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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
CUBANS SPLIT.
The Provisional Government
and the Army LEADERS
Divided on Matters of Public
Policy.
FOR AMERICANS
Advises All Soldiers to Quit and
Go Home.
Gen. Gomez Threatens. to Again
Take the Field.

New York, Oct. ia World dis
patch from Havana says: 1t is general
ly believed that a serious breach has
taken place between the executive de-
partment of the Cuban republic and
leaders Of the military forces. Word
has been received here that Gen. Wood
at Santiago had received through Col.
Ray communication from President
MasO advising that nothing be done by
Americans that can in any way be con-
strued as recognizing the Cuban gov
ernment. Maso has been joined by his
colleagues in declaring that the time
has arrived for disbanding the Cuban
forces. He advises all soldiers to re-
turn TO their homes, there to resume
labor as before the insurrection. He
gives the assurance that in so doing
they will serve their own best interests
and will be safe in the hands of the
Americans.
batted by Gen. Gomez. Gen. Juan du
Case, one of the closest advisers of
Gen. Gomez, arrived in Havana last
night to consult with opponents of
President Maso and all those who favor
a Cuban republic and oppose further
American intervention. Gen. du Case
declares that Gomez will lead the in
surgents back into the field before he
American and Spanish soldiers remain
in Cuba.
Col. Warnings first inspection of the
city filed him with surprise. The con-
ditions are much worse than he had
expected. Everything is favorable for
an out break of fever. Garbage remains
in the streets some times for days,
though the Spanish authorities are
making every effort to keep the fever
in check. The streets in many places
are filled with fostering matter. Last
night hundreds of bushels of rotten po-
tatoes were dumped at the foot of Obs
po street.
DR.. Wilson told Col Waring that the
city was never before in a condition
more favorable for yellow fever epi-
demic. In normal times the deaths in
Havana number about 80 week. They
now average fully 100. In Guanabacoa.
a town of $4,000 population, they are
burying fifty every day. The deaths
mainly result from pernicious fever,
fever, which in many ways resembles
yellow fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
THERE WERE KISSES
By Some Good Republicans in the
Minstrel Audience Last Night.


Lew Dockstader was Kissed for crit
icising the governments treatment of
volunteers at the Crawford theater last
night. It angered the minstrel manager
and he had not recovered his good ma
ture up to the time of leaving the the
ater after the performance.
THE Topeka volunteers must have
been provided with feather beds and
champagne" said he last night This
is the first town to treat me in such
way since 1 have been doing the
song"
The criticism was delivered by Dock
stader in his Helen Hunt" song, which
caught on" probably better than any
of his other efforts. After telling in a
jingling measure of the remarkable
power of Helen Hunt as a seeress
and her wonderful traits of philan-
thropy, he went on to say that the vol
unteers, who had enlisted so readily,
had been the victims of gross neglect
on the part of the government, and
concluded by stating that when Uncle
Sam wanted another army he would
have to ''go to Helen Hunt for it."
Dockstader walked off the stage, and
while his disappearance was followed
by sufficient applause to bring him
back, the applause was punctuated by
Kisses from different parts of the house,
principally the balcony. The Kissing
was still in progress when he reappear-
ed, and rolling his eyes up to the loca-
ton Wn6fe Il mas most pronounced ne
remarked:
THE government must have given
you porterhouse steak"
Dockstader then sang a local verse
touching on the Karnival Knights de-
ficit and this served to restore the good
humor of the audience and he was
loudly appIauded. The verse ran as
follows:
'tFopeka always does things nice,
Goes in regardless of the price;
Your Hawaiian Carnival
They tell me that it was dead swell,
Miss Anna Rose she was your queen,
The boys on her did smile and beam;
The married men called her a Dream
oh, she just made an awful hit,
But the Carnival was a losing show
Six hundred dollars in cold dough
McManus and Holiday, you know
Must go to Helen Hunt for it,
The performance last night was far
from being finished one, and was not
as satisfactory as the audience expected
of an organization headed by such vet
eran minstrels as Primrose and Dock
stader. In the first place the scenery
carried by the company could not pc
put upon the Crawford stage, ana Ihe
first part had to be put on with the
stock scenery of the house The WORK
of the stage force was 1neflclenp. anu
the performance was mateIlally oetraGL-
ed from by the manner IN Wnlcn Lhe
drops on the different acts were nan
died. At one time one of the drops"
was allowed to hang with one side drag
ging on the floor of the stage ana the
other end elevated sufficiently to give
the audience a view of the maneuvers
of the stage hands behind the curtain.
All the members of the company nave
GOOD voices, but the selection of songs
1vas moor. Mr. Primrose would greatly
improve his watermelon song II every
seed was represented by a genuine
pickaninny head, as it has been be1ore-
The last feature of the performance,
the work of the BeOnzo brothers, was
a, remarkable acrobatic exhibition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
q. s. WILL AGREE
To the Restoration of Mataafa if the
samoans are Satisfied.

Washington Oct. 15.-While the gov
ernment of the United States gave it's
sanction to the return to Samoa of
Mataafa, the deposed king of the is
lands, this was accorded before the
death of Malietoa, the reigning king.
The action of the United States was
rather in the nature of clemency and
there was no intention at the time to
assist in any way in the restoration of
Mataafa to the throne.
Now, however. as the chief is on the
scene and ready to profit by the exist
ing hiatus IN the Samoan government,
it is very probable that he will become
the lawful successor to Malietoa. He
must. however, accomplish his ends
strictly within the terms of the tripart-
Samoans shall choose their own ruler
according to their own laws and Gus
toms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
ILL FArED FROM THE FIRST.
The Mohegan Seems to Have Been
Subject to Misfortunes.

London, Oct 15.-Harrowing scenes
were Witnessed today at the London
office of the Atlantic Transport COM
pany to which the wrecked steamer
AIohegan belonged. A number OF Wo-
men tainted there when the extent of
the calamity became known and there
was a constant stream of telegraph
boys running to and from the Office,
seeking for information or taking mes
sageS to anxious inquiries.
The MOhegan, it is now said, has
been an Inflated vessel from the start
It is added that she was only bought
by the Transport company when their
own boats had been sold to the United
States government during the war. She
was formerly the Cleopatra of the Will
son and FurnesS-Leyland line and was
bought direct from the Hull ship yard
She never ran for the Furness line and
only made one voyage out and nome
This it is asserted was most unsat1s-
factory. Friends of the crew say thaC
her engines were defective and that her
boilers leaked She is further alleged to
have arrived at New York in such
condition that she was sent home empty
and her return voyage took several
weeks during which she drifted whole
day and night owing to the trouble with
her engines.
For the past two weeks the steamer
has been in dock undergoing repairs.
But the managers say she was in per
feet condition when she left port on
this her first voyage under her new
name. It is asserted, however, that in
a twenty-four hour trial last week, her
performances were very unsatisfactory
and the crew did not wish to go on her
on account of the previous defect IN her
engines. 1t is surmised here that ner
engines broke down and that the vessel
in the rough sea and heavy gale which
prevailed, drifted on the rocks.
The wrecked steamer was COMMANDED
by Captain Grifhths. Her CHIEF oflcer
was Mr.. Couch, her second officer Mr..
cole and her third officer Mr.. Hind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

VIM. Moore, a seaman OF the Mo
hegan, belonging to London, was among
the men who succeeded in reaching
Port Houstock. He said the vessel
struck forward on the starboard bow
and sank head first, her stern rising
right up in the air. Moore sprang over
board and after swimming for a con-
siderable time succeeded in reaching an
empty life boat belonging to the steam
er He got into the boat and started
to row for the shore. Some time after
wards he saw one of his shipmates,
man named Hilson, on a raft Hilson
was exhausted and Moore dragged him
into the life boat. HilsOn's shoulder
was badly injured. The sea was then
running heavily and the life boat was
nearly full of water and escaping two or
three rocks, she was smashed to pieces.
Moore and HiIson were washed ashore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
WAS IN FACT A SOLDIER
Ralph Botkin Performed All a Sol
dier's Duties and Acted Under
Orders

J. H. Bradshaw Of Winfield, a person.
al friend of the BotlSin family, is In To-
peka today, and speaking with reference
to the above statement, he said:
Notwithstanding the statement of
Lieutenant Williams, it is nevertheless
a fact that Ralph Botxin performed ali
of a soldiers duties at Camp Alger and
he was considered one of the troops. He
had the same treatment as any other
soldier and was detailed for guard duty
and the other things which private SOL
diers have to do, and he always per-
formed his duties cheerfully The rea-
son he did not march with the regiment
to Thoroughfare Gap was because he
was detailed to take care of the proper
ty OF the regiment and had to go with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
The Crowd at Omaha.

7. M. Senter, secretary of the board of
railroad commissioners, has returned
from a visit to the Omaha exposition
With his wife. Mrs. Senter concluded
that one night in Omaha, or it's vicinity,
was enough. The grounds were so
crowded that it was impossible to make
ones way about with comfort ana
street cars were more than crowded.
When night came Mr.. Senter began to
look for a place to stop, but all the ho-
tells were overfiOwing. Then they went
the hotels and private houses filled and
many people, both men and women.
sitting around with no place to sleep.
The police had patrolled the whole town
and got all the people in at private
houses that they could. At 2:30 in the
morning Mr.. Senter found a place for
himself and Mrs. Senter to stay, ard
before the next night came they took
the train for home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
LIST OF PASSENGERS
Who Sailed on Board the Wrecked
Steamer Mohegan.

New York, Oct 15.-Following is a
list of passengers on board the steamer
Mohegan:
James Blackey, W. J. Bloomlngda4e'
Miss PusbweIl H F. Cowan, Miss H.
N. CoWan. Mrs. S. c. crane, Charles
Duncan, Miss Rose Duncan, Mrs. Fen
ton. Mrs. J. P Firing, Miss Frazer, B.
FranllIin Fuller, c. Seymour George,
Mrs. L. S. Grandin Mrs. Gumbrecht,
A. H. Harrington, Miss Hart, John Hy77
sIop, Richard Kelly, T. W. King and
ter W. King. r. A. Kipling, J. J. Le-
iacheur, F. W. Lockwood, L. NJ. Luke,
Mrs. L. NJ. Luke, Miss E. Merryweath-
er. H. Morrison Jr., Miss Katharine No
= A PEN berton. two sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pemberton, Mrs. Pemberton's two
maids. Miss Maud Roudebush, Mrs.
Sheperd. Miss Saunders, A. G. L. Smith,
Mrs Compton Swift, Mrs. L. H War
ner. Mrs. weller, Mr.. Cardary, DR.. Eel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
WAS NOT A SOLDIER.
An Answer to Congressman Botkin's
Criticisms of the Treatment
of His Son.

Lieutenant A. F. Williams, a recruit
ing officer of the Twenty-second Kan
sas, has written a statement in which
he claims that Ralph Botkin, the son of
Congressman J. D. Botkin, was never
allowed to enlist in the Twenty
Kansas, notwithstanding President Nc
Kinley's order that he should be admit
ted. His statement is dated at Column
bus, Kan, and is as follows:
Below is a concise statement of the
facts concerning the army record of
Ralph w. BOtlxin, son of J. D. Botkin
congressman at large. This statement
I make from the fact that I have seen
comments in newspapers and have
heard many remarks derOgatory to the
actiOn of Secretary A1ger in relation to
the treatment of young Botkin. AS reg
mental recruiting officer of the Twen-
ty-second Kansas volunteers, I am in
a position to state the facts in regard
to the same.
Ralph Botkin applied to me for en-
istment about the middle part Of June,
1898, at Camp Aiger, Va. He presented
himself on the day I designated for a
physical examination and after a very
fair examination was rejected. I told
him he could under no circumstances
get into our regiment, as he was not
physically fit for military service. He
was only 16 years old, but he filed a
written consent of his father with his
After his rejection, which was, as the
physician stated, on account of cat
aract on the left eye, slight physique
and under height. added to which was
my objection, alone sufficient to reject
under age-he left camp.
''Botkin went to Washington, about
Is miles, and procured an order from
the secretary of war, indOrsed by Pres
ident Mckinley, which was Obtained by.
his fathers influence, being a congress-
man, requesting his enlistment. I took
him to division headquarters. and con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
STABBED ON RACE TRACK,
Ed Delair Throws Cold Water on a
Racer and Then Wounds Its
Owner.

MarysvilIe, Kan, Oct. 15.-Charles
Birney was stabbed by Ed Delair at
the race track here yesterday and may
die from his wounds. Delair threw a
bucket of cold water on a horse be-
longing to Birney just as it was re-
turning to the stables from a race. Bir-
ney struck DeIair several times, the lat
ter striking back with a long -bladed
Irnifn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
Letting the Sultan Down Easy.

Constantinople, Oct. 15.-The ambas-
sadors of the powers have transmitted
to the Turkish government the decision
of their governments on the subject of
Crete which sets forth that while ad-
herring strictly to their ultimatum,
Turkey may possibly, later, be permit
ted to maintain a small force on the
island, as an emblem of Turkish au-
thOritv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
4 New Cape Colony Ministry.

Cape Town, Oct. 15-W E P. Schrien-
er, the Afrikan nder leader and former
attorney general of Cape Colony, whose
motion of want of confidence in the
government recently overthrow the
Gordon Sprigg ministery, has succeeded
in forming a new ministery. 1t is re-
garded as being a strong Afrikander
commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

A good thing is worth going after.
therefore it will pay you to walk few
blocks out of your way to buy the best
cigar on earth for 10 cents. We are
handling the famous Langsdorf, made
in the cleanest factory in America, by
the most expert artists. Quality un-
surpassed. Geo. Stansfeld, 632 Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
10 Per Cent Discount

During this month I will give 10 per
cent discount on all American cut glass
and 33 1-3 off on imported cut glass.
c. H. Morrison, five hundred and five
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

Santa Cruz, Calf. Oct. 15.-Five car
loads of brown powder have been
shipped to Manila from the powder
works here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
KilIed bv His Own Lightninc.

Seattle, Oct. 15.-Louis Kayaer, an en-
gineer for the Seattle steam laundry
was eIectrocuted while changing a
small globe from one socket to another.
The other hand came in contact with
the socket. Death resulted in a few
minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

The smokers of Topeka are entitled
to the best cigar their money can buy.
We recommend Langsdorf's 10 cent ci-
gars as being the best, in fact they can't
be made better. RoWley & Snow,
Sixth and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

Major Shreve has laid in a supply of
lead pencils especially for the newspa-
per men, for which they are duly CRATE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-For Kansas: Show
ers tonight with colder in northwest
portion Sunday; fair with colder in
southwest portion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-15

Attorney General Boyle spoke at
Junction City yesterday and is at Otta-
wa today.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
FOREIGN BAGGAGE LABELS.

The Philadelphia Ledger says that for eign baggage labels are in great demand just now. And a student of the Univer- sity has cornered the market in these la bels selling them to people who want to show some evidence of having been abroad. This year. says the Record. the demand seems to be greater than ever. and already the buffers have start ed .0 smear their dress-suit cases with tn marks belonging to European hotels. Or of these interesting gentlemen ap- pcared in Chestnut the other day with his Y d rel-marked grip and attracted consid- err ble attention. Homemade labels in l-u,aton of those from various hotels in switzerland France and Germany bring the highest prices, as the enterpris- ing dealer claims that these are very rare The profit in this queer business must be exceedingly large, as this particular chemist, who is dependent upon his own resources for his livelihood and school ing, is enabled to take quite extensive trips and live in luxury during his sum mer vacation. His fellow-students are his principal customers, but lots of other young men and girls are also often seen emerging from the label merchant s boarding house with colored slips in their hands,
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
AN INDIAN PRINCESS DEAD.

Mrs. Zerriah Gould Mitchell an h. dian princess, died in her daughters s home at North Abingdon, Mass, re- gently, at the age of 91. She had lived on the shore of Lake Assawamset, about forty miles from Boston, for many years. She and her children were the only living descendants of the Indian chieftain Massasoit, whose tribe at one time numbered 30000. Massasoit always remained friendly to the colon- ists in the face of many wrongs re- ceived at their hands. Zerriah Mitchell was descended from Massasoit through his Daughter Annie, who married Tus- paguin, known in Indian history as the Black Sachem. She was educated, and before her marriage, in 1924, taught in a private school in Boston. Of her twelve children but four are living. One of her daughters, Melinda, whose h. dian name is Teweelema, is a familiar figure in Boston, where she goes to sell the fancy baskets made by herself and her sister. They live in their mothers old house and cultivate several acres of land.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
SAUSALITO'S
 MERRY WAR Town Trustees Defied by
 Schwartz. SAYS HE WILL DO BUSINESS EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR
 TROUBLE. Ex-Marshal Creed Too Handy With His Gun-Predictions That He May Die With His
 Boots On.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAUSALITO, July 8. - Henry Schwartz declared emphatically this evening that no matter what the Town Trustees may do at their meeting next Tuesday evening, he will remain and do business. He is very bitter against Trustee Sylva, claiming that the latter told the Western Union Telegraph Company that the new firm showed no desire to act fairly and get license.
 'I have been assured by the com pany." he asserted, that it will stand by me because I offered Marshal Han non a $500 license fee and he refused it. We were going to change our location, but the new one did not suit the trus- tees"
 General Dickinson said tonight that the San Mateo firm will have to leave in a short time because they wish to stay near the other rooms, thus making women force their way through lot of gamblers on the streets. The feeling is growing intensely bitter and every body expect trouble of some nature before long.
 Broyer, Glynn & Humphrey have evil dently called ex-Marshal Creed down for using his revolver too freely be- cause he was begging everybody that knew of the fracas to keep quiet to- day, and even went so far as to deny that ne had attempted to shoot Hughes and Alexander yesterday morning though he admitted it freely yesterday It is pretty freely prophesied that Creed will get killed if he does not change his tactics in the near future.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09

newspapers at Brussels, have taken up the cause of Princess Louise with such Vehemence that it would probably fare i'll with Prince Philip were he to show his face at present in Belgium.
 Letters by the score and even affi- davits. are being published by people of every class, some of them signed by the grandest names of the Belgian no- bility, declaring that the writers have recently been in personal intercourse and in correspondence with the prin- cess, and that she is perfectly sane and in her right mind. and that the charges of forgery brought against her and against the captain, as well as the in torment of both one and the other as lunatics is solely for the purpose of in validating the very serious charges brought by the princess against the prince, and on the strength of which she had initiated divorce proceedings at Vienna and at Pesth before ever the prince had instituted a suit for the dis solution of his marriage at Coburg.- Washington Post
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
General Manager Nevin'S Trip East Is Full of
 Significance.
Junction to Be Made at Bakers field and a New Overland
 Line Established.

LOS ANGELES, July S.-Santa Fe officials now in this city are very reti- cent when questioned about the exten- sion of the Santa Fe system to a june ton with the Valley Road at Bakers field. The reason for this silence is quite apparent when it is stated that General Manager w. G. Nevin has been in the East and is now en route home. It has leaked out, however. that the object of MT. Nevin's journey to the East at this time was to consult with the Santa Fe directors and to receive certain instructions regarding the pro- posed intentions of the company to construct link of track which will give Southern California rival route into San Francisco and which will also give that portion of the State south of San Francisco and north of Ihe Te- hachapi Mountains a competing over land line to the East.
 General Manager Nevin will not re- turn to the city before Sunday morn ing and until then it will be impossible to learn anything definite in the way of detail concerning the extension. It is
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09

of Bouldin Island, who runs ferry from Central Station to Andrews Island, dis charged two loads from a double-bar- reled shotgun, this morning, into Steve Gordon, agent for the California Naviga- ton and Improvement Company. The shooting took place about 9 o'clock on the Sacramento side of the river, and the wounded man was brought to Stockton this afternoon on the Clara Crow. After the shooting of Gordon, Swanson went in- to his ark, when another shot was heard. As Swanson has not been seen since it is believed he has committed suicide. The shooting was the result of a quarrel, in which Swanson was the aggressor. Gordon is not dangerously wounded.
 It has since been learned that after firing the two shots Swanson returned to his ark and, locking the door, blew the ion of his head off. The quarrel was over inc fact that Gordon had carried man across the river in skiff after Swanson had refused to answer a signal to come after him. Swanson had been drunk for two or three days and was ugly.