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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


There. are at present 10 prisoners in the
city jail.
The Volunteers of America viii COM
mence a camp meeting at the city park
tonight.
The new police uniforms viii probably
arrive next week. They are being made
in the east
The Modocs will wear special uniforms
when they go to Cincinnati with the KAN
johnson Jordan has been released from
the city Jail He was arrested on the
charge of vagrancy.
Said Crook Wright: 81 though I was
this way. Six hundred days, wheelH
II ". Albaugh of the Santa F'e Offices ia
brother of Mort Albaugh. chairman OF
the Republican state central committee.
Judge 4. T. Hazen will take a summer
cases which he has taken under advise
ment.
WIN c. Chaffee is moving his furnish
ing store from 701 Kansas. avenue to the
second door north of the Citizens bank in
North Topeka.
This evening the patriotic entertainment
for the benefit Of the Kansas soldiers,
SICK fund Will be given on the lawn of
Colonel Y. w. Harrison.
The lots 517-519 Taylor street, Gould's
addltion, We're yesterday sold for $500 at
which brought about the sale.
Word has been received that o. w
Groves of Topeka. who is with the rough
among the killed or wounded.
S. Frank, colOred, and Thomas McLain
the charge OF Vagrancy. They denied the
charge and viii be tried this afternoon.
Earle Hughes who formerly lived a SOL
Topeka avenue and is brother of Speed
Hughes of the Bank of Topeka, is now
travelling representa- tive of the Lane
Bridge company of Chicago.
Dozens of people go every day to Mar
sinai Strauss to set him to remit SEN
fences of prisoners in the city Jail. As he
has no authority in this matter he polite
" refers them to<the mayor.
The JOintists arrested Saturday evening
10 vii he fri ,f1rxr
lice court. Attorney Harry Stafford rep
resents them There are four of them
as follows: Eayslip, Cave, Antoine and
Bowman
Ed McNeal colored, who was arrested
on complaint of A. Samuels, for assault,
was fined SIS yesterday in police court The
quarrel occurred Saturday night at Sam
ueIS' store. McNealS attorney took an
appeal to the district court
City Marshal Strauss has been figuring
on improvements at the city prison which
VIII make the front stairway easier to
ascend. When injured person is car
ried up to the hospital room great diff
Guilty is experienced in getting the
stretcher around in the NARROW p9ssa ges.
Two Topeka boys have been promoted
volunteers, at Falls Church. Clint Ora
ham has been promoted from private to
nrSt sergeant of company l and George
Elliott has been promoted to sergeant ma
Jor OF the regiment.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster 1ectured last even
ing at Hamilton han on the subject The
New Imperialism. or War for Peace The
audience was small, but appreciative. The
speaker SAID the present war was right,
and advocated the taking possession of
of colonial possessions. Mrs. C. P Ash
ton sang a solo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
BALLOON FAILED TO RISE.
But There Was a Good Entertainment
at Garfield Park Last NIGHT

over 1000 people went to Garfield park
last night to see the war scenes as repro
duced by the VitascOpe and the balloon
ascension and fireworks display. The
ried out all right, but q soft southern Kan
saS zephyr interfered with the latter. After
untying the balloon and allowing its
weight in the wind to crack one of the
supporting poles and scare the crowd.
Prof KennebreW announced that it would
be Impossible to initiate the balloon and
make an ascension.
Steinberg'S orchestra furnished music in
the band stand preceding the exhibition of
pictures StereOpttcOn views We're at first
shown, followed by reproductions of war
scenes by the vitascOpe. Prof. Lenarod
viii Rogers. Topeka boy, explained or
rather said something about the pictures
as they were thrown on the canvas. The
professor evidently has not followed the
events of the present trouble as closely a IS
ne might nave done, and is slightly off in
his war history. For instance, when a.
picture showing two 13-inch guns was
shown he announced:
These are the 13-inCh guns of the tht-
tleship Maine which have sbeen causing
such destruction at Havana"
ana Wnen q VltaScOpe picture showing
the loading of a United States transport
was flashed on the canvas he informed the
crowd that This is one of the TRANSPORTS
which have been taking the boys in blue
to Spain and Cuba"
The bOmbardment of Matanzas on the
Cuban coast was the last picture shown
by means of the Vitascope. The film is
new and the picture was distinct and it
gave the crowd very good idea of a
naval bOmbardment.
The entertainment will be repeated at
the park tonight. Prof Kinnebrew an
nOunces that if it is at all possible a bal
loon ascension viii be made tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
WILL BE FENCED.
Garfield Park to Be Surrounded by a
High Board Wall

Garfield park will have a tight board
fence built around it which will com
pleteIy shut out the view of what is TAX
ing place inside the enclosure. The
fence will be seven feet in height and
made of planed boards and oak posts.
City Marshal Strauss has the con-
tract for building the fence. He agreed
to build it several weeks before he
knew there was to be a change in police
affairs. He will have the exclusive
right of advertisements on the fence for
a period of four years. The entire west
fence will be used as bulletin advertis-
ing boards where the merchants can
advertise their wares. Marshal Strauss
contract calls for 1410 feet of fence.
This will extend from the creek bank
on the north side of the park around to
Quincy street on the south. The wheel
men who are having a bicycle track
made on the south part of the park
will build a tight board fence from
Quincy street east to the creek bank.
Thus Garfield park will be entirely en-
closed by q. seven foot, tight board
fence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
GUNS TO BURN.
10000 Mauser Rifles Become Prop
erty of the United States.

Washington, July 19.-The ordnance
department of the war department is
considering what to do with the large
quantity of arms, ammunition, forth
fcation guns and ordnance stores,
which have come into the possession
of this government through the sur
ports that 1000 Mauser rifles were
turned over the first day and the num-
Der will reach 10000 when the troops at
other points in the surrender soon turn
in the guns The reports made of the
surrender indicated that the Mausers
handled by the Spanish troops were
not in very good condition The guns
We're all right when furnished, but the
poor care they received principally
from the volunteers, left many of them
rusty and defective.
Ordnance officials believe, however
that the greater part of the guns can
be put in first class order. The Maus-
ef has a calibre of seven mi1imeters or
2 IS of an inch while the American
guns has calibre of 8 of an inch.
This difference in calibre makes it
impossible to use American ammuni-
ton for the captured guns.
The surrender also covers a large
stock of ammunition rifle balls. etc, of
the cal1bre suitable for the Mausers, so
that when the guns are repaired there
viii be an ample stock of cartridges to
use IN them. The ordnance bureau is
considering only what shall be done
with the guns if they are utilized by
this government, as it has nothing to
do with the larger question concerning
the ultimate return of the guns to the
Spanish troops. This is a general ques-
ton of governmental policy but it ap-
pears to be pretty well settled that the
guns will not be returned to Spain at
least until the war is over.
The ordnance officers expect to make
very little use of the fertilization guns
mounted in Moro castle Socapa, Cayo
Smith and other forts along Santiago
harbor- These it has developed since
the capture are guns of antiquated pat
tern. most of them muzzle-Ioaders. 1t
is said they would not be worth bring
ing back to the United States except
as souvenirs of the fall of Santiago. For
the present they probably will be re-
tanned at the forts, for since they have
proved sufficiently effective to make a
showing against the big American fleet
they will suffice for the present passive
condition of affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
TARIFFS FOR SANTIAGO.
President McKinley's Proclamation
to REGULATE Customs.

Washington, July 19.-The tariff for
Santiago province was signed by Presi-
dent Mckinley after a brief conference
late yesterday afternoon with Secreta-
ries Gage and Alger The instructions
were Immediately cabled to the author
tiles in charge of Santiago by Secretary
Alger, 50 that the tariff can be put in
force this morning.
The new tariff aboHshes the discriTni-
native tariff now in operation there, the
rates for different countries at Cuban
ports varying. This country took as it's
basis the rates accorded products of
Spain and applies them to all countries,
not even excepting the United States.
The most important change effected
is a reduction of tonnage duty on ships
carrying two thousand tons or more
which go in and out of the port from
the present rate of 81 a, ton to a rate of
20 cents per ton. This old prOhibitive
tonnage tax under the Spanish customs
has been additional to the customs du
ties. In contrast to the 20-cent rate de-
clared for Santiago is our own tonnage
of three cents and that of most of the
other countries of three or four times
that much. The heavy export duty
on tobacco and certain other Cuban
products and the five-cent export tax
on iron ore are retained for awhile at
least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
SHOWS PLANT SOLD.
Mr.. Willard Hall Is the Purchaser,
Paying For It S2,725.

The plant of the E. H. Snow printing
establishment was to-day sold by order
of the district court to satisfy a judg-
ment of $$2$, COL and interest in favor of
w. J. COstigan.
Since E. H. Snow was state printer
his plant has been stored in a building
on East Seventh street between Jeff
ersOn and Adams streets.
W. j. COstigan used to be associated
with him in business. When they sepa-
rated Costigan claimed Snow owed him
$z,001 He sued for this through his
attorneys, Ferry & Doran, and secured
a judgment for this amount together
with costs and interest.
He then asked that the plant of E H
Snow he attached for the collection of
the judgment. The court granted it,
and upon failure to settle it, ordered the
sale.
This morning the sale took place at
the store rooms. Willard Hall, senior
member of the firm of the Hall Litho-
graphing company, of this city, bought
the entire plant. The first bids were
made on portions of the stock. When
these were counted it was found that
the total amount offered was but about
$1,000. The plant was then offered at
competitive sale, and Mr.. Hall bid
s2,725, which was accepted. The stock
had been appraised at S12 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
Bread. ? lbs. SC. Gem Bakery.

Bread. ? lbs. sc. Gem Bakery
Orrin Evans spent the day in Kansas
City.
DR.. L. A. Ryder and Bert Shepherd are
spending the day in the country hshing-
H. NJ. Small went to Delavan Park,
Jackson county, today, for short Vaca-
G. w. Belts and family left today for
Thompsonville, where they will camp and
fish.
Mrs. Charles Zarlker will leave this
week for Colorado Springs for short out
J. NJ. Doyle left Saturday. for Bunker
Hill. where he will visit relatives for two
weeks.
Miss Matte French of Quincy street is
entertaining Miss Florence Bierbohm OF
St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry wilkerson and chill
dren returned yesterday from hshlng
excursion to Wakarusa.
Mrs T. E Fulghum left Monday for
southwestern Colorado where she VIII
make an extended visit.
Miss Annie Nystrom arrived home last
evening from Kansas City. where she has
been for the past fortnight.
Miss Daisy Ross. who has been stenog-
rapher at the Capital elevator, returned to
her home in Kansas City Saturday.
Mrs E. J. Evans and sons Roland and
Orrin will move soon from 93o jackson
street to S32 Monroe street, Topeka.
Mr.. Norris of California is in town visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Haywood and
looking after his property interests here.
Mrs. Dell Small and children, Arthur
where they will spend several days fish
ing.
Mrs s. N. Burger of Coffeyville arrivSs
ed last evening and will be the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. o. T. Shaener, Tor
some time
Little Edith and Elsie Artman of Lar
kin, Jackson county, are spending the
week here the guests of their aunt, MRS.
w. c. Steele.
Mrs. Minnie Woodcock of Wichita is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. MORROW OF
92S Van Buren, street She will probably
remain two weeks.
The young men who compose the Ger
man Baptist quartette of Rochester, n.
Y and who have been the guests for the
past week of Rev. and Mrs. SchuH, le1t
today for Nebraska.
NJ w of A. camp No. 1243 will give an
ice cream social Thursday evening at their
hall in the Barrett block. The social VIII
be free and will be for the members OF the
camp and their families
Victor council No. 4, K and L of S,
initiated several candidates at their m Ell
ing last evening. They were assisted by
the degree staff from Capital council No
J. This staff did some very. elaborate
floor work After the initiation the Ia
dies of Victor council served ice cream
and cake.
A merry party of young people, with
everything necessary for a jolly picnic,
spent Sunday at Silver Lake. They were
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Court
ney Those present We're: Miss Kate
Schilling Miss Theresa Hoyt, Miss Maud
CTiiIette Mr.. John Green, Mr.. Will Cline
and Mr.. George Heyden-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
A HARD LUCK STORY
Is Poured Into the Ears of City Mar.
shall Strauss.


This morning as Marshal Strauss was
sitting in the jailer's office at the city
prison and making his plans for the
day a small thin woman carrying a
little baby entered the room and led
beside her a little girl of about eight
years. Marshal Strauss stepped up to
the woman and asked her what she
wished.
The latter drew a long breath and
said: Il thought L would come over
here, mister, and see if you couldn't
do something for me. We haven't a
thing to eat and most ala my folks are
sick
Marshal Strauss questioned her and
found that she walked over from near
the Reform school where she and her
husband and five children are camping.
You see," she said, I'VE are from Ar
and plenty to eat, but we lost every
thing, and now we are on our way to
Iowa. We have a wagon and a. pony
and a mule. My husband and three of
the little children are very sick. This
little girl has a sprained arm. don't
know what to do. We need food and
have to take care of the sick ones. If
I didn't I would work out somewhere
to get food. The pony has a sore
shoulder and we can't drive it now"
well, now, you go up and see Mrs
Thorpe the police matron," said the
kind hearted marshal "OWen, VIII you
show the lady the way upstairs ?"
Assistant Marshal Owen said as he
returned: Il saw those people last
evening over there. They are certainly
in hard luck"
They are Mr. and Mrs. Eben Smith,
who lived near Monticello, Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers were recorded
yesterday in the office of the register of
deeds:
Mary 2. Sterne and husband to Chas. J.
Devlin, $4,000. lot 2S9 Kansas avenue
VIM. D. Hale. receiver, to w. H Davis
S105 lots, 101 1O3. 1O5. 107, 1O9, III and 113
Riley's IdleWild addition.
RaW Valley Development company to
Southwestern Realty company, 81. lots los,
10 and 112 Reno street, Idlewild addition.
To Financial association. lots $40, 372 and
374 Pine street. Sc & b. addition
J. @. Slonecker to c. A. Wood and G.
w Daley, SO, lot 500 Van Buren, street.
J. X. Campdoras ct al. to w. E. Sterne,
81. lot $50 Kansas avenue.
Z. F. Evans and wife to Southwestern
Realty company. $40, lots los, 10 and 112
Reno street, Idlewild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mrs ]. L. SheIlabarger and daughter
Josephine are spending few days at
the Coultis farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith
accompanied their daughter Louise as
far as Chicago, Sunday, on her way to
New York where she is going to spend
the summer with Miss Florence Ros-
singtOn. Miss Smith may remain IN
the east and attend school in the win
ter.
The Amaranth club are giving a pic
mic at Garfield park this afternoon
Miss Winifred Wagner is going to OF
tawa Wednesday for a several days
visit with friends.
Mr.. George NJ Noble of Philadelphia,
is in town.
Mr.. Olin Dolman has returned from a
two weeks visit in Ell PasO.
The young ladies who have been
camping at the COultis farm for the past
week, returned Monday evening.
Miss Mollie O'Brien has returned
from a few days outing at the Coultis
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Snow and son are
spending a few days at the CoultIs
Miss Daisy Sherman of Rossvine and
cousin Miss Alma. Sherman of CalfOr-
mia, are visiting Mrs. Parr on West
Mr. and Mrs. r. X Jamison and
daughter Marie will leave the last of
the week for Petoskey, to spend the re-
mainder of the summer.
Mr.. Earl MacDowen is at the Coultls
farm.
Miss Berenice Fuller left today for Chi
cago to meet her sister, Miss Gussie
Fuller who has been visiting in Peoria,
III. They expect to remain in Chicago
a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Sadie Tewksbury will arrive the
last Of the week to visit the family of
her brother, Mr.. S. 5. OFT
Mr. Charlie Drew is spending a few
days in Sabetha.
Miss Adele Leon, who has been visit
ing Mrs. J. Leon, will leave Wednesday
for her home in Chicago.
Mrs. L. A. Harper and daughter,
Maud Cushman of Peoria, Ill, are Wis
iting Mrs. H S. Montgomery.
Mrs. L. L. Goodwin, who has been ill
for the past month is slowly improving.
Misses Stella and Hattie McElrOy
have returned from a two weeks visit
in Thayer, Kan. They were accompa-
MED as far as Chanute by their aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Welch and
made a. short visit there.
Miss Nell Dwyer has returned from
a two weeks visit withs Miss Theresa
Mckenna in Emporia- She was accom-
panied home by Miss McKenna who is
visiting her sister, Mrs J. E. Nerlin-
Mr.. E H. Phillips has returned from
Diamond Springs where he was called
by the illness of his sister
Miss Nellie Wetherholt entertained
the following young people at a very
pleasant porch party Monday evening:
Miss Edith Metcalf, Miss Eda Smythe,
Effie King, Mr.. John Green, Mr.. Chas.
Gillespie, Mr.. A. NJ. Bunten, Mr.. Chas.
McMichael, Mr.. Harry Small and Mr..
James P. Barnes of New York
J. L. Sheldon, the piano tuner, is here.
Order by P. Q. Box 422, City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
Tours in the ROCKY mountains.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, offers
to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
trans continental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains,
all through tickets available via either.
The direct line to Cripple Creek, the
greatest gold camp on earth Double
man sleepers and tourists ears between
Denver and San Francisco. The best
line to Utah Idaho, Montana, Oregon
and Washington via the Ogden Gate
way" Write S. K. Hooper, G. p &
T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
PISTOLS IN POTWIN
Are Declared to Be Necessary on
- Election Day.

Mayor J. W. F. Hughes is in re-
ceipt of a letter that places him in a
dangerous position.
At the last election held in Potwin
some of the residents there quarreled
and came to blows. The city of Potwin
seems to be divided into two factions.
One faction is well known as the fol-
lowers and members of the Committee
of Seventeen, while the other faction
has no particular name, but might be
called the ''antis."
Yesterday Col. Hughes received a let
ter from a prominent citizen of Pot
win who is an "anti," asking that Col.
Hughes, as mayor of Potwin, secure ad-
ditional police protection for the com
ing election next Saturday, and that he,
the writer, be allowed to carry re-
voIver to protect him from any at
tacks by those on the other side. He
said he felt that he would need the
protection of a revolver in going to the
voting place and returning. Mayor
Hughes will give the city marshal of
Potwin orders to protect the citizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster gave a lecture at
Hamilton hall Monday evening on the
Cuban Question or The War for Peace.
The entertainment was given under the
auspices of the city federation for the
benefit of the hospital fund for the
Kansas regiments.
The stage was decorated with aspara-
gus and cut flowers, while the walls
were draped with flags, without which
an entertainment of this kind would be
incomplete. There were only about two
hundred in the audience though doubt
less many bought tickets who did not
attend; nearly all are interested in this
cause and are willing to do what little
they can to help.
The programme was opened by a pi-
ano solo by Miss Anna NJ. Parry Bun
dy; she received a hearty encore to
which she responded Mrs George T.
Ashton, in her usual happy manner,
sang America Forever she respond
ed to an encore by singing, What Did
Dewey DO2"
Mrs John Movers made a short intro
ductory speech in which she told the
story of the brave Kansas boys who
are remaining true to their principles
by not establishing canteen as the
other regiments have done; and as it is
the proceeds from these canUeens which
are used for the hospitals, and as our
soldiers have no way Of raising money,
Mrs Mowers said that Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster who is so well known and ad-
uired by kanSanS, needed no introduce
ton in that audience; Mrs. Foster then
came forward amid much applause. She
is a short, thick set woman of middle
age, with a pleasant kindly face. she
is an eloquent speaker and is more at
home on the lecture platform than
many women are in their own drawing
rooms. The graceful gestures of her
pretty hands add much force to her re-
marks. Her patriotism and love of
country are to be admired and should
be copied by all Americans.
This" she said, lis a progressive age
and all the countries but two are faced
forward towards the light; these two
are Spain and Turkey" Mrs. Foster
believes in getting all that we can, All
that we can grasp with our two hands,
and the American flag should float over
every country of this whole round
world The motto of the Americans
is, It must needs be- and in every great
crisis of our country it comes to that,
it must needs be, and so IN our present
war for humanitys sake it must needs
be" A man had the hardihOOd to say
to Mrs Foster that the present war
was merely a big real estate deal and
her voice shook with anger, even then,
that a man and an American should ut
ter such a reasonable remark; she
brought tears to the eyes of many by
picturing the brave boys before Santi-
ago but she quickly corrected herself by
saying. 20, I beg your pardon, they are
in now but do you, any of you, hon
estIy believe that there was any
thought of a real estate deal in their
hearts?
Some people ask how we are to re-
fuse self government to this country
after we get it and my answer is, just
as we refuse it to the Indians, to the
territories and just as you, gentlemen,
refuse it to the women"
Despite the intense heat Mrs. Foster
showed not the least sign of fatigue at
q of her talk The
was closed by a patriotic song by Mrs.
Ashton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19
Attack ImneriaI Troons.

London, July 19.-The parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, Mr..
George N. Curzon, replying today in
the house of commons to questions on
the Chinese situation, said the British
consulate at Canton reported that six
thousand badly armed rebels had en-
countered a detachment Of Imperial
troops on July 7, at an unknown place,
and had afterWard retreated westward
with loss. The rebellion, he added,
was not yet suppressed and reliable in
formation on the subject could not be
obtained