeast Of this place.
Late in the evening George. in company
with boy companion, was playing in the
road near the BOrghers homestead when
a stranger rode up on a bicycle George
made some laughing remark concerning
the appearance of the wheelman, and with
out warning the stranger drew a revolver
and shot the lad through the body, after
which he hastily rode aMaX.
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For the annual encampment of the
G. A. R., at Cincinnati, O.. in Septem-
Der, the Union Pacific will make the
greatly reduced rate from Topeka of
$161O for the round trip. Be sure your
ticket reads via the Union Pacific
For time tables and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, city ticket agent, or
j. Q. Fulton. depot agent
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Sutro's Will.

San Francisco, Aug.10-It is now GER
tain that AdoIph Sutro left a will which
is in the hands of Attorney Reuben H
Lloyd. It will be offered for probate
within a few days. The funeral services
which will be private, will be held at
Sutro Heights. Rev. Jacob Nieto, rabbi
of the Congregation Sheriff. Israel will
off1ciate. The remains will be taken to
odd Fellows cemetery, where the Gre
nation will be performed. Later the
ashes Will be inferred in the family plot
at Cypress Lawn cemetery.
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Camping Party Returned.

The camping party which has been
spending the past week at the big stone
bridge between Wakarusa and Berry
ton, returned Tuesday evening and re-
port a delightful time. Those in the
party were Prof. and Mrs. L. H. Strick-
Ter, Miss Lucy Kingman Miss Nellie
Kingman, Miss Loretta Stricken, Miss
Belle Metz, Miss Alice Chadwick Miss
Katherine Whitson, Miss Emma Whit
son, Mr.. w. J. Whitson, Mr.. Earl Mac
DOwelI, Mr.. Quackenbush, Mr.. PurtIe
Mr.. Dean Harris, Mr.. Fred CirtweI and
Mr.. Walter WhitsOn.
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TO NAME BLACK MAN.
Populists Will Nominate a Colored
Man for Representative in
CITY District.

The Fopulists are planning to have
a colored man nominated for represen-
tative in the city district, comprising
the Third, Fourth and Fifth wards
This can only be done if the Democrats
are willing but the Republican majority
is so large in this district that they do
not expect the Democrats to object The
colored people want a place on the
ticket and it is believed that a salts
factory arrangement will be made
whereby Ed McKeever's opponent will
be a colored man.
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To Bid on Warshins-

T. Scott, president of the Union iron
works viii at once leave for Washing
ton prepared to bid on all classes of
vessels about to be built by the govern
uent. These include two harbOr de-
tense vessels, two battleships, five tor
pedO boat destroyers and four torpedo
boats
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CURTIS COMPANY FAILS.
Wellington Business House Assigns
for S2o,oOO-S3 Creditors.

Wellington, Aug. 1O.-The Curtis
Mercantile company, one of the largest
concerns in the county, was closed by
John T. Stewart, a local capitalist, this
morning on a chattel mortgage for
S. 600. The assets of the concern are
between So. 600 and $4,000; liabilities
S24 600 other creditors, eighty-three
in number with claims aggregating in
the neighborhood of S19, 900, are secured
by a blanket mortgage on the stock,
given by c. c. Curtis, president of the
concern, this morning.
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mcKinIev Thouebt Difaren+1v

Seattle. Wash, Aug 10.-The first sefz-
ure of whisky under a recent executive
order of President Mckinley has been
made. dozen cases of whisky. which
were on the steamer dock billed for Alas
ka, were seized United States District
Judge Bellinger of the district of Oregon
recently decided that before contra band
goods could be taken they must actually
be aboard a vessel. Under the terms of
President Mckinleys order the seizure
can be made either in a warehouse or on
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A Warship to Guatemala

San Francisco. Aug. 10-The United
states man of war, Albatross. formerly
the flagship Of Admiral Miller. has been
ordered TO San Jose de Guatemala and
viii sail for that port TODAY. Several
months have elapsed since an American
Warship has been stationed in Guate-
malan waters The AIbatross will re-
main south until the troubles there sub
side
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The Direct Line

TO Denver, Salt Lake City. San Francis.
co and Portland. is via the Union PACT
&c. The service of the Union Pacifc to
all principal western points is lIDex-
celled by any other line and consists of
pullman Palace SIeepers. Pullman
Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars Dini1e
cars CMeals a Ia carte)
For time table and full information
gan on F A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent
J. c. Fulton. Depot AGENT
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Gard of Thanks.

Mrs. Eliza beth Foley and family desire
to express thanks to their many friends
for their kindness to them during the
recent sorrow that came so suddenly
upon their household. They desire es-
pecially to thank the Santa Fe compa-
ny and its employees. also the A. o. u.
w, for their thOughtfulness and the
beautiful flowers which were present at
the funeral.
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Tornado at CoIonre-

Berlin, Aug. 10.-The tornado at Co
logne on Sunday wrought terrible dam
age Many people were seriously in
Jured by flying debris Vehicles were
overturned, birds were killed, trees and
plants were torn UP and thousands of
windows were smashed. including 400
panes of glass in the Central railway
station broken by large hailstones or
driven in by the wind.
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From Holton to Highland.

Highland, Aug. 10.-The professor
ship of mathematics and science in
Highland university, made vacant by
the death of Prof. Charles A Read has
been filed by the election of Prof. P A
Glenn Of HoltOn, Kas. The university
will reopen September 6.
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Texas Fever Near Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 10.-The auth
critics have discovered a herd of cattle
on the Los Feliz ranch just north of the
city that are infected with the dread
Texas fever. Many have died The cat
tie have been Guaranteed and efforts
will be made to check the progress of
the disease at once.
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Electric fans to keep you cool are new
and timely features of Santa Re Route
dining cars
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Use Gypsy Queen Baking Powder; it
Will make you the finest cakes and bis
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Old Newspapers.

Old exchanges for sale at 5 cents a
'oundIe at the Journal Office this week
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Clearance shoe sale going on Payne-s.
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Shoe sale on bargain counter. Payne's.
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Clearance shoe sale going on Payne's.
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Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kfmball Pig. Co, before II
o clock in the morning.