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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
TOWARD DEMOCRACY
Returns From New Hampshire Elec-
tions Show Great Changes.

tions Show Great Changes.
Manchester, N. H, March 9.-The 225
towns and four of the eleven cities of
New Hampshire held elections yester-
day and the fine weather brought out a
big vote in all sections. The returns
received Indicate a general drift toward
the Democracy, many strong Republi-
can towns going Democratic for the
first time in years. Portsmouth, how
ever, broke her record by giving the
Republican mayoralty candidate nearly
500 majority but the municipal election
there was fought on a local issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
NO HOPE FOR ROSECRANS.
He is Slowly Sinking and is Uncon-
scious.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 9.-There has
been no material change in the condi-
ton of Gen. ROsecrans. Since yester-
day he remains in a semi-conscious
stupor from which, however, he reviVes
himself with an effort if spoken to or
disturbed in any way.
The prOba bilities are that he will
continue to sink rapidly until he passes
away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09

Senator Mills of Texas. who is op-
posed for reelection by Governor Cul-
bersOn, says that the political ring
composed of machine politicians, is try
ing to bring about his defeat, but that
he proposes to go before the people and
fight the battle to a finish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09

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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

open 1t before the time the clock was set for. This did not satisfy the men. They told him if he did not open the safe immediately they would kill him.
 Then Krohn, with the muzzles of their revolVerS pressing against his head, proceeded to open the safe, and handed them the main coin bag. Having ob tained this they commanded him to go to the front door and lock it. They seemed to reconsider this request al- most as soon as it was made, for fear, it is presumed. that if he got near the door he would rush outside and give the alarm. They called him back and then tried to put him in the vault
 Then ensued the battle between the brave Tax Collector and his assailants that nearly resulted in the formers death. In the melee Kro--n seized miners drill that lay in the office and threw it in the direction of one of the men. It went crashing through one or the glass partitions. One of the men tried to stab him, but fortunately the knife inflicted only a slight flesh wound about two or three inches long in the right breast. Krohn seized the blade Of the knife with his left hand and that member was badly gashed. One of the men struck him ger the head With revolver, and immediately the other robber felled him with stunning blow on the head with a sand bag or slung shot This blow rendered krohn un- conscious. It is supposed the robbers believed him dead when they left.
 Night Watchman Tooker heard the crashing glass Whel Arohn threw the drill through the partition. but he was some distance away and could not To- cate the sound Later, in company with the Collectors wife, the night watchman found Krohn lying in his blood on the floor near the front door, whither he had crawled after the rob bers left The floor showed plainly where Krohn had crawled the track being marked by bloody hand prints for space of about fifteen feet.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

of the city for the past eight years with his wife and two boys, George, aged 13. and Donat, aged Il. The wife worked at housekeeping and supported the family.
 Last night the couple, who were ap- parentlY under the influence of liquor quarreled, but the boys and the mother retired at about : o'clock At 7:30 the boys heard a shot in their mothers room. They rushed In and found her dead in bed, with the top of her head almost blown off. While they were there another shot came from the fath- CTS room, and running In they found him lying dead on the floor with shotgun at his side. He had placed the muzzle at his chin and pulled the trig- ger
 The little boys opened the window of their fathers room, went to bed and slept all night. This morning they got up, prepared and ate breakfast and lifted the fathers body on to the bed They washed the floor clean and hitched up the horse, drove to the po- lice station and reported the crime.
 The dead man left a long, rambling letter, asking God to forgive the act accusing his wife of infldelity and drunkenness and saying he could stand her actions no longer. Her name was Winifred. He married her twenty-two years ago at New London, Conn. An elder son and daughter are living, the former being a printer in Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
HAWAII AN OPEN
 ALLY TO UNCLE SAM
Islands to Be Used as a Coaling Sta tion and Military and Naval
 Base

NEW YORK, May 25.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: Hawaii has actually assumed the atti- tude of an open ally of the United States in the war with Spain Not only are the islands being used as a coaling base and a base of supplies for military and naval expeditions to the Philip pines, but they will probably be made depot for troops. Owing to the diff culty of obtaining a sufficient number of troop ships on the Pacific Coast 1t will probably be necessary for the Picking and the Sydney and Australia after landing the first installment of troops at Manila, to return for a sec end load. There are a large number of which would not be capable of making the run from San Francisco to Manila
 but which could easily be used for car rying troops to the islands. A plan is now under consideration to take these troops to Honolulu by these steamers and land them there to await the re- turn of the three vessels carrying the first detachment to Manila This plan could only be carried out with the con- sent of the Hawaiian Government, but the administration has assurances of this consent. Hawaii in fact, Is ready to go further, and actively wage war against Spain by raising and equfpping a force to join the expedition to the Philippines The Hawaiian Govern ment has assumed this attitude on the supposition that her annexation to the United States is to soon follow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
No Chance to Rush the Scheme in Congress
 This Session.
All Attempts to Jump Through" the Plan as a War Measure
 Will Fail.

rushing madly into blunder which it can never retrieve.
 That seems to be the situation with the Hawaiian annexation scheme. The House is undoubtedly favorable to considerable majority, but it is the in- fatuation of madness. not the calm re- suit of reasoning. The Speaker mas stood out single handed so often against this class of jobs that he will probably try to do it again if there is the faintest hope of success. At any rate his party will not get past him with it's anneXa- tion nonsense, and he has read 1t a lesson and a prophecy. The annexation bill means a long session, and long session is the worst menace which now confrontS the Republican party on the way to the polls. The idea that a long session is inevitable if the Hawaiian scheme gets well under way is gradu- ally working itself into a good many minds disposed to reject 1t a while ago.
 Whatever the House may do, the pre- paration in the Senate for a game or try-out is unmiStakable. It is as true as a historical fact that the plan upon which a majority of the Senators agree always carries, regardless Of the senate rules or lack of them. But the mistake is made in many quarters In SuppoSinS that because under ordinary conditions a majority of the Senate favor annexa- tion therefore the same majority would favor a resort to jumping through" the annexation bill as war measure. The weakness of an appar- ent majority in Congress always rests in the element which, though unwilling to be counted fiatly against party measure, recognizes the inexpediency Of time or manner or some other condition of it's introduction aud play lukewarm policy. Not a few Republicans in the Senate are believed to stand on pre- cisely that attitude toward the Ha- waiian bill, and their tacit disapproval will be one of the adverse influences against which the friends of the bill must be prepared to struggle-an in f1uence as serious in effect and vastly more subtle than outright opposition.
 There is no telling when the session will end if the House passes the Ha- waiian bill and sends it to the Senate If the debate be cut in two by recess annexation Is dead for the present Con- gresS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
FOR
 LOS ANGELES Municipal Ownership Is
 Proposed. CITY MAY ERECT A PLANT COULD EASILY CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC POWER. Is Now in the Clutches of Monopoly and Compelled to Pay Exor- bitant Prices for Illumi-
 nation.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANC LIES, May 25.-For some years past the city of Los Angeles has been compelled to bear an extraordi- nary burden in paying for lighting streets. For something like 450 lights it has paid the Los Angeles Lighting Company over $50,000 per annum. Such a thing as competition for this service was an impossibility, as none of the electric companies save the Los Ange- les Lighting Company had proper equipment in the way of poles and wires.
 A proposition now is advanced for the city to construct it's own lighting plant, in so far as po-es, wires, etc, are con- cerned, and then to advertise for bids to furnish le power requisite to run about double the number of lights now in service. If the city were to have such a plant 1t could obtain twice as many lamps as 1t now has and the ex- pense would be $12,000 a year less. There are three or four electric com panfes that would be only too glad to supply power to the city's plant
 At the next meeting of the Council 1t Is probable the whole matter will come up and an election will probably be called at an early day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
Call Office, Riggs House,


 The active opponents of Hawaiian annexation in the Senate, it is learned. agreed to the arrangement for daily sessions of the Senate beginning at Il o'clock only after an understanding with a number of Republican Senators that the Hawaiian question should not be earnestly pressed in the Senate in any form this session. The Senators were appealed to to expedite the consider ation of the revenue measure, and as a counter proposition asked that Ha- waiian annexation be dropped. No party arrangement resulted from these propositions, the Republicans being disinclined as a party to leave the Ha- waiian issue go over, but number Of Republican Senators gave assurances that Hawaiian legislation should not be seriously pressed at this session. These assurances, the Senators hostile to an nexation say, are sufficiently numerous to warrant them in believing an ad journment of Congress will be taken without action.
 The advocates of Hawaiian anneXa- tion say Republican caucus of the House on that issue will be held im- mediately after the adjournment to- morrow. They were active to-day, and a sufficient number of members for a calling of a caucus have subscribed to a paper now in the hands of Repre- sentative Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman of the caucus committee, but the call has not yet been issued.
 BOSTON, May 25.-The Transcripts Washington special says: Intense in terest Is felt in Congress over the Ha- waiian annexation question: A few days ago the thing seemed we'll settled as far as the House was concerned, but to-day matters are once more at sixes and sevens, although the Speaker has made a rule not to obtrude his prefer ence to the extent of keeping a, party measure pigeonholed when a clear ma jority of the Republicans of the House favor action, yet this does not prevent him from uttering a protest in a very vigorous way when he sees the party
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. Men Named by the President Who
 Get Consular Positions.

WASHINGTON, May 25-The Senate to-day confirmed these nominadons H. A. Greener, New York, Consul at Vladi- vostock, Russia; George H. Jackson Of Connecticut, Consul at La Rochelle, France; O. J. D. Hughes, Consul at Coburg, Germany; V. E. Nelson. Consul at Bergen, Norway; H. H. Morgan of Louisiana, Consul at Aarua, Switzer- land; Rounseville Wildman of California, Consul-General at Hongkong; George +: Lincoln of Connecticut, Consul-General at Antwerp; H. J. Hagerman of Colo Colo rado, to be second secretary or the em. bassy at St. Petersburg; R. A. Lane of California, to be secretary of the lega- & ton to Nicaragua. Costa Rica and Sal. vador; W. w Rockhill of the District of Columbia, Minister to Greece, Roumania and Servia, to take effect July l.
 The President to-day sent these nomina- tions to the Senate:
 ing, Red Bluff: William George, Grass Valley
 Interior Experimentation Jensen of Oklahoma, Indian Agent at Ponca, Paw nee, Otoe and Oakland agency In Okla homa.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
BAIT TAKES SECOND MONEY
THREE AMERICAN HORSES RUN
 UNPLACED.
Foger's Bay Colt, Archduke II, a Heavily Played Half-Brother of Clifford, Finishes
 Eighth.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FPSOM, England, May 25.-The two hundred and eighteenth renewal of the Derby stakes (the classic Derby) of 5000 sovereigns was run at Epson Downs to-day and was won by J. w. Iarnach's chestnut colt Jeddah, by Janissary, out of Pilgrimage. The race is for three-year-o colts, by sub scrfption of fifty sOvereigns each, half forfeit; the nominator of the win ner to receive 800 sovereigns, the owner of the second horse to re- cefve 300 sovereigns and the owner of the third horse to receive 200 sov- ereigns of the stake. The course IS about a mile and half.
 Derby day opened fine and pleasantly cool. There were the usual scenes on the road and rail and immense crowds gathered on the Downs. The remark able number of runners (eighteen), un- euualed In the last twenty-three years, coupled with the openness of the re- suit, added greatly to their interest in the event The result in detail was as follows:
 J. w. Larnach's ch. colt Jeddah, by Janissary, out of Pilgrimage, won; Duke of Westminster's br. c. Bait, by Rheen, out of Vampire, second; Prince of Wales bay colt DunloT out of Ayre- shire. out of Fortuna, third.
 Sir Tatton Sykes bay colt Disraeli, the favorite, led until passing Sher- woods, when Elfin drew to the front and led until descending the hill Then Ratt assumed the lead, but was Joined by the Duke of Portland's bay colt Vantage and Jeddah quarter of a mile from home, Jeddah winning by three-quarters of a length. A length and a half separated second and third horses. The Duke of Devonshire's S chestnut colt Diudonne was fourth. The time was minutes 37 seconds. The betting previous to the start was 100 to l against Jeddah, 100 to l against Dun- lop and 10 to 1 against Bait
 Previous to the race the chief inter- est appeared to center in J. w. Foger's g American bay colt Archduke II. by Luke Blackburn. out of Duchess (by Kfngfisher), a half-brother of Clifford, a horse of which the public knew little except reports of trials including a supposed phenomenal performance against History, the winner of the great Metropolitan stakes. The Amer leans were said to be supporting Arch duke IT heavily. and 1t was recalled that it is just century ago that Arch duke I won the Derby The other American horses were the Lorillard- Beresford stables entry Elfin, bay colt, by Sensation, out of Equality, and August Belmont's chestnut colt Bride groom II. Archduke II was eighth, Bridegroom II was eleventh and Elfin was fourteenth.
 The Caterham plate of 200 sovereigns was won by F. Bickley's chestnut Ally Chloris LII. This race Is Of 200 sover-
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

Vote against the new cbur- ter because 1t provides that officers cborged with the collection of public money shall settle with the Treos- urer at tbe close of each business day. Business days in all muDlcipol offices close at 5 P. M. The charter closes the treasury at 4 p. M. (Section l4, article XVl.) The Treasurer is re- quired to give q receipt showing tbe hour at which be receives moDey. How can he do this if his office is closed before the moDey is offered ?
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
Press of France and Gep= many Entirely Changes
 It's Attitude.
Newspapers of Paris Are Hed9= in0 and Reflect the Nervous
 Feeling.

Copyrighted, 1Ses by James Gordon Bennett.
 PARIS, May 25-There Is nothing more remarkable in Paris-and one may say in France-to-day than the spirit of nervousness existing with re- gard to what Is Americas real senti- ment toward France. It is manifest that the press realizes that it took a false step at the outbreak of hOstilities between Spain and the United States, and now the papers have come to a confused halt There is noticeable change in the papers day by day The Gualois is nervous. The Figaro Is hedging. The Temps is dignifed and courteous The Debats, evidently look ing into the future, fears complications, and, in fact, sees danger ahead.
 The news that the Queens birthday had been celebrated in America Is printed in all the papers without com ment, which is an ominous sign. It Is impossible to deny that re- approachement between England and America is viewed here as a threaten ing indication of the future. It brings no comfort to any one to realize that the position of the press has been re- sponsible for this state of affairs. This stretching out of England's hand to- ward America, with responsive ges- ture on the part of the American pub lie. Is felt to be full of menace for France. Not only is a loyal and profit able customer lost, but at once ends the long standing sympathy between France and the United States. or course there Is absolutely no truth in the rumor that Americans are proba ply more coldly looked upon here. On the contrary, the people individually are trying by every means in their power to show that they have been misrepre- sented by their papers. Americans are receiving all the courtesy to which they have always been accustomed from the French At the same time the sit uation may be summed up Ill one
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
SAYS CALIFORNIA HAS
 NOT BEEN OVERLOOKED
Quartermaster General Declares That Army Supplies Are Being Pur-
 chased Here

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Senator Perkins called to-day on the quarter master general and presented the pro- tests of the Board of Trade and Prod uce Exchange of San Francisco declar- ing that the War Department has not been purchasing the greater part of its supplies In San Francisco. The quar- termaster general denied this and said the only articles not purchased there were shoes, and that the only shoe fit for army purposes to be had in Califor- mia had a screw heel, and the depart ment rejected it.
 Senator Perkins called on the Com missary Department and was told the same thing
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

Vote against the new charter because it places it in the power of politicians to keep voters in a constant state of turmoil by constant submission to the popular vote of questions of administration, on the demand of parties of political henCh- men purporting to represent IS per cent of the voters.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

oIllce ana rODDeQ the Safe or $SUUU Tn gold and silver. It came in response to telegrams sent by Westfall and was as follows:
 LOS ANGELES, May 25.
 Found finger marks on third step of baggage car; somewhat blurred, but looks like blood. JOHN BURR, Sheriff.
 This would support the theory of some of the officers that the men, after committing the robbery, rode away on the blind baggage of the passenger train which reached here at about 12 o'clock last night. It Is known at least one of the men was wounded in the en- counter, for on one of the posts sup porting the porch at the rear of Krohn's office, where the men emerged from the building, bloody hand print is discernible.
 Krohn first regained consciousness at about 10 o'clock this morning, and his physicians now believe he will re- cover from the terrible beating he re- ceived at the hands of the two men who footed his office. An examination of his wounds makes 1t apparent that he must have been beaten over the head with some blunt instrument, per- haps a sandbag or slungshot. It was these blows that rendered the Tax Col lector unconscious.
 When he came out of his stupor he threw some light on the manner Tn which the robbery was perpetrated, but was unable to give the officers definite description of his assailants. as they had taken the precaution to cover their faces with masks. He described the men as being large and of powerful build
 Krohn said he had been engaged for several days past in preparing the de- linquent tax list of the county, and this work compelled him to remain un- til a late hour in his office last night. Quite considerable sum of money was in the vault, as Krohn was awaiting the return of the Auditor from San Francisco to audit his accounts, 1t be- ing his purpose to deposit the funds in the Commercial Bank. Krohn had oc- casion to go onto the back porch ad- joining his office at about II o'clock and it must have been when he returned to his writing at the table that the men effected an entrance
 He had scarcely sat down at his desk when he felt the muZzle of a pis- tol against his temple, and an accom- panying request, Get that sack" Both robbers had their revolvers leveled at him. krohn was unarmed and could not reach anything to defend himself with, so he tried a strategic move with his desperate visitor and offered them tray containing S400 or $500 in silver, with small amount of gold.
 This the robbers accepted, but at the same time cursed the Tax Collector roundly, commanding him to "get the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
ToN-TUoLUMNE LINE. Grading for the New Railway Be
 gun Near Farmington.

STOCKTON, May 25.-A large force of men was at work to-day grading the roadbed for the Stockton and Tuolumne County Railroad in the vicinity of Farm ington. The roadbed now extends five miles out of that town. Right-of- way Agent Barber has obtained nearly all rights of way as far east as the county line, and after reaching Stanislaus Coun- ty will be able to obtain them more rap idly as the land there is held in large tracts. The grading from northeast of this city to Pennington will be left until the last, owing to trouble with some of the property owners over right of way It is supposed that condemnation suits must be brought.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

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 Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 BERLIN. May 25.--It has always been a matter of calculation what the majority of German newspapers would do for their foreign news without the Paris edition of the Herald, but no one would have prophesied that the Ger man press would be brought back into the right path of foreign politics by 1t. Yet this is what is being indirectly ac- complished, as any one who has noticed the more temperate and just tone of such important papers as the Cologne Gazette and noted the justice in them to the Herald may see for himself that where the excellent and progressive Frankfurter Zeitung and monarchial Deutschewort were alone in their championship of the American cause two weeks ago now even the blindly prejudiced Berlin Tageblatt Is begin ming to coo like a dove in comparison at least with its late outbursts.
 It is fortunate that most of the Ger man newspapers are strongly infiu- enced in their opinions by such leading organs as the Cologne Gazette and Frankfurter zeitung as opposite as these two are in party. The Cologne Gazette receives straight tips" from the Foreign Office, and is In way semi official, so that it's columns must be studied with care and respect The unjust Gazette hints that English tourists in Berlin are responsible for the alleoed unjust German hostility to America and that nothing can be more incorrect. The principal point is that the insistence of the Herald that the German Emperor and his Government are in no way hostile to Americans finally persuaded the German press that It is time to change its tone.