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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
GLADSTONE PAST HELP.
His Ailment No Longer Yields
to Remedies.

Bournemouth, March 19.-The follow
ing bulletin has been issued with re-
spect to Mr.. Gladstone:
In the absence of any Improvement
in Mr.. Gladstone's condition, it has
been settled in consultation that he
should return to Hawarden next week. "
The bulletin is regarded as having on
Iy one meaning. 1t is understood the
grievous facial pains have returned and
will no longer yield to the usual rene
dies.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
says Mr.. Gladstone's general condition
is appreciably worse. 1t adds: 1T
was his own wish to be moved to Ha-
warden with as little delay as possible.
Whatever the previous nature of the
facial pains, neuralgia or the presence
of some unhealthy growth there can be
no doubt that though intermittent they
have occasioned severe suffering and it
necessarily follows that his physical
powers and heart action have become
graVely enfeebled -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19

night and went in search of geese. He
heard some flying over, and he blaZed
away, and three fine large geese came
futtering down to the ground in front
of him.
Tom Wood. a son of Judge J. G.
Wood, took his shot gun early this
morning and went in search of geese
along the river. I have heard him car
rying on a fusiIlade all morning" said
Judge Wood, ''and I expect to have him
return with loads of geese
Dick Hodgins opened his front door
early this morning, and there were two
fine looking geese on his door step. A
card bore the name, Bob Turner.
In South Topeka, on Van Buren
street, south of Eighteenth street, two
windows were broken in a vacant house
by geese flying blindly against them.
In Martin & Dennis addition, three
street light globes were broken in the
same way.
u. o. Dana's son. at 1922 BolIes ave-
nue. was a successful hunter after the
wild game, getting two geese with his
shot gun.
G. E. Roberts of 1900 Lane street also
secured two.
Frank Merriam of 1884 College avenue
shot several.
Andy Jordan of Tennesseetown went
out in his yard with his shot gun and
fired several shots. He shot two which
fell in a neighbor's yard Two colored
girls ran out and picked them up. Andy
ran to the YARD ana MADE the girls
give him the geese, but not before he
had drawn his shot gun on them.
The larger number Of geese were seen
in Martin & Dennis addition. This was
directly on the line in which the fOcks
were travelling. The suburban lights
were the first to break up the f1ocks
After circling around these lights for
some time, the geese moved northward
somewhat, but were attracted by all the
lights on their way. Flock after flock
arrived, and was broken up. The whole
of Topeka was infested with wild geese
for most of the night. This morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
EARLY FRUIT. RUINED.
Frost Does Immense Damage
in California.

San Francisco, March 19.-Reports
from the central part of the state indi-
cate that apricots, plums, almonds and
cherries have been completely ruined
by the heavy frosts of the past few
nights. 1t has burnt the pits till they
have turned black and will commence
dropping off the trees in a day or two.
The fruit which holds on to the trees
will not mature as it has been frozen
till it will eventually shrivel up.
The orchards in the vicinity of Lon
don, Lodi and AcampO will not produce
sufficient early fruit for the families of
the owners. The apricots in these par
ticular sections are very fine in quality
thousands of dollars. The late fruit is
not affected
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MAY BE DEATH BLOW.
General PandO Captured by the
Insurgents.

st. Louis, Mo, March ia special to
the Post Dispatch from Key West, Fla.
says:
A dispatch from Havana announces
that Gen. Pando, the second in com
mand of the Spanish forces in Cuba, has
been captured by band of insurgents
under Gen. CaIixto Garcia. The capture
was made in the Trinidad district of
eastern Cuba.
This news is considered by Cubans to
mean that the greatest blow that the
insurgents have yet dealt to Spain, has
fallen.
Gen. Pando has long been considered
the only real fighter among the legion
of Spanish officers sent against the
Cubans.
Hand in hand with this information
comes news that the Cubans have sue
ceeded in landing a large force on the
island of Porto Rico, where a general
uprising has taken place.
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BANK ESCAPED.
Robbers Attempt to Break Into Meri-
den's Bank.

Robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the State bank of Meriden
last night. Meriden is a village ten
miles north of Topeka and has but one
bank. The burglars broke the outer
door and dug a hole through the vault
wall. They then placed dynamite be
tween the vault doors and the force of
the explosion tore both doors off and
shattered the windows in the building
But the door of the safe inside the
vault which contained the money
belonging to the bank was intact.
Whether the burglars then gave up
the task of reaching the money or were
frightened away is not known but it is
certain that they made no further at
tempt to break the door of the inner
safe.
strange thing about the robbery is
the fact that no one heard the explosion
which shattered the vault and the bank
building. The discovery of the attempt
ed robbery was not made until the bank
was opened this morning for business
Then it was found that the interior was
a complete wreck.
The only thing that the robbers secur-
ed was about $40 which was in the mon
eY drawer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
LELAND SARCASTIC, TOO.
Says That Ingalls, Long Suit Now is
Reporting Prize Eights.

There is rumOr going around among
the politicians that John J. ingalls, will
go to the Republican state convention
at Hutchinson to pay his respects to
Cyrus Leland. This is said to be one
of the projects of the anti-Leland fore
es to start a wave of enthusiasm which
will Overwhelm Leland and his follow
ers.
If Mr.. ingalls, does not go as
a delegate it is said he will
be there and submit to be-
ing called upon" for a speech. Le-
land intimates that such a thing would
not be tolerated, but it would be. be-
cause Kansas Republicans always like
to hear ingalls,.
"Of course ingalls, might want to do
such a thing" said Leland today, and
SO far as I am concerned personally
wouldn't care a bit if he did attend and
go after me. But I promise you that
if he should shove himself onto the con-
vention and make a speech of the kind
suggested, he might be sorry for it.
There will be others there with vitriol
and tongues and nothing would please
them more than to skin the skinner.
1t would he a lively time. However.
personal matters should not be injected
into the proceedings of a state conven-
tiOn, and I don't believe they will. In
gals friends will no doubt call him of
if they learn that he proposes to vent
his spleen. Ingalls, rOasts don't count
any more. He is no longer a factor in
Kansas politics. His long suit now is
reporting prize fights
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small focks were seen still moving
nOrthward.
Just how many wild geese We're killed
in Topeka last night, would be hard to
approximate. Martin & Dennis addi-
tiOn was Overrun with cO1Ored people
from TennesSeetOwn and other points
who were shooting at the game. Resi-
dents of this addition say that the col
Ored men carried off a large number of
geese. Who these men were, could not
be learned.
The report of discharging fire arms
was heard in all parts of the city. Po-
licemen, who were at first aroused by
the noise and were thinking of making
arrests, concluded to let the fun go on.
The west side policemen who ride on
the West Sixth trolley cars, stepped off
once or twice to see whether a man was
really being held up or whether trag-
edy was occurring FINDING that the
residents were engaging in a little
harmless sport, they again boarded the
cars.
1t was a most unusual incident.
Weather demonstrators say that there
will be warmer weather, for the wild
geese. they say, can always tell about
the weather. But when they run
against electric lights at night, they
lose their heads, and can't tell about
anything.
7. Davis, a plumber who lives near
Washburn college bagged two geese.
He was out with a party armed with
guns and they were stationed near an
electric light. When the geese circled
around, attracted by the light the whole
party would shoot toward the noise
though they could see nothing.
MIR. Davis said in telling his expert
ence: I'VE could see nothing but we
could hear the geese as they flew around
and when they were about over US we
would let drive. The first one that
came down fell right after volley and
he struck the street and was dead when
we reached him. The second we got
some time later. He went down and
struck on the roof of a house near
where we were standing"
Charles Keys, who is employed in L.
s. WooIverton's drug store, will have
wild goose for Sunday dinner and he
did not stay awake to shoot at them.
While his neighbors were firing guns all
around him he slept or tried to and he
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HAVING FUN WITH HIM.
Democrats Jolly Dingley About His
Tariff Law.

Washington. March 19.-At the open
ing session of the house today, Mr.
Dingley, the floor leader of the major
ity, offered the bill reported from the
ways and means committee, providing
for the free entry into this country Of
guns, ammunitions and other naval
supplies and war material purchased
abroad until January 1, 1899.
He explained that the committee had
unanimously reported the bill. 1t was
asked for by the secretaries of war and
navy.
Some of the Democrats undertook to
poke fun at Mr.. Dingley by asking him
why these supplies should be admitted
free of duty if the foreigner paid the
tax"
Mr.. Dingley replied rather sharply
that it was perfectly understood where
articles were purchased abroad and inn
ported, the purchaser paid the duty
This is a bill to indemnify the tax
payer" observed Mr.. DOckery CDem.,
MOI.
Mr.. McNIiIlin said that he believed
that the government should always
have the right to import, and he
thought there should be a general stat
ute for that purpose.
The bill was passed without division
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China is Being Squeezed BY
Russia and France.
One Turns the Screw While the
Other Rests.
TO WRECK THE LOAN
Which is About Completed in
London
Appears to Be the Object Of
Their Present Course.

Pekin, March 19-The recent inactiv-
ity of the Russians at Pekin is explain
ed by the fact that the negotiations
have again been transferred to st. Pc
tersburg, owing to the difficulties en-
cOuntered here.
The coincidence of the French de-
mands being presented on the eve OF
the completion of the Chinese loan IN
London is much commented upon and
it is asserted that France and Russia
are trying their best to wreck the loan.
Upon the occasion of the last visit of
the French ambassador to the Chinese
foreign office, the Chinese refused to
accede to the French proposals and the
ambassador said that when he next
visited the foreign office he would pre-
sent stronger arguments and would
even threaten active operations from
Tong King and the forcible seizure of a
coaling station.
The general opinion here is that it is
impossible to disregard the persistent
rumors, circulating in we'll Informed cir
cles. that Russia has abandoned her at
tempts to lease Port Arthur, but has
not ceased her negotiations regarding
Ta-Lien-Wan.
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THE BILL SUITS ALGER.
Secretary Alger Expresses Approval
of Proposed Increase in the Army

New York, March 19.-Secretary of
War Russell A. Alger dictated the fol-
lowing statement to a Washington cor
respondent of the World concerning the
Hull bill reorganizing the line of the
army: The Hull bill has my entire
approval and I so told the president
this afternoon in answer to a question
from him as to my notion of the meas
ure.
THE organization under this bill in
time of peace calls for so companies,
two companies to a station. a major to
each battalion; a lieutenant colonel and
a colonel to each regiment.
There are now ten companies, ac-
cording to law, in each regiment two Of
which will be skeletonized under the
new p1an,by which it is understood that
the officers of the two companies re-
main for duty and are detailed to spec
ifc duty.
I'VE have one hundred men at col
leges and places of learning where mil
itary tactics are taught and we are en-
abled to use these officers, under this
bill, in time of war.
THAT company where all enlisted
men are mustered out is called a skele-
ton company. Another good thing
about the Hull bill is that when a man
deserts he can never be restored and
afterward draw a pension. Under the
present system we have many desert
ers who have been restored and are
drawing a pension from the govern
nent''
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COURT STILL Ar WORK.
information as to It's Progress is
Steadily Refused.

Key West, Fla. March 19.-The court
OF inquiry is diligently continuing its
sessions on board the battleshfp Iov-a
and, judging from statements made Nv
members, it is a problem how MANY
more days viii pass before the public
learns its conclusions
By the courtesy of Rear Admiral
Slcard, the correspondent of the AssO-
clated Press was today enabled to es-
cape the rigor of the recent rule forbid
dlng correspondents to go on board war
shlps and was the first civilian to in
terview the members of the court of in
quiry since they secreted themselves ~,
Wednesday on the Iowa.
Capt. Sampson received the corras
pondent on the poop In the admirai,s
cabin below were Capt. Chadwick. Lieu
tenant Commander Potter and Judge
Advocate Mark. They had been in ses-
sion since 10 o'clock this morning. with
the ships writer acting as clerk.
The court is still hard at work" he
said. Il have just left my conferees
1t is utterly impossible to say when o11r
report will be ready. If I surmised the
date and you reported ii, am afraid
something might occur that would de8
feat the expectation, and only serve to
disappoint the anxious public. When
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filed with their uncanny noises. They
flew very close to the ground and often
collided with two story buildings. It
was a most unusual sight. Near electric
lights they could be seen more plainly.
Vast hocl1s of the geese came from the
south.
The lights seemed to attract them
and the flocks We're broken up and the
fowls flew here and there in wild con-
fusion, centering usually in the lumin-
Gus air a hundred feet or more above
the city street lights.
Their cries were loud and plaintive.
The first flock arrived about dark. 1t
was then that the electric lights were
turned on which arrested the flight of
the geese. Old residents say that the
geese flew lower than they ever saw
them before.
tin & Dennis addition and South TOpe-
ka. Here the residents got out and
took advantage of their opportunity to
get wild game.
out with his shot gun and secured sew
en- geese. He says he thinks he shot
few more, but lost them on account of
the darkness.
Transfer Agent Frank Stitt got three
geese with his shot gun.
Henry March, who lives at 1912 West
Sixth street, loaded his shot gun when
he heard the cackling geese fly over,
and went out into the yard. He waited
but a few moments and then he heard
a "honk'' He looked up and towards
where he thought the sound came from,
but he could see nothing. Soon he
heard another ''honk," and this time he
raised his shot gun and pulled the trig
ger There was one goose less in the
fiock. and he proudly carried it into the
house. 1t was a chance shot, but the
midnight sportsman will have goose for
Mr.. n. S. Thompson of SO Topeka
avenue heard the geese as they few
over. He armed himself with his shot
gun. opened the window and waited,
but although he could hear them, he
could not see any, and after a stealthy
watch of half an hour. he gave up the
hunt and closed the window and re-
turned his gun to the rack.
George Stansfeld is authority for the
statement that he took his gun last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
AMERICAN EDITOR IN JAIL.
Arrested Under the Libel Laws of
Mexico.

Laredo, Tex, March 19.-News has
reached here that an American citizen,
]. B. Dickinson, manager of the Monte
rey Globe, has been placed in Jail for Ii
bel by order of the government at the
City of Mexico. Dickinson sent by
telegraph a special concerning the char
acter of one Sparks, now in the City of
Mexico, which was published in the
Mexican Herald. United States Consul
General Donnelly at Nuevo Laredo has
the case in hand and it is understood
that the Washington authorities have
notified the consul general to person
ally investigate the matter. The con-
sui general claims the right of having
Dickinson tried before the courts in
Monterey while the officials were in
structed to take him to Mexico for tri-
al. There is considerable excitement
among all classes, both in Monterey
and Laredo, where Dickinson has many
friends.
Mr.. Dickinson says he has no fear as
to the outcome of the trial.
The incoming consul general J. K.
Pollard, suStains Mr.. Donnelly.
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TERROR ORDERED SOUTH.
She Will Join the Fleet at Dry Tor
tnpaS.

She VIII Join the Fleet at Dry Tor
tugas.
New York, March 19.-The Times
says:
The monitor Terror has been ordered
to leave this port and join the squad
ron under command of Admiral Sicard
at Dry Tortugas, Capt. Ludlow COM
manding the Terror, received orders
from the navy department to have his
vessel start for the south at once, and
preparations are being made to have
the Terror sail on Sunday morning.
Stores and coal will be put aboard to-
day.
The Terror is the only war vessel now
on active duty in this harbor. 1t is
thought that after reporting to Admiral
Sicard she viii be sent to Havana to
take the place of the cruiser MontgOm-
cry Only a few of the crew of the
vessel had shore liberty yesterday They
were petty officers, many of whom
were sent on shore to purchase sup
plies.
The officers at the navy yard said last
night that they knew nothing of orders
having been received by Capt. Ludlow
to take this vessel south. None of the
officers of the ship would discuss the
matter, but they admitted that orders
for departure had been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-19
TOPEKA SUITS RIDDLE
For the Location of Holding the State
PopuIist Convention.

Taylor Riddle, chairman of the Pop
ulist state committee. who has been in
Topeka during the past two days on Of
fetal business connected with the state
live stock sanitary board, of which he
is secretary, believes that the Populist
state convention will be held in Topeka.
He said:
In favoring Topeka, do not wish
to be understood as offering any OBJ
jections to the other towns which seek
the convention, but with all respect to
them, 1 desire to say that, in my opin-
ion, Topeka is the most centrally 10
Gated, the easiest to reach from all
parts of the state and is better prepar-
ed to take care of the convention in all
respects than any other town in the
state.
while I do not desire to appear in
the role of a dictator to the committee,
I sincerely hope that at our meeting
April 20, the members thereof will de-
eide to hold the convention here.
THE advantages of the location and
accommodations in this city are not all
the arguments which may be urged IN
favor of this city. The people of To-
peka do not seem to be altogether well
pleased with the fight which the Re
publican managers and Republican
press are making against Shawnee
county, and it seems to me that 1t
would be a wise political move for US
to hold our convention here 1t would
make votes for the party, and that is
the necessary feature of success for any
party at an election
with the ticket which we will NOM
mate the Populists will, in my opinion,
go before the people with the strongest
Influences in their favor which we have
vet had. A good administration of state
affairs, first class candidates and the
best of prospects for success
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WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
$4,000 a Month for Labor in One
Department at Mare Island.


Department at Mare Island.
Washington March 19.-Some idea Of
the activity prevailing in naval circles
is given by the statement that the pay
roll of the construction department only
one of several departments in the Mare
island navy yard for March, was $780,
coo. This great expenditure per month,
it is said, was not equalled during the
late war
1t is said to be the purpose of the
president and his advisors to keep sep
arate and distinct account of all funds
expended from the $50, 10000 emergen-
cy appropriation made by congress for
the national defense. In accordance
with this intention a separate form of
requisition has been prepared and all
amounts allotted from the fund are
made upon the direct order signed by
the president himself. 1.-The president
wants to report to congress just how
every cent. of this money is spent"
said a member of the cabinet today,
'and for this reason is adopting the
course above outlined
The amount paid for the Mayf1ower
was about $400, 900.
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STAR ROUTE CASES END.
United States Attorney is Ordered to
Dismiss Them.

San Francisco, March 19.-Assistant
United States District Attorney Knight
said yesterday that the te1egra phic in
structions had been received from
Washington to dismiss the star route
cases.
These old suits were begun by the
government to recover about half a
million dollars, with interest from the
year 1872.
The principal sum was alleged to
have been obtained from the govern
ment by systematic frauds, practiced in
the charges by mail contractors and
sub-contractors for the carriage of the
mails.
These suits went to the supreme court
of the United States in 1877 on demurrer
and slumbered there three or four years
Mr.. Knight said it would be useless to
prosecute them, as the government has
no evidence on which a judgment could
be had. The routes We're in Montana,
Nevade and adjacent territory.
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the report is ready, it will not be for US
to make the announcement. Washing
ton, I presume, will do that
If a preliminary report had already
been sent to Washington. Capt. Samp-
son apparently knew nothing of it,
Unusual precautions We're observed
on the New York and the Iowa, double
harbor watches being enforced. Every
craft that passes on its way into the
harbor is submitted to the closest scru-
tiny of searchIights. Both vessels are
ready to pull out at Is minutes notice
and special attention is being given to
the instruction of the sailors in small
arms and firing practice.
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ALL DENY IT.
Guzman Says lie Got No Such Letter
From WeYIer.

Havana, March 19.-Last night a cor
respondent saw Don Francisco De Los
Santos Guzman, to whom Gen. Weyler
is alleged to have written a letter pub
lfshed in the New York Journal yester-
day apparently suggesting the destruc-
tiOn of the United States battleship
Maine. The former president of the
cortes was much surprised, when asked
if he had received such letter. He
said: I have not received any such
letter from Gen. Weyler and for that
reason it is impossible for any one to
have stolen such a letter of me. 1 am
ignorant of the existence of such d let
ter and consequently of alleged con-