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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
SHIPS TO HAVANA.
R'umors That They May Be Sent to
Protect American Interests.


Washington, March 29.-The Spanish
situation was the absorbing and prac-
tically the only subject of consideration
at the state, war and navy departments
today, and although the main interest
of the day was centered in the cabinet
meeting and the general course of con-
Eress, yet the active negotiations now
proceeding with Spain made the state
department hardly less a centre of at
tention while the preparations of the
war and navy branches went on with
undated vigOr.
The Spanish minister Senior Polo,
reached the state department shortly
before noon and was with Judge Day
over half an hour. The meeting was
by appointment by one Of Judge Days
clerks sent to the minister to ask him
to come to the department at the EARL
est moment. Pending his arrival Judge
Day went to the navy department and
had a talk with Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt. and soon thereafter Mr..
Roosevelt returned the visit and had a
talk with Judge Day in the latter's Of
fee.
The reports of riots at Havana led to
the belief that a movement was on foot
to have American ships sent to the Gu
ban capital as a measure of protection
to American interests.
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RECORDS BROKEN.

The State Journal broke all former
records in circulation Monday, except
one. The Corbett-Fitzsimmons prize
fight of st. Patrick's day, 1897, sold a
few more papers than did yesterdays
fight with Spain. So many of the good
people of Topeka and Kansas were
anxious to know about both these fights
that the Journal simply had to accom-
modate them, cost what it would. It
was expensive, but we got there just
the same
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TO ACT
CONTINUED from First Page.I

made up of certain Americans of strong
anti-Spanish tendency now at Havana.
Gen. BlancO states that he does not fear
any disturbances and riots coming from
the Cuban people. The suggestion that
the Weyler element is threatening riots,
is emphatically repudiated by the cap
tain general
General Blanco expresses complete
confidence in his ability TO preserve
quiet among the native people. He is
convinced, he says that a riOtous dem
onstration at Havana amounting to an
overt act designed to precipitate war
between the United States and Spain is
being systematically fOmented by a
certain class of American citizens
BlancO clearly and unequivOcally de-
clares that the presence of American
correspondents in Cuba make the Situa-
ton in his view more critical.
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DEPEW FEARS WAR.
But is in for Tt if it Becomes Neces-
sarY.


New York, March 29.-Chauncey NJ
Depew believes we are on the verge of
a war with Spain.
Il confess he said today, that I do
not see how we are going to avoid war
MCKINLEY in this crisis would have
been twice as warlil1e if he had not
been through a war. Every old soldier
I know is for peace. Grant was for
peace all the time; so was Sherman
have had some experience as a soldier
in the civil war and I am not anxious
for conflict. find that the most war
like men are the clergymen. The bank
ers make money by war. The great
railroad corporations and the great tel
egraph companies would have their
earnings vastly increased in case of
war. Certainly the opposition of the
men who control these great enterpri-
SEES to war can not be construed as op-
position based upon selfshness
The people to whom war would be
disastrous are the small business men,
thousands of whom would inevitably
fail, and the labOring men, millions of
whom would be thrown out of employ
ment by the general paralysis of indus
try.
But, Notwithstanding all this. if the
president should decide in view of the
facts in his possession that our dispute
with Spain could not be settled by di-
plomacy, the whole people, without ref
erence to investments and personal in
terests, should be found standing be-
hind the president, and have no doubt
they would be-
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TRANQUILITY REIGNs.
Spain Believes the Trouble is About
Over.

Madrid, March 29.-Complete trans
puiIity prevails here and in the provin-
Ces. Public opinion is quieted by the
belief that the difficulties between
Spain and the United States will be ar
ranged in a friendly manner, and the
newspapers place great store upon the
conference between Gen. WOOdfOrd, the
United States minister and Senior Sa-
gasta the premier, which is to take place
at 4 o'clock this afternoon, expressing
the belief that it will have important
pacific results.
The Spanish newspapers also say the
government of Spain has decided to do
everything possible to avoid war, if the
honor and dignity of Spain are not af-
fected."
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co1oRED TROOPS FIRST.
Gen. Miles Has Ordered One Regi-
raent to the Dry Tortugas.

menu TO I416 0Ly AO1 ItASeNS-
Washington, March 29.-By direction
of Gen. Miles, commanding the army,
orders were issued today for the trans
fer of the 25th regiment of infantry to
the Dry TOrtugas. The TACT that TINS
regiment is made of cOlOred troops IS
regarded as quite significant in showing
the purpose of the war department to
concentrate colOred troops in the Vicln-
ity of Cuba, inasmuch as 1t is recOgnlz-
ed that the negro is better able to with
stand the Cuban climate than the white
man.
There are three other cOlored regi-
ments in the army. Their aggregate
cOlOred strength is :, 1S8. The regiments
are the oath Infantry, all at Fort Doug
las. Utah, Col J. F. Kent, commanding,
the 9Th cavalry, Fort Robinson, Neb-,
headquarters, Col David Perdy com
manding the 10th cavalry, headquart-
ers at Fort AssinibOine, Montana,
headquarters at Fort AssinibOine, Mont,
Col. Gay Henry commanding.
The only cOlOred officer outside of
chaplains is First Lieutenant Charles
Young of the 9Th cavalry who is at
present on duty at the WilberfOrce I'M
fversity- The four cOlored chaplains
are attached to the cOlOred regiments.
The 25th regiment is now located at
Forts MissOula, AssinibOine and Harris,
Mont, where they have been for the
past Is years. There are about 45O men
in all under the command of Col. A. S
Bird.
The movement will occupy about two
weeks and the troops on arriving at
TOrtugas, will go into camp, there be-
ing no barrack accommodations at
that place for them. 1t was announced
some time ago that the department
would detail a company of artillery to
man the improved calibre guns, which
the ordnance bureau intends to mount
at Fort Jefferson.
The coIored troops upon their arrival
it is presumed will be instructed in ar
tillery practice and thus will be enabled
in case of necessity to assist the artil-
lery company in its work.
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IT CAUSES TALK.
Number of British officers Leave Can
ada for Washington.

Halifax, N. s., March pa rumor
was in circulation here today that the
United States government is negOtiat-
ing with the Canadian government for
the purchase of the Dominion fishery
cruiser Acadia, but the story is regard
ed in official circles in Halifax as I'M
founded. The Acadia is a wooden
steamer but a fast one, having a speed
of II knots.
Captain Levita, of the Royal artillery,
Will leave here tomorrow for the United
States and in view of the number Of
British officers who have gone to Wash
ingtOn within the past week, his depar-
ture occasions comment. 1t is believed
that his destination is Washington.
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mission Co, Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave. Topeka.
Kan.
New York: The fury of the recent adj
vance in stocks and the extent of the de-
mOralization of the bears may be best
realized by looking at some of the adj
vanceS which have occurred since last
Friday. The violence of the advances
clearly indicates the extent to which the
short interest had committed itself in the
early dealing last week. Although a good
borrowing demand for stock was reported
in the stock loan department. it is beyond
a doubt that heavy reduction must have
occurred in the short interest yesterday
Wall street is now in a highly sensitive
and nervous condition. There seems to
be a belief that the attitude of Spain has
changed sufficiently to justify hope that
war will be aVerted, but well informed
conservative interests are by no means
satisfied that the situation is clear. The
course of congress is yet to be determined
upon and the public sentiment cannot be
safely reckoned without the positive out
lining of the programme proposed by the
administration. Caution was observed
yesterday in the offerings of time money
and no relaxation is to be noted. A grit
flying feature of yesterdays market was
the sharp recovery in government bonds.
Liverpool: Wheat sd lower.
Receipts of grain at Chicago: Wheat
112 cars, grade "a cars; corn 24O cars,
grade 81 cars; oats 294 cars, grade Is cars
Bradstreet's: Wheat, decrease 2,443oo0
bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
THE SPANISH REPORT.
It Declares That the Breaks in the
Maine All Point Outward.

Washington, March "a synopsis Of
the report of the Spanish naval COM
mission which investigated the destruc-
ton of the battleship Maine has been
given out. The synopsis is as follows:
The report contains declarations
made by ocular witnesses and experts
From these statements it clearly de-
duces and proves the absence of all
those attendant circumstances which
are invariably present on the occasion
Of the explosion of a torpedo.
THE evidence of witnesses COMPARE
lively close to the Maine at the mo-
ment is to the effect that only one ex-
pIosion occurred; that no column of wa
ter was thrown into the air that no
shock to the side Of the nearest vessel
was felt. nor on land was any vibration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
MR.. L. M. CRAWFORD MAD.
Because Harry Semon Presented an
Indecent Show in His House.

Harry w. Semon's Colossal Extrava-
ganza company, sparkling with beau
t1ful girls and dazzling with scenic
splendor' will fail to either sparkle or
dazzle at the Crawford theater tonight
After dragging out one of the most
miserable performances, or rather al
legged performances, that has ever been
seen in this city at the Crawford thea
ter last night, one of the male mem
berS OF the company announced that a
performance with an entire change of
programme would be given tonight
This proposition stood until Mr.. L. M
crawford met Manager Semon in front
OF the opera house this morning.
have you any baggage in this
house?'' he said abruptly without even
passing the time of day.
Semon.
We'll, then, get it out of there just as
quick as you can or I'll have it thrown
out in the alley said Manager Craw-
ford in a tone that conveyed the infer
ence that he meant what he said.
Why, what's the matter?'' exclaimed
the astonished head of the dazzling and
sparkling aggregation. 81 have a con-
tract to play in your house tonight"
don't care if you have so contracts, -
said the manager of the Crawford,
your show is positively indecent, and
l would not let you put on anoter per-
torrance in my house if you gave me
every dollar you took in. It's more
than indecent he continued with in
creased warmth.
SemOn was dumbfounded, and simply
stood and stared at Manager Crawford.
The latter dropped his arms, which he
had used in an evolutionary manner to
emphasize his remarks and walked
away. Before he got out of speaking
distance he turned and shouted to Sc
mon:
Get your baggage out of the house if
you don't want it thrown in the alley
This broke in on Semon's astonish-
ment. He started after Manager
Crawford calling on him to stop, but
the Topeka manager walked down the
street unheeding. SemOn is not quite
five feet tall and weighs about 300
pounds, and he consequently had no
show of overtaking Mr.. Crawford. He
soon gave up the chase and went back
to the theater to get his baggage out
before the stage hands had an opportu-
nifty of carrying out Manager Craw-
for's threat.
There ought to be some guaranty
against such performances being given
in a first class opera house in this city.
Mana ger Crawford, himself, ought to
investigate more carefully. A number
of ladies and gentlemen left the house
last night before the first act was over.
There are number of companies trav-
cling about over the west that need
watching by managers of opera houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29

You piano may have been tuned all
right, but unless the working of the ac-
ton is perfect, you can GO nothing with
the tone that is hidden in the instru-
ment, an action is a very intricate piece
of mechanism, every part of which must
work in harmony to secure results. Ac-
ton and tone regulating are two of the
most precise operations known to piano
construction. I can do this high class
work, and know it cannot be done by
others who have not worked at piano
building. c. c. Taylor, expert piano
tuner, action and tone regulator at c.
P. Adams music pavilion, 113 w. 9Th St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
DECLARES WAR.
Resolution to That Effect introduced
in the House.

Washington, March 29.-Representa-
tive Marsh of Illinois, chairman of the
house committee on militia, today in
trOduced the following joint resolution.
declaring war between the government
of Spain and its dependencies and the
United States and her territories. 1t
is as follows:
THAT war be, and the same is here
by, declared to exist between the gov
eminent of Spain and her dependencies
and the United States and her territOr-
les. and that the president of the Uni
ted States is hereby authorized to use
the whole land and naval force of the
United States, including the militia and
the naval militia thereof, to carry the
same into effect. -
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noticed, ana that no dead fish were

noticed, and that no dead fish were
found.
THE evidence of the senior pilot of
the harbor states that there is an
abundance of fish in the harbor and
this is corroborated by other witnesses.
The assistant engineer of works states
that after explosions made during the
execution of works in the harbOr, he has
always found dead fish.
1.-The divers were unable to examine
the bottom of the Maine, which was
buried in the mud, but a careful exam
ination of the sides of the vessel, the
rents and breaks, inwhich all point out
ward, shows without doubt that the
explosion was from the inside"
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions
and Stocks 10 West Sixth Ave, Topeka.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Evans died M Monda 9tie afternoo 19o At the
home, 1910 Quincy street. He was 80
9 1o9FS Oh age was mem9er OF LIncoI 99
years. He leaves seven children, as fol-
lows: George H. Evans, Cyrus Evans, L.
Q. Evans and Mrs. John HelWig, all OF
Topeka, and Mrs. Sam Harpster, r. Gin
der and Camelia Burkett, Rochester, Ind.
The funeral will be held Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the residence. Lin
coin post will assist in the services.
Mrs. Helen Mccormick Kelley of Ster-
ling, Kan. who was visiting in the fam
lily of J. w Ferguson at sos Horne street,
died of inflamma ton of the bowels last
Sunday afternoon after but a few hours
illness. The remains were taken to Ster-
ling today for burial.
Mrs. Mabel Quimby. aged 81 years, died
Sunday and was buried today.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

OhlCagO.- NIaTCn y.
HOGs-Receipts 1900: left over, 1916.
Market active, 5071ac higher. Light, $. So
$3.50: mixed. $3.70Q390; heavy, $3.70Q3. SPY;
CATTLE-Reczip ts.257O. Steady Beeves,
Sc. S5G5.40; cows and heifers. s. 25Gt4-5
Texas steers. S3.60d4.75; stockers and feed
ers. SO. 70d4-15.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady
to strong. Native sheep: $500 $50; west
ems. 50. S5d4 IS: lambs, S4-60u5.90-
ffcial yesterday: -.
HOGS-Receipts. 1861 shipments. 500.
CATTLE-Receipts, Is, 494; shipments, o.
sHEEP-Receipts. 1891; shipments, g.
'' Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow,
q, 600.
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STOCKS RESPOND.
Prices Go Up on Strength of outloo1
for Peace.

London, March ga special dispatch
from Madrid today says:
THE news that congress will not i'm
mediately discuss the Maine report,
thus giving time for European diploma
cy to work and prevent a conflict, has
caused a rise in stocks.
During the course of a conference
with Senior Gul1On, the minister for for
eign affairs, yesterday, Gen. WOOdfOrd,
the United States minister, expressed
the unusual desire to have a confer
ence with Senior Sagasta, the premier,
personally.
ct is believed he has a message from
President Mckinley to Senior Sagasta."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
THEY SIDE WITH SPAIN.
French Newspapers Think the Maine
Case is Weak

Paris, March 29.-The Figaro thinks
the report of the American court of in
quiry is not irrefutable and that there
is no evidence to justify the entire eX-
oneration of the crew. 1T is impOssi-
ble,' says the Figaro. that the United
States win defy European opinion and
make war on such fragile conclusion .
The GaulOiS quotes Admiral Dupont
to the effect that the evidence points to
an internal explosion. This paper and
the Eclair admit, however, that the re-
port is not of a nature to increase the
excitement OF the pOpulace OF Spains
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Piano Expert.

Mrs. Mabel Quimby. aged 81 years, died
Sunday and was buried today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
YALE STUDENTS PATRIOTIC.
Entire Glass of 1900 Give Cuban
Demonstration With Flags
and Horns

New Haven, Conn, March 29-The
entire class of Yale 1900 united in a
Cuban demonstration on the green this
afternoon. There were 400 or 500 in the
crowd of students, who marched, carry
ing two Cuban flags and sundry horns
and other Instruments for noise.
Gathering about the flag pole on the
green. they cheered for Cuba After
further demonstration they returned to
the campus and resumed their cheering
and parading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29

Kansas Civ Produce Market.

Kansas City, March %
WHEAT-Demand for hard scattering:
soft, weak No. 1 hard. SIC; No. ?, Se1sD
sec; No. 8, S50S6c; No. 1 red. SIC; No. ..
91G92c; No. 8. S71za9Oc; No. spring. SEQ
SSc; No. 3, S36S5c
26c.
oATs-Active. about steady. No. 2
white. 2715c.
RYE-NO. 2, 451zc.
HAY-Firm, active. Choice timothy,
$S.50d9; choice prairie, $7Q7.25.
BUTTER-Unchange Creamery 1511
1S15c; dairy. 14016c.
EGGS-Firm- Fresh, Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
SPAIN WANTS TIME.
Proposition for an Armistice Came
From Madrid.

Washington, March 29.-Senators and
others who have talked with the presi-
dent last evening and today say that
the proposition for the armistice came
from Spain and while it is being con-
sidered by the president in connection
with other negotiations, he has insisted
that any proposed armistice must be
coupled with other conditions, which
Spain has not shown a disposition to
accept and perhaps will not accept. The
tenor of the conditions are not stated,
but look to permanent peace and self
government by the CubanS. It was sta
ted by one senator that matters would
be brought to a head within a very
short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29

coaling station in the waters south of
Cuba, and the papers are now ready
for final action.
The station will not be on Navassa
IiI[eIV +o he a. 80 of ~ se1-era1 fine
harbors of Hayti or San Domingo, or
else on the Danish island of St.ThOmas,
which is open to purchase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
TWO BODIES RECOVERED.
Man and Woman Taken From the
Ruins of the Aver Building.

Chicago, March 29--The BODY OF
Frederick L. Robinson and that of a
Davidson have been taken from the
ruins of the Aver building. Robinson's
body was identified by papers in his
pocket, but the woman's corpse was SO
badly burned as to be unrecognlzable
Twelve bodies have now been found
and five people are still missing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
TROOPS LEAVE Fl. RENO

Ell Reno, I. T., March 29.-At noon today
troops from Fort Reno began loading at
this point on the Rock Island tracks, tax
ing Calling and Hotchkiss guns and all
the available field pieces at the fort. 1t
is understood they are to be sent to east
ern coast points and will go via Fort
Worth Tex
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-29
MOVING TOWARD PEACE
Spain Is offered a Broad Way Out
Says the Pail Mall Gazette.

London, March 29.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette this afternoon voices the general
tone of the afternoon papers of this
city in saying that President McKin-
ley's message to congress gives Spain a
broad way to escape, adding:
1T does not contain a word which
need rufIle a feather of Castilian pune
tilfo. Events are evidently moving to-
ward a peaceful settlement"
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SUITS PEACE SOCIETY.
Resolutions Passed Endorsing the
Presidents Course.

Boston, March 29.-The board of di-
rectOrs of the Peace society has for
warded to President Mckinley a long
message indOrsing his policy in the
Spanish question and urging him to
adhere to it, believing that it will, eff
continued a little longer lead to a pa
cific solution of all the difficulties now
pending"
The message is signed by President
Robert Treat Paine and Secretary Ben
jamin T. TruebIood
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WE'VE GOT ANOTHER TUG.
'The Mosquito Fleet is Assuming
Great Proportions.

Philadelphia. March 29.-The steam
tug Winthrop built by the Charles Hill
mon company, of this city for the Sta
pies company, has been sold to the Uni
ted States government The Winthrop
is one of the finest steel tugs on the
coast. She is 125 feet long.26 feet beam,
IS feet draught, and 24O tons register.
She has triple expansion engines.
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N. Y. TO VOTE MONEY
To Properly Arm and Equip the Ma
tiOnal Guard.

Albany, N. Y, March ga PROPOSE
ton is under serious consideration by
the governor, the comptroller and the
chairman of the financial committees
of the legislature to have introduced in
the legislature a bill making a cOntin-
gent appropriation of $1,000,000 to be
used under the direction of the COVER
nor for the proper equipment and nee
essary expenses of the national guard
should it be called into active service.
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New York Money Market.

New York, March q.
MONEY-Money on call, nominally 101M
per cent; prime mercantile paper 546lz
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills a S4.S3lz
az for demand and $4.S364S31a for sixty
days; commercial bills. $4.S0d4S0l2
SILVER-Silver certificates, 551sI55A;
bar silver 551ac; Mexican dollars. 45c-
BONDS-GOVernmen bonds strong. New
As. registered. 121; coupon. 121; As, 100; Is,
coupon, 10; Is, 50: 5s, registered, 111l2; IS,
coupon 1111a; Pacific IS of SO, 1895.
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Kanaas Citv Livestock NTarket.

Kansas City, March %
CATTLE-Receipts, 1000 Best grades
steady, others weak. Texas steers. $3.50
d45O: Texas cows, $3GI3.75; native steers,
S4d525: native cows and heifers 81 20
AS: stockers and feeders, $3-53a5.5O; bulls
4OGSERecefpts 1900. Market strong
70 e HIGHER Bulk of sales SO. 5GlI3. 90 ;
heavies, 50. 5563. 7215: packers 81 25el3. 81 z
mixed IS. 50d3.65: lights, %. $4,000; york.
ers, 3.55Q3. 60; pigs, $3-10a3-55.