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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-27

Bread. 2 lbs SC. Gem Bakery.
Miss Jeanette Wolcott of Atchison is
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. A. Ryder.
DR.. J. F. Buck and daughter, Mrs
w. E. Pagan, spent the day in Silver
Lake.
Adam GamIowski of St Marys is the
guest of his brother, Mr. Matthew
Gamlowski.
Congressman Curtis and family left
today for weeks visit to the Omaha
exposition
Mrs. J. F. Buck who has been threat
ened with an attack of maIariaI fever
is very much improved.
Grover King and cousin, Proctor
FOUGHT, are spending several days
camping near Indian Greek.
A young boy from near Silver Lake
was overcome by the heat this morn
ing about 10 o'clock He was taken
to Sheetz's grocery store where he. was
cared for
Mrs. Thomas of Monroe street is in
Silver Lake the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoover, and in company with them
will witness the Indian dance at the
reservation this week.
Mr.. Woods who has been visiting his
nephew, R. w. Blair, for the past week,
left today in company with his niece,
Miss Reid, for Georgetown, Denver and
other points Of interest in Colorado.
Mrs S. A. Hayes entertained num-
Der of ladies informally Saturday af-
ternOon at her home north. of the Kan
sas Avenue M E. church in honor of
her sister, Mrs. NJ. B. Ward, of Kansas
City.
Mrs. Jacob Brandt and children How
ard and Mary, who have been visiting
Mrs. Brandt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Schwartz of Central avenue, for
the past two months, left today for
Kansas City where they will make
short stay. They will go from there to
their home in st. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller of 1929
Quincy street were given a surprise
party Monday evening, the occasion be-
ing Mr.. Miller's birthday. A short mu-
steal programme was enjoyed and re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
served. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Whitehead and children, Mrs. Charles
Havens and children, Mrs. Haynes Of
Meriden Mrs. S. F. EbelmesSer and
daughters, and the Misses Rosa, Sophie
and Anna ROehrig.
w c. Steele gave a picnic yesterday
afternoon to the young girls who belong
to his Sunday school class of the Second
Presbyterian church. The party took
the Washburn college car and rode to
the college grounds where a delightful
afternoon was spent and supper served.
The picnickers returned to town in the
cool of the evening visiting on the way
one of the ice cream parlorS. MI
Steele has taught this class for several
years and this is the sixth annual pic
mic they have enjoyed together. Unfor-
tunately yesterday several of Mr..
those who were able to attend were:
Misses Della Gilman, Grace Page, Rena
Ward, Nellie Yonkers, Nellie DOlman
and Alice Hale.
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& Lawn Party.

Ethel and Dana Davis gave a charm
ing lawn party Tuesday evening, COM
plimentary to Miss Ella Nye and Miss
Sarah Wilder of Hiawatha- The lawn
was lighted with electric lights and ia
paneSe lanterns, and here the young
people played cards. a pleasant di-
version was the Conservation game"
which was arranged in a small tent on
the front lawn; the prize. THE Lady
OF the Lake" was awarded to Miss
Allabeu TrOUtman.
The different rooms were prettily
decorated with sweet peas, nastur-
tiums and vines, with the exception of
the sitting room which was draped
Mrs Davis was assisted in entertain
Ing the young people by Misses Myrtle
and 1vah Davis and Miss Nellie Baker.
Little Ella Davis served punch.
The invited guests We're: Misses Eth
el Haines of Sabetha, Carol Baker, Dali
sy Neil, Grace Whitmer, Nettie Ware,
Ella Nye Of Hiawatha, Grace Frost,
Helen Morris, Rebecca Rodgers, Rose
Prescott, Lulu Ewart, Dot Wood, Amy
Crandel, Emma Caldwell, Sarah Wild
er of HiaWatha, Jessie Meyers. AdeIa
Whistler Of Illinois. Bertha Beal Mel
lie Baker, Lolita Nellis. Kathleen Lord,
FlOreta Ward of Kansas City Mr.
Charlie Moon, Max Prescott, Elmer
Sheldon, Marlin POindexter, Erbin
PoindeXter, Clarence POindexter, Char
lie Hinclley, Glen Davis, Hugh Da-
wilson, Ed Garvey, George Allen, Ar
thur McCHntOck, DOan COlcOrd, Roy
Benner, Wallace Thompson, Howard
Patton, Earl EWart, Bernie Crosby
Scott Lord, Jack Sharitt, Lester Davis
Sam Lakin, Jay Ward of Kansas City
and Eugene Ware.
The first prizes at cards We're won by
MISS RebeCca Rodgers and Hugh Da-
wilson; they were books entitled 'Iu-
ellie and The Able Constantine"
The consolation prizes, a tin horn and
set of toy garden implements were
given to Miss Ethel Haines and Mr.
Jack Sharitt.
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GOT THE WHOLE GANG.
Late Reports From ChecOtah
Indicate a Clean Sweep.

Kansas City, July PA Star special
from Eufala, I. T, says: In two distinct
battles with deputy sherifs, a gang of
cattle thieves and outlaws, which have
disturbed the Cherokee and Creek nations
for a long time. were destroyed. The first
fight occurred six miles east of Checotah
and resulted in one outlaw, a haIf-breed
Cherokee named Petit, being mortaIy
wounded, and David Greenhouse, an ex-
member Of the French gang slightly
wounded and captured and one Cawhorn
captured. Later the remainder of the
gang were intercepted near Braggs, Chero-
kee nation, by Deputy Marshal Ledbetter
and a posse and all of the outlaws killed.
These latter were GoIdsby, brother of
Cherokee Bill. Nose Miller and the fam
Gus "Pickalow Bill
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A Lawn Fete.

Several hundred people attended the
lawn fete which was given by the la
dies of the Central Church Kindergar-
ten association, Tuesday at the beauti-
full country home of Mr. and Mrs. z. O.
POpenOe in Highland Park. Carriages
We're run every hour, beginning at 4
o'clock, and many took advantage of
this means OF going.
The lawn was lighted with Japanese
lanterns and decorated with flags; re
freshments We're served on small tables
arranged on the lawn The main rooms
were thrown open to the guests. This
elegant residence of which a full de-
scription was given in last Friday
evenings Journal was built by Mr..
George Lescher, president of MarshalIs
band, and much credit is reflected on
him by the excellent construction.
In the evening a short musical pro-
gram was given; the Wyatt sisters
sang, Woods orchestra played and the
quartette, composed of Mr.. James
Moore, Mr.. H L. Shirer, Mr.. Shaver
and Mr.. Harry Overholt, furnished
some delightful music. The affair was
a success both socially and financial
w
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EXPEDITION MADE UP.
Troops Which Will Go to Manila on
the st. Paul

San Francisco, July 27.-General Mer-
RAM has issued an order designating
the officers and troops to go to Manila
on the transport St. Paul, to sail on
Friday morning. Lieutenant Colonel
Lee Slower, of the First South. Dakota,
will be in command of the troops, which
will include the First battalion of the
First South Dakota infantry, 10 officers
and 329 men; recruits for the Thirteenth
Minnesota, Major a. NJ. Diggles COM
handing, six officers and 80 men; re-
cruits for the First Colorado. Captain
Frank Carroll commanding, one officer
and 1855 men.
In a supplement to this order, General
Merriam designates five prominent Of
ficers who are to go to Honolulu on the
St. Paul. They are Col. Thomas H.
Barbour of the First New York; Ma
jOr William c. Langfitt of the Second
regiment volunteer engineers; First
Lieutenant Benton Winthrop, quarter
master of the First New York; First
Lieutenant T. Griffith, assistant sur
geon of the First New York, and Cap
tain p. NJ. Lydig, cOmmissary of sub
sistence. Captain J. G.. Blaine is also
to sail on the St. Paul.
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Notes and Personal mention.

Mr. and Mrs. George Stansfield have
returned from their eastern trip.
Mrs. Fred Lacy and Miss Croker
have gone to Omaha to attend the ex-
position.
Miss Olive Withers who has been Wis
lung Iopeka friends for the past month
left Monday for her home in Sedalia,
Mo. She was accompanied as far as
Kansas City by Mr.. LOehr Grubbs.
Miss Mary Colby is expected from St
Louis in a week or two to visit Miss
Sue Sharitt
Mrs. J. c Fulton and sister, Mrs.
Emma Stakes of Hagerstown, Nd
have gone to Chicago to spend several
weeks with their sister, Mrs. G. H.
Speer.
Miss Jessie Meyers will give a. lawn
party and platform dance next Tues
day evening complimentary to her
guest, Miss Adela Whistler of Illinois
Mrs. r. 7. Updegraf is coming down
from Maple Hill some time this week
TO visit Mrs. o. P. Updegraff.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P Paxton and little
daughter expect to leave Thursday for
Saratoga, N Y, and other eastern
points to spend the remainder of the
summer
Little Miss Helen Stevenson enter
tanned about twenty-five of her friends
tuesday morning, in honor of her
ninth birthday. The morning passed
quickly in playing games; ice cream
and cake were served
Brock Goddard is coming over from
LeaNenWorth next week to visit the
nanny u MI George F. Sharitt.
Miss Nellie Kirk left Tuesday for
BOULDER Colo, to spend the remainder
of the summer.
DR. F. H Day and Miss jamie Wilkes.
both of Dwight, We're married Tuesday
morning, July 26. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. I. Gudge. They left ON
the noon train for their future home in
Dwight. The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. L P. Wilkes. an early settler of
Gudge.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Nudge and sons
will leave Thursday for New Mexico.
where they will camp for a month.
Mrs w. H. Reed and daughter Hell
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and four other small projectiles struck
the hammock MEETINGS and the side aft.
There are no casualties among the
ships company to report. No officer or
man was injured during the engage
ment.
After having received on board the
rescued crew of the Vizcaya this vessel
proceeded to the eastward and reSume ed
the bIockading station in obedience to
the signal made by the COMMANDMENT
chief about 11:30.
Upon arriving on the blOckading sta
ton the Gloucester transferred to this
vessel Rear Admiral Cervera, his flag
lieutenant and the commander officers
of the torpedo boat destroyers Furor
and Pluton; and also one man Of the
OquendO's crew rescued by the GlOu-
Naval Cadets Frank Taylor Evans
and John E Lewis and five men belong
ing to the Massachusetts were on board
the Iowa when the enemy'S ships came
out They were stationed at different
points and rendered efficient service.
The officers and men of this ship be-
haved admirably No set of men could
have done more gallant service.
I take pleasure in stating to you, sir,
that the GOODNESS and judgment of the
executive officer, Lieutenant Command
er Raymond P. Rodgers, deserves and
will. I hone. receive a proper reward at
the hands of the government. The test
of the executive officers work is the
conduct of ship and crew in battle-in
this case it was simply superb
The GOODNESS of the navigator, Lieu
tenant w. H. Schuetze, and of Lieuten-
ant F. X Hill, in charge of the rapid
fire guns on the upper deck. are worthy
of the greatest commentator.
Other officers of the ship did not come
under my personal observation, but the
result of the action shows how well they
did their duty.
I can not express my admiration for
nv MAGNIFICENT crew. So long as the
enemy showed his flag they fought like
American seamen; but when the flag
came down they were as gentle and
tender as American women.
In conclusion, sir, allow me to con-
graduate you on the complete victory
achieved by your fleet. Very respect
fully, X. D EVANS,
Captain U. S. Navy Commanding.
To the Commander-in-Ch U. S.
Naval Force, North Atlantic Station.
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PLANS FOR BARRACKS
To Accommodate the First New York
at Honolulu.

San Francisco, July 27.-New York
volunteers are making plans for ac-
cOmmOdations in the Hawaiian islands.
Colonel Barbour who will precede the
regiment to make preparations for it's
reception, will carry plans for the bar
racks to be built at Honolulu. These
plans are the work of Corporal Charles
Susdorf, of company B, and have been
drawn since the arrival of the regiment
in this city.
First Lieutenant J. K. Polk, adjutant
of the Tennessee regiment has been
assigned to Gen Kings staff and will
be adjutant of the Second brigade in
place of Captain James G. Blaine, who
goes to Manila on the st. Paul Lieu
tenant Henry Eastman will act as reg
mental adjutant for Tennessee.
Discharge papers have been made out
for Private John Dale, company H, of
the South Dakota regiment who shot
himself accidentally through the lungs
some days ago. He may be unfit for
military service for several wears.
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MILLER,S FLAGSHIP.
The Admiral Will Transfer His Flag
to the PhiIadeIphia.

San Francisco, July 27-The cruiser
Philadelphia has arrived from Mare Is
land. Rear Admiral Miller will trans
fer his flag to her from the Albatross
and she viii sail for Honolulu today to
participate in the ceremony of raising
the American flag.
The Philadelphia's armament has
been strengthened by a few small guns.
Forward are two new three FOUNDER
HOtchkisses and there are two others
of similar design aft. She has also two
small revolving guns and four gatlings.
Her crew has been slightly increased by
men from the eastern navy yards. one
detachment having come out with Lieu
tenant Commander Stevens, who is now
the active officer of the cruiser. There
are So officers on board, the same num-
Der in the admiraPs complement, 2S5
men in the crew and half a hundred
marines
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HOME BUILDERS MEET.
o. S. League of Building and Loan
Associations in Annual Session.

Omaha, July 27-When President L.
w. -SanbOrn called the annual session
of the United States league of building
and loan associations to order, there
were present delegates representing a
scope of country from Louisiana to
Massachusetts. The indications are
that the attendance will equal if it does
not excel any former meeting.
Mayor MOOres delivered the address
of welcome to the delegates. He re-
ferred to the Anglo-Saxon as home
builder and congratulated the league
on it's motto, THE American home, the
safeguard of American liberties"
President Sanborn responded briefly
to the welcome and then delivered his
annual address.
President Sanborn appointed P. c..
Vason of Illinois. Fred Bader of Ohio
and D. H Christie of Nebraska as a
committee on credentials. While this
committee was at work Secretary Gel
larius made his annual financial and
statistical report.
Not all the delegates have yet reached
the city, but many are coming on late
trains.
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A LIVELY TIME
Started in St. Louis by Negro and a
Pistol


St. Louis. Mo, July ga murder
that almost carried a. Iynching with it
occurred at Third and Bfddle streets
last night. Edward Kennedy, a rail-
road man, was passing a saloon and
stopped on the sidewalk a moment.
The negro porter ordered him to move
on. Kennedy started slowly which en-
ragged the negro who pulled q revolver
and shot Kennedy through the fore
head. As he fell the negro ran. A
number of pedestrians witnessed the
murder and at once gave chase with
cries of Lynch him" A police officer
out-distanced the mob and caught the
negro, holding the crowd at bay with
his revolver until a patrol wagon was
summoned.
Kennedy was not dead when picked
up. He was placed in an ambulance
and rushed to the hospital. The am
bulance broke down, throwing the dying
man into the street. He was quickly
placed on dray and the journey con-
tinued, but he died before the hospital
was reached.
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THE WANDERER FAILS.
A Filibustering Expedition Comes to
to Grief


Key West, Fla, July 27.-News reached
here today of the attempted landing on
Cuban shores of a large expedition of men
and arms by the steamer Wanderer, which
left Key West about a week ago. Banes,
west of Havana, was the point selected
for debarkation, but arriving there, the
expedition was confronted by a body Of
cavalry numbering a thousand or more
and a sharp engagement ensued. The
Wanderer was to have been met by
party of Cubans, who had evidently been
driven off by Spanish forces before the ar
rival of the Wanderer.
The Wanderer, which was not under
convoy. drew up about 400 yards from the
shore and began discharging her cargo by
means of small boats. At first there was
no sign of resistance and portion of the
supplies had already been placed on the
beach when a vigorous rife fire was OPEN
ed on the members of the expedition from
a wooded growth lining the beach and a
force of Spanish cavalrymen burst into
sight There were about two score of
sharpshooters. who evidently expected the
expedition, and an attempt was made to
cover the retreat by lying flat and return
ing the Spaniards' fire. They picked off
a number of the cavalrymen, and as the
opposing force backed to the woods, the
Wanderers men go to their boats, but
not before VIM. Davis, mate; VIM. Ross,
seaman; Gabriel Alvarez, Felix Lopez and
Felix Lopez and Roju Garcia had been
slightly wounded.
After the Wanderers men had gotten
away the Spaniards pushed down to the
beach and resumed their fire, peppering
the hull of the Wanderer with Mauser
bullets, but inficting no further damage.
The gunboat Vicksburg returned here
this morning after having been 80 days
on the blockade. She reports that on
Tuesday last, while two miles off shore,
west of Havana, the Vedado battery and
the battery recently erected fired three
shots each a her. The shells fell close to
the ship and she quickly got out of range.
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Transcont1nental Rate War.

San Francisco July 27.-The contest
between the Southern Pacific, the Pan
anna railroad and the clipper lines for
tions of the shipments of California
goods and products to- New York has
not ended. The reduction in rates made
by the Panama railroad a few days ago
a retaliatory tariff containing still
greater reductions. The clipper lines
announce cuts of from Is to 20 cents per
100 pounds under the Southern Pacific
tariff and from six to eleven cents IN
der the Panama line figures. Reduc-
lions by the other lines are expected to
follow.
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NEW STEAMER LINE.
To Be Established Between Valparai-
so and San francisco.

San Francisco. July Eft is reported
that two large corporations of Valparai-
so, the Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pany and the South American Steam
ship company are figuring on establish
ing a Joint line from Panama north to
San Francisco and way ports. Their
representatives have recently closed a
deal with the Nicaragua government by
which they will have a joint line from
Panama north to the ports of COrinto,
San Juan del Sur and Ocos, the latter
being in Guatemala. This arrangement
with Nicaragua is regarded as the first
step of these two companies toward es-
tablishing a service in and out of this
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PRINCE HENRY'S VERSION.
He Tells How It Was About the
Irene.

Berlin, July PA dispatch from
Shanghai today says an official state
regard to the Irene incident at Subig
bay. Philippine islands, has been pub
lished in the Ost-Asiatische Lloyd. 1t
says the Irene went to Subig bay to
take off some Spanish women and chill
dren, who were in distress. At Isla
Grande the German warship happened
to meet a steamer belonging to the in
surgents, which left without any diff
Guilty arising. On returning, the Irene
met outside Manila bay two United
States ships which did not speak her.
In conclusion the statement sets forth
that the removal of the women and
children was affected from motives of
humanity and with strict observance
of the rules of neutrality"
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Tola,s School Ronds.

Judge J. F. Thompson, city attorney of
lola, is in Topeka today. Some time ago
the city of lola bargaind with the school
fund commissioners for the sale of s10,5OO
of school bonds for new school house at
lola The contract was made, when sud
denly, Judge Thompson says, communica-
ton was interrupted. The letters were
not answered and the city of lola had
about come to the conclusion that some
thing was wrong, and he came to Topeka
to see about it. He was told that the
commissioners are ready to take the
bonds and that his letters had not been
answered because there was no stenogra-
pher in the office. Judge Thompson, who
was once judge of the district court in Cy
Leland's district, is the father of Clerk
w. H Thompson of the court of appeals.
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WHOLE TRAIN UPSET
While Running Rapidly Around
Curve

Columbia, S. C., July 27.-The fast mail
train from Charleston to Columbia on the
Atlantic Coast line was wrecked this
morning, four miles from this city. The
train was running about 40 miles an hour
when, coming round a curve on a very
high embankment 50 yards from the
bridge over Hampton's pond, the engine
jumped the track
The whole train went down the en-
bankment. turning on its side. The en-
CINE landed in the edge of the pond. En-
gineer Willis Johnson stuck to his post
and crawled out from under the engine in
a cloud of escaping steam. He was
dreadfully scalded, but will recover. About
Is passengers were more or less injured,
but none seriously.
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GERMAN THREAT.
She Will Be Heard From in the Phil
ippines Later.

London, July 27.-The Berlin cores
pondent Of the Times says:
The Cologne Gazette, in an article
evidently inspired says it would be diff
ficult to claim compensation for the
loss of German firms at Manila, be
cause though Spain is officially mis-
tress of the Philippines she has no
voice there; but when a settled gov
eminent has been provided for the is
lands, then Germany viii raise claim.
The Gazette says also that Germany
has fleet at Manila for no other pur-
pose than to protect German interests,
while anarchy reigns.
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BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
Occurs Near the Town of Choctah,
IT

Musgol<ee. I. r, July 27-F'ive men
attempted to rob the Bank of Choctah,
I. T., but one of the gang had notified
the United States officials of the inten-
ton of the robbers and they were met
Just outside of the city limits by about
Is citizens of Choctah, well armed. A
pitched battle took place in which two
of the robbers were wounded. Three
Muskogee to await trial. The other
two, Miller and Crosby, the leaders of
the gang, succeeded in making their
pScane
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CHANGE IN THE TERRITORY
Is Necessary by the Enactment of the
Curtis Bill.

Washington, July IA new division has
been created in the interior department
known as the Indian territory division.
with Mr.. Luther r. Smith, formerly en-
ployed in the office of the assistant attor-
ney general for the department, at its
head. This division will have to carry
into effect the provisions of the Curtis
bill, providing for a new method of ad-
ministering affairs in the Indian Terri
tory. The Curtis bill provides for the al
lotment and leasing of Indian lands, judi
cial and educational affairs, etc.
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QUITS BERLIN.
The Chinese Ambassador Leaves Sud
denly.

Berlin, July 27.-The sudden and unex-
planned departure from Berlin of the Chi
nese ambassador here has caused a sensa-
ton. He embarked on board the North
German Lloyd steamer Lain at Bremen
today, bound for China by way of the
United States.
The members of the diplomatic corps be-
heve he has incurred the displeasure of
the authorities at Pekin by alleged inca
pacity displayed during the recent nego-
tiatiOns between Germany and China on
the subject of KiaO Chou bay and other
matters.