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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-17
cable is Repaired.

office of the Western Union Telegraph
company sends out notice today that it
is advised by the West Indian and Pan
anna company that their cable between
ST. Lucia and st. Vincent has been re-
paired, restoring cable communication
with st. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados.
Trinidad and Demerara.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-17
TAMPA TO MANILA.

Washington, May 17.-Three regi-
ments of regulars are to be ordered
from Tampa to join the Philippine ex-
pedition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-17
The Rock Island Flyer

Leaves Topeka every morning at 1880
arriving at Kansas City 9:15 a. M, re-
turning, leaves Kansas Citv 7:1o. arriv.
ing at Topeka $50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-17
Last Edition

1.-THE State Journal will issue post
script edition still later if the situation
should warrant it'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-17

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
SWINDLING IN WAR SUPPLIES.

TT HE discovery that fully 50 per cent of the shrapnel furnished the artillery at the Presidio
 for the field guns is defective is by no means pleasant thing for the American people to face It suspicion upon all other classes of mil itary material and raises fear that corruption may have seriously impaired the efficiency of our small army by providing it with equipments that would prove worthless if war should come.
 The affair is the more exasperating because of the recent frauds in aror plate supplied to the ships of the navy. One swndle of this kind following an other rapidly naturally gives rise to a belief that there may be other swindles going on which have not yet been exposed Since plate full of blow holes can pass the supervision of naval inspectors and lot of shrapnel of which 50 per cent is defective can pass the inspection of army officers, it is clear cannot be sure of anything until it has been tried.
 Of all forms of swndling that which is carried on in military and naval supplies is the most danger ous, the most pernicious and the most extensive il the scope of its possible disastrous effects It is, in fact species of treason to the nation since 1t weak ems the means which the nation relies to defend itself from any foes that may attack 1t.
 In the with Germany France furnished the world awful illustration of the direful results to whole people of dishonesty on the part o military contractors. The armies of France arrived on the scene of battle against terrible foe to find their arms inefficient their ammunition largely worth less, their equipments of all kinds poor in material and badly made. They marched to slaughter rather than to war. Thousands of brave were sacri- feed because the Government of Louis Napoleon permitted dishonest contractors to grow rich by fur nshing the army worthless supplies.
 The United States is in no danger of war The worthless shrapne rfow in military stores will not lose battle cost us the life of a single soldier Nevertheless the who furnished such ammunition ought to be punished so severely that the offense will not be repeated That there IS no danger of immediate is proof there will never be one and in order to make that our contractors will furnish good material in times of war it will be well to get them in the habit of doing so in times of peace.
 If there is present speedy way of bringing to punishment the parties guilty of the fraud now ex posed Congress should provide one for dealing with such offenders in the future. The swindler in war supplies is something than the ordinary dis honest manufacturer who sells worthless goods to the general community. He imperils the lives of brave men, he endangers the defense of all and on his guilty head retribution should with military sternness swiftness and severity.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
GRAND JURY WORK.
M EMBERS of the present Grand Jury are by
 no means to be classed among the unen-

| N1 EMBERS ot the present Grand Jury are by / no means to be classed among the unem ployed. They are not. compelled to go about seeking for something to do. Almost every day sees new job demanding their energies They have only to perform the work which has been presented to them Tn order to accomplish results that will well nigh break the record of Grand Jury work i'll the his tory of the county.
 Official scandals about as thick in San Fran cisco at this time wild geese in the tules In the affairs of the School Board the pound and the issue of permits for boxing contests there have been made direct charges of bribery with good deal of ciroun- stantlal evidence to support them. Then there are | rumors of corruption Tn connection with the long delay providing lenders for the street cars, and evidences ot violated law in the disclosures now being made i'll regard to certain contracts by the Harbor Commission.
 With so much game in the wind the Grand Jury can hardly miss if it fires anywhere above the ground In fact if 1t should deliberately shoot into the ground it would probably hit something that has run to earth and is hunting hole. All that seems to be required ot the jury IS honesty of purpose and vlgor of action Ii out of all these scandals now exposed it does not find indictments that will stick 1t will be either very careless in its work badly out of luck.
 It is hardly necessary to remind the members of @iN PSOPlC JCSt HOW III hO ihOOu " overlook official ofenses or to condone the wrongs of guilty parties The vgor of the protest against de- lay in the equipment of street cars with safety ap- piances proof of the increased of the public spirit of the people Popular sentiment has reached the point of determined resolution, and the demand of the time Is for thorough investigation of all charges against officials and vigorous prosecu ton of those who are guilty.
 Although The Call in pursuance of the work it is now doing for good government throughout the State the first to publish the charges of official misconduct in connection with the management of the pound and the issue of prize fight permits; first to pose the scandals involved in the delay i'll equpping the street with enders and in the conduct of the Harbor Commission, 1t does not at this time pro- nounce judgment to the guilt or innocence of any of the accused All the parties attacked entitled to hearing, and The Call has freely granted space to whatever they desired to say in their defense. It IS clear, however, that many of the charges be rightly investigated only by examination and cross examination in open court It is, therefore, the duty of the Grand Jury to see to it that the accused par ties into court.
 This is good time to undertake the task of poli- tical reform. It is election year. and the gorous prosecution of suspected officials, followed by the conviction and punishment of the guilty, would have most beneficial effect in determining the sort of who would be elected next fall
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS

n MONO the measures the people have right \ to expect of this session of Congress is an act to promote the shipping interests of the country, and to give to American industry on the the same protection that is given on land
 There is apparently no great difficulty in the way of providing the desired legislation The Republican party is not divided that issue as 1t is on the money question: A majority in the Senate favors 1t well majority in the House. It is prob able that several Democrats from the States would support it. Every prospect of the situation is therefore favorable for the enactment of compre- hensive measure of the kind, and there will be a widespread popular disappointment if the session closes without one
 There be question that next after the settle ment of the currency the protection of American shipping IS the most important work to be done by Congress. The currency issue cannot be settled All that be done is for the House to pass bill drawn on the lines recommended by Secretary Gage and send 1t to the Senate that its rejection by that body may make up definite money issue to be sub mitted to the people. There is no occasion for a long debate on the subject It could be speedily got out of the way and time left for the consideration of the desired shipping bill
 Our manufacturing well farming industry has reached point where foreign commerce is ne- cessary to its maintenance. Our shipments abroad last year were the greatest III the history Of the public and they will probably be greater this year than last The commerce of the nation is growing, but the growth under present conditions is for the benefit of foreign ship-owners. The highly subs- dized steamship lines of Great Britain Germany and France carry products the and we pay the freight.
 In the aggregate the amount of tribute paid by the United States to foreign countries for ship ping is According to the estimates of experts on the subject we at present paying at the rate of $3ooooooo 900 year for such transportation As exports increase the freight will increase and large proportion of the profits of our expanding industries will thus be carried to foreign lands de- spite the protection given to them by the tariff.
 The issue is which the boards of trade and chambers of commerce throughout the country should act. Petitions should be sent to Congress urging the enactment of such legislation at this ses sion. American ships, manned by American sailors and flying the American flag, should carry American goods to the nations of the world It is folly to pay to foreigners an enormous tribute when by develop ing shipping industry we have developed other industries the money for the enrich ment of people and the increase of the com mercial prestige of our nation
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

George Peck, large manufacturer of Cincinnati Is at the Occidental.
 Rev. H. M. Baker, the eloquent Los Angeles divine, is guest at the Grand.
 w. E. Duncan ST., wealthy mining man of Oroville, has registered at the Lick.
 o. W. Meyesenberg, one of the most prominent merchants of New York. is at the Palace.
 Attorney Frank H. Short, one of the big legal lights of Fresno, Is at the Pal ace for few days. . John Hill and J. B. O'Meara. two well known, wealthy and popular business men of St. Louis, are at the Palace.
 H. M. LaRue, the Railroad Commits sioner, has come down from his home in Sacramento and is at the Occidental
 J. w. Mahon and Alvin Fay, two large ranch owners of Bakersfield. are in the city on a vacation, and are staying at the Baldwin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

seas in the office of the California the other | day, but from the patent medicine faker | to the medicinal Bible pounder, who pro- | fesses to cure by means of power re-
 ceived from on high, there is not one of
 them in it with the Siberian Shaman | when it comes to making faith take the | place of faxseed.
 | ''I remember an occurrence which took | place some ten or twelve years ago when | I was on a Government vessel lying in | the harbor of St. Lawrence on the | coast of Siberia. We had been there
 several days, and the natives had flocked off to us in their skin omiaks by the hundred to trade and beg, bringing with them in some cases their whole families
 who, after once getting on board, sim- pIy carnped on the deck day and night, taking in with their curious gaze every thing that was going on and rustling con- tinually for stray bits of hard bread, salt
 pork and other fo'castle delicacies." T was sitting in the wheel house one
 morning. when my attention was attract ed by a terrific pow WOW in progress on the quarter deck. Hurrying down to find out what was the matter l arrived justin time to see the ships surgeon has, tening to the assistance of woman who was suffering from terrible hemorrhage of the lungs. As he stopped down over her he was ludely thrust aside by some of the natives standing next to him and
 his place was taken by a dried-up look ing old fellow who l learned was the Sha- man, or spirit doctor. That individual | first placed the woman in a sitting pos ture, and, after muttering some sort of an invocation to the accompaniment of a couple of skin tom toms, or drums, in the hands of his assistants, pushed her head to one side and whistled peculiar
 sort of wild bird call in her ear.
 Naturally I looked on this rather un-
 usual course of treatment with some sur
 prise, but my first astoni3hmenC was
 nothing to the sensation which l exper-
 fenced when I saw the bleeding suddenly stop and the woman get up and walk away in apparently perfect health and
 with her vigor quite restored Miss Benton of Hawaii are at the Pal ace.
 John Hale, one of Marysvilles leading business men, is at the Lick with his
 wife.
 E. M Graves, the manager of Tod Sloan, is at the Palace, where he ar rived last night from the East. H. R. Benard, ex-secretary of the Pres ton Reform School, is to be seen at the
 Grand during the next few days.
 John F. Brooke, the well-known, good
 looking and popular paying teller of the
 First National Bank, who has been con-
 fined to his home for some time past, suf-
 fering from severe attack of illness
 has entirely recovered and is once more
 at his post.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
Time Reduced to cb;caoo.

Via Rio Grande Western, Denver and Rio Grande and Burlington railways. Passengers leaving San Francisco on 6 D. m train reach Chicago 2:15 p. m. the fourth day. and New York 6:S0 p. m. following day. Through Pull man Palace Double Drawing Room Sleepinss Cars to Denver with Union Depot change at 9:90 a. m. to similar cars of the Burlington Route for Chicago. Railroad and sleeping car tickets sold through and full information given at 14 Montgomery st. w. H. Snedaker. General Age
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
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. V V O him an umbrella which had been presented to him at Christmas by his devoted wife, She eS- pressly enjoined him not to lose 1t while he was away from home, and he prom lsed to be very careful. No such um- brella had ever been seen in Siskiyou nor for that matter in any other locality. it being gorgeous creation in brilliant green, like it's owner
 He was extremely solicitous for the welfare of that umbrella until he left the ferry at the foot of Market street, but after the hotel runners had surrounded him and well nigh driven him to distrac- ton Reuben was so rattled that by the time he had reached his hotel he did not know whether he was afoot or on horse back. So when he started to write his name on the register he stood the um- brella up alongside of him, for the mo- ment forgetting all about 1t and the ad- vice of his wife. That moment was
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
"mrs w;nsIow,s Soothing Syrup /,

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. 1t soothes the child. softens tbe gums allays Pain, cures Wind Collie. reg ulates the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas whether arising from teething or other causes For sale by Druggists in every part of the world Be and ask for Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-"Girl from Paris" California Theater-Rlac6 Patt's Trouoadours. Alcazar-'Charley's Aunt" Moroscos-'The Unknown" Tivol-"The Pearl Pekin." Orpheum-Vaudeville.
 T1voli-Concert Thursday afternoon. Bush-Thalia German Hebrew Opera Go. Olympia, Mason Eddy streets-speciaities. The Chutes-Chiquita and Vaudeville. Mechanics PaVtlionMining Fair and Klondike Exposition Lybeck Cycle Skating RInk-Optical Illusions California Jockey Club, Oakland Racetrack-Races to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

M. Berlier, a well-known French en- gineer, has a plan for running a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar, connecting the Spanish mainland with Morocco
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.

H ISPATCHES from Berlin announce that the | J Agrarans of Germany not only urging I upon the Government rigid exclusion of American farm products from the empire, but have recently addressed petition the imperial Chan cellor requesting that no commercial treaty be ranged with the United States unless our tariff on German sugar is reduced per cent from the present rate and assurances given that other country will be more favorably treated
 If these representations have weight with the Ger man Government California in the matter of com mercial relations with that country will be between two fires If we ask free admission to the German markets for fruits will be asked in return to grant free admission to German sugar. In the other of these industries will have suffer if we negotiate on the German basis, and some such basis may be accepted unless vigilant in guarding against it. There IS abundant opportunity for trade between the people of the United States and Ger many basis of reciprocity that would not sac rce either fruit the sugar industry, and such arrangement would probably be acceptable to the great mass of the German people despite the clamors of the Agrarians.
 Another danger to California in reciprocity treaty making is disclosed in the report from Washington that the Canadian Government Is making earnest ef forts to obtain reduction in the duties now imposed on lumber imports. Under the Wilson tariff the Od1lddldHS enormous trade Jumper With the United States, and lumber industry was almost ruined It is natural they should be 10th to lose so valuable market for the product of their forests, and they are now trying to arrange some means of recovering it.
 The lumber industry is none too highly protected a1 present, and the Canadian competition is that which IS most disastrous to it. We could afford to grant concessions to the Canadians on almost any thing rather than on lumber and 1t is perhaps just for that reason the Canadians insist on that article It is also certain they will have strong support in the East to help them obtain it. Large of Cana dian forests are owned by American, capitalists who would be glad to have the double advantage of cheap labor in Canada and high prices in the United States.
 California IS not opposed to the principle of re- cprocity to the practice of it as carried by Secretary Blaine in arranging treaties with South American countries By those treaties we gained markets for our products by admitting tropical prod ucts that did not compete with home industry. From that policy the treaties to be arranged under the tariff should not widely differ. We freely consent to support system of protection which amply guards the welfare of the manufacturers of the East and have right to expect of them an equally willing support of the protection needed by the fruit, the sugar and the lumber of the Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

E. St. Vrez of Chicago, representing the two leading Bohemian papers in this country, is in Mexico. Investigating con ditions there in order to inform Bohe- mians as to the advisability of making a settlement
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07
AUCTION SALES.

Eldridge-This February Turkish at 625 Sutter 2:50 and
 W Butterheld-This day. February ', Turkish Rugs. Il6 Suer street Il and and I.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

CORoNADO.--Atmospher is perfectly dry soft and mild. being entirely free from the rnists common further north. Round trip tickets, by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado. ss5: longer stay s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery street. San Francisco. or A. W. Bailey, mana ger. Hotel del Coronado, late of Hotel Colo rado. Glenwood Springs. Colorado
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

woman notorious here for having shot a man has had teamster arrested for cruelty to ani- n1as It is woman's right, however not only to mur- der occasionally but to be inconsistent whenever she feels like 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

murderer under sentence of death in Kansas, after escaping, surrendered himself to the Sheriff At first glance the act may brave, but in Kan the death sentence is solemn judicial bluff, no- body being hanged there and jail life is rather to the taste of some people who do not want to earn a living
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

Garbage-men who insist upon dumping refuse where it is menace to health should be dumped in jail for season.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

There may be some satisfaction in attaching Dun hams estate but it is far less than would be in voved in attaching rope to the gentleman him self
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

Trunks Moved 25 Cents. Furniture moved. San Francisco Trans fer Co. Office, 12 Grant ave. Tel. M. 505.s
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

The Illinois lad who, because he is Christian scientist refuses to study physiology is exciting siderable interest Every new, particular kind of a chump naturally does.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

The citizens of Georgia town have boycotted the postmaster because he is dark-skinned The matter cannot be serious. Such citizens for the most part, probably do not know how to read
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

In the conduct of its relations with Los Angeles the water company seems to have thought of almost every plan excepting that of being honest
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

Clark of Napa, in his intention of pleading "not guilty" likely to raise question of veracity with himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

Much amusement has been caused by the Exam iners frantic efforts to excite belief that it has credit due in the Belew matter. Simply because it was beaten IS no for resolving itself into a spectacular farce. Modesty and small type is what good taste would suggest for it just now.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

It is not surprising that Senators should debate the Hawaiian question at great length. There is nothing to limit them Opponents of annexation have "a vast array of acts and advocates of it are absolutely un- hammered by facts.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-07

If Delany believes he is honest there are many peo- pie convinced that he is cherishing delusion.