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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-03-12

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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-03-12

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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-03-12
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
MAKING HEADWAY.
Yellow Fever is Slowly Gaining in the
South.

Louisville. KY, Sept 2O-Reports
from the far south indicate that the
yellow fever epidemic is slowly gaining
headway. The following synopsis is
CLEANED from reports emanating in that
section:
The Louisiana board of health has
made the official announcement that up
to date four cases of fever have been
reported in New Orleans and five cases
at Harvey's Canal, above New Orleans,
on the opposite side of the river No
deaths have been recorded in either
place.
A recapitulation of the epidemic
throughout Mississippi shows that out
of a total of 109 cases seven deaths have
occurred, the death rate being u per
cent heavier than that of last year.
Two new cases have appeared at
Taylors, but Dr. Wood reports no in
crease. No new cases have appeared
in Jackson.
Alabama has a strict quarantine
against any one from New Orleans and
other infected places entering the state,
and Montgomery also has quarantined
guards on every train. The department
of the gulf has ordered battery D, First
artillery, from New Orleans to New
man, Ga, on account of the prevalence
of yellow fever in the gulf city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
EVACUATION BEGINS.
One Division of Spanish Troops Sails
From Havana Today.

Havana, Sept. 20-All the members Of
the American evacuation committee
came ashore from the steamer ResOIute
this morning and are at the TrOtcha hO-
tel. at Vadado. All are well.
Major Allison sprained his ankle, but
the injury is not important.
Rear Admiral Luis PastOre Landre,
governor of the port, who was original
Iy elected a member of the Spanish
evacuation committee, has, owing to
sickness, been replaced by Admiral
Mantenero and will sail for Spain to-
morrow, owing to his i'll health.
Captain General Blanco has ordered
that the conhscation of the few cattle
remaining in the island shall be sus-
pended in Matanzas province, where it
threatened to become a death blow to
all possible work in the fields. The
necessity that similar steps be taken
in Pinar Del Rio and other provinces
is imperative, the crops having been ru-
ined or the work of gathering them de-
layed through lack of oxen.
Advices from the interior report that
hospitals are being established on many
estates and that relief committees have
been organized in several towns and
villages to attend the requirements of
the Cuban troops, who are in a sad con-
dition
The steamer Alfonso XIII. sailing for
Spain today, will carry 291 boxes of
documents of the military archives
She win also have on board the divis-
Ion OF General Pablo Gonzales Corral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
LAWTON'S REPORT
Shows Little Improvement in the
Health Conditions.

Washington, Sept. 20.-General Law
tons report of the health conditions of
the American forces at Santiago, made
to the war department, indicates little
if any, change. Following is the text
of his report:
Adjutant General, Washington, Sept
18-Sick. 1,193; fever, 743; new cases,
10Y; returned to duty, 240.
Deaths:
William Williams, ambulance driver,
typhoid and yellow fever.
September II: Alexander Wilson,
Company L. Ninth U. S. volunteers, bill
iOus fever.
September 1S: Louis J. Barnett, first
lieutenant Ninth U. s. volunteer infant
ry, perniciOus malariaI fever.
September 10: Sick, 1,191; fever. 675;
new cases, Sc; returned to duty, 323.
Deaths:
Herbert Schupert, private, hospital
corps, First Illinois volunteer infantry,
typhoid fever.
September Is: Private Willie Primus
Company L, Ninth United States vol
unteer infantry. bilious fever
LAWTON, Mai. Gen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
WANT POSTLETHWAITE
Out, So That He Can Help to Get An
other Man In.

A petition reached the governors Of
flee yesterday afternoon asking for the
pardon from the state refOrmatory of
Fred POstlethwaite,t the young man who
is charged with the murder of a man
named Boyd at Hutchinson last spring.
Although Postlethwaite is now being
held in Jail for the murder, he is con-
structively in the reformatory, where
he was sent three years ago for steal
ing money from a diningroom girl at
Wichita His mother moved to Hutch
insOn to be near him, and in order to
make a. living she resorted to the sale
of liquor. Last spring Fred was given
a furlough, and one morning while he
was staying at home Boyd was found
dead near his mothers place. Mrs.
Postlethwaite and the boy were ar
rested for the murder, and they impli-
Gated E. G. Clark, an attorney, in the
crime 1t is alleged that Clark was
jealous of Boyd's attentions to Mrs.
Postlethwaite and that he told Fred
he would be justified in killing Boyd.
Clark is held as an accessory before
the fact, and Fred's evidence is ma
terial. The petition for his pardon is to
make him an eligible witness against
Clark
The friends of Clark are protesting
against any action being taken by the
governor looking to the eligibility of
PostlethWaite to testify.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
AN I'LL FATED TRAIN.
The esFast Mail'' Keeps Up Its
Record of Disasters.

Misfortune continues to follow the
backing into the Kansas City yards this
morning preparatory to starting on the
trip to Newton it struck a misplaced
switch and crashed into a string of
loaded boxcars. Frank Hamblin, a
switchman who was standing on the
rear platfrom of the train, jumped as
the cars came together and was pain
fully bruised.
All the drawbars on the cars of the
cars had to be procured from Argen-
tine. The accident delayed the train
two hours in starting, and it did not
pass through Topeka until o'clock
this morning.
Last week the fast mail train col
Hded with a freight train in Illinois.
and engine so, which was especially
equipped for this train and held rec
ord of some of the fastest runs on the
embankment. The engine is badly
damaged, and will have to be entirely
overhauled.
Since its Inauguration the fast mail
train has hardly missed a week without
an accident of one kind or another. 1t
was in operation but a short time when
it collided with train No. 1 atR Lang
station, the most disastrous wreck in
the history of the Santa Fe, and ever
since it has sustained it's reputation as
an illfated train.
Many of the Santa F'e engine and
trainmen have grown superstitious as
regards the fast mail, and some would
rather resign their positions than be as
signed to the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
FROM FIELD TO FORUM.
Kansas Army officers Who are Run
ming for Office.

Five soldiers who are now in the field
with the Kansas regiments have been
nominated by the Populists for state or
county offices. They are:
A NJ. Harvey, major in the Twenty
secand Kansas, for lieutenant governor.
Elliott Davis, first lieutenant in Com
panv K Twenty second Kansas, for
probate judge of Brown county.
L. G. Criner, first lieutenant of Com
pany NJ, Twenty-first Kansas. for su-
perintendent of schools of Mcpherson
county.
Marion Watson, chief musician of the
Twenty-first Kansas, for representative
from Reno county
T. w. Moseley, private in the Hutch
inson company, Twenty first Kansas,
for county attorney of Stafford county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
NEARLY 5000
Volunteers Will Be Added to the
Manila Army.
By the Dispatch of the Men
From San Francisco.
FUNSTON'S ILL LUCK.
Comes Within One of Being
Commanding General
Of the Expeditionary Forces at
Manila.

San Francisco, Sept. 20.-The troops
ordered to the Philippines are all
anxious to depart as soon as possible
and their wishes are likely to be graft
fed, for General Miller, who hopes to
head the expedition is doing all he can
to expedite their transportation. The
numerical strength of the forces order
ed to the Orient is as follows:
First Tennessee regiment, /, ,286; ;Twen-
tteth Kansas regiment, 1901; F'ifty-f1rst
Iowa regiment, 1851; First Washington
regiment, 1,315; recruits Second Oregon
regiment, 300; battalion Twenty-third
regiment, U. S. A, 400; total force,
1856.
All of the troops named except the
Washington regiment have been at
tached to the Philippine expeditionary
forces. The Washington men have be-
lOnged to the department of California.
Although the Sixth and Seventh Cali
fornia regiments are anxious to see ac-
tive service there seems to be little
prospect of their being added to the
expeditionary force. In case no general
should be assigned to this expedition,
the command will devolve upon Colonel
John H. Wholly Of the First Washing
ton volunteers. He ranks Colonel FunS-
ton by reason of prior service in the
regualr army, both having mustered
Miller hS made an application by tele-
graph to the chief of ordnance at Wash
ington for enough Krag- -Jorgensen rifles
to arm the four regiments that are go
ing with the expedition.
The Wyoming battery of light ar
tillery will be retained here The Eighth
California, now doing garrison duty,
will probably be left undiSturbed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
WE ARE IN.
American Occupation of Ha-
Eana Begins Today.
The Flag is Raised Over the o.
S. Commissions House.
1T TAKES POSSESSION
Of the Hotel Trotcha Entire,
Closing the Bar.
Government Pays S1,4OO a
Week For It.

New York, Sept. 2O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says:
The American occupation has begun.
The stars and stripes wave over the
saloon of the Hotel Trotcha, a tree en-
bowered villa in the suburb of VedadO.
A happy omen and emblem of bene-
ficent power raised on Havana soil for
the first time since it was removed from
the American consulate-not flying in
the narrow confined streets of the
antique business section but in the
newer portion, is this breeze blown
flag flying over a region suggestive of
the natural riches of a land of plenty
converted into an abode of want by in
ternecine strife.
The whole commission party moved
from the ResOIute to the Trotcha today.
The party includes three commission
ers. Recording Secretary Clous. thirteen
army officers, one naval aide, one cOun-
sellor, his two assistants, Is interpreters,
stenographers, typewriters and clerks,
three messengers and six servants.
The whole place is now in the hands
of the commission at a cost of 81, 400 a
week. Even the public bar was closed
for a cash compensation The hotel is
against possible foes. The commission
viii probably post marine sentinels as
protection from possible over-intrusive
would-be friends.
The whole party is in the best of
health. Admiral Sampson has greatly
improved in strength since the voyage
began.
The commission will begin its session
in new quarters tomorrow, when Major
Clous and Quartermaster Brooks have
reduced the confused chaos to systematic
order The commission will meet in
spacious hall, a room of pictures and
brOnzes, which is General Buffers quar-
ters. where a big open window looks
toward the open sea, ever restless like
the island and separating it from the
land of freedom.
The first work of the commission to-
morrow will be to prepare a second
series of propositions answering the
Spanish reply to the first series sent a
week ago today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
STARTS FOR MANILA.
Advance Guard Of Naval Expedition
Under Way.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-The advance
guard of the naval expedition for Homo
when the Aberdena sailed from Fortress
Monroe via Brazil. The Aberdena is
collier, one of the four which are to
keep the big battleships Oregon and
Iowa supplied with coal on their long
voyage around South America. The
plan IS to have two of the colliers pre-
cede the battleships, and two to go
along with them.
In addition to these escorting craft,
Acting Secretary Allen ordered that
the Celtic and the Iris be added to the
expedition. The Celtic is a refrigerator
and supply ship and the Iris is a distil-
ling ship. Their capacity is enormous
and Mr.. Allen said that no such perfect
ly equipped naval expedition ever sailed
under any flag. With their large re-
serve supply of coal; with an abund-
ance of refrigerated fresh meats and
vegetables; with appliances and plant
for making repairs to machinery. and
finally, with an abundance of fresh wa
ter, the squadron will be able to keep
the seas for an indefinite period of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
SPANIARDS CLEAR OUT.
Evacuation of Porto Rico is Now in
Progress.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept 20-The
evacuation of the outlying positions
occupied by the Spaniards began today.
Aguadilla, San Sebastian and Lares
were abandoned by the Spanish troops
and General GarretSOn'S brigade and
the Thirteenth infantry moved in and
hoisted the American flag. The Spanish
troops from the abandoned positions
are being concentrated at ArecibO from
whence they will reach San Juan by
railway as soon as transportation is
available. They could not enter the
city before, owing to its crowded con-
dition.
On Wednesday the Spaniards will
evacuate the island of Vieques, where
a company of American troops, dis
patched from General Grants brigade
has been landed. The Spanish troops
from the island of Vieques will remain
at Humacao until the Spaniards fall
back on the line of the military road.
Spanish control is now confined to with
in a line drawn from Humacao to Aci-
bonito and from there to ArecibO, less
than one-tfird of the island.
The Spanish evacuation commission
ers, at the meeting of the Spanish and
American commissioners, officially in
formed the Americans that they had
been notified of the sailing from Spain
of two transports intended to embark
troops here and also that four hundred
Spanish soldiers will sail from here to-
morrow on a transport which is ex-
troops consist of two hundred sick men
and two hundred members of the en-
gineer's regiment
The meeting of the commissioners was
entirely without friction and it was ow-
ing to the good feeling prevailing be-
tween our soldiers and those of Spain
that it was decided to allow the com
pany of Americans to land at the island
of VieQues before the Spanish left.
1t was decided today, in the interest
of the order of the island to allow
Americans to enter the Spanish lines
and vice versa in pursuit of marauders.
This obliterates the neutral zone and it
is believed it will result in the complete
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
FOR REORGANIZATION.
Suit Filed to Foreclose on B. & @. o.Con-
soIidated MORTGAGE.

Baltimore, Sept. 20-Suit was brought
today in the United States circuit court
for the foreclosure of the consolidated
mortgage on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
way held by the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit company. The mortgage was
executed on December 49, 1887. and
covered the entire line of railway Of the
Baltimore & Ohio, all lands and tene-
ments on the line of the railway except
those occupied in this city as general
ofhces all the rolling stocks, tools and
implements, the first mortgage bonds
OF the Wheeling, Pittsburg & Baltimore
2 Railway company and rentals. tolls
and profits to be divided
The purpose of the foreclosure pro-
ceedings is to put the reorganization
managers in a position to go ahead
with their plans whether all the stock
holders consent or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
IT'S A STEP
BACKWARD.
President COntemplates Relax
ing Civil Service Rules.
Large Glasses of Subordinate
Employees Are
TO BE THROWN OPEN
TO appointment for Political
Reasons.
This Even Includes JanitOrS.
CharWOmen and Others.

New York, Sept. 20.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
President Mckinley has again taken
up the question of relaxing the civil ser
vice rules so as to open more places for
political appointments. Some months
ago when the subject was under discus
sion in congress, the president had the
head of each executive department pre-
pare recommendation showing what
places under his department best could
be exempted from the civil service
rules.
An executive order was drawn up
based on these recommendations and it
has been on the desk of the president
untouched ever since. Now that the war
is not occupying so much of his atten-
ton and as the congressional campaign
is making the pressure for places
stronger, the president is considering
the matter and it is expected that he
will issue an order in a short time TAX
ing large number of places from the
classified civil service and throwing
them open to appointment by the vari-
Gus heads of departments and their
subOrdinates.
The places which will be removed
from the protection of the civil service
law are those of private secretaries and
chief clerks and confidential clerks of
heads of departments and assistant
heads of departments and all persons
cIaSSed as fireman, Watchmen and la
borers, The most important exemptions
will be in the internal revenue service
throughout the country, where all dep
uty collectors of internal revenue and
all storekeepers and gaugers who re
ceive less than SO per day are to be
taken from the classified service.
In the customs service, the only pla-
ces now in the classified service that
will be exempted are two at New York
the counsel to the board of general
appraisers and the deputy paymaster to
the collector of the port of New York
In the department of justice all attor-
neys and assistant attorneys and all
deputy marshals are to be taken from
the service. In the postal service all
superintendents of branch postoffices
and carrier stations and all clerks in
charge of carrier stations, assistant
cashiers, private secretaries and stem
OgrapherS to postmasterS in the larger
cities, messengers, pOrters, charwomen,
janitors, watchmen and laborers, are to
be taken from the classified service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20

suppression of disorders at Utuado and
other places in the interior and afford
protection to native and Spanish resi-
dents alike
In spite of the fact that some Of them
have been disillusioned, the influx of
American promoters continues. Most
of them are at Ponce and unable to
reach San Juan, owing to the military
regulations. An agent of the American
Sugar Refining company is here and
many others are seeking business op-
portunities, franchises and concessions.
All of them are fretting over the una
Voidable delays.
The condition of the troops on the is
land is not improving. Almost two
thousand men have reported sick.
General Brooke is doing all in his pow
er to improve the condition of the SOL
diers and afford them every comfort
possible He has ordered every mill
tary tent on the island to be fitted with
flooring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
DIRECT TO OMAHA.
Illinois Central is Preparing to Ex-
tend Its Lines.

Chicago, Sept. 2O-The Tribune says:
The Illinois Central will begin the
construction of a direct line from Chi
cago to Omaha early in the spring. Only
125 miles of new road is required to
complete the line. The company will
tap its Sioux City line at Fort Dodge,
Iowa. and will build thence west to
Council Bluffs. Articles of Incorporation
for the new road have already been
filed in Dubuque. the capital stock
named being IS, 900, 00O
1t is quite probable that before long
the Illinois Central will build an eXten-
sion to st. Paul. It has for long time
had a line to Mona, Iowa, within 100
miles of St. Paul. The enormous in
crease the company made in its earn
ings last year and the prospects of it's
doing still better in the future have
encouraged the management in carry
ing out these long contemplated pro-
jects.
The Chicago Great Western has also
made arrangements to extend it's line
to Omaha next summer. The extension
will run from Hampton, Iowa, to Oma-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
TO BEGIN HIS MESSAGE.
resident Wants Official Reports
Hurried In.

Washington. Sept. 2O.-Secretary Gage
and Attorney General Griggs were the
only members of the cabinet present at
today's meeting, and as a consequence the
meeting was informal and brief. The
president suggested the necessity of Civ
ing early attention to annual depart
mental reports, saying that he desired to
begin the preparation of his message to
congress as soon practica BILE. He
talked with Secretary Gage at some length
on the lines of his report, but no infOrma-
tion was given out concerning its proba-
BILE scope or character. After leaving the
White House Secretary Gage said there
was no foundation to the report that Sec
retary- Alger had rendered his resignation
as had been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
sen. HARRIS TO SPEAK.
At a Democratic Rally at Lukens'
Opera House.

The Democratic county central COM
mittee is making elaborate arrange
ments for a big meeting at Lukens'
opera house in North Topeka Saturday
evening. The principal speaker will be
United States Senator w. A Harris.
Senator Harris is one of the most
pleasing speakers in Kansas politics
and his talks are always interesting.
The local Democrats know that the
people want to hear Senator Harris
and secured him for Saturday evening
because the laboring men feel more at
ease on that evening.
Eugene Wolfe is also scheduled to
make a speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
CAMP MEADE NO BETTER.
100 Cases of Typhoid Fever There
Already.

Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sept
20.-There are over 100 typhoid fever
patients in the division hospitals and
the Red Cross wards have been in
creased to double their former size to
accommodate this class of patients. The
society has 35 trained female nurses on
the ground taking care of the most seri-
Gus cases.
Chief Surgeon Girard has recommend
ed to Surgaon General Sternberg that
mosquito bars, head nets and buckskin
gloves be made a part of the regular
equipment of the men in the army who
are going to Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-20
LOOKING FOR ALGER.
Review Will Be Held at Camp Poland
Tomorrow.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept 20.-Every-
thing is on the qui vive today at Camp
Poland on the expectation of the visit
of Secretary Alger. Orders for the re-
view have been issued. It will take
place tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
The secretary and party will proceed
at once to Camp Poland on their ar
rival here.
Brigadier General Rosser is expected
here on the 2Sth to take command of
the Third brigade. He has been at
home sick.
sleeping cars and is loading today. The
regiment goes by way of Louisville, IN
dianapolis, Chicago to ST. Paul, and
will probably get there Thursday after
noon. Thirty-seven cars are required
for the regiment