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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16
DRY DOCKS LOCATED.

Washington, March l5.-The naval
committee of the House has agreed to
provide the con nstruction of five dry
docks. The decks are to be located at
Boston, Portsmouth, Algiers, Mare Isl.
and, Cali, and League Island. Pa.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16
M'KINLEY A CORRECT PRESIDENT.
L cut. sobral Tells spaniards All About

M'KINLEY A CORRECT PRESIDENT.
I. cut. sobral Tells spaniards All About
This Country.
Madrid, March 1h.-Lieut. Commander
Sobral, the former naval attache of the
Spanish legation at Washington, in on
interview today is quoted as saying he
is convinced President Mckinley is Il
correct President and the government of
the United States do not wish for war,
and will resist to the utmost the intrigues
of the war party. Continuing Lieut.. Com
mahder Sobral remarked: Thoughtful
Americans also oppose war, which is sole
ly desired by the adventures and agita
tors who compose the jingo party. The
majority of the House Of Repre- ssntatiyes
are composed of men without prestige
and of little education, who regard po-
litics as trade and who would have a.
ready voted the jingo proposals If they
had not encountered the strength OF Pre-
silent Mckinley, whose authority Is die
toral The serious opinion of the country,
composed of business men, breads war
with Spain, as shown by the fact tina
the new Spanish squadron had haruly
started for American waters when panic
seized all commercial and industrial
centres. The jingo campaign is fomentsd
chiefly by two American daily rapess
whose insolent language is positive
shame to Americans. 1t is evident that
the United States intends Spain should
be the declarer of war
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16

DEATH OF HENRY BESSEMER.
London, March 16-Sir Henry Besse-
rner, the celebrated inventor of Bsssemer
steel. died last night.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16
SENTIMENT Oh SPAIN.
Views Of The Cabinet In tho
Present Emergency.
THINKS THAT SYMPATHY SHOULD
BE SHOWN LIBERAL REGIME.

Statement Made by Man Said to be Very
Close to sagasta-slinister Polo Gals
on Secretary Day and Was Evidently
Pleased With His Int erview.
Washington. March ia statement
which is thought to reflect the senti
ment of the Spanish cabinet in the pres
ent emergency WAS made today by
gentleman intimately associated with
Premier Sagasta and Senor Moret, minis
ter of the colonies in the Spanish cabinet.
The statement is as follows:
"The elections in Cuba are about to
occur and the government desire them to
be as free as possible. Naturally, however.
the insurrection will prevent many from
voting and it is felt also that renewed in
surgent activity coming at such mo-
lnent might jeopardize the successful
working out of the autonomist plan,
Moreover the attitude of the United
States IN having squadron SO near Cuab
and the active war preparations in the
United States are of a nature that may
exert an influence against fair express
sion of public will under the autonomist
plan. 1t is thought that If the United
States vera sincere in its expressions of
friendship to Spain, even If it is thought
that autonomy could not meet every ex-
pectation, 1t shonld by friendly acts and
not words, show the sympathy with the
liberal regime inaugurated in Cuba. If
the Washington government made known
indirectly to the insurgents that it meant
to have peace in Cuba and that peace in
Cuba might be had with an antonomist
government under Spain, the insurrection
would certainly die out. If later the
Weyler party wanted to interfere it would
be time then for the United States to take
action. That action would be shen jnsti-
fable Now to make war on Spain would
be a crime and for thar crime to civiliza-
tion and humanity the United States
would be responsible
The foregoing statement was called to
the attention of Senior Polo Barnabs, the
Spanish minister and his views. on it
were requested, but he maintained diplo
matte reserve. After reading it carefully,
he said it appeared to be given out by one
thoroughly conyersant with tho situation.
This afternoon the Spanish minister
called at the State Department and had
a two hours conference with Assistant
Secretary Day. 1t was tho first call of
Senior Polo purely for business purposes.
He came away boxing highly gratided,
but he asked to be excused from discus
sing the purpose of his call. There is
doubt, however, that it permitted a full
exchange of views on the present situa-
tiOn.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16

Washington, March l5.-After the pas
sage today Of numerous bills from the
general calendar, the Senate began to
consider the measure providing for
national system of quarantine. Little be
yoDd the reading of the bill was DONE
some desultory discussion occurring Oh
an amendment by the committee, but nc
progress being made on the general bill.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16

Builder Herresh off Called to Washington
BY Secretary Long-Department much
Ry Slowness in Constructing Coast De-
fences-The Derrick Chief Arrives at
Havana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
KANSAS NEWS.
George Johnson, Who Worked
Reno County Farmers
Last Year as a Book Agent, is
in Trouble Again.
GIVES FORGED NOTES.
Knights OfPythias of the Sixth
District
To Hold a Convention. at Mime
apOIis November 1917.

Hutchinson, Nov. George Johnson
is the young man who worked Reno
county farmers, as a book agent, get
ting advance money and failing to de-
liver the books. He is also the young
man who slugged Tom Robinson for
catching him in the above deal.
This time his troubles are on larger
scale. He has been arrested on civil
warrant for obtaining goods under false
pretenses and will no doubt have a
case against him later for forgery. John
sons father is a very well-to-do citizen
of Rice county. Some time ago the son
bought threshing machine in this city,
giving notes endorsed by his father,
and a mortgage on a certain wheat crop
as security for payment.
He took the machine and began the
threshing business and all went we'll
until the notes came due. Then it was
discovered that the notes and mortgage
were forgeries. The father refused to
help him out, saying that he had done
enough in the past, and would do no
more.
Johnson is now in custody and was
taken to Rice county today to make
one more attempt to secure help. If he
fails in this there will probably be
more serious charge brought against
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
PROBABLY HE WAS DRUNK.
New Yorker Rails Because He is
Given Silver in Change.

A New York drummer asked the clerk
at a Topeka hotel last night to change a
five dollar bill for him. In doing so the
clerk handed out five dollars. This
made the travelling man mad, as he
wanted paper money, such as is handed
out in the east and did not like to carry
silver. He began a TRADE against Kan
sas, as a free silver state, and against
everything connected with Kansas. The
hotel clerk stood the abuse as long as
he thought was justihable, and then he
said:
''See here, we don't use any bills as
small as one dollar out here. Whenever
you see a Kansas farmer with a roll of
bills you can be sure there are no little
one dollar ones among them. A Kansas
man would not think of carrying any
thing smaller than a five, and he would
be rather ashamed of that. The only
ones he likes to show are tens and from
that up. Why, anything smaller than
five dollar bill is considered small
change out here. Some Kansas men
use one dollar bills to light their cigars
with whenever they happen to get hold
of them. If you want small bills you
better stay back in a small country
This is no One-dollar state"
The New York man went off and sat
in a corner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
K. OF P. CONVENTION.
Sixth District Convention to Be Held
at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Nov. 1.-The Knights Of
Pythias of the Sixth district Will mold
their next convention at Minneapolis on
November Is, 16 and II. The object OF
the convention is to build up the order.
The different degrees in initiation will
be exemplified, and Salina lodge win
send team to give the rank of Page.
The team will be as follows: ChanceI-
lor commander , H. N. Gaines; vice
chancellor, T. E. Hopkins; prelate,
Charles Bender; master at arms, Chas.
Bush; inner guard, Robert Bishop; mas
ter of work, Frank Rising.
The Sixth district is composed of the
counties Of Lincoln, Ottawa, Clay, Riley,
Saline, Dickinson, Geary and Wabaun-
see, in which there are located the fol-
lowing lodges with an aggregate mem
bership of about a thousand Knights.
The several lodges are as follows: Sail
ma, 131 members; Diamond lodge, Abb
Iene 81; Centennial lodge, Junction City,
1875; Chester lodge, Clay Center, 63,
Phoenix lodge, Manhattan, ITO; Delphos
lodge, Delphos, %; Bennington lodge,
Bennington, 27; Leonidas lodge, Lincoln,
no report to be obtained; Harmony
lodge, Hope, %; Spartan lodge, Wood
bine, %; Randolph lodge, Randolph, 80;
Noble lodge, Chapman, IS; Famous
lodge, Gypsum City, no report to be OBJ
tanned; Rescue lodge, Solomon City, %;
Fraternal lodge, Manchester, % mem
bers. There are no lodges of the order
in WabaunSee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
WAS A GOOD AGENT.
n. E. White of Bennington Makes a
Record on Ticket Sales.

Bennington, Nov. 10. NJ. Swope and
wife have returned from their three
months vacation visiting in Colorado
and Utah, and he has resumed his duty
as agent OF the Union Pacific in this
place.
During his absence his place was filed
by H E. White Of DelphOs, one of the
best operators on the system. Mr..
White is proud of the record he made
for the company while here, for he was
notified from headquarters that he sold
more tickets for Omaha, Topeka and
Kansas City than any other station on
the Solomon branch. AS a fitting fare
well for the splendid services of Mr..
White a large number of his friends
rendered him a fitting banquet, at
which pleasant remarks were made by
several of those present.
J. f Garner editor and publisher of
the Bennington Democrat presided at
the banquet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
The Great Heart and Blood Tonic.

Not unfrequently the symptoms of a
weak or diseased heart are obscure and
misleading. Overwork or heart strain
produce more or less irritation, showing
itself in shortness of breath, pain in the
heart, or in some of the numerous nerve
centers of the chest and abdomen. In
most cases the pain is not in the heart,
but appears in the bowels, especially in
the left side, in the left shoulder and
down the left arm. In bad cases of neu-
ralgia of the heart the pain will shoot
into the head, chest and both arms. DIR.
Miles New Heart Cure strengthens and
controls the heart action while it puri-
hes the blood, stimulates the digestion
and builds up the entire system.
The following letter is from Mrs. H.
w. Bliss, of Winchester, N. H: Three
years ago suffered a severe attack of
rheumatism in my left side and should
er which left my heart in a very weak
condition. Frequent smothering spells,
shortness of breath from going up stairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01

or sweeping, together with severe pains
in my left side and between my should
ers made me unfit for my household du-
ties. AT night after retiring I expert
enced great difficulty in breathing, and
would frequently have to sit up or walk
the floor to keep form smothering. Be
ing unable to obtain relief from other
sources was induced by a friend to try
DR.. Miles Heart Cure and after taking
four bottles was enabled to attend to
my duties about the house without feel
ing the least exhaustion. The pain in
my side and the smothering spells both
disappeared; my appetite improved and
my health was better in every way. I
have nothing but words of praise for
that wonderful medicine and have rec
commended it to many of my friends"
From an old soldier of the rebellion
comes the following: 81 have had the
rheumatism of the heart for years, and
have suffered at times very severely
with pain at the lower edge of my left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01

A recent issue of the Boston Traveller,
commenting on the experiment of mu-
nicipaI concerts, says:
We have on more than one occasion
Of late spoken a good word regarding
the plan of Mayor Quincy to give pop
ular concerts at popular prices in Music
hall on Sunday evenings. From the first
we believed such an undertaking would
meet with the unqualified approval Of
the people of Boston. AS we practically
satisfaction the fulflIment of the pre-
diction that success was sure. Not only
do the concerts meet with the approval
of thousands of residents of this city,
but they receive the warmest kind of
an endorsement from Mr.. Henry L.
Higginson, whose keen love for music
has given Boston one of the very best
orchestras in the world We believe the
municipal concerts have come to stay,
and Mayor Quincy deserves the highest
praise for his position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01

shoulder blade and through my heart.
It would be so bad at times that I could
not sleep at night and often prevented
me from attending to my work After
using almost every remedy that I ever
heard of I finally purchased a bottle Of
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure and a Re-
storative Plaster. The We're like oil on
the troubled waters, for I went to sleep
and rested nicely the nrst night. I con-
tinued with these remedies until I was
fully cured and have had no return of
my old trouble since.'
JAMES H. WALTERS,
Shelton, Neb.
All druggists are authorized to sell
DR.. Niles New Heart Cure on a guar
antee that first bottle will benefit or
money will be refunded. Be sure and get
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure. Take Moth
ing else. Write US about your troubles
and ailments and we will give you, alb
solutely free of charge the honest advice
of a trained specialist. Booklet on heart
and nerves sent free. Address,
DR.. Miles Medical Co., EIkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
OVATION TO HILL
At Utica on His Appearance There
with JUDGE Van WYck.

Utica, N. Y. Nov. Judge Augustus
Van WICK and ex-senator David 3.
Hill addressed an audience of nearly
5000 people in this city last night. When
the opera house had been filed arrange
ments were made for an overflow meet
ing in the street outside and another
large crowd listened to remarks on the
situation by local orators. One of the
noticeable features of the meeting in
the opera house was the ovation which
greeted ex-senator Hill. When he
arose after being introduced he was
greeted with an outburst of applause
which prevented him from speaking for
some minutes. It exceeded both in en-
thusiasm and duration the welcome
given Judge Van Wyck which was new
ertheless a hearty one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
UP AT HER1NGToN.

They Have Jack Rabbits as Large as
Oxen, According to the Times.
Harrington Times: One of B. S.
Coursin's boys had a curious experience
in the rabbit catching business the 9TH
er morning. He saw a dog chasing
jack at full speed right in front of
him and saw the rabbit coming directly
his way. The dog was close upon his
heels and gaining on him at every jump
and the jack didn't seem to know just
what to do. He was soon close to the
boys feet so he just spread them out
and Mr.. Rabbit undertook to run
straight through between his legs when
he closed in upon the gentleman and
had him fast. 1t is needless to say that
the dog was robbed of the balance of
his sport and the boy had the jack
served up for dinner. And it made
them all a first class meal, too, for it
was almost as large as an OK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
ROB THE DENTISTS.
Ottawa Rogues Extract Gold Leaf
From Their Offices.

Ottawa, Nov. 1.-The artist whose
speciality is extracting gold from dental
offices has just made his annual visit
to Ottawa
Several of the leading dentists have
discovered that in some mysterious
manner their stock boxes have been
robbed of considerable quantities Of gold
carried for mechanical operations, the
thefts having all been committed with
in the past few days. Drs. Hetrick &
Fessenden, Geo. D. Mitchell and r. A.
WATSON are the latest victims-Dr.
Mitchell last night. The values taken
range from SIS upward, and will reach
a total of over 800. The thief is sup
posed to have entered the offices with
duplicate KEYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
Gated by a Majority of Cuban
Army Representatives.

Havana, Nov.1.-Advices received here
from Santa Cruz Del Sur say that a
majority of the representative of the
Cuban army, at the meetings held there
are in favor of the dissolution of the
Cuban insurgent government and the
appointment Of a commission to go to
Washington for the purpose of thank
ing the American government for it's
Intervention in favor of the Cubans
and to put themselves Internationally
at the disposition of the Washington
authorities so as to enable the latter to
develop their programme without any
hindrance. The Cubans are also said
to be in favor of disarmament of the
insurgent army.
The Cuban leaders who will probably
assemble at Mariana are to be presid-
ed over by Manuel Sanguilly who has
been i'll with fever for several days at
Cienfuegos, on his way to Santa Cruz
Del Sur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
CLYDE MERCHANTS FAIL
Attachment Suits Filed Against an
Incorporated Concern.

Clyde, Nov Attachment suits ag-
gregating about $4,000 have been filed
against the Clyde Mercantile company,
the heaviest claim being that of the
H. D. Lee Mercantile company of Sa-
lima.
The Clyde store is Incorporated, the
stock, it is understood, being mostly
held by New York and Vermont peo-
pie. It is also said the store is an an
mex of the Elk State bank of Clyde.
E. S. Ellis, of Kansas City, Kan, repre-
sents several claims against the Clyde
Mercantile company.
So far nine suits have been begun
in the district court of Cloud county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
WANT no COME HOME.
Colorado Volunteers Tired of Doing
Garrison Duty at Manila.

SO4O1aOO NO4uAIe6rS 4lred OF Dong
Garrison Duty at Manila
Denver, Nov. 1.-The following cable
gram was received today from the regi-
ment of Colorado volunteers in service
at Manila:
ITO Governor Adams, Congressional
Delegates and the Press Of Colorado:
Providing peace is declared, regiment
earnestly desires recall. RatiOns Insult
ficient; Is per cent sick. CheerfuIIy re-
main for fighting; reluctant to serve
garrison. Answer. One thousand
Colorado volunteers, Napoleon Guy.
chairman"
Governor Adams Immediately tele-
graphed the cablegram to the war de-
partment, but from previous commune
cations upon the same subject, does not
expect any action will be taken. He
said:
I do not think the situation is quite
as pad as the cablegram would Indicate
F1tten per cent of the regiment is not a
very large number"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
BOYD MURDER CASE.
Mrs. Postlethwait is Freed-No Evil
dence Against Her.

Hutchinson, Nov. Mrs. PostIeth-
wait has been freed from the charge
that has held her a prisoner for many
months. Her case was dismissed on
motion by the county attorney. The
case against her little son Clyde, was
dismissed in the same way and both
are now cleared of the charge of access
sorry in the murder of Boyd.
There has been considerable preju-
dice against Mrs. Postlethwait and
many have believed that she was not
free from blame. In the Clark case,
however, which brought out all of the
evidence obtainable regarding the muir
der there was nothing against Mrs.
Postlethwait so far as the murder itself
is concerned She was in her room that
night and three witnesses who sat in
the hall before her door say that she
did not leave her room that night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
Bitten by a Rattlesnake

Salina, Nov. Harry Tobey, young
son of S. S. Tobey, a prominent shoe
dealer of this city, was bitten by
rattlesnake while hunting with a. party
of other boys near Smolan, but will live.
He stepped on the snakes tail before
he discovered it's presence. He killed
the snake, and then drove to a farm
house near by where he received the
best treatment possible until a doctor
could be summoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
HANNA EXPECTS LOSSES
But Thinks the Ticket is Safe in the
State.

Cleveland, Nov. Senator M. A.
Hanna discussing the probable result of
the state election said today:
Il am of the opinion that the Repub-
lican majority in Ohio will not be as
large as it was in 1885, and I believe
there will be a slight falling off from last
years figures. The reports from the
state committees are very favora BILE.
however, and I am sure that the party
will be victorious in this state"
Senator Hanna said there was little
truth in the reports to the effect that the
national campaign would be opened i'm
mediately after the fall election
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
K. of P. Convention at Wichita.

Wichita Nov 1.-The Knights of
Pythias of the Twelfth district will hold
a district convention in this city on
and %, which will probably bring 200
mem bers of that order to the city. The
convention will be something of the
nature of a school of instruction. Grand
Chancellor Swartzeu of Parsons, Gen
eral Joseph H. Lyons of Leavenworth
and two Of the supreme representatives
will be among the more prominent
wick Cowley, Sumner and Harper
counties are in the district and each
county promises to send large delega-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01

in northern Kansas, recently of the
Frankfort Bee, has bought the Cen
tralia Journal and assumed editorial
management of the same. The Journal
is straight-laced Republican, and close
on to fifteen years of age. It won't be
long before Granger gets rich, for
Bradstreet says that Centralia has
more wealth in proportion to popula-
ton than any other town in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01

Thereare three conditions:
When the blood is poor;
When more flesh is needed;
When there is weakness
of the throat or lungs.
There is one cure: that is
SCOTS Emulsion.
It contains the best cod
liver oil emulsifed, or d.
gested, and combined with
the hyPophosPhites and
glycerine. 1t promises more
prompt relief and more last
ing benefit in these cases than
can be obtained from the
use of any other remedy.
soc. and $1.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
Skeleton Found at Chanute.

Chanute, Nov 1-Considerable ex-
citement was created here yesterday by
the finding of the skeleton of a. man
in a clump of bushes near the Santa
Fe bridge over the Neosho. The re-
mains had evidently lain there several
months A description of an old man
named Hoffman, who disappeared from
Humboldt last summer, seems to fit
the remains, but the identification is by
no means positive as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-01
BETTING IN THE FIFTH.
Man and Populist Politi-
clan Wager$ 100 on Calder
head and Vincent.

Concordia, Nov. Amos Craig, a
well known travelling man, and DR.. w.
r. Priest, both of Concordia, have
made an even bet of 800 each on the re-
suit of the congressional election in the
Fifth district, the former betting on
CaIderhead and the latter on Vincent.
Dr. Priest is willing to make several
other bets of the same kind. 1t IS said
the Populists of Concordia are raising
$500 to bet on the congressional cleo
tiOn-