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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
THE LAWS MAJESTY
Asserted Itself in Strong Terms at
Police Court This Morning.

Judge Atchison had his instructions
this morning Before police court opened
Chief Steele informed the judge that he
wished an example made Of the culprits
who were arrested and had resisting an
ofhcer' written after their names on the
docket. The first was H. c. McMara.
The prisoner was ushered in. slipped
quietly into the nearest seat. shivered
little and tried to open wide his half
closed eyes His hair was tangled and
he was a sorry looking sight
You are charged with being drunk and
resisting officer said Judge Atchison.
in his severest tones Are you guilty or
not guilty.
Guilty was the meek answer of the
prisoner
This is a very grave charge against
you, said Judge Atchison, and he eX-
planned that when an officer wanted to
arrest anybody that body should go along
without any resistance I fine you $50 -
The judge looked to see what impression
the heavy fine had made upon McMara.
but the prisoner seemed acquainted with
police courts and without an invitation
he started for the rock pile.
The next was James Beeler. He looked
scared and hunted" and he. too, an
sWered guilty" and was fined $50
Jim Arterbridge, a cOlOred tough, was
fined so for acting as a running target
for Officer Williams, and three tramps
We're let of for $50 each. Guess they'll
break rock enough for the road improve
mentS that are contemplated for this
month" said Chief Steele.
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BRAVE BILL ANTHONY.
He Thinks the Day of Vengeance is
Not Far OF

Chicago. March 16.-Brave ''Bill'' An
thony the marine orderly of the Maine.
has sent a letter to a young woman in
Chicago in answer TO one containing
clipping referring to AnthOny's splendid
conduct The letter, which is dated at
Havana, reads:
Dear AIiss-Your very kind letter ar
rived only yesterday and proved balm
to my wounded heart and spirit
To stand by, day by day. and see com
rades taken from the wreck of what was
once the very embodiment of strength
and beauty is sore indeed but dear lady.
day of vengeance is near at hand. when
the starry banner of freedom will be I'M
furled on the battlements of FL Moro and
CabanaS. when American WomanhOOd VIII
greet the return Of husbands. sons. or
fathers who went forth TO aVenge the
foul murder of Yankee seamen while ly-
ing unconscious of danger in a supposed
friendly port
But nothing can ever bring back to
their loved ones those who are gone. They
rest, but are not forgotten As I am a
witness before the naval court 1 cant
tell you more Of the horrible affair than
you already know If we should ever
meet I hope 10 tell you in detail Of its
horrors
7 have been much lauded for simply
doing my duty Every man aboard the
Maine would have done the same thing
disciplined crew never trOd deck, and
the captain was proud of them
1 can't say now long III be here but
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SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
Five Cases of Self Murder in st. Louis
in One Day.

St. Louis. March 16.-An epidemic of
suicides occurred in this city today.
OF the five cases. three were success
ful and the other two viii die.
Alfred keene,a laborer living on Gar
rison avenue, took poison because he
was out of work He died within an
hour.
Frank Pedtzellze, a carpenter on Gey-
er avenue, took paris green because Of
dependency He was found dead in
his room.
John Herman, for g years overseer
and head gardener at the Home OF the
Friendless. in Benton Park, shot him
self through the temple. He was still
alive when found, but died soon after
being removed to the hospital. He had
been a sufferer from rheumatism
Bertha Siepke. aged 19 years. an en-
ploye at the Progressive Paper Box
company, jumped from the third story
window of that esta bHshment just as
the whistle blew for the noon hour to-
day. She was picked UP unconscious,
and the physicians say she cannot re-
cover. She had been Respondent for
several days
Chas- Argast, living on South Broad
way, shot himself through the temple
because he could not find work He will
die
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Texas He told some one that he went
there to do some work for Kansas
City paper and he told others thai he
was travelling for a Boston wholesale
house.
It has been two months since Hub
bard was released from the county jail,
apparently a physical wreck but before
he left for Europe he had regained his
health and no longer walked Win
crutch or cane His injured spine mad
evidently improved with the influence
of pure air and freedom. Many people
believed during the last two or three
months that he was confined IN JAN
that he could live for a short time
Several times the jail officials were sat
isf1ed that he was in the thrOes Of
death but he always got better Physl-
clans who examined and attended him
said he was suffering with fatal NAL
ady but he has outwitted doctors and
death.
a. D. Hubbard was practicing law in
Topeka when ne was appointed receiver
of the Hamilton Printing company He
had excellent prospects and was gen
orally respected When the affairs of
the com pany were turned over to him
he began a career of extravaganza and
money went like water When the time
for an accounting came it was found
that he was about 5000 short and he
was convicted of embezzlement in the
Shawnee county district court ana SEN
fenced to three years in the county
jail His case was appealed and he was
released by the supreme court on the
technical ground that a receiver is not
an agent and therefore cannot be held
for embeZZlement-
Hubbard's wife and children are said
to be with Mrs Hubbard's parents il
southern Kansas
The moral of Hubbard's story is:
Young man, embezzle when you get
chance, because you see embeZZlers are
not punished. They go to Europe on
pleasure trips. And thus is justice trip
ped I'D in our contemplate courts OF
justice. OF what use are they?
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q pictures 25c at Courtney's, n. T.
Wall paper , cents per roll at A ].
Kane's. $50 North Kansas avenue.
NIrs.A- Opie has returned from visit
to the southern part of the state.
Wall Paper. 300 patterns to select
from, 3 cents per roll up
Cromwell & LETTERS.
Up to date Picture Framing. Latest
styles of Moulding.
Cromwell & Jeffers.
The y. I T club will be entertained
this evening by Mr.. and Mrs. ". NJ
C0stley of lib Van Buren, street.
Mr.. and Mrs.C. G. Bowman will move
this week from 500 West Gordon street
TO S13 Quincy street.
Miss Amy Bush of Van Buren, street
entertained a number of friends at tea
last evening in honor of her birthday.
Mr. John Smith and son, Benjamin
Smith viii leave today for COffeyville
where they viii enter the employ of the
Coheyville Mercantile company.
Mrs. A. ". Parks will go to Kansas
City tomorrow to meet her niece, Miss
Lizzie Wilson Of Boone, Iowa, who will
be her guest for some time.
Rev. J. r. Madison is presiding elder
for the Topeka district, instead of Rev.
L b Bilhngsley as mentioned last even
ing
Grand Master NJ. L. Stone of Wamego
Will De present at the 18th anniversary
OF Golden Rule lodge No. 80 which will
be celebrated Thursday evening.
Mr.. Charles Lewis, who formerly Iiv-
ed in the Arnold property on Jackson
street, but later lived in Turin. has
moved on a farm near Lawrence.
The W. T. X club met yesterday aft
ernoon with Mrs Cheney of Harrison
street The programme for the day
was current events and a paper on
Spanish Art and Artists"
The wedding of Mr.. Ira CoIburn of
this city, and Miss iot-ie Martin Of
EmpOria, will be sOlemnized this even
ing at the home of the bride. Mt. and
Mrs COlburn will be at home at 1914
Harrison street
A horse driven by boy. George
klenstein ran away this morning on
the avenue The animal became fright
ened by the shaft falling and striking
him on the leg. He started near the
American bank and when in front of
Sheets grocery ran into a road wagon
breaking its shaft. The animal cOntin-
ued up TO Gordon street where he kick
ed himself loose and the boy was thrown
out The wagon was badly broken UP,
but the boy with the exception of a
sprained wrist was all right.
The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Priddy,
which was held yesterday afternoon at
, o'clock from the Second Presbyter-
ian church, was largely attended Rev.
J. 5 Glendenning. assisted By Rev. NJ
C Long and Rev. Dr.. Bailey conducted
the services. Many beautiful floral of
ferings were received, among which
We're q pillow Of roses from the board
of education; bouquet of roses from
Jackson school: a bouquet OF roses
from the pupils of the Fifth grade of
Polk school of which Ernest Friddy was
a member; the Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church gave a
bouquet Of white roses; a cross and
crown from the city school teachers:
from lodge No. 3 National Reserve as
ISOLATION a bouquet Music was furn-
ished by the choir OF the church and
the pail bearers We're Thomas Page,
William Patterson, Mr.. Bell, W. y.
Davidson, s. c. Miller. and Eli @. Eos
Ter. Mrs Priddy leaves husband and
two children. Jessie and Earnest.
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the invaluable prestige of Americas
sympathy in a possible struggle with
Russia in China To this end men and
newspapers, ordinarily most anti
American, as over the Venezuelan diff
fculty are now trying to impress
France and Russia, Americas tried
friends in the past with the idea that
lea is possible OF attainment. Such
alliance, if formed while England is dis
trusted in her motives and policy by
every other civilized nation would de-
stroy the great moral influence which
the United States as a great non-ag-
gressiVe and nOn-gra bling power
Yields throughout the world today. The
sympathieS of the ruling classes OF
England are really with Spain. They
are as hostile to America today as
they were in the days of Washington,
jackson and Lincoln
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GOES mo- Paris.
A. ID. Hubbard Instead of the
Penitentiary Gets a Euro
pean Trip.

A d. Hubbard, late state president
of the Kansas A. P. A. who spent six
months in Jail after being convicted of
embezzliEg funds OF the Hamilton
Printing company, has gone to Paris.
It is said, by prominent members of
the A P. A in Topeka that his trip
is for no other purpose than to estab-
lish a European branch OF the A P A
and to make some Investigations of
Catholicism in that country.
Mr.. Hubbard left Topeka quietly a
few days ago He communicated the
object Of his trip to only few and he
did not even tell where he was going
except to some of his friends. He said
that his trip to Paris was as the cor
respondent of some New York papers
which are organs of the A P A
Since his release from jail the move
ments OF Hubbard have not been known
to many. A short time ago he went 10
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CATTLE MAY STARYE.
100000 Head Endangered by Quar-
antine Regulations

San FRANCISCO. March 16-The Chron-
icle says:
to death in California this year unless
the government can be persuaded to
speedily modify the quarantine lines
against the splenetic, or southern fever.
Nevada stockmen are DESTROYS Of
purchasing in California and California
stOckmen are anxious TO sell or send
their horses and stock to Nevada, but
nothing can be done owing to the quar-
antine regulations against a disease
which does not exist in California
which prevents the transportation of
the animals to the north or to the
neighbOring states on the east
Senator Stewart of Nevada and Gov
ernor Budd, of California have both ia
ken the matter up and a representative
of the cattIemen has been sent to
Washington to have the quarantine
lines moved further south.
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esSOAPY'' SMITH STAYED.
He Refused to Leave skaguay With
the Gang.

Seattle. Wash. March 16.-The steamer
ROsalie arrived at midnight from Skag-
uay. Alaska Among her passengers
We're about a half dozen gamblers who
had needed the warning of the committee
Of 10l and left Skaguay- A number of
others stopped at Juneau and Fort Wran-
gel
''Soapy'' Smith, who is the acknov-I-
edged leader of the fraternity still re-
following.
J. NJ. Costello. a well known citizen
OF Seattle. was also among the ROsaIie's
passengers. He reports everything quiet
Al Skaguay- According to Mr.. Costello.
Colonel Anderson took no part in closing
the gambling games at Ska It was
done by Deputy United Staes Marshal
McInnis. Thus far no action has been
taken by the military.
United States Marshal Shoup has left
Juneau for Skaguay to confer with the
authorities.
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TO BRING AMAzoNAs HOME.
The San Francisco Has Left Lisbon
For That Purpose.

Washington. March 16.-The new
cruiser Amazonas. according to the
present plans, will be manned entirely
from the San Francisco. That vessel
sailed at o'clock this morning from
Lisbon and will arrive at the Tyne
about Friday
It is expected that she will divide her
officers and crew with the AmazOnas.
placing Lieut. Commander Arthur P
NazrO, executive officer of the San
Francisco, in charge of the latter yes
sci.
Without doubt the Amazonas will be
gotten across the ocean as soon as pos
sible and it is expected that the San
Francisco will convoy her
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THE ANNAPOLIS STARTS HOME
Movements of other Vessels in West
Indian Waters.

Washington. March 16.-The gunboat
Annapolis has started home from the
West Indies. leaving Curacao yesterday
directly for Key West. She has a num-
Der of apprentices aboard, being a train
ing ship and il is not vet determined
whether she will be attached to the
squadron
The torpedo boat WinsIOw arrived at
Key West yesterday The steel tug
SamOset arrived at Beaufort yesterday
morning and proceeded Immediately Oh
her way to Key West in the afternoon.
The torpedo boat FOOte also called from
Charleston for Jacksonville yesterday.
The tug Leyden arrived at League Is
land today. She will pick up a coal
lighter and tow it to Key West for use
in coaIng the squadron.
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BRILLIANT AURORA
Seen in New England Traced to
Sun Spots.

Boston, March 16.-One Of the finest
auroraI displays seen in many years
flashed and glOwed in the northern
heavens for an hour or more last night.
During this display all the telegraph
lines in New England were seriously af-
fected.
The phenomena were observed with
much interest at Harvard observatory.
a number of Prof. Pickering's assist
ants making notes of the display. An
observation of the sun at noon disclosed
three or four gigantic spots. denoting
violent eruptions. which fact gives ad-
ditional ground for the theory that the
aurora is closely connected with dis
turbances OF the sun.
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JAPAN BUYS A BOAT.
Picks Up a Torpedo Corvette Being
Built for Brazil

London. March ia special dispatch
from kiel says Japan has purchased a
torpedo corvette which was being built
there by the Krupps for Brazil.
There are three torpedo cOrvettes build
ing al keil for Brazil. the Caramura the
size speed and armament They are
Of lo50 tons displacement. are 259 feet ?
inches long, and have 80 feet 9 inches
beam, with miximum draught of 10 feet
inches All three vessels are driven
by two propeIlers. have 5000 indicated
horse power and are estimated to steam
p knots an hour
Their armament consists of two z-fnch
quick firing guns six p inch guns and
four II inch guns, with three torpedo
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ENGLAND's GAME
Michael Davitt's Explanation of Her
Apparent FriendIiness.

New York. March 16.-Nichael Da-
witt. the Irish leader and member Of
parliament. cables to the World:
The English attitude on the Ameri-
can-Spauish crisis is influenced by two
most selfish motives First, she jeal-
OuSIy breads any conflict which might
exhibit the republic as strong rival ma
val power and which could call forth
at this juncture the great potential mill
itary strength of the United States.
Secondly. she wishes by means OF a
cheap and insincere expression of sym
patty with the United States in the
quarrel with Spain to obtain in return
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MEN ARE SCARCE
Naval Department Has Difficulty in
Manning the Ships.

Washington. March 16.-The naviga-
ton bureau of the navy department is
receiving reports of the results of the
efforts making at the various recruiting
stations to obtain men for the navy.
Twenty boys have been received on
board the receiving ship Wabash at
Boston, and 80 more viii be enlisted in
a Gay or two All will be transferred to
the training station at Newport.
Owing TO the limited accommodations
there, however. the department has not
been able to progress as rapidly as il
desires in enlisting boys. So far the Co
lumbia is about 200 men short of her
full quota OF 4O2. but it is hoped that
the necessary men, mostly iremen and
coal passers. can be secured in the
course of very few days
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FIVE NEW DOCKS.
Their Construction Recommended by
House Naval Committee.

Washington. March 16.-The con-
struction of five modern dry docks has
been agreed upon by the house COM
mittee on naval affairs. They are to be
located at Portsmouth, n. H; Boston,
Mass; League Island, near Philadel-
Cal
These docks are to be of wood except
those at Algiers and Portsmouth. The
indications are that the dock at Ports
mouth will be built of stone from near
by Quarries, and that at AlgierS Of
steel
It is stated that the committee may
authorize the building of about ten tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers,
costing in the neighborhood of 81, 500, 900
for all
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CYCLONE SEASON.
Small One Makes Its Appearance at
wellington

Wellington, March ia fully devel-
oped miniature cyclone twisted and
cavorted about on the knoll near the
Simmons property yesterday afternoon,
The twister formed near the Southern
Kansas railroad when the clouds were
hanging low 1t moved slowly north
ward in an easterly direction
1t dipped over into the Simmons prop
erty, tore loose a portion of the wind
mill and narrowly missed the corner of
the house It went eastward thence to
the Helm property. where it wrecked
the Outbuildings and scattered the lum-
Der over the vacant lots in the vicinity
and disappeared.
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VOLUNTEERS AT NEW ORLEANS
Hundreds of Eager Men Gather About
the Enlistment Office.

New Orleans, La, March 1.-THE en-
listment Office here was opened at the
custom house this morning, in charge of
Lieut.. Commander Hawley, Chief Engi-
neer Webster and Surgeon Parsons.
Long before the offices were thrown
open several hundred men had gathered
before the doors. and throughout the
morning the crowd increased.
Among those who presented them
selves the enlisting officers found an
abundanceof good material, and all ap-
pIicants were subjected to rigid exam
nations.
The promise is that the desired COM
plement of men for the navy will be
easily obtained here.
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expect to go to Key West in a week or
So If you care to write. letter VIII
reach me here. We can't trust the Span
ish mails. so L send this to Key West to
be posted
Yours in sorroW
WILLIAM ANTHONY
Anthony inclosed a picture OF himself
taken on the Fern in Havana harbor.
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JOSEF HOFFMAN HURT.
The Noted Pianist Meets With an Ac-
Scident While Wheeling.

New York, March 16-The Times says
that Josef Hoffman, the pianist. met
with an accident recently while on a
bicycle ride. and as a consequence Mr..
Thomas has been compelled to cancel
dates in Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington
Hoffman sustained injuries to one Of
his feet and one of his hands, which,
however, II is hoped will not prove ser
ious-
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THINKS ITs A BLUFF.
Madrid Newspapers Say We are Try
ing to Brighten Spain

Madrid, March 16--The impartial says:
Yesterday we received two kilograms
from New York which have not been pub
ished- They deal with war prepare tons
and concern not only street jingoism. but
high officials Of the American govern
ment- who. in view of their position,
ought 10 use a more discreet attitude
The impartial follows with trucuIent
denunciation Of Americans. who. il says
are trying TO frighten Spaniards by IN
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STONE THE POLICE.
Strikers Engaged in Riot Near Bill
baO, Spain

Bilbao. Spain. March 16.-The strike that
has broken out in the great iron mine a
SOmOrrOStrO. fifteen miles northwest of
The rioters stoned the police who fired
upon the crowd. killing three outright.
Troops have been summoned to the scene
of the outbreak
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voking the phantom of war of which
they are more afraid than the Span
iards''
The United States is a country says
the impartial. of belicose self-adver-
tisenent- By moving vessels to and fro
she is trying 10 make believe that her
forces are greater than they really are.
We sincerely advise these bogeymen not
to waste their time and money
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NEW DEFENsE &C.,
Is Proposed for the Harbors Of New
York and Boston.

Washington, March 16.-Lieuuena-t
Very, the representative OF the Howell
Torpedo company. has submitted TO TIE
war department a proposition to SUP
plement the defeRses of the larger coast
ports, such as New York and Boston.
BY equipping a number of light draft
and steam launches with torpedo out
fits.
He urges that by the full use of this
means of defense the harbors may be
kept open for commerce UP to the last
moment, which would not be In the case
were reliance placed on the ordinary
fixed mine and torpedo.
These torpedOes have a range Of
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HOW ABOUT THAT NAME?
Murderer of Wolfe Joel Says He is an
American

johannesburg. March 16.-Von Veltheim
the man who shot and killed Wolfe Joel.
the nephew. partner and more recently
trustee of the late Barney BarnatO in his
office here. when charged with the crime
described himself as an American. He
is said 10 be a former soldier and TO be
identical with Ludwig Won Veltheirn who
figured in the New York papers in Sep
TENDER last.
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PATRIOTIC FIREMEN.
Association at Bridgeport Offers $2,-
900 to the Government.

Bridgeport. Conn. March 1s.-The
F'iremen 'sBenevolent corporation at a
meeting last night unanimously voted
to place at the disposition of the navy
department, for any purpose that may
seem appropriate, but preferably toward
the purchase of another vessel, the sum
of s., 600
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Gold Movement to Date.

New York March 16.-The Fourth Ma
tional bank of Philadelphia has $3.50. eco in
gold engaged for import This makes the
total OF the present engagements by all
importers 81. SIS 900.
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THIS SETTLES IT.
Announced From Madrid That Cuba
Cannot Be Bought

Madrid. March ia semi-offcial
agency today publishes the following an
nouncement: 1t is useless 10 talk of
the sale of Cuba. The question could not
be arranged except by parliament, and it
is Impossible that any Spanish chamber
would agree to sell the island at any
price"