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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
LIEUT.. HULL EXoNERATED.
Col. Funston Says He Has Nothing to
Do With Disbursement of Rations

lola, Aug. SIT was reported here
that Lieut.. Walter Hull of lola, after
appointment as quartermaster Of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, had
szimped the mems rations in order to
make gain for himself This report is
branded as false by Col. Fred Funston
in a letter sent here. He says:
1.-THE rumors in relation to Hull are
absurd He has no more to do with
mems rations than you have. He fur
nishes equipments, clothing, etc, and
there is no possible chance to sell any
thing The cOmmissary officer is Lieut..
Green of Fort Scott. He sends the
food to the men or rather to their cap
tains who divide it pro rata among the
men,
Referring to the character and quality
of the rations provided, Col Funston
says:
men in the regiment are better fed
than they were at home. They get
fresh beef every meal, light bread of
excellent quality, good bacon, potatoes,
beans, rice, coffee, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
Ex-slaves Association.

The Ex-Slaves' Pension association
has secured Representative hall where
Hon. J. D. BOtkin will deliver an ad-
dress on Friday evening, August II,
in the interest of the pension bill now
pending in congress.
All members of the association are
hereby notified and all of their friends,
both white and colored, are cordially
invited to attend.
On Monday night. August s, a meet
ing will be held at the North Topeka
Baptist church to make arrangements
for the celebration on September p in
commemOratiOn of the emancipation of
the slaves. The following is the COM
mittee on arrangements: J. w Ander-
son, A Henderson and c.. w. Charles.
(Signed), JERRY WHITE,
President
A D. DE FRANTZ, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
MUST BE BUILT AT ONCE.
Wichita Growing Tired of Waiting for
New Electric Railway.

Wichita, Aug "a meeting of citi-
zens was held here to discuss the street
railway situation. Church & Co., who
have the new franchise, have been
given until next Monday night to de-
post a money guarantee that the road
will be built. The general expression at
the meeting was of a friendly character
toward the church people, but some
were of the opinion that no further ex-
tension should be allowed. 1t has now
been a year since the franchise was
given and more than two months since
the time expired in which the new road
was to be completed. On account of the
war and other matters the council has
been lenient.
Last week a representative of Hirsch
&, Co., a bond syndicate of Wall street,
New York, was sent out here to inspect
the road the city and its business pros
poets. He went back after two days
here and reported in writing that the
city is prosperous; that everything in
dicates that q street railway will pay
a liberal return upon the money in
vested in it's construction. In short the
report, according to the statement OF
Mr. Matthews before he left here, was
favorable as any business house could
want, if such a house depend upon the
word of it's authorized representative.
IIirsch &, Co. have money to carry the
bonds of the new company as soon as
such a report is made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
KANSAS NEWS.
Letter Stained With Blood of
a Spaniard
Received From Santiago by
LeaVenWOrth Bank.
TELLS OF BLOODY WAR
Daring Daylight Hold Up In
Mcpherson County.
Mortgages On the Decrease In
Sumner County.

Leavenworth, Aug. 5.-Spanish blood
shed by Americans in the war to liber-
ate Cuba has come to LeavenWorth
through the United States malls.
The First National bank of this city
yesterday received a. letter from Lieu
tenant Morton Fitz Smith dated at San
tiagO de Cuba and inclosing his pay ac-
count. The envelope was in the form
of a scrap Of paper pinned together at
each end with wire. But this was not
the most remarkable feature about it.
Across the face of the envelope was
a red blotch almost obscuring the ad
dress, and underneath it was written:
This is the blood of a Spanish soldier
shed in the cause of SPANS tyranny.
The envelope and its bloody war mes
sage was the subject of much comment
on the part of postal clerks and bank
officials.
This letter was one of fifty received
by the LeavenwOrth postoffice from the
war frontier. Most of them were due"
letters. and all of them had queer
characteristics. Some were done up
in wrapping paper and seWed with black
thread. A few of the envelopes were
imprOvised from paper bags. A great
many of the letters bore the pleasing
Cuban fragrance of bacon and onions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
BOLD DAYLIGHT HoLDUP.
Mcpherson County Young Man Sand
bagged and Robbed.

Mcpherson, Aug. 5.-Webber Harri-
son, a young man who lives near Can
ton was the victim of a bold robbery
He had been out about two miles west
of Canton to get some money due him
from a farmer and was returning on his
bicycle when he met two men near Girls
wold's corner. Both were rather seedy
in appearance and about thirty or thir-
ty-five years of age.
They were a, pretty good imitation of
the ordinary tramp. When they saw
young Harrison coming they made pre-
parations to halt him. They began to
talk about his bicycle and at last ar
ranged to purchase it. They agreed on
a price and found some trouble in ma
king change.
Suddenly one of the men grabbed
HarrisOn's pOcketbOOk containing about
$25. They then assaulted him, knocking
him down and rendered him insensible.
They fled then, after having cut the
tires of his wheel so he could not follow
them.
The robbers were chased to Mound
ridge, where Sheriff Seitz arrested
them They were identified by Har
risOn as the men who committed the as
sault None of the money was found
on them. They are now in the county
Jail awaiting an investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
THE PRIZE KICKER.
A Few More of His Species Will
Drive Ottawa's Mayer Mad.

ottawa, Aug. 5.-The perplexities of a.
mayor of a city are very many and
have a tendency to drive to madness.
There is hardly a day passes but some
weighty question of city government
comes to the mayors notice and is
brought to him in such way as to
firmly impress it upon his mind that he
must do something.
The other day an angry man entered
the mayors office and told the mayor
he must do something-make a law or
petition the legislature against nuisan-
ces. He couldn't stand it to be i'm
posed upon any longer and went on to
say that one of the telephone companies
had actually run a wire across the cor
ner of his lot and as he sat at his par
Ior window viewing the heavens, this
lone wire kept zigzagging in front and
Obstructing his view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
WEALTHY FARMER MISSING.
Disappeared Over a Week Ago and
Has Not Been Heard of Since.

Yates Center. Aug. 5.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of H. G.
Myers, a wealthy farmer of this place,
is as deep as ever. No trace of his ac-
lions or clue to his whereabouts after
o'clock Tuesday evening, July 26, when
he was seen near the Missouri Pacific
depot, have been found. Many stories
have been in circulation and rumOrs
were rife, but all proved false when
traced down. At this time the search
has been largely abandoned, as there
is nothing to do but wait. One of his
sons will come from Nebraska to man
age the farm.
Myers disappearance recalls the Pc
culiar actions of Frank GOoda1e about
three years ago. GoOdale disappeared
in Kansas City with over $500 in his
possession, and the first clue to his
whereabouts was a letter from COffey-
Vile three weeks later stating that he
was there. The identity of the writer
of the letter has never been established.
During his absence GOOdale Travelled
from Kansas City to Memphis and back
to Kansas but has absolutely no recol-
lection of his actions during the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
DERANeED GIRL TRAMP.
Walks From Kansas City to Atchison
With a Doll for Company"

Atchison, Aug. 5-Minnie Harding,
girl showing slight evidence of being
mentally deranged, arrived in Atchison
from Kansas City yesterday evening,
having walked the entire distance ex-
cept the last few miles. She was out of
money and out of work in Kansas City.
She had been working in a packing
house. but was let out as a result of
reduction of force. She decided to start
for her home in Iowa on foot. She
left Kansas City at daylight yesterday
morning, and was almost exhausted
when she met a section gang a few
miles south of Atchison. The men
brought her to town on hand car.
The poor commissioner furnished her
with transportation to st. Joe this
morning, and the St. Joe authorities are
expected to send her to the next town
toward home She carried a doll with
her for company. She does not look
to be much more than twenty years of
age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
ALL HANDS JON TRUST.
National Wall Paper Company Too
Strong for It's Enemies.

New York, Aug. 5.-After months of
scheming the wall paper manufacturers
have succeeded in forming a combina-
ton that includes the entire manufac-
turing trade of the country.
The Wall Paper trust, otherwise
known as the National Wall Paper
company, has been in existence since
1892, but it never included all of the
manufacturers Outsiders made trouble
for the trust, and many efforts have
been made to consolidate all interests.
This end was reached at a meeting in
this city several days ago. Under the
So per cent of the stock, while the re-
mainder will go to outsiders. The wall
paper people call this an arrangement
and not a consolidation" Outsiders
who are now inside have a mutual ar
rangement among themselves.
Prices will be advanced from % to so
per cent at once. President Henry
Burn. of the National Wall Paper com
pany, when seen at his home, No. "a
Macon street, Brooklyn, last evening,
denied that an actual consolidation had
taken place. Asked whether a mutual
ARRANGEMENT for conducting the wall
paper business had been completed, he
said:
Il must decline to discuss the mat
ter"
A meeting of representatives of the
National Wall Paper company and the
outside manufacturer was held in the
Manufacturers club Philadelphia, last
April, to discuss the plan which was
adopted in New York several days ago.
It was said then that the combina-
ton could make a profit of 100000
next year.
The National Wall Paper company
was formed with a capital of $3S, 900, 900,
of which 900 was in preferred
bonds. 1t has had much trouble within
it's own ranks. The smaller manufac-
turers in the trust have complained that
they have been squeezed by the mag
mates, while the outside manufacturers
have kept up a vigorous war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
CHANDLER'S VIEW.
Says the Philippines Must Not Be Re-
turned to Spain.

Boston, Mass, Aug SIN letter to the
editor of the Boston Journal. dated at Con-
cord, N. H, August 2, Senator William E.
Chandler says:
American, don't see how we can now or
any time hereafter return the Philippines
but of humanity and Of civil and religious
liberty. When Dewey, three months ago,
full conferences and arrangements with
the Philippine insurgents, Peace-at-any-
an awkward act and had embarrassed the
Administrations President Mckinley did
not so feel, and is absolutely in
capable of withdrawing the flags
Spanish soldiers captured by US in Cuba
to the Phfiippines to ravaee the ISLANDS
snd 70 c0Dtf2I1a r., .o,,o ,rIIeI So. e..
more enormous than any for which he has
justly driven Spain out of the western
hemisphere. The sufferings of the Cuban
heroes have been in a measure told. Those
resulting from Spanish rule in the Philip
pines are untold, but will come to light, to
public. if we allow 7 coo 600 of human be
ings, to whom our flag has once brought
freedom and protection, to be again con-
signed to slavery and brutal slaughter.
''Spain doubtless has no government
which will dare accept the terms said to
", the surrender Of Cuba and Porto Rico
and a conference about the disposition of
the Philippines; but certainly she should
be plainly told that in no event is she to
retain her sovereignty over. the last.
omitted to tell Spain that the American
congress and people had determined that
Cuba should be wholly free If this had
been stated the war might have been
avoided. The president should not now
make the second mistake of encouraging
Spain to believe that the American peo-
pie will consent to deliberately consign, by
their affirmative act, 100000 of people,
now, thank God, free under the flag of the
American Union, to be again the victims
of Spanish exactiOnS, expressions, cruel
ties and crimes. 1t may be that we don't
want the islands as colonies, but we can
ent. To give them back to Spain would
disgrace US in the eyes of England and all
Europe, and turn our battles of glory into
victories of dishOnOr.''
SENTIMENT IN THE WEST.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. 5.=Representa-
tive Hull of Iowa has returned to Wash
ingtOn, after having carefully conducted a
successful campaign for denomination to
congress- During his stay in the west he
closely observed the spirit of the people
manifested toward the war.
1.-The people are divided upon the Phil
ippine question" said Mr.. Hull. Some
think this government should retain the
entire group, but believe they are in the
minority. 1 do believe that a majority of
holding the island of LuzOn. They think
that a mere coaling station would be
enough Manila bay and city should be
ours. and that cannot be unless we hold
the island. With Hawaii and LuzOn and
a cOaling station in the LadrOneS, we will
be pretty well fixed in the Pacific for all
time to come.
president Mckinley is constantly grow
ing IN popular favor in the west cOntin-
ued Mr.. Hull. 1.-The people have about
settled it in their own minds that he is an
able executive and a good man to trust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
AN UNPRoF1TABLE TRIP.
Klondiker Returns With Less Money
Than He Took With Him.

Parsons, Aug 5-Fred ShattucH, who
left here last February in company
with J. G. Connors and Paul Sly for the
Klondike returned home last night
with plenty of experience and not near
" so much money as he took with him,
but in the language of Fred, he was not
broke and never missed a good meal
Conner left the Klondike with Shattuck
and came as far as Seattle, while Paul
Sly continued his journey to Dawson
City. Fred is in splendid health and
talks most entertainingly of his trip.
He reached a point 125 miles from
Haines' Mission where the snow left
horses the two concluded to return.
Fred Ere saw plenty of the shining metal,
but it was not worth the mining, being
small particles of gold dust: he met
many successful miners, but many
more unfortunate creatures who we're
in anything but comfortable clrc I'M
stances. Fred is pleased with his eX-
perience and thinks of returning to that
country next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05

No wonder Porto Rico halls with joy
the overthrow of Spanish rule and the
substitution Of a government which
shall be honestly and literally admin
istered. In a recent annual budget, for
instance, pensions, interest on Spanish
debt and salaries of colonial officers
living in Spain consumed $735, 92S. 80;
the courts and expenses of the estab-
lished Catholic church. $378, 40 so; in
crease of Spanish navy. $3.50, 1885, pub
lie works, 1912. 214.O2; civil government,
Sis, 315.26; while Porto Rico had to con-
tribute s1,O66, $3.50 toward SPANS war
expenses in Cuba and the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
POLLY'S EARLY EXTRAS.
A Furman Street Parrot Which Yelis
terrible ExtrY!n at 3 A. M.

New York. Aug. 5.-"Extry! Extry!
Terrible Extry! All bout the terrible
terrible!"
These words shrieked out on the night
air have awakened the aristocratic eIe-
ment on the Heights many times since
war started. Those who live on the
edge of the cliff overlooking the bay
have suffered most
When the sounds float from the dark
ness of F'urman street, which struggles
along the foot of the cliff, it is usually
between the midnight hour and the
time for the breaking of day. Windows
overlooking the bay, and elevated So
cially and otherwise above FIlrnan
street, Immediately become filed with
heads in nightcaps, for it is said that
even in summer BrOOklyn'S aristOcracy
wears nightcaps.
When the fiendish bowls were first
heard the awakened people yelled back
eagerly into the darkness for the owner
of the voice to scale the heights and
sell them his wares. But never was
there reply to these appeals except
the continued bowling. The voice owner
never scaled the heights and never
seemed to care to sell his papers to the
aristocratic jewellers there. He pre-
ferred, evidently, plebeian Furman
street and never left it. After awhile
the fashiOnables above began to hurI
back anathemas instead of appeals and
finally last Friday night one old gentle
man dragged from his bed with the
extra fever in his being went out into
the night and climbed down to Furman
street
He heard the cries getting nearer as
he went from the foot of Montague
street and finally seemed to be right
on the spot, but there was no ragged
urchin there. The bowls went on as he
stood with cold shivers running down
his spine in front of the little cottage
at No. 282 Furman street. He was
standing thus, wondering, when he
heard a WOman's voice say in a deter
mined manner, Polly, if you don't shut
up I'll hit you with the ice cooler
The bird of evil INDUCED in a modu-
lated cachinnation which simmered
down to a sneering, ooh, well, I don't
know and then subsidized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05

afford ample shade and water They
are within a few blocks of the heart of
the city, and hence easy accessible to
all. Those coming by rail will be met
and conducted to the place of meeting.
Cheap transportation will be provided
for. Arrangements will be made for the
disposition of the teams of those who
may choose to come by team. A large
attendance is expected from central
and western Kansas, where considera-
bic missionary work has been done in
the past year. This camp meeting pro-
Vides for programmes lasting all day
long, and includes meetings for the chill
dren and young people as well as the
older heads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
OVERLOOKED DIAMONDS.
Salina Depot Robbers Failed to Sc
cure Valuable Stones.

Salina, Aug. SC. G. Montgomery,
the special Santa F'e detective and in
spector who came here in answer to MI
CSraveIev's report of the robbery of the
Santa F'e depot, left this morning 1t
is not stated that any clue was found
for operations by Mr.. Montgomery.
was about $50 and that the thieves
overlooked some diamond earrings and
pins in their hurry, which are quite val
liable. 1t has been discovered that an
entrance to the building was effected
by means of a Jimmy being used on the
north window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05

When the fact becomes generally
known that in Luzon, the largest of the
Philippine Islands women are on an
equality with men, petitions to the
president to retain the islands are like
" to increase in size and number. The
laws of Luzon Island make the wife's
property exempt from any claims of
her husband. Furthermore, the laws
do not require a woman to surrender
her name in marriage, nor does custom
sanction the practice. Children bear
the name of the mother as well as the
father,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
Kansas Town Looted.

the town of Americas, twelve miles
north of here. They first entered the
barn of. Postmaster G. S. Gibson and
stole his thoroughbred black mare, bug
gy and harness. They then went to the
hardware store of Ernest & Lesh and
filled the buggy with firearms, cutlery
and expensive hardware, besides rob
bling the till. The robbery was done
early in the night and was soon discOv-
cred. Parties supposed to be the Grim
mails were seen early this morning and
officers are close on their trail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.


(From the Atchison G1obe)
Tt is not easier for a man to fool a
woman who loves him that it is for
the authorities to fool prohibitionists.
Eve need rain so bad" a travelling
man said on the streets today, that 1
can't laugh
"A girl should never go to the depot
to see a young man away on a train
unless he is her brother, or is going to
war.
There are too many girls in the
world who talk of their longing to be
come army nurses, and Do Good, whose
mothers continue to get up in the night
when there is sickness in the family.
-
Mrs. Lysander, John Appleton's
daughter LOtilde was recently given a
position in a down town office. LOtilde
is pretty, and young enough to be pop
ular, and seventeen people called her
up the first day to ask her how she was
getting along. The next day, twenty
five of her friends were sOlicitOus, and
that night her employer said he would
try to struggle along in future without
her services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
LEAD COMPANY IN SIGHT.
lola May Secure an Enterprise Now
Located in Denver.

lola, Aug. 5.-NIr. r. A. Wright, rep
resenting the Denver White Lead COM
pany, is in the city, and is testing the
qualities of our gas in corroding lead.
He has fixed up a small furnace in the
rear of Becks carriage store and is
experimenting. 1t takes ten days to
complete the test, but up to the present
time Mr. Wright states the result could
not be more satisfactory. So far they
have been unable to find natural gas
is satisfied that IoIa's gas will do the
work. It is the only gas in the world
which will successfully melt steel, and
if it will make pure white lead its su-
periOrity will be established beyond a
doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05

General Miles didn't land where it
was expected he would, but he will
probably not disappofnt again. He is
expected to land on the enemy's solar
plexus next time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05

For the benefit of opponents of terri
tOriaI expansion who point to Thomas
Jefferson, somebody has dug out of the
utterances of that eminent statesman
the following: Il candidly confess that
have ever looked upon Cuba as the
most interesting addition which could
ever be made to our system of states"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
HORRIBLY DISTRESSING.
Cofey County Without a Probate
Judge to Issue Marriage Licenses.

Burlington, Aug. 5.-No appointment
of probate judge has yet been made by
the governor, although the Populist
nomination for the place was made last
Saturday. The office has now been
closed over two weeks, and those who
wanted to get married have been I'M
able to do so for want of licenses,
In view of this distressing condition
of things it is suggested that that if it
is the Intention of the governor to leave
the office vacant much longer he shall
empower justices of the peace to issue
Temporary licenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
Founder of Moundridge Dead.

Newton, Aug. 5.-Dr. A. r. Knott,
who died here, was the founder of the
city of Moundridge and did much
towards building up that place and ad-
jacent country. He had practiced med
icine for Is years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-05
Dockery is Out.

Richmond, Mo-, Aug. 5.-The long
deadlock in the Democratic congression-
al convention for the Fourth Missouri
district was broken at 1920 o'clock last
night when John L. Dougherty, of Clay
county, received the nomination on the
419th ballot. Congressman DOckery,
though in attendance on the convention
was at no time brought forward as a
candidate, though his friends had hoped
nomination